THK HKE: OMAIU. THURSDAY, .1ANUAIIV 27, l!ir,
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SOME BASEMENTS
TRILLED WITH FILTH
Chimney Sweep Tells of Some of the
Condition! Which He En
counters. THEN THEY WONDER AT DISEASE
TRIAL LAWYER OF STREET CAR
COMPANY RESIGNS.
"How could a dirty, black-nosed
tbimney sweep have an opinion on
ecarlet fever that anyone would be
bound to respect?"
That might be the' first question
asked If this ru?n with his black
broom, his arm full of black sacks,
Ms rope and plumb bob, and his lit
tle tin of furnace cement, should dare
venture between city council and
n edical men. ...
Yet there are chimney wee lis, black.
s midnight, that have opinions. They
i!o not carry them to the council, and
l hey do not attend health conference.
They are too busy sweeping chimneys. '
Loosen Their Tonarnra.
Put set them down Into a deep base
ment, let them bore around on the Inside
t your furnace after they have crawled
h rough the chimney never! times, and
wiey begin to feel at home. If you have
time" to step down Into the basement, turn
a bucket up-side-down and squat on It
for a half hour, these fellows will loosen
P and talk.
Here are snatches of conversation on?
nl these besmudged fellows poured out
while dieglng at a furnace flue In the
Hsscom park district:
"You know I'm pretty dirty guy. with
all this soot on me, but this Is clean dirt
after all. ."o gem's will survive In this
soot, , Hut, say. you should see some of
the basements I have to aork in. Why.
1 find basements under fine respectable
mansions that arc so rotten that even a
i hlmney sweep can hardly live in thorn
long enough lo fig a furnace or clean a
flue.
Basement a Damping; liroisd.
"Why, say man, they Just moke a
dumping grouni of the basement for
every old kind of Junk from rotten po
tatoes to last eHr'B apples, from dirty
wet chicken feathers, to rotten .squash,
from dead rats and mice to general garbage,-and
you lu.ild not believe the muff
one finds piled up In basements under ap
parently respectable homes.
.Now what seoms funny to rue is that
people dure not throw the least bit of
bage or. Junk In the alley, but they
are to pile -it In the batrmetit where
hey must li.vc In Jls fumes nicht and
3ay. iNo, If you throw a bucket of ashes
In the alley, maybe only to' make a
leccnt path over the mud, tlic health guy
rides out on his motorcycle uiid threatens
lo chircV you In Jsil If you don't pick
those ashes all up. But you can fill your
cellar to the beams with garbaKC, ashes,
old shoes, mildewed vegetables and rot
tern jojd clothes, and the health officers
you by.
"Now. t don't know much about scarlet
fever; but 1 do keep my basement clean,
miff 1 think inspection of basements Is as
neccaeary as: Inspection of electrical wir
ing, or inspection of fire escapes in hotels,
lf gnims breed In filth, then they are
.ncrciraing their tribe pretty fast in the
Majority of basements;, for, as I say, I
lon'Onlud the soot, of the chimneys,, but
I bale jo work. In aomc of the rotten base
ments.' " . ' " .
Burlington Will ,
finish Short Line
Early in the Spring
General 1 Manas ;r Iloldrege last night
gave out the following statement relative
totbe construction of the Chalco cut-off,
to' be built from tne main line,- Just west
of tha City, and to the Aehland-Sloux City
line, the' Junction to' be formed at.Tutan,
In Saunders county:
has been decided by the Burlington
rtallroad company to renew construction
oon as Weather conditions make It
possible upon lb Chalco Cut-off. This
wbrk was welt under way In 1915, In ac
cordance with a promise made to a spe
cial .committee of the Commercial club.
Work -was temporarily suspended In 1915
oh account of the unusual financial con
ditions throughout the country. It Is the
Intention now to. 'complete the line at as
early, a. date. as practicable." .
The construction of this gives Omaha
another short line into Bloux City and
brings the northern part of Nebraska into
closer touch with Omaha and Ita markete.
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W. J. CONNELL.
Omaha Battalion
Of National Guard
Plans to Give Show
t'nder the direction of Scrgeanta Keat
ing. McKnlght and Klshburn. the Omaha
battalion of the Nebraska National guard
i preparing to nlve a minstrel show at
the Royd theater in March, probably
shortly after the federal Inspection of
the Omaha guardsmen.
At the Inst weekly drill a Boosters' club
was organised to further the project, the
Intention in giving the minstrel show
being to create greater Interest In the
Omaha battalion of the state militia and
to draw the members Into closer relations
with each other. '
The "show" as planned will consist of
a series of minstrel songs, dances, and
offerings by the more talented member
of the local guard, and will conclude with
a spectacular production, "Twenty Min
utes In the Trenches," In which practi
cally the entire battalion wilt partici
pate. The Boosters' cluh Is entirely managed
by- the enlisted men, and Is warmly en
dorsed hythe officers of fhe four Omaha
companies.
CONNELL RESIGNS
FROM CARGOMPANY
Attorney Learn Legal Department
of Street Railway Co. After
Twenty-Fire Years' Service.
HAS BEEN THE TRIAL LAWYER
YV. J. Connell, trial lawyer for the
street railway company, one of the
n.ost active and aggressive corpora
tion attorneys in the middle west, has
resigned after a service of more than
twenty-five years.
From the time Mr. Connell successfully
defended the old Omaha A Council Bluffs
and Bridge company against a damage
suit for $190,000, to the present, he has
fought hundreds of cases against the
company before Juries. He ffc the oldest
attorney who Is seen regularly In local
courts.
. Mr. Connell stated that relations be
tween him and the officers of the com
pany had been uniformly pleasant and
that his action was not the result of any
controversy.
linn Ilia Ona Reasons.
"I resigned on account of reasons of
my own." ha said, "and my resignation
has been accepted. It was unconditional
and la effective at once."
The board of directors of the" company
passed the following resolution:
"Resolved, That In accepting the resig
nation of Mr. W. J. Connell aa attorney
for this company, this board records Ita
appreciation of his efficient and faith
ful services and expresses Its regret at
the termination of his employment."
Fraetlrally all cases on the street rail
way docket In which plaintiffs were ready
for trial have been disposed of up to
date, - this docket being in better con
dition now than for several years, ao
cordlng to court officials.
Thousands Dio in
Prison Camps of
Siberia of Hunger
RAN rRANClSro, Jan. X. -Thousands
of German and Austrian prisoners of war
In Russian concentration ramps In Si
beria were described "as starving and
dying from exposure In the bitter cold
of the Siberian winter" by F. W. Wake
field, a San Francisco business man, who
arrived today from the orient on the
steamer Fhlnyo Maru. He traveled
j through Siberia after his marriage In
Honolulu last summer to the former Mrs.
John P. Sprecklcs of San Francisco.
"When 1 was In Tehlta, Iberia." sold
Mr. Wakefield, "last November, Son pris
oners In a camp there already had died
from exposure and want of sufficient
nourishment. Their condition was piti
able and the Russian government, It wss
told, could do nothing.
"There were about 3S.00O prisoners there,
shambling about with their Oerman and
Austrian uniforms In tatters. Some
f.hlelded themselves with animal skins
In all of 8!beria there were hundreds of
thousands of prisoners. They must be
given aid or they will die."
START TO EXAMINE
PUPILS TODAY
Nurses Will Visit 2,500 Absent
School Children to Determine
the Canse.
CAN'T FIND DANDRUFF
Every bit of dandruff dlsappeara after
one or two applications of Danderlne
rubbed well Into the scalp' with the fin
ger tips. Get a 25-cent bottle of Dander
Ine at any drug afore and save your hair.
After a few applications you can't find
a particle, of dandruff or any falling; hair,
and the scalp will never itch. Advertisement.
JUST TAKE A LITTLE
WILL CHECK ALL STUDENTS
Principals of public schools are
preparing for Superintendent Graff
lints of absent pupils for the use of
school nurses who will visit homes of
r-ll absentees and determine causes of
absence. As soon as the lists have
been received today they will be
banded to the nurses, who will start
their work this morning. It Is
rrtiiuated the visits will requlro four
tlnys.
Theso nurses will lie empowered with
police authority to obtain the desired
Information. There are seven nurses
now on the school staff. At least three
more will be engaged this week.
Nearly 2,V children are absent at this
time.
Kxamla New ttaoata.
Next Monday morning, which will mark
tha beginning of the new semester, all
children In the ptibllo achoola will be ex
amined and new entrants thereafter will
be required to furnish certificates of
health.
A card Index system will ha maintained
of all children who are known to he III
or who have Indications of Illness. It Is
stated that this will bo the beginning of
a systematic) system of medical Inspec
tion In the public schools.
This afternoon Superintendent Graff
will "address the principals in the
auditorium of the Central High school,
his particular thought to be of medical
Inspection and general vigilance from a
health etamliiclnt.
NELSON SUFFERS INJURY
BY FALL UPON WALK
Oscsr Nelson. Fourteenth and Howard
streets, suffered a fractured leg last night
when he fell on the sidewalk at Twelfth
and Farnam streets
Another ball player has been added to
the ranks of the Waahtngtona In the per
son of Krank lnrks, a semi-pro Inflelder
from Atlanta, Oa.
Be Pretty! Turn
Gray Hair Dark
Look young! Nobody can tell
if you use Grandmother's
simple recipe of Sage
Tea and Sulphur.
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'Almost everyone knows that Saga Tea
and Sulphur, properly compounded, brings
back tha natural color and lustra to the
hair when faded, streaked or gray; also
ends dandruff. Itching scalp and stops
falling hair. Tears ago tha only way to
get this mixture was to make It at heme,
hlrh Is muss and troublesome. Now.
adsys, by asking at any drug store for
"Wycth's Sage and Sulphur Compound."
ymi will get a large bottle of this famous
oM recipe for about W cents.
Don't stay iray! Try itl Na one can
possibly tell thut you darkened your
hair, aa It does It i naturally and evenly.
You dampen a sponge or soft brush with
It and draw this through your hair, tak
ing one small strand at a time; by morn
ing tho gray hair disappears, and after
another application or two, your hair
becomes beautifully dark, thick and
glossy. Advertisement. '
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Instant Relief from Indigestion, Gases, Sourness.
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Transfer of Stock :
Of Novelty Company
8: -'Maodelsori, president of the Novelty
company,', has sold his Interest In the
concern, and has retired. C P. Frlla,
vice president, of Craig, also sold his one.
ciuittbc interest. ' Tha stock Is taken over
by J I. Krasne, secretary, and H. Beren
stept. tfreaaurer. - The business will con
tinue In the' same location under the same
title', ' H Krasne will succeed 8. Mandel
soajraa president and H. BersnsUln will
be ;Vlce president of tha concern. , '
i. landelaon Intends to devote part of
. bis. tune to his department store at Ne-
la engaged In .the general merchandise
buiujea. '" -'
Elwood Purchases
' f Brown Truck Firm
J. W. Elwood. president of the Walter
(J. Clark company, has bought the com
plete plant at tha. Brown Truck Manu
facturing company of Ralston 'and la
plannlug to enlarge It and to launch an
eiujistve manufacturing business. The
constderatioa waa K0d0.
At present , the plant manufactures all
Kinds of trucks for warehouses, packing
house, wholesale and department atorea
and creameries. Mr. Klwood expects to
make a national advertising campaign
and to Increase the business on a large
acalr. ha announced yesterday. .
- - Oawl4 naroVy .
.'."About two years ago I got down ea
any back until I hardly could go," wrtua
Solomon . Requeue. Flat River. Mo. "I
got a too bog of Foley Kidney Pills and
they straightened ma right up." Common
symptoms of kidney trouble are back-
,)ic. headache, rheumatio pains, soreness
ud - stiff neas, pufflnesa under eyes.
bjorred vision, sleep disturbing bladder
troubles, and a languid, tired f-ellrT-
V.'oley Kidney Pills help to eliminate tha
l poisonous waste matter that causes these
mptcms. bold everywhere Advertise
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order "really doe?" overcome Indiges
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ness in five minutes that Just that
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ing stomach regulator In the world. If
what you eat ferments Into stubborn
lumps, you belch gas and eructate sour,
undigested food and acid; head Is dlxxy
and aches; bretth foul, tongue . coated;
your Insldes filled with bile and indi
gestible -waste, remember the moment
VPape's" Plapepsi;" comes In contact with
the stomach all such distress vanishes.
It's truly astonishing almost marvelous,
and the Joy Is its harmlessness.
A large fifty-cent case of Pape'a Cia
pepsin will give you a hundred dollars'
worth of satisfaction or your drug-gist
bands you your money back.
It's worth its weight In gold to men
snd women who can't get their stomachs
regulated. It belongs In your home
should always be kept handy In case of
a sick, sour, vpret stomach during the
day or at night. It's the quickest, sureat
and most harmless stomach regulator In
the world. Advertisement.
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(Own J and Controlled by tkm U. 5. Gooornmint)
Get the Grip Poison
out of Your System
Tha grip's not over when
you get out of bed you don't
seem to be able to get back
your strength and spirits
tha grip won't let go. Make it
. let go come to Hot Springs,
Ark. It has
been proved in
the past and
we're proTing
' to hundreds
now' that the
radio-active
hot waters of
Hot Springs of Arkansas wQl
work wonders in eliminating
the grip poison from the sys
tem and in putting your body
Bosiaess Men's League, ,
Hot Spring, Ark.
Please send booklets.
Name
Addree
back to its normal state of
health and energy.
A clear, dry, mild and brac
ing climate. All the out-door
sports riding, driving,
motoring, horseback, walk
ing, golf and
tennis. Bril
liant social life.
Fine hotels.
Good and rea
sonable board
ing houses.
Come and rest
recuperate enjoy yourself.
Note: The waters are not
recommended for pulmonary
troubles.
Special Low Kound Trip Rait sew
is cmi m i-on Mountain K. H. Gt
l Mr mi too M Mai trrtao. A., aaath
n41-aalv vuerm. Atk m Lcml fcfc aAas
ftw Irsa Mila S. Si. Lsafc.
Waltrl Owned and Controlled by
thm Ifniiod Stain Government
Tha Hot Springs are oa the beau
tiful Government reservation
their virtue are endorsed and
thetroaels eon trolled and regulat
ed by UncleSam. To his fine army
and navy hospital here he aends
hie soldiers and Bailors for rheu
matism, skin and stomach trou
bles and tbey go away cured.
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kajfcata.
1 This is the binder Jones
broke.
2 This is the blacksmith
who said "tomorrow"
he'd fix the binder Jones
broke.
3 This is the farmer who
offered his shop when he
heard the blacksmith say
tomorrow" hed fix the
binder Jones broke.
4 And this is the shop that
Jones set up when he
saw how quickly the
work was done in the
shop of the farmer who
offered help when the
blacksmith wanted
until next day to fix the
binder Jones broke.
Jones now saves time and money by repairing all his
farm equipment, and even his wife's cobking utensils, in
his own shop.
How he planned it, how he built it, what tools and
machines he put in all specifications and itemized costs
are told in a Practical Farm Repair Shop, on page 201
of the January 29th issue of
The Country Gentleman covers all the practical con
veniences and equipment of the farm in a regular depart
ment. It gives building plans short cuts news about
new devices that can be bought or made in spare hours
a lot of brief but complete ideas brought together on one
page. This department is called
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