THE OMAHA DAILY REE: THURSDAY, JANUARY 2.1, 1003. The rule for old people is . one Gascaret daily. The bowels, like other muscles, grow, less active with age. They need hclpJ Most old people must give to the bowels some regular help, else thejr suffer from constipation. " The condition is perfectly natural. ' It is just as natural as it is ior old people to walk slowly. For age is never so active as youth. ' Th muscles'are less elastic. And the bowels are muscles. , NOTES 03 OMlilA SOCIETI J 1 athionables Threat' ntd with Over dose of Club Meetings and Quiet. WOMEN GIVE LEAP YEAR PASTIES 1 Ooportaatt les of Year A p prerlated br Yeeea; Wnn aad Embrace Oeeaslea for . . I.mm or Two. a So all old people need Cetcarett. And moat t them need them daily. One might well refuse to aid weak eyes with glaese as to neglect this gentle aid to. weak bowels. The bowels tnust be kept active. This It Important at all ages, but never to raucli at atf sisty. Age Is not a time for Jsarth physics. ' Yautb may occasionally whip the bowels into activity. But a lash can't fce used every day. What tW bowels of the old aeed is a gentle and natural tonic. One that jean be constantly uied without harm. And there is no matter of ctaoieejhere. " The only Suctftenic is Cascarets. Cascarets are candy tablets. They are sold by all druggists, but never In bulk. Be sure to get the genuine, with C C C en every tablet. The price la 50 cents, 25 cents and 10 Cents per Box. m BitEr citv mm Slave Soot mat It. Or. Soman, -4441 Brsndels Bl&g. Thomas. W. Blacktnura tor congress. atlaenart, photographer. 18th ft ram am. Coal 5 Coutant Jt Squires. Tel. D SIS. Diamonds Kdholm. Jeweler, IS Harn'y If Xatereetetv aee Delmore Chentyvolct elture. w aiweye have Rock Springs coal. Cen tral Coal and Coke Company or Omaha, ; lath and Harney streets. 'Desertion, aa Divorce Ground a Carrie J.und Nelsen filed suK for divorce from eter Nelsen In diatrlct court Wednesday. They were married December , 190S, and She alleges he deserted tier September 16, $W. " . . .. , : Verdict Ag-einst Ballroad After being i out all ntght the Jury In the suit of Oeorge llanirftald against the Unjon Pacific rall iroad for $2,000, came In Wednesday morn ling with the report that an agreement Would not be reached. Colombo Charged With alordar Infor mation was filed In the diatrlct court jW'edneactay against Saverio Colombo, I charged with the murder of Joseph Flor etisa, whose body was found In a. field In (Eaet Omaha the morning of January S 'lying In" a pool of blood. More than forty persona are named aa witnesses In the LINES WARN MEN ON POLITICS Bailroads Ask Employes' Support er Silence in the Campaign. TBENH0LM DRAWS DARK PICTURE vase. rather Kays Boy la Under Age George Harold, who pleaded guilty Tuesday in itha district court to forging a check for 1 110 on the Union Stock Tarda bank, will l not go to the penitentiary if the statement f of his father. J. Harold, la true. He ap l peered In court Wednesday and said his y son will not be 18' years of aga until neVj ., March. , . . J Divorce for Cruelty Mary . A. LlpP vhrrt filed suit In diatrlct court Wednesday (, against Frederick, A. lipphard. asking a I divorce on lha ground of cruelty; They were t married in Chicago in July, 1W7. On Au I guilt 15 she says he drew a revolver and I threatened to shoot her. She also says ha has not supported her, but has spent all of her money that he could get. rinal Hearing Bate Case Dated John 1. Webster haa received notice that the final liearinr In the Missouri valley rate . . . 1. . 1 trK-. , ... IE . JL'--i ' Ington. This ia the case In which Jobbers at Omaha, Kansas City and St. Joseph are ' attempting to have the raillroads reduce i the rates to these points to a parity vlth I St. Louis and Bt. Paul, or so the Jobbers ' at these points can compete with the Job j hers at St. 1-oiils and St. Paul In territory around Omaha, Kansas City and Bt. Jo '. aeph and to the weat. Connall's Illness Dalaya Trial The caae . of Thomas W. Blackburn agalnat the , Omaha Gaa company which was to come .'. to trial. In the district court January 27, '. haa been ceaiinued until ' the February i term of court on account of the lllneaa of : XV. J. Connell. attorney for the gaa com pany. Mr. Cpnnell made application to ', have it continued oa account of his physi cal condition. He will leave with . Mrs. ' Conned Thursday for a twe weeks' vacation I at Hot Springs. The case mentioned la ' the one Involving the validity of the con tract of the gas company with the city. . Three Small rirea Three small fires . kept thf. fire department busy Tuesday ' evening. An alarm was turned in from ' Mrs. Herman Kbimtse's residence, 104 South ' Thirty-ninth street. Her. hired man, who sleeps in the basement, had left a lighted .cigarette on the window, sill .and It fell , onto his bed. The mattress and quilta ware ; burned up tefare- 4lie aleartment arrived, , but no further damaffe was done. A de fective chlmney lue. at- Frank P. - ICen nady's residence,-' IMA Sherman avenue, caused a small bleu. TS damage to the. house was about S-t), A box car burned in the I'nion Pacific yards between Mason and Pacific atreeta late In the evening. It was completely consumed before the fire company got there. "" ' " Moat Fooal la Poleon to the dyaueptic. Electric Blttera cure dys pepsia, liver and kidney complaints and debility. Price G0ev Sold by Baatoa ' Prug ,Co. ', V Announcementa, wedding stationery and calling tarda, blank book and magaslns binding. : 'Phone Doug. 19U4.- A. I. Root, Inc. Ueaeral llasagrr ef Oak4 St. Mlaa. aealla Saya Co-Operatloa aa Ecoaoaay or Redaced Wagea and Receiver laerltable. The Oinaha & Mlnneapdlla railroad- haa adopted try plan, of giving "curtain talks' to Its employes on pouuca ana the ostensible We being to prevent need less waste and ultimately to foreatall reduction of forces and wages as a com. penaatlen for alleged decreased earnings. This movement haa given rise to a be lief In business and political circles that a common plan has been adopted by railroads of waging "campaigns ef pelltlcal educa tion" among thalr employes In order that the "right thing may be done at the polls in November." 1 Economy or necessary reduction In wages co-operation with the company and more regard for tha 'company's interests, will be demanded by the Omaha railroad company when the managers and superintendents meet the employes at St. James, Minn. Sundsy. January 26, to "talk things over." The Omaha road is holding a series of these meetings, attended by almost every man on the system who can get to the meeting place, and Is impressing on the employes that a point has been reached where the company must practice more economy rn operation and must have the support of -the" employee politically, or, at least, their silence in the railroad agita tion. " A meeting was, held at Bioux' City last Sunday and General Manager A. W. Tren- holm and General Superintendent S. O. Strickland addressed the 900 empl6yes from the Nebraska and southern Minnesota di visions.) " Treabolra Draws Dark Plctare. General Manager Trenhoim has told the employes that railroads are going Into the handa of receivers and that even the solid Omaha road will have a receiver Instead of a president unless the trainmen, agents and other employes co-operate with the oompany and look cpnetantly to Its Inter ests. It Is announced that other meetings will be held at points on the Omaha system probably 'at St. Paul. Ashland and Duluth until the gospel of economy and co-operation Is carried to every section man and every agent feels the neceasity ofburning aa little oil and consuming' the smallest possible amount -of coal. " The plan la to have a number of. train' men and agents address the meeting Sun day, telling how tons of coal Can be saved by keeping car doors shut; ' how losses paay be prevented by learning to do things right; which Mr. Trenhoim declares to be cheaper than explaining why a thing was done wrong. . It Is understood the railroad company will come down hard on employes who have been encouraging the railroad agitation, Tha company will aak that the employes think more of the results of electing men to office who make, the costs run up in the legal department of the companlea. Manager Trenhoim told the employes last Sunday that the cut In the wagea of em ployes wee the last thing which the com pany -would consider In reducing the operat ing expenses, and all the other things were to be, urged tfcat ft might not be necessary to reduce wages. Railway JlotefA aad Peraoaala. The Northwestern brought In the Italian Grand Opera company Wadneaday morn ing on a apeoiai train irom oioux cny The effort to ehenge the meeting place of the Transcontinental Pasoenger association from Coronado Beach to Chicago has failed and the oasaeiurer men will meet in Call- fernia February ( J. E Buckingham, aa alatant general passenger agent, will repre sent toe Hurllngton. California travel Is Improving. - Rate clerks have been called to Chicago to line up the rates for colonists in effect ourln March and April. The rate will be 130 from Missouri points to the Paclfte coaat. and the bulk of the travel will be to the northwest, aa Is generally the custom in me spring. Powder Baldtaa; Blows Tp. ZELJElioPI.E, Paw, 'Jan. St. Two men were Injured and vneiderarl damaire dona last night when the Pittsburg Kulmtnite l-owder company's building at Fombell. near here, blew up. The causa Tof tha ex ploalon la not known No!a:i-4ttea la Ktataeky. FRANKFORT, Ky . Jan. it There was mo elect luo today m tha senatorial eon- teat. The joint ballot resulted: Beckham, Bradley, SI; scattering. C , "The Making ef a Millennium." Read It Keaatso Place Heaace. During tho last year twenty-eight new nouaea, coaling from S4.O0O to 6.6' O were built In Kountae place, ao that In all rroba bllltlee, between I1&.O0O and HoO.oOO were spent on new buildings In Kountae place. There are K8 houses In Kountae place, of whloh only seven are vacant. Between IXKiust and Bvans street and aaat Twenty-fourth, there are SIS houses, and only nine of theae have "For Rent" eigne on mem. f lOuffcrcro from GALL. STOfJES end AFirSuDICITiG Ourod the MyervDUlM Owe C. Uttaa Fmrsamra. XnaXa. aeiuaree agent U teie tetrr w ratatoJe, This wonderful new a i ace very a Ua rials If snwwww m vanag Faupte etery avr ec aanenritntm and f eU eteaea,- VaUS SSSA UU WAS) OVBBB kTV ratmOU . Omaha, Nee- C 4k. Omaha, ee, Oct It, Mf aiyere'DIHem Dnu Co, rae KaK ' . ' T Wuw.a-r avf fi&ii i tvt cra Shan Urn an en J ha with what I eaipaeeed te ea totnaoh aud eewj Umibta, I t-u ery rooaady ygaeae.d a maUef VhB alina wfc j t teewvta any hoM&. Iu ye ederiiMiwpt of PruitoU. and mZ ks Oiceoud. ic tae SwJijlt Wee a4e.?M... g. Aft-r 11 eg one Wtue 3 Vru its la . toetano ae ia i,,y u hae Soe (nore thai ye oali lorit ' It wtil give ma plaaere to ailvw kou te kWbit aame la fair imi.i.. Vum ftMulLiiltt W ft Pr v rru v i JMfr. "Omaha ETaooh" iehe Qun rewlag Ca tea eefTavlag tAr eU ee wet te Bryaee-SHUea Dreg Oe. ltk aaS rantaaa jy, . .. ehent Un, (real eveiule, aais, licap year has not been made as much of this year by the young women as it tas In the past, but each week has brought a party or two at which the women have been hostesses end that Incidental to the exercise of those privileges commonly ac corded te the men have carried many a pointed hint aa well as practical lesson on what men owe te young women because of their privileges. Many a man whose popularity haa had, no better foundation than his ability to dance well has been taught a lesson this year and a few of these spoiled ones In society have been Improved materially in consequence. Far Mln Weode. ' Miss Florence Woods ef Lincoln la spend ing a couple of days the guest of Miss Helen Rahny Tuesday Miss Marlon Haller entertained at a small matinee party, when the gliosis were girls who had attended Bt. Mary's school, including Mrs. Harry Montgomery, Miss Rahm, Mlsa Powers and Miaa Woods. Wednesday Miss Rahm entertained the same young women Inform-' ally at a kenslngton. In honor of Mrs. Gaylord. guest of Mrs. W. J. Connell, Mrs. F. N. Conner had as her guests at luncheon at the Omaha club Wednesday Mrs. Gaylord, Mrs. Connell and Mrs. Peterson. Birthday Celehratloa. Mr. and Mrs. G. Store entertained at dinner Tuesday evening In celebration of Mr. Stora' birthday. The table had a pretty centerpiece of red roses and was lighted by nUnieroea shaded candles. The guests Included Mr. and Mrs. A. J.. Eg gers, Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Liver, Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Stoecbe, Mr. snd Mrs. M. Flothow, Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Higgins, Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Behrens, Mr. and Mrs. Henricli, Miss Elisabeth Behrens, Miss Florence Liver, Miss Louise Shiprlglit, Mies Bihler, Miss Wilke, Miaa Henrlch. Miss Olga Btors, Mr. Webb, Mr. Shoedsack, Mr. Arthur and Adolph Storz. Haaaeona Park Clob. Mr.' and Mrs. C. H. Walrath entertained the Hanacom Park Card club Tuesday evening, when the high scores were made by Mrs. E. E Huntley and Mr. Frank Weaver, and the consolation prizes were awarded to Mr. E. H. Holland and Mrs. A. Snyder, fhe members present Included Mr. and Mrs. Frank Weaver, Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Huntley,' Mr. and Mrs. E. H. How land, Mr. and Mrs. A. Snyder, Mr. and Mrs. M. Dowling, Mr. and Mrs. John Steel, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Osborne, Mrs. Frank, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Walrath and Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Walrath. ' Lea Year Party. . One of the most enjoyable affairs of the week was the leap year party given by the "Gamma Delta" girls at the home of Miss Maude Wilcox Monday evening. The house was beautifully decorated with flowers, the color scheme In the parlor being white and yellow, while the dining room waa In red and white, with cut flowers and red-shaded candles on the table. One of the features of the evening waa shooting hearts with a bow and arrow for partners for sunper. Mrs. Wilcox was assisted by Mrs. Louls Stemm. Those 'present were Messrs. Harry Pratt, II. Kee- nan, F. Harm a, W. M. Torry, George Huff, C. Westgate, - Smith," D. Rush. McDonald, R. Talbert, R. Wilcox, Misses Flora Stemm, Marie Kelly. Margaret Myers, Gaeble, Dora Whitney, Constance Bell, McCord, Blanche Westgate, Maude Wilcox, Walstrom. ' Sapper Party. Mr Will Price entertained at supper at the Home, following tba Bt-a-Virrs dan cing party Tuesday evening. His guests were Misses Mable Cook, Eetella Jensen, Delia Jacobson. Luella Heyn, 8tella Chaae. Meaara. Andrew Clark, Byron Hart, Ed ward Burns, Clifford Heyn and Will Price. , It". O. L,. Clab. The H. G. L. club met Tuesday with Mrs. John Jenkins, when the high scores were made by Mrs. L. C. Gllles, Mrs. L. Graves and Mrs. Jenkins. The other members of the club present were. Mrs. Ira Stevens, Mrs. Peter Jessen, Mrs. VW. E. Worley. Mrs. D. C. Westerdahl, Mrs. Dreusedow, Mrs. T. A. Paironnet, Mrs. Charles Maloney, Mrs. M. N. 'Harris, and Mrs. Frank Carson. Sirs.' T. Gentleman was the guest of the club. The next meeting will be with Mrs. Westerdahl. , , a Proeaeellve Pleaaares. The Wlnfleld club will hold its January dancing party, at Chambers' Saturday evening, January 26. The attendance at the parties this year have been very large. on account of the novel features which have been Introduced. These have, beeo originated and executed by a committee appointed for that purpoae. The Kike club will give ita third dance Wednesday evening, at the club rooms. The C. T. club will meet with Mrs. Eu gene Duval ThuredaY, January to. Mrs. G. W. Megeath will give an after, noon tea January 29. Mrs. 8. G. Walker will be the hoateaa for the Internog club at her home, 2612 Davenport street, Thursday afternoon. The Omaha Guards will give a me!al drill and Informal hop at their armory Monday evening, January 27. y Cease aaal Go Goaafa. Mr. Charles Currier of Kansaa City IS spending the week with Miss EIa Mae Brown. ' Jir. and Mrs. Arthur Keellne will leave Saturday for New York City. Enrouts they will visit Mr. and Mrs. Louis Jaques In Chicago and also visit In Buffalo. Feb ruary S they will sail from New York for a Mediterranean crulae. Mr. and Mra. Isaac Carpenter are plan ning on taking the Mediterranean trip the first part of Ffcl'fiery. Mlaa Helen Hahvi will leave Thursday for Kansas City, to be the guest pt Mr. and Mrs. William Grant. Mra. Arthur F. Smith It expected- home next week from a visit In the City ef Mex ico, where she haa been with her parenta, Mr. and Mra. Peycka. L Mr. E. O. Hamilton !eft Monday evening for Brooklyn, . T. Dr. J. C. Kammon4 arrived 1 Omaha Tuesday from a seven months' trip abroad, having spent most of the time In London. Mrs. A. J. Vlerllng has returned from Bock ford, ni., where aha hat been visiting her daughter, svho It attending Rockford college. Miss ' Clare Vlerllng of Chicago returned with Mrs. Vlerllng. Mr. H. Rosenthal la .expected Sunday from F"eno Uck Springs, Waat Baden, Ud. "' Mr. aad Mrs. IL D. Fisher of Florence, Wis., will arrive In Omaha tha last ef the week te be the guests ef their daughter, Mrs A. M. Pinto, for a fortnight, . Mlaa Oatheun of Lancaster, Pa,, who'hM hern the guest Of the Mlases Beckman. leaves Wednesday for her heme. ' Mra Pierre Colon Merlarty will tyve Thursday for viait In Bt. Louie. Mr. and Mra. J. F. Coad left Tuesday evening for Baealsier Springs. Mr. Coad will go to Saa Antonio, Tax., returning to tho Gprlege Xer Mra Coad In a couple of weeks SIXTY-THIRD YEAR New-York Lif e Instiirance Go 346 BROADWAY - - NEW YORK op To the P$licYHolders: lues December 31, 11107, showing the Company 's 1907.. 4.24 4.34 5.03 4.55 I submit below a condensed Balance-Sheet, based on market condition on that date. . ' . Perhaps in no other year of its history have conditions existed which enabled the Company to serve its iolicy holders so widely and so directly. The following facts show, in a general way, actual cash paid to beneficiaries, loaned to and. paid for policy-holders and invested for security "of contracts. Paid to beneficiaries under 8,931 policies which matured by death of insured $22,761,594 f Paid to holders of 2,354 Endowment policies which matured during the year. .5,802,736 Paid to 2,423 Annuitants .T 1,774,484 j Paid, to owners of policies surrendered to company 11,810,853 Paid premiums for policy-holders out of surrender values , 21,843 . - Paid dividends in cash to policy-holders 4,710,461 , - Paid premiums for policy-holders out of dividends 1,166,892 . Direct cash benefits to policy-holders, over , $48,000,000 Paid to 81,000 pojicy-holders in loans on the security of "their policies at 5f0 and without fee or charge, over i ..... . 27,000,000 Paid for investment to cover increase in legal reserve 23,000,000 Total Direct Benefits, Loans to and payments for policy-holders and Increased Reserves, ' over -'. : $103,000,000 As evidence of the efficiency with which your trustees and the Officers of the Company have discharged their duties I invite your attention to these additional facts: . , 1906. Rate of interest earned on total mean investments in Bonds , 4.16 Rate of interest on Bond investment of the year v .1 : . . 4.02 Rate of income actually realized on Real Estate owned 4.85 Rate of income actually realized on Rial Estate Mortgages " 4.44 Dividends to be paid in 1908., $6,200,000 The Company is sound in every part. That it retains the confidence of its members and that its assets are of a high order is conclusively shown by the fact that its caslf income during 1907 was over $102,000,000. It is efficiently serving directly one million people, indirectly' probably five millions, resident in every country of the civilized world. It could with increased economy and mutual advantage better serve directly two millions of people and indirectly ten millions. As one of the forces in society which foster self-respect, cultivate providence, prudence and responsibility it ought, in common with all kindred movements, to be allowed unlimited opportunity, under full publicity. At the present time this Company is by the State limited in its efficiency, limited in its usefulness, and limited in the pro visions which it may make' for the security of your contracts'." , ' In 1905 the raembershp of this Company was disturbed and alarmed by the revelations in life insurance, revela tions which led directly to legislation by New York and by other States. It is impossible now to correct any of the misstatements, misconceptions and misunderstandings of that time; it is too early to attempt to justify either men or companies. Time will do that. But you then asserted yourselves through the force of public opinion, a force against which no man or any body of men can stand fof any length of 'time. Life insurance as a whole was purified. The sections of the Armstrong laws which demand publicity, -compel economies, insure care in investments and protect you against improper transactions with .your funds, have aroused a high sense of Trusteeship They have benefited not only life insurance, but all corporate life, and not a line of those sections should be repealed. But there are other sections which are dangerous and reactionary. They have already checked the growth and progress of life insurance. This is a national calamity. ) The Companies of New York State, whicn for some years prior to 1903 added about $500,000,000 a year to the volume of outstanding insurance, will probably record a large loss in 1907. In 1906 these Companies, lost $150, 000,000. ' . ' . In other words the laws have gone too far. Reform was necessary; but reform discredits and endangers its own achievements when it writes vicious and dangerous principles into the statutes of the state. Against such legislation and against such results you oughA now to assert yourselves through public opinion as emphatically as you did against evils in management in 1903. Your personal interests demand it; your duty as citizens who instinctively rebel against laws which open the door to paternalism and socialism also demands it. Some of the laws which menace your interests and are the product ofja false theory of statesmanship are: 1st. Section 87 New York State Laws. This limits the free surplus a company may hold. The shrinkage in securities within twelve months represents a wider fluctuation by nearly two to one than the margin the law intends the companies to have for contingencies. The section is dangerous and should be repealed, 2d Section 83 New York State Laws. This has substantially put an end to the issue of insur ance on impaired lives, a branch of the business which up to the enactment of these laws was perhaps unsurpassed in real usefulness. The section should, be amended. 1 3d. Section 97 New York State Laws. Under this law the state has undertaken to manage the details of business introducing a vicious principle into legislation. Seeking to prevent extrava gance, the. law prevents growth. The section should be amended. . 4th. Section 96 New York State Laws. This law reverses the present struggle against combi nations in restraint of trade, and directly restrains competition by arbitrarily limiting the output of life companies, even when that output is legally issued and is of unquestioned value to the state. The section hould be repealed. 1 5th. Sections in the Laws of nearly every State in the United States imposing an income tax on life insurance alone and not on any other interest or business thus raiding trust funds, penalizing prudence and thrift, and unjustly discriminating against property dedicated to a sacred use. This company is not merely a corporation, something apart from you. ItVis yours your property to defend and protect. The menace to life insurance just now is not in management, but in legislation. The people have been vigilant and effective against the former; the time has come for them to exercise their rights and their authority against the indefensible aggression of the latter. ' . A pamphlet giving full information about the condition of the company at the close of 1907 will be forwarded on request to any policy-holder or any person interested in life insurance. Further information about existing laws which are restrictive and dangerous, or about laws proposed from time to time in different-legislatures threatening your interests will be gladly furnished, and inquiries regarding 6ucn measures are solicited. New York, January 15, 1908: DARWIN P. KINGSLEY, President. T Balance Sheet, December 31, 1907 ASSETS 1. Real Estate... 1.2,721,861.05, 2. Loans on Mortgages 50,217,704.05 3. Loans on Policies . , 73,236,951.23 4. Loans on Collateral 900,000.00 5. Bonds market vals. Dee. 31, '07 . 334,979,519.85 , 6. Cash , T, Renewed Premiums 8. Interests nud Rents due and ac crued . . , 9,271,727.31 7,487,691.41 5,693,352.96 $494,408,807.87 LIABILITIES T. Policy Reserve 2. Other Policy Liabilities 3. Premiums and Interest Prepaid.. 4. Commissions, Salaries, etc 5 Dividends payable in 1908 6. Additional Reserves on Policies . . 7. Reserve for Deferred Dividends.., 8. Reserve for other purposes .$432,872,357.00 . 5,890,977.35, . 2,311,879.23' 171,141.73 . 6,200,938.18 . t 2,791,558.00 . 35,863,7 16.00 . 8,306,240.38 $494,408,807,87 2Z 4 J)