THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: MONDAY. FEBKtTArtY 24, 1008.
one-man power is irksome
Democrats Inclined to Eebel . on
Extent of Bryan Dictation.
.
EDITORS IN LINCOLN THIS WEEK
Notle Served on Trirhfri Who Jams
Contracts that Their Certificates
V.'lli ,fth- ; Canceled by
ftrhonl Authorities.
(Frim a 8taff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. Feb. .5.-HSpeclal.r-,,Hy pick-Ir.f,-
A. C. flhallenbrrgor as his candidate
fir governor. Mr. Bryan may have to re
vise his list of delegates to the national
convention." aald a llemocrnt here today.
Contlnnlhg. this democrat said: "The dem
ocrats of the stste and the populists have
since HW done the bidding of Mr. Bryan,
and we are still willing that he should
name the delegates to the national conven
tion, but we: do not Intend to permit him
to namo the alate ticket. That's what's the
matter wttftithe party pow It'a too much
one-mn affair, A,-'democrnt 'can't run
for any office unless Mr. Bryan says so.
He forrrTf u ta take Goorfe W. Berge one
time when we wanted Sliallonborgcr, and
now to Him up Shellenberger and hla friends
he Is going to forie the Alma man on us
this time.. There will be several candidates
for governor this fall and we will select
the candidal at a primary.- The. fact Is
Bhallonberprr Intended to stand as candi
date for delegate to the'' national conven
tion, and Mr. -Bryan's" man Thompson from
tint district would have had a hard time
beating him. Bryan Just stepped In' and
V.detracked the Alma man for governor to
rrr.k up fof; ilctegnle. .
I' "Jim" bd'ilman and Berge make a tie
, they cifi toi at the slate In th state con
vention. In this county, If Berge la given
a chance, ho will name ho delegation to
the atate convention that la, If he has any
fight left In him. Berge Is stronger with
the party out In the atate Chan Is Phallen
berger, and whether he gels to go to the
convention or not, he will land the nomina
tion for governor over Shallenbergcr If he
goos after It."
A report- was received yesterday from
Omaha that the compromise candidate of
the "Jims" and "Jacks' for delegate was
getting uneasy tor fear . that the state would
refuse to permit the Omaha, fellows to boss
tha convention. It Is Juet possible that
while. Mr. Bryan wants Mayor Brown Of
Lincoln to be a delegate to Denver, and he
will be, that the state will also send George
W. Berge If Berge wants to go.
Editors Canning; This Week.
The meeting of the Nebraska Editorial
a-.soclatlon, which begins tomorrow, prom
ise to be one o the beat In the history of
the association. Tomorrow night K1 Howe
will deliver hla lecture on hla trip around
tho world. This lecture U Illustrated and
practically all tlie seats are sold In advance.
Governor and Mrs.' Sheldon will entertain
the editors at an Informal, reception, and
the whole twn of Lincoln will take a hand
In showing tho editors a good time. Presi
dent Richmond of .the association has been
in Lincoln several times looking to the
local arrangements of the meeting and he
has stirred up Interest In the affair all
over town. Prof. Barbbur has Invited the
editors fo Inspect -"Bob Glider's bones" at
tlie university.
Trouble for Contract Jumpers.
Of Importance to' teachers who have In
mind the Jumping of contracts la the circu
' lar- letter sent ouj'by-thsshaade of the
atate university, the .normal schools , and
the stato superintendent., .i These men hold
that they, will revoke , certificates of all
contract Jumpers The letter Is as follows:
The University of Nebraska, tho 8i:e
normal schools and the etflce of thu
state rfupcrititendent of public instruction
desire to call attention oZ Boards of Edu
cation, city and county aupv-rliiiendeuU'.
high school principals and tcachur
throughout the state to the following
well-established principles of la v and the
ruling of the courts governing teachers'
contracts:
"A contract between o school board and
- a teacher Is a mutual obligation, equally
. binding upon both parties. Neither PMrty
can with impunity rescind such contiact;
and either party violating the provisions
of suoh contract would be answerabl6 In
damages to the aggrived purty. It re
quires a majority of the board to legally
accept a teacher a resignation.
"In order to bo legal and binding upon
the district, it is not necessary that a
contract be In writing. If not In writ
ing It existence must be fully proven.
If It can be proven tliut a teacher wu
uleoted by the board, that ho was notified
of such election and clearly Indicated nis
acceptance of it, the contract la binding,
hether made out In writing and signed
by all parties concerned' or not. In tho
uusenco of , a written- contrai l the min
utes of the director or secretary of me
board would show the time lor which a
teacher was elected.
"In case a teacher breaks a contract
made between herself und a school Ula
trlct board, the bourd has a rljiit of
uutlon on tho original contract, uuil my
maintain: 1 A .milt to obtain dimaKcs
for the loss sustained by the breuch; tl!)
, a suit to obtain specific perforatum's ,f
the eontreul by tiie oilier pnrty. tn If
the court were to find It difficult to as
anas tho damages, or should fall to en
foroo a, specific performance because it
cannot supurvtae or insure Its execution,
they could, by Injunction, enforce the
promise not to teach elsewhere during
the time-covered by the Injunction, bee
Clark e Contracts, 70ll."
I" rider the . exlstlna statute eerv cer
tificate Issued under the school laws of
Nebraska shall be revoked by tho su
thorlty issuing the. same for any cause
which would have autltorli.-d or required
such authority, to refuse to grant it If
known at the tlirm tt was granted. There.
' fore, on and after February 21, IsOIS, tho
Vniverslty of Nebraska, the state normal
Klioola and the office of the state suuer-
tntehdent of public -instruction will re-
wno touar respective tincatvs granted
lo any teacher who . ika his or her
rontract with a ru. Jiliool district
board or the Board " "'tucatlon.
Deadr ftr Taft.
BENKELMAN, Neb., Feb. U-tBpeclal.)
. TJe republican . county . committee met
here yesterday and decided not to call a
primary auction for. selecting delegatus to
the various conventions, but Instead choee
. them .Itself, the delegates to the state con-
OmeSa Oil
; i BAQaACIIE is sometime! caused br
, Rheumatism, or a strain, or overwork
I' or over-pleasure. No matter which,
' f Omega Oil will usually cure the troulla.
Anyhow, it always gives relief.
J- "An Enthusiastic Customer
S Told her grocer that If h refused to
handle "OI K-PIK" Preparation she would
.' trade elsewhere he knew she could make
j.emon. Cbovolate and t'ustard pies belter
A ihan the eert couk If h used "Jl'tl-
( as all til ingredients, carefully pr
bared, are in the package ready for lm
n.4iut iif. Kach package, enough for
Uo l.i r pies. 10 cents. Order a dosen
ti4y from yon grocer, excellent .aise
. an a puux.iig so-tice, cake filling, etc
volition being L. Morse, Will C. Israel and
F. IX Tei ker. The delegates to the Firth
district congressional convention sre D. L.
Ough, J. A. McDonald and O. E. Feam.
Tho state delegates are instructed for Taft
for president, but the congressional dcle
gHi n )a Unlnstructed, favoring Judge Nor
rls, the Incumbent, however. '
1)11(1 l.K Sp TO MASTER'S HF.St l K
llnnter Falle Into I)een Well and
Animal Lends Way to arene. -
LOLMSVILLK. Neb., Feb. 2J.-(8peelal
Telegram.) While out hunting one mile
east of town Friday forenoon, Byron Mc
Nelly fell Into an old Well slaty feet deep,
and was rescued at I p.l m. today, being
In the well about fifty-two hours, and aside
from bruises and weakness Is In a fair
condition. Snow had drifted In the weeds
and grass, around the well, entirely cotj
crating the opening, and McNelly stepped
Into It and went to the bottom, leaving his
gun across the top. His dog stayed at
the place until last evening, when she re
turned home. A search was made today
and, with the, help of the dog, the young
man was found.
Row May End Fatally.
BROKEN BOW, Neb., Feb.' 23. (8peclal.)
A4 result of a quarrel between Stewart
Lanternian, F. H. Hoffman and his son.
George, yesterday afternoon, the latter two
re now In a serious condition and Lanter-
man Is liable to be held on' a grave charge.
It appears that Btewart Lanterman was
shelling corn at Hoffman's place, six miles
went of here, when a dispute arose over
the number of bushels. From a dispute it
developed Into something more serious, and
during the melee Lanterman got hold of a
neckyoke and commenced using' It. When
Dr. Pennington arrived on' the scene he
found Hoffman senior suffering from a
badly cut head, while George, Ills son, had
been laid out with a fractured skull. The
charge against Lanterman will largely de
pend upon the result of the Injuries susi
talned by the two Hotmans. v
. Bond Propositions Galore.
NEBRASKA CITY, Neb.. Feb. 83.(Spe-
cial.) The city fathers have been asked to
submit a proposition at the coming city
election to vote i0,000 .for the erection of a
new high school building. (The property
owners of the western part of tho city want
$30,000 In bonds for the extension of sanitary
sewers e'nd tho council wants $10,000 In bonds
for the purchase of a park to be locate!
at the head of Central avenue. The resi
dents of the northern part of the city have
petitioned for the extension of water malna
and fire protection of that part of the city.
All of these things will have to be sub
mitted to a vote of the people so as to en-
ble the city fathers to issue the bonds.
What fate these propositions will meet at
the hands of the property owners and vot
ers Is a problem.
Johnson Democratic Convention.
TECtlMSEII, Neb., Feb. 23. (Special
Telegram.) Tho democrats of Johnson
county met In convention In Tecumseh this
afternoon. George Warren was chosen
president and C. W. Pool acted as Secre
tary. Two precincts were not represented,
the roads being In bad condition." Dele
gates to the state and congressional con
ventions were chosen and the latter were
Instructed for George Warren of Tecumseh
as a delegate to the national convention
from the First Nebraska district. Mr. War
ren thanked the convention. In a Speech lu
which he predicted democratic Success.
Nebraska News Notes.
YORK Already Wild ducka and geese are
sen on the ponds snd creeks. Hunters are
looking forward to good shooting.
MILPORD-Rev. Mrv Gay-lee. the evan
gelist from Chicago, has been conducting
successful revival meetlnga at this place.
MILFORD The farmers are Jubllent over
the moisture that has fallen. The ground
Is thoroughly soaked and la In excellent
condition for spring crops. The Indications
are that a greater variety of cropy, ;ind a
largely Increased acreage, will be, culti
vated this year.
MIL.FORD The administration building
and rooming flats for which appropriation
Was voted by the legislature will be com
menced early In March, at the Soldiers'
and Bailors' Home at this place. very
available snaee In the home Is crowded
and the additional room is very much
needed.
MILFORD The Burlington Railroad eom
any Insists on piecing Its stock ysrds
lrectlv In front of fine residence Dronerty
and a valunble park. An effort has been
made to compromise on a less objection
able location, but the officials at Lincoln
are obdurate and Insist on the town board
repealing the ordinance prohibiting the lo
cation of stork yards within the corporate
limits, thus permitting the road to plaro the
yards In The most objectionable location.
which will probably result in a legal con
test over the rights of individuals and cor
porations.
ECHOES OF THE ANTE-ROOM
Hed Men Have One llnndred New
Member and Will Have
Grand Ball. ,
Improved Order of Hed Men.
Omaha tribe No. II Will celebrate the ac
quirement of 10U new members to the kxhre
by a grand bull at Its hall. Nineteenth and
Fnmam streets, Wednesday evening. Music
will bo furnished by the tied Men s orches
tra. A number of distinguished members of
the order will be present and address the
meeting and a varied program of music,
tulks and refreshments will follow.
American Yeomen.
A class Initiation and public entertain
ment was given by the Brotherhood of
American Yeomen on the evening of Feb
ruary 21 at Its lodge rooms In the An
cient Order of United Workmen temple
at Fourteenth and Dodge streets and about
3U0 people were present to witness the
ceremonies.
' Iowa was represented by visitors from
Albion, Due Molnea, Ulenwood, Missouri
Valley. Bioux City and Logan. During Jhe
evening there Was some tine drilling by
teams, bu. the special .feature was the
work done by one composed of twelve of
"the fair sex" from Missouri Valley, and
their maneuvers were exceedingly fine,
Speeches were slso made by Oraud Fore
man of- the Kovereign Ijodge William
Koch, and Auditor W. it- JBIUrley, bjjtri of
Dea Moines, la., as well as State Man
ager of Nebraska O. R. Chestnut.. This
latter gentlemsn is a "chestnut" In name
only, for by nature ha Is a hustler In
fraternal matters and ran count his friends
by the hundreds. It was aino 4 meeting
to commemorate the anniversary of the
order, it having ben 'ir, existence for
eleven years. Although comparatively
young the organisation has about HO.OtO
members and a trifle less than tl.Ui6.0U) ta
the credit of Its surplus fund at their main
office. The home of the order is In Des
Moines, la., where it has built a beautiful
building, which is not only- absolutely free
from debt and a credit to the order, but a
handsome ornament to the pity.
Owing to the etforte of the "master of
ceremonies," Mr. Raymond Woodrum, who
Is at the head of the Omaha lodge, the
affair "went through without a hitcb and
everybody expressed themselves as having
a very enjoyable time, and k was long
sfter "the clock had struck the midnight
hour" before the guests and others had de
parted for their respective homes.
Royal feelsbbors of America.
' Ivy enmp No. I Initiated six new members
Wednesday evening and seven applications
were received. The social committee la pre
paring for a social for members and their
families snd friends on the evening of
March 4. The program will Include music
games and. refreshments.
Decree sf Pocahontas.
Alfaretta council No, I Is completing ar
rangements for Die adoption of a class of
fifty on the evening of April ad. A baneuet
will be one of the features of the evenlna
Arrangements aiao are being made for an
entertainment to be given for the membere
and their friends within tho next few
weeks, the dale yet to be announced
Thursday evening a card party and dance
will be given at the wiwam, Nineteenth
and Karnam streets, fourth floor. Prizes
will be awarded and refreshments served.
, TO CTRB A COLD aaj OHM lAt
Tske LAXATIVE EROMO Quinlns Tablet.
Druagiaie refund money If u utla te cure,
si W. Grove's signature Is on each box, Uj,
SHIPPERS ARE UP IN ARMS
IVidence Before Commission Dis
closes Serious. Stato of Affairs.
DELAYS C0STLT TO SHIPPERS
extra Time Allowed In Wbteh Cattle
Can Be Kept In Cars Taken I n hr
Delaya and cf So Advaataare
to (be Shipper. -
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. Feb. 22.-3pecla1.)-Con-gress
during the last session passed an act
to amend the law relating to the time which
live stock may be kept In transit without
uploading.' I'ntil the enactment of that
amendatory law, K was unlawful for a
railroad company to retain cattle or other
live stock on cars In transit for more than
twenty-eight hours nt one time. At the
end of that period the animals were required
to be unloaded, fed and watered. The rail
road companies of the cattle belt, and the
stock ralttrs generally Joined In urging con
gresa to Increase the time to thirty-six
hours. It ' was ' held thai' such a change
would eliminate the necessity for unloading
in places 'where facilities for feeding and
care could not be obtained. There were
several hearings before the committee of
the senate and the house, and after a
rather hot fight the bill was passed and
the law amended.
It now appears that Instead of expediting
the shipment of cattle as this amendment
was expected to do. It has had the contrary
effect. The railroad companies run their
cattle trains now the namo distance in
thirty-six hours that they formerly did In
twenty-eight. The cattlehien and. In fact,
all the shippers of the west.' to say nothing"
of those of the aouth and east, are up In
arms, and they have taken the Initiative
towards securing a new law which will re
quire railroad companies engaged In Inter
state commerce to promptly furnish cars
and motive power and to empower the In
terstate ComrrcrC'S commission to make
such rules and regulations as will give the
shipper proper redress In the event of un
necessary and unwarranted delay on the
part of the common carrier.
Delay In Varnishing; Cars.
In tho hearings before the commerce cojn
mtttees of tho house and senate, recently
held, some startling facts "were brought
out cohcernlng tho methods of the railroad
compa.es In transporting Trelght. ft Is
apparent ttont the witnesses that the rail
roads, particularly In the southwest,- have
done everything In their power to Increase
the load hauled by each engine and have
tied up their rolling stock correspondingly,
elaborate statements, based upon the' re
ports of the railway companies to the In
terstate Commerce commission, bear out
these assertions and show In a startling
manner that the cry of car shortage, given
as an excuse for bad service. Is not borne
out by the facts. In one case cited before
the committee. It was shown that a shipper
in Texas ordered thirty-five cars In January
of last year to load on the 1st of April.
The owner1 of the stock drove his animals
to the shipping point and was supplied with
one car only. He waited sevenoteen days
before he could be furnished with cars for
the remainder. Of course this entailed
great loss upon him. Another shipper en
deavored tcf secure transportation for 300
cars of cattle, to begin shipment In Janu
ary. He had . etanding orders for twenty
cars any time the railroad could furnish
them. In April he got three cars, lp May
three car in June thirty-seven cars. It
was December before his final bunt!h of
steers was loaded. i
All through the testimony Just such a
state of affairs was shown to ex st through
out the entire cattle country.
This cattle situation, however, while
brought more prominently to tho front. Is
duplicated by all sorts of shippers every
where throughout the country and It Is for
this reason that such vigorous efforts are
being made to Induce congress to amend
the law so as .to give tho shippers re
ciprocal rights. At the present time 'lie
railroad charges demurrage If the con
signee fails to unload his freight within a
specified time. A case In point arose &
short time ago where a government con
tractor had two carloads of material
shipped from a point east of Chicago to
Washington; This freight was on the road
thirty-two days, although' three day
should have been ample time. Upon its ar
rival here of a Friday night the contractor
was allowed forty-eight hours In which
te unload. Hw did not receive the notice of
receipt of the shipment until Monday
morning. It, was Tuesday , before he could
get his men together and he was com
pelled to pay demurrage for one day's
delay.
It is such Incidents as these that has
brought about a demand for a change In
the law, which demand will undoubtedly
be emet by, the enactment of a measure
which will compel the railroad companies
to pay some attention to the right of freight
shippers in the way of prompt shipment of
thelri goods, whether live stock or ordinary
merchandise. . '
Artillery Short of Ammunition.
A startling atory Is current in Wash
ington Just now to the effect that Sec
retary Taft ' has recently discovered,
through the reports of his inspectors,
that the coast artillery, that branch Of
the military servloe which u charged
with the duty of protecting our cities,
IS woefully lacking In ammunition. The
exact ' status cannot be published for
prudential reasons.'- But It is known that
the fixed ammunition, ne'jcssaiy for . the
proper service of the hljfh-power guns
with which our forts are supplied, lias
bePh reduced to the minimum. This Is
largely true of light batteries, where
there Is a marked, deficiency, bo far as
reports go, In ammunition. All of whioh
leads up to the broad question whether
economy In projeotlles, so far as their
purchase Is concerned. Is advisable.
There has been recently established near
the city of Washington a private concern
which manufactures high-power projeo
tlles, but owing to the depression in busi
ness of all kinds since last full this
company has been compelled to curtail
Its force. The shell department of the
Washington nary yard, so-called, haa
also ..discharged many of US expert pro
jectile makers. BttU, It Would be a com
paratively easy matter for the United
States to supply Its coast defense bat
teries with all (he high power shells whioh
might be necessary within a very few weeks
If congress would authorise their manufac
ture. No foreign power could send a fleet
of high-power ships to - our coasts more
quickly than ammunition could be pro
pared, provided that the funds were avail
able for their manufacture. But the fact
remains that congress has not authorised
the usual expenditure of money for pro
jectiles, and unless conditions are different
during the next fiscal year, It would seem
as If instead of keeping up the several arms
cf the service, so far as ammunition is
conflen.ed. there will be a let-down la the
appropriation for this very important
branch of the military establishment.
What la true of the tieavy coast artillery
from an inspection point of view la said to
be true of the light field artillery, and so
close have the military authorities become
on this question that It would seem as If
the rumors were well founded.
Pensions Granted. '
Congressman Kliikald s been advised
I
of the allowance of the following petislonr
under the age act of February t, UVJ, a'.l
of whom receives 12 per month:
Charles Wllgus. Mullen; Alexnndfr
Plmmerman, Dunning; Cornelius lteaser
Cosad; Royal P. peck, Pt. Paul: John N.
Morgan, f'hartron; John 8. 1-nrmon, Coaad:
John R. Herron, F-wIng; William C. Killer1,
North riatte; William il. F.wlng, Anselmo;
Alvah . Copper, Overton; 115, Alexander
7.ike. Lynch; Rmuel T. Warren. Kearney;
Jamea R. Stephen, Wood Inkej Ucmuel
J. Oarrloon, Burwell; J0, William H. Otes.
Greeley.
Pensions granted, residents of the Sixth
district:
James Alspaush. Mallnda; $12, John. R.
Wood?, Olles; William (Inrman, Wallace;
Patrick H. Buddurh, Lincoln.
Pensions granted persons residing In the
Third district of Nebraska: for the .wool;
beginning February 13. 1W8:
Robert Van Wck, Clearwater, US: John
Adams, Craig. $12; Krvln Eddy, Ftillertnn
$1"; George IVterson, Tekamnh, $i3; Wil
liam McPherson, North Bend, $16; William
H. Fleming. Wisner, $12: Ole Oleson. Llnl
say. $12; BamabAs (Jrlhble. Dakota, To
Owne Iwiorioe. Bnnornt. $:0; John Bus
Leigh. $?0; King B. ' Harger. Tllden, $12
George W. Phlppee, Tildcn. .$15; Harry Hill.
Blonmfleld, $20: David E. Hart. Nellirh. $18;
Issac Hecks, Rmersmn, $1:': llrrrv Ston-"-.
Craig. $16; Joseph G. Davis, Palmer, 12
James H. McCutchen. Pt. Kdwards, $12:
John W. Htldmth, Venus. $12; E Isha C
Culver, Albion, IS; Henry V. Nltxer, Peters
burg, $15.
LINING UP STRONG FOR TAFT
(Continued from First Page.)
talk about Impatient aspirations to eompett
With Congressman Norfie, but no announced
candidacies for his place.
In the Sixth district Congressman Klnkn'o:
Seems to be conceded another, nomination
without even turning a hand.
Everything la said to he nil fixed for thf
democratic "big four" who are to head the
Nebraska delegation to Denver. A. C.
Bhaltenberger has "yielded" to "Inslstenl
pleadings of his friends" to go In for the
governorship again, thus repressing any de
sire ho might havo had to be a delaftate-at-large,
and Richard L. Metcalfe has posi
tively declined to serve hla party this time
except, from the press gallery. This leaver
unimpeded the official slate for the "bly
four," consisting of W. H. Thompson of
Grand Island, pan V. Stephens of Fre
mont, Mayor Frank Brown of Lincoln and
Ig. J. Dunn of Omaha. This goes unless
something happens to tip It- up.
LaGrlpne and Pnenmoala.
Foley's Honey and Tar cures la grippe
roughs and prevents pneumonia. Refuse
any but the genuine in the yellow package.
For sale by an druggists.
NEBRASKA FROM DAY TO DAY
Quaint and Cnrlonn Features of Life
In a Rapidly Growing;
. Mate. ,
They Need Bteve In Deuel Steve Brown
loaded his car and started for his tuw
homo In Deuel county, Monday. We ars
sorry to see Steve leave for It was always
like a ray of eunrfhlne on a cloudy day to
see hie happy, good natured face. He Is
one of these men you are always glad to
have come and see you and the Argus and
all his friends wish- him all kinds of suc
cess in his new Home. Mrs. Brown and
the children left' Thursday and will loin
phim there. We hope he will drop us a line
once In a while to let us know how he
and the rest are getting along there. Al
bion Argus. 1
Thp Birds anT Animals-Taken by Surprise
The recent si'.owsjprm , covered up and
smothered; many covles; of quail and a
number of farmers: have reported finding
the dead birds. Rabbits are found In snow
drifts and can he. caught by hand. A
farmer came to the city yesterday and
brought In six which he had Captured
alive while coming to town. Many of them
have been found frozen to death where
they got into drifts and floundered around
until exhausted and died. .Some of the
humane farmers, after the storm, cleared
places about their places where they placed
grain for the birds and opened their barns
to enable the timid birds places of shelter
from the cold.-Nebraska City Item.
Tanner's Respects to His Neighbor By
a vote of 167 t Genoa decided to lay
away her Candles and adopt a system of
lighting now in vogue among twentieth
century people. Notice the vote. Forty
elgbt tight wads In the little village on
the reservation. . Let It ' be recorded In
favof of Justice that hot an Indian in all
the population of the village opposed the
Improvement. It came from a bunch of
old sleepy heads who say thai "their folk!
back yonder never had no llgnts no how."
They have managed to accumulate a little
and are afraid they will be taxed to death.
Genoa Is certainly a peculiar place, and we
should all have great charity for her.
Without Genoa we would probably have no
use for a district court, as nearly all liti
gation comes from down there. You never
knew anyone to say he was glad he hailed
from Genoa. Fullerton News-Journal.
A Norfolk Prodigy This is the secret
which a Norfolk woman kept from her
husband for eighteen years: Eighteen
years ago a Norfolk man and his wife went
east. In the morning the wife found the
dressing room of her Pullman crowded, and
went into the following sleeper In order
to make haste. Meanwhile the train was
cut In two, .the sleeper In which she found
herself being . attached to another engine
and started In & different direction. Finally
the "porter succeeded In getting the tram
stopped and the woman. In robe da nult.
ran back to her own car, through a half
mile of chilly distance. Her husband &A
not know that she had" so nearly been
swept into another city. Bhe did not tell
her husband at the time of her experience.
She haa never told him to this day. He will
probably read this In his home tonight an4
wonder whose wife it was that went
through the thrilling real life melodrama
And now say. If you ran, that women
never keep secrets I Norfolk News. t
AST OLD NTKSE
sFsrsnaded Doctor to Drink Jfostnm.
An old faithful nurse and an exper
ienced doctor, are a pretty strong combi
nation in favor of Postum, Instead of
coffee.
The doctor said:
"I began to drink Postum five years
ago on the adylce cf an old nurse.
('During an unusually busy winter, be
tween coffee, tea and overwork, I be
came a victim ef Insomnia. In a month
after beglnlng Postum, in place of coffee,
I could eat anything and sleep as sound, y
as a baby.
In three months I had gained twenty
pounds In weight I now use Postum al
together Instead of coffee: even at bedtime
with a soda cracker or some other tasty
biscuit.
"Having a little tendency to Diabetes,
I use a small quantity of succhartne In
stead of sugaf, to sweeten. with. I may
add that today tea or coffee are never
present in our house and very many pat
ients, on my advice, have adopted Postum
as their regular beverage.
"In conclusion I can assure anyone
that, as a refreshing, aourlshipg and
nerre-strengtbenlng beverage, there Is
nothing equal to Postum." "There's a
Reason. " Name given by Pootum Co.,
Battle Creek. Mich. Reed "The Road tv
Wellvtlle," in pkgs.
APPLAUSE AT TAFT'S NAME
Jongressman Hitchcock Unwittingly
Makes the Hit of th? Evening.
OTTRODTJCES WAR SECBETAHT
.
Waahlnatoit Day Banquet at Omaha
Club ("roves to fie threat neresa
! f e .Yonnc em Amer
lean '.vaste.
Although It was the day consecrated to
he memory of George Washington, the
jlggest applause was poured forth at the
.inaha club banquet at the mention Of
Secretary Taft as his next successor in
.ho presidential chair. The outburst
-ame up as Mr. Hitchcock aa toastinaater
was Introducing Colonel Lafe Young and
inadvertently referred to the secretary
if war. The assemblage Immediately
rose and cheered. The only democratic
.'ongressman from Nebraska had an open
ing for a good reply, but he eschewej
politics and took It jrood naturedly. Mr.
You,ng mado the play good when called
upon by saying: "On behalf vt Secreta'ry
Taft I accept the nomination. ''
It was with patriotic speeches and song
that the anniversary of the natal day
it the father of hla country was fit
tingly celebrated at the banquet board
it which nearly 200 of the leading busi
ness and professional men of Omaha
jathered. The banquet room being en
.lrely inadequate for the large number
present, the adjoining rooms were thrown
pen and all were decorated with na
Jonal emblems. Tho speakers were at
no long table at the east side and the
mnqueters were seated at smaller tirblea.
The Omaha club makes Washington's
birthday an occasion foi listening to
noted men Invited to -speak and the at
tendance of the members Is always large.
The committee made no mistake last
venlnf? in selecting the speakers, and,
although J. A. S. Pollard .of Fort Madi
son wired his regrets at the lasf min
ute, tho words of the toastmaster, Lafay
ette Young of Des Moines and William F,
Gurley of Omaha seemed to strike a pop
ular chord and were received with the
greatest enthusiasm.
Washington Above All,
"We are gathered here tonight in per
suance of our custom of dedicating this
day to the purpose of celebrating the natal
day of George Washington," said the toast-
master. "GIIberJ M. Hitchcock, In opening
the feast of reason. "In so doing we arc
doing a distinct duty and putting ourselves
In a position to better solve the problems
which confront us. It was a miracle that
the 3.0CO.000 people could produce such a
galaxy as followed Washington, end to
day, with 85,000.000, it Is equally marvelous
that we have so many gret men. Jeffer
son has been recognised ns the great advo
cate of human rights, and thero wore great
generals, but towering above all the rest.
In all walks, George Washington has stood
through all time.
"While we recognize that these great men
laid the foundation, the people who have
followed them have had to construct this
nation. Thirteen colonies have expanded
to forty-six states, ' and the . flag nearly
encircles tho globe, until today the United
Btates stands greater than all the nations
of the world. New problems arise which
we mil st solve and we must realise the
.government must be adjusted to the new
conditions."
Waste In America.
' "Waste tn AmerVca." was the theme of
the address of Lafayette Young, editor of
the Des Moines Capital, who was warmly
received. He told of the extravagance in
America In comparison with' frugal coun
tries. He also told of the Panama canal
as seen by himself, and In telling of the
Buex canal drew a beautiful word picture
of his trip through the canal on a modern
vessel of commerce, when he saw In con
trast to his beautiful ship 600 of the old
ships of state camels bearing their human
freight on a pilgrimage to the shrine of
Mohammed.
"Thie Is a progressive age and the next
time I come from Des Moines I expeet to
come In an airship," said Mr. Young. "It
Is an age of electricity, for the old city of
Damascus has electric lights and cars, and
also In Manila, The age of gasoline and
the motor car. The United States of Amer
ica haa had much to do with, the spirit
which prevails and I think the Inspiration
Of the last century has come from this
country. We have proceeded with our plana
to do all possible and have devastated the
forests of Michigan until we are wlthlr.
twenty years of the end of lumber, until
now under the lead of the president we are
considering the water supply. We scarcely
realise the profligacy which has surrounded
us. Patched clothes are never seen, while
fifty years ago they were seen In all .neigh
borhoods. Wsi te Is everywhere our
streams are running waste everywhere and
in every town we are lifting coal 30 feet.
when the river would furnish the same
power. In Japan they , carry Ice with a
string to save the waste of paper, while we
have given no thought to waste.- Waste and
expense Is everywhere and we have great
rivers, running everywhere which are not
need. In Germany they utilise every stream
which will carry freight.
"The Missouri and Mississippi, with fifty
four streams emptying into them, are un
used, while we are burning coal and wood
and exhausting coal when water would do
It
Chinaman In No Hurry.
"There is no Interstate commerce law la
China, but the rivers are apparently laid
out by a divine providence. A Chinaman la
six mnthi delivering a cargo of freight and
is happy.
"They save things in China and while In
China with Taft they received him with
the same flags with which they had re
ceived Grant, and when Taft returns after
being president eight years, they will havs
the same flags. They do not waste things
ii) China,
"The study of one body of the American
people is to avoid work, but In Japan
everybody works, Including father. Per
haps some dsy we may countermarch
over this line and take up the waste places.
We will have to sometime consider" waste
In the way In which we transact business,
"While transportation is as cheap in the
United States as In any place in the world
It la not as cheap as water and this has
given Chicago an advantage over St. Louis
In tho race for supremacy.
"We are giving attention to water ways
now by appropriations. Every street rail
way Should now be run by water Instead
of by coat. The American way of never
meeting an emergency until It Is unavoid
able la not right. The young man who
cannot get along In America could not get
along any place on earth.
"Panama and the canal Is a part of
this new departure of economy In doing
things, for 8.000 miles are cut off. Great
tonnage Is carried around the horn and
sailing vessels cannot get through the
straits It Is too tortuous. This Isthmus
Is s crooked as the letter S It Is forty.
six and one-half miles across the Isthmus
and except one cut It Is no more difficult
than td make a canal In Nebraska.
"The French spent money lavishly to
cure disease, but not a cent to prevent It.
They had splendid hospitals. The canal
lone ' Is now thoroughly American. The
palaces of Do Lesarps are new bocupied
by plain American cltlsens. Every acre of
the Isthmus ' contains he bonee of gold
hunU -a bound for California In '49.
"It Is the Intention to do away with
all but light Irafric on the railroad. The
canal la one of the great enterprises of
the century to remarry the commerce of
the Atlantic and the Pacific, i
"If we do not stand by the United
Btates who wlllT People of other latiga
consider tli American a bluffer. You can't
travel With people of other lamia twenty
four hours If they don't try to trample
on your corns.
"The world believes this republic Is some
times going to pieces and If you start from
home a little bit chrsty, they will soon Jar
you np."
Mr. YoUhg hewslled the sbseno of Am-jr-kan
ships on all lands, saying the ship l.
the traveling man of the sea, saylngy we
must have ships. "We have a great for
eign trade, but sometime, we must have
merchant veeeels on all the seas."
In viewing waterways and the habits of
the people one must conclude there Ik
plenty of work for the missionaries In the
Oentnry to come. y
Humanity, created In the Image of US
maker, is the greatest thing In the -world,
and to him who Is able to say, "I am your
master I hsve conquered all I can stand
in the wreck of all things and say, Thy
will be done,-We Is the greatest."
American Ideal,
"Washington is and ever will be our Ideal
patriot," said Mr. Gurley. "We know cf
hlni In the past, and aa he Is no longer a
personality, he haa become an Inspiration.
Bo long as they remain ideals we must k p
them above us. The gentle Gallllean has f-i
years Inspired thousands of souls and Uit
life haa touched many lives, Reverence
for the Father's will Impel the modern
patriot to demand there be no radlca.
change In our system of government. If
we are as generally corrupt as some croak
ers, would have us believe, we
might as well chisel those words of Dame,
'All hope abandon all ye who enter here.'
There is lees rottenness In the busln-ss
life in America than ever before more in
tegrity as a whole and less scandal than
ever before. These are facts worth re
membering In these days of denunciation.
"When the fathers fought for freedom It
was constitutional freedom they demanded.
"While the modern patriot will respect tho
home, he will adopt questionable method
and will not stop for the charge that he la
an enemy of the republic.
"The modern patriot will Intlat violators 1
brought to bar because they are violators
of the law and for no other reason.
"When party politics cesse to exist in
America the autocrat will reign supremo.
It will be the mission of the modern pa
triot to proclaim to all the world that no
man Is supreme to the law and thaj the
God of our fathers holds the destinies of
this republic tn the palm of His hand."
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'FRISCO GLAD FLEET COMES
Unusaal Natural Advantages
Viewing; Marine SaeeU"
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SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 2.-H8peclal.)
The great fleet of battleships, cruisers and
torpedo boats coming from the Atlantic
Is on the long leg of Its Journey, having
rounded the horn on Its way up the Pa
cific coast, with San Francisco as Its ob
jective point While leisurely proceeding
along its way, stopping to accept the hos
pitality of South Aroerloan nations, the
fleet la giving time to the people of San
Francisco for the preparations for one
of the greatest celebrations ever' seen In
this country.
To those unaccustomed to the presence of
large fleets of war vessels the full signifi
cance of the spectacle that will be pre
sented In San Francisco's harbor duringthe
visit of this fleet Is not understood. There
has never before been anything Just like
this spectacle will be. There have been
many assemblages of warships, at various
times of the world's history, but It may be
said of th coming gathering In. San Fran
cisco bay that never has there been one
that will carry so much of the spectacular
as this. .
On the eastern roast there Is no oppor
tunity, such as Is offered on this hay, to
have the vessels so congregated as to have
them all In array under the eyes of the
spectators at one time. At New York,
with the vessels of an Immense naval
parade strung 6ut over many miles It was
Impossible to see but a few at a time. At
Hampton Roads,at the time of the depart
ure of the fleet, the vista was one of ocean,
which dwarfed the vessels and made the
spectacle appear smalt. Kven at that time
there were not so many vessels present as
will be In Ban Francisco harbor when the
fleet comes.
In San Francisco bay there Is an appear
ance of an amphitheater, and vast multi
tudes of sight-seers can congregate on the
surrounding hills of the city and look
down upon a concourse of ships as was
never before gathered together In all time.
It will be the sight of a lifetime, and It
Is probable that never again will those
now living have a similar opportunity to
gase upon such a scene. These vessels
are the highest type In existence and the
eongregsted fleet will represent the flower
of the second navy In the world, and In
addition to the vessels which formed the
parade Of the Atlantio fleet at Hampton
Roads, will have the 'combined Pacific
fleet as well, forming such an aggregation
as even the people of the welt protected
Atlantic Coast have never seen.
This assemblage of warships will be an
object lesson tn another sense. It will give
to visitors some adequate Idea of the Im
mensity of the Bay of San Francisco, for
this great fleet will swing at anchor with
not the slightest hindrance to the merchant
marine which will assemble from all
quarters of the globe to carry on the busi
ness of the port.
Ban Francisco Is busily engaged In pro
pur Ins to receive and cafe for, hot only
tfr 4,000 men and officers of the fleet, but
of those other thousands of visitors wiho
wilt flock to the city to tee the wondrous
display, and participate In the week of
festivities which are being arranged. San
Francisco Is rapidly resuming Its old con
ditions, and the hundreds of millions of
dollars which have been spent In rehabi
litation since the fire have made a wonder
ful change In the past few months. This
rehabilitation will also be one of the sights
offered) to those who visit the city to assist
In welcoming the fleet. ,
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New York to Have Direct Connection
with the West. 1
OPEN TOR TEAFFIC ON TUESDAY
Ma Oaee Sent to the Asylum aa
Belnar t'raay Who Knaarsted Hark
m Plan and Insisted It Was
Practicable.
NEW YORK. Feb. JJ.-The century-old
teak of overcoming the water barriers that
have separated Manhattan, Island from the
country of which It Is the metropolis, has
at last been accompllifhed. Tile first tunnel
for passenger traffic under tha North, or
Hudson river, will be thrown open to tha
public st noon on , Tuesday. The event,
which spells the eventual doom of the Hud
son ferries and marks the completion of
another stage of the vast projected system
of underground Vnd ur.derwater transporta
tion In the greater city, will be r-elobrateii
officially by the builders and by the highest
.ifftclala of state and nation, and unofficially
by tens of thousands of commuters, who no
longer will havev their going and coming de
pendent upon fog or Ice, and ferryboat de
lays. President Roosevelt, at hla desk lu
the executive offices at Washington, will
press a button to signal the opening of the
tube, and the governors of New York and
IJew Jersey will participate In the cere
monies at the tunnel mouths.
With the exception of one line of railroad
which crosses the Hudson at Albany and
then comes In a direct line south to -the
Harlem river and across that stream Into
the Grand Central station, all travel to
New York from the south and west haa
been dependent upon ferryboat services.
Many of the big steamship lines, with docks
on the New Jersey side of the river, also
have been compelled to place their passen
gers st the mercy of the fp1es,, both In
embarking for travel abroad and upon land
ing in this country.
First of Tunnels Ready. '
Now, after thirty-four yeara of 'almost
constant effort, the problem of boring
beneath the surface of the river has been
solved and New York has been insep
arably Joined to the outside world.
The first of the tunnels to be opened
is a part of the so-called McAdoo sys
tem, thus named In honor of William
G. McAdoo, president of the Hudson &
Manhattan Railroad company, a , young
Tennesseean, whose pluck and energy se
cured the backing and made the tunnels
an accomplished fact. The bore of this
completed means of under-rtver trans
portation to the' west leads from Morton'
street, on the lower west side of New
York, to Hoboken, N. J. The tunnel con
sists of two tubes, In which shuttle trains
of eight cars each, propelled by elec
tricity, will be operated. Two more tubes
of the McAdoo system are nearlhg com
pletion. Their Manhattan terminals will
be at Cortlandt street, now ah important
ferry center, and the New Jersey end
will be In Jersey City. Both at Hoboken
and Jersey City the tunnels have con
nections with several of the most Im
portant railroads leading into the city.
The North river tunnal service la to
be still further augmented later an by
the opening of the Pennsylvania railroad
tubes to connet their lines with the mag
nificent new station now Under construc
tion at Thirty-second street and Seventh
avenue. The first of these bores was con
nected on Friday last
The McAdoo tunnel system Includes
subway branches under Newport City
leading front the downtown stations to
the heart of the shopping district The
tunnels also will connect with tho main
subway routes of the city and with the
Pennsylvania tunnels.
Where Others Failed.
Many years ago an aged man known
as "Craiy Luke" was sent to an Insane
asylum for continually discussing a tun
nel under the Hudson. In 1874 an .en
gineer named Hasklns undertook the task,
but after completing 1,200 feet of .brick
tunneling his company failed In 1880.
Ten years later an English company was
formed and carried the work 1,800 feet
further, but after a great loss of life and
money the project was abandoned. rK
Mr. McAdoo was next to take up the
task and by employing the more modern
method of driving a stout steel tube under
the river bed quickly accomplished the
work. A feature of the system is the
Cortlandt terminal. Two buildings, oc
cupying the frontage of two blocks and
rising twenty-two stories above the side
walk, have been 'constructed. The train
stations are In the sub-basement and the
offices will house some 10,000 souls.
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