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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-24
COUNTY TAX TO BE INCREASED
Indications Are that Assessors Have
Missed So Many Others Must
Make Up the Difference.

The county tax levy is likely to be in. .
creased by the Board of Equalization when
that body meets. 1t IA now almost certain
thai hundreds and even thousands Of per
sonal taxpayers OF last year will escape
this time through having been missed by
the precinct assessors. But one week re-
mains for them to work. and the total is
still many thousands of SCHEDULES less than
In 1909.
This means that II the same amount of
revenue is to be returned, the levy must
be larger. Last year the levy was 30 mills
and this year it is likely to go to p or %
II as much revenue is to be raised.
There will be some loud groans from tax-
payers II the board does raise the levy. for
the same men and women have to pay an
Increase in the city levy OF 1873 mills above
the rate in 1909.
1t is the opinion that business men and
others will demand in loud tones a change
In the law regarding election Of precinct
assessors, because as matters now stand
some are sure TO escape paying taxes at
all, and those who do win pay more prob.
ably.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-24
DOLLY WARDEN DOLLS DANCE
Little Girls to Furnish One of the
Pretty Features of the
"TOy shop"

Mrs. William A Redick and Mrs. w. B..
Willard are in charge of the Dolly Warden
dolls, group of little girls who furnish
one Of the especially pretty features of
THE Toy Shop" the chlldren's opera,
which is to be given at the Brandeis thea
ter Friday evening and Saturday afternoon
and evening for the benefit Of the Child
Saving institute.
This dance, which was evolved by Miss
Margaret Martin from a children's dance
given at large bazaar in London, is max
ing its western debut. The little girls
wear the quaint Dolly Warden costume,
pointed basques, lowered polonaise over
the short plain skirts, large poke bonnets
tied with large coquettish streamers The
dance is an animated Vatican, composed of
pirouettes gldes and poses. The leaders
in the dance are Misses Mildred House
Addie Fogg, and the other dancers are
Misses Mildred Ganett, Lucy Garven, Mil
dred Stafford, Gretchen Swaboda and
Dorothy Cavanaugh.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-24
SWIFT TYPEWRITER ARTIST
IN OMAHA FOR CONVENTION
Comes from New York and Has Trick
of Writing 100 Words Minute
While Talking At Same Time.

BY way of advance guard of the Com
mercial Teachers convention which assem-
bes I'm Omaha at the Boyles building
Thursday of this week, Raymond p. KEEL
ley, manager of the school department Of
the Remington Typewriter company, ar
rived in Omaha this morning. accompanied
by Ernest G. Wese of New York. Miss
Rose Fritz, worlds champion typist, also
of New York, Is expected to arrive tomor-
row. and Leslie Coombes, the Canadian
champion, will probably reach Omaha
Tuesday night
While Mr.. Weise is not the champion
typist of the world, he is nevertheless able
to ''go some" and at a private demonstra-
ton before pupils in the Boyles school this
morning he clicked off all the way from
1903 to 10 words per minute, writing from a
book. The most astonishing feat how
ever, was the writing of l0l words per
minute, while at the same time he con-
Quoted an animated conversation with one
of the Boyles teachers. All the while he
had one eye on the book from which he
copied for 1t was new matter to him.
Weise, modest young man, had the dis
tinction last March of giving a typewriter
speed demonstration before the clerical
force in the White House at Washington.
He will remain here through the conven-
ton, and will divide honors with Miss
Fritz and Mr.. Coombes.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-24
STRIKE STOPS BRICK PAVING
Not Paving Brick is Being Shipped
Into Omaha.
ASPHALT Is NOW BEING LAID
Contractors Improve the Time I'm
Placing Concrete Base, TO he
Ready for the Brick when
IL Comes.

Not paving brick is being brought into
Omaha these days, because of the strike of
brick leaders at the Purington brick yards
in Galesburg, Ill.
While Hugh Murphy has some brick on
hand. the amount is very small. Colonel
Charles e. Tanning and, other contractors
have absolutely none of the Purington
brick and cannot get any now
While We are laying concrete on some
Of the streets we have under contract"
said Colonel Tanning, I'VE are doing II
simply to be prepared when the brick does
begin to arrive. The lack of paving brick
is costing me large amount of money
every week. but apparently there is nothing
to be done. A man from the GaIesburg
plant was to have arrived in Omaha TODAY.
but 1 am unable to see that his coming
will do us any good"
City Engineer Craig and the local con-
tractors understand the GaIesburg plant is
choked with brick ready for shipment, but
the company hesitates to bring in strike
breakers to load the made-up article. The
local men concerned also say the question
that has tied up the Galesburg yards is
not one affecting wages but relates solely
to the open shop. The brick leaders insist
that the yards shall be unionized through
out and the company is contending for an
open shop so far as brick leaders are
concerned. The strike has now been on
for about three months
Pending settlement OF the trouble at
Galesburg. Contractor Murphy and the
Bryant, Ford g. Mclaughlin firm are going
ahead with whatever asphalt paving they
have under contract. Colonel Tanning
takes contracts for brick paving only.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-24

corner OF his line about noon Sunday.
When Allen was permitted to inspect the
suitcase in which the explosive contrivance
was found, and TO look at Erdman, he
declared he thought the suitcase was the
one taken from his car near the Dennison
home. but that he was not sure Erdman
had been the man who carried it. He said.
however. that he had seen Erdman fire.
quently as a passenger on the line
previously.
All morning Captain Dunn and several
detectives were engaged in conference
with men interested in the case. II. b.
Mills, secret service agent. took a part in
the investigation, but later declared he
had no evidence to implicate Erdman in
any crimes he was working upon.
In his own statements of the case, Erd-
man preserved the demeanor of amazed in
nocence. He declared it his belief that he
had been made the object of suspicion
through a design Of the real bomb placers
You can find a hundred who heard me
say the gamblers ought to be blown to
pieces" he said Il think It was one OF
these people who had political troubles
with Dennison that laid the dynamite and
got me mixed up In the crime"
Dennison's statement that two persons
had warned him week ago Erdman was
planning his destruction, brought from the
prisoner a further denial. Il haven't any
personal grudge against Dennlson," de-
clared the prisoner. II don't even know
where he lives. 1 never told anybody was
going to kill him"
In conclusion, Erdman said he had beer
robbed of over $1,000 in various gambling
places and the experience caused undyinE
bitterness against gamblers.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-24
lnfuriated Negro
Shoots Engineer
1abcrer Discharged from Work Tries
TO- Kill Engineer on Cudahy
Plant Construction.

Arthur Stendish, an engineer employed
on construction at the Cudahy packing
pant In South Omaha, was shot three
ZINES and dangerously wounded in the
breast at ! o'clock Monday afternoon by
William Bailey. negro, discharged laborer.
Standish probably will recover. Bailey es-
capped from the scene of the shooting, but
was soon caught near eSarpy Mills.
Bailey, laborer, was discharged by his
employer. Frank Burmese, contractor erect
ing the new hog house at the Cudahy plant.
at noon Monday. The negro held Standish
responsible for the dismissal and an hour
later at the time of resuming work on the
job walked up to him and fired.
Two shots took effect in the breast, while
third struck stapdish in the hand.
The wounded man was taken to the office
of Dr. O'Riley. a Cudahy company physi-
clan, where his wounds were given emerg-
ency treatment. Apparently the bullets had
only caused deep flesh wounds, but DIR.
O'Ruey had standish taken to the South
Omaha hospital.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-24
CHANGES AT THE PosToFFlCE
General Delivery Department Moved
to North Corridor, with Four
Instead of Two Windows.

The general delivery department of the
Omaha postoffice has been changed from
the location it has occupied since the build
ing was completed at the northeast corner
of the main corridor on the Sixteenth street
front to the north corridor Immediately
facing the Capitol Avenue entrance. The
change went into effect Monday morning.
There are now fouio general delivery win
dows, from A t, e, II to X, L to Q and r
to 2, thus greatly facilitating handling the
general delivery mail. Formerly there were
but two windows, and in rush hours these
windows were always more or less crowded
and congested.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-24
Mayor Dahlman
Goes to Red Cloud
Will Open Base Ball Game and Also
Talk Politics on the
Same Day.

Mayor Dahlman left last evening
for Red Cloud, Neb. where he will throw
the first ball over the plate, or somewhere
in the vicinity Tuesday afternoon, at the
opening game of the season in that town.
The base ball opening is to be made an
affair of some pretensions in Red Cloud,
and the surrounding country is expected to
turn out large crowd.
With this fact in view Red Cloud friends
of the Omaha mayor have arranged for a
meeting at the opera house In the evening,
when Dahlman will deliver an address that
is expected to be an application of his
platform pronouncement, He will also very
likely give some attention to the recent
speech delivered in Omaha by w. ]. Bryan.
Mayor Dahlman takes the position, as he
intimated today, that Nebraska. in town
and country, is growing better all the
time; that there is less drunkenness and
less drinking today than ever before and
that therefore the need for a county local
option law is less pressing than ever be-
fore. At the same time he will stick to his
platform declaration that the proposed
county option law is against all the tradi-
tons of his party, and SO must be opposed
on principle.
"It is not political question in any
sense" asserts the mayor. "and everybody
should oppose the effort to make it such"
Rea Want Ads Are Rusiness Roostera
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-24
Sociology Glass
from Y. w. G. A.
at Juvenile Court
Present at an Interesting Session Be-
fore Judge Sutton Monday
Several Cases Heard.

II. Mrs. Theo Wilson's sociological
class from the Young Women's Christian
association was in search of thrills II Sc
cured them in juvenile court Monday when
the cast of Rose Liberatti was called. The
little girl, 10 years OF age, had been
brought in because her screams aroused
neighbors who told probation officers her
father was beating her most cruelty.
A glance at the black and blue marks ex-
tending onto her wrists from the ends of
her sleeves showed beyond any doubt that
the child had suffered. The father, Ed
ward Liberattl, who had been brought in
by an officer, admitted that he punished
the girl with n strap. The black and blue
marks were not confined to the arms, but
extended across the body and over the
knees.
Judge Sutton at first said he would send
the man to Jail and then concluded that to
take the child away from him forever
would be more drastic punishment for the
man and better for the girl. A new home
will be found for her.
The sociologizing visitors saw two boys
sent to the Detention school as punishment
for use Of bricks as weapons. One OF these
was John Cronicon of Thirty-second and
street, South Omaha. His offense was
throwing at peddler, a practice, Judge
Sutton announces, he will break up If every
offender has to go to Kearney.
The other brick, which figured in the
mornings proceedings, was declared to
have been in the hand of Sam Wiseman,
newsboy. Wiseman smote "Tubby" Lor-
man, rival paper vender in the mouth and
dislodged two incisors.
James Hail. prisoner awaiting trial for
the death Of his wife, was brought into
court in regard to the disposition of his
son, Albert a boy of 4 years. Hall asked
to have the child placed in a charge of
colored woman whose circumstances will
be investigated. The grandmother Of the
little colored boy, on his fathers side. lives
in Texas. She sent ticket here for his
travel south, but the railroads will not
| carry a child of his years unaccompaned
The mother of the slain woman lives in
Washington, and is said to be poor.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-24
BRIEF CITY NEWS

Have Foot Print II.
lighting Fiztu'-~7--3urgess-ora nden Co.
neSt Dty Cleaning of garments. Twin
City Dyo Works. 4O7 South Fifteenth.
lsso--Natic-al Life Insurance Co-l91o
Charles b.. Ady. General Agent, Omaha.
Rent Money Is a landlords profit. Put
into home It makes for family happi-
ness and Independence. See Nebraska Saw
ing and Loan Assn. 1906 Farnam. Omahs
The ladies of the Emanuel Baptist
church will hold rummage sale next
1'hurFday anG Friday at 1918 Vinton
street.
Pullman Losos--Maurice Meyer recov-
cred verdict of $50 against the Pullman
company In county court Monday. Meyer
sued Tor the loss Of an overcoat lie swore
that tho porter admitted having given the
coat to another passenger, who kept IT,
Psrk Roar1 Meets Friday-A regular
meeting of the Omaha Park board Will be
heid Friday afternoon at o'clock. Moth
ing out OF the ordinary. routine is on the
schedulc TO be acted on. on June the
board VIII open bids before the grading to
be done this season on the boulevards
First Phone Installod---The South Omaha
station OF tho Independent Telephone COM
cany hhs been completed and telephones
are fast being Installed in homes and bust
ness houses in the city. The first tele-
phone put In was In the homo Of f. A.
Broadwell, former clerk of the district
court.
Woman Naturalized--Miss Anna JAG
, OLSON. nurse in the family OF DR.. a. p.
Condor, was about to so back to Sean
dinavia for visit and to show that she
has become good American applied in
district court for the first papers Of natur.
alization Miss Hannah Swenson is IN
other girl who asked for first papers. Most
women who apply" said Deputy District
Clerk Asel Steere, seek TO be naturalized
so that they can take up homestead
claims"
Knights Of Columbus to Linooln--FiftS
members OF Omaha council. knights ol
Columbus, went to Lincoln Sunday to wit
ness the Initiation of a class of ffty-siS
candidates into Fitzgerald council Tn,
exemplificatIon of the third degree was II
charge OF State Deputy Arthur F.. Muller
and staff. assisted by c. G. Keefe of Siou,
City. Following the degree work there wa!
a banquet at the Lincoln hotel, at which
400 were seated.
Scarcity of Flowers-From present indi
cations there is going to be very signifi
cant scarcity of flowers for Decoration da!
purposes. Floral gardens which are usual!
4 in the height OF bloom at this season ar,
practically destitute of flowers Just now
There may be few of the SNOWFALL anC
bridal wreath flowers and a few peonles
but the prospect for any abundance o
flowers is very remote.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-24
Stone Cutter is
Crushed to Death
John Rhine Meets with Fatal Acct
dent in Stone Yards Mon
day Morning.

John Rhine, a stonecutter, living at
Sixth and Poppleton streets. was crushed
to death this morning by being caught
under a 5000 pound stone he was lifting
with a derrick at the yards OF A. Schall
company at Sixth and Jones sreets The
huge stone was being hoisted at the stone
cutting plant of the firm, but in some
way it slipped from its carrier and Rhine
was crushed beneath it's weight. The accl-
dent happened at 7:4O this morning.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-24
Three Thousand
for Two Ear Drums
Fred Niece is Given a Verdict for
Injuries Received by an
Explosion.

Fred Niece was given verdict of 5000
against the Farmers Cooperative Creamery
company by jury in the district court
Monday morning. The verdict was sealed.
Niece sued for the loss of his ear drums.
which were destroyed by an explosion in a
trap at the plant of the company.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-24
PROOF AGAINST ERDMAN
Police Have Not Connected Suspect
with Attempt.

Police Have Not Connected Suspect
with Attempt.
Through searching examination OF their
prisoner, the police Monday morning failed
to get any definite evidence that Frank
Erdman had placed the Internal machine
on the porch OF Thomas Dennison's home
Sunday, crime for which the man was
arrested few minutes after the discovery
OF the dynamite plant Erdman freely sd-
mitted he had many times advocated the
assassination OF gamblers. including Den
nison. However, the suspect was earnest
in his denial that he had figured In the
plot to destroy Dennison Sunday.
A statement was gained from p. r. Allen,
conductor OF sherman avenue street car,
that he had seen a man carrying a suit
case set off his car at the Yates street
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-24

An Omaha wholesale and retail establish
nent of years standing. doing a business
II $4,000 annually. and the largest and
strongest concern OF it's kind between Chi
ago and the coast, is willing to sell ten
thousand dollars worth of its treasury
ltock, which pays bigger dividends than
and IS every bit as safe as any bank, This
S done In order TO handle a greater volume
V business. which may easily be had. Only
! few representative investors are desired.
ADDRESS j u.s. care Bee.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-24

c. g. Burnham. vice president of the
Burlington, In charge of traffic. is expected
to visit the local headquarters this week
He will be Joined by Conrad f. spens. gen.
eral freight agent, on trip to Denver.
Western Union private car Chicago
passed through Omaha Sunday while en-
route for san Francisco. The car was oc-
cupled by General Superintendent Cook.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-24

Effective May 20 the Burlington will
: nun standard sleeper on the Colorado
= limited which leaves Omaha for Denver
at lips p m. The car will be opened for
passengers at $3.50 o'clock.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-24
ALONG THE RAILROAD RUN
Freight Business--Vice President.
Burnam to Visit Omaha.

George w. Holdrege, general manager OF
the Burlington announces that he has
opened the Thermopolis station in the Big
Horn basin for freight business and that
on June 10 the station win be opened for
passenger service. The sidetrack at Luz
cerne, five miles south of Kirby, will be a
prepaid station for freight business only
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-24

The Great Western has ordered fifty new
locomotives to be soon put In service over
the company's lines. The Rock Island and
the Burlington have placed big orders for
new steel to be used for bridges.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-24
A serIeus nrenLhnun

results from chronic constipation. DR..
Kings New Life pills cure headache,
stomach, liver and bowel trouble sc For
sale by Beaton Drug Co
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-24

Bee Want Ads Are Business Boosters.
The Irish standard., 1910-10-29

overwhelmingly passed an ordinance
granting 1t, without restrictions, to
the Gotham Freight Traction company
for the space of one hundred years.
Will you sanction that"
The square was now seething with
excitement. Gormly's clear, powerful
voice carried to the extremes of the
crowd. His plain, practical presenta.
ton was simple enough for all to UNI
derstand. He paused at this juncture
and surveyed the crowd. A voice
suddenly cried shrill negative. and
instantly the word was caught up and
a great laundering chorus of NO, no!
Never" rolled through the park with
ever increasing volume and vehe.
mence.
If Gormly had looked back. he could
have seen the windows Of the city
hall crowd with aldermen, white faced
and anxious, listening to that ire
mendous and even furious negative.
Lets get the aldermen out here"
cried voice in a pause in the COM
motion, and show EN- what we
think"
There was an instant response to
the suggestion. The people made a
wild surge toward the entrance Of
the city hall. The multitude could
easily have degenerated into mob.
But Gormly checked 1t. His control
was admirable. 3,
mo. gentlemen" he cried, no, men
and citizens Of New York. We must
The Irish standard., 1910-10-29

plauding, the crowd opened a line
through which the big automobile
slowly moved over toward Broadway
and then sped upward through tho
night.
Cornell turned to the mayor. Shall
drive these dogs out of the square?
Curse 'em!" he cried.
Nothing would have suited the
mayor better; but policy would not
permit
No" he said. "just picket the ap-
proaches to the city hall. Let the peo-
pie alone. They will dispense now"
Indeed they were already beginning
to break away.
Well. you've gone and done it now,
for sure." said Cornell, giving the nee.
essary orders. Unless you get elec-
ted, the Gotham Freight Traction com.
pany's busted"
We're all busted as you say" said
Warren gloomily, unless I am
elected"
The mayor turned away and walked
into the city hall. Rutherford met
him at the door,
II want to congratulate you." he
said. ION your course"
DO you approve Of IT,
Approve! It was the nerviest sort
Of thing for you to do. but the only
thing. That damned Gormly had you
dead to rights; but you took the wind
out OF his sails"
II don't know" answered the mayor,
nervously. What will Lffey and Ben.
son and the rest say?"
~ don't know" returned Ruther.
ford; but whatever they say. 1t was
the only thing on Gods earth to do,
and they ought to be glad that you
had the nerve to do IT, Now, we've
got to win the election"
Yes" said the mayor: but howl"
Outside the city hall a slender, quiet,
but shrewd looking man edged his
way carefully through the rapidly dis
persing crowd until he caught sight
Of Cornell standing on the steps
scowling at the multitude, black rage
In his heart.
Well said the chief, az the man
came close to him, ANY news?"
II have a clue" was the answer.
Come in here!" said the chief. lay
ing his hand on the other mans shoul-
der and in his excitement and eager
ness almost jerking him into the city
hall
The Irish standard., 1910-10-29

Of working men. His relations with
them had always been not merely
square," as they phrased it, but kind
and generous. They were organized
and started at work Immediately in
every direction. Before the enemy
realized 1t, ample time had been Sc.
cured in every possible assembly
room and there were nightly meetings
all over the city.
In the Gormly store itself was
great auditorium in which free con-
certs, lectures, and entertainments
had been given for the employees and
patrons Of the store. This auditorium
had outside entrances and could be
completely cut off from the other
business. Every afternoon he assem-
bled in the auditorium the workers
and speakers, and every afternoon
there was the freest possible discus
sion Of the issues, Of what was to be
said in the speeches Of the night, Of
the places to be covered. The man
showed a genius for leadership and
direction that was amazing. He de.
veloped q power of succinctly pre-
senting the facts, which in large
measure he was able to communicate
to his followers.
Livingstone Haldane's example had
been followed by not a few young men
of fortune and position. 1t became in
certain sense among a certain set
the fashion to campaign for Gormly.
Automobiles Of all sorts were avail
able for transporting speakers, and
classes and social distinctions were
wiped out in the greater issues in
volved. By these methods what was
picturesquely described in the city pa
pers as a whirlwind campaign was
inaugurated.
1t must not be supposed that the
opposition was idle; by no means.
Never had its activities been so great,