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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 3, 1925)
• Sharp Revision of Increases in i Postal Charges Senate Committee Modifies Bill as Recommended by Postoffice Department; Early Action Sought. (Continued From Paso One.) acceptable In Vthls class Is reduced from eight to four ounces. Increased , rates In this class had been proposed V'by the postoffice department. Service Charges. Likewise, present fourth-class mail rates, Including those on parcel post, are retained. A service charge of 2 cents on all parcel post packages is provided, however, and the excess charge on packages weighing over J. five pounds is increased slightly. A new provision creates an expedl t Ion service for the parcel post at a I. cost of 25 cents per package. Under this service packages would receive special dispatching and handling from the point of origin to delivery. Inereasings recommended by the post office department on money or dersj registered mail, special delivery and;Insurance and collect-on-delivery sendees were approved. Tfius, on insurance fees, the mini mum is advanced from three to five cents with lesser adjustments in the , higher fees. C. o. d. fees are Increased from the present 10 and 23 to 12, 15 and 25 cents. Present fees of 3 to 20 ' cents on money orders are increased from 5 to 22 cents. Registered mail Is advanced from 10 to 15 rents with a three-cent fee for return receipt. Present special delivery rates of 10 .cents for ail matter up to two pounds Is unchanged. Revenue Increased. . While reduced rates are recommend ed for second class mail as compared with those proposed by the post office department, Senator Moses estimated the two-cent service charge on parcel post will bring in f20.000.000 addition al and the new expedition service at least $3,000,000 annually. Likewise, the reduction on advertis ing matter in the upper zones is ex pected by Moses to bring a consider able increase In volume of second class mall by eliminating the use of express and freight by many of the large publishers. The reduction in weight of packages acceptable a» third class, he believes, also will drive much • business into other classes requiring higher rates. While ths rae increases were gen j erally agreed to in committee, all • members reserved the right to seek specific changes when the bill is taken up on the floor. Senator Od d!e, republican. Nevada, indicated he would seek a cut in the proposed In crease on first and second zone rates ip second class mail. Early Action Sought. Acting In almost record time after the conclusion of hearings on the bill, the committee was niilc to get the measure before the senate before it votes Tuevalay on President Coolidge’s ,eto of the salary Increase bill. In set. Senator Moses indicated he might seek adoption of the new meas ure on Monday before debate is opened on the veto. Meanwhile interest over the veto increased today with the suspension cf six postal supervisors on charges i t connection with the use of money to influence pending postal legisla tion. The action was discussed In ■the senate by Senator Ashurst, demo crat, Arizona, who declared it "smoke 'green.” He read a statement by of jflclals of four national organizations of postal employes eaying the men mentioned had no connection with .hose organizations. "The organization involved, the National Association of Supervisor Employes," said the statement, "is composed exclusively of the super visory officials in first and second class postoffices. In private industry these supervisory officials would be classed as employers or with the managerial or bos group." At the same time administration Baders expressed confidence that the veto would he sustained. The new late measure includes the salary in crease bil las it was vetoed but with some administration changes made JLy the edmmittee today. ^ Ernest Nathan, Sr., Dead; Leaves 56 Descendants Col unibus, Jan. 2.—Funeral serv ices for Earnest (N'athan, sr., 80, Ne braska pioneer, who died following a paralytic stroke at his home near Belgrade, Were held ""at St. Paul Lutheran church near there. He is survived by four sons, Julius, Ernest, jr.J Herman and Otto, all of Bel grade, and two daughters, Mrs. Otto Blank, Emblem, Mo., and Mrs. Au gust Euciter, Lindsay, Neb.; also -10 grandchildren and 10 great grand children. He came' to America from Germany in I860 and settled in Dodge county, Wis. Ho came to Nebras ka by wagon In 1872. His wife, whom he married In 1867, died in 1908. Injured Man Buys Market Interest With Compensation York, Jan. ^—John Zieg, who lost an eye last September was awarded compensation from his employer, George Zieg. at the rate of $13 a week for 123 weeks, lie asked for the money in a lump sum and was given $1,630.67, with which he pur chased an interest in a meat mar ket in Omaha. Zieg was employed in telephone construction and his eye was Injured with a piece of wire. Fire Victim Recovering. Beatrice, Neb., Jan. 2.—Mack An Person. Burlington bridge foreman, who was severely burned about the hands and feet in an attempt to save his son, Roy, in a bunk car fire a few weeks ago at Cuba, Kan., in which he lost his life, has been re moved to his home from a hospital here and is slowly recovering. He Inst his watch, tools and all his per sonal effects. Sears. Roebuck * Branch Here Is Now Possible Big Chicago Business House Would Buy $500,000 Site, Employ 3,000 at Once. That Omaha Is receiving serious consideration as the city In which Sears, Roebuck & Co. of Chicago pro poses to locate a huge new branch to be i^voted 16 both mail order and retail trade was revealed Friday by an official of one of tbe city's largest concerns. This official, who asked that his name be not made public, lias pre pared a list of several Rites to show officials of the big Chicago company. These officials were in Kansas City looking at sites early in the week, and are expected to arrive in Omaha within a few days. Kansas City Fighting. Kansas City is making strenuous efforts to influence the Hears, Roebuck company to locate Us branch there. The company already has property in Kansas City, including a retail store. It is believed tbe officials will make no definite decision until they have Inspected sites In Omaha, how ever, and investigated possibilities of the great trade territory served by this city. "The Sears, Roebuck rompany re alties a site with trackage facilities, and prefers it in at least a semi-resi lience district,” explained the Omaha man who lins been in communication with offlciala-of the Chicago concern. "It is their plan, apparently, to oper ate a retail store in the same build ing with the wholesale plant. Good street'car facilities also are asked." $.->00,000 for Site. The company plans to make an Ini tial expenditure of $500,000 for land for l site, reports state. When estab lished, the plant will Immediately fur nish employment for 3,000 persons, bud this number would be increased its business develops. Sears, Roebuck officials expected in Omaha are: C. M. Kettle, president', it. C. Doering, Max Adler and R. E. Wood, vice presidents; A. B. Schmidt, general traffic manager; J. If. West rich, general purchasing agent, and leorge C. Nimmln and George Carr, architects. Slock Brings Good Ptices at Farm Sale Near Wymore, Beatrice, Jan. 2.—Cattle and mules I nought good prices at the Jones & 1 Harmon farm Rale east of Wymore.! I'orty-one head of cattle brought i Irom $22.50 to $71 a head and five spans of mules went for front $81 to 1183 a head. Horses sold as high as S75 a head, and farm maehinery brought good prices. Mr. Harmon sill leave soon for the western part if the state, where he will locate. CARS STORMED BY RABBIT HUNGRY (Continued From Face One.) the human stream was flowing Into it. Men and women climbed Into the open door. An aged woman boosted her husband up, and he soon came back with three rabbits, and was helped down. About 2,000 rabbits, which were still In the car when the hungry siream'Of humanity flowed in, were carried off in a few minutes. General Manager Flynn of the Bur lington railroad appeared on the scene and consulted ^.-lth M. S. Brown, city freight agent, who had been there ever since the cars were "spotted.” The Burlington brought the three car loads from Denver to Omaha without charge. Rirh and Poor. Dean Noyes arrived during the height of the excitement and took personal charge of the distribution. Automobiles were lined up for two blocks on Jackson street on both Sides of the street. The crowd comprised people of all ages, colors and conditions. Well dressed men and women alighted from their cars. Poorly-clad men, women and children stood shivering in the snow until they got their rabbits and these were vastly In the majority. I>ast 23 Minutes. Two big truckloads were sent out to each of the half-dozen other dis tributing stations and were"gobbled up" as fast as they arrived by the waiting crowds. These stations were at Eleventh and Jackson streets. Six teenth and Fort streets. Thirtieth and Potter streets, Twenty-fourth and Wil lis avenue and South Omaha city hall. Two truckloads went to Council Bluffs where, in Bayllss park, they lasted Just 25 minutes. In Fine Condition. The last rabbit was gone from the boxcar at 10:40, Just one hour and 55 minutes after tho unloading started. "I never saw or heard of anything like It," said Manager Flynn of the Burlington. "We’re glad to have aided The Omaha Bee in thifl genuine New Year's feast." "I think It was the greatest dis tribution of free meat the state has evpr seen," said City Commlssoner Noyes. "It was a great Idea by The Omaha Bee. The animals were all In fine condition. The cold weather kept them Just nicely refrigerated." Cleveland Minister Accepts Beatrice Call Beatrice, Jan. 2.—Rev. E. B. Barnes of Cleveland, O., has accepted the call to the pastorate of the First Christian church here to succeed Rev. M. Lee Sorey, who went to Patina, Kan. Mr. Barnes will as sume his new duties next Sunday. His family will join him January 15. Mrs. A. J. Shaw Die# on Coast Beatrice. Jan. 2.—Word has been received here announcing the death of Mrs. A. J. Shaw, formerly of this city, at her home In Los Angeles. She was a sister of Mrs. John Shaw of this city. Bee Want Ads produce results. Corn Crop Helps Business at York Conditions in City and Coun ty Show Marked Improvement. V, -..... ... York, Jan. 2.—Condition* In all llnea of business l^i York and Y'ork county have materially Improved In tha past few months, owing to the good corn crop and high prices. Y'ork county corn crop Is reported the best In /he state and farmers are dispos ing of- It at a good figure. Being an agricultural region the fortunes of town and county are Interwoven so that with improved crop conditions business men In town are reaping a bit of prosperity. No great building boom Is reported, but contractors report a total of 20 homes built or remodeled Into late types of bungalow or cottage house. The majority of them have up-to-date built-in feature*. The Lutherans have Just completed a handsome new church home, cost ing about $40,000. York contractors built the state institution building at Beatrice. They have also built sev eral filling stations, single and double garages, a $3,000 form barn electrical ly equipped and one of the largest corn cribs In the state, costing $6,000 complete with an elevator for moving the grain and all other up-to-date de tails. A new flouring mill has been built In York during the year, mak ing a total of about $200,000. Considerable work has been done In beautifying the town by additional work on the boulevards, taking down signs and In other ways adding to the appearance of the approaches to York. Farm Home Burned. Beatrice, Jan. 2.—The farmhouse of Garrett Sathoff, farmer living south west of Barneston, was destroyed by fire with most of Its contents. The cause la unknown. The loss w’ill amount to about $2,500; Insurance $800. - t I-J 9* Dewey Motor Co. 3813 to 38IS North 24th Street Phone WE bster 3878-055S SALES and SERVICE TWO BOOMS FOR SPEAKER START (Continued From Pure One.) guaranty fund for upwards of $04,000. Governor Bryan Intimated that he might make a suggestion In his mes sage that It was time to Illuminate the twilight zone wherein the hank a rr/an conducts and the man himself can he differentiated. Teachers Appeased. Right now a place on the commit tee on committees is greatly to be desired. This is the committee that sifts out all the applications for com mittee appointments and Is made up of one member from each congres sional district. Another committee greatly sought is the one that selects the employes. It affords an oppor tunity to liquidate political debts, al though it is aecompunied by loads of grief. The teapot tempest stirred up by Superintendent Matzen over the ap 1 ~~ ' ~~ pointment of quarters in thg new eapitol has subsided. The charge that the superintendent of public In struction whs to be quartered In a basement is laughable. There are no basement offices in the new build ing. The educational department and the state board of control tangled on the choice of quarter*. But It Is all settled now. The board of control will take second choice, and every thing is serene. A majority of the legislator# will be on the ground by tomorrow morn ing, and then the real caucusing and conferring and whispering will begin. The members now on the scene are beings solicited for support tor varl' ous Jobs in house and senate. Sev eral professional lobbyists, if they may be called such, are here, jAsnong them is Tom Kane of Chadron, who is here in the interests of the railroad brotherhoods. Women to Sit Together. It is safe to say that ratification of the federal child labor amendment is not going to be accomplished without ^ a stiff fight. The chief opposition centera-an two or three points. There Is growing opposition to further tink ering w-it hthe constitution. Also ,i growing opposition to conferring fur ther rights of Interference In state J affairs. The supporters of ratlfin^^rr tlon are already at work upon the members, wrhile the opposition to tlaj,e Is not visible to the naked eye. Barbour of Scott* Bluff is the farthest away member on the scene. He ha* been here severa ldays. Vance of Adams come* down, promoted from the house to the senate, if It is a promotion. The three women members of the house will be grouped in the seating arrangements. Rumor has it that there has heen quite a scramble among the mere men members to be assigned seats In that immediate lo cality. As an attraction for homeseeker* a low death rate beats high sounding phrases. \ I; j *' f, ' .1 f At BERG’ I Every Suit and Overcoat in Our Stock Included 1 Every suit and overcoat that Excellent suits and overcoats, I formerly sold up to $30.00. I — -1_ all new stock, values up to I LOOK $37.50. $17- ThL *9475 “ Prices JL Quality suits and overcoats, fine materials, formerly up to 2*. °uychoic'’1, a”d (fin,,at $47.50. W any clothing in the city. Values to $65.00 ’34” 4‘44 ; j M> wu a ..«< —————————— All Sizes -- All Styles Men s and Young Me < Models i. » ✓ House of Kuppenheimer Included Berg Clothing Co. • Farnam I T — -......■!.* Kfe jfS, ■ • - •* ■ ■ ■ m Not the Greatest Reductions In the City, But the , ^ Lowest Prices This is the time of year when all stores clear their stocks of mer chandise to make room for new goods. During the period, this store will sell to its patrons the same high quality they are ac- * ^ customed to expect, for less than the former prices. We will not have the largest reductions in the city, but we will have the low est prices. Thompson-Belden’s January Sale is a sale of first quality mer chandise, the only sort sold in this store. There will be no seconds or imperfect goods masquerading as bargains. Featured are Linens, Ready-to-Wear, Silks, Cotton and Woolen Fabrics, Bedding and Accessories. Tompson Beider .—“The Best Place to Shop, After All* ■ HHH i >i I Renewed Electric WASHERS and IRONERS We have fifty electric washers, completely overhauled and re newed. Each one of these machines carries the same guaran tee as the new washers. * Now is the time to buy, for these washers will be quickly pur chased at the special prices ranging from $90 to $140. An Opportunity to Save From $25 to $35 Every machine in good running order; guaranteed for one year. , k i Subject To Prior Sale j i; 1 * 15th & Farnam “ELECTRIC SHOP" 15th & Farnam • < ■% Nebraska Power <a. _- ]