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Council Bluffs
i CAR ROBBERS IN LEAGUE?
Men Accused of Looting Union Pacific
Trains Are Employes.
. TWO REPAIRERS ARRESTED
Prisoners' Said to Hare (onfrutd
Eminence of Organised Ran of
Petty Thieves In Coaorll
niaffs.
In the arrest and conviction Saturday of
two repalre-s at' Council liluffs, Special
'Aitent Vlxsard of the Unlor. Pacific, be
lieves he has unearthed and broken up a
fairly widespread conspiracy among certain
Classes of the employes of the company
to defraud It by means of a series of petty
thefts.
Sam Sorensen and Ed FltzRernld have,
It Is stated, made confessions of the exist
ence of a band of robbers, composed of
railroad searchers and repairers, and the
result of their confessions, will be, accord
Ins; to Special Agent Vlzzard, the dismissal
of ax least twenty employes from the ser
vice of the Union Pacific today.
It Is estimated that the thefts run to
thousands of dollars JucIkIhk by the num
ber of unexplalnuble claims for shorts that
have bten had to be dealt with by the coin-
pany. Mr. Vlzzard states that Sorenson has
been In the service of the company for
three years, lie Is a married man and It
Waa upon this plea he was dealt with so
leniently. This (jives an indicator! of the
standing tilth the compauy of the other
men who will be discharged and it la hoped
by these premptory measures to break up
an organization, which Mr. Vizzard de
scribes as the Car Rubbers' "union," and
which, he states, was well known by that
name among the repairers and checkers
of the Union Pacific Kallroad company.
lorensen Is said to have furnished the
names of other members of the gang, who
however, are said to have left the city to
avoid arrest.
Thus far but a small quantity of the
stolen goods have been recovered. Accord
ing to the police, when Sorensen was ar
rested a few days ago, his wife burned all
the goods that had been left at his house.
Sorensen, In view of the fact that he con
fessed and furnished the officers with the
' names of other alleged members of the
' gang of car thieves, escaped with a fine
of $10 and coats yesterday In police court.
" Ed Fltsgerald, arrested at the same time,
has been releasod on his own recoglzance
and his case continued for thirty days.
Judge Smith Gets
Warm Reception
Expresses Himself as Well Pleased
with Political Outlook Over
- the State.
The return of , Congressman Walter I.
Smith and his personal participation In the
congressional campaign now being wged
In the Ninth district has greatly increased
the' confidence of his friends and sup
porters In his renomlnatlon at the pri
maries on June T. The enthusiastic re
ception he has received wherever he spoke
during the week just closed has prove a
his opponents' tts the' congressional fight
there are little grounds for anticipating that
the progressives will even succeed in mak
ing the vote between Judge Smith and At
torney General Byers close.
Judge Smith has Just finished the first
Week of his speaking campaign and in
peaking of It F. F. Everest, in charge of
the Judge's campaign, said last evening:
"Congveasmaa Smith has disproved all
the disquieting stories circulated during his
absence relative to his stand on the tariff,
the secret eervtoe, the. so-called 'mileage
grab' and the Shlloh monument contro
versy. He has' given a positive denial of
the various attacks made upon him by the
LaFollette-Cummlns-Dolllver-Byers syndi
cate and hasNproven wherever he has been
that he has worked In the interest of his
constituents, regardless of personal ag
grandlxernent or the dictations of the ml'
oorlty."
Judge Smith. In. discussing the situation
is he has found it over the district dur
' ' the last week said last evening:
reception wherever I have been has
yen genuinely hearty and very enthusias
tic and with the support, which I have
very reason to believe I shall receive.
there is little question in my mlild but that
every good republican will uphold the pres
ent administration ana approve my canui
dacy for re-uomlnatlon at the June prl'
i! ia rips.
A number of disquieting stories have been
circulated over the district relative to my
stand on the tariff question; the secret
service controversy, ship subsidy bill and
the Shlloh monument matter, as well as
Questions of less importance. But I have
nothing to conceal as to my stand on any
of thnsa. I did not come home to make
apology or excuse for anything I have
done. I am prepared to defend every vote
1 cast and prove tnat wnaiever action
took was done in the Interests of my con
Btituents. I believe I have met every
charge brought against me fairly and that
my friends are satisfied their Interests have
been guarded and promoted at Washington
n ru wav noHHibia.
In speaking of the general conditions and
the principal issues of the campaign, Judge
Smith said:
"Incidentally, every man in the Ninth dis
trict la dependent upon the farmers of
southwest lows, and I find that the farm
ers generally are well satisfied with pres
ent conditions; inai mrj
opposed to Canadian reciprocity or a lower
tariff on food stuffs and produce. 1 he
farmer was never more prosperous than
ha is now, "u iiuvin...j
." i illeva the majority ?
Vole for a continuance of the present ad
ministration and that those dependent
Spon the farmer will vote with him "
Judge Smith will spend today with his
family in this clty.jnd will leave tomor
row morning for Greenfield, where he will
.,i.ir in the aftomoon. FTom there he will
go to' Fontanelle. where he will speak In
the evening. On Tuesday evening ne win
speak at Adair. On Wednesday afternoon
ha will be tendered an Informal reception
! . nrtswold and on Wednesday evening
' will soeak at AUantlc. Present indications
are that Judge Smith will not be in Coun
ell Bluffs again until Just before the prl
marles on June 7. but his friends here hope
1 that he will be able to arrange for a speak-
ing date In Council JJluffs before the close
of the primary campaign.
MAN WITH AXE FACES TRIAl
W. A. fUlaaerland. Who Kan Amuck
Last Friday, ( horsed with Assaalt
with Jnteut to Kill,
W. B. Sllngerland. recently paroled from
the state hospital for Inebriates at Knox
vllle, who ran amuck Friday evening with
an axe, will have to answer a charge of
assault with intent to clmmlt murder
Which was filed" against hlin yesterday by
Sheriff ' McCaffery In Justice Cooper's
court. The grand Jury will reconvene
Monday, at which Sllngerland's case, it is
expected, wlU be presented to It. pending
a preliminary hearing Sllngerland is be
hLyVthe bars of the county Jail.
uut a year ago Sllngerland was com
mitted to Knexville, but made his escape
r'lsf bIuK there less than two weeks, lie
Council Bluffs
was at large for about rive months be
force again being apprehended. He was
then Indicted on the charge of escaping
from the authorities and upon conviction
was sentenced to the county Jail for two
months. On the completion of this term
he was sent back to the asylum to serve
the rent of the former term. A short time
ago he was paroled.
COTNER MAN TAKES CONTEST
Clyde f'nrdner Wins I'rolilhltlon Com
petition lletrrren States at
Onkslnoas,
OSKALOOSA, la., May 21. (Special.)
The prohibition oratorical contest held
here Thursday evening was won by Clyde
Cordner, a representative of Cotner uni
versity at Lincoln, Neb. Ills subject was
"The Passing of Alchohollsni." Second
honors were won by John A. Shields of
Ottawa university, at Ottawa, Kan. Six
states were represented and the prizes were
cash, and $30. Henry V. Smith, na
tional traveling secretary, presided, and the
JudKes on thought and composition were:
Prof. Claude S. Tingles, Stetson university,
leland, Fla. ; Mrs. Francis E. Btauchman,
Lexington, Ky., and John H. Hill, Chi
cago. On delivery the Judge was Walter
It. Miles, University of Iowa.
The states reureaented were:
Texas J. M. Price of Baylor university,
Waco, "rolnts of Issue."
Nebraska Clyde Cordner, Cotner univer
sity, Lincoln.
Iowa Frank P. Johnson, Mornlngslde col
lege, Sioux City, "Young Men of Today,
Their Mlslon."
South Dakota John A. Johnson, August
ana college. Canton, "Do or Die."
Kansas John A. Shields, Ottawa univer
sity, Ottawa, "A Plea' fur United Action."
Colorado A. A. Odium, University of
Colorado, Boulder, "The March of Pro
hibition." Minnesota C. E. Bredeson, Gustavus
Adolphus college, St. Peter, "The Unfin
ished Task."
IIIk Denatured Alcohol Plant.
MARSHALLTOWX, la., May 21.-(Spe-clal.)
The first denatured alcliohol plant
to operate west of the Mississippi will be
gin manufacturing lQtliis city May 28,
when the $100,000 plant of the National
Denatured Alcliohol company Is thrown
open. The company received word today
from the government that the plans of the
plant had been accepted and that govern
ment employes would arrive here to have
supervision of the plant on May 2$.
Iowa -News Motes,
DITMONT Llovd O. Erewer. who has
for a number of years been connected with
the Allison Tribune, has purchased the
Dumont Journal and has already taken
charge of the paper.
IDA GROVE CT C. Crawford closed a
deal for the purchase" of the Sioux Grain
company elevator here and he will con
solidate the plant with the elevator he Is
now running, making it one oi tne largest
In this section.
THOHTON Llllie Barkema. aged 16, the
daughter of Hugo Barkema, a larmer liv
ing near here, was very seriously injured
last niKht. when she was knocked from
the horse she was riding, when it dashed
into the barn, iter skuii waa uacturea
CLARKSVILLK When Fritz Nelhaus, a
well-to-do farmer, awoke Friday morning,
lie found that his wile lying by his side
was dead. Mrs. Niehaus was In her usual
health when she went to bed last night.
Heart disease is supposed to have been the
cause.
IDA GROVE J. D. Havens, who died as
the result of a stroke of apoplexy, was
resident of Ida county for forty-two
years, and would have been 8 on June 6.
Two children survive, J. ' M..Jlavens -of
Sioux City and Mrs. Charles Hitchcock of
Sheridan, Wyo. r
THORTON Mrs. Henry Kakkers. the
wife of a well known farmer living near
here, became the mother of triplets, two
girls and a boy last night. The boy and
one of the gills weighed eight pounds,
while the other girl weighed seven pounds.
All the children appear to be normal. -
LOGAN The Harrison Countv Sunday
school association closed us two-day scs
sion here yesterday. Officers elected for
the ensuing year: C. li. Gains, president:
W. A. Blackwell, vice president; Jessie Coe,
secretary and treasurer, executive com
mittee, W. H. Johnson, Logan; Mrs. F.
M. Hoyer, Missouri Valley; F. C. Chris
tiansen, Dunlap; W. A. Butler, Modale; C.
N. Carson, Logan.
TKAKIt The petrified teeth of some
large prehistoric animal, supposed to be a
mastodon, were uncovered here today by
T. J. McGlnnls while he was digging a
sewer ditch. The crown of the smaller
tooth measured eight by five Inches, and
was ten Inches in length. It weighed seven
pounds. The larger tooth weighed eleven
pounds. The bones of the animal were
also found, but they had crumbled to dust.
MASON CITY News was received here
lato last night that Mrs. Carrie Lane
Chapman Catt, national president of the
woman s rmiimKw association, was aying
at her home in New York. She was born
In Charles City and her publio career,
which has been so popular commenced
when she was superintendent of the schools
of this city. Mrs. I'att's father died a
number of years ago and her mother
passed away at her Charles City home
about a year ago.
IDA GROVE President Freeman of
Mornlngslde college will deliver the com
mencement address for the class of nine
teen, which will graduate from the high
school here, June 2. The baccalaureate
sermon will be delivered by Rev. C. G.
Butler, pastor of the Presbyterian church,
on Sunday the 29th. The graduntes are
Edith M. Northrup, Lillian Hecht, Mary
Lund, Florence Gemmlll, Vina Jones. Dan
O'Meara. Laura Keefe. Ben Todd, Mable
Magee, Floyd Hayworth, Mary Rees, Ray
llarrigan, Ruth Smith, Oliver Crum. Kay
Karterman, Victor Simons and Harry
Damerow.
COLONEL ROOSEVELT MAY
HEAD SPANISH WAR VETS
Former President Talked of for Com
- niander-ln-Chlef of National
Encampment In Denver.
NEW YORK, May HColonel Theodore
Roosevelt, leader of the Rough Riders dur
lng the Spanish war, is slated as com'
mander-ln-chlef or the national encamp
ment of the Spanish War Veterans, to be
held In Denver, September 6, 7 and 8.
The delegation from the New York com.
mandery had been Instructed to vote for
him, and several months ago the command
ery asked Colonel. T. W. 11. Draper of Cal
ifornia, who Is how abroad, to meet Mr.
Roosevelt and ask him If he would accept.
No word has been received from either
Colonel Draper or Mr. Roosevelt, and there
fore the latter's name was not brought for
ward as a candidate. It was stated, how
ever, that he would be asked to accept the
office.
Mr. Roosevelt's name did not escape men
tion In the speech-making last night, when
the New York commandery gave a dinner
to the national commandery.
LOS ANGELES LIMITED BACK
Traffic Resumed After I.onsr Inter
ruption by His; Washout at
Calleate, N'ev.
The Los Ange)cs Li ml tod train, which was
abandoned on account of the washout near
Callente. Nevada, is going to resume serv
ice. The train wlu leave Chicago at 10
p. m. on June 11 by way of the Northwest
ern, and will be routed by way of the
Northwestern, the Union Pacific and the
San Pedro & Salt Lake line. This train
will arrive In Omaha some time during the
day on June 11 It will arrive In Los
Angeles the third day from Chicago at
CIM p. m. .1
Diamonds of quality. Uerner's, ill Broad.
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' Iowa
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CENSUS AND FREIGHT RATES
Iowa Business Men Seeking Reason
for Increase in Population.
STATE HAS FEW FACTORIES
Mr. Clifford Thnrne Compares Condi
tions In Iowa with Those In Ad.
Joining; States Lay Blame
on Hatlronds.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
PES MOINES, May 22.-(Speclal.) The
people of lowa are beginning to discuss the
probable census showing of the decrease In
lowa population, or at best, a very slight
Increase as compared with some other
states. They are also giving some consid
eration to the fact that all preliminary re
ports Indicate the showing will not be very
flattering as to the Increase of lowa manu
facturing and shipping trade, it Is be
lieved that the census will show a slight
Increase in population of the cities and
towns and a decrease In rural population.
The business men of the cities nro dis
posed to lay the blame for this condition
upon the somewhat stringent regulation of
the saloon business and to the unfavorable
condition of the freight rate matters. In re
gard to the latter there seems to be no
question but that Iowa has been very back
ward and that the freight rate situation Is
not the best possible for the shipping In
terests. Clifford Thome of Washington,
la., who has given the matter a great deal
of attention in recent years as the attorney
ror the live stock shipping Interests, Is
convinced that a general overhauling of
freight rates is needed for this state.
in tins connection he has given out a
statement as follows, which clearly ex
presses the prevailing view among farmers
and shippers:
Iowa's rank among Its sister states in re
gard to manufactures Is hard to account
ior. We would naturally expect some sim
ilarity witn Kansas, Minnesota or VVIscon
sin. And yet we find that the value of the
manufactured products of each of those
stales for the last year reported by the
I nited Mates Department of Commerce and
Labor, was from J:iS,(MJ0,XH) to JiriO.UOO.OOO
greater tnan In lowa. Why Is this true?
Population and railway facllties are two
great essentials to the growth of manu
factures. But we find that Iowa had from
200,000 to 600,000 greater population, and
from 1,000 to 2,000 more miles of railway
man eitner one or those states.
The relative disproportion with other
neighboring states is even greater. The
population, According to the last census,
was: In Iowa, 2,231,8f3; In Indiana, 2.5til.6i2;
In Ohio, 4.1f7.545. and in Mlchlaan. 2.420.892:
and Iowa had from 600 to 2.000 more miles
or railway than anv of those states: vet
the value of the manufactured uroducts of
those states for the last year reported was
rrom no to two per cent greater than in
Iowa. Ohio manufacture exceeded those
in lowa by over JMW.OOO.OOO.
Every state adjoining lowa, except Ne
braska and South Dakota, has a larger
amount of manufactures every year than
has Iowa; Minnesota, on the north, has
almost double the volume; Missouri, on the
south, has over two and a half times as
much; Illinois, on the east, has nine times
the amount. Something is radically wrong
some place.
Time for a t'hnnne.
It Is time for this condition to change. One
way to help bring about a change is to
make a complete overhauling of our Inter
state freight rates. Everything else being
equal, the factory is going to locate where
the rates are most advantageous. Rates
are like rent, you have to keep paying
them all the time. This, 1 am told, has
caused scores of factories and Jobbing cen
ters to be located Just across the river in
Illinois, many of wmcn would otherwise go
to Iowa.
I propose a thorough and exhaustive In
vestigation of the interstate freight rates
affecting Iowa generally. 1 advanced this
program In my statement February 12.
Since then the present State Railroad com
mission has offered no excuse whatever
for neglecting this part of their duty which
they have had since 1U07. Recently thou
sands of rates affecting Iowa have been
raised, and no effort whatever has been
made by our state commission to test the
reasonableness of these advances. This
duty relative to Interstate rates Is speci
fically provided fqr in sections 2120-A and
li of the supplement to the code. 1 sin
cerely believe that lowa Is Justified In de
manding that the state commission shall
undertake this task, it will mean some
hard work, but It may prove .to bo of in
calculable help to the future growth and
prosperity of our state. This will make all
that rate legislation we have been so pro
foundly Interested In of some concrete
tangible value to lowa.
Campaign Is Quiet,
The political campaign prior to the prl
mary election Is proving one of the quietest
on record. There is absolutely not a state
Issue Involved and it Is recognized that
every candidate for any state office is not
only worthy, but capable, and there cannot
be the slightest objection urged against
him. Just at present the whole campaign
Is apparently waiting for the decision of
the two senators as to what they will do.
They desire very much to return and spend
at least a week in the state, but find it
hard to get away from congress.
In only four congressional districts are
there sharp contests and practically only
In two is the fight being made very hot.
In the Seventh district, where Captain J
A. T, Hull is fighting for a tenth nomina
tion and Is opposed by Judge S. F. Prouty,
who has three times before contested for
the place, the work is being done thor
oughly. Both candidates have done much
speaking out In the district. Both have
discussed the Issues of the day as made up
at Washington. Both have discussed
Speaker Cannon and the rules. One would
vote for Cannon for speaker and the other
would not. This Is as near an Issue as any
one can get.
In the Ninth district some spice was in
jected the last week by the letter of Presl
dent Taft which is being circulated In the
Interest of Judge' Smith. The friends of
Attorney General Byers have, however,
drawn the record of the Shlloh commission
on this matter and are showing that the
president was not fully informed as to how
the Shlloh matter waa handled by the Iowa
commission. Byers and Smith are both
campaigning hard.
One peculiarity of the entire campaign is
that while national matters have been dis
cussed there has not been any discussion
of President Taft personally nor of the adl
ministration, not a word by a congressional
or state candidate that could be construed
as in any way areflectlng upon the presi
dent and no disposition to raise any issue
as to the loyalty of the Btate to the presl
dent. In fact, all the candidates are friends
of the president and loyal party men.
Both Governor Carroll and Governor
Garst nave been out in the state making
a few speeches, but there Is hardly enough
general interest to make it possible to war.
rant general meetings.
INSURGENT FORCES WIN OUT
General Estrada's Men Reported to
Have Won Victory Over the
Resulara.
BLUEFIELDS, Nicaragua, May 22.
"Have enemy completely surrounded and
cut off from ammunition and provisions,
Expect surrender any time."
This was the message that came to Gen'
eral'Juan Estrada, leader of the Insurgent
forces, from General Luis Mora today.
Foley Kidney Pins are antlatptle, ton'o
and restorative and a prompt corrective of
all urinary Irregularities. Refuse substi
tutes. Cor tale by all druggists.
At the Theaters
'Peter Pan" at the Boyd.
Eva Lang and company In "Peter ran," a
comedy In four acts; produced under the
. direction of O. D. Woodward. The cast
of characters:
Peter Pan Miss Eva Ijng
Mr. Darling Mr. Frank Dudley
Mrs. Darling Miss Marie Hudson
Wendy Moira Angela Darling
Miss Kthel Valentine
John Napoleon Darling
Master Walter Yoorman
Michuel Nicolas Darling Veta Bayne
Lisa Marjory Payne
Nana (nurse) Mr. Clinton Tustln
Tinker Bell Herself
Members of Peter's band
Tootles Miss Judith Harl
Nibs Miss Evelyn Monroe
Slightly Miss Alice Bnlleutine
Curly Miss Mnvme Williams
First Twin Miss Kate Snell
Second Twin Miss Gone Harold
James Hook (the pirate captain)
Mr. Theodore Frlebus
Pirates
Smeo , Mr. Lloyd Ingraham
Starkey Mr. Ralph Marthy
Cocco Mr. William Hayes
Mulllns '....Mr. Clarence Austin
Noodler Mr. Charles Grazier
Redskins
Great Big Little Panther Mr. Mlthers
Tiger Lily Miss Kathryn Sheldon
More than ordinary talk has preceded
tho engagement which began last nlgrft
because of intfrest In the players return
ing hero from Kansas City, because of
Interest in the play selected for the open
ing and particularly because of consider
able eagerness to see Miss Lang in the
role of Peter. To this Interest was the
testimony of a crowded house and the
quite veraclcus reports of hundreds more
turned away.
Those fortunate enough to gain entrance
were well rewarded. Not only is Miss
I.ang remarkably successful, but the play
as a whole in respect to staging and act
ing Is pretty close to being the greatest
achievement ever made locally In stock.
Little need be said in praise of Mr.
Barrle's fantaste. Peter and Wendy,
Nurse Nana, Tinker Bell and the Pirate
Captain have been voted into Immortal
memory by all not wholly deaf to the call
of childhood days and Peter's wish never
to grow old will be realized. He is a boy,
indeed, as Miss Lang plays him; boyish in
carriage and voice tone, in mental attri
bute, In fervor and braggadocio. Except
for her and Miss Valentine as Wendy the
play does not carry many opportunities for
tho actors as Individuals. But as the
Pirate Captain, Theodore Frlebus, a new
leading man here, does show himself pos
sessed of many of the qualities which go
to make an excellent actor and his play
ing in a less grotesque role will undoubt
edly evoke great admiration. Miss v uieii
tlne is In a part, more thankful. She Is a
sweet, girlishly appealing little Wendy; a
superb foil for Miss Lang's Peter. Miss
Hudson, who is the bereft mother, shows
a consistently steady gain in art, playing
the scenes with the children with beauti
fully delicate tenderness. Mr. Dudley is
the husband. It is a foolish sort of part,
wherein Barrle's satirical spirit nearly ran
away with him. Mr. Dudley develops the
comedy of the role to advantage. Another
old friend, Lloyd , Ingraham, has little to
do this week. He Is cast as Smee of the
nlrate crew. The real child actors of the
company are rather better than the aver
age of their years. .
NEBRASKA AND IOWA PATENTS
Official List of Inventions Formally
Recognised by the General
Government,
Official list of' letfers "patent for inven
tions Issued from the United States patent
office at Washington, D. C, to inhabitants
of lowa and Nebraska, for the week end
lng May 21, 1910, as, reported from the of
fice of Wlllard Eddy, solicitor of patents
and counselor lrj patent causes, Paxton
block, Omaha:
Walter N. Alexander. Sidney. Neb., for
sealing device for electric meters.
Henry Anderson, calamus, ia., ior corn
hunger.
Nels D. Anaerson, . i-araersDurg, in., ior
shelter tent.
Georee Blank. Burlington, la., ior noat.
Carl G. Bosch, Cedar Rapids, la., for air
heater.
Louis W. Carroll, Anamosa, ia., ior eiec'
trio signaling aDoaratus.
Chester 1). Clements, wymore, nen,, ior
vet-corner stlffcner.
Fay O. Farwell, DuDuque, la., tor mining
machine.
Charles R. Jackson, New London, Ia., for
concrete mold.
Hiram L. Jackson, coirax, la., ior ran.
wav boxcar loader.
William H. Kissel. Council Bluffs, Ia.,
for alfalfa meal mixer.
Charles G. Larson, Burlington, Ia., for
trysquare.
Stephen B. Lee, Danbury, Ia., for fish
and name hook.
Nellie W. Lowe, Omaha, for garbage
chute and receDtacle.
John A. Martin, Centervllle, Ia., for
violin.
George B. Nelson, Red field, la., for gov
ernor.
Theodore C. Pereboom, Ireton, Ia,, for
watering trough.
Earl C. Rodman, West Point, Ia., for tel
ephone system.
Peter J. A. Schoor, Holsteln, Ia., for
safety pulley.
Herman H. Stouder, Newton, Ia., for
clear vending machine.
Augustus O. Thomas, Kearney, Neb., for
molding artificial stone building blocks.
Orla H. Watklns, Perry, Ia,, for gearing
for washing machines.
John Wilmes, Maquoketa, Ia., for tire
protector.
Harry E. Woodln, Laurens, Ia., for seo'
tlenal weed hook.
0MAHANS GATHER AT
LOS ANGELES PICNIC
J. J. Mcl.aln Celebrates Eighty
Second Birthday in Sunny
. California.
At a picnic recently held In Los Angeles,
Cal., on the occasion of the S2d birthday
of J. J. McLaln, formerly of Omaha,
thirty-one persons who came to the sunny
southwest from the kingdom of Quivcra
were gathered together.'
The picnic was held In the midst of
thousands of acres of strawberries and
flowering sweetpeaa at Ameetoy ranch,
seven miles south of the city. After the
lunch' there were stories of the old days
back in Omaha. Mrs. W. B. 'Slaughter and
Mrs. W. H. Prltchard, widows of Methodist
preachers of the early days In Nebraska,
related interesting tales. Those who at
tended the picnic were:
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. McLaln, Mr. and Mrs.
M. J. McKoon, Mrs. A. U. Slaughter, Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Hull, Mr. and Mrs.
Samuel Howver and son, Samuel. Mrs. M.
H. Prltchard, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Donecken,
Miss Callle Ludlow, Mr. and Mrs. John
Henry, Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Krlckson,, Mrs.
J. O. Corby, Master Corby TenKyeke, Mr.
and Mrs. Cyrus Rose, Mrs. Myron Wells,
Mr. and Mrs. George R. Crandall and sons,
Raymond and Ted, Mrs. A. L. ('handler,
Mrs. William Coleleugh. Mrs. Marion Crane,
Mrs. Hattie M. Searles.
COMET'S TAIL AGAIN VISIBLE
Ilalley's Visitor Described as El
ceedlaaly Brlsht by Observer
at St. Louis.
BT. LOUIS, May 22. The tall of Ilalley's
comet was visible for two hours here last
night Father M. 8. Brennan, astronomer
of Kenrick seminary, described the tall
as being "very bright and running at an
angle of forty-five degrees."
Moat Pood la Polios
to the dyspeptio. Electric Bitters cure
dyspepsia, liver and kidney complaints and
debility. Price 60c. Sold by Beaton Drug
BRYAN ON WAV TO EUROPE
Talks of the Religious Outlook and
Becomes Enthusiastic.
MAY TAKE UP EVANGELIST WORK
DlncusHlna- Polities, the Kehraakan
Predicts If Democrats Act Wisely
They May Elect Neat
I'rcMldent.
NEW YORK, May 22.-Wllllam Jennings
Bryan was a passenged on the White
Star line steamer Cedrlc yesterday. So
was Judge George Gray of Delaware, upon
whom the anti-Bryan democrats tried to
center at the Denver convention. Mr.
Bryan Is on his way to the International
missionary conference at Edinburgh und
Judge Gray is enroute T. j:;iK-ue as
one of the arbitrators In the Newfoundland
fisheries dispute. Both of these dis
tinguished democrats were charry about
discussing politics, except in the most gen
eral way.
Mr. Bryan Is enthusiastic over the re.
Ilglous outlook. It is said that it Is his
Intention to devote mere of his time in the
future to religious work; that he Intends,
In fact, to become rrore or loss a lay
cvengellst. As to his plans alonn this line
Mr. Bryan would not talk freely. Ho did
fay, however, that the rellirlous ouilnnk
the world over was never brighter.
Looks for (irent Revival.
The Christian men of the world." Mr
Bryan declared with enthusiasm, "have not
been aroused to the necessity of spreading
ne vital truths of Christianity throughout
he w hole world in past generations as thrv
are today. I look to see a gieat world-wide
religious revival which will have the most
far-reaching effect upon the lives of th
people. Practically every problem which
confronts the civilized world can be solved
and solved right by the practical applica
tion or the great fundamental principles of
e-nnsuanity In private and Dubllc life.
Those questions will be solved "tn Just the
proportion that these principles are so
applied."
'The great laymen's missionary move
ment which recently culminated In the Chi
cago meeting the early part of this month,
the gathering of representatives from the
various churches from practically all the
countries of the world, which I am on mv
way to attend are Indications of this great
revival. There is a growing disposition
evidently to sink differences of sect in the
doing of the great work in which all
churches are interested, which is hm,n,i
to have a wonderful Influence on the his
tory of the world within the next few
decades.
To Make World Better.
"This movement will make for the bet
terment of public and private life; it will
exert a potential Influence for nea.ee h-
tween nations and will make the world a
better place to live In. You Bee, I am an
optimist."
Mr. Bryan will make a number of ad
dresses of a religious character In Great
Britain and it is probable he will speak
at different points on the continent before
his return to tnls country.
Mr. Bryan was confident the democrats
would control the next house of representa
tives and that, if they acted wisely, they
had a most excellent chance to win the
next national election.
When asked for an expression as to can
didates, the sage of Lincoln smiled and
said:
"It's too early yet to talk about candi
dates. The democratic party Is particularly
fortunate in having so many good men to
choose, from at this time.'-
"Just which one will be chosen by the
next convention it is impossible now to
predict. It will depend largely upon the
course of events within the next year or
two. I am sure, however, that the party
will choose a man for whom it will be a
pleasure for good American to vote."
Mr. Bryan had a good word to say for
a number of the men whose names have
been mentioned in connection with the
democratic nomination.
Plenty of Timber. "
"Governor Harmon is a fine man," he
said. "So is Governor Marshall of In
diana. Governor Folk is a good man and
well qualified for any office in the gift of
the people. Mayor Gaynor of New York
has made a brilliant record and Is a very
able man. Judge Gray Is of presidential
timber. As a matter of fact I think the
task of the next democratic convention is
going to be one of selection and with so
many men of high character and ability
to choose from, the task is going to be no
easy one."
Judge Gray had little to say. He had not
been following politics very closely, he
declared, arid could not therefore express
an opinion which would have value.
"Governor Judson Harmon of Ohio has
been mentioned as a strong candidate for
president What do you think of him?"
he was asked.
"Governor Harmon is a fine man," said
ioEi
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This Sale Which is Under Stato Super
vision Will Tako Place at Burley, Idaho
2
This sale embraces
Minadoka project.
It "will be sold subject to minimum of appraisal valuation, which run3 from ,
$25.00 or under.
Land costing $25.00 per acre can bo secured by a one-fifth payment down;
the balance in 16 annual payments.
Land costing less than $25.00 per acre can be secured by a small fractional '
payment down; the balance being payable in 18 annual installments.
Any person may purchase 100 acres.
Through Train Service
UNION VlP ACIFIC
"THE SAFE ROAD"
Electrlo Block Signals Dining Car Mails and Sarvios "Bait In the World"
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v.
JuiIko Gray. "I knew him quite well when
he n In President Cleveland's cabinet
and 1 In the senate. I have the highest
respect not only for his rapnblltltlcs, but
for his personality."
"What do you think of Mayor Gaynor?"
"I can only Judge from tho newspapers.
From them I gather he has established n
remarkably fine record."
You have been mentioned ns a possible
candidate?" It va suggested.
"Oh, Ixrd," exclaimed the Judge.
Pinchot Inquiry
Takes Small Sum
Cost of Trial Comes to $15,000,
Although $25,000 Was Appro
priated. WASHINGTON, May 22.-I,ess than
000 has been spent by the RullinKer-l'lnehot
committee In Investigating In the Interior
department and the forest service. The
cost of printing the record of the case does
not come out of tho t2.",000 appropriated to
defray the expenses of conducting the In
quiry. The bulk of the money expended
went toward the employment of steno
graphers and the payment of the per diem
and mileage of witnesses.
All of the witnesses have ben paid and
discharged and the expense of finishing
up the work of the committee will be
nominal. Carl Rasch, who assisted John
J. Vertrees in conducting the "defense," as
the Ballinger side has been known, left
Washington last night to take up his duties
as federal Judge in Montana. He was ap
pointed recently to this position by Presi
dent Taft.
CHAMPION TYPIST OF CANADA
IS COMING TO CONVENTION
II. H. Iloyles Receives Telegram A n -nounclna;
that 1.. II. Cooinbes Will
Give Speed Demonstration.
The forthcoming commercial college con
vention, to be held In this city this week,
will bring several champion typewriter ar
tists for demonstration work. It was an
nounced some time ngo that Miss Rose
Fritz of New York, who holds the cham
pionship for speed and accuracy, is to be a
feature of the convention, and yesterday
II. B. Boylos, president of Boylcs college,
received a telegram from the I'nderwood
Typewriter company to the effect that
Leslie H. Coombs, tho champion of Can
ada, Is to be here also to share champion
ship honors with Miss Fritz. Coombs, it Is
said, writes ninety-eight words per minute.
"All preliminary arrangements for the
convention are progressing nicely," said
Mr. Boyles, "and we expect to show the
visitors that Omaha Is an Ideal convention
city. I have mailed out several hundred
copies of last Sunday's Bee, in which the
coming convention or conventions, I should
say, for there are two of them In one was
given an excellent write-up. I wanted the
visitors to see how recognition was given
by The Bee, so they may know that Omaha
Is wide-awake with the proper kind of wel
come." WIDOWS SHOULD EARN MONEY
So Says Conference of Charities nnd
Corrections of Women with
Children.
ST. LOUIS, May 22. Following the estab
lished custom,' the National Conference of
Charities and Corrections held a general
session tonight. The common topic was
"Families and Neighbors," with Miss Mary
E. Richmond, director of the charity de
partment of the Russell Sage Foundation,
as chairman.
That dependent women with their chil
dren are a charge upon the community in
a deeper sense than any other type com
ing under the care of charitable institu
tions was the consensus of opinion of the
delegates at one of the sectional meetings
during the day. Able-bodied widows, it
was agreed should earn part of their liv
ing In order to retain the respect of their
children.
AERONAUT TUMBLES TWO
THOUSAND FEET, BUT LIVES
Parachute Opens Just Before Man
Strikes Ground, Thereby Pre
venting; Serious Injury.
TITTSBURG, Pa.. May 21. Five thousand
persons saw Oscar Leroy of Percy, Okl., an
aeronaut with a circus, fell 2,000 feet
through the air today at Elwood, Pa., near
here, and escape with his life, his only In
Jury being a broken leg. Leroy had made
a balloon ascent, but his parachute, soaked
with rain, refused to open until the aero
naut had almost reached the ground.
Do not take a suDsutute for Chamber
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Idaho Laeidlsr.
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At F'olblic Auction
IVIay 27, 1910
over 8,000 acres of school lands
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MliS. HARRISON COES ABROAD
Widow of Ex-President Will Educate
Daughter in Europe.
VIEWS ON DIVORCE AND POLITICS
Neutral on Suffrage, but Woman
Mho Would Not Vote Should
lie t Innaed as Had
f'ltlsen. '
NEW YORK, May 23 (Special Tele
grnm.) "I feel the utmost sympathy for
Queen Alexandra, for It Is a terrible blow
when one's beloved helpmate passes away,
and the same lovo' nnd devotion fills the
heart of king and queen as the heart of
tho lowest menial."
Mrs. Benjamin Harrison, widow of the
lute President ' Harrison, made tho fore-
going utterance today on the eve of her
departure for Europe, where she and het
ln-yeiir-old daughter. Ellrnbeth Harrison,
vi". remain for two years. Mrs. Harrison
goe;j iihroud that her daughter may be edu
cated In Europe, and In doing so she fol
lows the example of thp other widow of at
American president, Mrs. Urover Cleve
land, who Is also In Europe, where ther
children are being educated.
Before sailing today Mrs. Harrison dis
cussed a number of topics, for she takes
a keen Interest In American affairs and is
a ready talker on national politics as well
as society.
lllah Cost of I.lvlna.
"The dreadful high cost of living Is not
driving mo out of America," said she, with
a smile, "although It has become one of
our biggest problems. I certainly agree
with James J. Hill that Americans are too
extravagant. Everyone apparently wants
to own a steam yacht and an automobile,
no matter whether no can afford It or net,
and, unfortunately, ho cannot afford, but
tries to hide his poverty. Sooner or later
Americans must come to learn a standard
of economy. The question seems strictly
one of American solution, for in Europe
I find ono can live twice as comfortably
and surrounde-d by much more luxury than
In the I'nlted States on one-half the money
It costs here.
"Upon the suffrage question I am
neutral, although I have always been In
terested In politics, and much of my life
has been spent In a political atmospheie,
The American woman must realise that
enfranchisement imposes a duty as well
as a right and that duty must be ful-
filled. Tho man who doesn't exercise his
right to vote is called a bad citizen; yie
woman who would not vote after getting
the ballot would necessarily be classed
in the same category. Personally 1
would make no effort whatsoevtr to ac
quire the ballot, although I am not an
antl-suffraglst. I am naturally not lnte,--ested
in the question. ' The. women of to
day have more power than they realise
and this was brought forcibly to my at
tention only a day or so ago when Presi
dent Taft, lit a public address, said that
Mrs. Taft was the real president of the
United States."
On the Divorce Cuestlon.
Mrs. Harrison was asked if she waa a
student of the divorce question which,
has become ont of America's most notor
ious institutions, and she said:
"Naturally I have views upon It. To
my mind the divorce might be, classed,
in some degree, together with that dther
evil which I mentioned, the high cost of
living. They are both evils and the.
sooner they are abolished, the better it
will be for American aoclety, .So many
bizarre propaganda and queer tenets of
life are springing up that 'create divorce
that the question seems to be more
tangled as time goes by, rather than get
ting clarified as to solution. A national
uniform law would doubtless assist, but
the sooner men and women recognize that
the old fashioned ideals are the highest
and best and purest, the sooner the di
vorce evil will die.
"I am going abroad with rhy daughter
to educate, her there, because I believe
any man or woman who spends a year or
more in a foreign country comes back a
better American. Even amid the culture,
refinement and luxury of Eurqpe, I love
the United States better and recognize
the qualities of my home most distinctly.
Nothing is so good for the boy or girl
as the broadening Influence of foreign
travel."
Mrs. Harrison said she hoped to meet
Mrs. Cleveland abroad, as a warm friend
ship existed between them.
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