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THE OMAHA DAILY I1EE: SUNDAY, JUNE 15, 1002. Arc almost always accompanied by a large .clement of risk. Experimental propositions arc met daily, only a few of which, however, prove successful. It therefore behooves one in deciding mo mentous questions, to avoid the experi mental and accept that which is acknowl edged the standard. Do you intend purchasing some house hold goods? If so, remember that The People's store and its methods, arc no experiment, having had for 18 years the approval of thousands of Omaha's house holders. In trading here you eliminate all possibilities of chance. Our lino credit system enables you to select what you want (from large assort ments,) and pay as convenient. AREWELL TO HIGH SUIOOL Clut of 1902 Maks Its Bow and Step Out Into the World, 10I3 & fADNAM STCEETS. OMAHA. (TBI PEOPM'I rUIKHTCBE AMD CiRPIT CO.) S5T If-3" 4t Y"mwtFin ft BIG SALE TOMORROW OF HEY WOOD & WAKEFIELD GO-CARTS Stationary 0 OR Go-Carts Reclining CQK Go Carts OiUU declining Go-Carts, Q TJE with upholstery wi I U WOKTII ALMOST DOUBLE. 25 rolls of ingrain carpet, wool filled, new and choice pat- Q"Tgw terns, worth 63c, tomorrow . O I U GURNEY REFRIGERATORS have "take out" ice com partment, insuring cleana ble qualities. 150 refrigera tors on sale tomorrow in 3 lots- $6.75, $8.90 and $10.50 Don't overlook this opportu nity. ' On 'Hale tomorrow 500 prs. Nottingham Lace Curtains, in two lots, each lot compris ing many beautiful patterns. Prices for tomorrow, $1.24 and $1.98 DINING ROOM CHAI R Full size scat ' and back hlgb'ly polished well braced and hand some design worth $1.50 on ale tomorrow COUCH SALE 100 couchei, upholstered in handsome patterns of velcjcr fringed, worth $12, on .ale tomorrow .. 5.90 Sewing Rocker oak cane eat brace arm high back- worth $100, on tale tomorrow, at Dangler Gasoline Stove. guar anteed, on .ale tomorrow 98c i guar- 2.25 We sell out of Omaha on our easy pay ment system. Cramer's Kidney and Liver Cure A PREPARATION WHICH WILL ABSOLUTELY CURE every kind of CURABLE kidney and liver trouble. We GUARANTEE the above state ment. MONEY BACK IF IT FAILS. THAT'S FAIRI Endorsed by Omaha People. , John Hainan, city salesman Omaha Packing company; O. P. Brown, 43rd and Fowler streets; Charles Marquardt. 1623 N. 19th street; Fred Koewler. N. 20th street; John Erck. Thurston hotel; George Hyde, 18f Chicago street: John Glegangack. 3528 N. 29th street; Wm. Blnipsou. manager Windsor Stables; Jas. Baker, bookkeeper, McCord-Brady Co.; Lewla Boone, care Expressmen's Del. Co.; John Lubold, city cigar salesman for McCord-Brady Co. 8peclal price all this week of 67c tor the $1.00 slie. Delivered In city. Endorsed by Doctors. Dr. Wm. P. Brierly, who U a graduate from the Albany Medical college, write under date of August 1. 189: "Cramer's Kidney Co.: Uantlimien In answer to your question. What do 1 think of Cramer's Kld- - ui, wm mm umi i never prescnoe any patent medicines for my Datlents 1 firoUKh klniintu nf vnur munHvee Me 1. ... i .. . , i - , - ' , . - t " , - iaiiiiii. wim hub luxen me through your laboratory, 1 can only say that I whs surprised when shown your method of preparing CRAM KK 8 KIDNEY CURE, everything being carefully weighed and measured and the herhe looking nice and fresh. I was astonlnhed ought to CI Ht all curable cases. Its contents are prescribed by the medical i.ro feealon every day. Dr. Cramer, being an old practitioner and overseeing every thing, to the best of my knowledge there are very few medicines on the market that are prepared with so much care." 1 OPEN ALL NIGHT. Schaefer's Cut Price Drugstore, Cor. 16th and Chicago Sts ARGEST IN THE HISTORY OF THE CITY Crelgthtoa-Orpheam Theater Crowded te Heap the Gradaatlatt Exercises Menabers of Class Acaalt Themselves Well. Pr mane ntly ClJ TGC! No cutting, no pain, no detention from Business. iou pay notning until cured, ('ail or send i6r terms. Con.-liatton fre. PIL Omaha Runture and Pile Cure Comnnnv. - - w--jwmmjj Ftstala. Flssara, Roetal, I leer. Hleedlaar, lleklaar ssi II retal dlaaaaoa saeeeasfaUy treated. PUea ear 4 wttbeat sariral aperatloa. NO KR1FB. NO CHLOROFORM. ' Cure apeady, radical and permanent. Every case of piles eo- k . . wm e rviui. iuaiauw Ul m gun. iiwa OOT. Odi 0-T Dala Black, Oppaalt Haydoaa, Omaha, Nab. It was the largest class ever graduated from the Omaha High school 150 strong and It filled the stage of the Orpheum Friday night as though the stage had been built to accommodate It. Three more persons could not hsve been crowded on. Tier upon tier the bright young faces arose from the footlights and shone forth from clouds of billowy white chiffon with Just touch of masculine black here and there by way of contrast. There were 110 girls and forty boys. It was a feast of reason, mueic, an aud color. Every little nook and corner of the stage that was not otherwise occupied was filled with palms or with roses and carnations, presenting the class colors, crimson and white. As to the boxes, they were occupied by remnants of previous grsduatlng classes or by representatives of classes yet to face he world. There was the fleur de lis In white and orange of the class of '97, the sky blue, yellow and purple of '03, the blue and white of '01, the pink and mauve of the P. O. S. society and the black and gold of the P. L. 6. The motto of each or ganization, tastefully wrought In gaudy weaves and gilt letters, hung from the sides of the boxes and a continual crossfire of clsss yells, many of them Improvised to uit the occasion, filled In the gaps of the program. Here Is a sample: We hate to say it, But still we be The wonderful class Of 83. Cadets Come First. After the Invocation by Rev. Robert Yost thirty commissioned cadet officers of the lass. Including all but ten of the boy graduates, marched upon the stage, under ommand of Lieutenant Colonel Arthur Kelkenney. There was no room for mili tary maneuvers, so the young officers con tented themselves with "right dress" and salute." Superintendent Pearse, after a brief address, delivered to them their diplomas', which bear testimony to their skill in the drill and manual of arms. Principal A. H. Waterhouse then an nounced the name, and rating of the senior pupils who had received the highest mark, for the last term, as follows: Edna L. Daman, 96.9; Mary L. Brown, 96.5; Minnie Hiller, 96.4; Blanche Roe, 95.5; Anna M. Dietrlck, 96.6. The first oration was "Our Neighbors." by William Phelps, the salutatorlan, in which was presented a word picture of the great national powers and their relation. to each other. He decried war, urged ar bitration as a means of settling Interna tional differences, congratulated the Anglo Saxon race, and turned the calcium upon the altruism of the future. His Ideas were all eminently safe and his fine stage presence and strong, clear voice made an excellent impression. Takes President for Model. Miss Ruth Hammond's oration, "The Twentieth Century Knight," presented the modern hero In striking contrast with the Don Quixote nobleman of yore. She took Theodore Roosevelt as her type of latter day knighthood, and if the president had been there he would certainly have been proud of his little champion. Her tones were beautifully modulated, her enuncia tion clear, her gestures tew and appropriate and her sentiments well within the mental grasp of her audience. "True Womanhood," the theme chosen by Miss Laura Congdon, was a dignified and able analysis of some of the women who hare figured prominently In the world's history. . Queen Victoria seemed to be her Ideal. She excluded vice from the English court, said Miss Congdon, "by the ex ample she set in her own life and by her sweet womanliness always." The Omaha High School Violin quartet. comprising four young women of the Junior class, played "Scene Champetre," and re sponded to a hearty encore. Miss Lillian Dickinson, a mulatto, spoke on the subject, "The Young Negro, a Fac tor of the Future," In which she took a very optimistic view and predicted an early settlement of the race problem. "The young negro having grasped the situation,1 she said, "knows and feels that nothing can curb the bright tendencies that allure him to his future. He has only to wait In silence, 'work while others sleep in the night,' and when the morning icf the future breaks in upon him he will find himself walking In a coherent atmosphere of loving friendship, admired and respected by his fellow men." Miss Mae King, In "Orators and Oratory," assured her audience that the golden age of oratory Is not dead, notwithstanding the growing power of the press. She is something of an orator herself, since the audience lost not a word of her oration. Watson B. Smith believes that the Ameri can union haa reached the parting of the ways In Its onwsrd and upward march, and In "America's opportunity" he expressed the hope that the government at Washing ton would not barken to the "bowl of im periallsm," but that It would go on Amerl canlzlng the world. "Don't turn back," be cried. The violin quartet played the Blue Danube waits. Miss lllller a Faverlte. Mis. Minnie Hiller was clearly the favor ite of the evening. When she finished her oration on "What Shall We Do with Her?" the applause amounted to an ovation, which she gracefully acknowledged. Her remark. were sensible and practical, the dominant thought being that the domestic arts should be added to High school curriculum, for ths benefit of girls. "Does It Pay?" was the subject of the last oration on the program, being delivered by Miss Alta Huklll, the valedictorian. It was an earnest plea for less commercialism and materialism, and more time devoted to de veloping the higher spiritual slds of life N. M. Howard, vice president of the Board of Education, delivered the annual address to ths graduates, admonishing them to exert their influence for good in the community and to let their lights shins as graduates of the Omaha High school. The exercises closed with the presentation of diplomas by Mr. Howard. The seats hsvlng been removed from the stage, the members of the class msrebed by him, each acknowledging receipt of the sheepskin with a graceful bow. Members of the Class. Following are the members of th gradu ating class: BOYS. Marah, EirU. Millar, Bluer, Uoar. Cljd. Moninia. L. W , Kelao. Ctrl, Niloo. henry, pane. William, Pnelpa, William, Porter. Carl. Powell, Pen jr. Smut. Wetaoa B-. Shelby, l'reiluoik. Hid wall. Lawrence T., Sintih. Harry U. fimlth. Witmt 8 . SiaoqrrcD. Walter, S'.u'rt. Bevl. Si uti udorf. Herbert, Rtubl. Gilbert. Sutk.rla. Webster J., T'.rjueon. Bert. W ansae, rluvarS D.. Kelly. Harry, Mi Klnley, Arthur.- Anrteranr,, Mauds C, fcahbltt, flattie, hanker. Mildred, rWaeit, Alma, Bedwell. Mary ft., Kenealrt. Lola M., Blake, Orare L. . Hlenrhard, Jennla, Hint. Jnerphlne, Bora him. Harriet M , Pinurke, Mary E., Prlnker. Nell L., Brown. May L. , Chamber. Flnrencs P. , Chapman, Badte, Cloud. Myrtle, Coleman. Nellie 0 , Conation, Laura M., Connell, Marion, Connelly. Nellie, Cunningham, Ana, tmllaa, Mary, !emnn, Edna L.. Pel lacker, Kola. Deverall, Florence, nirklneon, Lillian, Dletrlrk, Anna M., Eldrldge, Nannie M., Ellett. Oetll K.. Ellaworth. Emma M., Emery, Jennie, Fedde, Margaret, Flaher Mattel ... Kr-nch, Datay L.. Darin, Ellen, Ollkey. Pearl, Olennen, Loretta, Oore, Lucy T., (Jrleb. Roaa, Crimea, Florence, Hammond, Ruth, Hartman, Hlldur, Hiller, Mlnnla, Hodge, May, Hnoton. Kay P., Huklll, Alta M.. J en aen. Edna. Jeaeen, Ruble A., Karr. Mabel L-, Keller. May, King. Ma. Weef, William. Wlglngton, Clarence, GIRLS. Knight. Bertha M. D., leter. Peart A.. Mrlntoeh. Frederic. M'-Namara. Mary 41 Manger. Marl A.. Miller. Leila. Mlndlln. 81.11a, Monrhaad. Benete. Morden, Florence C, Mulrlhlll. Kierla, Naaon, Jenale, Neher. Molll C, Neweon. Victoria M , Noel, Ella. Nnrthrup. Clair. Parker. Mabel. Partridge. Ethel, Peterson. Emily W.f Phelpa, June, Banc. A lira M , Hector. Aid M., Rector, Maude. Btddell. Jeann, Roe, Blenrhe. Roe. Cherlott. Byan, Marie. 8 h. Nellie K , .-hrelher. Emma. Sharrar, Ada, Slater. Mildred, Smith, Anna V., Somen, May, Spellman. Margaret, Sprague, Nellie B , Stearne, Mnry L., Stewart. Alletta. Strlngfellow. Mary, Taylor. Beaele. Thomaa. Gertrude, Thompeon, Ruth M., Towna, Fay, Tnwnsend. Be! H.. Wear. May. Vt'eeka. Ma L.. White, Oertrude, White. Louise L , W'tgtngton, Jennla, Wllenn, Cell A., Wllaon. Robert. Wlnegard. Lenora, Wright. Edith J., CR0ZIER MATTER UP AGAIN Proposition to Make Him Chief of Ordnance Occupies Time of senate. WASHINGTON, June 14. During the greater part of Friday the senate was In executive session, the nomination of Cap tain Crosier to be chief of ordnance of ths army being the particular subject under consideration. The president's message urging the es tablishment of reciprocal relations between the United States and Cuba was received after the senate had gone Into secret ses sion. The doors were opened, the message was read and then the secret session was resumed. The vote by which the resolutions re specting the discharge of Miss Rebecca J. Tsylor from the War department waa re ferred to the committee on civil service and retrenchment at the instance of Mr. Piatt of Connecticut was reconsidered and the resolution' was made subject to the call Of Mr. Carmack of Tennessee. A resolution was ottered by Mr, Mitchell of Oregon directing the committee on Pa cific islands and Porto Rico to inquire into the general condition of Hawaii, the ad ministration of affairs there, the quality, condition and value of the public land. In Hawaii, the crown lands and the title of the former queen therein, with power to It during the reces. and by subcommittee to visit the Islands, it necessary, and to report at the beginning of the next ses Ion. Mr. Hoar proposed an amendment to the resolution providing that the committee should inquire whether the ex-queen has any claim against the United States, legal or equitable, by reason of having parted hitherto with her title. Mr. Mitchell accepted the amendment and the resolution was referred to the com mittee on Pacific islands and Porto Rico. The senate took no action on the noml nation of General Crozler. The senate resumed business In open ses sion at 2:65 p. m. The message of tho president in support of the establishment of reciprocal relations between the United States and Cuba was read and waa listened to with profound attention by senators on both sides of the chamber. The attendance of senators was notably large. The chair announced that the message would be re ferred to the committee on relation, with Cuba. Arnold. Mrloo. Barmt. Howard, ilu.hanaa, Wiitoa, Chnatle. Ra'.i h. Clark. Thomaa B , Co. hraB. fejward. Cnrrell. William H. Crowley, Jama H Lrelold, Oacar. Foatar Harold, Fob. Ura,don. Friedman, oamuel. Fuller. Jay. Qoldanalth. Walter 0rd..n. AllreJ W., unrein, Ua w re a r e Croelenell. Albert Htlmrod. Albert. Hltke. Lealle U , Holland. Waller, Hughea, Ctarelir. fcelkaaawjr. Arthur, TEAMSTERS SCENT TROUBLE See New Outbreak In Itumored Dis charge by Packers of Union Drivers. CHICAGO. June 14. Ukellhood of an other strike of teamsters employed In the stock yards Increased today, when it waa announced that twenty-one union drivers for Swift and Company had been discharged No reason waa given for their discharges and the .ctlon of the firm has aggravated the Ill-feeling among the teamsters. They fear that the discharge of the mem bers la the first step of the packers toward doing away with all their teamsters. They have learned that Swift and Company, Nel son Morris sV Co. and other packers are now making preparations to deliver their meats to substations by rail. No attempt was made today by the teamsters to reach an agreement with the packers. SPLIT IN NATION POLITICS Two Divisions Spring" from Chocta Convention and Doable-Header Ticket Is Named. SOUTH M'ALESTER, I. T., June 14. The national convention of the Tuskahoma party or the Choctaw nation spilt over the selec tion of a permanent chairman and the fol lowers of Governor G. W. Dukes bolted the convention and nominated Hon. T. W. Hunter of Caddo for governor. The other faction named ex-Governor Greenmire for governor. Both men will make a hard fight. . The Greenmire con ventlon accepted the supplemental treaty now pending In congresa as Its platform Mr. Hunter will oppose the treaty. B . J.. C, DEMAND NEW ENGINE HOUSE Commercial Clab People Not SatUned with Stand Taken by City Coanell. Members of the Insurance committee of the Commercial club are getting ready to renew the struggle with the city counc)l on the subject of the new house for a fire company to be established In the wholesale district. "Tho council took a fall out of us all right thla week," says a member of the committee, "and we are now trying to find out where we are at, but within a few days we will probably know what to do, and when we get ready to act tbia time we believe that we will be in a position to get what we are going after. It at Impossible to say what course our committee will take, for, as I said, we do not exactly know where we stand with reference to our right, in the premises." CORNERSTONE OF AUDITORIUM Arraaceaaents for Pablle Ceremaalal of Laying Are Now Nearly Completed. Alfred Millard, chairman, and hi. com mittee who have charge of the ceremonies of the laying of the cornerstone of the Auditorium on the 2tb, are busily at work arranging for the event and will make it one of tjreat Interest to the public. A platform capable of aeatlng 150 or more people will be erected in auch position that the speakers csn be heard and the oeremonles witnessed from both Howard and Fourteenth streets. The cornerstone will have on one fsce the words, "Omaha Auditorium, erected. 102. John Lateoser. Architect," and on the other face, "Erected 1901 by the People, for the People." TREND OF PROGRESS fLlBnaannn W. A. COOK, M. D. Discoverer of the Famous Cook Cures for Diseases of Men. In this wonderful age the medical profession would deserve severest condemna tion If the single-tree to medical science, the fundament of success HEALTH bud been allowed to scrape the wheels of progress. When the amputation of a limb was necessary a few hundred years ago, the patient waa placed upon a block and held by strong men while the leg or arm was severed by one blow with a large chopping ax. The stump of the limb was then thrust Into vessel of boiling pitch and cooked until bleeding stopped; and, strange to ssy, the patient sometimes got well. Today, when amputation Is neceasary, the patient Is scrubed and cleaned until there are no lurking germs; he Is placed under profound anaesthesia and is no mora conscious of the operation than his friends. In the next room. There Is no loss of blood, and under modern methods results are, aa a rule, successful. This Is what we call progress. A great newspaper office may start as a small country paper, but as the yenrs go on and the little town grows Into a large city, new fixtures are added from time to time, old machinery Is replaced with new and more elaborate, larger quarters made necessary, linotype machines, telephones, assistant editors, re porters, pressmen, stereotypers. bookkeepers, solicitors, distributors, etc., have all come as the natural reault of progress, thrift ami Judicious management. The founder and proprietor grows into his place In the business and social world, and thus helps to shape the affairs of the community. After a while he pas.tes the last milestone on life's highway and crosses to the other side. Publication of his pnper continues, but perhaps the very Ideals for which he has striven through lire are now turned in an opposite direction by the new management. Ills estate Is divided and perhaps quarreled over. A hundred years hence an abstract title might. In en obscure clause, contain his name by showing that at a certain time he obtained cer tain property from Smith, and for a consideration turned It over to Jones, lie whs successful In life, though he brought nothing Into the world and took nothing out. "A man's life Is all he has." If he, Instead of being able to concentrate his mind on his business, had found It necessary to visit the vsrlous resorts in quest of health, his business would have been hampered and probably the whole community would have been changed, for every man is a cog In the wheel. Without health men can accomplish nothing. STRONG MEN ARE SUCCESSFUL MEN We Restore Men to Vn Impaired Vitality, With Stronsr Body, Stronar Mind, Btronar Nerves, Strong; Will. Few men are really aa strong and vigorous as they ought to be. Hard work or worry, or the hustle of modern life. Is overtaxing the rexources of many. Past indiscretions or excesses and other private diseases have undermined the con stitution of still others few men are the men they ought to be. This Is whv the wealth of the world Is concentrated In the hands of few. Except In cases of Inherited wealth, the wealthy men, the successful men, are healthy men men with strong body, strong nerves, strong will, strong mind. Thi-y are the men who have carefully observed the laws of nature and guarded their strength and health. tm . ! j a f Have you Indulged In Indiscretions, excesses and dissipations, which have caused a Vn3T Kinn ArC filf sreaanriii of mind mid body, lou of memory, or a feeling of Incapacity T Are yu " ,m ,,,l,u Ix w nervous or tired out, glad when work Is over to be alone to rent? Are you naturally weak, an inheritance from weakly ancestors? f-w f-. a MrIlf if a mr Whatever the cause, ihls can be changed. A lifetime of study nnd experiment has K r I K Wf jVl Lk i resulted In a system that as.lsts nature In the restoration and development of men A l -j it A i (0 a strong, healthy, vigorous state. We make men strong strong In every way- stronger than their fellows strong enough to succeed in the battle of lite men who command ttsjiect and admiration and love men who force success. We stop men's weakness. . We cure the effect of early follies and excesses. We drive out the tainting, undermining impurities of contracted disease. We help to strengthen men who are naturally weak. Do you want to be a MAN among men? Come to us as a friend; tell us your troubles; they will be held secret. We will overcome them by natural meth ods, which will not put you to any inconvenience or trouble, nf frvrx rr aTIVT Completely and permanently eradicated from the aystem In from twenty to forty - I I II 111 Ml lll 1 days by a treatment that contains ho injurious medicines, but leaves the patient - - v' ViiJUll In as healthy condition as before , contracting the disease. Gleet, Stricture, Varicocele. Hydrocele, Piles, Fistula Permanently Cured CERTAINTY OP CURE Is what you want free from treatment schemes. Electric belts, patent medicines, never cure this class of disease. If you have tried them you know the result. ' WE GIVE A LEGAL. CONTRACT IN WRITING to patients to hold for our promise, and bank or commercial refer ences regarding our financial responsibility. Our guarantee Ik backed by $100,000 Incorporated capital and more than twenty-live years of successful experience. Our charges are within the reach of all rich and poor alike are Invited to have a confidential talk regarding their troubles. No honest man need go without the treatment that will efrect his complete and permanent cure. Consultation free. Write. Home treatment Is satisfactory and strictly confidential. Address, Cook Medical -Co,, 110-112 S. 14th St., Omaha, Neb. KEEP THESE FIGURES BEFORE THE PEOPLE. They Prove that the Champion Tax Dodgers of Nebraska Are Edward Rose water, Bee Building Company and Bee Publishing Company. Bee Building Company's Property, Worth $635,000, Assessed at $60,000 Bee Pub lishing Company's Property, Worth $500,000, Assessed at $6,900 The Bee's Taxes for J900 Still Unpaid, Though Long Delinquent I (Issued V'ader Authority of One of the time-honored maxima of courts of equity la: "He who come Into equity must come with clean hands." Another one equally Important and guiding the conscience of the chancellor is: "He that seeks equity must do equity. Has Mr. Edward Rose water or The Bee Publishing Company, or The Bee Building Company, done equity? Do they or either of them in seeking relief from their alleged Inequitable burden of taxation, come Into court with clean hands or unblemished consciences? Let us aee! The Bee Building Company, through Mr. Edward Rosewater, Its president, appeared before the State Board of Equalization and demanded that the board. In addition to Imposing an assessment on the tangible property of the railroads In Nebraska, assess also their franchises, which he abaurdly alleges, are of the fair value of $200,000,000.00. In Its petition, duly verified, the relator, The Bee Building Company, alleges that lta property Is assessed for taxation for state and county purposes at about 20 per cent of its fair cash value. Thla complaint is a part of the pub lie records of this state, and therefore public property. The building of The Bee Building Company, within the city of Omaha, was, for the year 1900, assessed for state and county purposes at the sum of $80,000.00. Its reasonable market value waa and la the sum of $338, 000.00, at least that was the valuation put on It by Mr. Edward Rosewater when he applied for loan upon It, at a time when it was of less value than It la now. Is $60,000.00, the assessed value, 20 per cent the actual, market or fair value? Let Mr. Rosewater answer! It is apparent that the relation of the assessed to the real value Is less than 10 per cent. Mr. Rosewater, wash your hands; Bee Building Company, do equity! The foregoing is but one Illustration of Inequity and soiled hands; thore are others. Another corporation with whtoh Mr. Rosewater Is closely Identified is The Bee Publishing Company, occu pying the building of the relator. What of the assess ment of its properties? In the year 1900, that cor poration owned and used: 2 presses, $35,000 each $ 60,000.00 12 ltneotype machines '. 40,000.00 Printing stock and other property 20,000.00 An Associated Press franchise 250,000.00 the Railroads of Nebraska.) any local franchise, la usually an exclusive right or privilege. The franchise of railroad company Is not exclusive. Any five or more persona can get a railroad franchise by complying with the forms of law, and if they have money enough they can parallel any line of railroad on both sides thereof. Now, what did thla corporation. The Bee Publishing Company, return to the assessor as Its property to be assessed for state and county purposes for 1900? It returned Its property and It was assesed at the value ot $9,900. on which a total tax was afterward levied of $170.13, and that la still unpaid, although long since delinquent. Analysed, what does thla return show? If you exclude altogether the value of the Press fran chise and good will, and consider only the tangible property ot that company, the property returned was only ( 1-10 per cent of $110,000.00. or the actual value ot the tangible property. If you consider the tangible and the press franchise, aggregating $360,000 (which la the rule laid down by the supreme court In the Omaba Karr case), the property returned waa only 1 9-10 per cent of the actual valuation. Where Is his boasted 20 per cent? The tact la, it 20 per cent la to be assessed on the fair value of The Bee, the aaessead valuation will be $100,000.00 Instead of $6,900.00. Pluck the beam out of your eye. Mr. Rosewater, before you seek for motes la the eyes ot others. Tabulated, the tax assessment ot The Bee Publishing company tor 1900 shows: T Charged. o.wiu ior county and state purposes $170.13 600.00 20,000 for city pin-poses Total $360,000.00 In 'addition to the above Is that Intangible property, ' estimated as of immense value, known as "good will," based upon name, advertising, patronage and circulation, swelling the value of The Omaha Bee Publishing Com pany to probably $500,000.00. The authorised, subscribed and paid up capital of this corporation la $100,000.00; lta actual selling value la $400.00 per share, or a total of $440,000.00. That our statement of the value of the Associated Press franchise la correct, we need only refer to the sworn affidavit of Mr. Rosewater, In a case recently pending In the courts of this state. In which he aays "Mr. Hitchcock haa re. cently testified In court that he valued his U. P. (Vnlted Press) franchise at $25,000.00. and yet he Insists upon getting for nothing a franchise worth ten times as much." Mr. Rosewater ought to know and be has so testified, and we are Inclined to accept his statement as true, the more because the value estimate Is amply sus tained by competent authority. Now, If Intangible properties of railroads are to be assessed, why not assess the intangible property ot publishing concern? The constitution creates no ex emption in favor of the latter. A press franchise. Ilka Total taxes charged $670.4$ $6,900 Is but 1 7-10 per cent of $400,000.00. $6,900 Is but 6 8-10 per cent of $110,000.00. (This latter sum la only the value of the presses and material owned by that company.) la thla the 20 per cent sworn to by Mr. Rosewater In his complaint? In the matter of city taxes The Bee Publishing company returned for taxation not $20,000.00, not $160.00.00, nor 40 per cent of the talr valuation of the property, as Is required In Omaha. The net earnings of The Bee Publishing company for the year 1900 amounted to $26,000.00, being ( per cent on a capitalisation ot $500,000.00. If it had paid the taxes levied against lta property for all purposes for that year, vis., $670.43, this would have been S 7-10 per cent ot Us net earnings. Confirmatory to this estimate, below are the figure given to the census enumerator In 1900: REPORT OP THE PRINTERS AND PUBLISHERS OF NEW8PAPER8 AND PERIODICALS OP THE CITT OP OMAHA FOR 1900: Value of products produced.... Salaries of officials and clerks. Wages Rent of works Taxea Rent of offices and interest.... Contract work Materials used Power and heat Profit to balance .$163,901 . 212,902 . 26,826 . 1.425 . 143.37$ . 44,106 . 168.832 . 9.608 . 148,724 .$916,901.00 $916,901 $916,901.00 This la s compilation made up from their own re ports, which show that the newspapers and periodicals tad a profit of $141,724 In 1900. ealr paid $1,46 Railroads Paid 10 6 10 Per Cent of Net Earnings for Tax In 1900. The Bee Pobllaalaa; Comaaay were charged bat 81 T-IO per eeat af act earalage aad has paid bat a part at that sstosst as yet. I Invitations to tske part In the ceremony have been sent to the mayor and city coun cil of Omaha, the mayors of Council Bluffs and South Omaha, ths commissioners of Douglas county, president of Central Labor Colon, representatives of the different newspapers. Board of Governors of the Knights of Ak-8ar-Ben. executive commit tee and officers ot the Commercial club, officers of the Omaha Horse Show and Trot ting association, the old and new board of directors ot the Auditorium, together with the advisory board and others. The ceremony will take place on Saturday afternoon, June 28, at 3 o'clock, to which the public generally Is Invited. Yesterday there were ever eighty men at work, bricklayers, stone masons, teams and laborers. There will have entered Into the construction of the foundation when tompleted 600 cubic yards of broken atone, 2.600 barrels of cement and hundreds of loads of sand forming ths concrete base or the wall and piers, making 768 cubic yarde of concrete. This concrete base two and one-half feat (hirw . a - aiwue to nine fctt wide, accordinc to th. of the ground. On million brick will be useu. tux team are hauling brick naming ssna, two broken stone and hauling cement. To prepare for foundation 2,000 cuble yard ot earth excavated. A soon aa tha fnn.i.tn- walla are completed th steel posts will h placed la position and th work the walla will commence. Is Is three two tho ere