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    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: "WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1907.
NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA
COUNCIL
Office 15 Scott Street.
SCflEFFLER IS NOT GUILTY
Jury Requires Only Short Time to
Arrive at a Verdict.
DEAD MAN WAS THE AGGRESSOR
Judge Instructs Jnrr Defendant Was
Not Obliged to Ran and If
- Aaaanlted Wti Jnatlfled tn
t'sln Hla Fiat.
John Scheffler, rh anted with assaulting
James Lankton, who died from Injuries re
ceived In a atreet fight on the night of Aa
gut U last, with Intent to Inflict great
bodily Injury, brought In a verdict of ac
quittal yesterday afternoon. The case was
given to the Jury a few minutes before noon
and, after partaking of dinner, the Jury re
turned the verdict at 1:30, when Judge
Oreen reconvened court.
In his charge to the Jury Judge Oreen
held that If the defendant was first struck
In the fight, he had a right to have used
such force as would reasonably have ap
peared necessary In his own defense. He
waa responsible, tha court held, only for
the normal effect of such a blow aa he
truck. "If a man uses only his fists In de
fending himself, he Is not required to re
treat, but may stand hla ground," said
Judge Oreen.
Only two witnesses, Dr. D. McCrae and
Detective Callaghan, were introduced for
the defense. Callaghan testified to a con
versation he had with Lankton In the hos
pital. In which Lankton had admitted he
waa the aggressor In the fight and had
struck the first blow. Dr. Macrae testified
to the abnormal thinness of Lankton's
skull and also to the cause of the man s
death.
The trial of Marlon Hedgepeth and W. P.
Jackson, alias Clark, charged with blowing
the safe In the office of the Council Bluffs
Transfer and Stove Storage company, which
was assigned for yesterday, was postponed
until Saturday, owing to the absence from
the city of one of the attorneys for the de
fendants. The suit of J. II. McMullen against Potta
wattamie county was begun. The plaintiff
was awarded 1vn damages for the Pigeon
creek drainage ditch passing through his
property, but he waa not satisfied with the
amount 'and asks for $6,000.
Tha next case for trial will be that of
George Held, who appealed from a fine
' Appetite-Hone.
The Woeful Reflection of a Withered
Dyspeptic.
No substitute for good nature has yet
been found. Smiles take root In the
stomach. Without good digestion there
never can be very much sunBhlne, for the
very simple reason that the stomach and
the brain are twins, and what affecta one
invariably affecta the other. The adage
that the best road to a person's heart la
via the stomach still holds good.
Gorged grub and pappy pie always breed
gloom and restless nights.
They also breed dyspepsia quick dys
pepsiaand dyspepsia shows Itself In a
I IS THIS TOU?
variety of ways belching, burning sensa
tion, an empty feeling In the stomach,
bloating after eating, brash, aversion to
food, fermentation or downright Indiges
tion. There are few diseases which create such
misery long drawn out misery as dys
pepsia. It pursues you before meala, after
meals and between meals; you take It to
bed with you; It Is with you at the theater
and at your desk.
What Is the only way to get rid of It?
You don't have to stop eating; you don't
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Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are the most
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In plain arithmetic, 1 of Stuart's Dys
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meantime It curs lb? dyspepsia and all
other stomach troubles.
Just a few of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tab
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BLUFFS
Both 'Phones 43.
of $J0, Imposed upon him by Justice Cooper,
on a charge of stealing several bottles of
whisky from the Northwestern freight
house.
Do you have to hold print at arm's
length? Do the letters look blurred or
misty? Do your eyes, tire after using them
for a short time? If so, you should have
your eyesight tested and get a pair of my
made-to-order glasses. Dr. W. W. Magar
rell, optometrist, 10 Pearl street. ;
Why wait until next week to change,
give us a trial, the change will do you
good. Just call up 314, Bluff City Laundry.
REDICTIOS IX THE CITV DEBT
Aaditor Compiles Statement of City
Finances.
Following his report of the general fund.
City Auditor McAneney completed yester
day morning his report showing the finan
cial condition of the city on November 1.
The report shows that the net debt of the
city was reduced materially since the com
mencement of the fiscal ye'ar.
The report follows:
CASH FUNDS ON HAND. '
General $ 6.237.19
Police 28.747.81
General sewer 7.129.43
Bridge 9,?K4 69
Koad ' S.100 54
Judgment 2.810.61
Lighting 7.97B.27
Water 6.Ki 65
Funded dt'bt 9.513.54
Bond loan, Interest l,6tyt.28
Waterworks sinking 13.1:59.64
Indian creek 4.410.93
Net debt balance 103,321. 6J
Total 2O3,0S.12
GROSS INDEBTEDNESS
General fund warrants outstand
ing $ 8,116.00
Police fund warrants, outstand
ing 4,043.10
General sewer fund warrants,
bridge fund warrants, road fund
warrants, Judgment fund war
rants, special funds warrants.. 977.57
Lighting fund warrants, outstand
ing 1.407.99
Indian creek fund warrants, out
standing 44.46
Regular city bonds, outstanding.. 190,&v0.uo
Total ti06.O88.12
IMPROVEMENT BONDS OUTSTANDING.
Cash funds
Intersection paving and grading..! 8.036.18
Intersection sewer 2,229.70
Special assessment paving 18,557.96
Special assessment grading 119.49
Special assessment sewer 2.5M 20
Curbing and sidewalk 1,56.70
Improvement 4.736.72
Balance, net Improvement bonds.. 59,692.44
Total $94,494,41
Improvement bonds
Intersection paving 165.500.00
Intersection grading 19.0tt0.00
Intersection sewer 8,000.00
Improvement fund warrants, out
standing 1,994.41
Total $94,494.41
Cash balances as above City gen
eral :. $101,766.60
Cash balances as above City Im
provement , 34,801.95
Library fund 6,201.18
Total cash held by city treasurer,
November 1, 1907 $142,772.73
SUMMARIES.
Net debt, October 1, 1907 $121,031.08
Warrants drawn for October, 1907 15.83o.34
Interest paid In October, 1907 14,026.25
Total $150,892.69
Less cash received by treasurer,
October, 1907 $ 47,671.17
Net debt, November L 1907, as
above $103,321.52
Net improvement bonds, October 1,
1907 1...$ i. -...$61,897.32
Warrants drawn for October. 1307.. 1,652.34
Interest paid In October, 1907 6,600.00
Special certificates paid, October,
1907 2,076.71
Total $71,226.37 I
Less cash received by treasurer, j
October, 1907 $11,633.91
Net Improvement bonds, Novem
ber 1, 1907, aa above $59,692.W
' An encouraging sign In the retail trade
Is the lively opening of Christmas shopping.
The Leffert Jewelry store, for example, re
ports better sales than at the aame time
last year. This, however, may be due In
this case largely to the policy of the store
In quoting prices from 16 to 25 per cent
lower than other years.
Pyrography outfits and supplies. C. E.
Alexander, 333 Broadway.
Council Blnfta Ileal Estate Transfers. I
These transfers were reported to The Bee
November 18 by the Pottawattamie County
Abstract company of Cotincll Bluffs:
Fred C. Hoist and wife to Emll Kule,
eV. of ne4 of 12-74-42, w d $ 7,303
Fred C. Hoist and wife to Bernhard
Volkens. e"4 of pw fraci Of 7-74-41,
exc block 1, w d 5,000
Benjamin-Fehr Real Estate company
to Verne Benjamin, lot 16, block 10,
Turley's addition to Council Bluffs,
la., w d 1.2W
Molly M. Huntington and husband to
A. W. Huber, part lot 1, subdivision
of. original plat, lot 214, Council
Bluffs, la., w d "50
Bernhard Volkens and wife to Henry
Srngstak. part neV4 of ne4 of 7-74-41,
w d 735
J. W. Squire and wife to Bror Adolph
Olson, lot 3. block 6. Cochran's ad
dition to Council Bluffs, la., w d .... 700
Emll Kunath to Meynand Kule, ri25
feet of lot 22, block 1, Tro.vnos, la.,
w d - TS
Bernhard Volkens and wife to August"
F. Pumrow, part ne'i of nw4 of
7-74-41. w d 300
Charles M. Carter and wife to Chris
J. Iarsen, lo- 10, block J. Hughes
& Doniphan's addition to Council
Bluffs, la., w d 250
William Monre. trustee, and wife to
Henry'E. Smith; lots 54 and 5V Bl
mon's addition to Council Bluffs.
Ia., a w d , IS
Ten transfers, total ...
$16,83)
1 Vpbumterlng.
George W. Klein. 19 South Main street
Phones: Ind., 710 Black; Bell. 648.
N. T. Plumbing Co. Tel. 250: night. L 628.
Eagles to Have a Banqnet.
Council Bluffs aerie, Fraternal Order of '
Eagles, will give a banquet to Its members '
and friends Wednesday evening of next
week at the club rooms on Pearl street.
Invitations have been Issued to the mem
bers, each of whom wtil be permitted to
bring a friend. The object of the banquet
is to Interest outsiders In the order and to
this end upwards of 100 guests are expected ,
to be present.
Emmet Tlnley will, unless otherwise en- '
gaged, act as toastmaster and several
members of prominence In the order will
be among the speakers. J. M. Tanner of 1
South Omaha, editor of the Midwest Eagle; j
W. W. Dodge, president of the Omaha I
aerie, and Fred C. Nace, state deputy
grand president of Nebraska, will make
addresses. Carl Rlter of ' the Omaha
Orpheum will assist In entertaining, and
CO.
HORSES, CATTLE and
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE.
3mo. . tuut, aire.
a program of quartet and Instrumental
music will be given.
Preceding the banquet, the aerie will
hold a short business session for the nom
ination of "officers. The election will take
place the first Wednesday In December.
Office space for rent, D.r month; central
location; steam heat and electric light fur
nished. Omaha Bee, 15 "Scott street.
TVs Blame for Barney's Death.
The Inquest held yesterday morning by
Coroner Treynor over O. E. Barney, the
Union Pacific switchman killed Sunday In
the transfer depot yards resulted In the
Jury finding that the man's death was ac
cidental and while In the discharge of his
duty. No blnme was attached to anyone.
The evidence showed that Barney had
slipped from a drawbar while making an
uncoupling and had fallen between the cars
while they were In motion. Testimony was
Introduced to show that the coupling was In
perfect working order and that Barney had
no reason to go between the cars.
Ovlde Vlen, G. W. Lipe and William Lar
son comprised the Jury.
A telegram received by Undertaker Cut
ler yesterday from Mrs. G. W. Bible,
mother of the deceased, ordered the body
sent to - Reedsburg, Wis., and It will be
sent there this morning.
Must go quick, second-hand soft coal
heaters. Petersen & Schoenlng Co.
Extending; Manual Training;.
The Board of Education at a special
meeting last night decided to extend the
manual training to the'puplla of the sixth
grade, and Superintendent Clifford was
authorized to make the necessary arrange
ments. Chairman Anderson of the committee on
buildings and grounds reported that It had
been found necessary to renew about 1,000
feet of supply pipe which connected the
Twentieth avenue school with the water
main at Eighth street and Nineteenth
avenue.
Marrlns Licenses.
Licenses to wed were Issued yesterday
to the following:
Name and Residence. Age.
T. H. Hatcher, Council Bluffs 24
Narclssa Moore, Sioux City 31'
George E. Salisbury, Auburn, Ia 61
Lulu Pickett, Savanah, Mo 47
Robert Franklin, Lincoln. Neb 34
Winnie Craft, Lincoln, Neb 39
Carl L. Oleson, Des Moines 85
Anna Rudebeck, Des Moines 31
R. M. Patterson, Kearney, Neb 22
Blanche Storer, Champaign, 111 19
New Scotch post cards. See them at
Alexander's Art Store.
M I.N Oil MENTION.
Mrs. R. H. Grady of Sixth avenue has
been called to Iowa City by the serious
Illness of her mother.,
The churches In the western part of the
city are planning to hold a union service
the evening of Thanksgiving.
FTre Chief C. M. Nicholson will go to
Des Moines this morning to attend a meet
ing of the State Firemen's association.
The Ladles' Missionary society of the
First Baptist church will meet Thursday
afternoon at the residence of Mrs. Monson,
825 Avenue D.
Yesterday was pay day at the local
freight and ticket offices of the Rock
Island railway, and all checks were paid
In cash when desired.
George Green, who was committed to the
state asylum at Clarlnda has, at the re
quest of the commissioners on Insanity, been
ordered by the State Board of Control
transferred to St. Bernard's hospital In this
city.
Judge Snyder convened the November
term of superior court yesterday. This
afternoon at 2 o'clock he will make an
assignment of cases.
Carl L. Oleson and Anna Rudebeck, both
of Des Moines, were married In this city
yesterday by Rev. B. N. Glim, pastor of the
Swedish Lutheran church.
The revival services at the First 'Chris
tian church will continue every evening this
week. They begin at 7:30 o'clock with a
special prayer service at 7:16.
The Woman's Home Missionary society
of the Broadway Methodist church will
meet this afternoon at the home of Mrs.
Charles M, Harl, 624 Oakland avenue.
The University club will meet Wednesday
afternoon at the residence of Mrs. Myers,
324 Sherman avenue, Instead of with Mrs.
Harry Wallace, as erroneously announced
Sunday.
A building permit was issued yesterday
to Charles Delay of Omaha ror a one and
a half-story frame cottage In Home Place
addition in the western part of the city,
to cost $1,500.
Martin Chester, the 6-vear-old son of Mr.
and Mrs. Jay Smith, 3222 Avenue F, died
yesterday from diphtheria after a week's
illness. The body will be taken to Avoca,
la., for burial.
Mrs. Ellen Kearney of Dunlap, Ia., died
at a late hour Sunday night at St. Ber
nard's hospital, where she had been a
patient four and a half months. She was
W years of age.
Floyd Gregg and Miss Ethel Douglas,
both of Oskaloosa, la., were married In
this city Sunday afternoon by Rev. J. M.
Williams at the parsonage of the Broadway
Methodist church
The following cases of diphtheria were
reported to the Board of Health yesterday:
Lee Kessler, 2110 Avenue F; Leland Case,
626 South Third street; Mrs. W. F. Losey,
403 Franklin avenue.
Eminent Commander Sir Knight Gillette
of Atlantic, Ia., district Inspector of th'j
Knights Templar of Iowa, will be in the city
Friday evening for the purpose of Inspect
ing Ivanhoe commandery.
The case against Mrs. Eva Macqueen,
charged by a neighbor. Mrs. Mary Skel
ton, with distrublng the quiet of the com
munity In which they lived, waa dismissed
In police court yesterday,
Clinton U Dodd and Odessa Brown, claim
ing Lincoln, Nub., as their residence and'
giving their ages as 20 and 17, respectively,
were refused a . marriage license yesterday
on account of their youth.
Qus Miller, a stranger charged with
breaking and entering a freight car in the
Northwestern yards Sunday night and
stealing a pair of socks, was given thirty
days in the county Jail ester day by Judgd
Snyder.
James Buckley, the Omaha Junker, who
had been held on the charge of unlawfully
having In his possession a quuntlty of cop
per wire, was discharged In police court
yesterday for- want of sufficient evidence
to convict.
W. M. Grady, charged with the theft
of two kegs of beer from the cold storage
warehouse of Gelse & Sun, was discharged
In police court yesterday morning. Wit
nesses were unable to Identify Grady as the
man seen carrying away the krgs.
Daniel Clancy, the young man, who suf
fered a fracture of the skull Sunday even
ing as the result of falling down the area
way at the west side"" of the New theater,
was still alive last night, but at the t'.d
nvndson hospital It was stated there was
little If any chance for his recovery.
The executive committee of the Young.
Men's Christian association has under con
sideration several bids for the work of ex
cavating for the foundations of the build
ing at the northeast corner of First avenue
and Seventh street. It Is expected the
contract will be awarded this week.
Andy Ulll, the colored porter charged
with the theft of a revolver, the property
of Mrs. William Haygood, also colored,
waa found guilty yesterday by Justice
Cooper and sentenced to pay a fine of IV)
or return the weapon to Its owner. Hill
decided to return the revolver aa the eaulcst
way out of the predicament.
The fund for Ed Walker, driver of Fire
company No. 4, who suffered the ariputa
tlon of his right foot as the result ol being
injured In a runaway accident, has reac hed
the $350 mark and Is expected to reach
$600 before closed. Tha members of Council
Bluffs aerie of Ragles, of which Walker Is
a member, have subscribed over 150.
Walker was reported yesterday to be doing
nicely.
Rev. Henry DeLong performed the mar
riage ceremony yesterday for the following
three couples: T. H. Hatcher of Council
Bluffs and Narclssa Moore of Sluux City;
George E. Salisbury of Auburn, la , and
Lulu Pickett of Savannah. Mo.; R. M. Pat
terson of Kearney, Neb., and Blanche
Storer of Champaign. 111. The last couple
stated they Intended making tlwlr resi
dence In Omaha.
Itgs will not be able to quench their
thirst st the new fountain at Broadway
and Fourth street again unll spring opens.
The outlets In the lower basins were not
sufficient to carry off the supply and the
water overflowed on the street. In cold
weather this would make the street In the
Immediate vicinity nf the fountain a sheet
of Ice and It was deemed best to shut off
tho supply to the lower basins. An effort
wMI be made In the spring to enlarge the
outlets In the lower basins so as to prevent
the overflow.
Mrs. Julia Seeley, aged 70 years, died
yesterday morning at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Oliver Kay, 2017 Fourth
avenue. Three daughters and two sons
survive her, Mrs. Kay and Mrs. Pcott
Seeley, both of this city; Mrs. Mlckcl Don
nelson, Frank Seeley and Roy Seelev, all
of Woodbine, la. She also leaves eleven
grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren.
The body will be taken tomorrow to
Logan and burial will take place at Mag
nolia In the afternoon. Deceased was a
member of the Methodist church at Wood
bine. W. R. Moon. 1015 Avenue M, caused the
arrest yesterday of his 18-year-old son,
Cllftus B. Moon, on a charge of assault
and battery. Mr. Moon, whoso' face bore
several bruises and who carried one eye
In mourning, told Justice Cooper, before
whom he filed the Information, that his son
Sunday morning backed him up against
the wall and then pummelled him. The
father declared that the assaujt was en
tirely unprovoked. In default of ball,
placed at $100. Cllftus B. was sent to the
county Jail to await his hearing, which
will be held today.
Iowa's Oldest Miuoni.
IOWA FALLS, Ia.. Nov. l.-(Speclal.)
The announcement recently made that tha
oldest Mason In Iowa resides at Pocahontas
has resulted In several lodges In this part
of the state announcing they have mem
bers In the same class with the Pocahontas
brother. This citv has one of the oldest
f Masons In the state In Mr. Ira Demander,
who Is past eighty years old and one of
the first masters of Mason's Home lodge
of this city. Mr. Demander has proven his
loyalty to the order by long years of
service and probably holds a record for con
tinuous membership In one lodge. Mr. De
mander Is a charter member of the local
lodge and has never lapsed his member
ship In the organization. The lodge was
organized In 1366 and Mr. Demander was the
first senior warden of the lodge. The only
other charter member holding membership
In the lodge Is Mr. Hiram Aldrlch, who
now reside at Cedar Rapids. Anchor
lodge, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons,
at Hampton has two master Masons who
have passed" the eighty mark In Simon
Johnson and David Church.
Democrats In Conference.
C RES TON, Ia., Nov. 19 (Special Tale
gram.) The democratic leaders of this, the
Eighth congressional district, met here
today to discuss the situation. The meet
ing took on the nature of a state confer
ence, owing to the presence of many of
the party leaders from over the state, who
came to attend the banquet this evening.
No definite action was taken, the discus
sion being how best to secure harmonious
action In the state and congressional con
test. Hon. Claude Porter of Centervllle Is
looked upon as the most promising candi
date, but he positively declines to make
the race. The leaders, however. Insist
he will be drafted and in that event will
make the fight against Hepburn.
Trouble Over Health Bills.
DENISON, Ia., Nov. 19.-Special.)-The
council siting as a Board of Health, a num
ber of the doctors and two' druggists as
well as the County Board of Supervisors
are In a mix-up over bills for caring for
quarantine cases and tor medicines fur
nished. The Board of Health was con
fronted with bills to the amount of $1,100.
Different physicians hod. varying charges,
but finally the bills were approved and
now go to the Board of Supervisors. The
members of this board ra saying privately
that they will never allow such bills and
the doctors and druggists say they will sue
tha county if they are not paid in full.
Foot Crashed by Cars. 1
MARSHALLTOWN, Ia.. Nov. 19.-(Spe-cial.)
Lewis Adams, an Iowa Central sec
tion foreman, was seriously and perhaps
fatally Injured today while attempting to
board a moving freight near Llscomb. His
foot was crushed and amputation was
necessary.
A Life Sentence
of suffering with throat and lung trouble
Is quickly commuted by Dr. King's New
Discovery. 60c and $1. For sale by Bea
ton Drug Co.
Receiver for Illinois Company.
MOUND CITY. 111.. Nov. ID. O. L. Bart,
lctt was yesterday appointed receiver for
the Metal Bound Package company here.
The liabilities of the company are stated
to be about $SO.0C0.
1TCHJNGECZEMA
Skin of Whole Body Covered for a
Year Awful Itching Kept Suf
ferer Awake Half the Night
Tried All Kinds of Remedies but
They Had No Effect.
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one cake of Cuticura Soap, one box of
Cuticura, but two vials of Cuticura
Resolvent Pills which cost me a
dollar and twenty-five cents in all. For
a vear I have had what they call eczema.
I had an itching all over mv body, and
when 1 would retire for the night it
would keep me awake half the night,
and the more I would scratch, the mora
it would itch. I tried all kinds of rem
edies, but could get no relief. A friend
of mine told mo to try the Cuticura
Remedies which I did, and am very
glad I tried them, for 1 was completely
cured. If any of my friends should
be troubled with the same disease, I
will cheerfully recommend the Cuticura
Remedies, and. if I know any one who
wants to know how I cured myself, I
hall be glad to tell them. Walter V.
Jaglusch, 207 N. Robey St., Chicago,
tU., Oct. 8 and 16, 1906."
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and followed in the severer case by a dusaj
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physician fail.
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SLEEP BROKEN BY
ROW IN NATIONAL GUARD
Major Parker Brings Adjutant General
Thrift Into the Controversy.
GROWS OUT OF RECENT ELECTION
Opinion U Oenerml that Coart-Martlal
f the Major for Lsscoiff Used
ia (sn to Follow, if
Nothlnf More.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
DES MOirCEB. Nov. 19. Speclal.)-AJ-Jutant
General W. H. Thrift toJay refused
to discuss In any way the Interview given
out to the' Sioux city Tribune Saturday
by Major Parker of the Fifty-sixth regi
ment, Iowa National Guard, In which
Parker charges Thrift along with Chantland
and Captain Flynn with being In a con
spiracy to defeat Parker from being
colonel of the Fifty-sixth. In the Inter
view Major FafTcer declares that he tins
more than a year to serve as major before
he concludes the term for which he was
elected and avowedly states In the Inter
view that he "wlU get Thrift's scalp."
The whole trouble (trows out of the elec
tion of Major Chantland to be colonel of
the regiment, succeeding Colonel Humphrey
who resigned. Parker charges that tho
election was crooked and that persons were
allowed to vote who were not legally en
titled to vote. He made this charge soon
after the election was held and came to
Des Moines and saw Governor Cummins
personally about the matter, but made no
formal charges of corruption. Furthermore
In his prevlous statements ho did not In-
i elude General Thrift.
National Guard men who have read the
Interview which Major Parker gave the
Sioux City Tribune Saturday believe tha.t
It spells "trouble" for the guard for a
time. They declare that nothing short of
a military Investigation can be had now
and that there must be a thorough mili
tary, investigation. They point out that
Major Parker Is guilty of military offenses
In openly declaring that he is going to
devote his time to "getting Thrift's scalp"
and that there must be action on his ac
count even If there Is none as to his ac
cusations. But they are sure that there
will be an Investigation of his allegations
and accusations.
Among other things In his Interview
Major Parker says that Thrift Is Jealous
of him because he was offered the posi
tion of adjutant general which was later
given to Thrift. Furthermore he charges
that at Chattanooga some months ago when
the state officials were there to dedicate
the monuments to Iowa soldiers Thrift
went oft with the carriage that had been
ordered for the Governor and Mrs. Cum
mins and that he (Parker) had to loan the
governor his carriage to get to the grounds.
He further charges other irregularities
In the guard aside from the election of
colonel of the Fifty-sixth In which he
claims the connivance of Adjutant Gen
eral Thrift wns apparent. Governor Cum- j
mlns was not In the city today and It
could not be learned what action he would
take.
Kansas Railway Commission Here.
C. A. Ryker, member of the Board of
Railroad Commissioners of Kansas, with
E. C. Shrlner, secretary and rate clerk i
of the commission, and O. F. Gratton,
attorney for the commission, are In Des I
Moines gathering information at the of
fice of the Iowa Railroad commission, on
which to base actions of the Kansas com
mission In revising rates. From here the
commission will go to St. Paul to gather
Information.
Commission Adopt nionks.
The Iowa railrcad commission today
mailed to the officials of the various rail
roads blank forms on which the commis
sion will require all the railroads to report
all accidents. There are two forms of
blanks, one for collisions and derailments
and the other for accidents other than
collisions and derailments. These are for
written reports to be mailed. A third
form Is for telegraphic reports. The com
mission believes It will have no trouble In
getting all the railroads to report as re
quired by the last legislature.
Des Moines Boy Mhot.
Earl Cunningham of this city, a boy of
14 years, was shot and killed at the Ledges,
near the city of Boone, Sunday by Roy W.
Wyckoff of CIs city while they were out
hunting.
IVew Dean for Drake.
With the Installation of Dean of Law
li B. Evans still sounding In the Drake
atmosphere, the institution will now pro
ceed formally to install Dean Frederick
Owen Norton of the college of liberal arts
In the hlg auditorium Friday, December
IZ. The plans for the program are not yet
finished.
Dean Norton thus becomes second In
power at Drake, and first In any absence
of President Bell, who acted also as dean
until last June, when the duties became
too onerous for one man.
Dean Norton has done long and faithful
service at Drake. He Is a scholar, con
servative, but of genial nature and much
loved of the notoriously captious und dif
ficult student body.
Jown Nevra Votes.
IOWA FALL8 The Iowa police have
been appealed to In hopes of nreventlng a
moiner .in UKianoma rrom oytng of a ,
IvroUen heart, by restoring; to her arms her I
IC-year-old son who Is thought to be In !
Iowa, having lnist been heard from at 1
Cedar Valley, la. The missing hoy's name 1
Is Frank C. Mitchell and Is described as
IS years of age. tall for his hko. light :
hair end eyes. lie looks older than he is.
He left home some time ago and all efforts j
to locate him have proven unavailing, so !
this appeal to the police In hopes of restor
ing the long lost sou. j
WILLING TO BE DRAFTED
Mr. Dry an Aaaln Stnte Ills Attitude
Toward Democratic Nomina
tion. LAFAYETTE. Ind.. Nov. 19. William
Jennings Bryan received an enthus'astlc I
welcome when he addressed the members i
of the Jnckson clnh, a local democratic j
organlzat on, at their banqu t M rday Fev- j
eral hundred plates were provided for. of J
which number forty-five were at the tablo
at which the distinguished Nebraskan sat.
In addition, probably I.5TO others were
present.
Mr. Bryan said that after serving In two
campaigns he did not feel like volunteer
ing again, although he would accept the
presidential nomination In 1908 If "drafted."
He su,ld he was glad that the unprecedented
discovery of gold had taken the money
question out of politics.
"But I want you to know." said the
speaker, "that our arguments on the
money question advanced In 196 have been
vindicated, not by the republican party,
but because Ood Almighty took pity on
the poor people of the world and opened
up to them vast storehouses of gold."
Mr. Bryan denounced tariff revision as
proposed by the republicans and accused
tha republican party of bad faith in
promising revision. "The delay of a single
year means much to tha people of this
country and they are being defrauded out
of hundreds of millions of dollars In the
meantime. The people are ready to let
the democrats reform the tariff," asserted
Mr. Bryan.
The speaker declared that President
Roosevelt should not be held responsible
for the present financial stringency. Mr.
Bryan placed the blame on the "Wall atreet
gamblers.'
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The Democratic Strong; Men.
SOUTH OMAHA. Nov. 17. To the Editor
of The Bee: Referring to Jim Dahlman,
Junior's "Mr. Switzler on Mr. Bryan," and
more particularly to his statement: "Judge
Parker, the only really strong man of pres
idential size that hiis led the party alnce
Hill and Cleveland," It seems a sin and a
shame that so young a man as "Jim Jun or"
should rush Into print and make such a
statement. upon a subject regarding which
he must necessarily know nothing.
If It had so happened that "Jim Junior"
had been on earth during the last presi
dential campaign he would know today
that, never In tho blundering history of
the democratic party has It ever blundered
upon a so thoroughly weak presidential
candidate as the "High Diver of Esopus."
Why, I have talked with men within tho
last elx months real democrats democrats
who have been democrats all the time, and
voted tho democrutlc ticket all the time,
but who, off-hand, cculd not remember
who their candidate. In I'M was.
Yes, Judge Parker must have been a
"strong candidate," I don't think.
J. K. MILL1KEN.
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the schools of Nebraska? I ask this ques
tion because the Sidney school contains a
teacher who Is not only reckless In this
means of punishment, but accompanies It
with very uncouth language; also throw
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ever his temper gets the better of him.
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and the school bourd paid no attention to
the complaint. It was the Intention of
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the county judge and have the fellow ar
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