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Omaha daily bee., 1921-11-17
Real Estate Men
Discuss Problem of
Land Ownership
Resolution. Urging Lower
Freight Rates on Building
Materials Adopted at Clos
ing Session of Fall Meet.

Desc Moines, Ia, Nov. l6.-Co-
operation between the National As.
sociation OF Real Estate Boards. and
an institute for research in land
economies, which has been started
BY Professor Richard T. Ely OF
Wisconsin, university, was planned
yesterday ;by the national executive
compSi tee,cf realty organization at
the cl0stnf session OF its fall meet
ing here.
Unbiased Research by the institute
and publication OF the results is to
be financed by the association, It
was announced.
Land Problems Develop.
Professor Ely outlined his aim;
TO the committee. He said the
gravest problems OF this age arise
out OF the ownership and use OF
land. Serious land problems, he de-
clared, ere, developing in America,
which call, for careful, scientific in
vcstigation.
II dangerous attacks are being
made on private property in land,
the only effective way to combat
them, he said, is through fair and
impartial research. He announced
that the institute OF which he is the
head will study urban tenancy and
its trend, the bearing OF taxation
upon land values, the effects of
large land holdings, and the rela-
tion OF rent theories to the facts OF
economics.
Resolutions were adopted urging
city realty boards to work for
scientific tcity planning and zoning,
for lower freight rates. especially
on building materials; for designa-
tion Of all realtors" as such in tele-.
phone and classified directories; for
restoration inS.the federal revenue
bill Of, the Lenroot amendment re-
ducing to 10 per cent, the corpora
ton income tax on concerns making
less than 8. per cent net profits, and
Tor exemption from taxation of the
income up to $500 from investments
in building and loan associations.
The date for the next annual con-
vention OF the National Association
of Real Estate Boards was fixed for
June /, 2 and g., 1922. 1t had pre-
viously been decided to hold the
meeting in San Francisco.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-11-17
Washington Notes
By E. c. SNYDER.

washinstos Corrsspesdsst Omaha Bee.
Washington, Nov l6.-(Special
Telegram.) - Elroy A. Broughton
was nominated today TO be post
mastership at Verango, Perkins
county.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-11-17
Beatrice Makes Plans
To Assist Needy of CITY

Beatrice, Neb, Nov. 16.-(Spc-
cial.)-Members OF the Welfare as
sociation held meeting with May
or Farlow to make plans fer GEN.
tralizing the work this winter. About
$500, turned over to the Mayor
from the charity ball, will be used
in carrying on the work. Articles
of clothing. shoes, ETC., are being
left at welfare headquarters daily
to be distributed among the poor CT
the city, as occasion demands.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-11-17
Veteran Feeder Laughs
At Hard Times G. Complaints

Charles Spati, for many years a
live stock" shipper TO the Omaha
market, visited the yards this week
and laughed at hard times said to
be facing the farmer today.
\. Mr.. Spath said he remembered
time in 1.-The early Cos when hogs
we're selling on thefOmaha market
at $2.o5sa a hundred aud now they are
kicking for fear the mArket will drop
to S. hundred. F.aT
Those were hard times" said Mr..
Spath, "and many farmers were
worrying about getting enough to
feed their families, but they wealth
cred the storm and some of them
now are we'll off,"
Omaha daily bee., 1921-11-17
Road Conditions
Hurni.hed By Omaha Auto Club,


Lincoln Highway. East--Roads good:
detour eight miles at Marshalitown; road
rough Cedar Rapids and Belle Plains;
.oad from Dewitt to clinton now open.
Lincoln Highway. West-Roads good: :
attie rough In the extreme western por-
ton.
o. L. D, Highway-Detour at Ashland.
roads fine to Lincoln and west: no detour
except for six miles between Imperial
and Chase; advise parties TO Denver TO
fellow Pole road. Holyoke TO Sterling.
s. 7. A Rcade-Roads gooe-
Cornhusker Highway-Roads in excel
lent condition
highland Cutcff-ExcelIent condition.
omaha-Topeka Highway-Roads good.
George Washington Highway-Road
which has been under construction Is
now completed Roads fair to Sioux City.
Black Hills Trail-Rosd good to Nor
folk
River to River Road-Good.
white Polo Road-Under construction.
Anita to Adair; six-naile detour Just east
OF Cnsey. Fair to Des Notnes-
I. o. A. Short -Line-Roads good = :
Blue Grass Road-Roads good
King Of Trails. North-Rosds fair.
rough north OF Missouri Valley.
King Of Trails South-Rcads IN ex-
ce,lent condition: rough near Atchison: !:
cs,our s.in necessary between Leavsn-
worth and Kansas City en- account Of
read verk In progreeA
Omaha daily bee., 1921-11-17
O'Nein Cattle Man
Says Farmers Hard Hit

w. H. Shaughnessey came in
from O'Neill with shipment OF
cattle and said the farmers were in
bad shape with the low price of corn
and every field yielding big.
why" said Mr.. Shaughnessey,
II know of a farmer in my neighbor-
hood who hauled. load of corn to
O'Neill He had to haul it seven
miles. When he managed to trade
it to grocer, after trying to sell
it to the elevator, he got a pair OF
overalls, $l,wortfi a5of sugar and
enough for a little. tobacco.
very little cornfis being burned
and most; of the, farmers who are
able are scribbing rtheir corn, which
it is said can be Kept for five years,
with the, hope of the market going
up," ~
Omaha daily bee., 1921-11-17
Fight for Lower Taxes Is
Launched in Buffalo County

Kearney, Neb., Nov. l6-(Spe-
cial.)-A petition. similar to those
circulated in other counties, de-
nanding that the county board abol-
ish the Farm Bureau. club work,
highway, commissioners office and
county assessor, in order to reduce
taxes" has made. its appearance and
probably viii be filed with.the coun-
ty board this week. Farmer sup
porters of the Farm. Bureau are
looking for a :sJ1issrr il sta1es wood
pile" feeling that the fight is really
centered against the bureau. They
contend that the fight is supported
by agencies now fighting the Grain
Growers, Inc, and the live stock
cooperative associations,
Omaha daily bee., 1921-11-17
Valley, County Launches
Red Cross Roll Call

Ord, Ncb., Nov. 16.-(Special.)- >
Under the direction .rof William
Ramsey of Arcadia, rpresident of the
Valley County Red Cross chapter.
the annual roll call is being made.
He,.is assisted by Miss Buzzard,
county nurse, and it is expected
Valley county chapter will enroll
larger number of Red Cross men,
bers than last wear.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-11-17
Osborne May Eliminate
Many Articles in Exemptions

Lincoln, Nov. 16-(Special.)-A
ruling by w. H. Osborne, state tax
commissioner, is expected soon
which will take pianos. organs and
other musical instruments, firearms,
cameras and clocks out of the $500
exemption allowed On household
property.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-11-17

George w. Fawell Of Lincoln is
a guest OF his son, Commander r. M.
Fawell. Of the United States navy
and with the commanders family
will attend the Army and Navy foot
ball game in New York, Novem-
Der 26,
Evening star., 1921-05-02
TROOP STATUS IN DOUBT.
Germans in Coblenz Prefer q. S.
Soldiers to French.

COBLEEZ May 2.-The Germans OF
Coblenz have been speculating with
deep interest on the possible effect of
the Knox resolution in Congress de-
claring that a state Of war no longer
exists between America and Germany.
Whether the adoption of that reso-
lution would cause the withdrawal OF
the American forces in Germany has
been the main subject OF discussion IN
the German press of the occupied ter
ritories.
The correspondent. after interview =
ing the most representative Germans
of all classes in CoblenZ, can say that
to the ajority of Germans here the
withdrawal of the Americans would
be regarded as regrettable.
In administrative and political cir
cles they have been living in dire fear
of the French taking over the area
which would be abandoned by the
Americans. IF we must have occupa-
ton, let it be American" is the con-
sensus of opinion.
Among tradesmen and shopkeeperS
the feeling of regret would be unani
nous The tailor next door has be-
come a millionaire" said the book
store proprietor. with mingled feel
ings of admiration and envy. to the
correspondent. That bookstore man
is sure reaping paper mark har-
vest" was the way the tailor put it.
There is only one class of the popu-
lation which looks upon the presence
Of American soldiers darkly. They
are the young men who did not par
ticipate in the late war. Between
them and the average doughboy there
is no love lost and no determination.
From time to time there are even a
few clashes. The doughboy has it
that the young German is jealous of
the formers popularity with the frau
leins. Others who look deeper say
the larger cause is that these young
men relatively have not suffered from
the war and they are looking to the
future in a spirit of revenge.
Evening star., 1921-05-02
BEGIN MERGER BILL
DRAFT TOMORROW
House Committeeman Will
Report Measure Quickly,
Chairman ZihIman Says.

The first meeting of the special sub.
committee Of the House District com
mittee to draft a bill for a merger OF
the Capital Traction and Washington
Railway and Electric Company has
been called for tomorrow. Represen-
tative Fred. y. Zihlman of Maryland
chairman of this subcommittee. after
Informal conferences with the other
six members of this subcommittee
said today that he believed quick
action can be had in reporting a bin
which will give the companies an op-
portunity TO effect a voluntary merger.
and if they fail to do this an alterna
tive proposition compelling a merger
will be reSOrted to.
Calls Merger NecesAity.
There must be Il merger of some
Washington Railway and Electric
Company and the Capital Traction
Company. which will include the
Potomac Electric Power Company"
said Representative Zhlman today.
The House District committee was
practically unanimous on this in the
last session of Congress. and the
officials of the three corporations are
in favor of it themselves.
Representative Zih'man said that he
and the other members of the subcom-
mittee realize that nothing is to be
gained by delaying action. The testi-
mony already given before the full Dis
trict committee in the last session of
Congress should be sufficient to estab-
lish the main features of the legislation
necessary 10 bring about a merger. he
believes. Copies of these hearings have
been distributed to all the members Of
the House District committee, and the
members of the subcommittee on the
merger have been specially urged to
give them close study.
Other Committee Members.
The other members of the subcom-
mittee who today received notices of the
meeting tomorrow are Representatives
Anderson II. Walters of Pennsylvania
Florian A. Lampert of Wisconsin, f. w
Sproul Of Illinois, James =. Woods OF
Virginia, w. c. Hammer Of North Caro-
lima and Stanley II. kunz of Illinois.
The bill fathered by Representative
James +. Woods will be used as basis
for discussion at the meeting tomorrow
This bill was drafted to meet the con-
illusions reached by a subcommittee ap-
pointed in the last session Of Congress
after a very careful study Of the COM
plicatcd situation here. 1t is the hope
of the majority Of the new subcommit-
tee that this bill can be reported out
practically as it now reads and be
passed by the House without much diff
ficulty.
Evening star., 1921-05-02
Today's News
in Paragraphs

OYSTERS estate less than 100000.
Page |
District schools promised sufficient
funds by Chairman Focht of House
District committee. Page
House District subcommittee to begin
draft Of merger bill tomorrow.
Page l
Secretary Mellon presents to Congress
suggestions of amendments to internal
revenue tax laws. Page II
Orderly L. S. May day emphasizes
Americansm, Mr.. Daugherty declares.
Page II
New traffic rules to relieve congestion
at 14th and Pennsylvania avenue go
into effect. Page Il
National Victory Memorial building for
capital given new impetus. Page II
Henry A. Seymour. we'll known patent
attorney. clubman and yachtsman.
dies at Cosmos Club. Page II
Federal Reserve Board reports high
prices barrier to complete business re-
adjustment. Page II
Providence Hospital auxiliary to begin
May sale of tags for support of free
= wards in the institution. Page Is
Evening star., 1921-05-02
GIRL COLLEGE STUDENT
SUICIDES NEAR CAMPUS
Daughter of Shipping Board OFF,
cial Found Dangling
From a Rope.

NORTHAMPTON, Mass. May .
The body Of Miss Harriet A. DE Lancey,
whose home Is in Waterbury, Conn.
and who was a sophomore at Smith
College. was found suspended with
rope from the hoe shop dam near
the college campus today. Death was
due to hanging with suicidal intent
in the opinion Of the medical exam
iner Miss De Lancey's sister is men,
Der of the freshman class.
Miss Ada Comstock. dean Of the col
lege. said that she knew Of rea-
son why the girl should wish to end
her life. She said that while Miss De
Lancey did not rank among the best
students. she was in no danger Of be-
ing dropped because of her standing
WATERBURY. Conn. May Miss
De Lancey. whose body was found
hanging from a dam at Northampton
today. was the daughter Of Darraga
DE Lancey of This city. chairman Of
the bureau of Industrial relations of
the United States Shipping Board.
Evening star., 1921-05-02
GETS WAR TROPHY BILL.
Senate Receives Report on Distri-
button to States. <- ...

A bill providing for the equitable
distribution of trophies captured in
the war with Germany and Austria.
among the states and the District of
Columbia, was favorably reported to
the Senate Saturday from the COM
mittee on military affairs by Chair
man Wadsworth.
These trophies, including cannon,
gun carriages. machine guns. minen-
werfers, mortars. bomb throwers,
flame throwers. gas throwers. etc,
will be distributed among the states
and the District according to the
ratio that the number of men in the
service from each state and the Dis
trict bears to the total number Of men
in the service.
Special mention is made of the Ma
tional Museum and Arlington ceme-
terry, which will be allotted portion
of these trophies and devices ire
spective Of the allotment to the states
and the District.
Evening star., 1921-05-02
GIVE GERMANY
UNTIL MAY II TO YIELD:
BRITISH NAVY MAY ACT
Jusserand Says U. S.
Fav0rs Settlement
Without Taking Ruhr
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, May IN. Jusse-
rand, the French am bassadOr In.
Washington, has cabled here
the outline Of a converAation he
has had with Secretary OF state
Hughes. The American govern
n,cnt. the ambassador reported,
desires to take no attitude on
the reparat tfOns question that
would trritate the allied gov
ernments. Secretary Hughes
snid, added the nm baSSadOr's
nes~nEr, that the state Depart
mcnt hns no further conn uni
cation to niak to Germany.
Secretary Hughes Indicated a
preference that Germany should
settle without the occupation Of
the Ruhr valley, as such Occu-
patton suggested n kind Of war,
.. Juasefand's cable snid.
The cOnverHa tiOn, the am baS-
sadOr xtnted, was entirely in
formal and sympathetic.
Evening star., 1921-05-02
DROPS PILGRIM PAGEANT,
Milwaukee July 4 Committee Acts
After Catholic Objection.

ST. PAUL. Mimi, May "A state
ment that a pageant. Landing of the
Pilgrims" which had been arranged
for presentation in Milwaukee by the
sane Fourth Of July commission. was
Exclusively glorification Of the
Protestant Pilgrim was made here
by Archbishop Messmer Of Milwau
kee. in explanation Of his order for
bidding Catholic school children to
take part.
The archbishops objections. when
communicated to the Milwaukee com
mittee arranging the independence
day celebration. caused the Pilgrim
pageant to be deleted from the pro-
gram.
THE spectacle will in on way make
a recognition Of the Catholic faith
and forbade Catholic children taking
part in a demonstration, partially re-
ligious in character. which does not
give fair consideration to their be-
lief" the archbishop said
Evening star., 1921-05-02
NAME DRAFT EvADERS.
Chicago Receives First List to Be
Made Public.

CHICAGO, May 2.-The first official
list of draft evaders in the 9th Army
Corps area. embracing Illinois. Mich
igan and Wisconsin. has been re-
ceived at Fort Sheridan, it was an
nounced. The list contained 1900
names.
The names will be printed and sent
out to newspapers. post Offices, draft
boards. county sheriffs and chiefs Of
police. A reward of $50 will be Of
fered for the capture Of each man
named on the lists.
Evening star., 1921-05-02
PRESIDENT PLAYS GOLF.

President Harding this afternoon
will play the first shot on the new
fifth hole recently finished at the
Columbia Country Club, where the
open golf championship OF the United
hole. which the President will open
this afternoon. has been declared by
prominent golfers to be one of the
best three shot holes in the United
States.
The President will play with How
ard f.. Whitney. president of the
United States Golf Association, AMI
Wynant u. Vanderpool, secretary OF
the association.
Evening star., 1921-05-02
SWORN AS TREASURER.
Col. Frank White of North Dakota
Becomes Federal Official.

Col. Frank White of Valley City.
y. D.. this afternoon was sworn in
as treasurer Of the United SraSss.
Secretary Mellon and a number Of
other officials of thetdepartment wers
present at the ceremony, which took
place in the Secrctary's office.
Col. White is president of the Mid
die West Trust Company and ar
overseas war veteran. He also served
in the Philippines during the Span
ish-American war. He is a native of
Illinois, but has lived in North
Dakota for a number of years
Evening star., 1921-05-02
FRENCH M0B|L|z|NG
TO TAKE OVER RUHR
10000 Troops Expected to
Be Called if Germans
Do Not Yield.
BY the .ASSOcia ted Press

bS III" tssOcIa ted Press.
PARIS. May 2.-The French gov
ernment is proceeding with the pre-
1 liminaries necessary to the occupa-
j ton of the Ruhr valley. should that
step be ordered. A brigade of cavalry
was eptraining today at Meaux to
join large detachment of infantry
already on the way from Lyon. in
addition TO artillery from Vincennes
and other garrisons now on the move.
The understanding in official cir
cies here is that nothing can now
prevent completion of the French
plans for mobilization of the neces-
sary forces for the occupation. and
that the actual occupation can be
prevented only by Germany giving
ample guarantees that she will pay
according to the decisions of the
reparations commission.
Acceptance Not Expected.
Such acceptance by Germany is en-
tirely unexpected in political and Of
ficial circles here, and an order
mobiiizing l5a.e0t men Of the class
of 1919 is expected at any moment.
orders for the mobilization of the
class of 1918, which will take part
in the possible occupation of the
Ruhr district of Germany. were eN-
pected to be issued here today.
Negroes are not expected to be
included in the forces sent into the
! Ruhr district.
The mobilization orders will be
sent to individuals, who will be in
Structed to report for duty. and the
entire class will not be called as
formerly This procedure was made
possible by the passage of the new
mobilization act. 1t is probable that
the governments orders will exempt
students, soldiers living in devastat-
ed regions and those who have
served under the colors outside of
French territory.
Press FaVOrs Mobilization.
Newspapers. as whole. expressed
themselves today as being in favor
of the mobilization. the only dis
cordant note being struck by Hu-
mantle. which in large headlines at
tackled the order calling the men to
the colors. 1t also carried on its first
page an advertisement by the COM
munist committee of action. begin
ming with the words: Down with
war: down with mobilization.
The newspapers were so taken up
with reports Of the meeting of the
supreme allied council in London
that they were unable to devote more
than bare news space to the passage
of the Knox resolution by the United
states Senate. The only comment on
this resolution which would end the
technical state of war between the
United States and Germany. was
casual question as to what would
he the consequences of it's adoption.
rpoop STATuS TN DoIIRI
Evening star., 1921-05-02
IRISH PLEA IN SENATE.
Referred to Foreign Relations
Committee Without Objection.

Senator Borah. republican. Idaho,
presented today in the Senate copy
Of IAN address to the American Con-
eress by the parliament of Ireland"
without objection. Senator Borah's
request that it be referred to the for
Gig, relations committee and printed
as public document was granted.
Copies had been sent previously to
all newspapers in the United States.
Evening star., 1921-05-02
COMMENT HERE WITHHELD.

In the absence of official informa-
tion all comment on the decision of
the allied supreme council at Lon
don with regard to German repara-
tionS was withheld today at the State
Department. 1t was said that so far
as the United States was concerned
the situation was just where it was
Saturday night. when it was made
clear that the American government
would determine it's course after
learning officially of the action of the
council.
Reports in London that the United
States might be requested to COM
municate the findings Of the council
to Germany was declared to be TIN
supported by any official advices. II
also was said that there had been no
communication between the Amer
lean government and the supreme
council and that no communica ton
had been sent to Berlin.
Evening star., 1921-05-02
HIROHITO AT GIBRALTAR.
Crown Prince Of japan Gets En-
thusiastic Welcome.

GIBRALTAR. May i.-Crown Prince
Hirohito Of Japan was given an en-
thusiastic welcome here yesterday
afternoon. The prince. wearing the
uniform of an admiral. left the bat
tleship katori with his retinue at >
o'clock and drove to the government
house with mounted escort and a
guard of honor composAI of Middle
sex troops. The streets were thronged
with cheering people and We're cor
doned with bluejackets and soldiers
The prince and his party dined at
tn. government house in the evening
British and American admirals being
guests at the brilliant function,
which was given by the governor
During the dinner toasts to Great
Britain and Japan were drunk
Evening star., 1921-05-02
|ON WAY WITH U. S. DEAD.
Transport to Bring $500 Bodies Of
Soldiers From Europe.

CHERBOCRG. France. May 2.-The
United states Army transport Whea
ton. with $500 bodies of American
soldiers aboard. sailed from this port
for Antwerp today.
A. Antwerp the transport will re-
ceive one thousand more bodies and
then sail for New York
Evening star., 1921-05-02
Not Considering u. S.
Diplomat to Vatican.
President Declares

Appointment Of nm American
diplomatic representative to thr
Vatican IL not under cOntcmp1n-
tiOn. said a statement issued
today Mt the White House in re-
spOnSe to repeated Inquiries ns
to the possibility Of such nm
nPpOin tment being made.
"Many inquiries hnNc como to
the President relative to n con-
tcmplated nomination Of n dip
IOmntlc representative to the
Naticnn," said the abatement,
"nnd the President hns thought
II best to answer NIL "f them
by the public statement that
no cOnside ration has been given
to such n step. md there Will
he no occasion to consider II
unless Congress by the ennct-
mcnt Of law provides for such
reprcsentntiO THE President
does not understnnd thnt any
such proposal has been mnde
to Congress"
Evening star., 1921-05-02
GETS $42.5OO SECURITIES,
Masked Bandits Rob Stock Broke,
in Motor Car Hold-Up.

tNIONTOWN. Pa, May 1.-Two
masked bandits today held up an
automobile in which Robert B..
Graham, stock broker. and three
others were riding and robbed era :
ham of s35.000 in bonds. The bandits.
after picking out $500 worth of oil
stocks. returned the remainder to
Graham.
Evening star., 1921-05-02

statute did not cover the alleged overt
acts Of the defendants.
The second attack was directed
against Judge Clarence w Sessions
who presided at the trial. Counsel
for Newberry averred that through
out the trial Judge Sessions acted in
manner prejudicial to its interest.
The court so construed the statute. :"
the brief said, las to make it viola :
tion for Mr.. Newberry to become a
candidate II he knew that the cam
paign would require more than $3.50
to be expended"