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2 THE UtliU: OMAHA, TUESDAY, JULY 20, 1921. 65 Persons Paid Tax in 1919 on Income of Million $1,269,000,000 Obtained in Revenues From Personal Remittances. Washington, July 25. The gov ernment obtained a total of $1,269, 000,000 in revenue from personal in come taxes in 1919 an increase of $141,900,000 compared with 1918 according to a preliminary report of income tax returns made public last night by Internal Revenue Commis sion Blair. The commissioner's report showed there were 5,322,760 personal returns filed in the calendar year 1919, rep resenting a growth ot yo,040 irom 1918, while the total amount of net income reported for 1919 was $19, 859,000,000, an increase of $3,934,000, 0(10 over the previous year. The average net income per return for 1919 was $3724.05, the average amount of tax $238.08, and the aver age tax rate 6.39 per cent There were filed 65 returns of net income of $1,000,000 and over 189 of $500,000 to $1,000,000 ; 425 of from $300,000 to $500,000; 1,864 of $150,000 to $300,000; 2,983 of $100,000 to $150, 000; 13,320 of $50,000 to $100,000; ,37,477 of $25,000 to $50,000; 162,485 of $10,000 to $25,000; 438,851 of $5, 000 to $10,000; 1,180,488 of $3,000 to $5,000: 1.569.741 of $2,000 to $3,- 000 and 1.924.872 of $1,000 to $2,000, New York field, $3,436,343,179 net income, or 17.31 per cent of the total and the ta paid was $399,792,351, or 31.49 per cent of the total. The next largest number of re turns filed bv states was from Pennsylvania. The per capita net income for New York, according to the popula t'on of the census for 1920, was $330.89. The District of Columbia, second in the percentage of population, re ported the highest per capita net in come, $380.27. Its average net in come per return, however, $2,838.80, is low. Only two states, Montana with an average net income per re turn of $2,544.56, Nevada with $2,389.83 and the territory of Alaska with $2,000 were lower in this respect Alaska, however, reported the highest percentage of population filing returns, 17.17 per cent, with a per capita net income of $343.58, the second highest. Woman, Who Was With Alleged Kidnaped Man, Surrenders to Police Sharon, Pa., July 25. Mrs. Eva Swanson, Cleveland, O., surren dered to police here last night after she had learned that she was wanted by the authorities, she said, in con nection with the case of Thomas D. Randolph, Sharon business man, re cently reported to have been kid naped and held for $50,000 ransom. ""Randolph, who returned to his home last Wednesday night, is being held on several charges, including using the mails to defraud. A warrant had been issued for Mrs. Swanson charging her with conspiracy with intent to defraud. ; Mrs. Swanson told the police that she had been with Randolph at Stoneboro, Pa., during the time of his disappearance. She denied a conspiracy. Fire Damages $60,000 Stock of Clothing Fairburv. Neb.. July 25. (Special.) The $60,000 clothing stock of Max Segel was damaged by fire and wa ter. The fire started in. the base ment and the origin is unknown. The stock carries insurance lor $05,1)00, In removing a dentists chair in an upper story a . water pipe was torn off, flooding the stock on the first floor. The basement where the fire originated held much stock. Osteopaths Convention Is Opeped at Cleveland Cleveland, July 25. Nearly 2,000 delegates and visitors, inc'ling 600 women, are here to attend the 21st annual convention of the American Osteopathic association, which opened today. ; Mayor W. S. Fitzgerald welcomed the delegates. Dr. William E.. Wal do of Seattle, Wash., president of the association, delivered the . key note address. An inspection of ex hibits concluded the morning ses sion. . - The convention will consider bills now before congress which osteo paths claim give the "Id school of medicine a monopoly. Combination Oven to Be Erected at Tourist Camp Superior, Neb., July 25. (Special.) The commercial organization known as the Superior Order of Shifters ordered the construction of a combination oven in the tourist camping grounds. This is designed for the service of four parties and is to be built in the shape of a cross with one. smokestack. It was also decided that from now until October I band concerts will be held weekly in 'the City park. Secretary of Beatrice Eagles Dies at Barneston Beatrice, Neb., July 25. (Special Telegram.) Oarence Alders, 27, secretary of the local lodge of Eagles and for a number of years employed with the State. Savings and Loan association here, died at hit home at Barneston. He was a son of Mr. and Mrs. William Alders, pioneer of Barneston. Yellow Fever at Tampico Causes Fumigation Order Galveston, Tex., July 2& Yellow fever has developed at Tampico and all ships from that port will be de tained six days after fumigation, Dr. W. F. Fox, "assistant surgeon in charge of the United States quar antine bureau here, announced to ut War Correspondence Wooing Wins This Girl if5 1i I III .J II 0 (L m J) A war-time wooing, conducted by correspondence between a Brooklyn, N. Y girl and an American soldier at the French front, recently culmi nated in the marriage of Miss Rae Ward and Holman E. Winfrey of Vallejo, Cal. Three years ago an appeal from three soldiers at the front, who said they had no one to write to them, was printed in a New York news paper. Miss Ward and two other Brooklyn girls became interested. They put the three names in a hat, and each drew out a name. Miss Ward drew the name of Win frey, who was with a California regi ment. The correspondence reached a point where the soldier insisted he must have a photograph of his bene factress. Miss Ward sent one, and Winfrey responded with one of his own. It showed him a good-looking young man. The romance followed. Referendum Sought On Four State Laws (Continued From Pe One.) munities and it will keep thousands from the polls who are more con cerned in men and measures than in mere party considerations. The farmers of the state are more inter ested in their program than they are in party and if the success ot their program requires them to cross mere party lines they should not be prosecuted as criminals tor so do ing." It fell to K. Beecher Howell to ex plain reasons why the referendum shuld be invoked against the new primary law. Defends Direct Primary. "Since 1907. he said, "the direct primary has been in efficient opera tion in this state and with the hearty approval of a majority of the people, as has been evinced by the jealous solicitude with which its provisions have been guarded. In fact, it was but last year that in a state-wide ref erendum the electorate by a huge majority defeated ah attempt of the 1919 legislature to limit the applica tion of the present primary law." A. H. Bigelow sponsored the ref erendum of the anti-picketing bill, for which only 57,000 signers could be obtained against the 66,000 signers I for the other bills. Jhe law would bar peaceful picK eting," he said, "which is constitu tional and we have laws now against picketing by force in which blood shed occurs." C. J. Osborne explained the reason for a referendum against the bank ing bill. "It gives a state board, unfriendly to co-operative banks, the power to decide whether such a bank is need ed and you know what the decision of such a board would be. Farm Editor Speaks. . J. H. Franzer, editor of the farm paper owned by Senator Arthur Capper of Kansas and circulated in Nebraska in competition with Gov ernor McKelvie's paper, was another speaker. J. N. Norton of the farm bureau, explained the attitude of his organ ization toward three of the laws. Farm bureau organizers declined to circulate anti-picketing bill petitions. "This legislature, like all others, we feel made mistakes in these three instances," he said, "and after we learned that a majority of our mem bers favored the referendum on these laws we helped circulate the peti tions. "But at the same timo we believe there were many more good Jaws passed tor the farmer at the last ses sion than there were bad laws." A certified expense account was filed showing the circulation of the petitions cost $2,866.50. Of this amount $1,500 was subscribed by the Nonpartisan league and $1,000 by labor unions. The remainder was raised by independent subscriptions. t ifr -t0 get "ferendum on these bills it was necessary to get only 38,000 signeri to the petition. Special Police to Patrol Superior During Pageant , Superior, Neb., July 25.-(Special) The city council is arranging to have 50 special police sworn in to patrol the streets during the histori cal pageant and the G. A. R. re union August 16 and 17. Drilling of overseas veterans, who are to re-enact the night battle scenes will begin August I. Tenta tive plana have been made for a flower and automobile parade. School Near Completion Sidney, Neb., July 25. (Special.) Sidney's new $75,000 grade school building is rapidly Hearing comple tion and will be ready for the opening of school in September. This will give Sidney three grade schools, besides the high school and Catholic academy. Postoffice Appointments Washington. July 31. (Special Tl gram.) Prwldent Harding nominated tha following Nebraakans to b poatmaatera today: Erhard J. Naber, Ant loch; Oeorfa V. Brownfleld. Hrahey; Ltnnard It Byrd, Lawallan; Jamaa W. Ollbcrt, Mlnatara; Arehla V. Jonaa, MitcnaU; John , Kirk, nan. Wood Lakai Hurt Bnuiui. nita. v(jrar JSttartafe A. TrUmm, BaadatM. Head of Grange In Washington Is Ousted by Chief National Master Suspends State Leader Who Is Said To Have Slurred Legion In Public Address. Fredonia, N. Y., July 25. S. J. Lowell, master of the National Grange, announced that he had writ ten to William Bouck, master of the Washington state grange, suspending him from office forthwith for alleged radical utterances at the June meet ing of the Washington Grange. Mr. Lowell refused to discuss his action except to say that he believed Mr. Bouck had violated his obliga tions as a grange master and that he expected the national grange would sustain this view at the annual meet ing in November. Charge Legion Slurred. Yakimah, Wash., July 25, Wil liam Bouckmaster of the Washing ton state grange, was charged by the Yakimah-Pomona grange with hav ing made slurs on the American Legion and members of the grange objected to his reference to the world war. No Statement Offered. Mount Vernon, Wash., July 25. William Bouck, manager of the state grange, refused to make any statement when informed today that he had been suspended. In a report from Colville at the time of the meeting Mr. Bouck was reported to have declared that the grange was "in politics" and would remain so until the farmers had been "emancipated;" that the "shops and mines are a shambles" and that "the United States is controlled by a dol- larocracy more relentless than any autocracy the world has ever known. Towns of Madson County to Hold First Joint Picnic July 28 Battle Creek. Neb., July 25. (Spe cial.) Five " bands, wrestling matches, boxing bouts, tug-o'-wars and speaking by several prominent Nebraska agriculture experts are among the headliners for the first joint county picnic arranged for Madison county on July 28 by the Madison County farm bureau, which has headquarters in this city. It will be the first time in the county's history that farmers, mer chants and representative citizens will get together for an all-day county celebration. Returns received by the bureau indicate that mer chants, professional men, and towns people have decided to lay business aside and join with the farmers for the big event. Norfolk will send several hundred automobiles, under an organized automobile parade plan. Newman Grove, Madison, Meadow Grove and Tilden also have announced similar parades. Atrophy Blindness Serum Is Discovered New York, July 25. A serum, which Dr. Erasmus Arlington Pond, Brooklyn eye specialist, claims has cured nine cases of blindness' caused by atrophy will soon be demonstrat ed before the Academy of Medicine and the Amertcan Medical associa tion, it was reported today. Dr. Pond, who discovered the serum, said the method of cure was to inject the fluid which nourished the optic nerve. Blindness caused by accident, he said, could not be cured by the serum, nor would it be suc cessful unless there was a slight vision left to the patient The phy sician said as soon as he had demon strated his discovery before the medical profession he would make public the formula that it might be used generally. Funeral Services Held for Yank Killed at Argonne Fairbury, Neb., July 25. (Special.) Funeral services were held for Frank Ritzhaupt, overseas soldier, at the M. E. church. Ritzhaupt died in France October, 1918. He was one of the first to enlist and was wounded in the battle of the Ar gonne October 18, dying three days later. ' He. was the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C Ritzhaupt of Fairbury, who survive him, besides four brothers and two sisters., Civil Service Tests for Postmasters to Be Held Washington. July 25.(Soecial Telegram.) Civil service examina tions for presidential postmasters will be held on August 27 for the following places: South Dakota Ardmore. salary. $1,200. . Wyoming Cokeville, $1,600; Deaver, $1,100; Glendo, $1,300; Hulett, $1,000; Lovell, $2,000. Granton U Purdy has been ap pointed postmaster at Arnold, Hum boldt county, la., vice Walter Christenson, resigned. Boy Drowns When He Steps Into Hole at Brickyard Hastings. Neb., July 25. (Special Telegram.) Virgil Sealock, 8, son of Arthur Sealock, engineer, was drowned Sunday when he stepped into a hole at the Polenske, Schellake & Co. brick yard. He could not swim. 50 Fascist! Ambushed Rome, July 25. Fifty fascist!, or extreme nationalists, were ambushed by communists at Grosseto, 40 miles southwest of Siena, Tuscany, Sun day. One of the nationalists was killed. The remainder pursued the communist and it is reported other death occurred. The homes of some of the communists are said to have been burned. Editor in Hospital O. H. Meyers, editor of the Alma (Neb.) Record, was broueht to Methodist hospital yesterday suf fering from a nervous breakdown. His wife and son accompanied him Paving of Highway Will Not Be Halted (Continued From Tag Ona.) 10 per cent. They offered to dem onstrate to the commissioners that this shrinkage actually takes place, No Provisions for Shrinkage. State Engineer Johnson and Com missioners Umtt and McDonald held that specifications of the contract made no provisions for such a shrink age and that the gravel must be measured at the mixer and cement added accordingly, whether the grav el be wet or dry. George K. Leonard, assistant state engineer, testified that the one por tion of cement to six portions of gravel specifications were enforced throughout the state. He admitted there was nothing in the specifica tions to prevent the contractor from drying his gravel before, mixinar it and that the measurement of gravel throughout the country was dry. "Yes," cut in Johnson, "he had a right to dry it, but he didn't." But should one be reauired to add cement to the water in the gravel as well as to the gravel?" queried counsel for the contractor. No,' was the reply of Leonard. Unaware of Amount Contractor Murohv took the atand. He testified he did not know definite ly the amount of cement he had been using on the entire job, but that he believed he had lived uo to the con tract specifications. R. C. Yant. superintendent for Murphy, testified he did not know the amount of cement used, but that he could ascertain the amount and make report to the board. "Do you know what effort has been made by the contractor to live up to the contract specifications?" asked Commissioner Unitt. "Every effort," replied Yant. "The siaie inspector always said every thing was all right." "It's been insinuated that the con tractors have been cheating the county," continued Yant, with emo tion in his voice. "We are doing everyining to give the county a good job. We have BUt on a merhaniral finisher, at the cost of employing nve or six extra men, because we be Iieve it makes better concrete. It's the first time one has ever been used in Nebraska and it isn't required by we contract, either. Says Gravel Shrank. E. E. Ridgeway, a county inspect or, when Questioned bv Tnhn son. said he had seen every truckload of gravel Drought to the mixer. He said ne was working under the im pression that 20 cubic feet of wet gravel shrank 10 oer cent, nr two feet, thus making three sacks of ce ment to each load fullfill the "six to one" requirement Guy Dorsey, assistant county en gineer, testmed he had followed a 25 cubic-foot load of gravel from its point of loading and that there was an actual shrinkage of 1-12 dur ing the transportation. "I think the contratcor is giving uie county petter worlc than the specifications reciuire." he declared W. H. Campen, Omaha engineer. said he made a test last Saturday ana iouna mat a cubic feet of wet gravel shrank to 16.75 cubic feet when dried. On the stand, Professor Mickey testified that perfectly saturated gravel might have 10 per cent more gravel than perfectly dry gravel. Admits Delay fa Reports. County Surveyor Adams admitted when qestioned that reports by his inspectors were sometimes delayed one or two days and that he didn't always check them. "What's the idea in having reports if you don't check them." nuerierf Johnson. I thought everything was all right," Adams replied. "Inspector Dolman has complete records of the cement used. I left the mixing busi ness to Dorsey, largely." Professor Mickey said that only three of the1 eight samples from the base showed strength under com pression tests which averaged near tests on bases made last year. "Some of the tests were as low as 800 pounds to the square inch," said engineer jonnson. 'Any base which will not withstand a compression of 1,000 pounds to the square inch I would recommend the county board to retuse. However, some of the tests were made under adverse condi tions and well try them again be fore making any recommendations." Work to Go On. Asked who originally broueht the alleged charge of ihortage in the ouantity of cement used. Enerineer Johnson declared his own inspectors had informed him and that he had then made a personal investigation. After the hearing the countv board went into private session. A short time later it announced that the work would be continued under the present contract. There still remains some perplex ity as to how the cement is to be measured, however. Most of the commissioners favor a straight an to one mixture, be the gravel wet or dry. Professor Mickey pointed out that the quantity could be checked by measuring the work done each uay ana aiviaing u oy tne numDer of sacks used. The 1.75 sacks to each lineal foot principle could thus be assured, he said. Commissioner Unitt objected to this system, contending that more cement might be used in one strip tnan in another by this system. Reorganization of Hebb Motor Works Announced Lincoln, July 25. (Special.) Re organization of the Hebb Motor works and a resumption of business was announced here today by C C Quiggle, representative of a number of creditor of the bankrupt concern. formation of new corporation was forecast Swimming Pool to Be Built At Fairbury Country Club Fairbury, Neb., July 25. (Special.) Sufficient money has been sub scribed for a swimming pool at the Country club grounds. The structure will be 30x60 feet and will cost about $10,000. The work will be completed within three week. Bumper Crop Predicted Fairbury, Neb., July 25. (Spe cial.) Recent rains have proven un favorable to unthreshed grain, but have benefited the corn crop. Pros pect for corn are said to be the best in the history of this section of Ne- a r. - . - - orasu. "Blue Sky" Laws Topic of Interest To Legislators Acts to Regulate Sale of Se curities Passed in 41 States ; Divided Into Two Classes. Chicago, July 25. With the sale of millions of dollars of fradulent se curities every year in the United States, the question of federal laws regulating the offering and sale of se curities or stopping such sale and punishing offenders -immediately where cause is shown, is a topic of general interest to legislators, bankers and investors. So-called "blue sky" laws have been adopted in 41 of the 48 states. These laws have fallen into two classes, regulatory and punitive. The regula tory laws give power to the state to prevent the sale of securities which do not meet the standards set up. The punitive or fraud laws give power to stop the sale of securities upon pro per proof that a fraud is operative or intended. Thirty-eight states now have regu latory laws and three have fraud laws. The amended Illinois law is reorarded as a model of regulatory law, while the new New York law is accepted as the best ot the punitive acts. The question of methods that can be used in suppressing the fraudulent offering and sale of securities was given close consideration by the 1 governors of the Investment BanKers Association of America at a meeting in Milwaukee last week. The mem bers of this association. represe"t:n all parts of the country, are more particularly affected by state laws and proposed federal legislation than any other class. The principal r tention was given to bills introduce-' in congress pertaining to the offering and sale of securities. These are typical "blue sky" bills and seek to have the federal government take the same judiciary regulation that is now taken by the various states. Haynes Plans Probe Of Alcohol Plants Washington, July 25. Prohibition Commissioner Havnes has completed arrangements for the carrying out of thorough technical investigations of the industrial alcohol and denaturing plants of the country. All of these plants are operated under govern ment supervision from the time the corn or black strap molasses is re ceived until the finished alcohol is ready for the market He also plans for the inspection of colleges, hospitals and sanitariums which, under the law. procure alcohol free of tax for scientific, medical and mechanical purposes, in order to see that the supplies are kept under se cure storaere and that the alcohol is used for the legitimate purposes for which it is expected. Kwangtung Militarists Have Virtually Ended War Canton, China, July 25. The war on tne province w rvwangiung, which has been waged for several months by Kwangsi militarists un der the direction of Inspector Gen eral Lu Yung Ting, the Kwangsi war lord, has virtually ended. Trooos of the Canton government are on the point of occupying Nan king, capital of the province of Kwangsi, and Gen. Lu Yung Ting is reported to have declared his in tention of resigning. The Asiatic news agency from Peking reports that the civil war will soon be ended by agreement of the Kwangsi party for the establish ment of an autonomous government at Nanking, which means a sever ance of relations of Kwangsi with Peking. Rockefeller Foundation Extends Work All Over World New York. Julv 25. A review of the work of the Rockefeller Founda tion in 1920, made public today, showed that the organization ex tended its activities to .virtually every quarter of the globe. The foundation brought to a close its participation in wartime emer gency relief by giving $1,000,000 to European children. A million francs were appropriated for the yueen Elizabeth Foundation for Medical Research in Belgium and an agree ment was entered into whereby the foundation will contribute toward the complete rebuilding of the med ical school of the University of Brussels. California Mob Attacks U. S. Prohibition Agents San Francisco, Jul y25. Federal prohibition agents were attacked by about 500 persons at uuroy, Lai., yesterday afternoon and two of the j officers were struck by missiles, John Exnicios, supervising federal prom bition enforcement agent, announced today. The officers came into Gilroy with an automobile loaded with liquor seized in various raids between San Francisco and Watsonville. On their arrival at Gilroy, a crowd gathered, and according to Exnicios, attempted to mob the agents and destroy the liquor, fie said their entry into Gilroy was heralded by the blowing of whistles. De Valera Discusses Peace Terms With Cabinet Dublin, July 25. (By ' the Asso ciated Press.)! be Irish peace pro posals made by Premier Lloyd George to Eamonn De Valera in London last week were taken up by the republican leader and his cabinet today at the Mansion house. Coal Sheds Burn Beatrice, Neb., July 25. (Special Tetegram.) A portion of Leo Werner coal sheds in the Burlington yards here burned, together with part of a car of coal. The fire ia of un known origin. The loss 1 covered by insurance. Mauretania Is Afire London. July 25.-Fire, which it was feared would prove of a serious nature, broke out on the Lunard liner Mauretania as she was lying at her dock ia Southampton this, after- Mioon, , Gty Attorney Says Ordinance for Muny Coal Yard Unlawful Lincoln, July 25. (Special.) On the eve of a final vote before the Lincoln city council on Commission er Charles W. Bryan's ordinance calling for an appropriation of $45, 000 to start a municipal coal yard and a public market in Lincoln, C Petrus Peterson, former state sen ator, who is now Lincoln s city at torney, made public a statement de claring that the appropriation of this amount of money for such a purpose was unlawful. To back up his state ment, Peterson quoted portitions of Lincoln's city charter, which states that the city is limited to an ex penditure of $500 for enterprises of this description. At the same time, L. H. Pauley, a local coal dealer, offered to turn his coal yard over to Commissioner Bryan on good terms and let him run it and prove his contention that exorbitant prices are being charged for coal. Commissioner Blair Warns People Against Income Tax "Experts" Washington, July 25. Warning against fake income tax "experts" was issued last night by Internal Revenue Commissioner Blair. "The evil resulting from the opera tion of this class of practitioners must and will be stamped out, the com missioner said. "Persons who knowingly offer advice or sugges tions by which the income tax law may be evaded and which eventually lead the taxpayer into difficulties with the government, will be dealt with in accordance wth the extreme penalties provided by law." Within the last 30 days, he con trnued, between 40 and 50 attorneys and agents for taxpayers have been debarred from practice before the treasury. A new system of enroll ment for practice before the treasury has been adopted, he explained, and all applicants must satisfy a com mittee of their ability to render "valuable service" to taxpayers they may represent. In addition, all at torneys appearing for claimants must i : T 1. jiavo men ji mijjjai a jpynti ui at torney before they will be recog nzed. House Authorizes Loan Of Equipment for Reunion Washington, . July 25. (Special Telegram.) The house of repre sentatives today adopted Congress' man Dowells joint resolution author izing the War department to loan to the men of the 88th division, when thev meet at Des Moines, late in August, not only tents, but cots and bedding, now in storage at Camp Dodge. Congressman Jefferis now will push his resolution authorizing the War department to perform like service for the 34th (the "Sand Storm") division, when it meets in Omaha in September. Senator Norris will take charge of the Jefferis resolution when it reaches the senate. Chairman Wadsworth of the military affairs committee of the senate has expressed himself favor able to the legislation. Sandwich "Makings" and Cigars Stolen in Raid Shrimps, sardines and other in gredients for midnight salad parties, $10 cash and several boxes of cigars made up the loot of burglars who climbed through a rear window of A. Burnstin's place at 313 North Fifteenth street Sunday night, ac cording to police reports. Pass key burglars got.3,uuu cig arets and several boxes of cigars at the Reno billiard parlor, Seventeenth and Douglas streets. Katherine Ralph. 2763 South Ninth street, reported two diamond rings worth $250 stolen from a washbowl in the Western Union rest room in the W. O. W. building. Wall of Water Wrecks Auto; Texas Woman is Drowned East Las Vegas, N. M., July 25. Mrs. W. G. Fly, 38, wife of a promi nent druggist of Amarillo, Tex., was drowned last night when a wall ot water swept down a dry stream at Apache Springs, near here, and over turned the automobile in which' she, her brother, H. L. Ford, and her four children, were returning to Amarillo. Mr. Ford plunged into the water and rescued the children, but Mrs. Fly was swept away before he could reach her. Mrs. Fly s body was found today, lodged in a fence about a mile from the scene of the accident. Women Discuss Forming of Auxiliary to N. P. League T mi-nln Ttir ?. nirial Tele- J J r - n . &ram.W Temporary organization of a women's auxiliary to the Non partisan league was under discussion here today by a handful of women. 66 99 ONE-ELEVEN Ugarvot To save 25 on your cigarettes is important But-to pleaseyour taste is more important. Just buy a oackadeand IVflndout. 5!Ocigattsl5 n it n tftrif Board Refuses to Cut Rail Assessments Lincoln, July 25. (Special.) The state board of equalization re fused today to lower the assessment of Nebraska railroads, demanded Friday by representatives of the big roads operating in the state. The board voted to accept pres ent valuations after raising those of Perkins and Thurston counties 5 per cent and reducing those of Sheridan and Scottsbluff counties 13 and 6 per cent, respectively. Holder of Alaskan Mail Contract Must Patch Boats Postmaster General Hays Threatens to Cancel Un less Service Improves Costs $8 a Pound. Washington, July 25. Unless Dr. Andrew C. Smith of Portland, Ore., who holds the contract to carry the mails from Seward, Alaska, to the Westward islands, patches up his boats and maintains his contracted schedule he is going to lose a $50, 000 contract with the ernment. Postmaster General Will H. Hays intends to "humanize" the mail service in both directions. In this case it is in the interests of the public rather than the carrier. Senator McNary of Oregon has been advised of the numerous com plaints that have been registered against Dr. Smith's uncertain serv ice, including many defaulted trips and the wreck of a gasoline boat, mill llic ntvvi, V t C) - " ' 1 " chinik. Even the coast guard has been called into the case and has in dicated that the vessels of the fleet are not what they should be. The contract has two years to run. The department recently adver tised for bids to take over the serv ice and four were received, the high est $90,000 and the low-t $51,000. The Pacific Steamship company of fers to put the steamship Admiral Rodman on the run if the govern ment will pay $90,000 for the serv ice. Postmaster General Hays is desirous of giving Dr. Smith an other chance. If he fails to make good the lowest bidder will get the contract. It now costs $8 a pound to deliver the mail between the points indicated. Two Dead, One Fatally Hurt at Rail Crossing Vail, Ia., July 25. Two children, Francis, 14, and John, 7, were in stantly killed, their father. J. T. Welsh, fatally hurt, and their mother seriously injured early this morning when an automobile carrying the Welsh family to church was struck by Northwestern fast mail train No. 9 at a crossing here. It is thought Mrs. Welsh will recover. Preliminary Meet May Be Held Before Conference London. July 25. The London Times, while noting that there will be no meeting in London prelimin ary to the Washington conference, says it is probable that there will be "preliminary conversations" here within the next month between ac credited representatives of the powers which will be parties to the conference. The Coming Fall Season and the New Fashions It Has Inspired That there is much newness is to be ex pected, but to leam definitely just what will be favored is one of the pleasures that a personal visit brings. Tailleurs Coats Dresses That identify the autumn mode and in dicate the fabrics and colors that will be the vogue. You Are Invited to View Our First Fall Displays Apparel Third Floor Chicago Banker Took $50,000 of Funds in Flight Authorities Learn Missing Head of Financial Institu tion Fled From U. S. to Canada. Chicago, July 25. Walter C. Spurv gin, missing president of the Michi gan Avenue Trust company, which was closed las week, is believed to have fled into Canada with $50,000 in currency, it was reported iasi week that he was supposed to have $300,000 in securities and cash. The involvement of the bank has not been definitely ascertained, but has been variously estimated at upwards of $1,000,000. Spurgin, Ben Newmark, chief in vestigator for the state's attorney.be lieves, may attempt to go abroad and he has warned all ships scheduled to sail soon from Canada by wireless to be on the lockout It developed today that Mrs. Spun gin, the banker's wife, and daughter, Vivian, 21, had fled by motor from the notoriety. With $300 they drove to Detroit, where they were traced. It had been supposed Mrs. Spurgin had gone to her mother in Panora, Ia. From Herman Byler, Miss Spurgin's fiance, it was learned that their $300 dwindled rapidly and that they both planned to go to work. Spurgin, according to Byler, before he fled confessed to his wife that his affairs at the bank were in volved and that there was an en tanglement with a woman. Release of Prisoners Price of American Aid To People of Russia Washington, July 25. Immediate release of the Americans now held prisoners in Russia must be ordered by the soviet government before aid can be rendered the sick and starv ing in that country by the American relief administration, Secretary Hoover, chairman, of the organiza tion, has informed Maxim Gorky at Petrograd, in a cable made public here tonight. "I have read with great feeling," the cable said, "your appeal for charitable assistance for the starving, and sick people of Russia, more par ticularly the children. To the whole American people, the absolute sine qua non of assistance must be the, immediate release of the Americans now held prisoner in Russia. Once this step has been taken, the Ameri can relief administration, a purely voluntary association and an entirely unofficial organization, together with other co-operating charitable Ameri can organizations, has funds in hand by which the assistance for the chil dren and for the sick could be un dertaken immediately." Hearing on Freight Rates Will Be Held at Hastings Hastings, Neb., July 25. (Special Telegram.) Hearing of central Ne braska and Missouri river jobbers in the class rate case instituted by Hastings and Grand Island shi(rp,rs will he held in Hastings on Septem ber 22. Notification to this effect was received this morning from Clifford Thome, attorney for the petitioners, it had been previously an nounced that the hearing, which is to be conducted by Examiner Jewell of the Interstate Commerce com mission, would be held in Grand Island.
