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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-27

derstood from the salesman. Then
asked by Attorney Devoe how his
firm could sell for more than Stacy,
he said that his firm had about sold
out while he understood that Stacy
Bros. had quite supply on hand.
Criticizes Apple Growers.
Mr.. Burt did not like the way
that Nebraska apple growers packed
their apples. He said they put the
good ones at each end of the barrel
and the poor ones in the center and
then, too, they didn't fill the barrel
full. He called it plugging" and not
conducive to good business prin-
ciples.
However, he said that while it
was true that Nebraska apples went
largely to the east, his firm handled
quite large quantity and that gen.
orally speaking Nebraska apples
were better than those grown in the
east.
He was asked by Mr.. Devoe how
it was that the price of apples went
up as soon as they were out of the
growers hands. He asked him if it
was not true that as soon as the
apples got in the hands of some one
between the producer and the con-
sumner that the price went up to
about all the traffic would bear and
Mr.. Burt said he thought that was
not true. He afterwards said that
the price originated in Chicago and
New York and that Nebraska job
bers based their prices on these mar
kets.
Will Continue Hearing.
Asked again by Devoe if it was
not true that he did not base his
price on what he paid for the ap-
pies, Mr.. Burt admitted that this
was the fact.
Granger Bros, the firm with
which Mr.. Burt is connected, has a
capital and surplus OF something
over 100000 according to Mr..
Burt and made net profit last
year of $l42,500 which, however, was
less than in 1917. He denied that
Lincoln commission merchants tried
to stop merchants from buying di-
rect from the grower with the threat
that they would refuse to sell them
other stuff if they did.
The hearing will continue tomor-
row at 10 o'clock.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-27
POOL DEFENDED
BY WHOLESALER
At FOOD PROBE
I"..anager Of Fruit Company
Declares Plan Used Eco
nomic and Permits Buy
ing at Low Prices.

Lincoln, Aug. 26.-(Special.---
Continuation OF the probe on the H
c. of L. was resumed at the state
house this morning, with E. T. Scott
manager of Stacy Bros, wholesale
fruit dealers, on the stand. Mr.. Scott
said that he wanted to correct some
statements made yesterday, OF
rather qualify the same, regarding
the handling of produce between
tn east and west.
He said that buyers in the east
simply sell produce for the growers
on a commission basis, in most
cases about 10 per cent, and have no
interest in the cost of the same. He
said that Nebraska and western job
bers generally purchased outright
and sold the same way. Orders are
taken some time in advance, for in.
stance, holiday goods, such as Gran.
berries and the like, used great
deal during the festal season, the
price was set by the growers at the
time of shipment and the jobbers had
to take them regardless of the cost
Lemons came the same way, but the
price was set by the producer the
day the shipment reached Lincoln,
based on the demand.
He blamed high prices partly upon
increased wages, freight rates, pack
ing material, but mostly to the will
ingness of the people to pay the
price regardless of the cost. 1T is
simply a mad scramble and the peo-
pie gobble it up no matter what the
price. In fact" said Mr.. Scott,
money seems to be the cheapest
commodity on the market today"
Profit 80 Per Cent
The firm of which Mr.. Scott is
manager aims to do business on
about an 10 per cent profit. They
turn their stock over every FIVE days
and their capital stock 10 or II
times a year, said Mr.. Scott. On a
capitalization of 100000 last year, a
IL per cent dividend was paid, and
an 10 per cent surplus laid by, and
would make about so per cent profit
for the year, which he considered
about fair return on the invest
ment, taking into consideration
what they might lose sometimes.
George F. Burt, manager for
Granger Bros, was the next man
to testify. Much of his testimony
was along similar lines to that given
by Mr.. Scott and confirmed what
the latter had said regarding the
buying and shipping pool. He said
that he did not think it destroyed
competition. He said that he was
selling peaches to the trade to-
day for $l.40 a crate but that Stacy
Bros. was getting $1,25, he had I'M
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-27
Shopmen Take Ballot
on Wilson's Proposal

Continued From Page One.)
whom have made or will make de-
mands for more money, would in
clude the shopmen, and they were
told not to forget that strike now
meant that the shopmen were strik-
ing alone to force an increase for
the entire 100000 railroad en-
ployes. Strike benefits, it was said,
would not be paid beyond the limit
of funds now available.
Contents of Letter
The letter sent by the committee
of 100 to the various unions, is as
follows:
practically every class of rail-
road employees have now submitted
requests for very substantial in
creases over existing rates of pay.
1t is we'll that our members give
very serious consideration to this
fact if there is to be any additional
general increase in the wages Of
railroad employees, the federated
shop trades will receive the same
consideration. Don't fail to give
this statement careful thought and
don't forget that if the federated
shop trades become involved in a
strike now, you are striking alone to
force an increase for the 100000
railroad employees.
Must Vote on Strike.
"In view of the foregoing facts,
the statements contained in the pres
ident's letter and the responsibility
that must be assumed, If suspen-
sion of work is to take place, your
executive council has decided that it
would fail in its duty were it to au-
thorize strike until the membership
have had an opportunity to decide
their course of action on this propo-
sition. 1t is not Our intention to
shirk any Of our responsibilities as
executive officers and the wishes of
a constitutional majority of the
membership, expressed by their vote
as hereinafter directed, will be car
ried out"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-27
AIRMEN
REACH COAL IN
AERIAL DERBY
American Air Service Flyers
Complete Round Trip Be-
tween MineoIa and
Toronto.

Mineola, N. y. Aug. 26.-Three
entrants, all American air service
flyers, had finished in the interna-
tional aerial derby between Mineola
and Toronto at 6:44 o'clock Tues
day night, Lieut.. M. ]. Plumb and
c. w. Maynard completing their
round trips here and Maj. R. w.
Schroeder, ending his at Toronto.
Lieutenant Plumb was the first to
finish, landing at Roosevelt field at
$50 p. m. after a gross time of 26
hours, SO minutes, since his start
here Monday afternoon at SIP.
Major Schroeder, the second to
finish, started from Toronto Mon
day at l2:45 p. m. and ended his
journey this afternoon at $50, con-
Stunning gross time of % hours, q
minutes.
Maynard Finishes Third.
Lieutenant Maynard, third to fin
ish, alighted at Roosevelt field at
ga p. m, after the elapse of a
gross time of 26 hours, Al minutes
since his start here Monday after
noon at 4:03.
In announcing the first three rae
ers to complete their trips, the
American Flying club stated that
actual flying time would not be
known for many hours, when all
stations along the route had reached
arrivals and starts at their points.
The winner of the derby will not
be known until officials reports are
all in, it was added.
Lieutenants Plumb and MAYNARD
both used DeHaviland -four" ma
chimes with 400-horsepower liberty
motors. Major Schroeder used a
Vought.
Planes Faster on Return.
1t took Lieutenant Plumb 20
hours and IS minutes to reach To-
ronto from Roosevelt field on the
first half of his flight, arriving at
the Toronto landing field at 1l:27
a. m. Tuesday. He made the trip back
in five hours and 50 minutes. start
ing from Toronto at noon, he said.
Major Schroeder consumed about
six hours and 81 minutes in reach
ing Toronto from Mineola, getting
away from the local field at about
II a. m. today, after spending the
night here. He arrived at 7:22 last
night, six hours and 81 minutes
after he left Toronto.
Lieutenant Maynard took 20
hours and six minutes to make the
flight to Toronto, arriving there at
1900 p. m. today. He started back
at 1879, taking six hours and five
minutes to get back on the second
half of his round trip.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-27

with producers. Another retailer
testified that he bought within the
last few days tomatoes at 80 to IS
cents a basket and retailed them at
I7H cents a pound. The general
plant of the retailers was that the
handling OF perishabie fruits and
vegetables is attended by more grief
than gain.
Some Price Cutting.
Tuesdays evidence tended to show
that at least Trimble Bros. and B.
Blotcky, members of the pool, are
cutting each others prices on
peaches. A witness testified that
one day last week he found Trimble
Bros. underselling Blotcky 10 cents
a case on peaches, and few days
later Bloteky was quoting 10 cents
lower than the Trimbles.
Questions referring to the Retail
Grocers' association elected replies
which indicated that the association
is more of social organization for
the holding of picnics, banquets and
food shows.
A.. w. Robertson, clerk for Wilke
& Mitchell, grocers, Fortieth and
Farnam streets, was the first witness
called yesterday. He estimated that
prices of fruits and vegetables in
Omaha this season are nearly 100
| per cent more than prices four years
ago.
Demand Not So Great.
What is the relative demand for
fruits in Omaha this season." At
torney Munger asked.
"The demand has been materially
reduced during this and last sea-
son." he replied. 1.-THE high prices
of fruits and sugar have reduced
canning this season. I have heard
women say it would be cheaper to
buy canned fruit than to do their
own canning this year."
Mr.. Robertson stated that his
store has been unable to obtain
sugar during the last two weeks.
H. Milder, grocer at 1910 South
Twenty-fourth street, testified that
his observations have been that
pricee of the independent wholesale
fruit and vegetable dealers are in
variably lower than those of the So
called pool.
1--WE can buy peaches, grapes and
other fruits cheaper from the Ped
dlers' union or Levinson's than we
can from members of the combina-
ton"
He asserted that cost and selling
prices are small consideration at
his store.
1--WE bought 200 cases of peaches
at $l20 and sold them at $l.1o," he
testified. 1--WE are even undersell-
ing the government by selling army
bacon at 29H cents"
Don't Discuss Prices.
Hyman Osoff, grocer, sos South
Tenth street, admitted that he was
a member of the Retail Grocers' as
ISOLATION.
What matters are discussed at
the meetings of your association"
Attorney Munger asked
1--WE discuss holding a banquet,
picnic or food show" witness re-
Piled.
DO you ever discuss prices at
your meetings." was the next ques-
ton.
1--WE do not"
Osoff added that the Grocers' as
ISOLATION does not issue a list of
prices for the guidance Of members.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-27
WHOLESALER ON
WITNESS STAND
At STATE PROBE
Vice President Of McCord'
Brady Co. Gives Opinions
on Reducing High Cost
Of Living.

ers in California and they have an
organization that fixes the prices OF
dried fruits. We have kept on OF
dried fruits this season on account
OF the high prices" he further test''
fed. ..
.Why is sugar short in Omaha at
th;. timer" was another question.
aThere is a shortage OF ships
There is plenty of sugar"
as it a fact that sugar which was
contracted for by Omaha jobbers
was resold in eastern markets.!
II don't think so. We have re-
Trained from making such a proht
There is not much hope OF sugar be-
ing stored here until the new crop
comes in. The sugar shortage IS
greater in the east. In Chicago II
IS very short. There is no sugar
now in storage here"
He explained that the wholesalers
have been earning proht OF -
cents per hundred on sugar.
Growers Hold Up Price.
He attributed the shortage OF cot
fee in this country to a disposition
on the part of coffee-growing coun,
tries to hold up prices. He asserted
that wholesalers figure on ~ per
cent gross profit on coffee. One OF
The factors of the high price OF cot.
fee, he added. was general demand
for the best grades in packages. He
said the demand for bulk coffee has
almost disappeared.
"There has been some agitation
recently against the packers distrlb-
uting canned goods direct to retail
ers. hasn't thercH" asked Attorney
{ Munger.
"There has been a feeling that the
packers have been going into. the
wholesale grocery business by dis
.ributing canned goods in the same
cans with their meats" he replied
Defends Present System
Tn defense of the distributing sys.
tenn which uses the jobber as the
middleman between producer OF
manufacturer and the consumer
Mr.. Brady stated the manufac,
turer using such system un,
derstands that re can distribute
his goods in a more economic man
aer by eliminating thousands OF
accounts and many selling agents
He stated that the manufacturer
works on smaller margin Of profit
Of S to 7 IL per cent. because he
is able to sell in carload lots. The
wholesale, he added, figured on IL
% Is per cent. gross profit and he
believed that the average retailer
figures on the average gross profit
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-27

Of Is per cent. to run a conserva-
tive business.
Gives Access to Books.
Mr.. Brady wished to explain the
average dealers net profits were no
more today than they were before
the advent of high prices. He also
stated that the credit losses of his
business last year amounted to lilo
Of one per cent. on the business of
approximately 100000 = year. The
net profits OF the company were
more in 1917 than in 1918, due to the
rapid increase of stocks on Inland.
Mr.. Brady invited the state officials
to visit the McCord-Brady estab-
lishment and make any book ex-
aminations they wished
Explain Government Prices.
"Mr. Brady" asked George A.
Williams, chief of the state bureau
of markets and marketing, "a SOL
der friend of mine told me that at
one of the government stores he
was able to buy standard bar of
toilet soap for 6 cents, as against a
general prevailing price of IL cents
in nearby town; and that coffee
which was sold for IS cents pound
at the retail stores could be bought
for 25 cents per pound at the COM
missary. How do you explain that?"
"The government bought the soap
in large quantities and probably did
not add transportation charges to
the selling price, and probably
bought the coffee at the seaboard
price"
Buyers Extravagant.
S. Beninato, manager Of the fruit
department of the Central Market,
1910 Harvey street, testified:
There is a tendency among peo-
pie of moderate incomes to be ex-
travagant in their buying. Recently
I observed wage-earners buying
strawberries at so cents a box, a
price that caused many persons of
wealth to hesitate"
The examination of retail grocery
and meat dealers yesterday morning
did not bring out any salient facts
in solving the high cost of living.
The only evidence of the morning
session that went beyond the COM
monplace was the testimony of Viii
liam Hykel, retail dealer at 424
North Sixteenth street, who said:
"A friend of mine brought in four
carloads of potatoes from Kearney.
He sold two cars to one of the COM
mission men and offered me a car
for $500 per 100 pounds. The COM
mission men were charging 4 and
~ cents a pound here last week.
| went down to look at the car and,
while I was there, my friends part
ner met Jacob Adler of the Ped
dlers' union. Adler, who has been
selling stuff to me, was sore be-
cause he saw that I was trying to
buy potatoes direct from the track
instead of through a commission
man."
Will Investigate Story.
The state officials are not ready
to attach any particular significance
to Hykeps story, but they intend
to probe further along this line to
determine whether there is any sys-
tenn used to discourage buying from
sources other than through the
commission men themselves.
One of the witnesses testified that
he has never heard of any attempt
to restrict the dealings Of retailers
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-27
Investigation of Print
Paper to Start Soon

Washington, Aug. 26.-Investiga-
ton of the print paper situation will
be conducted by a subcommittee of
the senate manufacturers committee
with Senator La Toilette of Wiscon-
sin, as chairman, it was decided to-
day. Chairman La Toilette an
nounced that the committee first
would devote its attention to the ex-
animation of information secured by
the federal trade commission, after
which hearings would be held.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-27
Anti.Red Army Advances
AIonu Entire Front

London, Aug. 26.-The war office
announced this evening that on the
western front of General Denikine,
the anti-bolshevik leader in south
ern Russia, the advance is continu-
ing with great rapidity along the en-
tire line.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-27
Atlantic City Chosen
for Next Rotary Meeting

Chicago, Aug. 26.-Atlantic City
was selected by the board of direc-
tors of the international Association
of Rotary clubs as the meeting place
for the 1920 convention. The direc-
tors. meeting here, named June 20-25
as the time for the sessions,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-27
Miners to Lose Charter
if Strike Doesn't End

Springfield, ILL.,, Aug. 26.-Orders
telegraphed today from state min
ers' headquarters to secretaries Of
all coal mine locals in Illinois said
charters of all locals which per-
sisted in the present strike on or
after Saturday, August so, would
be revoked
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-27
Four Units on Guard.

Raleigh, N. c., Aug. 26.-Four
companies of state troops were or
dered today to Charlotte, where dis
orders in connection with a street
car strike resulted last night in the
death of at least two persons and the
injury of dozen others.
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DR.. MUCK TO BE FREE
Leader Of Boston Symphony orches-
ira win Not Be Deported

Washington, July 24.-Dr. Karl
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Symphony orchestra, who was interned
as an alien enemy during the war
with Germany, will not be deported
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Acknowledgement Palmer sent a let
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other informed men Those not regard.
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GUS have been released from parole
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nouncement that the statement carried
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morning that he originated or formul-
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A Question.

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older than 1t used TO be?" Father
Certainly 1t is, my SON." Tommy
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ing about 'oldtimes?'"
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DENIAL BY PRESIDENT
He Did Not Originate the shantung
Deal In Peace Treaty

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relative to the surrender of Shantung
yesterday, when this statement was
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News to Many.

The Jaw of The shark furnishes the
best wa .chnaket's oil. In each shark
is found about hale a pint