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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 11, 1923)
Howell Says * Power Company Rate Too High Manager of Water District Takes Exception to Method of Computing Coal Costs. R. B. Howell, general manager of Hie Metropolitan Utilities district, has prepared for his board of directors a coal cost study in connection with the use of Nebraska Power com pany's electrical energy at the mu nicipal ice plant. The charge for this power is based on a coal clause which provides foe a certain Increase in the rate per kilo watt hour when the coat of coal to the power company is more than *4.50 per ton. Mr. Howell's report, in ef fect. takes exceptions to the power company's methods of computing coal costs. A handling charge of 15 cents per ton, for instance, is said by Mr. Howell to be excessive and the per tent of moisture In the coal when the heat unit tests are made is said to be higher than it should be. "The power bill paid by the munici pal ice plant last year to the Nebras ka Power company was *37,500," said Mr. Howell, "and the same service in Chicago would have cost us only *28,000.” Analysis Made. Mr. Howell addressed the following letter to J. K. Davidson, general man •fcger of the Nebraska Power company: “We have completed a very careful analysis of the cost of fuel as used by the power company and as a re sult of this work I desire to call your attention to the practices of your coni[iany, described below, which I think are unfair to the large users of power: “The average cost of handling coal as used by your company was 15 cents, while with a much simpler equipment the total labor charges for handling coal at the Florehce station of the Metropolitan Utilities district was only 5 cents per ton. “I think that it was not the in tent of the ordinance to permit your company to charge into the coal clause anything more than the actual cost of unloading the coat, and I sug gest that during the year 1923, you give careful consideration to the amount charged for this work to the end that it be kept at a reasonable figure, which I think would be In tho neighborhood of 5 cents per ton. Criticizes Sampling Method. “I also think that your method of sampling coal gives a heating value whieh is unfair to the larger users of power. To Illustrate, a great rfbinber of government tests of Kansas coal shows an average moisture of the coal as loaded at the mines of 7 per cent, and this #is borne out by many tests made by us. When you are us ing a large part of Kansas coal the moisture shown in your samples is ap proximately 10 per rent. The differ ence In the cost of power because of this difference in heating value might run, in the case of the Metropolitan i ► Utilities district, to over $1,000 per ! year. "Based upon our expsriepefe and I taking into consideration the charac ter of the coal used by you, I think that if the coal had been properly sampled that there would have been no additional charge because of low heating values, except in the months of June. July, August and September nnd that even In these months. If the samples had been properly taken, the allowance for low heating value would have been small. In view of the In terest of the public In the cost and heating value of coal purchased by you, I think It would be desirable for you to havs a sampling grinder and use this machine for accumulating 1 the samples of the coal as received and not as taken from your pits after the moisture In the coal has been In- | creased to a greater or less extent.” National Klan Leader Is Called on Carpet New York, Feb. 10.—Edward Young Clark, Imperial kla^lff of the Ku Klux Klah, announced that Dr. Oscar Hay wood. self-styled national klokard, had been recalled from New York to the Imperial palace at Atlanta to explain to Dr. W. H. Evans, Imperial wizard, alleged unauthorized assumption of authority. According to Mr. Clark, the prin cipal charges against Dr. Haywood were that he challenged Thomas Dixxm, author of the Klansman, to a debate, without sanction of the klan; that he had assumed the fictitious title of "national klokard" and that he had taken upon himself to state the attitude of the klan without au thority. Jurlgf* Martin A. Knapp Die*. Washington, Feb. JO.—Judge Mar tin A. Knapp of the circuit court of appeals, died at a hospital here early today after a major abdominal opera tlon to which he submitted last Sat urday. He was 79 years of age. He bad been assigned to the Fourth Ju dicial circuit, comprising Virginia, North and South Carolina. Maryland and West Virginia, and made his home in Washington. Montana Man Hunts in Vain for Bride Lost in New York New York, Keb. 10,—.lames K. McGregor, a stock salesman of Great Kails, Mont., still was comb ing the city today for bis bride of five months, Mrs. Helen Seymour McGregor, lost on their deferred honeymoon here. Mrs. McGregor parted from her husband In Times square last Tuesday to telephone some friends, agreeing to meet him later at the Hotel Cadillac. Me Grrgor sat In the lobby nntll mid night but she did not appear. For three days he wandered about the rity In search of her and last night railed upon the police for aid. The McGregor separation Is the third case recently In which hus bands and wire* have been lost In the swirl 'of New York. The moat pathetic raae waa that of Joseph Gallo, 61, of Falrfav, N. II., who arrived here last November with his wile on their way to <ierho-8lovakia.‘ They became ecp arated in a subway Jam. Heveral days later he found his wife In tlte morgue. Hlw had died of a heart .a/*—V attributed to Jus tori# Plea for Children’s Home, Made by Mayor Dahlman Tells Campaigners He Has Been Acquainted With Society’s Work for 18 Years and It Deserves Sup port of All Lovers of Kiddies—Pledges » Given to Put Drive Over the Top. More than 150 workers In the cam paign of the Nebraska Children's Home society for $40,000 for a new receiving home pledged themselves Friday night to put the drive "over the top.”. The intensive drive In the business districts will be launched Monday morning and the workers will "carry on” until Tuesday night. Mayor James C. Dahlman, a mem ber of the special gifts committee of the campaign, was the principal speaker at the meeting at the Cham ber of Commerce. Failure Would Be Tragic. ‘‘I have been personally acquainted with the work of the society for 18 years,” said Mayor Pajilman. "This society deserves the support of every man apd woman who loves children. It would be a tragedy If the people of this city let the campaign fall by the wayside. But it won't fail. It will be a great succesa and we will be proud that we had a part in making it a suc cess.” Frank Bullta. organizer of the cam paign: Judge Charles Goss, president of the society, and R. B. Ralls, super intendent. also spoke. Dr. Emmert, in Introducing Mr. BuUta. termed him "the human dynamo.” '“Director Ruilta has been working day and night paving the way for the workers in this campaign." Superin tendent Ralls said. “For his sake apd the sake of the homeless children of Nebraska let us make tills campaign a mammoth success." Superintendent Ralls displayed the pictures of several families of chil dren "before and after” the society took them In charge. Following are the captains who will take part in the campaign; Captains Are Named. N. R. Brigham, R. L.jBryant, E. R. Carse, D. M. Edgerly, James W. Hal icy, V. C. Hascall, W. E. Haynes, Horace M. Higgins, Morton Hiller, Ira D. Kyle, C. W. Keller, George A. Lof, S. B. McDowell, W. D. McHugh. Jr.; W. C. Pruyn, William L. Randall. Tj. H. Redelfs, Lester L. Stepanek, Roy A. Swanson, J. A. Whigam, Jr.; C. B. Barnhart, F. J. Bsrbeck, H. C. Cutler, R. E. Davidson, J. D. Dresh er, F. L. Droste, Julius Johnson, E. L. Kennan, E. Lynne Kilgore, Clar ence Kirkland, II. M. McCormack, T. II. Maenner, A. S. Mayer and R. R. Otis, Under each captain there will be five workers. The business section of the city will be divided into *0 dis tricts. Church women are doing very good work. Director Bullta said. Mrs. W. F. Mllroy of the First Presbyterian church reported $75 and said she is not half-way through yet. Entire Family Gives. Mrs. N. Regard, worker of the Salem Evangelical church, turned In $25.60 of which $22.60 was from mem bers of her own family as follows: Nels Regard, $10; Mrs. Nels Regard, $10; Gladys Regard, $1; Margaret Re gard, $1; Elsie, Herbert, Ida, Ella. Alma, and Harold Regard, $1; Helen Frans, $1. “Give Me a Chance?’ “1000 Club” Editor THE OMAHA BEE I want to help make some poor child happy. Enclosed find $10 for my membership. Name .... Address ..... A Queer World Man or Wife Says Three Words Three Times and They’re Divorce d—in Malay. Speed. Chicago, Feb. 10.—Torrid jungle wastes, lands where birds thrive on a diet of strychnine, where it is legal for a man to lie to his wife, and where the temperature scarcely ever drops below 160 degrees in the sun, were described by C'arveth Wells, an Knglish explorer, who came tfrom Malay to lecture before the Chicago Geographic society. ‘‘Divorces are more easily obtain able 4han in your Reno," Mr. Wells said. "A man or - his wife simply chants three times—'I divorce thee'— and III y are no longer man and wife.” • • * Not a Chance. Cambridge, Maes., Feb. 10.—A tra dltion of Harvard university will be broken when freshmen debaters meet a team composed of women at Vassar college on March 3, It was announced last night. The de bate will be on the subject "That the United States should enter an agreement with the former allied nations for cancellation of war debts." __ Ganna Walska to Sing With Russian Opera Iroupe Chicago, Feb. 10.—While four de teetives guarded Harold F. McCor mick today from Interviewers, It wds announced by the manager of the Kusslan Grand Opera company, whose members arrived here Wednesday, that Vine. Ganna Walska, Mr. McCor mick's second wife, probably would make several gppearances with the company hero. It was said that Mme. Walska, who remained at New York to (complete details for her American concert tour, probably would appear as Phillna. in "Mignon," and in the title role In “The Snow Malden.” Opponent of Fitzsimmons Dies at Work at Fort Dodge Fort Dodge, la., Felt. 10.—Charlie Close, Iowa printer and erstwhile prize fighter, dropped dead nt his rase In the composing room of the Mes senger and Chronicle Friday of heart disease. Mr. Close became well known In the west many years ago when he fought Kob Fitzsimmons, then world's champion heavyweight, in Sioux Falls, S. D. At that time the champion was touring the country offering prizes In any man who could stay In the ring with him for three rounds. Close won the purse. Men Wanted for Pontoffiee Holdup Taken in New Orleans New Orleans, Feb. 10,—Heating one to the draw nnd snatching a pistol from the other, police captured Ed ward Thompson, 25, and Bamuel Dockter, 28, both from Pan Francisco, wanted for the robbery of the Hna kell (Okl.) poatofllce January 18. Thompson's 18-ycarold bride of three months, who was Affalone Elliott of I,os Angeles, said to he the daughter of a prominent Jurlgt there, was also lak’en in custody, but may be re leased. Vanderbilt Engagement to Mi*8 Morgan Denied New York, Feb. 10.—Reginald C. Vanderbilt last night althorlzed denial of hla reported engagement to Miss Olorla Morgan, daughter of Harry lluye Morgan, American consul at llrusscls, Mr. Vanderbilt's secretary announces. His secretary announced that further Information might .be given Saturday, when lie expected to confer with Mr, Vanderbilt, , 2 Army Aviators Killed in Texas Bqpibiug Practice i San Antonio, Tex.. Feb. 10.—Lieut. 1 Frank Honsinger, 27, and Sergt. Joe Kelly, 33, both of Kelly field, were : killed on the Texas target range, seven miles east of I.aredo, when the combat plane from which they were 1 dropping bombs in the war maneu vers, fell. Honsinger and Kelly had just started, piloting the first bombing piano to take the air. They had drop ped one bomb, and in crossing* an arroyo, the plane banked and going into a nose dive, crashed to the earth. The gasoline tank exploded and the big plane was enveloped In flames, i The tragedy was ths escond acci dent of the afternoon, Lieutenant ' Rich and Private Dryden having hooked the left wing of their plane j In a derrick while starting for the ; target grounds. Llutenant Rich es ‘ caped with a black eye, while Pri vate Drydsn's back was wrenched and his chin cut. Move Made to Centralize Coal Properties of Ford Detroit, Feb. 10.—ncorporation of : the Fordson Coat company, announced ; at Dover, Dels., Friday, was a step by the Ford Motor company to centralize Its Coal properties Into single unit, officials of the motor company were quoted as saylflg here tonight. The new corporation with a capitalization of $15,000,000 Is to operate coal pro perties purchased by Henry Ford In Kentucky and West Virginia. Organization of the coal company may result. It was said. In Mr. Ford selling coal to the public, depending upon the amount of fuel produced. The Ford Motor company has for some time been selling fuel to Its em ployes at prices considerably lower than those asked by retailers, the present price for bituminous being $3.50 a ton. Theological Seminary to Hold Day of Prayer The day of prayer for colleges and seminaries will bo observed by the Presbyterian Theological seminary next Thursday. . The formal service will be held at 10 In the chattel, preceded by class prayer meetings 'and the faculty prayer meeting at 9:30. Rev. fi. F. Ernst will ilqjlver the ad dress on "Life Music." The quartet of Lowe Avenue Presbyterian church and the seminary quartet will sing Representatives of the classes will give reports of trie spiritual work In their respective colleges and communi ties. Givers of Checks Without Funds to Face Jail Terms Hereafter, persons who give check* without sufficient funds In the bank to cover them, are out of lurk. This was the edict Saturday of Dennis O'Brien, city prosecutor, nftcr two men, charged with giving checks with Insufficient funds, were acntcnc ed to 30 days In Jail. "I have 130 similar coses In my of flee,” O'Brien said, "and the offendeis will be arrested Just as rapidly as they can he located. They can't stop prose cutlon by settling out of court, cither This offloe'wlll not lie used ns a col lection agency.” Arizona Holme Approves Colorado River Compact Phoeplx, Aria., Teh. 10.—The house of representatives of the Ariaona legislature. In committee of the whole, yesterday voted for ratification of the Colorado rlvsr compact, with resorva* i tlon*. A debate preceded the vote In which It was declared that the reservations would he fatal to the pact and charged that many of those who supported the reservation* were In resllty work Ing to defeat the treaty. Bo« Warn. Ada Produce liesuHn Cost of Nicaraguan Canal Prohibitive Washington, Feb. 10. — Estimated cost ot a new canal from the Atlantic to the Pacific via the Nacaraguan route places the figure roughly at *1,000,000.000, according to army en gineers, and makes the project pro hibitive for the present, In the vietV of the president and his cabinet. It was emphasised at the White House that the only consideration given to the canal matter up to this time, aside from the diplomatic ex changes with Costa Ttica Incident to the meeting here of the Central Atner Iran conference, was based upon the thought thnt prospective profits from operation of the Panama canal might pay for construction of a new water way. Miners lo Name Commission to Interpret Contract Kansas City, Mo., Feb. 10.—Miners and operators representing Oklahoma and Arkansas, Ulstrirt 21, U. M. \1A A., In conference yesterday, derided to appoint a commission of ono miner and one operator to deride disputes arming from Interpretation of the present working contract for the southwestern .field, which was renew ed here Thursday for one year from A rtiHI 1 Time Limit for Withdrawal From Memel Extended Paris, l'eb. 3.—The seven-day time limit fixed by the allied council of ambassador* here for the withdrawal from the Memel region of all the armed element* which had taken pos session of the territory, expired today, but has been extended for two days. The Entire Stock of the Ginsberg Co. Inc. One of the Country’s Foremost Importers and Makers of Dressing Sacques, Kimonos ‘Breakfast Robes, Negligees 4 Tea Gown of Paisley chiffon velvet interlined with henna georgette. 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