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Arizona republican., 1921-06-11

Sweeuing reductions of 25 per cent in the assessed valuations of all TIT gated farm lands and 20 per cent III the assessed valuations of all city lots sfn the county as shown on the l92l tax rolls were made by the board or supervisors, sitting as the county board of tax equalization, at meet ing last night in the office of the board. The assessed valuations or several kinds of live stock In the county also were reduced oy tne board Dry farm lands in the county are not included in the reductions
 The reductions made by the board are subject to the approval or the etafe tax commission, sitting as the state board of equalization, which may disallow, approve, make further reducffons or raise the assessments. The reductions as made by the board last night will be taken up at meet ing Of the state equalization board in Noeales early in July. The state board will report to the county board on the matter of taxation, including all reductions and raises in assessed valuations. on the second Monday III August. Until then the local board of supervisors will not know whether its reductions in assessed valuations will be permitted to stand by the state tax commission
 ! The reductions were made by the board Of supervisors with the county assessor present following discus sion of the matter, lasting several days The tax roll were made ur this year. the supervisors said last night, from valuations based on the assessed valuations of last year The upervisors said they felt the value o1 the land had appreciated since the valuations were made last year and for this reason they felt the reduc- tions should be made. Reductions or real estate in the county include only ,x the value of the land or the lot ano not the buildings or other improve ments.
 Since June the board of super visors, with the county assessor. has been sitting as board of equaliza- tion and under the ruling made by the tax commission, it's power tt change the assessments ended las' nieht Under the law. any raises 1T assessments made by the board whilt sitting at eQuaIizers of taxes must b. published by the clerk Of the board Of supervisors and taken up again or the first Monday in July, at whici time the parties Interested in tn property can present their case t the board. At the meeting of thu state board of equalization in Nogale each July the total assessment Q each county in the state is presente' and the approval or change by tn atate board is reported to the count boards on the second Monday i August
 The reductions made last night b the board of supervisors are as fol lows:
 Irrigated farm lands. g per cent
 City lots of all incorporated town 20 per cent.
 Reductions of personal property a follows:
 Bees. from s to s per swarm.
 Poultry. from $10 to Sc per doze1 X Range horsee, from $e3 to SIS pt head.
 Stock horses. from s35 to $25 pt head.
 Work horses. saddle horses. nul,
Arizona republican., 1921-06-11

grant Industrial 1t has the greatest savings institution of the. world If the rest of America did as well as New York city the savings accounts of the United States would approx innate S30,000. .000. 900. Think of 1t,
 The figures show that 1920 was the banner year for savings banks The increase over 1919 totaled S471. 76o. sS5- Now, where did this come from? Was the American workman .'bloving in" his money as generally supposed, Was he squandering his high wages on silk shirts and expensive shoes. and was his wife decking herself out in furs and gewgaws? Maybe some were. but assuredly the vast majority were not
Arizona republican., 1921-06-11
Sweeping Reductions are Made in
 Assessed Valuations on Tax Rolls

 and stallions, reduced 20 per cent. Range cattle. from $50 to s2o per head.
 Stock cattle, from s27 to $2o per head
 Steers. two years and up. from s32 to s22 per head Beef and feeder cattle. from SAP to $50 per head Milk cows registered, from $100 to $90 per head. Milk cows. common. reduced 15 per cent. Bulls, registered. from $1oo to $st per head. Bulls, common. cut to $25. Sheep, from $S to $4 per head. Bucks, reduced 10 per cent. Bucks, registered. reduced 10 per cent.
 Swine. from $1O to $7 per head.
Arizona republican., 1921-06-11
MECHANICS A FRUGAL LOT
Married men save more than singl

Married men save more than single men.
 More bank accounts are opened in June. the month of marriage. than any other time in the year.
 The American people-particular the working people-are doing well in the way of thrift. Never were the savings of the peo- pie greater than in 1920. The foregoing are facts which were brought out at the national confer ence of savings bank men in Phila- delphia the other day. Some of the figures are astound- ing. For example: The deposits ir
Arizona republican., 1921-06-11

parents to open an account for babe
 at its birth and deposit a stipulated
 sum for the youngster each week or ca <9 month In the case of young
 married couples the majority of the
 accounts were in the name of the
 bride. That is fitting and chivalrouS. IL may seem queer. but policemen.
Arizona republican., 1921-06-11

nremen and newspaper men are at the tail of the procession of savers in these banks The explanation as to policemen and firemen fs that they have their pension and disability funds. There ls no explanation as to newspaper men They seem to be hopeless
Arizona republican., 1921-06-11

Many, very many. of the wage
 earners were prudent. very prudent. Examination shows that mechanics bulk large among the depositors.
 that the foreign born have a larger proportion of new accounts than the native born. and that it is getting to be more and more of custom of
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-01
DR.. Fields Given
One to lO-Year
Prison Sentence
Judge Overrules Motion for
New Trial Of Doctor Con-
victed of Performing H.
legal Operation on Girl.

Scathing denunciation OF two az
hdavits offered by DR.. Leslie S
Fields in a motion for a new trial
was made by District Judge Troup
yesterday afternoon in refusing a
new trial.
Offering the aftidavits, the judge
declared, showed poor judgment and
he said they were such that they
would not help Dir. Fields appeal
before the supreme court.
Judge Troup then ordered the doc.
tor to stand up. DR.. Fields was
found guilty by jury two weeks
ago of having caused the death OF
Ruth Aver, 1o-year-old Hayes Cen.
ter girl, by performance Of an illegaI
operation August 3.
In response to the courts ques-
ton whether he had anything to
say as to why sentence should not be
pronounced, DR.. Fields made shor,
speech asserting tha. he is not
guilty of the crime.
Judge Troup then sentenced hin,
to from one to 10 years in the pen-
itentiary. Fields wife and two
young daughters were in the court
room. The girls wcnt to him ano
kissed him after sentence was i'm.
posed.
Fields attorney gave notice that
the case viii be appealed to the stl'
preme court.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-01
Frisco Cangster
Sentenced to 50
Years in Prison,
Second Member Of San Fran
cisco Gang of Assailants
OF Young Women Civ
en- Maximum Term.

San Francisco, Dec. 5l.-Edward
(l<nockout) Kruvosky, pugilist, who
was the second of a group of men to
be convicted for attacks on young
women here, was given an indeter-
inmate sentence today of from one to
SO years in San Quentin prison. The
Judge recommended that kruvosky
serve the full term.
The sentence was pronounced fol-
lowing the denial of motion for
new trial.
Kruvosky was fond guilty by a
jury in II, minutes on Thursday,
December q, after three-day trial.
His trial closely followed that OF
Edmond (Spud) Murphy, pugilist
and leader of the gang, who is now
serving a like sentence in San Quen-
| tin.
Miss Jessie Montgomery. the
complaining witness. testified that
kruvosky. i'll company with other
gangsters. accompanied her and her
companion, Miss Jean Stanley, from
a cafe to house in the mission dis
trict in the early morning of Thanks
giving day and that most of the
men in the party attacked her. Miss
Stanley also testified in corrohora-
ton of Miss Montgomery.
Two of the suspected gangsters
now in custody remain to be tried
Thomas Brady and Allen McDon.
nell, Three. Murphy. Kruvosky and
James Carey. have been successfully
tried and convicted. Carey will
come up for sentence Monday. when
| Brady's trial is scheduled to start.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-01
CITY LEADS
s. RACE TO
NOR N ALCY
Omaha Has Forged Steadily
Ahead Through Erratic
Market Conditions:
Big Increase.
Business to Hum Soon

In year marked with price de
clines and erratic fluctuations in
market conditions, Omaha has gone
steadily ahead The old year will
lot be kicked down stairs, for 1926
has been a pretty good year, after
all.
As manufacturing and jobbins
center Omaha has maintained
healthy growth in many lines. Az
good place to live in, it has gone
ahead with public improvements,
kept its industries going and its
people employed at good wages,
When the cost of lEing is exam
ined, it is found that Omaha i.
among the first two or three cities
in the race to get back to normal.
New industries and expansions ot
those already established have ex
pended $l2,430,000 on building
equipment and capital. These new
plants have given employment to
l,310 more persons.
Outranks Other Cities.
1t is by comparison of Omaha
with other cities that its advantage
Gus position is best realized. III
bank clearings and bank deposits,
I'm building operations. in live stock
receipts and many other lines OF
activity, Omaha has far outranked
other cities of its size and general
character. Where there have been
declines. as in the number of head
received at the stock yards, these
declines have not equalled those suf-
tered by other market places, such
as Kansas City.
| While the rest of the country was
undergoing the greatest discomfort
due to a housing shortage, Omaha.
though this may not be generally
recognized even by its own popula-
ton. has been less afflicted thar
most other municipalities. Statistics
OF building permits show that the
1 total amount for last year reached
'43S,e7O as compared with $9,022.-
647 for 1919. This construction in
cluded 500 dwellings and foer apart,
n1ent buildings. Forty-two ware
houses and factories costing 50, ,5o4, :
$50 were also erected.
Growth Is Steady.
Just as Omaha is neither over
built nor largely underbuilt. so there
viii be no great blocks OF homes
standing unoccupied if the process Of
defation should be applied to hous
! ing. This same thing is true OF
| Omaha in all respects. Omaha has
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Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-01
New Elevators Is
Plan Of Farmers
InCrain Centers
Z. M. Pollard Explains Aim in
Establishing Marketing As
sociation in Omaha OH
Constructive Lines.

E. M. Pollard, secretary-treasurer
of the grain marketing committee OF
the federal farm organizations, an
nounced Yesterday that Nebraska
COOPERATIVE Farmers associations
will undertake to establish CO.
operative terminal elevators and
grain marketing business in Omaha.
A meeting of the terminal market
ing committee is to be held here
in January.
Similar arrangements are being
made in Sioux City. Minneapolis,
Chicago, Seattle, East St. Louis and
Kansas City, under plan adopted
December Is at a national conven-
ton of farmers cooperative eleva-
tor companies in St. Loris. Mr..
Pollard states that the plan con-
templates the building or buying OF
a large terminal elevator in Omaha
and these other cities, and the es-
tablishment of selling agency on
each grain exchange to handle the
grain shipped IN by the cooperative
country elevators. ...
Seeks No Favors.
The proposed farmer company
will not avail itself of special priv
ileges, but intends to operate en-
tirely under the rules of the Omaha
grain exchange, he said
"a delegate convention will be held
in each district of representatives
from the local farmers cooperative
elevators, to form a terminal Coz
operative marketing association.
through which he farmer will
have control of his grain from
the time it leaves the local
elevator until it passes on through
the terminal 10 the ultimate con-
s~tncr or exporter" Mr.. Pollard ex-
planned. .
The farmers OF the country have
begun 10 realize that the time has
come when the farmer must do like
every other business man--market
his own products. There is no
branch of industry in the entire In
dustrial field of the world where the
manufacturer or the producer does
not control all the channels of dis
tribution through which his product
passes, at least as far as the retail
dealer. The farmer is the only ex-
ception. Realizing this, the farm
ers of the country propose to handle
their products exactly like other
business institutions handle their
products; namely, control the chan
re1s of distribution through which
the farmers products pass, on to
the ultimate consumer or as near so
as is possible.
First Move Of Kind.
"This is the first great national
movement that has had for its pur-
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Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-01
Last Sacralnents
Administered to
Cardinal Gibbons
Bulletin Issued on Condition
OF His Eminence Orders
Prayers in All Cath
olic Churches.

Baltimore, Dec. 81. - An official
bulletin given out by Bishop o. E.
Corrigan, revealed that the last
sacraments of the church hai been
administered to Cardinal Gibbons.
who is seriously i'll at the home OF
Robert T. Shriver, Union Mills, Nd.
The bulletin of Bishop Corrigan
follows:
"The condition of his eminence
today has been less favorable than
at any time during his illness. H.
has received the last sacfaments and
the reverend pastors are requested
to urge their people to offer prayer
for his eminence's speedy recovery
or happy death. All pastors will
please have the litany Of the blessed
Virgin Mary recited after each mass
until further orders for that inten-
tion. All the priests of the diocese
will add in every mass, when the
rubrics permit the prayers from the
mass pro infirmis' reciting the same
in the similar number, pro famulo
nostro intirmo.' These prayers are
to be recited until further orders
The religious communities are also
asked to redouble their prayers that
Almighty God will restore his
eminence speedily. if SO be His holy
will. to strength and good health.
20. B. CORRIGAN,
Bishop Of Macra. Vicar General"
DR.. Charles O'Donovan. the car
dinars physician. announced that the
prelate had two fainting spells this
morning.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-01
Enactment Of Special
"Dy" Law in Virgin
Islands Considered

Washington, Dec. 3l.-Enactment
OF special law to make constitu-
tional prohibition applicable to the
Virgin islands was considered by
the congressional commission study
ing conditions in the nations newest
possessions.
While the constitutional amend
ment applies to the islands as a
part of American territory, the Vol
stead enforcement act does not, mem
bers OF the commission decided, be-
cause the Danish code OF laws still IS
in effect.
d. Hamilton Jackson. negro resi-
dent OF the islands, told the commit.
tee that under treasury order is
sued on November %. distillation O.,
West Indian rum had been resumed
and that the intoxicant was sold free
ly to residents at 500 cask. Mem
bers of the committee calculated this
at about 50 cents a gallon.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-01
Mexico City Custms
House to Reopen Jan.

Mexico City, Dec. 30-The Mckee
City custom house will open Januar,
|. after having been closed neari,
seven years. in order to help relieve
the freight congestion which at pres
ent threatens 10 tie UP many lines OF
industry. The treasury department,
in ordering the opening, issued a
statement that goods may be trans
ferred direct from steamships at
Vera Cruz and Tampico to Mexico
City, where they will be inspected.
thus obviating long delays at the
ports.
Business in Mexico City and other
inland towns las been seriously
hampered for months as a result OF
the freight tieup in Vera Cruz
which originated when the steve.
dores and longshoreren went on
strike. Settlement of this strike, how
ever. has had no apparent effect
on the congestion.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-01
Smoot-Reaviis Bill
Becomes Law Without
Signature Of Wilson


Washington, Dec.Sl.-A lost bill
became a law. "a
The Smoot-Reavis. bill, providing
for the appointment of a congress
sional committee to stsdy reorgani-
cation of government departments,
was passed finally by congress 10
days ago and sent to the White
House, where all trace of itewas lost.
The Today period having expired the
bill became law today without the
presidents signature.
White House officials, in explain
ing that the official copy of the riSas-
ure either was mislaid in the exe&u-
tive office or in one of the depaW-
ments to which it was referred foS
recommendation, said it was the
presidents intention to sign the bill.
Request was made OF congressional
clerks for a duplicate copy for filing
purposes.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-01
Ealnonn De Valera
Now in Ireland,
Secretary Says
President of Republic to
Press Forward Cause of In
surgent''- Leaves Farewell
Message to Americans.

New York, Dec. 31.--Eamonn De
Valera, president of the Irish re-
public" has arrived safely in Ire
land, Harry Boland, his secretary.
announced here today.
De Valera effected his landing on
Irish soil this morning said Boland.
He gave no other particulars.
Boland said that De Valera's OBJ
ject in returning to Ireland was
to resume active leadership of the
Irish provisional government" and
press forward the cause of the
Irish and OF the insurgents"
He said De Valera had accomp-
lished a marvellous feat in circum-
venting the British blockade about
Ireland.
Message of Farewell.
A message of farewell to America,
dictated by Mr.. De Valera before
his departure from this country, was
made public today by Mr.. Boland.
The message follows:
"'Land of the Free and Home of
the Brave'-Farewell! May you ever
remain, as l have known you, the
land of the generous-hearted and
the kindly. May you stand through
time as they would have you who
love you-liberty's chosen champion,
and Oh! May you never know your
self the agony of a foreign masters
lash.
Il came to you on holy mission,
the mission of freedom. ] return to
my people who sent me. not indeed
as | had dreamed it, with the mis-
sion accomplished, but withal mes
sage that will cheer in the dark days
that have come upon them and that
will inspire the acceptance OF such
sacrifices as must yet be made.
$50, farewell young, mighty, for
tunate landl No wish that / can en-
press can measure the depth of my
esteem for you or my desire for your
welfare and your glory. And fare
well the many dear friends | have
made, and the tens of thousands who.
IOT llC lCdSOll titdl 1 NdS sAiS ASPhS
sentative >of noble nation and a
storied appealing cause, gave me
honor they denied to princes. You
will not need to be assured that Ire
land will not forget and that ireland
will not be ungrateful'
Dublin Officials in Dark.
Dublin, Dec, 31.-tBy the Asso-
ciated ess.)-Inquiry tonight elic-
tied the statement that neither the
Dublin Castle officials nor the news
papers of Dublin know anything
concerning the arrival of Eamon D1
Valera in Ireland.
The American steamer Pontia tE
rived at the North Wall quay today
and was boarded by armed soldiers:
A machine gun was placed on board
and armored cars along the quay
trained their guns on the ship. which
was thoroughly searched. Accord
ing to reports, nobody who was be-
;ro cearched for was found on board
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-01
Kansas Legion Orders
Townley Organizers
To Cease Activities

Salina, Kan, Dec. 5l.-(Special.l
The Aemrican Legion in Saline
county entered the lists against A.
c. Townley and his band of paid
,organizers who swept down or Kan
as week ago and established head
quarters for nonpartisans in Salina.
VA note was left at Townley's quar-
ters, signed by the heads of Saline
post of the legion, in which the "Big
Chief" was informed that his pres
ence was not desired in this county.
The note was signed by O. A.
Kitterman. commander of the post,
and DR.. +. G. Hagebush, its ad-
jutant. The two officers of the legion
carried the note to Townley's head
quarters in company with c. Fl.
Hale, DR., l.. S. Nelson, George Robb
and Harry Wiles, all overseas vet
Grams, and rugged and husky as the
day they were sent to France to
fight.
Townley was out in the rural dis
tricts spreading his propaganda
among farmers when the young men
called and none of his organizers
could be found The note was left
for the chief in a sealed envelope.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-01
Fear Harvard Students
Lost on Mount Washington

Breton Woods, n. H., Dec. 3l.-
Probability tha; E. F. Cook OF
Duluth, NJ. Goldberg of Chicago
and Benjamin Scheinn,an OF Detroit,
students at Harvard, are lost some
where on Mount Washington where
they went on sncwshoe trip We'd
nesday, was expressed by mountain
guides. The students planned TO
make one-day tramp and carried
only small food supply,
A companion was turned back at
the foot of the mountain said the
students had started up the noun
tainside in the snow and intended 10
climb to the top. eat lunch, rest
while and return,
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-01
Appropriation Urged {
To Aid Nitrate Plant

Washington, Dec. 3l.-Charges
that the farmers of the United
States have been robbed by the
Chilean Nitrate trust which, he de-
clared, was opposing the develop
ment of the government nitrate
plant at Muscle Shoals, Ala. were
made in the house by Representa-
tive Alnon, democrat, in whose dis
trict the plant is located.
The representative made his
charges during debate on the sundry
civil bill He urged inclusion of an
appropriation of Sl0,O00,O0o to be
used in continuing work on the gov
eli ,1Aent dam at Muscle Shoals,
(Which, he said, was needed to fur
dish power for the nearby nitrate
plant. Operation of the plant dur
ink peace times for the manufacture
of Fertilizer was declared by Mr.; Al
mob to be needed to insure cheap
supply to farmers of this country.
Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-01
Thou sands
Watch New
Year Arrive
Merrymakers Throng Hotels
And Clubs While 1920 Pass
es Out-Many a Cherished
Bottle Is Opened.
Jollity Lasts Till Dawn

This well-known earth tottered
around on its axis as usual last night,
apparently untroubled by the hilar-
ious hubbub carried on by thousands
of Omaha folks who, in hotels, clubs,
theaters, movies" and private homes
watched the new year in"
And, on this first morning of 1921,
if the activities of last night may be
taken as an indication. there are
thousands who are sleepier than they
were yesterday and many who are
not as sober as they were yesterday.
For many cherished bottle,
saved for a dry day. was broached
and consumed amid Joy and hilarity
last night amid singing and dancing
in crowded hotels, clubs and cafes
and in private homes. A consider
able traffic in the forbidden fluids
was carried on to get the required
supplies.
"reminiscences Of Past.
OF course, the advent of the Eight
eenth amendment made the "hootch"
harder to get. And there were many
fond "reminiscences exchanged of the
good old days" and many a chappie
gave voice to his feelings with a
wish l was in Paris tonight" or
How'd you like to be in Cuba to-
night? Oh boyp or, Think how it
would be to go out and buy a, case
without any hindrance and at 'rea-
sonable prices"
But the New Year arrived all
right, as everybody knew it would,
promptly at midnight.
In all the places where the merry
making crowds were gathered, the
solemn stroke Of IL was greeted
with ceremonies fitting the occasion.
Dancers stopped in the middle Of a
dance. Banqueters, solemnly or
otherwise, drank toasts to the New
Year, to- prosperity and happiness
and all good hopes. In some places
the bright lights were put out for a
moment. In others, the orchestra
clashed the more nladly a welcome
to another year.
More Solemn Greetings.
Yes, and in many churches, con-
gregations which we're holding
watch parties bowed their heads in
prayer as the clock struck Il and the
whistles doomed and shrieked and
the bells rang and the guns were
shot.
Some of the church services be-
gan early in the evening. others not
till near the midnight hour. The
people of Trinity Methodist church.
Twenty-second and Binney streets,
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