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HIE OMAHA DAILY BEE: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1:V7. Ml li LETTERS FROM IEE READERS Valine of Villi Positivs Ksoettity ia Tkesa. ryi of Li ticitlo a. HOW TO AVOID TROUBLE AFTER DEATH eSBBBBBBBBa Desrrat of rrHr Mi4f Rosy aad 1ea.d Titles Avoided by the t)r !( f Will Before DriB. Contributions on timely topics ere Invlied from readers of Tl Be. t'ommUHlcations should be written legibly on on site of U paper only snd e-companied by ths turns and address of ths writer. Ths nams ill not be used If tbs errltet auks that It bs wilt, held. I'nused com rou titrations will not be returned. Correspondents are advised to limit their letters to wrd or they will ls subject to .being rut down to thst limit st ths discretion of ths editor. Publications of Tiros of cor respondents must not be taken to commit Tbs Bos is their endorse tiient. taklsar of Wills. OMAHA. Feb. I Ts the Bdltor ft Ths Fee: In reoent editorial when speaking of the effort which rs being mads to Chang's the law of descent In this stats, you said that It would be well If Slcmg with this effort, a campaign of education for making wills might he carried on I fnoM heartily approve your suggestion Every one who has glveit any thought to ths subject of descent and distribution of property under the statute knows that ths best that can be done Is to provide general rules; and in arriving at what such general rules should be, the legislators try to determlns what 111 bs best In the largest number of eases. The past week I appeared before ths Judiciary' committees of both the house and the senate of our legislsturs in behalf of the proposed descent taw. I think if peo ple generally could have heard the -expres-lons repeatedly made In both of thesf committees that any general rules which might be made will work an Injustice In man cases that there, would bs such a making of wills as was never known before. It must be apparent to any one that a rule which might be beet for the division of his exists among his own relatives would not be the best rule when -applied to ths es tate of Ma neighbor.- Peculiarity of cir cumstances In every family ought to be considered in distributing the property and every person -who has an estate ought to eve to it thatJt goes to those who are most entitled to it. Another strong reason for making wills ts that a will makes an estate a matter of record and simplifies titles. Where a per son dies without will owning real estate. It goes to his relatives 1n the order Used by statute, " It is always a question of fact open to possible controversy as to who are the 'heirs. When "one desires to purchase ths real estate of heirs of an estate he hunts around until he finds the persons w hom . he believes to be the heirs of ths deceased and takes deeds from them. It ha baa made a mistake and omitted soma of them they may come in afterwards and claim their share of the property, though he nay have paid for It before. This very thing Is- occurring every day. It renders titles of the property of intestates so dan gerous that It Is said In some of the east ern states that property which ,aa passed through five administrations is unmarket able. This danger can bs . avoided by making a will. The will names those who are. to take the property; this leaves no uncertainty, about .the ownership. Then a ropy of the win is placed upon record In the office of the register of deeds and the chain of title is thus made complete. Where thvre. W no, wUl. there Is a, break in -the record title. ' ifnder bur law the widow never Inherits the fe to the property If tot.- husband leaves any blood relatives whatever. Diffi culties often arise attending ths setting off dower. This may be simplified by a will giving her a life use In eertain portions of the estate, or an absolute title to a part thereof and the other portion absolutely to the heirs. - t'nder the law where there Is no will, the real -estate cannot be sold for ths payment of debts without a proceeding In tbs dis trict ' court and a showarg of the neces sity therefor, and a license granted by ths court to the administrator to eell so much of the estate as may be necessary to pay the debts. The property Is then sold at public auction to the highest bidder. If will Is made authority may be given to the executor to sell the property necessary for the payment of debts at public or pri vate sale, thus earing the delay and es penss of the. proceeding in tbs district court, A testator by his will may name 111 eaecutor Instead of leaving it to the discretion of some court, whs cannot know and Is not as well .qualified to select a manager of the estate as the deceased himself. It ' frequently happens that the person appointed la the lsst person whom ths deceased would have chosen 16 dis charge that peculiar trust. Ths deceased Sa the one best qualified to choose ths per son whom tie deeirr to manage his affairs for him after he la gone, and he ought to name such person before he dies. There are many other reasons why It is best to make a will, bat It seems to m that the above ought to be sufficient to compel everyone during his lifetime to ar range foi ths disposition of his property after he Is gone, t hop yon will, through ths columns of your paper, carry on the eampsign of education of which you speak, y . DANIEL U JOHNSON. Christie Seleses. OMAHA. Feb. X. l?7.-To the Editor af The Bee: In your Issue for January n, under tbs caption, "Hearing on Christian Science." It is reported "Representative Da. via of Css msde a dramatic address, la which he declared his mother's life should bsve been aaved by Christ las Science. " This Is Incorrect. Representative ttavls ssld: There Is a woman In this aedlenoe who for a long period of years was an Invalid. The doctors could not help Iter and she was heeled by Christian Science. Eh Is my mother, and she 'Is a well woman today." Ia the same article It Is retorted "Dr. Union, secretary tf the Bte Board of Health and the author' of the bills. In a running fire of questions declared hkj only purpose wss to prevent the spread sf con tagious, diseases." Dr. Brash and the med teal doctors would bsve some excite far thetr attempt to regulate the practice ef Christian Science if no epidemics occurred nder their method of treatment but epi demics do occur constantly where every case from the very beginning Is under the care of the medical doctors:--., The law In force in Nebraska require the reporting of contagious diseases to the State Board -of Health,- and Christian Scientists are more care f si to observe the law, rules and regulations of . ths State Board ef Health, new enforced In the state of Nebraska for the purpose of regulating the reporting of contagious diseases, than are those who do not b.lieve in Christian Science. There hsve been but a very few exceptional cases of contagious diseases not reported immediately, which were under the care of Christian Scientists. There are a great many more contagious cases not re ported by physicians than such cases not reported by Christian Scientists. . The families of Christian Scientists are very seldom Invaded by a contagious dis ease, but , should suspicion or puxsling symptoms sppesr h experienced diag nostician is summoned at once. ' Usually the disrssj does not develop, but Is ae- otroyed st the very beginning. ' The practice of Chriatlan Science, by es- J tablishlng a calm Christian state of mind, a certain reliance upon Ood -as infinite Love, contributes more towards n Initial ing the spreading of disease by destroying human fear than any poisonous drug or other material remedy eonld possibly do. No epidemic have been occasioned by carelessness on the part of Christian Scien tists and no spreading of., disease baa oc curred that would warrant ths contempla tion of any such bills now; before the pres ent Nebraska legislature. - ORAT MONTGOMERY. Assistant Publication Committee. - Wast O steer Parker's Posltlea. OMAHA, Feb. t. To the Editor of The Bee: On November , l0l. I was elected truant officer by the Board of Educatlin. The committee that made the terms with me thougtot It best to have me sworn in as a special policeman, T furnished a bond for 11.00s. mnd was sworn In aa spe cial policeman No. 115. The present agitation ooncenrfng the du ties of the truant officer was caused by the raid Probation Officer Carver and I tnade on a cave located at Forty-third street and Grand avenue Thanksgiving. A 17-year-old boy tried to get away by running Just as soon as he saw us. 1 fired my pistol but It dl hsvs the desired effect It made :., . t faster, but I soon caught him, i?ht him back to the cave, and tl took him and two other boys to ihe police station, where Sergeant Cook examined them an1 upon our recommendation sent them hotne to destroy the cave. . Officer Carver asked two of them to re port at the Juvenile court the following Saturday. The principal of the school, located within 490 feet or this cave, had opm plalned to me that It was a nuisance, and that some of the boys belonging to her school spent many hours In that "cavo. Someone had sent a complaint to Officer Crver;and lie had asked me t go with tfllCACO FIGHTING OMAHA Foard of Trade of Viadj City TatM Hand ii fraim Bate Ticht OEjrCTS TO tOWA-OUAHA FI0P0RT10HA1 ThrewtealaaT t Bed the lew. Rate te Re Oasaha ef the v Bwslaeae. I t:' rr him. t went as " a special policeman and hot aa a truant officer. t If the authority of a truant officer had been sufficient It would not have been ne cessary to have me sworn ia as a special policeman. The first sentence In the section of ths law relating to truant' officers says that they shall qualify as police officers. It was through my efforts In this very district that a man was convicted twice and punished twloe Sot committing crimes too filthy to put Into print The third case against this same man was worse than the first two. but was not prosecuted. The neighbors - made it so hot f or this man that he moved from ths district gome of the ' boys mixed up with this man belonged to the -cave gang and I know It One of the boys Is In the la dust rial school at . Kearney as the result of the pernicious influence of this man. A few days before we raided this cave, as I was making a abort cut cross some vacant property I discovered a fifteen-year CHICAGO. Feb. . Speclal Te1egram. Actual hostilities between rhe Board of ! Trade of Chlcajro and the Omaha Board of j Trad are likely to break out following a conference with the traffic officials of the i Chlcsgo-Mlrsourl river lines here Tuesday. This wss the statement mad tonight by an official of the local Board of Trade, who ; declared that if It came to a matter of j showing strength the whole trouble will ! be taken Into the federal courts for ad- j Judication. The difference between the two boards arises over the protest of the Omaha deal era against a tart ft filed by the Chicago- ' Missouri river lines, which specifies that the j proportional rate on grain irora im i sour! river to Chicago and the Atlantic sea board must be used only In case where the grain actually originates west of the Missouri river, and not on grain from Iowa, which has been hauled to Omaha and then reahipped to the east The new tariffs, which will go into ef- j feet this week, were filed aa a result of the agitation against "backhaullng" of i Iowa grain so as to enable the Omaha mar- j ket to compete In the business. The Inter state Commerce commission In the recent hearing of the Peavey Elevator case Intl mates thst It could see no excuse for al lowing a lower rate on Iowa grain which , had been shipped into Omaha and then sent back east than grain which is given the short haul and taken direct- to Chicago or the Atlantic seaboard. ale.. Make Threats. No sooner was it axinounoed that the new rule would be put into effect than tho Omaha grain dealers raised a howl of pre test They declared that the rule would curtail their field of operation, and was a discrimination against them. They de clared that if the roads persisted In putting In the rule they would take the case Into the courts and ask an injunction restrain Ing ths roads from placing the new tariff Into effect But In doing this they trod upon the toes of the Chicago dealers, who for a long time considered the "backhatning" principle a bad one. The Chicago dealers at once served notice upon the railroads that they did not propose to allow ths application of the Missouri river proportional upon grain from Iowa, and that if the rule was not abrogated they would also appeal to the courts and demand that the short haul clause of the new rate law be made appli cable In this case and that backhaullng be forbidden. The traffic officials of the Chicago-Missouri river lines have arranged for a hear ing of the case Tuesday, wban a delegation of Omaha grain dealers will be present to give their side of the case. The local Board of Trade will also be represented and will protest against any adjustment of ths situ ation which does not protect Chicago's in terests. . . A freight traffic manager of one of the strongest lines between Chicago and the Missouri liver has declared that if the pro portional rate is sllowed to apply on Iowa grain Its line, for one, win reduce the rat on Iowa grain, so aa to counterbalance any advantage the proportional rate may give Omaha, thw protect tis interests of the local Board of Trade." - 1 FRUIT GROWERS JOIN HANDS Adapt Ceastltatlea aad By-Laws aad Will Eleet oaieers aatd Directors . aatarday. " The Omaha Fruit Growers' association Is the name of the new . organisation that will look out for the Interests of the fruit raiser in this vicinity. The- association ia I virtually organised now. In its embryonic J state it held a meeting yesterday at Wall's hall In Florence, when twenty-five fruit growers were present' and adopted a con- stitution and by-laws.' Ths meeting was j presided over by D. Deyo and A. T. Sty- bold acted as secretary. The Uert meeting will be held Saturday at 2 p. m. at the Commercial club rooms In Omaha. The capital stock of the association will be IIO.OUO. All the promoters have taken stock and will work with a determination to make the organisation a strong and I TOMH ? ISUEXB Most health 7, vigorous men and women ia the United Stales are raised on good, old i fashioned ArbudJes ' ARIOSA Coffee. Never mind what, the others drink, you want to be WelL Sr.y thingt to the man wbo tries to switch you from ArbuciW to coffee that pays hint big . al the expense of your atom,.. ... r.i.r WiJ. , n '..rfswNssWrw old boy assaulting his younger sister in a j Potent factor. At the meeting next Batur- patch of weeds and this boy, toe, had helped to build the cave and spent a greet deal of his time there although he was not there the night w raided the care. It Is an officer's duty ts prevent truancy and crime aa well as - to punish the of fender after be tias committed the act I have found that no good comes from oavoa, but that they are used by truants to hide in. smoke, cigarettes, use tobaooo, read trashy literature, rush ths can. tell vulgar stories, etc j' . Sine this raid young men In other parts of the city hare told m what they used to do In caves, and these same young men said: "Break up the aves, that's where we learned most ef our meanness." I have not "usurped powers and func tions which the law doe not give.' No evidence of the above quotation or "un warranted offlclousness" has been pro duced and the verdict must be not'gullty. To my knowledge, not a single charge has been made against ths truant officer. This agitation was not caused by the truant officer putting children Into ths de tention school.. That question has never been called to my. attention ra aa official way, i If my superior officers do not want ms ts raid cave aad bring men to trial that are ruining our boys and girls they must say so. Thea tbs responsibility will rest on them, ...... -I have consulted some of the bast legal authorities m the city and they said that I bad not exceeded my authority. ' WILLIAM PARKER. LABORER COMMITS SUICIDE Feaai Baa. la-' t Bedpest Steeaa I the Ireas Hetal. , . . la tl Is Suspended by a rope tied to the bed stead and placed ever- a hook at the top n the window, the body of Jans a Brady, a middle-aged farm l boner, was found ia his reoaa at the Lreaa hotel. 1U North Thirteenth street SaSBrday evening, srken William Weabeseak. the proprietor. tensd the door te see why his guest had not stirred during the day a usual. Life had svtdmtly beea extinct far several hours. Brady had beea at the hotel for a sum. her ef weeks, and bad ease patrenejsd the place at different times (or the last two years. Practically ewthing era, kjsowa ef him. however.- except that: he worked en farms ta lows. Some picture found ia iiia trunk bore- the mark of a Casey, la., photographer. . . e. Brady waa said by another reojbar te be rather quiet and ewpareaUy sjueaewkat weak ef muad. He did aot drink a great deal and though be had ae work he etas wef) supplied with money. .-e - day officers and directors will be elected. The directors will control the marketing of I ths fruit and upon them, therefore, will ' depend much of the success of the enter prise, j "Few people realise what sueh an organl- I nation may mean to the fruit growers, to ! Omaha and to Douglas county," said ono ' of the founders of this organisation, "With a firm oo-aperatloa in the sale of fruit In I carload lots, placing It oa the market by j our own mea and getting the full benefit ' of profits, we will vasUy Increase our earn- ! inmm. ion wiu enaots us 10 enlarge our stocks and orchards or vineyard for this movement la.dclgned to promote the graps business a much a any other tins of fruit and will tend to Induce other men to enter the fruit raising business. It will result In a tremendous increase In the acre age devoted to vineyards and orchards." WAGON WHEEL CRUSHES HEAD eat Theaaaus Bewes Threw frwsa ad Meets with lastaat Death, Driving homeward la haste so that be might be early to a dance ia the evening. Thomas Bow, aged 17 years and living with his widowed n Tether at Benson, was throw from tbs seat of his wago la turning the corner at Twenty-eighth and Farnam streets, early Saturday evening and hi akull fractured and Beck broken by the wheels of the wagoa passing over his head. No sign of life remained when b was picked up by witnesses of the acci dent Toung Bowes was employed by the Grav en Elevator company a driver when there was any extra work for him to do, and b had been driving a wagon during ths day. He waa returning home Just before o'clock with his team and wagon when the accident occurred. His brother, also a driver for the sams company, bad preceded him but a few blocks en the homeward way. The bey waa anxioua to attend a eertain dance ia the evening and was probably trying to maks the beet time possible, turning the corner toe abarply.. It waa said by some that ths neckyuka fell, frightening ths horse aad causing such a Jar as t un seat him. but tfala waa hot substantiated. Tbs team psasad oa half a Mock without a driver and thea stopped. The young man's head was badly crushed. ! Ths front and rear wheels oa tho sids j Where be fell passed over the bead and j neck, making death quick and eertaia. He ' Is survived by hi anrther and several ! bretnere an i s iauer Sled some years as. Cetoaer Brail y took charge of ths body. . .- It ye hare anything to trade advertise tt lbs For atxchaag eolum oi Tbs Des Want Ad peg Opr ' . bargain wail-ai prices are -not a tat a plain business propositi! bribe WE want your want-ads. You want re . suits at the least possible cost. The best results come from a want-ad that tells ali the other party wants to know. Most want-ads are "skimped" they tell only half enough, trying to save a line or two, so we have made it easy to say enough in your ad to advertise right at no greater cost to you. Think of it! ' We offer to run J VaiirfT i 111 ifT mm :! I . WANT-AIT egg"1 I m' asr-. i 'W lit.:, . Illj ds VI I ' . i " j . (. One time Three limes Seven times 10c 2C . eJG 45 c UNDER THE FOLLOWING HEADS elp Wanted, For Rent . Rooms, For Sale, Business Cheovces, Miscellaneous, Situations Waited,Waited to Buy, Wanted to Rent- MAY BE INSERTED IN Dmly Be Leave your ad at any drug store, or phone The Bee-Douglas 238, and a man will call for it. Within everybody's reach reaches everybody 3C hi M 31 J