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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 30, 1906)
THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: DECEMBER 30, 1006. 3 TIMELY REAL ESTATE TALK lortb Sixteenth Ptnst Storekeeper! Eugy Huntine Sew Locations. GOOD PLACES ARI HARD TO FIND NOW Dedrahlr Ultra for Dailnrm In C'on gfnt'il District Arc fcnrr and lOiunnalon orth and Went Srvraa to He Certainty. Types of Houses Thai Are Making Omaha a Great City for Home Life OPPOSITION TO CROSS LINES Creithton Uniters tj and Senator Killard Beiiit Inilding Car Track. WANT NONE ON TWENTY-FOURTH STREET Street Railway Receives Protests on Itather Than Demands for (on necvlnn- l.lne Across Heart of City. v I , V ' . ; t t : I . t 15 the itora keeprra lncatrd on the cast ftldr of Sixteenth nreet, between Capitol avenue and . Davenport street, are hunt ing new location!!, as they will noon havo to make way for the new structure which Herman Colin Is to build on that half block, gome of tha leases expire January 1, and holders of them will have to move at onca. The others will expire In February and March. This again brings to the front the scarcity of business locations within the buslmss district of Omaha. In the last two years more than twenty-five Arms have opened up business locations on Farnam street west of Sixteenth. While some of this.) are not the most pretentious in the world they are forerunners of something better for that street. Other buildings on Farnam street are neaiing complotlon. With the building of a cross-town line on Twenty-fourth street, Twenty-fourth and Farnam will become a business center, for here passengers will be transferred for all directions. That the retail space In Omaha Is entirely too small has been brought home to the people of Omaha sev eral tlmea during the last year. Beveral firms have desired to move, but have been unable to find suitable locations anywhere. The Wabash did not Want to stand the raise in rent which the Board ci Trade Is placing on Its tenants, but was abso lute unablo to find another location. Tha olty cannot expand much farther to the south because the railroad tracks put an end to expansion in that direction. The Jobbers are tnktng up more room than ever back from the river front, so that leaves but two directions It can expand, the north and west. Sixteenth street has been Im proved Immensely and many new blocks are going up, with plenty of tenants In sight. The repavlng of Sixteenth street saved that street and It Is now a busy thoroughfare again. This demand for more tores is forcing the business out Farnam treet and realty men say next year will ea quite a string of new business houses of all descriptions along it. The Jennings Hyde Co., which was forced from the Six teenth street location by the building of the Conn block, has chosen Farnam street, and will soon be In the new Wead build ing at Twentieth and Farnam streets. An effort will be made to have the park fund Increased, by the legislature from ,000 to $uO,0(o. This decision was reached at a meeting of the Park board held Thursday. Reports were read from sev eral towns of the slxe of Omaha nnd It was found that Omaha expended less for its parks than almost any city of Its size. Commissioner Cornish will prepare a state ment to the members of the Douglas county delegation to assist In their work at Lincoln. Omaha has a splendid park system and needs money to keep up some of the larger parks. Elmwood park will be more In the limelight, with the forma tion of the new Elmwood Driving club, for the best driving road to reach the club's new site is through Elmwood park. Con siderable work has been done on the boulevards which connect the parks, but more money la needed. Per tha purpose of building a Hebrew Institute a corFpratlon will be formed early in January. An active canvass will be made for money, and as soon as an additional $10,000 Is raised, the building will bo begun. The sum of $10,000 has already been subscribed and It Is the pur V.Ke to expend about 130,000 in a site and building. The Idea is to have a place where all the Jewish societies of the city may meet and where the children may be taught, as in a Toung Men's Christian association. There will be a gymnasium, rooms for the meetings of Vdges and rooms for children. As soon as the or ganization is perfected. It Is the purpose of the promoters to buy a site and be ready to pnoceed with the building as soon as the rest of the money is raised. The Russian Congregation Israel has se cured title on a lot at the southeast cor ner of Twenty-first and Chicago streets, which has been under negotiation for about two months. The congregation plans to build a synagogue on this lot. and will be enabled to do so as soon a It can sell its lot and building on Capitol avenue. Several bids have already been made on this property and it is likely to be disposed fit soon, so that the new building probably will be erected next prlng. The new synagogue is to cost $20,000 to $25,000. Although the Omaha Real Estate ex change probably will discuss for the next three months matters requiring legisla tion, yet it seems to be through talking South Omaha annexation for the present After the debate pn the subject last Wednesday It was announced that the matter would be allowed to rest for a while. No special program is offered for next Wednesdny, and the realty men probably will do nothing but eat and talk real estate matters. Formal transfer of the Mercer pond lots, the sale of which was announced several months ago, Is being made, Fri day deeds ere recorded transferring two lots from Dr. 8. D. Mercer to the D. T. Sholes company. Mr. Sholea Is supposed to be getting these lots for the Kunderland and stimulating, as well as most economical Anything clearer than Arbuckles ARIOSA is extravagant, and no one can sell as good coffee for the same price. People who drink Arbuckles' ARIOSA Coffee are not dys peptics with fashionable nerves r I .1 II 1 A 1 .. 1 ! l It T I 1.1 1? 1 LnnK inc oiu oncinai tducilics i tt vears. exceed me comDinea sa TT9 i 11 l t 1 f i ti l 1 r"- ottee. the blend ot .sj- YJ ot all the otner paefcased coil Brazilian coffees, most wholesome - v- ' . i r 't I ' i f . -,: ; I HOME OF F. C. JORGENSON, Bros, qfimpany. Line. They are near the Belt Just at present the.real estate business In Omaha Is a little dull, which is always the to be expected at the holiday season of the year. Conditions are expected to Improve after the first of the year, and January's business Is expected to prove larger than December's. Realty men see every indication that business will be better next spring than last, which saw tne greatest activity in nearly twenty years. Hastings & Heyden have bought a block of - ground from N. Merrlam, through A. P. Tukey & Son, at the northeast Inter section of Thirtieth and Ruggles streets. They have bought to Improve and sell. Arthur Remington and W. A. Redick have bought 120 feet of ground adjoining the residence of Ben Cotton, which Is at the northeast corner of Thirty-eighth street and Dewey avenue. The price paid was $8,400. They will build two line homes on the land. Miller, Stewart & Beaton moved Into their new store on Sout,h Sixteenth street and opened for business a week ago. Last Friday the last load was moved from the old store on Farnam street. The town of Florence Is being worked up over the prospects of a suburban line to run through that place to the country beyond. The Florence Items has printed a series of arguments to show why the line should be built. The country north of Florence Is divided into small tracts and has a large population. No prettier sites for building can be found ip. Doug las county than around the hills of Flor ence, says the Florence Items. The county commissioners have a large force of men at work on the road between Florence and the county line. The road Is being graded in good shape, the hills being cut and the holes being filled. One of The largest buildings ever put up In Florence Is now under way and Mr. Pascalo hopes to have his business - house ready for occupancy before the end of another month. DREXEL HOTEL RECEIVERSHIP Judge Manner Directs Receiver to Use Uest Jadttinent and Heport Wednesday. The matter of the Drexel hotel receiver ship cume up before Judge Munger Satur day morning In ordi r to secure a modifica tion of the order Issued December 10, by Judge Trleber for the convenience of cer tain tenants of the property. It appears that the heating plant which supplUs heat and hot water for the Drexel hotel Is on property adjacent to the hotol site and ts not Included In the property under control of the receiver, William Fleming. There seemr to be some misun derstanding relative to heating the prem ises and certain tenants of the property are complaining. Receiver Fleming was of the opinion that the matter could be amica bly adjusted, regardless of tho controver sies of the attorneys representing the sev eral interests. Judge Munger directed that Receive.' Fleming should use his best Judgment In the mutter for the benefit of the estate and submit his proportion to the court for approval Wednesday morning. GUILD RECALLS OLD DISASTER Remembers Tay Bridge Accident Near Ills Xatlve Town of Dundee tu Scotland. Speaking of the railroad accident Friday near Abrnath. Scotland, John M. Guild, who Is a native of Dundee, says he remembers very distinctly the Tay bridge disaster In 1879, about twenty miles from the scene of yesterday's wreck. He had gone down from Dundee to Abroath to vlHlt his grand mother. Although but a small child, he says he remembers the gloom cast over the community, and In fact, over all Scotland, by tho news of the disaster. who take vacations in Sanitariums, on featherweight rations, but the healthy vigorous manhood and womanhood that constitute the useful majority. The first roasted packaged coffee ; sales "of Arbuck- lcV ARIOSA Coffee for 37 " . I - -sajn": I W 9 h. i m i.i ii iii ii i i i i ii m imiMn nntf Siinr' in i... 'i4 - - ... THlRTT-FOCTlTn AND MAPLE AVEXTJa SPIRIT OF SAN FRANCISCO FroeressiTe 8tridei of the 8trickan Oitj at the Golden Gate. UP AND DOING DAY AND NIGHT What Has Been Accomplished Since the Disaster of April IN-blonlng ( Tribute to the Courage and Devotion of People. The annals of 1906, when Impartially writ ten, will record no greater tribute to hu man courage and devotion than that dis played by the people of San Francisco In rising from the ruins of disaster. Evi dence of that splendid spirit is strikingly displayed In the "rehabilitation number" of the San Francisco Chronicle, Issued on the 20th. Pictures of buildings completed and under way, of fire-scorched buildings rebuilt and streets cleared show what has been achieved In eight months and are fortified with slatsltlcs of development and restoration In all lines of commercial, financial and industrial activities. Review ing the achievements of that brief period the Chronicle says: On April 18 the world was aghast at the crushing blow dealt San Francisco. Eight months later the world Is amazed at the extent of San Francisco's recovery from the effects of that blow. Strangers who have visited this city In the past few months have been not so impressed by the extent of the disaster as by the extent of the rebuilding, and Impressed less by either than by the perfect faith and courage with which the citizens of San Francisco .have gone about restoring their devastated city to Its former state. How many who have come here since the reconstruction began have been heard to say: "I am appalled at the extent of the fire, but It doesn't soem In the least appalling to San Fran ciscans! Why, you positively go about the rebuilding of your city with smiles on your faces. I think you ar the bravest people Id the world." From the reflections of strangers visiting this city can best be Judged the opinions of the disaster that were commonly held by the outside world, and from which It will be seen how much they were at vari ance with those commonly held In the city most affected. A few predicted a second Pompeii, to be unearthed In the future cen turies, more believed that a thriving little town would spring up out of the ashes and ruins, but scarcely any outside San Fran cisco thought that this could ever again be come the metropolis of the Pacific coast, or that Its citizens would ever npaln be the care-free, well-fed, well-dressed, well housed and altogether happy people that had formerly lived here. As a matter of fact, eight months after the fire San Fran ciscans, taken as a whole, are the best fed, best-clothed, best-housed, best-nald, moet prosperous and happiest people in the world. San Francisco TVearly Devastated. The fire burned over an area of about 2,500 acres and destroyed In value about one-third of the Improvements In the city, or nearly $fj00,ono,000. More than 15O.0n0 peo ple were left homeless, and practically all the supplies, except those In the posses sion of the army, were destroyed. Fami lies that still had homes were compelled to cook In the streets, and about one fouth of the population had no homes. Here was the most critical situation that ever confronted a city In the modern his tory of the world. The country at large was generous In Its treatment of San Fran cisco, and Immediate needs were nut mainly from outside sources. But this was a condition that could not long con tinue, and San Franciscans realized the fact that for the permanent rehabilitation of their city they must look to themselves and depend on their own courago and ef forts, and the undaunted courage and su perhuman efforts with which they met the condition have been productive of results that are amuztng mankind. Of the two main causes that led to thr rapid rehabilitation of the city, one was Internal and the other external. For the les ees. In sealed packages only for your protection. Don't buy loose coffee out of a bag, bin or tin that the roaster is ashamed to seal in a package with his name on iL If your grocer won't supply write to ARBUQOX BROS, H Yk Ca .. i -zmifo, v v jmIiH II- ) - n. lj. ij . i II?" .--r .re-. V .VMLMiy imii mm i .'..! first San Franciscans have to thank them selves, and for the second they are In debted to the relation that this city bears, and must always bear, to the rest of the world. To their own courage at the time of the disaster and during the few sub sequent days of Indigence, to the energy of the men who directed the public and quasi-public utilities, to the confidence of the capitalists who had undoubted fnlt h In the future of the city, to the prompt ness with which merchants built and re stocked their stores, and to tha fortitude with which everyone went about his dally duties is partly due the most remarkable achievement of modern times the re habilitation of San Francisco. The World Xeeds Snn Francisco. The other case is external, but Is no less Important. The rest of the world could no more do without San Francisco than San Francisco could do without Itself. The Importance of San Francisco to the Pacific slope can hardly be overestimated. A vast and rich territory Is of necessity tributary to 8an Francisco, and this city can always deiiond on a large tax which this territory must, and Is willing to, pay for the ad vantages which San Francisco nnd Its port offers advantages that cannot he obtained elsewhere. This territory had as vital an Interest in the rapid reconstruction of this city as the city Itself had, and the stream of wealth continued to flow undiminished from this territory. AVlth a portion of the city undestroyed. and with the confidence of the citizens of the city and those of the tributary country, San Francisco started. During the eight months that this city has been In the course of rehabilitation the achievements have been somewhat underestimated here, but they have positively amazed the rest of the world, and the list of broken records Is so long as to be almost unbelleveable. In a few weeks public or seml-publlc serv ices had been partly or wholly restored. In attempting to get supplies to this city the railroads broke all previous records for the amount of freight hauled over single track divisions. No such amount of street railway construction was ever be fore completed In the same period as has been done in this city since the fire. The building permits Issued hero in tha last eight months, In the cost of buildings repre sented, surpassed those Issued In Baltimore In a period of two years following the fire In 1904. The greatest activity was dis played in the erection of buildings. Some of the temporary structures were built In a single nli-'ht, and the rapidity with which the steel frames of the permanent buildings are rising Is attracting the at tention of architects and engineers through out the United States. Shopping districts and stores sprang up with amazing celerity. Streets which be fore the fire were lined with homes now present the spectacles of metropolitan shop ping districts, with block after block of plate glass and displays of mcrrhandls:' that are not surpassed anywhere. With practically all the stocks of merchandise destroyed by the fire, eight months latet there Is no article of modern trade thai cannot be purchased here, and as cheaply as It could have been bought' before the dlsater. Necessities and I.nxurlea dapplled. Hotel accommodations, amusements and menus have been supplied by their re spective purveyors in a -space of time and with a completeness and excellence that is scarcely credible. The length of time required to erect the buildings necessary for a hotel or a theater has not permitted these adjuncts of modern city life to as sume their former sumuptuousness or dis play, but the buildings nre being rapidly constructed, and In the meantime the best dramatic talent shows here in temporary quarters, and visitors to the city are en tertained as well as la possible In an nexes and hastily erected buildings. In the inexpensive structures the proprietors of hostclrles have Installed all the appur tenances of modern hotels, and tho excel lence of the service Is maintained us It was before the fire. The proprietors of res. taurants were among the first to re-establish themselves and now offer menus that for variety and the taste with which they are served were not excelled before the fire. Outside the commerce of the city, which was scarcely disturbed by the fire, perhaps the least affected Interest was the flnunclal Institutions. From the nature of the se curities of the banks and trust companies. their soundness was never endangered, and with the revival of business their prosper ity has been greater than ever before. As an Illustration of this, San Francisco, during the period of its recovery, has passed, in the amount of Its weekly bank clearances, littsburg, which Is admitted to be the center of the greatest manufactur ing district In the world. The great mass of the people Is better off at the present time than it ever was be fore, in San Francisco or anywhere ele. Twice a many mechanics and laborers are employed here as there were before the fire, and the number still remains about one-fourth of what Is needed to meet the demand, and these men are being em ployed at unprecedented wages. The average professional man throughout the United States, the teacher, the lawyer, the doctor, the minister, is In receipt of an Income which amounts to about one-hnlf what a first-class plumber or brick mason receives In San Francisco, and architects and builders say this condition cannot help but continue for ten years to come. With health assured, happiness Is chli-fly dependent on prosperity, und prosperity Is measured by the ratio bt t ween Income and the cost of living. There Is no question but that the purchasing power of a day's wages is greater in San Francisco at pres ent than It ever has been here or any where else In the history of the world. It ou have anything to trade advertise it in the For Kxcharuje column Of The Bet Want Ad pa, HOME OF O. BRVNENKANT, SEVENTEENTH WOODBURY WRITES WRIGHT President of Water Company Replies t) Letter of attorney far Water Board, POINTS IN CONTROVERSY MADE CLEAR Position of the Company on the Matter of Appraisement Again Stated and Contention of the Board Answered. President Woodbury of the Water com pany has added to the growing volume of literature on the Omaha water supply situation In the following letter in reply to Attorney Wright of the Water board: NEW YORK, Dec. 17 Carl U. Wright, Esq., Attorney for Omaha Wuter Hoard, Omaha: Dear Sir I have read In the Omaha newspapers a statement by you as attorney lor the Water board, which, 1 supixiee, is meant to bu a seml-oiiici.il answer to my letter of December 17, ad dressed to that body, which otherwise seems disposed to Ignore communications from the Omaha Wuter company. My letter of December 17 was written for the purpose of setting the Omaha public rlBht about the facts of the matter, and not from worry aliout any action the Waier board lias taken or may take. Your statement as given In the news pnpers conveys such a wrong Impression of the facts that, much agninst my Inclinat on, 1 am impelled to write you stating tliein correctly. You are reported as saying that In one of my previous letters 1 stated th'it the bill to compel the city to purchase the works at the appraised valuation was pre pared and expected to be filed If the ap praisement exceeded H.(xxi,0no, f ri m which you suggest the inference that any ap praisement above that mim would have been satisfactory to the company. That there may be no misunderstanding by the public, I quote my exact language from the letter to which you refer. Speaking of the preparation of the papers in the specific performance suit, I said: "In fact so soon as members and representatives of the Water board began to declare publicly that If the appraisement Bhould be over $4.0n0,0u0 valuation which the olflcers of the Water company f,rom their knowledge of the plant felt sure must be materially ex ceededthe city would not be advised to complete the purchase of the water works, It became evident that the Water company would have to refer to the court to make tho city carry out its contract." I claim that the appraisement of these works sliould have been more than It was, but, as I stated in my letter of December 17. we had been advised by our attorney that whatever the appraisement, we wculd be obliged to accept it. In absonce of fraud. Status of the Controversy. Y'ou are further reported to have given your opinion as to tlio proper basis of val uation of the plant. You made the same sort of argument before the appraisers, but without effect. Y'ou talk now as If there had been no appraisement. There can be no getting away from the facts thiit the city elected to buy the water company's plant and that both the city and the cum. I'liny appointed an appraiser and that the third appraiser was t lie selection of these two appraisers, and that the city paid one half of his expenses, and that nil three ap praisers took part in the examinailon and valuation of the works. While the result was not concurred In by the engineer ap pointed by the city, the two concurring engineers, as you know, are as eminent for ibility nnd experience as any hydraulic en gineers in the country and are men of un ilemlshed personal character. To talk about such men as If they were crooked r did not knew their business can only (leech e tho Ignorant and unthinking. You and t lie Water board continue to withhold from the public any statement of the valuation by the engineer whom the city appointed. Why not let the people of Omaha know what the real difference was between the two engineers and the third engineer, who at the very end of the ap praisal hid his own estimate behind a mere nonconcuirence? Y'ou Intimate that the Water board Is ready to consent that any additions neces sary to supply Omaha with water may be made and the cost thereof repaid If the purchase Is completed, but, you say, that to pay not only the cost, but interest thereon, is asking too much. This may sound very well to the uninformed, but let me call your attention to the fact that when extensions are ordered by the city hydrants are required to be put on each extension, which will give the company a revenue, but the building of a new supply main would not call for any additional hy drants; neither would It involve any ma terial Increase In the company's revenue, but would simply be for the greater pro tection of the community. Ownership of the Plant. You talk about the bondholders as the real owners of the plant, but these works are not under foreclosure, and you know, as a lawyer, that therefore the real own ers of the plant are the stockholders, wnoin the directors represent. You are also reported as stating that whenever I desired In good faith to present any reasonable proposition to the Water board for action you ran assure me that the board will meet with me at any time and act upon the same. I thought that I had made the position of our directors per fectly dear in my letter of December 17. We regard the present relation between the company and the city as ono of coniruct, and not one of negotiation for a contract, and therefore I fall to see why 1 should niiike any proposition to tha Water board with regard to a purchase of the works on any other basis. Of course, I propose to give this letter such publicity as you gave your state ment. Very truly yours, THEODORE (J. WOODBURY. President. ANENT THE YEAR-END WEATHER Forecaster Welsh Notes that Omaha Decembers Linger In Lap of Aatnuin. "While the prevailing mild weather Is unusual for December, it Is not extraordi nary," said Weather Forecaster Welsh Saturday morning. "It will be recalled that December of last year was also a beautiful month. The average temperature fur that month was 32, or 6 degrees abovo the normal. December of 19"4 did not have quite so good a record, as tho day follow ing Christmas of tliat year we had a pretty stiff blizzard. But, getting back to Decem ber, IK'S, there has been an average of 1 degree dally above the normal for the firm twenty-eight days. , "We all know what a beautiful I i 1 Christinas was. and on the 10th the let I j I ature was 19 degrees above the norm:XXt( ' lowest temperature during the, month waa ca the 15th, wtUc AND LAIRD STREETS. grees above xero. The highest temperature was on December 12 and 28, when 64 de grees above tero was registered. "On the whole, there Is nothing remark able about the prevailing mild weather for this season. There has been no snows dur ing tho month of I'ecemtier to speak of. So far as ice Is concerned, the river was practically closed for the first time this season on Monday. The average thickness of the river Ice Is three Inches, while six Inches have been reported on ponds In this vicinity. There has been a deficiency In precipitation for the month." CUDAHY EXPLAINS ACTION Says Increase in Capital la for New Plants and ICnipIoye Stock Holders. K. A. Oudnhy, Interviewed at his South Omaha office, made this statement respect ing the recent meeting of the stockholders In Chicago, at which It was voted to raise the capitalization of the company from $7,(w.ooo to U2,noo,oo: "The object of the Increased capitaliza tion at this time Is to accommodate our growing business. We contemplate no ex tensive Improvements In South Omaha at present and our policy will be to make im provements In the plant here only In ac cord with the Increasing growth of the market here. We do not expect to enter the markets hero In any greater propor tion than we now ahare It, Of course, as the market Increases our facilities for ac commodating it will be Improved. About tho same can be said of the Chicago mar ket. We are, however, establishing a new packing plant at Wichita, Kan., nnd this wl'l account for a large per cent of the in crease In capitalization. The rest of, It, as previously stated, Is to meet tho demands of our growing business. ' After Mr. Cudahy had given out this in terview he had The Bee called up by tele phone nnd this statement made to it: "In addition to what has been said It should be stated that a number of our employes are taking stock In the concern. They are head men. This comes In as one reason for the Increase in capital stock." JUDGE LESLIE STOPS GRAFT County Coart Cots OfT Fat Fmolnment of License Clerk Morrill. After January 1 bridegrooms will not be able to purchase marriage certificates of Marriage license Clerk Harry Morrill. T'nder an order Issued by County Judge Leslie the practice of selling the certifi cates will be stopped and the happy couples will have to be satisfied with tho common certificates usually furnished by ministers or go pomewhero else to get the more elab orate ones. The sale of certificates has been the source of considerable revenue to the li cense clerk. They sell for from $1.60 to $.1 or $4 each, according to the design, and this Is practically all profit. The sale of certificates Is said to have yielded over $100 a month in profits. The county Judge will furnish a plain certificate, as heretofore, to nil couples married by him. This cer tificate has always been furnished free, but heretofore the license clerk has kept a line of more elaborate ones which he sold to such applicants for licenses as cared to buy them. MORE BONDS FOR IRRIGATION New Issues of Half Million Dollars Decided on by Trl-State Company. At the annual meeting of the stockhold ers of the Trl-8tate Iand company Thurs day In Omaha the same officers were elected for the year, with Heyward O. Leavltt as president. It was decided to issue $5X,000 short time bonds with which to complete the work. The officer were able to report that by time for spring opening sixty miles of ditch will be com pleted and ready to water 6o,0W acres of land. This will Include the territory as far down as Red Willow creek. Japanese Anarchist Active. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. .-Secret serv ice agents here have had their attention called this morning to an Inflammatory paper published In Berkeley by Japanese en titled "The Revolution." In which the as sassination of the mikado, President Rooae velt and others in authority la advocated in plain language. Marked copies of the paper were sent through the malls to the Board of Education In this city. The paper was mailed In Btirkeley. It is printed in both Japanese and Engllsn. The articles In the latter language are the onee that advocate assassination. A DENTISTRY I kindly ad Ives you to take ad vantage (jf my method of tilling and crowning teeth painlessly especially if you are temperamen tally nervous or sensitive. Or, if you are overly particular about the appearance of your teeth, you'll be pleased with my porcelain and enamel work (natural looking.) Again, If the sense of nicety and cleanliness Is an Important part lit your makeup, you'll find no discord in my oflice or services. My prices are very reasonable. I FICKES, Dentlst .one Doug. 6J7. lit Bee Uldg. 1 Iu3 With the announcement that the street railway company was to build a cross town line rnme opposition at onca Instend of a demand for the line. Hut two prac tical lines are available. Twenty-fourth street and Thirty-third street, and numer ous complaints have reached the directors of the street railway company In respect to both these lines. Crelghton university complains against the Twenty-fourth street line nnd opposition to this line Is also met rx-ar Farnam street from Senator Millard and other property owners in that neigh borhood. They maintain the street Is too narrow for a double track, which, if put down, would occupy most of the street Residents along Thirty-third street also are making complaints against the use of that street. There are some fine residences along Thirty-third street and the owners maintain their peace and quiet would be disturbed by having a car run along that fashionable thoroughlare. The company is considering several plan for a cross-town line. One plan for the Thirty-third street line would bo to run cars out Farnam street to Thirty-third and run soma north to Thirty-third and Cali fornia, and then on north along the rout of the Harney street line, and to run some south to Ieavenworth and on over to Thirty-second and Pacific streets. Another plan is to run a cross-town line back and forth along Thirty-second street to connect the Harney street lino at Thirty-third and California street with the Park line at Thirty-second and Paclfie streets. Opposition Not New. Some years ago a scheme was on foot to cut through Twenty-fourth street, from Purt to California, and make a grade front California street to Cuming street. Tha scheme bad even gone so far as to have the appraisement made and an ordinance was before the city council for passage with Crelghton university protesting. Count Crelghton appeared in person before the council and made a plea to stop the pas sage of the ordinance. It failed to carry. By many the Twenty-fourth street line la looked upon as the most practical for a cross-town line, as it would serve people from all sections of tho city and cars could be run from Twenty-fourth and Ames ave nue to South Omaha over the line which la already being built from Vinton street to Leavenworth on Twenty-fourth street. necelver for Railroad. MOBIIR. Ala.. Dec. On tho appli cation of Messrs. Monell, Morrison nnd Mc I.eod, tho Chicago and Gulf railroad, waa last nlKht placed In the hands of Messrs. y. K. Dewey and J. I.. Dantzler as re ceivers by order of the chancery court at I jvew AlDany, Miss. The roan is part Or tne Mobile, Jackson & Kansas City line, whica was recently placed in the hands of re ceivers. If you only try. You will find that the saving habtt pays after you have practiced It for a while. It is better than the legacy of a fortune. It In creases the desire to practice economy and thrift and this en ables the persistent saver to lay the foundation of a fortune. One dollar or more will start you. We pay Six Per Cent in terest on saving accounts and make monthly payment loans on homesteads at good ratea easily paid. The Omaha Loan and Building Association NEW LOCATION'. S. E. Cor. 16th and Douglus tU. G. W. Loomls, Pres. C. M. NattJnger, Sec'y. All Good Lands Will be Sold Soon The opportunity which the U. P. R. U. is offering to the farmer and ranchman will soon be gone. They are selling the last of their lands in Kansas, Western Nebraska, Colorado and Wyoming at $3 to $5 PER ACRE EASY TERMS It would be hard for you to find an investment more profit able and as safe. For full par ticulars regarding lands and special excursions apply to Land Agency U. P. R. R. Ipt. II, 818 South 15th St., Oiuuh. Shinier & Chase Go; Builders of Modern Houses "Be it ever so humble There's no place like home." Your means must determine th0 alse ot your Investment UappU ness and contentment is Quite as often found in a cottage a palace. Draw a pencil sketch of the house you would build. We develop ideas and relieve you of ail the details of construction, SHIMER & CHASE CO. Btlldlns Sites. Suburban Acreage, Homti 1609 Farnam. Ground Floor H"MUla 38(7