THE BEE: OMAHA. SATURDAY, MAY 23, 1921.
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Street Car Co.
Faces $316,259
Deficit for Year
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JJiglicr Upcrating r.xpen.e,
Less Revenues Testimony
Hearing Before State
Rail Commission.
Testimony of tlie Onulia and
'Council Bluffs Street Railway com
pany before the Slate Railway Com
inision in the City hall yesterday
aitcrnfton indicated that the com
j.any faces a defict ot $316,259.71
this year, based on operating ex
perience of the first four months.
This .showing was offered in an
exhibit presented by William G.
Nichol.son, secretary and treasurer
of the company. His financial ex
hibit referred to the company's lines
in Omaha, as the hearing before the
commission has to do only with
rates of tare in this city.
ISased on actual operations for the
first four months of this year, the
company estimates Rross income for
this year at $3,748,978.96, as against
an actual gross income of $3,955,
60J.97 last year. The company
further shows that the prospective
rate of' return on value of property
on I9ll bsis is 1.58 per cent, as
;i;u'nst an actual return of J.d5 per
cent last year. The exhibit further
shows that the company suffered a
deficit last year of $09,357 on its
lines operated in Omaha. .
Explains Deficit.
Explanation oi the laruc de
ficit which the company faced this
year was, explained by R. A. Lcuss
ler, Rencrl manager, during the aft
ernoon recess of the hearing.
"Our operating expenses during
the first four months of this year
were actually and relatively higher
than during the , corresponding pe
riod of last year and we experienced
a decrease of business from January
1 to May 1, this year," he said.
''This was due to general business
conditions. Traction lines in other
cities have been meeting, similar
conditions."
The company is now operating on
a temporary rate of 7 cents for cash
lares, with four tickets for 25 cents.
'1 he present hearing is in connection
.vith an application for a permanent
vatc which will give the company
dequate returns.
The state railway commissioners
will adjourn today noon and will
return to Omaha about June 15 to
cross-question the company s wit
nesses. The city, represented by
Corporation Counsel W. C. Lam
bert, wilt request the commission for
time in which to, prepare an iilde
. pendent physical valution.
Physical Valuation Report.
The company offered yesterday
fifternooti as formal evidence its
large physical valuation .report of
815 pages, to which Corporation
Counsel Lambert entered several
objections on the grounds that the
report did not comply with the or
der of the commission of August 6,
1919. One of the objections states
that the report docs not contain the
(late off installation of the several
Liffms" physical property or the
costs'7 thereof as of the' date of' installation.
"'I lie exhibit offered is material
and --"ipctent identP of the value
(irt property as of September 1.
191V said Victor Wilson, counsel
for tin' street railway company. "The
company is unable to obtain cost
data on all property for a period of
10 years prior to 1919."
The commissioners reserved judg
ment on Mr. Lambert's objections to
the physical valuation report.
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Congressman Andrews to
Give Two Memorial Talks
Washington. May 27. (Special
Telegram.) Congressman Andrews
will deliver two memorial addresses
on Sunday and Monday, the one on
Sunday evening at the lethodist
church in Chcrrydalc and the other
on Decoration day at the National
cemetery in Alexandria, Ya., under
the auspices of Cushing camp Sons
of Veterans of this city. These will
be Mr. Andrews' initial memorial ad
dresses on confederate soil.
Congressman McLaughlin of York
will deliver a memorial address at
the Brethren church in this city on
Sunday evening.
Crops in Holt County
Reported Best in Years
O'Xcill. Neb., May 27. (Special.)
Two and seventy-five hundredths
inches of rain have fallen at O'Neill
and in this vicinity since Sunday
and as a result crops of both small
grain and, corn are coming fine.
Small grain of all kinds is declared
the tanners to be in better condi
tion and further' advanced than for
4rs and a better than average crop
is practically assured. Corn planting
practically is completed in all sec
tions of the county and much of the
corn is up and U being worked for
the first time.
Omaha Girl to Wed
Chicagoan in Week
Of Mother's Death
lr. the week of her mother's death,
the wedding of Miss Charliene R.
Johnston of Omaha and O. Robert
Perkins of Chicago, III., will take
place at 4 today at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Rob Johnston, 1315 North
Thirty-eighth street.
Miss Johnston's mother, Mrs.
Edith Johnston, committed suicide
early Monday morning by leaping
from a seventh story window at the
Conant hotel. She, was suffering
from n nervous breakdown and had
been released from Ford hospital
only last Saturday.
The young people had not in
tended to be married for a month
yet. but Mr. Perkins came here to be
with his fiancee when notified of Mr.
Johnston's death, and the marriage
today was arranged.
Mrs. William Cockran, an aunt of
the bride-to-be, made the formal an
nounccmcn to The Bee of the ap
proaching wedding. The Rev. E.
Hart Jenks of the First Presby
terian church will officiate.
The young, couple will reside in
Chicago.
Superior Water Bonds
Are Again Defeated
Superior, Neb., May 27. (Spe
cial.) A special election was held
voting for v the second time on the
proposition of issuing $55,000 water
bonds and again resulted in defeat
for the bonds. There was a majority
of 40 for the bonds, but the law re
quires 60 per cent of the total votes
cast, which is 70 more than the num-
i her which- voted for the proposition
i this time.
Secretary of Agriculture '
Returns From Washington
Washington, Mav 27. (Special
Telegram.) Leo .11. Stuhr, secre
tary of agriculture for Nebraska ; nd
one of the members of Governor Mc
Kclvie's. code cabinet, who was in
Washington this- week looking up
matters with the agricultural de
partment and attending the conven
tion of weights and measures, re
turned to Lincoln Thursday.
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Hay Springs to Sell $30,000
School Bonds Next Week
.' Hav i Springs. b., Mav 27.
(Special.) The $50,000 school bonds
voted a iew weeks ago for the new
.school building are to fet sold June 1,
The prospects for the;e bonds sell
ing at a premium are promising, ac
cording to the reports from the bond
buyers, which indicate sharp compe
tition. A. K. Mammen, chairman of
the btiildir.gr committee, reports that
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tllC I'lAUiS die tulli.MClc uliu nuih m j
start on the building in the very ,
near future. , j
Holt County Cow Town
Plans Old-Tirue Celebration
O'Neill, Neb.. May 27. (Special.)
Citizens of Amelia, a hamlet in
southern Holt county, in the heart
of the big ranch country, have an
nounced an old-fashioned celebra
tion for the Fourth of July. . A
monster picnic, speeches by noted
men and a frontier exhibition by real
riders will comprise the day's program.
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Will Photograph Graves
Lincoln, May 27. (Special.)
Pictures of graves of Nebraska boys
in France whose bodies will not be
brought back will be taken by Rev.
Harold Capsey. chaplain of the Lin
coln post of the American Legion.
Rev. Mr. Capsey and his wife will
yisit Eurobe this summtr.
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Deals at Stock
Yards on Square.
Probers Decide
No Unfair Practices Against
Live Stock Men Because of
Shareholders, Opinion
At Hearing.
That there were no unfair prac
tices against live stock raisers, live
stock commission men or others do
ing business with the South Omaha
Stock Yards company because of
shares in the company owned by
representatives or members of fam
ilies of oiticials of Armour & Co.
and Swift & Co., was the opinion
brought out at the hearing yesterday
afternoon before George Sutherland,
former .United States senator of
Utah, and Col. Henry W. Anderson,
trustees appointed by a judge of the
district court of the District of Co
lumbia; and H. J. Galloway, special
assistant to Attorney General Datigh
crty. Charles H. Watts, general man
ager of the Fanners Uniou and Live
Stock association, said there were
126,000 farmers in the association he
represented living in Nebraska, Kan
sas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Iowa.
North and outh Dakota. He said
that in the four years he was con
nected with the association he had
not heard of any attempt to control
prices of lie stock at anv of the sell the stock, but it would have to dcrsoii and Galloway lett at 4 lor
be olit at a sacrincc.
stock yards which the members paf-1
ronized, nor had he heard ot any j
discrimination againt a hippcr. j
Favor Federal Ownership. .
'I think that about 50 per cent of
the members of the association favor
federal ownership of the .stock
yards," said Mr. Watts in answer to
a question by Trustee Sutherland.
"Sonic little differences have come
up with the stock yards companies.
hut they wove alwavs adjusted satis
factorily." W. H. D.ivis, president of thj
First. National hank, said that in his
opinion it would he almost impossible
to dispose of 10,000 shares of the
local stock yards company at this
time or within the next year. He
said a plan might be formulated to
"1 think it would be had business
policy to segregate the 29 per cent of
stock yards stock of the local com
pany from the present ownership.
Should the 29 per cent he sold now,
other stocks would depreciate in
value."
Frank Coad, president of the
Packers National hank; Ford Hovcy
of the Stock Yards Na'tional; W. H.
Head of the Omaha National; Henry
T. Clark of tho Corn Exchange Na
tional; F. W. Clark of the Nebraska
National; John L.' Kennedy of tlu
United States National and W. A.
Pratt ot the Live Stock National
were other hankers at the hearing
who endorsed the statements of Mr.
Davis.
The iiearing adjourned at 3 yes
terday afternoon and Sutherland, An-
j Denver, Colo., where they will con
duct a hearing at the Denver Union
stork yards today. From Denver
the party will go to Kansas City,
Fast St. Louis and back to Chicago,
returning to Washington the latter
part of next week.
The party arrived in Omaha yes
terday morning and at 10 were taken
on an inspection tour of the South
Omaha packing plants of Switt & Co.
and Armour & Co. and the holdings
of the Omaha Union Stock yards by
Everett Buckingham, general man
ager of the local stock yards com
pany. At 12:30 the trustees and spe
cial representatives of the govern
ment were guests at a dinner in the
Live Stock exchange dining room.
" One-M unite 1
Store Talk
"It was the Saturday before
Memorial day twenty-five
years ago that I bought my
first suit at this store. 1 have
traveled all over America,
lived in many different cities,
bought clothes in. many
stores, but it's a treat to get
back to Omaha and into your
good clothe again. You lead
them all," said a customer.
ARE YOU PREPARED
FOR MEMORIAL DAY
OF 1921?
-JOHX A. SWANSON, Tres.
-WM. L. HOLZMAN, Treas.
Store Closed All Day Monday, May 30, Memorial Day
Please Shop Early Saturday
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' The Dress-Up 'Day of the Year
Select Your Memorial Day
Clothes at Headquarters
GOING away or staying at home, the great
double holiday calls for fitting observance
with good appearance a first consideration.
You'll find this great store wonderfully prepared
to serve you. Vast selections of world's best
Sport Suits-Business Suits-
$35 $40 $45 $50
Values Entirely in a Class by Themselves -Compare
Your ideal style, fabric, color, pattern is here, where thousands of suits are assembled. Single
or double-breasted, lined or unlined in every degree from skeletonized to full lined. Beautiful
new weaves in all wanted weights' and every size and proportion a real clothes store.
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Younger Young Men's '
High School
and Graduation Suits
$25 to $45
The best style thoughts of America's leading
designers of Younger Young Men's fashions.
The range for selection involves many unusual
and distinctive styles found exclusively at this
store in Langham-Highs and Kupp Juniors. The
i-ange of variations in sport models alone is the
West's most interesting style exposition in itself.
Men's and Young Men's
Hard Finished
Worsted Suits.
At $25
At last a good, suit again 'at "Twenty-Five
Dollars." Positively the first lot of such fine
values that have been offered in years by this
or any other store anywhere. Made of Metcalf
hard finished worsteds. Single or double
breasted. All sizes, 34 to 44. A guaranteed
saving of. $10.00. Compare.
Men's and Young Men's
' Extra Good Extra Trousers
$3.50 $5.00 $7,50
Yes, extra good quality and extraordinary values because this store knows what
trouser values ought to be and is striving with all its buying strength to deliver the
goods. All sizes. All weights, patterns and plain shades.
Your Memorial da) vacalion and outing outfit, Khal(i suits,
Kha1(i pants, auto coats, coveralls at loncsl-in-the-city prices.
MEN'S, YOUNG MEN'S AND YOUNGER YOUNG MENS. BOYS' AND CHILDREN'S CLOTHING. ENTIRE SECOND FLOOR.
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TODAY.
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Wn I HOtZMAN,
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OUR VALUES
ALWAYS.
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Straw Hat
. Headquarters
THE rush for straw hats fiwcls Greater Nebraska
wonderfully equipped to serve the good drcss
.ers'of this community. The same, careful, ex
pert service as heretofore to make your straw hat
selectiou an all summer source of satisfaction.
Prices Range
to $10,
THE BRAIDS:
Sennits, Splits, Yehamas. Baliluks, Stoyos,
Barkahalus, Italian Leghorns, Jap Btaids,
Bangkoks, Porto Rican Straws and Genu
ine South American Panamas.
Men's and Women's
White Duck Hats. ..
$
11
Silk. Fabric, A -no hnpoi
Palm Reach
and polnrinc.
$1.50 to $3.00
Coys' and Childrens Headwear, all wanted
styles. Prices Sl.OQ to S3.00 ,
Main Floor Mala Building Eant Section.
Cool Underwear
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Galore
AND at prices that
suggest laying in a
big supply for the
hot days Ave all know
so well.
Athletic Inlon Snils
In fine quality nain
sook. All r-tf a a
sizes up to I M
50, at.
Athletic Union So Un
cross bar and corded
n a i nsook. t e a
All sizes up I 2JL
to 50, at.
Athletic Union Suits
Mercerized woven mad
ras. Fine quality.
A 1 1 sizes
up to 50,
at
' Others In fine handker
chief cloth, satin stripes,
aero weave, and cool,
sheer silks, at : -
$2.50 to $6.50
Fine Bibbed Union Suit?
Short sleeves a n k l,e
length, white and nst
ecru, at. J1,UU
Others in fine lisles and
mercerized, all proportion
and all sizes
S1.50 to S3.50
Bathing Suits
.wun." f Great range of
Kathing J colors and com.
'N' i hlnations
SI o S7.50- t Buy Now!
Boys'
. Bathing
Suit,
SI o $3.50
A WAMOM.M
:COHRECT ArPAREL FOR MEM AND WOMEN'-
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