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THE BEE: OMAHA. FKIDAY, FEmU!Altt 1?, 1910. iU PRICES? . Oil, j1t, NO! uroccr s xour jrnena, ana tour wu Hart: Hi Feelings. YLS, HATS MAY EE UP A BIT Intra anil elraaUa Wholesaler ( ottnrfl Hlnffi Sagae.M MM of 4 ttl, Dried Fralt nnt fanned (iondi. Est r!oe. That In one way to beat the brtchrr. Make rice Urn staple a-tlrle of diet. Cut oui me irr.arrioin stax or, u you cannn afford tenderloin, cut out the plain steak and tif Tie. "Hlce Is lower than It ever wns," de clared members of the Iowa and Nebraska Wholesale Grocers' assccta'.lon ho at tended a meeting of that organization yes 'terday In the Grand- hotl at Council Xlluffs. The Jobber of groceries, one and all, declared that this cry of the Increased coat of living had nothing to do with them, aa there had been no Increase In the price of groceries. In fact, tome of the wholesalers present at the meeting declared the present agita tion over the high cost of living was pure "tommy rot.' It vii admitted, however, by soma of the wholesalers that the coat of a 'few apeclHl lines" had lncreasrd, but aa an off Bet apalnst this, they declared, "staple lines" were notably lower than a few years ago. Incidentally it may be remarked that the wholesaler and Jobbers are not complain ing of hard times and the gathering yes terday at Council Bluffs could well have been taken for a meeting of Wall street magnates Insteud of a session of men who handle sugar, tea, coffee, canned goods, dried fruits and other articles of dally con sumption. Those in attendant looked de cidedly prosperous. A Few Thin- Higher, Some members of tho association, how ever, were sufficiently frank to admit that the cost of cann;d goods, such as "corned Den, ll.iuveu limn uiauiv anu uiiiiti del I cedes had been increased during the dllcacles had bien Increased during the wholesaler or the Jobber, they contended. Tho Increase In the price of these "luxuries" la merely due to the prosporlty that the country Is enjoying and nothing more. , Charles Hewitt, a veteran wholesale grocer of Des Moines, who Is present at every one of these meetings, was perfectly wllllnj to discuss the matter. Mr. Hewitt took the stand that the wholesalers were unjustly maligned by the consumers. Ha said, and when he said It he left no doubt but that he meant it: "This agitation over the high cost of living Is mostly imagination; In fact, It Is largely rot. It IsutV.ue that the cost of cereal products is hricr then It wi a few years ago, but I can ast r you that the cost to the con sumer l.ar. not increased in proportion to the li-.crraso In cost of the raw product." Whether Mr. Hewitt meant to Imply that the famer was responsible for the In creased eort of these particular products was not explained. i "On the other hand," continued Mr. Hew itt, "there has been a heavy decrease In all lines of Pacific coast products, such as canned, preserved and. dried fruits, and even fruits in their natural state." nf T Ern tip.'""''' Allhuzish.li Md not explicitly, say- so, Mr. Hewitt's statement of the situation might bo taken to Infer that he waa of the opinion that the "general consumer" might gat even with the packing; house magnate and the butcher by adopting a dally diet of canoed fruits and other j$oods or pos 'Vy dried apples or peaches, followed by a liberal quantity of Mlosourt river water to make the dried product swell And give the "general consumer" tho feeling of hav ing partaken of aull meat. "Groceries In genera, are JJAtle, If any, higher than In previous years," Insisted Mr. Hewitt, and William Oroneweg, senior member of the Oroneweg t Pchoentgen company of Council Bluffs took a similar view of the situation. Mr. Oroneweg, how ever, said: "Canned meats are certainly somewhat hlRher than formerly, but In nearly all other lines of canned goods the prices are not high. Rice Is lower now than It ever was before." "Mice as an article of food admits of many possibilities," declared another mem ber of ' the association. "Let the good housewife read her cook book and she will roe In It many ways of making numerous palatable and wholesome dishes out of this same rice. Why, this talk about the high cost of living Is mere moonshine, noth ing else." The meeting yesterday, as usual, was held behind cloned doors. There was a larife attendance and narly all of the r.-hol- .-ale and Jobbing houses having mem bership In the organisation were represented. Postal Savings Bank Bill Will Pass the Senate Amendmentsby Root and Smoot that Threatened to Wreck Measure - to Be Withdrawn. WASHINGTON, Feb. 18. Assurrances of the passage through the senate of the postal savings bank bill practically were given President Taft last night at a confer ence In the White House. The house was represented at the conference by Repre sentative Weeks of Massachusetts, chair man of the committee of postofflces. The others who took part In the conference were Senators Penrose, chairman of the committee on postofflces and post roads; Aldrlch, Root, CrShe and Carter, the last named being In charge of the savings bank measure. It Is understood on good authority that the amendments offered and pressed by Senators Root and Smoot will be with drawn. That offered by the New York senator provides for the Investment of postal bank funds In government bonds, while Senator Smoot's amendments Is diametrically opposed to this plan, prohibit ing the withdrawal of such funds from local bonks, In which they may have been deposited. Tho agreement of both senators to recall their amendments In the Interest of har mony clears the way for quick consider ation of the bill. ' Tonight amicable solution of the snarl Into which the savings bank I bill was forced Is Interpreted by the majority In congress as Indicated that practically all of the so-called administration measures win be advanced by similar methods. The postal bill will be taken up tomorrow. Correct Dress for hlen and Boys Get m o with our way down prices, and the unchanged qualities of our clothing A very few dollars just now and the introduction will lead to a lasting friendship Come to our bargain feast Saturday, you'll never regret a purchase from one or more of the superb values we offer. B Men's Extra Pants and Odd Suit Pants Worth up to $7.50, at two special prices Saturday $2.95 and $3.95. See our Douglas street windows and the great spread of pant styles patterns and sizes to suit and fit all kinds of men As is usual with our clean up sales at, the end of each season, cost and worth is never considered; explanation of the merits these garments possess is unnecessary as one glance will convince you of, their splendid worth at a splendid saving f mm W I I j ! SI- Itl Pi S Broken Suit Sale.... Odd coats and vests from suits that sold at $12.00, $15.00, $18.00 and $20.00; for quick selling Saturday, at We have quite a number of these odd coats and vests in the different fabrics and styles of make in a good assort ment of sizes as our window shows and the very one to fit you may be the biggest bargains of the lot. With an offer like this you've all to gain and nothing to lose. Come quick. ' Overcoats.... Broken lines and odd fancy and black overcoats that sold up to $22.50 Have all been marked for a quick sale. 1(Q)0)(Q) The remarkable value they offer-to the wise buyer can best be appreciated by a look and you make no mis take when you buy one of these fine coats for another season The style will be correct and proper. v Think it over. WOMAN'S PILLOW LEGAL SAFEJJtPuSIT VAULT New Tori Jndste Makes This Decision i In Case Involving 'I hell of Diamonds. NEW YORK,' P'eb. 18.-"CuFtom has de cided that a woman's pillow is her safe deposit vault at night and such can be considered Judicially as safe a place for tho security of her' Jewels or other val uhlea, as the vaults of the United States treasury." ' . ,. Justice Foster of the 'general sessions court handed down this opinion today in declining to return to pawnbrokers, with whom they had been pledged. Jewels to the value of" nearly $5,000, which had been stolen from Ida Emerson Hills. Miss Hills had put the Jewelry under her pillow when retiring with her mother after a New Tear's night party In the house of her brother-in-law, Charles H. Zimmerman. When she awoke the next morning she found the Jewelry had been stolen and Zimmerman had disappeared. Zlmmerban was arrested and today was sentenced to Sing Sing for the theft. The pawnbrokers claimed that Miss Hills had b?en guilty of negligence In not nut ting her Jewelry In a safe place. Judge Teller's dictum upset their claim. aaaiir' . mil hi "Ma m In i in i ii ii i i mi"f ' The Store That Sells More Clothing Than Any Other Store-in Omaha Some Things You Want to Know Canadian Winter Sports. L. I --.-.J.. . ' , ... ;.t' Kmit If Your Neighbor Ha Electric light and you have not, just step into his house some evening after dark and compare its light with your own. Study each point of conve-" nience, cleanliness, clearness, beauty carefully, and then figure out for yourself if it would not pay you well to have your house wired for electnc light at once. 1 Electric light today is cheaper and better than ever before, since the General Electric Com pany placed its Tungsten lamp on the mar ket. We have arranged to supply our cus tomers with the G.E. Tungsten lamps on very favorable terms These lamps give two to three times as much light as other lamps ' using the same current. 1( your house is located on any of our dis tiibutiiK line? we 8hall be glad tc advise you aboui having it wired anc wil give ycu more lacU about the efficient electric lighting o youi home. iA ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER CO. in Canada is the home of winter sporta on this continent, and as soon as Jack Frost rrakes his appearance the people of the Dominion prepare to make merry. The great number of healthful, invlgoratlns outdoor pastimes and sports makes It a gala season for all. January nd Feb ruary are the months when the sports are probably at their best, especially In Mon treal, as the Ice carnival Is held there dur ing that time. To the majority r.f Ameri cans, who know little or nothing of the Joys resulting "from months of snow, the thought of tobogganing, ski running, shat tng and Ice yachting suggests severe weather.. The truth of the matter Is that the Canadian climate is far superior tft tt" reputation. The bracing effect of northern 'ulr is shown in the rosy cheeks of the ! v.omen and the active, robust types of men that are encountered on every hand Hockey Is the great winter game of Can ada, and the Dominion players are the finest In the world. It Is played upon the Ice and all participants. Including the re- fereee, wear Kkates. The contests occur both In rinks and jut of doors. There aro seven men to the team, and all carry stout hickory clubs with curved ends, some thing lUce the old-fashioned shinny sticks of Ireland. At either end cf tho Ice field, which must be at least fifty yards In length, there Is a goal consisting of a net strung on a framework, A round, flat piece of solid rubber, called a pack. Is put In motion and the contesting sides struggle to land this lively niis?sihs in tho oppo.i: tlon'a goal. A hockey match Is pronounced by all authorities to be one of the most ; exciting games played In any coun.ry. It I Is exceedingly fast, and float iho f pecta- tor's point of view, uncommonly rough. It i rppcars so on account of tho high rate of ,' 5peed which the players attain. Th y come together In their 'scrimmages with a momentum that shakes tno onlooker's LCciih. No one without plenty of grit has any business in a hockey match, brCiuae there are alwaya stars and sparks a-plenty w hile the game Is yet young. Although the puck may be lifted from one end of the field to the o'.her "ou the fly." it Is generally advanced on the tjy short, swift passes from player to player,, all maneuvering and shifting with lightning-like rapidity lor position and ad vantage. While clever Btlck-handllna U, of course, requisite, the main e.-buUal oi an expert hockey player Is good Bkatlnz, and these matches afford marvelous ex hibitions of the art. The astonlBiiing fea ture of the game. In the eyes of the novice, Is the force of the collisions between the players and the manner In which all seem to Invite danger from this cause. A much higher rata of speed Is attained by the contestants than Is possible In any game played on foot, yet they coma together with no seerning regard for the conse qu nces. It Is quite remarkable that serious accidents are so few In number. A hockey match la played la two thlrty minute halves, with an Intermission of ten minutes. It Is characteristic that almost all experts at this game are small ef atature. Lacrosse la pot a winter game. yet. it always must be mentioned In the same breath with, hockey, because the principles of the two are similar and both are native to Canada. Lacrosse Is the national Sport of the dominion. More people can be mus tered for a championship exhibi tion of thla favorite game than possi bly could be gotten together on any other occasion. Whether it Is because there is a silck to handle, or that it requires grit, it Is conceded that lacrosse la an Irish. Iran's game. The Shamrocks of Montreal have ben the wurld's champions moat of the time during the last fifteen years, ami the list of players during that period shows mere Murphy's than any other name. Lu.roic Yds originally an Indian game. It was played In the open country with an unlimited number of players upon each side. In the big games which were played on certain occasions, one entire tribe would be pitted against another. Later, when contests were Inaugurated between picked squads of Indians and whites, the red men Invariably won. But after stricter rules had been Imposed the hardy braves grad ually lost their prowess, until now there is no Indian team that can hold Its own against the white players. Skating is the universal pastime of Canada. It Is not unusual for a native to learn the stroke at 6 years of age and to keep In practice until he Is 60. The "winter at homes," given out-of-doors at Government Houbo In Ottawa, with huge bonfires to provide light and heat for those In at tendance, are moat enjoyable affairs. On account of skating being so popular In Canada It follows that there 1b a demand for skates of approved style and quality. Ihe expert will have only those made of the finest tempered steel. All those who engage In sports, such as hockey and rac ing, and most of those who skate for pleasure, use runners that are attached to a special pair of strong boots that lace tightly about the ankle for support. In the scrimmaga which occurs during the skuting games It frequently happens that skates are broken, and as a precaution against accidents of this kind, those who take part usually have finely' sharpened duplicate pairs In their dres.sTng1 rooms. There is one point concerning skating t hii h should be noted. It does not follow that an athlete who Is an exceptionally fast runner will be an equally swift skater, In fact, the rule seems to be rather to the contrary. Skating is an art In Itself, the knack of which iome pussess naturally and wl.lch others cannot attain with any ai.iount of practice. Another popular form of amusement lo Canada during tne wintrr season la the togoggan slide, the parent of the existing aquatic diversion known as the "chute-the-chutcs." Tho bst slides are natural hills, wUh a short, steep drop at the beginning lo give momentum, followed by a long L,adual deHuciit leading to a level plain ueiovv. 11.o:e Is a slide in Montreal fol lov.'.y. Ux.m diwcrlptlun which Is a mile in i tui.ii and the entire course has been n-.iuo in flf ly-nlne seconds. Unlike the ',:.utc-ti;e-thute8 there Is ru ra chaiU ctl arrangement for transportation up the Incline., and It takes fully hal a hour to retrace the ground that may b; covered In less than a mjnute on the way down. When there Is a large crowd or. the course throe of four trips are all that a party can make In an evening. It la needless to say that this wild flight down the slippery surface of the incline is intensely exciting. After a start is made there is no turning back, and the girls have no time to think of their back tralr or -anything else except to hold on. for dear. life.. Of course, when, such terrible speed is attsined, a "spljl" might result disastrously, but such accidents as occur Infrequently are due entirely to carelessi ness. A sled may be capslsed If the weight Ib not properly, distributed, and a rear-end collision may occur If a heavily loaded sled Is started after a lighter one without allowing ample time to elapse. The steer ing is done by sticking one foot out be hind like a rudder. The big slides are very carefully managed in order to provide good service . and prevent unpleasant oc currences. A corps of cHtre takers are in charge, and season tickets are sold to only as many as can be conveniently ac commodated. Snow-shoeing Is another standard winter pastime of theCanadians, and It frequently Is resorted to for purposes of utility aa well as pleasure. It is not so difficult to learn . as skating. . The novice can start right off, provided his shoes are properly strnpped on. The trick of successful snow shoclr.jr is not so much In the stride as in being correctly "hitched up." The act Is not one of sliding as In skating; It Is merely walking on-the framework bottoms which are wide enough to prevent sinking Into the snow. ' One cannot go forward as rapidly on snow-shoes as he can walk over hard ground In ordinary footwear, bit he ca:i pass rapidly over deep, soft snow in which he would certainly become stalled without them. Curling Is another sport In which the Canadians are expert. Although originally from Scotland, as far as can be learned, the game has reached a greater perfec tion In Canada. In Scotland It Is played In the open, while lr the Dominion it is played jn covered rinks, unually as an cvelng pastime. Tho superiority of Can. ada's players over those of Scotland wa fully lllvstrated last year, when for the first time, a te-m visited Scotland to play a aeries of match games and returned victorious. Ice yaohlng has numberless devotees. For this sport Toronto is the headquar ters. The yachts are light framework set on three skates. To time the speed of th.;se craft It is a difficult matter, What. Is con. sldered to be the fastest time made on Toronto bay was some years ago when John Hanlon sailed twenty miles in t.vcrty-one and a half minutes. Another record run was a mile In a minute and a r;alf, whleh time included startingcover ing the distance, andv rounding np. Even If th'.-re are a ftw Inches of snow on the ice the yachting Is not affected, broado r-.tpnere being used. Montreal and Ottawa are headquarters for horse racing on the track, a in both thfse jlxees It is possible to lay out a circular track. The vehicles us. d on these occaslrns are similar to thosu in other races, except that runners ire substituted for wheels. " BY THEDEiaO J, HASXIIT. Traction Fighr in Cleveland Ends People Approve Franchise Prawn by Judje Taylor by Over Eight Thousand Majority. CLEVELAND,' Feb. 18-Turnlng out to vote in a howling blizzard, the people of Cleveland yesterday ended the fight for low street car fares, begun fifteen years ago, and latterly made famous by Tom L. John son in his four terms as mayor. The new franchise, proposed by Judge Robert W. Taylor of the federal court, was approved It a referendum election by a majority of 8,100, the largest majority ever given to a public measure Jn Cleveland The grant Is Said to be a hitherto untried experiment In municipal control of the profits of public utility corporations. The basin of the franchise la that atreet car service under control of the. city must be furnished by the Cleveland Railway company at cost, plus 6 'per cent to the. stockholders on their investment. For the first eight months the fare will be S cents, with a penny charge for a trans fer. The maximum rate of fare allowed during the term of the grant twenty-five years Is 4 cents cash or seven tickets for 2b cents. A street railway commissioner, to bo paid 14.000 out of the company's earn ings for his salary and expenses, acts as Flashlight Powder Wrecks Building (Jirl Killed and Ten Men and Oirli Injured by Explosion in Chicago. the adviser of the" elty in the regulation of the service and fare and Is given perpetual access to the company's books, perhard M.. Dahl. former-lieutenant of Senator' La Follette In Wisconsin, -has been named to this place. The S-cent rate of . fare goes Into operation tomorrow. ', CHICAGO, Feb. 18. An explosion of flashlight powder this afternoon in the plant of a manufacturer of . photngraphio supplies at 725 Kant Thirty-ninth street killed one girl and Injured tea- men and ' girls The explosion wrecked the building and damaged adjoining buildings. Miss Syl vanla Brewster, 1(1 years old, who waa working near the powder was burned t death, Pending an invee'.lgat'on, Jay and Herbert Smith, sons' of the proprietor, James H. Smith, were, arrested. James H. Smith' I said to have disappeared. Fefr eroup thers Is nothing better than Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. ?iffame$ M -Fruit ' laaii w Duwn a -ra V. m The Key to the Situation Advertise! PRICE, IS CTS. Thb Paon.a's IUmkdt for Coughs, OoMe, Croup. WUuoiiina-Couk-u. brouoiiitia, Orlppe Lvugu. Uotiiacuuss, etc. It la 6Ui atue. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS S. M. Tlgue of Nemaha. Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Harding of David City, Bessie lirani, Ethel Moore of Ord, P. F. McCullough of Grand island arid J. N. Campbell of Fuller ton are at the Murray. . , W. F; Todd of Hurwell, O. 8. Ackerman. r. A. tSmlth, C. V. Work of Portland. Ore.; H. C. Locharl of Columbus and R. L, Hinlth of Wulbach are at the Millard. E. E. Lonabaugh of Hlierldan, John Blote, A K nea Mlote t Hickman, H. B. Roy of Lin coln, J. R. Phelan of Denver, J. McCarthy of Nebraska CUy, E. E. Morford of 8ebas topul. Colo., and D. Ballmer of Uosad are at the Paxton. F. S. Inches of Portland. Ore - O. O.. Roland of Auburn. A. Weber of Huntlng i ton, I. E. Scott of Denver. K. Nrcomb of 8un Franolsoo. O. K. Hart of Edgar, E. E. Krnn.ltt, O. L. Jonea of Lincoln and J. V. Haves of Fort Smith, Ark., are at the Ilenahaw. i W. B. McQueen of Hay Springs. W. B Haiifilng of I'nlon. W. C. F. I.inlnger of Peaver City. A. C. Vurrug of Grand Island. J. C. Onffls. L. J Htoll of Lincoln, i. H Koser. J. N. King and W. A. tUliott or liighmoit are at the Meicliuul. , mmm fir H .? 4 l!vl'f'ii" ' ' ;r .''i' You Can Hake $3,000 to $5,000 A yef.r from tea acreg of oor frostless, - fertile, fruit and truck land., growing orongea, grapefruit, pineapples, winter vegetables, lemons, limes, bananas, berries, grapes, figs, tobacco, colfeo, cocoa, coco.a nuts, pecans, almonds, etc. ' The Isle of Pines It 90 miles stvuth of lltvana, Cuba only tour days trom New Vok h (SKt stemuora. i It is an Islaod o etarnal Juoa, swept by oceas broeies and protected by tbe warm wstrrs of tbe Onlt Stream from thfc blttrhmlng froRts which devettate KlinOa' mtovcs. There are no N frosts, floods, droughts, cyclones cr earthquakes, lrrlcatloa tor fruit tract i ' uunecessary. Our climate la the nnest li ine worm, v,ietor or Swimmer, kougns, cuius, rDtamatism or wvcrsou Diutauuaes ox aori proEsatiou. Flowers, Fruits and Siuisbine all year roend In the Isle oi Pines. Every month is harvest time. Von grow three crops a year. n cold barrea wiatar la eatfura while tka tits tdla, bringing m no itisacia. The Isle of Flues is in every sense aa American Colony. Yon win teat nt home there. Over t.OUO Americans Uomo n.igilth and Canadians! are Interested thcro an4 over 90 of the land Is owned by them. America? settlers are there la goodly nccibers to bid you welcome. 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