TIIE OMAHA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 1903.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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,
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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
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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,
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re a sample haih
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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
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tULthuf ami np?" villa ' ihS Wf .. ifo
UriflcTFiTet uel in th.-tn. via. taire triiTl.'
Tr:.pnt:q. glycerine- luls
1 num. 10 m
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