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    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requiring underground wires being repealed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
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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
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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.
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Shooman
Aiu6Hrrnis6
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