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A TIIK OMAHA SUNDAY 13KE: APRIL 14, 1007. 1 PERUNA EDITORIAL NO 4. The modern patent medicine btuinecs ia the natural ontprowth of the old time household remedies. . . lVhJ eArly higtry of thii country, EVZSY FAMILY HAD ITS HOME MADE MEDICINES. Herb tew, bitten, laxative, and tonics, were to b lound in almost every house, compounded by the hooiewife, sometime assisted by the apothecary or the family doctor. Such remediee a picra, which wu Old-Time Family Medicines. from house to house, sometimes written, sometimes verbally communicated. The patent medicine business is a natural outgrowth from this wholesome old-time custom. In the beginning, some enterprising doctor, impressed by the usefulness of one of these homemade remedies, would take it up, improve it in many ways, manufacture it on a large scale, advertise it mainly through alman acs for the home, and thus it would become used over a large area. LATTERLY, THE HOUSEHOLD REMEDY BUSINESS TOOK A MORE EXACT AND SCIENTIFIC FORM. Peruna was originally one of these old-time remedies. It was used by the Mennonites. in Pennsylvania, before it was offered to the publio for sale. Dr Hartman, THE ORIGINAL COMPOUNDER OF PERUNA, is of Mennonite origin. First, he prescribed it for his neighbors and his patients. The sale of it increased, and at last he established a manufactory and furnished it to the jeneral drug trade. The history of Peruna is also the history of many other well-known pat ent medicines to-day. Furnishing medicinal compounds direct to the people through the druggists, is simply the extension of the practice begun by the people themselves. The patent medicine industry is A TREMENDOUS SAVING for the people. It enables the householder to purchase a useful remedy, together with direc tions and other medical advice, at a cost far below the average price of a doc Patent Medicines a Great Saving to the People. ite prescriptions. All this is brought to the home for a small fraction of the amount it would otherwise cost the people. NATURALLY THIS INDUSTRY HAS ITS OPPONENTS. The fact that the people can, for chronic diseases and petty acute ailments, save themselves the expense of calling a physician by purchasing a well-tried home remedy, put up under the personal direction of some experienced doctor, and that they can do this at a great deal less expense than to employ the local doctor cuts out a large slice from the income of the medical profession generally, BUT IS AN IMMENSE SAVING TO THE PEOPLE. Thus it comes to pass that the people are almost unanimously in favor of patent medicines. On the other hand, the medical profession is quite gener ally opposed to the sale of them. There are doctors, however, who believe that the people are entitled to the privilege of economizing and profiting by the sale of these compounds. This is why Dr. Hartman has compounded and sold to the people, through the drug trade the family remedy, Peruna. To destroy the patent medicine industry in this country is to deprive mil lions of homes of the privilege of using these well-tried remedies, and subject them to the expense of calling a physician for every minor ailment Much has already been done at the instigation of the medical profession to HARASS THE PATENT MEDICINE INDUSTRY. Doubtless much more will be done freni this same direction. But we believe that the people will understand and maintain their rights in this matter, and Peruna will continue as a useful and all-round household remedy. Peruna is a household remedy of great merit, and is useful in a great many climatic ailments, such as coughs, colds, sore throat, bronchitis, and catarrhal diseases generally. THOUSANDS OF FAMILIES HAVE LEARNED THE USE CF PERUNA and its value in the treatment of these ailments. They have learned to trust and believe in Dr. Hartman's judgment, and to rely on bis remedy, Peruna. SfEAD SPEAKS IX PITTSIiU.IG Brit sh Editd ' neee- ts Kahinr Fund for Filer. maee to The Haeue. MSCU.SES COMING PJACE CONFERENC lie S Diplomats Are Kept limy I'utllnu Out Intrrnnlluniil Klres "Inrlrd h Sensational I'npera. PITTSBURG. April lX-Wtlllam T. Stead, editor of Reviews, lAjndon, at the re ddle. itlon ceromi mips of flu Carnegie Insti tute of Pittsburg today, announced a plan to ralsii thi! Slxi.OOO necessary to conduct u pilgrimage from all ountrlcs to The Hague ci inference. To raise this gum he proposed tliut very college) and university student In the United States (Innate 50 cent tnwmt the fund, lie said tho leaaon fur nished to i:ur.iH by such a moveiu.nt would ho an Influential factor In the ejuaet of International peace. After mui'h applause by the audience. Mr. Stead said probably his hearers would like to contribute. Immediately a shower of silver money landed on the stage, coining from all parts of tho ball. Mr. Mf-uil'a Speech. Mr. Stead's ad. Inns follows: 1 have just made a Journey through ten coiiutrica lor Hie purpose of rlndmg out wmu ia to be the next slip toward inter national peace. 1 hive seen three kings, two (jueeiiH. one prlnee regent and all tne prime ministers, foreign mlntuli-rs, am bassador and public m u that were worth hectng. Ana 1 found tlu in ail unanimous on two things The lost was that they were unite sure tout whatever might be the case with the other tine countries they could declare with certainty that their government and their nation were m m absolutely devoted to peace and must lesolutely determined to prevent war. 'the second point upon which they were all agreed was that the greatest. If nut the only danker to peace of tue woild, lay In the existence of a large number of violent, unscrupulous and Irresponsible newspapers, which were constantly engaged In making mischief. The Imperial chancellor of 'eermany, Prince von Huelow. said to me; "The emperor Is for peace, the king- la for peace, all the gove i niiietits are for peace, the parliaments are tor peace and the great Industrial and commercial classi a are for peace. Only the journalists are for war. And diplomats have to spend all th-lr time in running about here and there try ing to put out the tires which the newa aoti"e kindle." Eighteen years ago the Herman ambassa dor In Husal.i told me that the peace of the worM could be -cured b hanging twelve editors. At Washington the other day an eminent American said the news aper here, as In the old world, rendered the task of the government In maintaining peace very ditttcua and suggested as the only remedy the e'.ociri. al chair. Mr. Stead said he did not hesitate to declare that in the discussion of Inter national affairs the lil.eity of the press has In many scandalous Instances degener ated Into a license which is at this moment he gravest danger which threatens the peace of the world. Irrespoasible l.ierase of Press. Continuing, he said: Standing here as il were upon the house top of the world and knowing thai my voice will be hesid throughout all lliu con tinents I proclaim the truth which all responsible men recognise, but which nona Uaie to Jeclate that toe n respoiis.hi 11 cause of the press has increased, ts ln ereasma and musi be abated, not only In the lnterst of International peace, but In the Interest of the piess itself. The speaker said he did not recommend either the gallows or the electrlo chair, but said It ought not to be beyond the re souices of civilisation for laws to be passed which would coaline to prison every Jour nalist who could be convicted by twelve Jurors, good men and true, of having mads false or misleading statements In scare heads or In the body cf his paper, which w. re calculated to Inflame national ani mosity against the neighboring nation and so to endanger the maintenance of peace. H iminrt la ttie K -! A banquet by the ti usiee vf the Car aloes and quassia, dissolved in apple brandy. 8ometimes a hop tonic, mad of whisky, hops and bitter barks. A score or more of popular, homemade remedies were thus compounded, the fnrmnlaa fnr which vpr. naaaed olrtnip tors viiit. Like the shoe factory, the wagon factory, and the clothing fac tory, it lowers the price at the same time it perfects the product The pat ent medicine business enables families far removed from doctors, to avail themselves of the medical advice of specialists, and to profit by their favor negie institute In honor of Mr. and Mrs. Carnegie was held tonight at" the Hotul Schenley. All the foreign and American Buerta attended. Three large chests of books were pre sented to the institute today by Emperor William through his personal representa tive. Lieutenant General A. K. J. von lewenfeld. Anion;; the speakers today Were: Sir Henry Ilreeco, London; Ernest ihnrn, Ber lin; Sir Hubert S. Hall, London; Lieutenant General von Loewenfeld, Benin, and Leonco Henedite, I'arls, Tomorrow afternoon the vleitors will go to the mill district, where they will be given an opportunity to see the great steel mills In operation. Rockefeller Congratulates (arnritlr, PITTStU'Ra, April. Li-John D. Rocke feller, In a letter to Andrew Carnegie to day, congratulated the donor of the Car negie institute un the dedication. The letter follows: Please accept my hearty congratulations on your great and good speech on the dedi cation of I arnegie Institute in your home city of ritishurg. It has the right ring. I am with you. You have my best wishes for the success for all your grand efforts to help ynur fellow men. I hope and trust that our prosperous men the country over will be stimulated to emulate your noble example. I lielieve that untold good would result therefrom. Mr. Carnegie replied as follows: Many thanks, fellow worker, in the task of distributing surplus wealth for the good of others. I clnsp your hand. Your con gratulations highly valued. DUNN IS OPPOSED TO THE DOG Kre nd Inmossled Canine' Is Con trary to the Order of Mayor Dahlraan. The hearing of the Injunction case to prevent the enforcement of Mayor Dahl man'a proclamation requliin the muzzling of dogs was begun Saturday before Judge Hedlck. Deputy City Attorney Dunn spent the entire morning session arguing- in sup port of the mayor's proposition. John P. Rroen and W. H. Ilerdman appeared in behalf of M. J. Greevy. who secured the restraining order. Thre minutes after Dunn began his argument a large black dog that had wandered Imto the court house attracted the attention of some men in the register of deeds office by his frantic efforts to get out of the front door. Dunn took the position that a dog Is recognized by law as different from a domestic animal and con sequently can be legislated against in any way the authorltes see nt. He holds the legislature has given the city council the power to regulate the running at large of dogs and the city council has delegated t the mayor the authority to say when all dogs shall be muzzled. The hearing was on Dunn's demurrer to the petition asking that it be dismissed because it did not set up a cause of action. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. City Attorney Murnam has gone to New York City to secure a d-posttlon In a case asalnst the city of Omaha. Mrs K. C Hurr. Mr and Mrs. C. D. Hntphen of Hastings. W. H. Mtvjueen of llnv fprtrgs John F. Zlmman and Mrs. lingers of Lincoln are at the Millard. F. C Babcock. former dnpntv state treasurer under Treasurer Mortensen. has moved to Omaha to accept the position of chief, clerk for the Columbia Fire Insur ance company. J O Oulnn. Thomas O. Donev. C. A. 8mlti of Lincoln. I- l Krwln of Hastings C. Weber of toauldlng i. (). baker of Sterllnir. Colo . and T. F Fronian of Cres ton, Wyo., are at the Murray. Mr. and Mrs. M. IXiran of Harwell, J. W. I'almer of Nelish, W. W. fhepard of Chad ron. F. H. Wheeler of H..v. lovk, T. K. Huston of Vymore. C. H. Hoehl of Granl Is and. J 8 Kerwin of Highmore, 8 It., and J. F. McFarls-d of Rashviie are at tii Merchants Superintendent Davidson of the publlo sohools has returned troin Qrsrid Island, where he atteijd-d the twenfv-fiih auM-vei-sary celebration of R. J. Hsrr'i super ttitandsncy uf the Grand lel.ind sch mla. Mr. I 'avldaon r r irt. d tl.t ittK function tu) livlable lu 1U Wsjr. SORRT ESDLNC IN ZIONISM Essbi Csba Dtcfies VeTement fsr Ratios f Jewish People. JUDAISM RELIGIOUS, NOT NATIONAL Holds Withdrawal of raftered Jews to Palestine Would Be Anti Climax to Years of Heroism. Speaking In Temple Ismel Frldty night on (he subject of the Zionistlo movonirnt to re-establish the Jewish nation In Palestine, lUbbl Frederick Cohn held that while the scheme had many theoretical features to commend It. yet It had many practical difficulties which would make It antago nistic to the Idea that every country Is Ood's country and that every country In which men live holy lives such country Is as Tilestlne to the Jws The fact of these difficulties, however, the rnhhl con tended, would not make the plan Impossi ble, but It would be a sorry ending to centuries of Jewish heroism. In part he said: "The radical mistake of Zionism, as it seems to me, is that It rests upon n mis conception of Judaism. Judaism Is more than nationalism, Infinitely more. Judaism does not mean merely that there shall be a nation of Jews. A Jewish nation nt first was probably a necessity for the develop, ment of Judaism, although Ahraham and the first Jews belonged to no Jewish nation, but lived centuries before the Jews had obtained a nationality. Judaism Is a re ligion, not a political system. As surh It Is not dependent upon nationality, nor upon any particular land or territory. It stands for certain truths that tire true In all lands, applicable to all people and which some day are to be realized among all nations. Judaism Is a mission of religion and of righteousness to all humanity. It ts to teach all matikint. the Idea of the one true living God. Tne aim of Judaism la and has always been the morallzallon of humanity and the sanctlflcallon of hu man life, whether as Individuals or nations. Ha passion Is to establish Jjstlce among men, to bring In the day of universal peace, to Increase love In all the eurth and to make all people righteous Zionists Oppose Heal Mission. "The Zionists make light of this mission, for they are not tilled with the true re ligious spirit. Hellglon Is only secondary to them and it Is not a mere accident that so many of them are outspoken atheists and boldly confess that they care nothing for religion. They are race-Jews, whereas Judaism has long outgrown mere matters of race and has cast off the swaddling clothes of nationality. The Jew today Is Jew only n matters of religion, holding a particular faith, which he believes is the truest in the world and destined to be come the faith of all the world. "This mission la not to be realized by a return to Palestine. It would be thwarted thus: Political Zlonlmn means In effect, surrender. It is a yielding to the desires as it is a confession to the charges of the Jews' enemies. It would be a poor ending, an antl-cllmax, to the centuries of suffer ing and martyrdom to be shut up in a corner of Asia, or any part of the world. In a nationality, even a voluntary ghetto, and be exposed to the same fate that over took It twice before, and aggravate and centralise the evils It nought to cure. A Jewish nation In Palestine would not do away with anU-semltlam it might intensify it a hundredfold. "The Jews' problem is to be solved in every land where the Jew lives. The hearts of the nations will turn to him as the ono from whom they received every noblest gift, through whom cama bleBslng and salvation." NEVER TOO OLD TO FLARE UP November and Ilepember Arrested for Fisticuffs Over Status of Spuds. When M. Fhars. 1101 South Twenty-second street, failed to present himself In police court Saturday to appear against Lawrence Mulflnger, 1111 South Twenty-second stree, whom he had hod srrested on a charge of assault, he deprived Judge Crawford of trylnR a case unique In all the annals of unique battles which are fought In police court. Fhars Is 81 years old and Mulflnger, the man he charged with assaulting him, Is TO. As the old defendant, with a fringe of sailor's whiskers adorning the edge of his shriveled face, walked up to the bar to answer to the complaint, and no accuser put in an appearance, the Judge sent him away. According to the story told by the aged men, they had been working at sorting potatoes when Fhars accused Mulflnger of throwing away some tubers which might do for planting, and as they bent their crooked, stiff bodies over the bins picking up one potato after another they argued the mat ter until Mulflnger, said Fhars, became angry. The limbs, which It was thought could do nothing but sort potatoes, sud denly straightened out. the blond flew hot and fast through his veins and there was a gleam of rage and tight In his eye as he stepped up to his antagonist In true pugil istic style. What happened while the scrap was on will never be told In full. All that Is known of the battle Is from the lips of the par ticipants, for no witnesses had the unuBual good fortune to be present. When the aged gladiators had done both had a few scratches on their faces, but otherwise the damage had been slight. A truce was called, because both were "all In." Fhars wae still angry about the matter, however, and had a wattant sworn out for the other's arrest. But, as might be expected from one of his years, his resentment dwindled over night and he thought better of prosecuting his neighbor. WEIRD STORY OF THE SEA Hole on the Surface of tlie Atlantic Makes Trouble for a St' Captain Timmls endorses the theory that earthquakes are caused mostly by the sea dropping through holes In the ocean bed at points where, the crust Is thin and the temperature Just below very hot. He is commander of tae Br.tish steamship Planet Neptune, a sister ship to the Planet M irs and the Planet Venus, all, as Billy Quigley put it. of the astronomical line. The Plajiet Neptune arrived In New York from Bouth America with a cargo of cotton, wool and sugar, a tale of a s.-aquake off the coaat of South Brazil, and a mate, Charles Brown, who has ano ther opinion than the captain about the cause of the mishap to the ship. The mate la not a seismologist, like the captain, and he scorns the Idea that an earthquake could scoop up the marvelous sea that almost overwhelmed the planet Neptune. Ills theory la that there are holea in the Bouth Atlantic off the ooast of Brazil and that they ought to be tilled up. It was 45 o'clock cm the night of Febru ary 21 when the Planet Neptune was about IjO miles off the Province of BJo Grande do SjI, that the lookout, Able Seaman Shall burg, saw a commotion dead ahead as If a school of great marine creatures were hav ing a riot. The foam and spray shot and bubbled up In a geaerl!ke faahlon. The wind was from northeast and merely fresh, and the seas that the ahlp had encountered "a moment before wre of the duck pond vanet. The lookojt, who was uu the f re- c-ietlo head, tried to get aholter when he saw the grent sea Impending. He was pi' kd up and driven aft i n the fl L When he came to he found his shipmate uncoil ing him from a stanchion sround which he had been wrapped. Ids lg and hand were broken, and he was otherwise so much hurt that he can never go to seia again. The skipper, who was on the brl.lgw, says that he had a little time to obsnrve the wave. Just bef.we It rose ahead of the ship he noted that it trembled exactly as It haj done In the harbor if lnulque last De cember, when there were several earth quake shocks along the const. The ship was steaming atiout six knots and the wall of water smote It so hard that it came almost to a dead stor. The sea reared 15 feet above the forecastle head and swept the ship from stem to stern. It was a foot deep on the captain's bridge. It was the only wave of the day. All around where It had uplifted the skipper noted afterward that the surface of the sea was bubbling and whirling and g Inning, ns if there were something at work beneath. The mate was below when he felt the ship, as he expressed it. "stand on Its stern." He got on deck Just after the flood had rushed along the ship. It had not re covered an even keel and the mate be came convinced that It had runlnto a hole. He could still see the hole dimly after the ship had managed to labor up the other side. There was a good deal of dis turbance of a yeasty sort on the rim of the hole. New York Sun. FEAR OF THE LAW WANING Proportion of Homicides In the Vnlted tntes I.ararer Tbnn In Any Other Land. Judge Thomas of Alabama makes the startling statement that In the year lnofi there were IIS homicides In the I'nlted States for every million of population. In Germany there were hut (6 In the million, In Canada 12.4. In Britain S.4 The propor tion In the I'nlted States Is larger than In any other ndvnnccd country Wty la this so? There will be many answers, but they will gradually sift down to one, namely, that the people of the I'nlted States have not been properly taught respect for law, either human or divine. The law against murder Is primarily a divine law, hut it Is also a human law In every civilized country in the world. As such It depends for Ita enforce ment upon human ngencles, and upon the co-operation of the people whom It protects. So long as the consequences of the break ing of the law ure not certain, swift and terrible, so long will the breaking of the law continue. Here In the I'nlted States the chances of conviction are probably less than tn any other civilized country. In the first place, the police organizations In our larger cities leave much to be desired. The mnrhtnery of detection Is less nearly perfect than It Is In either London or I'arls. Of the twenty or more murders that happen every day In this country It U probably quite safe to Bay that five are not followed by the arrest of the slayer. Of the other fifteen ten are not followed by conviction. Of the last five perhaps not more than half bring men to the gallows or the electric cljalr. It Is easy to adduce other causes, the negro population, the mix tin e of races in the great cities, the Ignorance and Illiteracy prevalent not only In the lower orders of the cities, but also in large rural communi ties, but these are very small contributory causes. The quick temper cf the Italian immigrant might be adduced but for the fact that even Italy has had, this last year, a smaller percentage of murders than the I'nlted States. The rial cause must be faced squarely. It is our national disre gard of law, perhaps one might even say our national contempt of law. The voice of the law la not sufficiently terrible. Too many extraneous considera tions enter Into the administration of this terrible law which demands a life for a life. Maudlin sentiment, the plea of a child, the pressure of a political machine, the "un written law," If yju will, the actual ex penditure of money In large quantities, the agitation of the press all these and many other similar agencies have sufficed, at times, to turn aside the merited punish ment of the murderer. The "murder rate" la advancing in this j country. It is tinio to face the truth, to put aside forever our half-way measures 1 In the enforcement of the stern hard law that la our only safeguard against the j slayer. If there be not In the United States i a steadfastness, a certainty, a sternness in ; the enforcement of this law, such as there is, for instance, In Germany or In Canada, then the I'nlted States cannot hope to stay , this terrible retrogression. How many years ; will It be before we sink to the level of ; Mexico, where nearly 145 men are slain ! each year out of every million Inhabitants? I World a Work. GIRL'S LIKENESS ON CENT Story of How It Cunie There Adorned with an Indian Hon net. Get out your pennies and hunt for any Indian physiognomy there. It Is tho head of a gracious American Woman who for some years was held In admiration both for her beauty and her goodness, and who, only a few weeks ago, passed on to her great reward. Her name was Sarah Longacre Keen. She lived in Philadelphia. For thirty-five years she was the secretary of the Philadelphia branch of the Woman's Foreign Missionary society of the Methodist church. When Sarah was a child 8 or 6 years a delegation of Indians from the northwest vlaited Washington. They came to see the sights and pay their respects to the big chief of the nation. A'ter having spent considerable time at the capital the Indians were taken to Phila delphia. Here they were shuwn the mint. The little girl's faiher was a tine engraver, and he had official connections with this great money factory. He was a kindly, benevolent man as well, and he Invited this delegation of red men to some sort of en tertainment at lis home. One of the chiefs had his attention at tracted to the little miss, and In a mood of sportlveness he took off his headdress and put It on her head. She was not fright ened, but, lending herself t the enjoyment of the Joke, she stood for a moment and let the company look at her. Home one prefent, who had both an eye for beauty and artistic skill, was so struck l y the ap- I pearance which tittle t-'arjh I.i njtcre made in her Indlin headdress that he sketched ! her on the spot. The sketch wss engraved I by her father. I Just then the penny In lta prt-a-'-nt form waa about to be issued, but the figure with which its face waa to be ornamented hid not hern choaen. This engraved Fketoh went Into competition for tha honor. It was accepted In preference to all others, and the Imprint of It w is t '-jti-ferred t j the nrat little pennies which I'ncle Sam for ao many yeara has been sending out Into the world Washington Post. oi Look (lot for :t h vnraatlsm. The grip has been unusially prevalent during the past winter, and In many cas s la likely to ha followed 1 y an attack of muscular rheumatism. Is the most ! iwmmon variety cf !:, iae and leait l dangerous There la r .-uriHrg of the j Joints and ths pain ;s i. .t to excruciating las In acute or inflammatory iheumatsn. , It la sufficiently severe to disahlo a man, however, snd every icove-meit Increases the pain. Keep as quiet n possible and ap l ply Chainbttiain a Pain Halt., fjly w ih ; a thorough massage, and. yoj aj-f captain t get miick relu-t. rTL-rs. aO iOv P all $250, $275, WE jtoint out clearly the irroat ndvnntairo of a visit to our stoek. Knowlotlco is power, ami be i wise who frets ahsolutolv reliahle information from heatljuartprs. See and hear a Stoinway. It is wonderfully reasonable in price for the p'eat world-piano. Try also a Sleuer & Sons, tho piano used and endorsed by 40 of Omaha's leading teachers. Then, if you have a lower price limit than either of these great makes, look at our other leaders of unquestioned excellence. Popular lines of Pianos at $230, $275, $303. We are showing casi- designs that are the very latest thought in piano making. An almost endless assortment of fancy woods, including tho choicest mahogany, oak and walnut. This month we offer a new Mahogany or Oak Piano (small size) at $14S, or a larger size, in mahogany or walnut finish, for Write for a free catalogue and for full descriptions and photographs of the world's leading Pianos, with invaluable advice to -anyone contemplating the purchase of a Piano. Bargains in Our Exchange Dept. This Week Klmball caae . . -rosewood 7 J ..V'J Arlon slze cottage $ioo j Square Pianos and Organs, all mnkes, flTi. and up. Pianos Shipped Everywhere. I'reicnt Is only a trifle. Write for pa i'l iculars. r enip on appioval. Terms -A payment of tit) down and $" per month se cures a fine piano. Fiano Due Bills We do not issue piano due bills for solv ing pu.ziey or on any other pretext. v e have no fancy prices and it would be Impossible for ua to sell to one customer Schm oner 1311-13 Farnam Si. BRIEF CITY NEWS. Ewiug' Boys Business The business of the Iowa Sanitary Cleaning c inpany has been sold to K. W Kwints. who will con duct the business under the style of the Sanitary CleanlnB company. JT.w Choir A new choir, which will de vote Its attention exclusively to sacred music, has been organized under the direc tion of C. O. Hlukrslee. It is composed of former soloists of the Kountzo Memorial church choir. Asks to B. Mad. Bankrupt Joseph Cooper, a street railway conductor of Omaha, has llled his voluntary petition In bankruptcy In the United States district court, asking that he be dlsoharRed from all financial obligations. His liabilities ure scheduled at $2,978 and his aasets ut JJ.o&vSO. Parker Will Boaig-n Truant Officer Wil liam Parker Sat ui day morning said he would next Monday tender his resignation to the Board of Education for action at the regular board meeting Monday evening. Mr. Parker said he had accepted the posi tion of membership secretary of the Young Men's Christian association. Murray Hotel The Murray hotel Is about to change hands and be remodeled. W. cj. Klein son, formerly proprietor of the barber shop under the Klrst National Hank building, will take possessslon Monday. He will spend considerable money in re modeling the hotel and making it first-class throughout. Damage Suit Started Suit for $5,000 damages was beKUti in district court Satur day by Adolpli Oral bet against the Chicago & Northwestern rallioud for injuries he re ceived by being struck by a train Decem ber 2i, loi. He was walking to his home on the railroad tracks and asserts he did not hear the approach of the train because of the high wind. Overcoats In Demand The rough and wintry weather of Friday made overcoats look good to those who had none, and some of the envious ones proceeded to provide themselves at the expense of others, one of the exira coverings being stolen at each f the Karbach and Millard hotels and the Alainlto Sanitary Dal y company, ixjoti Kurnam street. Charges Against Ortu I.ee Greer, for mer clerk of the police cou:t. Is to bo tried for enibi iz.emont of tho city s funds when he was In office. Five complaints were lied Saturday morning by Assistant County Attorney Magney, alleging appro priation of funds as follows: July 'J. $".;). !X; August h" 5, $74 .So; September, 30. I'.hjG, $1C5; November 4. l!m5, $.".G0; July IS, ll, iv71, a total of $4'S 21. Painting" County Hospital The county board opened bids at the meeting fcalai day for the paint'ng of the county hos pital iiisUle and outside. The bids were as follows: A. C. Smith & Co.. $ltil; Klch ard.-on & Roberts, $41a; A J. Trapp, $W. Sam Newman did not submit a lump bid. but bid by the npiare yard. The lids were referred to the committee on the county hospital for tabulation.' Oas Testing Plant Gas Commissioner Crow ley id gra in illy installing tin- i.e. parutus being received for the various tests of gas. One of the most expensive and i Intricate pieces of mechanism he will fill i ploy will be a Junker's calorimeter, which ! was Imp" rted and has just Itern unpacked ' ll .. ua commissioner's office In the city hall. Within a week or two the com V vi :mm. I t: . . 'i . - . f-v ifL VO jOv I Chlckertng j rosewood A Sons- $125 $150 Slnser case . -mahogany Tel. Douglas 1625. missioner liotrs to be able to' make some n port cm his work. Sweet's Ksw Building Ernest Sweet Saturday tnorn.ug was granted by the building Inspector permits for five sub stantial hcuiies -to be erected nt Thirty third and Hnmey streets, which part of Omaha is being tilled In with pretty resi dences. Two of the dwellings to be erected by Mr. Sweet will cost $.".,voo each, one at $3.hiio, another at $:i.fMj, and one at $l.&0. Major K. B. Wilcox was given a permit to erect a $5.i0 dwelling at Nineteenth and Kinney streets. Walker Held for Hearing' Peter Walker, colored, was arrested Friday night bv Pa trolman Morrison charged with working a drunk. The officer noticed the negro with an old soldier whom he wus working for drinks. The old man's train was nearly due to leave the city, but tho colored man was trying to get permission to carry his grip up town for him, when Morrison thought It about time to Interfere. The case was continued until Monday in police court Saturday morning. Headquarters Moved to Omaha The Western Medical Kevlew. the official organ of the State Medical society, has been moved from Lincoln to Omaha and will hereafter be published In this city. At a meeting held in Omaha Friday the di rectors chosen were: Drs. A. V. Jonas, II. L. Btirrell, U. ii. Kickne!!, F. K. Coulter and H. D. Aken. Dr. Jonas Is president, Dr. Purrell vice president and Dr. Aken secretary and treasurer. Dr. A. L. Mulr. head Is editor of the Western Medical Ke vlew. Ham. Is Settled The Injunction pro ceedings to restrain Kdward 8. Cloyer from using the name Keystone Reference and Pond company us a title for his business in the Hee building were withdrawn Friday by the Western Reference and Bond associa tion In the New York l.lfe building. The promoters of the Keystone firm notified the petitioners that they had no objection to using a name which might not cause so much confusion, as the incorporation papers had not reached Lincoln as yet, and It was agreed they should adopt the title of Keystone Surety and Reference com pany. Two Bids for DlTores Orate Robinson Hansen has tasur. suit in district court for a divorce from Andrew J. Hansen, who, ac cording to the petition, Is now confined In the government prison nt Fort Leaven worth for desertion freun the army. Mrs. Unncen says for some time before he left her he conducted himself in a sullen, ir ritable and angry manner and talked to her. If at all. in a harsh manner. She aays he did not furnish her with a proper home and allowed her only $1 a week spending money. Since March, 1 :'. she auya he Iihs not supported her at u 11. Elmer Short wants a divorce from Maud Short on the grounds of extien.e ciuelty. Wast Zioavanwortb Improrsrs The West Le-a ven worth club held an enthus iastic and well attended meeting last evening at their hull on Thirty-eighth and Leavenworth slreets. Several of the city counclliuen and park boird were present and matters of great Importance were taken up and dlscm-fcd and the first si. ps were liken toward a great many Improve ments In that part of the city. The paving from Thirty-seventh to Forty-eighth by the park board will be commenced In the next few weeks and the county will macadamize from I'orty-i lghth wist for on- mile, an i bis will make one of the b st diivr-- In the city. The' following vrrr ele. l-d 0.11. -i . fur the- ensuing term. T. II. IVnia, Jr.. 1 & Mueller fT $30 1 t1'erH i,Hnv"rtK J t HI '' H,,i-rr Sons oak $175 .$209 cheaper than to another. Everyone buying here gets at once the lowest cash price. I'ue bills, commissions to outsiders and oilier obsolete methods of doing business that we have aboli'iiid make It possible for us to offer our present values. p. s. .Mesle lovers should not fall to attend the Arthur Hartman Violin Hecltnl on Friday evening. April 19th. at our Auditorium. Mr. Hartman is one of the most eminent violin virtuosos of the world. PS 11 Established 1859. president; J. Arlnn Ia'Wis, vice president; J. F. Hock, secretary; John Wlsler, treas urer. Pitch Contempt Case The contempt case against 1". W. Fitch was up before Judga Kennedy on a preliminary motion Satur day. In his answer to the contempt com plaint Fitch entered a general denial of tho charges against him and now contends un di r the common law rule the denial frees him from the contempt charge. Under this Interpretation of the law he is seeking to have the contempt charge dismissed. County Attorney Kngllsh resisted the move to dismiss on the grounds that under the statute the court should hear the case, re gardless of the denial by tha defendant. The argument was not finished when court adjourned at noon. Graham Wins Bldawalk Cas. Judge Kedick Saturday morning deoided the c&se of Graham, against the city of Omaha, in volving tho Issuance of a sidewalk permit in favor of the plaintiff and against tha city. Uraha.ni was ordered by the oouncil to build a sidewalk In front of his prop erty. He did not comply within the twenty day limit and the city authorities took steps to contruct the walk at hla expense. Afterwards he tried to secure a sidewalk penult, but was refused on the grounds tho city had taken steps to do tha work. Uraham secured an Injunction to prevent the authorities from going ahead with the work and Judge Redlck Saturday morning refu-sed to set aside tho order, holding Grahtim had a right to build the walk him self. Parawell to Pennock The Social Service club Saturday noon gave a farewell lunch eon In the Commeiclal club rooms in honor of W. H. Pennock, who will leave Omaha next Friday to establish hla law business in Seattle. The luncheon was largely at tended. Among thuse who expressed sen timents of the occasion were W. M. Dav idson, Judge Estelle and Mrs. Towi. Mr. Tennock responded with a short talk. Res olutions regretting the leave-tuklng of Mr. Pennock and wishing him God-speed were adopted by the club. Mr. Pennock has lived In Omaha nineteen years and has been prominently Identified with the Social Service club since- ita organization. He waa the leader for the club in puBhlng the child labor bill recently passed by the legislature. If you have anything to trade advertlae it In the For Exchange columns of The Bee Want Ad page. DELAY IN ENGINEER CASE Suits Before- Judge Kennedy Are Post poned Colli !eml Friday by Agreement. The hearing of the contest between An drew - Rose water and Thomas Shaw for the ufhoe of rlty engineer was Saturday morning called in Judge Kennedy's court, but on agreement twt over to next Friday morning at :30. Frank luuisom, easoclate counsel with 11. G. Burbank for Mr. Rose water, is in Washington and Mr. burbank contended that he had not hud time to give full consideration to the application filed by W. II. Ilerdman, John Paul Ursen and Hen Baker for a peremptory writ of mandamus. The restraining order granted by Judge Kennedy on behalf of Mr. Rose water will be held In abeyance until the hearing of the ease when both actions will be brought up together. 2w -w-S?1 Co.