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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 25, 1906)
i THE OMAHA SUNDAY BKE: XOVEMTlEPv 2o. IMG. 5 vT ! ( R O a. ft one fri v aa t by N g braa Kn lc rnn at Frank W. Judson A. L. Mohler W. R. Mellor it. SV l I t AM thankful, of course, fnr many personal matters iieriainlng to my family and self, hut I suppose you wish me to state what I think the eltlsens of the cily should lie thankful fur, We should he thankful that our country generally Is prosperous, that tc continue to occupy the same high 'position mornlly and Intellectually iimoiiu other countries of tho world. That we have rcuched that stage of development win-re wars and vio lence nip doomed unnecessary to settle dis putes with other n-Hlonx. I hope t means everlasting peace with nil nation. Wo phould be thankful thnt we have men anions? ui in high positions with Influence, who have during the past year conducted investigation and Instituted reforms that will be an everlasting benefit to this na tion and Its peoples. The people of Omaha should be thankful that our city has been ao prosperous and that the people generally are beginning: to appreciate that thia city la one of the great commercial centers of thl country, with a still greater future be forn It. That our religious societies, churches, schools and colleges are proh-r-aus. which means a greater good being accomplished by each. That every nbleboilled person looking for work In our city has found It at good wages und that there la less poverty In our city than ever In its history. That our merchants and citizens generally are pulling together to assist each other In business and thus benefit the city gener ally; that our wholesale merchants are buying much that is now being manufac tured here; that the retail merchants find They can purchase their supplies to ad vantage from our wholesale merchants, and our citizen generally find our retail estab lishments In a position to supply them with any article at prices oh low as they can buy at anywhere. That our banks are growing rapidly, building activity remarkable and Increasing dally; that new Industries are dally making Inquiries regarding Omaha and arranging to locate here; that our good hotel has FRANK W. JUDSON'. been started and that there Is prospect of another one soon. That a gr-a railroad has recognized our Importance (which they helped establish) and are now erecting a permanent home here. Perhaps others will follow. There are many, many things, we should be thankful for. Suggest that we all take a day (Thanksgiving) oft, think over what we should be thankful for, theft get busy and help do something next year that we will he thankful for a year from now. John Polian T THIS Thanksgiving time labor, and organized labor in particular, has a number of things fnr which It may feel thankful. The last year has provided an abundance of employment for almost all classes of labor, and In runny rases the rganlzcd workers have bettered their con dition by the shortening of their hours of l:tbnr and by increases In their wage scales. The year has seen few Instances of In dustrial strife, that of the printers for an night-hour day being probably the most noteworthy and the most stubbornly con tested, and Hint Ktrugule has resulted in securing to practically all the. members of that craft the shorter workday, and will doubtlcsx lead to other crajts In the print ing trade gaining the same. Increases In tlie pay of a large number of employes in the railway service have either been re cently granted or are provided tor the Im mediate future. ' The sentiment against the employment of child labor, an evil which organlsscd labor has long protested against, has grown rap idly during the last year and promises to result in legislation .which will put a stop to this form of abuse. Label agitation Is another question which haa probably re ceived more attention than ever before. More study and thought are being given to economic Questions by the workers, and a campaign of education la being carried A 1 I I A lr rv i President Omaha Commercial Club. -: x . j V ' . J T J I - XT A T r . 1. 1 - . . . M - - I M I, . . t . Ill 1 1 1 1 r -1 iriuni'-ii i ' ' Vr I mh from a brief outing from I'lr- ll'f. . (n-lll V Ml IIHIIU, iitj brought with him occasion for thanksgiving among the clerks of the Union Pariflc system. He gave his ap proval to pronowd Increase In pay of these men. and It Is now In tlift. hands of Mr. Julius Knitschnltt, who will proinu'gat the order. During the year Mr. Mohler has provided Omaha with many causes for thanks. Among the" are extensive; addi tions to the local shop plant of the com pany, all requiring the employment of more mechanics; the construction of some very expensive track In order that the trains of his rnnd can get Into and out of the city with more exrcditlon and ease, snd the purrlia."" of a site u the bus-lnees part of the city, 'fhereon will be erected a huge office building to accommodato ths headquarters of the system. These are the principal things done by Mr. Mohler. from which direct benefits flow to Omaha and its people. They are cited hen; to show that It Is prudence and not pesslsmtsm that moves Mr.. Mohler In his expression con cerning the day for returning thanks. He wrote from Portland, la response to a re quest, as follow: PORTLAND, Nov. 6 To the Editor of The Pee: I have your favor of the 31st ult. Prosperity as at present exists keeps the wolf from many a door. The wise person will get his house in ordur. as these con- Judge Eleazer Wakeley JOHN x-OLIAN'. on through their craft Journals and papers which will doubtless command for them more attention and better conditions in the not distant futur. President Omaha Central Labor Union. vnr ino nuns2 1 UI w(iii;il uuo XV I thanks should be given on the p- - inj Jui infix uiririur, we may note these fevr: That the people of the t'nited States are still enjoying their super abundant bounties In the best country on the planet. That a high degree of national pros perity has been attained for the sola reason, as disclosed in the late campaign, that the republicans In power "did things;" although, as we have learned, they were shown by the democrats how to do them. That Nature, from its exhaustless store of the precious metals, is yielding its treasure to make a debased standard of money Impossible In the future. That only one Hearst appeared in the political field this year, and the people of the Empire State "were onto their Jdb." That the Russell Page millions, through a woman's philanthropy, are soon to he put to a better use than merely being counted. That railroads are still allowed to spend their tens of millions In laying tracks, leveling grades, and boring tunnels, so that the waste places of tho continent may become weulth-producing, and tax paying regions, before being "lulled down" for giving rebates, or free passes. That It is not' yet a criminal oltense, although highly injudicious, for an in dividual by skill, or luck, to get more than an average of the good things of this world, provided everybody else lias a "square deal" in tho struggle; and that even a small corporation, under excep tional circumstances, may be permitted to make money enough on its business for a moderate dividend to Its stock holders. - That the engineer and flrernen are still allowed to ride free on their own locomo tives; and even a lone pedestrian is not forbidden to walk on the ties, if he haa no money to pay his fare. That peoplo who retain old-time notions IHIlS season of the year naturally brings to our minds the question, "What has the agriculturist n be thankful for?" This favorahla season has followed In the w,ik of a series of the most prosperous year known in the history of agriculture, and the constant reirfnence of certain similar conditions serves but to blunt appreciation cf our extreme good fortune. If the agri culturist contemplates tho conditions con fronting hlin ten years ago with those of today he must necesFarlly draw a compari son which Is wonderful In Its nature. My agrlculttn 1st friend, have you a better home now thun ten years ago? Has your land Increased In value? Have you more Im provements, so as to more successfully enre for and carry en your vocation? Have you greater returns from your crop? Havo you more and added excellence In your stock? Have you better machinery? Do you have better church and school advan tages? More congenial and prosperous neighbors? Do you have more sr-elal nd vantsges? Have you better ronds to town? An indeflnito continuation of questions might be propounded, but they are tin necesary when addressed to the best and brightest agriculturists to he found In the known world today, for we are confident that these who read this article are well tip In the advance guard of that particular ' I ti am . . t ncnnlfi Ttlun TI-Vl 7 nut flvrt a nnr. Vice President and General Manager . .. j . j ... f-i t. .., t, ,, tion cf your time and abundance to those I nlon Paciilc Railway Company, . ' . . . . . , , , of your neighborhood less fortunate, or to meritorious organizations for the benefit of mankind In your community, thus showing yoiir thankfulness for the long continued blessings administered by the guiding hand A. L. MOHLER. dttk.-n will not last Indefinitely, very truly. Tours W. R. MEl.LOrt. of a wonderful Creator? Let us each pledge ourselves In thn de termination to do some act of kindness oi benefaction on this coming Thanksgiving day in appreciation of the, bounties we have received. V I'll' ' v if mi W. F. Milroy.M. D. ELEAZAR WAKELEY". about the sanity of marriage, are per riltted to remain married, provided they do not discourage the "divorce industry", by givtng too much publicity to thetr condition of marital happiness, and re pose. That only a few of the fair and accom plished women of our land brightest and best of the world have parents rich enough and foolish enough to conspire for marrying their daughters to the titled degenerates, and roues of Europe. That The Omaha Bee continues to main tain the high standard set for it by Its wise, forceful, public-spirited founder. Lastly, that the space limit set for these thanks has been reached. jpirn-v fft1.i4o tlio mirtu.r:i I tun J-C I of the multitude of reasons nat- X , , . ,,.:...,., 1)1-1.1,,., rill HJ T'Y.-T.Y .111111 mill, li'iiinn the chaitrt- of pcd-iutry. f offer a few of the "especial" r"lsons that appeal to the experience of the pMsiclan Humanity ncci pts. ns though nothing ether were iiossible, blessings th.it come un sought, lunoeence of the obligation is ti e only excuse for the heartless ingratitude for which one would blush fur his race. His attitude of mind is widespread. It Is almost universal refncctin; matters of health. To illustrate: Before the introduc tion of the use of cinchona, In the middle of the seventeenth century, one-fourth of all deaths in England were caused by ma laria If" fore the Introduction of vaccina tion. l' years ago, one-tenth of all people born died of smallox In England. ?iSO years ago. one In vry three and one-half of all deaths was due to consumption. In t-06 a death from malaria Is rarely heard of. Smallpox never caitsr s a death save of some bigoted and Ill-informed person who can very well be spared from the community. Knii the "white plaguu" is being so con trolled that its ravages are rapidly dimin ishing. Tlics-j are a few samples amouir many. Who knows of theso things or given them a thought? But look nearer home. Since our schools opened this fall we havof had. In Omaha, more than l.'iO cases of diphtheria, with tho death of only four children, these not receiving anti-toxine early. Before tho introduction of this rem edy, twenty-five years ago, from 40 to 73 per cent of the cases of diphtheria died. Think what this would mean Just now and here. The houses of mourning would be dotted pretty thickly over the town. The schools would be closed and many a moth ers' heart would be trembling lest the next victim should be her child. All science is from God, and Its marvel ous products ate His gilts to man. All men W. V. HLTtOY, M. T. Justly wonder at the vesulla of inventive genius lu mechanics und electricity. How many appreciate the miraclu that follows the- administration of each dose of au'l toxine? How many give a thought to the heros of our rnco to whoso labor ami genius we owe our very lives and tho ameliorated conditions which enable us to enjoy life? Thanking God this year for his lesser gifts, let us remember to give thanks for theso things which are His greatest earthly blessings. mm Current Events in the Field of Electricity I. neon l-7 -A olive Flreniesi LoiIbk Plat-ea. HE suady advance of electricity us a motive power at railroad terminals seriously involves tha positions of locomotive firemen. ("aually the locomotive enamour and thus prepare changed. himself for future shifts from one Job to another, but every change from steam to electricity abolishes the Ureman's Job. Dispatches from New York regurding negotiations between the railroads and employes for better pay give expression to thia prospect. Some of tho leaders fear that the dayB of the Brother hood of Locomotive Firemen are num bered. One official of the order said thai the engineer hid the more natural claim as driver of the electrio locomotive, and that It would be argued that a man fa miliar with the mechanism of a steam locomotive would be better equipped to take charge of the big electric machines than one who had been trained only In tha work of keeping up eteanr. Development in this direction, however, will necessarily be slow, but the wise fire man can protect himself by watching and studying the mechanism of eleotrio motora Doatestiw- Klectrlcit y. Commenting upon W. H. Hillman's arti cle in Cussier's Mugaziue for Novembtr on "Electricity in the BOme," the Elec trical Review seems impressed with Mr. Hillman's contention that, on account of their high efficiency, electrio appliances in domestic aarrvlce are really cheap and economical. Mr. Illllman'a home in Bcheuectady, N. Y la fitted with a com plete electrical cooking and baking cabi net, affording economy of space, since It takes the place of a range, kitchen table and cupboard; a sawing room, electrio motor, a motor-driven wanning machine and wringer, luminous electric radiators, electrical flatlrons, doorbell and cigar lighters and a very complete lighting sys tem. His average monthly bill for the past twenty-four montha was i.69, at. a price of S oenta a kilowatt hour, with a family of five. Electricity, per unit of heat, costa more than gas. Mr. Illllman lays atreaa on two I points In urging the use of the former fuel economy In operation arrd economy by having combinations of many devices. The electric egg steamer is used also In cooking potatoes and cereals and in heat ing a baby's food: It produces stearin In forty-liva second, and In three minutes more the eggs are boiled and the current shut off. The electric broiler, frying pan, oven, grid and coffee percolater are alike expeditious lu operation. Practically no heat Is wasted, and the ultimate coat appears to be no greater than by the old and comparatively cumbrous methods of cookery. Electrio radiators save coal In the late, chilly date of spring and in November, making it unnecessary to start up the cen tral heating plant. The kitchen cabinet for two persons costa about $j0. and for five $o. The aewlng motor costs 110 to IVi, and its operation 1 cent an hour. The cost of the other labor saving lectrrc de vices seems to be reasonable. Eleetrlelty and Plaat Life. What part electricity playa in stimulating aft? Tlie Overlap. iif awl H'ii i 1 of tkc c Iht Beau Drummel Rail-Fast and Luxurious Leaves Oraaka Daily or Via . Union Pacific rnqulra at orrr ciomt or. on. wa4 wamm 'hiiuno Douglaa Hi. 'jaat'tsajf" the growth of plants is unknown, but a very good Nummary of the experiments that have been made, which appeara over the name of ii. Tolksdorf in the Illustrated Zeitung, points out that, on the whole, It haa been shown that the yield of many planta h.ui been increased on a laboratory scale by providing them with an artificial supply of electricity and water. It is probable that the sap exchange of plants Is stiiriulated by electricity, and Prof Lemstrom has suc ceeded in showing that electricity greatly magnifies the capillary power of plants, and probably, therefore, enables them to take In a greater food supply from tha ground to feed themselves up, in short. It is fairly certain, at any rate, that electricity does play an Important part in nature In the growth and formation of vegetation. "We may see thia by means of another of Lem atrom's experiments. Plants were brought into a wire cage that wholly excluded the action of atmospheric electricity, though It admitted air and heat and light. In spite of all care, however, these plants died, which appears to show that electricity Is a necessary factor In the growth and ripen ing of plants. In Spitzbergen and Finnish Lapland It la said that the larger yields are always connected with the earlier ap pearance of the northern lights. . . Elertrolrsta la France. Consul Chapman Celt-man, writing from Roubaix, says that important works of excavation Just begun in the busiest part of that city have attracted much public attention. Ma writta: "Two yeara ago the French state administration of the post office and telegraphs caused extensive ex cavations, attended with great disturbance of traffic In Important thoroughfares, to be mado iu the streets of Roubalx, with a view to the replacement of Its tbe-ti exist ing aerial by a subterranean telephone system. The result of this labor. It now uppears, is the unpleasing prospect of the work having t be done all over again. At tha bottom of the deep trenches, which have now been excavated in oraer to as certain the nature of the disturbance In telephoulo communication recently ob served, trie discovery haa been made that the two long lines of leaden piping, buried there in the confident expectation thut for the oeit fifty yeara or more there would be no need of renewal, have, as affirmed by aclentlatsv becoma prac tically unserviceable. The disillusion ap pears to be complete. Tlu reckoning had been made without consideration of what pernicious, vagrant electrio currents mlyht accomplish. These, it seems, descending from the trolleys of the tramways to the rails, were, by a procebs of intiltiation of the soil beneath, gradually exercising an injurious effect through the mysterious operation of electrolysis upon the conduits for water and gas. It further appeared that tha neighboring telephone cables of H strands, inclosed in leaden tubes, were, in their luin, being destroyed by ihvsa vagrant currents. This process of duatruc- cated by certain disquieting observations, and now the open trenches have established the naturo and revealed the extent of the damage effected. -The leaden tubing and the metallic cables have suffered Irremedi ably, and are at anly for the waste heap. But for the exceptional dryness of the past Bummer electrolysis would have been precipitated by humidity, and certain quar ters of the city would no doubt before this have been wholly deprived of telephonic communication. Such a cenditiun, at least, will have been averted by these timely discoveries. While It Is claimed that this lame table condition applies only to certain Quarters, It would appear from present Indications that the entire lines, running from tlie central bureau of the Roubalx Tourcoing telephone system to the streets La Sagesse and de L'Ou.melct, have suf fered severely from electrolysis, and the declaration from certain sources lliat other lines are unaffected should ba. received with skepticism. In any case," the two lines in question will have to be replaced, and it Is for thia reason that new cables are now being laid. But this time, profiting by hard experience, precautious are being taken. The two leaden pipes containing tha cables are now Inclosed In lage tubes of cast iron, resembling the cnndnTls for gas, and while tlie vagrant currents are combating tiro cast iron covering neither lead nor cables will be exposed to their ravages. The new work will, of course, require great expenditure, and the ques tion arises upon whom It will fall. The administration of posts and telegraphs will, no doubt, endeavor to impose it on the tramway company, declured by divers ex-, pert opinions to be the author of all the trouble. But the latter administration as serts anterior rights. In view of Its in stallation having been made prior to that of the telephone cables, contending that the postal administration should, at tlie beginning, have adopted tho precautions which they have deferred until now. In the end the diifleult question of the re spective shares of the cost to lss borne by the and the other administration will, nn doubt, bo deteni ined by u process of law before the council of the prefecture of Lille. $ I'riisrrnt of W Irelesa Telephony. It is reported from I'aris that M. Malche, a well known inventor, has made a sensa tional dlscove-ry In wireless telephony. His new upparatus ennstta of two poMs whiclt aro placi d In his premises. Each post con sists of a telephone, battery, a special form of Induction coil and a framo whi'-li la formed of a series of Insulated wires, (mo post is placed In the garden and a second! one In a room In the building some distance)' off, about US) feet, and several walls, duo: a and windows come between tho posts. Con versation can be carried on easily and the sound is clear. The Inventor started tlvo 1 years ago to work on the question. At tin1 chateau of Marchals, belonging to thn prince of Monaco, he made experiments us ing the earth as a conductor, and tln-to were successful at a distance of two miles. One year afterward he was able to com municate between Toulon and AJact-io iit Corsica, over tho seat at 180 miles distance, using the sea as a conductor for the waves. Tin se experiments were kept secret, however-. As l,.e new apparatus works without tin- use of ground, the results are more Im portant. 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