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Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-15
Decrease Shown
In Total Value
T. OF Farm Crops
Reduction in Prices Brings
Actual Worth Below Last
Year, Despite High Rec
ords in Several Grains.

Washington, Dec. 14.-Shrinkage
OF values of the country's farm
crops has placed their total worth
this year at almost $5,000,000,000
less than last year, although the
1920 harvest was one of the most
abundant in the nations history,
with half. a dozen crops breaking
records.
The important farm crops, which
comprise about 90 per cent of the
value of all farm crops, were valued
this year at $9,l48,519,000 by the De-
partment OF Agriculture in its final
estimates.
Last year these crops were valued
at $14,0S7, ,oo5,000. Acreage devoted
to the important crops also de-
creased, the total being 351 ,062, 400
this year, as compared with $50, ,162,-
liz last year..
"The extraordinary character of
the harvest, which have proven to
be among the most abundant in
the country's history, notwithstand-
ing beginnings about as unpromis-
ing as ever known, is emphasized by
the December revisions OF estimates" )"
the department said in statement
commenting on today's report. "The
final outcome of the 1920 wheat har-
vest, winter and spring combined,
is now estimated at 789, $4,000 BUSH
els, compared with 934 4,265 900 BUSH
els in 1919, this ching an increase
ever the earlier estimates for 1920
of 39,230,000 bushels.
Winter Killings Light.
"The 1920 acreage abandoned
from winter killing was less than
expected and indicated by the very
bad and unpronising conditions on
May l. and the Increasingly favor
able character of the later season
permitted much wheat then consid-
cred hopeless to develop and come
10 harvest The reports of increase
over earlier expectations of winter
Turn to Page Two. Column Two.)
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-15
Lucky Dog Has $4,000
Left for Its Upkeep

Chicago, Dec. 14.-Perhaps you
have heard of "the lucky dog" He
lives in Chicago-in fact. he has
been resident for several years, il
was learned today, when a bit OF
legal paper was filed in the probate
court for his benefit.
The will of Mrs. Rose E. Porter
provides that Rex, pet poodle,
shall be given all of the comforts
of home. including a daily bath
plenty of sauerkraut. and a Christ
mas tree every year. She left $4,000
in trust for the dog.
Mrs. SarahsE. Burr. 1909 Pensa-
cola avenue is the technical benefi-
eiary. She must take care of the
poodle night and day and see that
he will be provided for in the event
of her death. She also must take
care that his Christmas tree is
lighted with Christmas candles and
that his little red jacket for day
time wear and his warm gray blank
cts for night are kept clean and
neat.
Mrs. Porter left her half brother,
Ruby F. Joblin of Cascade Locks,
Ore, IS.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-15
Raise Declared Urgent

The city council began yesterday
afternoon to hear evidence offered
by the Nebraska Power company
in connection with an application for
an increased schedule OF electric
light and power rates. The first ses-
sion, which was adjourned at 4. was
limited to a presentation OF valua-
ton figures by an expert. The hear
ing will be resumed this morning
al $50.
]. A. c. Kennedy appeared as
counsel for the company and w. e..
Lambert, corporation counsel, Tor
the city. Appearances in behalf OF
consumers were made as follows:
F. A. Brogan for the Omaha Flour
Mills company, Nancy Milling com.
pany, Updike Milling company and
Omaha Cold Storage company; R.
B. Howell, for the Metropolitan
Water board; c. S. Rabbit, Crowd!
Elevator company, Nebraska lows
Grain company, Miller Cereal Mill
company and Nye, Schneider, Fow-
Ter company; c. E. Corey, Omaha
Manufacturers association: T. +.
Peterson. Peterson & Pegau Bak-
irg Co.; A. w. Nollet, Omaha Hotel
association; ]. c. Martin. Omaha
Steel works, and delegations OF
women for the Edward Rosewater,
Benson and Central Park COM
munity centers.
Testihes to Valuation.
C. E. Bailey of the J. G. White
Engineering corporation, New
York City, was the only witness
called. He identified a 140-page
valuation exhibit and testified that
a valuation and inventory of the
company's properties and equip
ment, made under his direction.
showed total of $l7, ,580;l9O, which
valuation will be made the basis OF
evidence and arguments to follow
in the progress of the hearing.
The total valuation as given by
Mr.. Bailey was divided into the tol-
lowing items: Land, $560,95o; build
ings and structures, 81 ,642,474; pow
er plant electrical equipment, 81 ,o0I, :
800; boiler room equipment, 81, ,Oso,-
900; sub-station equipment, $3.50
$50; transmission system, $63l ,67o;
distribution system, underground,
$2,672, 500; distribution system, over
head, $685. 800; miscellaneous
equipment, $4,000: office furniture
and equipment, $40,l10; materials
and supplies. $780, working cap
ital, ,$603000: engineering and SUI
pervision. $45o, 900; law expense on
construction. $4,000; preliminary
expense, organization and admins
tration, $307, 900; construction on
power house extension, $500, 800;
cost of securing capital, 5000, ,2o0;
cost Of developing business, $l,42l,-.
500; expenditures for betterments
and improvements, June l to No
vember 80, 1920, S39,791; expendi-
lures in process during December,
1920, 54S,3l9.
Objects to Valuation Method.
Mr.. Bailey explained that his val
uation figures were based on prices
current as of date OF June l, 1920,
to which method of determination
OF values Corporation Counsel Lam
(Turn to Page Two. Column One.l
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-15
Borah Proposes Tripartite
Disarmament Agreement

Washington, Dec. l4.--A resolu-
ton requesting the president to open
negotiations with, Great Britain and
Japan for an agreement to reduce
naval building programs so per cent
for the next five years was intro
duced in the senate today by Sena-
tor Borah. republican, Idaho.
The resolution would declare it to
be the opinion of congress that the
United States would make a reduc-
ton if an agreement could be
brought about, and asserted that the
nayies of Great Britain and japan
were the only ones Of power sutti-
Gent to require American attention.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-15
Sen a tors
Score Coal
Operators p;8|1
Partial Report of Reconstruc-
ton Committee Presented
Today Contains Many
Startling Charges.
Drastic Measures Urged
By The Associated Press.

Washington, Dec. l4.-Sharp criti-
cism of the national coal industry,
with implied threat of drastic legis
lation by congress to meet alleged
evils Of prohteering and speculation,
accompanied the partial report of the
senate committee on production and
reconstruction, submitted TO the SEN
ate today. In general the report,
which asked power to continue the
investigation, suggested government
activities to bring about cooperation
under regulation in building con-
struction, but its three republican
members, Senator's Calder of New
York: Edge, New Jersey, and Ken
yon, Iowa, supplemented their find
ings with additional statements. all
of which agreed in asking special leg
islative attention to present methods
OF producing and distributing coal.
These" Chairman Calder sad.
must be corrected" while Senator
Kenyon declared that "if the matter
is to go on I, for one, harsh as the
remedy might be, shall favor taking
over the Mines" Senator Edge ex-
pressed as his conclusion that "the
coal industry cannot bring order out
of the prevailing chaos and give even
reasonable relief to the suffering
people, so I am ready to modify
somewhat, in this case, my opposi-
ton TO government intrusion into
| private business and to advocate le-
gitimate scrutiny"
Profiteering Is Disgrace.
Coal profiteering, especially as it
has followed the priority orders OF
the Interstate Commerce commits
son, has continued unchecked by
the Department of Justice, and is
national disgrace" the committee
said in its joint report. Goal spec
ulation has been permitted to mo-
nopolize the transportation facilities
OF the country.
Our investigation into the coal
situation has convinced US that the
private interests are actually unable
to prevent a continuance or repeti-
ton of the present deplorable situa-
ton and that it is the duty of the
government to take such reasonable
and practical steps as it may devise
to remedy the evil"
Government administration of the
production and distribution of coal,
the committee said, Should be last
resort" but for the present it was
recommended that operators, whole
salers, jobbers and retailers in the in
dustry be required to file full and
frequent reports with federal
agency"
Public Health in Danger.
The reports should be sufficient
TO determine costs and profits, and
the corporate interrelations or the
communities of interests, if any, be-
tween companies producing and dis
tributing coal.'
In othtr fields, the committee said,
there exists serious shortage of
housing, not only in the great cities.
but in the smaller cities as we'll, even
IN the far west and SOUTH" which it
Turn to Page Four. Column One.)
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-15
Alleged Deserter Has Been
Identified as SwindIer

Chicago, Dec. l4.-ldentitication
of photographs of John A. Willers.
now on trial before court-martial
at Governors Island. N. Y, charged
with deserting from Company l, 4Sth
infantry. as Raymond F. Ball. alleged
Chicago swindler, was made today
by w. S. Upton, banker, who had
obtained a warrant charging Ball
with defrauding the bank out of $3.50
in worthless checks, police say.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-15
Screen School Stops;
Student Boosts Check;
He's In HOOsg0lu NOW

He wanted to ride prancing steed
on the screen.
He joined Omaha's movie star
school and paid $3.50 fees. His
course ended and he saw his star
falling.
His instructors refunded his fees.
The itch for the saddle persisted,
and he decided to return to the range
in New Mexico. But he hadn't
enough lucre.
So he changed the name on a
$3.50 check to John Westphal and
added a flock of ciphers. thus,
$4,000.
The cashier at Brandeis stores was
dubious. She called detective. And
Henry Gabaldon, 1914 South, Twen-
ty-eighth street, is in the hoosgow
now.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-15
Alschuler Resigns Job as
Arbitrator In Packing Cases

Chicago, Dec. 14.-Federal Judge
Samuel Alschuler yesterday asked
representatives of the packing COM
panies to arrange to have him re-
lieved as federal arbiter of their dis
putes, the position to which he was
appointed by President Wilson II.
1917. Judge Alschuler said he did
not have time to attend to his bench
duties and settle packing company
disputes. too.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-15
Sixty Permits to Shoot
Buffalo at 5000 a Head

Salt Lake City. Dec. l4-Sixty
permits to kill buffalo on Antelope
island, in the Great Salt lake, at $500
per head have been granted, accord
ing to information to this effect wired
to Arno B. Cammerer. acting direc-
tor of the national park service in
Washington, d. c.. by Thomas Red
mond. secretary OF the Utah state live
stock board
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-15
Greeks Bound for Lucerne
With Bombs Are Arrested

Paris, Dec. 1.-two Greeks car.
rying passports for Lucerne and i,
possession of bombs have been ar
rested at Milan, says dispatch to
the Matin. 1t is believed in the
Italian city, the dispatch says, the
men had plotted to attempt to assas-
sinate former King Constantine OF
Greece.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-15
Sugar Falls Again.

New York. Dec. 14-The Ameri-
can Sugar Refining Co. announced
today another reduction of q cent
in the price of refined sugar to the
basis of SH cents per pound for
fine granulated Quotations of 9TH
er refiners, remaining unchanged,
ranged from 8A to SH cents.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-15
Nebraska Files Objection
To Burlington Dividends

Washington, Dec.N 14.-The state
Of Nebraska filed a brief with the
interstate commerce commission to-
day objecting to the proposal of the
Chicago. Burlington & Quincy rail-
road that it be permitted to distrib-
ute $l40000,000 of its surplus in
stock dividends and in bonds as a
cash dividend.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-15
Harding Made Life Member
OF Marion Printers Union

Marion. o., Dec. 1+.-President-
elect Warren G. Harding now is an
honorary life member of the Marion
Typographical union No. o7S. He
was voted to membership last night
at meeting of the local.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-15
Cardinals Summoned for
Secret COnsistOry Soon

Rome, Dec. 14.-Ofiicia, invitations
to all cardinals to participate in a
secret consistory, to be held Thurs
day morning, were dispatched today
by Monsignor Carlo Rcspighi, pom
tifcal prefect of ceremonies.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-15
Air Harbor Planned.

Peace River. Alberta. Dec. IA
Work has been begun on an "air
harbor" here. which will form the
southern terminal to the proposed
aerial transportation system into the
Mckenzie oil fields. it was an
nounced today.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-15
Brokerage Firm Fails.

Philadelphia, Dec. l4.-Arnett &
Co., stock brokerage firm, with
membership on the Philadelphia
Stock exchange, made an assignment
today. The failure is said to be rela-
lively. unimportant.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-15
New Hampshire Employer of
1860 Persons Shuts Down

Manchester, N. H.. Dec. 14.-The
Amoskeag Manufacturing Co. today
announced a Today shutdown COM
mencing December p and wage
reduction of 221a per cent. The
mills employ 1880 persons.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-15
Volcano Active.

Naldivia, Chile. Dec. l4,-rhe vol
cano Lanin, on the Argentine from
tier, is reported to be i'll state
of eruption. The volcano is approx
imately 1000 feet high.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-15
Lima Strike Settled.

Lima, Peru, Dec. l4-The dock
strike which has tied up traffic OF
the harbor of Callao for some time
past has been settled.
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-15

Protect shipments during the next 2i to
26 hours from temperatures as follows:
North and east. eS degrees; South, 80 de-
grees. west. 90 degrees
Omaha daily bee., 1920-12-15
The Weather

Forecast.
"Wednesday fair; not much change
in temperature.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-01
ne NOfNlnESlde traCk team score
an aggregate OF 26O points.
-Ihe point SCORERS follow:
Havana Results

First race (purse. 5000; -year-olds;
claiming; five furlonss>-Mis Patty. los
sMuaray); zen zen 10 ; and TO 5, won;
70 5. second; Bucl1horn II. III (JarrelD,
) 10 8 3 to and l to 3. third Time.
1l3 -. Colonel lilard. Major Bradley
ana Punctual also
Second race (purse, $500; al ages: claim
ing; five furlonrs) III tCar-
mody). to l. to and . to 5. won:
Jeihson 1l6 (kederls), to l. to ami
to o. second shiro ll6 (Murray). to
HIS Bear. Lady Ivan. Magic Mirror.
Baby Bond and The HattleWing also ran.
Third race Cpurse, 5000; all ages: claim
inE fYe furongs) Sky Man. 1eS Gear
modyD, 10 1. TO ana c to 5, won
Little Nephew, 1t6 CMuuay). to { 10
and TO o. second Iill los Iomas) >
TO l. to ! and ever. third Time 0 so 4-5
NM.se Child, Ell lranter Kailbiru Bu-
nice and Bars aud Stars also ran
Fourth race tpurse. $500 three year-olds
ana upward claiming: five and one-hali
ongs)-Reile of Elizabethtcwn 81 oHof-
uei) TO |: to and to 5, won; Cur
:. second, Phedoden, ~ tCafmody}. to
!, to l ANA to 5, third Time l.05 3-5
Pr' MUM. High Gear. Poacher and Skeer
.'acc lSO ran.
Firth race Spurse. sfoo: three -year-olds
teenth miles) Little Nearer 1o9 lApe) :
TO j 4 to and to s. Won; Fly Home,
sesona sVs oaeF.meT Woos ,s to to 10 and 70 =
!, TO and even, third. Time. 1853 3-5.
Rockport, John ". Klein and Iil Huntley
also
Sixth racs (purse, s7oo three -year-olds
ards -Riverside, los tCarmodsD. 5 to :.
to and to 5. won Magnet Land los
LMerimee) to =, to ; and 2 to 5 second 4:
70 5, third. Time. 1;42 S-S. Kilkenny and
Sasrnta also ran
New-York tribune., 1920-01-01
Greatest Idol
Lost Forever to
American Turf
Holder of Worlds Record
for Mile May Have AL.
ready Been Destroyed

To lovers of thoroughbred racing
throughout the country the closing day
of 1919 was saddened by double re-
gret-the loss of a great turfman and
the loss of great horse. few hours
after the death of Andrew Miller
prominent New York turfman, sports
man, publishers and steward of the
Jockey Club yesterday his great
eight -year-old gclding Roamer, while
playing in the fields at the Schultz
farm, near Red Bank. N. j., sustained
a fracture of the right foreleg. The
gelding will have to be destroyed, in all
probability. if he has not already been
put out of his suffering
The names of Andrew. Miller and
Roamer have been so closely linked
throughout the last six seasons
that neither could possibly be sug-
gested without bringing to mind the
other. Roamer was the star of a pre-
tentous stable owned by Mr.. Miller
and the especial pet of the deceased
horseman. No thoroughbred of the
American turf ever earned more laur-
els in brilliant racing career than
did the eight-year-old son of knight
Errant--Rose Tree I'd. No thorough
bred ever was such an idol on the
metropolitan tracks.
During his long and honorable racing
career the gallant Roamcr won practi-
cally every rich stake of the East 1t
was his misfortune to see his greatest
days at time when anti betting laws
had made the game none too secure in
the Empire State. Had he lived in the
halcyon days of twenty years ago there
is little doubt that with the rich purses
of those times at his mercy he would
have gone down in history as the great
est money winner of the American
turf.
Unlike the unbcaten Colin and the
two-year old champion of the past
season, Man o. War, Roamer as a iuve-
nile did not show the promise of such
sensational career as was in store
for him. But from his three year-od
season on up to the end of 1913 the
son of knight Errant was practically
invincble. Roamer had the heart of a
lion. He was anything but prepos-
sessing bit of horsehesh; he was un-
(ersized and had no particular style
about him. He raced close to the
and tireless, and he had the courage
to carry the most heartbreaking weight
for any distance asked.
Three times in succession Roamer
won the Saratoga Handicap-as a four
year-old as a fve-y year old and as q
six-year old Twice he won the En-
pire City Handicap. He won the
Brooklyn. the Metropolitan, the Sara
toga Cup at mile and three quarters
in fact, practically every stake of
tradition in the East, with the e:s-
certion of the Suburban.
Roamer saw perhaps his greatest
New-York tribune., 1920-01-01
Havana Entries

First race (three- -year-ol,is: five and one.
hair furlonss s)-Sherrv los; Hot Foot, los
Faster. los; Lady Sweep. 1l0; Baaora. 10;
Sentry. l15
Second race (four- -vear-oids and upward
claiming; six furlongs )-Elga. 103: NTwen-
" ven. lo6 Lady Ivan, 1906 xManganese.
los; Anxiety los w. Ward 1903; Al Hud
SON los. xQuin. 100.
Third race -four -year-olas and upward
claiming six furlongs)-x First Pullee. lo4 :
Sir Oliver. los Buster Clark III. Sweet
Alyssufu. H., Deckhand ia. Harlock
~; Arthur Middleton. ia; Big Smoke
III.
Fourth race three- -ycar-oids and up
ward, six furlOngsl Orleans Girl 90 {:
Messkit. e3; Black Prince. a5 War Zone
l05: Top o the Morning, los: Hamilton
\, los; Cromwell. 1T.
Fifth race three- -year-olds and upward
New Years Handicap; one and one six :
teehth miies) - aloite. l0l. u Dick VIII l.
iaus. l0t Legal lo4; bBerlin. lo4
bGrundy, 10; Diversion. ITO: Walnut Hail
los. Buford. lo9. Orestea rs, Hank
ODay. l21.
RW. c. Wcsnt entry.
bMrs. c. x. Moore entry.
Sixth race tfour-year- ami upward l.;
xcsuidepost. 90 XCandielgnt l0e: Day
mon. l04; Muisil l09, Flash Of Steel lcs
Galway, l0s, Fairly 1903. Honan. loe.
Yanghee. l0e.
Seventh race tfour- year-oids and up
ward; claiming; one mile and ftty yards
-xLucky Pearl, 80, xBurilngame l0l:
xPiantrede. lol: War Tax. Io5. Remeau
1o9; Fountain Fay. III.
xApprentice allowance claimed =.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-01
Death Of Miller
Deals Big Blo,U
ToRacing World

'HE death of Andrew Miller yes
terday saddcned the New Year
for his host of friends Throughout
the country and we'll wishers of the
thoroughbred sport generally. For
Mr.. Miller vas not only one OF this
country's best known sportsmen, but
ore of the real powers Of the Ameri-
can turf.
As steward of The Jockey Club
for MANY years he was actively en-
gagged in propagating the sport of
kings at the time 1t most needed
friendship and support. In the dark
days following the passage of the
anti-bessing laws, when almost every
one had despaired, Mr.. Miller threw
the whole weight of his influence
behind the game, and lived to see
his faith in the sport vindicate be-
yond the widest dream of hope.
MIR. Miller was financially inter-
ested in the Saratoga Racing Asso-
citation, and it was largely due to his
executive ability that the Spa be-
came the racing mecca of America.
His silks from time to time were
carried to victory by the most illus
trious stars of the turf. Perhaps
the mighty Roamer was the best
known and most tenderly revered of
all Mr.. Miller's racing pets, for
Roamer remained champion of the
older horses until the close of the
1918 season, and even last year.
after being supposedly passe, took
the measure Of Sun Briar.
For many years MIR. Miller CAM
paigned a pretertious stable. Until
last season Roamer was the star of
his string, which included such good
ones as Recount, Snapdragon I'd,
Star Shell and Carme!ite. Ticket,
another great stake horse, was sold
early last season TO Larry Water
bury.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-01

eral proposition it requires better ten
MS to win a match at Ct, 81 than
to win from the same opponent at, say,
I'd, Cd. The object Of all competi-
tive sport being to win, and win de-
clslvely, it would seem fair to recog-
nlze this theory in tennis.
(c) lnterclub, indoor, preseason and
poSt-season events, as well as those Of
past years, are not considered; in other
words. only the matches of the current
sanctioned schedule have a bearing.
Means of Comparison
I'D Certain values are assigned for
various scores. These values are
merely to provide means of compar-
ison.
(e) Tournaments are given certain
weights" in computing the general
average, in order to emphasize a play
er's ability when he should have
reached his best form. If he plays
poorly in the national his record suf-
fers more than if he plays poorly in
the North Side championship. and. con-
versely, his record is bettered by a
good showing in the national more
than by good showing in a smaller
tournament. However. ell tournament
matches between rated players have an
important influence on their records.
On the face Of it. all the facts
brought forth in Mr.. Bassford's ex-
PLANTATION of the work done by his
ranking committee sound logical
enough to suit the most exacting, but
the system does not appear to work
out in practice as we'll as it does in
theory, as we realize when we glance
over the finished product of the new
system.
Granted that the ranking committee
did its work we'll and according to the
ruling set down for it's guidance, T
can only venture the opinion that the
mathematical" system is at fault and
that We should either revert to the old
plan or adopt d new one.
New-York tribune., 1920-01-01

Park, raced mile in 1851. The best
previous time for mile around turns
was made by Sun Briar at Saratoga or
August 6, 191s-l:36 l-5, under 1l3
pounds. 1t was on the twenty-first OF
the same month that Roamer raced to
the worlds record. Sun Briar. in 8
private trial at Saratoga after the close
OF the race meeting that year. was
credited with performance of 1:34
fiat at the weight for the distance. but
the trial was not official and was never
{ credited
Roamer won only one race in 1918,
and, strangely enough. he took the
measure of Sun Briar at Aqueduct OF
that occasion. No American race horse
ever received such an ovation as die
Roamer as be paraded back TO the
judges.
Jack Goldsborough. Roamer's trainer.
who is in the city. said late last night
that so far as he knew Roamer has not
yet been destroyed The veterinary
who IS treating the injury fears the
worst. but is making every effort to
save this idol OF the American turf
Nothing but sentiment jus-ifies further
treatment, as Roamer is gelding.