THE BEE: OMAHA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER o, 1913.
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BRIEF CITY NEWS
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Cadet Tailor Baok Cadet Taylor, col
lector of cuitoms for the district of
Omaha, has returned from California,
where he spent the month of August with
his son on the tatter's ranch Just outside
of Los Angeles.
Charities In Hew Offices The offices
of the Associated Charities at tho city
hall will ba moved this week to Jacobs
hali and the Visiting Nurse association
will make Its offices at the city hall in
the rooms vacated by the charities.
XUffner a Belerate George J. Kleff
ner, assistant superintendent of malls at
the Omaha postofflce, has been elected a
delegate to the National Association of
Supervisory Postofflce Employes. The
convention will bo held In Toledo Septem
ber IS to 17, Inclusive.
Arrested lor Hot Paring; Tax Mrs.
Peter Columbo, arrested last winter by
government officers for the alleged sale
of liquor without a government license
and who was released on her promise
to pay the tax, was rearrested yesterday
for failure to do so. She was released on
(1,000 bonds.
Baok from Vacation Rev. John 'Wil
liam Jones, city missionary superin
tendent of the Episcopal church, has re
turned from St. Louis, where he has
been spending his vacation by taking
charge" of the Holy Communion parish.
He wilt preach at St. Paul's church Sun
day morning.
Hew XetaU Shoe Shop The latest ac
quisition to Omaha's rapidly expanding
retail business la the O. 3. shoe shop,
under the management of Otto Gllck of
Chicago. The new etoro is located at
room 202, Woodmen of the World build
lng and will sell only popular priced Ines
of footwear. Mr. Click formorly con
ducted a. similar shop in the Masonic
Temple In Chicago.
Boom In Xarrlag-e Zdoensea September
brides In Omaha, In point of number, bid
fair to rival June brides, according to the
marriage licenses Issued at the court
house. On both the second and third days
of the month twenty licenses were is
Bued. Last June was a record month, for
brides, but on no day of that month was
this sumber surpassed by more than
three or four.
Telephoas Oirls JUtura Tho eleven
telephone girls of the Nebraska Tele
phone company that went to St. Louis
some weeks ago to work in place of some
of the Btrlkers on the switchboards there,
have all returned to Omaha. The strike
there is all settled and adjusted now,
with girls formerly employed" there hav
ing the privilege to go back to work as
fast as the company neds them. The
Omaha girls say they had a "dandy" time
in St Louis and regard it more as an out
ing than as a period of hard work.
Vassengvr Ken Qathsr En route to
the national convention Of railroad pas
senger men to bo held in Minneapolis
next' week, general and assistant agents
of 'the Union Pacific from tho west are
expected to gather' n Omaha .Saturday.
for a family meeting. Eltbor Saturday
night or Sunday mornlng.ln a special car
over -the Northwestern, .their .wlllp,, on
tq Minneapolis. ' The m'eetjn? hVre ' will
be lnfcjrmalvand will', be presiaedover by
Passenger Traffic Manager Fort, 'who Is
now Itv Chicago, but who will be home
the. last of the week.
'Steal Hsh Story Commercial Agent
Hennesfcy of the bock Island Is back
from an outing at Walker, Minn., where
he spent two weeks fishing In Leech 'lake.
While he did not shatter the Minnesota
game lays, according to the tales told
by Mr. Hennesey he 'landed 'the largest
muskle ever taken from the lake with
tackle. With him Mr, Hennesey brings
an affidavit Instead of the fish. The
Hennesey muskle, according to the affi
davit, weighed forty-nine pounds and
measured five feet elffht Inches. Mr. Hen
nesey played -the fish low hours before
he could bring it within gaffing distance
of tho boat.
Burlington Men to
Look Over New Work
to West of Omaha
Burhngton officials are laying their
plans tor an extended trip over the lines
west of the Missouri river. When the trip
is completed, It Is expected' that some
thing definite will be known as to when
the line from Casper, east to Orln Junc
tion will be completed and when work will
" begin on the construction' of the proposed
line from Oumsey to Orln Junction.
These extensions are a part of the Bur
lington plans to put Omaha on the short
"line between Chicago and Seattle.
C O, Burnham, Burlington vice presi
dent In charge of traffic, is now In tho
city and H. E. Byram. vice president. In
charge of operation, will arrive Saturday,
and together with General Manager Hold
rege. they will go out on the trip that
will cover all of the Wyoming lines and
most of those in Nebraska.
Relative to what would be done and
what would be recommended, Vice Presi
dent Burnham said that he could not
express an opinion until after he had
looked over the ground with his asso
ciates. However, he expressed the opinion
that there would be no delay In the com
pletion of the gap between Casper and
Orln Junction, as the money for for con
struction had been appropriated and set
aside for this particular work.
WORKMEN BUILDING AT STATE
FAIR ATTRACTS ATTENTION
- One of the places that is the center
"of, attraction at the state fair at Lincoln
li'tho Ancient Order of United Work
men building. A constant stream of
people passes through the building. It Is
prominently located, suitable chairs and
settees are provided for, plenty of Ice
water' for the thirsty, and has every
modern convenience. Among the officers
present are. Grand Master Workman A.
M. Walling. Grand Recorder F. C.
Whittlesey and the three members of
the finance committee, composed of Judge
Joseph Oberfelder, Sidney; John H. Ben
nett, Omaha and Nicholas Ress, Jncoln.
Each visitor is presented with a suit
able' souvenir. The Ancient Order of
United Workmen is nearly 40,000 strong
in Nebraska, with a reserve fund of
'400.000 Invested in Nebraska securities.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS
. - . . I a m ..1, Venntrai
Assistant. tjt 6 i?""J.i
opeus or me jiuriwisiuii. -from
Chicago, haying come over to look
alter spine p"c u"
way commission.
Persistent Advertising Is the Road to
SUg Returns.
Two Water Works Reports
Dissected by an Expert
Thero have been two reports issued during tho last month relating to
our water supply; ono by the general manager of tho Metropolitan Water
District anil tho other by tho National Board of Fire Underwriters. Tho
criticisms made by tho latter report aro serious, for, while most diplomat
ically worded, they authoritatively detail conditions which must bo remedied
in order to expect or to bo able to demand lower Insuranco rates, or to bo
immune to an extraordinary flro risk for tho community.
Report No. 03, National Board of Flro Underwriters, says essentially!
"Capacity of pumps on high serrico is inadequate."
"Alain arteries are of sufficient capacity; secondary feeders Inadequate
in outlying sections."
"Thought that 05 per cent of total is used In city of Omaha."
"Over 80 per cent of servlco connections metered and about 10,000 set
past year; 210 connections aro 3 inches and larger. Pressure at flro hy
diants in downtown or low servlco districts same as in 1007, but in high
bcrvico districts tho pressure averaged only O-l pounds, a decrease of 10
pounds sinco 1007."
"Pressures aro well maintained at pumping stations and satisfactory in
high valuo districts, but aro greatly reduced during periods of heavy draft
In tho higher part of city." Thus Indicating that tho new 48-inch main
provided successfully for increased total of consumption where connections
to it wero large and direct enough, but that in the high and outlying dis
tricts tho small cross mains wero not properly proportioned or connected.
"Hydrant fire flow discharge tests gave materially less flow In 101.1
than in 1007. There aro many minor mercantile manufacturing and rest
dentlal districts where adequate quantities cannot bo obtained."
"Tho' high consumption could bo reduced." Tho amonnt used during
the past year Is probably greater than that which will bo used the coming
year, as many of tho meters wero not connected during the larger portion
of last year and consequently more pay will bo received for less water. Ac
cording to tho published reports, less than 1,000 meters wero Installed dur
ing April and May, 1013, although at that titno thero remained over 4,000
unmetcred services, and it is imperative that all should bo completed as
quickly as possiblo in order to havo
following table, taken from National
relative conditions to June 1, 1013:
FOR ENTIRE
Average Popu-
Tear. Consumption. latlon,
1908 16,062.000 147,(00
1912 21,3)1,000 1S6.S00
1013 U9.OSO.000 1&9.200
Omaha only.
tThe average reduced consumption of the stock yards and packers probably
amounted 'to 400,000 gallons during this eleven months, thus showing a net reduc
tion In consumption between 1912 and 1913 of 1,720,000 gallons, while the number of
services was increased about 1,139. This reduction of consumption will be still
more marked in next year's report, when all services will probably have been me
tered for nearly the whole year.
Now, considering tho Water board's report, it is quite difficult to ar
rive at the samo conclusions that they do, or, in fact, to understand tho
reason for tho missing links. However, taking their gross earnings figure
of $858,031 and dividing it by 20,000,000, wo get 12 cents as the average
charge per 1,000 gallons, and as wo understand that one-UUrd of this total
is used by tho packers at 8 cents (although they aro paying 10 conts for
purt of it), tho other two-thirds must figure at 14 cento in order that tho
whole should average the original IS cents, but wo have paid 35 cents and
81 H cents all the whilo and aro now
eral pinholo leaks somewhere.
Next, deducting the Interest charge
expenses leaves a balance for actual operation of $277,529.57. The oper
ating cost for tho year 1011 of $200,000 was the most tho water company
was ablo to spend by most herculean
was tho estimated operating cost for
to indicate that tho figure thus charged of $277,529.57 may iaclHde some
thing which should have been cltarged
'care'df MNHU6nd and' renewals by other
ally provided for in this report.
Next, why not retire water bonds instead of cash to the staking fund?
They can bow tie purchased below par and draw 4 J per cent Interest instead
Of 4 per ceat, as "Used for this estimate, .
Next, tho surplus of'$40,282.07 is not seeded for a working capital for
a municipal water plant, nor should any fund bo created for emergencies
which may never happen.
. The fallacies of the "Additional
covered, and they can be confirmed by any and every man adding np his
meter bills for tho last twelve months and comparing them with his "flat
rate" of tho previous year if his meter Is working.
Next, wo should appreciate having water "comparablo with European
standards," but there seems to bo no good reason to suspect "tho sowage of
Omaha and suburbs" as worso thnn that of our up-stream neighbors. The
1 2-3 per cent charged to depreciation is an estimating figure and not cor
rect to use for an existing plant. "Tho profit of the water plant truly be
long to the people," but how can the peoplo who own them get them sayo
through proper water rates now?
Wo all want municipal ownership,
order to most nearly attain that result
experienced management.
In tho first place, we know that
over Omaha, havo both municipal ownership and much cheaper water.
Municipal water plants aro operated for two purposes, namely, supply
lug water for domestic and industrial requirements regularly, and for firo
protection upon emergency. But in order to fulfill these purposes it must
bo so cheap that the poorest peoplo will use it freely enough to Insure the
maintenance of sanitary conditions
tho industrial plants can afford to
liko concerns elsewhere? and it must
to the fire hydrants at all times to meet efficient fire-fighting requirements.
The foregoing aro properly termed necessary requirements, but there is an
other which is most essential if we
just an ordinarily attractive city, and that is that it must be so cheap tkat
people can afford to use it freely upon their lawns.
At the present price it costs from
three-quarter-inch hose for sprinkling
ner month for just ono hour's use per
These kind of costs seem mora pertinent than those for various sized leaks
which are not necessary, and usually only experienced by the careless few.
It is a pretty well understood fact that the Omaha Water company made
a good profit while It controlled the jlant, and anybody can show a profit
with Omaha's municipal plant so long as Uiey charge high rates, but our
Water board lias a glowing opportunity, if not a duty, to cut existing rates
materially, to remedy defect In secondary main capacities and pressure and
reservoir facilities to meet the recommendations of the National Board of
Flro Underwriters; and to havo operating efficiencies improved to such an
extent that tho plant will still show a small cash balance, remembering all
tho while that it would be far preferable to show a deficit than to fall short
of the requirements Just enumerate.
Consulting Engineer,
Brandeis Bldg.
MoMer Finds Many
Farmers Along New
Line in Fine Shape
T,Ment Mohler of the Union Pacific
is back from a trip over the lines In the
North Platte valley, and up in that part
of the state finds crgjWin excclUnt con
dition. All through the counties trlbu
,n h tinea farmers have hajvented
an immense crop of small grain and the
corn promises to be luny an average
crop.
In the counties In the western portion
of the state north of the Platte there
have been seasonable and abundant rains
i,.v. kpnt the around moist, thus
preventing the corn from "firing," as it
did farther south.
iident Mohler is of the opinion that
the farmers and ranchers along the Union
Pacific lines north of the Platte are in
better condition Khan ever before and
that this will be ono of the best years
they have ever experienced
minimum and equitable rates. Tho
Board of Firo Underwriters, shows
SYSTEM.
Per No.
Capita. Meters.
116 10.164
133 K.RKS
121 21,094
No. No.Hy
Services. drama.
19.5C3 1.W7
SC.S31
1.5S2
paying 28 cental This indicates sov
of $315,081.03 from total' operating
efforts, and it is stated that $211,000
this year all of which would seem
elsewhere. It is proper to take
fuHds, and they havo, been specific'
Profits" paragraph have already been
but we also want cheap water. In
we must liavo tho most efficient and
other ciies, with no material advantage
upon their premises, and so cheap that
uso it and satisfactorily compote with
flow in sufficient volume and pressure
would have a "city beautiful," or even
cent to 10 cents per hour to use a
purposes, and that would figure $3
day if you have a meter working.
A. C. AREND,
City Makes Formal
Request for Center
Street Car Route
City commissioners at a meeting yes
terday formally passed a resolution
asking the street railway company to
build an extension on Center street In
stead of on Forty-eighth street. The
Forty-eighth street route was chosen by
the street railway company, but owing
to protests the council chose the Center
street route. The city legal department
holds the council cannot force the com
pany to build on Center street, but unless
the company does build there City Com
missioner McGovern of the department
of finances and accounts will refuse to
Issue the company a permit to tear up
the street to build on the Forty-eighth
street route.
Death on tbe GkIIotts
Is sharp, short agony. Tbe lame back of
Kidney trouble is dally misery. Take
Electrlo Bitter for quick relief. 60c For
sale by Beaton Drug Co. Advertisement
AFFAIRS ATJOUTH OMAHA
Schools Well Under Way, with Big
Registration.
FOOT BALL PRACTICE STARTS
First Scheduled (lame Will Taka
Place netween Utah School
nnd Alumni Week from
Saturday.
School work started with a rush yes-
terday and athletia activities among the
students kept pace. About 4,169 children
registered for the opening day a num
ber largely in excess of any previous
year, according to Superintendent N. M.
Graham. Yesterday, the second day of
school, the students turned out on the
field for foot ball practice. About fif
teen boys lined up on tho campus under
coach Patten to get used to practice
drill. The team wilt play the Alumttl
two weeks from Saturday and Omaha
about three weeks. This necessitates
some heavy work between now and then,
according to the tads.
Collins Keep Quay.
Justice of the Peace George S. Collins
claims to be the marrying Justice ot
Douglas county. The justice says ha
"ties 'em" in four minutes. Yesterday
he took eight minutes because he had
two couples. They were Harry Ivong
ot Modale, la., and Lena Llndesay ot
South Omaha, and John Calloway of 8U
Joseph, Ma, and Pearl Mills of South
Omaha.
Justice Collins, who has what opti
cians call a great power of accommoda
tion, says he believes in doing everything
In shipshape and for that reason he
lends as much as possible of the min
isterial air to his services as a marry
ing Justice. He keeps a long black ooat
In his private office, together with a
white choker and a sanctimonious aspcot
especially reserved for weddings. The,
only drawback Is that Collins has red
hair. He thinks that red hair is not
clerical looking and sighs for the ro
mantic raven locks of tho more favored
ones.
Show Pays License.
It took Assistant City Attorney 8. U.
Winters, City Clerk Perry Wheeler and
Chief ot Police John Brlggs to bring a
show company now exhibiting opposite
the city hall to a sense of respect for
the city ordinances sufficient to force the
company to pay a license fee yesterday.
The show company has been on the
streets for several days and without a
license. It has used the driveway on
Twenty-fourth street and without a li
cense, It Is said. The counoll, a week
ago, refused the show people the right
to use the streets for show purposes,
but the show people came and showed on
the streets just the same. Now some of
the city council say they wilt begin an
Investigation.
Yesterday City Clerk "Wheeler and As
sistant City Attorney Winters got to
gether and called upon Chief of Police
Brlggs to see that the license was paid
or the show closed up. The show was
running as usual last night.
No Appointments Yet.
Everything was ready for the long ex
pected Are and police board meeting yes
terday when Mayor Hoctor was called
away and the expected appointments
went over once more. Both the appli
cants for places and some -members ot
the board are getting restive under the
continued delay of tho appointments.
Call for the Fair,
Mayor Thomas Hoctor this morning
issued the following call to the cltlsens
to attend the Omaha-South Omaha day
at the state fair:
Inasmuch as Friday, September f. has
been designated by the management of
the Nebraska stato fair as South Omaha
and Omaha day, it is naturally the de
sire of the good people of this city to
make as good a showing as posslbls.
Therefore, I earnestly request every
cttlsen who can possibly get away to
attend the state fair, September &
A special train has been arranged for
and will leave the Burlington freight
denat at tho west end of the L street
viaduct. Thirtieth and L streets, promptly
at b:u a. m. , ,
A large brass band has been secured
to furnish muBlo for the trip. The city
offices will be closed for the day. All
merchants are earnestly requested to
allow as many of their employes a day
oft as possible. The packers, the Union
Stock Yards company, are urged to ro
lcase as many ot their employes as they
can.
Those holding round-trip tickets can
return on any Burlington train up to
and including September 9.
In a spirit ot patriotism and a desire
on the part of our local people to always
make a splendid showing. I hope and
trust our people will turn out .In large
numbers tomorrow morning.
Maarlo City Uoaatp.
Attorney J. Dean IUneer has returned
from his trip to his ranch In Michigan.
Miss Lillian Sugrue has returned home
after a delightful visit with friends and
relatives in Chicago.
Attorney W. R. Patrick returned yes
terday from a two weeks' vacation at
Denver and western points.
The Presbyterian Kind's Daughters
will meet at the church, Twenty-third
and J streets, Friday afternoon.
C. J. Collins, who has been spending
the summer on his ranch near Hyannls,
Neb., Is In the city for a few days.
For a case of .letter's Old Age or Gold
Top beer call So, 868. Prompt delivery to
all parts of th6 city. Wm. Jettor.
Detectives James Sheahan and J. C.
Walker returned yesterday from a ten
day vacation to New York and eastern
points.
The Ladles' Aid society of tho Hills
dale Baptist church will meet at the
church, Forty-third and I streets, for an
all-day meeting Thursday.
This bodv of the unidentified man. who
was found near the Intersection of the
Union Paclflo and the Missouri Pacific
tracks near tiaiiion yesieraay, was
burled In the county graveyard yeiter.
dav afternoon. The condition of the bodv
rendered the Interment an immediate
necessity.
DON'T ENDURE
SKIN HUMORS
-USE RESINOL
Don't stand that itching, burning skin
torment one day longer. Oo to the near
est druggist and get a jar of Rednol
Ointment and a cake of Reslnol Bonn,
Bathe the patches of eruption with Resl
nol Soap and hot water, dry, and apply
a little Reslnol Ointment The torturing
Itching and burning stop Inttautly. you
no longer have to dig and scratch, sleep
becomes possible, and healing begins,
Soon the ugly, tormenting humor disap
pears completely and for good.
Reslnol Soap and Reslnol Ointment are
also speedily effective In even the stub
.bornest cases of pimples, blackheads.
dandruff, sores and piles. Preecribed by
doctors for eighteen years, and sold by
very druggist In the United States. Trial
.free; Dj. JJfc-P, KailnyJ. llaltiow
Deprived of Water,
Ejected from Home;
Matron Gives Aid
Three days ago the charitable and kind
hearted directors of the municipal water
Plant ordered the water at the home ot
Mrs, August Hansen. HIS South Sixteenth
street, shut oft because she could not
afford to pay the exorbitant rates, be
cause her husband was out ot town
and without work and her two children
v, ere too small to do anything toward
the support of the home.
Yesterday an equally kind landlord sent
a constable to the place and had Mrs.
Hansen's furniture moved Into the
street. Mrs. Hansen Is In a delicate
condition and was surrounded by a
group of equally impoverished neighbors
when Police Matron Gibbons heard ot
her predicament.
She made the trip down there and tent
the mother and ohlldren to the City
mission for the time being, and mean
while she will try to find a better tern
porary home for the unfortunate woman.
Mr. Hansen Is now In Tocumseh look
ing tor work.
No Further Clues
in Alvord Case
River men and friends ot Alva J. Al
vord, tho missing cashier ot the M. C
Peters Milling company, have abandoned
their search ot the waters of the Mis
souri river, believing that If Alvord waa
really drowned, the body has floated far
away.
The pollco department, except tor keep
ing one detective at work and warning
all officers to report any clues as to At
irord's whereabouts have praotlcally
abandoned the case also.
The reward offered by Mr. M. C, Peters
has been augmented by another 2100 by
an offer made yesterday by one of Al
vord's relatives.
Mrs. Alvord Is verging upon nervous
prostration and the suspense Is working
havoo with her.
Keep it in the Cellar N
'Twill Be Ready When You
sfluenw
W. C. HEYDEN, Mgr.
FUwi B.nrwUiI AsinuiUA'ZHi
CARL FURTH, DUtrifeitor .
71B 3. isih Slmt, On. Neb,
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may find display space too ex
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classified columns of The Bee to
great advantage. The expense is
only a few cents a day and the
results are amazing.
The Bee classified pages
offer you a large circulation
among people with large and small
incomes. They reach the people
who buy most willingly.
Use a Bee ad for a while. Phone it to
Tyler 1000
Omalia-OwnedAuto
Found in Cornfield
In a cornfield west of Thirty-fifth
street, half a block from Fourth avenue,
Council Blurts, the police yesterday re
covered an automobile believed to belong
to H. I Mallo, 4S1I Webster street,
Omaha, stolen Monday evening from In
front ot the Brandeis store. The license
number ot the car had boen changed,
and with the exception that all ot the
tires had been removed, the car was
apparently uninjured.
The presence of the car in the cornfield
was reported yesterday by a Mr. Hatha
way, a retired farmer. As near as can
be determined, the car was brought
there about M: Tuesday night The
car had been taken Into the field by a
circuitous route and the corn rows
knocked down by Us passage had been
straightened up as far as possible. Mr.
ffleejwwdyVaejijejdlfWej
jrm warn u m m m m m
To Real Esfife Owners and Agents!
it Tho large and well known
party, diamond morohanta and Jewelers, nave decided
to opon a handsome store in Omaha, with an extensive
stock of fine diamonds, watches, jewelry, silverware,
etc, and wish to make a long lease in the most desirable
location in tho business section of Omaha. Our Presi
dent and General Manager will bo in Omaha in a few
days to close this lease. Real Estate men are kindly
requestod to submit anything they desire to offer, giv
ing1 tho lowest rent, and full particulars, in writing, to
our Omaha Manager, Mr. Roy M. Scott, 409 South
Sixteenth Street, Omaha, Nebraska,
M (rSniPniiitnii)ini
isassSfssisisisisisisisisisisisisis
Mallo came over later In tho day and
Identified his car.
Howell's Junkets;
City Foots the Bills
That the Junketing business plays no
favorite Is shown by the personal expense
accounts cashed In on the water fund by
Water Board Boss Howell. Here are a
few of the items which have been un.
earthed In the comptroller's office:
August, 1911, to 8U Louis and New
York tlM.M
September, 1911, Bt. Paul. Minn 48.04
Msy, 1912, to Chicago... I M.73
Qiptember, 1912. to Battle Creek,
Mich 172.29
May, 1913. to Kansas. City and, St.
Louis, for R. B. Howell, Prlnoe
and wead . 2107, 6S
July, 1913, to Minneapolis, Minn 3 H
July, 1913, to Chicago, for R. B.
Howell and Georgo T. Prince TT.St
Persistent Advertising Is the Road to
Bg Returns,
house of Loftia Bros. 8s Com-
Want It
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