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Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-28

Hoes--Ifne receipts wcro slightly larger
than a week ago. but with that exception
tho lishtest for a Wednesday In something
like nix weeks. the run being estimated al
Jzs cars, or 1900 head. The total for tho
two market days 80 far this week is ex-
tremefy moderate, amounting TO only 1865
head. a. compared with s6,st7 for three
days last week. fs,ses two weeks aEo and
s5.6Ss last year,
Light fresh supplies were swelied little
by the ten or fifteen loads that were held
over yesterday when packers laid down. but
even then offerings were moderate ship.
pefs had another good day today, their
purchases amounting 10 more than fourth
Of the run. 'rhey bought their hogs nj
prices that xore strong, 10 In most easps
~ much an a dime higher.
The trade was much like yesterdays an
though. for while shippers were paying
higher prices, packers wero Indifferent
again this rnornins. They all seemed to
want few hogs but were not willing to
give more than steady money, and, while
sellers tried hard to get bids raised, first
sales were 10 Tuesdays notchcs
While movement never became active
everything that carried any weight was
finally cleaned up, though II was no more
than slow, steady trade at best, with
steady prices harder to get the farther along
II went As usual on slow trade lights
wero hard 10 sell and when packers had
filled out their droyes and iaft the yards
there were still some the lighter offerings
unsold. Most Of the sales landed at a,
spread OF ss7s01o.1o, with several loads as
high an 5000. the top.
Hturegeutattvo aaiesA
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-28
Big Export Sales Send
Wheat Prices Hiqher

Chicago, Dec. H.-Big export sales
resulted today in steep advance for
wheat. 1t was estimated that Europe
had taken 100000 bushels or more
within the last twenty-four hours.
Traders appeared to be much i'm
pressed with advices indicating that
Great Britain was taking strenuous
measures to protect shipping and to
facilitate exports from this side Of
the Atlantic.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-28

do know you will enjoy every minute
OF the time you see this picture, which
carries you back to the dearest, sweetest
days of your life - childhood when
strife, mockery, care were unknown, and
each day one continual round of bliss
from early morn til eventide, when
dropping eyes sleepily answered the call
of Morpheus.
Why not visit this life again by the
sweetest of routes-memories?
You'll be better man or woman by doing
so, and you will all leave the theater
saying: "Why don't they make more
pictures of this kind? 1t was wonderful,
wasn't it?"
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-28
Totals


New York. Dec. 27.--@Thc market for coffee
futures opened ~ a decline Of . to points
under further scattering liquidation and a
littie trade selling. Offerings were light,
however, and prices advanced rather sharp.
" during thea fternoon on covering Wall
street and cotton trade buying, while there
also may have been covering on hedges
against coffee involved In fire at sea. March
contracts sold up from s.b2c to s.stc and
July from s7sc to Sole, with the close net
UNCHANGED 10 10 points higher. December
and january. Soc; February. s.ssc; March.
sstc; April. size; May s.7sc: June, s.sfc;
July. 5000; August. ss5c September, 5000;
October. o.obc; November. sioe.
spot. quieti Rio U.s. sNc; Santos Is. 1o%e
sale OF Rio ~ was reported at on ex.
ship. Few fresh offers were reported in
the cost and freight market with quotations
ruling around fohc for Santos a., London
credits, while Rio 7s were offered at 9.30c
american credits. all for January February
The official cables reported an advance
Of 30 refs at Rio and OF 20 reis In Santos
futures Rio exchange 1.32d higher.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-28

nestle and foreign. seemed to be lacking In
vigor.
Chicago Cash Prices--Wheat Nos. and
3 red and No. hard, nominal; No. . hard
si.72A. Corn; No red. 92i4 992hc; No. 4
yellow, 5000; No. Z white, ssGsfhc
Oats: No. white, SIX 9521sc; standard,
5Ik a524c. Rye; No. 2 nominal; No. .,
Sl2zgL25. Barley, S5c4si,22. Seeds:
Timothy. S3.S0@5 so; clover, S12.05@i7.00.
Provisions: Pork, &2s.5o: lard, 1865; ribs,
$f3,50913.s7h.
Butter-Unchanged
Eggs-Unchanged; receipts, $500 cases
Potatoes--Receipts. % cars: unchanged
Poultry--Alive, higher; fowls, l7hc;
springs. 17ia o 1sc; turkeys, 2ac
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-28

81. Louis, Mo-. Dec. z7---cattIc--I Receipts.
$500 head; market. higher; native beef
steers. F.5enfl.6o; yearling steers and heIf-
ers, $SS0dlI.5o; cows. s5.s09s.50; stockers
and feeders. yb30T7.75; southern quarsn-
tine steers. s6,5ows00; prime southern beef
steers, ss.o9@o,00; beef cows and hoifers,
Nsba7So. prime yesrilng steers and hsif-
crst FSoMao0: native calves, 5000 1000.
Hogs-ReccIpts. I1,500 head, market,
higher; lights. t1o3bm1oe5. pigs, s7.75@
$50; mixed and butchers, ti0.4oat07o; good
heavy, tic.s5@lO.75: bulk OF sales, $1,000
1888.
sheep and Lambs.-Receipts $500 head;
market, steady; lambs. t9o0a1350. ewes
$500 @aboS yearlings H0.00@lt.s5
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-28
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.
Cattle Market Reported Firm, Hogs Weak

Chicago. Dec. observation-disclosures, 1900
head; market firm; native beef cattle, 1920
1l1.S0: western steers, t7.25mf0.00: stock
ars and feeders, fs369s IS; cows and
helfers, N20Gi0.o0; calves, ts.50n12.2b
Hogs--Reosipts. II. 900 head; weak at f0c
above yesterdays average: bulk Of sales.
p0l01i0.55: light. ss70@Io.45; mixed.
H0.0o9i0.sb; heavy, s10101I070; rough.
40 lo@io.26; pigs, ;750a955.
Sheep and Lambs--Recelpte $1,000 head !;
market strong wethers, ss.l0mIo25; ewes
Ss.fo@s,7B; lambs. tfi.26aI9.5o. the highest
on record
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-28

Sioux City. Dec 27.--Cattle--R Receipts. NJ.
900 head; market i0Wf5c higher; beef steers.
1900 % 1000; butchers, 81 0Ums7s: fat cows
and hefers, s5.759s.oei Gamers. t4.2s@
500; stockers and feeders, ge256bs 90 !.
calves, 5000 $3.50. bulls. stays, etc, 81. 5og
SIS; feeding cows and heifcrs. tf60@7 90.
Hoss--Hecelpts. 1890 head; market SO
Wlo.oos heavy. tio.oo@io,5o; pigs. s7.5o@
soc; bulk OF sales, ss.8bWt0.f0.
Sheep and Lambs--fseceipfs 1909 head.
market strong: fed muttona, S7,so0io50.
wethers. ss.2bws.0o; ewes. s7.75ws So;
lambs, til.25@f275.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-28

Savannah Ga. Dec s7--Turpen,ine,
steady, 81 oi sales, 2si bills; receipts. acc
pbls. shipments. none; stock, a2.sTs bbis.
Rcsin. firm; sales. 12.0l; receipts s,si4
bills. shipments, AIS bblsi stock, s5,5ss
se.tsh@si5: II. ssf59siTn: 1. ss.f50
t.se. X, $3.50; NJ, sst5; N, 1855. We. $500
@T.05: WV, sf.ab.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-28

Liverpool. Dec s7.--wheat- -spot. No. /
northern spring. It's Cd, No. . hard winter,
no stock: No. Manitoba. old. 1ss; No. ..
new. ies lid
corn--spot. American mixed. new, lss
md.
Flour Patents--t7s
Hops--In London tPacinc coast,. "a iss0
ca lba :, -
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-28

ST. Louis. Dec, 27.--whcat--No, ., si.ss;
No. . hard, sis7sQtss; December. sl77N
MAY, si.Ts.
corn--No ., soc, No. white, Csc; De.
ccmbcr. CSC; May, e3N @saAc.
oats---No. ?, 52ci No. white. nominal
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-28

New York, Dec. 27,---Metais---L 81 10
Q1,ss: spelter, dull; spot, East st. Louis
delivery, exc asked.
Copper, dull. electreiytic. first, second
and third quarters, $4,000 " ss5O; nominal.
iron--stcady and unchanged.
Tin--Qulct; spot. s&o.25@ao.75.
At London--Lcad, f3o los; .spelter, ISL.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-28
Kansas CITY Grain Market.

Kansas city. Dec. a7.--wheat--No 1
hard. yi7f6f.7s; No. red, t1.7IGf.7s;
December. si.7sH; May. si7ox; July,
corn--No. mixed. ssh 0ssc; No. 9. $50
low AN @soc; No. !. ssh @ssHc; Deeem-
ber ssho; May, sok q sic3 July. soxc.
Oats--No. white, 64@6sc. No. . mixed,
Gs@s3Mc.
Ksnr and Maize---t2 oo@so7.
Butter--Creamery. 4ohc; hrsts, soc; Sec
ondss sic; packing, 2sc.
Esks~Firsts, doc
Poultry--Hens. 1thc; roosters. isMc:
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-28

New York. Dec. s7.--cotton--Futur
opened steady January. 1880; March.
ibs7c.
Futures closed steady; January. f7.aoc;
March. l7.seci May, i7sSo; July. 17.s2c;
October. 16.sec
Liverpool Dec. s7.--cotton--spot Arm;
good middling. to,47d; middlins, fo.s7d; low
middiing. to.s1d. Sales. 5000 bales,
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-28
NEW YORK GENERAL MARKET.

New York. Dec. 27.--Fiour-Held firmly.
Wheat--Spot, strong; No. 2 hard, $1s5h;
No. northern. Duluth. s2.01h; No. north
ern, Manitoba, $2.0s%, I. o. b. New York
Corn-Spot, steady: No. . yellow, $1.O5,
c. !. T. New York.
Oats--Spot, firm; standard, 59ih 6D6gc
Hay--Easy; No. /, $1006pf. 05; No. O. $50
97isc; No. ,, s5@socs shipping. 7O@soc
Hops--Steady; state, common to choice,
1916. $50 Soc; 1915, Sole; Pacific coast,
1915, 1f9f4c; 1915, s@1tc.
Hides--Firm; Bogota, 43c; Central Ameri-
ca, 42@4214c.
Leather-Firm; hemlock firsts. SIC; Sec
onds. Sec.
Provisions--Pork, firmer; mess, $4,000
$3.50; family. $aI.oo@33.oo; short clear,
s3i.oo@3400. Beef. firm. mess, s230
1850; family, s25.50@37.00 Lard, easy;
middle west. si6.25@16.35.
Tallow--1uiet: city, lie; country, Tx @
11%e; special, 1f&c.
Butter--Steady: receipts, 9,0t3 tubs;
creamery. Az @42hc; firsts, 1854 @4ohc;
seconds 34Is q Soc.
Eggs--Firm; receipts, 5,0s7 cases; fresh
gathered extra firsts 4s@4sc; firsts, $50
t7c; refrigerator specials mark fancy, SANG;
seconds TO firsts. 32@34c.
Cheese--Steady; receipts, 1890 boxes;
state held specials, 24A 624hc; state held
average fancy. 23h 6p24c.
Poultry---Alive: strong; no prices settled.
Dressed Firm; chickens, 18@37c; fowls, 16
@?shc; turkeys, fs@34c.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-28

New York, Dec. 21,--lsugar---Raw, steady;
centrifugal, B.osc; molasses. A2fc. Refined:
Dull fine granulsted e.sbc. Less favorable
peace prospects and hnllsh weekly figures
from Cuba led to covering In sugar futures
At noon prices were TO points higher.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-28
BrayIess American Mules.
Help French to Win War


Paris, Dec. 1.-THE brayless mule
is one of the scientific developments
of the war Large numbers of mules
have been imported from America for
use at the front, but their habit Of
braying at inconvenient moments had
to be remedied before the could be
used to the best advantage. The vet
Urinary experts were called in, and
after a little experiment they discov-
cred that a slight operation on the
nostril had the desired effect. and all
the mules sent to the front are now
made mute by this process.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-28

New York. Dec. s7.--Cotton goods and
yarns were irregular and generally quiet
today. In mems wear lines, openings al
tracted many buyers, especially on over
coatings. Knit goods were Arm and In
active.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-28

London. Dec, s7--siker-Bar. sshd
Money---t% per cent
Discount Ratcs---Short bills, 5h@5x per
cent three months, IN 0b% per cent.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-28

Omaha. Dec. 27.--Bank olearings for
Omaha today were st3ss.t57 81 and for
Tho corresponding day last year s3,tas,Sse as.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-28

Duluth, Dec. 27.--oii--t,inseed, Deeem.
Der, ss;ss bid; May, ss.sskl July. ssssa
nominal
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-28

81. Joseph, pee. Receipts, l..
ssp head; market ic0ibc higher; steers
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-28

Feceipts OF live stock at the Ave prinoi.
pal western markets yesterday;
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-28

Receipts and disposition Of live stock at
the Union stock yards, Omaha for twenty
four hours ending at ., m. yesterday;
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-28

New York. Dec. a7.--Mercantile Paper
4@4h per cent.
Sterling Ex5ksHsa--60-day bills. s471k;
commercial 6o-day bills on banks, $4.7tN I;
commercial 60-day bills. SAIL; cabies,
s476 7-is; demand, $t75&.
siiver--Bar. 75%c; Mexican dollars, b8hc.
BondB--Government, steady; railroad, ir-
regular.
Time Loans--Easier, sixty and ninety days
and six months, per cent.
Call Money--Steady; high, per cent;
low. ~ per cent; ruling. rate, per cent;
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-28

Local stocks and bonds Quotations furn-
ished by Burns. Brinker & Co., 44g-53
Omaha National Bank Bldg. Omaha:
STOCKS
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-28

Give your Want Ad a chance to
make good Run it in The Bee.
Omaha daily bee., 1916-12-28

Persistence is the Cardinal Virtue in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-29
RATES

The claim is almost universally made that under municipal ownership rates for service would be much lower than under private. ownership and operation. 1t is quite thing to find the rates apparent
 y lower than those charged by private corporations, and there have teen instances where the rates have been reduced so low that the municipality itself finally came to the conclusion that the cut had been too severe because not earning its operat
 ing expenses. in point that of the city of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada In that instance the municipality had reduced the rates, after taking over the public utility, and finally found after time, that in order 10 meet operating expenses it would he necessary to raise the rates. So quite recently resolution increasing the fares the mu- iicipally owned electric railways to straight five
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-29
ELEMENT OF POLITICS

Another thing, says tine municipal ownership advo- cate, which will be eliminated by public ownership and operation is graft and corruption Would the transferring of the public utility property to be owned and operated by the city work moral regen- eration of the aldermen who may have been dshon- est under private ownership?
 Not tine least of the evils which are met under the municipal ownership plan is the part which politics plays, and the possibility of this evil seems peculiar to American cities This was reflected by an incl dent which occurred number of years ago when the city f Chicago was adv ocating municipal ownership There was vigorous campaign being waged there in behalf of municipal ownership, and the mayor of Chi cage thought that by bringing the superintendent of the Glasgow tramways to this country, he would greatly aid the cause of municipal ownership. The superintendent was strong advocate of municipal ownership, and, upon his arrival here, said that he could no reason why any city in this country should not own It.; street railways and operate them
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-29

with much success as Glasgow. After his sojourn here, and before his departure, he quite thoroughly reversed himself in the following language 'sTo put street railways, gas works telephone companies etc.,
 under municipal ownership would be to create polt- cal machine in every large city, which would be sim ply impregnable These political machines already strong enough with their control of police and fire and other office holders If in addition to this, they control the thousands of men employed in the great public utility corporations, the political machine would have a power that could not be thrown. I came 10 this country believer in munich pal ownership, but what have seen here, and have studied the situ tiion carefully, makes realize that private ownership under proper conditions is far better for the citizens of the American cities
 United States Senator Williams in discussing the question of government ownership of the railroads in Alaska touched upon this phase of the question. He sad ''So far as I know there has been govern ment in this world that began, continued and fell, that did not fall by topheaviness; gradually ing to itself every interest and every industry of the people, until the number of those r direct employ of the government became resistless power, mill tary and civil y
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-29
By JOHN MORRISON, JR. (John Nickerson, Jr, investment securities)

At this day in the history of civilization the use of gas for Illuminating, heating and cooking purposes, and electric current for Illuminating and power are considered to be necessities of fe while the electric street car and the telephone have become indspens able Corporations known by the general term of
 public utilities" have been created for the purposes of engaging in the business of furnishing this class of service From the point of view of the consumer, the underlying question involved s that he get good service at reasonable cost There has been consid- erabe discussion as to how this result may best be obtained, some holding that the privately owned cor poration is better able to meet this condtion while others contend with equal vim that this only be realized by the municipality owning and operating the means of furnishing such service.
 Those who have had experience with public utility problems know that in addition to the claims made along broad lines of theory, there many obstacles to be in the carrying out and practice of either private or public ownership of public utility properties. But this much is true: the method by which this aim can be accomplished, whether by nicpal ownership by private ownership and op- eration is the which in the long will prevail because everything is ultimately done by the system which proves through time and experience to be the hest
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-29
LOWER RATES CLAIMED

Not only does the advocate of municipal owner ship claim lower rates and better service but he also adds that the adoption of his plan by the municipal ity will create for 1t revenue producer. In other worlds he claims that rates will be lower and the city will tend to reduce taxes But in order to determine whether or not the municipality and operated public utility IS revenue producer the city must keep accurate accounts of the business. This munic qualities do not do Mr. Wilcox in his book on s'The American City. says that students of American mu-
 cpa statistics have found the reports of different cities so confused and uncertain that they afford basis for trustworthy comparison of the cost and eff hciency of the several departments of the city gov eInment in different places. The Wisconsin Railroad commission has encountered great difficulty in alyzng the operations of municipal plants because of the hopeless condition in which the records have been kept But assuming that an accurate and care full record is kept of the business it is also necessary that municipality make proper charge for interest sinking fund, depreciation, maintenance, etc., which a well regulated private company would make.
 A concrete example of the failure to do this is the recent report with reference to the municipal ferries in New Y ork city, where an operating surplus of S135,;34 shown for the year 1915 but when all owance made for the payment of interest on the investment and for depreciation of plants this sur plus was converted into deficit of $48OOOO.
 As a general rule the yield of government and mu- ncipa bonds is lower than other classes of secur
 tiles Itwould seem, and the claim is often made for tiic municipal ownership plan that city ought to be able to realize q saving over the privately owned plant in the matter of interest. Not long ago there
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-29
QUESTION REQUIRES STUDY

Keeping in mind the common purpose urged by the advocates of both private and municipal ownership, an examination of the claims and arguments of both has been made, in order that we practical students of public utility problems may come to decision regarding the advisabilty of operating public service properties by municipalities, through the initia- tive of private capital.
 The advocates of public ownership of course claim that it is proper function of whether 1t be a municipality, state or the United States to and operate public utilities. But this is ob Jected to on the ground that 1t is part of the function of government than would be the owner ship and operation of the grocery butcher shop. In fact, in some places the public ownership idea has gone even that far United States Senator Williams, discussing the question of government ownership of railroads in Alaska, said: 'The less functoning you give government, the more function ing you leave to men, and the less freedom you give the government to operate, the more freedom there Is left to the citizen"
 This same thought expressed by Thomas lief ferson in this way: Government is best which gov erns least" The taking over of these industries by the public IS the very opposite of governing because 1t tends to destroy individual initiative one of the things which it is the function of government to pro- tect and foster. Control and regulation are natural governmental functions but it is the duty of govern ment to provide for the greatest possible freedom of action for the individual because ill so doing the peo pe a whole derive the greatest benefit The more the individual is permitted to assert his individual ty, the better for the whole community; therefore, the best government is the that restricts the least consistent with the proper doing of things which have collective interest
 There are, however, undoubtedly number of ac tivities in which municipal government can engage and be strictly performing its function as govern ing body. Police protection is proper function to be performed by the municipalities of the state; the protection of persons and of property being of prime importance The construction and maintenance of roads in the country and streets in the cities make for the general welfare. The public health depends largely upon adequate sewerage system and water supply and these matters be taken of better by the state and city than by private interests Even in the case of water supply it is question whether a munlcpally operated system would serve the peo- pie as well and be operated efficiently if owned and operated oy private corporations
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-05-29
Ownership Theory F n;1s To Work Out
 I1 Practice I,, Marry Cities I11 The United States

appeared in of the newspapers of western city list of some 30 ormore municipal bonds with their re- spective yields and among the highest yields on the list were New York city, Cleveland, Los Angeles and Seattle in all of which there is more or less munici pal ownership. The municipal street railroad bonds of San Francisco bear interest rates of 4a per cent and per cent