TI1E OMAHA DAILY BEE: FRIDAY, JANUARY P. 1904.
ONE BREAK IN REYFATF. LAW
I EKtiu B'.tinr to Ptddlen Hld by thi
Enpreae Ocirt to E InT'.id.
CONFLICTS WITH IS1 ER3TATE BIGHTS
Vmrt Passe state niinr I.a r and
Hold It Censtltat loaal la Every
rartlealar Raam Reese
(or Delegate.
(From a Staff Correspondent )
LINCOLN, Jan. 7.-Speclal. The new
revenue law vu declared defective late
yesterday afternoon when It was attacked
on the sections relating to the taxation of
peddler. The court held that the attempt
to make Menke of Lancaster pay a 1:3
license fee for peddling goods waa In vio
lation of the fedtral constitution and
therefore could not lie enforced. Menke
was the agent for a Chicago firm and took
orders and then had the goods delivered.
Commissioner Amea wrote the opinion and
he aald while the section violated the fed
eral constitution It did not violate the state
constitution. the former being- violated be
cause It Interferes with the Interstate com
merce laws. Commissioner Ames said:
The supreme court of the t'nlted "he
says" States In a dcislon announced so
late aa January 12 of this vear. In Cald
well agalnxt the state of North Carolina,
1K7 V. 8. 1J2. held that transactions sub
stantially Identical with thoee described In
the above quoted statement of fac ta consti
tuted Interstate commerce within the
meaning of the federal constitution and are
withdrawn by that Instrument from state
taxation or regulation. That court Is a
llnal authority upon the question and an
silvers criticism of Its views, even If we
differed from them, which we do not.
would be not lesa presumptuous than futile.
It does not follow, however, that the stat
ute Is void, but that transactions such ss
those under discussion are not within Us
iwratlon. It Is therefore recommended
that the judgment of the district court be
reversed and the sctlon dismissed.
In an opinion written by Commissioner
Letton the game laws were to be con
. etltutlonal In every particular.
Brief la Llllle Case.
Attorney General Prout today filed his
brief In the supreme court In the case
wherein Mrs. Lilly Is charged with mur
dering her husband at David City. The
woman Is now under a life sentence though
she has not yet been removed to the peni
tentiary. The brief argues at length against
the granting of a new trial.
With the exception of Judge Lee Estelle
of Omaha, all of the newly elected Judges
rVjif the district courts filed their oath of
office by the time the office of the secre
tary of state was opened for business this
morning.
Mary Leffel. who escaped from the In
sane asylum here about a month ago. was
returned to that Institution today by the
local police. The woman was discovered
at work In a block In the city where she
was sewing for a living. Several days
ago she showed signs of being Insane and
the police were notified.
OK Soldier Appeal.
A. Gulnan, Thomas Gllkerson and David
' Elevens, all forme inmates of the Mll
ford Soldiers' home and all discharged,
were , callers at the office of Governor
Mickey this morning, the former two seek
ing reinstatement at the home. Gllkerson
was admitted to the home last March and
was discharged for having whisky In his
possession and taking a drink Christmas
day. lie toid the governor that It was the
only drink he had taken since being ad
mitted to the home. Gulnan U said to have
given a drink to a comrade. Stevens told
the governor he had been dishonorably dis
charged on general principles. He did not
want to. be taken back, as long as the
present commandant ho'.ds forth at the In
stitution. The men said the charge against
them had been heard by two members of
the visiting board and the evidence showed
that many of the old soldiers had been in
the habit of taking an occasional drink,
but that no attention had been paid to
them. The governor promised to look Into
the matter and see what could be done.
Vrteraaa Boost Reese.
A number of the old soldiers, of which
there Is a considerable organisation In Lin-
coin, are Just now talking seriously of
booming Judge M, B. Reese, former dean
of the law department of the university.
for delegate at large to the national re
publican convention. It has been the gen
eral Impression thai a majority of the sol
diers would back I. M. Raymond for the
place and this deflection to Reese, should
the Judge decide to stand for the honor, will
cause something of a fight for the local
support.
. Organise) Harvest Hasa Bareaa.
Chief Clerk Despaln of the department of
labor returned this morning from Kansas
City, where he went to attend the meeting
f the labor commissioners of Missouri.
Kansas, South Dakota and Iowa for the
I iwrpoae of
ljnpac1ation to
f 1 1 ain was
rpose of organising an Interstate asso-
handle harvest hands. Mr. De-
elected president of the associa
tion and A. B. Jamison of Kansas City
waa elected secretary. The headquarters of
the association will be in Kansas City and
In two or three months another meeting
will be held to outline plans of procedure,
Minnesota has signified Its Intention of be
coming a part of the organisation and other
of the wheat raising states will likely Join.
Governor Mickey haa appointed Mrs. J.
F. C McKesson a member of the Visiting
Board of the Soldiers' Homes to take the
place made vacant by the resignation of
Mrs. A. J. Sawyer. Mrs. McKesson resides
tn this county, within ten miles of Mllford.
Chief of Folic RouUahn waa tonight
presented with an emblematic gold ring by
the members of the department as a token
f their regard for him. The presentation
speech was made by Judge Cosgraves at
the police station. The chief was much
surprised at the gift and waa much affected
fsy it.
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the boy s wound and he will recover.
GENERAL VIFQUA1N NO MORE
Wteraa ef Tat Wars Dies at l.lacela
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(Prom a Staff Correspondent. )
LINCOLN. Jan. (Special.) General
Victor Vlfqusln. for yeaxa one of Nebrss
ka's foremost cltlsens, died late this after
noon after a long Illness, at his home at
Seventeenth and L streets. Arrangements
for the funeral hsve not yet been completed.
General Vlfqualn was 67 years of ago and
Waa born In Belgium and has, since his
residence In Nebraska, been a prominent
factor in state affairs. In 1K78 he estab
lished and edited for a number of years
the Lincoln State Democrat, I'ndT Gov
ernor Boyd he was adjutant general of the
state and during the Spanish-American
war, after the retirement of Mr. Bryan
from the head of the Third Nebraska,
General Vlfqualn was appointed colonel
of the regiment.
General Vlfqualn won his star In the civil
war, where, at Spanish Fort, Mobile, he so
distinguished himself that congress pre
sented him with a medal for bravery. Dur
ing each of the Cleveland administrations
he was appointed to consular positions in
South America.
He was one of the first settlers on the
Blue river. In Seward couny, where he
homesteaded near the old town of Cam
den. He at once began to take an Interest
In affairs of state and was a member of
the first constitutional convention. Last
winter congress passed a bill granting
him a pension for his services to the gov
ernment. He leaves a widow and two sons.
SECOND VICTIM OF FAST TRAIN
Freak MateJIcek ef acttayler Rtraek
ad Iaataatly Killed While
Crosslas; the Track.
SCHUYLER, Neb., Jan. 7. (Special.)
Another victim of the fast train service on
the Union Pacific mut.t be recorded for
Schuyler. No. I. the evening easibounJ
fast train struck Frank MateJIcek as he
was crossing the track Just east of the
depot and killed him instantly. He was
evidently preoccupied, as he started serosa,
became bewildered upon hearing the roar of
the approaching train and did not recover
In time to save himself. He must have
turned half around in an effort to clear the
track, aa he waa going north and the train
was coming from the west and he was
struck on his light side. The train did not
stop at a'.l whtch makes It evident that
the crew did not observe what had been
done. It has not been more than two
months since the seme train killed Mrs.
Thomas Drapela. Mr. MateJIcek was 26
years of age, has one married and one sin
gle brother, farmers In Colfax county. He
has been working on the farm of Joseph
Oborney and was in town yesterday to go
to work at Joseph Barta's mill, four miles
northwest Had he gone aa planned he
would have missed figuring in the fatal
accident.
Medical Society- Meeting.
FREMONT, Neb., Jan. 7. 8peclal.
A Joint meeting of the Dodge County Med
ical society and the Elkhorn Valley Med
ical society was held here yesterday, thirty
physicians being present. Dr. J. J. Wil
liams of Wayne, vice president of the Elk
horn society,- presided.' Rer. T. Emerson
Janes of the Christian church welcomed
the doctors to the city. The morning and
afternoon sessions were both devoted to
papers and discussions of medical topics
and were of much Interest to the profes
sion. The meetings were concluded with
a banquet at Masonic hall last evening.
Dr. II. M. McCluhan of, Omaha presided
aa toastmaster and responses were made
by a number of those present. The fol
lowing officers were elected: Elkhorn Val
ley Society J. J. Williams, president; E. L.
Prink, vice 'president; H. P. McKnlght,
second vice president; "F. A. Long, secre
tary: W. H. Hogy, treasurer. Dodge County
Medical Society J. 8. Devriea, president;
E. W. Martin, vice president: A. P. Over
gaard. secretary; W. J. Daviea. treasurer;
B, W. liouser, member of board of censors.
Creaalas; Mast Be Kept Opra,
GRAND ISLAND. Neb., Jan. 7. (Special.)
At last night's session of the city council
a communication waa received from the
Union Pacific officials In answer to a note
sent them regarding the blockading of
crossings. The Union Pacific yards are
nearly In the heart of the city and much
complaint haa been made aa to the block
ading of crossings. Several arrests have
been made from time to time of railway
trainmen. These constantly have pleaded
that it was Impossible not to blockade the
crossings. The officials have contended
that trainmen have orders not to blockade
but immediately cut trains. As a general
thing, fines Imposed following arrests have
been suspended. The railway officials say.
however, that trainmen should be arrested
and the city authorities will take them at
their word. The council has ordered the
letter published as a warning to trainmen,
together with the mayor's orders to the
police to arrest every violation of the or
dinance, and still more frequent arrests
are expected.
Little Change la liailac.
WEST POINT, Neb.. Jan. 7.-8peciaL
Today waa house cleaning day In the county
court house. The sheriff. F. W. Kloke,
rep., succeeds himself, having served the
county for the last two years with marked
ability. The treasurer, F. W. Meyer, rep.,
also succeeds himself, having been re
elected by a large majority. Clerk flf Court
J. C. Pinker, dem.. Is likewise his own suc
cessor and enters upon another four-year
term. A. F. Wallah county clerk. Is super
seded by Joseph F. Kaup, dem., a new man.
County Judge Louis Dewald, dem., takes
the place of Judge 8. 8. Krake. who haa
served in that capacity for six years. The
political complexion of the Board of Su
pervisors remains the same aa for the last
three years, namoly. five democrats and
two republicans. Superintendent Buhl
again assumes charge of the schools of the
county. His term Just expired has been a
very successful one, the grade of th
schools throughout the county having been
materially raised through his efforts.
Creamery Pays Well.
6CHUTLER, Neb., Jan. 7 (Special.)-
The annual meeting of th stockholders of
the Schuyler Creamery company occurred
this week, the business of the company
being shown bjr the secretary's annual re
port to be la good condition, although th
present volume of business or the future
prospects were not aa hopeful as In former
years. The company is In financial condi
tion to meet all Its obligations, but on ac
count of having Its surplus Invested to good
advantage decided that It would be better
policy not to withdraw the amount from
Investment and deferred the payment of
the 6 per rent dividend ninety days In th
reorganisation J. A. Pence was re-elected
president. August Herd vice president.
Frank E. Moors, who since the organlxa
tion of th company Is March. '.:. has
beea secretary-treasurer and manager, de
clined re-election to take ap newapaner
work on oi.a et um auca papers, the aVchujr
ler SlaB.
ROOSEVELT AND WEBSTER
Fres'csnt it Aniin Endsrsed it NabrukYi
Btpiblicia Cboics for Heid.
OWN MAN FOR THt VICE PRESIDENCY
Resolution Adopted FledalnK Sapport
te Sa Delegate hat Who Favors
This Ticket Early Con
vention Advocated.
lteolved. That we favor and recommend
to the republicans of the state an early
Mate convention for the purpose of un
equivocally plwifrina- tlie vupport of the
state to the nni.Ki.iry of Theodore HiH)!e
veit for preBldent and of John L. Wrbster
for vice president, and that we favor and
recommend Ihe 'election as tleleSMte!" to
the national convention of such person"
only as are known to be earnently and a
greMOvely favorable to the candidacy both
of President Roosevelt and John L. Web
ster. This resolution, drafted by a committee
composed of W. G. Whltmore of Valley,
E. J. Halner and Roscoe Pound of Lin
coln, was enthusiastically adopted at the
organization meeting Thursday afternoon
In the Millard for the Webster campaign.
Delegates were present from all parts
of the state and of Iowa and the meeting
was tailed to order at 1:30 o'clock by
Chairman John L. Kennedy.
Judge RoiH-oe Pound, dean of the law
school of the University of Nebraska,
brought up the subject of the anti-Roosevelt
rumors, saying:
"It has been rpread about in Lincoln
and other parts of the state where I have
been that the campaign for Mr. Web
ster Is not what it sppears on the sur
facethat wrapped up In It somewhere, ss
Its resl motive snd object aside from Its
professed Intention, is something aimed
against the candidacy of President Roose
velt. I know that there Is nothing In such
suggestions and anyone who knows those
associated In this movement will know
how absurd the stories are. Anyone who
has taken any Interest in political move
ments knows how ridiculous they are. In
the communities where 1 have been I have
said that this rumor was not true. It
would not seem necessary to put It upon
a post that we are for Roosevelt. Every
body Is for the president; but It seems
that In order to prevent any possible mis
conception we had best make some state
ment." F. W. Barber, Robert Cowell, Chairman
Kennedy and others spoke In the same
strain. W. C. Whltmore of Valley said:
Blames the Democrats.
"If this Is true, ss I believe it is, that
the rock-ribbed republicans have got the
idea that the candidacy of Mr. Webster
holds something inlmlcable to the presi
dent, I think we should adopt some reso
lutions which will declare unequivocally
that we are for Roosevelt, I think this
hullabaloo was started where the racket
about Hanna started in the democratic
party. They hope it is true."
After the resolutions bad been read At
torney General F. N. Prout moved, and
the motion Was adopted, that a copy of
thai resolutions be sent the president.
E. J. Halner moved that the chairman
and secretary of the committee attend the
meeting of the state jsentral committee and
urge an early date for the district and state
conventions. During a recess taken funds
were contributed and pledged to the work.
Chairman Robert Cowell of the ways and
means committee being the bank.
E. Roeewater waa next called upon, and
began by saying that he was sorry not to
have participated in the original organisa
tion of the movement, but tbat he had
been out of the city a great deal and also
had been very busy on matters of great
importance to the party la the state.
"It is needless for me to say that I
heartily approve the resolution Just
adopted," he continued. "1 am, of course,
for Roosevelt. No one here should doubt
that. It has been said in some places in
the east that I am disgruntled because At
torney Bummers waa not dismissed. I am
for Roosevelt because he represents in
every fiber true Americanism; I am for
Webster because he Is a Nebraska re
publican. I should support him because of
his standing. Integrity and capacity. If he
Is not nominated his candidacy will have
been an honor to him, but I believe be has
an equal chance with any other candi
date. It would be no disgrace to any re
publican for Roosevelt and Webster.
Favors Early Convention.
"I believe that we should have an early
convention in February. It will be a good
thing If the flag of the state la early up
for Roosevelt and our own man, Webeter.
It will have a good effect on the country,
and especially the west, to early declare
ourselves. I have heard of none yet nomi
nated for vice president, and it will be a
good thing for us to have our man named,
I know of no man mentioned who has a
better chance and show than Webster. I
know from the president that he will not
Interfere In the nomination of the vice pres
ident, but will leave it to the uninfluenced
choice of the party. (Of course, if we were
in any equivocal position here Webster
with any other than Roosevelt for th
presidency we would alienate the friends
of Roosevelt, but as we stand there Is no
reason why we should not have their sup
port, I hope the committee having the
campaign in charge will make as early a
call as possible, for with the endorsement
of our own state we will go better pre
pared to ask the support of other states."
The subcommittee to which had been left
Chaniriiii. the !rle-tags.
leaving qunlitr of fab
ric, of tailoring, of fit ud
touched. Chanping non-oustomer
luto HtcttUy patrons.
That's what this
Fall 5tck Reducing Site
is doing.
An J here', the result:
$4o.nj and $30.00 Suits
and Overcoats, the
quality, $35.
$n.U and $'JSm
and Overcoats, cut
Sults
from
and
fine falirlt-s, $20.
40.(KJ Overcoats
Puiu, tirimllng with the
fir.e pointa of high raJe
tailoring.
f35.0o Overcoats an1
Putts, the favotitp price
for businesa togs, $28.
MacCarthy Tailoring
Company,
fX-J0 S lath 5t.
Next door te
Webean Ticket Office.
IIU.
the consideration of organisation reported
at the opening of the meeting. They pro
posed a committee on ways and means, to
which afterward were appointed: Robert
Cowell. chairman: O. W. Watties, J. C.
Wharton, P.otne Miller and L. L. Lindsay;
a press committee, for which E. Roae
water, chairman; B. P. Heiser, Mel Uhl and
N. P. Dodge, Jr., were appointed, ar.d a
committee on literature, which waa made
up of Ralph W. Breckenndge. chairman;
E. M. Bartlett. W. J. Cornell, T. W. Black
bum and IL M. Warlr.g.
The stats committees which were recom
mended were to consist of three mer. who
had been born or had formerly lived In
each state to work that state la the Interest
of Mr. Webster. Men volunteered to use
their influence in various states Iowa
showing the strongest delegation but the
composition and naming of these commit
tees could not tx completed until others
had been heard from, and this will need
several days.
ALL READY FOR THE FIREMEN
Fremont Proposes to ee that the
Visiters Have m Pleaaaat
Time.
FREMONT. Neb.. Jan. 7.-Speclal.-The
committee having charge of the. ar
rangements for the annual meeting of the
Nebraska Volunteer firemen, which will be
held here January 19, 20 and H, has made
full preparations for that gathering and It
will not be their fault If the visitors do
not have a good time. The meetings of
the association will probably be held at
the Larson theater. An entertainment will
also be given at the theater on the evening
of the pension, the entire downstairs being
reserved for the visitors. The meeting will
close with a banquet at Maaonlc hall.
PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., Jan. 7.-(8peclal.)
A number of new county officers suc
ceeded the old ones tn the court house to
day. J. E. Douglas, a republican who haa
filled the office of county Judge for two
terms, was suceeded by H. D. Travis, a
democrat, who appointed Mrs. McVlcker
deputy. L. A. Tyson succeeds himself as
county clerk, with J. L. Barton deputy.
W. D. Wheeler, a democrat, who has
served Cass county aa sheriff for two
terms, succeeds J. L. Barton, a republican,
as county treasurer, with Kelly Fox and
Frank E. Schlater as deputies. D. Hawks
worth, a republican, succeeds J. P. Falter,
a democrat, aa county commissioner. J.
W. Teegarden, a republican, who was
elected to the new office of county asses
sor, will office with the county commis
sioners. J. M. Robertson succeeds G. F.
Houseworth as clerk of the district court,
each being a republican. J. D. McBride,
sheriff, and C. 8. Wortman, superintend
ent of public instruction, both democrats,
succeed themselves. Ed Tutt has been ap
pointed deputy sheriff. Henry Boeck.
coroner, and E E. Hilton, surveyor, both
republicans, succeed themselves in office.
Omaha Boys Held for Trial.
PLATTSMOUTH, Neb.. Jan. 7. (Special.)
The preliminary hearing of Gray Yates,
who claims his home with his sister on
Nineteenth street near Mason or Pierce
In Omaha, and George Rlgby, who claims
his home with his mother at 1716 Nicholas
street, Omaha, was had before Justice
Archer today on the charge of daylight
burglary. One of the boys was wearing
a shirt that had been stolen when ar
rested snd the other was wearing some
of the Jewelry and had in their possession
two keys which could unlock the room tn
the Perkins hotel In this city from which
the goods were stolen. The 1 boys admit
ted that t hey stayed all night at the hotel
and went to Omaha the day the goods were
stolen, January L The prisoners were
bound over to the district court, their
bond being fixed at (500.
Thanks York Firemen.
TORK, Neb.. Jan. 7. 8peclal.) The
Tork fire department was among the first
to send contributions for the benefit of
families of the firemen who lost their lives
In the Allen Bros, fire at Omaha and this
week they received the following letter
from Mayor Moores of Omaha:
Your kind letter of December S. with
check for tM enclosed, for the benefit of the
families of the firemen who lost their lives
in the Allen Broa. tire, received, and I
hasten to express my sincere thank for
your generosity on thia occasion. Your
firemen have our deepest gratitude for
your thoughtfulness and I am sure It will
be appreciated by the families of the un
fortunate ones who are left to mourn. We
have a fund of little more than $4.o0u, and
I expect it will reach the $5,000 mark before
we close the fund. Assure your firemen
that I am very grateful to them for their
assistance in the matter.
Benrnt for Firemen.
TORK. Neb., Jan. 7. (Special.) On next
Tuesday night a benefit ball will be given'
the York Volunteer Fire department at
Rover's hall or the purpose of raising
money to defray the expenses of the York
delegation to the annual Bremen's meet
ing, to be held In Fremont, Tork has
the material for one of the fastest teams
in the world, and there Is some talk of
making up an all-Nebraska team from
York to enter the world's hose contests
at the World's Fair at 6t Louis this year.
An all-Nebraska bose team would be hard
to beat. The cltlsens of York always lib
erally patronise benefits to its volunteer
fire department and every one Is purchas
ing ticket.
Beatrice Firemen Elect,
BEATRICE. Neb., Jan. 7. (Special.)
Hose company No. 1 held its annual meet
ing here last night, at which the following
officers were elected: II. W. Ahlquiat,
president; Charles PagelR. vice president;
Charles Pagels, secretary and treasurer;
Harry Bcott, foreman: G. M. Luberger,
first assistant foreman; Will Hoagland,
second assistant foreman; John Luberger,
steward. A banquet was held after the
business session, which was attended by
about fifty members of the fire department.
Mayer Shults was present and delivered a
short address, in which he paid a glowing
tribute to the Beatrice fire department.
I'retrrta Himself for Fatnre.
FREMONT. Neb.. Jan. -7.- Special. V
Arnold Kun of Sctibner was given his
final cltlsenshlp papers In the district court
yesterday. Kun made a visit to Germany
this fall and shortly after hi arrival he
was placed under arrest and sentenced to
serve his time in the regular army. He
had been In this country for a good many
years, but had neglected to take out hfs
second papers. His arrest was brought to
the attention of the United States minister
and he waa finally released, the proceed
ings costing him several hundred dollars.
He took out his final papers as soon as
practicable after his teturn.
Reward for Hate Thief.
GRAND ISLAND. Neb.. Jan. 7.-Special.
At its meeting yesterday th County
Board o.f Supervisors offered a reward of
lldO for the apprehension of Jack Vanney,
who was connected with a recent hog steal
ing caae and escaped by Jumping from the
wagon as Chief cf Police Keeplin was
bringing two prisoners and their team into
the city. His accomplice was arrested and
is being held to th district court with a
plain case against him. Var.ney is smooth
faced. 1 ght coir.pl xior.ed. about f.v feet
eleven, and has somewhat drooping eye
lids. Organising Heeaeaelt Cine.
GRAND ISLAND. Neb. Jan ?.-fSpcUl )
A call for a mass meetirg of repub lcari
waa circulated this morr.lng. th purpos
being th orcaniaatioa ef a Roosevelt club
t work along the lint ef th instruction I
of the Nebraska delegation to the rational j
convention for President Roosevelt first.
last and all the time, regardless ef any
home candidacy for the vice president.
Th meeting Is to take place next Monday
evening at I o'clotk at th city hall
school Bey la Trouble.
NORFOLK. Neb.. Jan. :.-(Special -A
sensation has been created In Norfolk by
the arrest of a number of school beys for
breaking locks upon school buildings and
for a large number of misdemeanors. Fif
teen youths are Implicated, many of them
belonging to prominent families A snecl a 1
session of the Board of Education was held
and It waa virtually turned Into a criminal
court. One after another, all day long, the
boys were brought upon the carpet and
tried by the investigating board. All but
one confessed to violations of the lsw and
that one was convicted bv his romnanlnns
The board has declared that it mill make
an example of the two ringleaders and
they will be prosecuted rigidly. The latest
offense was the breaking Into the Grant
school house, where much damage was
done.
Bays Back Old Business.
EDOAR, b., Jsn. 7. (Special.) F. M.
Thompson has purchased the hardware
business and stock of Ong A Edgar and
will take possession on January IS. Mr.
Thompson built the store and established
the business In its present site four years
ago, sold to Ong A Edgar two years ago,
and has now repurchased hta former busi
ness. Drill
Gold
and examine the Shavings,
a
Whenever you read
Seven years ago the original ready-cooked, predigested Grape-Nuts Food was discovered
and placed before the people.
Its early history shows that the inventor, after recovery from a long attack of nervous
prostration and a well-nigh fatal attack of appendicitis, was brought to realize the urgent
necessity for a predigested cereal food that the system could absorb, and that would furnish
the body with energy and also rebuild the Brain and Nerve Centers.
That was thfe
With years of training at his back perhaps no man waa better
equipped to solve that problem.
He knew that weak intestinal digestion meant, either leave off
fating any starchy foods. Potatoes. Wheat, Oats, Bread, Cakea and Pud-
dings, or suffer distress and disease.
He knew that some starchy food Is necessary to supply energy.
He also knew that delicate particles of Phosphate of Potash
assimilate with Albumen In the food and go to build the gray matter la
the Brain and Nerve Centers, so, the experiments began and extended
over a period of about ! years resulting in the now world famous food
Grape-Nuts.
Special parts of the Wheat and Barley are selected and so treated
by moisture, heat and time as to ohange the starch Into sugar which can
seen exuding from every granule of Grape-Nuts.
This form of predigested starch (now sugar) la quickly taken up
by the blood and deposited In the muscles and tissues, stored and ready
for u when energy is demanded.
Do what it was intended to do ! I
Or were they forced from lack of early training, to "grind up something" and "advertise!
that will make it go?'' .
The first year of the life of these imitators they did not assume that their foods were
"predigested' or were "brain'' foods, but when for some unexplained reason the demand did
not come up to expectation, they concluded perhaps it might be because they were not adver
tised as "predigested brain foods."
Ho, without any change in the articles, and with most amazing effrontery, the makers of
some have now suddenly begun to talk "Braiu Food," "Predigested." etc., etc., copying the
announcements of Grape-Nuts that the public have been familiur with for seven years past.
When you read our words and phrases, "Predigested," "Made from entire Wheat and
Barley," "- Food for Brain and Nerve Outers," etc., etc., fitted to some breakfast food, you
may know these claims have been cribbed from the original, and are pretences.
A genuine originator must have as his actu-tting motive, honesty of purpose.
Imitators have but one object, MONEY and that to be gained from the thought and
work of others.
, There is but one and only one genuine pre
digested Brain Food and that is
Grape-Nuts
Look for the little book, "The Road to Wellville," in each package.
POSTUM CEREAL CO., L't'd
, BATTLE CREEK, MICH.
COLOMBU IS TURNED DOWN
United Bute OoTnmnt Deoliusi to
Uropen Paita Qasition,
ANSWER iS POLITE EUT EMPHATIC
special Kate? Reyes Aaks tbat Terr.
eendenre Be Snnmltted te Senate,
Its f-nhllratlew Is With
held for Present.
WASHINGTON. Jsn. 7. -General Rafael
Reyes, the Colombian special envoy, has
received the answer of th Wsshlngton
government to his rote charging the United
States with open violation of the treaty of
IMS.
The answer, whlih was prepared by Sec
retary Hay, though couched in the most
diplomatic terms and expressing the wish
of this government to drsl Justly with Co
lombia, Is an emphatic refusal to reopen
the Panama question.
Prior Jo the receipt of the reply General
Reyes wrote to the Slate department re
questing that the correspondence be trans
mitted to the senate for Its consideration.
Pending an answer to this request, the cor
respondence will not be made public
Inanaqelna's Men Hostile.
NEW YORK. Jan. 7.-The United States
gunboat Bancroft has returned from a
cruise along the coast of Caledonia, made
to Investigate conditions and circumstances
into
J J
the advertisements of
B
Breakfast Foods
announcing "PrediKested," "Brain rood," "Starches turned to Grape Sugar,"
"Made of Entire Wheat and Barley,' etc., etc., you can apply the following
FACTS....-
PROBLEM
Then the little particles (microscopic) of Phoepate of Potash ar
thene as well, and wth the Albumen of food, surely, steadily and per
fectly do their work In rebuilding and making new th worn down Brain
and Nerve Centers. x
That is the reason why people who know these facts and have
proven them, use Qrape-Nuta.
Truly "There's a Reason."
Persons who have been built back to strong, sturdy men and
women by adopting scientifically mad food, particularly when delicious
to ths taste, are not quick to forget It.
A great original success Is always a bid for imitators, but Grape."
Nuts was so hard to copy that for the first Ave years, but fecbl at
tempts were made by anyone to imitate either th food or the announce
ments of Its merit.
However about z years ago a tremendous rush was mad to get
Into the ready-cooked food business.
It was like a stampede to the gold diggings.
Several hundred factories were built and the hopes of th stock
holders ran high.
Had these money-seeking followers gone through th days, weeks
and years of hard experience, In sickness. Investigation, study and experi
ment tha fitted the old originator to bring forth from his food laboratory
a genuine article. Intended for a purpose, and so skillfully and scien
tifically blended and made that It would
or the alleged abduction of th Indian
cfcler. Inanaqulna, say a HeraM dispatch
from Colon. It Is stated that the San Bias
Indians were found to be most tinfrlendry.
They objected to th landing of th Ban
croft's officers and to their remaining
ashore. They also refused to sell fruit or
fresh water.
Chief Inanaqulna was seen at a distance
wearing a fin new Colombian uniform.
I.lnemaw Get a Heavy Cnrrent.
NORFOLK. Neb.. Jan. 7.-(Spedal -A
special o th Daily News from Butte.
Neb., says that Oscar Strand, a lineman,
very nearly met death on a live wlr
through which a current of H.O0O volts
was passing, todsy. His life wss only
saved by th fact that his body did Hot
touch a pair of wires and thus com plot
a circuit. For a time the man was thought
to b dead. After having received the
terrible shock for several mlnntea Ms
limp and apparently lifeless form Was
tenderly taken down, burned fearfully by
the current. Every means of restoration
was employed and within two hour
signs of life were noted. Consciousness
ha now been restored and the man will
live. About 1W people assembled at th
scene of th accident. The wire was th
one which connects the flouring mill with
Its power plant aeveral miles away.
Jndae Bskesek tgaaltaea.
BEATRICE. Neb.. Jan. 7. (Special.)
Hon. A. H. Babcock yesterday took the
oath of office as Judge of the First Judicial
district. H named J. A. O'Keef of this
city as his court reporter.
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