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The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-04
No April Deadline
on Taxable Goods
State Commissioner Quotes
Law Requiring Listing of
Purchases Up to July.

Lincoln. Jan. 3.-.In the tax form
for 1924, issued today by the tax com
missioner, ". II. Smith, attention is
called to a provision in the Nebraska
statutes which requires listing for
taxation property brought into the
state or county after April and
prior to July /.
The inclusion of the statute in the
form Is caused, according to Commits
sioner Smith. by widespread pur-
chase of articles after April 1 by per.
sons who are under the impression
that they are thus nontaxable for that
year.
Only minor changes are made In
the form, among them being the
transfer of tractors and threshing
machines from the farm machinery
column to personal property. The
change was made so that a census of
tractors and threshing machines could
be taken. which was impossible un-
der the old form
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-04
State Banks Warned
to Speed Up Reports

Lincoln, Jan. 3.-State banks were
today notified that reports showing
their condition as of December 81,
must be prepared and forwarded to
the department of trade and com
merce within five days of the receipt
of notice. In his request for the
statement. X. c. Knudson, deputy
secretary Of the department, calls at
tention to n statute which provides
for a $50 a day penalty for each days
delay in submission.
His letter to the banks, in part
follows:
Report must be published and
proof of publication forwarded to this
department within 20 days from the
date this report is called.
"A great negligence on the part of
many banks not mailing us the re-
ports within five days has existed in
the past. Please avoid the penalty
of $50 per day for each days de.
law"
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-04
Shelby Couple Suffer from
Exposure in Blizzard

Columbus, Neb.. Jan. 3.-Two per
sons suffered from cold and exposure
when the automobile In which they
were driving became stalled on a
country road while they were on
their way from David City to Shelby.
Neb.
Miss Grace Culver. 20. teacher in
the Shelby schools, suffered a frozen
foot and the face OF NJ. r. Schafer
"a. superintendent OF Shelby schools
was frozen while they were return
ing from David city to Shelby to re.
aae their school work. when their
vcar was caught In drift near Ris
ing City and they were compelled to
walk.
Miss Culver lost a shoe in the snow
and Schafer was compelled to carry
her to a nearby farm house.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-04
Mr.. Ballard Dunn,
Editor-in-Chief
of The Bee

Mr.. Ballard Dunn, who Is to be
editor-in.chief of The Omaha Bee.
arrived in the city yesterday. and
at once took up his new duties.
Mr.. Dunn began his newspaper
career in 1899. on the old st.
Louis Chronicle. and for 10 years
worked on newspapers in various
executive capacities i'm st. Louis,
Colorado Springs and Chicago.
II am pleased TO be back in
Omaha" said Mr.. Dunn. 1T is
here where the west begins. and
the spirit of the people of Omaha
and of Nebraska is the spirit in
which ! always feel at home.
an fully aware of the traditions
9, The Bee and of the place it has
lways occupied in the lives Of the
aPopIc of this great section. re.
mrmber with much pleasure my
residence i'm Omaha during my
association with the Union Pacific
railroad several years ago
For The last four years Mr..
Dunn has been junior official of
the Equitable Life Assurance SO.
ciefy as supervisor of that COM
rany's group insurance depart
ment in New York city.
Mr.. JOY VI. Haclsler, who was
born and raised in Nebraska and
who for the last eight years has
been associated with Mr.. \. Il.
tpdike in Milwaukee and in Oma-
ha. will be business manager.
The Bee Publishing company.
Mr.. \. B. Updike. president. will
continue. of course, as publisher
Of the paper.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-04
Sloan In Race
for Norris Post
Petition of Geneva Aspirant
for Senate Filed-Has
1000 Signatures.

Lincoln. jar. S.-Former Congress
man Charles H Sloan Of Geneva to
day became a candidate for United
States senate on the republican
ticket. Announcement that Sloan
was definitely in the race was made
by Frank p. Corrick who today filed
with the secretary OF state a petition
signed by 1000 voters asking Sloan
10 be candidate.
In a statement. issued at the time
Of filing. Corrick said he had been
assured by Sloan, over long distance
telephone. that he would send his for-
nal acceptance before the end Of the
week.
The movement TO nominate NJ
Sloan for senator began 10 form
about 10 days ago when q few hun.
drel petitions we're mailed out inform
ally. accompanied by a printed slip
asking that the same be circulated
and returned for filing" the state
ment reads.
The response has been most gen
erous and indicates the statewide
sentiment favorable to the candidacy
II Nr. sloan. II Is known that many
other petitions are in circuls ton and
theSe viii doubtless be returned with.
in the next week and additional IL
lneS made
Slean retired as congressman n
1915 To enter three-cornered fight
for The republican senatorial nonlna.
ton and WAS defeated ny Senator
Norris. who has repeatedly declared
that he viii no, be candidate for
reelection.
Sloan is the second republican 10
definitely enter the race. the other
being Fred G. johnson OF Hastings.
who filed some time ago. c. H. Gus
tafson, former president of the United
States Grain Growers. has announced
that he viii be candidate. but hs.
not filed as yet. and II Il understood
will not do SO until he Is definitely
assured Of Norris withdrawal.
Trenmor Cone Of Waterloo Is the
only democratic candidate 10 file thus
far
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-04
Mullen to Enter Race
for Committeeman

Two candidates for the OF - ot
county commissioner. both repuhlt.
cans, nled their petitions in the of.
fiee ~ the Douglas county election
commissioner st the courthouse yes.
ieriay.
They are Charles Unit. Fifth dis
triet. and Thomas II. Walker. Third
district.
Arthur F. Mullen announced yestsr.
day that he would he a candidate FOR
democratic national committeeman at
the primaries next April
Candidacy ~ former Dis,ric; Judge
\. L. sutton Tor position on the dis.
trict court bench slso VAS announced
yesterday.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-04
Garage Owned by
Jimmy Griffin
Damaged by Fire
Windows Shattered; No Ex-
plosion Heard-Policc Scout
Reprisal Theory-Griffin
Held for Staying.

Damage estimated at $4,000 re.
suited from a fire said to have been
caused by an overheated oil stove At
the J. l.. Gaylord garage. Nineteenth
and Nicholas streets. owned by jim
my Griffin. shortly after l yesterday
afternoon.
Jimmy Griffin is now in the county
jail. awaiting trial on charge of
first degree murder in connection with
the staying of Henry McArdle last
November
Police were unable to unearth any
evidence TO support a theory that the
garage was fired by friends OF Nc
Ardle by way Of reprisal.
According 10 William Suliy. man.
ager OF the garage. he left an oil
stove in the office. at the front of
the building. burning when he went
to lunch. lie knew nothing of the
fire until he returned. The building
itself Is owned by the Omaha &
Council Bluffs Street Railway com.
pany. and formerly vas used as a
ear barn.
The blaze was first discovered by
Bill Griffin. a brother Of Jim Griffin.
who was working in another Office
The only other person in tho garage
at the time WIS +. II. Parrish. i01s
North Sixteenth street. who keeps his
car there.
The two men attempted to beat
out the fire. but il gained headway
on them. Griffin tolephoned for the
fire department. As soon as they
ceased their efforts, according TO
Parrish. the flames appeared to leap
from car 10 car in the vicinity OF the
office where the fire originated
Fifteen machines parked along the
wall of the garage, were damag aged.
The fire appeared to begin at the
top Of each automobile. and burn
downward.
Several windows near the office
were shattered. and appeared to have
been blown out. although neither
William Griffin nor Parrish heard an
explosion.
Two alarms were turned In he.
fore the fire was under control. Fire.
men were successful I'm preventing
tho spread OF the blaze 10 the office
Of the Guiou Lumber company across
the street.
II was IN the Gaylord garage that
the gun with which Henry McArdl,
Is alleged TO have been killed. was
found
Griffin originally WIS scheduled Il
come TO trial in district court jan
uary .. but the dato WAS postponed on
application of attorneys early this
week.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-04
The Day in
Washington

Congress convened after the holi.
day recess and adjourned until
Monday.
Lower anthracite prices were dr.
manded In an address by Represen-
tative Treadway. republican. Massa.
cliusefts.
Consideration of the administrs-
tion tax bill was resumed by the
house Ways and means committee.
Louis Marshall of New York. at
tackled proposed further immigra-
ton restrictions before the house
immigration committee.
Another failure marked the sen
afe's efforts to elect a chairman of
the interstate commerce commit
tee.
Pedro Gueyara. resident commits
sioner Tor the Philippines. advocated
Philippine independence in an ad-
dress in the house.
Representatives Ipshaw. Georgia,
and Blanton. Texas. democrats. In.
trodueed resolutions To stop liquor
drinking i'm official life.
\ resolution authorizing inyesti-
CATION af the election OF Senator
Mayfield. democrat. Texas. MAS
adopted by the senate.
Harry Payne Whitney. New York
banker and sportsman. testified be-
fore the senate committee inyesfi.
eating naval oil leases.
President Coolidge rallied the ship.
ping board and others 10 the White
House for n conference on the mer.
chant marine problem.
The shipping board was asked by
the senate what efforts had been
made 10 forestall decisions of
American organizations TO travel to
foreign ships.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-04
Beatrice Man Claims Hail
Risk Concern Failed TO Pa,

Beatrice. Neb., Jan. 3.-Accordlnk
TO a petition flied in the district court
by Carl J. Lewis. he has been hold
ing the sack" for s2.5oo worth of hail
insurance for months after a storm
which wiped out his corn crop. Mr..
Lewis alleges that he had a policy
with the Farmers Mutual Of Des
Molnes. and that the company has
refused TO pay any part of his loss.
He asks for $4,000 Judgment. plus
fnrnsf
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-04
Bonus Fate
W i'll Rest
With Public
Sentiment Is Watched by SEN
ators and Will Prove De.
cisive Factor If President
Netoes Measure.
Poll Shows 66 for Bill
by MARK SULLIVAN.

Washington, Jan. 3.-The latest and
most dependable poll Of the senate on
lhe bonus. taken under circumstances
likely TO give the nearest approxima-
ton to accuracy, reveals &C senators
favorable and 80 against This poll
is on the basis of the first vote to be
taken before the president vetoes It..
The real test will come on the second
vote, TO pass it over the presidents
veto. As to this latter vote, there is
no dependable poll in existence. and
those best posted say no poll Is now
possible .that> would be worth while.
Inasmuch as it takes only 81 votes
TO compose the two-thirds necessary
to pass the bonus over the presidents s
veto. it follows that at least three
senators must change their original
position in order TO sustain the veto
and ultimately defeat the bonus.
Watch Public Sentiment.
Whether there will be three or more
such changes depends on the follow
ing factors: First. whether among
the republicans included in the IS
PRO bonus senators there are as many
as three who are sufficiently orthodox
in their party spirit to change their
votes rather than go on record as
voting in defiance of veto from a
republican president. Second. whether
President Coolidge, in addition to
going through the form of yetoing
the bonus, will do something more.
and bring the personal pressure
which every president can bring If
he wants to on senators of his party
to sustain his position. Third. whether
the tide of public sentiment will be
running strongly against the bonus
at the time the final vote in the SEN
ate IS taken.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-04
Columbus Man Is Found
Dead at Home of Daughter

Columbus, Neb.. Jan. s.-Charles
Gragert. e3. former section employe
on the Burlington. was found dead
In bed at the home OF his sonin-law.
Joseph Mielak. When he retired he
complained OF heart pains.
Mr.. Gragert was a native OF Ga.
lena. H.. and had resided in Coium-
bus for IS years. He leaves five
faurhfers
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-04
Burlington Employe for 40
Years Quits at Burwell

Burwell. Neb.. Jan. 3.-R. W.
Hanna has rendered his resignation
TO the Burlington. railroad. after a
continuous service OF 40 years and
two months. He has been conductor
on the Burwell-Palmer run for more
than 20 years. on account Of poor
health he has decided to give up the
work. lie Will continue to make his
home in Burwell.
Schaffer is resting easily at the
hospital. Benjamin was brought back
from Valley early this morning.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-04
Iowa Minister Gets Call
To Nebraska Pastorale

Beatrice. Neb., Jan. 3.-Rev.
Charles H. llankins OF Newton. Ia,
has been called to the pastorate of
the Methodist church here, To sue.
ceed Rev J. Franklin Haas. who has
gone to Eugene. ore.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-04
Blue Springs Store Robbed.

Beatrice, Neb., Jan. 3.--Yeggs en-.
tered the general store of f. Il. Rice
at Blue Springs last night. but made
9. water haul. escaping with only So,
which they obtained from the cash
register. This is the seventh time this
store has been robbed in Is years.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-04

BY Associated Prees.
Los Angeles, Jan. 3.-What drove
Mabel Normand 8 chauffeur to shoot
courtland s. Dimes, Denver oil opera
tor and club man. in Dimes apart
presence of Miss Normand and an
other motion picture actress. Edna
Puryiance, today was a matter on
which those most intimately con.
cerned in the shooting seemed
utterly unable TO agree.
Horace A. Greer, the chauffeur. also
known as Joe Kelly. still insisted that
he put a bullet through Dimes lung
in self.defense. The police were equal
ly positive that infatuation for Miss
Normand. coupled with an ambition
to be her hero and protector. led
Greer to shoot when baked in his ef.
fort TO rescue" the actress from
Dimes.
Must Have Been Insane"
Miss Normand, ignoring her chauf-
feur's self-defense plea, ridiculed the
police -thecry-ef infatuation with: I'm
possible. The man must have been
insane"
Dimes, lying on his. cot at the Good
Samaritan hospital. said he didn't
know why In the world that fool
ever shot me" But in the same
breath declared ''he must have been
full OF hop"
The theory advanced by Miss Pur
Vance was that Greer was foolishly
jealous enough TO have shot any man
he might have found in the apart
ment with Miss Normand that night.
Meanwhile Greer remained In the
city jail on a charge of assault with
deadly weapon; Dimes was said TO
be recovering at the Good Samari-
tan hospital Miss Normand was In
the game hospital suffering from
what her physicians termed a ner
vous breakdown brought on by ex.
element and worry, and Miss Per
viance was resting at home after
announcing that reports of her en-
eagement to Dimes were not entirely
unfounded.
Yes and No.
Mr. Dimes and I were engaged
and yet we were not engaged. II you
know what / mean" she told news
paper men last night. explaining
that while the Denver man had "nev
er given me an engagement ring
there was an understanding between
us that we would be married.
Il am not ashamed to say that
am most terribly fond of him." she
added
Charles Chaplin, who starred Miss
Purviance recently in a picture OF
his direction and who was reported
to have decided to use her as femi-
nine lead In his next comedy, an.
nounced today that II is possible some
one else may take the role. but de-
MED that the publicity arising from
the Dimes shooting would influence
his choice.
officials OF the Senett studios here
with whom Miss Normand has been
working under one-picture agree
ments, declined to say whether or not
her connection with the shooting
would have any effect on scheduled
showings OF her pictures throughout
the country or on possible future
agreements with Senette.
Oakland Jan. 3.-Records of the
bureau of Identification OF the Oak.
land police department last night re
vealed that Horace Greer. who gave
his occupation as chauffeur. is
wanted by the department as a fugi.
tive from Justice. The record shows
that Greer escaped after he had
served 10 days OF Today sentence
for petty larceny. the theft of a pair
of shoes.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-04
The Weather

Fer a hours snapa "a m January 3
Temperature.
Httf-si lowest ---- fusAn = normal
- Total deficiency sinva January .
=s=I
Precipitation. tnehcS and aundreafhss
retst. r Totals since January J. sest
excess. 81,
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-04
Hardware F.;

Paul G. 4er. in his individual
schedule, ga his liabilities as $780,
$50 and his assets as $22,S50. Otis
L. Cowles, the other partner, said
his liabilities are se4,553 and his
assets s155. The liabilities In each
case include those of the company.
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-04
Married i'm Council Bluffs

Tho following persons obtained mar
fiage licenses in Council Bluffs yesterday
Richard Piper omaha ss.....4....4s4 q
Mae Smith. omaha ......s.........4 sl
Clarence Nick. University Place. Neh. q
Loda Sanders, tourtland. Neh........ q
Edwin tmharger. Omaha ..a....... =
Mary HaRirs. Omaha .s....+s........ y
Raymond nolik. Prague. Neb........ 81
Anne Ioch. Moranhluff Neh ......... 2
2. NJ clifford. Council niufts 5
Effia Curtia. Council niuffs ......... 2
W. T.. Tinden. omaha ....f......... 81
Ruth Roberts, Omaha 4.s..ss......s. !.
Claude Elidse. Council bluffs ........ I
Jessie Older Council bluffs ......... l
ftederlck 1aedieke, Denver. Colo. ..... .
Nellie Niason, Denver, Cole ss......... .
The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1924-01-04
Young Dimes
Develops
Pneumonia
Mabel Normand Denies Chauf-
feur's Story of Shooting; Is in
Hospital Suffering From
Nervous Breakdown.
by International News Service.

Los Angeles, Cal, Jan. 3.-Dr. Guy
Cochran, physician for Courtland
Dimes, announced this morning that
pneumonia had developed, but that
Dimes was doing fine" The pneu-
monia was feared to be danger
Gus than the bullet wound.
1t was learned at the hospital that
the pneumonia condition has made
Dimes breathing labored and painful
and that he has suffered considerable
agony.
Pneumonia has developed. but 1t
has not progressed far" DIR. Coch-
ran said today. I'VE are hopeful of
defeating the pneumonia. Mr.. Dimes
is doing very nicely. He is holding
his strength we'll"
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-01-23
School Dist, No. 10.

TOWN OF WESTLINE, REOWWOD COUNTY,
MINI.
Personal Property, 1928 Taxes.
Taxes must be paid before March 1, 1924.
School Dist. No. IS.
Total Tax Rate 46.5 Mills
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-01-23

School Dist No. 20.
Total Tax Rate PAL Mills.
gan Selus, Albert, Jr. -. 3S7 S.3S
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-01-23

VILLAGE OF lAMeERToN.
Personal Property, 1923 Taxes.
Taxes must be paid before March 1, 1924.
School Dist. No. 81.
Total Tax Rate sos Mills.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-01-23

Yoder waiter . . $. 25s 756
ZuDfer mrs. Lizzie 312 -. 9.11
Zunfer Peter 1874 $50
DANGEROUSLY, Martin 15o LOO
School Dist. No. 81.
Total Tax Rate 27.S Mills.
Blakenhagen, H. SIG 1901
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-01-23
WIN OF WILLOW LAKE, REDWOOD
COUNTY, MIMI.
Personal Property

Personal Properly, I9Z3 taxes
Taxes must be paid before March 1, 1924.
School Dist. No. 81.
Total Tax Rate 29.4 Mills
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-01-23

VILLAGE OF CLEMENTS.
Personal Property Taxes.
Taxes must be paid before March l, 1924.
School Dist. No. Is.
Total Tax Rate 44.5 Mills.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1924-01-23
VILLAGE OF LUCAN.
Personal Property, 1923 Taxes.

Taxes must be paid before March 1, 1924
School Dist. No. los.
Total Tax Rate 46.S Mills.
Putnam patriot., 1924-04-04
LOSE LICENSES FOR i, OVERLOOKING CARS
Twenty-four Operators Depriv- ed of Right to Drive Since
 January l
Most of Them For Ninety Days.-
 Police Weigh Trucks

The licenses of twenty-four drivers have been suspended in the ilrst quar- ter of this year for operating over loaded trucks on the public highways of the state, according to announce ment made al the state motor vehicle Most of them were depriv- cd of their right Co Grive for ninety days During all of last year, llb H. censes were suspended for the same cause.
 Since the motor vehicle and state highway departments joined hands 10 an effort to prevent the great annual damage 10 state highways by heavy trucks breaking through the road sur face. there has been a con ldefabie de- crease in arrests for overlooking but at this season of the year. when the frost is coming out of the ground and many of the highways are softer than usual close watch Is being kept, m which the state police are assisting.
 The success of the Connecticut movement against overloaded trucks has attracted much attention in other states. The latest request for intor- nation as to the Connecticut method of enforcing the law against overload ing, has come from New Hampshire m the form Of a telegram from Highway Commissioner F E. Everett of that state.
 The maximum weight allowed on any Connecticut highway at any time, without special permit from the high way commissioner. is 25.000 pounds, including the weight of the vehicle. In addition to this restriction there IS the further provision that commercial mo- tor vehicles must not carry loads greater than their rated capacity which means the capacity at which they are registered with the motor ye- hicle department. The usual fine for convictions of violations of these reg ulations is s100. The maximum fine provided by law is $500. Scales are being maintained at convenient points on the state highways which are most used by motor trucks, to aid enforce ment officers in determining whether trucks about which they have some doubt are overweighted.
 Putnam has a set of state scales it the junction of Mechanics and School streets-as numerous truck owners and drivers have come to learn Co their sorrow.