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: t -j i TIIE OMAHA DAILY REE: THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 1906, JESSE LOWE WILL 501 ACT Latest Cit; Eninesr Appoint Matter of IHplonucy by Council. ONE MEMBER SAYS HE WILL DECLINE (oalrntd B ex-ana Weary Cennell men Waste Rent 1mm TbU OHral for at Least Thirty Days. "We know tht Je" Low wouldn't ac cept the position of city engineer and con firmed hi appointment merely to rive the suhject a rest for a while." said one of the democratlo councilman Wednesday. "Mr. (, haa thirty daya to accept or declln and we hope he will use up all the time. The councilmen are tired of this simp and want a rest." On the other hand. Mayor Dahlman, be fore ha left on the trade excursion, said li, aa feeling fine and wa entirely willing to tight for hli choice of Andrew Roaewnter for city engineer aa long as It waa necea MO'. He.haa a clear plan of campaign mapped out to land his man. The council men are atJll at odda and enda on the proposition and are correspondingly short of temper. Arrangements nre helng made to aettle the controversy over the appointment of John C. Lynch for irna lnapctor In short order almply by abolishing the of"lce and transferring the duties to the electrical dc partnient. An ordinance waa being pre pared to give thla pleasant Job the coupe de grace Tuesday, but was not fin ished tti time for the council meeting. It is to be Introduced next Tuesday night, as now planned. Why Taylor Waa Rejected. Inquiries as to why Egbert Tnylor. col ored, has lieen rejected for Janitor at the city hnll and Jail brought the response that reports about him Intimated that he was "too tough." No plan has been outlined for Annihi lating the Intention' of Mayor Dahlman to make Tom Dee city prosecutor. It Is a matter of common opinion, however, that If the mayor aafely lands City Engineer Rose water he will back up on Ieo, feeling that thla fight la hopeless. City Toundmaster Alfred MUlurd found time Wednesday morning to absent himself from th cashier's desk at the United Slates National bank long enough to go to tho city hall and ascertain that his bond and oath had been approved lie said he would assume charge of the office during the day and for the present would retain the pres ent force of two or three subordinates, but that later he thought he would .make i;hangta. leading dogs of Omaha have Isnued a call for ar mass meeting of all the canines In Omaha to congratulate Mayor Dahlman and the council on the selection of Mr. Millard. Every dog la happy. oounty hospital la not intended to be a place for the treatment of communicable dlaeaaes and It la not lighl that thes cases should be turned In among the old and Indigent people at the hospital. "The county baa been treating eohaiimy tlvea, many of whom have been sent tu Omaha from other places. The Uty ought to take etiarge of these cases and Investi gate them In connection with the Asso ciated Charities. The city should provide a fully equipped emergency hospital and be prepared to take charge of contagious case that have to be taken to the hospital, as well a cases treated at the feoniea of the patients." Dr. Bwoboda'a views meet the approval of the county commissioners, who ar In clined to be lleve the city trying to shift some of It responsibilities upon th county. THEY ARE ALL CIVIL NOW Life Policy Holders Ian Uirs Kvery thln They Desire) (rasa the Compaales Direct. ' "At a recent duly heralded meeting in this city of th policy holder of a leading life Insurance company," say the Chicago Chronicle, "It I reported that only twelve persons attended, although chair had train provided for some 2u0. Of th doaen who came there were a few fully primed with liarniieruea in favur of turning- out the present managei.lent-whlch, by the way, H talk'1 with CroW, who advised hlin to ha been In office only about right month j fn ,n w,,,, Ware nd Frawley. aa It would lie nesi lor ine witness 10 see mem. uvow told hlin that Ware' attorneys were strong and Influential. Crow stated further to Lambert that he did what he could lo abate an indictment ugalnat Ware. At (ROW LAMBERT'S ATTORNEY Foreman of Grand Jury Counsel for One Man it Indicted. VICTIM-CLIENT UNCOVERS SOME THINGS Tells How Joe Craw tame to Hint aa Took HI Case (or Two Haadred and Fifty Dollars. The trial of the case of former Post maater Joaeph Crow, ex-foreman of the fed eral grand Jury of 19u6, was resumed m the United States district court Wednes day morning, with Frank W. Lambert on the stand. The court -had already decided that th testimony of Dambert was com petetit from the fact that although he had pleaded guilty to an Indictment for con spiracy. Judgment had not yet been pro nounced, and the witness waa therefore qualified to testify under the laws of the United States. The testimony of Lambert waa, In effect, that he had visited Crow at his office on November 28, IPOS, the day the grand Juiy adjourned. In company with Robert Dun can, another member of the grand Jury. This waa about S o'clock In the afternoon. and putting in men to be chosen by lliu ardent speakers In question or others like themselves. "The petty number of really honest policy holders present after So much previous drumming up seems to Indicate that l.fe ollciutlon Crow gave witness a lnmira.nf C-riir 1 1 v hat va Ina marl Ihjl 'n i Boclatluii' projeoted In their ostensible Jc- I 1"" 'ur ""T . ,ro"' '"" lo this request It was on the advice of Crow the witness decided to go to Deadwood. fi.'t ... , . ...... . , . , . i nil fftaiiit; a.iicruuuu wildest accumpaninu These are. not very haaghty days at the I , ,,,,, . .. , v , headquarlers of any life Company,- and a ' ' - . with Harry Welsh, who was -confined there half are mainly schemes for making fat positions and Income for the promoter thereof. DEAN BEECHER LEADS SQUAD Heads Second Contingent of Episcopal Choir Roys to Camp at Flattamonth. I Dean Beecher. heading the aecond detach ment of boy from the Episcopal churches of thla city,' left Wednesday morning over the Burlington for the encampment ait Plattsmouth. The rain prevented many of the boys from making the start on schedule time a few days ago, hence the present necessity of sending another con tingent. About twenty-five youngsters, full of fun, went down at a. m. These pleasure trips are annual affairs In the diocese of Omaha and are especially de signed for the choir boy and a few friends of the local churches. They are given un der the auspices of the Churchmen's club. Beatrice and Lincoln will also send group of young people, thus swelling the number to approximately 12S with a total of 100 sent from the city. While In camp the boys will engage In the wholesome pleasures of camp life and will constantly remain under the close supervision of Bean Beecher. Camp will be broken on Thursday, Juna 28. J-cent stamp will secure for any policy nolder full and civil answers to any ques tions he may have to ask concerning his contract or the condition of the company. No glib talker working for a fee or mem bership contribution to an 'association' can learn anything for a policy holder which j under the ame indictment which had been ' returned against Dambert and Ware, Welsh having pleaded guilty to the Indictment. Crow t'pbralda Welsh. Crow, Lambert aays. told Welsh In the presence of the witness that he was foolish the latter cannot now obtain himself at first hand from the company. "This lias always been the case with the more steady going, conservative organiza tions, and while thlr manager are patient j for pleading guilty to the charge, because It would be impossible to convict any of them, and that If Welsh were to with draw his plea of guilty and enter a plea of not guilty arrangements could be made to aa tver with the Importunities of nelf-se- I "'cure for him good attorneys. looted 'association' schemer, they are snld Witness and Crow then returned to the only to entile In silent wonder at the ere- J bitter office, where the matter of employ dullty of the few policy holders who have ; in an atorney for Lambert was discussed, been inveigled Into the useless oombina- i an5 Crow said the case ought to be worth tlona and the cheek of the parties that try f. but he would take It for $250. Wltneaa to organize them. I paid Crow $25 the following day as a re- "The erstwhile more arrogant companies, . talner. November 28 the matter of secur es noted, are now under new management ,n a bond for the witness was discussed, seemingly anxious to satisfy, and at any ' n1 Crow thought a Mr. McPherson of rate ready with every desired courtesy and j South Omaha could be procured to go on Information for their hitherto rather sorely badgered policy holders. "There Is no question whatever a to the right or duty of policy holders to organize for anything that may further protect their Interests. But that Is a different matter from being dragooned Into 'associations' that have not had the least thing to do with the upheavals In the Insurance world and ar chiefly engineered by parties trying to make good berth fort themselves. The fact that many such one-man 'asno- Dambert's bond (McPherson was already on Ware's bond). Witness and Crow made an appointment with McPherson for that evening and had a conference on Farnam street, near the Paxton. Crow told Mc Pherson Lambert had made arrangements to go to Deudwood, but under the present circumstances was unable to go. Did Not F.lope with Woman. In his cross-examination witness denied he had run away from Mullert with another man' wife. He went to consult with Crow clations have had some sort of an existence I " an attorney and not for the purpose of for thirty years have had little to show but securing bond. He denied that hi purpose disappointment to victims In all that time ,n 'seeing Crow was In reference to any and have been viewed with almost aa much Persecution he was subjected to by the pity and contempt by the careful and hon- ""vice officials because he refused orably managed companies a by any of t0 a certaln statement he Is alleged the large and more careleasly conducted to have made ,n ,ne rand iury room, and CARE OF CONTAGIOUS CASES Dr. gwoboda Thinks City Board of Health Should Take This Responsibility. County Physician Swoboda Is of the opin ion the City Board of Health, and not the county, should take care of diphtheria, scarlet fever and tuberculosis patients com ing from the city and has entered a pro test against having these classea of pit lent s turned over to the country hy the city ai tboritlea. "I do not think it right to push thes. cases over to the county authorities." lie said Wedneaday. "The county hospital if practically a poor houae and we nre nit In shape to take care of contagious a n't Infectious cases out there. In every cit of any sixe I know about the City Bottr. of Health handles all cases of a etm;aglo, nature and It should be done th same way her. I am alone at' the hospital and am not In position to give the attention ones Is not a strictly first-class testimonial In their favor. "The present-attorney general of New Tork, who ha not shown himself to be much of a hand at coddling the llf com panies, say of all such "associations' that the originators 'simply live by agitation' and are usually themselves 'legitimate ob jects of Investigation.' He adds that 'the Incomes and occupation of these agitators will be gone as soon aa confidence is re stored." " ' CITY PAYS INHERITANCE TAX Aa Benegrlary of Frank Murphy Library Fnnd Gives I'p Por tion of Beqaest. The executors 'of the Frank Murphy es tate have paid over to the city $9,685, representing the legacy of $10,000, less the Inheritance tax, which Mr. Murphy left for the benefit of the public library. The money Is now at the disposal of the 'ouncll and mayor, but must be used for library 'purposes. No plans have been made nr its disposition, but the establishment of a permanent branch library I the propo sition most generally favored. Treasurer Fink will call the attention of th city iiithoiitlea to th matter and It la sup sed tho beqbest will be placed to the redlt of the library fund subject to dls lureement by the library board. Baltimore A Ohio Dividend. XBW.YORK, June Jf.-The directors of 'he Baltimore & Ohio Railroad company today declared a semi annual dividend of : per cent, an increase of half of 1 per rent over the last previous semiannual ilvldend. An Initial quarterly dividend of per cent was oeclsred today on the to these diseases they should hav. 1 1 to COinpany. which statement had been prepared for him by the government officer. Mr. Gurley,. who was conduct trig the cross-examination, went into the alleged. "gun play" episode In Special Agent L. C. Wheeler' office, wherein It wa told at the tlm that upon Lambert's refusal to sign th statement alleged to have been pre pared for him by the government officer, that Mr. Wheeler drew a gun on Lambert and subsequently turned htm over to the custody of Secret Service Officer Phillip. Lambert denied he had made any atate nient to the effect that Wheeler had locked the door. In the redirect examination Lambert stated that when Phillips took him Into custody Mr. Wheeler aaked Phil Hps If he had a gun, and upon Phllllpa' reply in the affirmative Wheeler placed hlg gun back Into the drawer. In reply to Mr. Gurley the witness said he had pleaded guilty to th Indictment after the gun play Incident. He wa not taken to Jail that night, but wa placed In the custody of Phillips. He waa afterwards placed la Jail and kept there until after the Ware trial, when he was released on bond. Statement Trne, bat Rot Mcaed. In reply to a question by Mr. Rush, Lambert said "Prior to this gun play Incident I had told the government officer of my Inten tion to go to Deadwood. I did not sign the statement the official wanted me to aign at that time. However, the state ment was true but I did not want to sign It then. I had my talk with Mr. Rusit and Mr. Wheeler the earn night I got my transportation through Mr. Crow. C. J. Canan of Omaha, a member of the grand Jury of 1905, testified as to soma of the proceeding in th grand Jury room. Th motion to reconsider the War indictment waa mad by Ur. Duncan. Crow, 2 1 i-JL sj il slX """s 1i 2-JL xjlA "The Perfect Food" "Good Food is the Origin of Strength in the Human Body' WaT""" amjasW In thla country wa have th ideal food. It ia Malta-Vita, the food whica gives to the body and brain perfect strength and perfect health. It ia often called "The Perfect Food" becaua it contain every food element the body needs, and in the eaact proportion whicb physiologists say are necessary to health and strength. Malta-Vita is the whole of the best whit wheat, mixed with fineat barley malt extract. This is the reason it is so rich in vitalising-, re freshing, muscle-building, blood-making food elements. Ths wheat, after being thoroughly cleaned, is cooked and steamed until the starch cells break down. It ia then mixed with the malt extract and rolled out into wafer-Uke flakes, every flake a whole grain of wheat. The malt extract, an active digestive agent, converts the gelatinized starch of th wheat into maltose, or malt sugar. Maltose is very nutritious snd is easily digested even by the weakest stomach. Malta-Vita is baked in great ovens until it is crisp and brown, ready to eat. That is how it comes to you, th moat strengthening, most delicious and cleanest food in th world. No other food ha that delicate, satisfying Malta-Vita taste. Try some today with milk or cream. bbhmh All Grocers. Now lO Cents r The Harvest Fields of America Grow the richest barley crop in the world, and barley, remember, is a substantial ood a standard cereal (like wheat and oats and rye). It is the foundation and back bone of (Gifledl9s "Peerless Eeeir Pure, natural juices of the barley and hops are combined by the famous Guild Natural Process into a fermented malt beer, whose fine fragrance and rich strengthening food qualities won for, it the diploma of highest excellence at Paris, 1900, and for commanding superiority at St. Louis Exposition, 1904. "Beer Is liquid bread." This is an ancient German saying and is true in the most literal sense of "Peerless." Try it and see. It will quench your thirst, give you strength, promote digestion, satisfy your palate and enrich your blood. Sparkling, wholesome, snappy and delicious. . Bottled at brewery only. Sold everywhere. A favorite home beer. Send in a trial order for a case delivered at yoar door. Telephone, write or call. Ask for it at places of public resort if you want something better than common brews. JOHN GUND BREWING CO. - - LA CROSSE. WIS. W. C. Heyden, Mgr., 1320-22-24 Leavenworth St., Omaha, Neb., Telephone Douglas 2344. ; Barnhart & Klein, Wholesale Distributers, 162 Broadway, Council Bluffs, Iowa. 1 he aald, made, a aprech of four or Ave minutes on the motion to reconsider and said: It Is a shame to convict Ware at one end and not the old soldiers at the other and the evidence Is not enough to convict anyhow.". Witness sat next to Crow moat of the time during the : grand Jury proceeding. Crow aald 'to the-witness when th Ware case wa under consideration : "Vote no bill."' The resolution to reconsider' ac cording- to witneaaV. Impression -wa to re consider the Indictment - In War' Indi vidual case but not, in the other Harry Welsh oa the Staad. Harry Welsh, the third of th Ware, Lambert and Welsh trio, and who I now serving the last two week of hi sentence of six month under hi plea of guilty of conspiracy with Ware and Lambert In the land fraud matter, wa the last witness for the government. Welsh said: , 'Mr. Crow and Lambert visited me at the Jail some time the last of November. Mr. Crow talked to me about my pleading guilty, and thought I should not have done o, a he believed th case could be beat. I told him that I could not make a fight. as I had no money to hire attorney. Crow said that matter could be fixed; that Ware' attorney would try my caae. Crow then cam to the Jail ths next day with a writ ten order or request asking that I ralgllt change my plea of guilty to not guilty. I signed the order, I did not write It. Mr. Crow wrote It. H said again at that tim that Mr. Ware' attorney would fight my case for me." The only cross-examination that Welsh was subjected to wa to show that he wa serving a sentence for a crim of se curing soldier to, (wear falsely t filing paper, eto. With the evidence of Welsh the government announced that It rested It case. FLORENCE COUNTRY HOMES Helchts, CoMprlslna- Elahty Acres, Opened to C-oloalaattoa for Kir Resldeaeea. Florence Heights, a new sub-division of Florence, I being opened to th maraet aa a place for conntry home by Oedrgi d; Co. It comprise eighty acre on th hill in th north part of th city. Imme diately adjoining the country place of Myron L. Learned and Henry Wyman. It has ben cut up Into sixteen tract to be plaoed on the market. Already lx aala hav bean made.. Bart C. Fowler baa bought ten acre, Thomas D. Crane teu acre. J. H. Harvy eight acrea. Mr. Parka of Florence two and one-half acres and J. O. Russell of Florenoe two and on half acrea. Some of thes will build sum mer homes, snd others perm neat residences. GOOD NEWS FOR THE BULLS Report Comes that Western Part of State Did Net Get Heavy Rains. A. B. Jaqulth, the leading wheat bull of the Omaha Grain exchange, Thursday morning received the' ' following-' message from "Kearney-;'' :: ' " ' Light 'showeri' 'yesterday;-ho; 'ftoobT fain suva.AprU t&V .Letter written yesterday lo ua from Gothenburg, Dawson county. Neb., reada aa follows: "The papers say crops are saved. This may apply to the eastern section of the atate, but 1 have heard of no rain to speak of weat of Grand Island, Hall county, Neb. The weather here since Sun day morning haa been cool and If we could have rain thla week we. no doubt, could have quite a crop of email grain, but we can't raise much without rain this week. Considering- lack of rain, corn Is looking well." T. L. CARROLL. Mr. Carroll own and operates several ele vator and lumber yards In Dawson county. Both Hall and Dawson counties sre big winter wheat counties. WATCHES Frenser, JMn and Dodge at. CHANGES IN REGISTRATION Remainder of Week Is Opea for Vetera at the City Clerk's Office. Thl week ending Saturday 1 open at the city clerk' office for the revision of registration for the primarle July 3 to elect delegate to the atate and congres sional conventions. Citizen who hav changed their residence since April 28, or acquired the right to vote since that time, or who were out of the city on the reg ular registration day or were sick or were detained by family calamities, now have a chance to qualify for the primaries. Tn ceae f epeclal registration two freehold era from the precinct must certify to thH affidavit, but a simple allldavlt from tho elector will suffice in the case of a regis tered voter who has moved into another voting district. TO SHOW STICKNEY HIS ERR0R Western Lines Will Tell Hla Why Ratee thoald Have Remained ' lacaaa(4. President Btlckney's announcement of what he and his road proposed to do haa created quite a stir In railroad and grain circles in this city. Different views are taken, some maintaining that Mr. Stickney la right and others that h 1 making a grandstand play In face of the announce ment that the other roads wen to try to do away with the payment of elevation. The western llnea Interested hav ap pointed a commit! to wait on Mr. Stick ney to rhow him the error of his way in putting down the grain rate from Omaha to Minneapolis. St. Louis and the Missis sippi river points. The Burlington has an nounced its determiantion to maintain th present rtes. Pennsylvania City OOlclal Dies. EABTON. Pa.. June . Joaeph Breinln ger. alderman from te fourth ward of this cify. was found dead in his offlc to day, brelnlnger returned to criminal court the case of an 1-year-old hoy who was ac cused of mischi. vousness and the trial waa aet for yesterday. The court dinmUsed the lad and severely armed the alderman and those who wera associated with him In the case. 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