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lockert aolls carpets.
. Ed Rogers. Tony Faust beer.
Ivwls Cutler, fuueral director. Thon t7.
. Woodilng Undertaking tompiny. Tel. S3,
i For rent, unfurnished rooms. 231 Msln St.
OMB AND BEK OUR 190J WAU PA
l'k 11. H. BUR WICK. 1 B. MAIN.
Mm. Frank Owens In In the Mercy hospi
tal where iihe underwent n serious opera
tion Monday.
I I. Keera Rohrer arrived from Iowa City
yesterday to attend the funeral of his
aunt, Mr. Armour.
Annual 'tSr discount iale on pletun
troubling this week at Alexander's, &i
H way. - Don't miss 11.
A msj-rlag license was issued yesterday
to Klmer II. Burn?, aged 24 and Blanch
Hyrd, aired a4, both of Atlantic, la.
We can fill your orders promptly. Have
' the coal, the new, I he desire to please,
rail either '.phone .75.- fThe Vounclt Uluffs
foal and Ice company.
Tou can net better con! for less money
from William Welch, IS North Main. Tha
reaann , why la because e aella for rath.
Both 'phones 128. Yard 'phone Bell-S77.
.OFFICES SPACF. FOr- r.XTX. I PER
MONTH; CENTRAL Ij "A'l'iON, 8TEAM
HEAT ANT) ELECT I' LTOHT FUR
NISHED. OMAHA V.t .. SCOTT ST.
Wa have the piano fat ha Just tha
ton to suit you. We will save you money
on It, Eajiy terma. A. Hospe Co., 39
Pearl. 2R South Main atreet. Council
Bluffs, la.
Secretary V. D. Empkie haa called the
annual meeting of the Council Bluffa Row
Inn sensciation for next Monday night at
the Grand hotel Instead of for Tuesday
night aa previously announced.
At the regular meeting; of the Woman's
Christian temperance union this afternoon.
Mis Joale Wilson will speak on "Law Kn
forrement," and Mrs. Magerty and Mrs.
Wills will lead the discussion. Mrs. K.IIm
Sweet will fronduct the devotional exercises.
The congregation of the Second Fresby
terlan church will meet Thursday rvcnlne
at the church to consider the matter of
extending; a call to one of the ministers
who supplied tha pulpit aa candidates for
' the pastorate alnce the departure of Rev.
Grant B. Wilder.
The funeral of Peter Carlson, who died
In the city jail a few daya afro, will be
held Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock from
Outler'a undertaking rooms and burial
will he In Walnut Hill cemetery. Fulling
to hear from any relatives of the deceased
Contractor O'Connor of Ulenwood, for
whom Curlaon had worked for several
years, arranged for the funeral through
his local representative, P. B. Sullivan.
The funeral of fhe late Mrs. Emma
Armour will be held this afternoon at 2
o'clock from the residence of Mr. nnd
Mrs. M. F. Rohrer. Vine street and
burial will be In Falrvlew cemetery. The
services wll be conducted by .1. Allen
Harris and Miss Miles, readers of the First
Church of Christ, scientist, of which de
ceased was rt member. The following
have been selected aa pallbearers, H. W.
.Hinder. Krnmet Tlnley, Fred Johnson. W.
IX Hardin, Thomas E. C'avin, and C. A.
Lauhacli. '
Mrs. Peter Hartwig. who conducts a. res
taurant on Bryant street, complained to
the police yesterday afternoon that she
had given an employe known to her only
as Maurice or Morris, but whether It was
his Christian or surname she did not
know. 120 to purchase some meat with and
that the fellow had not returned with the
meat or the change. At the Metropolitan
hotel where the man roomed, .the police
learned he was known as Morris, but be
yond that could secure no information
about him.
John W. Overton has brought suit
against the. aired, railway company for
$7,240 for the loss of the services of his
wife. Anna Overton, who was Injured
October 7, last, by being thrown from a
atreet car while alighting as the result of
stepping on a piece of banana skin which
had huen dropped on the rear platform
of the ear by a passenger. The plaintiff
alleges that owing to his wife's accident
he waa compelled to alwndon his work and
attend to the management of the board
ing house which they conducted. Mrs.
Overton, brought suit some time ago
against the. street railway company for
damages.
BENKKIT FOB HOSPITAL FCXn
i;iks llnstrrls Play to Miandlnat
Room Crowd.
The "Colossal Minstrel Show," given at
the New theater rast night under the aus
pices of Council ""Bluffs 'lodge of Elks for
the benefit of the Jennie Edmundson
Memorial hospital, - was well worth the
price of admission. If the expenses were
not too high the hospital ought to derive a
neat sum from the entertainment, for It
was well patronized. Every seat in the
parquet and balcony . was occupied and
standing room waa at a premium.
Victor E. Bender In the opening olio
held the post of distinction and performed
the part of - Interlocutor with such ease
that some of hla friends are Inclined to
the opinion that at one time of hla career
he must have, been In. the minstrel busi
ness. Carl Jielter assisted and It Is some
what superfluous to men! Ion that he was a
prominent feature of tne entertainment.
Those taking part In the show were:
Manipulators of the Glwny-K. I. Doug
las. Perry Badolet, Charles M. Scanlan,
Tom Green. Alex. Van Praag.
Wteldt-rs of the Sheepskin Joe Smith, E.
L. Duquette, Frank True, J. K Long, Hal
Thompson.
The Chirping Contingency Dr. Claude
Iewls, J. R. Gerke, W. 8. Rlgdon. C. 8.
Haverstock, J. I. Mulqueen, C. W. Kol
ker, Mllo O. 8mlth, Guy Palmer, Harry
Veategsrd, Thomas Metcalf, Dr. T. P.
Lacy. Dr. Rlckenbach. Zenophin Kynett,
George -Wick ham, Charles Beno, J. D.
Kvans, Charles fc-'alea, P. C. lie Vol, L H.
Culler. Frank C. Hiker, Herbert Tlnley,
George Hamilton, C. F. Hraun. W. W.
Wilson, P. J. McBrlde. Robert Wallace. H
Dr. Don McRea, Mr. Empkie. Dr. R. B.
Tubes. J. F. Wilcox, T. N. Peterson. A.
K. Hunter. Charles paschel, T. A. Halkcr,
V. E. Bender, Will Schnorr. George 11.
Mayne. J. J. Hiss, Dr. Boston, Tom Mal
oney. 5. F. Martin. Alex. Bengston, Elmer
Minnlck.
At noon the "minstrels," attired In plug
hats, frock coats and currying canes and
preceded by a brass band, paraded the
town, Juat the same as it they were the
real thing. They attracted considerable
attention along the line of march and they
probably feel satisfied that the parade
helped more or less to swell the box office
receipts.
Matters la District Court.
Vic Dale, who waa Jointly Indicted with
J. M. Williams and Uoldie Kirk on the
charge of stealing a bracelet and ring from
a Council Bluffs Jewelry store, entered a
plea of guilty In district court yesterday
and was sentenced by Judge Thornell to
n Indeterminate term In the Anamosa pen
itentiary. In passing "sentence the court
advised young Dale of what his conduct
should be at the reformatory to assure him
early release by the Board of Parole.
Dale, Williams and the young woman were
arrested In Omaha, where the stolen Jew
elry was recovered. Williams pleads not
guilty and claims that he was in Lincoln
at the time the Jewelry was stolen.
Deputy Sheriff Groneweg received word
yesterday morning from the office of Gov
ernor Cummins that the requisition papers
for l.eon Loxier, under arrest in Denver,
Colo., had been granted, notwithstanding
tha. objections filed, by Losler's attorne).
The papers have been sent to Sheriff Can
ning, who Is in Denver, and he probabjy
will arrive here with Loiier tonight or
Thursday morning.
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NEWS OF IOWA
BLUFFS
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MINISTERS TO TAKE A HAND
Propose to Make All Candidates Go on
Record With Written Pledges.
FIGHT AGAINST ALL WHO REFUSE
Members of Association, Howerer,
Are Mot t'nnnlmon on the Pro
poaal to Pinter the Po
litics! Field.
The Ministerial association of Council
Bluffs, It la announced, intends to take an
active part in the city campaign. Between
this and next Monday, at which time the
association will hold ft. regular weekly
sesrlon, candidates for municipal offices
may expect to be called Upon by com
mittees from the church pastors. The can
didates, according to the plan of tiic minis
ters, will find themselves called upon to
tell the pastors exactly where they stand
as to law enforcement.
Should any candidate. It Is stated, decline
to accede to the demand of the committee
which calls upon him and pledge himself
to do all In his power to enforce the Jaws
governing the saloons, gambling houses
and other resorts, he is to be repudiated
and blacklisted by the Ministerial associa
tion. Further than this, It Is said, that the
Ministerial association will use all the In
fluence at Its command to bring about the
defeat of any candidate who refuses to
give such a pledge.
In the case of the several candidates for
mayor, It is the Intention of the Ministers!
association, as announced, to 'require such
candidates to give their pledge In writing,
so that should any one of the mayoralty
candidates try to "gig 'back" at any time
he can be confronted and brought to lme
without the document.
The committees appointed to "Interview"
the candidates are to report at the meeting
of the association next Monday morning.
The ministers, however, have not as yet
decided whether tho reports of the com
mittees will be made public or not.
As to the association making public any
of Its' work or proceedings. Rev. J. M.
Williams, pastor of Broadway Methodist
church, on of the most active members of
the organization, said yesterday: "The
press committee has the right to give out
what It pleases to whom It pleases. At
present, 'Rev. Charles Mayne, pastor of
Trinity Methodist church, the president of
the association. Is the press committee."
Rev. O. O. Smith, pastor of the First
Congregational church, in reply to a ques
tion as to the policy of the association
making public Its proceedings through the
press, said. "Well, we have been rather dis
organized as an association for some
weeks, but we have an eleotlon of officers
in anothsr week and other business will
be attended to. I think the press will be
taken care of In the future In an impartial
manner."
It is no secret that not all the members
of the Ministerial association are In favor
of the association taking an active part as
an organization In politics. At the same
time tfiey feel that any individual member
Is at liberty to do as he deems best.
BO A It D OF KDI'CATIOy MEETING
.,
Member Hlllpaek Questions l.ea-allty
of Appropriation.
At the montlly session of the Boaid of
Education last night, McmlK-r Killpack
questioned the legality of the action of
the beard In allowing Superintendent Clif
ford his traveling expenses to and from
Washington, D. C, where he will nttend
the annual meeting of the National Teach
ers' association, which will be held the last
week of this moiith. (
When the motion to allow Mr. Clifford
two weeks leave to attend this meeting and
visit schools in the east, Mr. Killpack asked
if that Included the payment of the super
intendent's expensos, as If It did It waa il
legal, he said. The motion to grant the
leavt) of absence was put first and received
tho entire vote of the board, but when the
matter of allowing Mr. Clifford his travel
ing expenses was brought up, Mr. Killpack
voted against it.
President Tlnley expressed his opinion
that the action of the board was legal.
Mr. Klllpack's vote was the only one
against the allowing of the traveling ex
penses, but before allowing the matter to
drop, he intimated that possibly he would
test the legality of the action of the board
In the courts, as he said, "I would ask the
secretary how soon he expects to issue the
warant to Mr. Clifford. I may aee tit to
test the legality of this action in court."
Secretary Ross assured Mr. Killpack that
the warrant would not be Issued until the
oucher had been approved by the board.
A committee of citizens rrom the western
part of the city, headed by Councilman
Hendrix, who acted as spokesman, ap
peared before the board with a request
that the new school for that section of the
city, for which at the last school election
$15,000 was voted, he built as soon aa possi
ble, and that It be. located between Thir
teenth and Eighteenth streets, either on
Avenue F or Avenue G. The board as
sured the committee that the school would
be built and ready for occupancy by the
new school year, which opens in Septem
ber, but that the exact location had not
been decided upon. The board also as
sured the committee that It would give its
request as to location full consideration.
Li connection with the same matter a
con unicatlou from Former Mayor M. F.
'Rohrer was read. At the time a school
was asked for In this section of the city
Mr. Rohrer of fered ' to donate a site pro
vided the school was named the M. F.
Rohrer school. In bis letter to tha board
Mr. Rohrer said he was still willing to
abide by his promise and offered five lots
between Avenues B and C and Sixteenth
and Seventeenth streets. He suggested,
however, that tho school be named "The
John Beach Beers School," after the
father of Mrs. Rohrer, who was a pioneer
resident and the first wholesale groor of
Council ttlufs. Mr. RohreV's offer was re
ferred lo the committee having the matter
of the site in charge.
The contract for J razing the old high
school building was awarded to Nets Jen
sen on his bid of I77. Other bidders were:
J. B. Street, 660; T. H. Schmidt. 13.136;
Hollenbeck brothers company, fl.786; Price
Gibson. J2.000; H. II. Finch, 11,2; I.ile
Pennell S1.0C8. Under the contract all
brick must be cleaned and piled up on the
grounds, all nails removed from lumber as
far as possible and the lumber assorted
and neatly stacked. The building Is to be
torn down to the foundations.
. A petition signed by luu residents of that
Did nature give you a plain, face? N hat
of it? Mike your hair so handsome that
every onaf will forget your face. Make
them talk only of the softness, richness,
and marvelous beauty of your hair.
Ayer's Hair Vif.or, "the new kind,"
does not color the h sir. ? - 7r .
I-owM. M nM ft.
neighborhood asked that a two-room ad
dition be built to the North Eighth street
school. The petition was referred to the
committee o the whole.
The resignations of Miss Hattle Ross of
the Washington avenue teaching force and
Miss Mary Hunter of the Avenue B school
were received and accepted. New teachers
elected were: Miss F.lizabth White, Coun
cil Bluffs, salary $40; Miss Grace Griffith,
Council Blufs, salary J46: Miss Lida Voor
hees. Council Bluffs, salary SMI, Miss Edith
Rist, Glenwood, salary
Superintendent Clifford's statistical re
port for the six weeks of school ending
January 34 follows:
Entire enrollment, boys. 2,750; girls, 2.81 ;
total. Mil. Monthy enrollment, boys. 2,BS4;
girls, il.7'i6: total, 6.'.T1. Average daily at
tendam e, 4.R24.7&. Per cent of attendance.
1I5.79I Number cases of tardiness. 3ti7.
Number neither absent nor tardy, i57S.
N. Y. numbing Co. Tel. 250. Night,. L).
Cass Connty for Allison.
ATLANTIC. la., Feb. B.-(8pecial.)-Polltlcs
has begun to liven up in this
place. County candidates are now circu
lating their pel 1 1 ions for nominations un
der the new primary law, but as yet there
has been no opposition developed to John
W. 8eotl for representative.. The only con
test now apparent is for the office ot clerk
of tho courts, where Lawrence Forsyihe,
present deputy clerk and George E. Pen
nell, an expert accountant In the employ
of fhe state, are active candidates. There
Is rumor of a warm fight for county attor
ney and recorder and county superintend
ent, but none have yet publicly announced
themselves for the position, though there
are several for each place quietly work
ing among their friends. There will prob
ably be no opposition to Auditor Herbert
and Sheriff Duval, as they are serving
ther first terms. The primary election
promises to create much enthusiasm and
bring out a large vote. The sentiment of
the county on the question of United
States senator seems to be overwhelmingly
In favor of Allison.
Rivalry for lnterorban Lines,
IOWA FALL8, la.. Feb. 5. (Special.)
There seems to be a spirited rivalry over
stock subscriptions to intcrurbans in
northwest Iowa and the two proposed
lines are being heartily welcomed by both
country and town with substantial stock
subscriptions. The Sioux City-Spirit
Lake line has been welcomed to Hospers
and Hartley the last week, the former
town subscribing $8,000 In stock and tho
latter $5,000. The Ft. Dodge-Spirit Lako
line is equally as fortunate and at Em
metsburg and other points on the. line,
liberal subscriptions of stock and right-of-way
donations have been made tho
proposed line. '
Retrenchment of Rnllroads.
IOWA FA LI A la., Feb. 4.-(SpeciaI.-The
"retrenchment and reform" policy of
the railroads in Iowa is not confined
wholly to the reduction In train service,
the abolition of station agents, etc. On the
Milwaukee rond In northern Iowa the sec
tion hands are made to feel the "saving"
policy of the big corporation and the wages
of these workmen havn been reduced to
$1.12 per day, a basis of living a little above
the bare necessities of life at the prevail
ing high prices for food and wearing ap
parel. fw Rrldace at Clinton.
CLINTON, la., Feb. 4. (Special.) This
morning the Chicago &. Northwestern com
menced Iron work on the new three
track bridge over the Mississippi. Iron
for one span, the 200-foot channel span be
tween Willow Island and the Illinois shore,
has arrived, it requiring threo trains to
trannport the Iron for a single span of
the new bridge, so heavy and substantial
Is the material which will be used In the
new structure. The Clinton bridge will be
the heaviest on tho Mississippi river.
Printing; OrHec Burned.
LEMARS. la.. Feb. 5. (Special Tele
gram.) Fire broke out In the office of the
Lemars Printing company this afternoon,
causing a loss of $26,000. The Icmais
Printing company's loss is $15,000, with
$S,0tO insurance. J. C. Gillespie, owner of
the Sentinel, places his loss at $4,000. with
$2,000 Insurance. The loss on building Is
$5,000. Both firms will secure other build
ings and re-engage in business immedi
ately. Iowa Men Motes.
CRESTON S. Swenbank, a Crawford.
Neb., man, who bus ben here for some
time visiting, leaves for his home tonight,
taking with him eleven lmportcdV horses
purchased here.
OTTl'MWA Josle Woods, aged 24 years,
was found in the snow two miles from
home with her hands and feel badly
frozen. She Is In u dangerous condition
und may not live.
CRESTON A report comes from Ottum
wa that the rumor Is current there, that
the Burlington road Is planning to still
farther reduce Us operating expenses by
reducing the rank of lta high salaried em
ployes In the near future.
CRESTON A sale of mules held here
laet Saturday was said to be the finest lot
of animals ever brough into tho sale ring
at this place. The herd numbered twenty
four head and all were sold, fancy prices
prevailing all the way from $2S to $'K)0 per
head. Prominent stockmen were in at
tendance from all over the country. The
animals were brought hero from Bedford.
CRKftTON County Superintendent F. M.
Abbott went to Des Moines today, where
he is on a committee with five other prom
inent stale educators of the State Reading
Circle board, to devise plans for a sys
tematic course of reading for the teachers
of the state by recommending the hooks
to be read the coming year. A business
manager is also to be appointed to this
committee.
CRESTON At a meeting of the city
council last night, that body pledged Its
support to the promoters of the district
fair and voted to extend to the associa
tion the exclusive control of the streets,
alleys and public grounds of the city dur
ing the dates of the fair that the associa
tion might be able to furnish proier en
tertainment and to control all hack and
vehicle service and that the association re
ceive all licenses and revenues from all
services during the fair. About a week
ago the Business Men's club discussed this
same subject and also voted its moral and
financial support to the fair backers. For
the last six yearse the fair has been a
money-loser and these steps are taken to
asjiure its promoters of a better support
than it lias heretofore received.
FORT DODGE The fourth annual meet
ing of the Farmers' Grain Dealers' asso
ciation of Iowa will be held in this city
February 13 and 14, and la expected to
eclipse any former meeting of the asso
ciation. Many prominent speakers have
been secured, among them Hon. I'. J. Mc
Cumber, I'nlted States senator from North
Dakota; Hon. George H. Maxwell of Wash
ington, D. C, Hon. 8. H. Greeley of Chi
cago and Hon. Charles Adkins of Rement,
III. Attorney General Byers. Hon. J. H.
Allen of PocahontaJi. Hon. Paul E Btillman
of Jefferson, Hon. C. II. Hackler of Fort
Dodg and Hon. M. F. Healy of Fort
Dodge will also address the association
during the convention. Sessions of the
ronentlon will be held In the armory and
headquarters will be at the Duncombe
hotel.
ATLANTIC Sunday marked the opening
of the slate campaign here for a resub
mission of the prohibitory amendment to
the people of Iowa. There was two mass
meetings held In the Congregational and
Methodist Episcopal churches, that were
largely attended and addressed by Rev. W.
C. Barber of the Anti-Kaloon leagu of the
state and M. T. Butterfield. another prom
inent worker in the same cause. Both men
gave forcible and convincing talks In favns
or me resubmission and a history of the
saloon fight in the state. They are en
gaged this week In making speeches in the
other towns In this county and from here
tho fight will be carried to all the other
counties In the state. Much enthusiasm
was provoked by the talks and the tem
perance people expect la make a great
fight here this scaaoa
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WAR ON THE BOOTLEGGERS
Miners and Mine Managers Propose to
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CAUSE OF TROUBLE ON PAYDAYS
lampalnn for Mayor and Commission
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Warm Candidates Are Bring;
Pnt On the Hack.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
Dt:s MOINKS, Feb. 5. -(Special. )-Led
by William Buxton of Buxton, la., real
miners of Iowa are conducting a campaign
against bootleggers, who Infest tho coal
mine camps of the state. The shooting of
C. H. Morris, one of the largest coal mine
operators of the state, by J. C. Cain, who
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large number of miners who lose several
days each pay day, and aside from this the
sale of liquor breeds lawlessness, which
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Violation of Constitution.
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torneys for the plafntlff have filed a mo
tion lo have the suit reinstated on the
pround that the court violated the consti
tution and exceeded his powers In not sub
mitting the case to the Jury.
Disappointed in Search.
Mrs. William Quinn of Greenville, Miss.,
who has been searching for years for her
brother, thought she had discovered him
In tho person of John Burke of this city.
She alleged that he was hit over the head
and knocked from a boat Into tho Missis
sippi river, and though hn swam ashore,
forgot oil his past. Including his name,
which is Dooley. Today sho saw the man
at his home north of this city, but the
Identification marks did not tally and she
lias left disappointed but not entirely sat
isfied. Opens Headquarters.
Governor Cummins has leased quarters In
the new. Fleming block, where he will
shortly open headquarters for his campaign
for senator.
Lake Bed Hearing;.
Before the governor and other members
of the executive council today there was
a hearing on the draining of one of the
numerous lake beds of Palo Alto county.
Farmers living adjoining the lako desire It
drained since It would make excellent
farming land. Others claim thnt tho lake
ia a valuable asset to the beauty of the
scenery of northern Iowa and desire It pre
served. The policy of the executive coun
cil has been to preserve lake beds where
evcr they were In fact lakes and not
merely swamps.
Klarhfh District Convention Called.
CKKSTOX, Fob. 6. (Special.) Chairman
William F. Stipo of the republican con
gressional committee of the Klghth district
has issued a call for a delegate convention
of republicans to he held in this city
March 6 at 2:30 p. in. for the purpose of
selecting two delegates and two alternates
to represent this district In the national
convention ut Chicago, June Jij. and to
transact such other business as may prop
erly coruo befuie it. The basis of rep
resentation In this district will be one
delegate for each 2uu votes or fraction
thereof, not less than 100. cast fur Gov
ernor Cummins in 1906. On that basis
Union will be entitled to eleven delegates,
Ringgold nine. Lucas nine. Decatur nine,
Appanoose ten, Adams seven, Chirk seven,
Fremont eight. Fago ten, Taylor nine,
Wayne nine. Total ninty-elght. Necessary
to choice fifty.
BANKERS' GUARANTY COMPANY
Kansas tttorarr tieacral Gives
Opiulon Such Omanliatiou
' May Bp Formed.
TOFKKA. Kan., Feb. J The few re
maining members of the legislaturu will
meet this afterno-jn und declare a final
adjournment of the special session. A con
ference was held today at the attorney
generals office between Attorney General
Ja.kson and Senator Fitzpatrlck and
Waggener. The attorney general gave an
opinion that under existing laws a bankers'
guaranty and trust company may he organ
ized. Senator Waggener axid that surh a
company composed of many of the states
strongest bankers was now being vrgan
lied with 1.0W).(i capital.
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BRYAN BEFORE CIVIC FORUM
Nebraskan Addresses Famous Organ
ization on "Thou Shalt Not Steal."
DEFINES NEW KIND OF LARCENY
rrlvate Monopoly, Gambling- In Oralis
and Slocks and Watering;
of Stocks Are De
nounced. NEW TOnK, Feb. 6.-Taking the eighth
commandment as his text. William J.
Bryan pointed out to the Civic Forum lnat
night the possibilities of larceny In viola
tion of the law and what he said was of
still greater Importance larceny through
the operation of the law.
Carnegie hull, as usual nt gatherings of
the Civic Forum, was filled by an audience
representative of business and the pro
fessions and In which was reflected the
various shades of public opinion. F.dwurd
M. Shcpard Introduced Mr. Bryan who was
received with spirited hondclapplng, the
applause being frequently renewed dur
ing the course of his address. Mr. Brynn
said:
To steal or to commit larceny may be
defined as the wrongful taking ol another's
property. Law writers Imve divided lar
ceny Into two classes petit larceny and
grand larceny tho former term being used
when the property stolen Is of little vhIik
and the latter when the value is grenter.
There Is tendency In. modern times to
divide grand larceny Into twoo classes, so
that now wo are Inclined to think of lar
ceny as petit larceny, grand larceny and
glorioua larceny. By glorious larceny I
do not refer to the policy which nations
have indulged in of taking tliu property (
other nations by force an act that Is some
times described as not only innocent, but
even patriotic; I refer to that tendency
quite discernible at the present clay, to re
gard stealing upon a large scale as less
reprehensible than stealing upe-n a small
scale.
Is it stretching the definition of larceny
to make It cover the wrongful '?.k!ng of
a man's property through unjust legisla
tion? I am aware that It Is not possible to ad
vise any system of taxation which will
be perfectly fair and absolutely equitable,
but 1 am afraid that we have not always
made Justice und fairness the first con
sideration. The subject of private monopoly furnishes
another illustration of larceny and here It
It not petit larceny nor even grand lar
ceny; It arises to the proportions of a
glorious larceny not only because of the
amount taken, but because of the respecta
bility of those who receive the stolen
goods. I insist that the commandment
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"Thon Shalt Not Steal," applies as mucb
to the monopolist as to the hlghwaymSp,
and we shall not make any material prog
ress In tho protection of the peoplw from
private monopolies until we are prepared
to obliterate tho line that society lias
drawn between the ordinary thief and the
larger criminal who holds up society and
plunders the public! through tha Instru
mentality of private monopoly.'
And will I be entering upon forbidden
ground If I question the moral character
of those financial transactions which have
resulted In the issuing of watered stock
and fictitious capitalization? I hope 1
shall not be thought guilty of impropriety
In suggesllng that the commandments
which are binding upon the rest of the
world ought not lo ha suspended In tha
region of Wall street. If we were able
to make an exact calculation of the amount
of money taken from an unsuspecting pub
lic each year by the issue of stocks and
bonds known lo be worth less than the.
amount for which they ore sold, we would
probably find that the total amount stolen
In this way Is larger than the amount
stolen by all of the criminals who have
been sent to the penitentiary during (he
year for pe'lt larceny or grand larceny.
Gambling Is one of the worst of vices,
and gambling in stocks and In farm
products Is tho most destructive form in
which the vice appears. Measured by tha
number of suicides caused by the New
York Stock exchange, Monte Carlo la an
innocent pleasure resort by comparison.
Measured by the amount of money chang
ing hands, the contrast Is still greater in
favor of Monte Carlo, and measured by
the Influence upon those who do not gam
hie, the evils of Monte Carlo are Insig
nificant when compared with he evils of
New York commercial gambling houses.
The New York Stock cxenansTe has gradu
ated more embezzlers llinn Fagln's school
did thieves. The natural laws of supply
nnd demand ought to regulate prices, but
these laws are entirely suspended when a
of dollars lo the market value of one
product or take millions of dollars from
the value of another product. It has' been
asserted without denial that f9 per cent
of the New York purchases and sales of
stock and of produce are merely beta upon
the 'market value, with no Intention on
the part of the vendor to deliver or on
the part of the purchaser to receive. Thla
Is not business; It is not commerce: It Is
not speculal ion it Is common, vulgar
rambling, and when the ordinary chances
that the gambler takes are added the ex
traordinary chance due to the secret ma
nipulation of the market by those whn
are on 'he Inside, the stock market becomes
worse than an honestly ronducted gambling
reort.
The commandment "Thou Shalt Not
Steal." will not have the weight that It
ought to have among men until it la si
construed as to bring the feeling of g-ullt
and of shame to those who draw from the
common store more than they add in ser
vice. If we can but create a sentiment
which will mak men "shamed, not only
of wrong doing, hut of idleness aa well, and
fil them with an earnest desire to mske
renerous returns to society for sll the
hlc'slnars that society confers. It will be
easier r nrevent those varieties which are
so difficult to def(n and which the officers
it law find It hard to detect and
punish.
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