THE OMAHA DA1JA" HIDE: 1?' HI DAY, M AY IS, U00. THE FIELD OF ELECTRICITY Llbiral Tranchisj Granted a R't1 Telephone Compinj in Philadelphia. STRAY CURRENTS BLIGHT SHADE TREES Another 5 t tin 1 1 1 t for the . r rlicntl irnllc-j Hnrl lili-ii of TolcKrK Ili Dim cloiiniriitx A I mm Olhrr I, hie.. A rival to the Doll Telephone company has nppearcd In Philadelphia which 1 expeutrd to clutch the old monopoly by tho throat nod squeozo out a radical reduction of ex isting IoIIh, This expectation. It should be titated, la entertained chiefly by tho mayor mid city council which nwarded the new Keystone company n franchise so liberal In tormH an to require columns of defen?c from the grantors. Protests of press and peoplo ngalnst tho franchise wcro of no avail and tho charter, said to he worth millions, In pccurcly pocketed by tho favored company. Tho frnnchlso Is surely a prize and It did not cost tho promoteis a cent that Is, they did not pay tin- city of Philadelphia a copper for It and am not required to make nny payments In tho future. The company i simply Authorized to c.jtabll,h n telephone nystcm In tho city. It may root up tho pave ments to put In underground conduits or It can string Its wires on poles, the ordinance requiring underground wires being repealed for the convenience of tho company. No restriction hh to tolls Is Impcfvd, so tho company can charge what It pleases. Or, what la most likely to happen, It can make a tall bluff at building ft telephone system and thus Induce tho Hell people to buy Hh charter nnd retire from the Held with pockets stuffed with Hell money. Philadelphia papers pronounce the fran chise tho richest picking the politician of the town have had since the city water works were turned over to a private com pany. Tree IIcIiik Klcclrnctiteil, Klectrlclty reports that the single conduc tor overhead trolley system In responsible for tho killing of trees In Brooklyn. N. Y. Ono out of every three trees forming a na tural archway Mrotchlng from Sixty-fifth street to Fort Hamilton, havo been blighted. "The residents of that locality," says Klec tiiclly. "claim thai In damp weather electric current leaks through the Insulation of the trolley feeder cablm whero they como In contact with branches of the trees nnd. pain ing through the latter, seeks tho ground. In support of this theory It Is assorted that not long ago n trco fell, when an examination of Its trunk revealed the fact that It wan decayed nnd hollow through a greater part of Its length. It Is also stated that wherever a cablo touches a branch It speedily shows signs of decay and eventually dlc.. There nre any number of trcrn In thus condition In that vicinity that .before tho trolley wts .built put forth abundant foliage. "That escaping electric current is responsi ble for this condition of affairs s very likely, for tho best of Insulations will occasionally tiroak down after being long In use, and there Is no doubt hut what n wet tree offers an excellent grounding medium. It Is rather difficult, however, to explain why an electric current nt a comparatively low voltago i-hould caiiHo a trco to decay and rot, es pecially -when It was reported from Brussels, nclglum, somo tlmo ago that stray trolley currents were 'stimulating' the treca along a certain avenuo In that city nnd causing them to put forth an unuoual number of fcloasomB." A Nmv .Snfcly Itnllvtiiy Conduit, For somn tlmo thorn linn boon on oMhlbt tlon In Philadelphia, a modol nf a now elec tric railway system, i devlco Intended to supplant the overhead trolley. Tho tracks In this sytitom are laid In the usual manner employed either In railroad or street rail way construction; tho cars, motors and controllers used aro entirely similar to thoso In ordinary trolloy cars, tho only difference being that Instead of a trolley polo on top of tho car It Is supplied hy two small wheels attached to a small carriage fastened under tho car. This carriage carries a powerful clectlic magnet and Is pressed down upon tho third rail or conduit below by means of springs. The conduit consists of n closed, water-tight channel of vitrified brick, reconstructed granite or sim ilar material, through which nre run tho cablc3 carrying tho electric power. Tho channel Is closed on top by a cover of tho samo material, on which aro bolted strips of stoel threo or four feet long, separated from one another by somo Insulating ma terial. Thcso strips aro connected with metal Binds on tho lower side of the cover nnd thoy aro so placed thnt thoy do not project moro than a quarter of an inch nbovo tho street level. Tho car Is sup plied with ft small storago battery, which ngltntcs tho magnet on tho small carrlngo underneath. This magnetic power passing through tho carriage and tho smnll wheels on which It runs passes through tho metal nlatn under It nnd Jnto tho metal studs on the Inside of tho cover of tho conduit. This lifts tho electrically charged cablo from tho floor of the conduit and thus supplies power to the motor of tho car. 'As tho car movca nlnne thn magnet affects tho next feted tlnte on the conduit cover, that from which It moves becoming dead, slnco tho cablo carrying tho electric power drops to tho floor of thn conduit of Its own weight, as enon as tho magnetic Inlluenco Is removed Thim nnlv that nart of the. track nnd con duit over which tho car stands Is "alive." nince this Is the only part of tho lino In which tho electrlclty-hcnrlng cables aro not completely out of contact with anything mivn tho Insulated conduit floor. It is claimed for the system that Its oporatlon not Interfered with by ice, snow or ku-ui an cxperlmontnl lino having boon kept open LIVELY LIVERS. Perfect Purification the Only Life Prolongcr. ! StMverimt' Sjxlein Open If Vim Witiit l KnJoy Jinny ten of HenMli "ml llmplH"". The Ailvloe of Henson. Tho liver Is tho biggest organ In tho hu ...... K,i.. n...i h:iu luix nf work to do. i iii.ii..tint mi the food we eat -...iii,,- .in. imernl from the useless. All rood must pass lilt) liver. ". ' this ono way, and If the liver In lazy and don't nttend to Its duties all tho other or cans suffer. It Is Just like stopping the engine In a factory. All the rest of the machines are thrown out of work until It Marts up again. Another duly of the liver In to take the Wlo out of the blood and send It Into the bowels. where it acts as a sort of lubricant anil helps the undigested matter out of tho ""fJt'he liver does not net properly,-the bile goes wrong, remains In tlio blood, makes yellgw -greenish complexion, "liver spot." nnd causes all kinds of aches, pains and 11 Thi'uvcr muft be kept lively nnd attend ing to Its duties and the safest, surest, sim plest wiiv Is to use t'ascarots Candy Ca thartic, tne Ideal laxative, agreeable to the taste, convenient In form, antiseptic, and a flno stomach tonic. They purify the blood, never grip nor grlpo, and do their work mildly but pi.ltlvely. Buy nnd try Cascarets toda. lou ll Unit th,il It's what they do, not what we say they'll do, that pioves their merit. All druggists, lOc, 35c. 5"V, or by mull for price. Send for booklet und free sample. Address Sterling Bemedy Co., Chicago. Montreal, Can or Now York This Is the CASCAItKT tablet. r . Kvery tablot of tho only genuine fr1 fl 1 Casi'iiifts bears the magic letters -uarnts rvoars tne 'magic , H'tJ" c ,itles will be the eiuentlons of air re.lst CC." Look nt the tablet ,'0" S,,"e"m1 terminal switching-, as the elec. ou buy, and beware of frauds, Imitations and substituted, at Washington park, on tho Delaware, dur ing tho heaviest weather of winter. To accomplish this small revolving brushed arc places under tho enr In such position that the steel contact plates are kept compara tively clear. It Is said that tho system can bo Installed nt about one-third the. cost of any other now In use and the company says It has three orders In hand for Immediate construction, one at least to bo In opera tion by early summer. Life Mm lux Motor. Dr. I.abordc of the French Academy of Medlelno has proved that drowned persons may be restored to llfo oven after three hours of apparent death, A case Is re ported in which Dr. Iibordo brought back to life a cabin boy who fell from n toat nnd was readied after being under the water for many minute-;. The means of restora tion employed wa tho regular and con tinued drawing out of the tongue. Dr. I.a- bordo says that whllo tho organism ccisoi to llvo on tho surface In case of apparent death It may llvo insldo. That Is to sav. llfo ... i u.. .1... : . " ". . i" ' , organlo elements nnd tissues. In short, tha I Bcerai n.ccnanism may do stoppcu oy oc ccauon or a primordial function use mat ""lease. r, Klmcr.9 wlfc , nl,Rhty slck( of respiration, but If the organs art- not nl)ll sho wnntlt t0 BCC hlm ,)0,orc thcy lnko Injured they can bo started again nnd bo Dlm lnvay t0 lno penitentiary," said the made to resumo their normal action. While tmtibled mother. latent life exists, therefore, one should nter j Ju,ige Dakcr' questioned the woman despair bf saving a drowned or asphyxiated closely. There wns pathetic eloquence person. The most Indispensable function to ' in her simple story. arouse Is that of respiration, tho prlmodHl I "Let him go, for my take. Judge, nnd I'll frnctlon of life. It Is .leccasary to excite 1 see that he comes back," continued the tho respiratory reflex, which, according to ' pleader. Dr. Labordc, possesses extraordinary vital Judge Baker Is rather exacting about al powcr and endurance. The means by which . lowing privileges to prisoners, but he mint this Is accomplished In cases of drowning have softened, for he ordered one of his Is usually by drawing out the tongue by bailiffs to take Mrs. Woodcook to the sheriff hand. This Is necessarily extremely tedious with Instructions that her son should bo and fatiguing. Dr. l-abordo Invented a allowed to see his wife. Tho sheriff took llttlo automatic machlno by means of which the traction by hand and a piece of linen were dispensed with. Another machine, for tho same purpose, set In motion hy clock work, pave twenty tractions a minute, with; the required rhythmical Intcrmlttonce. But j this had to be wound up ov-ry five minutes. This difficulty has now been ovorcomo by tho invention of a little electrical motor, fed by rtoroge batteries and attached to the machine. The nppllancc will work for three hours automatically, drawing out tho tongue of thu Inanimate pcreon rhythmically at predetermined periods. lliiriy Villon of Tcleuriipli) . Wo aro accustomed to regard the tele graph ita a highly modern Invention and every schoolboy knows that In Its present form It wns perfected by Morso nnd others between 1S30 and 1840. That the electric tolograph wns Invented nnd dcscrlhcd nearly a century earlier Is not generally known, hut Is truo that a worknhlo method for the electrical transmission of intelligence was set foVth In 1753. In tho Scots' Magazine, published at Glasgow In that year, a writer under the name "C. M." suggested a plan for dlstnnt correspondence by means of electricity. IIo proposed to have as many wires as there aro letters In the alphabet, nnd suggested glass supports for holding them nnd preventing them from touching the enrth or one another. At the sending end ho described an arrangement for con necting tho wire corresponding to any do- ! sired letter with an electrical machine of tho crudo variety then known. At the receiving end tho wires terminated In knobs near each of which wcro suspended light bits of paper or somo other easily attracted substance. When u signal was to be sent tho letters composing words were to be spelled out by connecting tho battery with the appropriate wires In turn; the attraction of tho corre sponding bits of paper nt the other end would Indlrato these. This crudo device, whllo highly Inefficient, might be worked, so that "C. M." may Justly bo rogarded as the Inrrntor of tho oUotrlo Inlecrnph. The identity of tho author who concealed him- solf behind these Initials has never been discovered. Telephone Svi I trillion rils. A new Bystem of managing telephone switchboards, which has been recently in troduced Into the exchanges of the John street, Illversldc drive. Madison square and Hnrlcm sections, New York City, has proved both economical nnd capable of much saving of time. Instead of the old schemo of hav ing tho girl nt 'Ventral" notified or a call by tho noisy falling of a brass Indicator, the desks of tho new exchanges show a multl tudo of minute electric light bulbs. These work automatically with the movements of tho telephono that calls for a number, and also the one nt tho other end, different combinations of lights meaning different things to the girl nt the board. She can tell without constantly asking Hnvo you finished?" exactly when tho talk ing parties wish to be disconnected, and tho amount of work that sho does with both hands and mouth Is tenfold less than It wns under the old system. Then, too, the phones connected with thcso now exchanges aro not encumbered with tho old bell cranks, but a simple removing of tho receiver from Its hook lights the tiny electric light on tho central swltchhoard The mechanism Is so nrrnnged that wnen nny ono answers a ring nt his 'phono ho never has tho ringing continued auer ne has taken un tho receiver, for tho removing of ihn latter from Its hook destroys tno cur rent which rings the boll. Henco tho old trouble, of hnvlng tho drum of ono s ear shocked violently Is obviated. Tho sub scriber's 'phone, besides, occupies much less space, us tho clumsy battery which formerly accompanied each one has becu abandoned, its nlacn holnc taken by u common natter that Is placed nt the exchange, nnd does work for every Individual wire having a terminal there. Klcelrlciil Xolos. There are 1,200.000 miles of copper wire used 111 ie cpnnim pnin" .--"".y; ait. .....i jmmiVrt .nlU are reee ved dally In' the telephone exchanges. The wire would girdle the earth nt thn equator forty eight times, or reach from tho earth to the moon HVft limes. A patent was Issued Inst week for a "motor-driven car for use in w'urrnn;. ..hinii if ii u ever built, w be a fearfully destructive engine of devastation. It Is nothing more than a battleship on wheels, or an armored automobile full of guns and other terrifying weapons, and also adapted m i,o mi ph.irced with electricity that rash storming parties atlemptlna: to board It will Instant!'' be electrocuted. A haw N being Introduced for surclcal pursues which Is driven bv an electric motor. The motor runs ut 2.2f0 revolutions a minute, developing In the neighborhood of one-tenth nurse-power. It N held In the hand of an assistant by means of n leather strap, so that It can be made to follow the hand of the surgeon who Is using tho saw. Attached to the motor shaft Is u ilrxlbte c 'lral col' liu a d In H braided sheath. ThW enablfH the utmost freedom of move ment on the nart of tho operator, who holds ttie saw in ins iikoi ilium, i nit jinii-oiiit' Is heliis used extensively In several largo hospitals. A prncexs hai" been Invented by N. S. Am stutz for engr.ivlng pictures by electricity. The process Is exceeedlngly complicated, but Is said to give a clearly defined Image of photographs, tho lights and shades being fnlthfullv Interpreted and full of aciurnte iletnll. These aerograph engravings, as the " aro culled, may be quickly cemented to wood hlocKs, nearlv "type high." from which prints may be made, or the engrav Incs may be elcctrotj ped from In the ordi nary manner. By a slleht modification In the process ni"st beautiful and artistic ef I'eits In the Phape of unalterable art trans iiirfncles. embossing dies, art tile dies and accurate photo wotormnrk dies can be quickly produced. nt 1 ''00 marks ii300) nnd n polH medal I offered to the designer of tho best system of high-speed nnd heavy trattle elec trio inllwavK The prize Is known as the Veltmvcr prize nnd will be awarded bv a commute of the aermatt Society of Me chanical Knr.lneers. Thn conditions call for nl.tns of h railway conne.-tlng two distant cltlei upon which train having a minimum i.',,. nnnneitv for tm passengers mav be operated nt frequent Intervals at a speed of not less than 20" kilometres (I2I4 miles) per l.nttH vi,io.i for The principal englneerlnir dim No imnieiiiHie nu'i'" iu oe pro- ,llt.al detail- are falrK well worked out nlrni:U' Tlld I'OlltCSt ClOSCS UCtObCr 6. UKO. MOTHER'S PLEA IS GRANTED Confided BnrzUr Given Petmhsion to Yiiit Hit Diin? Wife. JUDGE M WED BY HER SIMPLE ELOQUENCE AclKliliiim of the .'iiUerlnw Wife Miv Unit Mie N Mim,I 11 -luti of n llrokcn Henri. Fettered by manacles and guarded by two deputy sheriffs, Klmer Woodcook, con victed burglar awaiting trnnsfer to the penitentiary, was led from tho county Jail j ester Jay to his squalid home In the rlvtr bottoms, where his wife Is critically ' S iwc el - Is dying of a broken heart. III. Her neighbors of the river front soy -'laponsatlon .. granted by Judge unker, Aho was moved to pity by tho tcar- ful pleading of Woodsook'a mother a aim- v rUBf,C(, n)at.on 0, miajlo no chances of escape, and that Is why the convicted burglar went In Irons to the bedside of his sick wife. Woodcook nnd Harry Shelly were arrested last December on the charge of stealing a c'ock nn' n nunntlty of silverware from a I'nlon Pacific freight car. They broke open the car door, o tho testimony disclosed, and thnt constituted burglary. Otherwise, tho theft would have been no greater crime than petit larceny. Wocdi ork and Shelly were sentenced n few dnys neo and the sheriff Is about ready to remove them to tho peni tentiary. Woodcook's young wlfo attended the trial and evinced stt Iking loyalty to her ncctiBcd husband. Woodcook Is In his early twenties and so far as tho records show ho was never before charged with crlmo other than misdemeanor. AiiritH.Mttrni h i' oitmnts m:vtiii.i, Sfnle Amilnwt Omnlin iilonnl Hunk lioln Its Third llenriilK. Somo tlmo during the present term of the district court, the exact date being yet un settled, Judge Baker will take up the cae of the State against the Omaha National bank, wherein it Is s night to recover $201, 000. This suit grew out of tho defalcation of ox-State Treasurer Hartley nnd will be Its third hearing before Judge Baker. When thin case was originally tried before Judge Baker Judgment was rendered In favor of the defendant bank. Appeal wns taken to the supreme court. Tho mnndate wns re turnrd In st'ch dubious shape that It admit ted of various interpretations. One of tho Judgeo overruled Judge Baker, another prac tically upheld his decision and the third member of the bench did not act. Judge Baker construed thi3 to bo equivalent to sus taining his original decision, and when the case was called beforo him a few weeks ago ho ordered Judgment In accordance with the verdict of tho first trial. Tho attorney gon eral made vigorous objection, even going so far as to try to have the case taken from Judgo Baker to another docket. Falling in that, and boluK xlofoaied ua to JuclKltlonk, he went direct to tho supremo court with a mandamus to compel Judgo Baker to grant a new trial, and the writ of mandamus has been issued, although the Judge has not yet been officially notified of the court's action. CIIINIQI'Y IMS IIIJK.N I.OCATHII. MlnilnK Sleuth Is In (lie AVIliU nf Northern MIi'IiIkhii. Charles Chlnlquy, tho missing sleuth who participated In bringing about tbo arrest of C.eorge H. Mess nnd Frank I.. Sears on the charge of bribery In connection with tho award of school supply contracts, has been located. Through his Chicago employers It Is learned that Chlnlquy arrived at a town In northern Michigan yesterday. Tele grams were directed to hlm there and Immediate reply Is expected, so says tho deputy county attorney who has charge of the case. It Is expected that Chlnlquy will be able to appear In Om?ha next Monday, nnd if so tho trial of tho alleged school board boodlers will bo taken up. Chlnlquy, no longer a de tective, Is now traveling for a Chicago grocery howo and for several weeks has been In the wilds of the upper peninsula of Michigan, remote from railroads and tele graph. Detective Buckmlnater, under who'c direction Chlnlquy worked. Is tlll here wait ing to give testimony Without Chlnlquy, however, the county attorney has not enough evidence to secure conviction. P0P0CRATS WAX BELLIGERENT Humor Hint Dr. WVnrne Is to OiinIpiI mid HIn Plnoo tilt en In Another. lie If present Indications may bo taken as an Index, Intcrneclno strife of no small dimensions Is about to develop within tho popocratlc mnjorlty of tho county board. It Is reliably reported that Commissioner Doctor Is tho Instigator of n schemo to terminate tho servlco of Dr. F. J. Wcarno r.s county phslclnn nnd supply his place with Dr. Ix'o Van Camp, at present an in terne at the county hospital. If Commissioner Doctor springs this proposition, ho will most likely bo opposed by Commissioner Connolly, for It Is a pari of current hlRtory that Dr. Wearno and Connolly nre close friends, not only politic ally, but otherwise. It will be a popo cratlc discussion throughout, for both doc tors aro of that political faith, and so are Commissioners Doctor and Connolly. Tho republican members of the board. Messrs. Ostrom and Hnrte, have no partic ular Interest In the county physician ques tion, and it is doubtful how they will voto on tho proposition to be Introduced by Commissioner Doctor, They will, perhaps, take sides with Commissioner Connolly, however, Inasmuch as Ho Has recently shown a disposition to hrenk tho voting strength of the popocratlc majority. Tho county physician Is not appointed for nny specified tenure, so it Is posslblo tor mo coiuiiiuM.-. . niuno ,i vniuKD any tlmo they doslre. The rule has been however, to make no changes until the end of tho year. If the reported plans of Hoc tor materialize, a voto will probably hj token at the next meeting of the com missioners, which Is Saturday. J. Q. Hood, Justice of thu I'eace, Crosby, MlM. makes tho following statement: "I cnu certify that One Minute Cough Curo will ! do all that Is claimed for It. My wife could not get her breath and tho first dose of it rclloved her. It has nlso benefited my wholo family." It acts Immediately and curea coughs, colds, croup, grippe, bronchitis, aathma and all throat and lung troubles. UortiiliO- stnllxtliN. The following births nnd drarhs vieie i tinrt.ri nt the nftlrp nf thr Hnnril nt llnnl.i. during the twenty-four hours cndeM at noon Thursday: ' Hlrths Adam Hook. 1921 Onriiu t-Irl- nuilim ii-iiiiiiuiiii. ' 1'urn'niui mill l.ini, bov; Wllhelm llusch. 3;W North Dlghteenth. Deaths .Mrs. '. W. Hubbard, St. Joseph's hospital, 51 years: Ann Smith, 1523 Notth Nineteenth, si ycurs. LITIGATION IS NOT UKELYlrjENI ON TAKING HIS LIFE! omuiUtloncr Think TImm llmel SmiM'thlUK CoinliiK for Miiluli-n- j nnee of t u, iTUoi...,. j Douglas county and the city of Omaha nral on the verge of litigation In which the city I will appear as defendant. County CommlH- I slener Connolly win probably introduce a ! resolution at the meeting of the board next 1 Saturday. Instructlnc the pinintv ntlnrnnv In1 br'ng suit against the city for collection of; JlC.000 alleged to be due for board of city prisoners and for expenses of elections in which the city and the county were Jointly Interested. There has not been a settlement I botween city nnd county on the board of ! prisoners for ten years, and the county com- t'ndcr the Imptesslon that he had morally mlisloners are of the opinion that tome sort ' wounded himself A. H. dimly, would-be so. of adjustment should bo made without delay. 1 clde, lay down In a patch of weeds on tho There Is, however, considerable opposition ' rralrlo near Forty-second and Howard to the Institution of a lawsuit nnd the Con- ; streets, dipped n stem of Joint grats in the nolly resolution will probably bo voted down. ' blood that gushed from hia wrist and wrou Commissioner Ostiom said "I am not In ! the following In a small pooket account favor of bringing suit againn the city. I think tho matter can be settled with much loss trouble nnd expense by conference cm mlttecs representing either side." Over at tho city hall the probability of lit lgatlon doesn't seem to be causing nny worry. City Comptroller Wcstbcrg ald: "Tho city has n counter claim against the county, which will more than offset the bill for feeding prisoners and whatever clfe the commissioners can sf-rapo up ngalnst us. I have not mndo up the figures, but 1 will ven ture the guefs thnt the city can present a bill ef nt least $100,000 against the county. The city furnlshefl the police department nnd tho police make many arrests for the ciunty, Wo havo not been mnklng any charge for this, but If It comes to an cvenlng-up pro cess, I believe the city would be entitled to charge the same fees allowed the sheriff for every state arrcft made by tho police during the period In question. Tho stntutes pre scribe the fees of tho herirf and the police records will show every nrrcst that hus been made. Therefore it wjll bo an cawy matter to figure how much the county owes the city. Tho data Is obtainable and It will only re quire some work nnd that's what wo are here for. In case tho city decides to present a counter claim, however, the council will have to grant mo extra clerical force, for the regular routine of this office Is enough to keep my prcmt force overworked." City Attorney Council said: "I hardly think tho county will bring suit against the city. It would be foolish Just like a man taking a dollar out of his rlghthand pocket and putting it into his left. The Interests of the city and county arc to nearly common that there Is no occasion for litigation." LAX METHODS RESPONSIBLE Del'nlt'nlloii nt lliitiinn Due Of VllNll'llltl'll .Mniniii, lit Snle In life report of tho Investigation of tho irregularities in tho Cuban postal jervlco the narao of George O. Seybold, special In spector, In charge of tho Havana district, figure). Inspector Seybold Is well known to the old citizens of Omaha, and especially in postolflco circles. For several years he was Inspector with headquarters ut Omaha. When ho left hero he retired from tho service and went Into the Insur ance business In California. When the first Inspector of the Hnvana district died, at tho solicitation of General Rathbouo .Mr. Seybold wns nppolnted to the position. A. O. Swift, tnspector nt this place, who hns seen servlco in Cuba, Is acquainted personally with almost every person who has so far figured In tho Investigation. Speaking of the matter Mr. Swift said: "I do not think thcso Irregularities would have occurred If General Ilathboue had fol lowed tho system In voguo In this country. '1 ho Whulft thlrtf Hwjuin..lu hnVO 11a tlatt In the failure of the heads of departments' to destroy a quantity of misprinted stamps. Had these stamps been found In tho United States they would havo been sent to Wash ington for destruction, and that Is where they should have gone. As they were not destroyed the government wus defrauded by their sale. "So far as the accuracy of the report of Neely Is concerned, without an order to take an Invoice Mr. Seybold could de tect nothing wrong In the report as long as the figures were mado to balance. There have been Irregularities in the Cuban sys tem ocr since it was established. At one postofflce while 1 was Inspector the post master complained to me that some of his men, while performing their dutlca faith fully, had not been paid for two months, nnd that their nnmes did not appear on tho payroll. I reported tho matter to head quarters and was told that the nnmes of tho men appeared on tho rolls at that end of the lino and that thcy were receiving their money." GATHERING IN THE DOLLARS Inspector Seoll ltcnplnii n 'Joldeii Harvest of I'nlillfrs' License Keen. Tho passage of the pedJIors' ordinanco this week has brought tho harvest time to License Inspector Scott. Tho Inspector hIU ill wait at tho market when tho first veg etable wagon appears at 5:00 a. m. and gathers In tribute until tho Inst turnip has been 6old. Owing to the confused condition of the stntutes the peddlers had escaped al together up to this tlmo tho annual payment Tho sum levied has varied from $30 In 181)7 to $50 during tho exposition nnd has now been decreased to $23, $5 less than tho amount which tho poddlcrs evinced a will Ingnes to pay. The license Is mndo paynblo In two lots $10 for the first six months and $15 for the second. As tho first six months will end with June the Inspector at first feared that tho peddlers would go out of business for tho remaining fifteen days and to em-apo pay. iment. The situation wns saved, however, by the strawberry receipts from Aikansaj. Tho berries arrled In such quantities and nt such low rates that peddlers saw a profit of $1.23 per case (twenty-four boxes) by selling them at 10 cents per box. Tho ven dors could not afford thercforo to loo their regular customers with such a prospect of profit )n Bight and aro rapidly paying up. The Inspector announces that every peddler found without a number nnd receipt hy next week will be arrested without ceremony. With regard to tho Implied rebuko admin. Utcred by tho council Tuesday night In spector Scott says that the office hours now In force in his department are tho same xs have been maintained for ton years. Ho ro . PnrilK the nntii o to annear moro rcculnrly ' at h omce as a pieasanlrv on tho part of , councilman Hascnll. It Is Impetatlvo, ho j 8ays)i tnat nc hhal, bo on tho street a largo portlon ot the tlm0 f ns jvitl-s are to ho faithfully carried out. lo linlii ii Cood Itepiiliitlnn. "Tho way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear." That is nreciFcly tho manner In Chambcrlnln's rough ftemedy has gained Its , reputation ns a cure for coughs, colds, croup and whooping cough Kvery bottle that han ever been put out by the facters has ; i-ilHn,B.o..n,,,o',f .aVU'T been fully up to the high standard of excel- Vork miUrs. This money Is needed to lenco claimed for It. Peoplo have found llnamo enterprises incident to the exposl that It can always be depended upon for tlnn year In Purls While Prance Is one ..." ' ".. .s iim, ,.,. of the richest countries In tho world. IN llie relief and cure "'these ailments that It Is pleasant and safe to take. This nas given u a go I has become known and accounts for Its I great popuiuriiy i llullill'itf Permit. 'me following nermlis have noen Issued i r-, . m . nt the bulldlnc lnsnector: Vt i '.;;. .7 nak. addition to dwelling. jirio; II Hm'k Twelfth and Himernft, frame dwelling. VM Mike ftellgan. 'W lPPlwfln T;mrrcpalrSo'd!rnX tlClh A. R. Gtndj, a Painter, Endeavors to Com- it Sllicid' hj Stabbing, HE IS NOW IN PRECARIOUS CONDITION n" 111 III rout. .Scarred I lie le In In III Wrl.t nnil Mmlc Mirer (ilmMl.v Alidomliiiil Wound. book "I am sick and out of work. I was K. of I,, man nt Durlinglon, la., nnd a stranger here. Notify Henry Andre of Darlington. Ho Is a boot and shoo man ai.d wilt havo my remains shipped there." Then the writer rolled over upon his stom nch, pillowed his forehead upon his arms and riMlgiud himself to die. Il was lying thus, dazcj nnd weak from loss of blood, thnt the police found hlm a few minutes later. He was lifted tenderly; Into tho ambulance and the driver was in structed to proceed as carefully as possible so as not to start the wounds bleeding atrtsh, but tho motion of the vehicle nrou-ed hint from his stupor. Suddenly he Mt up; he looked about In a bowlldertd way r.s though Inquiring what It nil meant. Then his eyes fell upon tho blood with which his clothing was drenched nnd he undemcod. With a hoarse cry ho thrim a hand down Ms throat In a desperate attempt to shut oft his breath. From this point on until the ambulanco stopied nt tho Presbyterian hospital, whero a doctor gave him a sedathe. three strong men had nil they could do to restrain his irnd efforts to destroy hlnirclf. Ill- condi tion at present Is precarious. The physi cians have not made a thorough examina tion of his wounds and nre unable to say whether the knife reached n vital spot. About 9:30 yesterday persons In the vicinity of Forty-second and Famam stieets were startled to see a man sauntering nlong the middle of the road with his throat cut. From a wound Just above the rtm nf his col lar blood fpurtcd In an Intermittent stream, thn riij!;": .-o Iiuldcnt with his heartbeats, but he seemed oblivious to this circumstance. Ho was engrossed In completing tho work of self-dcIructlou. With n dull pocket knife ho whittled away nonchalantly at his left wrist, endeavoring to sever nn nrtcry. Among those who saw him thus engaged were K. I Kdwards. 112 North Thirty seventh street, and A. Lannahan, 1503 North Twenty-first utreet. As lm advanced on his grucjoino Journey a large cro.vd gathered from the sparfcely settled neighborhood nnd watched hlm, not daring to Interfere, as they believed him mad. "Once he stopped cutting at his wrist," mid one, "nnd examined the edge of hU knife. It didn't seem to suit him, for he stooped over and whetted It on his shoe. Then he crossed one leg over the knee of tho other, stood on ono foot and honed the knife on the sole of his shoe, and when ho moved on again a pool of blood marked the ppot where he had stood. Tho last I saw of him he wns trying to stab himself In tho region of the bowels; then I turned away, sick at heart." Others, fascinated by tho ghastly specta cle, watched him until ho left tho road and lay down In a clump of weeds. in ttl tnonuiluiuiivvnril pmon" had ctlled up tho police station by telephone and glvrn notice of what was taking place. Ofnro" Hnlgleman. mounted on his bicycle, reached the spot In advance of the ambulanco and busied himself In doing what he could for the Injured man nnd in taking the nnm'3 of witnesses. A moment later City Physi cian Ralph arrived. It was found that (finely was wounded In five places. In his throat was a knlfcthrust, nairowly missing thn Jugular; several veins of his left wrist were cut, and In the abdomen were thro? gaping Incisions where ho had attempted to stab himself. He roused slightly as they were examin ing tho lower wounds nnd murmured: "I got bo weak 1 couldn't push the knlfo In any farther." From papers and letters found In his pos session It was learned that his name Is A. II. Oludy ami that he Is a painter and paper hanger. He has a working card Issued by union No.- (i!t. D. of P. and D. of A., Council nluffs. In Chester, 111., nre his wife nnd ono child with whom he ha.? not lived for some time. He Is a man of powerful build, ap parently about 3" years old. OFFENDERS ESCAPE TRIAL I'olli'e Court Olllelnln Don't Seem In He AnvloiiN In I't-nseeiite Opium .Snnil.eri. For the fifth time since tho opium Joints were raided a month ago, the names of twelvo frequenters were called in pollen court Thursday and, as In previous In stances, tho cases wcro continued. Only three of the dozen defendants 'were prewnt to answer to their nameM. Cecil (Iray, Hay Swan and Vld.v Wakefield had dropped in casually, but Kiln. Adair, Vina Williams, Leo Nestlehouse, P. K. Jones, F. S. Swan, Hoy Main, Chnrles Wilson, Charles Miller nnd George Crow had not found H con venient to appear for trial, though they wcro under bond to do o. Attorney Powers, counsel and surety for (leorgo Crow, admitted that his client had gono to Minneapolis and that In all prob ability ho would ncer return to Omaha. "How much do you want for him, Judgo?" he asked, rattling coin In his pocket. Hut tho court did not set a price. There was no ono present to make ex cuses' for tho remaining eight delinquents, though nil wero under bond to secure their presence In court at 2 p. m., Thursday, May 17. Tho attorney who repret-entcil Cecil Gray, Hoy Swan und Vila Wakefield refused to permit his clients to go to trlnl until tho other defendants were present, as, he oald, ho wanted to usei the absentees as witnesses. So tho caso -wont over until Saturday. Prosecuting Attorney Thomas recommended that tho lawyers who had gono on tho bonds of tho defendants bo notified to havo their clients In court on thnt day or tho bonds, would be forfeited, but no such ordor wan Issued. Sound advlco to thoeo who havo kldnoy and bladder troubles, Is to take a safe, sure ttiwllrlnn HWn Pnlrv'd tfldnnv Pltrr. tt 1 J" .1.,,. ' .' T.". V.. ; '" .1 " ." , "1 " " j ' U"ID" " I'rnnee 11 or ronx fi-oni eiv York. NHW YORK. May 17. It Is staleil that within the last fortnight bankers of Paris an t Ii demands that have sprung up tills year ..u .. V, ordor to prevent any enterprise irom lagging. "I had stomach trouble twenty year nnd gave up hopo of bring cured till I began to 110 Konoi uyspepma euro, u nas ucne mo to much good I call It tho saver of my ufC," writes W. Ii. Wilkinson, Albany, Teon, , U dlgM. what you eat. z : - i im .. .'.-.. . -ii y i I Jl J CC'TiMf MM If 'Ml f0C1t Ctwlil (O. ClCITI HOW TO ECONOMIZE. OME men economize so closely on the 9 number of words in a telegram that the receiver cannot understand it. This is not sensible economy. Neither is it sensible economy to ruin garments of value with cheap soap or powerful chemicals that cat into the fabric. True economy uses Ivory Soap in the laundry. It is the most of pure soap that can be sold for the money. Chemically it is as innocent as water. Yet it does everything you can ask of a soap. Try it I WILL FILE REVISED BRIEF Oity Attornej Conns'l Disclnims Any Whh to Criticise thn Suprems Court. NEITHER WAS DISRESPECT INTENDED Dhjri'l lonnlili- Poi-tliiim of the Dneu men I Will lie Klliiitmilc tl nnd It W III He Pri'ftf iilril AVIieu Court It 'cnn imick. The legal department of the city will not accept as a serious blow tho t,trlklug from the Miprcmc court files Wednesday of the flro and police commissioners' brief. City At torney Connell will make u motion as soon us tho court rcconvcniH for tho privilege of filing a new brief, or more properly, tho old one, with the objectionable portions elim inated. Tho new document will contain no personal allusions and will be what the"Tity nttoincy term., an absolutely cold-blooded I ieai piescimueiu. i "1 am unable to understand," said Mr., Connell. "how the court could have conbtrued ! tno contonis oi tuc oriei as in me least ue greo reflecting upon Its dignity. The objec tionable matter was evidently contained, however, In tho extracts published In Tho Ileo yesterday, as they were tho only por tions not relating to abstract legal proposi tions. The matter quoted, however, Is en tirely a criticism of the opposing e ninocl nnd not of tho court. It is a historical re view of the facts, showing the disqualifica tion of Judge Holcomb because of his direct concern In tho case and asking him not to sit In Judgment, in view of his published statement of views at the time his board j w.w displaced the point was made that ho1 would nn more rule his own appointees out of otllce than a father would kick his off-, spring out of his own home. Hue Hcsprct llx hlhili'd, "Tho portions of our brief which eemed to have been objectionable to the court were wholly directed against the contentions of tho opposing eounscl and In order that our language In that regard might not be con strued as reflecting upon Judgo Holcomb tho following clause wns added: 'To hU honor, Judgo Holcomb, tho foregoing statement Im putes no discredit, for he has not yet as judge nttempted to vindicate tho course ho pursued or to sanction tho actions ho per formed as governor; nor nre we willing that It shall be ntsitmed that ho will do so.' "This latter clause was omitted in tho World-Herald version yesterday," added Mr. Connell, "whllo It appeared in full in The Ileo. Tho most dangerous falsehood Is a trutrt 'half stated. "In view of the fact that tho court con strued portions of tho brief ns disrespectful tho document will bo re-publlshed and pre sented at once. The plea of tho respondents will be based wholly on tho ground of 're.? adjudlcata,' or that tho case was settled once nnd for nil hy the former ruling of tho supremo court. We are confident that this nrgument cannot bo answered by the oppoet- tng counfcel, for tho supremo trlbunni can Kranich & Bach Pianos TheHi pliiuos aro ioiihIiU'ioiI to bo at the lop of the list In ward to I'U'uani'i! of IiiiIkIi, tone, ilui'iiliillly and wovkmnn-Hhlp-Wo lmvo Just received somo new designs hi those pianos -eltliei' In hand some Amhalre, Rosewood or Mahoj; tiny veneers, whh'h are the llnest I hat lmvo ever been produeed -Tho 1 ono of Iheso pianos Is musically perfoet, bolus, full and synipiithelli! and of remarkable sustaining ipiallty The aetlon Is re sponsive, certain and devoid of nny l'lietloniil defeels -They are made In four or llvo different and convenient sizes and desluns and we havo some of these to show you-If you want a llrst I'lasM piano there Is nothing that we can recommend lo your consideration more than a Kranich .S: Hach plano as there Is absolutely nothing which Is essentially churnetoiistlo of tho hlghot grade of pianos lacking In them Wo In vite your Inspection. A. HOSPE, Musk) aid Art. 1513 Douilit None Other Thau Drox I.. Shonniiin ever went lo so much trouble In buying shoos for comfort No more comfortable shoe was ever made tlmn the new summer tnn oxfords -No more stylish slum was ever umde -Wo're not going to say a word about the price -only that thoy stiiti at a mighty small one- Kvery palp if them bus unusual lil'-'li rmnlltx' Mi . taohed to each We want the ladles of (iinuhu to ask lo see these new shoes You don't need to buy unless you want ' lo-llllil we it inn, .timii mini in linen 1 you ceo ami price them. Drexel Shoe Co., Omuhn'a Up-to-date Shoe Ifouan. 1410 I-ARNAM STUEKl'. never consider again what II has already definitely adjudicated. So what, with thn arguments nddurcd and the authorities cited In the revised brief, the case will be ended beforo the question whether the goxcrnor or the mayor hHs the appointive power can ever bo reached." EPISCOPALIANS TALK MISSIONS i lrru.vmeii Itepii-Ncntlnc tlir Aiii'lnn Piii'lnheN IMrilw Mime? for I hi W'oi U. Tho thirty-third annual council of tho liplscopal diocese of Nebraska wns continued esterday with a discussion of stito missions. Clergymen representing .arbus parishes pledged a total of $2,300 with which to extend tho work thioiighout the dlo. e-se. It Is understood that a number of other pli'dges will be forthcoming which will en nhlo the diocesan olllcers to materially ex tend tho field of operations. Tho lcglslatlvo eoaimlltoe leported upO'i various amendments to the canons, which were adopted. The variations do not alteci tho church regulations in any substanthl way, but have rcgnrd more for the nddltton of a b9hnp cna(iutor nnd t0 tbc duties and authority to be assigned to him. T,iere VNnH a br,,,f preliminary senico In cblirf,0 o( n,Hnop coadjutor Wllllnms. Cold Shipper! Deny ltoporl.. NHW YOKK. Muy 17.-The report that tho millions of gold recently shipped to France from this port was a loan to tho Dank of France was emphatically denied todnv b." several of the liilppcrs. The ex ports. It was averred, were made In thn roBiilar coiirsn of business and sentiment dlil not enter Into the mutter .it a til' stage Kxperts declared today that foreign ex change rates were such ns to permit of a narrow margin of profit and the supply of gold here being more than nmple t-r domestic needs, local bnnkerH availed them selves of Kurope's demand. Pneumonia follows la grippe, but tovor follows the uso of Foley's Honey and Tar, tho great throat nnd lung remedy. For sale by Myer's-Dlllon Drug Co., Omaha; Dillon' Drug Store, South Omaha. So Many People Havo headaches that w duo 'to the ove tasked eyes I5yo helps that help and relieve ar tho kind w hav heen furnishing Our optical department Is In charge of a compe tent and praotlcal optician who will examine your eyea freo of charge We guarantee satisfactory work. THE A10E & PENfOLD CO., Lcadlaar Selentlflo Opticians. 1008 Farnain. OMAHA. OPPOSITE PAXTON HOTEL. )0Rf.L Shooman Aiu6Hrrnis6 J Tir Wokio