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The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-02-22
Grand Jury for
Paving Probe Is
Plan of Koutsk,
Commissioner Declares Con-
tractors Are Grabbing" Be-
cause Outside Firm Got
Contract.

City Commissioner Joseph koutsky
believes there should be grand jury
Investigation into the circumstances
|of meeting OF Omaha paving con-
tractors in a hotel last Monday.
The commissioner stated that he
was reliably informed that the meet
ing was held and that there was an
agreement TO boost paving bids sub
mitted TO the council last Tuesday
morning.
NJ. l.. Finn Paving company of
Sioux City and A. IL. Reed Of Council
Bluffs bid s2.5s and se.sc on ssphal.
tic concrete. as against the lowest bid
of s275 offered by the local con.
tractors.
Oyertures 10 koutsky.
Because the game got away from
them. the Omaha contractors are
grabbing" Koutsky said. "one Of
them came TO me and said he
would forbid the Finn company
IL I would reject the bids and read
vertise But | don't intend TO reject
the bids. We have figured out the
costs on this work and we find that
the Finn and Reed bids include a
profit OF about 10 cents a square
yard. under average conditions"
koutsky said the average cost Of
asphaltic concrete paving completed
last season was s2.1s per yard. and
that the contractors were cutting
each others throat during the early
part Of last year.
Omaha contractors lost $3.50 600
here last season." Koutsky asserted.
"The average Of asphaltic concrete
bids received on August 81 last year
was $3.50 L.
Collusion Certain.
The commissioner stated that the
contractors who met last Monday
did not know that two outside con.
tractors intended to offer bids.
II had a similar situation two years
ago with sewer constructors. he
added. Their bids showed conclusive.
ly that they were too high and that
there had been collusion. I told them
we would do the work ourselves un.
less they offered reasonable figures.
We resdvertised and the records in
the city hall will show the results"
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-02-22
Amendment Would Provide
Grounds for Presidential
Veto Of Bill, Declare
Leaders.

Washington. Feb. si.--Democrata
jammed the brakes on the revision OF
the revenue today. after joining re
publican insurgents In gaining some
amendments. and refused 10 support
an amendment offered by this group
proposing a tax on undistributcd prof
its OF corporations.
In opposing this amendment, Rep
resentatives Garrett OF Tennessee and
Garner. Texas. the democratic lead
ers IN the tax fight. declared IL was
'unsound" and warned their part,
that IL must not so change tho bill
already carrying the democratic In
come rate schedules, that ground
would be given for presidential
veto.
The coalition just previously hae
oyerruled a decision OF the chair that
the amendment was not in order by q
vote OF fG4 20 100.
with debate on the amendment oc
cupying three hours. little progres,
was made with the bill today. nj
though Chairman Green OF the way,
and means committee. in charge OF
the measure. predicted later a vot,
on passage would be eossible by mex
Tuesday. An agreement was gesehs,
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-02-22
Omahan Heads Sophomore
Class nj Nebraska Uni

Lincoln. Feb. 2f.-- Reginald Everett.
'26, omoha, was elected president OF
the sophomore class of the University
of Nebraska. ell received t42 votes
26 votes more than his next opponent.
The general point system for men.
a plan whereby the student activities
of university men arc limited, was
defeated by eight votes. while simi.
lar system for women was adopted
BY a majority Of 2ss votes Voting
v-as unusually heavy, over i9oo votes
being c1
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-02-22
New Evidence Found;
Welter Case Continued

County Attorney Beai stated that
he would continue the case of William
Ernest Welter. charged jointly with
tho staying OF Henry McArdle, be
cause the state had uncovered new
levidence.
Assistant Deputy Attorney General
Harry Sllverman has returned from
Lincoln, where he argued before the
state supreme court the case OF
Welter, appealed from the district
|court OF Richardson county on a
charge OF grand larceny.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-02-22
The Day in
Washington

Charles b. Warren Of Detroit
was nominated to he ambassador
to Mexico.
The gunboat Tulsa was ordered
10 Tuxpanl rs n protection 10
Americans there.
Lusitania awards 10 Americans
aggrcgating Si.00O.0o0 were
handed down by the mixed claims
commission.
A house elections committee
recommended the unseating Of
Representative Sol Bloom, demo-
crat. New York.
Congressional leaders began
preparations for . complete in
vestigation of Northern Pacific
railroad land grants.
a house resolution sppropriat-
ing 100000 for the oil lease
cases was passed by the senate.
Attorney General Daughcrty In
letter to senator Pepper, repub-
lican. Pennsylvania, vigorously as
assailed his critics.
It was revealed that the senate
oil committee Is inyestig atiDE re-
ports that Attorney General
Daugferfy had bought and sold
Sinclair oil stock.
Senators examining the ballots
In the MayfieId election contest
said many ballots were being chal-
leneed on both sides.
The house irrigation committee
voted to call witnesses 10 testify
on power company opposition 10
the Boulder dam project.
Senator Phipps, republican.
Colorado. was assailcd in the sen
ate by Senator Ashurst. demo
crat. Arizona, for voting 10 cut
the appropriation for the Yuma
irrigation project.
Democrats and republican In
surgepts In the house Joined to
gain more amendments 10 the
revenue bill. although the demo-
Gratis rejected an Insurgent amend.
ment to tax undistributed profits
Of corporations.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-02-22
Heney Is Sad Because
Opens Message BY
Mistake for Doheny
He Is Without Dough
By MARK SULLIVAN.

Washington. Feb. 2i.-'rhings are
pretty tense and generally eomber
with us here at Washington, but once
in so often there is story that pro
t'feS US With a smile.
7 rank J. Heney. California lawyer,
has a nationwide reputation as a
most aggressive fighter against wrong
conditions in government. The other
day Heney was stopping at a local
hotel.
At the same time T.. L. Doheny vas
also stopping at the same hotel.
A telegram came. The clerk
glanced at It hastily and then told
a bellboy TO deliver II TO Heney.
Ieney also glanced hastily at the
address. Then he opened 1t and saw
something or other about a $4,000. 900
bond issue on one of the Pan-Ameri.
can petroleum properties.
"Tal<e 1t away, it is not for me. :
he said sadly, passing 1t back to the
beilboy.
I'm the Heney without the dough. .
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-02-22
Woman Acquitted in
Staying Leaves Asylum

Hastings. Neb., Feb. .f.-Mrs.
Clara Rberts. McCook. was released
from 1ngleside by Judge Diixorth in
district court after he had word from
Superintendent Fast OF the institution
that Mrs Roberts was sound and
normal mentally.
Mrs. Roberts was committed b.
Judge Begley at NcCook. January
IS, following a verdict OF Red Willow
county district court Jury that she
was not guilty of shooting James
Hewitt with intent 10 Kill. but that
she was insane.
Mrs. Roberts is alleged 10 have
shot Hewitt after the latter had con
t;nraliy sold her husband liquor and
after her husband had become
abusive
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-02-22
City of Beatrice Says Gas
Firm Valuation Too High

Lincoln. Feb, si.--The city cf
I.eatriee today filed an answer to the
equity suit brought in the federal
district court BY the Nebraska Gas
and Electric company, in which Il
contends that the rates fixed by the
.Peatrice municipality are not con-
fiscatory: that the company places
too high = valuation ON its Beatrice
while sifo.ooe
would he more nearly correct: that
the plan; is inadeouatcly and badly
managed. and that costs are no;
equally distributed between gas and
electric servtce. The city asks that
the gas company's suit he dismissed.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-02-22
Cool Reception GiDen
Thomas at Washington
BY p. G. POWELL,
Warrington Correspondent
Omaha Bee.


Washington, Feb. 21.--Elmer
Thomas will receive 4 polite but
noncoinmittal audience at tn fed
eral prohibition department, when
he calls there either tomorrow or
Saturday In his attempt to obtain
the discharge of u. s. Rohrer. fed
eral prohibition officer from Ne
brasks. This much was intimated
at prohibition headquarters today
In anticipating the promised call
of Mr.. Thomas.
That department is determined
to take no action until the internal
revenue department concludes its
investigation of Rohrer's office in
Omaha. Then and only then will
action be taken, II was asserted.
II have nothing to say about the
call OF Mr.. Thomas at my office to.
day and ] may have nothing to
say after he calls there tomorrow"
Senator Norris said tonight, in
response to A. request for Q state.
rnent as 10 how effective the
Thomas plea for Robrer's dis
missai had been. when Thomas
called this morning.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-02-22
Ashton Woman Kills
Herself With Razor

Loup City. Nch., Feb. 7l.-Mrs-
William Beliei committed suicide at
her home in Ashton. about is miles
east OF this place. She arose esrly
and securing razor from trunk
she chased her husband to the kitchen
and then slashed her throat. dying
within few minutes. Relatives say
she had been acting strangely at
times and had been unable to sleep.
and a physician had been called TO
determine the cause OF be trouble.
The county attorney VAS called.
but decided that no inquest was nee
essary.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-02-22
First a Boon. Nom
Radio Is Nuisance

Chicago. Feb. si.--Complaint that
radio Is a nuisance. the first OF It's
kind here. was received by Health
Commissioner Bundeson from the
Rev. 7. Yeomsn Williams. of the
South Congregational church.
The minister declared that neigh
Dor has Installed a radio with loud
speaker.
Programs are received untN mid
night or later and there is no possi
bilIty of sleep until they are finished.
the minister asserted.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-02-22
Platte Out Of Banks.

Fremont. Neb., Feb. ef.--The Platte
river has overflowed its banks south
OF Fremont and the sswlands ap'
preaching the bridge are inundated.
The alternating warm and cold
spells have served ia check the over
flow to n considerable extent, but the
danger Of damage has not vet beon
avcrted Near Schuyler. II is &c.
ported, two sorges were on ram.
poge and this IL blamed fol the latest
rise In the wa.ers Of ihs Platte.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-02-22
Omaha Models
Raise Protest

you can say what you please, but
think it's perfectly terrible, and
totally Unnecessary
Thus spoke, with appropriate ges-
lures and flashing eyes. one Of the
girls who models In Omaha.
For. Omaha has its colony OF pro-
fesslonal models who show off dresses
and hats. and lot of unmentionables.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-02-22
loo and 80-Acre Farms Are
Bought at Referees Sale

Beatrice, Nee., eth. si.--1wc well.
improved farms of the late Aaron
Mast, mile eas, 81 HclinesNille.
were sold az referees sale. The ite-
acre tract went 90 ,. W. GiSA Of
NolnaesNille. Tor SiSe an acre. and
the So.acre farm was purchased By
y r. Draper. Beatrice. tor sia an
acre. Conslderine the ioosiien ana
Improvements. real esiete men ssy tire
lorn's should ha'v heeNshg better
prizes
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-02-22
Memorial Services Held
for Late Senator Allen

Norfolk. Neh., Feb. si.--Distriet
court held memorial service here to-
day In memory Of late United States
Senator William Y. Allen. Every
county In the district was represent,
led. Judge Anson 4. welch presided.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-02-22
Nebraskan Gets Word of
Death Of Two Brothers

Beatrice. Neb., Feb. 2l.-Grnnt
Dodson. living near Virginia, Neb.,
received n telegram stating that his
brother. Lish. was killed In an auto
accident near Iiussellville. Tenn,
and that another brother, sam. had
dropped dead of heart disease.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-02-22
How Jews Can Serve America
10 Be Topic Of Rabbi Cohn

"How the Jews can best serve
America" viii be Rabbi Frederick
cohn's subject at Temple Israel Fri.
day night at $780,.
In observance Of washipgton's
birthday, "Eli ELI" viii be played as
violin solo by Jean Gorgi.
Saturday morning at 10 Rabbi
Cohn's subject viii be Seeing God
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-02-22
The Weather

For 90 hours. eudirs r m. rehra
AIRY p.
Temperature.
Ntehest. ~, lowest. .. mean Is, nor
nal ~
Total deficiency Nlner January l. Ss.
Precipitation. Inches and uundr~dths.
Total @. total since January !, -
deficiency. 81
Wanrf, r.mperaturr>
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-02-22
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

To thine own self be frBe,
And II must follow as the night the
day,
Thou canst not then be false TO any
man.
William Shakespeare.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-11-06
busting OFF an Old One

The honored guest arose to speak,
and was greeted with cheer that
shook the room Some way or other,
after that cheer, he never could get
some of the guests quieted down again.
A half dozen or so Of them insisted in
talking loudly among themselves. The
speaker could scarcely make himself
heard. All at once, one man who
had had more than enough to drink
and had fallen asleep, began to snore
loudly. There were laughs, and the
speaker looked greatly annoyed.
Reaching for his gavel the POSTMASTER
raped upon the table for some sem
blance Of order. But in his enthusi-
asm he raped entirely too hard and
the gavel broke in two. One piece
bounced across the table and struck
the sleeping member squarely on the
head. He reused a bit, looked about
him, and then shouted:
''Hit me againi can still hear
him journal American Medical AS
ISOLATION.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-11-06
This Time, Good Yarn
Is Told on Scotsman

One good old yarn that is exhumed
from time to time, or rather reincar-
mated, since it appears in slightly
different form, concerns the Scottish
land law known as tenure by feu,
which consists in the tenant perform
ing certain services, or making certain
payments, failure in which may result
In forfeiture of the tenancy.
Some time back it was decided to
abolish feus on the Sutherland es-
tates, substituting therefor generous
form of lease which would have the
effect of making the crofter the own
er, in all but name, of the land he
titled.
To his grace's surprise, however, the
first Highland farmer to whom the
new terms were explained resolutely
declined to entertain them.
''But, consider said the agent, "the
rent you will be called upon to pay is
merely nominal, and we are giving
you a lease of 900 years."
The old man shook his head. INA,
ma, time soon rims away" he re-
torted-
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-11-06
Many Legends Treat
of Won,an's Creation

Woman's first appearance has been
a popular subject of legends. The
Phoenician myth Of creation is found
ed on the story Of Pygmalion and
Galatea. There the first woman was
carved out Of ivory by the first man,
and then endowed with life by Aphro-
dite, says the Kansas City Star.
The Greek theory of the creation of
woman, according to Hesiod, was that
Zeus, as a cruel jest, ordered Vulcan
to make woman out Of clay, and then
induce the various gods and goddesses
to invest the clay doll with all their
worst qualities, the result being a
lovely thing.
The Scandinavians say that as Odin,
WIN and We, the three sons of Bor,
were walking along the beach they
found two sticks of wood, one of ash
and one Of elm. Sitting down, the
gods shaped man and woman out Of
these sticks, whiting the woman
from the elm and called her Ernia.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-11-06

Ended LoDe Trail of
Man Who Played Fair

Alexander loved the ladies and he
played fair with them. That Is, he al
ways proposed to them.
Il am SO sorry said Helene, when
he proposed to her. $50 sorry, but you
see / am engaged to George"
Eunice said "yes' promptly, when he
asked her, but she was surprised when
he reminded her Of it the next time
they met. Surely you were not seri-
ous,' she said. Anyway, ! was not"
Dolly cuddled close to him and whfs-
pered ''yes"-bu in the morning she
had forgotten.
Anna Margaret promised to consider
it and let him know, but she never
did
Mary Jane let him kiss her hand and
she talked quite awhile about the
beauty of love- The next week she
moved away and left no address,
Henrietta was sure she could have
loved him had she not already de-
cided on career.
Thora, the pretty Divorce, cried and
wished she had met him first-before
she lost her faith in men.
Sally was a sweet little debutante,
and he thought he might as well be her
first sweetheart. Alas, he was not. He
only thought he was-but he was her
last, for she married him. and that was
the last Of Alexander. Well, just about
the last-Kansas City Star.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-11-06
Hints on Using Powder
to Milady's Satisfaction
How do Won use pOwder?

How do you use powderf
Does your powder seem to slip off
as soon as you put 1t on? Or. what Is
] just as bad, does it cake up?
Il so, the trouble is probably with
the kind of powder base. For some
women vanishing cream, usually rec
commended as an ideal powder base, Is
too heavy, and the cleansing cream
which remains on the face after cleans
ing proves a splendid base for powder.
Some women, though their number Is
very small, can do without any cream
foundation for powder. However,
some sort of cream base is an almost
necessary protection to the skin from
the ravages Of sun and wind.
Although some women have no trou-
BILE with their powder when used alone,
when rouge is applied-aye. there's
the rub. The rouge and powder seem
to coagulate, forming violent cake
like pink. If your rouge and powder
are the right shade but the combined
result Is unsatisfactory, change your
methods Of makeup, for there are al
most as many different ones as there
are types Of women, and the thing to
do is to experiment until you find a
method that suits you.
Some women apply their rouge first
and powder afterwards Some even
put on bit Of rouge again after pow
dering.
Others find it more successful to
powder the face completely, but light
ly, then apply the rouge and on top
of this fluff thin film of powder over
the rouge, blending 1t softly at the
edges.
However whichever method suits
you best, here's a hint for the final /
stage: Take a clean dab of cotton and |
fluff off all the powder which seems
at all super1uous. being careful to get
the bits of powder out of the corners
Of your eyes and the crevices around
your nose and off your eyebrows and
syelashes.
Has your powdering been successful?
t has only if 1t meets this test-that
7our face gives the effect of face
hat has been powdered rather than
me that is powdered. Kansas City
star.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-11-06
Famous Fraternity

Phi Beta Kappa is an honorary fra
ternity and the election of members
Is optional with the chapters. Active
membership varies in its details with
different chapters, but, as rule, it
is extended to members of the senior
class studying for baccalaureate de-
gree in arts or science as distinguished
from those studying for technical or
professional degrees. Usually also
not more than one-fourth of class
standing highest is elected, and in
many colleges eligibility is further re-
stricted to those who reach a certain
percentage. Sometimes elections are
made in the junior year as a mark of
special distinction. Alumni members
are chosen from distinguished alumni
and honorary members are selected
from those who have achieved emil
hence in some branch Of learning.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-11-06

Peter, the Decentralization rhinoc-
eros who lived In the elephant house
of the Geological gardens, in London.
is dead.
de was an uncouth fellow, savage
and untractable. Church, his keeper.
had many narrow squeak. Peter
would charge heavily at set of hui
man ribs and bring up against iron
bars with thud.
People who say you can do anything
by kindness did not know Peters win
some ways.
he had been very "phthisicky" of
late. Chest trouble, Church. said it was.
You might give him a couple of buck
etfuls of cough mixture and it made
no difference. Aniseed and licorice
lozenges only caused him to wheeze
the more.
Jennie and Eliza, the young cow
rhinos next door, one from India and
the other from Peters own home, Mai
robi, used to shudder when Peter
hacked and groaned.
Then pneumonia set in. The morn /,
Ing before he died, when the rains
were doing their worst, Peter lay with
his head to the open railing, gazing
with CLASSY eyes toward the south and
the homeland
He made strange noises. His keep
ers said that they were his final hymn
OF hate against mankind, but it is pos
sible he was muttering of his child
hood fifteen years ago, and talking
strangely of the African deep under
growths, the hot, muddy beds in which
he used to roll, Of the Arab hunters,
and of glorious freedom.
Then he was suddenly silent. His
great ponderous bulk yielded the
ghost.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-11-06

The young man had taken his old
grandmother to picture gallery. She
had never been In such place before
and accordingly she was very critical
of all that she saw. Together they
wandered round looking at the paint
ings with interest.
Finally they stopped before a can
vas which showed man seated In
high-backed chair. Tackled to the
frame was small white card.
what does it say on the card"
asked the old lady.
"a portrait of f. q. Jones. by him
self replied her grandson.
The old lady went closer to the pic
ture.
"What folks these art people must
be /" she muttered "Any fool can see
that the man is by himself there's no
one else In the picture"
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-11-06

Radio supplies batteries, tubes
antennae wire, etc. Heston 8 Miller
Garage.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1924-11-06
Mans Chief Interest

She had gone out to dinner with her
sutton She had felt in particularly gay
and sprightly mood, and had talked,
she felt, quite entertainingly of this
and that. Many had been the anus
ing incidents she had told.
But toward the end of the evening
her sutton seemed very detected and
unhappy.
"What has been the trouble? Did
anything happen today to make you
blue?'' she asked. Surely the evening
had been a success.
mo, the day was very good one"
he said.
But tonight? Haven't you enjoyed
itY' she asked, surprised.
We'll" he returned, you know a
man likes to talk about himself when
he takes girl out, and you haven't
given me chance all evening"