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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 23, 1905)
TI7E OMAHA' DAILY KEF.: TnrftSDAV. MARCTT 2.1 1003. E IS 1 1 I COQ'TY Sl'PPLV CONTRACT Aiditot Smith Looking; Into Fiynrejon t)e Offisial Documents. . . , , INDICATIONS Of LEAK SEEN ON SURFACE rail lateellgatlnn . Tahnlatlon Will Be Mm ale and rnw -. Hon HiKiritril In (nanty (mltilnnrn, ) . Investigations of the different county rounact tr supplies, which Courty Au ditor clmiih haa ben making for hit own Information, he has run onto some condi tion which have attracted hla attention. Mr. Smith la going to keep hia attention fixed on these contract until he finds out whether or not they mean more than shows on their fae. The county auditor doe not charge or allege anything crooked or criminal In the matter. He does eay very positively, though that the. em under which the contract are let la very weak when the financial interest of the county la con cerned. Auditor Fmlth polnta out that the sta tlonery contract bear aome outward evi dence of having been given oh hide which might have been prepared by four people In thorough accord that la. he thinks It poaalbla the bid were framed ao. that one man would get the contract for a certain portion of the stationery, a second for another portion, and so on. lie make the point. In support of hla Idea, that In the open market the kind pt stationery needed and utcd can be pnrched at least cheaper than the contract figures. The Fealner, Omaha, ,Iteea and Burkley Printing companies have the contracts for the four classes of stationery required by the different county departments. Draaa and Groceries. Irug. those mysterious mixtures of melancholy meilt, have also attracted the attention of the county auditor. The Myers-Dillon company haa the contract, at something like 13 cents, per prescription, no matter whether It be for aristocratic font or any of the other purely fashionable Ills, or frtr nature' most lowly protest, a bellyache. A about forty prescriptions a day ace written at the county's expense and there art other order for drugs of various kinds, the Item la no small one. Mr. Smith hs gained the notion that lit this contract, a In others, certain Ingrertl nta or mixtures r put In at a rety low Ogure, while oth-err, are profitably stiff. The same holds true of groceries. The county poor farm alone consume about Iflrio worth ft month, fn feeding the V on fortunate who are -there.- possessed of nothing but an appetite. Tothls la added V worth of m -ats, -The county auditor, In going oer the specification of the con tracts for these things haa gleaned a fw note which he says indicates at least that the method of awarding these contracts can be very materially Improved. This could be accomplished, he think, simply by a change In specifications such as a private concern would make If buying In such' large quantities. ' The contract for ' supplying groceries to the county Is held by C. Hansen, and for the steaks, roast and chop by P. B. Mur ray. Will Report te Hoard. Just as soon aa he can finish and verify his investigations Mr. Bmlth propose to submit to the county board the result of his researches. He will make the suggestions s they present themselves to him as worthy and practical and hopes In that way to aid materially In reducing county cost of administration, especially In the hospital and poor farm departments, and In the stationery line. He also believes a new and simplified system of specification for supplies can accomplish much. ECZEMA ON LITTLE GIRL . Sleepless Nights for Mother and Awful Suffering - ofChid. CURED BYCUTICURA Had Given up All Hops of Ever Making Any Cure. i Mrs. I. B. Jones, Addington, Ind. T., writes : " My little girl bad been suffering for two years from eczema, ' and during that time I could not i get a rjtght'sMsleep,(.as her ailment rerj severe. I bad tried so many remedies and spent so much money, deriving no benefit, I bad given np 11 bopeof making any cure. Asa last resort I was persuaded to try Cuticura. and to my great delight a marked change was manifested from the first application.' I gave the child bath with Cuticura Soap, using a soft piece of muslin cloth. This J did twice a, . day, each time following with Cuti cura Ointment, and at the same time gare the Resolvent, according to directions. One box of Ointment and two bottles of the Resolvent, to gether with the Soap, effected a per manent curt. I submit this for pub lication, hoping It will assist other sufferers in curing themselves." COMPLETE TREATMENT Consisting of Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills. The first step in the treatment of chronic Eczema is t remove the scales and crusts and soften the skin, by warm baths with Cuticura Soap. Dry carefully Sod apply Cuticura Ointment, lightly at first, and where advisable spread it on pieces of soft cloth and bind in place. Take the Resolvent Pills, or liquid, in medium doses. Do not use cold water in bath ing, and avoid cold, raw winds. old tkRMifHt lh MlS. CtrtianM RaaitoM. ate. (Is term sf Choil.l CastHl Plllt, 1A. Mr tltl of 0, blMraMt, goaea, t, 0 ., . S. Pll.r Jlraf Own. C-r-ask) ftoM- ear StaS tat "U.W U Cm Ioh,' WORK ON THECITY STREETS Mirk sfeeded the towilng Ssaikier, bat Program Depend oa the Legislature. "I have not and cannot map out any definite plan for atreet and other public Im provements until we know what the legis lature will do on the charter bill," says City Engineer Rosewater. "It would be folly to try to arrange a comprehensive scheme when It Is not known whether the Board of Publio Works is to be abolished or not, or how much authority and power Is to be placed In the handa of the city engineer, "It seems probable that we are to have a municipal asphalt plant this year, but it must be remembered that It will take money to repair the pavement even though we do the wotK ourselves, and that the council has set aaide only from IJi.OflO to 122,000 for this work, or leaa than for sev eral years past Whether or not we can do all the work necessary In thl line with tho money at hand remains to be seen. It Is possible, also, that difficulty may be en countered In securing the right men to manage this plant and foremen to have direct charge of the repalra. It la too early to say whether or not conflict will eome up on these points, but I should not be In the least surprised If they do. "With regard to street cleaning, I do not see how much more can be done this year than during the last few year. With a constantly growing city we are getting the same money for the purpose as we did year ago, yet every kind of activity, from trade to building operations, makes the streets and alley more littered and harder to keep In condition. "I am now at work calculating how much sewer work can be done this year with the money In the sewer bond fund. It Is likely that the Jone street main and the aewer through the Union Pacific ahop grounds from Eleventh and- Isard atreet will be built, but how much further we can go I do not know. The proapect are that quite a number of small district sewers will be petitioned for and put In. "Regarding paving, nothing can be said' at this time. Much of this class 'of im provement Is desired, but whether the new charter will make It possible to do it and avoid the old specifications Jangle is yet to ba seen." , .. TRACK IN LEGAL DEPARTMENT In Ion Pacific Operating; Official Pro feaa Ignorance of the Line la the Alley. ' Outside of the legal department of the Union Pacific headquarter but little. If anything, appears to be kno n concerning the proposed track to be built In the alley between Klghth and 'Ninth streets, Just north of the headquarters, on behalf of which track an ordinance was Introduced and placed on first and second reading at the meeting of the city council Tuesday evening. The legal department maintains that the track I wanted to haul coal on to the quarters and for material for new headquarter, when the time comes to build it. I'nlon Taclflc officials report they have no knowledge of the reported attempt to place the track in the alley for the purpose of shutting off the Northwestern from gaining an entry, there. Northwestern official have nothing to say on th sub ject that Is material to the situation. Hoy So a posed to Be Raaaway. Will Smith, a lad who appears to he about ID years old, and who said he waa from Fremont, was arrested and brought Into the station Inst evening by Detectives Psttullo and Horn. He says he came to Omaha In search of work and gave his father's name as .1. W. Smith of Fremont. When arrested he was beggltig supper on the street and It Is supposed he is a run away. He win he held by the matron pend ing an Investigation. M Al FOR QE Thla Institution has long been established for the benefit of suffering men. for the purpose of curing the terrible diseases and weaknesses . Unit 'destroy men mental and li)lrnl power, making them unfit fur work, study, busi ness or marriage, ilcprlvlnw them of social duties and pleasures of life and marital happiness. Men, ikm't delav If you want to be eared and restored to perfect health and strength, with mental and physical powers complete, dime to the men's true specialists and learn your trite condition, (let the right treat ment first and be oured quickly, safely and thoroughly. We will make a thorough and scientific examination of your ailment, an examination that will disclose your true physical condlliin. without a knowledge of which you are groping In the dark, and without a thorough understanding of which tin physician or sirclnllHt should be allowed to treat you. We want I) ailing men to feel that they can come 'to tills Institution freely fur an es- ilanstloii of their condition without being bound by any obligationa whatever u lake treatment utiles Ihey so desire. . Men Who Need Skillful Medical Rid wlll find thl Institute thoroughly reliable, different from cither so-called In stitutes, medical concerns, or specialists' companies. Yoti are Just as safe In. t dealing with the State Medlca.1 Institute aa with any BTATE OK NATIONAL. vUANK. W'e cur quickly, aafely and thoroughly STRICTURE, VARICOCELE, EMISSIONS, NERVO-8EX-' , UAL DEBILITY, IMPOTENCY, BLOOD POISON, (Sy . phllls), RECTAL, KIDNEY and URINARY Diseases, ah all dlaeasea and weaknesses of men due to Inheritance, evil habits, self abuse, surest, pr the reaiiU of specific or private diseases. 4 (USUI TITIfti fRFF " Vu ,nnft call write for aymptom Manii. liaauh Iftliun mtb jmc H0ura-S s. m. to p. m Bunl, iu to linly. STATE MEDICAL INSTITUTE 1301 Para an St.. Uth n J 1 4 th Strssti. Oasht. N. WHAT KILLED 0ABT BR1ZZ1 County Attorney Will Make Tall Inquiry Into th Affair. PARENTS DEMAND AN INVESTIGATION Doctar Rarkarrf t eareala Facta fraaa Family, hat Makes Fall Writ. a Report te Taroaer Bralley. Responsibility for the death of Baby Brlzzl may be decided by an Investigation on the part of the county attorney. Mr. and Mrs. BrizzI wenf td Judge Slabaugh Wednesday morning and asked him to take aome action to determine whether the blame rested with them or with Dr. Burk ard, who attended the lck child. They In sist that they gave the bby the medicine prescribed by Or; Burkard and say that If death Was th result of poison, the physi cian is responsible. The Brazil did not 'suspect that they were held to blame for the death until they read In the paper a copy of Dr. Burkard s report to the Board of Health. It is aa follows: Baby Brissl. aged 24 day. 1327 Pout Twenty-fifth avenue; chief cause of d morphine, administered by parents by iXj take; contributing cause, bronchitis. Statemeat to Coroner. They received further Information from the rep6rt of Dr. Burkard to Coroner Bralley. It Is here given: Dr. Ralph advises me to report to you, as coroner thl case: Baby Brlszl died Hunday last from the effects of morpiune, accidentally (and unknowingly) adminis tered by the parents. It came about In thl way: About a month ago I attended the mother In confinement and left some morphine tablets with written directions, for after pains. A few days later I left some harm les tablet, also wlfn written directions, for baby's colic. Three week later the parents went to give baby some colic tablet for its cold. But some one had gotten on or more .morphine tablets mixed with the colic tablets. Now, unfortunately, the baby Is given the morphine Instead of the othfr tableta. The morphine was in dicated and proper for the purpose for which It was given, but fatal for the I weeka old baby. j '1 he miatake. came about by the mor-' phlne tablets getting mixed with the colic tanieia by some accidental manner un known to me. I suppose that some one who was around during the mother's lylng in period spilled morphine tableta on the table and carefully replaced same In same envelope with the colic tablets. The tablets are somewhat similar In appearance and might be mistaken one for the other by an excited person. I report the caae thus at some length to yoti that you may Judge for yourself what is the proper course to pursue. The parents have not been told what really killed the child, but the papers have got hold of my death certificate and will give the matter pub licity. Any further partlculara will gladly be furnished. Respectfully, ADRIAN K. BtrRKARD. Doctor Horned the Medicine. "If Dr. Burkard feels himself wholly blameless, why did he take away the tab lets and burn them when the little one died?" excitedly exclaimed Mrs. Brlszl In the office of Coroner BraJley. "That Is what he did while the baby was dying. He never stayed until the end came. He gave us two sorts of tablets, but mine were white and the one for the baby were of a different color, ao that Ihey could not possibly have been mistaken for each other. We were very careful In giving the medicine. What I want the doctor to explain Is why he burned up those pill." Dr. Burkard admitted that he burned the tablets, but said that he did so In the Brlzzl home under the very eyes of the family. It was before the child's death. "I was afraid," said the physician, "that there would be other mistake, and I meant to get tlio medicine out of the road ao they coiilrl not give It any 'more.' ' " In' reply to a query as to where the pre scription was filled. Dr. Burkard said that he left 60th medicines In person and that they came from his own private stock. If they were found not to be what they were supposed to be, he was willing to take the blame. County Attorney Blabaugh said he In tended making an exhaustive Investigation before he decided to file any complaint. Coroner Bralley Is awaiting instructions from the county attorney. The only way to learn the cauae of the child's death la to disinter- the body and examine It. Th baby died Sunday and wa burled Tuesday. Ten mills make one cent Five cents buy, ten NIPS Ten NIPS make one glad One glad buys more NIPS GERMAN SAVINGS BANK CASE One of Receiver's Tranaactlons Is At. tacked in a Salt in Fed. - 1 ernl Court. Arthur Dillon against Robert Stone of Valley county, Nebraska, Is the title of a case just filed lr the United States circuit court. The action Is a suit to quiet title, growing out of the sale of certain lands In Valley county by the defunct German Savings bank of Omaha. The petition states In effect that In 1895, Thomas H. McCogue, a receiver of the German Sav ings bank, anld to David Stone at private sale the s e of the s e 14 of the northwest quarter of section 8, town ship 18, rangel It, for a grossly Inadequate aum, and that said sale was later con firmed by the courts. That subsequently after McCague had been discharged from the receivership of the bank, and the bank had been authorized to sell and dispose of what realty It possessed, that the bank sold the said land to the Omaha Mercantile company, and that the Omaha Mercantile Company thereafter-sold the property to Arthur II. Dillon, the plaintiff In this case, fur a fair and reasonable consideration. The plaintiff now ask that ha be vested with the title and possession of the prop erty, that the McCague conveyance to Stone be set aatde, vacated and cancelled and held for naught. The plaintiff further holds that the court was 111 advised in confirming the McCague conveyance, and he states further- that he stands ready to reimburse Stone for any reasonable ex pense he has been to In order that he may not suffer any reasonable lo through such III advlaed conveyance of th property In question to him. C. E. Merrltt and W. O. Merrltt. under th -firm name of Merrltt Bro., of Fair mont, Minn., have brought suit in the I'nlted State circuit court agalnat II. Baker of Newcastle, Dixon county, Neb., for specific fulfillment of contract. Th action 1 grows out of. a, real estate deal wherein defendants have refused to pay to plaintiffs, the aum of 16.650. for which pay ment Is gsked In the petltkia, and In the event of further continuance of refusal to pay the aum demanded Uiat the. defendants be required to. pay the additional sum of tJ.TKO, with Interest and coats. Charles E. Molen'y, a tailor of Omaha, has filed his petition In voluntary bank ruptcy In the I'nlted States district court. His liabilities are scheduled at 13.145 and his aaasts at fino. SHENEFIELD QUICKLY CAUGHT Man A erased of Barglary la Michigan Oats Taste f illgh-tiearea Detection. ' I I PS 1 V 11 y J i Ernest Shenefleld left Omaha yfetrday In charge of Sheriff - Eggleston, of Hills dale, Mich., to answer or a burglary com mitted In that city three week ago. Shenefleld was apprehended through the quick work of Detective Ferris and Dunn, who had advlc from (be Hlilidale author Itle that hs ws In Omaha. The sheriff arrived In the city yesterday morning. henneld wa arrested at 7:16, and at o'clock offloer sud prisoner were on their way to Michigan. Ths Omaha detectives I I The Newest Confection Makes Folks Glad A Dainty for the Dainty Good for the teeth Every good store sells NIPS 10 for 5 cents. Good for the breath Peppermint, Wintergreen and Licorice Flavors Chew as long as you choose Wm. Wrigley, Jr., & Co., Chicago Manufacturers of th Famous JUICY FRUIT Chewing Cum (jjj "'') r '"' Good for the Digestion had located the fugitive two days before. The chnrge Is that Shenfleld Is one of four men who broke Into a Hillsdale house and took a box containing money and papers to the value of W.ooo. An old man named McCauley' and his two sons are said to be hla accomplices. FRY LEAVES AK-SAR-BEN BOARD Retires After Eleven Tears of ton tlnaona service to Look After Personal Affair. Thomas A. Fry ha resigned from the head of th Knight of Ak-Sar-Ben. His resignation was presented at the meeting of the board of governors last Monday evening and was accepted. The governors Had a warning last fall from Mr. Fry that he was unlikely to serve this year, but It had been hoped that his Intention might not be carried ' out. The governors will elect a new member next Monday to fill the place caused by the resignation of Mr. Fry. ' ' "This would ha1 ve teen my eleventh year with the knlgrlts.""said Mr. Fry. "and I felt I could not eftfltmue on the board of governors longer) ""f 1 will have ao much outside work to do1 that I cannot give the time and attention to the knights which one of the board should give. I shall con tinue to give the organization every as sistance I can, however, though I sever my connection with the board of governors. They will have no trouble in finding some one to fill my place." BASS USED WIIG'S NAME, TOO Swindler Under Arrest at Cincinnati Had Second String to Fiddle. P0ST0FFICE INSPECTORS FIND EVIDENCE Operations In Omaha Covered l.lttle More Than a Month In Time, not Brouaht In Mnrh Merchandise. Fostoffice Inspector A. J. Moore will go to Cincinnati, to appear as a witness in the Maurice Bass case, to be heard before the United States commissioner In that city Friday morning. Bass is being held there for '-.ling the United States mails for th purpose to defraud, In that he secured a consignment of dress goods, clothing, etc., from various wholesalers and had them shipped to certain addresses here In Omaha that could Dot be found by the delivery companies, . a nj , would th,cn recover the goods from ttie express companies and dls-. pose of! thern and fall to remit to the shippers for the consignments. In addition to using the name and credit of Hlman Ooldsteln to divert suspicion from his practices, It has been ascertained that Bass operated on the credit of P. Wlig, a dealer in general merchandise at Eighteenth and Vinton street. This was discovered through bills and sight drafts being sent to Wllg for goods that he had never received or ordered. Some time In September last two consignment of goods which he had never ordered were delivered at Wilg's establishment, to his grent sur prise and annoyance, and he refused to accept them. It appears that these goods had been addressed to Wifg at 1308 Capitol avenue, while the Goldstein orders were in variably directed to 2418 South Sixteenth street, not. far from Wilg's establishment. Hence the inference Is that Bass hnd got the street addresses mixed by mistake in ordering the consignments. The value of the two consignments sent to Wilg's place was approximately $100 each, at least that was the amount of the bills rendered to Wlig. Roar for a Short Time. It now developa that Bass' operations began here about August 13, 1904, and ended September 29, 1904. at least all the ship ments to him were made between these dates, as far as at present ascertained. The esse was finally unearthed through the Illinois Central Railway company, against whom the Waterloo. la., Skirt company brought suit for delivering a consignment of goods valued at $2,500 to a wrong address. These goods had been ordered by Bass and were to be delivered to Hlman Goldstein at 1418 South Sixteenth street. There being 110 such an address, end which Bass had made purposely decep tive, Bass at once secured possession of the consignment at the freight depot and had them delivered elsewhere, from where he subsequently disposed of them. It is now believed by the postofflce in spectors that the amount of Bass operations - here In Omuha will exceed $li0". It Is not yet known Just how many names of Omaha merchants that Bass may have used to carry out his scheme, hut the swindle Is developing Into one. of the most extensive tereptrated In tnis vicinity for many years. A strong effoft will be made to brlngy B;i! here for hearing before the United Stales authorities, and he Is making an equally strong fight to" keep from coming to Omaha. , Don't lae Poor Oil. For use on sewing machines, bicycles and all purposes requiring a fine lubricant; tho best Is cheapest in the end. Genuine Singer oil con only be obtained at Singer stores. Look for the red S. 1514 Douglas street. Omaha; 438 North 34th street, South Omaha. Aliened Swindler (Held. With accounts showing that he has Se cured ,n worth of buslnes from Omahi Eeople. C O. I.aHatt has been arrested by letectives Heittelt and Dmohue and booked as a suspicious character. He has been operating an advertising scheme and had collected several hundred dollars. About t3o was taken fru-m blui,. and will be divided Hmong the advertiser. I.aHatt shows credentials from ,the Brotherhood of Locomotive Knguieers and solicits advertisements for a "compensa tlon record." a sort of memorandum book to be distributed among members of the order. He has not kept the contract he made and the officers say that his creden tials are spurious. His scheme caught twenty-five of the leading rusineK firms of Omaha, among which are three banks. I.aHatt has sent SMio to his home bank ha Atlanta, Ga., since January 1. O f The New Smith Premier mfef1 ' ' ' ; Billing Machine r Z (Equipped with Bi-Chrome Ribbon) It will make out a bill in duplicate, or triplicate if necessary. It will record the bill on loose-leaf sales-book . with the tame operation. It will condense the charges on the sales sheet without loss of space. It will not smut the sales sheet with the carbon. It can be changed at a touch of the lever from one color to another, for inserting credits, for emphasizing any word, phrase or paragraph. 1 It will do all of these things at one operation and without changing the sheets. The hi Should be investigated J by all who make out f Wholesale and Retail Railroad Way Bills Statistical Work Intricate Tabular Work Statement Work Library Indexing Legal Documents Bills (t J