THE OMAHA DAILY BEEs SUNDAY, JUNE 2!, 1002.
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RATE WAR SOT IMPROBABLE
Tut Time Competition May Bring on
Cat in Firm.
SUCH A TIGHT WOULD BE STUBBORN
Object Would B to Farce Abido
sent of raat Schedule Btwf
Dearer, Omaha and Chi
cagoRailroad Notes.
A rata war mar yet be evolved from the
(Mt time competition of the Northwestern,
Burlington and Rock Island between Dcn
Ter, Omaha and Chicago. Some of the
line unable to meet the cut In time
threaten to reduce ratei a meant of
forcing the roade back to the old schedules.
If this recourse la adopted a stubborn fight
on ratea mar be expected, for It would not
be confined merelr to the routea over which
the time echedulee hare been ao materially
hortened, but would, In all probability,
lBToWe the entire systems of all the lines.
It le believed br tome Terr well Informed
railroad men that a retaliation In the
hape of a rate reduction would not
promptly, but would ultimately, eolve the
problem. Meantime thta would terlouely
complicate matters. Tor Inetence, If the
Milwaukee, which, br the way, haa the
Shortest route between Omaha and Chicago,
but which le opposed to putting on the fast
trains, should Join with other roads In let
ting down the bers on farea between here
and Chicago it "would be Inviting a hazar
dous competition on Its short route between
Chlcsgo and the Twin Cities by roada
which have a more roundabout line be
tween these points, and should the Illinois
Central decide to reduce rates between here
nd Chicago Us affairs between Chicago
and St. Louis would suffer as a result, for
It Is certain that the roads that have re
duced their time would not allow such ef
fective means of retaliation to escape them.
Brooaht Reeulta Before.
Borne five or six yesrs ago a situation (nijex cabinet system of keeping tab on per
Imllsr to this one existed. A few roads -onai Uxe. wnic ..stem Is to be Dut Into
put on fast trains and to get even others
reduced their rates. The result was. that
regular rate war ensued between all the
lines until matters reached such a de
moralized state as to suggest to the several
companies the necessity of coming to some
terms whereby the trouble could be set
tled. The matter was then submitted to B.
D. Caldwell, formerly chairman of the
Western Tassenger association, for arbi
tration. Mr. Caldwell's decision had the effect of
restoring normal conditions. He decided
that the roads unable to meet the fast time
were entitled to a differential rate, which
meant that extra fares should be charged
on fsst trains, as is now being done on
all the eastern roads. Before they would
submit to this ruling all the lines abolished
tbelr fast trains and readopted the old
schedules.
This Is the predicted outcome of the
fast train proposition should the rate war
be precipitated.
Chanties Its Trade Mark.
The Rock Island has changed Its official
name from the Great Rock Island to the
Rock Island system since the acquisition
of the Choctaw route and the completion
c.f the Burlington, Cedar Rnplds A North
ern tale by which It takes over that line.
AH printed matter of the company will
hereafter bear a new trade-mark with the
Inscription of the new name upon It and
nil office and train equipment will be re
adorued in a similar manner.
The Rock Irland has at last completed
Its new track from Faribault, Minn., Into
St. Paul, which gives It entrance Into the
.'Twin Cities over its own line, an end to
which it hat boen long working. Thlt new
. track will not be used, however, for soms
weeks, as there Is some minor work to be
done in the way of finishing touches.
Passenger Association Meeting.
Monday many, it not all, the assistant
general paasenger agents In Omaha will go
to Chlcsgo to attend the meeting of the
Western Passenger association, which it to
bs held Tuesday. Local men say the mat
ter of the alleged threatened collapse of
the association will not come before this
meeting, but will. If there Is anything in
the report, be taken up later by the general
rassenger and higher officials of the roada
Interested. It is still urged, however, that
the association is in no danger whatever
of dissolution. There may be some differ
ences among the officials whlo hdemand at
tention and these matters will be settled
at the meeting Tuesday.
Railway Notes and Personals.
V. L. McCabe, assistant general passen
ger agent of the Omaha at St. Paul, Is In
the city on official business.
Alfred Darlow, general advertising ason t
t the Union Pacific, is In Chicago.
Peter Whitney, townslts agent of tho
Pioneer Townslte company of the Elkhorn
has Just completed soma large aales on the
Verdigris and Ronesteel extension of the
road. At Anoka, Bristow and Monowl a
total of 128 lots were sold at an aggregate
Of $86.
MONTHLY BILLS APPROVED
Appropriation Ordinance Is Passed
br Connell at n Special
Meetlnar.
The regulsr monthly appropriation ordi
nance, setting aslds money to liquidate
bills Incurred by. the city during June and
prior thereto, was passed at a special meet
ing of the council yef tsrday. It carries
tn aggregate of $111,000. The original draft
Included the $4,000 which was to have been
appropriated to apply on the payment of
the file houie site at Eleventh and Howard
streets, but it was afterward stricken out.
As there were only five councllmen present
Zimman, Burkley, Lobeck, Trostler and
Karr It was necessary that all vote for the
ordinance in order to pass it, and Zimman
aid be would vote against it unless tht
$1,000 clause was excluded.
It is thought possible now that the mayor
will veto the ordinance, as hs wanted the
$4,000 available for Immediate payment on
the lot. The council hopes to be able to
take care of this item at Tuesday night's
meeting.
The. principal Item In the appropriation
wif
ordinance Is $44,040, for water rent for the
first half of the year. Another large Item
la fll,17.20, for Interest on the city's long
time bonds. Interest to the amount ef
$1021.60 was appropriated for payment on
special Improvement bonds.
SALOON KEEPER MAKES ERROR
Mistakes Women's Relief Corps for
Carrie Nation Rand of
"Boys," said the proprietor of a saloon
at Fifteenth and Webster streets Friday
morning, addressing his two bartenders
and porter, "here comes Carrie Nation at
the head of a band of crusaders. They've
Just cot off the train at the Webster street
depot and they're headed this way. Now,
when they come in give them everything
they want. Don't oppose them In any
thing. If they want the money drawer give
It to them. The plase Is theirs, see?"
The employes said they saw and the
customers began to edge toward the door.
The excitement was but momentary, how
ever, and the proprietor soon learned he
hsd been misinformed. The thirty-five
women who arrived at the depot were the
members of the Woman's Relief corps, John
A. Dlx poet of Blair and they came to visit
the George Crook post, .Woman's Relief
corps. They were met at the depot by the
latter and were conducted to the corps hall.
Twenty-fourth snd Grant streets, where
they were entertained.
HALFDAN STICKS TO PAYROLL
County Board Provides Another Job
for Jacobsen with O'Keeffe
Dissenting;.
Halfdan Jacobsen has again been duly
taken care of by the Board of County Com
mlelsoners, his work on the collection of
data tor use by the board being about com
pleted. At a meeting of the board yesterday
morning Commissioner Ostrom introduced
a resolution employing Mr. Jacobsen at $75
per month to prepare the cards for the new
operation Immediately after the arrival of
the cabinet next week. O'Keeffe thought
the extra men allowed the tax department
for "bringing up personal taxes" should be
able to do the work and voted "no" on the
resolution. All other members voted aye.
The board transacted no other business of
consequence.
RAIN STOPS REALTY MEN
Picnic Train Falls to Stnrt and New
Date in July Is
Set.
The Real Estate exchange picnic, which
was to have been held yesterday at Arling
ton, has been postponed to July 17. Yester
day when a few early birds arrived at the
Webster street depot they found no signs
of a special train, and while the rain waa
falling in a dismal mist they made up their
minds to go home. Later the committee
met and decided upon the above mentioned
date for the picnic.
All tickets now out will beTecognlted on
July 17, and for the accommodation of a
large number of persons who desire to at
tend the hour of leaving has been changed
from 8 o'clock to 9 o'clock in the morning.
LITTLE GIRL PRESSES CLAIM
Succeeds la Convincing; Attorney
Connell that Cltr Ought
to Par Her.
Ethel, the 7-year-old daughter of Nelson
Chlmraock, a deaf mute of Albright, acted
as Interpreter for her father In the office
of the city attorney yesterday, and by
her tact In diplomacy and her skill In the
use of signs swelled the family exchequer
by $25. Two months ago Ethel tripped on
a defective sidewalk and Injured her elbow.
It is still somewhat stiff. Mr. Chlmmock
thought the city should at least pay the
doctor's bills, and Ethel converted the city
attorney to his way of thinking. Mr. Con
nell assured her that he would recommend
payment, and that the money would be
forthcoming by the middle of July.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
The two base ball teams of the Omaha
ponce department burled the hatchet yes
terday and took dinner together at the
Miiiara
H. 8. Moecks was taken to the asylum at
Lincoln yesterday and William Holmes
to the penitentiary, the latter to serve
three years for burglary,
Several vicious dogs that were reported
to have bitten people and stock within the
last two weeks were suffocated In the Im
pounder S new charcoal oven yesterday
The school census enumerator for the
west district of the First ward reported
yesterday 1,773 children of school age. Only
l.vv were louna in tnia district last year.
Oerson Adler of 2717 Jackson street, son
of Jamea Adler. died at Hot Sprints. 8. D..
Friday afternoon. Mr. Adler leaves a wife
and two children. The remains havs been
brought to Omaha for burial.
The Second battalion of the Twenty-sec
ond Infantry, which has been In camp on
target range at the Winnebago reservation
the last month, has Jut started on Its re
turn march to Fort crook, leaving Wlnne
baao early yesterday. The four com
panlea of the battalion, E. F, O and H, will
marcn tne entire aistance.
At S o'clock yesterday morning fire origi
nated In second story of the building at 14o3
uouaias sireei. ownea oy i nomas martin.
and ajo damage was done before thn flames
were extinguished. The lire is supposed to
have caught from mice and matches and
originated in a clothes closet. In which
were plied a number of books and papers.
The greatest damage was to the office
occupied by Austin Mattnews,
Mrs. Pat. O'Qorman paid taxes yesterday,
receiving from the city treasurer receipts
for an aggregate of $f7.40. She demanded
two receipts, one for $362, representing the
taxes on the property of her first husband's
children, the other for $216.40, to be turned
over to her second husband's children. She
called the treasurer's attention to blisters
on her hands, whicn she said were mad
by scrubbing the floors of Brownell Hall.
Fred Lee, who was arrested In the rear
of Chief Donahue's house and who, it was
thought, intended to blow the chief out of
business, was sentenced to five days In
Jail. Sam Atheson pleaded guilty to pur
loining a rasor and a knife and will mop
the Jail floor for the next ten days. Con
Dnltlir.n h- Vi A m.M it Pi I n , c, r. .4 i4 I..J ..I n
will be his partner. Frits Kaller and Pat
Hogan eacn contributed 13 ana costs to
tns cur or oeing a runs.,
DON'T GET IN A SWEAT
Pcripiration "sweat" is what the Bible and we common peo
ple call it is a way nature has of driving out .C the body refuse
that has no business there. We sweat more in summer, because,
in the overheated bowels, undigested food ferments more quickly
than in winter and produces irritating acids and gases. The bowels,
overworked, try to relieve themselves by violent convulsions,
causing terrible gripes and colics, and diarrhoeal discharges so acid
as to make you sore, and leaving the intestines weak and worn out.
Nature assists body-cleaning by sending the filth out through the
pores of the skin. It is not safe to stop perspiring altogether but
most of the impure matter should be sent out by natural move
ments of the bowels, and the offensive, ill-smelling, linen-staining
sweat done away with. Keep your bowels strong all summer with
the pleasant, candy cathartic CASCARETS, that clean the system
and don't allow the excrement to be sweated out through the
pores. " Take a tablet every night, before going to bed. They
work- wnue you sleep and mane
NOW CONSIDERING TAX RATE
County Oomminsienerg Difftr as to Amount
of This Year" i Levy.
THIRTIETH STREET BOULEVARD FIGURES
With Increased Assessment Connty
May Have Fnada for Improve
anent of Thirtieth from
I Fort to Florence.
Email complaints were threshed through
so rspldlr yesterday that the members
of the Board of Equalization begin to have
vlsiont of finishing their work July 8, In
stead of July 10, as It wss thought at one
time would be necessary. The day the
equalizing la finished the levy will be voted.
It is the amount of this levy that la be
coming the great problem with the board.
Chairman Ostrom la Inclined to favor a
small decrease. Harte wsnts it kept at
last year's figure, which was 24.6 mills.
Connolly wants It reduced to the lowest
possible notch. O'Keeffe thinks It ahould
be kept high enough to permit making a
reduction In the county's bonded Indebted
ness, which was $975,000. when the last
statement was made. Hofeldt Is non-committal
at this time.
The explanations that the various com
missioners give sre based on conjectures,
but Ostrom and Connolly both said Saturday
morning that the valuation total will un
doubtedly be $25,000,000 or over, as against
$22,381,728.08 for 1901.
Plan to Pave Bonlevnrd.
Ostrom waa one of the original promoters
of the plan to pave the Thirtieth street
boulevard from Port to Florence and this
necessarily figures In his calculations. The
board has been given an sstlmats of $1.20
per foot for the work, and as the dis
tance Is practically two miles this would
mean a coat of $12,072. Of this amount he
believes Florence would raise $1,000 and
thinks the board could secure from the
courts a modification of Judge Scott's order
enjoining the board from using $2,700 In the
permanent road fund for work anywhere
but on Dodge and Center streets. If per
mitted to use this and adding the Florence
contribution the board could do the work
with $9,000 from the next levy. But be
doesn't know if the public favors this and
he may propose a mass meeting of county
taxpayers, to be held before the levr" Is
made, that there may be general expres
sion on this and other propositions that
affect the levy.
He says that for several years the gen
eral fund has been Inadequate by $20,000 to
$30,000, but that this year the 9-mlll levy
will be sufficient. Last year It was $201
438. The road fund, which, at 2 mills, was
$44,763 last year, depends on the Thirtieth
street proposition Just mentioned.
Chance to Help General Fnnd,
There might te some saving in the sol
dlers' relief fund, which at .8 mill levy
last year amounted to $6,714, but he con
elders that In the bridge fund, which at 3.S
mills last year amounted to $71,621. there
Is a chance to help the general fund. If a
full levy Is made for It be reasons there
would be a surplus In it at the end of the
fiscal year and this could be credited to
the general fund to cancel the accumulated
entries against the latter. The levy for
the general fund can be only 9 mills, and
while this will be sufficient to meet the
year's demands this year other resources
must be drawn on to cancel the Indebted
ness resulting from the deficits of former
years. The bond-sinking fund, he says,
cannot be made large enough to take up
the bonds as they come due, anyhow. At
the maximum levy of 1.7 mills last year It
was given $80,430.
Connolly's reason for advocating the low
est possible levy It that "the people" will
expect it In view of the raise in assessed
valuation, but Harte advocates a directly
opposite course and declares that there
should be no cut at all from the 24.5 levy
of last year. He says he has talked with
business men and found them in favor of
bis plan after he explained to them his
reasons.
As to Growing Debt.
He says the county has year after year
allowed its Indebtedness to grow until the
proportions now are Immense and there
must come a change of course. He declares
it to be a fact that the principal of the
funding and refunding bonds has been over
paid in tntereat br at least $30,000 since
the first bonds of ths county were voted in
1869 to give the Union Pacific bridge $250,
000. Ho considers the talk of a new court
house especially untimely In view of the
present one being still unpaid for and
argues that ths demand for a lower assess
ment in view of increased valuation is un
warranted, as the bulk of the Increaae
comes on the large concerns whose shirk
ing In the past is largely responsible for
the present deficit. "The bonded indebted
ness could and should be knocked down
from $975,000 to $800,000," be said.
BELT LINE RAILWAY NEXT
Lawyer of Real Estate Tax Commit
tee Hints that Another Raise
is Coming-.
Just as a tip on what Is coming there
mar be repoated a conversation with At
torney J. H. Mcintosh as he wat going
through assessors' books In the county com
missioners' chamber yesterday morning.
"What has the tax committee to give out
today?" was asked by a reporter
"Nothing to announce, I believe. I am
Just looking up the Belt Line railway."
"What was its assessment last year?"
"I understand It was $38,000. It ought to
be about 100 times that much."
The Belt Line railway is one of those
cited to appear early next week before the
Board of Equalization.
This morning the board acted on the com
plaint of Alfred Millard that the realty as
sessment on ths old Bennett corner at Fif
teenth and Capitol avenue was too high as
compared with surrounding realty. The
board reduced his assessment from $19,900
to $10,000, but raised the assessment of O.
8. Parmelee's lot 6, block 76. which is the
east side of Sixteenth street between Capl-
you teel tine and cool all day.
Beet for tbs Bewele. All arugfiMe, loc, sjc, joe. Never sold la
hulk. The geaulae tablet sterneee C. C. C. Oaaraatees te smra
year aieaay heck. Samp Is ea seeslet free. Aaaraes
letUM Resteer te., Caicage or hew Yeffe. Ml
tol avenue and Davenport, from $20,000 to
$16,000; Horace Plunket's Crounse block
realty at the southeast corner of Sixteenth
snd Cspltol avenue from $17,000 to $21,000;
the Cadr Lumber company's Dellone hotel
ground at Fourteenth and Capitol avenue
from $16,000 to $19,000.
Of course the board Is making some re
ductions In valuation as well as some In
creases, but the former are almost entirely
on realty. The aggregate of the reductions
made up to this time has not been an
nounced.
The following table shows comparisons
between the total assessed valuations of the
county as equalized by the board last year
and as returned by the assessors this rear.
The bank assessment last rear waa $575,253,
but cannot be given for 1902, as the board
HI not dispose of that feature until Mon
day afternoon.
Equal- Re-
Ixed. turned. Differ-
1901. 1!2. ence.
..$ 2,932,416 $ S.flM.78 I122.N9
.. 14.92K.OI9 14.S25.Sf3 102 06
.. 1,222.952 4.212.138 8S9.4S8
Lands ...
Ixtta
Personal
State (railroads).
723.122
763.6S8 40.566
DIFFICULT TO ESTIMATE COST
Rising Condition of Material Market
Interferes with Building
Arrangements.
On account of the high price of building
material and Its present upward tendency
architects have found themselves unable to
make estimates upon buildings which would
come approximately near the figures subse
quently submitted by contractors. The re
sult of thie condition Is that plans for two
buildings which were to have been built
this spring have been sent back to the
architects for alteration to bring them
within the estimates.
The paper box factorr, for w'nlcta bids
were opened last week. Is ons of the houses
which passed the estimate of the architect,
and on slightly revised plans bids will be
sgatn opened Monday, the contract being
let piecemeal Instead of complete. The
contemplated residence of Mrs. Benjamin
Gallagher is another which Is undergoing
a revision of plans before bids are re
quested again. In both of these Instances
the trouble Is said to be with the material,
as there has been no change in labor rates
since the architects' estimates were made.
It is expected that at the reletting of the
paper box factory Monday there will be no
more trouble and that work will be started
some time next week. The plans show a
four-story building, 55x132 feet, with a
boiler room 24x80. The material used will
be brick and mill work and the estimated
cost Is $32,000. The owner Is George Weln
bagen of Milwaukee and the architect J. P.
Outh. It will be located at Thirteenth and
Leavenworth streets.
Saturday Mr. Guth took out per
mlt for the Stori Brewing company for the
erection of a bottling house near the brew
ery. The material used will be brick, stone
and Iron, the estimated cost being about
$40,000. The contract has been let to Her
man Wlese and Newman & Johnson, the
former doing the brick work and founda
tlons and the latter the carpenter work and
roofing. The house will be 61x150, two
stories high. The contract calls for its
completion in September, but owing to ths
condition of the structural iron market it
Is not believed that it will be finished at
that time.
COOKS IN CENTER OF STREET
Hoose Torn Down While Cook Stove
Continues Its Business
Undisturbed,
The spectacle of a woman presiding over
a red hot cookttove In the middle of Nlcho
laa ttreet, near Tenth, was one of the di
versions of that section of town yesterday
.morning. At 8 o'clock the stove was In a
house, at 9 It was without shelter, yet It
had not been moved in the meantime, a par
adox which is accounted for by the fact that
Street Commissioner Hummel's gang of
workmen had torn the houte from around
the ttove, leaving the latter standing on
its brick props.
When the gang reported there for work
at 8:f0 Mrs. Sam Rolllston, tenant, ob
jected to the bouse being removed, at the
bad a beef roatt In the oven, ahe eald, and
It would be ruined. The men had their or
ders, however. They were to tear down
the bouse, since the thirty-day notice bad
expired, and the house wat still in the
street. So they compromised with the
woman, and as the stove rested on a dirt
floor, the matter was easily arranged. The
stovepipe, which bad projected through the
roof, was supported by wire guys and ths
stove steamed and sputtered merrily all
the morning in the rain.
POLITICAL TALK IN CAMP
Rancor that Vnlon Labor Men Are
Responsible for Captain HoW
land's Absence,
From ths camp of the South Omaha
cavalry troop comes a report that Captain
W. L. Hollarfd has not been with his
troopers in camp since last Tuesdar and
a rumor that political reasons are ascribed
for his remaining away. Some of the men
believe that the union labor element of
South Omaha, which is strong, hat no
liking for ths military organization and is
mixing into the captain's politics. He is
nlanager of the Nebraska Telephone com
pany there, but Is also in the employ of
the cltr as asslstsnt fire chief, and there
Is said to bs a belief that the. union els
ment seeks to compel blm either to dis
courage the troop br resigning or to send
In bis resignation of the political Job.
FORM IRISH LEAGUE BRANCH
Omaha Men Will Co-Operate la Car
rylns. Out Redmond's
Idea.
Testerdar afternoon T. J. Mahoney called
a meeting of the executive committee that
had charge of the recent meeting In
Omaha addressed by William Redmond, M,
P., tor the purpose of perfecting arrange
ments for the organisation of a branch of
the Irish National League of America. The
matter had teen In contemplation alnce the
visit of the Irish member of Parliament
Those who will be called upon to formu
late the plan of organization are: T. J
Mahoney, C. J. Smyth, I. J. Dunn, J. A
Ccnnor, John Power, K. C. Ryan, John
Rush, T. J. Fltsmorrls and George Parks.
They will meet at the office of Mr. Ma
honey Tuesday afternoon.
WIFE RECITES SOME TROUBLE
Sara Her Husband Left Her to tho
Merer of Hla
Family.
Anna Homlleus, wife of Charles, has filed
with the district court an amended petition
asking separate maintenance and naming
as co-defendanta her husband's mother,
petrea, and the Burlington railroad. She
relates that before marriage shs expressly
stipulated that tht waa not to live with
Charles' mother and maiden sisters, but
that her husband took her to them after a
few months' residence In a home of their
own, and that he then abandoned her io
their mercy, which mercy found expression
la their ejecting her from the premises.
He works for the Burlington, but would.
she relates, give her none of bis aalary
and ib would, ecjola Ua road from paying
hint until he provides for her. Shs also
enjoins the bsnk where her husband car
ries an account in his mother's name.
CORNERSTONE LAYING PUT OFF
Rain Interferes with Auditorium
Board's Arrangements Neve
' Date to Bo Bet.
The taring of the cornerstone of the Au
ditorium building was Indefinitely post
poned yesterday afternoon by the board of
directors on account of the rain.
President Sanborn will call a meeting of
the board for Mondar at noon, at which
time a second date tor the cornerstone lay
ing will be set.
Governor Savage had already arrived In
the city to participate in the exercises, but
he was notified of the postponement early
in the afternoon.
CITY ATTORNEY ON LOCKOUT
Says Contract Doea Not Operate to
Prevent Temporary Suspension
of Shops.
Cltr Attorney Connell waa asked If
the lockout in the Union Pacific shopt could
be construed as a violation of the com
pany's contract with tho city. He an
swered:
"The contract says the company shall
maintain permanent terminal machine thops
here, but of course would not operate to
prevent a temporary suspension of work as
the result of labor troubles. If the shopt
should bo permanently closed down, that
would be another matter."
COSTLY TRAVELING BAGS.
Women May Pay as Much as aa,400
for One Now.
Traveling appurtenances were never be
fore so handsome and so costly at they are
now, reports the New York Sun. Of course
$2,400 is a record price for a leather travel
ing bag, but the fact that that sum was
paid for one not long ago to a New Tork
firm Is evidence of the tendency of the
times.
Needless to say It waa an American who
bought the bag and It is also true that now
adays when a prosperous American goes
traveling he Is known the world over by the
quality as well as the quantity of bis bag
gage. 'Europeans, even the richest," declared
a world-wide traveler, "In comparison with
Amealcans, appear to be remarkably Indif
ferent concerning the style of their travel
ing accessorlea. For Instance, I have seen
an English woman of title going about com
placently with a clumsy, shabby portman
teau such as a lady'i maid over here would
eye with disdain.
"English travelers are not Invariably In
different In thie respect," he added.
'Neither are Americans unduly extravagant.
but It Is the latter the designers have In
mind every year when turning out novel
tics In trunks, bags and boxes."
"Women are our best customers." said
a dealer. "If there Is one thing more then
another a fashionable woman tries to avoid
it is a shabby traveling outfit, particularly
a shabby bag, which Is apt to be more in
evidence during a Journey than a trunk or
suit case. For that reaeon we pay particu
lar attention to new designs for bags."
Bag, br the way, Is the approved name
Just now instead of satchel or grip, which
have lost vogue along with allgator skin.
The array of new styles of leather Is one of
the most Interesting features of this sea
son's display for travelers.
Morocco of a very dark brown color and
an extremely fine twilled grain Is con
spicuous for beauty and prtce and there are
also moose skin, buffalo, bronco, Texas
steer, pig, lizard and sea lion. The pro
cesses through which these skins pass be
fore being made up are responsible for the
enthusiasm with which they are received
by fashionable buyers.
Steel gray and a toft cocoa brown are
among the newest of the lighter shades
and seal brown Is preferred to black in
almost all the leathers except aeal, in
which black still holds Its own.
The bag of a square or box shape It the
newest. The more expensive makes have
a folding-back or hinge top, which gives
ready access to the interior pockets that
bold all the toilet accessories, tuch at
hand mirror, combt, brutbes, cologne bot
tles, etc., all tbtped to suit their recep
tacles. The modish bag for a man it almost the
earns as .that for a woman In size and
finish, the main difference being that the
former Includes shaving Implements and
larger brushes.
To a great extent It It the Interior fit
tings which fix ths cost of a bsg. Ex
ternally the very handsomest of them la
exceedingly plain, being finished with only
a narrow mounting and clasps of dull or
bright gold which for the moment is pre
ferred to sliver but not so the Inside.
The lining Is of the softest, finest leather
and so ars the pockets, which are filled In
some cases with articles of sterling silver
or of sterling silver overlaid with gold,
each engraved with the owner's monogram,
crest or initials. When cost la not to be
considered the engraving is replaced with
relief work representing the finest carving.
A single gold crest on ons article mar cost
$50 or twice that turn.
Such crestt and monogramt, too, havs
their fashions. The ttyle moot In favor
Just now represents clusters of fine beads,
every one of which is cut by band.
WORK FOR WOMEN.
Qaeetloa of Smoke Abatement Passed
I n to tho Clubs.
It Is well to remind ourselves frequently,
says the Indianapolis Nswt, that ws have,
or ought to have, an unusual interest In
tmoke. The mere money loss from un
burned smoke is something that ought to
be strong enough to equip every smoke
making plant in the city so that there would
be no smoke a thing entirely practicable.
American Medicine quotes an experiment
made In Manchester, England last Fabru
ary. In which, at a placs three miles from
tbs center, a sample of mow that had been
lying on the ground for ten days was melted
and the dry reeldue weighed and analyzed.
It wat found to be equivalent to aomethlng
over ten poundt to tho acre and consisted
of 48.6 per cent carbon, 1.9 per cent greats
and 44.5 per cent ash. Another sampls
taken very near the city showed about
three times ths amount mentioned, or nearly
one ton of soot to the squars mile per day.
The grease mixed with the soot makes It
stick to the buildings or to whatever elte
it falls on. In London the Smoke Abate
ment society Is making inquiry concerning
domestic grates, which promises to yield
valuable results. In Chlcsgo ths Edison
compear has appropriated $20,000 to carry
out plant to abate tmoke, becauae it recog
nizee that' "tmoke It horte power going up
the chimney.'. We have repeatedly cited
other valuable instances of work at Chicago,
br way of contract with nothing being done
here.
To the point of getting something done,
American Medicine says: "Why do not
Amerlcsn women's clubs take up the sub
ject? It is In the Hns of their avowed
function as to national housekeeping and
public health. They have the time and
the ability to bring the nuisance to an
end." We believe this, and ws echo the
question: Why do not women's clubs take
up tbla question? Thers havs been nota
ble Instances, both local and general,
where the persistence of aa organised body
of wouea has resulted la bringing about
snusaunBj
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Every one concedes that otherwise wai would be
the advantage of experience, often gained at the price
of much labor, time and money.
Experience has taught us that it is better to close
out at the end of every season any and all odd lots that
may have accumulated rather than carry such odd lots
through the months when trade is inactive and finally
be compelled to reduce the prices anyhow.
We believe that if there are any articles that we are
very desirous of selling it is better to CUT ONCE and
CUT DEEP, thereby attaining our own end and at the
same time benefiting our customers. Witli that
in view we have culled from our stock many items, a
few of which are described below. We wish to call
your attention to a number of couches that go on sale
tomorrow, one of which is particularly worthy of men
tion on account of its great value. It has a smooth
. top (no tufting) straight edged oak frame, sanitary
open construction and is upholstered in new patterns
of velour. Our price on this couch (we have a number
of them) is $3.90. This is merely an index to hundreds
of other articles that will be offered tomorrow in up
holstered goods.
One lot of twenty-five bed room suits made of solid
oak dresser has bevel French plate mirror heavy
cast brass trimmings highly polished. These remain
ing twenty-five suits (worth regularly $27.50) will be
placed on sale tomorrow at $13.90, just' about one-half
their real worth.
And so on in every department $1.25 dining room
chairs 69 cents; $5.00 iron beds $2.90 a number of coil
bfd springs for three-quarter and single beds wortli
$4.00, on sale at $1.90 $2.50 sewing rockers 98 cent's,
etc., etc.
We also have left' and offer for tomorrow a number
of the "Specials" we have been selling during the past
few months. Poets and authors pictures in gilt
frames 59 cents sewing trays 24 cents 12-inch top
oak center tables 24 cents ebony back' hand mirrors
24 cents.
Many articles will be on sale tomorrow of which we
have only a few. of each and fop that reason are not
listed here, but they can be found at this store and
reprsent values even ahead of those mentioned.
YOUR CREDIT IS GOOD HERE. Just think of
buying such values as these and paying for them al
most as you like; can any other store do it? We have
peculiar advantages that enable us to do more for our
customers than is possible by any other Omaha house
in our line. Investigate the merits of tliis sale tomorrow.
1613 A fl&NAM
rxojE rsortv't rcBiTunKi i abpkt. oo.)
reforms, none, perhaps, as great or as
difficult to bring about as this, but, on ths
other hand, women's clubs generallr have
r,t iiniA in those things. Were the
women's clubs of Indianapolis to unite
earnestly in this, ws nsiieve tney woum
make an ending of the smoke nuisance.
Th,. nurtit to set us an example of neat-
nest and cleanliness and economy, and If
they think the undertaking a great one,
thev must remember that much of the first
work has been done.
No one can deny its practicability, its
feasibility, Its desirability or Its economy.
These things havs all been demonstrated.
Other cities, like Cleveland, Chicago, St.
Louis, are setting us an example, an ex
ample that bears on us with the stinging
force that If we do not follow it we shall
fall behind In the race. Under these con
ditions, ths women's clubs should begin ths
work with much In thslr favor. Ws know
of no bodies that might begin It with bet
ter hope of succett.
WILHELMIXA AND HER HUSBAND.
Reports of I'nhappr Relations Denied
br Holland Resident.
The Dutch are greatly tried with the re
ports which have been circulating through
out the world for the last two rears con
cerning the borne life of their queen. A
prominent grain Importer of Holland, who
Is at present traveling la this countrr. tald
to a group of American frlepdt In New York
the other evening:
"It It libelous nonsense to say that WIN
belmlna's marrlags has been an unhappy
oen. If that were true we Hollanders would
be the first to make the aucusatlon. fur
surely we would not defend the Prusslsn
strsnger at the expenss of our queen. The
marriage Itself bss never cetted to be t
love match.
"I would like to give a little Incident of
their domestic life which came to me di
rectly from a cbamberlaln-ln-honor to the
royal houte. One day tbs king tu search
ing through the chambers of ths palace for
Queen Wllhelmlna. He came to the room
where the premier was patiently waiting
for an audience. The room waa dark and
the king mistook htm for the object of hla
search and said: 'finds ich dlcb bier, main
llebes Thlerl'
"It la shame to translate that lyrical
pfo)
STDCCT5. OMAHA
and human phrase, 'Meln liebet Thler.'
Solomon once tpoke of hit heart's love at I
gazelle and perhapt that la as near ai
Anglo-Saxon will come. The incident It
typical of the relations of our king and
queen to each other." . '
Paring; the Premium.
Some few months ago, relates the Record
Herald, a young matron telephoned to one
of the young men shs knew, who Is con
nected with a large Insurance firm, asking
blm to write a poller covering her new
household effects.
"Don't tell Dick." the atked. "I want to
eurprlse blm. He really thinks I have no
business head at all."
Ths young man assented and Issued tho
poller. He waited a consldsrable time for
the payment of the premium. His friend
ship for the young woman caused him to re
slat sending the bill, but he finally did so.
The recipient complained bitterly to an ac
quaintance, who la considerable of a wag,
and he readily encouraged her in her Ideas.
"Now, really," she said, wrinkling her
pretty brows, "this bit of paper costs next
to nothing. I could havs written It myself."
"Yet," tald he, "but if you have a fire the
company will have to pay the loss."
"Well," she suggested, "let them deduct
what they say I owe them. Then they won't
be out anything."
Pleala Postponed.
Danah Brotherhood picnic, which
The
was to have been held at Arlington, Neb.,
today, has been postponed. Announcement
of date wilt be made in the near feature.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
J. E. Hays of Lincoln is at ths Merchants.
J. L. Hall of Kansas City Is at the Mur
ray. John R. Hays of Norfolk is at the Her
Orand.
W. P. Haines of York Is at ths Mer
chants. J. J. Lowery and wife of Leigh are le
the city.
John Bratt of North Platte la a guest at
the Murray,
a. W. Cleveland or Fayettevtlle, Ark., ia
in the city on business.
Misses Emma and Elizabeth Spafard of
Cedar Rapids, la., are the guests of W. 1.
Klorstead and family, at tea) Florence
boulevard.
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