Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 5, 1903, Page 10

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: THURSDAY, F REPLIES TO RAILROAD MEN| Lawyer MoIntosh Oontinues the Argument on Railrsad Taxation SAYS CITY ASSESSMENT IS DISTINCT we of House Ro Not Affect Sta 1171, He Argues, Assessments for County and School District Taxes, J. H. Mclntosh, after reading the state- | ment published by the tax representatives of the ralfroads yesterday morning said “The rallroads, n replylng to my article on H. R. 171, published in the Omaha pa- pers Tuesday, keep on dodging the ralsed by this bill just as they want keep on dodging their city taxes. “They talk about state, county and school railroad taxes, which have nothing to do with this bill, and which this bill does not | affect. Sectfons 30 and 40 of the revenue law require the State Board of Equaliza- fssue very one, and therefore, In the future as in the past, rallroad property within cities must escape taxation for city purposes. Between Railron “This bill, howe does not ralse the question as to how the city assessor shall value railroad property for city taxation or what the valuation shall The bill merely clothes the city assessor with au ity to value it. After the bill hecomes A law, then the question of the method to be d will be up between the rail roads and the assessor, just as it s now up between every other city taxpayer and the assecsor. If the city assessor does not pursue the right method In valuing rallroad property for city taxes, the rallroads will have recourse to the Board of Equalization, Just as every other taxpayer has. If the Board of Equalization does not pursue the | right method, the raflroads will have re- | course to the' courts just as every other taxpayer has. And there they, like other taxpayers, will surely get justice “Why not be fair to the reiiroads and put them on an eguality with other city taxpayers for of city taxation? But is it impracticable to value rallroad terminals within efti for city taxes? ‘It wasn't impracticable for the rallroads and Assessor. be. pursu purposes tion to value all railroad property in the | state for state, county and school purposes. | H. R. 171 does not tpuch or affect sections | 20 and 40 of the revenue law. After this | bill {s passed the Stgte Board of Equdliza- | tion will value all riifroad property within | the state for state, county and school pur- posen, fust as it did before 14 was pas | The state, county anc %-hool district rail- road taxes will be levied ted and equal in amount after this bill is passe Just a8 before. H. R. 171 relates to metro- | politan city raflroad taxes and does not re- | late to or affect railroad, state, county and | schgol taxes. “The rallroads do not undertake to show how. M. R. 171 would deprive the state, any ogunty or a single school district of one | penny of ‘rallroad taxes, but they evade | this question and eall H. R. 171 ‘the Omaba scheme.’ Then they say, first, it is un- lawful because it is double taxation, and, second, ‘i impracticable because it under- takes to separate an inseparable entity.' 1 shall answer these in their order. Why Do Rallroads Worry? “As to the claim that it would be un- lawtul for the same assessor to value rail- road property within cities for city taxes that values all other property within the elty for that purpose. If that were ‘really 80 it the ‘Omaha scheme’' were really un- lawful or the railroads thought it was, does anyone belleve they would be giving themselves so much trouble about it? Does | anyone believe they would think it neces- sary to offer their checks for the insertion of ratlroad-prepared misrepresentations as “local or editorial’ articles in the press of the state? | “It did not worry them much when the city | assessor of Omaha this year, disregarding the existing discriminating law as uncon- stitutional, valued railroad property as he valued other property. The rallroads, with perfect equanimity, stood by without a lobby, without paid editorials, almost with out & word of objection, and saw this done, bacause, believing it to be unlawful, they knew they could again, as they had so often done in the past resort to the federal courts 1o shield them from the exercise of state | authority. And their suits for this pur- pose are now pending. So unconstitutional laws don’t much worry the railroads. “It {8 not proposed to ‘witbdraw ths valuc | of the terminal properties from the outside mileage,’ for either state, county or school purposes, or to aftect the law taxing rail- roads for state, county and school purposes. This bill relates only to metropolitan city taxes. It has no bearing on state, county or | #chool taxes, or upon the law under which | they are assessod. By confusing taxes for eity purposes with taxes for state, county and school purposes the raflroads evidently hope to mislead the legislators. Therefore there 1s po analogy between the wheat llustration the rallroads give and taxing rallroads for city purpose Treble Taxation for AL “In metropolitan citles every taxpayer pays not only double taxes, but treble taxes, namely, state taxes, county and school taxes and city taxes. These taxes are each levied by a different authority and for a different purpose. How property 1s valued for one of them does not affect the way of valuing it for another. Hence when we ask that the same officer that values other city property for city taxes value also railroad property within the city for city taxes we are merely asking for them the same thing that exists tor us. “As to H. R. 171 being impracti- Suppose 1t 1s; then it won't hurt the oads. Why should they spend money fob false ‘local or editorial' items, and maintain a powertul lobby at Lincoln at great cost, to defeat something that is im- practicable? But why should it be Im- practicable for the same assessor to value Paliroad property for city taxes that values other city property for city taxes?® “On the ground that it s impracticable for the city sor to value railroad city property for city taxes, do the railroads expect to keep on dodging city taxes? If 1t is impracticable, then why leave It with the state board? The logle of this preten- slon is the first honest argument I have as yet heard from the railroads; for It means of course that because It is impracticable for the city assessor to value their property It must be impracticable for for city | themselvos to value them when they were defeating the maximum freight law in the federal court. Then, without hesitation, they separated this ‘Ineeparable entity. The Union Pacific then valued its terminals In the Base- ment. On Second Floor. {BRANDEIZ $60,000 SHOE SALE [} AT LESS THAN COST TO MANUFACTURE. [ | | | i | | in Omaha at $10,000,000 at least, and swore | they ‘could not be bought for $15,000,000 if they were vacant’ This it did to defeat A stats law. and was successful. There- tore, why t the terminals be valued taxer? Suppor terminals here, as In St . to a separate eompany; would they have to go untaxed because it was impracticable to value them? If not, then what difference does it make in valu- ing the terminal property for city taxes that the same company owning the termi- nals also owns tracks outside of the city? “The question, however, of the valuation the city assessor shall put on railroad property for city taxes is not now perti- nent. That will come up after this bill be- comes a law. And is there anything in the conduct of the rallroads in looking after dicating that they may not be able to take care of themselves before the city as- sessor? Put them on an equality with the individual and let them try it The Next Yachi Races. another attempt made by the English people to recapture the cup this summer. challenger 18 being built on secret lines which 1s claimed will develop remarkable speed. The most remarkable family medi- cine today is the old reliable Hostetter's Stomach Bitters because it cures when other remedies have failed. 1If you are a sufferer from insomnia, nervousness, chills, gestion, dyspepsia or liver troubles, be sure to try a bottle. It will cure you. ALL DENY STORY OF UNION Employers of Freight Handlers Were Discharged for Good Reawons. ny Men Employers of freight handlers say there ls nothing in the report that men have been discharged by them because of mem- bership in the Freight Handlers’ union. Sald C. H. Pickens of the Paxton & Gallagher company: The men we discharged were let out for reasons entirely different from that assigned by members of the union. We did not know that they were members of | the organization and have made no dis- | tinction between those who are in the union and those whp are not.” , W. 8. Wright of the Wright-Wilhelmy company sald: ’ “The man who was discharged from our employ, and there was only one, was lot out by the foreman for personal reasons. The man had been in the employ of the house_before and had quit when his serv- lces Were needed, and now when there is a comparatively dull time he was dis- charged, his services being no longer needed and the foreman feeling that, in view of his previous record, the house was under no obligation to keep him, only to have him throw up his job at & busy time."” The Lee-Glass-Andreesen company sald that when the man was discharged by them it was not known that he was a member of the unlon and that the firm had no in- tention of discriminatin, Another jobber said: 'While the ten- dency of the age s to organization, and a man working for $1.50 a day is not to be envied nor to be blamed if he seeks to im- prove his condition, as large employers of this. class of labor we must pesist any at- tempt on the part of the men to speeify the hours at which they will work We do not care so much for the price, but must as a freight handler and in other ca; ties, takes exception to the printed state- ment of C. H. Pickens, representing that charge of the men, and insists that in his case at least it was because of afiiation with the union. Mr. Weller says “Mr. Plckens siates that (he men were let out for reasons entirely different from that assigned by members of the union In contradiction of this, I am willing to take my oath that Foreman James T. Lee sald to me and to Thomas Jeanings Saturday evening, when he discha~ged us ‘It 1s no use for you men to try to deny it 1 know the name of every man whe at tended that meeting Thursday night. 1 know that you two were prime movers and 1 am going to let you both eut.' * em and Mufin Recipe. | self-rising On Time Corn Four, take one tablespoon sugsr. one of but- ter, an egg and two-thirds cup of swee milk. Bake in hot oven Unlon Pacifie Puy Checks . xeellent To on ks will be v in and all other railroad pay ' Fou st our nt paid oo de L. BRANDEIS & SONS, BANKERS | notie Py - piovay Vely s frerne L Nl I [ o e e i by e spenae e Paven Publish yous le Bee. Teelphone ® in The We " An Nave & Ml intredu Wb will prevent se v minars e o vearn peaperty . bays alers o Be dwalere asihing Mot 1 Nat certain dealers are boying scrimisately Bom aay bay whe s bach daer to avatd ™ nese hae grews whoul e poung thie hrtbd be pa Tl e (et i dealem buyieg e " Perehase o bade Vears o whe are ael acampanied Lo o & ey svind s their interests before this legislature, in- | Tt 1s pleasing to learn that there will be | A new | indi- | be able to use men Sundays and holidays.” | N. J. Weller, for fourteen years in the | action In regard to the employ of the Paxton-Gallagher companyj fond property for city purposes. | | company, as to the cause of the recent dis- | TREMENDOUS BARGAINS IN FINE SHOES. ON SECOND FLOOR IN BASEMENT 6,000 pairs ladies’ finest 3,000 pairs ladies’ fine I ° kidskin, box calf, patent |shoes, ladies’ box calf shoes, leather dongola and vici | ladies’ extension edge shoes, shoes, made to retail at|made to retail for two dollars three fifty and four dollars, at | and a half, go at— § 5230 $1.99 SPECIAL MILLINERY Cl.EARANGE $3.00 Street Ho’ Sc¢. Today we place on sale all of our mieses’ street hats do two dollars and fifty ve dollars. These hats most of them have been selling at three cents, while a number of them have sold a EBRUARY 5, 1908 NEED A PAIR OF SHOES? I you do, we can interest you It will pay you to come in and see our winter welght shoes. It Jou meed & pair of shoes for this cold -and snowy weather, see ours. You will be pieased with the shape, with the leather, with the making and with the general strong, stout and stylish appearance of them, as well as with the prices. Our $8.50 shoe in winter welght, {s just the shoe for this cold and stormy weather, and it's better than kno: 4 hat the s as Burgesser, Strauss, are the designs of some of the best makers in Union and Inclide among them such we' Berdel, Randa and others equally as prominent. This clearance of high class goods positively contains the greatest millinery values anywhere ever this offered in country. While they last on Thursday.. SENSATIONAL VALUES BOYS’ CLOTHING While we are preparing to move our boy's and children's clothing department to the third floor we are making some sensational offers in boys’ garments. Today we put on o e o e i, JUSt half former price ool Btlinl ol s reefers, overcoats and ulsters at. . .. BOYS' 75¢ ALL WOOL AND ENGLISH CORDUROY KNEE PANTS 29¢ | Our buyer while in New York secured what is probably the greatest bar- gain in knee pants of the entire season. These pants are first-class, strictly all wool reinforced seams, patent waist bands and suspender 29 buttons. The English corduroy pants are the kind for which you ‘t‘nfrally pay 50c and 76c. Your cholce Thursday Watch Our BRANRFIS: \.cx.. Twenty Cents a Share--Par Value One Dollar ‘We advise purchase of VERDE COPPE R CO BTOCK at above price. It can be had for cash or on Instalments. This property s situated few miles from Battle Lake, Wyo., and has great merit. Investors invited to call and {nspect maps, reports, o samples, etc. M. J. GREEVY, Broker, 414 Bee Bullding, Omaha. The best Remedy for Wi hoarseness or loss of voice “°WEI-|-’s ANTIKAWF Ask your druggist or send 25c to Howell Drug Cp., Omaha. ABOUT BATH CABINETS We wish to pall the attention of possible buyers of bathi cabinets to the superior ad- vantages of the heating apparatus of the cabinets we sell. Here are some of them. AN INSTANTANEOUS EXTINGUISHER. A PERFORATED PROTECTOR FROM THE INTENSE HEAT TO THE LIMBS. THE QUICKEST HEATER—MADE FROM IRO —NOT TIN. The superior quality of rubber wall of eabinet and canvas covering. These cabi- nets are sold by some dealers as high as $7.00, and by the cutters at $5.0, but ‘SCHAEFER'S SELL 'EM FOR LESS" at $4.50, and guarantee them too. Do you live out of town? If so do you | read the Ne World-Herald, Bee, Danish | Ploneer or Westerliche Presse (German) of | Omaha, or the Nonpareil of Counell Blufts? | It so, read our ad, and don't order goods from a catalogue, but write us for prices J Catalogues are dead. SCHAEFER'S 5ila™55 DRUG STORE OVEN ALWAYS. Two Phones—T47 and 707, 8. W. Cor, 16th and Chicago Sts, Watch Our Windows PLANS FOR MASS MEETING Real Estate Exchange Appoints Committees for Tax Debate Assembly. AIM TO MAKE MEETING DEMOCRATIC All Parties Wishing to Be Heard on on of Municipal Taxatio: Will Be Given the Op- portunity. The Real Estate exchange decided yester- day tb boom the citizens’ meeting to be held at the city hall Friday night to take essment of rail- These committees were appointed to take up dfferent phases of the work: Promotion—N. P. Dodge, jr., Byron Has- tings, D. C. Patterson, Harry Westerfield, D. V. Sholes, J. W. Robbins. 8. P. Bost- wick, €. C. George and 0. C. Olson. Program—E. A. Benson, W. H. Green, J F. Flack, T. A. Creigh and C. G. Wallace. ption—H. F. Dally, W. H. Reed, G a, M. J. Kennard, W. R. Homan, Glo J. B. MeKittrick, John G. Willls, Ernest Sweet, W. A. Spencer, J. N. Haskell, H. B. Payne and George N. Hicks. It s the intention of (he commitiee on program to secure & number of prominent citizens as speakers, these men belng fa- miliar with the effect of the present unjust of the roads compared with the » levied upon other property. At the ime an opportunity will be given all to express their opinions briefly, so that | the 1l not be representative of any organization. 1t s |, expected that speakers will be | bankers, large owners of real estate, jobbers | 91 years and retall merchants who are now vnqu'rvdi | | 8. B ¢ R Assens assessm pecting w ears; Charity xth street, ag smed Twenty atroe M North neem the Th i1 give its rogular weekly | this afterncon with & bill B that is out of the the » strong fence i8 the remarkable strous m ot ards and colns, Am The Orpheum » Thursday matine that embraces u tinary Probab. est claim for pr otk of magle eese. ducks. o mirg from wh aplain, and man beings of 1 ax upon as ts of tull prop while (he railroads escape with at of one-two-hundredth of the lue of thelr pr exehange representa Han resenta pay erty valu an actual The o see th Assess erty o ted & committes of Douglas county ommittes of the tell hm that at of the t now required be and nis for mise " “s doves aobo. lever (llusions v ves tesires . exchange repeal with hu. i - 7. Talma and Boses the = state owners t property P o - tor in ay and Heath of the all of the p entar neisting of J Harry Wes D Reed A Benson & teselution & the Commercial by the enoh gned 1o revise vlat ing A and M of B thank w T el “« smpleiats bowel @ Kings New Life Pills w %o pay pany. “San T | o sucewss wvery - | o basmer business e Wortatity Statietion v~ Ne wers | AROMIBAN - An 178 yonrs 0 ™ Kate, Winm SaibacAdainn B Neska B B | v others at the same price. FRY SHOEC p:6:D006LAS™( 0.T. & C. CO. Extra Special Prices for Thursday, Friday and and Saturday Three P s Uneeda Biscuit Not more than 6 packages sold to one person—NO DEALERS SUPPLIED, RB- MEMBER THIS 18 FOR THREE DAYS ONLY. You need the biscults—now is the time to buy. nSIAR | Roast Beef per pound .9t Pork Loins Fish 5o "potna ™o RilgRL Oysters per‘odase® .. Butter 2650 Pure Cream Creamery, per ‘pound Low prices on all kinds of dried fruit. 3-1b. Standard Tomatoss Fomatoes. ver can ......... 106 Eggs Fresh Country for Thure- day, per dozen .. EVERYTHING GOOD TO EAT. We deliver all over the city. 1407 DOUGLAS ST, Telephone your orders, Nos. 164 and 726. ackages Cholce Rib Roas! per pound . Pig Pork, Snow Shoes$3.50 We have a line of snow shoes for men, better known as Dre Specials, that have become so well known that we need not eay much about them. One thing we want you to remember about them Is that the quality of the stock, the class of the workmanship, is of & kind that is not found in Y other 0 shoe. Patent leather, enamel, box ealf and viel kid, extra heavy double soles that make them the ideal winter shoe DREXEL SHOE CoO. Omaha’s Up-to-Date Shoe Hou>: W19 FARNAM STREET. -~ THESE— — DRUG FIGURES DON'T LIE . o ¢ Cure tor emae and Retall Deugetets Jmaba. Neb Cor W) end Dedgs Sale of Men’s Suits The greatest suit buying chance of the season is at your disposal. Thursday, Friday, Saturday It is not from motives of charity that we announce this great sale, but we are determined to dispose of all our winter suits for men, We have gone throngh our entire stock of men's suits and selected all the small lots. All men's suits that sold for $ £7.50, $8.50 and $10.00, your choice will be free and unre- stricted, Thursday, Friday and Saturday .... These suits are made of fine Eng- lish blue serges, black cheviots, fancy cheviots, cassimeres and meltons. They are positively and absolutely suits that we sold during the entire season for $7.50, Special offer of $8.50 and $10.00. Men’s Pants $ 1090 We will place on sale Thursday, Friday and Satur- day—all our small lots of men's pants that sold for 2.50, $3.00, $3.50 and $4.00, for $1.90 they are made of fancy worsteds, cassimeres, cheviots, These pants come in small lots, but all sizes are represented —they are pants that sold from £2.5 " 1.90 to $4.00—on sale Thursday, Friday and Saturday Fifty-Fifth Annual Statement of the Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co. of Philadelphia. Net Assots Jan. 1, 1903, at market v ’ RECEIPTS DURING THE YEAR For Premfums snd Annuitfes. For interest, ete - $10,908,613.07 25115645 12.040,567.90 #59,754,302. 46 $2.47.108.40 178,74, 749 90.570.08 © o0 BDTH,021.90 DISBURSEMENTS: tms Death..... seseece tured Endownments and Burrender Values *Premium Abatements Total Paid Policy-Ho Added 10 Rewerve........c..o. Pennsylvania and Other States Taxes .. o Balaries, Medical Fees, Office and Legai Hxpenses Commissions to Agents and Fents. Agency and Other Expenses " Adverilsing, Printing and Suppiies Office Furniture, Malntenance of Properties, et 85,427.416.00 .3 mInn 423,400 58 1,617,000.24 VT4 Net Assets January 1, 1503 . . *In addition to the above abatements the company aflotted to deferred dividend policies $639,708.61, making the total &pportionment of surplus AUFIng %3 §1.209,73.61 ASSETS, City Loans, Rallroad and Water Honds, Hank and other Stocks Mortgages and Ground Rents (First Liens) Premium Notes, Secured by Policles. etc Loans on , Po h Home Office, Hoston Of Cash in Banks, Trust ¢ ate, bought under foreclomure Net Ledger Aw . Net Deferred and Unreported Premfums Interest Due and Accrued. etc . Murket Value of Stocks and Bonds Over Cost ] 13 | 3 | Gross Assets Jamuary 1, 1900. | ABILITY Death Claims Reported, but Awaiting Proof rve at 3, 3 and 4 cent to Re-insure Hisks Burpius on ('nreported Polic . Burplus Accumulated Upon Special Forma of ¥ Surplus for All Other Contingencles 190, $94,802,966 63 0,739 . $O.602.TTT .00 11481 . . $ETH,110,015.00 K. JOMNRON, Vies Preslaent. BARKER, Actuary. Polictes furnished Reliable life ineurance lssued on any plan desired. Sample ! Write for particulars | F. W. FOSTER, Special Agent. C. Z. GOULD, General Agent 522 Bee Bullding, Omaha, Neb. Don't expect professional skill for nc™ g it can never be. The best is the cheapest alw.ys. AILEY, THE DENTIST 3rd Floor Paxton Block rowns and bridge work. Thursda; one-third off on fllings, -NO-MAY POWDER ha buntoas iMoe hasa't B Je and emcessive perspiraivi and chilblains ate A post sre aty feet or the arms lothing " . corns, saves gloves M tr sitation fres hoes and sctal " sther, but send Phoae 1716 your Arugs's ot ne L , 512 Bee Bidg.. Omaha A Mayer, Manf ALBERT EDHOLM, JEWELER, 107 North 16th Street. Ope. . O found & tew b ' sligh nicked N Aiso » towlng P00 00 vase, W00 B, 500 saper .00 I 00 vase B.00; 2500 vase $000. B0 bow! BT 00, ¥T 00 Bapey