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The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-11-17
Calls Hand
of Roads at
Rate Probe
Kansas Public Utilities Head
Demands Carriers Show
Figures on Business
for 1923.
Quick Action Is Sought

Kansas City, Mo, Nov. 16.-The
fight for reduction in grain rates
for the middlewest farmer reached a
demand for a showdown today when
Clyde NJ. Reed. chairman of the Kan
sas public utilities commission, asked
the interstate commerce commission
to request the western railroads to
furnish detailed figures on their busi-
ness and revenue for 1928.
The request was made at the hear
ing In progress here on grain rates
before two members of the commits
sion.
Speaking in behalf of the eight
state public utilities commissions,
Reed asked that the information he
made available within the next 10
days. He asked that the railroads
shov the number of cars handled
the average haul per car the total
gross revenue and the gross revenue
per ton mile.
John G. Esch. one of the interstate
commerce commissioners, said he
would take the request under ad-
visement.
Incomes Of less than 81 a day were
realized by farmers in South Dakota
in the years of 1921 and 1929, C. C.
Worsham testified at the hearing.
Some of the annual family incomes
in counties of that state, where
wheat Is grown extensively, were as
low as 1858 In 1921, Worsham de-
clared.
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tested receptacles the ingredients for
their culinary combinations. or will
they be permitted to put In a pinch Of
this and a pinch. of that? These be
serious questions IL we are to take
seriously all the argument and dis
cord revealed in the change from
Mr.. Commissioner Butler to Mr..
Mayor Dahlman.
John w. Welch Is forgiven. lie
admits that beet sugar will do every
thing in jellying or baking that his
food dispensaries need TO have done.
He winds up his confession by invit-
Ing me to have n baked apple with
him at my convenience. Something
tells me I'm going to like that man.
Admitting that my remarks about
the letters the wife gives her hus-
band to mail have saved his bacon
on couple OF occasions. J. w.
Blanchard OF Council Bluffs wants
me to say something about the fellow
who sprawls over the street car. un-
folds his newspaper In your face and
seemingly holds to the opinion that a
bathtub Is the place to store coal.
beg Mr.. Blanchard to excuse me. The
Bee Is n Great Moral Newspa per.
seeking to be worthy of admission
to every home. / try to be moderate
In my language. The least l could
possibly say about tho street car
porker would not get by the Man at
the Top. And even II II did. Post
master Black would exercise compe.
tent jurisdiction. I'd like TO accom-
modate. but really I'd prefer holding
this rather pleasant job.
Now a question for information.
Why is It that the fellow who rolls
and tosses all night long In the berth
can roll over and be sound asleep
within 80 seconds after George
shakes the curtain and remarks that
II IL time 10 get mp?
TO Mrs. Marian A. Robertson Of
Plattsmouth; My grateful thanks for
your kind words. I'm going to show
them to the Big Chief and they may
have beneficial influence.
w. NJ. NJ.
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majority Of the votes and these votes
are apportioned by each county pro-
posal man casting votes amounting
to one-third the total vote cas-, in his
county FOR his party'S candidate for
governor at the last state election.
The majority ticket thus elected is
nled with the secretary Of state ard
becomes the majority ticket of the
party In the primary. March sA
Five or more dissenting proposal men
may file another ticket before tho
third Tuesday In December. This
would become the minority ticket.
individual proposal petitions can hs
filed also previous 10 January 1. hut
each candidate must. en- or before jan
uary /, 1894. slSn the following de-
claration which must he attached 10
the proposal,
Il DO hereby declare that = nom.
mated and elected viii qualify. al-
here 10 the principles herewith pm
claimed and obey the party reoaa IL
invoked against me
Only fragmentSry returns hase
been available thus lar ftam last 1aeS-
days primary hut a statement issued
tcnm McAdoo headquarters here today
states that friends ~ Nr. McAdne
swept the state. \ few Fors counties
were reported. according 10 the Nc.
Adco men. No reports have been thus
Ear ohtainaele on the Arspuenesn re-
suits,
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Attempt Is Made
to Wreck Train
Engineer Finds Lumber on
Track Near Peru-Three
Men Leave Scene.

Peru. Neb.. Nov 16.-The engineer
on Burlington passenger train No. SO
Thursday evening discovered a rail-
road tie. and some bridge lumber
placed on the track ahead of him as
he rounded a curve about eight miles
north of here. between Peru and Ne
braska City. The distractions had
been picked up from along the track
where they were taken out OF the
track by workmen a short distance
away, and were laid squarely across
the rails so that the engine would
have hit them. It was just after
dark when the train came upon the
distractions and the engineer saw
the shadow by the glare Of the head
light. When the train stopped the
crew is said to have seen three men
run from the vicinity and enter a
boat at the bank OF the Missouri
river and row away. Railway and
county authorities are working on the
case
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BY MARK SULLIVAN.

Washington. Nov. is.-Ali the dem.
ocratic politicians In Washington are
watching the news from the fore
gathering OF New York. Indiana and
Illinois bosses at French Lick. All
the republican politicians are watch
ing Senator Hiram johnson.
In Chicago. the pressure on John.
son TO act was quite strong. most of
Il coming from Albert Lasker. for.
mer chairman of the shipping board.
who In private life. conducts in Chi.
cako the largest advertising agency
In the world. There is no such back.
Ing In Washington.
When Johnson contended for the
1920 nomination. Senator Borah took
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-. SUNNY SIDE UP ::

Not responsible for anything lost
in this cafe" is a sign in we'll
known eating place. I'm going to
have an argument with the proprietor
one of these days. Whenever I eat
there lose my appetite. II he isn't
responsible for the loss, why should
1 pay him?
Stood on the corner of Seventeenth
and Farnam for an hour yesterday
quarter OF a century ago could
have called by name two.thirds Of
the men who passed. Yesterday
knew only two. J. y. Haynes and
Bob Druesedow.
A veteran editor was In town yes
terday. That is to say. he was a
Nebraska editor at one time, but a
lawyer now. w. w. White Of the
old home town of Gerlng. White
went to Banner county. Nebraska, in
1885 and set up a printing outfit on
Punkin creek df the linotype expert
and proofreader conspire to spell that
Pumpkin there'll be n rioD and pro-
tetutu lp ifJ iD nldks loihS DelleVc
II was going to be the site Of the
county seat. But fellow named
Randall started a paper where Harris
burg now stands and beat White to
the county seat. SO White quit the
newspaper business and became "A
lawyer. Randall sold out years ago
and went to California, where he was
elected to congress as a prohlbltionist.
The only thing left at Whites chosen
site Is Punkin creek.
Mayor Dahlman. In charge OF
public affairs, will take over the de
partment of weights and measures
from Commissioner Butler. Now
what does that mean? Is avoirdupois
to bo maintained or is troy weight
to be substituted? VIII the mayor
issue n ulSase that pint IL a pound
tho world around? VIII the mayor
declare that n yard Is from the tip
OF tho nose to the end of the fingers
Of the outstretched arm, or will he
insist on yardstlek2 WIN house.
wives be compelled TO measure In
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seven girls who have shot the high
est scores viii be selected TO represent
the university in the intercollegiate
matches. Each girl will fire ten tar
gets and the scores added and com
pared with the total OF their oppo-
nenfs
The universities and colleges which
have accepted the challenge Of the
Nebraska rifle women are:
Oregon Agricultural college, Uni
yorsi,y Of Illinois. Ripon college. Unit
yersiiy q Vermont. University Of
Kansas. Connecticut Agricultural Col
lege. University of Montana. Okla.
hnma a end n. DePauw university.
University Of Arizona. University Of
Oregon. Denise university. and Po-
mona college.
To convince tho sceptical, Captain
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johnson Is Without Support in
Senate as Isolationists Bolt Him
dshingfon 4cts Cool Toudd California Senator Orer An
nouncement He VIII Seek Observation-Disclosures
Democrats Lineup for Battle.

| the stump fm him. But this year
Senator Borah has taken puh.cly a
position diseouraging 10 Johnson's
candidacy. In 1920 senator Borah
felt there WAS what he regarded as
the danger OF America entering the
league of nations, and looked upon
Johnson : speaking tour and his can.
didacy altogether as necessary and
desirable means OF political education.
For the same reason. in 1920. prac.
tically all the old republican irrecon-
cables gave Johnson's candidacy
their blessing.
This year. II there is any rcpubli.
can senator who will back johnson
in the race, your correspondent does
not know who IL is. Senator Moses
of New Hampshire departed from
Johnson as soon as the death OF
Harding put Senator Moses fellow.
New Englander in the White House.
Senator Mccormick Of Illinois, who at
one time seemed 10 think Il was dc.
sIrahle for johnson to be in tho race.
Is not now associated with the Chi.
NakR EAohH NHt AiR uiklbk johnson
to run. Kenyon OF Iowa, who was
one OF johnsons senatorial hackers
in 1920, is now federal Judge and
cut OF politics
The net Of II all is that johnson
has no senatorial supporter The ir.
reooneiliahle senators do not feel there
Is now the pressing need for direct
spokesman OF this cause In the prcsi.
Dental race. The radical senator's. as
Erookhart. do not regard johnson as
radical enough. and will put their
support behind la Follctte. The reg.
nlar republican senators were never
for johnson and just now want 10
keep the boat from being rocked
Aside from this. that whimsical
young man Of wealth in Pennsylvania.
Ralph Strasshefger, who made the
largest contribution 20 Senator John.
sons campaign fund In 1899, seems
this year 10 he In "A state OF some
doubt and hesitation and is down in
the White House engagement list for
a luncheon with Coolidge this week.
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Omahan Ordered Held
to Bluffs Grand Jury

Charles Stone, Eighteenth and
Farnam street, Omaha. who was
charged with operating motorve-
hicle in a reckless way and leaving
the scene of an accident without
notifying an officer or stopping to
see if anyone had been hurt, was
bound over to the grand jury yester-
day when his case was brought up
in police court. Bond was fixed at
$500.
Stone, it was alleged during the
preliminary hearing, crashed with
his machine into another car at
Twenty-seventh street and Broadway.
Rose Rowland was hurled from the
car by the impact, but Stone failed
to stop.
Stone admitted the charge to Bert
Dickerson. assistant county attorney,
saying that he did not know why he
left the girl lying on the pavement.
and claiming that he came back in
20 minutes, but the girl had been
taken to the hospital by then.
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In short. Senator johnson. when he
arrives here the latter part OF the
week. viii find Washington cold TO
his candidacy.
Within the democratic field the
bulk OF the comment about the ses.
sions OF Murphy. Tagsart and Bren-
nan at French Lick. is that IL they are
going TO make a successful combina.
;ion against McAdoo, they had better
get busy promptly.
No one doubts that these leaders OF
New York, Indiana and Illinois VIII
have a concert OF understanding and
action. No one doubts they Will be
disposed TO. head MoAdoo of. But
the fact is. McAdoo and his friends
have been more early and more ener.
getic and have made greater definite
progress in the ives tand south than
most OF the older politicians are
aware Of.
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structor. Captain V. C. Huskea, L. s.
infantry. declares that perfect scores
for all Of them is only a matter Of q
little additional troining.
The rifle team has challenged a
number OF girls teams throughout the
country to competitive matches. and
acceptances have been received from
iS organizations. The matches Will
be conducted in January. February
and March. each organization 10 shoot
on IT'S own range and the result to be
decided from comparison OF scores.
The plans OF the military depart.
ment call for two teams Of IS each,
a junior and senior team. and The
team attaining tho highest average
VIII represent the university in nation.
al girls rife team competitions.
From the Junior and senior teams
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London Nav
Act Alone
onCernany
Italy and Britain Object to
Further Aims of France
to Exact Repara-
tions.
Mixup Seen as Hopeless

Rome, Nov. 1s.-"The italian gov
eminent can not give It's approval
TO any further occupation Of Ger
man territory" declared Premier
Mussolini In the senate tonight.
"One must have the courage to
say that the German people can not
be destroyed" the premier continued.
They are a people which has known
civilization and which may tomorrow
be an integral part of European
civilization"
London, Nov. 1s.-The British gov.
ernment will not accede to the de-
mands Of France for punitive meas
ures against Germany, and has noti-
fled the British ambassador in Paris
20 so inform the council of ambas-
sadors.
Supporters OF the government in
parliament who heard Prime Minis
ter Baldwin's warning to France yes.
terday when he said he had spared
no pains to let Great Britain's allies
know that the British could not con-
tinue indefinitely to maintain the
spirit necessary for cooperation IL
the present situation were allowed 10
continue. say his words must be taken
literally. They declare this Is one
Of the many signs that crisis is
approaching.
Many Of these members Of parlia.
ment favor separate action By Great
Britain in dealing with Germany. but
the whole situation in Germany IS
SO indefinitely complex and confused
that they. like most of the cabinet
members. are unable to find a cen
crete formula which would enable
Great Britain to solve the problem
independently.
Meantime every effort IA being
made through diplomatic channels 10
stay ". Poincare's hand from extend
ing the occupation OF territory and
the carrying out OF the other drastic
measures suggested at yesterdays
session OF the council or ambassadors
British officials. however. admit
frankly there Is little hope Of an
agreement.
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Legion and Auxiliary at
Madison Elects Officers

Madison, Neb.. Nov. 16.-Jones-
Radent chapter. American Legion, at
its annual meeting. elected Clifford
E. Kohl commander and Gotthelf D..
Long vice commander; executive
committee. two-year term, C. A. Duff
field arthur c. Stairs, Fred Under
berg; one year, f. H. Taylor, w. G..
Purifier, Richard B. Carson. George
f. Hollow has been appointed adju-
tant; Alden Jones. finance officer; A
c. Schmidt, publicity officer and his
torian, and Everett Kernick, sergeant
and property officer.
The auxiliary unit of the legion
elected as its officers: Mrs. Elsie
Diers, president; Mrs. Dorthy Long,
first vice president; Mrs. Halle
Schmidt. second vice president; Miss
Alice Jones, secretary; Mrs. N. A.
,Housel, treasurer; executive board,
Mrs. J. c. Horsham, Mrs. Valentine
and Mrs. Mary Mathews; historian,
Mrs. Halle Schmidt,
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II S
Complain
of No Aid
Senate Investigation Denounc-
ed by Head of Disabled
Yanks for Lack of
Results.
Not in Defense of Forbes
BY International News Service.


Washington, Nov. ia new ele-
ment was injected into the senate.
rial investigation of the United States
veterans bureau today when the in
vestigating committee itself was sub
jected to severe criticism for "in.
quiring into waste, frauds, graft and
scandal while falling to improve con-
ditions among the disabled" g"
His statement read to the COM
mittee. in part follows:
II have Just returned from a tour
of the Pacific coast states and south
ern states, which took me into the
hospitals and vocational schools in
many sections of the country, and l
must tell Xou the men are astounded
at the misimformation and are dis
appointed at the lack of constructive
proposals for improving conditions of
the disabled They. of course, do not
know what has been done in the clos
ed sessions OF the committee, and we
hope that much has been done at
those sessions, but they want to know
what is being done for them. and I
believe they are entitled to know
that the work OF the committee Is not
being confined to efforts to show up
waste and graft in the administra-
ton Of the bureau. Too much of
such testimony being broadcast over
the country reflects on all officials
OF the bureau. and will finally re-
act against the bureau beneficiaries."
James A. Mcfarland. head of the
Disabled American Veterans. denounc-
ed the investigation from the witness
stand. He said the disabled men
were "astounded. hurt and bitterly
disappointed" at the methods employ
ed by the committees counsel tsfaj
Gen. John +. O'Ryan). to develop
scandal. He demanded to know
what is being done by the commit
tee'' for the disabled veterans.
He said nothing of a constructive
nature has come out of the public
hearings" and he described the testi-
mony as reading like an account
OF dog fight
Senator Walsh. democrat, of Massa-
chusetts, declared:
1T Is a little disheartening after
we gave CUP our whole summer to
this work to have the leader of the
veterans come here to insinuate that
this committee has not done It's work
properly"
Il didn't say that. senator" Nc
Farland replied.
II said the men were dlscourr ged
by the way the case was presented
by the committees counsel"
You have said the committee
spent too much time on graft
That's what the disabled men
think" Mcfarland said.
Mcfarland finished by saying that
he was mo friend of Forbes and
that on the contrary his organization
had made more trouble for Forbes
than any other"
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Agricultural Society
Elects Board Members

Broken Bow. Neb. Nov. 16.-About
30 members attended the annual meet
ing of tho Custer County Agricul.
fural society held in this city. The
reports of the secretary and treas
urer showed that the 1923 fair was
a success. The election of directors
resulted in J. J. Douglas of Galloway
and NJ. O'Brien OF Broken Bow being
elected to succeed themselves, and
u. p. MeEvoy of Berwyn to sue
ceed II. F. Grabert, each to fill a
three-year term. The other members
of the boar dare Ralph Johnson.
Broken Bow; f. c. Gibbons, Com.
stock; B. j. Tierney. Ansley; c. T.
Wright. J. Q. Taylor and L. r. Pur-
cell, Broken Bow.
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New 54.Room Hospital Is
COMPLETED at Broken Bow

Broken Bow. Neb. Noy. 16.-The
new Carothers hospital, which has
been In course OF construction for
the past year. is now completed and
ready to receive and treat the sick
and afflicted OF central Nebraska.
The building is n thoroughly modern
four-story structure OF concrete brick
and tile. II has 81 rooms. Its equip.
ment Is strictly up TO date and Will
compare favorably with many metro.
politan hospitals.
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Custer Medical Society
Elects New Officers

Broken Bow. Neb.. Nov. 16.-Dr.
W. II. Anderson, heart specialist of
Omaha. was the principal speaker
before the Custer County Medical as.
soeiation which held It's annual meet.
Ing in this city. At the business ses-
sion the following officers were elect.
ed: DIR. Theodore Koefoot. president.
DIR. Willis Talbot. vice president: DIR.
c. l.. Mullins, secretary y.treasurer. DR.
Talbot wa salso elected TO serve
three-year term on the advisory board
OF censors.
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Lincoln, Nov. 1e-Persons who
have seen the Hastings girls cadet
corps drill may have wondered II they
could shoot the guns that they carry
so smartly with any degree OF accur-
acy. The University Of Nebraska
girls rifle team can hardly answer
for Hastings. but tho scores OF IT'S
members are conclusive proof that
girls can shoot. and shoot straight.
Already there are five girls on the
team who have made perfect scores
at so feet, shooting from a prone posi-.
ton. and there are a number OF others
who are not far behind. The records
OF the military department show that
20 girls who have shot on the indoor
range this year have made 4i or bet.
ter out OF n possible so. and the in.
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Couple Near Gothenburg
Observes Golden Wedding

Gothenburg. Neb.. Nov. 1s--Ar-
and Mrs. Z. Z. Gardner. living five
miles southwest Of here. celebrated
their golden wedding recently al ths
home OF their daughter. Mrs 4. D.
Colvin. A bonntiful dinner was
served. Twenty immediate relatives
were present. including al of their
children except son. [. Z. Gardner.
jr.. Of Des Moines. Ia. They have
five children living and seven grand
children.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gardner have been
residents Of Nebraska fer ss years.
having lived in the eastern part OF
the state until Il years ago. when
they came 10 Dawson county.
They were the recipients Of many
beautiful gifts al the anniversary cel-
ebration.
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Huskea has prepared the records OF
the five girls that have shot perfect
scores; and by perfect scores he means
every shot in the black bulls-eye
The scores follow:
kathro kidwen -. .5o-4e4e-4s-47
irene Faulder .50-4a4s-ss-4s
Jessie Heitt .5e-4s.4s-4e-44
l.ueila Reckmeyer 50-4s-45-45-4s
Mary Mccarthy -. .5o-45-45-
The five who have made perfect
scores, together with. Mary Z. Arles.
Florence Steffes. Betty Webster. Lois
Putney. Helen Mccarthy. Angela
Fangnan. Ruth A. Douglas. Dorothy
zus;. Lois Richardson and Helen Han.
sen. are to compose the first all-uni.
versiiy girls rifle team. subject. how
ever, to their attainment al the final
tryout and elimination contest.
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Large Amount of New Corn
Is Sold in Gage County

Beatrice. Neb., Nov. ia large
amount of new corn was marketed in
Gage county today. At one time
more than so wagon loads were lined
up at the Farmers elevator at Pick
rell, and similar condition existed
at Adams and other points In the
county. Some of the grain was mar
keted from the shelters. The price
paid was so cents bushel
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Beatrice Woman Injured
i'm Automobile Crash

Beatrice. Neb., Nov. 16.-Mrs. Her
man Schlegel. 62. of Beatrice was
severely cut in the forehead and on
the left side when the car In which
she was riding collided with another
machine on the Cornhusker highway
six miles south of Beatrice. Her in
juries are not regarded as serious.
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Stock Judging Team Will
Enter ROYAL Show Contest

Red Cloud, Neb,. Nov. 16.-The
Webster county stock judging team
leaves here Saturday night for. Kan
sas City to enter the contest to be
held by the American royal stock
show. This team, composed Of Cecil
Means of Red Cloud. Earl Portenier
Of Guide Rock and Alfred Sommer-
field of Blue Hill, won first at the
state fair at Lincoln and at the inter
state fair in Sioux City.
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Drop in Marriage Licenses
Is Reported at Red Cloud

Red Cloud, Neb., Nov. 1s-Only
three marriage licenses have been is
sued by the county judge here since
the new law went into effect August
3. compared to 20 during the same
period last year. 1t is probable there
have been fewer marriages this year
than last. but the main cause Of the
difference Is due to the new law