Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, August 06, 1918, Page 3, Image 3
V fSE BEE: OMAHA, TUESDAY, AUGUST 6. 1918. Nebraska STATE LEVY FOR TAKES SLIGHTLY LOWERJHIS YEAR Doard of Equalization Fixes It At Three Mills, or Eight Tenths Mill Less Than fear Ago. From a Staff Correspondent Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 5. (Special.) One thing has not gone up because of the war and that is the state levy for taxes. The board of equalization today decided that it would be three mills. Last year the levy was 3.08 mills and the year before 3.04 mills. But this year appropriations which will lapse because the funds have not been used, will allow the board to cut the levy slightly. The largest fund to lapse will be the national guard ap propriation, which will be approxi mately $135,000. Other appropriations like the one for foot and mouth dis ease work will place the total fund to go back into the state general fund at $250,000, according to Governor Neville. Four counties have failed to report, but as this was the last day for the board to make the levy the board es timated the amount of assessed valu ation of Box Butte, Cheyenne, John son and Gage, the four delinquent counties, and set the assessed valua tion of the state at $368,000. " Potatoes Are to Be Made Into Flour By New Gordon Company (From a Staff Correspondent.) Lincoln, Aug. 5. (Special). A company to manufacture potato flour has been formed with headquarters at Gordon, articles of incorporation be ing filed by A. D. Shipp of that place, with the secretary of state today. The articles show the capital stock of the company to be $200,000 with C. H. Seiquist of Gordon, president; . D. Shipp, secretary-treasurer and also manager and Richard Borne of Rush ville, William Mathes of Clinton, George Lees of Gordon, Amil Bloom of Rushville and Walter Anderson of Gordon, directors of the company. CaA. Sorenson of Lincoln is at torney. The mill will cost $30,000 and is said to be the second one in the United States making flour from po tatoes. The spuds are cooked and mashed and then allowed to dry and then ground into flour. It is expected to have the mill in operation by No vember 1. Medical Missionary Return on Furlough 1 Falls City, Neb., Aug. 5. (Special.) Drs. Francis and Emma Boose Tucker have arrived from TehcHow Tung, China, where they have been for seven years as medical mission aries. They have served China in that capacity for 15 years and in that time have had two furloughs. The one they are now taking will be of two years' duration. Dr. Francis Tucker will enter a school in the east for two years' study under the John Rockefeller fund. Drs. Tucker have four children born in China, who accompany them. They will go to New Hampton, Mass., to report to the congregaton that sup ports them as missionaries. Brother Accuses Winsloyv Man in Sedition Trial Fremont, Neb., Aug. 5. (Special Telegram.) Fred Langwisch and Fred Borcherding, Winslow business men, were each bound to the district court on charges of sedition at their preliminary hearing before Justice of the Peace A. K. Dame here today. Their bonds were fixed at $1,000 each. Martin A. Borcherding, brother of one of the defendants, came up from Fort Omaha, where he is a member of the balloon school, to testify against Langwisch and his brother. Neither of the accused took the stand. They are charged with saying that the United States had no business to get in the war as "Germany had told us to keep off the seas." Plainview Dedicate!; a Community Service Flag Plainview, Neb., Aug. 5. (Special.) A service flag with 117 stars was unfurled and dedicated last night. The flag was procured by the Girl Scouts. Rev. Charles P. Lang pre sented the flag and Mayor Schoe naur accepted it Rev, Buerger de livered a eulogy on the first golden Star in the flag, and the oration was delivered by Judge R. E. Evans of Dakota City. Son of Beatrice Woman . Killed On Battle Front Beatrice, Neb., Aug. 5. (Special Telegram.) Mrs. Clare Rorebaugh of this city today received word from the War department that her son. Allen, 17 years old, and a member of Company F. United States Regulars, had been killed on the western front fighting with the American troops July 19. Mrs. Rorebaugh has four other sons in the war, two of them being stationed at Camp Cody. Governor Expresses His Appreciation of Dr Weber Lincoln, Aug. 5. (Special.) Dr. . E O. Weber has resigned as a mem ber of the State Council of Defense, having been called into active military service. In accepting Dr. Weber's resignation. Governor Neville com plimented him for his services. Twin Brothers Enlist. Fremont, Neb., Aug. 5. Willie and Carl Egbers of Uehling. twin broth ers, made application to the draft board for enlistment in the limited service for mechanical training at the Utah state farm. , The two young men, with two other brothers, have been operating a large farm near Uehling. They had been given de ferred classification owing to agri cultural pursuits. Nine draft regis trants have applied for admission to tit Utah school I Brie j City News Flee Fans. $8. Burgesa-Granden Co. Have Koot I'rlni It New Beacon Press. Vote for John M MncFarland, re publican state senator, at primaries. Adv. Henry W. Dunn, republican candi date'for county commissioner, First district Adv. Lieut. Mahoney In Omaha. Lieut Tom Mahoney, formerly chief clerk to the Inspection department of the Omaha Oram exchange, is In from Fort Snelling on a furlough. Candidates Knilorsctl At Its meet Ine Sunday afternoon he Loyal Re publiran club endorsed McKelvle for governor. Jefferts ror oonsrress, CiarK for sheriff arid Shotwell for county at torney. Files Bankruptcy Petition Petition In voluntary bankruptcy was filed in federal court Monday by Reuben I Brown, a proper, 1404 South Sixteenth street. He sets forth liabilities of $5,447.95 and assets of $11,297.82. Visits In Omaha First Lt. Carl F. Swanland. stationed at Camp Cody, is visitinsr his wiTeu parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Howard Forty-elehth and DouKlas streets. He has orders to get ready to so overseas at once. Omaha Quartet Sings. The Asso ciation quartet, four youn? men from the Omaha Young Men's Chris tian association, under the direction of George W. Campbell. gave two concerts In Blue Hill Sunday, the last day of a five-day Rednath ehantaoua, NIRson Receives Call Otto Nllsson. called as a clerk In the union ticket office of the railroads, has received another call, this one being to enter the service of Uncle Sam. and tonight, with 60 other Nebraskans, he will leave for Syracuse, N. T., to take training for limited service. Nllsson, a long time ago, tried to enlist, but was rejected" as being "physically unfit." Home- on Furlough. William J. Burnell, 6606 Wirt street. Is home form the Great Lakes naval training station, where he completed an 8- months course which entitles him to the classification of first class ma. chinist of the aviation branch. Bur nell is a native Omahan and Is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Burnell, 1817 Lake street. He will return to his station on Saturday night POLICEMEN ON SOUTH SIDE TO ABOLISH COATS Decide That Cruelty to Animals Is No Worse Than Cruelty To Patrolmun, When Sun Shines. "What would you think if you sv a man driving a horse down the street with a blanket on its back when the mercury has soared past the century mark?" This is what perspiring policemen at the South Side station are asking as, with a heavy coat on their back, they pace the fiery sidewalks in the glare of the midsummer . sun. Al though an ordinary civilian may ven ture upon the street in a cool white sport shjrt, yet if an officer of the law dared appear coatless an official axe would be likely to just miss his head. South Side patrolmen have never theless decided to walk their beats coatless and if-need be to roll their sleeves up to the elbow. "Kindness to animals" should also apply to policemen is their belief. Expressman Arrested While Transporting Big Load of Booze John M. Looney, proprietor of an auto delivery company in 2112 F street, was arrested Monday and is being held for illegal possession and transportation of intoxicating liquor. Police found several barrels of whis key in his automobile containing 243 pint bottles. The barrels were la beled "baking powder." He was re leased on $200 bond for his appear ance in police court. He refused to divulge for whom the liquor was being transported or where it was purchased. The barrels were labeled in the name of Smith Brothers of Kansas City. Police allege the liquor was con signed to Simon Bros., wholesale grocers at Twelfth and Jackson streets, and was being delivered from the freight house. South Side Brevities High wages may not last always. Open a Savings Account now with the Live Stock National Bank, 24th and N. Telephone South 800 and order a case ot Oma or Lacatonade the healthful, refreshing Home Beverage, delivered to your residence Omaha Beverage Co Mrs. George Feeling and daughter, Lil lian, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Walter Lake. They expect to be here for about three weeks. Carl R. Karlqulst, son of Charles O. Karlqulst. 4324 South Twenty-first street, has enlisted In the navy and left last night for a training school in San Francisco. Cal. John Covalt of Broadwater, a patron of the local llvu stock market for 30 years, brought a load of cows to market yester day. Conditions in the west ure reported as favorable. Ed Moore, 2424 Deer Park boulevard, was Injured Saturday night at Thirty-third and Q streets when be was struck by an eastbound street car. I. C. Gallup, auctioneer, and O. J. Boyle of Omaha have been engaged to conduct a range horse sale at Gillette, Wyo., Au gust 12 and 13, under auspices of the Wy oming Horse Growers' Protective associa tion. Frame houses In the vicinity ot Thirty sixth and Orexel were in danger yesterday afternoon when a lot of dry weeds caught fire from matches with which some boys ,were playing. Because of the lack of water In that section of the city and the parched condition of the neighboring houses a se rious fire might have occurred had not the chemical squad extinguished the blaze In time. Three loads of hogs sold for HMO yes terday at the South Side live stock mar ket This la the top price for the year and the highest since October 1, 1917. The top for the Omaha market Is 20 cents above yesterday's top and was made on August 1 ot last year. Nearly 20 head nere sold at the top price yesterday and were handled by different commission men. U-134 no. It's not a U-boat's number but merely that of the first government license to arrive at the Union stock yards It Is an ordinary piece of legal paper stat ing that the Union Stock Tarda company of Omaha may do business under govern ment regulations. Although the yards sup posedly came nnder government regulation July 25, this Is the first license to arrive here. Commission men and dealers have not even been advised of the exact regula tions under which they will opsrete. SOUTH SIDE SAM BURNS TO RESIGN SCHOOL BOARDJUTIES Members to Choose His Suc cessor at Next Meeting; Changes in List of Teaching Staff, v Sam Burns, member of the Board of Education, resigned last night on a plea of lack of time because of busi ness. His successor will be named at the next meeting, i Miss Belle Ryan, assistant super intendent of schools, was reelected and given a raise in salary of $300, making her salary for next year $2,- tw. ine cnange win Dt enective from the first of this iionth. Seven members of the board were present and disposed of the business in a brief time. Several changes in salary were approved and a number of teachers placed on the assigned list. A motion providing for a teachers institute to give the new teachers fur ther training was approved. Super intendent Beveridge will have charge of the institute, which will engage some eastern speakers. Salaries Readjusted. Mrs. Wirts, who has a class of de fectives at the Comenius school, was re-engaged at a salary of $900 per annum. Changes in the pay ot the follow ing teachers have been made: Myra Reddan, $960; Margaret Woodruff, $900; Lvdia Henni, $780; Emma Palin, $720. Mrs. F. Ada Tucher and Miss Minta B. Cooley were placed on the retired list. Miss Ora Russell was named assist ant supervisor of penmanship. Ethel Pope and Teresa Hoye were placed on the elected iist. Night school teachers will receive $40 a month. i Andrew Nelson, teacher at the Cen tral High school, was given a vear's leave of absence because of his en listment in the army. Edith Dahl strom, who will do Red Cross work; Catherine Wilcox, who has taken a government position in Washington, D. C, and Marie Foley and Marie Matthews, who will do Red Cross work, were given similar leaves of absence. Park School Nearly Ready. The New Park school will be ready by September. Equipment is being moved in at present. The committee on buildings will attend tc the wreck ing of the old structure. The annex will be moved to Mason school. The following teachers have been placed on the assigned list: HIGH SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL Emma Chrlstensen. Kstelle Evans. . Mary Collard. Grace Gannon. Helen Lane. , Pearl Pratt. Ada Ryan. Marguerite Walker. H. v. Wendland. Sarah Canfleld. ELEMENTARY DEPARTMENT Bertha Anderson. Mabel Bemls. Elizabeth Bllefrnlch. Llllle Brandhorst. Hazella Brazil. Margarte Cable. Alta Cole. Christine Conner. Margaret Dazey. Ida Dusatko. Vesta Ferguson. Goldle Gellehon. Elizabeth Henderson. Eleanor Ingersol. Martha H. Johnson. Helen Matthews. Lulu Mltchel. Mabel Mortenson. Anna Purcell. Edith Sanden. Vesta Thornton. Flora Woods. Grace Crosby. Isabel Doran. Arabella Evans. Marguerite Francis. Helen Gooklns. Hazelle House. Hazel E. Johnson. H. Velma King. Helga Mlcheison. Mary Morrow. Ida Munson, Luclle Reld. Irene Sprague. Flora Wlrth. Hold Funeral Servises for George Pundt on Tuesday Funeral services for George Pundt, former Omaha man who died at St. Louis, will be held Tuesday. The body will arrive Tuesday morning at 10:35 over the Wabash. The funeral will be direct from the train with services at Prospect Hill cemetery! where the body will be buried in the family lot. Pall bearers will be: Arthur Metz. Albert Cahn. Albert Krug. Charles L. Deuel. C. A. Grlmmel. H. A. Raapke. Thirty-Eight South Side . Negroes Leave for Camp South Side exemption board sent 38 colored selccti.e service men to a southern camp early Monday morn ing. Thirty-five were local men and three were from boards in other cit ies who were in Omaha when induct ed. The men went to the court house at 7 o'clock, where they joined the other contingent. Judge Slabaugh spoke to the men before leaving. Thousand Dollars Raised at Armour Girls' Dance More than $1,00C was raised for the comfort kit fund at the carnival and dance given Saturday night by em ployes of the Armour Packing com pany. The affair exceeded the best hopes of the SO girls of the comfort kit society who conceived it and as a result Armour employes as they march off to the training camps will be given comfort kits and little luxur ies while they are training and after they are "over there." 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At both services, collections will be tak en up for the benefit of the local branch of the Volunteers of America. Council Pauses a Moment to Sit in Silent Prayer City council committee of the whole paused a minute during proceedings on Monday morning, to sit in silent prayer for the success of the allied armies. Among those who sat in silence were Norris Brown, J. E. George, Edward Baird, Elmer E. Thomas, Conrad Voung, L. J. TePoel, Byron Hastings, R. M. Switzler and Spike Kennedy. das Stores Each A GIFT TO SOMEONE? to $5.00 Watch Your Stomach In Hot Weather A Cool, Sweet, Strong Stomach Your Best Safe- 4s . guara Against bummer Sickness "Kt VOOt shrmnnh In anrA rrvlr. in Older caring the hoi eumma m jniiu and you wi J Lave iitth to tear in toa way ot eicirneda" tte aavioe many pbysisiana give as hot w&athsr apprjacbea. tab-d, sennd, cemmon veaao advice, too. 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