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The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-04-27

STAMP
SELLS FOR $4,000

Daytons, Fla. April 7s.-M. De
Beauseu. a winter visitor here. from
Windham. Greene county. New York.
attracted considerable attention The
other day when he sold a rare postage
stamp 10 Palm Beach man for the
sum Of $4,000. Beaujeu Is dealer
in rars postage stamps Of generally
ancient vintage. The one which he
said brought him SIS. 900 was known
a. Hawaiian Missionary" Of 1851.
which, he said. was purchased two
years ago at n sale of tho Ferrary
collection conducted by the French
government. He bought the stamp
for si4.5io. he said. This deal
brought him little profit. however,
Beaujeu said. because of the insur-
anee necessary against fire and theft
and also taxes on the rare stamp.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-04-27

TRAINS CHANGED

Norfolk. Neh.. APRIL 26.--A new
time card goes into effect on the
Chicago a Northwestern railroad he
ginning Sunday. Train No. 2 viii
stop at stations west OF Oakdale 70
discharge passengers from points on
the Albion line, as well as from points
east Of the Missouri river.
Under the new schedule. train No
Will leave Long Pine Mt 110 n. m.
instead OF a. m. arriving at South
Norfolk at e:25 n. m. instead OF $40
a. m, leaves South Norfolk at $3.50
a. m. instead OF n. m. and arriving
In Omaha at 1926 a. m.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-04-27
State Academy of
Science in 3-Dav
Meet This Week
Atoms. Fossils. Geology Dis
cussed: Lecture and Pic
lures on King Tut's Tomb;
Admission Free.

Atoms. fossils and King Tut wiil b
nn the program OF the Nebraska
Academy Of Science At Creighton uni-
yersity auditorium pest Thursday,
Friday and Saturday for itT ssh an
nual meeting
In association with the academy
the Engineers club q Omaha. or1z-
ha. Douglas County Medical society.
the Omaha section Of the Americ1n
Chemical society. the Tri-cify Den
tai society. Audubon society OF
Omaha and the Omaha council Of So
cial agencies VIII attend.
The first Of three lectures viii b
on Atoms by the Rev. Father
David r. Hickey of Creighton uni
versity. Thursday at 4 .. m.
FOSSILS OF Nebraska.
The second feature lecture VIII be
given By Dr. T.. II. Barbour. profess
sor OF geology Of the University OF
Nebraska At s p. m. Thursday on
Fossils OF Nebraska" DIR. Barbour
has made study Of Sebrask ska fossils
Sectional meetings viii be held FRI
day and Saturday mornings IN matn-
ematIcs. physics. engineering. earth
science, medical and social science
followed by the general session At IL
a. m. At which the Rev. J. +. Ne
cormick. president of Creighton uni-
versity; Dr. ID. r. jenkins. president
Of the University Of Omaha. and
Thomas r. ktmhall. architect. VIII
speak. DR.. Jenklns' subject -
Morals and Behavior in Psychol-
ogy." and Mr. kisnban viii speak on
Professionalism.
Annual Banquet.
The annual dinner viii he held ~
Hotel Rome at y. N. Friday. and
at y. m. at the Creighton audi
torium the Rev. {. W. McCaskili
will give an illustrated lecture On
The Tomb OF Tutankhamen.s The
Rev. Mr.. MccaskiIl f. one es the
few persons admitted into the tomb
following ts discovery. The pictures
were taken by himself and he also
exhibits many interesting relics ne
collected on his recent tour of Esypt.
Europe and the Orient.
Admission 20 all OF the lectures ce
the session. which viii he OF interest
to laymen as well "a scientists. VIII
be by tickets. which may bn obtained
free at the Chamber Of Commerce.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-04-27
Morgan in
Conference
on Project
American Banker, in Paris,
Insists France Must First
Give Up Ruhr
Railways.
Wants Total Debt Fixed
BY FRANK r. MASON.
ny international News Service.

Paris, April 26.-Following con-
ference between J. p. Morgan. the
worlds foremost international bank
er. and the British and French men,
bers of the interallied reparations
commission, It was reported this eve
nirg that an attempt might be made
to place half of the proposed $780,
100000 loan for Germany In the
United States.
Morgan conferred nearly an hour
with Louis Barthou of France, pres
ident OF the reparations commission.
and Sir John Bradbury. the English
representative.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-04-27

Willinm Bergman. Tech student and
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry bergman.
sTf6 South Eighteenth street. has
been selected 20 take charge of the
advertising department OF Brandeis
stores next Tuesday Ia connection
with Boys week activities
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-04-27
Howell to Fight
Guarantee Clause
of Railroad Act
Ncbraskan Plans to Help
Capper Delay Adjourn.
ment Till Repeal Bill
Is Taken Up,
by r. &. POWELL
Ws<hisGten Correspondent The Omaha Bee

Ws<hiaGfon Correspondent The Omaha Bee
Washington, April 2s.-The anti.
Eseh- -cumnains factor in the senate Is
determined 20 do everything possible
10 hold the present session until ac-
ton Is taken on the bin calling for
repeal OF the so-calied guarantee
clause In the Esch -Cummins law.
Such Is the announced intention Of
Senator II. II. Howell OF Nebraska.
and Senator Arthur capper OF Kan.
sas. who are Leading the fight against
this clause.
In anticipation of this action. Sen.
ator Howell II questioning the inter
state commerce commission on the
alleged failure of railroads to return
adequate funds to the government
under the recapture section. alleged
padding Of expenditures 10 cover up
earnings and alleged unfairness OF
permitting one railroad with no re
turns 10 he used as buffer 10 build
lup excessive earnings for another
road.
Capper Addresses Committee.
Senator capper went into detail on
this subject today in an address be
fore the interstate commerce commit.
tee lie said. In part:
1T Is common knowledge that
many railroads are notorious financial
failures. Some Of this class Of roads
were built as purely speculative en-
terprises. Others were built with the
view of promoters 10 avail them
selves of public grants or public
funds or for the quick and tenipor
airy boom exploitation OF a region
Yet others were built as outlets for
mining districts. once BONANZA pro
ducers. but whose diggings. today
are exhausted. Some others were
built TO serve transportation needs oi
timber areas long since denuded o.
saw timber.
''it naturally follows that suel
roads perform 30 little actual ser
vice 60 the public in traffic movement
that they are able TO earn little be
yond operating costs. II even that
Some Of them are In reccivership be
cause OF their inability TO pay ever
the cost OF operation.
Larger Rosds Profit.
so II ensues that the roads iha
move the major part OF traffic are al
lowed 20 earn more than the fixc'
percentage return 20 over ONE IN
losses OF the unsuccessful roads an
10 make up their deficiencies in fsii
inr 90 earn the fived return
For instance. the Atlanta. Birnl
inghnm a Atlantic railroad less thai
10 years ago was IN recelvership
cannot earn Its operating costs. We
the interstate commerce commission
has announced a tentative valuation
on that property Of approalmatei
$4,000. 600 and that sum gees int
the ageregate value ot the transpos
taiion lines within the southern rat
making group for rate ma King pm
poses"
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-04-27

Lincoln. April 25.--Nebraska Yves
leyan university. in University Place.
4 suburb Of Lincoln. today entertained
students from 40 Nebraska high
schools. The students came here TO
participate In academic and athletic
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-04-27
Thomas Wintcrburn, 81, Dies.

Thomas Winterburn. 81. died Saiur.
day nj the home of his brother.
Henry. in Elkhorn. The funeral will
be held Monday at I:3o In Elkhorn.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-04-27
Political Club 10 Meet.

The croatian nonrariisan political
club will meet Monday evening At the
club rooms. Thirty sixth and X
streets. ~ members viii he urFcd to
vote al the coming election.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-04-27
Constitution
Amendment
Is Provided
Measure. Passed by House,
Now Goes to Senate
Where Its Fate l.
Uncertain.
Manufactures Oppose
BY 4. u. HAYWARD.
International News service staff eorre
spendfHf.

spfn6fnf.
Washington. April 2s.-The propos-
ed constitutional amendment 70 pro-
hibit child labor in the United Sfates
was approved tonight BY the house Of
representatives. The vote was 2eT to
So
The resolution carrying the amend
ment now goes to the senate. where
its fate IL uncertain.
The amendment. made necessary
according 10 its advocates. By the de-
esion Of the United States supreme
court holding the federal child labor
laws unconstitutional. gives congress-
power 10 enact legislation to limit.
regulate or prohibit the employment
OF children under Is
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-04-27
Watch Theft Reported.

Elenof Alex told police someone
entered his reom nj the southalde
hotel and stole watch
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-04-27
The Weather

fer - hours ehdinN = Arfil -.
frrc irttatien. Inches and hunttesths
roiat 80 rstsi since Jsnusty 1. 81.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-04-27
Married in Council Bluffs.

The following persons obtained mar
,iage licenses IN Council Bluffs ytstsr-
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-04-27
THOUGHT fon fnr p,f

,#as .assls = 49, - ; slnssts
49, sa#ss - Ifestasss.as hsstsa
$50 f #HHsff
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The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-03-05

become national calamity, affect
ing very seriously the lives and
fortunes Of the great mass of our
people,
Therefore, Be 1t Resolved, That
I'VE, the\taxpayers of Adams county,
North Dakota, in mass meeting as
sembled, demand of our federal rep
resentatives that they do all within
their power to bring about national
tax reduction and reform; that such
tax reduction take the form of re-
lieving the small taxpayer by secur-
ing the largest possible contribution
from people with large incomes. 1t
is essential, however, that not 50
much attention be paid to the tax
paid directly by certain number
of tax payers as that the whole bur
den of indirect taxation, paid BY the
whole people, be reduced To this
end we demand the practice of strict
govcrnmental economy.
Be 1t Further Resolved, That we
demand of our federal representatives
in congress that they do all within
their power to bring about appropri-
ate legislation to stop monopolistc
control of the necessarics of life of
the citizens of America.
Be 1t Further Resolved, That all
actors in/restraint of trade be GRIM
inally prosecuted under the federal
antitrust laws.
Be 1t Further Resolved, that tax
free securities be abolished
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-03-05
LA TOILETTE IS
= CANDIDATE, SAY
N. ID. HACKERS
Continued from page ~

Joseph Coghlan, arguing for reten-
tlon of LaFolette's name on the ballot
declared that section 910 did not
contemplate that man be candi-
date before his name could be voted
on. The law, he asserted, was enact
ed to give the people the right to
express their preference for man
for president, and differed from the
law affecting state and county Offices.
1t was Il law designed for the benefit
of the voters and not the candidate,
he said.
y +. o. Hcllstrom. arguing before the
rturt, DECLARED that it was only in
recent years that man had dared
announce himself as a candidate for
president-that usually men had been
,drafted for this post. He declared
no one so drafted ever had refused.
Asked to explain LaFollette's- tele-
gram to withdraw his name, he de-
clared it was common knowle dye that
LaFollette- was an aspirant for the
pres idency and that the telegram
might mean that he believed he could
achieve this end in another manner.
The question was raised by men,
Der of the court as to whether or
not, under section $40, if man were
Il candidate for pres ident in any state,
the people did not have the right to
vote for him. The question also was
raised as to whether or not under
the showing made before Judge
Lembke, it could be said that LaFol-
lette was a candidate.
Not Usual Notice?
Ef1r. Thorpe, in explaining the
Judge Lcmbke order, declared it was
issued without the usual 10 days no.
the respondent, who in this case was
Thomas Hall, secretary of state, to
appear.
Mr.. Hellstrom asserted that it was
-pnc hour and eighteen minutes from
the time the Secretary of State was
notified until the hearing was held
before Judge Lcmbkc in Mandan, that
edged the notice of application in his
own handwriting and that he. had
i.ime to get to Mandan if he desired
q IHut in an appearance to keep La
Folictte's name off the ballot. Later,
he declared, the Secretary of State
directed the Acknowledgement to
bring action to prevent LaFollette's
name from going on.
The question was, however, ne as
serted, moot, since the notice to
county auditors to advertise the cleo
traIh had gone out
The supreme court, in order to hear
the case, took time from its regular
program of arguments of the March
term. Attorneys Stutsman and Lam
ger, who had been instrumental in
the appeal, rested on Mr.. Thorpe's
argument.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-03-05
HIGHWAY SHOP
FORCE is CUT

The force employed in the main
tanning equipment and surplus water
materials of the state highway com
mission has been reduced to min
imun, according to Chief Engineer
w. G. Black.
The highway commission will not
rebuild the shops east of the city,
which were destroyed by fire about
four monthsi ago, according to Mr..
Black, as further shipments of sur
plus war material will be very limit
ed and the necessity of maintaining
the force of two years ago is not
now warranted. The repair work on
cars is now being taken care of in
the store room in the Bank of North
Dakota building. The force now
consists Of three mechanics and one
man in charge of the store room.
The commission, according to Mr..
Black, will dispose Of all the sur
plus war materials now in store in
the basement of the Bank of North
Dakota building as rapidly as posi-
BILE
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1924-03-05
ADAMS COUNTY
TAXPAYERS FOR
STRONG ACTION
(Continued from mage u

NSoHIlHued from page -
greater degree and the doing away
with electives in high schools of the
smaller cities and villages.
7. We recommend the consQlidat
ion of elections.
8. That State and County officers
be elected once in four years.
Q. That the Legislature meet once
in four years.
10. That the legislature meet once
in four years unless on call Of the
Governor.
IL. That the Legislature cease
tinkering and amending the laws and
reduce the number of laws.
Dated March l, 1924, at Hettinger,
4. d.
Adopted March l, 1924.
DIR. JOHN G. JOHNS,
FREDERICK DAVIS,
PAUL w. BOEHM,
Chairman.
Committee on Resolutions.
Directed to Congress
{ Another resolution demands action
Nv Congress DIS follows:
Whereas, the burden of taxes has
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-21
Photos by RunyOn

opened, The station is classed as a
regular, first order Weather bureau
station along with Houston, Galveston,
St. Louis, and other large cities
Instruments in the local station are
mercural barometers, a barograph, a
complete set Of thermometers includ-
ing maximum and minimum and dry
and wet bulb, and a thermograph, MAX
ing continuous temperature records;
thermometer and wind vane for record
ing WIND velocity, an automatic rain
recording guage, electric sunshine rec
order and a triple register in the office
city, wind direction, duration of sun
shine. and rainfall.
In general the daily routine work Of
the weather bureau includes the TAX
ing Of two complete observations. one
at $40 a. m, and the other 6:4O D. M,
central standard time, to be placed on
a telegraph current for transmission to
the central office at Washington and
most other weather bureau stations Of
the country. The Brownsville station
in return receives reports both morn
ing and afternoon, from about 10 other
regular bureau stations from which a
weather chart and forecast are made,
and weather warnings issued to news
papers, telegraph companies, radio sta
tons, and by mail.
The weather bureau tries to lave in
formation ready by 10 O'Clock every
morning, Mr.. Schnurbusch said, and
warnings and reports are issued at
night when necessary. The station
was established primarily because it is
the farthest south on the mainland of
the United States, and will aid in the
detection of tropical disturbances, and
has proved invaluable to the Valley.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-21

pose but they are not proper equipment
for any self-respecting railroad and
Seno~ Ayala will be a happy man on the
day when steam driven motive power is
used again. The new motor car which
is to be used in the passenger service
on tie line, is alright, he thinks, but
he will point out that it is not steam
driven and hence not reliable.
Other employees who have served long
and faithfully and who have battled for
the success of the road with the same
determination and love as shown by
their leader are Clyde Burks. B. A.
Morris. Pablo Muniz, and John W.
Griffin, who for the past five years has
kept the motive power in operation and
accomplished that which it was said
could not be done.
Raise Chlnne Fun..s
In 1918 it looked as If the fight had
been won. Congress, on the recommends
ton of United States eng neers, passed
an appropriation of $66 0O1 to cut the
outer channel through the bar and $25.-
coo a year for five years for its main
tenance. But thcle were three conditions
to be met by the citizens of the Valley
before this appropriation shou'd become
available. They were tina: FUNDS be pro-
vided to cut the inner channel; that
arrangements be made to keep the chan
mel dredged: hat the railroad be- stand
ardiZed, and that suitable terminals be
provided at Brownsville and at Point
Isabel.
Mr.. O'Brien then we 1 to work III the
Valley and raised the fund necessary to
care for the inner channel for he was
sure that he would have no trouble in
financing the road once this was rails
ed. 1t soon became apparent, however,
that large capital was not available Fin.
ally when he had exhausted every
means at his command he again turned
to the citizens of the Valley. And again
they proved thei~ confidence in him.
Soon a fund of $4,000 had been rails
ed with which to buy an issue of second
mortgage bones. There were issued
and work cf standardizing began. In the
meantime tie fund required by the gov
rnmen for cutting the inner channel
had been tIrned over to the district
United States engineer at Galveston, by
Mr.. O'Brien.
The Rio Grande was originally built
by Simon "elaya. a wealthy merchant of
Brownsville and a number of asSoci-
ates. I, is reported that in 1868 he called
in a civil e7ci ccr and told him 81
want a reil"oad bull from this place to
Point Isabel without a curve in it," This
jes re was satisfied almost exactly for
the track. as originally built was almost
as straight as the crow flies" But to
accomplish this it was necessary to
build a large part Of the track over low
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-21

ground and construct more than 1900
feet of ~trestle work. This piece of track
from the very beginning was a source of
constant worry and unnecessary ex-
pense. 1t was completely washed away
by high water a number of times in
the early days but the line was pros
porous at that time and it was rebuilt
each time. The distance by that route
was % miles.
Success in Sight
The first move of Mr.. O'Brien after
he had sold his bonds was to move this
tarck to higher ground and eliminate
the 1900 feet Of t%restle, replacing it
with only one Sc foot bridge across a
drain ditch. This move heightened the
track by four miles but made it safe
from the ravages Of high water. All new
ties and heavy steel were used on this
work which was completed only two
years ago. 1t is only necessary to do a
small amount of Strengthening and lev
cling of the track and move the one
rail over to the standard width before
it is ready for the heavier traffic.
And So, a little more than ten years
after Dave O'Brien dreamed the dream
Of ships of the universe riding at an
chor in the haIbor at Point Isabel, and
Of a standard guage railroad busily eng
aged in transporting the products of the
Valley to these same ships and in bring
ing in supplies to all surrounding ter
ritory, thereby enriching the residents
by enlarging the markets for their prod
ucts and bringing in supplies at water
rates; that identical dream is near ac-
complishment. When the projects are
completed and the first boat discharge
a cargo into a standard train on the re-
juyenated Rio Grande and takes on an
other cargo of Valley products for
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-21
DEPOSITS GROW
NLOCA BANK
Merchants National Re-
sources Are Nearly
100000

Entering business early in 1904 with
a capital stock of 500. 900. the Mer-
chants National Bank Of Brownsville
all of the increase having been paid
out Of the earnings Of the institution
and the surplus fund now is $3.50. 1000.
Deposits have grown to more than ST.
600. 900 and total u are ap-
proximately $1,000. 900.
J. G. Fernandez is chairman of the
board of directors, John Gregg. pres
ident. M. Hernandez, vice president. f.
J. Tucker, cashier. and r. E. Wagner,
Fernandez, John Gregg. Miguel Fernan-
DEE, w. G. Whitman, Andres Cueto, Jr.,
Ike T. Pryor and E. J. Tucker.
The bank was organized in 1903 and
the charter granted in October Of that
year However the bank did not open
until January 1. 1904. 1t was then To-
Gated on >the corner of Twelfth and
Elizabeth, in the building now occu-
pied by the Rutledge clothing store. II
was originally capitalized for 500. 900
and E. H. Goodrich was the first pres,
ident. John McAllen was vice pres
ident, J. G.. Fernandez. cashier and E.
A. McGary, assistant-cashier, the first
election of officers being held January
IL. 1904.
About ten years G a modern four
story banking and office building was
erected on the corner Of Elizabeth and
Eleventh streets and the institution
was moved into the ground floor. The
building is a modern fire-proof struc-
ture and has an elevator to serve the
upper stories.
tional Bank and formed the Browns
vile Bank and Trust company. and Mr..
Gregg came here from Sherman and
became assistant cashier, After the
death Of Mr.. Goodrich and Mr.. Meal
len, J. G.. Fernandez became president.
Miguel Fernandez, vice president and
John Gregg, cashier. E. J. Tucker was
elected assistant cashier July %, 1918.
TO fill the place made vacant by Mr..
Gregg's promotion.
Mr.. Fernandez resigned the pres
idency Of the bank and becam chair
man of the board on December 80,
1916 and Mr.. Gregg was elected to sue
coed him. Mr.. Tucker became cashier
on December 81. 1918 and X. E.. Wag-
ner, who became an employee of the in
stitution as collector, was promoted to
assistant cashier.
Identified with every progressive
move for the betterment of Brownsville
or of the surrounding communities, this
institution as it has grown and pros
pered has helped its town and.the Rio
Grande Valley to reach the presen,
state of development.