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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-28

sale only, per 10. .............,.25
The Best Tea Siftings, for this sale
only, pc 10. .............. IL y c
Fancy BaI ket Fired Japan Tea, for
this sale only, per Id. .......,..2 5c
Fancy Oolong, GunpOwder, Ceylon or
English Breakfast, for this sale only
per 10. .....,....... &C.. ........ soc
Eggs, Butter and Cheese Friossi
The best No. / new laid Eggs, dCZ. Ice
Fancy Dairy Butter, 10. ....-.... .23c
Fancy Separator Creamery Butter
per 10. .'.-..-...' -....'....''. ...E &c
Sap Sage Cheese, each ......71Ac
Neufchatel Cheese, each ..........3c
omaha's Gre atest Fresh Fruit and
Vegetable Market.
2 punches fresh Leaf Lettuce .....5c
punches fresh Radishes ........5c
Large Cucumbers. each ...........bc
Fancy Wax or String Beans, ID. .1bc
2 punches fresh Pie Plant ....... &c
Fresh ripe Tomatoes, per ID. ~ 1zc
Large head Lettuce, each ......S sc
3 punches fresh Beets ...........l0c
3 punches fresh Turnips .......1Oc
Fancy Fard Dates, per 10. ...,...7hc
Large juicy Lemons, per doz. .l0c
Highland Navel Oranges, 112 size
that retgdl everywhere for 6Oc per
dozen; or price, per dozen 80. SOC
No deal .rs OF jobbers supplied.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-28

Women's So Lawn and
Lingerie Waists ..95c
Women's So Silk and
Net Waists .$2.95
Handsome Dress Skirts,
in fancy voiles, taf-
fetas, panamas, ETC.,
several new lines just
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-28
Great 24-Cenf and Scent Sale

loo Japanned Candle Sticks, 2hG
1Oc pkg. Dixon's Stove Polish
Tor ........... '''.''''' q ~ q
Imperial Tin Graters, semi-round
at ...... ..'''''' ''' q ~ G,
REFINED Pie Plates, Dippers, Cake
Cutters, Pint Measures, tunnels,
Etc. worth from &c to Toe, choice,
These prices are good for Mon
day cnly.
A FEW GREAT SNAPS AT sc p
15c WIFE Tea Strainers. . sc
l5c Hardwood Towel Rollers -
for NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. sc
Solid Steel Frying Pans, at SC
Long handled Mop Sticks. sc
Flue Stops, each. ..........5 sc
Heavy enameled Drinking Cups
or Basting Spoons. .........5c
Heavy Tin Wash Basins. BE
15c Dover Egg Beaters. BE
10c Asbestos Stove Mats. BE
loo Shinola Shoe Polish .... 30
Headquarters for Paint and Jap
a-Lac.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-28
5 5Dfci ia Glassware , GS".

A great purchase of Glass Tumb-
lers and Goblets from the manufac-
turer, now on sale at about half
regular retail price.
Your Glassware Opportunity
A full carload of Tumblers and
Goblets purchased direct from the
manufacturers at a special bargain,
now on sale
In Three Great Lots
The Mena weekly star., 1907-12-05

generals recommendation for cn ex- tension of the parcel post especially on the rural routes. There are now 3s.- 2lb rural routes. serving nearly 15,0oo.- 0oe people who do not have the ad- vantages of the inhabitants of cities in obtaining their supplies These recom- mendations have been drawn up to benefit the farmer and the country storekeeper; otherwise. should not favor them. for I believe that 1t is good policy for our government to do every thing possible to aid the small town and the country district. It Is desirable that the country merchant should not be crushed out
 The fourth-class postmasters' con- vention has passed a very strong reso- luton in favor of placing the fourth class postmasters under the civil-serv- ice law. The administration has al- ready put into effect the policy of re. fusing to remove any fourth-class post masters save for reasons connected with the good of the service; and 1t is endeayoring so far as possible to re- move them from the domain of partisan politics. IL would be most desirable thing to put the fourth-class postmas- ters in the classified service"
 He renews his recommendations of last year in regard to Alaska; calls at tention to the admission of Oklahoma as state; urges the importance of pro- vidins shipping relief for Hawaii; asks Tor citizens nip for Porto Ricans, and promises sub mission of Secretary Tafts report on Philippines when that official returns.
 He asks for the creation of a bureau or mines; recommends the providing of runds for preserving The Hermitage. the nome or Andrew Jackson; and the
The Mena weekly star., 1907-12-05

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The Mena weekly star., 1907-12-05

Continued on Page 7.)
The Mena weekly star., 1907-12-05
Inland Waterway Systems Should He Developed.

''The conservation of our national re- sources and their proper use constitute the fundamental problem which under lies almost every other problem of our national life. We must maintain for our civilization the adequate material basis without which that civilization cannot exist We must show foresight, we must look ahead As a nation we present prosperity but if this prosper ity is used alright 1t is an earnest of future success such as no other nation will have. The reward of foresight foi this nation Is great and easily foretold. But there must be the look ahead. there must be a realization of the fact that to waste to destroy, our natural resources, Co skin and exhaust the land instead of using it so as 10 increase its usefulness. will result in undermining in the days of our children the very prosperity which we ought by right to hand down to them ampiified and devel- oped. For the last few years. through several agencies. the government has been endeaNoring to get people to look ahead and to substitute a planned and orderly development of our re- sources in place of a haphazard striv- ing for immediate profit Our great river systems should be developed as national water highways, the Missls- sippi, with its tributaries. standing first m importance, and the Columbia sec ond although there are many others of importance on the Pacific and Atlantic and the gulf slopes. The national gov ornment should undertake this work,
The Mena weekly star., 1907-12-05
Greater Elasticity fin Currency Is Urged.

The president quotes extensively from bis last message in dealing with the d. rect subject of currency legislation. and says:
 T again urge on the congress the need Of immediate attention to this matter. We need greater elasticity in our cur rency. provided. of course that we recog- nize the even greater need of a safe and secure currency. There must always be the most rigid examination by the na- uonal authorities. Provision should be made for an emergency currency. The emergency issue should. of course. be made with an effective guaranty and up- on conditions carefully prescribed by the government. Such emergency issue must be based on adequate securities approved by the government and must be issued under heavy tax. This would permit currency being Issued when the demand for it was urgent, while securing it's re- urement as the demand fell on It is worth Investigating to determine whether officers and directors of national banks should ever be allowed to loan to them selves. Trust companies should be sub tect Co the same supervision as banks, legislation to this effect should be en- acted for the District of Columbia and the territories.
 Yet we must also remember that even the wisest legislation on the subject can only accomplish certain amount No legislation can by any possibility guar antee the business community against the results of speculative folly any more than it can guarantee an individual against the results of his extravaganza. When an in diyidual mortgages his house to buy ar
New-York tribune., 1907-11-09
STOPS CARELESS WIRING.
Decision Against Iediscr1m'matc
Erection of Telegraph Poles.

A recent decision by the Court of Appeals has
caused much JOY to the opponents OF careless VII
ing by telephone, telegraph and lighting companies
The decision was in the case of Mrs Osborne OF
Auburn N Y, mother of Thomas NJ Osoorne' a
pubrc Service Commissioner in the ID District
Tb. decision holds. according to Mrs. Osborne
counsel that a telephone company IN city OF
village as well in the open country mas 10
right 10 string wires or erect polcs IN ltolI VI
nrivste property without consents, provided the
or,s tights extend TO the middle OF the road.
1Iarr, CLAW Weeks of Baysde. Long Island, has
been extremely active for a long time IN a nght
m preyent the New York ana New Jersey Iele-
hone Company from running trees In that section
nv stringing wires through them ana ne was
jubilant yesterday at the NEWS " ~
the Auburn case.
Decisions heretofore" he said "as to poles ana
wires have been in favor of property owners par
ticuIarly in rural sections which Justice Garret-
con decided the whole of Queens substantially
.. h Now we have this decision from the high
as. tribunal which gives a broader scope TO the
law The parties were closely IN touch WIN cases
we have had here and we were Siad 10 diu Ihelh.
This decision will also affect electric hght com
panes especially at points where they 10 "o' He NJ
the street. - !
NJ Week. has fought for years for underground
condufts for all wires and cables and he ana ms
associates have long held that trees anu io"ae
could be preserved in no other way. heioU'
80 have been tried with varying success but
tbe latest decisions by the Supreme court anu
tho Court of Appeals seem to Indicate 49, S ~
.. Mr. Weeks that underground condults VIII
- have 70 be adopted all by the telephone
companies If they want to run their lines. Ne"
vorlf Citv requires wires and cables TO be uhder-
.rnund at least in the Borough OF Manhattan
and while this method is expensive II Is iAeiS -
he adopted through necessity
,,nora Is danger Ia human life well as to trees
=, tbc overhead wires, every storm brings WIN
:. = record of electric shocks due TO fallen live
uires which are usually discovered when soule
ope stumbles against them
New-York tribune., 1907-11-09
TABLET TO PEDIGOGTE
Bronze Plate Dedicated to OEUer g.
Clark Unveiled an BroOklun.

The Brooklyn Teachers Association unveiled a
bronze tablet IN memory Of the late Oliver q
Clark yesterday in the front corridor Of IN. Eo,s
faish School. Marcy and Putnam avenues R-ooL
iyh' Ut. clark died year ago last Julv A. .L
uIle ne was the principal of the Curtis EI,,b
Schoo4' IN Richmond County He had ser,,.d tb
cry III lhis capacity since the fall of 14o5
DF- CIarh became a teacher In tho Rove, 1Tto-L
SchooI In 1885, and remained there until bie rror,o
uoh 10 the princpalship. While at the high school
ne WIS active for a time in the Brooklyn Teachers
Association. 1t his old friends in the associa-
ton who collected the money for the tablet The
bronze piece measures by 24 feet On Il is an
inscription which sums up the teachers career in
brief form.
Professor Edward B. Parsons. formerly OF
DR.. CIark's colleagues, and who is still teacher
IN the school, had charge OF the arrangements. The
presentation address made by Thomas Baker,
president of the association. Other speeches were
made by DR.. Charles o. Dewey of Manhattan;
PRINCIPAL Harry f. Towle OF Curtis High School,
District Superintendent James J. McCabe OF the
school department DR.. w. B. Gunnison. principal
of Erasmus Hall High School, Brooklyn; Dr. John
Miclkleborough the retired principal Of the Boys
High School: Dr. William McAndrews, OF Manhat-
tan; James Sullivan principal of the Boys Hlgh
School and DR.. Edward L. Stevens. Associate Su-
,,a-,ntapdent Of Schools OF New York City.
Albert C. Spooner former pupil OF br' ClaIh
sang "Hark! Hark! My Soul' HoheldNo anu
The Sands OF Time Are Sinking" Professor W. H.
Edwards who has charge Of tho schools glee club
and who was for many years colleague or Dr
Clark played the accompaniment on the organ A
number of the professors friends witnessed
New-York tribune., 1907-11-09
MAYOR STARVING BOARD.
" o"td Get Rid of Se7cerage Com
mission By Refusing Funds.

,,a.a McClellan would like TO get rid of the
IeHoPohtan Sewerage Commission appointed un-
-, special act of the Legislature to look into
~ fuSotIoh or preventing the pollution of the
i 800 hay with sewage from Manhattan Brook
- anu t'e New Jersey shore. This was brought
-" ~ a. ue board of Estimate yesterday when
80 nohlroller Metz asked that the remainder of a. SIS
commission. 49, - ~
,.,S -ldS OF knitted his brows and said: These
n If1 nave accomplished nothing, and I have
INFORMED them that I would refuse them any mora
t,''HeS' asked them to resign but only two OF
mem were willing. and I could not remove them
act" NieaAeU oy special
The commission consists Of DIR Dania, reu,s
= I oi "ead OF the State Health Department: A
.: FFoFost' who is associated with former Health
er Colilinlssloner Lederle Olin H I.andreth. T II
e'ueS ana Dr. G. A Soper the bactertoIogist.
VINO investigated the air in the subway soroa t,a
ago II mas been nearly two years since the com
4iHssoh was organized. Accordinr to friends of
'le mayor TWO factions developed soon Ona con
sisted or DR. Soper and Mr Fuerties and D
Lewis and the other members constituted tba
oIheE iactlon On account of almost constant die
agreements between the two parties IL ia said
the commission has never been able To accor,pIIsh
anything. 1t has already spent $4,000 OF the az
Vu appropriated when it was organized. and NOV,
New-York tribune., 1907-11-09
BINGHAM'S HANDS TIED
METZ HOLDS THE STRING
Holding Up Contingent Fund on
account of Errors.

Until controller Metz stops holding up the money
Of the contingent fund of the Police Department
ff detective goes to Hoboken or C,bicaso g. -
prisoner he will have to pay the expenses out of
lis own pocket So critical is the sitpa+Ion 49,
Commissioner Bingham has asked the Cornorot,o
Counsel 70 get a mandamus to remove the ohs+ac1n
placed in the Controllers office against tho ,,aI
Inent Of the expenses OF the Police DenartrIa,,.
When this was called to the attention of Contoiar
Metz he said practically that all the contingent
expense accounts had been held up because am
dav1ts had been charged for at Is cents insteod -.
i214 cents. which he says is all that should he
paid.
Pending the payment of these claims the D,o-,
Of the department is at a standstiu Tbts r,oorH
that the Commissioners may not, under the law nm
dertake any police work making necessary the ex-
pendture OF money beyond the salaries of the ,ner
without rendering himself liable for malfeasanca
other infraction of the law governing tbe H.
ties OF the Police Commissioner The s,tua+io,
also is explained in the general order fssued h
Commissioner Bingham yesterday, which reads.
Owing to the fact that the Controller has ,auoa
90 furnish the Police Department with the ,1aon
sary advances from the contingent fund ali eT
New-York tribune., 1907-11-09
w. C. T. U. CONVENTION OPENS.
President Stevens, in Annual Address, Speaks
of Victories Over Liquor Traffic.

Nashville Tenn, Nov s-Mrs lillian M. n
Stevens president of the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union. delivered her annual address at the
thirty-fourth annual convention here to-day. She
said in part
Each triumph the liquor traffic gained in
the Southland is of national value and the tenn
peranCe victories in Tennessee have gaddened the
hearts of good men and women everywhere
"Georgia's struggle. Georgia's achievement VIII
help Massachusetts. Illinois, California and all other
license states break away from the bondage OF
the egalized liquor traffic.
'Okahomas triumph is of greater import than
we can easily comprehend All hail 10 the new
state which enters statehood life free constitution
allv from "A legallzed liquor traffic
THE lawless, defiant resistance OF the liquor
trade in Maine Kansas and North Dakota TO an
unusually great degree has been overcome. Maine
still remains the most conspicuous target for the
liouor men and their sympathizers. and undoubt-
edlv more false statements are made in the endeav
or 70 show that prohibition there is failure than
are made I'm connection with any other subject Ia
any locality the face of the globe
New-York tribune., 1907-11-09
BAZAAR OF NATIONS.
Cro7cdS attend Sale for Benefit of
Little C1pples' Home.

All the world combined at the Waldorf Astorla
Hotel yesterday afternoon for the benefit OF the
tWenty-One little inmates Of the New York Home
for Destitute Crippled Children, No l4l East 6lst
street, of which Mrs. A. L. Erlanger is president
II was a bazaar of the nations and each nation
WED with tho other TO see which could make most
money for the cripples.
Mrs. f r. Anderson worked like Trojan as
the representative of England, Scotland and Ire
land. She did not wait for the bazaar to
open, for before she came TO the hotel yesterday
she had sold 545 chances at 81 chance on a $1,000
lot in the heart of Jamaica. Mrs. Anderson had
at her booth the only chauffeur guaranteed not to
kill anybody He is properly licensed and his
uniform made by the biggest firm in the
country. Among those assisting at this booth
two Irish boys, Robert Fowler and Eugene
Stevenson. They went about In brillient green cos
tunes and sold chances.
Mrs Jacob Lift vice president of the Home
garbed as a rough rider. with a belt full of
cartridges and a huge pistol. presided the
American booth, assisted by the Goddess OF Lib
erty George Washington and other American per
sonages of note George Washington CMaster
Charlie GalD sat pedestal and sold chances
on handsome riding whip once owned by Abra-
ham Lincoln. AT the American booth also was n
wonderful doll with q lace princess gown. ermine
cloak and cap, pearl necklace and marvellous
lingerie. This the gift of Mrs. ErlanGer. An
other handsome doll at this booth was the gift of
Grace La Rue.
Mrs Felix Isnan Of the French booth. also had
a beautiful doll between which and the Erlanger
doll there keen rivalry, both being sold by
subscription. Mrs. Isman wore a costume copied
from that by FRITZ ScheR as the French
saIeslady in "Mademoiselle Modiste," Mrs. F. G-
Nixon Nirdlinger had the German pooth' ana
Harry f. Simmons presided over booth furnished
entirely with his handiwork- He had painted
in water cOlors two hundred calendars. photograph
frames, book markers, etc. together with plaque
which was sold by subscription.
The tea of the nations in charge of
Mrs. John Hemenway Duncan, attired as Martha
Washington Her assistants, who included Mrs.
John L. Peters. Mrs. Charles A. Mann. Mrs. c. r.
Sellers Mrs S r Morris and Mrs. Jennie Cham
bers wore various other national costumes
Mrs. e Z. Price presided over the wheel of fort
une, and Mrs. Bijou Fernandez Abingdon was a
gypsy queen and sold fortunes. Sam Harris.
George Cohan's manager. auctioned off the things
that remained unsold at il o'clock.
There were vaudeville performances both after
noon and evening. and many actors and actresses
came after the theatre. There were also som-
little crlppes from the Home during the afternoon.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-09

The boxes of sunshine so frequently contributed
by Mrs q. w MarloT. of ROselle. y. J., al
ways excellent, and the box received Wednes
day was no exception. Several little folk will be
aided by the contents. The layette for some
baby from the Providence workers has reached
the office and everything is complete. Mrs. Mar
garet G. FarnsWorth assisted in making these
garments by Mrs. and Miss Wall and Miss Ellis
a box Of fine silk pieces to he passed on 10 "A
Maine member; also a box OF cotton and wool
pieces for quilt makers came from River Edge.
y. J.: woods from BROOKLYN: reading matter from
Bradford, n. Y: fancy work from Mrs Griffin:
samples and quilt pieces from Brooklyn: old linen
from Mrs. Knapp. of Orange County " Y: chill
dren's shoes from Mrs. Gilchrist souvenir postals
from Miss Ward, of Newark N j. and Mrs Ash
lev. of West Gloucester. Mass; feathers from Mrs
Benton. Of Vermont: the donor of the box of ex-
Cellent wearing apparel sent from No. 30a Clin-
ton avenue. Brooklyn, will please accept many
thanks for the same The black gowns will aid
several gentlewOmen. two of whom are widows
in need OF comfortable clothing. The Illuminated
pOstals from Miss Ward will please many chill
dren. Sunshine box from Mrs. George G Fos-
ter contained variety OF useful articles The
eiderdown flannel will be given where il can
be made up into warm garments for Christmas
gifts; another contribution of clothing from
Mrs Perham of New Jersey
New-York tribune., 1907-11-09

penses coming under the head of contingent ex-
der this appropriation will cease Ell once All IN
spectors are responsible for the strict execution
this order.
This order means that man cannot go out of
town to get prisoner. matter how urgent the
case. In fact If Commissioner Bingham should
send e telegram to another city police business
he would have to pay for It out Of his own pocket
II am doing everything possible TO make the
Police Department Of this city effective" Commits
Eioner Bingham said yesterday. ''and 1t is shame
that the good results which already have followed
our efforts are annulIed because the depart
ment cannot get the necessary funds"
When the Commissioner was asked If II was
true that he had asked Senator McCarren to help
rim out he said that he never had asked McCar-
ran direcfly or indirectly communicate with the
Controller on the question Speaking further OF
NcCarren's alleged connection unofhclaly with the
denartu1ent Commissioner Bingham SAID: NC
Carren had no more to do with any promotion or
or+ transfer than YOU had. I believe that
did some time ago transfer a pauoInan al NC
G-arren's request because the patrolman wisneo @ II
and there was no reason why the request shoo'u
not have been granted. -, o,,
80 not the tools" said the Commissioner resuIn-
.rp the former topic. I'VE ask that the
give us the tools which are necessary II lle WI y
q IN be done In this the tools are dollars
rrhe dollars have been set aside for the use "h INC
,,,orlrnen who are ready to carry on the JOB. but
,be tools are being withheld from them
ComroIssIoner Bingham has sent letter TO the
CORPORATION Counsel explaining the SITUATION aho
psl<ing his advice as a means of RELIEF
Hes trying TO Tnandarnus me. Is he! said Con
.roller Metz the moment he heard OF Commissioner
1singharn's statement. We'll. let him try It. He
can't"
The Controller said that the held up bills reached
the Controllers office on Friday. Saturday was
short day and then Sunday and Tuesday
both HOLIDAYS. THAT leaves two days. said the
Controller. 'up to the 7th, when the Commissioner
made his complaint about the bills not being PAID
He'll wait until / get ready, now. I'll go over
those bills with a fine toothed comb
DEPUTY Controller Phillips further explained that
the auditor of the Finance Department was the
man who had charge of the contingent fund and
bills and that he had been made directly respon-
Hble after the regime of "Bill' Tweed. The Con-
troller only remove him. The auditor can
reduce bills, but he cannot raise them.
Patrick H Quinn, the auditor. said the bills were
incorrect in some respects. but that one Of the
chief errors was that the Police Commissioner was
paying out notary's fees for affidavts. Quinn
showed fifty or sixty afldavits at % cents apiece
10 a William J. Wilson q notary, for taking police
mems and police officials affidavits.
Deputy Controller Phillips said: TITS direct
violation OF the law to charge more than 121s cents
for an affidavit. Here they're paying a quarter.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-09

wants the remainder. but stands a moor chanca n,
getting it. apparently. The commission maintains
an ONCE at No II Battery Place and employs an
engineer
me Mayor has been aware for some time Of the
lack OF harmony in the board, and recently asked
all the members to resign But the onIv res,rna-
tions placed in his hands were those OF DR.. soper
ana MT Fnertes AS the other members OF tho
commission would not resign, the Mayor saw no
reason for accepting the designations he had so
ne mas not done so. He purposes. however. 70
starve the commission out by refusing anv moro
funds. ' ~
New-York tribune., 1907-11-09
THE MESSAGE MR.. WINS SENT.

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir: Will you allow me to correct a mistake in
Wednesdays issue OF The Tribune? Mr. Ivins
sent message the Suffrage League by me
and at no time has he charged with the de-
livery of his ideas charter revision. He being
the chairman OF the commission. IL would be truly
astonishing If he did.
Mr.. WINS did send a message by me To the
suffrage convention which met at Geneva in Oc-
tober. 1t advice amending the constftu-
tion of the State of New York. 7 repeated his
words to the meeting election day; but in the