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EDITORIAL SECTION. The Omaha UNDAY Bee. PAGES 1 TO 8. ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871. OMAIIA, SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 14. 1905. SINULH COPY FIVE CENTS. H i Pv i i i r H v UflLM MJ Mil If . , Green Trading Stamps Every Time m M w Green Trading Stamps Heard the other day that the "sore-heads" are again talkiug. Lady spoke to our advertising man about having nine books filled and wanted to fill twelve to gnt a sideboard. This lady was a little dlsturbe-d nt hearing "gomothluR." All rot! Groert Trading Stamps arc with us for fair. They would uot be on tha statute hooks of this great commonwealth If there was anything of the nature of Jonah's gourd about them! They're a permanent thing. Take our word! Oreen Trading Stamps are yours every time, all the time, aud wo have as little Intentions of dropping them as we have of Jumping from off the roof of our big building, fcayl Isn't It about time tin; little grocers were begluulng to try and play fair? HOWS YOl'tt STAMI' HOOK COMING? IrYi TrWM PnlLW W IL TOW I Green Trading Stamps All the Time 11 w Wedding Presents! Wedding Presents!! Something in High-Grade Chinawa.re, or Rick American Cut-Glass is Ever a Very Suitable Gift for the Wed ding Day. Our Chinaware Section Offers Endless Assortments. Delighted to show New Things and Assist in Intelligent Selecting. Rich American Cut-Glass, Haviland or Pouyat French China, Doulton, Coal port, or Adderly English China, and the Best German and American Products in High Grade Chinaware All at Riht Prices. BEAUTIFUL CLEAR CUT-GLASS BERRY OR. FRUIT BOWL 'IQO S-lncn Bize a $7 value, Monday J, JO Only ten to sell! Come early! One hundred ($10.00) Green Trading Stamps. rUEXCII CHINA SALAD BOWL handsomely deoornted In pink, blue and green decorations, a $1.25 value, Monday for DZfC Twenty ($2.00) Green Trading Stamps. THE CELEBRATED BLOCK LIGIIT-the softest lfglit for the eyes three times the llcht of an 1 Hfl ordinary burner complete Monday l.Uli Forty i$4.O0) Green Trading Stamps LARGE GLASS l'KXCIl BOWLS ON FOOT, clear glass, with Hlx sherbets to match, complete 7C for 1. I D AN OVERSTOCK OF WHITE CHINA COUPE PLATES, makes a price of Uc each or, t ff (Jozen, (actually worth $2 l.UU WARWICK CHINA NI T OR CANDY BOWL, very pretty, neat decorations, each , Twenty ($2.00) -Green Trading Stamps. SECOND FLOOR. .50c Comic Picures at Twenty-Five Cents to decorate the den, or youug lady's room. Subjects of the most comical order "Look before you leap," "Simple Arithmetic," "A Whiff of Delight," "The Cup that Cheer. " etc. Four Opening matted i'htures VHoboes," "Farmers," "Ballet," "Flower Ballet GirIs"-our grent Harney street window display tells the story. For Monday all at...25c Ten ($1.00) Green Trading Stamps. A riCTURB FRAME BARGAIN 1,000 Veneer Frames, with veneer mats to tone with color of frames, very suitable for photographs, value at 75c, for Monday's selling at. . . -35c Twenty ($2.00) Green Trading Stamps. EXTRAORDINARY PYROGRAFIIY BARGAINS. 50c Handkerchief Boxes, Mon. only 20c $1 Waste Bankets, Monday only 7Sc 60c Glove Boxes, Monday only.... 35c 85c Card Boxes, Monday only.... 23c 30c Frames lUc $1.50 Typography) Folnts, Monday only $119 PICTURE FRAMING We pride ourselves upon workmanship and quality. Prices are right too. ART SECOND FLOOR. I! In the Woodenware Bissell's Standard Carpet O Of Sweeper A. AO too ($10.00) Green Trading Stamps. 6x12 Curtain Stretcher Q8C Fifty ' Vl'sV ' Green ' Trading' Stamp. Willow Waste Basket 30C Twenty (?2) Green Trading Stamps. Household Wing Duster Qr for OW Ten (Jl) Green Trading Stamps. BASEMENT. Fruits! Fruits! Ten ($l.tH)( Green Trading Stamps with any of the following items all day Monday: 1 lb. large fancy English....- -. f O - Walnuts. v IOC 1 doa. large fancy f C . Lemons ...IDC 6 measures of Peanuts IP. for.... ZDC Twenty ($2) Green Trading Stamps with 1 cloz. large fancy tC ltcdland Navals JDC Basement 4 gk. M illinery! Millinery! French Pattern Hats. French Pa.tteri Hats An opportunity for permanent satisfaction and real money-saving 'pleasure All remaining original French hats balance of our importations, no late pick-ups hats that were no thought of by our buyer on the ground, that they're bzen (xv.m of thim at tyast) used in our work room as models for the smart, becoming and generously a ttractivs hats worn by the discriminating western womni. Ths lino is a bit brjlm, bill ths styles, shapes and colorings are nmirkably good. French Pattern Hats Imported to sell at from 20.00 to $25.00 a raging bargain tor you Monday, at Shirt Waist HatS Shirtwaist hat day are on! Warm weather creates the demand for a strictly shirt waist elf ill Regular trim med hats are too dressy and an early street hat is tot severe! Our shirtwaist hats are in a distinctive class distinctively adaptable for warm weather exigency. Here's where you have a plethora of ideas in sensible head wear. 8.00 Uats with owl head and wings elaborate quills hard bunches of flowers or sntin ft raw pou-pon these trim mings with offsets of ribbon and satin velvet, give you a trimming for n roll brim sailor, flats or other hats, that are the very essence of style, $.S.."0 value for TRIMMED HATS TRIMMED HATS Large Charlotte Corday of genuine hnlr braid, shirred ilk facing, wreath of silk popples and ribbon, all colorings, $6.00 value, for $5 3.49 DEMI-DRESS UATS - DEM I I K ESS HATS A very natty line of dt'iiil-dross hats The 'largest and most comprehen sive assortment, of any millinery In the west, all new, fresh, sweet, attractive goods, no "sales" a complete line of colorings and styles, a four dollar . "J Ai .value for W4Tf STKEET HATS for present we.ir; misses' styles toques and turbans In delicate blending and beau- f ylfl 1ST J 1 1 ful colorings, at. Visit the Great West's Greatest Millinery. It's att Open Reception Room. The Word We 'come is Written Large Thereon! Second Floor. Wall Paper Monday Specials Itemnant Rolls, per roll AC Tuesday Special Remnant Ingrains, roU 5C Wednesday Specials Oranlto Papers,. T . por roll ,jC Other Bargains All the Time E-.m ' V' issssslsBss. Dorothy Dodd Shoes for Women Style Characteristic Fit Perfect Lace Curtains Slightly Damaged Six cases of manufacturer's seconds, all slightly damaged, but worth up to $7.50 a pair Monday at three prices. Sale begins 8:00 A. M. LOT 1 Odd pair.. worth up to $3.50 pair, for, each , ...... . .' 25o LOT 2 Odd Curtains, worth up to $4.50 per pair, eaclt , 49o LOT 3 Curtains worth up to $7.50 per pair, for, each.'...;. 89c Odd lot Table Oil Cloth Remnants, while they last (1x1) each...... -9c Odd lot Table Oil Cloth Remnants, about 75 in all 2x14 ydn each 1q THIRD FLOOR. Engra.ved Cards 50 Engraved Cards aud Plate, any - stylo script 50 cards printed from your 'Jfiv plate OC WEDDlNd STATIONERY "We make a spec ialty of furnish Id tt artUtio up to -.date wedding: invitations, announcements, etc. Prices right. Sam ples and quotations gladly mailed. Mala Floor Bennett's Big Grocery IXrmt nl Frrffhrat (irocerlrn nt l.nncKt Trice Make Thin Depart ment I'niiular. Karly June Tons, OSn thrcr cans IVhs. f.Cnlifornla RP 2-lh. can KnlWns. lb llnrsp'.-uiUsh, Tr.Oll finrdlncs, A r bottl- ran Potted Mum, A f.Snlniun, fi . can lb. nin IVlW 50c 50c 20c Firten (IUS0) dreen Trading Stamps wiui nve cans Bona TciniutocH Kirt.-cn ($1.50) Orron Trndlinf Stumps nun nve cutis ppicnuiu I'd. . Ton (SI Mi) OrtcMi TradiiiB Stumps with two cans Onmr Hominy... Ten t$l.fi Hi eon TrndlnR Stamps f U-, ivitli two cans BiismiiKn Surdim-s. Twenty H2XK1) Gnvu Tradina Stamps w itli pound p.K'kAKe Hatn ia 1 C fcVi'iiod Kn inlns IOC Ten (?1 0ci nreen Trndlnn StHiups nltli pnekaKe (irsto Mrcakfii!-! Knod, tCn witli cup or Haiiier In pkjr Ten (J1.ii) Ciieen Tiudins Stamps with Jitr t.'oltnne I'ure Krult 4 'reserves lOb Five (.Vc) (iieeti Tr.idlnK Stamps with Tuinl icr C'utl.iftR Pure Krult 0c Thirty (11. n Green Traillns; Stamp with two pound verv lat'K' t'alll'oi- OS-, nin Halsins AOw ItENMJTT'J CAM1Y SF.t TI(). Thirty ($.1.0)) Green Tradinit Stamps with pound box Ilennett's Special O 5i (.'hocolatn Creams AvJC Three largo sticks Candy Fifteen large sticks Candy lc 5c I take. .(... BASEMENT. Screen Doors, Windows and Wire Thirty ($3.00) Green Trading Stamps with painted Screen Door, 7flc any regular alse AUKt Thirty (13.00) Green Trading Stamps with natural color Screen . QRrt H Door, any regular slid ifOW H Thirty ($3.00) Oreen Tradlna Stamps with hard oil finished Screen f Door, any regular sle Thirty ($3.00) Oreen Trading Stamps with hard oil finished Screen Cfl Ixior, any regular aim ltV Thlrtv (XI 1)0) Green Trartln Stamna with hard oil finished extra heavy H Ur ii 1 li hi Qui.- rnviilur Stl" H -iie.r...r..:.. Double Green Trading Stamps with best double selvafre Screen 11c Wire, per square foot Ten ($1 00) Green Trading- Stamps with pair SprlnB Hinges and 10n Screws Ton ($1.00) Green Trading Stamps with galr te.d Spring Hinges and 5g Double (Jreen Trading Stamps with Lawn Mowers stylos and slses to suit everyone prices up " ae from SOiJ Twenty ($2 00) Green Trading Stamps with Eureka Grass Catcher OUC Twenty ($3.00) Green Trading Stamps with No. 1 Grass n I. Catcher UW Thirty ($3.00) Green Trading Stamps with 24-tine Steel Lawn Ar Kake Thirty ($3.00) Green Trading Stamps with 14-tlne Wiilable Garden on. Rako., UC Thirty ($1.00) Green Trading Stamps wan iz-iine Ainianie uatuen lUn & -t w BIG FURNITURE VALUES FOR MONDAY An opportunity to buy dependable furniture with 1-4 to 1-3 clfpped from the regular selling price. Space too limited to tell you much nbout them, but here are a few randomly picked from our big stocks. noCKERS. Golden Oak finish, T .idles' Rocker, rano seat, high buck, thoroughly braced, regular $2.23 y A s value, nt i4u Quartered Golden Oak Saddle Seat, flna pollshO fu llnlsh. regular $4.25 value, nt S,VC Quartered Golden Oak or Mahogany finish, high back, shaped arms and seat, regular 7tl $6.25 value at JMf Mahogany finish saddle seat, high polish, a A ACk finely proportioned rocker, reg. price $6, at..-' D H ESS Kit S. Golden Oak. 2 large and 2 small drawers, beveled French mirror, excellent construction, nnS regular $13.B0 value, at ... V.VO Golden Oak. full swell front, 2 largo nnd 2 small drawers, large oval mirror, regular price y eS $17.00. at .. .... , .OV beautifully figured, ; Beautifully figured quartered golden ouk, Bimpeu lop, r rencn A flB leg regular $7.B0 value, at...' Genuine mahogany Pedestal Table, round top, claw foot 7tE $16.00 Value, a. . ., ..... C GO-CARTS. JReelinlng style, with cushioned seat and back and parasol, best rubber tired gear regular $8.50 (5 JBL value, at OtASJ Reclining cart, neat design, uphol stered Seat and back, parasol to matoh, best running gear fL ycs regular $10.90 value, at Closely woven reed body, automobile gear, upholstered with corduroy, Jiarasol to match regular O en 18.W value, at laS.OU Genuine mahogan large ovitl French mirror. 2 large and t small drawers regular $25.00 value, at IO.OU Curley Birch, natural finish, Xull serpen tine fsent, large mirror, 4 drawers, bes. construction regular OA. OB $30.b0 value, at :..'' Princess Dresser, made of golden oak, large pattern French mirror, serpentine front regular $16.00 value, 11,85 ........ p R-- t' hi, lis, ' ' . Quartered golden oak with underahelf, shaped top, polished regular f ACk $2.25 value, at ' " Quartered golden oak 'with undershelf nplral turned leg.- fine polish O BS finish.- regular $4.00 value, at"1'0" Complete line of Porch and Liawn Furniture. THIKD FIXX1R. DEMOCRATS AND MAYORSHIP Eitohoook, Boyd, O'Brien and Ed F. Smith in the Field. LAST NAMED APPEARS TO BE LEADING V AJL nger Men Rally to Hia Support and Declare They Will Beck to Crush Corporation Machine Influence. Though the time for the municipal elec tion Is about a year in the future the demo crats' of Omaha are preparing for the mayoralty contest and possibly the repub licans are doing the same thing, for that matter. The democrats are talking of four men. They are ex-Congressman Gilbert y. Hitchcock, ex-Governor J. E. Boyd, Coun cilman Dave O'Brien and Ed P. Smith. For once lu the history of Omaha politics the name of Howell Is not mentioned that Is, tha Howell who accepts nominations as the regular democratic candidate. A young and aggressive democrat, not In office now, but who baa served his party In ( fflclal capacity. Is authority for the as sertion Uiat "the young men of the party re going to take hold of things this time and help see that decency prevails; and If the corporations control the nomination they must do It by beating down the best opposition which the decent element of de mocracy possibly can supply. I don't think they can do It this time; I don't believe they can outrage the party and stampede the convention as they did two years ago." "And who In your Judgment Is the most available of the four men mentioned?" was asked this gentleman. Ed P. Smith the Choice. "Ed P. Smith," was his prompt and em phatic reply. He added: "Mr. Hitchcock will not be a candidate. He will not accept the nomination, fie con veyed this information to certain friends of his in a letter which he wrote from Wash ington before he left congress, answering an inquiry which had been made of hi in. Mr.' O'Fricn was then In the mood, but since recent business connections he baa made he U not so much inclined that way, and In fact I doubt If he Is even a recep tive candidate now. I understand the new partnership he has forme-d involved a con dition that he should not go further into politics. However, while I am a close friend of his, I do not know that Mr. O'Brien ever has yet declared he would withdraw as a candidate fur the mayoralty nomination. As to Governor Boyd, I re gard his chances of the nomination Very slim indeed. The younger element of the party will oppose him to the last He Is on record In politics as friendly to the cor porations and if the democrats of Omaha expect ever to elect a mayor they must understand at the outset that they cannot nominate a corporation man. That eliminates all but Ed P. Smith, and I believe Ed P. Smith Is the beat and strongest man ths party could put up. Ha would have been nominated two years' ago had It not been for the adverse In fluence of the corporation gang, the ma chine Of the party, which worked In col lusion, as it always has, with tho corpora tions.". County .Democracy Man's Views. Another democrat, whose affiliation has been with that faction of the parly parad ing under the noin de plume of County Democracy (the other was a Jacksonlan), took a little different view of the general situation. He had not heard of Mr. Hitch cock's letter announcing positively that under no circumstances was he a candidate for the mayoralty nomination or would he accept it. "I think Hitchcock would be a good man to run and I believe he would make a strong race for the nomination," said he. , "Having had a lion's share of the pie would not militate against him In the least; you see, It Is usualy the chronic i o(t:ce seeker who makes the best run,' said this politician. ALL WALKS WILL BE MENDED Brick Paremeuts l.nld by Hrdinan Will He I'et in Good Condition. Superintendent J. P. Beara&n of the Omaha Construction company, which built most of the brick sidewalks last year, has announced that as soon as the spring rains are over the company will begin repairing all walks that have - been damaged by sinking or sliding out of graded founda tions. The walks were not laid undor any guarantee, but the construction company is willing ' to repair them, nevertheless, rather than be charged with indifference and unsatisfactory work. Tha city also is doing something toward repairing brick sidewalks damaged by the rains. This year the contracts will call for a year guarantee and the grading work will be more closely supervised. I'nder the present laws no wooden sidewalks can be con structed without specific resolution by the council, explaining that it is absolutely necessary on account of bridge approaches. The new sidewalk ordinances forbid the condemning of any walk In the city with out a certificate of the ward councilman that he has personally examined the al leged defective sidewalk and that it should be removed. entering E. E. Darling & Sons' store and stealing razors, guns, knives, skates and a cheap teapot, in connection with Weber and Nessel, the latter ot whom Uncle Sam has taken charge of for stealing postofflce funds. Hassman pleaded not guilty, and Attorney Wapplch was assigned to defend him.. Soon Weber was brought vp and arraigned.- Ho is a shifty and "foxy" look ing young fellow and was evidently the leader of the trio in their many excursions for plunder. In addition to the half dozen charges of burglary Weber must also stand trial for attempting to shoot Captain Shields of the South Omaha "force at the time of his capture. HIS gun missed fire. Weber entered a plea of not guilty on all charges and said he had partly arranged with Attorney Patrick to defend him. CRACKS IN BELL TOWER FLOOR Defects nt Federal Rulldlnsr Call for Presence of Supervising Archi tect Murdoch, WRONG MAN IS ARRAIGNED Right One la Then Brought la and Pleads Xot Guilty to the Charges. L. J. Hassman came near to being ac cused of all the crimes Frank Wnlvti- i alleged to be guilty of in Judge Day's court batuiday morning. There Is one complaint aajnst Hassman and half a dozen against Weber. County Attorney Slabaugh waded through a long list of stealings and the court, said: "Frank Weber, what do you plead to this charge, guilty or not guilty?" "Your honor." aald the tall and mourn ful looking young man at the bar, "I am Hassman and these charges are against Frank Weber." "Well. 1 thought you were Weber," said the county attorney, and he proceeded to dig up the proper complaint. Hassman, who looks like a famous musician without a collar and parade clothes, Is accused of Supervising Architect Murdock of Kan sas City is an Omaha visitor, Incidentally looking over the federal building and In specting it. It has been discovered that the floor ot tha bell tower of the structure is crack ing, which is thought to be due to the settling of the heavy weight of tha tower. The cracks are hardly more than the six teenth of an inch wide, and nothing la apprehended from them but what can be readily remedied. The trouble is thought to originate from the neglect of the early builders in tying the tower walls, thus permitting an outward pressure rather than a uniform Inward pressure that would have avoided and prevented any damage to the floors. CATTLEMEN NEXT ON TRIAL Bangers Indioted for Illegal Land Fencing to Come Before Court BAXTER SAYS NO MORE PARLEYING Appoints Rush to Conduct These Cnses Brought I'nder Indict ments of Grand Juries of Last Three Years. Former Assistant United States District Attorney Rush Saturday morning was ap pointed deputy district attorney to look after the Illegal fencing of jmhlto land canes for which Indictments already have been returned by the United Slates grand Juries of im and lliOl, as well as those re turned by the grand jury now in sossion. District Attorney Baxter said: "It la the intention of the Department of Justice to proceed at once against the cat tlemen under the existing indictments In both clvlf and criminal cases and push them vigorously. Mr. Rush will devote his. en tire attention to these cases and will pro ceed against the cattlemen immediately. Thero will be no further parleying In the matter. Promises do not go. The fences have got to come down. Tho cattlemen have boen given all the immunity they are entitled to. and now the government will take a hand and tee that its mandates are stfictly and impartially enforced. Fourteen Cases la All. There are fourteen of these cases to be looked into, the defendants being M. Chris tiansen, Frank Currle and John McCon- nell, Thomas Chlsek, W. L. Judklns, John Klmmcry, Valentine King and John King, Samuel Palmer, Bartlett Richard, Wil liam G. Comstock and Charles C. Jameson, Joseph Side's and Scott Sides, William G. Simonson and Allle G. Sinionson, John Krause and Herman Krause and R. M. Allen. In the case of the Krauses there are additional indictments found by tho present grand Jury and in one or two of tho other cases. The enclosed land largely lies In Box Butte, Sioux, Sheridan, Dawes, Deuel, Cheyenne and Custer counties. Tho total amount of lands held to bo illegally fenced closely approximates 1,000,000 acres. Practically all of tho Indictments wire returned against .the within named de fendants in 19u3, and the indictments fol lowing in 1904 and 1905 are slnmly moro particularly to emphasize the Indictments of 1903 and cover any errors that might be taken advantage of by the defendants. All of the indicted parties have long since given bonds for their appearance, and tho hearings will be begun during the coming week. BUILDING ON THE INCREASE More Already This Month Than for "Whole of Thirty Days Preceding. With May not half gone figures In the city building department show that the value of construction started this month Is $2t!,870 more than for the whole month in 1904. The figures for the entire month lust year were H42.0M). Bo far permits to the value of $168,960 have been issued. Recently Issued permits include: Omaha & Council Bluffs 'Street Railway company, 133,000 brick repair shop at Twenty-sixth and Lake street; $7,500 municipal asphalt plant at Twelfth and Nicholas; R. R. Kimball, $19,000 brick and cement auto gar age at Twenty-first and Far nam; J. Burk hard, $1,500 frame dwelling at Seventeenth and Center. The Railroads And The People A SEKIES of timely articles on the pending railroad problem, written by EdAvard Kosewater, editor of .The Bee, embodying the facts gathered and conclusions reached in a third of a century's study of the question is now running in The Sun day Bee. The topics treated are: 1. . Railroads a Public Highways 2. Overcapitalization aad Stock Wgterlnf 3. Credit MoMllcr Construction 4. Consolidation and Poolioc 8. Rebates and Discriminations 6. Railroad Domination, State and National 7. Railroad Legislation, State and National 8. Railroad Supervision or Government Ownership These articles are written in popular form to be readily understood by the or dinary reader. They give a general survey of the" railroad situation from the standpoint of the people, pointing out abuses and suggesting rational remedies. Every one who wants to be thoroughly informed on this uppermost of current issues should read each one of these articles. Second of Series oi Page 8 of Halftone Section. WORK OF THE COUNTY BOARD Contract for t'oa Awarded V. M. C. A. Asks Rebate as Taxation for Last Year. At their meeting Saturday morning tho county commissioners awarded to tho People's Ice & Coal company a contract for seventy-five tons ot coal to be delivered In iiuurter and halt ton lots, as may b required. Tho price will be $1.10 and $2, respectively. A score or more of applications for posi tions under tho board were ordered placed on flic, as all the available Jobs have been filled. The same course was followed with a proposition to buy memberships In the new law library for the district judges. President Carpenter and J. H. Dumont of tho Young Men Christian association were given a hearing In behalf of a rebate to the association of -$66!.!7, which they said Is this amount of over-taxatlpn collected by the county for 1904. The total tax paid was $823.40, and as two-thirds of the prop erty owned by the asorlatlon is used for religious purposes, the officers of the asso ciation think they are entitled to the re bate. Heretofore the association only has paid on a one-third valuation, but through an oversight ro appeal for a reduction was made to the Board of Equalisation. Frank S. Moos applied for the position of Justice of the peace for Florence precinct and the board was about to apoint him when Attorney Leavltt entered a protest on behalf of certain cltlsens whose names were not given. The application was re ferred to the committee on Judiciary. The board accepted an Invitation to parad) with the Grand Army of the Republic on Memorial day. The Invitation Includes all the county officers. It was decided to advertise for bids for repairing the steel bridge known as the Whitney bridge, over the Elkhorn, on Military road. James Taylor was awarded a contract for removing 3.000 yards of earth along the west lino of sections SO and 31, town 11, at 7 cents a yard. John W. Towle was ordered to build, under his ' annual contract with the county, an eighty-root pile bridge over Cole creek, on Iddings street, weBt of Ben son. In offering the resolution Commls slon McDonald said this bridge will take the place of the proposed seven and a half foot sewer which tha board had heretofore asked bids for and would enable the county to save (1,600 or more. V1NS0NHALER WILL RESIGN County Judge Contemplates Leaving ths Bench and Omaha. MAY GO TO THE PACIFIC COAST Tenare of Office Depends on Certain Doslnesa Plans t hief Clerk Les lie Candidate for the Place. County Judge Vluaonhaier Is to resign his position on the bench as soon as cer tain business arrangements can be per fected. It hus been known for some time that the county judge would not again be a candidate for the position, but It was supposed be would serve out his present term. When spoken to about his contemplated resignation Judge VInsonhalcr said: "It is true that I do contemplate re signing the position of county Judge. As to when I shall do so I am uncertain. VThe time Is contingent on the consumma tion of certain business propositions now pending. As there are others Involved be sides myself, I am not at liberty to discuss the matter at length. In fact, my period of service here will depend entirely upon the actions of the other parties concerned In perfecting their arrangements." It is understood the new deal. If con summated, will take Judge Vlnsonhaler away from Omaha, probably to the Paclflo coast. Chief Clerk Charles Leslie of the county Judge's office has for some time been In training as a candidate for the position to succeed Judge Vlnsonhaler. Should the Judge resign, Mr. Leslie will undoubtedly be one candidate for the vacancy. Relative of Omaha Man. The subject of the leading article In Mn. Clure's Magazine this month, Tnonias ravidtHin, wan a dlniinct relative of W. M. ravldson, superintendent of instruction. The article Is written by William Jamas of Harvard, who declares that Thomas Davidson was a "knight-errant of the In tellectual lifn" and "tried to be on earth what good people hope to be in heaven.' Prif. Davidson was noted as a scholar and philosopher. He was h counted one of the twelve most learned men In the world ly Dnitlish ' authoi ltl-s. and he lived In the Adirondack mountains toward the close ot his life He was Identified with the brook Farm and other communistic move ments and was an author and lecturer of high standing. . IGNORANCE NO PROTECTOR Iowa Man Is Fined Thirty Dollars for Presenting: Check Which' Proven Worthless. ,J. B. Smith, a resident of Shelby, la. was arrested Friday night, on complaint of William J. Harsch, a commission merchant of 123 South Eleventh street, charging him with passing a worthless check on the com mission man. Harsch had cashed money orders for Smith on other occasions and when he pre sented the check he cashed It without ask ing any questions, but upon later Investiga tion It was learned that the check was worthless. Smith claims his mother had a deposit In the Shelby bank, upon which the check was drawn, but signed his own name Instead of that of his mother. It Js thought ths intentions of Smith were good, but he was merely Ignorant of the system used in obtaining money from the bank. However, he was fined 130 and costs In police court Saturday morning. The chsck called for $10. Herb' Case Goes Over. CHICAGO, May 13.-The defense was to have begun its Hide of the rase today In the trial of Koch, the alleged "Bluebeard Huch's attorney, howeer, dealred addi tional time for preparation. The csee was accordingly put over uulU Monday.