unday Bee.
EDITORIAL SECTION.
PAGES 1 TO 8.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871.
OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 11, 1906.
SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
The.-' Omaha
9 A. M,
MONDAY
IN
CROCKERY
SIX HUNDRED EXTRA THIN
CHINA CUPS and SAUCERS
Fifteen Cent Values 6 1 a Buyer
EACH
7c
If
GREEN TRADING STAMPS EVERY TIME
Closing Out Valentines
Monday and Tuesday
AT HALF PRICE
EVERY VALENTINE AND NOVELTY IN
THE HOUSE CUT TO HALF PRICE
Come Early and Secure Good Selection.
STATIONERY-MAIN FLOOR.
Specials in Hardware Monday
BIO SALE ON CLOTHES WRINGERS.
Every Wringer guaranteed from one to five years, QSt
price up from ,
And Eighty Green Trading Stamp With Each Wringer.
BOILERS.
FortyGreen Trading Stamps with each Boiler up from 96o
Ten Green Trading Stamps with bent Scrub 'Brush lOo
Forty Green Trading Stampa with FLOOR BRUSH BROOMS.
prices up from 68c
. Twenty Green Trading Stamps with any Counter Brush up
from 18c
DOUBLE GREEN TRADING STAMPS on Johnson's famous
Floor Wax, per ran, 86c, 45a and 26o
HEART-SHAPED COOKIE Co iERS So
Ten Green Trading Stamps with Hunter Pattern Flour
.Sifter loo
Forty Green Trading Stamps with extra fine Galvanized Com
mode and Chamber Pall combined '. 11.03
Ten Green Trading Stamps with Asbestos Toaster 15a
Valentino Remembrances In Art
Beautiful Mottoes and Cute Pictures, neatly made in passe- 10p
partout, sale price Z
Comic sayings in leatherette frames, easel back for father, ''JjC
brother or sweetheart, sale price '
Hand painted Mottoes, "My Symphony," "Footpath to Peace, A Task.
etc. the greatest variety from the world's greatest writers JlOn
appropriate gift to mother, sister or sweetheart, sale price mj
$1.00 ralue Cupid Pictures, framed in oval frames, brown tones, fQp
sale price , UZ.
$2.00 sale price Cupid Pictures In quartered oak oval frames, 1 e(
22ttx2SH, rich brown tones, special Valentine price
Water Color Heads in oval 8x10 gold frames, beautiful new sub- KOp
Jects, sale price, Monday only
PYROGRATHY NOVELTY VALENTINE ARTICLES.
Weather Bird carved, ready for quick OQp
burning UKj
Valentine Heart-shaped Panels, the big erase in New York and 1 f)p
CiiC&jr(VB&l6L prlco
llctore Framing Double Green Trading Stamps Monday.
89c
fl00
Bargains in Ne w Spring Silks
Two of the Greatest Bargains in Black Taffeta Ever Heard Of.
Ten pieces of 27-inch Black Swiss Taffeta, iTX sry.
soft chiffon finish, guaranteed to wear and
absolutely worth $1.2 yard. This is a. great fljJ 1 ff.
bargain on sale Monday, a yard
Ten pieces of 36-inch Italian Taffeta, has
the real Italian finish, made especially .
for us; absolutely worth $1.39 yard on
sale Monday, a yard. .
Colored Dress Goods Swellest Styles in Omaha
Twenty-five pieces new "Waterproof Suitings, in plaids, broken check and
mottled effects, exact reproductions in styles of the new imported suitings;
splendid range of colorings, actual value 85c yard; Monday, Cfl
a yard, at jUC
5-t to 58-inch Panamas, in plain colors and black, medium weight and firm
texture, dust proof, good value for $1.50 yard; Monday, a yard, f QQ
46-inch extra fine Chiffon Tamise, in all the new spring shades, AA
very dressy; Monday, a yard, at I.UU
Black Dress Goods 48-inch Black Tropical Panama, extra fine; 7 C
Monday, a yard, at. ...... ; i 7C
54-inch medium weight Black Panama, worth $1.50 yard; Monday, AA
a yard, at .11111
In Our Ladies Suit Department Second Floor
Ladies Walking Skirts In tweeds, cheviots trimmed with buttons AO
and self bands, values were from $6 to $12.50; sale Monday IseO
Ladies' Dress Skirts In colors and black, in etamines, serges, voiles QQ
and check effects, value from $10 to $16.50; sale Monday O
Ladies' Half Fitting, Tight Fitting and Loose - Back Coats Three-quarter
lengths, in tweeds and black, regular $9.90 and $15.00 Coats; on yf Q C
sale Monday, at TeJ
An Odd Lot of Suits In cheviots, voiles, mohairs, tweeds and mixtures
Eton and jacket effects, elegant values just a3rfe.w.Jeft;. on. .Jl CA
sale Monday, all sizes,' for 7. . . . .TTT.'.""!. . .". . . . ................ . "
Pearl Button Sale Monday Five hundred
gross of salt water Pearl Buttons, two and
four holes, sizes 14 to 24 lines, worth 5c
and 10c dozen; Monday special, two
dozen for .' . . . J C
Unequaled Price of Ladles' Sanitary Under
wear All our Ladles' Oray Camel Hair
Sanitary Shirts and Drawers, shaped gar
ments, that sold for 79c; go on sale
Monday, a garment
Ribbon Special Monday 200 pieces of fancy
satin striped Loulsine Silk Ribbons, regu
lar 20c value; on Bale Monday, a- f A.
, IV V
K yard
X&S3BS3BS3S
65c
Gigantic Sale of Laces Monday Over 3,000
yards of new Lace Bands, Edges, Appliques
and Trimmings, marked 80 per cent less
than the original ' price ecru, cream and
white laces for drees trimmings. A lot of
fine. Curtain Laces in etunys, torchons,
Paraguays, antiques and Venlces,' worth to
$1.26 yard; Monday, a yard, 25c,
15c, 10c, 6c and C
Allover Laces Cheap English Twine, Para
guay and fine Cluny Allover Laces, just the
proper ideas for lace waists, yokes and
trimmings ecru, cream and white, worth
to $2.50 yard; Monday, a yard, 1(1
OOe, 39c, 25c and ' 1 J C
Sensational
Dinnerware
Sale....
MONDAY AND TUESDAY
Full 100-piece Dinner Sets, pretty shape, neat decoration, gold
traced this. is the best bargain in dinner sets we Cbf2
have ever offered complete sets, Monday 0sO
The Block Gas Light Complete with best 35c mantle,
Q globe for one day, Monday complete
CUT GLASS BARGAINS.
Any piece of cut glass that we have had on our special $5.00 table,
values in this lot up to $8.00, 'Z AA
Monday for JZf9
69c
25 Per Cent Off on All Other Cut Glass in Stock.
In connection with this sale, cut glass salts and
worth 25c each, 2 for
peppers,
COAL Bennett's Capitol Coal in Sacks COAL
Intended as a sample for trial before buying in ton lots, and very handy for light 210
housekeeping delivered direct from store Jt
CAPITOL LUMP 6 00 BKNXKTr'S CArlTOL NUT 5 75
BENNETT'S
per' ton.
The coal (BENNETT'S CAPITOL) is beyond a question the best for range, furnace,
heater or open fire on the market, and is equal to any coal selling at $8.00 a ton.
BUY NOW! HERE'S THE OCCASION FOR MUTUAL ADVANTAGE.
2950
Bervnett's Big Grocery
MONDAY'S LIST OP BARGAINS. '
Corn, i-lb. can 6c
Peas. 2-lb. can 6c
Baked Beans, 1-lb. can. ...4c
Pumpkin, 3-lb. can.... 7c
Succutach, 2-lb. can 8c
Catsup, bottle 8c
Castile Toilet Soap, cake.. 2c
Anderson's Tomato Soup,
can- ....to
Cornstarch, lb. pks;. ...... .4c
Breakfast Cocoa, can 8c
Salmon, 1-lb. can 8c
Bennett's Bargain ' Soap,
10 bars , 25c
Twenty Green Trading Stamps with pound package OCc
Bennett's Capitol Coffee w
,202
HEADQUARTERS FOR CHEESE.
Ten Oreen Trading Stamps with pound Full Cream
Red Cloud Cheese
Ten Oreen Trading Stamps with Jar Bayle s Atter yAr
Dinner Cheese i'W
Ten Oreen Trading Stamps with pound finest oOn
Domest',0 Swiss Cheese
' . BUTTER! ' , BUTTER!
From the Finest Dairies.
COUNTRY ROLL BUTTER
pound . ,
18c
12c
Twenty Green Trading Stamps with pound Basket OQp
Fired J a nan Tea OOfc,
Ten Oreen Trading Stamps with can Bennett's
Capitol Pure Ground Pepper '.
Twenty Oreen Trading Stamps with can Diamond i;.,
8 Fruits, assorted tJt
Twenty Oreen Trading 'Stamps with quart bottle le,,
Diamond S Catsup . OCJk
Ten Green Trading Stamps with pound can Ben- "5 Ac
nett's Capitol Baking Powder
Ten Green Trading Stamps with pound package , 1 f)
Cut Macaroni.. I VI.
CORNMEAL SPECIAL.
Ten Green Trading Stamps with 8-pound sack fCtr
Yellow Corn Meal
Bulk
Pickles
10 Green Trad
ing Stamps with
each of the fol
lowing: Quart Sour ";
Pickles . . . 10c
Qt. Chow Chow
Pickles ....15c
Quart Small
Onion Pickles
for 20c
Quart small
Sweet Pickles,
for ....20c
YOU WILL SAVE MONEY AND
Dresser, fine Birch,
for
Dresser, fine quartered Oak, 00
Dresser, fine quartered 0.ak,.(jy
Dresser, fine solid Oak,
for
Dresser, fine solid Oak,
for .
Dresser, fine solid Oak,
for ,
Dressing Tables, mahogany,
for
Dressing Tables, quartered
Oak, for ,
1175
1000
975
900
' 6??
WE WILL REDUCE OUR STOCK.
Dressing Tables, bird's eye QQ0
Maple, .for O
Library Book Case, quar- 1 00
tered Oak, for
Library Book Case, quar- 1 $100
tered Oak, for 0
Library Book Case, quar- 1 C00
tered Oak, for J
Library Book Case, quar- 35
tered Oak, fori J
Chiffonier, quartered Oak, J 7 5
Chiffonier, quartered Oak, J 75
Chiffonier, solid Oak, J J 00
Chiffonier, solid Oak,
In the Drapery Section
Couch Covers at Half Price Monday
These are all new goods, bought direct
from the manufacturer, especially for this
sale. '
rYm Can Save 33 1-3 Per, Cent Monday. .
98c for a Persian striped, double faced, heavy tapestry
Couch Cover, 60-in. wide, with double knotted
fringe on both sides and ends, a bargain Qfi
Monday, at : vOt
1.39 for'a CO-ln. Couch Cover, heavy tapestry, with
double knotted fringe a flyer, Monday J
$2.50 for an extra heavy Damask Couch Cover, worth
$3. ft, in desirable patterns, big heavy fringe and
full CO inches wide, Monday, 1 Pft
mtSU
for
$4,25 for a Couch Cover, a regular $7.50 value, very
desirable Oriental patterns, made of extra heavy
Damask and with an extra wide fringe,
Monday, at
4.25
RUGS! RllGSl!
98c double faced Smyrna Rugs,
30x60, with heavy fringe on
both ends, worth $1.75 a
good line of patterns to select
. from, Monday,- your Q O
. choice, each ,OC
$1.19 Persian Brussel Rugs,
27x54, good conventional pat
terns in all colors, a good
value at $1.85, in 1 Q
this sale, each ! A7
$1.30 Palisade Velvet Rugs,
27x54, in very rich colors and
beautiful floral patterns, reg
ular $2.25 value, a real bar
gain, in this sale, f
at, each m.fZM
S3
LOOST FOR LAND LEASE BILL
G.T.rnor, Other 3tate OfSoart, Legislators
and Business Men Sign Fethion.
fUQUEST WILL Bt SENT TO WASHINGTON
Nebraska Delemtlos la Congress Is
Asked to Seemre Passaif of
Sack Mrsiirc lor Cattle,
mem mmd State.
In, their endeavor' to secure rue passage
in congress of the Cornell-Klnkald land
lease bill cattlemen of Nebraska have ob
tained the assistance of Governor Mickey
and other state officials, as well as mem
bers of the legislature and business men
in, private life. Representative Frank
Currle and others are securing the signa
tures of-these men to petitions to be sent
to the Nebraska delegation In congress
urging, the passage of this or some similar
bill. Governor Mickey and all the other
executive state officials have affixed their
signatures to the petition and so have
many of the legislators. The cattlemen
have not had time yet to ge) all the mem
bers, but are proceeding us rapidly aa
posslUe. Thus far they have met with
n opposition.
Governor Mickey spoke with considerable
enthusiasm to Mr. Currle In his advocacy
of this sort of a measure. He said:
y "I think the bill should become a law and
I gladly signed the petition asking the con
gressmen to support it. Should It become a
1:( the right of settlers would not be In
terfered with and the cattlemen would be
protected In their rights. It would stop
asy illegal use of the land 'and the gov
ernment would derive some revenue from
It." ;
Text tfco Ptittoa.
The petition reads:
It has become apparent that present
conditions In the grasing arid lands of the
boundless west, particularly in the western
part of Nebraska, which are under gov
ernment supervision, should be changed.
The great slock growing Interest In the
western part of this state demands lmme
tVHla relief.
Those who are most familiar with ex
isting conditions are best able to Judge
In offering suggestions to congress in the
adoption of measures which will bring
about a decided change for the better for
this great anjl growing interest.
A hill has recently twen Introduced In
congress providing for the leasing of all
arid lands owned and controlled by the
government or tne united states.
We. your petitioners, representing state
officers, present members of the senate
and house of representatives of Nebraska,
together with others who are Identitied
with the great live stock interests of this
state, petition our representatives In con
gress to favor a bill now pending, known
' as the Cornell bill. Introduced by Con
gressman Klnkald. which contemplates the
enactment of a law which will enable the
f ovenuuent to lease these arid . lands.
which are only suitable for grasing pur
TOBes. In manner and form much the same
as now applied to the leasing of school
lands in this ana otner states, uy tne en
actment of the law as contemplated we
would at once end all controversy over the
fencing of government lands, entirely un-
sulted for agricultural purposes, and for all
time these lands by lease In the hands of
those who can utilize them for the pur
pose which nature ana natural conditions
Intended they should be used.
We urgently request our representatives
In congress to agree upon a measure which
will carry out fully the suggestions herein
made.
AUTO MEN NOT ENCOURAGING
Maaafaetarers Civ Mttle Promise of
Uow la Omaha,, Though Acces
sory Mesi Are Better..
Manager Olllan of the Auditorium has re
turned from the Chicago automobile show,
where he went in the interest of a proposed
automobile show In Omaha. The dealers
and Mr. Olllan did not receive any en
couragement from the auto manufacturers,
but some of the accessory men thought
they would be able to exhibit. The matter
will be decided Tuesday, when the dealers
return to Omaha and a meeting is held.
Mr. Clllan said:
"The Coliseum and Coliseum Annex wers
filled with autos, and a board walk was
constructed to the Armory, a block away,
and that was also filled. The lower floors
were filled with automobiles, while the' gal
leries were filled with accessory men, with
tires, wheels, lamps, tops and baskets.
Each factory also had several machines on
tne streets giving- exhibitions. It was a
great show, the admission being 60 cents,
and the show charged II a foot for floor
space. .
"Two Interesting exhibits were machines
which had made long runs; one had come
from New York and was exhibited with the
mud of eight states still on it. and another
had run 1,000 miles In forty-four hours and
fifteen minutes and also was shown with
the mud still on it.
"The factories are now so overcrowded
with orders they have made an agreement
among themselves not to participate in
any shows except at New Tork and Chi
cago.' gome have Jumped this agreement
and will exhibit at Cleveland, and we may
be able to get these, aa well aa the acces
sory men. At least 100 people from Omaha
wers la attendance at the show, including
the dealers. A majority of the Omaha
dealers are in favor of going ahead with a
show, but the matter will be definitely de
cided Tuesday.
"No gasoline was permitted at the Chi
cago show, so all live exhibits were those
run by motors."
Balldlaa; Permits.
The city has Issued permits to Warren
Bwltsler for a K.OuO . frame dwelling at
Twenty-sixth street and 8t. Mary's aveaue;
William Peterson. ttOU) frame dwelling at
TYilrty-fourth and Hamilton; Edward
Roach, I3.U0 frame aweUlng at lUt South
Tenth street
LOVE AND LATHER TEE CARD
Hand Which Drew Wahoo 6am Awaj from
Poverty as Barber. .
BIG 'UN TELLS HISTORY OF HIS SAD STORY
Detroit's Slaager Attributes His
Imailsg Physique to Wkaoklsc
Skt the Wind Whipped
Whisker of Wakoo.
Here la on that ought to get the money,
for of all the fireside dope none has ap
peared lately with a better claim on the
purse. This one was cut by Charley Dry
den, aided and abetted by the Philadelphia
North American, to whose sporting col
umns he contributes pieces. This one de
serves the special attention of The Bee's
circulation among Big Sam's Nebraska
friends and so here goes:
For this Rainy Day Interview Mr. Samuel
Crawford looked pretty good seated In a
padded, chair at the Bingham, carefully
resting his hands and feet. In the course
of an informal chat the well known Detroit
athlete threw some llaht UDon a Drofesslon
other than base ball. '
"To what do you attribute your superb
physique?" Mr. Crawford was asked.
"Whacking at the .wind-whipped whiskers
of Wahoo," was the mysterious answer.
"Is that a hidden rebus or real lan
guage?" the reporter asked.
"Plain as I can make it," said Mr. Craw
ford. "I'm trying to tell you that In early
youth I was a tonsorlallst at Wahoo, Neb."
"Do you recall the county?"
"Wahoo, Saunders county. Neb. It was
there 1 learned to lather and shave the
bucollo villager and the clod-buster from
beyond the corporate limits of our fair
city. And, say, it was one of two things in
rqy parlor; either the whiskers came off or
the rasor handle broke."
am Swells Co gome.
Here the former tonsorlallst spurred up
his arm till the .bulging biceps showed be
neath his coat. From which It was plain
the whiskers of Wahoo, Neb., never got a
chance to arbitrate.
"Many western barbers go east to learn
the trade, taking a regular course In Chi
cago at the Armour Institute or tSwlft's
Tonsorial college," Mr. Crawford went on
nimbly.
"Some I know matrloulated at the Cud
ahy Carving school In Omaha; but I'm
sdf-taught. Including flrst-aid-to-the-ln-Jured.
and I'm proud of It. Every time I
shaved a farmer I asked him would he
have witch - hasel or court plaster."
"Was your shop thoroughly overhauled
and renovated, antiseptic and no waiting?"
"My parlor was the show place of Wahoo.
Leading cltliens met there for Intellectual
relaxation and social enjoyment. I strove
to please."
"Did you go in for art treasures with
which to soothe the weary eyelid?" Mr.
Crawford was asked. -
"The walls of the shop reeked, with stan
dard masterpieces, and people came miles
to see them. Among hit treasures waa a
massive canvas direct from the HoSmaa
House salon oa Broadway. Perhaps you
have seen copies of the original which I
owned. The celebrated painting depicted
a group of the nation's leading men."
Few of the Lire Ones.
"Can you name them, Mr. Crawford?"
"Well, yes. Inspector Byrnes was there
In a policeman's cap; Chauncey Depew and
his side whiskers; ' Buffalo Bill'' in a fur
trimmed overcoat; Nat Goodwin, the actor;
August Belmont, in a plug hat; Grovei
Cleveland, with his face hanging over hit
collar; Billy Edwards, the prize fighter;
General Miles and David B. Hill, who
needed a botttle of hair restorer, were
among those present. Everybody smoked
a cigar of the same brand, the name -i
which was printed on a red cinch worn by
the cigar."
"That masterpiece was common In ton
sorial parlors and barrooms a few years
ago," said the reporter.
"I thought you had seen It," Mr. Craw
ford replied, his face lighting up a glow
of pleased recollection. "Then there was
another on a background of green, with
plenty of smoke the Robert il l.ee and
the Natchei racing on the Mississippi. A
most spirited work of art."
"You certainly should have led all com
petitors at Wahoo."
"Well, I should lather," said the subject
of our sketch. "1 was the bulwark of
Wahoo. Besides the art treasures there
was an ornate glass front cabinet of richly
carved pine containing private microbe
mugs with the gents' names in gilt letters
on each mug. And I forget Just how many
cuspidors 1 did have."
Mr. Crawford sighed, and well he might.
In the effort to conjure up every detail in
this pleasing mental picture of the pant.
"In your vast experience. Mr. Crawford.
what would you say was the Dotent factor
In imparting a healthy tone to the ton
sorial industry; wnat beat booms the
business?" '
Lioto asid Lather.
"Love," said the expert, right oft the
bone. "Love mixes more lather than any
other epidemic known to science. Once
let a man, young or old, get the sparking
habit and the little time he can spare
away from the calico finds hlra in the red
plush chair.
"The way he wants to be scraped, pow
dered and curled and get stuff squirted In
his face puts the barber on velvet. 1 had
a big run on these heart-breakers and
home-wreckers at Wahoo besides other
trade, but in the midst of prosperity the
cruel blow fell."
"Did the slimy tentacles of the Bay Rum
trust throttle the little Parlor or did you
lose your voice?" the reporter asked, sym
pathetically. "Worse than that," hissed Mr. Crawford,
while the pale fire of undying hatred shone
In his lamps. "Richard K. Fox threw me
down hard. He refused to print my picture
In Our Famous Tonsorlalists' section of the
Pink Gasette. He returned my photo, and
said he had on hand 4.0U0 bum Italian bar
bers, mostly from Paterson, N. J., Brook
lyn and Patchogue, L. I., yet to be pub
lished. I had to wait for my turn, which
would occur in about seventy-five years."
"Did you take decisive steps in the mat
ter?" Mr. Crawford was as!d.
"Most too hasty, I fear. I replied to
Mr. Fox, saying if he preferred to boost
the Dago and let me languish in the tail
prairie grass he could stop the paper. He
did so, and the high class literary lr.ni
of the parlor at once subsided."
"And did you .get squeezed In the
shrinkage?"
"To a frazzle. Gents no longer came
In to look at the chorus ladles In tiithts,
punk pugilists and prise boll pups and get
shaved on the side.. In one month I only
got oust whan tns undertaker had a Job.
They let sne shave a deal one new and
then. The sower of the prose la pretty
fierce In the west, but enough of this sad
story of my life. Forget it."
And Mr. Crawford politely dismissed the
reporter and the staft piiotogtupher.
MEAT ORDER NO SIGN0F WAR
Ular Demand for Army Stores la
Orient Said to De With
out Significance.
"No particular significance Is to be at
tached to the proposition of the govern
ment advertising for proposals for 235,000
emergency rations to be prepared at Kan
sas City for the use of the United States
army," said an official at army headquar
ters Saturday. "The proposals are simply
for a new supply of the emergency rations
to replace those already consumed. Only
one firm In Kansas City Is prepared to
make the emergency ration, the Armour
company. Th ration consists of klln-drled
and baked wheat, kiln-dried and baked
meat, which are chemically compounded
and compressed and scaled In air-tight,
pound cans, with three cakes of chocolate.
These pound cans will keep Indefinitely.
The army regulations require that the ra
tion shall be served one day to each soldier
In alternate months In order to accustom
the soldier to the use of the ration and
are also utilized for practice march work.
The law requires a three months' supply
of the ration must be kept on hand at
each post In the army, and the recent order
for making up 235.000 of the rations has
no relation to any prospective war troubles
In the orient. These emergency rations
will all be used up here In the United
States and much of them In the Depart
ment of the Missouri."
SAUNDERS FAILS , IN PROTEST
Unable to Convince Board of Equal
Isotlon Not' to Reassess Old
ewer Districts.
.
The city Board of Equalization has over
ruled the protests filed by W. A. Saunders
against reassessing the taxes knocked out
bv the courts in a number of old sewer dis
tricts. It Is expected the matter will be
taken Into court and the city's right to
make reassessments defined or forbidden.
Saturday morning was given up to hear
Ing a series of arguments on a bunch of
the same kind of protests filed by former
City Attorney W. J. Connell.
Bee Want Ads Are business Boosters.
Sides Brings Two Victims.
DeDUtr United Statns Marshal 'John A
Pides of Bonth Dakota brought to Omaha
Friday night Albert Lamson and George
Seymour and lodged them In tne Dougxs
county Jail In default of I!)u and lado hall.
respectively. Lamson was bound ever to
the federal grand Jury by United States
Commissioner Singhaur -n the charge of
selling liquor without first securing the
reeulslte government license. Bevmour'a
offense was for Introducing liquor onto the
nuineoago reservation.
CUUm BOARD PUTS ON LID
Commissioner! Order Sheriff to Eeep Coun
try Bslooni Closed on bnsday.
ACTION TAKEN BY , UNANIMOUS VOTE
Kennard Raises the Question of Or
dering Much Printing; Under
Old Contract Just Be.
fore It Expired.
By a unanimous vote the Board of
County Commissioners at the regular meet
ing Saturday morning directed Sheriff Mc
Donald to notify saloon keepers in all of
the precincts of the county outside the two
large cities strictly to comply with the law
In regard to Keeping their places of busi
ness open on 8unday and in all other
respects to keep within the law. The ac
tion was taken without much discussion.
The board also rejected an application
for a liquor license by Hans D. Voss, who
asked permission to open up In Douglas
precinct. A protest signed by H. 8. Akin
and a number of others was before the
board, but when the matter was reached
neither Mr. Voss nor any of those who
made the protest was present. Deputy
County Attorney Foster presented an opin
ion that under the law the board could
not grant a license for a saloon to be lo
cated within five miles of a grading camp.
As it Is alleged .Mr. Voss' place of busi
ness was to be within this limit the board
voted without dissent to reject the ap
plication. Kennard Raises Qnestton.
Mr. Kennard raised a question about the
ordering of considerable printing under the
eld contract Just before It expired. He
said he had figured that the same work
under the new contract would have cost
the county about f ISO less than under the
old . contract. He asked that the matter
be Investigated by the committee on court
house and Jail. Mr. Eruuing, a member
of the committee, explained that he had
signed the orders for the printing at the
request of a deputy In the office of former
County Clerk Drexel. and If any unneces
sary printing had been ordered he was
unaware of it. The matter was referred
to the committee on court house and Jail.
County Treasurer Fink reported he had
In his possession about 130,000 In excess
fees. He notified the board as soon as a
division of fees had been made with the
city treasurer and clerk of the district
court according to law be would turn the
balance Into the general fund. The ques
tion of the number of employes In Mr.
Fink's offlos was not discussed.
Probation Offieer Bernstein told the
board his assistants wers objecting te pay-
lac street ear fain out of their own pock
ets for children taken to and from the de
tention home. He said U.is amounted to
$ao or 2S a month and his men did not
feel Inclined to continue going to this ex.
pense. He was directed to present a writ.
ton communication to the board anil
promisud prompt action one way or the
BAD DEBT MAN IS UP AGAIN
Collector Who Exposes His Victims to
Coutumely la Convicted for
Second Time.
Frank R. Belts of Omaha, ag'jd T7 years
nd by profession a "bad debt" collector.
waa sentenced Saturday morning by Judge
jaunger in the United States district court
to pay a fine of 115 and aland committed
t the Uouglas county Jail until the fine
was paio. uontence was, however, sus
pended until Thursday momlnff. filta had
entered a plea of guilty to an Indictment
returned aginst him by the federal grand
Jury to violating the United States postal
laws ty lending out dunning postal cards
and letters to delinquent debtors on whloh
was stamped with a lubber stamp, In large
characters, the letters "D. B.," meaning
dead beat.
This is Selts's second offense at the sama
nature, he having been sentenced Jun ll,
19iH, to forty-eight hours In the custody' of
the United States marshal for the same of
fense. In passing sentence Saturday morning
Judge Munger admonished Mr. Belts there
were lawful ways of enforcing the colleo
tlon of a Just debt, but the United States
courts would not countenance any illegal
ways to collect debts good or bad, and the
advertising of a debtor as a dead beat or
putting to him other humiliation or ridi
cule by collectors could not be tolerated.
TAXES FOR BOTH YEARS IN
Assessments for lttOt and 10OS of Two
Railroads Effected by
Munger Decision.
Attorney General Norrls Brown was at
the federal building Saturday morning and
submitted to the court for filing the form
of decree In the Union Pacific tax case In
which Judge Munger recently dismissed tho
application for an Injunction asked for by
the Union Pacific Railroad company. Mr.
Brown said:
"The decision of Judge Munger In both
the Burlington and Union Pacific cases ap
plies only to the tax levy of J904. However,
the same general character of application
for Injunction by the respective roads Is
msde in the 1906 tax assessments and It Is
natural to presume the decision would apply
to these eases aa well, as identically the
same Issues are Involved. The amount of
money In controversy In this particular In
stance In the Union Paciflo case Is ISO, 004
of tho UOt
