THK J?EK: OMAHA, THURSDAY. MAY 1010.
NO FAITH IN WATER BONDS
Inreitigation by Attorney but to
"Clear Atmosphere."
Our Letter Box
Contribution on Tim? kjKti,
Hot Sacdlna; Two Bnndrod Words,
Ar. XnTltod from Our dri.
JUST AFTER LEGAL ADVICE
"(onnrll anil llllirm Will Then
Knnrr the Pliant Inn,' Kara Bar
mfilrr Mrmbrn of the
Hoard Agrrt,
H'hllo CJity Attoirpy Hurnam hag ben
officially rff(urdtl by the council to In
rtl(tt and report on the ntattia of tha
$,;,000,v0 of bonds voted wime years ago
for the purchase of the water works, there
In no expectation of a report from tha
attorney that would uphold the bonds.
Acting Mayor Burmester, who Introduced
tiie resolution for an lnvestlKutlon by the
illy attorney. Is not at all confident the
bonds can ba mado available, In case the
city has.'to take over the water plant.
"I want the atmoephere clesred." said
Air. Hurmester, "so that the council and
the cltina Renerally. will know Just where
we stand, no matter what way the decis
ion goes. With an opinion from the city
Attorney, council w ill be 1 Rally advised, and
vt tUun cither take (hose bonds Into con
sideration or Ignore them."
Members of the water board agree that
they have nevrr given the I3.W.X) Issue
any serious thought, clnoe t;ie suits fought
out In court, when the election was held.
H. H. Howell, say a the board considers
tho bonds contemplated would not pass
muster, and so have never been thought
of as a factor Jo be reckoned with In rase
the city takes the plant and finds It neces
sary to spend more than the amount of
the appralsiment bonds voted at the last
city election.
Pleads Three
Times; Fined
Blake Brinkley, Demolisher of Drug
Store, Changes Mind Too Often
and is Found Guilty.
Plake Brinkley changed his mind three
times In district court before Judge Es
telle. He would, and then be would not,
and then he would again The court
caught him on the third swing round and
sentenced him to pay a fine of $50 and
serve fifteen days In Jail before the col
ored man could change his mind again.
Three times and In.
M 1st ah Brinkley has acquired fame or
notoriety by reo'icing to primordial atoms
the counters and showcases of Frank Fogg,
druggist and alleged dispenser of cocaine.
It. was while under the Influence of cocaine
lie claimed to have bought In Fogg's place
that Brinkley went on the rampage.
He pleaded not guilty the other day and
his attorney then labored . with him to
plead guilty to smashing- JuO worth, for
which a Jail sentence Is the maximum. If
guilty of dislocating $100 worth of property,
the penitentiary Is the place If the parole
law Is not working. Guilty, not guilty, then
guilty were his pleas. Tho third chance
waa the last.
Auto Runs Away
with Good Boys
Parents Strive to Keep the Matter
of Penalty in Their Own
Hands.
Time was when the small boy vas con
tent with being an Indian scout of a real
Wild West bandit, but that Is all In the
past. The real thing now Is to elope with
an automobile.
Four very nice little boys from perfectly
good homes with nice papas and mammas,
ran away with K. U. Brown's automobile
Tuesday night at. o'clock, and whizzed
over the streets of Omaha and the high
ways about until 11 o'clock. The machine
fas abandoned and the adventurous young
i.ters went home to creep up to their bed
rooms In stocking feet.
Four Innocent young faces, filled with
tnake-belleve facea, were filled with make
believe surprise when their Indulgent papas
told a story that the police had told them.
Three of those boys will eat off the mantel
for a week. The fourth has always been
such an angel child that bis mamma is
bure the police are mistaken,
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Police Interrupt
Mining Project
Stop Two Small Boys Enroute from
Their Iowa Homes to
West.
We're out wet to dig a gold mine,"
confided Harry Bishop, a runaway lad if
1:1 yearn from Churdan, la., when a police
man conn red him , at Union station with
hia pal. Frank Cuttrtn, 17 years of age.
"You are too young to have that much
money. Von might overeat on strawberry
Jam," , replied the policeman a he led the
boys over to a telephone. "I'll Just take
you for a little auto ride up to the Dodge
an eel home for adventurers."
The "gold kids," as they promptly were
christened at the station, are held In 'he
matron's department for advices from their
parents.
That gold mine will wait.
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Initiative and Itrfrrenitnni.
OMAHA, May l-To't'if Kdltor of The
I!er: Were It not for the supposed Influ
ence of a member of the. legislature, the
rather Ignorant estimate of the Initiative
and referendum made by W. F. Stoecker
would not deserve an answer, but as an ad
vocate of this wholesome reform for nearly
twenty years, I must set the representative
right.
Mr. Rtoecker's attempt to confound the In
itiative and referendum with prohibition Is,
to say the least, the profoundest ignorance.
This great change In legislative forms was
first established. In modern times. In Switz
erland, where the people today have abso
lute control over their government. Mr.
Stoecker says that by thin method the leg
islator would not be' permitted to make or
repeal all laws. Nothing of tho kind. The
legislators could Introduce and vote upon
any possible measure that now may come
before the legislature. This measure merely
gives the people whom he 'represents the
right to approve or veto his act. He says
he would not wish to represent any people
who had the light to pass upon his acts
by means of the Initiative and referendum.
Is this not a rather naive remark to be
made by a member of the legislature? It Is
Just because so many members of the leg-l-iatures
of the land feel that way that
the people should have the power of ap
proving or of vetoing their acts.
Mr. Stoecker says he wishes the, Implicit
faith and confidence of his constituents,
else he will not "play." It strikes me to be
the height of Impertinence In a member of
the legislature to make such a statement,
and then refuse to have the same "implicit
faith and confidence" In the people he pre
tends to represent.
It is not that the people would forever be
demanding the right to vote upon questions
pajtsed by their legislative bodies that rec
ommends the initiative and referendum to
us. Knther, Its chief recommendation lies
In the fact that the people having this
power, legislators would not dare to enact
tho vicious legislation, they now enact, be
cause they know that the people may veto
their act.
Mr. Stoecker labels hlmelf a democrat.
Democracy means government by the peo
ple and for the people. The Initiative and
referendum Is the practical application of
that principle It is democracy in action.
Mr. Stoecker does not seem to understand
that as a legislator he Is merely a servant
of the people and not their ruler. If he Is
the servant they are the masters. Since
when did it occur to .him that the servant
should decline to be directed by the master?
Upon what theory of government or of com
mon sene can It be asserted that the
master should obey the servant?
The Typographical union, with about 60.
Oflfl members. In entirely governed by the in
itiative and referendum, and has been for
many years. It Is a model of the wisdom
that the people who are supposed to obey
the laws should have a. voice In making
them.
Mr. Stoecker denies that this Is a popular
reform. He may have his opinion of that.
He evidently does not know that It Is the
basis of legislation In several progressive
statot.. .lota'dy South Dnk ta ami Oregon,
and It would be Impossible, except by a
trick, to take it out of the fundamental I
laws of those mates. He dares to assert 1
also that It Is a movement in the Interest I
of special Interests and Wall street. Just In '
passing allow me to express sympathy
pity, even but add that lust two days be
fore Edward Kosewater ld he asked me
to prepare some articles on this reform, and
In doing so he paid to me: "I can ee that
the Initiative and referendum means self
government for the people, and that the
railroads and special Interests would fight
against It. That Is why I am for It." And
that is my statement also. .
L. J. QUIXBT.
Idaho's Attractions.
BOISK, Idaho, April 29. To the Editor of
The Bee: Boise City is now up In arms
ugalnst the supervisor of the census and
his enumerators, claiming half of the popu
lation Is not being counted.
Boise Is one of the most beautiful little
cities in the country, strlcly modern and
up-to-date. The first impression one gets
on seeing the splendid buildings for many
solid blocks Is that it Is a city of 30,000 to
40,000 people. They claim 2G.000, while the
census will probably give them less than
13,000. The streets are well paved and kept
faultlessly clean, and the entire business
district Is lighted every night In the man
ner Omaha lights up during Ak-Sar-Ben
week. The electric light company and the
street car company use water power to
generate their electricity. The little city
Is growing rupldly, a new, large, magnifi
cently furnished hotel will open to the pub
lie on May 9. They have a commercial
club that would be a credit to Omaha In Its
furnishings and equipment, and its business
men are wide awake and great boosters
and Just now are much elated over the fact
that Jim Hill has his surveyors In the
valley Hnd Intends to come In and divide
tho traffic with the Harriman line as the
Oregon Short Line Is the only railway now-
going through the rich and rapidly growing
southwestern Idaho.
New Irrigation projects, both under the
Carey act and the national reclamation
service are completed. In course of con
struction or contemplated all along the
Snake river valley from the American
Fails to Lewlxton. Good irrigable land In
the fruit belt that could be bought two
years ago for $.10 an acre is now belling at
$200 fr better and a large acreage Is being
set out in apples In the Boise and Payette
valleys, notably so around Roswell. I.arma.
Caldwell, Nysua and along the Snake below
the 2,400-foot elevation and many bearing
orchards yield large returns on the invest
ment as tho Idaho apple 1s becoming .as
BRANBEHS
STORES
OMAHA
Announce Their Annual
MAY SALE
OF
WAS
BEGINNING
SATURDAY, MAY 7
ifi'lii WiT
TrnTrmTTATTr!
IWlULYlkiiil
jf Ol'K OlSKATKST HOOK NA1.K IMPPKXS H If
K Jr I H.m-KtiAV. MAY 7TI1.
8.
1
Another Grand Offerino
Pick of Stock Sale
SMOOTH, aromatic,
appetizing, invigor
ating. That de
scribes Old Golden
CoFFEEperfectly. There's
not a trace of the "bitter'
so often noticed in other
coffees. Every pound is
uniform in quality de
licious, mellow and full
bodied. Old Golden
never disappoints. Set
tles quicklypours clean.
Ask your grocer for a
pound in the strength-aroma-retaining
package.
rsff by Tatt
25 Cent a Pound,
OLD GOLDEN
COFFEE
fftDGOLDMI
RorrtU
TONS BROS.,
D Molnaa, lw.
7M Bros. 3pi'cs
This will be the greatest sale of Waists ever
held in America. The Bargains will be wonderful.
(No Mail Orders Filled on This Sale.)
It will be well worth a special trip to Omaha to
buy your season's supply of waists at this sale. All
the stunning new styles are shown.
BKANDEIS STORES
.OMAHA-
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S ' V l f
- I I. M .11111 -J 1. III II l l' T MM pjjp-rj
famous as tho Hood River apple which has
for years topped the market.
Many Omaha jobbing houses are building
up a good trade in this country and Omaha
traveling men can be seen everywhere. One
cannot enter a store without finding the
goods of Omaha firms and this country Is
still in Its Infancy. , It Is a part of an un
developed empire. The states of Idaho,
Oregon and Washington can and will some
time In the future sustain a population of
twenty times what they now have. They
have wonderful resources and a splendid
climate and If the large number of farmers
from the middle west, who are now emi
grating to Canada, only knew of the pos
sibilities here they would let John Bull's
domain, with its eight months of winter,
alone. JOHN STEEL.
Bell 'Phone Tax
Returns Lower
Than Last Year
Company Says that Deterioration of
Value of Its Switchboards is
the Season.
The Nebraska Telephone company has
$!92,554 worth of property In Douglas
county, according to Its tax return for this
year.. The total is less than last yeaar,
when the schedule showed ; $1,004,845. The
year 1909 waa In turn somewhat, less than
the year before, the loss being due, offi
cials of the company say, to depreciation
of switchboards. Jt In asserted that switch
board mechanism deteriorates at a rate of
nearly 20 per cent a year, a figure County
Assessor Shrlver says is too high.
There is a difference of 65,000 In the
Omaha plant between 1909 and 1910, the fig
ures being 1868,495 for last year and $003,8a6
for this. That there Is no greater differ
ence in totals for Douglas county In tho
two years is due to Improvements since the
last assessment outside the city of Omaha.
The South Omaha equipment remains at
about the same figure, the sum of fTG.OOO
being given for this year, while the return
In 1C0 was 176.145.
Roliablo
Dentistry
'- AT
Taft's Denial Rooms
PILES FISTULA
PAT WHEW CVXED
All Beetal Blaeaaea cured without a
surgical operation and Guaranteed to last
Lifetime. No chloroform, ether or other
general anaesthetic used. Esamlnatola
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BR. E. R. TARRY
34 MUM BUNS. OMASA. XZ&
PUSH LOCUST ST. VIADUCT
Councilman Ibrucker Will Do All He
Can to Hasten Strncture.
OPPOSITION FROM THE RAILROADS
Intuit Pari lie la Expected to Fall
Into Line, While Two Other
Itoad May Pat Ip a
lifht.
INCREASE IN CORN ACREAGE
So Moeh Wheat Land Will Be He.
plnnted to Corn that Crop
Will Be Lamer.
Joseph Vollmer of Petersberg. Neb., was
In Houth Omaha yesterday with cattle and
brings the report that three Inches of snow
fell Monday In his neighborhood. The snow
was very heavy and soft, but did not lust
long, and the temperature Tuesday was not
much below freezing. The frost of a week
pirvlous did great damage to the pastures
and early fruit. Speaking of the prospects,
he said: k
"1 had to plow up part of my wheat, but
that Is an old story, I guess. The wheat
in Nebraska experienced too cold a winter
and too early spring. The weather In
March was too hot arid latterly too dry. To
finish it, the late frosts came. I expect
about half my usual crop. We will probably
have more corn than we expected, for corn
Is about the best crop to plant in
wheat fields that have failed. If we get
the weather we need from this time, the
corn will be all right. At present we have
had plenty of moisture, but in the east
end of the state I find it much dryer. 1
am looking for pretty big acreage of
corn, owing to the poor wheat."
Now that the' city council has finally de
clared the necessity for a viaduct on Lo
cust street, from Fifteenth street to the
east city limits. Councilman Brucker will
get busy to push the preliminaries.
The first step Is to have appraisers ap
pointed, to award damages and assess ben
efits. A large number of property owners
are Interested, but the only railroads in
volved are the Union Pacific, the North
western and the Missouri Pacific. Council
is looking for some opposition from the
two last named roads, but the Union Pa
cific has expressed a willingness to stand
its share of tho cost at any tlm? it Is
called on. At the best It Is not expected
tho viaduct con be started much before
the lte fall.
It Is also understood that the Union Pa
cific is In favor of the proposed Nicholas
street viaduct, while the other roads look
askanco at the proposal. Tney contend
that one or two viaducts at a time Is plenty
to have on hanu. The Missouri Pacific
already has the Dodge street viaduct to
deal with,, that read alone being concerned
in this improvement.
The final ordinance for the Nicholas
street viaduct has not yet been passed,
pending a decision as to whether it should
be built over Iiard or Nicholas. The senti
ment seems to favoi the latter thoroughfare.
Any Col
ored or
Black
Tailored
Suit in our en
tire stock; val
ues $35, $40,
$45 and $50, at
Thursday you have unrest rifted
choice of any of our liis;li grade
Tailored Suits at a saving- of $1.0
to Jj."). Among them are fine
serges," hard .twisted worsteds,
shark skins and mannish effects;
in regular sizes, also stouts in
navy,, tan, gray, green, lavender
and black; values CJC AA
up to $50.00, at. ...vpC.UU
$22.50 Coats at $15.00
Thursday we place on Hle about 100
Ixing Coats. These, garments are fresh
from the maker's hands. They are
made of fine Herges, pongees and black
and white checks. Long
roll collar, all colors,
$22.50 values, at
New Tailored Waists
Several new styles arrived this week.
They go on sale Thursday.
Thev are made of dotted Swiss, sheer
crossbar and white stripe dimitv, self
laundered collars and cuffs, a PA
open front with real &UiOJ
pearl buttons, at
One Piece Dresses
50 dozen women's one-pfece dresses will
be on sale Thursday for the first time.
They are made of light percale In small
figures, also nurses' Biripes.
8
$15.00
Kxcellent values, all
sizes 34 to 46
$1.25
SPFCI.
Mi XOTICK The greatest Hook Sale in Oinaha history he
Saturday, May 7tli. IIKNNKTT'S.
Specials from the Glassware Department
SECOND FLOOR
Handled Colonial shaped CuMardP, well polishrd. star bottom, Thursday, at.
per dozen 780
UIbhk Candle Lamp New patent fits any candelabra or candle stick, no more
dripping, absolut ly safe from Igniting candle shades. Come to Bee It
demonstrated. Complete, only "
6 GREAT BARGAINS IK CUT STAR GLASSWARE
SuRar and Creamer, cut stai pattern, $1.50 values, at, set S9o
8 Inch Napplcjs, cut star palUrn, $1.25 value, each 50o
4 Inch Nappies to nintrh, 60c value, each 3BO
Handled Cut Star Nappies, Rood 75c value, each 33o
1 ftflft Cut Glasp Tumblers, first class quality, worth 4.G0
1,UUV dozen, (6 to a customer, no delivery) only w"
$2.35 for the Smartest Shoes
It fs very unusual to offer such values as
tluse in newly purchased Pumps and Oxfords
at the very bcRinninjt of the season.
Wholesaler xinburdened his over stock it
a hi k underprice. Hence this week-end sale
of $3.00 SHOES FOR $3.35.
Talent Colt Pumps with short vamps and
ankle straps.
Dull leather Pumps.
(ilbson Ties, patent colt, plain toe.
Dull leather Oxfords for street and school
wear.
'0 styles, all sizes, all widths, every pair
fitted with the same care as If you paid full
price. No odds and ends.
Bala Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
I Know
Sir
7 aPQ
V I T vv. j
i&t m m i4
Men's shoes men's shoes
always I've studied 'cm
from every view poinfv
I'm on intimate terms wAf.i
last and leather; size and
style.
SO, when I say "Oni
mods" are wear worthy
when X say they are true
wonders at the price I
certainly MEAN IT!
VOTI'T.T. admit. MV
knowledge of men's shoes 1
my fitting bench.
"BOB" HAAKER.
Onimods
are tro&aures at
$50 $
Sol agency for hifirh grade
"Banlatar" ahoea for men, and
'Dr. Raad'a" Cushion aol hoB
for man and woman
Regent Shoe Co.
205 South 15th St.
3
mmm
dh mix ifev
A Mans Shoe
Sold on Manly
Principles.
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When you put your foot into a "Wolfe's
Columbus" Shoe you not only feel the
sense of comfort and satisfaction that
goes with a high-grade, well-fitting
shoe, but you know you are
getting a square deal. We not
only give you a better shoe
than you can buy at even a
greater pricebut we stand
back of them for wearing
qualities.
And please remember, we
do not sacrifice style, fit
or comfort for long service
A Good Place To
Get Into
Is our fittliiK room, where you will
be sure to find what you want in
fabrics and what will please, you in
style and comfortablo fit. Tho new
est designs and shades in fine wor
steds and cheviots are here for your
selection, and we positively guaran
tee you a perfect fit. Then, our seals
of prices will amaze you by their
moderate figures
SUITS MADE TO ORDER
$25 to $40
Jht .Condon Jaitori-,
li f lii"
'TEED ,
Or a Ki Oorl
in
For Croup thtra U nothing batter, thin
CtiamberUiin'a Cough Remedy.
ADMITS A SCORE OF ROBBERIES
Charles Lawrence Haa Bern Maklnir
av Specialty of Entering
Italian Homri,
In ln arrest of c'hurles Iawrence,
Tfnth J and Capitol avenue, the police
Wedneaday morning got the perpetrator
of a acore of robberies. Lawrence con
fesaed In Captain Savage' offlere that he
had accomplished u 1 manner of burglarie
In th Kalian aection of the city.
lie explained he had engaged himarll
) stematically in entering the homea of
Italians while the latter were at work
during the duy. Much of the plunder
as recovered from the prisoner.
rWOLFE'S-
COLUMBUS" SHOES
All these things have just as much consideration In the making as the wearing qual
ity itself. In fact, thejr are made in a way that gives them a snap, fit and shape,
keeping quality that most shoes don't have. There's a shoe surprise in store lor
you at the store that sells "Wolfe's-Columbus" Shoes. Insist
on them.
TsDsalaru Ctlou. or Slim tmt on rsquMt.
THE WOLFE BROS. SHOE CO.,
COLUMBUS, OHIO
a.ifr;.cw!.:i(.r;W"
If you have uiiylhing to sell or exihangu
advertise it in The lite Want Ail column.
SELLING OUT
FINK ARTIS3T13
WALL PAPER
AT
ESS THAU COST
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:0G8 FARNAM ST.
Hotel Rome
European
IN THE HEART OF THINGS
Cor. lGth ititd Jackson Sts.
Two blocks from leading
department stores and all
theaters.
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Foot Comfort
Means Peace (
of Hindi
I I
For suffering womanhood
.there Is no greater agon thitn
achins feet, and for tlieao
women we have a inetssaKe of
comfort.
Grover's
Comfort Shoe
We reroniiniuciid theo fam
ous tihoen, are known the
world over. They are th
eatiicKt fitting, bent wearing
nhoes ever put on a human
foot. As to fit, they nii(; thn
foot like finrt kid Klove would
fit the hand. They are niade
of tho finest kid leather, In
late or button, and In Oxfords
or high 8tleH. ,
I'ltK'KS UA.NOK:
S1.75 to $4,00.
Remember, we rry only
the finest grades In this make.
You take no chances here.
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Drexel Shoe Co
1419 Farnam St.
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