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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (April 29, 1921)
THE REE: OMAHA. FRIDAY".. APRIL 2H. 1921. J Havs Promises Better Service do Dailv Press PoMmaster General Tells Pub. lifters That Postal Depart v merit Will Not Act as Censorship Board. . New York, April J8. Postmaster General Hays, in an address today at the' annual luncheon of the American JSewspipvr Publishers' association, outlined the itttitiitle of, his depart-tiu-nt tovardthc pres. " lucre are two things in connec tion with out relations which I would state and ic-ciuphasize; first, it i sno Mate ana rc-cnipoasue; hrst. it is no 'utollii'tt'. department to act as a censor o( the press.. This sliould not and will not be. Second, we .arc Roiug to, get along tuerther and do .the. right tiling 111 ill of these matters of classification, rates etc.., and 1 want it distinctly understood there .will never. (he any occasion when a publisher with any kind of a grievance is not thrice wel come to sit down, with the head of the department and work it out,'1 , . Delay Due to Postqificc He promis.'J-to give the question of second-class mails his closest at tention, saying that the one unpar donable sin t:i the postofficc is not to deliver the daily newspaper on time. ' "The- new spaper is pre-eminently a thing which a man wants when nc want it. and. if he can't -have it when he wants it, he doesn't want -it at all," he safd, "We, all .know that the newspapers go to press on time, that they ct off the pres' on time, that they nre delivered to the postoflice on time, and 4hat, therefore, if they do not reach their subscribers on lime the fault lies not with the puo- lishers,' but with the Fostoffice de partment. ., .. , v "There is no use in dodging. when the, dodging isn't good." A Story of Taxes The biggest single problem the average man has faced in the last three years has been the high cost of living, What has the present city administration clone to increase or lessen his burden? The story is simple and definite : The average tax levy for city purposes for 1919 1921, inclusive, was 46.66 mills on each $1 valuation. The average for the three years of the preceding admin istration was 46.96 mills. This shows a decrease of nearly one per cent, somewhat better than an even break. For the same three years just past the county tax levy averaged 17.84 mills, compared with 16.53 mills the preceding three years, an increase of 8 per cent. The average state tax levy has been 10.35 mills, compared with 7.12 mills, an increase of 45 per cent. The average city school: tax levy has been 44.Q6 mills, compared with 28.33 mills, an increase of 56 per cent. The city committion it the only governmental body affecting Omaha which has not increased its tax levy in this period. It is the only governmental body which,' faced with rising costs, has enforced such economy upon itself that it has not had to reach deeper into the people's pockets than before.. . . This record has been, made in spite of increased wages for firemen, policemen and other city employes, necessary to maintain them at a parity with other work-' ingraen. It has been made in spite of increased costs of materials used in city work. It is real proof of ability to work efficiently and a desire to be economical real proof of ability and determination to get a dollar's worth of service for the people with each dollar of the people's money spent. ' . There is hardly ever a candidate for public office who does not promise economy. But this is a case where performance counts for more than promise. Re-election of the six present city commissioners who seek re-election Ure, Ringer, . Falconer, Towl, Butler and Zim man is a guaranty of continued service. I Girl Refuses to Give Up Dog and " Ship Is Barred Uruguayan Health Authorities Order Canine Killed, Re sulting in Refusal Which Prevents Vessel Docking. Heads of Lumber Company Hold Get-Together Mectiug Broken Kow, Aeh., April ?a (Special.) The managers and de partment heads of the Dierks Lum her & Coal company held a get-lO' t;cthcr meeting here, There were 23 present. J. S, Kirkpatrick of the legal department at Kansas City and C. K. Combs, manager for Nebraska, were present. John Wieland'of Cal laway was oldest 'man ' in point of service, having been with the com pany 35 years' and most of the time at Callaway. . F. L. 'Manning", of Meriia came second with 34 years to his credit. '". Legion Representative , Tells-of Investigation Norfolk Neb'.." April 28. (Special Telegram.) That the government had contracted with 'poor hduses "16 late care of 'disabled service jmc'h ivhs "brought to h'ght by the 'Amer ican I.cgion com"mit'f?e appointed to investigate treatment of disabled reterans arid: mal6 a suVvcy of hos pitals, C. L. 'Dawsoii, national' field representative. Of" ' the American Legion, declared hire in 'an Address it Central Park while telling of, the' ufleged ' horrible tonditions ' un- tarthed by the committee. " , i i. i i i in. Dedicate Upland Church. . Upland, Neb., April 28. (Special.) The new-Jy enlarged Methodist rlimch here is to be dedicated 'next Sunday. Rev.' J.;F. Bdcyi,Jl El., of University Place is to be here.. Dr. . T. George oCUoldrege is to have rharge'of the dedication services. Fake Inventor Buncoes Bluffs Store for Suit Naval Appropriation Bill Passed by House Also Cheats Hostess Out of Board Bill and $10 Buys $1,200 Worth of Furni. lure 'on Nothing But Air les for. lish Girls 1 ; I in Suits, : Coats and Dresses will be on sale Friday and Saturday at speT cial prices at ID m w mm wm . mm' X. Smart Wear fir 2 7 floor SreunhefQIM 16th and Farnam from Tags One.) conference ot rep- nations of the A man giving the name Dr. C. F. Faber of Sioux City, who visited Council Bluffs this week,- was a smooth character, according to S. Meyer, manager of the Peoples' de partment store; Mrs. J. F. Ailsworth, 534 First avenue, where he roomed, and the manager of the Continental Furniture company store. The "doctor" was not smooth enough to swindle the City National bank out of SauO by presenting a $1,500 check on a Sioux City -bank and requesting a $1,000 deposit credit and $500 in cash, but he suc ceeded in getting away with anew suit of clothes at the Peoples de partment store and he owed Mrs. Ailsworth $10 in cash, besides his board bill,' when he disappeared. The crook was a venerable looking man, according to nis victims, anu he had - a suave manner. He said that -he had invented' an "automatic automobile tank-filler," which would supply motorists with gasoline at de serted ooints on highways when they dropped a silver dollar in a slot. The bank refused to give him $500 in cash upon his check until they could verify its validity in Sioux City. He . next visited, the Peoples store and purchased a-. $42 . suit of clothes, paying, for it with a check for that amount. The majiager of the store, accepted the check without question. ; . That afternoon he asked Mrs. Ails worth to accompany him to the Con tinental Furniture company store to select furnishings for the suite of rooms he had rented from her.- He selected $1,200 worth of ; furniture an4 ordered it sent down. Next morning he borrowed $10 from Mrs. Ailsworth and disappeared, She stopped delivery of- the furniture. Police now are looking for the doc-tor-inventor. . : Upland Couple Celebrates Golden Wedding Anniversary Upland. Neb., April 28. (Special.) Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Howell celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary here. They were married in Illinois, but came to Nebraska in their early married life. They were charter mem: bcrs of the Methodist church in Up land over 30 years ago. The busi ness men gave them a $20 gold piece and relatives and friends gave them other sums of money, making it up to about $50. They kept open house in th afternoon, then in the evening the young folks from the school sere naded them. ' ; Community Club Organized At Upland to- Give Social Upland, Neb., April 28. (Special.) A Community chib is being organ ized here. More than 8o members havt been enrolled, lwelve direc tors have been elected from which the officers 'will be chosen. A free program and social is to be given Friday night. ' Heljron Home Talent Play; , Profits Go to Monument Hebron, Neb., April 28. (Spec ial.) The Women's club gave a home talent play which returned a profit of $160, which will go into the fund to purchase a new soldiers' monument to be erected in the cemetery. ' Vote on Dyer Bill Delayed. Washington, April 28. The Dyer bill to permit federal -incorporation of American business concern en gaged in China trade, and to exempt them from corporation and excess profits taxation,' was discussed for six hours in, the house today, but the final vote was put over until tomor row. ' ; . Tenants Claim Victory. : Chicago, April 28. Apartment house tenants- claimed a victory in the battle of rents when D. K. Cochrane, master in chancery, hand ed down an opinion that landlords could not restrain tenants by means of a writ of injunction from diyplay ing "unfair signs" in their window s. (Continued armaments m a rescntatives of the earth. "For many reasons well under stood by all those who have given them consideration, it is entirely fit ting and proper that suggestions for negotiations on the subject of reduc tion of armaments should originate with the United States, but manifest ly no action should be taken along these lines until We have arrived at a condition and situation in our for eign relationships in which our mo tives and purposes may. not be mis understood or misconstrued," , -To this assertion - Representative Connally rcpl ied that "a great many people are in doubt about the pro gram President Harding intends to pursue in this regard," and contend ed that the house should pave the way. There was every prospect of an extended debate when Rprcscn tative Longworth interrupted and called for a vote and the "jiays" boomed forth .in a mighty chorus which indicated bow smooth the re publican machine ws operating, dis missing the last doubt as to the fate of any other amendments along similar lines. Stormy Weather Delays Trip of Garr II to New York Hampton, Va., April 28. Stormy weather forced the express cruiser, Gar II. jr., which is attempting to establish a record run between Miami. Fla.; and New York, to dock tonight in Hampton creek. Gar Wood, of Detroit, owner and pilot, said he hoped to get away on the last lap of the trip tomorow morning. The get-together Want Ads. . medium Bee Monte vedo. Aruguay, April 28. Refusal ot an American girl board the shipping board steamer Aeolus, operated by the Munson line, to abandon her dog to the unfriendly harfds of the Uruguayan health offi cials prevented the liner tying up at wliarf on its arrival here today and led to the prospect of the steamer being forced to discharge its cargo in the outer harbor. When the sanitary officials bourtl ed the Aeolus and discovered the dog thev ordered the animal killed in accordance with quarantine regu lation's. The officers, however, reckoned without the girl. She refused to al low her pet to be consigned to death, choosing to remain on board the ves sel and return to New York. There upon the authorities refused to allowr the steamer to dock. . - .. The 'owner of the dog is Miss Muriel Corneillc of New York. "I would rather you would kill me than that dog," she said to the in spectors. The Munson line agents were told that if the dog was not killed the vessel would have to . leave port within 24 hours, but finally they agreed that the vessel could remain the usual time on conditions that the animal was confined to a room and kept under a sanitary guard Miss Corneillc says that unless the authorities relent she will give up her plans for a pleasure trip and re turn to New York on the ship on May 4. The cargo and passengers of the Aeolus are being transferred to an other vessel for landing. Insurance Men Adjust Storm Loss Near Aurora Aurora, Neb., April 28. (Special.) Insurance adjusters have been busy in Hamilton county this week One insurance man had 60 notice of loss. It is estimated that the loss in Hamilton county through the Sunday ;storm will aggregate half a million dollars. Kosciuszko Squadron to Return to America Soon . Warsaw, April 28. Members of the famous Kosciuszko squadron which was recruited in America for service in Poland against the Rus sian bolsheviki intend to return to the United States immediately after be ing demobilized next week. "Roosevelt Coin" Proposed In Bill Introduced in House Washington, April 28. Coinage of a 2 1-2 cent piece, bearing the likeness of Theodore Roosevelt, with the date of liis birth and death, is provided for in a bill introduced in the house today. Its limit as legal tender would be 40 cents. Reparation Question Come Up in Senate i lontioutl from Faf Om.) inents iu the reparations negotiations, although it was apparent that Sec retary of State Hughes had heard from France and Great Britain that I the German proposals are thorough ly uusatistactory and unacceptable. It was stated, however, in an au thoritative quarter that the question ! under consideration at this time is not whether the German proposals are acceptable to the allies, but whether they constitute a proper basis for consideration by the allies. F.ven if the Washington government should consider them a proper discussion it would not proceed officially to transmit them to the allies. It is for the allies to de termine whether the proposals form a basis for discussion of the reparations issue. No Word From Germany. Officials here had heard nothing from Germany, it was explained since the transmission of the repara tions proposals. Nothing had been heard officially, it was said, of the re port from Berlin that the German government was willing to modify its reparations proposals if asked by Washington to do so. It was indica- Aged Retired Farmer of Exira Ends Own Life Atlantic. la., April 28. (Special. Jacob Wahlert, nearly 80 years of age, hanged himself at the home oi his daughter. Mrs.. William Porter, near Exira. No reason is known for his act. His health was comparative ly good. VERY TIMELY! Athletic Union Suits Worth two and three times the price we ask Now - Stock Up Now for the Summer ; (S3) LEWIS im :i a. v Store NO. 1 Opposite Conant Hotel 31 5 So. 1 6th St. Y 1 mTERTWN Smart and comfortable A Low Spring and Summer 1 1 tLr if Colli ar UNl.ttD iHlATANOCOUAft COTACSO MMCS r HON iHIRTS.TROV. H V ted very clearly that the Washington government, however, has no inten tion of asking Germany to modify its proposals. Germany, it is be lieved, is already well informed as to the non-acceptability of the proposals from the viewpoint of the allies and may volunteer to modify them, but the United States will not ask for modifications. Voluntary modifications, it was ex plained, might go far in determining the German proposals to be a proper basis for consideration by the allies and a reopening of reparations dis cussion. The secretary of state conferred late in the day with the British and Belgian ambassadors, but all con cerned declined to comment on the discussions. Both ambassadors are believed to have communicated in formally to Secretary Hughes the views of their governments on the German proposals. As counter pro posals they are known to be unsat isfactory both to Great Britain and Belgium, but whether they might be accepted as a basis for discussion was not disclosed. David City Teachers. David City. Neb., April 28. (Spe cial.) Superintendent L. 15. Mathews was re-elected head of the David City schools for next year. Grade and high school teachers were also elected. Bankers Are Told Of Psychology of Women Tellers Men Will Leae Short Line to Wait iu Long One Served hy Women, Declares Head of Seattle Bank. Philadelphia, April 28.-1 he government could help the railroads by getting its own bureaus, forces, and costs, back to pre-war conditions as soon as possible and reducing tax ation, including thev tax on railroad patrons purchasing tickets and pay ing freight, A. J. County, vice presi dent of the Pennsylvania railroad declared last night in a speech be fore the second annual banquet of the national conference of Mutual Savings bank of the United States. "The government could further help the situation," he added, "when capital is so dear and scarce, by pay ing over the balances of compensa tion due for use of the railroads dur ing the war instead of withholding such balances to apply against capi tal expenditures made on the rail roads during federal control. "Labor leaders can help the situa tion if they realise that the railroad bond and stockholders' money pro vides the work for employes; that the men are paid from the dollars paid by the public for passenger and freight service and that these public dollars are the only means of meet ing the railroad payroll." Mr. County said that as long a the payroll consumes "about 60 cents out of every $1.00 of revenue, as in 1920," no financial profits can be realized, and in the face of pres ent conditions he would deem it "most unwise" for the raitroads to lower passenger and freight rates. Pointing out that savings bank have about $1,000,000,000 of railroafl investment he said tnese investors may well ask "what is the railroad position, of 1921?" ' It pays, to have women in tellers cages in savings banks because mcJi will leave a short line in front of a male teller's window to stand in i long line to wait to be nerved by a young woman teller, Raymond R. Irazier, president of the WashinR-. ton Mutual Savings bank of Seattle, Wash., declared in an address. . "The day of low wages for bank employes is gone," he said. "The paying teller must now get as much and a little more than a motorman." - - - . .. , .. i Interesting Values in the Month End Clearance Purchases Charged Friday and Saturday on J une First Statements We Have Obtained More Wool Jersey Sport Coats Priced $6.95 A knitted tuxedo coat designed to comple ment the plaid pleated skirts that are so fash ionable this season. Navy, black and brown coats in sizes 36 to 40. The Store For Bloue Third Fleer Disposal of A Number of ' Odd Furs Some scarfs, capes and coats are featured Friday at very special prices. The Fur Shop Third Floer Silk Hose $1.75 a pair An . attractive ' appearing hose that wears exception ally well. Black, white, beaver, dove gray, navy, and medium srrsv. Soles and tons pre of lisle. Fri day only $1.75' a pair. Silk Gloves 69c a pair Wrist length silk gloves in an odd line of sizes will be, disposed of. Friday for only 69c a pair. Dress Voiles 40c a yard Fine voiles in small floral patterns. Oriental designs jnd stripes (40-inch). Fri day, 40c a yard. Tvo Soap Specials Haskin's hard water castile soap for 7c a cake. Physicians' and sur geons' soap, 8 l-3c a cake. Toilet Good Sectiea Natural Brown Art Linen for $1.25 a yard Thirty-six-inch art linen, suitable for artneedle work, is a very good spe cial for Friday's price of $1.25 a yard. . Linen Main Floor D. M. C. Cottons 3c a Skein . Numbers 3 and 5 in odds and ends of D. M. C. cot tons will be sold Friday only for 3c a skein. Artaeedlework Second Floor f Friday's Spies The Men's Shop Shirts for $1.45 Several hundred Arrow and Eagle shirts from regular stock s o m e slightly s o i 1 e d, but otherwise perfect. De sirable patterns in all sizes. Soft Collar 25c Friday A on-day offering of Arrow and Earl and Wilson collars in a great variety of styles a n d v materials, sizes 13U to 20. Hote for' 35c Three pair, $1 Shawknit and Eiffel makes in cotton, lisle and fibre. ; New Wh Tie 35c, Three for $1 Tubular fibre wash ties, new this season. At - tractive patterns and colors. Friday, 35c. A Dress Sale That Gomes At ah Opporttine?-Fime With the opening of the country clubs a few weeks off and vacation trips ahead, these dress values are most important. Every Dinner Gown $69.50 A choice of Georgette, crepe de chine, taffeta and lace in black, navy, peach, blue, black, tan and cinnamon. . These are distinctive, models only one of each style is available, but there1 are styles and sizes to please every taste. All Taffeta and Serge Dresses $39.50 and $69.50 Two groups which contain a variety of beau tiful frocks. 'All Sales Final A Charge For Alterations New Gray Suede Slippers $8.85 A welcome opportunity to purchase new gray suede slippers at this low price. They have turn soles, baby Louis heels and two instep straps. Friday, $8.85 a pair. Friday's Sale of Neckwear for $1 Vestees of organdie, pique and net. Collars of frilled organdie. Net jabots and collars. Lace and net collars with jabots. New styles that are very at tractive, particularly for one dollar. Sale of Silks and Woolens Fine Wool Plaids for $1.95 Final sale of these plaid serges and ve lours, 48 and 54 inches wide. Spring Suitings, $3.50 and $3.95 Basket weaves and mixtures, 54 inches wide and splendid.values. Odd Silk., $1.69 a Yard Taffetas and satins, plain or figured, 36 and 40 inches wide. Natural Pongee, $1.25 a Yard Very heavy quality, free from dust. Pongee is very good this spring for suits and dresses, as well as blouses. The get-together medium Bee . Want AU I