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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-02

work. There are probably 5000 able-bodied
men who would prefer to enjoy the sum-
mer sunshine and continue to be fed" The
policy of mo work, no bread" will relieve
the strain on the relief fund and contri-
butte some husky muscle to the upbuilding
of the city.
Personal investigation conducted under
Rudolph Spreckles' management has
brought to light that many hundreds of
families which should be we'll supported by
men earning from 81 to So a day have been
not only accepting shelter in the relief
camps, but constantly applying for meal
tickets These men have sent the women
members of the family to procure the
tickets, which they would sell to the meal
kitchen men or their representatives at dis
counts ranging from 100 to 200 per cent.
Though labor never was in so great de-
mand in San Francisco wages never so
hign, and almost ten thousand free shell
tevs have been provided between 5000 and
1900 meal tickets are being issued each
day; and this is in addition to the issu-
ance of 100000 raw rations a month.
Cheap Rates for wOrkmen.
Because of the local demand for labor
in San Francisco and throughout Califor-
mia, the Southern Pacific Railroad company
parts of the country to the Pacific Coast,
good until the end OF October. The rate
from New York will be $50, from Chicago
$S3. from Omaha SIS and other points in
proportion. No mechanic and no unskilled
laborer need fear that he will be idle after
he reaches San Francisco. For skilled
laborers. bricklayers, stone masons. car
penters and plumbers the demand will con-
tinue for several years at wages which
range from Sc to IS day.
Determined effort has been begun by the
Board of Public Works to clear Market
street of dirt and debris and to compel
property owners to reconstruct sidewalks.
Lack of sidewalks has been the greatest
impediment to rehabilitation Of the main
business thoroughfare. Many merchants
have moved into temporary stores along
Market street, from Van Ness avenue TO tile
Ferry Building, but certain blocks below
Kearney are practically given over to
debris. and no business has been resumed
there.
Added to all her other troubles, San
Francisco now has the servant problem"
In its most acute form to wrestle with The
housemaids, who fled from the city at the
time of the earthquake, have not returned.
Probably they have all been kidnapped In
the outlying servantless regions.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-02
ICE MEN FINED IN COURT
John A. Doe and His Company Punished
for Giving thsrt Weight.
NO TROUBLE TO PROVE CHARGES
Two witnesses show They Were
Cheated on Purchases from
Omaha Ice and Cold
Storage Company.

John A. Doe, the iceman, was fined SO
and costs on two counts, and the Omaha
Ice and Storage company, of which he Is
president, was fined SIS and costs on the
same counts, making 500 which will have
to be paid by the company and Its presi-
dent for dealing in short weights.
The fines were administered by Acting
Police Judge Cockrell Saturday morning.
To make his case. Tom Lee, city prose-
cutor, had only two witnesses, but they
were good ones, Mrs. c. w. Alderman,
1886 Lincoln Boulevard, and c. L. Ransom,
1890 Lafayette avenue. Each had filed a
complaint against the company and Its
president, the former charging she had
been sold thirty-one pounds Of ice when
she had paid for fifty pounds. while the
latter received seventy-three pounds ILL
stead Of 100 pounds which he had paid for.
John A. Doe. president, and General Man
ager Todd of the company were put on
the stand for the defendants and each
testified the drivers had been instructed to
sell full weight. Each testified the scales
used by the drivers were corrected and
tested each week. Each testified It was
against the orders of the officers of the
company for any driver to sell short
weights.
Driver Refuses TO weigh.
Mr.. Ransom said he told the driver when
the ice was delivered to him that It did
not weigh 100 pounds The driver dis
puted the statement, Ransom said, and re-
fused to weigh the ice again. After the
1 driver had gone Ransom said he chopped
the ice In two pieces and weighed the
! pieces on his house scales, and found lie
lad been defrauded out OF twenty-seven
pounds of Toe. Nelson c. Pratt, attorney
for the icemen, tried to show by the wit
ness his scales were no good. but Ransom.
who is civil engineer, held TO 1t they were
just as good as any other scales.
Mrs. Alderman was good at repartee
and the icemen got little satisfaction when
Mr.. Pratt cross-examined her. She had
| testified to reporting to the Ice company
| the receipt OF short weights.
Ibid the company do anything about
] it?" inquired Pratt.
mo. sir. 1t did not" answered the wit
ness
How do you know it didn't?"
Because l kept getting short weights"
quickly replied the witness.
1.-THE officers didn't tell you they had
! ordered the drivers to give short weights,
| did they?" asked Mr.. Pratt.
mo, and neither did they tell me they
had ordered the drivers not to give short
weights" answered Mrs. Alderman.
We'll. now, Mrs. Alderman, you don't
really know whether the company did any
thing after you made your complaint, do
you? They might have done something,
you know"
well, If they did," answered the wit
ness, ut failed to help me-
City Prosecutor Lee asked for a conyic-
ton under the ordinance providing a PEN
atty for short weights and measures, and
with very little ado Judge Cockrell as
sessed the fines and the Ice company and
its presIdent appealed the case.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-02
GAIN IN BUILDINGS RECORD
August showG Up Eleven Per Cent
Stronger Zhan Same Month
Last Year.

August In the city building department
shows gain Of Ii per cent in the value
OF construction authorized during the
month over August OF 1895. The number
of permits issued was l19. or twenty-nine
more than during the same period last
year, and the total estimated value was
SaI2, $50 against $425.0S5 or a gain of SIC, 1855.
The largest permit issued was for the
Carpenter Paper company's new seven-story
brick building, which viii cost sl25.O0o
A permit has been Issued to A. NJ Foote
for a s., 800 frame dwelling at Twenty-second
and Fowler avenue
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-02
DOG AND BULLET Do WORK
Hudson il hit In One Hand ana shot
In Other, but stiII
IN Ring

Not content with having one hand tied
up from the effects OF a mad dog bite.
Officer Hudson Of the police department
Friday night fred shot through his other
hand and now has both Of them tied up.
though he Is stun at work
Hudson was cleaning his revolver. which
became dirty by reason OF its discharge a
half dozen time at the mad dog. The ball
just grazed the fieshy part OF his hand and
made only a superficial wound. II was
serious enough. however. to wrap . rag
around
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-02
More RiEht-of-WnY.

has acquired another strip OF right-of-Way
just outside South Omaha The land Is 100
feet wide and the transfer was made Sat
urday at the office OF the register of deeds.
II Hes between the Burlington tracks
and Military avenue. Chesley ID. Layton
and Maria layton were the grantors and
the consideration named was IL
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-02
BURGLARS ARE RATHER BUSY
Pat I'm Active Might I'm North Omaha,
but Are Poorly
Paid.

Burglars got busy out in the north end
OF town Friday night. but failed to make
wages. Entrance was gained to the resi-
dence OF w. G. Maxfield, 26l1 Templeton
street. and $50 taken. w. A. Naugle. S3Il
Fowler avenue. contributed SO and watch,
while at the residence OF @. E. Shukart,
222o Laramie avenue. nothing was secured
Mr.. Shukart wakened and made a noise like
prizefghter and the burglars ran. En-
trance at each place was through a win
dow
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-02
LAST CHANCE TO DRAW OUT
Monday Candidates Who want TO
Get on Ticket Can stin
DO So.

County Clerk HRverly will keep his ONCE
Dpen the greater part OF the day Monday
In order TO enable candidates who have
filed for places on the primary ticket to
withdraw II they desire. Monday was the
last day named for withdrawal conse-
ouently the once will be open. In spite of
the fact It Is a legal holiday. Mr.. Haverly
said Saturday he would permit withdraw
ais until the copy is given to the printers
This probably wiz be early Tuesday fore
noon
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-02
wife Desertion Charged.

Saturday morning against her husband.
who she claims FOR the last three years
has failed not only To live with har but
ton IL the charge. The woman said abe
was employed at the Merriam and sup
ported her two children. The husband sha
said. was working some where IA toWp
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-02
Bic Loss Unnerve. Merchant

KANSAS CITY, Sept. 1.-Arnold LIeber-
man.. owner Of the stock OF dry goods in
the building at Armogrdale. Kan, near
suit OF an explosion, and for whom the
police were looking, was found last night
Iieberman denied that he had anything 10
do with the explosion. He was not ar
rested.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-02
Mrs. Weaver Hart.

~ 1T Tenth and Howard streets Saturday
morning by the collision OF 4 runaway
horse and motor car. Mrs. Weaver was
car. She was able 70 proceed to her home
In the Dunsany nats- The horse belonged
20 Frank stratberger. gardener living IN
East Omaha
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-02

attract retail trade in anything like the
measure Il does in a smaller place. Another
man who had taken no hand in the post
office fight remarked that the appearance
OF the city would have been improved much
more by the structure If 1t had been placed
on Farnam street somewhere west Of Six
teenth.
You can see now that the talk of a
passenger station on Davenport street
amounted to nothing" said an official Of
the Northwestern railroad, just after the
recent announcement that two freight
depots would be built between Thirteenth
and Fourteenth streets, reaching from
Davenport north for more than 100 feet.
'As we said in the first place, the ground
was bought for freight houses and side
tracks. A passenger station at that place
would be literally off the map. AS long
as the Northwestern expects to compete
with other roads for the passenger bust
ness which the Union Pacific and other
western lines bring into Omaha, 1t will
have to do business at the Union station
or very close to it, as the Burlington does
People object to long transfers between
depots."
The weekly meetings OF the Omaha Real
Estate exchange will be resumed with a
session at the lunch hour next Wednesday
President Green has been busy with the
fall program for a week or two, and ne
promises some lively sessions.
The stockholders meeting OF the Real
Estate Exchange Building company last
week was barren of results, as the num-
Der present lacked four of enough to make
a quorum. Sentiment was general for q.
five-story building. Another meeting will
be called this week.
A. L. Root, with N. P. Dodge Co.,
reports the following sales within the last
ten days:
House and two acres of land in Benson
Heights, north of Krug's park, to T. W.
Maran for home, $500; two three-story
brick flats at Twentieth and Spruce streets
to Ella M. Tzschuck for an investment,
$500; house and lot at 2021 Miami street, to
Peter lessen, jr.. for a home, $3.50; house
and lot at 1928 Burdette street, as an in
vestment, to o. f. Adams, 800; house
and lot at $50 Decatur street, for a home,
to 8. A. Ehrinburg; two houses, 3413 and
3h7 Jackson street. to w. H. Becker, as
an investment, $,7OO; house and lot at 2560
Cunning street. for home, to s. Katelman,
s., 800; house at 2566 Cunning street to Armita
Root. as a rental investment 5000; vacant
lot at Thirteth and Lake streets, to p H.
Nelson, $500, as a building site vacant lot
on Lake street, as an investment, to Dr.
]. H. Cummings five acres in Benson
Heights, to James Robinson. on which he
will build a home.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-02

These various designs are carried out in
from ten to a dozen different finishes and
metals. There are the wrought steel. the
cast iron. the wrought bronze. the cast
bronze, brass and even glass. and these are
treated TO a variety OF finish. The detail
work Of the cast fixtures Is necessarily
inner than that OF the wrought as that
process admits Of stronger relief. In conse-
quence they are more expensive.
But whether the most costly fixtures be
used or the very piainest. there is no need
nowadays for inharmonious effects.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-02

Even some OF the men who were very ac-
tive In getting the postoftice building at its
present location are now doubtful as TO the
wisdom OF their idea. One OF them re-
marked a few days ago that as far as he
could see the postofice had done nothing
to increase property values along North
Sixteenth street, though the object In get
ting the building where Il IL was to help
values. This man said he realized now
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-02

The stockholders meeting OF the Rea
Estate Exchange Building company las
week was barren of results. as the num-
Der present lacked four of enough to make
quorum Sentiment was general for 9
five-story building. Another meeting vii
be called this week
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-09-02

The weekly meetings Of the Omaha Rea
Estate exchange will be resumed with q
session at the lunch hour next Wednesday
President Green has been busy with tn,
fall program for a week or two, and M
promises some lively sessions.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-31
KNOW ENGINES WHISTLE.
Friends of Engineers Recognize Their
Machines by Distinctive
Blasts.

There is not an engineer on this ROAD
that can't recognize by the sound OF
the whistle of his engine" remarked a
locomotive fireman to a washington
Star reporter. Each man has DIS
tinctive blast, which is as plain as
spoken language TO his fellow employees
and is frequently familiar to the mem
bers of his family.
often the home people of the en-
gineers are as skilled in detecting par
ticular whistle sounds as are the ran
road men themselves. 1t is a frequent
occurrence to see an engineers wiie'
with perhaps two or three little children
by her side. leaning out of window IN
sight of the railroad waiting in pleasing
expectancy to wave greeting TO the
man in the cab. having been made ac-
ouainted with the fact of his approach
by means only of the sound of the whls-
tie.
Nearly every engineer who is accus-
toned to handle any one locomotive
gives more or less special care to the
whistle. In many instances the men
personally own these sound making de-
vices and keep them throughout services
covering several years and involving
numerous transfers from one engine Ia
another. A man is disposed TO become
attached to his whistle. regarding 1t as
a sort of personal adjunct. He blows II
and blows it until he comes to play on
if. sounding the varying range or his
feelings In the cadences Of the blast. In
this way the whistle assumes the dig
nifty Of a crude index TO character and
disposition.
Many Of the differences among
whistles are obvious to people in gen
eral. The chime whistle, for instance,
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-31
COMFORTABLE SOFA RUG.
The Under Side Knitted, the Upper
Crocheted, Making Very Shug
and Pretty Covering.

One long double hook No. 3, one
pair of long bone knitting needles No.
g. about IA ounces 4-ply white fleocy
or petticoat figuring and 2 ounces CT
colored, used for the border only. Cast
on the knitting needle 100 stitches, and
knit 100 rows of plain knitting, slip
ping the first stitch OF each row. This
IS for the under part of the rug. In
the next row cast on 81 more stitches
for the upper part of the rugs slip The
1871 stitches on to the long donble cIo-
chet hook and work 90 ridges of the
pattern given. There will be 30 raised
and 80 depressed rows on each side
of the work.
For the pattern, work off the stitches
as in the backward row Of tricot GRO
Chef t. e., draw the wool through one
loop then through two together for
the rest of the row. Second row. As
in ordinary tricot crochet, with one
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-31
IN TRAVELLERS NOTEBOOK.
Tale of Man Who Gave Passengers
Good Reason for Doubling
His Sanity.

The train was running at lightning
speed and the conductor was busy try
ing to find out where a man who had
produced four yards Of crumpled ticket
was bound for. when half dozen pas
sengers rushed in from the sleeper.
all striving to get to the front end
of the car as quickly as possible.
Save us, save u.s." painted fat
lady, who in her haste had failec tc
notice that she was carrying her bird
cage upside down; stop the train and
let us off before it is too late"
whats happened?' gasped the con
ductor. reaching for the cord above
his head has anybody been killed:
Is the Pullman ahre? Speak, some
body, quick.
There's a crazy man back there
yelled the porter, as he rushed in
guarding himself with pillow. He
got on at the station where we stopped
a few minutes ago and asked for an
upper berth without wantin' to know
whether there were any lowers left"
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-31
Five Noted Pilots.

In a recent contribution to Harper's
Weekly Mark Twain" one of the
most celebrated of Mississippi river
pilots. writes as follows of three other
noted pilots with whom he had an in.
innate acquaintance;
1--WE all realize that the release OF
Carl Schurz is heavy loss to the
country; some of us realize that it is
heavy loss to us individually and
personally. As a rule | have had a
suniciency Of confidence perhaps--in
my ability To hunt out the right and
sure political channel for myself, and
follow it to the deep water beyond the
reef without getting aground; but
there have been times IN the past thir-
~ years. when | lacked that con
tidence-then dropped into Carl
SchuvZ's wake. saying to myself he
is as safe as Ben Thornburgh.' When
was young pilot on the Mississippi
nearly half a century ago, the fellow
hip numbered among its masters
three incorporates: Horace Bixby
ffth Jolly anu Den lipi hudi 81
Where they were not afraid to venture
with a 'eamboat, the rest of the guild
were not afraid to follow. Yet there
was a difference: Of the three they
preferred to follow Thornburgh; foi
sometimes the other two depended on
native genius and almost inspirational
water reading TO pick out the lowest
place on the reef. but that was not
Ben ThOrnburgh's way: If there were
serious doubts he would stop the
steamer and man the sounding bsrgs
and 20 down and sound several eros
ings and lay buoys upon them. Nobody
needed TO search for the best water
after Ben Thornburgh. II he could not
find it nobody could | felt that way
about him: and so more than once
waited for him to find the way, then
dropped into his steamers wake and
ran over the wrecks of his buOys on
half steam until the leadsman's vel
come cry of Mark Twain informed
me that / was over the bar all right
and could draw full breath again.
had thi. same confidence in Car
Schuiz. as a political channel-fnder.'
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-31
WEATHER FOR JUNE
Data, Covering 81 Years, Compiled
From the Weather Bureau Re-
cords at Cairo, Illinois.

These data are issued to show the
conditions that have prevailed, during
the month in question. for the above
period of years. but must not be con
strued as a forecast of the weather
conditions for the coming month:
Temperature.
Mean or normal temperature, 70 de
grees.
The warmest month was that OF
1874, with an average of 80 degrees.
The coolest month was that of 1908
with an average of 40 degrees.
The highest temperature was SO de-
grees on June II, 1901.
The lowest temperature was 46 de-
grees on June /. 1889; June 6, 1894.
The earliest date on which first kill
ing" frost occurred in autumn, Septem.
Der 80, 1899.
Average date On which first killing
froct occurred in autumn, October
2Sth.
Average date on which last killing
frost occurred in spring, March 10Th.
The latest date on which last kill
ing frost occurred in spring, April 10
1887.
Precipitation, Rain or Melted Snow.
Average for the month, AS inches
Average number Of days with OF
of an inch or more, II.
The greatest monthly precipitation
was 1907 inches in 1900.
The least monthly precipitation was
OF inches in 1901.
The greastest amount of precipita
ton recorded in any "a consecutive
hours was 497 inches on June 27-2S
1879.
The greatest amount of snowfall re
corded in any "a consecutive hours IRE
cord extending to winter of 1sSf-Sl
only was none.
Relative Humidity.
Average Z a. m, 81; average Z p
m, 20.
Clouds and Weather.
Average number Of clear days. s,
partly cloudy days Is; cloudy days
Ia.
Wind.
The prevailing winds have been
from the south
The average hourly velocity Of the
wind is ! miles.
The higest velocity of the wind wa,
81 miles from the west on June 81
1891.
?. II. SMYTH.
Local Forecaster.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-31
SETTLED THE CASE
But Doctor Won't Write Any More
letters-Were Very
Costly.

Springfield. III. May Ser. Charlie
A. Nichol- Of Urbana today wiped out
all except the memory Of tn sensa
tional trial held in the federal court
two months ago when he paid fine OF
$3.50 and costs. total OF $500.
DR.. Nichols was convicted Of send
ing obscene letters to Mrs. Susan DAY
the divorced wife Of former Unite
State. Attorney General Day. Judge J
Otis Humphrey overruled the motion
for a new trial and fined him $3.50 an
costs or TO a sentence Of sixty day
in the Saneamon county jail.
Arrangements were made t. settle
and when the costs we're added 10 tbs
fine it brought the total TO 500. u is
believed the case cost The defendant
s. ,i90.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-31
"Wednesday Gard Club.

The Wednesday Card Club held its
last meeting of the season yesterday
afternoon at the residence Of Miss
Mayme Cushman in Park Place West
1t was very happy close TO the
pleasant season, augmented by the
presence of several guests. The guests
were Mesdames Frederick Cox. Mel
son C. De Pew c. A. Weis, John 7
Brown, E. l., Gilbert, Frank p. Aver
Misses Margaret Lansden and Emma
Kleb
The prize, a handsome white gauze
fan. was won by Miss Emma Kleb.
Refreshing iced tea was served dur
ing the games and afterward cherry
ice cream and cake were the delicious
refreshments served by the hostess.
The club will resume its meetings
next fall.
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-31

loon on the hook raise the upright
stitch but draw the wool through it..
and then through 1t and the loop on
the hook, leaving again only one loop,
hut to make a second stitch, draw tho
wool through the loop caused Dy
drawing the wool through the two pre-
vious stitches, and leave this on the
hook with the first loop. Repeat intc
each upright stitch until there are
again 15l stitches on the hook, COM
mence from the other end of the NOOK
with the second ball of wool, and work
off the stitches. Sew the rug across
the bottom and about one foot up the
side, folding from the knitting at the
back.
Border: Work all round the edge IN
double crochet, firmly and evenly
work 3 DC at each corner. Join the
second color, and work in fans. thus
DC. miss ? DC, into the third
work 5 trebles. Repeat all round.
Keep the work fiat, and bring the q
treble always into the center stitch or
the 3 DC at each corner. Second row
The same, but in white. and working
the clusters of treble on to the DCl
and the DC stitches on to the center
stitch of the clusters of red treolesl
Third row. Work in red and with u
treble in each cluster, 9 In the cor
ners. Sew two sets of tape or ribbon
to the back of plain knitting, TO tieI
to the sofa.