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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (April 17, 1921)
i 4 A THE BEEr OMAHA. SUNDAY, APRIL 17. 1921. Sleet Storm Cuts Wires To the East Telegraph v and Telephone , Communication From Oma ha Broken Iowa Fruit . Trees Badly Damaged. f, A severe now and ileet storm, accompanied by heavy winds, early yesterday broke wire communi- cation between Omaha and eastern points, caused untold damage to fruit trees and hampered railroad " travel to and from Omaha.' The stortrt did the most damage ' ' between Davenport, . la., and Chi caeo. .,'.-'' The Western Union and Tostal telepgraph systems reported commu-. rication with the east broken in sev- ' eral points in eastern Iowa and Mis ' 7 souri.. A number of Postal circuits ., ; to Chicago were reported by 10 a. m. Long distance, telephone connec , tions with Davenport, Ottumwa, Oel weip and Burlington are bad, accord ing to a report from the Nebraska Telephone company. Not more than a dozen poles are down in Nebraska ? it was reported, t Sweeps from Rockies. t . The storm Wept lightly f ford the j Rocky mountains over Nebraska and v t struck middle and eastern Iowa with telling effect. , S The federal weather' bureau .re. ; ports the storm extended farther ll south than expected. . "It was due for northern Nebr j ka and northern Iowa," M. V. 4 Robins, meteorologist, said. -: . Lowest temperature In Omaha be- '., tween midnight and 3 a. m. wltile i ' the storm passed over this city, was 28 degrees abovei aero.- .The wind X at 3 a. m. vas .36 miles an hour. Though the "worst -of the' sto'rhT iC 1 has passed the middle west, slightly . colder weather is predicted for Omaha, according , to the weather 2- bureau. . Wires Broken, f Precipftation in Omaha during the 4- nast 24 hours was .54 of an inch.. Des Moines reported' 1.66 inch. ,t, . Trains from the east were 1atC, 4 some a few minutes and others as j much as three hours. Union Pa- .. cine trains from the west were from one-half to an hour late, due to-ihe ISE-V fc sleet and snowstorm west of , ',.'""' Cheyenne. p Departures of trains from Omaha yj-'l were on time, railroad officials re ' .ported. Principal breaks in wire com- mutiication along the Western ;Un 3m2 1 ion lines occurred east of Ottumwa on the Burlington, near Cedar Rap gjm ids on the Milwaukee and east of Davenport. on the Rock Island, ax-- cording to the local wire chief,. Poles. wer?-down,and wires broken, gff the report stated. $115 Fruit Trees Broken. , On the Postal lines, wires and Sin poles were down east of Oelwein J,!!; along the Great Western railroad, J;;' east of Newton on thr Rock Island, betwecC Brockton, la., and St. 2!!! Joseph, Tio., on the Great Western. and between Marjrville Mo., and.' Kanf.-s City, accorditfg taXlyde TV C;: .Wright, wire chief for Postal, j-" From 10 to 15 .gangs of workmen were despatched to .the scene of the damage during the-height of the . storm. Efforts Were immediately made to establish- temporary .com- munication along these routes; ft. The heavy sleet and snow in Iowa 2UJ broke-down fruit trees and played havoc in the orchards, it was re ' ported. A freezing temperature prob UP ably destroyed thousands of younsr gjlU fruit trees. It cannot be estimated mi" what' damage was done, to the crop. HIS : r-rS , . 3 Valley Colinty Farmk Fined m Liquor HUM ' mm 1 , . . - Xorth Lapf Neb.yApriJ 16.-r(Spe-; cial.) Joseph ' Sowokinos, wealthy w farmer living H miles south of Jthis J city, was arrested by Sheriff Rounds of Valley county and State Sheriff ' Fulton, upon information furnished 15$ by E. J. Babcock, village attorney 'J of North Loup, for the illegal manu- factare and possession of whisky. 5! Asrriall quantity of the .liquor, test Si", about 70 per cent, and several pieces of the" apparatus fof making U'" itiwas discovered 'and confiscated, v wKI Sowokinos was taken to Ord, igii. where he was firmed $100. Two atrto J;5 mobile lpadt of . boozehounds Jeft here in a drizzling rain and a fierce 'Xul wind to. make the raid. The raiders ig - were: State. Sheriff . Fulton.. .County Sheriff Pounds and Roy Pardue of S3 Qrd. E. J. Babcock, O. T. Babcock, A. H. Babcock. V. W. Robbies, J. Pi; S. Davis and Clate Gilroy. fi; Union Pacific Ready m To Build New Cut-Off js : Gering; Nei).f April 16. (Special.) g". Three parties of Union Pacific engi 312 e we here, preliminary to rush- ing the work of construction on the jS."l extension frd mthe end of the lipe ' westward into Wyoming, and it is 5i announced that the work will : in " elude also the so-called Cherry mZ Creek ,spurt all told about 50 miles i of nfcw constnictioa; . The extension f !y proper fotms a part Of the proposed 'fliT cut)ffwliich .wUl 'hen completed, jg" connect with the main line at Medi Sii; cine Bow.VjjO. A-number ofcon- tractors are ' expected hire Sunday, j' and it is Tinderstood that wo'rls will f"l begin' actively" at oncer The head- quarters for the new work will be -m at Gering, vfrom , which point , the S!" engineers will drive, and which will ill also be the base of supplies for Z the construction work. . - . ' j.. , .... 1 . - : . j;;; Country Qut Organized ::. :," iu By Citizens of Fairbury fen. ; Fairbury.. Neb,-April. 16 (See cial.) A Country club has beer m. organized in fairbury and the Git El more farm has been purchased. The capital stock of the club .is Tf20,P0 wl of which one-half has been pledged. fn HohWelfare MeerinW uit Superior,' Ncfif. April 16. ' (Spe ll;:: cial.) Frank ' G. Wilcox, superin "m,", tendent of the department of social jmZ Evangelism for the National Hygiene ln Welfare bureau of Omaha is W" conducting a series of meetings in 5S1 thgr United -Presbj- terian c husch,-hei Big Forest Woodmen Meet To, Convene Here April 18 1 1 - - . 1 -, j HgyN i4QTO -M r. arjl :1 g The 13th biennial sussion of the Nebraska state convention of . the Supreme . Forest. Woodmen circle. will convene in Omaha April 18, with headquarters at the Rome hotel. Mrs. Blanche L. McKelvy. grand guardian, of Omaha, will preside. bupreme Guardian Mary E. La- Rocca. Supreme Clerk Dora Alex ander-Talley, Supreme Banker Kath erine Remington, all of Omaha, and Supreme Manager Effie Rogers of Raleigh, N. C, will attend. Preparations for an elaborate pro gram are being made by the meny bers of local groves in Omaha, which have a total membership of more than 2.000. At this session officers and 'su preme 'representatives jto attend the national convention in New York in July will be elected.-. , ' 1 . . Omaha -is the. home of the Wood men circle, which has a membership of approximately 200,000,- of which 5,000 are of" Nebraska. Good Takes Issue; With President " Oil Tax Question Iowa Representative Declares Revenue JFrom -Internal. ,' Sources Can Be "i Cut 1 . To'JSOiOOCOOO; .. Washington, April ; 16. Revenue from internal taxation need notjie kept at a level of more than from $2,500,000,000 to $2,750,000,000, Rep resentative Good of Iowj, chairman of the house appropriations commit tee," declared todays Representative Good took issue with the assertion in President Jiarding's address to congress that revenue from internal taxation Jiiust be maintained on a basis of at least $4,000,000,000 an nually, for the next two fiscal years. Representative' Good reiterated his belief that, the floating, debt shoujd not be retired from current. revenues, but should be funded into long term obligations. "Total revenue t of $4,000,000,000 from all sources 'is ample for the future," said Mr. Good. "This in cludes $500,000,000 postal receipts. mors than $500,000,000 miscellaneous receipts- and possibly $400,000,00" from the tariff., This means that the revenue from -internal taxation need not be greatly In excess of $2,500,- 000,000. I have estimated that if we allow $2,750,000,000 there will be a very liberal , margin. - 'We1 can repeal the excess profits tax and other objectionable taxes without -providing substitutes." An effort will b made to iron out the differences in the senate and house bills before passing a bill in the house. The disposition is to follow the wishes of the administra tion as to whether the budget bureau should be located in the of fice of the president or in the. office of the secretary of ,the' treasury. The house leaders favor putting it under the president, while republicans in the senate believe it should be under the treasury. Secretary of the Treasury Mellon has approved -4he bill as vetoed by former President Wilson, making the secretary of the ............... .C 4.L U.. J..I Bbureau, but whether this is favored by President Harding has, not b?fn disclosed! Bargains Want Ads. 'of all - kinds " in Bee Lifting Instead Of Shifting Tax Burdens Needed Republican Leader Momlell Declares Congress Will Rc fuse to Enact Sales Re venue Legislation. Chlcaco Trlbune-Omitlm Bee Id lTt, Washington, April .16. Congress will refuse to, enact sales tax legisla tion. Representative Mondell of Wy oming, republican leader of the house, declared today. Mr. Mondell also reiterated' his previous declaration that there should be a "lifting instead of a shifting" of. tax burdens. He indicated his belief th;rt objectionable taxes can be repealed without providing any substitute, notwithstanding Prcsdenit Harding's declaration in his address to.congrcss, that relief from tax bur dens can vc6me for the present, oaly through a readjustment of tax'es and that the revenue from internal taxa tion must be' kept up to a level of at least $4,000,000 annually for the next two years, which is approximately what present tax law would yield. ; .'"There is not going to be . any sates tax,", said 4Mr. Mondell, "there won't be any for two reasons. First, a sales tax under the American form of government cannot , be justified save as a war or emergency meas ure and second, for the reason that what the country needs and is Re manding, is a lifting and not a shift ing of the tax. burden, and therefore there must be no additional taxes." Representative Mondell declared that the floating debt must be con sidered a part of the war debt and financed as such. He said it should be carried "along until refunding operations are necessary in connec tion with, the Victory loan and then absorbed in a long-term bond issue. "The time has come, said Mr. Mondell in a final thrust at the sales tax," to repeal some of our taxes rather-than to be cudgeling our brains for new methods of taxation." Present prospects are that the hearings before the ' senate, finance committee on tax legislation will not start for another week or two, or until the emergency tariff bill, is out of the way. ... - ' Ord Council Buys Land For New $55,000 City Hall j I . Ord, Neb., April 16. (Special.)--; The Ord city council has selected a-Is location for the new $55,000 city hall to be built here this spring. The site will be the Masonic corner, one block south' of the square. Forty-six feet were purchased for $4,50U, whtcii still, leaves enoueh room tor a Ma sonic building. ;W. F. Gernandt of Omaha has been employed as the rchttect to furnish the plans tor tn- i building,- which will provide the city offices, club rooms for firemen and house the lire-lighting equipment. Sidney Country Club . Completes First Year Sidney,, Neb., April 16. (Special.) The first annual meeting of the Sidney Country club elected the fol lowing officers: President, J. L. Mc intosh; vice president, W. K. Hodg kin; secretary-treasurer, E. R. Kratz; directors, H. E. Mantor, D. R. Stans bury and Paul L. Martin. Sidney's Country club has been in existence only one year and in that time the club has bought and paid for 160 acres of land adjoining the city, built a large cement sfimming pool, completed- the first nine holes of an 18- hole golf cour'e. built excellent 'trap shooting grounds and gun club house. The club -house has been commenced and will be rushed tcv completion. It provides for a large dinfng room and dance hall, locker rooms and showers besides an apartment for the caretaker. New Buildings Started For Public Use in Gering Gering, Neb., April 16. (Special.) Ground was broken here for the erection of two new ward . school buildings, each of 12 rooms, with bnsejnent and two stories. The con tractor for oth structures is A. P. Dressier; A new postoffice building also under construction by A. B. Wood, adjoining the Courier build ing, which he has leased for a 10-ycar period. . Drouth in Scottsbluff County Broken by Rain Gering, Neb., April 16. (Special.) Rain on Thursday and Friday broke the drouth which has been vex ing the farming interests of this section. No previous moisture had fallen for more than six weeks, either rain or snow. So far only a few of the canals have been delivering any water, but water will be turned in all o fthem within the next week. The best salesmen Bee Want Ads. Herdzina to Go On Trial This Month County Attorney Shotwell yester day prepared the district court infor mation against John Herdzina, po liceman, charged with manslaughter for killing Joseph Howard last Sat- r urday night. ' Herdzina will be tried probably within the next month, according to Chief Deputy County Attorney Cof fev. The report that Arthur Mullen would offer his services to assist in the prosecution was discounted by Mr. Shotwell. iiiii.iiiiiiui:iint TYLER . 3000'1!1W'S' iiininiiii.iiiiiKiJiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiilMluiiilnliiKilliliiDiliilul.iliiliiliilili SIXTEENTH AND HOWARD STREETS . See Special Window ' Store Dii For Week of 17 to 22 ONLY. ana ' . y-u,u--X ' April splays; : . S I WT. TO nu3 , I Buy Your Band and Orchestra Instruments at SCHMOLLER & MUELLER'S v And Get the Best at Lowest Prices - ; r f "k . . - We are exclusive representatives for the cele brated J.-W. York 4 Sons saxophones, cornets, trombones, baritones,' alto, bass and tenor horns. York instruments are played, by . the foremost soloists and bands in the United States. ' It will pay you to visit our small goods de partment where you will find, in addition to the above, the most complete assortment of high grade violins, guitars," panjos, ukuleles, clarinets, drums &.id other accessories., i . Latest hits, in sheet music 10c to 30c. Teachers', . supplies at . special ' prices.- If you .; cannot call, write for catalog and prices. U'S 4,-. :..' hj Schmoller r(&: Mueller Piano Co; 1514-16-18 Dodge Street 'Phone Douglas 1623 OMAHA, NEB. This Big $1 5.00 Aluminum Kitchen Set Will Be Given FREE with every McDougall Kitchen Cabinet Sold This Week Even the Oldest. SupeiSixes Today Speak Hudson -s Worth U It is not just a matter of idle "comment that Hudsons . two, three and four .years. ol& are constantly mis taken for cars of recent production. . : On the contrary, there is a very clear connection -between the way these older Super-Sixes hold their . new appearance and smoothness of performance, year after year, and the fact that Hudson for more than five years' has .held the leadership among fine cars. ( y : : ...f$' ". ' 1 '. ' ' ' '': ' '- , ' - ;--r ' ' ' '.'' - ' ' ''".':. . i r . . And of all its more than 100,000 owners none give such convincing endorsement, as those who drive the oldest Super-Sixeand fin4 them still essen tially modern in looks and still'giving fine, reliable performance. : ' : :-'.' "GUY L'.SMITH The first kitchen cabinet ever built was a, Mc Dougall. And the McDougall has ranked first in value ever since. See the famous Auto-front feature ; replaces old-fashioned swinging doors; only on McDougalls. 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Colored Madras ranges in price from SI. 75 " to 85.00 per yard. Sunfast Materials from $2.50 to 810.00 . per yard. Damasks from $5.00 to 813,75 per yard. Besides these we have Poplins, Silks, Ar mures and other interesting materials, shown in the most desirable drapery colorings blue, rose, mulberry, gold, orchid, lavender, etc., many unusual effects shown this season for the first time. ? Madras, Sunfast, Damasks, Poplins, etc., all shown in 50-inch width, wide enough to split for an ordinary sized window. The dainty colored hand decorations, to gether with the cut ef fects,, make these jars unusually desirable as decorative pieces and for any corner of the home where one would like to find a confec tion. 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