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The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-22
Edgar Howard Urges
Bryan for President
l,y p. Z. POWELL.

Washington Correspondent The Omaha Bee
Washington. Jan. 2f.--A plea. close
Lis resembling demand. has been is
szed by Congressman Edgar Howard
of Columbus. that Gov. Charles w
Bryan file for the presidential pri
mary vote in Nebraska. A statement
by Howard TO this effect was given
out shortly after the Nebraska gov
ernor left Washington.
According t. views entertained and
expressed openly by Howard. a filing
by the governor for reelection or for
the senate is far less important TO the
people of the nation and state than
his Hing for the preferential presi
Dental vote in Nebraska. At the same
time Howard states emphatically that
his first choice Is William j. Bryan
but with the latter's flat-footed de
NAL of presidential aspirations this
season, Howard has turned TO Broth
er Charley"
while the governor was here
pleaded with him to file for the pres
idential preference primary vote ir
Nebraska, but without success Mr.
Howard said. II shall he hoping that
the democrats Of Nebraska Will joir
multitudes of democrats in Other
states in requesting Governor Bryan
| to file for the presidential vote OF
his homo state.
Il think II IN more important that
he shall make such a filing than that
he should file as "A candidate for gov
ernor or United States senator. HI
has made good In the office as gov
ernor. and he would make good In
the United States senate, but there Is
more than a fair chance TO place him
| In the presidential chair, and thai
chance should not he overlooked b.
| Nebraska democrats
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-22
Attempt Made to
Murder Platte
County Farmer
Would-Be Assassins Flee After
Shooting Man Who Lies 40
Hours Without Medi-
cal Aid.

Special Dispatch to The Omaha Bee.
Columbus, Neb. Jan. 2f.-Attempt
was made TO murder a Platte county
farmer In his bachelor quarters more
than half mile from human abode.
The assailants drove their car to
| the doorway at night. shot constan'
tine Mucks. 10, as he stepped from
the house. and sped away into the
darkness.
Suffering from a shotgun wound
in the right arm and side which he
received at 10 Saturday night and
which had been given no medical aid.
Mueks, caretaker on the Fred Swan
son ranch near Monroe. was brought
to st. Mary hospital in Columbus at
4 this afternoon.
For more than 40 hours Mucks had
| lain in the shanty which he occupies.
without his wounds receiving atten-
ton. His arm was swollen to twice
its normal size when officers found
him this afternoon. Mucks now
faces a siege Of blood poisoning.
Mucks' story to the officers was
that Saturday night. shortly after he
had retired at 10. he heard car
drive into the lane. lie got up and
stepped out of the door TO investi-
gate. AS he did SO. someone shot
AT him from the shadows. dozens OF
the shot entering his arm and side.
but the major part of the load pass
ing him and burying itself in the wall
As he lodged hack, the car sped
away.
The pillow and blankets Oh the cot
In the little shanty We're literally sat
lurated with blood. Weakened and al
most unable to walk. the wounded
man dragged himself to the door cf
the cold shack when officers arrived.
Mucks. who has brother. J. J.
Macks. q banker at Humphrey. has
hecn twice married. Both women
died.
A probe of the mysterious shooting
which physicians declare may result
In The mans losing hts arm or pos
sihly his life. has been begun by
County Attorney otto Walter. tho
sheriff aud police.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-22
Toryis1n of
Is
.OverthroWn
Lack of Confidence Vote
Against Premier Carries in
Commons, 1913
to ESQ.
M'Donald to Be in Power

London, Jan. 21.-The house of
commons voted the downfall of the
Baldwin cabinet by vote of s2s to
256, at IL o'clock tonight.
The vote came on the labor party's
amendment to the message from the
throne delivered by the king at the
state opening OF parliament.
As has been well understood since
the announcement by former Premier
Asqnith that the united liberals
would not take part in any movement
to prolong the life of the tory cabinet
headed by Stanley Baldwin, the gov.
ernment was doomed on the labor
demand for vote of lack of conf
dence.
1t is now settled that King George
will send for Ramsay Macdonald and
invite him 10 form the first labor
cabinet ever to rule in Britain.
1t will probably be two weeks be-
fore the new government will be fully
organized and functioning. Mean
while. Premier Baldwin will retain
control.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-22
LinlitPuton
Federal Aid
to States
President Coolidge, in Budget
Message, Expresses Desire
to Get Away From In
creasing Subsidies.
He Praises Fiscal System

Washington, Jan. 21.-Presidenl
Coolidge added two new planks to
the administration platform of gov
ernmental economy today In an ad
dress at the sem-annual meeting OF
federal executive officers comprising
the governments business organiza
ton.
lie will permit no expansion here
after of the system of federal sub
sides to state governments and will
countenanee no incurring Of obliga
|tions by federal agencies in excess OF
their annual appropriations except In
extreme circumstances.
He told the thousand or more Of
ficials that to increase the tax burden
was to disregard the general welfare
and held up tax reduction as the
means of enlarging the reward OF
every one who tolls"
"The budget has been a success, .
Mr.. Coolidge said. You have demon
strated that there can be and is. q
business organization of the govern
ment. With the easing OF conditions
the time is at hand when we shall
decide whether a business administra
ton is to continue or whether our
government is TO lapse into the old
unbusinesslike and wasteful extrava
gance.
Pleads for Economy.
"As for me. / am for economy
There is scarcely an economic Ill
anywhere in our country that can
not be traced directly or indirectly
to high taxes. To Increase that
burden is to disregard the general
welfare. Through constructive econ
omy. to decrease taxes Is to enlarge
the reward Of every one who tolls.
Il say to you frankly that except
where specifically authorized by law.
] will net countenance the incurring
OF obligations in excess Of these ap-
preparations. am equally frank in
saying TO you that I do not look with
favor upon the practice Of asking
for additional funds for the year in
progress.
Il take this occasion to state that
l have given much thought to the
question of federal subsidies Of state
governments. The federal appropria-
tins for such subsidies cover a wide
field. They afford ample precedent for
unlimited expansion. say to you.
however. that the financial program
of the chief executive does not con-
template expansion Of these sub
sides. My policy in this matter In
not predlcated alone on the drain
which these subsidies make on the ma
tional treasury.
In the field OF expenditures, he men
toned important curtailment in
transportation, telephone and tele-
graph costs, which. nevertheless,
amounted TO s1s1, 500 900 in the last
fiscal year.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-22
Street Car Company
Reports Falling Income

Lincoln. Jan. 21.-The revenue Of
the Omaha & Council Bluffs Street
Railway company continues to fall
off. according to report filed with
the railway commission and released
today. Revenue from transportation
totaled s2e0.751 o3 for December, as
opposed to ss2s.77s25 for the same
month in 1922. a falling off Of TO-
per cent.
Railway operating expenses for De-
cember. 1928. were se22, ,553-s7 and
szs..465.0s in 1922. reduction of sos
per cent Taxes We're s3e.o473s in
December OF last year and ssi .57z.os
during the same month in 1922.
The net income for the month fell
off sii.s0s.s5. il amounting to s12,-
2T0.os in December. 1928. and s27,-
o74.o4 in December, 1892.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-22
Platte River Bridge aud
Paving to Be Discussed Today

Douglas county commissioners will
meet with saunders county commits
sioners at 10 this morning TO discuss
the huildinS of bridge acrass the
Platte river either ON . or C~nter
streets
The heard viii also take up the aaV-
ing program FOR the ensuing year
With representatives Of state and
federal goVernments Commissioner
Unit announced the hoard is contens-
plating some Is miles Of paving.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-22
The Day in
Washington

President Coolidge told dele
gates to the anti-prohibifion 'face
the facts" conference. that he
stood for ''law enforcement.
The supreme court set aside the
interstate commerce commission
order for the sale of interchange
able mileage tickets.
Former Governor Walton Of
Oklahoma failed In an effort TO
have the supreme court review
directly his impeachment trial.
Rear admiral Magruder on
board the cruiser Richmond. off
Tampico. advised the Navy de-
partment that the Tampics block
ade had been postponed"
President Coolidge. before the
business organization Of the gov
ernment. held up tax reduction as
the means Of enlarging "the re-
ward Of everyone who tolls"
A senate subcommittee began
an investigation to determine
whether II should recommend re-
cognition Of the Russian govern
ment.
Edward W. Box. donor Of the
Slo0. 600 peace prize. appeared be-
fore the senate committee invrs-
tigafing propaganda.
Prohibition leaders in the house
attacked the face the facts" con-
ference In session here Of the As
sociation Against the Prohibition
Amendment.
The house. ways and means
committee cleared the road for
consideration Of the new tax rate
schedules after y conference be-
tween Chairman Green and Presi-
dent Coolidge.
Archie Roosevelt told the sen
ate committee investigating the
leasing Of naval oil reserves that
he had resigned from the Sinclair
corporation because Of what he
considered evidence Of corruption
In connection with oil leases.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-22
= S. ID. Banks Fail.

Sioux Falls. s. D.. Jan. 2l.-Affairs
Of the International State Bank OF
Sioux Falls. with deposits Of 81 900.
oo0. were taken in charge by the state
banking department today. Heavy
Withdrawals hy depositors was given
NJ tho reason.
Mitchell. $. ~. Jan. Il The West.
ern National bank. With capital
stock OF sioo. 600 and deposits ~ si2s.
ooo. was closed today by tho hoard Of
directors. Depleted reserve. due 10
heavy Withdrawals. was given as the
reason for the closing
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-22

For a week | have been compiling
information to make an appeal to this
body for support of higher wheat
duty, and | find that in The Omaha
Sunday Bee the facts and figures
compiled as we'll or better than ]
nave them, and my address will be
The Omaha Bees arguments almost
exclusively" Congressman William
son said while making his address
for the wheat tariff.
In the morning. Congressman w.
r. Green of Council Bluffs, chair
man of the ways and means commit
tee, called at the White House for a
conference with the president, armed
himself with facts as outlined in The
Bees special edition. In addition to
discussing tax revision measures.
with which his committee is now
dealing, he presented the farmers
demand for relief through higher
duty to the president.
Il found the president intensely
interested in the farmers problems
and extraordinarily anxious to ex-
investigation by the tariff commits
sion of Canadian and American wheat
production costs, as urged upon him
by The Omaha Bee two months ago.
Congressman Green said.
These facts concerning the unfair
advantage in Canadian rail rates to
water outlets are intensely valuable
in Washington. 1t was only yester
day that l told a fellow congressman
that the American farmer was strus
Cling, not only against lower produc-
tion cost in Canada, but also against
lower freight rates for hauling grain
and he told me there was absolutely
nothing to it. He asked me for fig
ures to prove il, and l didn't have
them. I will introduce that part of
The Bees edition dealing with rail
costs in the two countries to our in
terstate commerce committee as a
part of the committee record
Another object of Congressman
Green's visit to the White House was
to bear to the president conference
views with reference to the tax bill.
The Iowa congressman did not state
what message he bore from the con-
ference, but it is believed it was. to
the effect that there should be a
compromise on surtax rates. While
Green is known to favor
the bonus, he declined to state
whether it was discussed with the
president or not.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-22
Rail Advisory Board
Speeds Crop Hauling

Pierre. 5. D.. Jan. ei.-Facilitv with
which the unusually abundant crops
of Sopth Dakota were handled by
railway companies during the period
OF greatest movement last fall was
owing in largest measure 10 the CO.
operative understanding with roads
brought about by the work q the
Northwest Regional Advisory board.
covering most Of the area of SIX north
central states, including South Ds-
kota. j. w. Raish. member Of the
board OF railroad commissioners. said
on his return from the conference
in Minneapolis Of the advisory hoard.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-22
:: SUNNY SIDE UP ::

Yes, like most boys OF American
birth. I once cherished the hope that
was born to be president But alas
and alack. not having been born In a
log cabin, soon learned l had no
chance.
I'd like to be president. II for no
other reasan than the opportunity II
would afford me To order the May
flower out any old time to take me on
a sea voyage There are several places
comparatively near Washington that
I would like to visit In big, beau
tiful yacht subject to my orders.
Bermuda or Bimini, for instance.
There being so many aspirants for
the presidency Of the United States,
however,, ! resign all chances. and
voice my willingness TO accept the
presidency OF the Union Pacific or
burlington. might not look as we'll
in a palatial private car as Presi-
dent Carl Gray or President Hale
Holden. but Id ectrainly enjoy riding
In It as much as either OF them.
The last democratic convention held
in New York was held in 1868. and
nominated Horatio Seymour, COVER.
nor OF New York. Seymour's defeat
by General Grant was proportionate-
Iy greater than Harding's defeat Of
Cox. About the first thing IN school
was that history repeats ITSELF -
except at recitation time.
OF course women are more patient
than men.
When woman Ia late keeping an
appointment with a man. the man
hasn't "A blooming thing to do but
wait. and he does 1t amidst fuming
and fretting and, too frequently. pro-
family.
But woman can spend the time
powdering her nose. adjusting her
bat. looking at the samples In her
handbag. noting the apparel OF het
passing sister. studying n pattern
sketch she has with her, patting her
hair into. place. or doing any one OF
q dozen other things that women can
do.
OF course they are more patient
| than men. II Is the patient hunter
who gets the biggest haul
| Methinks that Arthur Mullen's can
didacy for democratic national com
mitteeman Is calculated To cause a
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-22
Grand Island Teachers S
Body Sent to Ravenna

Grand Island. Neb,. Jan. zi.-The
body of Miss Lena Elaine Neit. teach
er OF the public schools. found dead
from asphyxiation in coupe with
c1uds Thompson. was transported
70 the home near RaVenna tonight.
The body of MIR. Thompson Was sent
10 the home OF his mother ana sis
ter at Bluehill. There will be no SER
vices here.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-22
Two in 3lst District
File for State Senate

Lincoln. Jan. 1.-Two candidates
today filed with the secretary Of state
for the state senate fro mthe Thir-
ty-frst district. G, l.. Radcliffe.
democrat. OF Sidney. and senator ].
\. kroh. republican. of ogallala. who
Is running for reelection.
Judge T. !. Barron of Gering filed
for reelection as district judge from
the Seventeenth judicial district.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-22
Man Shot Down by Police
Taken TO Home i'm Omaha

~FFF1u1 F7F"P"'Ff' VI '''V ~7''''''''@ -
Nebraska City, Neb., Jan. 2i.--Otto
Gernandt, shot by police. here late
Saturday night. was taken to his
home in Omaha this afternoon.
Robert Gernandt, Henry and Howard
Jourdan, the other three in the af.
fair. were fined 800 each in county
court upon plea of illegal possession
Of liquor. The fines were paid and
the men released.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-22
Corrick to Manage
Coolidge Campaign

Lincoln, Jan. 21.--Frank z. Cor
rick, manager OF the Wood campaign
in Nebraska in 1920. will be In charge
OF the Calvin Coolidge campaign in
the state, according TO an announce
ment made here today. Associated
with Corrick in the state organiza-
tion are. T.. =. Brown. chairman of
the committee: Harry s. sByrne of
Omaha. treasurer: l.. y. Richards OF
Fremont. and A. W. Jefferis and A..
V. Shotwell of omaha.
Headquarters have been establish
ed here in suite OF offices formerly
occupied by the Bryans.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-22
Sheriff Quinton
Malfeasance Case
Goes to Jurors
Cass County Officer Admits
Taking Out Licenses in Own
Name on Confiscated
Booze Cars.

Special Dispatch . The Omaha Bee
Pattsmouth. Neb., Jan. 21.-The
Sheriff Carl ID. Quinton malfeasanee
case went TO the jury in district court
here at tonight. after four hours
argument. The jury Is considering
eight OF the 10 counts against the
Cass county officer.
Quinton denied the two counts al.
ieging protection to Walter Sans and
Julia Kaufman. liquor law violstors.
and pleaded lack of knowledge ( of
bookkeeping and pressing duties OF Of
flee for failure In making reports
promptly. which compose five other
counts of the Indictment.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-22
2l Days Of Below Zero.
Weather at Beatrice, Neb.
special Dispatch 10 Tho Omaha Bee.

Beatrice. Neb.. Jan. 2l.-Toduy
marked the 2lst day OF below zero
weather IN this vicinity. The average
daily temperature for that period was
5 below zero; the lowest 20 below. IT
was the coolest spell occurring in
years, and according to farmers.
stock not properly housed has suf.
fered as result. Many OF the high.
ways In Gage county are still blocked
with snow.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-22
Editorial Association
Will Meet at WAYNE. Ncb.

Newcastle. Neb., Jan. 2i.--Ths
Northeast Nebraska Editorial associa.
ton will hold lis midwInter meeting
at Wayne, January % and rs. The
Kiwanis club OF Wayne has extended
an invitation 10 The editors TO be their
guests at banquet on Friday eve
ming, January 20.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-22
Lay Off u. p. Shopmen.

Grand Island, Neb. Jan 2i.--
Fifty Union Pacific car shop employees
aud 80 in the roundhouse have been
laid Off TIL February ]. only enough
men are now left. to keep mp engine
repairs, il is stated Similar tenn
porary cuts are reported made at
North Platte and Omaha
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-22

Lincoln. Jan. sl.--As result OF
the recent decision OF the supreme
court finding tho valuation Of the
Rock Island railroad for taxation too
high. the board of equalization viii
meet here February &. when the rail-
road vii be eiven a hearing
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-22
CITY Attorney to Speak.

Dana Van Dusen. city attorney, viii
speak on Criticism Of the Courts for
the Exercise Of their Power to De
clare Unconstitutional Certain Acts Of
the Legislature" at the meeting OF
the Triangle club Tuesday noon.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-22
Omaha Federal Reserve
Officer i'm Grand Island

Grand Island, Neb.. Jan. 21.-G..A.
Gregory, Omaha, and NJ. Reilly. Kan
sas City. both Of the federal reserve
system, Tenth district. are in charge
today OF the affairs of the Grand
Island National bank.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-22

London. Jan. 21.-Prime Minister
Baldwin. addressing the house Of COM
mons tonight. admitted that he alone
was responsible for the protectionist
policy on the issue Of which the last
elections were fought. He emphasized
especially as achievements of the
ministry which he headed. the fund
ing of the American debt, and the
liquor treaty. declaring his govern
ment had left relations with America
better than they had ever been. by
common consent on both sides Of the
Atlantic
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-22
LABOR TO RULE ~; "a, GREAT BRITAIN
lowa Congressman Takes Omaha Bees
Wheat Edition to White House;
South Dakotm Bases His Speech on 1t
BY P. c. POWELL,
/. Tl,o ns,1oIsa RAn


edition Omaha
full of the filled with speech made
tariff bill The
The
ducfnn stofC Canad
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-22

grinding noise in the well-oiled cogs
lof wellknown political machine.
Buttered words are foreign to Ar.
thurs. vocabulary. As a promiser he
isn't far from the bottom of the list,
but as deliverer Of goods he ranks
close to the top. 1t wouldn't surprise
me TO hear. any day. noise indicat.
ing that lot OF gears in the good
old Harmony Machine had been
stripped.
The discovery of. Ben Franklin's 3
old account book. and the placing
thereon of value OF $4,000, does
not intrigue me. Parenthetically. I
have been seeking an opportunity TO
use that word intrigue.
There are divers and sundry account
books in these parts that have never
been lost, and am compelled by
force of circumstances to devote all
my book account interest To them.
Their irrevocable loss would cause me
Ia give Three Rousing Cheers, 10 say
nothing OF taking n great burden off
| my mind
Noting that q publisher offers n
book entitled Public Speaking Made
Easy" Jay House offers TO buy a
thousand copies II the book will make
some public speaking. easy for him.
That isn't the book want TO pro.
mote. II some publisher will get out
Almost impossible J viii allocate n
goodly portion OF my modest weekly
wage 10 the purchase OF copies To
send 10 certain men | know.
| Incidentally there have been many
and great changes In the democratic
party since last II held a national con.
vention In New York. which was In
1868. Then II had statesmen like Til.
den, Hendricks and seymour, and
editorial supporters like Henry Wat
tcrson.
Tho dairy campaign Is n step In the
Right Direction. all right. But
wonder how many of the gentlemen
who met recently at tho Chamber al
Commerce 10 promote It would like tu
get up at O'Clock on one of these
frosty mornings and chase out TO milk
four or five shiverins cows
W. NJ. NJ.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-22

The following persons obtained marriage
licenses in Council Rluffs yesterday
rrrest RNisnd. Grand Island. >ehs =. .. a
Mary reitz. York. Ner, ..s .l..ss.,.. 20
James HERMAN. Lincoln. Neh .s..s... S.. -
LILLIAN Siegfried. lincoln, NeA ss...,, 81
william Kerr. Central CITY, Nsh. IS. . IS
Coletta Schmsieck. central city. Neh. ~
Rudolph >rsieka Bruno, Nch.s...... 20
Res~ie Rraher. Weston, Nch, .s.a...... -
Mniis S,auxon, Omaha ....ss......... n
Marietta pahlstroen. omaha .s.ss..s.s Is
tmer Groh ttinRhS ........5#a 5000. ~
Mario kennedy. kaNsax CITY No z.... ~
sherman hrNeFss. Ellen Crvck. Neh. 50. . 81
Helen ismtnean. Amherst. Nrh s..., -
PRANK Ryudaff. niair Nth a...... se
Alice Gillespie, kearneNs Neo4 ..+s.... .. ~
rleNd RciHhsfI whistle. Neh ..a..,. 81
hsthen Rccg Madison Nehte. .H#s......., -
= = RreWn omaha .. ....s....sa.-.1 1f
Clara bay, ReSNle. Neh .s.ss.ssss.. es
John Nlen WertViiie nNl, .s#.#sssss D.. "a
Alma Martin. Milford. la-,...#.s ~
StNbeg, hohertV, omaha. ...t4.5..... .. 80
Lillian lohasen, Omaha .s.sess 80
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-22
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