THE BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY, MAY' 8. 1920.
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REPORT OF URE
MISSES TRUTH,
DAVIDSON SAYS
President of Nebraska Power
Company Issues Reply to
Figures Read Thursday at
Council Meeting.
J. E. Davidson, president of the
Nebraska Power Co., asserts that
ther are many fundamental mis
takes in the figures attributed to
City Commissioner Ure in connec
tion with trie operations of the power
company. He declares that his com
pany has put $2,937,776.93 of new
money into the plant since 1915 and
he submits the following reply to
Mr. Ure's statistical statements:
,"The statement was made that
the company will earn as much as
14 per cent during the year 1920. We
wish that anything like this state
ment would be true. To begin with,
this claimed result was reached by
using a valuation figure, which not
only, omitted a $1,000,000 of the new
money put into the1 property since
1915, but which also loppfcd off about
$500,000 of the so-called Commercial
club report valuation, low as that
Mas.
Premises Is False. 1
"Furthermore, in reaching the con
clusion as to the revenue for 19241,
the first three months of the year
were taken typically, or as average
months, whereas everybody knows
that in a light and power plant Jan
uary, February and March are, three'
of the heaviest income months of
the year. "This is manifest because
the daylight period .is so short. In
other words, January, February and
March are not typical at all of the
average months' incomes throughout
the year.' It would have been just
as fair in estimating the income, say,
of Krug park, to take the income for
"the month of July and multiply it
hy twelve. "
1919 Earnings 6 Per Cent.
"3The statement was also riiade
that in 1919 we earned 13.7 per cent,
whereas as our ngi!rs submitted to
the council demonstrated that we acH
tuaiiy .earned less than o per cent,
even on the so-called Commercial
club valuation, brought to date, and
which valuation is far short of the
actual valuation.
"Some suggestion is also made
that the rates to tlic larger con
Miniers arc unduly low. The pre
vailing increased costs in operation
tiave somewhat upset the relation
between these large consumer rates
and the household rates and some
increase is due to restore a proper
relation. But the very important
fact is overlooked that the cost of
rendering service decreases as the
volume of power or light used is in
creased. For example, one indus
trial customer using 2,500 H. F. con
sumes the same amount of current
as 5,000 householders and I feel cer
tain that it is apparent to everyone
that thfs one large customer puts .he
company to much less exepensc
Practice is Not Unique.
'Tutting it another way, the
wholesaling of electric light or
power is of necessity on a lower fig
ure than the retailing of light or
power, for the same reason that
lower rates arc quoted by the rail
roads for less than carload ship
ments as against carload shipments.
The same identical coudition also
'obtains in th Metropolitan Water
district's charges, the large users
paying lower rates than the small
users. This fact is shown in every
annual statement issued by the wa
ter company. N .
"As a matter of fact, the volume
of light or power used by the large
industrial plants of the city ntake it
1 ossible to give to the household
ers of Omaha practically the lowest
rr.te given in any city of the United
States of anywhere near the same
I'Opulation."
Farmer Proves Too Smooth
For Three Confidence Men
. W. Stewart, a farmer living
near Arkansas City, Ark., listened
intently to the glib talk of three al
leged confidence men at Seventeenth
and Harney streets yesterday then
caused' " ir arrest. j
Stevl , told detectives the three
Strang (tried to sell him the Kee
line bt g.
"Se Mcmen are repainting "the
interior" now and it'll soon be a
model temple," one of the men is.
.-said to have told Stewart. "Five
thousand dollars down will handle
the deal."
Detectives. Trapp and Falmtag
happened nearby and listened in on
the conversation.
At Central police station the three
men gave their names and addresses
as Frank Wilson, Salt Lake City;
J. W. Adams, Minneapolis, and J. J.
Hillard, Lhickasha. Okl.
Opium Smoker's Outfit
Found in Woman's' Room
Opium, yenchi. drug pipes and
other paraphernalia used by drug
fiends to enter the land of dreams"
were found in the possession of a
young, well dressed woman giving
the name of Lena Scarborough of
Knoxville, Tenn., when she was ar
rested yesterday at the Hotel Con
ant. "
Detectives Trapp and Falmtag
made the arrest. She is being held
for investigation. The stuff inciter
possession was found in a suitcase
in her room at the hotel. She said
she came to Omaha from Knoxville
three days ago.
U. P. Job for Wilcox
i
L. T. Wilcox, formerly in the de
apartment of the commercial counsel
of the Union Pacific railroad at
Chicago, was appointed assistant to
R. R. Robertson, freight traffic mana
ger of the road yesterday.
To Lincoln Meeting
oe?e M. Ryan, assistant superin
tendent of public schools; Jeanette
McDonald and Mary 'Foster will
attend a session of the Nebraska
Woman's Educational club at Lin
coln Saturday night.
Some Free Seed Left
T. H. Weirich, superintendent of
the Board of Public Welfare, still
has a supply of garden seed9 which
'he will distribute free of charge to
those who will promise to plant
Eighteen Omahans Who
Fought With Pole Army
ill Arrive Here Today
Eighteen Polish soldiers who left
their homes in Omaha a year ago
with 300 others to enlist in the army
of Poland and fight against the
bolsheviki will arrive in Omaha at 8
o'clock this mowing.
They were among the first lot of
1.000 Polish soldiers who landed in
New york a week ago on their re
turn trip to their homes following
their discharge from the army
abroad.
A military band from Fort Crook
will meet the veteraiV at the Union
station and escort them in a body
to St. Francis parochial school,
Thirty-second and K streets, where
a reception will be held.
Farmer Says Auctioneer '
Bilked Him Out of $50
Varnel Gaer, a farmer of Wisner,
Neb., accused Charles Terrell, an
auctioneer, 3030 North Sixteenth
street, in CentraKpolice court yes
terday of theft of $50 the day before
inTerrill's place of business. Ter
rell is charged with grand larceny.
His hearing in police court will be
resumed today.
Gaer testified that when he pulled
his wallet from his pocket to count
out $50 to pa for a watch he had
bid on, -that 'Terrell "counted the
monev" for him.
Pioneer Omaha Resident -
Dies at Age of 80 Years
L. F. Nelson, 80 years old, pioneer
blacksmith at Thirteenth and How
ard streets when Omaha was a vil
lage, died Thursday at his home,
3612 Leavenworth street.
Mr. Nelson immigrated to this
country from Copenhagen, Den
mark, in 1871 and came direct to
Omaha. He retired, from acti;
work 15 years ago.'
Three daughters and two -sons sur
vive. I hey are: Airs. Heiuv
Mathison, Lincoln; the Misses Alic:
and Anna Nelson of Omaha; Dr. H.
A. Nelson, Omaha; and Fred Nel
son, Ulysses, Neb. ' h - '
Funeral services will'be held at 1
o'clock today at the residence.
Burial will be in Prospect Hill ceme
tery. v
Court Gets '"Hard" With
Speeders; One Loses Auto
George Hill. 4011 Cuming street,
was given a jail sentence of three
days in Central police court yester
day charged with exceeding the
speed limit. He was tined last lues-
day fc
street.
C. A. Langdon was ordered to pay
a fine of $7.50 and to give up his
car to police for 20 days. v Motor
cycle Policeman Swan" testified he
chased Langdon for six blocks
through the downtown section of
the city.
Twenty-three other persons were
fined for speeding.
day for speeding west on Center
How to Keep Baby
Smiling and Well 1
- See that the daily functions are regular and normal
r(5U can't expect the little '
ones to be happy and play
ful when the bead feels dull
and the stomach bloated. The
normal habit of children is to be
happy and when you notice them
cross and fretful you will usually
find constipation is responsible.
Perhaps they have missed that
daily function so necessary to
comfort and health. Look at the
tongue and see if the breath is
bad. Watch for belching. These
are the tell-tale symptoms of con
stipation. Tonight give" a little
of Dr. Caldwell a Syrup Pepsin,
which you can buy at any drug
store and it will act in the morn
ing and the troublesome symp
toms promptly disappear. .
Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is
combination of simple laxative
herbs with pepsin. Unlike the
harsher physios it acts gently and
without griping so that while
grownups can use it freely it can
also be given to a tiny baby with
perfect safety. Thousands of
American families would not think
of being without a bottle in the
house for the emergency arises
almost daily when it is needed.
In spite of the fact that Dr. Cold
' well's Syrup Pepsin is the largest selling
liquid laxative in the world, there
being over 6 million bottles sold each
year, many who need its benefits have
not yet used it. If you have not, send
your namend address for a free trial
bottle to Dr. W. B. Caldwell, 511
Washington St., Montiallo, Illinois.
4417 DOUGLAS STREET
Ydu'll Be Delighted With
These Wonderful Values
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Tailored
SUITS
They are a, little the best
ever announced by this
store. The styles are strik
ingly attractive and' the
assortments exceptionally
broad.
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VELOUR CHECKS
VELOURS POPLINS
GABARDINES
$55 to '65
Suits
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'65 to '75
Suits
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'79"to'98
Suits
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extraordinary values this
store offers in every depart
ment. You'll change your
mind about Credit Store
prices, for we'll demonstrate
the fact that in hundreds- of
instances you cannot dupli
cate our values in cash stores.
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One-Minute
. Store Talk
' "It's certainly a plaasura
to com into a Clothing
tor and how aari
oualy you have attempted
to keep prices within
reach. In view of the
fact that Clothing costs "41
of production have soared ;
tremendously, your retail
price are still . propor- . v
tionately lower than in
. any other line of goods
' told over the counters of
the world," - laid a man
who STUDIES the sub-
ject of production.
MEN WHO COMPARE
ARE BUYING CLOTHES
AND BUYING HERE.
JOHN A. SWANSON, Pres.:
WM. L. HOLZMAN, Treas.
SHOP EARLY STORE CLOSES AT 6 P. M. SATURDAYS
Sound Judgment Tells Men
To Accept Greater Nebraska9 s Verdict on
What's Best for Them
in Clothes
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They Know that Greater Nebraska has
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possible prices because it has deserved it.
They Know that this famous store's buy
ing power sways an influence that insures
the limit of purchaseable value today as
heretofore.
Ttien Know that, here's an organization
that devotes all of its energies to Just one
subject Good Clothes and that the
most of the good clothes are here.
SATURDAY, A REAL TREAT FOR MEN
AND YOUNG MEN OUR SHOWING OF
"Customized" Spring Clothes
AN EXPOSITION OF QUALITY APPAREL
UNEQUALLED IN THE WEST AT
$35, $40, $45, $50 to $75
'It
Young men's suits of style and charac
ter. Original models by foremost design
ers. Featuring a vast variety of distinc
tive single and double-breasted styles not
shown elsewhere.
- Men who stay; young, live-wire busi
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"Hard-to-fit" men of extra larfce or
small proportions, Stouts, Stubs, Short
Stouts, tall and slim or tall and heavy,
we've the telling range of sizes. A real
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EXTRA SPECIAL VALUES
teS&USA Spring Suits.$25$30
$35
' New spring models in worsteds, cassimeres and cheviots medium and dark c6lors single
and double-breasted styles. ' , . '
Spring Top Coats-Wonderfully Attractive Showing
Boys' tlothes,
$10 to $25
Many with ejetra pair , of .
Knicker Pants
Chesterfields, Semi-Fitted Coats, Double-Breasted Coats, Tweed
Coats, Knitted Fabric Coats, Suede Qoth Coats, Leatherette Coats
$20 $25 $30 $35 $40 $45 $50
Raincoat Specials,
$7.50 to $15
A smashing value demon
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HOUSE OF KUPPENHE1MER CLOTHES FASHION PARK CLOTHES SOCIETY BRAND CLOTHES
HICKEY-FREEMAN CLOTHES , ' " CAMPUS TOGS
, . The clothes of distinguished character are here.
Men's, Young Men', Boynd Cbildren'i Clothci Entira Second Floor, Main Bulldinf and Anna
Haberdashery Headquarters
and the Men's Spring Hat Store Supreme
Inspect our wonderfully attractive main floor selections of the little things men wear that count so big in Summer comfort and
- good appearance. From head to foot every item receives specialized attention to the extent of having a section to itself, so complete
and comprehensive is the variety. , ', . '
EA-GLE, MANHATTAN; YORKE,
BATES STREET, ALEXO SILK
AND NOVELTY SHIRTS
$2.50 to $18.50
JOHN B. STETSON, BORSALINO,
C. & K CONNETT AND MAL
LORY HATS FOR MEN
' $5.00 to $20.00
HURLEY CUSTOM SHOES, ARNOLD
GLOVE GRIP, ALL AMERICA AND
NEBRASKA SPECIAL SHOES
, AND OXFORDS
$7.50 to $20.00
Tell a Store by the Neckwear It Sells
Any man can "size up" style-headquarters by the way a store's neckwear stock "sizes up." We urge your judgment of
Greater Nebraska by today's magnificent assemblage of high-grade neckwear.
- NEW EMBROIDERED SPOTS NEW FLORAL NOVELTY SILKS
NEW WIDE FLOWING END, SCARFS
NEW CROCHETED SILKS
NEW NARROW FOUR-IN-HANDS
NEW CREPE SILK SCARFS
SEE OUR
WINDOWS
TODAY
.$1.00 $1.50 $2.00 $2.50 $3.00 $3.50 $5.00
JOHN A SWANSON.pbis
WM I HOLIHAN.t
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OUR VALUES I
ALWAYS 1
. CORRECT APPAREL FOR MEN AND WOMEN .
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