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THE OMAIIA SUNDAY BEE: DECEMBER 29, 1907.
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TOM WORRALL FOUND MAD
Fromincnt Grain Man and Democrat
Swallows Acid.
LETTER TO HIS WIFE AND SON
Laraelr lnttromratil la Exposing
lethods ml Grain Trnrt la Ne
braska - Published Book
oa Methods.
(From Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Dw. 2. (Special Telegrams
Thomas Worrall, one of the best known
(train men and democrats of Nebraska, was
found dead at 1 p. m. In his office here
tnday. An empty bottle that had contained
carbolic acid was found by his side. A
letter was found on his desk directed to his
wife and another directed to his son.
Bo far as has been known, Mr. Worrall
was not In any difficulty, financial or
otherwise, serious enough to warrant his
action.
In A letter to State Chairman T. S.
Allen of the democratic committee, Wor
rall declared that the pain in his hea
had become Insufferable. Letters to his
son and Mrs. Woyall conveyed the same
Information. For several months he has
been In 111 health. Friends did not con
sider his ailment serious.
Two years ago Worrall left the agitation
against the alleged Grain trust which re
sulted In the suits started by Senator Nor
ris Brown, who was then attorney gen
eral. At ens time Worrall was deputy
postmaster of Lincoln. He took an active
Interest In democratic politics and was 46
years of age.
Tleslde the dead man were a number of
letters, one of which was addressed to T.
H. Allen, In which Allen was requested to
take charge of the Worrall estate and look
after It for the benefit of the heirs. Another,
addressed to Mrs. Worrall, said Tom Allen
would look after the business of winding
up the estate. In another letter he ex
plained that for some time he had been
suffering with such pains in his head that
he could no longer bear it and concluded to
end It all. He also feared a return attack
of rheumatism. For some months Mr, War
rail had not been In good health.
It Is supposed the poison was taken some
time during the night, as Worrall had not
been seen by any of his friends or family
since late yesterday afternoon. He was
found shortly after noon today,
Mr. Worrall came to Omaha from Lin
coln about the time of the establishment
of the Omaha Grain exchange and set up
offices in the Board of Trade building. He
engaged In the grain business with Charles
T. Peavey, under the firm name of the
Worrall Grain company. His methods of
business did not coincide with the require
ments of the Grain exchange and the
Worrall Grain company was In a way
hacklisted by the "regulars, as It was
charged with being; the special champ'on
of the "shovel houses." The result was
that May 28, 1905, the Worrall company
through Its attorneys, Jefferls & Howell
of Omaha, brought suit In the district
court of Washington county against twenty-nine
defendants, alleged to be the Ne
braska Grain trust, for $128,000 damages,
The case was finally transferred to the
United States district court, but before
coming to trial the case was compromised.
How well Worrall succeeded was re
flected In the dissolution of the Nebraska
Grain pealers' association, which he
scribed as a direct and Immediate result
of his, fight. In connection with his cam
paign he published a book, exploiting his
attack on the alleged Grain trust and its
methods. When he had cleaned up affairs
In Omaha Mr? Worrall went to South Da
kota, where he said he was engaged In the
land business.
It was understood, both from him and his
friends, that Worrall came out of his fight
Hungry As a Bear
and Can't Eat
If, When Meal Time Comes, Vou Suffer
From a Ycs-Not Kind of Hunger
Your're a Dyspeptic.
Row to Cure All Stomach Trouble!
A good many people get mad when you
tell them they've got dyspepsia, but way
down deep In their stomachs they know
they've got It.
"I'd love to eat it. but I can't." Is on
kind of dyspepsia,.
"I hate to think of It," Is another kind.
There are thousands of people today who
hate their meals, and love them at the
name time. . They haven't that ftne omp-ty-liungry
eat-everythlng-ln-sight kind
of feeling which goes with every good
strong, healthy stomach. That's because
they have dyspepsia. And then there
are others whose mouths don't water at
meal time or at any other time. They
sit at the table and go through the mo
lions only because It's time to eat. These
fceople. too, are dyspeptics.
t'very possible kind of stomach trouble
isn be cured by taking something which
will Just take right hold of all the food
in your stomach and digest 'It alone with,
out the help of the stomach, and let the
stomach take a rest.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets do this very
tiling. They are composed of the best
digestive known to science, and are abso
lutely safe. One Ingredient alone or one
of these tablets will digest J.000 grains
of food. These tablets do exactly the
work that a good strong, healthy stomach
doc. s
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets cure all
canes of dyspepsia. Indigestion, burning
or Irritation, loss of appetite, bloat braah,
belching, aversion to food, fermentation
and gas on the stomach.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets will make
you feel "good" before and after each
meal, and make your stomach strong and
healthy again. They will make you happy.
Send your .name and address today
and we will at tnce send you by mall a
ample package, free. Address F. A.
Etuart Co., ISO Stuart Blg., Marshall,
MUh.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are sold at
evtry drug store for 6c a box. -
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with the elevator men "much to the good."
The settlement, It was generally under
stood, was In the form of a satisfactory
compromise. Prior to hla fight on the
line elevators and prior to bis coming to
Omaha Worrall had for years been In the
employ of the line elevators and was well
known around legislatures. He first went
Into the grain business at Agnew, Lancas
ter county. In lMtd as an Independent dealer.
but later went Into the so-called Grain
trust, withdrew from It and again entered
the business as an Independent.
A. W. Jefferls, In speaking of Mr. Worrall,
said:
"He was a' man of mny excellent quali
ties. He was prolific of schemes and a
hard fighter for what he believed to be his
rights. In our legal relations with him we
came to know him well and always enter
tained the highest respect for him. He
leaves besides his wife three sons, one of
whom, I believe, Is a graduate of the Ne
braska university."
LIGHT FIGHT AT CENTRAL CITY
Election Tuesday to Determine on
Bestowal of Franchise.
CKNTRAL CITV, Neb.. Dec. 28-(Spe-cial.)
The question of street lighting, which
has been dlt.turblng the minds of the peo
ple of Central City for the last six months
will be finally settled next Tuesday, when
the ordinance granting an electric lighting
franchise to L. 8. Jenkins and J. D. For
rest will be submitted to the voters of the
town for their rejection or approval.
At first those opposed to the electric
light franchise contended that they were
not In favor of the gas company, but that
they desired a lighting plant to be owned
and operated by the city. When It was
discovered, however, that under the law
the city upon Its present valuation could
not he bonded for a sufficient amount to
put in a first-class electrto lighting plant
those who .were the prime movers In hav
ing the matter submitted to a vote, dropped
their contention for a municipally owned
plant and have come out squarely In favor
of the city returning to the gas com
pany upon the old basis.
The former management of the gas com
pany has found little favor In Central
City during the last year or two, and so
on the eve of election there has been
transfer In the ownership of the gas com
pany which. It Is expected, will materially
Increase the gas company's chance of win
ning out at the polls next Tuesday. C. F,
Iddlngs has sold his Interest in the com
pany to Messrs. B. Cohe and Tanney of
North riatte. In order to show the people
how good the gas lights really are the gas
company has fitted the street lights out
with new burners and has been running
the lights at their own expense for the last
week and It Is presumed will continue to
do so until after election. The electric
light company has also followed suit In
displaying the quality of Its light by ship
ping a dynamo here, running It by a trac
tion engine and connecting It up with a
few glow lights placed about the streets.
The glow lights will be used In the resi
dence portion of the city, the lights for
the business section to be furnished by
four big arcs, to be placed over the center
of the street at the four principal corners
EDITOR MILES TAKES IT BACK
Attack on Judge Barnes la Retracted
and Libel Charge Dropped.
NORFOLK. Neb., Dec. 28. (Special Tele
gram.) A special to the News says: Editor
Miles of the O'Neill Independent In today's
Issue apologizes to Supreme Judge Barnes
and. retracts his article of last summer at
tacking Barnes. The editor says he found
on Investigation his charges were false
Judge Barnes consented. In view of the re
traction, to dismiss prosecution for crim
inal libel.
Cook Chara-ed with Stealing Ring.
DAVID CITY, Neb., Dec. 28-(Speclal.)-Mrs.
Heath, who has been working In the
Perkins hotel, was arrested Friday by Chief
Latimer, charged with stealing a diamond
ring belonging to Mr. May, proprietor of
the hotel. She was given a hearing before
Justice of the Peace Thompson and bound
over to the district court under bonds of
$000. Mrs. Heath came to David City two
weeks ago, and has been second cook in the
hotel. She has a daughter with her about
10 years old, and the child says she took
the ring and gave It to her mother. Mrs.
May valued the ring at $200. -
Sheriffs Meet at Hastings.
HASTINGS, Neb., Dec. .-(Special Tele
gramsThe Nebraska Association of
Sheriffs met In state convention last night.
The gathering was more of a social nature
than for business. All visitors were enter
tained at a banquet by Sheriff McCleery
of Adams county. The following officers
were eleoted: President, James Dunkel,
Grand Island; vice president, J. C. Mc
Cleery, Hastings; secretary and treasurer,
George Page, Geneva. The next conven
tion will be held in Lincoln.
Wymore Gambling Cases Dismissed.
WYMORE,, Neb., Dec. 2S. (Special
Telegram.) After a trial lasting two
days before Judge Crawford, the cases
against George Shoff, George Hansen, C.
II. Smith and Joe Wlebrlde, charged with
gambling, were dismissed.
PASS UP THE HERO MEDALS
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Two Ironworker Lose Their Hands
to Save Comrades from
Death.
To save the lives of three fellow work
men In New York City, two Ironworkers
on the Blackwell's Island bridge suffered
each the loss of a hand yesterday. A
heavy steel plate was slipping out of posi
tion and would have fallen on three men
on a platform fifteen feet below had not
Its progress been checked by grinding
through the wrists of the two men who had
been assigned to the work of setting the
plate.
It was high in the air on the Ravenswood
tower of the new bridge that the accident
happened. The men charged with fitting
the heavy plate Into position were John J.
McGlynn of No. 1300 Van .Alst avenue,
Ixng Island City, and O. Jude of No. 152
East Sixteenth street, Manhattan. Above
and around them were a score of Iron
workers clinging to the lofty structure.
The plate on which McGlynn and Jude
were working was almost In placo when
something gave way and It began to slide
on the supporting beams. Realising that
Its fall means death to the men below, both
men thrust a hand Into a crevice below the
sliding plate to check Its progress, at the
same time shouting a warning to those be
low. The sharp edge of the plate caught
McGlynn' left wrist and Jude's right wrist,
crushing them, but the barrier of flesh and
bone served to prevent further sliding of
the plate.
While men hurriedly rigged a tackle to
haul the plate back Into position McGlynn
and Jude were held to their p.lt!ons by
their crushed wrists. Ropea were tied about
them to prevent their falling when the
plate waa removed, but neither of them
fainted. They were lowered to the ground
and attended by Dr. Hurley, who arrived
with an ' ambulance from St. Johu's
hospital.
Jude's hand waa almost completely sev
ered Ind Dr. Hurley removed It before tak
ing him to the hospital. McGlynn's wrist
was not cut through, but amputation was
necessary. New York Herald.
the t.latl Hand
removes liver Inaction, and owel stoppage
with Dr. King s New Llfo Plils, the pain
less regulators, 25c.
REFUND OF TAXES DEMANDED
Union Pacific Wanti Money Paid
Under Protest Returned.
TWENTY-TWO THOUSAND PAID OUT
Annaal Meeting of State Agrlealtnral
Society Will Be Held la Lincoln
Jannarr 21 Raise for
Normal Teachers.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
T.lMrril.v v.l rw. W (Snerlnl Ter-
(rram.)-'-Tho Union Pacific railroad through
Its tax commissioner, A. W. Scrlbner. has
demanded of the state treasurer $22,045.07,
money paid in as state taxes to the va
rious counties under protest. Treasurer
Brian has acknowledged' receipt of the de
mand but in reply to It said he did not
know that the money sent to him by the
county treasurers had been paid to them
by ,the railroads, as the money from the
treasurers Is not Identified.
As a resson for the protest, among others.
the railroad enumerates that the State
Board of Assessment refused to equalise
the value of land; that It over-valued the
railroad ' property; that other property Is
undervalued in comparison. The same kind
of a protest has been made to the Various
county treasurers through which the road
runs. In each Instance, however, the taxes
have been paid In full. '
Following is the amount of state taxes
paid under protest In each county in
which the railroad has property:
Boone $ 417.7J Howard $ 740.09
Buffalo 1,781. SO Keith yr 1,6.
Butler 461. W Kimball . . J. . 1.1H7.77
Cheyenne .... l.iWO.M Lancaster .... 63i.55
Colfax ......... 5M.06 Lincoln ...... 1.W8. 40
Custer 215.41 Madison ..... Z3.45
Dawson I.(.ft4 Merrick I.eiW.BS
Duel faol Nance 48.37
Dodire K12.38 Platte 1.1S.09
DoukIhs 1.11(i.i2 Polk 2W.24
Gage 816.41 Sarpy 413.77
Greeley 1!tl.4i Saunders .... 677.38
Hall 42.0S Sherman W5.fi0
Hamilton .... 40.66 Valley IK8.0O
State Agricultural Society Meeting;.
Secretary Mellor of the State Board of
Agriculture has sent out the following
circular letter:
Notice Is herehv riven that the annual
meeting of the Nebraska State Board of
Agriculture, for the revision of rules, reg
ulations and premium list and the elec
tion of officers and members, will be
held in Convention hall, Llndoll hotel,
Lincoln, Neb., on Tuesday, January 21,
IS, at 4 o'clock p. m.
Presidents of regularly organized live
county agricultural societies which, have
filed their report prior to this meeting,
are ex-offlclo members of the board. If
the president cannot attend, then the so
ciety must elect a delegate and file au
thenticated credentials. No proxies are
admissible.
The following committees have been ap
pointed by President Peter Youngers:
Revision of Premium List, Rules and
Regulations S. C. Bassett, chairman.
Gibbon; O. W. Hervey, Omaha; O. P.
Hcmlershnt, Hebron: L. W. Leonard.
Pawnee City; O. Ii. Mlrkey, Osceola. This
committee to report Friday, January 17,
19n, at 7 o'clock p. m.
Auditing Committee Geo. F. Dickman,
Seward; E. M. Searle, Jr.. Ogalalla; Wm.
Foster, Lincoln. This committee to re
port .Monday, January 20, 1908. at J
o'clock p. m.
Credentials and Returns Jos. Roberts,
Fremont; Dr. 1L Prltchard, Wlsner; J. A.
Ollls. Jr., Ord. This committee to report
Monday, January 20, 1908. at 7 o'clock p. m.
Members whose terms expire January,
190S: Charles Mann, Dawes county; V.
Arnold, Richardson county: S. C. Bassett,
Buffalo county; W. A. Apperson, John
son county; George F. Dickman, Seward
county; W. R. Mellor, Sherman county;
I Morse, Dundy countv; M. B. Atkins.
York county; Peter Youngers, Jr., Fill
more county; O. W. Hervey, Douglas
county; Josxph Roberts. Dodge county;
William Foster, Lancaster county; R. M
Wolcott, Merrick county; E Z. Russell
Washington county.
Members whose terms exple January,
1fln: C. H. Rudge, Lancaster county;
Wllllnm James, Saline county; O. P. Hen
dernhot, Thayer county; O. K. Mickey,
Polk county; Jno. K. McArdle. Douglas
county; W. Leonard, Pawnee county;
II. L. Cook. Howard county; I. W. Haws.
Kearney county; W. V. CHley, Knox
county; Elijah Filley, Jefferson county;
C. M. Iycwelllng, Furnas county; J A
Ollls. Jr.. Valley county; E. M. Searle"
Jr.. Keith county; Dr. H. Prltchard,
Cuming county; Chas. Bessey, Webster
county.
Board Raises Salaries.
At the meeting of the State Normal
board yesterday afternoon th salaries of
Superintendent Thomas of the Kearney
Normal and Superintendent Crabtree of
the Peru Normal were increased from
$2,500 to $3,000 a year, beginning with
April 1, 1908. The salaries of the teach
ers In the normal schools will be In
creased at the same time, according to
the amount of money remaining In the
appropriation. When Superintendent
Crabtree was employed he was paid
$2, BOO a year and his houke, heat and
light furnished him. Since then the
school has taken his house because of
lack of room, and he has been paying
his own heating and lighting expenses
as well as furnishing his own house.
Are Jam.es E. Delsell and Charles
Gregg, members of the State Normal
board, suspicious looking characters?
I'poiv the correct answer to this ques
tion depends the Justification of the
action of a vigilant Lincoln policeman,
who drove the two men from the waiting
room at the Ltndjell hotel, where the light
was low, into the limelight of the lobby.
It was about the hour of midnight, Just
before the owl cars start, when the vigi
lant policeman spied the two members
of the Normal board In the little annex
to the main lobby, a room especially set
apart for. private conferences. It was
long after the hour when the members
of the State Teachers' association had
retired. The policeman beamed on them
for a second only. "Git outen here,"
he said, "git out or I'll run ye In."
Delzell Is red-headed and demurred, but
when the guardian of the pjeace of Lin
coln and the property of its people made
a threatening move he ceased to demur
and, with bowed head, marched out with
Oregg. The men did not report the
action of the policeman to the hotel, but
tried the best they could to keep It quiet.
Delxell was a guest of the hotel, while
Gregg was stopping at another one. It
Is understood they are for Omaha for
the next meeting of the state association.
Oil Inspector Reports.
State Oil Inspector Allen's semi-annual
report for the period ending December 1
shows a total receipt of $13,461; disburse
ments, $12,404, leaving a balance on hand of
$1,000. For salurles $4,398.98 was paid; for
traveling and office expenses, $2,002.66; to
the state treasury," $6,062.38.
Company Mar Reorganise.
Nothing new has happened in the case of
the Nebraska Mercantile Mutual Insurance
company which the Investigation of the
Insurance department showed last night
was In a bad way, If not Inslovent. Nego
tiations aro now pending for the company
to be reorganised and Its policies guaran
teed and all losses paid. This deal, which
Is now pending, will be consummated the
first of the week, providing the negotia
tions go through. Xhe company has $7,.
000.000 of Insurance In force, all of wtilc'h
Is said to be on first-class risks. The lia
bilities now exceed the admitted assets by
nearly $17,000. The liabilities Include $4,000
In claims for losses and $8,000 borrowed
money. The company has changed from
the assossment plan to the stipulated
premium plan, and members are not lia
ble for any farther payment than that
named In the application and policy. Th
reserve fund, which has been depleted,
cannot therefore be restored by an assess
ment. The report of Examiner Wtgclns
shows the expenses of the company have
been W per cent of its lucorae, walla tbe
losses have amounted to more than 45 per
cent. The Insurance department Is work
ing with the officers of the company, and
Is In touch with the negotiations in prog
ress, but Is not yet resdy to give Out a
statement.
Fisher Asks for Papers.
Captain Fisher, against whom disbar
ment proceedings hsve been started by
the attorney general, made application
yesterday to Secretary of State Junkln for
the original papers on file In the office
of the secretary which have a bearing on
his case. Mr. Junkln refused to permit
the papers to be taken from his office as
the law specifically sets out that no pa
pers shall be removed from the office ex
cept by the executive. W. B. Rose, who
Is conducting the case, appealed to Mr.
Junkln to permit Fisher to have the pa
pers. ' Junkln agreed to turn the papers
over to the deputy attorney general If he
would receipt for them, but this Rose
would not do. . 1
GoTernor Cannot Attend.
Governor Sheldon has received a letter
from Governor Cummins of Iowa Inviting
him to attend the meeting of the Missouri
River Navigation congress, which meets
In fcloux City January 23 and 23. Tills In
vitation Is In addition to the Invitation
sent out by the committee. Governor
Sheldon Intended to attend the meeting.
but as the farmers' meetings will be on
here at that time he will remain in Lin
coin and attend these meetings.
Reqnl.ldon for Holt Coanty Man.
Governor 8heldon has lnH . ...1
sltlon for Ira Wllley, who Is under arrest
in South Dakota and is wanted in tru
county. Wllley Is charged with having
'" siaiuiory offense. The gov-
ernor honored requisitions Issued h n.
ernor Deenen for the return to Illinois of
Alta Artiste and Kate Jones. each
charged with larceny and under arrest at
Omaha. Since he has been In office Gov
ernor Sheldon has honored thlrtv-elght
requisitions Issued by other governors and
he has Issued thlrty-flve for the return of
Nebraska fugitives. During his last year
in office Governor Mickey Issued forty
three requisitions and honored twenty
nine Issued by other governors.
Nebraska News Notes.
onAw'IPh.IJT7ReV; Mr' EBton from Or-
A T,JL paator of tl,e Baptist church.
tnLMB n-L-Elffhte'n People purchased
excursion!"6 valley" atP theTast
th?sEo.mtv&"-,.eUmonla, 18 Prevalent In
of the disuse.""'1 "eVeral per8on8 re 111
DAVID CITY-Cashler C O Croih
roaM9r.hPn..,!,I!Pl.hlS "ne r"ld
DAVID CITY-Pcter DeTreat will move
re0ame.8rebofn.DaV,d "nd
GraCftoln- Oenettf Wh '8 m0ing frm
nawlVhe0."-6 Ptmoulh Jour-
Fhe fw r ih "Ued Rfl Bml-weekly after
me nrst of the new year.
GENEVA R.ev. Edwin Booth of Beat
rice and family are visiting Mrs. Booth's
parents. Mr. and Mrs. W. II. Stewart.
fBPI. HILL Mrs. O. Rose died Friday
fh r hom?J 1'v'n m,le9 Boutl ot here, at
the age of t.4. Funeral will be held Sunday
T?.iytpJ''cy)al church. gone to
church Ke. Y" tD take char a
thLiffl. HIi'I'-Hogatt & Foe have rented
the offlce room at the rear of the First
National bank and will locate there with
their real estate offlce.
MBA7l,L9EA- h Thornberg. an old res
ident of this county, was called to Muncle.
?hdrf V,?",ter,da.v' 5y.ua te,'rm announcing
the death of his father.
BEATRICE-W. F. Custer, foreman of
Swift and Company's plant at this point,
is suffering from blood poisoning, caused
by scratching his hand on a piece of tin.
GENEVA Mr. and Mrs. II. E. Brad
ford f Aurora are visiting the tatter's
parents. Mr. and Mrs. M. V. King Mr
Bradford Is superintendent of the Aurora
schools.
GENEVA Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mohr
man are spending the holidays with Mr
Mnhrmans parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. J?
Mohrman. They are living at Atklnsoni
v nei e air. Mohrman Is principal of the
schools.
DAVID CITY-L. J. Coufal. the newlv
elected county treasurer, Is seriously 111 at
his home near Bruno, Neb. His sickness
has prevented hlrn from moving to the
county seat.
M'COOL JUNCTION-On January 1 the
Woodmen of America will dedicate their
new brick hall and business block and a
tine program will be arranged for enter
tainment of Woodmen and visitors.
BEATRICE Several freight cars Jumped
the track on the Union Pacific near Blue
Springs Friday morning, blocking traffic for
a few hours. The roadbed was damaged
considerably, but no one was injured.
BEATRICE Anton Friday, living near
Dlller, reports that his corn yleldd sixty
bushels to the acre this season. He says
the cut worms damaged the grain some or
he would have had a much better ylold.
YORK At the home of Mr. and Mrs
John H. Anderson. 635 East Sixth street,
occurred the marriage of their daughter.
Josle C. Anderson, to Mr. Warren W. Hull
a well known and popular young man of
York county.
BLUE HILL Barcus & Burge, who have
been In the horse business, have dissolved
partnership, Art Barcus buying his part
ner's Interest. Mr. Barcus will continue the
business. Mr. Burge expects to move on
his farm next spring.
BEATRICE Word has been received
here announcing the death of Mrs. James
V. Noonan, a former resident of this city,
which occurred at her home at Kallspel,
Mont. She was 62 years of age, and leaves
a widower and two children.
BEATRICE The Farmers' elevator at
Plckrell has been running night and day
for the last week in order to handle the
grain brought to market. During the last
few days fourteen car loads of grain have
been shipped from that point.
YORK The funeral of Mrs Elvira
Schrandt was held Saturday from the resi
dence of her son, C. A. 8chrandt. Mrs.
Schrandt has been making her home at
York with her son. Those who enjoyed her
acquaintance greatly regret her death.
YORK Just at the time the financial
stringency came on the city council was
advertising for bids for paving bonds
They were unable to receive any satisfac
tory bids at that time, but are now receiv
ing bids that in all probability will be ac
ceptable. YORK-One of the largest contractors
predicts building operations In York would
be greater In 1908 than. In 1907, which was
a record breaker. In addition to the large
number of residences that will be built,
the Elks will build one of the largest Elk
buildings In the west.
BEATRICE The Beatrice Symphony or
chestra, under the direction of Will 8
Fulton, assisted by Henry Eames, a pianist
from Lincoln, gave a concert at the Pres
byterian church last evening which proved
to be the musleul event of the season.
There was a large attendance,
YORK Mr. and Mrs. G. Alverson cele
brated their golden wedding anniversary
at their home on Blackburn avenue on
Christmas eve. There was a large gather
ing of friends and relatives. Mr. Alverson
wore the coat of broadcloth whjch he wore
on hla wedding day fifty years ago.
DAVID CITY-Joseph C. Hlnshka. who
goes out of the county superintendent's
offlce January 1, after serving Butler county
for the last, six years, was presented
Christmas morning with a fine gold watch
and fob by the teachers of Butler county
as a token of their appreciation of his
labors with them during his term of office.
PLATTSMOUTII Mrs. Cora Gunn arrived
this morning from Kloina, Wash., with the
body of hir grandmother, Mrs. H. O.
Smith, who died there one week ago today.
The body was taken to the home of her
daughter. Mrs. 1. H. Dunn, where the
funeral services will be held Sunday after
noon. The sermon will be by Dr. A. A
Randall.
BEATRICE The Grand Army post and
the Woman's Relief corps held Christmas
exercises at post hall last evening. Every
person present, about l&O. waa rt.membe.red
and received some gift. Colonel V. 8.
Tllton gave an address appropriate to the
occasion. The post and corps will hold
Joint installation of officers on the evening
of January 3. 1908.
BEATRICE The directors of the State
Savings and Loan association held their
annual meeting here yesterday. A dividend
of 8 per cent for the last six months waa
declared upon paid up slock, and 4 per
cent upon monthly Installment stock. Judge
Pemberton resigned aa attorney and A. H.
KUd was elected to till the vacancy. Dur
ing the last year about $ AO, 000 la cash baa
been handled by the association, and the
loans during IS07 were $l20,Ceu.
I LATTSMOUTH Dr. A. P. Rsrnes.
Plattsmouth, president, and Dr. R. H. Kurd,
wreiary iseiaon, have Issued a program
announcing the second annual meeting of
the Nebraska Veterinary association to be
neia in uramt island January 7 and . Dr.
Barnes of this city and a number of other
''horse doctors," who did not become mem
bers of the old state society met and
organized a state association of their own
and elected officers. Ignoring the old asso
ciation. The constitutionality of the veter
inary law Is to be tested in the district
court in this city before Judge H. D. Travis
January 10. Much Interest is being msnl
fested as to the result of this trial, not
only by the veterinarians, but also by all
other professional societies In this state.
PLATTSMOI'TH The Inmates of the
Nebraska Masonic home In this city were
treated to a most excellent dinner on
Christmas day. The dining room Is large,
light and airy and Was decorated with
evergreens and holly and contained four
large tables and ten persons were seated
at each, which were laden with turkey
and other choice viands. Among the donors
were Mrs. Frank Haller, Omaha, $40 and
$' worth of candy; Mr. Dudley, New York,
$15; A. W. White, a box of lemons; John
Bauer, a box of oranges: Manle Leaf
chapter, $10 for the ladles; Vesta chapter, a
box of candy; McMaken, Ixjrenz and Gerlng,
each a turkey, and W. J. White a ton of
coal. Among the out-of-town Invited guests
were Jr. ana Mrs. KranK K. White, Mr.
and Mrs. B. A. Redman and Mrs. H.
Hender, all of Omaha.
Fearfal Slaaghter
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BEATING THE INTERSTATE LAW
How the Standard Oil Compear Geta
Vain Received Oat (
Lawyers.
To the January American Magazine Ida
M. Tarbell contributes a remarkable ar
tide on "Roosevelt vs. Rockefeller." In
It she shows how the Standard Oil com,
pany is today evading the law In a cu
rlous and most interesting way. The
story Is one of the best Standard Oil
stories ever told. Here It is:
"The law making the pipe line a com
mon carrier was designed to open oil
transportation to the public from the In
dian Territory to the Atlantic seaboard,
Now this trunk line waa made up like
the railroads running between these
points; of various corporations. This be
ing the case, It was difficult to see how
they could evade the federal regulations
declaring Interstate pipes common car
riers. "It was left to a learned counsel of the
Standard Oil company, Mr. John O. Mil
burn, to find a way. Mr. MUburn ad
vised the Standard Oil company to re
adjust the ownership of Its lines, so that
each company would own no pipage out
side of the state In which it was incorpo
rated; that Is, each pipe line stopped at
the state line. '
"In the summer of 1906, when It became
certain that the pipe line section of the
Hepburn bill would pass, Mr. Mllburn ad
vised his clients that henceforth they
should pump no more oil across state
lines. But how were tbey to get around
It? Easily. Erect on the Pennsylvania
border at the point where the oil had
been pumped Into New Jersey . receiving
tanks. On the other side of the line erect
a pumping station. The oil goes Into a
tank In Pennsylvania owned by one com
pany, It la pumped out In New Jersey by
a pump owned by another company. . It
Is not pumped over the line! . Now you
see It and now you don't!
"These outllts for putting oil In on one
side of a state line and taking It out on
the other sre actually lp operation today
at Fawn Grove, between Pennsylvania
and Maryland; Centerbridge, between
Pennsylvania and New Jersey. and
Unlonville, between New York and New
Jersey! Imagine the railroads reorgan
izing ownership so that the lines of each
company stopped at the state border!
Imagine all freight and passengers un
loaded at the New Jersey line, New Jer
sey claiming that In her territory rail
roads were private property and could be
operated to suit the owner, and the New
Jersey railroads refusing to carry freight
which they did not own! This Is a truth
ful Illustration of the little arrangement
the learned counsel of the Standard Oil
company has worked out to evade the
federal law governing pipe lines. And
they, tell us when Mr. Roosevelt objects
to their methods that lie Is attacking the
nation's Industrial and mercantile life.
It really looks ;aa If the shoe were on
the other foot."
SOME BIG BEARS IN ALASKA
as amMB
nrglon of the Far Northwest the
Greatest Place for Haaters
of nil Game.
"There Is good bear hunting on the Alas
kan peninsula I got seven grinles one
afternoon, all of them within a quarter
of a mile and not over half an hour's
time. Tho smallest of them was a 8-year-old,
and I should say they averaged 2,000
pounds. It took thirteen cartridges to bring
the seven down."
Grant G. Chase, hunter and prospector,
who for eleven years has spent most of his
time In the Alaskan wilds, crossed his
knees In reminiscent fashion at the Bher
man house this morning and told a few
bear stories on the eve of returning to his
favorite haunts.
To one whose gunning lore Is limited to
such comparatively tame exploits as those
of President Roosevelt In hla strenuous
days on the trail, these accounts of big
game In the far north are likely to awaken
wonder, but seven bruins all at once Is
nothing to excite Incredulity, according to
Mr. Chase. It's a poor day's tramp that,
does not yield four or five big fellows.
Then, for corroboration, there is the tes
timony of Mrs. Chase, who for several
years has shared her husband's life, and
who has kept a diary wherein Is faithfully
recorded the number of bear, caribou, sea
otter, and other fur bearers brought down
dally, and careful measurements of the big
gest skins. f
"I suppose I have killed 600 or 800 bears
altogether," continued Mr. Chase. "Of
course a good deal of my time has been
given to some copper properties I am in
terested In, or the number might have been
much larger. At one time and another I
have hunted bear pretty much all through
the Rockies, but there Isn't another place
to equal the Alaskan penlsula.
"Big? Well I'll tell you. Those bears up
there are the largest in the world. A full
grown male weighs from 2,000 to 2,600
pounds. The skin of the largest fellow I
ever killed measured thirteen feet four
Inches long and thirteen feet three Inches
spread from toe-nail to toe-nail. I can lift
as much as the average man, but I'm tell
ing It, straight when I say that with Mrs.
Chase to help me, I couldn't turn that fel
low over on his back to skin him.
"Twenty feet Is the nearest a bear, bent
on mischief, ever got to me. An old female,
and whose cub I had brought down, came
for me one day and she waa mad. Bhe
was sixty or seventy yards distant and
In a bunch of alder when I took my first
shot at her. She got up and came out Into
the clearing and then she saw me and
came for me In earnest. I worked my gun
pretty rapidly and the shots took effect.
She was about six paces away when she
dropped." Chicago Post.
If you have anything to exchange, ad.
tsrtlse It In the Barter and Exchange col
emn of The Be Want Ad pa
ART BRieft-BRZie
Now being closed out regardless of cost. Choice pieces
that must be sold before inventory, Jan. 1st. Beautiful Art
Objects in bronfce, brass, glass, marble and pottery. Hand
some lamps for gas, electricity and oil. Splendid invest
ments for the Christmas money. These few prices may(
give you an idea of the great reductions now in force: .
-"ClCeo Qt ro'cr"!! 11100 Desk Sot, brouRd
CVA effect - B'75
f 1 ffk. ?:nf $11.75 rd4 freen. Loather
I. J.q.. yirii Desk Set 9 8JM
WlFJU ZAl ' 16 00 Bra88 D8lt 9,50
2Y-."- ij'' JS i ' 125.00 Bronze Desk Set,
v2sgA at
fcjrt "Tr 1 ' ,V?.ir.rTfeA 126.75 Copper and Bras
. -- ,JlfcaB Desk Set ,,.,917.SO
$18.60 Austrian Glass Liquor Set... O.SO
$22.75 Crystal Liquor Set .... $12.50
$16.00 Leather and Silver Tobacco Set .... 9.7R
$11.00 Amphora Vase ....9 OJH
$11.00 Rozane Vase, 15 inches high ..9 6.00
$26.00 Jardlnler and Pedestal. 42 inches high 910.00
$22.00 Brass .Wood Boxes .... .9 9 .00
$27.50 Bronxes, two figures. 26 Inches high. ., ....... 9 15.00
$31.25 Verde Green Lamp, 3 lights ; . 9 10 JSO
$60.00 Verde Green Light, 3 lights .....9"0.OO
$97.50 Gold Lamp, 5 lights 937.50
$125.00 Bronze Lamp, 3 lights. , , , .. , , , ,. f71ftlT
$210.00 Bronze Lamp, 4 HghW.. k .....,995.9s
Special Announcement
Walt Ut the Great January Lace Curtain Sale
Commences Thursday morning; January 2d. This sale -will offer the
greatest Lace Curtain bargains; the largest assortment and the biggest
price reductions. Sale Btarts at 8 o'clock, Thursday morning January
2d. See display In the window.
STORE CLOSED NEW YEAR'S DAY.
rchard & Wilhelm
414'16-1S South Sixteenth
FINE GAME OF HITCHCOCK
Speculation About Position of Master
Hand at Politics.
EXPECTED IN TAFT BAND WAGON
Intentions of . First Assistant " Post
master General Not Esactlr
Known Since Third Term
Talk Stopped.
CHICAGO, Dec. 28. A special to the
Tribune from Washing-ton says:
If plans now under way are carried Into
effect an announcement will be made In
Washington In a week or so that will
cause the political world to sit up and take
notice, and, at the same time, throw con
sternation Into the hearts of tho men In
charge of a number of booms for the re
publican presidential nomination. The an
nouncement may be delayed, but when It
comes it Is expected to put a quletua once
and for all on the so-called Cortelyou con
spiracy, of which Frank H. Hitchcock,
first assistant pos.tamster general, was sup
posed for a fleeting period to be head devil
and leading projector.
There is reason to believe that the man
agers of the Taft campaign are preparing
to turn up a trump card In the great game
that now Is being played for the big prize
to be handed out by the republican na
tional convention.
It Is known that since President Roose
velt finally eliminated himself from the
situation negotiations have been In prog
ress having for their purpose the annexing
of Hitchcock to the Taft boom. Mr. Hitch
cock waa a sincere third term advocate up
to the night two weeks or so ago when
President .Roosevelt made public his dec
laration that In no circumstances would he
become a candidate for another nomina
tion. Whom Mr. Hitchcock now favors for the
presidency Is not known. He played a lad
Ing part In the "Corlolyou conspiracy," and
when that thrilling drama was exploded in
all Its wickedness Mr. Hitchcock was
openly charged with having organized os
tensibly for Roosevelt. In reality for Cor
telyou. Friends of Secretary of War Taft look
with admiring eye upon the organizing
ability of Hitchcock. He haa been playing
the game every minute for several months
right under the noses of the leaders repre
senting Taft, Cannon, Fairbanks, and
others.
Down south the men of politics have
been shouting for Roosevelt for more than
a year. Borne of .them still are keeping
It up. This state of affairs, It Is charged
In certain quarters, waa all duo to the
fine work of Mr. Hitchcock, now regarded
as one of the valuable political assets In
the United States. Formerly for the presi
dent, Mr. Hitohcock In times must make
choice, and friends of Secretary Taft are
hopeful.
In time. It is believed here, Mr. Hitch
cock will tie up to the Taft boom. He will
not displace Arthur U Vorys. who Is In
charge of the Columbus headquarters of
the Taft movement. There will be no
change In the personnel of the Taft man
agement. Should Mr. Hitchcock be invited
to play a managerial role In the" Tart
movement It will not Imply any lack of
confidence In the work of Mr. Vorys. It
is believed here that as the battle pro
gresses the responsibilities will be too great
for one man to handle and that Mr. Vorys'
efforts will be supplemented by other able
and willing hands.
CHARACTER IN SMOKE PUFFS
Tralta of Pipe. Cigar and Cigarette
Smokers Revealed to Close
Observers.
Considering the great and Increasing
population of the United States and tak
ing Into consideration the prevalent
cheapness of really good qualities of
smoking tobacco, cigars and cigarettes.
It la not to be wondered at that men
should reveal in the habits of fcmoklng
their Individual virtues or fralllties. To
the observer who watches a person sim
ply smoking a cigarette, cigar or pipe,
there are revealed nervous tension, ex
travagance, laziness, frugality, penurious,
nesa and a hundred other attributes.
People's choice of their tobacco, pipe
cleaning, lighting, methods of smoking,
treatment of cigar ash, use of cigarette
ends. Invariably points the way In which
the wind of disposition blows. It may
be safely aald that there Is a wide dif
ference, as a rule, between pipe smokers
and cigarette smokers In persistence end
methods. There are, of ccurse, excep
tlons, and It la noteworthy In Judging
character by smoke to admit that many
men may employ a common method. Take,
for Instance, two brilliant men who are
known to Indulge In the Inveterate habit
of pipe smoking. They light their pipes
very other minute. They use an entire
box of matches to smoke one full pipe
of tobaoco, and the Honrs of their rooms
are strewn from end to end with wasted
matches. With these men smoking is
imply a nervous habit. Whenever they
pkuse In thought or speech they strike 8t
match two puffs at the r'Pe, then ths
tobacco Is out again. These two me a,
would experience the utmost mental dta
comflture should there ha no oocastorl
to strike a match when the next halt.
In their speech occurred and the tobaccoY
remained burning.
A great number of cigarette smokers
are of an extravagant nature, and throw
their cigarettes away when they aro half
consumed.
These people' are generally excitable,
and to allay their excitement must bo
constantly doing somethloR earchlng
for matches, rolling cigarettes, lighting
one, or admiring the red glow at the end,
of one In their mouths.
Most cigar smokers prove themselre$ toy
be men of taste and d incrimination. Their)
facial expression tells it.
It is asserted that those who smoko
cigars with labels on are vulgar that
a person who displays two Inches of
ash on a cigar Is ostentatious; that ono
who chooses a cigar sprinkled with light
spots will credit any Idle report, and one
who chews the end of a cigar Is often
of an Irritable nature. It la also 'said
that selfishness, . courage, boorlshness,
timidity and good temper can be traced.
In a smoker's demanor. New York. Tribune.
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OLD SOLDIER FROZE TO DEATH
tlodr Lies In Lonely Shantr Several I
Weeks Before Ilelna; Fonnd. 1
BAYARD, Neb., Dec. 28. (Special Tele-
gram.) John M. B. Grant, an old soldier, !
was found frozen to death In an old sod
house near here today. He had no known,
relatives. The body had been In the house
threo er four weeks.
Passed Examination Anccessf ally.
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I will give you an absolute guar
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If you are a sufferer from gall
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until my new method waa perfected,
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