THE OMAITA DAILY TEE: TTnTRSDAY,
JANUAKY
COUNTY AND WARD OPTION
Program of Anti-Saloon League in
Nebraska Announced.
FIGHT ALREADY UNDER HEADWAY
r.lmer K. Tfcm Mates rrpae of
OrgailMllaa te War Aaalnet
the netall Liquor
Dealer. (
OMAHA. Dec. 30. -To the Editor of The
Her: I read Dr. Minor's inter In The Bee
the other day. 80 long an Dr. Miller keep,
hi history on straight. I have no desire to
Interfere with Mil retime, but when he
says tlrnt I dismissed eleven protests to
keep the police hoard of which he was a
member from revoking the licenses 01 me
saloon men protested, t think the real
facts should be stated. The board f
which he was a member never In Its his
tory, to my knowledge, refused anybody a
license. I don't blame Dr. Miller for that.
The board was wrong. Dr. Miller should
not attempt to defend the record of the
Ilroatch-Spratlcn police commission. The
fact was that the Civic federation agTeed
with the police commission and the brew
ers to dismiss those eleven protests upon
condition that the board would close up
Mickey Mullln'a. Maloney's and Wlrth's
putative theaters: that sales to minors
should be stopped In all the saloons In
Omaha, and that all the saloons would di
vorce themselves from connoctlon with
houses of prostitution and would keep pros
titutes out of their places of business.
The board was not ready to revoke those
licenses or any of them. Members Pprat
len and Broatch talked with me and agreed
upon the above policy. That was the best
act ever performed by that board, although
It was done under pressure. The mere
withdrawal of our protests would not have
prevented the board from refusing these
licenses, If they had wanted to refuse
them.
I had 170 protests before the same board
a year later and proved Sunday selling and
screens In all cases and proved sales to
minors, gambling or prostitution In connec
tion with about thirty of these places, but
they all got their licenses Just the same.
It was the action of the brewers and
saloon keepers In Insisting upon violating
every law upon our statute books, and
the action of that police commission and
Oovernor Mickey, in aiding and encour
aging the saloon men to violate the law,
which has called to the attention of the
people of Omaha and Nebraska dally for
the last four years the fact which nobody
any longer disputes that the saloon keeper
Is the great anarchist of history and that
he will live within no part of the law.
It has now become a settled conviction In
my mind, as It has In the ndVds of thou
sands of my fellow cltlxens, that It Is an
easier proposition to abolish the saloon al
together as an Institution than It la to keep
perpetually on the watch to see that the
saloons obey the law. The old talk was
that "prohibition don't prohibit" the saloons
from violating the law. No Iloense law ever
prevented them from violating the law.
Every saloon keeper violates all the law
all the time unless continually watched and
threatened.
That they now close Sundays Is no
virtue of theirs. The Louisville whole
salers are now advising all saloon men to
obey the law, and are advocating the put
ting out of business of all violators of the
law. If this were done, the business would
top tomorrow. Much is said against the
"dive" now. When the Civic federation
was organized. It was found that nearly
every saloon In Omaha was a dive, and
maintained wine rooms resorted to by
prostitutes. Every brewery-owned saloon
In Omaha was In this class. We fhught
these peoplo and the Rroatch board for ten
months, before we succeeded In closing
them up at midnight. Then they induced
the council to repeal the ordinance. We
fought the brewers and that board and the
governor of Nebraska for two years to
compel Sunday closing. We asked this
board to require the saloons to remove
their slot machines. Hut always and every
where, In my experience, I have found
the saloon an outlaw, and in most cu-ses
I have found public officials willing t per
mlt Its outlawry.
Dr. Miller says that every movement I
have made looks toward the extermina
tion of the saloon. He says this as though
he were exposing a. state secret. But he
Is not. lie Is right. The saloon has too
much hold upon our public officials. It
Is bad for business. The saloon In Omaha
Is taking out of legitimate trade $5,000,000
each year.- The saloon violates the law
where other people must observe the law
It promotes public Immorality, prostitution
poverty and crime. This Is no lenger a
sentimental question: One of drunken hue
bands ana omens tears, but it is an
economic and governmental question.
The Anti-Saloon league does not say that
a man shall not drink. It leaves to every
man the largest measure of individual
conscience on that question. It is not
working for the prohibition of the liquor
traffic, but It does say that the saloon has
o far shown no excuse for Its existence,
and that It must he put out of business
as an institution.
The Anti-Saloon league proposes to op
Business
Pleasure
Or anything that excite and ex
bausU the braia mervea, causes
headache.
Some persons cannot eren at
tend church, theaters, ride on
ears, or on the water, or go where
thera is the least excitement
without an attack. Dr. Miles
Anti-Pain Pills taken as direoted
will stop the pa.in. To avoid suf
fering take one as soon as yon
feel an attack poming on. Your
druggist can tell you of many
who would not bo without them.
- have been trnvl4 wirh arrar fc4
aohaa (or many yaara. I kagaa te um Dr.
U1M AjiU-PbJu puis. It la the only
ranaear that has given nve er my family
ay relief. I 4 Dt aw have such apella,
WoauM wtu I fl tu com hps an, X tin
aalailr fae Ull, aerar
Sore U,a na U rqir4. Uy ate so
faatlva, aaa X 4peraiU them so thai
Wly I J ways hv them wtih m. My
rtfe ana family alwajsj . tham, oasinot
, 4 Ithoat thato."
4 without thara."
a A. aARDNZR.
Jan.arula. Vltaa.
a atllea AatMsaia MUs a tola y
fvwr ajrmargia, wtU g-aaraaWa that
the ttw nrtr w ImsmCM.. Xf tt fasla.
tt aeid la WXh.
erate where the sentiment of the commun
ity will favor and support Its policies. It
proposes to operate by the method known
as county option. It also Insists that al
ways and everywhere, the law must and
shall be enforced. It believes that the
wages of wage-earners ought to go to their
families and not to the saloon, and that If
n must drink, they shall not drink In a
saloon. If they must prostitute themselves
the saloon shall not I an auxiliary- If
they must commit crime, they will be sober
when they do It, so far as the Influence of
the saloon Is concerned. With the saloon
destroyed, the everlasting example of graft
in office, and law-breaking by a privileged
class will not bo before our people.
Everywhere the country people are
thinking these thoughts and nowhere are
they thinking them stronger than l the
state of Nebraska. The campaign is now
fairly on. It Is on becaupe of the stupidity
of the saloon men and the venality of the
Lofflceholders. The next legislature beyond
doubt will pass a law giving to each
county In the state, and to each ward in
the cities the right to say by their votes
whether they will longer maintain this In
stitution. ELMER E. THOMAS.
BATTLESCARRED EYE SACRED
Crimean Veteran Balks When
Sir.
aeons Prepare to Ope
rate. Hat her than lose his battle scarred eye
by an operation Ferdinand Bestt, a veteran
of the Crimean war, 82 years old, ran away
from the County hospital at Los Angeles.
The doctors Insisted on removing his left
optic. When Bestl left his ward he de
clared that he would carry his sightless
eye to the grave.
"There's no light in that eye, but I'm
going to take tt with me. I saw a battle
field strewn with dead and dying Russians
at Inkerman before It went out. Near the
close of the fight a bursting shell we'mded
me. It blinded me, but my eye Is still
there. I wouldn't lose that eye for a thou
sand dollars."
Thus spake Pestl to the Inmates of ward
No. 11, where ho has been acting as Bbntry
for a year. Bestl haa friends In the city.
He ofttlmes wanders away for a day or
two to visit them, but returns to his ward,
which is the only home he knows.
Bestl's eye has irritated him for some
months, but he refuses to have It attended
to. The hyslclans tried vainly to get his
consent to have It removed.
When Bestl was told the ulceration of his
eye would result In his death It did not
move him. He shook his head when the
operation was mentioned.
From youth Bestl's life has been adven
turous. Born of a poor family In Spain, he
worked for his living from childhood. He
roamed a great deal while a boy. His first
trip was to France. He learned the lan
guage and worked In some of the largest
vineyards In the country.
When France allied Itself with Turkey
and England to check the spread of Rus
sia's rule In Crimea, Bestl enlisted In the
army. He was 28 years old, and that was
In 1863. He served In the Infantry, which
was mowed down by regiments. In one
section the division In which Bestl fought
was saved from annihilation by the charge
of the Immortal "Six Hundred," who, a day
afterward went to their death. It was upon
this battlefield Bestl was wounded.
Bestl worked his way to the Pacific coast
about twenty years ago. His friends here
were farming in the valleys long before the
rush fo- gold.
He was taken to the County hospital two
years ago, and has been a character there.
The training of the army can be seen In
him. As sentry his cot Is near the ward
door, and when a patient stirs, Bestl rises
on his elbow and inquires. "Who goes
there7"
The hospital authorities believe he will
return. Los Angeles Times.
PLANNING FOR A LONG SWIM
An Aqaatle Weston Arranartna; to Go
Three Hundred and Slaty Miles
In Thirty Days.
A long swim is being planned by Cap
tain Carlisle D. Graham of Wilmington,
Del., who Is famed as the "Hero of
Niagara," because of hla feat In pass
ing through the rapids and whirlpool of
the great falls In a cask In July, 18S6.
His plan Is to start at Niagara Falls
and swim down the St. Lawrence river,
crossing Lake Ontario, a distance of
thlrty-slx miles, on the way, his final
landing place being designated as Mon
treal. That will mean a total of 360
watery miles for the captain to cover,
and he Intends to average about ten
hours a day In the water, covering ap
proximately fifteen miles In that tlmo.
During the crossing of the lake, however,
Captain Graham reckons that he will
have to be In the water for twenty hours.
He Will start training In June, and,
though 67 years old, he Is confident that
he will be able to negotiate the full dis
tance. "The start will be made," says Captain
Graham, "from a point about half a mile
below the falls. I shall wear a rubber
life preserver and a boat will accompany
me. I must pass through the Niagara
whirlpool and four rapids In my swim.
Two of these rapids will prove a .great
undertaking. One of them, the Long
Sou, near Cornwall, Out., Is six miles
long, and the Racine rapids In the St.
Lawrence river are still worse. The boat
Is not to Join me until I reach Lewlston,
about seven miles from the falls.
"From Youngstown, N. Y., I shall start
my thlrty-slx-mlle swim acress Lake On
tario. I dread that, not because of the
distance, but becauae the lake Is very
rough so much of the time. It will prob
ably take me twenty houra to get across,
and I shall have to stay In the water
and keep apart from the boat all that
time; otherwise my swim would be
broken.
"I suppose I will be In the water on
an average of ten hours a day. I should
like to travel fifteen miles a day. While
In the water I will be fed on beef tea
and other liquid nourishment. If I suc
ceed In crossing Lake Ontario without
breaking my swim I shall proceed down
the lake from Toronto until I reach
Kingston. Here I shall enter, the St
Lawrence river, and passing through the
Thousand Islands I shall ma"ke my way
to Montreal, the end of my trip;' I should
like to make the swim In thirty days.
"If things go as I hope I shall make
an attempt to swim the English channel.
Although I have been abroad forty-six
times 1 have never tried this." New York
Sun.
OFFICE FOR OMAHA WOMAN
Mlsa Elisabeth Van Zant r.lrctrd Vice
President of Commercial Teach,
era Federntlon.
riTTSBL-RQ. Pa.. Jan. l.-The National
Commercial Teachers' federation at Its
closing session here today elected the fol
lowing officers:
President. K. N. Miner of New York, ed
itor of the Photographic World: first vi.e
president. J. p. Kiati of Chtcaa-o: second
vice
president, Mtaa Kllzaheth Van Zant
01 winulia Secretary J. C Walker of le
tioit and Treasurer C. A. Faust wtre re
elected. lmliant
19CS.
polis secured tho convention for
An I ly Cash
should be covered with clean bandages
saturated with Bucklen s Arnica Salve.
Heals burns, wounds, sores, pllea. 2o.
For aaja by 8otv0 Drug CvOipnyf
KORAN AND ATTELL DRAW
Honort Even in Fight Between Amer
ican and British Featherweights.
JEFFRIES ACTS AS REFEREE
Moran In Tw Ounces Over Weight
and Attell Claims Forfeit of
2ftOni Crowd eea
Rattle.
BAN FKANCISCO. Jan. l.-Owen Moron,
champion featherweight of England, made
n draw fight of twenty-five rounds with
Abe Attell, champion of America, who was
thought fo bo Invincible. Moran was strong
and aggressive, quick as a flash and kept
on top of Attell all the time. Attell had
plenty of opportunity to show his boasted
cleverness In keeping himself away from
the rush of the little English boy. Attell
seemed to lack force In his punches and
found It difficult to land a blow on a
vital spot. Moran's eye was blackened and
his nose bled but the punishing rips) to the
stomach and the swings to the Jaw were
missing. Moran's game was to lead with
either right or left and then close in. In
the clinches ho fought viciously, but did
not do Attell much harm.
Tho final round waa most exciting. Moran
seemed to take on a new lease of vigor
and with head down, waded Into Attell,
swinging rights and lefts. When the gong
rang for the close both men kept on
fighting fiercely and big Jim Jefferles had
to separate them.
Jeffries' decision of a draw was received
with approval except by violent partisans.
There came near being no 'fight, owing
to the fact that Moran was two ounces
overweight. Attell did the Shylock act and
had to be paid JS0 for the surplus two
ounces before he would consent to go on.
Moran's manager stated after the fight
that the boy had found It extremely diffi
cult to get down to weight and at 11
o'clock this morning was compelled to do
two miles of vigorous road work.
While interesting, the contest waa not
particularly exciting and did not come up
to the standard of a championship battle.
Between 7.CO0 and 8.0CK) people witnessed
the contest.
Referee Jeffries said after the fight that
the fight was so close that he found It
difficult to give a decision In favor of
either man. Ho thought that Attell had
slightly tho better of tt on points, but
not sufficiently to Justify a decision In his
favor.
Flght by Hounds.
i50n'.' 1T.They. "hook lands. Attell lead
ing first with a left. Attell sent a light left
to the face and they clinched. With one
frm,fre.e Morin scored lightly with right
to the face and Attell crossed with pretty
rieht tn tho ) 1 ,i 1 ,. a
clinch carefully and Moran shot a wicked
lert to the face and they mixed it at close
range without result. Moran missed a right
swing and Attell crossed with right to the
face and then shot his left quickly to the
same place. They sparred carefully and
Moran swung two rights over the kidneys.
Attell hooked a wicked left to the head aa
e. 'J ran"' Boln 'ought carefully and
Attell had a very slight advantage of the
round.
Itound 2 Attell came up chewing gum
fVL m,11,ne'- "e mlBsed a left and then
Jabbed left to the face. Moran missed hard
left hook for the Btomach and then brought
two lefts to his opponent's face. They
Tought at close range. Moran forcing his
man to the ropes. Both landed lefts to the
face, and as they fought to the center
Moran drove his left to the face. Moran
was the aggressor. They exchanged lefts
to the nose, a thin stream of blood flowing
from Moran's nose. Attell Jarred Moran
with left and right to the race and a
moment later staggered Moran .with a- left
wallop to the face. The bell rang, but ap
parently the fighters did not hear it, and
they had to be pried apart by Jeffries. At
tell gave a clever exhibition of ducking.
Round 3 Moran sent Attell to the ropes
with a left hook to the stomach. Moran
sent Attell's head back a foot with a
straight left to the Jaw and the latter
looked a bit worried. Attell began talking
to Moran and the men exchanged a bit of
sharp repartee as they foght to a clinch.
Moran drove his right to the chin in a
clinch. Attell planted two short left arm
Jolts to the face. Moran swung his left
to the head and the men seemed loath to
break from a clinch. Moran had a slight
lead in this round. Both .men displayed
marked cleverness.
Fonrt Round la Even.
Round 4 Attell Jabbed left to the fae
and they hugged each other, Attell claim
ing that Moran was holding. Attell de
voted most of his attention to the stom
ach, but Moran covered up. Moran missed
right and left to the face. Attell swung
left light to face. Moran sent Attell's
head back with a right. An innef fectual
mix followed and Attell hooked two to
the stomach and as he clinched smiled
at his seconds. Attell got In a shot In
a short arm left as the bell clanged. It
was a comparatively even round.
Hound 5 They sparred for half a
round and Abe jabbed a left to the face.
Then a mix. Moran got his right to the
head. Attell reached Moran's face with
left and they clinched. Attell missed hard
right cross for the stomach and at close
range the men exchanged lefts to tha
head. Attell put a left to the head and
then upper-cut with right to the Jaw.
The referee broke them from a clinch and
Attell drove straight left to the Jaw and
then like lightning swung a hard right
to the face. The men again fought after
the bell had sounded. Attell's round.
Round 6 AtU'll whipped two lefts to
the Jaw and then sent two lefts In quick
euccesslon to the body. They clinched
for a moment and Moran's swings for
the body missed their mark a foot. Attell
found time to "Jolly" his seconds. Moran
rushed Attell outside the ropes, but At
tell's wonderful elusive ability enabled
him to wiggle back. Moran swung back
and was rewarded with a vicious left' to
the Jaw. They clinched and were separ
ated by .Jefferles. It was an even round.
Constant t llncnlna; In Seventh.
Round' 7 Attell was cheered as lie csme
with fearful work. He opened the round
wltl a right swing to the Jaw and then
Jabhed his left to the face. Attell eluded
several lunges by Moran and stabbed Moran
with a left 011 the, face. Moran slipped to
his knees, but was up in a twinkling with
a swing for the body. Moran shot his left
to the face and then forced a clinch. The
referee broke the fighters and they Im
mediately went to close quurters and
fought without effect. The men were
locked in an embrace as the bell sounded.
The round was characterised by constant
clinching.
Round 8 Moran shot a right high In the
body and a clinctf Moran missed a right
and swung to the head and then a right
and left. Again they clinched. Moran drove
right and left to the stomach. Moran
wasted his strength at infighting. Moran
shot a stiff left to the stomach and Moran
reached a straight left to the face and
then a clinch. Moran landed a li ft upper
cut lightly to the Jaw, hut Attell onlv
smlled as the bell terminated the round.
It was a tame round, with honors even.
Round S They came up slowly and Attell
swung right to the head, Moran retallatliit;
with a similar punch. Thev exchanged
straight lefts to the fuce and Moran forced
Attell to tho ropes, but failed to land. An
other clinch witli Ineffectual lighting Ht
close range followed. Moran sent Attell's
head back with straight left on the fore
head, but Attell more than evened it with
a left to the Jaw. Attell had a slight ad
vantage in this round, during which little
harm was done.
Hard Flahtlns In Tenth.
Round 10 No hard fighting was done In
this round. The fight has been practically
even.
Round 11 Moran was playing on Attell's
kidneys when the gong ended an even
round.
Round 13 Attell appearing a trifle tind
Moran's right swing of this round was the
best blow of the tight.
Round 13 Moran missed a left swing for
the Jaw and they clinched as the bell rang
Moran had a shade the better of the
round.
Round H Attell warned Moran for hold
ing while Jeffries pried the fighters apart
Attell struck Moran several times after
the gong rang and was rep.-ate.ily hlsaert
by the crowd. He was reprimanded bv
the referee as he took his seat.
Hound 15 Both men displayed sorer
clever ducking and footwork. Moran's lef'
eye was badly swollen ss he went to h'
xeat. Hoth men looked s.-rioua at th'
ae, especially Attell. whoe fuce had ep
tirely lost Its confident riile.
Moran Has Blight Lend.
Round 1 Moran sent Attell against the
ropes with straight left tn the law and now
the champion found refuge In a clinch.
Moran has a sllgh tlead.
iWu&d 17-vThia fauna sraa ran lata with
V
aevere ftahtlng at close range and wrestl
ing. Moran having the better of It.
Round IK Attell bsd a good lead In the
eighteenth round and landed some damag
ing face and body blows, particularly a
right Jolt over the heart early In tho
round.
Round 1! Mnrsn had the better of this
round. His blows staggered the little He
brew. Round 30 Attell, with a stinging left tn
Moran's nose started the blood afresh from
that organ In the latter part of this round
and had the better of It.
Round 21 The twenty-first round cdosed
In Attell's favor.
Round 22 In round 22 Moran fought At
tell to the ropes, landing a left tn the bmlv
and pushing his man about the ring. Break
ing from a clinch Attell unintentionally
stnick Referee Jeffries, which rpovoked
considerable merriment. Attell shot strsinht
lert tn the face and swung a hard right to
Moran's Jaw and at the end of the round
had a lead over the Britisher.
More Cllnrhlna; In Tn en f y-Th Ird.
Round 23 Again the monotonous clinch
In the twenty-third round and the usual
prying apart. No damage In this round,
both men slowing up perceptibly In their
work.
Hound 24 The pace slowed up consider
ably also In the twentv-fourth round.
Moran swung left and right to the body
and missed a right swing as the round
ended. Attell had a slight lead.
Round 25. Tho men shook hands and
rushed to close quarters. Moran shook
Abe's head with a short arm lolt tn the
Jaw, they wrestled again and then Moran
whipped In, pushing right to thn bodv.
They fought viciously at close range, hnth
landing telling rights to the head. The
referee parted the men with difficulty. At
tell then shot a wicked left wallop to the
face and they mixed It hammer and tongs
wrestling and punching like griislles.
Moran forced his man to cover In a last
dfsperate rally, in which he outfought his
opponent.
AWAKENED FROM A TRANCE
Self-IIynotlsed Girl Rearalna Mental
rowera In a. 9 ran are
War.
Hypnotism was the means of restoring to
complete control of her mental faculties
Miss Badie Garetsky of West Grove,
near Asbury Park, N. J., whose cataleptlo
sleep of nine days had baffled the skill of
half a doxen physicians.
Miss Gnretsky's case was peculiar. She
Is 19 years old. Her parents are poor and
she worked In a shirtwaist factory near
her home.
On November 21. while at work, she had
a violent quarrel with another younj
woman. At the end of the war of words
she rushed home and flung herself on a
sofa. She seemed hysterical and was able
to say no more than that cruel words had
been spoken to her and that she desired
only one thing In life to forget them.
Almost Immediately she fell Into a
heavy sleep, from which she did not
awake until last Thursday. Then she
opened her eyes for a" few moments and
again passed Into a trancelike condition.
On Saturday she became semi-conscious
and remained so with short Intervals of
heavy sleep.
Dr. Gustav A. Gayer, a hypnotist, of
New York City, had read of her long sleep
and became profoundly Interested when he
learned that besides having been Induced
by mental excitement, It had apparently
been brought on by her overwhelming de
sire to forget the harsh words. He con
cluded that she was self-hypnotized and
that he, by counter hypnotic suggestions,
could restore her to a normal state.
He obtained her parents' permission to
treat hor by the methods of modern
hypnotism. A reporter was !n the sick
room while Dr. Gayer operated.
Miss Garetsky lay staring vacantly at the
celling when the hypnotist entered. She
made no replies to his first questions. The
pupils of her eyes were greatly dilated
and the eyeballs were drawn back so that
the Iris of each was partly covered by the
eyelids. The patient seemed to have no
control over them. '
Dr. Gayer b"gan by placing his hands
lightly on her brows. He kept them there
fully five minutes without speaking or at
tempting to make her speak. Then sud
denly withdrawing his finger tips from her
forehead, he took her hands In his and
said:
"Do not try to forget any more. It la
belter to awaken, and to forgive and be
forgiven."
The young woman's drawn eyelids flut
tered and her eyeballs moved until her
eyes were level with tho hypnotist's. But
she said nothing and Dr. Gayer waited
several minutes before he' said:
"Come, awake! Your mother, who Is very
dear to you, desires It. Your friend with
whom you quarreled wishes your forgive
ness also."
Light seemed to dawn slowly In the sick
girl's eyes. Then a smile began to play
about her lips and she spoke.
"I am better than I have been."
"Tell me that you want to live and that
you have put away your hate," he said
gently, as tho girl seemed to hesitate.
"Say It," he said again.
In a perfectly normal voice the pale
young woman replied:
"Yes. I want to live. I hate no one. I
forgive."
After a few more words Dr. Gayer left
her. Miss Garetsky seemed to be per
fectly normal as she bade Dr. Gayer
good night and thanked him for coming.
New York World.
Independent Telephone Meeting.
MITCHELU S. D., Jan. 1. (Special.)
One of the biggest gatherings that Mitch
ell will have this winter will be the con
vention of the South Dakota Independent
Telephone association in Its fifth annual
meeting, which will assemble on Wednes
day, January 8, and continue in session for
two days, closing with a banquet at the
Wldmann hotel on Thursday evening.
The officers of the association are Judge
C. B. Kennedy of Canton, president; J. A.
Stenlnger of Parker, vice president; ia R.
Buck of Hudson, secretary and treasurer.
The executive committee is composed of
George W. Burnslde of Sioux Falls, II. p.
Hartwell of Irene, M. B. IRyan of Beree
ford, R. P. Crouthers of Brookings.
School Teacher ftnffcra I.oaa.
ATLANTIC, la.. Jan. 1. (Special.) The
farmhouse occupied by Stella Deltrlch, a
school teacher, was completely destroyed
by fire, north of here while she was at
school. The origin of the fire la unknown.
All the contents were also consumed and
the loss will fall heavily upon Miss Delt
rlch. This Is the second time the house
on the same farm has burned. There was
no Insurance and the loss will be about
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nights are assured at once.
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Nebraska Is Negligent.
LINCOLN, Jan. 1. To the Editor of The
Bee: One having to do with the statistics
touching Nebraska's standing among tue
larger agricultural states Is brought to
realize very forcibly that this state is
pretty near In a class by Itself. Most of
the western states have commissioners of
Immigration, who are provided with funds
of respectable sizo to be devoted ex
clusively to securing desirable settlers for
their states. Frequently this bureau re
ceives Inquiries as to what Nebraska Is
doing, and what method this state Is fol
lowing In the matter of going after settlers
and convincing Investors of the fine oppor
tunltes offered. We are In fact doing noth
ing, practically, along this line. This
hureau receives a good many requests for
Its publications, even from tho most east
ern states, and we send them what we
think will do the most good; but definite,
well studied effort Is lacking. The legisla
ture appears to have adopted the policy
that the state should be satisfied with what
comes, and must not go after those who
are hesitating as to Just where Is tho best
place to locate.
Not only have many states departments
organised especially to secure new settlers
of a deslralHe character, but some, like
Oregon, for Instance, offer prlxes for those
of their citizens who can get Intp papers
In other states the best write-ups of the
attractions of Oregon. Even now thtre
Is going the rounds of city and country
papers a two-column boost for the glories
of Oregon that Is most Impressive In word
painting. It is not the first seen In Ne
braska newspapers, not by a good many,
and will not be the last, Yet there Is
hardly a paragraph In this long advertise
ment that will not apply to Nebraska, gen
erally sneaking.
Coburn of Kansas boasts of the Sun
flower state as the real home and habitat
of the hog and the exhibition ground of
alfalfa. Well, we grow the finest alfalfa
that Is reaped anywhere, and more of It
every year. The cow Is more valuable
than the hog, ain't she? The climate, air,
atmosphere and fodder of Nebraska are so
nicely calculated for her needs that tuber
cular disease Is practically unknown among
Nebraska herds, compared with Its preva
lence in some neighboring states. Think
what this means in the way of safety for
milk users, and for the healthfulness of
children especially. And shouldn't the ab
sence of tubercular troubles among our
cattle appeal to meat users also? I be
lieve It does cut some figure, but It Is not,
I think, given the weight it should have.
Except In Rpots where cholera has secured
a foothold, Nebraska hogs are the prlmest
grown, and can be. raised more cheaply
than elsewhere, when handled on an In
telligent plan and treated as mortgage
lifters and bank account makers ought to
be treated, and not like loafers, merely
tolerated. I have heard Governor Sheldon
make a most eloquent exposition of the
capabilities of the Nebraska hog several
times, and I wish he could make It at
every farmers' Institute In the state.
Cutting out entirely the perennial rich
ness of our grain crops, every experienced
man must admit that at this time Nebraska
presents the finest opportunity for stock
raising that Is to be found anywhere. Ani
mals can live out-of-doors without hard
ship or loss as many days In tho year as
In any state where stock raising Is suc
cessfully conducted; and men wise In
dairying and stock raising, like Prof.
Haecker of ' the state farm, and others of
similar reputation, make It a point to give
the animals In their charge all the outdoor
life possible. When they house the ani
mals they leave the wtfidows open, too,
for there Is no killing acridity In the Ne
braska atmosphere to be reckoned with.
Take this Christmas weather. Was there
anywhere In the world a more glorious or
satisfying day than December 25? And
wasn't it matched by nearly every day
before and since Christmas, all fall and
winter?
Why, our shipments of seeds to every
state in the union from Waterloo, Fre
mont, Beatrice and other seed growing
centers prove that relght In this state,
nature, properly aided by selection and
cultivation, produces and will produce mas
terpieces of the mould, not alone In quality
but in most generous abundance.
Well, anyway, what I started to say
was that without advertisement or unto
ward boosting Nebraska Is getting a very
fair share, of new people of a high class.
They bring In money and are making
money; so, getting down to brass tacks,
Nebraska's beauties and naturul adorn
ments really need no boosting.
JOHN J. RYDER.
DIAMONDS ANDHARD TIMES
Some Wealthy l'eople Compelled to
Dispose of Jewels for
Heady Cash.
One result of the financial squeeze of the
lust few weeks has been the throwing- of
hundreds of thousands of dollars of dia
monds and other precious stones on the
market of New York. One Maiden Ianu
authority estimates the amound of dia
monds that have been sold to dealers in
that winding thoroughfare, alone at $1,000,
000. As a rule the diamonds that have found
their way back to the dealers have been
small ones of Indifferent shape and color.
But there also have been some rare dia
monds of splendid quality and desirable
color. These were eagerly bought of the
dealers, who. In the past, have not had
enougli Jewels of this character to meet
the demand.
I'ndouhtedly a great many fdec.es of
Jewelry have come upon the market that
would not have been disponed of If It had
not been for tho acute, financial situation.
One afternoon luat week an elderly man
walked Into the shop of a Maiden Lane
importer and drew out a leather rase.
"1 want you to look these over, Mr.
Blank," he said to the Importer, who evi
dently knew him. "They are for aale.
They belong to my wife."
"Ah," said the Importer, "I was not
aware of your bereavement."
"Oh. .lie died twelve years ago," said
the elderly man. "I have had these In the
safety d.-poidt (mix all that time. I had in
tended that they should go to the children,
but I can't rulne money from any other
source, and, much as I hate to do It, I
shall have to let them go."
There were several handsome rings, a
necklace, several bracelets, and a mag
nificent diamond sunburst. The dealer ap
praised them at ;.fi". and In ten minutes
the man who had brought the Jewels left
with a check for that amount.
"Too bad," aald the Importer. "I know
how he felt about It. Hut he made a good
bargain from a financial standpoint. He
ot at least 11,600 more than he raid for
them twelve or fifteen years ago, and he
bought them at retail prl en and sold them
at dealer's prices. So diamonds have not
been such a bad Investment after all. I
wonder how many stocks could be sold
for more than waa paid for them at that
time. We have had a good many former
customers coming to us to sell their dla-
making a quick raise. Wa have not loaned
on them. We have bought them outright.
"Thpre Is no danger of a glut In the
diamond market unless the depression con
tinues for a long time. Diamonds have
risen from 30 to M per cent in valuo In the
Inst ten years. Good stones are still scarce,
and we have welcomed the opportunity to
replenish our stock from the Jewel boxes
of tho embarrassed rich. A diamond of
even a carat, perfect In share, of good
color, well cut. and without flaws, is not
easy to obtsln. One of two carats or
niore, possessing the same qualifications.
Is still more rare. A perfect carat stone Is
worth SJT5 to to.V. Ten years ago one
mlRht have bought such a stone for 1140 to
II. "A
"While we are willing to buy all that
come upon the market, we must admit
that we arc not selling many diamonds
Just now. and the first time In a good
many years we find the supply equal to
the demand. In a year or so, however, we
expect to see the some persons that have
Wen down here selling us their Jewels pay
us another visit to get them hack at retail
prices. If they don't come some one else
will. The dealer In diamonds has to be an
optimist and a 'bull' on the future of the
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Distillery:
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STATEMENT
The Conservative Savings & Loan Association
OF" OMAHA.
JANUARY 1, 1008.
KKKOl'KCKH.
Real Estate Loans..'.. $2,G78,41B.5
Real KBtate Sold on Contract 2,727.76
Real Estate None
Foreclosure Account ' 8,34 6.20
Interest Due from Borrowers 3,565.94
Office Building and Lot 66,836.32
Cash and In Banks 79,920.31
$2,739,811.78
mAbiutiks.
Capital Stock Paid In $2,535,317.00
Building Loans ; 121,365.15
Reserve Fund 70.000.00
Undivided Profits 13,129.63
$2,739,811.78
Increase for Year 1907 1709,079.72
Rate of Dividend 6 per cent.
Investments of from $1.00 to $5,000 received and dividends
allowed from date of receipt. t
Paul W. Kuhns, Sec.
1G14 Harney Street.
CMS
Now that the time for coasting and other Winter
Bports is at hand, we want to bpeak a word of warning with,
particular reference to roust iiir.
On all streets on which there are street car trucks, anl
on all hills which cross or terminate on streets having street
tar tracks there Is CONSTANT DANGER to those indulging
In the exhilarating Bport of coasting.
Men and women, as well as boys and girls, have lost
their lives or have been seriously injured by dashing into
moving or standing cars on their sleds or travelers.
Why jeopardize your lives by toasting where the hazard
Is so great when there are so many places In this city of hills
where this sport may be indulged In with perfect safety? .
Assist Us in
Accidents.
Omaha & CmmeW Rlnffc
s as. iwnab v w wuvm iurMMaW
Street Railway Co.
OMAHA iolicyhoi.di:hs of the
Nebraska Mercantile Mutual Insurance Company
of M.VOOLM, XKHKASKA,
For which a Receiver has been asked by the Auditor of the State Bhould sea
the local agent of the
COLUMBIA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF OMAHA
before making arrangements for replacing their Insurance. Assets December
31. 1907. about 1900,000.00. Net premium revenue during 1907 over half
million dollars. Home office, New York Life Iiuildlng.
1). K. THOMPSON, President. (). i. MI IXKV, 8h rrUry.
K. G. IIOHANAN, Htt Agent. o. TALMAUK. Assistant Hnrct&ry.
DR. BRADBURY,
1S08 PARNAM ST- OMAHA.
Retracting 23c ??ysamiMK
Cfcewa $ZA9 up
Brl4a Wark.tXAO up
country. Peoplo don't buy diamonds unless
they have surplus cash." New York Press.
Creamery Baalneaa Thriving.
HOT STRINGS, 8. IV, Jan 1. (Special
The stockholders and directors of the
Ranchers' creamery held a very satisfac
tory meeting yesterdny. Eleven stockhold
ers were present, four of whom were di
rectors. Sherman Hork, who has been the
manager for some time, tendered his resig
nation, as his time . taken up loo much
with the new creamery at Alliance, Neb.
Tills was accepted and J. It. Snldow, thn
present vice president, was elected man
ager. Holders of outstanding checks wern
urged to cash them as soon as possinie so
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closed and a fresh start taken. The report
of business done for the lust year wa very
gratifying and the company starts tho
new year better equipped to give everyone
a square deal than ever before.
Frlahtfol "paama
of the stomach, liver torpor, lame back and
weak kidneys are overcome by Electric
Bitters. Guaranteed. 60c. For sale by
Beaton Drug Co.
Distributors:
Riley Bros. Co.. Omaha
Geo. F. Gilmore, Pres.
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