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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-10
CANADA PAYS PRETTY PENNY
Government Ownership Proves Quite
Costly in Case of n Single
Railroad.

OTTAWA, Ont, Feb. 9.-It IS only by
Juggling with figures that the advocates of
the municipal ownership of public utilities
can give even the appearance of profit to
their pet system. Investigation of city
owned traction lines in England proves that
the profits are largely fictitious, and now
we have an example of this nearer home.
The world in general and Canada in par
ticular has been led to believe that the
Intercolonial railway the line owned by
the dominion, paid a handsome profit, but
it appears that this profit is on paper only.
and that the figures when analysed in
reality show an immense deficit.
BY child-like attempt at deception the
promoters of state ownership in Canada
credit money received to the railway. while
all the rolling stock, ETC.. paid for by the
government. is not charged against the
road. For the last four fiscal years the
road has lost 100000 a year, and dur
ing that time the government has not re-
oeived a penny of interest on the loans 1t
has made to the line. Compared with the
Canadian Pacific the Intercolonials run
ming expenses are about 5000 per mile
greater, while its per mile earnings are
over $1,000 less. Compared with tho
Grand Trunk the government line earns
$S,6S6 less per mile. while its expenses are
$50 per mile more. To operate each mile
of the government road 1t costs lbs per
cent OF the earnings per mile. This
enormous proposition is almost double that
Of the other two lines and vastly more than
the proposition of the average privately
| owned road.
| Nor are the financial conditions of the
Intercolonial likely to improve, for the
government Is about to pursue the almost
suicidal policy OF paralleling it In part with
! second road at a cost OF $20O00,0OO. There
| Is absolutely no Industrial, geographic or
| financial reason why this second road
| should be constructed There is but one
reason for building it, and that Is political.
1t will be used as a means Of employing
the governments political friends, just as
| the Intercolonial is. Every broken down
government adherent every statesman out
| OF job" every wirepuller in the do
/ minion is foisted into the payroll of the
unfortunate road. OF course. a few prac-
teal railroad men are retained, but they
are buried in the mass of men holding
office for political reasons only.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-10
GOOD ADVICE FROM FRANCE
American Builders Chided for Not
Usins better Material in Elk
Denstve Buildings.

WASHINGTON, Feb. s.-An international
authority. writing in a recent issue Of La
Construction Moderne. Paris, commenting
upon our terrific annual FIRE waste and our
mode of more or less nimsy construction
OF buildings, and having the lesson of San
Francisco particularly In mind, gives some
timely advice that our architects and build
ers would do well TO heed. Says the writer
elm the crowded city districts Ameri-
cans should avoid granite, marble, sand
or limestone for exterior work. These
orumble and disintegrate under fire. Brick
and terra Gotta constitute far preferable
materials where surrounding fire is 20 inn
minent. The framework, the skeleton,
should be of steel. well coated with cement
as protection against rust and covered with
brick or hollow tile as q protection against
ire; the floors and partitions should also
be OF brick or hollow ireproofing tile. Or
II there is any special advantage In 1t re-
tnforced concrete construction may be used.
but II, In turn. similarly to the STEEL
should be fully protected with brick or hol-
low tile. To claim that concrete In itself
is freproof Is folly. Particularly the con-
crete generally made in the United States.
which Is in many respects inferior to the
French. largely on account OF the diner
enee in labor conditions. AS a matter OF
fact in the United States actual collapses
OF reinforced concrete buildings even when
not exposed to IRE. are not unusual.
Wood should be used most sparingly, even
in decoration OF buildings. Marble and
plaster and paint are much more effective
and less dangerous. Windows should be
glazed with wire glass. Elevators and
stairways should be enclosed and the prin-
cipal stairway should be SO planned as to
constitute in itself the ordinary and nat
ural escape from a building IN case OF
panic or real danger. The greatest intelii-
genee should be brought TO bear IN de-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-10
QUAINT FEATURES OF LIFE
come of the Queer Things that Actually
Happened During 1905.
WOMAN KILLED IN A BARGAIN RUSH
Trained Mare Runs Down a Horse
Thief, "a Waiter Falls Dead when
Given a Tip and other Events
Equally Strange.

Curious happenings of the year 1906 were
numerous and as varied as the peculiarities
of the population. Some remarkable events
were pulled off, not of the history making
class, but such as serve as garhishments
for the routine bill of fare dished UP day
after day. Human nature provides the
basis of the scenes, reportorial art the
frame and the easel.
One thousand women nearly mobbe6 a
store in st. Joseph, Mo-, one day in Au-
gust In wild scramble for dish pan bar
gains. Scores were injured, two fatally,
but the survivors are ready for another
rush as soon as the wreckage has been
cleared away. The proprietors would make
hit by adding to their next announce
ment of bargains: "Ambulances in wait
ing, and all injured in the crush win be
entitled to a rebate on their purchases"
Managers of a swindling game in Kansas
City disappeared with the spells. leaving
on the door a card inscribed with large
letters, "Goodby, suckers, goodby.''
John Zulky, accused of being a horse
thief, was caught by c. e. Rogers, Mon
tana horse trader, through the use of a
trained mare which, like a blood hound.
took the scent of the stolen animal and led
the owner direct to 1t. Rogers, with a herd
drainage canal in Lockport when he and
his men were aroused early Sunday morning
| by uneasiness among the horses. With a
shout that he would soon have the theft,
/ Rogers mounted the mare, which promptly
| took the scent For nineteen miles they
| went west, and finally the thief and the
| horse were caught.
Larkin Pogue, aged p, a waiter, was
| given s. bill as tip recently by Henry
Cole of Cripple Creek. Pogus took a look
at the bill, then fell to the floor uncon-
scious and died few minutes later.
| The coroner declared the man died from
the shock superinduced by surprise and
amusement at receiving such a large fee.
A Chicago woman, who had prayed for
a husband fifteen fruitless years, before
plaster saint, presumably interested in
such matters, Disguised at last, threw the
| idol from the window. That did the bust
ness. When the man with the broken head
| opened his eyes 1t was to gaze into those
Of the unwilling spinster, then playing nurse
land the wedding followed.
One lover has cabed his proposal to
| New York from Buenos Ayres and another,
| over in London, took advantage of his
dentists trade to send his heart-deep prop
osition neatly engraved on the plate OF a
set of false teeth. Both won out.
Christmas Tree for Cats.
Charles Rogers. of Elizabeth. N. j., who
has no children. rugged UP a Christmas
tree for bis pet cat, Maria
Besides all the Christmas gewgawA, he
strung lines Of sardines and mice, that
leaped and frolicked from the ends OF
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-10

signing a building so that nothing but in
combustible material is used and SO COM
bined as to minimize the fire damage, re-
membering that building that is only
"hreproof' in part does not merit the APP
pellation at all. AS chain is only as
strong as its weakest link so is a build
ing only as fireproof as is its most vul-
nerable part"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-10

But, then. he is the son Of Hlndoo father
and an Illinois mother.
In August the hello lady" on tho line
between Meredith and wolfboro, N. IL.
heard the voice OF a two-hour-old sub
scriber. The news OF his arrival in the
world came frst, and then his infantile
Endorsement Travelled across Lake Winni-
pesaukee.
Mrs Christian Hoch OF Brooklyns wllled
the ashes Of her body, when cremated, az
fertilizer for rose bush on her sons
grave; Mrs. Isabel Kreamer, at West
minister. England. left her cork leg TO the
parish poor warden. and a woman of Flor
ence, Italy, bequeathed $500 to the stan
Of local newspaper in gratitude for
having been so often entertained by their
writings"
In Milwaukee one Martens, playing ghost
to brighten some negroes, fell downstairs
In the dark-and became a ghost And a
fellow named Durenne, living near Que
bee, in the belief that the rope by which
suicide has hung himself will bring "A
later owner luck, stole such a rope, only to
fall to his death the next minute through
the rotten flooring OF the belfry
In Colusa county, California, Miss Flor
ence Barker ran against her father for
school trustee and won out i'm spite OF the
fact that he was standing to succeed him
self. She did It because she heard he was
going to Gust teacher who was her girl
hood intimate.
! October saw Mrs May Foster of Kc-
komo, Ind, publicly baptizing her husband
In the creek of Woodlawn school house.
while not many weeks earlier had come
word out of Bavaria Of three mothers-in-
law living happily under the roof of the
common son-in-law. More than this each
mother-in-law had her own mother, while
the host had his, his wife (No. SO and four
daughters-twelvs of the gentler sex to
one mara mani
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-10
TIMELY REAL ESTATE TALK
Annual Problem for Rental Agents IL How
Looming Up Big.
HOUSE HUNTING SEASON SOON OPENS
Demand for Cottages Of Five ana six
Rooms Already ExOeeds supply
and the other Kind. Are
Scarce Too.

It win not be long until the BEGINNING
OF the season Of house hunting. People
who rent houses will begin to change
about and others will come from the ooun-
try to make their home in the city
This Is the time when the rental agent
begins to wonder whether he will have
enough houses to meet the demand Last
year he did not and as far as FIVE and
six-room houses are concerned, he does
not expect to have enough this year OF
the larger houses there are plenty Just at
present.
Real estate men say the building of
dwellings Is continually tagging behind the
growth Of the city. Hundreds of new
houses were erected last year and yet the
housebuilding firms are laying plans for
more extensive operations this season.
Those who think taxes high in Omaha
must have been astonished when they read
the statements Of D. T. Gilman, president
of the Sioux City Real Estate exchange,
on taxes in Sioux City. In that city, he
says. a piece Of business property yielding
an annual rental of 5000 is taxed for city,
county and state purposes to the amount
of $500. while property OF the same earn
ing capacity in Omaha is taxed at 81, 100
In Sioux City the school district levy tax
Is 20 mills, as compared with 10 mills in
Omaha
J. b. Bvans of Salt Lake City, formerly
Of Omaha, is considered by the real estate
men of Omaha a very lucky man. This
conclusion was drawn naturally after Mr.
Evans remarked before the Real Estate
exchange last Wednesday that in every
transaction he had made in the west he
had doubled his money. Scarcely a man
was present who did not remember having
lost on real estate, and many remembered
where Mr.. Evans had lost, back in the
years Of general financial depression How
ever. they all are making money now. Mr..
Evans was once In the real estate business
In Omaha.
The talk of completing the Auditorium
begins to assume more definite form of
promise. Architect John Latenser acting
under authority from the board of drec-
tors of the Auditorium, will. receive bids
next Tuesday. Something more than $25, OOO
has been subscribed and the canvassine
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-10
New Cruiaer Ready.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va, Feb. s.-The new
cruiser st. Louis which went TO sea several
days ago on preliminary trial run re-
turned to Hampton Roads today. The
naval board of inspection is expected to
reach here from Washington Monday and
the cruiser is scheduled to go to sea then
Tor Its fnal acceptance trial.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-10

strings. After the candles had been lit,
pussy was permitted to enter.
1t did not take, the kitten long to find
the mice. With a bound she went after
them, and for a time cat. mice, tree, can
dies, and fame made Christmas merry
and exciting in the Rogers home.
After the neighbors helped put out the
fire Rogers declared he would never again
have a Christmas tree for the cat.
I'm wait until have a better cause for
such an ornament" he said.
Up in Biddeford. Me-, an honest farmer
had dream. reminding him that he owed
neighbor a dollar. Both had forgotten
1t, but having figured that the loan was
of twenty-six years standing. 1t was form
ally closed up.
Donald Burns, keeper OF the birdhouse
in New York Zoo took a serpent's tooth
from his right thumb. That was last Oo-
tober-but the original bite which had pre-
sented the man with the sharp little me-
mento bore date of 1887, and was inflicted
| on the left forefnger.
A land deal of unusual interest took
place at Bradensburg, KY, when "Doc"
Prather of Dead Horse Hollow" near
IPaynesville, this county, purchased the
| farm belonging to Judge w. A. Barkett
and B. f. Bewley, near Irvington, known
|
ton being $1O,15O A feature that made the
transaction novel was that the purchase
price was paid In gold. The money instead
Of being drawn from bank was dug from
mother earth, where it had been placed by
Prather for safe keeping"
Overtoyed at seeing her mother, whom
she visited In anticipation of Christmas,
Miss Daisy English, OF Atlantic City, N.
j., a young and pretty girl, crushed her
parent to her breast with such fervid en-
brace that she broke one of the older wo-
mans ribs.
The German ship Hathor brought to Sc
| attic last month thrilling story of the
rescue Of the women passengers OF the Brit
ish steamship Beacon Grange or Bahia
when the Britisher had taken fire. The
meager cable report of the rescue did moi
tell of the saving Of the boatload Of women
to pieces in the frenzy OF the man-eateri
to reach the occupants.
The school of sharks, thirsting for blood
and children from a school Of sharks that
had followed the passengers for hours and
which threatened at times to dash the boats
lowered about the boats for hours. Wher
the Hathor arrived alongside, according Il
Captain Brecl1voeld, the sharks became en-
ragged and threshed about the water, mad
ened by the interference that cheated then
of their prey.
Once, when one Of the women was belnG
hoisted from a small boat. a hugh shark
emboldened by hunger. leaped at her feet
The woman narrowly escaped injury from
the sharks teeth, which tore her dress
other sharks tried to leap into one OF the
boats Two of the women swooned ant
were carried unconscious to the HathorI
deck.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-10
Harrt.on stnrtn for Chicarn.

LOS ANGELES, Feb. s-Carter Fl. Har-
r1son, former mayor of Chicago, who has
been spending the winter at Pasadena,
Santa Fe. Mr.. Harrison stated today that
he would accept the democratic nomination
for mayor II rendered him.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-10
Building Record for January

So, 677,5H for January last year. This shows
decrease Of 16 per cent for the month
1t must be remembered that last years
operations established new high record
and Notwithstanding this slight decrease
the operations still at a very high
level. The figures are as follows.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-10

Building operations for January. 1907.
show decrease as compared with the cor
responding month of 1906. According to Of
ficial reports to Construction News from
thirty-eight principal cities of the United
States, the operations for January, 1907
show a total of $s2.257.552. as compared with
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-10

1t will be noted that the decrease is
largely due TO the decreased operations In
New York City. where the business has
fallen on As per cent. Excluding New York
the operations are on a par with last year
for the entire country. Some OF the smaller
cities are making a very koOd showing.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-10

Reed Bros. have just sold to Hastings &
Heyden eight houses, on Thirty-seventh
street, between Dodge and Davenport.
These houses are to be all remodelled at
once and made in first class condition and
put on the market again in the spring.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-10

Hastings & Heyden have just sold to
Lillian c. Ellis, six lots on Twenty-ninth
and Pinkney streets. The same were
bought for investment and will probably
be re-sold or improved during the summer.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-10

committee sees its way clear to secure the
remainder Of the necessary $4,000.
Jobbing houses, with few exceptions, are
not vacant for long In Omaha. The M.
Spiesberger & Son company moved a short
time ago into its new quarters on Farnam
street, leaving the Horbach building at
1867 Harvey street. This was scarcely
vacated until 1t was snapped up by the
Nebraska Electric company, as II needed
three times the room it had at the north
east corner of Thirteenth and Harvey
streets. Now the Singer Manufacturing
company, which had its stock In different
warehouses about the city, has taken the
building vacated by the Nebraska Electric
company.
AS far as the Omaha Real Estate ex-
change is concerned, 1t will not agitate
this year the establishment of legal rate
OF commission on realty: neither will IL
ask the legislature to pass a law compelling
the payment of such commissions In cases
where verbal contract only is made. The
real estate men frequently lose their
commissions where they have no written
contracts, but the exchange says a law
to compel payment would cause endless
complications and squabbles, as every agent
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-10

New firms In the real estate and IN
surance business are always an indication
of healthy real estate market. The new
Arm Of Birkett & Tebbens has been
organized Charles Birkett has been in
this line of business for about 1--WE years
and was formerly with the First National
bank Phillip ]. Tebbens was for many
years with the Omaha National bank and,
more recently, has been with N. p. Dodge
& Co. They have opened an office at 42S
Bee building, and will be ready for BUSH
ness after February Is.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-10

Among those might be mentioned Indian
apolis, San Antonio. Lincoln. Cincinnati and
Columbus. Chicago shows an increase OF
ls per cent and Philadelphia OF 4S per cent.
The outlook is very favorable. especially
for western ana southern sectionA
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-10

Some of the real estate men who are
interested in the development Of the dis
trict far south of Thirteenth street, are
trying to persuade the storz Brewing COM
pany to establish a park in the
neighborhood. 1t is said the Storz COM
pany has consented to consider the propo-
sition, but has made no decision. Krug
park was laid out by brewery interests, and
recently Metz Bros. Brewing company
bought Ruser's park, with the idea that 1t
resort.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-10

A we'll known and reputable colored man,
janitor in one of the principal buildings of
Omaha, said Tuesday morning: II am up.
against a very serious proposition. The
lease 1 have had on my house expired Feb
ruary 1 and 1 have been notified that the
lease will not be renewed. 1 have put in
about all the time can spare during the
last few days trying to secure another
house. All the real estate men have thus
far approached tell me they cannot rent to
colored people. What am / to do? think
I am a pretty decent man, have a wife and
two small children, that go to school, and
pay some personal taxes. One or two
houses that 1 might be able to get are in
such a shape that they are not fit for a
human being to live in. We colored people
are human and have some little pride. We
are Christians. too. and 1t seems to me that
we are entitled to some consideration I
pay my rent promptly and am trying to
make good citizens out of my children. The
question is q serious one with me, and 1
understand that there are some other good,
respectable colored men, in the same box
am. II seems to me that the question Is
one that ought to be taken up by the Real
Estate exchange, and that something be
done for the colored people who are trying
to lead decent lives"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-10
HOOdOo Numbers.

wilmington Dell produced the champion
is story. Francis z. Davis, with IL letters
in his name, was arrested by Patrolman
Francis G. Green (ditto) at 10:1S on Janu-
airy IS, the call going in from box h. AT
e13 next day he was arraigned before Ed
win R. Cochran Q3 letters AGAIN., and his
fine and costs totaled at exactly sl3
Miss Margaret Schidu Of Cleveland, on
August Is, sent invitations to e friends to
attend her ed birthday party. September 20,
at % East Twenty-third street An or
chestra Of q pieces discoursed exactly S
sweet dances from behind % PALMS
The other hcodoo digitE came up twice In
April, once when a Baltimore darkey was
arrested for stealing 1s chickens; again at
st. Louis, where q base ball fan" fell
dead 81 heart disease during the 18th In
ming of the St. Louis Pittsburg game.
Chicago and Kansas City give two OF
the best Of the years hard-liquor yarns
In one case three saloon keepers were
fined $500 to be paid the orphans Of a
man who had died of drink; and, in the
| other, a certain Selby Jones was sentenced
to get drunk and stay 20. Poor Jones was
later arrested in Chicago for stealing, in
order to raise the wherewithal to carry out
the Kansas City sentence
Kansas also reports cider well, where a
| farmer has stored his Spple Juice In a &C.
| mented pit.
| ''miser's hidden wealth" story appears
| about once a sionth from somewhere In the
tcountry. Tais sample from Indiana varies
from the alsCnl yarn in that the wealth
belonged 40 blind man. Here II IL:
In . carpet bag under the bed where
Jacob Railsback died recently were found
eleven packages containing currency
amounfInR To 50 so
Railsback had been blind for several
years, and the money must have been tied
up by him before he lost his sight, all the
bills being turned the same way.
He leaves no heirs.
The currency is very mugty. and milnew
has greatly defaeed II, so that some of the
figures can scarcely be seen. Most OF II Is
dated previous to 1860 1t will have 70 be
sent to the Treasury department and OK
changed
Divorce speed.
The divorce mill seems to have recorded
a new "Farthest North.Y A Seattle judge
separated an even dozen couples In sew
enty-hve minutes in February. one for
merly fond husband receiving the boon
for which he prayed because his wife has
become a Shakeress, and another because
his better half had circulated a report that
he was an anarchist.
Mrs Lorenz, on the other hand, receives
a divorce in Cincinnati on the plausible
ground that 1t was difhcult TO live peace
fully with a man who insisted on appear
ing in the parlor with neither shoes nor
stockings
Des Molnes produced. in May, baby
who changed color three times a day.
When little Eli Fsami awakes he is a proper
mink Nv noon he L. dark ginger In hue,
and before bedtime he 4 startlinsly pale.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-10

Keep your ambition to make money
on the increase and save some of 1t.
No matter how little it may be, keep
up the practice. Continue to live on
less than you make and put by the cap
ital which will one day mean indie
pendence to you. If you want tc be
money saver. make the wise move to
day and open an account with our
strong institution. where your cash
will be saved. We pay six per cent on
Savings Accounts, and make monthly
payment homestead loans, which are
easily paid.