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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 4, 1921)
THE BEE : OMAHA, FRIDAY, MARCH -1, llJ21. 5 r 1 1 Raise in Block Rates of Power Co. Suggested Assistant General Manager Asserts That Such Increase Lead Large Users - lo Install Own Plants. The minuteness with which or ;ratinn costs of a large plant may be computed makes jfven a city com missioner "stop, look and ksten," as ccurred yesterday afternoon during '.lie electrict light and power rate icarinpr before the city council. W. J. Henderson of New York City, expert for the company, con cluded his testimony and V. S. Robertson, assistant general man iger, took the stand and was ex amined by Corporation Counsel W. J. Lainbert. Mr. Robertson stated that during tV19 the approximate operating cost ivas 1.8741 cents a kilowatt-hour for )he entire electrical "energy produced nd of that average there was an iverage cost of .778 cents a kilowatt nour for coal. He explained that this operating cost did not include any allowance for depreciation or return on the investment. ' Block Bates Undetermined. The present city ordinance de termines the maximum rate ,of 6 cents a kilowatt hour, but does not stipulate what block rates the com pany may charge below the initial charge. . The company, however, has adopted a block system of rates. In its application for Increased rates, tvhich is now before the couacil, the company seeks to increase the iu- ttiai rate irom o to cents a Kilo watt hour for ordinary light and power purposes, and to adopt a graduated schedule, according to the amount of current used, a month. Jn that connection the coropration counsel asked Mr.' Robertson yes terday afternoon whether it would be possible for the company to re tain its existing initial rates and re vise its block rates In such a man ner that the increased revenue de sired might be earned. Difficulty in Increase. Mr. Robertson agreed that prob ably most of the necessary increased revenue might be obtained in that manner and he explained the diffi culties of increasing the rates to large consumers who ''have steam plants which might be equipped eco nomically for the production of electrical energy. The point Mr. Lambert wanted to bring out was the possibility of ar ranging the proposed increased schedule of rates so that more of the increase might be brought against the largo consumers. A specific instance" of the effect of the proposed increased schedule was given in the case of the Maney Mill company, at tht request of Mayor Smith. Mr. Robertson ex plained that this company paid $26, 876 last year for its electrical serv ice irk connection with a 500-horsc power motor and that urttfer the pro posed schedule this company would pay $37,458 this year, based on the spie amount of service, i Selling -Below Cost. ' The examination brought out the statement that, current was being supplied to the Metropolitan Water board, the Maney Mill and the Oma ha Flour Mills at a cost a kilowatt hour less than the actual coal cost, due to coutracts made before oper ating costs reach thetr recent peak. Mr. 5 Robertson explained to thc couneil the advantages derived from the service iveu by the American Power & Light company. The rcV ating costs reached their recent peak, company and the tjittzen's Gas & Electric company ot Council Bluffs were also explained. The hearing will be resumed to- d3J; Man Demands Pay for Attending Funeral Demanding pay for attending his f broUer-in-law's funeral, J. L. Og den of Chicago filed a bill for time lost, railroad fare and meals, yes terday in county court against the estate of Dwight Haun, who died in Omaha. September 26, 1920. .Haun left an estate of $2,000. , ; The item for the four days spent in attending the funeral is as fol lows: "Wages, four days at 8 cents an hour, time and' a half after right hours (worked 12 hours a day), $12.18 a-day, or $48.72. Meals cost $18. cab hire, $8; cartage, $1.80; telephone calls, $5.35." . The total bill is $183.8f. -, Canadian Liquor Men May Be Prosecuted Here Canadian liquor dealcjrs who caused the arrest of four Omaha men for alleged theft of liquor in Golds borough, Sask., may face arrest when they come to Omaha Saturday to appear against the quartet, said Gene O'Sullivan, their attorney, jestefday. According to confidential informa tion from' the federal building, the . Canadian, liquor merchants, w ho en gaged in international liquor fcaffic, my be charged with conspiracy to violate the liquor laws of this country. ' v Hearing of Bart Williams, Axel L. Fearson, Wiley Compfon and Jack -Howard for probable extradition to - Canada will be held Saturday in federal court. Deaths and Funerals Funeral services for Michael Currtu L'svls. 75, will be held at the home,' 1631 Kmtnet street, Friday moraine It l:W, a nd at Sacred Heart church at 9. Burtsi will b In Holy Seruleher cemetery. Mr. Dvl is survived s by hi' widow, live daughters and three sons. Tuners! sorvien lor James SalHvan, who died Saturdav, will be heldFriday afternoon at 2 in tha Burket chapeU :?0t Leavenworth street. Funeral services for Mrs. J. R. Hunter, loii-tim Omaha resident, will b held at 1 o'clock Saturday, at tha First Pres byterian church. She died Wednesday night at the- home of her son, R. C. Hunter, 817 South Thirty-sixth treet, Funeral services for Sirs. Charlotta FredriKa Sanderholm. who died March 1 of pneumonia, will be held at I o'clock Sun day afternoon. In the Swedish IWls'ion ilrch. She had lived in Omaha since im. Funeral services for Mrs. Lucretia Span, fr Bradley. Omaha public school teacher, who died Tuesday, will be held at 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon at Cole-McKay's chapel, 261 Farnam street. Mrs. hradley was a member of the Omaha Woman's eluh, the D. A. It. and the First Central Congregational church. - ak ...' Ends Life After Losing Heavily in GrainDeals V sv ,1 o I : Grain Man Kills Himself Because Of Heavy Losses Emil Rothschild Turns on Gas In Kitchen of Home; Life less Body Found . , By Wife. Heavy losses on the board of trade are believed to have, caused the despondency of Eaiil Rothschild, well known Omaha grain man, who was found dead... early yesterday raornitfg in the kitchen of his home, 114 South Fifty-first street. Gas 'asphyxiation caused death. Mr. Rothschild's lifeless body was found by his wife on an improvised bed. ' Six jets of a gas range nearby ; misunderstand our purposes and were wide open. Keyholes in the ' you may m;fkc any use of. this mes doors and window crevices had bceu.1 sage that will correct the. misunder- stuffed with paper. ' standingv Notes left by Rothschild to his . , , , . ) attorney, Henry Monsky, his v. ife dim a jiicuii, w nude iictuic was uui disclosed, told of financial reverses Commotion over the finding of the body awakened Richard, 6-ycar-old son. "Daddy; I want my daddy," was his plaintive cry as he embraced his sorrowful mother. V Mr. Rothschild had been a grain man all his life. He came to Omaha five years ago from Atlantic la. In Atlantic he operated a cash grain market, but after the war began he moved to Omaha to optfrate on a larger settle. Until recently, he was successful in his operations in the "grain pit." Last May, lie went with his wife to Europe for a three months' period. Itfwas.lollowing his return- that -he is said to have begun to suffer t verses. Rothschild is said to have insur ance policies totaling$150,000. ; . Telephone Company's . Custodian of Records Expires in His Office A. B. Van Dyke, 47. custodian of records in the accounting depart ment of the Northwestern Bell Tele phone company, died suddenly at his work oil the 14th floor of the Tele phone company's building at Nine teenth and Douglas streets, at 4;45 yesterday afternoon. : The cause of death was thought k.: tu u3.. I,.. ! Li 11, ui am. j. lit uuu y uaa u.v.ii iaiu I to the Brailey- & Dorrance under taking establishment. , Mr. Van Dyke was formerly audi tor of the Northwestern Telephone Exchange company at Minneapolis until 1916, when he came jto Omaha. He leaves a widow, formerly Miss Elizabeth Hall of Cedar Rapids;. Ia., to whom he was married 15 years ago; two children, John. 14, and Margaret. 12; a sister, Mr.?. El ' E. Marvin, Dallas, Tex., and a brother, Charles B. Van Dyke, of Muskegon, Mich. Mr. Van Dyke was born at Chi cago," III. He was a Mason. His home was at 3018 Nicholas street, Omaha. Funeral arrangements will be an nounced later. : ; Get Acquainted j HEBE'S naa wImcm tU yop j without finit aid (renv iun' 3. wber to so ta- twl Ucmpblin T . " : ; Offband, , Tilth th BoachalaU ease of a V hone flick y big- a fly, he . can gin sua T the appro.l mate popu- latlonof Oc- taiia, and . low lone So- ' and-So h a ' bni maxor J, of Sach-inJ- Such. . Arch K. 3. Uodotbu It . state editor X, ot The Bee. 8 e T oral 1 scores ot V e e r r espoa deals report to him daily the Import ant happenings of Nebraska and sonthweatrni Iowa. Out of the telecraphle copy and telephone X calls he receives, be -builds new 4 stories for Bee readers. They will T testify the field Is fully covered. X Donovan,, aided and abetted by his . A 2 eo' X corps ot correspondents, seldom y isses anything. X Arch Is n Nebraskan by birth, V - occupation and Inclination. "Some T X state" Is h!s verdict. He rouses to T 4 instant and energsste defense . it v V onjone Tent ores to question that T T eoavlcrWfi. X 4-H"X':-:"!":"X-X"::"H Heavy Expenses Keep Pail Rates Up, Official Says Burlington Presidcut Prom- lint i riii c o v u s s v c t, v. va u v. va-io As Soon us Operating Costs Can Be Lowered. Freight and passenger rates in Nebraska will be lowered jtst as soon as an econqpu'e readjustment 1 as been made'" and the railroads have relief frpm the high cost of operating, according to a message from Hale Holden, Chicago, presi dent of the Burlington 'railapad, to Byron Clark, general counselor of the road at Omaha. When the recent increase in freight and passenger rates became effec tive in, Nebraska. Byron Clarkvrote a letter to O. M. Spencer, general counselor for the Burlington road at Chicago, asking when Nebras kans could expect relief from the high rates. The letter was turned over to Mr. Holden, who iiiade the following reply: ",The railroads recognize that there are many rates that are higher th'they should be and I will be glad to suggest voluntary reductions just as soon as relief is secured from present high expenses, which are absorbing all the revenues that are earned. "There high expenses are caused principally by the high wages and the costly working rules- that have come down from war conditions. Other industries are rapidly read justing their expenses by lower wages and the railroads ' of the country 'must do the same. "Until this can be done in accordance- with the methods prescribed by the transportation act, no reduc tions in rates appear possible, if the railroads are to cay their cur rent expenses. But when it can he; done there will not be much delay in a lair readjustment or rates. "It is unfortunate that the present depression in business which has greatly reduced the business on the railroads, should have come to in crease the strain of these extraor dinary expenses. I am anxious that nalrnne rt( fhp T?ur1itlo-tr,n slinillf! I Administrator SeCKS To Reduce Allowance Of Happy Benrter's Son 'Reduction of the monthly allow ance oi Fernando Benner of New York from the estate of Happy Van Wyck Bfcnner is requested by John V. Steinhard, special administrator. Mr. Steinhard is seeking to cut down the $500 allowance paid to Fernando for the support of Van Wyk Benner, 17-year-old son of the .deceased. ' X - E. - R. Bnrke, attorney for Van Wyck, filed answer, stating that Fernando has rented a home on the outskirts of New York for himself and the lioy and that; "$500 is not too much (ot the upkeep." Sin Wyck. who will be 18 next October, will' come into the entire income of the $500,000 estate, (which should be $2,000 a. month, MrBurkc said.. . r Omaha War Bride To Visit Native Land Mourning the la.ck of picturesque boulevards and park promenades, so typical of "gay Paree," Mrs. Charles Flanagan, $ee Celine Rossi, Omaha's first French war bride, will sail next Tuesday for a visit to her native land. . "I love America for what she had for me," she told friends before she left Omaha, "but Amrica is not so 1 1 - T7 - . Mrs. Flanagan will visit her father, Monsieur Rossi, who operates a string of hotels in Paris, Chalons-sur-Marne and Le Mans. fr Flanncan ic thp. finn nf Affc. John Flanagan, 1729 Park avenue. jg38roT385wM3Bi BuRGESS-ta toPAtn! 'EVIrYbODYS stow" r V -.t I J 1 1 Special Victrola X W ana malrJs very special purchase terms on this Terr wonderful model genuine Victor Victrola: Better come now. , i Victrola Style X is a yery popular cabinet model, 42 inches high, ISM incizes wide and 224 inches deep, equipped with 12-inch turntable, nickle plated Victrola No. 2 sound box, new improved Victor tapering tone arm and tapering "goose-neck" sound box tube. Automatic brake and speed regulator and automatic speed indicator. Newly designed, ' patented and improved, double spring, spiral drive motor (can be wound while playing)- Your Face and What It Tells ' i. . in..!,., i v If You Are of the "Vital Type" Watch Your Step In Putting oh Flefeh Too Much Is Dangerous, Warns Character Analyst.- ENRICO CARUSO and William Howard 1 aft are notable ex amples, of the third type of bedy structure the vital. Their pre dominating characteristic are happi ness of torso and tendency to flesh. The world fs beter off for having its share of this type. The fat man is usually a "good fellow," jolly, optimistic, an generous. Combined' with a fine brain, we get judicial type, the banker, the minister, and the big-calibered merchant. , - Beware of Laziness. Vital people like ease and luxury and for this reason are generally materially ambitious. They are liablt to plan and direct the work of ethers, develop financial acumen, and become H15. leaders of their par ticular circles; . Their handicap is the danger ot becoming gros3 and lazy. Top much flesh make a person not only physi cally inactive,-, but tends to induce mental laziness. William Howard Taft has reduc ed in the neighborhood of 50 pounds in the last few years and if he were to express himself to us frankly, he would probably admit h; is more mentally alert than he was before he reduced. Many musicians, especially sing-' ers, are of the vital type, well bal anced because of the strict regimen of diet and exercise they live under. Mme. Schuman-Heiuk. Mme. Homer and Geraldine Farrar are notable examples. Are you vital in structure? Then, size yourself up and you will see that-you tally with these descrip tions. Have you already begun ,to ac quire a double chin, and a Pacific s,!ope? Get rid of it, and watch your mind improve. Your vocation in life Tram Go. Unable To Pay Dividends Official Asserts Company Lacked $31,000 of. Having Enough Last Year. Earnings of the street raiftyay company for 1920 are insufficiemV'lo pay"Niividends on preferred stock, a report of the company shows. "We aren't making any money," R. A. Leussler, vice president and gen eral manager, said yesterday. ' "We lacked $31,000 of having enough money to pay stock dividends last year." Asked what the company would do in the matter, the executive said he would put the, problem- before the State Railway commission. Mr. Leussler explained that the company wtil not reduce wages or cut down service. "Cau't do it," he said. "It isn't being done these days, so we'll just let the railway commish settle. If it's ruled that we should have higher fares, so be it." Man Routs Youthful ' Trio From Garage by Firing Three Shots O. M. Burman, 2612 North Nine teenth street, fired three shots at a trio of youths . early yesterday w hen he routed them from his ga rage, he reported ' to police. He believes none of the youths was struck by the shots, he said. . Booth Fisheries, 1308 Leaven worth street, lost stamps worth $1.50 to burglars Wednesday night, according to a police report. Other places robbed during the night were, A. S. Rodgers, 2102 Mapk strert. two revolvers taken; Goodyear Tire and 'Rubbervcompaiiy, 101 North Ninth street, four tires; Dave Kuk lin, 2416 Charles street, $2; Frank and Byrle Rpbbins,Alva hotel, 618 South -Sixteenth sfreet, $200 worth of clothing.' ' I ' ' - ' sjiould follow along the lines sur gfcsted above, a;;d success will come to you. A later article w ill take up iij full er detail ' the vocational recommen dations for a vital type of person. Kditnr'N ncitr: While Dime Hrllili-K lire brine iu!lisliHil Muliel imior ItnCK will loiil-ruiku to unsnrr nil MiiehtiunM fnim llee ri'ttricrN on t'liBrae-ti-r anil analyxU nnti vniiationiil clmlre. Henri the Irttern var of Tile He. ,- "IT SPEAK FOR ITSELF" BACK OF THE GARDNER LIGHT FOUR IS THE SUC CESSFUL, EXPERIENCE OF OVER A THIRD OF A CEN TURY IN BUILDING VEHI CLES A BETTER CAR AT A COWER PRICE. ' , Western Motor Car Co. Farnam at the Boulevard.. Omaha -r-,g " , He . ' Shirley Clotfees Shop . J ' . I 'J a. Smdsh! Bang! Goes the Prices of This Great ' Stock of High Grade The most unexpected event in thex clothing1 annals of Omaha! The most stag. ' gering blow' to prices! The most undeliberated and the greatest money-saving clothing event in the history of modern merchandising! ' . . Evey Garment in This Stock Must be Sold AND MUST BE SOLD AT ONCE, Irrespective of Costs or Losses Spring Suits at prices hat bring high-grade clothing within the reach of even the slimmest purse! . Our few remaining Fall Suits are marked at prices that are a revelation of the power of value-giving, when there is a will! sale Starts tomorrow Reductions from qur welliown lower regular prices are so man can ignore this sale and viot later r egret it! Brief City Nacs Nwo ('uiuliiliile John T. Me DonaM, M, netrrc, bus tho' distinc tion tf bcluK till' f'.rxt innn of his tiioy lo rim I'm cliy oiMuinissionor. Ho ubluliu-d 11 blunk to lilo yester day, v. Jirldo .Necks IHxoiee Af Kipilch war bride Mai tliiV Mario, tiloil suit for t'livorco. from Emllo Mario yetttertluy in. ilisti'lot r)uit. She alleges that ho is an hrttiitiiiil drunkard and has ti.reateiK'd to kill hec . . Dllieei' Ulxiis l.leutonaal ' of Police W. K. .Mar.-hnll. fo;- i'S years u inemliHt of 1110 Irtnaha poltbe le piirtiuciit, l'Oii.,"Meil yewterdHV, Julius MaTTslicUi, desk nei'Keiit, .is sauted fur " I v- 'IS Our Thoughts .Are Centered v in Washington March 4th, Inauguration Day i a THE ideals and principles on which our forefathers t founded this great republic are the standards which form the' traditions of our people. The people have selected .War ren G. Harding as their next president and believe that these principles will be maintained, and during the coming years. the United States will be. written down in the pages of history as a greater and better nation than ever before. SPRING FE TUT H TO) iniiiiLdiEsi CLOTHES SHOP 109 South 16th Street M'MNhiill's vac.niey, Chief Ebersteln yuld. y Musi IlcpArt as4!i All onsen of tuberculosis must be reported to the city, health " department, lr. J. K, Kdwarils, health otlleer, Elates in eireular letters which ho has sent to all Omaha. oliielans. PainniroK lMiniulcd ltnprove ment of widening; Twentieth street from Liavenpoi't to IkuIko means damages of $r2-!.tG6 to property owners, according to upprnlsoiij. Those who npprnlscd the damages were J. L. Mei'asue, C. Y. Harrison iinrt II. A. lu t;y. 1 ' Hcciin Old Pays Old seiiool days nt l.ttwieiieevillc,. niiide dear to the bojs of AmN'k'u ly Owen Johnson'8 t-tories. "Tho Ynrimint." "The llum lnlns llird" ami "The Tenessee IDAY - TT TTJ'W? Slunl." wero rivalled by meinbertH of the Missouri Valley Alumni as soeiatioti of ji,flvree.eevIllo at ft diiU ner in the Omana ciuh last night. MinUlVr Paslo;alc To J ake Place in L'udory Kansas City, .Mi., Mauh' J.Thf Rev. Joseph Meyer, jr., pastor id the Uatld l'ntk Christian churvi, here, arra'.iHetl t'V lay aside his iniu isterial -garb iiukinitcly and enter i 'Kansas Citv laitoiv next week as ; orc'r, Thc'n)ini.',t'.r resigned last higlit and explained tliat he believed a close asoeiaiion with men who tui physically -would muke him a betlej pastor. $75,000.00 .urrs i drastic that no , " !