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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-08

INVESTMENTS.
Z710 and ZIP Parker-A good double house
of rooms each with gas, sewer, city
water Paving and permanent walk paid,
Rents 1886 per year. Price, 50, 25O.
Six houses on the northwest corner OF
23d and Chicago. Total rents, Slb per
month. Price, $4,000.
1914 and 1916 N. lsth-A double house of
rooms each, all modern; hot water heat
ing plant in each house. Lot SSXl4O.
Rents, $50 per month Price, $1,000.
Northeast corner of Park Ave, and Pa
cihc; four brick houses finished In oak.
built houses. Rents. $3.50 per month. sPriee,
SIS, O00O0
Five 6-room modern cottages on Hamil-
ton St.. near 26th. Rents S94 per month.
Price, SI,6o0.
On Douglas St., near oath, we have a
good brick building OF three ecagt.ients.
Total rents, 81, $40 per year that We can
sell for $4,000. Let US show you this.
Southeast corner of 20tn and Webster
Lot 66x132 with large 9-room, all modern
house and three brick fats Total rents
81 go per year. Price, $4,000
We have big bunch Of other properties
II none of these suit.
List your property with us for sixty
days.
building renting for 1850 year Price
SO COO. This is o, K
ACREAGE.
We have IS acres on West Cen
ter St that would make a fine
hog ranch or suitable for gar
den pieces See us for further
particulars.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-08

DESIRABLE LOCATION FOR DOUBLE
BRICK FLAT
S2IOO for 6lx64 feet, west front, on Nth St.
one block south OF Dewey Ave and
Winona Apartment House. Paved ST.
specials all paid IN full.
GEORGE a CO.. l6Ol Farnam.
RE-696
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-08

on Capital Ave, between 18th and 18th.
Cheapest downtown lot on the market.
$1,000
New-York tribune., 1906-06-24
FIERCE CANNON CRACKERS.

After The Tribune reporter had got over ~
scare from inadvertently picking up a dynamite
bomb in the Bureau of COmbUStibles. under the
impression that it condemned bit OF fire
works he learned from Acting Inspector Franz
s Wolff that the row regulations have reduced
the number of retail licenses from two thousand
to about four hundred. Forbidden fireworks made
Of high explosives such piCrc acid ard chiorate
of potash are dealt in by pedlers and Illicit deal
ers These goods are manufactured in places out
of town Inspectors act complaints. and often
recognize the high explosives in the street by their
sharp quick sound IN distinction 10 the slower re-
port of gunpowder crackers
Fire Marshal Peter Seery told OF his experience
with the so-called Boston cannon crackers Hear
ing that they possessed more strength than the
average ard were likely to be popular with 1u-
veniles. he sent TO the company making tnen i9a
in the backyard of the Fire Department. .,ae Ihe
inches long. was set OF under Pa PAL 5 49, fartv
the surprise of the spectators, the pail scared lor
TO pieces and the largest cracker placed on the
reversed bottom OF I'm zne ASH gan and came near
wrecking the window Panes IN the 2es1 @ ,
Needless to say, these dynamite delights were not
Regulations for the use of fireworks provide that
no rockets shall be fired within 100 yards OF a
building not controlled by the person holding the
permit. Roman candles must be set, set OFT T. rom 20 Ia a
right position and neither Roman candles nor NOR
or any overhead wires would be in the line of fire.
Bombs. saluteS and rockets can only De SET on py
an employe Of a licensed manufacturer VINO mas %
certificate of fitness issued by the Fire Commis-
soner after examination. No one may set OF more
than s95 worth of fireworks without permit from
the Fire Commissioner.
The prohibited fireworks are crackers containing
chorate of Dotash or other high explosives; crack
ers longer than inches larger in diameter than
u inches: anything containing pCric acid or pic
rates colored fire containing sulphur and chlorate
of potash: bombardments or mandarins made or
chorate of potash mixtures; canes with chlorate
mixtures; cartridge eXplOderS; saluteS containing
chorate of potash and sulphur; bombs or report
shells OF the same composition; all bombs larger
than inches in diameter; cannon salutes: fireworks
known as flying pigeons. whirlwinds. flying devils
wheat sheaves gatling batteries, and the like
The blank cartridge toy pistols may not he used
In fact the laws seem to afford considerable pro-
lection The observance of them. however, is dan
SiIy3 3rFre
New-York tribune., 1906-06-24

other peoples in their care for the body y man
at one of these baths explained IT this way:
You offer Ghetto Jew something tor nothihs'
and he'll take it whether he wants it or not
But any one watching these people at the baths
with half an eye can see that they come for the
comfort and relief it gives them An attendant
at Rivingtou street accounted for the preponder-
ance of Yiddish bathers more senslbly and less
cynicalIy than the other
Their papers advertise the baths" he said
You just look in any of the Yiddish papers and
you'll frequently see something about these baths,
while other papers rarely speak of them"
What people give you the least trouble?'
The Italians. Jews sometimes mighty can
tankerous; they apt 10 be jealous of what they
feel 10 be their rights. and If whole lot of them
come in. each wanting tub. for Instance, and
there's only tub free and We give that TO some
one who's not well. the rule is. the others may
the reason. and thea there's trouble and
talk of favoritism- But the Italians are easy. It's
Yes boss. and No boss and 'All-a-right, boss,
and they do just what you tell EN-
New-York tribune., 1906-06-24
THE VALUE OF FORM.

Wahoo the Chippewa catcher OF the Carlisle
Indians said the other day:
Form in athletics. in everything else
counts for much Form helps man to do his
stunts more easily. 1t also bluffs his opponents
making them think him better than he actu-
ally is.
Yes. form in many ways gets Us through al
half the labor and at half the cost.
There was a man who dined regularly at a
certain restaurant. He paid much week.
One night at dinner he called the waiter over
and said, frOwning:
Your portions are very small again this
evening AS an old customer generally have
two pieces of beef. but tonight you have only
brought one
by gum. sir you're right exclaimed the
waiter. The cook forgot to cut it in twO!'
New-York tribune., 1906-06-24

city. The book is published wholly without th~
approval of the faculty. its editors taking th<
stand that the Alpha society is not under taa
control OF the teachers. The faculty admit tha1
they have no right to control the secret societies.
and II IS this admission which has made many
parents decide that the fraternities must Be
banished from the public schools
Certain illusions to spOoning, the parents oo<
Iieve. show undesirable state Of things in th<
school For instance. poem that otrends II
There was once ? most ponderous miss
W. Mho o. thought tb IT., II The f acme OF 5t piss
And slyly indulge il. kiss.
Hop" is one of the most popular boys m
the school Along the same line is sketca
called The Skirmish." which has scandalized
the faculty 1t is follows:
Tme-Senior Fair. IntermissIon-
She after pause in the cOnversattOn)-If yo1
guess my name TN let you have Just one.
st6p 9oG csS ha8e it w yet q Yoa mus.
earn II. III tell you, though. II begins with and
ends with and has four letters I'll give YOU
He (exultingly)~Ruth! All, xx1xxl
regular pig! Don't! can't breathe! S xxxxxi -,
back to you (Curtain)
Under the caption United we stand. divldsd
fall" the names of half dozen boys and
girls are grouped i'm couples. and this some pars
ents regard shocking.
Two poems or rather tinges which have BEEN
called disgracefUI are "Go to Father" and "Onlx
a Prayer The first is;
When he asked to wed.
For I knew that he knew
That my father dead
And knew that he knew
What life he had led,
So I knew that he knew
What l meant when l said.
Go to father
The following dialogue which is supposed 10
take place between two senior boys is also OBJ
jected TO;
A fellow insulted by offering me beer the othes
day.
What did you do?
Swallowed the insult
Already petitions are being circulated among
the parents which ask the school board 70 bar
fraternities and sororities from the public
schools, and the board will take action them
in few weeks.
New-York tribune., 1906-06-24
MING POOL TO BE OPENED IN "HELL'S KITCHEN"

hot: though bathhouse attendants say that wintes
bathers growing more numerous
Besides the permanent baths. New York City has
fourteen floating baths of IN operation fn
the summer only But the best authorities SEEM
10 be feeling more and more that these baths ara
pernicious. The boys enjoy them. but while tbs
average East Side boy does not mind sewage IN
the water he sports n. doctors say that the sama
is bad for him and for the general health. Tha
amount of contamination there IS in the wate-
depends of course on where the bath is-whether
II is close by the shore in the East River North
River midway up the city, or whether 1t is fas
up in Harlem or down at the Battery. One baths
house superintendent declared to the writer thas
if the Dock Department would let the Depar rtmenr
of Public Buildings have some decent sites for
ioatirg baths these baths would be healthfuk
enough. But some persons say that the water
every " here around New York is vile with sewaga
and not fit battle in One Of the city CONS
rnissioners was sitting in the office of Mr.. Walker
Of the Public Buildings Department. when ths
writer was asking about this matter.
Not long go some one gave me bath ticket ana
wanted me to go down and Try the floating bath
at the Battery remarked this Commissioner.
Now you'd suppose that down there in the bay,
with the strong tides there are mere. the water
would be pure I you it filthy.
looked at ii, and didn't use my ticket Just watcs
the water there when the current sets certain
ways. and you'll see dead dogs, dead cats. masses
of the refuse of big city drifting around thas
BATH typhoid fever germs and their various cousins
you can't see but depend upon II they're there
IF had my way said the superintendent OF n
permanent bath managed by private philanthropy.
I'D take these floating baths and just sink them
out in the bay. It's common thing" he went ON.
have people. boys especially, in here in tbs
fall by doctors bathe for the purpose OF settins
rid of some anent they've contracted in a foatinss
that's of the least serious of the results oa
floating baths"
New-York tribune., 1906-06-24
TROUBLESOME VISITORS.

But the superintendent at Centre Market Place
tells of one Italian who gave some trouble. "A
hole family party of them came in" he saws
Father and mother two or three sons and their
wives, aad several daughters and their husbands
You know the Italians have a great notion of TAX
ing care of their women. and when those men saw
their female relatives being shown into the woul-
ems side they started go along. They were
just naturally bound stick to them and see that
they Cidn't ccme any harm. and almost had
10 call the police before l could convince them
that men weren't allowed the womens side"
O2e pessimstic bathhouse attendant declared
Jnat the people do not appreciate the baths. We
Try to educate the people" he said. gloomiIy but
some Of en- are filthy, If you could see the
messeS we have 10 clean up after 'em sometimes
here
U-hi-b IS DOUBTLESS true sometimes FOR some Of
Tie people VINO come TO the baths are from the
lowest stratum. Yet there are thousands who are
different, and bather will often be found wiping
out the tub and trying to leave the compartment
he has used in the best order. And If there are
kickers. there others who eviace gratitude and
pride in the baths. Down at the Elisabeth AIHban.z
Memorial, the other day, big Irishman stormed
out. of the compartment that had been assigned
him
III not wash mesflf in there" he said It's
filthy"
Come hack here" said Superintendent Taylor.
Il don't you 10 go away dissatisfied Show
me tae trouble. and Wen remedy H."
The man pointed out the trouble 1t was a piece
of soap or the floor; previous bather had dropped
it, and The attendant neglected 20 pick il up But
the mans sensibities wounded. and he left
without his bath. AS he went through the hall
one of his countrymen who was waiting there for
a turn looked up at him.
II don't know who we are" he said. nor WHARF
We come FROM but I'll venture a guess that the
bed ye slape IN isn't half clane as that place
yere kickin about"
New-York tribune., 1906-06-24
A FINE. CLEAN POOL.

But there is public place in this city. and
there going TO be more, where boys may swim
in cleaner water than that found in bays and
rivers. The bath about TO be opened in West 6Oth
street has a great white vitrihed tile and marbla
swimming pool IS feet long and As feet wide. and
feet in depth the deepest end. IL IS enttcins
place. this pool, with It's filtered flowing into
il through marble troughs the rate OF 5000 gall
Ions hour and any looking into It's cool
depths. green from the reflections OF the glass ROOD
above it. imagine what lure II viii be to
the boys Of the neighborhOod. AS 10 those sans
boys. by the way the authorities concerned ara
worrying tribe good many Negroes Hvs
around there. along with good many whites.
I'm asking myself some questions" said tha
Superintendent OF Public Buildings "and time
only can answer them. II bunch OF little Irish
little coon under the water IN that swim
prsciptate trouble We have race riots occa-
sionally around there IN the streets and shouldn1
like to in that swimming poolr'
The next bsthhouse 70 be finished will oa the ono
in Avenue A running the length OF the block bstwee
23d street and 24th street. This is under way bun
probably IL will not be ready for before nexs
summer. Sites have been selected for four othe,
baths and specifications being prepared for tha
erection OF two of these baths one as Nos and r
Rutgers Place. and one at Nos 50 and IS Carm.n,
street Also. plans under consideration hue
not yet accepted for the turning OF the old ssrh
Regiment Armory, In Sd avenue. between 6th str.as
and 9Th streets, ;ntO a public bath and lodgtn !,
house. now that the regiment has moved into A..
new hama IN Lexington avenue.
New-York tribune., 1906-06-24
New York Has Slow Provide Its Poor with Clean
Baths. But Is At Last Waking Up to Their
Importance-More to Follow.

trance waiting their turn she would stop and so
away without her bath. You notice that in all the
newer bath buildings the entrance for women and
that for men are as far apart possible which is
o decided Improvement"
Al the two A !. G. 2. baths soap and towel are
furnished the bathers and charge of cents is
H"de. though if any one lacking the money wants
bath ne she is not refused IF a fellow
comes in here" said r. r. Taylor sr.. and says.
I've been tramring and / want wash before
look Tor job but l haven't a cent of course 1
hand KIM out soap and towel and tell him to go
ahcad-" r Z. Taylor. jr.. at the downtown A. l.
G. r. bath. frequently corraIs any particularly
dirty children he in the streets and takes them
in and uuts them under the water a matter OF
education.
At the city baths no CHARGE is supposed 10 be
made. ana soap and towel are not furnished. Fun
ny apologies for towels brought in here by some
of the people, said attendant a. the Allen
street bath when the Rivtngton street bath was
ol-,.cd, four years ago. some Of the old Hebrews
around there would bring in newspapers to dry
Themselves with. We forbid any taking OF paper
nto the baths now: pa"er gets the wet floor
and makes it messy Bathers don't make much
difficulty about bringing towels now. but occasion
ally one goes out with his towel nicely folded and
dry when he went in too Stingy to use IT,
Sometimes when old fellow comes in and we
ask him whore IS his honto und sare'-.oveI and
soaE-Een bring out n filthy handkerchief that's
been in his pocket six months probably. and hasn't
been washed for three months. We tell him that
won't 90; he must set "a clean 'honro and he
generally does ii. Ther- are barber srons around
that rent towels. The fellow pays cents and gets
'Eonto und safe ana when he returns the towel
cents is returned to him"
The attendant stepped aside to let pass II bunch
Of men who had been sitting in the hall below.
waiting for the wo~d TO come up. \ pathetic look
ing crowd they We're each with small burdle
under his arrn-a towel and bit of fresh under
wear, il it could be called hat, 10 put after
his bath. one understood Hebrew, from
the swcatshops evidently. yellow faced and bent:
another a squat fellow who might have been
uushcart man, several Were workmen Gecently
dressed. one with q flowing beard aud hollow
eyes. looked if n might have been a rabbi
down ii the world \ pathetic crowd com
ing Up - wash off the dust aad sVea. Of the day
New-York tribune., 1906-06-24
LAVISH WITH PERMITS.

The Bureau OF Combustibles gave 412 permits at
s. each retail dealers this year up June Is.
after which there usually few permits called
for. This compares with 375 licenses of last year.
The retail dealer may not carry stock worth more
than $500. and averaging at half this amount $780,
0n0 worth Of powder goes up in smoke. What with
replenished stock, special displays. flags, bunting
and paper lanterns. the total expense Of New
York celebration probably reaches half million
dollars
Our explosive Fourths have undoubtedly bad
effect nervous patients said DR.. Graeme NJ.
Hammond the nerve specialist. Tribune re-
porter 1t is not only the noise. heard and antci,
pated but the fear Of fires that increases the nat
ural irritabty of neurasthenia sufferers. The ex-
act extent Of injury has tried 10 estimate.
We know that insomnia is favored by noises
and alarms I used TO believe more in gunpowder
celebration the age of fourteen than do now.
I am inclined to agree with those who think it
barbarous. Improbable amusement for the young.
while having Joy for the grown up. II would
be a good thing 20 limit the racket far pos
sible."
Superintendent Candsh. of the POSTGRADUATE
Hospital, said We notice the general effect of In
dependence Day patients, but do not keep
track OF the rise in temperatures. The full re-
suits would probably be felt just after the Fourth
n greater fever sleeplessness and so on Our dis
pensary has extra work in treating lacerated fin
gers. burns and powder wounds. Tetanus or lock-
Jaw IS the common yet dangerous sequel of an ex-
posive injury The drug store and home treat
New-York tribune., 1906-06-24

peared that the Jewish matron did not want
toosch. 4 want wants." she insisted.
Nonsense. the toosch is better for you, such a
big strong you are
"Oh. but l seek, I am very seek"
Where I'd like 10 know
Il seek here" lifting q solid leg that would
measure twelve inches around the knee; Il am
seek here" extending her ponderous arms; ''I am
so seek"
There was an animated argument the attendant
erdeayoring. with many gestures, To prove 10 her
that. even If she had rheumatism. q shower would
be better FOR her. But the JcWess VAS firm "Gif
me a wants. please" was her refrain. and she got
it. There triumphant eieam in her eye as
she waddled down the corridor 10 take her wants.
Now she'll soak in boiling water. almost said
the attendant. IT'S remarkable how they love the
hot water They lie down in it, only little bit OF
their faces showing above it, Now, what you
doing?" 10 woman who was pushing i'm ahead Of
her turn
= hat four little children at home"
But YOU must wait your turn. madam. You
came in after these others"
But haf four li-tlc children at home"
The women are harder to manage than the
men" said the attendant. when she had persuaded
this anxious mother 20 sit down and wait tin "a
compartment should be empty. Now YOU know
that's against the rules: you're not to bring como
in here she said shaking her head a woman
who combing out her thick hair.
NO, ma'sm; won't ma'am" and the woman
nodded ard smiled, having completed her hair
dressing.
She'll probably do it again. said the attendant
laughing
\ little further along the attendant opened a
door and showed a pretty sight-three small girls
under q shower bath together their tiny white
bodies cleaning in the wet. Generally 4 child
comes with its mothe- and mother ana child battle
together; but II three four Little girls appear in
company they are pat under the same shower. and
If one is older than the others she teach them
how 10 wash. 1t is pretty sight TOO. when
lot Of little boys Of the baths the mems
side and dress together in the wide corridor
We give the boys chance from 20 in the
afternoon" said a attendant at Inc East Ilth
street bath. ''Nc batho lot OF them in that
time. We say to them. Now, be ready take off
your shirts and your shoes. but hang TO your
trousers: and the minute the compartments are
empty they rush in. slip off their trousers and be-
gin. At get the boys out to make place for
the men. who begin coming in from work at that
hour. You'll the boys dressing together. two
hundred OF them sometimes in the big room; here
little fellow struggling with his shirt, and there
larger helping a small with his socks
nd in sight
New-York tribune., 1906-06-24
"H0NTO UND SAFE"

At all the public baths attendants say that there
many more men bathers than women bathers
r. +. Taylor, ST. superintendent of the Second
Peoples Bath, built by the A. l. G. P, the Eliza
beth Milbank Memorial IN East Ssth street. puts
that down 10 wonans modesty. When I In
charge OF the bath in Centre Market Place. which.
as you know. Is old style building and which
has the entrances for men and for women close
together" he observed. Il have often a girl
start down the street toward the BATH and then
al sight OF the group OF men around the mems
New-York tribune., 1906-06-24
f5EMA
RNyN%rzRA ~
ASSNyTw EA& i

,s ehe nerves % the American people become
-,o-e sensitive and the pyrotechnic hsrdihood OF
=, American small boy increases there be thinkers
- would :1npugn the good faith OF the fathers
40 established Independence Day. Not publicly
. vet % they express such a dangerous opinion
l.s. q patriotic citizenry tear them limb from limb
~, rbev whisper and muTmur IL in the intervals
b.veen the rockets red glare. the bombs bursting
= ar and tho cannon crackers shattering the ear
a-um-
.Tsen;s-in Franklin. John Adams and the rest
s,ew that they We're signing the death warrant OF
s,.ey when they put their names TO that document
~ Nl,y I-76." say these anti-explosive heirs of
rteaom
..~-s tlat II was deep laid plot OF King George
= his sters 10 destroy in detail the young re-
-.,lie ;hat could not be conquered immediately.
.your majesty" said the crafty ministers accord
- ~ this report. let the colonies become inde-
,sc-t and celebrate annually the glorious Fourth.
. fs rate os 50 killed and 5000 injured every year
:, fireworks. their loss viii be greater within
- than al orr arms could infict. They will
t,,-s SO bankrupt in purse by the expense Of toy
,s-,.s and SO nerve broken by dodging penny tor
.soas that We shall easily conquer them. Yes.
s-s give -le Americans enough fireworks and they
yiH end themselves
---f7rt,.-a-oly Tor the sponsors OF such state
-+e t1.e early history Of the country does not
.ovr that -atriotisrn nOUrished itself on gUnpow-
a. TO celebrate Icy explosion did not enter the
hass OF Revolutionary heroes nor seemed an eligi-
Ne course 81 destruction be egged by The
-,ss of rla republic. The Fourth OF July
o-,st solemn. almost religious function. when
borernade 6aSs were raised IN stately ceremony
sns ministers preached patriotic sermons in their
ctr-ches and public men addressed the citizens on
-s,--esl liberty A member Of Congress held II a
s,fa1 5,.t,- 10 make "A grave address. There were
,,,sr11 debates Iucouceiv9ble would II have been
y q small boy ead whooped or lighted frecraclker
m ,ris annual sabbath OF freedom But the day
r-s6vauv Io=t its meaning and the public orator
,elt compelled to revive enthusiasm with few
,s-l.e1 Roman candles pinwheels and rockets
p-o-r o-sroreal ryrotechnics 10 the other kind
orlv q stop. some one thought il would be appro-
r-iate 20 fire or srandfather's hintlock that had
torsd redc0ats ar Yorktown. Some one else exploded
q round Of powder under his mothers milk pail
THIS brought in the era OF noise and spectacle
desr- and obstruction.