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VALUATION OF 1 MAMA ROAD Company's Property In Nebraska Worth Nearly Nine Millions. INHERITANCE TAX DECISION. Dodge County Cannot Levy on Mort gagee Owned by Non-Reeidente of Nebraska Andereon Divorce Decree la Affirmed. Lincoln, June 15. The physical val uation department of the state railway commission has completed its valua tion of the Chicago, Minneapolis, St. Paul and Omaha property in the state, the figures of the state officials and the company varying but little as to property values. On the valuation for taxation purposes, however, there Is a considerable divergence, the com pany's figures being nearly $2,500,000 lower than that of the state board of assessment. The railway commission's valuation for July, 1909, was $10,580,822.81 re production value and $8,728,936.31 de preciated value. The mileage of the road as found by the railway commis sion is 372.48, which makes a valua tion of $28,414.90 per mile reproduc tion value and $23,428.36 depreciated value. Last year the state board of assess ment taxed the company on a total valuation of $12,633,752 and found the mileage to be 304.79'i miles, which made a valuation of $41,450 a mile. The assessment board's valuation for two or three years preceding 1910 was about the same. Anderson Divorce Decree Affirmed. The court affirmed the divorce given Hulda Anderson from Axel Anderson tn Douglas county. Anderson pleaded that the $25 a month alimony was ex cessive, that his wife had condoned his previous cruelty and that the trou ble he had caused her was due to his mental irresponsibility. They sep arated once and Anderson was brought to a private sanitarium in Lincoln. From there he wrote such a pitiful letter that his wife forgave him and came to him After he came back he fell into his old ways. The court says that condonation is forgiveness for the past upon condition that the wrongs shall not be repeated. It is dependent upon future good conduct and the repetition of the offenses re , vlves the wrong condoned. A promise - of forgiveness is not alone sufficient to constitute condonation. To have tbat effect such promise must be fol lowed by a restoration of the offend ing party to all marital rights. Insan ity, to be available as a defense, must be pleaded. Decision Against Dodge County. The supreme court put an end to the aspirations of Dodge county to levy an inheritance tax on mortgages owned by eastern men of wealth. The spe cial case was one where It was sought to collect from the estate of Ira Dav enport. Just one question was in volved: Does a debt owed by a resi dent of Nebraska to a non-resident, a duplicate of the contract evidencing auch an existence of this as will make it liable to the Imposition of an inher itance tax? The court holds that it ennnot; that the state of Nebraska cannot assume to collect an inherit ance tax on securities that are not owned in the state. FredeHckson Judgment Affirmed. Floyd Flinn may proceed to collect $1,019.40 from II. 13. Frederlckson, an automobile denier of Omaha, for as tault and battery and for conversion of a machine. Fllnn had purchased a motor car from FrederlcUson and the latter, fearful that Fllnn did not intend to pay out on it, contrived to Ket him to bring the machine to his parage. Then Frederlckaon made Flinn make an overdue payment and when Flinn, after doing this, essayed to take the car away, Frederlckson jumped on him, bnttercd him and called him a thief before a Jeering crowd. The court says a judgment for $H50 for this Is not excessive. The remainder of the Judgment Is for In terest of Fllnn In the machine, which Frederlckson kept. Fight for Saloon Licenses. While it is generally understood tbat the favored twenty -five who were rained some time ago by the excise board are to be the recipients of sa loon licenses In this city for the com ing year, It Is said that an effort will be made by several of the disappointed applicants to land one of the prizes before the formal opening of the grog Series occurs In this city. Consecration of Bishop Tihen. Word renched here thnt the conso lation of Father J. Henry Tihen, bish op elect of the dlocene of Lincoln and successor to the late Bishop Donarum, would be held at Wichita. July 6. Blsh op Hennessey of the Wichita diocese will conduct the consecration services. All the priests of this city, with one exception, will attend the services. Nebraska Eagles Meet. Columbus, Neb., June 15. Visiting Nebraska F.aglos are here to attend the sixth annual state meeting of the order bcins In Ul this week. C.rand Isl and wants the next convention. So far there has been no slates for state officers, willi the exception of two ' Fmth Omaha men. Jay Williams and J. M. Tanner, who are mentioned for the state presidency. CAM0RRISTS' TRIAL PUT OFF Accused of Tampering With Witness, Lioy Withdraws From the Case. Viterbo, Italy June 15. Because of the failure of Alessandro IJoy of coun sel for the defense to appear in court, President Rianchi adjourned the trial of the Camorrists until tomorrow. Lioy withdrew from the proceedings when he had been accused of tampering with witnesses for the crown. The prisoners were much disap pointed over the delay, for which they held Lioy responsible. "I wish," said Alfano, the alleged actual head of the Camorra, who, with his associates, is accused of the murder of Gennaro Cuoccolo and Slgnora Cuoccolo, "that IJoy would keep away altogether. The incident which he caused yesterday is making us lose precious time." KNOX PRESENTS VOUCHER Secretary of State Absolved From All Suspicion in Day Portrait Case. Washington, June 15. When Secre tary of State Knox appeared before the house committee on expenditures in the state department he presented the long missing voucher for $2,450 in the Day portrait case and of which the artist received only $850, leaving $1,600 unaccounted for. Chairman Hamlin examined it and declared he firmly believed the voucher bad been "doctored" since the beginning of the investigation. Secretary Knox protested, and Mr. I Hamlin hastened to absolve him of any suspicion In the matter, VETERANS PARADE INMIISCATINE Great Precession of Defenders of Union in Civil War. Muscatine, la., June 15. Business meetings of all the organizations oc cupied the attention of the delegates to the department conventions of the O. A. K. and the several patriotic so cieties. In the absence of Commander H. A. Dyer of Mason City, who was unable to attend the encampment on account of illness, his address was read by Assistant Adjutant General Newman. The big parade was reviewed by Governor Carroll. Speakers at the campfire included Hon. W. P. Hepburn, Colonel Dave Palmer, Congressman I. S. Pepper and former National President of the W, R, C. Mrs. Jennie L" Berry of Cedar Rapids. Stop Missouri Eating a Park. Washington, June 15.-Secretary Holmes of the Sioux City Commercial club and Commissioner Whitley were heard by Secretary of War Stlmson on the question of evolving some plan for the protection of Riverside park in Sioux City and other property, whlth is being damaged by the Inroads of the. Missouri river. Representative Hub bard was at. the hearings. Hopper in Line for President. Philadelphia, June 15. The annual convention of the Travelers' Protective Association of America it wan decided not to send a committee to Washing ton to oppose the passage of the act providing for a parcels post, because a number of members of the associa tion are now in Washington ready to fight the bill. Charles Hopper of Oma ha will be elected president. Present for President and Mrs. Taft Washington, June 15. Among the gifts to President and Mrs. Taft on the celebration next Monday of the twenty-fifth anniversary of their wed ding will be a magnificent silver ser vice from the members of the senate. All of the senators placed their names on the contributing list. Yates Likely to Be First Witness. Washington, June 15. The senate Ijorlmor committee decided to adhere to its purpose of beginning the taking of testimony Thursday, June 22. It Is piobable that former Governor Yates of Illinois will be he first witness called. CONDENSED NEWS ' New York city plans a new subway system to cost $257,400,000. A receiver Is asked for all the prop erties of Editor Lewis of University City, Mo. Judge Julian Mack of Chicago was unanimously elected president of the national charities conference. Charles F. Curtis, a prominent lum berman and manufacturer of Clinton, la., is critically 111 in Rochester, Minn. President Taft has appointed Foster V. Brown of Tennessee, at present at torney general for Porto Rico, as United States district Judge of Porto Rico, succeeding John J. Jenkins of Chippewa Falls, Wis., deceased. Governor Aldrich of Nebraska was the orator at the commencement of the Ohio state university at Columbus and delivered an address on "Progres sive Citizenship" before the graduat ing class of 435 and an audience of 3.000 representing many cities and towns in Ohio. Senator Brown of Nebraska reintro duced his bill of the last session au thorizing the Winnebago tribe of In dlnns to submit claims to the court of claims. This bill was favorably re ported to the senate during the clos Ing hours of the last session, but was not parsed hi on. IIEIKE IN THE 1 WITNESS BOX Former Secretary Tells Why Sugar Trust Was Organized. TO CUT COST OF PRODUCTION House Investigating Committee Fails to Discover Secret of Controlling Genius of the American Sugar Re fining Company. Washington, June 15. An attempt to discoverer the secret of the power of the late Henry O. Havemeyer, who for years was the controlling genius of the American Sugar Refiiuiug com pany, failed again when the house sugar trust investigating committee cross examined Charles R. Heike, sup posed confldant of the sugar king and secretary of the company until his in dictment connecting him with the re cent sugar customs frauds. Edwla F. Atkins, acting head of the corpora tion, had testified that Mr. Havemeyer had ruled the concern with holdings of $200,000 of a total of $90,000,000. Mr. Heike protested that he knew nothing of the operations of Mr. Have meyer. Explaining that little discus sion of business ever took place at the meetings of the board of directors ot the corporation, Mr. Heike pleaded his inability to tell the committee much about the big transactions of the company during the course of time he was with the company. President Havemeyer ran the busi ness, the witness said. He denied that he had such confidential relations with Mr. Havemeyer as to be able to testify now about the business of former days. Looking at it from the past, he said, he Judged the merger was to reduce tho cost of production. MRS. MANCHESTER WINS Re-Elected Head of Woodmen Circle by Supreme Council at Rochester. Rochester, N. Y., June 15. At the supreme council of the Woodmen Cir cle Mrs. Emma Manchester was re elected supreme guardian, receiving every vote with one exception, thus, it is claimed, exonerating her from the charges filed by Elizabeth Sean of Omaha. Mrs. Sears, who up to the last mo ment had been considered an active candidate, refused to permit her name to go before the council. - Miss Alexander of Texas has been elected supreme clerk. Nurserymen in Convention. St. Louis, June 15. The thirty sixth annual convention of the Amer ican Association of Nurserymen began here and will continue for three days. The nurserymen expect to adopt reso lutions protesting against the passage by congress of the Howard bill, which proposes to quarantine all seedlings and nurserymen's imports from France and countries where the brown-legged moth Is said to have originated. Hospital Destroyed by Fire. Nevada, Mo., June 15. The newly constructed industrial building of the state hospital for the Insane, No. 3, was destroyed by fire. Thirteen em ployees of the Institution were sleep ing in the building. One was badly burned. The others escaped uninjured The loss Is estimr ted at about $20,000. The cause of the fire Is unknown. Free Methodists in Session. Chicago, June 15. The thirteenth quadrennial conference of the Fres Methodist Church of North America began here. Five bishops will take turns in presiding over the sessions Several new bishops, a church execu tive committee and other officials an to be elected during the conference. GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Closing Quotations on the Chicago Board of Trade. Chicago, June 14. Closing prices: Wheat July, 8888c; Sept., 870 S7c; Dec, 8989c. Corn July, 5454c; Sept.,65Ta Oats July, 38cj Sept., 39Vi39c. Pork July, $15.25; Sept., $15.10. Lard July, $8.17'4; Sept., $8.32"4 Ribs July. $8.22A; Sept., $8,171. Chicago Cash Prices No. 2 hard wheat, 8890c; No. 2 corn, 53i(D 54Mic; No. 2 oats, 36'4364c. Chicago Llv? Stock. Chicago, June 14. Cattle Receipts, 18,000; stendy to strong; beeves, $5.15 16.IO ; western steers, $4.75(5.70; storkers and fenders, 13.8005.65; cows and heifers, $2.4503 85; calves, $6.00(fj8.60. Hogs Receipts, 30,000; steady; light, $5.95(6.25; mixed, $5.95 fD6.27Vj; heavy, $5.856.25; rough, f5.85P6.00; pigs, $5.60(?T6.15; bulk. $6.15(JT6.25. Sheep Receipts, 20,000; 10c off; natives, $2. 504.15; westerns, $2.7504.15; yearlings, J4.00 04.90; lambs, $i.25(!i6.r.(). South Omaha Live Stock. South Omaha, June 14 Cattle Re ceipts, 3,400; shade lower; beef steers, f 5.4GTJ fi.or. ; rows and heifers, $2.50fff 5.50; Blockers and feeders, $3.90(0 5.50; hulls, $3 2.r.f 5 15; calves, $:,.00T? 775. Hoss Receipts. 1 4.000 ; lc lower; heavy, $5.00,; 5.70; mixed, $5.75 (Tj 5 80; light, $:.8i(f; 5.90, Sheep Re- reipts, f,7rt; 1 Ok lower; wethers, $3.90? 4.23: ewes, $3 50 4 00; lamb, $3,5016.75. Did you know THE GIRLS HAVE II FINE OUTING LAST EVENING Enjoyed Cool Breeze of Evening Until Music of the Mosquitoes Drove Them Home. SB A large number of young peo ple went to the vicinity of the Hurlington bridge last evening and participated in a tine picnic supper and a most delightful out ing. Supper was served prompt ly at 6 o'clock. The improvised forest table was just loaded with everything you could think of In the way of eatables, but when the twenty-two young people had finally had enough to eat, there was not even a scran of paper left. The young peoplo then spent the remainder of the evening in out door sports, in listening to the concert put on by the mosquitoes and frogs, in watching the motor boats, the ferry boat cross I he river and when it had become quite dark the merry picnickers started on their homeward jour ney, arriving at the Purlinglnn station just as Mr. and Mrs. nib son, who had been just married, were departing on a wedding trip to Missouri points. These twenty-two young people immediately procured lots of rice, all the old articles and placards and proceeded to send Mr. and Mrs. Gibson olT in the proper style. After their departure the young ladies continued their jour ney toward home, the next slop ping place being Tuoy's store. After spending several moments in frolic and fun, I hey then dis persed. Those who comprised Ihis com pany of picnickers were: Misses Zelma. Alice and Hazel Tuey, dar nel and Florence dory, May and Ola Crook, Ilermia and Kllen Windham, lierlha Jackson, Klha drabill, Kliabelh Kerr, (ioldie Noble, Amy Cook, Muriel Harthold, ('race Dallon, Mildred Halsor, Cecil Hawkenbary, Georgia While, Klhel Leyda. Clara Austin and Hess Edwards. Have you seen the swell new line of ready-made ladies' and misses dresses at M. danger's? They are swell and the prices are right. Guests of Superintendent Abbott. Mr. and Mrs. Keen Abbott of Omaha were in the city yesterday, quests of Mr. Abbott's brother, Superintendent of Cily Schools N. C. Abbott and family. While in this city Mr. Abbott mailed two photographs to the publishers of his new book, "A Melody in Silver," which will be sent to his European publisher, the Putnam company, at London,' to bo used for advertising the book. Mr. Abbott's last book is meeting with remarkable sale. There was a column and a half review of the book in last Sunday's issue of the State Journal. You are missing a chance to buy goods right if you are not taking advantage of the alteration prices now being made by M Funger. Basket Meeting Postponed. The basket meeting, which was to have been held at the home of Mr. George Snyder, northwest of Mynard, on next Sunday, has been postponed until Sunday, Juno 25, on account, of it being impossible for Mrs. I,. I). Haford of Omaha lo be in attendance. All those planning to be in attendance please take notice. "Had dyspepsia or indigestion for years. No appetite, and what I did eal distressed me terribly. Ilunloek Hoof, Hitters cured 1113." - J. M. Walker, Sumbury, Ohio. that right here in Plattsmouth you can buy cloth- jjflSfffffi m& as cheap as anywhere on earth distance con sidered, or in other words that you can't land a suit in Plattsmouth any cheaper than you can buy it right out of our stock? Do you be lieve it? If not, you're just the very man we want to see. Talk is cheap and what we might say here would not convince you, but seeing is believing. We want you to see with your own eyes what you can buy right here at home. We care not what your price is. If you want to pay only $10 for a suit we can and will give you all that your $10 will buy ANYWHERE, we care not where. To be sure, our specialty is Quality clothes, from $20 to $35, but you must remember that in an exclusive clothing store as large as ours you can find most anything you want from $3 up. Possibly you have not realized what a complete stock of clothing lies right here at your door, and one thing sure, it costs you nothing to examine it. We shall be pleased to show you and to compare values with you. We shall be obliged to you for your consideration if you only look. That's fair isn't it? Ask to see our hand-tailored all-wool suits at $15. C. E. W ESCOTT'S SONS THE HOME OF SATISFACTION ORDI. AM'K NO. 4N. An wruinam'e acii'i mitutiK ana nxinffi t ho amount of salary ami fomptnmntlon I of pf'te anil appointed oftlcora of the City of riattxmouth, Nebraska. J He it Ordained by the Mtivor and City Council of the City of l'liittsmouth: Sctlon 1. That the annual salary and compensation of elerted and ap pointed ottlcera of said rlty, be and the same are hereby fixed at the following amounts, payahlo quarterly at the ex piration of ea-h iiuttrter, by warrants on the general fund, to-wlt: Mayor, One Hundred Fifty ($150. DO) Dollars; Trensurer, Three Hundred (fHOO.OO) Dollars; Clerk. Three Hundred (j;i00.00 Dollars; each Councilman, two t$J.0U) Dollar for each I'PKulur, adjourned or special neaslon of the council, not to exceed One Hundred ($100.00) Dollars per year; Attorney, Three Hundred Fifty ($350.00) Dollars; Chief of follce, Slxly-tlve ($!. 00) Dollars per month, payable monthly; eacti regular l'ollce man. Fifty ($r.0.00) Dollars per month, payable monthly; Special l'ollce, Two ($2.00) Dollars per day; Street Com missioner, Three ($3.00) Dollars per day of ten hours each actually em ployed and not to exceed Four Hundred ($100.00) Dollurs In any one year; City KtiKlneer, Four ($4.00) Dollurs per day of ten hours each actually employed and not to exceed Three Hundred ($1100.00) Dollurs per year; l'ollce Judge, Thirty ($30 00) Dollars per month, payable monthly, and all fees of the olllce to be paid to the City Trensurer. All other ottlcera and em ployes of the city shall receive such compensation as the Mayor and City Council may designate. Nection 2. The salaries and com pensation designated for the several olllcers of said city by Section One of this ordinance shall be In full payment for the performance of all duties which are now or may be hereafter required of the several olllcers mentioned In Section One. I'rovlded, That all actual and necessary extra expense incurred by any of Its olllcers shall be repaid to such officer In warrants upon Its general fund by said city, when an Itemlxed and verified account of such expense shrill have been presented the Mayor and Council in the manner provided by law. Section S. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances Inconsistent with this ordinance be and are hereby re pen led. Section 4. This ordinance shall be In force from and after Its oammaita. nn. proval and publication according to luw. I'HHsed and approved this 12th day of IIIIIV. 1711, John P. Battler. Mayor. Attest: u. n. Wtirl, City Clerk. Big Improvement at the Majestic. Manager It. M. Fehlaos of the Majestic (healer today ordered a mirror screen, which will be in slalled tonight at great expense. The mirror screens are used in all first-class theaters in all largo cities. This mirror screen im proves I he pictures at least 300 per rent. They make everything stand right out, very lifelike. No more strain on the eyes, and no more rainy streaks wild (he mir ror screen. Mr. Scblaes Iried I he mirror out last night and said there was jus! as much difference between (he mirror screen and the ordinary kind as there Is between day and night. This screen must be seen to be appreciated. Mr. Schlaes is always endeavoring to please the public at all times and spares no expense to get I ho latest improvements for his play house. He is a live wire In the show business. Unload Some Fine Cattle. Kunsmann A, Hamge, the hustl ing meat merchants, yesterday brought in and unloaded at the Darlington yards twenty-nine head of fine, fat 2-year-old heif era. This stuff Is all for tho block, and the cattle were taken to their feed yards, north of tho cily, and will be slaughtered for the trade. Don't let the baby sufTer from eczema, sores or any itching of the skin. Doan's Ointment gives Instant relief, cures quickly. Per fectly safe for children. All drug gists sell it. Tho next lime you need a sack of flour ask your dealer about tho Forest Hose Hour and boo If he doesn't say it is one of the best grades of flour. Try a sack and be convinced. Sold by all dealers. This is almost the last chance for millinery Ihis season, and the juices are still way down at Fangor's. Now is the lime to buv. Mr. and Mrs. S. Fisher of Council HlulTs returned lo their home this morning, after visiting M. W. Thomas and wife for a lime. WAYNE MOORE DIES OFJIS INJURIES Oealh Claims Omaha Man Injured In Auto Joy Rids. Oinnlin, Juno 15. Wayne Moore died in tho Clurkson hospital as a re suit of Injuries received when Ilia big touring car turned completely ovef one mile west of Waterloo. Five occupants of the car were trewn along the road when Mayor Wola of Fremont came upon them while returning home from Omaha, Three young women of the party sua tallied Revere bruises and scratches, and Lcm C. Hill of the Her Grand ho tel was also Injured. Moore and two of the three womes) remained unconscious for several hours after they had been taken to the hospital In Fremont on a passenger train, which was flagged by Mayo Wolx. While one of the women wa4 dangerously hurt, Mr. Moore was sees) to be slowly bleeding to death from hemorrhages, caused by the Internal Injuries. Realizing that Mr. Moore's only pos slble chance of recovery lay in a speedy operation, he was rushed t the Clarkson hospital in Omaha, where: an oneratlon was performed. When the surgeons made the first Inclslo It wss at nnce seen thai all chance of saving the patient's life had passed. ah the blood gushed from his stomach like a geyper. ' Wayne Moore was about twenty-sl yours old and came here from Red Oak, In , about a year ago. His parents are wealthy and he lived a life of ease since eomlng to Omaha. Seven months ago Mr. Moore was married to Miss Grace Connor, adopted dnughter of Jo soph Connor, late millionaire grata operator, and their wedding was one of the social events of the seaaon. Mrs. Moore Is prostrated from the shock of her husband's death. She was not with tho party when the eo cldent happened. Firemen at 8ac City. Sac City, la June 15. Tho Maple Valley Firemen's association touruar nicnt, which Is an annual aftalr. opened hero. The estimated attend ance Is 5.O00. Three excursion trains from Sioux City and other points In. the western part of the state arrived. The moot consists of a varied pro gram of races, tests of skill In hand ling fire apparatus and athletic eventsv Fifteen towns In the association are represented. South Park Hitters Vs. Red Sox. A ball game was played between the South Park Hitters and th Hod Sox, a picked team of the Melhodist and Presbyterian Sun day schools, yesterday, in which the South Park Hitlers came out victorious by a scoro of 7 to 8. The Hed Sox had things their way until tho seventh inning, when s two-bagger by Harry Winscott and a home run by Elmer Hall stroni won tho game. Tho South Park Hitters havo played 6il games, won five and lost one. The. batteries were: South Sido Hit ters, Bulin and Winscott; Rel Sox, Poisall and Orassman. I'aature for Hen. The nortnwest quarter or section 35, township 13, range 12, and the northwest quarter section 34, town ship 13 and range 12, known as the Reed land, near the lovey section la Eight Mile Grove precinct. Will rent for a term of three years at 1300 per year. This Is the best of pasture and some of the land can be farmed. Write or telephone, W. D. Wheeler, riattsmouth, Neb. Sign With State League. F.rnest Reed and Ralph I.oren z.en have just signed contracts wilh Hie stale baseball leaguo and will go to Fremont at 01100 and Join the loam. Heed fllls'llio posi tion of catcher and Loronzon is an outfielder. Heed was manager of the Lincoln Stars last season.