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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 25, 1913)
THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1513. to combat marks' FiGURESjp0iiceman Passes Chance Gas Company How Has Experts Here from the East. to Add One to His' Record ! CONTRACTOR FILES CHARGES1, Accuses Three Members of County Board with Corruption. MAKE PHYSICAL VALUATION Knd of the Fight for tower Gnu Itnte Seems to He us Far Off IV (ITT n Erer to Go Thronuh Court. Appraisers and accountants In the em ploy of the Omaha Gas company aro here from eastern cities to secure physi cal valuation figures for the gas, com pany fight before a master In chancery to prevent the enforcement of the dollar (as ordinance passed years ago by tho :lty council. ''The gas company will have even more oxp"ert reports than the city," said As sistant City Attorney W. C. Lambert, "and;wlll Introduce these before the master In chancery as evidence." Tho gas company has secured physical valuation of the plant from the most noted experts of Chicago and New York ahdwlll, It Is understood, attempt to show that the city appraiser, W. D. Marks, Is' no more competent to fix the ictual value of the plant than these men, Whose statements are at variance with Marks' report. Marks fixed the value of the gas com pany at about one-half the value 'claimed by tho gas company and at a figure far Velow the taxable valuation. -An "attorney Interested In the gas fight (aid; ""Ift my opinion this fight for dollar gaswlll drag on for three or-four years. No 'matter what the decree of the court following the report of tho master one side' will appeal. I know the gas com pafayt twlll appeal and the city certainly xrlll'if ath decision Is not favorable to It. , To Go to Snpreme Conrt. "Al this will result In a fight through the,.upper courts to the supreme court of tbff'Unlted States, which Is now at least twoyears behind. So, you seo, It Is absolutely certain that no decision In thlscase will bo reached for three or four'years. "As to the immediate settlement of the caso' the time for such action seems to have passed. The talk of building a municipal plant Is buncombe. To do so, Were It feasible, would be to destroy completely destroy the plant of the gas company, which would bo the destruction of more 'property than was destroyed In the tornado. But suppose the people de cided to "destroy this property, 'Immedi ate' settlement would be aa far away as ever. A plant like this cannot be built In a day. "T.he thing the city could do and what It would have to do If It came to a showdown after the courts have decided, would be to condemn and buy the plant. Thai's the way to settle tho question If you'ro a municipal ownership man. This bluffing about building another plant Is sickening rot." $ Pafcker Would Have .Government Go Into - f the Cattle Business CHICAGO. Sept U.-lt Is' the duty of th'o.Unlted States to stock Its government lands': In the west with cattle, put the ajgij. especially, the cavah-,y, to. wqrkis cowboys'' to handle the animals, supply the' packers with this beef at cost, so that the price will be lowered to the peo pie 'and a-threatened meat famine due In, six or", eight years be averted. In the opinion of A. M. Dubln of New York, a (el'gate to the American Meat jracicera' association, who today declared only by some drastic action could the meat short- lge now under discussion be alleviated. ' !'My suggestion Is simple," said Mr, Dubln. "The government lands In the west could be mado Into great pastures where countless cattle could be raised to relieve the present high cost of meat and overt the famine that surely Is com ing', otherwise. ('Unless sbme such action Is taken there wllb'be no meat on the tables of American wbrkingmen In the next decade. The government has no higher obligation than to'rolleve this situation, which every day is becoming more serious." The American housewife was taken to task In thlr connection today for wast' lng meat. A fourth part of all the meat killed for the table is wasted! poor fami lies refuse to be content with chuck and round steaks In this country, despite the fact that those cuts can bo made delicious by, correct cooking, and the great Amer ican family of meat eaters falls to prac- tlce proper economy in Its meat diet, Is thV opinion of John T. Russell, president ot.tbe Master Butchers' Association of . America. SEVEN YEARS IN DEATH CELL; WONT BE HANGED SACREMEJNTO. Cal., Sept W.-After lying seven years In the death cell of San1 Quentln prison, evading the hang man's noose through the destruction of court records, by the San Francisco fire, August Geber today escaped the extvemb penalt for the murder of his "wife. Ills sentence was commuted to life imprison ment by Governor. Johnson, Gebet was conylcted in 1905. JjVfren the San Francisco fire desttoyed his papers of appeal the case was for gotten, A nleco of Geber's wlfenctlced hfa name In the program of prison play and the discovery led to his re-sentenco. Th'o governor Intervened because Ge ber's chance of appeal was lost Policeman Charley Chapman, declared to be tho most energetic member of the local department, and for whose espe cial use a police sub-station has been suggested, was walking his beat along Douglas street early this morning, when ho saw a, womahaslcep on tho sidewalk at tho -entrance of one of the cheap lodging houses. Sho was a woman advnnced in years and her hair was nearly white. Sho was snoring ungontly and tho subtle odor of what made Peoria, 111., famous, envel oped her. To be brutal'.y frank she was "steeped," or had been very recently On one side of her lay a -pair of dirty whitel gloves, and on the other a Bible In her lap was a complete set of false hair, her shoes and stockings and a handbag. The lady was all sot for a nice com fortable snooze, and was having It, if her snores counted or anything, accord ing to Chapman. Mere words failed to arouso her and Chapman shook her. One more long drawn out tnoro. a snort a yawn, and she was halt awake. Through her half closed lids she saw the officer. "Ah! Aha! Behold, the bridegroom com- eth!" she blinked. "Nix, lady, nix! Can the bridegroom talkt Get up. Whatja think my neat ls Don't get the Ideo this boulcyvard Is a General Freight Agent Lano of tho Union Pacific and other railroad freight men are back from Chicago, where rep resentatives of tho Nebraska roads con ferred over action to be taken to resist order No. 19, proposed by the Nebraskc. State Railway commission, reducing freight rates 20 to 60 per cent on prac tically all classifications. Mr. Lane, like the other officials who hot-bed just because tho front office planted my beat here," unconscious!) punned the copper. "Is not this . a free country, prithee. blue coat?" elegantly inquired the lady. "Sure, the homo of tho free and the land of the slave," from Chapman wearily. "C'mon, we'll take a ride to llote D'Dempsey. and you can have the- tmaar suite, since you taixca or the bridegroom coming." Ho started for the patrol signal box. "All right, old , socks, kindly leave my budolr while I tnako my toilette." Officer Chapman discreetly and mod estly, turned his back until the woman had donned her shoes, stockings and false hair. The Biblo sho tucked in her hand bag. "Now, old Sir Galahad, I am quite ready to lllustrato tho working out of the book of Exodus, providing you're will lng to pass up a credit mark on your pinch record," exclaimed sho as she got up, sober enough now. It was Just a little Incident that en livened a dull morning's work, and hav ing had enough good entertainment to make him feel good. Chapman was quite willing to pass up the credit mark. The woman mado nor way towards the south, and Chapman, chuckling, walked nearly to Seventeenth street before he discov ered that he was walking out of the cop fines of his beat SERK. J, 0. YEISER IS THE ATTORNEY II. n. Mnyo, Whoic IH1 for Comple tion of Conrt llonse Grounds Were Thrown Out, Asks lie movnt of Three Member. .ANE SAYS ROADS ARE TO FIGHT THE REDUCTION attended the meeting and have pre viously returned, declares that It Is the Intention of all the roads to Join fighting the reduction. Tho method of carrying on the fight will be outlined by tho legal departments October 9, the dae when tho railroad people aro cited to appear before the commission and show cause why tho , order should not bo put Into effect Tho Persistent and Judicious Use of Newspaper Advertising Is tho Road to Business Success. Henry B. Mayo, contractor, who, fol lowing the rejection by tho Board of County Commissioners of all bids for tho completion of. the grounds on the north side of the court house on tho ground that they were too high mado charges against three members of the board, yes terday filod complaint asking the district court to remove from otflco Commission ers McDonald, O'Connor and Harte. In a petition filed by Attorney John O Yclscr broad charges of "gross partial ity, willful mal-admlnlstratlon In office willful neglect of duty and corruption' are made. All members of the board, Including the two who are not named, assert that the history of the court house contract cited in the petition docs not justify action for removal. "Lot 'em go ahead," said Chairman Mc Donald. "Those bids wore rejected bo- causo they were' too high and tho fact that tho last bids were 12,000 lower proves that the unanimous action of the whole board was correct" Mayo alleges that when his bid of J 12,540 was found to be lowest the ac cused commissioners rejected all bids through "gross partiality" to aid Calvin Zlegler, contractor, to secure tho Job. Ho charges that "opportunities were offered for fraudulent Inspection of bids," that the envelopes wlh all evidence of tam pering with them were destroyed and that fifteen minutes was consumed In carrying them from the clerk's office to tho commissioners' room. It Is also alloged that when the granite was purchased for the approaches IS. R. Fletcher's bid of $30,000, which was ac cepted, was exorbitant and that Zlegler'a bid of $11,000. which also Inoludcd all tho work to be done, was "a mere blind." Another allegation Is that funds were I B I 8 J E Hill R OMAHA'S CREATES! CLOTHING STORE Superb Millinery Correct to the Minute The style exhibitions. in progress throughout the .city hav.e g'ven the public an overabundant knowledge of correct millinery for Fall, 1913. No doubt you have seen just the . hat you want, but the price" was a little too high. K Every style you have seen is being' shown at Berg's, and at the price you want to pay Mar YOU'RE ALWAYS WELCOME AT BERG'S 4 "a appropriated In violation of the statute which prohibits appropriation of more than $1,800 for erection of any county building without a vote of tho peopU and the expenditure Is alleged to Involve the waste of over $15,000. That the commissioners failed to at tempt to secure competitive bids la an other charge made against thorn. Y Persistent Advertising le the Ixoad to Big Returns. KEISER SUFFERS INJURY IMPALED ON BROOM HANDLE George A. Kelser, 1702 North Twenty seventh street, Is at St. Joseph's hospi tal suffering from a painful injury re ceived when he attempted to leap ovor a fence In the rear of hl home, Sunday noon. Hlii heel t'nught on the cop of tlit fence and ho fell forwnrd, becoming Im paled on an upright broom handle. Tin wotden handle pierced his stomach and entered his body fully six inches. Mr. Kelser Is resting easily, but -will b unable to stir for at least five weeks, ac cording to attending physicians, shoujd the case progress favorably. Skinned from Hen to Heel was Ben Pool, Threet Ala., when drag ged over a rough road; but Jluc,kens Arnica Sal,ve healed all his Injuries. KSo. For salo by Beaton Drug Co. Advertisement. 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' 'That's whyybttm now get such really remarkablo values. SQ 7 50 Diamond Special U I mm. No-1022 S1SI Value Terms $9 A MONTH Tou'll say you never saw such bargains aa the diamonds In this offering1. Wonderful selection; all absolutely perfect In cut and color; extra. large In size and beautifully set In your choice of solid 14k gold mountings. Ladies' Watches, Diamond Set $01.50 lit Scelt-Parr Ce.'s Price, $63 JURY DECLARES DEATH WAS CASE OF MURDER .XS.HLiAlfD, Neb., Sept. tMSpeclal Telegram.) Late . tonight the coroner's jury sitting on the dismembered remains ofj.he m11" found late' Sunday night, rendered a verdict that the body was that of John Johnson 'and that he came to his djath from a- blow with a blunt Instru ment on his left cheek by a party, un known to the Jury. "Several witnesses positively declared the remains to be those of John John son. This afternoon the right leg of tho body was found in Salt Creek thirty rods from where the body was found, e. 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JuU fill in your nam ft and addreu on th lines pro vided below ana mall today to Ioftls Urcs. &"Co., 409 South 16th Street, Omaha, Neb. NAME ... ADDKEEB lire This Superb $90 Tiffany Diamond Ring Is Diamond Special No. 14 It is a perfect beauty. A wonderful stone of gener ua proportions and full of fiery brilliancy, set, in , 14k iblid gold hand made mounting just a few pf them in the collection. Cased in handsome velvet ring box, at only Terms Just 51.50 a Week. Store Open Every Evening Till 9:30 Phone Douglas 1444 or 8636 and salesman will call, bringing with him such goods as you wish to see. IOFTI S BROS a CO. JEST'D. 1858 THE OLD RELIABLE ORIGINAL DIAMOND AND WATCH CREDIT HOUSE. 409 South 16th Street, Main Floor, City National Bank Block, 16th and Harney Streets, Omaha, Neb. Diamond Special The Value is $75 H?p. 15 Hero's a diamond value that qnly this special biIo makes it possiblo to offer. 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LOFTI8 IIROS. & CO., 400 South lBth Jtrwjt, Omaha, I desire to purchase No. ( ) according- to prices nd terms mentioned in The Omaha Bee September 25, 11913. I enclose as first monthly (or) weekly payment and agree to pay the balance aa stipulated in the ad. If X am not completely satisfied, with iny purchase I will return It to Loftls Bros, 4b Co., at once who asroe to refund money in full., ASOSSSS II mima. L , , I