Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 17, 1915, Page 3

Nebraska | LINCOLN TRACTION PLEADING POVERTY Tells State Board of Equalization that It Has Not Made Money for Past Six Years. REALTY VALUATION UNCHANGED (From a Staft Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Aug. 16.—(Special.)~The Lincoln Traction company Is not making any money and has not made any for the last six years, according to a state- ment made by President Sharp of that company before the State Board of BEqualization this morning. The remark was brought out in a hear- ing before the board given to officials of the company In order that they might make & showing why the assessed valua- tion of the corporation as returned by the Lancaster county assessor should not be raised as compared to the assessed valuation of the Omaha & Council Bluffs Street raflway assessment. Pald Big ce for Stock. President Sharp went into the history of the consolidation of the two Lincoln companies several years ago, and sald that the public had a wrong idea as to the valuation of the company, partly be- ciuse of what had been pald for the stock at the time the two companies were consolidated. He sald that he had pald & big price for the stock of the old company simply that he might gain a controlling interest, and that the invest- ment, as far as dividends were con- cerned, had not paid him. The common stock of the company had paid only § per cent for the full five years past. Omaha Lincoln Values. He sald that the Omaha company was assessed at §1,680,000, or $12,30 a mile. The Lincoln company 18 assessed at $336,510, or $,30 a mile, The difference was that the Omaha company owned a large amount of right-of-way over which their tracks ran, while the Lincoln com- pany owned comparatively none of the property over which the road operated. In addition to this, the Lincoln company was compelled to pay for the paving along its tracks and taxes on the same, notwithstanding it @id not own the pav- ing and received no benefits therefrom. Depends on Light Revenues. He told the board that the street car company had to depend upon the income of, the lighting company to pay expenses, and while the latter was incorporated as a different company it was owned and operated by the traction company and was assessed separately. Asks Phome Cut. Superintendent Hurtz of the Lincoln Telephone company talked for a few moments in an effort to show the board that the assessment of that company should not be raised. He showed the board that notwithstanding the property of the company was assessed at a higher valuation than any other telephone property In the state, the same had been raised this wear. The discussion before the board ap- pedred to show one thing, and that was that the preseiit system of assessing val- uations was inadequate, and that some new system should be evolved by the legislature so that assessments could be made equitably. Valuations Stay Same. Another session of the board was held this afternoon, and it was agreed that the valuations in Douglas and Lancaster countics should remain the same as re- ported by the county assessors, the former at $8,150,884, and the latter at $24,580,354, May Exhibit Babe King. Tom Dennison of Omaha has written Secretary Mellor of the State Board of Agriculture asking if he might exhibit his poay, Babe King, at the state fair, Enspect New Bridges. State Engineer Johnson has: gone to Clay county to inspect a number of new bridges that have been put in to take the place of thcse washed out by high ‘water. The county board desired to have an inspection before the acceptance. German Reformed Church Dedicated HARVARD, Neb., Aug. 16.—(Special.)— The new German Reformed church was dedicated Sunday with impressive serv- ices, morning afternoon and evening, the attendance being far beyond the capacity of the house. The building stands on the sits of the old church, which, with the exception of the belfry, was torn down. The bullding as completed cost 5,360 which includes heating and lighting. This has been provided for and the house dedi- cateq free of debt. Furnace heat ls used and the latest In electrical lighting. Thc interfor is beautifully finished and al equipment and furnishings of the most substantial cort. Adjoining towns sent good delegations to the services, Norfolk Farmer Ro'bbed of Cash NORFOLK, Neb., Aug. 16.—(Specia! Telegram.)—Rasmus Nielson, a farme living near Norfolk, was robeed of $i in currency last night. The money wa taken from the springs of a sofa i which he had hidden it. Nielson had collected $350 for grain I Norfolk Baturdey and after cashing his check, took the money home and placed it with $0 pencion money in a “safe” vlace. Oakdale Wins Three in Row. OAKDALE, Neb., Aug. 16.—(Special)— The Oakdale ball team returned yester- day from a three days' tour to Atkinson, O'Neill and Ewing, winning all three games. The first game was played at Atkinson Wednesday, the score being 5 to & Batteries: Atkinson, Kirkland and Raymen; Oukdale, Rose, Luschen and Stewart. The second game was won from the celebrated “Irish Peelers” of O'Nelll with €ase, giving them but a goose egg for their end of the score and Oakdale hav- ing tem. Batteries: O'Nelll, Gallagher, Richitor and McBride; Oakdale, Luschen and Stewart, Bwing came next, and went down to "Wefeat 10 1o 6. Batteries: Ewing, Spit- tier (8moky) Joe Wood, Foreman and Furley; Oakdale, Rose and Stewart. Um- pire: Coleman of Inman. .‘Oud-h has lost but three games out ' R —— Coughs and Colds Are Serious. Don't disregard your cold. You sneee, cough, are feverish-nature's warning. S%. ANl druggists —Advertisement. Nebraska Alfalfa Mill at Kearney Destroyedz KEARNEY, Neb, Aug 16.—(Special Telegram )~The Kearney alfsifa mill is & total loss this morning as the result of a fire shortly after midnight. The build- ing and machinery were burned and sixty tons of alfalfa hay stored in the builld- ing for grinding and also one car of meal on a track ready for shipment were destroyed. The fire broke out during a severe electrical storm, the bullding having been struck by lightning. The loss to the owners, E. D. Gould and W, J. Scoutt, Is about $15000. Notew from Gage County. BEATRICE, Neb, Aug. 16.—(Special.)— Du Bois, In Pawnee county, is circulat- ing a petition for a bond election to vote on an electric light system. If the bonds carry arrangements will be made to con- struct a line to Pawnee City and buy the current from the plant there. Summer- field, Kan,, recently contracted for cur- rent from Pawnee at 4l cents per kilo- watt. Henry Feldus, proprietor of a garage at De Witt, was crushed between two cars in his garage, with the result that three of his ribs were broken and his spine thyured. The village board of Cortland has called a special election for Tuesday, August 81, to vote bonds in the sum of $10,000 for a waterworks system at that place. Mrs. Fred Eichborn, jr., dled Saturday after a week's {liness. She was born at De Witt and became the wife of Mr. Eichhorn less than a year ago. She leaves no family except her husband. Notes from Syracase, SYRACUSH, Neb., Aug. 16.—(Special.)— The condition of J, F, Kramer, who had his back broken recently in a peculiar manner, has not changed. Mr. Kramer is paralzed from the fracture of the vertebra down and unable to take nourishment, but his great physical strength keeps him alive, John C. Murphy, for eight years rural carrier on No. 3 from this office, closed his service in this capacity Saturday and today his route was taken by.Charles Adams. The German-American Volksfest to be held here om August 26 promised to at- tract the largest crowd ever seen here. Two speclal trains have been arranged for, one from Lincoln and one from Ne- braska City. Governor Morehead, Dr. Gerhard of Omaha and Dr. Braun of Lyman, Ia., will speak. I Notes from Dunbar. DUNBAR, Neb., Aug. 16.—(Special.)— Threshing has commenced here and the wheat gives a fair yleld, but the quality is not so high as in previous years. The 3-year-old baby of W. H. Daly, fell from a third story window, a distance of about thirty feet, to the ground on Friday, the 13th, and was only stunned a little. An architect is drawing the plans for the new $20,000 school house which the Dunbar school district will build this fall, Rev. J. P. Giffen, pastor of the United Presbyterian church of Dunbar, is mak- ing preparations to move to Indlana, where he will makeé his future home, . Tecumseh Cha qua Pays Out. TECUMSEH, Neb.,, Aug. 16.—(Special.) ~The Tecumseh chautduqua closed last evening, the weather during the eight days of Its progress being the best for any consecutive' elght days during the spring and summer. As a result, the attendance has been good and the management will be able te make financial ends meet this year, this being one of many of similar meetings to pay out this season in the state, ! Beatrice Man K BEATRI Neb.,, Aug. Telegram.)—~Bd McCabe of this city was killed by & train at Alpena, 8. D., last night when he attempted to board it He left here last March with Harry Morrison, to work as a farm laborer. He was 26 years of age, and the son of Mr, and Mrs. John McCabe of this city. The body will be brought here for burial, Cloudburst Near Beatrice, BEATRICE, Neb., Aug. 16.—(Special Telegram.)—A cloudburst visited a sec- tion of country northeast of Beatrice last night, doing considerable damage to farm property. A number of bridges were washed out and Bear Creek and its tributaries are running bank full. The rainfall was three inches. 16.--(Special Telegram.)—Adam Willlams, 16 vears old, was drowned in Indian creek, couthwest of Wymore this afternoon, while swim- ming with A number of companions. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard ‘Willlams. Two Middies Are Dismissed, Twelve Are Disciplined WASHINGTON, Aug. 16.—Dismissal of two midshipmen and the disciplining of twelve others for alleged ‘cribbing” at the United State Military academy, are revealed loday as a result of the findings of the court of inquiry which invesigated irregularities in examinations and recita~ tions at the academy The midshipmen dismissed, with the ap- proval of President Wilson, were Ralph M. Nelson, ir., of Peekskill, N. Y., and Charles M. Reagle of Wellsvitle, O. The court’s recommendations that the others be disciplined was approved by Secretary Daniels. Drastic changes in the conduct of ex- aminations are recommended by the court in an unanimous decision by the court. Abolition of the practice of giv~ ing out “dope” or advanced information unless heads of departments issue it by memorandum and less rigorous examina- tions are the principal recommendations. ANNAPOLIS, M4, Aug. 18—Carrying out the provisions of the approved find- ing and recommendations of the court of inquiry, which investigated the “goug- ing” scandal at the institution, Midship- | Bducational association, and it was esti- | | Jorda | would support. {that eastern delegates would back Miss | Strachan. City, N. J, is being boomed by energetic | campaigners. |eitic exposition. | made by Dr. Jordan, president of the as- | London, were other speakers on the pro- i gram of the opening session. | session, which was to be devoted to a re- ) TEACHERS THRONG 'FRISCO Sharp Fight is Ou for Presidency of the National Educational | Association. MANY COUNTRIES REPRESENTED OAKLAND, Cal, ‘Aug. 16.~Every im- coming train and steamer continued to- day to Increase the hosts of delegates | that have gathered here for the fifty-| third annual convention of the National ( mated that 10,00 were on hand for the opening session at § a. m. Representatives from twenty-seven forelgn countries are | expected to participate in the thirteen-day concal ‘The National Council of EMu-| cantioh, the International Kindergarten union, the American School Peace league and numerous other assoclations will| meet in conjunction with the parent body. | Politics, It was apparent today, ab- sorbed the Interest of many of the dele- gates. The fight for the presidency of the National Rducational assoclation, it was forecast, would be between Miss| Grace C. Strachan, district wuperintend- | ent of schools in Brooklyn, N. Y. and David B. Johnson, president of the Win- throp Agricultural college of South Caro- lina. The speculation was rife as to which of the candidates Dr. David Stair bresent head of the assoclation, Tt was assumed that the delegates from the south would rally to the support of Mr. Johnson's aid, and The nominating committes Wa&s to be appointed today. The election will be held Thursday. Welcome by Governor, For the next convention place, Atlantic | Governor Hiram W. Johnson was to jwelcore the association today on behalf | = of California and addresses in a similar | vein were to be made by Oakland officlals and represcfitatives of the Panamu-Pa- | Responses were to be soclation and chancellor of Stanford uni- versity, and Vice President Joseph Swaln, president of S8warthmore college. Eimer Ellsworth Brown, chancellor of New York university, and Mrs. Philip Snowdon of Representatives of various foreign coun- tries were to be heard at the afternoon view of educational progress since 1900, Among those scheduled to deliver ad- dresses were Prof. F. E. Farrington of Columbia university, Mark Cohen, | | newspaper editor of Dunedin, New Zea-| land; Mme. Maria Montesorri of I'ome, | and Ferdnand Bulsson, member of the | French Chamber of Deputies. i Swaln Slated for Trustee. ! At ‘inursday s election tue assoclation | will select a successor to the late Jam.s | M. Greenwood of Kansas City, Mo., who | was a mergber of the board of trustees. It was expected that Dr. Swain, the first vice president, would be nominated today for the vacancy, The association, it was announced to-| day, will maintain no exhibits at conven-| tion headquarters, pwing to the complete educational exhibits at the Panama-Pa. cific exposition. The publicity committee | has arranged for daily visita for the dele- | gates to the exposition. | MIDSHIPMAN M'CARTHY [ DIES ON. BATTLESHIP | SAN PEDRO, Cal, Aug. 16.—~W, L. Me- Carthy of Danville, Ky., a midshipman of the Annapolis second class, died last night aboard the battieship Ohio, one of | the United States Paciflc squadron, which ' reached here today. Midshipman McCar- thy wus stricken with spinal meningiti; soon after the squadron left San Fran. TCHING ECZEMA. COVERED ARM Of Daughter. Began With Rash. Spread More and Move. In- To whiten and beautify the com- plexion permanently we have found IMAHA, TU clsco Sa . ashore today to be sent to Danville. Senator 1s Given Judgment Against Anti-8aloon League| SIOUX FALLS, 8. D, Aug. 15.—(Spe- ¢lal)—~W. E. Van Demark, e senator from Hanson county, as the result of an dction commenced by him some weeks Ago, was yestorday granted a judgment against R, N. Holsaple, superintendent ot the South Dakota Anti-S8aloon league, for alleged defamatory statements made by the defendant against the plaintiff in a printed communication t6 an eastern tem- Perance publioation. State Senator Van Demark instituted the action for the recovery of damages in the sum of #9, placing the sum at the lowest possible amount, as he sought vin- dication of his oharacter rather than money damages. The hearing in the case was held before Judge Carpenter of Alex- andria. conclusion of the hearing Judge Carpen- ter awarded the state senator a judgment for 99, together with the costs, which amounted to $17. ‘hen the damage sult was instituted fome weeks ago a sensation was created throughout the state becauss of the prominence of the plaintiff and defend- ant and because of the nature of the action, State Senmator Van Demark charging that the defendant had libeled him, In the communication published by Mr. Holsaple he attacked the plaintiff's offi- clal record es a member of the upper house at tho last session of the legiala- | ture. The defendant was given a perlod of thirty days in which to appeal the case . state cireult court, if he wishes to o so. There was no defense. At the | Ao Prosphat In summer, and brain acids and pfio‘p ates. L.fi'3 acid causes thirst, lack of phos- phates causes physi ical and nervous exhaustion. Quench the thirst, ::? and |tnirt|hgt;:‘cn , brain nerves wi orsford’s Aci Phosph. ¢ te. A little in a glass ‘water n'uku a Ilt‘lf’;lll: « SUMMER Drink and Tonic I Keep a bottle in your home . Employees as Stockholders There are about 150,000 employees in the Bell Telephone System. More than 30,000 employees, or practically one in five, &re stockholders. Thousands of girl operators, linemen and clerks have sub. scribed for stock under an vasy payment plan recently adopted by the company. Including employees, there are nearly 100,000 stockholders in the Bell Telephone System, or one to every thousand persons in the United States. Who the Stockholders Are In many cases stock subscribed for by employees is being paid for a little each month. The plan of buying stock this way aids employees to save their money as well as to become part owners of the company for which they work, Aside from employees, the majority of stockholders in the Bell System are women, Yale and Harvard, and other colleges and public institu. tions, have part of their endowment funds invested in Bell Tele- phone stock. NEBRASKA TELEPHONE COMPANY THAT PAYS BIG DIVIDENDS A BEE WANT Al AN INVESTMENT Summing Up a Year of Slaughter The first year of the greatest war in history is passed — a year of the most desperate and costly campaigning in the history of the human race, and the net result is practically nil. Peace seems to American observers further away than at any time since the war began as most of them can see no immediate signs of any decisive military action. THE LITERARY DIGEST for August 14th describes in a comprehensive way the toll of slaughter up to date. It presents the full force of public opinion from all quarters. 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