Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, March 10, 1912, Page 5, Image 5
V THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: MAROI 10. 1912. FEEDING CONTRACT HELD UP I III'I'llll II f f II ! 'F II I Botrdiag of Priion Botrdiag of Priioner. ii Mooted Question, to Be Decided. 1TSEA3X WILL Uattt, ATTACK BRIEF CITY NEWS Have Soot Flint It. 'ft W. Bedford Coel Oaa, Elec rixtarea, B UTu-GrndM. Thos. W. Blackburn (or ooagms AdT. "en Toor Hour aa TkIiaUm in tha I Xeaattme Temporary A(rmiril l American Safe ltpo.it aults In The Bee building. Boxes rent for 11 per year. Baa Butler rilee Dan R Butler, present city clerk, has filed his petition Cor commissioner, beinjr the forty-slith Has Bee a Mad Wrtsht. tract Last Trite illas Had Cea-Year. r XT v i a r ) Determined that the county fhall re tcaln on the safe aide of the prisoner feeding controversy, with its seeral complications, the Hoard of County Commissioners yesterday refused to allow a prisoner feeding claim of Mr. E. B. Kins until the courts full) have decided all the "looted points. Neither Mrs. King nor Sheriff Felix J. McShane, who also will try to collect from the county for feeding- prisoners, will receive a cent from the county until the dispute fully Is settled. When Mrs. King's claim for $1,000 was received by the board In committee of the whole. Chairman John C. Lynch de clared himself In favor of allowing- no prisoner feeding claims while the pris oner feeding matter Is in Its present mud dled state. The other commissioners Toted wtlh him and the claim was "held up." When the 1911 Board of County Com missioners gave the feeding- contract to Mrs. King, a relative of McShane, at SW cents a meal, when Ed Gardlpe and Ira Flanagan bid 8H cents, Flanagan and Gardlpe started an Injunction suit, lie Shane, seeing the possibility of Mrs. King's contract being held Invalid, In tervened. He asserted the entire con tract feeding law was Invalid and he should feed the prisoner at ) cents a day. Judge Troup Hot only sustained the law and held McShane' s contention, not well founded, but held the contract with 31ra, King Invalid. McShane appealed to the supreme court. Bids Oil ned Room. The present board readrertlsed for bids, which will be ope led on March IS. A contract will be let at that time. Mc Shane will attack It In the meantime tli board made a tem porary arrangement with Silas Wright, who had the feeding contract last year. Wright waa to feed the prisoners tem porarily, pending tti letting of a new contract. Wright re.Virted the sheriff, through Deputy W. A. Foster, denied him admittance to the Jail. McShane has been feeding the prisoners, but he re fuses to say how much he will try to make the county pay him. He told Wright and the board he will not let anyone come Into the Jail to feed the prisoners unless the courts command him to do so. Two weeks ago Chairman Lynch asked County Attorney English for an opinion as to whether the board should try to mandamus McShane to let Wright entf' th Jail and feed the prisoners. Mr. Bngllsu has given no definite opinion, but he has told a reporter be thinks '.! would be a well to wait until the board lets a new contract and then tight cur the whole matter. . The question whether th dty or th . county shall pay for the extra meal given prisoners quartered In th county Jail, but working on th city rock pile, Is an other question that must be settled by ' the court before the county will mak any payments. candidate to follow his hst Into the ring Ainert tann has also filed. a"gg Are lWwa Egg price are down now to a point where the dealers are not ashamed to poet placards announcing the price. "Erics. 1J cents a doxen." la the sign in some of the store." Baaial Go to orthwstra L. It Daniel, who for a long time has been In the city offices of the Burlington, has gone to the Northwestern aa assistant city passenger and ticket agent in the Omaha offices. Somestis Oat Jail Seatsaoe Lottie Oden, a domestic employed by P. H. Phil- bin. living at IB South Twenty-fifth ave nue, was sentenced to thirty days In the county Jail on a charge of petty larceny, While in the employ of the Phllbln fam ily Lottie stole over K7 worth of clothes, which she took to her home for her per sonal use. POSITION OFLABOR LEAGUE Declines to Enter Into Deal witn Citiieni' Union. NO SLATE TXT E5D0SSED Refereadaa Vote s Betas; Takes by the Members aad Reealt Will Be Made rwblto la ' Sheet Ttss. J CITIZENS' UNION REFERENDUM T;CARD$:BEWQ DISTRIBUTED M -'-1-.- -.'--, -H ipefercnduat'ballot' are being sent "oils' by the executive committee of rnr tau tens' union, to all .member of that or ganisation, asking for vote on preference for candidate tor (he commissi onershlps. Each recipient of a ballot la expected to till it out and return It to th esecutlv,! committee, where the slate will be made up. The card contain blank spaces fur nair. age. business, politic and residence of tho man suggested by th voter. If you har anything to exchange ad vert) It in Th Be Want Ad column. "0, 1 Can't EaU Thing!" Icu'll Sever Say Bo Again After Yon Kcai) Ttile, and Act on It. Stuart's , Dyspepsia Tablet Are the Open Secret. Trial yaakago Beat Tree To Trov It. Thousands of people who hadn't really enjoyed a meat for years par aim their stornieh. a new lease on life through th Hills wendeestereeM, Mtu. ari a pyspeiiain Tabling, The promptly put aa and I flatulency, heartburn, HAS NO OFFER FOR THE PLANT F. A. Kaih Say He Hat Ho Offer Either for Buying Power. HAS INVESTIGATED THE SCHEME Dor Not Tblak the Proposed Plan Weald Be Able to raralsh Power Cheaper Than Can Be Prod need by Coal. F. A. Nash, president of th Omaha Electric Light and Power company. Just back from New York, ssys that Henry L. Doherty and associates have neither entered Into negotiation to buy th Omaha plant nor offered to enter Into any contract with the company to sell its current. It la the Doherty Interest that are reported to be contemplating a big power plant at Columbus, to furnish power to Omaha and ether cities. "I talked with these people in New Tork last week." said Mr. Nash, "but they made no proposition, nor do I think they can make one that will Interest ua. "Of course we would buy electricity from them It we could get It cheap enough, but we investigated the Loup river project for ourselves ten year ago and abandoned It aa Impractical. I went over every foot of the ground myself and we paid IMW In fee to - the best engineers in the country to mak a tech nlcal investigation. I do not say that a plant cannot be -built that will produce an enormous amount of power I bellev it can but th expenditure In canals, reservoir site, plant, maintenance and Interest on bond would be so great that with th amount of power lust In transmission It would be Impossible for such a plant to furnish a with powsr for a less price that the present cost ot producing It by coal. "I think some broker went to Doherty and told him h could buy our plsnt st a certain figure, and that Is probaOly the way the story got started. "Since we turned down the proposition Impractical, the. value of the land necessary lur canal aiiu iwmiw ' doubled and njaterlals necessary to eon- flVucilo3ave greatly advanced In price.. P'-tAm.taf anybody buying the Omaha plant or any considerable portion of th stock, I think it Is out of th question W are. counting -largely on a brilliant futur for Omaha and any price ws would consider. must Include a heavy consider ation for future -prospects. I don't know of anybody who could and would offer a price that we would seriously consider. "We are not worrying about our fran chise. Even If the United State supreme court should decide that our tranches ha expired, the city will no doubt glv u a new franchise, probably not on th term w would like, but on term undr which w could operate profitably. The city government knows that It can't get something for nothing1. It must hav th service from eomebody and It' would be willing to grant u a franchise under con ditions that would allow u some return en our Investment.. Nothing else could be expected. However, we do not expect th supreme court to say we have T.o franchise.," . MAP TOWN IS NAMED FOR WINNERS AT LAND DRAWING Notice ha been nt out by Superin tendent Wltten of the Department of th Interior, that, owing to the vere weather and the climatic conditions, th time for making filing on the govern ment land In .Bennett and Mellette counties on th Hosebud and Tine Ridge Indian reservations ha been extended from April 1 to April tt. In order that applicants may designate the lands they select, at the nearest and most convenient point, a map room will be established at the town of Whits River, twenty-eight mile south ot Murdo on th Milwaukee and fifty-eight mile ' northwest ot Winner on the Northwestern rued. ere rt' "goes, aad This ntaa slat to Think of LuO. Zf He'd Only Take Btaarf s Dyspepsia Tablet X Weld Always Bs Sappy at Mealtime. disxlnea. sick headache, dyspepsia, burning sensation, brash, fermentation and other I'.la attendant upon a disor dered stomach, Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are com posed of pepsin and 'other natural ele ments that help out th gastric Juices of the stomach. They are Nature' di gestive, the same kind the stomach ase when !t is in good health. Stuart Dyspepsia Tablet do not merely aid digestion tliey actually di gest the food themselves. All the hard work Is thus taken off the stomach and it gets a chance to rest and recuperate The undigested ford which formerly produced nauseating gaae in th stom ach become thoroughly digested aad as a result provides new brain and brawn and nerve cell to replace nat ural waste always going on. Stuart' Dyspepsia Tablets act quick ly, safely and naturally. Just like Nature herself. They are an essential part of tho (fork of every drug store and are old- at Ste a box. Ton can get a trial package of them free by writing to F. A. Stuart Co.. IS Stuart Building, Mar shall, Mich. THINKS PEOPLE OF WEST OF PRIMITIVE SENTIMENTS Ak-Far-Ben headquarters has re ceived from Emil Brandels, who Is trav eling In Europe and Africa, a large col ored folder (bowing floats that were used In a rere.it carnival parade at Nice, Prance. They represent buffoonery of the extreme type and Miss Hughe of the Jttt-Sar-Ben office thinks thero very 'amusing In view of the following ren- i tence which appeared In a French paper I about three years ago. relative to Theo Idore Roosevelt's Initiation Into Ak-Sar. Ben: j "These peratantries (feature of the I Initiation!, a little Infantile, enchant all tho west and give Joy to this people of primitive serttrr.ents." , BROKEN ELECiRIC IS . FOUND BY THE POLICE The police found an abandoned electric automobile at Sixteenth and Leavenworth street tarty yesterday morning. The headlights on the front of the machine were broken, but the light were stir burning. One of Ihe guards wa torn off and the interior of the car was badly torn op. The police hauled the machine to police headquarters, where they are waiting for some one to come and claim -t Prom the appearances of the machine It bad been In a wreck. The police are of the belief Cat the machine was stole? and the thief heme a novice at driving had hard trouble getting away with it 'and met with aa acrtdoai. The Labor League Is issuing bulletins now, replying to the sent out by the Citlsen' IrHon. Tht la th latest: "Replying to th aniclee of recast data appearing In the dally press as statements by the Clthtena linen with reference to having been ignored by the Labor League, we wish to' mak th following state ment: ' "It Is true that on October ! last the Cltlsens Cnloa mailed the Labor League an InvttatBHi for a Joint meeting of both organisations. It I also true that the Labor Leasn replied that for a period of thirty day w could not accept their invitation, but expressed a bono that la the near future we would. "Subsequent to the above negotmtlgns the publicity committee of tho Cltlsens' Union published a number of articles la which they dwelt on the fact that en their executive' board were two members of organised labor, and that this should be guaranty enough tor all wag workers to get rata th Cltlsens Union. "In view of tho tact that tho Labor League Is composed of . wag workers. both anion and nonunion, and In new ot the fact that th Cltlsens' I'nton I com. posed largely ot that element of busts ess men who are 'at all time antagonist te I th wage, earner, we became auspicseu of th advance mad for a Joint meeting and questioned th motive prompting the same. 'Then again appeared statements frr the Cltlsens L'aton that some leader of the Labor League were antagonising th Cltlsens Union, also conveying: th Im pression that unless the Labor League Joined hand with th Clttsena' Union th latter would Bracisttat fight "In th first place the Labor League ha no set ot so-called leader; each aad every on ot th ,M members si a leader. and wo confess that each and every one I not particularly In love with the Citl sen' Union. "In th second place, the Labor League la net courting any -fight or -eonerovoray with tho CiUscn' . Union or any ether similar Institution In fad. wo wtsh avoid any difficulties, but for th In formation of our friend w say that we are not running away from them. "It I reported that th Labor League has endorsed seven candidates for com missioner. This w deny. The entire membership It at the present time tak ing a referendum vote a to who will b our candidate, and no on I authorised to announce any candidates until after the rot la tabulated, which will be some Urn after March M. ' "Our member are vary enthusiastic and sanguine a to the result ot our ef fort, and we are proud of having In th rank ot wag earner men eminently qualified Is conduct th affairs of the city ot Omaha without th dictation of big business. . . "PUBUCITI COMMITTEE. "Per ROBERT BENDER." TAPT GIVES NEW , DEFINITION OF A PROGRESSIVE """ (Continued from First Page.) th way ot governing themselves. Hs mad It clear that he wished to correct an Impression that bs bad declared th people unfit for self-government At the close ot Id definition of a pmgi ssslv. the president reviewed some ot th act of th administration. Including tho tar iff, the enforcement ot th anti-trust and Inters tats commerce act. In conclusion, tho president pointed to act ot hi administration to provs It progreeerveness. He said In part: "In th history of politic, from time to time, now phrase are coined to characterise new Issue and new move ments. On of th term which has eome Into constant use today is 'progressive, and It I supposed to Indicate th ap posite of 'reactionary' or 'ultraconeerva- tive. Hen differ a to what progresslr policies are, but perhaps we can roach a definition that will uit everybody. Parnoae of Uovornssent. "Government la framed for th greatest good for tho greatest number, and also tor th greatest good of tho Individual, and the problem presented la th balanc ing of thee two objects In n such a way a that both may proceed ltd by s'de. Whll w would not part with th right of property, and while, possibly. In cer tain directions we might be willing to modify tho character of Ita us where It has turned out to be an abuse, ss In th case of the anti-trust law, what we are all struggling for, what ws all reoog ntse as tho highest Ideal In society. Is equality ot opportunity for every member born Into it "Under tho Jeffersonlan Man It was thought that the least government of mankind was th beet, and that the more nearly the functions of tho government were confined to the administration of Justice and to the enforcement of law the better; but under present condition of population and civilisation there are many functions that th government can more effectively and -mor economically per form than private enterprise, and In this way th individuals among th people may derive greater benefits. The statu tory provision of the iMteJatlva discharge of such function by th government I progressiva "There were many who were not so cialists, but who saw In the present struc ture of our government and especially Is the checks aad balances Intended by Ihe trainers of our eonstltotlon, to near de liberation and calm action on tho part of the people, a net obstruction to th reform that war deemed necessary s order to maintain th proper control ot capital and corporate privilege by popu lar will and to secure equality of oppor tunity, progressives of this strip at tained a great ponule- support and were able for a time at k t to giro the Im pression that others who were equally Imbued with the necessity for reform by legislative and governmental action, but who thought It might come without do straying tho present structure of our gov ernment, and without affecting the guar anties of life. liberty and property, were reactionary and unsympathetic with th cause, of the people. Th bitterness ot the attack which they made on men In responsible position, tho lack ot restraint that they manifested in Impeaching the motives of men ss high-minded - and aa honest aa any of them, were only symp tom ot a psychological situation that m oalrnlagj lapse of time as tho nubUc came to new the alt nation with a knowledge ot the facts. land with that common sense and spirit of fairness that ultimately always pre vail among th American people. rneeka aad Balaam 1 Ital. "We all believe in popular government I am aware of the exposure to crUtdan whlch the suggestion that the American people may'make mistakes by hasty ac tion and lack of deliberation will expose one. 1 ant aware ot the case with which such a suswestlon can be tortured lnt- an express too of distrust in th A inert raa people. I am aware that a body ot people doe not differ In certain traits from the Individuals who make it up. and that people like to be fiatterea as do In dtTMsala I kaow that a whole people doe not any mora than the Individual? Joy having their own defects pointed out to them, The truth Is that though that th man who tells the people of the dancer- that may aria from bast and mistaken action as a higher tribute to them than the on who constantly fawns upon them as if they were Incapable of error. The most abiding compliment thai can be said to the American peaol la to j point to th fact that In the coestllutto j which they framed and tor maintained , they hav recognised th danger of hasty action by themselves, and har. In l check aad balances, voluntarily mala, j talned a protection against It Th truth ' I that In this last century wo hav Tin- I dleeted popnlar goversmest In a way I that It has never been vindicated before. '"Distrust of popular government! The f pride that I hav that tEla I popular I government and that It has shown It j elf tho strongest m history I as deeply embodied as say feeling that Is In me. I would bo tho last man to exclude from Ihe direct low of th ship of rtst th will of th American people.' That Is tho ulti mate source of authority, and It doe not In any way minimise my faith and my love of popular government that I Iselst thst tho expression of thst popular will shall he with the deliberation to make It sound and safe. I fully and freely ad mit and assert that when the American people hsv had tlm to learn all the facts and have had time to consider the'? bearing their deliberate Judgment la t wiser and a better guide to be by th tit than th Judgment of Ihe most ex perienced statesmen, the moat learned Jurist th most profound student ot his tory. In this proper sense th voice of th people is nearer to Ihe voice of Ood than any other human decision." KNOX ENTERTAINS CABINET OF HONDURAS ON CRUISER AMAPALX. Honduras, 11 are h t. rstary of Stats Knox arrived today on board th United Stats armored cruiser Maryland from Cortnlo. Nicaragua. Mr. Knox came ashore at 1 o'clock and wa tendered luncheon by member ot th cabinet. General Manual Bonlla, president of Ihe republic, waa unable to attend owing to Illness snd sent bis regrets. This after- in Secretary Knox entertained th cabinet minister on board th Maryland and during their visit there were numerous cordial exchanges. A Creel Mistake I te neglect reld or cough. Dr. King New Discovery cure them snd may pre vent consumption. tOe and ti n, for sal by Beaton Drug Co. Mel r'ataoes Meek Beer, On draught and In bottle on snd after March . . Order a case ot this dsllcious brew cent to your home. Vt'H. J, BOEKHOrP, Retail Dealer, phones: Douglas u; Independent A-tlli. 3r An E2.traoraina'ii7 PLEASE READ EVERY WORD OF THIS Our Fifty-Third Anniversary 81 Is In full blast and, aa an extra inducement to you to bay daring tbis ale, tomorrow w will place en gale lit An Stylo Pianos, at a pries, of 1138.00 each. The tngtrn menta hav always told for 1450.00 each; ar strictly high-grade and guaranteed for 25 years. The raa aoa for thta moat wondsrful reduction in prlco Is on account ot our discontinuing this special Art Styl. In order to dispose of the 150 instruments quickly, we are willing to tell them at lees than cost. They are made In Mahogany, Fancy Walnut and Golden Oak Cases. ' ' Never before In our ! year of Piano business have we been In a. position to offer so many high grade Piano at on ( for o little money and on terms to suit each customer convenience-, but eur growth in the Piano wr I baa been so marvelous that we owe It to the cttixent ot Omaha and violnltr to share with them our good fortune, aad, therefore, take the above method of showing oar nppretHatloa. . In addition to Ueae ISO Art 8tyle Planoa, w call your attention to the following partial list ot other bargains. Every inatrumeat la thoroughly guaranteed to give entire satisfaction or money refunded: - MAKE YOUR OWN TERMS Apollo Piano PUyor Sl'U $40 Mahog any ease. $275 $125 Ertt.1 Siblor M'.",': xchaarre. Pin rendition, fkd HA Reduced from Q gaaaeeaai A r style. Mahogany IRIertOu rase, slightly shop worn, tieduaed galls' E from IS )Z0 Chickerinj & Son J?TK.T? rtrnt, rornwriy I40S, now j 1 C Fisher Art Rty, . a v. rlinSTnogany ease. Good aa new. re- (.as m duced from Itoa JJ J $140 Itunwiy ft Soi J.-i.SS' Formerly atsigt no.?- ...$265 lhtorlH8fr.,?rj used. Reduced tr?...r. $M M7 ynMVlS Reduced from . . SI Ell IIT to J'leJW Kurizfjgn WW ni usjn Good as now. Ales Reduced from 5 1 1 0 II t Square Planoa .....II on urgsns .....two rase, reduced from 3 to FUnoU Player jffiZ reduced from ISM to II -Roto Player Piano I'sed for demonstrating. Reduced fran,- MOO to . Smith & Barnes '"0..$ condition. Reduced from ell to If you expect to buy a Piano in alx months, one year or during your lifetime, you cannot aford to past this announcement by without your personal Investigation. We are exclusive repreeentaitlvei for the matrhles Stelnway, Weber. Hardman, Sieger & Hons, Emerson, McPball and our celebmted gchmol ler . Mueller; also a full line or Aeolian Player Pianos, including the Weber, Wheeloek, BtnyvestnL Sleek and Techno; also our own Hchinoller A Muel-ler Player Planoa, made In seven different gtyleav SALE OP PLAYER PIANO MUSIC CONTINUED FOB ONE MORE WEEK ONLY we will sell ail regular 7V, $1.00 end 01 JM Player Plaao Ma-ate Rolls, both 8 and SA-oote, at 18c, B-to and Hc ne roil. You have 8,000 roil to select from. ' We will also rent 75 Pianos at 9S.00 per month. Free Tuning and free tiiasuwncs. ' SCDLLEt. & UELLEs. PIANO GO. WHOLESALrKH, RETAILERS. 1311-13 FARNAM CT. OMAHA Telephones: Douglas 1023; Ind. A-1020. HIS BEER CAE IN TEA CUP Hew Tork Man Telii Bow Ha Got Serric in Omaha Cf. WILL AITD WOOLLT WEST WATS Solhleg 1.1k It In Oetkasa, aad Alas la It with Owe Theater end! Other Thing He aeesarer. This earn In over the phono last night. It was occasioned by the fact that a day or two ago Ths Be published e little Item to th effect that Omaha was men tioned la a play now running In New Tork in such a way .a to lead to gi Inference that th New Tork Me has buffalo and redskin dodging Buffalo Bill en Fnrosrn street. Th sue s sr. who withheld bl nam, admitted hs Is from Now Tork and Is visiting In Omaha for ths first Urn and thai he rather like th place. "I read your Uttl Hem In Th Bee. and It was mighty clever, but wouldn't you Ilk to know Just what a Nsw Torksr thinks about your town? I wsnt Into a cafe and asked for a welsh rarebit and a bottle of beer, and th waiter told me be could serve the rarebit, but he'd hare te bring th beer In a tea cup, be'tuse It waa after I o'clock. Well, you know, be brought th rarebit all right but he kept running bark and forth wllk Hi tea cup, and that seemed mighty funny to me. It' wild and woolly. yu know, to serve beer In a tea cup. We don't do II that way In Ksw Tork. you know. Whan a gentleman wants a bit of beer with hi rereMt. be can get It In a botlls. The Isst week I Went to one of your theater, I wa tell It wan th best, tnS I saw Ths Pink Lady a mighty good how. I went again thJti week, iaJ ay. II was awful. I cast ss sew tw such show would get hit lb Bar theater. And tonight I thought I'd go again, snd when I grot titer, k was Just a man and woman singing Is lb accomDenlmsnt of a peane, at ere heet ra te back them up at alL len t that aueet , loot No wonder New Torker think yell tr wild and woolly. Th man at Ihl end of th ntione ex plained to Mm that law of th stais of Nebraska make It a en me t sen or give sway beer sfter In th evening. nd that ha, as well as ths nan who served It to him In a tee, cup wai break ing a stats taw, Also, that ths keeking for the Omaha toaster ere la A hand' t Nsw Tork men, and thai lb Brandels It located a long, lone way frost Long acre square, 1l "DACK of a clear eye mAM 0 wVw-M J XV Vaa a ways be perfect health. Health is not a matter of beinz stronsr in one part of the body, it is a case of be ing weak nowhere. I I eia- O tllJUatsU T? U W T VUlUttUJ VUAVVIiV the arms of aHercules--tiie eagle's eye dims when it is sick. i i Back of all phvsicial power must be health, and health is made or marred in proportion as internal organs work harmon iously or disturbed. The srreat basis of health Jo nniinhment. and nourishment is not dependent on the amount of food which goes into the body, but on the amount of nourishment which the system extracts from that food. In a tired, strained system assimilative and digestive processes do not work as well as in health, and when this condition arises they must be gently stimulated back to normal functioning. There is no better way to assist the system to build up reserve strength than to aid it with Pure Malt WMtqjr Because it is made under the best conditions, from the best grain and free from adulterants, it is of inestimable value O . at . el sj in mamtainine health. But it must De tasen in moderation, only. At druggists, grocers, and dealers everywhere, or direct 11.00 large bottle. The Duffy Malt Whiskey Co Roc hooter, N. T. ii ii i x v n x i n ssvtafa vse" n Ci.t rg'TTItilglllksI .aae:.j;lj.-