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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (April 11, 1914)
8 THE BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 1914. WHERE STREETS ARE GLEAN Methods of German Cities Produce Satisfactory Results. AMERICAN WAYS OUTCLASSED ftystem In A'ojrnr In Tlrrlln nnil Dresden Contrasted ttHIi Slip shod Methods In This Conntrj . rerhsps the moot itrtklns difference noticed by the American tourist abroad between American and European cities la the cleanness of the strets of the latter, Iwrticularly In such place at Berlin and j Predf n. of the remainder of the atreet proceeds Immediately after the main streets are finished, and tho whole city la cleaned by 9 o'clock. Only streets In outlying dis tricts are cteaned later In the day, often in the afternoon, but all streets must be cteaned once a day, whether there Is much dirt or little on them. AilrnnfiiRc of Mnrnlnnr Finn. The practice, of Dresden has been fol lowed by pradtically all prominent Ger man cities, flomo of those of less Im portance, owing to conditions of light traffic, continue the old methods, but the larger cities havo been forced to adopt the early morning plan. The advantages of the system are that the cleaning tan be carried out by daylight and Is con sequently better performed 'than when j carried out under artificial light, that the Clran streets, as the term la understood abroad, are unknown In tho cities of the trilled States. Tha dll tines of our streets both In summer ant printer, with their clouds of dust charged with dls Mte senna bnd filth of all kinds, makes walking almost Intolerable and Imposes on storekeepers and housekeepers a bur den of cleaning that Is fur more ex pensive In the aggregate thin would be the proper and system-tile cleaning of the Streets. Only occasionally whn tho streets aro locally flushed enn tho onditlons of our streets be compared with those abroad, whero street cleanliness Is ono of the first principles of city ndrninlntratlun. Yet by tho use of proper methods and aprnratus the streets of ft city may bo kfpf clean within ifaaonablo limits of expense. In the establishment of such systems, however, the Initial step must be taken In tho construction of he street Itself. H must be a farm of street which ran be kept clean. The aeconA step Is In Mop ing tho street whan onee constructed in a. perfect state Jf repAir, so that It will n1n ays be In such it condition that It can be cleaned. . After laying, the c.irwniivo asphalt or wood block street tho authorities In American cities .losm to feel that thtlr whole duty lias hwn performed. The street Is linmcdSuUiylcft W tliu mercy. of trcfflc and lh? ciemenU-ana notning more I" done until 'somo ncrious repairs became necessary. ' A very different process Is followed In Kuropean cities, which consists In pro-. tectlwj the street nhd In racimaiing tno traffic, so that much greater service. Is Kol out of a street than U the case in America. Snndlmr Slippery Streets. The principal expedient adopted is to sprinkle ot cover the street Mlghtly with ar1oiA substances whenever weather conditions or other rcaaona require It. Sand Is much Vscd for h purpose and Is scattered over' tho streets jn a, number of way, fc'dmctlmes n man with a trowelllka tool, carrying a bag of sard suspended from his neck, sows the street with tho sand after the maimer uf a farmor sowing grain broadcast. Other methods of distributing the sand are bv means of small boxlike carts and shovels, one man pushing the cart anil another sowing tho sand. The cart is' of tea tho same used for collecting refuse. The sand sower gains considerable skill and works with such rapidity that tho cost of the work is Insignificant In com parison with tho 1 benefits derived. A skillful man can cover 80,000 to lOO.OVi square feet an hourVvor.. halt a mli of ordinary street. TfrQ sprinkling of the .sidewalks may be left to' the household ers. The material for street sowing Is kept In boxes, holding from One to three cubic yards, in convenient locations, being t.iui at hand whenever needed for use. In good weather asphalt and wood block streets arc treated with an oil emulsion. Applied five or six times dur ing the summer atl the desirable results are accomplished that follow from a dally watering. Street sweeping In winter, a. difficult work owing to the cold dust stirred up, Is accomplished In an efficacious manner by first -sprinkling the streets with a chloride of calcium solution, which Uyj the dust and ao melts the frozen dirt that the street sweeping machines can accomplish their work. Tho cleaning of streets to be properly carried out should be under , the super vision of engineers of experience, as where the work Is put In tho hands of mere politicians as a sort of good fel lows Job the results, an seen In so many American cities, are about what could be expected. Ill foreign cities engineers specialise on this subject. Street cleaning has been reduced to n science and economy, efficiency And tho comfort and convenience- of the public are considered nt every point. The purpose of atreet cleaning da to remove as quickly and aa cheaply a possible all foreign matter In the' streets and thus to conduce to tho health of the public, by minimising tho circula tion of gorm laden dust. Hnn of Street. CleanliiK. The cleaning of streets should be car ried out In a systematic and thorough niannar. The cleaners should proceed In crewo. with tho necessary appuratus both to dean the streets and the sidewalks as well If necessary, and the layout of the work should be such that no member of the crow needs to wait on tho progress of the other, but all proceed elmultane ously and when they have passed through the street the work will be done. TUo method of piecemeal atreet cleaning with the householder sweeping dirt Into the ttreot. the street cleaner sweeping It Into piles and the piles being removed by wagons, with the occasional passing first t-n ene side of the street and then on ths other Of somo piece of street-cleaning an-j-aratus. results In a continual stirring up of dust to the great discomfort and Inconvenience of all concerned," while tha street never leally gets cleaned. Tho number of men in the cleaning crew depends on the kind of machinery used. Aa no machine Is oapabje of resell ing all parts of the street, a certain amount of manual sweeping Is necessary, especially when the sidewalks are cleaned 111 conjunction with the machine sweeb. lng. so that aa Indicated the whole width of th atrcit will be oleaned at once. In ordnr that such cleaning may pro ceed with efficiency and dispatoh, and consequently with economy, the streets must b practically clear of traffic, as tM jrence of vehicles, especially those ktandlog at the curb, greatly delays the work of the crew. As the operation of such a crew also handicaps traffic and aa the public pre fers to m the stttets clean, rather than to see thtm being cleaned. It Is essential to telect a suitable hour for cleaning. Otifnau cities have conducted numerous tests for finding out the most favorable dour, The tfly of Dresden adopted tho practice of cleaning the main streets in 4ho early morning hours, beginning about o'clock and finishing the business sec tioitB by C o'clock, some W to M per cent f the tndre strett arta. The cleaning workmen aro moro efficient as day work rs thRn as night workers, and that dur ing the eaily morning hours' the traffic Is' at tho minimum. It Is essential that the sidewalks and tho other adjoining spaces be cleaned tefore the crews pats through the street, as othdrwlse tho cleaning would not bo thorough. Cities should therefore clean the sidewalks In business districts owing to tho early visits of 'the crews, while house owners In the residential districts which are visited from 6 to 9 o'clock by the cleaners are required to have tho directs. In front of their houses cleaned and ash and refuse cans ready for re moval by a scheduled time, under penally of a fine. No refuse may be placed on the sidewalk, but meet be kept on tho householders' piemlses In such places aa will not cause annoyance to the neigh bors. 'Aa the atreet cleaning crews may bo expected at a fixed time dally, the householders ar able to mako their ar rangements accordingly, and thus the whole proceeding Is carried out In the most expeditious and convenient manner. The crews are compelled to work in a manner as Unobjectionable as possible, with a minimum of dust raising. and noise making. Condition pf such a kind can only be brought about when the department. Itself ls efficiently administered by caprfblo and technically trained officials, who dovote their time and energies to the duties In hand and not to political nctlvlty and experimental devices, and when regula tions are such that the householders are compelled by law to co-operate with the department. Philadelphia Ledger. STILL COMING INTO ITS OWN Remarkable Recuperative Strength of union Pacific Railroad. REFLECTS GROWTH OF WEST onie Olincrriitliin on the nimlnes I'nllft of Itnnrt Almnrinnril liy Itnatnn F.nrly In the Ninette. Twenty years ago tho Union Pacific had outlived Its usefulnesn. It was a railway built In a hurry, with govern ment aid. extended to Join cast and west Jn care of war. Therefore ot a score of routes examined by the government (he one chosen was tho shortest route 10 convey troops In haste, not to produce tonnage In quantity. As Indian and wars decreased the need for tons in creased. Some grain could be raised along the Union Pacific, hut domestic grain could not be expected to compete long with cheaper grain Imports. Where upon Boston moved off from the Union Pacific. In the year ended June 30, 1913, the Union Pad no sold l,O,Oi,00O-ton miles more transportation than In the previous year. Nor Is tho west yet half irri gated or even settled. Union Pacific's ton-mile rate In 1913 dropped to .971 cents from 1.005 In 1912, but with the bit; gain In tonnage and 17.6 miles Increase In the average distance hauled, tho company touched the new high gross earnings level of f.1,638,ts?. compared with the previous high of IW,228,0M In 1910. Oper-. atlng expenses were JWM.MT or 7.3 per cent more than In 1917, due chiefly to heavier maintenance and higher wages, but even ao the Union Pacific closed the year with a balance of $32,795,365 or IS.14 per cent for Us common stock. Was Not Familiar With Composers Innocent Inqnlry ISrlnita Forth neodr Itfplr from Great Virtuoso, We have the French to thank for the word "muslcate," which la defined as a .social musical party; One of these af talra was given by a would-be ultra-smart hostess, whose musical education had not kept pace with her husband's accumula tion of millions. 8he had been able, how ever, to make the money talk, and was now trying to make it sing ana ao otner Vhlgh-brow" musical "stunts." A piano virtuoso who had long ago passed the "near great" stage and wan now acclaimed "really wonderful" by those who thought they knew, was among the Invited guests, and was asked by the hostess to play "somo good old. American tune." A selection from llevln wan played and after all tho "how sweets" had been said the hostess asked Uie name ot the composer, "Ethelbert Kevin," was the reply. "O, yea; la ho "till composing:" "No, madam', he'o now decomposing." While mustcalcs and recitals are all right In their way, there's nothing quite so. satisfactory as a good old songfest where everybody can Join In the chorus. Tho Dee's song book, which Is now being: dletrlbuted on the popular coupon plan, Is filled from cover to cover with the doar old songs that father and mother used to stng, and, llko wine, they Improve with out for song book coupon printed In another column dally; clip It; present It aa sopn as possible, and enjoy the good old popular song's. WHERE VANDERB1LT ERRED "Jio Time to Wastp on Fools" Was Ills Ileplr to Inrrntor IVeit- InKfcoaae. . It requires a touch of the dreamer's faith (o look at a crude little model and see In It the possibilities of revolutioniz ing a great business. When George West Inghouee went to the late Commodore Vanderbllt to enlist his help In manufao turlng the airbrake the young Inventor hud Just perfected, tho millionaire re ceived htm Impatiently. "Do you mean to tell me that you can stop a railroad train , by wind?" lie grunted. Wes'tlnghouse 'answered that he could. "I have no ' Urro o waste on fools," was the "Vanderbllt replyT It Is only a speculation, to bo sure, but la It not Interesting to suggest that new and greater achievements In money. mk. lng might have come to the. shrewd con ncrver ot millions If 'he' had received the immature young Inventor with ,a, more Imaginative outlook onjhe future ot his devlre? Every ago has had Ita Vanderbllts. who have believed It impossible "to stop a railroad train by wind." The eminent Dr. Johnson, who domineered and dogmatised hi, way through life, settled the question of mechanical locomotion once for all when he scoffed at some eighteenth cen tury Westlnghouse's efforts with a veloci pede and said the time would' never come when a man. would Tide a self-propelled Vehicle. . . Velocipedes, bicycles, automobiles and motorcycles prove tho fallibility of the great lexicographer, Just as the airbrake, now become as Indispensable a part of railroad cars as the wheels, proves how the man of finance, with all his reputed Judgment, may err grievously on tho side of to much jrectlcablllty.-Indlanapollt tStar. s Annnni ilalancra. The balances available for common dividends In each year since 1903 are shown In the following tabulation: Common Common On Khare Hal. Stock. Com. 1913 $32,795.JO 21S.6S3.9CK) 15.1 1912 30.0M.2t9 21fi.fi4t.300 13.8 1911 3S.9W.7U . 216,65,200 lfi.6 1010 41.623.929 210.677,700 19.1 1900 .T7.62J.0M 110,302,300 1S.9 I90R 31.737,448 1 95,487,900 1 6.2 1907 32.194.925 195,477,900 56.4 1906 27,782,642 195,448.900 14.2 1903 1K.S03.1M 164.841.900 11.4 1901 12,614.292 1M.770.90) 11.6 1908 11,294,241 108,770,900 10.3 Just aa the transportation experts abandoned tho old poorly located Union Paclflo In 1893 and left It for a "broker" to ride over It to the transportation throne, Just as the expert financial ad vlrors In 190 stamped the suddenly risen 10 per cent dividend rate aa a false Union Pacific label, so many critics to tho present day have found their credul ity bankrupted by efforts to believe that Union Pacific can go on much longer without tremendous leaps In maintenance charges and .sags In dividend surplus. The Union Pacific spent 10.1 '"per cent ir ore on maintenance in 1913 than in 1SW. It was moro generous because It earned more, but there Is a deeper point. The operating chief of a road f'nds his work Judged by his car loads and train loads. He has managed to double his car capacity and his train capacity, chiefly by securing powerful locomotives. llut trains that can handle 8( or 3 per cent of the old train load mean a maintenance cost of two or thrco times as much per locomotive and car. And the far greater weight on the rolls wears and tears ro much faster at tho track and rnadbed. Obviously these heavier trainloads moan heavier maintenance. It la a case of efficiency at a cost which the big roads are )uet beginning to pon der soberly. There Is a limit to econom ical train loading. Nevertheless, Union Pacific's ratio of expenses to nross was 67.7 per cent In 1913 compared with S8.6 per cent In 1912. In other words Its traffic Is grow:nR faster thatr'lts rates nre falling or Its maintenance mounting. There seems to be every Indication that this will be the story for many years to come. The road that was laid out over the quickest and the moft central route across the coun try tor troops Is stilt coming Into Its own, now that the development of the western country is fairly under way. Wall Street Journal. XVUr It .Inlta Particular People. Foley's Honey and Tar Compound is prompt and effective for coughs, colds, croup, hoarseness, bronchial coughs and for any condition where tho membranes ot tho throat and bronchial tubes are Inflamed and raw. Thomas Vernon, Han cock, Mich., writes! "Foley's Honey and Tar lias always proven eftectlvo, quickly relieving tickling throat and stopping the cough with no bad after effect." It con tains no opiates, and Is a pure, reliable medicine. That's why It suits particular people. For sale by all dealers every where. Advertisement. Pointed rn.rnRrniih. No mail can hold his own who can't hold his tongue. Better Insure our bridges before 'burning them behind us. x Aiming high Is a waste of effort unless your gun Is loaded. Husbands of pretty women are apt to be moro useful than ornamental. Even a good Idea will sometimes strike a man when he is down and out It Is the easiest thing In the world to bear the adieu of another man's calluses. And many a man who claims to be self mado was made what he Is by his wife. Shortly after a man leads a woman to the altar he acquires the listening habit. Many things would go without saying If people, had wisdom enough to let them. The man whose wife takos In washing la Usually long on words and short on action. Chicago News. Foster Comen tlnrk. Eddie Foster, the Washington club's sensational third baseman. Is in for the best season of his career. Iast year Eddie was down with typhoid a few weeks after the start of thn season opened, being 'out of the game two months. Eddie has fully recovered from his attack and announces himself In flrrt class condition. WHISKEY BOTTLES REFILLED Uncle Sam's Representative Are After the Offenders. HEAVY PENALTY FOR OFFENSE Clffnr Denlrra llnre Ilrrn Cnttght Filling Clonr tloieo with Clsnn of n Mnch Cheaper rtrnnit of the Weed. nefilling botttcd-ln-bond whisky bottles with Inferior l;quor, to bt sold over bars In place of the Original high grade arti cle, has resulted in extensive Investiga tions by Revenue Agent Slussor and his staff, with tho result that considerable of tho substituted whisky has been con- ' f seated and a number of Omaha and ! Nebraska saloo:. men am now liable to ; peualtlei of IK per bottle for thslr of- Ifenses. At present the office ot the revenue agent resembles h. private sample room. I Dozens of bottles 3of spurious "KO-proof" are being held as evidence for cases which will be brought unless the offending sa loon men pay the f nes which automa tically accruo for violations of the gov ernment liquor regulations. It Is understood that the practice of refilling bond-siampcd bottles has long been followed by certain unscrupulous liquor men. Recently an unusual num ber of such cases have been uncovered by revenue officers. It Is expected that the present vigorous prosecution w'll soon demonstrate to the offenders tlmi such praetces are not only against the law. but rather expensive, as the penalty Is about 10) times as great as the sum saved by i-ubstltutlon of inferior liquor. Another revenue law .violation being prosecuted by Revenue Agent Slusser Is that of refilling cigar boxes by manufac turers of cheap c gsrs and stogies. Re cently 1,000 cigars were confiscated be cause of such an offense. About V -vaa i raved In this way by the manufacturer, j who now feces penalties of over $100. Key to the Sltuatlon-Beo Advertising. Klherfrld ComlnK IlncU. In the absence of llek Egan. it appears that the veteran Kid F.lbcrfcld, now 3S years old, Is the liveliest candidate for shortstop at tV Dodsers' camp. Elper fcld Is skipping about I ke a fractious colt and says he will otitclasi Egan for that position. But It Is a question whether the former New Yorker can stand the grilling from day to day. His legs are weak, and he may be useful only now and then. EAS TER MILLINER Y THIS announcement will surely deep ly interest every woman in Omaha. The vast importance of our millinery exposition as a correct portrayal of the r season's fashions cannot be questioned, for it is one of surpassing elegance and beauty, reflecting the latest whims of fashion, both at home and abroad. The styles are exceedingly smart and carry with them an air of chic elegance that cannot be expressed in mer wnrrlc Tho ahnri&a nrp. mnrp. rlnshincr than P.Vftr. . I high pointed effects and marked upward flares at side or I J back and many quaint, picturesque shapes are much in $' evidence throughout the ensemble. Stunning Easter Hats $7.50, $10, $15 $25 , $.1 Easter NpwsThos. Kilpatrick & Co. HAVE A HEART, MR. WEATHERMAN, HAVE A HEART! At last Old Sol has pierced the clouds and raised our hopes for a fair and warmer Easter Day. Fashion calls for something new at Easter and we have it. Ifet us talk "Ready to Put on Firstly." In the Youthful Section for Young Women Girls' and babies' "White Dresses for all formal occasions. Classes: First, 2 and up to 6 years; second, 8 and up to 14 years; third, 13 and up to 17 yoars. Advance styles, genteel garnishings. materials that will' appeal:' all moderately priced, A SPLENDID SHOWING OP COLORED DRESSES FOR THOSE OF YOUTHFUL YEARS Challis, Taffetas, Foulards, Ratine, Voile, Crepe, Poplin, etc., from $1.00 up to $25.00 each. , Any and every ago from 2 years to 17 years can find a fitting coat fitting style, fitting material, fitting weight, fitting price, and a fit that fits I Suits for girls and small women. In tho Hattery Hats for small boys, wee girl$, bigger girls and young women. $17.50 A Sor- that Won't Ileal quickly relieved and helped by Bucklen a Atnlca Salve. Helps piles and the worst sores. 3c. All rtruglsts.-AdVerllemenL 'Pointed rurnKraptis. ' Cold cash often melts marble hearts. Money la a man's greatest trouble Jf he hasn t any. iJome people tell the truth because they can't think of a suitable lie. Money talks, but It never (jets a chance to say much at bargain sales. About ull most arxutnent are fit for Is to promote unnecessary conversation, But n. Klrl Vfho Is an expert at raakinir ansel cake may have demon disposition. ter a air! rts married she helps her girl frlencjs to ihe lame sort of trouble. N'othlns looks more pltirui than an old woman arrayed In her daughter" castoff costs some people n lot to live be. aiu their nelKhbors are ttffllcted "with the hoi row In habit. OccailcmMly we see, a married man naWlnn through life looking as If his wife had caught him smoking a, cigarette. Chicago News, Jones Pays, the Freight! And You Are Jones! A few days ago we encountered a lot of figures cov ering tho cost of doing business one-third of a century ago. We had before us the figures showing percentage of expenses on a business of a million and a half of dol lars. It costs more than twlco as much now to run busi ness in conservative institutions, and three to four times as much when they have Tango Teas! Movie Shows! Vaudeville! Live Models! and the other frilia and follies indulged in by stores' which havo departed from the old time mercantile methodn of business. Oh, yes! dear reader. JQNE8 PAYS TnK FREIGHT ALL RIGirr: There were two things, yoa, three, which Solomon could not understand, and, hero's a new one which he would add If he wero living today How is it possible to pay more for goods than thoy are worth at rotail cover the enormous cost of doing business and still sell at a profit, and succeed at the same time in making the. people believe thoy aro get ting b&rgalusT Impossible, the world's wisest man would say! Not bt all, Sol. The Merchant Princes of this glorious country have done It! Aro doing it! Will do it! A plague on the Princes! Let us talk toilet goods for Saturday., Jersey Cream Soap Q per cake' instead ot 10c. We expect to touch on a few other tunny phases of the fakirs from tlmq to time. We will nothing extenuate, nor aught set down in malice. We despise their methods, that's all. You will, too, when properly In formed. Keep your eye on the Mer chant Prlncoa! Madame Ise'boll'p Face Powder 20d instead of 50c. Hind's Honey and Almond Cream 29 per bottle In stead of 30c. EASTER NECKWEAR Ties called tanco; fancy Gutmpes, embroidered and lace collars, fancy crepe bown, and fichus. GLOVES FOR EASTER LONG AND SHORT Real Kid and Lamb filoves, usually 1.50 QQ and more, at .9 5J7C 16-Button length; whlto, tan and black. Left over from our last Important glove sale, S2.22. Similar sell at $3.00 and up. CORSETS Hearken to the expert! She was talking on the evolution ot the Corset: to agree with the actual and esthetic female form divine. Three purposes In view, she says, "to raise the bust, confine the hips and support the abdomen!" The high bust is a sign of youth and charm. Hero is another, from the samo authority; It Is' a grave error to attempt to decreaso flesh by'squeezlng. Circulation la made slower, which helps to Increase flesh. And so we could go on. For Saturday we want to direct attention to the Rcdforo! Call Miss Coleman, Douglas 51. arrange fit ting date and you will know corsot comfort, grace also. We occupy a front place In the value giving In pottlj coats. We recommend for 'wear Jersey and Crepe d Chine; for such soft clinging fabrics they giro wonderful In the Women's Section Saturday Before Easter If you would afford Real Pleasure to the home folks, Look at the wom en's silk underwear on display, main floor, east aisle. We say look, be cause look will mean buy, and buy will mean pleasure. Special atten tion directed to the underwear made from the new glove fabric Plain Vests, 1 and upwards. Embroidered Vests, 2, an up wards. Bloomers, S2.50 and upwards. Suits, 83.50 and upwards. Sneclal sain of Silk Stockimra Sat- jwj urday, 1.00 Pn,I' Black, Tan i service and they are so well adapted to the present modes. S2.05 "P to S5.00. AH the good colors and the best styles. FANCY EASTER HANDKERCHIEFS In great profu sion. Colored border with wide hem and embroidery and a later novelty, is a very narrow colored hem, with colored hand embroidered initial at 25 d each. JEWELRY SECTION Stirling silver hat pins 25i per pair. New bead necklaces, the Tango style. Sliver deposit vases at 59J each. Extra Ynluo. Wo Make Skirts to Measure Also One and Two- Piece Dresses First Measure First Made. OUT OF HUNDREDS OF SKIRTS MADE TO MEA SURE perhaps a dozen all together have been left on our bands for one reason or another. ia8T SEASON'S MODELS Mado from excellent, all wool nfaterlals, well made. too. Not tho very latest fashion kink, but with a shirt waist a suit for every-day wear hard to match. 24 and 25 waist measure. Various colors. S2.59 each Saturday should be 87 to $10. EASTER CARDS FOR A SONG! Yes, for a good song you can have an Easter Card on Saturday, or you can buy at former prices, as this Is tho last word on Easter cards for this year. AFTER -10 DAYS of fasting, thoughts naturally turn to tho good things of life along more temporal lines. Let us make favornblo mention of COnR'S CANDIES!