TTIE OMAHA DAILY DEEi WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 1907.
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President's Message
New Tork, March 1. 1907.
Life Insurance haa paaeed through another year of agltattjn. The "ol
ume of business In 10 was dimiuisiitd. Notwithstanding this, much haa
been acoompllnhod that la exceedingly gratifying.
Tha total a.aeta of the eoolety on January let, 190. were 4SO,17,J14.t,
and on January 1. 1907, aggregated I4.4.SI1.I7I.1 J.
Tha payments to policyholders during 1S0 were $44. ($1,942.38. Of thin
Bum tT, 10.714 91 was paid In dlrtderda to policyholders.
In 1904 the policyholders received 70.4 per cent out of erery dollar dl
buraed by tha society to 19. per cent uaed for expense and taxes; tn J90i
they received T4.6.". per cent to JV8S per cent paid out for all other purposes,
and In 10 out of every dollar of disbursements 10 per cent want to the
policyholder, while only 40 per cent waa expended for the conduct of the
business. Thla waa a reduction of about one-third In the expenae of admini
stration to total disbursements. Btlll further Improving along thla line
will be the endeavor.
The ratio of expense to premium Income waa Z4.4S per cent In 1904 and
H.tO per cent In 1905; thla was reduced to 19.94 per cent In 190, a decrease
In ratio of 90.1 per cent from 1904. and 14 per Cent from 1905.
The ratio of the aoolety's total expenses to Its total Income was 19. ii
per cent In 1904. and 17.19 per cent In 190S; this waa reduced to 14.1 per cent
In 190, a saving of 27. 4 per cent from 1904 and iO.t per cent better than 190S.
The Society haa loaned during 10 to Ita policyholder on Its poli
cies 917,919, 1(15.76. Tha loans made on Real Estate Mortgages amounted to
$14,54 1. 412. 50. . On Bonds In which the Society may legally Invest It loaned
113,350,000, the market value of the collateral being at all tlmea 20 per cent In
excess of tha loana.
The Income of the aoclety from Ita Interest and rents waa $1,909,373.39
greater In 1906 than In ISO. The average rate of Interest yielded by the
Society's Investments, which amounted to 8.90 per cent In 1904, was 4.03 por
cent In 195 and i.it per cent In 1909. The Increase In Income frnm lnvcst
menta haa been accomplished without the sacrifice of a single point of
safety.
The Equitable fioelety haa ne-ver, since Ita existence, been In better finan
cial condition than at the preaont time. Its aseeta were never more se
curely invested. With a surplus, Including amounts held awaiting appor
tionment upon deferred dividend policies, of 169,710,839.74, policyholders and
prospective patrons of the Society can be absolutely assured of Ita impreg
nable financial strength to make every contract good.
Meters Haoklns A Sells, Certified Foblio Accountants, have verified the
Society's statement of receipt a and disbursements for the year 1906 and have
certified tho financial condition of the Society as of December 31, 1906. A
copy of their report will be mailed upon request to anyone Interested.
The Society Is complying squarely with the spirit and the letter of the
new Insurance laws of the State of New York, and offers to the insuring
public the new standard policies prescribed by these laws, safeguarded by
unquestioned security and backed by a determination on the part of Ita
dlrectore and officers to ao manage the Equitable Life Assurance Society
that . It will continue to commend Itself to present policyholders and com
mand tha patronage of Insurance buyers.
S3B55 at 911 rinds street she sent for tha police.
viui men Besses us mta aen uonn
Dirt I, whnt with his bride. Is spending hhi
honeymoon In cruising around on tha Medi
terranean, la remembering many of hla
f rlemoe with occasional postal carda with
pictures of the place they visit. In tha
last card, arriving Tuesday from Jerusalem,
Mr. Dlcti writes: "ist returned from
JerR'ho, wlwwe oiunnl ill iivi JuiiiA
and had hath In Dead sen." Mr, and Mrs.
Diet are expected to return to Omaha In
about a month.
Buah of Komeseekers Numerous let
tera received by the Burlington landaeek
era' department from farmers In the west
and from thoaa who are acting aa local
agents for tha landaeekera' bureau, Indloate
I tha rush of homeaeekera la unprecedented.
The agent At Aurora, reported that fifteen
cars of household goods wera unloaded at
that point In March, and at Hammlngford
that twenty-five families and twelve car
loads of household goods had been brought
In during March. "These Indicate tha
largest movement alnoe tha settling of Ne-
Presldent.
II. D. NEELY, Manager lor Nebraska
40244-5 McrcbnH Nation.! Bank Balldlag. ... OMAHA
VH. HENRY BROWN. Cashier
George M. Cooper,
II. Fay Neely,
General Agents, Omaha
Joe Klein,
General Agt Lincoln, Neb.
Was
braska started," said D. Clem Deaver,
agent for the Burlington's landaeekera' In
formation bureau. "More people are mov
ing Into weatern Nabraaka and eastern
Colorado and Wyoming than for many
years. Tuesday waa one of our1 home
seeker' daya and the travel la heavy,"
JIM THE PENMAN, THE LATEST
Newest lobrlqaet Earned by the
ProcTamatlon-Wrltlasj Mayor
of Omaha.
He waa old and grey and hla form waa
bent. He waa poorly clad and leading a
dog.
"Thla here the city hall 7" he aaked of a
youth' as he started to mount the large
I stone at era on Farnam street.
"Tee, air."
The dejected looking figure moved on up
j the step- and Into the big building.
I "I want a see Jim the Penman," he aaked
1 of the first man he met In the rotunda,
" 'Jim the Penman 7' " replied the man,
tilting hla hat to one aide and dropping hla
head, thoughtfully. "J-l-m, the Oh. you"
And the man stepped over to the first
open door and peered Into the office at a
calendar.
"Nope, It'a the 3d of April, all tight,"
he mused.
"Can you tell me where I'll find Jim the
Penman?" asked the tattered wayfarer who
waa getting a little Impatient
"Oh-ho-ho-ah you want-ha-ha-ha I
know who you want; yea, yea, come with
me." -
Aa If a new light had burst In on him the
man took the old fellow and atuck him In
an elevator and directed him to the office
of Mayor Dahlman, dog and all.
It waa learned afterward that the mayor
waa not In and It la the- consensus of
opinion that his absence that. time waa a
blessing for some one.
"I can't read," said tha old man to a
company of men who met him coming out
of '"the city hall, "but my frlenda le bin
atellln' me thet the magistrate, whoae name
is Jim the Penman, ta goln' to shoot all
WATERUOESE NOT THE MAN
Such
if Ststertent of Dr. Chrirtie OS
Fit&e of High Fckool Principal
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BRIEF CITY NEWS.
Bosch ftuooeeds Bcnlly J. E. Busch haa
been appointed city milk Inspector to suc
ceed Joe Scully, resigned...
Child tabor Law Pen Mrs. Draper
SmIUa tea received, from Upverjier Sheldpo
the pen with which the governor algned tha
child labor law. , . ' " ' ' '
uoceaso to BUteon H, C. Batrd of
Dundee haa been engaged by the Nebraska
Humane arciety as superintendent. Mr.
BaJrd will engage in hie new work Boon.
Admitted to Practice J. M. Eaaterllng
of Kearney, county attorney for Buffalo
county, waa, on motion of Mr. Bd P, Smith,
admitted to practice before the United
Btataa courta Tuesday morning.
Tire Take Small Baildiur A small
building at Eleventh and Paul atreeta waa
destroyed about I o'clock Tuesday after
noon, by a blase which because of the
distance from fire protection, waa well '
under way before tha firemen arrived.
Indictment la Qnashed Judge Troup
Tuesday sustained the motion to quash the
Indictment of the grand Jury against H. B.
Waldron and Clarence Pillabury of Water
loo, oharged with altering a warrant deed.
Tha men wore Indicted by the grand Jury
la June, 1900. The motion to quash waa
arguod Saturday.
Forfelta Mim Bond Tony Cuttler of
Falla City, who la under Indictment In the
federal court, failed to put in hla appear
ance Tuesday morning when hla name waa
called for trial and hla bond of 9500 waa de
clared forfeited. He la charged with send
ing an obscene letter through the mails. A
oaplaa haa been Issued ftr Cuttler'a arrest
Bay Day foi City Treasurer fink la
paying city employes. The total of the
various payrolls amcunta to nearly $60,000,
In thla connection Mr. Fink took oooaaioo
to observe that since last July the city of
Omaha has not paid a dollar Interest on
regular, fund warrants, a financial condi
tion, Mr. Flnk aald. which haa not existed
In Omaha for many years.
Bays of Chivalry not Oe'r Who . aald
the day of chivalry are dead? Let him
witness the scrap Charles H. Olson and A.
EL Ooeper had. at Twentieth and Cuming
atreeta Monday night, for nothing more
than a girl. Kach sought favor In the ayea
erf the same bewitching damsel and it ap
peared to them there would be no other
manner of deciding who was "It" than to
put one or tha other out of the running
with the use of flsta. Neither had accom
plished much toward dltflgurlng hla rival.
however, before Officer Malcney and Van
derford bore down upon them and wouldn't
let them continue the teat of aurmacy
and lasting beauty. They were each re'
quired to pay 15 and coata In police court
Tuesday morning before they could be free
to return to the object of their affeeUona
and pugiltstla alma. ;i . .,..,, ,
tat Convention of' ' Wacoab.es--Trie
State convention of the Ladles of the Mac
cabees Will be neld In Omaha ' April : 22-3.
The program contemplates an entertain
ment for the delegates and visitors, Includ
ing a theater party at the Btcyd during the
first evening. Members of the national
board of officers are expected to be present
during the session. The headquarters will
be at the Millard hotel.
others Take similar views of case
Membera ( Board of Education At
tack Qnalldcatloas of Water
house at Secret Meeting
Monday Right.
At an executive session of the Board of
Education held Monday evening after the
regular meeting, the management of the
high school under the prlnclpalshlp of A.
H. Waterhouse, was discussed at length.
Thla special meeting waa called at the
Inatance of Dr. W. II. Christie, who ex
plained In hla talk to the members ' that
he had heard various reports from patrons
of the hJgh school, these reports not
reflecting credit on the principal In his
management of the school. Dr. Christie
aald he had received moat of the reports
direct from patrona and had already made
some Investigation, but thought It time
to bring the matter before the board in a
vigorous manner.
It waa Intended to keep Tuesday evening's
deliberations quiet, but when Pr. Christie
learned that aome of the facta had leaked
out, he consented to talk of the meeting.
He 'aald:
"I did bring thla matter up Monday even
ing and have had It In my mind for a long
time. I and several other of the members
of the board are led to believe, from the
reports received, that Mr. Waterhouse Is
not the man for the position of principal
of the Omaha High school. We believe he
lacka tact and antagonltea where pacific,
means would serve tha enda better. I learn
the pupils are against him and know of sev
eral sped flo Instances where hla conduct aa
principal waa not diplomatic."
tome apeclflo Charges.
During the meeting Monday evening Dr.
Christie told the members ha knew of a
case of a boy being dismlsned from the
high school on account of an offense ha
never committed and the boy who did
commit the offense stayed In the school
and graduated with honors. Membera Cole
and Rice aald they, too, had heard reports
of a similar character. Other membera
believed the thing to do waa to Investigate
such reporta and get to the bottom of
things, and the sooner the better fox the
achoola and Mr. Waterhouae.
Membera McCatrue and Detwetler cham
pioned Mr. Waterhouae and declared he
had established a splendid moral condition
In the high school, and with a large body
of pupils he has mode a good showing.
There waa a well-deflned division of feel
ing regarding the capabllltlea of Mr. Water
house, but there waa an unanimity In the
matter of investigating reports brought be
fore the members by Dr. Christie. The
high school committee waa instructed to
make particular investigation, while each
member agreed to make a personal Investi
gation. The matter will be brought up
ehild's parentage Is established. The girl
herself says she la not Feller! daughter,
and If the atatement ta found to be true
a different charge will be placed against the
man.
MINOR REALESTATE DEALS
Dr. Loo an I a laereaaea Ille Holalnare la
la, Xtiier rart
of City.
Dr. M. M. Loomla, who haa recently
made extensive Investments In Omaha real
estate, added to hla holdings Monday by
buying a choice lot at the northeast corner
of Nineteenth and Manderson streets and
another large lot at the southwest corner
of Spencer street and tha Boulevard. Tha
Manderaon street lot haa a frontage of 140
feet on that street and extenda westward
to Twentieth street, being 130 feet in depth.
Ample space la provided for six cottages,
which will be built thla aprlng on the tract.
Dr. Loomla bought the tract for $1,700 from
Edgar H. Scott throughTha firm of J. H.
Dumont A Son. Hastings A Heyden sold
tha Boulevard lot to Dr. Loomla for 11.700
and a brick residence will be built In the
near future.
The large tract of land at the northeast
corner of Thirtieth street and Woolworth
avenue, which Is known aa the Nichols
block and la occupied by five frame houaea,
haa been sold by Robinson A Wolf for tha
owner, Philip Schlalfer, to Mra. Anna
Buck, proprietress of the Metropolitan ho
tel, for 17,000 as an Investment. The lot
has a frontage of 100 feet on Woolworth
avenue and overlooks Hanecom park and
an unusually high rate of Interest la re
turned on the Inveatment aa the cottages
rent for $100 a month.
Two desirable residence cornera In
Kountse Place were sold Monday by Hast
ings A Heyden to L. M. GJerde of the
Brunswlck-Balke-Collender company and
Henry C. Wlnquest, formerly of Seattle.
Mr. GJerde bought the large lot at tha
southeast corner of Twentieth and Pinkney
atreeta for tl.400 and will erect ,an expen
sive residence on the lot Immediately. Mr.
Wlnquest wilt also build a modern home
on his lot at the southeast corner of
Twentieth and Blnney atreeta on the Boule
vard, for which he paid 11,860.
William ITrbach haa bought from Hast
ings A Heyden the seven-room modern
house on Spencer 'street east of Sherman
avenue for 13,800. Mrs. Mary A. Ure,
mother of W. O. Ure, has bought a lot In
Kountse Place between Twenty-first and
Twenty-aecond on Lothrop atreeta for 1750
and will build a modern residence this
spring. Two new frame houses are being
built by Hastings A Heyden near Twenty
third and Laird streets for Investment pur
pose.
rioa-a thit ain't. a:ot no muaxle nn their
noses by Friday, en aa my dog and me la Maln b tne bo8rd ftt th flrBt meeting in
birr companlona ao long, I loud as I'd aa
leave the magistrate 'ud shoot me aa to
shoot old Chief, here."
And as the old man pronounced Chief a
name the dog looked up into hla face,
knowingly, and wagged hla tall.
"Well, If enny 'a yuena aee Jim the Pen
man tell him I'll be back," and the old
fellow trudged on down the atreet with
Chief.-
May.
Principal Waterhouae waa seen Tuesday
morning and declined to make any state
ment. Superintendent Davidson la out of
the city Mr. Waterhouse haa been -principal
of the Jilgh school nine years.
St. Barnabas Electa O 81 oars The annual
election of warden and vestrymen of Su
Barnabas Episcopal church waa held Men
day night. II. W. Van Noatrand waa
elected senior warden and T. L. Rlngwalt
Junior warden. The vestrymen eletad were
Dr. A. W. Naaon, J. R. Rlngwalt, Harry
Manvllle, George F. Weat and F. L How
ell. Delegatea elected to the annual council
were Mra Van Noatrand, C. W. Lyman and
T. U Rlngwalt.
Cole Baya , Beatrice Creamery Tho
Beatrice Creamery company haa .been
boutht out by David Cole, who will operate
the creamery In the future under the name
of the David Cole Creamery company. Mr.
Cole paid tuO.000 for the business, which
occupies a new brick block at the southeast
corner of Tenth and Howard atreeta. R. A.
Btewart, who waa associated with Mr. Cole
In the acquisition of tha creamery, will act
aa secretary of the new company.
Steals to Bad BUa Cratch Lame, poor
and obliged to walk on a home-made
crutch, Andrew Bryant, colored, waa In po
lice court Tuesday morning for stealing
rubber air couplings fom cars of the Omaha
road bo tack on the end of hla crutch to
lessen tha Jar and keep It from slipping.
The goods were found on him and a few
layers of the rubber which he had nailed
to hla stick. Bryant acknowledged hla
crime and waa given ten daya In the county
Jail.
Cannot Bee the Oaah Beglster On com
plaint of "Toot" Shelby, proprietress of a
restaurant at Ninth and Dodge atreeta,
Jack O'Neill waa arrested by Officers Psu
tulki and Hell Tuesday afternoon, charged
WITNESS HACTJEEN "SEEN"
Chanwea ' Hla Mind After Meet la a;
" Agent of the) 1 Corporation '
; " " thsit la aoed. ' '
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The trial of tne suit of . Mary Kennedy
against the Omaha A Council Bluffs Street
railway, aaktng $16,000 damagea for in
juries, came to an abrupt end in the dis
trict court Tuesday.' The peculiar Ideas of
Claude Houts regarding the apeaklng of
the truth were the cause for dismissing
the Jury and the case simultaneously. The
hearing was going on amoothly and Houts
was called to the atand on behalf of the
plaintiff.
Houta admitted hla name waa Houts, that
he lived in Omaha and that Omaha waa
located In the county of Douglas, atate of
Nabraaka as. 1 But these were the only
answers he gave satisfactory to the plain
tiff. '
"Was the car moving when Mra. Ken
nedy alighted T" aaked Mra Kennedy'! at
torney. . '
"Tea, air," aald Houta. '
"What T" ahouted the attorney. 1
"Tea, sir, it waa moving quite rapidly,
aald the witness.
Smiles blossomed on the faces of the at
torneys for the defense. Attorneys for the
plaintiff examined their paper and con
sulted amojig themselves. A cog had
slipped somewhere. Someone had blun
dered.
"But didn't you aay in my office that
the car had atopped when aha alighted T'
aaked the attorney for the plaintiff.
"Tea." said the witness calmly, "but
after I saw the atreet car company I
changed my mind. The car waa going.
Tou aee, I waan't under oath when I
talked to you, but I am now." .
The ease was Immediately dismissed
without prejudice.
WOMEN GO TOJEE NEW PLAY
Read tbnt Dark Will Be Bill aajd
Are Cairloaa to Wit
Bess It.
"Why, It's strange they don't open up.
with having made away with $37 belongings It's I o'clock already and tha play starts
to the woman. She stated ahe gave htm' at I SO always," aald one of two women
the amount Monday night to place In thel to the other Monday evening aa they atood
cash register, but that he 'never reached In front of the Boyd theater. A man who
the register. He wandered abroad and
whan ahe spied hint going Into his room
Seller Pianos-Lower Prices
Thirty years ago the man who owned a Piano waa loosed upon
aa vary wealthy, A Piano then was looked upon aa mora of a
luxnry than an automobile U now. But time haa brought many
changes. Then ordinary Planoa sold for 1600 and $700. We sell
better ones now for 1330. And for 1190 we sell a Cramer Piano,
aa good aa could have been bought thirty years ago for $400.
The opportunity to buy a Piano for Jbe spot-cash price and
pay for it in small monthly sums was unknown thirty years ago.
Thirty years ago Pianos were not sold anywhere under the Hospe
one-price, no-com mission plan.
The Hospe house has broken away from all antiquated and un
fair methods. It is the OVE house that insure you full value tor
your money. We carry a stock of $00 Pianos of twenty different
makes, giving you greatest variety of choice and selection. Krakauer,
Kranich A Bach. Bush k Lane. Hallet ft Davis, Kimball, Krell,
Emerson, Angelus, Cable Nelson, Weser Bros., Irving. Whitney,
. Cramer and others.
We Save You S50 to $150 on a Piano.
A. HOSPE CO.
1513 Douglas St.
ONE PRICE.
NO COMMISSION.
was passing overheard the remark and
atopped.
I heg your pardon," he said, "but I
overheard your remark and I happen to
know that there Is no play here -this even
ing."
"Oh, but the paper aald there waa," said
one of the women, who waa young and
pretty. "Tes, mamma read It."
"I am afraid there must have been a
mistake in the advertlaement," ventured
the gentleman
"Well. I am sorry," aald the elder of
the two women. "It had auch an odd name
and I waa anxloua to aee what kind of a
play it waa."
'Jsy I ask what tha name wast" asked
the gentleman.
"Well, the paper Juet said "Boyd Dark.
It was so mysterious a name for the play
and didn't state whether It waa a comedy
or tragedy."
Did tne gentleman iaugnr no, he was a
professional reformer. Ha haa appeared
before the manager of the theater with a
suggestion that Instead of tha atngle,
cryptlo word, "Dark," tha theater print:
"Aa there will be no play on the stage of
thla theater thla evening the Ughte will
not be lighted. Consequently the building
will be unlllumlnatedr-t. e. dark."
Mangum Co.. LETTER SPECIALISTS.
Kirk's Jap Roes toilet and bath soap
It ta transparent ao clear you can read
through it All grocerjynd druggists sell It.
Now la the time to make your wants
kaewa through The Be Waut Ad page.
TRAINMEN CALL IT ONE-SIDED
Think Railroad Conld Afford to Do at
Ilttle Conceding to e
enre Peace.
1 do not .. quite see . how the railroad
managers hope to Justify their claims that
they want to arbitrate and compromise on
thla trouble with the conductors and brake
men," said an old Union Pacific conduotor.
"They have made . much of their avowal
for peace and arbitration, yet we have
done all the conceding. We started out
with a demand for 10 per cent more pay
and a nine-hour day. They talked peace
and we, being peaceable beings, conceded
the wage proposition and accepted their
eight and one-half per cent compromise.
Now there Is but one part of the proposi
tion left and they want ua to concede that.
Well. I auppoae If we conceded that, too,
we might be placed In the category of
peaceable belnga as viewed by our em-
ployers. But don't you think It Just a
little unfair for peace to be effected by
one fellow doing all the peacemaking?"
Local operating officials of railroads, who
are no more anxloua to have their names
used with their statements' than are the
trainmen, contend the nine-hour day would
be almost Impossible, as It would force
a change of divisions In western lines."
In this connection It la noted that the
same officials offered the plea of Impossi
bility as one argument against the t-cent
fare and a few other similar matters..
The present wage acale ia the one which
haa been In force alnce the days when
trainmen were' paid by the month. It la a
ten-hour day, which means 100 miles, and
for all overtime the men are paid at the
same rate, that la, eleven hours for 110
miles, twelve hours for 120 miles, thirteen
hours for 130 miles, and ao on. Pasaenger
men are paid aa a rule so much per month.
The achedulea on the fast trains now
westbound between Omaha and Grand Is
land on the Union Pacific call for fourteen
hours, for which the men receive fifteen
hours' pay. The man are now demanding
that they be given a day's pay for nine
YOUNG STILLMAN LIKES WORK
Solon of Great Xtw Financier Also
Lovra the Great, Wide
Weat.
The fact that hla uncle la president of
tha celebrated National City bank, the
Rockefeller Institution In New York, and
his father a retired broker with multi
millions, doesn't seem to be the least obsta
cle to W. r. Btlllman aa he goes about his
humble duties humble by comparison only
of secretary of Union station and assis
tant depot master. The fact bothers him
so little that he haa never taken the
trouble to tell anybody about it. It Isn't
known to but a very few persons and
they happened to know It they didn't find
It out.
The story of young Btlllman is like the
atory of a few other scions of Wall atreet
lords. He had been reared In luxury and
trained in a bank, but waa . not content.
He thought beyond the. mahogany counter
he could aee a broader field of Industry
and out from tha palace home he could
find a wider horlson of life, and ao he
broke the plush-bound fetters and came
west.
Mr, - Btlllman worked In the American
Exchange National bank of Nfw Tork for
a yea after leaving college, ' but he con
cluded he would like railroading better
and had his uncle secure him a position In
the traffic department of the Union Pa
cific Jn 1908. He was in Mr. Hancock's de
partment ror two yeara ana waa then trans
ferred to tha freight department at Den
ver, where he stayed ten months. 'He was
then transferred to Superintendent Ware's
department In Omaha and remained for
eight months, when he was promoted to hla
preaent position.
"I took up railroading because I thought
I would like It," aald Mr. Btlllman, who la
a hard working employe, aa ha haa all the
recorda of the men and trains at the Union
atatlon to keep track of. "I like railroad
lng and I like the western country. It ia
so healthful. The only time I have missed
slnoe I came west waa a abort period I
apent on a ranch in Wyoming, near Lara
mie, where I wen, for my health,"
UNION PACIFIC IS CLEAR
Succeeds In Breaking Blockade of
High Water by l ee of New
Enartnee,
The Union Pactflo has finally lifted the
blockade which haa extated on that road
alnce the high water along the Platte river
that put the road out of bualneas for a
week and forced trains to detour via the
Burlington from Grand Island to Omaha.
Since that time the Union Pacific haa been
taxed to the utmost to keep up the regular
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Patrons
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duplicate this auit under $20. You mar have
It in modest gray over plaids; or dark blue
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not too fancy, lust right for most men. We
make this price because we want to sell a large
number of these suits. We would rather have
a small profit on five hundred auita than a
large one on one hundred. It's better for ua
and eaves vou about $5.00 on this suit. Regu
lar sicea 34 to 44 inch cheat measure. We can
fit extra stout or extra
slim men, you cannot
a better bargain lor
$1 5.20
ORDER BY NUMBER
Cray LotP.40
Dark Blue. LotP-l4U9
Sample of ! sent en reueat.
This is only one of our many bargains
OMAHA.
hours' work and straight time for all i erv'ce
overtime. A law has been enacted by con
grass which will be effective March 1, 1(06,
that railroad men cannot be kept at work
for more than sixteen hours at a time.
FEILER IN DEEPER WATER
Man Taken Vp for Ahaalner Family
Faroe More Serlons t,
Charge.
The case of Joeeph Feller, 14!1 Bancroft
street, the man who, a week ngo. waa aen
teneed to serve thirty daya In the county
Jail on a charge of abusing hli family on
complaint of his wife and half a doaen
of hla neighbors, and who the next day
waa given a full pardon by Mayor Iahl
man upon the entreaties of the man's
lT-yea-old daughter, again eomra up before
the officers of the law on a cbnrgn still
more aertoua, on Information furnished tho
Juvenile officers.y.
It was told In police court that Poller
haa nine children and the new complaint
made agatnsthlm is that Ma relations with
the one who secured hjs pardon from the
mayor are not lawful. It la aaaerted the
two have connived to -Induce the wife to
leave hla home by the use of 111 treatment
and continual abuae. Mra. Feller la far
gone with consumption and her predica
ment waa known to many of her neighbors,
while ahe had much aympathy, aa shown
by the turnout which accompanied her to
court.
The circumstances regarding the 17-year-old
girl did not come out In police court,
but were related to Mayor Dahlman by a
neighbor after Feller had been pardoned
and returned home. Probation Officer
Bernateln waa then given the matter and
Feller's arrest followed. He waa first
taken before Judge Kennedy, and ha then
made the assertion the girl waa not his
daughter, but an adopted child, whom he
baa had for two yeara To Bernateln ha
admitted his unlawful conduct and he la
new belnar held at the city Jail until tha
The greateot help on the blockade Vaa a
large assignment of new engines which
happened along for the San Pedro, the
pregon Bhjcrt Line and the Oregon Railway
and .Navigation company. Theae engines
wera of the largeat type and by ualng them
to pull double-headed to and from Grand
Island aome lmmenae trains have been
moved over the road.
At one time it waa reported the North
western had over 000 cars at Council Bluffs
for the Union Pactflo, besides a large nura
ber at stations back In Iowa, whloh were
being held and others at Fremont and eta
tlons In Nebraska. The Burlington and all
Iowa lines had large numbers of cars for
the Union Pacifies which that road was
unable to take off their hands. The Bur
lington helped out the dilemma by deliver-
lng many of Ita cara to the Unton Paolflo
at Orand Island and thua assisting over the
damaged track.
Ordera were lasued Monday removing the
slow-order restrictions over the Waterloo
bridge. This will help acruMderabie, ea
peel ally aa the alow ordera have been re
moved from aaveral apots alone the route.
Good rosarh Medicine for Children
The season for coughs and colds la now
at hand and too much oare cannot be uaed
to protect the children. A child is much
more likely to contract diphtheria or scar
let fever whan ha haa a cold. The quicker
you cure his cold the leas the riak. Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy Is tae sole re
llance of many mothers, and few of them
who have tried It are willing to uae any
other. Mra F. F. Btarcher of Ripley, W,
Va., aaya: '"I have never uaed anything
other than Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
for my children and It haa always given
good aatiafactlon." This remedy contains
no cplum or other na rootle and may be
given aa confidently to a child as to an
adult.
If you have anything to trade advertise
rt la the For Exchange columns of Tha See
Want Ad page
FIRE ADDED TO BURGLARY
Flames Started After l'oaey ii Taken from
Cafe ia Saloon.
JOHN M, FIX. IS A HEAVY LOSER
Deed Is Mach the Same as that Per
formed In Metropolitan In
snranee Company
Office.
The ealoon of John M. Flxa, 1518 Dodge
atreet, waa entered by robbers about ,4
o'clock Tuesday morning, the combination
aafe unlocked, the inalde money compart
ment opened and I"i75 In cash stolen from
It, after which the bnck bar waa eat on
fire and considerable damage waa done to
the fixtures of the place by flames.
That robbers had been present waa dis
covered by the proprietor when he ar
rived at the ealoon after the fire and found
the money gone and a package of checks
and other papers with acorched edges In
alde, Indicating they had been near the
fire and then thruat Into the aafe. The
door of the aafe waa closed and when the
firemen arrived there was no Indication of
a robbery.
The circumstances aurroundlng the caae
are much like those of the Metropolitan
Life Insurance company of a week ago,
when the safe In Its offices was opened
with key snd combination and the money
extracted, while not the slightest clue was
left, except the evidence of familiarity with
the offlfie details.
The Flxa saloon adjolna his restaurant
at 1516 Dodge atreet, which Is kept open all
night, and a door leads from one room to
the other, but this Is kept locked while tho
saloon Is closed. Whoever' effected an en
trance would have had to do so taking
care not to arouse any one In the res
taurant or kitchen.
Passled Over Open Window.
Flxa made an examination of the en
trances upon his arrival and found a rear
basement window open, with the marks of
ths Instrument uaed In opening It. While
thla rnay be the place where the robber
entered. Fire Chief Baiter said his men
opened all the wlndowa they could And. In
order to ventilate, aa they alwaya do after
a fire, but ha had not yet been able to learn
if that particular window had been opened
by firemen or waa already open when they
arrived. Two oompanlea were engaged In
ventilating and cleaning and It would be a
hard matter to determine In Juat what con
dltlon all the doors snd wlndowa were
found.
The safe waa kept In the "office" part
of the aaloon, near the desk, whloh was
found open by Chief Salter and closed by
him. The whole thing Is easily visible from
the street, and any person working within
would be In constant danger of discovery
from the outside. The case was given to
the police early, but they are at a loss for
some ground upon which to work. Tha
tracka of the robbers, If they left any, are
well covered up by the debris of the fire.
The loas from the flames will about equal
that of the robbery. The ,blase waa oun
flned entirely to the back bar, but the
main bar waa alao acorched, as waa the
screen and other fixtures.
Mr. Flxa had Insurance On his safe, but
according to an Insurance man. the oollcnr
provided, aa all similar Inaurance provides.
that loss la recoverable only when the safe -Is
pried open by tools and not when the
door la merely pulled open. ,
EUGENE 0. LOOMIS IS DEAD
Prominent Local Theater Man Dies -
a Result of Attack of
leirlpp.
Eugene O Loomla, the theater program
publisher and vice preaident of the Loomis'
Theater Tloket and Envelope company, died
at hla home at 4 o'clock TMeaday morning.
Me ad a aevere attack of grip about two
weeks ago, whlh developed on Thursday
last Into acute Brlght'a disease and hla do- '
cllne waa very rapid. Mr. Loomla was -
treasurer and assistant manager of the
Boyd theater for about twelve years, fol
lowing which he assumed charge of the .
house program, and later took on the Bur-
wood, Orpheum and Krug programs. He
patented a theater ticket envelope whloh
has been sold all over the United States
and organized a company for Its economical
manufacture. Thla machinery la now being
perfooted In an eastern factory.
Mr. Loomla waa a man of sterling, up
right character and he had many friends la
Omaha. .
The funeral will take place Thursday aft''
ernoon from the residenoe, tZlt Capitol ave
nue. Rev. T. J. Maokay of All Saints' offi
ciating. '
(oath Dakota aad Ita Opportunities
SOUTH DAKOTA, with its rich soli and
favorable climate, offers openings In farm-,
lng, cattls raising and In every line of mer
cantile work. Low rate homeseekers .
tickets offer an Inexpensive Inspection trip.
New railway llnea under construction front
Qlenham, Walworth county, to Butte,.
Mont., are opening up a promising country.
INVESTIGATE NOW. Deecriptlve leaflet
and complete information free on request.
F. A. Nash, General Weatern Agent, 1&24
Farnam St., Omaha,
. ... M
mow ia tne time to make your wants
known through The Bee Want Ad page.
Railway Notes and Personate.
E. L. Lomax, general passenger agent of
the Union Pactflo, returned Tuesday from
Chicago. ' ...
Horace B. Davis, Union Pacific land agent
at Sterling, Colo., la In Omaha, stopping at
the Paxton.
Oerrlt Fort, assistant general passenger
agent of the Union Pacific, left Monday
for Chicago.
S. F. Miller, assistant general .freight
and passenger agent of the Northwestern
llnea west of the Mlaaourl liver, has gone
to Chicago.
The Burlington has lasued a pamphlet
giving a list of the land aganta who are)
correspondents of the land seekera' Infor
mation bureau for landa in Nebraska, Kan
aaa, Colorado, South Dakota, Wyoming and
Montana. These men are used to facilitate
the sale and settlement of lands in these
stales. "
-A Great Roast!
Over a ton of Arbuckles' Ariosa
Coffee is roasted at a time, in a largo
revolving cylirirJer, which drops tho
coffee through heat again and again
until each bean is uniformly roasted.
No other coffee is in suffi
cient demand to afford such
scientific and perfect prepara
tion. Tho sales of Arbuckles9 Ariosa
Coffee exceed the sales of all other
packaged coffees combined, and this
scientific roasting, which no other
coffee can afford, by its very magni
tude. reduces our cost to a minimum!
and enables us, with our other advant
ages, to give better value in Arbuckles
Ariosa Coffeo than is possible for any
one else.
Arbuckles Ariosa Coffee is
the cheapest good coffee in tho
V7orld, and the best of all for
you.
AllBUCXm BJlOa, Mew Yea Ctt