V TTTE OMATTA DAILY ftEE: WEDNESDAY, MATICII 20, 1007. .Jf LYE)0& IOMM 0Q ) K? r-. x :-r Mm ( ' Cr. v w m SIGN ORDINANCE HELD IP New Law Suspended Pending Adjustment of Spirit of Thin. DISTANCE FROM LOT LINE IN DISPUTE At Present Merchandise la Allowed Within Three Feet and No Sign of Any Character on Walk. Further enforcement of the new sign or dinance has been stopped for at least a week on account of lomi disagreement as to the spirit of the new hw. Mayor Dahl roan appeared yesterday afternoon before the city council In committee of the whole and aatd he and the chief of police had con sulted with the city attorney and had ' failed to reach a unanimous conclusion as to the meaning of some parts of the or dinance. After a long discussion yesterday afternoon the city attorney was Instructed to draw up an amendment that would be f!r to all regarding the provision covering three feet from the lot line. , As the ordinance ts enerall construed, It allows persons to place jcods or mer " chandlse wlth'.n a distance of three feet from the lot line, but prohrblts signs of I .'any character on the walk, an exception being made to show cases of a permanent character. It was shown that to allow ' one man to display his goods within the three-foot line and prohibit his neighbor from placing a sign within such distance would manifestly be unfair, honce the pro- ' posed amendment. A delegation of employment agents from Twelfth street appeared before the council and asked If they would not be allowed to place small sigtiS near their respective places so such signs would Te within three feet from lot Una. Klrnmin teadi the Fight. , Councilman Zlmman l-d a fight for chan rlng ths three-foot limit to four feet, being .lolned by Councllmen Davis and Jackson In this contention, the other six councllmen present expressing themselves In favor of three foot as specified In the ordinance, which was passed two weeks ago and duly signed by the mayor. In Its present form the ordinance was voted for by eleven of the councllmen. Mr. Funkhouser being ab sont at the time of Its passage. Council man McOovern. who Introduced the or dinance. Is opposed to any . change, be lieving It will work out Its own salvation and be a good thing for Omaha, even If It does work a hardship on some. Mayor Dahlman declared . he would not recognise the three-foot limit clause, but would allow anyone to use four feet from the lot line. . Councilman McOovern de rlared the fight for the four-foot limit was to protect the various fruit stand merchants who have tlwlr places abutting various business houses downtown. It was re The Perfect Food Beverage The kind of Cocoa Beans that we use contain six times as much food value as beef. We buy only the highest-priced. Our Cocoa la nothing but Cocoa and that ts why It U the most delicious of Cocoas. Ths WALTCW M. UrWNBY CO, Boston. Mass. there Is anything about u a cent; besides, she will keep your letter strictly confidential, as Indicated by the fact that every private letter received by her during the last twenty years, and more, as in the Company's laboratory under lock and key and no testimonial has ever been published without special written permission.. Write her to-day ; don't wait. ported yesterday that one of these fruit stand menv located at Sixteenth and Ifeug laa streets, paid a monthly rental of $) to the adjoining property owner while oc cupying the public sidewalk, and paid the city 24 a year for license. Other Instances of a similar character were cited. An ef fort will be made In the council aummlttee meeting next Monday afternoon to Include the elimination of these stands In the amending clause of the new sign ordi nance. Laws to Regolste Dogs. The commute reoomrnendeS for passage an ordinance providing that dogs be mux sled until June 1 and Imposing a tax of to each on female dogs. The muisllng ordi nance was Introduced by Councilman Shel don, in view of the prevalence of dumb rabies among dogs. A petition against gen eral munltng of dogs was received from the Rand of Mercy of Leavenworth streot jmbllc school. Representing this organi sation, Victor Doyle, a youth, appeared be fore the councllmen and pleaded that only vicious dogs be muzzled. Favorable action was taken on an ordi nance to sell the old market house on Cap itol avenue, the buyer to remove the struct ure. It Is believed this ordinance will be passed this evening. In voting to recom mend passage of tills ordinance, Council man Zlmman explained he did so only kfter being convinced that the council Is unable to make a success of the building as a mar ket house. The committee voted to recommend for passage two ordinances vacating certain city property between Twenty-sixth and Bancroft and Thirtieth and Walnut streets, that preliminary steps may be taken for the ereotlon of a viaduct over the tracks and between the intersections mentioned. Au ordinance declaring the necessity of vacating a strip of railroad property in the same district and for the same purpose will be introduced this evening. This via duct matter has been pending for several years and gradually is drawing toward a realization, the councllmen believe. The proposed viaduct will be fWO feet long and will connect two populous sections of the southern portion of the city. A resolution declaring the necessity of creating the offloe of assistant gas com missioner at a salary of $1,000 a year was favorably acted on. This was jn recom mendation of Mayor Dahlman. Of the $1.0X1 salary it ts proposed to take $800 from the unapportioned miscellaneous fund and $400 from the plumbing Inspector's fund, Uie assistant gas commissioner to serve as as sistant plumbing inpector In connection with other duties. ' . EYE SPECIALISTS, Huteson Optical Co. nalldlnsr Permits. ' The following building permits have been Issued: H. Mulvers, Thirty-fifth avenue and JonPS. $2,fr) and $!.4A dwellings: D. A. Hart, Twenty-first nnd liurriette, $500 re pairs; Mrs. E. R. Vahlcamp. Twenty-eighth and Mannerson, ..iw tiwruinn; n. k.. eaw ver. Thlrty-sevf nth and rni(tlas. ti.&JO dwelling; K. J. Neely, 4-14 Cuming, $0"0 re pairs: M. J. Sullivan, il9 Lariinore, fcl.&uO dwelling. s-i4 Coscoiat products. A N honest, Z made from Native Roots and Herbs. It contains no narcotics or harmful drugs, and complies with all conditions of the Pure Food and Drugs Law. Its annual sales are greater than that of any other medicine exclusively for women. During its record of more than thirty years, its long list of actual cures of those serious ills peculiar to women, entitles Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to the respect and confidence of every fair minded person and every thinking woman. Merit alone can produce such results. Good alone can stand the test of time. All sick women should note these facts, and placing all possible prejudices aside, should realize the truthful ness of these statements, and when assailed with any of the numerous illnesses peculiar to their sex, should at least give Lydia E. Pinkham V Vegetable Compound a fair trial Mrs. your Illness you do not understand, write to Mrs. Pinkham, at I.ynn, Mass. Her ad rice has helped AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA Faitaiaen Worksd Up Otu Action of Council on Fark Question. SULTRY SEASON WHEN BODY ADJOURNS Senator Gibson 111 nnd May Hot Be Ablo to Attend Any More Sessions ot the Legislature Uaildlng Matters Looking I p. The feature of last night's council meet ing came after the adjournment, when Mayor Hoetor was called upon by a com mittee of the Basulders on the matter of the purchase of park sites. Chief of the committee were Frank Hobblck aud John MacMlllan. The Eastslders were out In force in the interest of the Cassldy park site. They were angry because the council adjourned until 4 o'clock this afternoon. They characterized the adjournment action as a star chamber maneuver to thwart the wishes of the people. The mayor was much Incensed at ths attitude of ths com mittee, and charged MacMlllan with being overly suspicious without cause and that he had made It his habit to run up and down the streets with visionary tales. The atmosphere became eiectrio for a few moments. There was considerable thunder, but lightning did not strike.. The mayor explained to the satisfaction of the crowd that the postponement was out of defer ance to the wishes of the Park board, which will be present this afternoon. The members were unable to attend last night. It Is expected that the purchase of the park sites will be effected either this aft ernoon or in the evening. It Is understood that the treasurer has finally shipped the park bonds, which have been retained at the Packers' bank, to the eastern pur chasers, Spitzer & Co of Toledo. During the session (ft the council, Mayor Hoetor presented the council with a veto message on ordinance 1631, being the ordi nance defining the duties of the building inspector. The reason for the veto was that the ordinance permitted the inspector to enter any house in the city. He wished this right restricted to those under con struction or repair. It also granted to the Inspector the right to revoke plumbers' licenses, which he thought should be vested with the council. A new ordinance was Introduced at once, leaving out these ob jectionable features. A communication was received from the city" treasurer stating that Interest on out standing warrants had been paid to the amount of 11.671.M. Postage $20. Obliga tions due April 1 at the fiscal agency in New York amounted to $2,35. Other spe cial Improvement obligations amount to i&8.70. Police Judge King's report for February showed that 234 cases were disposed of, 1M were dismissed, 46 went to the city Jail, 16 to the county Jail, suspended sen tences were 12; not disposed of, 7, the Juvenile court took charge of 2, 1 was placed under peace bond and 49 were fined. The amount of tines collected was $423. B. L. Howe sent In a communication ask ing for a better numbering and lettering of the streets; he also asked that, as far as possible, grading and Improvement of the streets nnd walks be provided for the assistance of the postal department. A communication from F. J. Ellison stated that he thought It possible to obtain a fine fountain from the National Humarfe society of New York for the city of South Omaha, as had already been secured for Omaha. He asked the council to assist by signifying a willingness to receive the lft A plot of ground was leased to Thomas J. Parker for an artificial stone plant. This pint lies at Twenty-eighth on Railroad ave nue. A warrant was ordered on the Judgment fund for $70.10 in favor of F. A. Broad well, clerk of the district court, for the payment of the George B. Nicholson Judg ment recently rendered against the city. Frank G. Hydock was appointed Inspector of voting machines. The contract deeds granting to the city the right-of-way for the Highland park sewer through the right-of-way of the Union Pacific, the Belt Line and Missouri Pacific grounds were approved. , Bids were opened for laying permanent I sidewalks for the ensuing year. Gus Hamll j was found to be the only bidder. He of- fered to lay cement walks for 144 cents j per foot, brick for 1H4 cents; pine, 4 cents per lineal foot; extra grading, per cubic yard. 25 cents. Senator Gibson 111. Senator L. C. Olbson Is reported quite seriously III with Inflammatory rheuma- tlsm. He has been home from Lincoln I sines last Thursday, and It begins to sp j pear that he will do wall It he is able to return for any portion of the session. The t confinement la esnerlallv lrk.nmA tn th senator on that account. He had several bill which he was specially Interested In. The fight for thflr passage will have to be made by other members. He stated. however, that he thought all the (usasurrs tried and true remedy, Pinkham Will Give he was specially Interested In were safe, with the possible exception of charter amendments for South Omaha. These he feared might be delayed. He does not ex pect to return to Lincoln this week at all events, being unable to move from ths ef. fects of the painful disease. Parents of Child Missing. The South Omaha police have learned the Identity of the parents of the little found ling boy who was left on the porch of Eugene C. Murphy, 2315 P street, last Sat urday night. According to the police, a woman by the name of Bertha Com stock Is the mother and the father's name Is Elmer Humphries. The two have been living In the Eagle flat at Twenty-sixth and N streets. . Humphries worked at the Omaha Iacklng company. The police have not been able to find the pair, for it ap pears they skipped out as soon as the baby was abandoned to the chilly mercy of the March weather and the fortunate warmth of Mrs. H. H. Glynn's heart. C. C. McKlnley, In whose care the child was placed yesterday, turned It over to the Child Saving Institute. The Juvenile au thorities may try to locate the recreant parents. They are said to have been In South Omaha for about three months past. The woman at one time lived In the country near Auburn, In Nemaha county. The last seen of them was about 8 o'clock Saturday evening. The building season has begun In earnest In South Omaha If the number of permits now being Issued can bs taken as any criterion. Yesterday there were four per mits for residences Issued. Joe Hazuka, Twenty-first and W streets, ts making a $r0 addition. S. W. Francis Is building two residences at Twenty-second and O. One Is valued at $1,000 and the other at $1,600. E. Seffron, Forty-first and Jack son, Is building a cottage home. Mrs. Murphy, Thirty-second and T streets. Is erecting a $1,000 cottage. Many other resi dences are In the process of construction. The work of erecting the building on ths Hannon property Just north of the postofflce has been resumed. It has been untouched during the winter. Robbery Charge Does Wot Stick. Deputy County Attorney It. J. Plattl was In South Omaha yesterday morning to try two cases before the police court. The first was that of the State against Steve Sedlopskl and Steve Malik, who were charged with assault and robbery on the person of Mike Puous Sunday, March 10. Pucus claimed that the two men assaulted him at the Cudahy stables and after hit ting him with a stone they knocked him down, seriously hurting his right eye, and took the money. He was confused about the money, but claimed to have lost $30 In $10 gold pieces. At last he stated that he might have lost the money, which was loose In his pockets. He being the only witness to this part of the case, ths at torney moved for a dismissal of the charges. A charge of assault 'and bsttery was at once filed and A. C. Pancoast prose cuted the case. Clear evidence of assault was brought and the Judge fined them $10 and costs eaeh. All of the parties are either Polish or Lithuanians, and spoke through an Interpreter. The second case, that of J. H. Lambert, for alleged em bezzlement, was postponed. Fire In Drag Store. The drug store of H. F. L. Eckerman st Twenty-fourth and A streets was consid erably damaged by fire yesterday morning at 4 o'clock. The fire originated behind the apothecary's case and was due, It Is believed, to a spontaneous combustion from the accidental mixture of chemicals. The fire gained considerable headway before the department could make the long run from L street to A. The damage to the building was about $200 or $300 and ths stock suffered about the same. The building Is owned by Emll Gall. There Is full In surance on the building, but none on the stock. The family lives over ths stors, but no one was harmed. . Magic City Gossip. Charles Davis Is the guest of Frank B. Jones. He lives at Harvard, Neb. Tetter's Gold Top Heer delivered to all parts of the city. Telephone No, S. The Rebekahs will give a dance Thurs day evening at the Odd Fellows hall. Officer Harder has been ill for several days past from ptomaine poisoning. Dr. W. E. Day will leave the deiiartment March 26 and will go to points In Idaho. Officer Ringer is confined to his home from the accidental fracture of his knee cap. H. C. Bostwlck of the South Omaha Na. tlonal bank has returned from a visit of a month in Mexico. Dr. William McEchran of the force of veterinary inspectors has been transferred to Los Angeles, Cal. A Union Pacific engine and two cars of coal were derailed near the mail works Sunday afternoon. No one was hurt. Lost Ludy's open faced watch on J, between th and 16th. Address R. P., cars of Dee ornce South Omaha. G. A. Young of the Young Men's Chris tian assoelutkm left last Friday on a hunt ing trip to Jefferson, H. D. He returns to day. The women of the Christian church will ?lve a tea Wednesday afternoon at the nine of Mrs. Evans, Twenty-third and I streets. The ladles' Aid society of the Presbyte rian church will meet with Mrs. Sturrork Tenty-lhird and E streets, Wednesday af tern jon. Charles IJndsey of South Omaha and ' Miss Wei tli Mvss of JjenUty, I, wsrs i mm ciwifli of unquestionable curative value, advertising serves to You Helpful Advice Free married yesterday afternoon by Justice P. C. Caldwell. For rent, 40 acres lust west of city limits on L street.. South Omaha. Fair Improvements. $300 cash. B. E. Wilcox, South Omaha. 3. W. Barrett of the bureau of animal Industry has been offered a position on the Panama Canal commission. Hs has not yet decided to accept the place. E. El E. Ridgeway has spent several days past at Hartlngton, Wayne and Nor folk, where hs has been organizing Eagle lodges. He reports good success. John Cunningham was fined $10 and costs yesterday morning for permitting an un lawful assembly In his saloon Sunday. All the Inmates found In different saloons were dismissed. The following births were reported yes terday: George Pfug, a boy; W. C. Oerger, 172 South Thirtieth, a girl; John Smith, Fortieth and Monroe, a boy; Richard Cor clllus, 264 South Twenty-first, a boy; Mr. and Mrs. Bystrone, Sr21 U, a girl. Rev. Father White of Council Bluffs spoke Sunday evening at St. Mary's church on the "Ancient History of Ireland and St. Patrick." Bishop Scnnnell delivered the sermon tn eulogy of the saint at Bt Agnes' church. The Crescent quartet sang. They were assisted by a choir. Ths music was exceptionally fine. SCHOOL DISTRICT BUYS BONDS Redemption Fnnd Invested la Dis trict's Securities Not Yet Dm, The Board of Education disposed of rou tine business In short order last evening. The commutes on finance reported that it had bought for ths bond redemption fund fifty school bonds maturing 1912 for $5Z, 700, with Interest, the total amounting to $53,200.01; also three 191$ bonds for W.1MM. These bonds are an asset of the bond re demption fund. The report was accepted. A request from a local lodge asking for the use of the assembly hall on the fifth floor of the city hall for rehearsals was not granted, this hall being used fre quently for teachers' meetings. Captain W. E. Welsh accepted his ap pointment as commandant of the high school cadets. Secretary Burgess rendered the following report of the condition of ths various funds: Apportioned. Expended. Advertising I 50.00 80.00 Architects services).... i.uu.uu Books 10,000.00 Cartage 840,00 Census enumeration... l.oon.OO Construction 26,000.00 Drawing, music and kindergarten supplies 2,000.00 Election expense 2.5OO.0O Electric power 170.00 Examining committee., 22500 Express and freight... 8-0.00 Fuel 2O.00O.U0 Furniture and fixtures. 4.000 00 Improvements (,0X).00 Insurance premiums.... 1,000.00 Interest and exchange. 43,000.00 Janitors 86,000.00 Light and fuel gas 900.00 Maps, charts and ref erence books 1.700.00 Officers and clerks 12,600 00 I. ooo.uo II, 471.60 26.30 813.24 2,066.87 2,297.25 1,153.96 18.52 150.00 833.96 13.810.10 2,030.21 8,246. 07 417.60 IS, 832. 6 R6U8.18 S86.7 1,808.80 .323.64 702 .30 146.00 140.00 12.830.31 5,044.83 7,141.78 178.623.70 Printing 2,000.00 llano rent and tuning. 150.00 Rent 12000 Repais 15,000.00 Scial taxes 1875.00 Stationery and supplies 9.000.00 Teachers S18.000.00 a,-cw-6J)ssai Arc you ono of the "Bidn't-have-time" BEE OFFICE Corner 17th and Famam Sta. call attention for a time, thousands of women. For all this l.moi'r;ARLY Miscellaneous 3.51100 Total $616,360.00 $306,S44.70 Add for bond redemp tion runa f7.wio.ou 60.000.00 1,000.00 Add for Insurance fund 1,000.00 Total $564,350.00 $3oCM4.70 Balance $17,306.80 Comparative statement of expenditures for ths first eight months of the fiscal year 1906-6 and ths first eight months ot the fiscal year 1906-7; First Months. First 8 Months. 1906-7. t 80.00 LOliO.OO 11,471.60 iH.S.30 813.24 2,006.8-? 2,297.26 1,153 95 208 62 150.00 333.96 18,310.10 2,030.21 8.246.07 417.60 18,932.96 24,6.13 885.67 1906-6. 12.60 2.512.94 8,677.68 317.58 879 90 7,621. 7S Advertising Architect's services ...t Books Cartage Census enumeration ... Construction Drawing, muslo and kindergarten supplies 2,539 89 Ejection expense 1,03 04 Elsctrlo power 99 95 Examining committee. 160 00 Express and freight.... 442.52 Fuel 12.2X2.11 Furniture and fixtures. 8.638.69 Improvements 9.481.10 Insurance premiums.... l,9t4.25 Interest and exchange 19.032.04 Janitors 24.150.63 Lisht and fuel gas.. SC2.00 Maps, charts and ref erence books 914 98 Officers and clerks 9,1"S.S2 Printing 739.40 Piano rent and tuning. 96 50 Rent 12800 Repairs 19.361.45 Ppeclal taxes 2,804.24 Stationery and supplies 7,104.35 Teachers 171.9o8.S6 Miscellaneous 2,006.62 1.S08.80 Ve 30 146.00 140.00 12,830.81 6.044.88 1.14J.78 178,623.70 1.842.01 Total S304,2M.S2 $306,844.70 Cash in general fund March 1, 1907 $in,987.28 Warrants outstanding March 1, 1907 4093.16 Be lance in site and building fund March 1, 1907 7,664.78 MOTOR RUNS WILD DOWN HILL Joseph Flnry. Who Jnznps from the Car, Only One to Bo Injnred. A motorman lest control of his ear as It was going up ths Dodge street hill last night at 11:46 and tha car began going backwards down ths hill and running from Twentieth to Sixteenth before It could be stopped. Tha passengers, soms of whom wt-re women, became panic-stricken, but with one exception they stayed on the car. Joseph Flury, who lives ot tVH Nlorth Thir tieth street, jumped from tha oar at Eighteenth street and received soma pain ful hut not soiious Injuries about the body and head. . He was taken to tha Clarkson hospital. Tha conductor stood on tha rear platform and shouted to pedestrians to get out of the way. Check Counting Record Broken. CHICAGO, March 19. Harry Reynolds, a clerk employed at the First National bank, holder of the world's record for adding and listing checks of various amounts, broke his own record last night st a con test held at the Coliseum by adding and listing 600 checks of different amounts In seven minutes and ten seconds. His previous record, established In New York last year, was nlns minutes and thirty two seconds. BmsasBBsmist Tht man who ctUint hare time to reed the classi fied ada. l&t week had plenty time since to discuss the "luck" of a Mend of his who bonght a "hit of land," whkh he focad adrertieed, and the next dajr re-sold hU bargain at a dear profit of a hundred dollar. The man wht DIDN'T HAVE TBE to read the Bee want ads. laafc week spent an hour yesterday Mime? his friends abent the "good fortune" of a neigh -' found a better house in a better section of the c at a lower rent a house that was adrertifted this man's "busy days." The "DONT HAVE TIME" folks are missi things this week than last they are missing moi . trinities to buy and sell today than they misse l day; and they are spending enough time wonder' they "didn't happen to stumble onto a good themselves to read and to answer those of I want-ads. that might appeal to them. . Minutes Invested in Dee Want Ad. read' into hours of profit and satisfactic but merit she will not CLOSING MOVEMENT Advertisers' Clnb Continues Coos cnltteo Which Is Circulating; Fetltlon. Ths fifth monthly dinner of ths Omaha Retail Advertisers' association was held Monday night at the Commercial club. This was the largest meeting of the association since Its organisation, there being sixty-seven members present. George B. Eddy, foreman of The Bee advertising composing room, read a paper on "Ad vertising Copy and Its Abuses," In whloh ths Importance of clear and early copy was set forth. The paper was followed by a short talk by Lester Rice, foreman of the Dally News advertising room, and a general discussion of the members present. A committee composed of Messrs. Baxter and Belden, appointed at a preceding meeting of the association, presented a paper signed by a number of Omaha re tall stores expressing a willingness to closs their places of business at 6 o'clock every day In the week. The question of closing the retail stores on Satuday night at 6 p. tn., as well as on other nights of ths w"k was than thoroughly discussed and . resulted In a motion, which was passed by a standing vote of tha members present, . that: It Is the sense of this meeting that our committee be Instructed to pursue tha course alresdy begun both by personal so licitation and by usa of the press In regard to closing every nlfiht In the year at '. o'clock and report to this association ona month hence, and that ths report of the commltteo with the petition as presented with names afllxrd thereto be given publica tion. The subject of early closing has become an Important one to tha retail business men of Qmaha and It Is the wish of the Omaha Retail Advertisers' association that a full expression of opinion be secured from both the general public and the business houses of Omaha. RECIPE FOR CHAPPED LIPS To cure chapped lips and rough face, bathe the face In warm water at night before retiring, then apply a very small amount of "Bnaton'a Cold Cream" and rub well Into the skin. This will not only heal ths face and lips, but will prevent It from becoming chapped and rough when attacked by the raw March winds. Tills Cold Cream, which Is made from purs sweet almond oil, gives to the skin a healthy color, leaving It soft, white and vel vety. Keaton's Cold Cream Is put up la three sizes, 15, 26o and 40c per Jar. DEATON DRUG CO. 15th and Farnam MB -fifflMr-"-'- T folks? ho net DOL AS. 235 I V 1 : i ! ! 1 , ! i '