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Income Taxes Will Be Reduced, Leaders Declare Surplus of From $1 to $1.50 for Each Citizen Estimated; Further Slash in Expense Planned. By International Service Washington, June 9.—National fi nances now are in such good shape as the end of the fiscal year ap proaches, that the next congress will find it possible to reduce Income tax rates all along the line, congressional leaders said tonight. Conservative republican leaders, however, qualify this optimistic pre diction by saying that congress will reduce income tax rates, if it can be accomplished without opening up the whole taxation schedule to the gen eral assault from the so-called "radi cals," who are insisting upon greater taxes on "swollen fortunes” and ex cess profits. Kager for Reduction. The rank • and file of the repub licans in congress are eager to have the reductions effected—realizing the political potency of a “lower taxation" argument in the campaigns that are to start next summer. Representative Martin B. Madden, republican of Illinois, chairman of the powerful appropriations commit tee of the house, which holds the purse strings on government spend ing, said tonight he was in favor of congress making a material slash in income tax rates. "Every dollar of trensury surplus, through economies in government and unexpected excess receipts, should be reflected In reduction taxes," said Madden. "This money is taken from the people for support of government. More should not be taken than needed. The (ax burden should be lightened whenever pos sible and also as often as possible. Every $100,000,000 treasury surplus means $1 collected for each citizen in excess of government needs. Big Surplus Kstlmated. "It Is now estimated there will lie a treasury surplus for the present fiscal year of $lNf>0.000.000 to $150, 000.000 or from $1 to $1.50 for each citizen, more than was needed by the government. The next session should reduce the Income taxes so that the total estimated yield will be less next year than this year by the amount of the surplus. Such a reduction would encourago economy in govern ment as well as lighten the tax burden. Treasury surpluses make for extravagance In government. “The actual cost of government next year will he less than for the present year by many • millions," Madden oontinued. "The appropria tions committee will reduce appro priations and continue to effect economies." Tried to Reclaim Grip; Sentenced for Burglary Special Dispatch to The Omaha Bet. Graiyd Island, Neb., June 9.—Fred Tara* arrested by local police when he attempted to reclaim a grip containing - «Wjrtd stplen property at Columbus, was found guilty by a jury on the cha/fl^ of burglary and sentenced by Judge Clements to from one to seven years In the penitentiary. The grip contained clothing stolen from the Y. M. C. A. rooms some months ago. Tara was serving a county jail sent . ence for vagrancy when overheard 'to make some statements relative to the grip and its whereabouts. Police officers at once took chiirge of the grip, notifying the Cnlumhus officers to arrest any one calling for It. Tara soon showed up and wr.s again ar rested. Doyle, Not Evans. Name of Man, Poison Booze V ictim Lincoln, June 9—Ambrose J Doyle, not William Evans was the name of the young man who died at a local hospital yesterday morning from the effects of drinking poisonous liquor, according to word received here today from Mrs. Kldrea A. Doyle of Indianapolis, his mother. Mrs. Doyle said she did not know why her son gave the name of Evans before hr died. She identified the body by scars and other marks. Old Pony Express Record Can’t Be Broken, Says Former Rider Los Angeles, June 9.—The old days of the west may he gone, but they have not been forgotten. “They can’t do it! They can't—to save their hides—they can't do it." It was Tom Ranahan, typical and picturesque pioneer of the west, and one time “pony express” rider, talk ing. He was announcing what he thinks of the intention of promoters to endeavor to hang up a new record to break the one established in 1861, "They started from St. Joe and had stations about every 16 miles, where the riders would change horses. They had to make 10 miles an hour, and the average horse couldn t stand much more than that and last under it. Three minutes was the usual time allowed, riders to change horses when they reached these stations. Gauthiers Took a Hand. “You know, there was a great big swindle about that ride, too. Big when riders on the "pony express" negotiated the 2.000 miles between St. Joseph. Mo., and Sacramento in seven days and 21 hours. His 84 years in the west have not registered noticeably on Ranahan, and his whitened hair and bronzed skin show he has lived an "outdoor life.” “Shucks,” he said to the sugges tion that improved roads of today aid the riders to set a better record than in '61. "Through rain, sleet, snow—all kinds of weather—and night and day they rode on," Ranahan explained ss he smote the floor with his cane. "Each rider was supposed to ride for eight hours, but many a time he had to ride all night, If the rider that was to relieve him was sick or had been killed by 'Injuns’ or outlaws." Ranahan then detailed some of the inside incidents attached to the record-breaking ride which was es j tnblished when President Lincoln's inaugural address was carried west ward over the plajns to Sacramento. Tells of Record Hide. “A prize of $5,000 was to he given to the rider who made the best time on his ride, and that was Johnny Ery," Ranahan went on. "Yep, Johnny made the fastest ride. There was no dispute about it. It was a ride, too. What hi* time was I don't remember, hut they'll never beat It." ’ Pushing his big black hat on the back of his head, Ranahan leaned confidential like toward the corre spondent, who sat opposite him. He tapped the calf of the correspondent's leg with an unsteady finger and whts ered hoarsely: "They have the roads, I guess, but they haven't the stuff right here, my boy," He continued thumping the! reporter's leg triumphantly and *dd-! ed: "You gotta have the stuff in the leg before you can ride a pony ex press like we used to |n the old days. No, sir, they simply ain't grow in' calves on their legs like they used t'l" Ranahan shifted the long black j Cigar in his mouth. It was apparent he was anxious to go on with lus frmii——~wi—mm ■ • The Big Edison Hit! I (AIN'T th7s\ your wt#swr*MJe"\ Omaha = i ) knowj au about you amo i IM BARNEY / YOu« FAMOUS MOftSY- - J BOOGIE / We VF ®e*H LOOWWO/ owner or/^ SPARK y*4ti« Vj»iu6 y\ day. *\ HsHAKf \ I * { W M*A V* T»'MI “Barney Google” *• Sung by Billy Jonea and Erneat Hare EDISON RECORD NO. 51158 READ WHAT CHARLES TRIMBLE Racing Secretary, Thinka of “Barney Google" Shultz Brothers: . “After hearing this wonderful Edison Record of *Barney Google' I firmly believe Jones and llare can sing a darn sight better than ‘Spark Plug’ ran run.” 1 * (Signed) CHARLES L. TRIMBLE. NOW ON SALE AT SHULTZ BROS. 16th and Howard Streeta AT lantic 3634 story about the "pony express." gamblers in Chicago, Detroit. Milwau kee and other cities cleaned up thou sands. After making their pool of the bets the gamblers went out through Kentucky and the entire south and got blooded horses. They substiuted these at various lines along the route and knew how fast they could go and w-ouid bet on these horses which they had substituted. "Well, among other things, there was Johnny's great swim across the river during that ride. Johnny's ride was out *>f tit. Joe to Seneca, SO miles. The ferryboat people had posted a $3,000 bond to have the ferryboat ready to take Johnny and hia horse across, so Johnny never thought anything about it. "When he started from the Beatty House, in St. Joe, they fired a cannon so's to let the ferry people know he was coming. All the town was out to see him off But when he got down to the river the boat was on the other side. The gamblers had bribed someone. But that didn't stop tint rider. His little mare swam right on across." Han alia n didn't stop with the tell Society Reports Interest Growing in Scriptures Distribution in U. S. Shows Increase of Nearly 100,000 Volumes Over Preced ing Year. New York, June 9.—The American Bible society reports a growing inter est in the Bible from all parts of the world. The distribution in the United States shows an increase of nearly 100,000 volumes over the preceding year. The total distribution through out the world amounted to 4,674,640 volumes. In Mexico there has been an un precedented enthusiasm for the Bible, as a result of a united "l*now-the Bible” campaign. It has not been possible to fully meet the demand in this country. From Japan the so ciety's secretary writes: "While other dealers around us have complained of decreasing busi ness we have had the pleasure of ex periencing continued increase of sales. The number of those who read the Bible In Japan is increasing daily.” The society’s work in the near cast has been seriously crippled by the condition prevailing In those coun tries. With the burning of Smyrna the society's colporteurs were forced to flee the country and the stock of scriptures was burned. The last of the Helds In Asia Minor has been closed temporarily to the society's workers. The society Is operating in prac tically every country in the world, and 2,372 workers have been engaged during the past year In the society’s efforts to give the Bible to the na tions in their many languages and dialects. Constable Pleads Guilty to Bribery Count at Trial Grand Island. Neb., June 9 —David Brisbln, constable, on trial for black mail and attempted bribery, pleaded guilty to one count. The charge of bribery was thereupon dismissed Rnd Judge Clements Imposed a fine of J250 on BriSfiin. County Attorney Suhr, in reviewing the case, made it plain that the charge against the young men, whose names had been brought into the case, was wholly fictitious and had been admitted to be such by Brisbln. ' Miss Ryan Retains Title. Manchester. England, June 9— In the women's northern lawn tennis Championship final today Miss Eliza beth Ryan, the former Californian, defeated -Miss K. D. Holman, 6 3, 6 3. Miss Ryan thus retains the champion ship which she holds for the fourth time In succession. Ing about Johnny Fry. He told about a lot of the other "boys," among them being Jim Keatly, who, so Rana ha n said, covered 334 miles in a tittle less than 24 hours, Jim Moore, who went 260 miles In 22 hours, and sev eral others. "Those old days are gone now," Ranahan said, "and they can't bring 'em back either. Nor can they beat the record established by the pony express riders of '61.” tA national Institution Jrom Coast to Coast4 "The Store of the Town” Women’s Knox Straws and \ Sport Style Hats $Q50_$ ’ 4* Our entire assortment of these high grade hand tailored exclusive novelties that sold from $13.50 to $22.50, at two prices only. Women’* SILK BLOUSES Charming styles and qualities of rich radium silks—White, gray and sand; tuxedo and Dutch necks with dainty pleatings. Specially Priced at (Complete Assortment of Thornix Hosiery) BrowningKN&$>• 15th and Dougla* Always Reliable Europe Shows Hostility to Chester Concession Project of United States Naval Officers to Develop Mosul Properties Once Near Consummation 10 Years Ago, but German Ambassa dor to Athens Blocked Plan. Ky GEORGE H. MOSES. United States Senator of New Hampshire. (The following article liy Senator Moece of New Tliimif.ilIr# preacut!* on illiinitmiting insight Into the etreiim etanccH lending un to the Cticvter grant from the Turkish government, tell, now Admiral < heeler clinched the deal amt describee the great ivoeelbllitiee of the eonceeeinn. Senator Moses, who recent ly returned, from the nenr eaet, wae i'nlteil tsatce minister to t.recce when the conceesfigv was negotiated. St. Paul took the measure of the Athenians for all time when he stood upon Mars hill and told the men of Athens that they were somewhat su perstitious and that their delight was to hear and to tell some new thing. Tlie new thing that now engrosses the mind and business the tongue of Athens is the Chester concession— which is no new thing, however. Re cause it is so old! I marvel at the uproar It has created in Europe. Admiral Colby M. Chester has been working upon this project for 1R years. So long ago as when I was American minister at Athens, the Chester project was in the cards, and at one thing, more than 10 years ago. as 1 can testify, It was within an ace of consummation. It lacked but one signature. one validation—which would have been given then but for the Interposition of Marschall von Rieberstein, who was for so many years the German ambassador at Con stantinople that he had ceased to be a personality merely and had became an institution. German Itlocks Plan. This was just after the young Turks had come to power, following their revolution of 1908, and when, amid the welter of confusion and un certainty which their overthrow of Abdul Mam Id had procured, there ap peared to be but one figure of per manence—the German ambassador, who had been German ambassador when the revolutionaries had been lads and who, when they gained years and authority, was jtili Ger man ambassador and as one who must be obeyed. Marsehall, therefore, was then able to kick the Chester concessions over; and but for the persistence with which Admiral Chester clung to his idea, it never would have been heard of again. Mustapha Kenial’s extremity has proved, however, to be Admirai Ches ter's opportunity; and the Chester concession looms large In the Euro pean mind, ttftpecially in the eastern European mind. At Eausanne it is liound to figure prominently in all the discussions. Can Pay In Privileges. If it stands, we can pay for it only in money. If it shall be kicked over again, the allies can pay for it In all sorts of privileges which the Turk Is seeking as the result of his expulsion of the Christian Greeks from Asia Minot, if. for example, a Christian foreigner living In Turkey and doing business there, shall find presently that he must submit his business to a Turkish code, that hia disputes will be heard by a Turkish court, that the liberties which he has hitherto enjoyed a* a result of the longstanding capitulation* are at an end, he may thank the jealousy which the allies feel for America for his plight. Europe—and by Europe meaning Great Britain, France and Italy— finds America unwelcome In the old world whenever America comes with any sense of rivalry. The European countries are quite willing that we shall feed and clothe their hungry und naked, and that we shall maintain schools and missions for the benefit of their youth. But we are reckoned .is rank outsiders If we seek to share in any of the commercial and flnan Wnl advantages which Europe, and particularly eastern Europe, offers to those who possess enterprise and initiative. Propaganda Against Plan. This accounts for the roar which Europe set up when the granting of the Chester concession was an nounced. Every agency of publicity and propaganda which the govern ments of Europe command—and Europe is by no means bankrupt in this regard—was set in synchronous motion to disclaim against it. And the extremity which Mustapha Kemal had felt when he gave Admiral Ches ter his opportunity promptly was transmitted into opportunity for Kemal himself. The old and wily proverb of the Turk, "divide et Impera," came once more to the front; and it will be sur prising indeed if it shall not prove at Eausanne the next time that the Turk will get all he wants, even at the cost of security, it may be even at the cost of civilization itself in Tur key. And the irony of it all will appear when the European concessionaries, who will have traded us out by being able to out trade us, will Vun sway with the concessions which have been legitimatelygranted to us and in which we have priority of 15 years at least l'. S. to Face Irony. The Irony of it will appear when these concessionaries come to Amer ica with their bond* and cooly ask the United State* to lend them the money with which to develop the properties I have scant doubt they will flkh from us. When that day comes, It will find much to fill the hand* and occupy the mind of that special providence which 1* said to watch particularly over fools, drunker, men and the United State# of America. My chief hope In such an event Is that American investors In such an undertaking will be confined to the rank* of those who would lead us Into the affair* of Europe and who can go with good grace to sue up the in evitable default before the court which functions under the aegis of the league of nations. Superior Power Co. Seeks Stork Increase Special IH»patrh to The Omaha Bee. Lincoln, June 9.—The Nebraska | railway commission listened today to application of the Southern Nebraska Power company of Superior, to issue I $585,000 additional capital stock. \ Prior to the hearing the commission authorised the same company to issue $55,000 additional in capital stock. Application for this issue waa , made at a previous time for purpose I of financing purchase of th* Meyer Hydroelectric Power company of Oak. * Thia company has five generating planta under it* control aituated at Clay Center. Deshler. Hebron. Oak and Superior which furnish service to Superior. Guide Rock, Cowles, Nora, Nelson, Abdal, Lawrence. Deweese, Fairfield. Clay Center, Glenvll, Hardy, Byron, Deshler. Chester. Hubbell, Hebron, Oak, Ruskin. Edgar, Ong, Shickley, Carleton. Bruning, Belvl dere, Davenport and Mahaska, Kan. 998 in Asylum. speeial ftlxpatrh to The Omaha Bee. Lincoln, Jun 9—The state asylum at Lincoln hhs 998 inmates today, the largest number housed there In the history of the institution. A VICTORY for AMERICAN MOTORISTS The Crude Rubber Monopoly weakened when it came into contact with aroused public sentiment The press of the coun try today reflects the determination of the American motorist that tire prices shall stay at a reasonable level—and that America must produce its own rubber. Cuts Tire Prices 10% Effective June II We announce a 10°J reduction in tires and tubes effective June 11th. The low ered cost of crude rubber and the special Firestone manufacturing and distribu tion advantages make this possible. 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