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14 HIE BEE: OMAHA, "WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1913. GARBAGE INJIG HEW YORK Tat Picking in the Past for Various Favored Contractors. NEW DEAL TO SAVE A BIO SUM Colossal Scale of ttarlns;e Collec tion nnd Dlsposnl la Ilcqnlrrel to Copt Trlth Condition of Metropolis. lie proclamation calling on ths house holders to do their own separating. Evidently even our astute garbage con tractor have not known air there was to know About the business, even from their own selfish standpoint (Eleventh Artlclo of Series) The garbage problem perplexes all cttla alike, fiom big New York down. There In the metropolis, second city in the world, It stands forth as one of the most difficult of solution. Tet there, as else where, in Omaha no less than any, the matter of garbage collection and disposal lies at tho very root of scientific and sanitary Civic management. Why, then, has ao.vltil a factor been so long and woefully neglected 1 In sotno cases politics Is the answer, In other the horsher term graft, may be used; In all, Incompetency or Indltfereticu or both. ' And now, New York, like Omaha, seeks I improvement In Its garbage system. Just now it has a plan. in mind by which It i proposes to effect a saving to the city of 1 11,117.0)0 In five years. The Board of Katlmates has approved an agreement for that length of time by which a private Individual will pay the city HS7.0C0 for the privilege of removing the garbage.-, In five years under the present plan, Omaha would 'pay, Instead of feet paid, approximately $160,000 to have Its' garbage hauled, to say nothing of other incidental expenses mounting well up into th j thousands of dollars. This Is a good thing to keep in mind while' catting about for ' tho best method and 'wondering whether " we have It now or not. I Fnt Prptlt (or Contractor. , In New fork, as here. In the past the )cty has paid to have Its garbage hauled, j It has enabled politico)' contractors to imake as high as $200,000 a -year out of the graft But when Mayor Gaynor's administration came. Into office, this i graft, it seems, was cut off and garbage men were quick to seek the privilege of I hauling the garbage for nethlng and some jof them are said to have tnado as high I as $500,000 a year out, of the business even I on that far and square basis. Hut the garbage haulers sought to pick out their districts, knowing that frpm the more remote and inaccessible It would not pay to haul, so the city had to attend to that at a cost of about $200,000 additionally a' year, dumping the stuff In the sea or filling ud lowlands near the cltv. I .All these facts are of value as showing how utterly Indifferent great clUes have (been to the science of this urgently lm 'portent problem. Mo city can honestly 1 lay claim to well ordered sanitation that I neglects Its garbage disposal, and" yet j many are dishonestly making the claim right along. -When we come to meet this matter face to face, let us not be par Jslmonlous if we find it costs a llttlo to 'provide the right sort of system, for it costs more not to provide It ( Rentterlnsr l'lnnt Is Preferred. The plan New York contemplates is a sewerage disposal plant, which it wilt I have as soon as a suitable location can I be selected. Options have been obtained en a little Island In Jamaica Bay, near the city, and, while nearby residents i COmBlAin at the nrnsrrt nf i ovt ni lgai ba ataat or ground within smelling I distance, city offlolala in char nt ti.. situation say that the plant will be both sanitary and odorless and in no way of fenelve. In New York It Is said that fortunes nave oeen made by garbago collectors separating nnd sorting the matter they get and disposing of the various Ingredi ents. Tin cans, glass, rubber of varlbus kinds, old papers, rags, stones, hrlnka ,and other things come with the garbAg and everything Is sorted out to Itself. I The brick, stone, broken china, glass and .ashes are pulverised and made Into build ing ana paving; blocks at a big profit Hags and paper are ground Into pulp, nd so on, and big money Is made out of all these thlngr. Here in Omaha. It will be remembered, I we have had. great trouble at times bo cause householders would not separate 'garbage from other matter. The .private contractors, though getting the waste free of cost, did not discover that for tunes could be made put of separating It themselves, as was done lii New York. The fact If, that one reason for the fal ure of the original McDonald contract the dispute over this matter of separation, and the first McPtwmnn rrn. tract was menaced for the same reason. 'Health Commissioner Connell moro than jofc.ee ha to come to the rescue with pub- Statute Provide Storage Eggs Must Be Labeled as Such Good eggs aro very hard to get at the grocery stores at present. Moat of the product has .a decidedly stnrge taste and while some grocers Admitted weeks ago that storage eggs are already on the market, very few ore representing any of thir stock as such. Many house wives are making bitter complaints to their grocers and tho reply they get Is, "Well, those were strictly fresh country csgs." In spite of the new law which went Into effect some weeks ago IA the state providing a penalty for- representing storage goods ' as fresh goods, little ot no change con be seen In the grocery stores. No signs nre to be seen on the egg cases reading, "These Are Storage Eggs." The new law, senate file No. 64, is very speclflo on the point. Section 9 ot that law reads: "It thall be unlawful to tell or to offer or expose for sale, ar ticles of food which have been held In rtoragc, without notifying persons pur chasing or Intending to purchase the tame that they have been so kept, and It shall be unlawful to represent or ad vertise as fresh good which have been held In cold storage." Tho law also provides a ponalty. Kor the first offense the fine shall not ex ceed $100 and for tke second offense not over 11,000, or Imprisonment for not more than six months, or both. Thus far, no arrests have been made In Omaha and In the state even though man) customers have complalnva. Borne grocers assert that the handling of eggs at the commlstlon Rouses gives inem me storage lane, nnu tnat tno strong, dltagreeabje taste does not prove that the eggs ore storage eggs. The fact, however, remains that storage eggs are on the market, yet there ui no signs that represent them as such. CHAUFFEUR TO BE TRIED FOR RECKLESS DRIVING Joseph Fell, chauffeur, residing at the Albany hotel, collided with O. A. Hodges at K'fteenth and Douglas Monday even ing, knocking tho latter to the pavement Hodges was' attended by Police Burgeon Kochtman, who asserts his Injuries were slight. Fell will be given a hearing In police court Wednesday morning, where he Is charged by Hodges with reckless driving. - DRINKING MEN NOT WANTED Thoro !s no placo In tho business world for tho man who drinks. Ho la not wanted because ho Is not depend able. Tho Governor of ono State do claroa ho will not appoint to offlco any ltinif who beepmes Intoxicated, nnd all largo business concerns are adopting the same policy. Do not bo handicapped by this habit. You can be freed from all craving for drink In threo days without tho tiso. of hypodermic Injections. Call and lot us explain to you how you can be treated at tho Neal Institute or at your homo and bo restored to so briety. Write or phono for full par ticulars and frco book. Tho Nenl In stitute, 1502 S. 10th St., Omaha, Neb. Drug Habit Quickly Overcome. Fall Suits Now on Sale Men' nnd Boys' Suits, all the latest ftyles tans, grays and blue serges, worth up Q 1C to $18.00, our price.. $22.00 Suits, every one warranted pure wool fabric, serge lining and tailor made, you cannot du plicate it any other place at Xrr $12.50 Boys' Ing rants Suits, pure wool. In brown, blue or CQ gray, only 1 Boys' Knlcker Suits, in plain or Norfolk styles, on saje 2,45 75c Knlcker rants 48 0 Men's Odd Fonts Biggest Assort ment In the City. J. HELPHANB CLOTHING CO. 314-318 Worth llfta Street. A Bee want ad does the busi ness. Everybody reads them. Experts Testify as to Writing of the Late OAS, H, Pratt Whether, the signature of the lnts Colonel J. H. Pratt to a, check for p, drawn In favor of Mrs. Itehn. hls liotta. keeper, is genuine is a question which juoge urawrora or the county court must decide. That the signature Is a forgery U the defense which attorneys for tho estate presented in court against tho claim, John H. Dexton. bank nudltnr. wtin testified as a Handwriting expert that ino signature was hot that of Colonel 1'rAit, was asked by bencr'nl f?nwin. Ala torney for Mrs. Uehn, If ho did not now -tnat you handwriting experts ate a bunch of darned frauds." Tho general previously had testified ihst h v,nA ... many signatures of 'Colonel rratt nnd hnew mat tno ono In question was genuine "VVayland Mnstr. Tratt on the witness stand told denerat Cowln thai If nnn. ki. .. - - I4VIIU V. IB UUB1UCBS Then the general sought to Induce him to say why he had gone to Jollet, HI., ltu 1 1 ( . ,.!.--, ji vraa auegea no discussed set Dement of the claim with mm ty.v, X, .,.. ..villi, little later Clenernl rnurin ..m . . Ram iu nr. .magee: "3f6u can't nrln nt m "Neither - - vu. iumih ai me," was the renfv. Tno case was halted at noon and was iumoa m mo afternoon. Resinol stops scalp itching and promotes hair health IF you aro troubled with dandruff, eczema or other scaly, Itching scalp affection, try shampoos with Tteslnol Soap and an occasional treatmentwith Resinol Ointment. You will be ur prtad how bulckly the trouble disap pears, and the health and beauty -of tke hair improves. Knuwl 6p and Ointment bwJ ikla ruptloeu, char away phspU aad bUeUutd. and form siMt valubl houMbcU. treatment for sent, N)nu,bofl,ptIte.etc For trUl U f re, write to Re!ccJ.nt.Jl. Biltiiwir, Ud. Sold by aHdraggUts. 7raerlb4bydeetotiferUrars. "Go to McKenney' for Your Pentitry" Wo lionr that on every hand front our oldest patlonta tlioso who camo to us when we first began practice In Onmha, Tnd who havo been -the means of Bending u. hundreds of others. It's honest, caphblo nervlco nt a greatly reduced' cost that has made lis tho best known and most successful dentist in tho United States. Dost -2-k Gold Crown S3. 00 Hcst Hllvcr Fillings- , -50d SPECIAL PLATE VALUES Our Wonder Rubber Plntos worth 15 nnd $23 85 nnd SS Heaviest Bridge Work, per tooth $3.00 Wor h $15 00 TEETH yAINXESSLT EXTRACTED WITH OAS OB SOXHOrOBXZL The McKenney Dental Company COMI8 rOttXTBSHTX AMD FABXAM STREETS, Over Union raoltie Ticket Office. Boursi 8i30 a. m. to 0 p. km Sundays 10 to 1. Offlots In BooM ester B. T. demand, O.j Milwaukee, Wis. Minneapolis, Mlnn.f St. Vanl, man, NOTE -Special one-day service for out-of-town patrons. Plates, ilrldges, Crowns and Fillings completed samo day. .SBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBH-TrmkllVBB m W To Jail for Driving v family from Home Joseph Smith. 119 Mnrih. .r..t , arrested Monday evening for driving his i.e nu lamuy rrom tha house nnd breaklnn un hs rnfhitur m. .-......i.v ...a pilll n neighbor appeared against the man wun me resuu tnat he received a Jail sentence of thirty days. Monday's ar rest was the fourth tvhlxk n. vi i n, v . . ...v., nam Deeh siinlAlnlt n tuJ ... OZARK BANKERS WOULD HELP SETTLERS WITH ADVICE L, M, Harris, uress reoresemattva nt the 8t. Louts & Ban Francisco llalroad company. Is In the -city. Mr. itnrri. rn. resente not only the 'Frisco, but a unique organisation Known as the Ozark Hank ers Development committee ot Missouri. wnicn consists of more than 100 bankers of that section who haVf ortrnnUed for the purpose ot dealing afreet with all newcomers. This organisation was brouaht about by the realisation of the fact that many settlers in the Osark region had not at tained great prosperity by reason of their hot having started on what might be termed a business basis. It is the purpose of the bankers to learn from the new arrivals Just what cash and experience they have and ad vise them as to the amount of money they should expend, how It should be expended anil the amount they must keep In hand to tide them over until the crop coming periods. The 'Frisco rati toad is working with the bankers along these lines and has Instructed its agents .to take all prospective settlers direct to tno locaibankers. The bankers have established offices with the department of development of me rnsco. at at. Louts, Mo., and have for their slogan. N "Settlers. No Transients." A Style Shdw of Fall Footwear You Ought to be in Fry's Shoes.' The classiest ever shown. New Ideas for women who like refinement and ap preciate something DIF FEltENT. Our marvelous))' diversi fied Fall lines are built for comfort, fit, service and appearance. Modest ly priced from I$X I Tou ought -to be In Fry's . ' Shoes. JssV . JEev' JL: Call US BEFORE YOU Call the Moving Van! Dont MOVE a bunch of dingy, crumpled rugs and car pots from dno home to another; havo us CLEAN them In a sur prisingly short space of ttmo; have us render them as spot less, as pretty colored and as crisp as on the day you BOUGHT 'em; but mind you, call US BEFORE - you call tho MOVING VAN, so that you may ENTER your new homo RIGHTLY. And the same applies to the mat ter of Lace Curtains, Blankets, Draperies, Comforters and a thou sand and one other Items that go to make up a .home. The expense Is trifling; the time and trouble to call us Is nothing; just call TYIiER 345 and . DIlESHEn WAGON will be on the way before you know It almost. We've a rare service to offer those about to move; try It out;- the phone Is ever within your reach. Dresher Brothers Cleaners - Dyers 221L2213 Farn&m The Home Drink Pre-eminently the best drink for the home , , " w ; k, .IS tfHE 1KRYOU LIKfil Delicious Nourishing ; - Refreshing Brewed arjd Bbttled by Fred Krag . Brewing Co. Order a ,Gase' .TodayPhone to. Douglas 1869. Consumers' Distributors 109-11 No. 16th Stret. Special Sale of Quaker Laces Bands, Allovers, Edges, Flouncings nnd Shadow Ef fects at prices fully 307c to 50 less than equal quality goods of foreign manufacture. See 16th St. window display. See tho New Queen Quality fjhocs fop Women. Tho Beat. Special Bargains in Boys School Suits. Hick Quality, Absolutely Correct Style. Prab ticability, Attractive Low Pricings are features of our display of which is each day crowding this department. As a Wednesday Special: 18 dozen erect pile plush 18 dozen errect pile plusli shapes, two-piece, in black. The most stylish blocks with soft crowns; made to sell at QQa 43.00. choice v3l C Foir Retisiig Specials in White tools Splendid lino Persian Lawns, French Lawns and Mulls;. values up to 25c a yard, at 12MC New Fall Eatine, full width, heavy .weight; worth $1.50 a yard $1.00 Automobile Linen, 36 inches wide, natural colors; worth 75c a yard, at . . 50c Imported Moire Brocaded White Goods, very stylish; worth $1.25 a yard, at 85c ' t Weistcsday's Specials ir Domestic Room Outing Flannels, good pattern!, lOo values .72i' Fiannolettes, good weights, 10c values .. . ... . .7 Ginghams, browns and blues, 7c values. . i 5 Sllkollnes, 36 Inches wide, 15c values.... 10 Cotton'Battsrfrom $1.00 to . 8d Lonsdale Muslin, 36 Inches wide, 10c values. ,. - 7H& Unbleached MuBlin, 36 Inches wide, 7c values .5)a. Dress Ginghams, good patterns, 12,c values . vlO Poplins, plain and striped, 25c values.' '. ...15 Prints, light and dark colors, Gc values............ 5 Largest and Most Coniplete XI no of -Blankets 'and Comforters Prices" the Lowest. ' Buy Your Reaches Now The Season Will Soon Close Two carloads of extra, fancy Elberta, Freestone .Peaches, shipped to us to sell for the.srrower, This Is extra fancy fruit; heavy pack, rich flav ored, ripe and Juicy; Wednes- TfOn day, .per case I wu Bushel boxes extra fancy Bartlett Pears; nothing finer for preserving, per box ......... $9.35 basket crates Italian Blue Plums, per crate y... .... 9 Bo Jelly or Ripe drapes, basket 156 30 lbs. Ssst Granulated 1 I nn Sar for liUU 10 bars Beat-'Em-All, Dlambnd C or Lenox Soap for .1.. 35o 6 lbs. best hand picked Navy Beans for B60 4 lbs. fancy Japan Rice, 10c quality for aso 6 lbs. best bulk Laundry Starch, BSo 4-lb. pkg Pyramid Wauhlns- Powder for 1740 The best Domestlo -Macaroni, Vermi celli or Spaghetti, pkg. ., 76 16-oz, cans Pet, Carnation or Colum bia. MUk ..SJio E. C. Corn Flakes, pkg. So Grape-Nuts, pkgv 100 Advo Jell, Jellycon or Jello, pks. VMa 8 cans OH or Mustard Sardines.. aso Fancy Queen. Olives, quart 3So The best Tea Sittings, lb loo Golden Santos Coffee, lb....,.,, .SOo VXS VSSBTABXX AXD VMUZZ 1MUUKXST VOX TKB VSOTKB Sweet Corn, per dozen" , ...,10c New Cabbage, per lb 3o Beets or Carrots, per lb auo ;Foncy Ripe Tcmatoes, per lb.,..ao 3 heads fresh Leaf Lettuce b.'.Oo Iirge Head Lettuce, head 7Vo Denver Cauliflower, per lb lSHo Beans, wax or green, ltv ISo 3 stalks fresh Celery .( 60 Malaga Grapes, per lb, ....... ,7Ho Peaches or Pears, baskeN SOo Hayden's First ?nt USSIWAY MPTURE 1 3fa strong aaii mtil la at Iw 4w wtujOTit suraicat IMraUoc or loss ot thu. Our work Is tMratc4U Cill or writ for p&rUtuUrsu p. Wuy Si Math SOUTH 0MAHANS ATTEND WEDDINGAT COLUMBUS A. wedding rarty. occupying a special car on the tThloh Pacific went to Co lumbus, Neb.. Monday night to attend lUe wedding of J. Ktollnskl, one of th4 auditors for the Oudahy'- Packing com rany. and Thoedqra WsryWe or Colum. bus. The weddln.T party was made up of fellow employes ot the iroom unit ..... "oral of his friends. Following the wed ding a reception was neia which lasted through the night. The cbuple will niako their home In Omaha after October t Chronic Dyspepsia. The following unsolicited testimonial should certainly te sutflcUnt to give hope and couraco to persons afflicted with chronic dyspepsia: "I havo been a chronjc dyspeptic for years, and ot alt the melcne. I have taken. Chamberlain's Tablet have done mo mora good than anything else," sty W. O, Mattlson No. 7, Sherman St, llornelisvlUe, N Y For sale by all drugslts.Advertltmtnt California, Washington Oregon, British Columbia Utah, Southern Idaho Central Montana ONE WAY FROM OMAHA September 25th to October 10th, 1913. ' 1 ' THROUGH TOURIST SLEEPERS TO THE COAST OJ 1T l A IC E (P' m.: 'Through tourist sleepers ever' diy.'to Los; Angeles, $30 $25 ROUTE WESTERN PACIFC SOUTHERN PACIFIC (.Wednesdays nnd Saturdays. r4:10 p. m.: Through tourist sleeper service evory day, to San Francisco, via Scenio Uoloraao tnrougn tue urana uanyon ot the Feather .River. ; Personally conducted on Wednesdays and Fridays. '. (4:10 p. m.: Through tourist sleeper service every day to Los I Angeles, via Salt Lake, Scenic Colorado and. San Rrancisco. Lxersonany conuuevea ounaays, -iusaiiyH una xuursuayp ORAND SPECTAGIUI MILITARY PRODUCTION BATTLE OF AWOI DAY Qvn at the CARTER LAKE CLUB Sitirtfay, Septenhir 20, 1913 Under Auspices of Nebraska National Guards and Carter Lake Olub - fsfs Troops Participating: ff OUU in tho Great Battle OUU Detachment U. S. Slgnnl Corps, under command 1st Lieut. W. A. AlfnntA 1 Kt Tifeiit- Tt. Mnvn Detachment U. S. Navy under Command Lieut. W. AV. Lorshbrough ti. n. uaustnu, u. s. wavy. ' Battlllon 4th Infantry Nebraska National Guards. Major E. E. Bterrlcker in command. Capt. E. T. Harris, Capt. II. V. Elsasser, Capt. II. C. Stein. ' let Lieut. J. B. McPherson, Hospital Detachment. Military Band Concert 7:45 P. M. Entrance of Troops 8: 15' P. M. The Soldier Boys are entortatned In Camp by the Superb Soprano MISS SARA SCIINEIDEK, Formerly of Milwaukee now of Omaha" Mr, John O. Ounn, High Class Vaudeville. Chorus of 60 Voices. ' See the desperate effort of the BIO SHIPS to land and the blow ing Upof-the ENTIRE FLEET. THE N ALL DA N C E ricktts on sals at Kyrs-Dllloa Drug- Co-, Prndsntlal Savings & Z.onn Aio'n SWO KDXVTB OAS BEBVICE. 330 ana 160 lyiOPTHlF.RN r4:1 P- m" Through tourist sleepers evor' dn.y;,, via Billings Ym J-IZZ Jnnd direct Northwest main line' to Oregon,. Idaho apd Wash PACIFI lington.. - OaRHAX fll35 p. m.: Through tourist sleopersevery,daV via Billings N O RT H ER N lt0 Grcnt Northern territory, Spokane and Puget Soupd. We will quoto through rates and sequre your berth In any of J. B. REYNOLDS, C. P. A. 1502 Farnam Street Tel. Douglas 123S Office For Rent The large room on ground (loor of Bee Building, oc cupied by the, Haven. White Coal Co. Nice Farnam street front age. About 1,500 square feet of flcor space with large vault. Extra en. trance from court of the building. Fine office fixtures are of. fered for sale. Apply to N, P. Fell Bee office. Young Men in search of opportunity wjll do well to read the "Help, Wanted" columns'- la Thft Bee oyery day. Manr a man has found bis chance through the want ad col umns of this paper. Read! Bee Want Ads. flOO sv4 t& "SM0 s Key to th Wtuatlon-Bc dvcrtlalec 1 .