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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1005. ft Itf M AND FOR EQUAL TAXATION Resolutions Adopted by Commissionen In quiring Bailrosdito Pay Up. SECRETARY BEACH MAKES THE MOTION ConmlldR (!, n HrMr4 Km katleallr PmimiiIIk that Rlar eat Proaertr Owner Come to Time with Tax. ident Kennedy In his discussion of the topic branched off Into a discussion of the Increase in the taxes each year and pre dicted that the people were giving this matter more thought than ever before and that the time would come when all people and all corporations would pay their just share of the burdens of the state govern ment. He urged the commissioners and supervisors present to agitate the tag prop osition and ( get the people to apply the remedy. and th tate WOMAN IX CLUB AND CHARITY The Railroads The county commissioners an3 supervis ors of Nebraska. In annual convention at th Millard hotel, went on record Just be fore adjournment Thursday, with a strong resolution demanding that the railroads of Nebraska be compelled to pay their Just share of tax. E. V. Keach. commissioner and secretary of the association from Flll rton county, initiated thin action by mak ing a motion at the session Thursday morning that a comm!tte of three be ap Dotnted to draw up a resolution of thin character. That motion met prompt ic :lon and Heach, Tom Arthur of Buffalo county and former Commissioner "Hick" O'Keeffe of fouglaa county were named as i he committee. This committee, during the noon recess, drew up the following resolutions, which were endorsed at the ifternoon session with great enthuelasm md. on motion of former President flal lagher of Grand Island, made a rort of the minute of the meeting: Whereas. The refusal of the Burlington nd Union Pacific to pay their taxes Im posed upon them under the assessment made by the State Hoard of Equalization has caused serious embarrsesment and In ome Instances great hardships to the pco ule of the various counties of the state, find. Whereas, Their attempt to coerce the various counties Into accepting 20 per cent ,'ss than the amount assessed against I hem would lie subversive of the funda mental principles of equity nnd Justice enunciated In our constitution that nil tax ible property shall bear its Just and due nroportlon of the burdens of government. ;ind. Whereas, The people of Nebraska have for many veara submitted to the under valuation of railroad property and pay nore than their Just proportion of state nd county taxes: therefore be It Resolved, That wc remonstrate agninst .he policy pursued by the above named -allroad companies and In the name of he people demand that they desist from he further obstruction of the collection of tixes and demand a vlthdrawal of the In junction suits brought by them in the fed 'ral court to restrain the collection of taxes that have been levied upon these cnrnnratlnna. Resolved Kurtber. That we declare It to L be the sense of this convention tnat no compromise should be made and no pro posal of compromise should he entertained liy the county commissioner or other county officers charged under the law with the collection of taxes. Convention a Strong; One. The convention was well attended from tlrst to last and from the outset the com missioners showed an earnestness and xesl in their deliberations which really was unusual in similar conventions. The sen Hment for an equal distribution of the Liurden of taxation was intelligently ex pressed, but with great determination, showing these brawny men of the wealth producing districts of Nebraska meant what they said when they declared that the farmers and small taxpayers In the towns must ceaae bearing the onerous load uf taxation which rightly falls upon the powerful railroads, 'richest property own ers of the state. At the morning session the convention went on record as opposed to junket trips until after all business had been transacted. This came about over the proposed trip o South Omaha, which had been set for 10 o'clock. When the delegates assembled Secretary Beach and ex-President Galla gher proposed that the program be car ried out first and then the pleasure trips lt taken. At this time tew delegates wore in the room, wi t;h caused President Ken nedy to get off tliis bit of witticism: "Sev eral member are present who are not ' here, so I will appoint Henry Schmidt of Fillmore county and Jack Gallagher of Hall county to bring them in." The two 'Id so and soon a full convention had as eembled. Question of Deputy Assessor. The remainder of the morning was spent In a discussion of subjects on the program. though most of the time was given ovor to the subject, "Is It necessary to have a deputy assessor to each county precinct and la It advisable that a deputy assessor tie a resident of a precinct which he as. ussesses?" There were aa many opinions expressed as there were men present almost, for nearly all of them talked on tula subject. It seemed that a majority, however, be lieved that each precinct should be as sessed by a resident of the precinct. Pres The Visiting Nurses' association held Its annual meeting and election of officers Thursday afternoon at the Paxton hotel. A gratifylngly large attendance of members and friends attested the interest In the as sociation and its work. Mrs. F. 3. Mc Shane presided snd Mrs. Adams, superin tendent of nurses, reported that 855 patients had been cared for during the last year, necessitating 5.W visits. Among these have been twenty-three deaths, and twenty-five have been gotten Into the hospitals of the city. Fourteen have been sent to friends In other cities, where they could be cared for. In addition to the work, tho associa tion tins expended several hundred dollars in its work of ministering to the sick poor of the city and so preventing contagton among many who are too Ignorant or ton Indifferent to guard against It. Tills year the association ha only SOT members, and aa the due are. but 81 a year, this Income Is entirely Insufficient to support the work and outside assistance will have to be so licited. A plea was made to the women to prove their Interest in the work by becom ing members of the association and so giv ing material assistance. Pr. S. R. Towne spoko of what the association has done for the sick poor of the city, and commended It a one of the most worthy charities of the city, not only from a humane standpoint, but as supplementary to the work of the county, the physicians and others In pre venting the spread of disease. The follow ing officers were elected to serve for the coining year: Presld'tit. Mrn. Victor R Caldwell; vice president, Mrs. Thomas Kllpatrlck; treas urer. Mrs. J. B. Mawhlnney. The next regular business meeting will be held next Thursday. A resolution was offered re questing that the Board of Health disinfect all houses where pat t ants die of tubercu losis. The names of Mrs. Charles Henrotln, ex- presldent of the General Federation of Women's Clubs and originator of the state federation: Mrs. Katherlno Waugh MeCiil loch of the Equal Suffrage league of Illi nois, and Mrs. Ella 8. Stewart are associ ated on a committee representing the affili ated women's club of Chicago in a move ment recently launched to have the "sex qualification" dropped from the new charter and thereby gain municipal suffrage for women In that city. Mrs. Henrotln and her associates have been endeavoring to get a hearing before the charter convention and are hopeful of the desired result, Two pe titions are already In the field, the first for general circulation to demonstrate the strength of what the suffragists call the "square deal" sentiment among the men and women of Chicago. It provides that women be allowed equal suffrage with men In municipal affairs. The second petition Is in circulation among the clergy' and" Is headed by an appeal by Bishop Samuel Fallows nnd some of the most prominent ministers and clergymen of the city and TAX QUESTION Letter from Charles F. Matiderson, General Solicitor C, B. & Q. Ry. Co. Important Information to All Taxpayers Omaha, Neb., Dee. 6th, 1906. been for such payments bankruptcy and re- to all men and cannot be concealed, while to pay their taxes for the years 14 and COOT per mile, $83,303 par mil full valu Editor- pudiation would have come not only to the the private tax shirker has abundant op- Does any sane man believe that thee To ... , Dald State, but to Its municipal components, portuntty to cover his belongings. Prior to 190 the Asessors of Butler properties were worth respectively $58.83 Dear S1r-A meeting was nem a u AnJ thjg wa jn the fac, of Mif.M. Tne officers of the Railroad appealed to County had not performed their duty. The and 883, S08 per mile? City on the th ult. by farmers and busl- ment8 notor0usly out of line with th as- the Courts and the suits are there pending. State Board of Equalisation prior to th It I a fact that no grain In th hand ness men of Butler county, under a call is- sessment of private property and most un- Testimony Is being taken and the rights of year lon assessed the properties of th of the farmer was aaaeesed prior to thm sued by parties unknown to me, and reso- equal and unfair. the State and the Counties are being cared various railroads In this State at a figure year 1904, and not over 80 per cent of th lutlons were passed that will certnlnly be The assessment of railroad property for for by the Attorney General and others approximating one-sixth of their real mar- llv stock of this Stat ever reaches th was OI SUCn outrageous Character and teamen, in me mw. j nm i me IM..WUI avi. aiur. in .ouiier i.uumy, na uinar HHfpnnient ronn. ji m tanas in Jsutlor so defiant of right and justice that there and orderly course and the question will Counties of this State, the assessed valuav- County are worth 80) per acre, then th came to the onVlals of the roads a plain b decided after that full fiearing guaran- tlon of the property actually assessed. In- assessed valuation for 1904 and 1906 of ta.X, duty. The rights of the stockholders had teed by the Constitution to every litigant, stead of being assessed at a one-sixth or full value of 84ft. 60 per acre, Is only TP been Invaded and the constitutional guar- If the Courts shall adjudge that the tax value was, in the majority of Instances, per cent of the full value. condemned by the sober second thought of all fair-minded men, when the true facts are known. The call was as misleading as the resolu tions are unjustifiable, and the good people antees of the corporation had been vio- Imposed is valid In Its entirety It will be assessed at from one-tenth to one-twentl- of Butler county should not remain under misapprehension or be misled by misinfor mation. That they may lie made a.vare of the facts, I send this communication, be lieving that you and your readers want the truth. Under ordinary circumstances I would not use the public press in a. matter If every property owner had paid his lated. The assessment of the property of promptly paid with interest and penalty, eth of real value. This striking disparity taxes as, punctually aa th Burlington the Burlington was increased 78 per cent Neither Butler County nor any other nor resulted In the railroads carrying a larger Road, there would today be no noed of a over that of 1WS. This was done arbitrar- the State will be Injured by the suhmls- proportional burden of taxation than other Scavenger Law. The Burlington Road has lly by the State Board by taking property slon of the controversy to the Courts of tho citizens of Butler and other Counties. paid annually to the Stat of Nebraska tnat had no situs or place la Nebraska, land. If any harm shall come to any The attempt In 1904 to have all property for th use of th State, and her muni like Ui expensive terminals In the great County it will be caused by the action of In the State assessed at one-fifth of Its clpal corporations, numerous sums of Itles of Chicago and St. Louis that cost Its own officers, and this Is (specially true value created changes lit the relative as- money aggregating nearly 1500,000 per an num for several years last past. In 19m It paid Into the different treasuries of th Stat of Nebraska 1530,000. In 1904. it It shall be adjudged that It must pay th entire tax levied. It shall be required to In litigation in the courts, but the suits i,mny millions, and including it In the as- of Butler County, for It is not tme that sesned valuo of railroads and other property now pending In the United States Court BeBsmo.nt, and by Jumping at the conclu- the Burlington has refused to pay its taxes in Butler County which explains th dlf- between the Union Pacific and Burlington Bin tnat as the other property in the State for 1904 and 1905, and In most of the Coun- ferences complained of In th resolu- Railroads and the County Treasurers of tnlght perhaps be increased 70 per cent to ties of the State the tax for 1904 s ten- tlons. Nebraska to prevent the forced collection go ,)er cent, therefore railroad property dered by the Railroads has been accepted. The farms of Butler County for years of a tax, based upon an assessment that Is should be increased in the same ratio, but not so in Butler County. The truth Is had been returned at 83.54 per acre, or pay about 1640,000, and a greater sum for unfair, Inequitable and Illegal under the Tne wrter weu recalls that when he was fiat prior to the SOth dayvof November, about 6 per cent of their real value, for U06. constitution of the State, are of such lm- before the State Board, presenting in ar- 1904. the Burlington Bond tendered the every one knows that since 1889 the average The Constitution affords to every citizen portance to every taxpayer and concern gument the facts and figures that would Treasurer of Butler County on account of value of farm Innds In Butler County has th right to appeal to th Courts to rsm so Intimately the welfnrc of the Common- torm the proper basis for valuation, he was taxes levied for that year against Its two been at least 160 per acre. For th year edy a wrong. The property owners of wealth, that I feel fully warranted in ad- interrupted by the most prominent mem- branch roads In that County, the sum of 19(4 these lands were assessed at 8S.30 per Butler County will wag no war against dressing myself In this fashion1 to rny fel- i,r c( tne Board by the remark that as the 85,002.37, or I2.5S7.57 less than the amount acre, or $48.60 full value. Even th as- the Burlington Road on th ground that low citizens, realising as I do their respect coming assessment would show an increase of the total tax levied for all purposes, sessment of 1904 on these lands is only that company Is attempting to have its for the rights of property and for the or- 0f 70 pf cent to go p,,. cent over except the tax levied against the property about 75 per cent of their full valuo. legal rights measured by lawful tribunals, derly administration of the law. therefore the railroad property must be that was assessable and assessed by the The following table shows the valuation Deny this right to the Burlington Corn It is the Ill-fashion of the day to con- increased in similar ratio.. The writer re- local Assessors of that County. The ten- of personal property In Butler County for pany, and It will strike home at the rights demn everything corporate. The artificial- plied: "I am neither a prophet nor the ler In question was lmprovldently refused, the years 1908 and 1904: of every citizen. In order, therefore, to lty that we call a corporation is the crea- 8on'of one, but I predict that Instead of At the time of filing Its bill In equity In 190J. 104. subserve this right Individually, tt must ture of the law, and when created It Is en- 70 per cent to 80 per cent Increase It will the Federal Court, the Judge of that Of cattle per head 12.00 $3.43 be freely conceded to the corporation. titled to the protection of the law. The De found that the increase. Including even Court made an order directing this Com- Of sheep per head 85 .62 It is hoped that the suit In question will Individual persons who have organized it the large amount of personal property that pany to pay to the Treasurer of Butler Of hogs per head 1.22 and put their substance Into It are entitled ,a8 heretofore escaped taxation, will not County the sum that It had heretofore ten- Carriages and wagons each til to the same treatment of their corporate be more than 85 per cent, and If you in- dered him, without prejudice and without Watches and clocks each 1.61 property as Is afforded to their personal crease the Burlington property, so enor- In any manner affecting the defense of the Sewing machines each 1.31 belongings, or to that of other citizens. mously, because of your guess, it will bo county to the pending suit, and for the Let us now compare the foregoing tabu- If th assessment Is sustained and. th The Railroad Corporations of Nebraska too late to remedy the wrong when you purpose of preventing any inconvenience lated valuation with th average valuations taxes decreed to be due from the Burling- are In no wise different from other bodies fin rou are mBtaken." that might otherwise result to the County throughout the State for the same period. ton Company, they will be promptly paid, corporate. Their thousands of stockhold- Tne returns of the local assessors " ,ne tax' or the P"6181" Part of Jt were 1908. 1904. The payment of all personal taxes from ers have the right, as to the safeguarding .howe( how m.oul w. the statement not Pald- Tne Att(,rnev General, repre- Of cattle per head $4.46 13.50 private persons and corporations other of their ownership, to the even protection or of the Board. Property other "n11" alt of th Counties in the State, Of sheep per head M by the Legislature, the Courts and public th ralir0ild w. increased not over 85 ncu"i)g Butler, advised that they could , Of hogs per head 1 it receive tne amount tenaerea wimoui preju- carriages ana wagons eacn.... 4.&0 1.12 be decided by the courts with all possible 3. 81 speed, and the decision In that case will 1.48 necessarily carry with It the question of .78 th validity of th taxes for 1905. suggests that December 17 or some date officers that other citizens have and are cent Including the very large M.lv In Tdini.rv ha mat ibIHa fu a I ...ittJI a that "tTsiiifilltv Rpfore the LttW" . . ' -L . . Free Catarrh Cure Ho More Bad Breath 1 L 11- st -v. r .-.mi mm ..m.im , 1 ,1 -Mr Kw (lovry lalrkly Caves Catarrh."--. E. Uaaas. iauu-rn is not aangerous :n t'-is way. but It causes bad breatn, ulceration, death and inB or minning and rea. oning power, kills ambition and encrav . i.u . .urn it,, vi wpix i'ie, liinlgestlon. dyspepsia, raw throat and reaches to gen eral debility, idiocy and Insanity, it need attention at once. Cure It with Gauss' Ca tarrh Cure, It is a quick, radical, perma nent cure, because it rids the system of the poison germs thar can ho catarrh. In order to prove to all who are suffering from this dangerous and loathsome disease that Gauss' Catarrh Cure will actually cur any case of catarrh quickly, no mm lr how long standing or how bud. I will send a trial package by mail free of all oet. Send un your name and address to y and the treatment will he sent uu by return mall. Try it! It will positively cure 10 that you will be welconvd instead of shunned by your friru.U .'. ri. 5AU3 C8 Main St. Marshall, Mich. Kill out coupon below. early in January be set aside for a sermon advocating giving the ballot to women. "Unity in Diversity," the motto of the General Federation of Women's clubs, has been well chosen. A survey of the clubs of the country for the past week shows a verlety of Interests such as are federated In no other organization on earth. What one kind of club woman finds of absorbing Interest, another considers a desperate bore, and yet the extremes are brought to gether In the most unique of educational systems. In BoBton a club of women lis tened with joy to Julia Ward Howe's de scription of her wedding tour through Italy, while another organization lizard a lecture on "How People Think," and a third, to a lecture recital on "Goldjmlth." In Denver one club was occupied with a benefit for the persecuted Russian Jews while another labored in the Interest of Judge Ben Lindsay's Juvenile Improve ment society, and the Teachers' association discussed the "Relation of Industry to Edu cation." In Chicago a project for a 8200,000 women's building occupied the attention of one of the big clubs, while another con sidered supplementary settlement "work. In Oregon something over 100 clubs held meetings agitating for the enfranchisement of women, and In Charletttown, 8. C a body of women deliberated over th es tablishment of additional scholarships for young women In universities. And be sides these hundreds of , clubs have .. ar- runged the preliminaries ' to aa many Christmas celebrations, while an equal number hav followed their study of every thing from Shakespeare and Dante down to current topics. Next week there will be a 'lull In duo work, while the busy woman devotes her energies to the horu Christmas celebration. Club women have followed with keen, in terest the proceedings of the annual meet ing of the National Child Labor commit tee held recently at Washington, 1. C, and the program given by request at Phila delphia the day preceding. Saturday, De cember 16. Felix Adler, Samuel IJndsey, Florence Kelly, Jane Addsma and others who contributed to the Washington pro gram will repeat their addresses in Chicago by request. This department acknowledges the re ceipt of the year book of the Iowa Federa tion of Women's clubs for l3-'0fl. The book is very complete and as an innovation, for the Iowa federation at least, includes besides reports and other Information com monly given, the minutes of the Waterloo biennial convention. The local Women's Christian Temperance Union has subscribed for several copies of the "Young Crusader" to be sent with Christmas greetings to the Newsboys club. The union Is paying subscription for th Union Signal which Is being sent to sev eral of the Are enjln houses of the city, and It has been suggested that still other temperance literature lie subscribed for for diftributlou. entitled to that "Equality Before the Law that Is the motto cf the State and is em blazoned upon Its shield. The Inflamed condition of the public- mind that leads to the denial of a Railroad of every right except existence would compel It to operate and yet have Its revenues absorbed by unfair and unequal tribute In the iform of- excessive taxation, while fix ing rates of transportation that are prac tically confiscatory, results from tha false hoods and exaggerations of demagogues and time servers who for purely selfish purposes mislead their fellows. The Railroads of Nebraska are not and never have been enemies of Its people. They are and have been conducted by offi cials and employes who, while bound In honor to safeguard the substantial Inter ests of the stockholders of the roo-H, fully amount of personal property that had been hid away and never befere turned in to the assessor It was 64 per cent. An Interesting part of the State Auditor's report (pages 169 to 195) is-the -following, showing the assessments of 1903 and 1904: In 1903 the total of all State as sessment was .1 tlgS.458.879.00 Deduct railroad assessment 27,284,946.00 Leaves other property.. $101,173,433.00 In 1904 the total of all State as sessment was ..v. .8294,779.246.09 Deduct railroad assessment 46,177,564.00 Leaves other property.... Deduct assessment of 1903.. '. ...8248.0W. 881.00 161,173.433.00 dice to their rights in said suit. Not withstanding that, and for some reason un disclosed, the Treasurer of Butler County has refused to accept the tender made, although he . might have received this money on auy day since- the tender was first made. The effect of said tender, had It been accepted, would leave In contro versy In the Court the sum of $2,87.57 In stead of 87,879.94. t Do the people of Butler County under stand that the real thing In the contro versy Is the excess tax, or that the entire tax Is in controversy? The same procedure was had in reference to the taxes of 1906, and the tender for that year was again refused. The respective amounts tendered are still available and may be had at any moment whenever Its Treasurer shall sig nify his desire to accept the same, and In no wise affect, the Of watches and clocks each 1.69 Of sewing machines each 2.64 .61 than railroads under the laws of this 1 10 State become due on February first. The 4.88 law, a It now stands, In relation to the 1.84 payment of personal taxes, makes on 2.02 nil for railroad companies and another It will be observed by a comparison of rule for other corporations and Individuals, the two tables that the average valuations Th railroads ar required to pay their for a majority of the Items named Is very taxes on or before December 1st in the much lower In Butler County than In th year In which they are levied; oil other State at large. corporations and citizens ar not required The assessed valuation of th Burling- to pay their personal taxes before th ton's Lincoln and Northwestern Railroad first day of February of the ensuing year. In Butler County for the year 1903 was Another unjust discrimination against th 83,500 per mile, and for the years J904 and railroads of the State, and one that ia 1905, 86,500 per mile, or a full valuation of clearly unconstitutional and one of th 832,500 per mile. The Burlington's Omaha reasons for bringing the suit at the time and North Platte Railroad for th year It was commenced In 1904 and also one tf 1903, In Butler County, was assessed at the causes for bringing the suit a to the Shows an Increase of 8 87,4l.24S.OO realize that the Interests of the Railways being an increase of 64 per cent, as against the payment will and the people served by their lines are so an Increase of 78 per cent on the property right of that County to hereafter clulm th nearly allied that Injury to the Interest of pi tne uurnngion riauroaa. run tax from tne Burlington Koaa in cane one results In damage to the other. When it Is considered that in 19u8 all the its contentions should not be upheld in the 60 far as taxation Is concerned, the ' Railroad property was exposed for taxa- present litigation In the Federal Court. Railroads of this State have in 'ean and tlon and was fairly assessed, while In the The people of Butler County should under fat years paid their taxes through the en- same year all other property was under- stand that the Burlington Company, la tire period of their existence until 1904. assessed and an enormous amount escaped order to prevent the hardships of which Even during the years of depression, when the view of the assessors, the cause of the they complain, in good faith offered to the roads of Nebraska were operated at a railroads Is fairly shown and tho merit of pay the tax tendered. It seems to me that great loss and when money would have their side of the controversy is evidently the circular Issued by the "Committee" In boen saved by not turning a wheel In the apparent and real. One advantage that the volved a clear attempt to deceive, for that State, taxes were paid by these coropora- private owner has over the railroads Is the Union Pacific and Burlington Com tlons' promptly when due, and had it not that th property of the Railroad Is known panlea had not refused, aa therein stated, 85.000 per mile, and for 1904 and 1906 at 88,500 per mile, or a full valuation of 842,600 per mile. Each of the lines referred to Is a branch line having only one pas- taxes of 1906 at this time. The facts herein set forth cannot be con troverted and the figures given, while they apply more particularly to Butler, senger and one freight train each way for also apply In measured degree to all other six days per week. . Counties In the State. As shown above, the lands In Butler My employment by the Railroad corn County are undoubtedly worth an average pels me to explore and to know them, but of $60 per acre. The average assessment th professional relation that I bear does for 1903 was 83.54 per acre, or 6 per cent not require that I should be guilty of of the full value. If th Lincoln and mis-statement or misrepresentation, either Northwestern Railroad was only assessed to the Courts, of which I am a sworn ofd at t per cent of the full value In 1903, cer, or at that higher and more august then it was worth for that year on a tribunal th bar of publlo opinion, valuation of 83.500 per mile, 858,338 per mile The people of Nebraska are entitled to full value. If the Omaha and North Piatt know the truth, and It Is my privilege to Railroad was only assessed at 6 per cent give It, knowing, as I do, that It is mighty of full value for the year 19U3, then it was and will prevail. worth for that year, on a valuation of CHARLES F. M AND ERSON. years of age. Smith came to Omaha twenty years ago. Captain Perry, who Is a banker at Perry, cuine to Omaha yesterday expressly to see his former ward. Aa Eugnglng Doctor uses gentle means, such as Electrio Bitters In curing dangerous diseases like Bilious ness. Dyspepsia, etc. 50o. For sale by Sherman & McConnell Drug Co. Coral Beads Edholm, Jeweler. FREE TMi reufxtu fa ul for on trial twite of CtuH' rmrUuj4 4 ftt&rrb r.ura, njUlki) fr la lUt a lemvkaaw. iflifityij fill iu your um aAtl 4 irja ob 4tf4 lib below vu4 trMll to C. UAIM!. MKM Malm Street, Marshall, Mich. WATrilKS-Frenzer, tttb tnd Dodfe. OLD FRIENDS HAVE REUNION Tnt Mrs la Osaaba leet for Ike First Ttsae la Tweatr Years. An affecting meeting between Captain David H. Pattee of Terry. la-, and S. B. H. Smith, elevator conductor at the Murray hotel was witnessed yesterday afternoon at the hotel. The men had not met before for twenty years and yesterday's meeting brought trars to the eyes of both. When Cuptcin Tatteo first met South the Utter was a colored orphan boy of 13 years f age roamlug the streets cf Cairo. III. Mr. Perry took the boy into his home snd uduuulcil and raised turn until b was 3 FORECAST 0FJHE WEATHER Fair Today and Tomorrow la Ne braska, Iowa. South Dakota and Kansas. For Nebraska, Iowa, South Dakota and Kansas Fair Friday and Saturday. For Montana Fair and wanner Friday; Saturday fair. For Wyoming Fair Friday, warmer in central portion; Saturday fair. Local Record. OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU. OMAHA. Dec. 14 Offlclal record of tem perature and precipitation, compartd with the corresponding day of the last three years: 19T5. 1904. 1908. 192. Maximum temperature... 37 22 31 Minimum temperature.... 9 2 Mon.ii ttftnneratura 31 U 1J 2.' Preclpltatlun - Temperature and precipitation departures trim the normal at Omaha since March 1, and comparisons with the last two years: Normal temperature ,T Excess for the day.' S Total excess since March 1, u6 a63 Normal precipitation 08 Inch ref1elency for the day ! Inch Total rainfall since March 1 27 .39 Inches Pendency since March 1. 196.... -.31 inches Deficiency for cor. period 14.... 6.5! liu. lies Excess for cor. period V.M S-54 inches Report front Stations at T 1. M. ' Station and Stat Teiu. of Weather. 7 p ni. Bismarck, clear 18 Cheyenne, clear 84 Chicago, clear 30 Davenport, clear Denver, clear 44 Havre, clear 14 Helena, clear it Huron, clear 'A Kansas City, clear 12 North Platte, clear 32 Omaha, clear So Rapid City, clear ' St. IaiuIb, clear ti St. Fa.ul, cImt U Salt lAke City, clear S"t Valentine, clear t WlllUtua. clear 2tf "T" Indicates trace of L. A. WHUitU SPORTS. OF A OAY. The features of the game were the play ing of Hobart, Lyons' center, nnd Forward Bobbins. As a curtain raiser to the giuue the Liberty Crescents defeated the Lyons High school team by the score of 15 to 13. Referee, Warner; umpire, White. Max. Rain- Teiu. fall. 34 .00 4J .SO 80 . 34 m M 00 18 .00 SS .CO M .On 4 .U 4X .' 40 .O) 44 .! 33 .10 2 ,n ,n 4 .10 30 .00 reelpltatlnn. i Jieeur. WILL STOP HOWDY BASE BALL National Ulgae Magnate Adopt Mrlnaeut Rales on SabJeet. NEW YORK, Dee. 14. Stringent measures for the maintenance of order on the ball Hold were adopted today by the National l.oaKuo of Base Ball clubs, after which the 'tmuu! meeting was declared adjourned. The president of the league Is vefcted with absolute power in dealing with managers and disorderly players and It is evident from the tone of the resolutions passed on the subject that the national organisation is determined to stamp out all forms of rowdyism In the players. Following the usual custom the president was appointed as' a committee of one on schedule and it was decided that 154 games will be plnyed during the coming season. The National league playing season will begin Thursday, April 12, and close Octo ber 12. At the meeting of th American Associa tion of Minor leagues today a report was received from the conference committee on the drafting of players that both the Na tional and American leagues had agreed to draft but one man, fixing the drafting price at 81,0i0. The dale and place of the regular annual meeting was changed from January 11 at San FTanclsco to the second lueaday in January at Chicago. An effort was made to have the present meeting si ana as ine annual meeting, but this was voted down. It was reported that agreements had been reached with the major organizations that as many players as may be desired can be drafted from leagues In classes B, C and D. The drafting price In class B was raised from 8.VX1 to f750 In class C from 8!0 to 85 and in class D from 8200 to U'V. An adjournment then was taken until the Chicago meeting. WITH 'INK BOWLKHM. The Onimods took three straight games from the Benos lust night and put up one of the Ix-st totals of the season. Maglll carried off the evening's honors with a totiil of 613 and Mi Cugue beat Welty by 1 pin for the high single game.- Tonight the Armours and Black Kata play. Scores: ONIMODS. 1st. McCague 177 Tracy Ptf Weltv 233 Maglll 1H5 G. O. Francisco 17 Totals 940 BENOS. 1st. Frush 1) Johnson HI Nlcoll 171 Mullls IS Pickering 17S Totals 858 Paxton A Oallager's Kamos lost three straight to the Jetter Gold Tops on the Lents Williams alleys last night. Scores: GOLD TOPS. truck champion, has decided that beach raving and rood racing It must be, and he Is preparing to go out for victories In the contests which are safer than track races. Olrttleld will probably be a com petitor in all of the Southern Circuit meets, in the Havana races and will return to the north to take part in the New Jersey beach races. Henry Schmehl of Chicago, claims tho running record between Milwaukee and Chi cago, and asserts thai Dan U Leary never mode the run in eighteen hours, credited to htm In the reports of the Corey run mad'i last week. Schmehl Buys lie made the run and Milwaukee, but It was made on a track. Holiday Hate. Th Erie Railroad, the Picturesque Trunk Lin of America, announces special holi day rates over Its Un from Chicago De cember 28, 24, 86, SO, 31st and January L to Columbus, O. : Akron, O.; Youngstown. Q. Jamestown, K. Y.; Salamanca, N. T.; Buf falo, N. Y, and local stations. Apply to your local ticket agent, or J. A, Dolan 2d. 3l. Total. I 159 2."4 570 lfli 174 627 18 158 549 -Jl5 213 H13 214 171 552 927 950 3.811 Sd. Sd. Total. 170 179 5-"9 15U IM 4:t5 17(i 143 4H) 1K5 Hi6 518 173 211 5ol ' 839 836 3.533 I In nineteen hours and fifty-four minutes T. P. A.. Kanway jsxenange Biog., Chicago. on August 6, 1KS. He offers to put up 85.000 I or 310,(iu0 that he can bet ter his old record Peridots, Tourmalines, Amethysts Ed or beat any runner on the roml from Chi- vi. iVWeiar Schmehl hours for the distance between Chicago Harry B. Davis, uoderta TL IBs, Wrestle for Iowa CkasaploashlB). 'WEBSTER CITY, la., Dec. 14. (Special.) On December 19 a wrestling match for the middleweight championship of Iowa will be held in tills city between Kid Nichols of this city and I -aw rence Plergue, present champion, of Fort Dodge. Th match will be catch-ss-catcb-can. no holds barred, for a side bet of 3100 and all gate receipts. The match Is arousing considerable interest and a number of sportsmen from other cities will attend th bout. Hsaloa Jelaa Clartaaatl. NEW YORK. Dec. 14 Ned Hanlon today signed a com ran to manage the Cincin nati National league base ball club during th coming season. Mr. Hanlon retires aa the manager of the . Brooklyn National League team. Fast 4iam of Basket Ball. LYONS. Neb., Dec. 14. (Special Tele gram. In the fastest gume of basket ball ever played here the Lyons team defeated Brown s Buaiiiees college team of StuUX City lost ulgLl by lh score of 23 to 17. 1st. 2.1. 3d. Total. Prlmeau 139 IS ISO 615 Mahoney 15.3 171 127 451 Foley 171 153 lb 4M . Ornlte 14 .78 l'i 530 White 1S 165 1 til 494 Totals 815 813 Me 2.4K3 KAMOS. 1st. ad. 3d. Total. Rush ...173 12H 183 41 Hartman I....157 134 15 449 , O'Connor Ifi2 1TK 1.S3 4"Vl i Davis 153 159 169 471 i Crooks 14& lb6 138 44T( Totals . 790 7C3 7M S.S4S Bporllag Brevities. j Some Chicago chauffeurs draw as high aa I 86,m per year, but are compelled to pay ; their own flues out of this. Although very much interested in the matter the president did not mention foot , ball in his message to congress. No other candidate appeared against President Pulllaui, although Jim Hart re ceived two votes. Pulllam will continue to ' run things. Eckcrsall is out with the statement that he knows Curtixs did not iutcnt'onaily knee him and that Curtis Is a good fel low. The foot ball and d-er season has passed snd reports of scchicnts .will soon be com ing from Ormond. Kla where the nioi race on the beach. There will be little or no trite 4 rai log hrisfmas Hates VI A ILLINOIS CENTRAL Tickets on sale December 23rd, with 30 day limit returning, to all points west of and includ ing Toronto, Buffalo, Salaraanfja, Pittsburg, Wheeling, including Chicago. Leaves Omaha.. Arrives Chicago FAST TRAIN 6:00 p. m. 7:30 a. m, Tickets and information at 1402 Farnam St., Omaha, or write, for autoa in 'J"i. but there will be a slesdv I tmrutf umneia, ia J run of bMU racing. SAMUEL NORTH, District Passenger Agt. Aff 1 U I at? O 'BMa8'l "" " t
