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Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-28
DISCRIMINATION IS CHARGED
Esbraska Clothing Co. Says it Pays
More for Light Than Others.
SUIT Is FILED FOR DAMAGES


Discrimination against the Nebraska
Clothing company in the matter OF cleo
THO current rates Is alleged against the
Omaha Electric Light and Power com
psny By the clothing concern In law
ssz,t to recover s. POO filed In district oour'
yesterday afternoon by John c. cowir
and Isidcr Zeigier, attorneys for thu
clothiers. The petition further alleges thai
the light company has admitted some dis.
elimination, but has refused 10 permit
expcrt accountants to go over its books
to Determine to just what extent the dis
elimination has been carried. Mr. zeigisr
SAID a motion 70 require the defendants
to permit experts TO so over the books
will be filed.
Similar suits against the electric CON-
pany are expected to be filed BY other
Omaha merchants and firms. The suit
started and fhose expected result from
the activities Of an expert electrician
named Goldschmidt who came TO Omaha
several months ago and secured employ
ment with the Nebraska Clothing com
many and others. He said with his know
ledge Of the electric lighting business and
rates he could 80 over their current billie
and save them money. The allegations
that the company has not maintained
uniform rates are based upon Information
secured by coidschmidt while going over
bills for several customers OF the electric
company.
The petition alleges that In the last
i've years the plaintiff has paid the de-
fendant sliSio-so for current at Q rate Of
cents Per kIllowatt hour for the first
400 kilowatt hours each month and
cent? per kiIowatt hour for all In excess
Of zooe each month. II Is alleged mat at
the same limo the company has furnished
current to competitors Of the plaintiff at
rates - lov a. ocnts psr kilowskf hour.
il 10 alleged thai current also was fur
nizhed to merchants not competing with
the plaintiff and . rate much lower than
that paid BY tho plaintiff was charged.
"a y alleged that the electric Company
had no right to discriminate between the
pla,utiff and lie oompetitors and no right
10 discriminate IN rates between the
plaxutiff and any other dealers. whether
csmpst1fors or not unless It cost the
elsctric company more TO furnish current
to the plaintiff.
Tue petition asserts that the electric
company has admitted discrimination
since April mi. but hes refused to let
sxpsx< accountants 20 over the books 10
vsE1<y or dlspsove this statement
~. zsig1r sid the company cffsred
to IT Morris Lsvy. head OF tho Nebraska
company. or any other representative OF
The planttff. exospt an expert accountant,
ingDsot IL books.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-28
INSPIRED YOUTH WOULD
BECOME A REAL COWBOY

An Ohio youth who has been reading
about cowboys. sombreros and chaps. Is
bent upon coming west. and he declares
that he win lay down and kick II his
mother does not give him the opportunity
to become real plainsman-
bending 10 his youthful demands the
mother has written TO the postmaster In
Omaha asking for the narne Of a ranch
man who would give the boy employ
ment. Her name 3 Clara E Agnes. she
lives at Ottawa. O.. and she says she Is
. widow.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-28
LABOR LEAGUE HAS NAMED
SEVEN FOR COMMISSIONER

The executive eornmittee Of the Labor
league Monday night suggested the FOL
lor1nx names Of men from whom win BE-
chosen i've 10 be backed BY tho league in
the comml<non<rzhip race: John A. Rine,
city aftorney: John H. Martin. printer.
FrHd echroed<r. coundlinan: A Kusel.
c0uneiIman: Charles w7shneil. building In
spsctnr: c. Z. Norman. president Of the
cenfTsi Labor union. and James laugh
Ton moulder.
Th<se names win be presented to each
ward club Of the Labor lesEus snd sorss
nezns q endorsing them VIII b decided
upon later.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-28
WILL ARREST CITIZENS
WHO DON'T SHOVEL SNOW

City Ensineer Craig Is expsricndng
difnculty IN having vacant lots cleared
CT snsw.s Pzrpsrty omn1Fs located BY tbs
twenty nan ssEt out 10 inzist that walk
l. eisared at ones have Responded
prsm7ily. 0sinE 10 q ruling bs The Legal
dspsrsrnant that tho wzlks fronting va
cant lots c.nrof b> Cleaned By the city
and the ecA taxed sszins the osner. al
effort b being made 10 locate all own<rs
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-28
Notion Bargains
for Wednesday

&c cards nickle plated safety pins in
all sizes, Wednesday. cards for 30
&c spools of 800 yards machine
thread. either white or black. all
numbers, . spools for .......b Sc
Csc silk elastic remnants. all colors,
NcuHEsohf 4OC
&c cards black or white hooks and
eyes, Wednesday, 3 cards for :. SO
loo bolts OF four yards OF finishing
braids. white only, Wednesday. 30
loo set Of gold plated beauty pins.
Wednesday, sets for ....... 80
Women's and children's 15c hose sup
porters In all colors. Wednesday.
tine par $1,000. ...............o 80
Wire hair pins. paper ..........lo
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-28

--Nsuer Sacrifices Quality for Lou Price By Conpor-
ing these Wednesday Specials with Any Others Offered
Elsswhere You VIII Also Find that Favorable Pricing
Goes With Quality in This EstobEshmenf.
for Red Day snIders pork
and beans and
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-28

WIN " rvs otauAkes u
pride OF Bennett's"
f1our--speciai per
sack ............ 3l.ao
Assorted teas and SO
stamps. ID. ........ $50
Tea siftings and 10
stamps. ID. l5o
Benefits Capitol ex-
tract and 20 stamps,
bottle ............ lbc
lib. can Benefits Cap
itol baking powder and
20 stamps, can ESQ
Van Camps spaghetti
and 10 stamps, can l5o
3-lb. roll Jersey butter
Inc for ...........S6 $50
Flower and Vegetable
Seeds Of All Kinds,
package for aye
3 large cans Cottage
milk and 10 stamps,
for .............. 26o
9 cans Evergreen corn
and 10 stamps 300
.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-28
A serbian. nre.kaern

results from chronic constipation. DR..
Kings New Life Pulls relieve headache.
stomach. liver and bowel trouble SC
For sals By Bsaton Drug Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-28

and inform them that unless within six
hours the walks arc clsar they will be
arrested.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-02

soiled with material from infected in
sects. obtained either by crushing them
or from their feces, can serve during
long time as a source of infection.
The clothing of people who live in
dirty unhygienic surroundings is gem
orally covered with spots from crushed
bugs and their feces. Formalin vapor
is a poor insecticide, especially for
bugs The following study of the insect
is from the bulletin, The Bedbug. of
the entom illogical bureau in Washing
ton, where the Importance of the sub
ject is understood:
1.-The bedoug has accompanied man
wherever he has gone. Vessels are al
most sure to be infested with it. 1t is
not limited by cold. The presence of
the bedbug in a house is not neces-
sarily an indication of neglect, for, lit
tie as the idea may be relished, this
insect may often gain access in spite
of all reasonable precautions. 1t is apt
to get into the trunks and satchels of
travellers. It migrates from one house
to another, sometimes for a period of
several months, gaining entrance daily.
Migration is apt to take place if the
inhabitants of an infested house leave
it. With the failure of their usual
source of food the bedbugs pass along
walls, water pipes and cutters. and
gain entrance to adjoining houses
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-02
EVENING CHAT
By RUTH CAMERON,

| There are some people in this wor d
whose only interest in other folks re-
marks is to use them as prologue to IL
troduce their own observations.
Surely you know this type, for it is as
common as life and dishwashing and as
unavoidable as death and taxes. -
Sometimes the vacant expression of
these people while others are talking
shows that they are far away on Elysium
of the stage and others always listen.
Again they appear to listen to you with
parted lips and bated breath. but you need
listening to what you say at all. In
reality they are watching for oppor-
tunity to break in with Yes, Il o.
That reminds me- or some similar grab
at the center of the conversational stag
These people never comment upon or
answer other peoples remarks. They sim
ply cap them with remarks of their own.
For instance, you see picture OF
Maude Adams and say that you saw hsr
in LAS You Like It." Whereupon it neve~
occurs to this type of person to ask il
you enjoyed the play. Instead he volun-
teers the important information that ne
Julia NARROW in Romeo and Juliet"
Some clever conversationalist is telling
vacation trip. The rest of the company
listen with genuine attention. Being n
telligent, open-minded people, they like TO
hear about new places and customs Eut
the that reminds me" lady has the far
away look of rapt self-communion until
the speaker happens to say the name of
that she comes back to earth and breaks
into the conversation with some inspiring
bit of information such as Did you say
Grand Manan? I thought of going there
last summer" or Nantucket, why that's
where my sister-in-law spent her vacation
two years ago."
OF course. to this type of people other
folks anecdotes are never anything but
an introduction to their own. Sometimes
they pause long enough to say a word o.
two of applause before they tell you the
infinitely more interesting story they
heard. Sometimes they don't risk losing
their opportunity by indulging in that
courtesy.
whenever I meet people like this and
feel irritated by them L always pausue a
moment and remember Bishop Selwyn
definition of a bore, which think 1 have
previously quoted to you-"A bore is a
person who insists upon talking about
himself when you want to talk about
yourself"
Of course. there is always a possibility
that the person you are putting in the
that reminds me" class has just about
the same opinion of you.
But there is one sure way to avoid this.
And that is to exert yourself to take such
a genuine interest in what other people
are saying that one will think Of
CHASING you with the that reminds me-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-02
THE BEDBUG PERIL.

To the brilliant chemist Verjbitski's
demonstration that bedbugs transmit
blood borne diseases, DR.. Jacolyn Van
Vliet Manning refers in medical pa
per as ''the most revolutionary discov-
cry since PaSteur announced the ETH
ology of anthrax" says Current Litera-
ture for October. For this illuminating
view of the bedbug lightens the path
along which science has floundere in
search of the common mode of trans
mission Of acute epidemic disease, like
the plague, with which we are threat
ened.
The fact that the bedbug. Cimex
lectularius, is an agent of transmits
sion of bubonic plague was not known
to the English-speaking world until
INITIAL, quick professor of biology in
the university of Cambridge, published
in the special plague number of the
Journal of Hygiene a translation of
the eXperim ent of D. T. Verjbitski, a
Russian engaged in research in the
laboratory of the Imperial Institute of
Experimental Medicine at ST. Peters
burg. Verjbitskrs results were def
mite, proving that bedbugs fed on ami
mails dying of plague communicated
the plague to guinea pigs for five days
afterWard; 6eaS fed on animals dying
of plague communicated the plague to
other animals for three days Verj-
bitski says in his report:
The csc exr erinents were conducted
with guinea pigs. The plague culture
was enhanced IN virulence by passing
through several guinea pigs. The bugs
used were Clmex lectularius, which is
the usual domestic parasite. The
strong irritation occasioned by its bite
is caused by the action Of the saliva
which is injected into the wound A
bug never infiicts but one bite, and
does not leave the place until it has
filled itself with blood. Its body I'M
der these conditions acquires an egg
shaped form. The bedbugs. in series
of fifty, were applied to guinea pigs
dying of plague, and to an area of
skin under the thigh which had pre-
viously been shaved The results def
nitely proved that the bedbug trans
mits plague, and that as an agent of
such transmission the bedbug is to be
more feared than the much dreaded
flea of man and animals"
Clothing and bedclothes which are
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-02

spirits of the young people revived
and dubbed forth anew
Here we are, a perfectly good
wedding party and perfectly good
decorations going to waste. Can't we
organize ourselves into committee
to find bride and groom to carry
out the wedding after alp"
Immediately they began trying to
decide on some of their party for
suitable candidates. But a hush fell
on the laughing, chattering group as
they entered the flower-deGked
church. In the mellow light the
banks of flowers gave forth an i'm
preston of solemnity and peace.
Calvert and Anne unconsciously
fingered behind the others.
Perhaps this isn't the time nor the
place.. said Calvert, as they stopped i'll
the shadow of large palm. But from
the moment l saw. you at the station. L
realized what big place you have al
ways held in my life, and I have wanted
to ask if, sometimes, flowers like those
may not deck the church-for us?" His
voice was very earnest, and in his keen
eyes shone a tender light
80, There was a moment of tense silenc@a-
talk with you about this again. he urged
as the rest of the party drew near.
tomorrow in the summer house vt
When they were again seated in the
auto Elma, her eyes dancing said; From
q, pretty little tableau I observed among
enough candidates."
There's no occasion to mention it," re-
turned Calvert.
To Anne the remainder of the evening
seemed inte-minable till she was free to
slip to her room and think. She slipped
into a klmOnO, turned off the lights and
sat down on a sofa before the window.
troubled.
and 1 must be sure" She clasped he:
hands nervously, as she thought of tie
hideous loneliness of her life in the city
the life of young public school teacher
fr1endless among a crowd. THE tempta-
uonS strong because of my longing for
the peace and protection of a home; but
he's fine and true-hearted enough to be
taken for himself alone, and not partly
for what he Offers
The house became very quit, and Anne
knew. she must compose herself for a lit
tie sleep. When she awoke she felt a
strange sense of respite from decisive ac-
ton She dressed and at the appointed
hour went down stairs to the little sum-
mer house in the garden.
Calvert was already there and at her
entrance came quickly forward. His ex-
preston was troubled, and in his hand he
held a telegram.
This came a few minutes ago, Anne
ne began earnestly. ITS a summons
back to the ranch Things have gone a
bit badly and 1 shall have to spend the
winter there instead of in town as / had
little wedding today in Lucy's stead, but
1 ought not to ask that now. 1 have no
right to ask you to share the rigors and
hardshipS of pioneer life His voice
broke and he stopped to control it.
A sudden great joy banished doubt and
uncertainty, and to Anne the way seemed
very clear now. mis- was her chance fer
a definite place in life to do a real wom-
ans work. With the simplicity of a lit
tie child, she placed her hands in his, and
her shining eyes met his troubled ones.
"Oh, boy, boy you don't understand -
she said. What do hardships matter If
we share them-together?'- copyrighted
1912, by McClure's Newspaper Syndicate.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-02
LAXHAWKER JOTS

Editor Duvall, of the Norton Cour-
Ter, wonders where Bill Allen White
intends to bury his dead.
Most people will Join the Wetmore
Spectator in its hope that the scien-
, lists who propose to make eggs out Of
! air will wait till the campaign closes.
1t was a Wellsville youth, reports
, the Wellsville Globe, who sent a pro-
, pitiatory offering of a gallon of cider
| to the mother of his erstwhie best
girl.
Nobody is satisfied unless somebody
pets him, says Tom Thompson. He is
sometimes so contrary that nobody
cares to pet him-and then he pets
himself.
Editor Brodrick. of the MarysvilIe
Advocated is not alone in
this boat I'VE never had any trouble
in earning a lying he says, "but
sometimes collections have been slow
Correcting some mistakes in recent
news from Lawn Ridge, "Patsey Ann
the Whiting Journals correspondent
sold his farm or Jack GranneH didn't
have a sick horse
At Geneva, Woodston county, they
have school officials of the right
minded sort. They dismissed the
school one day last week so that the
children who desired could attend the
circus showing in a neighboring town.
Why should a man. rightly wonders
the La Cygne Record. who has just
finished serving a prison term feel
specially called to preach the Word to
those who have committed no crime
or at least haven't been caught in
the act?
Related in the Wetmore Spectator:
The other evening the editor and fam
lily were returning home from church,
and Chas. RandalPs progenitor of long
cared money makers was indulging in
a solo. and Carl, after listening for a
moment, asked: Papa, what kind of
a bird is that?"
A Prominent Man told the Toronto
Repu blican recently of the first time
he ever went with a girl. I'VE walked
along in silence for three blocks" said
he, and then she remarked that hex
right hand was awfuly cold. It was a
nice, warm summer night, too. told
her I was mighty sorry I did not have
glove or mitten along. Someway il
made her mad and she told me at the
gate that she wouldn't go with me any
more"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-02
QUAKER MITDITATIONS.

IF'rom the Chicago News.1
Necessity is the mother of hard work
with most of us.
No man is as good today as he is
going to be tomorrow.
It is as hard to tell a fool anything
as it is unnecessary.
Life is one continuous struggle for
something to eat and wear.
Give a woman a pretty handkerchief
and she can cry over anything.
The position a man gets away from
hcme is never as good as his folks
say it is
A girl may have taking ways who Is
neither a kleptomaniac nor camera
fend.
Occasionally q mans friends get tbs
best of him while he is watching his
enemies.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-02
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.
rFrom the Chicago News

Iron the Chicago News1
If money talks, what's the use of the
campaign orator?
Many a man is pound foolish who
isn't even penny wise.
The festive moth doesn't wait for
an invitation to a camphor ball.
The trouble with the aviator is that
he doesn't always rise to the occa
sion.
In the game of life many a woman
would rather win a diamond than q
heart.
Many a man wouldn't mind being
tongue-tied so long as he could have a
free foot
Some people wouldn't enjoy perfect
peace, because then there wouldn't be
anything to kick about.
Wigg-''You can say what you will
of Bjones, he has a lot Of good in
him. Wagg-'I wish he'd let some OF
it out"
When a man is his own worst enc
my we are apt to wonder why he
doesn't make friends with himself
Blobbs-"Guzzler has a penchant for
making dry remarks Slobbs-'Yes,
especially when he is limiting for a
drink.
hasn't it2" Tommy's Pop-"Yes, my
son, but it takes an angel to make
them hutter.'
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-02
SAYS UNCLE CAV

The road to spiritual destruction may
be paved with good intentions but light
" given promises grease the long slide
to temporal disaster. And have seen a
few men grease it, take the slide and
arise to wonder who pushed 'em.
The man of whom 1t is said He'll
promise anything" is never success
never awakes to find himself elected
to the "Down-and-Outs." That's one
organization that isn't run for insur-
ance purposes. Having nothing to
offer. it doesn't send it's agents into
the highways and byways to draw
you in. If you ever get into the sad
circle of "Has-Beens," you break in
without invitation, and the best way
to break in is lightly to assume obli-
cations and as lightly to disregard
them.
Follow this plan of action and your
calling and election are sure.
The uncertainty of the human
a relief to find one who is even pass
ably dependable. We give our closest
friendship to him who keeps his word.
And he who makes good pI omise can
cells a multitude of sins. Likewise,
the Indispensable man reaps as he
sows. He adds to the sum of the
worlds worry and heaps up troubles IF
his obligations, we either refuse to have
commerce with him or regard our
promises to him as light as his to us.
He strains the quality of friendship in
himself and others. We regard him with
tolerance, sometimes with amusement,
but never with confidence. His hand is
wanting when we need it worst, and his
cries for help are lost in the echo of
his pleasant, but profitIess promises
Copyright, 1912, by W. E. Williams.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-02
HUNOR OF THE DIP

Sail on. oh, ship Of state is a good
line of poetry, but il doesn't prevent a
number of statesmen from wanting to
keep the good old craft Continually in
the dry dock for repairs.-Washingto
Star.
Rural Landlady-n some Of your ac-
quaintances in the city are looking for
country board hope you will mention my
place. Departing Guest-I will; but I
don't recall any one that / have a grudge
against just now.-Boston Transcript.
Church-Tou say Flatbush has a good
memory. Gotham-Sure thing. Well he
borrowed IS from me three months ago,
and he's forgotten to pay 1t back" 'sOh
no he HASN'T He's never tried to borrow
any more. has he?"-Yonkers Statesman.
Doesn't your choir sing at the prison
any more?' mo, several ofthe prisoners
objected on the ground that II wasn't
included in their sentences Boston
Transcript
Patience-Jack is back from the sea
shore. Patrice-Without a cent, I sup
pose? No: he brought back quite a lot OF
say Jack went down there as a waiter?''
-Yonkers Statesman
Yeast-Bvery time a man gets a new
suit he wants to go out and wet it, Won
know. Crimsonbeak-Yes I know Yeast
Its different with a woman. Crimson
beak-I guess so, especially II Il happens
to be a bathing suit--Yonkers States
man.
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STATEMENT OF THE OWNERSHIP,
MANAGEMENT, CIRCULATION,



OF The Topeka State Journal, published
daily except Sunday at Topeka, Kansas,
required by the Act of August "a, 1912.
Note.-This statement is to be made in
duplicate, both copies to be delivered by
the publisher to the postmaster, who will
send one copy to the Third Assistant
Postmaster General division of Classifi-
cation) washington, d. c. and retain the
other in the files Of the post office.
Editor, Frank p. MacLennan, Topeka,
Kansas
Managing Editor. c. A. Cain. Topeka,
Kansas.
Business Managers, Frank P. MacLen-
nan, Topeka Kansas.
Publisher, Frank P. MacLennan, To-
peka, Kansas
and addresses of stockholders holding
per cent or more of total amount of
stock)
Frank P. MacLennan, (sole owner), To-
peka, Kansas
Known bondholders, mortgages, and
other security holders, holding 1 per cent
or more of total amount of bonds, mort
cages, or other securities:
None.
Average number of copies of each issue
of this publication sold or distributed,
through the mails or otherwise, to paid
subscribers during the six months proceed
ing the date of this statement, 1891
FRANK P. MAC LEHMAN,
Editor and Owner.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this
3Oth day of September, 1912.
TSeaI1 ALBERT A. MILLER,
Notary Public.
(Ndy commission expires December Z,
1922
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-02
JOURNAL ENTRIES

A mule with a mean disposition is
lard to handle but a man with one Il
worse.
X
When a man is quick to bet it means
that he is at q loss for an argument.
X X X
AS soon as one form of graft is
given publicity another is invented to
take its place.
And why do men who go to sleep
during sermons take the trouble of at
tending them?
Sometimes you can see the sights of
a city in the country wncn they pass
by in an automobile.