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Department of State Goes Out
of the Passport Business
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HOLE IN U.S. STRONG
BOX GROWS BIGGER
Net Balance in Treasury it $56,
000.000 and is Slowly Creep
ing All, the Time.
PORK ESTIMATES WILL STAND
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29. Leaders
of the administration in conference
today with President Wilson decided
that there was no immediate need
for legislative action to increase the
Rovernment's revenues. Secretary
McAdoo of the treasury announced
tonight it had agreed that at the end
of the fiscal year that the govern
ment would better Know the effects
of the European war and what, if
anything, is necessary to be done.
Mr. McAdoo declared that he still stood
by his estimate of the irovemmenfa
revenue for the flmal year ending next
June, which, compared with Mb eatimate
of expenditures, would leave a deficit of
$10,000,000. ' ' I
It was understood after the conference
thHt sueetion that the war revenue
act be extended for-six months nl that
congress abandon the $34,000,000 river and
harbor bill, struck no responsive chorl.
Can't Cmt Any More.
On the other hand, the cabinet officers
were said to have made It plain that In
accordance with the president's sug
Beetlon they had cut their estimates of
expenditures to the very limits and could
not make further reductions without
risking Impairing tho efficiency of their
departments.
The estimates sent to congresa In De
cember ajTKregated $7)0.000,000 to which
$8,000,000 was to be added for 1'anama
ranal disbursements. Some additional
estimates have been sent In since then,
however, and substantial additions to the
proposed appropriations have been made
by the house committee In drafting the
supply bills. Secretary McAdoo's esti
mate of revenue, exclusive of the Post
office department, wa $78,000,000, This
includes $230,000,000 from customs, $305,
000,000 from ordinary Internal revenue,
$64,000,000 from the emergency war tax
and $80,000,000 from the income and cor
poration tax.
Ha la are Dropping
The net balance tonight In the treas
ury was about $o6,0O0,000. It ia slowly
dropping.
Internal revenue receipts for Novem
ber compiled today by the bureau shW
a falling eff compared with November,
1913, of about $2,300,000. The five months
ending November 30. compared with the
same period 1913 shows an Increase of
about $4,500,000, Only part of the war
tax law wan effective In November, 1914,
but the revenue from it amounted to
H.157,145.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Jt -The Depart
ment of State ha troubles enough al
ready and cannot undertake to act s
tourist agency."
Officials of "the department, who have
been pestered of late by persons of both
sexes, decided today that patience had
ceased to be a virtue, and Issued thla an
nouncement. Passports, the announce
ment adda, can and should be obtained
from clerka of federal courts within the
Jurisdiction of the Intending travelers'
residence.
A gentleman from a western city"
who "did not know where he was going,
although he expected to start immedi
ately," and a woman who kept the de
partment torn up for two daya quibbling
about her age. are cited as horrible ex
amples of what must be stopped.
The department's statement said:
Recently a lady came from a distant
city to have her passport amended be
cause of the fact that It stated her age
In years, but did not state the extra
months. She spent two flays In and about
the bureau worrying over this matter
and waa taking the time of some of the
clerks.
"Yesterday a gentleman came from a
western city to apply for a passport, and
when asked what countries he expected
to visit, so that his passport could be
made out to conform with tha regulations.
he- was unaMe to say wnere he was j
going, although he expected to start '
Immediately. He said at first that he ;
would like to go to India by way of I
Fins Is nd and France, but when Informed :
that he would probably experience illffl- '
culty In entering India, without obtaining
special' permission, he derided after con
sidering the advantages of going to China,
Russia and other countries, that he would
limit his trip to Bermuda, the West In
dies and certain Iatin-Amerlran coun
tries. "A considerable period of tlmewaa
wasted in discussing hla proposed trip
and he was earnestly advised to decide
at his leisure where he was going and
then Inform the department, but he In
slsted upon reaching a decision before
leaving the bureau.
'The Department of State has troubles
enough already and cannot undertake to
act as a tourist agency."
Stenographer Tells
Inside of Peary and
Cook Literary Stunts
WASHINGTON. Jan. 29. Miss Lillian
E. Kiel of New Tork, who said she was
a stenographer employed by a magazine
that printed articles under the names of
Rear Admiral Peary and Dr. Cook on
their return from the Arctio regions, tes
tified tonight before the house committee
on education that neither of those articles
was written in its entirety by the ex
plorer whose. name It bore, but that both
were rearranged in the maganlne office.
Miss Kiel was one of a number of wit
nesses who testified In connection with
the resolution of Representative Smith of
New Tork, designed to establish the pri
ority of the discovery of the North Polo.
She said she took the dictations, of Dr.
Cook s statement at a hotel in Newbergh,
,N, y,; that he dictated his story of the
polar exploration, sent it to New York to
the magazine, and that after he re
ceived proofa and . had O. K.'d them, a
cub-editor of the magazine clipped the
proofs, eliminated certain paragraphs and
inserted others, the result being, she said,
that the story Indicated a confession of
failure.
She said that Admiral Peary's story was
first obtained by questions) asked by a
reporter, that a woman transcribed the
notes and wrote the atory. The admiral,
she eald. had a contract or an agreement
. f some sort under which the magazine
as not to print anything detrimental to
him.
AFFAIRS ATJOUTH OMAHA
Sixty-Five Pupili Finish Eighth
Grade in Public Schools of
Magio City.
KIEKPATRICK IS THE SPEAKER
Superintendent of Schools N. M. Graham
yesterday announced the successful con
clusion of grade school work for sixty-
five pupils of the publtt, schools of South
Omaha. At the South Omaha High
school auditorium, yesterday afternoon, a
united program waa arranged by the asso
ciated grade Schools of the city. Rev.
J. W. Kirkpatrlck, pastor of the First
Methodist church, was the speaker; Presi
dent F. S. Richardson of the Board of
Education presented the certificates to
the graduates. His son, Garwood Rich
ardson, or the graduating class In tha
high school, bid tbcm welcome to the
high school.
The graduates are:
BROWN PARK.
Anton I-arlna Arline Helm
Joe Sporl Helen Kubat
Bernhardt Stahmer t,ydla Lucas
CENTRAL,.
Irene Neff Kva Plpofsky
Fannie Sacks May Grant
Fannte Slever . Florence Irwin
Christy Skow Wax A. Ontman
CORR1GAN.
Adele W. AVilke Harry Anderson
Adella Maalowsky Anna Schults
David Schneider Nora O'Connell
- GARFIELD.
Carl Adams Oliver I,lndbnrg
Ida May Kurd Donald Roszelle
Rachel Jordan Herbert Schrader
Henulng Karlqulst
HAWTHORNE.
Alice Bea! James Gray
Anna Murphy Max Mertens
Helen Iaitner Theodore Galsche
Agnes Fox Fred Evans
Ruth Benson George MorrU
LINCOLN.
Marlorie Abbott Barbara. Seoviile
Mildred Farrell Doris Van Pant
Caroline Keyser Lloyd Hamilton
Mabel McAdams Felix Miller
Helen Reed
LOWELL.
Frank Trorato - Ksther Stream
Mary Ellen Byrne Hazel Warren
Matilda Velebradsky John Votroubek.
Ztta Mullaly Floyd Wilson .
WEST SIDE.
George Paullson
Joseph Lsel
Mortimer Lawlar
Ralph Clausen
John Hugenherg
Helen Hatcher
Woman Die Boras.
Mrs. Mllos Salenka, Thirty-sixth and
'' who was fatally burned when her
home caught fire Thursday, died , at 7
o'clock last night in the South Omaha
hospital without recovering consciousness.
Mrs. Salenka was a widow, and leaves
two children.
Mrs. Mary Dworalc Dead.
Mrs. Mary Dworak, aged 21, died at her
home, 1327 North .Thirty-fifth street.
South Omaha. The funeral will be held
this afternoon at 2 o'clock at Vanlcek'a
hall.
Gradaatloa Tonight.
Sherman C. Klngsley of Chicago, di
rector of the Elizabeth McCormtck fund.
will be the speaker at the commencement
exercises at the mid-term graduation at
the South Omaha high school. Mr. Kings-
ley la regarded as an expert on public
welfare work.
The funeral of Mary Floen, 8-year-old
Records of Babylon
Legislature Found;
Elopement Law One
NEW HAVEN. oCnn., Jan. 29. A Baby
lonian tablet, believed to have been burled
in the earth more than 4,000 years ago.
containing tho earliest law code, recently
has been unearthed and la now in posses
alon of Yale university, it became known
today. The tablet Is heavily encrusted
but part of it has been cleaned and de
ciphered.
The laws are written In the Sumerlan
language, the language of southern Baby
lonia prior to Its conquest by the Semites
of Accudiuns in the time of Pammarardt
Owing to the imperfect knowledge of the
language the work of deciphering la ex
tremely difficult, but the university ex
pects to have a complete translation made
and published- The laws that have been
translated refer to legislation; concerning
Injury to women; the repudiation of chil
dren wha" have perhaps been adopted
elopement, the hair of goats and the kill
ing of a hired ox by a lion.
These laws are believed to have been
written about K00 B. C.
Sullivan Denies All
Charges Against Him
NEW YORK, Jan. ffl.-A statement
from Jamea M. Sullivan. American min
ister to the Dominican republic, denying
all the charges of unfitness made against
him, chiefly by Walker W. Vlck, former
receiver general of customs of Santo Do
mingo, was read In evldenoe today at the
hearing into the charges.
The statement, received by mall, waa
supported by documentary evidence and
made counter charges against Vlck. Sul
livan declared he had been made tha vie
tim of a newspaper campaign engineered
by Vlck to attack his character ami con
duct, which was unsupported by facta.
He said certain newapapera in the United
Mat? had "championed the cause of as
: I i yi gang of pirates as ever sailed the
-HiHbenn."
Myrtha Ila'.tii.lioll
Catherine Mollner
Rose Jaoobson
Mary Mongerson
Claude McCullough
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Floen,
who died from burns received when she
fell Into a pan of scalding water at the
West side school In South Omaha, will
be held Saturday at I o'clock from the
home of her parents at 36.11 X street.
Rev. Mr. Halveraon of Omaha will of
ficiate an 4 Interment will be at Laurel
Hill cemetery.
Magic City Uaaals).
Steam heated rooms, 514 N. 24th.
Mrs. George O. Turner visited with rel
atives In Logan, la., last week.
Raymond Wilson of the local high
school . has organized a four-piece or
chestra. The Eagles wiU give a dance tomorrow
evening at the Eagle hall, Twenty-third
and N streeta
The Columbian club will give a dance
this evening at the Columbian hall at
Thirty-sixth and R streets.
Runaway June, Besse today.
Rev. John O. Albers, temporarily filling
the pulpit of the local Christian church,
has been chosen aa regular pastor and
will move his family here at once. He la
a graduate of the University of Nebraska.
Mrs. Samuel Wler of Clay Center, Kan.,
Is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Russel lHr
byshlre. She came to witness the gradua
tion of Ruth, the daughter of her host. In
the graduating axercusra to be held at
the high school.
For Sale New 5-room cottage, 23d, be
tween K and L. Terms easy. South 19T6.
A tidy aum Is) reported to have been
cleared on the senior class play, "Mile
stones," given at the high school audito
rium last Wednesday evening. Garwood
Richardson had complete charge of the
financial end of the play.
Mid-year commencement exercises will
open tomorrow evening with a big pro
gram. President F. 8. Richardson of tho
school board signed the diplomas of the
graduates yesterday afternoon, and not a
student of the senior B class failed.
Office space for rent In Bee office, 231$
N street. Terms reasonable. Well known
location. Tel. South 17.
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. M;irphv celebrated
the tenth anniversary of their wedding
last night at their home. Twenty-sixth
and B streets. An eight-course dinner
was served to the family, relatives and
mends. Dancing followed the dinner.
Want ads for The Bee may be left at
The Bee'a branch office, 2318 N St. Rates
2c a word for one time, lVc a word each
day ror tnree days ana lc a word each
day for a, week. Prompt and courteous
service.
The first and second basket ball teams
of the local high school gave an exhibi
tion of basket bail to the graduating
eighth-grade students yesterday afternoon
i me nign scnoot gymnasium. i n teams
will hold their last practice before the
Beatrice game this afternoon.
Why did June Runaway? See Norma
Philips, our Mutual girl as June, Besse.
Special Officer Stoney caught Frank
Furnas in the act of stealing supplies from
a car on the tracks) at Twenty-ninth and
K streets. Two company keys were found
on him, a switch key and a car key. He
waa brought to the police station and
sentenced to thirty days In jail by Police
Judge Reed.
lock Island Chief 1
Will.Eesign Office
NEW YORK, Jan. .-Financial circles
heard tonight apparently well authenti
cated reports that Daniel G. Reld, chair
man of the board of the Chicago, Rock
Island ft Pacific railway, had resigned
as a director. It was understood that
his resignation was to take effect imme
diately, although the annual meeting of
the company, which hag been postponed
several times, will not be held until
March 15.
lit Want Ads produce Remits.
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AND THE STORY IS TOLD-WHY-
Every Garment a New One for 1915
Our FANCY SUIT SALE was
such a success that we will do like
wise with the OVERCOATS,
and sell at the same prices.
All $39, $:5 and 140 Fancy Overcoats $24.50
$25 and S2S Fancy Overcoats . . . . 18.50
All $18, $20 and $22 Fancy Overcoats $14.50
You can still get your size in the
Suits at the sam prices Think of .
it Suit and Overcoat of the
Browning. King U Co. standard
for $29.00.
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