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A. THE m:E: OMAHA. MONDAY. PECKMRF.R 1010. n( i battleship, and even (I, m the last ten ti nt thst r'1 eitvild be fpnl In the second line of dofn. This short lite I Tafrrer the result of evolution n ship llfn and nrdnsnre then of actual deereasn In efficiency In the ship Itaelf. To rrmke' tip for th Wwiifnt of thee shsolete resnelg there mofl be authorised after IP12.. In add lion to th two ship per fur provided In the established pro gram, a sufficient number of vessel to maintain' Ihe fleet at the minimum of twenty ablp of the first line. An It wll be necessary for at lurt five or six na tion to maintain nae to enforce the flecree of an International court the secre tarjr does not feel that are very ri'sr the International settlement of nil :suc i and the eT of Internstiornl peace, nnd lie I with large population, areat manlth and j resources la immune from attack una nocn dispelled by the history of war. A formld- I abla array of table showlt.g the enormous mount of naval construction now under way or authorised by, foreign nntbm la, prrnented to Jilst'f ihf apal for an ad herence to the rculor building program In thla country. . . lounstr Officer ee1el. Our fW offliera arf flia olb'?t In the world and coneo,untly retire within a year or two after attaining that rank without de veloping their fullest f flolericy. Therefore, t:ie aecretaiy urgis tronaly the pa fFa Re of tha personnel bill now pending befora eongrena. which will Insure rapidity of promotion and the acceasion to the higher yrsdea of the service of a limited number f officers esiieoiiilly qualified. lie also rtq.ieata the creation of grade above the present rear mlmir&l so as to conform to foreign, liavul ' practice Mid sound ad ministration. The troubha'' which' have agitated fhe marine corps during tlio last year find their refle In a recommendation that the appointment of Hie commandant of a corps (who ihould bo a major gi-neral) should ba limited to four years Instead of the present Indefinite term, while the marines themselves should be stationed In two prin cipal pouts, one on the Atlantic and one on the Faciflo coasts, only small police de tails belngf a-snluned, to the various navy jar da. Money Asked 'for Aeroplanes, Secretary Meyer apealta with pride of tha workings of tha reorganlnatlon scheme Inaugurated by himself and polnta to a saving of about H.Uo.M In tha estimates for the neat fiscal year. Referring to the auccesa of Aviator Eugene Ely In his flight from the cruiser Birmingham the ceretary saya that It appears to be prac tlcabla also for an aeroplane to board a hip. But even if an aerial acout could not land on a ship from his aeroplane he could be taken aboard from the water to make Ms report and the lorn of tha aero plane would be of no moment. Po he re quests an appropriation of 2ri,oob ti con tinue tha aeroplane experiments. Accounts Consolidated. Secretary Meyer refera to the establish ment of the naval supply account, by which seven or more accounts were con solidated Into one, with great decrease In bookkeeping and knowledge of stores on hand. From being over obligated on March SI, the condition now I that the whole value of tha naval supply fund ia liquidated nd available aad the secretary recom mends that Its value 12. 700,000 be turned Into tha treasury. Thla represents a sav ing of that -amount and 4n the future the department will, work along on the regular appropriations...: The discovery of the North pole by Rob ert E. Peary, after years of patient and arduoua endeavor, la declared to be an vent wtjlcl) has added to the honor and aredlt of our oontiy. Saya Secretary "Vleyer; "It la fitting that the government should recognise the value f Ma services, and their successful ter mination. If it tneets with your approval, I recommend that Peary, the discoverer of of the North pole',, be given a commission by legislation a rear admiral of the corps of civil engineers 'of the navy, to date from' April 8, IW, the date of his Uls - sovery of the )ok. and that he be retired ia of that date with, highest retired pay f that grade." . ." , ' TRYING JO ESCAPE, GYPSY PRINCESS BREAKS HER ARM Sheet Break nnd Cil'4'rlae KIKalils Jehnaou Takes a Tumble te the Ground. EIJZABETH, N. J., Deo. 4.-Speclal Telegram.) Catherine Ftltabls Johnson, Kllxabeth'a gypsy princess, -who, although still In her 'teens, has had a career filled with romance, Is suffering from a frac tured arm at tha Trenton Street Home for Qlrls, following a desperate effort to ea cape from the Institution. , She succeeding In breaking the bars of her room and attempted to lower herself from the third floor of the building to the ground by a sheet. She had dropped only a lew feet when the sheet broke and she fell heavily, to the ground. She waa found a short tints iater, unconscious. Her con dltion la critical. Catherine first came Into the limelight about two year ago. She wa an unusu ally attractive waif, and the authorities finally permitted the Johnson tribe of gypsies, which make their headquarters here, to adopt her. Subsequently she wa married to Milan Johnson', son of the chief of the band. Tor a time bliss reigned, but wtthlu a year tlie coupte became estranged The girl fled from the gypsies while they were traveling In New IQngland and returned to this city. She charged her erstwhile frlenda with cruelty. Counterfeit Dollar , buy trobule. but a genuine quaUer buys Dr. King New Ufe Pills, for constipation, malaria and Jaundice. For sale by Beaton Drug Co. The Weather Tor Nebraska Snow. for Iowa Snow, emperature at Omaha yesterday: Deg. .... a .... 1 .... la .... la .... n .... 23 .... 24 .... U l.ucnl Rerors, orricE of Tin; 'vKATiitin hi'rkau. OMAHA. jKr. .-Orl.i.l record of tem pnatuie and pre, ti.uui..n oir.pai w.u the corresVondinj pnnoj if tue la-i three years: , l10. l.m; fttfciiest today la $', :', Iwet today....'. "!l l.i L'rt Mean temperature -1 14 J", Precipitation W .53 T .U) Teinpei alure and pmclpllation t-p iriin . fri m the normal at Omaha since Mrc!i 1, and compared with th last two years Normal lenierture. Deficiency for the rfy .. 31 S 770 .ItJ Inch .07 Im-li IS 9 Inches 14 46 Inches 4 v li.rhes Total exi-t-sa since March Normal proipitattoi 1. Kaeas for I lie 0y , Total rainfall since March I.. Deficiency since March 1 Eicens for cor. period. !!.. lefuiency for ir. period, lis 4 04 inches Cv I a. m. I VC5l 8 a. in. a. m. 10 a. in. ", 1" 11 a. iu. V-"1 t'f u in.... v " -'; 1 p. m. Lv - p m. - ; p. in. T" InoValvJ trace of piecipltatlun. t A. Wi-Ju&ll, iocai r'orH.aster. CONGRESS TO START ON TIMEft;: Everything in Rfadinesi (or Falling;'" lo ' ' "; ' r"""';k"b,V"-; ' , i Tnn tf Mb. nk f I htletlan Science. flc(rnoe I Gavel on Monday MESSAGE IS TO COME TUESDAY Flnnnelal HorM and All tireat Intrr- aM Ssld nitrhlns Atllloilr llnnal l.ea.alnre Will Take on Important tlnestlnns. WA81II Nf 1TO N. Dee. 4,-tSprcial Tel" giam.) All la In readine for the national leg'slatlve mill to brain grinding .M mdsy. "Uncle'' Joe C'ennnn. (trim nnd resigned. Vice President Sherman, mulling nnd ap- renreKcntiitl vph and sei.a- ,amr durk , .r, h(,re ,, ,,,, president's messngs Is ready to be sent to rung! ess hpn rongress Is ready to re reive Iti V.'licii the gavel falls at nnon. Monday, three new senators wli; ts:if oath. The only oddity In the ceremony will be that Sens tor Cummins of Iowa, the head and front of the progressive movement, must escort Colonel Lnfe Young, a regular, to the vice president's desk. This will cause many to smile and a few to snicker. The sessions Monday will be brief. Com mittees will be detailed to call on Presi dent Tuft and advise him that congress la on his hands, and waiting to heitr from him. A report will be made that on the following day hia message will be com municated to both branches. The meet ing will be at noon. The roll will be called In the senate to get new arrivals safely on the payroll. The deaths of former as sociates will be announced and adjourn ment taken as a further tribute to their memory. New York's financial and Industrial lead ers are deeply Interested In Washington these days and the big men in the money world are trying to keep in close touch with governmental affairs. President Brown of the New Tork Central, President McCrea of the Pennsylvania and a half doren lesser lights and representative of financial In terests have been In town. aree on One Thing:. These men agree that all interest cen- ers In Washington and that good times or bad In the financial and industrial world will be the outcome cf develop ments here In the next few months. The future of Investment, banking, spec ulative and railroad prosperity, they de clare, depends upon their contingencies in the order oT their statement, namely, the disposition by tho United fttates supreme court of the sulta against the Standard Oil and tobacco trusts, the action of the In terstate Commerce commission upon the application for authority to Increase freight rates and the procedure of Con gress with respect to the president's rec ommendations for restrictive legislation. together with the decision as to tariff re vision. If there' ia not to be an extra session of congress this spring, the financial world will be emboldened to look for a period of legislative Inaction until the fol lowing spring, giving nearly a clear twelve months of undisturbed tariff condi tions. If the senate Is not changed by further deaths before March i. the new senate of 1911 will witness an exact division of the two parties upon the floor, the first oc currence of the kind for many years. There are fifty seats upon the republican side and forty-two on the democratic side, and the political division of the house will be on that basis. At present Senators Ia Follette, Jones, Burton, Brlstow, Boot, Crawford and other republicans occupy democratic seats in the "Cherokee atrip." MABY BAKER EDDY DIES ATHER HOME Continued from Firat Page.) ' evening service to an unusually large con gregation and also was read at many other Christian Science churches in this section of th country. ketch of l.Ife. Mrs- Mary Baker O. Eddy, the discoverer of Christian Science, was born in Bow, N H., July 18, IN21. Her parents were Mark and Abigail Baker. Her father was a man of some property and local distinc tion. He was a friend of President Frank lin Pierce and other well-known men of his time. Mrs. Eddy wa related to Qen eraf John McNeil, a hero of the battle of Dundy's Dane. On her father1 stde she was related to General Henry Knox of revolutionary war fame. She was a first cousin of Governor Hoke Smith of Oeorgla. Mrs. Kddy's childhood years were spent In Bow, a short distance from Concord As a child and young woman she waa deli cate and temperamental. A a young woman she waa a confirmed Invalid until th healing Incident which ushered her to the threshold of Christian Science. In addition to tha education received by most young girls of her time Mrs. Kddy had the advantage of being privately tutored by her brother, Albert Baker, who waa a graduate of Dartmouth, a member of the New Hampshire legislature and congressman-elect at the time of his death, He Instructed hia sister Mary in the rudi ments of Da tin, Greek and Hebrew, laying the foundation for the broad scholarship which was later evident in Mr. Kddy's literary work. In 1S43 Mrs. Kddy married George Wash ington Glover and removed with him to Charleston, S. C. A few months after their marriage Major Glover was stricken with yellow fevtr and died in Wilmington, N. C. Mrs. Glover returned to the home of her relatives in Tilton, N. H., where her son was born. While residing In Tilton Mrs. Eddy was active with her pen. She con tributed political articles to New Hamp shire papers and wrote occasionally for magazines. In 1SCJ, in the hope of regaining possee sion of her son from whom she had been obliged by circumstances to separate, Mrs. Kddy married Dr. Daniel l'attereon, a dentist of Franklin, N. H. In her search for health Mrs. Eddy went In lfJ to Portland. Me., to consult P. P. Qiiimby, a mignetlo healer of some local reputation. Mra. Kddy was' temporarily benefitted, but not healed, by hta treatment Later she removed to Lynn, Mui., where she took up her residence with Dr. Pat terson. Accident Tsrslsg Point. I'. was in lfctt that Mra. Kddy met with the. accident which was the Immediate . ause of r.er discovery of Christian Science. She was living at that time at Swamp svott. Jut outside of Lynn. Slie fell on the Ice and waa Injured Internally,' ao severely that the physician, who waa called upon, gave mi hope of her recovery. Ignoring the medicine which had been prescribed, Mrs. Kddy, in her extremity, turned to her lUhle and received auch Inspiration and spiritual enlightenment from the account of the healing of the men with the palsy that ahe in" from her bed a well woman. Following tlda remarkable tncidvot Mr. Kddy spent three years la seeking an ex planation of her healing. Phe hst always teen a student of philosophy, waa ac quainted somewhat with homeopathy, had examined the claims of animal magnetism and sj IriU.aUim and waa an earnest ttu lent of the Bible. After her dieeovery of the healing power of Christian Kcience, Mra Eddy made fr- j system In the tr.-atmrnt of disease and la I ! and ll.-e.llh with Key to the Scriptures." ! was published hv Mrs Kddv In If.S. This volume was declined to reach a circulation "f nearly (V0 'i copies, Mrs. Kddv necnred a divorce ' frem Dr. Patterson, and In 1K77 married Dr. Asi G. Kddy. one of h ir early students in Christ iHn Pclerre. who died In 1W2 For some ytVrs Mrs Kddy taiiKht Christian Science in Lynn. In PS! she chartered the Ma- rhusrits Metaphysical coih irc In Mostcii. The charter for the first Christian Science rhurch was obtained In .Inns. 1V7!. and In that yenr Mrs. Kddy whs called to become the pastor of the church. She was ordslned In 1KM. although shj had preached five yems previously. Mrs. Kddy founded and for a long time edited the Christian Science Journal, a monthly maicsxlne. In the fall of IsMi Mrs. Kddy removed from Boston to Concord. N. 11., and In 1IT7 to Chestnut Hill. 11 suhurh of Boston. In UsTT much attention was attracted to Mrs. Kddv through a suit brought for an accounting of her property, which has been variously estimated at from $:00.000 to several millions of dollars. The suit waa brought In the Menimac (N. II.) county suwrlor court on March 1. by George W. Glover of Lead, S. D., Mrs. Kddy's son, and his duughter. Mary Daker Glover, nnd other relatives of the Christian Science loader, as "next friends." against Calvin A. Frye, secretary of Mrs. Kddy: Lewis E. Strang. aw1stant secretary: llarmtn S. Hering, first reader of the Christian Science church In Concord; Hev. Irving C. Tomltn son. Christian Science teacher and healer, of Concord: Alfred Farlow of Boston, head of the Christian Science publication com mittee; Ora O. Knapp. director of the mother church In Boston; Joseph Arm strong of Boston, publisher Of the writings of Mrs. Eddy; Stephen A. Chase of Fall River, treasurer of the Mother church, and Edward A. Klihhall of Chicago. Christian Science teacher and lecturer, and former holder of the copyright on Mrs. Eddy's book. The plaintiffs asked for an accounting of Mrs. Eddy's property, to determine whether she had been for some time past and was at present competent to manage her estate and whether a receiver should be appointed to take charge of her finan cial affairs for her benefit. Property In Charge of Trusteed. Before the case came to a hearing Mrs. Eddy announced that she had placed all her property In the charge of three trus tees, Hon. Henry M. Baker of Bow, a for mer congressman and a second cousin of Mrs. Eddy; Joslah E. Fernald, head of a Concord bank, and Archibald McLellan of Boston, editor of the Christian Science papers and magaxlne. Hearings in the case Were held before Judge Robert N. Chamberlln of the super ior court. A motion of the trustee that they be substituted for the "next friends" as plaintiffs in the suit was denied, as were also numerous other motions of coun sel fur both sides, including one that an al lowance from Mrs. Eddy's estate be granted to counsel for the "next friends" to pay the costs of the suit. finally Judge Chamberlln granted a motion of counsel for the "next friends" that a master be appointed to hold hear ings for the purpose of determining the competency of Mrs. Eddy to manage her business affairs. He appointed Judge Edgar Aldrlch of Littleton, of the United States district court, a master, and Dr. George F. Jelly of Boston, the alienist. and Attorney Hosea W. Parker of Clare mont as co-master. In the course of their hearing the 00- masler, togethen with leading counsel for both aides, paid a visit to Mra: Eddy at her home in Pleasant View and asked her numerous questions regarding her business affair. Many letters and depositions were Introduced to show that Mrs. Eddy was mentally incompetent, but the greater part of those were ruled out on objection by counsel for the defense, aa relating to timea too remote to have a direct bearing on the case. The masters were ready to proceed with the hearing on August 21, when counsel for the "next friends" an nounced that they had decided to withdraw the suit. Worse than an alarm of fire at night ia the metallic cough of croup, bringing dread to the household. Careful mother keep Foley' Honey and Tar in the house and give It at the first sign of danger. It contains no opiate. Sold by all drug gists. PERSHINGER'TO EXHIBIT HERE Mayor of l.lnton, Colo., Enthusiast of ton Kxoosltlon, Corning- to Omnhsv Land Khow. L1MON, Colo., Dec. 4.-(Spec1al Tele gramsLincoln county will be repreaented at the Western Land Product exhibit- to be held at Omaha In January by an ex hibit gathered by W. S. Pershinger, mayor of Llmon. Mr. Pershinger has already ex hibited at the Pittsburg and Chicago land shows, but he says: "We are more deeply Interested in Omaha than in any of the other cities, because our people come from Omaha territory. Besides, we buy our goods from Omaha and market our products thfere." Mr. Pershinger himself is especially in terested In the territory around Omaha, as for a number of years he lived in Blair, Neb. He has taken hi exhibit to both of the National Corn exposition held at Omaha. Eastern Colorado towns will Join the slate board in working up a display to exhibit at the land show. Gl V BAKKIl OX THE STAND. Alleged Murderer Says He Killed Victim la "elf-Defense. IOWA CITY, la.. Dec. 4 (Speclal.)--Guy Baker, accused of the murder of Oliver Driver at Lone Tree, Ia., last June, took the stand at Iowa City today In his own defense. He told of how Driver attempted to kill him with a knife and asserted that It was in self-defense that he struck the blow which felled his employe. The de fense latar In the afternoon attempted to eatablish the fact that there had been a knife lying on the ground at the feet of Driver, but two boy witnesses contra dicted each other with their testimony. The state scored points in its rebuttal In trying to Impeach the state's witnesses. William Moorehead cf Illinois City, Guy Baker, himself, and a Wlljlam Miller of Muscatine, three of the staie'3 witnesses, were put under a fearful fire. Attachment Manager Leaves, BEATRICE. Neb., Dec. 4 (Special Tele gram.) Ist night before the - curtain rolled down on the last act of the Vernon hypnotic performance at the Padock opera house, George Haul, one of the actors, at tached the proierty of I'rof. Vernon to sat isfy a claim of $1 dde him aa salary. The ahow haa been here all this week and has been playing to laior houses. Manager RUey disappeared Saturday afternoon and his whereabouts Is yet unknown. Get the Genuine Always. A substitute Is a dangerous makeshift especially In medicine. The genuine Foley's Honey snd Tar rurea coughs and colds quickly and 1 In a yellow package. Accept ae substitutes, bold by all drug gists. ' TO CONQUER THE AIRBauquct to Philpott, Flying Machine that May Solve the Troblein About Complete. IS NOT LIKE ANY OTHER CRAFT Inventor. Mnnaaera nnd Aviators Are needy to Take Off Their Ifnta to the Mono plane. NKW YORK. (leo. 4. (Special Telegram.) - The largest henvler-than-slr flytnc craft In the world a monoplane Is nearlng com pletion at Genesee Valley park. Uocheeter. and will make ita trial flights before Christmas day. it Is as different from the present type ! of air craft-lhe Wright. Curtlss and Hler- 1 lot machine as the Lusilanla Is fn m Fill- 1 present were Lanson G. Milan, state treas on's Clermont though It embodies the first urrr: II. C. Lindsay, clerk of the supreme principles of the preceding craft. Just as court: Victor Seymour, deputy clerk; John the Clermont' working principle is found In the big Curvarder. Inventors, manager nnd aviators w mo have seen the machine John F. Cooley Is constructing at lUx-hester say that It will solve the one big prtblm of aviators safety. The Cooley craft ia of dlnosaurlc outline and proportion, snd carries the suggestion still further in general appearance. it weighs t.SDO pound, Is equipped with two six-cylinder, ls horsepower Elbrldge en gine, which will run Independently of each other, and used together are capable of driving the plane at a speed of 125 miles an hour, carrying eight or ten passengers. It I constructed of spruce wood, stayed with piano wire. The soaring surface is of Irish naiad aeronautic cloth, especially pre pared for this purpose, and will consist of 1,648 square feet, modeled like a bird's wings. Four Sets of Wings. There will be four sets of w tigs, each independent of the others. The wings are kept at right angles to the car and held rigid in that position by 128 piano wires of a tested strength of 2,000 pounds each. The mechanism 1b entirely clored and the engineer and aviators, as well as an assistant, are housed In an enclosed cabin with portholes covered with glass, similar to those of a Ship. Th craft combines all the features which by aerial experts are considered vital to correct aerial navigation, and is the first serious effort In the line of actual Com mercial utility. The craft Is equipped with a complete electrical device for signalling between the engineer and aviator, and also for illumination. The pneumatic con trol la operated by carbonated gas carried in a tank and the lubricating system is so arranged that the engineer does not have to leave his. seat to oil any part or tne mechanism. Method of Controlling; Car. One of the feature I the movable front and rear spars, by which the plane is made to take the air. The spars, which are at tached to the axles, are arranged In such a manner that they can be thrown up or down, causing the plane and car to tilt up or down. "There would be but one setback to pre vent the flight of our monoplane," said Manager UolUenson today, and he hastened eo explain: "All th established laws of nature would have to go back on- us. Our entire weight will be less than two pounds to the square foot of supporting " surface.. Machines weighing five pound to the foot have flown. Our motive power 1 also propor tionately greater. - "Nlr.ety-elght per cciU of the weight of the monoplane la In. the car--a downward weight below the wings . surface-end, the wing' are at right angles to tha weight. To illustrate my meaning more clearly, a ide wind would not lilt our plane, but would move the whole machine sideways. We have proved this In tests of our models. "We have started model upside down and they would right themselves In the air and settle down to earth as you have seen thousands of pigeon do. The total weight of our craft ia but twenty pounds to th horse-power." ELKS REVERENCE THEIR DEAD Continued from First Page.) "While our hearts are thu open let u all and each silently revere the memory of our departed brother. Let us forget their faults and failures." The services opened with a ceremonial conducted by Kidney W. Smith, exalted ruler, and the officers of the lodge. The invocation waa pronounced by Lysle I. Ab bott, acting chaplain. The ceremonials and addresses were Interspersed with musical numbers by the Elks' quartette, and solos by Mrs. Mabelle Crawford-Welpton, George S. Johnson and Henry G. Cox. Mis Eatelle Brown waa at the piano. The members of the Elks' quartette are: J. R. Gerke, W. S. Klgdon, C. P. Lewis and C. S. Haver stock. The Orpheum stage was decorated for the service. In th background the memorial tablet showing the names of the departed member of the lodge stood draped with the purple and white of the order. Decorations and Flowers. The stage was laid out as an Elks' lodge room with the symbols of the order grouped about. The decorative scheme was enhanced by the uae of ferns, palms and flowers. The member of tha memorial committee In charge of the service were: D. B. Welp ton. chairman; C. E. Furay, E. G. McGll ton, 'William I. Kierstead and Gould Diets. The members of the reception com mittee were: W. P. Byrne, Frank A. Furay, Band P. Woodbrtdge and E. H. Goodman, George P. West delivered the euloirv "Pending the far-off yet sure and glorious age when all shall be brothers, it is a be nign custom that men of like tastes, ac quirements and feelings should In a meas ure and at time, withdraw from the world about them and by common pledge before the grand Creator of all take on close ties of brotherhood, helpfulness and sympathy," said Mr. West "80 it la with the widely dispersed oier of Elk; and while as an order the social side of human life Is strongly to the foie, while all that la bright, all that 1 Joyous, Is encouraged and exemplified, yet. true It la, that smiles and tears are strangely akin and the win ning laugft and the firm handclasp change In a moment to tha aching heart, the pen sive mind, aa In revery the silent brhers, paJUd and dream-like come to ua again. One by one their names are called; one by one their place filled not like the deathshead at the Egyptian feast,' in grew some mockery, for we are brothers, and they come In loving comradeship, as of yore. "As we leave here to come again, some of us, next year and the next, we carry with ua the balm of their presence and the solace, that though they be gone, they are not lost to us." The services closed with the singing of the doxology. The Orpheum was filled to capacity by the Elk,' their families and friends. More Honsee Moved to Winner. WINNER. D.. Dec. 4 (Special ) Sev eral large buildings have been moved from Lamro to Winner the last week. A few hours transform a vacant lot into a busy place. A residence' was moved from the adjoining town, meala being prepared eo route. The big engine Is uncoupled, pulls away, the family gathers about the festive board and their new home Is the same aa if occupied fur years Who Goes to Texas Friends Give Testimonial to Bee Cor respondent on Leaving State Capital. Iloiaee H. Phllnott. for eight years Lin coln correspondent for The Pee, having re slcned to start a paper of his own at Kran (itss, Tex., was the honor guest nt a ban quet at the Lincoln hold. Lincoln. Saturday nlcht. given by a few of his friends. After the banquet he was presented with a band some engraxed gold watch as a token of friendship. The watch was presented by Colonel Crawford Kennedy. Dr. F. W. Krown. former mayor of Lin coln, acted as toastniaMrr, and some half d.isen toasts were given, Among those C. Hartlnmi. adjutant general of the stiie rn II It la ; W. J. Furse. state railroad commis sioner and former private secretary to Governor ShaHenbei ger; K. C. Strode, for mer city attorney of Lincoln, nnd other Lincoln business ami professional men. in cluding newspaper fi iemls of Mr. Philpott. From Omaha A. I. Lane of the Nebraska Telephone company and Joines 11. Wootan of The Bee were present. It was a strong testimonial of the esteem In which the people of Lincoln and Ne braska have held Mr. Philpott for the elht years of his service at the state capi tal, lie leaves for Texas tomorrow. His paper will be known as the Francltas Bee. He has made It a namesake of The Omaha Bee, on whose staff he has been for nearly ten years. SPKCIAI, KI.K(1lll IK CI STEIt tt'M Will Pass on Proposition for New Court House Next Month., BROKEN BOW, Neb., Dec. 4. tSpeclal.) The committee appointed to examine into the numerous petitions asking for a spe cial election for the purpose of voting a 4 and 3 mill levy to build a new court house reported favorably to the county board of supervisors Saturday afternoon. The motion was carried without a dissent ing vote and the special election was called for January 9. The board stipulates if the election carries that the cost of the court house shall not exceed JtiO.000. The cost of the Jail Is also fixed at about K.iwo. The 7-mlll levy on the assessed valuation will raise over :l,Ono and the 13,000 Insurance money added to this will give a sufficient sum for the court house, Jail, heating plant and other equipment. In a week' time the names to tho petition asking for a special election numbered 2,W2. The work was volunteer throughout and the prompt attention given by the people shows a keen interest in the court house proposition. UOONK MOVS ANII G1HL J1BKT First AnnunI Contest of Agricultural and Domestic Science t'lult. ALBION, Neb., Dec. 4. (Special.) The first annual meeting of the Boys' and Girls' Agricultural and Domestic Science contest of Boone county was held at the court house In Albion Friday. This organization has been perfected through the efforts of Miss H. Johnson, county superintendent, in an attempt to Interest the boys and girl of Boone county In practical matters. Prises were contributed by the mer chants of Albion, and the great Interest taken by the children was manifest from the fact that there were over 800 entries. The boys exhibited samples of corn, potatoes and other agricultural products raised by themselves and the girls ex hibited sewing and cooking done by them. .. The judges of the contest were Miss Sabine of the agricultural sehnoi at Un coi, Prof. Herron of the Nebraska Farmer and Prof. Gregory, atate high school In spector. , ALLEGED HOHbETIIIKF AK RESTED Man Captured at Grund Island with Team stolen at Aurora. GRAND ISLAND, Neb., Dec. 4-(Spe-cial.) Beading an Item In a local paper to the effect that a team of horses tuJ been stolen at Aurora and traced to thla city, It occurred to Charle Dodson that the horses housed in his barn, which barn had but a day or two before been rented to a atranger, might be the missing team. He investigated, found appearances to In dicate that the horses had had no atten tion that day, and decided to Inform the rpollce department of the Incident. Sheriff Young of Hamilton county was In turn notified and Identified the horses as those stolen. It developed immediately, also, that the chief of police already had the thief In the city Jail. Charles Brossman, the alleged thief, Is said to have admitted hi part In the theft and the officers are now on a quest for the team of mules stolen from that county this week. CO H.N SHOW TO HE HELD AT YORK t'aah PriceniAre to Be Offered for the Beat Exhibits. TORK, Neb., Dec. 4. (Special.) Prepara tion are being made for the third annual York county corn content to be held De cember 9 and 10. The York Commercial club and other business organizations are assisting. Noted speakers have been en gaged and demonstrators and lecturers from the state university experimental farm will participate. Cash prises will be of:'ered for the best corn, wheat, oat, barley and all kinds of grain, bread, cake, cookies, the best made quilts, apron and other handiwork. In the manual training department the boy are allowing work done in schools. There will be many articles of furniture exhibited. The large double room in the old city hall has been engaged and already decorator are at work arranging the dec oration and placing exhibits. Petition to Dismiss Poell Case. GRAND ISLAND, Neb., Dec. 4-(Spe-cial.) A petition Is In circulation among taxpayers of the county asking the county board to instruct the county attorney to enter a nolle prosequi in the case of the state against George Poell, ex-county clerk, on the charge of forgery, provided the amount represented by tho raised re ceipts and not yet liquidated shall first have been paid Into the hands of the county treasurer. The petition Is being quite numerously signed, though here and there some objection is also being voiced. The friends of the ex-clerk circulating the petition set forth that he has already been severely punished by the loss of his good name and his office and that it will be difficult to find a Jury that would con vict him, thua making the trial a matter of useless expense. The case Is set for this term of court. Request for Motor Service to Orii. GRAND ISLAND, Neb., Deo. 4. (Spe clal.) An effort is being made to secure a motor car passenger service from this city to Ord on the Union Pacific's branch. In addition to the present service of two trains a day, one of which i a mixed train. The petitioner aver that at pres ent there 1 scarcely ever room for all pas enger In seata and the service 1 slow and Irregular and not up to the standard of other roads. When the circulation of the petition will havs been completed offl cers of the commercial club will take the matter up with the officials of the com pany. Nebraska News Notes. Kl.l K II 1 1 .1. Webster count v shows an Increase ,.f ,tv;i The total population of the county being 1J. 10s. In l-H) it was II 19 and 1" l). 11:'i". GUKSHAM -William P Fanner and Jen nie A. Olsrd of Urooklvn. N. Y .. were married at St. Joseph's cathedral at York by ltev. Thomas Cullen. WYMOHK-Block n. dedicated f'r pa' k purposes, fa. tug the llMiilngton depot, has been cleared of bull, lings, and work of grading the ground will be tailed at once. BLl'K Mil. I, The Farmers' Institute will be hold in Blue Hill on Frldav and Satur day. February 2 nud I!.'.. The work ir ar raiiclng for speakers and attractions Is under way. YORK W. ('. Haer Son have opened the third f.irnlture stock in York. This new firm purchased the two-sun v brick blinding known ns the poelofflee building and have filler! the entire two floois with a new and complete line of furniture. SMITHFlKLD-lt has lost become known that Tewtte Sinclair of this place and Miss Viola Itarackman of Curtis were married at North liatie last week. Mr. Sinclair motor,. d to Curtis, where Miss Baraekman was awaiting him. thence to North Platte. They returned Wednesday. I MOHK-All offer to take the water and light bonds of th city In the sum of .',00tl. sootl to be Issued, at flirore above par. I.as been received, and the work of crttlr.g the Issue .Hit Is being hastened. Applli albms for the water is pouring Into the mayor s office at a rapid rate. RKD CLOCK -j, ,0 Holcomb, an old resi dent, was found dead In his bed Sr.tnrdav morning. The body was yet warm when found. He had been ai-onoa ii.m.i th day before and did not make any complaint 1 i'tniil- ny nitierent than usual. Phvsl ch:ns said heart failure was the cause of (loath. KEARNEY The preachers of the cltv have announced that on what will he known as bargain day In Kearney they will come to the rescue of all couples who desire to he married and have not the wherewithal, or have it but not in sufficient sum. On December 14 they will marry anv resident of the county free of charge and will also make a present of a marriage license. KKAHNKY Mrs. T. J. Rodman died at the home of a friend In this city Friday after months of Illness of tuberculosis. Her home was at Columbus, but after return ing to that place from a sojourn In tho west for her health domestic difficulties prevented the reunion of the wife and her hi.sband. and she was taken from a hos pital In Columbus by friends and brought lo Kearney. NKBKASKA CIT Y-Nebraska City aerie No. Fraternal order of Eagles, has elected the following officers: Worthy president. W. F. Moran; worthy vice presi dent. Joseph Curen; chaplain, A. N. Owen; secretary, J. Cupid Miller; treasurer. R. R. KH-ketts; Inner guard. Charles Tolllver; outer guard. Joseph Kastner; physician. G. P Crudup; trustees, Claranc Olmsted. John M. Kiser and D. W. Livingston. KEARNEY Ed Leigh of Shelton, accused of assault of idell Hensley, the 8-vear-old (laughter of his boarding house keeper, was arraigned in county court Suturdav and given preliminary hearing. He pleaded not guilty, but the county Judge deemed the evidence sufficient to warrant his binding the prisoner over to district court, which he did In the sum of 11,000, which Leigh was unable to furnish. PEOPLE WHO APPRECIATE "WAV EN LOCK" most are people who have first tried other hair and scalp treatments. "Wavenlock" has the endorsement of chemists, physicians, baccterlologlsts. At druggists. WRECK ON MISSOURI PACIFIC Baggage Man Seriously Injured Nev. enteen Others Are Slightly Hurt. KANSAS CITY, Dec. 4. Missouri Pacific passenger train No. 624, westbound, struck a switch engine at Mount Washington, seven miles east of here tonight. W. J. Moore, a baggage man of Sedalla, Mo., was seriously injured and seventeen other per sons slightly hurt. The engineer of the passenger train did not see the switch engine unll be wa wlhln twenty-five feet of It. He applied the emergency brake but could not Pre vent the collision. The Injured: W. D. Moore. G. H. Garten and J. J. Horan, all of Bedalla; Miss Mar garet Vaughn, Mr. J. C. Young, Mr. Fred T. Hill. Miss Blanche Hlx, John R. Potts, Mrs. Guphetslng, Augustus Johnson, William Smith and John E. Bennett, all of Lexington, Mo., and Miss Mattle Fitsger- uld of Levasy, Mo. All of the others who were Injured lived here. aver they had orders for a clear track. The members of thtf passenger train's crew train waa running on time. MARY LANNING SCHOLARSHIP Klve-l boasand-Dollar Foundation Of fered for Smith College by llnstlnga Woman. BOSTON, Mass., Deo. 4. 1 Special Tele gram.) Announcement waa made to the undergraduates of Smith college today that a scholarship of 15,000, to be known as the Many LanrUng Memorial scholarship, has been endowed at Smith by Mr. and Mrs. Lannlng of Hastings, Neb. The gift was made in memory of their daughter, Mary Lannlng, of the class of 1912. The scholarship, it was announced, will be awarded on the same principle a other en dowed scholarships, to meritorious students who need financial aid, but It has these conditions: That the candidate be a member of the second class, preferably a student from west of the Mississippi river, and that Mr. and Mrs. Lannlng have the privilege during their life-time of suggesting the candidate. MAJOR GENERAL MERRITT DIES Military Commander Had Charge of First Detachment oi Troops Which Landed la the Philippines. WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 Major General Wesley Merrltt. U. 8. A., retired, died to day at Natural Bridge, Va. General Mer rltt was a resident of the District of Columbia at the time of his death. The details of his funeral have not been arranged. General Merrltt was ths military com mander In charge of th first detachment of United States troops whioh landed on the Philippine Islands and the land oper ations against Manila were conducted un der his direction. He was born in New York, June 14, 1R36, and appointed to the military academy from Illinois In WA. graduating and becoming brevet lieutenant In the Second dragoons July 1, 1K60. He served throughout the civil war with great distinction. He was retired from active service, when f4 years old, In 19"0. BOY BAKES PRIZE BREAD, GIRLS RAISE BEST POTATOES Hr ward County torn Show Brings Sur. prising Result In Two I.laeu of Work. REWARD, Neb., Dec. 4. (Special.) The prise bread exhibited at the Beward County Corn show was made by a young German boy. and the prise buttonholes were also made by a young boy. Some of the girls raised prize potatoes. , FOR A CLEAN SCALP AND PERFECT hair health use WAVENLOCK. Makes hair soft, fluffy and full of Ufa At drug gists, barbers and hairdressers. Forest Fires la Texas. MOUNT PLEASANT, Tex . Dec. 4 For est fires have been raging for several days over tha north end of this county and great damage to tlmler, fences and cattle ranges is reported. The section aireciea lies or tween White Oak creek and Sulphur river, and Is heavily limbered, a thick under bruah making the fire hard to control. Rebels Defeat Troop of Mexican Soldiers; Battle is Expected Eight Hundred Men Start for Monn tains While Feace Commission Confers with Revolutionists. CIIHM AIU A. Mexico. Dec. 4 -The de fest of a detachment of government troop at Pedertiales on Tuesday Is admitted b those In authority here. The government Is without details of the flaht. however, and reports brought in by passenuers from the west vary and contradict each other I n great degree. According to the most consistent Infor mation, the government troops who met de feat were the band of lcO who left the train at San Aire s early as two weeks ago, when the coaches were attacked b revolutionists. They escaped at that tinu and up to last Tuesday had been movlm west, gaining food and water In precarlou; fashion. Hunger. It Is said, drove them to Peder nales. where Insurrectos were known to be The revolutionists, by a long i-ange fire drew them dose to the village, where the former attacked In force, firing from r.-sirr and windows. The two officers at theh head were killed and a number of soldiers leported anywhere from nine to twenlj. While the peace commission was confer ring iih the revolutionists along the rail road line today. HoO troopers under Genera Navarro left here for the purpose of sub dulng the Insurrectos in the moiintMiio adjacent. Reinforcements have arrlvei' here from tho city of Mexico to garrison this city. The commission telegraphed today froii San Isldro that the members would proceei! to Guerrero to treat with revolutionist bodies there. I'nconflrmed reports have been received here that Guerrero had been attacked today. The departure of troops on the heel of the commission Is believed to Indicate that that body carries a message more lit th nature of an ultimatum than an olive branch. It Is believed here that the pro ceedings will develop Into a battle by Mon day or Tuesday. MEXICO CITY', Dec. 3-General Dlas. after reading the dispatch from Chihuahua In which was related the appointment by him of a commission to treat with the revolutionary leaders, told an Associated Press representative that he had appointed no such commission, nor written arty letter of the nutur referred to In the dispatch. Saloon Keeper's License Revoked. MITCHELL, 8. IX, Dec. 4.-(SpeclaU-For the first time in the history of this county In circuit court the license of a saloonkeeper was revoked by the circuit Judge, Frank B. Smith. Gunner Carlson, the last saloonketper In this olty to.., re ceive a license by the city council, was arrested a month ago on the charge of selling Intoxicating liquors to a person who was on the blacklist of the saloons. When he was Indicted he pleuded not guilty, but when brought before the court for his trial and the evidence was submitted by State Attorney Herbert, Carlson decided to plead guilty. The court Imposed a fine of SIM and added to the penalty by- revok ing the license, of Carlson In this city. The court made the penalty even worse by forbidding CarlHon to engage in the saloon business in tide state of South Dakota. First Train to Colonic. WINNER, S. D., Dec. 4. (Special.) The first regular train reached Colome Tues day, November 29. Quite a celebration was had In honor of the event, Tha- railway company is pushing west and will no doubt. reach Winner In three or four weeks. DOBS NOT CONTACT OPIATES Tiri Pisopi-i's Bkm-wt for Concha. Arida, Croup. whooplng-Oough, Bronchitis, Grippe Lough. Hoarseness, etc. Safe and sure, itsct f AMPLE SENT FREE Write for It today. Mention this paper. Addresi C MBYfcR CO. BALUMOkB. Ml) Whooping Coufrh CROUP ASTHMA COUGHS BRONCHITIS CATARRH COLDS CSTSSIISMCO 1ST A simple. cdectix trcatacnt lor 010s cklsl itoublts,ei4l !! Vpri4 Cttn leal Mopa lbs aroiyimi mi W looping Csr relltiM Cioas SI enco. 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