Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 25, 1910, Page 2

ONE-FOURTH OF I'HE BEE SNAPS HERE Every department in this busy store has a_number of ex- eellent snaps to of fer in some Children’s Underwedr, in 2-piece garments or union suits; ga 2-piece garments at 19¢ a Children’s Fyr Sets at 3314% discount; $3.75 sets now $2.50, $6.00 sets now $3.84, $7.50 sets now Girls’ Coats, 2 to 6 years, reduced to $3.95 from $5.00 and $6.00; $7.50 coats now @irls’ Coats, 8 to 14 years, now $4.75, that were $6.50 and $7.50; the $10.00 and $12. Boys’ Suits, that were $5.00, now $3.75; $7.50 suits, W ccoeces Many Snaps to be had here in Children’s Shoes. me YDII. PEOPLE'S At ORN | " 1518-1520 Farnam Street L 4l &0 ) g1 &0 ) 2 I IV Y VY sion examining surgeon at Knoxville, Ta., vice Dr.. B. P. Bellj resigned: Former Congressman Boyd, wife and faughter and M. B. Huffman and wife and Mrs. Seymour, all of Neligh, Neb., arrived In Washington last night and will leave tomorrow for Jackiomville, Fla. Chief Justice Fuller in supreme court | today atsmissed for want of juriadiction the ¢ash of Maria Berger, plaintiff in error, against Will Tracy, Frank Heister, John §treets, trustees for Brandon town- ship, Jackson county, Towa, defendants. J. 1. Paxton and Henry T. Clarke of Omaha. Bre in the city for the purpose of | urging 4pon the rivers and harbors com- | mittee of the house.and: General Marshall, | chief of engineers, the adoption of thelr | scheme “for the comtrol of the Missour! river. Mr. Paxton,'who is chief spokesman, sald that If the government would appro- priate enough moméy to put down a cable | or wire:rope to which trees could be at- | tached, Jimiting the amount of money to | bo used on some scotlon of the river, ho | was firtly convinced that the river could | be controlled in 1:8 entroachment along its | banks! i “We want to demgnstrate this and we are heré to ask the government.to under- take the work. It means, in my judgment, the solution of the question, ‘How is the Missourt to he hatnessed? Senators Burkett &nft Brown were at the White House toda¥ t6 urge ubon President Taft the detail of Captain WIIl Cowin, son of General John C, Cowin, as judge advo- cate in the Philippines, FRANCE FLOODED (Continued from First Page.) tice I full of water and the first floor of the Central Police.station is untenable, Water Famine Threatened. The partlal ¢rippling of the water supply |increase of 5 cents an hour for its switch- threatens the capital with a water famine |men was made before that of the Switch- The police aré making a holise-to-house eanyass, notifying the.inhabitants to boll all water used for drinking purposes and thereby avold thé”Qaiger of a typhold epidemic. The jsurface and_ untrtro\mfl railways, which are barely; eng nder tiokmal conditlons to cnp !‘llh the x\'amc,:mmm partially suspended, afthough wo worse to- day than yesterday. Rallread traffic, how- ever, now is utterly demoralized and com- pletely susperided fo the southward of Parls, The situation at'subiirban places, up and down the river, s deplorable. The lower quarters of. all the towns on the river below Paris are under water, the streets of Auteull resembling those of Venice. A dykeinear St. Germain broke today. flooding the valley as far as Malmaison. The lowér portion of Bole De Boulogne 1s a blanket'of'water. reachihg to Bagatelle. Judging from the reports recelved here to day from the provinces, a quarter of France (s under water. . Valleys Filled with Water, | own grocertes and meats, or else paid Mr. IW. L, | ference line or othc_r.‘ch are afew nd 39¢, union suits at 69¢ $5.00 $4.75 00 kinds now .. $6.75 ..$5.00 @ to provide food and shelter for the suffer- ing. Dyke Breaks, Villages Submerge: CHALONG-SUR-SAEONE, Jan. 24.—The dyke at Sacone au Doubs broke this aft- ernoon, Inundating ten villages, The strowts of Chalons are under water and two per- sons have been drowned. Hundreds of per- sons are on the roofs of their nearly sub- merged homes, crying for help. Boats are being used by rescuing parties, MEMBERS OF FAMILY TO FURNISH OWN GROCERIES | This is the Family Rulo Laid Down | by Albert H, Starkey that Later Causes Trouble, A'bert H. Starkey has devised an en- tirely novel domestic regime, according to Mrs. Ellen Starkey, who is plaintiff in an action for diverce. According to her complaint, Mr. Starkey laid down a rule that no one in the house- hold, which included a daughter, could eat unless eath either brought In his or her Starkey f8r edibles brought in by him. Plaintiff and her daughter, continues the petition, were made to suffer in other ways and final’y left the home. The couple were married In Sfoux City In 1881, CONFER OVER WAGE DEMANDS' Park of Union Pacific Attends Conference in Chicago of Weste ern Railway Officials. Western railrdad officials in Chicago Monday mands of the Brotherhood of Rallway Trainmen for Increased pay. W. L, Park of Omaha represents the Union Paelfic allroad and W. C. Nixon, general manager of the 'Frisco system, is chairman of the committee, The demand of the brotherhood for an were In con- over the de- men's union for a 6-cent Increass. The latter body was given the first conference and agreed upon mediation, The officials of the brotherhood are now urging im- mediate action. GRAHAM: FOR, LLOYD'S PLACE House Accepts Action ¢f Democratic Caucus for Ballinger Com- mittee. WASHINGTON, Jan. .—Accepting the action of the democratic caucus, the house today elected Representative chot investigating committee Representative Lloyd of Missourl. The cholee of Mr. Graham was ratified by the house without debate and by a viva voce vote. CHINESE LOAN IS SETTLED Four Groups Will Share Alike in Lurge Contracts for Ma- The easfern, central and southeastérr districty of France are terribly affected The valleys and plains are inundated and the citles .and towns are in darkness Troops everywhere bave been ordered to the work of rescue, but often they en- counter the greatest . ditficulty In driving the peamants, to places of satety. The cities of Montargls, Macon, Clalons- Sur-Seone and Epernay and the entire Champagng country s experlenciug the most disastrous flopds since 186. The water in 'many of fhe villages along the Saone and the Maime reaches to the roofs of the dwellings. At Verdun-§-Le-Doubs, a small town ecleven miles from Chalons-Sur-Saone, the protecting .dyke Is breaking and the town is threajened with destruction. The factories and mills have stopped work at Mesieres, Sedan and other places in the Mowre valley. Great damage has been done.to the beautiful French auto- moblle roads Which have been washed out in many places. The Garonns river is rising rapidly. The villago ot Carnac is surrounded by a lake. The rivers Rhone and Lolre arc falling in the lower reaches. The situation i greatly fmprovea at Lyens, Limoges, Tropes, Angeey.and Auxerre. 1t 1s impossible to estimate the property loss, but is will run into millions of francs. Fortunately the loss of life has been small, The government authorities have ordered the prefects and military commanders everywhere 1o ald n-the rescue work and Soothes and lleals Raw Spots and Cures All tarrhal Troubles O not tate, bran which ca been applied to the raw, affect beals, prevents abnormai discha Kopdon's (in sanitan lmm ovel nes- Stomach Trouble, ete. It will cure you. Writo today terial PARIS, Jan. 24—The settlement of the financlal side of the Hankow-Sze-Chuen raliroad loan of $30,000,000 s now confirmed here. The four groups, which Include the United States and Germany, will share allke In the contracts for materials. Low Fnre Henring Postponed. SIOUX FALLS, 8. D, Jan. 24,—(Special.) —The hearing In the matter of litigailon between the varlous raflroad companies having lines in South Dakota and the South Dakota Board of Raflroad Commis- sioners, with the reduction of passgnger fares In the staté as the bone of conteution, which commenced 'in Chicago several weeks ago, has been postponed until Feb- ruary 8 next. The postponement was due to the recent action of the express com- panies doing business In Bouth Dakota commencing Injunction proceedings in the federal court in Sloux Falls to restrain the railroad commissioners from putting into effect a new and reduced schedule of freight express rates, and the necessity of P. W. Dougherty, assistant attorney general and counsel of the raiiroad com- | mission, appearing as the representative of the commission at the hearing in the ex- press suits, which Will be held before Judge Garland of the federal court on January %, at which time it will be determined whether or not the temporary Injunction shall be issued. Persistent Advertising {s the road to Big Returus. apoly violent snuffs, sprays, douches—to irrf: smart aad burn t! e. Remové the cause—the catarrh nnot live when Kondon's Clhrrhl.l 3 tubes) uu com ion~ Hay Fever, Sore Throat, Deal as cured millions, Ask Your Druggist or Doctor and procure 4 250 nr‘m for comtant, y use athome o ‘manoat aad safs 3 uf"‘a.r..i sell it and ncommcnd it because it cures and containg no hanmful drag. I ygur dealer hasn't it write for catarrhi a sma, Catarrhal Headache, I | present 18 one of Barkis, | ernor’s chair. |started to warm up the people for the June Graham of [, Tlinols as a member of the Ballinger-Pin- | In place Of |goniyat either of them as yet is * |eliminate himeelf as an issue, and in such NUARY | 4 EYES 0N HURON CONFERENCE South Dakota Politicians Watching Meeting of Stalwarts. TWO0 ELEMENTS IN FIGHT Radicals Want to Renew Old Fac- While Comservatives Heal Wounds—Richards for Vessey's Opponen “PIERRE, 8. D., Jan. 24.—(Special)~The Question which just at present is agitating the minds poitical in this state is what is to be the outcome bf the stalwart con- ference at Huron February 1. \It is a well- known secret that the radicals among the stalwarts desire to repeat the hitter fight of two years ago in the primaries, while the conservatives among that faction have no such a desire, but want a campaign de- void of the bitterness and factionalism of two ycars ago. The outcome of the Huron meoting will no dbubt depend largely upon which element Is in control. The situation at present seems to revolvi around the governorship. While other of- ficlal positions are occasionally brought out in the Alscussions the situation In- | variab'y centers on that one position. Just | at the present time it looks like a case of Vessey against the field, with the backers of the fleld hunting for what looks like a winner to put In the race. While this feeling is largely among ghe old line stal- | warts, It also exists among some of the| disappointed progressives, who have not been satisfied with all Governor Vessey has so far done in his first term. The indication at the present appears to be that the stalwart cOnference wil: settle upon either B. L. Abel of Huron or Ex- Governor Birod of Clatk as thelr cholce with the indications looking toward the | selection of Abel. On the other hand there is & rumor that the radicals In the etal- | wart ranks will ask for the endorsement of R. O. Richards at the Huron conferemce, under the bellet that Richards will bring over a number of the votes of the oppo- sition faction through the primary league. Richards Appears Willing. The position of Richards himself up to the if his papers are | t0 be considered in any way reflecting his persona: views. He has neither announccd himself as a candidate nor denied that he will ask for the place, his position sd far belng that Governor Vessey has not| made good as a “‘candidate of the people,” and that someone should be selected who will do the will of the people In the gov- It he really gets into the fight it fs possible that he will cut into the Vessey strength to some extent,®but the governor wil: probablys draw to him- self enough of the stalwart vote of two years ago to offset any loss he would suffer In that direction, THe only other “republican” candidate is | George W. Egan of Sioux Falls, who is a | spectacula® platform orator, and who has gampalgn, making his first talk In his campalgn at Mitchell a fow days ago, and Whose strength is as much of & problem now as it was last summer, aithough it appears to be somewhat on the wane. | The democrats are talking BE. 8. Johnson | of Rapld City or P. F. Wickham of Alex- andria as possible standard bearers of their party for the governorship, but when they come to gather &round thé board thoy may 4ind some one else who will be either more likely or more “‘willing." ~ Second - Pluge For Menténant goPernor, F. M. Byrne of Faulk: county is Jobked upon as the most propable candidate of the progressives, and J. W. Parmiey of Rdmunds is belng boosted as a candidate of the stalwarts for that blace. The congressional situation is yet much in the air, and with Martin and Burke ask- ing for the renomination, it is a question the progressives will put In opposi- The only issue which has been raised ism,” and it leoks as if Uncle Joe intends to case the issue which has been raised will | Jose its force before the campaign comes on. No one has as yet Announced himself in opposition. to either George Johnson, the stalwart treasurer, nor to C. S. Polley, the progressive secretary of state. This may be ‘‘remedied” before the days get much longer. For the state land department, J. E. Tru- ran, the present deputy in that department, and F. F. Brinker of Lake county have so far announced their candidacy, neither allying himself as a factional candidate, but only as republican. The situation so far as superintendent of instruction s concerned appears to be set- tling down between C. H. Lugg of Hutch- 1nson, who is classed with the stalwart fac- tion, and C. G. Lawrence of Lincoln, who | 18 classed as an insurgent and being boomed | as a counter-irritant to the candidacy of | George Johnson, stalwart treasurer, from that county. So far the ““Johnson™ element In the cam- paign appears to be confined to the candi- dacy of George Johnson of Lincoln for treasurer, Royal C. Johnson of Hyde for attorney general, and John M. Johnson of Lyman, who wants to be state auditor. Economy Sole Issue. About the only state issue which appears to have made itself\ apparent in the cam- palgn 80 far Is one of expense of operation of the state. The stalwalts claim xhey‘ turned over the state affairs to the insur- gents three years ago practically out debt and that the extravagance of the | adminiatrations of Governors Crawford and Vessey have run up a debt of practically | $1,000,000. This, they claim, is unwarranted, and that it they had bgen left in control | of affairs such a condition would not have | existed. They lay the incicase Yo the cre- ation of a lot of new offices. The pro- gressives’ answer to this Is that out of the Ingrease in Indebtedness over $600,000 i in lmprovements and bulldings at the different state Institutions, which must be kept up to meet the growth of the state; that any new offices created are fee offices and have no bearing on state in- debtedness; that there is bound to be an increase in state expenditures as the state grows, and that the increase in this line has been but a little over #5000 in the time since they took control of affairs, and that such increase would have been in- evitable under any management. Some of the “minor prophets’” of the prbgressive wing of the party attempt Lo excuse in- creased expenditures through the vost of the new capitol, but they cam not stand upon this, that building is not being copstructed from money secured by taxa- tion, but by the sale of lands donated to the state by the general government, and that Is not & cause of increase. Old Fight may Hob Up. While conservatives in both factions have beén hoping for a primary campaigg, with the bitterness of two years ago eliminated, the situation just at present looks like a strong attempt to renew the old fight. But in this the deaders who would like to sce the fight under way will find that it will S tube or sample, postpaid, from Kondon Mig. Company Minneapolis, Mina. be hard (o work up among the voters such an enthusiasm as was In the alr two years ago. The people want “reform” In chunks, and after thelr ardor in that rection has eooled down they are more than likely to begtn to throw the seme “chunks” back as | but does not consider workings of his |, |army to be chiet signal missdles at the men who they whooped up for but a short time ago. They want a chance to rest after their strenuosity and propose to have it even If they have to fight for it While the primary 1s notAlked by the old- time polfticlans, regardless of which faction they are allled with, it has come to stay In this state. It will probably be changed In some of it provisions, but the people generally are satisfied with it, and the man who would seek its overthrow will find himself outside the breasiworks of any political camp before he half finishes his campadgn, Taft Will Push Sherman Act Cases Attitude Toward Federal Incorpora- tion Will Not Stop Prosecu- tions in Court. WASHINGTON, Jan. 24-Callers at the White House who have sounded the presi- dent recently as to his attitude toward the prosecution of the so-called trusts, report that regardiess. of whether the proposed vpluntary federal corporation law is passed or not, the adminissration is preparing to put Into effect a vigorous poliey af dealing wvith the big combinations so as to briug them within the provisions of the anti- trust laws, The president has let it be known that he is at this time merely awaiting the decision of the supreme court In the Standard Ol |and tobaceo trust casks before directing the attorney general to take up anMNnquiry into the more notorious of the other trusts, The president is further reported as hav- ing said thut both he and the party of which he 18 the titular head are pledged to a vigorous enforcement of the Sherman met and that he Intends to Keep the pledge, It fecessary to climb upon the housetop every morning and shout about it The president is sald to be well pleased with the activity and earnestness of At- torney General Wickersham In the cases alfeady in hand. No Money for Immigration Beard House Cuts Out Appropriation for Commigsion—Charged With Junketing. WASHINGTON, Jan: 24.—The $125,00 ap- propriation for the immigration commission was stricken out of the urgent deficlency bill in the house téday on a point of order by Representative Macon (Ark.), leaving the commissfon without an appropriation. Mr. Macon, In a speech, declared that the commission had made its recent foreign trip a “junkat” and he said he would do all |in his power to “strangle” the commission “How the Immigration commission could work on an investigation for two years |and spend $667,998 is bevond the compre- hension of an humblé member of congress,' declared Representative Butler (Pa.). Mr. Sebath (11}.) declared the commission's work so far “for this large sum is not worth that many pennies. Howell’s Name Goes to Senate Nomination for United States Dis- trict Attorney Sent In by the President. (From a Staft Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, D. C., Jahuary %4.—(Spe- cial Telegram.)—The nomination of Frank S. Howell of Omaha to be United States district attorney for the district of Na- braska, to succeed Charles A, Goss, was | sent to the senate today by President Taft. It is expected that the senate will promptly contirm the nomination. President Taft sent to the senate the nomination of General James Alien of the officer (reap- pointment). To be a brigadier general, Lieutenant Colonel Hiram M. Chittenden, corps of en- ginoers. Mr. Howell is in Arizona at present try- Ing a case before the territorial supreme court. He Is expected in Omaha Sunday. Many Exhibits for Chloken Show. ' MITCHELL, §. D., Jan 24.—(Spectal.)— The eleventh annual exhibition of the South Dakota Poultry association will take place January 31 to February 4, In this city in the ‘arge auditorium of the city hall, which affords an ideal place for the show, accomodating over 150, birds with plenty of room for visitors. Owing to the death of the president, E. T. Losey of Huron, William Drabbs of Yankton i8 the acting president, with L. 8. Vickers of Mitehell, secretary. E. P. Sand Is the superintendent of the exhibition and will attend to the arrival,of the birds when they come. A. B. Shaner of Iiiinols has been secured to score the birds this year. The premiums are the most liberal that have been offered by the association in while the special premiums and breed of chickens are superfor to anything yet offered. The In- dications point to the fact that the entrles are going to be large, and If the weather | holds good an unusually large number will be sent here from outside the state as has been the case in former years. Fireman is Held Up. BOONE, Ia., Jan. 24.—(Special.)—Saturday night at midnight Frank Richmond, a Northwestern fireman, was held up by bandits on the Fast Elgnth street hill, half a block from home, and robbed of $i2. He then escaped. Richmond had on a watch, | but this was not touched. Consumption Panic our hud cheerful cou battle. Rest, pi nourkhha food, oul-door life Sctm’s' Emulsion is the other half.” Take the Emulsion regularly ; it's the e ik B world ALL »AUGGISTS Bend 0., nameof , and this ad. for our besutitul Sav k and OBild's Sketoh. Each bank contains s thood Luck Peuny. & BOWNE, 409 Pearl St.,N. Y. RIVERS NOT FOR RATE WAR Commission Against Improvements | Merely to Hit Railroads, TOLL t Federal Govern- Proprietary Right Navigable Streams, FROWNS' ON SYSTEM | Report Holds ment Has [l \ WASHINGTON, Jan. M.—Almost every section of the oountry will find subjects of local a8 well as general interest in the preliminary report of the National Water- ways commission submitted to congress today. The report is based upon a com- prehenfive investigation In this country and abroad and will be followed by a sub- séquent report with further recommenda- tons. This preliminary report recommends, among other things, a general plan of con- servation of water power, with the shap- Ing of projects in the light of future nee of streams; resort to federal and state | !slation rather than to unnecessary chan- nel jmprovement merely to enforce reduc- tion of raliroad freight rates, with inhibi- tlon, on the other hand, of manipulation of such rates to freeze out water competi- tion; a uniform system of distribution of cost of waterway Improvement between federal, state and local governments; avold- ance of multiplication of ports; restriction of dam construction permits, inauguration of such waterway projects only as can boe completed within a reasonable time; a fed- eral tax on power furnished to consumers; reservation by the government of power to alter or repeal power rights Frowns on Toll Charges. The commisston holds that the federal government has no propristary Yight er in- terest in navigable waters, which would authorize the collection of tolls, It be- lieves that cach consent to construct a dam should provide that the grantee when- éver necessary to subserve navigation in- terests must construct and furnish power for & lock suited to the locality fand to | May Extend Date of Corporation Tax Now, Pending| { | If Decision in Supreme Court is Not | Returned by March 1 Congress " May Act. | | WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.~In event of the failure of the attempt to obtAln a decision from the supreme court of the United | States as to the constitutionallty of the corporation tax provisions of -the Payno | tariff act before March 1, -the date by | Which the return on the Income of cor- | porations must be filed, conktess may be asked to extend the date for the law be- coming operative. The suit In which the point arises is that of Stella P. Fiint, as general guardian of the property of Samuel N. Stone, Jr., & minor, againstthe Stone-Tracy company of Windsor, Vt. BOSTON, Jan. 24.—John E. Gay of Jaf- fray, N H., a stockholder in the Baltic COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY | “P-S FORGING RHEAD FAST ar Stodents on Has Now More Rey the Roster Than Miehigan “For the first time In its history Colum- bla university has more regular students registered”for the term from September (o | June than etther Michigan or Harvard Frederick T. Keppell, secretary of Colum- | bla, Who Wwas In Omaha Monday visiting | with the alumni of the university. He has been making & (rip through the west and | has visited the Universities of Minnasota Wisconsin and will go from Omiaha to Mis- | sourl and Illinols. He will also visit the | alumni in Kansas City and-8t. Louls, | “We have a total attendance of 61%, ot whom over 1000 are students In the professional graduate departients. Wo have over 2,00 students who hold thelr | first degree. | J‘Columbla I striying as muoh as possible | non- probable tratfic development. quirements are claimed to Such re- be free from legal objections which might be maintained Against a system of tolls Power developed at government dams for navigation or Irrigation purposes ul\nl!lll\ be utllized and adequately charged for. The commission recommends that beforo | the granting of rights to construct dams in } any navigable stream, the whole stream, or at least such parts as will be affected by the propoeed construction should be care- fuily surveyed, that i constitutional author- | ity therefore exists these grants should | authorizo the secretary of war or other ' official to regulate the charge for the power \ furnished consumers and should expressly | reserve to congress the right to alter, amend or repeal. Rates Not Primary Object. | While not denying the tendency of river | Improvements to lower railroad rates, ‘the commission holds it undersirable to expend money upon river channels solely for this | effect upon guch rates. The fundamental criterion, it says. should be whether a raliway or a waterway, whon constructed or improved, will be a profitable invest- ment. Pointing ont that the rallways have temporarily reduced rates and continued them upon & lower basis until competing water lines have been driven out of busi- | ness the commission recommends that when | a rate §s once thus reduced by a rallroad it should not be permitted to raise again unless after a’ hearing by the Interstate | Commerce commiasion oryothar competent | body it should be found that such proposed | Increase rests upon changed ' conditions | other than the elminatfn or decrease of water competition. Railways and Water Lines. The most essential requirement for the rehabllitation of water traffic Is asserted to be the establishment of harmonjous re- lations between railways and water lines. | In practically every case of water routes | | t6 take advafitage of its location in the me- | | tropolls of this country and at the same | | time i striving to be a publie servant to | New York. do vulside Columbla woik and. are sifit Muny of the le derd {a engihecr ing and architectural are assistng the university and students often cure work In these offices. Mr. Keppell was a guest of Hatley | Moorhoad at hooni lunch at the Rome and | #lumnt of Columbla at the Omaha club, He addreescd jthe senior ¢lass of the | Omaha High school yesterddy afternoon, Mr. Keppell spoke of the work of Columbla | and other castern colleges 4nd advised the |‘Omaha students as to the best ways of ob- taining a college cducation. He alko spoke | mere studies. Mr. Keppell Is traveling west | lumbta. P.aveyv Case i3 Heard on Appeal ST. LOUIS, Jan alning order against Commerce commiselon obtained by the Peavey Klevator company of Omaha through tht rajirguds, began here today in the United States cireuit court. At present the commission 18 restralnea | from abollshing the elevatot aflowance of 1% cents per 100 pounds, wiich the rail- roads have granted to the Peavey com- pany. Judges Sanborn, Hook and Adams aro sitting In t case. The Intersiate Commerce commission 1 represented by P. F. Farrell and the rall- th: Interstate | roads by Frank Hagerman of Kansas City, John Bartch Payne of Chicago, M. B. the boats are operated, the report says. In connection, and in harmony with rafl- | way lines. The commission believes the | transportation facilitics will be still fur- ther promoted by compelling joint rates and | pro-rating agreements, through bills of lading and phygical connection between | rail and water agencles, separate ware- | houses and terminal systems for railroads | and waterways being often a waste of | capital. Terminal and wharfage charges | should be reasonable regardless of the ownership of these facilities, The commission cannot see its way clear | to recommend a general power to fix minimum rates, but a majority of the com- mission would recommend empowering the Interstate Commerce commission to pre- seribe minimum rallroad rates whenever in its opinion the obfeet of a rafiroad in reducing rates is to decrease waterway competition.. Communities Must Co-Operate. Referring to criticlsms upon the delay of congress in the development of water routes, the commission polnts to the fact that the use of the improved channels In many Instances has not been commen- surate with the expense Incurred and to a lack of progressiveness in providing suit- able frelght-carrying facilities and to fall- ure to provide modern terminal equipment | No federal improvement will suffice, the commission Insists, without co-operation of communities and business intarests and between rail and water routes. A uniform system s recommended, ap- plicable to all waterways, under which sta- tistics may be collected, showing the vol- ume and different kinds of traffic carried on the rivers and inland channels. This country is declared to be far behind sev- eral European countries in the accuracy of inland navigation btatistics and the commission wants to see more extensive information regarding high and low water and average dlscharge of the streams in order to franie and effect plans for im- provements. Decrease in Water Traffic, The most striking Instance cited of de- crease In water-borne traffic is that of the Erle canal, though the commission regards as “quite as striking" the decrease In traf- fio on the Mississippi river and its tribu- taries. The report says, on the other hand, that the traffic on the great lakes has increased enormously. Improvements not essential to navigation should not be undertaken by the federal government, the commission thinks, and improvements in rivers and harbors should not be made, uniess sufficient assurance is given that proper wharves, terminals, etc, shall be furnished, on reasonable charges, by municipal or private enter- prises. Summarizing conditions abroad, the com- mission says that the average European freight rates on rallways paralleling water routes, especially for shost distances, are higher than in the United States. The European rates for water-borne carriage are as high, or higher than rallways in the United States, where the traffic Is likewise large. The general poliey of most European countries is towards waterways improvement. } 70 CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY Take Laxative Bromo yuinine Tablets l.nalllu refund money If it falls to Grove's signature (s on each box. Omaha MOVEMENTS OF OCEAN STEAMSHIPS Arrived Satled. Laurentic “Cmbria. Queenstbwn | Queenstown Southampton Gibraltar... Alexandria.. New York New York New York New York New York...... i Amerika \Cedric <. Pawvonla Campania . La Touraline i.8an Glorglo. “Re Halla,. Athinal Wi + Culifornia i pumonr i PSRM‘ I ?mbv Imported Cocuq. are higher In price than those of American manufacture,. The fact that our Goverampnt collects Heavy Duty on the same ABSOLUTELY does not improve the QUALITY, but INCREASES (e Brice. 0 ulo manufacture and is a & in the ¥ orl the Purest & Bes Not an, Milk Trust' The Original and Genuine HORLICK’S MALTED MILK The Food Drink for All Ag ForInfants, Invalids,and Growing childrea. Pure Nutrition, upbuilding the whole body. hwhnmmmhnmdlheued Rich milk, malted grain, in powder form. A quick lnd prepared in a minute. Takio nosubsitte. Ak for HORLICK'S. Others are imitations. Calumet Baking Powder We Ndvs many tudents who | atlanding | work In New York | last evening was entertained by the locad | of the by-products of a college besides me\ in the interests of the University. of Co- | 24—Arguments on a re- | Promoted by CUTICLRA SOAP Assisted by Cuticura London, 37, Chatterhotive M T -mn%"‘“ L., g’nkm.s'n “A'm& P 18 A Poltef um: o Adtho J”&: -E e eatmeat of X an Updike Milling Co i Flease find enclosed » piece of poetry, would like to have the honor of win- In[ a sack of your celebrated flour. I nu\- used 1t =i the thne since I have | been in Omaha, and 1.have nothing but | words of praise for it, |™he Anctent Order of Ola Maids held & meeting which last>d meveral hours, | They arifted from low to oatoh & hus- | tand #o several brands of flours. {Bome bemoaned their mensly lmok | the ratsine of the dough, Aand they gave a thousand reasons, untfl Mies O'Tool sald, “Wol |17 you use just a lttle bit more sense and s lttle less of |You will mever bave these troubles, if | you use the Pride of Omaha. " MRS. DAN. O'BRIEN, 3013 Ames Avenue. | FREE! FREE!" An Order on Her Grocer for a 24 1b. Seck of Pride ‘of "Omaba Flovr to Every Woman who malls uy a vérse of four to six lines | (which we use for adveértiging) about Pride | of Omaha Flour. ' Updike Milling Co. 1613 Sherman Ave, Omaba. Web, Koon of Indlanapolis and N. H. Loomis of | John Says: “T ¥in kwit meat, but m jiggered if X kin kwit smokin’, “It's me for another pocket full of all Ha- vana ‘TRUST BUST- BR' olgurs. 60 eagh won't break us.'” Central Cigar Store 21 South 16th Street, AUDITORIUM Matinee and Night Only Wednesday, Jan. 26 Wm. Morris (Inc.) Présents the Worlde Famous Scotch Comedian and Entertalner, Harry Lauder With a Company of ¢ JULIAN ELTINGE And Special Lauder Orchestra. 9 a m. Can be out nf town lebrated Assoclate and Seats on sale Monday, Jan. 2i, Prices 50c, $1.00, $1.60 and $2.00, reserved by telegraph from with money order or check. ‘BOYD'S | TONIGHT The Traveling Salesman | by James Forbes, author of the “Chorus Lady" AR Thursday—Henry ° woolrun. Beats toaay, 117 THEATER 18e, 26¢. 50+, 7he. Tonight, all wesk—Matines Wodnesday— "Ianr] B. Marris presents The 'Lion and the Mouse By Charles Klein. Sunday—Norman Mackett, in Classmates, A Por. i O Hoys in Edwin Holt & Co, Mildred Grovo & Hart, eneral W Javine, e Bicquars, noss Roma, the Wincdrome and the Orpheum Co hesira. Prices— 100, e GAYETY | ’Wfilm"c muflyfll'fi%)‘# night TROCAD DS x!IAVA.AI A "OUR diars Ladies’ die matines dally st 2:15. Bat. mat, and nights Wim, Grew Stook Oo.