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THE BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY, MAY 4, 1918.
SMITH OPPOSED
TO liJCdEASE IfJ
STREET CAR FARE
Company Should 'Stand 1 Its
Share of Expense Without
, Passing It- Along to
- - People of , Omaha, v s
.' Ed. P. Smith, allied candidate for
. city commissioner, declared himseJf
; opposed to the street railway cora
jiany'a increase in fares to 6 centa. He
made this statement in i speech- at
- sthe Ford Motor company' plant Fri
" dav afternoon
, "The street railwayjjs attempting
10 aaa $oou,uuv 10 me expense oi iw
. people of Omaha," said Mr. Smith. ;;
The total revenue of the company
" last year was $3,400,000. An increase
of fare from 5 to 6 cents would be
20 per cent or $180,000. The company
.has a surplus ia its treasury of $3S0k-
Bhej CUy News
O0O, It is paying 5 per cent to its pre
ferred stockholders and 4 per cent to
its common stockholders. It is dif
ficult to find any justification fpr tak
ing still more money from the people.
" , Everybody Feeling Pinch.
P 'Everybody and every business Is
" t1iniv th riinrh . ttit lava Thft
street railway no doubt is also feeling
the increae in expenses, but why this
'Should be passed on to tne people
who are already heavily burdened, I
cannot see. In view of the street rail
way company's financial condition? the
allied candidates, my self Included; are
op6osedsjto the proposed increase. v
V Mr Cmih .nnlr in favnr tf hit vine
the gas plant at a' reasonable figure
"atlthis .time, when it is not necessary
to pay anything for a franchise. He
' declared that the allied candidates will
' put a stop, to the reckless waste of
public money by the city admmistra-
. tion. . j '. " P . -.
Candidates Smith, Towl and Ringer
' of the allied ticket spoke Friday noon
at the Cudahy, Armour and Swift
- pcking plants. . . ?
v "Afa time like this it ought to be
' considered a crime to waste money
the way it is being wasted by tlje pres-
t ent city administration. This waste
lias gone on for years," said Mr.
Smith, "and ihis time to call a halt.
It isan opportune time for the
city to buy the gas plant It must be
acquired at a reasonable figure and
this can be done now, for the com
pany's franchise expires this yea?,"
added MrSmith.4M The Cost of water
. has been cut more than one-half, com.
Cared with what wepaid before we
ought the water plant I believe we
can bring about a greater reduction in
the price of gas if Ve buy the plant."
' , Mr. Ringer promised to vgive the
people a chaace to run ; their own
police department, instead of allowing
,h gang to run it"
Mr. Towl told of large sums of
i money wasted on public works be-
cause of the lack or a civil engineer
in the city council. He promised bet
: ter public works for less money if he
-ms elected. ' . ' -
Towl, engineer, tor commissioner.
Ut Boot Frist It Ntw Bmcob Prtoa.
Lighting FlxturefC Burftess-Graden
Ix-avra for New Tork--E. E." Btan-
fleld. buyer of men's furnishings at
Browning, King & Co., leaves tor
New York to place orders for fall.
Former U. P. Head Hero A. L.
Mohler, former president of the Union
Paclnc, now retired, ia In Omaha for
a brief visit. He has been residing in
Denver. "
Returns from East F. W Hoover,
buyer of men'a and boys' hats at
Browning, King & Co., aa been east
for the last, week placing order for
fall merchandise. a '
Prudent saving In war times is a
hostage for opportunities of peace.
Play sari by starting an account with
Nebraska Savings & Loan Ass'n,. 21)
& 18th St t-1 to $5,000 received. )
Leaves On Buiinz Trlri Mr. Fell-
Jmelmer of the Hartman Furniture and
Carpet company has just .left for
Grand Rapids and eastern markets, to
make extensive purchases in furnf
tpre and rugs.
Dentist In Dratt William Busch,
graduate of the Crelghton college of
dentistry in 1917. was Among the con-
,'tlngent to leave for Fort Logan Fri
day. - Busch has been practising in
Omaha since his graduation.
Nf CWt at Owl L. Stlss, man
ager of the Owl hotel, says Tom Ep
son, who reported to police that' he
was robbed of $5 by a negro woman
while in the Owl hotel, has never been
a guest of his establishment. ,
Ward. Awarded Damaged A Jury
in Aderal court Thursday night re
turned a verdict In favor of the plain
tiff in the case of K. B. Ward against
Frank W. Bacon for money for pro
fessional services. Ward was awarded
7,378, which was for the full amount
of the petition. -
Grain Firm Ask a Damages The
case of Nye,, Schneider Fowler com
pany of Fremont against the .Chi
cago and Northwestern Railroad com
pany for $5,640 alleged due them wilt
b heard in. federal court Monday.
The Fremont company is suing for
grain lost in transit
Asks New Trial Edwin T, Swobo
Is asking the district court for a new
trial in his suit against, the Douglas
Motors corporation, in which the Jury
returned a verdict for the defendant:
xne juougias Motors corporation ana
the Drummond Motor company
were sued for $92,000 by fiwobe. The
jury r warded him a verdict of 13
887.95 against the Drummond Motor
company. s '
AcoummI of Selling Morphine R. S.
TScott, 2305 Leavenworth street was
arrested last night by Detectives
Aughe and Holden. It Is alleged he
Violated the Harrison drug act He
will be turned over to the, federal au
thorities. Mrs. Charles Probasco, 2416
CapltolLvenue, arrested by the detect
ives for investigation, toy of buying
morphine front Scott Scott was
arrested several months ago by fed
eral officers and more than $5,000
worth of narcotics found in his pos
session destroyed. i
Fine flrcplnce goods at Bundefiands.
BakeV New Quartermaster,
1 , In Central Department
Washington, .May 3. Army orders
tnrlsv innniiiirM tli Hfetornatlnn rt
Colonel Channcey B Baker as de
partmental quartermaster of the cen
tral department with headquarters at
Chicago, relieving Lieutenant Colonel
SOUTH SIDE
plea for
bonds.
the
purchase of
Liberty
KELLY TELLS OF
GERMAN AIR RAIDS
MADE Oil LONDON
Nice, Quiet Cellar One pf
Things Much Sought After b'yi
People Wanting to Escape
Bombs. - (
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Before a large crowd, in the lobby
of the Exchange building, Friday
noon, Lew Kelly, comedian, told of
his experiences in London air raids,
made by the Germans. He said;
The first night I was inLondon I
started out fronj the hotel for a little
stroll about the streets. I don t know
what I expected to see, for the streets
were pitch darkas they are every
night. I had obt gone very far when
bells began to ring, and I heard peo
ple crying, 'Take cover V I didn't ask
any questions, but beat it back to the
hotel I don't know how the Huns
found out that I was in London.
Thought of Quiet Cellar.
"When a bomb from a German aero
plane crashed through the roo( of a
theater where I was playing one night,
I never longed for anything so much
as I did.for a nice, flniet cellar. There
was great excitement, but no panic.
After things had quieted down a lit
tle I picked up a few fragments of
the shell that were scattered about the.
stage for souvenirs." , f x
Many casualties are caused by peo
ple leaving shelter (during an air raid
just to see what is going on, forgetful
of the falling shrapnel sent up by the
antt-aircraft guns, Mr. Kelly said.
fhe Germans celebrated Christmas
eve by bombing two cemeteries in
tf.ast London. They will not even let
nie dead rest in peace.
"This is the warfare of the kaiser,
whose brain is as withered as his
hand," said Kelly.
Shells Whistle Overhead.
"The spirit of the Araerican sol
diers was illustrated," added Kelly,
"by the story of two Sammies who
were resting in a shell crater while
German shells were whistling over
their heads. 'Say, pal,' said one of
them to his comrade, 'Do something
to frighten me; I've got the hiccoughs
awfulbad.' "
Kelly witnesses IS raids in less than
three weeks. He said most of the Lon
don theaters are playing to capacity
houses in spite of the raids. The the
aters help to keep up the courage of
the people and afford comparative
safety, he said. Kelly made a strong
Sherrard Coleman.
30 SOUTH SIDE
MEN LEAVE FOR
FORT LOGAN, COLO,
Thirty mer. from the' South Side,
division No 2, left with the Omaha
contingent ci national army men for
Fort -Logan, Colo., Friday noon.
The men "assembled in the court
mom at fhe citv hall for final instruc
tions, and listened to short addresses
Mavor Dr.hlman and Commissiopei
Georee Parss. After presenting the
men with a ox of cigars, the mayor
said in part "You men ire going
awav to fiz'r.t for your country, to
helo out an end to militarism an I
afitnrracv. and when vou come back
and march up rarnam street witn uia
Glory, victory will be perched on its
banner. , -
t'l give you this promise from the
feeople of Omaha: We will standee
hind you in every effort, and to the
limit of our jMssjbilitiesv We will say
'good-bye' but not farewell.and when
you come back we willbe at tne sta
tion to wehome you."
- Every mar. wore "a white badge.
presentedby South Side citizens, bear
ing the inscription, "Our South Side
Boys: Division No. 2, Omaha, Ne
braska." The Union Stock Yards
company pn-sented each man with
several cans of smoking tobacco, sev
eral packagis of cigarets, papers,
matches, etc. ,
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SCOUTS TO PULL
STATE TANK OVER
MARK SATURDAY
Nebraska Far Over Quota
Campaign Officially Ends
May 4; Banks May Re-'
s porjby May '9.
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY.
N1SWONGER, Mr. Charlea E Friday even
ing. May 3, In the fiftieth year of hli Ufa.
Funeral tervlca will ba hold Sunday at
S p. m., In All Balnta' church. Interment
In Weat Lawn eemtery.
South Side Brevities
A commute of young Poltih women will
lv a' ball at Pulaakl'a hall Ssnday night
for the benefit of Polish volunteera who will
lave to join the Pollab-French army In
France.
A program for children will be riven at
the Social Battlement bouao Saturday after
noon at S o'clock, followed by folk dancing.
From 1 to S:S0 o'clock children'! dance will
bo given and from 8:3(V to 11 o'clock a dance
for adulti. The Russian 'Progressive club
will celebrate Russian Easter with a special
program Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock.
Lieutenant Vladimir Skobla of the Serbian
army, Chicago, will speak at the Serbian
orthodox church, THrtleth and S streets,
Sunday afternoon at o'clock and at ( at
night. This date la the Serbian Easter.
Lieutenant Skobla's visit to Omaha will be
In the Interest of Serbian recruits. He will
bo the guest of Rev. Paul Veljkov.
Liberty. Bonds Used in
Making Window Display
A window display of 16 Liberty
bonds of $50 denominations, bought
by employes of Jerry O Connor s
cafe, is shown at 213-15 South Twenty-fourth
' street. The four front
windows of the cafe are decorated
with insignia of Americanism, en
velooincr the Liberty bonds. Further
efforts are being made to increase the
number of bonds already purchased
by the restaurant employes.
&ust Fay Alimony.
Ilia Anthony, suing' Carmi F.
Anthony fo. divorce, alleges he re
ceives $400 a month salary, but has
failed, to support her -or their two
children, Maik William, 8 years old,
and Mary Jane, 4 years old.
"CLEAN-UP" DRIVE.
No. of Bonds. Amount.
Saturday 176
Monday' .......283
Tuesday 245
Wednesday 212
Thursday ., 138
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''Total ... ..1,054 $148,500
$ 37,750
31,100
24,700
33.050
21,950
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distributed through various agencies
the United States. - a v
The Nebraska Live Stocfc Insur-
r i t. ii T" t
ance company, ot wnicn w. e. How
ard is manager, purchased Jja.uuu
worth of bonds through thev State
Bank of Omaha,
John ConnorGiven 30 Days
Upon Complaint of Soldiers
'Upon the personal complaint of
Captain Kingsbury, in charge of the
military police, in police court Friday
morning, John Connor, 1207 Dodge
street, was sentenced to 30 days in
!ail on a charge of obtaining money
from soldiers under false pretenses.
Military police testfied that Con
nor accepted money fronheni with
which he was to bvy whisky.
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Girls Give Exhibition to ',
Boost Scholarship Fund
Girls of he Central High school
gym club gave an exhibition Friday
afternoon to boost the scholarship
fund. The prgram consisted of char
acter dartces. drills and fancy dances.
Pins were presented to the Allowing
girls for playing on the class basket
ball team for two years or more:
Elizabeth Picley, Eva Kornmayer,
Ellen Smith Josselyn Smith and
Margaret ThLmp,son ,
' '"The Store of the Town"
Browning King & Co.
Boy Scouts will give the state
"tank" a final pull Saturday noon
12:30, but just how far they will pull
it has not; been determined. Ne
braska is far over its quota in the sale
of Liberty bonds, with but two coun
ties not yet up to their quota. The
difference in figures given out by the
local committee and the Kansas City
reserve bank is the $2,000,000 which
last been subscribed by the Omaha
banks, but which has not yet been
reported to Kansas City.
The" campaign will officially end
May 4, but the banks have until May
9 to make their reports.
The Boy Scouts will make their
final rounds Saturday and hope to
complete thi cleanup campaign for the
entire city. '
Fort Band to Play
It is estimated the "tank" will stop
somewhere iiear the state headquar
ters at Thirteenth and Farnam streets.
Fort Crook band will furnish music.
Boy Scouts sold 138 bonds, totaling
$21,950, Thursday. During the cam
paign they have sold 1,054 bonds,
amounting to $148,500. -
The boys at the Orpheum theater
Thursday night were $2,300 worth
short of their quora, when a man in
the audience offered to make it up.
William Coons, son of - Charles A.
Coons, of the Paxton Mitchell com
pany, took the subscription. The
donor asked that his name be not
published. , ,
The first v district report to state
headquarters comes from C. E. Burn
han of Norfolk, Neb., chairman of
District No. 8. His district has sub
scribed $5,533,250, anV will increase
this total before Saturday night This
is an oversubscription for the district
of 56 per cent The showing by
counties is: Boyd, $260,000; Cedar,
$734,250; Cuming, $761.200. Dakota,
$170,000; Dixon, $556,600; Knox, $572,
050; Madison, $1,000,000; Herce, $794,
100; Stanton, $289,950, and Wayne,
$442,400. ,
Insurance Company Buys.
"The Mutual Benefit Life Insurance
company of New Jersey purchased
$5,000 worth of bonds through its
Omaha agency, a part of $6,000,000
SATURDAY
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We Will Demomtrate Our Buying P6wer in the
Woolen Market and Will Offer to th4 Public .
The Best Suits in
the Market
For Men ancTYoung Men, at
v
$1
.5
These Suits are made in our own workshop.
All New Spring Styles that fully measure
up to the Browning, King & Co.'s standard.
Come Saturday
And. Provide Yourself With Good Clothing for
the Future.
SEE DISPLAY IN 15TH STREET WINDOWS
Browning, fcng ,& Co.
GEO. T. WILSON, Manager.
1 "Be a Patriot Vote for City Commissioner
Next Tuesday."
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POLITICAL ADVERTISING.
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POLITICAL ADVERTISING.
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Read What General Crow
. der Says About Favorit-
ism by Members of
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Exemption Board.
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v The following appears In the Omaha
Daily Nevra of May 2, 1918, on Page 4.
Probe Exemption
Of Many '.Experts'-
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A Roundup otv "Skilled Farm
eiV and "Indispensable"
- ' Workers Ordered.
TO RECLASSIFY MANY ,
-.Washington, May 2.A na
tionwide roundup of draft regis
trants escaping military service
through unfair classification has
been ordered by provost Marshal
General Crowder. J '
The number of men who have
suddenly become "skilledarm
s ere" and "indispensable ; gov
ernment workers" has drawn the
eye of the war department
Every unfair case found will !
be reclassified and if the regis-!
, traht has escaped military serv
ice he will be sent to camp, Gen
eral Crowder said.
Many "experts" in govern
!ment work could be easily re-
placed by men outside draft age
arid by women, General Crowder i
believes. Cabinetof f icers have
asked exemption for many." -
Mayor Dahlmah and His Ticket
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VOTE FOR THESE SEVEN
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C. Dahlman
George Parks '
Charles H. Withnell
Joseph B. Hummel
Dan Bl Butler
Thomas Falconer
Tom P. Reynolds '
A Few Facts With- Reference
Opposing Candidates v
to
J. DEAN RINGER:
la a candidate who is asking for your vote as the "Lily White"
puritanic exponent of Blue lawism; says his record as a purist is evi-
denced by the fact that he was the attorney who prosecuted he case
in which Ryan and Pivonka were ousted from office for failure to per-
form their duty, and has not told you his associate1 on the ticket, Ed P.
Smith, in that same case defended Ryan and Pivonka and .sought to;
kep them in office. If 'Ringer's course was, good, Was E. P. Smith's
cause wrongful? Or was each working for a fee.
ED' P. SMITH: v
, , s Asks your vote as a political reformer. He was formerly private
attorney for Tom Dennison; legal representative of the teat estate held
: by the Storz Brewing Company until the state went dry; for some
' years devoted his time exclusively attorney for a gigantic coroora-
tion dealing in the necessities of life, yet he poses as a reformer.
W. G. URE:
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Alleges lack of economy in the management of city affairs. Ask
the poor stockholders who invested in the stock of the Jewelry Com
pany of which Mr. Ure was one of the moving spirits and lost 'their in
vestment, if they believe he is a modern economist.
Examine the records of the Scavenger tax sale, in which Mr. Ure
bought in at scavenger tax sale for much less than the face value of the ,
taxes, Mrre's real estate, had the sale confirmed 2nd then deeded
the property back to Mrs. Ure and had Mrs. Ure buy in his property at
the scavenger tax sale for much less than the face of the taxes, secured
confirmation and then deedfd the property back to Mr. Ure, all to tfhe
tune of hundreds of dollar, lost in taxes to Douglas County and the
Is this his style of economy? r ., ,
See records in Scavenger case. District Court, Douglas County. -
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HENRY .WULF: - v
Asks your Vote to eflable hint to change existing conditions, but
has not told you that he worked for the city of Omaha under the pres- -
ent administration for a period of two years and retired only in time to
make his campaign for the coming election. .'. 'i
Does-Mr. Wulf believe that it was bad management of public af-
fairs to retain him as an employe and for that reason asks you not to :
. ' re-elect any man who was in any way responsible for retaining him as
. ' an employe of the city? ,-' : N; .
ThesQ Are Facts Borne Out By the Public Records
; , Think ThenvOver Before You Vote .';