TTTE BEE: OMAHA, TlirilSDAY, DECEMJ3ER 18, WVX
foTnie Alert
Wntcli for any sign of
distress in the Stom- H
nchl Liver or Bowels
and be sure to try B
HOSTETTER'Sh
STOMACH BITTERS
promptly. It will tono
and strengthen those
organs and help you
maintain health and
I
vigor at all times.
GET A BOTTLE
TODAY
HOME-MADE
Tho CoW, Catarrh and Cough
Remedy That Is Imltatd, nut
A ever Equalled In Cheap
ncss and Genuine Cura
tive, QtiaUtles.
Olitaln the Pure Essence Mcntho
lioxcno nt Drug Store and Mix
YItli Granulated Sugar and
ttater, Making a Full Pint.
Usually a. family spends two to five
dollar every winter for cough, cold and
catarrh remedies, buying; SSo worth at
a tlmo.
For Instance, a two-ounce bottle at 25c,
Mill contain about four-fifths "syrup"
and ono-flfth "medicine." That's naylnff
too much for ordinary syrup; you' can
make' a halt gallon of syrup for 25c.
The Byrup, extra bottles, labels, corks,
cartons, etc., make this niejhod of buy
ing very expensive by the ond of the
year.
A little thought and wisdom will save
any family soveral dollars and give them
purer and better medicine, too.
Mako a simple syrup with a pint of
granulated sugar and a half pint of
boiling water; thon buy the puro con
centrated essence Mentho-lazene at your
drug store (2 or. bottle) and empty It
into a pint bottle or jar and then fill It
up with tho oyrup.
Now you have a season's supply of the
purest, best and most promptly effective
cold and catarrh remedy and cough medi
cine that It Is -possible to obtain. It keeps
Indefinitely, and relieves young and vold
of colds, catarrh, coughs, bronchitis,
hoarseness, shortness of breath .and lung
and bronchial trouble. This remedy over
comes coughs and removes catarrhal
mat'ter from tho system, by Its tdnlc
laxatlve action. It Improves the appetite,
reduces fever and strengthens the sys
tem, thus avoiding chronic ailments ana
consumption.
Directions with each bottle of Essence
Nentho-Laxene tell how to make and
how to take. The manufacturers also
ruarantee to" refund money to any one
not pleased by Its thorough effective
ness. Advertisement.
Get Your Canadian Home
From the Canadian Pacific
I ANT ft mere hire ptkt for tkelr firm.
who one crop. Tlneat una on Mith
far (nln, mixed farmlne; tnd ftoek,
ontr $11 to tM per acre. Land netr
railroads and fine towns. A. Canadlaa
(am will make YOU Independeatt
2d Yean ts Pay $2,000 Luu
the loan. Long before jour laat parmenl
become doe lour farm frill hare paid for
Itself otox and oer. Loaa will be need to
erect batldlnire and make permanent lmproTe.
rnent to roar farm. Aik fortbe facta TO DAY,
Boom SOS W. O. W. Bldg.,
Omaha, Nab.
"CANAMAN PAClflC OA JAT-LaaJ Bnati'
Two Clean Papers
FOR THE HOME
Tne Youth's Companion
AND
The Evening Bee
INCLUDING SUNDAY
Both for 55c a Month
Payable Monthly
at
THE BEE OFFICE
REST AW HEALTH TO MOTHER AND tiHILD.
lta(.WurtXoWs Soornmo STXUr baa bera
Wed tor over SIXTY YKAKSby MILLIONS ol
VOTIISRB for their CHILDREN WHILU
TEUTJIINO, with VHBFKCT 6UCCB6S. It
COOTKES, tie CHILD. SOFTENS the GU1IB,
ALT-AYS all FAIN CCttES WIND COLIC, aol
U the beat remedy for DIARXKCEA- It la at
aalcUly harmlese. Be sure and ak for "Ma
Wmlow Soothing Byrup," and Ukc so other
alml ycoly-6 r cent, a bottle
Ayer's Pills
Gently Laxative. Saflar-cnihrd.
Doe, one pW, eeJy oac
SoU for 60 yean.
Aafc Yar Ufr. iTZ ul
SHOULD OWNWIRE SERYICE
Burleson Says Government Should
Control Communication.
MANY ARGUMENTS FOR STEP
llr ST" VncXf Snjm nnllt Flint Tflc
Rinph I.lne nnd for Fifty Trnra
Una Hnd End In
VlfTT.
WASHINGTON, Dec 1T.-A sweeping
declaration In favor ot the principle of
government ownership of telephone and
telegraph lines and an assertion that tho
postal eervlco now Is self-supporting for
the first time since 1SS3, aro features of
the annual report of rostmastor General
Burleson, transmitted today to congress.
Concerning the acquisition of telephono
and telegraph lines, Postmaster General
Uurleson says that tho government has
demonstrated Its capacity to conduct
public utilities, and. from hU present In
formation, he Is Inclined clearly to the
taking over by the Postofflee department
of the telegraph lines and, possibly, also,
of tho telephono lines. Discussing that
the postmaster general says:
"A study ot tho constitutional purposes
cf the postal establishment leads to the
conviction that the Postofflco depart
meht should have control over all means
of the communication of intelligence. The
first telegraph line In this country was
maintained and operated as a part of tho
postal service, and It Is to bo regretted
that congress saw fit to rellngulsh this
facility to private enterprise. The mono
polistic nature of tho telegraph business
makes It of vital Importance to the people
that It be conducted by unselfish Inter
ests, and tills can be accomplished only
through government ownership.
Knit I.onjr In View.
"The act of July 24, 1866, providing
for tho government acquisition of the
telegraph lines upon payment of an ap
praised valuation and the act ot 1902
directing tho postmaster general to re
port to congress the probable cost ot con
necting a telegraph and telephono sys
tem with the postal service by some
feasible plan, are evidences of the pol
icy of this government ultimately to
acquire and opcrato these electrical
means ot communication as postal facil
ities, as ts done by all the principal na
tions, the United States alone excepted.
"Tho successful operation of tho par
cel post has demonstrated the capacity
of the government to conduct the public
utilities which fall properly within the
postal provoslon of the constitution.
"Every argument in favor of the gov
ernment ownership ot telegraph lines
may bo advanced with equal logic and
force In faVor of thq government owner
ship of telephono lines. It has been com
petently decided that a telephone mes
sage and a telegram are tho same within
the meaning of the laws governing the
telegraph service and thereforo It is be
lieved that tho statute enabling the gov
ernment to acquire, upon the payment of
an appraised valuation, the telegraph
lines of tho country will enable the gov
ernment to acquire the telephonic net
work of the country. While it is true
that tho telephone companies havo not
complied with the requirements of sec
tion G27, revised statutes, this can not
be held to nullify the Intent of the law,
since tho nonuse cn the' part of the gov
ernment of any of Its. constitutional priv
ileges in no wlso surrenders the right
to exercise these privileges whenever the
beat Interests of the nation demand.
"In Juno lost a committee was ap
pointed to moke an Investigation of this
subject, to determine the preliminary
steps necessary for the government to
take toward the acquisition of tho tele
graph lines of the country In accordance
with section f27 of the revised statutes.
This commltteo Is now engaged In pro
paring Its preliminary report, and if the
findings Justify such action proper rec
ommendation will be made by the depart
ment at a later date."
Flnnncea of Department.
Postmaster General Burleson presents
an elaborate statement of tho financial
operations ot the Postofflco depart
ment, Including a discussion of the
methods of bookkeeping, which he has
changed,
"It Is gratifying to report," says he,
"that the total expenses of maintaining
the postal service for tho fiscal year
ened June 90, 191S, Is found to be ex
ceeded by tho revenues for the samo
period; that there is an actual surplus
of 3.SU.906.78; and that the postal sen'
lve Is now for the first time since 18SS
self-supporting."
As to his general financial policy Post
master Burleson says:
"The dominant policy of the present ad
ministration will be to conduct the postal
service for the convenience of the public
and not for profit. Its controlling pur
pose will be to promate efficiency by the
completo standartzatlon of the service,
which will be attained by harmonizing the
equipment, adjusting the personnel, nnd
' securing the greatest possible coopera
i ... i
uuu in cctj iuaricr.
"The prime consideration In perfecting
the personnel of the postal' service shall
bo to recognize efficiency and to elim
inate partisanship. In the extension of
service and In the imposition of charges
the government must be guided not by
the consideration of profit, but the needs
fit tVin luiinl- lukn 1 ..... . i i
. w. i"i'n, nnu imG ru.ni to ex-
, pect efficient postal service, admlnls-j-tered
in the most economical manner
I possible, and made available to them ot
! rates Involving, for the service as a
whole, no element of taxation. The serv.
, Ice should be extended, with due re-
gard for the exigencies of public reve-
nue.wherever its benefits, commercial and
' arvilal wnrranf V. w n .4 1 . .
....... w ""j v-iiciiujiuio neces
sary. Irrespective of whether or not the
revenue from each extension will defray
the cost thereof."
Ilecomniendntlona to Cnnirrrea,
Notable recommendations to congress
for the enactment of additional legisla
tion to facilitate and extend the opera
tions of the postal service are made.
Among the 'more Important, are the fol
lowing: Transfer of Clerks.
"That the Postofflee department be
given exclusive Jurisdiction over the
selection of the sites for public buildings
to be used wholly for postofflee pur
poses, and Joint authority with the secre
tary or the treasury In the selection
of
sues ror rederal buildings to be used
Jointly by the postal and other branches
of the government service.
"To amend existing law In order to
allow $1,000 Indemnity for accidental death
of any officer or employe of the postal
fervice or for death within one year as
tho result of Injuries sustained In the
service In the line of duty. Provision Is
also made for leave with full ay for a
period of one year for Injuries sustained
In the line of duty and then at half pay
for not exceeding one year additional.
This la an Important recommendation for
the reason that the existing law applies
only to railway iostal clerks, sea post
clerks and postofflee Inspectors.
"Tho elimination of surety bonds now
required ot postal officers and employes
and the substitution of a guaranty fund
established and maintained by assess
ments presarlbed by the postmaster sen
eraL "To authorlso the postmaster general
to contract for experimental aerial mall
service, for which an estimate of $50,000
has been submitted.
"To permit the postmnster general to
transfer clerks from postofflces of the
first and second classes to tho railway
mall service at salaries higher than the
entrance salary In the railway mall ser
vice The purpose of this legislation Is
to bring about an Interchangeable per
sonnel between the railway mall service
and the postofflee service, with a view
to a more effective utilization of the en
tiro force of postal employes and to af
ford better opportunities for the advance
ment of worthy and efficient clerks in
postofflces.
"To extend the provisions of existing
law so as to provide substitutes for rail
way postal clerks who are absent with
pay on account of sickness, the expense
of employing such substitute to bo borne
by the government instead of by the
clerk.
"To authorize the Issuance of postal
money orders payable at any money
order office.
"To authorize the removal of the lim
itation on tho amount of postal savings
deposits with- the proviso that Interest
shall not be ' paid on more than tl.OOO.
This will permit postal savings depositors
to deposit any amount."
fJroTtth nf the Service,
The report IndtcatoB that the growth
of the parcel post business has been
phenomenal. "The experience gained In
the operation of tho system under the
revised rates and weights has shown that
a further reduction of rates and Increase
of weight limit Is Justified," says tho
postmaster general.
"It is believed that the parcel post
should be made eventually to serve the
peoplo as fully and completely as pos
sible without Interfering with tho effi
cient conduct of tho postal service, and
that changes In the regulations that will
havo the effect of Increasing the volumo
of parcel post mall should be made grad
ually and only after experience and In
vestigation have shown that they may
be put Into effect without loss or detri
ment to the service."
In connection with what Is referred
tc as tho "prodgious growth" of tho
parcel post services particularly, Mr.
Uurleson discusses additional compensa
tion to the railroads for carrying the
malls. He says that data Is being secured
ty tho department which will enable him
to lay before congress at a later date
his conclusion "as to what will bo Just
and adequate compensation for all serv
ices which tho railroads have rendered
or will be called upon to render the gov
ernment." nilllon Pounds of Paper.
It Is pointed out that tho mailings ot
newspapers and Periodicals as second
class matter at the 1-cent-a-pound rate
and free in the county of publication,
"for tho first tlmo In tho history of tho
postal service exceeded a billion pounds
during tho last fiscal year."
In connection with tho transportation
of magazines and other bulky second
class matter hy fast frolght, Instead of
by tho regular majl routes, the post
master general' expresses earnestly the.
hopo "that congress will remove the
prohibition against tho extension of this
system of handling second class matter
and enable tho department to apply It
where found practicable."
Village lee Delivery.
It Is the announced purpose of Mr.
Burelson not to encourage the extension
of free delivery of malls In villages, be
cause of the Inferiority of the uprvlrn
and the Impossibility to sccuro economical
administration of It- It is his intention,
therefore, wherever practicable to utilize
the services of rural carriers for the de
livery of malls In small towns.
On that phase of the service, the re
port says:
"As rural routes emanate from practic
ally all of the places where this vil
lage delivery service would be desired,
the carriers should be used to make such
deliveries as may bo desirable and feas
ible to the residents of the villages. The
compensation of tho rural carriers, how
ever, at this time ts based on the lensth
of their routes and to make them avail
able for tho service Indicated their sal
aries should be based upon an eight
hour day. With this change these car
riers could be used not only to supple
ment the general delivery service as In
dicated, but In many instances In the de
livery of parcel post matter as well,
thus obviating tho necessity for add!,
tlona horse hlro for the delivery of the
larger packages. The compensation of
rural carriers should therefore be
changed from a mileage to an eight
hour basis, and these carriers should be
permitted to deliver mall regardless of
the distance from the post office or the
corporate limits of the city or town."
Uiielnraw Institution.
In conclusion Postmaster General Tinr.
leson points out that the Postofflco de
partment is essentially a business Insti
tution, which touches every home Itt the
land. A high standard of efficiency Is
demanded of all postal emplayes and
he says that he will require from every
postmaster his Individual attention to the
affairs of his office and that this re
quirement will bo rigidly enofrccd.
"For this reason," he says, "the merit
system should be adhered to in the Post
office department above 11 nthere In
order to secure the very highest standard
of efficiency in the conduct of Its af-
i airs. -
An Unrlr Ruh
should be covered with clean bandages,
saturated with Bucklen's
Heals burns, wounds, sores, piles. 25c.
ror, sale by your druggist Advertise
ment. Persistent Advertising s rj,e Itoad to
Business Success.
The CRIME of the ME
is committed every day by the wearing
of wrong glasses. They effect the nerv-
oua system, Impair
the sight and result
in misery and blind
ness. Avoid this dan
ger by having your
e y e a scientifically
examined by a spe
cialist of reputation.
I will examine your
eyes and fit them
vvltli glasetMi ax low
aa $100. Don't put
off for the need of
reaoy money. Come
now and PAY WHEN YOU CAN. I have
served the people of Omaha for fifteen
years, and guarantee satisfaction la
every case I take. Office hours 1:10 to
5.30, Sundays until 1 p. m.
DR. J. T. VCAKTHY,
1111 AY. O. AY. Bnildiac.
NO SUCCESSOR TO STOOKEY.'l
Bellevuc Board Acts on President's
Resignation Monday.
REALIZES PLACE HARD TO FILL
Hundred nnit Twenty-Seven tJraitn
nteil In tttnokey'a Five Years
lMl,(IOO Italaed for the
Collrae.
The board of trustees ot Bellcvue col
lego will meet Monday afternoon at the
Young Men's Christian association to
act upon tho resignation of President
Stephen W. Stookey, tendered some days
ago. As yet the board H said to have
no one in mind as the tUHior's successor
and realizes tho dltlctilty ot supplanting
him.
Dr. 8tookcy's resignation will take ef
feet January 1, when he returns to his
former position as dean ot the faculty
ot Coe college. Cedar llnplds, la., one of
the foremost ot Presbyterian colleges.
The board of trustees would llko to
have prevailed on Dr. Stookey to remain
at Bellevuc, It is understood, appreciat
ing the earnest and able service he hue
given tho college for the five nnd one
halt years of his presidency, but this
seems to be .out of the question.
As a matter ot fact, this Is the second
time Dr. Stookey has tendered his resig
nation to return to his former position
at Coo college and the first time he was
prevailed upon by the board to withdraw
It -and board members even went to
Cedar Rapids to obtain the consent of
the trustees there to the withdrawal,
feeling that Dr. Stookey could not then
be spared from Bcllevue.
Now that Dr. Stookey, In announcing
his resignation, says he feels that his
work at Belleruo Is finished, and In view
of his former concession, the board, It In
said, cannot consistently urge him to
remain, though it would like to.
Ills AVork at nellerae.
Dr. Stookey's work at Bellevue has
characterized him as a tenacious, hard
working and able executive, say those
nearest to him.
"He has not faltered when the burden
became heaviest," says one, "but Just
at such times has seemed to gather new
power and aeal for the worlc. That he
has faced tremendous odds, all, I thlnlc,
will admit, and that these odds never
conquered his faith In Bellevtio or nls
willingness to go on is notably true."
In the five years of President Stookey's
Incumbency Bellevuc has sent out 127
graduates, seventy-three from the col
lege of arts and sciences, fifty-four from
tho normal school. In that period, under
the president's leadershln. It hna
$109,752 for current expenses, debt and
permanent funds and $72,032 for endow
ment and building funds, according to
the latest financial statement i..i
making a total ot $1S1,7SS.
President Stookey's popularity with the
student body was attested ln expressions
of surprise and regret which greeted
his announcement ot resignation. In
returning to Coo college.' he roes back
to his alma mater, whom nftm. --.i...
Hon, he spent sevonteen years in tho
iacuiiy, aiviaed chiefly between pro
fessorship in geology and dean ot the
faculty.
Not Iteyond Help at 8T.
Sleep-dlaturblng blnddor
stiffness in Joints, weak, Inactive kid
ney action and rhcumntio -it
ovidence of kidney trouble. Mrs. Mary
A. Dean, 47 E. AValnut St., Taunton.
Mass., writes: "I have passed my 87th
birthday, and thought I was beyond the
reacn ot meaicine, but Foley Kidney
Pills have proved most beneficial in my
case of kidney and bladder trouble."
Elderly people will find Foley Kldnoy
Pills both tonio and Btrena-thnnlnir nn.i
may be suro they contain no harmful
drugs. For sale by all dealers overy-
wnere. Advertisement.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS
Howard Hunt. United States steamer
Truxtun, arrived ln Omaha Tuesday to
spend tho holidays with his parents, Mr
and Mrs. VS. C. Hunt, who live at the
Uintah apartments.
OCEAN TnAVKL.
SAH1NGS
SatunTay
linflna
NtwTsrk
LaaaWerry
Gkifew
laaantf Q1a
1
NIW YORK
BKfif amu a ew ( Him rB, acw ( Ua
SlSli w"J'r. a arUa-t tote u
al OUttvm tU taa Hint Sw otra.
Ntw, Largt, Modtm, TuHnScrtw Steamers
Caaereak. CiWenk, Cakfotk, Cetaabls
TUSCANIA, 14,000 tens, (Building)
rltUJ tlh hlw Nwnkr 4 HI. Ink
Dravtn' lM.liauaL Baeklaa' Hi.. OnkMbma.
UuwWoIr Avmlatatl SMa aa Sma4 Cafcla.
BuanMius' Ttarj Sum Csty rorsUM-U tabs
lUon or nanM foplm aaa tumSZ ef , 4 u pmmi.
RECORD PAaSAGK SAYS, IS HOURS
Mediterranean Set-rice from NewYork
First Casta Fasttga to N1m SIC tad ue.
Third Clats at Vary Law Rate.
Anahsr Lin Drafte Payable Prae at Chart
r BA f Trim, luu. et., aclr U
ii"i?0W?l.B"0,tio"'l "
SS W. Randolph St., S. B. Cer. Dearborn. Calaagt
Or Loeal Asenta veryHtr
WINTER CRUISES
ITALY & EGYPT
TIE RIVIERA
via Madeira,
Gibraltar, Algiers
L.arr.eet Steamera
In th Trad
"Adriatic"
"Clti"
PANAMA CANAL
WEST INDIES
SflUIg AMEiICA
Newest Steamers
to tha Tropics
"Laurentic1
"Mgantic"
JANUARY 19
I JANUARY 3j
fUB. 11 MAR. 14
MAR 4 APU 4
JANUARY 24
FEBRUARY XI
MARCH 7
WHITE STAB LIXl OFriOSl
P. O. BROWN, S. E. Cor. Kadlsoa and
I. a Balls Bts.. Oalcaro. or loeal slants.
BERMUDA
41 HOURS-FROST TO FLOWERS.
Salllaca Kttry Week Tlcketa UterchaareaMe
Special ratea for Jaanar,
S. S. Caribbean
"d Arcadian
(Arcallan Beclanlog Jan. l. Itetklas Now)
Tbe Rejal Mall Steam Packet Co.
Bansereoe Son. Gen. atta,
li Bo. IaRalle Oileaco.
S. S. Bermudian
Quebec S. S. Co., Ltd.
A. K. Oatartirldae a Co.. art., a BwmT. K. T
ror DmUcU applr fa iten B. SL Ooa. or
u; Ticket Ascot.
JOHN A. SWANSON, Pros.
Delight That Particular Man
Smoking Jacket Now models,
85.00 to 80.00
Shirts AhvnjH rimjiI to Kt
50 to S5.00
Swcatera All weights, hlg val
ues, si to J57.50
NccJtwenrw.'ondorful all now
showing, 25ti to$2.50
Gloves Street, droBs, fur or
fabric, 50, to 810.00
Travcllnp Sols Fitted; wldo
variety, gl.00 to S25.00
Handkerchiefs noxed, all
prices lOti to S1.00
Military Brushes
05 to S1.50
rVilln,. T1ait wrw,irairw. i m m ii n s is LIA iMIMI
50 to 82.50 CORRECT APPABEL FOR MEN AN D
The Beer of
individuality
and
quality AW m
BaBlessakBeaaasaB
M
Dietetic Value of Beer
From a German Medical Opinion
The intoxicating action of beer is very much left than, that of
wine and whiskey; and as it gradually tends to suppress the use of
the latter, it accomplishes a high mission in the history ofciviliza
tion. The intoxicating action of the small quantity of alcohol (in beer)
is neutralized by the carbonic acid and the malt extract. Hops In
small quantities stimulates the appetite and promotes evacuation,
(or acts as a laxative.) Beer is very nutritious when consumed with
meat, cheese and bread and it is greatly undervalued as
promoting health and robustness. DR. KIRBACH
BLATZ COMPANY
Phone Douglas 6662 802810 Douglas Street, Omaha, Neb.
tmmmmmm aaaaas-a
1 imhh I
By
Leave NEW YORK, JAN. 15, 1914
COST includes shore excursions and all necessary expenses.
Excellent accommodations alio arailable on thia cruiao for paasaga to MADEIRA.
SPAIN, ALGIERS, ITALY and EGYPT only, coat of shore ezcurtlea included.
Write for booltl.t coatalnla full Information " '
HAMBURG-AMERICAN LINE
150 West Randolph SL, Chicago, Hi., or Local Agents..
with a useful, practical present,
selected from our wonderful
display of
Christmas Gifts
You'll find thai this cront, now, mod
ern store offers Avidest A'nrieties of high
elnss furnishing goods nnd lowest-in-the-city
prices. Nothing like it elsewhere
A Few Hints for "Him"
Ilnth and Lounging Rohcs, nt,
$2.90toS8.00
l'njnnins Silk, flannel or mad
ras. S1.50 to S5.00
Trnrtllnn l$np S3. 50 to
S20.00
Suit Cases At SI to $15
WMYA
OOKAN TRAVEL.
MADEIRA, SPAIN, ALGERIA, GREECE, tka HOLY LAND,
EGYPT, INDIA sad CEYLON.
the S. S. CLEVELAND
AVM. h. 1I0LZMAN, Trcna.
Hosiery All guaranteed makes
at 25 to S1.00 .
Suspender In fancy boxes
25 to S2.00
Kur Caps Kxtenslvo showing,
at 31.50 to 87.50
Mufflers All wanted styles
at 29 to83,50
Jewelry Cuff Links, Scarf
Pins, etc., 25c to 81.50
Holiday Slippers
50 to 82.50
Tt.i..ii.
WOMEN Si.00 to 86.00
If in doubt
9
try it
out
r
L