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TIIK OMAHA DAILY BEE: FRIDAY, MAKCII 13. 190$. NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA COUNCIL Office 15 Scott Street. MI OR MKITIO.T. Parts, drugs. Btockert Mil carpets. Kd Rogers. Tony Fault beer. Hunt wood supplies. Alexander's. Kor Bale cheap, vacant lot, 509 B. 8th St 1-ewis Cutler, funeral director, 'Phone VI. Woodrtng Undertaking company. Tel. !3. For rent, unfurnished room a, 231 Malo 8t Romethlng doing In the pyrogTarhy line this week at Aleaander's art etore. J. O. Bone will leave today for a several weeks' sojourn at Excelsior Springs. Mo. ENROLL IN WESTERN IOWA COL-Ll-UU. A "KCHOOL OK INDUSTRY." Mrs. 8. M. Turner of 1005 Avenue A was removed to the fciniundeon hospital yester day to undergo an operation. We save your clothes. Oet wise and call up SM. both 'phones. The change will do ou good. Bluff City Laundry. J. W. KelU-y of Chicago will speak at the Ivnteooatal nitnalon, lm West Rroadway, this evening, Friday evening and Sunday evening. William 8. Fisher and Ella Neary, both of this city, were morrled by Rev. Henry lx-Ixing yesterday afternoon at the mission li Avenue K. The city council will meet as a committee i Kimln this afternoon to take up the ...ut.r n( tiie acceptance of the plat of . 'uirr's ark addition. J. F. Mowerjr was arrested yesterday on ii warrant from the court of Justice Greene on the chnrr.; of deserting his wife. His hearing u s H for March Is. V.t.u en n m t better coal for less money from VUiliu.ii Welch. 1 North Main. The uason wiiy Is because he sells for cash. Uuh phones liS. urd 'phone. Lit 11 77. O. M. Dutler of Crescent and Miss Nancy Lineman of this city were married yeater iu.v, the ceremony In-lug performed In the I arlor of the Neumayer hotel by Justice H. A. Greene. Adolph Human of Mlnden, Ta., was placed In fct. Bernard's hospital yesterday and an Information chancing him with being Insane ii filed. The commissioners will Investi gate this rase today. Mrs. Hattle Vader. 2414 Blxth avenue, died . yesterday morning at the Kdmundson Me morial hospital, aged 38 years. The funersl will be held this afternoon at 2:30 from Cutler s undertaking rooms and burial will be In Kalrvlew cemetery. The Knights and Ladles of Security will hold an open meeting Friday night, to-which the meinbi rs may Invite their friends. Mrs. Uasson will give a talk on China and exhibit some of the curios which she brought home with her from the orient. Ttckets for the annual banquet of the Commercial club, at which Secretary of War Taft will be the guest of honor, were Issued yesterday by Secretary Reed. Within a short time 111) tickets were taken, leaving only loO to be disposed of. Members of the club are limited strictly to one ticket each. All le L. Spooner, a well-known actress and wife of Mr. Edward Wack of this city, arrived here lust evening from IOS Angeles, having spent her vacation on her father's ranch in Texas. Mr. and Mrs. Wack will rrsume their professional engagements after a short visit here with friends and relatlvos. The annual convention of the Iowa Asso ciation of Local Fire Insurance Agents wilt be held in this city on June 11 and not June 18 as previously announced. A com mittee consisting of John I. Luts, Frank binder and Frank R. Rtkor has been ap pointed to take charge of the local arrange ments for the meeting. Congressman W. I. Smith, who left for Des Moines last evening, will be Joined there today by Mrs. Smith, and from there they will start this evening for Washing ton. Mr. Smith stated yesterday that he did not expect to be able to return here for the Commercial club banquet, at which Secretary Taft will be the guest of honor. Mrs. Smith expects to remain In Washing ton for the remainder of the session. Judo Macy ha sent word that he will ' be here' Monday to hear tiie motions tor new trlafr in the cases of Marlon Hedge peth. Roy Stevens and August Carlson, who weie convicted at this term. Judge Wheeler will also be In court Monday to hear the motion for a new trial In the case of W. P. Jackson, the alleged accomplice of Hedge pelh. It la expected that If the motions for new trials are denied sentence will be pasticd upon the four men. Upholstering. George W. Klein, 19 South Main street Phones: Ind.. 710 Black; Bell, 543. N. T. numbing Co. Tel 250. Night, 1X33. prlak Balittlnr. King of all bottled beers. L. Rosenfeld Co., distributors. Both 'phones 323. neat Estati transfers. These transfers were reported to The ' Be March 11 by the Pottawattamie v ' County Abstract company of Council Bluffs: Lew's N. Snyder and wife to Fried-ri-li Fritz, ( of 84-70-i. w d S13.2S0 Fuini: W. Pouder end wife to Wll 1 m. V. Boslram, sw4 of i4-75-33, w d i 11.200 CI ii.lt Ii. Bolton et al to Nellie G. I i'H', swm of S-74-39, q c d 9,08$ ChM'.is U. Bolton et al to Ida Mi-Kee, .j S"1 of 15-74-3S. q c d 6,f0 Hough and wife to M. A. i.i.-JKh. lots 1, 2. 1 and 4, block 90, u-,1 uuO fix-t of lota S, 9 and 10, block lul. Clement, w d 8,780 W. S. Cooper and wife to Henry and Marlha J. Mi.Ntlly. lot 4. Auditor's sub of government lot 3 In of U-75-44, w d 1,600 W. H. Freeman and wife to F. C. Btrlttmatter. lot 6. block 9, out plat town of Oakland, la., w d goo J. J. Sharp and wife to Henrietta Oreen. lots 14 and 15 in McUee's sub to Council Bluffs, w d 250 Sarah U. H. Bohrer and husband to Oeorge Stllen. lot s. block S8, Beer's . sub to Council Bluffs, w J U0 I. A. Casper and wife to F. J. Day. lot K hlook 33. In Ferry add to Council Blufis w d 100 Bui-nn Pike and husband to W. 8. Pik. lot IS. Mock 22, In Railroad adJ to Council Bluffs, w d 60 Eleven transfers, aggregating $47,046 We have the latest ana best patterns of German. Belg'an and American wall papris 4 large new spring stock Just In. We are the only up-to-date wall paper house in southwestern Iowa. H. Borwlck, III South Main. Wall paper contracts figured as low as possible. Let us figure. Pianos at. greatly reduced prices during the clearing sale at Bourlclus' Piano House. Die mm Rraalt ( iarl. William B. Easley. the aged farmer who was Injured last Saturday by falling from a windmill on his farm near this city and striking the piston rod of the pump, which pierced his side, died Tuesday night at the Kdmundson memorial hospital. De ceased was $7 years of age and is survived by Ms wife ani two sons. The body was taken to the home of one ef the aorta In Omaha. Sf your"""! . k shoe dealer I Ilk BLUFFS Both 'Phones 43. CHANGE Of VENUE FOR BURNS Famous Mining Suit to Be Tried Next Time at Glenwood. LOCAL PREJUDICE CHARGED Co art, After Hearing Testimony, De cides Baals of Jnstlce Will Be Farthered by Seating the Case Elaevraere. The next trial of the famous suit of James Doyle against James F. Burns, for mer president of the Portland Gold Mining company, will be held lit the district court of Mill J county, Iowa. . Judge Thornell Ip district court of Council Bluffs yesterday afternoon, after a hearing on the application of James F. Burns for a change of venue to some other county, granted the application and after con sultation with the attorneys on both sides the case was ordered transferred to Mills county. In granting the change of venue Judge Thornell said that there was no question but that the case had been discussed In the newspapers and on the streets and In his Judgment sentiment favorable to the plaintiff, James Doyle, had been aroused. Ha said there had been more or less talk relative to the cost of the case upon the county and this talk had doubtless reached the Jury. Members of the Jury had ad mitted to him, the court said, that they had attended the theater In Omaha on the Invitation of a stranger who doubtless was acting In behalf of one of the parties to the suit and there had. In his opinion, been an undoubted attempt on both aides to Influence sentiment. Referring to the demonstration and ap plause at the close of John N. Baldwin's address to the Jury on behalf of the plain tiff, for which the court said he had been criticised by counsel for the defendant. Judge Thornell snld he was helpless, as the officers hart left the court room on some business. This demonstration had been particularly referred to by Mr. Burns In his examination earlier In the day. "There Is no question hut yhere has been feeling In the past and would be In the future and It Is doubtful if matters would be mended even If the Jury was locked up. It Is In the Interests of good government that the case be remanded to some other county." declared Judge Thornell In con clusion. Baals of the Motion. James Burns In his examination declared that the newspapers printed biased reports that tended to prejudice the people against him. When t asked If the papers were biased at the last trial when he secured a verdict In his favor, he said they were not so bad as previously, but the bias was there Just the same. When asked what he had meant then by saying he had received a fair trial tho last time, Mr. Burns satd he did not mean any thing more than that he was treated fairly by the Judge, and that the verdict was In his favor. Mr. Burns laid special stress upon the cheering of the people In the court room at the close of John N. Baldwin's address to the Jury, which he declared showed the sentiment cf the people against him. Counsel for Doyle made an effort to show by Burns that he was given a fair trial the last time and that as he had not been here since he could not be aware of any change in sentiment and that there had In fact been none. James Doyle arrived In the city yesterday but did not take any part In the hearing before Judge Thornell. Burns and Doyle and their respective counsel left last evening for Des Moines to attend the hearing before the supreme court on the appeal of Burns from the ruling of Judge Thornell In granting Doyle a new trial. ' . The motion filed by counsel for Doyle for the re-establishment and confirmation of the default and Judgment for 1717,625 se cured November 1", 189, by Doyle, was not touched upon at the hearing yesterday, but probably will be argued later. 20 discount this week on pyrography outfits. C. E. Alexander, 333 B'way. PYROGRAPHf SPECIALS. Have you seen the great assortment of novelties we are showing- for burnt wood work? Bee our Window display and you will want to buy. 20 discount this week on pyrography outfits and a free lesson with each set. ALEXANDER'S ART ETORE, 333 Broadway. Good Roads Conference. The newly appointed good roads commit tee of the Commercial club yesterday sent out Invitations to the trustees and road supervisors of Garner, Lewis, Rockford, Crescent and Kane tnwnahlpa to attend a meeting to be held Monday, March 23, In the rooms of the Commercial club. The meeting Is for the purpose of con ferring on road work, and If the plan meets with favor a district good roads as sociation will be organised. The town ships, the trustees and road supervisors of whtoh have been Invited to attend the meeting, comprise the district over which Colonel W. F. Baker, who Is chairman of the committee, has supervision as a member of the Board of Supervisors. The meeting will be entirely Informal, and the visiting townahip officers will be guests of the committee at dinner In the middle of the day at the Neumayer hotel. The net proceeds of the last street fair and carnival, amounting to $2,000, are to be devoted to the betterment of the main roads leading Into the city, and the com mittee will have the disposition of this money. How to expend this money In or der to secure the best results will be one of the matters to be discussed at the con ference with the township road officers. The good roads committee Is composed of Colonel W. F. Baker, chairman; H. W. Binder, C. W. McDonald. II. II. Van Brunt, Charles A. Beno, T. N. Peterson, Victor E. Bender, Spencer Smith, and F. R. Da via. Just arrived, car load of go-carts: your Inspection Invited. Petersen & Bchoenlng Company. riaas Moeller Commits Salclde. Claus Moeller. a retired farmer about t years cf age. committed suicide by hang ing himself In the barn at his home in Walnut, this county, yesterday forenoon. Moeller-a dead body was found by his wife when she went to ea'l him In for dinner. The body was hanging from a rope which was attached to a beam In the roof. Moeller was apparently In perfect health and ao cause can be assigned for the ded. ltheug-h It la presumed that he became suddeuly mentally deranged. Moelkr'a t rot her committed suicide In a slmllai man ner and under the same conditions sev eral years ago on his farm south of Wal nut. Moeller arose at the usual hour yesterday morning, ata breakfast without betraying anything out of the ordinary In bis condi- Hon, and then went about his work about the place as usual. He Is survived by his wife and a son living st home. Coroner Treynor was notified and after learning from Justice cf the Peace K. C. Thompson the circumstances surrounding the case decided that an Inquest was un necessary. N POSTOFFICB HOBREH ETK?ICED Pleads Gallty and Is Given Two Years la Prison. The federal grand Jury yesterday re turned an Indictment against William R. 8terllng, who, with two companions, was Charged with breaking Into and robbing the branch poslofflce at the Highland Park station In Dea Moines on November 29 of last year. Sterling at once entered a plea of guilty and Judge McPhcrson sentenced him to two years' Imprisonment In the federal prison at Leavenworth and a $100 fine. Sterling, who claims to be but 19 years of age, but Is said by the Vnlted States officers to be older, was paroled about a year ago by Governor Cummins from the reformatory at Eldora. His two com panions In the robbery were James Hook, who was sentenced to two years' Imprison ment at the last term at Creston, and Elmer Johnson, a colored lad, whose trial Is set for the May term In Des Moines. The jury also returned an Indictment against G. A. Ervln on the charge of breaking Into the postofflce at Weston, Pottawattamie county. Ervln pleaded g-utlty In the district court to breaking and entering the building In which the postofflce Is located and was sentenced to the penitentiary at Fort Madison. Noth ing will be done In his case by the United States officers until he Is released from the state penitentiary. Judge McPhcrson announced yesterday that he probably would give all of today to hearing of arguments In the Cut-Off land cases. . The petit Jurors reported yes terday morning for service, but there will be no trials until Friday. N. T. Guernsey of Des Moines, attorney, for the Des Moines Street Railway com pany, secured a temporary Injunction against Des Moines parties, restraining them from proceeding with certain litiga tion against the company In the state court. Action backed by the Civic (Federa tion to oust the street railway company from practically all of the streets It occu pies on the grounds that such occupnncyj was without legal right, was brought in the United States court In Des Moines and decided In fnvor of the street railway com pany. An appeal was taken to the United States supreme court and the case Is await ing a hearing there now. Mr. Guernsey appeared In court with a showing that action was being commenced or about to be commenced In the state court on the same Issues, and the com pany desired to have an lntmctlon Issued until the matter Is determined In the su preme court of the United States. Upon the showing. Judge McPhcrson granted the restraining order and the matter was set for hearing on the first day of the May term of federal court In Des Moines. Save your carpets and keep your honse warm with deadening felt soft heavy paper. C. Hafer Lumber company. Council Bluffs, la. Dates (or Repabllcan Rallies. A republican rally will be held this even ing at the old Delong mission building on East Broadway. Spencer Smith will pre side and among the speakers will be Rob ert B. Wallace, candidate for mayor; C. F. Kimball, candidate for city solicitor; John Olson, candidate for counc!lman-at-large and Carl Morgan, candidate for coun cilman from the First ward. Friday evening there will be a republi can rally at the Delong building on Avenue F near Tenth street. There will be the same speakers with the addition of C. A. Tlbblts. candidate for councilman from the Second ward. A. F. Hollls of the Second precinct of the Second ward has been selected as chairman of the newly organized republican city central committee. Chairman Hollls of tha city central com mittee and Chairman Elmer Smith of the county central committee have been au thorized to secure suitable rooms for cam paign headquarters. These are the dates for registration for the city election: Thursday, March 19; Friday, March 20 and Saturday March 28. It will pay you to take a look at Bourl clus' fine pianos, sold now at astonishingly low prices during their Annual Clearing Sale. 335 Broadway. New Incorporations. Articles of Incorporation of John O. Wood ward & Co. were filed for record yesterday. The incorporators are John G. Woodward of this city and Harry Cartan of Omaha, tho business heretofore having been con ducted under a co-partnership. The capital stock Is placed at 3200,000 and the business of the corporation will be managed by four directors, who are John G. Woodward. Harry Cartan, G. E. Williams and Carlton H. Woodward. The company la engaged In the manufacture of candy. Articles of Incorporation of the Presby terian church of Macedonia, la., have been filed. The church was organized In 1871. The trustees named are Henry F. Wilson and John Lewis, sr., for one year; W. E. Smith and W. C. Miller for two years; O. G. Miller and Samuel Fisher for three years. An amendment to the articles of Incor poration of the Iowa Lumber and Box company, changtig- the name of the cor poration to that of the Crater Lake Lumber company, was filed for record yesterday. The amendment was signed by C. Hafer, president and Frank Blank, secretary. Bourlclus sells pianos very cheap at hia cash annual clearing sale, 328 Broadway. Marrlagro Llacenses, Licenses to wed were Issued yesterday to the following: Name arid Residence. John C. Sorenson, Council Bluffs.. Alleane Goodwin, Council Bluffs.., Age. ... 28 ... 24 ... 62 ... 67 ... 2s ... 26 Louia Noring, Omaha Dora Attovlte, Omaha E. Neinemann, Knox, la Grace Blrkby, Knox, la Straut W. Schurts. Champaign, 111 Lucinda J. Barnes, Reno, Nev G. M. Butler. Crescent. Ia 40 2) 23 Nancy llngman, Council Bluffs George W. Monnlck, Hooper, Neb 26 Lydla C. Anderson, Hooper, Neb 2b Harry Swanson, Council Bluffs 23 Heima Swanson, Council Bluffs 22 William S. Fisher, Council Bluffs 41 Ella Neary, Council Bluffs 24 Victor McCart, McClelland. Ia 36 Maggie U. Lairm. Oskaloosa. Ia 24 Btrpkea O'.Xell Dead. Stephen O'Ni'U. who was found uncon scious on the street near his home at 2 7 Franklin avenue about three weeks r.go, died yesterday morning wlthoat having re gained consciousness. His trouble was diagnosed by tha attending physician as uremic coma. Deceased was 66 years of age and Is survived by his wife, four daughters and five sons. Ths children are Mrs J. L. Bates of Salt Lake City, Mrs. M. Haller of Topeka, Kan., Sadie and Nellie O'Nell, living at home; Charles O'Neil of Buffalo. Wyo.; John O'Nell of Valley Falls. Kan.; W. J.. O. B. and J. J. O'Nell of this city. Use Bee Want Ads to boost our business. PAY TRIBUTE TO ALDRICI1 Public Funeral Exercise, Held in State Historical Building-. HABITUAL CRIMINAL ACT VALID Berwick Man Arrested oa Charge ol Horsestealing oa the Day Ho Had Arraased for His Weddlac Elephant Has Toothache. (From a Staff Correspondent.) DES MOINES. March 12. tSpeclal.) Iowa paid appropriate honor to the memory of Hon. Charles Aldiich today. The body of Mr. Aldrlch was brought to the city this morning and was viewed by many at the Historical building during the forenoon. Services were held in the afternoon. Prom inent men from all parts of the state were present The funeral was held this after noon, beginning at 1:30 In the State Histori cal building, which was erected and equipped because of his untiring efforts. Rev. A. L. Frleuie opened the services with prayer and this was followed by a number of short addresses. Hon. Lafe Young spoke of Mr. Aldrlch as a Journalist. Hon. Warren Dungan of Charlton spoke of his work In the legislature. Colonel Crossley of Web ster City spoke of his service In the civil war as so.dler. Hon. John A. McCall spoka of him as a man of letters. Judge Horace E, Deemer of the supreme court, one of the trustees of the Historical department spoke of his work In the His torical department. Governor A. B. Cum mins spoke of the worth of his life to the statu as a cltlsen. Honorary pallbearers were: Ex-Governor William Larrabee. Lieutenant Governor Warren Garst, Becretary of State W. C. Hayward, Auditor of State B. F. Carroll, Treasurer of State W. W. Morrow, Attorney General H. W. Byers, State Superintendent John K. Rlggs, Judge & M. Weaver. State Librarian Brlgham, Hon. Isaac Brandt Hon. L. F. Andrews and John M. Bralnard of Boone. The active pallbearers were: Captain V. '-P. Twombly, formerly state treasurer; Major 8. H. M. Byers, Colonel George L. Godfrey, Lieutenant J. P. Pat rick, Colonel Charles A. Clark and General J. B. Weaver. . All of the employes of the state house attended the service In a body. The body was taken to Webster City tonight for In terment tomorrow. Mast Pall Elephant's Tooth. Veterinarians are being gathered to pull the tooth of BJg Tom, the elephant at Inger- sull park In this city. Big Tom weighs 8,000 pounds and has a tooth as big as a tea cup and It aches. It Is so badly decayed that It can't be filled and so It has to be pulled, but how to do It Is a problem of no small proportions. No Troable Saturday. The Seventh congressional district con vention to select two delegates to the na tlonal republican convention will be held at the Commercial club hall In this city Saturday afternoon at 2:30. It Is believed now that there wilt be no trouble over dele gates, due to the selection of delegates by supervisorial .districts by the standpatters Tuesday. Tho progressives will control the canventlon and prbbably will select Howard Clark and Story county man for the two delegates.,,' , liaW Is Constitutional. The supreme eouH In the decisions given today holds that the habitual criminal act is constitutional. The law provides that on tho third conviction for a penitentiary offense, a criminal can be given a twenty- five-year sentence. The case was that of the state against Vernon Dowden, alias Thomas Wood, appealed from the Fayette county district court. He was charged with stealing a mare. In the defense his attorneys charged that the law was uncon stitutional because the punishment was cruel . and Inhuman. Tho supreme court holds that that Is the province of the leg islature entirely, and that the. courts can not Invade the .rights of tho legislature, which Is competent to Judge whether or no the punishment Is proper. An attempt was also made to prove that the law was ex post facto In that convictions which took place before the act were passed would be counted. The court refused to pass upon this, because It was not raised In the dis trict court trial, but Intimates that the courts of many states have held habitual criminal acts not to be ex post facto, and that If this Issue were raised before this court. It would be held to be constitutional. Stole oa Wedding; Day. Just before he was to start to Kansas City -with his bride-to-be, Charles Eliot of Berwick, was' arrested for horde stealing at South Fifth and Jefferson streets this afternoon. Eliot is accused of stealing a horse worth 32O0 from a Berwick farmer and selling It to the Garrison barns buyers for $126. When arrested he was In the company of Miss Alice Spencer. Several days ago he bought a marriage license and the two expected to be wedded In Kansas City to night. Detective -Jackson searched Eliot and found $103 on his person. He and Miss Spencer had mad ull arrangements for their wedding trip, and were preparing to leave the house when Detective Jackson put In his appearance. Aaaaal Trlansalar Debate. The annual triangular debate between Drake, Grinned and Ames will be held Friday evening of this week, each one of the schools entertaining ine of the debates. In Des Moines, Drake and Grlnnell will meet, the Drake team having the affirma tive side of the' question, and Grlnnell the negative. The Drake team Is composed of Paris, Porter and Ruby. At Ames, Drake and Ames will meet, tha Drake team taking toe negative alda of the question there, and Ames the affirma tive. The Drake team to meet Ames at Ames Is the same ss -he ieam which met them In Des Mclnes last year Brammcr, Peterson and Stearns. Ames and Grlnnell will meet at Grlnnell, Grlnnell supporting the affirmative and Ames the negative. The fifteenth amendment, with certain pro visions, is the subject of discussion. Never were such bargains In pianos of fered as are shown at Bourlclus during their twenty-second annual clearing sale of high grade regular stock pianos. Charaes Aaralnst Draaalsts. FORT DODGE. Ia.. March 12.-8peclal Telegram.) The Anti-Saloon league of this city today finished the collection' of evi dence against the ten druggists of this city on ths charge of selling liquor Illegally. The case will be tried the coming term of court, which meets the last week In March. All but tli res druggists tn the city are made defendants to the action. Detectivta have been collecting evidence for the last two months. Allison s fcadorsed. CHARLES CITY. la.. Msrrh 12.-gpeclal Telegram.) The republican county conven tion ws controlled, by the Allison forces. On a tint Allibon resolutions carried. 7 to "2. The resolutions commended the vigor ous administration of Roosevelt, the faith ful services cf Congressman Haugen, de clared for Taft for president, lauded tl.t great srvlrrs of William B. Allison In be half of the s)ate and nation, and expressed confidence In his eminent ability and fidel ity and demanded his return to the senate. George E. May was endorsed for district delegate and allowed to select the dele gates. William Smyth. J. E. Case. W. 8. tlhepherdson, Gordon Stephens, A. L. Dodd. H. N. Ervay, Claud E. Summers, O. W. Wlnte'lnk. C. II. Gutcher. C. W. Rhine smith end Justin Lambcraon. "rkool Flection at Fort Dsnc. FORT DODGE. March 11 (Special.) A total vote of 180 was polled at the school election Mondey. at which time the ques tion of voting a $11,000 tax to cover part of the cost of the high school building now being rebuilt after last summer's disastrous fire, was taken up. President Butler, Treasurer Pesl.au and Director C. F. Dun- comb were re-elected without opposition to succeed themselves as members of the school board. Girl Drowns While Boatlnff, MARSH ALLTOWN. Ia.. March 12.-(Spe-clal Telegram.) Bulah Bandfleld, aged 15. waitress at the Iowa Soldier's home, was drowned In Iowa river late this afternoon while boat riding. She fell out, at tempting to get an oar which fell Into the water. Fulmer Goes to Wesleraa. BEATRICE, Neb.. March 12.-(8peclal Telegram.) C. A. Fulmer, for five years superintendent of the public schools of this city, has tendered his resignation and It has been accepted by the Board of Educa tion. Mr. Fulmer hat accepted tha position of dean of the college of liberal arts at the Wesleyan university at Lincoln. Orlno Laxative Fruit Syrup Is a new rem edy, an Improvement on the laxatives of former years, as It does not gripe or nauseate and Is pleasant to take. It Is guaranteed. For sale by all druggists. Iowa mi Ttotrm. CRESTON-Mles Ida Larson and Alfred L. Smith, both well-known residents ot this piace, were married last night In the pres ence of a company of Invited guests by Rev. Wirth of the Evangelical church. CRESTON The, residence of W. J. Slmo- son, a Fontanelle merchant, was badly damaged by fire yesterday and only the most determined efforts of the (own bucket brigade saved It from total loss. It was partially insured. CRESTON The private bank of John Hogan or Massena. which was sold to Cres ton. Atlantic and Cumberland parties, was Dougni cacK last week by the or k na owner, who Is now In charge, with Mr. Ray w uson as casnier. CRESTON A piece of vandalism was committed here last night. Some one en tered the home garden of A. L. Martin and cut down every young fruit tree and berry bush in the patch. It looked as If a short corn knife or similar Instrument had been usea. TABOR Mrs. John Barbour, wife of one of Tabor's leading merchants snd college trustees, died yesterday afternoon at their home after a brief illness with rheumatism that went to the heart. Besides tha hus band, one grown son and three daughters survive. CRESTON An action has been filed by unuea btates District Attorney M. L. Temple in the district court for the west ern district of Iowa against the Northwest ern Railway company for alleged violation orjne retierai safety appliance law. claim Ing that a carload of gratn was sent over the line February 6 with a defective coup ling. TABOR S. M. Thomas died at 3 o'clock this morning after lying in a stuDor for about two weeks from a blood clot on the brain. He leaves a widow and two grown sons. The elder one will continue to carry on the business left by his father. Tabor has lost both of Its merchant Jewelers within less than a month, A. T. West dying suaaeniy r eDruaryuy. ONAWA The republican convention of Monona county was well attended Tuesday anernoon. ine Allison forces were In com plete -control and elected a straight Allison delegation, although no resolutions were passed. W. C. Newton was chairman and J. E. Carmody secretary. The delegates are: j. A. pritcnard, A. w. Hurgess, C. E. I'nderhlll. John 8. Ordway, T. B. Luts. H. W. Cassady. Robert Root, W. H. Edgar and u. Hogue. Monona county is a' 111 stand pat. MARSHALLTOWN-By a resolution In troduced In the city council today. F. J. Young, councilman from the Fifth ward. seeks to prohibit the attendance of young people under the age of 18 years at dance nans ana roller skating rinks, unless at tended by a parent or guardian. Young declared in putting forth his ordinance that It was intended for the nubile a-ood. and to safeguard young people. It was passed to us nrsi reading Willi but one dissenting voie. FORT DODGE The democrats of the Tenth district held a convention in this city Tuesday that was all for Bryan. Harmony marked the entire program. No committees were named nor resolutions adopted. Nearly every speaker declared that the future of the party In Iowa was never so bright as now, attributing the line outlook for sue cess to the factional spirit now rife In the republican party. IOWA CITY At a meeting of the Board or curators ot the state Historical society the following were elected to membership: Hon. Charles A. Clark of Cedar Rapids, a member of the Board of Regents; J. H. Kelley of Des Moines, a member of the state legislature from Polk county; William C. Mi-Arthur of Des Moines, clerk of the United States district court; Mrs. Bern hardlne Wachtsir.uth of Burlington, and W. I. Pratt and W. D. Cannon of Iowa City. MARSHALL TOWN-Resolutlons Dledalna the county's support for Bryan were adopted at tne caucuses or the democrats held in this city today. Thirty delegates to the count convention, which meets next Satur day, were chosen. Among them was Coun cilman F. J. Young of the Fifth ward, who waa a delegate to the county republican con vention from his ward Young today de clared that he would not serve the demo cratic convention. BALTIMORE RYE THE STANDARD OF EX CELLENCE FOR OVER FIFTY YEARS. A BLEND OF MARYLAND'S FINEST STRAIGHT RYE WHIS KIES. THE AMERICAN GENTLEMAN'S WHISKEY. old gU all flrvts-elttM cmfM avail bv fnbbara. 1 WM. LlaAUlM A. aVOl. baUhaiaYOraV. UA. sT1 ffK,JxKxxt,JctifJrp I HUNTER I I A The A B C ADVERTISING A SERIES OV TEN TALKS ON ADVERTISING written by Seymour Eaton of PhlladelpMn for the readers ot THE OMAHA BEE Department store advertising may be divided into three classes: bad, very bad, and damned bad. Bargain advertising is in the first class. It does sell goods; but if well done it could easily make three blades of grass grow where one grows now. You and I know beautifully dignified and exclusive stores that charge $10 for what cost them $4.98 and other plain every-day workingmen's shops which charge $4.98 for what they advertise as actually worth $10. The one 6tore cheats by overcharging and the other lies but gives good values for the money. Customers are not all fools. It is safe to say that not more than ten per cent of them are fools. But the bargain advertiser doesn't know this. He thinks that everybody gulps the whole proposition in one swallow. The ,worth-$20-now-$12.50" bargain offer has been done to death. The people buy the $12.50 article because $12.50 is as much as they want to pay; because they have seen the goods; because they have intelligence enough to know that they are getting good value for the price; but for every one who buys there are two others shoo-ed off by the roll-up, tumble-up, throw-up-your-money hurrah. An honest bargain properly announced is always good advertising. If I controlled a newspaper page I should use one-third of t, down the side, for legitimate bargains. I should put the word "Bargains" or "Today's Bar gains" at the top with the description of the articles I should give selling prices only and 6ay nothing in figures about values or cost prices; use that space for describing the goods. I should make the descriptions as brief as pos sible; leave everything to the. imagination of the customer except the selling price; and now and then I should omit that; let the customer come to the store to find out. Then I should make these bargains look like charity by very . contrast; by using the remainder of the page to advertise my , regular-priced, always-in-stock clothing and dress goods and carpet and furniture and all that sort of thing; and I should make this department so full of life and spirit and enthusiasm for the goods as to make nly coun ters irresistible. The store that preaches is in the second class. Preach ing isn't advertising. It may be entertaining and instruc tive; it may analyze to a nicety the ethical policy of tho store; it may impress the weak-minded with the fact that this store is a great public benefactor, a powerful influ ence for good in the community, a sort of merchandise university which ought to be endowed by the State. But preaching doesn't sell goods; it doesn't even draw a crowd. . s The formal, refrigerator, my-brass-plate-is-sufficient advertising iff in the third class. It has all the dignity and drawing power of a corpse. Mark you, I am not criticiz ing the idea. The idea is fine. To be chosen people clothed in purple and fine linen; to bask in the sunshine of wealth, or of aristocracy, or of fame; to eat where it eats, to drink what it drinks, to wear what it wears, to buy where it buys, to talk what it talks, to dress your poodle dog with what it dresses its poodle dog; to be somebody exclusive, even one or two removed or second hand; that is great ness, and people pay big money for greatness, even for the varnish or veneer. It is the advertising that is bad. It might easily quadruple the trade and yet keep within the boundaries of the elect. Exclusive people don't think. You don't need to put salt on their tails. They follow a leader like a lot of sheep. Your business as an advertiser is to capture the leader; the bellweather of the set. The rest is easy. The others will pay for the privilege of standing in line. Embalm and bury the brass-plate advertising. Use the space to talk to your customers. Some of them read advertisements. If a poor plebian should happen to read about your goods and wonder into your shop by mistake let him do the worrying. p. S. Talk No. 7 will be published Id The Bee on Friday, March 15. (Copyrlight, 110$, by Tribune Company, Chicago.) No Matter What You Want Bee Want Ads Will Get It and X Y Z of M0. 6