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1TIE OMAHA DAILY RKE: THURSDAY, JULY 11. 1907.
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Tclpnhone Douglas 618 Iloarlu-s All Departments.
35c Ghantung Pongee Silk
27-in., Thursday 29c Yd.
Extraordinary value, small Invisible sheperd's check, In natural
pocjrce rolor, for traveling, outing, automobile garments of all kinds.
Just what you need If you arc going on a journey.
$1.75 Fine Imported 46-inch Black Silk and Wool Poplin,
Thursday, 49c Yard.
Very handsome deep rich black, soft and clinging. Note the ex
treme wide width, 4 6 In., purely all silk and wool. Thitmlny, 40c yd.
75c All-Wool Colored Pin Striped Batiste, 19c Yard
The following merely hints at the variety, navy, gray, blue, cream,
black, new blue, etc.. In dainty pin alrlpea of some contrasting colors,
Thnt-Mlny, your choice, 10c yard.
. -NOTE Special In crepe de chine, two colors, navy and Hunter's
green, 15c yard.
Extraordinary Sale of
Ladies' High Class Waists
In this ale are over 2,000 of the
very latest, and best models. More
than half of them were purchased
from Brill & Krlegsman. manufactu
rers of the famous "Opera" Waists.
It will pay every woman from nearby
towns to attend this greatest of ifl
waist sales. Watch papers for date
of sale.
Attend Our Clearing Sale of
Desirable Wash Goods
It will be some time to come be
fore you can buy choice materials at
prices like these. Prlres are advanc
ing on every line ef goods.
Fee display in window.
1c madras, 10c yard.
15c batistes, 10c yard.
10c lawns, 5c yard. '
tOc, 35c, 40c materials, 19e yard.
Special Sale of Nottingham
&ac
;e Curtains
Some stores make It their business
to deceive the unawares with a lot of
imperfect and damaged goods, pawn
ing them off as perfect, and many
times the imperfections are not dis
covered until the goods are taken
Bargain Square in Basement
Special sale of cotton challies, In beautiful Persian designs, no
'seconds, regular ?c materials, at, per yard ' 2Hf)
Howard, Corner 18th.
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were not properly a part of the defense,
but Messrs. Darrow and Richardson con
tinued their plea that It was most Im
portant, as showing a conspiracy on the
part of the mine owners and Plnkertona.
and managed to show that Moyer had
been denied permission to communicate
with counsel; that Bulkeley Wells of the
Mine Owners' association was In charga
of the arresting and extraditing party;
that Wells had charge of the train, and
that Wells had the keys of Moyer's hand
cuffs, and twice unlocked them on the
Jgurney to Idaho. The attempt to show
that the three prisoners had been ille
gally taken to the Idaho penitentiary
failed under adverse rulings of the court
Moyer made a self-possessed witness,
and at the end of the long day the de
fense expressed satisfaction over both
his testimony and the probable impres
sion he made on the Juror. He Is si man
,ot good appearance and address, and his
low-pitched voice Is Of pleasing tone. Ho
displayed some nervousness when ha faced
.the courtroom, but the examination had
not proceeded far before he seemed quite
at ease. He will resume the stand at
9:80 o'clock tomorrow morning, when the
state will enter upon its Cross-examination.
His dlrert testimony today look a
wide latitude and the way is open for an
equally wide cross-examination. Senator
Borah will be the state questioner.
Nevaya'ter Man on Stand. '
' When court convened this morning
John E. Tlerney, a newspaper correspond
ent of Denver, was called by the defense.
He testified regarding the political situa
tion In Colorado In 1904 and 190&, when,
It la alleged, -that attempts were made on
the life of Governor Peabody and Supremo
Court Justices Uoddard and Gabbert. Tler
ney aald he was a candidate for the leg
islature In 1904. Asked if he wus elected
on the fare of the returns, but nut al
lowed to take his seat, there wus an objec
tion from the state and the wltnuss wss
not allowed to reply.
Tlerney next was asked what the public
feeling In the city of Denver was as against
Governor Peabody and tho supreme court
In 1904 and 19c. Again there came an ob
jection from tho state and a long argument
ensued.
Mr. Darrow declared It was the purpose
of the defense to show .that there were
others whoa feelings and motives were
stronger than any that could be charged
agalnat the Western Federation of Miners.
"Are you going to show that somebody
Other than Orchard committed the crimes?"
queried Judge Wood.
"No, your honor," replied Darrow, "we
will presuiaa that, Orchard did those, things,
but we propose to show that he was act
ing aa agent for those who must have had
M stronger feeling than the Western Fed
eration of Miners. We propose to show thut
these defendants bad absolutely nothing to
dq with Orchard in council Ion with the&o
Incidents. . We want to show motive puro
and simple. We want to show that a great
clans of people In the clly of Denver had
a feeling Inllnltely stronger than lias been
charged against the. Western Federation of
Miners as a result of the eight hour
decision."
The court sustained the state's objections.
Tlerney lrtt the stand and the jury was
recalled.
. President Moyer Called.
Charles H. Mover was then called to the
stard. Mrs. Moyer was In the court room
when her husband took the stand. She
occupied a seat inside the railing and Im
mediately behind the counsel for the state.
She was dressed in white. Her sister sat
beside per.
After being escorted to the witness chair
by a bailiff and sworn Moyr was ques
tioned by Attorney Darrow as to some of
the drtaCs of his early life. H said ha
had been a miner ever since 1SS3. Ha
joined the Western Federation of Miners
In V 9" and wss first elected president In
Juue, 1802, having been re-elected annually
since that.
' Moyer said he had worked In a smelter
for three years and a half of hla life. He
first teams into prominence In the national
organization of the federation In 1S9, when
at the Salt I-ake convention he was elected
a member of the executive board under
President Ed Boyce. For nine months
prior' to his election aa president Moyer
acted as an organiser for the union. He
first met William D. Haywood at tho law
convention in Denver. Haywood was
chosen secretary-treasurer In 11.
Member af Several Order.
The witness said he was an Odd Fellow
of eighteen years' standing and al.so a mem
ber nf the Ancient Order of United Work
men, -hating been in the latter organization
tor eighteen years. Mr
Darrow here had
U.e s.aufy copy ,h. eontU-
home, when It Is too lnte, as no ex
changes are allowed.
Our curtains are perfect; no sec
onds allowed here.
THESE SPECIAL PRICES FOR
THURSDAY
50c Whlta Nottingham at 29e pair.
$1.00 White Nottingham at 69o pr.
I1.B0 White Nottingham at 98o pr.
75c White Nottingham at 48c pr.
12.00 White Nottingham at II 41
pair.
And so on through our entire line.
Come THURSDAY if you are in need
of curtatns.'West Basement.
Cool, Comfortable Under
wear for Women
This warm weather speaks mora
strongly in favor of aome cool under
wear than any word of our s. Light
gause garments for women and chil
dren. Women's fine ribbed white
gause cotton union suits, plain tapu
top, umbrella knee, lace trimmed,
slses 4, G, , 50c each, sizes 7, 8, ,
85o each.
Women's Swiss ribbed white gause
vests, low neck, sleeveless, hand cro
cheted yoke and shoulder or plain
tape top, all slzea up to and including
site 9 at 50c each.
Chlldren'a Union Suits, low neck
sloevelcss, lace trimmed, umbrella
knee, now selling at each, 25c.
Main Floor.
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Open Saturday Evenings
tlon of the Western Federation of Miners
mrit nffurml If Iti .iv-MmM Tt L-tfe un-
nounced that the reading could be deferred. I
Mr. Moyer said as president no bond was
required of him, but Haywood, as secretary-treasurer,
was under a bond of :,CO
The witness declared that his duties as
president of the organisation required his
absence from headquarters a greater part
of the time. The territory covered by th.j
Western Federation extends from Michigan
to tho Pacific coast and from Alaska to
Mexico. There were 22,090 members of the
federation when Moyer was elected in 190
Whin he was arrested more than a year
ago there were 30,000 members and accord
ing to thia year's report there are more
than 40,000.
"Now, Mr. Moyer, during your term as
president what has been the custom of
the organization as to defending members
of the union who- have been charged with
crime growing out ef their connection with
the union or where the federation has been
Involved?" asked Mr. Darrow.
"It has been the rule of the organiza
tion always to protect Its members and
the Interest of the organization where at
tacka have been made against them."
Moyer Self-Possessed.
Moyer spoks with absolute self-posses-
slon
He seemed to weigh every word of
aw... -
his answers.
Has the organisation had to defend Its
members quite often?"
Yes."
"And have there been many convictions?"
"Very few, considering the number who
have had charges placed against them."
"Where were you in 1899 during the
Coeur d'Alenes troubles?"
"In the Black Hills of South Dakota."
Moyer said he did not become a mem
ber of the executive board until June fol
lowing the troubles. He had nothing to
do with the management of the atrlke and
no Interest in It other than as a member
of the organization a long distance from
the acono of the troublea. After becoin
Ing a member of the executive board he had , BPlza oy me united States customs offl
to vote on matters concerning the latter c'a'-
part of the strike. Orders have been received by the Inspec-
"Were you In sympathy with the men In ! tors at Neche, Pembina. Portal and other
the Coeur d'Alenes?" border towns to be especially on the look-
"Yes." Iut for smugglers of diamonds, but despite
"Did you ever know Governor Steunen- ' thls increased vigilance the smugglers are
berg?"
"No, air."
"Ever see him?"
"No, sir."
"Did you ever entertain any personal
hostility toward him?"
"No. sir."
"You had the same feeling that other
members of the organization had?"
"I can't say that I felt exactly the same
as th men who wrie actually in the
trouble. I was at some distance and could
not feel as strongly as they did."
'ripple Creek Troubles.
Mr. DarrSj too the witness to the Crip
ple Creek distilct of Colorado and the
beginning of the labor strife there. The
strike started at Colorado City in Febru-'
aiy, 1903. The men In the Colorado City
mines, Moyer said, detlred to organise and
aftil'ate with the Western Federation of
Miners. Their right to do so was contested
by their employers und many of the men
were discharged. The state mllltla was
called out almost as soon as the strike was
Inaugurated and desplto that fact the wit
ness declared, there was no disorder. Many
J rltlx-ns protested sgainbt the presence of
.tia uiuit'ia,
The strike extended to Cripple' Creek In
August, 15. the men were going out in
support of the Colorad) City mill men.
Practically all the ore mined In Cripple
Creek was shipped to Colorado City for
treatment in the mills there. The mine
owners had first been requested not to send
their ore to Colorado City. The Portland
mine, the largest in the district, sided with
the union and milled its own ore. The
strike spread to Tellurlde in September.
1V0S, the mill nren there going out for an
eight hour day. An eight hour law was
passed In 1S99 but waa declared unconsti
tutional. Etakt-lloar Us,
A constitutional amendment providing an
eight-hour law wss voted up and adopted
at the general election In but the leg
islature which followed refused to enact
such a law because of the opposition of
the mine owners.
Boon after the strike waa called at Crip
ple Creek Moyer said he and Haywood
went there to address Jha miners at a picnic
in Plnacle park.
"I addressed the men as to my opinion
how the strike should be conducted. I went
Into details as to the cause of the atrlke
and urged the men to he rarpful h-t .nu
. nets nt vlnlnr n . .,.. v.-
charged against the an against the
organisation," said r.fojer.
'Tlie troop went into the t 'ripple Creek
dlrtrict about September 14, ltT",
"What was the comlUlon as to pace and
quiet at the time?" ssk"'l Piirrow.
The state ohjccted to this as a conclusion
of the witness. The question was finally
allowed and Moyrr declared the men were
going praresbly about their business and
there was no disorder.
TRUST IS UNDER FIRE
(Continued from First rage.)
company In 191, the petition states, serretly
acquired control of the United Cigar Stores
compsny (for a long time thereafter de
nied) and through It retail tobacco stores
are established In the large cities which,
by reason ot the powerful support and In
fluence of the combination, have quickly
assumed a dominating position In the trade
and ar destroying competitors.
The Individuals named as defendants and
as witnesses are James B. Duke, president
of the American Tobacco company; John
B. Cobb, president of the American Cigar
company; William K. Harris, chairman of
the board of managers of the British-American
Tobacco company; Caleb C Dale, vice
president of the American Tobacco com
pany, a director of the American Snuff
company; Percival S. Hill, vice president
of the American Tobacco company; W. C.
Reed, agent in the United States for the
Imperial Tobacco company of Great
Britain; Thomas F. Ryan, Pierre Lorlllard,
Peter A. B. Wldener, Anthony N. Brady,
and practically all of the directors of the
American Tobacco company.
A significant feature of the complaint to
day is Us waiver of the right of demanding
answers under oath from corporations and
Individuals named as defendants, as the
making of such answer under oath might
confer immunity from prosecution.
"The Sherman law, under which this
action la brought," said Mr. McReynolds,
"provides that the court may restrain and
prevent the operations of a combination.
If the court finds that the appointment of
receivers Is necessary to prevent operation
of thla combination It may appoint them.
If the court enjoined these corporations, It
might prevent men from buying tobacco,
but If receivers are appointed the business
would be continued, the public would not
be , embarrassed by Inability to purchase
tobacco and the receiver might sell off the
various factories to Independent concerns,
thus effectively dissolving the combination."
Interview with Dnke.
President Duke ssld today:
For the past year the department of com
merce has been Investigating our affairs
and has been furnished every possible facil
ity by us. The department of justice has
also conducted an inquiry.' Since the su
preme court gave legal sanction to this
method of investigation we have olTered no
obstacles to the Inquiry hut have co
operated with the counsel for the govern
ment. Our lawyers constantly advise thut our
: existence, business methods and success do
...... i.iv.Mte on viomuoii oi any taw ana
Tn'wTV'inuZ to
at we are not an
I injury inr a minute to any class of the
public consumers of tobacco,
proaucers or
investors.
Our success Is due to our having served
the public better than anybody else.
SMUGGLE GEMS CROSS BORDER
w Canadian Law Pnttloir Diamond
on Free Mat Starts
Business.
Reports from Winnipeg, Manitoba, fur
nish strong indications of smuggling opera
tions across the border. During the last
month, the first In which the new customs
law placing diamonds on the free list has
been n force, the receipt of diamonds at
the Winnipeg postoffleo has increased at
an enormous rate, .and fhere. Is reason to
believe that Winnipeg Is one of the bases
of a gigantic conspiracy to" smuggle the
gems Into the United States. '.
Diamonds pay .a high duty under the
United States customs laws, so that suc
cessful smuggling Is an exceedingly profit
able undertaking.
Though Toronto and Montreal are said to
be the chief bases of operations of the
nR' Winnipeg also comes In for a large
share of the attention which the United
t5''"1 customs officials are devoting to the
j Illicit enterprise. Since the Canadlnn law
went Into effect it is estimated thnt hun
,J"'ds of thousands of dollars' worth of the
ms have been received at the local post
flce. The diamonds are shipped through the
malls In much the same manner as ordi
nary mall matter. In registered packages.
They are taken from the postoflW at
Winnipeg, and it Is said that It Is a com
paratively easy matter to get tlr-m aoros-i
the line Into the United States. It is also
said that the conspirators Insure the dia
monds and that they ure thus protected
against loss should any of the jewels be
a'd to be reaping a harvest.
When you have anything to buy or sell
advertise it in The Boe Want Ad columns.
NEWS OF THE ARMY POSTS
General ( ourt-Mnrtlnl tm Ordered to
Convene nt Jeffernon
Barracks.
A general court martial has been ordered
to convene at Jeffirson Barracks, Mo., for
the trial of such ruses as may be properly
brought bcfqre It. The detail for the
court is: Captain John T. Geary, coast
artillery; Captain G. Soulard Turner,
Stventh Infantry; First Lleutenanta F. J.
McConnell, Seventeenth Infantrv: Alien
Parker, Twenty-sixth infantry; Oeorge
Rodney, Fifth cavalry; John R. Muegrave.
coast artillery. E. J. Ely. Fifth cavalry;
Second XJcutenant N A. Qoodspeed, Third
cavalry and First Lieutenant W. (J. Hea
ton. Thirteenth cavalry, udge advocate.
A detachment of twelve enlisted men of
the Fort Omaha Signal Corps has been
sent to Beneala Uarracka, Cal., for tem
porary duty, prior to assignment for duty
in the Philippines.
Private James F. Hawtins of Battery
D. Sixth ftld artillery, has been ordered
honorably discharged from the army.
Private Robert C. Praxler, Troop A. 6ec
on cavalry has been transferred to the
Hospital Corps up on the recommendation
of the chief mirgeon of the department.
I -eaves of absence have been granted for
one month to Captain R. J.DufT, Eighth
cavalry; for one month to First Lieutenant
Rodman Uutler of the Sixth cavalry; for
one month and taenty-Hve days to Captain
Oeorge M. di'wurzel, assistant surgeon al
Fort Meadnd for one month to Second
Lieutenant Henry A. Finch, Corps of En
glneera. aud Diarrhoea.
Pains in v. c stomach, collo and diarrhoea
are quickly relieved by the nse of Cham
berlain's Collo, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy. For sale by all drugglets.
Drop a special card ta John Grant, Fee
building, and he will mall you free a beau
tlfulaouvenlr of Omaha.
At leu lion, W . C. O. F.
All members of the Holy Family Court
Nu. .'69 are requested to be pr-L-nt at the
Holy Family church. Sevenienth end Iiard
streets, to attend the funeral of Mrs Klla
ot-vuiuur ui inu :-urin 1 Wendell
1 SuT" courts' luvlud Me'"be "
ANOTHER MAYOR FOR 'FRISCO
Delegates from Unions and Business
Men 'to Select.
C. T. BOXTON IS ACTING HEAD
According to Plan Proposed Tem
porary Mayor Will Be Permitted
to Hemove No One Nor to
Make Appointments.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 10,-The plan for
the selection of a mayor of San Francisco
pending the election of a successor to
Mayor ScJimlta, convicted and sentenced
to five years in the penitentiary for extor
tion, has been decided upon by the bribery
graft prosecution and waa made public
late last night and formally submitted
through District Attorney William H.
Langdon to the labor and commercial or
ganizations .of the city.
The plan as submitted In letters to the
commercial and labor Organizations last
night calls for a convention composed of
thirty delegates, fifteen to be named by
the labor and building trades councils and
three each by the Ave leading commercial
organizations. .These are to select a mayor
to fill out the unexpired portion of
Schmlti'a term. If this plan la accepted
the convention is to be held within two
weeks and governmental rehabilitation of
San Francisco approached.
District Attorney Langdon In hla letter
reviewed the present situation In San Fran
cisco and the conditions leading up to It,
explained why the district attorney's office
had to take the Initiative, expressed the
desire to keep politics out of the reorgani
sation of the city government, stated that
the selection of Supervisor Charles T.
Boxton by the Board of Supervisors yes
terday as acting mayor was merely tempo
rary, asked that all political and factional
differences be laid aside In the selection of
a mayor and declared that the graft prose
cution would refrain from participation
'after the convention waa assembled. A
reply is asked for within five days.
Boxton was sworn In as mayor last night.
It was announced that he would be per
mitted to remove no one nor make any
appointments.
No Ball for Srhmlts.
The attorneys for Maor Eugene B5.
Schmlts appeared before Judge Dunne to
day and renewed their application for ball
pending the. appeal to a higher court. Judge
Dunne denied the application.
SIOUX ON CUSTER MASSACRE
Bnffalo BUI Indiana Talk About
Tragedy of tho I.lttlo
Big Horn,.
! Tuesday, June 25, was the thirty-first an
! nlversary of the most famous Indian fight
i In history the Custer massacre. Two of
j the few remaining- Sioux who took part
i In that tragedy were In New York recently,
! performing In mimic war dances and bat
1 ties with Buffalo Bill. They are Rocky
! Bear and Iron Tall.
I rtotn cnieis were, reluctant at nrsi to
talk about the fight, but at last they
thawed out, and ,for three hours recited
the story of. the troubles that culminated
In the death of Custer and his men on
June. 25, . 1876, and the banishment ef the
I Sioux from the country. Stripped of Its
crude wording, Iron Tali's atory ran as
follows: .
"My tribe, and, the Cheyenne., with which
we are married, have always been fighting
men. They hav&. fought and beaten all
' the Indians, of, the. plains, and have been
! feared for their, prowess. We made raids
into the country south of us, ran off ponies,
cattle and whatever we wanted. We fought
! the Indians and .the whites and the sol
! dlers with success. Finally the Great
j Father wanted us to become reservation
I Indians and hold us to the agency. Red
Cloud, a great chief, was a friend of the
' whites and wanted the reservation. Sitting
j Bull, a big medicine man, he wanted to be
I as al ways able to" go everywhere In Indian
country hunt, camp and roam. Red Cloud i
had hla followers; Sitting Bull had hla. ;
With the latter were such fishtlng chiefs as j
Gaul and Rain-1n-the-Face. I was young,
ao was Rocky Bear we were Just chiefs;
what you aoldlers call colonels; they were
generals.
"Previous to 1878 Raln-ln-the-Face had
I been In the guard house at Fort Abraham
j Lincoln, where CuSter was the big chief,
and Tom Custer had put iron on him,
! which mado his heart bad. He told Tom
I Custer he would eat his heart some day
j when he got awav. ; Later. Raln-ln-the-Face
escaped to us, and he was a bad Indian,
j always wanting to fight; he kept the young
j fellows stirred up and helped Sitting Bull,
j "In 187(5, when grass came, the soldiers
' came for us. There were three big chiefs
fwlth three villages, and they tried to ret
I around us, but Gaul he was our biggest
chief kept moving on until we were near
the reservations, and a great many of the
young braves left the agenclea and went !
on the warpath with us. We were trying
to get up near the line (Canada) and had
felt we wore far away from the aoldlers
when we fought Custer. We felt so safe
we had no scouts out for two davs when
we made village on the Little Big Horn
river.
"We were all In tepees that morning
when Custer and his soldiers came on us.
We ran out and they shot at in. We made
for our ponies and were going to escape
' down the river, when we found Custer's ,'
little chief Reno) headed us off. We did j
not know which way to go until we saw j
the little chief run away. Then Gaul he ;
' hi flel.ter leaf! us all at Custer. We find
he only has few men and we fight him. j
i The soldiers fight, tight like Blour; they
brave, they good fighters, but we kill
them all In short time and ecaln them.
J Then, we go for the little chief, and he
I and hia soldlera In trenches, so we take
the women and chlflren and go over the
line.
"It a big fight" to go back "to Tail's
own words "Sioux brave Indian, whip
soldier, get aoldier gun. get clothes, got
blankst. get scalp and one sleep get where
soldier no came. Oaul, he want fight,
may be six suns more; he no wnnt tight
them. Gaul he fight good when Custor
come. Heap Hloux! '
"That long snows ago! Me good Indian
now. Fight no more."
The old chief took the pipe of peace
from the hand of the writer. The youth
ful lire of excitement at living over those
scenes of carnage died from his eves, the
paint on his face which had made him
j again the savage of the "TJs took on gro
1 tesqueness.
Throughout , the recital of the etnrv
Rocky Bear bad sat wun legs crossta
under htm, his beady eyes peering out over
cheeks as wrinkled as the hldo of an
elephant, fixedly set upon the speaker.
Vt'hen Tall had finished Rocky said:
"White man think Sitting Bull big chief.
No. Sitting Bull big medicine man. No
fight. Big Chief Gaul and Raln-ln-tht-Face.
they fight. Raln-ln-the-Face say he
eat 'Tom' Custer's heart. He eat heart
that light. He not forget wrong."
The massacre of General George A.
Custer and ttl men of the Seventh cavalry
will stand out In tbe history of the world
as one of the most horrible fights of
I Custer hss been crHtelsed and blamed,
i He bus been charged with disoheving
wci-i and generally blamed for Wadiug j
his men Into a trap, but Iron Tall dis
proves the claim of an Indian ambash..
New York World.
WONDERFUL PUBLIC BUILDING
Ke-w York's ,ew t'natom Hons Bnllt
Inside tke Approprla
tlon.
Well down near the nose ot. Manhattan
Island, In the section known as Bowling
Green, the federal government has com
pleted a custom house remarkable for two
things Its Imposing architecture- and Its
completion for less than the sum appro
priated, approaching in both respects the
distinction hitherto enjoyed solely by the
Congressional library building In Wash
ington. Although the construction of the
custom house la a political Job, there will
be a surplus of about $70,000 turned back
Into the coffers of Uncle Sam after the
bill of the last sub-contractor has been
paid. This, too, when after asking for an
appropriation of k,00ii.0i0 Father Knicker
bocker was told to be thankful with
4.0O0. The hands of the officials In
high placea were raised aghast when
the first named amount waa asked for,
and it was only after much contention
that M.000,000 waa gingerly handed over.
After the dirt began to fly In the con
struction of foundation for the new build
ing this sum was augumented by $1,500,
000, and later. In 19C4, an additional
$405.(00 waa appropriated to admit further
needed Improvements. Lovers of art and
others who hoped for an Interior effect
better to set off the beauty of the marble
finish besought the governmental heads
to add mural decorations to the rest.
Thus far, however, the government has
been deaf to their plea, and as no appro
priation for Interior paintings has been
made the Idea of mural decorations has
been abandoned, temporarily at least.
Aa It stands today the New Tork cus
tom house Is one of the best, If not the
best, government building of its kind in
the world. Built entirely of granite. It
la of the most massive construction, and
It typifies strength and power. The domi
nant groups of the approach are America
and Europe, well In front of the facade,
and at the sides of the central stairway,
while at the outer corners of the front sit
Asia and Africa looking with atony staro
out on the busy world around them,
a microcosm largely composed of men who
themselves were only lately subject In
some of the countries of these continents.
Together, as they sit there, these pon
derous Imaginings of Daniel Chester French
are not altogether unsuggesttve of the con
ference of the nations which Is now gath
ered at The Hague, unless, maybe, the
likeness la a bit strained because of the
sculpture's alienee.
Above the deep embrasures of the win
dows and acting aa keystones In the arches
of these are the vlsagea of the race of
mankind. Here are the intellectural faca
of the American and the dreamy face of
the Italian; the Chinaman peers out, while
the African, Hindoo, Celt, Esquimau and
others all have their places where they
can look down on the hordes of their fel
low countrymen who cross the great front
door of the United States Just beyond the
custom house to mingle and become a part
of the hurrying body of humanity In this
land. All of these faces and the fine mar
ble statues of the leading maritime coun
tries of the world, occupy a place Just
above them, represent the carvings of well
known sculptors. New York Tribune.
HOW GRAFT RUINED SCULPTOR
George Gray Barnard Tells Pitiful
Story of Pennsylvania State
House Scandal.
To cap the climax of the capltol scandal,
which has stunned the people of Pennsyl
vania, comes the most dramatic and pitiful
chapter In the long story of fraud and folly
the story of tho ruin of George Gray
Barnard, sculptor.
Barnard testified before the Investigating
commission and did not speak in bitterness.
His nature Is too fine, too childlike, almost,
for that. But no man could hear the tale
of the heartless deception practiced upon
him without emotion.
He told how the simple-minded sculptor,
with the heart of a child, but the mind of
a master, fell under the hypnotic spell of
Joseph H. Huston, the $13,000,000 architect;
how under that Inspiration he changed the
whole current of his existence and dedicated
his life, his fortune and his skill to the con
summation of what was to be a historic
work; how he was led to believe that this
great and wealthy state would stand behind
him In his self-sacrificing efforts to per
petuate In marble mighty monuments which
should make the capltol a Mecca of art and
add glory to the history of the common
wealth. He told how Huston held before htm
promise of 1700,000 for the great work; how,
then, the architect, who was paying fur
niture makers 6,000 and 10,000 per cent profit,
with a wave of his hand reduced the
amount to t300,000; how the sculptor, dream
ing only of hhr art, thought of nothing so
little aa of the money.
But he was to be squeezed more. He told
how Huston later cut the amount to HOJ.OOO
not enough to pay for the raw materials
and the labor for two groups; how he In
sisted on 1140.000 as a minimum, and how
Huston actually Induced him to pledge two
of his masterpieces to raise money to com
plete the state's work. More then this, he
told how he had to mortgage his furniture
and hypothecate his life Insurance In order
to pay for a bond. When at last he got to
work In a studio near Paris, and expended
thousands of dollars for materials and In
wages, the remittances from the state
ceased. Ills appeals were Ignored. He paid
his workmen as long as he could, and then
closed his studio and tramped France aa a
collector of curloa. which he sold,- and used
the $30,000 he made thus to pay the debts he
had contracted on Huston's word. He told
how Huston commanded htm to make
plaster models of the statues and aend
them on; how he expended thousands for
this purpose, only to be curtly told, when
they were ready, that there was no money
to pay for them.
Now he la back In his home atate. Four
years of his Ufa have been wasted; his
studio and entire equipment have been
swept away: .the Iron contract which he
was Induced to sign makes It impossible to
deliver his work, even If he had the money
to move It, because the time limit forced
upon him has expired; and the unfinished
masterpieces for which empty pedestals
stand before the capltol are gathering dust
In Frsnce. while the sculotor. penniless al
most, faces ruin bravely In the state which
wronged him. Philadelphia North Ameri
can. , i
Glasses for Weak Eyes.
Blue, or else smoky, glasses have long
been considered the best possible things for
weak eves. Recent Investlqatlone. however,
have altered tbe views of oc illnts on this
subject an amber-colored fItss being found
pffershle In many Instances.
It seems that the ravs of llebt that are
trvlna to the eyes are at and about the un
nr end of the suectrum tlist Is to sav. In
the rertnn of the vlolt and ultra-violet.
These ravs penetrate blue or smoky srlaes
to a greater or less extent, but are entirely
stonped by amber glans.
The rtiBcoverv n question seerns to have
been flrt made by mountain climbers in
the Swiss Alos, who. for a protection
egslnut the glare of the snnw are obliged
o wesr some sort of colored sneetarles It
became the fmhlon not long a nn such
exrumlon n that rart of the world to use
amber. Saturday Evening Poat.
To Prevent koea from Crack la a-
n Quick Shine Shoe Polish. It oils,
polishes and gives a patent lesther finish
and la water -proof. Ask your dealer for U.
We Make tho
Larger
Tbst Is. loans ranging from $2,000 in
$V0 in sir,, ss well as the smaller ones.
We must. In all cases, have first mortgage
securities on Improved properties. Me
qurntlv a merchant or banker desires a
loan of money for a abort time on real
The Conservative Savings
and Loan Association.
II4 Hafney Street.
Geo. F. Oilmore, Pres.
tsal W. Kuhns. Secy, and Tresa.
estste security, with the rlchl to repay
same at any time without notice. We can
accommodate all such.
M
Do you know that your failure to instruct your
wives, daughters, sisters and mothers in the correct
way to step off a car exposes them to danger?
"Take hold of hand-hold with left hand and face . '
direction the car is moving."
Assist us in preventing accidents.
Omaha & Council Bluffs
Street Railway Co.
XO SLEEP AT FIRE HOUSES
Double Shift Meant Twelve Hours on
Duty for Men.
RULE ADOPTED BY THE BOARD
Commercial Club Committee Has I Jl w
yer Working; to Attack Law on
Account of Its Added Ex
pense to the City.
The law providing for a double shift for
firemen has been In effect long enough to
demonstrate that Its enforcement Is not to
the satisfaction of either the firemen nor
to persons who object to the prospect of
additional expense for maintaining the de
partment. The objection of the firemen is to the
rule which requires the men- to be on ac
tual duty, wide awake, for twelve consecu
Uve hours, and which provides that the
beds at the fire stations cannot be used
except In case of accident, Illness or emer
gency where a man on duty In the day Is
called for temporary service at night. Un
der the old system men could use the beds
at night. A movement Is already on foot
for a petition to be presented to the Board
of Fire and Police Commissioners asking
them to modify the rule.
One of the officers of the department
aald:' "As far as practical work Is con
cerned there la no good reason for the rule.
It has been demonstrated that fires are re
sponded to as quickly at night as In the
day; but the board evidently deslrea the
men ahall 'put In' the full twelve hours
and not loaf during any of tho time. The
men are not really 'kicking,' but they can
not understand the attitude of the board
In the matter."
While -the men are objecting to the ruh
regarding the disuse of the beds the Com
mercial club Is taking up the question of
the law In lta entirety. A conjmlttee has
been appointed and Is seeking legal advice
on the constitutionality of the law. When
this opinion is rendered, according to the
atatement of a member of the committee,
the club will determine Its course. If the
attorney having the question under advise
ment decides that suit can be brought to
successful termination, one will be atarted
forthwith to aet aside the law. The objec
tion of the club to the law Is the additional
expense It entaila. It Is stated by an officer
of the department that the additional ex
pense for the remainder of the present
year will be 13,000, that It will be greater
next year, as each man placed on the rolls
thia year will be granted an Increase of
15 a -month after hla first year's service
and a similar Increase at the end of hla
second year.
CHIN PAC MAY STAY HERE
Much Arrested Celestial Need Not
Return- to Dear Old
Chlaa.
Chin Pac, the much arrested Chinaman,
need not go back to China, according to
a decision handed down by Judga W. If.
Munger Wednesday afternoon In the
I'nlted States district court. This de
cision overrules the Judgment of United
States Commissioner Anderson, who, in
April last, decreed that Chin Pac was
proper subject for deportation under the
Chinese exclusion laws.
Chin Pac waa first arrested by Immi
grant Inspector J. B. Kirk in April,' 1(04,
on the charge of being a common laborer,
though ha had first entered the country
under a atudent's certificate. Owing to
defect In the 1904 complaint, Chin Pai
waa discharged by United States Commis.
aloner Anderson. He was subsequently
arrested by Immigrant Inspector W. R.
Mansfield and taken before United States
Commissioner Marlay at Lincoln, wher.i
he waa again discharged on the ground
that ha had shown good cause why ha
should be permitted to remain In the
country.
However, it waa afterwards ascertained
that Chin Pac had engaged in the voca
tion of a common laborer, and he was
again arrested on the complaint of n
Aprll t, 1107, before Commissioner An
spector Mansfleld, and In the hearing on
deraon, he was adjudged a fit Subject for
deportation, and Judge Anderson Issued
an order to that effect. Chin Pac's attor
neys appealed the case to the United
States district court on the ground thai
Chin Pac waa legitimately In the country,
having entered under a student's certlf-
WHERE
216 Sooth Fourteenth Street.
Chinese, Mexican, Italian Dishes a Specialty.
Chop Suey Chili Con Came Spao-hett!
Chinese Noodles Chili Mao Macaroni ' '
Prompt and Polite Service Open All Night . - :
Orders Sent Out Given Special Attention. 1 1
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Icate, arul that he was at liberty to change
his vocation. The. decision . of Judge
Hunger, Just handed down, eonftrma , th
claim of Chin Pac'a attorneys, and there
upon Judge Munger overruled the Judg
ment of Commissioner Anderson and di
rected that Chin Pac should ba dis
charged. "
Chin Pac has been in Omaha or
number of years. He first came to Amer
ica aa a atudent and acquired a consider
able knowledge of the English language.
Some time after arriving in Omaha ha
went into the restaurant business, an.l
losing out In that, and in a store venture
also, he engaged to work in a Chines
laundry for a livelihood.
ELKS' CANDIDATES IN ' RACE
Three Men for Position of Grand
Treasurer Arc Working; at
Philadelphia-
PHILADELPHIA. July 10,-The booma of
the varloua. candidates for ofllce in the
grand lodge of Elks, which will hold Its
'annual convention here next week, are ap
pearing. Three'candldntes for the office -of
grand treasurer are named, John W. Wag
goner of Kansas City, Edward Leach of
New York and Frank B. Klngsley of Wyan
: dotte, Kan. Among the cltlea that have
; announced Intentions 'to make a- bid for
; the 190$ convention are Dallas, Tex., and
I 6t. Joseph, Mo.
Elks' Special Train.
' All those Intending to Join this .train
from Omaha or Chicngo should reserve
berths at once. Train lenvea via C. M. A
St. P., union station, 9:58 p. m. Saturday,
July 13. FRANK A. FL'RAY, Secretary. .
TWO PAIR
OF TROUSERS
III ILL make that suit
last a few
11
months longer.
I You can t afford to overlook Nlcoll'a
tempting offer to Include an extra pair
of trousers for the price of the suit
j alone this month.
I Suit and Extra Trousers $25 to $45
I Cool Serge Suits In Blue, Black or
Gray, with extra
trousers .
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TAILOR
W. a. JERRBMS. President.
200-11 So. 15th Street.
LADIES VVHErTHOrWiE
Will find this restaurant convenient to
step in and get a delicious lunch or a full
meal.
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