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Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-20
WHOLESALE CUTS
IN F|TzGERALD'S
FIGURES FOR TAX
Hundreds Of Thousands of DOL
lars Are Stricken from the
Lists by the County
Equalization Board.

Reductions totaling hundreds OF
thousands of dollars have been made
by the county board OF equalization
on tax schedules raised by County
Assessor fitzgerald.
In many instances the, board cut
down assessments to the figures re-
turned by taxpayers over protests by
the county assessor, who sent out
more than 5000 notices of wholesale
and enormous boosts, running into
the millions.
While only small per cent of the
whole number of taxpayers notified
OF raises have appeared before the
board to protest up to this time, the
reductions are in some cases as start
ling as were the boosts.
Only Few Raises Stand.
Only few raises as originally
made by the county assessor-these
generally involving small amounts
have stood, the board in the majority
of instances reducing assessments as
returned.
For the most part the county as
SCISSOR alone has voted to raise taxes
to the figures set out by him in the
notices sent to thousands of business
houses, factories, corporations and in
dividuals.
Equalization board sessions the last
couple of days have been marked by
verbal tits between the county as
SCISSOR and other members of the
body. 1t is plain from current hap
penings that all is not harmony on
the board.
Firms Figures Stand.
Adams & Kelly company, mill work,
which returned schedule of $l53,2O0,
$4,000 more than last year, and was
raised to 100000 by the county as
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-20
FOOD GAMBLERS
TAKING TOLL OF
MANY MILLIONS
Hoover Tells Senators SpeCu.
Iation Has Cost People a
Quarter Billion Dollars
in Five Months.

Washington, June l9.-Food spec
ulators have been taking $50 O00,00t
month for the last five months
total of quarter of billion dollars
from the American people, Herber
c. Hoover today told senators in ex,
planning the purposes of the food
control bill now before congress.
the governments food control bill
Disclaiming entirely that the bill
sets up :. food dictatorship, Mr..
Hoover told senator's its purposes
were entirely to organize the re-
sources of the country and the people
themselveslinto a food administration
to limit middlemen's commissions .I4l
prevent extortion.
The price Of -four should not have
been over SO barrel" he said, "yet
it averages $l4, In the last FIVE
months $250,0O0,000 has been ex-
tracted from the American consumer
in excess of normal profits of manu-
facturers and distributors"
Address Made to Senators.
Not a single national trade asso-
citation, Hoover told the senator's, is
opposed to the food control bill. The
prospective food administrator went
to the capitol early today to explain
the bill informally to senator's in the
hope that full understanding of its
objects and purposes may allay some
OF the opposition.
An informal conference in the
senate agricultural committee room
arranged by administration leaders i'll
the hope of removing senatorial oppo-
sition to the legislation.
Opposition in Senate.
Opposition to the bill in the SEN
ate is determined and it is feared un-
less this can be overcome the measure
will not be enacted by July |, as
urged by President Wilson. 1t is con-
hdently believed that the bill will 60
through the house by the end of the
week.
The bill was the unfinished business
before the house and senate today and
will be pressed for final disposition.
Fears of a senate flibuster led ad-
leaders to prepare to em-
ploy the rule to linite debate if neces-
sary.
Address of Mr.. Hoover.
Mr.. Hoover outlined broadly the
question of prospective food 5upplies.
The real question:" he said in
statement preliminary to
senatorial questioning, SIS whether
the shortage will continue next year
and what will be the needs of the
allies and America. Despite the re-
duced consumption of the allies, they
will require larger amount of cereals
next year than ever before. The allies
are more isolated in food sources. 1t
takes three times the tonnage and
double the trouble to get Australian
wheat. Crop failures in the Afgen-
tine give no hope OF relief from there
before next spring.
Must Feed Allies.
"The allies are dependent upon
North America for the vast majority
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-20
Effort to Clog Flag Pulley
FoiIed by Fire Ladies'

Beaver City, Neb,, June l9.-(Spe-
cial Telegram)-Several hundred peo-
pie were present today when the
municipal flag was raised on a pole
erected in the public square. Delega-
tons were here from McCook. Cam
bridge, Holbrook, Edison and Oxford.
w. f. Andrews of Hastings delivered
the address and short talks were made
by Judge w. o. Butler and c. E. V.
Smith. During the night someone had
run some rags up the flagpole which
caught in the pulley. 1t was neces-
sary to get out the fire department
with ladders to get the obstruction
loose
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-20
MED|ATORS HAVE
LIVELY SESSION
and RECONvENE
Had Adjourned Until After In
junction Hearing; Discuss
Effect of Restraining
Order on Strike.

The strike hearing before the state
board Of mediation and investigation
Tuesday afternoon, took an unusual
turn Of affairs. In less than an hour
the board had voted to adjourn until
after the injunction hearing before
Judge Leslie, had reconvened to settle
point or order as to the legality
Of adiourning and then finally post
poned the strike investigation until
Chairman Cowell could get in touch
with Governor Neville. to see If he
desired that the investigation be dis
continued for the time being. The
board will convene at ten o'clock this
morning to hear Chairman Cowell's S
report.
The afternoon session was by far
the liveliest of the hearing. Soon af-
ter the board convened, +. A. Brogan,
representing the employers, declined
to 60 further until after the injunction
hearing before Judge Leslie had been
heard.
Would Violate Spirit Of Law.
"ro go ahead at this time would be
a violation Of the spirit and the law
of the restraining order. On behalf
OF the persons | represent, | have
been instructed not to proceed with
our side of the affair until after that
now before Judge Leslie"
Attorney Brogan's statement
brought a storm OF protest from An
son A. Bigelow, representing the em-
ployes.
"If the business men to do not want
to have their side of the controversy
investigated, perhaps it would be best
to leave them OUT, he shouted.
mo injunction ever settled strike.
The people of the state of Nebraska
should know what caused the con-
troversy."
1t was at this point that Jerry
Howard. who had been present since
the hearing began, asked to say
few words.
Governor Wishes Postponment.
After listening TO the arguments OF
both attorneys, Chairman Cowell said
that he had been i'll consultation with
Attorney General Reed, and that the
(COntinued on Page Two Coiumn FourN
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-20
Whisky, Beer and Tobacco Internal
Revenue Receipts Are at High Tide

Washington, June 19.-High tide
of whisky and beer revenue receipts
and presumably consumption--in
the United States was reached dur
ing the fiscal year now closing. The
cigaret smokers OF the nation, fig
ures show, also smoked more than
they have ever smoked before.
Ordinary internal revenue receipts
composed chiefly Of taxes on whisky,
beer and tobacco, were $424,327, 1853
so far this year. compared with $685.
6,544 last year.
Gagged by revenue receipts, the
present year will probably go down
in history as the banner year of the
liquor traffic.
Revenue collected on whisky so
far in the fiscal year is approximately
$l78000,0O0. a record for any year,
although the current fiscal year still
has eleven days. Ordinary RECEIPTS
still are pouring in, more than $i,-
100000 day. At the tax rate OF
$l.l0 per gallon, these figures mean
that taxes have been paid on about
l54,000,000 gallons. This exceeds by
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-20

100000 gallons the record Of the
next highest year, 1918.
Part of these heavy receipts is ac-
counted for, however by heavy with
drawals from bonded warehouses in
the face of the 100 per cent increase
in taxes contemplated in the war rev.
enue bill. More than $6,000,000 in
crease in April is attributed to this
cause. Withdrawals have not been so
heavy since April.
Revenue from beer is about $94,-
100000, little less than the record
Of 1914, when approximately 66,000.-
600 barrels-taxable at $l.50 per bar
rel--were consumed. v is expected
that when the fiscal year closes June
80, the 1914 record will have been
surpassed.
Tobacco yielded more than $780,
100000 revenue this year. The near
est approach to this figure was last
years revenue of approximately $685.
100000. A large part of the IS per
cent increase is believed due to the
growing popularity Of cigarets among
women.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-20
SWEARS CITY COMMISSIONER
TOLD HIM TO REPORT THERE
AND He 0BEYED THESE ORDERS
Bomb Launched In Maloney Trial Hits In High Place
Despite Close Questioning of Lawyers; Witness
- Says Kugel Told Him Certain Places Need
Not Be Disturbed In His Rounds.

John A. Unger detective, launched torpedo at the
Maoney hearing before the city council The missile struck
amdshps against Superintendent Kugel of the police depart
ment
Unger testified that during June of last year Mr. Kuge
directed him to Johnny Lynch and take kindly interest
in Mr. Lynchs wishes
He related having to the home of Mrs. Margaret
Nelson 5l4 South Nineteenth street. with Detective Paul Su
on supposedly to investigate the place at Sutons suggestion
the latter at the time directing Ungers movements.
The witness testified it understood that he and SUIT
ton were to have made report the place as detectives
usually do but when he discovered Sutton and Elsie having
good time he suspected all not right reported to Mr.
Kuke at the Loeb saloon and told Kuge that Sutton
tn Tho
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-20
Parties to the Suit
Filed by the State

Seventeen organizations are
made defendants in the suit, in
cluding the Business Mems Asso-
citation of Omaha, Farmers Lum-
Der company, c. w. Hull company
and fifteen unions represented in
the Building Trades council. These
include the unions of bricklayers,
painters, sheet metal workers, iron
workers, steam and operating engi-
neers, plasterers (two unions),
electrical workers, lathers, team
sters, tile layers and helpers, hod
carriers. boilermakers and carpen-
ters and jojners.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-20
Madison County to Aid
With Sixth Regiment

Norfolk, Neb., June l9-(Special
Telegram)-During first meeting
OF officers and heads of committees
the Madison County Defense league
adopted resolutions here backing the
organization of a unit for the bat
talon of the proposed Sixth regiment
of the Nebraska national guard which
is now in course of organization.
The council also made plans for
boosting Red Cross subscriptions.
The Red Cross campaign here Tues
day yielded $500 and was growing
steadily.
Pro-German talk was denounced
during thee ouncil meeting and plans
are under way to give the United
States attorney prompt notice of un-
patriotic acts in this county.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-20

The Junkin antitrust law of Ne
braska is invoked and state and ma
tional constitutional provisions are
cited which the two parties to
the present labor strife in Omaha are
alleged to be violating.
The court order prohibits boycotts,
pieketing and intimidating any per-
son, whether a member Of a union or
not. 1t prohibits violence to force
membership in any union and orders
the question Of union or nonunion
shops, whether advocated or opposed
by any Of the parties to the Omaha
labor trouble, held in abeyanee until
the close of the present W. in which
the United States is now engaged.
REASON FOR INTERVl. -.
Investment of half a million dol
lars in Libert.' bonds by the state of
Nebraska, the petition alleges, gives
Nebraska carse to interve:.. because
the natural progress of labor dis
pute that has reached this stags IS
riot, bloodshed and destruction OF
property declared to be in viola
ion of law and clearly in restraint OF
trade and commerce" r, = -.
The petition recites the continued
violence of members of the team
sters' union when it gained knowl-
edge that the state might intervene
as ground for an injunction. 1t EN-.
phasizes the danger to the nation at
this time of war if industrial strife
is permitted to continue unchecked.
Affidavits in support OF the petition
are submitted from John Warren,
Louis Knox, Edward Keane, c.
Robinnet, J. E, Morgan, John Lof-
gren, Henry J. Bruhing, Arthur
Rafferty,, Oscar Bassett, William
Lebs, William D. Lebs and w. 3.
Cronk.
Position of the State.
One paragraph Of the voluminous
petition tells the position of the state
when it says: "The effect of the de-
mand on the part of labor organiza-
tions for full and complete recogni-
ton of their unions at t,this time be-
fore the close of the war, and the fail
ure Of the employers of labor, some
of whom are and others are not now
members Of the Business Mems asso-
citation of Omaha, to supply the
necessary needs and demands of the
general public outside of those who
are striking or who claim to be locked
out, and the act OF each OF the several
individuals OF the several local unions,
defendants, and the said acts of the
several business men, and the con-
tinuance Of the acts of the labor Or
ganizations and the business men,
which are in effect combination in
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-20
Broker Who Tried to Bear
Liberty Bonds ReDents

New York, Junl "a stock ex.
change /broker, who sold Liberty
loan bonds below par on the floor OF
the exchange last Saturday is repent
ant and has repurchased them at par,
it was announced here today by an ex-
change committee which investigated
the action of the broker whose name
has been withheld: Furthermore it
was stated, he has contributed 100000
TO the Red Cross fund
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-20
Alleged SIaCkers at
Fremont Under Agt

Fremont, Ncb, June lS.-Charles
Roman and John Warner, two Fre-
mont boys, members of bridge
gang at work near Winnebago, are
in the Dodge county jail, on a charge
of being slackers. Romans mother
declared her son is only II years Of
age and this is verified by DR.. A. L.
Stuart of Cedar Bluffs. Warner is
not yet twenty years of age, accord
ing to the evidence Sheriff Condit has.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-20
Army Surgeon Charged
With Murder of Student

New Brunswick, N. J., June 19.--
A warrant for the arrest of DR.. Will
liam J. Condor, a captain in the
United States army medical corps at
Chattanooga, Tenn, was issued here
today in connection with the murder
of John V. Piper, a University OF
Vermont graduate, whose body was
found with bullet wound in the
breast near Spotswood, N. J., last
Saturday.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-20
Requirements for Nurses
Certificates More Strict
(From q Staff Correspondent.

Lincoln, June l9.-(Special. THAT
requirements for a certificate for
nurses are more strict is evidenced by
the fact that of 100 applications and
examinations taken two weeks ago
before the examination board for
certificates, twenty-nine failed to pass.
Some OF these as we'll as the seven
ty-one who did secure certificates,
were for the purpose of entering Red
Cross work, and it is probable that
those who failed will be greatly dis
appointed,
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-20
Eight Thousand Bushels
OF Wheat ard Oats Burned

Letcher, S. D., June 19.-(Special.)
Fire OF all unknown origin, dscov.
cred at 4;30 O'Clock in the morning,
destroyed the South Dakota Grain
company's elevator at Letcher, caus-
ing a loss of about $4,000 About
5000 bushels OF oats and 1000 BUSH
els Of wheat were destroyed.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-20
Sims Takes Command of
The Allied Fleets Off ireland

London, June l9.-Vice Admiral
William S. Sims, U. S. n, has been
appointed to take general charge OF
the operations OF the allied naval
forces in Irish waters.
Admiral Sims will act in this ca
pacity while the British naval COM
mander-in-c is absent from his
post fer a period, the official an
nouncemcnt of his appointment ex-
plains.
The American admirars flag mean
while has been hosted as the alliet
senior officer in these waters.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-20
STATE INTERVIEWS UNDER
JUNk|N Law PROHIBITING
ACTS IN TRADE RESTRAINT
Judge Leslie Grants Restraining Order Against Business
Mems Association and Fifteen Labor Unions
Out on Strike; Court Forbids Boycotts,
Picketng and Intimidation.

Judge Charles Leslie of the district court yesterday
granted temporary restraining order preventing the Bu
Mems association of Omaha and fifteen labor unions
strike from committing act in restraint of trade
The state of Nebraska, through Attorney General Willis
E. Reed interviewed the strike The petition praying
for injunction filed before Judge Leslie sitting
bers late night The order issued o'clock in the
ing.
After granting the temporary relief sought by the state
Judge Leslie said would hear June e.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-20
Deputy State Superintendent
Observes Wedding AnniverSar,

= lincoln, June l9.-(Special Dep
uty State Superintendent Woodard
celebrated his fifteenth wedding an
niversary yesterday. Just how he
celebrated with the state dry since the
first OF May does not appear in the
proceedings, but anyhow the office
force recognizing that there should
be some sort OF celebration gathered
themselves together in a body and
surprised Mr.. and Mrs. Woodard at
their home during the evening and
took along bunch Of cut glass furni-
ture of some sort as reminder that
time flies and fifteen years was at
hand.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-20
Two Thousand Americans
Maro0ned in Palestine

Washington, June l9.-Henry Nor.
genthau, former ambassador to Tur-
key, and Felix Frankfurter, now at.
tached to the War department, will
go to Egypt to care for about 1000
Americans still marooned in Palestine
and to look after other American in
terests in that section. A\,lafge
amount of supplies sent on the cruiser
Des Moines and the naval collier
Caesar have been waiting at Alexan-
dria ever since the United States en-
tered the war. for distribution to
refugees.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-20
Norwegian Steamship
BisSy Is Sunk by Mine

London. June l9.-The Norwegian
steamer Bissy, bound from Chile with
coal has been sunk by mine, ac-
cording TO Norwegian foreign office
report transmitted by the Central
News correspondent at Copenhagen.
The crew OF the steamer was saved.
Omaha daily bee., 1917-06-20
KUGEL SAYS SEE LYNCH-UNGER;
COURT STOPS%STRIKE IN OMAHA
Alleged Slayer of Bak
Keet Is Undei 4

Hutchinson, Kan, June ZAn-
nouncement was made by the police
today that they had arrested Dick
Carter of Springfield, Mo-, against
whom warrant charging FIRST de.
gree murder has been issued in con-
nection with the mysterious disap-
pearance and death of Baby Lloyd
Keet.
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The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-03

ment is getting into communication with retired officers and enlisted men, as well as enlisted men dis charged in recent years, with view to drawing them into active service
 should the need arise.
 It also will be shown that, while
 there has been some speeding up ol naval construction through the coop
 eration of shipbuildcr5 having Gov erAment contracts, and also through
 the extension of labor hours at tho navy yards, radical measures will be found necessary to accomplish i'm.
 portant results in this direction. Au thority to commandeer private plant and to suspend the eight.hour law
 on navy contracts have been includ.
 ed in the pending navy appropria. ton bill.
 The Navy Department Is taking steps 10 render It's executive worp
 more efficient. By agreement with the War Department 13 additional rooms have been transferred to the naval establishment in the State War and Navy Building It is prob.
 able that the Navy General Board
 the office of Director Of Communi.
 cations and the Naval Intelligence office will be given new quarters in the big building in order to place them in closer touch with Admiral Benson, Chief of Operations, and tho Secretary of the Navy. They now arc Quartered in private buildings
 at some distance from the depart mcnt.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-03
SOME FACTS

People should not forget that ths voters os Bristol Bay wEom we are told would lose their votes if the opinion of At,JEucy-G Grigs5y were fol. lowed have never yet had their votes counted ia an Alaskan election. IG other words they have always been "dis,ranchised" Two years ago they voted in Oue of the precincts. but the returns did not reach Valdez until May 18th. after the election. They had heard nothing of whom were the candidates for any of flee expect that Wckersham running for Dele gate 70 Congress. and they gave him few votes and then voted for local people for the Territorial Leg.s. lature. They did not know how many candi- dates they should vote for for the Legislature. and they voted for Dr. French. a local government phys ican in the Indian service for Senator and Mrs. GiI- man. the school teacher for Representative. Never before that time did they attempt to vote at all
 It was almost as bad this year Their isolation is such that the campaign was not carried to them all They heard nothing O. the issues Of the contest They got no newspapers or other literature. heard speeches.
 One of the notable features of the late contest i, the fact that those sections Of Alaska which the campaign carried-those sections where the people considered candidates and ssues-gave Sena- tor Sulzer substantial plurality. Those precincts which have held elections and had their ed in the past gave Suzer plurality All the honors Of the cOntes, went to Sulzer, no matter where the office might go.
 There is lot of sophistry in all this talk about distranchisng voters.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-03

Tales begin with Once-upon-a-time.
 Father can get awfully sore at Mother because Mother forgot to re- mind him to not forget to wind the clock.
 Don't be too hard on the poor mutt who was tempted and fell. Maybe you would have done the same thing yourself had you been placed in the same circumstances.
 There was time when a man snecrcd at hash as a plebian dish. But with potatoes costing $1 a peck and onions costing 20 cents To-, the man who can sit down to a plate of hash can laugh at the pow arty-stricken person who has noth- ing but lobster and terrapin on the table.
 We male boobs like to imagine that we arc the Lords of Creation. But the fact of the matter is that women run the universe, and will continue to run it. The right wo- man ,an make a man do anything she wants him to do.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-03
Report on Fighting Arms Being Compiled for Benefit of the
 President.
MORE MEN ARE NEEDED
Both the Army and Navy Are in Need Now of Recruits; Stations
 Are Opened.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22. (By nail)-Army and navy bureau chiefs lave been instructed to compile im- ucdiately an exact apprai5ement of the condition of the regular fighting forces of the country for the informa-
 ion of the President. The report will deal with questions both of per sonBel and material. From it the commander in chief will be able to
 orm an exact idea of the state of the nations defense.
 Tha most immediate need in both the army and navy is for officers and men. Neither service has been able as yet to fill up to the author. lzed strength It will be shown in the reports, however, that every er- fort has been made 10 overcome this difficulty Additional recruiting sta tions are being opened throughout the country and the Navy Depart