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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 20. IPOS. 3 5I1ER1FFS PILE UP ' FEES Holding: of rriscnfrs Thirty Dayi . Expensive for the State, IICH UNCERTAIN ABOUT PASSE3 lock Island Overland Llnllril "till la the "aowrirlft Ttrrlr Miles Oat of Unrftln tate Fair . ' Appointments. irrom a man torresponaeni. LINCOLN, Feb. 19 3perlal.) By rea son of the fart that 'the sheriffs of Kan caster, Ivmglas and Sarpy counties kept their state prisoners In the county Jail the full thirty days allowed by law It coot the lata mors ilurtna the last ton months for prisoners brought 'from those counties to-1 the penitentiary tharf from . many other eountlea which are farther Vnty. Notwith standing the Lancaster county Jail Is within two ane a half miles of the stale prison, and tha Institutions are connected by street railway, It cost the atate an average of 121.14 per trip, and an average of 11873 per prisoner; Douglas county fc3.12 per trip and $22.60 per prisoner; SRrpy I3f.66 per trip; per prisoner. This Includes hoard for pris oners, railroad fare and all Incidental ex penses of bringing the prisoner to the pen itentiary. Saline county prisoners cost the ntate $9.68 each. This Is the lowest average cost of any of tha counties. The period in which this expense was Incurred Is from Apill 1. 19OT to January 81. If. It Is only fair to say that Sheriff llralley of Douglas county Is now bringing prisoners to the penitentiary as soon as possible after con viction, which during the coming year-will reduce the cost to the slate. The follow ing shows the counties and the number of trips made during the ten months to the penitentiary at Lincoln; the nuinbcY of prisoners conveyed, the number of trips, the total cost and the average cost per pris oner, Including board of prisoner in county jail: No. Av. per prison- No. Total prison County, oners, trips, cost. oners. Douglas 2? 17 $ W..lO Lancaster IS 14 ?' Buffalo v "l Richardson 7 6 1-4.3-' U- Jefferson 5 4 Deuel B 2. Dawea 6 3 2J2.U Hall 4 4 M.U I' Barny 4 3 Saline 3 3 S?.M ?'' til.nn 3 2 lil.WF Cherry ............ 3 t Hamilton 3 2 Platte 2 Custer 3 3 ltox Butte 2 Hurt 3 3 Kranklln - 2 Otoe 2 2 fuming 2 2 Valley 3 1 Ad urns 2 1 Thayer il 2 143. 7H 4i.W 4 ;c 14.11 69.11 19-71 St. (IN 2S.C.1 l:lt.72 41.24 21. M M.S7 2iii . 13. 4S 1 17.10 ;',4.L't 25. w Id.i'.i Hi. S3 4'.'. 7i il.'JH llorl.n 2 2 .! Nemaha, 2 2 31.!') U.a lieya Fnha -J V I 'J-'- Cheyenne -2 2 .fw l.intoln If '":"J l.yd ..J 5 8 57.M l'!.elps I 1 J'-" flay 1 1 lf J Ktanton 1 1 l' Knox 1 1 32'2 Ked Willow ..... 1 1 !- Seward 1 1 fuss 11 Sheridan 1 .1 Johnson 1 1 Dawson 1 1 '-4-21 York 1 1 Cdar 1 1 32. oh JaK 1 1 1-! ' ' Nanco 1 1 22. 4 Totals t!8 113 $3,430.18 $24.86 It cost the 'state $248.29 to convey twenty three boys to the Boys Industrial school at Kearney, ox $10.79 per boy at an average sf $14.W per trip. Klght of tha Douglaa county boys were sent to the school un accompanied by an officer. It cost $11(3.42. an average of $19.54 per boy or $27.92 per trip to convey ten boys from Lancaster county to the school. Retars of Fugitives. The report of K. B. Fairfield, state ac countant, from whloh the above figures were taken, shows that $6,?J6.27 of the "Fugitives from Justice fund has been "spent out of a total appropriation of $20,0)0. The largest single warrant drawn on this fund was $220.72. The fugitive was Danlil Vesterman, charged with embezzlement and arrested at Astoria, Ore. He was re turned to Knox county. The smallest war rant drawn Was for "$19.07 for the return of Basil Mullen of Douglas county, from Le nore, la. ' In all there were twenty-one trips made on requisition papers' for twenty-seven fugitives at an average cost of $85 per trip. (A these twenty-one trips Douglas county ftgents made six; Lancaster, 4; Red Wil low 2; Scotts' Bluff, Saunders, Knox. Johnson, Richardson, Keya Paha, Cass, Holt,' and Sioux counties, one each. The total cost of these trips was $1,784.98. Ip addition to this expenditure the cost of tate rewards, boarding and conveying prisoners to the penitentiary, conveying boys and girls to Industrial schools and ra- Nervous vtmtn should profit by Mrs. liar ton's experience with jLydla K. 1'lnk.ham'a Compound. Mrs. Helen Barton, of 27 Tear non Street, Chicago, I1L, rrites to Mrs. Pmkham: " X was all run-down, and on the verge of nervous prostration from overwork , and worry, and 111 In bed, when I began taking" Lydia E. PlnUham's Vegetable Compound. After I had taken it a week I commenced to get bstter. I continued it use, my nervous trouble disappeared, ' and I am completely restored to health. I hope Lydia E. PioUham'a Vegetable Compound will benefit other women as it has me." . . FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN. ' For thirty yearn Lydia E.-l'ink-ham'a Vegetable Coinnoimd, made from roots and herbs, has been' the tandard remedy- for female ills, and h as posit i ve ly eured t housands of women who have been troubled with displace nients, iuflammation,ulrt-ration, fibroid tumors, irrejrularitiea, periodic pain, backache, that bearing-down feeling, flatulency, indifea tion,dizz4np88,or uervoua piobtration. Why don't you try it ? Mrs. Plntbam invites all sick women to write her for advice. Rh has guided tliuuHauds to oaitu. Address, Lynn, Mas. MM EL f wkal Oiy drink T at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel 4 SCOTCH 6 COMBER mist. WHISKIES, The Waldorf Importation Company Waldorf-Astoria HoH. NCW TOM turn of wards of the state from other states was paid from the fund for return ing fugitives from Justice.1 Rich Confers on Taasra. Edson Rich, attorney for the l.'nlon Pa cific Railroad company, galled onl the State Railway commission th's afternoon and discussed the pbfs question. Mr. Rich was Informed that unless his company withdrew .the passes srntut to the law yers, surgenns and newspapers prosecu tions would be started. When he left town Mr. Rich was not sure Just what he Vould do. The matter of passes Is sued to surgeons bothered Mr, Rich more than did the other passes. These surgeons, he said, were employed and paid a monthly salary. In addition to the salary the surpeon received a psss. One surgeon In Omaha, he said, treated IW railroad em ployes In one month, the surgeon also treating the family of the injured or slckJ employe. Many of the surgeons, the attor ney said, disliked to be prosecuted, but frogi a humanitarian standpoint he said they had to be employed, and as they are freuently called out they are compelled to have transportation. Insurance Klatat Kept I p. Charles Goes, as attorney for members of the Bankers'' Reserve Life Insurance company of Omahn, has filed a protest with Auditor Searle against the -use of tha name. "The Rankers' Reserve Life." by members of the original company, who de sire to form a stock company. The com plainants against the organization of a stock company In place of the old mutual company wre defeated In the district court of Douglas county. It is reported they will appeal from that decision, and In the meaintlme they have protested to the auditor. The only change In the name by the proposed cofpany is the word "the" prefixed. Sheldon Goes to Cass. Governor Sheldon will attend, the Cass county republican convention tomorrow. The governor Is deeply Interested In secur ing a delegation to Chicago pledged to the support of Secretary Taft and he will make a speech at the meeting tomorrow. Collection for I.lncolnMononiet. The Abraham Lincoln Centennial Mem orial Fund of Nebraska is what Addison Walt has named the association which will take up a collection for a monument to be erected on the State-house grounds. In memory of the martyred president. Gov ernor Sheldon has been chosen president of the association; George C. Junkin, secre tary; Treasurer Brian, treasurery, and Addison Wait corresponding secretary. The following trustees were chosen: i. M. Katon, K. M. Searle, Jr Wt T. Thompson, J. L. McBrlen. In 1903 the legislature' ap propriated JlO.OOO for a monument to Abra ham Lincoln to become available at any time the city of Lincoln contributed a like amount. The city of Lincoln failed to com up to the scratch. Train 81111 stalled. Xiie Rock .Island cuntineulal llailled ex press Is still stalled In a snowdrift near Prairie Home, twelve mires from Lincoln, but it is hoped to get out some time to night. Aside from the enforced delay which has continues since i o'clock yester day afternoon, the passengers have suf fered no great inconvenience. The dining car Is well supplied and the coaches are kept comfortable. Trains on other roads were generally on time today, so far as the main lines are concerned, but mere staled or delayed on many of the branch lines. In and around Lincoln, today, conditions were nearly normal except that rural mall carriers were unable to make their trips. Increase I it Mataal lasaranee. M1NDEN, Neb., Feb. 19. (Special.) The Scandinavian Mutual Aid association of Nebraska held Its annual meeting today, It elected 8. J. Johnson, president; A. nos trum, vice president; Arvld Anderson, sec retary, and three new directors for three years. The usual routine business was conducted. The report of the secretary showed a net gain for 1907 over 1"6 In In surance on the books of the company. In the aum of $39,000. The company amended their by-laws and policy form so that hereafter whenever a member fractures a leg a certain percentage of the policy will be paid to the Insured, to- be deducted later from the face of the policy. Despite the very Inclement weather a good at tendance was present. .Nebraska Aewa Notes. COLL MB-1 S The I'nlon Pacific railroad Is storing l.JW tons of ice here, shipping it all from Laramie. Wyo. WYMORB-Fulton & Son. marble dealers of this city, are experimenting with 'the granite boulders which abound on the hills near here. They think these big rocks may t un.-d for bases for monuments and other kimtrcd purposes. The boulders, which are of Klucier deposit, representing several va rietlei and grades of granite, have always been a nuisance to farmers. W YMORB The Rex theater has changed hands. E. K. Wonder of this city buy Inn from Joe Fell and'C. lido Ramsdell. Mr. Courier took possession yesterday. He Intends gitUng an the Crawford vaude ville cVrcuit as soon as possible. Mr. Fell will go to the Atlantic coast to visit his parents. Mr. Kamsdell will continue to run the company's theater In Marysvllle, Kan. ' KKARNBY-A11 bids for the building of the new Bi. Luke s Episcopal church have bijen rejected, 'i'lie vestry and construction committee will hereafter sre to the build ing of the new church. W. H. Crosaley is the superintendent. The new church will have a seating capacity of nearly (Ku Rev. Archdeacon Coh the pastor of 8t. Luke's church. staUs that a handsome new pipe organ will no doubt be Installed. St. Luae's cliunh carries a well trained choir, with ils. Cope aa director. ,M R1DYr.8um!ay Urr tarted in the rear or t tula 1'rles dry guods store, on the West side of Main street. The building and lis contents wer soon burned, and the I lames reached the John Welch hardware store. lrV.XVr'"n "ceeded In gelling out most of his hardware slock. He also succeeded in gelling out his household goods from the rooms above the store. The people of Hardy are considerably-worked up over trie mailer, as many of them believe the lire was of Incendiary nature. U LAIR A fw days ago a letter ass re ceived by his parents from Charles Evans, a lllair boy now serving on Uie battleship Ohio, with Admiral L'vans' fleet. Young Evans Is now on hU second enlistment and Is rated as tlaa captain on his ship' He la one of the ive boys who" first , n lisieu In the navy trom mis clly, May 11 lMl'l. The five boys served their full en listment time, tame out with first class discharge pai-r and are all holding good xiiluu luuay. lHiuaid Kelly re-enlisted also, and is recruiting officer with office at Hastings, Neb. t alker Ollerman Is In Lincoln, preparing for an electrical oureer at the stale university. Otto Bchmldl Is foreman of the Luis marble yards in Ulalr, and Fred Taylor Is telegraph epvralvr Ir. the North weatera's vffM. at LlawwoU, Nth. 1 Mi . BILL NEARLY FOUR MILLIONS Cot of Maintaining; Institution! of Nelraska. UNTVEESnT.23 PEE CENT MORE Mayor Brows of I.lneoln and Dr. Hall C'onteet for Delegate to tka Democratic Cos mention. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Feb. 1. tSpeclal Telegram.) The books In the auditor's office show ing the receipts and expenditures for the years 1905 and 19"6, show that the total amount spent for all' purposes, maintain ing the state Institutions, except the uni versity, the supreme court and district courts, and legislative expenses, amounted to $3,831,514.66. For the maintenance of the university $877,765.76 was expended, or almost 23 per cent of the total amount spent for the entire state. Deputy Auditor Coolc believes this Justifies him In de manding the filing of university claims with the auditor, that they may be checked over. Lincoln Demseriti Have Tronble. The "Jims" and "Jacks" may think they have a monopoly on the scraps In the demo cratic party, but the facts will not bear out the statement. Lincoln is having Its -bouts, though the warriors are very limited. The fight here Is between the "Franks' and the "Halls," with Mayor Frank Brown on one side and Dr. P. L. Hall on the other. Friends of Dr, Hall have started a nice, c.ulet little scheme to eliminate Mayor Frank from going to the Denver convention. The first move was to pub lish a slate of dclegates-at-large consist ing of Richard L. Metcalfe. Dave V. Stev ens of Fremont, W. H. Thompson of Grand Island, and A. C. Shallenberger of Alma. The name of Metcalfe was used In order to prevent Mayor Brown from even think ing he could be one of the delegates, It being next to Impossible for Lincoln to have two of the delegates-at-large. But It has turned out that Metcalfe has no de sire to go to the convention as a delegate and will not go If there Is any way out of It. ' From a democrat. It Is learned that the tig democrats are Jealous of the notices being given the mayor, and for that rea son they desire the democrats to sit down on him oui In the state. They are telling It around that the mayor is more of a republican than a democrat, because he was elected by republican votes; that he Is a member of the alleged Lumber trust, all the same as Roger Sullivan was a gas magnate. Therefore, they are tipping It off to the country democrats that he Is not an Ideal representative of Mr. Bryan. A prominent democrat said last night that Mayor Brown was not aware of the un dertow that was about to pull him down and he should be given an opportunity to defend himself, by having the matter called to his attention. "The most griev ous mistake Brown has made, this man said, "Is meeting all the big guns that go through the town and not Inviting the local cannons to go with him to the train. Dr. Hall is anxious to keep Brown at home and It Is friends of Hall that are working under cover to get up a slate which will not contain the name of the Lincoln mayor." One democrat said. Inasmuch aa Mayor Jim was not going to be a delegate there Is no reason why Mayor Frank should be honored. Whether W. D. Oldham, George W. Berge. P. E. McKllllp and the other lead ers will stand for the slate, has not been announced. Briefs la Express Case. Briefs were filed In the supreme court today by the state and the attorneys for the express companies. In the cases where the attorney general asked for a mandamus to compel the various express companies to obey the Sibley act anj reduce' their rates 25 per cent The iiw which was enacted by the recent legisla ture, was signed by the governor April 6, but It did not carry the emergency clause. It provided that the express com panies should file their schedules In ac cordance with the law, within thirty duys after its passage and approval. The at torneys for the express companies Held that this gave them until August B to (He the schedules and therefore the suits filed by the attorney general were premu turely filed. In their brltf Attorneys Charles J. Greene and Ralph Brecken ridge for the express companies raise and argue four points as follows: The state of Nebraska has no power or authority under the constitution and laws of the state to maintain these suits., They hold that the constitution sets out how the state may sue and be sued. Under the constitution the supreme court lias no jurisdiction to hear and determine these suits. The petitions do not show whether the defendants aVe persons, or associa tions, or corporations; or whether or not there are real parties defendants; the suits are prematurely brought. In dis cussing the last point the brief holds the fact that the supreme court has de cided that the btll did not carry the emergency clause, it did not become a law until July 5. The companies then had thirty days In which to file schedules otherwise they would have had to file schedules before the law became effective. The state contends the schedules should have been filed within thirty days after the passage and approval of the bill, which was April 6, and the brief quotes the constitution to show the meaning of "passage and approval." The term ap proval,' the brief holds, means. the time the governor signs the bill and the word passage means the time It has passed both houses. Bnrllngton Answers Blbley. The Burlington railroad, through Us general solicitor James E. Kclby, has filed an answer to the complaint of Sena tor Sibley for a reduction In grain rales. The answer sets out that grain and grain products raised In Nebraska are shipped not only In the state but to outsMe mar kets as well. That a local rate Is made In the state and that the Interstate rate Is made with referenceto the local rate and therefore to change the local rate would mean a disruption of the Inter state rates. The. local and Interstate rates the answer sets out are made with a view to provide competing markets for the grain of Nebraska and that to reduce the local rates would be to discriminate In favor of Omaha and compel the shippers to ship to Omaha and thus prevent ship ments to outside markets. The answer also says that the rates In Nebraska now under the law enacted by the recent legis lature, are not compensatory but that ln-ter-state shipments actually cause a oss to the road. The answer charges that the romplalntant Is not a shipper or con s'gnee; that he falls to show that he has any standing as a complatntant under the purview of the -rate law enacted by t he legislature; that the complaint is not made In good faith. Resort Travels Far. Whether Governor Sheldon ever permits himself to be nominated for vice president and whether the national convention ever Insists In him permitting himself to be the enof the national ticket, his fame has gone farther east than the New York coast, thanks to the nominating speech of Super tntrn7!it McBrlen. To one man at least Sheldon has been tha nominee. This man . Is Velmer Tlmltch of Lincoln. He has Just returned from Pervls, where he spent the summer. He came to the executive office this morning to congratulate the govemoi and ran Into Martin Dlmery, secretary. "I see the governor wss nominated for vice president," said Tlmltch, "snd came up to congratulate Mm. I got the news on bosrd the ship. It bd been sent out by wireless and wss published in the ship paper, under the heading 'Sheldon nomin ated for vice president." " When Informed his congratulations were a little premature, Tlmltch said when he reached New York last Friday the New York papers were full of Sheldon for vice president, but owing to his rush to get home, he had not taken time to read the various articles, but concluded from the headlines that the convention had already been held. Tlmltch was given some letters of endorsement by the governor when he left here last summer and In that way be came acquainted with the executive and In terested In him. Hard Fight to Control River. FREMONT. Neb., Feb. 19. (Speclal.)-The Burlington. Is making a hard fight with the Platte river to turn the northern current of that stream Into the channel which the company Is dredging and blasting for It near the south end of Its bridge. The fill at the north side has all been finished ex cept one strip. For the last three days a big force of men has been at work day and night putting In car loads of rock, brush and earth to fill the gap. On Sunday a big mat was lowered Into the place and for a time It held, but the water backed up and carried It out from below, deepening Its channel. The engineers are confident of winning out. but expect to have to dump a lot more of material Into the gap. Llllle Held for Trial. BEATRICE, Neb., Feb. 19.-Spec!al Tele gram.) James Llllle, charged with high way robbery, was arraigned In county court today and pleaded not guilty. His prelimi nary hearing was set for February 26 and In default of $2,000 bonds he was remanded to Jail. PENNYPACKER TAKES STAND Former Governor Denies All Knowl edge of Any Grnft In Capitol Furnishings. HARRISBURG, Pa., Feb. 19 Former Governor Pennypacker was an Important witness at the state capltol conspiracy trial today. Mr. Pennypacker, by virtu of his office as governor, 'was president of the board of arounds and bulldlnKr-tlur-1ns the equipment of the capltol. His col leagues on the board were former Auditor General Snyder and former State Treasurer Mathues. Its executive officer was former Superintendent Bhumaker. The former governor was called as a witness for these three former state officers. Mr. Pennypacker said extraordinary pre cautions had been taken to safeguard the commonwealth In the payment of bl'ls by requiring the architect and the super intendent of grounds and buildings to cer tify to them- and the contractor to make oath to their correctness. The former governor admitted' under cross-examination that he did not know that $1,069,000 had been paid by Snyder and Mathues to Eanderson without the approval of the board, or that on January 10, the date of the adoption of the resolu tion by the board requiring the architect's certificates on bills, that $1,000,000 had been paid to Sanderson In excess of Huston's estimate on the cost of the furnishings. Mr. Pennypacker said he had no reason for thinking that Huston did riot do as fully as he could the work he was 'called upon to do. "If you are asking me, for a Judgment." he said, "1 think It is a great achievement." . , Asked how .long his reliance upon tile architect, the answer was: "It continues down to the present time, unless 1 am shown reason to the contrary." The commonwealth showed In the cross examination of James H. Stevenson, San derson's bookkeeper, that bills for furni ture for the senate and house, amounting to over $900,000, were made out As so many feet In bulk and paid in the course of San derson's business and that several months afterward Stevenson, wfien ordered by San derson to make out detailed bills, simply took the lump sum of feet and "appor tioned" It among the articles, gleaning some information from blue prints and re ceiving the remainder from Sanderson. Stevenson had some "feet" left and he added that to the rostrums of the senate and house caucus rooms. Evidence was in troduced by the defense to show that An spite of tlie "approximation" system of billing the Sanderson furnishings, the state was the gainer to the extent of $4S,:27.13 on Sanderson's bills for furniture and that Sanderson could have collected fl.ZM.SSl.SS instead of $376,066.40 for the furniture. Ever Try Tha Bee Want Ad Columns? If not. do so, and get satisfactory results. Perlans tha rare Asjnlnst l.arkln. ;CEDAR FALLS, la., Feb. 19.-Special.)-John Larkin, a bachelor aged 68 years. Is In the city Jail awaiting the investigations of County Attorney Mears. The charge made against the old man Is that of assault upon the persons of two Utile girls, aged 11 and 7 years, daughters of Gilbert Rexstrew. Their mother died about a year ago and charitable organisations have at differ ent times sought to care for the children whom the father refused to have taken from his home. Coming- Education along pure food lines is fast opening the eyes of the people to the fa'ct that coffee contains a drug caf feine t hat affects the heart, nervous system, and digestion. The natural "hot" food drink for breakfast is made of clean, hard wheat, with no drug of any kinK "There's a Reason'' is post r:: 10 BE ARID V Thursday the fifth day of the GREAT FIRE SALE. Great many lines still remain to be shown for the first time, some of them THE VERY BEST OF BARGAINS. Don't fail to attend this Greatest of All Great Sales THURSDAY. SEITSATIOBTAI. CAZ.B Or COATS THUSBDAY Overcoats worth up to $10.00 Thursday Overcoats worth up to " $12.50 Thursday , Suits worth up to $10.00 Thursday Suits and Overcosts worth up to $15.00 Thursday ... orxm- .2.95 .. 3.95 .. 2.95 ...4.95 seen. ' Don't buy until you have DON'T MISS ONE Rubbers 85e Grade 49c Overshoes , $1.50 Grade 85c L Cut WARES WITH SORE BACK Omaha Shovels Snow Until Every ' Ligament is in Paiff. ONE DEGREE ABOVE ZERO MARK Thirteen Inches Is the Depth of that Ten Million-Dollar now "Which Colonel Welsh Sent Dona. Creeping out' from under the snow drifts. now almost thirteen Inches deep on the level and valued at $10,000,000, Omaha awoke Wednesday morning with a stiff back and noticed that the agile mercury had reached the point of 1 degree above lero. The morning had every appearance of the coldest during the year but It wasn't by two degrees and the long delayed winter was announced as having "arrived." All street car lines, except the stub on West Leavenworth street- were opened during trie night, and the sweepers took ad vantage of the opportunity to breathe and put In new brooms. With the street railway company, it was n all night fight. The lines to Dundee. Benson and Florence were blocked, and re sisted all efforts of the ga,ngs Tuesday. Desperate to open the llnesj the officials of the company boarded a sweeper and a special car Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock determined to open the Benson line. They struck drift at 9 o'clock. It insisted the sweepers and the officials waded In with shovels. Encouraging the men who had worked all day, they shoveled snow against strong wifid and reached Benson at 12:15. Then they started over other lines and reached the city at 4 o'clock Wednesday morning. The line to Florence was onened at 1 o'clock Wednesday morning, and It was announced that cars could get through to Bellevue during the day Wednesday. The Dundee line was opened permanently about midnight. Several cars made their way through on the line Tuesday, but the drifts covered the tracks almost as soon as they passed through and there was no regular service ou the line. ' Many Motors Bnrned Ont. Motors burned out on many cars, and all the sweepers are practically In the barns for repairs for a day, but gangs of men with slat and sand are 'fighting the snow drifts and the packing on the tracks by wagons. Operating officials said that al most evary car was In danger of climbing the tracks where snow was packed In, but no car teached the ditch Wednesday. Evidence that the snow Is worth some millions to the wheat fields of the west, was 1 presented when the option trading opened on the grain exchange Wednesday morning. Wheat had closed at Wl'sc It opened a cent off and dropped Sinother cent. Grain dealers declared tho drop in price was directly due to the snow storm, which will keep the grain in the ground warm and later furnish much needed moisture. Almost any man who could handle a snow shovel artistically could secure work rt'ednesday and long stretches of side walk were cleared. The bright sun melted some on the sunny side of the street, but the out look is that it will be several days before the gutters run with waters. Gloomy pictures of humanity were seen on the streets of Omaha laur Tuesday night. Beggars were numerous, asking for a price of a meal, a drink or a bed. Tha missions were full and the police station was over flowed, as the night threatened to be much worve than it was. Sleighs appeared for the first time. Au tomobiles were In their element, fairly "eating up the drifts" and one deaitT made wages as veil as advertised, by hauling men and women to the city for two-bits per. TRAINS HAVE ONK TOIGH TJMK Some Lines Get Throosh and Others Do .Not Krelabt Worse lilt. Railroads are still fighting the weather man. They are doing fairly well under the circumstances. The I'nlon Pacific anj Burlington managed to bring In their big western trains, several hours late, but In nevertheless. The Rock Island had No. S of Tuesday stuck In the snow near Lincoln and No. waiting at Lincoln on No. S, but was look ing for relief soon. Owing to inability to ran trains on time. It ran No. 8 aa No. 6, leaving Omaha at 4:40 p. in. Its local trains were, of course, late, but did ex ceptionally well under the circumstances. The Milwaukee did not attempt to run any freight trains out of Omaha, believing live stock and freight would be safer on the tracks In the terminals or the yards than out on the road, to say nothing of the crews. Its passenger train from 'Chi cago got Into Omaha only three hours late Wednesday morning. This was about the average of all the passenger trains from the east. Y The Burlington went out of the freight business temporarily also. In faet none of the roads was hankering rfter freight "We don't know what we are up against when we start out," said a freight agent. "Then why should we start?" "There Is no telling where our freight trains from the west are,'' said a Burling ton freight man. "We can't possibly tell." The remarkable thing Is that not a rail road entering Omaha has a report of a serious mishap since the storm tel In. Announcements of the Theaters. Owing to the Inability of people to reach the Bur wood theater during Tuesday's blizzard, the management announces that lie ket holders may have their umired Tues WATER MM AGE SALE. GRKATKST IUROA1N9 IX MK.V8 PANTS 200 Pants 75 360 Pants .-S1.45 $6 and 7 rants $2.75 HATS $2.00 slightly water damaged. 39 12.60 Hats OS, DAY OF THIS GREAT MONEY SAVING SALE. CjlO THING COMPANY COR.i4g & DOUGLAS day tickets exchanged for Thursday after noon' or evening performances. The advance sale for Tuesday's per formances was large. The seat sale for the entire "Old Heidel berg" engagement opens Monday morning at 9 o'clock. B. GREEN MAKESNEW RECORD Veteran Prisoner laKeep!nar Ont of Jail with Prodlsslons Iteg olarltr, Boston Green has been building up a prodigious record for keeping out of Jnll. But it was broken Wednesday morning, when he was brought up In police court and sent up for ten days. Boston hadn't done anything very bad, but the officers asked to have him Bent up "so that his clothes can be steamed and fumigated and the Insects killed." Those were the very words. Monday night during the storm Boston came into the station and the officers undertook to emancipate him for the second tlmeln his life. Tls time they wanted to free him from the insects which swarmed in his garments. A complete new outfit was given him and Boston was turned loose In a bath tub of hot water, with' plenty of soap and a big scrub brush. Boston did a good Job of cleansing. Then, not wishing to spoil his new clothes, he laid the old ones on tho cement floor and went to sleep on them. The result wns that Boston was not emancipated. CREDIT DUE F0RC0UNTY JAIL Any Man V. ho Serves There Onaht to Be Allowed Time, Says ' the Court. After preparations had been made to try him Jack O'Brien suddenly came to the conclusion he was guilty of robbing the store of Jacob Ravits at Eleventh and Karnaiu streets and -he .entered a plea of guilty. , Judge Sears sentenced him to three years In the penitentiary, Judge Sears directed . that his sentence begin January 7, the day he was placed in the county Jail.- "Anyone who serves time In the county Jail ought to get credit for It," said the court. O'Brien's first story was that he bought the Btolen clothing for 25 cents of a stranger. ASSASSIN HAS EVEN CHANCE Murderer of Drommy May Live or May Die In Few Days, Prison Sariteon. Will Jones, the murderer of Detective Drummy. has about an even chance of getting well, according to Dr. II. E. Glffen, prison surgeon at the Nebraska penitentiary where Jones Is held for safe keeping. County Attorney English talked to Dr. Glffen over tho long distance telephone Wednesday morning and he expressed the opinion the chances of recovery are about even. Dr. Giffen Intends to perform an operation to remove the bullet' which Is still Imbedded In Jones' spine. If the oper ation- is successful It will relieve the pres sure on the spinal cord and may cure the No need of days when you are not at your best. No need of head aches, dullness, irritability. A Cas caret. taken in time, avoids them. All women need Cascarets. Simply because they don't exercise enough. 'They don't eat coarse food, or enough fruit and green vegetables. Those are Nature's ways (or keeping the bowels active. Out very few women employ them. The next best way is Cascarets. Nearly all the minor ills of alone. There is no need to hav headaches, depression, bad breath, bad complexion. The remedy is Cascarets. Not in large doses unless you wait too long.. The best way is one Case are t at a time just when you need it One every day. perhaps. It is simply a matter of keeping clean inside, as you do on the outside. You don't use soap in large quantities, and rarely. You use it frequently, regularly, just as you need it Do the same with Cascarets. Then you ara always well, always at your best. Cascerels are candy tablets. They are sold by all druggists, but never in bulk. Be sure you get the genuine, with CCC on every tablet The price is 50c, 25c and Ten Cents per Box II F f73 n3 FTN SEE THAT THEY COME FROM THE NEBRASKA SEED CO. City salesroom 1611 Howard It. HM A 11 A M f rx General Vino, as Warehous. lSoe-lO-lt 3 --If 49 190 45 And hundreds of other bargains too numerous to mention. Shoes All Styles Black Taa Wart. $l,a, tio, $1.25 $J.SQ Shaes S1.69 paralysis' of the lower part of his body. Unless tho operation succeeds death,' It la believed, will follow within a few days. SOCIETY NIGHT FOR, AUTOS Big Featnre Is manned by the Lend In Dealers, Who Are rromot- Intx Exhibit. v Plans will be submitted by a number of decorators Friday night to the automobile dealers of Omaha who are back off the automobile show to be given at the Audi torium, March, 19. 20 and a. Some of the plans will be elaborate. Tho decorators for the Kansas City automobile show have submitted plans, as well as those who have decorated the Auditorium for tho horse show and other events. There Is some talk among dealers of hav ing a "society night" when the show wlil become a full dress affair. Such a night Is popular In Kansas City and Chicago, and there Is a demand for such a night here. Dealers have not haard- from the cars which are racing across the country for a day or two, their only Information being the dispatches to the newspapers. In tho event a number of the drivers arrive in Omaha about the same time, the local en thusiasts will give a reception for those who are driving to.ward the Pacific. BANCROFT BOY DOING WELL Carl laon, Operated On or Blood rolionf nar. Is Reported la tiood Condition. Carl Nelson, the lS-year old son of John A. Nelson, a farmer , living six miles from Bancroft, was operated on for blood poison ing Tuesday evening at Bethany hospital by Dr. J. O. Nystrom. He is reported to be convalescing. The malady started from a cut In a finger ofthe right hand which was made In a pe culiar way. Last Friday morning . Carl rose Just tn -time for breakfast which Is very bad form on the farm. His sister men tioned his breach of etiquet to Mn and pointed out that the correct thing for htlthy .young farm boys is to get up not later than 5 o'clock and help their brothers and their father do the chores. Curl did not take kindly to this lecture and struck his sister breaking her eye-glasses and cut ting his hand on the framents. Last Monday the hand began to swell and become discolored. Mr. Nelson lost no time In getting his son to Omaha. CHINAMAN TO MEET CO-ED Debate War Between Columbia nnd Cornell Develops .New Kealnre, NEW YORK. Fell. 19.-V. K. W. Koo. a Chinese has been selected as one of tha Columbia debuters who will oppose tho mixed trio at Cornell. The drlifito will bo held In Itiuca, February 28. Recently Cor nell announced its- representatives, who in clude Miss Elizabeth A. Cook. Tho Colum bia debating union promptly protest, d against the .entrance to tho debating lists of a "co-ed," but the Ithacans Insisted that Miss Cook be -accorded the honor which she had earned. Columbia finally withdrew Its objections. women can be avoided by Cascarets 80S THAT GROW NEED ANY? Jon. "rtrnin, laU White Handkerchiefs . . , Cotton Flannel alitt . . . Silk Bows ' $1.23 Wool Underwear. 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