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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 12, 1911)
UK OMAHA SUNDAY UV.K: MAKCH 12, 1011. ' f 111 yfc0 III zSXXncLiiSSM 0 0 5 V (IT) M7 .DOLLARS CENTRA ( Vhy People You Know Use Our Service The arrow shows position of indicator when car is oc cupied. In this position you know the car is actu ally in service. The arrow shows position of indicator, meaning "car is at your ser- Tice "With the indicator in this position get in tell the driver where to go. j X The arrow points to the line that shows how much it costs The face of the taxi meter is visible from all parts of the car bo that you know at all times just how much it is costing you to travel. X The arrow shows how the fare line looks before you commence your journey Be sure to notice this line carefully and that 50 cents is shown on the meter. This covers the first Vz mile. A Taxicab is a car that can be closed or opened as the weather conditions permit. The compartment for passengers is separate from that of the diyver. It has a taximeter that makes all charges unerringly; thereby preventing any overcharges. The Advantage of a Real Taxicab 1st The meter insures the pas senger against over-charging by drivers. The meters used ou the Cars of the Omaha Taxicab and Auto Livery Co. are leased from the American Taximeter Co. of New York, who seal the meters before shipping them, thereby preventing any tampering with the mechanism that fixes the charge. 2d Such a car is at your service at all times of the day or night, thereby enabling you to secure tho best of service and exclusive ser vice at that. 3d It is the most econ omical for the business man because the taximeter can be depended upon im plicitly at all times to cor rectly adjust the charge for stops as well as dis tance. 4th "We find the taxi meter to be more econom ical because we feel sure that our service is always satisfactory to our patron . the price is always the same. First Taxicab Com pany in Omaha It la proverbial that "the arly Mrd catches the worm." In business the firm that geta on the ground flrat geta the buaineea. When other con cerns arrive this original firm continues to get the bnslnens. providing It has been faithful In Its dealings and ha! given the people their money's worth, as the vernacular has It. In this city the Omaha Taxi cab company was the flrat one to enter the field. It began In a modest way with two fine cars and has been growing ever atnee and growing rapidly, too. It hag made good in every way. Business Men Use the Cars The Omaha Taxicab company has a large trade among the business men of the city. This particular part of the progres sive firm's business haa kept pace with the growth of the other branches. The lawyer, doctor or merchant, who is in a hurry to get to his office or to make a trip, finds that the cabs of this company are al ways ready to respond in Quick time. Service Attracts Women The cara of thiH company ar always kept in the betit of con dition. They are cleaned each morning and are Tree from dust. The seats are brushed and looked over after each call. This precaution makes tho can popular with women and adda to the business of the company. The Omaha Taxicab company gives exclusive service among the women of the city, and cat ers to this class of trade. Hire Cars for After noon Bo satisfactory has been the service of The Omaha Taxicab company that many people hire cara from this, firm for trips about the city In tbe afternoov Many Omaha people, who do not own cara, enjoy aptna dur ing the fine afternoons, and select cars of this company be cause of the exclusive service and fine equipment. It 18 usually the rule for one woman to hire a car for tbe afternoon and then to have it call at tbe homes of a few of her friends for passengers enough to make a load. Then the party spends the afternoon in a pleasant trip. r r-d-T? J Jv.prriL J t. ; f -.1 ... . . , ill f W Yt ... GETTING HER FRIENDS FOR A PLEASURE TRIP 3 Our Equipment at the present time is the largest in the city, and we have ordered a num ber of new cars for the summer season. The passenger compartments of our taxicabs are fitted 'with every comfort and convenience desirable they are electric lighted by simply pressing a button and the car may be opened or closed just as desired. Our open touring cars are especially desirable for pleasure parties during pleasant weather. We have a roomy and well equipped garage at 2024 Farnam street which enables us to keep our equip ment properly housed and in good order mechanically at all times. Ask for Identification Cards We furnish identification cards to any reliable person desiring their use. " They are very convenient. You don't have to carry so much cash and regular patrons usually prefer to await a monthly statement. r : L u mm :K5 GET A III - t;;., , Xi I t r . r ! "-WWW , i .. v.': - - V:1 MAKING HER CALLS Jcrr CouipoB Book We have recently issued coupon books that will enable regular patrons to save considerable You Pay $9.50 for a $10.00 Book You Pay $22.50 for a $25.00 Book Sold at Both Offices. Omaha Taxicab & Auto Livery Company OFFICES: 2024 Farnam St., and Rome Hotel Phone Douglas 4078, or Independent A-3678 "1 ' r. Mi L 11L-M.0IIJIW1 williiriiiMMBaMi raw 1 -.n.v.-. JM. 1 1L GOING TO THE THEATER OBJECT TO J-OWDER PLANT Eesidenti of Pleasant Prairie Want Danger Eliminated. LEGISLATION TO BE DEMANDED Drfrrtlvr Work In or Mac-hlnrrr la Klnlanlaa i.Ul l'unrtrr Haiti to Bf ( ana of the Hla; K. ploalou. n.KASANT PUAIRIE. Wig . March 11. Wllh Ihf vicinity i.f I ho mri-k.r T upoRt IHiwdcr mill a waste of dlamantlBd hornet, tha flrat action today of the reoldent wu toward elimination of the mennre of pow der mollis from the county. Indignation meetings, at which this demand aa uiced. were held here and at Kenoaha. The effort Is to be pushed In the present session of the Wlaconxln legislature, ac ourdlnK to plana of resld-nts. The question of liability for the damages Inflicted Is a feilous one n'llh the victims. The destruc tion of their homes In most Instances W an overwhelming calamity. No attempt whs made today to accomplish anything but temporary patchwork of the shattered homes. Few woimn remai.ied In the town, and not one stoe was In working order. Lack of food has already become a press ing problem. There have bten nine explosions In ten year at the powder works, but no dlxaster has compared with the present one In the extent of damages Inflicted, although more Uvea have been lost. In the explosion of seven men were killed, while two died later of their Injuries. fragments of the body of K Thomp on. the one man killed n Ui night ex plosion, were found this forenoon in a ,'ond half a mil from the glaxe mill where he met death. The b-Kiy waa Identified by Superintendent Clarence llraly of the ptwder works and others. A jury was tunnelled by Coroner James Stanton of ' Kenosha and the preliminary heating waa continued until tomorrow to obtain an at tendance of enough witnesses tu fix the cause of the eMlonion. That the eipluoiiu ut;U-d in the (laae mill and that its cause was defective working- of the machinery in the delicate process of putting the last high explosive finish on giant powder was Indicated today by the statement of Engineer Joseph Fllnn, himself seriously Injured, who was an eye witness of the initial rxploslon. KiiKlneer Flam's statement was sup ported by that of Dr. A. J. Low of Pleasant Prairie, who has frequently in spected the glas-e mill since Its Installation and is thoroughly conversant with Its workings. Both assert thai the heating and friction of the powder In the hot-air and steam-Jacketed cyPndera of the glaz ing machinery brings the explosive to a' precarious poise a the process approaches Its finish. A section of one of the shattered glaung cylinders, a steel missile more than three feet In diameter and six feet long, was hurled two miles and crashed through the roof of the two-story building opposite the railroad station and occupied by H. A. King as a general store The cylinder made an eight-foot gap In the roof and raising throunh the structure was burled in the cellar. it was generally believed tonipht. after communication had been established with the farm houses in the danger toil and after phvslclHiis had made records of the rases treated, that Kngineer Fllnn is the only person aerlouslv Injured. Account rr All Workers. Superintendent Brudv said he had ac counted for efery person w no might have been at work in the danver gone and that only one. Thompson wa dial. This was confirmed In emlow. . f :he powder i company after they had taken touk of their comrades The financial loss to the company Is roughly estimated at f j 0 0 0, but the total loss due to the explosion is loo widely dis tilbuted to be estimated. I Ion Beholders In Pleasant Prairie say their houses had been I weakened bv previous explosions. I Puwdi r non todav began floisling the ! ruins with water to safeguard the com I munlty against further explosions. Con i tradiclory estimates were given as to the uuanl.ty of iHiwder left in the danger xone. j Wet-tern Su: rlr.t. n,i, nt Romta l n ' I there Is a yuan my v l)0drr In prods of manufacture in several of the small buildings. Superintendent Brady asserts that the small magazine still Is standing. A store house standing about half a mile from the main group is filled with dyna mite detonators. . Sheriff Stahl Insists that from five to eight car loads of loose black powder re main In a building unroofed by the ex plosion. Smouldering of the wet powder rave rise to reports that fire again had broken out. but powder men said the steam was due only to the water on the powder. IHstrict Attorney H. J. Hastings of Kenosha county, announced tonight he would conduct the coroner s Inquiry into the cause of the disaster and would bkk that the officials of the Oupont Powdei company testify. These officials are ex pected to reach Kenosha by Haturday. Sheriff Klahl tonight closed the villam of Pleasant Prairie to outriders on the theory that to allow them to visit the scene of the disaster would be to subject them to possible annihilation in powdei blasts that still are possible In the smoul dering ruins. The powder company em ployes, however. Insisted that the dangtr from this source had passed. Bee Want Ads Produce Results. Culls from the Wires. The contract for tne new '.&i0.000 New York City postofflre was awarded Friday to the Fuller Construction company. The fire that threatened to destroy the town of Dougies, Alaska, was extinguished after it had destroyed property valued at hn).W. Perry Ziele of Corey, seriously wounded tils law. Mrs. John Iovel, an ice house, lie had victims will recover. Cows eating Irom a straw stack near Walnut. 111., unrovered an Iron pail con taining a quantity of gold arid silver co.nn thought to h a ponton of the plunder front the bank at Walnut, recently robbed. LieWii Mart, the supposed American, who charaee that he was fleeced by three Italians out of li.ooo. with whom he tleited gambling resorts in Pans, turns out to be a (Jerman, w hu.-e home Is In Frankfoi t. COTNER WINS IN DEBATE Defeats Bellevue and Doane Colleges on Tariff Question. CONTEST AT BELLEVUE CLOSE Qoestloa Arlaea as to Meaalaar of Babjeet I sdrr DImshIss T wo Judges Art la Kaeh Case. , Pa . who shot and wife and aister-ln-waa found dead In killed himself, ills Cotner university, by defeating Bellevue al HeMevue and Doane at Bethany, was victorious Fnaay in the fourth tri angular debate held annually between the three institutions. By the victory they wrested from the local collegians the Inter collegiate championship held by them since last year's debate. The protective tariff was the subject under discussion, the form of the question being "Resolved. That our legislation should be shsped toward the abandonment of the protective tariff." The home team of each Institution upheld the affirmative of .the resolution. Doane won the consolation debate at Crete from Be.llevue's negative team. The local debate was close and hard fought, Cotner winning on the percentage basis by 109 points tu 103. The decision is usually awarded by majority vote of three Judges, but by the default of one of the Judges W. R. Patrick, the other two. Judge Lee Estelle and Thomas H. Matters decided by percentage markings. Messrs. Stanley tooke. Raymond Kearpae and Henry J. Brandt composed the Belleuve team. while Cotner was represented by Messrs. Carl K. Knapp. Waller C. Raddlff. Clarence G. Miles. Superintendent W. M Davidson of the Omaha schools presided. The whole debate waa marled with the loose way in which the question was stated. Bellevue contended that they could inter pret the resolution as meaning a gradual abandonment of the protective policy. The Cotner debaters held that their opponents were be.-ide the question ill such a reading, la ths end the local team produced a letter from the Cotner secretary written at the opening of the season and defining the terms of the question. CRETh!. Neb., March 11. (Special Tele giam.) In the fourth annual triangular debate between Doane, Cotner and Bellevue, Doane and Bellevue contended at Crete, the former supporting the affirmative and the latter the negative of the question re garding the abandonment of the protective tariff. Messrs. Klce, Findley and Webb represented Bellevue and Messrs. Kellogg, Wilkinson and McNeal were Doane s de baters. There were but two Judges, Judge Dettun of the supreme court and K. L. Met. calfe of the Commoner. No other Judge agreeable to both sides could be secured One Judge decided for the affirmative and the other for the negative. By previous agreement percentages were then taken and Doane was awarded the decision. Inter-County High School Contest Held Iowa Declamatory Contest in South western Part Won by Malvern and Emerson. TABOR, la.. March 11. (Special Tele gram.) The lnter-county hlnh school de clamatory contest was attended tonight by nearly l. persons who paid for admission. Afternoon and evening sessions were held with twenty-three contestants representing sight high schools eui h with three speakers In uratorcal. dramatic and humorous classes except Randolph with oratorical and diiiii.atlc or.ly. other a hools were: Sidney, (ilenwood, Kmora.n. Thunnan. Tabor. Shenandouh and Malvern. Jui!g"s weie: Dr. u. o. Smith Council BluffB; Prof. K. Andeison of Oinnha High Ikm,I; Judge Travis. Pluttsmuulh. Winners weie: Oratorical Rudolph Olson of Malvern, fust Johnson Tatxr, second. Dramatii -Miss Beryl McMuliin. son. first: Miss -Mary Hniehaugh of MalNcrri. second. Humorous-Rim h Hochner of MaKern. first; itulU Collins, tmerton, tc otid. Class-fare l-.mer- Escapes in War and Earthquake to Be Hurt on Sidewalk Man Receives Most Prosaic of Hurts as His Very First Life Injury. A veteran of famous voyages and a great sea battle In which shot and shell rained about him, James Wlns'.ow received the first Injury of his life In a fall on the sidewalk last night. After a charmd existence of many years, It came to pass that Winslow received the most proralc of all hurts. He slipped on the sidewalk In front of his home, 607 South Thirteenth street, and suffered a fracture of the ankle. To the police who reacne.? trie scene and took Winslow In the emeigency auto to St. Joseph's hospital, the man was dis closed as a most picturesque character. While undergoing scute pain from the broken foot, the man, far advanced In years, sank his teeth nervously into a knotted towel for moments at a time, and tulked unconcernedly of his past. Winslow was gunner's mate on the t'nlon ship Kearsarge, In the battle which ended with the sinking of the confederate ship Alabama, off the coast of France. He served throughout the cruises of the great warship from 1M to JjsiV The man was burn June -J. 1H41. Ills father was a cousin of Captain Winslow, who t-ommundid the Kearsarge in the above named battle. Winslow came to a pause at only one point in his narrative and showed concern. This was when. In answer to questions, he remarked that he bad lost Ivl wife and two children in the ,-'n Fi unci.-o earthquake. It occurred to a hearer ttiat Wlnsloi nutht have had a miraculous escape In th: yitut calamity. "Don't ask me any mort al, out that." he said. Winslow s injury was reported not serious, at the hospital. Martin Kirkendall Expires Suddenly Court Bailiff Recently Hurt Testing; Fire Escape, Apparently Recov ered, Suddenly Has Seizure. Martin Kirkendall, bailiff in the criminal court, who was Injured February 11 while testing a flrescape, though apparently in the best of health at o'clock Friday night, was taken suddenly III and died In ten mlnutea. before a physician could arrive He was 4S ears of age and Is survived by h'.s widow, two sons, two s.sters and his father and mother, all of whom live In Omaha Mrs. Klrkendal! and A. K. tloodson wars with him when he died. It was announced bv physicians Pmur day that Mr. Kirkendall ca ne io his death thiough Injuries received whle testing a fire escape February 11. It was found he had received Internal injuries, which re suited in a hemorrhage at the time of death. Tie fu itral arrangemn s will be made Paliirriav evening. Burial probably will be ut 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon. Mr. Kit i.rndall was a member of the Knights end l.adies of Security and of the Knights and Ladies of Hecurlty and of tho Red Men. He has b'jtn court bailiff for the last seven years. Prior to that time he was a Dundee motorman. Look Over tne P"leld-The successful busi ness man Is the one who advertises wisely. Tbe experienced advertiser uses The Be. 0MAHANS SAILNEXT WEEK Delegation lo Japaa Cllara Passat fur Thiriilir Aflernoaa 81s la Party. David Cole president of the Commercial club: (1. II. Kelley. chairman, and Cluuld Diets will start next Thursday, with their wives, for Japan. The parly will salt from Kan Francisco March i. Honolulu. Japan. China and the Philippine;! will be included In the Kin rsry Thr will be away fioin home about two and a half months. The Be Is the best because It reaches the reading puLlta.