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Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-03
OUR GREATEST ExTRAvAGANcE
Immense Waste by Fire CALI Atten-
ton to Necessity fer Improved
Construction.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2GIn the current
issue of the Open Court appears an article
by r. w. Fitzpatrick that certainly is an
eye-opener and gives food for thought to
thinking men. Mr.. Fitzpatrick is the execu-
tive oficer of the International Society Of
Building Inspectors, a well known consult
ing architect who has probably done more
than any other man in the country in the
interests OF fire prevention and sane build
ing. He calls attention to the fact that In
all the country there are Il. 10000 buildings,
valued at $4,260, 100000. That of all that
vast number there are only a few over
1000 in which any attempt has been made
at fre-proofing, even in the structural
parts. buildings whose steel frames are
protected with hollow tile or some OF the
less effective substitute concrete proteo-
lions, and but twenty in which the decora-
tons as well as the structure are fire.
proof. and but one building in the whole
country, the Underwriters' laboratory in
Chicago. which Is absolutely fire-proof in
construction and design and cannot be ap-
probably damaged by any CONFEDERATION.
, He goes on TO show that as a result we
have offered UP over 81. 900 10000 worth OF
property, sacrificed to the god of FIRE in
six yearsi time, besides six or seven thou
sand human lives per year. Plus that We
pay out nearly ssOO.OOOOOO a year for FIRE
departments and water protection, and
again we have paid $40. sS5.242 in insurance
premiums during the last ten years. In
return for all this waste We get an average
OF only $S6oO0.OOO OF our own money back
from the insurance companies in paid
losses. Our average years fire loss is over
500. 900. while in 1906. just closed, that
loss reached SEQ 10000. including San Fran
cisco. But even in so-cslled normal years
we average three theaters. three public
halls, twelve churches. ten schools, two
hospitals. two asylums, two colleges, six
apartment houses, three department stores,
] two jails. twenty-slx hotels. 40 fiat build
ings and loo homes burned every week
Figures that ought 10 make US firmly re-
solve to- from now on at least. build as
well as we know how.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-03
DOG BITE PROVING FATAL
HydrOPhObiR Taking the Life of
william Reese, Waterman
at the Shelter.

william Reese. n6 South Twelfth street,
night Waterman Of the local plant OF the
American Refining and Smelling company.
who lies seriously III at Clarl1son hospital,
the victim Of hydrophobia. was reported TO
be resting easier Saturday, but the at
tending physicians say his death Is feared
within the next twenty-four hours II IS
possible he may survive longer. which Is
frequently the case with patients aniicted
with this disease, as the critical stage has
not yet been reached
Reese had several commissions Friday
night. but not OF the severity or number
OF those Thursday night. He is stll in a
semi-comatose condition and cannot recog-
nize any one.
The case Is being watched with great in
terest by the medical fraternity OF Omaha,
but the death OF the unfortunate man Il
believed 70 Be certain.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-03
The Presidents Open Letter

printed business during
the call attention at this time few things
regarding The Equitable Life Assurance Society
a solvent the Bank of England
Every with 1t will be carried the letter.
Every the independ-
basis
verified. liabilities
accounts have been charged off marked doubtful.
The of the Society from
been increased $12O000O still further
be relied This WILL
The Society complied with the of
New York with preciseness
that legislature could
They restrict the life
provide that shall within
the cost OF business They rebatng
other blackma They things
companies have
Hereafter policy
mark of the State of New
The committed
holders 1t understands thoroughly
have satisfied constituency
mnaton VIII be to make this Society
the
Life insurance in the Equitable have
II VIII better with
afford TO increase the
its - - ~
We want policy holders agents both men
and women but energetic
women need apply For such there a
life insurance policy and IN
necessity for company in which to insure or
company TO Safety
everything else We intend TO keep safest and
strongest in the world - $3.50 "N
Address The Society 12O broadway
Ne" YORK Tor full information insurance agency
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-03
WORK ON IRISH EXHIBIT
Dublin IL Hurrying to Get Ground
Ready fer Exposition
This Year.

DUBLIN. Feb. 2-Cspecial ITO the crude
music Of hundreds of hamm.rS the hand
some buildings wherein will be held the
Irish International exhibition of 1907 are
rising like magic from tie ground
Spread over ffty-two acres OF land,
within a mile and a half of the center
of Dublin 500 Irish women are busy trans
forming mounds into lakes and hollows
into grass plateaus. Stretches Of mud
are becoming broad grsvelled walks or
beds Of rich soil ready to welcome and
nourish the flowers of summer
Upon barren stretches of meadow land
there are arising massive looking struc-
lures whose roots will cover the products
of the worlds industry.
I'VE are well ahead OF time" Mr. James
shanks, the chief executive officer, re-
marked one day this week. I'VE have
seventeen more weeks yet before we open
and We feel satisfied with our progress.
The exhibition will be opened during the
first week OF May and Will remain open
for the public for six months-to be ex-
act, $50 days During that time we esti-
mate we shall have from 5000 to $1,000
visitors daily and an average of 10 900 for
every twenty-four hours. OF q fetal of
100000 during the $50 days"
The question now being asked is. Can
Dublin meet the demands Of these 1000. OOOl
The large Dublin hotels are fuzzy booked
for June and July. notably the Shelburne,
which has accommodations for 800. Under
the circumstances it can readily be seen
that Americans and other foreigners who
have not even booked their passage across
the ocean may find some difficulty in get
ting accommodated. In fact persons con-
| templating visiting Dublin next summer
viii dc well to commence TO make insuir-
les right away. since accommodations four
or five months from now are likely 70 be
at a decided premium
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-03
McAeUES HAVE FIRST HOLD
Investment Company Hhs Signed Con-
tract TO Clear Site for
Union Pacihc.

II is quite probable the McCague Invest
ment company will clear the site OF the
Union Pacific headquarters. The McCagues
have signed a contract and deposited a
cash bond, though the railroad company
still holds the contract in its possession and
will withhold it's signature until February
10. Several contractors have been asked to
return bids February 10 and OF course one
Of these may be able to get the work away
from the McCagues. The removal of
buildings from the site will be begun March
and is 10 be completed by May l.
The Mccague Investment company has
the contract for the clearing OF Herman
and began the work Friday.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-03
FINISH OF THE BOND ABUSE
End is Fut to System Of Escaping POliOs
Court Penalties,
FROM NOW ON LAW WILL BE APPLIED
Action of Judge Troup and City
Prosecutor Daniel Calls At
tentiOn GO Evil Prac-
tice OF Years.
ROM NOW ON LAW WILL BE APPLIED

The action Of Judge Troup and City
Prosecutor Daniel Friday OF dismissing
twenty five cases appealed from police
court and forfeiting the bonds in thirty
five more calls attention to what is de-
clared by those familiar with It to be an
abuse OF long standing. 1t has become the
custom to allow all cases appealed from
police court to die a natural death and this
custom has become so firmly fixed that 1t
is generally recognized that one way to
keep from paying fine in police court La
to appeal to the district court.
The twenty-five cases dismissed had been
on the docket more than three terms and
consequently had become outlawed. Many
of the other cases would have outlawed
Saturday, as Friday was the last day OF
the october term Of court In most OF the
cases no information had been filed
Until the county commissioners required
filing fees to be paid in advance 1t was
easy for a person fined In police court to
avoid the payment Of both fine and costs.
He could file an appeal without paying the
filing fees and in the course of three or
four terms the case would be dismissed
with costs unpaid. Judge Troup Friday or
dered a clearing of the docket of all these
dead cases, and from now on persons under
oonu VIII De required 10 appear IN court
on time or forfeit the bond Suit will be
begun In all Of the thirty-five cases In
which bonds we're forfeited to collect on
them.
The dismissal OF the cases also discloses
a class of professional bondsmen. one OF
whom, Secretary Chase Green. is said to
have signed bonds to the amount of about
$4,000. He is not possessed OF this amount
of property but as the bonds are small
was able to qualify in each individual case.
Third ward saloonmen also are on a num-
Der OF bonds.
Most Of these bonds are for 500 each.
while a few are for larger sums.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-03
Funeral of ia CuIbertsOn.

The funeral OF Ed Culbertson, aged s.,
who died Thursday afternoon after an Ill
ness of only a few days from pneumonia.
was held at 3 p. m. Saturday from the un-
dertR2King parlors OF Bradley & Dorrance.
Rev John Williams, rector of st. Barnabas'
Episcopal church, had charge of the serv-
ices and performed the impressive burial
ritual of the church. The body was taken
to Troy, o., fer interment, which is the old
homo Of the family eff Mr.. Culbertson. Mr.
CulbertsOn was q foreman in the employ
of the contractor building the elevator for
the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES company and
was formerly a well known contractor of
Fremont. He was unmarried
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-03
Run ON New JerseI nnnL.

NEW YORK. Feb. 2.-The run on the
Mechanics Trust company at Bayonne n
j., which was started yesterday by a false
rumor regarding the Institutions soivenGy,
continued today. There were none Of the
the run. Where hundreds stood In line
yesterday there were only seventy-five on
hand today, Omcials OF the company an
nounced that more than 81 900, 900 had been
awaiting the pleasure Of the dsposit0rG.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-03
Foreign Capital r

OF the instances OF foreign capital in
vested in Omaha in 1906 and 1906. the most
prominent are the following:
Omaha Daily News. $4,000; Union Pacific,
for shops and warehouses, 1916 900; Crane
company, S75,0o0 J. B. Pierce building for
the American Radiator company, 5000;
Val Blatz Brewing company, s24. 500; DR.. A.
s. Wright OF Los Angeles, 81. 600; the In
dependent Elevator company, Sl45, 900; Crow
ell Lumber & Grain company. elevator, $40,
900; Nye-Schneider-Fowle company, eleva-
tor, $4,000; H. II. and A. B. Emmons,
$4,000: w. II. Burnham, building for the
United States Supply company, $4,000; Par
lin. Orendorff Martin, s14OOO; United
States government, improvements at Fort
Omaha, S965. 900.
The permit for the Hoagland block at
Sixteenth and Howard streets, costing $50,
600 OF local money. was issued In 1904.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-03
suffrage mn Ter sweden

STOCKHOLM. Sweden, Feb. 2.-The bill
promised In the speech from the throne
al the opening of Parliament providing for
the introduction Of universal suffrage and
proportional electoral system for cleo
tons to the second chamber was introduced
in Parliament today. The members OF the
upper house will continue to be chosen as
at present. but the term Of service wiz be
reduced from nine 20 ak ysarE
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-03

can build this season. The firm also be-
lieves in double brick houses and will build
two at Eighteenth and jackson streets.
Elmer J. Neville says he expects to erect
a three or four-story building on vacant
property at the northwest corner OF Seven
teenth and Capitol avenue. II was an
nounced some time ago that Judge Neville
would pull down some old buildings on Six
teenth street, near the postoffice, and erect
another structure.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-03
LOCAL CASH BUILDS OMAHA
Home Money Invested in Buildings During
the Last Two Years
ONLY A SMALL AMOUNT OF OUTSIDE HELP
Capital from Abroad L. Very Slimly
Represented in the Big piles that
Have Been Added TO City's
Structures.

Omaha buildings for the last two years
have been built with Omaha capital. Many
years ago a considerable portion of the
building operations were undertaken by
capital from the distance. Such conditions
are of the past
The proportion OF buildings erected by
foreign capital in 1906 was Is per cent, in
1905 the proportion was 14ls per cent Total
building operations in 1906 were $4273,OJ
of which $6S7 600 was outside capital; in 1906
total operations were s4,SS7,464. OF which
$616O0O was outside capital These figures
take cognizance only Of permits issued in
the two years, and presume that all dwell
ing houses were built with Omaha money.
and undoubtedly only a ridiculously small
number of them were not.
Mrs e. w. Nash and Count John A.
Creighton have been the biggest builders
recently. Mrs. Nash is erecting two large
eight-story warehouses for M. e. Smith &
Co, and Count Creighton built last year a
warehouse for the John Deere Piow COM
pany and a fine home for the Byrne &
Hammer company. Most of the smaller
concerns, and some of the larger. are erect
ing their own homes. In the olden days
William A. Paxton built the Paxton &
Gallagher warehouse. the Paxton hotel.
the Ware block and the Paxton block.
Peter Her has several large structures in
the wholesale district, but he has built
| none in recent years ,
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-03

Most people don't stop to consider that
there is an Industrial center on Pierce and
Hickory streets near the river. They
haven't been down in that neighborhood
and perhaps don't even know the neighber-
hood has brick and paint factories, brew
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-03
Details of Local Investment.

OF the larger fruits of local capital. the
records of the building inspectors office
mention permits for these as having been
issued in 1906:
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-03

cries and distilleries. Just at present the
Standard Distilling company is erecting a
large warehouse at Fourth and Pierce
streets and the foundation is completed.
The building will be eight stories in height
1t will be 1S2 feet long, sixty feet wide at
one end and fifty at the other.
The opening of suburban property con-
tinues. The McCague Investment company
has secured a. part Of Clontarf, which is
on Thirteenth street between Omaha and
South Omaha, and will cut 1t into seventy
nine lots to place on the market. Reed
Bros. have placed on the market forty
acres south Of the east end of Dundee, on
Farnam, Douglas, Dodge, Forty-eighth,
Forty-ninth and Fiftieth streets This is
outside the limits of both Dundee and
Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-03

Hastings & Heyden report the following
sales:
Michael j. Sullivan lot at southwest
corner Twenty-second and Browne, for a
home; Leopold Kolovratek, house and lot
at 1852 Sahler street. for home; Alfred
Willetts, lot on Saratoga and Twenty
fourth, to be improved; Nina Myrick lot
in Military addition, TO be improved; D.
c. Keister, lot on Camden avenue, close
to Twenty-sixth street, to be improved;
George c. johnson, house and lot at 1905
South Twenty-eighth street, for invest
ment; r. A. Swartout lot at southeast
corner Twenty-seoond and Browne, to be
improved: John Y. Hooper. lot 6, block
s, Creighton Heights, to be improved;
John Campbell, lot 3, Ames' addition to
Hillsdale; Emil Scholl. lot on Fort street,
beteween Twenty-ffth and Twenty
seventh, to be improved for rental pur-
poses; Lena Strand. lot on Twenty-second
and Pratt. to be improved for home.
Hastings Heyden report the following
recent sales in Kountze Place, all of
which will erect residences this spring.
Helen L. Schofeld lot on Spencer
street, just east Of Twenty-fourth street,
for $1,000; William Songster lot on Bin
ney street, between Twenty-frst and
Twenty-second street, for $1,000; Kath-
crime c. Wonder, lot on Lothrop street,
between Twenty-frst and Twenty-second
streets, for $500; S. Hawver agent, lot on
Writ street, between Twentieth and
Twenty-nr s1.15o; Breda c. Edlund, lot
on Emmett street, between Nineteenth and
Twentieth streets. 5000.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-03

Undoubtedly the wholesale district will
continue its extension northward in the
Ninth street section. The latest indication
of this tendency is the announcement that
Hayden Bros. contemplate the erection OF
wholesale warehouse on their property
at the southeast corner of Tenth and Dodge
streets, where they have had a storage
warehouse for years, by buying a portion
Of the lot south Of their present holdings,
the Haydens would have access to tracks
which come up the alley from Ninth street.
Their site is a block north of the present
northern limit of the wholesale district.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-03

Emil Gall has bought from Anthony VIII
kinson the McGrew brick dwelling on Web
ster street, between Nineteenth and
Twentieth streets, paying $4,000. DIR. Nc.
Grew built these dwellings year ago and
sold them q month or two ago to Mr.. VIII
kinson for $4,000.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-03

Another week has gone by and another
sale OF farm property west Of the city has
been announced. Leonard Everett bought
100 acres of the Woolworth estate, five and
one-half miles southwest Of the postofice.
at S77 an acre. Forty acres Of the Wool
worth estate went some time ago to Henry
Rohlff and Oscar Pickard, at S125 an acre.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-03

The completion of the Union Pacific
tracks to the letter brewery furnishes lot
of new trackage for South Omaha. Good
sites for new industries are afforded just
east of the brewery. Trackage is not quite
so scarce as 1t is in Omaha, but still It is
not very plenty.
The Winslow mail., 1907-02-09

Robert 6. Taylor, mixer
of the movable alphabet and
a prominent member of that
craft known as the art preserva-
tive of all arts, came down from
Flagstaff last Saturday evening,
where for the past few months
he had been a fixture of the Co.
conino Sun office. He will now
preside over the mechanical end
of the W1nslow Mail, Holbrook
Argus and Henning Print Shop.
which duties will undoubtedly
keep him on the water wagon
for awhile, and he will not end up
in perdition by the route that
typographical artists sometimes
travel.
The Winslow mail., 1907-02-09

Upon complaint made by Live
Stock Inspector Creswell, ]. w.
Marley and two sons, Young
and Heck, were tried Wednesday
in Judge Films court before a
jury on a charge of selling beef
without a license. District At
torney Geary presented the side
of the Territory and ]. E. Jones
defended the Marleys. The jury
brought in a verdict of not
guilty. There are two more
charges, one for killing beef with
out first being inspected, and an
other for not having hides in
spected. The cases will probably
be tried next week some time.
The Winslow mail., 1907-02-09

On acco ant of a broken rail on
the side-track at Pinta the west
bound limited train No. 3 was
wrecked Sunday night. Two of
the standard Pullmans were off
the track and nearly tipped over
on their sides. The train was
not ready to move until about
twelve hours later.
The Winslow mail., 1907-02-09

E. w. Nelson, a brother of F.
w. Nelson arrived here from the
west on No. 4 Tuesday evening
and stopped over a day visiting.
He continued his journey We'd
nesday and will resume his
duties with the Smithsonian In
stitution at Washington.
The Winslow mail., 1907-02-09
Bids.

1 will receive bids at 8 p. m.,
Thursday, Feb. 14th for the erec-
ton of another story over the
Wigwam saloon. For further
information inquire of the un-
dersigned.
E. Y. MALICH,
The Winslow mail., 1907-02-09

Rev. M. M. Everly, of Wicken-
burg, Arizona, delivered the SER
mon at the Methodist church
last Sunday. He came here with
the intention of locating, but as
he has two children ready to
enter the high school, he decided
not to remain here.
The Winslow mail., 1907-02-09
FlOW Measurements on
Silver Creek

Two stations for measuring
the flow of Silver Greek were es-
tablished by the United States
Geological Survey in the spring
of 1906, and were maintained
throughout the season, notwith-
standing the reduction in the
appropriation for such work
made by Congress at it's last
session.
Both stations are located near
Snowflake, about 80 miles south
east from Holbrook, the nearest
railroad station. The upper
most station is at the southeast
END of the town, where the creek
passes Mv. Willis's farm, and is
two miles below the dam of the
Snowflake and Taylor Irrigation
company. The gage at this
point is read twice each day by
Mr.. John Walter Smith. All the
normal flow of the creek is di-
verted by the dam during the
irrigation season, excepting
when it rains, but the results
show the effects of both waste
and seepage. The lower station
is located at the mouth of Silver
Greek Canyon and was estab-
lished to determine the flow of
the creek and of Cottonwood
Wash during floods. At times
Cottonwood Wash carries more
water than the main stream.
Daily records are not taken at
this point, but discharge meas
urements are made as often as
possible during high water by
Mr.. r. L. Newman. The data
collected at these stations are
very important in connection
with irrigation problems in the
Little Colorado basin.
The stream-fow measurements
carried on by the Water Resour-
ces Branch of the United States
Geological Survey on important
streams in all sections of the
country afford to the public the
only reliable means of ascertain
ing the amount of water carried
by the rivers and available for
municipal uses, irrigation, water
power development, or various
industrial purposes. The results
are published annually by the
survey, the reports containing
them being distributed free of
charge. Persons interested may
obtain copies by applying to the
director of the survey at Wash
ington, D. c.
The Winslow mail., 1907-02-09
The meek shall inherit the earh but the hustler will have the
tate before the legatee probate the wEber Hubbard

There was surprise party at
the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. M
w. Wilson to Miss Nellie Wilson
by her young lady friends
Thursday night. A leasant
time is reported by those in
attendance.
The Winslow mail., 1907-02-09

An eve witness to horse race
at St. Joseph Yesterday gives us
the following account of the
same: The race was run about
two O'Clock in the afternoon be-
tween R. D. Greer's horse and a
St. Joseph horse, the former win
ming the race by only small
margin. Greer's usual good luck
carried him through. The latter
racer failed to keep in the track
and thus lost the race, and had
it not been for that, Greer would
have undoubtedly lost.
The Winslow mail., 1907-02-09

The dance at the opera house
on Feb. 1st, given by the Skidoo
Club, was a success, over forty
couples beng masked. The re-
cipients of the prizes for the best
make-ups were Mrs. Thomas
Seeger and E. ]. Wolff.
The Winslow mail., 1907-02-09

A large deal was consumated
here Monday whereby the Bah
bitt Brothers Mercantile Com
pany purchased the meat market.
ranch, cattle and other business
property belonging to J.I.Krentz
& Company. Messrs. Krentz
expect to leave Winslow in about
a month and engage in business
in some lively mining town in
the southern part of the terri
tory. They have not yet decided
just what city will be their
future home. The retiring firm
is one of the oldest in Winslow
and Mr.. J. l. Krentz is one of the
pioneers of the territory.
The Winslow mail., 1907-02-09

Attorney ]. E. Jones, an at
torney of the Skylight city
located at the foot of the San
Francisco mountains, was here
this week on legal business. He
also visited St. Joseph, Holbrook
and Woodruff.
The Winslow mail., 1907-02-09
Sheriff Woods was here We'd
nesday.

The funeral of D. c. Brown
was held on the afternoon of the
1st inst. under the auspices OF
the Odd Fellows. Four men,
bers of the Flagstaff lodge came
down and were assisted in the
services by Odd Fellows residing
here.
The Winslow mail., 1907-02-09

There was a small wreck at
Flagstaff Thursday night A
freight train hit the hind end OF
another freight train. TRAFFIC
was delayed only a few hours.
The Winslow mail., 1907-02-09

Roadmasters Gabriel, of Albu-
querque, and Johnson, of Will
liams, were hereThursday in con-
ference with Roadmaster Nc
Mutt, of the second division.