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THE OMAHA DAILY IiEF:' THURSDAY. APRIL 23. 1003. till COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS Plan to Oust fraction and Electric tight Companies Ends in Talk. C5IY rOUa VOTES 15 IT3 FAVOR Casamltte Reports Selther Cesspaay H Any Fnirkl e-H Heat Ptwrr la Oeertle All the talk In the c'.ty council about ousting th traction and flwlrlc light com panies from streets claimed to be usurped, has gone up In smoke at least (or the present. Councilman Funkhouser Introduced a rrhiton In tha meeting Tuesday evening Instructing the city engineer to removt by June f all conduit . wires and poles used by thaCfTnaha Council Bluff Street Rail way company fof tha transmlrsion of beat. 1'ght Ini poww to private consumers, and Instructing tha city electrician before June 1. to cut H. wlrM belonjlnn to the Omaha Electric ILinrht company used for the trans mission of elefc-trWtjr for beat and power, but both ware laid on the table by a majority votn of the council. " Brucker. Iav1ir, ' V.: nsvr. Jacksnn. Fheldon. John- arm and V.rr.nvprn voted to lay the motion en the table, and Bedford, Funkhouaer, ZI man an and Hanm voted against It. Funkhouaer Introduced the reeolutlona hi accordance with the sentiment expressed In tha meeting- of the committee of tha whole Monday, but. aa one member of the council expressed it, they had chanced their minds.; Prealdent Johnson In ex plaining hta vote te table resolutions aald he believed' the passage of them would work a hardship. " . Da via Has A aether Plaa. Davis, who made the motion to table, ays ha doea not believe In ousting the present compantee until they have other companies ta the field ready to continue the business. He la now working on a franchise," which he expects to introduce i shortly, which, he saya will comply with the law. and In which the city will not get the worst of tha bargain. When bla new ' franchise la adopted he will offer It to - soma company and when It la accepted ha ays ' It will then be time to oust the present companies. By the passage of the resolutions to cut the electric light, company's wires used for . transmitting heat and power and to demol ish the traction company's conduits used for transmitting heat, light and power to private consumers, th supporters hoped to for.-s the defendant companies to go ta the courts for Injunctions restraining the carrying out of the orders snd thereby place the burden of proof on the companies, not the city. City Attorney Bursam presented no opinions regarding further procedure agalnnt the traction and electric light com panies, but by council resolution he was ' instructed to furnish the council with an opinion regarding the validity of the fran chise held by the Nebraska Telephone com pany. - .What Cesaaaltte Ftafta. Tha special committee composed of Coun cilman Johnson, Davis and McOovern, ap pointed to Investigate the business of the Cm-aha Electric Light and the Omaha and Council Bluffs Street Hallway companies submitted an exhaut've report, which was ... referred to the committee of tha whole. Tbe committee found that neither company haa the power under ita franchise to aell heat and power, and that they operate merely by common conaent and suffrage. The committee censured the city electrician In his alleged failure, until recently, to , measure. the amoant of light being fur nished the city, and his acceptance wtth- - out question of the reports of the amount of light used aa furnished by the electric light company. It recommended the In stalling of Watt meters on tha ten light circuits of the city, so as to record the amount of outage, found fault with the ampere maters recently Installed In the power house for measuring the voltage, advocated the placing of tha meters In a private room, locked and rnder aeal of the city, and the stringlrg of sn electric light wire direct from the power bouse to the office of the city electrician, so that the electrician could determine the amount and character of light being furnished the city. An ordinance drawn up by Dr. R. w. Conner?, city health commissioner, chang ing rule tl, passed the first two readings. The new ordinance provides that when an epldemle Is not prevalent, children and teachera In the city achoola will be allowed to attend school If they can show a scar of having ever been vaccinated, though . .not. affecting that part of the rule which requires successful and recent vaccination In ttniesv ot aa epidemic An exception, however. Is made in tha new ordinance in favor of people physically unable to un dergo vaccination, a certificate from a reputable physician. ..to this effect to be presented te health rommlssvrr.eT. The recommendation of the Board of Education regarding changes in the vaccination laws wss r-fcrreil to the committee of the wroK - Kate for lltmlk Spare. The council refused to confirm the ap pointment of John M. Welch as mest In spector, vice E. C. Rysn. resigned, Zlm man nuking the ststement that he be lieved thst a meat Inspector la a useless omsment to the city's officialdom snd thst the city haa enough officers now. Welch has been serving about two weeks. A proposed ordinance fixing a tax tor the use of spsra under sldews'ks was referred back to the committee ef the whole for consideration. To enliven the somewhat dry session of the council, the following communication, signed by "The Merry Widows" and dedi cated to the "Honorable Mayor and City Council," was resd by the clerk and re ferred to the committee cm rules: We hsrdly think It necessary to petition your honorable body against the passage of an ordinance doing away with the Merry Widow bonnet at bate ball games, churches or on the streets of the city of Omaha. Knowlna the fairness of the democratic members of the council r the past, we slnceTely hope that inr attempt upon the part of the lone repuuhcHn mem ber (who. by. the way. hs fa lie. I up to dste to win the owner of one of thn bonnets) to secure the passes of such a brnsen. flaarsnt. outrsaeeus and dastardly ordinance will be siuelch"l by the votes of the above mentioned fair-minded rr.en. Hoping that this communication will be received snd accorded proper consideration. nd sssurlng you one snd ail that Mr. Zlmman's lesp year proposals will not dis turb his slumbering moments, we remain. THE MERRY WIDOWS. This worn a a says that after months of suffering1 Ljdla K. Pinkharu'a Vegetable Compound made her as veil as ever. Maude E. ForVie. of Leesburg.Ya, writes tojMrs. J.iutliam: "1 want other suffering- women to know what Lvdia . Fin Wham's Vege table Compound haa done for me. ' i'ot months 1 suffered from feminine ilia ao that I thought I cou.'d not live. I wrotA you, and after takin; Ljrdia E. link ham's Vegetable Compound, and usiujf tha treatment you prescribed I fe.it like a new woman. I am now at roc i?, and well as ever, and thank yon far tae good j-ou base du&e mt" FACTS FOn SICK WOMEN. For tilvty year Lydia K- Iink--ham's V stable Compound, made from roou herbs, Las been the standard : rviivdy for- female ills, and haa p itivtly cured thousandsof women who have been troubled w ith displawrut.s, inflammation, ulcera tion, fibroid turner, irregularities, Kriodic iin, ktvkadie, that lar-g-down fcvliiifT, flatulency, indices ti n,diziiru-ss r vie rvous profctration. Why dont yvs try it r Mrs. IMuLLaai invites all Ick wgoiuen to write her for advice. &he ha rulJed thousands ta Lealth. AdJUeia, Lynn, Ma&a, TREAT FOR MUSIC LOVERS Reyal Krwaefcevar Baaiel ta Give m Caacert at the Aadl-tertasa. The music loving ptlblk: ef Omaha and neighboring citiea will be afforded a real treat Thursday night at the Auditorium at the concert to be given by the Royal Kronoberg Regiment band. Sweden's crack military orchestra of thirty-five picked musicians, accompanied by Madame Hoegberg. soloist of the Stockholm Royal opera. ' Final arrangements, for the concert were made Tuesday evening in tha New Tork Life building, when the various commit tees having the affair In charge reported to General Chairman Flodman. From the various reports submitted it is surmised that the capacity of the Auditorium will be taxed to the utmost. The members of the Royal Kronoberg band all hold the rank of officers, with or without commission, within a regiment upon whose colors are Inscribed all the names of the- bloody and glorious battles in Swedish history. They sll have the training officers and soldiers combined with a thorough musical education and are under the direction of Erik Hoegberg. di rector musics, court orchestra. Royal opera, Stockholm. The present American tour of this fa mous band la In pursuance of an expressel desire of the late King Oscar, that the people of the United Statea be given an op portunlty to hear It. and la under the per sonal auspices of hia majesty King Ous ts v V of Sweden. The present tour consists of thirty con certs and Omaha la the farthest west the band will play, returning to Sweden May S. Tbe Royal Kronoberg band will arrive la Omaha Thursday afternoon at 130 from Sioux City and will be met at the train by a delegation of the resident Swedish population, and a reception accorded to the members and their famous director. A Teat at Gala could buy nothing better for female weak nesses, lame beck and kidney trouble than Electric Bitters. 66c." For ssle by Beaton Drug Co. JACKS0N1ANS. CHARTER TRAIN Arrassesiesti Coaaaleteel for Trig) te Deaver to Attead Xatloaal Ceaveatloa. The schedule and routing of the "fifth quadrennial excursion of the Jacksonlan club of Nebraska" is out. together with in vltationa to delegates and friends from all parta of the state to climb aboard and pro ceed to the democratic national convention at Denver. The routing circular contains the statement that the club haa never failed to secure admission for all ita party to con vention halls and acsures ill that they will be taken care of In this instance. The Jacksonlan train will leave Omaha over the Burlington at 3:50 on the afternoon of Saturday. July i, and arrive In Denver on Sunday morning at 7 O'clock. The spe cial will stop at Lincoln for supper and the entire train will be held at Denver ao the excursionists .can occupy the sleepers during their stay there, as the convention City will doubtless be filled to overflowing with guests. The arrangements are to keep the train atx days, tourist sleepers for thst period to cost Cper berth or tlS per berth in standard sleepers. The fsre for the round trip from Omaha will he flT-SO. The train will consist of baggage cars. and tourist and atandard sleepers, one sleeper to be reserved for the women of the party, and Secretary Berryman ef the club urges the women to avail themselves of the opportunity to take an enjoyable trip, see the city of Denver, and attend a national political convention. The train will atop whenever flagged, but the following Is the printed schedule: Lincoln. ... r airmont Harvard , HsMmgs Hnuirrtie Oxford 5 :S5 p. m. .... p. m. 71 p. m. .... g p. m. .... p. m. 10 : p. m. McCook (mountain timet U:W p. m. SENIOR FAIR AT HIGH, SCHOOL Arraageaaeata ' A beat Cossalete fer Eveat Wktrw Occin - Friday. The senior fair Is the chief toplo of in terest at the high school thia week. Tho upper claaa has been st work for over a month .making decorations, constructing stages and rehearsing entertainments, snd Is now about to' realise one of the great events of the high school course, aa the fair occurs Friday of thia week. Tuesday morning the gvneral admission tickets were given out to the aeniors to sell, only five for the afternoon and five for the evening being Issued to esch one of the SCO in the class.. It la exxcted that these will all be sold by Wednesday even ing, and aa none will be sold at the door it will be necessary for persons who wish to attend the fair to purchase tickets from the seniors. It is understood thst thia arrangement has been adopted so as not to overtax the buildinsT with too big a crowd and spoil the j effect - of tha beautiful decorative scheme. Ia this connection ons of the teachers wss overhead to remark Toeadayi "This year's class haa the right Idea about tbe fair: their Idea ta aot to make lota of money, but te show their friends what kiud of a high school and students Omaha baa.".- , . . Because of. the fslr do school will be held for the high school students oa Friday, and th senior lessons for tha few days remain ing are being made as light as poaslbls to sllow tha seniors to coniflet. tfieie part tn the big event. COUM Given Away to Counters NO 3 (0(Q)(D)o(Q)(Q) Do You Want io Win a Prize by Usintf Your Brains? If Counting Contest of the Schmoller (St Mueller Piano Co. Prizes Will Be Awarded as Follows: 11 jLMl. Given Aw ay: to Counters; so. Enter thef Great When you have anything to sell, adver tise It la The Bee Want Ad Columns. One celebrated Steger & Sons piano, valued at $400; one celebrated Cabinet Piano Player, valued at $250; one beautiful high top Schmol ler & Mueller organ, walnut or oak case, fully guaranteed for 25 years, valued at $125, $25 IN GOLD, and other prizes amounting in value to $4,200, in order of merit, making a grand total of $5,000. Remember it costs nothing to try, except the rise of your brains. Our reasons for distributing these valuable prizes are as follows: 1st We want the name of Steger & Sons to become a household word in the musical families of this city, Xebraska and the "West. 2d "We want to test the relative advertising value of the Omaha newspapers. 3rd "We want everyone who is intending to purchase a piano or organ to call at our sales rooms, 1311-1313 Farnam St., and examine our matchless stock of high grade instruments. 4th "We want to convince every intending purchaser and visitor that we have the largest stock of instruments, that we are the oldest and moat reliable'Piano house in the "West, and that we grant the most liberal terms of payment One Dollar a Week. The conditions under which this great contest will be held are a3 follows: It Is Easy; Use Your Brains. Just Count the Dots that Appear in the Outlined Steger Piano. The correct number of dot3 is only known to the judges, the repre sentatives of the three daily papers of Omaha. The correct answer has been deposited at the Bee Office by the manufacturers. We do not know it. . -1 I i 1 , n ' :j . rseWevv.'-v..U: st m t h t ..... ..: ,.. t?u, r se; ?,;.' ..ss,s e . s, .4. J . ' ' ! Is e s a e-es , te t ..?.! ,K S l"f " ill i n Vi'i 'Vrrr it ii 1 1 'Jf :;!.::;..: :.v. ::::&iiii::i v : First Prize, $400 SlejjeTupS iiMiim ii i inn i ri i ir '"''., a x.ach answer will be numbered consecutively as soon as received, and will remain sealed until opened by the following representatives of the three daily papers of Omaha: Mr. E. II. James, of the Bee; Mr. S. J. Ranger of the World-Herald, and Mr. V. J. Mahonev, of the Dailv Xews. Any one residing in the United States, is entitled to one answer. When more than one answer is received from the same party, all but the first will be discarded. Thia contest positively closes Wednesday, May 6, 1908, at 6 P. M. Every one entering the contest will receive a Souvenir Scarf Pin, also a Neat Little Book Mark. All answers must be written plainly and the coupon filled in, giving name and address. Also state whether you have an organ, square or upright piano, giving name. Xo one engaged in the music business, nor any one employed by this firm will be allowed to enter the contest. More than JO.OOO People Attest toOnr Fair and Hone.t Dealings. ho bare purchased pianos from us since 1859. We can say beyond successful contradiction that w. have the largest piano-business in the west- The prices on the famous lines of pianos we handle are well established, and are marked in plain figures. We carry by far the largest stock of pianos in Omaha, comprising: . . . SCHMOLLER & MUELLER PIAXO CO.. 131M313 Farnam SU Omaha, Neb. The number of dots is Name Address Upright Square Name of instrument City State Date Coupon B Organ. Steinway, Steger. Hardmin, Schmoller . Mueller. Emerson. McPhail. A. B. Chase. Davis d Son. Singer. Arion, Reed 1 Sons and 23 other Makes. . ADDRESS ALL, GUESSES TO CONTEST. DEPT. D. of : inn" ill UUL I nn ia la la ia li PIANO CO. 1311-1313 Farnam Street. OIVfAHA, NEBRASKA MAMP mil U e beg to thank other dealers tor their efforts in so kindly assisting us in our endeavor Era to place the Steger Piano before the public. Only once in a generation will competitors assist one another in a contest sucb as our Dot Contest. , C0UKT TKE DOTS SECURE A PRIZE AND SAVE THE DOLLARS, TOO. Schmoller 5 Mueller Piano Co. DC ""f aw a mrfJMI n n n n n fTrn I I . mm AFFAIRS Af SOUTH OMAHA Packers Hot Advised as to Establish ment of Wool Plucking; Plant. BELIEVE IT TO BE GOOD MOVE Prosat that Mayar avad reaarll May Get Taa-ether Appalatlra City Oflcta at Dlstaat Data. The South Omaha packers, who would b supposed to be most Interested, rrofess to know little of th dis. ussl proposition of handling western wool snd wool products at Omaha. They ssy they have no knowl edge of the schema from the Insule. Gen eral Manager Edwsrds of Swifts said: "I have read of the proposition casually. I understand that some creditable sources of cspltsl have tn interested; but the vital question Is. how much? If sll the wool snd skin product of the four Bout'u Omaha planta were contracted for by such a com pany, tl.a business would have sufficient volume to mske it a paying; proposition. I do not thir.k It would pay for any one plant to attempt the plurkln of wool. Swift and Company have such a plant at St. Joseph. W handle more sheep there. A plant of the sixe indicated In the published arcounta would be a great benefit to thia market." Manager Ft. C. Howe of Armour and com pany eaid: "We have a wool plant in Chi cago where we do a large business, far more than the slaughter at our plant yielda We sell the local product to the best market we can secure and many times deal with indepndent plants. There Is no good reason why Omaha should aot develope a great Industry in that line. Ta handle wool re quires a large amount of water and con siderable motive power. Both are avail able ia Omihi. Wool products sre at present a drug on the market. Siieep skina sell nearly S5 per cent cheaper to ny thsa the- did a rear ao. The price of the skins Is the basts of prk-es for all products Id the aheep lst!r business. Wail Is slmcst In the same stste. This ie,n contrsst to the prices psid for the meat product, which are unusually high. I may say this Is one of the causes of the high prices. Wool is down for numerous causes, chiefly ths financial conditions. I suppose it would be an opportune time to start such an Industry about the time the market turns belter." (km see ta Settle DlaTereaeva. Whllt open statements sie not freely made, aa t. tara ta a feeling that lt trouble between Mayor Koutaky and the city council on the subject of appointments will soon be adjusted to the satisfaction of all parties. The mayor has shown a dis position to be conciliatory and It la be lieved there la less danger of contention than waa indicated at first. The newly appointed' officers, where required have filed their bonds and are ready to assume the duties of their offices. In several cases they have been performing the duties already. ' Telepkvae Ele-rtlaa Proclamation. City Clerk J. J. Gillin announced yester day that he would at onoa proceed with the details of the special election on the ques tion of ths Independent telephone franchise. He aald that he had held up the matter until the new council had had time to ex amine the proposed ordinance, at the re quest of many interested partu-a " Now that the mayor and council have decided to allow the action of the former council to stand, the clerk will offer no further ob jection. The ordinance granting tbe fran chise will be published in full in the official paper of the city and the clerk wishes to call the attention of the public to this fact, that they may vote Intelligently on the matter at tha election. Judge Ben Baker, representing the In dt pendent Telephone company, deposited fl.tuU with the city clerk to cover tha cost of the revision of registration and the elec tion. ' Vatla Maralars Xat Oprars. It wss understood by the Interested mem bers of the Board of Education that the voting machines were to be opened last night for the purpose of recounting tbe votes cast for the members of the Board of Education. All these parties wers noti fied, but the ruetodian of the machines People who try the deli-fl a E1 j cious, crisp toasted flakes of i Post Toasties rorxaerlj callsd Elijah s aiaaea like them. NOTICE This f od will be packed In both KhjaJi s Mar.na and omi Tuaalies rartuni whil the pet.pE r becumiuc; aeustorr.ed t the change of name. It la the same f xi in each Slade of W hite Corn by Postuui Cereal Coiitpdnv, Limited. Battle t'reea, kln.li. not to be found. It la understood that he j will demand an order of the court -before opening the machines. Some attorney's of I the city believed that all that waa necessary ' In the case waa the properly filed request of the dissatisfied party. The mayor prom ised to. take the matter up and see what action was necessary. Masrle City Gaasiai. Jetter'a Bock Beer delivered to any part of the city. Telephone No. 8. , , The second alumni ball will be given t the Workmen temple thia evening. The young people of I'nlted Presbyterian church will present "Perrrtesing tiuuaiiona ' Tuesday evening, April An alumni -meeting will be held April 21 at the high school building. All member are Invited and u: g-Nl to be present. Dunoon castle. Royal Highlanders, will entertain the members and their frieniis at a dancing party at Odd Fellow's ha.il tunight. O. K. Psddqrk expects to go on a visit to the western part of the stale the latter part of the week, where he wlil spend some time vls'tlng his daughter. The following blrts hsve been reported: Herman Jeca. Twelfth and Washington, a girl; Robert Wier. &3Q North Twenty-fourth, a girl; George Haynes, 737 North Twelfth, a girl; Joe blanek. fes South Taenlied. a girL Koutsky's for latest styles of wall pap-r at greatly reduced prices: ready mixed paints st sio per gallon. We do painting nnd paper hanging. Window vlaas snd glnzlng. , Don't fail to come and aea our line and prices before you buy. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lapldua. Zt2i M rlreet, gsve a party in honor of Mrs. A. M. Schaes of Chicago Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Senses is the mother of Mrs. J. 1. Conn. Twenty-sixth snd J streets. The gueyts were Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Conn, Mr. snd Mrs. M. L. Woolfson. Mr. snd Mrs. J. Warshowsky. Mr. and Sirs. Louis Moeko wits, Mr. and Mr. D. Michael. A. !-ey, Mrs. L Kooler, Miss Sapho Kooler. Ears a Kooler. B-n Kooler and Ben Arenson of Kansas City. The afternoon and evening Were moat profitably passed. BROKERS GET BAD CHECKS aa Market Geea Agaiast It las. live grain brokers in the Brandels build ing have .'Xio bushels of "short", corn and wheat on their hands aa tha result of ac cepting worthless checks as margins from a nun giving his name aa A. V. Bosnia. Bowman began his plunging Monday, when he went to five brokers and two bucket shops snj sold wheat and corn in S,u) and le.ftO bushels lota giving checks for SLbO each for margin. He took the "short" side In each instance, and the market advanced about i cents. He took particular care to ' isaua cheeks on a bank different from the I ons at which the broker did business, mat- tilt clearing bouse. The checks cams back Tuesday marked "no account." but not until the brokers found themselves "lh" from SUM to SDO each. Bowman haa evi dently left the city aa ha could not be found. One broker who had "a bad check thinks Bowman left aa quick aa he saw tha mar ket had gone against him. It waa prob ably bis Intention to make deposits Tues day morning when tha banks opened to cover the checks in the event of the mar ket going hia way. CHERRIES DOLLAR A POUND . First Prwelaets fraaa Callforala Brtaaj That Saaa ta tha Whale. ,f saler. With cherrlej at SI per pound there is danger of pie advancing to SO cents a slice, causing great suffering and loss of appetite for the well known deranger of the pnej mogaxtrtc nerves. ' -The first cherries arrived at the retail stores "Wednesday and tha price tag put up waa ten pounds for $10. They are tha geauine purple Gulgne cherries from Cali fornia and wre received by Rocco Bros., fruit commission dealers. ' When the attention of tha Toung Women's Christian asstciation was called to the new fruit because the association consumed SO") pies one year, the cheffeuse said there would be no cherry pies served st tha asso ciation, rooms for seversl weeks, or until the natives began to come in and sell for 5 cents per pound. , MORAL PONT CLEAN HOUSE Starr at Haas Which P raves What Really Bad Castona This Is. The moral to this story Is. ' Don't clean house." In the home of Felton W. Blair, mo Parker street, the- confusion of the semi annual upheaval of furniture in the search for dirt wss reigning supreme Wednesday morning. Several zesloua women . and a weary and discouraged man were engaged tn trailing the demon. Dirt, to hia dark and loathsome lair. So busy were they In the hunt that they did not notice a little wisp of smoke thst rose In the kitchen, grew Into a haze, then into a cloud and suddenly burst Into flame. A fine rug valued at (3o had been care lessly thrown too near the stove snd had raught fire. An alarm was turned in. but the rug waa past The ' help f j tho fire fighters. Husbands tormented by the hause-clesn-ing activity may cut this story out and read It aloud daily to the feminine mem bers of tha household, pointing out care fully ths danger that menaces those who insist upon cleaning house and the awful fate which may asalt those who are too sealoua In turning their happy homes In side out. While a cure cannot be guaran teed. It la believed tt will have salutary influence In easing the lot of many men who do not dote on the domestic 'upheaval. TO Is th joy ef tha household, for without it no happiness can L complete. ' How sweet the picture of mother and bsbe, angels smile at and commend tha thoughts and aspirations of the mother bending over tha cradle. Tha ordeal through which the expectant mother must pass, how ever, ia so full of danger and suffering that she looks forward to the hour when she shall feel the exquisite thrill of motherhood with indescribable dread and fear. Every woman should know that the danger, pain and horror of child-birth can be entirely avoided by the ue of Mother's Friend, a scientific liniment for external use only, which toughens and renders plisble all the parts, and ( assists nature in its sublime 1 f fTj work. By its aid thousands I j J of women have passed this J-Ji UL great crisis in perfect safety and without pain. Sold at $1.00 per bottle by druggists. Our book of priceless value to all women sent free. Address mHAOriLLO K.MVULTO Ailmm, TOTS rara r