Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 8, 1900, Page 9

[ = THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: FRAUDS IN CUBAN [J()S'[SVPASTORSARE_NET CRUSADERS v Benate Committee Makes Report of Nearly Three Hundred Pages. HUNDREDS OF CLAIMS ARE DISALLOWED Rathbone and Yeely A r from the ave Used vernment's Money to Satiafy Every Whim. WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.—Scnator Platt of Connecticut, chairman of the senate commit tee on relations with Cuba, today made pub lic the statement prepared by the auditing division of the War department, showing the expenditures made by B, G, Ruthbone, late director of the Department of Posts for Cuba. The statement is included in a vol ume of 291 pages and covers the porod from January 1, 1899, to April 30, 1000. There are no remarks and the book is a solld mass of figures, sliowing not only the disbursements made by Rathbone, but glving the items dis- sllowed upon re-examination ns well as those allowed. The total disallowances for sixteen months were $72,631 The first disallowance was on account of an experditure of $850 for a duchess car- tlage, made on the 28th of February, 1898, After that time there were frequent dis bursements for the director general's car- riago scrvice. March 20 he pald $202 for a #et of harness and carriage “suxiliaries April 7, $12 for a Jipigapa hat and for an- other hat for his coachman with rosette and on the samo date $306 for harness, ete Rent for the coachman, stable, etc., scems to have been regularly paid out of the pub- Me funds at the rate of $110 a month and 1n one or two Instances the hostler's salary was thus supplied. All the coach furnish- ings were provided In this way. In May, 1899, o uniform costing $40, a pair of boots costing $15 and another hat costing $9 were bought for the coachman. June 9, a rain coat costing $20 was supplied to that individual. The coach was later supplied with rubber tires at an expense to the public of $110. In addition there were many mis- cellaneous charges for stable rent and car- riage and car hire. Payments to Neely Watched. All of the payments made to C. F. W Neely, chief of the financlal bureau of the department, appear to have been carefully scrutinized and many of them were disal- lowed. Most of the payments made to him apparently wers made on account of office furnishings, freight, drayage, moving, ad- vance in salarles, ete. There are two or threo items In his accounts of from $10 to $20 for the phyment of laundry bills “for the director general’s coachman. On Octo- ber 14, 1899, 36,123 was pald to Neely on account of “loss on Spanish gold taken to the United States” and this was disallowed as wero several other minor charges in connection with the transaction. Neely made a trip to the United States, going as far west as his old home In Indiana, under the direction, it Is stated, of the director general, and many of his charges In that connection were disallowed upon re-exam- ination, but mot, of course, until they had been pald. He also made advances to Rath- bone snd to W. K. Wilmot on account of trips to the United States, which were not sanctioned by the auditor. Some of the ftems in this connection amount to as much as $500. - Ratbbone Enjoys Free Trip Home. In April, 1899, Mr. Rathbone made a visit to this country under the claim that it was made In obedlence to the orders of the postmaster general, but the auditor finds tbat the trip was not authorized and re- fured, to sanction the entire expenditur: ‘which was an even $600. Similar action taken with reference to the purchase of an enameled bathtub for the Department of Posts, secured at a cost of $42. Attorneys and notaries were pald $110 for services in connection with the leasing of Mr. Rath- bone's residence. There were also charges for plumbing and paperhanging at the resi- dence and for a chandelier in the billiard rcom of that establishment. In one case the rent of the house was paid from the public funds. The house also appears to have been furnished at the cost of the public. In December of 1599 and January of 1900 several bills were paid to New York and Washington firms by Rathbone, ons aggregating $925, another $368, one of $133, one of $121 and another of $1,356. The last bill includes 240 entries and covers many ar- ticles of domestic use, such as clothes, gloves, scarfs, tollet articles, cuspidores, champagne and other wine glasses, table- were, kitchen utensils, bedsteads, bedroom sets, bed clothing, ete. Haberdashery at Uncle Sam's Exp There were also many disallowances on account of office furniture yurchased and in some cases portlons of the payments are found to have been legitimate and others not so. In ome case shirts, collars and cuffs were charged to the government. All the payments made to R, H. Cowan & Co. of Muncle, Ind, for printing and statlonery, aggregating several thousand dollars, are found to have been lllegitimate, Mr. Neely seems to have hought several hundred dollars’ worth of photographs at government expense and also a great deal of stationery outside of that ordered from the Muncle firm, but these items are all pronounced illegitimate. The auditor recommends the disallowance of $12,281 spent for repairs on the depart- ment butlding and also a deposit of $12,000 “orroueously credited to Rathbone." Want Gunb, amed Dubuaue. WASHINGTON, Dec. The entire lova delegation in congress, including Speaker Henderson, today united in a petition to the secretary of the navy to name one of the new gunboats the Dubuque. ABSOLUTE SECURITY, Carter’s Lit‘tle Liver Pills. Wiust Bear Signature of Very small and as easy ) tako as sugan FOR KEADACHE. FOR DIZZINESS. FOR BILIOUSNESS, FOR TORPID LIVER. FOR CONSTIPATION. Clergymen Belleve City d Enongh to Live i'a an 1t 1n and WiN Attend to Their Puipits. “The alfeged reform movetment which i exploited in emphatic type in a local paper is undertaken, fu my opinion, not so much In good faith, as to embarrass the city ad- minis.ration and make Oma pear ns wicked a town as possible,”” sald Rev. E F. Trefz of the Kountze Memorial church, “There will be no attempt on the part of the clergymen of tke Coterle club to conduct a crusade agalnst Sunday tleaters, neither will the club bestir itself at present in an organized way on any other crusade. Omahn 1s not a wide-open city and I be- leve its moral le 1s higher tham the average. Personally, I am not opposed io Sunday theaters and I think they are often better open than cloged “With regard to the unworthy theatrical posters which have recently appeared on prominent boards the club decided to con sul with the mayor with regard to the mutter and in company with several others, I called on him today. We found that he had aiready given orders to huve the ob- jectionable pictures torn down.” AMUSEMENTS. “Om th A three-act comedy by Augustus Thomas, produced for the firat time in Omaha af oyd's theater Friday night by Willlam Collter. CAST OF CHARACTERS. Phosbe Ridgeway, Robert's cousin. ... Helena Coiller Duke of Carbondaie Cragey Doiglas Hyde Ogdena, Robert's friend. .. . George W, Judge Ridgeway, Robert's father. ... John Saville oulge Allen-Colller ‘tiltam Colier ...Charles B. Poor Duchess of Carbondale, sister to . Katherine Mulking Brigham Rayce ..Bachiro Olda 1. F. Krauser Laurn Palner nette Thullen Mary Fletcher Thomas Doyle George H. Robinson Parsons Agnes Colt, sister to Horace Rovert Ridgeway Satsuma, o valet ..., Walter , Agnes' mald . o music hall giri.... Pearl,'a music hall girl.., McGeuchey, a bookmaker Hix, & reporter The transition of Willle comed'an, Colller, quafnt to Willlam Coliler, comedian, could hardly have been accomplished through the agency of a more sultabla vehicle than that furnished by Augustus Thomas in “On the Quiet.”” The jolut prod- uct of a famous playwright and a clever comedian, supported by a capable company, furnished genuine enjoyment for a repre- sentative Omaha audience, which turced out to welcome Mr. Collier, and the ring of sincerity was 80 true that it certainly failed not in pleasing the object of its bestowal quite as much as he pleased his well-wishers, “On the Quiet” {s similar to others of Mr. Thomas' handiwork, in that it breathes the true American spirit. Other similarity arises In the originality of ita plot, the trightness of its lines and the activity with which it moves. It 1s a wholesome comedy, no false note’ entering to jar a composi- tlon altogether harmonious. The consent of an heiress’ family and, incidentally, a trifiing sum of $16,000,000 have as a condi- tion precedent to the marriage of Robert Ridgeway and Agnes Colt the redemption of the former from a college expulsion by means of a full university course at the same iostitution with which his connec- tion was. arbitrarily discontinued by the faculty because he ‘“smoked.” Ridgeway succecds in getting himself into all soits of predicaments and llkewise several of his friends and relatives in the month that he spends in college, but eventually the secret marriage with his heart's desire e ratified most willingly by a seemingly obdurate brother. The three acts of the comedy are allve with pituations that develop into climaxes only with sufficlent frequency to hold the spectator In a state of pleased expectancy. Even though Mr. Colller is the bright par- Ucular star in the firmament of fifteen others arfroaching his brilliancy at times, the play Is the more charming because of its lack of & one-man personality. Mr. Col- lier portrays the principal character with @ naturalness characteristic of his previ- ous efforts. But it was not through his acting that Mr. Colller made his greatest impression last night. At the close of the second act such enthuslastic applause as was accorded him by his audience would have called a less modest man before the curtain. Mr. Colller, however, persistently refused to make a speech, realizing that his probationary period in the ranks of the rtuge’s rocognizedly great comedlans hi hardly been completed and his refusal served to embance the good opinion of his well- wishers. Cranley Douglas accomplishes a clever piece of character acting in his rep- resentation of an English duke and, best of all, does not overdo the part. Loulse Allen-Colller shares largely in the approba- tion that must be accorded the entire sup- portiug ccmpany. The scenery employed in the three acts goos a long way in making ‘On the Quiet’ the triumph that it {s. Two of the scenes are loterior views, the first a lovely con- servatory and the second the dining room in Ridgeway's apartments at New Haven. The last scene represents a view of Ridge- way's yacht and no detail s lacking to make it entlrely reallstic. *“On the Quiet” continues through a matinee this afternoon and closes tonight. For a Cold in the Head, LAXATIVE BROMO-QUININE TABLETY, LOCAL BREVITIES. Kaplan, aged 2. dled with appendi- at 316 Bouth Tenth atreet. Minnie M. Bogue has commenced suft inst Bdward G. Bogue for a divorce on ground of cruelty. She custady of her daughter, Irene. Hot ashes plled against the house at 209 South Thirteenth street causad a fire yesterday morning. The department turnod out in time to prevent damage. W. J. Cornish, park commissioner, deliver an address on “Parks and vards”" at the regular weekly m the Real Estate exchange next We Mary Ellen Broderick, the voung woman whose reason 18 supposed to have been de- throned by hypnotism. has been taken by her father to Bérnard's hospital in Councll Bluffs Workmen are taking down the glant see- saw on the old exposition &Tounds pre- Jaratory to removing it to Buffalo, where Wi be operated during the Pan-Ameri- can exposition. Dr. J. J. Soloman, proprietor of a drug store ‘on’ Vinton street. near Elghteenth, was fined $10 and costs in police court Fri- ¢ for selling drugs without the super- vislon of a registered pharmacist, A few members of the South Side Im- provement club met in a hall at Tenth and fickory streets Friday night, but as a quOrumM Was not present the meeting ad- joarned without belng called to order Another meeting will be advertised for the near future After being out fifty-four hours without coming to an agreement the jury in the case Joseph Standley against Clay, Robinson & Co., was di ged by Judge Baxter yesterday. Suit brought to re- cover $4.000 on some shipments of cattle by H. H. Farrabes of Wailace, Neb. 1t i3 as- orted that the defendant purchased mort- ed cattle. rank | Noonan ) inst the city of Seut gment fn the sum of $10 on gecount of dent that ocourred August 2} wason path on Twenty-fourth street. near . was obstructed by u heavy tool wagon helonging to the Omala Gas com- | pany an, who was ariving late at Right. ran into' this vehiclo wnd broke his buggy and harness. | Persons living near the old Saddle creek | sewer, which extends along Morty-fifth and | Kortyaixth atrest between Maiiiton and | Cyming strest, “have been removing the plling from the construction work. —Side walks in that vicinity have also been torn yp. Suspiclous plies of kindiing wood were found in several yards and It the theft of city property continues it is likely that tyre will be some prosecutions, will suit ver WAR REVENUE TAXCUT DOWYN Obairman Payns of Ways and Means Com- mittes Reviews Its Conolusions. TOTAL REDUCTION FORTY MILLION DOLLARS Reliet Afforded to Mrewing Intercsts and Clgar Manufacturers, While Docamentary Taxes Arve Al most Obliterated. WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.—Chairman Bayne of the ways and means committee late this afternoon submitted the report of that committee, signed by all the republican members, in favor of the bill reducing the war revenue texes about $40,000,000. The report says in part “While the war for which these ad- ditional taxes were levied is ended, the wraln of oxtraordinary espenditurcs has not terminated with the close of actual hostilities. We find It still necessary to maintain an army of 100,000 men until law and order is fully restored in all our pos- sesslons. We find It also necessary to pro- vide troops to man the fortifications which we have been building the last few years and also to provide a sufficlent force in the navy to man ‘the vi Wwe have re- cently added. The increasing navy, too, brings new necessities, all of which call for a greater drain upon our resources. “According to the report of the secre- tary of the treasury the receipts from all sources for the flscal year ended June 80, 1500, were $669,595,431, while the total expenditures were $590,068,371, showing a curplus of $70,627,080. He also estimates the receipts for the fiscal year ending June 0, 1901, upon the basis of existing laws, at $687,772,253, and the expenditures at $607,- 778,258, which would leave an estimated surplus of $50,000,000. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1902, the secretary of the treasury estimated the revenues at $716,- 33,042 and the expenditures at $690,374,804, leaving an estimated surplus of only $26,- 268,237. 1t will be ssen that for 1902 there 1s an estimated increase in the revenue of 829,000,000 over the previous year and an increase of expenditures of nearly $53,000,- 000. The committee fs inclined to take a more consorvative view of the amount of expenditures necessary for the year onding June 30, 1502; at the same time they are anxious to avold any deficlency in the fu- ture. They deem it safe Lo make a reduc- tlon of aboyt $40,000,000, while the secre- tary of the treasury in his report sug- gests a reduction of only $30,000,000 in the revenue. Seek to Remove Annoying Taxes. “In making the reductions in the bill re- ported the committee have sought to re- move the more annoying taxes in the war revenue act by the entire abolition of those which were most vexatlous and by a reduc- tlon of those which seemed to have proved a great burden upon the several branches of | trade to which they are applled. On beer a war tax of cents a barrel was added to the tax of §1 a barrel previously im- pesed. “Complaint has been made that this tax has borne heavily upon the brewing inter- ests and it was stated before the committee last spring that it had resulted in a de- creesed consumption of beer. As evidence of this it was claimed that the ouiput of beer was nearly 1,000,000 barrels less in 1899 than it was in 1898, before the war revenue tax took effect, but it will appear that this falling off in the consumption has occurred in & number of other years in the last decade and that the increase In con- sumption in the year of 1900 of 2,750,000 barfels Is nearly the greatest of any one year of the last ten.” The report then proceeds: “So that nelther the falling off in the sale of beer In 1899 nor the increased consumption in 1600 was caused by the increased tax. But the committee recognizes that the manu- facturers of beer have some claim in the general reduction of the war revenue and they belleve that the amendment proposed in section 1 of the bill, making a net re- duction of 25 cents a barrel, gives them all the rellef to which they are entitled in view of the reductlon carried by the bill. Rellef for Cigar Manufacturers. “In the war revenue act the tax upon cigars averaging more than three pounds in weight to the 1,000 was made $3.60. This 60 cents per 1,000 was very onerous to the manufacturers, especlally those engaged in a small way and making the cheaper grades of clgar: It has been impossible to dis- tribute any of thfs 60 cents in making a price to the consumer and the factories have had to bear the entire tax of over $3,000,000 last year. The committee have therefore reported an amendment reducing this tax at the rate of 60 cents per 1,000." The report then gives the changes in de- tail with the amount of the reduction which has heretotore appeared. It contlnues: ‘“The 2-cent stamps on bank checks, cer- tificates of deposit, drafts, postal money orders, cte., are very anncying to a large class of people and much complaint has been made to the committee, especlally from tho smaller towns and from farmers. Documentury Tax Repealed. ‘“Another source of annoyance has been the tax of 1 cent on express receipts and telograph messages. There is no doubt but that this taxation has caused more wide- spread annoyance and trouble than any- thing else In the act. The committee there- fore have stricken these taxes from the law. The tax upon deeds and conveyances has been quite burdensome in numerous in- stances as well as the tax upon insurance and lewses. The tax upon promissory notes and mortgages has been very onerous upon the debtor class. It has seemed to them that it was enough to pay Interest without paylng a tribute to the govern- ment upon every transaction of this kind. These are the principal items in amouvnt that are stricken from the schedule, while other taxes of Itke character are small In amount and obvious reason for their repeal. The committee have repealed all of schedule B excepting the tax upon wines. This In cludes the tax upon proprietary medicines and articles of a similar nature. ““There has been greater protest against the enforcement of this tax than any other in the whole law. It would appear that the tax was much greater in severity than congress anticipated when the law was enacted. While the present taxation 1s small upon the retall price of the article #0ld, It has fallen upon the manufacturer to u large degree and has been in the ag- gregate a large percentage of taxation upon the wholosale price. The committee ree- ognized that wines were entitled to as much reduction as beer, but there did not seem to be any convenlent way to divide the tax of 1 cent upon a pint bottle, and therefore have left it the same in the orlginal act." " Goes ns Far Practieal, After giving the reductions In detall, ag- gregating $40,000,348, the report says “In making the foregoing reductions, yeur, committee belleves that the bill goes as far a4 it Is safe to go in reducing the revenue Trey also believe that they have made the roductions so as to do away with the most arnoying and vexatious taxes under the act, and also to relleve such business as is now entitled to rellef under all the cir- CLIDStARCes, While also regreting that they cannot at this time make a report fivally disposing of the war taxes, except such as congress may deem it wise here- after to keep upon the statute book, yet they congratulate the country that taey are atle to report a bill striking off 40 per cent of this kind of taxation. “After this reduction of $40,000,000 shall take effect under the be barely leaving a revenue of $65,000,000 war revenue act, that sum will sufficient to meet the train of extraordinary expenditures which follow the close of actual hostilities. We are tainly justified in maintalning the war revenues up to a point equal to the extra- ordinary expenses entailed by the war Mr. Payne sald today that he would call up the bill in the house next Tuesday, after | the executive bill is passed. No program | for the bill has been fixed, but Mr. Payne | asked the minority lenders to confer and let him know what time is desired, with a view of arranging the limits of debate CENTRAL LABOR UNION MEETS Several Sorts of Provoea n Oratory Sprung on the At- tending Delegates, 8id J. Kent, the state labor commissioner who expects to retire from his official posi- tion in a short time, sprung & new scheme before the Central Labor union last night In an address in which he announced a meeting of delegates at Lincoln on December 20 for the purpose of forming a state so- clety of labor and Industry, which is to be a sort of a state federation of labor. In| the course of his remarks he mentioned | laws needed by the etate, among which | were a municipal efght-hour law, an ar- bitration law, a fellow-servant or employers’ lability law, & law requiring the union label on state work, free employment bu- reau laws in requiring shops and factories to place guards around machinery, ele- vators, etc., and state inspection of bollers and machinery. The address caused considerable comment and after considerable acrimonlous discus- sfon, in which the popullst labor commis- sloner was “roasted,” the union decided to send three delegates to the convention. The men chosen were: Asa Taylor, Harry Mc- Vea and C. E. Watson. The meeting of the unlon opened with the matter of the Painters’ unfon under discus- sion. Officers of the union had written to the headquarters of the American Fe tion of Labor and the Painters' union re- garding the matter and from both head- quarters came instructions that Union 104, the so-called ““Baltimore unioh,” should be recognized equally with union 109, the “La- fayette branch. The discussion was rather one-sided and by a vote of 22 to 18 the unfon decided fo pay no attention to the recommendations from the national bodies. The board of control of the proposed newspaper made a report, in which it was stated that Asa Taylor had been clected editor, with Willls Hudspeth as associate editor, Downs of South Omaba, Kelwitz ot Omaha and Scott of Council Bluffs, di- rectors; that advertising to the extent of $200 per month had been contracted and | with over 1,600 subscribers the first edi- | tion would be fssued next Wednesday When the report was submitted for the first | time it was realized that the Central La- bor unlon had parted with the power ot choosing the editors—that function having been assumed by the board of control When this phase was developed President Taylor tendered the resignation of himselt and Willis Hudspeth. W. H. Bell moved that the resignation of Willls Hud ~eth be accepted, for the reason that he hud supplied the master painters with fnformation which bad nearly dis- tupted the Palnters’ unfon and had cost that organization $2,500; that no painter would contribute $1 to the paper so long as Hudspeth 1s connected with the enterprise; further, that he is not a member of the Central Labor union mor copnected with it in any way. The dragon's teeth of discord was sown by these remarks and tho champions ot the “red button” rallied tg the support of the .prime mover of the organization of Painters’ union No. 104. Fiesident Taylor left the chalr to defend. his coslaborer, say- ing that while Mr. Hudsppth was wrong once, he ls now right—an honest, sincere man, who is putting ‘his shoulder ta. the wheel to make (a success, His removal would injure the paper and the speaker asked that the resignation bo not accepted until some time in the future. The representative of the board of con- trol announced that the Central Labor unfon had nothing to say In the matter— that the board has full charge and the Omaha Central Labor union amounts to nothing in the management of the enter- prise; that South Omaha and Council Blufts have & majority on the board and would run the thing to suit themselves, regard- less of Omaha. The union was occupied With these mat- ters until 12 o'clock and with a report from the allled printing trades council, which was referred to the labor committee, the union adjourned. WOMAN STRANGELY BURNED Ruth Slattery Suffers Severely from the Rexult of a Singular Episode. When John Slattery, a smelter employe, returned to his home at 709 Pacific street Friday evening he found his wife, Ruth, suffering intense agony and barely able to speak. In response to repeated inquiries she replied that she *did not do It.”" Be- Meving that his wife had taken poison with sulcidal inten? Slattery took her to a drug store at Thirteenth and Pacific streets, where the usual antidotes were given, though no symptoms of poisoning were ap- parent. Mrs. Slattery kept up a frantic SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8 | reled, must have renewed the troubl 1900 screaming and was finally removed to the rolice station in the city hulance. Po 1 Surgeon Ames discovered a large burn extending over the chest and part of the abdomen, which had besn done recently and apparently with hot water or seme acld. The burn was dressed and the woman taken care of for the night in the matron's de- partment, Mr. Slattery and Mrs visited her later and she though able to tery was of the opinion woman, with whom Mr Slattery's sister recognized them, talk coherently. Slat that a neighbor Slattery had quar- - day evening and thrown water or scid upon her. The police will Investigate the mat- ter. DELVE IN HELLENIC HISTORY 014 Laws rly Days Discusses The Unity club meeting at the residence of Frank Heller, 267 Farnam street, last night was well attended. It was devoted to the third and concluding ai fon of “Harly Hellas,” which s the first subject taken up by the club this season in its study of Hellenic civil history. The gen- eral theme will be pursucd throughout the winter. The papers presented last night were by T. W. Blackburn, who treated of the family law of the anclent Greeks; Judge W. A Foster, who dealt with the property law, and Carl E. Herring, who discussed reme- dles and procedure. All of the papers were concise, yet thorough-golng treatments of the subjects in hand, evincing well directed and cureful research on the part of their authors. The club will meet next at the residence of Miss Carrie O. Brown, 212 North Twenty-fifth street, on the evening of December when the tople will be “Athens—Codifiers and Reformers.” Lectures by Dr. Willlnms, Dr. Meade €. 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SMITHEREENS All go on sale on Saturday morning AT. $5.00 EeacH You usually have to wait till February for this kind of talk, Thomas Kilpatrick & Co. to this city. standard sets Biogr You will find our p: quotations, If 3 whether you buy or not. “Wonde , $1.00. l pric Our stock comprises the late 1 and a large assortment of fine editions for gift books, also phy, History and Educational Books. es right. of 10 per cent on all Fiction, except a few net books and some books upon which we are quoting special prices much lower than 10 per cent off list. bu see it over the name of Me, can depend on it being correct. 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They can all ba cured, and it 18 the duty of everybody Keep- ing dogs to see that they are free from disease before cold weather sets in. 800 Bo0e 230 B60c Bsoe Bo0c 20¢ Clayto 40e 40¢ 200 400 400 400 18¢ J.A. FULLER & CO. 14th aad Douglas Sts. Open All Night. Mange Cure. Cerline for flens. . Vermifuge . Tonte P Claytol Clayton's Clayton's Clayton's Clayton's Four Aces— Dat’'s what I hold—an' its de same wid my boss—he's always four ace high when it comes to sellin’ goods at de lowest prices—Ef you don't belleve me + Jest go in and look around—for you can get a nice pocketknife for 10c and de best dat's made for $4.00--and he's got H0O different styles—a good carving set fur $1.00—-Chafing dish fur $2.00- Two o'clock teas for 50—Fancy tea and coffee pots fur O8c—and when it comes to der's where he out shines 'em all-de Favorite Base Burner for $19.80-good Oak heater for $4.98— an’ de beauty of buyin’ from him is you only pay a little down an' de balance on easy payin' plan, A. C. Raymer 1514 Farnam St. stoves, An Apronful— of our confectionery could not harm you—Our candies and other sweets are made from the best wateriuls and are guaranteed to be absolutely pure—The confectionery we sell 18 wade fresh ry duy—Our candies are €0 good that the baby ean eat its fill of 1t—What Is there in pure, delicious confectlonery to hurt either baby, child or grown-up per- sons > There is no purer materials than the ones we use—There I8 no cleaner way of making confectionery than ours, W. S. Balduftf, 1820 Farnam St.