Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 29, 1902, Page 7

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, JUNE 29, 1902. RATE WAR NOT IMPROBABLE | Fast Time Onmpetmon May Bring on Out in Fares, SUCH A FIGHT WOULD BE STUBBORN Ohject Would Be to Force Abandon- ment of Fast Schedule Between Denver, O and Chi- eago—Rallroad Notes. A rate war may yet be evolved from the fast time competition of the Nerthwestern, Burlingtdn and Rock Island between Den- ver, Omaha and Chicago. Some of the lines unable to meet the cut in time thresten to reduce rates as a means of foreing the roads back to the old schedules. 1t thin recourse is adopted a stubborn fight on rates may be expected, for it would not be confined merely to the routes over which the time schedules have been so materially shortened, but would, in all probabllit involve the entire systems of all the lines It is belleved by some very well informed raliroad men that a retaliation in the shape of a rate reduction would not promptly, but would ultimately, solve the problem. Meantime this would seriously complicate matters. For instance, if the Milwaukee, which, by the way, has the shortest route between Omaha and Chicago, but which is opposed to putting on the fast trains, should join with other roads in let- ting down the bars on fares between here and Chicago ft would be inviting a hazar- dous competition on its short route between Chicago and the Twin Citles by roads which have a more roundabout line be- tween these points, and should the Illinols Central declde to reduce rates between here and Chicago its affairs between Chicago and St. Louls would suffer as a result, for 1t s certain that the roads that have re- duced their time would not allow such ef- fective means of retallation to escape them. Brought Results Before. Some five or six years ago a situation similar to this one existed. A few roads put on fast trains and to get even others reduced their rates. The result was.that & regular rate war ensued between all the lines untll matters reached such a de- moralized state ae to suggest to the several companies the necessity of coming to some terms whereby the trouble could be set- tled. The matter was then submitted to B. D. Caldwell, formerly chalrman of Western Passenger assoclation, for arbi- tration. Mr. Caldwell's decision had the effect of restoring normal conditions. He decided that ihe roads unable to meet the fast time were entitled to a differentlal rate, which meant that extra fares should be charged on fast tralns, as is now being done on all the eastern roads. Before they would submit to this ruling all the lines abolished their fast trains and readopted the old schedul This is the predicted outcome of the fast train proposition should the rate war be precipitated. Changes Its Trade Mark. The Rock Island has changed its official name from the Grea. Rock Island to the Rock Island system since the acquisition of the Choctaw route and the completion of the Burlington, Cedar Rapids & North- arn sale by which it takes over that line. All printed matter of the company will hereafter bear a new trade-mark with the inscription of the new name upon it and all office and train equipment will be re- adorued in a similar manner. The Rock Irland has at last completed its new track from Faribault, Minn., into 8t. Paul, which gives it entrance into the Twin Cities over its own line, an end to which it has been long working. This new track will not be used, however, for some weeks, as there is some minor work to be done in the way of finishing touches. Pa er Association Meet Monday many, it not all, the assistant general passenger agents in Omaha will go to Chicago to attend the meeting of the Western Passenger association, which s to be held Tuesday. Local men say the mat- ter of the alleged threatened collapse of the assoclation will not come before this meeting, but will, if there is anything ln the report, be taken up later by the gene: nger and higher officials of the rold- ed. It s still urged, however, that the assoclation is in no danger whatever of dissolution. There may be some differ- ences among the ofclals whic hdemand at- tention and these matters will be settled Bt the meeting Tuesda and Personals. F. L. McCabe, assistant general pll"fl\- gent of the Oma 8t in city on official busin Alfred Darlow, general ldvlrlllln( agent of the Unlon Pacific, is in C tow! flte uem of the company of the Elkhorn e sales on the Ploneer Townsi hn ’un o *"At "Anoka, Bristow and Monowl A total of 128 lots were sold at an aggregate of $25,885.| MONTHLY BILLS APPROVED Appropriation 0 by Coumell at a Special * Meeting. The regular monthly appropriation ordi- nance, setting aside money to liquidate bills Incurred by.the city during June and prior thereto, was passed at a special meet- councll ydbterday. It carries gregate of §111,000. The original draft included the $4,000 which was to have been sppropriated to apply on the payment of flie house site at Eleventh and Howard but it was afterward stricken out. were only five councilmen present ~—EZimman, Burkley, Lobeck, Trostler and Karr—it was necessary that all vute for the ordinance in order to pass it, and Zimman sald he would vote against it unless the $4,000 clause was excluded. It is thought possible now that the mayor will veto the ordinanc he wanted the $4,000 avallable for immediate payment on | the lot. The council hopes to be able to take care of this item at Tuesday night's weeting. Tho principal item In the appropriation |the head of a band of crusaders ordinance fs $46,040, for water rent for the first half of the year. Another large item time bonds. Interest to the amount of speclal Improvement bonds. SALOON KEEPER MAKES ERROR Mistakes Women's Rellef Corps for Carrie Nation Band of dern. ald the proprietor of a saloon at Fifteenth and Webster streets Friday morning, addressing his two bartenders and porter, “here comes Carrie Nation at They've just got off the train at the Webster street depot and they're headed this way. when they come in give them everything they want. Don't oppose them in any- thing. If they want the money drawer give it to them. The place is theirs, see?" The employes sald they saw and the customers began to edge toward the door. The excltement was but momentary, how- ever, and the proprietor soon learned he had been miMnformed. The thirty-five women who arrived at the depot were the members of the Woman's Relief corps, John A.Dix post of Blair and they came to visit the George Crook post, Woman's Reliet corps. They were met at the depot by the latter and were conducted to the corps hall, Twenty-fourth and Grant streets, where they were entertained. HALFDAN STICKS TO PAYROLL County Board Provides Another Job for Jacobsen with O'Keefle Dissenting. Halfdan Jacobsen has again been duly | taken care of by the Board of County Com® mieisoners, his work on the collection of data for use by the board being about com- rleted. At a meeting of the board yesterday morning Commissioner Ostrom introduc | & resolution employing Mr. Jacobsen at $75 per month to prepare the cards for the new index cabinet system of keeping tab on per- sonal taxes, which system is to be put into operation immediately after the arrival of the cabinet next week. O'Keeffe thought the extra men allowed the tax department 1able to do the work and voted ‘“‘n the | for “bringing up personal taxes' should be on the resolution. All other members voted aye. The board traneacted no other business of consequence. RAIN STOPS REALTY MEN n Fails to Start and New Date in July is Set. The Real Estate exchange picnlc, which was to have been held yesterday at Arling- ton, has been postponed to July 17. Yester- | day when a few early birds arrived at the | Webster street depot they found no signs |of & special train, and while the rain was |falling in a dismal mist they made up their minds to go home. Later the committee met and decided upon the above mentioned date for the plenc. All tickets now out will be Tecognized on July 17, and for the accommodation of a large number of persons who desire to at- tend the hour of leaving has been changed trom 8 o’clock to 9 o'clock in the morning. LITTLE GIRL PRESSES CLAIM in Convinelng Attorney Connell that City Ought to Pay Her. Ethel, the 7-year-old daughter of Nelson Chimmock, a deaf mute of Albright, acted as interpreter for her father in the dffice of the city attorney yesterday, and by her tact in diplomacy and her £kill in the use of signs swelled the family exchequer by $25. Two months ago Ethel tripped on a defective sidewalk and injured her elbow. It s still somewhat stiff. Mr. Chimmock thought the city should at least pay the doctor’s bills, and Ethel converted the city attorney to his way of thinking. Mr. Con- nell assured her that he would recommend payment, and that the money would be forthcoming by the middle of July. LOCAL BREVITIES. The two base ball teams of the Omaha police department buried the hatchet yes- ;:ra-ryd and took dinner together at the S. Moecks was taken to the asylum at Liteotn Myestorduy A" Williwm - Hormes to the penitentiary, the latter to serve three years for burglary. Beveral viclous dogs that were reported to have bitten people and stock within the last two weeks were suffocated in the {m- pounder's new charcoal oven yesterday. The achool census enumerator for tne west district of the First ward reported {enerdny 1,772 children of school age. Only 492 were found in this dlstrict last year. Adler of 2717 Jackson street, son of Hante Adter, Tl 2t Boe's rings, 8. D Friday atiernoon Me. Ader leayas’a wits and two children. The remains have been brought to Omaha for burial. The Becond battalion of the Twenty-sec- ond infantry, which h n in camp on ta t range at the llflh &0 reservation the last month, has just started on its re- turn march to Fort Crook, leaving Winne- bago early yesterday. The four com- panies of the battalion, £, F, G and H, will march the entire distance. At § o'clock yesterday morning fire origl- nated in second story of the bullding at 1 Douglas street, owned by Thomas Martin, and §500 damage was done before tho flames weré extinguished. The fire {s supposed to have caught from mice and matches and originated in a clothes closet, in which were plled a number of books and papers. | The greatest damage was to the office occupled by Austin Matthew: Mrs. Pat. O'Gorman paid taxes yesterday, recelving from the city treasurer receipts for an aggregate of 7.40. She demanded two rece one for 8363, representing the taxes on the'proverty of her first husband's children, the other for $216.40, to he turned over to her second husband’s children. She called the treasurer's attention to bilsters on her hands, which she said were made by serubbing the floors of Brownell Hall. Lee, who was arrested in the rear of Chlel Binanus's bopse aid who. it was ded to blow the chief out of was sentenced to five days in T e “Rtheson pieaded. gulity 1o pub: oining 4 rasor and & knife and will mop the Jall fiocr tor the next ten who was will be his partner. n: Togan each contributed §3 and costs o the city for being drunk. $10,528.60 was appropriated for payment on | Now, | | NOW CONSIDERING TAX RATE Is $13,217.20, for interest on the city's long | Oounty Commissieners Differ as to Amount of This Year's Levy. THIRTIETH STREET BOULEVARD FIGURES With Increased A May Have Funds for Improve- Fort to Florence. Small complaints were threshed through | 8o rapldly yesterday that the members of the Board of Equalization begin to have visions of finishing their work July 3, in- stead of July 10, as it was thought at one time would be necessary. The day the equalizing is finished the levy will be voted. It is the amount of this levy that is be- coming the great problem with the board. Chairman Ostrom is Inclined to favor a small decrease. Harte wants it kept at last year's figure, which was 245 mills. Connolly wants It reduced to the lowest possible notch. O'Keeffe thinks it should be kept high enough to permit making a reduction in the county's bonded indebted- ness, which was $975,000, when the las statement was made. Hofeldt is non-com- mittal ac thie time. The explanations that the various com- missioners give are based on conjectures but Ostrom and Connolly both sald Saturday morning that the valuation total will un- doubtedly be $26,000,000 or over, as against $22,381,720.08 for 1901. Plan to Pave Boulevard. Ostrom was one of the original promoters of the plan to pave the Thirtieth street boulevard from Fort to Florence and this necessarily figures in his calculations. The board has been given an estimate of $1.20 per foot for the work, and as the tance is practically two miles this would mean a cost of $12,672. Ot this amount he belleves Florence would raise $1,000 and thinks the board could secure from the courts a modification of Judge Scott's order enjoining the board from using $2,700 in the permanent road fund for work anywhere but on Dodge and Center streets. If per- mitted to use this and adding the Florence contribution the board could do the work with $9,000 from the next levy. But he doesn’t know if the public favors this and he may propose a mass meeting of county taxpayers, to be held before the levy" is made, that there may be general expres- slon on this and other propositions that affect the levy. He eays that for several years the gen- eral fund has been inadequate by $20,000 to $30,000, but that this year the 9-mill levy will be sufficlent. Last year it was $201,- 436. The road fund, which, at 2 mills, was $44,763 last year, depends on the Thirtieth street proposition just mentioned. Chance to Help General Fund. There might te some saving in the sol- dfers’ rellef fund, which at .3 mill levy last year amounted to $6,714, but he con- siders in the bridge fund, which at 3.2 mills la year amounted to $71,621, there is a chance to help the general fund. If a full levy is made for it he reasons there would be a surplus in it at the end of the fiscal year and this could be credited to the general fund to cancel the accumulated entries against the latter. The levy for the general fund can be only 9 mills, and while this will be sufficient to meet the year's demands this year other resources must be drawn on to cancel the indebted- ness resulting from the deficits of former years. The bond-sinking fund, he ys, cannot be made large enough to take up the bonds as they come due, anyhow. At the maximum lovy of 2.7 mills last year it was given $60,430. Connolly’s reason for advocating the low- est possible levy is that “the people” will expect It In view of the ralse in assessed valuation, but Harte advocates a directly opposite course and declares that there should be no cut at all from the 24.5 levy of last year. He says he has talked with business men and found them in favor of his plan after he explained to them his reasons. As to Growing D N He says the county has year after year allowed its Indebtedness to grow until the proportions now are immense and there must come a change of course. He declares it to be a fact that the principal of the funding and refunding bonds has been over- pald In Interest by at least $30,000 since the first bonds of the county were voted in 1869 to give the Uniom Pacific bridge $250,- 000. He considers the talk of a new court house especially untimely In view of the present one belng still unpaid for and argues that the demand for a lower assess- ment in view of increased valuation fs un- warranted, as the bulk of the Increase comes on the large concerns whose shirk- ing in the past is largely responsible for the present deflcit. “The bonded indebted- ness could and should be knocked down from $975,000 to $800.000," he sald. BELT LINE RAILWAY NEXT Lawyer of Real Estate Tax Commit- tee Hints that Another Raise is Coming. Just as a tip on what is coming there may be repoated a conversation with At- torney J. H. Melntosh as he was going through assessors’ books in the county com- missioners’ chamber yesterday morning. “What has the tax committee to give out today was asked by a reporter “Nothing to announce, I belleve. I am Just looking up the Belt Line raflway. ““What was its assessment last year? “T understand it was $38,000. It ought to be about 100 times that much.” The Belt Line railway is one of those cited to appear carly next week before the Board of Equalization This morning the board acted on the com- plaint of Alfred Millard that the realty as- scssment on the old Bennett corner at Fif- teenth and Capitol avenue was too high a compared with surrounding realty. The board raduced his assessment from $19,000 to $10,000, but raised the assessment of G. 8. Parmelee's lot 5, block 76, which is the east side of Sixteenth street between Capl- DON'T GET IN A SWEAT Perspiration—"'sweat"” is what ple call it—is a way nature has that has no business there. We sweat more in summer, in the overheated bowels, undigested food ferments more than in winter and produces irritating acids and gases, The the Bible and we common peo- of driving out o€ the body refuse cause, %uickly owels, overworked, try to relieve themselves by violent convulsions, causinglenible gripes and colics, and diarrhoeal discharges so acid as to make you sore, and lcavmg the intestines weak and worn out. Nature assists body-clcanmg by sending the filth out through the pores of the skin. It is not safe to stop perspiring altogether but most of the impure matter should be sent out by natural move- ments of the bowels, and the offensive, ill-smelling, linen-stainin; sweat done away with. Keepgo the pleasant, candy cathartic ur bowels strong all summer wit ASCARETS, that clean the syctem and don't allow the excrement to be sweated out through the pores. Take a tablet every night, before goin to bed. They work while you sleep and make you feel fine an: cool all day. -lnub. Al Spewy m.. n—u‘fi..‘%‘nfl-’ llnov-“ll o cure o Yo v e'!‘ ulae tablet waiped C. tol avenue and Davemport, from $20,000 to $26,000; Horace Plunket's Crounmse block realty at the southeast corner of Sixteenth and Capltol avenue from $17,000 to $21,000; the Cady Lumber company's Dellone hotel ground at Fourteenth and Capitol avenue from $16,000 to $19,000. Of course the board is making some re- ductions in valuation as well as some in- creases, but the former are almost entirely on realty. The aggregate of the reductions made up to this time has not been an- nounced. The following table shows comparisons between the total assessed valuations of the county us equalized by the board last year and as returned by the assessors this y The bank assessment last year was $575,253, but cannot be given for 1902, as the board will not dispose of that feature until Mon- day afternoon. Differ- Re- turned. 1902, na State (ratiroads 566 DIFFICULT TO ESTIMATE COST Rising Condition of Material Market Intecferes with Building Arrangements. On account of the high price of bullding material and its present upward tendency architects have found themselves unable to make estimates upon bulldings which would come approximately near the figures subse- quently submitted by contractors. The re- sult of this condition is that plans for two bulldings which were to have been built this spring have been sent back to the architects for alteration to bring them within the estimates. The paper box factory, for which bids were opened last week, Is one of the houses which passed the estimate of the architect, and on slightly revised plans bids will be again opened Morday, the contract being let plecemeal instead of complete. The contemplated residence of Mrs. Benjamin Gallagher {8 another which is undergoing a revision of plans before bids are re- quested again. In both of these instances the trouble is sald to be with the material, as there has been no change in labor rates since the architects’ estimates were made. It 18 expected that at the reletting of the paper box factory Monday there will be no more trouble and that work will be started some time next week. The plans show a four-story building, §6x132 feet, with a boiler room 24x80. The material used will be brick and mill work and the estimated cost s $32,000. The owner is George Weln- hagen of Milwaukee and the architect J. P. Guth. It will be located at Thirteenth and Leavenworth streets. Saturday Mr. Guth took out a per- mit for the Storz Brewing company for the erection of a bottling house near the brew- ery. The material used will be brick, stone and iron, the estimated cost being about $40,000. The contract has been let to Her- man Wiese and Newman & Johnson, the tormer doing the brick work and founda- tions and the latter the carpenter work and roofing. The house will be 51x150, two stories high. The contract calls for its completion in September, but owing to the condition of the structural iron market it is not believed that it will be finished at that time, COOKS IN CENTER OF STREET House Torn Down While Cook Stove Continues Its B Undisturbed. The spectacle of a woman presiding over & red hot cookstove fn the middle of Nicho- las street, near Tenth, was one of the di- versions of that section of town yesterday .morning. At 8 o'clock the stove was In a house, at 9 it was without shelter, yet it had not been moved in the meantime, a par- adox which is accounted for by the fact that Street Commissioner Hummel's gang of workmen had torn the house from around the stove, leaving the latter standing on its brick proj When the gang reported there for work at £:20 Mrs, Sam Rolliston, temant, ob- jected to the house being removed, she had & beef roast in the oven, she said, and it would be ruined. The men had their or- ders, however. They were to tear down the house, since the thirty-day notice had expired, l in the street. So d with the woman, and as the stove rested on a dirt floor, the matter was easily arranged. The stovepipe, which had projected through the roof, was supported by wire guys and the stove steamed and sputtered merrily all the morning in the rainm. POLITICAL TALK IN CAMP Rumor that Union Labor Men Are Responsible for Captain Hol- 1n Absence, From the camp of the South Omaha cavalry troop comes & report that Captain W. L. Holladd has not been with his troopers in camp since last Tuesday and a rumor that political reason ascribed for his remalning away. Some of the men belleve that the union labor element of South Omaha, which is strong, has no liking for the military organization and is mixing into the captain’s politics. He is manager of the Nebraska Telephone com- pany there, but is also in the employ of the city as assistant fire chief, and there is said to be a belief that the. union el ment seeks to compel him either to dis courage the troop by resigning or to send in his resignation of the political job. FORM IRISH LEAGUE BRANCH Omaha Men Will Co-Operate in Car- rying Out Redmo; ldea. Yesterday afterncon T. J. Mahoney called meeting of the executl had charge of Omaha addressed by Willlam Redmond, M. P., for the purpose of perfecting arrange- ts for the organization of a branch of the Irish National League of America. The matter had been in contemplation since the visit of the Irish member of Parllament. Those who will be called upon to formu- late the plan of organization are: T. J. Mahoney, C. J. Smytly I J. Dumn, J. A Ccnnor, John Power, E. C. Ryan, John Rush, T. J. Fitsmorris and George Parks. They will meet at the office of Mr, Ma honey Tuesds fternoon. WIFE RECITES SOME TROUBLE Left Her to the ¥, Anna Homlieus, wife of Charles, has filed ith the district court an amen king separate maintenance co-defendants ber husband’s mother, Petrea, and the Burlington rallroad. She tes that before marriage she expressly stipulated that she was not to live with Charles' mother and malden sisters, but that her husband took her to them after & few months' residence in & home of their own, and that he then abandoned her lo their mercy, which mercy found expression in their ejecting her from the premises. He works for the Burlington, but would, she relates, give her nome of his salary, | and she would enjein the road from payiss him until he provides for her. She also enjoins the bank where her husband car- rles an account in his mother's name. CORNERSTONE LAYING PUT OFF Rain Interferes with Hoard’'s Arrangements=New Date to Be Set. Anditoriom The laying of the cornerstone of the Au- ditorium bullding was indefinitely post- poned yesterday afternoon by the board of directors on account of the rain. President Sanborn will call a meeting of the board for Monday at noon, at which time a second date for the cornerstone lay- ing will be set. Governor Savage had already arrived in the city to participate In the exercises, but he was notified of the postponement early in the afternoon. CITY ATTORNEY ON LOCKOUT Says Contract Does Not Operate to Prevent Temporary Suspea; of Sho City Attorney Connell was asked it the lockout in the Union Pacific shops could be construed as a violation of the com- pany's contract with the city. He an- ewered: The contract says the company shall maintain permanent terminal machine shops here, but of course would not operate to prevent a temporary suspension of work the result of labor troubles. If the shops should be permanently closed down, that would be another matter.” cos’ TRA Women May Pay as Much as $2,400 for One Now. Traveling appurtenances were never be- fore 8o handsome and so costly as they are now, reports the New York Sun. Of course $2,400 is a record price for a leather travel- ing beg, but the fact that that sum was pald for one not long ago to a New York firm {s evidence of the tendency of the times. Needless to say It was an American who bought the bag and it is also true that now- adays when a prosperous American goes traveling he is known the world over by the quality as well as the quantity of his bag- gage. “Europeans, even the richest,” declared a world-wide traveler, “in comparison with Amenigans, appear to be remarkably indif- ferent concerning the style of their travel- ing accessories. For instance, 1 have seen an English woman of title going about com- placently with a clumsy, shabby portman- téau such as a lady’s mald over here would eye with disdain. “'English travelers ara not invariably in- different in this respect,” he added. “‘Nelther are Americans unduly extravagant, but it is the latter the designers have in mind every year when turning out novel- ties In trunks, bags and boxe “Women are our best customers,” sald a dealer. “If there Is one thing more than another a fashionable woman tries to avold it 1s a shabby traveling outfit, particularly a shabby bag, which is apt to be more in evidence during a journey than a trunk or suit case. For that reason we pay particu- lar attention to new designs for bags." Bag, by the way, Is the approved name Just now instead of satchel or grip, which have lost vogue along with allgator skin, The drray of new styles of leather is one of the most interesting features of this sea- son's display for traveler Morocco of a very dark brown color and an extremely fine twilled grain fs con- spicuous for beauty and price and there are also moose skin, buffalo, bronco, Texas steer, plg, lizard and sea llon. The pro- cesses through which these skins pass be- fore being made up are responsible for the m with which they are recelved lonable buyers. Steel gray and a soft cocoa brown are among the newest of the lighter shades and seal brown is preferred to black in almost all the leathers except seal, in which black till holds its own. The bag of a square or box shape fs the newest. The more expensive makes have & folding-back or hinge top, which gives ready access to the interior pockets that hold all the tollet accessories, such as hand mirror, combs, brushes, cologne bot- tles, etc., all shaped to suit thelr recep- tacles. The modish bag for a man is almost the same as that for a woman In size and finish, the main difference being that the former includes shaving implements and larger brushes. To a great extent it is the Interior fit- tings which fix the cost of a bag. Ex- ternally the very handsomest of them is exceedingly plain, being finished with only a narrow mounting and clasps of dull or bright gold—which for the moment s pre- terred to silver—but not so the inside. The lining is of the softest, finest leather and so are the pockets, which are filled In some cases with articles of sterling silver or of sterling silver overlald with gold, each engraved with the owner's monogram, crest or Initials. When cost Is not to be considered the engraving i replaced with relief work representing the finest carving. A single gold crest on one article may cost $50 or twice that sum. Such crests and monograms, too, have their fashions. The style most in favor just now represents clusters of fine beads, every one of which s cut by hand. WORK FOR WOMEN. Question of Smoke Abatement Passed Up to the Clubs. It Is well to remind ourselves frequently, says the Indlanapolls News, that we have, or ought to bave, an unusual interest In smoke. The mere money loss from un- burned smoke is something that ought to be strong enough to equip every smoke- making plant in the city so that there would be no smoke—a thing entirely practicable. American Medicine quotes an experiment made in Manchester, England, Febru- ary, in which, at a place three miles from the center, a sample of snow that had been lying on the ground for ten days was melted and the dry residue welghed and analyzed. It was found to be equivalent to something over ten pounds to the acre and consisted of 48.6 per cent carbon, and 445 per cent ash. taken very near the city showed about three times the amount mentioned, or nearly one ton of soot to the square mile per day. The grease mixed with the soot makes It stick to the bulldings or to whatever else it falls on. In London the Smoke Abate- ment soclety is making inquiry concerning domestic grates, which promises to yleld valuable results. In Chicago the Edison company bas appropriated $20,000 to carry out plans to abate smoke, because it recog- nizes that' “smoke is horse power going up the chimney: have repeatedly cited other valuablé instances of work at Chicago, by way of contract with nothing being done bere. To the point of getting something done, American Medicine says: “Why do not American women's clubs take up the sub- ject? It is in the line of thelr avow: function as to national housekeeping and public health. They have the time and the ability to bring the nulsance to an end.” We belleve this, and we echo the question: Why do not women's clubs take up this question? There have been nota- ble instances, both local and general, where the persistence of an organized body of women bas resulted in bringiag about Experience Counts Every one concedes that—otherwise w.au would be the advantage of experience, often gained at the price of much labor, time and money. Cxperience has taught us that it is better to close out at the end of every season any and all odd lots that may have accumulated rather than carry such odd lots through the months when trade is inactive and finally be compelled to reduce the prices anyhow. We believe that if there are any articles that we are very desirous of selling it is better to CUT ONCE and CUT DEEP, thereby attaining our own end and at the same time benefiting our customers. With that in view we have culled from our stock many items, a few of which are described below. We wish to call your attention to a number of couches that go on sale tomorrow, one of which is particularly worthy of men- tion on account of its great value. It has a smooth top (no tufting) straight edged oak frame, sanitary open construction and is upholstered in new patterns of velour. Our price on this couch (we have a number of them) is $3.90. This is merely an index to hundreds of other articles that will be offerod tomorrow in up- holstered goods. One lot of twenty-five bed room suits made of solid oak—dresser has bevel French plate mirror—heavy cast brass trimmings—highly polished. These remain- ing twenty-five suits (worth regularly $27.50) will be placed on sale tomorrow at $13.90, just about one-half their real worth. And so on in every department—$1.2! 5 dining room chairs 69 cents; $5.00 iron beds $2.90—a number of coil «bed springy for three-quarter and single beds worth $4.00, on sale at $1.90—$2.50 sewing rockers 98 cents, ete., ete. We also have left and offer for tomorrow a number of the “Specials” we have been selling during the past few months. Poets and authors pictures in gilt frames 59 cents—sewing trays 24 cents—12-inch top oak center tables 24 cents—ebony back hand mirrors 24 cents. Many articles will be on sale tomorrow of which we have only a few of each and for that reason are not listed here, but they can be found at this store and reprsent values even ahead of those mentioned. YOUR CREDIT IS8 GOOD HERE Just think of buying such values as these and paying for them al- most as you like; can any other store do it? We have peculiar advantages that enable us to do more for our customers than is possible by any other Omaha house in our line. row. Investigate the merits of this sale tomor- & DMAHA. (THE PEOPLE'S FURKITURE AXD ¢ ARPET 00 reforms, nome, perhaps, as great or a: difficult to bring about ae this, but, on the other hand, women's clubs generally have not united in those things. Were the women's clubs of Indlanapolis to unite earnestly in this, we believe they would make an ending of the smoke nulsance, They ought to set us an example of neat- ness and cleanliness and economy, and if they think the undertaking a great one, they must remember that much of the first work has been done. No one can deny its practicability, its feasibility, its desirability or its economy. These things have all been demonstrated. Other eities, like Cleveland, Chicago, St. Louis, are setting us an example, an ex- ample that on us with the stinging force that if we do not follow it we shall fall behind in the race. Under these con- ditions, the women's clubs should begin the work with much in their favor., We know of no bodies that might begin it with bet- ter hope of success. WILHELMINA AND HER HUSBAND. Reports of Unhappy Relations Denled by Holland Resident. The Dutch are greatly tried with the re- ports which have been circulating through- out the world for the last two years con- cerning the bome life of thelr queen. A prominent grain importer of Holland, who 1s at present traveling in this country, said to a group of American friends in New York the other evening: “It {s libelous nonsense to say that Wil- belmina's marriage has been an unhappy oen. If that were true we Hollanders would be the first to make the accusationm, for surgly we would not defend the Pru stranger at the expense of our queen. marriage itself has never ceased to be a love match. “I would like to give a little incident of their domestic life which came to me di- rectly from a chamberlain-in-honor to the royal house. One day the king was search- ing through the chambers of the palace for Queen Wilhelmina. He came to the room where the premier patiently walting for an sudience. The room was dark and the king mistook him for the object of his search and sald: ‘Finde ich dich hier, meln liebes Thier? “It is » shame to translate that lyrical and human phrase, ‘Mein liebes Thier. Solomon once spoke of his heart's love gazelle and perhaps that is as near at Anglo-Saxon will come. The incident ia typical of the relations of our kiog and queen to each other. * Paying the Preminm. Some few months ago, relates the Record« Herald, a young matron telephoned to one of the young men she knew, who is con- nected with a large Insurance firm, asking him to write a policy covering her new household effects. “Don’t tell Dick,” she asked. “I want te surprise him. He really thinks I have no business head at all.” The young man asseuted and issued the policy. He walted a considerable time for the payment of the premium. His friend- ship for the young woman caused him to re- st sending the bill, but he finally did so, The reciplent complained bitterly to an ace quaintance, who is considerable of & way and he readily encouraged her in her 14 ‘Now, really,” she sald, wrinkling pretty brows, “this bit of paper costs next to nothing. I could have written it myselt,” “Yes," sald he, “but if you have a fire the company will have to pay the loss.” “Well," she suggested, “‘let them deduct what they say I them. Then they won't be out anything. Plente Postp: The Dansh Brotherhood pienie, which was to have been held at Arlington, Nel today, has been postponed. Announcement of date will be made in the near feature. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. J. E. Hays of Lincoln is at the Merchants. J. L. Hall of Kansas City is at the Mur- ray. John R. Hays of Norfolk is at the Iler Grand. W. P. Haines of York is at the Mers chants. J. J. Lowery and wife of Lelgh are ir the elty. John Bri the Murra G. W. Cleveland of Fayetteville, Ark., is in the eity on business. lmmn IM Ell::bol.l Spafard of Misses C.dll' .lflfll rr of W. L Boulevard. . t of North Platte is & guest at Florence