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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-09-09
Homefitter's Sale of Materials for the
Making of Warm COMFORTERS--Rare Values

S1.25 Cotton Bats at soc
Overstitched four-pound cotton
bats, opens up. full size, the
regular $2.25 Mesco on
grade. at. ............ 0SC
Cotton Bats
s, 10, IL, Ia and 16-ounce bats
that are made from the finest
stock that grows will enter into
. this sale. The prices are lower
than regularly.
Bats at-5c, 71kc, 1Oc, 121kc,
14c and .............. 20 &c
SilkOlines at 81ke
Fancy printed, yard-wide silko-
lines, remnants of the OIL
best grade, at yard. ... q Z
1Oc and 121Sc FIeeced Flannel
cites, exc
Swansdown flannels and fancy
fleeced flannelettes, soft, fluffy,
light and dark outing flannel in
lengths suitable for making
gowns, house dresses, children's
wear, etc, good values at 10c
and II Nc yard. Home ell
filters sale price, yard. O2C
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-09-09

Burgess Nash Co-Everybody's Store-16th and Harney
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-09-09

800 Cotton Bats, 6Oc
Overstitched, 3-pound, full size
cotton bats. the celebrated 81
Mesco bats, on sale CO.
Al '.'''' 's.'.'..' WV
500 Cotton Bats at 75c
Four-pound, Noble bats. a grade
you will want to make into a soft
large size, warm comforter,
regularly worth 81. 7E
at ................. ISC
75c Cotton Bats, 59c
Three-pound Magic bats will
make a full size. medium weight
comforter, Toe Is the EO
regular price, at, each. OOC
SOC Cotton Bats, soc
Two-pound Loyal bats will
make a full size, light weight
comforter, soc value, 90
at, roll. .............. COC
zoe French Satines, loo
36-inch French satines, beauti-
full floral and oriental patterns,
the 25c quality at 10c yard; the
zoe quality at, r.
YARD = ~
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-09-09
Chambe rIaIn's Collie, Cholera and
DiarFhOea Remedy.

II advised the boys when they en-
listed for the Spanish war TO take Cham
berlain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoes
Remedy with them. and have received
many thanks for the advice given,
writes j. II. Houghland, Eldon, Iowa
mo person, whether travelling or al
home, should be without this great rem
edy." For sale by all deslers-Adyer
tisement.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-09-09
Drive. Sick Headache. Away.

Agonizing sick headache cured by
using DR.. Kings New Life Pills regularly.
Keep liver and bowels in healthy condi-
ton. Csc All druggists. -Advertisement.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-09-09
HEADLIGHT ORDINANCE
TO COME UP MONDAY

The question o. whether the bright
headlights on automobiles shall be or
dered dimmed by ordinance will be con-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-09-09

sidered by the city council in the pres
ence of automobile owners at a meeting
OF the council in committee OF the whole
Monday
The Washington herald., 1914-09-13

play. Now fall in there, and do what
you're told-no more, and no less"
But after awhile order was evolved
from stellar chaos and fairly convine-
ing illusion OF fight was obtained. In
order not to dissppoint too many OF
the local stars in addition to the militia,
Hinkley had retained the services of
ten or twelve extra hands to take the
part Of the pirate crew, and here again
some trouble arose owing to the unwil-
lingness of some OF the players to take
a licking, and as a matter OF fact at the
first rehearsal, in spite of the alternate
pleadings and curses of the exasperated
Hinkley. the pirates not only were not
thrashed, but actually chased their con-
The Washington herald., 1914-09-13
We'll old seezicks I've been looking youu me

querors off the field. Several smolder-
ing feuds of many years standing came
to head upon this occasion and an
ominous number of black eyes were
taken home by the participants as SOU
venirs OF the event. But finally all was
Strengthened out. The actors recog-
nized the necessity of putting just
enough, and not too much, realism into
the conflict. and all was ready for the
glorious climax
This came several days later, and the
hour set for action was three o'clock in
the afternoon, the camera men having
arrived at noon. Rawson and | were
about to start for the scene of action
when the knocker on my front door be-
gan to tap loudly, and two of the CO.
lonial militia, clad in full regimentals
provided by Hinkley, stood on the
piazza
Well boys" said Rawson, have you
thought over my proposition?"
yes. Mr.. Rawson," said one of the
visitors, who happened to be my old
friend Silas Hawkins, one-time road
commissioner and now town constable.
"Of course, me and Zeb here'd ruther
take part in the drammy ourselves, but,
by Hiram, ten dollars is ten dollars, and
Zeb an mes decided we kin git more
fun outer twenty dollars than we kin
out o FIVE"
You're a lightning calculator, Haw-
kins." said Rawson. Come in"
The Washington herald., 1914-09-13

to sit quietly in an orchestra chair and
see yourself in action"
Don't worry about that" said Raw
son. You willp
There was that old-time snap in Raw
sons voice which always arrested my
attention, and served to warn me Of
strange things afoot, and a glance at
him brought on the usual thrill OF ex-
pectation. He was gazing intently at
the manager and the expression of his
countenance was a strange mixture of
admiring wonder and amused contempt
You mean that l am to play part
in this?" l asked.
81 mean just that" said Rawson; /;
that is, if you will obey orders"
The Washington herald., 1914-09-13
When theMovies Came
to Aspinquid
S1

What's this?" I asked, somewhat
surprised at the situation.
"Oh, just a simple little scheme Of
mine, Jinksy," said Rawson. When
you said the other day that you'd like
to take part in this show yourself 1t
sort of inspired me with a similar am
bition, and inasmuch as it was too late
to get in through Hinkley l offered
Silas and Zeb here ten dollars apiece to
let US take their places"
Billie, you're a genius" said |.
Not at all" laughed Rawson. When
l hear baby crying for candy I'm apt
to buy him some if there's any within
reach. and in this case have bought
the opportunity you said you wanted as
The Washington herald., 1914-09-13

a sort OF birthday present for you. You
have birthday now and then, haven't
you:"
Sure" said l. 4 arrange to have
one at least every third year"
We'll" said Rawson, this chance
to show what histrioric genius you pos
sess is my present for your last birth
day-whenever that was. Please see
that you are worthy of it. And, by the
way, have you forgotten your old-time
flying tackle of football days."
Come out on the lawn and I'll show
YOU" l laughed.
I'll take your word for il" said
Rawson, only when we're in action,
and you hear me say. Well, old
Skeezicks, I've been looking for you
for some time, you tackle the chap l
say it to, please, and without losing a
minute. II you'll do that in your old
time form I'll bet you seven simoleons
to a nosegay of goldenrod there1l be a
thrill TO those movies old Hinkley never
even so much as dreamed of. Now
hurry up and swap clothes with Zeb
here and we'll be off,"
"Oh, but l say, Billie" l protested,
a man weighing hundred and eighty
six pounds"
Put every ounce of it into the work,
linksy," grinned Rawson. "and leave
the rest to me-"
y must confess l did not like the
turn affairs had taken. So strenuous a
task as making flying tackle on some
bodys knees rather took the edge of
the keenness of my endowment of the
prospect. Nevertheless I'd undertake
more than flying tackle rather than
go back on Billie Rawson, and 50 sure
am l at all times that with Rawson at
my side whatever do I am within the
The Washington herald., 1914-09-13

Something up?" said I.
Way up-higher than Gilderoy's
kite" said Rawson. Always, of course,
assuming that have any punch left in
my good right arm"
More than that could not get out Of
him at the moment
have not had so much fun in many
days as the rehearsals of that moving
picture show narrating the undoing OF
Captain Kidd and his rufian crew gave
me. 1t was a pretty difficult proposition
for Hinkley, the manager, to suppress
the stellar ambitions OF the local thes-
plans to such an extent that the requir-
ed team play could be brought about
Each high private in the colonial militia
seemed to have his own conception as
to how a warrior bold ought to act
under the given conditions, and perhaps
that was only natural. There was a
truly marvellous versatility of talent
available, no two phases of it running
in even remotely similar or parallel
lines, and poor Hinkley nearly evap-
GRATED in the summer heat trying to
thrash things into shape.
You fellers has gotta remember" he
walled in a despairing voice, "that
y amt all playin' Hamblet. You're a
comp'ny of milishy, blast you, and if
you're goin' to do the thing at all you
gotta do it right-see2 What we're
after amt a bunch o stars, but team
The Washington herald., 1914-09-13

81 know, old man" said Rawson.
but it is a prohibition State-so I'd
rather not. I really have no desire to
spend my declining years in an inebri-
ate asylum."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-13
Revival of Sixteen Million Claim.

If any claims and equities against the
District prior to 1873 are To be viewed as
surviving the Districts bankruptcy set
Element of 1875 then claims and equities
for the District must be treated as siui-
Il like possibility of resurrection. IL the
District OF today is to be held responsible
for any neglected debts of the District
prior to 1878 it must also have the benefit
Of old Washington's unsatisiied equities
and partly unpaid credits.
II Uncle Sam as a creditor can convey
himself thirty-five years or half century
or a century back into the past he must
go back similarly as debtor, and meet
now the unsatistied equity against him
which arose from the circumstances OF
the founding OF the original city. The
original owners of Washington donated
the right of self-government to the nation
on the understanding and implied agree
ment that the nation was to build up
here a magnificent capital Mt fits own
expense, reimbursing itself. in part. from
the proceeds of the sale Of donated lots.
pretentious city was planned and lots
We're sold by the government on the
strength of this understanding For
three-fourths of a century the nation vio-
lated or neglected the obligations which
Il had thus incurred. In 1875 the govern
ment, which had in the beginning i'm
pliedly undertaken to meet all the er-
penses of capital making and then shifted
that burden, in the main. upon private
citizens decided that justice required II
to pay nc-hslf Of the Districts expenses
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-13
U. S. Claim Only Halt a Million.

President Grant in his sixth 1s74 mes
sage discusses the District debt and gives
the contemporaneouS construction of the
act OF June 20, 1874, in its application to
the debt and to the 365 bonds which
formed part of the debt. He states the
items of the nominal District debt, tnclud-
ing the if1 bonds. and deducts assets He
then says: The aggregate sum, thus
stated. includes something more than the
funded debt charSeable exclusively to the
District of Columbia. The act Of Con-
gress OF June 70. 1874 cOntemplates an
superintendent between the United
States government and the District Of
Columbia in respect of the payment of
the principal and Interest Of the 385
bonds. Therefore in computing with pre-
cision the bonded debt of the District the
aggregate sums above stated as respects
$50 bonds now issued. the outstanding
certificates of the board of audit and the
unadjusted claims pending before that
board, should be reduced to the extent of
the amount to be apportioned to the
United States government in the manner
indicated in the act of Congress of June
20, 1874 The President of the Tinted
States who signed the act of June 90.
1874 and who thus participated in franz
ing it, declares in these words in a formal
message to Congress only few months
after the enactment of the act of June
mits the United States government to
pay some substantial portion of the prin-
cipal and interest of the :'.65 bonds that
it is no longer proper to include these
bonds in formal statement of the ex
elusive debt of the District The proper
tionate amount of this debt to be paid by
the United States was fixed by the law of
1878 and by the practice under the law at
80 per cent. During the interval between
1874 and 1878 when the United States
government was under obligation TO nav
some percentage of the principal and in
terest OF the :i.65 bonds. but the exact
figure of that percentage had not been
fixed, the interest payments seem to have
been made one from current revenues of
the District. two from appropriations by
Congress and four by advances from the
United States Treasury with u provision
for reimbursement. In 1878. when the
percentage of national contribution was
fixed at 80 per cent the United States
might equitably have charged against the
District whatever it had paid more than
"""-ialf an this bond Interest Rni ~ t':"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-13

upon it such unbearahle restrictions as
would tend to render it uninha bitable.
Too much of past local legislation has
been in effect. If not in intent. hostile
and hurtful. II Congress had wished, in
the interest of the states, to drive out
and keep out from Washington all desr-
able permanent residents 1t could hardly
have acted differently on certain lines of
legislation. In the interest of Baltimore.
Richmond. Philadelphia and other neigh
boring commercial cities it has. histori
cally discouraged Washingtons COM
mercial and industrial growth. 1t has
deprived the Washingtonian Of the means
of self-support found in the local indus
tries that develop in the ordinary Ameri-
can city. II has concentrated the great
local industries, corresponding to the fac
tories. mills and manufacturing plants of
other cities. in the hands of the govern
ment, and then, by the apportionment-of
officers law, shuts out from the classified
service in these great national-local in
dustries all who claim Washington as
residence. including the growing youth
of the city Thus Congress denies the
capital great industries of Its own, 1t
shuts out Washtngtonians from the ma
tional-local Industries: II drives out from
the city the growing youth that they may
find elsewhere the means of sef-support-
Having taken these steps to exile labor.
1t is now invited to proceed to drive out
sapital by enacting an lnquisitorial. I'M
equal and perjury-promoting form of per-
ed local tax revenues are collected with
a minimum of friction and offense under
a system to which the taxpayers have be
come accustomed. 1t discourages perma-
nent residence in the District by either
the poor or the rich man by retaining the
District resident in the status of an alien
so far as representation In the national
legislature and electoral college is con-
cerned, and in status lower than that
Of an alien according to the Supreme
Court of the United Statesl in his rela-
ton to the national judiciary. With des-
potic and exclusive power in its hands it
taxes the District resident heavily. In
view of the limitations placed by it upon
his money earning capacity: and some OF
its members then abuse him a neudi-
cant Having done so much to make 1t
undesirable to live here, 1t is now pro-
posed that Congress. through the impo-
sition Of an unnecessary and drastic in
heritance tax. shall render it undesirable
even to die here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-13
Reimbursing Unlawful Advances.

What have the taxpayers Of today to do
with the violations of law of Secretaries
OF the Treasury in the seventies or neg
lects OF controllers of the Treasury or of
Congress thirty-five years ago? If the
advances We're not lawfully made under
the statute why should we thirty-fire
years later be required to reimburse in
strict accordance with the terms of the
statute?
The provision of law under which this
million dollars was advanced appears In
the act of Congress approved July /. 1876.
and to the same effect in the act APPROX
ed March 3. 1877. and reads follows:
THAT the Secretary of the Treasury
shall reserve of any Of the revenues of
the District of Columbia not required for
the actual current expenses of schools.
the police and fire department a sum sui
ficient to meet the interest accruing on
the 365 bonds of the District during the
fiscal year beginning July ]. 1876, and
apply the same to that purpose; and IN
case there shall not be sufficient sum
of said revenues in the Treasury OF the
United States at such times as said in
terest may be due. then the Secretary OF
the Treasury is authorized and directed
to advance from any money in the Treas
ury not otherwise appropriated a sum
same shall be reimbursed to the treasurer
of the United States from time to time
as said revenues may be paid into sald
Treasury until the full amount shall
have been refunded.
Commenting on the action taken under
this provision Accountant Mayes in his
report says: THE revenues Of the Dis
trict OF Columbia since July II. 1874. had
been deposited in the Treasury OF the
United states AS shown by the
accounts kept in the Treasury Depart
ment on August l. 1915. the day the Sec
retary of the Treasury advanced $3.50
Sab to pay the August ]. 1915. interest
on the 3t5 bonds of the District of Co
lu,ubia. the Commissioners of the Dis
trict of Columbia had to the credit of
their revenue and tax account with the
treasurer Of the United States the sum
OF s3772124a none Of which was re-
-r--..i .. nav the interest then lWr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-13
A SQUARE DEAL
FOR WASHINGTON
Killing Organic Act Openly
With a BIudgeon or by
Insidious Slabs.
UNCLE SANS STALE
MILLION-DOLLAR CLAIM
Revival of This Claim Against Dis
trict Revives Sixteen Million
Equity of District.
No. ".
December %, 1913.

In the excitement of meeting an
attempt to destroy the half-and-
half provision of the organic act
at single stroke Washington and
its true friends must not forget to
resist the efforts to destroy this
principle piecemeal
Open and fragrant assault on
the National Capital edifce with
drums beating and horns blowing
is not so dangerous as the hidden,
insidious attack which undermines
the foundation of the structure
and causes it to topple almost
without warning. The open as
sault rallies at once every fair
minded American to the capitals
support. 1t ofends both the
American sense of fair play and
patriotic pride in the nations city
and arouses righteous indignation.
The indirect and covert attack is
by many not recognized and re-
sisted until it has worked serious,
sometimes fatal, injury.
The attempt to collect a mil
lion-dollar claim for ancient in
terest on the sos bonds otherwise
than on the half-and-half basis is
in violation of the organic act.
And so is the effort to eliminate
half million of District licenses
revenue from duplication by
Uncle Sam in accordance with
this act and the practice under it
for thirty-hve years. Both OF
these assaults on the organic act
are proclaimed to be the fore
runners of other similar proposals.
setting a precedent for many like
claims. involving the conhscation
of millions of District revenue and
the certain overthrow of the half
and-half arrangement in the end.
Under the organic act the ap-
preparation by the national gov
eminent of one-half of such Dis
trict estimates as are approved by
Congress precedes the raising by
taxation of the Districts half, and
if this law were literally obeved
there could be no possible surplus
of District tax money unmatched
by federal dollars. A provision OF
the pending appropriation bill as
sumes the existence of such a sur
plus of District tax money as can
not possible exist without viola
ton of the organic act and takes
from the District and turns into
the Treasury of the United States
this unlawful surplus of District
tax money. This provision, thus
based upon a violation of the Or
ganic act, proposes vital amend
ment of that act and is frnda-
mental substantive legislation,
proposed as a rider on an appro-
priation bill.
The so-called Borland amend
ment vitality alters the relation of
the nation to the capital, fixed by
the organic act, in respect to the
improvement of the streets of the
city, to which the nation took fee
simple title, and which the nation
made broader and more magnif-
cent in design (and consequently
more costly to develop and main
| tain) than those of any other
city in the world.
Even if one believed that any
! .'--.~., Co... -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-13

equities in 1878 this possible charge
against the District disappeared. All the
surrounding facts and circumstantial
other claims on both sides. was merged
in the compromise bankruptcy settlement
of 1878. But if it survived and is paid in
the period between the enactment and
the repeal OF the organic act It must. Of
course. be paid on the half-and-haif
basis as provided in that act and In the
sinking fund legislation OF 1879.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-13
State and County Taxation.

Representative Crisp alleges that the
census comparisons Of taxation take into
accoun. only municipal taxation and
ignore the state and county taxes which
t-h.r Amer raas- IAN thos" cf Washing
The Detroit times., 1914-02-24

Revsnues Colleetsd Fren Rich
Group win Ansunt e
Many Alilnons

NEW YORK, Feb. 2s.--Ilaving LEFT
Cleveland because Of the tax asees-
eCsv' eudeavorS to SHOW that city 70
- Ms legal residence, John d. Rookie
follor viii declare TAr5ytOwn hta
home and ale bis income tax hare,. 4
was declared today. Estlmatino
John D.s fortune at t1oe, 80. 90, biz
income tax will b @oOo0. 80. This
viii probably 10 the lasgoet lndivid-
ual tax the government viii collect.
.Andrcw Carnegie = expoctod to poy
the Socond\ larSest TAX hneo.
Returns on incoUts must ~ MED
By NEXT nondsy, E1kimateU b eo1no
81 the taxeo 20 b paid aye:
Carnegie, 900, 900: Wl1llam Rookie.
teller. 500. 1000; osoruo y. BAKER,
600 900: J. p. Moegna eotatep Q1eo,'
go: nlrs. 3. H. Harrimon, o41o, 80;
Mn. Russell 49,. c1eo. ~; W s.
van1esbdlt, o1eeI ~; v1ncent Aetos'
'0S3S,oo0; ~ 0oo1A Sstale, ~, eooj
ss:;.s :s!.s:; sisssSs' Sss1ss =
The Detroit times., 1914-02-24

\. oRDlOUaAS, In. Feb. 1.-TWO
1othefs claim the Same child! Each
NsweAss that the hstlo boy In the Case
\ 4 hers. that che brought him into the
! sosid. nursed him, Ievsd him. en-
4 evea his very Image upon her
Sart!
i nat svideatly one a. the mothers u
1leteken. They cant both ~ mothefa
\ the Same child. And modern.
knegicaA tpdge has % beside the
Npoteet case q the Kind since Wise
~ King Solomon laced the famous
g44et q two nothers claimtng the
o1Ge child.
I sfhsy sAa'at take him from me-"
s&51ed Mr.. Dunbar, one mother. y
Int care II I'll the juriss and courts
w The world say he isn't mine e .
unotAee doesn't know her own chtld,
49,. p1oase tell ne, who does? ] tell
! ssou Nc y mine and IN Keep him."
y And yet Julia Anderson, . typical
i Bouth Car'linan" from the hiIls, has
- tAs child and declares the child
w. hers. OF that she ID absolutely
IinRe
W re ut eoing 70 b legal battle.
~ Dunbar c6S1. IpBtsad. II eotHg
+ = - 4 battlp Of mothers for what
neh hol1exoe n her own child.
And the boy Il too young 70 realise
7Wtut thtJ m - k6Cut. ~ n -
Robest Dunbar and Bruce Anders
\ oon were born. four pears 49, the
tamo montA; TIE former In Opelousas,
- latter n : Int % South Carolina.
|. IN Tho Dunbar child had every i'd
nAtaes. toy and pleasure known; the
I sISgitinaats Andesson child bad moth
40. oxcopt, perhaps. 3 stick tor toy.
..;.s H. Andersen china wae .faken %
~ TRIP = = WASon throu9h ne 49,
|||anla q IouiiI1ne ana Glsoissfppi q
4 man nomod Wa1taSS. The m0&her
Z 40 - INT ~ boy away becapse
rs ~ vsey lonely. The child wap