THK HKE: OMAHA. TtJKSDAV. ,11'LV CO. lfir.
BRIEF CITY NEWS
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tMtrla lui, fT.n. Burresa-aranrfsa,
FaMl .Xasaraa tljMhti Oort
fchroedrr. Wars bloek. Hsa
oroi U Vottyom4 The four
m son4ultl for today at the
Omaha Country lub ha kern postponed
until a from Thursday.
w Aatoa Itolii Two automobllss
bslontlr.; to U U Tlnlrr, til Park ave
nue, and J. Jacobs. IMS South Twenty
Ixth tret, wre. reported stolen.
Tea ay's CompUt Kti. rrofram
laastftl saotiaa leeay, and aepar la
To Be EXCLUSIVELY, rind but what
tha Various tnATlof plcturt theaters offsr.
TrJ Wlaaawa Smash rira TVar
tn Wms states that upon his return
Sunday from Wood lka, Nab., seventy,
two srlnovs of the train ha was on wr
maahed br bail.
Keltf Betajma A. t Mohler. prl
dent of the l.'plon Pacific, returned yes
terday from Bterlin. 111., where Ma
mother baa Just been burled. Mrs, Mohler
died at tha Methodist hospital In Omaha
Friday evening.
look for Kerb sTaat-aU 'John W.
Boock. cashier of the Cltisene- State bank
of Utbbon. Minn., ha asked the Omaha
police to look for Herbert Kartell, who
lias fallen heir to a considerable estate
and who formerly lived at IU North Sev
enteenth street-
rtajra c Off r, w. Fn.irfi.id,
riftyiUth and Hickory atreets, lost the
tnrtea flnfrr of his rlgtit hafld when the
member oausht In a set of elect rlo shears
at 1W7 North Twenty-seventh street. Ha
waa attended by Dr. . McCleiwahan and
taken to the Nicholas Senn hospital.
Missouri River
Rises Four Feet in
the Last Two Days
The Missouri river Is within It feet pf
flood sure at Omaha, as the result of a
rPld rise of 4.1 feet durln the last
ferty-alaht hours. Tha Missouri has been
rUn all alon lu eoureo from Slaus
Otty to St. Louts, and at Kansas City
Is seven feet ahove flood iU. No dan
er of flood I. anticipated at any point,
however. Following to a table showing
the height of the river at various points:
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Omaha .. n ).,
f'lattsmouth .. 17 10 1
f anaa City.. 21 ivi
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FIRE CREW PUMPS WATER
FROM LISTER HOSPITAL
A crew from the fire department pumped
three feet of water out of t,he basement
of Lord uter ho,plta on gllnUjr n
w-atar m up to the tire .under tha
boilers.
cp,rate was reported from
Seventeenth and Howard streets Thir
teenth and Leavenworth streets, 'porty
eoond street ana Bedford avenue, where
seven aellars were fKoded; Thirty-fourth
and Mason streets.
Our women's and mMe skirts will be
t".."1' J"',daf at " reduced prices.
Jnllua Orkin. 10 Douglas St.
REPORT ON LIGHT
BY BUSINESS MEN
Commercial Club Committee Hakei
Offer to City Council to Iirrtir
tijtte Eatei.
COMMISSIONERS COTODEEUIO IT
Tha city corarolealonera will take
under advisement tha preposition of
n special committee of the Commer
clal club, looking toward an amtcabla
settlement of the electric light and
power rate question.
Appearing before the roanoll committee
of tha whole Chairman Sunderland of
tbla eommittee said: "Our commute
look this matter up when there m no
apparent proepect of a redwtto of tha
ratae. There still remains to be ab
judicated tha matter of whether tha pro
posed new rates are fair. The Commer
cial club wants to perform a public serv
ice In this Instance. If the proposed ex
amination of the books of the light oom.
pany should be made the report will not
be binding, but we hop the report will
be reasonably acceptable to the council
and people.
"Our committee is without prejudice
for or against the light company. There
is nothing to prevent a fair consideration
of the situation as between the poopl
and the light company."
This special committee proposed that
the city pay half of the espense of the
examination and tha light company pay
half.
Committee Makes Report.
The following is tha written proposition
presented to the city commissioners by
the special committee from the Commer
cial club:
"The committee appointed by the Com
mercial club to proffer lta good offices
to your lannorabla body and to the Omaha
Kleotric Light and Power oominy for
the purpose of securing lower and fair
rates for eleclrlo light and power, and
If poaatbla to avoid the great espense In
volved In the litigation of the guostluns.
has had metlngs with both of the par
ties, and both have assured us that our
effort would be welcomed'.
The electric light company has an
nounced a. reduced schedule of rates to
be effective at one.
"Notwithstanding such reduotkm In
rates, th)s committee offers to continu
Its work as originally planned, and to re
port Its findings to this community as to
whether or not tha company's rate for
light and power are such as tha people
of Omaha are fairly entitled to, and such
as will return to the stockholders of tha
lllfhtln company a fair return of earn
ing; and, further. If the rates ure found
to be unfair, to suerirest such rates as are
fonnd to b fair to all parties.
Light Compear Offers Books.
"The electric llglit company offera to
open lta books and aooounts to such inde
pendent experts as we may select, and to
furnish evsry facility or making their
examination thorough and cqrnplet.
'The light, company also offers to pay
the nttr expense of suoh an examina
tion. ,
"This committee wishes to be of ser
vice to our cittsena and Is wlljint to un
dortake tha labor connected with such
a large undertaking, provided th worit
can be don In swh manner as to eoov
mai4 the eonflaeaoe ef all the people.
"In order to avoid even t ha appearanc
of a, .ldd Investigation, w beg to
suggest that such an examination ef the
electrie light company's books and prt
ertles should be made un.iyr some plnn In
whloh both parties shal' unit and at tha
loint nd equal expense of the light com
pany and the etty nt Omaha. )
Determine fMaat Vatae.
'If such Joint action can be taken, w
offer tha services ot this committee to
secure a thorough examination and
analysis of the books .d properties of
tha Omahg Sleet rtc Ught and Fewer
company, to determine the value of Its
plant for rate making purposes, and to
report our finding as to what ar
(reaaonabl rate to be charged for aleo-
trle light and power In this city.
"If wa undertake this work wc would
eipect to employ competent, disinter
ested auditors ami experts, making usu,
la so far as possible, of the skill end
knowledge of governmental experts who
have had long experience In sucb matters.
"The report of this oninmilte. with Its
findings, would b submitted to the city
commissioners and to tha Omaha Elec
tric Ught and Pywer company, Notwith
standing suoh report would not he le
gally binding upon either of the parties,
w hop that It would l of such n char
acter aa to bring about an agreement
between the rlty and the eleotrio light
company, thus securing the rstes to
which the people of Omaha ar fairly
entitled and avoiding th excessive cost
of securing them by litigation.
"W would respeotf jlly ask (or your
reply to our suggestion at as early a
date aa possible.
J. A. Sunderland,
K. A, Krogan.
J. I j. McCarue,
r. a. Knspp.
W. S. Wright.
F. H. Myers.
O. H. Kelly.
T. J. Mahnney,
H. A. Thnmpsun,
F, J. Fariingtop,
Committee for th Commercial club.
Play Supervisors
Must tabor Seven
Days, Says English
Buperlntwnrtent English of pubtia recrea
tion announces assignments of th seven
new supervisors as follows:
Catherine Carriok, Bivervlew park;
Cornelia R MaoUounall, KounUe pork;
Ion Scott, Hanscom park; tvilaabeth
Hutchinson, Miller park; EX Van Kant
Jenkins. Bemls park, Lilian H. WeJse,
Thirty-fourth and Leavenworth play
ground; Mr. C. M. King, Fontenello
park.
These rrpervlanr will be expected to be
on duty every day, including Sundays,
from U a. m. to p. m. They will begin
their duties' Tuesday morning and will
ayrang play schedules acoordlng to iho
number of children who attend t their
respective play centers.
ARTHUR THOMSON
IS GIYENRELEASE
Popular CenteT Fielder of Rourke
Nine to Be Superseded by Bobby
Weill from Cleveland.
JAKE KATORA ALSO IS LET OUT
Arthur Thomawon, one of the most
popular ball players who ever wore
a Rourke uniform, has received his
five days' notice and w ill be given big
unconditional release. At the game
time Jake Kafora and Outfielder
Uroder were given notice that their
aerTlces were no longer wanted bjr
the Omaha ball club.
Th passing of Thomaeon marks tha
departure of the last of the old guard.
Tommy Joined the team In 111, coming
from Tceka In exchange for Bert King.
Mark Hall. Joe Kneaves. Bert Niehoff,
oil I ricJierlng, Jim Kane. Mill Schlpke,
Dusty K nodes and others wen on that
1U team. Tommy played good ball dur
ing his career here until thia year, keep
ing his hitting mark above .ro at all
times and showing unusual brilliancy In
the field. This year Tommy continued hi
brilliant fielding, but ha couldn't Connect
at the bat and Rourke decided to let
him go.
favortt with Fans.
Tommy wa always a great favorlts
with the fans. In Omaha and In other
Western leagu eltlea Thomason has hosts
of friends. Often time Tommy will b
coming down the street when someone
top him and begin to fan. And Tommy
win stop and talk for half an hour
whether or not he ever saw th fan be
fore. This characteristic has' always
made him a popular ball player.
Bobby Wells, procured Saturday from
the Cleveland cluh, will take Thomaaon's
place In th outer works. Wells come
heralded as a sticker of renown and an
excellent fielder.
Kafora eama to Omaha last spring from
Pittsburgh. He hss always looked like a
good catcher, but Krug ohos to work
KruKtr a regular slimI Kafora never did
very much.
Rrodrr was Just secured th other day
from South Hand.
ASK PART t)F PETITION
TO BE STRICKEN OUT
Th Omaha Dally News and Joseph
Potcar, defendants In a suit for damsge
for alleged llhel brought by Frank M.
Flckard. former Burns detective, have
asked th dletrlet eourt by a motion to
eliminate from Ptekard's petition a charge
that Potoar asksd Ptckard to get ac
quainted with two women and to get
them drunk and debauch them, If neces
sary, to secure evidence. The request Is
mad on tha ground that th allegation
la superfluous and not a cause of action
against the defendants.
Groom Nichols of.
Madison for Job of
Governor of State
James Nlohols ef Madison, slata rep
resentatlv from Madison ooonty. Is to
be groomed for governor of Nebraska
for om tlm In th future. If not next
year soma subsequent other year. Nloh
ols is a republican. He ha been Invited
along with J. H. Kemp of Pullerton to
apeak before th McKinlny club In Omaha
at a banquet to be given aom tlm thia
summer. H has written th olub that
he eould accept such an Invitation th
latter part ef July or th latter weeks of
August.
Wstb aklrt Bargalas.
Special value for Tuesday's sailing, at
$i,et, 2.K and HHb. poorea of styloa in
all slsea. Julius Orkin, 1B10 Douglas St.
Can Hear Messages
from Germany by
New Wireless Here
Mr. Mlllencr of the I'nlon Pacific hag
announced that a new wtrelrne receiving
apparatus Is all ready to b set up at th
Union I'aoKIc headquarter and a lit be
completely Installed within a week. The
new apparatus Is very delicate, but Is at
th same time very powerful, being ca
pable of receiving messages from th
high powered Orrmnn wlrelrM Muttons
at Hamburg and at other points In Ger
many. "Wa hav received mcmiage direct from
Germany a number of times In the past."
said Dr. Miltener. "but with the new In
stallation we will be able to get th mes
sage without Interruption."
Th apparatus has been worked out for
use In th Work of the road.
Taffeta silk and tailored cloth skirts,
worth up to HJ.fO. on ssle Tuesday.
K.k Julius Orkin. 1M Douglas St,
THREE JOHNS IN THE
WEIGHT DEPARTMENT
Th department of weights and meas
ure, which Is In the meyor's depart
ment, I being reorganised, with John
ftadur. of th "tenth Hide serving aa a
new Inspector. John Orsnt Pnsa will re
main head of this department and John
Kelpln will continue to serve a an as
sistant. These three "Johns" will cover Ihe
entire Oreater Omaha territory. ' They
hav new standards of wetk-hts and meas
ure and th suggestion Is mnde th.U
housewives wishing their scales test .-.I
thouid notify the office. Purchnees sus
pected ef being under w"lKht or meaaur
may he officially tested.
MISSING DUNDEE
TREASURER HERE
Weiterfield Arrive About Keren
Sunday Klg-ht and Leavei for
v Wait Two Hours Later.
CONSULTS WITH AN ATTORNEY
R. II. Westerfleld, mlsMng treas
urer of Dundee, was In Omaha for
two hours Sunday night and con
sulted an attorney here, according
to a report made to the city legal de
partment by a private detective.
The detective, who declared he himself
saw Mr. Vreateiiald. said th mleslng man
arrived at th Vnlon station at 11 o'clock
"unday night from the east and left for
the west at 1:11 Monday morning on a
Union Fscltto train scheduled to leav
Omaha at IMS a. m.
Mr. Weaterflald emptoyed the interval,
acoordlng to th report to th legal de
partment. In a conference with a local
lawyer.
The check ef Mr. Woetxr field's book
kept aa treasurer of Dunde will be com
pleted Wednesday, according to officiate
who are making the (heck at th city
hall. v
CHICAGO SHRINERS PASS
THROUGH OMAHA THURSDAY
A special train of tha Medinah Tempi
sthrlnere ef Chicago will arrre In Omaha
at V p. m. Thursday on their way back
from th Pai'lflc roast. Trie train comes
In over tha Itilon Pacific and goes out
over th Northwestern, remalulns; but
fifteen minutes In Omaha. About UK)
Bhrtner are expected.
Make it Easier For
Baby in Summer
Many of tk Hot' Weather
Trouble Can Easily
Be Avoided
tt th mother will to It that th
bowsla ar kept regular, much pf th
.Illness to which chUdrew are most sue
epUbl during hot weather can be
prevented.
A mild laxative, administered at
1 regular Interval, will pror an excsl
llsnt preventive of summer complaint
that ar eaused by Inaetlv bowel.
iTh combination f gtmpl laxative
(herb with papain, sold In drug atore
j under th nam ef Dr. Catd wall's
. iy nip Papain, I actlnt for obll
idran, being pleasant to th Uste, gen
tle yet positive in tlon, and free
lfrem oplat er narootlo drag ef any
description. It acta naturally with
out griping er ether discomfort, and
la altogether dependable.
Th cleansing of th bewels will
most effectively cheek aa attack of
diarrhea by expelling the foreign
matter and poison that Irritate and
Inflame the Ossus. .' .
In every home a bottle of Dr. CakN
well' rrup Pepeln should be oa
hand, ready for uss whan ocoaston re
quirsa It east only fifty eenta a bet
tie and la sold) In drug atera vrr-l
Where. A free trial botUe eaa be ob
tained by writing ta Dr. W. a. CalgwM
411 Washington ML. MonUaalte. I1L I
Homely, Yet Admired
and Envied; Her Secret
The convention crowd made a pith f.r
her. cat admiring side glances, tlion a itlv
Innglng ere followed her to th levtor.
It was st the roneSartrain In Ietrolt..
The Incident wns recalled a hen I rhenoed
to ait across table from the women. Whet i
mas it about her thet ceueed all that com-'
motion? Her complexion. Really, I've
never beheld its equal. Vnnlurlnr to pl-k
up acquaintanceship. I learned the eecrei.
"I ve tried to make the most of my one;
charm," she said. "I know wien abhor'
meke-ups and artificiality. I bar cos
metic; three are two things I ue ts pro
mote paUwral levelineaa snd youthful ap
pearence. When mv "tmplexlon bealna
to age, 1 sot an ounce of meroollsed wt
at the drugstore, apply at night like mid
eream, wash- It off In the morning. Thle
rradually flake off th outer km; then
have a brand new complexion, magn-i -Ically
beautlfiU, as viu e.
"Wrinkles never bother ma At their
lr.crpthn I bathe my fe In a volution
made by dissolving sa cuno of powdered
ssxollte In a half pint of wttoh haael. It
works like music." Mcna Morrow in
Tattler. Advertisement.
How Thin People
Can Get Fat
Increase ia WeigUTen Pounds ef Mori
A Physician' Advlea
"t'd certainly give meet anything to
be able to fat up a few pound and star
that way." declare very xcveslveW
thin man or women, ftuch a result Is not
Impossible, despite past failures. Thin
people ar vlntlme of mal-nutritlon. a
condition whlcOj prevents the fatty ele
ment of . food from bing taken up by
th blond aa they ar when the power
of nutrition are normal. Instead of get-'
ting Into the blond, all the fet ann flenlt
producing element stay In th Intestine
until they pas from the body -a waste.
To correct this ootid I tin n and to pro
duce a healthy normal amount of fet
the nutritive pea cassia must be artifi
cially supplied with th power whnh na
ture has denied them. This can best b
aeoutpllshd by eating a Bargol tables
with every meal, bargol la a eolentlflo
combination of els of th boat strength
(riving, fat-producing elements known to
the meolnal profession. Taken with,
meala. It mixes with th fend end turn
the sugars and starches Into rich, ripe
nourishment for th tlesuee and blood -end
It rapid effect Is remarkable. Re
ported gains of from ten to twenty-flv
pounds In a single month are by no
means Infrequent. Yet Its action Is per
fectly natural and absolutely liermWee
Hargol le sold by Sherman MoConaell
drug store, Omaha, and other (rood,
druggists everywhere, and every pack
asr contain a guarantee of weight InW
erens or money beck.
Caution: While rargol he pmdtnneitj
remarkable results In th twatment ofi
nervous Indigestion and general atomaoh.
disorder. It should not, owing to lta
remarkable fleah producing efrert, W
used by those who ar not willing to
increase their weight ten pound or
more Advertisement.
A DoIIsr Dottle of
Lesa liquid Ehssocr;
-i j- ir
(xjseuxls a ivii quan;
)ut tizht times j
much ailn th 2S-cect
bottles and, tfcercloro,
Jv5t emboli ih& cost
Clean aside 4 1 1 ta
onlck eravo o aoap la
tha hatr.wbloli gMa iict back rasa
its old ualalag. .
At drugg?it or do Bye red prepaid,
4 oa. It eaTUeaif M,Noa U0,
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Applicable to All Bjlls Rendered On and After August 10. 1915.
Substantial Benefits Will Be Derived by the Small Consumers
The assertion by Corporation Counsel Lambert that "the
Company's proposed rates are not fair to the small consumer'1
eannot be supported by facts. No doubt Mr. Lambert is sin
cere in his opinion, but his statement show an apparent lack
of familiarity with the subject.
Both small and large consumers will share in the present
rate reductions. A cut of 23.4 per cent in be maximum lighting
rate in itelf insures benefit to the small consumer, who is in
variably the one to whom the maximum rates mean the most.
The new reduced rates are distinctly favorable to the small
consumer, and if there has been any appreciable departure
from strict equity it is in the fcmall consumer's favor.
The large consunter, under the new rates, starts from the
same base rate, and pays Identically the same rate per kilowatt
hour' as the email consumer for similar quantities of current
used monthly.
ME. LAMBERT'S CRITICISM ANALYZED
Mr. Lambert says "most small consumers, however, reach
the 6 cent rate after consuming from 15 to 20 kilowatts. Now
they must pay 8 cents clear up to the 25 kilowatts before getting-
the 6 cent rate. The result i a very small reduction for
them whereas they should get the largest reduction in propor
tion to the big consumer."
Although Mr. Lambert's complete remarks as quoted are
not at wide variance with the true conditions, an analysis of hi
example illustrates how far wrong his conclusions are.
A customer using 25 kilowatt hours monthly on the old
schedule and who was billed for the first 20 kilowatt hours at
the maximum rate of 11 cents would pay a bill of $2.50 gross or
$2.37 net Under the new rates he will pay an even $2.00, or 37
cents lees. While this saving may appear small to Mr. Lambert,
it amounts to a reduction of 15.6 jer cent on this class of bills.
WHY MINIMUM IS NECESSARY
It is a matter of common knowledge to all students of elec
trical production and supply that a large proportion of resi
dence lighting customers are served at an actual loss, owing to
the unavoidable but certain expense entailed by every con
sumer who is connected to the lines, irrespective of whether ho
uses current in large or mall quantities.
. This expense is caused by interest, depreciation and taxes
upon the physical property inseparable from every connection,
such as the service wires, meters, transformers, etc., plus the
operating expense involved in bookkeeping, meter reading, ser
vice adjustments, etc.
Time and again central station organizations have proved
these expenses mathematically to courts and commissions, and
we do not know cf a single instance in which the justice of this
claim ban not beon recognized and upheld.
COSTS MUST BE FAIRLY DISTRIBUTED
This expense, generally known as "consumer cost" is th
basis for the necessity of a monthly minimum charge in every
isystom of rates intended to be equitable and to distribute the
actual cost of service em nearly as possible so that each class of
customers will bear its fair proportion of the eipense necessary
to serve them.
In by far the majority of cases, the courts and commissions
have upheld a minimum charge of $1. per month. In our new
rates we have made a monthly minimum charge of but SO cents;
our effort being to favor the small consumer to the utmost.
Under this monthly minimum of 50 cents a customer who
U6es in excess of 6 kilowatt hours per month is not affected, in
aO far as a minimum payment is concerned. Six kilowatt hours
cost him 50 cents t under the old rates the samo amount of cur
rent would cost G'A cents net.
PRECEDENT SET BY WATER BOARD
All public utility rates in Omaha were inequitable in re
spect to the absence of a monthly minimum until the water
works property waa purchased by the City and a monthly min
imum rate established by the Water Board.
In order to bring down the coat of water per thousand gal
lons, the Water Board found it Beoossary to fairly distribute
expense by means of a minimum charge, Just as we find it
necessary to do so now in order to sharply reduce the rate per
kilowatt hour.
Because the electric rates in the pawt bare been faulty and
enabled a small proportion of customers to obtain service at loss
than cost is no good reason why this discrimination should be
Irpetuated. Sorving one class of cfustomers at a loss simply
means the neoewity of charging more than is fair to other
classes, whioh aa we see it is out of lino with all American con
ceptions of fair dealing.
The new rates represent a sincere effort not only to make a
substantial reduction in the price of electric lighting and power
in Omaha, but to place a schedule in effect which will remove
existing discriminations and b as nearly as possible fair and
just to all concerned.
While we regret exceedingly to note attacks upon this
f ffort, we feel that an actual trial of the rates by the public will
produce the most, aatiafaetory reply, and this actual applica
tion of th schedule is all we are asking at this time.
Public comments on the new rates have cited a compara
tively few cases in which the reductions will make but slight
difference in customers' bills, ignoring the fact that the new
schedule will mean substantial reductions to the great majority
of our patrons. Obviously such criticisms do not comprehend
the full situation.
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OMAHA ELECTRIC LIGHT AND' POWER COMPANY
GEORGE II. HARRIES. President
Maximum electric lighting rates have been reduced approximately 40 within the last 2 years due to physical improvements and growth of business
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