Omaha daily bee., 1914-01-13
a. ". sutherland OF wavcrIy, Henry
Allen of Madison and w. G.
Brook of Beatrice Are
Named.
Iron q sad correspondentl

collector or INTERNAL revenue AT Omaha at
$500 per year each. A. f. Sutherland OF
waverly. and Henry b. Allen OF Madi-
son.
For the S1eo0 per year position, John
J. Giilln OF South Omaha.
For a position carrying s. per dag and
81 per day expenses. wildman c. Brook Of
Beatrice.
These two latter named gentleman were
assigned 10 the field department. which
win give them road places.
As will be seen each of the congress
man named one candidate. Senator Hitch
cock naming the fourth. No other polIti-
cal appointments were discussed at the
meeting accardlng to a member Of the
delegation
Glad 90 Get Back.
Every member of the Nebraska delega-
ton was present today when the two
houses OF congress met after the holiday
recess. There were no scenes whatsoever
attending the convening OF congress. the
Legislators seemingly being glad to get
back TO Washington and away from the
everlasting plea for place which most
OF them had continually In front OF them
during the holiday period
Representative Sloan of the Fourth
Nebraska district. accompanied by his
wife. daughter, Ethel. and son, Wild
ham. arrived this morning. Mr.. Sloan
said business conditions were fair in Me-
braska, mercantile interest probably being
harder hit than other interests. as money
rates arc strong and demands for money
at banks exceed the supply
Watch slump in Grain.
Farmers In my section of the state
are looking with a good deal of concern
upon the slump in grain prices" said
Mr.. Sloan. due In large measure to the
rapidly increasing importation of grains
from Argentine. Canada and Australia.
Farmers are watching also with intense
interest the increasing importations Of
meat products which seem to supply a
good part OF the Pacific and Atlantic
| coast demand
''If were asked TO what / attribute
the large number OF idle freight cars
which are seen in railroad yards and on
sidings between the interior and the coast
would say that the condition is due
to the increased number OF foreign ships
bringing commodities TO our ports"
Asked II he would support the move.
ment on foot to reorganize the Depart
ment Of Agriculture reducing the numbe,
of bureaus to four instead of twelve, n
now provided, Mr.. Sloan. who is a mem
Der of the committee on agriculture. sal,
that he was not prepared to take posi-
!, tion on that question.
Il will say. however. that under IN
new tariff legislation Is necessary 10
VI the department Of agriculture In orde
that IL may police the whole coast of IN
United States 20 keep out diseased mea
/, In cattle, scabby potatoes, cancerou
: fruits. insect infected grains and othe
= bllghted imports which II allawed to com
In will seriously handicap our ow
: producers
Many thousands of dollars will be r.
v uuired for this work which will be largel
= unnecessary. the same being automat
8 cally excluded under former tariffs"
# Water Users Payments.
q Representative Kinkaid of Nebraski
II with his associates. w. r. smith
Texas and Taylor OF Colorado. member
OF the committee on irrigation and ar
lands had a conference with Secretar
!, Lane OF the Interior department over Ii
a question of water rights and legislatic
affecting users. It was agreed that
!. bill should be introduced extending II
time OF water right payments from Il
I" TO twenty years with graduated paymen
= SO that the heaviest OF the payments sha
" come at the end of the twenty-yes
. - period. Ten per cent will be requlr,
hen filing is made and after that nothir
70 need be paid for five years which Il
subcommittee having this matter OF e.
y tremely important legislation in chars
believes will give water users under Il
'e government chance TO put in crops al
= develop their holdings. The secretary
y Is understood 10 agreed upon this propos
= tion.
KOehler In Washington.
= "Bat" Koehler OF Geneva was in Il
!. capital today en- route to New York {
"a short visit with his brother Maj
Koehler, u. S. A. Mr.. Koehler took
with the War department several matte
a in which he is interested.
II Barton'u ArmOr Plate Bill.
20 Representative Barton today INTRODUCES
,e bill approprlating not more than $500
4. 600 to build or purchase an armor pla
IN factory. AIr. Barton is OF the opini'
r that makers OF armor plate are on Il
K anxious bench and are willing to c
prices on armor plate. or. II the COVER
rv ment is seriously thinking OF going In
IN the manufacture OF armor plate, to 81
10 their factories. which might be desirsbl
:, TED and Buhler Metealfe. some OF Hie
a., ard NJ. Metcalfe. member OF the isthmii
- canal commission. returned from a no
day visit 20 their parents at Panam
Ted Metcalfe will enter the UniVersi
of Virginia in day or two. Buhler Me-
ealfe win resume his position as report
10 on the Baltimore sun.
hanks Make Application.
= The following banks have made app
~ cation 10 joint the new banking syste
ng todoy;