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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 3, 1924)
Cool id go 1 rjres Slash in Taxes in Special Note Executive Predicts Surplus as Result of Continued Econ omy in Operation of Co\ eminent. (Continued From I’nce One.) adequate prepare ness. We should have adequate preparedness in 1926 within tlie limits of the amounts recommended.” Hr Assm-inlril I’rem. Washington, Dec. 2.—'The cost of running' the federal government in 1 lie fiscal year, 1326, was fixed by President C'oolidge, in the annual budget sent to congress today, at $3,723,519,846.38, or a reduction of *59,225,931.72 from the estimated ex penditures of the current year. The estimates of six major depart ments or other agencies of the gov ernment—interior, navy, war, treas ury, shipping board and veterans’ bureau—were reduced in the new budget, while there was only one not able Increase—that for the Depart ment of Agriculture. Practically all of the $26,000,000 re duction in the Interior department total was due to the smaller allot ment for the pension bureau. That bureau's outlay was cut from $224, 016.000 fop the current year to $199, 116.000 for next year, largely because of the decreasing i>esion roll resulting from the death of pensioners. The cut of *23,000,000 In the navv's total was scattered over many items of expenditure, but a large part of it was due to a reduction of the fund set aside under the heading of “in etease of the navy.” It Is under stood supplemental estimates for needed construction will go to con gress later. The budget director's report to the president declared that under the total allowed, the navy can continue at Its present enlisted strength of 86.000 men; the marine cor|>s will have provision for 18,000 men instead of the present 19,500; the naval reserve force will continue on practically the present basis: It will he possible to increase tile average steaming range of battleships from 19,400 miles to 23,700; two more of the submarines authorized In 1916 can he laid down; new aircraft can lie purchased; and It will he possible to continue work "at-a normal rate of speed on all new ships under ob struction within the limitation of au thorized cost.” The war scattered reductions total ling $8,600,000 In ths War depart ment's allowance, hut no particular branch of th* military service was singled out for reduced appropria tions. Dndor the tntsl authorised the budget bureau declared, th# regular army ran continue on Its present basis of 12,000 officers and an aver age enlisted strength of 1T8.000; the number of reserve offleei s who can be trained will remain bout the same; attendance at the citizens training camps must lie limited to 29,000 in stead of 33,900 In the current year, and the militia bureau will be able lo maintain an average strength of 173f5u0, a reduction of 3,500 from the present authorization. The air serv ice allotment was Increased from $14,900,000 for the current year to $17,000,000 during the coming year to “enable the air service to make reaf. unable progress toward cutting down its present shortage in heavier than air craft and at the same time assist ip keeping alive the aircraft industry for use In time of emergency." The. total fixed for rivers and harbors' im provement—$59,277,990—is practically the same as for the present year. It was the veterans' bureau es timate that the budget director made his biggest cut under the figures sub mitted a year ago. A net total of *79,000,000 was lopped off. In aplte of Increases In some departments of the bureau's activities. The factors which more than offset these In creases Included a drop from $89,000, UOu to $38,000,000 for vocational re habilitation, due to the decreasing necessity for giving vocational train ing to men w’ounded in the war; a reduction from $127,800,000 set aside a year ago for possible use In bonus »rta FHaea J Jn*e and fcarthera Railway Dwnf Car Serrfe* All Tka Way Fred Harrey Meal* as tka Friare Okaerrebea SUayiaf Car Kaaaaa City t* JackaaseM* For illustrated literature about Florid*, sleeping car reaerea* tions or for other information, call at, pbooe or writ* Frisco Ticket Office 709 Walnut Street Kanaaa City. Mo. F.Hecuve December 2«th Tbroufh Sleep in* Car Kansas City to Miami. t payment*, to $62,000,000 which the budget dtrertOn estimated would be sufficient to carry the pe>iiients thiough next year II applications con tinue to rome in at their present slow rate, and a $7,000,000 reduction In the amount set aside for hospital con struction. The Treasury department's reduc tlon of $16,810,000 under the total for the present year was largely account ed for by the fact that tax refund" amounting to $16,140,000, resultin' from the 27. per cent reduction voted by congress at tlie last session, were -ni-hided In the expenditures of the current year anil no like Item wa. necessary In the new budget. The coast guard allotment was In created by $1,650,000, as a part of the drive against rum runners, while the total given the customs service was cut $712,000—a reduction declared b/ the budget director to be due to decreased activities and an estimated falling off In refunds. Included In the factors contribut ing to the shipping board’s reduction of $6,000,000 were enumerated im proved methods of operation, together with the consolidation, curtailment and reduction in the number of trade routes, and an Improvement In freight rates. The budget bureau informed the president in Its report that the net Increase of $02,000,000 in the amount set cf.Ye for the Agricultural depart ment was "due primarily to an In crease from $13,000,000 to $80,000, 000 for the construction of rural post roads." There were various compara tively small Increases in other activi ties of Hie department. More than half of the $2,288,000 in crease in tile allowance for the Jus lice department was accounted for by a decision to more than tilple Hie amount set aside "for the Investiga tion and prosecution of war frauds.” The war frauds item in the budget for the present year amounted to $500,000, but in the new budget It is $1,725,000. The amount act aside for enforcement of anti trust laws was Increased from $203,030 to $288, 000. A net increase of $23,000,000 also was shown for tlie Postoffice depart ment, but the whole expenditure of that department Is expected to be returned to the treasury, along with a surplus, as a result of postal rev enues. In theory the postal service always Is regarded In the budget as self supporting, although It has not ilways been so In fact. The budget tureau declared revenues for ‘he fiscal year, 1926, has been conserva tively estimated at $647,410,000. white the amount to be advanced to the de partment for expenses Is only $637, 776.005. Should these expectations be borne out, a postal surplus of more than $10,000,000 would be turned berk nto the treasury. Revival Meetings. Sixsion Edegard, who has been a missionary in Africa for many years, will open a series of evangelistic meetings at First Swedish Baptist rhurrh, Thirty-fourth and Burt streets, at X p. m. Wednesday eve ning. The meetings will be held at X p. m. each evening until Decem ber 11. Fight Proposed Law. Chicago, Dec. !.—Opposition to pro posed legislation for new federal to r peratlv# marketing machinery, now before congress, was expressed in a resolution adopted unanimously by ihe National Association of State Marketing ufllclaia-bere Bruner Driven bv 9/ Fear of Rival to Poison His \\ ife Didn't Want Anyone KLe to I,o\ e Ollier W oman, She Says; Arraigned in < anility < auirt. <( outinurd I ruin I'use One.) her if he felt lie couldn't get h di vorce,” she wus asked. ‘ I never asked,” she replied. “I always supposed that some!line they would fix up a divorce." Brunei-, In discussing the divorce, averted it was delayed because be knew It would break up the home and wanted his eldest son, Alba, 15, to graduate from the ninth grade. 'Pears welled In his eyes when his four boys were mentioned. "The professor at Sargent told me my oldest boy was the smartest lad in his cliass.” He said, "I certainly would like to see my four hoys." Bruner is losing Ills calm. He paced the floor of his cell constantly today and implored cellmates to carry on a conversation with him. Sheriff Talbot says he dreads the thought of the electric chair. Mrs. Northey told today the story of her married life with Abe Northey, the aged man from whom she has been separated a year. Husband and Prospects Poor. "My folks lived out In the cattle country ami were very poor," she said. "There were few young fellows around there, but Northey, who was 38 years older than I, lived ft few miles away and had a bunch of cattle. My parents looked favorably on him when he came to see me, and, as there weren’t any other prospects, I finally married him. "Sometimes we got along all right and sometimes we didn t. Always there was poverty and hardship. We finally' moved in to Sargent and 1 worked In a restaurant. He was get ting old, and when Frank Bruner be gan to show' rue a nice time I turned to him. He iiad an automobile and we could go places and take in amusements and eat in good restaur ants. Two Obstacles to Marriage. “We wanted to get married, but there were two obstacles to that. Jlei often told me he was going to get rid of his wife, hut I thought he meant he would get a divorce. I never men tlolied killing her and T never gave, him any jxdnon tablets to put in her tea “Do you love Bruner?" she was asked. “Oh. sometimes I thought T did. and then again I didn’t," she an swered. Mrs. Northey has dark bobbed hair and blue eves. She wore a modish hat, dark suit with very short skirt, and cotton hose. At Sargent, 30 miles from here, where the whole drama was enacted. Mrs. Northey lived In a little house across the street from the shack where she lived .with her aged hus band. from whom she was separated. The Bruners lived half a. block up the street. Sheriff Talbot told how he broke down Bruner, who at first denied that he hid given his wife polsou. “I dwelt upon lie automobile trip A Steinway Piano —the gift supreme Other gifts ara received and forgotten—hut the Steinway Piano “The Instrument of the Immor tals” is a gift of a lifetime, a companion, in spiration and entertainer throughout the years. The Largest Christmas Selection in Years Never before have we offered such an extensiw selection of Steinwav Grands and Uprights. Now you may choose a size and model to suit your pleasure and purse. EASY TERMS Forget the price of the Steinway Piano and con sider that only a small payment brings it to your home—to enjoy as you pay for it. Your old instrument accepted as a substantial part payment. Take three to live years to pay. See the new models today while our selection is most complete. - Uprights Grands $375 and up $1,425 and up ™- Oaukii I Hltinwar 1ti»pir«Mmfatlf!** for Sthrunln mid Rfalrrn Iowa j |l ■ -L ■■ - -J / Inf three week.- which he took last* 1 summer with Mrs. Northey," •uni (the sheriff "I said to him, I know just how things went on that trip. After you had been gone from home a few flays you began to wonder what your lmys were doing and you men t oned to Mr*. Northey that you ought to lie going home. She salt) no. you shouldn't go yet. " ‘The next day your hought* went hack again to your children, your sons and daughters in school and coming home and asking when their father would lie back. You again suggested that you should be turning back. And finally Mrs. Northe> agreed. That was how it was.’ Poison Tablets in Can. "Then Bruner broke down and con fessed the whole thing. lie said be kept the poison tablets In a little can at the roundhouse where he worked. He would decide to' do the deed and would take home a few of the tab lets and then would lose courage and return them to their hiding place in the can, until finally he yielded and the death of his wife resulted. "Since then he has known no rest and declared he felt better after his confession than at any time since the death of Mrs. Bruner." Abe Northev, aged husband of the woman in the case, does odd jolts around Sargent. RADIO FANS GIVE BLIND BOY PIANO A brand new piano has been pre sented to Minor elites, 17, blind boy musician who is a student at the Ne braska City school for the blind. The boy, who is the son of Mrs. Frank Pearson, 4025 Binney street, has never seen a sheet of music, but delighted listeners when he played at radio station KFNF, Henry Field Seed com pany at Shenandoah, la. The radio fans presented the new piano through Mr. Field. Contribu tions. mostly $1 hills, continue to come in and a fund has been started to be known as “The Blind Boy Fund" for unfortunates, especially the blind. A concert Thanksgiving night was given at the same radio station on the new piano by the boy. YOUTH GUILTY IN FORGERY CASE T.eo Herrmann was found guilty of forgery by A Jury In Judge Fitz gerald's court Tuesday morning. Clemency was recommended because of the defendant's youth and frank ness in admitting facts on the witness stand. The Judge informed the Jury that Herrmann had been paroled on a sim ilar charge and had shown a clean record during his parole. The checks on which the charge was founded were issued by him shortly sfter his parole expired, said the court. Old Pom Fxpress Is Far Outclassed In Air Mail Speed I ri|» to W e*l ( oa-t Ilia! (.Jure Keqnired I to 17 DaNs Now Made in One. All- mail collected from the Hotel Fontenelle air mall box just outside the Fontenelle Drug store at Kight eenth and Douglas streets arrives in Sin Francisco Dr hours and 45 min utes after it leaves the hotel box. In the days of the pony express It re quired 15 to 17 days to transport mail from Omaha to Sacramento, five days of which were by steamboat from Omaha to St. Joseph. The Hannibal & St. Joe railway was completed to the Missouri river in 1869. On April 3, 1860. the pony express, for carrying mail only, was establish* ed between St. Joe and Sacramento. The route was 1,966 miles. There were 90 remount stations, 80 riders and 400 station employes. There were 4 20 ponies, costing $200 each. Hid ers were paid $120 per month and the service lasted 16 months. The schedule was 10 miles per hour and the limit of load was 15 pounds. The schedule «ailed for lo days in sum mer and 12 days in winter, and was run weekly. 22 Day Trip. At that time It took 22 days to transport a letter across the conti nent via rail, stage coach and pony express. During the 16 months the pony ex press traveled 650,000 miles. One mal! and one rider were lost. The beat record was made when TJncoln’s inaugural address was transported in seven days and 17 hours. The con trading firm for pony express serv ice lost $200,000 in the deal. To Coast in Hay. Today mail is transported from Omaha to the Pacific coast between 12:20 a. m. and 5:45 p. m. the same day. Though mail Is rollected at the Fontenelle box at 9 59 p. m. it does not leave by plane until 3 2:20 a. m. The cost is 16 cents per ounce or fraction thereof and the limit of load per ship Is 500 pounds. Jn the last four months ships lu the air mail service have flown over 700.0O0 miles. There are hut 11 ho tel air mail boxes In the 1'nited States and the Fontenelle is one of them. The "Wayne Herald observes that the man who can he bought isn’t worth the price, and the man who i worth buying i« abn\* price. Yellow ~ Down Go Yellow Cab Baggage Rates! f / Effective today, the following rates will be charged for the transfer of baggage to and from railroad stations: • Zone 1—50c for Each Trunk This Zone is bounded on the North by Lake Street; on the East by the Missouri River; ou the South by Vinton Street; and on the West by 40th Street. Zone 2—75c for Each Trunk This Zone is bounded on the North by Ames Avenue; on the East by 40th Street; on the South by Missouri Avenue and L Street; and on the West by 52d Street. * ^ Zone 3—$1.00 for Each Trunk This Zone is bounded on the North by Downey Street or the North city limits; on the East by 52d Street; on tho South by Harrison Street, or the South city limits; on the West by 79th Street, or tho West city limits. The following rates will cover the transfer of baggage from one point in the city to another, other than to and from Railroad Stations: 1 to 30 blocks inclusive—50c for each trunk. 31 to 40 blocks inclusive—75c for each trunk. 41 to 50 blocks inclusive—$1.00 for each trunk. Phone office when trans- 25c for each grip, suitcase, fer of baggage Is over 50 or any ordinary hand bag blocks and special rate gage when accompanying will be made. trunk. Passage Checked to Destination from any Railroad Ticket Office Without Extra Charge. Yellow Cab Rates One to Five Passengers First y3 Mile.20c Each Additional y3 Mile .10c Each three minutes waiting.10c E price of J[ AT lantic 9000 l | RADIO V—/ l‘r*»*r.iu» for l»w rnilirr 3 O’ourt' m of Radio IMfrx t H» \ kmm-lilt I'd 'NS 11. AI Is lit a .lour ns I (4.9). 1 A 4 woman's division Uhambcr of t'ui*»tt)**i ■ e KFUZ llerrlen Spring* (.', o » ; story. 8.16, siring trio; s:5o, book chat, 9.«6. vorst. > WHET. Ronton Rig Brother club. 6 40 musical, 7. I.ynn night 8 • ontralto; 8 30, musical; Jo. dan* in 30, orgs n WCJR, Buffalo (319). 6. lecture; 7. con cert . 9 10, dance mum* WMAy. Chicago News ( 4 47 5) 6. organ, 6 30 stories; 8. lecture; 8:30, musical 9. tdaynight 9 45. talk WJCRH. Chicago (370). 7. song*- 9, or chestra. readings, vocal; 1! *olo|*t* KYW, Chicago (5,16), 6 35. stor>; 7 concert; 7:30-0 10. musical. stag** review talks; 9:4 f*. revue. Night ha whs. urge® WI.S, (hirago (345). 6: lit. organ: 7 9:.!0. entertaintm-ni* farm program, book talk: 10. soprano: 10 30. orchestra WLW. Cincinnati ( 423 ). 8 lo. ot* lustra hand concerts. "’TAM Cleveland (390) 7. > on< '■?> WOC, Pavenpori ( 4 8 4 ). 7. Sandman H, organ soprano WCX. Detroit (517), 6. musical pro gram. WW.f Detroit New* (517), 7 10. News orchestra, tenor KNX. Hollywood (.1.17), 9. orchestra: 10. feature: 12. ore hestra W08, Jefferson City ( 4 40 9) *. address; 3:30. musical, choir WHB. Kansas City (411). 7 8. pro gram. talk, pianist, soprano. WPAK. Kansas City Star (411). A 7. story ladv, ensemble; 8 9 15. program; 11-45-1, Night bawl * KIIJ. J.*— Angeles Time* (395). *10 children; 10. lecture- 10:45. c lassnat; 11:30. singer, bnnloist; 12. orchestra WITAS, I.ouisville Times ( 400). 7 '.0-9, Hawaiian nuintette WfVO, Minnen poIls-St Paul (417). 7. vesner service; 9. musical W.fJD. Mooseheart (27hi. jun'**r hand. WEAK. New York (492) 6. United Synagogue of America: 6:30. soprano. 7, talk: 7-20, Philharmonic society. WIIN. New York (360). t orchestra: C '50. tnik; 6 45. Jewish 7 trio. 8. piano trio: 8:30 orchestra: 9 dame WJZ New Yoi 1 I - hestra: 7. Wall 8tre#t Journal revlefi 9:10 orchestra WOK. Newark (405) 7. ot'hea’ra: *15. program: 9 30. program WTAT. Oak Park (283). 6:45-7 45. pia nologues. talk, orchestra KOO. Oakland (212). A orthestra WDAR. Philadelphia (395 i. A in. l»lk. 7 talks- *. recital. 9 (\» dan* * "WOO Phlladeli.h a (5 0'j) 6 20. orch** fra: v m rfcltalj i )3 recital; dance WCAR. Pittsburgh (4 *; 2) 6 10. s ,n shlne girl: 6:45. special 7. program: 1:30. concert. KGW. Portland ( 492). 7. children; 10. Concert; 12. orchestra WKAQ, Porto Rico (360). 10 1 1:30, con N KPO San Fran* is* n (421) A 10 or f heat ra : 7 30, children; t hi band KFQ\~ Seattle (_‘38). * reports: 9. bffdnm*. in. nrchegtra *1, nuiglc IVHZ Springfield till), • .o*. hwJilmr 4 14-* r i v 11 service. (9flc#ri irlo. vneah n lonrert l •» ore beetle 10 JO. popular aotlli I" 45. or« lieetre K Sl» St l.tmie I*• — t Pi»pntrh 044), f, 4 5. •■iiaeinblr. 0 HniiOUtieed, It, orrbee TOP PRICE PAID FOR YEARLINGS A new high price for far cattle was set at the South Omaha yards Monday when Klber K. Young of Le xington, Neb., sold 13 prime choice j Hereford long yearlings for an av erage price of $13.25 per hundred. This was the highest price paid this year. Young said that the cattle had been on feed fop a full year. They had been fed ground ear corn and hay in the spring and fall, and were paa-i tured last summer. SOUTH OMAHANS SAIL TO DENMARK Mr. and Mrs. Chris Pallesen, 4214 South Eighteenth street, who left Omaha Friday for Denmark, sailed Tuesday morning on the Mauretania for Liverpool, according to a tele pram received by friends here. They , will spend the winter in Denmark. —their former home, and will return to Omaha in May. They are ac ■ompanied by Mr. and Mrs A. Look wood of Kansas City. Deathlu'd Atlcndsnt Die*. Bayard, Dec. 2 ~"Aunl" Amelia Smith. S'*, a resident of Bayard fnr t? w it*, died suddenly after but a. l,r * illness, in-- «f l»v a hr<-» J"« n\ ^ frmil constant wait him; at the Bide of WalcUtt Tuttle, a veteran t.f the civil war, who died within a short time of the death of Mrs Smith. Christmas? We’re ready The pressing problems of your Christmas gift list may be readily solved at this store. 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Only the richest of fabrics are employed in these coats—silk lined, generously trimmed with furs. 5 The woman who ha* a coat to buy and is looking for the most remarkable value that the city offers, should see these phenomenal coat offerings Wednesday. j k