TITB BEE: OMAILU FRIDAY, JANUARY 1. 1D15.
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Social and Political Activities Show Magnificent Growth for On
maha
OMAHA POSTOFFICE
SHOWSJIG GAINS
Increase Taken to Indicate a Gen
eral Condition of Prosperity
in This Section.
RECEIPTS SHOW AN INCREASE
Parrel Post BeatneM II u I)oMri
Dartagr 4k Last Tear va the
Mom Order Dlvtsles. ,
Alone Shews a Los a.
Big gains In practically all JtrtmenU
of the Omaha postofflc during the year
Just closed are shown by a report ot the
year'a business prepared by Postmaster
John C. 'Wharton. Stamp sales and ether
postal receipt totalling $LS1.664.0, an
increase of over $66,000, and a total parcel
post business of 1,814,000 packages during
the year, are the moat notable features
of the report.
Bvcry month In the last year showed an
average rain of about $5,500 In stamp
sales and postal receipt over, the cor
responding month of IMS.
"As many other first class poetofflces
have marked time or even fallen behind
previous records during- the year Just
closeJ." says Postmaster Wharton.
"Omaha should be especially proud of its
poatoffte record."
Money Goes te Denver.
Explaining the slight deorease In the
total businee of the money order divi
sion of the postofflc. the postmastai1
point out that tdnoe April 1, the money
order office at Rook Springs. Wyo, has
Eight Hundred Are
Employed at Omaha
Federal Building
Thd federsl building occupies a whole
block aad cost a little over tl.000.Mtf The
various depart merits of the government
represented In the building are: Col
lector of customs, headquarters railway
mail service, fourteenth division; collector
of Internal revenue, revenue agent, .se
cret service. United Ftates marshal, court
rooms. Judges' chambers. United States
district attorney, special attorney De
partment of Justice, United States com
missioner, bureau of investigation De
partment of Justice, clerk of the United
States court. Jury rooms, grand Jury
rooms, civil service,, boiler Inspector,
weather bureau, naturalisation examiner,
pension - examiner, navy recruiting sta
tion, mechanical Inspector, treasury de
partment and the postofflce. There are
is the. neighborhood of to men and wo
men employed In the building, and more
than double that number of employes re
porting to the building occasionally, con
nected with the railway mall service and
the Postofflce department.
There are thirty-seven people on the
custodian force and the payroll for the
care of the building. Including engineer
ing department, watchmen, elevator con
ductors, laborers and charwomen,
amounts to about $9,000 per year.
The expenditures during the year' for
the above items have been approximately
p follows: Changing the electrto light
ing system, $1,212; outaido lights, $1,031,;
furniture, which Includes new mahog
any benches for the court room, $8,690;
painting, $1,193; screens, 1070; new doors
sent Its remittances te the Denver in-J etc, for mala entranoes, 8LS; air
stead of the Omaha peetofnee. This
transfer alone haa cut abmit 875.W0 per
month from the remittance received
here, or $676000 since April L The latter
sum would have much more than wiped
out the decrease In total money order
business for the year.
The registry division decrease Is ac
counted for by the growth of the parcel
poet system, many packages now being
sent by Insured parcel post, where
formerly they were aent by registered
mal.l. .
Total figures for the parcel post busi
ness in 1918 are not available for com
parison with those of the year Just closed,
but Superintendent of Malls Metland
estimates that the Increase for the lasb
year haa 'been about 100 per cent, a won
derful gsln that indicates the popularity
of the parcel post system. .
Gain la Receipts.
Following Is the detailed statement of
the business of the Omaha postofflce
in 1914, as compared with that of 1913:
CASHIEBTS DIVISION.
Sale of stamps and postal re-
tiipts for 1914 tl.l,40
Sale of stamps and postal rs-
celpts for 191$ l,9S.as.
Increase
Salaries paid rural letter carriers
66,408.30
of Nebraska,
1914.
Salaries paid rural letter carriers
of Nebraska, WIS 1
Increase SB.
Salaries paid railway mall clerks
in 1914 .........$473,522.03
Salaries paid railway mail clerks
In MIS 40b.31O.1Z
.$1,227.J66.40
1,188, 298.38
Increase ... 1....-..:.'. .211.n
r.al1 inatal aVmnfOVAl In
1914 ..T.....
Salaries' paid local employes In
1M1 .........a...........'... 4S,v.lo
Increase
.. ...S4035.8S
tatci?t. POST.
-a. . i nanUacAa ritana.thed
durt iv::..::...u8o,ooo
Number of packages received .
during 1914 SHOOO
Total $1,814,000
Insured Parcel Post 14:
M.M,h.. nf aneemted 84,913
Total declared value of same. .$385,114.31
Number ot Insured parcels de-
fl.Wa
Collect on Delivery Parcel Post
it 1(11 A
Pieces accepted and dispatched .. JS.1IO
Amount to be collected on above.J88,76A7
Parcels delivered 3,15b
a wtmittAii hv monev
orders to senders of above. ...820,278.42
m.-i-MWV orHKR rHVISION
iau Number. Amwnt
Orders Issued 1.?94 . tLUlTtf.)
Y)rders paid 479,762 . 4,2.3.4.66
Renfittances received . . . 40.304 MtS.46428
Total
Tear 1913.
trders issued
Orders paid
$10,823,537.17
Number. Amount.
..134.446 $ta.5!0i6:
.449,904 4.3W,o.i.iB
Remittances received... 38,639 ,549.5&,04
Total S11.102.S88.89
Decrease for 1914 $279,351.7$
- REGISTRY DIVISION.
01 wintered 108,192 180,381
delivered 101.7ftt 116,1
u.nrilxil In transit 379,793 864,231
washer, $4,SS4; new urinals, ISO; repairs
to porch roof,- $297; additional ream tor
nixie, general delivery and superintend
ent of malls offices, $!,88S; elevator and
boiler repairs, $1,810; pipe cutter, meter
recorder etc., tor engineering depart'
ment, $721.
The federal building Is administered by
the- supervising architect of the Treas
ury department at Washington and ia
it; charge of Cadet Taylor, custodian.
Internal Revenue
Receipts in Excess,
Due to the War Tax
United States internal revenue collec
tions In Nebraska during the last year
show an Increase of $31,586.10 over the
year 1913. However, the collections in
1914 include $146,000 of revenue paid Into
the eovernment as a result of the
' emergency tax levied to make up for the
Ions of diatoms revenue alnoe the war
begun.
i Therefore. If It had not been for the
special war taxes, the year s Internal
revenue In Nebraska would have been
over $100,000 lees than in 1918. Although
detailed statistics are not given out by
the revenue service, it Is known that the
collections 'from the manufacture of,
whisky and beer In the state have been
less during 1914 than formerly. Even
with the large revenue from the Income
tax, the loss from liquor revenue has
not been made up. except through the
emergency war taxes.
Emergency stamps, required since De
cember 1 on certain proprietary articles
and documents, have netted $88,000. Wine
stamps, required since October $2,
brought in $12,000. About $45,000 was also
uollected tinder the emergency act as
special taxes on various businesses. The
grand total of all Internal revenue col
lections lu the state 'during 114 was
$2,74.:.0l.22, according to Acting Collector
I. W. North's figures. In 1911 the col
lections were SI.7U.tia.lt '
Tariff and War
Hits the Customs
Receipts a Blow
Imports from foreign countries to the
.4lst'iB4o- nf .,n-a.Hai immnHeliiff tVtaa at ata, !
of Nebraska, and Wyoming and a small
part of Iowa, fell off about $&(,000 in
value during the year 1914. During the
same time the duties collected were $89,-
167, whoreas In WIS tbey amounted to
$205,701, making a decrease in customs
revenue ot $116,534.
Tho loss In value of imports la due to
the European war. which during Ibe last
five months baa seriously crippled all
foreign trade, Collector of Customs Cadet
Taylor says. - The large reduction in ac
tual duties collected Is largely attributa
ble to the new democratic tariff, he de
clares. It was In force throughout the
entire year 1914, but the old republican
tariff prevailed for nearly nine months
of mx
The value of Imports during 1913 was
as follows: Free. $116,791; dutiable, $740,
994; total. $257,736. For the calendar year
1914 the value of Import was: Free,
$351,116; dutiable, $450,044; total, $S0U59.
Under the old tariff tbe ratio ot tree
and dutiable was about seven to one in
favor of the dutiable, and under the new
tariff It stands only four to three in fa
vor ot the dutiable. Ia Other words,
there passed through the customs house
three times . the amount of free goods,
and a little over half the amount of
dutiable goods In 1914 as compared, to
1913. The falling off In the total value of
Imports for this year as compared with
last is only 7 per cent.
The Omaha office handled nearly 15,000
postal union mail packages from all over
the world during the fiscal year ending
June SO, but the European war made It
Impossible for the people residing on the
other aide to send the usual number of
presents during Christmas season of 1914
to their friends la Nebraska The result
has been a big falling off la this class
ot business. The same conditions exist
with reference to the shipments of gen
eral merchandise. , There has been a very
heavy reduction In all classes of goods
coming in, bat December showed im
provement, and It te believed that from
now on the business will continue to In
crease.. The fore employed in the headquarters
port, Omaha, la. Cadet Taylor, collector
of customs; James Burness. chief dep
uty; J. C. Thomas, deputy and Inspector;
George R. Porter, deputy and clerk. At
the Lincoln office, E. R. Blrge, deputy in
charge; Mrs, Mary A, Clark, deputy and
clerk. N .
HOWELL SAYSWATER IS GOOD
Tells in His Annual Report of Ex
penditures of Half a Million.
NEW MACHINERY IS INSTALLED
Reserve .ply f Water em Hand
for Case of Ksaersreaey Has Prac
tically Sees Doe bled hy Addl
tlea t Walaet IIIU Btatlaau
General Manager R. B. Howell ot the
Metropolitan Water district. In a sum
mary ot the work done by the Water
board In 1914, says:
"During the last year the Metropolitan
Water district has completed mora new
conatructKin than during any equal per
iod since public ownership of the water
plant was Initiated.
"At the Florence pumping statloa the
steam plant haa been thoroughly mod
ernised by tho addition of boilers. In
stallation of stockers, coal bunkers,
steam flow meters and the completion of
ash tunnel and pit. at a cost of $5e,U.
The pollution of the river water supply
due to Mill creek has been obviated by -the
completion of a dam In the creek and a
cutoff sewer emptying the normal creek
flow Into the river below the Intake, at a
cost of $10,317.
' Ceavrete latak Wells.
"Permanent concrete intake wells,
necessary buildings, etc, river protection
and addition suction have been Installed
at a cost of $40,92&.
"The pumping plant has been supple
mented by a 80,000,000-gallon low service
pump, discharge and cross-connection
main, venturt meters and other Improve
ments at a cost of $39,5S3,
"The pumping plant haa also been
supplemented by a circulation system4
operated by an electrlo plant which also
furnishes electrlo lighting throughout the
grounds, with the result that there IS a
saving of from 1,500,000 to t.00,000 gallons
of finished water per day. Thes improve
ments involved an expenditure ot $21,407.
"At the settling basins. Improved mix
ing weirs of high efficiency have been In
stalled, and the excavation of a new basin
completed, also a cross-connecting pipe
lino installed between the tlilrty-slx-ineh
and thlrty-elght-lnch delivery mains, in
volving construction to the amount of
$41,12$.
New rimp Installed.
At the Poppleton avenue station, sup
plying the elevated portions of the city.
new boilers and an additional 13,000,000-
gallon pump have been Installed at a cost
of $41,766.
The reserve supply of water on hand
In times of emergency has beea practi
cally doubled at Walnut Hill by the con
struction of a third reservoir at a cost ot
$48,978.
In addition to all these improvement.
the distribution system of the water
works has been extended during the year
by the Installation of practically twenty-
three miles of pipe lines, and the fire
service improved by the addition ot 211
fire hydrants, making the total number
ot additional flra hydrants Installed ' In
two and one-half years 502. Tbe twenty
three miles ot pipe lines added to the dis
tribution involved the , expenditure of
MANY TREESARE PLANTED
Commissioner Hummel Reports on
the Work He Has Done.
SUPERVISES THE SUPERVISORS
Improvement C.alere Hare Beea 1 -stalled
te Make Parks Better
ria a-reaads for Children
of Omaha.
City Commissioner J. B. Hummel of the
department of parks and public property
spent th year, smnng other things. In
planting trees, improving the boulevards.
Installing play devices In the parks and
providing for superintendence of play In !
the parks.
A partial summary of the work of this
department follows:
Thirty-four free band concert In the
parka
Permanent playgrounds In all city
parka, carefully supervised. The aver
age dally attendance was 1,600.
A bathing pavilion at Carter lake.
Repairing and oiling ot all boulevards.
Planting tree along all boulevards.
Sidewalks, paving and guttering In
parks.
Important additions to Hnnscom park
greenhouses
Comfort stations in the parks.
Commissioner Hummel, during tho sum
mer when the play devices In the parka
wera used by many ehildrcn, himself
supervised, the supervisors of play.
Every night he visited as many parka as
possible and saw that the children were
given every opportunity to enjoy the play
faclllUe.
Ornamental flower beds were set out
In Hanscom park and flowers were taken
from Hansoom park to other parks and
planted.
On the small amount of money at his
disposal Commissioner ' Hummel made a
showing that caused Dr. C. A. Stlmson.
field secretary for the Playground and
Recreation Association of America, to
remark:
"This department haa done as much
on $50,000 as some cities have on twice as
much money. The work is good snd more
money should be provided to carry It
lorwaru.
MORE BOOKS ARE BEING READ
Omaha Publio Library Shows In
crease in All Departments.
LARGEST IN DEPOSIT STATIONS
Lealslalar Is In He Aakrd to Pro
vide Mere Money to Ktend the
Work aad to Make Needed
Improvement.
FIRE WARDEN SAYS SOME
FIRES WERE SUSPICIOUS
(Ity Fire Warden Fid Morris reports
tliat during the year 114 out of 610 in
spections he made seventy-six were of
tires of unknown origin and twenty-four
were "suspicious." and twelve of inren
diary origin. Three complaints were
liled and one conviction was secured by
th tire warden for ln.eudUxisai,
Postal Savings
. .Business Grows
tiubatantial tnorease in the number
of accounts and amount ot deposits in
the local postal savings bank are re
ported in the year-end statement of th
bank's business. Miss Clare Southard Is
cashier. The bank Is under the direction
ot Postmaster John C Wharton, end ocp
cuples a room on tho main floor, of the,
federal building. Its comparative state
ment of business is as follows:
1914. 1913.
Number of accounts De-
cemoer i 1,1 te
balance to the credit of
depositors December U.SJ7,H $212,46
CRIMINAL COURT RECORDS
FOR TWO YEARS COMPARED
?
Record ot criminal, business In the
office ot County Attorney Magney show
1M convictions and fifteen acquital in
1914 as compared with lit convictions and
eighteen acquittal in 1R forty-eight
cases were dismissed for want of evidence
in 19(4; in 1913 there were forty-five.
Following are the record for th two
years: 1
ConvlrUona ' 114. ISIS.
Homlolde S 4
breaking- and entering.. v.. 4e
OiMQd larceny 2
$171,648.
Spends Half a MIUIoi
A summation ot all these Improvements
completed during 1914 in new construc
tion indicates a total expenditure of
$462,879.
The character of water aupply afforded
has been further improved by careful at
tention to sedimentation and sterilization,
with the result that at the present time
the water Is practically clear, with th
bacteria averaging below 20.' These re
suit are very satisfactory when it is
remembered that th European standard
Is 100 bacteria per c. c Th test for colon
bacilli has been almost uniformly nega
tive, so far as finished water ia oca
cerned, and aa a consequence typhoid
fever In Omaha haa been at the mini
mum, while sojne of our neighbors have
been fighting almost an epidemic ot this
character. .
During the year the number of servloes
will have increased approximately 1,421,
making a total number of service sup
plied approximately 2t,6uft.
In the matter of rate reduction, one In
creasing the discount from the former
maximum rate charges by the Omaha
Water company, from 30 to SV per cent,
became effective respecting bills for
water used la January and thereafter,
In July there was another reduction
made of S per cent ot th net amount ot
bills provided th same was paid within
ten dsys of the date of bill.
Handsome Increases in the work of the
publio library during tl last year are
shown by statistics prepared by Miss
dlth Tobltt. the librarian.
Recalls rf the Increased ratronage at
tho Institution, and because It haa now
reached Its maximum usefulness with
the small fund available and numerous
extensions and Improvement are needed
to take rare of tbe city's bigger popula
tion, the state legislature this winter will
be asked to authorlic an Increased ap
propriation by the city commission here
The blagest Increase In library work is
shown by tho deposit stations, of whlrh
there are now thlrtoen. Following are
Miss Tobltt's figures:
Clrculstlon
Main library, adults,.,
Main libra.v, children .
Deposit stations
School stations
IMS.
lN4,4Si
6t,liS
. 21.
2l.S!
Ko.il
1M4.
ara.oRS
71.21
71.770
1.4U
Graff Tells of New
Things in Public
Schools of Omaha
Superintendent K. V. tlrsff of the pub
lio school aintiinsriies some ot the things
accomplished during the last year, aa fol
lowa. '
Purchase of Iwo portable school houses
for Central and Clifton Hill schools to
relieve cmigcwtlnn. The houses were
founl to le ratlsfactury.
Installation of a course lit acwlng In the
Omaha Illah acliooi and the employment
of a Chicago expert to teach tho work.
Teaching ot (ierman In the public
achoois, where l.WW pupils have enrolled
In the woik. One class In the Bohemian
language, haa also been organised.
Katahllahed manual training depart
ments In Sherman and Train schools.
Increased facilities nt Fort school and
the Omaha Illuh school where attendance
greatly increased.
Superintendent Graff ssid:
"Along with these Improvements the
schools have become more and more ef
ficient through the eo-operatlon J and
earnest endeavor of the teaching staff."
During the year Just closed the school
were used tor neighborhood meetings and
Improvement club meetings more widely
than before. ,
OMAHA MILK SHOWS
WELL UNDER TESTS
Bacteria Tests Mark an Improve
ment Over Last Year as Do
Butter, Fat Tests.
FEW BELOW THE STANDARD
Inspector naMle Says Ills I aspect tea)
('nets Lr aad Ha Recommends
a Haby Milk station with
Trained Nare. 1
U.S. Marshal Has
Charge of Large
Sums to Disburse
- A surprise for those unaci'ialnted with
the work of the United States marshal's
office is contained In figure of the last
year's business, ' prepared by Marshall
William P. Warner and Chief Deputy
James B. Nickerson. Both the total
amount of money disbursed and the num
ber of prisoners handled during th year
show th extent and imports nee of tb
office for the district of Nebraska.
For all purposes, $67,00.66 wsa dis
bursed by Marshal Warner during 1914.
Much of tbe amouht was incident to fed
eral trials, and Included fees, of many
Jurors and witnesses. The care and sub
sistence of prisoners alons cost $l,86.
Th number of prisoner 'handled dur
ing th year totaled 234. Of these, 214 were
committed to county Jails In the state,
having sentences of lea than a year and
day to serve. Th other ten prisoner
were committeed to the federal prison at
Leavenworth. Kan.
Chief Dunn Makes
Eeport on Arrests
. During Last Year
Chief of Police H. W. Dunn reports
th arrest ot 12.S66 persons In Omaha
during th year 1914. Th police oared
for 10,574 lodgers. There were 408 accl
dent.
Following la a summary of th work
don by th police department during
1914:
Accidents reported v 4si
Arrest made .1$.V3
Assaults iJ
Bulldlnsa secured, betnsr found onen.. dot
Buralars frustrated 0
Dead bodlea reported and taken to.
moraue
Destitute persona cared for ., 0
Fires attended 1M
Insane Deraona cared for fcl
LrOdsrers accommodated .....10,574
Lost children taken to parents 6
Dost children taken to station 9
Murder 11
Nuisances and dead animals reported. 7t
Number of calls for patrol wagon.... 7,433
Number of mile traveled by patrol
wagon 11.336
Number of meals furnished prison
ers, eto $0.6X9
Prisoners taken to county Jail
Sick and Injured taken home l'SS
Kick and Injured taken tu hospital... iJ
Sick and injured tsken to station and
cared for 141
Shooting affrays
Btabbing or cutting affrays 31
Stray teams cared for 4
Htray horse taken up 10
Suicide reported , 43
Suicide attemDOsd M
Turned over to Juvenile office rs 119
Overhead Wires Are
To Be Changed to
Underground Plan
City Electrician M. J. Curran In his
annual report say the electrlo lighting
company and the telephone company are
planning to remove overhead wire from
the streets in tbe fire limit. He says
these companies hav co-operated with
htm in aecurlng removil of pole from
streets.
Mr. Curran ays:
"Th electric lighting company last
year removed many overhead wire and
placed them under ground. Th tele
phone oompany Is planning to put the
wire under ground In th fir limit.
"Th street railway company Is also
helping toward making the city , more
beautiful." 1
Fee collected by the electrician
amounted to $7,426.(7, which paid the ex
pense of running hi office and left a
balance of $&6JI7.
Borne of the work don by this depart
ment Is reported as follows: .
Wiring permits Issued. 2,710; permits
to connect, 3,Gtlt; telephone calls an
iwered. 16,000; Inspections, 8.300. Including
forty-six theaters and moving picture
houses; lights connected, 64.000.
Totals i7,174 iJ.4i3
Increase In mi4 "v!l
Registered borrowers 20.SU -.i.
Increase In 1M4 S.t'
Books In foreign language Issued... 12,;f;
Heading room visitors. 1K14 51?
InpmaR fiver 191.1 a feK
Heference room vlaltors. 1914 30,.'C
Increase over 1913
Children's room visitors, Sunday
only, 1M4 1,141
Books added, purchase and gift, 1314. 1S,16
Increase over 1H13 1 S.tfT
Total number of books in library...''."
Increase alnce IMS 8.741
Books bound in library bindery 7.T74
Increase over li13 MS
Large Number of
Civil Suits Are
Filed During Year
I,
Civil gulls fllod In dlktrlct court dur
ing 1914 numbered J.435, according y a
comprehensive tabulstion prepared for
Asel Bteere, Jr., deputy in the office of
the district court. The statement follows
'Divorce ...i....
Appeal, county court
Appeal, Justice court
Appeal, city
Appeal, county commissioners , A .
Mandamus
Quiet title
Contract
Forecloaure
dummies, miscellaneous
Rsnder '
Injunction
Accounting
Psrtition
Insurance
Equity relief
Alienation of affection
Breach of promise
'Malpractice ,
Annuliment of marriage
Specific performance
Fraud -V
Replevin
Value arrest
Fa?Pu'ate. maintenance
Assault
I'aury
Kjectment
Personal injury
Decreea of divorce granted
Number of civil verdict rendered..
Favor of plaintiff (Amounting
i:!27.4.M
Favor of defendant 3
Number of personal Injury aults
(Amounting to 8t.2m,w.4t) SS9
feyder Reports Big'
Saving in Repair
on Asphalt Streets
City Commissioner J. J. Ryder of the
department of street cleaning and main
tenance makes the following report of
work done in his department during 1914:
The department of street clesnlng and
maintenance has 163 miles of paved
streets and alleys to clean and main
tain. There are also iiT miles, of unpaved
streets and alley to grade and main
tain. During 1M4 the' department's work In
cluded: ' ,
Blocks of streets and alley rounded
Robbery ........... 10
Keloriio:is asvsults 13
Forgery !
Miscellaneous w
Total
Aoqultal.
Homicide '
HreaJtins; and entering
ftoijl-cry -.
Keionioc assault
Knraery
Miscellaneous
J Total aoaultal.
1914.
... 3
...5
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COUNTY ATTORNEY WINS .
SOME BIG CIVIL CASES
i
In addition to th criminal case handled
by the office of the county attorney,
fifty civil Case In wnluh the county of
Dougla was Involved veer atarted, and
among the most .Important disposed of
was th case Involving the right at th
sheriff of this county to collect M cents
per day tor feeding prisoners, which was
decided against the sbrtff aad in favor
of th county, thereby. savins; th eoupty
about $J0.iW per annum.
The case of Douglas county against
Frank Broadwell, form or district clerk,
was decided in the si'preiv court lu
favor of th county. In which case a
Judgment ot a little ever $10,u insanity
fees wer recovered against the sureties
uu LU bond.
Enlistments in Navy
Show aFalling Off
Fewer men enlisted in the Omaha dl
trlct for service in th United States
navy during 1914 than in 1913. This is
laigely accounted for by the suspension
of enlistments last May, when no more
men wer needed for a while, and the
lack of publicity when enlistments ware
resumed later, stricter physical require
ments also account for th decrease In
enlistments.
Figures prepared by Chief Petty Of
ficer High ot the local navy recruiting
station shew th enlistments to hav
been 1GS in 1914, out of 76$ applicants. The
year before they numbered $11 out of
1,253 applicants., '
631
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Y. W. C. A. Reports
Good Gains During
. Each 1914, Month
Tie Young Women' Christian associa
tion reports that while no new features
were Inaugurated during 1914, the asso
ciation has recorded substantial advance
ments In all departments. The member
ship especially shows gains, each month'a
report being larger than the reports , of
the corresponding months in 1913.
The membership up to December 1 wa
$.113, while the membership for 1913 was
but J.4S2. The biggest gains were regis
tered In the physical department, al
though the educational department also
enjoyed a healthy drowth. The number
enrolled In physical and educational
classes In 1914 was 1,492, about 500 mors
than In 1913.
Approximately 1,000 persona a day were
served during 1914 in the association's
lunch room.
A special department tor girls -under
the association -oae wa created and a
special secretary appointed. In addition
tc the gymnasium classes, club classes,
which include gymnasium, sewing and
cooking, were formed. ,'
Under tho extension secretary a num
ber of classes wer taught In churches,
factories, business colleges and other cen
ters where groups of young women ar
to be found.
The gymnaatlc carnival held laat sprint
made It possible for the employment of
an asslstsnt In thogymnaslum since Sep
tember, thus greatly Increasing the effi
ciency of that branch. ,
Other regular Interests of the associa
tion, Including the employment bureau,
boarding house directory, travelers' aid,
social, religious' and general, 'were car
ried on mors extensively than ever be
Dairy Inspector Claude F. Bossl in hi
annual report to Health Commissioner
R. W. Connell, recommends the estab
lishment of a milk station In care ot a
trained nurse, and presents tabic show
ing the cost of milk inspection tr th
year 1914, the average bacteria content
and butter fat average of every dealer in
the otty and the Infant mortality rate for
th last nine years.
Tho average bacteria per eublo eentlx
mntnr ot all samples taken during the
year was 37.WW. The number of sample
taken was 1 0!K) Ot these 133 wer under
S.OOQ bacteria.
Mr. Bossio says:
"On August I a system of making sedl
ni"it tests of milk on wsgons while de
livering seme wsa Introduced and proved.
very effertlve, these tests were classified
and published monthly. Ot th 428 test
made dining, the last five months of tha
year, sixteen were found to be bad.
"During the year M samples ot cream
wer taken from milk wagon on th
streets In various sec ions of the city, ot
thes forty-four, or ( per cent war, found
to b below th standard required by
law.
"Of the 1.1C4 samples of milk taken frotrt
wagons on the streets, sixty-eight or
per cent wer below th standard re-
quired by law.
The cost of Inspection In 1914 waa $2,-
402. te, or $77 lens than the coat In 1913.
rora of Dairies,
Following are the bacteria and buttef
fat acore of the dairies for 1914:
up.
l.BBt
613
1.1P1
Blocks graded complete t..,
Blocks of ditch waahouts filled
Uoioa fillrri. cauued bv trench st,
tling ' '3
Blocks cleaned by whit wings 8M:
Blocks cleaned, general M.ans
Loads of sweepings hauled 15.0-ii
Blocks of streets flushed lO.OTti
Block of weeds cut 3,7M
Blocks ot snow cleaned 613
Loads of enow hauled , 16,K."u
Ixada of cinders hauled 1,113
(ulvurts out In for arad protection.. 41
Name.
e Z S
o 3 a
CKRTlFiliD DAIRIES.
Frleiiland Farm !5.4 6.0X)
1-oveland Farm M.O 15,000
FATUERIiiKD MILK.
AlamltO iw.OOO
Waterloo Creamery eo,4ot
Manhattan 100,000
OTIIKK. DAIRIES.
Register of Deeds
Makes Money for
Douglas County
Substantial increase In business snd
In net proceeds to Douglas county over
1113 Is th outstanding festure of the re
port of Frank Handle, register of deeds.
The report follows: ,
IBM. 1913.
$l!i.!W1.1X $19,14. W
ll704.uH lU.tMO.O
I
Receipts
Expenditures
Net to county... $ 7.7.40 $ &,4.uo
Number of Instruments recorded, 18.3UJ,
sgalnst IZ.Hl l i 1913.
ARMY ENLISTMENTS HAVE
INCREASED DURING YEAR
Enlistment in th United 8tate array
at th Omaha Hecrultlng station and It
sub-tation numbered IW more In lvi4
than during the previous year, according
to figures given out by Recruiting Pr
geant Fred M. Hansen. The Increase Is
partly accounted for by the Mexican
trouble and the European war,
This table show the enlistment during
th two years at the four office:
Btatlon. 113.
Omaha : 249
Lincoln !--'
Hloua City
Drs Mutucs
If 14
40
A Total .-. .
78
Lineal feet of curb reset 612
Square yard of asphalt pavement
repairs laid .U
Square yards of brick pavement re
ps Irs laid S.114
Square yard ot stone pavaraent re
pair laid 8,7?)
Bquar yard of concrete laid ,. 2,i0
By using old asphalt In the paving re
pair mixture a saving ot paving mate
rials valued at M.6W.J0 was made.
i
Douglas County IJas
Paid Out $27,929
Children Pension
Children's pensions to the amount ot
$I7,92 have been allowed In Juvenile
court since the pension law went Into
effect July 1, 1913, and have been paid by
Douglas' county. A report of Juvenile
court business follows:
Total number Juvenile case filed, Jan
uary. to lee. $1. 1I4. 494.
Total number cases filed under depend
ent children's act. mothnrs' iwnalon, Jusy
1, 1913, It lecember 31, UU. lis. .
Total number or oases allowed, lt2. ,
Total amount allowed. $J.tCV.
Births and Deaths
Both Show Increase
Births In the city or Omaha In 1914
numbered 2.82S. a against S.769 In 191$.
according to the report of th city vital
statistician. Tb deaths were 1,820,
against 1,761' In 1913. Ther were 1,463
boys and 1.3i! girl born.
Gas Street Lighting
. Costs City S17,432
City CJaa Commissioner Joseph P.
Butler und Superintendent of Street
Lighting A. Ci Taylor report that their
departments, operated Jointly, spent a
total of $33,100 In 1914. Some of the things
accomplished were: . '
Frequent tests to determine stsndsrd
ot gas lamps, etc
Installation ot twenty-two new lamps.
Purchase of .sUS.lS worth ot new man
tles, chimneys and globes.
lUl)IUIiment of a school for street
lamp lighter, under Mr. Taylor's super
vision. This department, by the purchase of a
large 'number of globes before the war
boosted prices, saves $100 on the actual
coat ot such material. .
There are now 1,247 gas lamps lu ser
vice. The pay roll ot the gas commis
sioner's street lighting superintendent's
departments amounts to only $8,9!iS a
year.
The coat of gas at $1 per 1,000 cubic feet
(the prloe being made only to the city)
amounts to $17,432.47 In 1914. The cost per
lamp per year was $24.82. '
Less Licenses Are
Issued During 1914
City License Inspector David ' Berko
wit reports total collections of (11.918.70
by his office for 1914, aa against $13,9:3
in 1913. The number ot licenses lasued
decreased during the year, compared with
1913. from 1.5ft to 1.121. Largest receipts
were from theaters, which paid II. 97420.
Pawnbrokers and peddlers were fewer
In UH4 thau in 1913.
Outlook Farm 87.
Kxcelalor . . 8ii.3
Hliady Grove W.3
Hock Spring .,..97.4
Mrlroso Mill SI. 6
Inter-fUate 77.1
Wext Dodge '....77.3
Lakeside , 85.1
Courtland 97.9
Fagle No. 2 tM.O
Camenstnd ........79.7
Kust Omaha 8.1 .9
Alma' , h7.0
IT. I b.,.3
West I .awn ,.M,7
Jeraeyvllle K3.1
Kontenelle ..8:1.1
Ptw-ing Lake Park M.O
Hamblln hTi.N
Falrvlew Vs.O
Orandvlew -. 94.3
Ideal 81.2
Milk Farm R7.0
Country Club 83.1
4'artnr Lake M.O
Peoples , KS.O
Kigin rtanitary 7S.0
KKle No. 8 tlTj.4
Miller Park 8S.T
Kmplre ...85.0
Kaslfl No, 1 Ml. I
Crown t 9ti.0
Purity hit. 4
Western S4.0
Mnylxrry Avenue K2.3
Concordia Kg . 0
Cedar Orove no 7
Hlackberry Avenue 83.0
Klgin M.i
Walnut J 1 111 t.1.0
Clover Leaf 86.1
Crescent hanltury 81.6
West Pacific bn.S
House of McnaKh 93.1
R. P. Andersen 71.0
Kllte s2.fl
Central M.Q
Central Park 74.4
HUl Top 79.4
Woodaide ,. 80.0
I.lncoin Avenue M P
North Omaha Farm.... 80. 6
Lake Nacoma ...88.0
Consumers' si.0
Maple Orove ss.O
NcIhoq ...WO
DeBoll SS.O
Union Sanitary tw.l
Model 86.3
FJellln 87.1
Forest Lawn 8S.4
Mid Cltv 78.4
Hpr-lng Oaiden ...........86.0
Twin City ..57.7
West Beukon ...87.8
Pleasant Hill 83. 5
Belmont .......M l
Carter Park 82.1
Keystone Park 8-.4
West Omaha v.8a.4
standard 81.6
Nabiaaka i 87 5
Hpanaaid S'J.O
Center Street 8o. I '
Korenaen 8.S
J. M. Kpangard 91.4
(lato City 88.0
Omaha 87.3
Horenwen '. 87.7
Keystone ...S2.8
Riverside SS.O
A I wood 3.g
Arwood Special .
i
60.000
92.CI0
32.fil
29,SflO
44.smt
4A0.H
28,0(11)
31,200
60,""0
4MW
&7,tX
37.MW
61,i
4M0
H5,IM0
Itf.OoO
lno.ono
J2.W0
35,000
40.000
G7,&eo
32,tmo
68.0110
a.()
Sti.OlN)
65.000
62.000
Fal.OSI
64.000
47,000
60,1100
29.000
W.OOO
60,0i)0
3n.0o0
52,0"0
4,0ii0
.1S.0U)
4V.00O
41.000
,("
70,1100
4S.0C0
6l,Ol 10
32.&O0
24,000
60.IKIM
37,400
40.000
66,000
32,i.
76,Oi O
:,oou
3SVO0
40.000
&O.U00
:,("
48,000
24,OoO
3o,000
70,000
90.000
l.'.MM
70.UM
7S.00
69,000
4S.00
43.000
M.0O0
40,000
4.,0u0
4ti,0o0
4,000
So.omt
40,0 10
87,000
53,000
55 0ii0
40.000
4i,0o0
4 U
3.S
3.3
8.3
3.9
3.4
3.4
3.4
1.9
3.1 -3..1
3 4
3 3
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13
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3 4
as
a. a
H.
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3 3
3.S
3.3
3.4
3.1
3.3
3.4
3.1
3.4
19
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3
3.3
3.3
3.1
3. J
3.4
3 3
tl
8.2
3 3
3.1
3.3
3 3
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31
s a
,3.S
3 4
3.3
8 4
3.1
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3.1
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3.1
8 4
3.1
3.3
3.4
3.1
3.1
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II.
8.1
3.3
8.1
' 8.1
3.3
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' 3.1
3.1
8.1
3 1
3.1
3.4
3 4
3.1
3 3
3 9
COUNTY COURT HANDLES.
MANY CASESDURING YEAR
Th following compuratlv statement ot
business transacted la county court dur
ing three year ha been prepared by
Clerk Clyde Bundbiatt:
19li, 113. 1914
Katale probated, 4i 4W w)
Ouarriianaliip procerdtnga ..173 Ml 37V
Aduption proceedings li 86
County court cases. ......;. 444 41U
Justice cases ....4uJ 249 2U
WISE MEMORIAL CARES FOR
MANY CHARITY PATIENTS
Tangible Increases In the work of th
Wise Memorial hospital hav been made
during th year Just closed. The total
number of patients admitted during the
year wa 1,023, a year ago th number
admitted was 1,363. and the number dis
charged last year wa 1.U7, agalnat 1.394
a year ago.
Last year twenty beda were maintained
for charity patients and during fie yeaV
289 charity patknta were eared for at an
approximate! cost of $1,000. . No charges
whatever are made in charity eattes,
medical attention, nursing, drugs, sup
plies, dressings, etc., being donated.
1913. 1914.
Patients admitted , !,.! 1,623
Patient discharged J .Art 1,617
CHA1UTY WORK.
Patients 29
j.penrs $t,uw
Infant Mortality
Rate is Low Herei
lu his milk report Inspector Bossle ln
eluded the infant mortality record for the)
laat nine years, which shows that the
conditions re rapidly .Improving li
Omaha.
The infant mortality rate for nine year,
follows:
Death Bate
Tear.
1906
l)7
l'.lM
1910
If 11
'MS
1914
Births. Deaths Per loO.
2.06O r.l U.l
2.96t 3. . U.l
2.343 314 13 4
j!.;;i 830 13. 1
ti& iu 12. S
2,571 212 33
2.(26 227 8 3
2.741 174 4 4
1.825 163 ' .1
Eighteen More . 1
Cases This Year:
Eighteen more cases were tiled tn thg
Omaha division of tho United States dis
trict court during 1914 titan In the previous
year. R. C. Iloyt, clerk of the dlatrlol
eourt. and John W. Nicholson, chief
uepuly. have prepared the following
atatUtlcs, abich show the tyumber snj
kind or cabea begun in the Om
vlaion Uurlr.g the last two year:
I'M 3.
di.
Law suits
utt In equity.,.. .
Criminal pruoccutious
.115
a 4
. hi
Total
a W
1914.
. 1"
2t X
