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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (March 18, 1923)
.Mathers’ Plan of State v, \ Housekeeping Simple One —7 Bryan Code, by Contrast, Involves Multiplicity of Bureau Offices and Must Cost Much More in Operation. r b> pai i, tiRtp. f. Lincoln, March IT.—Simplicity is like distinguishing mark of the Math jfl-s plan of reorganising the state gov llmnient. This is in vivid contrast With tlie Bryan code, which not even ppe partisans of the governor -can V'' ffllaln. 1 v) The citizen having husiness at, the Mate'house would he in do doubt at what office to present his case under jjnic Mathers plan. But under the ■system proposed by the governor ht Would in all likelihood hark to hunt ■•ft Om one office to another before find *ipg the proper bureau'. And even ‘Wien lie nyght have; to deal with t|vo or three different bureaus and jAmi missions, so sc<ktere4 Would fuuc 'tjoiis lie under the Bryan code. Of tlmrse, the governor would be the titular head of all these bureaus, but it*, would ha Ve ■••deput ics everywhere from the attic td the cellar to do the actual work. ,* f Natural Combination. Instead of split!ing (the tlbance d* ljArtment tip between three different bureaus, as Bryah -urges. Speaker Jiathers would conduce this depart ment with the state,, auditor's office, ay both perforni bookkeeping funo turns. , ^ , (Tile state auditor. (!..\V. Marsh, is ap old and tried pulillt* official, re elected to the office by a good vote at the last election, lie Is capable of directing the business of the state's accounting. Always he has believed that consolidation of administrative ftlpt ■tlons under the constitutional ofd cm3 would be less expensive. At pres ent there are nine employes in the auditor's office. There gre nine also itf the finance department, If the (wo Mitre combined a* few' clerks- cAuld Iv dropped off the payroll. ''Hut not too many." says Mr. Marsh. "If I didn’t get some exttVji help l would have to synd part of the work out and get it blundered." ' . > Mush fm- Merit System. d'nder tltfr Vu'J a>V Codftithe auditor would be s*dfHi U with a. multitude of additional tluliea, without any pro vision for so mti' h as an additional b#ikkeep* f. jlOmt thing M.'. Marsh is not keen about is appointive power. "That nprely meSris nfbre trouble from dis appointed office seekers who feel that they have bean discriminated against.” lie explains. -Ho takes the view of the old French statesman who remarked that each time he made an appoint ment lie made a dozen enemies and OBtt ingrate. ,1'nder the Bryan code the governor himself would hire all the employes of Ids bureaus. Whatever adminis trative plan is adopted, Mr. Marsh be lieves it should retain the merit sys te.in. a sort of modified civil service. In which political pull would be re duced to a minimum. , Treasurer Willing.-, t--, /.The slate treasurer, C‘. lb Rubin* sen, is another official who would be given added responsibilities under the Mathers amendment. The depart ment of trade a ru.1 commerce would he combined with his office. Although he is a strong believer In the original rode system. Mr. Robinson is willing to tackle this job. one has only to glance at his Treen face to be con vinced that lie could handle the diffi cult work of supervising the banks and insurance companies. The state treasury has deposits in 600 banks and there would be some advantage in having him in closer touch with their condition. In the early days Mr. Jjobinson was a banker at Blue llill. l4e served as ■ treasurer of Webster ibunty for 12 years, and for four yens was examiner of county treas uries for .'the slat*-. ' .Meeting responsibility. Is the main thing," says Mr. Kobimfon. "The head <rt a state office such as this must yfatch things closely. As for the ac-tu (d work done here now. I can clean tjint up in a few hours each day." lie has six employes, mue of them a ste ijgrapher on half time. The trade Id commerce department has 37 uu rioyes, of,whom seven are in th<- blue Ay bureau, which it is planned to eliminate. Several others would be dropped by turning fire Inspection liter to tlie joint inspection depart ment, which would lie* established under the secretary of state. State Secretary Diffident. .'At pres, at tlio office of secretary of st.iie is little more than a clerkship. There arc five employes now. The <h van code, would turn ov< r tlie han ging if automobile. licenses to this ijffice n. order to give it something to if" although tliis function now is per farmed by the department of public ♦brka, where n 11 nmllgiH having to do pli roads are centered; j Charles AV. Pool, the secretary of jate, js the only I denfiicratlc state of cial electeil to keep Governor Bryan Armpany. The Mathers plan would ci-iibine the present departments of aVricuiturf, labor and public welfare tjrider Mr: Pool. This would group -ill tlie ;Insiieciion forces ' and Mr. fool vvi-llhi have a frei hand to re finer trieir iiurtiber as far as h<- sis s (II Tt|<*r<> are now six employes in flu- labor department, 33 It! tlie tie p I'tment of public ,veifare and 70 in tin- department of agriculture. Money Saved on Salaries. l Some of ih<- agricultural work, iiii'li as lii" inspection of jiutgtoAg and * ids. would lie transferred to the college of agriculture. Several other functions would in- dropped. Se.ie tery Pool is cautious about conduit flng himself, but declares that he is »o.i seeking any new responsibilities, although he will meet uuy task as signed to him. i None of the constitutional officers ft- whoth tills ru-w work would lie given would receive any Increase in salary'. This would cilt out IKi.HOO a year now paid to the heads of the i ode departments. The provisions of the Mathers plan are such that If the governor did not like tlie way In which officers con ducted the consolidated departments Jin could relieve them and appoint Secretaries to handle the depart meni al work* at saluries to be fixed later. >\» long as the constitutional officers held the Jobs, they would appoint 'their own assistants. If tlie gover nor saw fit to remove them, lie would Jisvc power to name all tlie assist ants. Mat Iters Plan Popular. Hu clapfit tnietite at* cupiUmd into |four ami consolidated with ronstftu- I ! tlonal offices under the Mathers j i scheme. The one w ho would be as- I signed the hardest work, that of ninn iging the department of public works. 1 is the one who most willingly would J undertake the added duties. This is, ' l.*#n Swanson, commissioner of pub lic lands, and buildings. All land and I buildings' owned by the state' are now under bis care, and the highways * seem to fit in naturally Mr. Swanson is a business malt; well able to attcud to the letting of contract^, apd would rely on an engineer for technical ad vice. -lie now employs four surveyors i i in the field and has six office em- | nployes. The department of public 1 ! Works has 105 employes paid by the month and several others, such as laborers, oil part time. Opinion of republican legislators is pretty well agreed that if the gov ernment of Nebraska is to be reor ganized this plan is the most feasible, i both front the standpoint of cutting taxes and from that of efficiency. Representative Oswin Keifer of Nuckolls county expressed the gen eral view iH his speech in which lie (warned against the danger of crip pling the state through mistaken ef forts to pinch the pennies which would in the end cost tlie people dear. There aVc many practical economies ip the Mat hat's amendment to the DySart hills, afid there is no doubt that together they would materially reduce state expenditures. Packer Merger to Be Announced News of Mojrrid Purchase by j Armour to Be Made Pub lic Next Vt eek. Chicago, March IT.—Purchase of Morris £ Co. Uy Armour £ Co., news i dories published iicre today said, prob ably will he announced early next week, 1 he transaction Icing effective us of the close, of the former's fiscal year, October tlS. Class A cornmon stock, figuring In , the transaction, reports sttid, had j ! hetn valued at $83 a share, a price : set by adjudicators in conference last i week. Cireumfluence of intervention ; was believed to have been accom j : pushed by the method by which the , : deal will be conisummated. Armour £ Co. will buy the physical assets of Morris £ Co. through one of its subsidiaries, probably Armour & Co. of Delaware, recently organ ized. Df the $30,000,000 purchase pr.ee, $10,080,000 will be paid in cash: $10, 000.000 in preferred stock of Armour £ Co. of Illinois at par and $10,000,000 of Claes A-common stock of Armour j X C.Y ‘of Illinois at $s.'>. Morris £ <'o. then w ill liquidate, giving its preferred stockholders a dividend of 100 per cent in preferred stock of Armour £ Co., its common i stockholders a cash dividend and a , dividend of S 10.000.000 of Armour £ Co. common stock. The $10,000,000 Armour & Co. com mon stock will hr- turned over to Morris £ Co. by .1. Ogden Armour, chairman of the board. No Morris £ Co. stock wdl enter into the deal. Exchange to Change Method of Quoting Prioes on Bond* NVw York, March IT.- (Aft—Tn$ 1 method of quoting t'nited States gov ernment liotnls on the New York Stock Kxchange will he changed with in the next ttfro weeks, so that the minimum fluctuation will he fixed at 1 :;2 of one point instead of the pres ent decimal system with its minimum of 2 cents on *100, it was learned Fri day. This w ilt still permit of a much narrower movement than that in other listed bonds, which ate quoted in eighths a point. The decimal system was instituted during the war at the request of the ! niteif States government, in order to provide the maximum stability in price during the distribution period. The need foi this extremely narrow fluctuation is said to be no longer exist. Shaving Brush Blamed fur Si*ku ♦***; Uruggi.l Sued The deadly anthrax germ, which \C If. Ip.ee. 2114 fjOCUSt Street, says jumped out at him from the biistl* < of a shaving brush he purchased in Norfolk. Neb., caused a IJoO.OOO dam age suit in district court Saturday. Rose, salesman for the Klectiicnl Development company. file*! suit against the American Hufety Razor company of New York and George B. Christoph of Norfolk, a dnuggist. He alleges he bought a shaving brush guaranteed get mproof October, 13. 1921. in Christoph’s store. Mix days later, he says, he became ill. Me sent ’he brush to a bacteriologist, who. Hr ( petition alleges, discovered the germs in the bristles. Turkish Flag I* Display***! in Jerusalem Strike Pafach .Jerusalem, March 17. The Turkish Hag was flown lure Thursday during i a procession held ill ‘oniynfclion witl| a strike called by the Arab leaden* to celebrate the sijoceM* of the recent Arnb boycott *»f the legislative coun cil elections. Arab -Undents and Isty j scouts carried only Arab-Turklsh ban n*-r* in the parade. During the demonstration disorder broke out and British troops dispersed | Hie panniers, but not laforu Severn I Arabs and a f**\v native #pQlkjenwp. were wounded. SI*j*lngleadei s in iImt demonstration went V1 , Sah* of He<lue<Ml Rat*- Rail Mileage Rook* Authorized Omaha railroads were notified Ms' j unlay that the Interstate Commerce | commission had authorized th" sab- j of reduced rate mileage hook*. A mileage hook to the value *»f j *'90 may be Mold for $72. effective May 1, according to information re ceived HaturOny by W. # K. Uo*k, passeiIgor agent f,** the Mllwatikes here. .j The mileage 1/ook coupons may b< exchanged f« »i tegular tickets and they will be accepted by sll rail road* „ 9 Decorate for Spring The modern woman realize* that spring decorating is some thing more than just good painting and wall papering. A icheme for each room and probably for her entire home is really what she is looking for. For this reason Orchard & Wilhelm Co. have a staff of highly skilled interior deco rators, qualified in every way to advise her as to floor cover ings, walls, draperies, furni ture, enameling or wood finish ing, upholstering or the re creation of those furniture pieces she values and wishes to use in. a rejuvenated home. Complete schemes of color, de sign and arrangement are sub mitted by our staff of interior decorators. Estimates arc fur nished without cost. Fifth Floor o— o A Splendid Hartmann Wardrobe Trunk Of all the trunk* in the Hart mann line, there is one so fine that you will want to • know about it. In the first place it is strong, but so light that it will never be overweight. It is equipped for a man or woman. The special cushion top prevents garments from shifting and creasing while in transit. An interlocking safety device is one that every trav eler will appreciate. Price complete, $52.50 Main Floor o- o w It Pays to Join Our Console Club 85.00 membership fee de livers any console to your home and constitutes a first payment on your instrument. Subse quently you make monthly pay ments to suit your convenience. The great popularity of thr* console type phonograph is ■ based upon the beauty of the instrument and its fine acoustic qualities. There has been a startling shortage of consoles due to the increased demand. Orchard & Wilhelm <o. are ex ceedingly fortunate at this time in having all the new type cun soles in stock in both BRUNSWICKS from $150.00 and YICTROLAS from $100.00 Fifth Floor Buy a Herrick Refrigerator and save both ic and fund The genuine “dry air system” will k< ep food free from for eign flavors or odors. The easily cleaned, sanitary lining insures a condition appreciated by particular people. The solid oak outer case resist:! the wear Hiid tear of a generation. A Herrick costs no more than many ordinary, inefficient ice boxes. 60-lb., '2-door Herrick (10-cnnt white enamel lined), . $39.50 II J lii , 3-door Herrick (10-coat white enamel lined ), at $66.00. Smaller or larger sizes in pro portion. Side, top or hack icings to special order. Con venient terms. Downttairi SIXTEENTH AND HOWARD STREETS. Good Furniture TO serve well, to wear gracefully, to endure long and to always please, is to entitle a piece of furniture, a rug, a drapery fabric, a stove or even a 'refrigerator to the title GOOD! The title should not be lightly bestowed, but after time, and a multitude of people have delivered this)verdict on any article of merchandise, it would be a shame not to‘bestow it. Orchard & Wilhelm Company have for a generation had the exclusive retail sale in this territory of a number of the very finest furniture lines, and Omaha people^have had a real opportunity of passing their judgment year in and year out upon the thousands of pieces of furniture sold by the company. Today a second generation of Omahans are getting married and starting homes, and we are inclined to wonder if the first generation is advising and guiding them in their purchases. From the looks of business, they are. Tlii* Shopnaark it inset in every Berney 61 (.ray production. It ia the customer'* protection when buying and h;« pride ever after. % We have carried Ber key & Gay Furniture for a generation. ^ 1)1 The Home of Berkey&Gay Furniture This nationally advertised console jrroup is a notable value. • Done in genuine all American walnut, embellished with fancy burl mouldings; turnings,'cor ners and edges softly fashioned by hand; an old-time shellac and wax finish gives to these pieces a mellow color, such as is attained through years of careful usage. Price« are the lowest at which this character of furniture can be bought anywhere. Console Table .864.50 Mirror . 837.65 Among New Berkey & Gay Bedroom Suites A straightline bedroom suite in mahog any, delightful in design, construction and finish. Bed, full or twin size . 854.00 Vanity Dressing Table .884.00 ^'hi/fonier . 873.50 Two sizes of Bureaus. 880.00, #105.00 Desk .. 837.00 Chair . 817.50 Rocker . 819.50 Bench . 816.00 Hall Chair . $43.00 Arm ( hair . $64.50 Among New Berkey & Gay Dining Suites A Span-l'mbrian dining '’lite in Ameri can walnut without a peer in any furni ture stock. Shown with various sized buffets and tables. •O-inch Buffet . $80.00 ('.•-inch Buffet.8115.00 72-inch Buffet . S142.0O Oblong 8-ft. Extension Table.... 898.00 (Hiking Befrecto! y Drawout Table. $126.00 Gate Ia g Table $79.00 • hairs in sets of fiv<* and one, tapestry up holstered . $148.50 China Clouet, woc-J door type $07.00 . u I Iepplewhite Dining Suite—chmchiii wainm This is an exceptionally good looking uitc in Churchill two-tone walnut u( a very modes' price, .lust another example of thoroughly good value without immoderate "price cut" claim*. 4o\d0-iruh Oblong Table, extends to HO-ineh Buffet with convenient accommo #59.00 dat ion* . . #76.00 Full Itoxed, Slip Seat, Tapestry Covered Chairs (five rule And one arm chair), set complete.. ../. #SS.OO The Well Known Emmerich All Feather Pillows Those pillows are built to our order and are in every way desirable, being sanitary, light, durable and comfortable. Tickings are bright and a! tractive. “Frontier" Pillows, p i pair. . Si*.50 “Rex” Pillow*, per pait 83.7ft “Itcx" (larger i/e) . $5.00 “Special" Pillows, pet pair . $0.50 “It stwell" Pillows, per pair . . $S.50 “Imperial” Pillows, per pair $10.00 "Or-Wi-< o," all down . . $13.50 Fifth Floor Bedding You’ll Probably Need This Springtime Orient Sheets and Cases (J.'lxSM) Sheet* ... SI.70 e»eh 7 2x1*0 Sheet* SI.so null 81x00 Sheet* .> SI.7T* t*n> h 81 x:»0 Sheet*.SI.S"* emh 4'2\ !i> or 45x.'!li l’illow <us . IJVf* em-h Dwight Anchor Sheets Sheet* SI.7.% 8lxtt9 Sheet* . Sli.li•"'* ii2xi6 Pillow < .f-i *. :,or w'i I .\ III pillow 1 'll I r*T»f* eliell Maui Floor I Detroit Jew el (ias Ranges Every woman who purchases h Detroit Jewel (Ins Range this turning week will receive a white poreelain top kitchen table, value IS.&O, or its equivalent in aluminum ware TREE. The ranee illustrated is a very popular model at .... . #52.50 Duel line and eonnertityis KRKK. \ liberal allowance made on your old Stove. A count opened foi those who wish to tlefcr payments to the fiist of April and thereafter at the late of, per month . #5.00 Downstair! Sketch No. 241 This simple lambrequin treat merit can be executed in almost any material. It is here shown in two-tone velour with plain velour side drapes to harmonize. A trim of galloon and the fringe on the ends of the lambrequin serve to make this .a very hand some treatment. The curtains are of casement net, fringed. Send oi Call for Our New Sketch Book —it’s FREE. Correct Curtains — and Cm tamings for the Springjind Summer Seasons Referring generally to the new cur tain?, curtain materials and draperies. Fringed Curtains will be the most popular for living rooms, dining rooms and in fact for all rooms except bedrooms and we are even showing a few styles for bedroom use. These fringed curtains are shown in various styles of net. The coarse weave nets of Tuscan or Tuscan variety. Ranging from .81.25 to 88.00 per pair Filet Fringed Curtains at.88.00 and 88.50 per pair Fringed Casement Net Curtains from 812.75 to 810.00 pair. Fringed Shantung Net Curtains at.816.75 Per Pa)r Filet Grandee Curtains at . 818.75 to 822.50 per pair Curtainings We also carry in many Instance? the same style nets by the yard for the curtaining of ?rnall or extra large windows, or for those who prefer to make their own curtains. These range, according to their quality and style, from 85c per yard to $1.35 for the coarser and Tuscan weaves: from 50c to $2.00 per yard for the filet styles and from $2.00 to $2.75 for Casement Net-. Ask to see our Mosaic Marquisette, a curtain material that ha« the wearing qualities of a Marquisette, combined with a lacy appearance of a Casement Net. Shown in ecru at 81.00 an'i 81.25 yard. We have a ery Urge and attractive showing of Orinoka guaranteed “unfast and tubfast drapery fabrics in every desirabU color. Many shown thi- season for ’he fir-t time. Priced from 82.50 to S7.50 per yard Main Floor O-O New and Beautiful Styles in Lamps and Shades We are showing wonderful creations in tr.ctu. leaf finish and wrought metal. Shades are Georgette ir. colors to go with ne'e furniture coverings and drapes. For the woman who is looking for a truly lovejy lamp, our display will have a real thrill. A Special Junior Type Is offered in two-tone walnut with G< igette shade. The combination is equipped with drop cords and tass*l», fancy ends and O” AA many little refinements . . O-—O RUGS From a bounteous stock the buyer of rugs suggests that among the items listed below are some you'll want to include in your plans for spring: Plain \ civet Rugs with Borders These rugs are seamles- and can be ho i in de-irable shades of blue, taupe, »iray and brown, 8-3x10-6, price . $68.50 9x12. price 873.50 Chintz Body Brussels Rugs Made of splendid wool yarns, having a haul -aitsce which - c-.-y to dean; the pattern- match the wall paper- and cretonne now so mud) used* for bedrooms. s-3x10-6 for . . $53.50 9x12 for $57.50 Bundhar Wilton Rugs They are a standaid for hard wear. In wonderful color cojnbir.a tion.s and a 'r»rjr* ranp* o’ sues. • «*7-4 . 936.00 fix9 . S04.30 Wo tHiote ou.y a low: > ;nio-« r..i #m>.r»o fx-i $103.50 Carpets It it> frequent!}' correct to cover rooms entirely with carpet and t certainly makes M room very coi>. In plain goods we show taupe*, blues, gray*, browns and greens in many -hades; while a wide se lection is offered in pattern* that are being demanded by particu lar people. We are also showing band bordered carpets for ha: * and stair*. Measuring and estimating is dom without . -~t to the customer call for a mar. Second Floor o-- o Linoleums Printed Linoleums Shown in f> and «idtTi$. These goods have heavy burlap' foundations and tough painted and var nished surface* that resist wear Height, clean, cheer ful patterns are offered. Prices, per square yard - *1.35 *1.25 *1.10 Inlaid Linoleums Shown in th - (' foot width, this kind of linoleum offers a very varied choice of patterns. The color of each “tile" is impregnated into the cutn, oil ai d cork that you can cut it away to the burlap with out changing tho color. In other words, the color cannot "wear off.” l\r square yard — $2.nr* S2.00 si.so Second Floor o -—* o Electric Sweepers Demonstrated by an Expert. Service for Three Month- FI 'S. Hoover Boater, Sweeper and Cleaner, at mUTt.OO Hamilton Beach Suction Sweeper ami Cleaner, !jir>S.50 Bee-Vac Suction Sweeper and Stationary Brush . . v . . &19.75 Do It Electrically - Downttaue