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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-18
Conclusion of Experience.

The experience OF ages has abundantly
confirmed the prevailing belief among all
well informed people that the social evil
can never be stamped out. All that can
be done is to keep it within bounds and
under strict police surveillance While the
statutes make the renting and keeping Of
houses of III fame misdemeanor and sub
ject the inmates 10 fines and Imprisonment
in Jail the charter clearly recognizes the
discretion of the executive In the enforce
ment Of this law.
Section q OF the charter for metropolitan
cites QSs9 provides that the mayor and
council shall have power to restrain. pro-
hibit and suppress tipping shops houses
OF prostitution, opium Joints. or dens, etc.
Now to restrain. clearly implies to hold in
check, 10 curb OF 20 repress. or to cOnfne
within certain limits. II 1t was the duty
Of the mayor absolutely 10 suppress, then
what would be the use OF giving him power
to restrain? The manifest intent of the
law is 70 recognize existing conditions In
metropolitan cities and leave to the mayor
and council discretionary power to sup
press where suppression is possible or to
restrain where suppression is impractical
BILE. The so-called burnt district is after
all simply an expedlent TO hedge In and
keep under surveillance the class Of aban-
doned women who have chosen for them
selves a life OF open shame.
The most eminent political economist
agrees with the ahlest medical experts
that every attempt 10 scatter the vicious
class is followed by the spreading Of in
deceney and immortality
The January number OF the Med,-
cal Age. published in Detroit. contains
an editorial on the control OF the social
evil from which the following extract is
suggestive:
Control by the state should be demanded
In America for The reason that here the
| bagnios are the shelter OF the criminal
| classes, whereas In Europe they are
Stunned by such owing 10 the fact all in
situations OF this class are constantly under
police supervision and without either back
entrance or idde exits.
In a choice between two evils. one nat
urally turns 70 the lesser, and those men,
bers OF society who are not swayed by ia
naticism and rule or ruin sentiments have
long since recognized that control presents
the only definite and satisfactory solution
OF the pr1blem.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-18
LIVE REAL ESTATE TOPICS
Pertinent Suggestions Prompted by the
Quiokening Activity in Omaha
VETERAN RECALLS SOME ANCIENT HISTORY
Interesting Grist of Gossip for People
Interested I'm the BuyinE and
Selling of City Lots
and Lands.

The wonderful transformation that has
been wrought Ia the building line of Omaha
and its general building topography within
comparatively short time is hardly real
lied even by those people who have lived
here through it all. The most striking way
to enforce these changes upon those who
have forgotten how Omaha used to look,
or upon newcomers who never knew the
Omaha Of old, Is through picture contrasts,
showing the same portion OF the city as IL
appeared in days gone by ana as It appears
now The two photographs reproduced on
this page present an object lesson OF this
kind. They show a section or Omaha that
is rapidly getting to be the very heart Of
the business area having peen taken from
the corner Of the high school grounds, en-
bracing all that lies to the south and east
as far as the eye can reach from that
point The older picture dates from about
twenty-five years ago and the newer
one was taken last year. A close
study of the two photographs pre-
sents marvellous transformations. 1t is
interesting to note that one OF the
striking buildings that is TO be found on
both pictures Is the old Meredith house
at Nineteenth and Dodge streets, which
has just changed hands. This residence,
which was at one time the pride OF
Omaha. was later occupied by DR.. ]. c.
Denise, whose wife was a daughter In the
Meredith family, whose home IL originally
was, and after the death of DR.. Denise II
became rental property, being now ccca-
pied by the family of the clerk of the fed
eral court, George II. Thummell. 1t is
In the center of spacious grounds and
easily discernable. Aside from the few
other notable old landmarks like this,
however, there are really few buildings In
this district that were there twenty-five
years ago, and are still there.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-18

stickler for strict enforcement Of the let
ter of the law would say the mayor must
enforce the law until It had been inter-
preted or declared invalid by the courts.
Theoretically this would be correct. but
in practice it is liable to cause untold hard
ship and very often would precipitate con-
fiicts between police and citizens while the
Interpretation Of the law was being held in
allegiance by the courts.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-18

'The Bees structures on real estate
speculation and real estate option trading
doubtless struck lots of people as timely
and to the point" declared the veteran real
estate man.
But no city can have brisk activity in
real estate without more or less speculation
and the speculative tendency is one of the
surest signs that real estate values are
moving upward. II a man has property to
sell and sees a chance to get his price, he
is not likely to care very much whether
the purchaser intends to improve II or to
hold 1t till he can get profit on his in
vestment-that is he is not likely to care
unless he has other property adjacent which
he would like to have benefited by improves
ments on the piece sold. When 1t comes
to real estate option trading, It resolves
itself into a simple question of turning the
property over fast. Al man usually
buys on time, making a first payment Of
only small part of the purchase price, and
II he sells before the next payment Is due
It is the same thing as trading on an
option; II he decides he has not struck
bargain and let's the property go without
making additional payments, 1t is the Same
thing as taking an option and letting It
lapse The speculation business can, OF
course, be driven to death and carries
large margin Of risk and abuse in its wake,
but l do not regard it as in itself vicious
or demoralizing so far as a healthy tone
of real estate business is concerned"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-18

Another good sign in the local realty
atmosphere Is the temperance OF The
street floor Office" declares the veteran
real estate man. Haven't you noticed
how rapidly things have been moving
that way2 There are a dozen street floor
real estate and abstract Offices in Omaha
today where there were but three or four
few years ago. A man has to be doing
business TO pay the stif rent these places
command. but the very fact that he can
occupy the very best ofice space 20 be
had makes business for him TO compensate
the increased outlay several times over.
I don't care what you think about IL, but
/ tell you the front a fellow puts up
in this field has a pile TO do with the re-
suits. The ground floor ONCE room used
20 be the only thing when the big boom
was on in the SOS. Don't you remember
c. e. Mayne's place down here on Fiji
tenth street, After the boom burst a
real estate man felt himself lucky to have
any old kind OF an once and sometimes
little s. desk room corner was more
than his bank account would meet. When
he spread out again he went slowly and
moderate priced up stairs rooms was all
he was able 10 AFFORD. But he kept nov
Ing upward whenever he moved at all-lnto
bigger rooms and better buildings. until
now he is ready to rent the best corner
IN town and bid against a railway ticket
ONCE 10 get It. I tell you It does me good
to see It.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-18

against humanity Such a thing would not
who make a living out of this criminal
business? 1t would certainly seem that
without some discretion on the part OF the
mayor and the police the enforcing of the
gambling laws would invite frequent dis
turbances and invasions Of private rights.
Right here let mo call attention to the
fact, which every lawyer will admit to bo
fundamental, that the mayor is not ex-
pected to make complaints against
gamblers and gambling houses any more
than any other citizen. 1t is the duty OF
all law abiding citizens whenever they
know that a crime has been committed to
enter complaint, and 1t will then devolve
upon the public prosecutor to file informa-
ton against every offender, whenever he
has become satisfied that crime has been
committed.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-18
vagrancy In Practice.

The statutes of Nebraska, designate as
tramp any person going from place to place
and asking or subsisting on charity. All
idle persons not having visible means of
support and maintenance, and all persons
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-03-18

do you know that Omaha can again
point to the fact that every national bank
in the city owns and occupies its own
building?" pursued the veteran real estate
man. 1T used to be so once before. but for
several years prior to the merger last
summer, two out of our seven national
banks we're in rented quarters The two
that rented are the ones that merged with
a third and moved into the latter's build
ing. / doubt whether the merger would
ever have taken place had they all been
occupying buildings of their own. There
is nothing that helps give bank q charac-
ter for sound and substantial permanency
so much as a good substantial bank build
ing, bearing it's name. Omahas national
banks are all right on this point. as well
as on all other points"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-28
DEATH CLAIMS SCIENTIST
Professor S, P Langley of the
Smithsonian Institution
I Dies in South.

Aiken. S. c. Feb. 27-S,. P. Langley.
secretary of the Smithsonian institu-
ton and known as a scientist through
out the world, died here at noon today.
Washington, Feb. 27.-Professor Sam
ueI P. Langley, who died at Aiken, s.
c., today, had a slight. stroke Of paraly-
sis on Nov. q; which affected his right
side He was gradually recovering
from this attack when, on the advice
of physicians, he went south to escape
the more rigorous months OF Febru-
airy and March ia this city. The i'm
mediate cause Of his death was not
stated in the brief telegram sent from
Aiken to the Smithsonian officials.
Professor Langley was 20 years old
and his whole life had been devoted to
scientific work. Though by profession
civil engineer and architect, astron-
omy occupied most OF his time.
Several years ago Professor Langley
conducted a series of experiments with
flying machine at Whitewater, Va.
on the Potomac river, the results of
which were watched with widespread
interest. The experiments, however,
ended disastrouslx.
Professor Iangley's scientific career
covered a wide range of subjects and
included work in various institutions,
which was supplemented by frequent
trips to Europe in visiting foreign OBJ
servatories and other institutions.
Much of the scientific work done by
Professor Langley has related to the
sun, its heat spectra and other sources
of radiation, and he had accompanied
some Of the eclipse observation expe-
ditions.
Professor Langley had been the sec
If ho GFV1ff Ton
since 1887. He was a member of sci
entific societies, and his published writ
ings include more than one hundred
titles.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-28
BLAZE IN LODGING
HOUSE, lMPERILS MANY

st. Louis, Feb. 27.-While laboring
under intense mental excitement, p. T
Hughes, aged 26, from Lincoln, Neb.,
overturned q lamp in his room on the
third floor Of the Comfort hotel to-
day. A fire was started and Hughes
and ]. A. Courtney, 81 years old, su-
perintendent OF construction at the
Missouri Pacific hospital. who also &C.
cupied third floor room, jumped from
windows to escape the flames They
each suffered q fracture Of their skulls
and are in a critical condition.
r. B. Dyckman, a clerk in the no
tel, was seriously burned about the
face and hands.
r. B. Dobson. a deaf mute. and
Charles Reinz, a cook. ran through a
blazing hallway 70 escape and suffered
burns.
Hughes had been taken from his
burning room, when he broke away
from his rescuars and rushed back into
the flames and q moment later Jumped
from q window
The flames were extinguished after
slight loss. There were 125 other guests
in the hotel, who escaped uninjured.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-28
LAWYER FROM CHICAGO.
Arrived to Help Finnegan Out of the
sheriff's Custody.

James Turner arrived in Ogden from
Chicago yesterday and at once got busy
on the matter pertaining to the habeas
corpus proceedings which were the cause
OF Sheriff NJ J. Murphy. of Lander
county, New, stopping off at ogden with
his prisoner, James r. Finuegau, while en-
route from Chicago to Nevada. 1t Is
stated that Turner came here as a repre-
sentative Of lawyers who are engineering
the proceedings to have Finnegan turned
loose. Yesterday Sheriff Murphy received
a telegram from Governor John Sparks of
Nevada in which the governor asked the
sheriff 10 hold on to his man If he could
possibly do so, and informing him that
Governor Sparks was in direct COmmuni-
cation with the governor Of Illinois in
regard to the matter.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-28
MOVES HEALTH IS broken
Councilman Has Relapse and
Doubts of His Recovery
Are Entertained,

Councilman y. II MOyes. against whom
an action is pending in the district court
here in connection with the alleged illegal
appropriation Of the citys funds. and
who suffered a collapse several days ago
when verdict Of guilty was rendered by
the jury in the Chambers case, suffered
a relapse yesterday, and his condition is
said to be critical
Mr.. Moves had so far recovered from
the first breakdown so as to be about on
Monday A part Of the time he spent in
the court room watching the progress Of
the case against Councilman William
Craig Later in the day his strength left
him and he was forced to take to his bed.
physician, it is doubtful if he will ever
rise. The nervous strain attendant upon
the prosecution of the case against the
city councilmen is said to have caused
the collapse.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-28

Bible, which he had difficulty in hold
ing under his arm, and the emperor,
the empress, the grand duke and grand
duchess kissed both the bride and
groom. DR.. Dryander kissed the brides
hand and shook that of the prince.
The imperial party passed out of the
chapel, and reception of the court fol-
lowed in the white hall, after which
the guests sat down to supper.
The torch dance" an immemorial
German custom, began at s o'clock.
Instead of torches, candles three feet
tall were held aloft by twelve lackeys.
They marched two and two in advance
Of the imperial party, who walked
around the vast ballroom bowling to
the 1900 or so members of the court
who were massed on three sides of the
hall.
The bride took the emperor and all
the princes, according to precedence,
around the apartment, and Prince Ell
tel escorted the empress and all the
other ladies of the imperial family in
turn around the hall. There was a time
when the torches were held by the
greatest personages of state in this
dance, but the custom has not been
observed since the wedding of the
late Prince Bismarck, when for the
first time lackeys carried the torches.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-28

periaI family alone, IN the electors
chamber, while the other guests were
gathering I'm the chapel.
The empress placed the princess
crown Of green velvet and diamonds,
and wreath Of fresh myrtle. upon the
head Of the princess. Her majesty, who
also wore a wreath OF myrtle, and the
bride were both dressed in pearl white
silks. The train Of the bride, which
was four yards I'm length, was en-
broidered with silver roses.
The Duchess Sophie, with pages bear
ing her train, entered the chapel upon
the arm OF Prince Eitel, and he changed
at the altar from her left to her right.
They were followed by the emperor
and the Grand Duchess of Oldenburg.
the empress and the Grand Duke of
Oldenburg, and others Of the two FAM
lilies. The emperor and all the con-
gregation except the bridal party Joined
in the hymn.
DR.. Dryander, addressing the bride
and groom, dwelt upon the beauty of
married life and the joys of home.
Then, turning to the emperor and en-
press. the chaplain alluded to their
home happiness. The responses of the
prince and princess were clearly and
even loudly spoken.
Dr. Dryander gave the prince large
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-28
WHISKY MAKING SECRETS
DR.. Wiley, Chief of the ''PoiSon
Squad" EnIightenS Mem
berS of Congress,

Washington, Feb, 27.-Dr. H. W.
Wiley, chief of the bureau or chem
istry, department of agriculture, ap-
peared before the house committee on
Interstate and foreign commerce again
today.
The diet of DR.. WiIey's poison
squad" on which he tested the effects
Of borax administered at the rate Of TX
grains a day, was discussed at length
by the committee The high quality of
the food and the great variety in the
bills Of fare as explained by DR.. Wiley
caused considerable levity, and DR..
Wiley admitted that he was the keep
er Of the best boarding house in the
world"
Representative Mann asked DIR.
Wiley if he could not extend his board
ing house and come up here to the
house and serve our lunches"
Chairman Hepburn discouraged all
joking. and urged that the scientific in
vestigation of the effects of preserva-
tives was Of too great Importance to be
treated lightly.
DR.. Wiley discussed the manufacture
of whisky by the use OF high wines,
and made for the committee an irnita-
ton whisky. He said that high wines
could be had for 10 cents a gallon plus
the internal revenue tax. and urged
that IL was unfair to allow mixed
WHISTLES to be sold as straight whisky.
DR.. Wiley said blended whisky may
be better than straight whisky and less
Injurious, but he insisted that 1t could
be sold for exactly what it was. He
expressed the opinion that no real
Scotch whisky is sent TO this country
for consumption. Maize is used, he
said, in the manufacture OF the Scotch
whisky sent here.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-28
EVERYBODY KNOWS
WHAT CONSTIPATION is
But Not Everybody Knows What
Hunyadi Janos Is.

A large proportion of humanity suf-
fer to a greater or less extent from
constipation in one form or another.
How really few there are who do not
know the distress, pain and general
discomfort resulting from failure of
the bowels TO move regularly. And
does not this suffering seem foolishly
unnecessary when we realize It is due
simply to ignorance of the proper and
simple remedy-HUNYADI JANOS-
the great Natural Mineral Laxative
Water, not only the most efficacious
remedy but also the most inexpensive.
The cost of large bottle is but a
trif1e and It contains many doses. One
dose is Z a tumblerful drunk on aris-
ing i'm the morning. The result is al
ways certain. quick and thorough. A
pleasant and natural relief without
gripping or purging. Try it. AT all
Druggists.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-28
FIFTY MILLIONS IN BONDS
Santa Fe to Float Balance of
Vast Sum Appropriated for
Improvement of Road

San Francisco, Feb. 27.-President L.
p. Ripley Of the Santa F'e is preparing
to issue S17, 1885, 600 Of ffty-year 4 per
cent bonds. This is the remainder Of
the $5O.0O0, 600 issue authorized last
year. The money. so obtained is to be
used in improving the company's CAL
ifornia overland line by reducing the
grades, building a couple OF important
cut-offs and in building a second track
for the main line. Part Of this second
track has already been extended out
from Chicago
These bonds are secured by a mort
gage upon the entire property Of the
company at the rate Of 1858 per mile,
subject to the general mortgage As at
the rate of S17,6S0 per mile.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-28
DISCLOSES OIL
TRUST METHODS
Former Employee of Combine Tells
How He Was Paid by Two
Companies.

Oklahoma CITY, Okla Feb. -27.-As-
sistant Attorney General Lake began
taking testimony here today in the
custer case. Of the State of Missouri
against the Standard and the other oil
companies.
John BOTrOughs, a wholesale oil deal
er, said that while in the employ OF
the Waters-Pierce Oil company he had
been sent to Mississippi to buy turpen-
tine. and received half Of his pay from
that company and half from the Stand
ard. He had from time to time re-
ceived instructions to cut prices to
point at which it was impossible for
independents to do business.
He got instructions from division
headquarters at Denison. He was In
structed to get samples of oil shipped
i'm If he had to steal them. There had
never been any competition between
the Standard and the Waters-Pierce
companies in Oklahoma.
Burroughs said that all oils used by
the International Harvester company
i'm Oklahoma were charged to the
Standard Oil company.
"The Waters-Pierce people put false
labels on their oils for harvesters
said Burroughs, 1.-The harvester people
furnishing the labels"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-28

Berlin, Feb. 27.-The Duchess Sophie
Charlotte of OIdenburg, daughter of the
reigning grand duke of OIdenburg by
his first marriage with Princess Eliza
beth Of Prussia, and Prince EiteI-Fred-
erick, the second son of the emperor
and empress, were married at o'clock
this afternoon in the chapel Of the
palace, by the court chaplain, DR.. Dry
ander. Rain was falling on the chapel
dome, but the inside was brilliantly il
Illuminated by hundreds of candles.
showing the costumes and uniforms of
about 500 persons belonging to the
royal families of Germany or tie prin-
cipal nobility, the cabinet ministers,
and a number Of generals and ad-
mirals Ambassador Tower ard Mrs.
Tower were present in the diplomatic
corps.
In the diplomatic circle also were
Lieutenant Commander William L.
Howard, the naval attache, Mrs. How
ard and Miss Howard; Captain William
s. Biddle, Jr., the military attache. and
Mrs. Biddle: Third Secretary Nelson
O'Shaughnessy and Mrs O'Shaugh-
messy. and Second Secretary John w
Garrett
The civil ceremony had previously
taken place in the presence of the i'm
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-28
Oqden Briefs.

a. .. Coon of Salt Lake was in Ogden
yesterday.
Funeral services over the remains of z
u. Brown will be held from the Fourth
ward meeting house at . O'Clock Thursday
afternoon. Interment will be in the city
cemetery.
Attorneys MaginnlS and Corn of Ogden
have filed in the first district court at
Brigham an action to recover 81. 1888 from
the Curlew Irrigation * Reservoir COM
pany. The plaintiff in the action is Ed
ward Ryan. who alleges the amount IS
due in connection with a contract between
himself and the defendant company con-
corning the building of a dam and con-
crete tunnel across Deep Creek in Box
Elder county. Only a portion of the stip-
ulated amount was paid, hence the action.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-02-28
"NoTIcE TO MERCHANTS AND
THE PUBLIC"

All our agents carry with them a let
ter authorizing them to act for us IN
definite capacities. Inscriptions per-
sons have been travelling through Utah.
idaho. Wyoming, Nevada and else
where claiming themselves as repre-
seutatives of this Association, when,
in fact, we have never heard Of them.
The public must be careful. A reward
will be paid for information that will
lead to the detection Of such persons.
PROTECTIVE ASSO-
CITATION.
Scientific Collectors Of Bad Debts,
Commercial National Bank Bldg, Salt
Lake City, Utah. Francis G. Luke,
General Manager
Some People Don't Like Us"