TUB OMAITA DAILY BEEt THURSDAY, DECFmER 5, 1907.
EDITOR -SEARLE REPORTS
Jnancial Condition of the State ' in
Beriewed by Official.
DJOOTTZE FOB. nSHIE CASE
rt-aat Lnnsl Conpmir Asks to liar
Pretest Agralnst Ita Waterrlghta
Ik Sett's Dlaff Coiatr
Dismissed.
LINCOLN, Neb., Dec. .8neolsl.) The
ami-annual report f State Auditor Scarce
er the period from June 1 to November aO,
07, show the outstanding warrant at
bla time amount to 1. 475,070.61; . warrants
sued during that period, $1,048, 46.18: war
ant paid during thai period, $1,269,360.38.
Fhla shows that warrant! to the amount of
(20,115 have been paid, off In excess of the
warrants leaned, but this la due to tha
anavy payment of warrants Issued against
ho temporary 'school fund. Tills Issue
ras made ' Insf 'May, the amount being
fcs57,29. Tha warrants were paid just after
-Une 1. bringing the payment in this six
aonths' business and the issuance in the
receding period. As a matter of fact, the
utstandlng general fund warrants drawing
Merest amount to a greater sum than six
nontha ago. Juna 1 the- general fund war
ants drawing interest amounted to Sl.183.S44
ehlle at this time the amount is tl.S8S.06i
,k difference of 1301,530. This, however, was
o have, been expected, and Is 'no lndtca
lon that the 'stater debt Is Increasing. The
Urge appropriations of the last legislature
avt been paid during tha last six months,
rhile tha collections are always less'for
his period of the Yar.. During the next
Ix months the collections will bs larger
Bid the amount of warrants Issued less,
tallowing lara ithe ballanc.es In hte sus
nded account due to the defalcation of
fraaurar .Bartleir and the failure -of the
bllowlnf banks Capital National bank of
dncoln; First National of Orleans; Mer
liants Bank, Lincoln?: Globe loan and
frust company' of Omaha; Buffale County
latlonal bank of Kearney: .
leneral fund S 24.B07.89
tnklng fund - 180.im.75
smporary school fund...' 26.671. 8
-ve stock' Indemnity fund S.R43 39
Wmanent school fund, 259.C42.P7
ermanent university fund S.T75.BJ
jr. college endowment fund 41.SW.fi1
formal endowment fund i2.600.09
Total. .v.. .....w. SK9,711.S1
following Is a recapitulation of eutstand
tg -warrants on December 1, 1907: '
leneral fund .'. Sl.S85.on4.83
emporary unlveralty fund 68.781.87
. B. Experiment station fund.., 2.M9.81
Intverettr cash fond.... 16.875.84
fTlcultural and meohanlo arts
uBd (Merrill fund)..... 661.68
formal Interest fund , 6.fi5
tate library fund......' 74.15
tospltaU for Insane fund 2.60
Ive stock Indemnity ' 153.00
Vnltntlary fund 48.97
o,rest reserve fund...'. ' 812.79
astltutlons', cash, iund , - 662.93
Total, '.....11,476,070.81
Recapitulation of total of all funds De
amber 1, 107:
hitstsndlng June 1, 1907 SI, 89R.9W. 01
Uiiount Issued 1.04K.445.18
"' Total S3.744.43X.19
imonnt nnlfl . -. n ikqkh o
T'
1.475,070.81
Total S2.744, 431.19
balance outstanding December 1,
'rlw7 SI. 475,070.81
Committee for Fiahcr Case.
The supreme court today appointed the
bllowtng members of the bar commission
take testimony in the disbarment pro
eedlngs started against Captain Allen O.
Usher of Chadron; Charles II. Sloan of
leneva, W. L. Anderson of Lincoln, H. P.
SMVltt of Omaha. The" proceedings were
sjtWtfed 'by' the1 recent legislature ' and
jraw out of, a claim filed with the legisla
tors for the value of land which escheated
0 the state.
A alts Contest Be Dismissed..
The Trl-8tate Land company, which has
he largest irrigation canal In Nebraska,
Uth headquarters In Scott'a Bluff county,
las filed a motion with the Btate Board of
Irrigation to dismiss the contest of H. Q.
Rewart, on the ground that the' company's
rater rights have Been adjudicated by the
oard and the supreme court Mr. Stewart
eefcs to, forfeit the franchise of the Trl
hate company, alleging that it is a non
par of the water appropriated. The
ward was to hsve hesrd the Stewart con
Ist la Scott's Bluff county December 10,
ait this haa been Indefinitely postponed
4 the: motion to dismiss the contest will
J heard December-19 The Trl-State com
suiy bought the rights of the Farmers'
.anal comany-for 160,000 and both the
An, Xtnas Present
CF SUBSTANTIAL WORTH
- Tor five any man Is a pair
Cnimoii Shoes
Tutie is more quality la our
shoes than any other . for the '
reason that Uxsy ar sold direct 1
from ...
Mnketto Wearer '
Hand built Onimnds are built for
particular man. l-rlt-rs S 00 and if 00
H-nc!i nmde QuImuUs, good for mjiv '
Ot'caalnn. 1 4 SO. Jijr
sh'",ns',Uif VC'l"Th bulne" "nan's .
Thi Keliubl St to and SS 50 Onlmods
t orn by iiu.t uita than, any' other
lr. i;t-.d it (uklitonj Sole Shoe for
niri) ai d oniii. Si 00.
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state board and the supreme court decided
that the rights of the Farmers' Canal com-.
papy had not been abandoned and de
crtmled to the Tri-Btate company. The
court decided that In the absence of a
statutory provision water rlghts'would not
be deemed abandoned until after the lapse
of ten years. The Tri-3tate company
claims to have Invested S1,,000. W. A.
Dllworth and Fred Wright presented the
motion to dismiss the Stewart contest .
Governor Ilaadlee lrae Sams.
Since last January, when he became the
chief executive of the state, Oovernot
Sheldon has received from the national
government S41.412.06 for the benefit of
the soldiers' homes. This money has been
paid on the basis of S100 for each mem
ber of the homes. When he took the office
Governor Sheldon received from Qoverno
Mickey a total of 1 2S, 637.40, which had
been received from the governmunt to tsy
off the enlisted men in the Third Ne
braska regiment for the time they wont
Into the service aa National Guard mem.
bera until they were mustered into the
army. He has paid ut during the year
all of this except S10.S45.85. Every ef
fort . is being made, by the governor and
by the adjutant general to locate the sol
dler boys to whjm this money belongs,
but the work Is proving a tedious Job.
Father Young LookinhT as Boa.
E. M. Searle of Ogalalla visited the fam
ilies of his sons, K. M. Searle, jr.. state
auditor, and A. It. Searle today on his re
turn home from Omaha, where he had been
to' attend the meeting of the members of
the Ogalalla Land and Cattle company,
The father of the two looks jut a little
younger than the auditor, which fact the
auditor explained was due to the heavy
Indoor work of the latter.
Harvest for the Priarer.
State Superintendent McBrlen has Issued
a pamphlet containing 188 pages, entitled,
"Normal Training in the High Schools of
Nebraska.". The publication contains, be
sides statistical matter relating to the
high schools in which normal training la
taught, a copy of the law which was enacted-last
winter, papers about normal
training, course of study, a history of the
Idea of normal training In high schools
as .well aa the announcement that the
Department of Education . has au official
publication in which teachers are referred
for all decisions and rulings of the de
partment However, the teachers are not
compelled to subscribe for the publica
tion.' According to the pamphlet just is
sued normal training In high schools nus
been a success, Inasmuch as 1,108 stu
dents' of high schools are. taking ad
vantage of the course - which Is being
taught in sixty-four high schools. Tha
enrollment In the normal classes In these
schools Is more than the combined enroll
ment of the two normal schools.
Following 'la a list of the schools In which
normal training Is taught together with
the enrollment The pupils are required to
sign a statement that they Intend to teach
school In Nebraska upon completing the
course. ,
No. tail ' No. In
School. Class. School. Class.
Albion U Lexington 8
Alliance 1 Lincoln 24
Alma lolMcCook 15
Ashland 11 Madison 12
Auburn 18 Minden '.. lb
Aurora ...
Beatrice
Beaver City ...
Blair ....
Bloomlngton ..
Blue Hill
Broken Bow...
Cambridge
Central City ...
Columbus
Crete
David City
Kalrbury
Fairfield
Fairmont
Falls City
Franklin
311 Nelson 12
86 North Platte 24
13 Oakland 17
"If Omaha 81
141 O'Neill
81
. W Ord
. 28pswnee City..
. 12 Plalnview ....
. 12i Plattsmouth .
. 1-IRnndolph
. M Bed Cloud
. 2i Bt. .Paul
. 121 Schuyler
. 12' Be ward
. H shelton
. lOlSonth Omaha.
. 17l8Dencer
... 21,
... 20
... 11
... 17
10
... 14
... 14
... 16
... 11
... 13
... 19
... 10
... 11
... 15
... 10
... 10
... 84
...12
... 15
... 13
... 86
.1403
Fremont
lSlBtromshurg ..
Friend .... ...n." 18Superlor
13 Syracuse ....
Geneva
... 29Tecumseh ..
... ) Wahoo
... 221 West -Point.
... WlWlsner .......
. .. 21iWymore ....
... 171 York
... l
...11 Total, 64 .
Gothenburg ...
Grand Island..,
Harvard
Hastings
Hebron .........
Holdrege
Humboldt
AD -LINCOLN
Bllaaonrt rrl In Uoabt.
The right of the Manley Elevator company,
co-operative farmers' concern, to have
sidetracks laid to Its property was tn dis
pute today before the railroad commission.
The company wanted, first free access
from Its elevator to the stock yards of
the company across property of a com
peting elevator. Second, It wanted the
railroad to run a sidetrack to Its property.
J. H. Orr, speaking for the railroad, de
nied the right of the company to proceed
through the commission to get the track,
claiming legal action In the state courts
was necessary, through the Cone UW,
which provides a way for enforcing the
Harsh elevator law, enacted at an earlier
Session. The chief contention, and one
which strikes at the root of the right of
the commission to aot against any rail
road was that the railroad is engaged in
Interstate business and as a 'corporation
doing an Interstate business the Interstate
Commerce commission alone could rule.
The road threatened to appeal the case to
this commission. Extracts from the re
cent message of President Roosevelt were
read to show this view of railroad regula
tion to be correct.
A suit In which Judgment for S500 dam
ages was secured against the Missouri Pa
cific In trial court Is now pending In tha
supreme court In the case of the Manley
company over the same track. County At
torney Rawis appeared for the elevator
company today. " '
After listening practically all day to Mr.
Orr argue against the Jurisdiction of the
commission to hear the complaint, the com
mission late this evening overruled his ob
jections and. the hearing will proceed.
Governor Sheldon today appointed Mrs.
Emma P. Johnson superintendent of the
Home for the Friendless. Lincoln, the com
mission dating from March 1 last She was
first appointed March ,1, 1906.
I ad Ian Accased of Aaaaalt.
PENDER. Neb., Dec. 4.-(Speclal.
Charley Bonepurt, a noted Winnebago
Indian, Is held In the county Jail here upon
a complaint filed by Mrs. Charles Fisher,
a Winnebago Indian woman, who Is a middle-aged
widow, charging Bonepart with
attempted assault and. robbery. About
April 1, last she alleges, Bonepaxt forcibly
(Established iito 1
Cunrs Wills Ytm Slttp.-
VShooplng-Couah, Croup,
uroncnitls, Coughs,
Diphtheria, Catarrh.
Contideoca can b nliml In .
edy, which for a quarter of a century
nights are assumed at once.
Crctolen a Doom to Asthmatic
AM DruulitM
Throbt Tablela fuc the
irriutiea ibrua. of
Tour a rumiiri er from
luc la e4uipa. .
Tbt Vapo-Crewlras Co,
ICOFakMSl .K. v.
21 VdEfll-2?
entered her home and forcibly took her
money, amounting to about S36, and thea
attempted to assault her. A warrant was
then placed tn the bands ef the sheriff, who
cosld not find the Indian. Recently Bone
part, whe Is about six feet, two Inches
tall, weighing about 23t pounds, returned ta
the reservation. Soon after he cam to
Fender, where he Indulged In an overflow
of firewater. He then Insulted some of the
women of the town and was arrested. Slnoe
the former complaint was lodged against
htm. It Is rumored that under threats ser
era witnesses to former like offenses have
disappeared, and at this time It Is doubtful
whether Mrs. Fisher will appear against
htm. County Attorney Crase being absent
his deputy will prosecute, Bonepart Is
feared by many of his tribe and twelve
years ago he got Into an alterratldh with
Henry Rice, a peaceable Indian, whereupon
a fight ensued. Bonepart, using a hoe,
killed his brother Indian upon the spot
For this crime he was prosecuted, but
plesded self-defepse and was finally acquitted.
NO NEW TRIAL FOR BH1TMWAY
Coavlcted Mas Sentenced te Be
Haa red, bat Will Appeal.
BEATRICE, Neb., Deo. 4V (Special Tele
gram.) Judge Kelllgar yesterday Ml the dis
trict court overruled a motion for a new
trial for R. Mead Bhumway, convicted of
the murder of Mrs. Sarah Martin, and sen
tenced to be hanged March IX The case
will be taken to the supreme court
Nebraska News Notes.
PLATTSMOUTH Mr. and Mrs. Jacob
Trltsch hsve returned from an extended
visit In Oklahoma.
PLATTSMOUTH Some one borrowed J.
W. Johnson's buggy harness last night and
forgot to return It.
BEATRICE Judge Spafford yesterday
appointed Josephine Gllliland deputy county
judge. Miss Gllllland served in that ca
pacity during his first term of office.
PLATTSMOUTH D. 8. Wlllard, vice
president of the Burlington, and General
Superintendent Blgnell passed through this
city on an Inspection tour of the road.-
NEBRA8KA CITY TOIley Rhoades and
Miss Laura Beyers of Shenandoaii la.,
came here yesterday and were quietly
married. It was quite a surprise to their
friends, as they expected a large home
Wedding.
OSCEOLA Revival meetings commence
on Thursday evening in the Methodist
Episcopal church In the city. The pastor
will be assisted by two ministers from
neighboring churches, also a singer, PTof.
Dtllhorn, from Chicago..
BEATRICE Mr. E. W. Legate of this
city and Miss Mertle Worden of Wymore
were married at the bride's home In that
city yesterday afternoon, Rev. Jean Cobbey
officiating. Mr. and Mrs. Legate arrived
In the city last evening to make Beatrice
their home.
BEATRICE The marriage of Mies
Josephine Barhle to Mr. Carl Baumann of
Mt. Pulaski, 111., was solemnised here to
day at the home of the bride s parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bachln. The young
couple will live at Mt Pulaski, where the
groom Is engaged In business.
FAIRBURY The funeral services of
Henry Baker were held yesterday after
noon at the residence of his brother, near
the olty. He had been a resident of the
county since 1HM, settling here with six
brothers, three of whom survive him, two
having died within ,the past five years.
Hla death came after an Illness of over
two years.
BEATRICE Judge Kelllgar yesterday
allowed the attorneys In the Bhumway
murder case, Samuel Rlnaker and F. O.
McGlrr. who assisted Countv Attorney
Terry, S?50 each and the same amount to
R. W. Habln and Fulton Jack, who de
fended Bhumway. All the expenses of the
trial are to be borne by the county and
will amount to about 84,000.
FAIRBURY-.The bridge gang of the St.
Joseph and Grand Island railway Is driving
piles In the yard here for two bridges,
which will be needed In turning the course
of storm water in the western part of the
city. The city has built a concrete bridge
on the street leading to the park, and the
railroad work will give a straight course
for the water to the city bridge.
NEBRASKA CITY Karl Sehrclter, a
well-known farmer living six miles west
of this 'city, dropped dead at the dinner
table Monday. He- was apparently In the
best of health and was sitting at the ta
ble partaking of a meal. He was 68 years
old. Fifteen years sgo he purchased the
farm where he has since lived. He leaves
quite a family and a large estate.
BEATRICE The amount of 33.500 has
been subscribed for the Farmers' Elevator
company at Kills, and as It will take about
S "HO to swing the proposition a meeting
win do nem next Monday at z o'clock with
a view to raising the balance of the stock
and perfecting an organization. The most
imminent ana innuentlal farmers of the
2111s neighborhood is behind the move.
OSCEOLA The death df Stephen Leath-
erberry occurred at his home, southeast
of Osceola, yesterday morning and funeral
services will be held from the home on
Wednesday. Mr. Leatherberry ,was one of
the old settlers of Polk countyi and leaves
a wife and two children to Imourn his
demise. He had been ill for slime veeks.
dui was mougnt to oe on tne road iO re-'
covery.
BEATRICE Beatrice lodsre No. 13.
Ancient Crder of United Workmen, met
last night and elected these officers: J.
T. Moore, past master workman; W. D.
Dole, foreman; Albert Stoll, overseer; J.
A..Baer, recorder; J. A. McCalliim, finan
cier; O. K. Reedy, receiver; J. W. Ashen
felter, guide; A. Hlbbsrd, Inside watch
man; H. P. Aydelott, outside watchman;
Thomas Irvine and Dr. A. H. Felch,
irusiees.
OSCEOLA The marrlare of Prof. Wm.
Heltzman and Miss Delia Powers took place
iasr evening at tne nome or the bride s
parents in this city. Only the relatives
and a very small number of friends were
present. Both of the young people stand
high In Osceola society circles and will re
ceive the congratulations of a wide circle.
Prof. Heltsman Is the western representa
tives for one of the text book publication
horoes and the bride Is the daughter ot
ex-County Treasurer H, M. Power.
NEBRASKA CITY The Board of Edu- !
cation is up against a proposition they
little expected. At the berlnnlng of the
school yesr the salaries or tho teachers
were Increased and they supposed they
had gone about the limit of their fundi.
Now cornea the fact that at least 150
scholars are out of school because they
are compelled to work during the day, and
It is necessary to start a night school.
The matter will be decided at tha January
uirciins-
BEATRICE Manettia rimn No. 40. TCwal
Netirhhora of America, elected the following
officers last evening: Dora Phillips, oracle;
Mary J. Wlsroth, vice oracle; Emma
eavage. past oracle; Alice Woods, recorder;
MagdeHne Rife, receiver; Susie Smethers,
chancellor: Mona Chllds, Inner sentinel;
Lottie Samsel. outer sentinel; Mary Leigh,
manager for three years; C. P. Fall, C. A.
Ixve, L. W. Btudley, physicians. Mary
Van Home was elected a delegate to the
state convention and Mary Leigh, alternate.
PLATTSMOUTH The regular monthly
meeting of the Plattsmouth Woman's
Christian Temperance union was held In
the Nebraska Maaonlo home under the
leadership of Mrs. W. H. Newell. The
opwilng exercises were of a devotlnna.1
character. The roll call was responded to
vy tach nwmber recounting a temperance
victory. Addresses were by Mrs C E
Weacott, Mrs. .A. L. Zlnk, Dr. A. A. Ran
dall and Mrs. L. A. Moore. Vocal solos
by Mrs. J. W. Gamhle and Mrs. C. 8.
Johnson. A delicious luncheon was served.
NEBRASKA CITY Miss Reuter ef Ber
lin .us returning from a trip lo Omaha
and as aha stepped from the train she fU
over a mall sack that had been thrown
from the train and tripped and fell, throw
ing her off the platform and her cloth's
caught under the wheels of the train. Her
brother-in-law had hold of her arm and
held on aa bast he could. The young
woman was dragged some dlstanoe, but
the young man did not let go his hold
and finally succeeded In rescuing her. She
escaped with a broken arm and a broken
slkoulder blade, and the Indications are
that ahe will recover.
NEBRASKA CITY The family of Hor
ace Kuwltxky last evening had a narrow
eacape from asphyxiation. A base burner
was In tha room adjoining where the ch:l
dren were sleeping, and this morning MUs
Minnie felt a peculiar sensation an J
started into the room where the sieve
was, when she was overcome by the ffus
and fell, but did not lose conaciousnns
and cried to her parents. Her two alators
followed her and they fell In a faint and
then came two brothers, who also fell,
one not getting out of tha rojrn. The
parents heard the cries and, realising tl.
danger, opened all the doors and windows
and carried the children out Into the opn
air. This evening all are n r t.
but It was a close call for the entire fam
ily.
NEBRASKA CITY Jacob Zeman. a
young man giving his home at Uleurotk,
la., arretted on the i-lmr .,f
lug a hor frum a fa.rmr living ner
.Uvujrlaa, tills county. The man aut Itilu
a stable and selected, the horse he wanted.
then rode horaobajJt to the home of an
other farmen where he took a rohe and
rode In a circuit nearly all night and
wound ii D within two miles of the place
from whence he started. He was brought
to town and la now In Jail.' He claims that
a few months aao he escaped from the 111
ssne asylum at Cherokee, la and does not
remember snythlng he haa done since he
landed at Weeping Water a week ago. He
says that he much prefers going to the
penitentiary than back to the asylum.
He Is being held to hear from the Iowa
aumoriues.
COLUMBUS Today occurred the wed-
nlna- at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Zln
nicker 'Of their daughter. Miss Margaret,
and Mr. John Janlng.
FREMONT Mrs. Sarah Harrlna-ton haa
begun action in the district court for the
appointment of an administrator of the
estate ot her husband, John - Harrington,
who has been absent, unheard from for
twenty-four years. He went to Omaha on
II e Durness matters and haa never been
seen or heard from since he bade his wife
and son good-bye. At the time efforts
were made to locate him without avail.
He owned real estate In this cltv. and it
la to perfect the title to this that the pro
ceedings were commenced. His wife and
son, Clair Harrington, have lived here
since.
AINSWORTH-Two of Alnsworth's Old
Doys are having a grand celebration. A.
J. Warrick Is 74 and C. T. Crawford Is 74
years old today, and as they are two old
settlers here thev thought It best to cele
brate together. Warrick Is Justice of the
peace and police Judge. Crawford Is an
old soldier of the '60s end they say that
they can outrun, or throw down anyone
01 ineir aae.
CENTRAL CITY A canvas sack con
taining Jo in silver was stolen from the
Klonduke restaurant In this cltv Mondav
evening or Tuesday morning and no clue
or tne tnier nas yet Deen discovered. The
proprietor of the place, Carl Prlegel. left
the sack containing the money sitting on
a piano In the rear room of the place and
when he came to get It the following
morning It was gone. No trace of thieves
entering the place In the night has been
found and It Is Drobabla that It waa taken
by someone who had access to the room,
as this room Is used for a dining room at
meal times, when the front room of tha
piscp is overcrowaeo.
YORK George Howe has sold his news
paper to & P. Anstlns of Tamora.
WEST POINT D4et riot court recon
vened, on Monday morning after the recess
taken I for Thanksgiving. The first case
calltfd' was the Gillespie matter, wheiein
Gillespie, a young man, was charged with
an attempted assault upon three little
girls In West Point on July 4 last. The
case was stubbornly fought on both sides.
rne jury acquitted the defendant after 1
short deliberation.
WEST POINT The rrrlcea of farm nrod.
uce and .stock In the local market are stead
ily advancing and nearly reached the point
where they stood when the late financial
flurry struck the country. Farmers are
hauling In considerable produce and publio
oonnaence seems to no almost restored,
YORK F. P. Van Wlckle.' miller and
jobber of Nebraska and Dakota flour, re
ports a good business and expects to have
his traveling men out tiext week. Mr.
Van Wlckle reports a large business In
Michigan, where he haa shipped carloads
ui xora iiour.
YORK The new modem brick Burlington
depot, an exact duplicate of the Burling
ton depot at Fremont, is now receiving Its
finishing touches and will soon be ready
for occupancy. York business men are
pleased with any building, having for
years tolerated a bamllke structure-that
was unm lor narn use. Some movement
la being made by the business men to ap
propriately open the depot when com
pleted. YORK Mr. T. E. Lloyd, one of the lead
ing IndeDendent lumber opniera in xia
braska. atated that the Indications are
mai me price or lumuer in York will be
considerably Ices and that owing to this
and the good prevailing financial condi
tions at York the biillHInir nnAru (Inns In
I York for the year 1908 looks very prom-
in,nB. in erection or Duuaings and build
ing Improvements ' the year 1907 Is an In
crease over that ot toot.
NEBRASKA FR0MDAY TO DAY
Qaalat aad Cartons' Features of Life
la Rapidly Growing;
. estate., .
Poison A young man of the town Informs
us that a few cigarette , papers put In a
saucer of water ' makes an excellent fl v
poison, as the files gather around and drink
or the water and at. once all dead. This
will give Cigarette ia.ao)Laaa,-some mora
consolation. Central. City Republican.
Hygiene at Pllarer The vaune- ladlAa nt
town have cauxht the walklna-. fever and
from 6 to 6:30 in the morning they can be
seen on the' publio highways from one to
three miles from town. How true Is the
old saying, "That what the old monkeys
do, the young monkeys are sure to do."
we nave strong symptoms of the fevai-
ourselves. Gee! we hope none of the other
men catch it Yum, Yum. Pllger Herald.
The Palmer Man's Hair A rent lemon
well known In business and social circles
In Palmer was making comolalnt. to hi.
wife about his hair falling out on one
particular spot on ' his head. Hla nuii
wife examining the place discovered that
there was a peculiar bump where the hair
was coming out and on telling him of
her discovery ha made answer that that
was his bump of oombativeness. "Oh, ho,"
she exclaimed, dropping the examination
at once, "that accounts for It; that Is the
only part of your brain you ever used,
and it's a wonder you wasn't baldforty
years ago." Central Record.
Modern Prairie Fire Fla-htsrs The nanni.
of Clarkson experienced a little of the olden
time prairie fire excitement last Saturday
when a fire got started In the stubble on
the Buchy forty south of town. Tt a.
about 11 o'clock In the forenoon when the
alarm was sounded, and the flames had
gained considerable headway and looked
threatening by being fanned by a strong
breeze from the south. The Clarkson fire
department and other cltlsens responded
at once and some very effective work-
done with the aid of the chemical engine.
The three Clarkson -draymen rendered
valuable assistance by hastily plowlna- sev
eral furrows and thereby preventing the
runner encroachment of the flames, which
were making swift headway toward town.
But for the timely aid of the fire depart
ment and cltlxens the buildings on the
Mrs. Kucera property In that part of town
would have burned. Years ago, however,
when prairie fires were nothing uncommon
In this country, we remember that the
flames were not fought by an equipped fire
department with the aid of a ch MT) I'll An.
fine, which added an up-to-date air to tha
excitement that did not seem natural to the
old-timer. Clarkson Herald.
New Tneatr-Dollar Gold Pieces.
VHITAnriPHIA Vm t, , ot.
, - , - "w. 1 aa nrsi
Installment of new twenty-dollar (old
irl. . ". ironi me mint in
this city to various sub-treasuries. Ilmre
were 115,000 of them, their monetary value
being- $2.3'.(00. On one aide of tne coin la
an eagle flying, with outstretched wings, on
!. viuwr m iieurv u Mwny. i he coins
iaM mBila ...nAuA IV.. A .
. , L n ; " "euros neinc In
high relief, nine strokes of a hydi aullo
r - m . . . w iiivnw l j if-m, fiere-
sfter only one stroke will be used, and thus
v.... ju-k i.ni.uioi.ou win oe ainerent
from those to be put In circulation later.
Coffee is a strong diuretio
irritant; it interferes with
digestion, and affects the
kidneys is a great many
cases where it is not even
suspected.
If yon value health and
a sound body, the wise
thing to do would be to
quit coffee and give Fostum
a fair trial say, two weeks.
"There's a Reason."
Head the famous little
book, "The Eoad to Well
ville," inpkgs
Paderewski's Choice
Piano history it
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Piano that fails tojrogre8 is in reality retrograding.
No piano has of late made such rapid progress, has so notably ad
vanced its artistic standards, as has the Weber. The musical world
has been quick to appreciate this fact, and one great artist after another
has added the weight of lu8 personal indorsement to the Weber's prestige.
The significance of Paderewski's exclusive use of the Weber Piano
on his present concert tour is apparent to every music lover,
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Aeolian Hall 362 Fifth Avenue New York
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BANKS WITH THE PRESIDENT
Local Financier! Commend Emergency
Currency, Flan in Message.
DIFFER OH BATE OF THE TAX
Fire, Ela-ht ass Tea Per Ceat Arc
Adrocated br Heads of Differ
cat Omaha Natleaal
Baaks.
President Roosevelt's simple recommen
dation to congress for an emergency cur
rency upon carefully prescribed conditions.
under a tax sufficiently heavy to force tbe
retirement of the Issue as the demand for
It falls off. Is almost unanimously en
dorsed ' by the bankers of Omaha, who
would underscore and put In big letters the
provision, "UNDER A TAX SUFFI
CIENTLY HEAVY TO FORCE THE RETIREMENT-
OF THE I88UE."
"The president said enough about cur
rency reform In Ills message," said Milton
T. Barlow, president of the United States
National bank, "but the tax must be
heavy enough to make the issue an emer
gency currency or It will be nothing but
an Inflated currency, and we do not want
that.,
The American Bankers' association plan
provides for an 'emergency credit cur
rency by permitting all national banks
actually engaged for one' year and with a
surplus of 20 per cent of Its capital to
Issue additional notes, without security,
equal to 40 per cent of their bond-seoured
circulation, subject to a, tax of 2 per
cent per annum on the average amount
outstanding, and a further amount equal
to 12H per cent of the capital, subject to
a tax of 6 per cent. This plan I would
not favor with the tax of fei per cent per
annum on the currency Issued equal to
the 40 pep cent ef the, bond-secured capital
Of the national banks. The ZH per cent
would make the currency simply 'nflated,
and most of the banks would be using suoh
a currency all the time. Most all of them
would be willing to use the 'emergency
currency at 2 per cent. The tax would be
too low and would not retire the Issue,
Favors Five Par Ceat.
"It Is no my Idea this tsx should be I
per cent at the time of Issue and that this
would be the tax for the first six months.
For the second six months I would com
pel the banks to pay I per cent, and It
they were not able to retire the currency
at the end cf one year, raise the tax to 10
per cent. That tax would retire the Issue..
It retired the Issue of tha state banks
during the war and the days following and
put stata bank currency out of bustness.
We must besure that ths Issue of emer
gency currency will be retired. Blx months
Is a sufficient time to tldfl the banks over
most any financial flurry or panic, and
after that time the rate should be pushed
up."
Vice President F. H. Davis of tha First
National bank, aald:
"The president said enough and his plan
la 'O. K.' I would make the tax 10 per
cent, perhaps, from the start, or after six
months. If tbe banks were not in a posi
tion to retire the Issue."
Mr. Davis has favored such a currency
since tha plan was outlined at Atlantio
City.
Presides MllUrd Caaaaeads Shaw.
Former Senator J. H. Millard, president
of the Omaha National bank, said:
"I favor the plan for an emergency cur
rency 'under certain conditions.' I would
say that the rata of tax proposed by x-
.' .'; --. - w
is the Weber
being made rapidly in these day&C
thing as standing; still in piano mMufactorini'.
Secretary Shaw and which I believe haa
the endorsement of Comptroller Rldgley,
would be satisfactory."
President Luther Drake of (he Merchants'
National bank said:
"I favor the plan of the currency com
mission of the American Bankers' associa
tion, which provides for an Issue of credit
notes equal to 40 per cent of a bank's na
tional bank notes at any time outstanding
and which are secured - by government
bonds, but shall not exceed In amount 25
per cent of Its capital, and that every bank
taking out such credit notes pay to the
treasurer of tha ' United States in the
months of January and July a tax of 1H
per cent each half year upon the average
amount of such notes In circulation. The
tax Is to be paid In gold coin and w to ac
cumulate In the United States treasury as
a guaranty fund to redeem tbe notes of
failed banks and to pay the cost of print
ing and current redemption. The credit
notes are Issued to a national, banking as
sociation and the banks desiring them
would of course be general creditors of ths
association Issuing them."
Drake Helped Get Vp BUI.
Mr. Drake was a member of the currency
commission ot ths American jankers' asso
ciation which prepared the bill. Other
members of ths commission were:
' A. B. Hepburn, president Chase National
bank. New York, chairman; James B. For
gan. president of First National bank, Chi
cago; Festus J. Wade, president Mercantile
Trust company, St. Louis; Joseph T. Tal
bert, vice president Commercial National
tank. Chicago; Charles H. Huttlg, presi
dent Third National bank. St. Louis; John
Perrln, president of American National
bank, Indianapolis; Myron T. Herrlck,
chairman Society for Savings, Cleveland;
Sol Wexler, vice president Whitney Central
National bank. New Orleans; Robert War-
drop, president Whitney Central National
bank, Pittsburg; Arthur Reynolds, presi
dent Des Moines National bank, Des
Moines; E. F. Bwinney, president First Na
tional bank, Kansas City; Joseph -A. Mc
Cord, cashier Third National bank, At
lanta; W. V. Cox, president Second Na
tional bank, Washington, D. C, and John
For
Grlddlo
of nu
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in Pianos
a.
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The
Omaha
L. Hamilton, vice president Hamilton tt
Cunningham, Hoopeaton, III.
V. W. C.. A. QUITS RECEPTION
Abandons Fnaetton TJsnallr Tendered!
NVw Tear's Day at Its)
Reoass. - '
The Young Women's Christian associa
tion Is to abandon Ita New Year's recep
tion this year for the first time since tha '
custom was adopted a number of years !
ago. While appreciating this will mean '
disappointment to many Omaha young
women, especially those away from horns,
the board feols Its present quarters ara
wholely Inadequate and that no , amount
of Christmas greens or bunting can longer
makehe rooms presentable for suoh funo
tions, so there will be no mora receptions :
until tho association moves into tts ne
building. A partial substitute for the New
Year's reception will be provided, however,
by the membership - committee In a "get '
one" Christmas party Msnday evening, ;
December 10. All members securing one
new member will ba eligible to attend with
tha new member.
When you have anything to tell adver-'
else It In The Bee Want Ad Columns.
YOUNG CUPID ROUSES FUR AY'
Yoath nonta Out Marrtaara Clark n4
Then Has Nat Consent af
Paraata. '
Bernard 3. Boysr of Wsst Point Inter,
rupted tha pipe dreams of Marriage,
License Clerk Frank Furay Tuesday even-:
Ing with an Insistent demand over tha tele
phone that he come down town and sell
him a license to wed Tlllle Mack. Ha aald '.
he had coma a long way to be married la
Omaha and ha wanted to have tha cere-;
mony Tuesday night. Furay donned hit (
overcoat and mittens and came down town
only to find the groom was a minor only
20 years of, age and was not entitled ta 4
license without the written consent of hit
fatt er. The wedding was daclsred off and
the groom went back to West Point to get
tbe desired document.
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It's the crowning joy that
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It spurs the lazy appetite j
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