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Admission Made
That Taxable
Property Hidden
State Commissioner Suggests
That County Officials Pub
lish Levy Rolls in
Newspapers.
Lincoln, May 23. (Special.) A
frank admission that there is much
hidden taxable property in Nebras
ka was made today by W. II. Os
borne, state-tax commissioner,
In a letter addressed to all county
clerks in Nebraska he again urged
they suggest to county commission
ers that they take advantage of the
Mate, law providing for publication
of tax rolls in county papers.
"In counties where this has been
tried such results have been accom
plished as to clearly demonstrate
that the plan is a success and is a
real remedy for some of the com
plaints with reference to high taxes,"
Osborne said.
That an order from some county
commissioners directing the publica
tion pf tax rolls will be embarrassing
to the commissioners is admitted by
state officers.
But, if the people of the various
counties, those with, little property
which is being taxed the limit, will
insist that the names of some of the
wealthy people and the amount of
taxes they pay be published, the
county commissioners will be com
pelled to take advantage of the' law
which permits, them to order the
publication of tax "lists.
"It might seem that this was
somewhat of a drastic provision, but
4( drastic provisions are necessary
to compel the proper listing of
property for taxation, then I am
convinced that it should be pursued,"
Osborne said in his letter. N
Farms Use 1,765 Tons .
Of Commercial Feed
Lincoln, May 23. (Special.)
Manufactured products produced on
Nebraska farms come back to the
farmers to the tune of l,7bS tons a
year, according to a statement today
by the bureau of markets and mar
keting, state department of agricul
ture. The 1,765 tons represent the
commercial feeding stuffs so'd in Ne
braska in the last year to farmers.
The companies selling these products
are located in all parts of the Ignited
States, The various feeds and their
consumption in Nebraska, classified,
follow:
Hog feeds, 578 tons; fattening
feeds, 398 tons; special dairy mix
tures, 212 tons; poultry feeds, 140
tons.
'Same Old Stuff' Says
Dry Advocate of Raids
i . Made Here by Police
Lincoln, May 23. (Special.) 'The
same old stuff." .
Thus spoke Supt. F. A. High of
the Nebraska Anti-Saloon league, as
he loitered in Gov. S. R. McKcIvic's
office and discussed the series "of
raids. and fines by the new Omaha
city administration.
"They'll bring 'em in and fine 'em
and let 'cm go out and sin again,"
he said. "In other words, it is the
old system of substituting fines for
licenses that they are neginning to
practice again."
The real mission of Superintendent
High to the governor's office was
to enter -another protest against J.
C. Kinsler of Omaha as United States
district attorney.
Vanderbilt Name-'
Figures in Noted
Blackmail Case
Three Buildings
On Farm Burned
Barn Is Total Loss in Blaze
Believed to Have Been
Started by Enemy.
Two New Convict Road
Gimps Will Be Opened
v Lincoln. May 23. (Special.) Two
new convict road camps will be
opened the latter part of the week,
according to announcement today by
H. H. Harmon, secretary of the state
board of nardons and paroles.
One ' I be located near Seward
to work' a state road protect; -The
thcr will be located west of Pawnee
TCity to work on a similar prgject.
There h a convict camp at Cral
Orchard now where the men are
working on a state road.
The present plan is to put 12 men
on the Seward job and -22 m'en "6a
the Pawnee City job. . . ..
Syracuse, Neb., May 23. (Special
Telegram.) Fire, believed to have
been of incendiary origin, destroyed
the barn and damaged the residence
on the farm of Fred Schmidt, four
niilcs north of Syracuse.
Schmidt was awakened early in the
morning by the' sound of voices, a
short distance from the house. He
investigated, but found nothing to
arouse his suspicions and returned
to bed, supposing that the sound had
come from the road.
Half an hour later he was again
awakened, this time by the light
from the barn,' which" was in flames.
The family rushed out to try to save
the horses, but on their way saw that
the house was on firel The fire chief
from Syracuse (responded to a call
and the fire in the house was ex
tinguished before much damage had
been done.
The barn was a total loss. F6ur
horses burned to death and all th
grain, harness and hay was de
stroyed. . A small granary between
the house and the barn also was dam
aged by fire.
There was a strong odor of oil
about the burning buildings and
boards on the side of the residence
were charred as if oil had been
thrown upon them. Schmidt says
he believes the fire was the work of
an enemy. The state fire marshal is
investigating the case.
Member of Family Who Was
Lost on Lusitania Believed
To . Have Been
Victim.
' New York, May 23. The name
of Alfred Gwynnc Vanderbilt, who
lost his life when a German U-boat
sank the Lusitania, has been brought
into the investigation of the black
mail exploits attributed to the
gang mixed up in the shooting of
John H. Reid last Sunday. Mr.
Vanderbilt is said to have given up
$75,000 to squelch threats of death
and avoid publicity.
Vanderbilt is supposed to. have
been only one of numerous victims
of the gang which is said to have
made their rendezvous at the house
of Mrs. Hazel Warner, where Reid
was shot. The police are now
looking for Arthur Turbillon. other
wise known as "Dapper Don Col
lins" as Reid's slayer.
Vanderbilt's name was brought in
ot the case by District Attorney
Glennon, who is quoted as explain
ing the plot as follows:
"The name of Alfred G. Vander
bilt unfortunately comes to the sur
face. In the year before his death
(1915) he complained to a private
detective agency in Manhattan that
his life had been threatened at the
horse show in Madison Sqitare
Garden.
"He went to Europe and my un
derstanding is he was followed
across the ocean by the blackmail
ers, who again threatened his life.
His alternative was to pay a large
sum of money to prevent a suit
that would have brought hinv un
pleasant publicity.
"Believing, his life in danger, he
complained at Scotland Yard and
was given a guard while on British
sofl. They followed him back to his
own doorstep, you might say. Final
ly he settled with the 'king of the
blackmailers,' I am told, for $75,000,
Now, I relate this story as an inci
dent of the investigation following
the Reid shooting of last Sunday.
We have this 'king,' so-called, under
surveillance.
D. A. R. to Be Formed
Scottsbluff, Neb., May 23. (Spe
cial Telegram.) A local chapter of
the daughters of the American Revo
lution will be installed here Thurs
day afternoon by Mrs. Charles F.
Spencer, North Platte, state regent.
South Side
Jiot Wave Causes
Heavy Loss of Hogs
I, On Way to Market'
The hot wave has played havoc,
with the hog receipts at the stock
yards. Among receipts yesterday
the percentage of dead porkers was
tar above normal, according ' to
officials of the stock yards company.
The "dead" records at the chute
house showed 150 hogs that had died
on the way to market and were taken
out of stock cars yesterday morn
ing. Every train showed an increase
in the average number of dead liogs.'.
which was accredited to the heat and
improper loading. In one train that
came in Sunday night, 90 dead hogs
"were found."
f In one car there were 24 dead
nogs and in another 20. Stock yards
officials say if the shippers had ob
served the ordinary rules of safety
first in preparing shipments " for the.
market the loss would lfeve been far
Dedicatory Services Held -
At New Ft. Crook Parish
Archbishop J. J. Harty and Mayor
Dahlman were the principal speakers
at the open air dedicatory services of
St. Marks Catholic parish and parish
house at Fort Crook Sunday after
noon. . More than 1 000 persons at
tended. Rev. Father Ballou will be
pastor of the parish.
The Sisters of Isabella quartet
sang and General Omar Bund of
Fort Crook spoke briefly.- Judge
, James Begley of Plattsmouth and of
ficers of General Bundy's staff were
present.
Lithograph of Mary Pickford
Is Mistaken for Dead Body
A lithographed picture of Mary
Pickford, motion picture actress,
laying beside the Missouri Pacific
racks, led a traveling salesman from
Kansas City to report to police he
had seen the dead body of a woman
as he passed that location. Sonth
Side police and railroad officers in
vestigated. Race Horse Man Held.
C. W. Hendricks, race horse man,
Georgetown, Ky., was arrested yes
terday at the Ak-Sar-Ben stables
on complaint of L W. Rushing,
South Side garage man, charging
passage of worthless checks. Hen
dricks protests his arrest as "just a
misunderstanding."
5 New City Prosecutor.
I John Marcell assumed his new
duties as city prosecutor in South
Side police court yesterday.
He succeeds Perry M. Wheeler,
who has resumed his private practice
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Drive on Speeders
Started in Fremont
Following Crashes
Fremont, Neb., May 23. (Special
Telegram.) With six auto accidents
over the week end, Ma3-or Green and
Chief of Police Brenner are calling
a campaign on all speeders and traf
fic violators. In the first netful
gathered in, Tdward Grubb, one. of
Mayor Green's own drivers, was ar
rested for speeding, He was listed
among those who paid $9.80 for step
ping on the gas."
It is planned to deputize 20 plain
clothes officials, who will be given
authority to arrest all violators. Five
men will be given power to make
arrests in each of the four wards.
All members of the city council will
be empowered to say "Tell it to the
judge."
In yesterday's accidents. Bernard.
5, son of Morris Seevitz of the Fre
mont Grocery company, narrowly
escaped fatal injury ( when he was
struck by a speeding car, dragged
for about 10 feet and then run over
by a front and rear wheel. John
Sonin, of the Sonin Clothing com
pany, wrecked a sedan earlier in the
afternoon as a result of traffic viola
tion. The Lincoln highway pave
ment west of the city is the scene of
accidents nearly every day. '
Wife He Won in Belgium
Accuses Him of Assault
Scottsbluff, Neb.. May 23. (Spe
cial Telegram.) The romance of Ira
F. Brown and his Belgian wife, El
viera, won while he served overseas
during the war with the A. E. F.,
came to light when the wife had her
husband arrested on a complaint
charging assault and battery. When
his case was called in police court.
Brown pleaded for time to secure a
lawyer to prepare a defense. He was
given until Wednesday and released
on $300 bond.
Corn bread moulds have been de
signed that produce miniature loaves
in the form of ears of corn.
Congressman Reavis
Leaves Washington
For Tour in Nebraska
Washington, May 23. (Special
Telegram.)' Congressman Reavis
left today on a three weeks' speaking
tour in Nebraska. His dates are
Chardron, Thursday. May 2a, morn
ing and evening; Alliance, May 27,
Rotary club at noon, High school
commencement in the evening;
North Platte, May 28, Rotary club
at noon. High school commencement
in the evening; Lexington, May 31,
noon luncheon; Fremont, June 3,
Hi$h school commencement.
Mr. Reavis, before leaving, said
there was absolutely no political mo
tive for his trip to Nebraska at this
time. The High school commence
ment dates had been made months
ago and it was necessary to till the
engagements, although there were
many, legislative matters that de
manded his alteration in Washington.
In view of the absence of Mr.
Reavis for the next three weeks, to
be followed by the absence ot. Judge
Evans, who will go -to Nebraska
to attend the Grand Lodge of Ma
sons, a settlement of the marshal
ship matter is not looked for before
the middle of June or the first of
July. .
Bank Gives Banquet for
Its Original Depositors
Hastings, Neb., May 23. (Special
Telegram.) Celebrating its 40th an
niversary, the First National bank
cave a banquet to its original depos
itors who are still residents of Hast
ings. President Neil H. Punn and
other officers and patrons spoke. G.
K. Evans, director and pioneer, was
toastmaster.
Seek Housing Solution
Lincoln, May 23. (Special.) The
Lincoln Chamber of Commerce has
announced a plan of calling a con
ference between building and finan
cial interests to endeavor to reach a
solution of the housing problem in
tin's citv.
Self -Hired Traffic
Cop Asked to Serve
At Police Station
Fremont, Neb., May 23. (Special
Telegram.) Adorned with a large,
conspicuous policeman's star, Chris
tian Olaf Olson stationed himself at
the corner of Main and Sixth streets
yesterday afternoon and began to
wave his arms in direct imitation of
the Broadway and Forty-second
street traffic officer. "
Drivers of cars and teams and pe
destrians were mystified by the man's
actions, Fremont never claimed the
honor of having a human semaphore
and the sight of Olson was a setback.
He reigned suurerne on the intersec
tion until spied by Officer Goodwin,
who failed to recognize his authority.
When questioned Olson insisted
that he was a special deputy and
that it was his duty to regulate the
traffic. Goodwin asked him who
hired him and he replied:-
"I hired myself and I'll fire my
self when I get read'. I'm a traffic
officer."
The officer suggested Olson should
go on duty at the police station.. He
will appear before an insanity board
tomorrow. He is believed to be the
brother of John Olson, sentenced
some time ago to the state peni
tentiary on the charge of assault with
intent to kill Hiram B. Luekcn of
this city last fall.
Wants $10,000 for Nebraska
Room in Navy Clubhouse
Lincoln, May 23. (Special.) Mrs
Margaret C. Cams, whose home is
in Lincoln, but w ho spends nine
months of the year in the east, called
on Governor McKelvie today to in
terest him in a plan to raise $10,000
for building a Nebraska room in the
New York navy club house. In
other words, Nebraska's share in the
proposed erection of homelike en
vironments for the soldier boy is
$10,000. Mrs. Cams stated that
there are 600 Nebraska boys in the
United States navy who spend part
of their time in New York City.
Germans Said to
Have Been Active
Weeks in Silesia
London Times' Correspondent
Declares Regular Army Re
serves Are at Disposal of
"Irregular" Troops.
London, May 23. The correspon
dent of the London Times in Oppeln,
reporting German "irregulars" mili
tary operations in upper Silesia, de
clared they have been concentrating
forces and making preparations for a
fortnight.
The movement is regarded by the
Times' correspondent as far more
serious than a mere reaction of the
German population against the . in
surgents. He asserts that the inter
allied commission was unable to pre
vent the outbreak of fighting and is
now just as powerless to intervene.
Apparently the Germans have regu
lar army reserves at their disposal.
The Polish insurgents, according
to the pispatch, have been steadily
consolidating their position and ex
tending their control over the indus
trial districts of Silesia. They are
reported to have succeeded in start
ing work again in mines, foundries
and factories, and now are squeezing
the allied authorities out of the towns
they still occupy in order to com
plete their hold on the railway be
tween Kattowitz and Gleiwitz.
Every sort of pressure is being
employed to compel the surrender of
these two important towns. No food
is being allowed to enter thern, but
as this has not proved effective, the
water and electricity supplies of
Kattowitz were cut off yesterday.
Janitor to Lawyer
Lincoln, May 23. (Special.)
From state house janitor to a Lin
coln lawyer was the evolution today
in the' life of J. H. Lawson, a negro
The supreme court today admitted
him to the bar.
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