TIIE OM ATTA DAILY BEE: WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 19077
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NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA
COUNCIL
Office 15 Scott Street.
MINOR MEJTTIO.t.
Davis, , drugs.
Btockert sells crpts.
Ed Rogsrs, Teny Faust beer.
Bur a diamond for her at LefTert's.
Se Schmidt's elegant new photos.
A diamond la a good buy at LefTert's.
Lewi Cutler, funeral director. 'Phone 97.
Wooorlng Undertaking Company. Tel. tt.
Ilotures and framea. Borwlck, Ol B. Main.
PauUful new fancy and plain oval
framea. Alexander a. I3i Broadway.
HAT,F PRICE SALE OP LACE CUIV
TAIN8. PETERSEN BCHOENINO CO.
that you can get what you want when
you want It.
Offlca spars for rent, W a month; central
location, steam ht and eleculo light fur.
nlshed. Omaha nee, U Soott atreet.
At a meeting of the Council Bluffs High
School foot ball team laat evening Hoy
Uretxer Waa elected captain for next yeai.
Council: Bluffs Tent No. , Knlghte of
the JMacnabeea, will meet Wednesday even
ing for the e oil-annual election of officers.
KUDWEIBER BOTTLED BEER 18
0EHVEI AT AlL- FinST-CIAP9 BARS
AND CAFES. I,ilOSKNFELJ,CO.. Agt.
Albert N. Rader" and Bertha M. Kaga,
both, of Bpraue. Neb., were marravd In
this olty yesterday by Rev. Henry - De
Long. The women of the Went Bide Christian
?hurch will hold their annual basar and
reu aupper Thuraday evening of 'thla
Week.
4lr. and Mra. J. A. Hsrmsen, formerly
of thla city, have returned to their home
In Colorado Springs after . a visit with
friends here.
Tha Woman'' Missionary circle of the
First Baptist church will meet thla after
noon at tha realdence of Mra. J. E. Hollen
beok, tUO Avenue hi.
The branch publlo library at the Thlrfy
seoond - atreet school haa proved ao auo
oemCul that It has been decided to open one
at the Harrison atreet school
The Ladles' Aid and the Woman's For
eign Missionary aocletlea will meet this
afternoon at the home of Mrs. A. C.
Walker on South First street.
Dr. J. W, Terry at LefTert'a la regarded
throughout' southwestern Iowa as the
most reliable optician, lie la a man of
ability and with years of experience.
Ptar chapter. Royal Arch Masons, will
meet In regular convocation this evening
at which time the newly elected offlcera
for the ensuing year will be Installed.
Many ' Christ maa buyers at LefTert'a
are having their gifts laid aside ' until
later. We dovth&t. We also make It con
venient for you in the matter of pay
ment. Mra. R. H. Grady of Sixth avenue is
home from Iowa City, where aha waa
called . by the serious illness of her
mother. Mrs. Grady left her mother
much improved.
We can save you money, labor and the
Inconvenience of wash day by sending your
family washing to the Bluff City laundry.
Finished work by the dosen. Rough dry
Cc vsr pound. All flat prices are ironed.
The commission appointed by the Pres
bytery to consider tliti matter of organizing
a church congregation at Bethany ohapal
has reported favorably. The organization
will be effected next Sunday afternoon at
I o dock.
The December number of "Bervlce," a
monthly magattne published by the Bkv,
tlat Young People a union of America,
contain a short story, entitled "A Roof of
Evergreen," by Mlaa Mary P. Denny of
this city.
' Charles Cheyno, 120 Olen avenue, and
, Francla Monte, 726 Fifth avenue, were re
ported to the Board of Health yesterday
aa Buffering from diphtheria. Helen Mon
aon, 21 Z7 Sixth avenue, waa quarantined for
chicitenpox.
Lady Mary hive. Lad lea of the Modern
Maccabees, will meet in regular aeaalon
thla afternoon to ft offlcera for the en
suing year and to make arrangementa to
entertain Mra. Francna E. Burns, grent
commander, on .December 18, at an open
meeting.
C. H. Nolee of the Omaha Builders' com-
5 any reported to the local police yester
ay morn! i. n that he had lost or had been
robbed of hla pcketbook containing 111
in currency, Sunday night on a. Rock
Island train, which arrived In Omaha at
:46 o'clock.
Edward Leutslnger, aon of Mra. A. Ma
honey, dli-d yesterday. He leave a wife
and one child. The funeral will be held
Wednesday morning at 10 o'olocla from the
residence at Forty-fourth and L streets,
South Omaha, and burial will be In Falr
vlaw, cemetery, thla city.
P. McDonald, representing the Rounda
Jt-wclry company of Omaha, who waa ar
rested November 20 for peddling gooda
without a license, was fined $10 and oosts
In police court yesterday morning. McDon
ald contended he waa not peddling, but
merely soliciting order.
Mrs. Carrie Schuster ha brought suit In
tha court of Justice Oreene against Mr.
and Mrs. J. B. Nssh for 119. the value of a
coat alleged to have been killed by dogs
owned by the Naahs. The parties to the
suit are neighbors and reside In the vicinity
of Thirty-seventh atreet and Avenim A.
A ehare of the proceeds of the benefit
wrestling entertainment to be given Friday
night at the New theater la to go to Conrad
Booten, the lad who recently lost a foot by
being run over by a switch engine In the
Northwestern yards, while the balance will
go us originally planned to the fund for
f'rrcinaa Walker.
The annual meeting of the congregation
of the First Presbyterian church will be
held thla evening. It will be preceded by
siipier served by tha women of the church.
The Woman a Aid society will give a social
Thuraday afternoon In the church parlors.
Trie Woman's Missionary society will meet
FiiCay afternoon in the church parlors.
FRUIT GROWERS COMB TODAY
Coed Attendance Expected from
Issthwrst Part of State.
The thirty-second annual . meeting of the
Southwestern Iowa Horticultural society
wlU open In Council Bluffs today and laat
over Friday. Owing to the fact that court
will be In aeaalon thla week In bi'h court
rooms, the sessions of the society will be
held In the auditorium of the publlo li
brary building, while the displays of fruit
will be in one of the rooms In the base
ment of the same building.
J. P. Mesa, chairman of the local com
mittee, expreaaed the opinion yeaterday
that there would be a good and repre
sentative attendance of fruit growers at
tl. . convention. None of the fruit dls
Iliiya ware la) yesterdsy, but a number of
them, ft la expected, will be here this
morning. Thla morning will be spent in
i.nmlnlng and srranglng the fruit, the
rerular program not opening till the aft
ernoon. Headquarters will be at the Grand
hotel during the meeting. Thla Is the pro
gram for today: '
10 a. m. to 1) m. Greetings and exam
ining tables of fruit.
114 p. m. Dtrectora" reporter D. B. Mo
Calla. Clarlnda; Oeors H. Van Houten.
I-tnoi; P. T. Young. Osrd.n Grove; J. H.
M. Edwards. Iian; Jame Mediums,
OHswold; N. O. Wrest. Waukee. .
' SiMKeWul IsSrawbeiry Growing." D. A.
Hi-T'P. Kidney i Robert McKlnale, Council
I p. m Address of welcome, A. T.
yTcklnge'r, Council Bluffs,
r-eply. J. JI. M. Eklwsrds. Logan.
, Real Estate Transfers. .
These transfers were reported to The
Bee December 1 by the Pottawattamie
County Abstract oompany of Council
Bluffs:
Suietta Royer and hiiHhand to Frank
Vuagnlaux. lot &. In block 8. In Proa
rci Pla-e. addition ' to Council
Jiloffa, la., w. d .....1 1.SO0
(IrtiW L. McOe and husband to
AuKU.it Romelke, of lots I. s. I
rnd 4. In hlock 84. in Howard ad- '
olilon to Council Bluffs, la., w. d. SO
John Bennett and wife to W. E. Hlm
nons. lot i:. in block 1. n John
J uhnson's addition to Council Bluffs.
la., u, c 4. ;
Three transfers, total I
' Maxrtage Uetasea
IJcenses to wed were Issued yeaterday
to tae following:
Value apd KnsMenc. Age.
Fv.-.l Owtn. 'Council Bluffs
fi,U Wbr1iht. Omaha JJ
:;ert N. fter. Horafue. Neb...., 51
LtrUtn at ive. fcragu. i-ieb 14
BLUFFS
Both 'Phones 43.
PAIR OF WATER ORDINANCES
Councilmen Fleming- and Smith Each
Get Into the Burning.
SURPBISE FOB YOUHXEBMAH
The Two Hew Oaes, Together with
Pending Ordlaance of "Voanker
Mii Go Over for Actios at
Some Fatara Time.
Two new water rate ordinance were In
troduced at the meeting of the city council
laat night, one fathered by Councilman
Fleming pjid the other by Councilman
Bmlth. After being pasaed to their aecond
reading they were referred to the 'commit
tee of the whole along with a similar or
dinance which" Councilman - Younkerman
prepared some jnontha - ago and which he
had intended to bring up last night, but
decided not to in the absence of Council
man Wallace. 1
The first rate ordinance Introduced waa
that prepared by Councilman Fleming; It
la Identically the same as the ordinance at
present In force with the eveeptlon that the
minimum meter rate I eliminated. It waa
thla minimum meter rate which met with
such a vigorous objection from tho small
householders.
Councilman Smith' ordinance Is some
thing entirely new. It provide for the
compulsory use of meters by all patrons
of the water company and does away with
all flat ratea. which Mr. Smith aald "were
only guesswork at the beat." In support
of hla ordinance Mr. Smith contended that
water waa a commodity the earns, aa gas,
and there waa no reason why It should not
be measured out to the consumer In the
ame manner that gaa la and that the con
aumer pay for only what he uaed. The or
dinance provide for the following rate
per 1.000 gallon:
Tp to le.OCO gallons, 88 centa. '
From 1S,0X) to 80,000 gallons, 80 oente.
From tO.dO to 60,000 gallons, 25 cents.
From 0,000 to 420.000 gallonr, 20 cent.
Over 4a,000 gallons, la cents.
The Water oompany Is to have the right
to charge a rental of 25 cents a month for
meters where It installs them at its own
expense.
Yoaskernsa Is Surprise.
The introduction of these ordinances evi
dently took Councilman Tounkerman some
what by surprise and he lost no tlme.ln
disclaiming; .any responsibility for them.
He stated he had Intended to bring up his
rate ordinance at the meeting, b-H decided
to postpone doing so until Councilman
Wallace was present. His request that his
ordinance be referred to the committee of
the whole was granted
Considerable time was devoted to a dis
cussion on the method of appointing in
spectors for public work, such as sewers,
paving, curbing, etc. Mayor Macrae took
the position that all such inspectors should
he appointed by the city council and not
by the city engineer. O. H. Brown and
W. T. Abdell were appointed sewer Inspec
tors. On recommendation of the Judiciary com
mittee it was decided to d-smlss the appeal
of the city in the J. Ka.'telman suit and
accept Mr. Kattclman's offer to accept the
amount of the Judgment, 1600, without in
terest, and throw off 136 of the oosts. Kat
telman sued for the flooding of the !-
ment of his store by the bursting of a
hydrant on Main street.
A petition to open Curtis street north
from Avenue Q and one to change the
grade on Logan street, between Prospect
and Harmony streets, were referred to the
committee of the whole.
R. D. McBride was granted a permit to
conduct a saloon at 211 South Main street.
The city taxes on the property of the
Associated Charities, occupied by the
Creche, were remitted, aa were the taxea on
a lot forming part of the grounds of the
Edmundaon hospital.
The aum of $10,000 was ordered trans
ferred from ths police fund to the general
fund. ,' ,
The queatlon of selling the' ' pesthouae
property near Mynater Springs, containing
two acres, waa referred back to the com
mittee on city property, there being aome
question as to whether the county had
not an Interest In it Lewis Hammer had
submitted a proposition to purchase tho
property.
The council adjourned to Thursday after
noon, when It will asaeas up some of the
recently completed sewers and curbing.
BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING
Manaal Trainings School Camlag T7 to
Expectations,
The monthly session of the Board of Ed
ucation held last evening waa devoted to
routine matters solely. The contract . for
finishing the room In the basement ef the
Avenue B school was awarded to Nells
rtaamusaen on his bid of 1040.
Charlotte Rlet was appointed a teacher
at the Twentieth avenue school and her
salary placed at 850.
The report of Superintendent Clifford on
the new manual training department
showed that the results up to dste had been
up to the auperlntendent'a expectation.
The report of Truant Officer Herner atated
that the lack of proper footwear waa re
sponsible In most caaea where he had
found children not attending achool.
In the raae of Paul Blackburn, the col
ored boy dismissed from the .Washington
avenue school on account of alleged mis
conduct, the board after considerable dis
cussion upheld the action of the principal
and teachers snd left the matter of the re
instatement of the boy with them.- -
Superintendent Clifford' statistical re
port for the second month of school, clos
ing October 81, submitted last night. Is as
follows:
Entire enrollment, boys l.Slfl: alrl. 1 7S0
total, S.K95. Monthly enrollment, boy a, 8.6.8;
flrla. 2.7u9; total, S.Su. Average dally at
endance, 4.936.62: per rent of attendance.
yo u. r. umuer rases or larainess, on; num
ber neither absent nor tardy, 8,280,
Adrian Saloon Robbed.
Burglsrs broke Into the saloon of S. F.
Adraln at EiS East Broadway Sunday night
and stole a quanyty of olgars. several bot
tlea of whisky, 818 In allver and a number
of foreign colna, moat of which were Ger
man. Entrance waa effeoted by "forcing
open a rear window after an attempt had
been made to break In the rear door with
a wagon axle. The thieves left behind them
a pint bottle of whisky of a different brand
to that sold by Adraln.
Fnaee-al of Mrs. Anna Ehlrra.
The funeral of the late Mra. Anna Ehlers,
who died Sunday evening at. her home la
Garner township from paeumonla, aged T8
years, will be held this afternoon at 8
o'clock from the German Evangelical
church. Rev. George P. Cawelll, the pas
tor, will conduct tha services and burial
will be in Walnut Hill cemetery. ' The fu
neral corttge will leave the family real'
dence at 1 . m.
Mrs. Ehlers and her husband, who died
eight years ago. located In Garner town
ship In lv. comlasT here from ft. Louis,
where they were married la UO. Mrs,
Ehlers cams to America .In 1R5. Bie is
survived by one son, H. L. Ehlers of Oar
ner township, and two daughters, Mrs. W.
C. Toder of Omaha and Mrs. P. II. Ladlges
of this city.
KRTItT GUILTY TO ROBBER T
Given aa Indeterminate Sentence of
Ten Yean. .
In district court yeaterday O. A. Ervln,
alia Emery Hasklna, entered a plea of
guilty to breaking Into and robbing a gen
eral store In Weston, la., and was given
an indeterminate sentence of ten years in
the penitentiary In Anamoaa. Ervln's term
of Imprisonment may be ahortened by the
Stat Board of Parole. The poatofflce at
Weaton la located In the store entered by
Ervln, and after hla arreet If the county
authorities he waa proceeded agalnat by
the government officials and bound rrver to
await the action of the federal grand Jury.
Owing to the attorneys for the defendant
not being prepared the motion for a new
trial In the case of Roy W. Stevens, con
victed of attempted criminal assault on
11-year-old Christina Chrlstensen, was not
taken up by Judge Green.
The second trial of the libel damage suit
of Miss Nellie Buckley, a teacher In a
country school In ' Norwalk township,
against F. T. C. Johnson, on of the school
directors of that district, was bftgun. At
the former trial Miss Buckley secured a
verdict for 12,500. The action grew out of
an' article in the Bentley paper and the
plaintiff held Mr. Johnson responsible for
the article.
Mr. Ada Chrlstensen filed ult for di
vorce from Albert Chrlstensen, to whom
she was married In this city January 17,
1906, and from whom she waa forced to
separate July 1 of the same year on ac
count of his alleged cruel and inhuman
treatment of her. The plaintiff recites in
nor petition that the defendant threatened
on more than one occasion during the short
time they lived together aa man and wife
to kill her, and says he would have car
ried his threat into execution but for the
Interference of othors.
Llllle M. Owen filed original notice of suit
for dlvorcs from Manford J. Owen, to
whom she was married September 29, 1900,
on charges of alleged cruel and inhuman
treatment, and asks for the cuatody of
their minor children.
Mra. Rachel E. Winchester and Mrs.
Henrietta Wright, daughters of the lt.ie
John Clark, who died November I wf this
year aged 86 years, filed yesterday a pro
test against the probating of their father's
will. They allege that their father was
not of sufficient mental capacity at the
time to make the will and that he made it
under dureaa and the undue influence of
hla aon, Henry James Clark.
M'KOWN IS ON THE RACK AGAIN
This Time the Charge Against Htm la
Enabesaleaneat.
FORT DODGE, la., Deo . I. Speclal.)
The aecond trial of Qcmss MoKown, who
Is alleged to havs financially wrecked -the
oompany by embezslement and then burned
the plant of the Northwestern Felt Shoe
company of Webster City, was begun
here today. MoKown wa tried for araon
and la now being tried on the embezzle
ment charge. The star witness will be
Louis Blrns, one of the principals of the
firm of Musllner St Co. of New York. Mo
Kown'a company bought heavily of sup
plies of this Arm and a draft was cashed
for him by Blrns while he was on a pur
chasing trip to New York In the sum of
12.500. This draft is claimed to be fgrged
and to be only a small part of McKown'e
embezzlement. On the teatlmony of Blrna,
who arrived from New York today,', will
hlngo Uie wholo cae. Wide Interest is
being taken in the trial. At It opening
attorney for the defense made the claim
to the court of prejudice being established
against the defendant by report In the
Fort Dodge newspapers and asked an In
vestigation. The selection of Jurors oc
cupied today's session. McKown sat with
his counael and took new Interest in each
man chosen.
Device to llent Box Cars.
IOWA FALLS, la.. Dec 8. "Scott" Bn.
aon, a commercial agent for the Illinois
Centrsl. states that with tha advent of
freezing weather this winter thla division
of the Illlnola Central will aee experlmenta
made with an Invention of hi with a view
to olvlng the problem of perishable goods
being shipped In average box cars In se
vere weather. Benson ha had two cars
equipped with kerosene stoves, so arranged
mat mere la no danser from fire and can
not be Jarred looae except In a wreck. The
coat of ths equipment of one of theao cara
la about 8330, but Mr. Benaon ia convinced
that it ia a aolutlon of the transportation
of vegetablea, fruits and other perishable
goods In freezing weather. The sioves
are automatic and will keep a uniform heat
In the car and will have sufficient fuel to
last until the car reaches Its destination.
Iowa News Notes.
DOWS A couple of weeks ago, Mayer
Joslln decided that It waa time tnal tho
H4 waa down at Dowa und accordingly In
structed hla police force to "get uusy."
The drag-net brought In oleven biooda of
the town who were fingering the long green
on the gaming table.
IOWA FALLSSecretary W. J. Sender
of the Dee Molnea, Iowa Falla A Northern
Railway company haa lUHt Issued notices
to the stock-holders of the road for the an
nual meeting of the company which will
be held In the general office of the com
pany In this city, Tuesday, December 10. at
ll a. in. Election of offlcera and other mat
tera will be transacted.
CHARITON Mrs. Mallory snd Mra.
Thayer, chief atock holders In the defunct
Flrat National bank, have not yet an
nounced what course they will puraue. The
two woman cut short their tour of the
world and hurried back when the disaster
happened. They are In consultation and
will announce their policy In a few days.
At a meeting of the depositors It was de
cided to ask the controNer of the currency
at Washington to appoint H. M. Bostwlck
of Woodbine as permanent receiver. Ho
hna been acting aa temporary receiver.
More duplicity in the affair haa come te
HhL It haa been discovered that Crocker
kept two ata of books, one tor the bank
examiner and one for his own private use.
THREE WIDOWS CLAIM" ESTATE
Deeeaaeel Boston Millionaire Seems to
Have Been at Hatk Married
Maa.
BOSTON, Dec. 8. Three widows ap
peared In the supreme court today sa claim
ante to the eatate of the late Joseph F.
Greenough of this elty, whose property Is
valued at 11.000,000.
According to the testimony Greenough
married Mary H. Hlgglns In 1874. It also
appeared that Oreenough married Emma
Eaton Pomeroy In 1885, and remarried her.
after their divorce. In 1887. A third widow
appeared today in the person of Mary D.
Klrkus, but the date of her marriage waa
not ststed.
Netlee te oar Cnetomere.
We are pleased to announce that Foley's
Honey and Tar for coughs, oolds and lung
trouble 1 not affected by the National
Pure Food and Drug law, as it contain
no opiates or other harmful drugs, and
we recommend It as a safe remedy for
children and adults. For sal by all drug
(lata
Halloln Permits.
The following building permits have
oeen issueci:
H. G. k. rants. Thirty-fifth and Wool,
north avenue., frame dwellliic. Ilniioo-
Kisx Rclchenberg, frame dwrlitn. Thirty-
RAIL EARNINGS INCREASE
Fast Year Has Been a Good One for
the Boadi in Iowa. ,
LITTLE CHANGE DT CASUALTIES
Redaction la Sheep Rate Ordered by
the Commission Is lield la A bey-
nee Pending; a Hearing
December Eleventh.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
DES MOINES, Ia., Deo. 8. (Special.)-In
the report of the Iowa State Railroad com
mission, which Is practically completed and
ready for publication. It Is shown that the
mileage, of the railroads In 'Iowa Is ten
miles leas than tha year previous. The re
port Is for the year ending June 80, 1907.
Thla decrease In mileage la due to the fact
that the Rock Island abandoned the line
from Wilton to Lime Klin and Bhortened
the line near Brighton In Washington
county. Practically all the decrease I on
the Rock Island, and there has been no
new mileage on any of the roads.
The report shows that the gross earnings
of the roads for the year was $72,800,000,
snd for the year before $6o,800,ooo. The net
earnings were $3,700,000, and for. the year
before $19,100,000. The number of cars re
ported on June 80, 1907, was 323,716, snd for
the year before 297,926.
In the amount of injuries snd fatalities
the report shows that there were 211 killed
as against 210 the year before, and 1,936 In
jured against 1,976 the year before. Of the
fatal accidents thirteen were passengers,
sixty-four employe and 184 othor persons,
Including trespassers snd persons killed at
crossings and the like. Of the Injured 178
were passengers, ' 1,5.14 employes and 173
other person.
The report show that the number of
employes Is 43,40! ss against 42,664 reported
the year before, and their wages $29,S67,
7?2.cd as against $2949,687.62. The average
dally wages is $3.18 as against $2.03 the year
before.
Flynn la Commnnd.
By direction of Governor Cummins Adju
tant General Thrift today Issued an order
placing Lieutenant Colonel Flynn of Stoux
City In temporary command of ths Fifty
sixth regiment of the Iowa National guard,
with headquarters at Sioux City. This Is
to relieve Major Parker, senior major of
the regiment, who haa been in command
since the resignation of Colonel Humphrey
and Lieutenant Colonel Cooke. It Is the
Intention that the trial of Colonel Chant
land will be before the same military court
that tries Captain Kulp on December 10.
Commlns to Washing-ton,
Governor Cummins, who spoke In Daven
port laat night, left from there for Wash
ington, D. C, where he Is to deliver an
address before the River and Harbor Im
provement association. He will return
home about Saturday of this week.
II ant for Herbert Shears.
Herbert Shears, a page of the last two
sessions of the legislature In the house and
a boy who attracted tho attention of every
body becauae of his ability and Intelligence,
has disappeared. Herbert was living with
a family that treated him brutally and
finally he was f oroed to run away. It was
then discovered that they were not his
parents and court' proceedings were insti
tuted to take him from them. He was sent
to ths home of Representative Hanna In
Benton county, where hf, stayed- up to the
last state fair. Somehow r the people with
whom he had lived stnea infancy surrepti
tiously got possession of him and they
hsve all disappeared. An effort is being
mado to discover his whereabouts. In the
legislative sessions he .made many ac
quaintances and wealthy friends are
anxious to send him to school If he Is
found.
Hold I'd Sheen Rate.
At the request of a number of the rail
roads the state railroad commission has
decided to withhold the 76 per cent sheep
rate recently decided upon till a further
Investigation Is made. A hearing has been
ordered by the commission for the purpose
on December 11. The rate was ordered In
for the benefit of feeders who shipped Into
the stats to feed and then reshlpped to the
market. The rate will be held in abeyance
till the hearing of the commission.
LESSONS OF JAONEY FLURRY
Financial Sltnatloa la Dlseaaaed by
Academy, of Social and Polit
ical Science.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. l-The financial
situation In Its verylng phases wss dis
cussed here last flight by financiers of na
tional prominence before the American
Academy of Political and Social Science.
Probably no meeting of the academy ever
attracted aa much attention In this city
and Wllherspopn hall In which the speskers
aiscussea "iessons oi ins f nanciai crisis.
was so crowded that ths doors were
closed against hundreds who sought ad
mission. .
The speakers Included F. A. Vanderllp.
vice president of the National City bank.
New York; William B. Rldgeley comptroller
of the currency; Charles H. Treat. United
Statea treaaurer; Jacob H. So! 1 1 ft, of Kuhn,
Loeb A Co., New York; Isaac N. Sellg
man of J. W. Sellgman. New York, and
William A. Nash, president of the Corn
Exchange National bonk of New -York.
tTnlted Btatea Comptroller Rldgeley dwelt
on the financial rondltlona existing In the
United Statea. He aald: "That a reaction
was due snd inevitable; In fsct It had
been In progress for some time. The
exact Incident which precipitated tha crista
snd produced a panic. Is not very rns
terlal. ,
"The reaction and liquidation," declared
Mr. Rldgeley, "were no only absolutely In
evitable, hut necessary and desirable, In
order to bring business of all kinds buck
to Ita normal condition. Thla ahould hrvs
been accomplished, however. In a much
more orderly, quiet way."
YOUNG CONTEMPT CASE UP
Appeal of Attorney General of Mla
Nesota Ar-ard Before Ualted
Statea Supreme Coart.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 3.-The caaa of At
torney General Edward T. Toung of Minne
sota, Involving a fine of 81,000 on the charge
of contempt of court, waa argued In the
supreme court of the United States todsy.
The case deals with the rights of states
to prescribe railroad ratea, and the im
portance of the matter was Indicated by
the efforts to Intervene which waa made in
behalf of the corporallona doing business
In other parts of the country, which In
volve the same queetlona.
The caae mgalnat Mr. Toung grew out of
an effort by the Northern Paclno Hallway
company to prevent Young, as attorney
general, from enforcing the slats law of
l7. The United States court for the dis
trict of Minnesota, Judge Ixchrn preald-
Ing. granted a temporary Injunction In ac
cordance with the prayer of the railroad
oompany, but notwithstanding this order
Mr. Young Instituted proceedlnga In the
state circuit court for Rainaey county, ask
Ing for a writ of mandamua compelling the
railroad company to comply with the law
lie was promptly summoned before Judge
I ochre n, who Imposed a fine for con
tempt.
The attorney general STujfht relief try
applying In an original action to the su
preme court for a writ habeas corpus
on the ground that the Minnesota federal
court wss without Jurisdiction.
Tho ease Involves the constitutional ques
tion whether an action like this Is not a
suit against a stale, which Is prohibited
by the eleventh amendment to the consti
tution. So important is the point consid
ered that Attorney Hlnes sought on behalf
of the Southern Railroad company to file a
brief In the caae, becauae of the probable
effect, of a decision on the point In the var
ious rste controversies of that company,
and a similar request was made In the cess
of the Consolidated Gas company of New
York, Involving the eighty-cent law, by
former Assistant Attorney General Whit
ney, who appeared for the publlo service
oorporstlon of New York.
NEBRASKA FRCINI DAY TO DAY
Qnalnt and Carione Feat ores of Life
la a Rapidly Growing;
State.
Rural Physiology A teacher in a rural
school not fsr from Pllger had one of the
scholars In tb,e physiology clsss to define
the spine. He did as follows: Tho spins Is
a long bone reaching from the skull to the
heels. It has a hinge In the middle, so
that you can sit down; otherwise you would
havs to sit standing. Pllger Herald.
Water Haul Our reporter wss hurried t
the freight train Wednesday to taks notes
while the marshal arrested a runaway cou
pleboy and girl, aged about 15. It seems
the two had skipped with the evident in
tention of getting married. They were not
found here. The 'phone message to stop
them came from Fairfield. Lawrence Lo
comotive,
Brother Marvin's Latest in the Direction
of Auburn "When a men says 1 love you'
with the same emotion Sn his voice that he
aaka 'Is that train on tljie' turn him down;
he doesn't mean It." Annie Vlo Gates.
If we ever hsve the pleasure of a personal
Intervlow with Annie Vlo, we will bear this
In mind, and endeavor to use different
tone of voice in addressing her, from the
one we use on the station agent Beatrice
Sun.
A Hat Jag John Ingram and George
Myers, the next day after election, made
the remark that If John Lupfer was elected
they would burn their hats, so they pro
ceeded Thursday afternoon to sacrifice
their Stetsons on the altar of John's eleo
tlon. It wss so much fun for the rest of
the boys that they got started and made a
general cleaning up of the hats around
the town, and the number of bareheaded
men that was seen around. the city was a
surprise to visitors. We expect our genial
barber, George Myers, had about $40 worth
of fun. Clearwater Record.
Holbrook's Sprinter, or the Mysterious
Barber Rastecelvous Rude has gone Into
training aa a sprinter In connection with
his barber trade. He does most of his
sprinting after dark and no one has been
able to get hie record so far, although the
party who saw 'Rastus speeding down the
north road In from West Hoi brook the
other evening said he was fairly setting
the atmosphere on fire, and he doubted
that even a stop watch could have caught
his time. When It Is understood that 'Ras
tus wss wearing Sunday clothes and was
handicapped by having the lower extrem
ity of his sprinting machinery encased In
a pair of snug fitting patent leather shoes,
some idea can be had of his ability to
sprint when he has the regular trotting
harness on spike shoes and so forth.
Holbrook Observer. , .
The Other Fellow's Trouble In times like
ths fire of last week, the relic hunter Is
alway in evidence and sometimes his Ideas
of what constitutes a rello are very unique
If not original. While the fire waa progress
ing a person was seen carrying off a silver
platter, and when questioned, said it would
make a fine aouvenlr of the fire. It had
been saved from the Jeweler's csbtnet In
the drug store. A good deal of the Jewelry
snd other things saved from the drug store
went the same rosd. The editor had no
Insuranpe on his paper stock and worked
hard to save it from the flames. Among
other things which we dragged to safety
were 10.000 envelopes, which we had Just
bought. An Inventory now shows only
4,M. Those missing are probably making
fine souvenirs somewhere, but they ought
to be printed. The Are effected others dif
ferently. The crackling of the fire made a
fine accompaniment for the latest ragtime
sonrs, and still others were able to execute
a Jig step or two, while the firemen were
tugging at burning walls and breathing the
hot smoke In an effort to save the balanoe
of the town. It la never too late for a
person to repent, but hell Is too good for
some people at any stage of the game.
Crofton Journal.
BANK IN MICHIGAN CLOSES
Concern of Which State Treasurer
Glaater Is President Will Not
Opea Today.
DETROIT, Mich., Dec. $. In order to
avoid a threatened run on the bank tomor
row and to afford all depositors and cred
itors sn equal chance In the settlement of
the bank's affairs. State Bank Commis
sioner Zimmerman yesterday announced
that the Chelsea Savings bank of Chelsea,
Mich,, would not open for bualnesa to
day. The president of the bank Is
State Treasurer Frank P. Glazier, who
has deposited in the bank approximately
ICS4.000 of the funds of the state of Mich
igan. Attorney General Bird aald that the
atate la protected by the slate treasurer's
bond of $160,000 and ths bsnk's bond of
8200,000 so that the state would not suffer
any loss unless the assets of ths bank
should fall to pay 60 cents on the dollar,
which Is considered altogether Improbable.
' The announcement that tha bank would
not open tomorrow came at the close of a
conference here late today between Gov
ernor Warner, Bank Commissioner Zim
merman, Attorney General Bird and rep
resentatives of ths Stat Bank of Mich
igan of Orand Rapids, Mich., and of five
Detroit banks.
It Is stated that ths banking commis
sioner hss been closely scrutinising the
affairs of the Chelsea Savings bank for
some time In connection with the private
business of State Treasurer Glazier, and
that of the Glazlor Stove company of
Chelsea. The impression was held that it
Mr. Glasler could pull these latter In
terests through the bank would not neces
sarily fall Into difficulties.
The banks above mentioned, ihowever,
in today's conference announced a de
cision to petition for a receiver for
the Glazier Stove company In order to pro
tect approximately MuO.ooO of paper which
they are reported to have been carrying
for Mr. Glasler and tha stove oompany.
This action or the part of the banks, it
was thought would cauae a run on Mr.
Glatler's bank tomorrow, and the closing
of 'the bank was decided upon by. Bank
Commissioner Zimmerman In ordjr to pro
tect all Intereels alike. The bank la cap
italized for tlQO.OUO and has a surplus of
about r.oo.ooo.
Mr. Glazier la reported to be aick at his
horns In Chelsea and was not present at
today's conference.
Slashed with m Haaor
wounded with a gun, or pierced by a
rusty nail; Bucklrn's Arnica Salve haa Is
the wound. Guaranteed. 86c For aala
by Beaton Drug Co.
BROWN SEATED IN THE STRIP
With Other Kew Senator lie Haa to
Take Wbat He Can Get.
HOUSE MEMBERS ABE FORTUNATE
Norrls Pswaeals BUI for Pretention at
Bank Deaoallora and HlteheoeU '
lias Postal Savings
Bank BIU.
(From a Staff CorrepoTident.
WASHINGTON, Deo. a (Special Tel
egram.) Since flowers wers sxcluded
from ths chsmbers of the two houses of
congress opening day of the national
lawmaking body ha been . of leas pic
turesque Interest and each year there Is
less of display characterising the begin
ning of the legislative branch of the gov
ernment. This was especially true of to
day' beginning of the Sixtieth congress.
Beyond the crowds that, hare always
knocked at the door of either end of ths
capltol for admission at tha . beginning
of the seeslon there wss little or nothing
that stood out prominently ' in today's
gathsrlng of ths nation's lawmakers be-'1
yend little personal Incident whloh broke
up the monotony, particularly In . the
house. The session of ths. senate lasted
less than half an hour, in whloh time
tha nsw and old senators whoss terms
began on March 4 war sworn in. In thl
list wa Senator Nortis Brown of Ns
breaks, who was escorted to' the' arena' In
front of the vice president's desk by his
colleague, Senator Burkett; Senator Dolll
ver, who . had aa his sscort ths ssnlor
senator from Iowa, William B. Allison,
while Senator Klttredge gingerly and with
"I hats to do this", manner presented his
Colleague, Senator Gamble, for the oath
of office. The coldneas displayed between
Senators Klttredge' snd Gamble was In fine
contrast to the. harmony and happiness
which Senntors Burkstt and Brown
showed as they moved up the aisle to the
rostrum of the vice president.
Immediately after the administration of
the oath,, which the new senators and all
representatives ars compelled to take at
the beginning of each nsw congress. Sena
tor Brown took his seat In the so-called
"Cherokee strip," buttressed by ' Borah of
Idaho and Stephenson of Wisconsin. Be
hind him is La Pollette and In front Dixon
of Montana. Senator Brown, already well
known to a majority of the senators, was
soon surrounded by many with whom he
will have to associate for the next six
years, and given a warm welcome.
Hoaa Lose Dtamlned.
Ths proceedings of ths house lacked the
dignity which characterized those In the
senate. The great hall of the lower branch
of congress was filled early with a Jostling
mass of humanity, both on ths floor and
In the galleries, and member had difficulty
In moving about, much less having quiet
talks with colleaa-ues. In view of ths fact
that there are 121 new members In ths
Sixtieth congress the presence of old-timers
and even second-term men was more no
ticeable than usual and ths reception given
the leaders on both sides was hearty to
a degree.
Beyond the speech of Speaker Cannon,
which was much longer than usual, and
suggested the launching of a presidential
boom, and ths incident of Representative
Cooper of Wisconsin making an attack
upon tha rules of the house, there waa
little of downright Interest, unless It was
ths reception accorder the "p?erleaa
leader," W. J. Bryan, by his democratic
friends when ha appeared on the floor.
Bryan could not help but feel elated over
the reception accorded him and he beamed
upon the galleries in his old theatrical way,
to ths delight of the women and some men.
After the noise had subsided Mr. Bryan
took a seat next to Mr. Hitchcock, from
the Second Nebraska district, and with pen
cil and pad began to write. He held a long
conference with Mr. Hitchcock and Mr,
Bourko Cockran, one . of the Tammany
sachems, until the time came for every
member to vacate his seat because of the
biennial drawing for seats, which followed
the election of the speaker and other of
ficers ef the house.
Nebraehans Faro Well,
In the drawing, the republican mem
bers of the Nebraska delegation were gen
erally well favored, all securing seats on
the majority sldo and not being compelled
Big Clearance Sale
Broken Sizes of Fall and Winter Suits
To make quick clearance of the remain
der of our. Fall and Winter Suits, beginning
Wednesday, we will offer:
$22.60 Suits at. .....$15.00
$25.00 Suits &t... $16.50
$30.00 Suits at S21.50
' $35.00 Suits at... $20.00
$40.00 Suits at $28.50
These Suits are all this season's nifty
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Worsteds, ranging in sizes 36 to 44, but not all
these sizes in every pattern.
This is an exceptional opportunity to secure
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Don't miss it.
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S Says the
U. S. Government ,
which owns the Hot Sprints and Mods It sick soldiers and tailors
there from all parts ot tha world for treatment.
Writ to Bureau ot Information, Hot Springs, for complete illustrated
book of Information showing hotels at all prices, ailments treated, ato.
For railroad tickets and Information call on or address:
T. F. Godfrey. P.tT.A. Mo. Pac. Ry, 1421 Farnam 8t. Omaha NV
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to go to the 'Therokea Strip,", a long
narrow row of seats fsr to the right erf
the speaker's desk snd out of range ot
Vision of two thirds of the house.-. Owlnf
to ths Increased number of detnoerets la
the Sixtieth congress, a" reassignment o(
apse for both parties became necessary
and In the drawing today a number of ol
member were compelled to "go way back
and sit down in the strip." which will now
eesss to exist In all probsbltlty, - s!nc
Oklshoma haa entered the sisterhood pi
states.
From ont of a flood of bill which almost
swamped ths bill clerks, were several ot
Importance to the whole country and In
troduced by western members.
Judaw Norrls of the Fifth Nebraska
presented a currency reform measure
directing that within thirty day after the
paasage of the act every national bank
shsll psy to the tressury of ths United
States one-fifth of 1 per cent of Its deposits
as shown by Its last report to ths comp
troller of the currency and any national
bank organised prior to the pasaage of
the act and subsequent to ths last preced
ing report to the comptroller shall pay to
said treasurer one-fifth of 1 per cent of
Its deposits en the day the act goes into
effect. On the first day of July annually,
according to ths Norrls bill, every national
bank shall pay to the treasury one-fifth of
1 per cent of Its average deposits for the
preceding fiscal year as shown by reports
made .te the comptroller. The money , so
paid la to constitute a fund for the security
ef deposits in national banks and shall be
under the control of the secretary of ths
treasury who shall Invest the fund, or such
part as he deema expedient, In United
State bond under certain restrictions.
Judge Norris bill slso provides for In
solvent national banks and their manner of
liquidation.
rental Savin -e Dill.
Mr. Httohcock Introduced a postal savings
bill, which. It is said, has the endorsement
of Postmaster General Meyer, but aa Sen
tor Burkett also has had a conference
with the postmaster general on the same
subject. It will be Interesting: to watch ths
outcome. " .
- Congressman Mondell of Wyoming Intro
duced a bill making 83V acre homesteads in
Stead of ISO as now and a bill restricting
the right of entry under the desert land
law and limiting the right of assignment
Mondell slso wants a fish hatchery In Wyo
ming, to oost $3,000.
Congressman Pollard was, the only mem
ber of the Nebraska delegation who failed
to take the oath of office today. 'Mr. Pol
lard will reach Washington ths laat of ths
week, having gone to the West Indies with
Mrs. Pollard after ths campaign In ' .Ne
braska. Every member of the Iowa delegation
wss present when the gavel fell today, but
the absence of Judge Lacey was a subject
of comment, . i- i.. . .....
Senator Allison received a most flattering
ovation from hi colleague, who remarked
upon his greatly Improved appearance. ,Th
"Grand Old Man" of Iowa has not looked
"fitter" In years and he. said to" a Be
correspondent that he would show some ot
the "youngsters" In the Hawkey stats
what It was to run np against a seasoned
veteran. . , '
Appropriations for the -West.
xne secretary ui im iur ivv
trsnsmltted to congress an estimate of ePr,
proprlatlons rsqulred for the government
for the fiscal year ending Juhe 80, 1909
For the Indian school at ths Sao and Fox
reservation, including repairs, $16,660; for
car of Insane Indians at ths asylum
Canton, Lincoln county. South Dakota
$$6,000; for Indian school at Genoa, Neb
Iss.ioo; to ruina irrauea whb
braska Wlnnebagoes, $44,162; for support
of Indian schools at Chamberlain, $44,800;
Flandreau, $13,626; JPIerre, $,,;,, RApId,.
rl.v ftia 9fiA innnnrl of filnuff of differ
ant tribes, including Santee Sioux ef Nf
braska and South D-kota, $697,000; educa
tion of Sioux In South Dakota, $200,000;
asylum for insana Indians at Canton, S.
D.. $26,000; allotments on Rosebud reser
vations, $16,000; allotments on Sioux
reservations, $16,000.
Minor Matters at Capital.
Applications to convert Into national
banks approved: The Bank of Alnsworth,
Neb., into the National bank of Alnsworth,
with $38,000 capital; tha Dallas County Ssv
Ings bank of Adel, Ia., into the First Na
tional bank of Adel, with $50,000 capital.
Rural carriers appointed for Iowa routes:
Kewlck. route 1, Ward 8. Fry. carrier;. A,
A. Fry, substltuts. Moultcn, route 1, Carey
C. Beggs. csrrisr; Roy Beggs, substitute.'
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