Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 5, 1916, Page 5

bt i BRIEF CITY NEWS “Tawnrend's for Sporting Goods. Latest Wedding Rings—Edholm, jeweler. Electric Fans, $7.50—Burgess-Granden Co. Goodrich Garden Hose—Morton & Son... Have Root Print It—Now “Today’s Movie Program, tion today. It appears In sively. Find out what the Vi plcture theaters offer. Now that Business is improving you should improve every opportunity that,will mean more business for your firm. An office in The Bee Building (the building that is always new) is that opportunity. Andirons, Fire Screenw—munderiand's. Use “Tex-Tile'" shingles.—Sunderiand’s. “Dare-Devil” Injured In Plunge to Roof In “Slide for Life"” Claud Goff, known as “Kareless Kennedy,” who was playing an en- gagement at a local vaudeville theater this week, suffered serious injuries when he fell to the roof of the Bran- deis Boston store while making a “slide for life” from atop the Hotel Fontenelle to the roof of the Empress theater yesterday. The wire, which stretched from the hotel roof to that of the theater, a distance of two blocks and a half, was wet, and Goff, who slowed up his downward midair flight while passing over the store building, lost his grip as a result of the abrupt slackening {)f speed and plunged to the roof be- ow. He was taken to the Lord Lister hospital, where doctors found that he had suffered an injury to his spine. Goff has been in the “dare-devil” business for six years and the accident yesterday was his first mishap. He is 28 years old and is an Omaha man, his parents residing on the South Side. Young Celebrator Works Havoc With | Home Made Cannon In order to give a_real war-like touch to his idea of a Fourth of July celebration, Harold Middaugh, 15 years old, 2668 Ohio street, worked diligently for several days on a home- made cannon, filled it to the muzzle hwith powder and ball—the ball being the ball-bearings from his roler skates —and touched "er off. The results were even better than the patriotic young American had ex- pected; also they would have done credit to the efforts of a European trench hand grenade “artist.” When the smoke of battle had cleared and the effects of the “shell fire” had been ascertained, the home of F. E. Colby, 2886 Ohio street, was found to be minus several window panes, a portion of a veranda and to have had added to its plastering a voodly quantity of roller skate bear- ings. “General” Middaugh escaped un- scathed. Rain Dampens the Ardor of Picnickers — Many Omahans were disappointed when they arose this morning to ob- serve the skies weeping. They had planned on picnics and hundreds had baskets of provisions ready packed to start on. their outings. They sat on their porches and watched the sky, hoping that J. Pluvius would have a heart and shut off his downspout. Commissioner Hummel had the parks in shipeshape for the day. He detailed a surgeon for the Muny beach, to be on hand in case of ac- cident, as thousands were expected at that lake resort. Some families have decided to hold their picnics at home, on porches. Barnhart Declares Never Was Firm of Barnhart & Mays A suit brought in district court‘l;y Howard C. Mays against John W. Barnhart and F. R. Mays, ‘the latter father of the plaintiff in the action, to secure $813.42 alleged back pay, is declared to be utterly without founda- tion so far as he is concerned. The irm of Barnhart and Mays, men- tioned in the petition, Mr. Barnhart declares never existed. ‘“Our firm, the Waters-Barnhart Printing Co., leased a linotype machine to Mr. Mays, sr,” declared Mr. Barnhart, “for his use in our office, and what- ever trouble over pay the younger Mays had, if any, is wholly a matter beétween himself and his father.” Diarrhoea. For this disease you will find Cham- berlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy unsurpassed. One or two doses of it are nearly always sufficient to check the attack. It is not dis- agreeable to take. This remedy con- tains no astringent, and for that rea- son leaves the bowels in a natural condition. Obtainable everywhere.— Advertisement. Idaho Man Reports Loss of Valuable “Sparkler” to Police S. L. Kennedy of Nampa, Idaho, re- ported to the police the theft of a diamond scarf pin valued at $400. Hannigan & Co., 3552 Leavenworth L street, re?or!ed that their sgtore was robbed o at $15. Indigestion, Bad Breath, Sour Stomsch. If you suffer any of thess take a dose of Dr. King's New Life Pllls tonight. Only 25¢. Al druggists.—Advertisement. Inthe Silent Drama Muse—The spectacular photoplay, “‘The Ne'er-Do-Well,” which is at the Muse today, s0 tamous. Kathlyn Cherry Maloutte in “T| ilers,” is at her best {n this production she is supported by the original “Spoiler’ cast. In order to secure the proper atmosphere the entire company was sent to Panama. mpress—The Empress today is offering for the last time “The Criminal's Thumb," the story of a man who is followed all his life because of a spatulate thumb which {s sald tc be a sure sign of criminality. His thumb finally convicts him of robbery and murder. Today will also be the last showing of the Flag day parade plctures. Hipp—The Hipp today 1s showing Pauline Erederick in E Phillips Oppenheim's nov “The World's Great Snare.” It is a vivi picture of life in a westing mining camp :lnd & woman's struggle for moral emancipa- on. . P o Alrdome~~Toright the presentation s Mar- guerite Leslie in “The Question.” This is the story of Ralph Tudor, rich, and loving chil- dren, who marrivs Grace Hamllton, a spoiled soclety girl, who determines to keep up her soclal affairs. The way the question is set- tled makes a very good picture. Mexicans Will Fight cigars and tobacco valued | L ESTIMATES AND FACTS AT VARIANCE Tax Levy Records Show S8chool Board Receives More Than Amounts Estimated. TO0O MUCH SHUTTLECOCK As the time draws near for the tax levy, attention has been called to the necessity of making these esti- mates, on whigh the levy is based, conform more closely to the actual facts. An examination of the records shows that the Board of Education invariably receives through tax and other revenues considerably more than the amount of the estimates; that there is too much battledore and and shuttlecock and not enough sta- bility of funds. The school board's estimate for 1915 showed a total of expected revenue of $1,026,750, whereas the actual re- ceipts reported by the treasurer for that year were $1,088,583.91, or an excess of $62,000. The 1915 estimate sheet, for instance, gave $41,500 for state apportionment, as against $60,- 114 actually received. The interest on bonds and funds was estimated at $800 and actual revenues from that source amounted to $3,402. In 1914 the school board reported an estimate of $958,175 and the treasurer reported total receipts at $1,047,881.57, or near $100,000 more. Similar Meghods by City. That the city officials uge similar methods is proved by the fact that for 1914 and 1915 they demanded for the general fund the charter maxi- mum and went wild on revenues other than the tax levy. Their esti- mates made no reference to the road fund quota received from the county and used by the park department, in 1914 being $13,7ei9.57 and in 1915 $20,204.56. Neither did the estimates mention $50,000 park bonds sold each year and $100,000 sewer bonds sold in 1914 and again in 1915, these bonds now having a maximum of $200,000 a year and coming as regular additions to current revenue. The county board estimated $798,- 541.09 for 1915 and received in tax || and miscellaneous collections a total || of $816,273.91. In 1914 the estimate was $729,566.46, as against total re- ceipts of $813,615.57. Closer Relationship Needed. The conclusion of an analysis of DISPATCHES SAY the pres- ent Governor-General of Canada is slated to represent the royal authority in the six Ulster counties exempt from home rule. To succeed Con- naught in Canada, the duke of Devonshire is proposed. | | ¢ ABOVE:- DUKE, (F CONNAVGHT, the record is that a closer relation- ship should be established between the estimates and the ‘expenditures; that by holding down to conservative estimates and including in these esti- mates all possible revenues the tax levy might be materially reduced. City Commissioner Butler, in charge of accounts and finance, says he expects to give the council within a few weeks a tentative estimate for 1917, which will warrant a lower tax levy than was made for 1916. A real budget system has been proposed over and over, but seems as far off as ever, C Us on American Soil, The Conscripts Told Laredo, Tex., July 4—A Mexican newspaper reaching here today con- tains a cartoon portraying the Mexi- cans as heroes in the battle at Car- rizal. The newspaper says there are 8,000,000 Germans in the United States who will not support the gov- a Trevino R_eports vino reported tonight to the War de- partment that a number of wounded American soldiers who belonged to detachments engaged in the fight at ‘arrizal, have been found in differ- ent parts of the state of | He stated that they were being re- turned to the American side as soon as encountered. Firecracker Thrown From Car ltrgets, Miller, 1423 North Sixteenth street, f[)p the side of the face and exploded. burned on the face. Shook dressed her injuries. More U. S. Survivors 0f Carrizal Battl_t_a Mexico City, July 4.—General Tre- Chihuahua, Explodes in Woman’s Face Someone threw a firecracker from street car at Sixteenth and Jackson which struck Miss Lucy he young woman was severel Dr. Charles THE BEE: OMAHA, WEDNESDAY, JULY 35, SLASH OF RAZOR SEVERS HIS HEAD “Cappy Jones,” Negro, Loses Life in Fight in Which Two Others Are Badly Carved. POLIOE HAVE THE SLAYER Twenty-five cents caused a mur- |der and two serious cutting affrays among a trio of Third ward negroes last night. Dell Brooks, otherwise * “Cappy Jones" is dead, his throat being cut | from ear to ear by a razor, and Nath- | an Shearles, yclept “Possum” was carved until his hide looked like lat- tice work. Jim Johnson, known as “Big-boy" is cut, too, but not bad enough to. prevent his being held in a jail cell for the murder of “Cappy Jones." “Cappy” rented a furnished room from Shearles, who lives in a shack at Thirteenth and Cass. Last night was collection day, and according to Shearles, “Cappy” tried to hold out a quarter. An argument started and in the draw for razors, “Cappy” filled his hand first and almost made good his threatened intention of “hewing down” his landlord. Arrival of white folks made him flee, with “Big-boy”, who is a friend of “Possum,” close at his heels. Big-boy” was chasing to avenge his friend and at Fifteenth and Cuming he overtook Shearles’ conqueror with- one swift downward slash, he almost severed the fleeing man’'s head, but not before “Cappy” got in a cut or two himself. Brooks was taken to St. Joseph's hospital where Dr. T. T. Harris tried | to stop the flow of blood, but he died ir a few minutes. Shearles will recover. Armours to Build New Packing Plant In Soihern State Ground will .be broken this week at Jacksonville, Fla, for another of the Armout packing plants that are springing up throughout the country. Announcement was made here yester- day by General Manager R. C. Howe of the local plant. It is understood that several of the local assistants will be transferred to the plant when it is completed. “The new plant will take care of our business in the south,” General Manager Howe said yesterday, in speaking of the new project. “As regards the transfer of local man to the new plant, there will prob- ably be a few changes,” he said. The new plant will be largely de- voted to the slaughter of hogs. The southern states have long been noted for raising the best swine in the coun- try. Cattle and sheep killing floors will be maintained, however, but the killing will not be as extensive in this division, Mississippi, Georgia and the two Carolinas will come within the terri- tory of the new plant. 30,000 of Eastern Guard At the Border or on-the Way | New York, July 4—Approximately 30,000 National guardsmen of the department of the east either will be on the Mexican border or on the way there on Independence day, it was announced tonight at Governor's Isl- and, divisional headquarters. Reports from the twenty-two states compris- ing the department showed that 60,000 troops had been mobilized in all of .| the states, with the ex :ption of Ken- tucky. 1916. !Strongarm Squad Gets Two Victims The strong-arm squad last night se- | | ? | cured $50 from Thomas Christensen, BOURKE IS HADE SECRETARY AGAIN Council Bluffs bridgeworker, at Tenth Duncan Finlayson Is Re-Elected and Douglas streets, and $13 from I S. Mistachken, who was sitting with !'his wife and family on the high school | ground bathing in the refreshing | breezes of evening. | Health Commissioner R. W. Con- ! | nell's automobile was stolen last| | night. | 'MULFORD ENTERS SBCOND CAR HERB Smiling Ralph Will Drive a| | French Peugeot in Local Auto Classic Instead of Hudson. |GIVES SUPER TO M'CARTHY | Ralph Mulford entered a second | wagon yesterday in the Omaha speedway races, which will be held | July 15 on the East Omaha boards. Smiling Ralph signed up to drive his big French Peugeot in the local clas- sic. The other car Mulford has en-| tered is a Jludson super-six It was Mulford's original plan to pilot the| super in Omaha, but yesterday he de- | cided to bring his French boat to Omaha because it is more adapted to | high speed on the board tracks. he Hudson, however, will race in | Omaha and the wheel probably will | be handled by Fred McCarthy, who | drove the nmchine at Chicago and| captured eighth money with it. Mc-| Carthy was Dario Resta’s mechani- cian last year, The second Mulford entry makes the total number of cars entered in the local classic nineteen. L According to the dope from Sioux City Hughie Hughes will probably drive the big sixteen-valve Duesen- berg Charles Devlin has entered in the local derby. Hughie is one of the greatest drivers in the world. Per- sonal eccentricities have held Hughie down somewhat because he often un- able to obtain a mount, but Devlin has taken the daring little Englilh- man under his wing and intends to Rickenbacher, et al, can look to their laurels for Hughie will give them one hot tussle. It is also possible Eddie O'Donnell will drive the Duesy Tommy Milton is contracted to pilot here, and if this classier, because Eddie knows the Omaha track. He was second here last year. Two big speedway races will be staged today, one at Sioux City and the other at Minneapolis. Ralph De Palma, Earl Cooper, Ed- die Rickenbacher and Joseph Chris- tensen are the better drivers entered in the Minneapolis classic, while Charley Merz, Howdy Wilcox, Ralph | Mulford and Hughie Hughes are the favorites at Sioux City, | Ex-Chicago Polish Editor ' Accepts Place on Local Paper J. Kondratawicz, former editor of | the Polish Daily, a Polish newspaper |of Chicago, has accepted a 8osihon with the local Polish paper, “Gwiazda Zachodu,” of which Thomas Kozal is editor. Mr., Kondratawicz has an un-| cle in Europe who is assistant treas- urer of Austria-Hungary. He has re- ceived many letters of interest from his uncle who is now in the midst of great military activities. ream ernment, According to a passenger from Saltillo, the governor of Coahuila is mnscriptin1I the schoolboys for army service. These boys, this passenger said, are being told that if any fight- ing occurs it will be on American territory, where loot they can get will amply repay them for their pa- triotism, 38,592 Persons of School Age in Omaha The school census shows a total of 38,592 persons of school age in Greater Omaha. This was the first school census taken of the merged city, and by reason of changes in the districts there is'no comparison with the former year. The enumerators recorded every per- son between the ages of 5 and 21. The expense of the enumeration was $1,157.79. The list by school districts is as follows Bancroft . g’ust completed Clifton H1ll Columblan Comenius Franklin Garfleld Hawthorne Highland Howard Kennedy Jungmann . South Central South Franklin South Lincoln Train .. Vinton Walnut Webster . West Side Windsor . Total Batsman to Be Given Base on “Bean Ball” New York, July 3.—Owing to the requency with ~which balls are thrown to intimidate batters in base ball games and fearing fatal conse- quences therefrom, Charles Ebbetts, resident of the Brooklyn National eague club, has written to John Ten- er, president of the National league, requesting that whenever in the judgment of an’'umpire the so-called “bean ball” is thrown, the umpire should immediately award the bats- man his base, regardless of the num- ber of balls and strikes which may be on the batter at the time. | re-elected is so it will make the local field still | g5 Superintendent of Buildings by School Board. SEVERAL OONTRACTS LET The board of Education Monday W. T. Bourke and Duncan Finlayson, secretary and su- perintendent of buildings, respective- ly. President Ernst and Members Jenkins, Carpenter, Wakeley and Reed were absent, leaving a bare quo- rum of seven present, Vice Chairman Cowell presided. Announcement was | made that the re-clection of Attend- ance Officers Carver and McAulay would not be considered until the re- turn of at least Dr. Jenkins, C. D. Eades was confirmed ‘as custodian of the supply shop. The following teachers were placed on the assigned list: Florence Em- mett, Margaret M. Weyerman, Made- line' M. Metz, Ruth Holquist, Velieta Presson, Louise Raabe, Mildred Turk, Fay Harrow, Mildred Whited, Elsie Magnussen, Mary Breen, Viola Pierce, Gladys Talmadge, Alice West, Dorothy Gray, Ella Youngberg, Ma- bel Van Brunt, Inez Castberg, Eliza- beth Cogan, Marjorie Foote, Erma ones, Elizabeth Robinson, Charlotte hompkins and Gwendolyn Wolfe. The salaries of Ferdinand Steding- er and Edward Huwaldt, German in- structor and principal of South High, were placed at $2,000 a year each. Approve School Plans, The board approved a contract with John McDonald, architect, for plans and specifications of the new Bane croft school, which will be ten class rooms, one manual training, one kin- dergarten and one assembly room. The first lot of bids received for this work were rejected because they ex- ceeded the estimate, New bids will be opened next Monday. Contracts were let as follows: South Lincoln, B. Grunwald, heating and * ventilation, $4,635; National Regulator company, heat regulation, $940; James Corr Electric company, electric work, $580. Pacific school, Dan Whitney, heating and ventilation, give him another chance. In case|$2906; Johnson Service company, Hughes does pilot the Duesy in|heat regulation, $1,100. Madison Omaha Messrs. Resta, De Palma,|school, Daugherty & Mortensen, heating and ventilation, $791. Lunch Room Pays. the school the receipts of the High School of Commerce lunch room were $2,79292, expenditures welr$8$2.77l.74, leaving a balance of Dnring Alice York, Beals school teacher, resigned. The secretary was directed to place on file a communication from the Ministerial association of the South.|¢ Side, accompanying a petition from 470 citizens, requesting use of the campus of South High school during July and August for union vesper services. County Dads Meet as An Equaflzation Board The county -commissioners, sitting ( A as an equahzation board, yesterday cleaned up most of the protests upon assessments submitted to them, and adjourned until Thursday, with only a few odds and ends to take up, . The biggest reduction granted was in the case of the John Deere Plow company, the figures being cut from $375,000 to $350,000. Several minor reductions were granted in the case of residence prope erty. ] The U. S. Patent Office —Recognizing Something New Has Granted a Pa*nt, Both on the Form of Flake and Process o Manufa‘ture s of = New Post Toasties This remarkable recognition—no other corn flake on the market has achiev'd it—marks this new food as somethig distinctly different from “crn flakes” of the past. What Is This Difference? Compare New Post Toastis with the average corn flake—observe the tiny bubbles wh'ch cover th*ir sur- face. These bubbles are caused by a new method of cooking, rolling and toasting under quick, intense heat. By this process the tru® corn flavou* is developed in all its sweetness. Eaten dry they are a delicious mersel. With cream or milk they are a revelation to the tas'e. Note the “substance” of N°w Post Toasties. * =? 3 N - \ S\ DN N Y AN N\ AN N N N %l ‘d A Unlike old-style “corn flakes” they do not break or “chaff” in the pa‘kage. They do "ot mush down under milk or cr*am. They are wonderfully delic'ous. And they com® to you direct f"om the giant ovens °f our three great Toastie Factories, untouched by human hand and triply sealed in a moisture-proof con‘ainer which preserves their fr'sh Golden Goodness for your tab: le. At Your Grocers—mvo sizes—10c & 15¢ POSTUM CEREAL COMPANY, LIMITED, BATTLE CREEK, MICHIGAN Two Thousand for Repairs for the West Side School Superintendent Finlayson of the public school buildings at last even: ings’ meeting of the Board of Educa: tion stated that when he ent ta the West Side school to begin ex: tensive repairs he found the janitor preparing sgyeral rooms for use by a social settlement as a summer school. The janitor said he had been directed to prepare the rooms and Mr. Finlayson insisted he had been sent to make repairs. The two offi- cials took the situation good na- turedly. A telephone conversation disclosed the fact that a school official did not know of the contemplated repair work when authority was given for use of the school by the social setlement. The board will spend $2,400 making the following improvements at this school: Refinish all teachers’ desks and chairs, install ten cupboards, one book cupboard for office, repair man- ual training lockers, whitewash base- ment steel cetlings in eight rooms and the corridors, remove paper and paint throughout interior and plaster, paint and varnish woodwork through- out, tank for hot water connected complete. Jews Endorse Stand | 0f Justice Brandeis | _ Philadelphia, July 4.—The Federas tion of American Zionists vated today | to participate in the movement for an American’ Jewish congress and endorsed the stand of Associate ustice Louis, D. Brandeis, of the ). S. 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