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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 29, 1924)
► Effective Better Road Program to Be Launched Soon Statewide Program to Pave Highways With Federal Aid, “Gas” Tax and Bond Issues. An effort to "pull Nebraska out of the mud'1 Is about to be launched by th« Nebraska Good Roads association and the Chamher of Commerce public highways committee. The highways committee, of which F. L. Nesbit is chairman, has been holding meetings at the Omaha Cham ber, formulating plans for an effective and rapid road program for Nebraska. Nebraska ranks low among states for the amount of paved highways. Building continuous paved highways north and south and east and west across the state Is regarded as vital to Nebraska by Chairman Nesbit. Rtate Program Necessary. To accomplish this without waste and as quickly as possible, the Cham ber highways committee believes the formation of a state highway com mittee and the adoption of a real state road building program Is absolutely necessary. A new law to create such a body must be passed. Marshalling of forces for the passage of such a law has already begun. W. A. Ellis, as sistant commissioner of the Omaha chamber, was In communication with William H. Blakeman of Norfolk on Wednesday. Blakeman, who Is presi dent of the Nebraska Good Roads association, agreed that a mass meet ing will be called at Elncoln early in September, nnd business men from all parts of the state will be asked to attend. "This meeting will be the first step In the gigantic undertaking of putting Nebraska out of the mud and Into the ranks of states which have enough paved roads to conduct their business,” said Ellis. $4,non,non Now Available. "Our plan provides that the state shall match dollars with the federal government and thus obtain all the federal aid which It has coming. There 1s $4,000,000 available now from the government to help pave main highways, provided Nebraska will match that amount." First of all, the plan requires a 2 cent gasoline tax, which will neces sitate the passage of a bill. It Is es timated that such a tax will create an Income of $2,000,000 a year, or $12,000,000 over a period of six years. Second, the plan requires that there be a change in the state law which will enable the state to usel NO per cent of the automobile license ees collected by counties. At pres ent each county keeps the entire amount. Should this change be made, the state woulld receive $1,500,000 a year from license fees. A third move is a change In the state constitution which would enable the state to go Into debt to raise $50, 000,000 for highway building. C. J. Farley, a new member of the chamber highway committee, urged the raising of this money as a means of speeding up the continuous high way building which Is regarded as vital to the state’s welfare. Farley pointed out that revenue from a gaso line tax and 60 per cent of the license fees collected by counties would pay Interest on bonds issued to raise this amount and would provide a sinking fund to to retire them. Constitutional Amendment. The committee generally favors this plan. It is being carried out by many other states. But Nebraska's consti tution provides that the state can not go into debt except in cases of emergency, and then not to exceed $100,000, hence It would be necessary first to get the legislature to call for a special referendum vote to amend the constitution. It would b* tmpos elhle to place the amendment before the people to vote on this year, In the opinion of Ellis. "But even though the state does not obtain the authority to raise $50, 000,000 by issuance of bonds this year, the legislature will be asked to ap propriate $1,500,000 to start the pro gram which, with $2,000,000 federnl aid, $2,000,000 from a gasoline tax and $1,500,000 from half the money col lected by counties from license fees, will give a total of $7,000,000 during |Akthe ensuing year. "Over a six year period this would give the state a total of $42,000,000 to spend on roads. And wonders could be accomplished with this amount. The committee agrees with Farley that raising $50,000,000 and getting the work done would he a most logical and business-like method, however, and It Is possible that a referendum vote will be sought on this matter. AUTO PARTS AND BICYCLE TAKEN S. C. Jetmundsen, 1224 Pleasant street. Council Bluffs, told police that a spare tire, rasing, headlight anil license plate was taken from his car Wednesday night. The bicycle of Hubert Morphy, 316 Harrison street, was stolen from In front of the Liberty theater. Thieves took a battery from the truck of F. L. Ilnverferth. 2603 Ave nue A, police were advised. THIRD AIR MAIL BOX DOWNTOWN By special request of Postmaster Charles E. Black, a third mail box for airmail only, was sent to Omaha and placed on the northwest corner of Eighteenth and Douglas streets. Mr. Black In his request to Washing ton explained that the special box Kiwanin Musical Program. The last musical program furnished for the entertainment of Omaha Kl wanlans hy the August program com mittee will he presented Friday at tha regular noonday luncheon of the Mast Kills Four. Warsaw, Ang. 28.—Four persons were fatally Injured and 10 slightly by the accidental explosion of a hand grenade March of Babies Through Heat Near an End i Arknottlnlced ... 81,SOS.Ill .1. O. Beebe* . 8.00 a. l, r. a.**" Mr*. Selllrk . SO" II. Smith *.00 I. 8.. Connril JtlMff* . 4.00 Total .$t.**8.19 The march Of 100 baliies Through the valley of heat Is nearly at an end. The fund closes Friday. It has been a hard trip. Some of the little ones Have fallen by the wayside. Many have been saved By the kindness Of those who kept the fund Going. There is still need For all the checks or cash Because milkmen Must be paid. If you can help Send or bring your Contribution to x Free Milk and Ice Fund, Care of The Omaha Bee. I thank you. PICKPOCKET GETS $234 ON STREET Raymond T. Mallory, salesman, stopping at Hotel Fontenelle, re ported to police Wednesday that a check for $234 and Masonic, Eagle and Elk cards were picked from his pockets on the streets of Omaha. Sam Epstein reported to police that a prowler entered his home at 2304 Grace street Wednesday night tvhile his wife and he were asleep. Twenty two dollars were taken from his wife’s purse and $4 from . Epetein s pockets. The prowler cut a screen out of the window. A hurglar robbed the home of Demps Smith, 2810 Decatur street. Wednesday or a watch and fob and a set of cuff links. The fob was val ued at $37,60. being formed of $20, $10, $5, and $2.60 gold pieqes. DRIVE APPRAISERS HEAR TAXPAYERS C. A. Orimmel, Dean Glover anil Dan J. Horrigan, appraisers for the south end of the proposed river drive and parkway project, heard Interested property owners in city council cham ber Thursday morning. This conference was to obtain in formation from persons whose proper ty may be acquired. The meeting was informal. The hoard of appraisers ex pect to file their report with the city next week. If the city council approves the re port, then will follow an ordinance providing for a bond issue to be voted on at the November election, the amount cf the bonds to be based on the report of the appraisers. The plan is to acquire the property now nnd develop the project from year to year. COUSINS HELD ON CHECK CHARGES Twenty-foitr hours after Joe (P. Flynn, 3522 Cass street, was returned from Kansas City Tuesday to fare a check charge here, his cousin, Eu gene C. Flynn, 1412 North Thirty fifth street, was arrested on a similar’ charge. Joe has admitted issuing 3260 in worthless checks, police claim. Both men are being held until all the checks against them have been round ed up. JUDGE LECTURES “DADS” FOR FIGHT After a lecture by Municipal Judge Patrick, the assult and battery charg. es against G. Smith, 6027 South Twenty third street, were dismissed Thursday morning. The charges were brought by P. J. Karlick, 6021 South Twenty third street, who alleged that Smith struck him in the Jaw. A fight between their children Is said to have spread to their fathers. ERNEST HOLMES IS SUED BY WIFE Earnest Eugene Holmes, son of Ernie Holmes, mas sued In district court Thursday for a divorce by his wife, Grace. She was a Central High school student and he a state university student when they went to Hiawatha, Kan., July 2", 1923, and were married. She charges him with cruelty and nonsupport and asks custody of their baby and alimony. HUPP SECRETARY OF RETAILERS A. T. Hupp, secretary of the Asso elated Retailers of Council Bluffs, was elected secretary of the Associated Retailers of Omaha at a meeting Wednesday of the board of directors of the latter organization. Hupp Is the protege of J. W. Met calfe, former secretary of the Omaha Associated Retailers. He will re linquish his Council Muffs duties to accept his new position. FUMIGATION IS FIRE CALL CAUSE Someone, seeing smoke seeping from Hie windows of the Stag, flop house, 1305 Douglas street, which \ as being fumigated by H. L. Eyrs, manager, turned In a fire slnrm at 7:2F Thursday morning. Several fire companies responded. About 100 per softs were attracted to the scene. JURY CALLED TO HEAR RUM CASES A federal grand Jury convened Thursday morning at the federal building to hear evidence and return indictment a on liquor and narcotic cases. \ dr. d. McDonald CHIROPRACTOR Announce* that. h» I* now located at 2222 Farnam Street Aasnclntari With th« Chiropractic Health Home PHONE AT. 2992. Legion Head to Keep Same Aides No Immediate Change in Ap pointive Office Personnel, Courtney Says. By Associated Press. Grand Island, Neb. Aug. 28.—An nouncement that he does not contem plate any changes in the appointive officers of the Nebraska department of the American Legion was made here by C. M. Courtney of Kearney, the department's new commander, who was elected yesterday at the closing session of the legion's sixth annual convention. The appointive officers, Adjutant Frank O'Connell of Lincoln, Finance Officer Frank Perkins, editor of the Fremont Herald, and Judge Advocate Guy C. Chambers of Lincoln, were selected by the executive committee on recommendation of the command er, but the latter said there proba bly would be no committee meeting until October 1. Commander Courtney added that he would put the committee session off long enough to enable him to get into closer touch with the affairs of his new office. Grand Island was . back to normal today after entertaining 1,600 visitors during the three-day session of the convention, which by adoption of a resolution favoring national defense test day, September 12, listened to ad dresses by Baseball Commissioner X.andis and Chaplain Ezra Clemans of Owatonna, Minn., who yesterday attacked the war record of Jack Dempsey, heavyweight champion, say ing he hoped his next opponent would "push that slacker intp the middle of next year.” Mrs. Lloyd Richards of York was among the executive committee mem bers selected by the woman's auxil iary, which selected Mrs. C. E. Mc Glasson of Lincoln president, and Mrs. J. P. Jensen of Blair, as vice president. EGGE ARRANGES AIR MAIL MOVING Carl F. Egge, superintendent of the air mail, returned Thursday morning from Washington, D. C., where he made final plans for the transfer of the air mail headquarter* from Washington to Omaha. An office force of IS clerks and assistants will be brought to Omaha on October 1 when headquarters will be establish ed. Egge announced that offices for the air mail will probably be located In the postoffice building and that upon return of Custodian Charles Saunders from his vacation he will hold con ference on the rooms needed. THEATER TICKETS TO BE DELIVERED An innovation in Omaha theatricals will be inaugurated by the World theater starting Tuesday, when re served seat tickets will be delivered fre* to offices, hotels and clubs In the downtown district between Ninth and Twenty-fourth and Capitol ave nue and I-eavenworth street. This service will tie in effect Mon day to Saturday from 9:30 in the morning until 4 tn th<^ afternoon, and tickets may be ordered for any day in the week, Sunday included. One feature of this unique idea is that the "World Service Boy" will not be allowed to accept tips. 5,000 OMAHANS TO STATE FAIR Thursday Is Omaha day at the state fair at Lincoln, and about 6,000 Oma hans were making preparations to attend, according to estimate of Montagu Tanrock of the Chamber of Commerce publicity bureau. The publicity hureau had given out hundreds of Omaha hat bands by noon to be worn by Omahans attending the fair. Ak Sar-Ben Is furnishing automobile pennnnts to decorate Oma ha cars which go to the fair. A fellow froip Round* Up, Montana Come down last, week and bought an Earl & Wilson (E. & VV.) shirt. He said he didn’t expect to he back here for a year and wanted to be sure he'd get a full year’s wear. He will—or get a new shirt FREE, fray’s Shirt In surance assures it. Earl A Wilson Shirts Ara Sold Only at Pray’a Storas $2 and Better Two Storas 1509 Farnam 1905 Farnam — _ it , ■ .. ... - Former U. P. President Injured in Hurricane 1 &..£>.Mofi(er New York, Aug. 28.—A. fj. Mohler, former president of the Union Pacific railroad, was injured when lie was thrown against furniture on one of the giant liners which were buffeted by heavy seas yesterday. Mr. Mohler was returning to the United States on the steamship Gieu seppo Verde. He was just stepping out of the promenade deck when the worst part of the siorm struck the Italian liner. He was knocked down, triking his head against a chair. He wag aided to a motor car upon his arrival and ^aken to the Hotel Bristol. His in jury w’as not regarded as serious. Mr. Mohler is believed to have suf fered an injury to his head similar to one he received in Omaha in Janu ary, 1910, while skating at Miller park lagoon. He is 74 years old, and six months after this first injury re tired from the presidency, going to his home In Cedar Rapids, la. \ He was expected by friends to ar rive in Omaha Wednesday for a visit. $10 CHANGE WAITS CLAIM OF OWNER J. J. Blank, city license (inspector, believes he has found an honest man, but now he wants to find the person whose property the honest man ad mits having. Blank was at the city market at Thirteenth and Jackson streets. A man accosted him and told him that he had asked a man for change for a $10 bill, but had given the indiv idual a $20 bill by mistake. Blank undertook to find the man and did. But he failed to obtain the name of the first man, for whom he Is now searching. DAVIS-BRYAN CLUB TALKS FINANCING The Davls-Bryan club met Wednes day noon at the Rome hotel to plan for the appearance of John W. Davis in Omaha September S and for fi nancing the democratic campaign in county and state. The club is seeking 2.000 members at a minimum membership fee of IB. Millinery Julius Orion 512 Douglas || m o---o 2nd Anniversary Sale of Pattern Hats j Friday and Saturday Charge» will be entered on September etatement, payable October 10 th Pattern Modelt Ranging From $12.50 to $25.00 at 20% Discount fjTTtTRS SHANAHAN is tak- cent buying trips to prepare * L£U ing this opportunity of for this occasion by selecting ITSal thanking the women of some of the smartest offerings ! Omaha for their splendid pat- on the fall market and offering ronage in the past two yenrs. them at pricings that make for She has made it a point on re- matchless millinery values. .---7--- | Our Big Feature An Unusual Showing of New Hats at One Price \ I fTT'IATS for the matronly L£j_ woman as well as the Rsfrla bob. Offerings of j Panne, Lyons and other popu- - lar autumn materials. Devel oped in all colors. Many lus trous blacks. All sixes. o ■ Savant Predicts Dearth of Food Population Increase Must Be Retarded, New York Pro fessor Warns. By International News Service. ■Williamstown. Mass.,-Aug. 28.—Pre dictation that there will be a dearth of food If the earth's population con tlnues to Increase at the present rate, was made In an address here today before the Institute of Politics by Prof. Henry P. Fairchild, president of New York university. Professor Fairchild urged three methods of correction: Production of concentrated foods, deliberate to reduce the size of men so that food requirements will be smaller, or application of birth con trol by governments. There Is no doubt. Professor Fair child said, that man can multiply faster than he can Increase the means of livelihood. "Thus far,” said Professor Fair child, ‘‘nations have conducted ag gresslve wars against other nations to secure more land for their ex pandlng populations, and have di rected movements of their populations to other parts of the world, but the old Ideas of movement as a means of escaping from the evils of overpopu lation must be definitely eliminated from national Ideas, and the old ideas of aggressive war must disappear. "Hence the nations of the world must uniformly undertake to solve their own Internal problems by the application of rational measures of control of their own populations.” HOTEL MANAGER DRAWS $50 FINE Ben Krass, manager of the Chat ham hotel, was fined $50 In police court Thursday morning on a charge of keeping an Ill-governed bouse. Krass and a numbW of Inmates were arrested at the hotel In a raid made recently by Detective George Summltt. According to Summltt, police have been "after" Krass for a long time. On previous occasions when arrested Krass Is alleged to have had the In mates forfeit their appearance bonds. Then he Is said to have obtained con tinuance of his hearing until all per sons who were to prosecute him had been gotten out of town. Krass was ordered examined by an alienist by the court Thursday morning. BOND STORE HAS HAT DEPARTMENT The Bond Clothing company, 1519 Farnam street, annouces the opening Friday of a new department for men's hate and caps, and a line of Jackie Coogan caps for little fellows. Charles Lohrman, manager, said the showing of new men s headwear Is at one popular price, and, due to the Bond organization's Immense buying power, a wonderful value Is given at a low prlee. Three Aviator* Killed. London, Aug. 28.—Three aviators were killed near Gallarate. J'.i’j when their machine cai^ht fir. crashed, said a Central News dis patch from Rome today. Burgess Bedtime Stories ___' By THORNTON W. BURGESS. Who puts his «ye» to proper u«e For Ignorance hae no excuse. —Peter Rabbit. Peter Rabbit Interest# Jimmy Skunk. It. happened that one morning in early #ummer Peter Rabbit was wan dering about In the Old Pasture. He had nothing In particular 6n his mind. He was simply wandering about and Just looking. He wasn't looking for anything special. He was Just looking in the hope of seeing something Inter esting. At lenght he came to a warm, sunny bank. There was a big, flat stone on that warm, sunny bank. Peter had seen It many times, for he had often passed that way. There was nothing Interesting about that flat stone to Peter. At least there never had been anything Interesting about It until now. He had glanced carelessly over at that big. fiat stone and it seemed to him that he had seen something move under It. He couldn't be sure, for look as he would now' he could see nothing. Just the same, he had a feeling that some one was under that big, fiat stone. Peter went back Into the bushes and sat down where he could watch that big flat stone. He sat perfectly still for a long time. He had Just about made up his mind that he must have been mistaken when slowly and cau tiously a head was thrust out from under that big, flat stone. Peter con tinued to sit perfectly still. For a couple of minutes that head didn’t move. But out of the mouth a slender, forked tongue kept darting. Then out glided a big snake. It was Mrs. Black snake. At first Peter had thought It was Mr. Blacksnake, but when he saw that this one was not quite as big as Mr. Blacksnake he knw that it must be Mrs. Blacksnake She was dressed Just the same as Mr. Blacksnake, black all over excepting her chin, which was white. She raised her head and looked this way and that way, then swiftly she gilded away. "Huh!" said Peter. "That must be Mrs. Blacksnake's home. It must be that she was taking a nap In there. It Is funny I have never seen her here before." Then Peter went on his way and thought no more about it until he chanced to meet Jimmy Skunk. Jim my waa ambling along In hia usual slow way, stopping now and then to pull over a stick or a atone. He was looking for fat beetles. "Good morning. Peter," said Jimmy. "What is the news?" "Good morning," replied Peter. "There Isn't any news. You're only l-1-- -- the second person I've seen since I rime up in the Old Pasture this morn ing." "Is that so?" replied Jimmy. "Who was the first one?” Mrs. Blacksnake." replied Peter. "I saw her only a few moments ago." Jimmy pricked up his ears. “Is that so?" he exclaimed. "I wonder what she Is doing up here In the Old Pas ture." "Oh, I guess she Is living here," re plied Peter. "I think she must have been taking a nap under a big, flat •tone back there on the sunny bank. Probably that Is where she Uvea." "Well, well!” said Jimmy Skunk "That is Interesting. I always have doubted if Mr. or Mrs. Blacksnake really have a home. I should like to see It.” “You can find It easily enough," re plied Peter carelessly. "All you have to do Is to follow your nose until you come to that sunny bank. You can’t help seeing the big, flat stone." "Thanks," replied Jimmy Skunk. "1 believe I'll have a look at It Just t# satisfy my curiosity.” (Copyright, 1124 > The next story: "Peter Finds JlmtnjJ * Skunk at work." OMAHA TEACHERS WIN HIGH MARKS Two Omaha public school teachera won third and fourth places In ex aminations taken by 300 teachers at Los Angeles under the direction of the public school system of that city. Helen D. Thompson of Central Park school was third In the list. She In tends to resume her work here next week. Vena Crabh, who was In Druid Hill school last year, was fourth. She will enter the Los Angelea achoola. The 300 who took the Loa Angeles examinations were from all parts of the country. Some take these ex aminations with a view of entering sshools In California and others for a test of their professional ability. TttE Brandeis Storei Buy Your Voss Now Saturday Is the Last Day to Get Outfit at This Lotv Price For the balance of this month we will sell this combination of Voss Copper Tub Floto-Plane Washer, Voss Self-Draining Tubs and angleiron benches at * such an attractive price that - you cannot help but be inter- • ested. Make Wash Day Play Day The W Set ? of Tubs and ne Case of Rinso f * — 5.00 Down j § Balance on easy payments. $4.00 extra on payments. - ii I ' i A Full Case of RINSO, THE » * NEW KIND OF SOAP. j # ITo drain tubs, pull plugs. Fifth Floor. Big August Clearance of j! . Wall Papers j j We have assembled these better grade papers for this final elean-up sale for Friday and Saturday. J Parlor, Dining 39c Tapestries and Room and Kitchen Grass Cloth Papers t., • Exceptional values, suitable \ alues up to 22c. This group {or b11 roomg. Thjg yo!d sold with borders. Spe- n with or without bord- "I A cial, per roll, * ^ ers.^per roll, W 98c Wall Paper of Unusual Merit Suitable for your most representative rooms. Many of this group are 30 inches wide and the colors and designs offer a || wide range for selection. This group sold with or 07 without borders or bands. During this sale, per roll. ^ JT'e furnish paper hangers on request. J Fifth Floor Hsurw©§t Tim© To the merchant who uses constructive, continuous advertising copy, plus attrac tive, appealing illustrations made possibl* through our SHARP, CLEAN engravings. Harvest Time means a time of increased business. Good pictures add interest, charm and de sire to all advertising literature—and good pictures are faithfully reproduced through our SHARP, CLEAN engravings. Phone ATlantic 1000 and let us help you toward a bigger harvest. I * Engraving Department THE OMAHA BEE ' 1 Ernest Scherer, Mfr. | ... ■ ...