Image provided by: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE
About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 27, 1912)
THE BKE: OMAHA, FHIDAY, SEPTEMBER -J7. 1111: COUNTY AFTER EVADED TAX Suit Brought Against Heirs of late; 1 ' Francis Smith. Action for thirty thousand wyrr Find Out Plan inheritance l.pry and to Kseap Bargain with Board t Krpplve Com minsion for Recovery. , Heirs of the late Francis Smith of fBockport, Me., who in early days ac cumulated a fortune approximating f3.000.000 In Omaha, were sued for $30,000 (inheritance tex by Douglas county in the county court yesterday. The heirs, are George Warren Smith. David Clifford Smith, Eenjainin F. Smith and Mrs. Cor delia N. Murray, all of P.o;kport and Portland, Me., brothers and sister of Francis Smith. Evasion tt the Inheri tance tax is charged. ' The most startling " allegation of the pcUUon Is that , G-orge Warren Smith attempted to take to . himself a large portion of his dead brother's estate and when the other. ) iis sued him paid them $850,000 to d:op the proceedings In" order itnat pa..v mcnC of the inheritance tax J 'might be a.capeil. State Representative John H. Gross man and George K., Bertrand, as attor neys for the .county, filed the suit. Tliev are- acting under a contract recently made, with the Board of County Commis sioners, by the terms of which thev will receive a fee of per cent of the amount i collected if the suit is won. i These men became familiar with the Iffacts in this case and then bargained with the county, carefully guarding all !the facts, even to the names of the par ities, until their contract with the county was signed. In early days Francis and George War ren Smith were engaged in business on a large scale In Omaha and Nebraska, buying thousands of acres of land and investing heavily in mortgages, bonds, and other securities. Blanket Deed Kent, George Warren Smith bsing a bachelor, much of the property of the two broth ers was held in his name. It is alleged, to simplify transfers "when properties. were Dougnt and sold. Other property was held jointly, each keeping amongThts pa pers a blanket deed of all his share to the other, the deeds to be filed in case of death in order that the inheritance tax might be escaped. When Francis Smith died In Rock'porl In 1908, it Is alleged, George Warren Smith, repudiated the trust agreement under which he had held property for his brother and declared that all this belonged to him., He also filed the deed left by his brother and asserted that he was the owner of all the prooertv. In June, 1911. David Clifford Smith filed application for ' administration of tho Francis Smith estate In Douglas county court. A few days! later this applica tion was withdrawn and David Clifford 'Smith In district court started suit I against George -Warren Smith for an accounting, alleging Smith wag holding much property left by Francis Smith, which should be apportioned among the heirs, Francis Smith having died In-' testate. This suit was dismissed shortly afterward, when, according to the county's legation, George Warren ifimith paid .Benjamin F. Smith and David Clifford Smith, $850,000 to drop it Estate. ia Valuable. I Finally, It la alleged that the real 'estate" holdings "left by ' Francis Smith, scattered all over the city of Omaha and Douglas county,, are Worth $2,000,000 and his securities left here are worth '$1,000,000. Under the Inheritancatax law the county is entitled to 1 per cent of the total. The following parties, who since the death of Francis Smith .have bought some of the property he left, are made co-defendants. Dana C, Bradford, Caddie L. 'McGrew, Harry L. Cummlngs, Skin ner Manufacturing company. It Is as serted that the inheritance tax law gives the county a lien against 'their properties. une woman Wno Uan Kun a Jbase mi Team : i 4 MA i ; Hi.l?... .. I AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA Auto Truck Owners Show New One to City Fathers. DEMONSTRATION ON STREET Sidney Smith Ma Wen Speech Before Keuublk-aa Club that Attract At tention Warrant Served on rivonka a joUe. Miss Emma Dickmon Is now holding the fort for the time, but four other names, Including those of Misses Mabel Melcher, Mildred Stepps. Hasel True and Mrs. Anna Bratton, were "filed as applicants last night. Miss Salome Brandt was elected to the teachers" assigned list and Kay Crom well was elected athletic director to suc ceed R. C. Moley. who resigned a week ago to accept a better position in the east. The board will meet again Octo ber T. Magic City (iuali. Given awav, at the "Magic" Picture Theuter. 40 lots In next ten days four lots every evening. Mrs. A. Sherwood will make hr home m Portland, Ore., in the future. W. A. Beatty of Sioux City Is in the city for a short visit with relatives. William Yeohout and sIMer. Mrs. Sours, of Verona. Wis., are the guests of their brother, Rudolph Yechoui.- For Rent Furnished front room, mod ern man. SHORTS SQUEEZED IN CORNER Wheat in Kansas City Market Mo nopolised by Armonr Company. PRICES HIGHER THAN CHICAGO S (hicaaroauM Make Four to Serea Cents a Bushel on Million Bonnets, bnt Profits Little on Re mainder of lioldlna. After the owners of the mucli-dlseussed ii.e truck In Council Bluffs had come to tile conclusion there was nothing doing in tho Bluff City for the new truck they turned their eyes toward the Masrtc City. Hence it was that the sightseers and cltl x ns generally of S.nith Omaha were rcpaicd yesterday aftevtioou by a sight of the new auto fire truck which Mayor Tom Maloney of Council Bluffs says he will not have under arry consideration. The truck ran up and down Twenty l'ouith street for a couple of hours, stop plnjr at occasional oases. It could not be ascertained whether the visit of the truck owners was one of ceremony to South Omaha or a flrmonstration for the benefit of the city administration. Smith Addrrsipn Mcottnu. At a large meeting of the republican club held last night at re publican head- I tiuaiters. Sidney Smith, candidate for county attorney on tne republican ticket, addressed the meeting and mude many friends by his frank and' manly way of handling the questions of the campaign as they affected his candidacy. John Brain and F.dward Simon, republican can didates for the legislature. .aJso addrcased j (.,ol,r orf),.,aS ot th, electric light com the meeting, Sidney .Smith made tin im- i ,,,. v srhweltier. I. B. Zlmman. W. KANSAS CITY. Sept. 3 -"Shorts" on the local Koard of Trade began today to feci the 'squeeze", of the Armour Grain i company of Chicago, which practically j has cornered Keptember wheat in the Kansas City market. j On "change" September changed hands in 50.000 and lUO.Otfl-bushel lots and it mi : said tonight that several tag Chicago ' rn. with board: suitable for two youns; . ,n,.,..ia hail heen cuucit "short" in ion. So, $87. Address MS X. 2Sd St. jspetti atorh hau been (augnt snort in Clover laf camp No. 8 will meet every ! "sf " "n" I'huradav. Mrs. Amy Sherwood, who re f'gned her position as recorder, waa suc cefded by Miss Ida Jones. Call National Wine and Uquor C.. 10 1KS N. 24tli St.. for Stor Triumph beer; also wines and liquors, delivered. Phone So. 71. Pennant lodge No. Ancient Order of I'nlted Workmen, will meet tonight at their hall, S418 N street. A number of Fraud lodge men will be present. For Rent 4 rooms, corner 2id and K; a rooms and bath, 19th and Missouri Ave.: good and cheap. See Maritn Wilg. '.MOB N St. LIGHT COMPANY OFFICIALS INSPECT FLAMING ARCS pression. upon his hearers in marked con trast With that made by .hia-opponent. George Magney, at a democratic, meet ing held some nights ago. The feeling is that' Smith is young iiul energetic and unaffiliated with any sang Magney, dur ing his eight. years of service In the court house, Is' known and recognized as th friend of a circle. t'Uonl.a Hudciv ilisturbed. Intent r.voii diilurbliiK the . coitnuoial bliss or divines fivonKa, a numper oricjg, (ho latter manufactured 'n i frienda iecurcd a warrant for his arrest j oaiaha. in the installation of the system. ! ju: i after he had been married and bus- i l-ontv8,.t f0r the work was let two H. Whltehorn and G. I.. KeeDier .n Rpected the l;B new fiajnlng arc lampg las night and after a two hours' tour in autos pronounced them working satis factorily. Those lights are dietr billed over the business section of the city, replacing a smaller lamp. The electric company in stalled two new big transformer and used several thousand feet of gpeci.tl able- slid eighty-eight posts of special able to deliver, were foiled to settle with i the Armour company, which had the long ! end of their contracts. September wheat today sold for a high as 904 cents In Kansas city, and eighth . of r. cent above the highest September ' quotation In Chicago. 1'nder normal con- j dittons prices should he 5 to 7 cents lower j here than In Chicago. ! The Armour corner is the biggest deal ; lever undertaken on the Kan.ia City j j Hoard of Trade, and It has. uu.set the ; ! calculations and diminished the profits 1 ! of nearly all the wheat handler and mill- ! ers In the local market, beiauso It has tent Kansas City prices out of linn with j prices in all the rest of the country. j Grain men say the Armour company hHs made a profit of 4 to 7 cents a bushel on the l.OOv.OOO bushels or more that has been sold to "shorts" In the alt, but It has J.OOO.MX) bushels or more' of wheat In the elevators ar.d on track heiv on'wt.lch the profit is said to be. little. . becaJise U cannot be sold at present Kansas City prices and cannot be shipped ' anywhere except at a wnxlderahle dlscoumt. We'ro not "spinning any yarns" in those advertise ments. "We're giving you a plain statement of facts. When we tell you a suit of clothes or an ' overcoat is PURE WOOL, vou can bank on it as being PURE WOOL! It will stand any test. lts of fabrics are "chem icallv treated" nowadavs so that those who haven't had wide experience in han dling woolen goods can't tell the deception. Pure wool suits $15 to $33. Pure wool o 'coats $15 to $35. Mrs. Helen Robison Brittpn,-owner of the Slv Louis Nationals,' Who, says; that wise young women . are .le'arnlng base ball as a means of bringing themselves nearer to the hearts of young men. And matrons,' she suyfe, can do 'much tow-ard tied him to jail. rfv6'nfc& at the time of i his arrest was in the home of his bride j and the flashing of tho wafrtfnt s a j startling surprise to him. Captain Henry j ftiifiaer maue wie capture, . iivuuiiii ' endeavored to fix the matte.-, but he wax compelled to, leave his weeping bride and triidce to the calaboose, where friends ' put up a bond of $i00. Fivonka Is' not yet '" certain 'tvfcethcr to' regard" the arrest In the light of a Joke or look upon it as pernicious activity upon the part of the police, . . I ivillcc S(oi- Tritons, Sadie Mitchell, a dusky damsel of Tv.-'i ly-JTVenth and M streets, was ar rested last night together1 with seven companions for disturbing the peace. According to the police the fracas started over the d'sappearance of $-'7 claimed by a nombcr of adverse owners. While the melee Was at Its height the bluccoats, remedying tho divorce evil by interesting .headed 'by Captain John Oworak, swooped themselves in the national pastime. Slio'ldown upon the outfit and brought them says, "When a wife is able to talk In- j to jail, w here Judge Callanaii will settle telligently about a ball game and cut their differences tomorrow morning. mouths ago and the llttht company asked to complete the work for Ak-Sar-Bcn, I.asi r.lgr.t wf.s the cecoml nisrht the Hjhts burned. , Miootlnar Scrape with both purtles wounded, demands rsuoklen's Arnica Salv. Heals wounds, so-es, burps, bolls, cuta or pHes. Only -."ic. For sale by Beaton Drug Co. . Arnia Worker Urtnrn to Work. HARTFOKD. Conn., Sept. j 2B.-The str ke of 600 workmen at the armory of the Colt Patent Fire Arms Manufactur ing company ended today when' the mn voted unanimously to return to.wwrk to morrow. It is understood no concessions were made to the workmen. , y Karthiiaake at ltockford. 111. HOCK FORD, 111.,. Sept. 26. Two'distlnct earthquake shqekw. the first occurrliiK at 12:10 o'clock, were flt here today. Dishes were scattered from dinner tables by the tremors, which continued for several seconds. The shocks causo con ulrterable alarm.- . " ' out some of the talk on fashions, I be lieve. that there will be less divorce and more happy homes." HITS AT JUDICIARY RECALL C. J. Sarth Tells Democrats Teddy is Ko Real Friend" of Labor. 'TWO MEN ROB WILLIS OF THIRTY-FIVE DOLLARS i joeini nuu oi viucago was roDoea or.i J35 by two Italians in an alley between Harney and Farnam streets on .Kleventh street at 8 o'clock last night. Willis, was in a saloon at STT South Eleventh street when the two Italians entered and at tacked h'm. He chased them out of the saloon and when -they- reached the alley they felled him with a blackjack. Uift to Yale t. ni verall-. PITTSBURGH, Sept. 25.-A ; gift of f 10,000 is made- to YaV university' In the will of Martha Fleming Byers, widow of Alexander M. Byers; filed for probate today. The money is to be Invested and the income used to maintain he memo rial at New Haven, erected' by Mrs. Byers to her son, Alexander M. Byers, Jr. WANIS TO CENTBA1IZE POWER Geor-e A. Mngney , Says Kooseveit Campaign In One of VilHflcsttion, Wbllc Wilson Discusses lssaes. STREET RAILWAY EMPLOYE STRICKEN WITH PARALYSIS j llarl-Dlsh. ! At the Lefler Memorial eiiureh yester- day evening Kdward Hart and Miss : Mabel Blsli, botli of- Omaha, were married by Rev. T. A. Bagshaw, pastor of (he church. Tho biide was a former employe of Brandeis stores, while the groom Is a railroad man. After the cere- mony the couple left for Ivos Angele, ' where they will make their future home. Sopervisloimhip I'nsettled. ; "Squirming under the cross-fire of the friends of a number of candidates for Bob Donaldson, 2206 Ames avenue, an employe of the street railway company, suffered a stroke of apoplexy at Twen tieth and Dodge streets yesterday after noon at 5 o'clock, and is at the Swedish-; the sllpeI.v80rsllp of music In the Magic memormi nospnai in a criucai eonniiain. i rH v .-honls. the school board at a meet- Inct held in the high school last night dodged the issue and merely attended to i His entire right side Is paralyzed, and he cannot talk, although he ts conscious. Donaldson sands the car tracks on the Dodge street line, and he was at work when taken sick. He was picked up by Eunice pedestrians and taken to the hospital. He j is about 35 years of age. x ' The bull moose came In for a little criticism by V. J. Smyth. and others who spoke at a meeting bf the Woodrow Wil son league in the. Patterson block last n'ght. , ' ' Mr'. Smyth made the longest talk of the evening, -devoting much of the time to Kooseveit and his third party platform. "Teddy," he raid, "has the faculty of making the laboring man think he will WALKING FROM NEW YORK TO do a lot for him. His theory of recall routine business the fight for fh Eiwor will It Is understood that e piacc vacated Dy jmiss be a spirited one. Dangeroua Sorcery in the abdominal region is often pre vented by the use of Dr. King's New Life Pills, the painless purifers. 2.1c. For sale by Beaton Drug Co. ' ECZEIA BK ON HEAD AND FACE it In Rash. Dry, Scabby, Sore. Itched Intensely. Used Cuticura Soap and Ointment. r Eczema Disappeared Entirely. 4it8 Calumet Ave.. Chicago. 111. TbJ Wsem broke out in tho fornrof a rash on my head and face. It was a dry scabby sen that itched intensely and became very much inflamed from scratching. It brolie out all over my face and scalp, the worst be'ng my , forehead at the roots of the hair. I used salve for several months without relief. Having beard a great deal of Cutieura Soap and Ointment I thought I would try them. I used Cuticura Ointment freely three times day and no other scap but Cuticura Soap. In about two months the eczema disappeared and I have had no trouble since. I will gladly recommend the use of Cuticura Soap and Ointment to any one suffering as I was." (Signed) Miss N Meyer. Feb. 20, 1913. v SORE; ITCHING HANDS CURED Pimples and Rath on Them. Very Painful. Nisuia, Mich. "I had long been suffer ing With sore Itching bands. There were pimples and rash on them, and they were rery painful. Water hurt them dreadfully. My bands looked very red and rough, and were unsightly. 1 lost sleep. nd would tade them up for relief. I wassed my sands with Cuticura Soap and applied Cutl eura Ointment. Every nlgbt before retiring I did likewise. My hand art entirely cured." signed) Gustavo XlBUla, Dec. 31. 1911. : Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment are sold throughout the world. I Jbsral sample of MCB mailed free, with 32-p. Sidn iiook Ad dress post-csrd "Cuticura, Dept.T. Paeton." f ender-faced mctl jhould use Cuticura ioap Shaving Stick, 25c. ' Sample fnfc " of Jud eld! decisions sometimes appeals to labcr. That Is because he tries to make the laboring men believe he refers particularly to the decisions of the courts! asainst, labor. . But. when one examines the plank In the platform he finds It means. nothing of . the kind, it refers to! Cecis ons of the Etate courts, and does i not make the-same provision for the federal courts." . ' ! "Sow I want the iaboricg man to say j which elcss of cot rts has dealt with him I most harshly. The fact :s Teddy Is so , in love with the centralization of power ! at vYashi.iF.ton that he does not want! i th npnn:e to have any power over I fecernl decisions, nor over feJeral or-1 f.dals." Irncv Draws tortrasi. George. A. !Iagr.ev democratic candi date for county attorney, contrasted the campaign of Roosevelt with that of ,V11- son, pointing out (hat that of the former was lull of vituperation, threats and vllli- t::at;oi, while that oz the latter was a stra;ghtforward'"d:scus3lon of campaign issues. Cor.gi-essmiin C. O. Ijobeck briefly , re viewed tho work of the recent congress J. W. Kelly of Beaver City, commonly j Jcnown as "I,'.atfor.-n Kelly." candidate for secretary o state, bubbled with demo cratic confidence in a brief talk. A committee was appointed to render j whatever ass stance may be necessary in the ar. angements for the Wilson meet-; ing October 5. The. committee is com-1 posed of C. J. Smyth. John Powers. W. F. Baxter, H. CJ. Morehead and W. W. Mo C,k A committee appointed to further the organiiatiou of the Wilson league con sists of Edward F. Leary. W. J. Tancey, l B. F. Marshall. J. A. Eennowlti, Lee Van Camo. Joseph T. Votava and J. P. Con-l nelly. A committee to raise funds for the league was appointed as follows: John i Powers, H. G. Morehead, P. L. Weaver, C. S. Montgomery and B. T. Marshall. J. W. Woodrough. chairman of ' th : league presided. FORMER OMAHA MAN KILLED AT ST. JOSEPr James nsta: i Mo, here jears. His father and two brothers live :n Clayton, mo. ,ine oocy.wni. oe taken there for burlcl' SAN FRANCISCO, r-n i 4 1 -' f I Coupon Below f,iv n lj ' f SUM sslsr..? ftt It ,?3 i 1 J return mil. R .... J- h &s7$&2?i i V w :i III ij V4 lM08CaiwUA,UMH VI if i ' i i ..4 .t'Ji:; "kzxzzzi . i d 11 C' l I .pooo. (full ilu) Irm. II ffi,, 'U'-.. ft I HI . - III "I" " lB " m S ... , , .a I ! M I - wv a . 'l v aw 5 , A mr. J I n ' iilnm il 1 MRS. CARL MITCHELL. I ''c- a a I i : I -i , 1 I Russell, formerly cf Omaha, wm JS'S It v;.", t-5 Vtt,'-2Z .'''i'.i'SL l.'f. SL ' fit I ally killed by a train at St. J.-pii. TTT. t i n t' .iM F U . yesterday aftetnoon. Me reVd.d 4KZ 1 9 at 3412 Lake street for a numbn- of. ? fjf nAA P.2a 4 sWTEja mmt ' P !g I 'Ntlli i mm t.lIUI. VU I I , I ItC SZ!m I Stove Polish (Liquid or Paste) "The Friend of the Model Housekeeper" E'Z doesn't require a lot of elbow grease. It's cleanly, too, and puts on a jet-like shine in a minute that lasts a season. X i i The best food that comes in the grocer basket Faust Spaghetti more nourish ing than many times its cost in other foods. Our free book tells of many Jelitfhtful wayi t serve it. XT YQUR GROCER'S In tealed package Sc and 10e MAULL BROS, St. Lui. Ma. Cor. 16th and Harney Sts, SPEGIALs ANNOUNCEMENT SATURD AX & MONDAY We'll Offer You Rug Bargains that you'll not find dupli cated in the land. All New 1912 Patterns. All Guaranteed Perfect. Three big special pur chases on sale at prices actually less than the mill cost. Don't fail to , see these bargains. SATURDAY & MONDAY tnc icuaatr irm ATLAS Douglas, Sarpy and Washington Counties, - NEBRASKA and Pottawattamie and Ilflls Cousties, IOWA . - ,''' Five Countie3 in one book, handsomely bound iii cloth, leather back. Shows all Roads. , ' Wagon Roads, Automobile Roads, Railroads, Street Car Lines, Rural Routes, etc. A complete record of all land divisions of ten or more acres, showing the owner's names, printed on the map. Giving the name, address and R. F. D. routes of every farmer in the five counties tributary to Omaha. Also Maps and census of the townships, and maps of every town ind village, including the Cities of Omaha, South Omaha aid Council Bluffs. Drawn from actual surveys and county records. Will be ready for distribution about October 15th. Subscribe now. Price $5 00. Bee 'Publishing Co- OMAHA, NEB. SOLE DISTRIBUTERS