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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: FRIDAY. DECEMBER 27. 1007. r NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA COUNCIL BLUFFS Office 15 Scott Street. Both 'Phones 43. f FICIAL STRIKES SEW LEAD Say County Hat Leried and Illegally Collected Money from Taxpayer!. WAXTS HALF FOX EEC0VEBIKO IT W. D. Hardla fteewrlas; Asalgwsaent of riilM mt Heavy Taspayer This Baal and PrpMa , Bring alt. "What county tax. If any. has been Ille gally assessed and collected during the last few yearsT This Is a question tht tnany of Ih larger taxpayers of Fottawsttamts county would like to hare answered. One man. merchant of the city have contributed lib erally. nHli hoped there will be sufficient present to as around. Important Hearing: in January Affect ing LiTe Stock Shippers. peeial ftale. on uncalled for unholstered furniture; will sell for enough pay coat of unholsterlng. 1'pliolsterlng. repairing of aH klnda; mat tresa and feather renovating. Morgan Up holstering Co.. S31 Broadway. Bell 'phone J.TJ; lnd. 179 Red. MUCH DISCRIMINATION ALLEGED Cera Belt Meat Frelaren' Aaarla tloa Alleges Fare at Tea 1a Tweafy nallare Car la Charge. Vpholsterlag. George W. Klein. 1J Bouth Main street Thones: lnd. 71 Black; Bell, 648. MINOR MET105. Davis, drugs. Stockert Bella carpets. Ed Rogers, Tony Faust beer. Lewis Cutler, funeral director. 'Phone fT. Woodrinp I'ndertaklng company. Tel. . t V. . .n.l Mln. tiAf.tl Ale. and he a county ornciai. riaim 10 At gtorei 333 Broadway but he Is keeping his knowledge to Mm- I -William Allen, aged years, son of Mr. self. In fact this county official has and Mr. Isaac Allen, 3436 Couth avenue. m. 1 - .,. hi. v I .i.rd of tuberculosis. ' " VOIR HOLIDAY WINES AND Into money. UOI ORS. PURF.ST. OLUCTT AND BEST. Recently the eforeaald county official (HOM U ROSKNFEU3 CO.. 61 BOUTH hn armmached msnv of the big taxpay- I MAIN ra of tha count v with a nroDOsltlon. I Overstocked on diamonds. Fine diamond Without Imparting any Information as to which particular tax was Illegally levied and collected, this county official offers to collect the amount of this tax that the party approached ha paid, be, the county official, to receive for bis trouble half of the amount recovered. If he conaents. Mr.' Taxpayer Is asked to sign a contract which the county official has had printed.. If Mr. Taxpayer questions the propriety of paying half for collecting the alleged Illegal tax he has paid, the county official In question then informs him that unless he places the matter in his hands he will recover nothing. To recover anything he must assign his claim to this county official, who alone Is in possession of the needed Information. "Well, I can wait until you bring suit and then learn what this alleged illegal tax la and then bring suit myself," sug gests Mr. Taxpayer. "That would avail you nothing," replies tha county official, "for the simple re' son that I shall not file suit on the claims assigned to me until the last day before these claims are outlawed. Thus, you see, you, mould net have time in which to bring suit yourself." None of the county officials approached profeas to know of any county tax hav Ing been Illegally levied during recent years. The offictsl who is going around securing assignments of their claims from the large taxpayers Is the only one said to have this Information and he nafw- I rally declines to give the snap am ay. it being what la known as a Hobson's choice with the taxpayers, they are said to be readily . signing the contract presented to tbem by the county official In question. The first information obtained by the officials at tbe county court house that a tax la recent years had, as It Is al leged, been Illegally levied and collected was when a large landholder living In the eastern part of 'the county exhibited a copy of the printed contract he had signed.. He stated ha was perfectly will ing to sign the contract, as he did not know of parting any tax which he should not have paid and thought a half loaf better than no bread at all. County ' Auditor Cheyne. Uke ether county officials, is quite la the dark and says he knows of no tax levied during -his ' term of office which was not legal. 7 R. V. Innes, whom Mr. Cheyne succeeded as county auditor. Is also unable to throw any light upon the matter and so It stands. The county official who alone Is said to have discovered the illegality of a cer tain county tax levied and who Is secur ing assignments of their claims from taxpayers throughout Pottawattamie county Is William D. Hardin, assessor .for the city of Council Bluffs. tnnfmint tinra. 112 SO and in. Must sac rifice ana turn into casn. enyaer, -o Broadway. Help to Improve the city. Tou cn get cement, brick and building materials lowest prices from the C. Hater Lumber Comoanv. Council Bluffs. Smiley A. Pollock. S9 years 01a. son or J. B. Pollock of Oakland, la., died yes terday at St. Bernard's hospital. The bortv will be taken to Oakland for burial Mm. E. H. Merriam. who was stricken with paralysis Monday afternoon, was re ported to be somewhat Improved last evenina- and there are strong hopes for her ultimate recovery. The conarreaatlon of Broadway Meth odlet church presented the pastor, Rev. J. M. Williams, a handsome arm chair. Rev, F. A. Chase, pastor of the First Baptist church, was presented with a buggy by his conereratlon. On Invitation from the West -Council Bluffs Imnrovement club. Congressman Hitchcock of Omaha will address the club tomorrow evening. In response to the re quest of the club he will speak on his postal savins bank bill. Mrs. Josephine Woodworth. wife of A. E: Woodworth. f!7 Avenue O. died yes. terday morning of typhoid fever, aged H years. Besides her husband she leaves one daughter and two sons. The funersl will be Sunday and burial will be In Orerar cemetery In Hazel Pell township, William A. McAneney. SOT Avenue D, father of City Auditor J. F. McAneney, died last evening at Mercy hospital, aged 67 years. Besides t'Hy Auditor j. r . tic Aneney. deceased leaves two othr sons. H. D. McAneney of Berkeley, Cal.. and T. J. McAnenev of this city, and one daughter. Mrs. Pa.lle White, also of thi city. Arrangements for the funeral will be announced later. . Mrs. Fedella Brown, aged 69 years, died last evening at me nonie or ner daughter, Mrs. Arthur Slaack, 123 South Sixth street. Death was due -to pneumonia. Sh leaves two other daughters, Mrs. Fred Smith of Curtis. Neb., and Mrs. Joh Ksvanaugh of Kansas City, Kan, and tw rona, John C. Brown of ' Leavenworth, Kan., and P. H. Brown of Livingston, Mont. The funeral will be held Friday morning at o'clock from St. Francis Xavier'a church and burial will bo In St. Joseph's cemetery. OWA'S FIGHT FOR RATES ELEGANT CUT FLOWERS AND FERNS. HERMAN BROS., FLORISTS, 10 PEARL ST. IND. 'PHONE; CI BLACK; BELL. 63. ' Mid-winter term Western Iowa college opens Monday. December JO. Send for cat alogue. 'Rhone for Information. In aome stores the price of pianos depends upon the credulity of the customer and the feelings of the salesman. It Is the verbal price that Is Joggled up or down. The price on the tag doesn't mean anything. It Is placed there to make a pretension of one price. In the Hoops store we fix the lowest possible price at the start off and stick to It, marking It in plain figures on each Instrument. It saves you money, time and worry. A. Hospe Co., I Pearl street, g South Main street. Hstel Clerk Save Paale. ATLANTIC, la . Dec. -(Sieclal )-Wbat might hav been a disastrous fire was averted early yesterday morning by the presence of mind of the night clerk of the Park hotel. Shortly before going off duty he discovered smoke Issuing from the store room of the hotel and an Investigation dis closed the fact that some rubbish was burning. An alarm of fire was turned in, but in tbe meantime the flames were grow ing stronger and he caught the burning stuff In his arms and Carried it to a window and threw it out. His arms and hands were burned by the act, but he probabyl saved the hotel from destruction. As it was the guests were not even awakened. N. Y. Mumblng Co. Tel. 250. Night, Lfflt CHRISTMAS ql'lETLV OBSERVED ftalooas Close for First Tlsae oa that Day la History af City. , Christmas day In Council Bluffs was an unusually quiet one. There were the usual church services in the morning, and at some of the churches Christmas exercises by the Sunday schools in the evening; In many of t!ie homes there were family re unions around the dinner table, and there were a few public dances and olher en tertainments !n the evening. On the whole, however, it as a stay-at-home Christmas for ths majority. Tbe store ss a rule were closed, as were all the public offices and large mercantile establishments. Cigar ahops, restaurants and barber shops.- tha l?tter for a short time In the morning, were the only places open. The street had the appearance much of Sunday. For the first time In t!ie hlatory of Coun cil Bluffs the saloons kept elbsed all day on Christmas. The lid waa on tlgM In Com pliance with the edict from Attorney Gen eral Byers that the mulct law must be complied wtUt.'" There is no doubt but what the closing of the saloons was largely re sponsible for the quietness of the day. The crowds which usually celebrated the boll day in the sttloons either did without or crossed the river to have what they eon- kldtr a good time there Farmer Commits Salelde. ATLANTIC. Ia.. Dec. .-Special.)-Jesse Nelson, living near Kimballton. committed suicide by taking strychnine. No cause was assigned for the act. He had just done up his morning work and came to the house. He told his wife he Was ill. She asked him what waa the matter and he1 quietly an swered that lie had taken strychnine. She sent at once for a physician, but before he arrived Nelson was past human aid. He was a prosperous farmer, leaving a wife and three children. His domestic life had always appeared happy and he bad no financial difficulties. ' Omaha Woman ( Marry. MARSHALLTOWN. Ia., Dec. Spe cial.) The announcement of the approach ing marriage of Miss Ada Twlss. SIS ParV.tr street. Omaha, to Mr. Stanley B. Sleg of this city, which Is to take place at high noon on New Tear's day, was made here today. Mr. and Mrs. Eieg will go at once to Dee Moines, where they will live. Miss Twlss is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Twlss. the former a build ing contractor. Mr. Sleg is the son of Mr. snd Mrs. George Sleg, 101 North Fifth street He is a traveling salesman for the Spencer Letts Coffee company of thla city. Wanted, plac for young man t work for room and board. Western Iowa college. THE QUICKEST AND BEST WAY Tp GET YOUR LAUNDRY DONE RIGHT, IS TO SEND IT TO THE BLUFF CITY LAUNDRY. PHONES Ecceatrlo Waaaaa Foaad Dead SIOUX CITY. Ia.. Dec. .-(peclal Tele gram.) The body of Estela Long, X years ora. an eccentric woman, was found burned to a crisp In her rooms oa tha third fiuoi of the Bolton block this afternoon. She Up to p. m. tha police had arrested but I had been dead for some time and Coroner ono lone "drunk and be admitted he had I J. H. Bobbins, who viewed the body tie in ported his Jag from across the liver. J Haves that it ia a case of suicide. Mrs. I-i-r during the evening three more ar- 1 Long was a clairvoyant and among her rests were made for drunkennesa and on I eccentricities was her refusal to use beds. for vagiaiicy. and these formed the entire Sht always slept In a chair. grist for l lie day. Th. Elk. kept open fcous. at Ih. clut QNE CF THAW'S COUNSEL IS ILL nouse an. uy. runvn was aarvva. anu vuw of tlie Urge tables in the reception room mas bonked mith fruit of different kinds. The members of Tutonia lodge. Sons of Herman, and their families celebrated the i'.ay at Danish hall with a dance and ChrUlmas tree In the evening. The Council Bluffs Rowing association entertained Its members with oa ef the series ft subscription dance at the Grand . hotel, which proved most enjoyable and was wail attended. Christmas exercis-- will be held at the Unkia City mission oa Broadway sad Twelfth street this evening, when select numbers from the programs of six or eight of the church celebrations will be repeated. There will be several Christmas trees and randy and fruit will be distributed among the children. A second prostrgra is planned for Batur dy afternoon. . Thla will b. Is tbe nature of aa "overflow" celebration, and those who did sm receive presents this evening wl.i set tdmV.cJurday afternoon. The Daalel O'Reilly la Hsttal SasTerlaa- f rasa Attack ( rats, noala. NEW YORK. Dec 3S.-Danlel O'Reilly, personal counsel to Harry K. Thaw, Is at a private sanitarium, suffering from pneu monla. which followed a general weak ened physical condition. ' Th physicians In attendance aaid tonight the patient no Immediate danger and that the chances or his ultimate recovery were excellent. Thaw's second trial Is to be called oa January (. . Millions ef bottles of Foley's Hooey and Tar have been sold without any person ever having experienced any other than beneficial results, (roin its use for coughs, colds and lung troubles. This is because the genuine Foley's Honey and Tax In the yellow package contains no opiates or other harmful drugs. Guard your health by re fusing any but tha genuine. For sale by all drusgUt. (From a Staff Correspondent.) DE8 MOINES. Dee. 26. (Special ) One of the strongest cases for the west ever presented to the Interstate Commerce commission will be argued before repre sentatives of that body, when It meets In this city January 17. by the Com Belt Meat Producers' association. The asso ciation Is making a fight for a lower freight rate on live stock from points In the west to Chicago and mainly from Iowa points to Chicago. In tbe petition filed with the Interstate Commerce 'aommlseion the association charges, that the rates on cattle from Iowa points to Chicago sre from tlO to $30 a car higher than the rates for like dis tances In Illinois under the Illinois state rate to Chicago and from $9 to $30 a car higher than for like distances in Iowa under the Iowa rate; from (2 to J32 a car 'higher than Missouri state rates for like distances snd from IS to $11 higher thsn tha Interstate rates from Kansas and Missouri points to Kansas City and St. Louis. They are from $4 to $15 higher than from the bulk of Iowa points over the same lines for the same distances shipped to Kansas City Instead of Chi cago. The rates from southesstern Iowa points are from S5 to 70 per cent or from BJ to $15 a car higher than from north ..i.rn Missouri Doints over the same line of railroad. The eastern part of Iowa Is as close to Chicago as the southern part of Illinois snd yet. It Is charged by the Corn Belt Meat Producers' association In their suit to the commission, that eastern Iowa farmers pay 68 per cent or $17.0 a car more on cattle to Chicago thsn southern Illinois points for the same distance. The rates on hogs over the Burlington between Iowa towns and Chicago are from $460 to $16.84 a car greater than between towns In Illinois for a like distance. Discrimination Pointed Oat. The petition furthermore shows thst the long and short haul theory Is smashed In the Interstate rates between Iowa snd Chirsgo. The theory Is thst for a long haul there should be a lesser charge per ton per mile. This Is recognized by the state commissions of Iowa, Illinois and Missouri. It Is shown bv the pelKK"1 that the railroads recognize the theory only when competition or the government compel them to. Between Iowa point and Chlcag-o stste rstes no noi operas and competition Is not In existence. It is shown thst the rate per ton per mile under the Illinois rate gradually de creases till the Mississippi river Is reached coming from Chicago snd as soon ss the river is crossed Into Iowa the rate stops decreasing and Immediately goes up with leaps and bounds. During the first twenty-five miles In Iowa it goes up 15 per cent. At Oneida, Iowa, the rate per ton per mile la two and a half timea greater than- from Kansas City and 41 per cent greater than from Galena Junc tion. Illinois, thcugh It is fifty miles far ther than from Galena Junction. Waterloo, Stanley. Oeiwein. Fairbanks and Cedar Falls. Iowa, are all leas, than half way between Chicago and Kansaa City and yet it costs $4.50 a car more to ship from one of these points to Chicago, the shorter distance, than to ship from Kansas City to Chicago, which Is over twice the distance. The case of the Cora Belt Meat Pro ducers' sssociation will be presented to the commission by Attorney Clifford Thorne 01 Washington, la., who presented the case before the Iowa commission with such suc cess. Ji-st who the commissioners will be who will hesr tfce esse Is not known. Mem bers of the Corn Belt Meat Producers' as sociation and farmers and stock feeders generally are watching the case with con siderable Interest. These discriminations have been going on for twenty years. The rates in Illinois were put into effect some seventeen years sgo. All this time the shippers have been without relief becsuse the Interstate Commerce commission naa o authority to enforce its orders. Now thst It hss such authority the feeders are looking for relief. It la estimated that millions of dollars In excess of fair and equitable rates have been charged the cattle men of Iowa. It Is esti mated thst from T5.000 to KO.OOO cars of live stock are shipped ta Chicago every year from lom-a on which If rom $2 to $30 a car has been paid In excess of fair and eqult able ratea. Thia overcharge has been on the rallrort theory of charging "what the traffic will bear," which Is another way of saying "charge all you csn get." Th cat tie feeders are confident they will get re lief. - Asses for Commissioner. A. L. Ames, formerly president of the Corn Belt Meat Producers' association, may be a candidate for railroad commissioner In lorn a. Hia name la being dlacussedNind especially by members of the Corn Belt Meat Product-rs' association. Mr. Ames Is now at the head of the Co-Operatlve Com mission corr.pany of Chicago, firm or ganised largely by the cattle feeders of Iema and surrounding ststes, to fight the excessive charges of the commission firms of Chicago. The suggestion of Mr. Ames' name fur the office of railroad commissioner ia the lateat move In the political field. The term of Mr. N. 6. Ketchum of Marshalltomn is the next to expire.' It will expire January 1909. Mr.. W. L. Eaton began his term the tirst of January, 1D07. The term of Colonel D. J. Palmer, to mhlch he was elected In November, 1!, does not begin until January 1, IMG. The term of the rail road commissioner is for three years and is so arranged that a new term begins the first of each year, there being three com mlssoners. Discussion of the name of Mr. Ames for railrsad commission comes through the de sire of the cattle feeders of Iowa to have a man on th commission who understands the necessities of transportation from the cattle men's side of it. Mr. Ames was pres ident of the Corn Belt Meat Producers' ss sociation for some time snd is thoroughly aonversant with the cattle and live stock business snd Is a man of recognised ability, lawn a Packing State. Can Iowa be made a packing-house stateT Governor Cummins hss In many public addresses declared that the cattle and hogs raised and fattened In lorn a should be slaughtered la Iowa- and not shipped to Chicago. Stats Railroad Com missioner N. B. Ketchum has several times Indicated that be thought the same 1 snd he has given considerable attention to. the matter of how to adjust freight ratea so that ths Iowa products will be slaughtered Inaids the stste. Farmers and rattls feeders who have had occasion to sell ta Iowa and also In Chicago say that something more thsn the freight rste Is necessary to keep the slaughtering In Iowa. Last January the Iowa railroad com mission on the application of the Corn r.1t Meat Producers' sssoela'ton held a hearing on the question of lowering the freight rate on live stock In Iowa. It was maintained that the rate had net been al tered for years and thst It was too high when compared with the Interstate com merce rate and too high when compered with the dressed meat rste. The railroad commission listened to the plea and then made an order lowering the rste about SS per cent. i Boon after the Corn Belt Meat Pro ducers' association started a salt before the Interstate Commerce commission ask- in- for a lower interstate rate on live stock and the association was erltlcleed because it was claimed that the low state rats would result In hsvtng the Iowa stock slaughtered In the Iowa packing houses, while If the Interetste rate wss lowered the conditions would J Just as they had always been before either rate was changed. But the farmers who have sold to Iowa nacklna- houses say tbst every Iowa peeking house, on buying cattle or hogs. alwavs deducts the difference ( In the freight rate to it plant and to Chicago from th price paid for the cattle or hogs. Consequently the freight rate ha noth Ing to do with 1t. For Instance, If a farmer llvln- at Boone ships to Des Moines a load of hogs the packing plant here does not pay the full Chicago market price for the hogs. If tha freight on the hogs to Des Moines smounts to $10 and th freight to Chicago $30. the Des Moines packing house deducts $20 from the price which the hogs would bring In Chicago, This Is easily don through the under standing betmeen the packing houses and the lack of competition. Fatal Aatasaablle Accident. One will die snd two more are seriously Injured as a result of an automobile crsslv Ing Into a cab early today. The fatally In Jured: RALPH LOT. Others Injured. Eugene Wald. C. P. Valdervort. The automobile ran Into a cab rounding a corner. AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAflA Gni. Gerling; Called to Hia Door in I Early Morning; and Shot COLORED MAN COMMITS CRIME Gerllag and rarly Wis Is Ssppoae Hav Dana tha Snooting Haw Qwarrellesl Darlsa- th Fro DURANG0 BANKER ARRESTED Mast Colorado Financier Meat Explain Mysterlons Dlaappearanee of S 10,000 He Borrowed. DURANGO, Colo.. Dec. 2S. Charles E McCannell. president of ' the Smelter City bank, which closed Its doors December 17, was tonight placed under arrest. The warrant upon which he was arrested was sworn to by Harry Jackson, who hsd $2,409 on deposit when the institution closed its doors. The committee which has charge of ex amlning the affairs "bf the bank today found that on December 12 Mr. McConnell had borrowed $10,000 In cash from the First Natlonsl bank of Durango and had given securities from his bank for the money, but the books of the Smelter City bank did not show thst the $10,000 had been placed 00 deposit there. Tine committee sent for Mr. McConnell and questioned him for several hours as to what he had done with the $10,000. After tbe conference Mr. Jackson swore out the warrant and the sheriff placed Mr. McCon nell In Jail. , The day Mr. McConnell borrowed the $10,000 from -the Fmst National bank was th same dsy that th Colorado State bank closed Its doors. Gus Gerling, who lives at South Thlrty-aecond. waa shot In th arm Wednesday morning by sn unidentified negro. Oerling appears 10 nave own om celebrating Christmas eve. While out be fell In with the negro and they had a quarrel of sorne kind. Later Gerling started home and shortly after he arnvea there someone cslled him outside. As soon ss he reached the door the man outside fired three or four shots at him. All of them but one went wide, and this entered his arm. In the fleeting glance he got of the man. he said it was the same negro with whom he hsd quarreled esrller in th evening. The bulle ptd through the flnliv nart of the arm. The bone was not broken, so" no serious results are an ticipated from the wound. The- negro wss also seen by Mrs, Gerling and she will be able to identify him If he should be picked up. -The man fled as soon as h had emptied his revolver, and the police have little but Gerling's description to work on and so far have arrested no one on sus picion. The time of the shooting was 1:$ a. m. Christmas morning. Severely lajarrd br Fall. J. P. Helgren. 83 South Twenty-second street. Omsha. fell off a high bank at Forty-sixth and Q streets early Christmas morning and received severe bruises and possible Internal injuries. He had.left the , loon at that locality and evidently was seeking to go home or toward the street csr line when be slmlessly stumbled over the bank In the dark. Tbe fall rendered him unconscious snd he came near perish ing with cold before he was found. Then he was taken to the South Omaha Jail, where his wounds received medical atten tion. His' son from Omsha took htm hime Christmas morning. Unless the exposure proves serious ho has good chance of re covery. Store Robbed and Bnrned. Trie pawn shop or store of Dave Brown, 251J N street, was entered snd fired by a burglar early Christmas morning. Just be fore daylight Julius Rothhols saw a man come out of the place carrying two suit cases. The man ran down Ahe alley. Roth hols ran to his telephone to warn the po lice, and when he came back the shop was seen to be burning. He then warned the fire department, which put out the flames before they hsd done a great deal of dam age. The police were able to get trace of the criminal early In the day. He had taken the suit cases and several articles, but most of them were of little value. He also had taken two Kuns. All Jewelry of special value was locked In the ssfe. De tective Shields has recovered part of the stolen property, but has not located the man as yet. ported and - th peace wss otherwise slightly disturbed. Meat City Gi. Thomas Corrlgaa hss gon on a visit te esstera lows. J. C. McDonald entertained number of friends Tuesday evening. Jetter's Gold Top Beer delivered to all parts of the city. Telephone No. a Ira E. Doyle of McCook. Neb., has been visiting kis brother, "Bud Doyle, of this city. All of the South Omaha newspapermen sre Indebted to Armour Co. for On Christmas gift. The pool tournament at Kennedy ball la still progressing wiih varying fortune. Bhamblen has been lowered a notch. Th death rate has been so small thla month ss to have caused considerable com ment. Only eight or nine have occurred so far. Tha Sxvuth Omaha commission men mad up several poraes for Christmas gifts to some of the popular carriers snd soms clerks of the exchange building. JUNIOR Y. M. C. A. CONFERENCE neleawlea frwsa Over the Stat ta Attend Meetings Friday Friday and Saturday of this week will be big days for the boys of the Nebraaks Toung Men's Christian associations, who will meet In Omaha then to discuss sub jects pertaining to Junior association work. Tha conference will be held In the boys department of the local Toung Men's Chris tian association building and delegates to It will com from Lincoln, Hastings. Crete, Fremont. Chadron. York and Central City. While hers they will b the guests Of ths local association boys, who have provided amply for their entertainment, A match game ef basket ball win be played Salur dsy evening between the Omaha Kanga roos and th first team of the Lincoln boys' department. The conference program Includes ad dresses by J. P. Bailey. Nebraska stste sec retary, and W. H. Babcock. boyr state secretary of Iowa. Carl Nsgl. Ernest Pen del. Roy Vpdegraff and others of the boy delegates will also speak, and Boys' Sec retaries E. F. Denlson of Omaha and Sam Foster of Lincoln will conduct discussions on phases of work smong boys. . A big banquet Friday evening begins the conference and all of Saturday will be taken up with speeches snd discussions snd the basket ball game In the evening. Ad journment will bo on Sunday afternoon, following the regulsr boys' Sunday meet ing at t o'clock. Th "Boys of Omaha," a neat little paper published monthly by the Junior Young Men's Christian association, an nounces that beginning with 11s January Is sue It will be a larger publication, with a special cover. It has been in existence about a yesr, during which time It has been developed Into a very attractive pam phlet. Its editing and management I en tirely by tbe boys. A. U. Kauaguchl (pronounced Cow-a-gu- chee), a Junior In William Jewel college of Liberty, Mo., ls'ln town working In the In terests of the Bouth Omfha Japanese set tlement. He hss been In this country six yesrs and is a good conversationalist In the English lsngusge. He will speak to men at the Young Men's Christian sssociation building next Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock. CILDFIELD FIGHT IN COURT Operatori Will File Application fot Injunction Aftinst Sunert. MAKT SERIOUS CHARGES MADE Ca-lrarr, lallsaldatlan Are Alleged One rarp) to to Seewra Retention at Traaps. ' - GOLDFIELD. Nev.. Dee, H-To carry the light Into the federal court will be the next move of the Oiklfleld Mine Owners association. Tomorrow a suit will be fllqd In the circuit court of tne district of Nevada, asking not only for an Injunction against picketing and Interfering with, but for the flnsl dissolution of th Ooldfield Miners' union. The suit Is to be filed by the Ooldfield Consolldsted Mine company against WlJ Ooldfield Miners' union, the Western Fed eration of Miners. Charles A, MacKinnon, president of the local union, and nineteen other officers of the same. Tha complaint sets forth the alleged vast extent and richness of the mining Interests Involved, snd the large number of nersons holding shares In the mines In various states and territories; allege that th Ooldfield Min ers' union and the Western Federation Of Miners ar voluntary and unincorporated associations and that they are claimed to be part of another larger rganlsstlon knom-n as the Industrlsl Workers of the World, also unincorporated, which has the same principles and seeks to accomplish Its results by the same alleged unlawful methods, and has In Its rsnks as members of these assoclsttons. not only the miners of the Ooldfield district, but 'other workers, such ss m alters, clerks, cooks, barbers and barkeepers. . . Christmas to Qalet. Christmas day was as usual, quiet In South Omaha. Saloons snd barber shops and drug stores were the only places open for business during the morning. The lit tle theaters which have been going this sesson did a limit business during th after noon alid evening. The police hsd few calls during the day, but In the early evening many people who had cast good Judgment to the winds were brought 1n and booked as common drunks. A few fights were re- IF TOO KXEW The merits of Texss Wonder you would never suffer from kidney, bladder or rbeu matio trouble. $1 bottle, two months treat ment Sold by Sherman tc McConnell Drug Co. and Owl Drug Co. Testimonials with each bottle. Announcements, wedding stationery and calling cards, blank book and max. sin binding. "Phone Doug. 1604. A. L Root. Inn. Many Serlas Charges. It Is further slleged thst the Western Federstlon of Miners is organised for the destruction of property and creating "end less strife, disorder, bloodshed and rioting." The Goldfleld union is charged In the bill mith "intimidation" and of being guilty of "wanton destruction of property, murder Of Innocent citizens, lawlessness and anarchy to such an extent that It has In- , stituted a reign of terror In the Gold- I field district." It Is further alleged that the Ooldfield union Is a "criminal so ciety." The court is asked to cite the defendsnta before It to answer the allegations of ths complsintrand t Issue a writ of injunction restraining the defendants from obstruct ing the business of the Consolidated Mines company by threat. Intimidation or picket Ing. An Injunction against the boycott 1 further asked for. The court Is asked to enjoin the Goldfleld union from holding any more meetings. Watchers or examiners are asked for with full authority to enter on the property of the complainant and to carry out the orders of the court and to arrest any person violating them. Finally, It Is petitioned that the Injunction be made permanent and that the Goldfleld Miners' union be abated , and forever dissolved as a nuisance and perpetually enjoined from any further meetings or action of whatever kind or nature. Th complaint Is signed by George Wingfleld, vice president of tho Consolidated Mines company. One effect of the filing of this. It Is said, . may be to Induce President Roosevelt to order a portion of the troops now In Goldfleld to remain on the ground to as sist In the enforcement of the mandates of the federal court It necessary. ' If you have anything to exchange, ad vertise It In the Barter and Exchange col umn of Th Bee Want Ad page. A Shooting; gf-raave with both parties wounded, demands Buck len's Arnica Salve. Heals wounds, sores, burns or Injuries. Sc. 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