TIIE 0MA17A DAILY REE: MONDAY, JUNE 13. 1004.
CONDEMNS SELFISH LIFE
Est. Eotart Yt Tr aclii leec, hureit
t3 High EV-ko' Gr3tai'.
QUAY AND CAr.XIC'E EAD tXVtfltS
Severely rrltli-l.e I. ate f-erntor and
Steel Klurt, Who lie L.'Tlares
l.itboreJ (inly for Ihem-ai-lve.
Hev. Robert Tout i'l eai hrt the bncca
laurente scminn to if.e I whool grad
uates nt Bt. Mary s Avri..e I'or.grcgatlcnnl
rhurrh Sunday niornl:.. The clues. In
Mack copes nnd rowiis, ortililcd a larco
section of the p?w.t. The church was
crowded to nn uno'-iforhibie d.-gne.
Rev. Mr. Yost told the graduates that
the greatest thing tn ;:to was to minister
to others rather thnn to des're ministration.
Ho classed CurneKla ar.d the lute Muthew
Stanley Quay with Nt and Whlttakfr
WrlKht nnd alluded to te:rt aa bid ex
amples. "JemiH srtld, I corr.o not to be ministered
unto but to minister." He practiced WPBt
He taught, and I challenge anyonn within
the Bound of my voice to specify a Flnslo
instance In the Ufa of Jeeus where llo
exhibited n selfish nature to dominate Ilia
actions. He preached the way of service
and He lived a life of service.
Pnl nnd Xero.
"In tho city of Rome wore two men,
Nero and Paul. The former prostituted
every tah-nt and bent every energy to up
lifting Nero; the other devoted every
effort to subduing Taul and to helping
humanity. Hut he reflected upon hla life
the day before his execution nnd said,
'My life has been happy."
"One man chose the way of self, the
other that of denial and service. So must
you chooHe for there Is no third way. You
should live so that when you find you are
face to fnce with your own soul you can ,
look at it and say the heroic Is there I '
have not debased my life by self-service.
"I would rather live the rest of my days
In the slums of this city or another city,
credited by God's grace, than be heir to
the black, corrupt, suspicious career of a
man who declared that every energy
should be bent for himself Quay. The time
will come when the majority will want to
scratch his name off and remembering
Moody will lift him up nnd eay. 'I would
be a man like that.'
ever Crush the Weak.
"From a book recently published pur
porting to give the Inside history of the
Carnegie Steel company some Interesting
conclusions may be drawn. Although I
have not read the book It would seem to
me that Carnegie simply played his hand
when It was strong enough upon one a little
weaker, and crushed him, and so continued
until he built himself into a multl-mllllon-alre.
The whole story of his life Is that
of a man who lived for himself. Now he
Is trying to compensate for it by building
libraries. I am grateful for the libraries,
but If the Lord sends any of you riches
rather burn your right arm to the socket
thin gain them by crushing other men and
then give libraries to ense your conscience.
"My parting advice to you Is, Inculcate
this principal firmly In your lives do what
ever you can to help the world achieve Its
right relation with God."
CHILDREN'S DAY IS OBSERVED
Several Little Ones Baptised with
Water from River Jordan.
One of the most Interesting feature of
Children's day yesterday waa the baptism
at the First Presbyterian church of several
little enea by Dr. Edwin Hart Jenks with
water brought from the River Jordan by
Miss Klla Bracken.
' Yesterday waa a very satisfactory Child
ren's day In Omaha. The bright weather
made It possible for a very large number
pf the children to appear tor the special
services, prepared for them and n all tho
churches the young ones were busy with
recitations and songs and Class exercises.
The observance of Children's day In these
later years Is universal among the evangel
leal churches. In some of the Omaha
churches the young people gathered for
tholr meeting at the regular hour for morn
ing service. In others they met at the reg
ular Sunday school period, at others in the
afternoon, the early evening or took the
place of the regular night services.
In Trinity Methodist Episcopal church tho
day was not only a Children's day, It was
babys" day. The Sunday school of this
church, under Mrs. Albert E. Parmeleo, has
a well signed baby roll. The little mem
bers In their. motheiV' arms were given
the place of honor on the platform.
Flowers were brought In abundance by
all for the decking of the church and
from among the bouquets roses were taken
for each baby and each member of the
Infant class. The primary children went
through some exercises of an interesting
character and little Miss Ella Paul spoke.
Miss Pritchard of the baby roll of Soward
street church waa pretio.it nnd spoke
briefly. Rev. J. R. Bmlth sp. lie appropri
ately. Superintendent C. W. Delamatre
sold:
"We have twenty-five or thirty children
on our infant roll and they have been
gathered since January 1. Wo want every
baby In the community whose parents do
not already belong to some other church. 1
believe the children of S years receive many
impressions that go with thran through
life."
The First Methodist Episcopal church
had a very pretty observance of the day.
"Onward Christian Soldiers" was the pro
cessional hymn. There was a baptism
service and responsive readings and a
prayer for the little Christians by the su
perintendent 'of the Sunday school. For
the senior department an address of wel
come waa made by M. Z. HowelL For
the Junior department Naomi Fowle spoke.
Then Clara Belfktn sang "Voice of Angels;"
Ifyrtel Bonner recited "The Little White
Lamba" and Mrs. O. W. Mislek of the
Auditorium concerts and Mrs. Ben Stanley
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sang the duet, "1 Waited for the Lord."
In the second part Murlal Baldwin recited,
Joef hlne rnrdoe snrtg end Adele Wyckcft
tt'liO'I "The Buttercup's Wish." Prises
were piearntrd ty tiio nirerlr.tcr.dent, the
fret to G.-orgu Merrlwen ther ard the sec
ond to Ruth Roberts. f.ev. U. C'.mhli
Smith spoke appropriately.
Tl: Flrt Frrbyterlsn church nlo had
a puyng service f r Vso rhlldro-i. T'..e
lil'.Ie people wnre arranged In riivt g seals
on the platfcrm In front of the choir, and
with their white dreses nnd eclnred rit
bon among the palms and pottd p ants
made n, very pretty picture. Dr. Jinks
baptized several children, the water usid
having been brought by Miss Ella Bracken
frnm thn River Jordan. Dr. Jenka and
j the superintendent. Dr. V. O. Henry,
Fpnko. Marjorlt: McCord, Kalberyn Kuhn
nnd Elisabeth Dowd took part nicely :i
tho prrgrnm, and Mrs. Dr. Tl'.den's cla'
of t-lpht girls gave a clusa piece with flow
ers. There was also special cornet, vlol'n
rnd ether mimic. The service took the
place of regular morning church.
I. STKVEXSOS IX OLD PULPIT
Tells of Doings of General Assembly
at Ilnffalo.
Yesterday was children's day at the Bec
ond Presbyterian church and they were
there In large numbers. A beautiful pro
gram was given. There were songs, respon
sive prnyer by the pastor, Bev. Newman
Hnll flurdlck; a cornet solo by IIermr:
Pankrnts and a cantata, entitled "Hearts
of Gold." The children showed excellent
training In their parts; every number on
the prop-ram was well received and there
was much applause manifested by the wav
ing of handkerchiefs.
Prior to the children's exercises the
meeting was addressed by Rev. R. M.
Stevenson, vice president of Bellevue col
lege, who was tn attendance at the gen
eral assembly of the church held In Buf
falo Inst month and who had been Invited
by the members of the church to tell them
of the event, which he did In a very enter
taining manner.
Rev. Mr. Stevenson wns formerly pastor
of the Second Presbyterian church and
consequently the address was much more
Interesting to the members of the congre
gation on that account.
Rev. Mr. Stevenson told of the" approval
of the plan to Join the Cumberland Pres
byterian church with the Presbyterian and
related the history of the spilt In the
church which caused the formation of the
Cumberland, which he said was due to the
fact thnt when the Cumberland church
wns formed the colleges could not turn out
ordained ministers fast enough and the
church objected to the members who after
ward formed the Cumberland church em
ploying unordalned ministers to preach the
gospel. Laxity of morals, ease of divorce
and the contest between oapltal nnd lnbor
were each ' discussed hy Rev. Mr. Steven
son as matters hnvlrg been taken up by
the assembly. He outlined the views of the
principal speakers at the assembly on each
of these subjects In a very entertaining
manner.
SAYS CIIIRCH NEGLECTS PRAYER
Rev. Frank Di Moulin of Chicago at
Trinity Cathedral.
Rev. Frank Du Moulin of St. Peter's
church, Chicago, filled the pulpit at Trin
ity cathedral yestorday. Rev. Mr. DuMou
lln Is a very fluent talker and has a fine,
powerful voice. He chose for his txt St.
Peter I, II: 21: "For even hereunto were ye
called, because Christ also suffered for ui,
leaving us an example, that ye should fol
low His steps."
"There are five cities prominent in the
life of ChrlHt," snld Rev. Du Moulin, "the
names of which stand for the different
stages of human existence. With the men
tion of the name of one of these cities
comos the thought of the circumstances
surrounding the life of our Savior during
Ills residence there,
"nethlehtm represents the mission of life,
Nasareth, the development of life; Cann,
the publlo expression of the mission of life;
Capernaum, the awful monotony of life,
and Jerusalem, the suffering of life. We
are not sounding ourselves enough to find
out how we are carrying out the mission
In life which Ood Intends us to fulfill. Each
soul tins Ita mlaslon and that mission Is
given alone to you or to me. There was
but one John the Baptist. You have some
thing which no other soul born ever had.
We should ask ourselves the question: Why
am I here; what are my responsibilities;
what purpoee have I by which I can make
the world better T
"Another matter to which we should pay
more attention Is the habit of prayer. In
the struggle In the wilderness Christ con
quered because with the habit of struggle
He had the habit of prayer, which Is woe
fully neglected by us today."
FALLS SOME THIRTY FEET
i
low Han Takes Heavy Tumble and
Thea Gets Locked l'p la
Jail.
To fa!l a distance of thirty feet, crash !
through a skylight, land on a truck and I
at the finish to get up and walk away I
Vliat Archie Ramsay of Emerson, la.,
did yesterday evening. He had come to
Omaha to spend the day and celebrated
to an Injudicious extent. The manv drlnko
made him think ' the railing of the Union
Taclflc viaduct an Ideal renting place and
there he perched. On attempting to get
off he lost his balance and fell, going
through the skylight of a shed onto a truck
standing on the platform beneath.
The police were at once notified of the
accident, but on going to the scene they
found Ramsay walking off with a friend.
Examination showed he had received noth
ing more than a severe shaking up. As
the detective department thought a person
who could stand a fall like that and grin
over it was out of the ordinary he waa
locked up.
HEW WORLD'S FAIR TRAINS
Via Wabnsh '
Leave Omaha 7:45 a. m., Council Bluffs I
s. m. dally, arriving World's fair station
7:35 p. m.. St. Louis Union station 7:S1 p. m.
Leave Omaha :3o.p.. m.. Council Bluffs
6:45 p. m., dally, arriving World's fair sta
tion 7 a. m., St. Louiai Union station 7:1
a m.
Returning, leave St. Louis Union station
a. m.. World's fair station 9:15 a. m. dally
arriving Co. Bluffs 8:45 p. m., Omaha. 9 p. m.
Leave St. Louis 7:S0 p. m.. World's fair
station 7:45 p. ny dally, arriving Council
Bluffs 8:06 a. m., Omaha 8:20 a. m.
Only line with station at nvaln entrance
of World's fair grounds. Compare time
with other lines. Your local agent can sell
via Wabash. For all Information and beau
tlful World's fair folder call at Wabash
City Office, 1601 Farnnm St., or address
HARRY E.. MOORES.
O. A. P. D., Omaha, Neb.
A. B. Hubermann, only direct diamond
Importer In the west. Cor. Uth and Dcuglaa
Funeral of Mrs. Nelson.
The funeral service of Mrs. Vetta Nel
son of Eleventh and Charles streets will
be held this afternoon at 1 o'clock at the
People's church. Rev. Charlra W. Bavldge
will conduct the service. Mrs. Nelson was
Injured at Tenth and Clark streets Thurs
day evening while climbing between two
railroad cars. Her legs were badly mangled
and she died at St. Joseph's hospital Satur
day noon before she. had recovered suffi
ciently to Justify a amputation. She
leaves two daughter
Photos, 60o and up.
Faraaat Street
LODGES KEEP FLORAL DAY
for niD nd Dtgrss of H tor Ho d 8rv
icn ft'. HtciTom Park.
S. A. SEARLE ORATOR OF THE OCCASION
Fraternities Pay Their Annaal Trib
ute to Dead of Their Order Lavrge
Crowds of Lodge Men
Take Part.
The floral day exercises at Hanscom park
urder the auspices of the Ancient Order
of United Workmen and the Degree of
Honor lodges of the city were very In
teresting and Impressive.
The Ancient Order of United Workmen
lodges assembled at Workmen temple on
Fourteenth street, between Dodge and
Capitol avenue, to the number of 100 or
more, In uniform, and headed by a band
marched from there to the park where
they were met by the Degree of Honor
lodges and marched to the speaker's stand
whTO the exercises of the afternoon took
place. The park had In the meanwhile
become thronged with members of the two
orders and their friends who did not par
t!c!pat In the pnnde. The speaker's stand
w-s prettily adorned with fi gs and the em
bloms of the orders. These e-nblems were
surrounded with palms and flowers.
H. Lancaster acted as master of cere
monies. The program opened with n se
lection by the band, which was followed
by an Invocation by Rev. E. H. Jenks, of
the First Presbyterian church.
The band then played "Nearer My Ood
to Thee," the lodge chorus uniting In the
refrain. A brief address by Master of
Ceremonies Lancaster preceded the "floral
exercises," which were carried out In con
formlty with the ritual. This consisted
of representatives of each of the eight
Workmen and six Degree of Honor lodges
hanging a wreath of flowers on their re
spective emblems. These flowers will after
wards be presented to the hospitals of the
city or to sick members of the two orders
After the ceremony of hanging the flowers
had ended the representatives recited in
unison, "We Bring Sweet Flowers In
Memory of Our Dead."
Sons; and Enlosjlea.
Then followed the anthem "Beautiful
Lilies," sung by the chorus with band ac
companiment. Another short address fol
lowed by Mr. Lancaster, succeeded by a
ritual song by the chorus, after which
Mrs. Magglo Bright delivered a eulogy on
the Degree of Honor.
8. A. Searle delivered the address of the
day. The subject of his address was, "The
Ancient Order of United Workmen." The
address dwelt particularly with the pur
poses and objects of the order. He said
In part: "The Ancient Order of United
Workmen was organlxed thirty-six years
ago at Meadvllle, Pa. Its founder little
knew what he had bullded. It was the
first of the fraternal Insurance orders es
tablished and In hence the oldest of Its
kind In the United States. Its member
ship now exceeds 405,000. of which 4,000 are
In the city of Omaha. We meet here
today to do honor to the dead. It Is an
order not designed for Insurance features
alone, but one to teach us our duty to
our fellowman."
Upon the conclusion of Mr. Searles' ad
dress the exercises closed with all Joining
in singing "America," the band accom
panying. MEMORIAL SERVICE BY K. OF P.
Exercises Held at Hall in Honor of
Departed Knights.
Solemn and impressive public memorial
services were held Sunday afternoon by
Nebraska lodge No. 1, Knights of Pythias,
in Myrtle ,hall. The usual Pythian order
of service was followed and the various
exercises vera carried out with much feel
ing. O. M. Bpurlock and O. A. Magney deliv
ered short addresses befitting the occasion.
Mr. Bpurlock said the meeting was not
merely a perfunctory event, but was
fraught with much meaning to the mem
bers and their families.
"These services," said the rpeaker,
"should remind us of our duty to our fel
low men. Pythlanlsm stands for all that la
ennobling and It Is an honor to gather here
this afternoon and hold commemorative
services for our brothers who have gone
to that highest' lodge above."
Mr. Magney drew as one of the lessons
of the occasion, that of bestowing some of
our smiles, good words and flowers on our
brothers while they are alive.
"Selfishness," he said, "is one of our
greatest besetting sins. Lt us, therefore,
remember the golden rule. While, as Mr.
Spurlork has snld, this is no idle occasion,
yet I merely draw this lesson from this
afternoon's services so that we may have
a more kindly feeling toward our fellow
men."
A quartet, Miss Grace Cady, Mrs. Lim
beck. Lucius Pryor and Jo Barton,
sang "I Would Not Live Always," "Lead
ICIndly Llcht" and "Nearer. My Ood. to
Thee." Mr. Barton ssng "Gates of Pearl."
Miss Joy Keck and Mra Anderson were
accompanists.
Pr. A. R. Dodge, keeper of records and
seal, called the roll and reported that
seventy were "absent," representing the
memhe'n who hyd died since the organiza
tion of the lodge. The members then
marched to the center of the hall and
placed sprigs of myrtle on an altar In
meftinry of the departed brothers. .
BOSTON STORE MEN PICNIC
"Brandels Athletic Clnb" Indulges In
Its Annnal Ontlnn- at Sarpy
Mills.
Seventy-five employes of the Boston Store
forgot the rush and excitement of life In
a department store and sought the blan
dishments of a stag picnic at Sarpy Mills
yesterday. It was the annual outing of the
"Brandels Athletic club."
The club hired Its own brass band and
minstrel entertainers, but insisted on fur
nishing the athletic contestants from the
ranks of the employes. Base ball, foot
racing and Jumping afforded the picknlckcrs
opportunity to reveal their athletic prowess.
The main floor base ball team succeeded In
vanquishing the basement nine In a spirited
contest, in which the score was 15 to 4.
Many of the afternoon contests were re
warded with prises donated by friends of
the store.
The party occupied three large carryalls
in the outward Journey and the grand
march Into the grounds was led by M ismr
of Ceremonlea Phil Aarons, gorgeously at
tired, followed by the colored band. The
party returned about 9 o'clock.
To Get Rid of a Troublesome) Corn.
First soak it In warm water to soften It;
then pare It down aa closely as possible
wlthou. drawing the blood, and apply
Chamberlain's Pain Balm twice dally, rub
bing vigorously for five minutes at each
application. A corn plaster should be worn
for a few daya to protect it from the ahoe.
As a general liniment for sprains, bruises,
lameness and rheumatism, Psin Balm Is
utiequuled.
Photos, 50c and up. 1311 Farnam street-
Breaks Ankle In a Kali.
Clark Pattern, a carpenter residing at SVai
F.rnmet street, while shingling a bouse
at 5u6 North Twelfth street, fell to the
ground, a distance of eleven feet and sus
tained a broken ankle. He waa taken to
the Swedish hospital and attended by Pr.
T. IS. War4
II
jj IN THE fNSUHAXCE FIELD
A leading fire insurance man In speak
ing of posolhle remedies for the heavy fire
losses which huve occurred during the
first part of the present year, said: "The
monthly recapitulation of aggregate losses
by fire In the United Statee, ns compared
with the corresponding months of other
years Is full of significance nnd Interest,
not only to the underwriter but to the
property owner. While tho Baltimore fire
Is responsible for the greater portion of
the February Increase, the fact still re
mains that the Ion by fire during the past
five months hns been unprecedented, and,
as these losses must be paid out of pre
miums collected nnd surplus accumulated.
It represents a direct tax on the business
cf the United 8;at.:s of fuch on alarming
extent that It would seem local, state r.nd
national legislation could well be dirccttd
towards Its diminution.
"The comparative table for tho first five
months Is as follows:
19f'2. 19"3. 194-
January H6.0S2.Rm I13.1W.S.V $ H.79'i.2f1
February 2l.fw5 n;.nono 9cn"ln-o
March 12 v:,;,ol r P"7 .i..V) 1l.2VM!i'i
April IXVP-l On) ln.MK.On J'U'.'SO)
May 14.KW.0 0 10.3i.Vi0 15.K1.40)
Totals $7f,.si;o,:o lon.owi.Giio $i7i.K7,7riO
"The record for May is the first en
couragement the fire underwriters huve ex
perienced this year; but the I'.ppull.ng li. t
should appeal to c-vry thinking cltlz u
with a realization of Ihu fact that the rem
edy lies In lii b own hands, more ligd
building laws; recognition of statiHtics In
dicating hazards of specific classes; en
couragement of and Insistence upon appli
cation of schedule rating, thus obtainlrg,
a rate scientifically accurate and com-'
mensurate with the hazard; the passage of
Intelligent and helpful legislation; nnd an
attltudo of co-operation with and apprecia
tion of the insurance companies rather
than a position of criticism and antag
onism."
The death of H. E. Babcock during the
week was perhaps the principal topic of
discussion among life Insurance men. Mr.
Babcock was one of the oldest and best
known life men In the state and during his
active work In the Insurance field wan
among the most popular. At the time of
his death he had deserted the ranks of life
underwriters to take up another line of
work, but he was not forgotten among the
life men, who cherished a warm spot In
their hearts for him and looked forward to
the day when he would rejoin them In
their chosen profession. He was chief
deputy to State Treasurer Mortensen. At
one time he was agent for the Equitable of
Iowa and also held the position of state
Insurance commissioner.
The fire loss in Nebraska during the week
was very llght Black Eros.' large flour
warehouse, located at Beatrice, waa de
stroyed, the loss amounting to about $12,-
000, with no Insurance. The fire wns of
unknown origin.
The Fidelity Mutual Life hns Issued n
very attractive booklet, entitled, "Pelf
Paylng Life Incurance." It Is designed to
show the benefits of carrying a policy In
the company. There are some features
described In the pamphlet which are unique
In their way and which other companies
do not Incorporate in their policies. As
the business of the company has ahown a
steady Increase for years It seems probable
that these features appear attractive to
those contemplating the taking of insur
ance. Notes frnm the Officers.
The Columbia Fire has one vied branch
office at 10 Pesrl street. Council Rtuffs.
Charles Walsh.1' aneptnl no-en t nt h
Westchester, spent 'some time In the city
me pHPi weea. '-' v
J. J. McDonald of Chlcasro. western man
ager for the Connecticut Fire Insurnnce
company of Hartford, spent Thursday with
inn wmana agencies.
O. W. Noble, general eirent for the New
Krrland Mutual . Life, nnent a few rtavs
during ths last week In Murdock, Neb.,
near which point he formerly lived.
George L. Illes. state agent and adluster
for South Dakota of the Columbia Fire,
spent a couple of days the past week get
ting acquainted with the work at the home
office.
H. B. Springer, special agent of the Agri
cultural of Watertown. N. Y., wns In the
city during the week looking nfter the In
terests of his company, which Is repre
sented locally by Howell & Co.
R. T. Hoiic-h. state no-ent for town of the
Hartford, wfth headquarters In Des Moines,
spent a row days in the city last weea
looking after the affairs of his company in
the Nebraska field.
Frank Burman. manager of the Fidelity
Life, Is numbered among the sick. He was
forced to undergo, a Blight operation last
week, but It is thought thnt he will be
about and attending to business within the
next few days.
T. H. Fell & Co. have recently received
the appointment as agent for the Con
tinental Casualty company of Chicago In
the Omaha field. The business of the firm
Is growing very rapidly and it is forced to
add new companies to carry its extensive
line.
Bvron K. Cowles. Jr.. of Minneapolis.
special ngent for the Hamburg-Bremen
Fire Insurance company, has been In the
city during the last ten days arranging for
a transfer of the agency of his company to
T. 11. Fell gt to., wnicn nrm win nere
after represent the Hamburg-Bremen In
this city. Mr. Cowles will probably leave
for his home today.
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WORD ON PAVING CONTROVERSY
Barber Company Says It is Doing
Nothing to Stop Pavlnar
Operations.
OMAHA, June 10 To the Editor of The
Bee: We notice an editorial in The Be
this evening to the effect that a quarrel of
the asphalt contractors deprives the city of
paving. This statement Is erroneous Inso
far as the Barber Asphalt Paving company
Is concerned.
It Is true, however, that our company
has declined to bid under tho present speci
fications. These specifications were pro
cured and adopted by certain members of
the Board of Public Works, and contrary
to the advice of the city attorney were
later approved by the mayor and city coun
cil. Where they came from, and why they
were adopted, can be ascertained from the
testimony taken before a council committee
that investigated the matter and whose re-
A Coftlo Free.
Drake's P&lmatta Wine will restore the eo-
prtlte, sMlki utKuttloo. stimulate the liver and
kidneys sad rur tic Ueadooue. eramie, nauaea,
07lil. liidigvatlou. biUouanraa nn.I voiiall-
paled tiowrla Any rtmaer or mis irer who is
a sufferer van secure a trial Lottie free. It will
viva vuu auiuk reUof and a nemianai'l oura, and
ooat you nothing. Write for It today to sue
Inak Formula (Jo., biaas UulUic. Culoafo.
port Is now on file In the office of the city
clerk.
We believe that these new specifications
ore unfair and unbusinesslike. because they
are so drawn as to give the Board of Pub
lic Works power to allow a favored con
tractor to make money or force one In dis
favor to Ue money nn the same bid. They
prevent competition nnd force high prices
and poor pavements.
As to their preventing competition rermlt
me to Illustrate: Suppose a man should ad
vertise for bids for the construction of a
residence, reserving the right, however,
after a bid had been accepted to say
whether the house should be finished In
quarter-sawed oak or In pine; whether it
should be constructed of common or
pressed brick. Under such a proposal a
bidder In good faith would bo compelled lo
bid high to guard against being required to
put In the more expensive materials and
there could be no renl competition under
such a proposal. In the new paving speci
fications the Board of Public Works makes
Just such reservations. lor Instance, they
reserve the right to fix the proportions of
paving mixtures of the successful bidder
after the bid has been accepted and may
fix the percentage of bitumen (the expen
sive element In asphalt paving) at from 10
to 13 per cent.
Tho council In Its Investigation found
thut Ihtsv specifications were drawn by
our competitors and were passed by a ma
jority of the Heard of Public Works for
the purpose of giving these contractors a
I monopoly, is It not In every way probable
j that it li e T.'i.ard of Public Works allowed
I iUct-v contractors to fix these specifications
so as to cut off competition, the same board
would fix the per cent of bitumen at 10
In esse the favored contractor was low
bidder and at 13 per cent If our company
should be the low bidder?' It must be evi
dent therefore thnt our company would
be, compelled to bid much higher than it
cujld bid if the formulae and tests wero
fixed prior to bidding. Our company has
asked no favors of any of the city officials.
It did ask that the formulae and testa be
fixed prior to bidding, so that we cou'd
bid on on equality with our competitors.
and so that there could be no favoritism
or fraud practiced on bidders or on con
tractors. This the Board of Public Works
reftiHed to do and we were thereby pre
vented from bidding for the new paving
around Hanscom park.
This Is not a matter 'n which merely
the contractors are Interested; but It Is
one which vitally affects every owner of
property subject to assessments for pro
posed paving.
The city attorney has given his opinion
that these specifications are Illegal and
that the letting of contracts under them
could be enjoined. This was all known
to the Bnrher. Asphalt Paving company be
fore contracts were let to the Nebraska
Bltullthic company for the paving around
Hanscom park, but our company, did not
see fit to enjoin these contracts and does
not Intend to do so. We are not in the
lnw business, but In the contracting busi
ness. We have maintained our western
office In the city of Omaha for a number
of years, and In connection with our west
ern business we have employed hundreds
of men, many of whom reside In Omaha,
and through our Omaha office we have
expended several hundred thousand dol
lars, but If Omaha does not see fit to
give us an opportunity to compete for work
the world Is large and we shall not go
out of business on that account. Our com-
pany is a large concern, doing probably
75 per cent of the asphalt paving now be
ing done In the United States, and by
reason of its volums of business can do
better work and give better prices than
any competitor.
The bids for repatrlng the paving on
North Sixteenth street were made upon
the specifications of 1902, and our bid waa
more thnn $8,000 lower than our competi
tors, which will be a difference of over
$100 to every sixty-six feet of frontage
along Sixteenth street, and Indicates
whether or not it pays to allow compe
tition. The Barber company therefore wants it
distinctly understood that If the city of
Omaha does not pave It is not because of
any quarrel of this company with any
body, but because the city Is unwilling to
proceed under the present specifications
snd to pay Mr. J. Fred Warren and his
Nebrneka Bltullthic company their price
for such pavement without competition.
THE BARBER ASPHALT PAVING CO.
By Charles M. Carpenter, Agent.
LADIES CAN WEAR SHOES
one size smnllor of tor using Allan's
Foot-Ense, a powder to be shaken Into
the shoes. It makes tight or new shoes
feel easy; gives Instant relief to corns
nnd bunions. It's tho greatest comfort
discovery of the age. Cures nnd pre
vents swollen feet, blisters, callous and
gore spots. Allen's Foot-Knse Is a ccr
tuln euro for sweutlng, hot, aching feet
At all druggists and shoe stores, 25c,
Trial pnekago ITItEB by mall. Address,
Allen S. Olmsted, Le Hoy, N. Y.
Uhe Best of
Everything
The Only Double
Track Railway
to Chicago
Only $20.00 to
Chicago
and Return
Every Day from Jims 1st
Only $13.00 to
Chicago
and Return
Juno 16-20. Oood Till
Juno 29th.
i City Offlosss3
t4O11403 FARNAM 8T.
OMAHA
TCU B24-SVJ
Monday a Day
of
Creat Bargains
(111
THE HEL1ABLB STORK.
Fine Clothes Economy
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jtaawnt ayaart stMsaar Sha
Newest shades, in stripes, plaids, mixtures, eto cheviots, flannels, worsteds, home
spuns, tweeds, svrges your chance to get a good pajit en
for a small price as a special, at $3.60 and 1. OU
Is the Boy Supplied?
An Immense line of boys' DOUBLE-UREA
6 to 16 years, In serges, worsteds, chov
mean bui.b me punis nave aouoie Knees ana seuts, they como In all col
ors, In the neatest patterns on sal e at
Children's Wash Suits
Bailor blouse suits, In all colors, agea from
8 to 8 years, special for Monday
35c and 50c
Our Trunk and Grip
Department
Is well prepared to supply every need of the
most exacting traveler. We carry a com
plete line of Trunks, ranging In price from
12.76 to $30.00.
Bult cases of nil kinds In
price from $1.60 up to $18.00
Orlps In the latest shapns and best .
materials, from 40c up to $18.00
All reliable goods from the best manu
facturers of the country. BER OUR LINR
HEFORE BUYINO. YOU WILL SAVE
MONEY BY POINO BO.
HATS WITH THE STYLE.
Ts what you want for summer wear. John
M. STETSON. IMPERIAL. TIOK...
CHAMPION AND RED ROVER BRANDS
are style creators. We have them In all ..
blocks nt $3.60, $3.00, $2.60 and $2.00.
WHY NOT WEAR A PANAMA?
We are closing out our entire line of 1904 blocks hats worth up to $10.00 A Q&
as long aa they last at zrj
GREATEST STOCK OP STRAW HATS. .
In the city all' shapes in men's, boys', children's you can't help but find some
to suit you they range in price from lOo to $2.60. -
nn
ji
LlO
Of sores of land situated along the line of tha
UNION PACIFIC
RIOH In Soil
ADMIRABLE in Location, with
ABUNDANCE of Water, and
IMMUNITY from Malaria
And at aa altitude where- evary sort of product,
not tropical, can bo grown
FOR INFORMATION
about that vatt region traversed by ths Union Paciflo
and iti eonntcHont drop a tetter or postal card to
C1TT TICKET OmCTB,
Phono 810. 133 FAR AM
For An Architect
Thera are two rooms in The Bee building, either of which, would
make a splendid office for an architect, or any one requiring good light
These two offices are on the north sdlu of the building and hava the
plendld north light, which the draughtsman so mnoh appreciate One
room is on the fifth floor, the size of which Is UViJ0 feet. Tha rental
price per month is $30.00.
Tha other office Is a corner room on the first floor, and Is 80x36.
It baa windows both on the north and on the east aad la divided Into a
small private office and a large work room. This is furnished through
out In hard wood has running water very high ceilings and la one of
the handsomest rooms in the building. Rental price per month is 1 00.
R. C. PETERS 0 CO.,
Rental Agents
h
BEE WANT ADS
PRODUCE RESULTS
Mnday a Cz)
of
Creaf Bargains
Dooa not consist in the buying of choap
clothing, but securing good clothing at the
lowest possible prion. The fact that only
reliable garments are permitted to booomo
part of our stock, tOKether with the a
ceedlngly low price asked, Is responslbin
for the enviable reputation our clothini;
department has attained.
AS A MONDAY SPECIAL-
We will continue our magnificent offer f
Harurday, for ono day. ION T FAIL. To
BKK TI1E6.3 HO.OO HEROE BU1TH at 16 75
We will eell men's fine all wool bluo
ergo suits, In single breasted, round
cut sack and double breasted styles, mmle
of a good quality of worsted serge, with
good linings and trimming, han.l puddcl
shoulders and self-retnttilng lialr cl.it h
fronts, In sixes from 34 to 4d chest measuru
The beet serge suit ever offered for the
price, worth 110.00 f:
our special price l' O
Hot Weathe r Suits,
$7.50 to $10.
The finst line of nton'a coats and pant
ctitlng suits in the olty twnmls, cheviots,
homuapunn, wornleds, etn., in gmtt va
riety of nobby pattern! all wall tailored,
with hand-padded Bhouldors and nl (-retaining
hair cioch fronts, at
$7.50 and $10
DON'T FAIL, TO EBB OUH LIN EL
Special Pants Sale
$2.50 to $4 Weil's Pants, $1.50
and $2.50
BTED KNEE PANTS SUIT9-agna from
lota, casslmeres and twooda. In many of
.2.05
25c Children's Wash Pants, 9c
An immense line In all colors. In agea from
8 to 10 years, the greatest snap of the
season a
at,, per pair
OJl o
BTOEnT.
Ground Floor,
The Bee Building.