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UNIFORM BRIDGE CONTRACTS
Biil .0 Pro rid for Sew Plan Hu th
Support of Comiiniontn.
COUNTIES WILL HEAP THE ADVANTAGE
Meaeare latsnaea te Dei Awtf with a
' Praetlee that Haa Prorta Ei
pensive ta tb Pablla
Heretofore.
A delegation from ths Douglas county
board or commission will go to Lincoln
Tuesday morning probably to glvo their
countenance and encouragement to a bill
now pending before the legislature of Ne-
brake that it la thought will be of very great
benefit .to all the counties In the atale in
the matter of bridge contracts. The bill la
for the purpose, among other things, of
having all plana and specifications for
bridges prepared by the county surveyors or
engineers.
As the law stands at present contractora
bidding on bridge work prepare their own
plana and speclflcatione largely. If not alto
gether. These may conform In a general
way to what the commissioners want, or
they may not, and yet can be put In a
form attractive enough to secure the con
tract. It can readily be aeen that to de
cide which one la the best and cheapest
bid out of a bunch of half a dosen or a
dozen, auch Is a task that requires almost
Infallible Judgment.
So many different kinds and qualities
Of materials enter Into bridge construction
that a olever contractor who la a good
mathematician or a fluent, talker can quite
handily secure an advantage that he would
Hot have If bidding on a specific act of
plaas and specifications. After securing
the contract, too, there la a wide oppor
tunity for working out the plans In a way
to make the contractor a good thing. Of
course, no one Insinuates that this has
been done, but human nature is prone to
make the best of anything that fulls In Its
' way,' and, as one commissioner remarks,
such a thing la Just possible. -
lteass (hat Most Be Considered.
For it-Stance, there are many welghta and
dimensions of structural iron beams,
(ringers, plates, etc., and the same is true
, of Umbers, stone, cement, mortar, lumber,
all 'entering Into the specifications for
bridges, aa a rule; and weight-carrying
' properties, tensile strength and other con
- alderatlons are of considerable Importance.
Up -to two year ago the self-prepared
plans were the rule In this county, but
since that time the Douglas county board
fhaa been aaklng for bids on plana prepared
Under Ita own direction, and every bidder
has had to base his bids on the beard's
plans and specifications. So far as it
went, this has given satisfaction, but it
has always been felt that the state law
should be changed and mode not only uni
form, but strict In ita application to the
' advertising and letting of auch .contracts.
The' bill proposed Is not a new one. It
has been up for consideration In the legis
lature before, but always there haa been
opposition atrong enough to defeat It, or,
aa in the case of a bill passed at the last
session, some defect haa been found that
Invalidated the law. Two years ago the
bill was enacted Into law, but afterward it
was found to be unconstitutional In a vital
particular. The county commissioners of
the various counties are looking for oppo
sition this year, but there seems to be' a
general understanding among the commis
sioners and a determination to push the
matter to a successful conclusion.
The Douglas county comnvlsbloners are
also' Interested In a bill to have road taxes
paid' all In cash Instead of partly In work.
' It Is contended that the present system Is
unsatisfactory and that ' Douglas county
would And Ita treasury appreciably fat
tened by a change to a system which will
require road taxes to be paid in cash, aa
other general taxes are.
Mortality Statistics.
The following btrtha and deaths have been
reported to the Board of Health during the
forty-eight hours ending at noon Monday:
Births Frank Stastni. 1418 Poppleton ave
nue, girl; Paul Ray, Twenty-eighth and
Sprague, girl; J. K. Kroupu, 1408 South
Fourteenth, girl: Albert J. Edholm, 215
Charles, girl; Henry V. Hofmelster, 410
Poppleton avenue, boy: Charles Bertaclne,
11H South Seventh, bdy; Mike Antonlak,
2M Hickory, boy; E. Ifackendorf, Benson,
girl; J. B. wrlaht, 11U Leavenworth, boy.
Deaths Edwin D. Baker. 5WS North Six
teenth, 8tt; Mabel Logan, Fortieth and Jack
son, 16; Martin Asestlno, near Ruwer's park,
0; Nicholas Rumel, 2220 Clark. 81; Clinton
D. Orcutt, 650 South Twenty-sixth, 64; Albin
Theodore Person, West Lawn, 8.
1 ' Progress of scavenger Sale.
' In the scavenger tax sale department of
the county treasurer's office ht deputies
have cleared Ambler Place off their list.
o for Baby?
EVERYTHING tlut it clean,
fog, purifying-, and beautifying
for the Skin, Scalp, Hair, ana
Hands of Infants and Children
' CUTICURA Soap, assisted by
CUTICURA Ointment, the great
, Skin Cure, will surely do. No
' person need go forth Into the
' world tortureo and disfigured by
v taneriica nurnors oi me oain,
i Scalp, and Blood if CUTICURA
1 , REMEDIES have been used in
Childhood.
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EMBROIDERIES
At Big Bargains Tuesday
New lots of extra wide embroideries and
flouncings made of finest naiuaook and
and cambric widths up to 20 inches and
worth up to 75c a yard at, yard.. .....
Sample Strips of Embroideries, Inserting and Galloons
many new lots all widths worth up to 'XIp
35c yard at, yard ..... 2 " 2
Special Basement Bargains
Mill lengths of fine IMPERIAL LONG CLOTH
all the numbers at, per f n
yard u2
Very Heavy MERCERIZED FARMER'S SATINS
and DOUBLE FOLD SATEENS, at, f C
yard
Very best Dotted Silk Mousseline de Sole IQp
per yard !
Dress Goods Specials
DroaB Goorts t 40c a ynrrt Kvery imnRinahle wenre and color, vollea,
ranamnn, Sloillnns, Sorprna. Silk and Wool Crvpe broken llnea, half
plerea. from one of the bi;t JoMhth In the A
country all this season's goods, at half IM0 JQ.
regular selling price yard
All the wool 50c and 00c Drew Goods, on bargain square !
with thousands of choice bargains plaids, shirt waist aJC
suitings, etc. a yard ,
New Spring Goods Panamas, 54 Inch pure QA
English worsteds, new browns, greens, navy QJ C
and black at, yard
TUESDAY SPECIALS IN SILKS.
Fine All Silk Messalines
In the newest spring shades, w orth 85c yd
new goods, just received at, yard
Jap Silk 25 pieces of fine white
Japanese Habutai wash silk, full 27 inches
wide regular 60c a yard, at, yard
Big Silkoline Bargainl 0,000 yards of
Mill remnants of fine silkolines, regularly
worth up to 23c yard, TUESDAY, at
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Windows
This Is the first addition to be entirely sold
and cleared up. The city was compelled to
bid in a few pieces at the wlndup, but not
as many as It was thought would be left
by the public.
BARBER GETS BACK IN FIGHT
Former Head of Trost Will Star
Anew la Asphalt and Mar
Make Thing's Lively.
' Another competitor for city paving con
tracts may enter Omaha In the shape of the
A. It. Barber Asphalt company, a new con
cern recently established in New York.
Overtures have been made-to prominent
Omaha contractors to assume the local
agency and to go after all the asphalt pav
ing in sight, but ao far aa known no ar
rangements Have been made. The head of
the new company la Amzt L. Barber, the
original promoter of asphalt paving in the
United States and for yeara a prominent
figure In the old Barber Asphalt company
and its several successors. A few years
ago, however, according to common report,
Mr. Barber was either forced out of the
trust, then as now dominated by John M.
Mack, or sold out of hla own accord. Bine
then Barber has been busy getting control
of asphalt concessions In Venecuela and not
long ago opened an office in New York and
announced he was ready for business.. He
la supposed to have sufficient financial capi
tal and backing and has already gathered
about him some of the old officers and ex
perts of the old Barber company In ita
palmy days. Should Barber come into
Omaha It would make four active competi
tors for asphalt paving In 1904 the Barber
Asphalt company, the A. L. Barber Asphalt
company, the Nebraska Bitullthlo and
Hugh Murphy. A merry war bad already
been promised by the announcement of the
last named that he proposed to lay all the
asphalt he could here in the future, making
his declaration good by starting construc
tion on a plant. Should A. L. Barber enter
the ring and bona fide competition be main
tained it would seem as though Omaha
would be In position to save not a few dol
lars. The deadlock over paving specifications Is
not yet broken, although It may be if the
Board of Public Works is abolished and the
making of specifications placed In the hands
of the city engineer, subject to the approval
of the mayor and council.
ELBOGAN A JREAI, BAD MAN
Asserts RIsjM of Emlseat Domain In
Bad Lands and Hacks
I'p Position.
Julius Elbogaii has been arrested on the
charge of shooting with intent to kill.
Deputy County Attorney Foster filed such a
complaint against Klbogan, who pleaded
not guilty when arraigned in police court.
The hearing was set for .Tuesday morning.
According to the police records Clbogan
haa been exorcising his right of eminent
domain In the bad lands to a considerable
extent on two recent occasions. On Jan
uary 17 he Is charged with entering the re
aort of Hasel Russell. tl6H Capitol avenue,
and choking Miss Russell Into insensibility.
He escaped on that occasion, leaving at
the Russell place a coat, aatchel and type
writer. Sunday evening he Is said to have
called next door to the Russell place and
because Miss "Orace LrRoy refused him
admittance he shot through a window and
broke a chair leg. narrowly missing the
woman..
Officers Boyle and McCarthy caught El
bogan Sunday evening after a lively sprint.
Marriage Licenses.
The following marriage licenses were ta-
Name and Residence.
Roy M. George, Omaha
Elsls O. Ooedecke. Omaha
Earl E. Spencer. Omaha
Bertha Matheson, Omaha
George O. Tayloe, Memphis, Tenn..
Nellie C. KreMer, Oinalia
Alex Jakeabowskl,. South Omaha
Agathii Lmperegi-is. Boutli niimna..
Fred 3raves, Valparaiso, Neb
Udlth O. Aim, Omaha
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TAX CASES BEFORE HUNGER
Start Made in tba Bailrtad Injunction
Suits in Federal Goirt
ROADS ASK LEAVE TO AMEND PETITION
Want to Charge State Board of Equal
isation with Conspiracy In
Raisins; the Assessed Val
uation of the Property.
Some fifteen or twenty county attorneys
or their representatives, with Attorney
General Norrla Brown, appeared before
Judgo Munger In the United States circuit
court yesterday to argue the demurrer
against the continuance of the injunction
recently lHsued out of the United States
Court restraining the county treasurers of
the various counties in which railroad prop
erty la located from levying against the
railway property for taxes, whiCh became
delinquent December 1. The Injunction ex
pires by limitation January 31, at which
time all unpaid taxes, without regard to
special railroad taxation, become delin
quent The railroads, through C. 3. Greene, at
torney for the Burlington, asked leave to
file an amended petition, as particularly
applying to paragraph 15, page 84. of the
railroad brief, whereby the railroads may
charge conspiracy on the part of the State
Board of Equalisation in undertaking to
raise the assessment agalnat railroad
property without a tacit understanding
The amendment elaborates largely upon
the paragraph referred to.
Attorney General Brown stated that he
had no objection to the amendment, as the
demurrer lays against the whole bill with
out reference to specific paragraphs.
Point in Jurisdiction.
Judge Munger brought out the question
of the Jurisdiction of the federal courts In
passing upon cases of counties where the
amount of taxes Involved Is less than
12,030, and thought that there might be
grounds for dismissal In such cases. This
ruling, if ultimately decided upon, will af
fect but eight countlea, and these are coun
ties through which the Burlington road
passes. It will not affect any of the
Union Pacific, counties, as the amounts of
taxes in controversy In the Union Pacific
counties exceeds 12,000.
Another contention of the railroads Is
that the Injunction should apply to all
countlea on the basis that the assessment
was made in bulk by one body, the State
Board of Equalisation, and that there
should be no discrimination on the ques
tion of Jurisdiction. Their plea for the
continuance of the injunction Is that the
state board assessed the property In ex
cess of Its legal value, and is consequently
Invalid.
Continued Vntll Saturday.
The court stated that It would pass upon
the validity of the tax later, but granted
a continuance of the hearing until Satur
day morning, ,February 4, at 10 o'clock,
when the arguments on the demurrer will
be heard. The question of jurisdiction will
also be passed upon at that time as per-
They act like Exercise.
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ANNOUNCEMENT
Bit" Sheet Picture StJe
Reproductions From the Old
and New Masters
Fac-Similes of some of
the Greatest Pictures in
Christendom.
TFitch Tu.i1nv evenlnar's papers
for details and date of sale.
Pancake Flour
RICE SENSATION.
Fifty ($5 00) Green Trading 5tamps with
5 pounds splendid Japan Rice
mm ftr n Mir m tm
Ten CJl.OO) Oren
Win. Baker's
Ten (l.rt) Green Trading Stamps Willi
two-pound package Bennett's Iflr
Capitol Pancake Klotir
Twenty $2.0i( Green Trading Stamps
with can Diamond 9Ur
Fruits -
Ten (Jl.on) Green Trading Stamps with
three parkaRog Bennett's 0r
Capitol Mince Meat
Pure Fruit and Sugar Preserves, Jar.TVj
Tomatoes, three cans Kc
Corn, three cans. 25c
California Rallns, pound Kc
Currants, cleaned, pound ...10c
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WANTED
A BOY
In every iowi to sell
our new Saturday Bee.
We will send any boy the first 10 COPIES FR IE
It contains 18 pages of special magazine features, including
10 colored pages with BUSTER BROWN COMICS, altogether 30
pages,,and is a big seller everywhere on Saturday. .
Eddie Welton, Mullen, Neb., says he sold ten papers In
ten minutes last week, and orders seventeen for next Satur
day. '
You can do as well If you try.
You make two cents profit on every paper you sell
For Full Particulars Write to
The Omaha Bee,
Omaha. Nebraska.
Dolls-fitfully fragrant. Cooling-to Scalp. Stops Itching-Instantly.
NEWBRO'S HERPJCIDE
THE ORiaiNAL remedy that "kills the Dandruff Cisrm."
GOING-1 GOING- ! GONE III.
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EEaPICDE WILL JAVETT HERPICIfiE
A MA VS WIFE
It Is the duty of some wives to patch
and darn the family wearing appirel, -but
when the natural severing o(
hubby's crown wears through, it shows
ti.ai the "stitch In time" was neg
lected. Every wife should be "scalp
Inspector'' to the family, because dan-
Drsf Stsra. SI. Sttd Mc lUaiss, ts HEIPICIOt CO., Dul. V. OitrsH. Nka.. far s saasla
SHERMAN & MCO!INELU DRUG CO.. Special Affntsw
APPLICATIONS AT PROMINENT BARBER SHOPS.
taining to the counties where the amount
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Involved In controversy Is less than $2,000.
This latter point is of considerable
terest to a number of attorneys from
less populous counties of the state, and
as Judge Munger did not care to cause
them additional expense in appearing here
at Omaha again Saturday, he atated that
their preaence would not be necessary.
TEN THOUSAND ADDITIONAL
Hlashaw's Increase to Indlaa Bill In
Favor of Omaha Certain
to Stlrk.
Congressman E. H. Hlnshaw believes the
additional $10,000 which he was able to add
In the committee of Indian affairs for the
Omaha supply depot appropriation will go I
through that way. This Information la
contained in a letter to the Omaha Com- I
mercial club. He said the committee will
report the bill with the additional $10,000
for Omaha, and ha believes the senate will
pass it without any paring.
Library Board's Estimate.
The library board has asked the city for
the maximum fund alowed by law, Ji2.""U,
to maintain the institution during 1806. The
estimate of the board for expenses for the
year mate a total of more man wiwj
Bowels
February Sales are on
all this week.
The Bargains adver
tised Sunday in
Dress Goods
Women's Wear,
Furniture, Drapery
Rugs, Hardware Sections
ARB CONTINUED TUESDAY.
Bennett's Great Grocery
ALL ROAD8 LEAD TO BENNETT'S OROCERT
SECTION. The people recognize a good thing;.
35c
Trading Stamps with can
Cocoa
24c
Thirty ($3.00) Green Trading Btnrnps
with pound candled citron, OC
orange or lemon peel
Spratts' Dog Biscuits, pound 6o
CANDIES
Twenty ($2.00) Green Trading Stamps
with pound box Bennett's C'f
Spsolal Chocolate Creams AOV
Ten ($1 00) Green Trading Stamps with
Kd8M.'.nt 12ic
WILL SAVE IT TOO
'drun Is a contagious ulseaso. ii.st Is
infection, then after weeks or months
dandruff appears, followed by Honing
scalp and falling hair. Newbro's Her
plclde kills the germ and cures every
stage of this disease except ehronle
baldness. Marvelous results follow Its
use. An exquisite hair dressing.
Extraordinary
Bargains Tuesday
We have taken 200 pairs
of Men's Shoes in the cele
brated makes of
Hanai, Clapp
and Boydei.
and will close them out at
a discount of
This also includes the
women's double sole Ilanan
Shoes.
100 pairs Men's heavy double
soles, patent colt IHucher
shoes regular Z (lf
4.00 values, at. . a.UU
Drexel Shoe Go.
1419 FARNAU STREET,
Omaha's Up-ti-li!i Sbai Hiasi
ASK FOR OUR FREE CATALOGUE.
6py
25 Off
Crtat Muslin
Underwear
and Corset
Sale Thursday
THB RELIABLE) STORE.
Big Sale on Rubbers and Arctics
WOMEN'S FIRST QUALITY GOODYEAR GLOVE RUBBERS, 39c
MEN'S FIRST QUALITY GOODYEAR GLOVE RUBBERS, at i m g
MEN'S FIRST Qt'ALlTY GOODYEAR GLOVE ALASKAS, at Slip
WOMEN'S FIRST QUALITY GOOD YEAR GLOVE ALASKAS, at.. IWV
MEN'S HEAVY fl.BO ARCTICS. 100
BROOKS BROS.' $3.50, $4.00 and $4.50 SHOES, 2 48
ULTRA SHOES, (5 lines) regular price $n.50, 200
WOMEN'S $1.W) and $1.39 FUR TRIMMED JULIETS, 98c
WOMEN'S, MISSES' AND CHILD'S JERSEY LEGGINGS, 1(n
at 49c, and tJK
Ajrputu In Omnhft for tli STETSON. CROSSETT and JOHN MITCHELL)
Shoes for Men, and the ULTRA and GROVER Shoes fur Ladles.
Extra Specials Tuesday
SILK FEATHERBONE, lOo YARD.
A romplpte line of Warren's Oros Grain
Wlk KeatnerDone, in ail colors, on nie
Tuesday. (Hp
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60 sheets fine Note Taper and 60 high srrnde
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Watch for Great Sate
GROCERIES
Fancy High Patent Minnesota Flour,
per sack 11.49
Pure Rye Flour, per sack oiU-c
Haimllo, per bar 0c
1'earllne, r-r package 2o
YeaHt Foam or On Time Yeast, per
package 2c
Gold Dust, per package 15c
3 bars Wool Hoap luc
Mincemeat, per package 5c
1-pound can Anderson's Soups 6c
Quart can Golden Table Syrup 7c
Half gallon Golden Table Syrup loo
Force, Vigor, Egg-O-See, Xcelo or
Malta Vita, per package 7Hc
Fancy Crisp Hoda, Oyster, Butter or
Milk Crackers, per pound Mfcc
Uromangelon, Jellycon, F"rult Puddlne
or Jell-O, per package 7e
10 bars best Laundry Soap 2fc
6 pounds hand picked Navy Beans 19c
HAVDEN BROS.
STEAM COAL
Buy your CHEROKEE STEAM COAL direct from the
producers' and be assured of a uniform grade of coal.
We are by far the largest producers in the Cherokee field,
and are prepared to serve you well. Give us a chance to
convince you.
We also have the best grades of domestic coal.
CENTRAL GOAL & COKE COMPANY
Phone 1221-1695-4718. 15TII AND HARNEY STS.
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Some workmen do good work, in
spite of poor tools; think what they
might accomplish if they used up-to-date
devices. - -
A merchant may succeed on ac
count of good business location, hard
work, the ability to make friends, or
other requisites of business success
without advertising; think what such
a man would accomplish with the aid
of a modern business tool like adver
, tising.
TELEPHONE 238 AND A BEE ADVERTISING
MAN WILL CALL AND TALK IT OVER.
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TORRID WASHED NUT is the most economi
cal coal sold In Omaha. No slack, no slate,
no sulphur, therefore little smoke, leaves little
ash. A powerful coal for kitchen range and
heater.
Users say Torrid Washed Nut lasts a third
longer than any soft coal.
Do not take something lust as good. Buy
the genuine from us.
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Great Muslin
Underwear
and Corset
Sale Thursday
GRAND he LACE SALB.
Lares of all lpwrlptlnn!. Torchons, N
iinniHjiv, i tmhi.i i. miKS, v am, eia
worth from l'Jc to 85c yard.
50
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Envelopes,
10c
of Fancy Goods Friday
Today is the Last Day of the
Great January Grocery Sale.
7 pounds Breakfast Oatmeal IBa
5 pounds good Japan Rice Ua
BUTTER. BUTTER. BUTTER. ,
Special for Tuesday Only.
600 tubs Fancy Separator Creamery Butter.
This butter retHils everywhere for Sc to
35c ptund our price for this sale, Cg
per pound mJi
FRESH FRUIT DEPARTMENT.
The Largest In the West.
Fancy sweet Juicy Highland Navel
Oranges, per dozen 12a
Pure Colorado White Clover Honey,
per rack 10o
New Hollowe'en Dates, per pound 5o
Fancy Imported Figs, per pound loo
I Arte juicy Lemons, per dozen lito
Iarne ripe Bananas, per doxen Ho
Fresh roasted Peanuts, per measure... 4o
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