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others to tin
faith in it."
Dressing Sacques
Now that the frosty nights have come the
only garment that gives any comfort is a warm
outing gown.
At 75c Ladies' gowns, of outing flannel,
pink and blue strips, high neck, round yoke, turn-over collar.
AT $1.00 Ladies' gowns of fancy striped outing flannel,
mannish effects, neatly trimmed with narrow braid.
AT $1.25 Ladies' gowns of white outing flannel,' full from
the neck, high collar, daintily trimmed with blue and red finish
ing. ...
AT $1.50 Ladies' gowns of outing flannel, fancy stripes,
dainty colors, yoke and fdeeves daintily trimmed with braid.
Other styles at $1.75, $2.00 and $2.25.
A nice assortment of dressing sacques, in eiderdown, outing
'flannel, French flannel and flannelette. Prices range from $1.00
to 6.50 each.
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IY. M. C. A. Building. Corner
SAM PARKS IS IN CONTROL
Bead of Suspended Union Eat Things All
His Own Way.
THREATENS TO DEPOSE HS OPPONENTS
By Deoldlac that shopmen Mar Join
' Into the Ora-anlmatlon Will
Practically Double 11a
i Somber.
KANSAS CITT. Sept. 24.-Sam Tarks and
his follower! are now practically In control
of the convention of the International Asso
ciation of Bridge and Btrtictural Iron Work
era. Parks ' and his friends are reticent
about sarin what they will do with their
powers, but it Is clnlmed by the Parks ele
ment that R. E. NeMfe, president of the
union of which they urt members In New
York, and Frank Buchanan, president of
the International association have been re
pudiated dnd will be deposed. Parks says
that Neldge was deposed before he left New
York, but that decisive action will be taken
In regard to Buehannn.
The delegates, after much discussion,
voted to nllow the Inside shopmen to Join
the association. This Is something? new in
trades unionism and means that there will
be complete affiliation between Inside and
outside men. This action will more than
double the membership of the International
association. It Is generally believed by the
delegate that President Buchanan will be
defeated If be 'allows his name to go before
the convention for ' re-election. There li
much routine work before the' convention
and the election, will not' take place for
several days. .,
Omaha K Tie Presidents
SALT LAKE CITT. ITtah. Sept. 14-The
eleventh biennial convention of the Inter
national Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
closed tonight with the Installation of the
new officers. The fight for' the' next con
vention was today narrowed -4own- ta
Louisville, Ky. and El Paso, Tex., the
final choice Uelng left-tq. a vote . of the
locals threyitftiout ' trV.'.', couritry. Today
even district vice presidents were elected
as follQW:., F. J. 8we,k , of t New York,
R. T. Mallory of Boston, E. P. Almon of
Pittsburg. Pale Smith of Memphis, F.
Wlrters of'Omalia. J. P.' Connors of Dallas,
Tex., M. ;J. Sullivan of San Francisco.
William Glldorf of St. Louis was chosen
national organizer and delegate to the
Amerlcan-.Feilciratlon' of Labor, and then a
building trades' council was named.
Mill Will Start.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.; Sept! !!
Superintendent, J. D. Hawkins announced
today that the Standard mill at Colorado
City, owned by the. United States Reduc
tion and. Roflnlng. company, .would resume
operations between October 1 and 10.
Bora Draw Color Line.
CHICAGO, Sept. St. About 400 messenger
boys employed ty the Illinois District Tele
graph company struck today as a protest
against the employment of colored boys.
None of the four firms, members of the
National Marble dealers association, who
have maintained a lockout of their em
ployes since Monday, was able to 'open
full-handed today, although all undertook
to resume work. The places were picketed
by . the marble workers, the men having
, thus far refused to accept the terms of
th"e association, which haxl announced that
the fopen .shop" policy would be observed.
Floar Mills Are Closed.
MINNEAPOLIS. Bept. 24.-Fourieen of
the seventeen flour mills belonging to the
Plllsbury-Waahburn. the Washburn-Crosby
and the Consolidated Milling companies
have been closed down by the strike begun
last midnight -
The remaining three, which belong to the
Washburn-Crosby company, will be closed
down as soon as the whest In the bins runs
out. The union men held a meeting this
afternoon to discuss the situation.
street Railway Strike
NEWARK. N. J.. Sept. 24.-The blaaest
strike In Newark In the last twenty years
began tonight and extended until at mid
night not a street railway car was run
ning except under police guard. It Is
expected that by tomorrow the strike will
have extended to the power houses. Includ
ing those that supply the lighting circuits.
The gas house employes are said to be
ready to go out and complete the tleup.
The Newark trolley men declare the strike
will be central all through Easex, Hudson,
Passaic and L'ulon counties before noon
tomorrow. The men have demanded 22
cents au hour, the abolition of the 'split
runs" system and recognition of the union.
r resident McCaxter of the public, service
corporation, which controls most ef the
trolley lines, had practically promised that
the company would accede to the men's
demand, but it U understood tonight that
theru has been objection to this on the
part of some of '.he directors. .
The chief of.MJltce has ordered out all
the reserves and has detailed guards for
the various birns, ss well as stationed
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Silver Polish
A novel tni useful preparation
Cleans as well ss polilhei
Al rcspoaiibla .
JcwcLrsixpU J tents gpackaf.
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RDAVH AT " T. M.
Rpe Sit. 21, 1M8.
Gowns and
Sixteenth and Douglas, Stt
strong forces at what are considered the
danger points along the lines. There has
been no signs of violence.
, Miners to Present Demands.
PUEBLO, Colo.. Sept. 24. After consider
able discussion over the matter, the con
vention of the fifteenth district United Mine
Workers of America today decided that no
strike would be declared until after an
ultimatum had been submitted to the mine
owners of the district.
The convention will adopt a schedule of
demands that will be Insisted upon and In
the event these are not compiled with by
the owners It is expected that a strike will
be ordered by the national executive com
mlttee of the union, which meets October
6, with the object of considering changes in
district No, 15..
It is understood that the decision was on
the suggestion of President John Mitchell,
through Organiser Kelllher, who Is here as
the president's representative. Strong reso
lutlons were adopted condemning Governor
Peabody and General Sherman Bell for
calling out and maintaining the militia In
the Cripple Creek district.
Tomorrow the reports Of committees will
be heard and It is understood that the ultl
matum to the mine owners will be adopted.
WESTERN MATTERS AT CAPITAL
Superintendent of Indian School
Flandrean Makes Favorable
Report.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
. WASHINGTON. Sept. 24. (Special Tele
gram.) Charles F. Pierce, superintendent
of Rlggs Institute, formerly known as
Flandrean Indian Training school. South
Dakota, has made his annual report to the
commissioner of Indian affairs. Superin
tendent Plerca, In general, reports that
the work of the school has been good.
Very little friction has been manifest
among the employes and all have labored
with a view to making this school a sue
cess, which Is a desirable change from the
conditions prevailing - during. previous
years.
Charles Biker has been "appointed post'
master St Huffton, Brown county, 8. D.,
vice C. A. Van Kleeck, resigned.
These' rural free delivery carriers Were
appointed today: Nebraska David City,
regular, Govle P. Disney; substitute, Wll
llam Disney. Hampton, regular, Claude
O. Hudson; . substitute. ., Myrtle Hudson,
Leigh, regular, Henry . C. Hooker; substl
tute. Warren Fusselman. Meadow Grove,
regular, Arthur J. Colegrove;' substitute
James H. Colegrove, Iowa Vinton, regu
lar, David W. Schoonover; substitute. Me
llssa.J. Schoonover. t (
These Iowa rural -routes will be -estab
lished November S: Leon, Decatur county,
one additional route; area covered, 23
square miles; population, 516. Lothrop,
Warren county, one route; -area, 17 square
miles; population, 468. Patterson, Madison
county, on route; area, 24 square -miles;
population, 648. v .
What They Demand.
Headache, liver complaints, bowel dig
orders demand Dr. King's New Life Pills.
They are gentle, but cure or no pay. iia
For sale by Kuhn tc Co.
Tried (or the Road Rerd.
R. P. Anderson, an East Omaha milk
dealer, disposed of his load of milk yester
day afternoon and proceeded to replace It
with a load of more potent beverage, but
the latter cargo was inside Anderson In
stead of Anderson's milk cans. He was
feeling fit and he did not cars who kn
It. The thought occurred to him that there
had been a lot of records broken on the
Kiie-snapea tracK recently, and he imagine!
he noHxeased tne pair . of steeds which
couia ores tne public highway reco-d
ins attempt to clip off a second or two
met with a dismal failure, for when he
iian nu r not pace wnicn ne evidently In
tended to hold UDtll le:icllili Enal Dmulia
a copper headed lilm off, and lie now lie
In Jail charged with being drunk and fast
and reckless driving.
Runaway Boys Located.
Two runaway boys, of the age of 12
years, have been located at Vallejo. Cal
They are Kerno Turner, who's father works
at the Burkley printing house, and Ray
mond Bear. Raymond Bear's father is a
motorman on the Sherman avenue car line.
Both parents have ben very anxious to
learn something of their hnv ,h in
them about a month ago. The police sent
their description all over tha munirv i,h
the result that the bovs were flnuiiv f.,H
at Valleju. Report of their capture came
iu viuaiw i uurBUKjr.
Thirty Years a Carrier.
John H. Tebbens, the veteran letter car
rier of Omaha, yesterday celebrated the
thirtieth anniversary of his employment
In the letter carrier service. He is still on
active duty, and even though he yesterday
passed nearly the third of a century mark
In the employ of the Postofflce depart
ment, he carried hi route as usual. He
is one of the most faithful and esteemed
of the letter carrier forte of Omaha and
It is the wish of bis friends that he may
continue for many more years in the serv
ice. Iowa Men Honored.
BALTIMORE. Sept. ft.-Ajnong (hose
honored with the grand decoration of chiv
alry tonight bv the sovereign grand lodge
were Mrs JulU Abbott, financial secre
tary of Queen Esther No.i !. Hebek-ih
iuge. ri-ang r. irott, stand represnta-
in Aiizona; r.. &1. Noun, grund rep
resentative of Arizona: Mrs. Laur B. No
lln president of the Relwkah aaemhly of
Arirona; lx)uls Sllversteln of Iowa; W W
Vt rutenst'k of Iowa: George W. Kellogg of
v. ,,rer Ul LKJlIorniA.
Fulls from a Traaalt Car.
BT. LOUIS. Sept 14. A well-dressed man
supposed to be John Dunleavy of Philad'-l-pl.la
was killed by belug thrown fruin a
transit car as It swung around the curve
going into Fi.resi park today. The man's
skuil was fractured. He died In an ambu
lance on the way to the city hospital The
body Is at the raorirua. The mat,
dressed and very laige. weighing about LtO
uuuua. ne was kuuui 00 years old.
C'haago at Venae Desired.
NEW YORK. Sept. .-Justlce Blanehard
In the supreme court today denied the
motion of (Samuel Parks and Tlniuthv Mc
Carthy, the walking delegates of ins
HuuwsmlLhs' and Bridgemen's union, for
a change or vsoua In the four Imlictments
agaiusi uteiu, an ouargtim aAtorilwa.
10LDS CIVIL LAW SUPREME
JutJgt Befds Orders Militarj to Turn
Prisoner 0er to Sheriff
GENERAL CHASE DECLINES TO OBEY
l nderstaadlna Is, However, that Gov
ernor Peabody WI11 Instruct
Him to Comply with
Court's Haling.
CRIPPLE CREEK. Colo., Sept. !4.-In
the district court here today Judge Seeds
overruled the motion to quash in the case
of the four mill prisoners for whom writs
of habeas corpus were issued recently and
ordered the prisoners turned over to the
civil authorities.
Judge Seeds said that he could not sub
scribe to the doctrine advanced by the
respondent, that the military law ws su
preme. The court said that the question
Involved was: "Does the executive order
calling troops constitute a Justification of
arrest?" He held that civil law had not
been overthrown In Teller county, and no
evidence had been adduced that law break
ers mere not to bo punished by the civil
authorities. Judge Seeds also strongly re
buked the presence of operators In the
court room. . '
The men have been held prisoners by the
militia for about two weeks without war
rants and with no formal charges against
them.
General John Chase, in corrmand of the
troops, declined to recognize the authority
of the court until ordered by the governor
to do so.
History of Case.
A strike of the union miners was or
dered at Cripple Creek ubout the middle
of August by the Western Federation of
Miners, In support of the mill men at
Colorado City and other points which had
been for a long time contending for an
eight-hour day.
The mine owners, alleging that a large
percentage of the men desired to work If
protection was assured, called upon Gov
ernor Peabody for troops, ulthough the
civil authorities denied the necessity for
such a course. The governor, however,
decided that troops were needed and or
dered almost the entire National guard
of the state, about l.OW men, to the dls
trlct under command of Brigadier General
Chase.
Since that time several prominent mem
bers of the Miners' union. Including all
the members of the executive committee,
which had the strike In charge, have been
arrested without warrants and held In the
guard house. Habeas corpus proceedings
were begun In their behalf last week.
General Chase and his legal ad rs held
that, though murtla! law had not been
formally declared, It was really put In
force by the order Issued by the governor
directing the troops to maintain order, and
that therefore the civil court had no Juris
diction.
Governor Obeys Court.
DENVER, Sept. 24. Governor Peabody
sld tonight that the decision of Judge
Seeds In the habeas corpus cases at Cripple
Creek would be respected;. He stated that
the formal order In the case would be
issued from headquarters In the field. He
said:-
Judge Seeds has decided against the mill
tary, and as the National guard Is In the
Cripple Creek district for the purpose of
aiding the courts and the civil authorities
generally, there was nothlna left for me
to do except to order that the prisoners
ce turned over to mo civil authorities.
Governor Peabody said that this would
also apply to all prisoners that may be
taken hereafter. He declined to say what
course would be pursued In the event .-that
the civil authorities failed to prosecute the
men who are. charged with crimes.
Notice to the Kulnhts of Ak-Sar-Ben.
Our brothers to the south of us are hold
ing this week a street carnival, and the
ooara nas set asiae as Omaha n cht Fri
day. September , and his royal hlghnew.
King Ak-Sur-Ben IX renueatx that nil Mm
loyal citizens journey to South Omaha on
inui uaie ana participate In the festivities
oi our oroiner Knights.
TABLE SALE Orchard & Wilhelm Car
pet Co.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
1-4-7-11 Waiting all want you.
F. Kljigen. 1611 Howard street, found
railroad ticket at the Murray hotel last
nigiu. it is in tne possesskm of the po
Ike.
Mr. 8. Boehm has returned to Omaha and
Is again connected with The People's Store
Cloak department, where he will be pleased
to meet his many friends. '
Thomas Nolan. 31K Nnrlh Hlrtoonth ilrut
became lntoxlcuted last night and chose a
ditch as a place In which to recline. He
was gatnerea in ana added to the collec
tion in tne city lall.
The first brigade of 'the Tnlnn Veterans'
union, consisting of the Vlcksburar and
Shlloh regiments will meet Saturday even
ing at Woodman hall, corner of Sixteenth
and Capitol avenue. An invitation Is ex
tended to all comrades to be present.
A. Tesort. 3015 Sahler street, was arrested
last night on the charge of assault and bat
tery preferred by John Flanagan, living at
Thirtieth and Sahler streets. Flanagan is
an aged colored man. Tesort was released
on a bond of $100.
H. A. Sturgls, 2418 Dodge street, filed a1
compla'nt against I. 11. Smith, who re
sides at 607 North Seventeenth street, yes
terday afternon, charging that the said
Smith disturbed the peace on the street
by using exceptionally forcible language.
Smith was locked up, and a charge of
drunkness was also added to the other
ciiurgn.
Frank Parish, a Workman In tha varrf.
of the Union Pacific, at the end of Klirhth
street, while breaking ud scraD iron ra.
Ived a blow in the ankle from ihii
and probably severed an arterv. Ttlnml
spurted from the wound a distance of four
feet. Police Surgeon MacDIarmld was
called. He was removed to the station.
Gils Btroheck, the Council Bluffs man who
was robhed of LSrt and a wntrh hv thru
colored men In the rar of Levy's saloon
on the evening of August 25. last, has filed
complaints against George Brown and Wil
liam Nettler. the two colored men who
were arrested as suspects Wednesday even
ing, charging them with being parties to the
crime. N
For engaging In a street fight at Twenty
first and Cuming yesterday ufternoon Ed
Olson and Earl Batcher were riven a fr
ride to the police station. Neither man
would say much about the affray or the
cause that led up to It when questioned by
the polli-e. They are to be given a chune'e
to explain to Judge Beika In police court
how It all came about.
Arthur Worth, a runaway boy, aged 16
years, Is held In the matron's department
at the police station until his parents can
be notified. They reside in Hatavla. HI.
Th lad said he ran away from home to go
to Cheyenue. Wyo., to secure employment.
Work Is very hard to get In the Illinois
town and he thought he could do better In
the west. He has been away from home for
several weeks.
Enchanting strains of music floating out
upon the ambient air from the funnel
or a phonograph caused -tittle Owen Syas
living at tb-U Blundo street, to lose all
interest in objects in his immediate vicin
ity, consequently when a burly policeman
tapped him upon the shoulder and In
ttruwled Urn .to move on, little Owen failed
to move. He was locked up at poilca sta
tion charged with - obstructing the side
walk by falling to respond when ordered
to move. The father of the boy now threat
ens to file a complaint against the owner
of the phonograph charging hlra with main
taining a nuisance. .
A crowd of indignant citizens sssembled
at Second and i'ot.pleton street to run W
P. Douglass out of the neighborhood, al
leging be had tried to entice little girls to
go away with 1,1m for impropt-r purposes.
Douglas is also charged by Mrs. I'nder
iner, who resides at the corner of Second
nd Poppleton, with having entered her
house and stolen tiiree rings. Douglass
wus arrested by Officer Knox and brought
to tho station. He toid ti. police lie lias
no place of. residence, his home being
where er he wkea off his hat. lit
claimed th:.t a nan of two hundred was
after hi in when tl.e police came to bis
Those who use "Garlands'' are the best
friends ef "Garlands'' Stoves and Ranges.
AT THE PLAYHOUSES
The groat's Revenne" at the Km.
To some of us the title of this piece, cou
pled with its local habitation Texas sug
gests memories of Pandy Ellis and Rig Foot
Wallace, not to speak of Joan Omaliffn
dreau, but "Tho Scout's Revenge" Isn't
near as bloody as Its name sounds. In fact.
Is decidedly tame In compsrison with some
of the shockers we have been called upon to
listen to. A certain mount of gunpowder
Is burned during the progress of the piece,
but this is as a sop to the gallery, rather
than to give a spice to tho action of the
play. The story deals with the efforts of
a smooth speaking villain to win, with her
father's consent, the hand of a good-looking
girl, who has given, her heart to a gallant
ranger ngntnst whom the father has a pre
judice founded on aristocratic notions
solely. Of course llie ranger wins, and
everybody who has 'seen the play agrees
that he should. Two or three instances of
what a peaceable community might deem
violence occur before the curtain falls to
the tune of "God bless you, my boy, take
her," but not what would have been looked
upon as extraordinary In Texas In those
days.
Adolph P. Osier has the role of Buck Han-
shawe, the snout, and makes him a real
manly fellow, with no heroics and no flap
doodle. In places he shows genuine ability
as an actor. Sue Seymour makes of Olive
Benton, the heroine, a sprightly and comedy
lass, and Eleanor Worthlngton proves
clever In the Ingenue part of Betty Han-
shawe. The comedy element of the play Is
successfully handled. Two more nights and
matinee on Saturday end the engagement.
TRIBUTE TO ROBERT EMMET
(Continued from First Page.)
after which the service concluded with the
singing of "Qod Save Ireland."
All Irish for Ireland.
Hon. A. P. McQuirk, the speaker of the
evening, was greeted with warm applause,
and preceded his serious remarks with a
neat exhibition of his Inheritance from the
Blarney stone. He began by saying that
he was proud of being an American citizen
for the light of liberty here was the hope
of the world. He felt, however, that love
for his country need not Interfere with love
for dear old Ireland. He held that such
celebrations as were being held all over the
land were of great good, as they brought
the Irish and American together and In a
great measure cheered up the struggling
people In old Ireland. He regretted that
there should be any division in North
America and predicted that in a fourth cen
tury the stars and stripes would float over
Ottawa. This would help the cause, for
every strength taken from the British em
I 'ire would help the Irish republic. He said
that Ireland had been oppressed 700 years
and In 1798 had been forced to rebellion. Its
people had been driven to the four parts of
the earth, but held their old enthusiasm
and while wishing peace, even If there must
be strife, Ireland musPbe free. Ireland Was
being sustained by the Irish In this country
and elsewhere and the English brought to
understand that tha Irish at home must
have some consideration.
Mr. McGuirk paid a tribute to Emmet,
saying that while he had been executed his
memory would live as long as time and
that his name would be revered. In all an
nals of history no name stood higher.
The battle for which Emmiet died still
goes on, and the speaker believed that this
was the time for tlie Irish Americans to
show that they,werj a'unlted people for the
relief of Ireland. iV'iho present movement
he thought that theMMsh' would be able to
dictate to the government a measure of re
lief which will result In home rule. If this
occurs, then remedial measures can be
taken to build up the decayed Industries,
If home rule become a fact, the speaker
believed that the Irish republic would soon
follow. -. , ,
The Irish people are more Independent
now than ever before and the measures of
relief have given the people hope. Tho soil
of Ireland belongs 4o the people, said the
speaker, and unless they own It there will
be no liberty. Mr. McOulrk closed with an
optimlHtlc view of the future liberty and
greatness of the Irish republic, which he
believed to be inevitable.
DEATH RECORD.
Mrs. M. M. Trainer.
SIBLET, la., Sept. 24. (Special Tele
gram.) Today occurred the death of Mri.
Trainer, wife of Dr. M. M. Trainer, den
tist. She had been a sufferer from consump
tion, nl the recent severe sickness of her
husband she helped care for him. The nun-
band, two young sons and many friends
mourn the loss of this estimable woman.
Dr. Charles Gardiner.
EMPORIA, Kan., Sept. 24. Dr. Charles
Gardiner, one of the most prominent sur
geons In the state, died of heart failure
today while performing a serious opera
tion. The .patient suffered a severe hem
orrhage before another physician -could be
summoned.
Red Hot from the t.no
Was the ball that caused horrible ulcers
on O. B. Steadman, Newark, Mich., Buck
le n' a Arnica Salve soon cured him. 26c
For sale by Kuhn aV Co.
Wants Hla Agent Arrested.
E. M. Ward, who claims to be an Itiner
ant picture dealer, late of Red Oak. Ia..
called at the police station yesterday and
wanted to enlist the assistance of the
entire force to heln him catch Frank Ran
dall, who He alleges delivered II 4 worth of
pictures ana tailed to turn tne money tnto
tne regular coners ot tne nrm. jtiinuau,
Ward said, was In his employ and hired a
I'-ery rig to deliver the goods. Uoing to
tne town Just west of Red Oak. Randall
had the team stabled and came on to
Omaha. Ward was told to swear out a war
rant for his mun and something might
then be aone.
Chinese Din
.omlng.
Mr. Ll-Ang, brother of Sir Chentung
l.i-Ang lieng, the Chinese minister to tne
I'nlled States, will pass through Omaha
this evening at 7:60 o'clock via the Union
Pacini- on a visit to Washington. He is
one of the high dlgnitailes of the Chinese
empire, and is direct from Peking. He H
accompanied by four Chinese ladles of the
hlghctit rank.
Kaovra tho World Over
For its wonderful cures Dr. King's New
Discovery for Consumption, Coughs and
Colds. It cures or no pay. For sale by
Kuhn II Co.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
M. J. Hughes. E. K. Valentine of West
Point, B. K. Bailey of Liias ln and Mr. and
Mrs. E. Thompson of LT. ver. are at tne
Her Grand.
J. J. Belnap, O. A. Monger of Hastings,
W. E. Helllck of North Bend. R. A Havnes
W. S. I'urrie of Lincoln, and A. M. Brock
of Buffalo, Wyo., are among the last
night's guests at the Murray.
A. Raymond of Iewiston. Ida.. Miss B
Q. Stafford of Denver. T. I. McKay of
Yokohama. Japan: Harriet Moore of Grand
lalund and J. H. Miles of Kails City, are
laat night arrivals at the Miuaru.
O. T. Hantenfield of Norfolk, A. L.ednlcky
of Wlsner. Edward Henke of Genoa M. J.
McLaughlin of hpearfleh. George McLaugh
lin ot Litton. Wyo., and I lawtcf d Moore
of Yuma, Colo., are late arrivals at tha
Paxlon.
George F. Burr of IJncoln. W. A. Gra
ham of North Bend. W. I'. Bhulls of Ogal
alla. 1. K Longliorst of K-lmwood. Knort
A. Croaawalte of Casper, Charles L. Creigh
of l'pton. Wyo., F. C. Klaves of Fort
CollliiS, Tom LemmoD of Lost Cabin, and
Mr. and Mrs. ki. M. Bird of Gothenburg,
ax laal bight arrivals at the Merchants.
CHANGE IN BANKING LAWS
Former Comptroller Dawes Ttlki
le
FennsjlYanis. Bankers,
RADICALS FAVOR ASSET CURRENCY
Refers to the IMaa Proposed by Sec
retary thaw and Says that a
Medium t onne Would Prob
atilj Re Best.
PITTSBCRO. Sept. 24 -At today's session
of the. Pennsylvania Bankers' association
ex-Comptroller Charles G. Dawes of Illinois
delivered an address on "Proposed Chaages
In Our Banking Laws."
Mr. Dawea said In part:
The address cf Secretary Shaw at Chl-
rago In favor of the authorization or a
small Issue of heavily taxed bank notes
unsecured bv the denoslt of the United
States bonds required under the present law
Indicates the new phase which the discus
sion of currency reform has recently taken
on In the country. It marks the passing
from serious nubile consideration of the
complex and radical measure advocated by
Congressman Fowler and many others and
the Inception of the discussion of a simple
and sane remedy for a generally reconled
defect In our monetary system.
Radical Currency Reformers.
For some years the topic of asset cur
rency has been chiefly discussed by what
may be termed the radical element .of cur
rency reformers. Their work has, In a gen
eral way, been most useful In inspiring in
terest In the subject, but has not resulted
In the presentation of any plan which has
secured anything like unanimity of support
even among the radicals themselves.
As has been ably pointed out by Prof.
Cleveland of the University of Pennsyl
vania, their mistake has been In mlsunder
standlna the difference in the nature.
method and history of the growth of the
American system of Independent banks
and that of the continental systems, and
In attempting to devise plans for grafting
on our differentiated system methods of
Issue which are the result of centuries of
evelutlon In systems of associated and cen
trallzed banking. Their plan for the eu
thorlzatlnn of lltrhtlv taxed national bank
notes unsecured by government bonds. If
adotited at this time, would probably tire.
clpltate an early and most calamitous ciisls
In the business of the nation.
It is a matter of common knowledge and
the aggregate statements of the national
banking svstem published by the comp
troller show, that the aggregated nubili
ties of the system are at present in a well
expanded condition; In other words, these
liabilities token In tn aggregate bear at
present such a ratio to the actual cash re
serves that to Increase them much more
would result In a dangerous Inadequacy In
the proportion borne by the cash reserves
to liabilities.
Expanded Bank Credits.
Now, In this expanded condition of bank
ing credits, and with a wen ex-panaea con
ditlon of general credits other than bank
ing credits at a period when the financial
history of this country and every other
would Indicate that we should be prepar
ing methods for facilitating the future
liquidation of credits rather than methods
fof creating additional present credits we
hear the advocates or lightly taxed naset
currency calmly advocating as a bulwark
of safetv to the banking and business In
terests of the country the granting of an
authority to the banks to still rurtner in
crease tne disproportion between thel;- lla
billlles and their cash reserves by the Issu
ance of these notes.
It Is a principle of sound finance, as It Is
of sound architecture, that when a high
structure seems a little unstable tne situa
tlon Is one demanding masonry in the eel
lar rather than paint on the roof. Thanks
to the law of March 14, 1900, the nation has
btillded up the gold foundation or the gov
ernmental currency Issues and our cur
rencv svstem Is sound.
as goia in tne treasury is to tne crean
of the greenbacks, so are the rash reserves
or nanks to tne credit or tneir namiiiies,
While at present these cash reserves are
sufficient to sustain these liabilities, yet so
long as these llamiltles remain at tneir
present amount we want no lessening of
ine casn ana no aaaing to tne naniuiies.
Let us now take up Secretary rlhaw a
plan for a heavily taxed emergency asset
currency, considering further some of the
dangers or ugntiy taxeo asset currency
which his plan would avoid, wnen suDiect
to only a small tax. asset currency will b
taken out by the banks in normal times to
secure the profits Incident to Its Issue, As
It is a form of banking credit it will form
an addition to the already large amount of
banking credits now In existence. It will
still further Increase the burden resting
upon existing casn reserves,
Since It can be profitably issued In normal
times, and since the country can easily ab
sorb an issue amounting to at least 25 per
cent of the capital of national banks, this
nm uanss. inn
be practlrall
indlng at (Bioul
he law. Tiiere-
currency win. as a whole,
inelastic. Its total volume sta
the maximum allowed bv th
fore, in times of panic It will be nn added
burden on the banks, and Intensify rather
than alleviate, panic conditions.
Plan of Secretary Shaw.
Secretary Shaw's plan, however, for a
per cent or 6 per cent restrictive tax upon
sucn issues will prevent tneir present issu
ance, since they cannot be profitably Issued
under that rate of taxation unWss Interest
rates are at the high point which they only
reacn at limes oi panic or nnanciai a is
turbance. As other forms of banking
credit are then in process oi liquidation
with resulting high Interest rates, these
notes can then be issued and will be a great
relief in doing the work formerly done by
the liquidated credits. Such a process will
not, therefore, be one of Inflation, since the
notes at such a time will operate to sustain
the level of banking credits, and not to
raise it.
Let us consider another danger from
lightly taxed asset notes In their effect
upon bank deposits and depositors. The
bulk of the business of the country Is done
In checks And drafts drawn against de
posits in solvent banks. These deposits,
aggregating over $9,OfiO,fJi.O0O, are left with
banks through the confidence of the de-
fositor class. Any step in finance which
ends in any way to adversely affect confi
dence In bank deposits Is without qualifica
tion the most unwise step possible to be
taken. When deposits commence to be gen
erally withdrawn through lack of confi
dence the purchasing power of the country
is decreased, the money actually In circu
lation Is lessened, prices fall, Industry stag
nates and commercial depression ensues.
Now these lightly taxed asset notes are to
be Issued under an optional system. The
banks can issue the notes or not as they
please.
Tills makes It Impossible to determine
from the past record of the national bank
ing system as a whole what the amount of
the tax should be to make them safe, for
percentsge deductions from the record of
the whole system cannot safely be applied
to a part when there Js no way of telling
the size or locution of the part of the sys
tem which will choose to Issue the notes.
Therefore, in order to make the notes safe
In addition to the tax. a first lien of the
note holder over tho depositor Is provided
for by these .plans. This would result in
the case of every insolvent bank which had
Issued these notes In a heavv loss to the
depositors over and above the loss they
would experience under the present system
under which the proceeds of the notes are
Invested In a practically unshrinkable asset
United Stales bonds the sale of which re
deems the notes without recourse on the
depositors. These severe localized losses
caused depositors by the first lien would be
an object b-saon tending to lessen the con
fidence of the depositor class.
Fair Asset Currency ,
Any fair asset currency plan should pro
vide for a pr rata lien of not holders on
the same plane as depositors as against the
sssets of an insolvent bank. No Important
asset currency system in the world except
that of the small banking system of Canada
provides for a first lien fur note holders
similar to that which is proposed In such a
bill as Fowler's, for example. In the re
port of his reoent speech in Chicago, whicn
1 read. Secretary Shaw did not state
whether or not he favored a first lien for
the not holder under his plan as against
the depositor. The high rale of tax, how
ever, makes the first lien unnecessary for
the safety of the Bhaw notes. The govern
ment should not guarantee the notes, nor
would such a guaranty be necessary.
The secretary lias presented the only plan
upon which it Is possltile to unite support.
It is a measure of great public Importance.
If coupled with some modltlcatlon of the
Aldricli Willi. Increasing the discretion of
the secretary in the matter of his ability
to aid the com rtm nit v by timely deposits In
the banks of governmental cash. It will !
a very good solution of our J. resent finan
cial problems and put the eVuntry In the
best poksilile shape for any financial dis
turbances which may be before us.
St. Louis' Hopes Baseless.
In response to a telegram from C. H.
Bpt-nc-r and other Hailing St. Ixuiisans
nuking If he would be in Washington nn
the 2Mb Inst., Lieutenant General Young
answered thai be would lie In Washington
at that time and would be glud to see tl.e
genllt-rneut, but that If their proposed visit
was for the purpoae of u"ging the transfer
cf the headquarters of tho Department of
the Missouri to St. Iuis from Omaha, that
it would not be worth while to come at
prewnt. as the grrsiion was not being con
sidered by the drpurlmcuL
TRIES TO CHANGE THE DOGS
Mrs. Honahton Offers n uhatltute for
Her Pet Which la laser
Heath Sentence.
Mrs. Houghton of RTSI South Eighteenth
street had a little black and white dog.
Mrs. Wakefield of till South Sixteenth
strret Is the mother of a sunny-fai-cd lit
tle girl. Just turning 0 years. Mrs." Hough
ton's little black and white dog bit Mrs.
Wakefield's little girl Inst Monday while
she was playing near the dog's domicile.
The little gill still carries a bud scar on
her left fore arm. Mrs. Wakefield asked
Mrs. Houghton to hae her dog killed, at
she feared hydrophobia. Mrs. Houghton
readily actiiilesccd and came Into police
court with a little, shivering black and
tan fiste under her nrm, to which, to add
to lis ferocious appearance she had tied
chunk of half-Inch rope, according to Ser
geant Whelan. Mrs. Wakefield and her
little daughter, also her daughter's auntie,
Miss Roberts. who lives with th
Wakeflelds and knows all about th
dog that bit her little niece, war
wer waiting, and when Mrs. Houghton
hove In sight with the shivering black and
tan they told the police it was the wrong
dog. but the right unman. Mrs. Houghton
said she guessed she ought to know her
own dog, she could prove her ownership,
and as long as a dog hud to he sacrificed
she thought any kind of a dog was suit
able for the sacrlflclat altar.
Mrs. Wakefield still demurred and In
sisted that the real "biting and snapping"
dog be produced and cremated or shot.
Then Mrs. Houghton got spunky, and when
Sergeant Gibbons asked her name said, "Go
and see Sergeant Whelan. He knows more
about this dog business than I do." To
Many people who at
first thought tho 1) r.
Deirael Underwear a fad,
now find comfort and
health in its grateful
embrace.
Booklet telling all 'about It
and the garmeuti may bv had
At Leading Dealers Everywhere
The Deimcl Linen-Mesh Co.
(Orlgiuatori of "Lluen-Meiih
491 Broadway, New York.
ibku'ii,. urn itTacansii
SB
173
XI I HI 1 ' a yicTsT
LOOK! LOOK!
The Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben have
arranged a feast of fun, frolic, pleas
ure and instruction for ten day 0-7- ; w
October 1 to 10
inclusive, and have secured re
duced rates on all railroads from
points within 200 miles of
OMAHA
Carnival, every day and evening
Flower Parade, Wednesday, Oct. 7
Grand Electrical Pageant, Oct. 8
. Court Ball at the Den, Oct. 9
Everybody is Coming to
AK-SAR-BEN
AK-SAR-BEN AND OMAHA NIGHT
FRIDAY, SEPT. 25.
SOUTH OMAHA A. 0. U. W. CARNIVAL
SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS.
GOOD MUSIC. WHERE THE GROUND IIOO (JROWS.
AMD
$12.75.
litem
the offlcrr she denied living st Ksi South
Eighteenth, giving a number out In the
suburbs.
When things begsn to look dark Judge
Jterka caused light to f-hlne by demanding
of Mrs. Houghton thst she produce tlin
bona ride "biting and snapping'; dog in
court Friday morning.
After Porter's Antlseptlo Ilenllng Oil Is ap
plied. Relieves pain Instantly and heals at
the same time. For man or beast Pries, tc
lllah School Hcalster F.dltors.
The balloting foe editors of the If let tt
School Register has close 1, resulting In th
election of Arthur Remington and Natlll
Arlon of the senior class: Curtis Llndscy
and Dora Stevens of the tunlor class; I.CS
He Troupe and Ethel Eldrege of nie soph
omore class, nnd Hubert Owen and Dor
othy Morgan of the freshman class.
AMVSEMKTS.
BOYD'S
Woodward 4t
Burgess. JVVz'ra.
Tonight and Saturday Mat. and Night,
Mirth Till; Melody
STOvXS
prices 25c. 50c. 75c, II W. 11.50.
Matinee 2To. Wc. 76c, J1.00.
nflVn'C Matinee.
UU I U O Wednesdiiy and Saturday
SEPT. 28 TO OCT. 3
i
Seats Now On Sole,
KLAW & ERLANGER'S
Stupendous Production ot General Wallace's
Pramatlzed by William Young.
MuMo by Kdgur Stillman Kelley.
350-PEOPLE IN PRCDUCTI0N--35O
No seats laid asldo before opening sale.
PRICES Mc. 75c, I1.U0, 1.50 and 42. 00.
Mail orders with remittances tilled in th
order received sfler the sale opens.
TELEPHONE 1331
HIGH CLASS VAUDEVILLE.
KAUFFMAN TROUPE, JAS. J. MORTON,
1IEELKY AND MEELEV,
ROS1E RENDl.K, TOM BROWN.
IjAVENDER AND TUMSON
GOL.DF.N OATK VlUARTliTTE,
and the
KINODROME.
Prices, inc. I5c. and 60c.
KRUQ THEATRE "titfSh?0
THONB tOO.
: : TONIGHT AT 1:15
I Popular Matinee : SHARP,
SATl'HMAY :a crniiT't
1 .T..:.f?f:.l REYENCE
Sunday Mat. "Under Southern Skies."
NEW MUSIC.
Write for free list, new. pretty popular
song music not sold In stores free guesa
to (40,000 cash prises. Greatest offer ever
made. Answer quick, time limited. Ad
dress Ives Muslo Co., St. Louis, Me
S85j
$12.75 to Chicago and return,
Sept. 25, 2, 27 nnl 2S. Return
limit leaviDg Chicago, Oct. 5th.
A Mammoth Celebration of
the One Hundredth Birthday of
the City by the Lake, well worth
the trip to see.
Flyers leave Rurllngton Sta
tion, Omaha, at 7 a. ra., 4 p. m.
and 8:05 p. m. All first class,
high grade trains offering fast
time, dining cars, elegant equip
ment everything to make
traveling comfortable.
The buffet ears on tha f a. ra. and 1:06 p.
m trains ara iwirtlcularly attractive au4
satisfactory.
j. B. REYNOLDS, ,
City Passenger Agent,
1 0O2 Farnam Street, OMAHA.
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