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Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-23
POLICE MUST AID
IN ENFORCING
THE LIQUOR LAW
Mcclure Writes KugeI That I'm
less Detectives Become Ac-
tive Governor Neville
Will Suspend Them.

T. J. MCGUIRE, special state prose-
eutor and assistant city attorney. has
addressed a-letter to Superintendent
Kugel of the police department, stat
ing that unless immediate and per-
sistent support is given BY the-police
department in enforcement of the
prohibitory and other laws, action
will be started against some OF the
patrolmen and detectives.
The first paragraph of Mr.. Nc
CURES letter reads:
II wish to advise you that unless I
receive immediate, and persistent sup
port from the police department, I
shall be compelled to have a number
of men summarily suspended by Gov
ernor Neville"
The letter is signed by Mr.. Nc
Guire as special state prosecutor and
assistant city attorney.
Makes General Charges.
Prosecutor MCGUIRE enters various
charges OF a general nature against
the patrolmen and detectives, but
mentioned none by name. He informs
the superintendent of police that he
has received reports that the police
are "fraternizing, not to say sympa-
thizing," with bootleggers and men
connected with the illegal sale of
liquor.
'It would appear that the state
agents and members of the police de-
partment are working at cross-pur-
poses. Some of the policemen are
handicapped by reason Of confiction
of authority and in some instances
they refuse to proceed for fear of
blame from superior officers" wrote
the state prosecutor.
" Support is Necessary.
"As special state prosecutor | must
have support of the policemen and
detectives in the enforcement of laws
against prohibition, gambling and inn
morality" was another paragraph.
Mr.. MCGUIRE emphasized state
ment that he has received reports of
laxity in law enforcement in the
South Side, the Brown Park district
being referred to, as we'll as NJ, N,
o and Q streets. Twenty-fourth to
Twenty-hfth streets. In that connec-
ton he stated that reports have been
received to the effect that soldiers
from Fort Crook may be. seen any
morning coming out of houses in the
South Side.
Charges are made that there are
leaks of information within the ranks
of members OF the police department
and among hose whose duty it is to
enforce the laws complained of. Mr..
Mcclure infers that these leaks might
be traced to policemen and detectives
not in sympathy with the laws they
are supposed to enforce.
Advised to Stop Leaks"
Superintendent Kugel is advised to
apply effective stop-gaps to these
leaks within his ranks.
Charges are made OF unrestricted
law violations in Benson, this having
reference to bootlegging particularly.
The warning given by the mayor
and others of the council last summer
during the reorganization of the po-
lice department has fallen upon deaf
ears" was one of the arraignments
of the prosecutor.
1t is alleged that houses on Capitol
avenue have system of bells where
by occupants are informed of the ap-
pearance of the morals squad in that
district, lookout" man giving the
alarm when the raiders appear.
Bell boys and taxi drivers are men
toned as instrumentalities in the pro-
motion of bootiegging and other vio-
lations
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-23
Bailey to Sail for France
First Week in January

f. F. Bailey. general secretary for
the Young Mems Christian associa-
ton. at Jackson, Mich, has written to
]. o. Philippi. his father-in-law, that
he will sail for France during the first
week in January. In France he will
represent the executive department OF
the association. His wife will stay
with Mr.. and Mrs. Philippi during his
absence.
Secretary Bailey is all Omaha boy
and son Of J. P. Bailey Of this city.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-23
Stop Use of Invisible
Ink and Code By TeutOns

Washington, Dec. 22.-An exten-
sive traffic in written communica-
tons to Germany, Austria and the
northern European neutrals, in.
volving use of invisible ink and code
system, has been discovered and
stopped by customs officials within
the last few weeks, treasury Of
ficials disclosed today.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-23
NO EVENING BEE
CHRISTMAS DAY

To give employees of this paper
an opportunity to observe the
holiday as far as possible, The
Bee will not issue an evening pa
per Tuesday. 49,. -.
1t was our desire to join with
the other Omaha dailies to dis
continue publication altogether
on Christmas day, but to meet
competition we will print the
morning edition as usual, and
serve subscribers with The Morn
ing Bee instead.
THE OMAHA BEE.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-23
OMAHA over
RED CROSS
DRIVE QUOTA
Nearly $4,000 Memberships
Obtained by Noon Today;
Now Trying to Reach
10000 Goal.

Omaha passed its quota of 4000C
Red Cross memberships early Satur,
day morning. By noon the figures
had swelled to close to $4,000 The
figures on the Christmas stocking
indicator on the First National bank
building have been REMEMBERED to
10000, and the campaign committee is
working harder than ever to reach this
goal. Street solicitation today ir
charge OF Mrs. Henry Doorly will
bring in large number, it is thought
Turn in your money, memberships
and supplies to campaign headquar'
ters," is the word emanating from that
source with the end Of the big men,
bership drive in sight. "Sixty per
cent OF the 5000 solicitors are holding
out their money and making no re-
ports. This is seriously embarrassing
the campaign committee. which has
no way in which to estimate the real
standing of Omaha in the nationwide
drive"
Many Places Revisited.
Failure to return reports is also
causing a great deal Of duplication OF
effort. Not satisfied with the men,
bership standing, the campaign COM
mittee is sending out squads of solici-
tors who return with the statement
that memberships have already been
taken out in these designated places.
Headquarters, however. have no rec
ord OF this on account OF laxity OF
solicitors in turning in their money
and cards.
1--WE cannot emphasize too strongly
how important it is that the returns
be made as soon as possible" j" say the
campaign committee members in one
accord.
Sunday morning at 9 o'clock vol
unteer workers will report at head
quarters in the Keeline building for
assignment to districts for the alter
noon residence district drive.
Mrs. w. B. Tagg of the South Side
woman's committee reports l,5O0
memberships by her committee. Seven
hundred memberships were taken out
at the two booths in headquarters in
the Keeline building Friday.
Theater Audiences Help.
At the Orpheum and Strand
theaters, 30 memberships were taken
Friday night. At the Orpheum $97
was thrown on the stage for member
ships for poor who could not afford
them. A Cleveland man threw $50
gold piece on the stage at the Strand.
L. A. Williams of Blair purchased
SIS membership in Detroit. another
SIS one in Omaha and threw a SIS
check on the stage at the Orpheum.
J. Ritnek, laborer for the Drake
Williams company, endorsed 50
pay check and sent it with a letter
to the Red Cross committee
The {. {. Foltz home is quarantined
with scarlet fever but the family tele-
phoned they had a So membership.
The committee is going after the
money, quarantine or no quarantine.
Miss Elizabeth Davis turned i'll $l45
in memberships in hairdressing and
establishments.
c. s. Montgomery made a Red
Continued on Page Two, Column Two)
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-23
FIRE ENDANCERS
ESSEN FACTORIES.
KAISER,S MAINSTAY
Fire Reported Burning Fercely for Last Twenty.four
Hours; Destruction of Plant May Put Effective
Damper on German Hopes for Sue, -.
cess in World War.

Maestricht Holland, Friday, Dec. 2l.-(British Adm-
rally Wireless Press )Workmen from Essen, Germany
that the krupp plant the German munitions esab
shment, has been ablaze for "a hours. ~
This great plant of the prominent factors in
preparations of the German for the world war; and
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-23
UKRA|NIANS JOIN COSSACkS
IN EFFORT TO OVERTHROW
BOLSHEVIk| GOVERNMENT
Trotzky Says Will Not Accept "Offensive Peace Terms;
Members of Constituent Assembly Rebel Against
Lenine Tyranny; Kaledines Recognized as
Savior of Russian Democracy.
BULLETIN.

London, Dec. 22-The resignation Of General Kalednes
and his associates in the military government of the Cossacks
resisting the Bolshevk reported Petro
grad dispatch the Times The purpose of this said
be permit the formation Of strong popular government
General Kalednes explains he has decided withdraw
of his unpopuary with the the 'front.' who
fuse obey him in of the
part his enemies The dispatch does suggest weak
enng of the Cossack movement which represented in other
reports 5 still progressing.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-23
The Weather

For Nebraska-Unsettled some
hat warmer.
Temperatures at Omaha Yesterday.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-12-23
(By Associated Press.)

Opposition by the Ukranans and the followers of General
Kaednes the Boshevik movements, together with
confirmed report that the Germans have the
posa of the Boshevk delegates continue overshadow mil
itary operation. in the European war.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-02-23

Assembly Bill 204 introduced by
AssembIyman Greenwood, OF Salem
county, has for its object the reduction
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-02-23
18th Birthday Party

A number Of the young friends OF
Jack Nsimeister called on him at his
home, Hotel Wirth. on Thursday even
ing, February 9Th, 1917, and surprised
him in honor of his 18th birthday. The
young folks met at the home of Mi 8
Nellie Weldon, who piloted them to
the home of the surprised young man.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Wirth gave the
guests a warm welcome and a very en-
joyable evening vas spent. or the
many games played the balloon tossing
match was the most exciting. A lunch
was served consisting Of fruit punch,
ice cream, cake, and candy. A military
set was given to each guest as a souve-
Dir. There were present 10 addition to
those already mentioned:
Bessie Goldberg, Helen Coombs, Helen
Geisenberger, Irene Leonard, Myrtle
Streaker, Esther Thomas, Mary Barker,
Edith S~cheIlinger, Ruth Albig, Cora
Crayton, Elfreda Nye, Eleanor Nye,
Sydney Evan, William Geisenberger,
franklin Brown, Joseph McCurdy,
George Ober, Charles RossKsm, Ed.
ward Schlichting, Jay Bush, Raymond
Bush, Joseph Clark, CORTLAND Steel.
man., Oliver Bright.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-02-23
I'm ChanceryOf NeWJersey

To Benjamin j.. Wolf, Susannah K. Wolf,
his wife, Mera Elwood Wallace and Thomas
a.. Wallace, her husband, and William j.
Robinson:
BY virtue of an order OF the Court of Chan
Gerry of New Jersey, made on the day of the
date hereof, in a cause wherein Herbert @,
Bartlett, executor OF Elizabeth A. York, de-
ceased, is complainant, and you are defen-
dants, you are required to appear, plead,
answer or demur to the Bill of said complain
ant on or before the ninth day OF A pril, next,
against you, the said Bill is filed to foreclose a
mortgage given by benjamin j.. Wolf and
Susannah L. Wolf, Mis- wife, to Henry II. OF
tens, dated July 8, 1907, on lands in the Bor-
ough OF Anglesea, Cape May County, New
Jersey, and assigned by said Henry II. Ottens
to Elizabeth A. York, Deem Der 3, 1908, and
you Benjamin j. Wolf are made a defendant
because you claim to be the owner or to nave
some interest in said lands, and you Susan
nah E.. Wolf, wife of Benjamin j. Wolf, are
made a defendant because you claim an in
choate righto OF dover in said lands or some
other interest therein; and you Mera Elwood
Wallace are made a defendant because you
claim to he the owner OF said lands and you
Thomas g Wallace are made a defendant be-
cause as the husband of Mera Elwood Wal
lace you claim some right, title or interest in
said land; and you William j. Robinson are
made a defendant because you hold a judg-
ment against the said Susannah E. Wolf and
bv reason thereof claim some right, title or
interest in said lands.
Dated February 7, 1917.
HERBERT G. BARTLETT,
Solicitor OF Complainant,
Post Office Address $40 Lands Avenue,
Vineland, n. j.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-02-23
Monday, February 26th. 1917.

between the hours OF twelve and five o'clock.
p. M, towit, at one o'clock in the afternoon
of said day, at the Sheriffs office, in Cape Nav
Court House., Cape May County, New Jersey:
ALI that certain mortgaged remises with
the appurtenances. in the bill of complaint
in the said cause particularly set forth and
described, that is to say:
All that certain tract or parcel OF land and
premises, situate, lying and being in the city
of Wildwood formerly borough of Holly
Beach City in the county OF Cape May and
State OF New Jersey, known as Lot Number
Eight (S) in Block Number Sixty.one (6D on
"Pian OF Lots of Wildwood Harbor Tract,'
made by Wm. HI. Boardman, in May, 1907,
and which said plan is OF file in the Clerks
office OF Cape May county, aforesaid, and is
bounded and described as follows, towit:
Beginning at a point on the northeasterly
side OF Andrew avenue at the distance of three
hundred and seventy feet ENTHUSIASTICALLY
from the northwesterly side of Susquehanna
avenue at the corner OF lot number eight and
running thence along the said northeasterly
side OF Andrew avenue and front line of lot
number eight ENTHUSIASTICALLY thirty (3O)
feet to the corner OF lot number seven and
thence between parallel lines, at right angles
to said Andrew avenue with a width of thirty
feet enthusiastically one hundred Q0O) feet,
to the rear line of lot number twenty-eight.
Containing three thousand square feet of land
strict measure
ROBERT s. MILLER, Sheriff.
Dated January 81, 1917.
John Bright, Sol'r. 2t2,4tpfSlO.4O.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-02-23
Certificate of Dissolution
To all to whom these presents
may come, Greeting:

WHEREAS, 1t appears to my satisfaction,
by duly authenticated record of the proceed
ings Tor the voluntary dissolution thereof by
the unanimous consent of all the stockhoi-
ders, deposited in my office, that A. L. Colson
Il Son, a corporation OF this State, whose prin-
cipal office Is situated at the West corner of
Eighteenth street and New Jersey avenue, in
the Borough of North Wildwood, County
of Cape May, State OF New Jersey, frank d.
Colson, being the agent therein and in charge
thereof, upon whom process may be served,
has complied with the requirements of San
act concerning corporations Revision of
1885," preliminary to the issuing of this Ger
tiflcate of Dissolution.
NOW, THEREFORE, L, Thomas +. Martin,
Secretary of State OF the State of New Jersey,
do hereby certify that the said corporation
did, on the Twenty-third day of January, 1917,
file in my office a duly executed and attested
consent in writing to the dissolution of said
corporation, executed by all the stockholders
thereof, which said consent and the record of
the proceedings aforesaid are now on file in
my said office as provided by law.
IN TESTIMONY WFEREOF, l have here
to set my hand and aft Xxx my official seal,
at Trenton. this Twenty third day OF January,
A. ID. one Thousand nine hundred and sew
enteen.
THOMAS F. MARTIN,
Secretary of State.
ROBERT BRIGHT,
Solicitor. pr. $1,000
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-02-23
WILDWOOD
Continued from page l

Mrs. Edward Wiler, widow of the
late Edward WiIer, of 1909 Atlantic
avenue, and sister-in-law, Mrs. Fred
Algeier, of the Rea- Mae apartments,
left Philadelphia on February 9th for
Miami, Florida, and Cuba, to be gone
for about six weeks and on their return
are coming to Wildwood to open UP
their homes for Easter.
Mrs. Gus Kneller and two children
are on the road to recovery after an ill
ness of the last month or more. Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Harris, parents oil
Mrs. Kneller, have been stopping with
Mrs. Kneller during her illness.
II you are without a church home
you are cordially invited to worship
with us at holy Trinity Lutheran
church. Sunday-school at 10 q. M,
TN Temptation;" morning services at
il a M, "The Threcfold Tenn ptation;''
evening services 7.8O p. m. 'sOId Tesla
ment Types, Isaac" The subject for
the second Wednesday evening service
at 7.s0 p. M. will be, ''The Lonely
Hour Amongst the Crowd"
The colored Odd Fellows will cele-
brate Peter Ogden day in Mayo Lee
hall at Whltesboro on Thursday even
ing, March LIST, 1917. Peter Ogden was
the founder o. the Grand United Order
Of Odd Fellows of America.
Charles s. Scott, q nephew of Miss
Jean Scott, is a student in the Moody
Bible Institute In Chicago, where a re-
vivai conference was recently held in
memory of the eightieth anniversary of
the birth Of D. l.. Moody. Mr.. Scott
spent a few days recently in Wild wood
with his aunt.
Mayor F. E. Smith attended the
evangelistic services last Saturdaynight
and emained the whole evening and
listened to the entire sermon of Mr..
Hicks.
John HI. Beecher has been way down
south playing 500 with people from
Ohio aud Michigan at the Beach hotel,
at st. Petersburg, Florida, conducted
by Mrs. S. r. Sapp.
Lorenzo G Johnson was home from
Psulsboro over Sunday. He tells Of
great prosperity up the state in the
munition plants of Salem and Glouces-
Ter counties.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Robinson, of
Philadelphia, have returned home after
spending sometime with Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Bradway at the Varsity apart
ments on Pacific avenue, formerly
known as the Senn-Coney building.
Mr.. Brad way is county representative
for the Standard Oil Co., having re-
Gently moved to Wildwood from
Millville. Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. Weeks,
Of Camden, were Sunday visitors at
the same home, and Earl Gates and
friend, Miss Ethel Wetenhall, also OF
Camden, will be week end guests.
Mrs A. J. Mixner has returned from
a visit 10 her parents at Bridgeton.
George f. Dubois, who is employed
this winter at the Abbotts diaries j n
the city, spent Sunday and Monday
here with his family.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-02-23

There are a number of bills providing
for tax exemptions, some with the
single tax on real estate in view, ,thers
to exempt household goods, one to ex-
empt practically everything used in
farming occupations, etc.
The'one most needed perhaps may be
included in a few lines, viz: No deduc-
tions for debt. Exemption of none
and credits, and a law assessing the
income above $500 on all interest bear
ing Indebtedness held by individuals,
at about 5 per cent. except income from
the obligations ofthe U. s. Government
and states and divisions thereof. This
would do much toward equalizing taxa
ton and bring considerable additional
revenue to the taxing districts. Money
is assessable under the present law, but
not generally assessed, and the attempt
to assess 1t direct has proved a failure
in practically every state where tried.
Money is the financial likelihood of a
community, and nearly every financial
economist of sound judgement has dis
covered that any taxation on the cir
culating medium Of the country restricts
trade, hampers business, and results
disastrously.
Assessing credits usually results In
double taxation. To avoid that and vet
to receive a proper amount of tax from
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-02-23
Saturday. the Tenth day OF
March, A. ID. 1917,

as follows:
Section From the northeasterly side of
80th street to the southwesterly side OF SD
street.
Section From the northeasterly side OF
106th street to the southwesterly side of l1lth
street.
Separate bids must be filed for each section
and each bid properly marked on the outside
with the number OF the section and securely
sealed.
Plans and specifications can be obtained
updW application to l.. M. Rice, County Engi-
neef, Wildwood. N. j.. by depositing with
him the sum OF $500, which deposit will be re-
funded If the plans and specifications are re-
turned in good condition or a bid.
All bids must be accompanied by a deposit
In cash or certified check, made payable to
Joseph l. Scull, County Collector, equal to 10
per cent. of the amount OF the bid.
The successful bidder will be required to
furnish a Surety Company bond in the full
amount of his bid to insure a full and faithful
performance OF all the conditions, restrictions
and requirements OF the contract and specif-
cations.
The Board reserves the right to reject any
or all bids.
BY order of the Board,
FRANK W. FoWKES, Clerk.
Dated February q, 1917.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-02-23

those best able to pay, the tax on in
comes from fixed interest-bearing in
debtedness has been found to be on a
scientific basis, applied TO individuals.
1t is not necessary to apply such law
to corporations because practically all
OF them are already taxed In classes by
themselves.
The Bill which has resulted from the
platform pledge of the Republicans to
raise h ak on the gross receipts of
public utility corporations, is meeting
with much opposition. Like individ-
usls, these utility corporations vary In
prosperity. Many of them do not earn
more than the present interest on their
bonds, leaving stock holders without re-
turn for their Investment. A few could
perhaps pay the increased tax without
Injury.
The platform pledge should never
have been made. II the Republicans
fulfill it and pass the Bill for the In
crease, they should make it possible for
the utility companies to raise their rates
sufficient to bring a better return. That
would cause a howl from the patrons
of the utility companies aud would as
a party measure, probably be worse for
the organic .tion than as if they had
never touched the subject. The Bill as
it stauds amounts almost I con tiscation
unless. permission is also given utility
companies to raise rates.
1t is well known that all over the
country there is a constant demand for
lowerrates for water, gas, electric SER
vice, trolley fares, etc. Public utility
commissions have been formed 10 con-
troll rates and their tendency is to stand
by the people in the desire for low
rates.
The matter Of charges is entirely
taken out of the hands Of the orpora
tions which must meet the constant
demands for higher a for en-
ployees, and Of late, they have had to
meet the rising cost of materials. To
keep their charges for service at the
minimum, and to raise the franz hise
taxes or taxes on receipts, which is in
addition to the regular property taxes
they pay, appears TO be unfair and un-
just and calculated to cripple all of
them and to ruin financially many of
the smaller corporations.
The Government has recently
doubled the income tax on corporation
profits. 1t appears to US that it Is bad
policy to cripple corporations which
serve the public and which are already
prevented from overcharging patrons
by the utility commissions.
4 y
One of the causes of the high cost of
paper may possibly be traced in the
financial statement Of paper manufac-
turing companies for 1916, and a COM
parison with their statements In pre-
vious years. 1t is to be admitted that
many Of the manufacturers were doing
business below cost In former years,
but they evidently did not work on
that basis last year.
The American Writing Paper Co. of
Springfield, Mass; shows surplus prof
its for 1916 of So, 524. 1878. For three
years previous they had shown deficits
as follows: 1918, 1929, 100; In 1914, def
cit S1OS, $40; in 1915, deficit $I2e ,955.
Figures speak louder than words.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-02-23

Corner lot for sale at the Crest, Morning
Glory and Pacific. Journal Office
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-02-23

Ladies, please notice that Miss Scott
has decided to close the Wild wood
Embroidery Shop Immediately after
Christmas, and will reopen on the
boardwalk on March 18th, 1917. In
the meantime customers can be accom-
modated with materials through Miss
Laura w. Hand, Cape May Court
House. n
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-02-23
Sheriff'S Sale

By virtue of a writ of Fieri Facias, for sale
OF Mortgaged Premises, to me directed, issued
out of the Court OF Chancery OF New Jersey,
certain cause wherein Jennie F. Way is COM
plainant, and Georgteanna Wright, ct vir,
ct al. are defendants, l shall expose TO sale at
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-02-23
of Chosen FreehOlderS
PUBLIC NOTICE

SEALED BIDS for the grading and gravel
ing OF two sections OF Third avenue, Stone
Harbor, in accordance with plans and specif-
cations prepared by the County Engineer,
will be received and opened at an adjourned
regular meeting OF the Board of Chosen Free
holders of the County OF Cape May, New Jer-
sey, in the Court House at Cape May Court
MON IN