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    fHE BEE: OMAHA. FRIDAY, APRIL 5. 1912.
Itaft advocates economy
V I
Today is a
good
time for
you to drop in
and pick out
one of my ex
elusive pat"
terns.
.
I said
"exclusive
$25 to $40
WILSON
MacCarthy-Wilson Tailoring Co.
SOMOfl Booth Sixteenth St.
Leap trip
brma
Colonist one-way ticket on"
tale every day up to April 15.
Good ,in Santa Fe tourist
sleepers and chair can.
Personally conducted excur
sion! tri-weekly.
Fred Harvey meal service.
jGe now and'' what California
otters homesefkrrssj.
Vla 'o our Und ind toeamt Mdm
nd Int copy of " The Earth."1.
' Aho about om fart for round trip,
hrst-clssi California Spring ea
eaeaioa tickets, April 27 to May 3.
Honored on Caiiforaia limned.
"' trawl tnrimer. Oak airs,
. :! tu iik atn rM .. v da. , ' '
' psoas, wii sm.
QUICKEST AND
SAFEST WAY TO
'' CUBE CATARRH
Th quickest, hart aad safest way ha
sure atarrh or a Ml hi the hand ta ay
mint a remedy that will "Much the apot"
and Ita wrb qulskly without leaving
Bay bed attest, Sty's Cnua Balm, whist
la applied ta tha neetrlls o rubbed an.
th tarsal er sheet gets rtsilt at tha fas
Sf tha troubl Bad Instantly rettevs svea
th wJfst sass f sstarrh ay said, A few
Bunnies arise applied patt ean feat las,
antog up ta tha head, tha pals) and sovs
aesa at gaas, th sense sf taste. ssmQ
and hearing bask, aad pea feet Mae
h different psrssn,
iy Cream Bala Isssset, heath, aad
StrsthM ta Inflamed membranes,
tikes away that stuff id up feattaf aad dun
aala ha tha bead, relieves th throat ser.
aes aad atop tha nasty dlasharg whlah
IS the sanss t th aieg-nrtlng bawtrtat,
aaittlayMwla f the seen, sad teal
traatk, nay fever victims wh are made
miserable ST fits of aasealag, saughtaf
aad wheeatng gat ktatant and fm sis mat
rsilaf by the an sf this etmple remedy.
Uea't suffer s aether minute, afy-a
. Cream Balm will relieve yeu immediately,
and a at seat sattt will seers thaa Hkeiy
work a complete sura, AJ
dn it.' -
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r Its ssraslss. la avnsthw seel- II
ru ar serai-siller ea let SMeicel II
eyeerile as a i ! aaeat I eat U
TYREE'S I
Antixeptic Powder I
laM avMti wm4 mxrtnr ty fkfi- I
CUfJS for (ka Ittast 21 aWX. IMllltf
tau--tly ta ur. I1m m iti m II
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WtlKMMMAMJMMtMJLMMft
hif
President Pointt Out Why of Saving
Ten MillioM Yearly.
WAKTS TRAINED F06THASTEBS
Sara Assistants ta Flrat nsd lmii
tlw Offfcres hesld Pre
ssetrd ta Postmasters and
Given Mtrc Psr.
(Contlnued tram First Pace-)
ad an Indirect economy through In
creased efficiency, would fallow a trans
fer of auch office to the classified ner
vtc. "In the other field services the saving
which would result from the classifica
tion of tha local officers under the r-
panmenU la not aa marked or probably
capable of aa exact estimation aa In
thoaa mentioned, tit there la no doubt
that substantial savins would follow.
If It Is not to be doubted that where no
savins would reault the classification of
the local officers would Increase the ef
ficiency of the service. It would be de
sirable also to plana all marshals, deputy
marshal a. and assistant attorneys In the
classified service, although but little dt
rett economy would result Supervising
Inspectors in the steamboat Inspection
service and the members of 'he field
service In the Bureau at Fisheries should
be placed la the classified' service.
"In the Intereat of an efficient and
economical admlnistrstloa of the vast
business of the government. I urge the
necessity for the Inauguration of this Im
portant reform, and recommend that the
necessary amendments be made to the
laws governing appointments, such
mendmenta to take effect no later than
July i, MIS, as that there may ha secured
to tha people the benefits to be derived
from a conduct of their affairs by officers
selected on a merit basil snd devoting
their time and talents solely to tha duties
of their offices. ,
Transfer Ufa Savtag service
"The commission's report recommends
that tha lite savins service of the De
partment of tha Treasury ha discontinued
sa a separata organisation and that the
maintenance and operation of tha lite
saving Stallone of the country bs made
one of the duties of tha bureau of light
nouses of tha Department of Commerce
and Labor. I concur In this recommen
dation and urge that the necessary legis
lation for carrying It lata offset ho en
acted.
Tha report of the commission on tha
Revenue cutter seivka represents a de
tailed Investigation of the history, or
ganisnUsa, and aeUvtUas at that branch
of tho government service and Ita rela
tions to other sen leas. Tha conclusion
la reached that all of tha duties now be
ing performed with equal efficiency by
other services and that a great aoonomy
will result by having these dulls so per
formed.' Tha commlsetoa accordingly rec
ommends that tha service be abolished
aa a distinct organisation; that Ita
oaulpmant be distributed among other
services requiting . the use of matin
craft; and that provision bs made for
tho performance of the work now being
dona by It by such other aervicea.
"With these fundamental recommenda
tions of the commission I am In full ac
cord, and t recommend that the neces
sary action be enacted to put them Into
effect.
i ;.J Tee Many Aadlteas.
"The report upon tb organisation Jtad
hnetnoda of work of the accounting ot-
flosra of the treasury recommends that
tha office of tha six auditors be eoa
solldatsd under on .auditor, and that
th audltara of customs accounts located
at tha principal ports, and known aa
naval officer, bs mad asalstanla to tha
auditors. Aa Increase In th tfflelenoy
of th treasury audit will be on result
of th carrying out of these recom
mendations, and ths saving of expense
when th consolidation baa been fully
completed will amount to at least IXO.oes
a ysar, based upon current appropria
tions. Th present Organisation, under
which all. Independent auditors are n
gaged In th one work of flnsl audit of
th sever luneat accounts. Is certainly
on that can produce only diversity nt
practice and procedure. Inefficient ut of
personnel and equipment, and delay and
uncertainty at reaulremant from which
th publlo a well officials of tb
government must suffer.
"In my opinion a change In law ta
carry Into affect the recommendations
of tha coaunisalon. which hav my ap
proval, will be In th Interest of th
public asrvlce.
Th report upon th Yeturns office'
of tho Department of th Interior recom
mends the abolition of that offlc and
that pravlaioa for publta -laapecttoa of
government contracu ha mad through
th offlc of th audltara of the treasury.
In which offices th originals of all con
tracta ar filed. It also recommends th
substitution of a eertlftcat for th affi
davit required to be attached to the con
tracts of th departments of war, th
navy, and th interior, aad an amend
stent of the us tuts which now requires
all -tha- contract of those departments
to he In writing. I transmit letters from
th aecrstarte of th departments re
ferred to, concurring la th conclusion
and recommendations of the commission.
I approve th report and commend It t
the favors bis consideration of th coa-
Brass fa Travel ray.
"The report upoa travel expenditures
of officers snd employee ef th govern
men! presents a slew ut existing w.u.
llons that can lead to but on conclu
sion thst under tb exletlng law gad
regulation and practice pursuant
thereto, th allowances tor travel ar aa
"rtd a there ar executive depart
meata. Th same classes ar officers
and employes ar receiving different
rate of allowance, depending only up
tha o pert meet or bureau In which they
ar employed. Under similar condition
tnera ehould be uniformity. The report
ronunends that all allowances la the
form of mileage be discontinued aad
that actual cost of traasportatloa bs
Pant; that la bets of payment of actual
cost of these xpeasea, eccnasoaiy known
as subsistence, which would Include
lodging, a seals of per diera allowances
b established by the president for th
eevr classes of officer and rmpieyea
It la also recommend .d by the cuav
naiastoa that all account tor rtlmburse
sssnt of traveling expenses shsJt at
cartlfuat as to cornctae in lieu of the
requirement of law ia uuty tku
thm v"fkatlaa be by affidavit. The 1st-
prarwdnr at troabasaxtsM and axpsa
tv and the penalty for a fais corus
cation la fully u valuabla m Ita deter
rent afreet aa th penalty far making .
falsa affidavit.
"With ta report are ths oommeata of
th Wa, aad the Navy departments,
saad at my request. Taa npart ef th
commission has my apceweai. .t.
cv a caajkfe is th
law on the subject ar sum rt ted with a
request for action la accordaiK thare
allh. Flllac Is Taa BxaeaalT.
'The handling and flung of eorrea
powdonc constitutes on of th business
piunsms of th government to which,
as pointed out In my messsge of January
IT. th commission has paid especial at
tention. Tha investigations of exlstimr
conditions have brought out eJearty that.
In many cases, present method are In
efficient and entail large, unnecessary
costs. The feature of present practices
which stand out most prominently aa
entailing large, unnecessary labor and
expense pertain to th briefing, press
copying, and recording and indexing of
communications. It Is the opinion of the
commission that the operation of brief
ing snd press-copying letters can be en
tirely eliminated, and that th record
ing and Indexing of Incoming and out
going letters can be reduced at least 9
per cent.
."Th flat-fillnr system has been sub
stituted for Us old cumbrous folded aad
Indorsement system. Carbon copies of
tetters hav been substituted for press
copies. The briefing of flcumetrta has
been entirely discontinued in a number
or services, and la other the main
tenance of book records of incoming aad
outgoing conununlcatloaa baa veen dis
continued. Th effort being made to
make correspondence files self-Indexing,
and thus avoid th necessity for mak
ing and uaing seoondary finding devices.
This work can only bs Intelligently pros
ecuted as th mult of painstaking and
detail Investigation of tb special con
ditions to he met In each particular ser
vice Many months will, therefore, bo
require la carry out thai work throwsrh
out tha entire government It la of th
utmost Importance that the work ahoald
ha prosecuted under a general supervi
sion or direction such aa la furnished
by th present commission, ,
Dlstrtkatloa at Oewasaeata.
"AUsntlon la called to the report of
the commission, transmitted to th con-
areas with my message of February f.
and to tho supplementary statement sent
herewith on th centralisation of dis
tribution of government publications. By
adopting this recommendation it la con
asrvatlvely estimated that 1241,00 caa be
saved. This la sxclustv sf th savins
which could be mad by handling th
congressional documents In th name man
ner. An account kept for thirty-one days
with th volume of this huatneaa of
handling congrssslonal document showsd
an avsrag of twenty-one ton par day.
These deuimenta war flrat taken from
ths printing fflce In tb capllol. then
from th capital ta th postoffte, thaa
hauled hack to tha Union Station, tha
latter being but a abort distance from
tha printing office. An up-to-dat plant
at tho printing offlc which could handle
all thla would entail an Increased cap
ital outlay for permanent equipment of
only about ITS, an. Th recommendation
for centralising th distribution of Beeu
msnta from th departments, If acted
will affect th appropriation of seven
department, flv Independent establish
ments, and th Washington postofflc.
"I may say In connection with this re
port and recommendation that tha house
of repreaentatlvee. In passing th agrl
oultural appropriation bill for th fiscal
ysar IM, instead sf reducing th coat
of distributing government publication
In th Department of Agrlcaltnr by
HR.ona, ha Increased ta the extent of
111.31 tha amount appropriated for sal
aries for division at publication over
th uroprtsUon for th current year.
Will save Mlllteae.
''ta submitting that reports, with
recommendations, will state that ta my
opinion each at tb foregoing reooea
mendailon, If acted on, will contribute
largely to increase efficiency. Dtraetty
and indirectly the changes proposed will
reeult In th saving of many- millions
ef do I bare of public funds. This will
leave tha oongrass free to determine
whether th amount thus saved ah all
be utilised to reduce taxation or ta pro
vide funds with which to extend activ
ities already carried aa and ta enter aa
benendst projects which otherwise eouht
not be undertaken tor lack of funds
"Again I urge upon tha naaavas th
desirability of providing whatever fans
can be used effectively ta carry forward
with all possible vigor tha wark now
wall hagua. Th pss.OO required for tha
prosecution of th Inquiry during th
ensuing year, and th KAMI estimated
for th pubUeatloB of results, see Incon
siderable la comparison with tha econo
mies which can be realised.
"Wit. H. TAFT"
Three Men Robbed
While on Way Home
Three holdup occurred last Bight, th
not result la cash amounting to SM.lt
aad Jewelry valued at 12. Th same
men ar believed to hav been Inpiioatai!
i each robbery.
H. H. Hanker, who live at MU Cali
fornia at reel, was th first victim. a,t
I o'clock ho was walking east an St.
Mary' avenue, between Twenty-third
and Twanty-escond streets. When near
aa allay three unmasked men, all ap
pearing ta be under 10 years of as a.
sprang ta from of him. Whlls one bald
two revolvers do to his far, th other
tw rifled his pockets They took a
watch, U K In cash and some papers.
Ths second holdup took plao about
11:1 o'clock, whta Curtis Benkley of
IK North Twentieth street was walk
ing horn. Ha waa a ear Twentieth aad
Clark streets whea two men sprang
from behind an obstruction and covered
him with revolvers. They secured BS ta
money from his pocketa. -
E. W. Whlttaker of North Nine
teenth street waa th third victim. On
Pavenport, Between Eighteenth snd
Nineteenth recta, ha was stopped bv
two men. They took IS.3 from hi
pocket, a locket and a chain. They
refused ta take bia watch.
According ta tho description Whlttaker
and Hanker furnished, the. poor think
that twa of the highwaymen war lsxpir-
sted In each affair.
Whil at th polio station Whlttaker
discovered that th robbers had over-
asd a nickel la his overcoat, and on
that account he did not hav to walk
"LIFTON HILL PRESBYTERIANS
SELECT CHURCH OFFICERS
Th annual meeting at th CUftoa Hill
Presbyterian church waa held mat even
ing at the church. It waa tb moat
successful meeting frem every stand point
ever held, aad about is attended. Dta
aer was served earty la tha evening
by tb men.
A raseiatloa compMraaatlng the pastor,
th Rev. T. B. Oreeoiee, aa th work ha
has dona since taking shares f th
charca. was endorsed by tlw coeatrega
tlan. B. D. Johnson was elected Sunday
scaees mspatiaisaidaut; Mr. Booth and
Baa art Warn, elsera: Pall "-a.-i)Ta. a
If an ill. Mr. ZlUetsa aad WUttam Bar
nard, trustees; PtiUe Judsan, asasaa, nod
Oemge Tayhar, treasurer.
The Little Tots Need Protection
Against Drinking Water Germs
What would you think of yourself if your child
became ill because of the impure water it drank.
Yet you have been warned about the condition
of city water. Don't run the risk 0l 7HEM
lOcper
Gallon
IT'S A GUARD AGAINST GERMS
IT'S PURE, FRESH and SANITARY
IT'S DELIVERED TO YOUR HOME
Phone Douglas 455 or Ind. A-4155
Omaha Ice & Cold Storage Co.
AND! GRAHAM PERKING UP
Martens Hate, Sobini Clirp, and
Everyone is Happy.
FEATHZEED SCOUTS AS.Z SEEK
Aadrew'e Fete Retera from the
Fas SoathUad, aad Thaagh Shy
They Creet Hint aa af
Andy Oraham, whoa Itn- of bird lit
haa mad him familiar with tha habits
of all tho feathered Inhabitant of this
part of tha country, haa a colony of mar
tens In which he la specially interested,
and he Is abl ta give more real inform.
tloo about Ma ntti friends than can h
dug out of musty page In a week. Andy
I Council Bluffs park commissioner. All
of hi Information Is exceedingly Interest
lng and some of It la real new to about
at par cent of ths people of this section.
Tb careless observer aesoclatee th
first appearance of tha marten with tha
moment when he eeca him wheeMntt
round the points chosen for th summer
horn and talking In shrill tones about
th respcmslbllltle of th hour. Thla Is
generally about tb middle of May. or.
In exceptional years, th last of April.
But tho first tnsrtens, Mr. Oraham say a,
corns fully a month before tha noisy
brood that attracts th attention of th
careless observer.
' Cam Baek ta AndyVi Inn.
"For thirty years th tint marten
hav appeared at my plao In March.
oftea aa early aa tha fifth and never later
than th thirtieth,' said Mr. Graham yes
terday. "But thla year they did not make
their appearance until Sunday night. The
first that com ar always scouts sent
eat V Inventlgat the condition of the
honse eecupied th ysar before. Thy
ar bra, hardy llttss fallow wit at
tend strictly to business and font Bisks
much now about It. I hav often seen
the littles fallows snowed In for several
day. When they find their aid boms
are all right er that new one have been
provided they return south and later In
tha season pilot hack Just enough So oc
cupy th home. They tree en Insects en
tirety, and th weaker msmbers of th
colonies cannot safely ooms until the
vernal warmth baa batched out Insect
lit for food. Th scouts Uv on the few
hardy mosquitoes that are often found
flying sven over the snow en warm days,"
aey OaHlasj Olearteea.
Mr. Orahara has several comfortable
marten Jtouass located la the big, sunny
lawn ef hi horn. Bear th entrance tn
Falrmount park. Two tired Btti scouts
Warmth and Strength
on a cold day come from foods that are easily digested and are
rich In heat-making elements. For the out-door man or the
in-door man, for children to study on, to grow on, to play on,
there's nothing so nourishing and satisfying as
Sledded Wheat
:v. Biscuit
It is better than porridges for children because they have to
chew it The crispness of the shreds induces thorough
mastication which develops sound teeth and makes
digestion perfect It is the best "whole wheat bread,"
because it contains all the rich body-building material
in the whole wheat prepared in a digest- .
ible form. Delicious and nourishing when
served with hot milk or canned fruits.
Shredded Wheat Is The Whole Wheat
. ' Mat!- caaly by
THE SHRXDDED WHEAT COMPANY, NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y.
appeared there late Sunday afternoon,
Mr. Oraham had closed the entrances
to keep out th pesky fittl sparrows,
and when ths weary martens cam and
found tha doors closed they act up loud
cries until they attracted Mr. Graham's
attention. Both sat on th box while
he took a long-handled rake and re
moved the obstructions. Then they In
spected th house with th most thor
ough car, flying from on to another
and talking constantly. At dusk they
went In and went to bed, to be up at
th flrat streak of dawn to continue o
discharge their heavy - res ponsiblh ties
look lng for other vacant houses that
might bs aorthy of tenantry.
. They All Know Aady.
On Monday they were joined by tw
others. That they wore znembsrs of
laat year's colony was shown by th
fact that they knew Mr. Graham, and
hopped about him with th greatest fa
miliarity, but were suspicious and any
whan strangers cam near. The first
two returned south Tuesday, and Mr.
Oraham says they are bow down about
8t. Louis, telling their relatives that
everything I all right at old Council
Bluff and are getting ready for moving
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Oraham hav tried to
find some food th little creatures will
eat, and thus encourage toe scouts to
stay, but has f.-Jled. The scouts are to-1
lleved almost dally, but a guard la al-
ways left lo take car of th home until i
th remainder of th family cornea, and
many are th battles royal that sre
fought with th sparrows. Mr. Oraham
had a colony of thirty-two In his house
laat year.
Former Governors
Testify for Lewis
ST. LOUIS. April 1 Former Gover
nor Kolk and Stephens were witnesses
for tha defens today la the trial of
E. O. Lewie, charged with fraudulent
us ef the mails in promoting his Unl
varsity City enterprise.
Oovernor Folk testified that at Lewis'
Invitation he mad a speech to about
J.SM persons attending a convention of
the American Woman league. He said
his addrsa die not differ In purpose
or Intent from many he mad before, dur
ing and after his term aa governor.
tttepnsn testified that b was a di
rector of the People' United Stat bank
until It waa put out of business by a
fraud order, and that he and the other
directors of th bank became director
of th Lewis Publishing; company.
Be Want Ads Produce Results;
CO
Electric Glims Fail
For Time at Night
Omaha was dark last night. For a
period of half an hour not an electric
light glimmered la the entire city, aave
where buildings were equipped with their
own electric plants,' and the plays at
all the theaters had to stop until th
lights were turned on.
About o'clock It was said the supply
of water at th powerhouse of th Omaha
V rV i&.-3A-im' - .
When going after business put your best foot fore
mostand make sure it is in. THE STETSON
SHOE the shoe that is worn by progressive men
the men of big affairs the men who know the
good things and insist on the best " ' ; . " ,
Some shoes look well only until the cold, gray dawn
of the morning after the purchase. THE STETSON
SHOE, after months of wear, still looks like a gen
tleman's shoe.
Look for th RED DIAMOND mbUm of QUALITY
Hay den Bros;
16th and Dodge Sts.. Omaha
"Stet$on$ cast mor by the pair but lest by the year
Vg!1i&ZU-" 1 5ir2
lOcper
Gallon
433 South
15th Street
Electric Light company gave out, and It'
waa some time before enough water
could be run through the pipes ta th
powsr house to run th engine.
The company baa a private water main,
running from the river to the power-'
house, end th Intak pip became,
blocked with rubbish washed down from
the city dumping grounds directly above.
A gang of men was Immediately put to
work clearing away th obstruction.
Persistent Advertising is th Road 'to
Big Return.
DICKEY, Jr., LAST
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