Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 11, 1901, Page 5

) (0SSIP FROM THE CRIDIRO o Resnlts Only Werve to Further Confuse Depemakens. WESTERN GUESSERS HOPELESSLY AT SEA Baturd Sothing Can Be Made of the Ontl Beyond the Faet th of Willlams Mes Crippled Tows Most Sadly "k the Loss Baturdayls foor ball games hetween col- leges the country dver were in the west productive of a strange paradox and In the ast of an interesting opportunity to con- trast the ‘work of Vale and Princeton Thesa werg the principal features, though others ahound. In the west the paradox occurred in the o of the University of lowa team, which for some reason mostly unknown was over whelmed by the Illinols men, 27 to 0. What makes this %o astonishing (4 the faet that Northwestern university deteated 1llinols #0 eanily two weeks ago, that lowa played such a good game against the Minnesota glants, that 1linois lald it over Chicago so terribly, #nd that last of all Chicago Sal urday came within ene point of tying Northwestarn o their annual game. There is a muddle of pm’r-'l- and retro gression within the short fime of a fort- night that has seldom been equaled In a foot ball season. It shows plainly that the harring from the game of Captain Williams of lowa for professionalism has simply an nihilated that team. It has removed the canter of periphery, as 1t were, of the en- tire eleven, Williams was guarterback and exerted an unusual moral force over his men, which was a big factor in any con- test. Since his definite removal the play- ers bave lost heart and it |s doubtful that they will recover from this blow at the vitals of the team thig season. If they do not, the Thankggiving game at Chicago will be & pitiful walkaway for the Wolver- ines Other Teams Reverse Form. Just what else these games indicate 18 dificult to determine, but it is probable that Chicage fs Improving greatly, with Northwetern about on & level with its previous form. Illinois, too, must have braced greatly wince the Northwestern game. The champlonship eituation, mean- while, as regards Michigan, Wisconsin and Mionesota, s unchanged. No new light ap- pears onsthe situation, for Minnesota played no game at all Saturday, and the Badgers merely ate up the Ames team by about the same scoré the Nebraskans would have made against the Agriculturalists had the field at Lincoln been ‘other than a mud puddle op the day they played However, this week will end the sus- pense ia.one partieular.. Wisconsin and Minnesata play at Madfson next Saturday, and ome or the other will fall out of the race. This will be by far.the greatest col- lege game of the middle west this year, and coaches from every big school will be there with some of their men, especially captains of team After makipg a record (In scores Michi- ®an seems to-be resting on Its oars. The newspApArs express themselves as greatly disappointed in the team for not defeating Ohlo worse than 21 to 0, but it is very Itkely that Coach Yost knows what he is doing and will have his team on deck in Chicago on Thanksgiving day with its full strength. Blg Four Loses a Member, That ‘the Big Pour of the east is hardly to be ocalled that this season Is now ap- parent. Big Three should be the title, s Pennaylvania seems hopelessly outclassed b the others. The fine trouncing by Har- rd on Saturday was a bitter pill for the Quakers;, but it was only to be expected ater the showlng the latter have made. Meanwhile all interest centers in the Yale-Princeton game of November 16, and ‘he tle. game which Princeton played West Point Saturday was most opportune as & zauge, for Yale and West Polnt also tied 4 short time ago. This would seem to in- Aicate that Yale has the better chance for winning, however, as it Is history now that the Blues alwdys reach their very neat just at the last ten days of the season 30 Yale is probably better now than when it played the soldiers. But it will be a grand fight. After making such good showings agains All the teams of the Big Four the team of Columbia university became careless and dlsgrace resulted. Syracuse took the New Yorkers in tow to the tune of 11 to 6 Away out west the University of Call- fornia has defeated Stanford only 2 to 0 and it will be of great interest to see how the Michigan team will match up with these two teams, which seem to be 50 near of a cla RAH-RAH BOYS STAY OVER on of the Nebruska Victory Up to the 1 of Tickets. Celebr Though both the teams of husky foot ball men that contended at Young Men's Christian association park vesterday after- noon had departed from the city of con- flet today, their rooters had not gone with them. Of the thousand University of Nebraska students and others who came up from Lincoln Saturday morning by far the greater portion remained in the city till the various Sunday trains. The latest traln down to Lincoln Satur- day night left Omaba at 1030 and few of the enthusiasts cared to cut short at such an early hour their expressions of jubilance and pride in the great victory scored by their team. Therefore it was the Sunday trains that met with the highest favor. For most of two aavs the Gate City was a foot hall town and all traces of the affair are not yet gone. This morn- ing's tratns down to the eapltal city will still carry a good round number of the Cornhusker adherents. Other reminders are the remnants of scarlet and cream colors and big chrysanthemums scattered about All the Nebraska players came through the game in good shape and enjoyed the vaudeville performance at might, but they were very tired. They played a hard game and -some of them went to sleep in thelr seats At the Orpheum from sheer exhaus- tion. Crandall and Cortelyou, Omaha boys, 413 net return with the toam, but remained over till Sunday night visiting their homes here. Send articles of incorporation, notices of stochholders’ meetings, etc.. to The Ree We will give them proper, legal insertion Telephone 238. HASON RIDES IN TRIUMPH Winmner of an Election Bet Gets u hort Tri Unieyele, A “freak’’ election bet pald Sunday afternoon in the Firat ward of Omaba, and to see that the terms were complied with about 100 of the friends of the parties to the bet were Invited to be pres while, attracted by the crowd 300 or more In- terested persana gathered to see the per- formanc ‘ Some days previous o the election James Ze k Anten Hason discussed the relative strength of 8. 1. Gordon and Louls Borka, candidates for police Judme Zeru- lak was a strong champion of Gordon, while Hason as earnestly belisved fn the powers of Judge Berka to draw votes. As A result of the argument Zezulak offered to push Hason in a wheelbarrow from 8ixth and Plerce streets to Third and Hick ory streets. in case Berka should celve more votes thap Gordon. The batfle of the ballots went against Gordon and the bet was paid Sunday afternoon The word went out to the friends men and by 3 o'clock there were assembled between 300 and 400 persons at the corner of Sixth and Plerce streets, Zezulak had already made his preparations A new wheelbarrow decorated with bunting and fAylog two United States flags was atand IDg At the corner. A few minutes yafter the hour a procession headed by a brass band of twenty-one pleces, with flags flying, came to the corner bringing the partici- pants in the triumph of the republican par- tisan As the band began a wild march Hason took his seat in the vehicle and it*started over the course. By the terms of the wager Zezulak wae to provide a keg of heer each time the wheelbarrow was upset along the course, but the crowd was disappointed, as the trip of ten blocks was made in safety. W. J. 8hively, Batesville, 0., speaking of Banner Salve, says: I used it for plles and (¢ has done me more good than any salve I have ever used * - ) TWO FIRES BLAZE ON SUNDAY Minor Dam Hotldtnms of Sparks. of the to Several the Dutcome Fire of unknown origin was discoverel Bunday forenoon In A frame barn at 1919 Bouth Twenty-first street, used by Haar- mann Bros, as an adjunct to their vinegar factory. Several head of horses were stabled in It at the time, but these were safely removed. The bullding, which was worth $300, was damaged to the extent of about $100. Fifty dollars’ worth of feed was destroyed The flames wore frama dwelling at 10 stroet, owned and oc Faxon and family, but this escaped withont serious damage. The shingles were burned through in several places An hour later another alarm of fire was turned in, this time from the neighborhood of Twenty-seventh and Izard streets. Hot ashes piled against the side of a frame bullding at 933 North Twenty-seventh street, used by Nels 0. Nelson as a car- penter shop, ignited the structure and did about $30 worth of damag communicated to & South Twenty-firat upled by James M. LOSSY HAIR. Only He Had Where There s No Dandrafr, Any man or woman who wante soft, glossy hair must be free of dandruff, which causes falling hair. Since it has hecome known that dandruff s a germ dlsease the old halr preparations, that were mostly scalp irritants, have been abandoned and the public, barbers and doctors included, have taken to using Newbro's Herplcide, the only hair preparation that kills the dan- druft germ. E. Dodd, Dickinson, N. D., mays: “Herpicide not only cleanses ' the scalp from dandruft and prevents the halr talling out, but promotes a new growth. Herpiclde keeps my halr very glossy. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. N. M. Regner of Buffalo, Wyo,, is at the Murray. 2. P. Bartlett of Dexn Mofes fs Kt the Miliard. J. R. Bronson of Grand Island is at the Deilone. i George A. Pemberton of Spearfish, 8. D is In the city. T. J. Donahue of Rock Island is a patron of the Millard Mrs. Edward Burke visiting in the elty J. W. Elder and L, . Dean of Chicago are quartered at the Millard. J. McLaughlin, stockman. of Raplds is @ patron of the Dellone Mrs, F. W. Hensing and daughter, Jessie Belle, of Lincoln are gt the Millard of Walaut, la., is {ledar Andy Lewis and wife of Chicago, now playing at the Orpheum, are stopping at the Dellone. Amelle Pepe Calen,” the pungent little soprano now singing 'at the Orpheum, s | registered at the Dellone. Colonel E ment of the J. McClernand of the Depart- Missouri_and wite have gone to housckeeping at 2137 South Thirty-third street | Jake Rosenthal is back from RBuffalo, looking as urbane us ever. and {s busy telling hin friends how glad he ia to et back to Omaha. He will resume the man- agement of the Trocadero Albert Shepard of Red Oak. Ta. 'and R, W. Kretchman of Coburg. Ia. are at the Murray on thelr return from Kansas | City. where they attended the meeting of the retail implement dealers of Missouri and Kansas “Pony” Moore, who during the last year | recrufted from " ihelr native heath a_ band of 1688 Filipinos and exhibited them at the Pan-Amerlcan exposition, has retirned to Omaha, where he will resume his former work s press agent of the Boyd theater. Major Braduer D, Slaughter, accompanled by John Lottridge, his son-in-law and chief clerk, and Mrs. Lottridge and Mrs. Gamble. ft Sunday aftei Ban Francisco, whence they will sall N vember 16 on the transpori Meade for the Philippines. where Major Siaughter will serve for two vears paymaster in the United States army. The department order transferring the pay department from Major Slaughter to hix successor was issued Bunduy, the affairs of the ofMce having been settled ladt week “What are you goin' to do for a livin when th' supreme court knocks out th' fire {an' police board?” asked Tim Ormsby of the desk sergeant “Don’t know, Tim; maybe I can catch on as & block watchman somewhere.” “Thought after readin’ what Josie Flint sald about you in (h' Whoop-Holler that you'd buy out th' city waterworks or open up A townsite company. Ain't you been stowin’ yer rake off these last ten years®" “There's not much left of it, you know, after we divvy with the heads of depart- ments. But what do you thiok about that supreme court business?’ “Glve It up. A supreme court’s a good deal like a jury; you can't tell what they'll do. 1 sometimes thinks they decides their cases with the dice, 'cause they can never get such funny results flippin’ a coin. 1 has a friend once that's paintin’ th' root of a house, an’ th' ladder slips, lettin’ him fall on th' cocoaunt of a presidin’ judge that's passin’ What made you do that? sa¥s th’ court rubbin’ his thought incubator ““Th’ law of gravytation,' says my friend. “'Well, it'a null and vold,' says th' court. ‘It's onconstitootional, an’' your case is re manded for & new tri Go back to th roof an’ try It again.’ “But without wishin' you any bad luck sergean(, I'd like to see th' gov'ner have th' power of appointin’ the fire and pollee board, ‘cause it'd make no end o' fun for th' reporters and give th' roudyville shows a 1ot o' new gags. 8 ppose sometime th' peopls elect a maln works from Cosad or from Brewster-in-th'-8and-Hills—~then Omaha can get along with a town mar- shal, an’ a deputy to help him carnival week. ““We has an A. P. A. police force once that's a James Dandy. It runs in some guys from out in th' residence district for sprinkiin’ their lawns after curfew, while Tim Ormsby THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: FAKE Spread in Interest of Demecratic Candidates Feroibly Punotured. NO ASSESSMENTS LEVIED BY CITY MACHINE REFUTE CAMPAICY Fieti | Ae Member of Cliy B mittee Vietor Hosewater Propo Direct Nomination of Sehool Roard Candidates. secative Com- | ‘"Befora the campaign just closed is en | tirely passed over several things brought | up In it demand attention, so as to remove false Impressiont said Victor Rosewater of the executive committes of the repub- liean elty committee ““I refer particu- larly to the school board campaign in which tha opposition to the republican ticket made their chief capital by charging the ticket to be a creation of the city machine and charging our committes with | being the organization of the city adminis- [tration. As a matter of fact the school board ticket was made up of men (with one exception) who have at no time been }lrfl\ply Identified with the city administra tlon or its politics. All but one of th candidates received the popular endorse- ment of the republicans of his own ward at the school board primaries and it came with poor grace for republicans to oppose them after they had been nominated, who themselves had either helped to carry the primaries for them or neglected to partici- pate in the primaries at all School Roard Dominates Committee. “S0 far as the city committes is con- cerned it 1s really more of a school board machine than a city administration machine The chairman of the committee, Mr. Hering, {s the attorney for the school board, and two members of the school board.’ Mr Maynard and Mr. Johnson, are members of the executive committes, which is the gov- erning body. Another member of the ex- ecutive committee, Mr. Grimes, is the cus todian under the school hoard. A fourth, Dr. Hanchett, is the close personal friend of Mr. Stubbendort of the school board and is responsible for the nomination of Mr Barnard on the board. A fifth member, Mr. Graham, Is a bosom friend of Member Robert Smith, and a sixth, Mr. Kennard, Is very close to President Hayward and Members Wood and Nason, the delegation that made the fight for Hayward's protege, Mr. Bates. A good majority, therefore, of the executive committee of “the city com- mittee {x directly or indirectly connected with the &chools and more under the In- fluence of the controlling majority’ of the achool’ board than under the Influence of Mayor Moores and his appointees. No Assesaments Levied by Machine. “The story put in circulation to the ef- fect that the city committee as the agent of the city machine was assessing all the ity employes for campaign purposes and explaining Its anxlety to elect the school board ticket on the ground that the city machine wanted to be In position to levy cAmpAIgN Asseesments upon teachers, jan- ftors and school board employes is an ab- solute fiction. The clty committee did not fmpose a single assessment upon anyone except the candidates nominated upon the #chool board ticket. It did not spend much over $100 in the whole campaign, and that was used for printing, postage and legitimate office expenses. While I am not now a member of the county committee, yet as a member of the state committee I happen to know that the only assessments made upon republican city and county officers and employes in Omaha during the last cam- paign were levied by the new county ma- chine, whose members in past years had made such an ado about the exactions of the old committees. Having served on county committees for three years I can sny that never before this year was the assessment business carried so far as it has been under the new county ma- chine, which collected money from city em- | ployes drawing small salaries in minor po- sitions, who were never solicited before; from police officers, from saloon keepers, brewers and gamblers. All this will come out in due time when the report of the treasurer ix filed, it the names of the con- tributors to the new machine’'s camnaign fund are properly set forth. Instead of the ity committee being chargeable with these impositions the responsibility Is all with the new county machine. About D possessing Principals, “Two other stories manufactured for po- liticai purposes against the republican school board . ticket should be corrected | One s that the city machine had con- cocted & plan to dispossess all the women | principals of the public schools and sub- stitute in their places men who could be made useful in politics. I was accused of beiug the author of this plan and of having discussed it with several members of the present school board. Thix story is without foundation. I never dreamed of any such plan and never proposed it to any member of the school board. The neareat I ever came to it that I remember might be run more economically and money aved to the taxpayers by requiring the principals to put in part of thelr time at teaching. as they used to do when I at- tended the very same schools. “The other faWrication spread in secret meetings held In the Interest the democratie candidates sought to ex- H three-card monte sharks {a sackin’ th’ town Now maybe we'll come in for & pop force, with o much whiskers leakin' out o' their mugs that they has to wear their stars on thelr pants legs, or for a dimocratic force, lookin' like they'd slept all their lives curled up in ashbarrels. Or, as I said before, maybe th' gov'ner from Brew- pter-in-th'-Sand-Hills 'l think we're put- the tin' on too much dog with & police force an’ make us worry aloug With a town marshal “1 can see him now, makin' his private secretary read th' mornin’ papers to him “‘In my capacity as gov'mer of Omaha an’ mayer of Newbraska,' he says, ‘I de. mand to know what's new In th' village by Paplo crick. They was two cases o' plain drunk an’ a petiy larceny last night,' reads th' secretary “'Was they arrested? “ “They was not. This plece in th' paper says they's no police protection ' “'It's scandalous! It's ontragous!' says th' goviner. ‘In my town o' Brewster th' marshal always gets up nights to make A pinch when they's call for it Th' Omaha marshal is layin' down on his job He's givin' too much attention to his pri- vate business o' stretchin’ carpets An' settin’ up stoves, an' s neglectin’ his public dooty. What else does th' paper say? AATh. W A greengoods for sellin’ a peck o' bacon ' ‘Did he get Aust?' “'Yes: (h' piece says he got samoleons for it." *“Wire them to turn him loose. Anybne that can collect momey from Bill Chow- bacon 1s too good A man to waste his time in th' hooby hateh. Bill is from my town. ship. Go on with th' readin' ‘A school teacher is on th' carpet for \ man is run in wdust to Bill Chaw- his money for th' saw- 200 cold was 1o suggest that perhaps the schools | MONDAY, plain inst arse by al Superintendent ¥ an NOVEMBER e _ the firm stand takcn by The Bee | | leged personal difference between myself | and Prof. Waterbouse. | have met Prot | Waterhouse but three or four times and have never discussed An:ihing with IWm on which a difference of 0j nion was brought out. 1 have had no pereonal controversy with him, although ! have criticised his | methods and expressed bellet that the new unit system of INStruction, with which he fs experimenting in the High school, was | proving costly and impraticable Direct Primaries for School Board. an the people For myself, {nasmuch have been misled {nto the idea that a po | litical machine wants to capture the school | board, I am in favor of a new departure next yvear when school toard candidates are to be nominated am in favor of nominating the republican candidates by direct vote at the primaries, making every aspirant run the gauntlet of the repub lican voters of the entire city. If the can didates are thus nominated by a majority vote of the rank and file who persistently fall to participate in the primaries will have no valid excuse for ralsing objections after the ticket is made up. It they then organize a bolting brigade it will be not because they are fighting an imaginary machine, or to keep politics out of the schools, but heeause they are Ily democrats at heart and want to turn the schools over to the democrats, Baa Colds are quickly cured by Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. 1t acts on nature's plan, loosens the cough, relieves the lungs and opens the secretions, effecting a permanent cure. It counteracts any tendency of a cold to result in pneumonia. It Is pleasant to take, both adults and children like {t. For sale by all drugglet FIRE RECORD. Farmhonse at Trenton, TRENTON. Neh, Nov. 10 (8pecial Tel egram.)—The residence of Sam Coffman. a farmer living three and one-half miles from town, was burned to the ground this morn ing. Mr. Coffman arose about § o'clock and built a fire in the kitchen stove. He then went to do his usual morning work out doors, leaving his wife, who was {11 in hed alone in the house. While Mr. Coffman was working he heard his wife screaming, and looking up he saw their home in fames He ran (6 the house and carried his wife | to a cornstack nearby. No help reached there until the bullding’ was almost com pletely burned. He removed little of the furniture. Neighbora reached the scene in time to help remove the last avallable thing. a refrigerator. The loss is esti- mated at $600, partly covered by insurance. Mrs. Coffman was taken to the home of a neighbor. Mre. Sidell. Mr. Coffman will rebulld as soon as arrangements can be made, Tecamaeh Fair Barns. TECUMSEH, Neb., Nov. 10.—(S8pecial )= Fire waa discovered fn the barns at the fair grounds about 2 o'clock this morning. Tha alarm was sounded and the hose com- panfes turned out, but the combined length of all the hose on the carts would not reach the blaze by a block. The fire started at the west end of a long row of boxstalls for speed horses. Men early on the scene got the two or three horses out of the barn, together with tha sulkies and cutters, and by chopping out one of the stalls just in front of the fire and pulling over the burning timbers nearest: the open ing, with ropes succeeded {n stopping the fire and saving half of the barn. Fortu- nately the wind was In the southeast and there was no nearby buflding to the north west of the fire. The loks to the Fair fs- soctation is about $350, with no insurance. The cause of the fire is not known. Ice Plant at Newcastle. NEWCASTLE, Pa.. Nov. 10.—~The plant of the Lawrence Ice and Storage company was completely gutted by fire this evening. The damage amounts to $160,000. The plant was only completed and operations began this fall, and all the expensive machinery was destroyed, only the bare walls being left standing. More than 28,000 pounds of fear of explosion hindered the firemen. The fire started in the ollroom and the watch- man tried to fight the blaze alone until too late. Cineinnatl Freight heds CINCINNATI, 0., Nov. 10.—The shipping freight shed of the Kentucky Central di v ! y and the freight bouse of the Chesapeake | & Onhlo rafiway at Third and Rose streets, together with many frelght cars and con- tents, were burned today. Loss over $100,- 000 | Cohen-Brader, A wedding took place at the residence of the bride's parents, 1117 North Seventeenth street, Sunday afternoon at 2, the con- ! traciing parties being Deputy Sheriff Charles Coben and Miss Maude Brader. A numbef of friends and Invited guests ai- tended. Justice W. 8. Shoemaker performed | the ceremony Killa Misso! PAOLA, Kan Pac| ngineer. ov. 10.~A Migsourt Pa- cific train crashed into a freight car at the Missouri, Kansas & Texas cromsing re late Inst night. killing Engineer Bowers of 8t. Louls and serfously injuring the fireman Some Queer Things that Might Happen Omah, the Fire and Police Board. if the Governor Appoints not recommendin’ to her scholars th' kind o' patent medicide sold by a member of th' board. “‘Raise her wages.' says th’ gov'ner, ‘an’ tell th' member it he can't hoost his dope by hangin' pasters in th' school rooms like other fakirs I'll reduce him to a heat.' “‘But this ls th' school board ‘I don't care If it's a checkerboard th' gov'ner of Omaha ' “An that's th’ way it'd be in Omaha with & man ruonin’ ft that can’t find th' op- posite side o' th' street. We'd have cop- pers pinchin' messenger kids for blowin up their tires without & permit, while th' cracksman in th' basement below is drillin’ th' mafe. They'd be a lot o' red-necked terriers 80 green they'd try to cash a street car transfer, thinkin' it's a certificate o stock in an oil gusher. It'd be more fun than a christinin’ &n’ that's why I say 1'd Itke to see th' gov'ner name th' board.' “But it would be too bad to change the present fire department.” sald the desk sergeant “For folks that don't enjoy seein’ a good fire, yes. But things has been pretty slow in conflagration circles lately. They ain't been’ a fireman knocked down since Jack Redell left his case ‘In th' hands of his friends, an’ 1'd Iike 10 8ee him back again He's th' most successful fireman Aghter we ever had. He's a holy terror, an' when th' gong sounds it takes th' whole police force to referee him. An’ he's kind-hearted, too—+always tryin' to fix it 8o th' families o' th' laddies can collect thelr litel insur ance Yes, sergeant, I'll be glad to see th change, an’ I'm glad that Whoop-Holler re- porter happened to be standin’ around while th' supreme court was shootif’ off It's mouth.” I'm ammonia was stored In the plant and the | lon of the Loulsville & Nashville rall- | | the party those | | Atstrict | or aix | originally | ment to adopt a system of indirect taxation, { | be shifted and ! plimented 11, 1901, LAND TAX AND OTHER TAXES § ents of Prof. Ress Are Called inte Question. . HENRY GEORGE'S CONCLUSIONS DEFINED J.Quinby Prei Problem, Contending for the Direct Impost on Land Va OMAHA, Ree Nov. 9.—To the Editor of The The Economic league is to be com- for its work and cougratulated on Its suceess in securing the capable ex- pounders of economic problems it has. The address of Prof. Edward A. Ross on 'Taxa- tion" Thursday %as a pleasing and intelli- gent one, but some of his statements rela- tive to the theorles of taxation as proe pounded by Henry George were so mislead- ing that I beg to submit a few corrections. It is unfortunate that anyons discussing Henry George's doctrine of taxation should ever allude to it as a “tax on land." It s nothing of the sort. That exposition of his theory has led many honest farmers to think it a scheme whereby the burden of taxation was (o ba shifted onto shoulders, since they control so much land their | nta His Views of the | Prof. Ross himself made the declaration | that “‘the farmer would hardly consent to having the taxes removed from the busi- ness block In the city and placed upon his farm." Neither would Henry George or any of his followers consent to such a thing. That is not even a shadow of the doctrine of Henry George. Henry George proposed a tax upon land values, and land values ace in the city, not in the rural | 1 have In mind a single instance in one of the large cities of this country where a business sita just sixteen feet | front rents for $3,600 a year, and under the | conditions of the lease the building which the tenant has put upon that land will re- vert to the owner of the land at the expira- tion of twenty years, That is an example of ground rent. I have never heard of a farm, though there may be such, renting for such a consideration Effect of Present Syatem, 1 wish to emphasize tho fact that now under our present system of land tenure évervbody who rents s paying for that privilege practically upon the same plan as Henry George proposed—only what they pay goes to a landlord, whereas, under Henry George's plan, it would go into the public treasury and thereby obviate the necessity of levying other taxes. It would destroy the speculative value in land, true, as it should be destroyed, for there is today no form of monopoly not directly or in directly traceable to the speculative value in land A tax upon land valies {s an economi tax; ft costs little; it is definite and cer- tain and it cannot be shirted, as all in- direct taxes are. Prof. Ross mentioned the cheapness of indirect taxes, He was con sidering only the fiscal side of that ques- tion, for a moment's reflection will show any one that no indirect tax can he either certain or definite, nor can it be econom- feal, and it 18 always shifted from one to another, until it finally rests upon the last man who buys the article upon which it is levied. And in its ramifications from the man who originally pays it until it reaches the consumer, who flually pays it, it aug- ments Itself. For Instance: The manu- facturer who pays a tax upon the product of his fgetory charges the wholesaler for the trouble he has been put to to pay it, together with an advance for the uss of the money he has spent in paying the tax; the same operatlon is repeated with the re- | tailer on down, and when It Is finally paid by the consumer It is probably five times greater than when it was lévied. In short, for govern- such as we bave, is for it to surrender to corporate interests its soverelgn power of | taxation, for under it the real tax ccllector is the seller of the goods we buy, and he in turn pays over to government a small portion of what we have pald him. Like all indirect actions, an indirect tax is dis- honest and leads to corruption; it is ex- pensive and paves the w.y for extrava- gance in public expenditures, which the people would never permit if they were | paying thelr taxes direct Result of Tasatl | Furthermore, indirect taxes are a tax upon labor and a ¢heck to production. Everybody knows that a tax upon dogs tends to re duce the number of dogs. If that be so, how can it act otherwise upon the pro- duction of food and clothing and the other things that are a blessing to mankind? A tax upon land values would tend to reduce and check land values, while it could not re- Auce the amount of land. It would thereby make it possible for the people to own their | own homes, which they do not now. It would make a nation of home-owners in- stead of tenants. It would wipe out that parasite, the landlord. “Would the single tax of land values work?' has been asked. “'Yes, and so would the land- lord,”” has been the proper reply. A direct tax upon land values could not lied about, as Is done In almost every tax return. A friend went to pay his personal taxes here in Omaha. They were §3.00. A clerk remarked, “Why, Blank, 1 know a man who can buy and sell you a dozen tjmes who doesn’t pay that much.'* The remarks of City Engineer Rosewater at the meeting were correct and (o the point about our tax dodgers Quention of Confiscation. Prof. Rows erred, too, when, after confess- ing that land values were the result of the enterprisa of all the community and not of the landlord, he asserted that it would be confiscation for the community to take that which it had created. On the contrary, it 1s coofiscation by the Individual of that value created by the community under the present system. Nor can this confiseation be justified, as Prof. Ross contended, by the | fact that custom has long a recognized it. If that is 8o all the wrongs under which the people ever groaned would have become right if they had only waited instead of producing revolutions. “Time may make ancient good uncouth,” but it is a question If il can ever make an anclent wrong a future right But Prof. Ross is correct In emphasizing the importance of the subject of taxation, and in his prediction that the people will eventually turn from the vagaries and ab- surdities of the soclalistic doctrines and in- vestigate the question of taxation, for tax- ation is the foundation of the structure of buman society L. J. QUINBY DEATH RECORD. John A. Johnwon of Madison, MADISON, Wis., Nov. 10.—John A. John son, president of the Fuller & Johnson Manufacturing company, agricultural man ufacturers; president of the Gistolt Machine company, president of the Capital City bank and one of the foremost and wealth lest Norweglan-Americans in the north- . dled today of stomach trouble After r's (llpess. He leaves a widow and séveral grown children A. Nelaon, Lehanon, Mo. LEBANON, Mo, Nov. 10.—A, Nelson, res- ident director of the Ozark Plateau Land company of Buffalo, N. Y., died at his homs 10 this ety today, aged 71 years. time | - Makes the Hair Grow “ About a year ago my hair was coming eut very fast. 1 bonghta bottle of Ayer's Hair Vigor to stop this* Tt not only stopped the | falling, but mads the hair grow | very rapidly, until now my hair is 15 inches in length and very thick." — Mrs, A, BovnstoN, At chison, Kans. rapid dry. they thed very began to be soft And gl it atopped falling out, and all the old color was restored. Then it commenced to grow inches long Claremont, TiL. Stops Falling of the Hair “My hair was falling out ve v fast, was y turning gray, and was very harsh and 1 tried several hair preparations, but did me more harm than good. T then Ayer's Hair Vigor. Soon my Bair i in a short time and it is now five feet five —Mrs. LyDiA KUYKENDALL, rapidi All draggists, JCAYERCO, Lowell, Mass, AFFAIRS AT* SOUTH OMAHA | Rchoel Beard Ression Promiser a Lot of In- teresting Businets. TAXPAYERS' LEAGUE TO HAVE'A HEARING Reéport of the Experta Who Checked Up the Records and piaints Amainat the Com- Teachers Coming Up, An adjourned meeting of the Hoard of FEducation {a on the call for tonight. At this session [t {s expertéd that the two expert accountants employed some time ago to check up the books of the district will make a detailed report. Rumor has It that neveral discrepancles in the records have been found. In addition to receiving the report of the experts the board will traneact routine business. It s reported that a number of citizems claiming to represent the taxpayers will ba present and demand that Miss Agnes 0'Con ror, the supervigor of music, and Henry Claussen pelled to secure certificates or eise resign A number of Omaha musicians assert that for Mr. Claussen, he s reported to be per- fectly able to manage the commercial de partment of the High school. A member of the board sald yesterday that he had heard that some of the members of the so-called Tuxpayers' league desired the dismissal of Miss O'Connor in order that the place might be filled with an applicant who has more political pull than has the present incumbent . The state law provides that in case the board employs Incompetent feachers the members are liable for any salaries paid Talking on tha gtraln a member of the hoard femarked that If it came to a test he was confident that Miss O'Connor could hold ber own in musical circles with any of the applicants who are anxious to secure her position, Stranger Falls Dead. Yesterday forenoon a man was found dying In thé road on West Q #trest, near the city limits. When first discovered the man, who I a stranger in these parts, was seen walking along the road. AN fell to the ground and before coild be secured he had expired. As he fell he was seen to throw away handful of Virgin Mary medalions. Where he se cured these is not known. When searched at Brewer's morgué nothing was found on his person to indicate who he was or whers he was going Not a cent of money was found His only assets consisted of three lead pencils and a few scraps of paper. The dead map is about 2 vears of age, medium height, light complected and with light halr and sandy moustache. The coroner will make an Investigation today. Inquiry About Library. A letter was recelved yesterday by J. F. McReynolds from Patton & Miller, Chicago architects, making inquiries about the erec- tion of the proposed Carnegle library. This firm of architects states that during the present year It has drawn plans for eight “arnegle libraries in different parts of the country. Three photographs of library buildings were enclosed for inspection. ‘Messrs. Patton & Miller asked Mr. Me- Reynolds for the names of the directors of the present library and these have been sent. As now made up the board {4 com- posed of Mrs. Josephine Carroll, Mrs. €. L. Talbot, Mrs. Lane, J. W. Hastings and T. is understood that the city J. Nolap. / the commercial teacher, be com- | Miss O'Connor is a competent musiclan. As | mAy select its own architects in the work the only stipulation being that the cost of the bullding must not exceed $40,000 When it fs ascertalned just how the vota on the bonds stand the council will fssus bonds tor $5.000 run ten years and Araw 5 per cent interest. Bankers say that there will ba no diculty about eelling these securfties. Clerk Shrigley has already re celved a number of inquiries about this pro posed iscue. When this preliminary work I8 done the council will advertise for bids for a site, the cost not to exceed the imount of bonds voted As ®00n as the site fs chosen arrange fmenta will be made for the drawing of plans {and then next summer an appropriation will be made for the maintenance of the bullding. A sinking fund to take up the bonds when due is also proposed Council Meeta Tontght. | the oty council will ba held tonight. There s considerable busi- | mess of importance to be transacted and the sessfon promises to be a lengthy one ‘The vote on the library honds will be can | A meettng of vassed and In one or two precinets the | votes will be counted in order to make #sure that the returnsa ar orrect A num ber of petitions and communicatiéns are now on flle to be read by the clerk. Prop erty owners are stfll requesting fmprove ments fn the shape of electric street lights fire hydrants and sidewalks Stdewalks About Compléted. Within the next day or (wo the permanent sidewalRs on Twenty-fourth street and on N Atreet will be completed. When this work I8 done the contractor will move hix force to Q street and lay brick walks as 1ong a8 the wenther will permit. A major- ity of the walks lald on Twenty-fourth street are of brick, although a few prop- erty owners have laid artifielal stone. The completion of this work makes a great improvement in the appearance of the streets mentioned i Magie City Go Mike Dillon, the.well known drugeist, left last night for a three weeks' oastern trip. Tonight members of Washakle tribe of the Red Men will give assmoker at Work- man hall ' W. M. Clark = up from Lincoln, q‘mmun o day or two with his parents, Mr, an Mrs. G. W. Clark Rev. Father John Willlams of Omaha assieted at the evening services at 9t Martin'a church yester It {8 understood that the doctors have agreed to meet and recommenc number to be city physictan The King's Daughters of the Prosbyterian church will glve an entertainment In the church parlors this afternoon he paved sireets fn th isiness por tlon of the city are still dirty and the same may be sald of the alleys. Therg fs no money on hand to pay for atreet cleaning Haa Another Runaway. TRENTON, Neb., Nov. 10.(Special Tel- egram.) W. Heltz experfenced a run- away this morning when driving to town one of their from his farm. As he drove on to the bridge across the Republican the tugs came loose from the wagon. Mr. Hertz called to his 12-year-old son, Earl, who was In the wagon with him, tg climb out at the back of the wagon. The boy started to Jump, but caught his foot on a rod ani fell. He was dragged several feet and rendered unconscious. The boy was taken home, Dr. Thomas was summoned and con- sclousness was soon restored. No injuries were sustained except scratches to the face and hands. This {s the second run- away Mr. Hertz has had recently, - ——— Emily Taylor ia Broken Up MENOMINEE, Mich, Nov. 10-The #chooner Emily Taylor was wrecked at Zelzer bay. twenty miles north of here, last night, and the crew, consisting of (' tain Stone and flve men, was roscues fishermen. The schooner is man Captain Btone and hails from Gladstone hy Men's $2,50 Box Calt— This shoe has the genuine hox calf uppers-—-no side leathér-with genuine welt soles of best quality oak tan sole leather «We have seven dm:n-m ntyles of mechanics’ heavy shoes at $2.50--all of them made with the extra heavy soles and plump uppers—made for hard serv- jee yet with good style and lots of com fort -We can guaranteé these shoes to give every cent-and more than you pay us in satigfaction- You are money in pocket If you but look at them, Drexel Shoe Co Omaha v-to o Sh Ho! 1410 FARNAM ATREET. New Fall Catalogue Now Ready. The Art of Framing— Plctures have réached the highest | point of perfeection with us. OCénstant attention to the little detalls in frames and mouldings, the careful selection of novelties, togetber with an unswerving ambition to always frame the plcturé, whatever it may be, in the most artistic manner posaible, is thé secret of our success. Twenty-seven years beforo the public leaders {8 all that per- tains to ART, gives you the assurance that we will satiafactorily frame yuur picture—and the price?— ALWAYS RIGHT. A. HOSPE, {Musioand Art. 1513-1618 Dougles.