THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: MONDAY, FEJinUAHY 3, 190?.
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NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA.
COUNCIL
10 DETERMINE NEW BRIDGE
City Cotioil Tnif In Will Dsoids Eithtr
Ctierit ir luss.
MAYOR JENNINGS - Will NOT OPPOSE
Altaeaath Mmar Taxpayers Deobt the
Heed (Mnk t llnctirc City
OKKttll Will no Ah Hid
1 wllk Trojert.
The bridge over Indian creek at the
junction Of Mynster and NOTth Main street
'Will be built and at the monthly session
cf tha ciif council tonight tha material (or
tha abutments of the structure will be des
. Ignsted. It will. U is said, ba either con
crete or sMbne, a most. of the aldermen
are opposed to brick. The contract with
E. A. Wlckham for the bridge on hla bid of
$8,000 will be closed and the mayor for
mally Instructed to sign It. Mayor Jen
nings has already announced that he will
Dot oproae the building of the bridge, de
spite the fact many heavy taxpayera In the
city are strongly opposed to the expenditure
of such a large sum of money for such
a purpose the benefits of which are doubt
ful, and he will at once attach his signature
to the cqntract. "
It Is now claimed that the building of
this bridge Is In pursuance of a promise
made to the property owners on Mynster
street at the time that thoroughfare was
ordered pared. Several of the property
owners were opposed to the paving, but It
la now claimed, consented to withdraw their
opposition If the city, promised to build
a- bridge over the creek to open up the
treat.
The general opposition .to the bridge is
not so much against the bridge Itself aa
gainst. the large sum of money which the
city has decided to expend. It Is contended
that steel cylinder bridge at one-halt
the cost of the stone abutment structure
would meet all requirements at that point.
City Engineer Etnyre, before leaving on his
trip to Cuba, advised the council that
teel cylinder bridge would be ample. The
erection of this new bridge will place four
similar structures over Indian creek within
distanoe of two short blocks.
It la atated the Retail Grocers' associa
tion will at the meeting tonight requesc
the council to require stricter enforce
ment of the ordinance governing peddlers
nd providing licenses for transient mer
chants. It Is asserted by the members of
the association that Omaha peddlers do
thriving business In the outskirts of the
City without paying any license.
Plumbing and beating.- Blxby ft Son.
WOMAN'S CLUBSTIRS MEMBERS
Bsecatlve Board Applies Pecuniary
Prod to Those on the Roll
'Who Are SlaarsUh.
' The executive board of the Council Bluffs
i Woman's club has decided that after the
present , season.',' active members shall pay
an aunu'alJCee of,2 while. non-jeslden.t .and
-non-active members will be required to pay
6 Members entering the club aa active
members .and falling to assist on at least
one program during the aeason shall be
classed aa non-active members and be
taxed the $5 tee. This latter rule. It Is
believed, will act as an Incentive to mem
bers to Uke part In the programs of the
eversl departments of the club. An In
formal meeting will be held before the re
ception Friday afternoon.
The members of the household economic
department will act aa hostesses at the
general reception of the club Friday after
Boon at tha home of Mre. Dell O. Morgan
on Oakland avenue. A feature which will
occupy the early part of the afternoon will
be a talk on "Holy Week In Spain" by Hiss
Elisabeth Squire., who recently returned
from an extended tour of Europe with her
parent. Mine Caldwell, aupervlsor of
mueto In the city schools, will assist with
a, number of songs.
. . The current .events department will meet
Thursday afternoon, February 13, with Mrs.
O. Q. Saunders as leader. The subject will
m "South America."
"Chemistry of Foods" will be the sub
ject of the next', meeting of the household
economic department, Thursday afternoon,
February IS: ' Mrs. A- R. Woodford will be
leader. . . ! .
The art department will meet this eve
ring In the club reams. The subjects for
AscusstonfWlll '. be.1 "Spanish Painting,"
'Umlts of .Moorlshl Art and Influence of
Ifaqulsltlon' on 'Painting In Spain," "Early
history off Palntlag In Spain" and "Diego
Velasques, Oreatest Master of School of
Castile."
The literature department will meet on
Thursday afternoon In the club rooms with
Maude Smith as- leader. Oreek literature
will be the subject
..The Ideal club will meet Tuesday after
boon, at the home of Mra. Metcalf on Bluff
treat.
The subjects for the meeting of the Wom
an's club Wednesday afternoon are "Pot-
well, that la where the auperiorlty
of our eyeglaeaes and epvrlarles
Ilea. When we tet your eyeniirht
and grind our tine French crystal or
braahtan pebbles to tit It. adjust
your glaasea and put on the proper
clip, you have a ieir of spectacles
or eyeglasses that cannot be ex
celled by anyone.
WATCH H KPA1HKO.
-FIM fcORAVIJ. . .
IIERMIH M. LEFFERT
i HHUAUWAY. Council muffs.
. Optician. Jeweles, Eugraveur.
.. vt or I wua.rao.iecu.
Cevvis cutler
r. : Funeral Dl rector
iouocuMr w r . c ate?l
. M rltial ttaaaT. ' 1
FARM LOANS 6ctll
Naswttated rn nae'era nn
end !, James N. Ca4j,
J C
-, lit Ifirip PU. WTUfl'7.!
BLUFFS.
pourrl," by Mrs. Mary E. Dalley; "John
Qulncy Adams' Administration," Mrs. Jacob
81ms.
The Oakland Avenue Reading club will
meet Friday afternoon at the home of Mra.
C. M. Harl. This will be the program:
"Colony of Florida to 8econd Civil War,"
Mrs. Lougee; "Queen Mary Stuart," Mrs.
Dorland; "Berlolx," Mra. Harl; "Limoges
snd Its Industries," Miss Jefferls. .
The University club will meet Wednes
day afternoon at the home of Mra. Paulson.
William Cullen Bryant's works are to be
considered under the leadership of Mrs.
Askwlth.
The New Century Club will meet Wednes
day afternoon with Mra. W. O. Denney. This
will be the program: "Thirty Years' Wsr,"
Mrs. Swalne, leader; "Qustavua Adolphus,"
Mrs. Creel; "Christianity of Denmark,"
Mrs. Terapleton; "Review of Review of
Reviews," Mrs. Morgan.
The Atlaa club will meet Thursday after
noon at the home of Mrs. James Beach of
Avenue F.
The Mozart club will meet Monday with
Mrs. II. R. Junes.
Gravel roofing. A. B. Read, 41 Broadway.
William Hawley Smith next Saturday
evening at Broadway M. E. church.
Better Mortality Record Desired.
Freeman Reed, clerk of the district court,
has been asked to obtain the support of the
representatives from this county to a bill
which has been introduced in the stats
legislature amending the present law gov
erning the recording of births and deaths.
Under the present law, city, town and town
ship assessors yearly make a list of births
and deatba in their districts, and thia sys
tem. It Is claimed, has resulted In aa In
complete record of such occurrences.
It Is proposed to amend the law so as to
make It the duty of all physicians and mid
wives to report to the clerk of the dis
trict court, within twenty days from the
date of these occurrences, all births and
deaths. They will receive a small fee for
making such reports, and this. It Is ex
pected, will prove an Incentive to them
to report every case coming under their
attention.
This was the system In vogue before the
law was enscted making It the duty of the
assessors to furnish these records.
William Hawley Smith next Saturday
evening at Broadway M. E. church.
Davie sells glass.
Death of Frederick Sperling.
Frederick Sperling, a pioneer resident of
Council Bluffs, died auddenly early yester
day morning at his home, 823 Avenue E,
of heart failure. Mr. Sperling came to
Council Bluffs In 1854 and made his boms
here ever since. One son, Henry, and two
daughters. Anna Sperling and Mra. William
Koehler of Norwalk, N. Y., survive him.
Davis sells glaas.
MI.IOR MENTION.
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Davis sells drugs. ' 'I1
Stockert sells carpets and rugs.
Mets beer at Neumayer's hotel.
Wollman, sclenttflo optician, 401 B'way.
The aldermen Will meet this1 evening aa
a Board of Health.
Twenty per cent discount sale, Alexander
A Co., art dealers, 333 B'way.
Miss Madge Fisher of Red Oak, la-, la
guest of Miss Hill of Third street.
Miss Maude Hardford la home from a
visit with relatives In Danberry, Ind.
Missouri oak body wood, $6.50 cord. Wil
liam Welch. 23 N. Main atreet. Tel. 12.
The February term of the superior court
will be convened thia morning by Judge
Ayleaworth.
Mrs. Leon L. Poston and son are home
from a six weeks' visit with relatives In
West Liberty, la.
Miss Helen Hoffman of Remsen, la., and
Miss Margaret Kurtenacher of Alton, la.,
are guests of the family of John R. Toller.
The Jones family, 916 Avenue I. and the
Hinkel family, 01 North Klghth atreet,
are to be released from smallpox quaran
tine this morning.
Miss Ella Pring. who has been visiting
the family of Charles A. Cook of Scott
street, returned ' yesterday to Indlanola,
la., to attend school.
Lost, between Grand hotel and Eleventh
avenue, on Pearl or Main street, gold
filled rase watch. Finder pleaae return to
Bee office. Council Bluffs.
Attorney W.' C. Hendricks, who on re
turning from, his wedding trip, waa at
tacked with smallpox and quarantined
with hie young bride, la convalescent and
waa released from quarantine yeaterday.
A. E. Bonham, an electrician formerly
In the employ of the Nebraska Telephone
company In this city, and Miss Maud
Rhane, also A former resident of Counoll
Bluffs, were married a few. days ago In
Trinidad, Colo.
Deputy Sheriff Bneard of Mills county
waa in this city subpoenaing witnesses for
ine trial or Aoner ieiana. aiiegea norse
thief. Leland waa arrested In Council
Bluffs. Among the witnesses from here
will be Police Sergeant Slack and Detec
tive bmltn.
Spencer Smith has given Abe Lincoln
Pom, Grand Army of the Republic, two
books on military tactics, formerly the
property of Colonel Kinsman. The books
were found among Colonel Klniroan'a ef
fecta after he was killed at Black River
Bayou, Miss., May 17, lb63.
C. E. Bruner of Alliance and Pearl Black
mar of Lincoln, Neb., who were refused
a marriage license Saturday on account
of the youth of the prospective bride, were
made nappy yesterday. The consent of
the mother or the young woman to the
marriage was received by telegraph and
tne license waa issuoa yeaieraay.
Rev. and Mrs. M. C. Waddell have re
turned from California, where they have
been (or nearly a year tor Mr. waddeirs
health. They are guests at the home of
Jamea McCabe In Mornlncslde. Mr. Wad
dell la much Improved In health and last
evening made a short address of greeting
to his former partanionera oc tne uroaa
way Methodist church.
For the first time In several weeka the
services at the Broadway MethodUt church
were held yesterday In the auditorium.
During the first spell of cold weather the
boiler bunt and it was louna unable to
heat the large auditorium until a new and
larger one waa Installed, which waa done
last week. During the interval the aerv
Icea were held in the basement parlors.
In the suit brought by Spencer Smith
sa executor of the Bchermerhom estate
asalnal the Weatern Iowa Poultry, Farm
and Uarden association, for C6 aliened to
be due for printing of premium Hals, Judg
ment nns been entered for 94 by agree
ment. The question has been raiaed. how
ever, whether the association bad a legal
existence -under the state law. The stock
holders, many of them prominent business
men or tne city, contend they are not lia
ble, and the case haa been continued In
Justice Bryants court to determine this
question.
N. T. Plumbing Co.. telephone 160.
Aa Annoyed Eaapress.
Washington Star: "What a clumay
creature this new executioner is!" ex
claimed Tsl An.
"What's the trouble?" asked the court
official.
"Ia order to satisfy public, sentiment, I
ordered the decapitation of two of my fa
vorite attendants."
"The order was strictly carried out."
"Of course. He wasn't contsnt with pub
lishing ths news of their execution. He
actually cut their heads off "
top ltl
A ntglected cough or cold may lead to
serious bronchial or lung troubles. Don't
tske rhaacee when Foley's Honey and Tar
affords rerfect security from serious affects
of cold.
COLLEGE ORATORS OF IOWA
ifht Will Cutest for laUrststs fiivalrj
at It. Fail
MARKINGS Of THE JUDGES CONCLUDE!
Iowa Wosaaa. Gets Service Badge la
the Mllltla Prospect of Bishop
for Weiltrs Iowa Tippecanoe
Baaaer Awarded.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
DES MOINES, Feb. S. (Special.) The
oratorical contest of the Iowa State Col
legiate association will be held here Fri
day, February 28, at which time there will
be selected an orator to represent Iowa
at the Interstate contest In St. Paul, May i.
The association comprises ten states. Last
year the contest was held in Dea Moines
and a Kansas orator carried off first honors.
The selection of those who are to par
ticipate In the state contest here the last
day of the month has just , been made by
the judges on thought and composition.
The following will be the speakers:
A. C. Larson, Western College. Toledo
Liberty Its Abuses and Safeguards.
Edwin Youts. Simpson College. Indlanola
Russia and the Slav.
A. A. Prien. Iowa State College. Ames-
America's First Envoy.
Mr. Kent, Cornell College, Mount Ver
non The Constitution and the Union.
Glen A. Mitchell, Iowa wesieyan. Mount
Pleasant Blot on the Escutcheon.
Reorn RlDnel. Coe Colleee. Cedar Hap-
Ids William the Silent and the Revolt of
the Netherlands.
Thomas Greer. Lenox College, Hcpklnton
The Eastern Question.
B. G. Fisher, nrake university, ues
Moines John Ruskln.
There are fifteen colleges In the Iowa
Oratorical association and orations were
submitted from every one of them. The
contest will be held on the evening of Feb
ruary 28, and the banquet will be the even
ing preceding.
Woman Gets Service Badge.
Miss Carrie Vleser, who wsj ten years
a clerk In the office of the adjutant general
of Iowa, severed her connection with the
office Saturday, and in recognition of her
long service In the office she was presented
by Adjutant General Brers with ten
year service badge of the Iowa National
guard, a badge highly prised- by members
of the guard. This Is the first Instance
of a woman receiving this badge. She had
charge of the office accounts at the time
of the enlistment of the Iowa boys for the
Spanish war, and In ths work of reorganis
ing the guard, and was more familiar with
the personnel of the entire Iowa guard
than any man of the state.
Blshex of Western Iowa.
While no positive Information has been
received here In Catholic church circles
of the appointment of Dr. Oarrlgan of
Washington to be bishop of western Iowa,
stationed at Sioux City, yet the unofficial
news to that effect has been accepted sa
true, and as a consequence there Is re
newed activity la the Interest of a division
of the see of Davenport and creation of a
bishop with headquarters In Des Moines.
The matter has been previously laid be
fore the high Catholic officials, and It Is
believed something will bo accomplished the
current yesr.
The attitude of Archbishop Keane toward
tne saloons of the state hss already borne
good tutt. Ho la at the head of a strong
temperance movement, and as the result of
his crusade the saloon men of Dubuque
have made Important concessions in the
direction of observing the Iowa laws, which
have generally been Ignored there tor
many years. The tempersnce crusade Is
extending throughout the state under the
direction of the archbishop.
Tippecanoe Banner Awarded.
Some years ago tha Veteran Tippecanoe
club inaugurated the policy of giving
banner to the county of Iowa showing the
largest gain In the republican vote over
the preceding year. Thia banner has gone
to nearly a dozen .different counties of the
state at different times, Monona county
receiving It last year and the year before.
The club has just awarded the banner for
last year to Dubuque county. Not a single
county of the state made a gain In the
republican vote over the year previous, but
several sustained but amall loss, and the
loss In Dubuque was least of all. The
four counties coming neareat to maintain
ing their vote of the year previous were:
Loss. P. Ct.
Dubuque county 241 5.0?
Davis county H t.13
Monroe county 1F4 ti.M
Chickasaw county U3 8.78
At an early date a meeting will be ar
ranged, at which the banner will be for
mally presented to Dubuque county.
Brsee-Ennrrt Contest.
The Bruce-Emmert contest cass from Cass
and Shelby counties Is at a standstill again,
while the lawyers are arguing some law
points In the case. It wss shown that tn
the caae of ballots from seversl precincts
of Cass county they had not been kept In
a manner to assure their integrity, and the
Incumbent therefore objected to the ad
mission of these ballots aa evidence or the
admission of ths Csss eounty vots at all.
Ths work of counting the ballots about
which there Is no controversy proceeded
well the psst week. Upon the lew ques
tions involved will hinge the decision of the
case.
WORK OF IOWA LEGISLATORS
Maklna; a glow Start at the Real
Work and Walttan- on the
State Printer.
(From. a Staff Correspondent.)
DES MOINES. Feb. 1. (Special.) The
legislative work of the Twenty-ninth gen
eral assembly has started off" slowly and
deliberately. One bill has been passed In
the senate and one or two legalising acts
In the house. None of the important bills
have as yet been considered by the com
mittees of either house. In fsct, the de
lay of the state printer In the matter of
printing the bills and returning them to the
house has prevented any real work by
either house. The printer began furnishing
the bills In accordance with that which
would best suit his convenience. Some of
the early bills were held bsck and later
onea put forward. Thia was dus to hla
desire to economise In the matter of press
work. But the file clerks could not make
up the files so long ss some of the early
bills were missing. The house passed a
resolution directing the state printer to
have the bills printed within three days
after they are Introduced, and later passed
a resolution to facilitate his work by re
quiring members to file their bills tn du
plicate, one copy to be for the printer.
It la believed the work will now progress
more rapidly. The lesdlng committees have
been able to consider only such bills as
are of so little Importance that they can
be considered before being printed. The
house committee on Judiciary has started
out to reduce the number of bills to be
considered, and has knocked out two bills
which were pets of the persons presenting
them. One wss ths Blskemore bill for
electrocution, which would substitute elec
tricity for the gallows In Iowa, and ths
other wss the Anderson bill, to prevent
maniac of whites and blacks and to give
the Jury power to determine by obMrvatlea
only the percentage of negro blood In a
auspected person. Both of these bills --e
been recommended for Indefinite post
ment. The only bill of genersl n t
fsvored wss one to authorize Des i '
to turn over to the local water company
ths fund raised to build another water
works plsnt. This wss approved, because
nobody appeared to ssy anything against It.
But "e committee finds itself with forty
seven of' the 147 bills Introduced, sll re
ferred to this committee, and the disposi
tion of members Is to get rid of the bills
In some wsy as quickly as possible.
Rdncatlonal Matters.
Thua far the most Important bills be
fore either house relate to educational
affairs. There are two normal school bills
Introduced. Warren of Marion county haa
a bill to provide for converting the build
ings at Knoxvllls owned by the stste Into
a normal school. These buildings were
erected by the stste for an Industrial In
stitution for the blind. It was believed
that many blind persons of the state would
be glad to live In the Institution, to con
sider It their permsnent home, to engage
In such Industries ss blind persons may
follow, and thera to earn a living. Instead
of being charges on . their friends. The
Institution was operated for a year or two.
Many blind peraons lived there. But It
was found too expensive, could not be
managed with economy or profit, and the
blind people would not remain permanently.
The buildings were abandoned and are now
Idle. The Warren bill appropriates $36,000
to place the buildings In ahape to be used
for a normal school, and places tha school
under the control of the present board of
trustees of the Normal school at Cedar
Falls. The journey of the legislature to
Cedar Falls last week, where the mem
bers were greeted by nearly 1,500 students,
wss sufficient to prove to the legislature
that the Institution at Cedar Falls Is over
crowded and another school Is needed. A
report of the stste architect Is to the
effect that the buildings at Knoxvllle can
be got ready for occupancy by fall and the
school there could be opened at that time.
The other bill relating to normal schools
Is by Dr. Plpher of Csss county, and pro
vides In general terms for the establish
ment of another state normal achool and
appropriates 8100,000 therefor. The bill pro
vides tbst after the school Is decided npon
the general assembly shall determine In
joint convention where the school should be
located. If the bill should pass, then At
lantic! would become a candidate for the
location and make a strong effort to Induce
the legislature to place the school there;
but Knoxvlll would also be a candidate, as
also several other cities of the state.
Conapnlaory Education. ,
The bills for compulsory education of
children are fairly before the houses snd
will be considered by the commltteee. The
Dunham bill Is the one favored generally
by teachers. It alms to compel parents and
guardians to rend children to school be
tween the ages of. and 14 years, and pro
vides punishment for persons having cus
tody of children who refuse to do this. It
lao provides for a truancy school and tru
ancy officers, whose business It will be to
keep the boys off the streets. A bill to
provide for transportation of pupils In cases
where the schools sre small or weak will
also be pushed. This alms at the township
system of school management In rural dis
tricts. Election Reforms. '
Bills Introduced Into . both houses provid
ing for a primary election law In Iowa are
receiving a great deaf; of consideration
among the members.. , teee. billet provide
for a complete system of making nomina
tions at the primaries.- On certain days
the primsries will be held all the parties
holding at the same time and persons who
are legal voters and whose names are on
the registry books will be privileged to cast
their votes. In this wsy It will be Impre-
stble for anyone to take part In the pri
maries of more than one party, and none
but legal- voters can havs a voice In the
nomination of candidates. The registration
boards will be In session at ths same time
and every person who desires to take part
tn the primaries must see to It that he Is
properly registered for the general election.
A great many of the counties In Iowa have
the primary system In use In the republican
party. It Is believed that the democrats
have never made use of it, or any other
than the republican party, but each year
a number of counties adopt it for repub
lican nominations. The rules sre not uni
form and are generally defective. The bill
would put Into legal operation a set of fair
rules.
Taxation Bills.
Substantially nothing has . as yet been
dons In regard to taxation meaaurea or
bills to change the assessment lews of the
state. A large number of bills of minor
importance have been introduced. The bill
which has received greatest consideration
ia one to change the time tor the making of
the asaeasment on railroad property of the
state. As the law now stands ths state ex
ecutive council takes up the matter of
railroad assessments In March and makes
the assessment solely on Information which
has been received from the railroad officials.
Much of this Information Is necessarily un
certain in character. The council can only
compare different lines of railroad and has
not before it at that time any Information
regarding the valuation of other property.
The bill before the legislature now would
change the time of making the railroad as
sessment to July, when the council Is en
gaged In considering the valuation of real
estate and personsl property.
Appropriation Measnres.
The only appropriation measurea yet pre
sented are those which have been generally
discussed in advsnce. The appropriations
committees have done nothing. One thing
has been decided on by the members of ths
committees snd that Is a thorough Investi
gation of the finances of the state so that
they will know what there la to appropriate.
There Is some discrepancy between the
statement of different officials. The com
mittees will try to avoid causing a deficit
in state finances, though this may be diffi
cult to do in view of the demands being
made for mbney.
The Cesalngr Week.
It Is expected that the coming week In
the legislature will be given over almost en
tirely to comniittee work. There are no
measures before the bouses for consideia
tiou tbst sr likely to draw out any con
siderable .iiecussion. The work must be
done in committees this week. Nearly all
the early billa are now In and have been re
ferred to committees. The bills which fol
low sre such as ars suggested by later
eventa There aie no Junketa scheduled for
the coming week.
Bonne to lecsrs fr'leor Mill.
SIOUX FALLS. 8. D., Feb. X.-K8psclal.)
For aome montba the citizens of Osrretsoo
bsve been striving to secure a flour mill
of fifty barrels' capacity. Their hopes are
about to be realized, and to aid tha enter
prlre the cittzens have agreed to give a
cash bonus of 10 per cent of the cost of a
completed plant to the parties who will
establish It. A committee appointed at a
meeting of cltlsens Is now raising ths acces
sary amount.
Liberal Contribution to Pond.
TTNDALL. 8. D.. Feb. 8 (Special.) Bon
Homme county contributed $106.12 to the
McKlnley memorial fund. The apportion
moat was only
IN TOE FIELD OF ELECTRICITY
Caicaf aid Dstfih Fifatiif Increased
Tells far Tslspkeasa.
C3ST OF PLANT ' OF 10,000 'PHONES
Test of Wireless Telegraphy and
Telephony at Home and Abroad
-Advance In Electrical
Up to a year ago the city of Detroit and
a large part of the state of Michigan en-
Joyed competing telephone eervice and low
rates. Then came consolidation and ele
vated tolls. The charge for service from
the consolidated company In most Instances
now exceeds the cost of double service
under former conditions, and makes ths
patrons of the company groan In wrathful
tones. The Merchants and Manufacturers'
exchange started an investigation to find
some means of relief, and the result of
ths Inquiry wss made public recently. Ac
cording to the report the only remedy for
extortion Is the establishment of a co
operative telephone system, the coet of
which Is placed at $1,100,000. An Instructive
feature of the report Is the estimated coet
of a telephone plant for 10,000 subscribers,
as follows:
In direct opposition to the enormous coet
of construction, nearly $3,000,000 claimed
by the Michigan Telephone company for Its
exchange of about 11,000 phones, and of the
People's Telephone company, of $1,250,000
for an exchange of 6,000 phones, we have
the estimate of reliable construction firms
who would be glad to put In an exchange
of 10,000 phones for the following cost:
Ons main exchange, $,000 instruments,
$219,208.75.
Five sub-exchanges, 1,000 Instruments
each, $308,826.
Outside construction, $474,639.70.
Total, $997,669.45.
This sum does not Include cost of out
side construction, poles, conduits, etc. For
this an addition will have to be made of
$100,000.
Thus we have a grand total of $1,100,000
for a modern, up-to-date telephone ex
change of 10,000 subscribers.
Rates to the subscriber would be about
$20 for the house and $30 for business
phones.
Municipal ownership being Impossible
without legislative action the committee
recommended the co-operative or quasl
munlcipal ownership and operation, with
municipal ownership In view.
Excessive Tolls In Chlcaco.
When the Chicago Telephone company
obtained permission to do business it was
stipulated in the franchise that the rate
for unrestricted telephone service should
not exceed $1' per annum. Within the
Isst two years rtJes have been raised grad
ually until the present annual charge la
$175. Opposition to the tolls finally united
In an appeal to the courts and scored a
signal victory in ths first round. In grant
ing a preliminary Injunction against ths
telephone company Judge Tuley said: "When
a subscriber cannot obtain satisfactory
service except by entering into a iontract
by which he ag.ees to pay a greater rate
than that fixed by the ordinance, the rate
agreed to be paid, so far as it is In excess
of the rate prescribed by the ordinance,
must be held to be an illegal exaction, and
not only illegal but forced; a forced agree
men by the company exacted of the sub
scriber and not a voluntary contract which
would estop him from disputing ths same."
' One of the most significant expressions of
the court, in the estimation of lawyers, is
that which refers to a decision of the Iowa
supreme court, pointing out the way by
which subscribers of the Chicago Telephone
company may, If they aee fit, bring action
to recover the money they have paid In ex
cess of the charges fixed by the ordinance.
On this subject Judge Tuley said: "In
ths language of the Iowa supreme court,
where a publto service corporation exacts
greater charges than ars authorized by the
law, the payment of auch charges la not
regarded as voluntary, nor is the making
of any protect or objection neceaesry In
order to recover back the excesslvs
charges."
Wireless Telea-many and Telephony.
Since the first of ihe yesr tests of wire
less telegraphy and telephony have been
made by other electricians thsn Marconi,
one in Paris and the other in Kentucky.
The experiment In Paris with telephone
apparatus Is thus described: "Ducretet's
residence Is situated on ths Rue Claude
Bernard, over the catacombs. One tele
phonic apparatus had been arranged at the
end of his laboratories, the extremity of
that wire being laid in the ground at s
little distance from the surface. About
thirty yards from this spot was the end of
the other wire, which hsd been attached to
another apparatus. Although, of course, no
suspicion of any trickery could exist, Du
cretet's visitors, at his urgent request, in
spected the extremities of the two wires
snd thoroughly convinced themselves that
they were separated by the entire length
of the laboratories, with, moreover, thick
walls and clesed doors Intervening. Tet
under tbess decidedly adverse conditions,
they were able to converse even In low
voice without the slightest difficulty. The
conversation was not Impeded by any of
tboee disagreeable nolaes which usually
distract people apeaklng through ordinary
telephones. This was all ths more re
markable owing to the fact that the ex
tremity of one of thess wires waa about
forty-five feet higher than tha end of ths
other. Ducretet Intends to carry on his
experiments with energy. Increase the dis
tance and study the conditions of trans
mission through different soils. He mod
estly regarda his present success merely
as ths first step In this direction."
Nathan Stubblefleld of Murray, Ky., an
electrician of considerable prominence,
gave a public demonstration of his recent
Invention of wireless telephone at hla home
town. He established several atattons
throughout ths business section of ths town
nd sent and received messages without
wires. The apparatus ha used wss of hla
own make with the exception of the re
ceivers, which are similar to ths ones used
on ordinary phones.
Hundreds of people took advantage of the
opportunity offered and were astounded at
the remarkable success .achieved by Mr.
Stubblefleld. The Inventor has so perfected
bis method as to send messages una mils
and says hs will be sbls to send and re
ceive messages any distance. Mr. Stubble
fleld expects to see his Invention adopted
throughout the world within a short while.
Hs says that ths cost et establishing a
system with his apparatus will be a mere
trifle as compared with the cost of the
system now In use.
The Storage Battery,
The electrical storsgs battery Is ths gen
erator of the Immediate future, aays the
Patent Record. The brush battery employs
lead plates, which necessarily require a con
siderable generation for their own trans
portation. Ths wslght of the battery is Its
barrier to commercial success. Ths nsw
Edison battery, which Is ths most recent
Improvement in this line, substitutes thin
steel platea for lead, and the plates are
perforated to receive cell containing com
pressed parcels of mixed Iron and graphite
for the positive electrode aad nickel a ad
graphite for the negative electrode. The
electroitlfl fluid, It ft soiuiioa of j&oUsb.,
which dees not sffect the containing veaset
and preserves Its quality. - It Is claimed for
this battery, as a result of prolonged and
severe tests, tbst It will render two or
three times much service aa the aame
weight of the ordinary lead battery. It is
regarded as mors durable, more easily
handled and capable of more speedy
charging. It does not appear to be any
cheaper, cell for cell, than the lead bat
tery, but, taking Into account the greater
rapidity of charging and the lighter
weight,' the new comer Is considered, even
at the present high rate of construction
coet. as an economical substitute. The lm- I
mediate problem of the present In this mat
ter, however, is not one of eost, but of
weight. It Is practically assured that the
coat factor In the construction account will
be materially reduced as the use of such
batteries lncreaaea through the reduction
of the present obstacles of weight and time
lost In recharging., in the latter Item the
Edison battery is regarded as a vsst Im
provement. The ordlnsry lesd cell re
quires seven to eight hours for chsrglng,
wheress the new cell may be charged at
a normal rate In three and one-halt hours,
or In one hour under pressure, which some
what deteriorates the efficiency. Msny
sweeping estimates of the effect of this
advance in storage battery construction
have already been given by experta. In
cluding forecasts of the use of this electric'
device for tugs and the other harbor craft,
for torpedo boats, submarine craft, trucks,
delivery wagons and such practical appli
ances. It is easy to appreciate the eager
ness with which . the commercial world
looka forward to the perfection of the port
able battery for propulseon. Heretofore
the weight, coet snd slowness of charging
of the lead battery have combined to ren
der it only a little more than a novelty
In transportation, adaptable for the pur
poses of display or luxury, where the Item
of proportionate cost need not be con
sidered. In every close computation be
tween the horse-drawn and the electrical
vehicle thus far the former has had the
advantaee, but the desirability of the elec
tric machine for many purposes Is so great
that some users have been willing to dis
regard the balance of expense. If now
this balance is to be eliminated and the
portable electric motor placed within tha
range of absolute economy, a complete
chsnge In the course of transportation Is
within reasonable expectation.
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