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The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-11
Next Friday toBe
Billion Dollar
Day at Treasur,
Nations Finance Departr
10 Pay Out Millions fors
Securities Called for
Redemption.

Washington. Dee. 10.-briday will
be a billion dollar day at the treas
ury. The nations finance department
on that day Will disburse in cash or
securities 500, 600, 900 TO holders of
Victory notes which have been called
for redemption, 500. .o00 900 to holders
Of maturing treasury certificates of
Indebtedness and 500. 100000 in in.
terest on the public debt.
The Victory notes, on which inter
est will cease December l., bear the
distinguishing letters y, L, c. d. f
and + before the serial number.
In connection with the Friday pay.
ments the treasury is offering $780,
100000 OF AZ per cent notes matur.
ing in two and one-half years and an
issue of S400, 900, 900 of treasury Ger.
tficates, one series maturing in three
months bearing 3ia per cent interest
and the other bearing 4 per cent in
terest and maturing in one year.
Holders of Victory notes called for
redemption or of certificates matur-
ing Friday may exchange them for
the new notes and certificates or may
purchase outstanding Liberty or
treasury bonds or other treasury
notes al prevailing market prices.
Friday also will see the last quar-.
terly payment of income and profits
taxes this year and Secretary Mellon
estimates the payment will be around
s275, 200, 900
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-11
Demand for
.Workrnen
Reports From % Cities Show
5000 More Employed Last
Monih-Nebraska Haudi.
capped by Car Shortage.
Iowa Wants Corn Pickers

Kansas City. Mo. Dec. 1o.-(By A.
P)-Althoush employment uas re.
tarded somewhat by inadequate trans
portation and completion of harvest
work. almost 5000 more men were
employed IN 81 cities If the middle
west during November. 1922. than
we're at work in October, according to
the report OF the United States De
partment of Labor employment ser
vice for the fourth district. made pub
lie tonight.
The report is compiled from stats
ties submitted by f,1t0 firms in the
district, which include. Minnesota,
Iowa. Missouri. Narth Dakota. South
Dakota. Nebraska and Kansas. Tho
total number of men employed by
these firms during November war
2e5.0a9, as compared with 2fI,2f6 the
month before.
Curtailed in Iowa
Iowa reported a curtailed employ
ment because of inadequate trans
portation. Increased employment was
noted In railroad shops and there was
a fair demand for carnhuskers and
farmhands.
North and South Dakota reported
a demand for farm workers, but In
South Dakota harvesting was near
completion and many workers were
migrating to northern lumber camps.
Both states reported decrease IN
building operations.
Nebraska reported industry ham
pered by car shortages. although em'
rloyment in meat packing continued
| good.
Comparative Figures.
The following table shows por.
tion of firms reporting, the number
employed on october Is, and the
number employed on November ID;
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-11
Twenty-Five Are
Killed in Quakes
Shocks Continue for More
Than 80 Hours-Many
- Caught Under Debris.

Toxic. Dec. lo.--tBy A. P.-Twen-
cent earthquakes in the Shimabara
peninsula Island OF Kiushiu, accord
Ing to an official announcement. This
Is considered conservative, as efforts
are being made to allay the fears of
the inhabitants, who are panic
stricken.
Earthquakes were reported also at
-Aomori and Hak kodate, but no details
have been received.
The shocks continued for more
than 80 hours without Interruption
Unofficial estimates place the death
list in excess of 100. Most of the
casualties were caused by houses col
lapsing. In some places the land
sank three feet. Many bridges were
destroyed.
The quakes were felt with less Sc
verify at Fukuoka.
The most serious situation, officials
said, was the Island of kiushi All
the shocks were attributed to the
Volcanoes on Mount Aso.
Residents of Shmabara have fled
from their homes and sought refugees
at Nagasak. where many of the
Wounded also were taken. The first
from their home and sought refuge
disaster on Sakjurima Island in 1918,
when 800 were killed.
The volcanoes of Cnzen and Aso
are entering an active period after
nine years Of comparative quietude,
according TO experts. e.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-11
Coal Industry
Overdeveloped
United States Commission De.
cides More Fuel Is Produced
Than Nation Requires.

Washington, Dec. 10.-Studies of
the United States coal commission al
ready has developed the conclusion
among it's members that the bitumi
nous coal mining industry In ths
United States is oyerdeveloped and
that good business and good citizen
ship require investors TO cease elm.
barking upon new coal mining opera
tions. according to a statement mad.
public today.
TOO many soft coal mines and toe
many miners describe the situation in
plain English the commissions
statement said. I'm these coal mines.
more capital is invested and more
miners are employed than are needed
to produce the coal the country re.
qures. This condition, Of course. In.
wolves waste in a countrywide scale.
Existing bituminous mines, the
statement continued. can produce
theoretically. 1000. 900, 600 tons of coal
year, while the country consumes
only 500, ,000. 900 tons. The result in
some places, is TO bring about, the
commission said, q mine working time
which is too short to pay adequately
either owners or miners.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-11
Colorado Miners Decide
TO Resume Work Monda,

Leadville. Col, Dec. 1O.--Niners en-
ployed in six lead, zinc and iron
mines in the Leadville district, at a
mass meeting Saturday night, voted
to return to work Monday and submit
their case to the Colorado industrial
commission. a demand for an In
crease in pay from $3.50 a day TO 81
was made by the workers early this
week.
&, Len Rogers, investigator for the in
dustrial commission. addressed the
miners and explained the machinery
provided by the state for the adjust.
ment Of industrial disputes.
The workers also voted to organize
a branch Of the Mine, Mill and Smell.
ter Workers union and to affiliate
with the American Federation of La
bOr
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-11
Chinese Colors
.Fly Over kiaochOw
After "A Years
Territory Held by Germans
and Seized by Japs During
World War, Restored
to China.
Copyright. 1871

Tsing-YaO, Shantung. Dec. l0.--By
restored to China at noon today with
a striking lack Of ceremony. The
Chinese flag, for the first time in "a
years, was raised over the admins
tration building which had been used
by the Germans and later by the
Japanese who seized the territory dur
i'lg the world war
A small group OF Japanese and
Chinese officials exchanged formal
addresses and drank mutual toasts
before handing ovt the final docu-
ments which completed the transfer.
A Chinese gunboat in the bay fired a
headquarters were taken over by the
Chinese.
Gen. Yuhi, Japanese governor gen.
eral of Kiaochow, and the remaining
Japanese troops in the territory will
depart on December IA. The staffs
which have been on the docks and
wharves Will remain 10 days longer
before being replaced by Chinese.
A thousand Shantung troops ar
rived here before the territory was
taken over. Wang Cheng-Ting, for.
eign minister Of China, who received
the territory from the Japanese, said
he was confident there would be no
trouble from the bandits as they have
left the town. He declared that now
the only possibility of danger is from,
japanese roughs.
Minister Wang, in an interview, re.
peatedly expressed his inability to un-
derstand why the arms promised by
the japanese for the police had not
arrived. Japan, he said. has post
poned the delivery of arms three
times. He said he had 2,7o0 police
troops within the city and 10000
troups on the boundary.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-11
Woman Unveils
Portrait of Her
Famous Poet Son
J. Laurie Wallace's Painting
Of John e.. Neihardt Pre-
sentcd to Omaha Library
by Admirers of Bard.

The portrait of John &. Neihardt,
Nebraska's poet laureate, was unveil-
ed yesterday afternoon by the poets
mother. Mrs. Alice Neihardt of Bran
son. Mo-, and presented to the Public
library by Judge Duncan NJ. Vinson-
naler.
j. c. Masters. president OF the Nei.
hardt club, opened the ceremonies,
which were attended by 200 persons.
He declared that Mr.. Neihardt has in
reality caught the mood of courage
which chara cterized the early pioneers
Of Nebra ska.
Deserves Recognition.
I'VE feel Neihardt deserves recog-
nition while he still is living i
hope Neihardt will be spared for many
of songs he is working on, depicting
this last move of the Aryan race to-
ward the setting sun" said Mr. Mas
ters.
Mr.. Masters introduced Judge Vim
sonhaler as the man who helped TO
make possible the portrait Judge
Vinsonhaier declared it particularly
fitting that J. Laurie Wallace. Nebras-
ka portrait painter, had done the por-
trait of the great Nebraska poet. He
thanked The Omaha Bee for its Sun
day editorial on MIR. Wallace and Mr..
Neihardt. and said he would not rest
| until portrait of Villa Gather, Ne
hraska author, hung beside that OF
Mr. Neihardt.
Answer 10 Babbitism.
That the presentation OF the poets
portrait is an answer to charges of
''Babbitism" in a current novel was
declared by Judge Vinsonhaler. The
small, gray-haired mother of the poet
unveiled the portrait.
Mrs. Franklin, a member of the il
brary board, accepted the portrait for
the library.
At the close of the ceremony Mrs.
Neihardt, who came from Branson for
the presentation, declared the canvas
had remarkable likeness to her son.
She intends to meet the artist today,
she said.
The portrait was hung at the top
of the stairs on the third floor of the
library building.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-11
Retail Food Prices
Climb in 20 Cities
Omaha Shows Increase Of One
Per Cent for Month Ending
November Is.

Washington, Dec. 10.-Retail food
costs increased in 20 of 81 represen-
tative cities over the country during
The month ended November Is, accord
ing to review issued by the Depart
ment of Labor. In New Orleans,
prices showed a decrease. but it was
less than five-tenths OF per cent.
Increases noted were; New York,
Philadelphia, Denver. and Bridgeport,
Conn, 3 per cent Cleveland, Indian.
apolis, Milwaukee, Newark, n. J.,
New Haven, Manchester, y. II. Nor
folk. and Portland. Mo, = per cent;
Chicago, Kansas City. Little Rock.
Omaha, st. Paul Salt Lake City, Say
annah, and Washington, .. c., ! per
cent.
For the year ended November u.
these decreases were listed: Kansas
City, Salt Lake City and savannah, s
per cent: Bridgeport and Omaha. 8
per cent; Denver and Indianapolis. 8
per cent; Chicago, Milwaukee, New
Haven, New Orleans, and Portland.
Me-, 4 per cent.
AS compared with the average cost
in 1913. the retail cost of food Novem-
ber Is, was 81 per cent higher in New
York and Washington, 80 per cent in
Omaha, 2S per cent in Kansas City.
SO per cent in Denver, and 25 per cent
in Salt Lake City.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-11
Ford Says Big Stock
Dividends Necessity

Boston, Dec. 9.-Henry Ford, visit
ing New England TO decide on the
site for an export terminal for the
Ford Motor company, said that he
considered the present wave of stock
dividend declarations by big corpora
tions a business necessity, but added
that his company would make no
such distribution this year. I'VE are
expanding steadily" he said. 1--WE
have d 30,000,0O0 program of i'm
provements to be completed within a
year. We won't declare any stock
dividend, only the regular cash divi-
dends, and we will spend them in the
same way that we have in the past;
tha is. on extensions and improve
ments.'
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-11
Administration Opposed
to Excess Profits Tax

Philadelphia, Dec. 1o.-Senator-elect
Simeon d. Fess of Ohio. Saturday
night. in an address before the Manu-
facturers club, declared that the Hard
ing administration has placed itself on
record as opposed to any revival OF
the excess proflts tax. As a wartime
measure, he asserted. such tax was
tolerable, but as a peacetime measure
1t had no place on the statute books.
He opposed this act he said. be,
cause it was 'uneoonomical. unscien-
titic, and has the effect OF sitting bue.
mess" Investors, he added. will not
place their money in Industrial anter-
prises.
Other speakers were Senator George
Wharton Pepper OF Pennsylvania ard
Governor-elect Clifford Pinchot os
Pennsylvania. s
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-11
Stolen Goods Unearthed
on Nebraska CITY Farm

Nebraska City, Neb.. Dec TO-
tSpecial)-Sheriff Fischer and Deputy
Bird have unearthed more goods on
the Babcock farm southeast of the
city that are believed to have been
stolen and placed there by an organ.
lied gang of yeggs. Several thin
cracker boxes have been uncovered.
These contained silk sweaters, shirts,
trousers. underwear, silverware and
other merchandise.
Several weeks ago large tin-cov.
cred box was excavated on the farm
and goods stolen from two Elk Creek
stores recovered. Complaints were
filed against Willie Welter and Jacey
Banker, Nebraska City men. who are
now awaiting trial at Tecumseh on
burglary charges. Babcock testified
in county court that the box was bur
led on his farm by the two men.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-11
/. S. Securities
for Savings Are
Very Popular
Annual Report Of Secretary
Mellon Deals at Length on
Permanent Feature
Of Treasury.

Washington, Dec. 10.-tSpecial. -
The usefulness and increasing attrac.
tiveness of government savings secur-
tiles has been demonstrated clearly by
tho continued sale of these securities
throughout the past year. according
to a considerable portion of the an
nual report Of Secretary of the Treas
ury Mellon, which is devoted to the
government savings securities which
have become permanent feature OF
the treasury operations.
THE various offerings OF savings
securities says Secretary Mellon in
his report. have given TO all classes
of people. no matter how small their
means, an opportunity to invest in the
obligations of their government, and
more important still, the publicity
given to these offerings has carried
the message OF economy and thrift
into every city. town and hamlet in
the country, and there are few homes
In which the securities, in greater or
lesser amounts, may not be found.
First Issued in 1917.
First issued In 1917, as one OF the
means of meeting the financial re-
auirements of the world var, the con-
t.nued sale of these securities has
been of material aid to the govern
ment in the financing OF the current
requirements, and at the same time
has increased the prosperity and well
being of those who have saved and
bought them"
What has been done by the treasury
department is given in detail by the
report, including the changes neces-
ssry to bring the department from a
war to a peace basis, and the history
of the government savings movement
is brought down to date.
Exempt From Taxes.
At present the government is offer
ing treasury savings certificates, ex-
empt from all local and state taxation
Except estate and inheritance taxes)
and from the normal federal income
tax, Those certificates are issued in
denominations of s25, 800. and $1,000
and sold to investors at $20.50. S82,
and $500. They mature 5 years from
the date of issue and if held until that
time they yield about 4 per cent
interest. compounded semiannually.
They may be redeemed at any time
after one month. paying interest on
the money invested at the rate OF 3
per cent simple interest.
In his report, Secretary Mellon ad.
v:ses holders of war savings certifi-
Gates to exchange them as they be-
come due for treasury savings certifl-
Gates. The exchange may be made at
any postoffice or at the banks or di-
rect with the Tresury department at
Washington.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-11
Colorado Man Convicted
of Killing Army Corporal

Littleton, Colo, Dec. 10.--William
Patton was found guilty OF first dc.
gree murder for killing Corp. Ben
iamn Meshew of the United States
army at Logantown. Colo. on October
90 by jury in the district court here.
The penalty was fixed at life impris
onment
Meshew's death occurred during a
fight in the little town adjoining Fort
Logan, in which a number of men
were alleged to have taken part.
Patton is n restaurant proprietor.
on the stand he testified that he
fought against overwhelming odds for
what seemed to him hours and that
when he saw Meshew rushing toward
him he was frantic with exhaustion
and fear. He asserted he did not re-
member what happened until he saw
Meshew's body lying in front of him.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-11
University Student Killed
When Automobile Upsets

Tucson, Ariz.. Dec. 10.--Carlton
Thayer Converse of Houston, Tex,
athlete and Junior at the University
of Arizona, was almost instantly killed
this evening when his automobile
turned over about mile south of Tu.
bac, near here. Two passengers in the
machine were injured. The accident
is attributed to the fact that the car
which Converse was driving was not
equipped with lights.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-11
Globe TrOtter Dies

Wichita. Kan. Dec. 1o.-Samuel
Cooper. 6S. retired capitalist and a
globe trotter, died here Saturday
night. His travels included visits into
the interior Of China, TO Tibet, the
Holy Land and South America. Chi
nese bandits captured him and he
bought his freedom with travellers
checks, payments on which were
stopped.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-11
Beatrice Suspects Wanted
by Officials in IllinOi:

Beatrice, Neb.. Dec. 10.-Illinois Of
ficials, it was announced this evening,
have asked Sheriff Emerym and Chief
Of Police White to return Frank
Stuart and George Warren to that
state IL the charge against them here
should be dismissed. The two men are
big and killing Charles Wolf. They
are expected TO be arraigned this
week. The two are wanted in Illinois
for alleged violation Of parole. Local
officials say Stuart and Warren have
confessed to the killing of Wolf and
implicated a third Beatrice man, Fran
els South. The latter asserts his in
nocence.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-11
Hastings Man Recommended
for County Examining Board

Washington, Dec. 10.-tSpecial Tele-
gram. (-Representative Andrews has
recommended DR.. Il. y. Hamel Of
Hastings TO be member Of the examin.
ing board for pensions for Adams
county. succeeding DR.. F. ]. Jones,
who has resigned TO make tour Of
the world.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-11
Fireman Overcome by Smoke
While Battling With Flames

Fireman Joe Foreman of Station
No. was overcome by smoke
while firemen battled with a difficult
blaze in the basement of the Quality
shoe store, 1903 Douglas street. Ills
condition was not serious.
The firemen had great difficulty
in getting TO the scene Of the fire
because OF the dense smoke. The
fire was OF unknown origin.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-11
Aeriff Files $1,000 Claim
for Feeding State Convicts

London, Dec. 10.--tSpecial.l-She
Mike Clark of Omaha has filed claims
for $1,000 with the state auditor for
feeding prisoners under commitment
to state penal institutions until suf-
hcient room for them could be found
IN the state reformatory and peniten
tiary.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-11
New Steamship Service
to Start First of Month

Washington, Dec. l0.-Operation of
the new direct passenger service be-
tween Pacific ports of the United
States and the east coast of South
America, via the Panama canal, will
begin next month. The shipping
board announced that the President
Hayes will leave San Francisco, jan
uary 25, and that thereafter sailings
would be four days apart. The Presi-
dent Harrison and the Susquehanna
are the other vessels assigned to the
service.
Los Angeles. according 10 the an
nouncement, will be the other Pacific
coast port of call. The vessels will
call at Rio de Janeiro, Montevideo and
Buenos Aires. and northbound. will
stop at Santos.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-11
Two Killed, One Injured
When Motor Car Turns Over

Oklahoma City. Dec. t0.-To men
were killed and another injured when
their motor car turned over on the
Twenty-third street road near the city
late Saturday night.
The dead are:
p. II. Nolan, assistant state game
warden.
Billy Steart, Of Philadelphia.
The accident. the second near here
Saturday night, was caused by daz-
zling headlights on an approaching
car. according to Bryant.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-11
Dry Sleuth Receives
Orders for Holiday Cheer

San Francisco. Dec. 10.-After raid
ing an alleged Illicit liquor purveyinE
establishment, a prohibition agent sat
at its telephone for two hours and
received orders for Christmas De
liyeries, he said. The would-be cus-
toners not knowing they were giving
their orders for liquor to an officer.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-11
Substantial Increase
in Employment Reported

Washington, Dec. 10.--An increase
in employment over the country In
November, greater than during any
month since January. IL, shown In re-
ports to the United States employment
service.
In making public a summary OF the
reports, the service said a further ex.
passion was prevented only by made
quate rail transportation for COM
modities. The common labor short
age has been relieved in a measure
by the release OF farm workers. 1t
was stated, but this shortage still Is
apparent in many parts OF the coun-
try.
"AIl manifestations point TO a steady
upward trend In employment" the
announcement said.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-11
Stock Dividend Voted

Honolulu, I. H., Dec. 10.--tBy A. P)
The directors OF Castle and Cooke,
Ltd. sugar factors and steamship
agents, have voted to declare a 100
per cent stock dividend, increasing the
FIRMS capital stock from s., 500 900 to
s5,ooo,000, it was announced today.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-11

Forecast
Nebraska--Unsettled Monday with
rising temperatures in east portion
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-12-11
THE
MYSTERY
GIRL
A Detective story
BY CAROLYN WELLS

lopl rtsnf, 1922, by J B. Lippincott Co
Ssrialized by Ledger Syndicate.
The Devils Lake world., 1922-06-21
LONGER TERMS
LAW:DRIVE ON

Bismarck, N. D., June 21.-A cam
paign to obtain 10000 signatures to
petitions asking submission of con-
stitutional amendment to the voters
in Nov. providing that the supreme
court judges shall serve terms of 10
years and that members of the board
of railroad commissioners shall serve
terms of six years has been insti-
tuted here. The committee for the
petitioners is composed of V. E.
Smart, traffic expert of the railroad
commissioner; E. B. Cox and Maurice
Duffy, Bismarck; Edward F. Flynn,
Devils Lake, and Dean Hugh E. Will
lis of the university law school,
Grand Forks.
The proposed amendment provides
that the judge receiving the highest
number of votes in November shall
serve 10 years, the next highest for
eight years and the third for six
years. One judge would be elected
every two years. Similarly it provides
the candidate receiving the highest
number of votes for railroad COM
missioner shall serve six years, the
next highest four years and the third
highest two years. Thereafter one
would be elected every two years for