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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-01
MERIT SYSTEM IN COUNTY
More Than Political Full Hereafter to Hold
Court House job.
SALARY RAISES ON BASIS OF WORTH
III Increases Are Granted as Requested
IRE Says IL VIII Cost Fiji
teen Thousand Dollars
More a Year.

The merit system is to be introduced into
the court house for the government OF the
county's employees. This was decided upon
Thursday by the county commissioners 1t
grew cut of the discussion OF the salary
question. The heads Of all departments
have been before the board with a list OF
salaries which they want raised. The com
missoners we're not In position to know
which of the employees were entitled to an
increase in salary, They were I'm the
dark" regarding that and in pondering upon
II the suggestion to place the employees
on the merit system was made and adopted.
More than a happy political preferment
will be required in the future to keep a
man in a position on the county payroll.
The commissioners propose to have his
record right before them and when 1t comes
to the question of raising salaries that
record will be consulted.
The head Of each department will be
asked TO furnish the commissioners with
the names Of employees for whom he asks
an increase together with the quality OF
their work, their length of service for the
county and their previous record.
This question OF raising the salaries is
a serious one" said Commissioner IRE.
IF the increases are granted 1t will mean
an expenditure of more than $1,000 an
nually in addition to what is now spent for
salaries
I'VE had no way of arriving at de-
cision in the matter and for that reason
we are going to get the records Of each
employee and try to solve the problem that
way II is only right that those who have
worked faithfully, who have a long period
OF service to their credit and are, therefore
familiar with the work, should have the
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-01
Law TO GOVERN ICE TRAFFIC
Ordinance Completed by City Legal De-
partment at Instance of Mayor.
LICENSE ON EVERY DEALER AND WAGON
Measure IL to Apply to Managers,
Owners or Any EmplOye
of an Ice Conn
pany.

Assistant City Attorney Rine has COM
pleted an ordinance drawn up at the in
stance of Mayor Dahlman to regulate ice
traffic in Omaha. This ordinance will be
introduced next Tuesday evening at the
council meeting
The ordinance contemplates imposing
license on every dealer in Omaha and on
every wagon used in the distribution of
ice. For conviction of the offense of CIV
ing short weight or in any way discrim-
mating against any citizen the ordinance
provides that fine of 500 may be imposed
and the mayor may revoke the dealers
license. 1t is expressly stated that any
manager, agent, servant employee, director
or any one connected with the saFe OF ice
in Omaha will be amenable to the ordi-
nance.
1t is proposed to charge a license fee Of
so for each ice wagon, the same as is now
charged for each milk wagon.
The mayor is hopeful Of the ordinance
becoming law. The discrimination clause
in the ordinance is intended to cover such
incidents as the Eckerman case of last
summer, when Mayor Jim threatened to
take the icemen across his knee and apply
the municipal shingle.
Work will be begun on the second crop
of ice, eight inches thick, at Cut-of lake
Friday morning. Swift's force of men did
not work Thursday because 1t was consid-
cred advisable to let the new crop get a
little thicker, but the entire force will go
to work Friday. The first crop averaged
from ten to fourteen inches in thickness,
and Swift's have about half their entire
crop in the houses. 1t requires 100000 tons
TO MI SWift's houses alone. The ice Is OF
exceptionally good quality, clear and solid
All fear OF an ice famine is now removed.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-01

Exeter.
Exeter is located forty-two miles west
from Lincoln, at the junction OF the Bur
lington's main line with the Superior
branch Of the Northwestern. Its present
population Is in the neighborhood OF 400.
An excellent public school employs nine
teachers and Catholic parocheal school Is
about to open. Six churches-Catholic.
Methodist. Christian, Congregational. Bap-
fist and Christian Science The first two
are new structures. costing s225Oo and 81. 500.
and the latter will be erected in the spring
two banks, one Touring mill, four eleva-
tors. fine telephone system. two depart
ment stores, three printing ofices, four dry
goods stores, four groceries. two drug
stores. two hotels three restaurants. two
hardware stores, three physicians, cement
factory. two lumber yards and two imple-
ment stores and many other lines OF busi-
ness. Smiths Index Tag factory. employ
ing 100 people. Is located here. Exeter
wants a number OF small factories. like
cigar factory, mineral water factory. ma
chine and repair shop. meat market. couple
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-01

purpose of advancing the interests of
Bellevue and results show 1t is accom-
plishing it's purpose. Last year, aside from
its moral support, it gave to the institution
in money over 81, 500, and this year indi-
cations are It will double, IL not triple,
that amount. 1t is asked to help meet
debt of $4,000,
Address by DIR. stewart Dickson.
DR.. Stewart Dickson of New York, Sec
rotary of the College Board of the Pres
byter.an Church, was present last night
and was the principal speaker. He laid
emphasis upon the demand. first, for coll
lege education; all lines of business activ-
ity were calling for it. Then he empha-
sized the demand for Christian education,
and he dwelt particularly upon the great
work of the small college, such as Belle
vue, as the IDEAL rather than the college
small numerically Its work was spe-
cialty and that speciality was Christian
education. The demand for Christian lead
ers was urgent and must be met by the
Christian college His address was earn
est and forceful and created deep interest.
DR. e. II. jerks, pastor of the First
Presbyterian church, acted as master of
ceremonies and President Wadsworth set
forth the work and needs of the institu-
ton. President Wadsworth, in his speech
adverted to college athletics. saying that
Bellevue's first foot bali team had been
organized into a Bible class, with the
coach as leader.
President Wadsworth brought out
strongly the fact that Bellevue was dis
tinctly an Omaha institution; that the
splendid railway communications now gave
it this relation and the superior adj
vantages incident to 1t. For IL he felt
sure of the future.
DR.. L. o. Baird pastor OF ST. Mary's
Avenue Congregational church, an old
schoolmate of Dr., Wadsworth. made a
very happy after dinner" speech. The
college chorus. male and female quartets
supplied very appropriate music and some
financial pledges were made These ON
GERS were elected for the year; President,
Rev. e. II. jerks. p. D.; vice president,
VI. F.. MAXWELL secretary. Miss Mary
Covert; treasurer. Miss Lucy Dundis.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-01
OMAHA BOY SAVES THE SHOW
Clark Marshall Takes Important Role
in "Peck's bad Boy" at
the Krug.

Omaha talent was an attraction on the
Krug theater stage Thursday evening at
the opening performance of the big frolic,
"Peck's Bad Boy" when little Clark Mar
shall, who was in Little Lord Fauntleroy"
at the Burwood theater some months ago,
took the part of Buster, the chum and
boon companion of the bad boy" in place
of Bessie Burt This came about because
OF the severe illness of Cora Quinten, who
has been the regular Henry Peck of the
show on it's tour. and who is now confined
in bed at the LANCE hotel with typhoid
fever. This necessitated a Encouragement
of the juvenile portion of the cast. which
was done without the slightest impairment
of the entertainment
AS a fun-producing show "Peck's Bad
Boy" must be classed in the front rank,
and surely II the object of the author were
to please the young and older with series
of just pure pranks and continual joking
he could not have chosen better material
for his leading mischief makers than the
bad boy of George w. Pecks famous
stories. and Buster as his chum. These
two are probably better known than any
other characters in the country and are
favorites wherever heard OF.
The show is full of songs and speciality
acts sandwiched between the roars of
laughter following some prank of the bad
boy. his girl Minnie or his chum Buster.
1t is hard lines every day for the mem
bers of the family and the people who
visit them. The production will complete
the week at the Krug with matinee as
usual on Saturday.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-01
BELLEVUE COLLEGE LEAGUE
Over Three Hundred People Attend
Annual Banquet at the Willard.
GATHERING DISTINCTLY REPRESENTATIVE
DR.. stewart Dickson of New York
the Principal Speaker and
DIR. E. II. jerks Toast
master.

Three hundred men and women Of
Omaha attended the annual banquet of the
BELLEVUE College league, at the Millard no.
tel last night 1t was distinctly a repre-
sentative gathering, embodying prominent
people of the educational, religious, COM
merciaI and professional walks of life.
President Wadsworth and Vice President
Hoyt and other members Of the faculty
of Bellevue were there; Superintendent
of Schools Davidson, Principal Waterhouse,
Profs. Bernstein. Senter and other mem
bers OF the high and public schools; Pres
ident Lowrey Drs Heron, Lamp ana
other members of the Presbyterian Theo-
logical seminary, ciergymen of various
Protestant churches and many of the lead
ing business men OF the city also were
there.
The gathering was double that Of year
ago, when the league was permanently
set on it's feet and the interest was IN
proportion to the increased attendant"
The league was organized for the SPECIFIC
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-01
GENERAL GREEDY IN OMAHA
Comes 10 Confer with Department
OmciaIs Regarding Movement
of Tenth Cavalry.

Major General A. w. Greedy. command
ing the Northern Military division and De-
partment OF the Missouri, arrived in Omaha
Thursday. He will return TO Chicago FRI
day His visit 10 Omaha is to confer with
the department officials relative to the move
ment OF the Tenth cavalry to the Philip
pines, and no other significance is con-
nected with II except that he will attend
to routine matters pertaining to his com
mand OF the department.
No orders have yet been issued from
the War department relative to the con-
templated Encouragement OF the divisional
and departmental lines. and 1t is thought
at army headquarters that nothing will be
done In this matter until after the adjourn
ment OF congress In the meanwhile. Gen
eral Greedy viii continue to exercise the
dual command OF the division and depart
meat, dividing his time between Chicago
and Omaha
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-01
Some Needs OF Nebraska Towns

of lawyers. oficers of the Commercial
club are ]. d. Klotz. secretary; o. p.
Baker. president.
ThuratOn.
Thurston is only years old. beautiful
little town, on the Chicago, st. Paul, Min
neapolis & Omaha railroad between Omaha
and Sioux City. We have a nice church
building, built by the Methodist people at
cost OF $4,000; a fine school building.
which Is just nearing completion, at a cost
OF $500. We have two general stores. one
restaurant. one hardware store, one bank,
one pool hall and barber shop combined.
one hotel, one saloon and one blacksmith
shop. These are all doing good business
We also have three elevators and one lum-
Der yard. We need another lumber yard
badly. There is more grain marketed at
this station than there Is at any other
station on the line, which makes this town
one OF the best market towns on this line
OF railroad. This little town Is surrounded
by the very best farming country In the
state. settled with a good class OF farmers.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-01

by Police Judge Crawford for ninety DAYS
on charge Of petit larceny. The law
makes thirty days the maximum sentence
TOT that offense The court held that no
writ could be granted until Schneiderwind
had served thirty days Then he can get
lawfully. N ~
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-01
Letters Written by Bride 10 Her Best Girl Friend

Nellie:-
You perfect darling the to
tell everything doing all
and breezy that reminds
and fairly devour word of l
assure that have not lost all sense of
curiosity about outside dongs
months But must confess at bubblng with
enthusiasm a
John whom always did
the world. You remember
and the Well know
Just what to make out of that library
suggested still debating
shopping trip 70 chicago You can imagine surprise
home to find that little
little bathroom in
the walls papered blue white
stand OF all little
water and all that
piping hot sounds rather magical doesn't
generous am going to be- will promise
little bath room to heater ALL
that promised visit and bet home in
Just like It, Now don't
tell my friends far from being
term dead one" but them all
From devoted friend.
ANNIE.
r. 81 forgot to tell l instantaneous
Heater OF a
guest bath like mine that place get
reliable = -
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-01
Bee Want Ads for Business Boosters.
Not a Case of Suicide,

funeral of Miss Byrd Fletcher at sidney
Ia, states the report her death was due Ia
suicide was erroneous. The deceased was
sick and took the wrong medicine producing
death.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-01

increases which they have earned. There
are to be no political pets on the county
pay roll. Every employee is to earn his
salary"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-01

Court Denies a Writ.
Fred Schneiderwind was denied a writ
OF habeas corpus by Judge Troup Thurs
day. He was sentenced to the county Jail
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-01

Anyone holding scrip issued by the
Transmississippi Exposition commission Of
the state Of Washington will find it to their
advantage to communicate with C. c. Rose
water. general manager, Omaha Bee.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-01

Watch for our grand cleanup sale ad in
Fridays Bee. Fry Shoe Co.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-01
TIE ACCOUNTS

not only of Individuals, Firms
and Corporations, but OF Banks
and Bankers, guaranteeing
promptness, courtesy and safety
with each transaction.
Having ample funds and every
facility for handling accounts
large and small, a checking ac-
count with this conservative
bank will be found profitable.
Our Deposits S10,657.711.
Our Resources $11. 892,775.
First National Bank
OMAHA. NEB.
New-York tribune., 1907-04-05
IN WASHINGTON SOCIETY.
;From me tribune Bureau.

From The Tribune Surc0u-I
Washington April 4-NIss Helen FfouIke. daugh-
ter Of Mr. and Mrs Charles NJ. Ffoulke. enter
tanned a dinner company tonight IN compliment to
her house guest. Miss Pierce. OF New York Other
guests the Minister from the Netherlands and
Nine. Van swinderen. the Minister from Norway
and Mime. Hauge. Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Wads-
worth. Miss Foraker. Mr. Radowitz. Of the Ger
man Embassy; Mr.. Higgins. Of the British En-
bassy. and Charles Ffoulke. jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lsrz Anderson are spending short
time at their home In Washington before opening
their summer home In Massachusetts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edson Bradley and their daughter
Mrs. Herbert Shipman. went 20 New York this
morning. Mrs. shipman has ended her visit here
with her parents. and they viii remain with her
in New York until Monday.
Miss Frances Williams. daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs
Gardiner Williams. was married at noon to-day at
ST. ThOmas's Episcopal Church to William Wal
lace Mein. OF California and South Africa The
Rev. c. Ernest Smith officiated. Miss Gertrude
Williams served her sister maid of honor, while
most OF the bridesmaids we're daughters of the
business associates of Mr.. Williams I'm South Africa
The list included Miss Katherine Jennings Miss
Ruth Perkins Miss Feroline Perkins. Miss Virginia
Field and Miss Dorothy Williams, sister of the
bride Albert Carroll. Of Baltimore. was best man
for Mr.. NIein and Representative Butler Ames.
Fred Faust Thomas Riggs jr, and Clarence Fol-
lis. Of California. were ushers- There was re-
ception at the home of Mr. and Mrs Williams fol-
lowing the ceremony. and In the afternoon Mr..
and Mrs Niein left the city for the first part OF
their wedding journey. which will ultimately end in
johannesburg South Africa.
The Belasco Theatre we'll filed tonight
with representative audience to witness the per-
formarfce OF I'VE Are in Society" under the direc
ton of George A Bentley. given for the benefit OF
a local charity. Among those holding boxes
the japanese Ambassador and VscOuntess Aoki.
Secretary and Mrs. Root the Minister from Hayti
and Nine. Leger, the first secretary OF the Bra
lillian Embassy and Nine. do AmoraI Assistant
Secretary and Mrs Oliver. Assistant Secretary and
Mrs. Newberry. Representative and Mrs. James
wadswOrth and Admiral and Mrs. Schley,
New-York tribune., 1907-04-05
FOREIGN TRADE AND THE TARIFF

our ODserVant contemporary THE New York
Times gently rebukes us for expressing some
degree Of pride in the expansion which has
taken place In our foreign trade in the last
decade. We did not intend primarily to exult
over that expansion. We simply were endeayor-
ing 10 establish the facts Of record and to con-
uast them with the contention that the United
States is living in a barbarous and primitive
state OF commercial isolation" Ex-President
Cleveland last week charged the American peo-
PIE Win playing, so far as international ex-
changes were concerned. "Our little selfish part
'Of deluded folly in our corner of the family
home" We showed that according 10 unim-
peachable statistics. the United States has for
the last i've or six years led all other countries
as seller In the worlds markets First in
exports and third in imports is our present
ranking among the great commercial nations.
and both our exports and imports have more
than doubled in the last ten years. We offered
this record for what it was worth. We did not
see any reason for apOlOglzng for 1t; neither
did we dwell upon it with immOdest exulta-
ton.
THE Times" says that such an exhibition as
first in exports and third in imports is really
cause for modification. Under the Dingley
tariff our foreign trade has more than doubled
But this expansion The Tines seems disposed
TO dismiss as almost infnitesimal and as really
proving that we are still a hermit kingdom
cut on from civilizing commercial contact with
the rest OF the world But what does our con-
temporary expect of a country which it has
time and again declared 70 be absolutely
estopped from any possible gains In foreign
trader II what ''The Tines has said about the
Dingley tariff be true. the fact that our for
eign commerce has even doubled under it must
stagger all logic and surpass all credence In
the course OF the last Presidential campaiCn
our contemporary expressed much impatience
with the proposal to make the consular service
more effective agency In stimulating foreign
trade. IL said:
IL is not merely hypocritcal. It is in a large
measure fGtile' for us TO instruct our Diplomatic
4 representatives 70 bother themselves about a.
| niarles 70 our foreign trade when our domestic
avs ayowedly and effectively stand in the way
4 ot foreign trade The Dingley act is an act 10
~ must also restrict exports since il Is an ele-
usntary truth that commodities flowing ons
New-York tribune., 1907-04-05

way beget trade in commodities flowing the
other way Until the Ding1ey act is revised rad
ically the diplomatic officers of the government
might as well spend their time singing Psalm
tunes as in hunting foreign buyers for our man
ufactured goods.
If 1.-The Times's" logic is sound, the Dingley
tariff not having been revised, our foreign trade
in the last three years should have remained
stationary. If It did not actually recede. But
glance at the returns will show that exports
increased from S1.460OO0OOO in 1903|04 to
81, 743, 100000 in 19O5-O6, and imports increased
in the same period from 1891 100000 to 81, ,226,-
100000 Exports Of manufactures, for which
1.-The Times" held no further buyers could be
secured. have risen in value from a little over
S400.OO0.000 in recent years to about $700,OO0,-
coo in 1905-O6. The percentage of manufact-
ures i'll the export trade has increased from 80
in 1900 to 40 in 1906
Our contemporary seems to think that the
Dingley tariff was created to check foreign
trade. Yet on more than 90 per cent of the
merchandise annually imported under it no
duties are collected. Critics who contend that
it either aimed at or produced commercial isO-
latiOn' ignore the essential facts in the case.
They therefore naturally at a loss TO eX-
plain why in the last decade under the Ding
ley tariff foreign trade has expanded more rap
idly than in any other decade in our history.
New-York tribune., 1907-04-05

York It's constitution lays down rules for ap-
pOrtiOnment which 20 a great extent nullify one
another. The present Legislature was chosen
under a reappOrtiOnment which has also been
attacked IN the courts, because the Legislat-
ure. IN despair of eFecting 4 division which
should fulfil all requirements, frankly disre-
earded the prohibition against attaching part
Of one county 90 another county. Technically
the letter Of the constitution was violated 1et
Il il had not been violated much grosser me
qualities in representation would have resulted.
The Tribune supported the law of 1916 be
cause. in spite OF many manifest defects ana
shortcomings, IT seemed to offer, on the whole
"A reasonable solution of the perpleXing appOr-
fionment problem. Perhaps the work can be
done better on a second trial. We believe IN
fairness in distributing representative power
and would oppose any effort to discriminate
against localities or sections for partisan rea-
sons The defects in the last apportionment
we're not due to political bias, but to the in
herent difficulties which beset any scheme or
district making. We shall welcome any rear
rangement which promises to do greater JUS
tce TO all portions of the state, although the
feasibility of such a rearrangement is not alto
gether clear.
New-York tribune., 1907-04-05
NEw-YoRK DAILY TRIBUNE FRIDAY. APRIL 5. 1907

we relapsed into European darkness by asstiin-
ing these tasks ourselves-thlnk OF the CONNER
ciaI panic that would ensue! Captains of indus
try would consume their mornings in thinking
up appropriate pictures and epithets for birth
days. engagements and receptions. At the meet
ing of a board of directors half the time would
be spent in crlticlsing one anOthers sketches and
poetrv. and very soon more attention would be
given to the beautiful engrOssing of copy of a
contract than to the mere wording Of the same.
Even automobiling might decline as result of
the craze for near art"
The worst effect, though. would be the break
ing of many hallOwed ties of friendship. 1t is I'm
possible to believe that most Americans could long
suppress their irritation at receiving with every
mail 1stful of wOrsted. cardboard and cellu-
lod disfgured for life by amateur artists. HUI
NOR has It's limits. and the card OF occasion"
would speedily pass them. If art expresses the
character of the artist, as is commonly believed.
few of us could continue long to esteem friends
who deluged us with pen and paint denOnstra-
tions of their labOrlOus sentimentality.