TI1E OMAITA DAILY PEE: WEDNESDAY. MAY 17. lf0o.
CURRENT NEWS OF IOWA
COUNCIL BLUFFS
tliT DOWN THE REPAIR ML
cmmitte Atki for Beren TLousand
Dollar for that Purpose.
BADGES VOTED FOR PUNCTUAL PUPILS
VHIttri' bay Established at the
ehool t4 Parents Are All Ro
' ejuested to Attend oa
that Dir.
When Chairman Anderson of the commit
tee on buildings and grounds reported at
the meeting of the Board of Education lait
night In favor of expending over 17.100 on
repair to certain school buildings duiini
he long luitimfr vacation, tv- w.is met
wl!h a vigorous protest from Chairman
Tlnlry of the finance committee and other
member oT the board. Mr. TinW-y con
tended that In figuring the amount needed
for .maintaining the schools lor II."- f!:u
ing year It had born estimated that not
to exceed IL.HOO at the mom I- exjiendrd
on repair. After a lengthy ami at time
heated discussion the matter was referred
bark to ' the committee on buildings and
ground with instruction to keep the pro
posed expenditure for repairs within l'..A"0.
It was also decided that the tHiard as a
committee, of the hole visit the different
building and determine which were tnoat
In need of repair.
The report of the committee on building
and ground recommended the pillowing
expenditures:
Washington Avenue School I'ilniing en
tire inter.!- and puitHig in a steel oiling
on third floor, etc., li.te.
Second Avenue Sonool Painting Interior
and one steel ceiling, etc., II. &4i.
Madison Avenue School New toilet
r.om. painting, etc., II ..
Harrison Street School Painting, etc,
Cut-Off School General repair. $300.
Sidewalks. H.SK1.
On the recommendation of Superintendent
Clifford It wa decided to present every
pupil who ha been neither absent nor
tardy one day during the school year with
a suitable badge and allow such pupil a
whole holiday a a reward for such perfect
attendance. Mr. Clifford stated that about
lki pupils would be entitled to receive the
budges, the bestowal of which would, he
seiievea, prove an incentive to me otners
to be regular in their attendance.
Member Westerdahl did not approve of
the proposition. He thought It was unfair
to those pupil who had stayed away from
school on account of the vaccination
trouble. "The feelings of these pupils ought
to be respected by the board," he said.
Member Bhugart sided with Mr. Wester-
(ahl's view of the question and voted
against the proposition.
Superintendent Clifford Informed ths
board that today had been set aside as
visitors' day at the schools and that the
pupils In each -building had been invited to
askr their parents and friend to visit the
school and Inspect the work. The pur
pose of tha visitors' day, Mr. Clifford ex
plained, was to bring the parents of the
pupils In closer touch with the schools.
The board decided to Join In the protest
against tha paving of the alley in the rear
of the Bloomer school recently ordered by
ths city council.
Mlaa Carrie Wllkins, a graduate of Cor
nell college, was elected as substitute
teacher 'at' tW tilffn. school 'to take the
place of Miss Noel,. Her salary was fixed
at S5.
Attorney J, . J. Stewarts bill for $90 for
legal services in tha vaccination litigation
was allowed.
Superintendent Clifford' statistical re
port for the eight months of school ending
April 22 gave the following figures:
Entire enrollment, boys, I.G3; girls, 2.SR4;
total, E.507. Monthly enrollment, boys.
S.261: girls, 2.4M; total, 4.75. Average dally
attendance, 8,761.4i; per cent of attendance,
89; cumber of cases of tardiness, 172; num
ber neither absent nor tardy, 1.4X2.
It was decided that the school year of
1KU6-06 should consist of nine months and
should be open on the second Monday in
September, which mill be September 1L
There mill be two weeks' holiday at Christ
mas and one week In the spring."
the stage where a preliminary survey Is
In charge of Engineer E. Blanchard. wtio
started out yesterday.
The person back of the enterprise are
cltlscns of Council bluff, but for ths
present they prefer to keep their Identity
a secret.
The proposed line will. If built, run from
Council Bluff through Treynor to Oakland
or Carson. Fossibly the line may later be
extended.
CHIRCH1E GATHER AT HOll ITT
Conventions of Eplsropnllans and
foncrenntlouallata la Session.
EIOVX CITT. Ia.. May 16 (Sperial Tele
gram. ) The state convention of the Con
gregational church opened here this even
ing. Iurlng the three days' session many
prominent speakers will be prenrnt, among
them Dr Washington Gladden of Coium
bus, O. It Is expected that by tomorrow
fully y0 delegates will be here from vari
ous parts of the stats.
At the opening session this evening
Mayor Sears delivered an address of wel
come. Rev. A. L. Frlsble of Pes Moines
preached the convention sermon.
The annual collection for the ministers"
relief fund wa also up. A discussion of
the recent gift of John I. Rockefeller to
the Congregational church will be a fea
ture of the convention.
The annual convention of the diocese of
Iowa of the Episcopal church opened this
morning. Rt. Rev. Theodore N. Morrison
of Davenport, bishop of the diocese, cele
brated the holy communion. Rev. T. W.
Jones of Lyons delivered the convention
sermon. He spoke on the duties of the
clergy and the laity In the church.
Bishop Morrison this afternoon delivered
his annual address, in which he deplored
the fact that Episcopalians of Iowa do not
live up to the moderate standard of the
prayer books In matters of ceremony.
The woman's auxiliary is meeting at ths
same time.
Reunited After Fifty Years.
CLINTON, la.. May IB. (Special.) In the
marriage solmenlzed in this city today
uniting Mra. Polly E. Wilson, aged 66. and
Horace H. Raymond, aged 70, a divorced
couple, effected a reconciliation after a
separation of over fifty years. The same
couple were married in Vermont a half
century ago and after a snort period of
Lmarried Jlf were divorced. Both married
again and reared families before ths sec
ond husband of the woman and the sec
ond wife of the man died. Mr. Raymond
came to Clinton yesterday and this morn
ing plighted vows for the second time with
the bride of bis youth. The ceremony
was performed by a Justice of the peace.
The reunion of the couple was accom
plished through the effort of Mrs. M. E.
Fish, a daughter.
.re
Elopements Ran In Family.
MARSHALLTOWN, la.. May IB (Spe
cial Telegram.) Miss Kate B. Downing,
the 17-year-old daughter of E. E. Down
ing, and A. J. Bailey, a well known travel
ing man. who up to yesterday had been
a business partner of Downing, eloped last
night and have not yet been located, al
though It Is thought they are at St. Joseph,
Mo. Miss Downlng's father objected to
the match principally on account of the
girl's age, and yesterday he had an Inkling
of what might happen and Instructed the
police to watch for them, but they hired
a rig and, giving the officers the slip, were
driven to Melbourne, this county, where
they left for some unknown destination.
Miss Downing has been removing her
clothes from the house for several days and
Bailey has been forbidden to the premlses.
A peculiar part ; of tha case ia that ths
father eloped with the rlrl's mother when
she was a girl of 17. It is not thought
that Mr. Downing will take any further
steps to stop them.
PROGRAM FOR DECORATION DAY
Hon. L. T. Granna to Be the Orator
. oa tho Occasion.
The program for the Grand Army exer-J
cinaa on Memorial day are practically com
plete. There will bs a parade and ths usual
exercises at the cemetery. Hon. L. T.
nung of Glenwood will deliver the ora-
n of the day, but the speaker who will
deliver the address at ths grave of the un
known dead lias not yet been selected.
The program at Falrvlew cemetery will
be a toiler:
Musio by the band.
Sang. Methodist church quartet.
Poem, Rev, George W. Croft of Beat
rice. Solo, Mra. Marine.
At the grave of the unknown dead thi
Prayer.
Music by the band.
Song by Buadwav church ladle' ouartet.
Mle Kapcke, Kosa, Chambers and Me
Fadden AJdress (speaker to be selected )
Solo. WISH Wing.
Music by drum corps.
B'Tewlng floaers at foot of monument.
P.enedlctlon.
Tap by drum corp.
Salute by Dodge Light Guards.
The .parade will form, a usual, on Pearl
street at the bead of Willow avenue and
If the weather is favorable the line of
march will be east on Broadway as far
as the Methodist church and then counter
march on Washington avenue to Oakland
avenue' and thence to the cemetery. The
veterans will be escorted by the Dodge
Light Guards and ths High. School cadets.
E. L. Shugart will be president of the
day and will be assisted by one or more
"es. .
Memorial services will be held Sunday
evening. May IS, at Trinity Methodist
church, when the pastor. Rev. A. E. Buriff,
wfll deliver the address.
The committee of Abe Lincoln post ha
requested Superintendent Clifford to ask
the pupils of the city schools to contribute
flowers for tha decoration of the graves.
Mate G. A. R. Reaaloa.
OSKALOOSA. Ia., May 1. (Special.) In
spite of the threatening weather the at
tendance at the thirty-first annual en
campment In this city is large for the
first day.
Some of the visitors came In last night
and were welcomed by the Women's Relief
corps. The evening was given up to an
Informal reception. The larger part of the
visitors arrived this morning, the special
train from Des Moines arriving In the city
at noon and bringing the largest delega
tion so far.
The program this afternoon consisted
of receptions at the different headquarters
in the city.
. lif't Telephone Meeting.
The executive committee of the Council
Bluff Independent Telephone company has
Issued a rail for a meeting in this city
next Saturday of the managers and other
officers of the independent companies op
erating in South wtern Iowa
' The object of the meeting is to discuss
the question of connections between the
local company and the outside lines, now
keeking a a entrance to Council Bluffs. A
Voviaional working agreement may be
fit red upon. It Is also understood that
t'n outside companies will be given sn op
portunity at this meeting to subscribe for
stock in the Council Bluff company.
The meeting will be held in the local
rompaay's office in the Merriarn block, or
If that is Inadequate It will probably be
held in tbe rooms of the Commercial club.
fw Vlertrle Line Projected.
J An elex-trle line entirely independent of
. ny r.f those already planned, between
Council Bluff and the-east end of Potta
wattamie uuuaty, is now la progress of
incubation.- The proposed Une has reached
Peculiar Croands for nlt.
CEDAR RAPIDS. Ia., May 16. (Special.)
Will P. Moore has threatened suit against
the city upon a peculiar claim. The other
da,v a craxy woman was threatening the
neighbors near his house with a butcher
knife, and his Wife telephoned to tbe police
to come down and arrest her. She was in
formed that It was not the province of
the police to look after craxy women and
the Insane woman was allowed to run at
large. He claims that the fright to his
wife caused by the failure of the police
to respond to her summons makes the city
liable for damages.
Spanish Wnr Veterans Organise.
CEDAR RAPIDS, la.. May 16. (Special.)
Camp N. M. Hubbard was organised here
yesterday by members of the various Span
ish war veterans of Jhe city. Company C
of this city was In service during the war
and Captain Hubbard rendered them sub
stantial aid, hence the honor of taking his
name. The members of the various so
cieties in the city met and organised one
central body and made application to join
the national organisation of Spanish war
veterans.
Killed hy Fast Mall.
CRESTON. Ia.. May 16. Special. ) E. C.
Hilton wa struck and Instantly killed yes
terday about three miles east of here by
No. 7, the Burlington fast mail. Hilton
was a freight conductor and startud to
walk from Afton Junction to his home
at Crest on, as tbe distance ia short, and
he did not wish to wait for the paseenger
train.
Woman Fatally Bnrned.
CEDAR RAPIDS. Ia.. May 16. Special
Telegram.) Mr. W. D. Carrie was so
seriously burned that ahe died In a few
hour after the accident, her husband and
two sons were seriously burned in attempt
ing to rescue her and her younger son
was badly rut in Jumping through a win
dow, the result of a gasoline explosion
while getting a meal.
LABOR MEN DISSATISFIED
Belifre Thfj Got Bhort End of Eergein in
Deal with the Grocers.
POLICE GUARD AT BEDDING CEREMONY
President of Hlahland Park College
Fears Modems Might Start
PomethlnsT and Takes
Preraatlons.
(From a Staff Correspondent )
DES MOINES. May 1G (Soc cial ) fnlon
labor men of this city are now saying that
the action of the state federation at the
Council Bluffs convention In agreeing with
the grocers to allow the repeal of the aR'j
exemption law was too hssty and that the
federation get little In return for giving
up a great deal. The grocers agreed to
support the child labor bill and to give
preference to union labor. The wage ex
emption law exempts wages unless there Is
due to the wage earner wagea for ninety
days. As every man almost universnlly
gets his wages more frequently than on"e
In three months wages are practically al
ways exempt. The union men now argu
that the child labor law would have passei
at the next session of the legislature with
out the grocers' assistance and that the
promise to give preference to union labor
Is an Indefinite thing capable of all sorts
of Interpretations.
Matthews la Gnllty.
Nell Mstthews, a colored man who ha
been on trial for murdering two men, was
today found guilty of murder In the first
degree and his punishment fixed at life
imprisonment. The murder was committed
several months ago. Matthews wa Jealous
of his wife and attempted to shoot her at
the time he found her at a neighbors.
There were several in the room at the
time. The two men he shot on sight. He
was at large for several months and was
only recently captured In Houston, Texas.
Poller (.Bard Marrlnae.
At the residence of President Longwell of
Highland Park college tonight a detail of
police stood guard while the marrlape cere
mony of Miss Helen Longwell and At
torney W". W. Weldy was performed. Pres
ident Longwell anticipated that the college
students would not be able to restrain them
selves. Country Editor Arrested.
S. S. Sherman, the Pella editor, was ar
rested last night at the door of Kromer s
dance hall for disturbing the public quiet.
He claimed he was there In search of his
wife, who. he declared, was in the habit of
frequenting such places. Sherman spent
the night in Jail and today pleaded not
guilty.
Roberta Gets Appointment.
Frsnk E. Roberts, county treasurer of
Jasper county, has been given the appoint
ment of clerk in the office of Auditor of
State B. F. Carroll, in charge of the bank
ing department. He succeeds Millard Cox,
who has been made cashier of the new
bank at Marengo. Mr. Roberts will begin
work tomorrow morning.
Eclectic Expected Tomorrow.
Four hundred eclectic doctors will be in
the city tomorrow at the Kirkwood for
their thirty-eighth annual convention. The
meetings of the convention will be held In
Odd Fellows' hall.
The convention of the regular or allo
pathic doctors association of the state will
be in session beginning tomorrow for three
days. On Thursday evening there win be a
new departure In the way of reunions of
graduates of the various colleges.
P. E. O. Society to Keokak.
The next annual meeting of the grand
chapter of the P. E. O. will be held In
Keokuk. The order is a secret one that
has grown to considerable proportions in
Iowa, where it has Its home. Mis Edith
Prouty was elected president of the grand
chapter for the ensuing year.
Ambassador Clayton Is Here.
Ambassador Powell Clayton, late United
States ambassador at Mexico, has arrived
In Dea Molne and la visiting hi son, Cap
tain Powell Clayton, who ia stationed st
the army post. Mr. Clayton resigned his
position and is being relieved by Minister
Conger of China.
plit la Fraternal Congrec.
A spilt has taken place in the Iowa Fra
ternal congress, composed of the fraternal
organlxaUons of the state, in which the
societies having their headquarters in Iowa
have formed a new organization. Those
splitting off claim that the outside com
panies were not represented by their head
officers, but by lay members, and hence
broad work was hindered. The new ot sani
tation Is of distinctly Iowa companies. The
president is J. U Rose of Des Moine of
ths Highland Nobles; vice president, E. H.
Burlington of Oelweln of the Legion of
Honor. nd the secretary, M. S. Riser of
Clinton of the Knights and Ladies of the
Gulden Precept,
ertlon Haad Is Killed.
CEDAR RAPIDS, la . May 16 (Special )
John Melah. a Rock Island section man.
was killed yesterday. During the sever
hailstorm he cramled tinder a boxcar for
shelter and in a short time the switch
engine hooked onto the car, and he was
caught underneath it.
TRAVELERS JN CONVENTION
Annual Meeting of Protective Aspo
rtation Honrs Report of Presl.
dent Starr.
SAVANNAH, May 16 -The first business
session of the sixteenth annual national
convention of the Travelers' Protective as
sociation began this morning when Presi
dent Starr called the meeting to order at 11
O'clock. This is the largest convention the
association has ever held. A resolution
was unanimously paaaed Inviting Secretary
Metcalf of the Department of Commerce
and Labor to address the convention at a
time that would best suit him. It 1 prob
able that Secretary Metcalf will be present
tomorrow. The report of President Stan
was a comprehensive review of the work
done during the year. In It he reviewed the
rate discrimination alleged to be prac
ticed by the railroads. He declared that the
protestation were Just. Each year the
division showing the greatest Increase 1
presented a handsome pair of antler. Thl
year thi honor goes to North Carolina,
which shows a net Increase of 251 member!
CRIMMINS ISSUES STATEMENT
Says Pollri holders' Committee Has
Hon AH It Can Do at
Present.
Dry Goods Store Rooked.
MARSHALLTOWN, la. May l.-.Spt-clal
Telegram. Some time last night
thieves broke into the dry guilds store of
E. R. Lav and stole silk valued at aU.ut
10. They forced an entrance by tirying
una LLe Iran almi w o, fc&ok wludwW.
NEW TORK. May 16 John D. Crimmlns
msde this statement today concerning the
statu of the policyholders' committee of
the Equitable Life Assurance society:
The policyholders committee ha not dis-
f"?'? fld.WlU VP1 'bnl it aecom
plished all it could when tr.e mutualua
tion plan was adopted by the Equitable
director. It would h.ve gone on and
named two directors but for the suits which
prevented such action. When the suits
sre so disposed of a to permit of It the
policyholder committee will proceed to
submit the namea of ths director Tlw.
rick committee i perfectly hone.t and
will make a thorough lnvesugai.on. j-,"
letters which I have received people In va-
,T'.Prt ,.h rountr' are convinced
that the committee a report will he c..n-
INTERLAKEN. N. T , May 16 -Bert
Fr.-estone, a former Chicago and Itenver
huslnet. man a ho, for ..me time, has
resided on hi father farm about nur
mile from thl city, committed uicid
by taking carbolic acid today. He at
NEBRASKA CROP BULLETIN
F.xreeslre Rainfall Retards Progress
of Work and ome torn
Washed Oat.
LINCOLN, May 16 Vnited States le
parment of Agriculture climate and crop
bulletin of the weather bureau, Nebraska
section, for the week ending May lti.
The temperature during the last week
was shout normal In the eastern part ol
the state, but n as U-iow normal ill Hie
northern and western sections.
Copious rainf.ills occurred m the central
and eastern sections and l.fcM la, is in the
Western In n.uny places the raintall was
quite excessive ana greanv ielatdt-U toe
progress ot all larm work. Considerable
damage was reported hy hail to gurdens
and liuit. es;-cially lu the ctntiai and
southwestern sections.
Corn Is nenrl) ail planted jn the south
eastern part of the state, hut planting has
been delayed in all sections by the heavy
rams, in many places listed corn sat
wasned out and much replanting iil have
to be doue.
Wheat and oats continue (n very good
condition and fair growth was made dui
Ing the last week fiats ate reported a
thin stand. Grass has grown nell and
pastures are In good condition The full
extent of damage done to fruit by the hail
cannot yet he determined, but apple trees
promise to yield well.
The Burlington has received and issued
this report of conditions along its road In
the Nebraska district:
General Conditions continue to 1 gen
erallj exceedingly favorable: In fact, there
Is little to say that has not Iwen covered
by previous reports, except that the season
has advanced one week since lat report
was made. Plowlrg and seeding lias
progressed as rapidly as conditions would
permit, and all crop development are en
couraging. Rnlnfall was g.-neral over ihe
district during the week and quite suffi
cient for the needs of vegetation. Rather
light on east end of Wymore division hut,
as already stated, sufficient. The weather
for Hie week was somen hat abnormal In
the mHtter of temperature; four days out
of Ihe seven being very cool.
Winter Wheat There was no lack of
n.olsture or other unfavorable conditions
and. ns a result, this crop made verv sat
isfactory growth during the week. Some
what more rapid growth would have lieen
made, no doubt, had the weather been
warmer. The backward spring however.
Is not. In a general way, considered unfa
vorable to this crop as the season of rain
Is almost uniformally long enough to ma
ture winter wheat. Some damage was
done locally to the ciop in the vicinity of
Grand Island on the lT.lh. The rainfall on
that dote at Kearney was over five Inches,
accompanied by hall. Some of the most
advanced fields of wheat were injured.
While this will have no appreciable effect
upon the general result, It will prove quite
a loss to that community locally. There
are no further developments to report in
connection with the Hessian fly.
tpring grain of every kind Is doing very
well. The cool weather is holding oats back
somewhat, but this condition is not. Een-
erally speaking, at all unfavorable.
Com ihe general .-alns during the week
held back corn planting ome hat, but the
work has crowded along as fast us
weather conditions would permit. Itest es
timates I am able to get Indicate that 40
to 5(1 per cent of the crop hus been planted
on the Lincoln division. On the Wvm.ire
division in place corn Is practically all
planted; In other places not more than
half; possibly on an average 70 per cent of
the entire acreage has been planted; more
early corn planted on that division because
or ory weather early in the season and in
many fields corn 1 out of the ground and
growing. On the McCook anislon corn
Planting did not progress rapidiy because
of freuuent rain. Perhaps on the Mccook
division 40 per cent of the total acreage has
been planted. It is hard to make a good
estimate owing to the fact that conditions
vary greatly on different parts of the divi
sion. From here and there we get reports
of corn that has been planted not growing
This is not. however, a genera! condition
and is probably the result of planting too
early or when the ground was too wet and
cold.
Sugar Beets The planting of this crop
has progressed rapidly. In many fields
that were planted early, beets have ap
peared above, the ground and are growing
well.
Pastures and Meadows All grass crops
are doing well. In some places alfalfa 1
nearly ready for the first cutting. Pastures
and meadow generally in good condition
throughout the district.
Fruit Conditions generally about as pre
viously reported. Apple orchards are In
full bloom and the prospeots for an apple
crop soem to be generally as. good as pre
vious reports Indicated. Prospects for
small fruit continue favnraWe. .
Stork Light snow in Colorado on the
11th and generally cool weather Is retard
ing somewhat the grjwth of grass. How
ever, ranges are In condl'lon to support
stock. In Nebraska and Kansas pastures
are in good condition and stock is doing
well. i
The rainfall during the week as shown
by our reports was as follows:
LINCOLN DIVISION.
Flattsmouth MJKearnev 4$
S-ward 1 11. Ashland 2
Palmer 1.55 Ravenna 23
Loup City KClErioson 1.00
Hastings 4 Sutton 150
imana K! schuvler 1.2'
Grand Island 1 15 Central City .R:
Greeley 1.80 Burwell 21
Fairmont 2 10 Harvard 5'i
WYMORE DIVISION.
Rulo sn Nebraska City ... .9(1
Tecumseh 62 Burchard 17
Odeii i.jk Chester
Supe rior U Blue Hill 1.(6
Nemaha Ki Pvracuse 85
Hickman l.RH Wllher 63
Endlcott R5 Strung 2.52
Edgar 8 90
MCOOK DIVISION .
SiRed Cloud..,
Mlnden ...
Oxford ....
McCook ...
Holdrege
WilHonvllle
Eckley ....
..1 25 Herndon
LSK Imperial
5" Oterlln .
5d Arapahoe
1.5o Lyons ...
Average tempers ture for the week at 8
a. m. at stations shown below was us follow:
61( Denver 45
..1.50
.1.00
..ioo
.. .25
..1.25
.. .25
Atchison
Nebraska City..
Wymore
McCook
.. as!
.. 67
Omaha
Lincoln
54
IMMARl OF CROP COUITIOS
told, Wet Weather Interferes with
Germination and Planting.
WASHINGTON, May 16.-The , weather
bureau s weekly bulletin summarizes crop
conditions a folio u:
In the upper Mississippi and upper Mis
souri valleys and throughout Hie Rocky
mountain and north pacific cuutu regions
the week ending May li, was loo eooi lor
germination and growth, and excessive,
rain greatly interfered mth lurming oper
ations in the central and west gull stales
and generally tnrojghout tne central val
leys and lane region, lr, t!:e Atlantic coast
and gulf uistriciu. witti tne exception of
New Kngland und the northern portion of
the middle Atlantic nates, tne temperature
conditions neie favorable, but tneie wag
too much rain lr the Carolina and Insuffi
cient moisture In portions ot tne middle
Atlantic states and New England, the lore
part of the week being too cool in the two
last districts, in California the tempera
tures wert more favorable than the proven
lng seek.
In consequence of continued rains, corn
planting has been impractical over nearly
the whole of the corn belt and this work is
now greatly delated In Jowa several davs
of drying weather will t- required Pet ore
planting can I generally resumed, and
similar conditions exist to a grntier or less
extern in northern Illinois. Indiana, Ohio
and the southern portions of Wisconsin
and Michigan. Con planting in the middle
Atlantic slates 1 largely finished. ReKrt
of dumage to winter wnwt by rust and In
serts. bile principally confined to the
southern portion of the wheat belt, are
more numerous than In the previous week,
but the crop as a whole continues in prom
ising condition and has made satisfactory
advance during the week Wheat is now
heading as far north a central Kansas and
Missouri and the southern portion of Illi
nois and Indiana.
Over the southern portion of the spring
wheat region spring wheat has grown
well and is in good cond.tlon. but In the
Dakotas and Minnesota growth ha been
very slow, much of the eariy own in
North Dakota having been froen. On the
north pacific coast spring mheat is In very
promising condition.
An Improvement In the condition of nat
i reported from Iowa, Nebraska and Kan
sas, although rain Is needed for this crop
In portions of the last named state. In the
Dakota and Minnesota. In common with
other spring-sown grain, oats have made
but slew growth, and in Texa the crop
ha suffered from the rust. Elsewhere the
outlook for thi cron i promising
The general outlook for hay is promising,
except In the upper Missouri valley, where
growth ha been very slo
goo Road to Balld West.
MINNEAPOLIS. May 16-The definite
announcement Is made trom a source be
lieved to lie au'hor!stlve that the Soo
road will build Into Minor, N. D.. not later
than August 1 of next year. The line so
constructed will be an extension of tha
Bismarck, WasLbnra 4V Great Fails road.
DR. GLADDEN IS ANSWERED
Coscrpgiticcal Ifinig'.rri of Few EaTtc
Erply to fiii Bc-Ckf feller Ecmarx.
TAKE EXCEPTIONS TO LANGUAGE USED
Ministers Who Joined la Protest
Aaalnst t.lft tome In for Criti
cism nt Hand of Heard s
nnperter.
NEW HAVEN. Conn., May If. -in a let
ter srknon leflging the receipt from the
committee of prjtetlig ministers of dfcu
ments bearing on '.he recent accptance of
the Rockefeller donation to the American
Board of ComTnislin rs of Foreicn Mis
sions the jui "tors of Congregational
churches in New Haven, with the excep
tion of Rev Artenius J. Haynes of the
Vnited church, have Jointly given expres
sions to th"lr views In the matter.
Tho pastors In their letter say that while
reluctant to express thdr views some ex
traordinary statement of the Protestants
call for sn answer. They implore any un
necessary and harsh Criticism of mission
ary societies. Further, they say that they
nre among those ahi have agreed to the
acceptance of the gift, but have not, in
any declaration of their views manifest 1
nhnt the committee calls any "tendency"
to pallinte, excuse or exculpate" anything
that may be shown to be wrong In the
business methods of tr.y corporation. On
the contrary, the pastors assert, they have
not neglected suitable oj portutiitles of tes
tifying against any recognized double
stan lards of priwe and public morals,
or against any recocrnlred form of Indus
trial or social evil regardless of whut In
dividuals might be present in their con
gregations, and without anxious thought
of the possible offense to the contributor
to the treasuries of our churche. The let
ter continuing, says:
Regret Committee's Remark..
We deeply regret that your committee
has published, and is scattering broadcast
such deductions as the lollowing con
cerning the reply to you of the prudential
committee:
"Explanations, evasions, excuses legal
quibbles hut not one sentence from begin
rung to end that Tines true" hd other
words which we forbear to quote. In view
of your Publication of such charges, we
are called on. lrresjie tlve of our opinions
concerning the Questions at Issue lo aay
that in our Judgment the replv of the pru
dential committee i" admirable in form,
t hrlstlan in its spirit, and in its reasonings
worthy of respect for Its straightforward
simplicity and its clear ethical tone, and
we would express our continued confidence
both in the equity and high honorableness
Judgments of the men who are held In so
great esteem among us as President Capen,
Secretary Harton and the gentlemen who
associated with them in the prudential
committee. We notice with regret the fol
lowing words:
"The courts can he bought, the legis
latures can tie bought, the churches can
be bought, but the American people can
not be bought."
Such unequallfied words under other cir
cumstances might be passed hv without
serious notice, but hr-n addressed by a
number of Congregational minister" to
their brethren they cunnot be left un
challenged. This statement so sweeping
In its condemnations t.f legislatures, eu
calumnious of the Judiciary, so unjust to
our churches, we would repudiate a un
true in fact and socially destructive In Its
effect.
Disavow Committee's Conclusions.
We desire also expressly to disavow the
assumption that by the acceptance of such
donations, or by the use of any man's gift
of that which Is lawfully his own, the
triw-es of a charity enter into "an alll
anc: ' with him In his business Income
"yokefellows" with him In wrong practice,
or In any way compromise themselves with
questionable methods of corporation.
We wish derisively to deny your assump
tions that, while sustaining the action or
the American board, we are rot free as
we have always been In our pulpits to re
buke any wrongs that may I exposed In
our economic system. "We In turn must
protest you when you Insist that because
of our customs or principals concerning
charitable contributions we are not in
sympathy with the working jieople. and
that our ministry has become the silenced
witness of any threatening social injustice.
Tou have no reasonable or moral right to
so Judge us. We deprecate ttie continued
repetition of all such assertions as mis
leading the unchurched people and as hurt
ful to the dearest interests of our common
Christianity.
'We would add in conclusion that in our
opinion that one of ihe chief virtues now
needed for the elevation of business morals
is the exercise of the Intelligent discrimina
tions; and one of the supreme duties of
the church, in reearl to all questions of
social ethics Is first to learn the facts and
then to speak the truth In love "
The letter is signed by the following
clergymen: Newton Sn.ith. William Mc
l.ane, William J Mutch. Frank R. Lurkev.
Watson L. Phillips, George F. Prentiss,
William L. Leete. Thomas S McKav. F.
Lincoln Davis, lsuah W. Sneath, Edward
F. Goin, Daniel Clark.
FORREST STATUE UNVEILED
Monument of Confederate Cavalry
Leader Given to the Pabllc
at Menipht.
MEMPHIS, Tenn.. May 16. To the ac
companiment of martial music and in the
presence -of thousand of citizens and vis
itor the statue of Lieutenant General
Nathan B. Forrest wa unveiled this after
noon in the park that bears the confed
erate chieftain's name. Little Miss Brad
ley, a great granddaughter of the dead
soldier, pulled the silken corn that ex
posed to view the monument. Captain
William M. Forrest, son of General For
rest, hi family and the surviving mem
ber of General Forrest's old staff, were
preent. General S. T. Came gave a his
tory of the monument and General George
W. Gordon delivered the dedicatory ad
dress.. The dedication address wa delivered by
General George W. Gordon, who said In
lart:
We have not assembled here today lo
glorify war. We are not here to exalt the
olreful art and aanguinary science ot
human carnage, but tu salute and accentu
ate the name und to commemorate in lan
guage, in bronxe and m marble the mas
terful prowess and martial genius of Ten
nessee. If not America's arreateat. most
original and dazsilng soldier. Lieutenant
General Nathan Bedford Forest. We de
clare thl durable testimonial. o lmooam
so Impressive and so expressive of the
character and career of the man. to I the
Imperishable proclamation of our venera
tlon for his memory, our rratllude for hi
services and sacrifices and our admiration
tor hi valor ana genius
His natural endowments, both physical
and mental, were extraordinary. He begun
his military career at the age of 40. the
same age at which Caesar beiran hi con
quest of the nation, and like the great
Roman, he never lost a hanle. He was
one of the worlds few commanders ho
could personally engaee in the oomtiat and
at the same time direct the action of hi
men. He accomplished more with the re
sources st his oommsna man any com
mar.der developed by the war t the same
tlms displaying greater personal prowess
than any and thereby establishing a
greater claim than any to be called "The
American Mars
WARREN TALKS ON REVENUE
ome of War Tate May Re Restored
to Meet the Trees a ry
Deficit.
i From a Staff Correspondent I
W'ASHlNOTuN. May lt-tSpecla! Tele
gram Senator "Wsrren will leave for Wy
oming tomorrow. He had an Interview with
the president this nmrnlng regarding sev
eral matter In which his state Is inter
ested. Asked as to nhat would be done
in the direction of Increasing the revenue
by congress ths senator id:
"1 think that the war revenue taxes were
cut more than they should have been and
I said so st the time we took them off. We
can restore some of these or Impose new
ones without having to bother with the
tariff. Although we are running behind
now. it 111 do no great amount of harm
unless it Is allowed to go too long.
"The Vnited States has been spending
money on some Important Investment and
that accounts for some of the deficit We
are paying rash out of the treasury on the
Panama canal. We are building our navy
and bringing It up to a point where It will
be valuable to us Consequently our excess
of expenditures have not been without
great reason. It is like a man putting an
addition to hi house, his expenditures may
le In sn excess of his Income for a short
time, but will probably not be allowed to
contlifue that nay long."
William A. Harris, clerk in the Rigg in
stitute at Flandreau, 6. D , was today ap
pointed superintendent of the Wittenberg
Indian school at Wittenberg. Wis., to Suc
ceed Axel Jacobson. resigned.
The reclamation bureau Is advised that
contractors on schedules Nos. 1 and 2 of the
Belle Fourche Irrigating project. South
Dakota, are In fh ground Installing equip
ment and preparing to push the work rap
idly. Chief Potter of the grazing division, bu
reau of forestry, will spend the summer in
the forest reserves of Colorado. Wyoming,
Vtah, Montana and Idaho studying the
grazing problem. Mr. Potter is a practical
stock man as well a forester, having been
In the stock business in. Ihe southwest many
years. It is his belief that the number of
sheep admitted to graze In the reserves
can safely be Increased in many Instances
without injury to the forest. It Is to
gather data on thl question that Mr
Potter goe wet. On his recommendation
a greater number of sheep probably will
be admitted to the reserves next summer
than ever before. While west Mr. Potter
will take up Individual complaints filed by
stockmen, either against the method of
grazing In the reserve or because of re
strictions imposed by the forestry bureau.
CURRENT LITERATURE.
GERMANY OCCUPIES HAI CHOU
each Report Is Received at Toklo,
bat Is Denied at
Shanghai.
TOKIO, May 18 (11 a. m.)-lt is re
ported that Germany has dispatched a
force of troops and occupied Hal Chou in
the southern portion of the province of
Shantung, where they rsised and saluted
the German flag. Hal Chou Is on an exten
sive bay north of the old channel of the
Hoang river. Germany's object and in
tentions are not clear. It is suggested that
it is seeking an extension of its In teres: s
in China and Is taking advantage or
present political conditions, but explan
ation may eventually clear up the
situation.
I p. m. It is eeml-ofllcially announced
that the Japanese government has received
conflicting reports relating to the Haichou
incident, one. being to the effect that the
Germans occupied the place and raised and
saluted the German fia. and another to
the effect that the Germans were merely
engaged in surveying. Pending the receipt
of full and correct information the govern
ment here refrains from a discussing the
matter.
SHANGHAI. May 36 The rumored land
ing of German troops at Hal Chou and
Kiangsu, near the southern border of the
province of Shantun is very doubtful. The
rumor possibly originated from the presenc-j
of a German gunboat in the harbor on a
surveying expedition.
BERLIN. May 16 The Foreign office re
plying to an Inquiry of the Associated
Press regarding the excitement at Toklo
over the report that German troops had oc
cupied Haichou, In the aouthern part of the
Shantung peninsula, says the report Is
wholly incorrect and one of several reports
designed to make It appear that Germany
In attempting in Shantung what Russia
did in Manchuria The German government
Is doing nothing in Shantung outside or ful
filling its treaty agreement with China,
which fact has been communicated to both
the Washington and Toklo governments.
The Foreign office regards these reports as
spread to mislead the world concerning
Germany's aim and acts.
'Mother and Daughter' Is the title of
a new book by Mrs Gabrlelle E. Jsrkson.
tb-sllng with the relations of mother to
daughter, step by step, from babyhood up.
which "should find a place In the library of
every woman nho h a daughter to bring
up. every daughter who has a mother to
foil iw, and young women a ho Seek to ed
ucate themselves to their true places In
life " it tearhes lesson In patience, self
reliance, oedlence and every virtue thai
enters Into the making of the Ideal woman.
Mrs Jackson Is a nell known wrlier for
girls, having written "The Three Graces,"
"Caps snd Capers." etc. Her present work
Is written In a simple, straight-forward
style which proves very Interesting The
book bear favorable comparison with any
other book of It kind. Harper Bros, are
the publishers. ,
"What to Eat'" for May contains some
very Interesting reading In addition to
the usual number of choice recipes, 11-
ustrated dishes, menu, toasts and sppto-
priate poems, there Is a timely tribute to
the Memorial day heroes, the original toagt
to W. P Fairbanks offered by Captain
William E. English on ths occasion of the
lstowal of the Master Mason degree
upon Mr. Flrhanks. noted dinners of the
month, several article on food adultera
tion snd pure food, and many very perti
nent snd helpful suggestions which will
be appreciated by the housekeeper and
hostess alike.
Public Opinion has commissioned Joslah
Flynt. known among Me friends as J. r.
Wlllnrd. to go to Russia as Its special rep
resentative Mr. Wlllard has lived in Rus
sia and traveled through all Its provinces,
fmm St. Ptersburg to Lake Baikal. Thii
time he will go with one very definite and
specific object In mind, that Is. to learn as
far as one man may how the great mas or
the Russian people, particularly In the In
dustrial centers, think and live.
Intense Interest has been nrmisnA nn.
where In the fate of Maksim Gorky, the
celebrated Russian author who after hav
ing been held prisoner in the military prison
at ct. Petersburg, has Just been banished
to 4ttga. One of his r,lv reeenttv ner..
duced in St. Petersburg came to an end In a
scene or uproar, and the author's friend
and enemies snuaht tn outdn .eh mkm n
their demonstration. In New Tork another
or his play wa produced during February
by Helnrlch Contled It presented an sr..
palling picture of the unfathomable misery
oi riussiQ s submerged half. Contempo
raneously with these events la a growing
demand for Gorky's writings One of the
bept collections of his stories Is found In
Nesblt Bain's translation of "Tales from
Gorky," published by Funk Wagnallg
company. It contains nine of his most Im
portant short stories
Prof. Angelo Heilprln. who accompanied
the Peary expedition and who conducted a
very thorough exploration of the crater at
Mont Pelee. has had bestowed upon him by
a decree recently Issued by the French
minister of public Instruction and fine arts
the rank of an "Offirler d'Academie," to
gether with the decorations accompanying"
that title. It is understood that Pror. Hefl
prtn Is now engaged upon a mot important
work in the geographical field, vlt.: the
preparation of an entirely new edition of
Llpplnoott's Pronouncing Gazeteer of the
World, which it Is expected will be ready
for publication early In the autumn.
PUSH CAR LINE EXTENSION
Central Park Improrers t'rge Policy
of Pleading; for Longer Ames
Avenoe Track.
The Central Park Improvement club met
Monday evening with Its usual big attend
ance and considerable business wa trans
acted The committee on the Improvement
of vacant and other lots reported there
were forty-one contestants for prises for
putting these lot In presentable condition
during the summer.
The bridge at Fortieth, near Sprague was
reported in a bad condition and in need of
Immediate repairs
The street railway committee recom
mended a continuance of the writing of
letters to the street railmay officials, urging
the extension of the Ames avenue car line
to Forty-first street or further If possible.
STEPHEN PLEADS NOT GUILTY
Denies Charge of Trying to Kidnap
Womaa and Case Is set
for Trim.
MORE LAND IS DISPOSED OF
ales I nder Scavenger Tax I .aw
Loosen I n I Oder Fleming's
Sew Plan.
There has been a renewed Interest In the
sales of lands and certificates under the
second scavenger tax sale the last two
days. Tax Commissioner Fleming, who at
first was Inclined to Insist on the full
limit of the amount of tax on beha'f of
the city, ha somewhat revised Ms plan. It
is understood. A a consequence, there ha
been a little loosening by prospective buy
ers and more pieces have been sold. '
County Treasurer Fink says there are all
kinds of desirable lots yet on the list for
sale and that an- jarson interested can,
by examining the scavenger list, easily
get wise to much good property rt.at is
certain to pay well on the investment.
Edward Stephen, who is lelng held on a
charge of kidnaping, is to have a hearing
in Judge tlerka court next Tuesday
morning Stephen Is the man who Is said
to hsve attempted to abduct Mrs. Mary
David from her home In the south part
of the city last Saturday night and while
he was compelling her. at the point of a
revolver, to accompany him. met a South
Omaha policeman, when Mrs David caused
the arrest of Stephen. Stephen pleaded
not guilty before Judge Berka Tuesday
morning and gave a bond for 11.000 to appear.
Change on Great Western.
T. PAVL. May 16 L. S. Cass of Water
loo. Ia., has been appointed assistant to
General Manager S. Btiekney of the Chi
cago Great Western The appointment be
comes effective today.
Mortality statistics.
The following births snd deaths have
been reported to the Board of Health, dur
ing the taenty-four hours ending at noon
Tuesday.
Birth Charle Stallemlth. Second and
Spring, boy; R. K. brown 141 North Nine
teenth boy; peter Nelson. Jill Norm
Twenty-seventh s venue, girl; Fred W.
Push. t55 South Thirty-third, boy, Thomas
Falconer. 7(il North Twenty. first. girl
George Boll men IKif South T wentv-sevenlh
girl. Manley Williams 3 Iiecatur boj .
Antum lastory lj( Norm Twenty-second
boy; Bradley. 1513 South Fifth, girl
Deaths-Mrs. J. H. Groawman. 7"t South
Tatuir-ninih, (1; Mary L. Davis, Benson.
Among the recent publications of the
Macmlllian company are: "The Life and
Letters of J H. Shorthouse." in two vol
umes, edited by his wife; "Highway and
Byways of Derbyshire." by J. B. Firth
illustrated with eighty-three pen drawings
by Nelly Erlchsen; "The Historical Rela
tions of Medicine and Surgery to the End
of the Sixteenth Century," by Dr. T. C.
Allhutt; Dr. Harry Thurston Peck s "Life
of Trescott," in the English Men of Let
ters Series; peper bound edition of "The
Spirit of the Service," by Edith Elmer
Wood, and "The Garden of a Commuter's
Wife;" "Principles and Methods of Indus
trial Peace," hy A. C. Plgou, and volume
V. of the library edition of "The Diary
and Leters of Madame D'Arblay," edited
by Austin Dobson.
In the decorative scheme of the new
capltol at Harrisburg. Pa.. Mies Violet
Oakley received a commlasion for thirteen
decorative panels, forming a frleae of herolo
size for the reception room of the gov
ernor of Pennsylvania. Six panels are now
complete, and these have won for the
artist a special gold medal from the Penn
sylvania Academy of Fine Arts. The June
Century will contain an account of the
work and Its recognition, by Harrison 8.
Morris, managing director of the Pennsyl
vania Academy of Fine Arts, with repro
ductions of some of the panels.
In writing her book, "The Girl from
Home," Mrs. Isabel Strong had not only
such valuable exnerlence as she must have
gained as smanuensla for her stepfather.
Robert Louis Stevenson, but the good ef
fects of the vigilant and critical attention
to her work on the part of her brother.
Lloyd Osborne, of her son, Austin Strong
In whose one-act play Francis Wilson has
naa recent success, and of Mrs. Frank
Norrls, whose critical discernment had al
ready been of valuable assistance to the
author of "The Pit." What with this
friendly grim tribunal and her thorough and
a,ffectlonate knowledge of Honolulu as it
was "when Kalakaua was king." it is lit
tle wonder she has made her story so well
wrought and vivid a picture of lire on the
"Island."
Above hooka at lowest retail price.
Matthewe, IS South Fifteenth street.
MRS. HELLER SUPERINTENDENT
Principal of Froebel School Placed
a ( barge of the Home
for Juveniles.
Mrs. Harriet H. Heller, at present prin
cipal of the Froebel school, will be the
superintendent of the new detention home
for Juvenile delinquents. After due con
sideration Mrs. Heller concluded to under
take the work at a salary of 1100 per
month. She will have the appointment Of
an assistant who will help in the man
agement .-.ml in t'lc t. aihlng which it is
proposed to conduct In connection with
the school.
As yet the Board of Visitors and the
county commissioners havs not been able
to agree upon a location for the school.
This matter is regarded as being in a fair
way to 1 settled quickly now that a su
perintendent has been agreed upon. The
Major Furay home at Twenty-fourth and
Seward has been regarded with favor, but
the rent is thought to be too much for
the county to assume for a detention
home. Several more modest places are
now under consideration.
Mrs Draper Smith, chairman of tbe
board of visitors, and Mrs. Harriet H. Hel
ler will go to Denvtr Thursday evening.
Their trip is to be taken for ths purpose
of Inquiring Into the method of conduct
ing the detention home In thst city. Bo
far as local conditions will permit, ths
Denver sy.tem. which 1 highly regarded,
will ' be followed here. Mr Heller has
some ldeaa of her own which she will put
into practloe when the detention buna ia
opened.
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