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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 14, 1908)
THE OMAHA DAILY DEE: TIT-SPAY. JANTARV U. BRIEF OTY TOYS are Soot mat it, Tnomes W. macasara for rona es. Blusher. phototriphr. lt.n A Farnam. Coal fa Cmita-if A Svitrea. Tel. D. 114 t.aoiidE,ihilra, j-w.er. H ft Hani r X Iaerested. see Deimore Cheney, voice entire. W" i'says have Roe Sprmn en. Tentrml Coal and Coke company or Omaha, 15ih. and Harney street. Divorce for Zxtrema Crnalt n.. r. "Windiina: hud bejjun suit in district rourt j r . n.vnrre r.-orn Martha WanrlUne;. ''.R-'ns; her with itrrtn cruelty. x-ba- la Oram Waoa Rasm am An- or . ,n was Cin-ti Jl and mats In pnilre ' "rt Monday morning on the char of l-.aullns; aarhaae In an open wason. rTlroary Sabbata School Tees&ere Tha pr'mary tjabbatn school teuu hers will hold their regular rneetjna; at the Y. M. C. A. room 313. at :.:jn, Wp.jnRlay afternoon. Caatlaia, special Freneh classes for beginners an advanced students will begin Monday the jnth; 3-10-11 A. M.. 1-8-4-7:.Tn P. M. for 5 weeks, tuition one dollar. Register now. th'a la your opportiinity to learn th French language. Davids; Bid.. Wth and Farnam St. ulldlBa; and Toaa Directors Three- di rectors of the Conservative Building and I-"an association are to be elected at a meeting called for late Monday afternoon. Those whose terms .expire are George F. iUmore. J. F. Flack and A. P. Tukey. All tiSW pmbabiy will be re-elected. Elec tion of officers will follow the election of t.e directors, but no change ara ached JM to take place. OaaoUae la Atalteratea Guy Anderson baa begun anlt tn district court against J- Philip Kraua for COO because he say Kraua sold him gasoline which waa adul terated with kerosene. Anderson tried to use it In his gasoline stove and ha says tt exploded, burning his wife, making his Infant child sick, ruining the stove, wall paper and dishes and cauaing blm to go to the expense of cleaning up ttle house. Horses Baa In Toe-etaer A horae latched! to af Mrs. Estella E. Fead's pie wagnna. took a run down Four teenth street nortU from Douglas Monday morning and left ruin In hi wake. Plea were scattered broadcast and at Fourteenth and Dndgw tha- wagon collided with W. Rosenblatt's one-horse express wagon. Tha horse, attached to that wagon Joined In tha gam and started In to keen the other horse company. Tha wheela of tha wagona were, locked together and they ran half a block that way before they were stopped. Boms little glrla crossing tha street at Fourteenth and Dodge cams near being run over By the two horses. taal Bassp from Car James Fallon was arrested Sunday night and booked as a burglar. Ha .and , a negro were caught In tha act of carrying away two dressed sheep that had been atolen from one of the Ctidahy refrigerator cars on- tha Union Pacific tracks near. Seventeenth and Pierce streets. Watchman William F. Smith of the Cnlon Pacific saw them carrying the sheep and called on thera to halt. Fallon romplicd wilk the Invitation, but tha negro ran out from under his sheep and kept going. Fallon and the two sheep were taken to tba station. The seal of tha car was broken. The county attorney will flla a complaint of burglary against Fallon. Campaign ot Xvangaltsm The Meth odist Episcopal. Ministerial association met Monday afternoon." In room 312, Young Men'a Christian Association buikllng, in 'emi-monlhly session... with large at tendance. The purpose ol. the meeting waa to dharusa. tha prnpoaltlon of holding an evangelical campaign in Omaha and ek; hre In this conferejiea district, during NVii-mber and 'December. Corresponding Secretary T. 8. Henderson of Ntew Tort boa submitted a pro poult ion for the pro posed campaign. Tha general details of the plan wtll ba left for further discussion at meetings of the association yet to come. Among other matters considered at the meeting waa tha election of Rev. J. W. 'idy fraternal delegate from the associa tion tu Omaha Central Labor union. a race X.ntaaraa Zctora Coarse Th lecture and concert cunrae to be given by Grace Lutheran church will open Wednes day evening with a lecture, "Lat It Go," by Rev. Luther P. Sudden, D. D., Lincoln. The course conniats of five numbers. Wednesday evening, January 22. Rev. W. It. Blanche, .D. D.. will deliver his lecture. "From Captain to Pulpit." Dr. Blenacke spent a considerable number of years of Ina Ufa aa a saikir before he entered tha theological seminary and his lecturs la full of exciting and absorbing personal narratives. Lewis Jay Motachman wilt ap pear on tha evening af February T. with hla famous lecture. "Tlia Evolution of a Boy." He la a Chautauqua apeaker of na tional reputation. Rev. J. A. Wirt, D. D., will tell of "London Through American Eyes" oir tha everting of February Jl. The last numbex in the course will ba a eon- cert under tha auspices of the church rhofr, agisted by prominent soloists of tha -ity. Thta will ba March 5. All the lectures will be given in the ehurch auditorium. 1E2-2H South Twenty-sixth street. Majeetle Hatal. Ha 9riaas. Ark.. la opt-n-all the year. Reasonable rates. Every rmidern "convenience. Own bath bouae. : Z' ' TTtat Do They Cure! To " question in often aaltad ctm tmmit Or. Pierce' two leading nWi einas, ""iiden Mimical Discovery and r"a"rii freacnoitoo. The arwer la tliai "Goldea MeJleal Plscovery U a must pnoent alterative or b:oi-puri!ler. and tonic or Invujorator and acta spaciaily favorably In a cura tive y upon ail tha muoona lining sur farea, aa of ih nasal passagtvi. tbroat. bronchial tubes, atumacn. bowels ami biaideacurhig a larga percent, of catar roal caVs hiaer4j disauaa a Santa tn asai pVa. tha UJujat, laryni, bron coia, tumacuNaa eatafr ypeplaa boweUaa mufcuamiJaA bidd-. eterua or other put vie or rrtw Eyen 1 aw. W I a nw a I . -a,r w. I V as .1 ItfUa iTT ' - inr i uifh, . i ... t r .rrMr,j.? .... vrj1 va.w lug tunia and nervtna. lor wea worn out, ovar-worved, women no matter what haa eatewd tha break-down, "r'jvorlta Prescrl ptiua " will be. founi moat ettactlva tn building np th strength. regaiatm tlie womanly functlans. uclulng pain and bringing about awaaihy, tigorou undiuoa o( Ui whoia ! sew. ..... A boo of particular area pa each OotUe giving tha formula of both medicines and nuowiig wnat score of eminent med ical aittEors huM worki ara eousuiwd by phytiriana af ail the achooia at prajuoej atguidrta In preacribtng, say ! each r ileus entering Into thesa meaiclnea. li'he wnnl.4 of praise bestowed, on tna everal Ingredlenu entering Into DoctP rlerca'i miicme by such writers abould ava mora weight thaa any amount of on profeaaional testimonials, because, each mft ara writing for the guidance or tbeir maical bretnran and know whereof luey speak. Bota medirfaea ara ja-aleoholle, now ecret, and eoatala no harmful Barns torming druc being eompoaed of giyearia eitraciiof tu root of native, America a medicinal foreel plants They are both a.. Id by dealer la aaetikina. Yoa ran t a-f'ird b acfpt aa a aubkUtata lor one ol these medii-iiu-a of knuw n eompoaiuon, any secret noatrum, hr. Pierce's Pel lets, small, an gar-coated, easy to take a candy, regulate and lar llucaajastomach Uvar aW. Uuwata. !M HAS ETE ON" CAPITAL ! Mayor Dahlman Ready to Be Got ernor if People Iasist " " BEZGE HAS 50 WAIXAWAT j I Dtawrali ( Tales. ( raar Me Tsme Two aat Mayer lri nm4 Ukalletssrte. MIB Haa. "Are you a candinate for governor?" asked the reporter of Mayor Dahlman Mondav. "Well. It's too esrly to talk about it." said the mayor with sptiynxllke roun tenanre. Then a cryptic smile Illuminated the aforesaid sphynxllke countenance and the mayor spake further. "It's too early. but I will say this, that If I do go after It I win go at It with all four feet. This primary law la a good thing, berauee If man wants an ofPce ail he ha to do la to go snd file and get busv. "I have a good deal of strength out through the state. Here m Omaha lots of my friends want me to make the race. too. But my family don t want me to do it, be cause it would take lots of time and money. There are those among my friends who want me to run bad enough to rut up the money for the necessary expenses. "It would be a great drain on my time and strength. And, then, the result would be uncertain. It would not be a picnic to beat Sheldon. But I believe tt could be done. Especially if Bryan waa nominated for president, would the outlook for the stat ticket ,be good. If the head of the ticket pulled through there would be a chance for tha others, too. Leswek Feels flattered. , "Are you a candidate for governor?" asked the reporter when ha had left Mayor Dahlman and wended hla way to the off.ee of City Comptroller C. O. Lobeck. A far awey look came Into the eyes of the city comptroller. "My choice for president and vice presi dent ie William J. Bryan and John A. Johnson," he said. The reporter was nonplussed. Again he propounded the question. -tv "I had a letter from an aunt of mine over tn Iowa asking me the same question," he said. "She had seen a pars graph In the village paper stating that I waa talked of and she wrote and asked me whether I waa going to be governor of Nebraska I have not answered her letter yet." The reporter waa still more nonplussed. But Mr. Lobeck soon elucidated his posi tion. "I feel very much honored that I should be talked of for the position." he said, "but I can t say yet what I might do if the nanilnation were offered me. Berge, IS a good man, a good man, Shallenberger la a good man, a fine man, a very fine man. I. ef course, am true to democrtic princi ples and I feel honored to be thought of for so hi&h an office." There will be a liberal representation of the Omaha city officials at the big demo cratic pow wow In Lincoln Wednesday and at the banquet to be served that evening. Mayer Dahlman will go down Tuesday evening and on WeOBesday City Comptrol ler Lobeck. City Clerk Butler. Assistant City Attorney Dunn and Tom FUnn will Journey thither. Berge Mas e Walkaway. That George W. Berge of Lincoln will not have a walk.iway In the race for the gov ernoraliip nomination la the opinion of prominent Omaha democrats. Since har mony haa been taken as the watchword of tbe local democracy the members of the party generally are not talking very strongly for or against any one candidate, preferring to await developments, but tt is the opinion of those who are In touch that at least three other candldatee wlU be in the race for the nomination. These are our own Mayor Jim. his colleague. Mayor Brown of Lincoln, and A. C. Shallenberger of Alma, who was defeated by Governor Sheldon In' 19W. It la pointed out that Berge occupies a position In relation to the nomination tor governor that Bryan does for the presi dency. After acquiring a position aa the leader of the fusion forces he waa ousted in 19" by the reactionary hoats and Shal lenberger given the nomination. Just as Bryan missed out at the St. Louis conven tion and had to gre way to Parker. Shal lenbergeiv like Parker, met with a decldfd defeat and it la understood Bergo's friends will urge that tt ta time for the party to come back to him now. It la understood that tha opposition to Bergs will center on soma one person In order .to prevent the scattering of ammuni tion, but Goorga Rogers, state committse man for Douglas county, denies the party leaders will take any auch action at the committee meeting at Lincoln Wednesday. Fight aa Heael ef Ticket. "There will be a fight to lead the Itcket." said Mr. Rogers, "but aa far aa I know tftpf, will be no combination among the party leaders to defeat Berge. Of course, Mayor Dahlman is popular among the liberal element because they know where he stands. But then Berge is not the skin tight man a good many think he- ia. I have seen him take his glasa of beer my self. Ho Is not a prohibitionist by any means. I understand Shallenberger la gat ing to jet Into the race again and Mayor Brawn of Lincoln may file. "Will Berge be acceptable to the old line faction of the party? I don t see why not. He haa been a good democrat for a number of years, though he called himself a popu llet. For myself I can support any one of the four who happen to get the nomina tion at ih primary. Of course. Mayor Dahlman wlU get good support from Doug las county. If he files, and I think If con ditions are r'ght at that time he Intends to tile. "There probably Will be fusion in thpse counyes of the state where there are very many popullais and on the state ticket we w.U have to give them aome offlcea But It Is all tile same because they are a!l democrats at huart. anyway, so what la tha difference V Primary Caaeaa. Mr. Rogers thinks the committee will vote te give couaties the option of selecting delegates to the state convention either by primary or by caucus aa each counry thinks best. Personally I would just ss soon see a there ta no opposition to Bryan In this state. It doean t make muob difference who la selected as they wtll be Bryan friends anyway." City Clerk Dan Butler has no choice for governor, but negatively declares against Ueorge W. Berge. "He isn't a democrat. Jiiat fellow," says Mr. Butler. "I wouldn t give him a vote under any circumstances tf be bas the nerve to aak for the nomination." Ttie War department of the I'mted Slates Believes and haa officially stated that L'ncle sum's soldiers should be permitted to have beer In their canteens. They state It will curtail the sale of ardent spirits td the soldiers, thereby reducing drunkenness to a minimum and preventing desertions. This goverfUii.nLal recognition of beer aa a tem perance drink Is widely understood. The miuf 44l,l.iiia her oat rlie murker tivtav W 1 aturs Bl-ie Ribbon: its presence In the ' home mrana true temprrxnte ta tha wiujle faiuily At the Theater3 He4av Kaeler" at the Bar. M.ss Jane f'nrmrin and company In "Hedda, Uabler." by Henrik Ibsen. The cast : J'J.iynrnn Ms jilia Tman Jennie Pnnbar I Mn. Elvsted khl Clifton Fertha May Davis 'S I J'ldge Brack lJorge Teeman Eilert Lovborg Jamen M Frophy 1 John fclvyn Frank B. Hersome The task of Interpreting two such con trasting characters ss N're Helmer in "lie Doll s House" snd Hedda Oabier Is one that might be approached with a hesi tation entirely exrusahle. Mies Corcoran In essaying the two roles in the same en gagement put her versatility to a sereva test, but the result entirely justified her. Ibsen apparently intended when he created Hedda Gabler to portray her sharply as the antlpnde of the vivacious, self-sacrificing, loveable Mors. Every quality that wins sympathy for the doll wife is lacking in Hodda. snd what scant feelings of pity she arouses ara r a 1 " In an entirely differ ent way. The play Itself, unlike most of Ibsen's more popular works, does not present, di rectly at least, a problem. It Is rather a picture of tha conventional society Ibsen knew In his Norwegian home, showing In clearly drawn lines tha poverty of tha Ufa of an average woman lacking the nobler elements of character and too timid of scandal to free herself from her tradi tional position as the wife of a weakling and seek her own life In another circle. Her only solution of the problem Is "to rise from the feast of Ufa" of her own accord, and sh accomplishes It with the second of her brace of pistols, the first of which had already accomplished the same end for Eilert Lovborg. the only man who had ever Karoused the feeling of love In her envious and jealous soul. Miss Corcoran interprets the part of Hedda with the necessary conservattvenese The role allows her but once to display any emotional qualities. At the cloae of the third act. wen, eut of Jealousy Inspired by the fact another woman Inspired htm to write It. aha bums Lovborg's manuscript which represented Ms life work. At all other times she la the cold-blooded, unemo tional woman she was when she Induced Lovborg to begin again tha Ufa of de baurhery from which ha had risen bv the other woman's Influence. Miss Corcoran s work In all the varying situations of the play la smooth and consistent. The support la tolerably well cast. Mr. Hersome aa Lovborg essays the more seri ous of the minor parts and la very satisfac tory. Mr. Brophy ss Judgn Brack, the tempter, whom Hedda resists only through fear of scandal, has the present which la the most important requirement. Mr. El wyn does well aa George Teaman, the Inane husband. Last night closed Miss Corcoran' pres ent engagement. "irt" at the Krsf. With a number of new and startling me chanical effects, weird fantasies and beau tiful scenic transformations, Hanlon's ever popular "Superba" opened a week's en gagement at the Krug theater Sunday be fore two crowded houses. Coco and his grimaces In at multitude of thrilling ad ventures never falls to amuse, while the beautiful drops In the transformations lead ing up to the final gorgeous depiction of the ship of roBes. form a feature which has mada the production famous. Besides the novel meclianlcal effects, the features of the show Include a marvelous instep and toe dancing specialty by Miss Jvssle Brown, the rope-skipping ballet and a refined and entertaining musical specialty By the three Blanchet. brothers and Ran dolph. Vaadevtlle at the- Oraheass. Tou can drop In at the Orpheum tills week at any time and get your money's worth, for the acts are all good, and it would be a bold man who would undertake to say which Is the better. Some matter of Individual taste may determine on this point, but that would be all. The Petohlng brothers open the show wtth a novslty musical act, one feature being a chime of bells rung by electricity, which la unique as well as entertaining. Music predominates, aa a matter of fact. Maaslas O'Connor, who la German despite his name. Imitates some musical , instruments, does a couple ef sleight-of-hand tricks and makes soma clever shadow pictures. Fred Watson and the Monrlsey sisters sing and dance clev erly, Delia Fox sings soma of the songs that won for her fame tn comic opera. Ward and Curran sing soma In their little skit, and the Vasaar girls get most of thoir applause for the muaic they make on wood and brass wiid instruments. Hanvaar and Lee have the only turn on the bill without music tn It, and even then Miss Lee feels called on to bum an air during the progress of one of their difficult feats, Just to show how easy it Is. Ward and Curran are the laughing center of tne allow. Ward owna up tnat he la 51. and an old admirer, who can recall things theatrical for many seasons. Insists that this la marked down from at least 73. It Is hard to believe, though, aa the Jolly old boy puts his feet nimbly through an Irish reel, a Highland Ting, a Yankee hornpipe, and then virtuously balks at the dance that made the "Streeta of Cairo" so famous. H'.a humor la broad and licit and his com edy direct, so that ha gets on wtth his auditors Immensely, and Curran, wtth his singing voice and hla own sense of fun, makes the set the hit of the bill. Hanvaar la a clever Juggler or clubs and such, and Miss Lee is a combination of comedienne, acrobat. Juggler and athlete, ei.e fits in almost anywhere, and gets iway with it In first class fashion. Their turn also gets immense applause. The Vassar girls play splendidly and finish their act with the electric dance that waa made a feature last season. Tha other numbers on the bill ara good, even the pictures be ing well worth while. A Horrthle Death results from decaying lungs. Cure coughs and weak, sore lunge wtth Dr. King s New Discovery. Sue and ll.flo. For sale by Beaton Drug CO. PUPILS BEING VACCINATED I Schi ekUdre-a Are Treat ay Health OBnr ta Ward Off ( the Saaallaea. i the smallpox situation in Omaha la grow ing worse. Within the last few days sev ers.' severe cases have developed, sums of which are malignant. Saturday n.gnt Maggie Meyers waa taken from the rooming houae which she con ducted at 1713 Chicago street to the pest house. A baif buur later she died with a case of hemorrhagic smallpox. The body waa immediately removed to a cottage luO yards away and placed tn a hermetically sealed metallic box. Monday afternoon tha funeral was held. Dr. Connell refused an Insurance company permission to open the box and the Interment wss strictly private. All of the so pupils at the Cass school were vaccinated Monday. The following buildings were thoroughly fumigated: Vin ton. Caatellar. Comentus. Cass. Bancroft. Saratoga and two rooms at Central. As yet there hare been no curt among the schiejl children, but In vuw of the spread of the disease elsewnere preventive mt-ta-uds are deemed urgent. Our FOK TWO SEW 25 Splendid Views ill THE PEOPLE AND ROADS CLOSER Stockmen Feel that - Railways Are Doing Beat They Can. SO SATS A. B. SiHTH, BTJUIINGTOS lUrarti Sympathetic Relations Be. Iwtts Traaesiartutloa Camaaaiea aad Wsel Growers af Wyem lag at Letter's Meetiag. A. B. Smith, assistant general freight agent of the Burlington, has returned from Laramie, where he attended the an nual meeting of the Wyoming Wool Grow ers association. He reports the me-ting most enthusiastic, with a large attendance. "The feeling against the railroads a year ago seems to have vanished." sitid Mr. Smith. "The stock raisers seem to feel the roads are doing all they can to better tha conditions so stock can be hurried to the market" Many of the wool growers in attendance at Laramie left Saturday In a special Union Pacific train for Helena. Mont., where the annual meeting of the National Wool Grow ers' association wtll be held, and will later go to Denver to attend the meeting of the National Live Stock association which meets there next week. General Manager Mohler of the Union Pacific, Charles L. Lane, assistant general freight agent; J." A. Munroe. freight traf fic manager, and General Superintendent Park went from Laramie to Denver. John Eyler, live stock agent of the Bur lington, left Omaha Monday for Hdlena to attend the National Wool Growers' asso ciation meeting. Fire aa trees a Rates. W. E. Bock, agent of several of the steamship lines, reports a merry rate war on the oceaa and every mail brings the report of siyne new cut In the second and third class rates, with no sign of a let up. First one line will cut and then another j will meet that cut and go one better. The! White guar led off with a cut of IT.jO on steerage paaeengers, east bound ami the Cunard line followed suit. Tlio WMte 8lar and American then cut $11.3 on third class east bound, and IT) west bound, and now the Cunards come alonu wtth an announcement of a cut to X. on some of their boats, and to t4J on second cabin on the LustLania. and Mauretania, and the White Star outs to $37. ie on its largest boats second class. It will soon De cneaprr tnan living at a hotel, as the meals are included in thase rates. Mallway etee aad Peraoaala. Travel from the east was exceptionally light Monday. The mileage bureuu of the Western Pas sengvr association will meet Tuesday in Chicago. W. S. Baaainger. assistant general pas senger agent of the Lmon Pacific, left Munday for St. Paul. Traina from the eaat were nearly all delayed Mondav because of tne heavy snows around Chicago. W. P. stillman. chief clerk of the t'nion Depot company, has returned from Chi cago, where he went on a short business trip. Blight firemen on tiie Mt-Cook division of the Burttngron liavit been Ink off and thetr places taken by engineers who lia-'e beon reduced for the time being because nf tne alack in business. The Northwestern has announced that hereafter trauas No. 11 and li w-ll mails all local stops between Denieon. Ia. and Omaha. Tlie local businesa has become Sick Hair If ymur doctor eeaxeoc. thru uae Ajtr't Hmt Vifmr. Urn know tha &esf treat- foe verr Hair 7 ras a.m. Big Premium Offers Fee Three w Suhseribem. Tha Family Meat and Vejetahla Chopper. rapacity, two pnumla per min nt'!; threa adjustments, f-ir cut ting mam, medium or (Ina, Will he sent aa a reward for sending as three new subscribers to Tile Twentieth. Century Farmer far one year each at $l.oa each, or for one new subscriber I a rents extra. The price f the rhopper. Including your own sua scrlptlon far one year fa I3.no. Sent securely packed, by ex press, at receiver's expense. C BSC RISERS. and at Staraaacopa. 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It Is a most accept able gift. " 1 " 111 11 Ul" J" 1 1 "' 1 '"V I " - -- Extra sets ef views 5A rents each postpaid. Tour subscription will be extended three, months for each extra set purchased. Orders for extra sets should be sent wtth original order for subscription. The vtaws ara all new subjectsclean. Instructive, entertaining aad amusing. . Send your order now. Address TWENTIETH CENTURY FARMER, Omaha, too heavy for tile local trains to handle and this is the reason given fur the change. The grain products car of the -Burlington Is making the rounds of the county seats on the Burlington road in eastern Nebraska. Reports show that large num bers are daily viHitfng the car. JURY ALL OF COLORED MEN lx Members Return Formal Verdict la Case- ef Ed Wilnoa aad Hla Wife. The first jury composed entirely of col ored men that ever sut on a case In Omaha was that selected at the coroner's inquest in the casen of Ed Wilson and his wife, both of whom were killed by Wilon at Twenty-ninth and Farnam streets Satur day. The verdict of tile jury, was: We find f-nm the evidence presented that Gertrude. Wilson ram to her death from ginMiiot wounds ini lifted at the bunds of her husband. Edward Wilson, and that Ed ward Wilson's death was caused by wounds Inflicted by himself in culling his own throiit with a knife. Tile jury was composed of Henry P. Plummer. foreman. Charles Austin, W. B. Brady. T. P. Mauammitt. editor of the En terprise; P. Walker and D. Simpson. Ilasel, tiie x-year-old daughter of the murdered woman, who saw her stepfather shoot lier mother, was not put on the stand, as she ia in a nervous state. Tiie only other eye witness to the shoot ing was Fannie Daniels, a sister-in-law of Mrs. Wilson. She testified that when she ran into the room where Wilson and tiis wife were she suw Wilson holding his wife with one hand and holding a revolver In the other hand, from which he fired five shots Into his wife s head snd body. Wilson left tJM Insurance to hia step daughter. The Insurance was carried In tins Metropolitan Insurance company. Mrs. Wilson's funeral will be held at the Afrtcun Methodist church Tuesday after noun. The relatives of the dead woman refuse to have anything to do with Wilson's funeral. The Babaaic Plasjae destroys fewer lives than stomach, liver ami kidney .sffseases. for which Eleetrio Bitters la rie guaranteed remedy. 30c. For sale bt Beaton Drug Co. WANT DRINK KEPT FROM JAPS Baptist Ministers Co-Oae-rate with MlHlosary tn Does t toes af Liejaor ta Orientals. The semi-montliiy meeting of the Haptist Minist'Ttal asaociation was held Monday morning in room Tl- Young Men s Chris tian association building. President George Sutlierland of tr.e Baptist college-, at Grand Island was present snd spoke briefly of the needs of tout institution and Uj pros pects. A communication was received from a m sHionaiy now working among the Japa nese coloniea in Omaua asking the min isters of Omaha to unite In an appeal to the Japanese employed in an6l about the South Omaha packing houses to refuse to accent further -i. -nations of intoxicating bfV'Tatfea from brewers and others, which donations were evidently intended to en courage the appetite for intoxicants among the Japanese and tiierehy stimulate a demand for such intoxicants. The pennon was signed by ad the ministers present. A program was outlined for the meetings of liid asaoi la. Ion until April 1. Tina pro gram contemplates a number of papers upon various u.ies. ions Including one re lating to the matter uf the segregation of vice In the prescribed districts aad tithe matters pertaining to social economics. 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W 1ve the "1'nlversRl" bread maker free as a reward for sending four new subscribers to The Twentieth Cnntury Farmer for on yaar or for two nsw suhecnt'era and 90 rents extra. Tbe pries nf it. Including your own suoncrlptlon tor one year, ia $ii0, seat by express at receiver's sxpanse. On of Our Leading Offers. Ws hare Jest completed arrangements with one of the oldest and largest watch manufacturers la the United States, whereby we ara enabled to give some of the best watches made aa a reward for sending us a comparatively small club of subscribers? This hsndsoms nickel stiver watch. It else (equally suitable for men or boys), open tace with famous fcintnk eroocker movement, porcelain dial, stem wind and set. The cut Is solid nickel stiver, handsomely ensraveti and will wear forever. Tha watch la guaranteed by the manufacturer for one year and during that time they wtll maka ail repairs not neceeeltated by carelessness or abuse free of charge. we wisn to especially emphasise tha fact that this wsti-b Is In no way similar to the so-called "dollar or chick watch es" now on the market, but is ntred with a flENl.'INB JBTWEED WATCH MOVEMENT of flpecla! quality. We will send this splendid watch free, poataxe prepaid, aa a reward for sending us a club of three new subscribers for one year each or for one new siibecrlber and US eenta extra. The retail Jewel er would charge about 11.00 for this wati-h. Our prtne for It, includ ing auheenption to The Twentieth Centurr Farmer, is S.:i. ' WATTLES SUCCEEDS BARTON Elected President Omaha & Council Bluffs Street Railway. K. C. BABTON 03TE OF ELEECTOES Placed on Board at Aeaoal Meeting ia Place of His Father, Who Retiree frees Active Work. G. W. Wattles, president. Frank T. Hamilton, vice president.! Wf. A. Smith, treasurer. R. A. Leussler. secretary. These were elected the officers of the Omaha and Council Bluff Street Ra.lway company at the first session of the newiy elected directors, at tlie annual meeting held at 2 p. m. Monday. In the board of directors K. C. Barton was elected to suc ceed his father. Guy C. Barton, former president, who haa retired from active work, and L. F. Crnfoot was elected to suc ceed Hugh J. McGowan of I.ndianaooli.4. The hoard of directors now consists of K. C. Barton. L. F. Crofoot, F. T. Hamilton, Randall Morgan. W. V. Morse, W. A. Smithy Albert Strauss, C. R. Tyler and G. W. WattlPS. G. W. Wattles, the new president, has been vice-president for the last year and In that position haa been practically the executive head of the company, aa Guy C. Barton, president, lias not been active In business affairs for some time. . Besides the elective officers the board of directors re-elected W. A. Smith, gen eral manager and R. A. Leussler. assis tant general manager. Tie other oper ating officials of tile road are appointed for an Indefinite period by the general manager and all will hold over. Announcements, wedding stationery and calling cards, blank book anil magazine binding. Phone Doug. loot. A. I. Knot. Inc. E3 &mdoB8gI however, by the use of Mother's Friend befora baby comes, as this great liniment always prepares the body for the strain upon it, and preservcaihe symmetry of her form. Mother' Friend overcomes all tha danger of child-birth, and carries the expectant mother safely through this critical period without pain. It is Woman's greatest blessing. Thousands gratefully tell of the benefit and relief derived from tha use of this wonderful remedy. Sold by all druggists at $ I .oo per bottle. Our little book, telling all about this liniment, will be sent til Til IntfM Rsziiafsr Ci, k"u hujmiid li NOT A SILVER OPPORTUNITY 25 PER CENT DISCOUNT Next 30 Days on all SILV ERWAEE PLATED OR REPAIRED. OMAHA SILVER COMPANY 314 SOUTH 13th STREET. Between Farnam and Harney. a. XXtsssVaesssssBSBssBBssas 77 For i Three Sew Subscribers Neb. OMAHA LEADS IN" BUILDtN(J Kpriila rear anal Hall Hilllww Vedlara ia ew trirlsnt Dsr lex Year. "Omaha put it all over every other city of anywhere near her siae In the United Slates last year," said Assiefant City Building Inspector Orotte Monday. Mr. tinitte Is an ardent sportsman, which explains the graphic figure which lie uses. He referred to Omaha's record In the mat ter of new buildings erected last year and. produced the following figures to substan tiate, his claim regarding Omaha as a cham pion city for great growth. The figures show that Omaha constructed almost twice as many buildings during 1" any other cit' near lier size, and "0 per cent more t'.ian some rules nearly double her alae. These are tile statistics allowing the nam of the city, itj population ami the value ol' hu, Minus erected tn 1IVI7 ; Cities. Oniait:i Worcester. M.is Toledo. O Ilarft'rd. Conn. Louisville, Ky Scranton. Pa New Havell. Collil. Population. ICJ.'UHI lHliHI lH&.oot I.HI.IM) S.l iLll.'KH lJO.OOtt Value. $4.s:m.4 :l.iresni X0 H5 5.o;c.'4s POLICE NOVICES GO TO WORX t-'lfteea New niMrers Take la Their Urate t ader Dlre-rtloa of eteraae. If you see two policemen walking a beat where there should be but one, don't he a!a-sned. hut keep putting one font In front of the other and lend strictly to buelnsea snd tre v won't hurt you. The fifteen new policemen appointed bw the Board of Fire and Police commis sioners last week, reported at the police station Monday noon as per Instructlnna In f ill uniform, Willi clubs, guns and shield. They were turned over to old policemen, with whom they will walk a heat for a few days under Inst ructions. This is the- breaking In process that all new men have tn go through before as signed to a beat alone. Every woman covets a shapely, pretty figure, and many of them deplore th loss of their girlish forma after marriage. The bearing of children is often destructive) to the mother's shapeliness. All of this can be avoided. ssaaaw IF FutDBddl GOLDEN BUT A