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THE OMAIIA DAILY BEE: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 0, 1902. COMBINE SOLDIERS' HOMES Suggestion of Some Members of Special InTestigatic j Committee, WOULD ABANDON GAND ISLAND PLACE fcmnalteaa Bar Ormn Islaad . .a ..u .iillioa and Oacbt to Be Consolidated with Mllford Instltattoa. The coming legislature will bo called tpon to pans upon a matter which will be presented by some of the members of the committee which was . appointed by the governor to visit the soldiers' homes of the late. Some of the members of the com mittee will eeek to have the home at Grand Island abandoned. Said! one of them: "On bur last Visit to the home we found everything' in as goofl shape as possible tinder existing circumstances, but we also found good reasons for favoring the con solidation of the homes. Attached to the Grand Island home are 600 acres of land, which It was believed at the time the home was established would . make the Institu tion In a meaaure self-supporting. This It has failed to do. .The land Is so poor that It will" raise nothing but tlfalfa and this has not been developed to a paying point. The state hasfrom time to time approprleted money, to be spent In plant ing trees.'but the trees fall to grow In the oil, which-Is Impregnated to a greater or Jess degree with alkali. The ground upon which the buildings stand has no drainage and It will be practically Impossible to maintain' the buildings in the way they should be kept up If the health and comfort , ef the inmates is to be considered. i "At MWflrd' the state has forty acres of ! land, which Is sufficient for all purposes of the home. The situation la beautiful and the drainage perfect. If t"he Mllford home , should be increased in size to accommo date all of the inmates of both homes It would be posnlble and advisable to take ad vantage of the river there to secure power for elrtctric lights and the operation cf other necessary machinery In connection with the home. Needs Immediate Attention. "Thuf matter should receive attention at (his time, because If the Grand Island home la to be maintained It will be necessary to appropriate comparatively large sum of money, to repair the. buildings and make necessary Improvements, while with a com paratively small sum in addition to this new buildings could be erected at Mllford and tbe, jomates of the Grand Island home transferred to that place. Via. addition, to giving tbn inmates of the pome a belter place to live the state would save a considerable amount of money each year by the change, the saving being so large, In my opinion, that It could afford to give the land and buildings at Grand Isl and away rather than to maintain them. Of course the state could realize something out of the land and buildings at Grand Isl and and this could be applied on the new buildings at Mllford. "The principal Item of saving to be made by consolidating the homes Is in the matter of management. At the present time we have two complete staffs of officers and at tendants. With consolidation only one staff would be necessary, and the number of attendants could be materially reduced. The amount annually expended on both of the homes, while much too small, would make a better showing If It were all spent upon one. At Grand Island today there are no carpets or rugs upon tbe floorof the hospital. Even In the sitting room, where convalescents spend their time, the floors are bare and there is an air of desolation around the place which Is very depressing. All of this could be changed If the homes were consolidated at Mllford, where the surroundings are pleasant." trlkea at Their Hoot. Many dangerous disease begin In Im pure blood. Electric Bitten purifies the blood and cures or no pay. Only 60c. For sale by Kuhn & Co. OMAHA WINSINTHE DEBATE nia-h School Orators from Beatrice Come OS Second In the An anal Contest. A trio of young men from Beatrice met in debate and were fairly defeated by the same number of Omaha students last even ing at the assembly room of the Board of Education In the city hall. They were representative speakers from the Beatrice and' Omaha High schools and the contest call ad .out n audience of over 200. The -t qneatlpn4 under . discussion was: "Resolved, That labor unions are an In Jury to the public." The Omaha team, composed of, Benjamin Cherrington, Rich ard Hunter and Joseph Swenson, upheld the affirmative, apd from Beatrice, Charles Cobbey, Stewart, Oobbs and Ralph Wever ling spoke for the negative. According to Judges E. C. Page, H. C. Brome and cy C. McDonald, the affirmative won by' 77214-point to the negative's 742. They stated, however, that had the points been for, delivery, and stage presence the decision would have gone differently. To the Omaha debaters the victory 1 not ao much In -the defeating of Beatrice as In making a belter record, against Bea trice than did" the team of two years ago, which has ever since"-been known in tbe blgb.acbool as the famous Hlllls-Lewis-Reed combination. . " ' While awaiting tbe decision of the Judges Miss' Enilly Cleve and Miss Louise Shad-duct-tendered a delightful violin duet. r. T - M life to keep on hand a bottle of Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. Just one dose at bedtime, when the cold is threatened, will-stop all' future trouble. We wish you would ask your doctor if he knows anything better for colds, coughs, bronchitis, weak 'thrOatS and lUngS. Tsrassbssl ' I bate used Ayer's Cherry Pectoral know nothing could be better for tbe FDPX DRINKING. COOKING . -and CAKING ALWAYS USE- ' - BLU WRAPPER 3AI88Q Chocolate UNEQUALLED ra PURITY. FLAVOR and STRENGTH COSTS NO MORE THAN OTHERS GET IT AT YOUB GROCERS Amusements. At tiie !. Miss Gertrude Coghlan and company In F.'lward K. Rose's dramatization of Mau rice Thompson's story of the revolution, "Alio- of t)ld Vincennes." The cast: Alice Kousslllon Miss Coghlan Nanette St. Pierre Madge Douglas Jinn Kurtlottp Ueatrlce Foster Mme. Rnusslllon Julia Williams Colonel Hamilton Eugene Frailer John Fltshufc-h Beverly Sidney Irving Father Heret Joseph Cusark I'ncle Jason Walter Cooke Gaepard Rnusslllon Henry Martin Captain Fnrnsworth Joseph Cleworth Untenant Harlow William K. Haddock Captain Holm William Hrummei Ren DeRonvllle George Lennurd Sergeant Richard F. Sullivan jean Lowell Drew "Alice of Old Vlncennes" Isn't much bet ter a play than It was a story; and. unfor tunately. It Isn't much of a story, even as stories go nowadays. But the swarm of stories that came up from the pool of pa triotic tradition has had Its vogue and the play Is following In the path of the novel It Is having Its vogue, and these vogues In literature are very much like whooolng cough among the children they roust have their run. It does seem a pity that a young woman of tbe undoubted capabilities of Miss Coghlan should be compelled to waste her efforts In prating fustian about politics and patriotism. One thing In favor of the ores ent offender Is that the platitudinous speeqhes are brief, and for this brevity much thanks. One act of the play, the second, bubbles with delightful humor, girl ish fun and quiet sarcasm, so that from end to end It is full of laughter. It closes with a melodramatic climax, though, and this very nearly spoils the effect of the clever work that precedes it. The open ing act Is a synopsis of the book, leading up to the central events of the storv. and the closing acts are little more than bun combe. Situation Is piled on situation with out regard for logical sequence, merely to make the play move, and it would be wonder if It didn't go, for the procession of climaxes comes so fast that the action of the piece fairly scurries to get them all off. Miss Coghlan Is seen to a much better advantage as Alice than as Beckv Sharp and this Is not Intended to disparage her excellent presentation of the Thackerav heroine (for, after all, Becky is the real heroine of "Vanity Fair"). She Is much better suited by nature "to portray the character of a young girl, full of life, cour age and high resolve, and yet a girl, with all a girl's notions of romance and tbe like. Alice betrays just a trifle too much sophistication for one whose life has been spent in Old Vlncennes, but this may be pardoned, as It is essential to the duel of wits between her and Colonel Hamilton Miss Coghlan's sweet, clear voice, mobile face and evident appreciation of a funny situation, mark her as one who will be heard from in comedy at a future date when "the romarAlc" shall have given way to a more legitimate method of entertain ing people at the theater. Her mock trag edy in the second act, when she shows the pie. Is one of the best bits of comedy that has been seen here In a long time. The supporting company is quite capable. Miss Douglas and Miss Foster are both very good as the girl companions of Alice. The Madame Rouslllon of Miss Williams la an excellent bit of character portraval and Mr Frazler's Colonel Hamilton Is well acted The applause won was well merited. A matinee today and evening performance close the engagement. SHOPLIFTING NOT PREVALENT This Species of Holiday Mischief, Po lice Say, la Not Com en. "Holiday shoplifting is at present not giving the Omaha police department very much trouble," said the desk sergeant at police headquarters yesterday afternoon "for the simple reason that the offenders are quickly detected In their work with the goods In their possession and are es corted to tbe offices In the stores in which the lifting occurs, where they are eager to disgorge the plunder that they may avoid arrest and secure their liberty instead of a cell at the station. We do not have nine out of ten of the cases which occur reoorted to us and shoplifting is practically an un known quantity. The police are not relaxing their efforts in the apprehension of such offenders, however." f 4 Caught in the shower 1 Damp clothes, wet feet, colds, night coughs, the croup a part of school life. - And it should be a part of home lScNfc.SLM. J.CAYUC0.,Uirdl. In my family for eight years, and I coughs and colds of children." Mr. V. H. Brymer, Shelby, Ala. PROPOSE A DEBTORS' COURT Retail Merchant Have Hew Schema to Col lect Delinquent Accounts. COURT TO CONTROL EMPLOYE'S INCOME i rronosed BUI Provides That Delia qaent Shall Receive Only Eaowajb. f Ills Wages te Pay Neces sary Family Expenses. As the result of the conference held Thursday evening between the representa tives of tbe Retail Grocers' association and the labor organizations It Is probable that a bill will be Introduced In the legislature at the next session providing for the crea tion of a debtor's court, which will have Jurisdiction in certain cases where persons are indebted to others for the purchase of necessities of life, such as clothlcg, food, fuel and house rent. Briefly outlined, the proposed bill will provide that the county Judge or some Jus tice of the peace will be the Judge of the debtors' court. When a creditor cannot collect a bill for necessities of life he will file1 a complaint against the debtor, who will be notified that the account has been placed in the hands of tbe court, and a day will be set for hearing he cause. After trial, Judgment will be rendered In ordi nary form If the plaintiff establishes his claim and the Judge will make Inquiry Into tbe Income of the Judgment debtor, the size of bis family, the total amount of his monthly expenses, making allowances for only those expenses which are absolutely necessary. After these points have been determined the court will decide upon how much of his total income shall be set aside for the payment of the debt upon which Judgment has been entered. This amount shall be paid weekly or monthly, aa tbe court may determine, and no other costs shall attach to the collection of the bill other than that of serving the first papers In the case. Conrt to Investigate. Provision, will be made for the debtor to come before the court at any time and show cause why the partial payment shall not be made at any stated time, the recog nized causes being sickness. in the family. loss of work or decrease in salary. In case the defendant fails to make payment aa or dered or falls to make satisfactory showing as to his Inability to pay, tbe Judgment be comes a Hen upon his wages and the wages may be garnlsheed in the hands of any i m ployer. In case suits are flled by a num ber of persons against one defendant and all are proven, the money in excess of the amount required to maintain the debtor's family will be paid Into the court and by him apportioned among the Judgment cred itors according to the amounts of their claims. Under the common law failure of the Judgment debtor to pay according to the order of court would subject him to pun ishment for contempt of court, but a provi sion will be Incorporated In the bill abolish lng this form of contempt In these cases and the only punishment to be Inflicted will be the garnishment of the wagea of the debtor. It develops that opposition to Increasing the scope of the garnishment laws comes not only from representatives of labor or ganizations, but also from representatives of corporations which employ large numbers of worklngmen. The representatives of these corporations claim that with In creased opportunities for garnishment of the wages of their employes will come ad ditional trouble to employers, calling them Into court from time to time In cases In which they have no Interest and desire none. COIUMCia BETTLE9 IT. Dandruff la Caased by Germ that Saps the Halr'a Vitality. It Is now a settled fact that dandruff la caused by a germ. Falling hair and bald ness are the result of dandruff. Dr. E. J. Beardsley, of Champaign, 111., got hold of the new hair preparation,' Newbro's Herpl clde the only one that kills the dandruff germ. He says: "I used Herplclde for my dandruff and falling hair, and I am well satisfied with the result." Dr. J. T. Fugate of Urbana, 111., aays: "I have used Herpl clde for dandruff with excellent results. I shall prescribe It in my practice." Herpl clde kills the dandruff germ. Physicians as well aa the general public say so. IN HONOR OF THE FACULTY Chancellor and Mrs. Andrews mad Dean and Mrs. Ward Give Reception. In the annals of tbe University of Ne braska no event will stand out more promi nently or be recalled with more pleasant associations than the reception at tbe Mil. lard hotel last evening, when Chancellor and Mrs. Andrews and Dr. and Mrs. Ward entertained in honor of the faculty of the College of Medicine. The event was to commemorate the con Junction of the Omaha Medical collese with the State university, and by reason of its nature tbe gathering embraced a large com pany. In the course of the evening nearly 500 persons were entertained. The reception was held in the parlors of the hotel, which were profusely and tastefully decorated with palms and flow ers. In the receiving party were Chancel lor and Mrs. Andrews and Dean and Mrs. Ward and Dr. and Mrs. Harold Gilford, while the other members of the facultv of the college and their wives assisted In extending a welcome to the guests and making them feel - at ease. Numbered among those who attended was a party of thirty or more persona from Lincoln. In the course of tbe evening the Misses Hagenow and Hoover of Lincoln enter tained the company with music. A buffet luncheon was served through out the evening In the ordinary of the hotel, which was very attractively decorated with palms and amllax. Wright wrongs no man. Wright's old fashioned buckwheat flour Is pure. ELKS' MEMORIAL SERVICE Omaha l.sdgt Tfp. BO Holda Solemn Session at Caelsrhton-Or-phenm Theater. Omaha lodge No. 39, Benevolent and Pro tective Order of Elks, has prepared an In teresting program for Its memorial service. wblcb will be held tomorrow at 10:30 a. m. at the Crelghton-Orpheum theater. Hand some printed copies of the program have been distributed. Following the opening ceremonies by the exalted ruler and secretary the Elks' quar tet will sing "Lead Kindly Light' The invocation will be pronounced by Atttng Chaplain A. E. Miller. "There is a Green Hill Far Away" will be aung by Miss Fay ette Cole, and then cornea a eulogy by Matthew Gering of Plattsmouth. "Face to Face," by J. F. Barton; "Adagio Rellgloso." a violin solo by Robert Cuscadsn, another eulogy by J. B. 8ulllvan, "One Sweetly Hoi emn Thought," by Miss Rose Allen, brings tbe service up to the closing ceremonies by the officers of the lodge and "Auld Lug Byne," by the quartet and the audience completes tha program. Mrs. August Molbe-Borglum has been selected for ac companist for this occasion. The Illustrated Bee PERSONAL GOSSIP IS always acceptable, partic ularly when the persons gossiped about aro people of prominence. In the coming number vf The Illustrated ne will lie found a number of special nrtkios. either telling about persons of more than ordinary prominence at the present, or expressing their views on topics of more than passing in terest. This Is only one of the many ways In which The Illustrated ltee is kept up to the times and nhettd of any of It scorn pet Itors. It Brut occupied the field lu the west, and It still controls. JOSEPH G. CANNON has been talked about in the political circles of the nation more than any other man since election. The net re sult of this debate is that as sure as anything not accomplished can be Is his selection by the repub licans of the next congress to be speaker of the house of representa tives, to succeed the Hon. David Bremner Henderson of Iowa, who declined a reelection to congress from his district in Iowa. A splen did ulcture of Mr. Cannon will le found on the front page of the next number. A short sketch of the muu aceompnnies the picture. JUDGE GEORGE GRAY, chairman of the commission appointed by President Koosevelt to sift the mat ters involved in the great anthra cite conl miners' strike, Is another man on whom much public atten tion is centered. A special article telling of the characteristics of the Judge, his methods of work, with a number of personal anecdotes to il lustrate the points. Is one of the features of the coming number. It Is illustrated from a photograph of the Judge, made expressly for The Illustrated Kee. EDITH SESSIONS TIPPER has written so much that her name is fa miliar to all newspaper readers. She is never dull, and Is always original, both In her conclusions anil expressions. In a special article she tells her views of the western man, and compares him with the eastern, much to the dis advantage of the latter. In a breezy, gossipy way Miss Tupper discusses the two sorts of men, . and with a frankness that is as 1 charming as it is cheerful places the man of the plains and the mountains on pedestal far and 1 away above the man of the eastern city. Along with thearticle is a fine picture of the writer. AMERICAN ACTRESSES enjoy many ! privileges not vouchsafed to the majority of their sisters, among which is tjiat of getting rich through the exercise of their art. Everybody who goet to the theater. J and many who do not like to hear aDoui inese women, in tne com ing number will be found a special article on the Incomes of great actresses of America, and how they dispose of their wealth. It is il lustrated from photogmphs of a number of the most prominent of the stars. HANILING FREIGHT OF A CITY sounds rather dull, but a eta ft artist found the topic a mighty interest ing one on a recent visit to the local freight depots. Very few people have any idea of the Ini meuie amount of merchandise of all sorts that is dally handled in and out of Oimilia, or any notion of how the moving of this Is ac complished. A full page of fine half-tone pictures, made from pho tographs taken at the freight de pots and on the loading platforms at some of the big wholesale bouses, tells the story better than any words. PRESIDENT ZEMP OF SWITZERLAND discussed the Atnerlcau inva sion with Mr. Frank G. Carpenter recently, and Mr. Carpenter makes the interview the topic of his weekly letter on European affairs. President Zenip very frankly ad mits that he would like to see a closer relationship between the old est and the greatest of republics, and says how he hopes to see this brought about Mr. Carpenter com pares the principal features of the two governments very entertain ingly. Illustrations are from pho tographs made in Switzerland. YANKEE REFORMER AT SUM'S COURT is another article about an in dividual who has done something. This man has Introduced modern methods of public and private sanitation into the filthy capital of far-off Slam with success, and will before be leaves have the cities of the whole country, equipped with proper water supply and drainage facilities. A picture of the ener getic man who has carried Ameri can methods into Slam is used with the article. nTHER FEATURES of the number la " elude photographs of people who have been doing things and are consequently fair objects of public attention, the usual chatty comment, some gossipy anecdotes, a new grist of short stories, some selected mlscellantuus matter, and, in fact, everything with which the readers of the paper have become familiar. If you are not already a subscriber, you should leave your order with your newsdealer today. The Illustrated Bee BOYCOTT BOARDING HOUSES Attempt to Give Strikebreakers a Hose Will Precipitate a Conflict. UNIONS WILL SHUT OFF THE SUPPLIES 0 Oatral I-atxr talon Ooes on Record aa Beta Opposed to Any Change la tha Present Kiemp tlon Laws. Last night the Central Labor union for the first time took active steps other than financial In support of the Colon Pacific strikers. A communication was received from the blacksmith's union stating that the I'nioa Pacific company was apparently making arrangements to abandon its board ing houee at the shops and distribute Its employes in boarding houses In other parts of the city. It asked that each hotel and boarding house which supplied entertain ment for these strike breakers be declared unfair. A delegate from the waiters' union said that members of that order would refuse to deliver food to the strike breakers where known; the meat cutters said that they would refuse to cut meat for the houses and the team drivers said that they would refuse to haul coal or any other supplies as soon as furnished with a list of the houses where strike breakers are boarding. The request of the blackBmttha was then granted, with the understanding that the list of the houses be given to the affiliated unions as soon as possible. W. H. Bell Introduced a resolution de claring that It be the sense of the union that no exclusive franchise be grarted by the city council to any person or corpora tion proposing to construct power plants in the city to use water power, but that such franchise be left open to all persons. In support of his resolution he said that one Is now pending before the city council and unless the resolution be adopted the council would take It for granted that tbe union favored the pending ordinance. The resolution was laid on the table. Oppose Chance in Law. The law committee reported the reault of the couference with tho legislative com mittee of the Retail Grocers' association and asked that it be empowered to con tinue negotiations looking to a union of forces at the coming session of the legisla ture. The committee was Instructed to notify the grocers' association that the central body would favor no change of any kind In the existing exemption laws. The committee also reported that It had con ferred with the deputy labor commissioner In the matter of violations of the female labor law on the part of certain laundries. Labor Commissioner Watson, who was present, advised tbe union that It should be willing to accept some compromise with the retail merchants, as H would have trouble In maintaining the existing female labor law, and should have the co-opera tion of tbe friends of the merchants In the legislature. The arbitration commute reported a set tlement of the trouble at the National Printing company and at two barber shops. It reported a compromise in the trouble between the stationary engineers and the Kopp-Woodard company, which was cot satisfactory to the engineers, who had sub sequently declared a boycott. The boycott of the engineers was not sustained and the matter was again referred to the commit tee. The federated strike board reported the total amount of $9,554.75 collected from various sources In Omaha for the support of striking men at the Union Pacific shops, and an urgent demand was made for funds for the present time, which Is critical, aa It is an odd week when certain usual supplies do not arrive. Organizing- New I'nlons. Members of the organization committee made extensive reports, showing that at the present time steps are on foot to organise unions of garment workers, laundry work ers, clerks, box makers, newsboys and the custom shoe workers. The managers of four of the leading laundries of the city have agreed with tbe organizers and will do what they can to make the union a suc cess. The secretary was instructed to lay be fore tbe secretary oZ the American Fed eration of Labor the facts In regard to the alleged organization of Federal Labor union No. 8091. Communications were received from the Brewery Workers and the Stable Men en dorsing the editorial policy of the Workers Gazette, while the Typographical union went on record as opposing any political action on the part of the Central Labor union. The Building Trades' touncll reported a boycott on McCaffery'a saloon and the mat ter was referred to the arbitration commit tee. New members admitted were: Boot and Shoe Workers, L. Reed; Fire Department Employes. Ed Leeder, John T. Bohan and John McGreal; Plumbers, Daniel Connell; Freight Handlers, J. A. Fagln; Structural Iron Workers, C. P. O'Brien. The new kind of General Arthur cigar are now on sale. Marriage Licenses. Marriage licenses were Issued yesterday to: Name and Address. Age. Harry Fellman. Omaha 24 Esther Wine, Omaha .....19 William H. Arthur, Omaha 15 Margaret Espey, Omaha 21 Robert C. Brannan. Archer, Neb 35 Sylvia Franks, Archer, Neb 21 Mater Near Danger Line. BHREVEPORT. La., Dec. 6 The situa tion in the Red river valley shows no Im provement today. At Shreveport the water Is within a few inches of the danger line and U rising rapidly. There has been great damage to property and stock, but no loss of life has been reported. LOCAL BREVITIES. Mabel Brashear la suing for divorce from Louis C, because Louis C. threw her wear ing apparel out of a window Into the cold rainy night of September 1, 1901, and left it there to be destroyed. Thev were mirricH October 24, 1K. Frank Ash, whose residence Is 709 six teenth street, appears to have a falling for being a regular occupant of a cell at police headquarters. Wednesday he was dis charged from custody after having been arreated for being drunk and abuHing his wife. Yesterday afternoon Patrolmen Fer ris and Baldwin were again called to the Ash residence to quell a small riot whi h he was creating in hid home circle, the second offentse within forty-eight hours. Civil service examinations will be held at Omaha Tuesday, January S, for eliglhlts for appointment as cUHtodlun Maune bio logical station, Beaufort, N. C, at a ealary of t',M per annum; assistant chemist su pervising architect's office. Washington 1). C. at a Halary of fl.au per annum; in spector of hullH, steamboat lnpectlcin service, Evanevllle, lnd , at a salary of fl.av per annum, and scientific asslxtant United States fish commission, at a aalary of f720 per annum. William A. Paxton Is to have fS.flOO stork In the Hlomquist Gymnastic and Orthopedic Institute, and be Its preldent, but the articles of Incorporation lust filed with the county clerk do not state whether he Is to be a member of its faculty and leach classes. The capital stock of the corpora tion la $25,000 and Ita other officers and in corporators are C. OuhI P. lllomqulal, vice president; Charles t. Thompson, secretary and manager; H. J. Srannell, treasurer. 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