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THE BEE: OMAHA. SATURDAY. MAY 4. 1912. WHENCE COME THE ICEBERGS OMAHA'S GREATEST CLOTHING HOUSE, Chunks of Greenland's Icy Moun tains Drift Southward. TAIL SPIELS ON HUGE BODIES Frevmatlo.s of C.ref.l Karlaators When Fog ud Darkieu E vrlepe th gea ti.ldlaa slnas. Mow 5 ' Out of the HIGH RENT If we paid the enormous rent of other furniture stores in Omaha, we oould never in the world sell goods at such low prices. Our location is out of the high rent district, and while only 60 feet from 16th street (which means but a step for you) we aVe able to make prices that are absolutely impossible with other stores. CREDIT TO ALL Make your own terms of payment A little down what you can spare and the balance as you earn the monev. This Library Tame. U.5T t'A SOLID m LIBRARY Extra large site. long by 30 Here's a marvelous value a sample of How Ruble's cut the srlcee. This haadsome Mission library Table Ik made of solid oak. Is 4? Inches long and 30 Inches wide. lapsible Carts, with hood, half Inch rub.n f t bertiresC? Qfl Special. WJlJU SULKJES Rubber tires, II D H Refrigerators Toe Iibiii White Woutala Befrig'erator ine oiggeet value in Dmaha; good else, two food compartn.vnte, su perior make; cold dry llr. odorless. wonder fully economical, solid SI srs.... $18,75 steel wheela. SpeciaJ,. PEDESTAL EXTENSION TABLE Made of solid osk. S-ft lenrtrl. hesvvrtaw feet. $9,75 Special this week at, nnlv ma I1H fl-afc Stl W.M.Iil. Other specials at 14.TS, S1B.7S and !. WOULD ABOLISH STRINGENT RULE (Continued from Page One.) ston of Washington, It. C. began read ing the episcopal address, that being the order of the day. The episcopal address Is a document modeled somewhat after the order of the president's message to congress. It to supposed to embody a re view of the church for the last four years, with comments upon the success or fail ure of the denomination In Its various fields. It Is also within the province of the document to propose needed legisla tion, or at least point out the direction the general conference should take In dealing with the problems of the denomi nation. It Is prepared by one member of the beard of bishops, the others being consulted regarding Its various Items. Bishop Cranston prepared the address this year and. as he Is master of strong, lurid English, the document, mechanic ally, is of h'gh order and exhibits beau tiful literary polish. The address, though lengthy. Is listened to with closest at tention, but Us propositions are not al ways carried out. Thta. too, is in Imita tion ot the American congress. The tone of the episcopal address, as read by Bishop Cranston, was distinctly reactionary. He arraigned in severest terms those of the church, especially those occupying official positions, who had been criticising the present pi an of Methodism and bad been suggesting radi cal readjustments. Vsny In the audience felt this was aimed at the discussion being carried on so widely in the church with reference to districting the bishops. He suggested that tt was In poor lasts for a church organ, an exponent of th denomination, or a church official, to In dulge In caustic criticism of various fea tures of the church machinery, out be fore the world. He contended that If these marten must be discussed at a! lhey.be discussed In the privacy of ths family council that Is, at general confer ence. Itlwrraat Plaa OaoaleareBi. Th most reactionary language of th part of the address read thia morning, related to the appointing of pastors to churches. The bishop spoke la terms of strongest denunciation of the practlos of pastors and by that process breaking op the itinerant plan. Ia recent years there Is do doubt thst many ehnrehes and many .pastors bars fn -conference agreements OIVEN .cE33.TO,UIT I ' X7 I M WbXA In pa, waiu. KLJEi-JEi.i -.: I D D D OAK TABLE Top 48 Inches Inches wide. D ' GO-CARTS rli One-Motion Col DRESSERS Splendid val-AjkTr ue, solid osk.ro J) French bevel QQ mirror, only. . Terms SI Cash, 1 Month. Other Dresners on ale this week at S8.75. SI 1.60, I14.TS ind 4.Ts. D D 9x12 Brussels Rugs A special for this $10.75 D D week only, aziz-rt. Ruga. Brussels, new m 1 1 jma K nM-t . I at T.i.i. SI nO flAall BT1 SSiMltHlV. Tor tl.00 Cash, tl Monthly. others on sale at tla-To, 1S.TS M sod essao. and that In such lnstsnces ths pastor Is not appointed at all, but hired by the local church. In earlier days In Meth odism no minister knew where he was going until the close of the conference session when the bishop read the sppolnt menta. Bishop Cranston's conclusion wss that there must ba a more complete ad herence to the Itinerant plan, with the appointing power In the hands of the bishop, or there must be a legal modifi cation of the plan by tbe general con ference. As the practice the episcopal address denounced has been a long while grow ing and Is looked upon by the laity In many quarters as perfectly Just and proper. It Is hardly likely that It will be discontinued. Many have the feeling that while ths tttnersnt plan with ab solute appointing power In ths hands of the bishops, suited very well the early days of the nation and of Methodism, the times are demanding some modifica tion of the original method of appointing ministers to churches, with laymen en tering mora largely into the councils of the church snd taking greater part in its activities. It Is not to b wundered at that they desire to have something to say as to who shall serve them sa pas tors. E. H. GOVERNOR WILSON IS ILL AT HIS HOME IN TRENTON TRENTOJf. N. J . May t -Governor Wood row Wilson of New Jersey, who Is confined to his home In Princeton suf fering from a cold, was reported better today. He has. however, cancelled his engagement to address the New Jersey Bankers association In Atlantic City to night. The governor's ailment Is In the nature of Influence. Members of his family say they expected him to be out in a day or two and ridicule the report that he is suffering from a physical breakdown. Governor Wilson baa bo Immediate speaking engagements. FIVE INCHES OF RAIN IN FOUR HOURS AT BROOKINGS BROOKINGS. 8. D.. May t Five Inches of rainfall In four hours formed a lake three miles wide Just outside of this city tods. AH bottom lands of th Sioux river are flooded and much damage done to early sown grains. The rainfall Is 'tae, heaviest fa retard, tea , , -rir Until within s comparatively recent period it had been pre urn ed that the Icebergs that Infested the Atlantic dur ing the spring and early summer mouths had broken off from the border of the great arctic Ice fields This, a ceo nil ag io the light of later reseercn. is an er roneous theory. Th iceberg that drifted directly In the path of the Titanic. It la almost certain, was a small fragment of a huge glacier tbat years sgo had dis engaged itself from the interior ice cap of western Greenland, sliding with Irre sistible and devastating momentum toward the coast snd finally plunging Into the deep sea. It ia when the edge of such a huge glacier reachea a steep coast that from time to time fragments are broken oif by their own weight, caught up by the ocean currents and carried off. The else of these fragments varies greatly, but according to ths reports of the hydrographlc oftice an Iceberg from sixty to lie feet to the top of Its walls, with pinnacles and spires reaching from 2W to 3M feet In height, are not unusual in the arctic sea. These measurements apply only to (he mass of ice above the surface of the water. It would be futile to seek to render an estimate of th- depth of an Iceberg below the surface of the sea, because this depth vanes with the weight of that, part which is above water. A few years ago an iceberg which had a pinnacle of about 100 feet In height did not ground until It reached sixteen fathoms of water In th Bells isle sLrsita near St. Johns, N. F. Carried Sooth by Labrador Carreat. Thousanda of such fragments drop oft every year. As they reach the water they are caught up by ths polar currents. N'ansen, during his expedition with the Fram; Amundsen, during the arctic trip lie undertook In 1901, and the duke of Orleans In 1905, made a study of polar sea physics. The course of th currajtts Is pretty well known from the published result of their observations. Along the northern part of ths west Greenland mast, where most of ths lc. bergs are created, there Is a current set ting off shore snd toward the pole. This current carries the Icebergs some dis tance northward, until a Junction Is made with what Is known ss the Labrador current. This seta In a due southerly direction along the coast of Bafflna Land and Labrador. While at times It ceases entirely, snd while Its speed varies greatly, being greatest near ths coast after winds from ths northward. It has been estimated by scientists that usually an Iceberg Is carried south by thia cur rent at a rate of from ten to thirty miles in twenty-four hours. It Is not by any means smooth sailing. All along the Labrador eoast are rugged promontories and numberless Islands and cliffs surrounded by reefs and shallow water. Some of the Icebergs are crushed against the rock bound coast, others are caught In the deep fiords of Greenland before they reach th open sea at all. Others again ground in the shallow waters along portions of th coast, until only a small percentage of a year's output of Icebergs ever reaches far enough south to bring misfortune to transatlantic ship ping. According to Ihe reports Issued by the hydrographlc office at Washington, th Ice In such bergs Is of extraordinary brittleness. There Is authentic Informa tion showing that a blow with an axe, the concussion of a gunshot, the heavy blast of a steamship whistle has had the effect of splitting a hug mountain of drifting Ice. They are more readily broken In warm weather. On the coast of Labrador, during ths short summer that prevails there, when It Is packed with Icebergs, there Is a constant and almost deafening crash as Icebergs col. Ispse In collision with the coast or with other bergs. Rest to f.lve These a Wide Berth. "They assume the greatest variety of shapes, from those approximating to some regular geometrlo figure to others orowned with spires, domes, minarets end peaks, while others still are pierced by deep Indentations or caves " says the report of the hydrogrspiiar orfire. "Small cataracts precipitate themselves from th large bergs, while from many icicles hsng in clusters from every projecting ledge They frequently have outlying spurs un der water, which are as dangerous ss sny other sunken reefs. For this reason It is advisable for vessels to give them a wide berth, for there are a number of cases on record where vessels wer seri ously damaged by sinking when appar ently clear of the berg. "Among these Is that of th British stesmship Kessmore. which ran Into a berg in latitude 41 degrees 69 minutes north, longitude i! degrees west, and stove in its bows. On docking It a long core was found extending from abreast IU forerlgglng all of the way aft. Just above Its keel. Four frames were broken and the plates were almost cut through. The ship evidently struck a projecting spur after ita helm had been put over, as there waa clear water between It and the berg after the first collision. "It Is generally best for vessels to go to windward of them, because the dis integrated fragments will have a ten dency to drift to leeward, while open water will be found to windward. Seri ous Injury has occurred to vessels through the breaking up or capsizing of iceborga. Often the bergs are so nicely balanced that the slightest melting of their surfsces causes a shifting of the center of gravity and a consequent turn ing over of the mass Into a new position. and this overturning also frequently takes place when bergs, drifting with the cur rent in a state of delicate equilibrium touch the ocean bottom." In a report Issued by the hydrographlc office In April, IMS, the following signs are enumerated, as Indicating the prox imity of Ice: Maes to (.aide tbe avlaar. "Before the Ice is seen from the deck tbe Ice blink' will often Indicate its presence This la readily understood when It ia known that It Is caused by th reflection "of the rays of light from th sua or moon- On a clear day over the ice on tbe horizon the aky win be much paler or lighter In color, and Is easily distinguishable from that overhead. that a sharp lookout should be had and changes In the color of the sky noted. On a clear day Icebergs can be aeea at a great dlrtanee, owing to their bright ness, snd st night owing to their effulg ence. During fogry weather they are seen through the fog by their apparent Meekness, if such a term can be apptled. Th.y !.q faujJia.rlslnrlanVjMr t . Can I make sure of being well dressed? Perhaps you are one of those men who have tried to answer this queition satis factorily by paying big prices. If there were no other way, then you would be justified, but suppose you ask us to show you the the real answer. It matters not to us whether it's a $10 or $40 suit or top coat you want, we say we guarantee absolute satisfaction at whatever price you pay, and our interest in you docs not stop there. We want to keep in touch with you during the life of every purchase, for our guarantee must last to the end. We are the only clothiers in the city whom the manufacturers of the celebrated Kuppen heimer, Schloss Bros., Stein-Bloch and "L" System clothes will allow to handle their lines. (There's a a Reason). The range of fabrics and patterns in either line is comprehensive in the extreme. from ths steam whistle or fog horn. This should be remembered, since by noting the time between ths blast of tbe whistle and the reflected sound the distance of the object In feet may be spproxlmalely found by multiplying with 660. "The presence of Icebergs Is often made known by th noise of their breaking up and falling to pieces. Ths cracking of the Ice or ths falling of the pieces Into the sea make a nols like breakers or a distant discharge of guns, which may often be heard st short distance. 'The sbsenrs of swell or wave motion In a fresh breeze la a sign that there is les or land on th weather side. Ths appearance of herds of seals or flocks of birds far from land la an Indi cation of th proximity of Ice, "Th temperature of the sir falls as Ire la approached, especially on the lee ward side; but generally only at an In considerable distance from it. The fall o( the temperature of (he sea water Is sometimes a sign of proximity of Ice. al though In regions where there Is sn Inter mixture of cold snd warm currents going on, ss at the Junction of ths Ijihrador current and th gulf stream, the tempera ture of the sea has been known to rise as the Ice approached. If a berg ba grounded water flowing past It will ba lowered in temperature, and thus glv an indication of Its presence. Chsnga of temperature may therefore serve as s warning and frequent observations both of the temperature of the air and the sea should be taken snd considered. "vN'ew fork Times. American Israelite Pays Tribute to the Late Samuel Katz The American Israelite, publtuhed at Cincinnati, contain an axlended obituary of the late Samuel Kats of Omaha, after reciting his life history, concluding aa follows: Most men are satisfied with material success, to achieve a competence to leave their families In affluence is their ruling liasston. iuly to their fellow men la either neglected or la given small con sideration. What shall he said of a man who aet his standard of success, not by his accumulations, but by his efforts fnr humanity, who achieved In the brief space of fifty-eight years distinction as a man of affairs and aa a friend of hu manity ? Samuel Kati ita such a man. self-made and self-reliant; a maxier builder of his own achievements. 1.1 fe presented to him the .problems of duty. ( lie was always ready to respond to tne I welfare of others; bis answer when conscience summoned him was, bTu , am I. To him came many responsibilities, and his traits can beat be determined by bis ' activities, which were all directed to the , betterment of his fellow men and the alleviation of suffering and distress. Theae dutlea were self imposed, and he ' entered into them with earnestness and , enthusiasm. He never relented until J success crowned his efforts. Hla mag netism waa Infectious. It stimulated '. those who were aJMtoclated with huu, an , optimist, nothing discouraged him, snd his aeal, good fellowship and genii J humor smoothed the way when the path loomed dark and forbidding. In his tdeaia. In his sympathies. In hla firm ness of character, .Samuel Kats was In- , deed a true man even more, a great man. Marriaare z.lee.eea. Permlta to wed have been granted to tne following -ouplea: Name and Address. Frank l. I'asan. Omaha Ruth Thompson. Omana Anton Kopecky. South Omaha.... Mary Suthy, Omaha Age. ... a ... K ... :t ... - George Dudzik, South Omaha Agata Bak. South Omaha Harry Ferrel. ;lenvood. la fc,ffle Kline. Thurman. la James M. Thomas. Atlanta. Oa... fevetine G. Long. OouLf Samuel A. Alkire. South Omaha.. Merle Biackner. Omaha Birth aaa Beslka Births-Fd and Jeanette May. 3639 Lin coln boulevard, girl: Clyde and Emma Smith, tM South Twenty-fourth street, boy; William and Mary Schramm.. Forty fourth and Jackson streets, boy; F. K. and Cora Mudgett. OAS Miami street, girl; Otto and fcmma Kellke. ju oak street. bo . Tooy and J.'nnte Hansen. li& South Twenty-ninth street, boy; John snd Maud Haumann. tZA touth Twt ( !, street, girl; Patrs-k N. and fcdith K.in-. 2819 Dupont street, boy. Iearhs-Sveret Shaw. 1 year. " and Poppleton avenue: James Go,.. .,, years. Tenth and Casfeitsr stre.-t.. B F. Frttboff. 1 year. 2Tt South Teiaa street. Kar la tlia,glIiailniirJBa Advertising, j SLOAN P0KESJ1TTLE FUN Congressman from Fourth Nebraska Talks of Tariff. TAKES SHOT AT BECIPB0CITY Atrb "Firiifri' Prrn .Ut" Hill mm t outrrfrlt Ihstl Ways aaJ Mrin Commlttf- Handed to North weatrr Stale. tFrom a Btaff Correspondent.) WASHlMlTnN', May I-Hpeclal Tele- gram.jv-Ton recast nan Floan held the center of the political aUige today, bristling with facia on agriculture, the tariff and kindred subjects very largely in the public mind at this time outside of presidential politics. Among other things he said: "The exigencies of two preahtenilal campalsna In this house have created a little caution and shattered a number of predoua stones; among others, the early incoming of an agricultural schedule. So the agricultural Interests of the north west which have been kicked and cuffed around for the laat year by the ma tor It y of the housa until that mythical canine belonging to our genial speaker would regard his lot as a sea no n of dog heaven in comparison, may have a season of rest, but not aettled rest." Mr. Hloan took a shot at reciprocity. declaring that the agreement opened our porta to Canadian agrtculiuial products and at the same time opened Canadian ports to our producta. "We thought the exchange wait unfair," he said, "to the farmer of the northwest. Actual experi ence during the period between adoption by the United States In the lowering of our prices and the early rise after Canadian rejection, confirmed those ob jections and no man In that part of our country will advocate reviving the pact under any clrcumntancee. ' Mr. (Moan attacked the so-called "farmers" free list bill." and declared that the Inclusion of salt, lumber and leather goods wss but the gulslng of the counter feit which the ways and means commit tee hsnded to the northwest. 'That bill." he declared, "provided that 1 unnnr mnr iiuifii. ruftiiiaiuiii. uuitirHi.i 20 Below Omaha Price Not One Day Full Carload of Beautiful Bedroom Furniture Just Received, in Oak, Maple, Mahogany and Walnut. Save M Full Carload of the Indies' Panama Hats direct from Paris are on display here. Indies' Tailored Shirts $1.50 and $2.50. . Ladies' Silk Hose, the dollar kiuiL for 45c. a few articles such aa salt, lumber, leather gooda and machinery should he admitted free. These were used to sup port the name, 'farmera frea Hat bill,' while In the middle of the bill was couched the Joker 'meats ami cereals,' which repreaent nearly all the finished products of the northwestern soil and toll. "Never," he declared, ''did a swindler hand a victim a mora deceptive package." If nur ports were opened to meats and cereals, Mr. Hloan predicted that the products of Canada, Mexico, Argent tne, Chill, Paraguay, Vraguay, Australia and New Zealand would "come to glut and den pot I the horns markets. In conclu sion, Mr. Ploan scoffed at the former democratic reform tariff bills, and aavid; "Fuch Is the constructive statesmanship upon which appeal Is to be msde tn the country. Free meats, free cereals, like free silver and other seductive sounding slogan, will have a summer song's ex 'Istence, soon to be repudiated and for gotten. The American people In accepting or rejecting political alogans will re member the respective party testa. Democracy auks 'how does It sound; re repuhJlcaaa demand 'Is It sound'." Hooat foe Wind (tie Hill. Representative Martin of Houth Dakota has secured the consent of the senate committee on agriculture to bava his hill for the Wind Cava gsme preserve added to the bill In the aenata. The offlceus of the American Hi son society, which have promised a herd of bison to ba put In the preserve when established, will come to Washington and endeavor to In flucm e action In both the housa and senate In favor of the measure. Dr. K. Daniels and daughter of Madi son. 8, IX. called on Representative Mar tin today. They have been In Europe and the orient and ara on their way home. wo tier te Fla-bt River. With the understanding that an emer gency existed the house today paased without debate a bill appropriating $T-0.ooo for Immediate repairs to the MJaeourl river levee In Nebraska, opposite Sioux City. It ate Increase Meld Up. Increases in freight ratea on soft coal from 1 1 !lnoli mines to destinations In Kanaaa and Nebraska were suspended oy the Interstate Commerce commission to- mine nnrnnnnv south on Your Ice Bills Famous Leonard Refrigerators Just Receiv ed, at $5.00 $45.00 .WATCH REPAIRING ALSO JCWILtrf y Cxwerta Viva " writ uusssrwasa. . Prtoaa Bsasoaatls. DH0LM day from Kay 11 to Kovembar 11. Ths advances, approximately 11 per cent, ara now under Investigation by th commls slon. - DEATH RECORD Job. Bl.elt. ' John Bluett, agsd 8 years, a retired) carpenter, who has resided la Omaha, sines 1875. died Thursday night at hla home, 8U1 tieward street. He Is sur vived by one son. J. W. Bluett, Mr. Bluett was born In Knglsnd snd cams to Omaha within a month after arriving la America. Hla wife died several year ago. For thirty years he was at th I'nlnn Pacific shop and for twenty-flva year, ha has resided In the house oa Rewau-d street. Ths funeral will be Sun day afternoon at I o'clock from Bralley & Dorrance's chapel. Jea.l. K. M.s.rrelt. Jennie Elisabeth slagarrelL thi 4 year old daughter of J. H. Magarrell of 412 North Eighteenth street, died Tours, day night. The funeral will be Sunday afternoon at t o'clock from ths rsoplaa church. Rev. Savage officiating. Tli mother dted two years ago, and only th father and a sister survive. Ji.ei T.alrk. James Tenlck of 1711 Lake street, for thirty years a resident of Omaha, died at the horns of his daughter, Urs. Harry M. McCormack. 1401 Spencer street, Wed nesday evening. Th funeral waa held Friday afternoon at 1 o'clock. Rev. IC V. Hlgbr. waa In charge of the service. Mr. Tenlck wss sick only a short time and not thought to be seriously sick till two daya before his death. He leavss av widow and ona child, Mrs. McCormack. He was born In New Jersey la 1KI and came to Omaha In lSet. Persistent Advertising Is th Road tT Big Returns. S : But Every Day !2f aFff3l i OMAHA I t . 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