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TIIE OMAHA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 1903. 3 DIVORCE AT STOCK YARDS Transportation and Tardi to Be Han dled by Separate Corporations. EAILROAD TO REOPEN STATION Ml1m Wright la Be (kintfd by Railroad Whfi rnnMloa Ha faae-s to Permit Any- rkrnift la the Rate CHarged. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN. Neb., March . (Special. ) After a consultation of member of the State Hallway commission and Frank Ransom, representing the Union Stoek Tarda company of South Omnria, It was de tided that the company would organize a ew company which will manage and con trol the transportation facilities of the old company. Thla new company will then make Ha report to the railway commission In accordance with the decision of the supreme court which held the stock yards a common carrier. The railway commis sion holds it has nothing to do with the price paid for feed stuff by shippers be rmifi the business of transportation ceases whri ti e cattle are unloaded Into pens and therefore Its Jurisdiction ceases at that time. The new company, therefore, will not report to the commlHslon anything about the ftfd stuff. The decision of the court holding the stock yards a common carrier probably will remit In thla property being assessed here after by the stato board Instead of by the locul taxing officials of Douglas county. The stoek yards company owna thirty-five mllea of track In South Omaha besides some locomotives. Station at Bad Reopened. Permission must be given by the rallroal commission before railroad stations may be cloned. The station of Buda, near Kear ney, on the Union Pacific, was closed, but has been re-opened when complaint was made to the railroad commission. Dr. S. H. Hollenceck; of Lincoln has In formed the rnllrond commission that the Nebraska Telephone company has mudo l.ls telephune charge rltfht. Hi: complained because the company charged him an extra $2 a month for affixing the title 'Dr." to his name in toe telephone directory. Mtnlmam Weight la Raised. After being prevented by the railroad commission from Increating the minimum f reltflit charge from 25 to 40 cents, the Ne braska railroads have Increased the minl muh weight of a shipment to 100 pounds. An Oxford man recently maJe a shipment according to the old rules and paid 60 cents charges only to receive a bill later for an additional 77 cents. The shipment was of an Interstate character, hence the Ne braska commission la powerless to give re lief. A letter was sent from here to the complainant Informing him of the dilemma and saying hta only redress was to buy his good In Nebraska. Maal far Llneola Visitors. Mayor' Brown Is going to make It worth a man's time to come to Lincoln this summer, whether he be a republican or a democrat, making a quadrennial pilgrim age to Falniew. He intends to Interest the business men and others In a proposi tion to employ a band for the entire sum mer, whose time shall be devoted to the entertainment of visitors or delegations passing through the city. He believes the entlro city should contribute to the fund with which the band la to be paid. If nny kind of convention Is held here the band wj ,urihdi the muslo, , wheji prominent men come t visit " FalrVlew the band will meet them at the station. If Governor Shel don entertains delegations the band will be on hand. -,He also figure on having tho band give a "cone-art each night. He be lieves the coat will be J5.000 or 16,000, but that tho advertising given the city and the pleasure It will give -the people will be worth the expenditure.: ( Pointers on Mchool Bnlldlnga, "Our newspapers ore aiming truo when they advocate the building of less monu mental and more useful school buildings," aid Laixir Commissioner Ryder this morn ing. "There seems little or nq need. If my observation Is worth anything, for school buildings of more than two stories. Let I J .'I'll?. M'F " I i tv ,-. Sn f..T.:l Thousands of American women in our homes are daily Bairinoing their lives to duty. In order to keep the home neat aixl pretty, the children well dressed and tidy, women overdo. A female weakness or displacement is often lirotijrht on and they suffer in silenoo, driflmg along from bad to worse, knowing wellxthat they ought to have help to overcome the pains and aches which daily make life a burden. It is to these faithful women that c LYDIA E. PINZaliAr.VS ' VEGETABLE COMPOUND comes as a boon and a blessing, as it did to Mrs. V. Ellsworth, of Mayville, N. Y, and to Mrs. W. P. Jkyd,of Beaver Falls, Pawho say: ; "I m not able to do my own work, awing to the female troubla from which 1 suffered. Lydla K. Pinkham'a Vege lableCoiupouud helped me wonderfully, nd I am so well that I can do as big- a stav work as I ever did. I wish awry licit woman would try It FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN. For thirty years Lydia E. link, ham's Vegetable Compound, made from roots and herbs, has been the standard ' remedy for female Ills, and has positively cured thousands of 'women who have been troubled with displacements, inflammation, ulcera tion, fibroid tumors, irregularities, Eriodio pains, backache, that bear, g-down feeling, flatulency, indiges tkn,dizdncs8,or nervous prostration. Why don't you try it f . Mrs. Pinkham Invites all sick women to write her tor advice, .(she has raided thousands to liieaJUi. Address, Lynn, Miw. ' 9arN . -. i Naval Strength of CI.ARKSON. Neb.. March fL-To th Edi tor of The Bee: What Is the present strength of the American navyT Divided Into bow many squadrons? Their name and location, names of commanders, etef Relative strength compared with other powers? How many ship In process of construction? JOSEPH KRIKAC. Answer The large table published In connection herewith la from th New Tor. World Almanac for 1908 and show the relative strength of the navies of the world. The American nnvy I generally divided into the north Atlantlo squadron, the south Atlantlo squadron,, the Pa clflo squadron and the Aslatlo squadron. A vesale accredited1 to these divisions are constantly changing baa. It la prac tically Impossible to. give an exact list at any specified time. In any event. It would require more space than The Bee can de vote to It. For the same reason the names of the officer of the fleets are omitted. The smaller tables are from the report of Secretary Metcalfe of the Navy depart ment for the year 1907, and show the pres -3 352 Hi POWERS. II : c ; i Oreat Britain.... United States.... Germany France Japan RiiffHla Italy Austria-Hungary Sweden Norway Denmark Netherlands Ppain Portugal Turkey Greece China Slam Argentina lirsill Chile Mexico them cover more ground, and let u con sider the advisability of so building them that on every side they will have stairways to the ground from the upper stories. Thus at all time and under any possible emer gency the pupils on any floor could reach the ground In a minute or two at most. "Soma school buildings, like the Elliott In Lincoln, for Instance, are filled with cascades of stairways, with square turns a series of right-angled rapids In wood built over heating plant that are never without the threat of danger. In the Elliott school, too, the fire hole, or boiler room, opens Into the lower hallway. In Omaha this Is not permitted. "While there is no need to become hys terical In Nebraska, or to call for un reasonable changes, the present time la pregnant with good if the attention of school officer, architects, builders and cltliens generally can be fixed seriously on the need for a change In Idea of build ing public and quasi-public structure. To provide proper means of escape In case of fire or panlo when a structure Is being built Is better, cheaper and easier than afterward, and this bureau keeps on Insist, lng that the front of any building 1 not too sacred to be decorated with an escape if the condition call for It." Meeting; of Assessors. The meeting of the county assessor will be held in Representative hall, beginning at 1 o'colck tomorrow. Secretary Bennett of the state board will address the asses sor and explain to them the provisions of the terminal tax law and urge them to get all the property In sight and to value real estate this year at what It Is worth. Richards Wants Pardon. P. Coursey Richards, sentenced to the penitentiary on a statutory charge, has ap plied to Governor Sheldon 'for a pardon. Richards notified thegovernor ' that he Is now out on parole at the Mllford Soldiers' home, and that he Is Innocent of the crime for which he was sentenced. A hearing on his application has been set for March 81. Cobbey Btatates Delivered. J. E. Cobbey has delivered to the secre tary of state 400 copies of his statutes, for which he will receive $3,600 appropriated by the recent legislature. The books will be distributed to the members of the legis lature, district Judges and state officer. Going; to Arn Railroad Case. Attorney General Thompson and Deputy W. B. Rose will leave for Waahlngton Wednesday or Thursday. The case brought by the state to compel the federal Judge to remand the railroad cases will be argued the last of the week) In the United States supreme court. Governor on Don Hufclt. Governor Sheldon Is determined to free the state Institutions and "especially the penitentiary of tho morphine habit to which many of Its Inmates are addicted. Three weeks ago The Be published an Interview with the governor in which he said the practice must atop and he would see to It the accomplishment was secured If he had to give an order to quarantine the Institu tion. The habit Is something which all governor have recognised and In pre venting which former governor have failed. The situation at the penitentiary now la no different than at any time for merly. Convention Hall Pinna Ready. A delegation of Denver democrats, on their way to Chicago to present the na tional convention hall plans for approval to members of the national committee, passed through Lincoln today. Member of the delegation were unable to call on Mr. Bryan, as they wished, on account of the lack of time. Mr. Bryan tomorrow will deliver the ad dress at the University of Nebraska con vocation. The general theme will be the work of the International peace congress and the subject of his address will be "Arbitration agalnat Force." Later In the day Mr. Bryan will be Initiated a a mem ber of the college Masonic fraternity of Acacia. THEATRICALS AT FORT CROOK Performance for BeneSt of Army Relief Society. FORT CROOK. Neb., March 9. (Special.) On Monday, March 1ft, at 1:30 o'clock, amateur theatrical will be given at Fort Crook by the officer and ladle of the post for the benefit of the Army Relief society. The Sixteenth Infantry branch of the oclety ha always contributed most generously, the sum of from $310 to $4o0 having been sent each year, and It I hoped that this year will be no exceptloa. The public is cordially Invited to help In this worthy charity and those desiring tickets can obtain them at Courtney dc Co.' grocery, where reaorved seat will be old for $1. The play to be given ar "Sweet hearts" and "A Prupoaal Under Difficul ties," officer and women of the peat com prising the cast, all under the direction of Ula Fitch of the Boyd Dramatic school. Th particular object for which th cor poration Is formed are to collect funds and prlvode relief in case of emergency for de pendent widows of officers and enlisted men of the regular army of the United States, to 'd In securing employment for them and to solicit and create cholarehlpa and supervise educaUonal opportunities for the United States ent tonnage of the several navies of th world, and what the figures will be when the present program are carried out. The proposed addition to th American navy are also given. TONNAGE AT PRESENT. OreU Britain .l.K.m' Japan 3TJ .J1 Vnlted State, gtl.ns Russia France .07H Italy 'i S ? Germany 129,0021 Austria 113,"- TONNAGE WHEN VFSSEI.S NOW BUILDING ARB COMPLETED. Great Brltaln.L871.moi Japan iS'iSI France SWUH Russia r"v)S Vnlted States. 771. 7Mt Italy Germany W,802 Austria 118.235 UNITED STATES BUILDING PROGRAM Approximate Total Number and Class. Unit Cost. Cost. Four battleships t.6oO.OflO rw.W.0nn Four scout cruisers 2,S"O.0nO W"0'! Ten destrover 850.0U) s.WUKW Four submarine mono J MO.OnO One ammunition ship.... L70i0 1.75.ono One renalr shin J.ono.on0 l,ono.0"0 Two mine laying ship... JRO.ono Four fleet colliers 1,750,000 7,000.080 Total $0,270,000 Delaware class. Chester class. o3 K n a K a 3 c 5 f a O 0 n R5 111 40 27 4S 8 17 154 fWI 40 4,3fifi 95.000 27 11 6 7 IS 2 40 Ifi 86 9 2.5W) 8S.5O0 2fl 91 9 8 26 l7 2.316 44,4.12 21 171 IB! 13 23 2Si 63 32S BO J.600 M.O10 l' 3 13 41 15 4 63 641 C 8,440 83.640 8 ! fi 81 2 14 84 681 33 S.33S 67.000 8 7 7 3 14 7 1 9 74 6 1.799 2S.0O0 6 3 r. 8 10 4 W)I 11.724 1 11 1 6 3 84 1 fl S,5n0 4 3 21 2) LOW 5 2 8 7 3S0I 4.000 1 7 6 261 1 6TO S.ono 4 3 6 6 700 B.OnO 2 4 16 1 2W 8 000 1 2 2 1 97! 80.000 8 8Ti0 8.700 1 4 6 1 10 1 5.00 8 Bl 1 4 4 26 1 4SR 5.607 3 1 2 1 4 13 5ft0 8.010 1 1 4 1 3 6 6"0 8.000 ... .; 6 2) 200 9(3 such orphan children The president Is Mrs. A. C. Mills, West Point, N. T.; vice presi dents. Miss M. C. Chanler, 817 West Seventy-fourth street. New York; Mr. F. Gore King. Oarrlaon-on-Hudson, and Mrs. H. Blschoff. 180 West Fifty-ninth street, New Tork. The honorary vice presidents are President Theodore Roosevelt, Hon. EJIhu Root, Hon. Samuel Sloan, Frederick Frellnghuysen, General N. A. Miles, Gen eral C. F. Roe, Hon. John Blgelow, oHn. T. C. Woodruff, John D. Crlmmlna, Dr. J. William White, C. 8. W. Packard, Hon. William H. Taft. The treasurer la Mr. Cornelius N. Bliss, Jr., 117 Duane street, New York. The trustees are Hon. Levi P. Morton, Mr. Cornelius Vanderbllt and Hon. C. N. Bliss. FIFTH DISTRICT 19 FOR TAFT Gamble of Frontier and Stern of Hall Chosen na Delegates. HASTINGS, Neb., March . (Special Tel egram.) The republicans of the Fifth con gressional district, who met In convention today to select delegates to the national convention, added their word of endorse ment to the candidacy of Secretary Taft for the presidential nomination. The selec tion of dlcgates came after a spirited con test. In which there were six candidate. Two ballots were taken, resulting as fol lows: 1st. 2d. J. C. Gambol, Frontier 62 76 A. C. Rankin, Furnas 36 23 A. W. Stern, Hall 67 80 Dr. Jennison, Clay 40 3i C. W. Kaley, Webster 42 37 J. A. Martin, Hitchcock 23 17 Necessary for a choice 78. After the second ballot Messrs. Gambol and Stern were unanimously elected. Messrs. Jennison and Kaley, who received the next highest vote, were unanimously elected alternates. The resolutions adopted were drawn by a committee composed of Prince, Grand Island, chairman; Epperson, Clay; Meeker, Chase; Mllburn, Kearney; Carman, Red Willow. They endorsed Theodore Roose velt and hta administration, the Nebraska senator and member of congress who have supported the president. Governor Sheldon and state officials; commended Congressman Norrts especially, endorsed William H. Taft for president and declared against the rule requiring soldier to give up part of their pension money to gain admission to soldiers' homes. Chairman Prince reported a separate reso lution endorsing A. C. McCloud of York for national committeeman. It was adopted unanimously. On motion of A. V. Cole of Adams county, the convention unanimously endorsed State Senator A. L Clarke, president of the First National bank of Hastings, for election a a delegate-at-large to the national conven tion. Mr. Clarke and the delegate and alternate assured the convenUon they stood for Roosevelt policies and would support Taft. I. D. Evans of Kenesaw was chairman of the convention and Secretary McCarl of the congressional committee acted as secretary. The convenUon was largely attended and was harmonious throughout. District Coart at Beaver City. BEAVER CITY. Neb., March a (Special Telegram.) District court was convened LIGHT BREAKS IN Thoughtful rarmer Xeerna About Ooffee. Many people exlst In a more or less haxy condition and It often take year before .they realise that coffee Is the cause of the cloudiness, and that there I a simple way to let the light break In. A worthy farmer had such an exper ience and tell about It. In a letter. He ay: "For about forty year I have had in digestion and stomach trouble In various forms. During the last 85 years I would not more than get over one spell of bil ious colic until another would be on me. "The best doctors I could get and all the medtclnea I could buy, only gave me temporary relief. "Change of climate was tried without results. I could not sleep nights, had rheumatism and my heart would palpitate at times so that It seemed It would Jump out of my body. "I came to the conclusion that there was no relief for me and that I was about wound up, wheh I saw a Postum adver tisement. I bad always been a ooffee drinker, end got an Idea from the ad. that maybe coffee wan the cause of my trouble. "I began to drink Postum Instead of coffee and In leas than three weeks I felt like a new man. The rheumatism left me, and I have never had a spell of bilious colto since. "My appetite Is good, my digestion never was better and I can do more work than for 40 year. "I haven't tasted coffee since I began with Postum. My wife make It accord ing to directions and I relish it a well as I ever did coffee, and I was certainly a lav to coffee." There' a Reason." Kama given by Postum Co., BatUe Creek, Mich, lie ad -The Read to Wellvllle," In pkga her tody by Judge Orr. Th docket I en unusually long one, and contain many Important tuna. Including the Arapahoe murder and numerous whisky case. COMMERCIAL CLUBS' COJIVKSTIOW Interesting; Program for State Meet las; at Grand Island. GRAND ISLAND, Neb.. March .-(Special.) The detailed program for the fourth annual convention of the Nebraska Associa tion of Commercial Clubs has been pre pared and Is being sent out to the different commercial clubs of the stale. President Bushnell of Lincoln Is well pleased with the reports from over the state, these In dicating that the attendance will be fully tip to the best ever had at these state gatherings and that a wider Interest Is being manifested In the work of the com mercial clubs In their respective communi ties. The convention will open on the after noon of March 18 and close on the night of March 19 with a dinner given by the Grand Island club, with the assistance cf the Woman' Park association of this city. The program Is as follows: Wednesday, March 18, 3 p. m. Reception and acquaintance. Wednesday. 8 p. m. Addresses of wel come by Henry Schuff, mayor of Grand Island, and by C. O. Ryan, president of Grand Island Commercial club. Response by O. 11. Gray, president of Central City Commercial club. Discussion, "Sewerage Syateme for Smaller Cities," led by Charles A. Chappell of the Mlnden Commercial club. Thuraday, 9:30 a. m. Enrollment of mem bers and appointment of committees. "The Value of incorporation for Commercial Clubs," J. W. Steinhart. president of the Nebraska City Commercial club. "How Can the State Association Be Made More Efficient for Results?" F. A. Dean of the Holclregn Commercial club and J. F. Han son of the Fremont Commercial club. Thursday, I p. m. General discussion on "What Different Commercial Clubs Are Doing," with reports from representatives of every club present. An exchange of experiences and lines of work followed. "Results of Municipal Ownership," discus sion led by W. A. Prince of the Grand Island Commercial club. Under thla topic it is hoped that representatives from cities where water, light or other utilities are owned by the city will be prepared to re port upon the success or failure of such ownership. Resolutions, new business and election of officers. Thursday, 6:30 p. m. Dinner tendered by the Grand Island Commercial club. Im mediately following tho dinner the following addresses; "Objections to Parcels Post Legislation," W. 8. Wright of Wriirht & Wllhelmy, Omaha, and president of the National Association of Retail Hardware Merchamts: "Local Rplf-Onvcrnmonl (nr Cltiee." W. A. Shelleck, vice preaident of Lincoln Commercial club; "Commercial Value of University Extension Work," W. G. Whltmore of Valley, regent of the Uni versity of. Nebraska; "The Unification of Business Interests," E. R. Gumev, vice president First National bank of Fremont and director of Fremont Commercial club. Nebraska News Notes. YORK J. W. Davidson ha purchased the George Howe newsstand and will take possession Monday, April . PLATTSMOUTH-Prof. I. N. Clark has been re-elected superintendent of the Weeping Water public schools for another year. COLUMBUS Michael Spellacy has been usmmoned to come Into court by County Attorney Hensley for shooting at a boy with Intent to wound. BLUE HILL B. J. Kohmetscher of Law rence nas made application for saloon It cense at RosemonL The licenses are granted by the county. . YORK Charlie Elliott, who. with Ar. thur Klnnlmen, broke Into a Burlington car and stole merchandise, was taken to me n.carney reformatory. YORK It has Just been ascertained that the carload lot shipments of York for the year 1908 was 2,487 cars. This doe not Include freight or part carloads. BIGNELL B. M. Combs of Lincoln at tended the dedication of the new Iran. site of Bignel) last Thursday and con tributed his share to the hunting sport until Monday morning. TECUMSEH-Joseph H. Hobbs, for sev eral years a drayman of this city, has fallen heir to 82.000 by the - death of a wealthy relative. His many friends are pieasea mat lortune na smiled on him. YORK Contractors, lumber dealers and those engagod In tho buildings trades In York report that more building is con tracted for and contemplated than at the Deginning oi any years ror several years. BLUB HILL The next annual Hnnrtnv school convention of Webster county will be neia ai uuiae iock April 9 and 10. Prof. Steldley and Miss Mamie Stouher of Lin. coin and Mr. Nlchn.1 of Mlnden will be pres ent io oeiiver aaaresses. PLATTSMOUTH V. O. Lyman and family of this county have departed for China. They will aall from New York April 1. Mr. Lyman Is agent for the Stan dard Oil company and his territory covers a large portion oi me empire. PLATTSMOUTH W. F. Case, who was a volunteer in the late civil war and who, with his wife, has resided In this count v for fifty-three years, with his family de- paneu ottiuraay ror iioinrooK, witn the Desi wisnes oi tneir many friends. PAPILLION James Givens and Bert Freburger, two of the three arrested for burglary at Springfield, had their pre liminary hearing today before Judge Beg ley and were held to the district court. The other boy, Burt Nicholson, will be tried for the same offense.. OSCEOLA Fifty-seven years ago Mon day Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Jarmln took each other for better or worse, and In their lives it has always been "better farther on." Mr. Jarmln is 86 and Mrs. Jarmln 76. They have lived In this county for thirty-five year and are one of the most happy couple In the county. PLATTSMOUTH Nelson Jone and James McKinney found 272 pounds of cop per In a sewer near the Burlington shops, which had been hidden there by someone It was valued at $66 and had not been missed by the company. Master Mechanic Helps was Informed of the find and had the stolen- property returned to the store house. ANSLEY Thursday, near Berwyn, Neb Perry Foster broke his left arm Just above the wrist In an unusual manner. Ho was In charge of Dr. E. A. Hanna's auto, and In. attempting to start the maohlne, the crank shaft cam Jumped back and the accident resulted. Perry Foster steered the auto with one hand and run It to Ans ley, a distance of eight miles. BIGNELL Mr. C. E. Bellamy of Cam bridge, Neb., arrived here Friday to take charge of the erection of the new store building. Construction on the new edifice began Monday morning. Jerry llowen. a druggist of Wood River, Neb., Is making preparation for the erection within the next few weeks of a building here for a pharmacy, which he will stock. TECUMSEH George D. Arnup, one of the best known young men of this city, has bought a one-half Interest In the lum ber yard at Dubois. He will move his family to that town In the near future and take the management of the yard. For some time Mr. Arnup has been In the em ploy of the Sulllvan-McDermott lumber yard of Tecumseh, and the place made vacant by bis resignation Is being filled by Harold Sullivan of Lincoln. FREMONT Mrs. Charles B. Veaxle died at 6 o'clock this morning of gall stones after an Illness of only two days. Her maiden name was Plllsbury and she was married to Mr. Veaxie in Maine over forty years ago. She had lived In Fremont since 1881. Khe was a member of the Woman's club and of the Charity club and very prominent In society. Her hus band and two brothers, N. M. Plllsbury and C. A. Plllsbury of this city, survive her. TECUMSEH Tecumseh's new Carnegie library building is now ready for occu pancy. The building Is finished, the fur niture Is being installed and the library la being moved from Its old location In the city hall building to the new building. The new structure will be formally dedicated Wednesday. The building will be open to the public moat of the day. a reception will be held and In the evening there will be k program of speech making and music. The building cost $6.0U0 aside from the lot. walks, furniture, etc TECUMSEH A fish vender from the Mis souri river drove into town Frldsy morn ing with a wagonload of fish. He sold from his wagon on the streets all day aut by night he had but from 100 to 160 pounds left. He drove his outfit Into Hlmpaon's livery barn, leaving the fish In the wagon. During the night three Tecumseh fellow broke Into the barn and made away with the fish. Their Identity became known yes terday and they hurriedly made a settle ment with the fisherman by paying him the market price for the fish. tiertoua trouble for them was threatened for a time. Sav your carpets and keep your house warm with deadening felt soft heavy paper. C Hafr Lumber company. Council Bluffs. Our Letter Box Contribution on timely topic Invited. Write legibly on one side of the paper only, with name and address appended. Unused contributions will not be re turned. Letters exceeding 30 words wll be subject to being cut down at the discretion of the editor. Publication of views of correspondents does not com mit The Bee to their endorsement. The Lesson. OMAHA, March . To the Editor of The Bee: It Is an unfortunate condition In America that we must have calamities to teach u lesson In our public and private affairs. The lesson to be learned from he Colllnwood school disaster are, briefly stated, as follows: No school building should be constructed more than one story or at most two low stories high. Fire escapes as now used and con structed are very poor means of saving the lives of children when terrorised by actual fire. Fire drills are good to train pupils to a routine method of escape, but when tho regular way of going from the building is blocked by fire they are almost useless If not an Increased cause of danger. Great risk la run by having even the beet of furnace or boilers Immediately under the building that hold so many young lives. There may be many other lessons, but these are all that occur to the writer at the present time. What future action ought to bo taken In regard to the care of the lives of the school children against fire and panic? Of course with the buildings at present oo cupled the best that can be done Is to place fire escapes so that every room can have access to them and1 there be no necessity of all the children In the building crowding Jamming In he halls seeking other door or the one or two fire escapes. Hero comes the confusion and panic. The only way that suggests Itself Is to place Iron outside balconies on every floor and these connected to Iron outside stairways. The fire drills should then be of two kinds, both for outside and Inside emergencies). If the Board of Education thinks that It Is easy at present to get pupils out of a building on the fire escapes In use, let the entire board, secretary, attorney, re porters and superintendent go to the top story of Farnam Street school, get In line with President Cole at their head and on the sound of the gong descend the fire escape. When they have done this let them give the conclusions as to what might result If there was a fire and there were 200 children trying to come down the fire escape. The best constructed, safest, cheapest, most healthy would be a one-story quad rangle building, with the furnace room In the center of the court. There would be no basement, no floors to fall, no stair ways, no fire escapee, no need of fire drills, no extra charge for Insurance, no furnace under the building. At the present time in Omaha there Is an ordinance prohibiting a furnace under an auditorium, but it Is allowed under a school building containing 600 children. Our present Board of Education Is en titled to great credit for It high stand ard of efficiency and no doubt will do all In Its power to make the schools of this city safe and healthy places for the chil dren of this and future generations. W. J. H. Stand Sqnnrely on Taft Ground, FRANKLIN, Neb., March 6. To the Ed itor of The Be: One cannot help admlr lng and commending the splendid spirit of tho (Roosevelt movement In the state, and certainly a large number of those advocat lng and pushing this movement are sin cere In their support of the Roosevelt poli cies and honest In their efforts to bring about Roosevelt re-nomination. However, there are supporters of this movement that are not real advocates of Roosevelt's renomlnatlon, but who dealre to destroy Taft. Some would destroy Taft to prevent continuation of the Roosevelt policies, others would destroy Taft to clear the field for their candidate. At the very best, therefore, loyal and splendid as cer tainly Is the support of many In this move ment. It Is not without Its danger. Nebraska must not be buffeted about. The- state Is for Taft. Neither by good men unwittingly nor by designing men should the Taft candidacy be Injured. The stato has been forced Into a danger ous political position the last few weeks. The manipulators shrewdly sprung the Roosevelt movement at a critical time, namely, during the weeks preceding the republican state convention, estimating that there woud not be time for th state to recover from the demoralisation they would work. The purpose was to demor alise the Taft supporters in Nebraska and elect -the wrong men to the national con vention. The plan promised well, but the trouble was with their time estimate. The public mind has the last few days been rapidly recovering Itself and the delegates can go to Omaha next Thursday with tho senti ment In the state again pretty clearly de fined for Taft. It Is important for the good name of our state and for the political prestige of our state that the Omaha convention stand squarely on Taft ground. Particularly after the reactionary movements of the last few weeks, that have been heralded far and wide. Is It desirable that our state take de cisive ground. We want to have a clear conscience at home and be respected abroad, and the Omaha convention can In sure us both. C. HILDRETH. A Bnnch of aerations. OMAHA, March 7. To the Editor of The Bee: The letter of the city electrician in The Bee opens up for discussion a question of Interest to every cltlsen of Omaha. We now have great elevators that clean and distribute the wheat and com of Nebraska to the outside mills of the country, but this marketing of the wheat employs but few men and we alll hope to see the day when all the grain sent to Omaha will be milled In Omaha. The price of power we Fill the Tank with gasolene if you want the motor-car to go. The oil sup plies the power that makes the wheels turn round. The human machine is set in motion in the same way by Scott's Emulsion Folks are like motor-cars. At times they get run down. Scorn Emulsion is full of power. It not only produces flesh but gives new power to weak bodies. AH Drassnwi Me. and $1.00. Cured of Croup By Chamberlains Cough Remedy ' -'-. - V v ... f t JAMES GKUBB. EDITH URUBB. "When our children were small they were subject to croup." says Mr. J. H. Grubb of 723 South Fourth street. Albuquerque, N. M. "One night they were both taken at once. I ran for the doctor. They grew worse very rapidly. My wife thought they would surely die before I returned. One of them already, looked like death, when she remembered that she hod a bottle of Chamberlain s Cough Retnedv In the house. She gave them larte doses of it, and when I re turned with the doctor the babies were all right, tho danger was over. She told the doctor Just what had been done and what she had done. He said he did not know what Chaniberhiin's Cough Remedy was made of, but that It had, without doubt, saved the babies' lives." Charaborlaln'a Cough Remedy contains no opium or other narcotic and may be given to a child with perfect confidence. re VJAHTED-fl R1BE0 jlGEHTS . ample Latest Model Ranger' bicycle (umMiedbr ut. t ir menm evaryeoer ara . IV making money fist. Write ftr hUMUNKI RKOlilKKUuntilynwreoeivaanclap tn iimm, invwlifr. in the lf7s. lln TKN IAYM' rHEE mtt I tn an (Hi vrM with. II keep the bicycle iJiip it back to tit at our ejpetuia indwuw tnt ctnt. riHTAB DDIfr w lumuh the highr.t grade bicyclei it it pouihl to nuka rAblUKI rKlbLS at on ainall profit abnve actual (actorr cost. You aam k to l middlemen 'a profits by buying direr! ol ua and have the mannfactnrar'aiur antee behind your birycla. 1K NOT III V bicycle or a pair oi Mrrifrom tyt at anf trie until you racriv our cataloiniea and learn out unheara of JacUry fr-tcu and rtmtarkaSU tftcuU tjftrt to rldur anta. . . - YOB WILL EE flSTOSISHED SCd? 53 SS M." Uw nm we ran make you thil year. V. e tell the h wheat grade bicyclea lor leaa money than any other lartory. We are satisfied with ti.oo profit abova factory coat. TU( VOl.E DKAl.FKH. you douWaVir pricea. Orders filled tlx SECONDHAND B1CYCLKS. ' usually have number on hand taken In promptly at prices ranging from 3 to rteTTD BDRVrV njrie wnewis, imporiea VWMsLCi-wnnna.l equipment eg ail Unas at sav tfT)50 HEDGETHOnn (JD. ri p ijphi irm Tin II I II gCLr'ESCflLIIIU UUt-J TOMTtiaovocoMLr Tk rrruktr retail tries oi the ie lira it it VJ tr lair, tut la introduc V will mllyuaaamtUtairiortMfaiHwuKoraeT-tfMi. RO MORE TROUBLE FROM PUKCTDSES NAILS, Tacks or Glass will not 1st th air out. Sixty thousand pairs sold last jmr. Over two hundred thousand pairs now in use. DESORIPTIOMi Mode In all sizes. It Isltvely 1 amdeaavriding.vcrvdursblcandlincdlnaidewUh "V m mrimX nualitv of rubber, which nerer becomes porous and which closes up sinsll punctures without allow. 1 1 1 y0tlc th thlok rubber tread fng theairtoescape. We have hundreds of letters from satis- I I A., mnA pUnctnr trips "M" " fiedcustomers statins; that their Urea hayeonW been pumped 9 Hd luimo rim ,trti H" upouceortwiceinawholesesaon. They weigh noraore than f t pre it rlin emttlii. This. in oroinsry ure, uk pmmiire i."viii zj re making a special factory the rider of oaly I4.80 per pair. AU orders shipped same day etter is received, we snip c. u. i. ots SDoroval. You do not pay a cent until you have examined and found them strictly as represented. We will allow a cash dtsoount of a per cent (thereby making the price 4.6ft per pair) if you end FULL. CASH WITH ORDER and enclose this advertisement. .We will also send on nickel plated brass band pump. Tire to be returned at OUK expense If for any reason they ar . not satisfactory on examination. We are perfectly reliable and money sent to ua is as safe as In a bank If you order a pair of these tires, you will find that they will rule easier, run faster, wear better, last longer and look finer than any tire you have ever used or seen at any price. We know that you will be so well plea-ted that when you want s bicycle you will glee us your order. We want you to send us a trial order at once, hence this remarkable tire offer. -.n mrn don't buy any kind at any price until you avid ror a or IF YOU NEED TIHE& Hedgetnorn Puncture-l'roof tire on approval and tris. at the special Introductory price quoted above: or write for our big Tire and Sundry Catalogue which.. ' describes and quotes all makes and kinds of tires at about half Ihe usual pntra. - .. MsraV- sm If but write us a postal today. DO NOT THINK OI? BDY1NO a bicycle DO NOT WMl or s pair of tires from anyone until you know the new aud wonderful' offers we are making. It only costs a postal to MEAD CYCLE COMPANY, i learn Is very low to the elevators, as low as $17 per horse-power per annum, but thero Is no doubt a profit In it at this price as the elevators only run their machinery but a short time each day. I believe It Im portant for us to know tho facts as to tho price of power not only at Niagara Fall, but at Buffalo, and In comparison the price at Omaha. What Is the price of power In each one of these cities on a horso-power or on a kllowat oasis 7 We are all very anxious to learn about the various water-power schemes In the vi cinity of Omaha. We have been told that Prof. C. T. Main of Boston, Prof. Sturde vant of Chicago and Prof. IllldKard of Switzerland (all sent out by capitalists) have reparately gone over the Columbus project and each one has reported the project entirely feasible from an engineer ing as well as a commercial standpoint, and that no hydraulic engineer has ever reported adversely. We have been Informed that the Fremont water-power development Is equally a good from reports based upon many engi neers. Including Prof. C. T. Main of Bos ton, Dr. John F. Kelly of Pittsfleld, Maits. ; John F. Wallace of Panama canal fame, W. B. King, City Engineer Rosewater and others, and that no engineer has ever re ported adversely. Donald Campbell of Denver, J. T. Fanning of Minneapolis, both great hydraulic engi neers, and other local engineers reported the Seymour Park project feasible and com mercially practical, and the city of Omaha voted on bonds for the latter scheme, whlt h failed to carry by a vote of about 11.000 to 6,000, lacking but 1,000 votes of getting the two-thirds necessary In the face of opposi tion from every corporate interest In the city. Our city engineers tells us that recent surveys show that the Seymour Park canal can be diverted to the north part of the city and develop 70,000 horse-power In the city limits. Seattle not only owns Its own water plant, but also a power plant as well, to light that city, and It sells power In competition with another private water-power company, and both developments are from twenty to thirty miles away, yet Seattle gets the ben efit and not the potnts of development. Loa Angeles, located over an oilfield, oil free to the pumper, for power or other pur poses, uses water-power generated eighty mllea away, and sent In this distance in competition with fuel that costs nothing. This being true, how can the local com pany underselfwater-power from Columbus or Fremont, and pay the present prices for coal? Why does Los Angeles grow so fast us ing power from eighty miles away at Red lands, Instead of Redlands getting the growth at the "wheels?" Is It not a fact that no power at all Is used from the Ni agara Falls Power company's plant direct from the "wheels," but It Is all put on wires at high voltage and distributed from the wires? I think that the city electrician Is correct In' saying that we should not advertise our disadvantages, but our sdvantages, and If we have nearby one or more great natural water-powers, we should not only adver tise the fact, but If needs be develop one of them by voting city bonds, and that th city should operate the same for city light ing and for power purposes. Since the Wall street "sickness"' we must either see this natural advantage wasted or meet the ques tion as we should now. Perhaps the city electrician would rec ommend the city to duplicate the present strain electric, light-plant, and if so what would It cost to dillct 4tt What I ih . ' . a, ' V ; Ml tarticmnrt ami tirW tlftr mi met. ti'llAnit a ctni demerit TKIALdunni which time vou are then not Mrtert y umnca or can aell our bkyviea under your owa Bams puts at day received. ... ., , , , . , ... W do not regularly handle second hand blryclra, but trade by our Chicago retail stores. I heta we clear out or 10. Descriptive bargain lists mailed free. roller mains ana pruaua. pans, npaira aw . ausau nuuifimt, PDHCTURE - PROOF 5lL re a sample haih u gJ t j',mWr' vJi s .1. C 5 3 tir will otiunst any oinor if mnke-HOFT, aua Ll KAHY HIDING. price to , learn everytliing. Write It NOW. D 259, CHICAGO, ILL gross and not Income from this plant, say for the last year? I trust Mr. Mlrhaclsen that you, will an-' swer my letter as promptly as was "Tax payer's." D. C PATTKRSON. Ford , Secures Ills Freedom. BKATRICE. Neb.. Murch ".-(Special Tel egram.) Kx-Couni-'Ilman Harry Ford, whqn home is at Ashland, Neb., and who was lodged In Jail December 13, 1507. for failure to pay 100 fine nnd costs for selling liquor without a 1 It-en bo In this city about two years ago, was released today by Judge Raper. At $3 per day hi time expired February 11, but he was held by Judge rcmberton, who ordered him to make a showing that he was unablo to pay his fine. A stranger named I-awton, who has been selling medicines and face lotions about town, was lodged In jail today on com plaint of a woman, who charges that Law ton Insulted her at her home. County At torney Terry has charge of the case and may prosecute Lawton for practicing medi cine without a license, as he claims to lie' a doctor. Take Wnrnlnir. Don't let stomach, liver nor kidney trou ble down you, when you can quickly down them with Electric Bitters. 60c. Sold by Beaton Drug Co. Hal C. Brent, J. C. Prlngle of Kansas City. F. M. Wolcott of Valentine. XV. C. Oglcvte of Gibbon, J. W. Tulleys. K. J. Robinson of Lincoln are at tho Millard. A Square Deal b Msurcd you when you buy Dr. Pierce family medicines for all tho lngredl-' ents entering Into thorn are printed odv. the bottlo-tvrappcra and their formula.. are attested under oath as being complete nd correct. You know Just what you are paying for and that the Ingredients are gathered from Nature's laboratory, being, elected from the most valuable native medicinal roots found growing in our American fore 0ndjwh lie potent to cur are perrerrt harmlIyn to the mot delicate woinaiaaJiiluTPrp Not a droit agent povaesse taiclilal Drooertienof its own- being a most valuable antiseptic and antl-.: ferment, nutritive and soothing demul" cent. tllycerlne plays an Important part In' Dr. Pierce's Gulden Medlcul Discovery In:1 the cure of Indigestion,, dyspepsia and weak stomach, attended by bour risings,: heart-bum, foul breath, coated tongue, poor appetite, guawliig fooling tn stom ach, biliousness and kindred derange menta of the utomurb. liver and bowels. liesldes curlnji nit the aove distressing, ailments, the'Ooldi n Metllcal Discovery Is a 8(ecllic for all UUei!b of the mucous membranes, as caUrrhr-whethnr of tli" nasal pussapes or of the stomach, bowels, or pelvic oran. Tveri tn Its ulcerative stages tt will yield to this sovereign rem edy if Its me bo jM-rseveruI In. InChronlg Catarrh of tho Naal piis-aces. It Is woll, while taking tho "lloluon Medical bis-' covery " for the necessary constitutional, treatment, to e'eanno the passages freely two or throo ti:nes a day with Dr. 8age Catarrh. Remedy. Thin thorough course: of treatment pcneraily cures the worst canes. In roughs and hnarsenMs caused by bronf filial, throat and lung affections, except coo-i sumption li, I us aUTaiirtxi at sue, the "Uuldou, M'uli-al lilkt'overy l a niuxt eBli lenl reui-' edy, p'iajy in thoe oliatlnate. htng-on courn.cauM J by irritation and four hi Ion of i the bronchial mucous membrane. The "Lit'' coTery is not ao good for acute oouarba aria', lng front sudden colds, nor must ll be ex pected to cure conaumotion In lis advanced Staarea no medicine will do that but for all tn obstinate, ch route cuugba. arbtck. If anf lected. or liadlf treated, le ad up to couauanp a' iah h... Uataaj Ustavkaaai 't V. ' 1 " 'I kl'"tWYn n" - tULthuf ami np?" villa ' ihS Wf .. ifo UriflcTFiTet uel in th.-tn. via. taire triiTl.' Tr:.pnt:q. glycerine- luls 1 num. 10 m Q