THE.. BEE: OMAHA, MONDAY, JULY 15, 1912.
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AFFAIRS ATJOUIH OMAHA
City Treasurer Gillin Persists in
Trying to Increase Office Force.
COMES BEFORE COTOCH MONDAY
City Atter7 Give Opinion Mantel
palltr Cannot Legally Farm Oat
Collection Ringer - Takes
Part la Ouster Case.
With the expenses of his office much
larger than under any other administra
tion, City Treasurer Gillin persists in try
lng to increase -his already larpe fare
by the addition of two tax collectors.
Although he has been defeated twice in
the fight for the appointment of these
two deputies, he is going to bring the
matter up before the dty council at tho
meeting Monday night.
The Jaw department has drafted the
following letter to the mayor and city
council informing them wit action they
can take in the matter and offering the
assistance free of charge to enforce the
payment of delinquent taxes:.
According to the statement of City
Treasurer Gillin, there remanis uncol
lected personal taxes to the amount of
$25,000 or more, and the city treasurer has
publicly confessed his failure and Inabil
ity to collect these personal taxes and
has applied to your honorable body tor
the appointment of two collectors and
haa suggested that they be paid at least
20 per cent of tho amount collected by
them.
Tour honorable body Is not authorised
or empowered to "farm out" the collec
tion of personal taxes in this city; ia
fact, any effort on the part of your
honorable body, under the insistence of
the city treasurer to appoint such pert
sons to colleet taxes or "farm out" to
private persons duties which are per
sonal to the city treasurer of this city,
would be promptly declared void by the
courts.
In order that the taxpayers of this city
may not lose this enormous sum of un
collected taxes, the legal department now
asks your honorable body to direct the
city treasurer to provide the law depart
ment with a list and statement of the de
linquent taxes referred to, and this de
partment shall proceed forthwith, with
out a 20 per cent charge to the city and
without costs whatever, to enforce imme
diate payment of these delinquent taxes.
.Ringer Made Assistant.
Dean Ringer has been appointed assist
ant to Attorney General Ayers in the
ouster proceedings against Fire and Po
lice Commissioners Ryan and Pivonka.
It was he who worked up the ouster pro
ceedings against the two officials 'and
who brought evidence before the grand
Jury on which they were indicted.
Judge Silas Holcomb, who has been ap
pointed referee in the proceedings, has
notified Smyth, Smith & Schall, attorneys
for the defense, to be ready for a hearing
either July 16 or 23, altnougn they wanted
it set for July 29
Evidence will be taken both in Omaha
and in Lincoln in the case.
Lodger CrovrdeU Together.
Acting. under Instructions from Mayor
Hoctor, Assistant Sanitary Inspector
Henry Schmeling paid a visit to the
rooming houses and residences of Greeks
and Roumanians in the vicinity of Twenty-sixth
and P streets yesterday evening.
The filth and dirt found in these places
permeated the houses with unhealthful
odors. - In many places he found thirty
and forty people huddled together In one
house. In some places there were beds
and in other houses planks laid crosswise
were used. Many of the houses were de
void of beds, an old mattress or bundle
of clothes being used instead.
In an eight-room house Inspector
Sohmellng found twenty-one beds occu
pied by forty-two persons. In two other
places there were two beds and eight
men In each room. ".
Mayor Hoctor said this was but the
Union Pacific Engines Waiting for Repairs
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YOUNG MAKESJBEST RECORD ..
Veteran Field Club Tennis Player
, Leads Them All.
POTTER SETSD0UBLS MARK :
Wins Doablea Championship Five
Times In Succession Scribner,
Koch and Caldwell Also
Topnotchera.
first step in the crusade against these
people. Inspector Schmeling will report
to the mayor tomorrow and then receive
instructions in regard to cleaning up
these districts, , - .
Wilson . Ratification.
Although Jerry Howard's Woodrow Wil
son ratification meeting held in the open
air at Twenty-fourth and M streets last
evening was not a failure, it was not by
any means a howling success. As the
evening advanced a fairly large crowd
heard the praise accorded Mr. Wilson by
Mayor Hoctor, C. J. Smyth, Joseph
Woodrow, George A. Msgney and John
H. Moorehead. .
Through Jerry Howard, the original
Wilson man In South Omaha, the Stars
and Stripes floated from the city hall
all day yesterday in honor of the meeting.
With tears streaming down his .cheeks
Joseph Schmallng, 19 years old, begged
Justice of the Peace George Collins not
to garnish his wages as he was the only
support of his aged parents and small
brother, who is unable to work because
of injuries he received the Fourth of
July. Judge Collins could not resist the
pitiable plea of the boy and he promised
the grocer, who wanted his wages
garnished, he would not do so.
Toung Schmallng is employed at the
Jetter Brewing company and is the sole
support of the family. His meager
salary was not sufficient to pay the
grocery bill, which amounted to $19. He
told Judge Collins that if his wages were
taken from him for decrepit parents, they
would be forced to go to the poor farm.
The annual commencement of ' The
Tooter, the local high school organ, has
just been issued. Without a doubt It Is
the best issue, .both from a literary and
artistic standpoint, in the history of the
paper. ' '
From cover to. cover the booklet is re
plete with excellent Illustrated stories,
pictures of the athletic teams, teachers
and classes. It Is the most complete com
mencement number that has been issued.
Great credit should be given to the
members of The Tooter board for the
manner in which The Tooter has been
handled this year. It is not only in good
financial condition, but also has an in
creased circulation over former years.
Mm:ic City Gossip.
Russell Philip, Twenty-first and H
streets, entertained Friday night in honor
Of Mr. Stout and Mr, Hammond of St.
Louis. Lawn games, music and refresh
ments mada the evening very enjoyable.
Those present were Messrs. Hlrd Stryker,
Earl Keefer, Jack Ward, Paul Shields,
Roy Green, Morris Olsen and Misses Edna
Elster, Helen Rahn. Naomi Byrne. AdIHtl
Crawford, Lauretta Reld, Agnea Reld,
Georglna Davis, Ruth Anderson and Edna
Philip.
Atlas Sunday chicken dinner 11:S0. 408
North Twenty-fourth.
FOR SALE ON PAYMENTS New six
room house. 819 N. 22d.
Fine chicken dinner today. Atlas cafe,
408 North Twenty-fourth.
Try the Atlas Sunday chicken dinner.
408 North Twenty-fourth.
Fine service, cool dining room. Atlas
cafe, 40g North Twenty-fourth.
For rent, furnished, first floor of mod
ern house. 2102 J. Telephone South 3157.
Family Sunday chicken dinners a spe
cialty. Atlas cafe, 408 North Twenty
fourth. Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Siser have returned
from a visit with friends at Marshall
town, Ia.
James Parks has gone to Chicago to
attend the funeral of his nephew, Jamas
McCray.
Mrs. Lee Altman and children have gone
to Rock Island, 111., for a visit of a few
weeks with relatives.
Mrs. Margaret Miller of Chicago is the
guest of Mrs. Frank Burness, Eighteenth
and Missouri avenue.
Thomas Amlos and William Meister of
Fremont are visiting at the home of Otto
Wurmback, 3816 R street. j
Very little was done in police circles
last week. Few arrests were made, and
those but for minor offenses.
City Attorney H. C. Murphy will leave
Monday for the western part of the state,
where he is interested in an estate case.
Bernard Larkln motored to Fremont
yesterday to visit a few days with his
wife and family, who are spending their
vacation on a farm.
Phil Kearney Woman's Relief corps
will give an ice cream social Tuesday
evening at the home of Mrs. Crawford,
Twelfth and I streets.
Miss Anna Gaughan has gone to Chi
cago to attend the teachers' convention.
She will remain a month visiting with
relatives and friends.
E. A. Tucker, " formerly a resident of
South Omaha, died yesterday afternoon
at his home in Council Bluffs after a
short illness. Mr. Tucker was employed
by the Union Pacific railroad in this city
many years. The funeral will be held
tomorrow afternoon.
Blanche Crowe entertained last Thurs
day evening In honor of her twelfth
birthday. The guests present were Misses
Mary Smith, Erma Koutsky, Mabel
Koutsky, Anna Crowe, Irene Riches, Ruth
Johnson, Florence Palke, Mildred May
berry, Erma Abbott and Helen Watklns.
The Brotherhood of American Yoemen
will give an ice cream social at the
Ancient Order of United Workmen tem-
le, Twenty-fifth and M streets, next
aturdav evening. The rcvular msetlnsrs
of the order will be held at the temple
In the future.
The following young people enjoyed an
outing at Lake Manawa last Wednesday
afternoon: Misses Ruth Anderson, Mary
Lewis, Maurine Murdock, Madge Stur
rock. Helen McKee, Pauline Faulkner,
Mabte Lee, Laura Judd, Grace Hurd,
Winnie Hurd,- Louise Bratton and Mrs.
Bratton.
I have puchased a home in Omaha and
wish to sell my present home between G
and H, on 23d street. South Omaha. Will
accept any reasonable otter and sell upon
monthly payments, or aocept smaller
place as part payment. Sixty-foot lot,
eight-room house, beautiful trees, cement
drive and garage. A. L. SUTTON.
Marian Park.
New addition on car line on boulevard.
Low prices. Easy terms. A. W. Jones Co.
MAN REPORTS PICKPOCKET
RATHER THAN RECOVER LOSS
Frank Spawn. 2521 Chicago street, re
fused art offer of at least 14 to clear an
alleged pickpocket of a charge of larceny
from the person last night Spawn was
riding on a street car when he felt a
hand in hls4 pocket. He grabbed the
hand and, turning around, found it was
the hand of James Downay. Looking out
the caf window, he saw two city detec
tives. He called to them. Downay then
told Spawn he would give him 130 if he
would not tell the detectives. Spawn re
fused and Downay was arrested.
Iowa Nf Xotes.
UNION-George Whitney, one of the
pioneers of Hardin county, died today
at the home of his son, U. O. Whitney,
at Sioux City, la. Mr. Whitney's death
was due to infirmities of old age.
FORT DODGE J. E. T. Johnson, Gow
rle, was yesterday re-elected president
of the third and fourth-class postmasters
of the Tenth district. S. T. Groves of
Plover was elected secretary and treas
urer. FORT DODGE Mrs. Stella Hartman, a
trained nurse of this city, yesterday sold
a farm she had in Calhoun county for
$153 an acre. The price is a record
breaker for land in that county. It was
bought five years ago for $12 an acre.
GLENWOOD The Jewelry store of Ber
nard S. Harding was closed by the sheriff
of Mills county July 10, under foreclosure
proceedings instituted by the Mills county
National bank. Mr. Harding gave a
mortgage to this bank for S3.915.8Q on
June 26.
GLENWOOD In a letter written to
various papers in Mills county, J. H.
Pullman of Silver City declines to run
for the office of county treasurer, an
honor conferred upon him by the recently
he!d democratic convention. Mr. Pull
man was considered a strong candidate.-
FORT DODGE The city's first public
Playground was opened this afternoon
with appropriate ceremonies. The Wom
an's club has Installed many pieces of
apparatus for the benefit of the young,
sters. The land used Is north of the
Young Men's Christian association build
ing, the property of O. M. Oleson.
FORT DODGE Work on the $400,000
hydro-electric plsnt of the Fort Dodge
Water Power company was commenced
yesterday. The dam Is near the site
selected by the city council for a muni
cipal dam which will be built, council
men say. If the proposed Issue of $30,000
bonds Is authorised at the special elec
tion, July 30.
CiLKNWOOD The Mills county board
of supervisors at their last meetlnr de
cided against the petitioners for the ditch
in northeastern Mills county. The pe
tition was for a ditch straightening the
Nishna river five miles, a continuation
of the one coming in from the north. The
land In the proposed district comprises
6,100 acres of fine land.
BARNUM Mayor H. R. Dwyer is de
fending action brought against him by
five residents of Barnum to oust him for
alleged non-lnforcement of law. It Is
said, however, that the proceeding is in
return for the fining of several Barnum
cltlsens last winter for gambling. County
Attorney B. B. Burnquixt testified yes
terday In the mayor's behalf.
DENISON The fiftieth anniversary of
the founding of the Latter Day Saints'
church at Belolt, Ia is being celebrated
from July 12 to 14. Among the prominent
speakers are Elder Herman Smith of
Lamonl, la.; Elder Charles Perry of
Woodbine, Elder Charles Butterworth of
Dow City and Bishop Charles J. Hunt of
Belolt. The Belolt churnh was founded
July 5, 1862, with Elder Thomas Bobson
as president, with eleven members.
IOWA CITY-First Lieutenant James
A. Mars of the Second cavalry, United
States army, has been appointed com
mandant of cadets at the State Univer
sity of Iowa, succeeding Captain Morton
C. Mumma, who has lust ended a success
ful three years' detail. Lieutenant
Mars Is a West Point man of the class
of iflflS, and was for two years stationed
at Fort Des Moines. He has Just re
turned with his regiment from the Philippines.
"Were all medicines as meritorious as
Chamberlain' Colio, Cholera and Diar
rhoea Remedy the world would be much
better off and the percentage of suffer
ing greatly decreased," writes Lindsay
Scott of Temple, Ind. For sale by all
dealers. '
The Persistent ana judicious Use of
Newspaper Advertising Is the Road. to
Business Success. J!',v.
Foye and Fry Tie
On Country Links
A handicap match played against
Colonel Bogey for one dosen golf balls
was the program on the Country club
links yesterday afternoon. The weather
was Ideal and some good scores ware
turned in. W. J. Foye and T. A. Fry
tied for first honors with four up. Foye
took the coureo In seventy-six strokes.
John Redlck had next best score with
81. despite the fact that he took eight
strokes for the fourth hole. Following
are the scores made yesterday:
Handl-
cap. Up. Down.
A. I Reed S .3
J. A. McShane.... 9 .. I
G. W. Wattles I .. '4
J. H. Butler I .. 1
T. A. Fry I 4 ..
I. A. Coles 4 4
F. J.'Hoel b ..
W. J. Foye 0 4
E. H. Sprague....- 1 .. 6
F. H. Gaines. ...(. 0 .. 1
J. P. Magee 0 .. I
John W. Redlck 1 t
W. B. Roberts I 1
R. L, Burns i .. 4
T. It. Davis 3 .. i
H. A. Tukey 7 .. . 1
F. E. WUhelm , I .. 7
CANADIAN MAKES HIGH MARK
Corporal Mortimer Seores World'
Record at' 1,200 Yards.
LONDON. July 14.-Corporat Mortimer,
a Canadian marksman, today scored a
world's record at the 1,200-yard range in
the King's Norton match rifle shoot at
Bisley, making 78 points out of a possible
lb in his fifteen shots.
F. Vf. Henry, Ulster, Ireland, tied
Mortimer's score, but In the shoot-off the
Canadian beat the Irishman by 14 points
to 7 with his three shots.
ELKHORN VALLEY LEAGUE.
P. W. L.pet.
Norfolk 12 7 ( .683
Tllden 11 7 B .683
Battle Creek 13 6 .600
Stanton 12 4 ( .333
, The Baboaio Plague
destroys fewer lives than stomach, liver
and kidney diseases, for which Electric
Bitters is the guaranteed remedy. 60c.
For sale by Beaton Drug Co.
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' Key to the Situation Bee Advertising.
Prerloos Ctt Tennis Winners.
SINGLES.
1902 Con Young
1903 Sam Caldwell
1804 ...............Con Younff
1906 Con Youn r
1906 Art Scribner
1907 Art Scribner
VM ....i Con Young
190 Cub Potter
1910 Art 8crlbner
1911 Harry Koch
1912 Harry Koch
DOUBLES.
19tf! Con Young-Sam Caldwell
1903 Con Young-Sam Caldwell
1904 Con Young-8am Caldwell
1906 Con Young-Sa Caldwell
190C Art bcrilmer-Martln
1907 Con Young-Sam Caldwell
1905 !Cub Potter-Wittemore
1909 Cub Potter-Harry Koch
1910 , Cub Potter-Harry Koch
1911 , Cub Potter-Art Scribner
1912.; Cub Potter-Art Scribner
In glancing over the records of the city
tennis tournaments since the inauguration
of this local racquet competition in 1903
it ia found that Con Young is the veteran
of them all when it comes to winntng
singles and doubles titles of the cham
pionship sort. Con haa won the singles
laurels four times and together with
8am Caldwell the doubles title five timet,
four of which were in succession.
Con is still a spry adept at the sport
and ajthough he did not enter the singles
of the tourney last week he made a good
showing In the doubles with Walt
Crunden, the Country club shark.
Cub Potter has won the singles cham
pionship once and the doubles five timet
in suocesslon.. a record which is . not
likely to be duplicated for some time.
In every series so far Field club players
have come out victorious.
MIDDLEWEIGHTS TO BOX
TO GET TITLE IN STATE
A boxing tournament for the latter
part of August or early In September Is
being- planned. The tournament will be
heldiln the Eagles' hall at Florence. The
principals will be Paul Murray, a local
middleweight, and Battling Hanson, who
will box for the middleweight champion
ship of the atate, and a eldebet of 3200.
A preliminary match will be a six-round
go between the lightweight champion of
the navy, "Young Sharkey," and "BUI
Muller." the 'lion man of South Bend."
There will be three or four preliminaries.
All matches will be limited to six rounds.
Missouri Valley Has Team.
MISSOURI VALLEY, la,, July 14.
The Missouri Valley base ball team has
organised for the balance of the season,
with a first-class lineup. The business
men have raised a sufficient sum to
place the team on a aound business basis
with expectation of maintaining the or
ganisation not only this season, but next
season as well. Those wishing dates at
Missouri Valley, address E. M. Reed,
manager.
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With his
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stands Gener
al ftrant. next
to General
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who Is directly
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Cairo nost-offlce.
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left. Is C. C. Davidson. In tne group aoonc nun ara nenj.
Mnnn. Fred Theobold. John Maxey, and PniL Howard.
chanced to be in the group
fnimt hava recalled tnai av
mith nrlrfa. Younz Al Sloo. the
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Thomas, the mason, and Jacques, the
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Section 7
Contains a Thrilling Account of Two Great Battles at Fredericksburg and Chancel
lorsville. In the Latter Battle, the South Was Called to Mourn the Death of "Stonewall"
Jackson, Whose Magical Name Was Worth To Its Cause More) Than Aa Amy.
Among the famous war photographs appearing in this
Section are:
"The Second Leader Against Richmond.
The Detained Guns. ' '' .
The Flaming Heights A Target at Fredericksburg for
the Federal Guns
The Bridges That a Band of Music Threatened.
Men Who Charged on Ma rye s Heights. (Officers of
the Irish Brigade). y .
The Summit of Slaughter.
The Fateful Crossing.
"New Leaders end New Plans "
"A Man ol Whom Much Wss Expected."
Where "Stonewall" Uckson Fell.
The Stone Wall st tfVedMlcksburg. .
The Work of One ShHI.
Th! Demolished Headquarters.
Red Men Who Suffered in Silence And msny mote,
iicladlng
A CM firtv:."AT CHANCElLOXSVtlLr-Sttair ti fcaiir.
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VERY American home is full of memories of the
great Civil War. In some it was a father or a
brother who actually served. In many the fast
ageing veterans still linger to bear eloquent wit
ness. In each and all, we celebrate the red letter
dates of "just fifty years ago."
What more timely, therefore, than the actual
publication and distribution of the photo
graphs that were taken during that historic time?
It seems too good to be true yet a photograph of
every important event of that memorable conflict
between the North and South is yours almost for the
asking. Just cut out the War Souvenir Coupon which
appears regularly in this paper and present it with
10 cents, and you can secure any section i of A the
just-discovered,
.Brady
Long-L
War r
ost
holographs
Issued In 16 Superb Sections fg
One Each Week for Coupon and A
These picture make the most vivid, fascinating:, troe history
of the Civil War that ever has been cr ever can be compiled.
They show every intimate and little known phase of tbe great
war; every bomely incident is revealed; tfeer roll back the
pages of time fifty years and over.
Of these pictures. Corporal James Tanner says: "They are
absorbingly interesting, not onlv to those of us who were on the
stage of action at the time, but it seems to me they ought to be
more so to the vonnz neoDle of todar. for thev nut the dread reality
before their eyes as no word painting can possibly do."
There's a Story of Human Interest
In Every Photograph
In these Interesting photographs of Brady's there are many men whose
portraits are so distinct that they will have no difficulty recognizing their
younger selves and their comrades, whi'e many children and grown-ups will
be able to find a likeness of their loved ones iu a uniform of blue or gray.
One of the very first occurences "of a roan who found himself" reads like
the plot of a Jules Verne story. Not long ago the publishers of the Brady
War-time Photographs received a letter from Prof. T. S. C. Lowe, a scientist
in California, who referred to one of the pictures in the series showing the
first balloon used In warfare. He wrote:
"You wilt see at the extreme right of the picture my hand on tbe network
where I was measuring the amount of gas in order that I might ascend to a
greater height. This 1 did within a space of five minutes, saving a whole
hour at the most vital point of the battle. And with the conditions then
existing, I estimate the value of that hour at not less than a million dollars
a roiuute." ,. . .
Another fascinating story Is that of John Landegon, a famous scout in
the Union army. Recently this veteran of the Civil War had a visitor to
whom he showed the Brady War Pictures. "There!" said Landecon (point
ing to a picture. "Scouts and Guides of the Army of the Potomac"). That
won't surprise you like it did me the first time I saw it!"
I bought that book recently, and I was looking through it, and all of a
su4dcn by Geel there was 11 1 got shot the very next day after the picture
was takes the only one I had taken daring the warend I hadn't thought about
the photograph from that day until I looked out at myself after all these years.
I hid just about forgotten what sort of a young fellow I was those days." He
commenced a chuckle of infinite amusement that ended ia alga. He took the
book gently and closed it, shutting away the boy that bad been. For a moment
his thin fingers fumbled tbe white beard. "That was a long time ago," he
said. Then, abruptly, "The next day I mada my last scout in Virginia."
Among the hundreds of others that have told of the enjoyment and iatenst
and surprise caused by tbe pictures in this wonderful work are:
Mrs. Stella Wilson McConnlck of Saratoga, N. Y., who almost wept as&he found
her father with tho 83d New York;
Mrs. Charles S. Curtiss of Detroit, who picked out her husband at An tie tana;
Captain Glvin of Philadelphia, who saw a dosen comrades in the "Zouaves
d'Afrique";
Mrs, John Abrams, Saugerties, N. Y., who saw her brother wth General ISeade;
L. Osboro, a newspaper editor of Red River Valley, Minn., who met "bis own
kiddlsh face": and
John A. Yates of Rutherford, N. J., who "recognised his brother at a glance."
Who Was There Whom You Knew?
Look through the pages Of "The Civil War Through the Camera." Perhaps
father or grandfather, friend or one-time toe will unexpectedly gase at you from
one of these many hundreds of scenes re-incarnated after half a century.
If, after you get your set, you recognise yourself or someone related to you,
we will send you a copy of the original photograph, absolutely free.
Don't delay atart today and make up your mind to secure the full 16 Sections.
Cut Out War Souvenir Coupon
which appears every week and bring or send it to this office with lO cents to
cover necessary expenses such as cost of material, handling, clerk hire, etc., and
get a copy of Section 7, '. :
If you haven't secured Sections 1, 2, S, 4, S or 6, clip tbe coupon this week,
and we will supply you with either or all the first seven Sections for 10 cents
each and the one coupon. -
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