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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 16, 1924)
Car Fare Boost Threatened at Tram Hearing ■' ■ # City Officials Oppose Relief Measures; Company Says Increase Is Alternative. Omaha faces an Increased street car fare, it was indicated as the re sult of a conference Wednesday morn ing in the city council chamber be tween representatives of the street railway company, Mayor Dahlman, city commissioners and Thorne A. Drowno and H. fi. Taylor of the state railway commission. It. A. Leussler, general manager of the traction company, asked the council to remove occupation tax and paving requirement, by passing an amendatory ordinance for the former and submitting the latter to a vote of the people as a charter amendment proposition. No formal action was taken at the close ot the conference by the city council, but the mayor ami commis sioners made it clear that they ate not disposed to reduce the 1925 budget which already has been determined. The council will meet within 10 days to take formal action and prepare an answer to the request of the street railway company. The alternative for the traction rotnpany, if Mayor Dnhlman's rec ommendation prevails in declining to lift occupation tax and paving re quirement for 1925, will be It) apply to the state railway commission for an Increase of street car fare. Inc rrasc Only Alternative. Mr. Leussler indicated that if his company could be relieved of the oc cupation tax and paving require ments, no further effort to obtain additional revrnur would be made un less there should be a further slump In gross revenue. Mr. Leussler stated that a straight 7-cent fare in Omaha would yield $321,000 more in 1925, estimating opeiation and revenue on the exper ience of this and last year. He also stated that the deficit for this year will be nearly $400,000, which is less than a return of 7 per cent on valua tion of $14,100,000, as authorized by the state railway commission. He estimated the deficit for next year at $478,000, these figures referring to the Omaha property only. Total revenue passengers of the Omaha lines during first eight months of this year were 1.811,145 less than in the corresponding period of last year. .51 list fare lor Bonds. "We will have $10,000,000 In bonds maturing in 1928,” Leussler said, "also $2,000,000 of bridge bonds. We should have a safety margin of earn ings so that we may refund these bonds when they are due. Many traction companies are now In hands of receivers. Our bonds are selling at S5. which means that we are pay ing 11 per cent for our money." In a previous statement Mr. Leuss ler asserted that the situation Is critical and that there must be re lief. Thorne A. Browne of the state railway commission stated that the commission has nothing to consider officially in this situation until the company files an application for higher rates. i Presentation Is Fair. Manager Leussler Indicated that the application will he filed if the city council acts adversely on the question of occupation taxes and pav ing charges. Corporation Counsel W. C. lam Ibcrt told council that his investiga tions showed that the traction com pany was making reasonable presen tation of Its case. Questioned by Commissioner John Hopkins, Mi. Leussler stated that the gross revenues of the Douglas street bridge In 1923 were $374,918, and the Investment is carried on books as $1, | 750,000. Representatives of improvement clubs attended the conference. BRYAN BROTHERS MEET AT LINCOLN Lincoln, Oct. 15.—Governor Bryan, democratic candidate for vice presl dent, met his brother, W- .1- Bryan, at the station here this morning and accompanied him a part of the way by automobile to Seward, Neb., where the latter was scheduled to make a campaign speech. The Seward ad dress will begin a 10-day tour by the former secretary of state in Ne il braska, Colorado and Kansas. ff ____________________ Bloomfield Council Seeks Gravel for Street Surfacing Bloomfield, Oct. 15.—Test holes put down by the Bloomfield city council on the Lamprecht farm, just north of the city, have shown that the grav el deposit there is not extensive enough to gravel nil the streets of the city, as was nt first thought. Con servative estimates place the amount of gravel there at a quantity suf ficient to gravel about 10 blocks. The council now Is sinking test holes on Other loentions In the hope of locat ing another deposit that will complete the graveling pro|>ositinn. Thousands Attend Funeral of Man Slain at Norfolk Norfolk, Oct. 15.— More than 1,000 persons attended the f liner,11 serv ices held here for Clyde Cherrlngton who died from a wound inflicted hy a bullet from a pistol in the hands of John Powers, former Norfolk iiollce mnn, who is In jail at Madison eharg ed with murder. Railroad men were the pallbearers. Corn Harvest ill Gage County Averages 2!> Bushels to Acre Beatrice, Oct. 15.—Many farmers are engaged In husking their corn crop, which is averaging 25 bushels to the acre. Huskers are getting 5 and 6 cents a bushel, and some of them are drawing 7 cents snd board. Stock Brings Good Prices. Beatrice, Neb, Oct. 15.—Stock of *11 k uds brought good prices at the Kva Hubbard farm sale, near Liberty. Horses sold for ill'.! to $!>X a head, cat tle, $22.50 to $65 and bogs, $2U to $t» Pageants, Indian Parade and Religious Ceremonies Mark Forma! Opening of Yankton Bridge _—. ___ __VP*^/ \S) ' i-n " Burgess Bedtime Stories -/ By THORNTON XV. BI RO KSS He quirk, but not ton quirt'., if vnu Would in the end have naught to rue. —Hooty the Owl. , Hooty Strikes Quickly Little Vhitefoot the Wood Mouse knew thnt he had made a mistake, a dreadful mistake. He had made ia mistake in thinking that Hooty the Owl had gone away to another part of the Green Forest. He found it out when it was just too late to turn hack to the safety of the little hole in the ground front which he had come. His heart had almost stopped beating with fright, as when it was just too late he saw Hooty the Owl c me still ing out from his wateh tower. He knew that Hooty had seen him leave that little hole in the ground. There was nothing for him to do hut to trust to his legs and the chance of finding a hiding place hefore Hooty could catch him. Now one of the first tilings that "r- = little Whltefoot the Wood Mouse learned when he was young: and first went out Into the Great World was to hide. His soft, dark eyes were \ second later Hoot.v was around that tree always looking tor possible hidlncr place. Being ho small, he could tfet into very small places, lie soon learn ed how to dart under a few fallen leaves: how a knot hole In a tree or stump meant safety, how to dart, "be hind a fern leaf or ipto a pile of brush. No matter where he was go ing, or what he was doing, even in times when he had no reason to suspect that danger was near, he never failed to look for every possible hiding plaee. X'ow Whitefoot can run fast for a short distance. Those llttlp, little, slim legs and white feet of his can take him over the ground very fast. They did now. He kept in the Black Shadows. for he knew that there Booty the Owl rould not see him as well as If he were out in the moon light. As he ran his heart seemed to tie almost up in his mouth from fright. But he wasn't too frightened to watch for a possible hiding plaee. He dodged behind a tree. On the other side of it was a. little heap of brown leaves. Quicker than you can wink jour eyes Whitefoot was under those leaves. There he stopped and held his breath. Booty the owl was almost within striking distance of Whitefoot when the latter dodged behind a tree. A second later Booty was around that tree, his big eyes staring hungrily for Whitefoot. But Whitefoot was no longer in sight. Hooty cheeked his swift flight and turned quickly. Then he flew back and forth all about i near that tree. He knew that White foot was hiding somewhere close by He wus looking for that hiding plan. He guessed that Whitefoot was under those leaves, but just where he had no means of knowing. He flew' to the top of an old stump close at hand. Then he hooted with all his might. It was a startling sound Hooty meant it to he. He made it as startling as he knew how. He knew that It would he almost sure to make Whitefoot start in f’ight and that in doing this would rustle a leaf under which he was hiding. Now Whilefoot expected Hooty to do just this thing. He was prepared for it. Never the less that sudden, terrible sound caused him to start to jump in spite of himself, and he did rustle the leaves under which he was hiding. But there was a loud er rustle of dry leaves at tlie same time just bark of an old log Hooty s wonderful ears he' d this. His great, silent wings took him over there in an instant. Jiis great eyes saw some thing move, Hike a flash he struck at it with his great feet armed with cruel, curved claw's, lie had no douht that it was Whltefoot the Wood Mouse. tt'opyrtuht. The next story: iiooty loses HiS Appetite." New Swedish Cabinet W ill Be Planned i;t \wMH-latrtl I’ri'***. Stockholm. Oct. 15.—Or. Hjalmnr Branding. former premier and hadcr of the socialist-democratic party, at the request of Kin? Oust *v. has un dertaken to form a new cabinet to succeed that of Krnst Try??er, which resigned yesterday. Photo by JanouHfk studio, Yankton. \n 1. The Klwanis club float which look part in festivities during the formal opening of the Meridian high way bridge across flic Missouri river at Yankton, S. I>. \n. 2. Sioux Indians on parade at 11 it- opening of the bridt*' No. 3. Tile “Horn of Plenty, a float designed <o eltow tin* great productiveness of Yankton county. N„ t. * lot her float ill til' pageant at Yankton. No. 5. Officers of the Oriental Consistery No. 1. at christening of the bridge. No. fi. Yrrlibishop J. J. Harty of Omaha and group of ( atholic clergy men on tlie bridge prior to pontifical mass last Sunday. In the group are I). It. fiiirney of Yankton, president of the Meridian Highway Bridge com pany; Key. lamrcvcr lank of Yank ton, Rt. Rev. I-;. A. Bouslia of Tabor, s. I),; Yrrlibishop Harty. Bishop B. fi. Mahoney of Sioux Pail*, and Rev. Ignatius Poe rater of Yankton. No. 7. Y picture of the great bridge, which i* the realization of Yankton's ambition of 30 years. Lutheran Celebration. Chicago, Oct. 15.—Lutheran cor, ! gregationa throughout the country will tune in on a Luther day radio j celebration hpre on October 30. Among the faraway points which | will tunc in to hear the program will be the Lutheran sanitarium at | Wheatridgc. Colo., where tubercular j 1 patients will listen in. FALLING TREE . KILLS FARMER ' Newcastle, Neb.. o« t. !•' 1 *' 1 1 Kolbaum. a fanner livinp near here wn9 killed today while .uttinp wood Svhleh he intended to sell to pay in tloht^ilne** «n hi* farm. Kolhaum has been a familiar flu me about Newcastle for several He had been In the habit of supi>IvlnK a lark-- portion of the wood used as fU\ tree which he was fellinp eaiiKht, then came loose In some manner, anil In falling struck Kolhaum on the head. He died almost at once._ .i ' OMAHA ^ °) To Better Serve Humanity Chiropractic ^Sakes and keeps You Well See Omaha Atlas Club An 'll nouncement in Sunday Bee FREE DANCE—Tues., Oct. 21 ^ EMPRESS RUSTIC GARDEN Given by I DUNDEE WOOLEN MILLS N. W. Cor. 15th and Haraey , Call at Store for Ticket* ~ HERE IT IS! Wholesale Millinery Clearance g Sale A Sale of Sales- 1,600 new, latest ; models, Kail and Winter Hats. Every ! style—every material—hats for younjr p | ladies as well as matrons. Every hat I | worth 3 or 4 times the price at this sale. 1 ; You must see these hats to appreciate I ; the greatness of this sale. Children's 1 ! fine hats included. I : 8:30 A. M. EXTRA SALESLADIES S Tfu/y- *yiuA. 'fi4d- xtu HliJ&h+ate, 'He I eAteadWm emwmetyur. Swi tflCoiSh &ktt Goxnct t2~<( cZauiam ■mb'# AIM fcRTIhJLMtiNT. AIM KRTISKWKNT. _ ill When I feel Dyspeptic I just Take a few “Pape’s Diapepsin” Instantly! 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