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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 30, 1921)
THE BEE: OMAHA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 50, 1921. Farmers Plan to Plant Less Corn 1 In Gage County Suggestion of Nelson B. Updike Approved and Win, ter Wbet Will Replace Acreage of Maize. Beatrice, Neb., Dec. 29.-(Spc-rial.) A number of Cage county farmers plan to follow the advice of Nelson B. Updike of Omaha and plant leai corn next season. They believe that hit suggestion thai lex acreage will have a tendency to Itoost the price, it a good one, and it i thought most of the farmer! will follow hit advice and plant a larger acreage of winter wheat in 19J2. There is an ovcr-turrlus of corn in Gage courtly at the present time, nd moit of the farmers are feed ing it to th".r Mock instead of mar fceting it at the present low prices. Some are holding the grain until 1 spring, hoping that it will advance from 5 to 10 cents' a bushel. Will Plant Grata. Tecum seh,; Neb., Dec. 29. (Spe cial.) Lewis II. Schmidt of the farming and;itock firm of Schmidt Brothers, declares the. suggestion of planting less com until the price gets above die cost of production, is a good orje. "Most of our place is planted in)wheat and grass," Mr. Schmidt say; "twt we are going to cut dowrf the -corn acreage we now have another year. The past year we had; 80 acres of as good corn as you would care to look at, produced at a considerable expense of labor and cash, and it makes us ick to think. of the present price of 30 cents per bushel for it. Of course we art not going to sell now. Twenty acres of this field will go into grass another year. We have 160 acres in fall wheat and lots of pasture. "I investigated the matter of se curing loans on grain from the 'gov ernment and the party giving me the information desired to take a mortgage upon too much property for the amount of the proposed loan, I thought, and so we will get along without the government money. I think farmers should arrange to raise such corn as they can use themselves, tut when it conies to raieing it for the market I believe they can do better in other crops. This bs been my experience of many years of fanning, taking the good times with the bad. We will ri less corn next year than we have in many a year." Advise Fttding Corn. Fred Schlater, senior member of the farming and live stock firm of Schlater brothers, says the corn acre age should not be lessened in an effort to get an increased price. He thinks the farmers should arrange to feed more of their corn. "There is considerably less feeding of cattle and hogs in this section now than there has been for years," Mr. Schlater says. "In this the farm ers are making a mistake. True) the feeder has fared badly the past two years, but most of ns made good money out of it. before that time. V must rprct to take our losses. "I remember when the prices of horses Rot ridiculously low here, something like 25 years ago. At that time fanners quit raising Horses. A few remained in the game, and they profited by so doing. . Within a few years, and a very short time at that, prices of good horses were almost prohibitive. Our stockmen are quit ting feeding cattle and hogs, because they are discouraged at the.orices, hut wc propose to go into it Heavier than ever in the spring. "Thirty cents for corn and 90 cents for wheat are not right prices," Mr Schlater stated, and it was his opin ion that corn should not go below 40 to 45 cents and wheat not below the dollar mark, even in these times. Of course," Mr. Schlater said, we raise but a comparatively smaii amount of the corn we feed, but I tcel better feeding a higher priced corn, i he condition now aoes not strike Johnson county as hard as it would in an earlier day, for now our corn acreage is comparatively small to what it was wheu most of the farmers raised corn and corn only, paying but little attention to grasses and to wheat and oats. Thousands of acres of land in this county which was in corn each year up to a short time ago, is now in grass." ' Will Reduce Acreage. Callaway, Neb., Dec. 29. (Spe cial.) Practically all of the farmers in Custer county will reduce their corn acreage some for the coming year unless the price goes up be tween now and the time to put in the crop. Most of them are plan ning on raising more feed crops such as alfala, Sudan grass and millet. They think that corn should sell on the country markets for between SO the present conditions, which i things remain the same as now would giv them cost of production and a small pro tit. Farmers have quite a bit of confi dence in the war finance committing if th hanks wilt avail themselvci of it. Farmers are needing money badly to hold their corn crop off of the market at the present price. If they are loaned money on it until the price goes up to about 60 cents they , will be able to pay most of tiirir nnannai oongaiions. cents and 75 cents per bushel utidir Hold for Better Market. Superior, Neb., Dec. JV. (Special.) The farmers in vicinity of Superior favor holding corn in cribs until a higher price may be secured for it The prevailing sentiment seems to be that com should bring at least 50 cents. 1 lie general sentiment does not seem to favor curtailing the 1922 acreage as this season has been so dry that much of the winter wheat has failed to sprout and this land will have to be used in the spring for either corn or barley and the ma jority tavor corn. Many farmers are turning to the War Finance corporation for assist ance and using their corn as collat eral. Over 5100,000 has already come to this section through this medium. Aged Columbus Woman Burns to Death in Home Columbus, Neb., Dec. 29. (Spe cial.) Mrs. Lavina Eahart, 82, was burned to death at her residence here. Her grand-daughter, Miss May Eahart, who had made her home with the aged woman, started a fire in the heating stove and left for the home of her parents a short distance away. Returning she found her grandmother lying behind ' the stove dead from burns. The floor in front of the stove was on fire. Omaha Man Heads Live Stock Protective Association Norfolk, Neb., Dec. 29. (Special Telegram.) P. J. Mullen of Omaha was elected president ot the Ne braska, Live Stock Owners' Pro tective association at the annual meeting of that organization held here. ' Recover Stolen Goods Beatrice. Neb., Dec. 29. (Special Telegram.) Merchandise valued at $500, taken from John Riecher's store at Clatonia. was found in Rock Island coal car near Albright by Tom Dunn, private detective. Alterations Com pitted in Tim for New Year's Weir. ' No d la a ppolntments ; will follow the. sc ' lection at ' one ot these drefses. Extra alteration help have been secured to ' guarantee prompt finishing; of every . garment; . Buy Dresses for New Years Eve A Choice of the House Offering Styles ot the minute, new creations, espe cially secured for the holiday showing, now offered at this extremely low price: Black and Brown Laces, Taffetas in all those delightful high shades. The styles are the pret- , tiest we have ever shown. : $23 would hardly represent the cost of the making alone of many of these dresses. Many are beautifully beaded. All sizes from 16 to 42 are included. First selection is always best, so be here early. - Sequin Dresses Alone Excepted Special Sale Prices Prevail on These. End of the Year Clearance On Haas Brothers' Entire Winter Stocks of Coats, Suits, Dresses Seauty of style, finest qualities, supported by most decisive price reductions has created this specialty store into a regular bee ; -hive of enthusiastic garment buyers. Not' a Garment Has Escaped These Extreme Reductions You Buy- Here With Confidence Because at sale times or rcgujar times, this store stands back of every garment it sells, and we invite the return of any unsatisfactory pur chase for exchange or cash refund. We ask your co-operation to make such return within a period of twenty-four hours after purchase. Broth -r. - "THE SHOP FOR WOMEN" Stoad Floofy Brown Block. ' 16th and pouglas. 'Have a Heart' Is Plea of Phone System Patrons State Comimsbiou Urged to Consider Human Element In Ruling on Rate In crease Request. ' i (Continued Krom !( One.) shown by the company's figures, said: . "My only comment is that they are fine bookkeepers.' Colin spoke with regret of the res olution at. the third party convert tion demanding wiping out of the stale railway commission, a body which, he declared, was necessary to the safety of the public. "Use this chance to establish faith of the people in a really great in stitution. Conn pleaded. Shuman Questions Stand. W. E. Shuman of North Tlatte pointed to the admitted' fact that while the Northwestern Bell Tele phone company enjoyed less in creases during the war than other public service corporations, it was admitted that it had undergone the war period in better shape than those .which had higher rates. "And now with your wonderful building erected, your unsurpassed, unrivalled service being installed in Omaha and your clean financial slate compared to other utilities, you de mand an increase when it is admitted the peak is reached and prices are going down, bhuinan said. With all these signs ot evident prosperity in Nebraska, you tell us when we ask why your parent com pany, the American Telephone & Telegraph company, can advertise S per cent dividends on bond prospec tuses and you come before the com mission with an alleged 4 per cent dividend, sfliat the Northwestern Bell Telephone company is the lame duck of that giant corporation. Yet your own admissions show that you are in better financial . shape and can stand a greater loss for the time be ing than your patrons, who have suffering heavy losses for months." Can't Pay Bonds. E. W. Morsman, attorney for the company, declared that the protest ers didn't represent S per cent of the Northwestern subscribers in Ne braska. "If we don't get either the sur charge or the new rates we can't get enough money to pay interest on bonded indebtedness. he ' said, "While Mr. Dewees talks of the precedent of the Interstate Com merce commission's order, that, after all, isn t the law on which we are guaranteed fair returns on invest ments, nor is everyone losing money as they would lead you to believe. O. E. Johnson, accountant for. the commission, on the stand testified th'1 the per person expense, of the Northwestern in Omoha was $4,393 each two months, against $3,071 of the Lincoln-Telephone and Telegraph company in Lincoln for a like period and $4,669 . for the,. Northwestern outside of Omaha against $2,912. at the Lincoln outside of Lincoln. 'The automatic system installed . at Lincoln, dispensing with so much labor cost, probably accounts for the lower expense in Lincoln, Johnson said. r ,.;-'.' Effofts to get Guy Pratt, vice pres ident of the Northwestern, to say installation of the automatic - in Omaha would prove to be more eco nomical and cut rates failed. "J hope so," he said repeatedly. Labor Costs Higher Johnson declared labor costs of the Northwestern were higher than the Lincoln throughout the system in Nebraska and service was furnished cheaper by the Lincoln company. Pratt, recalled to the stand by pro testers, stated that advertising and publishing of a telephone magazine cost the Nebraska holdings of the Northwestern $25,000 a year. "Thats for propaganda t" he was asked. "I don't like that word. Rather say publicity, our method of getting our side of the question to thc.peo pie." he replied. J he protesters organized today. O. Trail, Grand Island, is chairman; Fred Dewees, 1543 O street, Lin soln, is secretary; L. L. Stephens, Loup City; B. V. Mapes, Norfolk, and W. E. Shuman, North Platte, at torneys. " Want Other Increases. Increased telephone exchange rates are only a part of the program whereby the Northwest ern Bell Telephone company seeks increased revenues, it was pointed out today. Ihe increase under discussion this week applies only to exchange serv ice and will yield approximately $138,000 more than present rates, ac cording to the company. Another application, tiled 14 months ago and still pending before the oommissiou, asks increased toll rates which would yield an addi tional $134,000, according to the com pany's data. Hearings were held on the long-distance tariffs last sum mer, but the commission has never rendered a decision. May Join Two Pleas. . Members of the commission inti mated this morning that the two applications probably would be merged and a single decision handed down to cover both applications. Guy H. Pratt, vice president of the Northwestern Bell company, took the stand on the resumption of the hear' ing this morning. Questioned about the $14,000,000 depreciation account, Mr. fratt admitted that probably more money was set aside for de preciation than had been or would be spent. It is cood business for the dud- Jic and protects the public, however," said fratt, because if we endeavor to set the depreciation fund in ac cordance with the actual wear and tear it would fluctuate by seasons and necessitate an ever changing rate."- Comparative Cost ' High. The' state railway commission in sisted that the Northwestern Bell company state why it is charging higher rates than the Lincoln Tele phone and Telegraph company, which is "operating in practically the same territory, under the same conditions and giving practically the . same service." Mr. Pratt said reasons cci-ld be given if the commission woufi des ignate certain towns or Kdions, to a comparison might be made and rea sons tor i higher rate cuarged By the Northwestern company might be si certaincd. . . "OH hand, one reason for our high er rates i that we pav higher sal aries to our employes.1' said Mr, Pratt. Equipment Costs Probtd. Pratt was questioned by the pub- tic group about tne purchase ot itu terial from the Western Electric company. They contended that the Western Electric company It a sub sidiary of the American Telephone and Jclegrsph company, and that the American Telephone and Telegraph coinniny It the parent company of tne Northwestern Bell company. ' The prices charged for equipment by the Western Electric might be mgncr man u u wero purcnasca in the open market, the questioners charged, rrait denied that the Northwestern Bell company had paid higher prices at the result. of pur chasing material from the Western Electric company, and asserted that in some cases the prices were less. State Drops Charges Against Gov. Small , (Continued From Face Oa.) a word he showed a willingness to do whatever was necessary to be done to sustain these indictments." Regarding the changing of the minute book the judge said "The court is of the opinion, however, tha' this effort was unnecessary. After disposing of the defense mo tions and detailing: his decision on each indictment, Judge Edwards said in conclusion: "This is an important case from three standpoints: first: from the legal principles involved, which have been so ably presented: second Important to the de- defendants to have an immediate trial, and, "Speedy Justice Desired." "Third All-important to the peo ple of the state of Illinois, that their governor be either convicted if guilty of this offense, or, if not, that he be acquitted and permitted to give his attention to the duties of the high office which he now holds. Accordingly, believing that speedy justice is as much to be de sired as exac justice; and, without consulting the wishes ot counsel on either side, the court of its own mo tion hereby sets the first of these cases for trial on Monday, January ly.'Z, at 9:J0 o'clock a. m." The charges against the covernor ond lieutenant governor and Mr. Curtis centered around alleeed ille gal practices during the term of Governor Small as state treasurer, 1917-1919; and the term of Lieuten ant Governor Stirling as state treas urer, 1919-1921. The alleged illegal operations, according to a "special report" returned by the grand jury and made public . by , Judge E. S. Smith of Sangamon county, con sisted of the deposit in the "Grant Park bank" at Grant Park, a town of about 600 population in Kankakee county, a few miles from Governor Small's home, of sums of state money aggregating r . $10,000,000, which was. then, loaned to Swift & Co. -and Armour & Co., Chicago packers, ou notes paying 7 to 8 per cent interest. Not more than 2 per cent of this interest was paid to the state, the grand jury claimed, and the defendants are charged with re taining the remainder; The "Grant Park bank," the grand jury said, was a private institution which crated to function in 1908 and which had at the time of the alleged conspiracy only one depositor, the ute ot Illinois. The indictment which charge the three defendants jointly with em bezzlement of $700,000 wat quashed by tbe court on a technicality fail ure of the grand jury foreman to sign his name at the foot of the true bill. In the conspiracy Indictment, countt two and three were quashed because they failed to allege the tpe clal injury which wat supposed to have been the object ot the con spiracy , named. These countt charged the three defendants with conspiracy to commit an offense against the state; to defraud the state by malfeasance, partiality and ex tortion and by taking tees ana awards above the legal talary of the treasurer. Count six, in the tame Indictment was quashed because it failed to allege commission of an overt act In furtherance of the conspiracy. Count 13. the confidence game charge,' was dismissed because it failed to fol low the legal requirements and charge the defendants "feloniously" attempted to obtain money from the ttate. Indian Congress for Policy of Non-Violence (Continued rna Fata On.) found in remote Indian villages peo ple who believed that he could stop bullets, heal disease, replace severed limbs, and the like. Gandhi then as sured his followers that he could not work tnirr.cles and was there fore not "Mahatma." Superstition Revived. Within the past few weeks, how ever, the ignorant villagers' belief m his power has revived through the appearance on the leaves of certain trees of a cotton-like material? i hey declared that Gandhi was making cot ton grow in this way so as to defeat the object of the government, which is buying up the entire cotton crop for . export. The non-co-operators have been trying to persuade all In dians to use no cotton cloth save 1 that of native spinning and weaving Hartal Against Prince Fails. London, Dec. 29. It was officially stated today that the importation' of disorderly elements into Calcutta De cember 23 to enforce the "hartal" by terrorizing shopkeepers resulted in 650 arrests for obstruction and on other charges of disorderly conduct. Arrests in Calcutta for similar reasons the past six weeks have totalled 3,500, according to the state ment. ' It was also stated that there were no signs of the "hartal" on the 23d throughout the greater part of the city and on subsequent days of the Prince of Wales' visit the crowds were both enormous and enthusiastic, denoting the absolute failure of the nonco-operationists' efforts to halt ah festivities. It was added that as a re sult of this failure, Mahatma Gandhi and his followers had been greatly discredited. $1 Import Duty on Crude Oil. .Washington, Dec. 29. An import duty of $1 a barrel on crude oil was urged before the senate finance com mittee today by Harry H, Smith of Tulsa, Okl., for the Mid-Continental Oil and Gas association and the Na tional Association of ' Independent Oil Prodtucers. Mrs. Shrewd Shopper Everywhere ! You're going to buy clothes now. ' What will you buy? . '." Will you buy "discounts," or will you buy the best you can find for the price you pay? We're selling this week , Suits at $25.00 Better suits than wc ever sold . : for this price. Dresses at $1 4. 75 We never offered such good dresses at this price in our six years of retailing, and yet - We do not pretend to sell the greatest "discounts." ' We have the best looking Coats, too, now selling at $39.50 to. $69.50 Every garment we sell was made . 1 for us. "No Job Lots." A Smart Wear for Women. 1621 Farnam St. District Judges Elect Officers George F, Corcoran, I'rcel dent; Annual Dinner IIclJ At the Fontenelle Twenty-one district judges, mem bert of the Association of District Judges oi Nebraska, attended the association's annual dinner at the Hotel Fontenelle last night All of ficers of the association were re elected at follows: George F. Cor coran, president: Charles Leslie, vice president; Rayard H. Paine, secretary, and toward h. Good, treasurer, A resolution of condolence was passed and is to be sent to the widow of the late Hanson M. Grimei at North Platte. Judges present at the dinner were lUliot J. Clements and William M. Morning, Lincoln; L. B. Day, James M. FiUgerald, William A. Redick, Alexander C, Troup and Arthur C, Wakeley, Omaha; President Cor coran, York; Treasurer Good, Wa hoo; Frederick W. Button, Fre mont; Alfred M. Post, Columbus; Ralph D. Brown, Crete; William V. Allen, Madison; Lewis H Black ledge. Red Cloud; William A. Dil worth, Holdrege; Secretary Paine, Grand Island; Bruno H. Hosteller, Kearney: Leonard W. Colby. Be atrice; Willard E. Stewart. Lincoln. and James T. Beglcy, Plattsmouth. A number of judges formed an Orphcum party following the dinner. "Big Five" May Limit Use of Submarines! (Continued From I'ago One.) forthwith among themselves" not to use the submarine against com merce. Mr. Hughes, on behalf of the United States, assented. He then adjourned tne committee. It will continue the discussion tomorrow. At the opening of the discussion of the Root resolution at the morn ing session Mr. Balfour said that "a formal and authoritative statement that submarines had no license t bieak the rules by which other ships of war were bound could do nothing but Rood." Admiral De Bon, on behalf of France, echoed this tatHiut and accepted the tection in principle, but suggested its reference to a commit tee of jurists to pass on the phrase, ology. Mr. Schanzer, the Italian delegate, took a similar position. Sir Robert Borden of Canada wis tpe cially emphatic in supporting the tection, declaring tubmarine attacks on commerce piracy. Japan, through Mr. Hanihara, approved the section on existing international law but desired its reference to experts. Root Oppose Delay. Mr. Root voiced , alarm at the thought of the dcla? that would be entailed by reference of the ques tion to lawyrrs. "Far be it from me," he said, "ta sty anything derogatory of the mem bers of the profession of which I have been a humble member for more yeart than I care to remem ber. They are the salt of the earth; they are the noblest work of God; they are superior in intellect and authority to all others whatsoever. But both this conference and my own life are approaching their ter mination. I do not wish these reso lutions to be in the hands of a com mission, even of lawyers, after we adjourn. "I would like to say that I am en titled to know whether any delega tion questions this statement of ex isting international Jaw. You are all in favor of the principle of the resolution .if it is correct. Does this or does it not state the law of nations as it exists? It is does, yon are all in favor of it. What, then, hinders its adoption?"- : Mr. Root read the declarations or the law in .regard to treatment of merchantmen in war and put the question to .Mr. Malkin, British legal, adviser, whethet they were correctly tated. Mr. Malkin said they. were. "I feel to the depth of my heart that the man who was responsible for sinking the Lusitania committed an act of piracy," Mr, Root said. -i Astronomrri Gather. Swarthmore. Pa.. Dc. SI. Aatronomfrs from- all aectiona of th Unlttd gtalaa wers hera today (or th convention of tho American Astronomical aoclety. Bevtrjl new dleroverlea Id the action of planeta and atara ara eipeated tp be announced. Sal e of G 1 o v e Silk Underthings for $2.29 Vests for women in flesh with round neck, bodice style, or with: shoulder, straps, for $2.29. Camisoles, flesh color, daintily trimmed with lace, $4.50 quality for $2.29 1 Bloomers in flesh or white, $3.50 qualities for $2.29. Second Floor The Home of Expert Shoe Repairing Here They're Repaired Right . All Work Personally Inspected Mail Orders Given Prompt Attention Standard Shoe Repair Co. New Year's Eve Will Be a Night of Novelty Hotel Fontenelle Comfortable accommodations for 1,400 celebrants a feVf tables still open fot reservation. TELEPHONE DOUGLAS 3207. Tickets, $5, including supper, starling at 10 p. m. HoteL Fontenelle