TIIE OMATIA DAILY BEE: MONDAY. MARCII 13. 1905.
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1 food laws of all states
r Food prepared with it
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salts, lime, alum and
ammonia
Trait Biking Powder letl (or 43 or
80 cent per pound and may be iden
tified by this exorbitant price.
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as food prepared front them con
tain large quantities ol Roc hell
a dangerous cainanw urug.
DRAKE MAKES AN EXPOSE
Owner of Standard Bridg Company Goei
After His Enemies.
CONDEMNS BILL AS BLOW AT HIM
Chare Railroad, Limbn mmA Grain
laterests with Cemblalag to Whip
Hint lato Sabmlaaloa or Pat
Him Oat of Baatae.
Robert Z. Drake, owner of the Standard
Bridge company, make ft public state
ment regarding pending legislation at Lin
coln, that will cause a great many tax-
tirea In a new light.
Tha fight being waged la based on a
measure designed to place all bridge estl
, mate under the control of the secretary
of tha State Board of Irrigation. Mr.
Drake presents the following, both aa to
tha bill Itaelf and the Interest behind It:
"The presumed Intent of H. R. 256 I
that it shall correct evils supposed to exist
by member of tha legislature In the man
ner of the letting of bridge contracts by
county boards of this state. So far as
the necessity for such legislation Is con
cerned there may have been sporadic case
where such legislation from time to time
may in the past have been necessary. That
they exist at the present time Is not true.
Under various titles this legislation has
been presented to the Nebraska legislature
for some years pant, and the real parties
at Interest behind such bills as have been
presented and crowded for passage ha
been the Intorest of the Nebraska Retal.
Lumber Dealers' association, with which
are allied the grain association of this
tat.
"The public should remember that the
Una elevator is usually surrounded by the
same fence with the line lumber yard,
and that money spent for lumber reaches
the sama por.ketbooic with the money that
la met in handling grain, me oiose as
sociation between the railroad and the ele
vator interests of this state is' well known,
but it has not been generally recognised
that with the larger retail lumber con
cerns they hod grain interests associated
with., them. Their particular Interest in J
this bill and Its predecessors lias been that
they desire to sell at association prices
the lumber usid for building bridges In this
state.
- Say Exaction Are Too' High.
"This they have been unable to do to my
concern, because their exactions wer so
heavy that if 1 would attempt to buy ma
terial of them for the construction of my
bridge It would be necessary to raise my
prices from 25 to SO per cent to tha coun
ties with which I obtain contracts. From
tltn to Urn they have attempted to coerc
me by various means into taking my ma
terial from them.- They have been success
ful with a great many Interests in this
state In compelling them to pay their
exaction and it is with great chagrin that
they have seen the large quantities of
lumber used, by my concern escape their
clutches.
' "On account of the strength they have
In politics, through their friendship with
the railroad companies, they have at
tempted from time. to time to pass legis
lation that would either make it so diffi
cult to do a general bridge contracting
buatueas In thl state that from this reason
tha business woukt fall Into their hands,
or that by reason of the fear of such legis
lation I would make peace with them and
tak my material from their yards.
"In tha present Instance, as applied to
II. R- 168, they hope to accomplish this
through tha provisions of the bill as made
In section 14. that in the event the county
boards should not b abla to let a contract
at the price estimated by the secretary of
tha 8tat Board ot Irrigation, the board
could not then make such contract, but by
Inferenoe would be' allowed as the only
means of constructing such bridges, that
method provided in section 10, that Is, they
shall purchase the material and construct
the bridges themselves.
"The public should here remember that
this is tha point where the tine lumber
yard get on. In time past this method
was generally followed by a large number
of counties In this state, but as the prices
of lumber and piling were advanced by
the association and through their abso
lute control of the sale, of these items under
all other circumstances except as applied to
the bridge business. the Bounties found
contracts could b mad at a cheaper fig
ure by letting a contract as a whole to
some concern who obtslned It supplies
ft
Ghirardelirs Ground Choco-
late gives pleasure to the
palate and ruggedness to the
health. It is a drink that
has always been popular and
always will be.
Delicious for cakes and pastry.
from sources not bound by any agreement
to maintain prices. ,
At Merry of Osie Man.
"My own company has allied with It
mill Interests, owners of stumpage and
products of lumber and piling, which we
sell direct to the people. If the proposed
bill should become a law our whole Inter
ests as applied to the building of wooden
bridges would be at the mercy of one man,
the secretary of the State Board of Irriga
tion, whom the grain, lumber and railroad
interests of this state, with their power
In politics, will presume to control. That
they can control one such appointment In
a state ofllce I believe to be possible be
yond question. All that such official need
to do to wipe out my business In this
state is simply to make estimates below
what I can build the work for, and then
and thenceforth the counties, by the terms
of this bill, have as a sole method of ob
taining their bridges that of buying the
lumber and piling of lumber dealers and
building the bridges themselves..
"That Is where the line lumber yard gets
on.
"I would like each reader of this article
to read this last statement until he thor
oughly understands its Import.
Railroad Are Raisins; Dnit.
"As to the present condition of this leg.
(station In Lincoln, the railroad people are
primarily interested In raising so much
dust that tha measures they are opposed
to may be overlooked, and that they may
escape In the dust. That this is true we
know from the fact that they have con
tinually urged upon legislative newspaper
correspondents that more attention be
called to the fact that I have been at Lin
coln myself, that Mr. Roberts and Mr.
McBrlde. two of my contractors for sev
eral years, and Mr. 8cott, our superin
tendent of erection, have been there work
ing to prevent the passage of a bill that
would either wipe out my business In this
state or throw me Into the hands of this
combine. '
"The Interest of the lumber, and grain
concern the public will understand, and
their interest I have before recited. The
Interest of the public is to see that com
petition In this state Is possible, and that
the business shall not all be thrown di
rectly Into the hands of the Nebraska Re
tail Lumber Dealers' association. .
Magnitude of Basin.
"As to the magnitude of fhe business In
volved the public should understand that
out of a posslblle tl.000,000 worth of bridges
built In this state by its counties and cities
within 'a given year $760,000 worth are
wooden bridges and that the Standard
Bridge company my Institution Is the
largest contractor for these bridges that
there Is in the west and that for the last
six years at no time has my. profit on these
bridges been equal to 6 per cent on their
cost.
"When this bill was before the house
committee on road and bridge through
Mr. Robert permission was asked that my
company be allowed to appear before the
committee to present our side of the case
and to call attention to the defects of H. R.
255. This permission was refusedand we
had no opportunity to present these to the
bridge committee of tha house of repre
sentatives of Nebraska. I think that no
such high-handed proceedings as applied to
an Interest as large as mine has ever been
had in this state. The volume of business
done by my concern Is sufficiently large to
mploy hundreds of men In Its various de
partments, and on their .account alone, if
for no other, I should have a right to ap
pear and present my side of thl question.
That they attempted to railroad the bill
through the bouse as fast as possible Is
apparent and born out by tha statement ot
one of the leading members of this com
mittee that they were going to pueh It
through the house with all possible speed
and would not give us a hearing.
"As to the price at which we have sold
our wooden bridge work throughout the
counties that we have had contacts with
in this state, we havs In almost all cases
furnished the bridges complete, including
the hardware, for the price the county
would have had to pay the lumber yards
for the materials in he yard."
Announcements of the Theater.
Orace Van Studdlford Is very pleasantly
remembered here tor her connection with
the Dostonlans. 8he la at the head of the
company which will be seen at the Boyd
during the latter part of the week, her en
gagement beginning on Thursday night
and lasting until after Saturday, with a
matinee on Saturday afternoon. The opera
In which she will be seen, "The Red
Feather," is one of the latest, and has
been warmly welcomed In th east. Regi
nald DeKoven furnishes the score, and It
Is pronounced his beat work since "Robin
Hood." Charle Klein la the author of the
libretto. In the company are Roy Alton,
Loul Casaavant. W. C. McCarthy, Lucy
Monroe, Cora Tracey, Edith Daniel and
many others of good voice and experience
on the stage. Seats for the engagement
may now be reserved.
Sewing- Marhlaa Bargains.
. Real ones at Singer store. Buy here
and deal with the manufacturer. The
Btnger company I permanent and reaponal
bl; Its representatives srs always at hand
to car for Singer machines. Look for the
red 8. 1614 Douglss street, Omaha, Neb.;
43 North 34th street. South Omaha.
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
Nebraska people registered at ttj Mil
lard: P. H. Grave, Shniton; J. Cv n0.
Clelland, Kulierton: F. O. Uytrt, Oroton;
, ,K J,'ieng. Kearney; A. H. Fry.
Oakland.
.Ai.th !urray.:. w- C :NI,I'. Alliance;
3. T. Serkln Uahooj I. J rlnap, Q. N
Monger, Hastings; E. P. Meyers, Hynnl;
K. L. Balouin, St. Paul; t. c. Lovelace.
Wymore. ,
Nhrkn guest at "Ji Pax ton last
'veiling were; J V Mahry, Qrand Island;
J. M. Itohrlmugh, Falrht-jry; Frank Gamerl.
Ml Maynie Jtled, LH.0ln; E. B. Lloyd,
wrk: f'i Ji,chrtun. Broken Bow
. At .M?Tch"in,": 8- W. Blattery, Bhel.
ton; K D Hamilton, Urand Inland; W. II
i V'A v.' lu'iy euu wire, Bel
grade; A J. Bra ,h, Nebraska City; B. B.
Held. LelKh; j. At Alexander, Gothenburg ;
WjJjH-U.k.4-. North Bud; V. T. J.4..
SESSION Willi THE YARSERS
How Two National Character Sold tha
, game Book Tears Ago.
RISE OF TOM CARTER AND J. ADAM BEDE
ympoalnm ot Storle Hefleetlna; the
Happening of Life on I.aaa an
Sea and on the Railroad and
the Trolley Line.
While a group of Omaha gentlemen were
reading and discussing the results of sen
atorial elections in different states, one of
the group was moved to remark:
"What changes time does bring about, to
be sure! New, there Tom Carter of Mon
tana, just sent back to the senate after
several year of absence. Carter started on
his career a a book agent. When I first
met him he was In Blair, in this state, sell
ing a volume that was quite popular In
these days, called 'Footprints of Time,' if I
am not mistaken. Young Carter was a po
lite but energetic canvasser with a good
stock of the native Irish wit that has stood
him In such good stead all hla life. After
ward he Studied law and, being ambitious,
removed to the then new territory of Mon
tana. There were many other strong young
men moving Into the territory at that time,
some of whom, like Carter, had taught
school and turned their hands to most any
thing that would provide the means for a
start In some profession. To rub against
them was a good training In Itself.
"Carter took to politics as naturally as
he ata or slept, and It was not long until
his solid qualities appealed to the men
who were running things In the territory.
He not only made powerful friends, but he
had the happy knack of enlisting the com
mon people on his side. From holding
county office he went to the legislature,
and all the time he was enlarging his earn
ing capacity, being a hard worker and per
sistent as an Indian In anything he under- i
took. Experience In many fights made him
a master of political finesse, and It was
considered the most natural thing In the
world when he was Anally sent to the
United States senate.
"In Washington the same qualities which
made him strong at home had opportunity
for larger victories, and soon we find him
at the head of the republican national com
mittee. There again his talents proved of
great service to his party, and It may be
said to the nation, for Senator Carter has
always been a clean man as well as a clever
one. He was national chairman In the last
Harrison campaign. When the fusion wave
swept the northwest and retired him from
the senate his defeat was quite as gen
erally regretted as was that of Francis
Marlon Cockrell when the returns came In
from Missouri last fall.
"President Roosevelt has a high regard
for Tom Carter for many reasons, and no
one was surprised when he named the Mon
tana n as chairman of the National Board
of Commissioners of. the Louisiana exposi
tion. He filled the post with dignity and
fine executive ability, adding largely to the
laurels already won in other fields. Now
he goes back to the United States senate
again, after a fair fight and a thorough
canvass of the ability and qualifications of
the men who were his opponents. It seems
safe to say that this position will be his
as long as he lives.
Minnesota' Little HnmorUt.
"J. Adam Bede, now a representative in
congress from the sldehllt town of Duluth,
that Croctor Knott made famous in a
speech full of humor and satire, also began
life after leaving school as a book agent,
and he handled the same book that Tom
Carter was selling at Blair. This was In
Iowa, and at Tabor, In the same state, he
afterward . started a little oountry paper,
which he ran until, as he says himself, It
ran away from him. Later he went to
Minnesota and located above Duluth on the
Mesaba Iron range, before the railroad had
made hi location accessible. The town
was called Mountain Iron, and it Is doubt
ful If It Is In existence today. Bede kept
plodding along, but things did not seem to
come his way for a long spell. He always
managed to have a paper of some kind,
however, with his name at the masthead,
and Anally his particular and exquisite
talent for seeing the humorous side of
things became generally recognized, espe
cially through a medium called Bede's
Budget, which gained a wide circulation In
Minnesota.
"His humor is always of a quality that
would easily . entitle him to be a presi
dent of the Boosters' club, never sinister
or saturnine. Originally a democrat, he
became a McKlnley republican In '96, and
as such met the grandiose Charles A.
Towne In a series of debates. Bede simply
ridiculed Towne off the platform. He could
be logical and forceful when he desired,
but Towne took himself so seriously that
Bede could not resist the temptation to
view and discuss the sliver champion's
theories from their humorous and dreamy
side. Towne Anally abandoned the debate,
on the ground that Bede was too trivial for
his strenuous soul. That year Bryan's lieu
tenant was defeated by Judge Page Morris,
who left the bench to make th canvass,
and now J. Adam Bede has been elected for
a second term from Towne's old district.
He is one of the most popular orators and
after-dinner speakers in the country, and
he can convulse the house any time he
rises to speak. The whirligig of time has
placed Charley Towne in Tammany- hall,
whose tiger-hide he was erstwhile delighted
to nail on the forensic fence as a spectacle
for gods and men.
"A humorist made the 'Zenith City of the
Unsalted Seas' forever famous, and a
greater humorist, as well as a very clever
little gentleman, is now seeing to it tbat
Duluth a great city, by the way, and one
of our greatest ports of entry Is not going
to fall behind in anything that it is en
titled to, whether It be In the river and
harbor bill or in any other material inter
est. Mr. Bede's motto Is 'Let us love one
another.' "
Mooney Changed HI Mind.
"I can tell you what, boys," remarked
Conductor Jim -Mooney of the Milwaukee
at the Council Bluffs transfer Saturday
afternoon, "the lad who thinks a conduc
tor's life la one continual flowery bed of
ease has just one more guess to make. Of
course, I ain't kicking, for I wouldn't swap
Jobs with anyone. I've been running up
and down the line here for years and I
guess I'm good to eat a few more Christ
mas dinners and celebrate a few more St.
DISFIGUREDBYECZEMA
Wonderful Change In a Night.
In Month Face was
Clear as Ever.
ANOTHER CUREJT CUTICURA
"I had eczema on the face for five
month, during which time I was in the
care of physicians. My face wu so dis
figured I could not go out, and it n
going from bad to worse. A friend
recommended Cntlcnta. The first
night after I washed tny face with
Cuticnra Soap, and used Cnticura
Ointment and Resolvent, it changed
wonderfully. From that day I was
able to go out, and in month tha
treatment had removed all scale and
scabs, and bit face was a clear as ever,
(signed) T. . Soth, 317 Sugg Street,
Brooklyn. N. Y.'
Patrick's days. But wht I'm driving st
Is that the life of a railroad conductor has
Its ups snd downs." And then Jim knocked
the ashes out of his pipe and refilled his
old reliable.
Jim Mooney is on of the best known
conductors on the Iowa division of the
Milwaukee. He is past the half-century
mark of life and has never seen At to take
unto himself a life partner. Those who do
not know him thoroughly at first call htm
brusque, but those who have "broke" with
him for any length of tlm know that be
neath hi apparently brusque manner beat
a heart as kind as can be. The latest story
In which Mooney has th center of the
stage Is told by a Chicago traveling man
and runs something like this:
"At Marion, la., one day last week a
mother boarded the train with four small
children and several bundles. The little
woman was the embodiment ot activity
and attracted more or less attention. I
sat In the seat directly across the .aisle
from her and her children and. having tired
of my book, noted what passed between
her and Conductor Mooney. When Mooney
accosted her for tickets she presented but
on ticket.. One of the four children was
unquestionably within the half-fare class.
which caused the conductor to question the
woman. The half-rate fare from Marlon
to Omaha is 11.06, which amount Mooney
should have collected to have carried out
the letter of his Instructions, but the
amount was not collected.
" 'Madam, you will have to pay 14.06 for
the little boy,' said Mooney.
" "All right, conductor, guess I can do
It, but' and then the mother fumbled
through her purse and found the money
but I noticed that Mooney suddenly left
the car and retired to the rear coach, llav
Ing a personal acquaintance with Mooney
I Immediately. Joined him and asked why
he left on such short notice.
" 'I'll tell you,' said Mooney,' I saw that
$410 was all the money the woman had In
her purse, and when she had raked that
much together and a teardrop glistened In
her eye I looked at the four children and
the bundles, 'thought of the three transfers
she would have to make before reaching
her destination and I just decided I would
not take her money, even If I lost my Job.
And I did not take her money and I have
not lost my Job. I Just couldn't take that
foor woman's money.' "
Asked whether tha story be true, Mooney
said it is true and he does not care who
knows it, although he does not think he
did anything worth mentioning in public
print.
Philosophy of Boy Nature.
Young America went to church in Omaha
yesterday morning. While he did not go
en masse, there being a number ot unoc
cupled pews in most of the churches, yet
he was represented in one of the places of
public worship by a 12-year-old boy who
was christened Robert. His companions call
him Bob. We will call him Bob. He says
his name Is Bob.
Bob thinks he Is a martyr. He sat
through a long service yesterday morning,
his mother on one side of him and his
grandmother on the other side. Bob has
certain well defined Ideas about church
going and the prerogatives of youth. Dis
cussing these Bob said:
"I know I was a bad boy In church this
morning, but I could not help It. I was
built that way. Mother and father are
anxious to make a good boy of me. Ma
brought me to the house of God with
grandma, while pa remained at home,
reading his morning paper and smoking his,
pipe. And yet I had to go to church. As I
left the house I saw Fldo he's my dog
curled up on the porch. And yet I had to
go to church. The mlnlBter talked about
foreign missions and. my thoughts wan
dered to base ball, marbles and tops. I
know it was wrong of me, but I could not
help It. When the man of Ood would talk
about the benighted heathen I would think
of pa at home reading his morning paper
and smoking his pipe and of Fldo curled up
on the porch. And, say, Just as the preacher
man was telling of the number of con
verted heathen I was counting the agates
In my pockets and- ma gave a nudge and
told me to keep still. And then grandma
looked worried and said to ma she believed
there wss no hope for me. Then ma moved
me on the other side of her, so I would be
away from grandma and next to Mr.
Johnson. Mrs. Johnson thought I was the
worst ever, judging by her looks. I'd rather
be a dog, any way, and stay home on the
porch. Yes, my nama is Bob."
Tar's Tale of the Sen.
A grizzled old mnn-o'-warsman pained
Jack Stephen drifted into a reminiscent
mood at the Victoria hotel as a new bunch
of naval recruits were packing their kits
preparatory to' being sent to Norfolk. Va.
"You fellows will see lots of experience,"
he said, ."but I want you to take an old
tar' ad flee and keep away from "grog
when you are on shore leave, especially
if you happen to bis In a South American
port. I was serving on the old Lancaster
on the European station a good many years
ago and we were ordered to Montevideo,
where, after coaling and cleaning ship, we
were given shore liberty. Being In the
starboard watch I was one of the flrsf. to
go ashore. We proceeded to hoist In a
cargo of South American liquor and after
a while four of us concluded to hire a horse
and carriage and we started for a stable.
We paid four plunks In advance and went
aboard the carriage and proceeded to muke
ourselves as comfortable as possible. We
wer feeling pretty good and sleepy, and
the owner, seeing we were well In the
wind and being willing to take advantage
of our condition, let us alt there. We sat
In that carriage al night, having gone to
sleep. The stable man did not give us a
horse, because we had not asked for one."
Stephens chuckled to himself a bit and
then told the boys of how some of the
Jackles demoralised the master-at-arms
mess on the United States steamer Omaha
on the China station In 1S86. Some of the
mess had been on a pretty steady drunk
for several weeks, with three or four of
them winding up In the 'brig for being
drunk while on duty. Try as he might,
the captain could not discover where the
liquor was coming from; it was not In the
eggs, the condensed milk tins, the sausages
or the milk bottles supplied the mes daily
from shore. Finally all liberty was stopped
and no member of that mesa was allowed
to go ashore. But the drunkenness kept
up ail the same. The executive officer was
in despair, the doctor furious, the marine
guard on Its mettle, and the captain so
angry that he gave order to up anchor
and put to sea. Thl required a number
of different kind of sea stores being taken
aboard and a ten days' supply was ordered
for all the messes. On the morning of
sailing, while the executive officer was
near the port gangway watching the tak
ing In of stores he asked what was in a
large demijohn that came over the side
with the boxes and packages, and was told
that it was vinegar, whereupon he pulled
the cork and smelled it It was vinegar
all right Then he noticed that a tag was
attached to th demijohn marked "master-at-arms'
mess," and remarking that th
mea must be using vinegar for bathing,
a he had seen the same demijohn brought
aboard twice within a week, he ordered the
officer of the deck to Inspect it carefully
and tast It. That officer noticed that th
Jug had an unusually long neck, and after
pouring out a small quantity of vinegar a
cork was discovered in th bottom of tha
neck and below that were three gallon of
gin. Of course the gam waa up, the
cruise was abandoned and the members of
that mess did "brig" duty for two month.
A. B. Hubermann, diamond, own Imp.
Maul Undertaking Co., 418 8. 16th. Tel. 225.
Von Haller Jary Still Oat.
Th Von Haller Jury, which went out at
11 o'clock Saturday morning, la still out.
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAIIA
Demand for faring of Street ii Spreading
in Surprising Fashion.
ORDINANCES TO BE OFFERED IN COUNCIL
West Q, Twenty-Third and Good
Many Other Streets Very Likely
to Be Paved Daring the
Coming gammer.
That the era of paving has set in here in
dead earnest Is evidenced by the continued
demsnd for paving Improvements In every
quarter of South Omaha, In addition to tha
several paving Jobs Just completed.
The city council at Its meeting tonight Is
expected to Introduce an ordinance provid
ing for the paving of Wet Q street from
Thirty-third to Forty-fourth street. Then
there are other paving propositions being
talked of, and altogether It Is highly prob
able that a considerable amount of paving
will be done the coming summer.
Property owners along Twenty-third
street are seriously talking of paving that
thoroughfare. Indeed, the Northeastern
Improvement club, comprising cltlsens In
that community, has taken action at one of
Its meetings In favor of paving that street.
The kind of material to be used has not yet
been decided upon, but a committee has
been chosen to get the required number of
signatures, and It Is supposed that the de
tails will be decided upon at an early date.
There are still other streets and parts of
streets In various parts of the city which
are being discussed by those favorable to
more pavements, and In all probability
other paving ordinances will be coming In
later on.
The really big paving proposition, how
ever. Is that of Twenty-fourth street, which
under the charter amendments now pending
In the legislature, are apparently certain
of passage, oan be repaved at the wish of
the city council when a majority of the
property owners favor the proposition. Of
course Twenty-fourth street, being the
main thoroughfare, and the street of all
streets In South Omaha from which ths
stranger draws his first conclusions. Is now
In bad condition, and everybody agrees
that It needs fixing. To re pave It will cost
a tremendous amount of money. Inasmuch
as It is to be provided for, however, it may
be done, and possibly this summer, as
members of the city council and other
have expressed a desire to have the street
repaved at the soonest possible time.
The paving of Missouri avenue from
Twenty-fourth street to Thirteenth street
seems a certainty, as soon as the pre.
Ilmlnary legislation Is passed, and the con
tract Anally let. The council has shown a
disposition to have this Job done soon also
and will ask that It be completed In June.
As to West Q street, to pave It will cer
tainly work In favor of much traffic from
the west. Sometimes In the rainy season
me roaas on west 14 are wen nigh impas
sible. The paving will give one of the best
and longest stretches of good street ther
is to be had In South Omaha.
Grocery Store Robbed.
Thieves entered the grocery store of WW
Ham Q. Brommer at Twenty-fourth and
B streets and removed a large quantity
of candy, several boxes of expensive cigars
and other merchandise, amounting In value
to perhaps ISO. The entrance of the burg'
lars was effected through a side door, and
no one in the vicinity was aware of their
presence. The police have a theory or
two and Detective ElsfeMer is under the
impression that he has a clue to the burg
lars.
Dr. James A. Kelly Dead.
Dr. James A. Kelly, after a brief Illness,
died yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock at
his boarding house, the home of L. C.
Manning, 1015 North Twenty-fourth street.
His death was due to hemorrhages. For
the last twenty-four hours he lingered near
death's door, but those who knew his con
dltion best held out no hope for his re
covery.
Dr. KeMy was scarcely 37 years old. He
was born In Canada, and educated at the
McGIll university, Montreal. He came to
South Omaha In September, 1887, and for
seventeen year has been at the head of
the profession In this city. He Is a brother
of Dr. Thomas Kelly and aside from him
has no relative In the state. He had never
married. Personally, Dr. Kelly was a man
of generous impulses, loyal and warm
hearted to his friends, of whom there were
many. He was recognized as a skilled
surgeon and physician, and for years he
enjoyed an extensive practice.
The deceased was a member of the local
aerie of Eagles and also a member of on
of the local lodges of the Modern Woodmen
of America. He wa of a rather tactltum
nature, retiring In disposition, but a charm
ing conversationalist and an entertaining
companion. He was little devoted to so
ciety or social affaire. The news of Dr.
Kelly's demise caused widespread sorrow
when announced yesterday afternoon. His
relatives In Canada were communicated
with, but definite arrangement were not
made for the funeral.
Another Commercial Club.
There Is another movement on foot to
organize a commercial club In South
Omaha. Dr, McCrann Is heading the move
ment, and asks for the names of 100 citi
zen who will become active and live work
er In such a club. It is stated that the
proposed organisation would be effected
particularly to old In several public enter
prises to be proposed later, and that the
several bond questions proposed for the
coming election would receive its support.
There has been no comerclal club for some
time, and It may be rather a slow job to
get the old members In line for another
organization.
Magic City Gossip.
A great deal of sickness Is still reported
In the city.
The city council will meet this evening
and attend to some routine work.
R. B. Montgomery Is reported 111 at his
home. Twenty-fourth and li streets.
It has been definitely decided there Is to
be no spring vacation of the city schools.
A lecture Is to be given on the subject,
"Homes In th South," at the Workmen
Temple Tuesday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Altstadt celebrated
their crystal wedding last evening with a
large company of friends present.
The program for the formal opening of
the new high school will be arranged at to
night's meeting of the Board of ducatlon.
Local member of the Ancient Order of
Hibernians wtil give an entertainment at
the Workmen Temple Friday evening in
honor of bt. Patrick's birthday. A good
program has been prepared for the occa
sion. Chief Brlggs and Henry Elsfelder arrested
three young men in the Gooden barber shop
near the South Omaha National bank Bun
day afternoon The young men were
charged with gambling, and their case will
be heard today.
TRAVELERS SELECT LEADERS
Post A Names Officers for Eaaalag
Year and Pick Its Delegates
to Stat Convention.
At its annual meeting Saturday after
noon at the Millard hotel. Post A of the
Travelers' Protective association elected
the following officers for th ensuing year:
President, John Kelly; vice president, 11.
H. Crawford; chairman of legislative com
mittee, M. E. Muxen; chairman of railroad
committee, Carl Ocheltree; chairman" of
press committee, J. B. Conlngham; chair
man of employment committee, D. J.
O'Brien; chairman of hotel committee,
George Moeller, and chairman of sick and
relief committee, M. C. Hases. The di
rectors elected were: J. I. Purcuplle, R. 8.
Trimble, W. B. Eck, A. C. Chase, D. J.
O'Brien and H. G. Hoel.
The delegates selected to attend th stat
convantlon of th order at Nebraska City,
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April 14 snd 15. are: O. J. Matthew. A. L.
Conaway, J. I. Purcuplle, M. E. Muxen,
A. B. Qrotte, W. II. Freese, George Sav
age, Charles Tracy, J. W. Rutherford, E.
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C. W.. Close, Carl J. Ocheltree. Burt Hoel.
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Bacon, L. J. Nedd. H. H. Crawford, C. H
Wall, Charles U Hopper, W. B. Eck, A. D.
Wheeler, O. C. Holmes, Robert Trimble, A
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son, A. E. Carmlcheal, i. T. Hogan, Frank
Osborne, Harry Christie, J. W. Judson and
C. II. Marshall.
They will propose the names of R. P.
Bacon, J. B. Conlngham and Frank 8. Os
borne aa the choice of post A for national
delegates, and A. C. Chase and Qeorg
Moeller a alternates. J. I. Purcuplle, Csrl
Ocheltree and C. W. Close were recom
mended for the state board of directors.
The membership of the post Is at present
403, all employed, and the report of th re
tiring president, C. L. Hopper, showed that
th organisation I In a flourishing condi
tion. Mr. Hopper I to be urgd lei pnss
dent of th stat association.