Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 28, 1915, Page 5

“Townsend's for Sporting Goods.” Gify Certificates—mdhoim Jewsler. Have Root Print It—Now Beacon Presa Christmas Tree Lighting Outfits— Burgeas-Granden company. To Bell Meal Mstate, list it with J, H. Dumont & Co, Keeilne Bldg. Davenport Street Lets 8old —Miss Mary Hemstr sold the lots at the northeast sorner of Twenty-fifth and Davenport treets. “foday's Movie Program® ciassified section today. It appears In The Beo EXOLUSIVELY, ¥Find out what the va- rlous moving ploture theaters offer. New Drawing Teacher st Migh -Lil- llan Rudersdorf will succeed Mary H. Hanting as teacher of freehand drawing at Central High school, on account of the marriage of Miss Hanting. @Goes to Auto Shows—Clark G. Powell, secretary of the Omaha Auto club, leaves Omaha tonight to be gone three weeks. He will attend the New York and Chi- sago auto shows, and will also attend to some business in the east. Movie Stars in Omaha—Going east trom the Pacific coast, a carload of movie lights will arrive in Omaha at 9:55 o'clock tonight, coming In on the Los Angeles Limited. In the party will be Rosco Buckle, the fat boy and Mabel Normand. The State Bank of Omaha, corner Six- teenth and Harney. Pays FOUR per cent on time deposits and THREE per oent on savings accounts. All deposits in this bank are protected by the depositors’ guarantee fund of the state of Nebraska. Fined for Insnlting Women—John Reichinter, Emporia, kan., charged fnsulting ladies on the street, was ar- rested by Officer Pipkin, who found Relchinier laying hold of every woman that passed him. John was fined §25 and costs by Judge Foster. Teamster is Murt—EAd Hubbard, 2538 Decatur street, teamster for the E. J Davis company, sustained a badly strained wrist when & heavy roll of paper which he was unloading from a freight car fell on his right arm. He was attended by Dr. H. C. Miller and sent home. Fined for Fighting—Willlam Bleswell, wih “ BRIEF CITY NEWS | CITY NEEDS MORE MONEY NEXT YEAR Departments Ask $300,000 More Than is in Sight and $500,000 More Than Last Year. HARD PROBLEM FOR THE DADS The problem before the eity com- missioners is how to spread $1,456,- 500 around so that it will make $1,- 726,628.08. Even by throwing off the 5 cents it can’t be done. The following statement shows a total of $1,723,628.05, which repre- sents the sum of the estimates asked by the various city departments for 1916, The total is for Greater Omaha, while the accompanying to- tal for 1915 represents the former limits of Omaha: When the oity commlissioners certified to the 1916 levy, they made the follow- ing statement: General fund, $1,890,000; bond interest, $400,00: bond retirement, $150,000; South Side general fund, and bona interest for last five months of 1915, $122,000; special levy for fire alarm system and motor aparatus for fire department, $86,500; hydrant rentals, $148103; total, $2,276,602, & levy of 50.8 mills. 'HE BEE: TENDENGY TOWARD PARM More People Now Desire to Own Land, Even if Only a Small Patch FARM LAND FOR THOUSANDS Discussing the tendency toward a more widespread desire among the people to own small farms or small tracts of till able land, T. F. Sturgess, editor of the Twentleth Century Farmer has the fol- lowing to say: “There Is a tendency mmong many of the well-to-do laboring people of today to own a small farm, even down to the acreage or suburban frult and poultry farm. There i an appreciation now, more than in any past perfod In the history of the world, that the basia of all prosperity can be traced to the land, to the #6ll, to the farm, where crops are grown. That this is the seat of produc- tion_and only needs to be guided and di- rected by the hand of man is generally appreciated. This bellef ts not all vis- fonary; in the main it fs a true state ment he visionary feature is in the misunderstanding of the physieal ability of the land ‘and its need of pryper culti- vation, fertilization, etc., In order to pro- duce abundantly. *“The general educationat tendencies of the last quarter of a century have been to direct public opinion to the land, to agriculture and its numerous and varied phrase of production. The agricultural OMAHA, TUESDAY, is before old age has crippled the pros- pects of accumulation. “The small farm s on the eve of popularising itself with the man of amall means. Iducational interests and public educational Institutions are commencing to think along these lnes. They will soen be demonstrating In actual preo- tice what & man can sccomplish on the acre of land and the five and ten acres, put into the best form of cul tivation for the family to make a Ifv- ing. Thess are the things now of great est interest to our laboring people of emall means, These are the things of most vital importance to our country as & prosperous and self-sustaining nation We are getting crowded about our cit fes and towns with g large non-produc ing population that should at least b providing for themselves an honest, hon orable, and healthful living *“There is room for thousands and tens of thousands of small farm owners with farma of forty to elghty acres each in each of our big €rop producing states In place of the Jand holdings increasing in the ownership of the big landlords, the demands of business, the peopls and the country would be profited in a more wide-spread ownership.” MERCURY DROPS TO TEN DEGREES ABOVE ZERO HERE Ten degrees Above zero was the minimum registered in Omaha Monday morning. The 0o0ld extended over the valleys and to the Rocky mountains, At North Platte and Valantine the ther- | DECEMBER 28, 1915, 'KUGEL HAS PLAN 10 HAUL GARBAGE | To Divide City Into Three Districts and Hau] at City's Expense to Three Central Stations. CONNELL NEEDS MORE FUNDS Commissioner Kugel, who has | charge of the garbage collection, states he will advertise for bids for | taking garbage from the city at three locations, the city to haul the ma- terial to these locations in the same | | manner garbage has been hauled to one location | Bringing South Side and Dundee into the Greater Omaha garage sys- tem the firat of the year . 1kes the Ihnulln( of garbage quite a problem. | Mr. Kugel's plan is to create a dis- trict for the South Side, another dis- triet for the territory west of For- tleth street, and a third district for Omaha proper east of Fortieth street. This scheme would do away with long hauls. It 1a proposed that the city shall col- lect the garbage from houses as in the past and deliver it at specified distriot colleges and experiment stations have not directed their energy and work in the in- terest of the small land owner, the home owner of a few acres, but have been ab- sorbed in the larger Interesta of farms, live stock and farming operations that seemed to them to be more in demand, more urgent under the appeals of a busl- ness neceasity for world-wide production of farm orops. “There is a disposition among many money owners to invest In farm lands as the greatest source of property security. There ‘s a disposition among a very small per cent of all classes of persons of The items shown in the following state- ment must be apportioned from the gen- eral fund of §1,3%0,000 and special fire de- partment levy of $66,600. There will be the usual miscellaneous collections in addi- tion to the levy, but In any event the estimates will have to be shaved off to keep within the maximum, Comparison of Budgets. The statement to be considersd by the city council when it sits as a budget board in a few days is as follows: mometer was at mero. In western Canada | stations, from which points private con- a minimum of 18 below zero was reached |cornl will take it from the ecity under | conditiona to be epecified Which will be made. Health Commissioner Connell has esti- mated that an appropriation of $42,8% should be made by the council for gar bage hauling in Oreater Omaha during | 1916, During this year the fund 31,800, MRS. KILPATRICK LEAVES NO WILL FOR PROPERTY The estate of the late Mra, Harriet N Kilpatrick, wealthy Omaha woman, who dled November 22, will be divided betwee her husband, Thomas Kiipatriek, promi nent merchant of this oity, and daughter, Mrs, Florence K. Mixter of Moline, I, according to a petition filed in probate was | court Mrs. Kilpatrick died without making a will and her husband and daughter are | her sole helrs, A petition signed by Mra. Mixter asks that W. M. Baldwin be appointed as ad- ministrator and fixes the value of the estate at more than $35,000, SANTA CLAUS BRINGS TOP TO KUGEL FOR CHRISTMAS City Commissicner Kugel was unusually happy at the ting of the committes of the whole. To an inter- rogator he confided the Information that he received a singing top for Christmas. The toy was on the family Christmas tree and now the superintendent of the police department can hardly walt untll the whistle blows, 80 eager Is he to get out and spin his top. council " ent | Saveral Arrested | | | o m— on Christmas for Disturbing Peace Delbridge, Twenty-fourth and streets, was arrested Christmas @ve for abusing his parents and dis- turbing the peace. John Weldman, Eleventh and Nicholas streets, was ar- rested Christmas day for beating his wite. Oscor Halverson, 4111 Corby street, Was arrested Christmas day for abusing his mother. Arthur Mottace, 85 South Twenty-fourth street, was arrested on | Christmas night for disturbing the peace |y abusing his wife and mother. Frank O'Grady, 1115 South Twenty-elghth street, Was arrested Christmés day for being | drunk and abusing his mother, and was sentenced to thirty days, No complaining witnesses appeared in court against any of the above men, and with the exception of O'Grady they were released, LOSES HANDBAG WHEN STRUCK BY AUTOMOBILE Mrs. Gorgla 1060 Farmam streot, who sustained a broken leg when strugk by a motor car at Thirtleth and Lake strects Sunday, reports to the pe- lice that her handbag, which contained © cents, disappeared when the accident occurred. A. Carbino of Council Bluffs lost a check for §18 in Omaha Sunday. The Bee Hive grocery, 822 North Six- toenth street, was entered by thieves Frank Decature who stole several boxes of eigars and $5. Twenty-fourth and Binney streeis, aud Willlam Garry, Twenty-first and Izard streets, both colored, were arrested for fighting on a street car. Garry called Bleswell a “chitlin-faced Zenegamblan,” and the Iatter unloaded a crate of brass knuckles and started to labor. They were both fined $36 and costs. Soclety—Mondamin soclety, No. 111, Fraternal Aid Uniun, hus se- cured new quarters in the Labor temple at Nineteenth and Farnam streets and all the regular meetings will be held there, starting January 7, when the new officers will be installed in their chairs. The Mondamin soclety will also hold its annual masquerade ball at Labor temple January 24 Steals Morse Blanket—Barney MeCor- mick, address Omaha, wap arrested at Sixteenth and Webster streets for the theft of a horse blanket, which he swiped from a buggy belonging to Charls Wil- liams, 83341 Meredith avenue. Charles captured Barney and held him for the law. “What did you take it for?' asked Sergeant Marshall. ‘I was felling a little hoarse,” replied Barney facetiously, for which pun he is slateq to get life, Mail your Notices Early--Numerous lodge notices and notices of church ser, vices falled to be printed in The Bee Saturday and Sunday because of tho Christmas rush at the postoffice. The Bee recelved thirty or forty such notices Monday morning that should have reached The Bee office Friday. According to the postoffice stamp. One woman telephoned she was in bad with her lodge as she had just been appointed a reporter and the members accused her of not doing her duty. Such notices should be malled ear)» in the week this week. Breaks His Neck in Fall from Window During Nightmare Frozen stitf, the body of Phil Kozowski, 28-year-old young man of the South Side, was found at 6:4 o'clock Monday morning Iying on the ground directly beneath his room window, at his home, 4520 South Thirty-second street. Examination re- vealed that the young man's meck was broken and his skull fractured. He had been dead seversl hours. Late last evening Mrs. Sanduski, pro- prietress of the rooming house in which the young man lived, saw Kozowskl go to his room. He had been the reciplent ot many Christmas presents and was in the happlest of moods. » Kozokski was a laborer at the local stock yards and was of the best char- acter. His only known relative, a father, Peter Komowski of Duncaw, Neb., has been mnotified of the death. Deputy Coroner Larkin has the body in charge. LEGISLATIVE BANQUET IS SLATED FOR FEBRUARY About 600 members and ex-members of the legislature, together with newspaper- men and lobbyists, are expected to at- tend the big banquet in Lincoln Feb- ruary 2 of the Nebraska Legislative league, "This is o be the annual banquet of this organization. It is the banguet at which all the members, ex-members and those closely associated with them in the work dine together and throw off the cloak of responsibility for & night of fun. It is the night when the newspapermen and lobbylsts have all the fun they can with the members, and when every man's strength and his weakness in the halls ot the legislature are held up to the ridicule of the guests. The banquet this year will likely be held in the Lincoln Auditorium. This is a detall, however, that still remains to be arranged. A meeting of the execu- tive committes of the league is to be called before long, at which meeting de- talls will be worked out. Henry C. Rich mond of Omaha is secretary LITTLE IDA STROUD 1S REPORTED AS !MPROVING Ida Btroud, aged 9 years, who was shot by Watchman Baker of the city dump Wednesday, is reported to be sowly improving at St. Joseph's hos pital, Doctors assert she has a fair chance for recovery. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS Assistant City Ph¥sictan T. D. Boler hes returned from Jackson, Neb., where he spent Christmae with his parents. Miss Edith Tobitt, public librarian, has had the mistortune to be sick ever since hristmas eve. She is suffering from a d attack of grip anl cold. but her asso- s at the recover. lbrary hope that she will k{:’}g‘;‘.“&}&‘fb afre...4 ;‘E ' sctive, industrions hadits 1o own a ittle insp. wts. N AT A8 & country home, A reserve in case idovhue lnsgeewr.» = they are ever In need of such a home &::h"m;m" 0 gm where they can go and enjoy the com- City chemist. 1,30 forts of retirement. City market 1,226 Qty clerk . e o g T Y %0 ¢ “There should be a disposition among Juagment departms 15,000 all classes of laboring people to own & ‘fi'&fll.{-’"’hfifl'}wm - small plece of land, If no more than Weifare board City planning board. Sup. accts. finance. Lity comptroller SeEustant SRR~ ssssazusts g8tz £ o St {ot 2B #3% g g¥s &8 3E33%: 2. 5 fetass: Purchasing dept. Official bond premium. City appraisers .. Meals for prisoners Recording deeds Dues and subsori) e{dverfllfll’!\f Mun. sta! Half cost T‘h“ Repairs to buildings . City treasurer's *Miscellaneous exp. Refung of loans . Supt. of police, ete. Health ‘Gepartment t en Detention olxull.n.‘| City emergency Garbage removal . City dump .. City veterinarian Dog fund ... Collecting dead animals. Supt of fire protection 3 and W, Supt... e 4,500 Fire department . 250, .13 Bullding _inspector 10, 16,180 Holler inspector . 4500 65,250 Plumbing inspector I glw i i e 60000 117760 P X o Tiew e I8 Cutting W 3, ¥ (‘urb,“;un.:r and‘paving 6w s Superintendent parks an public. property - 400 450 Park department . 60,000 100,000 Public concerts 1,000 Publie recreatio 20,000 3,000 Superintendent o \mprovements 4500 450 Engineer's office . M0 70,000 Sewer maintaining 18000 30000 Bridges, culverts ........ 5000 10,000 Crosswalks, sidewaiks .. 12000 20,000 Insp. street cuts....... 3240 1 6000 General inspection ...... 5,000 6,000 Water troughs and re- Secial ity d e 4 % Special ecity dymp . A Prison labor fund 000 Grand total .. *Includes municipal Baby on Flaming Bed Has Narrow Escape from Fire The two weeks old baby of Mrs. Fred Machisi of 1247 South Thirteenth street, in the rear, had a narrow escape from death yesterday, when the bed on which the child was sleeping became enveloped In flames and had to be carried out into the yard. Mrs. Machisi and her Nttle girl were in the kitchen and later went into the yard to hang up the washing. When they re- turned they found the house full of smoke. A kerosene stove near the bed on which the child was sleeping had In some way set the bed on fire. The mother grabbed the bed clothes with the baby and rushed into the yard. Neligh- bors hastened in and extinguished the fire in the house. The baby was not touched by the flames. Seven New Cases of Scarlet Fever Health Commissioner Connell notes some improvement in the scarlet fever situation, although he still regards the epldemic dangerous. Since last Saturday morning seven new cases were reported to the health office, making the total for the month, ninety- seven. The city emergency hospital is being taxed to the limit. TRIES TO SELL OVERCOAT FOR 50 CENTS; PINCHED “I belleve there were ample grounds for arresting this man, but I am going to turn him loose,” asserted Judge Foster when Cooney Eirhard, Fourteenth and Dougl treets, was arrested on suspicion for trying to sell an overcoat for i cents. “Any man selling an overcoat for that amount on & day like this would look decldedly suspicious to me.” Cooney ex- plained his act satisfactory, hence his dismissal POLSKY ASKS COURT TO CHANGE HIS NAME Ben Polsky has asked the district court for permission to change his name to Posley. He desires a name which will not subject his son to ridicule, according to his petition Don’'t Newieet Coughs or Colds, Dr. King's New Discovery should be in every home for coughs and colds. Child- ren and aged like it. Be. All druggls | Advertisement. one acre, where they can build a home, enjoy the conveniences of living comfort- ably and cheaply when they, by choloe or necessity, quit the activities of busi- ness life and seek lelsure and rest. “It is astonishing what an industrious man and wife may be able to produce on an acre of land if they are reason- ably active in body and mind, fruits, vegetables, poultry, bees and honey, and the comforts and enjoyment of mind that these interests and activities bring with them. It is this feature of land ownership that should prompt and en- courage the ownership of the acre su- burban property for the retirement of the laboring man and family. Remem- ber that the time to acquire such homes EDAR BROOK is everywhere that service is supreme — the ure, rich age-mellowed fiourbon that cheers the jaded tourist like a message hom home. 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