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TI1E OMAITA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1901. 'f. U .4 ( i, WARREN ASD OXAHA PAVISC Effect of the Eituliihio Compsnj en the Official Bpeoiflcstlons. CITY ENGINEER ANSWERS AN OPEN LETTER Aetloa ef the Majority el tfce Boar at re kite Warks Takes Fayes ; trery tt Uw. J OMAHA, Sept. l-To the Editor of The Bee: Under the caption "Warren Dives Hit Position," In The Bee August SI, the president of the Nebraska Bltullthlc Pav ing company, doing- business through John Ore.nl of Omeha, makee statements which, in the Interest of the public, I deem proper to take up sepsratclr. First, Mr. Warren ays: 1 I did state, and insist that the specifica tions which he (Mr. Wright) advocated, those submitted by the city engineer, were the most Illegal and nnjust specifications which I had ever read. They specified nothing definitely in the way of bituminous materia) and were absolutely Illegal. I ac knowledge that some of the clauses In the specifications adopted by he board were ambiguous, but not nearly as ambiguous aa the specifications which the board re Je.'ted and aa recommended by the city engineer. I pointed out In detail the aped flcatlons for bituminous concrete paving which were submitted by the olty engineer, and which were drawn for the purpose if ev.tdlng the patents of Warren Bros com pany, wer Illegal, and the worst specula tions which I had ever read. In what respect the engineer's specifica tions were Illegal Mr. Warren has unfortunately- failed to designate, nor has he pointed put any provisions of these speci fications which sre bad, or which will not. If carried out, produce a good pavement. Mr. Warren s manager, Mr. John Grant, stated openly when the engineer's specifi cations were submitted and read, that they wars fair. After sending them a the War ren Bros.' ewnpany, . Instructions, were given to oppose their approval, and these Instructions were carried out by the ma jority members of the board.. . Warren's Own Specifications. The specifications for bituminous ma- cadam referred tc, by Mr. Warren -"the board specifications" were drawn, up by the Warren Bros. company and transmitted by Mr. Grant to the majority board members, who. without reading, approved them, In the face of the engineer's protest. Here are some extracts from these (board's) specifications: Wearing "Surface The foundation so pre pared shall be coated, after compacting , with a heavy steam roller, with a thin layer of Warren's No. 1 bituminous semi llquld composition (Puritan brand) said bi tumen to be sufficiently flexible to unite .freely with the cold stone. . On top of this No. 1 composition shall be spread a heavy coating of Warren's No. 24 hard bituminous cement (Puritan brand) for the purpose of firmly binding the foun datlon together and making it readily unite wltn tne bituminous concrais wnrum ur face. One gallon of bituminous cement shall be used to each square yard of sur face. On this prepared foundation Shall be laid the wearing surface, or pavement troper, which snail be coneiruciea oi cars niiv ltrl hard crushed atone (granite or porphyry) ' ranging In aises from two Inches to the largest diameters, to an Im palpable powder. Thla atnna ahaJl be heAted In a rotary mechanical dryer to a temperature of about SM Fahrenheit, and while so heated passed through a rotary screen having six or more sections with varying slsed openings or meshes. The meshes or openings In the first section shall be one and three-quarter inches In diameter; the meshes or opening! in the last section shall be one-tenlh Inch in diameter, and the other sections shall each have meshes or openings of different slues Intermediate between the stses named. The several slses of stone thus separated by the screen-sections shall pass Into a bin containing' six sections or compartments. ee The Board of Public Works will, when requested, furnish to any prospective bidder a copy -of an agreement under seal of the Warren Bros, company, stating at what prloe per square yard of pavement the Warren Bros, company will furnish to any responsible contractor who is properly equipped, or will properly equip himself to do the work, the right to construct the pavement herein specified under the patents owned and controlled by said company. The Warren Bros, company will furnish to any such contractor. If desired, the bitu minous composition necessary for such , pavement at the regular market price. And the Board of Public Works will. upn request, furnish to such contrsetor a list of the manufactories who will furnish such bituminous compositions, and If desired an expert who will give proper advice as to the use of such materials and the method of mixing the same, and , the building of ths pavement What ne Ckartst Bays. In order that tha public may understand the legal bearings of this case. I submit the following extracts -from tha Omaha City Charter: The peciflcatlons shall admit of the widest latitude In competition in the ma terial to be uaed for paving purposes and for other public worka. They shall not specify that the material to be used shall be derived from any specific locality, mine, quarry or kiln, or from any particular owner, but be Simply for sheet or block asphalt, sandstone, granite or brick, . or other material,- In like general terms. ' Any one who reads this law will at once see that the (board's) specifications were absolutely, illegal and void, end that they were prepared in the Interest of the War ren Bros, company. . In order to give all parties. Including Warren Bros., a chance to lay a bituminous concrete . pavemont the engineer prepared specifications so wprded that the bituminous pavement- of the Warren Bros, could be laid by iliem with all their patent ma chinery ' and ' mixtures In It, but at the same time admitting of the construction of a similar pavement with asphaltlo dr other bitumens In combination with broken stone without using any person's patent mechan ism, so, aa to comply' with tha law 're quiring provisions for tha widest latitude of competition. These specifications, after being laid over ' by the board tor a long period, were re ' Jected at the lnatanoa of the Warren Bros, company, and subsequently another speclfl. cation, prepared and Introduced under the earns Influences, was adopted. These specifications called- for a certain class of screen mechanism to be used in tha con struction to preclude any onsj but the Warren Bros, company from doing work under It' ', ' -' .' IteaalreA by Vmwr, x( Now, with reference, to asphalt specifics, tlona, both past and present, the same general objections were raised by Mr. War. ra, namely, that they .admit of all classes Of asphsjta. This Is just exactly what the law requires, and Mr. Warren's statement Imply verifies my claim to having mads specifications open for all parties and not in the Interest of any special concern. Mr. Warren ' further states "the Rose water specifications permit good and worth less asphalts to compste against each other. They permit experienced and Inexperienced contractors to bid on the same basis." These statements are true, because, to give the Board of Publlo Works or the engineer the right to discriminate who hall be permitted to bid end who shall not would give them limitless power In the exercise, of favoritism, and deatroy the competition contemplated by the law. Even uch experienced contractors or experts as the Bltullthlo company have managed to lay pavements with from 14 to 85 per cent less asphalt In ths mixture than first class work calls for, and the specifications squire. This has been our sad expe rience with experienced contractors who . have, by their manipulation of city coun cils years ago, prevented the engineer from making the requisite teats to determine whether honest mlxturea were being fur nished In the work. The engineer's speci fications which were rejected by the board Contained provisions requiring each con tractor to file statements of the exact proportions of bitumen In the mix t sre used In asphalt aavea-iext !'ald when beginning work, and all variations from the original proportions at the time any changes were msde during construction. This would have enabled the city to have maintained a comparative record whereby ts determine the relative merits of different asphalts, and proportions of asphalts In mixtures on the various streets paved. In the place of this, ths board presented a substitute re quiring the contractor to furnish state ments only when the board (thst means the majority of the board) called for ths earns. In Philadelphia the city requires such statements as were celled for by the city engineer made In affidavit form, thus hold ing the contractor crlminslly as well aa civilly liable for attempted frauds In pav ing mixtures. In the City of Washington, where expert Inspectors, making tests dally of mixtures brought upon the work are employed, such atatements are not essential, but even there the provisions referred to could do no harm, but be subservient of good results. This. I think, fully answers the various objections of Mr.- Warren, as published In TJio Bee. ANDREW ROSEWATER. SUES FOR LOSS OF BEAUTY Mas Waants Saloon Keeper Whe) laid Him Ilqaer to Pay for ' I Broken Nose. Because he had his nose broken In a drunken brawl. Harry E, Plotts wants 15.000 damages for the Injury to his nasal organ from the saloonkeeper, who, he declares, sold htm the liquor that made him drunk. Plotts has begun suit for that amount In the district court against Joseph P. Wag ner,, who conducts ths bsr at Krug park. The plaintiff declares In his bill of particu lars he went to that pleasure' resort Bun- day, June 5, last, purlng his rambles about ths grounds he came across the establish ment of Wagner and ambled in. After get ting a few drinks he became boisterous, he says, and got mixed up In an argument with C. F. Risrjllng. Words were followed by blows, and to make his argument more effective, the latter Individual Is 'Accused of having used a "blackjack." "My face was badly beaten," asserts Plotts, "and ons blow caved ',n ths bridge of my nose. If Wsgner had not sold me the liquor that made me runk I would not have gotten Into trouble which caused my nose to be broken. For that reason I consider him responsible for the damage I sustained." The plaintiff asserts that his facial beauty is permanently tnavred. This causes him to place the damages at such a large figure. NO PLANS OF ENTERTAINMENT Reception of Forelxa Ptaee Delegates Not Arranged fa Omaha Tans Far. The foreign delegates to ths Interna tional Parliamentary Arbitration eAnfoi. ence. which meets In St. Tvmia Unimh 14, will be ths guests of Omaha September 18 on their return from Denver and other western points. These men are vueata nt the government and are being entertained oh an appropriation of $50,000 made by con gress. Senator Millard, asked what arrangement If any, had been made to entertain tha dis tinguished foreigners during their stay In Omaha, said ha did not know thv' coming here, adding that "peace congresses naa no: been successful" and that "It might be well to let them go on through Omaha unnoticed." Ha added ,th "ta.i,. banks, Shaw and Cannon are' all coming to umana soon, ana "they will keep us busy." congressman Hitchcock had reel v. ... Invitation to attend the congress In St. Louis, but thought that the "western trip of the delesatlon Was ani af KnIurk.. and that-"they "nrobablv woniA nil, over in Omaha between trains." He sug gested a reception to the delegates if ths opportunity was offered. ' INJUNCTION SUIT IS HEARD Fannlag's Attempt Block Payment to Bltalithlo Company Pre - aoaaeed la Bad Faith. The injunction suit to restrain ths city from paying ths Nebraska Bltullthlc com pany for the paving of Thirtieth street and Park avenue was heard by District Judge Sears yesterday. C. E. Fanning made tha application and the court took the matter under advisement. The litigation Is one of the many numerous moves made In the war pending between ths paving con tractors. Fanning waa represented by Frank an. som. who sought to have tha rf uill.lUl Issued on the ground that the thorough- larra in question are in the park district and should therefore be paved ft the ex pense of the park fund, Instead of from the general or the fund created, by the Issue of 175,000 worth of peving bonds. W. J. Connell, who represented the Nebraska! Bltullthlc company, declared that Fanning had not brough. the action In good faith and the petitioner's .methods were of the holdup variety. He said the work had been properly performed and that the city should pay for It. City Attorney Wright was present to look after the Interests of the people. WYOMING LAND OVERLOOKED Several Hundred Aeres Esoapa Home, seekers Eager to Get a Rose, bad and Peril's Lake. It has Just become known that while peo ple have been climbing over each other to get locations at the Rosebud and Devffs Lake reservations, several hundred acres of ths richest land in Wyoming which, still open to' settlement, have gone begging These farms are located in Westpn county! and one of the Important features of the situation IS that the land does not require Irrigation. It Is believed one reason the territory has been, overlooked Is because it wes supposed It lies In sn arid country. The land Is situated west and northwest of Newcaatle, the county seat, and on the watershed between the Cheyenne and Belle Fourohs rivers. It Is only from fifteen to twenty miles from the railroad and may be secured under the homestead laws. Rep. resentatlve Frank W. Mondell Is one of the men Interested In a movement now being put forth to have the land settled. FOOT CRUSHED BY A TRAIN Man Baal? Hart aa Railroad Track at. oo' of earning i Street. 'Alfred Arlot, a Frenchman residing at 211 North Tenth street, and a porter at Emll Gaul's saloon, met with an accident yesterday on ths railroad tracks at East Cuming street. In some manner not yet determined, he had his right foot snd ankle eruahed under Vnlon Pacific switch engineries, or the string of ears. being hauled by the engine. -Mr. Arlot waa found by Engineer Doolittle and Conductor Stand, ard of the train. The Injured man n attended by the police surgeons snd re. moved x Clarkaon hospital, it is thought It will bs noceaaary to amputate the foot. Mr. Arlot cannot speak English, hence could not at the time explain the accident. The Bee Want Ads Are the Sm( Business Boot tera, , TOPICS FOR A OAT CF REST Tomorrow will mark the reappearance In their pulpits cf many of Omaha's preach ers after the vacation season. It will also be followed by the return of the choral services In mnny churches where they have been suspended during ths vacation season. Among the clergymen who have returned during the last week are Dr. Jenks, Dr. Herring, Rabbi Cohen, Dr. Burdlck and Dr. Conley. There are a few pulpits still "supplied." ' but another Sunday will find most of our ministers at home, ready for work. Dr. Edwin Hart Jenks of ths First Presbyterian church has been rusticating In the far west and visiting at various points between San Francisco and Omaha. Dr. Newman Hall Burdlck of the Second Presbyterian church has Just returned from the Winona sssembiy and Dr. H. C. Her ring of the First Congregational church from a rather prolonged eastern trip. Rev. D. M. Metsger of Dalles college Oregon, will occupy the pulpit of the First United Evangelical church tomorrow at both morn ing and evening services. Wednesday evening Rev. J. W. Jennings, D. D presiding elder of this district, will conduct the prayer meeting at the First Methodist church, and Immediately at the close of the services the fourth quarterly conference of the church will be held. Dr. Jennings presiding. Written, reports will be presented of the work of the querter by the different working auxiliaries and official boards, v The Methodist "preachers of Omaha have arranged for a meeting Tuesday afternoon at Hon scom park. There will be plenty to eat, yellow-legged chickens and pink lemonade and cake predominating on th bill of fare. Friends are InvlteM so long as ths provisions hold out. During the present church year the choir of the First Methodist church will render "The Messiah" December 28, "Die Lorelei" February S "The Crucifixion" Good Friday and "Elijah" during Esater week. , Two new schools and the Dominican con vent of the Sacred Heart are to be dedi cated with high, solemn ceremonies of the church. The blessing of the schools will begin at. 10 o'clock with a procession of children, choristers, acolytes, priests snd Right Rev. Bishops Scannell of Omaha and Keane of Ch.yenna, A solemn high mass, Coran pontlftce, will be celebrated by Rev. James Aherne of St. Agnes' church. South Omaha; deacon, Rev. James J, McNIeve, S. J.; subdeacon. Rev. Patrick Flanagan of Greeley Center, Neb., and the master of ceremonies will be Prof. Usher, S. J of Crelghton college. The deacon of honor for Right Rev. Bishop Scannell will be Her. M. P. Dowll'ng. S. J., and Rev. Charles Coppens, 8. J. The chaplains for Right Rev. Bishop Keane will be Rev. Father Duffy of St. Paul, Minn., and Rev. Father Judge of Sacred Heart church. The music will be very select, being fur nished by the combined choirs of St John's church and that of the Sacred Heart, augmented by well known simrnr. of the city. The first Sunday of Knfmh- win h the patronat feast of the diocese, nf and will be observed at Si. Phllomena's cathedral by a solemn high maos at 10:110 O'clock. Rev. P. A. McGovern. th r..t. will be celebrant of the mass, assisted by very Rev. A. W. Colanerl. as Rer. James Doyle as subdeacon. The ven erable Father Kelly will .assist In the sanctuary. Father O'Connor, vice president of Crelghton university, who Is well known a puiplt orator, will deliver tha sermnn A musical program will be rendered by the senior choir of the cathedral, assisted by the EUca' quartet . Friends and . benefaotors of the Pnr Clares have been invited to bo present at the ceremony of dedication and mimn high mass, Thursday. September IS, at : a. m. Dr. X W. Jennlnga presiding elder of the Omaha district, will occupy the pulpit of tha Hanscom Park Methodist church, tha occasion being the fourth quarterly meeting. At the close of the sermon the communion of the Lord's 'supper will be observed. In the evening the pastor of the church. Dr. Clyde Clay Clssell, will preach, the subject of the sermon being "The per ishing of a Great Opportunity." This will mark the beginning of the regular Sunday evening service of this church. Monday evening. In ths parlors of the church, the fourth quarterly conference will convene under the presidency of Dr. Jennings.' Re ports of the work of the year In ell the departments of the phurch will be received snd the new board and committees for the ensuing year will be appointed and con firmed. The ' Hanscom Park church Is closing, very prosperous year and the re ports will be received with much Interest. Miss Mai gs ret Boulter has been engaged ss organist for the First Baptist church, and, beginning October 1, will direct the choir, which will be composed of the fol lowing: Mrs, I T. Sunderland, soprano; Miss Alma I Schmidt, contralto; Mr. Lucius C. Haselton, tenor; Mr. G. Will Manchester, bass.' ' It is expected the new church edifice will be dedicated some time In October. The pipe organ Is now being installed. ( . ' , At the Omaha City Mission, lie North Tenth street, a gospel service will be con ducted at 8 p. m. by Charlea F. Robe I, general manager of the International Christian Institute. Miss Frances McGlf fert will sing. This will he the opening service of the fall and winter gospel cam paign. In connection with the work of the mission. The room has recently been papered and painted snd now presents an Inviting appearance. t The women have taken charge of the Sal vation Army local corps and will conduct services of a special character In the army hall, 1701 Davenport street. Adjutant and Mrs. Con II n having gone to Marquette for a two weeks' vacation, ' Mrs. Cousins and Mra Merrlweather will' conduct a series of evangelistic meetings from today to Wednesday, September 14. Services will be conducted both In the above hall and on the tract each evening. Mualo at the First Baptist church, Park avenue and I-eavenworth. MORNING SERVICE. "Like as a Father Pltleih His Children" Hatton Quartet. "Jesus. Lover of My Soul" Tours Solo Mr. George Manchester. EVENING SERVICE. "Savior, One flight in Vales of the Sky" Shelly Quartet.. 'Terry With Me" '. Nlcooll Duet Miss Gamble and. Mr. Hasel ton. Quartet: Mlsa Gamble, Miss Hlgglns, Mr. L. T. H'lelton, Mr. George Manchester. Urn. Flora H. Phllleo, organist. V. H. C. A. Notes. At the regular Sunday afternoon meeting for men at o'clock Mr. Mallley, boys ' secretary, will apeak. J. P. Bailey, state secretary of the Toung Men's Christian asaocUtlou of Kehraska, will return from his vacation during the week. The educational department will open Its fall term Butomber fri, Xu can legliter at the building at any time after Beptain- ber 10. Cietieral becrctary Wade has returned to the city after a few days' vacation with his family, who accompanied him to Omaha. A letter from D. Burr Jones, former boya' eerretarv, states that he Is at present tne acting general secretary of the city asso ciation in Msnlla, P. I., but expeoie soon to take up orroy work In the southern islands. The building Is open from S a. m. to 10 r. m. six days In the week snd from 1 to p. m. on Sunday. Strangers In the city have been ssked to call for any informatlo i thy may desire regarding board, room and employment. 1a Ward Mally took up the duties as boya' secretary September 1. He desires to meet all the boys who are members and other boys who are Interested In the Young Men's Christian association Thursday aft ernoon, September a The boys are plan ning for a croes country tramp Bturdny. September 10. They will leave the building at :15. Each boy has been requested to take a lunch and 10 cents for car fare. Mlaeellaaeoas Anaoiscemeiti. St. Mary's Avenue Congregational No preaching service nor Sunday school. Knox Presbyterian. Dr. M. DeWItt Long, pastor Services morning snd evening; communion In the morning. First' Presbyterian, Seventeenth and Dodge, Edwin Hart Jenks, D. D., Psstor Morning service at 10:30. The paator will preach. Peoples, Rev. C, W. Savldge. Pastor Morning subject, ''The Years the Locust Hath Eaten r evening, "Going to Hell and Don't Know It.'' Flret Bnptlat, Parke Avenue and Leav enworth, Rev. J. W. Conley, D. D., Paa tor Servlcea at 10:80 ai m. -and 7:30 p. m. Morning sermon. "A Great Help and a Great Lack;" evening, "What Have I Dons?" Sunday school at noon. Young people's meeting at 6:80 p. m. AU regular services resumed. Plymouth Congregational, Rev. A. J. Folsom, Pastor Communion service at 10:30 a. m.; Bible school at noon; evening service at 8 o'clock. hvtori.il Pnv. Newman Hall 1 Burdlck, D. D., Pastor Will preach morn ing ana evening. Mrs. v-onani win assume charge of the choir. St. -Mark's English Lutheran. Twenty first and Buraette, Kev. L. Groh, Pastor Holy communion In morning. Evening sub ject: "Rest againat Restless." Rev. Mr. Brinsted will speak at ths Cas tellar Street Presbyterian Sunday morning at 10:30. The Junior Endeavor society will resume Its work next Sunday at S p. m. First Church of Christ (Scientist), Twenty-fifth and Karnam Hunday school at 1:45 a.m. Morning service at 11. Leson topic, "Substance. ' Wednesday evening service at 8. First United Evangelical, Twenty-fourth and Franklin Rev. l. M. Metxger, A. M., of Dallas college, Oregon, will occupy the f ulplt In the morning at 11 o'clock and In he evening at 8. Park vale Congregational, Thirty-first and Gold Sunday school at a p. rr..; Christian Endeavor at 7 and evening service at 8 p. m., at which the pastor. Rev. H. L. Ml!ls, will preach. First Congregational, Nineteenth and Davenport, Kev. Hubert C. Herring, D. D., Pastor Services at 10:30 a. m. and 7:d0 p. m. ; Sunday school at 12; Christian En deavor at 6:80 p. m. Hirst Memorial Methodist Episcopal, Thirty-fourth and Lartmore, William Esplln, PastorPreaching nt 11 a. m. and 8 p. m.; Sunday school at 12; prayer meet ing Wednesday evening. Walnut Hlil Methodist Episcopal, G. H Main. Pastor The morning service, at 10:45 will be of the nature of an old people's service, with sermon by Rev. J. Rial. Evening service at 8 o'clock'. . Central United Presbyterian, Twenty, fourth and Dodge, Rev. John M, Hows, Pastor Services conducted by the pastor at 10:30 a. m. and 8 p. m. Sabbath school at noon. Young people's meeting at 7 p. m. Cherry Hill Congregational, Forty-second and Saratoga. Rev. H. L. Mills, Pastor Morning service at 11, et which the pastor will breach. Sunday school at 12:10 p. m. The Men's club will resume Its Sunday evening meetings at 7:30. - Trinity Cathedral, Capitol Avenue and Eighteenth, Rev. Ueorga A. Beecher, Pastor in Charge Holy communion at 8 a. m.; holy communion and sermon at 11 a. m.; evening prayer and sermon at t; full choir at evening servic. Calvary Baptist, Twenty-fifth and Ham ilton, Thomas Anderson, Pastor Service at 10:80 a. m. Bible school at noon. Even ing service at 7:45. The chorus choir, un der the leadership of Mrs, G. W. Noble, will be In Its place and begin Its fall season's work. First Christian Holds Its meetings in the Royal Achates hall. Seventeenth and Doug las. Preaching by the pastor. Rev. S. JJ. Dutcher, at lu:30 a. m. and 8 p. m. Bible school at noon. Christian Endeavor at 6:46 p. m. Sermon subjects: "Fullness of Power" and "Danger of Parleying with the Devil." McCabe Methodist Episcopal, Farnam and Fortieth, Rev. T. 8. Watson, Pastor Sun day school at 10 a. m. Sermon by the pas tor at 11 a. m. Subject, "Jacob and Israel." Love feast at 7 p. m. At 8 p. m. Rev. James A. Priest of Blair, Neb., will preach and admlrister the sacrament of the Lord's Supper. Hanscom Park Methodist, Woolworth Avenue and South Twenty-ninth. Clyde Clay Clssell, Pastor Services at 10:80 and 8. Morning sermon and communion by Dr. J. W. Jennings. Evening sermon and com munion by tne pastor. Subject: The Per ishing of a Great Opportunity." Epworth league at 7 o'clock. Grace Lutheran, South Twenty-sixth and Porpleton Rev. M. L. Mellck. pastor. At 10:45 a. m., "Ntw Courage tor New Work"! at 8 p. m., "When the Wicked Are Cut off Theu Shalt Bee It." Sunday school at 13 m. Luther league at 7 p. m.; topic, "Sanc tlflcat'.oit." With the first Sunday In Sep tember evening servlcea are. reaumed. Prayer meeting on Wednesday bight. First Methodist Episcopal, Twentieth and Davenport, E. Comble Smith, D. D., Pastor The pastor will preach in the morning at 10:30, topic "Gain and Loss," and in the evening at 8 o'clock on "A Startling Ab sence. " Mr. Ben Stanley and his chorus choir will reassemble for work after the summer recess and will render the usual number of select anthems and solos. Mr. Stanley will preside at the organ. first United Presbyterian, Twenty-first and Emmet Preaching oy the pastor. Rev. D. R. Turnbull, at 10: JO a. m. and 8 p. m.j subject, morning sermon, "One of God's promises to Our Church;" subject In the evening, "True Greatness;" Sabbath school at noon; Young People's meeting at 7 p. m. Imrrouiuel baptist, Twenty-iourth and Blnney, Rev. A. W. Clark, Pastor Morn ing service, 10:30: Bible school, 12 m; B. X. P, U., 7 p. m. No evening service. Kountze Memorial Lutiieran, John Ever ett Hummon, Pastor Services In Crelghton hall Sunday, both morning and evening, at 11 and 8. Subject of sermon at the morning service: "Christian Faithfulness." Subject for evening: "One Thing I Know." The large chorus choir will return to ths serv ices next Bunaay and Imil in tne singing. All members and friends of- the churcn have been Invited and urged to be present at the services on Sunday morning and hand to the officers their names and ad dresses, a list of which Is to be placed in the oorner stone of the new church, now In process of construction. WEAVER MAKESJAD AUTOIST Assistant County Attorney Loses Lever as Well as His Head on Maiden Trip. Assistant County Attorney Frank L. Weaver Is telling his friends about, an exciting experience he had during his va cation Just spent with his father, who has an automobile store st Cedar Rapids. Mr. Weaver makes no claims of being an exr perienced chauffeur, so whtn sn old man got In his path on the streets of Cedar Rapids he not only lost his hesd, but lost the levers of the mschine, at least the levers seemed to have disappeared for a few seconds. The hero In. the case was H. A. Reid, 80 years of age. He got In front of the moving mschine and plucklly took hold of ths dash board and avsrtsd an accident. Mr. Weaver says a large crowd gathered around ths scene as soon s he could stop ths suto and it waa with some difficulty that he placated the by standers. If you have something to trade, advertise It In the "This for That" column of Ths Bee Want Ad page. Marriage Licenses. The following marriage licenses were Is sued up to noon September 8: Name and Residence. Age. Joaeuh Strange. Sioux City U Annie Duwe, bluux City 86 Rudolph Haclng, South Omaha 11 Mary Novak, South Omaha , 10 John A. Hurst. Omaha 45 Laura A. Harmon, Omaha 46 Emll Cohen, Chicago , M j .lb Die pernatein, umana 21 Jacob Slobudenaky. Omaha 40 Freda Barman, Davenport, la ,,, 82 Arthur W. Orobe. Omaha So Mary B. Miller. Omaha jj JoKtph Strange, Sioux City 13 Amite Dow Sioux City U UL wedding rings. EOholin, Jeweler. SUES THE WROSC COMMAS 8oldier Tiles Habeas Corpus Suit for Re lease from Fort Crook. NAMES MAN UNKNOWN TO ARMY CIRCLE. Claims He Is Falsely Imprisoned and Case Rstses Fine Point la Mill, tary Lave Writ Fired Be fore Meager. Judge Munger yesterday granted a writ of habeas corpus for release from cus tody of Rlchsrd Townsend. a former sol dier held In custody today tinder charge of desertion by the I'nlted States army au thorities at Fort Crook. The application for the writ was made Friday evening snd Is directed ognlnet the commanding offi cer at Fort Crook. J. J. MfCarthy. In hlr petition. Townsond alleges that hs Is now In confinement at Fort Crook, under charge of desertion; that he was arrested at St. Louis March 8, and June U was tried for desertion st Fort Crook and sentenced to forfeit sll pay and allowances and to be confined at Fort Crook guard house for the period of two years. He states further that h "left" the army In June, 1R9, anl remained out of It two years after tho legal expiration of his term of enlistment, which would have been May 7, 1901. Con sequently he claims he should be released, according to the one hundred and third sec tion of the articles of war, which provides that no perjon shall be tried or punished for desertion by court-martial In time of peace when such act of desertion shall not have been committed In the face of an enemy, and for two years before his sr ralgnment for such an offense. - The case Involves a delicate point In mili tary law, and from the additional faet that tha writ of habeas corpus is Issued to "J. J. McCsrthy, " ss commander of Fort Crook, commanding the release of Town send, when there Is no such person us J. J. McCarthy commander of that poet, nor Is any such officer named In the united States army. The present commander' of Fort Crook la Colonel John J. O'Connell of ths Thirtieth United States Infantry. The writ Is made returnable Septem ber 10. J. WILBUR CHAPMAN COMES Evangelist Billed for Omaha This Fall to Conduct Series of . Meetings. Dr. Newman Hall Burdlck of the Second Presbyterian church and Dr. T. V. Moore of the Westminster Presbyterian have re turned to Omaha from the Winona Lake Bible conference. The former was ap pointed to attend ths meetings of the Presbyterian presbyteries at Fort Dodge and Des Moines, while Dr. Moore was commissioned to visit the Synod of South Dakota. These meet this fall and the Omaha .ministers are to visit them In the interest of . the general committee on evangelistic work. Dr. Burdlck brings the Information that Omaha Is to 1 have a revival season this fall. Dr. J. Wilbur Chapman, whose fame aa an evangelist Is widespread, Is coming here to take charge of the movement, and he will be accompanied by at least six of his beat singers. A meeting of local clergymen has been called for Monday night at the rooms of the Toung Men's Christian association, where the 'necessary arrangements for the assemblies and ths selection of the place of meeting wiJJbe decided upon. - .. . PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS J. W. Battln has returned from, a bus, nesa trip out in the state. B. F. Seeberger and Fred R. Ginn of North Platte are at ths Henshaw. F. J. McManus of O'Neill, B. J. Hoff. aker of Cody. W. M. Meek. W. 8. String and C. A. Simpson of Denver, are at the Paxton. A. M.'Larsen, C. A. Larsen of Oakland, F. N. Half of Hastings, Ira P. Griswold of Lexington, and J. E. L. Carey of Bancroft, are at the Murray. J. I. Todd of Pocatello. J. E. Carter of Los Angeles, A. J. Cunningham of Casper, Charles Reed of Denver, and Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Sterling of Fairfax, 8. D are at the Her Grand. S. L. Brown of Hartlngton, C. L. Juell and family, Mrs. E H. Gerhart of Newman Grove, H. F. Kloke of West Point, if. B. DeForest, 3. C. Spong of Lincoln, A. 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