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X THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: FEBRUARY 24. 1007. HAYCC BROUGHT 11 FIRE Flimsy Ccnatrootion of E villi art Exacts tha TTraal Fnkltj. INSURAftCE CC1PAMES GIT THE BtXEH Set Kb Is !(! a Wearta WuW ttt fiitmif aa Pvwnt tw ruml rejasswewirlwew pyre te six fats' time; mtr annual offer ing haa reached the DC ''" mark. But. May. That I oar normal yearly una. . iow then, what ounstnuten a normal year? A period during which there ara no extraor at nary eonnasxaxinna. We have barely leutieoied (Mn the BelMmtwa flra That took op the year's total to SSMnuMi We told that on waa therefore "an an- Wlth the vignr, eai imliiwa and knewl sr eharcteT?iii!rr mT aa apnatlw of the num. F. W. Fltspatrtck. the not ad ao eats of flra-proof eonstracftan of buildings, fMiw in the open court the flra ravages of laat year and flnds abnndant material In the mtna to form an exhibit of American waste. In part, ha says? "Tfro destroyed Roma to amuse himself, a little put ma that coat that nation many minions of tta (old enlns; Fl euch and other revolutionaries burned many dties; tha Russians flretl Moscow merely to cauaa that other devastator. Napoleon, anma In convenience, and In mora recent wars whole cities havs likewise been destroyed for strategic or other alleged reasons, but in our day and environment all our great con flagratlnne have been attributed to acci dent. Errrmemisty. . however: for tha real culprit's name la atupldlty. Ptealty BaawaadU .' Tha trltrata levied upon ua by flra haa reached an appalling figure, something tre nandona. and. mark you. unlike moat 1 i hi" that are-, after aH. nera exchangee of money or raluea fmm one man' or of men' pockets to other pockets, thla loaa ta abaoiuta; all that remaina art or flra ia- smoka! And an far. with all our vaunted Invent! venose, no one haa been able to turn tha latter commodity Into any commercial ass. Tabulations may be convincing, but cer tainly ara awfully Hreaoma reading, ao let ua eschew them. But we can wall afford to give a minuta'a time to a glance at tha matter of the coat of flra. merely oonslder tng It to lta general aspect and In round flgurea. We actually have Invested at tha preaent moment Ci.Wl.000.oo in tha ll.w,0O build ing of which tha nation boasts. Russia haa 3m,m more buildings than wa. but tha total value of all Ita structures la but C Ka.aM.00 (United Kingdom T.ltS.iBt build in ga; Prance .ans.0BO; Germany .ao0.0": Holland LMM.o aa that wa can safely nay that wa ara tha greatest bulldera of the age. Tat of all those millions of. our build ings there ara barely 4.008 that can lay aay ebalm to being; modern, up-to-date, and flra r. -m- the extant that their steel frame and stroctural parts cannot be over much damaged by flra. though all else about them la just aa Inflammable and damage able aa. tha fllmeleBt construction of Slav. Mongolian, or other so-called semi-barbarian. In all this great country of ours there ara probably not twenty what can i 1 1 ...!! I mnititrAtlllV fll e urOOf buildings, and they are generally warehouses yeera True, they Indemnify us o7 structure, of such character. Or thJ r loase. to a certain extent, it 1. a Billion, ot horn.-, throughout tha land, pal- -" ,""Bm' ee or co,taa. where w. house tbos. " nb'ln .2 tV"fL who ara dearest to our hearts and our; " ' " wno are nearest n I semes within Ita door. For Instance, laat normal year anal probaMy would not hava anything to equal It for tha next twenty years. But here. Just exactly two years later, wa ara confronted with tha San Francisco horror, a flra that haa ooat over S3a.onM.nna, Tha year la but half over, yet If nothing else happen no other great eonflagratlon occurs, tha year's losses ara bound to aggregate sear Kot.oM.flB0. Ara wa not mora or lees Justified In calling these ti eiiieudons losses normal, and the years when they do not occur abnormal? True, tha San Francisco flra waa primarily eauaed by aa earth alia a, mit tha actual earthqiialra damage scarcely reached (Las. OS of the enarmoiur total wa hava Just noted, and earthnnaka or no earth quake, had Ban Fianolwo buildings been better hritlt. had" they offered teas fuel for consumption, there would! certainly hava been leas to burn and therefore less total damage. But even In so-called normal years our average haa reached three the aters, three public halls, twelve churches, ten schools, two hospitals, two aay hi ma two colleges, six apartment houses, three department stores, two Jalla. twenty-six hotels, la) flat buildings and t,8N bomea burned eei f week. JVew Torfc averages .7nt Area a year. Chicago 1KW and every day in the year there ara Jt.OTS Uvea di rectly endangered by flra. All on account of poor building. We hava built ao wisely that tom.OM buildings hava been destroyed by flra dur ing the last tan years. What a oommentary upon the. Intelligence of our architects! Small wonder that wa have to exhibit such wonderful activity in building as wa do. Why. In New Torfc alone, there will be over E. 300,0(18 worth of construction this year, and In the entire country probably l75d.0M.0M will be spent In buildings during the year ISM. But what think you of tha people, whatever Its activity in tha building line, that toieratea condltlona that Insure that there will be utterly wasted, destroyed, lost. In one year's time, buildings equal to flve-eeventha of tha entire year's prod uct T Caw mt Flra PtaHaila But that ia not tha whole coat of fire. TVs lust noted that San Francisco baa burned np over Gae.ODD.on worth of prop erty, but Ita loss and the nation's In busi ness. In values, directly attributable to that lira, can only be told In a figure of tan digits. Then there la tha costly paraphernalia wa hava to maintain to light flra. In sala ries alone wa pay over tLB.on.on for our department": then special water supplies, apparatua and all that sort of thing easily eat up another S20O.O0O.0He. And laat, but not least, la the tribute wa pay to tha gentlemen who condescend to gamble with ua on the flra question, the Insurance companies Wa hava said hera In premiums tLslD.9S.- most valued material poseeeatona. there are but X that would withstand ' premium. JUl,. ami got heck from the Bttl. wbll. against even companle. in paid los. .- But in lira, ana were are ' that are lira proof. Intelligence. progreasiveneBS. leadership, ara words wa frequently hear applied, aye. that wa oonatanUy uae In describing our servea. what application hava they to- our generally accepted mode of constructing ' buildings? True, we hava avolva tna "sfcyaci Atrerr" " ho ' otffer people om Sarth hava tha conveniences In their homes nor do any other people bring such skill to bear in tha utilisation "of every Inch of spare aa we do. but. at the same time. let not those things make ua overconceited, for wa have to acknowledge that nowhere ' else, not even in China or Japan, the lands of paper houses. Is the annual Are loaa In bulk or pro rata, anywhere near our own. FaiUy "t F1bisv Caasrraetlaa. And what doea this folly of flimsy build ing cost us? In the first place, nearly 7,308 Uvea ara annually sacrificed to the god of asa. in property we have offered up over1 f 7f worth in value on that aatne years lika thla then gamble la not so pro ductive; it Is a caaa where tha bank gets broken. Soma of tha smaller fry simply close up and gat out of boalneaa,. others quibble and litigate, anme pay up every dol lar and, try to look pleasant, and still oth ers will try to effect oompromlsaa, but rest sssiin d It will be many a long year before the San Franciaaana have gotten all that- ia eomlng to them rightfully from tha Insurance companies. Perhaps I am captious In ths matter and do not sea the- thing, aright, but it doea 1FFAI1S AT SOCTfl OilAflA Live Stank In u a &al kit in lavar of Annexation to 0 alalia. SUPPIH TO IE GIVE BY THE AJlTTS Oae Wt Favwra Tataa 6tvwm a Cs.as.ew ta Sss.k at taKiH Fsl- lewlag tke Can . La 7 las. It Is norlreeble that tha antl-annexaUon-Ista draw but little support from the Sfluth Omaha tiva Stock exchange. Sot one of tha beads of ths big oomraiseion Arms Is quoted on that aids of ths question. There la a very good reason for this, and It Ilea in the fact that tha great majority of the commission men are In favor of tm medi ate annexation of the two cltlea. Such men as Al Powell. W. E. Reed. Bruce Mo Culiough and J. d Kelley hava a remark able Influence with the legislators. jns member of ths housa at ths time of te recent visit remarked to a member of the South Omaha delegation: "Are any of the vtommtsston men hi favor of annexation?" When answered affirmatively that the ma jority were, even to the officers of the ex change, ha said: "Do you mean to say that Al Powell favors annexation 7 "Ha will be here with ua shortly," was the answer. "Weil. It Powell looks at It that way. I shall support it." said the representative. "I know Powell and others of tha commis sion men. and they are not going In for anything which will hurt the city." Tha Nebraaka legislators through ths country districts know tha commission men better than any other clasa of South Omaha dtoaens and tha assurance that the ex change, as a whole. Is In favor of tha union of ths two cities should hava great weight with them. This is the fact in ths case. Tha anti-annexation forces ara straining every nerve to create excitement. Tha latest is a banquet which la to be given this evening, purporting to be fostered by tha South Omaha Commercial club, which doea not exist. In reality the anti-annexation committee appointed by T. J O'Neill la steering ths whole affair, with the hops of convincing tha legislators who happen to be present at the ceremony thla afternoon attending tha laying of tha cornerstone of tha new city hail that they ara listening to a body of men representing all class s of the city. But they ara a picked bunch of antla, and no others are expected to be present. This is evident from the speakers who will appear on tha program and also from the toplca wnich manifestly taboo any free discussion. Mo annexation ists have been Invited to speak. Tha fol lowing is tha program aa It will be pre sented: A. M. Gallagher, toaatmaster. "Municipal Government.' J. H. Van Dueen. "Wrongs of Forcible Annexation." J. it. Tanner. "Independent Citizenship." R. L. Wheeler. "Benertta of a Commercial Club to a City." H. C. Murphy. "Hams Rule." 11. B. Fleharty. "Public NeceaalUea," A. H. Murdoch. "Educational Advantagea," N. M. Graham. "What Makes a City." J. B. Watklna. "Are Tou With Ma for Lincoln?" Thomas Hoc tor. Any one Is privileged to hear the simon pure antl-annexatlon olub arguments at n a plata. Tha banquet Is at tha Greer hotel. Were thla of the long dead and original South Omaha Commercial club. sentiment would be found ao equally di vided in Its membership that at least three or four advocates of tha other aids of tha question would appear on tha program.. With regard to the Issues of the school bsard compaJan. O. H. KJddoo begs leave to state his platform, and make a denial of the position la which he haa been placed. Bla statement is quo tad In, full below: The Daily News correspondent must hava had on his Imaginary (PBie wnm ne looked upon" ma aa a "Laverty faction J. W. Saunders, living at 73 Iforth Twenty.! eighth, ahe waa 7b vaar aid. The hotly I is to be sent to Metoask City sunaay i morning. j The Presbyterian King Dauahtera met resterday aiterooon wkji Mrs. fciton Clark.! lweniy-orst and K. streeta. The city onVss were Hosed ynai May aft ernoon on account of tha IrsvU holiday. All of the Sou'.a Omaha acnoois were given a balf-day holiday. Prof. OorjK F. McCracken of Greeley Center waa the guest of Joe Walker ye- terttav. He rturne today He is the new ! principal at the doufh Omaha H.h school. J. O. Eastman and Rev. Renwick of Phil I K.tai-ney post attenned tha bwrwi services ' of J. S. wood in Omaha yesterday aftur-1 noon. Mr. Wood waa for a number of yeara a member of the poet here. An interesting part of the Washington program before the King's Daughiers yes- ' terday afternoon wee the reaulng of a ' newspaper account of the deaxn ot Wash.! mgton from a paper Issued at the time. i A large company were entertained by Mrs. F. A. Crersey last night. U waa the annual function of the Women's auxiliary of me South Omaha Toung Men s Christian aeso- cuu.)ou. Many unique ouetumes of ooiunlal ' Umea were presented. j Ola Gregor had A. K. Ways arrested on I a peace warrant and be waa to have beam in yesieraay. out tne case was post poned on account of the holiday. Gregnr ciiumi to have been stabbed in the leg by Wave while the latter waa acting as a watchman of the Luverne Food Products company. Word haa been received from Herbert Rice of South St. Joseph that his wife died In that city yesterday. She succumbed to an attack of pneumonia. The body is to be sent to Indiana, to her old home. Mr. Rice was well known in South Omahl and wnile here waa connected with one of the large commission firms. In 3t. Joseph he im with , H T T i LI . 1 mm - " I.-U1UISU7. inreo i POTATO CROP A FAILURE Tax mwraraa thaw Fsverty af Fesple f Latrrlaa FaUovrtaa; Tim DCBIJX. Fab. 13 iH pedal.) Leant haa just been thrown on tha extent of tha failure of the potato crop In tha west of Ireland at a recent meeting of tha Leitnm county council. It transpired that out of a total warrant representing ITS. to ba collected for the services for tha half year the sum of 17. 0(4 only had been lodged, and thla was ascribed by the council to the almost total failure of tha staple food, crop ot tha poorer people. It waa stated that in many esses the crop was not worth ths gathering. The seed obtained from the government had rotted In tha ground, and was not suited to tha cllmata of Ireland or Its soil. seem to me that totha Insurance companies j candidate." The boys and airta.of our city Pccr.Sha.Tf fcr Ths Dyspeptic TutonrxI Stomach. Oogjred Brain, Wa vering Ambition, Failure C a leas He Seize His Opportunity. belongs very great blame for tha deplor able condition, of most of our cities. Thuse cuinpanie a, to my mind, have been too com placent, or through design or through Ig norance they have misled the people. The companies know what good building is and they expatiate muck- upon tha subject, but when It comes down to actual facts they do ara of vastly mora ntereg o ma than Mr. Laverrv or his aBversertea. ana tne re publicans whose cfctff purpose Is to per petuate on old fact;. J animosity should direct their attentlngXi other candidates. I do not want the nomination oc election! on such a platform. 9aaday Ser elwea. Dr. Guy Wadaworth. president of Beile- ,. ,,, r- ra T muli not refuse a bad risk. In fact they take couegr. w.u m:CuP, - - -It with surprising alacrity, and tha differ- I P"'0" axuidT morning. In the evening ence In. rates on a good building and a Dr. Wheeler will again speak on the sub bad building la so little that the other ! i "a a Grain of Mustard Seed. Spe gamblera.. our average business men. are clal music quite willing to take the chance. Why. In The regular services will be conducted st San Francisco, a notably poorly built city. I the First Methodist church, a per cent, "wood risk," tha companies I In the afternoon the Toung Men's Chris wrote a surprisingly low rata, because mark j Uan association will hold a special meet you, of tha excellence of the city's flra de- , tag. parrment! direct bait, an encouragement. ! Rev. Andrew Ranwtck's sermon Sunday a challenge to build poorly, and people ; morning will ba on the subject of "The seemed to gobble It up with avidity because j Lord's Prayer." In the evening hla sermon there is only one other dty In the country wllL ba on the topic, "An Old Maa. at that built aa shabbily. New Orleans. Work." Tha young people of tha church Tha condition brought about by this In- , will give a social at tha church Friday Ths re's no good reason for any man's i surance gamble is most distressing. People ' evening of next week. remaining a dyspeptic a burden to himself and family, when ba ahould ba a producer. There's only one reason why ba has bean a dyspeptic and that la because ha haa overworked his stomach aacreta tha juices and work tha mueali aceasary to digest tha food. have kept on Inquiring Just how poorly they Rev. K. W. G. H tiler's morning topio will be, "Tha Rewards of Endurance." In the evening the subject will be, "Tha Quicken- could build to get insurance, and the com panies hava seemingly vied with the mu nicipal authorities in making tha acceptable t iaK rnjmil that it cannot ; standard just as tow aa possible allegedly ) ..0u- obligation to tha State" Is the sub- ror me wnmii m tow pour iiish sim iu r- j fact of Rev. Ueorge van wmsuns aaareas suit la that, the general standard ia ao low nj mornlng at tha Baptist church, that now people have to Insure or are , Thm evening topic la not announced. The brought race to race witn aoaotuta. certain i TOUnc people wlU hava a missionary con. inn tOTaj was. iu wmpum u uiv up- ; quest at 4. 3 P- m. T. M. C. A. Vate. Tha Sunday men's meeting will ba held i in ths Methodist Episcopal cnurcn at I o'clock Instead or . E.ugene stay or waau Failwa tarlag Bm to tha Taos. What tha dyspeptic must do la to help tha stomach out. It ia full of a poison ana pile of fermentlnc nauseating food, Inataaal of being aaaimlllated and car lied by the blood to make serve and mus cle and rebuild the waata tiaaiiea. It lias there, Inactive. First, take an unlrritaUng caihartle and get nd of thla food. Seniind. get a SO-cent packaga of Stuart's Dyapopsta Tablets from any druggist and take one at each meal and at bed tlma. j Tha tablet will do tha digesting wnile the stomach will be vastly relieved if not eurad. Why? Because Stuart's Dyepepst Taoiata contain the vary elements, which yaur suunaua pussiissud whan It waa healthy pepsin, diaacaee, golden seal and otbera. It waa because your stomach kept losing Its supply of Ulnae digestive fer ments that you becaraa dyspeptic Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets do the work simply, surely and wUhjiut Injury. Thay ara not a medicine but the working out of a aclaatlfla principle upon tha toad you eat. Haadrada of sufferers la far worse oaa at Uea thaa yoa have beaa poatUveiy eurad. of dyapepata by these wonderful Uttla tableta. Forty thnuaand phyaiciana to tha United States and Canada retaua namt them. If yon ara uncertain and wish further proaf. sand as your nsma and addrraa for a free trial pack age, wtoca we wta gladly nuul you at anca, F. A- Stuart r . tuart Bldg.. Maraaall. Mtea. Far sale at all druggists. per hand, and tha people ara In a speclaa of bondage to them, a serfdom that Is an outrage to our alleged intelligence. Did the eotnoaniea know what they were abeut waa It a wen una scneroe or nave mey , , hl. f.m,m w. simply blundered into it. is neither hers j .,lm , Paul m Rome." The v J J " Malc City preacher-orator. Dr. Whealer. th--nl bo - era. " j pntand make I plea for mem- Pomlvely ths only r-rewa -maibla nuu, B Christian Aa- haa la to so build that ha need carry no In- ,7, . .ursne. with tha oompanle that hi. -odktlon quartot will glnft nd tha aeao building be a. ney abaolutoty flrepronf , 00 orche-tra wtl render m. good aa possible, and that the only loaa that can t U men lntad occur is from flra In tha content, of some Wednesday evening the union rvan- , t mm-m hi hi. Kuilrfin i. ! gellatte meetlnga begin. Dean A. C. Pck significant leas at beat and one that ha can 1 or Denver will be tha evangelist. Ha writes insure himself. Such a building Is pos- j saklng that tha Christian people be much able, not prohibitive in first coat. Indeed prayer for tha sncreea or tne meetings. Telepheees ia Kereae. Reporta from American consuls at Mar seilles. France; Milan, Italy, and Vaietta. Malta. furnlsA Information about telephone operation and cost in the respective localities and tha extent to which American appliances enter Into tha business. Telephony la a government monopoly In France. In tha large dtlaa, Uka Marseilles, one does not rent an Instrument at so much per year, without further responsibility therefor, as In America. One beglna by making application tor connection and service. For this a fixed rental is paid, after which one pays tha state for the wire used In making tha connection, and Anally purchases the Instrument itself But the Instrument cannot ba adapted to tha public service unless It Is of a type ap proved by the state and bears the govern ment stamp. Consequently manufacturers who desire to engage In thla business must submit their types to ths dlrecteur da I'exploltaUon telcphonique et telegraphlque at Parta for Inspection., and If they are found acceptable each instrument must ba marked. In Marseilles tha annual cost of tele phonic com muni oat Ion la 3D9 francs (138.40) plus ths supplementary charges. In Paris tha annual cost Is as) franca 77.2D). and this system of fixed annual chargea plus supplementary' charges prevails In all cities of mora than 80,000 Inhabitants. IB si haa of leas than SD,not Inhabitants the govern ment purs In the telephone and erects the wire and charges a fee for each communica tion plus lot francs (tlS.30) the first year; francs US. 34) the second year; fll francs (tU.SS) tha third year, and 40 francs (7.?n the fourth and each succeeding year. There ara about i.0Bt 'phones in use la Marseilles. Tha purchase price of tele phones la C IS. In Italy tha government also controls the telephone business, excepting a portion of upper Italy, where a private company operates 1.3s 'phones. These lines connect with the national and the Swiss govern ment lines In order to form a compieto system. Included in ths main company are the exchangea for tha cities of Milan (10.50 'phonesi and Turin (2.50D 'phones) and about 1.009 other 'phones in their suburbs and elsewhere, a grand total of something over 18.00 instruments In use. i ne unes are under direct government supervision. If not control, their regulations being subject to the review of ths minister of posts and telegraphs, aa are their rates. Rates in Milan ara 4 a year for every Instrument within a radius of two miles of ths Milan exchange and CIS additional annually for every one-eighth of a mils beyond the minimum limit. Offices of the national government of tha provinces and tha communes are allowed a discount of S per cent on these rates. Professional men, pharmacists and others of that class ara allowed a special rata of about SI. 50 annually for each instrument used, subject to ths same extra rata for points outside tha minimum limit, and with a 10 per cent discount for subscribers taking- three or mora telephones. These rates apply fat tha larger dtlaa of upper Italy, and are slightly less In tha smaller towns. Tha usual ar rangements ara made for extra bells, desk sets, etc In Milan nearly an wire Unas are run in underground conduits. A private company controls the service In Vaietta, operating SO 'phones, moat of which are of American make. The servioe is reported satisfactory, but aa business houses do not consider "time ia money" tha number of 'phones la use Is insignificant. actually an economy ultimately and a very dedded advantage to tha Individual and tha oo tarn unity. A aval Tsars ago there lived a Judgo down. In Mississippi who waa a man of parta, Ba waa elected mary tunes before his popu larity began to wane. Finally In ana cam paign, while tha nas seemed running strong agalnat him. ha saved tha day by a master stroka. A meeting of the voters had been called and tha audience listened with rapt atten tion to tha arguments of tha squire's oppo nent. When his tuna cams to address tham tha squire slowly asountod the platform, carrying a larga document tat his band. Gaatng slowly ever tha crowd, ha said: Tva bean Jeedoe ot this yers county for fifteen years or mora, and I dona my duty well. If you wants vote agia ma yo kin, but I aay here and now, plain and solemn, if you do Til bunt this yera oonstltutiun and bylaws of tha state of Mississippi - He peimid to abaae tha document ha held at them and thea osatlaued: "Tea. atrvae. Tva got It right bsre and ril bura It. up. Thsn whafll you her Wharti vou bo without no oooauruttoa and ao kytaaw to live by?" jsi elected, las Turk Sun. Tha aeries of oottaga prayer meetings planned by the Ladles' auxiliary will be announced from tha various pulpits tomor row morning. There will be two meetings at each place, conducted by Chrtstlaa lead- era. Tha theme for these services la "Ths Success of tha Union Meetings," Tha Martha Washington tea, given by t tha Auxiliary at tha homo of Mrs. F. Creasy, was tha greatest success of tha ens am A larga crowd attended, thai pro gram waa par excellence, and tha reoeipta were far beyond expectations, amounting to abeut On ataarto City Dorothy Richardson is reported seriously UL Mrs. A. J. Caughey ia to entertain a dinner party tnla evening. Mrs. A. M. Petite of Atlantic, la., la the guest of Mrs. C. sL achindai. Mlsa Alia Gilchrist haa been en tha sick Use lor tha laat three or tour days. A case ot smallpox la reported at the hums of Joe Uarta, 4U SouUl Nineteentn Mh wa Vnmm a Caaa s ana Bevy LAX ATI V s BBC MO Quinine Tableta, roruggteta refund moaey If It fails to. sura B. w . urove a auaarure at on seen Dua. ma. Baa Want Ada tur Rnsinaas Boosters Special Sale Brass Beds Now is a most opportune time to select a prattr brass bed at a low price. Commeneiag tomorrow, w place on carload of all bra saaaaaaaaasaenaSBBaeaaam b?tl Our heavy parchaing enable ns to offsr value marh nnrier the r-jrular. man BB9 (like cut) t-lnch pillars: three-quarter-inch top rod: other tubing . and ; head tnchea high; how foot. An excellent value for See our new stork: a large variety of patterns, ranging from taa.50, Sao. VST-M, SDO, CM, tas, 3T, $40 and up. (Ilka out) Havy two- Inch poet. one-Inch top rod: door-bell knobs; heavy filling. Full or three quarter Rise. Bright or satin finish apodal. (like cut) Heavy I- , Inch eonHnuouB post and 1-lnrh top rail; well filled, haa heavy mountings. Massive design and tha best possible value tn all-brass 1-lncb continuous post bed. Bright or satin finish. Special taVJka OSTERMOOR MATTRESSES The greatest of all opportunities. The genuine Ortermoor French edge $30 mattress, 60 pounds, inseamed border, covered in best quality mercerized Art Twill Tickings, dehcata shades, dainty flower patterns; on sale for this week only $18.50 BIGELOW WILTON RCGS A beautiful assortment of these handsome rugs, all 9x12, that sell regularly at forty dol larsgo on sale tomorrow at 4$350O STOCK RCGS Made from odd lengths of carpets and borders ; yery desirable and splendid bargains at tha oriirinal. price. Oai sale tomorrow : $20.00 AxmiQBter (3-3x3-3) for S1SJU $20.00 WUton (-9s9) for t3.73 $34.00 Velvet (10xlJ) $22.50 WUton (8-3xl0-) for ttl.OO $25.00 Axmlnater (8-3x11-2) for 91H.OO $27.00 WUton (7-2x3-3) for 1.T3 $25.00 Body Brussels (9x10-6) for S20.no $27.0d Wilton (3-3x11-9) for fJl.OO $30.00 Brussels (10-41x1$) 'or $3XOO for .. 37-30 $35.00 Axminstar (9x12) for S3.J., $41.00 Body BraaaelB (10-6x12) for ra.0O $40.00 WUtoo (9x12) for W2.0i $45.00 Wlltou (10-6x13) for .$3.0Q LHCE CURTAINS Now showing the new spring patterns. They are beauties, and the values we are offering are sure to please. Arabian DeateP.a Curtains, especially pretty for library or dining room, per pair fl.3 Heavy Cable Net Arabian Curtains a good $7.50 value, special, per pair W2VTHENH WASHING MACHINE We've been fortunate izit securing the exclusive agency in Omaha for the celebrated "Wathena "Washing Machine. The almploat movement produce air presa-ure, suction and rotary at tie game time Just like three, different washing- machine working at once. No soaking of clothes over night, no germs, no disagree able wash day odors. Sen this one before baring a waaher. It's a wonder. Ia basement. rchard & Wilhelm Carpet (Eo. 414-16-18 Soath Sixteetxt&t Street. MS. BASSET! W15S FOIST Gains 0ns Stop Whan Court Ors miles Xotiaa to Eirmis Caaa. REV. MR. HUNT TALKS OF HIS ADCKSS Sara He Dews Sax .Praawae) te Criticise) Cemrt. Sat Will x lala Hla Owa Cearsw ta Pakllo. .- ijaBSlsSe Kra Famua Rice Basse ti won a point tn her divorce suit Saturday morning when Judge Battle overruled tha motion of At torney Stout for the defense to dismiss ths suit on the grounds the evidence Intro duced by Mrs. Basset t did not entitle her to a decree. The motion was argued briefly by the attorneys before the decision. Judge Redlca said ha did not care to decide ques tions sa Important aa some of those raised at the present stage of ths trial and ha overruled the motion. Mr. Stout contended the charges ot cruelty made against Mr. Bassett had not been sustained by the evidence with one possible exception, tha Incident at Atlantic City. This, ha said, was corroborated only by tha evidence of the little boy. Chester Bassett. and ha contended" tne court should not give weight to tha testimony of the child. Ha also contended the tact ot 3(6 days Intervening between tha separation of Mrs. Baasett from her husband and the birth of "the child. Lawrence, waa pre sumptive evidence of ber guilt. sd that this should bar her from securing a de cree. Judge Redlck said this waa a mo mentoua question and. aa It rested on a discrepancy of a few days, ha would not decide It until ha had more evidence. teeesTiee ef Jartsdletloa. After another skirmish or tha introduc tion In evtdence of tha record in tha Wash ington ease. Including the opinion of the court and tha decree, ths attorneys began tha argument on tha main question now before tha court relating to whether or not the Omaha court haa jurisdiction after the decree waa granted to Mr. Bassett in Washington. Judge Baxter waa stll argu ing this question when arecsaa waa taken until 1 30 p. m. The afternoon session was devoted to argnmenta on this question. Neither of the principals was ia tha court room during tha morn ing session, but Rev. EX Lawrence Hunt appeared shortly after court aon vened. The crowd waa smaller than usual, but all tha seats were filled and many were standing near ths door, notwith standing tha fact tha hearing waa of a formal and technical character and entirely devoid of Interesting features. Mr. Hunt resents the Inference that bis discussion of the case In a pub 11a lecture Sunday la improper. WORK IN ELECTRIC GLARE nay Xlarat Seeaee la the Can ties af alldtaa la Saat Mlaa Mary Mann gave a luncheon to a minuter af fnenua yesterday aflernuen. Five candidates) are u be Initialed Satur day Dight by tna Oranr af the fcesisrn tttar. Mrs. Emun and son of if ansae City ara the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Juun Caughey. Karl blrga lert Suuta Omaha Last Mundny for am rr:y. AnL, arbere ne wUl maae Uls future huma. L A. Davis is recovering from his raosnt Illness, lie waa ante Ui appear oa tua atresia yesterday. auguarua Hamisa la aald to save ahot himself Thursday nigt la a St of dsapwad eoua. Ha is aull aiiva. The death ef Mrs. Mary M. Saunders esaarraa yesterday. Slie Is tbs ixtiisr af A Mlaeemrl Btavtaaaaaaw Repreaentaiva ian A. CeArmond ef Missouri, who la lust now ths sublect of widespread newspaper comment by reason ef hla having proposed tha calling of a aadanal constitutional convention, haa been a member ef the house continuously for axteea yasrsi and baa been re-eiected for a ninth term. Ha Is ona of the really forceful factors In legislation, re ports tha Washington Herald. Before cam, lng tn congress ho had had a long aad va ried experience in tha public amors of bla state, at ona time being a membei of tha Missouri supreme court. His decisions while a member of that tribunal rank high among tha judlaial opinions of tha day. Ha la raogniaea aa ona of tna most profound students of constitutional law and government in pubilo. Ufa. Ha doea not speak often in tha house, but whenever he doea ha la listened to with aa Intares? and respect that are accorded only a cora paratlswiy taw democrats. Ha haa tna bit terest tongue of any member ef. either branch ot eongreaa, and whan ha pitches Into ths republicans tha hair flies and the air Is solphuroas while ha la an hla feet. It la a curious fact that although ba haa had many a bout with Speaker Cannon from opposite sides of the house, while Cnela Joe waa just a plain member, they never silil reset it a word to each other In private caaveraatloa until Mr. Cannon waa alerted speaker and ths Ml innm was made a ateinlisr of tha aommlttee on rules wtth Leaner John Sharp Williams. In deed, until thla occurred tha speaker and Joan DaArsiaad aad, ever beam latro-SucaeV Not all of San Francisco' night Ufa la revelry and an effort mm all Ita Inhabi tants to keep alive tha tradition ot a pleasure sex king metropolis. With tha coming of dry weather a surprisingly large part of the city's nocturnal activity ia being devoted to rehabilitation. Mvriaa are llehra rnjmmfr throughout the burned district. lighting up unusual scenes of construction an class A buildings to adorn the down town section of tha new San Frandaoo. Wbarever these stretfhous endeavors te turn night Into day ara found ona may bear tha same story: "Time la ths essence of this contract." The smashing of building records will mark they progress of reconstruction. If contractors have been dales' ed by bad weather and scarcity of material and labor during tha winter ail tha more reason for taking a fresh start, enlarging their farces and working nlghta Property own era ara anxious to see ths completion of their income buildings, bringing Increased revenues, and many waiting tenants are equally desirous of moving into down town quarters. At Fourth and Market streets, where the contractors, tha American Fuel tie company. announce on a large signboard that thaw are erecting "the largest reinforced oon erata office buldldlng In the world," there Is doubtless good reason, in view of tha undertaking, for working M men on tha first night shift and 13 oa tha mil I IVty are lights make ssrtiiln Mm u-a msnt of ooncrete workers, carpenter aad machinists. Tha building ia being son strneted for tha PaclBc syndics t a which haa secured a fifty -year lease of tha ground from Miss Jennie Flood. It will ooat fLam. MM and contain S3 offices. Tha foundations have bean completed and work la being done on ths first floor. It is the Intention to finish ths building by ths last of Sep tember. Much labor saving machinery for handling material is being need. Tha night acena at tha location of the new Olympic club building on Post street, near Mason, resembles ths operations In a quarry. An oval pit la being sxoavatad to a depth or thirry-flva feet to accommo date" the largest club swimming tank In tha United Statea. 1 Ha activity behind tha stage curtain could be mora stirring than the work on the Alcazar theater building, which la being rushed In order to ring up tha curtain tn six weeks. Over a hundred men. Including carpenters, plasterers, decorators and metal workers, wtll form tha night force which this week begins tha transformation of tha Interior into a modern playhouse. Saa Francisco Chronicle. CFFICEH " SAW USED GUNS Flaws ataaU Bvldewew frees Fee tm Caaaewt Seldtesw with IrtSM wUla Saawttaaj. SAJC airromo, Tea.. Fab. & Tn tha Penrose court martial oase today. Lieuten ant George M. Lawrasoa testified ander cmsa-examlnatlon by Colonel Glenn that when ha Inspected tha guns on tha mora lng after tha shooting np of Brownsville ha found seven man with, gmna that hag evidently been In use. - "At an order from Major Penrose, whs lust than cams up," said Lieutenant Lawraaon. "I went off on another duty, leaving those seven men aad guas ta Pan rasa aad captain Lyoa for further In ansa on-- Posftively the Basft foam ONLY FIVE DAYS NOW REMAIN HI WHICH YOU MAT TAKE AOVAHTAOX OP Oft. BKARAMAfTS LIAL OWTX OF MONTH'S TREATMENT CQSSULTATlCa. TKATMEET 133 UEEICIIf iE FSIE. FC2 C2E L'.ITH ONE ERE Dr. Braaamsn. tha famous pecioiist.' offers bis services, treatment and a1 1 medicine required entirely free of charge to ail sufferers from Catarrh, Deafness, lisad !!:ises, Asthma, Ercnchitis 1 3d All Sialics, Cdnrf suit Bawd Coa piiiots mi! I tifl us Oiuues who begin treatment at any tlma during Peoruary. If you ara in need of treat ment, du not overloua thla opportunity to get one whole months treatment Ana medicine entirely free of cnaxge. Tula offer will not be eaiended beyond Keoru ary !&. Do not wait until tna last day bsgtn now tuday. Or. Bransman'e system' af home treatment tor those unable to call at hia office haa proven ta be aa sum sesful aa Hla Office treatment. Ua haa nu ad reus of patients under treatment by mail, all ef whom are doing nicely. If you cannot rail at bla ofllca, write fur symptom blank, srhltb wtll bring out ail the aymptoma of your case and enable the durtor to ere acrtbe for you aa inuullifuntly aa Uatugh you called In peraun. Dr. Branaman's book on Catarrhal Diseases aad Ita Cures, with Testimonials, mailed free oa request. G. H. DRAttACIAn, 305 U. Y. Lifo Dldc., Hail, l . aXTO OXOUaT -My son. AxtaL aged 13, had baea suffering with asthma ever since babyhood. Ha soughed terribly. Trhsseaif ail Ona time, and had frequent smothering spella and bad, to hava tha doors and windows wide opea about half tha tlma ta enable htm to get bla breath. Couldn't sleep at night waa weak, puny and sickly. I consulted several doctors eoout the bov aad used their prescriptions, but without atordiaeT any relief. .' About four months ago I waa advised by Mlsa Austin of Omana. to consult Dr. Branamsn. who had cured hsr af a aevfi-e ease of r si arm of tha stomach and beeels. 1 did a aad waa promised a oompiste cure. So L placed the boy under hla care and waa surprised to find tnat relief waa immediate and that the boy began to Improve rtgbt awe. He naa had none of those smothering saeila for ver a month now. ia free from wheealne. the cough baa gained la weignt, haa a better ooior In his face; In fact, le unite a different boy than when ha began treatment with Dr. Branaman. I aia well pleased with the result of hla treatment aad can heartily recommend Dr. Branaman's treatment to anyone suffering from utrniu. CUBU UL-dEN. rt. Caihdua. Neb.. R. No. x. January lu. 17. a. as. as sv4 s S a, saw U aw an. aa aa gas t
