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niB BEE: OMAHA, TIICBSDAY, JANUARY 23, !5l3.
ASSESSOR ASKS FOR HELP
Says that with Present Force Many
Escape Payment of Taxes.
DECLARES SYSTEM IS AT FAULT
Think Onr Jinn I'nnlil Mnkf Money
far the Cnnnlr lr Honntllnir I'D
Jlnndrriln of Autna Which
Jlnrr Ilrrn Mlnctt.
Hundreds of huslncsx mon nml firms
have escaped payment of tnv In recnt
years and hundreds of automobile owner
have escaped payment of tuxos on their
cars all because the system of electing
precinct nssessors makes It Impossible to
fill the precinct nsfessorshlps with com
petent men. So declared County Assetioor
Harry O. Counsman In a report to the
Board of County Commissioners, In whl-n
he asks that he he allowed two additional
deputies to overcome some of the faults
of the system he condemns. Much of the
work has not been half done, the assessor
nays.
The report wns received njid road by
the commissioners and will be tnken up
by them In committee of the whole Fri
day. Mr. Counsman's report In part Is us fol
lows. Wlthout""ftndlne fault with any of tho
men cletled us precinct assessors at the
last election. 1 criticize the system which
makes It posslblo to elect men to these
offices without regard to their age or
fitness for dolnc Rood work. In order to
make a thorough assessment It Is neces
sary to revise the method of personal .id
sessmenta by registration of each and
every business house. lurRo and small, ac
cording to poslofflro address, street ad
dress and kind of buMness.
I ndcr the present system the county
assessor being compelled to tely upon re
turns made by deputies w-ho have no fur.
ther Interest In their work than their pay,
tho work has been only half done. Hun
dreds of persons, nmonK them some bubl
nesa houses that should pay taxes, have
been missed. Also a large number of
schedules have been duplicated, neces
sarily causing cancellation of schedules,
tilncn my coming Into this office I have
discovered and cancelled something like
300 schedules, amounting to about JlZi.'Hj.
This, as you so, makes It serious In
view of the fact that the equalization
board when It makes Its annrml levy fig
ures upon a certain stated assessment,
and If It develops thut each year there
are a number of faulty schedules on
which no tax can be collected, It means
there will be a shortage of funds, sooner
or later.
There aro hundreds of automobile own
ers In the county who escape assessment,
and a great many more whose valuations
are greatly underestimated. This auto
mobile business has become so large that
In the last two years thin office has not
been able to keep up with It with the.
force we have at present. It Is almost
enough work for one man to keop a record
of now automobiles, the different makes
nnd models, which regulate values, und
transfers of ownership from selling or
trading In old machines for new. Last
year fifty doputy as.iesnors found only
J ,000 automobiles; by using such office
methods as we had we added 322; I am
convinced that several hundred were
missed. I am sure with proper assistance
3 can set In a couple of thousand this
year, and the return will moro than pay
the cost ot-anothcr man's services."
Mr. Counsman notes that tho cost of
conducting his office Is practically the
aama aa when It was established In 1964.
while personal schedules hnvo Increased
from 15,294 to 10,307 In number and from
S47,O00,000 to S64,0000,00 In valuations, and
real estete valuations from 306,000,000 to
ltS7.000.000.
LOCAL COMPANY ORDERS
AUTO FUNERAL OUTFIT
A complete automobile funeral outfit
Said to bo the first of Its kind In the
United States, has been ordered by tho
Palace Horse and Auto Livery company,
which lias Just Incorporated after the
consolidation of the Palace stables at
Seventeenth nnd Davenport streets, and
H. A. Collins Livery company, 2151 Cum
ing street.
The now company has purchased the lot
cast of) the Collins barn and will start
tho erection of a three-story brick gar
age Immediately. When It Is finished,
April 1, tbo automobile funeral equip
ment, now being manufactured, will bo
Installed. It will contain, besides a very
unlqule hearse, ten specially planned
funeral limousines.
The pew company Is made up of V. A.
Smith, general manager of the Btreet
car company, s president: W. V. Mace.
proprietor of tho Palace stables, as
secretary, and 8. A. Collins, as treasurer.
The company Is Incorporated for ilCO.OOO.
The two stables wll ootnblne their
thoroughbreds to maintain what they ex
pect to bo the finest equipped horso liv
ery stables In the United States and will
operate the sarace In the now building.
BAKERS DENY THAT THEY
WANT 3 MONTHS' IMMUNITY
Representatives of tho bakers who
Bttuck against tho New England bakery.
2313 Leavenworth street, state tint they
did not demand of Its management that
each of their number be given a threo
months' notice before anyone should bo
dismissed.
"On the contrary." say Messrs. frank
1'ettlt nnd Paul Rudolph, "wo merely
ticked for a ten-hour day and S3 cents
Ier hour for overtfhie. There aro tec
of us who signed a letter to Hint effect
and presented It to the managers two
day before it was to take effect. The
only contingent m tbe letter was that
tione of the bakers should be discharge!
for three months unless It was for rea
eons of Incompetency, In attaching this
proviso to our letter we merely wanted
to protect ourselves."
SERGEANT C00K TO READ
PAPER ON BEE CULTURE
Sergeant II. C. Cook will leave today
ior Lincoln, where he will attend
the State Bee ICecners' association m.i.
lng, which will be In progress there today
and Friday. Sergeant Cook will read a
paper he has prepared on aplurtes.
M'CAGUE SUCCEEDS BYRNE
ON EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
At the meeting of the extcutlva conv
mlttee of the Commercial club, the resfg.
nation of T. C. Byrne was regretfully nr
cepted and John L. McCague elected to
till the vacancy thus, created.
Nrlirsnksm fit tlir llolvla.
I. I Jackson of Louisville and George
A. Anderson of Norfolk are staying at
the Loral.
Mr. and Mrs. .Chauncey Abbott of
ucqujicr ana ueorge uimon or Lincoln
Maw ivu rvuiiis hi me jtomc.
J. a. Stevenson of L'ncoln, Peter Thar
f Wlsnw, Huga Haakc of Itoge. anil
-- Anuiuto u Hastings are ai tne Mil'
lard.
I. W. Mcintosh of Meadow Gruve F
Slcahln uf College View und Thomas J
Payne of Fremont aro staying at th
1'axton.
II. C. Bratt of Genoa. I Welt ol
nod Mr. John Albertson of Pender aro
ut pf tie Merchants.
Lynch Wants More
Money to Run the
Affairs of County
fanner County Commissioner Peter 15.
Klsossor's suggestion that Increased cost
of county business administration rmikes
It necessary to devle some plan for In
creasing revenues Is approved by County
Commissioner John C. Lynch, chairman
of the court house and Jail committee In
n report to the county commissioners.
Mr. Hlsasser suggested legislative en
actment to permit n separate levy of
I or 2 mills for cfiarlty, making It kjs
sible to usf several fund moneys formerly
used for charity to pay Increased cost
of general administration.
Mr. Lynoh's report notes the Increased
expense the county must face through
occupancy of the new county building.
Forty-seven men arc required to keep
the new building clean and In ship
shape: while thirteen did the work In tho
old building. In the new building there
aro 4"B glass windows and doors to be
kept clean and thousands and thousands
of square ftet of linoleum, marble and
tiling.
Mr. Lynch given a long list of fix
tures, cleaning equipment and supplies of
various sorts which are required In the
new building, but were not needed In the
old.
The board will take up this matter In
committee of tho whole Friday nnd prob
ably will ask the legislature for an net
enabling the county to make the separate
levy for charity.
Hard Task to Find
Jobs for Convicts
"One of the hardest cases wo have to
deal with Is that of getting a Job for a
man who. has Just completed serving a
term In a penitentiary," said Major f.
llandicott of the Volunteers of America.
"1 have n,'man hero now that came In
yesterday from Lincoln. He has Just
been released from tho state prison. Ho
Is a man perhaps a little past middle age,
and seems to be anxious to get a foot
hold in tho world naln. I havo tried
and tried to egt him a Job. I called up a
man that I thought would have work for
him. The man was going to givo htm a
Job driving a coal wagon. Duthe wanted
to know where tho man came from nnd I
had to toll him. Ho lost all Interest In
him at once and would not hire him. To
day the fx-convlct It out on tho street
trying to find a Job. If -he don't find a
Job In a few days I will have to send him
to Chicago where we have a homo for
theso men until we can find them em
ployment." STOCKTON HETH ENTERS
THE COMMERCIAL FIELD
Stockton ljcth. county purchasing
ngont. lias resigned and the offlco of pur
casing agont will bo abolished when' he
loave (t,';f obruary 1. Tho commissioners
will try -to savo the salArv nnd' lmt
each department do Its own purchasing
except when the commissioners advertise
for bids ami let contracts.
Mr. Hath has purchased an Interest In
tho Paxton-lOcknmn Chemical company
and has been elected secietnry and treas
urer of that Concern.
Children
Bi?4Y&3HmL 'llE3'tfe. V'Vlisis'HisisisH
Should Have Good Light for Studying
Authorities agree that an oillamp is best. The light from
the Rayo Lamp is soft and mellow. You can read or
wotk unaer it xor nours
The
For Best Results
PatfocUoc. Oil.'
Ask absut quantity
price km. Irea barrel
for eteraffe.
HTKAMSIIll,
"OVAXA'S rUK OEKTBm."
Bally MaU, lB-as-SOo
Svgs., 10-aS-80-7Bo
Here's Another llr.nJ N'.w n,.
THE DAZZLERS w.tTB
BXTBULTAOAinEa. AND AODBV1XI.B
Xtn Eni-lton Mill. Mlteh.ll and arm
Cot. Boms Qlrllu In That I)r n.auiv rh,.
IUiutir Clrtf .Tmw. Tht Meini QUALITY
ldlu Dim MslUm IUU '
Worth OMmhlne .fea will
inimi.Afl ii. viniivi.wuwi.
llrton VaadMllls Includes Th Qr4l Itaoolt.
Wa're 6i Age I'
CnrrUII. DoutUs & Voat-
Itij H.rr Kirl; t&aw A
WIImd, Hlreoarepi Ittt-
nut uonsaou
tlra wsk
urt. From 3 to I at 7 and t V U. Dallr-
Mat. BTery say, 3110. Bvsry NlK lit. 0115
ADVANCED VAUDEVIHB
Thli Wwk SAM MANN ANtl ma I'lTKng
N.tllt mchoU. aart rll and lbs turrr Uin..
Cbarlaa Oltutt. l.hlk.wa Brolhrt. ill M.roi
11.111. Vni Orlttlth. HithVa Wwklr lUlw
I'rlMv 'MUote--Otl!trT 10c, txit Mats 'tie.
mc.pt S4tutdr and Sunday Nlitti i He!
10c. 73c. '
Owing to the tremendous
of the EMPRESS MATINEES
TWO SHOWS
every afternoon this week
Vaudeville tt 2 P. M. aid 3:30 P. M.
Evenings 7:30 P. M. and 9 P, M.
South Omaha Couple
Married Yesterday
Miss Matlfda Mclvor, second daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. John Mclvor, va 8
stieet. fouth Omaha, was married on
Wednesday morning to Fred Itaube of
South Omaha. Tho wedding ceremony
was celebrated at tho home of the offi
ciating clergyman, Itev. Ilalph II. House
man, 111S Houtli Thirtieth avenue, ihls
city. Accompanying the young couple
were MIsb Margaret TIentey as brides
maid and Henry Qaubc, a borthvr of the
groom, as best man. The bridesmaid wore
crepe de chine ovjrr pink. The bride wea
gowned In cream mescaline with bodice
of luce and silk In surplice effect, with
knotted fringe trimmings and sash ends,
nnd carried bride's roses, A wedding din
ner was served at the home of the bride's
parents. Mr. and Mrs. Gnube will reside
at 2S13 West Q street, Bouth Omaha.
Key to the Bltuation-Bce Advertising.
The Time
that every buyer
should make
careful note of is
certainly
Friday, Jan. 24
It's the opening day of a
sale which thousands of
buyers anxiously wait
January Month End
GlearingSale
A sale which means to
us the completo and final
clearance of all winter
stocks and to our custom
ers puice savings on all
classes of dependable mor
clmndiso impossible to du
plicate at any other time.
Watch Thursday ove
papers for particulars of
this season's greatest sav
ing event.
without mining your eyes.
LAMP is constructed scientifically.
It is the best lamp made yet inexpen
sive and economical.
DtmttT Everywhere
STANDARD OIL COMPANY
(Nbrulta)
OMAHA
AMUHK.1II2PCT3.
BRANDEIS THEATER -
Tonig-bt. 3 Days, Mat Bat.
Masirs. Shubort and Xienrla "waller,
rrssants the Bramatlo Sensation
A BUTTERFLY ON THE
WHEEL
Buaday, Monday, Tuesday
MUTT and-JEFF
BOYD'S 1,000 Seats, 25c
This Aftamoon, Tonlg-ht, All Week
HEARTSEASE
Xtext Weekl A Mouse of 1,000 Oaadlee
I K rug Theater
Mattnee Today, 3130 Klrbt, ai30
kiqx X.1TB nr Bvuxsatrs wita
Pat White and Mile Marcia
Trlday Mlfht Country Store
Z. ad la a' Bally Blnte MaUnee
m
Make Your
Feel Your
Make the public Bee your window displays
and your oompotitor will foel your presence.
He will also pay some or all of your over-head
expense and perhaps Borne profit by the busi
ness he loses to you. You can accomplish thiH
through tho salesmanship and advertising
ability of
Indoor and Outdoor
Gas Arc Lamps
They make your store the bright spot in
the block. The Outdoor Aro lights tho window
and sidewalk and arrests attention far up the
siroot and far down the street. The Indoor Gas
Arc makes he store attractive.
THE DISPLAY OF GOODS IN THE
WINDOW AND IN THE STORE IS SEEN
TRUE TO COLOR AND COLOR BLEND.
NO LIGHT BUT AN INCANDESCENT GAS
LIGHT WILL ACCOMPLISH THIS RESULT.
Lot us send a lighting expert to consult
with you. His services are free.
Do you know of our easy payment plan?
Omaha
Tel. Doug. 605.
Money
is
Money Earned
Economy may be effected in buying
Swift's "Premium"
Oleomargarine
Without any sacrifice of good living
11 Made by Swift & Company, U. S. A. II
Better Track Better Service
New Fast Daily Train
to Hansas City
VIA THE
Missouri Pacific
Omaha ., , .10t45 a. m.
Arrive Kansas City 8:30 p. m.
Modern equipment. Drawing Hoom Sleeping Car, Chair Car,
and our own unnurpaesed Dining Car Service (meals a la curte.)
Above train connectu at Kansas City with the HOT
SPRINGS SPECIAL for
Fort Smith,
Little Rock a,nd
Hot Springs, Ark.
IiOaves Kansas City 6:80 p. m.
Arrives Hot Bprings 2:40 p. in.
This train ia first clasa in every respect Chair Cars,
Sleeping Car and Unexcelled Dining Car Service.
BTal IIUJ.II1I
mLiim.mi
THE OMAHA DAILY, EVENING AND SUNDAY BEE.
Tho Beat Advertising Mgdiuina in Z&cir Tsrrit&ry.
Competitor
Presence
Gas Co.
1609 Howard St.
Saved
Round Trip Tickets Diverse
Routes. For rates, reservations
and any information, phone or see
TnOS. P. GODFREY,
Passenger and Ticket Agent,'
Pboae Douglas 104.
TOM HUGnKS,
Traveling Passenger Agent
J 423 Farnani St
Pick Them Out Thursday
$15
Any Man's
Fancy Suit or
Overcoat
Just our way of clearing eur counters of all win
ter weight garments. Come early.
Roys' Over
coats at great
ly Ijcss Tlian
Retail Worth.
Some Mighty Attractive Bargains in
Misses' Peter Thompson Dresses
in all wool Berges, all sir.es, $10
to $13.50 quality, a splendid
lot of bargains In Thursday's
sale, at 85.95
100 New Spring Suits Just Received, Shown for the. First Time
Thursday Let Us Show You These Reautics.
$1 Venice Laces 49c
Irish Crochet and Venico
bands and edges, 3 to 5
inches wide, white or ecru
regular 75c and $1.00
yard values, at 49c
Special
Corset Bargains
One lot of Corsets that sold to $5.00,
models for tall or medium figures,
four and six hose supporters, on sale
to close, at $1.9S
One lot of $1.50 Corsets W. B.. Kaho
and B. & G., extra long with medium
and low busts, on sale 98c
$1 Corsets, short
a-n d medium
length, choice
bargains ..75C
Odd lots and sizes
in corsets, big
variety to ohoose
from 49c
fThursday's Specials
Poplins, all the best
and wanted polors, S6o
values 16o
Silks, striped pongees,
srood colors, 18o val
ues lOe
Black Sateens, 30 Inch
wide, 18c values iaso
Blue and brown apron
check Ginghams, "c
values So
Flannelettes, good pat
terns, 7c values Bo
Illllsboro Dress Ging
ham?, 12Hc values 100
18-ln. Brown Crash
Toweling, lOo values,
at 7Wo
Farmers Choice, 36
Inch half bleached
muslin, Do values 8Ho
Thursday in Grocery Department
It's Quality and Price, at a Saving-
or 23. to 57o.
1 lbs. best Granulated Sugar. .91.00
10 bars Lenox, Beat-'Em-AU or Dia
mond C Soap for .'. 30o
10 lbs. best Breakfast Rolled Oat
meal aso
6 lbs. best hand picked Navy Beans
at , .' SSo
Gallon cans Golden Table Syrup 38o
6 lbs. good broken Rice SSo
The best domestic Macaroni, Vernil-
cello or Spaghetti, pkg 7Vo
Pint jars pure strained Honey . .950
3 pkgs. best Self Rising I'ancau
Flour e
8 cans Oil or Mustard Sardines . afto
1-lb. cans assorted Soups ....... 7io
Jell-O Jellycon, ph6.
-lb. cans fancy sweet Sugar t of
I.aree cans solid Dacked Tomatooa lOo .
tniolco California Prunes, lb. . .7J4o
Cholco California Peaches, lb. . ,7Ho
Fancy 3 -Crown Muscatel Raisins, 111.
at 7H
3 pkgs. best Condensed Mince Meat
at ' 35o
C bars Ivory Soap lOo
Grape-Nuts, pkg. ,....10o
Corn Flakes Breakfast Food, pk. 6ao
The best Soda or Oyster .Crackers.
per lb 6V4o
Peters' Breakfast Cocoa, per lb...SQo
McLaren's Peanut Butter, lb. ..laVio
The best Tea Slf tings, per lb.... lOo
Golden Santos CoffeKper lb. ...,38o
MEAT SXTFABTMUZTT BVHOXAhS
FOB THUESDAY
rirst Quality Msats How Ow&d
and Oontrollsd by Baydea Bros.
Freeh No. 1 Pork bhoulders, per lb.,
at lOVto
Good No. 1 Corned Beef, per lb. 7to
Brown Fireproof Earthenware Specials
Thursday
Mounted 2-quart covered CassoroV.es, extra special for this sale -i
2-quart BakSuBDIshes, each ooi
Lminrt TlnWInir rlltihos- fnrli . "
Ranitcans and Custard Cups,
"I""' -o - .
c
7-4nch Covered Casseroles, each
fiyt Try Hayden's First
Values up
to $35. All our
regular lines
Roys' Suits nt
Splendid Rnr
gnln Price for
Thursday.
Women's Ready-to-Wear
Garments for
Thursday
Attractive not so much iu point
of prioe as in quality of the
garments and unus
ual assortments of
fered for your selec
tion at the pi'ice.
1 Beautiful Hudson Seal
Cont, worth ?275, on
sale Thursday ..125
a Rlcndcd Squirrel Coats,
$175 and $200 values,
on sale Thursday gg5
0 Long lirook Mink aud
Near Seal Coats, worth
$100, choice 840
Handsome White Fox Fur
Set, a $12C value, on
sale Thursday ...$59
Fine Cross Fox Sets, $C5
to $7C values, on Bale,
at, choice $29
87.95 tor- choice of 300
long coatB, Women's or
MiBses', la Chiffons,
Broadcloths and Fancy
fabrics, all new, nobby
Btyles, made to sell at
$20.00 up to $30.00.
Mescaline Silk Underskirts, $4
values. In all colqrs, on sale,
choice S2.45
Long Serpentine Crepe Kimonos
to $3 values SJ .45
Linen Cluny Laces
Both edges and inserting,
many patterns to match,
2 to 4 inches wide, 35c to
75c values, at, per yard
19c, 25c, 35c
in Wash Goads Dept.
68-ln. Bleached Table
Damaslf. 3o values,
at sfl8Q
Cheviots Sklrtlmja,
tripes and checki.
12Ho values loo
Pontile 72x90 ready
made Sheets, 69o val
ues Mo
Table Oil Cloth, 48-ln,
wide, 20c values , .180
ner Iiacon, per lb ...15a
Mutton Shoulders, per lb 7Uo
No. 1 Sirloin Steaks, per lb loo
Beat Shredded Sauer Kraut, lb. ..Bo
BTJTTEKISrn, CSXSSZ, BUTXBB
and SQO ErXOXAXS
2 lbs. Good Butterlne for 35o
1-lb. rolls good Table Butterlne. .I8o
l-lb. cartons Equal to Creamery But
ter, per lb , ' , a8o
The best Creamery Butter, nothing
finer, carton or bulk, per lb..... 37b
The best. Country Butter, per lb., 33c
Fine Dairy Table Butter, lb..,.'.aao
SPS'lf 1 ?a,ry Butter, lb 3SO
Full Cream Young America, Wiscon
sin Cream or New York White
Cheese, per lb ,aao
Full Cream Brick Cheese, per lb.. ,18o
uxnr omAiroxa sow hbtotub thb
JU9YJUTCB
On account of tho heavy frost In
Oallfonila Orangea will double in
Sri ca in a short time, mgbhuul
'aveU exceU all. per dozen .
lgo. 30c, ftSa and 30a.
TXS VSOZITABXJI JIABtBI
OF OX&KA
15 lbs. best IJed Blver Karli' Ohio Po
tatoes , 15o
Demand 15 lbs., the law requires It
Fancy Gano Cooking Apples, at. per
peck ' Sjft.
Large bunches fresh Beets, Carrots
Turnips. Shallots or Itadlehes. .
Fresh Spinach, per peck ...... i6o
2 bunches freeh Hothouae Lettuce 8o
Large Head Lettuce, head 7te
Fresh Cabbage, ,per lb ,,. o
Fresh California Cauliflower, lb. 7Uo
Fancy Ripe Tomatoes, lb.. loo
Three large Green Peppers . .....loo
and Friday
111
for xr
50
riya