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Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-21
THINKS STATE
BONDS should
Be N0NTAXABLE.
Auditor Smith Says Interest
Is So Low That Taxation
Makes Them Unprofit-
able as Investments.
From a Staff CORRESPONDENT.

Lincoln, Dec. 2o-lSpeciaD -
After four years OF observation,
says State Auditor William II.
Smith to the governor in his re-
port filed today, 81 would suggest
that in my opinion bonds issued by
Nebraska subdivisions should be
exempt from taxation, that the in
vestment in these funds might be
stimulated.
Other than those purchased by
the state as an investment for school
funds, vast majority of those is
sued are sold outside the state.
Bonds invariably draw a low rate
Of interest. Before the war it was
between four and five per cent.
When taxed it made the rate so low
they were an Improbable invest
ment for Nebraska people. The re-
suit has been that in 1916 only
$l3l,59S we're listed for taxation, in
1917 but $l68,830 and in 1918 but
$4,000.
Receipts from all sections all
sources and the payments made for
all purposes during the two-year
period in the last biennium:
Balance on hand Nov 30, 10 1.28S.674.39
Receipts during the bienium 15,O26,9l9,A
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-21
Women Who Fly

Women's part in winning thu
war is not SO much in doing
mems work in flying in front
Of the lines as it is IN war
service work here at home.
You are confronted now by
graver and harder duties. You,
as mothers, wives and sisters,
are called upon to face the
separation from all that is
most dear to you. The war
must be won not less by women
than by the fighting men. Ths
influence Of women IS felt
everywhere-on the battle
field, in the hospital and
amongst the producers at
home. Women I'll cver the
world realize more and more
that their work at home will
help the men ct the Front.
There is an important factor
which has to be carefully OBJ
served to make the great work
women are doing success
full. Nobody, man or woman,
can do good work when health
is impaired.
The greatest boon to woman.
kind is a tonic made up Of
herbs, which makes weak
women strong and sick women
well. This is the "Prescrip-
tom Of DIR. Pierce. ,,sed by
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-21
Sheriff Gets Big Haul of
Liquor in North Platte

North Platte, Neb., Dec. 20
Especial Telegram.) Forty-two
quarts of liquor were taken from
a train this morning by Sheriff
Salisbury who discovered that it was
being brought here from Cheyenne.
When the sheriff entered the car
he found the whisky but the man had
left the train before it reached the
station. Three trunks each con-
tanning key of whisky and sent
here from Chicago were also discov-
cred in the baggage room.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-21
Dodge County Pioneer
Found Dead in His Home

Fremont, Neb., Dec. 20.-(Spe-
cial m.)-Casper Eidam, X
years old, for 4S years a resident of
Dodge county, was found dead in
bed at his farm home northwest of
Fremont Mr.. Eidam was in his
usual good health when he retired
last evening, Two sons, William
and Henry of Maple township, and
three daughters, Mrs. Catherine An
derson, Fremont; Mrs. Chris Schow,
Maple township, and Mrs. Frank
Hauhn, North Bend, are the surviv-
ing relatives.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-21
STREET CAR co.
TAKES CASE TO
SUPREME court
Ask for New Decision on Z
Cent Fare Hearing; City
to Oppose Mo-
ton.
From 4 Staff Correspondent.

Lincoln, Neb. Dec. % (SpeciaD-
Attorneys for the Omaha and Coun-
Gil Bluffs Street Railway company
have appealed the State Railway
commission decision denying the
company's 7-ccnt fare, to the SUI
preme court
The company has also filed a
motion asking the commission to
abandon the part of lis order pro-
viding for further investigation of
the financial condition of the COM
pany.
81 do not say that the supreme
court has the right to grant any
specific fare" said John L. Webster,
attorney for the company. The
court has the right, if it sees fit
to state that the company is entitl-
ed to a higher fare and to direct
the commission to fix a fare on the
basis of the evidence already sub
mitted.'
If granted the company's motion
before the commission would stop
the plan to mike a physical yalua-
ton OF the company's property. The
commission indicated that nothing
short of this kind of valuation will
be considered sufficien. for rate
making purposes.
Mr.. Webster says that the COM
mission was not asked to grant a
permanent increase in fares; the in
crease asked was for an emergency
rate only.
Corporation Counsel Lambert of
the City of Omaha Wi! oppose the
company's appeal to the high court.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-21
President of Bankers Life
Company Dies in Lincoln

Lincoln. Neb., Dec. 20 -(Special
Telegram III. c. Wilson, president
of the Bankers Life Insurance COM
pany and well known throughout
the state, died this morning after
an illness lasting since Sunday
night. Mr.. Wilson was 90 years of
age. He came to Lincoln p years
ago and became general manager of
the company of which he later be-
came the head and which is now
one of the well-known and substan-
tial insurance companies of the west
He is survived by a wife and one
son, Howard. who is an ensign at
the Great Lakes Naval station. He
was a distant relative of President
Wilson.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-21
STATE BOARD OF
CONTROL ASKS
FOR LARGE sum
Estimates for improvements
of State Institutions $685.
$50: Want New Building
for Insane Asylum.
From a Staff Correspondent.

Lincoln, Neb.. Dec. -0.-(SpecialD
The state board OF control has
prepared its estimate Of the amounts
needed by each of the institutions
under its control Tor the next
biennium which will begin April /,
1919 and end March it, 1921. The
estimate is for furniture and equip
ment, permanent Improvements to
buildings and grounds and for new
buildings, lands, etc. The estimate
does not cover maintenance, mat
ter which will come up later. In
some of the institutions, especially
the Norfolk asylum, building for
church and dancing is needed badly.
For the past few years the in
mates have been compelled to use
kitchen for religious and dancing
purposes which is poorly lighted,
poorly ventilated and . fire trap. If
building is not erected the insti-
tuition may have to cut out both
church service and tripping the light
fantastic. The grand total asked
for the institutions amounts to $685.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-21
Roy Shumaker of Fremont
Promoted to Rank of Major

Fremont, Neb., Dec. 20.-(Spe-
cial Telegram )-Floyd Shumaker,
son of Mrs. Josephine Shumaker of
Fremont, has been promoted to
major in the American air service
in France, according to word that
reached the young mans mother.
Major Shumaker first enlisted with
the Royal Flying corp, but about
year ago was transferred to the
American army. He is a wireless
operator. Mrs. Shumaker, a Lon
don girl, is with the Red Cross
campaign service in France.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-21
Flu Situation Shows no
Improvement in Dewitt

Dewitt, Neb., Dec. 20.-(SpeciaD
The health authorities report
little improvement in the flu situa-
ton her this week. The epidemic
continues to increase and many
new cases are under treatment.
those present afflicted are having
the disease in lighter form and no
deaths are reported this week. The
quarantine continues on all public
gatherings and will not be lifted
until after January |.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-21
Has Four Sons in Service;
Youngest Dies in France

North Platte, Dec. 20-(Special
Telegram. "A messaAe from Wa ASH
ington DC, to Joseph H. Donegan
yesterday stated that his son, Noel
c., died November 10 from wounds
received in action He was the
youngest Of the four brothers to
enter tn, service and volunteered
last year, For a short time he was
stationed at Fort Leavenworth and
was among the first to be sent over
seas, where his company was almost
constantly under fire. He is also
survived by his parents and four
sisters.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-21
Totals for Each institution.

Among the heaviest items are
$l25,O00 for a new building and
equipping and furnishing at the
Hastings insane asylum; $4,000 for
the chapel and assembly hall at
Norfolk asylum; $4,000 for a kitch-
en-, dining room and dormitory at
Norfolk; the same amount for din
ing room and vegetable room, etc,
at Beatrice; the same amount for
like constructions at the Lincoln
asylum. The total for each institu-
ton is as follows:
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-21
$16,315.593S0
Payments during biennium. 15,446, $40 60

Balance November 80, 1915, 1885,, O1943
Nebraska's permanent school fund
now contains $l0574,527.85, which is
invested in bonds issued mainly by
the various subdivisions of the
state. The state now derives from
this investment approximately ST.
100000 year. This fund is distrib-
uted to the various schools of the
state, and represents portion of the
payments made during the past
bennium.
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-21

practice and sold by almost druggist the land
liquid 1t has had hall practical demonstration and
successful results most ohe delicate arrangements and weaknesses
she finds Life and strength It's
powerful ngag herbal and neve For young
critical time pains Inflammation and kindred ailments
Fe Prescription has been favorab known for so yngrediens
wrapper The Prescription sold IN tablet form for Send ten cents
Invads Hotel and Buffalo trial
package and free confidential medical advice there need
Omaha daily bee., 1918-12-21
North Platte Woman Dies.

North Platte, Dec. 2O.-(Special
Telegram Mrs. Annie Meyer,
widow of the late Gus Meyer and
one of the earliest residents of this
city, died yesterday at the age of
u years.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-12-09
Mrs. Matte Stubs.

Mrs. Matte Stubs, aged SO years,
died at her residence at Andersonville
at ): 80 o'clock Sunday afternoon, after
an illness of 4 days from pneumonia.
The body was brought to Americas
and the funeral conducted at 3 o'cl0cJ;
this afternoon at Oak Grove cemetery,
Rev S. E. Jenkins, of Lee Street
Methodist church officiating. She was
a member of the Andersonville Meth
odist church.
Mrs. Stubs is survived Ky her hus-
band, D. H. Stubs; one daughter
Miss Mabel Stubs, of Edison; sis
ter, Mrs. r. R. Rogers, of Edison, ard
four brothers, w T. Stallings, Of June
ton City; ]. M. Stallings, of Anderson
vile; E. L. Stallings, of cambridge
and j. L. Stallings of Whigham.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-12-09
BARUCH and DAVIS TO
VIEW EUROPE'S NEEDS

WASHINGTON December $50
act as an economic commission to
solve the problem of determining
what raw materials the United States
must furnish in the reconstruction and
rehabilitation of the war stricken
countries of Europe, Bernard Baruch,
recently resigned as head of the war
industries board, and Henry P. David
son, chairman of the war council Of
the American Red Cross, will soon
proceed overseas, the White House an
nounces.
The work will be undertaken at the
direct request of President Wilson 1t
is the Presidents desire to re-estab-
lish normal conditions abroad as early
as possible, particularly in view of the
spreading Bolsheyiki movement in
many quarters.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-12-09
DEATHS
Miss Mary Caroline Sieg.

Miss Mary Caroline Sieg, aged 6?
years, who had been a resident of
Americas nearly all her life and was
we'll known to a large number of ci-i-
zens of this locality, died at the home
of her niece, Mrs. H. NJ. Sellers, 124
Church street, at o'clock Monday
morning, after an lines of 10 days.
She was related to a number Of
Americas people, Mrs. Sellers and Ms.
o. E Liggin being nieces and E W.
and F. F. Sieg being nephews. She
was a member of the First Baptist
church of long standing, and the fun
eral was conduted from the place Of
her death at o'clock this afternoon
by Rev. Carl W. Minor, pastor of thai
church. Interment was in Oak Grove
cemetery. The pail bearers were T.
F. GatewoOd, r. l.. Maynard, DR.. E. L..
Murray, Capt. H. NJ. Stokes, T. NJ. Fur
low and HALEY Hansford.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-12-09
LADIES! DARKEN
YOUR GRAY HAIR
Use Grandna's Sage Tea and
Sulphur Recipe and Nobody
will Know.

The use Of Sage and Sulphur for re-
storing faded, gray hair to its natural
color dates back to grandmother's
time. She used 1t to keep her hair
beautifully dark. glossy and attrac
tive. Whenever her hair took on that
dull, faded or streaked appearance
this simple mixture was applied with
wonderful effect.
But brewing at home is mussy and
out-of-date. Nowadays, by asking at
any drug store for bottle of "Wyeth's
Sage and Sulphur Compound" you
will get this famous old preparation,
improved by the addition Of other in
gradients, which can be depended up
on to restore natural color and beauty
to the hair.
A well-known downtown druggist
says 1t darkens the hair so naturally
and evenly that nobody can tell 1t has
been applied. You simply dampen q
sponge or soft brush with 1t and draw
this through your hair, taking one
strand at a time. BY morning the
gray hair disappears. and after an-
other application or two, II becomes
beautifully dark and glossy.
Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Com
pound is a delightful toilet requisite
for those who desire a more youthful
appearance. It is not intended for
the cure, mitigation or prevention OF
disease.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-12-09
G. S. & F. RR.
Effective Oct. 2Oth. 1918.

Effective Oct. goth, 1918.
Trains leave Cordele:
200 p. M, for Jacksonville, Valdos-
ia and Palatka.
6:35 p. m. Local for Triton.
$3.50 a. m, for Jacksonville, Valdos-
ia and Palatka.
$40 a. m, for Jacksonville and Val
dosta.
2:55 a. M, for Jacksonville via. Tiff
$3.50 a. m, Local for Macon, connect
ing for points north.
$40 p. m, for Macon, connecting for
points north
2:2S a. m, for Macon and points
north, Dixie Flyer)
s:25 a. m, for Macon, connecting
for points north.
1855 p. m, for Macon and points
north, (The Southland)
Schedule shown as information to
the public; not guaranteed.
C. B. RHODES, G. P. A.
Macon, Ga
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-12-09
CURED A BOROUGH"
BY INTERNAL BATHS

L-Hi~!
Mr.. James A. Weiss writes DR.. Chas
A. Tyrrell, of New York, as follows;
"On the 18th of June, 1915. l pur-
chased a j. B. L. Cascade. The results
it has produced are simply marvellous
For 20 years l used cathsrtics, but
have used nothing but the Cascade for
almost a month. 1 feel like a new
man; I want to be pleasant to every
body. Before l used the Cascade l was
a crouch Did not like anybody and
could not be pleasant.
If you battle internally with the y.
B. L. Cascade you will find yourself
always bright, confident and capable.
Poisonous waste in the lower intes-
tine makes us bilious, blue, dull and
nervous. Internal baths are Natures
own cure for constipation-just anti
septic warm water properly applied.
Drugs force Nature-the 81. B. L. Cas-
cade'' gently assists her.
1t is produced by Chas. A. Tyrrell,
M. D.. of New York, who has specialize
ed on internal bathing for Is years,
nd will be shown and explained to you
by Hooks Pharmacy, Americas, Ga,
who will also be glad to give you free
son request an interesting booklet call
ed, "Why Man of To-Day Is Only 500
Efficient" which covers the subject in
a very thorough way.
Clip this out as a reminder, and ask
for the booklet the first time you are
in the neighborhood.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-12-09
SENATE TO INVESTIGATE OUR
LATIN AMERICAN ACTIVITIES

WASHINGTON Dec. 9.-The United
States Senate will investigate the re-
lations of the United States with Cen
trial American republics. Charges
have been filed in Washington to the
effect that the United States financed
the ousting of several presidents of
Latin-American countries in order to
secure trade advantages. 1t was es-
rccially active in Porto Rican and Gu
ban affairs, it is charged.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-12-09
ATLANTA FURNITURE STORE
BURNS; 100000 LOSS

ATLANTA, Dec 9.-The Ster hi
furniture store, wholesale and retaA,
located on East Mitchell street be
tween Whitehall and Pryor, burned
this morning with a loss of $l0V,o0o
which was covered by insurance.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1918-12-09
For the Home

BLANKETS, ALL PRICES.
COMFORTS, ALL KINDS.
COUNTERPANES.
SHEETS AND PILLOW CASES.
TURKISH TOWELS.
LINEN TOWELS.
GUEST TOWELS.
LINEN HUCK TOWELING.
ART CRASH, ALL WIDTHS.
TABLE DAMASK.
DAMASK NAPKINS.
MADEIRA LINEN LUNCH NAPKINS
MADEIRA LINEN LUNCH CLOTHS.
MADEIRA LINEN SCARFS.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-03-07

thousand million dollars, and
when asked how she did it, points
to her prosperous agriculture
her small farms.
Production, and not acreage
should be the measure of profit ;
but in sparsely settled sections
that is reversed. Where the pop
ulation is dense economic opportu-
nifty is limited, and an economic
pressure is exerted which forces
man to work harder, apply greater
intelligence, and cultivate his land
more intensively. These condi-
tons will be brought about auto
matically and as natural process,
due to mankind's special faculty
of adapting himself to his social,
moral and economic environment.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-03-07
FLORIDA A KINGDOM
OF SMALL FARMS
Farm Not Mere Dollar Making
Proposition

81 believe in spade" said
Emerson, "and an acre of ground.
Whose cuts a straight path to his
own living by the help of God, in
the sun and rain and sprouting
grain, seems to me to be the uni
yersal working man. He solves
the problem of life, not for one,
but for all men of sound body"
Herein is the keynote for the men
and women of Florida who are
carrying on the world s work.
tWe get from the land what we
put into it. If we build perma-
nently, we shall be sheltered in
later years; if we plant wisely, we
will read the contentment in the
shade of the next generation. If
a farm is regarded as merely a
cold dollar-making investment or
enterprise, we miss the harvest of
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-03-07
Richardson Harvey

Ordinarily, the announcement
of a wedding ought to occupy on
Ily six to ten lines in the local pa.
per, for weddings are as natural
and common "as pig tracks in
Georgia )" but, when one of the
most popular girls in town sud.
denly and unexpectedly marries
and goes away, something more
than a brief, formal announce
ment seems proper. 1t is, there
fore, correct "form" to slightly
enlarge upon the fact that Paul
Eugene Richardson of Shelbyville,
Ills, and Miss Marina E. Harvey
Of Punta Gorda, slipped off to Ar
cadia, last Saturday, and were
married by County Judge G. w.
Whitehurst.
The intimate friends of the
bride knew that she was engaged
to Mr.. Richardson, but they be-
lieved that, before marrying, she
would serve out her engagement
as teacher in the Punta Gorda
High school, which expires in
May. But it seems that Mr.. Rich
ardson would brook no delay
and SO they were married, as
stated.
After the wedding, the couple
returned to Punta Gorda, packed
up and left ON the 4 p. m. train for
their future home in Shelbyville.
A large number of friends were at
the railway station to bid them
adieu and extend best wishes.
Ever since the bride completed
her college course several years
|ago (and, in fact, previous to
that, she has been one Of the
bellies of Punta Gorda, generally
admired for her beauty and her
captivating manners, and hosts of
friends here and elsewhere feel
keen interest in her future well
fare. The gentleman whom she
has married is said to be a man of
fine character and amply able to
take good care Of her. This is
much consolation to the many
loving friends whom she has left
here and who will greatly miss
her. The Herald joins them in
wishing her a long life of unalloy-
ed happiness.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-03-07
A Real Live Issue

John Shelton Williams, the
comptroller of the currency, is
giving new life and inspiration to
the guaranty of bank deposits.
Mr.. Williams has been a banker,
and he is said to be one of the
greatest fnanciers that has ever
occupied the office of the comp
trolfer of the currency, so it is safe
to say that this guaranty would
not hurt, but would help every
bank in the country.
1t would be a nationwide ben
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-03-07

every month and that the govern
ment would send her $1,000 more.
And he invariably states that he IS
well and getting along fine
We venture to say that very fcw
boys in the army write to thair
parents as often as Hoyt does,
and not all Of them send their
mothers any money at all. We
hope he will soon get that FUR
Tough and come home. His par
ents will not be the only oues to
grasp his hand and greet him with
gladness. There are several hun
dred of us who are proud that
Punta Gorda has such a noble boy
in the army and we want to shake
his hand and tell him so.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-03-07
Hoyt Rasch, Model Son

Hoyt, the elder son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Rasch of Punta Gorda,
is serving in Camp Wheeler. He
is the most considerate boy we
know, for he writes to his parents
two or three times a week and
sends his mother $500 to $500
every month. His letters are al
ways cheerful, full of interesting
details-just such letters as an alb
sent boy ought to write to his faith
err and mother.
The Herald reporter has had the
privilege of reading a number of
Hoyt'S letters to his parents, and
he must say that they are models
for other boys to write to their
home folks. If we had space, we
would like to print several of them
to show how good they are. Moth
ing OF great Importance is contain
ed in any of them, but they are
tllled with all sorts of just such lit
tie personal items as parents
would like to have from an absent
son. In one, for example, he says
he made $1,000 one week "barber-
ing for the men of his company;
in another, that the captain has
promised him a furlough to let
him come home; that he visited
the gas works on the 26th and
saw lot of men with MASKS on
fight gas and he had a great laugh
at their antics. tina: nc met Dave
Earnest and learned that Dave
had been discharged and would
soon be back in Punta Gorda; that
he would send his mother $500
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1918-03-07

eft, for it would make financial
panics and bank failures impoSsi-
bic, and would save thousands and
thousands of our citizens from
bankruptcy and ruin.
The leaders of democracy have
for long time demanded it, and
it has been one of the planks in
the national democratic platform
for many years.
Mr.. Bryan, during the last ses-
sion of the Florida legislature,
made an address to both houses
in joint session urging it's adop-
ton, but there were some subtle
influences too powerful to let the
matter even come to the surface.
The voters in the coming prima-
ry should force an expression from
the candidates on this issue.
1t is in line with the demands of
the democratic party expressed in
state and national platforms and
it is righteously and fundamental
ly right.
We hope that it will be made a
live issue in the pending cam
paign.-Ocala Banner.