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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 21, 1923)
waterway Forces ^ in Budget Bill Battle in House House Enlarges Appropriation for Kiver and Harbor Im provement From $37,000, 000 to $56,589,910. Hv (iKOItUE F. AUTH1ER. " "hlutton ( nrrm|Miiulrnt The Omaha n, » " ishtngton. Jan. 20.—(Special.)—' Supporters of waterway Improvement - i th» United States won a complete \. dry yesterday in the house voting i > enlarge the appropriations for river ■ nd harbor improvement to $6fi,5S9, t'10 from the $37,000,000 allowed by the budget officer or an increaee of nearly twenty million'dollars. This is the first break in the house over the work of the budget officer, •Ithough th-re has been consider able grumbling. The increased appro priation was voted in the army bill and is a victory of the river and harbor insurgents over the adminis tration. Incidentally It represents a wide divergence of opinion between the chief of army engineers, who recom mended the larger sum and the chief budget officer who recommended the smaller. Spectacular Fight. The victory in the house was won in a spectacular fight during which confusion prevailed. Thirty or SO mem tiers were on their feet at the »tme time seeking recognition or crowding? around the chair, while lead f0-rs i>r the opposing factions engaged in a parliamentary skirmish. Republican Floor Reader Mondell directed hot criticism ut the army en gineers and membprs for combining to bring about an increase in the ap propriations. He said that President Harding would be Justified in veto ing'the army bill in order to protect the budget and also to protect the best Interests of rivers and harbors. Representative Stafford, republican, "Wisconsin, at. this Juncture caused the withdrawal from the chamber of the clerk of the rivers and harbors com mittee, who avns sitting beside Rep resentative Dempsey of New York. Dempsey offered the motion for an in. crease and Stafford, who was support ing the administration, thought the secretary was violating the rules, al though he was present to prompt Mr. Dempsey. Charges k.aw Violation. Chairman Ma&den, republican. Illi nois. of the appropriations committee, declared General Taylor of the engin eers violated the budget law in ask ing the committee for greater appro priations than $27,000,000 which the budget bureau had recommended. The committee itself finally agreed to recommend $10,000,000 additional. Representative Newton, republican, Missouri, declared the rivers and har bors people were not getting a square deal and that the budget bureau had not allowed two hours to the engi neers. “If you continue this method of bringing in appropriations without in vestigation,” ho shouted, "you will ^overthrow the whole budget system.” Call for Vote. His speech was followed by shouts for a vote, but Representative Chal mers, republican, Ohio, got the floor and condemned the authorities be cause Toledo was neglected. ' How about Milwaukee?” someone Inquired. “Dry as the devil,” was the answer from some unrecognized con gressman. At this Juncture Representative Dentiisson. republican. Illinois, moved that the debate be closed. This was done with a roar and with the flnal vote the rivers and harbors people won their tight. 196 to 72. Ami) Rill Passes. I .a ter, the army appropriation bill, can) ing $33 to,000, was passed. The item for i upletlng the Muscl* Shoals dam and power project was Included. The principal change in the military seitions of the bill today was ari amendment prohibiting the purchase from private manufacturers of ord nance at a cost higher than would be necessary for government manufac ture. The bill originally pi-ovided that, except as authorized, none of tlic money should be so appropriated ' at a price In excess of 25 per cent more than the cost" of government manufacture. The bill now goes to the senate. Officer Charged With Runt Running Pleads Insanity San Antonio, Tex., Jan. 20.—First Lieut. Leland S. Andrews of Kelly field, charged with illegally possess ing and transporting intoxicating liquor last October, threw a new afigle gron the case by pleading insanity when arraigned before a court martial at Fort Sam Houston yesterday. Lieut. Park Holland, special counsel for the accused, won a continuance of the rase until a medical boatd could pass on the sanity of the defendant. Andrews pleaded guilty to a charge In federal court at Laredo, Tex., last December and was fined $500. Knights Errant Fined. A triumvirate of modern knights errant, mounted on a motor truck, were Intercepted by the police Friday night performing Don Quixote stunts in an alley between Seventeenth and lOlghteenth streets, near Nicholas streets. At Central police station they af firmed that they were F. Deerson, 400S North Twenty-ninth street; Thomas Carroll, 2878 Blnney street, and A1 Henderson, 809 South Ninth street. In court Saturday Deer son was fined $15 on a charge of reckless driving and Henderson was similarly penalized on a charge of resisting an officer. Carroll was dis charged. According to the police, these men v ere charging fences, slieds and other objects with their truck. Auto Law Held Up Few Weeks H. W. Dunn, police commissioner, stated that the new city ordinance pertaining to automatio signals on closed automobiles will not be en 0 forced until February 10. W The ordinance technically went Into effect Saturday, but pn account of In ability of dealers to supply the de mand for signals, it has been deemed advisable to allow a few weeks of grace. 1 Nebraska Society Finds Homes for 1,046 Homeless Children During Year 1922 Here are some off the homeless children that were placed in good homes by the Nebraska Children's Home society. During 1922, 1,016 children were furnished homes and the loving care of a mother. Campaign of the Nebraska Chil dren's Home society to raise ?40,000 for a new receiving home is being unanimously approved by civic and business organizations in the city. The fund drive is receiving the full support of the Lions' club, the Ne braska Federation of Woman's Clubs and The Omaha Bee. The Asoclated Retailers yesterday placed their stamp of approval on the campaign and heartily endorsed the work of the society The Omaha Chamber of Commerce, the State Chamber of Commerce, the stockyards, packing houses and the state welfare department have prom ised the society their unqualified sup port. , "The response we are receiving is wonderful," said Dr. Max Emmert of the Lions’ club, who is chairman of tho campaign committee. "The work of the home deserves the support of every organization in the city, but many ate not aware Of Its value. The great humanitarian work of this so ciety is better known outside of Omaha. It Is not a new organization. It was founded SO ytvtrs ago and was the first organization for child plac ing in the state. "At that time there was no agency whatever to look after homeless and dependent children. The slate mere ly threw her homeless and dependent into the county poor houses. The society took family after family of children from these poor houses throughout the state and sought out select homes where the children were placed. "These children are now respectable citizens and assets to their commu nity. Who knows what they would have been if they had been left to shift for themselves? "The Nebraska Children's Home society, since it was founded here, has placed 2,000 children in homes, giving to them the loving care of a mother and has given Rid and atten tion to 8,000 children who were not received as wards of the society. Such aid and attention has brought about a condition in the home life of these 8,000 children to preserve the home instead of breaking it up and taking legal control of the children.” Out of the 2,000 children placed in homes, R. B. Ralls, state superin tendent of the society, said 95 per cent of them have made good. "We wattyh them from their infancy until they are 21 years of age," he said. "We see that they are turned out first class citizens. "The society is nonsectarian and non political. It depends upon the public for its support.” "Our society does not maintain an orphanage. It merely has a receiv ing homo where these homeless and unhappy children are kept and pre pared for permanent homes. You can hardly go into a neighborhood of the stnte but what you will find from one to a dozen children placed from the Nebraska Children’s Home so ciety in the best families in that community. The society is making a record at present of receiving a child, bringing it to the receiving home, giving it the attention, medical examination and operations where it Is necessary, placing It Into a well selected fam ily home and supervising it until It is 21 years old for $137.70. Home for Boys Provided in Will of John Wanamaker Philadelphia, Jan. 20.—The will of the late John Wanamaker. filed yester day, leaves $200,000 to the trustees of the general assembly of the Presby terian church in the United States for Bethany collegiate church. A million dollars in trust is given to each of his two daughters and the residue of the estate, after disposing of other bequests, is to be used “for building a home for boys in Phila delphia whose misdemeanors have subjected them to the law.” Co’ inial Investigation. Judge W. C. Dorsey, assistant Unit ed States attorney, and Postal Inspector Randall left Saturday night for West Virginia to investigate the affairs of the Colonial Timber & Coal corporation, which is involved in the coming prosecution of Thomas H. Matters and others formerly connect ed with the Guaranty Security com pany. Haynes Scores Violators of Prohibition Laws Salem, Ore., Jan. 20.—Men and women high In public and social life who violate the prohibition laws were excoriated by Roy A. Haynes, federal prohibition commissioner, in an ad dress yesterday before a joint session of the state legislature. The Eskimos of the Pribilof Islands live in igloos made of concrete in stead of ice. _ / The Greatest Thing in thelVorld To build a home and fill it with the finer things of life. Wie AM PI CO brings to your home all the beauties of music interpreted by master pianists. All the music you love best—from the great classics to the newest dance hit of the day— ever at your command, ready to add to your home pleasures. The AMPICO in the cAll types of Pianos and Player Pianos taken in exchange Burgess-Nash Company •everybody^ stork' Bath Towels Larire sited bleached hath towels. Limit of 12 to a easterner. ™ 29c each.. ^ Second Floor “EVERYBODY’S STORE” Burgess-Nash Company. Bed Sheets Mx90-inch seamless bed sheets. Limit of 4 to a customer. Thl. A. AQ 1 »£tZJ each . Second Floor A Great Sale of Oneida Community Service Plate 1/ to 1/ OFF /3 /2 Regular Price Through a factory purchase of the entire remaining stock of the Tremont pattern in Community Service plate, we are able to offer you this remarkable reduction in price. For a complete table service, this dainty pattern, now to be discontinued, is one of the most popular. Select at these reduce^ prices, or add the pieces that you need to complete your set. ?1525 Buffet Chest of Silver Buffet set of Oneida Community in Tremont pattern, consisting of 26 pieces—6 knives, 6 forks, 6 teaspoons, 6 tablespoons, sugar shell and butter knife. Ice Teaspoons—Set of 6, regularly 31 63 I $3.26, at. 1 Children’s Set—3 pieced, regularly ft | 20 $2.26, at . 1 Dinner Knives—Set of 6, regularly $OJ>0 $4.50, at . 46 Dinner Forks—Set of 6, regularly ftOOO $4.00, at . « Sugar Spoons—Regularly 75c, 0*7 _ each .O ■ C Butter Knivei—Regularly QQ 75c, each .OOC Serving or Berry Spoon* X1 20 —Reg. $2.25, each.... X Teaspoon*—Set of 6, reg- QP ulifrly $1.50, at.a/O C Tablespoon*—Set of 6, X 05 regularly $3.75, at.... X Dessert Spoons—Set of 6, $ “I 85 regularly $3.60, at.... * Dinner Knives—Set of 6, $050 regularly $4.50, at... “ Cold Meat Forks—Regu larly $1.35, each. • OC Salad Forks—Set of 6, $045 regularly $4.50, at.... “ Cream Ladle*—Regularly /JA^ $1.25, each.Oa/C Butter Spreader*—Set of $045 6, regularly $4.25, at., « Gravy Ladle*—Regularly QA $1.50, each .Oa/C H. H. Dinner Knive*—Set S$C45 of 6, regularly $9.00, at O -- m Our Entire Remaining Stock of Beautiful Winter Furs Coats, Capes and Stoles Every Piece Carries the Burgess-Nash Label of Quality. Finest Pelts, Expert Workmanship, Late Styl ing Assure Satisfaction. Former Sal* Prlc* Price Hudson Seal Coats, taupe fox trimmed, 46 in.. .$760.00 S375.00 Hudson Seal Coats, marten trimmed, 40 in... 495.00 247.50 Hudson Seal Coats, squirrel trimmed, 40 in. .. 495.00 247.50 Hudson Seal Coats, Kolinsky trimmed, 46 in. 600.00 300.00 Hudson Se.al Coats, self trimmed, 40 in. 400.00 200.00 Brown Caracul Jacket, 28 in. 300.00 150.00 Beige Caracul Jacket, 30 in. 300.00 150.00 Platinum Caracul Jacket, 28 in. 250.00 125.00 Black Caracul Jacket, 28 in. 195.00 97.50 Muskrat Coat, 40 inches. 275.00 137.50 Raccoon Coat., 40 inches . 495.00 247.50 ’>' New Small Furs No street costume, whether it be for late winter wear or for tha first chilly days of early Spring, is complete without a small fur of practical warmth. Sable Chokers.$59.50 to $105.00 Stone Marten . 35.00 to 49.50 Mink Chokers . 17.50 to 39.50 Squirrel Chokers. 10.00 to 16.50 Platinum Fox . 85.00 to 97.50 Blue Fox.$75.00 to $97.50 Black Fox . 32.90 to 95.00 Brown Fox. 19.75 to 69.50 Taupe Fox . 19.75 to 79.50 Brown Marten . 69.50 SALE OF FUR TRIMMED COATS $59.50 $79.50 $89.50 $95.00 Value* From $100 to $175 Fashioned of soft, rich fabrics in a variety of this season’s best modes—many dupli cates of handsome wraps that sold early in the season at almost twice these prices. January Clearance of Drapery Fabrics Derryvale Drapery Linens—Yard, 95c If you have always wanted real linen for draperies and other home uses, you may purchase freely at these prices without being extrav agant. We offer unrestrict ed choice of our 32-inch hand-blocked Derryvale cre tonnes in all colors and all patterns at, per 95c Dotted Marquisette The most attractive and most satisfactory window cur taining for sleeping rooms, bath rooms and kitchens. Yard\.. Higher Priced Cretonnes 29c, 39c, 50c, 75c Every piece included in this lot was formerly priced much higher. In some instances the reduction has 1 been...™ 2 Monday—Drapery Shop—Second Floor Special Linen Items Damask Napkins Heavyweight Irish Damask j dinner napkins, 22x22-inch size, in several de- $C50 ' signs. Dozen. O Crochet Bed Spreads ! In Marseilles design, for full I size bed; hemmed ends. I Limit of two to a $-199 j customer. Each... 1 Huck Towels Large Bized huck towels' of fine quality that will 1 ft 1 ' give long service. Very special at, each........ JLmZC Monday—Linen Shop—Second Floor # Special Monday! Felt Base Floor Covering Regular 85c Value l—^ o9c Just received a new shipment of the well-known Felt Base Floor Covering in tile and wood pat terns, all colors, to sell at this popular price. Not only is this covering sanitary and easily kept j clean, but it is one of the most durable on the j market. It requires no tacking. Let us measure your room and estimate the cost. Monday—Carpal Sac Hon—Sixth Floor i