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THE BEE: OMAHA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 29, 1919.
TENANTS WILL
GIVE FACTS AT.
PROBEOF RENTS
Occupants of Apartment
Houses to Hear Explana
tions Why Their Rents
Were Raised.
When the councilmanic rent probe
is resumed tonight representatives
of tenants living in apartment
houses in every section of Oma
ha will be et the city hall to
listen to the explanations of land
lords why they have raised their rent
rates from 25 to 40 per cent for the
ensuing year.
These tenants also will hold them-
- selves in readiness to tell the story
from the standpoint of the occu-
. pants, should the city council's plan
sontemplate hearing both sides of
the question which has plunged the
entire city into a state of unrest bor
dering on exasperation.
Tenants to Have Say.
- "We will be there fully prepared,"
said an occupant of the Majestic
apartments, Sherman avenue and
North Eighteenth street. "It makes
no difference what attitude the coun
cil strikes, we will have something
to say which will be vitally to the
point."
,, All efforts to obtain explanations
from the real estate men and prop
erty owners so far have been fruit
less, it was pointed out. Landlords
simply have arbitrarily raised their
rent rates and let it go at that.
"Thev have made no attempt to
justify their actions," declared a
man, whose rent has been increased
45 per cent. "We have asked the
owner of the property to show
cause for this unusual advance. Our
request has been ignored. We were
told that if we did not like it, we
could move out."
I Charge Secret Agreement
Tenants are charging that there
is a secret agreement between the
- real estate men and apartment house
owners of Omaha to boost their
rates simultaneously so that the oc
cupants of rented buildings and flats
here will be unable to find relief
from the oppressive rates by mov
ing. "We are invited to move," de
clared one man, "but the members
of this combine know full well that
it is impossible for us to move into
i place on which a fair rental ha,s
been placed."
There has been considerable spec
ulation as to whether or not the
members of the city council will di
rect their efforts, when they resume
.their investigation, with a purpose of
ascertaining if a combine or con
spiracy exist between those who
control the for rent properties of
the city.
City Council Responsible.
A the single meeting held to
probe the rent situation a weekago,
it is charged that certtain members
of the council showed a disposition
to favor tjie property owners.
Should it,fvelop as a result ot the
ouncilnianic investigation that
sftch a combine does exist, then it
8 believed the duty of relieving the
iituation will devolve upon the coun
:il. , Members of the council have
not indicated what action they
would take in the event it is found
a 'combine has been formed in
Omaha for profiteering purposes at
the expense of tenants who have
been rendered helpless through the
designs of real estate owners and
agents.
If the council do not manifest
a better faith at their future sessions
than they displayed at their single
session held a week ago, it has been
agreed among the tenants who have
organized that they will have noth
ing further to do with the matter
so far as the city officials are con
cerned. They declare they will take
their cause direct to the district
;ourt.
Insist on Definite Stand.
Real estate men and also tenants,
it is said, will insist on the city
council taking' a definite stand. The
commissioners will be asked at least
to make a statement regarding their
investigation. "They will not be per
mitted to simply drop the matter
' without committing themselves as
to what the probe developed," said
one of the leaders in the revolt at
the Angelus apartments, Twenty
fifth avenue and Farnam street.
"Even if the city commissioners
- fail to make recommendations;
even if they are unwilling to take
the matter up with the proper court,
it is our purpose to put them on
record, if it is necessary to .call on
; the councilmen separately and in-
sist upon the publication of their
opinions."
x " Only One Session Held.
. The fact that only one session
has, been held -by the council to in
vestigate the rent situation is taken
'as indicative of the fact the probe
has not been actuated by the best
v motive, it was said.
"For weeks now a city-wide ap-
peal has being "going up by thou
sands of victims of this real estate
combination," declared an occupant
of the Drake Court apartments." The
only response which has come from
- the city hall was the announcement
of Mayor Smith that the council
. would go to the bottom of the mat-
" ter. ' We have been watching and
waiting. The council held a single
1 meeting. They did not make any
' headway. Mayor Smith seems to
have formed the idea that he was
i solving the high cost of living prob
lem with his mnutcipal stores. Dean
Ringer's grief is known to alL He
is a busy man. The other members
of the council have found plenty of
time in which to "talk, but they have
done , nothing. If their efforts are
not marked by more speed in the
. future than they have been in the
past, the investigation at the city
hall still will be in progress weeks
after the matter has been disposed
of in the district court"
Some More Raises.
" Notice has been served on the
lienants of the 25 apartments in the
TJndine building, 2652 Dewey avenue,
i-that their rents would be increased
October 1 from $35 to $42.50 and
.from $45 to $52.50 a month. The oc
.v cupants are given only 10 days in
which to accept or reject the propo
sition. This property is owned and
- rented by the Traver brothers. At
'i tention was called to the fact by one
;", i the tenants that the building was
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CITIES EAGER
TO GET LAVSON
PLANEJFACTORY
Milwaukee Enthused Over
Project, Says Head of Cham
ber of Commerce Indus
trial Bureau.
Lisbeth Hanneford, Equestrienne
Briej City News
Have Root Print It Beacon Press
Electric Washer Burgesi-Granden Co.
Omaha Gasoline and Oils "Best
in the Long Run." Adv.
Dr. Philip Levey has reopened hia
offices at 246-248 Brandeia Theater
building. Phone Tyler 4891. Adv.
"The American Stat Bank at 18th
and Farnfam pays Interest upon time
deposits and savings accounts."
Adv.
Couple Married Miss Florence S.
Smith and Joseph A. Svoboda were
married by Rev. Charles W. Savtdge
Wednesday.
"Your deposits in the American
State Bank are protected by the
guaranty fund of the state of Ne
braska." Adv.
Closed Monday The Carey
Cleaning Co., at 24th and Lake
streets, will be closed Monday all
day in honor of Labor day.
Indian Boy Leaves Chief Black
tail Deer, a 6-year-old fullblooded
Indian, who has been at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Roche for
several weeks, left Omaha Thurs
day for his home in California.
Double Wedding. Lee Otto Carl
son and Anna V. Jacobson, and
Oscar H. Jackson and Elva M. Har
rison, all of Oakland, Neb., were
married by. Rev. Charles W. Sav
idge Thucsday afternoon. They
were accompanied by Mr. and Mrs.
C. H. Mueller.
Company Bought Out Orchard
& Wilhelm company has prchased
the atock of M. Tatle & Son, for
many years dealers in exclusive fur
niture, art objects, silverware and
antiques. Since the ' death of M.
Tatle, his son, Ben Tatle, has con
ducted the business.
Wants License Revoked A re
quest that the soft drink license of
C. C. Grimmell, 2923 Spaulding
street, be revoked, was introduced
in city council at the instance of
City Prosecutor Murray. Grimmell
erected in 1916 and that no decorat
ing had been done on it since.
Public school teachers who have
been coming to the city for the past
two weeks are experiencing diffi
culty in finding places to live on ac
count of the prohibitive rent rates,
it was declared by Superintendent
Peveridge. Landlords have boosted
their rates so high, it is said, that
the limited salaries of the teachers
will not permit them to select
decent domiciles for the winter. It
is feared the schools will be handi
capped for teachers, some of whom
have indicated they would return to
their homes rather than meet the
demands of profiteering landlords.
was accused of the unlawful posses
sion of intoxicating liquor.
Thanked for Cannon The city
council adopted a resolution thank
ing Maj. Ben Gallagher for the cap
tured Austrian cannon which he
presented to the city and which now
stands in front of the city hall. A
brass plate will be attached with the
name of the donor and a history of
the cannon.
Unidentified Man Taken 111 An
unidentified man was found on the
railroad right-of-way west of Rals
ton last night, apparently ill. He
was taken to Ralston on a handcar,
from which town he was brought to
the county hospital, where he is in
a serious condition. His name has
not been learned.
Bee Expert to Talk Dr. W. A.
Atkins, field agent in bee culture for
the United States Department of
Agriculture, will give several demon
strations and speak on the culture
of bees at the W. A. Jenkins' apiary,
near the Carter Lake club, Saturday
afternoon, September 6. Dr. Atkins
is one of the foremost authorities on
bees in this country.
Sixtieth Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Henry C. Leeder, 1829
Twenty-first street, celebrated their
60th wedding anniversary Wednes
day night at the home of their son,
Lewis J. Leeder, 2565 Pratt street
The celebration was attended by
three sons, two daughters, 18
grandchildren and four great
grandchildren. Mr. Leeder is 84
years old and his wife is 79. Both
are healthy. They were married in
Central City, 111., August 27, 1859,
and came to Omaha in March, 1887.
Modern Woodmen Picnic
at Krug Park Saturday
Modern Woodmen of America and
Royal Neighbors of the Second Con
gressional district, representing over
10,000 members, will hold their an
nual picnic at Krug park Saturday,
with the usual races and contests
which make a picnic complete. Cash
prizes are up for all contests.
Director F. R. Korns of Iowa will
deliver an address during the after
noon. State Deputy E. E. Kester
of Lincoln will be present with
three reels of motion pictures show
ing the grounds and workings of the
M. W. of A. sanitarium which is lo
cated at Colorado Springs. In con
nection with this picnic, 200 or more
members will be initiated on the pic
nic grounds in the evening. Admis
sion tickets to the park will be fur
nished free to the members and
their friends.
Ticket Sale Resumed.
The Union Pacific railroad late
yesterday received word that the
sale of tickets for California points
had been resumed.
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Look for the Traffic Truck
On exhibition at the State
Fair Live dealers wanted.
Mid-West Truck & Motor Co.
Distributors -40th
and Farnam. Omaha, Neb.
The Lawson Airline Co., which
plans to make Omaha the principal
stopping place for its transconti
nental passenger planes, is the chief
topic for conversation in Milwau
kee, Wis., according to J. M. Gillan,
head of the industrial bureau of the
Omaha Chamber of Commerce.
Mr. Gillan returned to Omaha
after a visit to Milwaukee and
Chicago. The Milwaukee Chamber
of Commerce is lending the Lawson
project every available aid the city
affords, in the hope that the airline
factories will be located there, Mr.
Gillan says.
"The project is not considered a
mere experiment there," said Mr.
Gillan. "It is treated as a business
proposition and Milwaukee does not
underestimate the value of the com
pany's factories there."
Mr. Gillan did not see the giant
Lawson plane which recently made
a successful test flight at Milwaukee,
but heard glowing descriptions of it
by many who had. It is the last
word in air crafts, and will afford
its 26 passengers every luxury of
travel, including sleeping, quarters
and dining facilities during the trip
from coast to coast, and still tbe as
safe as any craft which ever plied
the air, according to experts who
have seen it.
Edward C. Croft, who will tell Bee
Divorce
Courts
Lulu Nickels says in a petition for
divorce filed in district court, that
when she tried to prevent her hus
band, Benno Nickels, from taking
their child to his mother, she was
so seriously injured that she had to
go to the hospital. They were mar
ried in 1916.
William Gurnett, 2S69 St. Mary's,
avenue, filed suit in district court
for adivorce from Esther Gurnett
on the ground of cruelty.
Richard Hodder left his wife and
two children to enlist in the navy
during the war. He alleges in a peti
tion for a divorce from Kate Hod
der, filed in district court, that when
he returned he found she was not
true to him.
Immediately after their marriage
her husband deserted her and she
hasn't seen him since, says Laura
Whalen in a petition for a divorce
from Dean Whalen, filed in district
court. The wedding took place just
two weeks ago, Rev. Charles W.
Savidge officiating.
Roy Lucas asked. the district court
yesterday for a divorce from Lula
Lucas, who, he alleges, deserted him
January 1, 1917. They were married
in 1916 in St. Paul, Minn.
Mollie Dryer charges Charles
Dryer with non-support in a petition
for divorce filed against him yester
day in district court. They were
married in 1909 in Superior, Wis.
readers of experiences during the
maiden trip of the first passenger
airplane in this country, is waiting
anxiously for the day when the
plane will "hop off" from New York.
TAFT RECEIVES
ANNUITY FROM
CARNEGIE WILL
Lloyd-George Also Remem
bered in Steel King's Will,
Which Partitions Estate
of $30,000,000.
New York, Aug. 28. Having giv
en away more the $350,000,000 dur
ing his life, Andrew Carnegie died
leaving a fortune of between $25,
000,000 and $30,000,000, according to
his will which was filed for probate
here today. It was his oft-repeated
intention to die a poor man
The will disposes of $960,000 to
public and charitable institutions
and leaves annuities of approxi
mately $300,000 to friends and rela
tives, including $10,000 cash for
former President Taft and Premier
Lloyd-George of England and $5,000
each to Mrs. lheodore Roosevelt
and Mrs. Thomas J.' Preston,, wid
ows of former presidents.
Mrs. Carnegie, his widow, and his
daughter, Margaret (Mrs. Roswell
Miller) were provided for during
his lifetime. This is set forth in a
clause of the will which reads:
Mother's Love Best Guide.
"Having years ago made provi
sion for my wife beyond her de
sires and ample to enable her to
provide for our beloved daughter,
Margaret, and being unable to
judge at present what provision for
our daughter will best promote her
happiness, I leave to her mother
the duty of providing for her as
her mother deems best. A mother's
love will be the best guide."
bums ranging from $600 to $2,000
are willed to household servants, the
amount depending upon length of
service. To Robert A. Franks, sec
retary to Mr. Carnegie, was be
queathed the house and ground he
now occupies at Llewellyn Park, N.
J., and to George Irvine, a former
butler, was left a pension equal to
one-half his salary while in Mr.
Carnegie's employ.
Mr. Carnegie directed that should
his wife survive him and should any
bequests or directions of the will
become ineffectual or invalid for any
reason, his wife should receive ab
solutely any such property.
The will stipulates that each of
the legacies is given on the express
condition that the beneficiaries
should not take part in any legal
proceedings having for their object
the defeat of any part of the docu
ment It is also stipulated that gifts
to any beneficiary violating this con
dition are to be revoked and revert
to the residuary legatee.
Arsenic Found in Meal
ServedChicago Crowd
Chicago, Aug. 28. Arsenic was
found today in samples of coffee
taken from a downtown lunch room,
where 30 persons were poisoned
yesterday, according to Health Com
missioner Robertson He expressed
the opinion that someone had put
poison in the coffee urn with mali
cious intent and the police were
asked to search for the guilty per
son. It is expected that all of those
taken ill after eating at the restau
rant will recover.
German Soldiers Arrest
British Mission Members
Copenhagen, Aug. 28. Three
members of the British mission to
Lithuania were arrested by German
soldiers and taken to Mitau, accord
ing to Riga dispatches to the Let
tish press bureau. The Bhitish mis
sion to Riga subsequently secured
the release of the men.
PLANTING SEED
OF INTERVENTION,
MONDELL SAYS
Administration Endeavoring
to Force Congressional
Action on Mexico, He
Charges.
Wash'ngton, Aug. 28. Represent
ative Mondell, Wyoming, in the
house Thursday charged that the
"administration is planting the seed
and adroitly endeavoring to create
the sentiment for intervention in
Mexico."
Such a conclusion, he asserted,
cannot be escaped by "anyone care
fully reading the newspapers."
"The plain effort is being made on
the part of the administration to
create a situation on which congress
will be compelled to act," he de
clared, adding that "carefully pre
pared", information regarding inter
vention was being spread through
out the country."
He referred to the War depart
ment's plans for an army reorgan
ization on the basis of a force of
570,000 officers and men, asserting
such a force was too large, but that
there "need be no fear that congress
at least the republicans would
approve it."
"This congress, at least the repub
lican members," declared Mondell,
"will not approve any program that
will cost over a billion dollars a
year."
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in the world is that portion of Egypt
between the two lower falls of th
Nile. Rain has never been known to
fall there.
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