TIIE OMAHA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY, JUKE 18, 1907.
RAILROAD WANTS TO KNOW
Union Pacific Ask Supreme Court for
Order on Board of Assessment
PLATTE COmtTY DISSATISFIED
Insists DniDrh Mne Valaatlon Shoald
Be Saras Mala Lin Editors
V ha Alrrrdw for
Ml lenare.
(From a Btaff Correspondent.)
L1XOUUV, Neb.. June 37.-Speclal.
A writ of mandamus returnable June 20
was Issued by the supreme court this1 af
ternoon on behalf of the Union Pacific
Railroad company against the State Board
of Assessment to compel that body to re
convene and show In detail Just how It
arrived at the value of the property of
this particular corporation. The petition
was fllsd by John N. Baldwin sad Edson
Rich of the legal department' of the rail
road, and It sets out that the board re
fused t oanswer certain questions asked,
flience the appeal to the court. The cor
poration desires to know what value was
placed on the stocks and bonds of the
Union Pacific system; what deductions
wsra mad on account of outside holdings ;
what extent ' the gross and net earnings
of ths road were , considered; .what value
was placed on the tangible property of the
corporation ; what allowance was made be
cause other property aside from railroads
Is not assessed at Its full value.
These same questions , were asked the
board at Its last session and the board re
fused to answer or to make a record of
Its refusal. The Union. Pacific holds' that
proper deductions were not made by the
board, and too much of the net earnings
were allotted to Nebraska by the board,
and that the board's conclusions were
wrong.
riatte Cennlr Not Satlslle.
Ftormer Chief, Justice Sullivan filed with
the supreme court this afternoon a peti
tion for a mandamus to compel the Btate
Board of Assessment to return the Union
Pacific mileage In Platte county at a
valuation of $71,000 a mile, the average
value of the system. Judge Sullivan holds
that every particle of value was taken
Into consideration in making the average
of $76,000 a mile, and therefore the branch
lines In Platte county should be retained
to the county officials at that rata. Bom
of the branch lines tn Platte county were
valued at HO, 000 under ths plan of distri
bution adopted by ths board, and accord
ing to Judge Bullrran, had ths mileage
plan of distribution been adopted, the dif
ference in taxes would have been 3,000 to
10,000 a mile In favor of the county. Rep
resentative Wilson of Custer county, In
troduced a resolution In the bouse of rep
resentatives last wlater demanding that
the Btate Board distribute railroad values
according to mileage, but this of course
was not mandatory, and the board fol
lowed the old plan of distributing the
value according to linns. The mandamus
Is made returnable June 20.
Omaha Bank Will Not Pay.
With the exception of the Brandels, all of
the Omaha state depositories have refused
to pay the increase from I to I per cent
on state money. None of the Lincoln
banks has been heard from though all of
the oountry "banks which have answered
the note of the treasurer announce they
are ready to pay the Increased interest.
The new rate goes Into effect July 1. The
statute makes the X per cent rate the minl-
mum and the treasurer has the authority
to make the rate a high as ha pleases.
Treasurer Brian figured the money Is worth
I per cent and that Is the'' rate the banks '
will have to pay.' '
Requisition la Denied. '
Representative Quackenbush of Nemaha
county, the fuslonlst who so ably asBlsted
the republicans In carrying out mOBt of
their platform pledgee, was In Lincoln to
day to protest against the honoring of a
requisition Issued by the governor of Ken
tucky for the retur nto that state of R. B.
Cross, who now lives st Auburn. Mr.
Quackenbush was successful and the requi
sition was turned down. As told to Acting
Oovernor Hopewell, Cross was employed by
a railroad in Kentucky and some freight
disappeared. The railroad officials held out
Si of the manj salary to make up the loss
and Cross, to make up his loss, held out
StiS of the company's money and then left
Its employ. He came to Auburn and so
mninvnnt with a railroad, built
up a reputation for honesty which made I
him popular all over the town. He was
finally located there by the Kentucky of
ficials and' arrested. A petition signed by
a large number of Auburn people protesting
against the requisition was filed In the
executive; office.
Fisher Plies Answer.
Captain Allen O. Fisher of Chadron.
against whom disbarment proceedings were
started tn the supreme court some time
ago by the attorney general, growing out
of the famous Ooedda claim filed before
several legislatures, today filed his answer
In ths supreme oourC Captain Fisher de
nied emphatically and specifically all of
the charges In the petition and through his
attorney, HaTleck Rose, said he had done
nothing unprofessional in. the case and he
court d the fullest Inquiry into ths matter.
Representative Quackenbush, who was
hore today from Nemaha county, said the
health of Mrs. Quackenbush . was not im
proved. Mr. Quackenbush was called home
during the session on aocount of the Illness
of Ms two children. Both of the children
fully reocvered. but sines then Mrs. Quack
enbush has been seriously til and her con
dition Is grave.
A. W. Bciibner, tax commissioner of the
Union Paetflc, was here today looking up
some data to be used In a suit to eject al
leged squatters from Union Pacific prop
erty In Omaha. The ground In dtspute, ths
records show, had been returned to the
state board of assessment since 18S9.
New Beet Safer Paotery.
SUTHERLAND, Neb.. June 11. (Spe
cial. Tl 4 Lincoln County Beet Growers'
. i Every one should take a tonic in the Spring- their systems reauir it. Ths
blood ha. ; become thick and slui.h with The ccumulaSlea thl sysS?
Irora the inactive, indoor life snd from the heavy, rich foods of the VvS
to furnish the body vnth the increased amount of nourishment rWiry- For the
more eucrjretic life of Spring and Summer, and the system suflersToLbUity
weakness pemmsness, indigestion, loss of appetite, and many ot he? SSeaS
lit symptoms of a disordered blood circulation NVheathe uvJSm L in TthL
rundown and disordered condition it is not safe to take unknown conation?
earsapanllas, compounds, etc.. because they usually contain wWr .fl
other equally stroBy and harmful mineral ingSnl. SA jStSJSSS
and often dangerously on the depleted, weakened system at al im TwhenTneed.
penile and natural stimulation to throw off the impurities and rrterl?
friL3' S:S.1 appropriately It Uentfrel?
C rooU.lerba and barks from the great storehouse of forest and fiell suS
for their purifying" and health-restoring- qualities and salt rt. -TV
the alightet race of mineral in any U1JJtJt COnU,a
old. S. S. 6. acts directly on the blood. ridTinr t oUll imnritli . JTf '
and restoring- the lost properties of rich, nl&ll
supply the system witn thThealthful, invigorating enerW -eided JJ.S fvu
trying- season of the year. Its action is tbf molt wS5L r!romt S 1
actory of all nka. and those who feel the need of sich SeSSUfdo wdi
to commence the ua of S. S. S. at once. S S S reit i a?.wu
so rs sn
niFEMAL
Just One
of Cook's fmnriai
will prove to you that
its delicate flavor and
bouquet is equal to
the- Old World's best
vintages.
' ' Servtd Everywhfr
association, which was organized some
time ago, la now making some efforts
toward securing a factory for this terri
tory. Realialng that ability to guarantee
factory people a certain acreage for a term
of years will likely attract the right at
tention from homeless factories. The as
sociation Is now raising funds to defray
the expenses of men who will be put In ths
field to contract a sufficient acreage to
total 4,009 In this county. C. R. Lawrence,
one of the prominent members of ths or
ganization, has been Interviewing business
people In this and neighboring towns' dur
ing the week In the Interests of the fund
for expenses. The 5 flat rate will be the
Inducement for the farmers to sign the
three-year contract, with the possibility of
securing a sugar factory at home In the
end. It Is expected that It will not be a
very difficult task to secure the number
of acres wanted, as the farmers generally
realise what a benefit a factory would
be to the county could one be secured.
MYSTERY MAY YET BE CLEARED
Suspicion that niaa-ins May Be Guilty
of Another Murder.
FREMONT, Neb., June 17. (Special.) It
is the opinion of some people here that
Hlgglns, the Thurston 'county murderer,
now In the Douglas county pall, was one
of the parties who murdered Marcellus
Faulkner, the man whose body was found
Just over the edge of the bluffs on the
Boose form in Saunders county a year
ago' last December. Though the tragedy
happened a year and a half ago Interest
In It has been kept alive both by the re
ward offered for the arrest of the guilty
parties and the fact that while Sheriff
Bauman has not been disposed to talk
much about the case he has always In
sisted that there were facts of which
the public was Ignorant and that some
day the mystery would be solved. When
Hlgglns was In ths Dodge county Jail the
night before he was taken to Omaha a
party saw him who saw Faulkner and the
two men with him the afternoon of the
day the former was killed and he was
struck with the resemblance of Hlgglns
to the smaller of the two men. The last
clew upon which, the offloers worked. It Is
claimed, led In an entirely different direc
tion from that given .out to the reporters
and resulted In getting track, of the light
ouggy witn yellow running gear and roan
and sorrel team which brought Faulkner
and the two men who evidently killed him
to Fremont Recently there has been
something new doing In j-egard to the
case and It la Intimated that .facts are
likely to be brought to light that will
clear up the mystery. Hlgglns Is known
to have been In Fremont not long before
the murder while working with a con
struction gang on the Burlington and was
seen here more or less before the murder,
but not after.
i
Boys Drown While Bathing;.
NELSON, Neb., June 17. (8peclal Tele
gram.) Lawrence Archer of this place and
Lyle Boyd of Hastings were drowned about
2 o'clock this afternoon while bathing In a
lake recently built on the Bpurck ranch a
rnlle north of town. Where the boys were
last seen to go down there was about
twenty feet of water and all efforts to find
the bodies seomed futile. The dam was dy
namited and after the water was lowered
several feet the bodies were recovered after
o'clock this evening. Archer was the 17
yearKld son of Mr, and Mrs. Q. W.' Archer
and was a young man held In the highest
teem by all, as was also his companion.
Boyd was a drug clerk In the esnploy of
Knapp & Davles of Nelson. He leaves a
widowed mother and two younger brothers
at Hastings. While driving to .the scene
of the accident the team pulling a 'bus ran
away, upsetting the vehicle and throwing
the occupants to the ground. George Turner
was severely Injured and . ntv u.nhii
'James Boyd received a number of slight
wounds. 1 Earlier In the day this same team
ran away and the driver, Robert MeCrelgh
ton, was dangerously Injured.
Boy Drowns In Mill Pond.
VALENTINE, Neb., June 17. (Special
Telegram.) At about S o'clock this after
noon Clyde Black, an 18-year-old boy, was
drowned in the Mill pond south of this
city. Together with a -crowd of other
boys, he started to swim across the pond,
about a quarter of a mils. Being a poor
swimmer he became exhausted when al
most across. His companions helped him
to within fifty feet of the bank, when tboy
themselves being fatigued from swimming
so far were compelled to have him and
save themselves. The lad, completely ex
hausted, went down In sight of dosens of
people on the shore 'and never rose again.
Tha floodgates to the dam Were Ira me-
EXTRA DRY C7 I -s
NATURE'S
TONIC
d lately opened and the waters were low
ered as fast as possible. Divers and men
with grappling hooks did their best to
locate htin, but he had been under water
over three hours ' before his body was
found, and life was then already extinct.
State Sana'ay lehoel Coaventloa.
HASTINGS, Neb.,- June 17. tfipecial Tele
gram.) Several hundred delegates arrived
today for the annual convention of the
Btate Sunday School convention, which will
be opened tomorrow morning. It Is ex
pected that with those who come tomorrow
afternoon there will be about 800 visitors
here. The convention will cover three
days. Tonight a reception for the young
people was held at the Baptist church.
t Nebraska News Notes.
SCHUYLER A heavy rain accompanied
by a north wind started here this after
neon which cooled the atmosphere twenty
degrees. The rain continued to fall stead
ily until late Into the night.
8CHUTLKR The Odd Pellows marched
tn a body to the Schuyler cemetery yester
day and decorated the graves ot their de
parted members.
FRIENDA reception was tendered Prof,
and Mrs. A. H. Staley at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. WIMlam Roehl In this city last
Saturday evening. A large number of rep
resentative cltlsens Were present. On be
half of the company present Mr. Alex Mc
Parlane presented Prof. Staley with a
handsome gold watch and chain and Mrs.
J. H. Phillips presented Mrs. Staley with
a beautiful souvenir spoon from the ladles
of the Kensington club. Prof. Staley has
been superintendent of the public schools
of Friend for six years past and has done
splendid work. He goes from Friend to be
superintendent of the schools at Superior,
Neb., with the good wishes of ths best
people of Friend.
HASTINGS The body of Lyle H. Boyd,
who was drowned while bathing In a pond
near Nelson yesterday afternoon, has been
brought to Hastings and will beb urled to
morrow. Lyle wss the oldest of three
children. His mother and two brothers
live here.
'HASTINGS Robert A. Pickens and Mrs.
Y. 11,1. V ... 1 ....... 1 hnth A t V I - w .,-..-
married today at the home of the bride's
parents in unicago. They will reside in
Hastings.
SU'I HKRLAND-Whlle engaged In haul
ing dirt from the north hills. Will Rnney
was run over by a heavily loaded wagon,
but escaped serious results by a narrow
margin.
BU'i'H ERLAND. This part of Nebraska
once famed as about the dryest place ever
known Is now entitled to the distinction
of being nearly as sloppy as Oregon. Rain,
clouds obscure the sun almost every day.
Uoud rains were had during the past
several days and the earth was never
known to be more moist to a like depth
In feet. Vegetation Is making excellent
progress. Corn still continues to lag a
little behind the crop procession, but It
shows signs of catching up with the sea
son. NEBRASKA FR0M DAY TO DAY
Qaatnt and Cartons Features of Life
In Rapidly Growing;
Stat.
Gua Hanson took a couple of colts to his
pasture southwest of town Friday. Hol
drege Citizen.
More RIght-of-Way to Fix The "Dago"
car on tha Burlington was loosed from Its
moorings yesterday and moved on to enter
a sphere of greater usefulness. Nelson Ga
xette. First Milestone Passed O. K. Harold W.
Shackelford was the only graduate from
the Allen High school this year. Notwith
standing ho Is somewhat bashful, like his
father, the editor of , the News, he got
through his oration without any of It being
"pled." Emerson Enterprise.
, Keeping Even The first thing the Auburn
dry goods merchants do when they come
down to their places of business mornings
Is to check over their lady clerks to see
If there are any missing. Men In search ot
wives, are making t deep inroads ' Into the
ranks of the lady clerks, and the merchant
never knoAws when a raid wilt' be made on
his clerks. Auburn Granger."
Eulogy Miss . Maria O'Donnell, associate
editor of the Cuming County Democrat,
delivered a paregorlo on the country editor
at an alumni banquet of the West Point
High school last week that either re
quired some deep study, or wit, humor,
logic and historical research flows from
her pen like water off a tin roof. Speaking
of the editor she says: "Pictured as an
egotlstloa clown, poor as Job's turkey,
as a craven coward grovelling at the feot
of angry patrons, as a cadaverous, half
starved Individual existing on pumpkins,
pork and promises of delinquent subscrib
ers,' It Is small wonder , that many of you
never think of him In the light of a patriot.
Yet the pen Is mightier than the sword and
fur more popular." The upper Elkhorn
valley contains one of the gentler sex
who as a wlelder of tha fountain pen earns
a wholesale respect front all critics who
are above the slim of the gutter In their
writings and we fancy that tha lower
Elkhorn contains another woman well
capable of her own defense with the lit
erary rapier Nebraska Liberal.
Room and Bath A hotel Is certainly be
coming metropolitan when it can furnish
rooms with bath, but Landlord Phil is right
up with the times, and can aooommodate
all corners. A. knight of the road, wearied
by his week's work, and enjoying to the
fu!lft bis well earned rent, was awak
ened early Sunday morning by what he
thought was a combination of the Ban
Francisco earthquake and a cloudburst.
Ha dashed madly out Into the hall expect
ing to be greeted by scenes of horror and
devastation, but everything seemed to be
peaceful and undisturbed. Fearing that
he had 'em" although he bad been very
temperate lately he awakened another
guest, and together they made an Investiga
tion ot the mysterious happenings In the
room. After a light had been made the
cause of the fright was found to be real,
although somewhat exaggerated The roof
of the hotel was undergoing repairs at that
time and had not been completed on Satur
day night. The gentle precipitation of a-iua
pure, during the wee sma' hours had caused
the loosening of the plaetvr over his head,
and It had fallen directly upon him,
causing him much anxiety and vexation of
spirit, and no little discomfort. "All's well
that ends well," and after explanations
were made he was ready to see the lu
dicrous side of the situation. Petersburg
Index.
SHELDON COMES TO Y. M. C. A.
Gverner Amenta Invitation tn
Attnna Retention at Ballalnsj
Tarsdar NlaaU ,
Oorernor Sheldon has accepted the In
vitation of the Young Men's Christian
association to attend Its big reception
Tuesisy Bight, when Secretary Taft and
Judge Selden P. Bpenoer of St. Louis will
be pressnt This Information was received
yesterday by 'President I. W. Carpenter
of tha association. '
"It la vary gratifying news." said Mr.
Carpenter. W baa hoped the governor
oeuld accept our Invitation and are de
lightnd that ha has. His preaenos will
add to the dignity and amlmnos of the
oooaatoa.
"The aasootation Is p leaned to see by the
areas reports that Secretary Taft Is likely
ts All his en sag meet hare) that his sick
ness ths other day tn St. Paul seems not
to bsve bean serious. W . have had uo
prtvat Information, but Infer from the
preaa afcrpetches that tha secretary will be
wish led to son U us."
Bee Waat Ada for twines
ALEXANDER BOCELASD DEAD
Friend of ffewsboyi and Curfew Ad
rocate Lies in Bed.
HEART DISEASE AND GAS KILLS
Knew lie Was Fslllnf and Said II
Had Come to Omaha to Visit
Ills Boys for the Last
Time.
Colonel Alexander Hoareland, the "News
boys' Friend," as he loved to be called:
father of the curfew law, known frotn one
end of the United States to the other, was
found d?ad In his bed at the Murray
hotel at S o'clock Monday morning.
Death . la attributed to heart disease,
to which he was subject. The hotel
cleik, who found him, reported the gas j
et in the room was turned on and gas
was escaping. The supposition was not
that the old gentleman had sought death.
but rather had tried to turn off the gas
when he retired the night before and In
stead Of turning It off as he thought, hsd
turned It on. He was quite feeble and
had been In ' unusually poor strength of
late.
Mr. Hogeland was 76 years of age. He
resided In Louisville Ky., with his wife, but
traveled extensively in the Interest of his
curfew ordinance, which he had succeeded
In having enacted In Important snd unim
portant cities all over the oountry, Omaha
included. It was In the Interest of this
affair that he was In the city. He had
been here a week or more, but ho had
made many visits hero and was a familiar
ngure to me Doys ana otners.
Spoke of Cirowlnsc tVeak.
Colonel Hogeland, In talking to friends In
the lobby of ths Murray hotel Sunday
evening, complained of feebleness and said
he was how 78 years old.
"This will bo about. my last trip to the
west," said he, "as I am getting too feeble
to keep this up much longer.".
He retired at his usual hour of golnfc to
bed Sunday night. Monday morning, not
appearing at the breakfast table as usual,
Mrs. Brown, proprietress of the hotel,
made Inquiries about him and an Investi
gation of his room revealed him tying- as
If In a peaceful sleep on his bed. The
fumes of escaping gas revealed the fact
that he had not turned the gas completely
off, which was owing to his feebleness and
partial palsy of the hands with which he
had of late been afflicted.
Friends were Immediately notified and
Coroner Bralley took charge of the case
and soon ascertained that no inquest would
be necessary, as the cause of death was
apparent without further Investigation.
Gould Diets and other old friends of
Colonel Hogeland at once Interested. them
selves In the matter and Mrs. J. H. Mc
Murty of Lincoln, a sister-in-law, and H.
E. Wells, deputy county clerk of Lancas
ter county, a brother-in-law, were notified
by telegraph and arrived In Omaha from
Lincoln at noon and took charge of the
case.
Comes to Par Last Visit.
When Colonel Hogeland reached Omaha
he wss very feeble and was much predis
posed to absenlmindodness. He said to a
reporter for The Bee at the time:
"I have come to Omaha on my last trip,
to Interest the people In the curfew law
and particularly to sea my newsboys for
the last time, ahd 't -want to give each of
them a copy of my" work, 'Twenty-Five
Tears with tha Newsboys,' as a souvenir.
While here he addressed one or two meet
Inge of young people at the Young Men's
Christian Assoclatkm-'bulldlns-.
Colonel Hogeland was a veteran of 'the
civil war. He was' at: one time colonel of
the Tenth Indiana ' cavalry and later of
the Seventh Tennessee: After the close
of the war he engaged In farming and
came to Nebraska about fifteen years ajro
locating at Lincoln. "For many years prior
to this time he had been engaged In the
work "of looking after the betterment of
the conditions of street grabs and news
boys and was the originator of the curfew
law, that has since' found its place on the
statute books of every state In tha union.
With him It was wholly a work of love.
About ten years ago he removed to
Louisville, Ky., which has since been his
home, though he has made numerous visits
to Nebraska and the entire west since then.
Colonel Hogeland is survived by his wife,
now at Louisville, Ky., and one son, Grant
Hogeland of Los Angeles. The body will
be taken to Louisville for final Interment.
A large number of newsboys visited the
hotel Monday afternoon to pay their
respects to the friend they loved so well.
ZIONISTS IN MASS MEETING
Local Societies Celebrate First Colony
of Their People la
Palestine.
A meeting; ofl Zionists was held at Ba-rlg-ht's
hall, Nineteenth and Farnam
streets, Sunday evening, under the auspices
of the Omaha Zlon societies, to commemo
rate the twenty-fifth anniversary of ' the
founding of1 the first colony In Palestine.
The program was: ' . '
1. Opening address Miss Gordon
I. Piano and violin 'selection
David and Ida Brodkev
S. Address History of Zionism ,
a. ...... ..Henry Monsky
t Recitation Oeorse Buirarmaa
6. Address Organisation of the Culoales
in Palestine L. Kneeter
6. Music,
The meeting was presided over' by Miss
Gordon. In his address, Mr. Monsky de
tailed the difference In the ranks of the
Zionists, explaining- the features of the
five branches which prevail for the solu
tion of the Jewish problem. lie spoke in
the English - language, while Mr. Kneeter
used the Yiddish tongue.
The attendance was rather small because
of the weather and also because of a coun
ter attraction In the form ot a Yiddish
play at the Lyiio theater by a traveling
troupe. The play was ' "Missis and the
Boarder," by a company of Yiddish play
ers from New York. ' under the manage
ment of A. Uttmsn of that city.
Few tobaccos suit all tastes.
Tin one that can, mott Justly,
by claim to that distinction
being; in exquisite blend of
choice flavor, ii the furious
LUCKY STRIKE
Sliced Piig Pips Tcbacco
Cured by a secret process It
doas not bits tha tongue.
Burns Weil, give a loctg. cool,
fwect smoke, without waste.
Pocket slaa, lis bos, lOo.
Aiy seitt 11 file Iie
Cut and made to order
Suits ihcL sold all Spring for $25, $30 and $35
FINAL WIND UP OF SUMMER SUITINGS
Come early and pick the peaches
SATISFACTION GUARANTEED OR NO SALE
Herzog Tailoring Co.
D. H. DECK. Mgr. 1415 Douglas St.. Omaha.
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OVERLAND . OFFICERS MEET
Union Pacifio Operating Heads Dis
cuss Ways of Improvement.
DR. JONAS ON NEGLIGENCE
Says Managements Have Spaced Noth
ing; to Better Conditions aad
. St til Safety ' is Not
Gaaraateed.
The second annual meeting of the oper
ating officials of the Union Pacifio railroad
opened promptly on time at the Omaha
Commercial olub rooms Monday morning
with a full attendance of the operating of
ficials. Including superintendents, assistant
superintendents, trainmasters, roadmasters,
road supervisors, division engineers, divi
sion master mechanics and trafflo men from
the freight and passenger departments.
General Superintendent Park presided and
called upon Dr. A. F. Jonas for the first
paper, on the subject of "Negligence." Dr.
Jonas 'said, in part:
Negligence signifies, (1) not to treat with
due attention; to forbear one's duty to; to
suffer to pass unimproved, unheeiled, un
done or the like; to disregard; to slight, as
to leglect ones business or duty: to ne
glect to pay one's debts; to neglect Interest
or policy; (2) hence, not to notice; to for-
Dear to treat with attention or respect; to
slight; It) to cause to be omitted: to post
pone.
Who of us csnnot look back and recall
an endless number rf nnnnrt unities thRt
have presented themselves and have been
permitted to pass on account of neplectful
nessT Who of us Is not reminded of
chances passed unheeded, chances that
mlKht have changed the course of our ca
reer? Neglected duties which brought fail
ure Instead of success. The mlUposts of
our lives are dotted with a continual suc
cession of omitted duties, great and small
Inattentions that have retarded our ad
vancement and which have , ended . some
times In the Injury of others as well as
ourselves. With what avidity we take
note of the neglect tn others and how
blindly we pass over our . omissions and
shortcomings.
Means of Betterlasc Service.
We are here today to disease ways and
means to better the railway sorvloe so
far as It affects the physical and mental
status of passengers snd goods.
Negligence as applied to trainmen as
well as others may be discussed under
the following heads:
(1) Those who are morallv Irresponsible,
morally Insane, If you please.
(2) Those of Intemperate habits whose
Judgment has been lmpared by vicious
practices.
(3 Those who by inheritance or early
training are morally Irresponsible, who
surfer no twinges of conscience from
neglected duty so long as the omission la
not discovered by tholr superiors.
4) Those who from an Innate mental
Incapacity are unable to master the de
tails of their duty.
(5) Those who, on account of chronic
Indolence, will not master the rules gov
erning their duties.
(4 Those of superficial habits who learn
their duties by halves, who, In their con
celt, can be told nothing.
(7) Those who are illiterate. Willing
enough they are.' but ,they have escaped
the rudiments of an education.
(8) Those who suffer from pormanent
or temporary disabilities.
(V Those who suffer from defective eye
sight and hearing.
(10) Overwork and loss of sleep.
01) Mental worry.
(12) Amnesia.
The foregoing classification might be
extended and amplified, but It Is suffici
ent for our purpose at this time.
No Pains or Coat Spared.
The managements have spared no cost
or pains to make railway travel as safe
as possible and still It Is not safe. With
our fast moving trains and the liability of
a breakage In the mechanism of engine
and cars, railway travel can never become
absolutely safe. On a critical Investiga
tion we note with what care every an.
pllance, every machine, ststlons, roadbed
and bridges, fuel, water, and lubricants,
are Inspected and tested by every means
known to modern science. Every defect
Is remedied at once. If an appliance
can be replaced by a more Improved or ;
a better one. It Is done. !
But what of the most wonderful and 1
most Important factor In the train ser
vice, the mant Is he selected with the '
same care. Is he put to the same critical
tests that the mechanical appliances are?
It Is true that nearly all great trunk linns
are exacting a high standard In refer- I
ence to eyesight and hearing.
The re-examination, at stated periods, of
old employes, while it does not find favor
with them, is of such great Importance
that Its gradual adoption Is Imperative
and certain. The train man naturally bo
Ueves that his own personal Interest la
paramount and anything that places his
means of livelihood at stake la an un war- ,
ranted Interference with his personal I
liberty.
Hecent Railroad Legislation. I
Other topics dlsoussed at the morning
session were, "ltecent Railroad Legisla
tion," with Edson Klch as chairman of the
committee; "Operating In Connection with
Tenant Lines," with Superintendent '
Charles Ware as leader; "Catering to the '
Traveling Public," with F. E. Lewis as i
chairman.
The meeting will be continued to this '
Afternoon.
LITTLE BIT LIKE SUMMER
Old Sol enables bonny June to Match
the Record of Windy
March.
Colonel Welch is vlnd'oated. the March
summer record broken and winter is a
lost art
Old Sol came down the hillside yesterday
with bis face beaming, and before night
he hsd many another facs streaming. But
St that it was only ninety-four as a
maximum, and not hot st all. for there
was a pleasant breeae to keep up ths
breathing business without any undue ex
ertion on the part of tha panting populace.
It wasn't hot. all the assertions to the
contrary notwithstanding. It was Jnst
warm enough for two things to show
March It la not ths only month tn ths year
When mercury oaa reaoh ninety-four and
to make an incredulous peorle snow and
aMJE
was talking about when he scoffed the
Idea that the seasons had been reversed
and the people were in the midst of a
superannuated winter.
Meanwhile Old Sol did a few things to
those "Nature Fakers" who have been ped
dling around that silly song about a cer
tain young woman who found a certain
book, written by a certain sage a decade
or two ago In which he predicted, and pro
ceeded to prove his predictions, that in the
year 1907, there would bo no such thing as
summer.
If there Is anything Old Sol doesn't like
It is a nature faker.
Anyhow the good people of Omaha didn't
stay Indoors yesterday unless they had
been out too late the night before or were
In Jail and had to. Parks and places where
shade trees stood were extremely popular.
The street oar oompany did a land-office
business, and so everybody was happy.
Why not? '
YOTJTH CROWD OTJT THE PASTORS
Children's Day Big Event In Many
Churches.
Discussions of theology and philosophy
gave way to the romance of youth Sun
day at many Omaha churches In the an
nual observance of Children's Day, The
primary department reigned supreme and
little girls In fluffy white drcswes and small
boys in starched waists usurjird for a time
the authority of preachers mi l deacons.
In most of the chure'ic observing
the day with special servlrrs the dec
orations were elaborate nnd beautiful.
Flowers, of course, predominated. Where
sermons were preached the themes were
appropriate to the day. In most of the
churches the sermon gave way entirely to
programs made up by the primary and
Intermediate departments. Songs, recita
tions, class drills and acrostics were the
principal features of the services. Every
where the predominating theme was from
the .words of Christ, . "Suffer Little Chil
dren to Come Unto Me."., r
At Kountxe Memorial Lutheran church t
the service was especially in the Interests
of the Orphans' Home, and contributions
were taken from the children for their
FIFTY YEARS
Don't take our
word for it but
pin your faith on
What Uncle Sam
savs. 1005?! oroof
all whiskey nothing
else : that's what the U. S.
Government green stamp
means on every bottle of Guck-
enheimer Rye. It has never
changed in purity or flavor
"Stnce 18S7"
A. Gneke&belmer & Bros Dtanien,
Many oi. you are longing today to at
tain health and strength, but are being
held back tpr your skepticism, growing out
of wasting time and money with those
who treat but never cure. Banish all
doubts and avail yourself of the services
of ths honest, skillful and successful spe
cialists of the Stat Medical Institute.
All that expert skill, vast experience and
scientific attainments can accomplish are
now being done for those who apply to
us for tha help they need.
We treat men only and onre promptly,
safely and thoroughly, and at the lowest
oost, BROWOimig, OATAKKH, MH&
VOO DEBILITY, BLOOD POISOST, BKIlf
DISEAbXb. JtLDSET and SUIDD
KAg8 and ail Special Diseases and tfcels
complications.
STATE MEDICAL INSTITUTE
DOPTO02S FOR ' EH EN
Call and Do Examined Freo or Write
Office Hours S A. M. to 8 Y. M. Sundays 10 to 1 Only
1308 Farnam St., Between 13th and 14th Sts., Omaha, Neb.
rernianeutly Established la Omaha, Nebraska.
MEN
4" '.jb flu E. loner
(ubdaM
; ., 1 . mni
more unfortunate fellows. The progran
was entirely by the olassos of little people,
At the First Methodist church the sorvlct
was one of the most beautiful of the year.
It was rendered by the primary and Inter,
mediate classes, and at the close a specliU
baptismal service was held at which a
number of children received the sacrament
of baptism.
A feature of the service at the Seward
Street Methodist church was a drill by
thirty-two young women and the Sunday
school, and a flower exorcise and song by
a number of boys and girls representing
various flowers. A beautiful service with
the baptism of children was given at Lows
Avenue Presbyterian church.
Among the other churches holding spe
cial service for children either in the
morning or evening were:
First Reformed church.
Hillside Congregational church.
Clifton Hill Presbyterian church.
Trinity Methodist ohurch.
A number of the other churches held ths
services a week ago, and few have post
poned their exercises until next Sunday.
TWO-CENT FARE IS REFUSED
Missouri Man Ejected from
on Drcllnioa to Pay
More.
Trals)
ST. LOUIS. June 17. A special to the Re
public from New Florence, Mo., says: O.
L. Dryden of High Hill maintained his de
clared rights under the new t-cent rate law.
refused to pay a fare of S cents per mile
and was ejected from a Wabash passenger
train here tonight. H had tendered his far
at the rate of 2 cents per mllo, but Con
ductor Cunningham not only declined to re
ceive It, but put Dryden off the train.
Bee Want Ads Are Business Boosters.
Pllgrr Issues a Defy.
PIIXJER. Nob., June 17. To the Sporting
Editor of The Hoe: We hereby challenge
the Plalnrlew tmse ball teanv to plav for
a side bet of HOu and winner to lake all
the gate receipts, game to be played on
neutral ground.. Same teams and pitcher
to play that played at Plalnvlew Saturday,
June 15, 1K07. w. H. WEUIA
Manager Pllger Base Ball Team.
of PURITY
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Ptttsburcb, Pa.
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VTR CURE, THEN YOU PAT TS OCR FEB
Established la Omaha IB Year.
Crg! ETC? Consultation
a 1 t-m Ima and Examination.
Write for Symptom Blank (or Home Treatment.
Dr. Scarlcs Cl Soarlos
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feel that Colonel Weloh knew what he
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