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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 24, 1914)
MAY CONTINUE FELS FUND Baxter Anticipates Single Tax Cham tt pion Made Such Provisions. GOOD FRIEND TO THE CAUSE Soup atnnnfncttircr Did Much to Kotcr Movement nml Ills Dcnlli Cornea a II loir to llln A pontic. "It Is likely that tho Joseph Pels fund will be ltept up. even now that the ifounder of the Fels fund for the propaga- tlon of tho single tax doctrine Is dead." said W. F. Baxter, on learning of tho 1 death of Joseph Fels. "I understand that airs. Fels Is very much In sympathy with the single tax movement, and even with all that her husband has done to further Its propaganda, and I should not bo sur prised to learn that provision for tho continuance of tho fund has been made and that Sirs. Fels will look after It." The Fels fund was established some years ago by Mr. Fels, the millionaire soap manufacturer of Philadelphia. Ho put In $23,000 a year and agreed to dupli cate every dollar that was put In by out side contribution. A commission was ap pointed to handle the fund, and this com mission still obtains. According to Mr. lJaxter, who has kept In touch with the work of Mr. Fels for years, Mr. Fels devoted much of his for tune to the Lloyd George budget cam paign In England a few years ago. "Thus," says Uaxter, "ho practically put tho entering wedge into Kngland. It was about that time that he started the Fels fund In America." For years Mr. Fels has made up tho de ficit annually of tho llttlo magazlno. "The rubllc," published In. Chicago. It Is a magazine of editorial comment on current events, devoting Its pages particularly to the single tax doctrine. Lone tiooil l'rleiiil. "Not since tho lamentablo deaths of Henry George and Tom L. Johnson has tho single tax causo suffered such a se vere blow as now In the passing of that splendid llttlo Jew, Joseph Fels," said Ij. J. Quinby. "Henry George was tho in spiration; Tom L. Johnson was the great i executive, gfving up his life and his for y tune In the great cause of economic jus tice, and Joseph Fels followed this great example. "Ho performed his great work nobly, and in this inspiring causo ho had tho full and hearty co-operation of IiIb splen did wife. While single taxers overywhere shall feel tho loss .of his passing, they will recognize that hers Is a loss mnrn poignant than theirs, and extend to her all tho sympathy of which the human heart Is capable of expressing. "Writes to Oulnlir. v "further to show Mr. Fels' devotion to the causo he espoused, he, during the present month, signified to mo his de sire to make a guarantee to tho farmers What a Blizzard Does for a City," Storm Plays Havoc With Traffic All Over the City SCENE ON HAltNEV STREET, 11 ET WHEN FIFTEENTH AND SIXTEENTH STREETS. of this state, of which tho following let ter Is a copy. Ho had authorized his financial representative to make this offer to our farmers, but I thought It would bo better If his own signature were attached to the offer. This morning I received word from his financial repre sentative, Daniel Klcfer, at Cincinnati, saying ho was about to go to Philadel phia to visit Mr. Fels, as he had word of his Illness, and would let tho matter rest until his condition could become better understood." Issues n. Clinlleiine. Following is Mr. Fels' letter to Mr. Quinby: Dear Mr. Quinby: I am Informed that there nro certain self-interested pcoplo propagating the Idea among farmers of you statn that tho slnglo tax would be an intolerable burden to them. I bellevo Just tho reverse. I believe that tho application of tho slnglo tax would bo a great benefit to tho farmers, as'it would bo to all producers of wealth. I am willing to make good my belief, and I challenge those who have been so busy lying, to the farmers to match my offer. I will make this pledgo to tho farmers of Nebraska: If Nebraska will adopt the slnglo tax This that and the other thing fax V A Ono year, it's hooray for this, another it's hooray for that, and then it's hooray for something else. All of which is nothing more than an effort to magnify the valuo of the non-essentials to the exclusion of those really big things which make a motor car that is worth while. The big things are: Stability, ';' Endurance, , Vv Constancv, s. Power, ' Beauty, - , . t Comfort, Satisfaction : ' 'K .,. and Service, N ;. . backed by a maker and a dealer of repu tation. These are essentials which are not ob tainable in any other car to the extent that distinguishes tho Cadillac. Most people must already know this, else why should the sale of Cadillacs this year exceed those of any two or three other highgrade makes combined? ,1 Cadillac Company of Omaha 2054-56 Farnam St. Geo. F. Reim, Pres. Phone Douglas 4225. and operalo under It for a period of five years, I will agrco to rclmburso every working farmer of your state to the amount of tho difference In taxes he might pay upon any Improved farm over his total taxes paid previous to tho adop tion of the slnglo tnx, If nt tho end of that period tho people of Nebraska should vote to return to the present unjust sys tem of taxation. If those who havo been trying to de ceive the farmers by tho chargo that sln glo tax will burden thorn nro sincere In their charge, they will accept my chal lenge. That Is, they will bo equally will ing to pay to tho Joseph Fels Fund of America an amount of money equal to what tho farmers might savo under single tax during that same period of flvo years. 1 stand ready to mako this offer good. Let thoso who slncoroly bellevo that sln glo tax will burden tho farmer daro to uc ccpt this challenge. You are at liberty to publish this offer throughout Nebraska. STATE EDITORS COMMEND OMAHA PUBLICITY BUREAU At a meeting of tho Republican Valley Editorial association In session nt Or leans, Neb., Saturday, n resolution was passed commending tho publicity bureau of tho Omaha Commercial club In its co-operation and efforts to boost the en tire state. Tho editors voiced marked approval of tho policy exercised by tho committee In handling anything that per tained to the benefit of various localities and In disseminating advertisement for such neighborhoods. The Perslatent and Judicious Uso of Newspaper Advertising Is tho Road to Business Success. Deaths in Family Cause Man to Try to End His Life Four succcsslvo deaths In his Immedi ate: family within n year so worked upon tho mind of James ltldley, ft 22-yoar-old clerk whoso homo Is In Winnipeg, Man., but who boards at 202 South Twenty fourth street, that ho threatened to destroy himself yesterday. Tho threat was overheard and tho po llco wero notified and ho was brought to headquarters and put In a cell for tho night. Ills lelatlves In Canada will bo notified. Ills father died only a few days ago. DR. JAMES T. KINSLER IS BURIED AT HOLY SEPULCHRE Funeral services for Dr. James T. Klnsler, tho veteran physician and old resident, who died Friday, wero held Monday. Tho body was taken from tho home, 3316 Dodge street, to St. Cocllla'H pro-cathedral, Fortieth and Hurt strcctK, whero Father, D. 1 Harrington had charge of the ceremonies. On account of tho severe weather tho services wero made qulto slmplo at both church and grave, but many friends at tended, n spite of tho cold and tho dif ficulty of getting about. Interment was In Holy Sepulchre cemetery. Tho pall bearers were: Arthur Coad, Harry V Burklcy, I J. O'lTkii, T, F. Kc rnocy, W. J. Hynew, John IC. I'ulver, Kugcno puval. Thomas FIS'iiji, Common nrectlnK "Oood morning; did yot, shovrl the snow off your walks this morning'" John Lund, office man tor Street Com mlfsloner Hyder, was u welcome sight on the streets when he carried hot cof fee to the men who wero working for the department Commissioner Hyder noted that the men wht were the poorest equipped to face the wintry blasts wero tho first on hand In the street department and boro the heavy blunt of tho early efforts to clear tho streets. Mrs. Kdgnr It. Zabrlsklo has postponed the pupils' recital that was to have ben held last evening nt the First Christian church, and Instead will give the program next Monday night The change was made because of the weather. Street Commissioner ltyder had out ns large ft force of men and wagons as ho was able to secure this morning cleaning first the Intersections to make the streets passable. It was a coincidence that around the two largest building In Omaha there was no snow, tho wind having cleared tho space around the Woodmen of tho World and the City National bank buildings, ltyder said his principal difficulty was In securing teams. Kd I.atta,' banker from Tekamah, ar rived from California yesterday after noon, Just getting away from the coast In time to miss tho storms there. Ho visited friends hero during the afternoon and then ordered a taxi to catch his train. Arriving at tho deiwt ho found tho train abandoned and was forced to return uptown. Ills taxi bill for tho round trip was 15.50. Owing to tho fact that nearly all mall trains wero late yesterday morning, fore noon mall deliveries over tho city wero unusually light, and tho carriers, though forced to wado tho snow drifts In somn purtH of the city, wero not hampered in their movements by tho usual heavy Mon day morning load of mall. There will bo no city deliveries of mall this afternoon and all departments at tho postoffice closed at noon. Tho street railway company came through tho storm without being forrod to abandon service for a minute on any of tho llnea In this city or Council Hluffs. It required strenuous work to do this, hut It was accomplished. Sunday when It bo came apparent that a, blizzard was on loute, all of tho company's aweepcra were started out and they were kept busy, going over the lines from one end to tho other. The result was that when tho regular servlco was resumed yesterday morning tho cars wero run on time. Thoro wero a number of places on the Florence and on tho Benson and Dundeo lines whero the snow drifted badly, but tho plows worked their way through and thu regular schedules wero maintained. In tho north portion ol tho city snow shovelers were on tho Job shortly nftor daylight, tho men wanting work going upon tho theory that tho early bird Is tho one that gets tho pick of what Is going. Most of them found work, tho shoveling being as a rule dono by tho Job. Fifty rents was Mm ruling price for shoveling off ono of tho fifty-foot lots. ltealltlng that everybody would ride yes terday morning, letveen (I and 0 o'clock tho street railway company put on regu lar Ak-Sar-llen carnival service. One and two. tripper cars went Into tho service, which gavo tho heavily traveled lines practically a ono to two-mlnuto servlco. All of tho cars wero crowded to capacity. No extra calls for help on account of tho storm camo to the office of the Asso ciated Charities. None was expected, the secretary said, unless tho cold continued for a fow days, when Its effect would begin to tell on tho poorer families. In splto of tho fact that there nro many unemployed men, tho Associated Charities has found little dlstrcVs this winter. Tho rccretary said tho charities would be able to meet all ilemanOs, The snow which felt Sunday night and accumulated In heavy drifts at frequent lntervnls along the public highways was nn excellent thing for tho motor enr men. Heforo sweepers could clear tho high drifts dozens of automobllo men wero out with their machines accompanied by photographers to tako pictures of cars stalled In drifts. Touring cars, roadsters and trucks wero backed Into the massive drifts and tho snapshots taken so that they might be given a liberal display at tho show tills week. Before daylight Monday morning Street Commissioner J. J. ltyder had employed 100 extra men to clear streets and cross ings of drifted snow Teams were hired to haul away tho snow and men with shovels wero kept working steadily all day. Dean Noyes, llydcr's assistant, superintended work at tho Intersections, on Farnam street, while tho street com missioner, himself, directed work of clear ing crossings at other down-town Inter sections. Until n lato hour In th cmornlng nil Idlo men who npplled for work were given a. shovel and ordered to got busy nt onco In helping to clear the streets. Know shovels wero also ready for the Jobless men who sought employment In tho residential district. Tho hotel lobbies wore centers of refuge Sunday night during the storm, as many persons who wero down town wero do layed In getting cars to their homes. Until lato nt night crowds thronged tho hos telrlcs, waiting for street cars or for news of the storm out In tho state. Tho Young Men's Christian association kept opon all night for tho accommoda tion of men who had no other place to go and wero driven to seek shcltor from the blizzard. A number of men slept In chairs nil night In tho lobby of the building. Charles Laughlln of Boston, Mass., was fined JtfO and costs by Judge Foster for addressing (insulting remarks to women having difficulty In traveling through Sunday's storm. work from the captain, who saw that they were clothed warmly for their task Messenger boys ficm the telegraph of fices had great difficulty n making their runs on their wheels. As the ordinance forbids their riding nn the sidewalks, they were greatly delayed In their efforts to ride in ihe street. Wherever tho streets were cleared the boys gained spred In th hope that the momentum would carry them a distance through tho deep snow, but they would founder beforo then had gone ten feet In tho drifts. fil)ly they looked about for blue-coated officers, and thsn glided upon the clean slclewalks to ride a few blocks here and there. Fair Crowd Watches Dr. EddyDo Stunts Something of weird force seemed mani fest In tho things accomplished through tho powers of Dr. C. M. Kddy, medium, at tho Brandels theater last night In splto of the storm a fair audience at tended tho performance nnd their Interest did not lag for an Instant. Four men from the audience viewed tho workings of the medium at short range and were apparently as puzzled at the mysterious movements of tables, chairs, palls and other articles as tho audience. Perhops the most romarkablo hit of work was In tho movement of a table about the stage, and tho motion of the table was not re tarded even when two of tho men cllmbel to tho top of the bulky affair. MAN WHO KILLED WIFE AND CHILD IS INSANE Captain Kllno of tho Salvation Army In dustrial home, 1112 Dodge street, provided 167 men with breakfast Monday morning. Of this number practically all secured SIOl'X FALLS. S. P., Feb. .-(Bpe-clah) "We, the Jury, find tho defendant, August Juulunen, Insane." This simple verdict removed from the criminal docket of the Hamlin county circuit court a double murder case, the trial of which promised a number of sensations. Juntunnn some weeks ago, while living on ft Hamlin county farm. In iv fit of what now appears to have been Insane fnsnzy, killed his wife and Infant child. Tho double murder was of the most brutal character and aroused the neigh borhood to a high stato of excitement. The murderer was arrested soon after committing tho crime nnd for greater safety was for some time lodged In the Codington county Jail. necently he wns returned to tho cus tody of the Hnmlln county authorities and was taken beforo a Jury summoned to Investigate Into his sanity, thin being preliminary to his trial, which had been arranged for. Now that ho has been officially declared Insano the trial can not, of course, take place. In accordance with the verdict of Jho Jury Juntunen has been taken to the state hospital for tho Insano nt Yankton. TO KEEP CLOSER CHECK ON COMMERCIAL CLUB EXPENSE J, A. C, Kennedy has given notice to the executive commlttoo of tho Commer cial club that ho will prepare nn amend ment to the by-laws In behalf of tho pow ers of tho finance committee. Tho object In making tho changes Is to keep a closer cheek upon tho .expenditures that the or ganization may rr.ako from time to time during tho present year. j jjjjjj "jjj jjjjj & BEE THE S V r S & Exhibit of Kerosene and Gasoline Cars 4-oyllndsr Iilyht Touring' Oar 91,588.00 4-eyllnder Touring Oar 1 ,78 8.00 4-oyUndsr Ooupo 93,380.00 G-oyllndtr Touring' 03,385.00 W 325.00 Extra for XsrOssne Equipment, Booth No. 39, Worth End of Start. I T. H. POLLOCK AUTO CO. 1010 rarnam St. Tel. Douglas 8293, Jeffeiy Four $1?550 jj J3u.ll TlT&CtOt See This Car at the Show Rambler Motor Co, 2052 Farnam Street Pulls Two 14-Inch Plows or Work Equal llns 25 Ilorho rower double opposed nulontolillo engine. Weight only HOOO pounds. Tho greatest snles proposition of tho J ear. Seo it at the Show Space No. 10. Bullock Machine & Supply Co. BXSTKXBTJTOXS 2320 Fnrwam St., Omaha, Neb.; 212 8 7th St., Norfolk, Neb. REO FIFTH and CHEVROLET SPACE 10 North Side of the Center Isle L. E. DOTY, Inc. 2027-29 FARNAM ST. Eighty years of faithful service to the American .public. Seo our exhibit in space 31 on the stage and at our salesroom. 2050 - 1 11 II n 2050 lYiiicneu motor u. FARNAM. FARNAM.