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BRIEF CITY NEWS
avs lod Prist IV
Oka, Electrle riatnrse. Barf sss-Orandsa.
Fannlta to Smoke will fee Issued shortly
-.-rente yours at clKar Horn.
Tlmss, Printing.
Marti a lfayer la Kaoov.rlnf Martin
sir,,; 4ib rarnam ntreet, who recently
unrl-rvtent an operation for gall stunts, la
recovering.
wlfta Oat Army Contract Swift and
Company was awarded the contract for a
carloads of frozen heef for Seattle at the
KUbvlMti'nce department or the army head
MUHrters Thursday morning.
Ona Man to Blona City Station owing
to the r-mall amount of business being done
at the navy recruiting station at 8lou
City, a branch of the Omaha station, a
man from the Omaha ataff will ba aent
o that plsce to replace the assistant In
charge. At renent It la not known who
will be aent from here. 1
nee (or Injury at Packing Boas-
struck by a meat hook which fell from the
celling abova him on February 4 while ha
waa employed by Swift and Company at
their plant In South Omaha. Albert Parsons
btouaht ault against the company for 1 10.0)0
personal Injuries Friday in district court.
Military Xiamlnlng Boards Meat
Hoards of officers have been appointed to
meet at o'clock on the morning of May I
at all the forts In the United States for the
mental And pnyalcal examination .of such
candidates for ' admission to the United
Slates Military , academy as may be au
thorized to appear before the boards.
. In the Slvoros Court Two decrees of
dlv'oree were granted Friday and three
suits filed. Giovanni Isarro secured a
dlvorre from Ancelo T. Lazarro and Maud
Imore.t from William Demoreat. Petitions
were filed by Rogene Bang against Sophua
Bang. Bertha Backus against Arthur
Backus and John E. Elledge against Min
nie 0. TCUedge.
Tralnload of Carpets A sixty-car train,
carrying more than 11.000,000 worth of car
pets, passed through Omaha Wednesday
morning. The carpets are going from
Tonkers, N. Y.t to San Francisco, and will
ba the first stock of a new Paclflo coaat
branch of the carpet firm of Smith A Co.
Mathematicians have figured out that the
carpets If laid out In a straight Una would
cover mora than GOO miles.
iw Postal Station Beady May 1 Fur
niture was Installed In the new postal sub
atatlnn at Fortieth and Cuming atreets
Thursday morning. The office, which will
be ready for occupancy May 1, will bo
known In the future aa the Walnut Hill
station. Bids will be opened Thursday aft
ernoon on furniture for the new poatoffloe
"B' at Twenty-ninth and Leavenworth
atreeta.
Omaha Bidders Are
Getting Indian Trade
Conceaii Here Highly Successful in
Pursuit of Contracts, Says
AKbott. '
"While we havo not reached the point
of making; awards, I know that Omaha has
succeeded In getting more contracts for
Indian supplies than ever before," declares
F. II. Abbott, 'assistant commissioner, who
Is hero to name the lowest responsible
bidders on 11,000,000 worth ot Indian sup
plies. . i '
Mr. Abbott and his corps of about fifteen
assistants, Including1 Inspectors, stenogra
phers and clerks, are now In the midst of
.their work, snd do not expect to finish
"before April 38.' They are at work In the
Indian warehouse at Kleventh street and
Capitol avenue, where thouaanda of sam
ples of goods, ranging from double harness
to paint brushes, have been arranged for
Inspection.
"On aome of the artlclea competition Is
twice aa great aa It has, ever bean before.
Omaha bidders have taken an unuaual In
terest, and nearly every one In the whole
sale district here la represented. From the
government's viewpoint, the bidding here
Is very satisfactory, the competition being
o keen that the lowest figures possible
will be obtain d."
Townsend Fined for
Share in Land Fraud
Penalty of Three Hundred Dollars is
v.. Imposed by Judge T. C.
"Monger.
George B. Townsend. who waa Indicted
by the federal grand jury for conspiracy In
connection with land fraud cases In the
Grand Island division, was sentenced to
pay a fine of SOO by Judge T, C. Munger
In the United States district court Thurs
day morning. If the fine Is not paid by 0
o'clock Monday morning Townsend will be
brought before the judge again and given a
prison sentence.
Nobody U - Old
to learn that the aure way to cure a rough
or cold la with Dr. Klng'a New Discovery,
too and Sl.M. For aale by Beaton Drug Co.
OUTSIDE SINGERS TO BE
DRILLED FOR SAENGERFEST
' Theodore R. Rette, Maaleal Director,
oe to Maaalaar, la.,
to Llaeola.
Theodore Rudolph Reese, musical direc
tor of the Omaha Saengerfeat association
who will conduct the mammoth choruses
at the aprlng festival next week, goes to
Manning, la., tomorrow to rehearse the
choruaes In that city. On Saturday he will
go to Lincoln on the same mission. Both
the Lincoln and Manning German singers.
aa well aa many othera from -Iowa and
Nebraska towna, will participate In the
festival, and It la the purpose to have them
well drilled before appearing In public
The reservation of season tickets for the
spring festival, which will be conducted at
the Auditorium next Wednesday and
Thuraday, will begin Saturday morning at
o'clock. Many tlcketa have already been
sold and Indications are that mammoth
crowds will attend the concerts.
The fcaengerfest association has been abls
ta, secure Madame Hesse-Nprotte. the fa
mous contralto, who made such hit at the
aaengexfesl last year, as a sieclal soloist
tor trie festival. Madame Hesse-Sprotte
had originally been engaged for the entire
tour or the St. Paul Symphony orchestra
.but waa prevented by lllnesa from fllllns
the engagement. She has. however, now
fully recovered and will appear, together
with the other five famoua vocal soloists.
This will be glad news to the many ad
mirers of thla great artist.
Ike Soaad !. of ood Health.
Can not be over estimated and any au
anent that prevents it Is a xnenaco to
health. J. L. Bouthara, Eau Claire. WU.
saya: "I havo been usable to aleep soundly
nights, because of pains across my back
and soraneaa of my kidney a sty appetite
as vory poor and say general conditio
aa much ran down. I have been taking
Foley's Kidney Pills but a short Urns and
sow sleep as sound aa a rock, my general
fondlUon la greatly Improved, and I knew
lhat Foley's Kidney Pills have cored sae.
' fee sal by all druggists.
NASH STATES HIS POSITION
Will Ask the City Council for a Iran-
chite Monday.
MUST PROTECT HIS INTXEESTS
aye fsassa? oatrmplatea Hla In
proveaneata aad eed l.oaat
Term urast to Make Theee
Pay not.
"The Omaha Kleetrle Ught and Power
company will go before the city council
Monday afternoon and ask that body to
approve a frfty years' franchise," said F.
A. Nash, president of the company. Thurs
day morning. The franchise will be a.ked
on the draft as published in The Flee
Wednesday, stated Mr. Nash.
"We think we have submitted fair
terms." said the president, "if the council
will agree to the franchise, wblch has to
be submitted to the people, ere will dismiss
all litigation which is pending in the su
preme court of the United States.
"We have asked a fifty-year franchise
because we believe It should be granted.
Omaha Is growing continually and during
the next ten years we will be forced to
spend much money, from which we will
get no Immediate returns. Kxtensive Im
provements will have to be made. The
system will have to be extended all over
the city. All this costs money. Of course
we expect to get It back with a fair profit.
If the council approves a long franchise It
will be much easier to get the money back
than if we are forced to get It during a
shorter period.
"It la for that reason that a fifty-year
grant has been asked. Wa may get it. In
case the council can't aee Its way clear to
approve the franchise for that period we
will be willing to take a shorter one.
Thinks Terms Fair.
"We have offered fair terms. We will
pay Into the city treasury fl.OOO a month,
in addition to the occupation taxes, which
mounted to $19,077.87 last year- The royal
ties do not figure In the franchise. These
are based, on a contract which we have
made with the city. As long as the pres
sent contract Is In force, we will pay the
royalties. When a new contract Is entered
Into, we will take up the question of royal
ties. They are nothing more than a re
bate. The council agrees to pay us so
much for lamps and we agree to pay i per
cent of our gross business, excepting city
business. You can construe this in any
manner you like, either as a rebate or as
a royalty. Applied to the cost of lighting,
It reduces the price on each lamp to about
157 a year each, at which figure we can
make no money.
"We do not care to make a profit out of
city business. If we can break even In
this branch, we are satisfied."
Discussing the report that the Omaha
A Council Bluffs Street Railway company
has decided to ssk for an electric lighting
frsnchlxe. Mr. Nash suld:
"I bave heard that the company Is going
to sk for a franchise to furnish eleclrle
power, not light. We are not going to sit
Idly by and let the company hog a portion
of our business. If It ank for a ftanohle.
you ran rest asured that e will protect
our Interests.
"At the present time there Is a more
direct need of another street car comunny
than there Is of an rlectrlc light and power
company. No plans have been formulated
for asking for such a franchise, but should
the railway company seek an electric light
franchise I think we will be able to care
for our end of the game.
"1 do not believe, however, that the com
pany will attempt to get such a franchise.
The Interests of the two companies are
too closely allied to start knifing one an
other." Negotiations have been under way for
many months having for their object the
sale of controlling Interest In the street
railway company to the electric light com
pany. The conferences, however. have
proved futile for the reason that the rail
way Interests ask too much money for their
holdings. Mr. Nash would not deny that
offers to sell had been made by the rail
way people, stating thai nothing definite
had been determined. He admitted that
such conferences hsd been held.
Constipation brings many ailments Iff its
train and Is the primary cause of much
sickness. Keep your bowels regular,
msdam, and you will escape many of thf
ailments to which women are subject
Constipation Is a very simple thing, bu(
like many simple things, It may lead te
serious consequences. Nature often needr
a little assistance and when Chamberlain's
Tablets ars given at the first Indication,
much distress and suffering may be
avoided. Sold by all dealera.
TRYING TO EXTORT MONEY
Blackmailers Send Letters to Two I
Prominent Omaha Men.
BOTH ARE RETICENT ABOUT IT
t. J. Snoth anil f, H. Hochstetler
Have Received Similar Letters
of Threats t'nleas Money
la Handed Otf r,
Hiackmailers working through threats of
personal harm have been trying to extract
money from C. J. Smyth. 710 North Thirty-eighth
avenue, ami F. H. Hochstetler,
416 South Thirty-eighth avenue, nd com
plaint has been made to the police.
Mr. Smyth, prominent as a lawyer, has
declined to give out Information on the
subject and Mr. Hochstetler, president of
the Wrlght- llhelmy Hardware company,
has adopted the same plan of action, and
after turning the matter over to the po
lice refuses to discuss It. The blackmail
ers, or "Black Hand," workers, whoever
they may be. have been for some time try
ing to terrify the families of the two men
with threats of swift injury unless tribute
Is paid, and the lettera became too numer
ous and too seriously vehement to be longt r
Ignored.
The amounts demanded by the black
mailers are supposed to have been about
$2,600 from each victim.
"V TO Tnhe
S Pain Pill.
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Knter the Bee'a Booklovers' Contest no
Enter the Bee's Booklovers' Contest now.
Building- Permits.
Ann I'etynskl, " Thirty-seventh and Cas
tellar, frame dwelling. $500; Joseph Kalacka.
S'.'IK South Fourteenth, frame dwelling,
$2,000: M. D. Muffltt, 2018 Hlnney, frame
garage, $100; John I. LUsegren, 2f,43 Reese,
frame dwelling, H00: Charles Horn. f.'O
South Forty-second, frame dwelling. j,5uu;
D. V. Sholes. 1401 Jackson, repairs, $.XX.
To Head-Off ,
a Headache
Nothing is Better than
Dr. Miles' Anti-Pain Pills
They Give Relief without
Bad After-Effect.
"For four years I was subject
to almost constant headache. At
timet so severe I was unfitted
for work. Through the advice of
friend I was persuaded to try
Dr. Miles' Anti-Pain Pills and
the result has been that I have
entirely eradicated my system of
those continuous headaches that
followed a hard and continuous
mental strain." O. L. Russell,
Aft C ft N. W. Rt, Early, la.
For Salo by All Druggists.
25 Dosee, 26 Cents.
MILES MEDICAL CO., Elkhart, Ind
Orkin's Douglas
Street Store
Saturday, April 22, We Will
Place on Sale a Manufactu
er'a Entire Surplus
Stock of
WOMEN'S' SUITS
That Were Made to Sell for
$25.00, $30.00, $35.00 $40.00
and $45.00.
Oil SALE SATURDAY AT
SMB..
This Will Be the Greatest Suit
Bargain Event of the
Season.
DO UOT MISS IT.
$400 UPRIGHT PIATOO GIVEN AWAY
1VIAY 3d, 1911
GRAND OFFER TO FAMILIES NOT OWNING PIANOS
. You Have Just As Good a Chance to Win This Magnificent Piano as Anyone
Better Get Busy Right Now
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D1HECTIOXS Outline on this or a separate sheet of paper, twenty objects in the above picture, whose
names begin with the letters "ba." For example, "ball." Also write out your list of names. The person not
owning an upright piano, sending the nearest correct answer will receive the first prize. Also other prizes,
Including jewelry, etc., to be distributed among .contestants according to merit, to the amount of $3,200.
Everyone not owning an upright piano that sends in an answer will receive a prize. Winners will be notified
by mall. Only one prize awarded In a family. Decisions of Judges final. Professional artists, draftsmen and
designers' answers will not be accepted. Write your name and address plainly on your answers and mall or
bring same to us, together with a self-addressed envelope.
CONTEST CLOSES IVf AY 3d
A. HOSPE CO.
1B1S-151S DOUGLAS STREET
BRANCH STORE 107 BROADWAY, COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA.
OMAHA, NEBRASKA
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Don't Grow Old Too East
"A man is as old as his arteries." Old age is merely
a hardening of the arteries and hardening of the
arteries comes from excessive eating of high-protein
y food such as meat and eggs. Gut down the high
protein diet for awhile and eat Shredded' Wheat. It
supplies all the body-building material in the whole
wheat prepared in a digestible form. Of course
SHREDDED WHEAT BISCUIT
will not "cure" appendicitis nor will any other cereal food. The
excessive eating of indigestible foods, however, gradually brings on
. stomach and bowel disorders and these can be prevented by a
daily diet of thoroughly cooked cereals. Shredded Wheat is best
for this purpose because it is steam-cooked, shredded and twice
baked, retaining the bran coat, which is so valuable in keeping
the bowels healthy and active.
Heat the Biscuit in the oven to restore crispness and serve with'hot or cold milk and a little cream,
adding salt or sugr(o suit the taste. It also makes delicious combinations with stewed or preserved
fruits. Two Shredded Wheat biscuits with stewed fruit makes a wholesome nourishing meal.
The Only Cereal Breakfast Food Made in Biscuit Form
Made only br
The Shredded Wheat Company
Niagara rails, N. Y.
TIic Omaha Ucc's Great
Booklovers' Contest
jro. 17 riDAT. ina si, mi.
What Does This Picture Represent?
Title
Author
Your name .
Street and Number
City or town
After you bat written la tba title of the book save tbe coupo
and picture.
Do not send any coupon In until tbe end of tbe contest ia an
nounced.
Remember the picture represents the title of a book not a
scene or character from It
Catalogues containing tbe names of all tbe books on wblch ths
puzzle pictures are based are for sal at tbe business office of The
Bee 26 cents. By mall, 30 cents
Rules o! the Contest
All iMimii an .llslkla to ratw Ula ootat uo.pt .inlom at ths Oaikt sas
mmtwr. t thlr ftralltM. Ext 4.7. aw ..ntr-flT. Itii, tfcsr. will to IWIM1I
TIM s slawr. whlok wlU ntrwM (k. am. at a too. BnMta ak taf
lhr. will to a bluk lor tk. oooiMUCt t. fill In tk. till, of th. book.
Ost o.t both Mm slet.r. a. blank ant fill la tk. nam. n .tk.r of tk. SMB aaa
add rour turn, mnt iMrM MUriul .Itlnlr Is th. apt. BrOTldas.
No mtrtotlona wtl a. la4 ok tk. war ta which innm to tk. sl.tana oif to
wuna. Each !eta nannaia ool m till, of a book. If oi ara aot to of a
till, ana wIm to ..na In aor. than an. anaw.r ta aack .lotura. oa m -0J
NOT MOBB THAN S1VB ANSWERS WILL. BB ACXTCPTED TO ANT ONB PIOTURS.
InoorrMt aniwara will Bat to cum. acalnafaeaUataata II corrat anawar ta aUa '
Mar. than ona auwar ahaula not to sat on th. aama ouson. Batra Mumna ah.l b
aa for aatra anawars. all antwara t a la aama nvutor ahoula M kapt oshcr is
"4Wnlls not abMlut.lr nacaarjr. It Im saalrabla that tk. alcturaa ak.u!4 In mci tan
to aant In with tha anawara ,n orSr that all anawar. to anlfora. A44IUoaal autvrM
tat aauaena saar to abtalaM at tha ft lea of ttia Boa bj mall or la aaraon.
Whan joa kara all anty-fl. pl.turaa, hiM Uwa toj.ther an4 krlns or mall
than ta Tha Omaha Baa. s44raai.4 ta tha B.okloTara' Oontaat Bdltor. Prlaaa sill ba
a. tba aantaatanta aanSlns ta tha larc.t numtor of comet aolutloaa. In ant
of tw. or am aaraons aarlns tha aam. Suinbar of corract aolutlona. laa paraon aatns
th. aoiallar autntor at aatra oouaona In kla at of anawara wll to 4aclar4 a lunar. In
arat of two awaona sarins tk. aaaaa santor corrast an4 aalns tha aama numtor of
coupona, fa aaraoa whoa, aat of anawara to moat naaUr araparaa, la tha oplntaa at
tua fall Judging aommltta. will rutin th. first arlaa.
Onlf ona list a anawara mar to auatnlttaS ay a aoataatant.
Tba aaa at tha Muaana la aot obi lattery apan tha wrataatani, an4 aa anawar Buy
to auamltU4 In anr laglbl maonar tha aoataataat mar aala.1.
Awarda will to mad. atrtatlr aoaordlng ta tha marit of aaoh aaaarata Hat.
Tba aama at mora than ona trt m raaat not to wrliun upon anr ana aouaan.
Tha awaroa wll to jnada br th. Contaat Editor aad a aammlttaa of wall-known all
laana, wkoaa aamas will ba annaaiK4 latar.
Tk. Oontaat la llmltad to tba loll awlai tarrttory: Nabraaka. Wromlns. tkat aortloa
f Iowa want of but sat Inaladlns Dal MolDaa, aad that aaatlaa sd South Dakota knows
aa tha Black Ullla Ototrtot. -,
First Prize
Value $2,000
A 2,u 00 Apperson "Jack Bab
bu ' 'louring car. Model Four
Thirty, with (ire-passenter ca
pacity. It is a great car in a
great contest. It baa many apeed
and road recorda, and today
ranks among the leading motor ears. For both service and apeed this
auto will make an excellent possession. It Is a real joy-maker. It la
fully equipped and la Just like accompanying Illustration. Tbe famous
Apperson warranty goea with this car. The prize may b Inspected at
tbe Apperson's salea rooms. 1102 Farnam Btreet.
Second Prize
Valu 9780
Not everybody can plsr a planj
bat everybody would like to. The
It-note Kimball playsr-piano, wortb
1 7 SO. wblob Is the second grand
prise, will furnish nauslo for you
wbstbar you play or not. It I a
wonderful Instrument, and will msko
some bom a bappy plac for every
msmbor of tba family. Kvsn Qraud
ma can play this instrument. If
sister wants to plsy It without ths
naoobaalsm. sba simply baa to lift
a Isvsr. This player Is sxhlbttad at
tbe A. Hosps alora. Kit Douglas Qi.
lllpl mm)
Mil Third Prize
vaiu 9800
This prise is a beautiful lot t.
A P. Tuksy Bon's liar addition,
adjacent to Henscom park and Cen
tral boulsvsrd. It Is lot of block
elcht on Thirty-third strset, and Is
tOsllO fsst Tbe straet car line runs
lon Thlrty-ssoond avsnue. Just a
block from the site of the lot Borne
young couple, psrbips, will here
erect a little cottar a In fvhlch to
live for years and years. Who can
tall what lucky person will sat this
Idssl lot You may ba the ene.
Fourth Prize
Value 9280
A 110 Columbia "Kesent" Orafon-
is snd u worm of racords form
the fourth fraud trlaa. Tills axcel
lant ln.truiiiaut la una of tbe boat
hianufsctursu. It Is built of flnaat
uiahusany throughout. rcr any
lanilly this luatrumant Is simply a
uiuslcal sain. It Is surs to Incraass
the bliss of any horn.. It will draw
ths family cluaar togath.r snd forra
n.ssns of sntertulnment nlyltt aftar
alsht. This Qrafonola la now at
blbitad at tbe Columbia fhonusraph
Company a as-ancy, UU-U y'aroam
Street,
Thirty-Five Cash Prizes
Valua $140
Five Prizes of $10. Ten Prizes of $5. Twenty Prizes of $2.
Watch for the Daily Picture in The Bee.