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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (June 23, 1917)
Omxha Daily Bee PART TWO EDITORIAL SECTION PAGES 11 TO 18 VOL. XLVII NO. 5. OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNING. JUNE 23. 1917. On Trtliti. at HiMttt. Nawi Standi, tte., it. SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. The MAGNEY HOLDS BOOSTS IN TAXES ARE NOT BINDING Says He Can Find No Law Which Gives Assessor Power to Send Out Notices of Advances. In the opinion of County Attorney Magneyjv County Assessor Fitzgerald had no legal right to send out no tice's of wholesale and enormous raises in taxes. "I do not believe any of the boosts re binding upon the company or in dividual raised by the county as sessor," the county attorney declared. "I do not believe the courts would sustain the county assessor's action even in case the taxpayers thus raised do not protest." , After an exhaustive search of the statutes, County Attorney Magney failed to find any law giving the county assessor the right to send out such notices. Cannot Find the Law. "The equalization board as a body could legally notify a taxpayer that his assessment had been boosted, but I looked through the statutes and am unable to find anything that says the county assessor, in the capacity of his office alone, has the power to send out such a notice," added the county attorney. Cuts in assessments are being stead ily made daily in the 'ice of objec tions by the county sscssor, who, with County Clerk Dewey and the five county commissioners, comprise the equalization board. The liveliest meeting is looked for tonight, w.icn Omaha jobbes, retail ers and big business concerns will make their protests. Batteries of legal talent have been hired to present cases of the big busi ness houses. "The outrageous raises made by the county assessor have hurt invest- ... " !.' XV Qimr3l r.nrii,ntinp O. C. Rcdick, told the board this morning. Keep Capital Away. "Eastern capital for investment purposes quit coming 1o Omaha when this boosting of taxes became known." he declared. The personal schedule of O. C. Redick was raised from ,$6,450 to $17,000 by the county assessor. The equalization board ordered a rcin spection. Following are some of the reduc tion voted ty the boaid in the last twenty-four hours: .,.. camcr ninlins company, trora 16,00 t0.vory 'company, Implement!, from 160,000 t0lVchr'Ue Tailor, from 15.000 to fS.OOS. lU'iiry tiering, auto accessories, from Ci.OOo'to $14,150. Nelson S Miror. 3920 Cumins Jtrset, per ioral, from 110.000 to C.OOI). .,, tionloii Fireproof warehouse, from 117,000 '"vim'iot Grain company, from 120,000 to $i:.:oo. Cuts to One-Third. . M. Morsman. 224 North Thirty-second vonu., from 130.000 to 10.000. W I: Hunter. 4502 North Thirtieth treat, ppisoni'l. from 14,000 to $2,000. Omaha Paste company, from IM0O to ''Kirn company, train, from J,oo to l76 .1 P. Clarey, 1126 South Thirty-third strVct, personal, from 12,000 to $775. Ralph K. Sunderland. Stratford Terrace, personal, from H.0O0 to $2,000. ...... Myers-Tjillon Drus company, from $11,000 t0Armour Grain company, from $6,000 to "b'mihi Garage, from $10,000 to $3,800. Curtis Rrasonier, 4109 South Twpnty-atxth street, personal, from $700 to $450. Dr. A. Grcenberg. office fixtures, from $300 to $100. Moc'rorey & Co.. 5 and 10-eent store, from $40,000 to $34,500. Powell Supply company, auto accessories, from $45,000 to $26,700. Lee Tire and Rubber company, from $25,000 to $12,500. Sheridan Coal company, from $20,000 to $9,000. Sent to Jail for Selling Liquor to the Indians Fred Morehouse was sentenced by Federal Judge Woodrough to sixty days in the Madison county jail and fined $JO0 for selling liquor to In dians. Jess Fowler was sentenced to sixty davs in the Douglas county jail for selling "dope." The judge ordered his sentence to date from the day of his arrest. This was more than two niajiiths ago and therefore lie was set at liberty. Wheat and Corn Sell Lower and Oats Are Up On the Omaha market there was a fairly good demand for wheat, but it was off a cent, selling at $2.40 and $2.45 a bushel. Receipts were twenty-two carloads. Corn was up VA to 2 cents and sold at $1.64 and $1.65 a bushel. The receipts were 155 carloads. Oats were 1 cent higher, selling at 65' and cents a bushel. Re ceipts were eighteen carloads. Danish Steamship Orion Sunk. New York, June 22. The Danish steam ship Orion, a vessel of 1,848 tons gross regis ter, was sunk by a Herman submarine June 4 In the North Sea. according to officers of a Dutch ship which arrived today. The crew was saved. ill:ilillillillillIIIIIIISMI lllljllllllllllllllillllllllitllllllliini Sale of - Djer-Kiss Toilet Goods Djer-Kiss Talcum 23c Djer-Kiss Face Powder 49c Djer-Kiss Vegetal Toilet. . .99e Djer-Kiss Toilet Water. .$1.39 Djer-Kiss Perfume, oz...$1.29 1 Djer-Kiss Sachet 75c 1 Djer-Kiss Creme 50e Djer-Kiss Toilet Soap 29c I s, J. HARVEY GREEN, Prop. ONE GOOD DRUG STORE 16th and Howard. DouffUt 843 " nlltl.llllllllllllNllllltl.Mllllllll.t.l. lll,l: RULES FOR SELLING FIREWORKS GIVEN State Fire Commissioner For mulates Instructions for the Handling of Explosives. City officials have received instruc tions from State Fire Commissioner Ridgell prohibting the sale of fire works in broken packages in store rooms or show windows. The only manner in which sales will be allow ed will be on stands outside of build ings and an urgent request has been made that all fireworks shall be en closed in glass cases. The committee in charge of the cel ebration in Fontcnelle park will dis pense with the fireworks entirely this year. The following rules have been adopted by mayor and fire chief of Lincoln and Commissioner Ridgell has asked that Omaha observe the same rules: "No fireworks to be displayed in windows or in the store room in broken packages. "Merchants and parties desiring to sell fireworks arc expected to provide a place outside of their place of busi ness, on the sidewalk, and to provide a glass showcase to cover the fire works while they are displayed for sale. "No package of fireworks to be sold or broken inside place of business. "The mayor will have police to no tify .each merchant regarding the above rulings. "The state tire warden will prohibit the indiscriminate sale of fireworks in the state next year atul will ask the cities throughout the stale to pass an ordinance to comply with the state law'." Runaway Car Just Misses Auto Filled With People People living 'out along the Mis souri Pacific Belt Line road were given an opportunity to witness the spectacular run of a wild freight car. In some unexplained manner an empty freight car was released from the Sunderland yards, north of Cum- ne street, and ran out on the main line. There it struck the downgrade and sped away, gaining speed as it moved along. When the runav..y car crossed Farnam street it was moving at a speed of twenty miles an hour. There it just missed a loaded automobile. At West Side Junction, near Howard street, the car ran into a switch en gine -nd came to a sudden stop. It was telescoped and the debris scat tered along the right-of-way. The engineer and fireman were shaken up by the impact of the car striking their engine, but neither was injured. The engine was considerably battered up, but moved away under its ow i power. ' SIMPLE LIFE IS THE RULE FOR A PARTOF OMAHA Quite a Section of the City Where the Homes All Have a Most "Home-Made" Appearance. By A. R. GROH. There is a part of Omaha w here the people live the very simple life. 1 walked up that way the other day. A row of the homes of these peo ple is built close against the north fence of the Union Pacific shop grounds. Every tiny home bears the mark of "homc-niadcness." Odd pieces of second-hand lumber and old pieces of tin have been used in their construc tion. You can see that father has done the building with his own hands after his day's work. Some of the houses arc painted, but most of them are not. Every house lis surrounded by a home-made fence made of old boards and rusty tin. Every home has its little garden and its chickens and ducks and geese. In one tiny yard is a cow pen with the faithful cow. chewing her cud con tentedly. Neat piles of wood are seen in every yard. Homes Are Neat. A notable thing at these humble homes is their neatness. The win dows are clean and adorned with cur tains. And every window ana door is screened. Children are plentiful in this thrifty town. Some of them are neat and some of them are not neat. In one tinv vard I counted five dogs and seven children, a happy family, in deed. Going north from this street along Tenth street, we find many more such humble dwellings. The street isn't naved and hasn't any sidewalks. One tiny house of only one room has a little front porch, half sunk in the ground and a stovepipe sticking crookedly out from the tar-paper root. A very aged woman was working about the back yard and clothes were on the line. She lives all alone and "washes for a living. Across the street, tinder a tree. woman is silting, darning sox. Her two small children are playing in the weeds near by and the baby carriage is standing there. It consists of a soap box fastened on to the dilapida ted running gear of a baby carriage, ldently reclaimed from the dump. Marsh on Landscape. The landscape from this humble street westward shows a broad marsh from which tall wild grass grows, and in which are tin cans and all kinds of rubbish. Reyondi the marsh are the Missouri Pacific 'reicht yards, with their eternal clatter of switch en gines and bump of freight cars. We mustn't forget to notice the aristocrats of the neighborhood. Their house is a story ami a half high, it you please, painted dark green with white shutters. The front fence is painted green with a white line along the top. The side fence is made of tin. There is quite a garden at the side and a cow stands in a tiny pen made ot old bed springs and some old sheet tin. At the back of the house is a flag staff from which flutters Old (iltiry. The Stars and Stripes evi dently are very dear to these humble people. They arc pasted on many a little front window. Freedom, even in the most humble circumstance, is a gift which these people can appre ciate, coining as they dn from Old World countries where they were un der flic bondage of despotism. l'ersistent Advertising is ihe Road to Success. Three Are Arrested for Failure to Register Sam Trigger was arrested at Harri son, Neb., on the charge of failing to place his military name upon the registration rolls for the selective draft. Arthur Long Woman and Os car Two Katies, Indians, were ar rested at Chadron on the same charge. All gave bond pending a hearing be fore United States Commissioner Slatttry at Chadron. Saturday Visitors' Day at Y. W. C. A. Summer Camp Saturday will be visitors' day at the Young JrVomcn's Christian associa tion summer camp. From 3 to 5 in the afternoon and at any time in the evening the camp will be open for in spection. The board of directors! the association will act as a reception committee and the Caiupfire Girls will serve as guides. During the open hours Henry Cox's orchestra will play. lit. Kbsw-H tm Hi i i 17th and Howard. Consolidated with Raymonds 1513-15 HOWARD Furnish Your Porch From Either Store With the Distinctive and Serviceable This larcrp Arm 'R.nr.lrflr. Brown Fibre $2.75 Porch Swing, brown fibrr, 4 ft. length, complete with hooks and chains. Special, $9.75. This brown Fibre Rocker or Chair to match U1R Y v This fumed oak 4-ft. Swing, with hooks and chains, $1.85. We Save You Money-There 'Are Remeoas 11TH & HOWARD The Home ot Taylor r 400 Baths HOTEL MARTINIQUE Broadway, 32d St, New York On Block from Pennsylvania Statioa Equally Convenient for Amusements, Shoppinf er Business 1ST pleasant rooms, with private bath $2.50 PER DAY 257 excellent rooms with private bath, facing street, southern exposure, $3.00 PER DAY Also Attractive Rooms from $1.50. The Restaurant Prices Are Most Moderate. GIVE ONE DAY'S PAY TO SAVE A SOLDIER DON'T DISAPPOINT THE BOY SCOUT WHO REPRESENTS THE RED CROSS. bC3 One-Minute Store Talk The vast volume of busi ness of this Greater Store en ables us to "pick our com pany" in clothes buying. It's an achievement for any manufacturer to place his merchandise in this house "Selling The Nebraska at Omaha" is a recommenda tion all desire. Thus we are enabled to pick the cream of America's' best and offer to our patrons clothes service that's truly worth while. JOHN A. SWANSON, Tres. WM. L. HOLZMAN, Treas." The Clothes Proposition of Supreme Importance! A master stroke of sound judgment, that's what our tre mendous preparations prove to be. Call it luck, it' you will, the fact, remains that thousands upon thousands of suits are here today at prices positively less than the same suits can be duplicated at wholesale. See our superb showing the cream of Rochester, N. Y., world famous productions. Unequaled Values in Men's and Young Men's Suits $15 -$20 -$25-$30 Selections five to fifteen times larger than else where, ranging from stylish, slender-looking sport models and military effects to the most conservative two and three-piece suits; eighth, quarter or half lined; beautiful cool grays, - blues, blue-grays, green tones, homespuns, flan nels, tropical worsteds, serges. Every conceiv able idea in weave, model and color for a man's summer comfort. Big Men, Short Men Tall Men Your size in your ideal of pattern, color and quality in summer suits. Hard-to-fit men get special attention here. Larg est western showing of extra sizes, at $15.00 40 $40.00 True Blue Serge Suits Have the Call Blue serges are scarce, but again we score heavily. See our vast range of models in guaranteed true blue serge suits. Lined or unlined. Unequaled values, at Great Values in Light Weight Summer Suits $15 to $35 Genuine Palm Beach Suits Buy the original and (ret full satisfaction. Sport or tack models. Special values, at isa.uu to $.uu Tropical Worst.e! Suits Neat hair line stripes and plain tones; plaids, checks; wide color range. All sizes, at $7.50 to $25.00 Cool Crash and Mohair Suits Novelty grays, tans, fancy mixtures; light as a feather. Extra values, at $7.50 to 815.00 r . np palm Beach Trousers, $2.50 wmte duck, at ai.za ivnaKi, at i.o to .a EiXira 1 rOUSCro white Flannel and Serge Trousers, $2.50 to $5.00 Outing Pants, $2.50 to $5.00 Quality Silk Shirts staaatai VI Specials For Saturday JAPANESE hand-woven crepe shirts, striking ly original oriental pat terns, very new, see them, at $4.00. Tub Shirts Silk they're creations, the patterns dis tinctive, qual ity superb, at $5.00 Other Smart Silk Shirts.. C a I i f o r ilia Silk Shirts, an entirely d i f ferent, pure ailk crepe Weave. Beau ties at $7 id up $3.50 Cool Negligee Shirts Including the famous production of Manhattan, Bates Street and Yorke. Soft or starched cuffs, clever patterns. Specially woven fabrics $1.50. $2. $2.50. $3. $J00 DOLLAR SHIRT HEADQUARTERS Negligee or Sport Styles. Extra special value for Saturday, at Union Suits Galore $J00 Keeping cool is every man's business now we're in the business of keeping men cool. Every conceivable idea that's mada by greatest underwear makers Superior, Vassar, B. V. D., Hatch-One-Button and a lot of others. All sleeve and leg lengths. All proportions, at $1 to $3. MEN'S BATHING SUITS Complete New Selections $1.00 to $5.00 BOYS' BATHING SUITS Get Yours Saturday, at 55t to $1.50 Men's Straw Hats '(''mml V' 0 UR leadership in as sizes our straw hat value supremacy. We approach the straw hat subject on the same value-giving basis that we sell other merchan dise result, finer qual ity, better styles, at low-est-in-the-city-prices. GENUINE SOUTH AMERICAN Panama Hats $4 to $10 Not Imitations Made of Rice Paper and Called "Panamas." Bangkok Hats, $4.00 to $6.00 Porto Ric.ns, $2.00 and $2.50 Madagascar H.ts, $1.50 and $2.00 Split and Sennit Braid Hats, at $1.50 to $4.00 iT- Silk and Cloth Caps, classy styles, $1 to $2 White Duck and Felt Hats special, 50c Boy Scout Khaki Hats, re "it" 50c The Travel Goods Shop Seeing is believing Campare traveling goods values, as sortments, quality and you'll buy here. A wonderfully com plete stock bought early and selling at right prices Suit Cases, $1.25 to $20. Traveling Bags, $1.50 to $35. Standard and Steamer Trunks, $5 to $25 Neverbreak Wardrobe Trunks, $16.50 Others, $22 to $60 MEN'S ARMY SHOES AND LEATHER AND CANVAS PUTTEES MEN'S WHITE AND PALM BEACH FAB RIC OXFORDS, AT $2.00 TO $4.50 nuit.. i -ii J Jill Pel -CORRECT APPAREL FOR MEN AND WOMEN. MEN'S BLACK AND TAN LEATHER OX FORDS, AT '' $3.50 TO $7.00 6C0 Rooks