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EDITORIAL
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THE
Omaha
Daily Bee
Looking Backward
This Day in Omaha
Vhxrre rweatr Tn Tmh age
. too Settornu Peg at
VOL. XLI-NO. 228.
OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 9, 1912.
SINGLE COPY . TWO CENTS.
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ENGLISH OBJECTS TO PLAN
.Comity Attorney Does Not Like Ap
pointment of Judge Sullivan.
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WAKES AS PERSONAL . AFFBOHT
tare It ncfleeta the Ability of
HI atari f asd Ilia Dep-aties la
Handle Ike Caaalr Caart
Hoase Tangle.
OountT Attorney James P. English baa
taken offense at the action of the
Board of County Commissioner In
deciding to call in former Judge John J.
Sullivan as apodal legal adviser In the
natter ol preceding to oust Caldwell V
Drake, county building general contract
ors, tor alleged delinquency. Tba count-
attorney has refused to sit with Judge
Sullivan or any other outside attorney
in conference with the board. Mr. English
lias taken the action as a personal af
(front, a reflection upon his ability and
lliat of his corps of assistants
Such is the muddled sltuaOco. It may
be cleared at today's meeting at ah
Eoard of County Commissioners.
Tba ouster conference, which had. been
scheduled for Thursday arte moon, was
sot held because Mr. English was out ot
'the city on official business. He has re
turned and an effort, at a conference
would have been made, but Mr. Sullivan
waa busy with a matter before the su
pram court In Lincoln. . ' ' -
According to one member of the Board
of County Commissioners, who preferred
that hta name be. not used. air. English
has taken a wrong view of the board's
action. ' - . . ..-'
"No offense was Intended." aaid the
board member, "and our action should
not be taken by Mr. English aa a re
flection upon him or anyone else, nor as
an Indication ot lack of confidence In
him or his deputies. The proposed action
Is one that p'robabsly would result In liti
gation,, which might be extensive. Mr.
English retires the first of the year. I
feel, and other members of the board
feel, that soma attorney who is not sub-
J set to the changes ot political fortune
should be employed. that the county
might be represented from first to last
by counsel thoroughly familiar with all
the details and steps ot the litigation."
1. 1. Hanlghen Co., plumbing and
heating contractor on the county build
ing, and the Johnson Electric company,
electrical work contractor, have asked
th Board ot County Commissioners to
pay them In full for their work, or at
least pay a part of tha Is per cent re-,
serve, even though th contracts have
not been completed. They base their re
quests on the ground thai delay ot con
struction of the building has prevented
and is preventing completion ot their eon
tracts, and their money Is being kept
tied up through no fault ot theirs.
The board has decided not to act upon
their requests until disposition of the
matter ot ousting the general contractors
bas been mad.
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No tonspiracy in
. Discharge "of Wheeler
Th dismissal of Tom Wheeler, a court
house janitor, discharged a week ago by
J. M. Calabria, courthouse superintend
ent, tor neglect of duty, has caused quit
a furor in the courthouse. All sort of re
ports bav been In circulation. Investiga
tion has brought out that sensational
stories regarding the matter are of
rather mythical origin. It waa reported
that Wheeler was discharged because he
testified In th case of th atat sirs Inst
Bob Johnson, charged with keeping liquor
for Illegal sale. Several office people In
the courthouse -discredit this report, be
cause they observed Calabria criticising
Wheeler before the Johnson case was
tried. Another report thst Commissioner
Best told Wheeler not to accept dlsmls
, sal and that Commissioner Lynch and
Commissioner Hsrte formed a combina
tion to defeat Best cannot be verified.
Commissioner Best has apposed the
moving ot a bridge over the Elkhorn river
eouth ot Waterloo. Lynch, Elsasser and
Harts put the move through Saturday
and the same three voted to approv the
dismissal ot Wheeler. 80 far aa can be
learned there was no conspiracy.
Written-In Votes
Must Be Counted
South Omaha republican municipal can
didates whose vote at the primary City
Clerk Frank Good refused to count have
' won their mandamus action before Judge
Kennedy In the equity division ot thet
! district court. Judge Kennedy Issued 1
peremptory writ ot mandamus command-
log th city clerk to count the wrtitsn-ln
names ot republican candidates who were
nominated and to place their names on
th offlcisl billot. No appeal will be
taken.
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CHADRON BUTCHERS SEND
1 UNIQUE MESSAGE TO ROAD
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Nichols Fisher conduct meat market
eut at Cbadron. To save the expense of
slaughtering, they buy their meats at
- tba Sooth Omaha packing nouses. Being
hipped a long distance, there are times
when the shipments do not reach their
destination In the best of order. On one
shipment of mutton, they contend that
the meat wss spoiled when it reached
them. They have filed a claim with As
sistant General Freight Agent Griffin and
haveeiccompanicd the claim with the fol
lowing: ,
"May the Lordof love and the Lord
above look down on this kg of mutton:
It waa once aweet and fit to eat, but now
if rotten,"
General Freight Agent Griffin Is some
thing of a poet himself and the doggerel
bas mad such a favorable Impression
upon bint that he la Inclined to reoom
mend favorably for the Cbadron butchers.
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WATER COMPANY MUST
PROVE REST OF CLAIM
"Tour report of the proceedings on the
claims for water works Improvements is
likely to giv a misleading tmpresskm,"
saya General Manager FairchiM ot the
water company, ."when It saya only ISMQt
of the HE. 90 was accounted for. The
M,) Is conceded by toe city en the
soar showing by the water company,
leering th rest to be ascertained and
checked up by the master. Th city is
merely in Use position of asking as to
near np the items outside of the ,.
Lineman is Crushed
by Terrific Impact
With Frozen Earth
Walter Brown, an employe ot the street
railway company, while repairing wire:
under the Douglas street bridge at
yesterday morning, tell a distance ot;
sixty-five feet to the street below. He
died shortly after'belng taken to St.- Jo
seph's hospital. He Is survived by a wife
and child, thing at Twenfy-aixth am!
Seward streets
Brown in company with several other
hueinen w ere restringlng electric win
under th brio its when he fell. No on
saw him fall and no en knows how Ik
lost his balance. It is possible that he
came In contact with a live wire. W. G.
Wood rough, foreman of the- gang, was
also working under the brklg when
Brown's body flattened Itself out on the
pavement a few feet from where Wood
rough was employed. Brown was taken
Into a nearby railway shack In an un
conscious condition, and from there he
waa taken to the hospital In the ponce
ambulance.
It was found at the hospital that almost
every bona In his body hsd been broken
by th full, and the doctors were sur
prised that be was not kitted instantly.
His head waa badly cut also. Coroner
Crosby has taken charge ot the body and
will lold an inquest today. v'
Swedish Society
Raises funds to
Build Home Here
Funds for the construction of a horns In
this city for the Swedish-American or
ganisation .bav been raised within tha
last three years by the Swedish Building
sssoctstlon ot Nebraska, share of stock
ot 111 each being sold. "
Building operation will begin forth
with. A committee on construction, con
sisting of .Mrs. Gust Carlson, August
Weeding and Ed Stone, waa aappointed at
th last meeting of th association
March 4. Lewis Henderson, A. J. Ander
son and Victor Danlelsoa are a finance
committee.
President John Larson of the associa
tion say enough money la on hand to
warrant the beginning of th work. A
sits has not been selected. Th Swellsh
Amerlcan organisation now owns prop
erty at Sixteenth and Chicago streets
valued at Itt.ooa.
Capt. Adams Says it
Looks Good for Taft
Captain C. E. Adams, president of the
Nebraska Taft committee, who passed
through Omaha yesterday on his way
horn from Washington, says:
"Just returning from Wasting ton. I
com back to the state feeling very con
fident. Indeed, that Mr. Tail's renoralna
tloa vaod re-election are assured 'facta.
Talking with many people from various
states, 1 find the anticipated ground
swell of enthusiasm for Mr. Roosevelt
has not materialised. I believe the voters
everywhere will concede that th presi
dent deserved approval ot his official
record."
Major Evans Comes
to His New Post
Major Frederic D. Evans, appointed to
fill .tha position of adjutant general,
which was made vacant by Major P. C.
March' promotion, arrived here yester
day and Immediately assumed his
new duties. I'p to the time of bis trans
fer Major Evan waa connected with the
Seventeenth Infantry at Fort" Mcl'her
son, Ga.
Colonel March, who Is made a lieuten
ant colonel, has been ordered to report at
Fort Kiley, Kan., but he has obtained a
long absence leave and will enjoy a vaca
tion here for a while.
Major Evans Is a West Point graduate
and entered the army In 1OT. His record
Is an excejtionaJly good one. An Informal
reception was held In his office, the other
occupants ot the army headquarters build
Ing ail dropping In to get acquainted.
COLORED BOY LOOKS
FOR HIS LOST PARENTS
Harry Neal Tayton. a 1-year-old colored
boy. Is inquiring ot tbs neighbors for
his father and mother. Three weeks ago
Harry woke up In th early morning and
aaw a bonfire biasing in th yard. In an
ecstacy be hurriedly dressed and rushed
out An attempt to leap over th fire
was an utter failure and th boy fell
Into tha flame and was badly burned
about the face. He waa taken to the
Swedish Mission hospital and Is now re
covered. Tbe hospital officials took him
borne this morning, or. to the plac that
had been his home, near the Eleventh
street viaduct, but his parents were gone
and had not left their address. The boy
was turned over to tin Juvenile court officials.
OMAHA SWEDES TO UNITE
IN ERICSSON CELEBRATION
Omaha Swedes will unite Saturday
evening in a pretentious celebration of
the semi-centennial ot the victory ot
the Monitor over the Merrimac on of
the notable' events of the civil war. The
Monitor was designed by a Swede, John
Ericsson.
The anniversary date' comes tomorrow.
There will be a general celebration In
Immanuel church. Nineteenth and Cass
streets. In tn evening. Prof. L. G. Abra
hamson of Rock Island will deliver th
principal address.
MARBLE BALUSTERS STOLEN '
FROM NEW COURT HOUSE
Theft f two .marble baluster from
tbe new Douglas county bonding hss
been reported by John M. Murphy, chtef
clerk for Caldwell ft Drake, county
bulMing general con tractors. Th balus
ters are of the kind need around the
rotunda and are worth about Sis acb.
r cartel Slawshter
of dessjlx microbes occurs when throat
fwod lung dliosse are treated with Dr.
King's New UscWsry. Me and La.
For sale by Bcatoa Drag O.
This Store Closes Saturday Evenings at'Nine O'Clock. Shop During the Day Time If Possible
sat Toilet Goods & Drugs
Neckwear
These new lines of neck
wear will be sur to In
terest you. Se them Sat
urday. Pretty jabots of lace
and embroidery at 2So
and up.
Ribbon novelties of
various kinds. Sec to
11.50.
New styles of la re
waists and coat acts. Toe
to 15.09.
Cut Flowers
10,000 horn grown
Carnations
worth 75c A $1.00
th dozen
on sal Saturday
only at
29c
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S. & H. Green Trading Stamps Given
With All Purchases at This Store.
Ricksufker's ll.00-s.Jo-.
let toilet water. . . .7Uc
$1.00 Aturea and La
Trefla powders 85c
Pond's vanishing cream
for IBr.
Woodbury 'a 36c facial
cream for tV.
Sue Carmen powder. Slsc
Tic Pompeiian massage
cream for ttfc
E&c rice now dor. . . .anc
Mmo. Isabell'i 50c face
powder for. . . . . . .35c
50c White Ross. Violet
and other fine per
fumes. Sat-, ox. . .ii.'Mi
Sic Arnica tooth s"p
for T?o
packer's tha tar awvp. JSo
Physician's and sorgiiKms
10c sosp cake So
Wllltsns and Colgate a
too shaving soap to
tl.Sti Ideal hair brashes
for .. Tie
house dresses of pretty
It's a clean sweep of alf of the odds and ends
Id our stork that have been selling up to $20.00.
Strictly all wool fabrics, good styles, tbe finest
tailoring-weights suitable for woar tor some time
O 1 tl'l. FV n o I Of? T to conie.
oaie or siris wasn uresses-'aoc ana ooc ai. an mid and m.i. or aw trousers of an
bltio, tan, black and lavender, striped percales: with square
necks and three-quarter length sleeves: extra values, at, each
$1.25
Many mothers hare come to appreciate the sanitary advantages derived from
wearing wash dresses the year 'round, and require that their children be so
dressed. This Saturday sal will help tliem replenish the girl's wardrobe for a nominal sum.
One lot of wash dreoVes for ages to
14 years; made of black and white,
plok and light colored perrales; long
and short sleeve styles, worth up to
$1.75. Saturday, while they QO
last, choice at . . ...7QCi
ko Per Ctnt Ditcoant On All Pictur
From Mad to OrdrSaturday .
This Is a once-lo-e-yeer opportunity In which yon
are allowed to choose from our entire stock nf picture
mouldings. Including ever too sty Us sad flalsbes, st a
discount of 29 per vent on all you care to have to order.
Bring your picture with you. Ther will be no
extra charge placing them lu th frames.
One lot of girl's wash dresses made of
percales In various colors and pat
terns, ages two to eight years, regular
prices range up to $1.25, Saturday,
while they latt, choice 35c
- For Little One
Infant's shoes slightly
soiled or mussed from band
ling, sise up to I, to close.
Its s pair. 1
CaUdrea's np to te gloves of
good, hesvv yarns: have long
wrists, choice of red and whits,
Saturday, too a pair.
Hosiery and Knit
Underwear Specials
Women's fast black silk boot
bose with Hale feet and wide
garter tops; slightly imperfect
la the making, bat . wearing
qualities were not Impaired;
60c values at 80c tha pair or
S pairs for 91.00.
Wosses's foil regnlas ssad bee
-soni have split feet-all slses
and good wearing qualities: regu
larly 16c the pair, Katurday, lie.
Wosmb's and ehUdrea's bos
made ol extra quality Pee Island
cotton yarns: fin and coarse rib
bed: strictly fast black; all sixes;
regular tic valacai Saturday, only,
siv, llie pair.
women's sad eaildrea't sHgMI
solled vest asd paste In nearly
a.i slses; up to toe values, to close
out. Katurday. H4o the garment.
Children s flao ribbed sot tea and
wool asd all wool black paaUl all
slses; values from 0c to lio, Sat
urday, to close, U.
W challng any ttor, at or wt, to duplicat th
extraordinary and wonderful value w ar going to of
fer in our great$t and b$t
Millinery Challenge Sale
Beginning Monday
Thousands of women are' waiting for
It-you, too, will want to share In Its
money-saving and style advantages.
Specially Selected & Offer-
sal mt IA Creates AeWacttom Few
VuT liTa
FMs
Will
Finest Imported Hsts: Street, Tail
ored and Dress Hats In all ot the Fin
est Htvles: Hats from Our Own Work Rooms,
Children's - and Misses' Hats, Plume aud
Millinery Trimming Materials of all kinds.
. All the particulars, together with extra at
tractions, will be given In tba Sunday Bee.
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Sqle of Women's Tailored Suits i?ottSgS
Only the women who know what Bennett clothing is, can really appreciate what
these prices mean. Although it is a clearance of our suit stock, the garments are of styles and weight of fabric
"you can wear for at least the next two months..
i Lot One at $8.75, consists of suits made of high grade all xool
cloths in black and blue shades and tasty mixtures. Values
V from 1!).00 to $23.50.
Lot Two at S15.C0. consists of fine tai ored suits niado ot ttie
very; finest all wool materials. The values range from $35.00 to $39.50.
fir t It T A new lot of women's
women s nouse uresses
Last Sale of the Season on
Men'sHighGradeSuits
All Go in One dg
Big Lot at.....
wool casalmcres, worsteds, serge and corduroys.
Worth up to $3.o. Saturday, I.H5.
A good variety of new spring anita '
for nieii and"young men will be
( rewdy for your Inspection Katurday.
Saturday Sees the Last of the
: Boys Suits and Overcoats at "
Reduced Prices
All medium and heavy weight salts at a dis
count of 85 per cent.
All boys' and children's overcoats at 881,
oer cent less.
One lot of boys' spring suits of exceptional quality and tailoring
ll specially priced for Katurday at t'l.T.9.
Hoys' separate trousers of grey and tan all wool materials that
regularly sell at $100 and $1.25. Saturday, Kwv.
"little Tudor" rompers and play suits for ages one to six years
an entire new line-SUc the garmentj
Men, Save Money on Furnishings
Coat Shirts in new spring pat
I terns with collars to match, 411
colors; regular ss.vu grauea spe
cially priced for Saturday only
at $i.o.
New soft collars for either men's
or woman's wear, solid colors hi
all sixes rrom 12 4 or 17, Inclu
aive, extra values st luc each o
2 for 2.V. . . i
ew rap for Bprinjt wear,, la
the latest English styles and pat
terns for mon and boys, 0Oc, "Ho
aud $1.0(1.
lSc black or taa cotton hose.
Saturday, S pairs for ISc, or sin
gle pair. Be.
75c inoslla night Tubes, wU
made and nicely trimmed, 49c.
Men's 50c suspenders with
ttrlrtly new webbing, Saturday,
29c.
0l)e allk kalt four In-hand ties
lu popular, striped patterns and
solid colors for spriug wear,. Sat -nrday,
y. . - ;. . f
A large lot of men's fit soft
lust in several styles priced for
Saturdays selling at ItJttt.-
Corsets
A Special Selling of New Mod
el for Saturday Only
' These corsets have Just arrived and are
modeled after fashion's most recent dic
. We bought an extra large number of
them to offer as leader and acquaint more
women than ever with the special advantages
of belug corseted at Bennett's.
Regular $2.50
Model Satur
day Only ...
$1.69
Made of high grade eoutlls snd batiste, have a shir
string through the bust line and are elegantly trim
med with lace and satin bows.
They are models that would delight any woman
at the regular price, tl.to values But day only. tlM.
so Brassieres, Saturday ate Lace triu-nicd and
made of extra quality materials.
Medicine
Cabinets
These cabinets were made to
our medal order from the bent
quality white maple-flnely
finished In every way.
Size 10x14 Inches; equipped
with three shelves and a highly
pollshd mirror door, tbey
would command $1.60 In any
other store. '
Our regular price, $1.15;
Saturday's special price)
98c
EACH
This aaaensesasant was pabUsned la last week papers, bat be-
esas of toe vsry anfavoaskl weather which did sot allow assay of
- oar friends to ttena la sal w have decided te repeat tv toe this
Bat area y 'a sailing. It tells the story soaelaely aad completely. Ther
taywaeav i
will aet be say aob bargains says
i sis la Omaha skis sataroay.
, 000 Pairs Men 's New Shoes
in Big Sale Saturday
A Special Purchate, Made by Our Shoe Buyer Who i now
in th Eatt and Rushed to U by th Faiteet Expre.
$3.50 Values for Only $2.45
And please consider when reading thus announce
ment that every pair Im new new in style and con
taining only tbe beat leathers and workmanship.
: There ar good, comfortable ttylet, ofjl
tturdy leather for th working man;
new inappy last and leather
th young man who mutt htn
only- th mott fathionabl
ttylet; $3.50
valuet for.... .
Saturday Grocery Specials MEATS
Bennett's Bast coffee and 20 stamp.
per lb. See
t lbs. Bennett's Best coffee sod s
stsjnps for fl 00
Assorted teas and "5 stamps, IK tse
Tea alftlngs and it stamps, lb. It
fc-lb. can pur pepper and ( stamps
for 10
Dill picsles and t stamps, bottle 10a
1-lb. can liennett'a Capitol baking
powder and t ptaraps S4a
4 cake York Tlolet toilet soap, S3
ror the Xeatea Season
Fresh Country Eggs
22c a Dozen.
mm
barg raekag Only loo
Galllard'a ollv oil snd t stan:ns
bottle for 4e
t pkgs- Bennett' Capitol mine meat
and It a I an pa as
x Jars peanut butter at It st'pa, a
Free Demonstration
of atiaat Oetatia aad Tapioca
Oaarlou Bum, asade wtthewt
gg In our big Pur rood Grocery
aturrisy.
aV Ceok ook FBSS with every
two paefcagee sold.
Also an iBdivtdaal alaaaiawst
aaold fro to ea-h customer pur
chasing two packages Katurday.
2 cans slirlmps and It stamp, SSe
2tc ran Bennett's t'spltol grated
pineapple for 15
40 Jar prerye fig for See
six can a Cottage milk and It atamns
for sse
Van Camp's spaghetti and It stamps.
can lor IS
5 tans Krergreen corn and It stamps
for toe
8 lofc. 7c Jsp rice for S6
Beauty Green Asparagus and it
stamps, can toe
cans ttarly Jwae peas ft It stp-, so
Walker s hot laiualea and 14 stamps
ran lae
An ktada f vegetable aad flower
seedo, pakags ........ - S
Bennett's Capitol extract and
stamp, bottle .-.le
DOl'BLU 8TAMPS OS GKA.NL-
I.ATKU gl'OAIt.
S-lo. roll ITemlun.' butterfne. . . .4S
8:t bars Crystal White soap and i"
stamp for tee
Knli1.e. ehll Mill', anrf IS atur. t.
bottle for 36
I Full cream cheese and It sump.
i " pound . . . .-..S3
Virginia tiwiss cheese and It stajnna.
I pound as
P0TE0AST ....82c, 7V.C
P0EK SHOULDERS.. 7c
PORK BUTTS ...10c
HINDQUARTERS MUT
TON OR LAMB VAc
3 lbs. LAMB CHOPS... 25c
i LAMB LEGS 9V:.c
3 lbs. HAMBURGER 25c
1 4 lbs. CORNED BEEF. .25c
CHICKENS i.:.9,c
10-lb. pkg. LEAF LARD, $1
VEAL ROAST ...10c
VEAL CHOPS ....... . .10c
B0ILINO BEEF 5V2c
PURE PORK SAUSAGE
at ;...12V2C
!l:rT I-EAX B.tCO. ISWc
S lbs. BHOl Mtr ll STEAK. . U3c
SPECIAL--
MORRELL H.I.MS 18?,c
V V art 'aV. .V V ii- w.
for IYrj$A
jtt.rmif-jt':z-.jirz'
5.' LV'sw'3 V-sf ews"-
$2.45
$2.45
Here's what you will.
find-in all sizei and
widths.
-Gun metal shoes with the latest high toes, in blucher
lace styles.
-Three different styles of box calf and velour calf leathers.
-Heavy elk shoes with heavy soles and ballast tongues; made to
withstand the roughest usage.
There will also be some rare bargains for women and children lu
tbe shoe department, Katnrdny.
IrweweWmas 11 a ,rn
iiinuxio Ana
reT ccakics v aivkw. no
reck awe
Fancy spinach, peck 23c
Fresh, crisp celery, stalk. 3c
and 7e
S lbs. fancy dates (or.... 33c
Fancy ripe bananas, dot., 18c
2 quarts Cape Cod cranberries
for ...sat
Those famous Red lands or
anges - the best oranges
grown snywhereper dot.,
15c. 20c, 23c, UOc and 83c
Saturday is Candy Day 1
Tress rlaffsta Cboeolsaa -tbe
kind with the soft, creamy renters
regularly toe a lb-. Satunlar, ato.
are's Boiaetlilsg aTew Top eora
alia put .up tn air tignt paikaftvaw
very dellcloua, freahly popped, to
the paekae.
Chocolate peaaat slocks worth toe
Die ll. Mturdar only. ato.
Taako pease brittle, worth !oc
th lb., Katurday only, lie per lb.
- r t lbs. for ate.
$1.50 Clothet Batkett. $1.19
Tnre else, extra heavy, m: of
selected willow, and finished w'tit
a roll tm.
Four mils Bennett's Capitol soils t
paper, Saturday, SSe.
Daily News Asks
Change of Vemie
in Libel Suit
The Omaha Daily News, one of the de
fendants to Judge Lee 8. Estelle's tmtJt
I'.bel suit, bed Just filed in Douglas
mix,.. Hftptet court a motion for change
of venue to some other district court
The allegation la made that tn itews
could not get a fair trial because a ma
jority of tbe jurors are friendly te Judge
EateJle and want a wide open toera and
disUke tbe News because It always has
teaujfct ail klaas of vice. The farther
allegation la made that th machinery
of the courts Is practically controlled by
Judge Estelle and those who ar friendly
le him.
Hunt Family Loses
Eourof Best Rugs
j A. B. Hunt, saperindendent of the
Omslia Water company, who, lives tn
'Florence, will have to accustom himself
te tba Icy chills of a bar floor hereafter
when he rolls out of bed at the awaken
ing hour, as four ot hi best ruga wont
ap In smoke early yesterday hi tbe
blase which nearly cleared eut a full
stock of taw tittle sabvb.
As a member of th entertainment com
mittee ot the Imogen Study dub. lira.
Hunt was called upon to furnish some
attractive floor coverings for their social
affair rld at Eagles' hall last e-entn.
I and away went the ruga. After the func
t lion was over, the furnishings were
' locked up In Ihs- hall and left for the
j Phrht. . When the fire reached Has''
hiali this morning the ruts and other
things valued at about 13m were )--j
strayed.
In addition 1 1 ihs floor co.etli.; '. the
Hunt family and several other prominent
cltlsens ot tha littl town ar minus some
of their rt'r ll-r.Uand china and cut
glass.
key le the e.tuatloa Be AdvarLxlag.
COMPTROLLER GETS UNE
ON THE FEES OF EXPERTS
City Comptroller Coaerov has received
answer lo a letter Bert to Des Moines
requesting Inf irmatlon st to th cost
f,,f annraittrs the csi ianf there, the
ssm operators brlrg employed for that
purposa here, w.th Us except, on cf two
physical appraisers sciued by tWs ci:y.
I Jatnes Hal! a id his assistants, work
ing at salaries of M. t and t5 per day.
'respectively, cost Pes Moine t'.-iuii.
j which Included travel ing expense and
jboatd bills amounting to JLfcHii
I In Des Moines tl.e experts worked
' thirty-three, ninety and nlnaty-elgbt d-
t respectively, but tbey are expected to
complete their work as Omaha ia rwesuy
day a, so that their teport and Tammmn
may be taken Into ooart and awad a
evidence by the dty in the i I sis
brought to reduce the cost ot ga re-a
SLlatolXts,
COLTCN IS HERE LOOKiM
OVER POLITICAL FENCES
To get his beatings on h's aaiOd.-v
for th republican :..-e--l-al'r fi-e ex 1
ws:' commissions.-, voiuaat '.'o-'i
member t th last two letsrurat trsa'i
TcTk, spending a Std taa as Coasts.
Joining polities with Kaduesa k-. Ost
ton was a th tun sal tsvaalxat as tax
last session aad has 'mssi nismtai c taa
dry uncll la York.