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New York Rent Rates Continue on Same Basis Canvass of Nation Shows No Decrease in Demand— Rental Prices Show Drop in Chicago. Br International News Service. New York. Sept. 17.—Rents In New York are maintaining a level with little chance that they will materially decrease, according to a survey of the real estate and renting agencies made by International News Service today. Most of the real estate firms do ing a general leasing business, ex pressed the view that rents would stay at their present level, particular ly In apartment houses of seven room* or more throughout the city, although there are slight chances that smaller apartments might de crease to some extent. "TI?ere is the normal supply of large apartments, seven or more, and it is expected that they will be taken up early,” one of the largest oper ators reported. Another firm reported that they knew of 3,000 poople looking for suit able apartments, but all were holding off in the hope that there would be a drop In rents. Rents, however, were holding up, they reported. Denver, Colo., Sept. 17.—Little change in rental prices for homes and business locations was apparent today In Denver and the Rocky mountain region. Despite continued home-building operations on a large scale, apartment and house rents re mained at the level of a year ago, with no Indication of an early, de - - crease. 't _ Los Angeles, Cal., Sept. 17.—While there have been slight recessions in residential rentals in Los Angeles within the last eight months, these have been almost entirely confined to apartments and flats, a survey here today showed. There is no seasonal leasing date here and consequently no fluctuation is expected next month, but any change will be up ward, it was predicted. Des Moines. Ia., Sept. 17.—Des Moines renters of first-class apart ments and good houses will pay as much for living quarters during the year 1924-25 as they did in 1923-24. Those who can be satisfied with in ferior living quarters can rent for approximately 10 per cent less than that they paid last year. That was the declaration today o< the best posted realtors in Des Moines. San Francisco, Cal., Sept. 17.— Rents in San Francisco were today declared by C. H. Garvey, represent ing the apartment house owners as sociation, to be on the upgrade be cause of the influx of eastern people into ths city. , Chicago, Sept. 17.—Cheaper rents, for the first time since the post-war housing shortage drove them sky ward, were in prospect for residents of Chicago with the approach of the semi-annual renting season, October 1, according to reports compiled by the city council cost of living com mittee. While rents are not being actually reduced, various concessions are of fered tenants to induce them to rent, such as a month or two months rent free. Washington, Sept. 17.—Real estate conditions in Washington are "still very bad" despite the fact that rents have dropped considerably since the war, members of the District of Columbia rent commission declared today, MERCHANTS WANT TRAFFIC POLICE Relief of the traffic tangle on Twenty-fourth street between M and N streets was demanded by the South Omaha Merchants' association at Its first meeting of the fall season \t Eagles' hall Tuesday noon. The association voted to ask the city commission for a traffic officer at the N street Intersection. John Flynn addressed the associa tion on "European Chase for Amer ican Dollars.’* Ralph Krause, new manager of the South Omaha ex change of the Northwestern B^ll Telephone company, spoke. Two Men at Audubon Lose Hand in Similar Accidents Audubon, Ia„ Sept. 17.—Grant Wil liams, 35, while working in the Au dubon flour mill had his right hand crushed in a crusher and it was found nscessary to amputate the member two Inches above the wrist. About an hour later, "Bit’’ Bitten bender, 50, cut off his right hand while making sausage in the McCort meat market. Bittenhender Is a bachelor. Williams has a 12 year-old son dependent on him. Granddaughter Born on 50th Anniversary of Grandparents’ Wedding I—. Hartlngton, Nob., Sept. 17.—Mr. and VIr». W. If. Stephenson, pioneer resi dent* of Hartlngton, celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary at their home here, receiving congratulatione from far and near. A remarkable coincidence of the golden wedding annlvereary of the pioneer couple was the announcement received by them of the birth of a granddaugh ter, Martla IatMonte Wells of Kvans ton. 111., on the 60th anniversary of her grundpnrenta' wedding day. Mr. and Mri. Htephenaon came fo Hartlngton frofh Harlan, la.. In 1886. Mr. Htephcnaon aerved In the Civil war and hi* grandfather, Samuel 'Stephenson, was a vsteran of the revolutionary war. Hla aons volun teered for aervlce In the world war. This plonesr couple has reared and educated a family of six children, all Influential in their various field# of activity. They are William L. Stephenson, Mll»* City, Mont.; Hugh I, . Stephenson, Sioux City, la.; Mrs. W. J. fluthrls, Melmond. Ia.. Mrs. Charles Wells, Kvanston, 111.. Samuel II. Htephsnson, Chicago, and Walter II. Stephenson, Omaha, I Principals in Salerno Slavine I Ipucy £c(f (jj • . Farmers Unable to Dodge Taxes Mortgage Bankers Told Land Levy Too High in Proportion. Farm mortgage bankers of Ne braska listened Wednesday morning to a presentation of a system by which the man who pays taxes shall know how much he pays and where each dollar is expended. The solution of the taxpayer's "problem,” as It was termed, was presented by Harry L. Keefe, Walthlll, Neb., president of the Nebraska Farm Bureau federation, in his address before the Farm Mortgage Bankers’ association convention. Declaring that in most instances the "problem today is reduced to the best dodger paying the least tax,” Keefe pointed out that the farmers, considered as a elass, are “less able to evade taxes than others.” Land Title on Record. "The fArmer’s land title Is on rec ord; the law requires him to put the true consideration in the deed. Every hit of farm property is tanglible. It is not tied up in stocks and bonds, and schedules, and bolts of silk, and barrels of prunes, with intricate amounts and complicated books. "The farm bureau of this state has consistently advocated some system by which the man who pays the taxes shall know how much he pays ami where each dollar is expended. In times of depression the cry for re duction in taxes is strongest, and at no time during the present genera tion has the burden of direct taxes seemed so heavy." There must be either a "scaling down” in the expenditure of tax mohey, or the burden "must be spread to other shoulders, and others called in to help bear, the load,” Keefe said. Talk On Depression*. The bankers heard a talk on "Busi ness Depression and Revivals After Great Wars,” by H. W. Moorhouse, of the Howard Moorhouse Service, Chicago. "Amerlran agriculture promises to take up the forward march, which It made in the 15 years before the great war,” Moorhouse said, ‘‘and the next 5, 10 to 15 years should show sub stantial gains in purchasing power. AUDUBON SWEET CORN PACK SHORT Audubon, la., Sept. 17.—The late spring, heavy rains and oold weather combined to cut down the sweet com crop in this section and as a conse quence the Audubon canning com pany will put up only a 60 per cent pack this year. Company offlcals state that the corn coming In now Is of excellent quality. Rain Is Inter fering with the steady operation of , the plant. Rain and continued cold weather j the past 10 days have seriously de ! luyed the maturing of corn in Audu bon county. Farmers say two weeks more of warm weather Is needed be fore corn is in the safely znrte. Southwestern Iowa Corn Almost Beyond Frost Peril Shenandoah,'la.. Sept, 17.—Most of the corn. In southwestern Iowa will he out of danger from frost In lOj more days, according to Shenandoah farmers. Light frost would not hur< some of it at the present time. Loeb Counsel to Aid Grant • * Darrow to Ask Clemency for Youthful Alleged Slayer. By lolrrnutlnnal News SerTlre. Chicago. Sept. 3 7.—Clarence Dar row, chief of the defense counsel In the Leopold-Loeb trial, who planned retirement from active practice with the crowhing achievement of his career—life sentences for the slay ers of Robert Franks—today was pre paring to enter the lists again, this time to fight for the life of Bernard Qyant, 39, awaiting execution for the murder of Patrolman Ralph Souders. Word of Darrow's decision to take an active part in the battle for clem ency for Grant came this morning to Attorney Thomas E. Swanson, Grant's counsel, from the veteran de fense lawyer, who Is resting at the Loeb summer estate at Charlevoix, Mich. Darrow advised Swanson that he would come to Chicago for a con ference on the Grant case Monday. His message was in response to one sent him by Swanson urging that he lend his aid in the light as he had offered to do during the progress of the Leopold-Loeb trial. Immediately Swanson altered his plans for submitting the petition for clemency to Governor I.en Small. The document, drawn up yesterday, was to have been forwarded today by Swanson, who announced that It would now be held up, possibly until after Monday’s conference. Just what part Darrow would take In the battle has not been determined, but It is expected that he will deliver the plea for clemency NOTED REPORTER IS DEAD IN WEST Washington, Bept. 17.—Matthew Fltrsimons Lighe, noted newwpap«" correspondent, who predicted the des truction of the battle-ship Maine two days before it was blown up in Hav ana harbor, 25 years ago, died here today aged 67. He suffered a stroke of apoplexy several m< nths -,go. If You Are Seeking HEALTH Investigate Chiropractic No matter what your disease may be, you can investigate with safety, as no qualified practitioner will accept a case he cannot he'tf. Neurocalo meter Service. Hours, 9 A. M. to 8 P. M. PREMIUM SQM cj&CRERS SLIGHTLY ashed, ddmajudy crop nk crackers that are good with aoupe, salads, ■atm. ieiiias. etc. At your grocer’s in packages, family size containers, or by the pound. NATIONAL wscurr company I '% Rescue Parties Bring Out 21 Dead FromBigCoal Mine Hope of Finding More Alive Pinned on Fact Fan Not Destroyed — Twelve Escape Unharmed. By Anorltttd Press. Kemmerei^ Wvo, Sept. 17.— ftescue parties penetrating the derbls laden workings of the mine of the Kerumerer Coal company at Sublet, near her, today had recovered the bodies of 21 miners, victims of yes terday's explosion. Kemmerer, Wyo., Sept. 17.— Early today bodies of 13 miners, who yesterday moi-ning were trapped In Sublet mine No. 5 of the Kemmerer Coal company at Sublet, Wyo., ns tr.e result of an explosion at 11:45 o'clock had been taken from the mine, ac cording to Sheriff B. P. Oakley of Kemmerer, A force of more than 200 rescue workers, alternating on shifts of 10 minutes each, are making rapid prog rcss in their work of penetrating the mine, despite the mass of debrts that bars their labors, according to Sheriff Oakley. Bodies removed from the mine wete burned almost beyond recognition, the sheriff said. Sixty in Mine. A later checkup shows that prob ably more than 60 men were In the mine at the time of the explosio... Sheriff Oakley declared. This leaves approximately 35 men unaccounted for. Twelve men emerged from the mine early last night unharmed. They were saved from death by a cave In that cut off the deadly gases accum ulating in the mine after the blast. The force of rescue workers was further augmented early this morn lng by the arrival of a mine rescue car with additional apparatus and men from Rock Springs, Wyo. Excitement reached fever heat around the mouth as the bodies Of the dead began to be taken out with hundreds of grief stricken relatives attempting to identify the charred corpses as those of their loved ones, who were trapped in the mine. Identification proceeded slowly be cause of the condition of the bodies, Sheriff Oakley said. As fast as the bodies are recovered they are being brought to Kemmerar, where two inprovised morgues have been set up. Identification is slow, as many of the bodies have been mutil ated. The scores of men who worked all night to rescue their corrmades con tinued their labor today In a driz zllng rain. They are entering the mine at the lower entrance, which usually Is used for removing coal after It is mined. The upper entrance caved in following the explosion. The rescue crews must work their way up through the mine to reach the en tombed men. Officials of the Kemmerer Coal com pany have hampered the work Of securing information about the ac cident by refusing to give out news about it, declaring all of the details will have to be carefully verified be fore any Information can be secured from the company. Many reports are In circulation as to the cause of the explosion. One is I that It was caused when a spark flashed as a tool scraped against the side of the coal car. Gasoline Tax Explained at Meeting at Aurora Geneva, Sept. 17.—At the good roads' meeting at the auditorium, Frank H. Beels, field representative of the Nebraska Good Roads’ associa tion, discussed the gasoline tax as a means of highway support. Farmers and citizens of other towns of the county attended the meeting and the smoker and luncheon in the city hall which followed the good roads' meet lng. Burgess Bedtime Stories V_______' By THORNTON W. B1ROESR. Flu vary Bure before you blame Another end beemlroh hta name. —Old Mother Nature. Fanner Brown's Boy Discovers His Mistake. Bobby Coon was deep in the Green Forest and a long way from Farmer Brown's cornfield when Bowser the Hound got near enough to him to make him climb a tree. Farmer KU» V\ 1 “Bowser," said lie, "this stalk was broken down this very night." Brown's Boy reached t^ie foot of the tree at lust, and looking up at Bobby scolded him well. “Bobby Coon," said he, "I thought you had learned that you must keep away from our cornfield. I am afraid you have a short memory. This is why UOwser and I have chased you up this tree tonight. Keep away from that cornfield, and you will keep out of trouble.” He said a lot more, but, of course, Bobby Coon understood none of it. Bobby was angry. He was tired and very hot and uncomfortable. He never had been hunted this way be fore at this time of the year. The weather was too warm for running as he had had to run. Furthermore, he didn't understand what it waa all about. He hHd been attending strictly to his own affairs In the Green For est. H* hadn't been In any mischief, so Bobby Coon felt very angry. He was no longer afraid, for he had recognized Farmer Brown's Boy and knew what Farmer Brown's Boy would not hurt him. Farmer Brown'a Boy sat down to rest a while at the foot of the tree. Finally he spoke to Bowser and to gether they started back. Bowser didn't want to go. H didn’t under stand why his master didn't climb that tree and shake Bobby Coon out of it. But he didn't dare disobey, and so regretfully trotted along at his master's hgels. They went back by way of the cornfield. It was bright moonlight and Farmer Brown's Boy could see almost as well as by daylight. As he passed along the edge of the corn field he noticed a stalk newly broken down. He went over and looked at it. A queer look passed over his freckled face. “Bowser," said he, “this stalk was broken down this very night. It was done while we were over in the Green Forest. Of course that means that Bobby Coon couldn't have done it. If he didn't break down this one it may be that he didn't break down any of the others and that he hasn’t been stealing our corn at all. It may be that we have been blaming him for something some one else has done. We'll have to look into this, Bowser." Bowser was already looking Into It. He had begun to run about with his nose to the ground. He whined eager ly and sniffed long and hard. Farmer Brown's Boy went over to where Bowser was sniffing and whining. There in the soft earth were several footprints. He saw at once that they were not the footprints of Bobby Coon. Some of them were almost like prints of tiny hands. ''Unc' Billy Possum!" exclaimed Farmer Brown's Boy. "Unc' Billy Is the rascal who has been taking our corn! The sly old scamp! He has been getting fat on that ccgn, while we have been blaming Bobby Coon. Hunt him up, Bowser! Hunt him up!” Bowser needed no urging. Already he we* working out L'nc' Billy Toe sum ’* trail. (Copyright, 1M4 ) The next story; "Too Kat to Sacks of Flour Save Life of Man Pinned Under M reck • Shenandoah, la.. Sept. 17.—Fr* d Tomlinson. College Springs farmer, owes his life to saeka of flour Which kept the car from crushing him until help arrived when pinned under neath an upturned machine. 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