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    THE OMAHA DAILY" BEE: FRIDAY, !M ATICIT 15, 1901.
FOR THE WESTERN UNION
Vic Prtiident 01 nk Makes Dtftiu Sifort
Iiduitrial Goamiuioi.
GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP IMPRACTICAL
Condition Hern Very Different from
Thoae In Cnxlnnd, with More
Equipment Itequlred (or
Fewer People.
WASHINGTON'. March H. Thomas F,
Clark, vice president or the Western Union
Telegraph company, testified before the In
dustrial commission today concerning tho
relations of tho telegraph to the public
He devoted much of tils time to the con
slderatlon of the wisdom of government
ownership of the telegraph. Those who
bated their advocacy of the system on lu
working In Great Britain, Belgium and
Switzerland, he said, ignored vital differ
ences between the conditions of those
countries and the United States.
In this country, Mr. Clurk said, there
Are only sixty-seven people to each mile
of wire, whtlo there are In Great Britain
130 peoplo to tho mile; In Switzerland, 220,
nnd In Belgium, 321. In the United States
there are 1,118,0SS miles of wire and In
all of Europe 1,585,207 miles.
All told, he said, there arc 23,000 places
In the United States reached by the tele
graph companies, while In Great Britain
there arc only 10.105 places thus reached
la this country almost SO per cent of the
poitofflces havo telegraph connections,
wbllo In Great Britain only about one-
fourth of them are thus equipped.
While admitting that rates on local mes
sages In Europo were lower than In the
United States, Mr. Clark contended that
on through messages they are comparatively
higher.
Cnpltnllintlon of the Company.
Mr. Clark said that the capitalization of
the Western Union company amounts to
(702 per mile of poles, or J1U per mile or
vlre. In Great Britain the capitalization
was about twice as great.
Rererrlng to tho consolidation or the
various original lines Into the Western
Union system, he said It had been neces
sary In order to secure unification or rates
and to facllltnto through business. The re
sult also had been a vast reduction In
rates or transmission, tho present maximum
rates being In many cases not more than
one-tenth or the rates in 1SGJ. Now the
rates are as reasonable, he said, as they
could be made, consistent with good busi
ness management.
lie said It could not be expected that
the owners of telegraph lines' would sell
at the mere cost of production. They,
like the owners or any profitable property,
had a right to expect something for good
will, etc. He alto argued that the coat
of construction of a telegraph system is
not confined to the lines throughout the
rural district, but Is due largely to city
conditions the construction of buildings
and underground conduits and the securing
or other terminal facilities. He estimated
there had been spent upon the Western
Union system since 1S$6 not less than
$50,000,000 or J60.000.000, entirely outside of
cocstructlon.
He quoted the chancellor or the ex
chequer or Great Britain as saying that
there had been a loss to the government
or about 322,000.000 on the telegraph system
or that country. If there bad been such a
deficit there .what, Mr. Clark asked, could be
expected In a country Ilk lie United
States, twenty-five times ay large?
!ockholler Couldn't Stand It.
Mr. :Clark-.'elSlnied --thafihe "Western
Union racs were reasonable and the result
or very careful study and adjustment. He
thought any radical reduction would be
followed by disaster to tho stockholders
and would result In no benefit to the public
at large. There certainly would be. a
deficit, and In case or government owner
ship, the burden simple would bo shifted
from the stockholders to the people.
"Didn't you meet the rates of the Baltl
mere & Ohlo Telegraph line when It was
In operation?" was asked.
"Yes," 'the witness replied, "and stopped
dividends.
Mr. Clark said that in carrying the gov
ernment business between the United
States and Cuba, the International com
pany, which Is under the control of the
Western Union, and which carries govern
ment business froe or charge, had carried
moro messages for the Unites States In
one year then It had carried for Spain In
thirty years. This explanation led to the
Inquiry whether the Western Union bad
not been pursuing this course for the pur
pose of keeping the Postal company out of
Cuba.
"So. sir," was the reply. "We aro only
keeping our contract Uko honest men."
"But it Is a fact that you are fighting
the right of the Postal company to get u
loomoid in uiina:'
"I beg pardon; they are fighting our
rights there,"
"Is 'anything being done to bring about
a combination with tho Postal company?"
"Xol to my knowledge. I have seen such
a report In the newspapers, but I know
nothing about It."
Mr. J Clark added, In reply to questions.
that there was an understanding as to rates
between the two companies.
He closed his statement with another
reference to government ownership, saying
that unless there could be permanent civil
service, public ownership would result In
a serious deficit and he believed that no
good would be served in the end.
Commrrelnl Collrsr Ilauniii-t.
A concert for tho benefit of the Omaha
Commercial College band and orchestra
will be given In the larg hall in, the col
lege, sixteenth ana uouglns streets, Satur-
The B lues
Ever have them? Then
you know how dark everything
looks. You are completely
discouraged, terribly depressed.
A little work looks like a big
mountain ; a little noise sounds
like the roar of a cannon; and
a little sleep is all you can
secure, night after night.
The truth of the matter is,
your nerves have been pois
oned and weakened with the
impurities in your blood. You
want a blood-purifying medi
cine a perfect Sarsaparilla
that's what you want. You
want
er s
Ay
Sarsaparilla
the strongest and best nerve
tonic you can buy.
$1.00 bottle. All drunUti.
W rl the doctor frljr all tht particulars la
your tsf. Tou will prompt rp)r. Aa-
Imi Ur-J. CATS. Lowell. Slut
day evening, March K. An admission feo
of 15 cents win be charged. Selections will
be played by the band nnd orchestra Leon
Kelgar and John .McCreury will give vocal
selections. Miss Ella Day will read selec
tions from "The Set or Turquoise. ' A
violin solo by Charles Hlgglns and a 'cello
solo by John Sylvan Brown will complete
tho program.
FORMER RESIDENT OF OMAHA
Dr. Sherman A. Vulr Is llemeinliereil
In This fit,- hr
Jinny.
Dr. Sherman A, Yule! whose death Is re
ported from the Philippines, was a former
resident or Omaha, residing with bis par
ents at 4219 Burdctte street. His rather,
H. G. Yule, Is at present janitor at the
Leavenworth school.
Dr. Yule was 33 years of age at the time
of bis death and was an example of Ameri
can youth who takes advantage of his op
portunities. While employed as bookkeeper
In Des Moines he took a course of study In
Drako university and then came to Omaha,
where he graduated In medicine at the
Omaha Medical college In 1SS7. He then
went to Swan, la., where, he practiced Ms
profession. At the breaking out or the
Spanish-American war he came to Omaha
and In 1S98 enlisted In the Thurston Hlflesv
going with a number of recruits to Sail
Francisco. At that place there was a great
need of army physicians and Dr. Yule round
no difficulty In getttng a discharge from the
volunteer army and making a contract with
the government as acting assistant sur
geon. Ho was sent to Honolulu, where for
two years he was stationed with the troops
on the Island. He was then sent to the
Philippines. A year or so ago he contracted
smallpox, but his relatives m this city were
Informed that his recovery was complete.
They had no knowledge of the Illness which
caused his death.
Before taking up the study of medicine '
Dr. Yule was for a while cashier of the!
Pacific Express company in this city, leav- j
lng that office In 18S1 to go to Des Molne.
His employers and associates speak of him
with one accord as a model citizen and one
who was In a way to add honor to his profession.
BUILDING WITH RAPIDITY
Largs 8truoturei NowRiie from ths Ground
i it by Magic Hs.nd.
SOME GOOD EXAMPLES IN OMAHA
Improved .Mnterlnl nnil .More Ksue
uirnt .Mettioitn Jnve .Much Time
to flip I'rnmiiter of lllc
flnllilliiK UnterprWe.
"My heart was tiaOly affected by an at
tack of grip and I suffered Intense agony
until I began taking Dr. Miles' Heart Cure.
It made me a well man." S. D. Holman,
Irasburg, Vt
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
William Balrd of Lincoln Is a Millard
guest.
. M. Peyton of Crelghton is at tho Her
uranu.
T. M. Franse of West Point Is at tho Her
Grand.
Bishop Worthlngton left Wednesday even
ing for the east.
Mr. nnd M.-s. G. A. Brooks of Bazlle Mills
are at the Millard.
J. A. Kuhn. general western agent for
the rorthwestern, has returned from Chi
cago. A. Norman, city attorney of Ord. Is In
tho city and will remain here for about a
week.
Captain T. A. Taylor of Lexington Is a
visitor in the city. He accompanied his wife
to the city ror medical treatment.
C. II. Shackleford, general agent of the
San Francisco Cereal company. Is at home
recovering from an attack of appendicitis.
Dr. A. Dljibrow of Crelghton, W. II.
Streetcr of Aurora. H. F. Carter of Alns
worth and W. G. Powell of Lincoln regis
tercd Friday at tho Murray.
Dr. S. Farrell, chief veterinary surgeon
of the Department of the Missouri, with
headquarter at St. Louis, is In South
Omaha today examining tho twenty
bronchos which the government proposeH
to buy to be used as polo ponies at West
Point.
Chief Quartermaster Hathway of the De
partment of the Missouri has received
ordero to uward contracts to Lytic II.
Hudson of Louisville. Ky.. to furnish twen-ty-rtve
cavalry horses and thirty-one artil
lery horses, alt to be used qt the yurlom
military post of Nebraska.
Nebraska ns at tho Merchants: Sir. and
Mrs. F. R, Alderman, West Point: J. C.
Itogers. H. D. Rogers, S. P. Burrows. Ord:
D. J. Hnrtrum, Henry Schark. I'tlca:
Charles Young. Basnett: D. C. Warner.
Bennington; O. Wlllson. Genoa; D. J. Oaten.
Albion; F. O. Felts. Ewlng; C. F. Way.
Lincoln; J. W Balson, Cetlar Rapids; t.oti
Nodding. Rising City; F. D. Yqung. Mar
quette; O, C. Brondel, Hamilton; R. L.
Shaw, Fremont.
Big warehouses and giant office buildings
go up today as if bv the ham! nf mnolo
oi lotigcr than ten years ago the erection
of a wholesale warehouse was considered
hurried when accomplished within It nr
eight months. Not so today. Take, for
instance, tne Her building, which was put
UD recent lv fro thn lirrno.linminop n,.
Ooods company. It was Just ninety-two
uays irom tne time the plans were started
by the architect until the elevators were
running and the electric lights were burn
ing in tne build lng.
The constructing architect of the Her
bulldtnc was renulred in h.iv th. tim.
ture completed within 100 days after the
Plans were submitted. Excavation began
In the mud, and at times eight horses were
necessary to pull a load or dirt out of the
hole. Hatn or shine the work went on, ex
cepting that part of It put In check by
Striking wire workers and lahnrnr nnlin
the many difficulties encountered, tho archi
tect finished bis contract within the time
limit.
Such quick work would have been Im
possible under conditions that formerly
surrounded tho construction of large build
ings. In former days plenty of time was
essential to good construction. Founda
tions had to settle before superstructures
could bo raised.
-o I.iiiik 'WnllhiK .Veressnry.
Today no such waiting is necessary.
This Is shown In tho government building
annex, on which the contractors aro now
at work. The foundations for that build
ing ore of a sort unknown In former years.
The steel frame of th structure was
planned and made hundreds or miles rrom
tho place where It Is being put together
Each pleco or steel, which in modern build
ings takes tho place or stono in rhe
older structures, is made to fit exactly In
its place and holes are cut ror the bolts
which aro to hold It In position steel
enters Into every part ot the building.
Sled beams covered with concrete form the
foundation. These arc so interwoven and
bound together that were the. ends to rest
on .solid piers the ground might bo cut from
under the center nnd the building would
Btaud. With no wood to shrink aad the
cement placed upon hydraulic brick, which
will absorb but a small amount of water,
thero Is no necessity for the architect to
wait, as In former years.
Orenter WorUnu Cnpaclly.
The amount of work which can be done
by a workman has been crcatlv i
recent years. Take the hod carrier: he has
practically gono ouV or business. He Is
still called a hod carrier, hut u-hnn ).,ii.
are to be carried above the second story of
a building they aro taken up on a lift and
me uou is a wnecioarrow. if the number
or bricks handled bv
Compared with thn mimHof tim.tt.n. v, -
---- - au.ts- a MUilUtt't M J iX
bricklayer or ten years ago it will bo found
iie ui me reuuciion in tne nours
of labor the workman nf thn n.nt i.
- vuvii w u j i a
accomplishing more. This Is In a measure
due to the character of the material, but Is
aiso aue to improved methods-or handling.
TlmO WAR Whn h rnrnntitiiF u-.. nn
linndrtant man around huiMimr hi,. .n.
day- he Is or secondary consideration. He '
enters tho building usually when every de- t
tan ot tne exterior Is complete and his I
work Is but to finish tho details of th. in.
terlor. His former work has been divided
between Iron worker. th ah
worker, the roofer and the woodworker in
me mins.
09Q9 9999 990Q DOM 9999 99 9999
8 South Oitiuha News
There Is an excellent prospect now of the
city being able to accept the offer of An
drew Carnegie for a public library. In the
new charter there Is a provision which
permits the levying of a tax or S,00 a year
for the maintenance of a library. This Is
one of the conditions ot the Carnegie offer,
With this matter virtually disposed of the
next In importance Is the raising ot funds
ror the purchase of n site When the Car
negie proposition was first brought to the
attention ot the people it was suggested
that a site bo bougtit by private subscrln
Hon, but this was deemed Inexpedient for
the reason that so much property -here Is
owned by non-residents and the burden
would thus have to be assumed by public
spirited citizens. Now the plan Is to vote
bonds In the sum of $5,000 for the purchase
of a site. In this way the cost will be very
flight to property owners and all who own
real estate here will be called upon to
pay their proportion. When this question
or money for a site is arranged then will
come the difficult proposition of selecting
a piece of property suitable for the build
lng to be erected. Naturally First ward
residents want tho library In their ward
and It Is the same with Second warders.
Several good sites havo been proposed,
both north and south ot N street, By re
districting the wards tjie ward proposition
win be virtually eliminated and it will
then be a question or securing the most
available, site ror the money at hand. Con
slderablo interest Is displayed among the
people In this matter and It is thought that
tne bond proposition win meet with hearty
approval from all classes.
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fTheBest
A -
.""Cliool llonril Cnnillilnte.
Republicans are Dronarfni? in miU
flcht to elect three mcmher nf tho nnnrH
of Education at the coming election and
it is predicted mat a nrst-rinss ticket will
be nominated by the republican conven
tion, to bo held on Satunlnv. U'hll nn
slate has been made up It is understood that
u. 31. Rich, N. B. .Mead and L. C. Gibson
will bo asked to accept the nomination.
Mr. Rich Is an old established resident
here and he Is considered by all who know
him to be a first-class business man mil
a citizen of standing. Mr. Mead hnrdly
needs any Introduction to the people of
South Omaha, as ho bat been manager or
tho Western Union office In this city since
mo town was eslabllshed. He Is a busi
ness man of considerable, nhltllv an,( ha
nlways taken a great deal or Interest In
educational affairs. L. C. Gibson is known
as tho htistllne real estate mnn nnrl ,.-.
ono knows his ability In tho business line.
Kppuoncans say mat w;hat tho Board of
Education needs nt this 'time l a kn.in.ci
administration and for this reason an un
usual effort will be mado to elect three
members of the board at the spring election.
There Is no lack nf rnnHiitiim t- thn
school board among the democrats, but
as so many factions have to be satisfied
it Is hardly probable that a ticket of any
strength will be nominated. Friends of
Brenuan and Roberts, twn nt thn r.i.inn
members, aro urging them to run again on
ino piatiorm or re-electing Dr. Wolfe. Tho
republicans hope that tho campaign will
be made on this issue, as it will Insure a
landslide for republican candidates.
Speelnl Council .Mertlnc
It Is expected that the new charter for
South Omaha will be signed today and
If so a special meeting of the council will
bo called at once In order to pass an or
dinance redisricting the city Into six
wards. This will be done In order that the
city conventions may bo able to make noml
nations ror tho council ott. Saturday.'
Should the cnventlons fall to nominate
by reason of the delay In signing the char
ter it Is thought that tho conventions
would give tho city committees the power
to name candidates to be voted on. the
same as vacancies are filled by these com
mittees. If this Is not done It will natu
rally devolve upon the mayor to fill the
vacancies by nppointment.
There is going to be some dissension
w
Oman's
ork
in Tlub and
Vharity.
The regular monthly meeting ot the
Woman's Keely Rescue league was held
on Wednesday morning with a good at
tendance, Mrs. C. B. Allen, Jr., presiding.
The reports of the various committees In
dicated that the work has been enthu
siastically taken up and the co-operation
of some or the substantial business men ot
the city Is tho result. The league already
has ono patient In tho Institute and It was
decided to enter another at once, wbllo two
other cases are under Investigation. It
was decided that Mrs. J. N. Foster be ap
pointed collector tor the league to attend
to the collection ot the associate, life and
regular membership dues and the subscrip
tions that have been made, as the entering
of another patient will necessitate the use
ot all available funds that can be used
for that purpose. The next meeting of the
leaguo will be held on Wednesday, April 10.
Tho seventh annual announcement ot the
Nebraska Federation ot Woman's Clubs has
been Issued this week and, aside from the
reports, the burden of its message is club
extension. Attention is called to the ne
cessity of a larger Income, to creditably
maintain the state federation, its Institu
tions and annual programs being ot a char
acter that necessitates financial support
beyond what they now have, and It was to
meet this necessity that It was proposed
to amend article vlll of the bylaws so that-
It should read: "The annual dues, pay
able In advance ot tho annual meeting,
shall be $3 for each club of fifty or less
members and Jl additional for each fifty
members or fraction thereof, after the first
fifty members." Mrs. Henrietta I. Smith,
the state president, suggests a better plan
than the amendment, namely, club ex
tension. The executive board ot tho Nebraska
federation has appointed an extension
committee composed of Mesdames Winnie
Durland ot Norfolk, chairman; Emma Pago
of Syracuse and Julia C. Hoobler ot Omaha,
to act as a medium of Information. The
State federation now consists of about 100
clubs, with approximately 3,300 members.
Each of these clubs is urged to appoint
an extension committee and to endeavor
to present to the executive board before
June the name of one or more organized
clubs, that they may bo admitted to the
federation and notified In time to send
delegates to the annual October meeting,
which Is to be held at Wayne, October S-lt,
by Invitation of the Wayne federation.
While the proposed extension will greatly
Increase the funds of the federation, tho
Increase In the expense will be but little,
as the cost of a program tor all the clubs
of the state would be no more than It
now Is for 100 clubs. nut the greatest
benefit or all to be derived from club ex
tension, the committee believes, will be In
the closer association ot so large a num
ber ot women, organized as they are In so
many different Interests, and with each
club contributing its Individual and char
acteristic strength the federation must at-
tain Its highest usefulness.
The report shows an addition ot thirty-
two manuscripts to the reciprocity bureau
since October, 1900, all ot which are upon
subjects embracing work of the highest
order.
The bureau is being used now as never
before and, though there has beta a splcn
did increase In the library, the number of
books is still Insufficient to meet tho de
mand. Tho message further urges that a day
be set aside, to be known as State Federa
tion day, for the careful consideration of
the reports nnd all other federation busi
ness that may Interest the Individual clubs.
Mu Sigma club met at tho homo of Mrs.
A. M. Jackson on Wednesday morning and
after a brief business session Mrs. Somers
gave an Interesting review of "Felix Holt."
Mrs. Austin led tbo art lesson on Venetian
and Murono and modern art glass, render
ing the theme altogether Instructive and
interesting.
There was an unusual amount of import
ant business discussed and settled at
Wednesday's meeting ot the Woman Chris
tian Temperance union. After the prelimi
nary reports Miss Magee gave an account
of tbo work at the Tenth Street city mis
sion. Rev. Charles Savldge having con
sented to conduct the regular Friday even
ing gospel services there will relieve her
of much responsibility. The plan for tho
stereoptlcon lecture gjven the children of
that district on Thursday evening was also
discussed. As chairman of the commltteo
appointed at the last meeting to consider
Miss Magee's work at the Tenth Street mis
sion, Mrs. Watson II. Smith reported the
following recommendations, which were
adopted: First, that an advisory board bo
created for co-operative mission work in
the city, which shall devise ways and means
for Its prosecution, said board to be com
posed or two members rrom each orgaafza
tlon Interested In the work; second, that
the Woman's Christian Tempcrancu union
take the Initiative and Invite the Woman's
club, the department or political and social
science or tho club and the young people's
societies to Join with Its organization In
appointing two raombers each ror said board,
the board to have power to add to Its mem
bers trom time to timo those who materi
ally aid In Its work.
The following recommendations were
made as the result of the meeting of the
executive board of the union on March 0.
Each article was separately discussed and
acted upon and the discussion was alto
gether profitable, bringing up many mat
ters for consideration: First, that the
Woman's Christian Temperance union's cot
tage at 1503 Burt street be given up on
April 7. Since tho destruction of the build
ings ot Ram Cat alley and the scattetln? of
Its Inhabitants the Industrial classes that
were conducted at the cottage have been
abandoned and tho only work now being
carried on there Is the lodging of women
and girls brought in by tho depot matron.
Though Miss Magee's report showed forty
cases having received assistance there, nnd
It is the only place In the city where such
assistance can be given at present, the com
mittee did not deem It cdv'sablo to maiu
tain It any longer, as It yielded no returns
for the money expended thero and the union
hs need of all It funds for the work at
the Tenth Street City mission. It was finally
decided that Miss Magee h? allowed to re
tain the cottage with Its furnishings und
conduct it as a lodging place for homele&a
girls that are beginning to support them
selves, but whose Income is not sufficient to
pay for lodgings at regular prices, I'pon
this point some discussion arose, soma o:
the women maintaining that It was wrons
and an injustice to the slrls themselves to
make It possible for them to live on tie In
sufficient wages paid tho beginners In stores
and factories that seek these places bo
cause ot the desire for the freej.,-n they
give them or a false pride that keeps them
from entering domestic service in tho hun
dreds of families In the city where they
would receive good homes with .ages und
Influences that would make them useful,
honest women. Hero Miss Magee wa3 slvca
the floor and mado an appeal for tli girls,
pointing out to the women tho lncousIsteny
of expecting girls to turn naturally to do
mestic affairs wten they had been reared
with a large family In one or two rooms
that afford no element of the homo or its
refining or moral influences, while, with
Just enough schooling to enable' them to
make out the checks of the stores and every
Influence to encourage their desire for dress,
the store afforded them the superficial con
tact with peoplo that would naturally at
tract them most. She said that the ma
jority of these girls entered th? stores be
cause they were prepared for iiothfng else,
and that Instead of blaming them tho .vomen
should give them the kltchcngartcn ond
cooking school classes In which they tu ?ht
receive a practical training that would'fit
them for and Incline them to the work of
homemaking. The second recommendation
or tho commltteo was that the union ad
vance no more money ror Miss Magee's sal
ary, which should be paid by the young
people's societies or the city, but Instead
pay her JS per month for hjr work in the
classes at the Tenth Street city mission,
independent of her regular salary, and that
they support all of, the Industrial classes
now being conducted at that mission, In ad
dition to tho temperance classes, until the
proposed advisory board could be formed
It was decided that the newly instituted
cooking classes should have :ho best telen
tlflo Instruction tbo city afforded, also that
Mrs. Mary Gerard Andrews should take up
two additional classes In scientific temper
ance. Mrs. Covell suggested that fag former
county convention of the Woman'? CJ.rh.Han
Temperance union be revived and It was
decided that such a convention tw raited
March 27, to meet In the parlors of the
Young Woman's Christian association at 1
o'clock p, m. The Omaha union ii! serve
refreshments.
?H AKAMAI
27X)2v. Havana leaf inside, W;. Hj5,?J
bumatra wrapper out
side, cleanliness and good workmanship all the
way through. That's
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5 Cent Cigar
A man who smokos El Merito known our saying's true: "It Brings
Havana Home to Yoia" Tell your dealer it's timo to deal El Merito.
BOLTZ, CLYMER & CO., Philadelphia.
PEREQOY MOORE, DISTRIBUTORS, Omaha.
The regular business lnejting of tho
Woman's club will be held on Slonday and
the program at Its conclusion will be In
charge of the city improvement committee
and will Include several papers.
Mrs. Harriet MacMurpby, second vice
president, will preside In the nbsenc of
Mrs. Tllden and Mrs. J. H. Dumont. It Is
anticipated that much Important business
will come up for settlement,
In the Interest of the membership con
test and to stimulate tho young women to
work for the Lako Ceneva premium, the
membership committee of the Young
Women's Christian association have ar
ranged for a Lake Geneva evening Monday,
March IS at S o'clock, In the assoclstlot
parlors. There will be stereoptlcon views
of the lake and talks by those of tht as
sociation who have been there. There will
also be music ad refreshments.
ibout the division of the wards, but It
Is thought that the First ward will h ,11
vlded on Twenty-third street. Just where
the Second ward will be cut Is not known,
as no ngrecment has been reached. It Is
hardly probable that the Third or Fourth
wards will be disturbed.
I'rlinitrlr Tmlny.
Both republicans and democrats will l.nl.l
primaries today from noon until 7 n. m m
select delegates to tho city contentions to
be held on Saturday. The republicans will
tuuose noven delegates from each ward,
while tho democrats will elect nniv fnur
delegates.
Two delegations havn hen nlircd In ih.
field In tho First and Third wards by tho
republicans. The contest in tbo First ward
Is between Clifton and Vansant, whlla in
tho Third ward It Is between fraiuoi .m.1
Frank I.cc.
Among the democrats little. lntr.t
seems to be taken In the primaries, outside
of the First ward, where two delegations
are to be voted en. Here Is the list of dem
ocratic delegates
First Ward Delegation N'n. 1 I 1! itultf.
George Hahn, Thomas Miller, A. A. Nixon!
nAiAn.iAK a . ......
"c,cs"'iu -. jnmcs unite, 'inomas
Kelly, Henry Oest, J. H. Bulla.
feecond Ward John Zondek. J. O. Cushlng,
Andrew McGulre, I McDonough.
Third ard J. J. Rvan. James Hnnlt-in
P. Connors. J. J. Jackson.
Fourth Ward W. nroderlek. Mel-iln
A. Lutz, William Connor.
I
.Motor I.lne Aasnrcil.
Residents In tho eastern nnnlnn nf ihn
city have been assured by members sf tho
t-ast siuc improvement club that the Thir
teenth street motor line will nn ottm.uH
to South Omaha this summer. In KnenWInc
of this matter yesterday at'ernoon a promi
nent memner ot tne club said: "We have
been given assurance by officers ot the
Omaha Street Railway company that 'he
Thirteenth street linn nlll in i.n.,i
South Omaha this year. Naturally the ".Ine
will run west on Missouri avenue, and then
possibly un N street into lh hpnrt nf thn
city. Such a route would Le agreeable o a
majority of the residents In the eastern
portion of the city and our club will bend
every effort to secure motor service In this
section of tho city. Should this proposed
lino be built It will tend to Incrcaso the
number of houses east of Twenty-fourth
street and thus the nonulatlnn In thu .na
tion will be greatly Increased "
AnseHiiicnt HcIiik .Mndr.
City Engineer Real la maklnc the nxneni.
ment for the opening of Sixteenth. Seven.
teenth, Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets
irom -Missouri avenue to I street. A por
tion of these streets are already opened, out
It Is desired by Dronertv owners to onen thn
streets In question through the Cassldy and
Ryan tracts. An ordlnanco was passed
some time ago by the city council authoriz
ing the onenlnc of the streets and thn rnn.
denination proceedings have gono through
tne usual course In the courts. Ail that re
mains now before the work is done Is tor
the engineer to make the assessment. The
time for an appeal has elapsed and It Is un
derstood that this matter will be pushed
along so that the work can bo done the first
thing In the spring.
Get Ahead
of the
Spring Rush
For Offices.
a
Advice to
Office Seekers.
April and Mar axe the months whin
most people do their moving. The
prospects aro that the demand for of
fices In Omaha was ncvor so grant as
It will b this spring, There aro not '
a great many rooms vacant in
The Bee Building
but there are among them envnral
which are particularly choice; one di
rectly in front of the elevator on the
6th floor; one on the 1st floor next to
the entrance to The lice business of
fice; a suite of three rooms on the
3rd floor, and a very large offlca and
vault on the ground floor facing Uth
etleet. Besides these, there aro four
or five nmaller rooms In various parts
of the building.
The rents are reasonable and the
service perfect.
R. C. PETERS & CO.,
RENTAL AGENTS,
Ground Floor, Bee Bulldlnf, Omaha.
For n I'nrk.
Residents on Twenty-third street are
clamoring for the purchaso ot Syndicate
park, and it is probable that as soon as
the new charter is In full operstlcn a peti
tion will bo sent to the council suggesting
that steps be taken to purchase tho park.
Under the new charter this can be dono ty
the voting of bonds for the purpose nnd It
Is thought that if tho peoplo who .vlll be
taxed tor this purpose aro' willing to carry
the burden that tho council wijl be wili
ng to submit the proposition without ques
tion. It Is understood that the park can be
purchased now for about $25,000.
To Build a riiiirrli.
John J. Ryan has donated lot 16 In block
31. first addition to Corrlgan place, to a
society in the Third ward for church pur
poses and an effort is now being mado to
raise funds for the erection of a Catholic
church on the site in question. Tickets for
an entertainment are being sold with a
view to securing funds for the erection of
the proposed church.
Union I.nhor .Vnnilnntloim.
Last night the union labor party held Its
convention at Koutsky's hall and nomi
nated C. N. Rich for tax commissioner '
and for members of the Board of Educa
tion Joseph Kubat. J. M. Murphy and N.
B. Mead. No nominations for tho city coun
cil were made, the city central committee
of the party being given authority to place
on the official ballot names of the party's
councllmanlc candidates.
Yniiiin .Menu' lleiuilillrnn (itil,.
The Young Men's Republican club of
South Omaha held n largely attended nnd
enthusiastic meeting In the city hall last
evening. Tho following officers were
elected for tho ensuing year: E. L. Hone,
president; Harry Tagg, vice president, O.
O. Francisco, secretary; A. B. Farrcl, treas
urer. The executive committee is to bo
chosen by the president at tho next meet
ing of tho club. Tho object of the or
ganization, as expressed by all tbo mem
bers present, was not to antagonize any
other republican organization, but simply
to further tho interests of the republican
party In South Omaha and bid In the ielcc
tlon ot good men and reputable repub
licans for ofllce. This organization per
petuates tho original organization known
as the Young Men's Republican club of
South Omaha and Is composed of active and
representative republicans of the city.
Mimic fit)' Citinnlp.
Democratic und republican primaries will
be held today.
Miss Graco Slpe Is suffering from an at
tack of pneumonia.
A clay pipe smoker will bo given by the
Royal Arcanum tonight.
Miss I.lly Singer, principal of tho Third
wurd school, Is quite sick.
John Condon has returned from Denver
greatly Improved in health.
Thero will bo a missionary meeting at the
Baptist churoh this nfternoon.
Mrs. J. B. Wutkins of Clinton, la . Is here,
tho guest of her non. Secretary Watklna of
thu Commercial club.
The property on Tvjenty-flfth street, be
tween N and O streets, occupied by Culver
& Co.. has been sold for JIO.ujo.
Tonight tho children of the Jungmnnn
school will give nn entertnlnment for the
benefit of the school library fund.
It U asserted that ns noon as tho new
charter becomes a law quite a number of
grading petitions will bo circulated.
The republican will hold primaries in the
t-mirth u'nnl tn.li, n . ft.,- j ... t. .
. ........ . .iiiuivm cnu l.
streets. Instead of ut Sharp and 1. streets.
u'onjo u, i rancisco "announces himself
ns a candidate for tax commissioner, sub
ject to tho uctlon of the republican conven
tion. ,
Monte ecks camo up from hlM farm In
Kansas yesterday to get a breath of Ne
braska ulr and spend a few days with
friends.
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Mold by all Druggist.
$500 REWARD i
Wo will py the above reward for any rue of
Liver lipmpUliit, lypepj, sick Headache.
Indirection, Conization or Co.tkencnj wo
csnnot euro with Urerlte. the bp-To-Date
Little Liver Pill, wben the directions re strict
ly compiled with. Tbey aro purely Vegetable,
nd nerer fall t0 ciTe MtHfactlop. 2So boxes
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M. Pasteur, of France, invented a process for kill
ing all possible germs in a product, and we use it.
After each bottle of Schlitz beer is filled and scaled
it is sterilized.
This is an extreme precaution. The beer is brewed
in extreme cleanliness, cooled in filtered air, then
filtered. It seems impossible for a taint of impurity to
get to it. Yet we sterilize every bottle.
We, who know brewing, know the value of purity.
We add vastly to the necessary cost of our beer to
assure it. You who drink it get the healthful results of
our precaution. Your physician knows; ask him.
Phone 818. Scbllti, 719 South Sth St., Omaha.
Every Bottle Sterilized
Try at cane of bcklitx llccr, Telephone ins.
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