THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1918.
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TREASURERS TO
DEFY LAW; WIPE
OUT POLL TAXES
But It's Only Those Assessed
Against Boys in Service
andThey Dare Courts
.k to Act.
Poll taxes assessed against soldiers
in the sefyjce will be wiped off the
books of most counties in Nebraska
and not collected if the sentiment ex
pressed if the convention of the
County Treasurers' association of
Nebraska,': in session at the court
house, is put into action.
Irl D. Tolen of Ord, president of
the association, said he does not in
tend to collect these poll taxes from
boys whohave gone into the army,
but intendlijo issue distress warrants
and then drop them into the waste
basket, just to clear the records.
F. B. Frame of Fullerton, secre
tary of the Association, said his county
had sent tHe boys in the army a $2
Christmas present each and a poll tax
receipt besides. "I shall never be
afraid of rrty-record on that," he said,
"whether the action is strictly legal
or not I 'would face a jury and go
to jail for?j 1,000 years rather than
live In a .community where people
would object to cancelling this poll
tax for the'boys at the front"
Endrei Seeks Ruling.
M. L. Ertdres, county treasurer of
Douglas county, said he wished some
official ruling could be had on the
point, so that treasurers all over the
state might know how to proceed le
gally In this matter.
William Albers of Lincoln was
elected president for the coming year.
M. L. Endrei of Omaha was made
vice president, Mike Tritsch of Platts
mouth treasurer and Guy E. Thorn
ton of Neligh secretary,
Mabel E. Johnson, treasurer of
Morrill county, and Myrtle Lancas
ter. treasurer of Cheyenne county,
addressed the convention briefly in
the morning. The delegates were the
guests of the Omaha Automobile as
sociation at the auto show during the
afternoon. '"Those who remain to-
night will be guests at theater par
ty given by the bond agencies of
Omaha. W ' " -
Hays in Conference With
i; Republican Leaders
Washington, Feb. 27-Chalrman
Hays of tntf republican national com.
mittee began, a series of conferences
here today twith party leaders at na
tional headquarters after a formal
call at the eapitol on Senator Gal
linger1 of New Hampshire, republican
leader in the senate, and on Repre
sentative Woods of Iowa, chairman
of the republican congressional cam
paign committee. Chairman Hays
will meet Senator Johnson of Cali
fornia and other progressives.- "
After the conference Representa
tive Woods ;said he was In complete
" afM A ,ith Vtr Wjv' hirmnnv nro-
gram and Would co-operate with the
A UUllUlllM tonijimico ill His ivjimiuwu
congressional campaign. , "
CADILLAC BOOTH PROVES POPULAR
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This very attractive Cadillac dis
play is being admired by visitors at
the auto show. Exclamations are be
ing constantly heard "Isn't that beau
tiful?" or "Daddy, isn't this the sweet
est Victoria?" The manager of the
show, Clarke Powell, complimented
Manager Hansen on his display.
"When I was the dealer in Omaha
for the Cadillac in 1902 I never
dreamed that Cadillac cars would be
made so perfect and so exquisite, and
in such variety as the now are," said
Mr. Powell. "The last year I had
the Cadillac agency I sold about 30
single cylinders and thereby became
one of the leading dealers in the
United States." Mr. Hansen re
turned the remark by saying that he
had sold about 30 since the show
opened. Mr. Powell walked away
with the remark: "Wonderful, sim
ply wonderful, everybody is buying
cars nowadays and all the exhibitors
are doing some business."
Oakland Owners Get High
Mileage Out of Gasoline
"In this prosperous nation, once
extravagant by habit but now eco
nomical .through, necessity and pa
triotism, there are upwards of 100,000
automobile' owners' 'who 'merit' the'
title of gasoline conservators," said
W. H. Head, manager of the Oak
land Motor Car company branch.
"Their cars bear the Oakland name
plate on the radiator and the gasoline
that these economical 'sensible sixes'
save not only makes possible, the
operation ' of other makes of less
thrifty automobiles that do not give
as many miles per gallon, but . re
leases more than 1,000,000 gallons of
fuel annually for pressing war needs.
"Statistics, compiled by experts at
the request of the Society of Auto
motive Engineers, show that the av
erage American automobile travels
12 miles on a gallon of fuel The
lowest gasoline mileage for an Oak
land car that has been reported to
us is 18 miles, while hundreds of 'sen
sible six owners have obtained as
high as 25 miles to the gallon."
Doctor Bound Over for ;
Alleged Bad Check Deal
Dr. Leighton Bonner, charged with
passing a worthless check for $200 on
T. L. Combs & Co., was bound over
to district court under $1,500 bonds.
Bonner was brought back from Salt
Lake City Tuesday night by Omaha
FUEL ECONOMY IS .
FEATUREOF AUBURN
Engineers Meet Demand for
High "Mileage and Sufficient
Power Despite Poor Grades
of Gasoline. ' '
"With the increasing price of gaso
line, motor car buyers have begun to
inquire more closely into , the fuel
economy of the cars ,theyj buy," says
W. C Raapke of the Raapke, Motor
Car company, Omaha dealers of the
Auburn six. ..'.wj... ,.jiVv. :'i
"At the same time buyers continue
to demand plenty of power," so that
the manufacturer Is between two
fires, the demand for high mileage
from every gallon of gasoline and
the demand for power. One of the
reasons for the marked success of
the Auburn six during the last year
or two is the fact that we have man
aged to meet" both demands.
"Few popularly priced cars are as
amply powered as the Auburn sixes.
In the light six models there is a 43
horsepower engine, and in the seven
passenger models we are using a 55
horsepower engine, yet both-models
have made an 'enviable record for
fuel e'eonomy. In, the. rural territory
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where there is not a gasoline station
oij every corner, motor car buyers
have a double incentive to : seek
economy.
( "Aside from the actual money sav
ing, there is the - matter of conveni
ence,: but all over the country we find
a disposition among motor car own
ers to be economical of gasoline as a
matter of principle. , People to whom
a few gallons of gasoline more or less
is a matter of indifference, feel never
theless that they have a moral obliga
tion ' to refrain from waste. This
spirit : is commendable at any time,
but doubly so at present, and we are
glad that Auburn sixes are cars that
are truly economical."
Guaranty Truck Unit is
; Claiming Show Attention
Among, the several truck units
claiming attention of the show visitors
is the guaranty internal gear drive,
attachable to " many of the leading
popular motor car makes. This truck
unit is sold and distributed by the
Rothert Motor and Supply company
of -Council Bluffs, la., the manufac
turers' representatives, and during the
Omaha show have, leased temporary
quarters in the Paxton Hotel annex.
320 South Fourteenth street, at which
Jlace they will demonstrate. This
rm also handles Rogers Bros.' com
pany line of all-steel trailers. ,
Looking for f work? .Turn to the
Help Wanted ; Columns now. You
will, find hundreds of positions listed
there. .:k': i c ,
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SEVERE TEST FOR
BIG DEM TRUCK
Travels Nearly 1,000 Miles
Overland to Be Delivered to
Purchaser in New York
City.
The Denby five-ton truck being
displayed at the auto show by the
Card-Adams Motor company was giv
en one of the hardest tests to which
a heavy truck was ever subjected.
The first of the regular production
was taken overland to New York to
demonstrate what this heavy truck
could do on all kinds of country
roads. Carrying full load, it was driv
en to Pittsburgh, down through the
worst mountains of Pennsylvania to
Washington, and then up to New
York via Philadelphia.
The Hibberton avenue test hill of
21 per cent grade, the Turtle Creek
hill and the four-mile climb of Laurel
mountain were negotiated without
once using low pear, and without
once boiling the ccoling water. From
Youngstown, 0., nearly to Washing
ton, the road is a succession of hills
that are a continuous test of power,
cooling anl brakes.
On its arrival in New York the
truck was turned over to the pur
chaser, Arbuckle Brothers, and put
in the service of the Great Atlantic
and Pacific Tea company.
This trip not only proved the ability
of this latest Denby model, but it was
a striking demonstration of the prac
ticability of a properly built heavy
duty truck in long distance hauling
over all kinds of roads. It covered
nearly 1,000 miles over roads picked
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nationally noted for their ability to
bring out everything a truck pos
sesses. Twice it went around lighter
trucks, hopelessly "stuck," and pulled
them out. At the end of the trip It
was in perfect cpndition, ready to be
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Germans and Austrians :
Discharged From Army
Ayer, Mass., Feb. 27. Ninety-eight
Germans and Austrians have been dis
charged from the national army at
Camp Devens as the result of orders
from the War department to elim
inate all enemy aliens from canton
ments throughout the country.
Some of the men had risen to the
non-commissioned ranks and several
had taken out their first citizenship
papers.
Newburgh Ship Yard Saved
By Discovery of Bomb
Newburgh, N. Y., Feb. 27.-An at
tempt to blow up machinery in the
plant of the Newburgh Shipyards
company here today was frustrated,
but only after a guard had picked up
a bomb and hurled it out of danger.
It exploded and did some damage, but
not enough to delay work at the
plant.
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