THE OMAHA' SUNT) AY BEE: MAY 10. iHOfl. A NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA COUNCIL- Office 15 Scon Street. . MI.IOR METI01. Davis, druga. ! 6to.-kert sella carpets. Wedding rings at Leffert'a. E)d Rogers, Tony Faust beer. Lewie Cutler, funeral director. Thona 97. Woodrlng Undertaking company. Tel. 133. Tha gresteet allk bargains are those this Week at Hunter's. HERMAN PROS., FLORISTS. 10 PEARL BT Phones: Ind., 624 Black; Bell. 3. J0O lawn mowera on sale at Petersen fjehoenlng Co. Fricea from 3. to flS KNROT.L IN THK WRSTKHN IOWA C OLLKUE, A SCHOOL OF INDUSTRY. The largest stock of wall paper In Bo. Western Iowa. H. Borwlck. 211 So. Main. Wi know we have the best flour. Kaco Is the name. Kartell A Miller. 'Phone 3i. ' IT PAYS TO-8KB HOflPE BEFORE 'PI VINO A PIANO. J PJ-1ARL STREET. Choirs Missouri wood In all lengthg rut ; to s ilt. Tha Co. B. Coal and Ice Co. Tiiones 72. If vnu want first class laundry call up 314 Bluff City Laundry. Try us, the change will do you good. Wanted Experienced man Bookkeeper and atenographer; reference required. Ad dress "B," care Omaha Bee, 15 Bcott Bt. A marriage license was Issued yesterday .to. Lsurens Chrlstensen, agpd St. and Kathinka Hansen, aged 22, both of this . city. GLASSES ACCURATELY FITTED AND 'ALL EYE TROUBLES CORRECTED. DR. J. V. TKRRY. SCIENTIFIC OPTICIAN. iAT LKFFERT'S. All members of the Council Bluffs aerie. Fraternal Order of Eagles, are requested to inert st the chib rooms Sunday morning at I) o'clock to attend the memorial serv ices of the order In Omaha. A building permit was Issued yesterday to Louisa C. Klntcl for a two-story frame, residence or. Washington avenue to cost S'i.000 and to W. H. Dtiggy for a one-aloiy flame cottage ut H.'l Benton street to cost 11.200. We want all the ladles to be sure and re the new floor finish. Chl-Namel; niikM old floors Just like new. Hot wider will not cause Chl-Namel to Iooms Its g'ns-i- you can't scratch It. P. C. Do Vol Hardware Co. The clerks of the First National bank of tlil city and of the Merchants National bank ut umahii will contest for honors on the diamond this afternoon at the. lilval-llustiei s' ball park. The game la to be called at 3:."U o'cluck. Considering Rood finality, we are tho low dt-piiceil shoe store ln"the city. We do not have high rent and a lot of clerks to ay. We therefore can Rive you the beat shoe for less money. See our spring line of oxfords. Duncan Shoe Co., 23 d. 1 Main. M F. Cox of lies Moines and George K. Pennell of Atlantic, state examiners of municipal accounts from the office of the auditor of state, arrived in the city yes terday and onimenced the work of exam ination of the account - and books of the several municipal officers. The of fifes to lie examined are those of the city clerk, auditor and treasurer. Oscar T. Smith of Woodbine was brought before United States Commissioner N. A. Crawford yesterday afternoon on a charge of bootlegging. In default of ball placed at 1200 Smith was committed to the county Jail to await the convening of the federa: grand Jury next September. Smith is an old offender and Is said to have been .twice convicted of bootlegging. The Latest: We Have It Uncle Sam's i Breakfast Food: something out of the ordinary: It Is a. highly medicinal food. i If has cured some of the most violent cases of stomach trouble. In vegetables we have cucumbers, three for 10 cents; new potatoes, 5 cents per pound; wax beana; li cents per pound; new peas. 10 . cents per quart: asparagus. In cents. Have you ever tried our coffeea? We know that ' we can please you. We have been gol j ting our coffee from the same firm for the last ten years. Try some of our Swiss cheese If you wtuit something extra good. We can s!lce beef as thin as paper. We also have cooked ham. Bartell & Miller. Telephone So9. 'Pl'SEY FIACHAI, THIS AFTEROOX Will Be. Held f.oin Home of Sister, Rev. T. J. Mnckar Officiating. , The funeral cf the lal John M. Pusey, deputy county auditor, will be held this afternoon at 2 o'clock: from the residents of hla sister, .Mrs. Emmet Tlnley, 533 Wil low avenue. Thla was tho home of Mr. I'usey during his' boyhood. The servlcra Till be conducted by Rev. T. J. Mackny, 'lector of All Saints' Episcopal church, Omaha. Tha service at the residence will v T!h!lc hut the burial, which will be in I tha family let In FalTVlew cemetery, will he private. The pallbearers will be W. F. Fapp, Genrgi Hanthorn,' J. W. Mitchell, Jr. Oall Hamilton, Terry Badollet and George F. Wright. Although Mr. Pusey had been sick for several weeks, his death came aa a great hock to his many friends and hia conferes In the county court house, the more espe cially as In the early part of the week his . condition was reported to he most favorable .to recovery, and It was expected that he would be able to return to hla work before long. Thursday afternoon, however, hla condition became so serious that It was deemed advisable to remove htm to the JSdmundaon Memorial hospital from the residence of his sister, Mrs. Emmet Tlnley, where he had bec-rl for several days, aa his three little children had been taken sick with whooping cough. Ills death, which occurred at 10 o'clock Thuraday night, was directly due to secondary aenemla, al though he had been suffering from a gen- oral weakness of the arterial system. Mr. Pusey was tha son of Hon. N. M. Pusey, former state senator from Potta wattamie county. He waa born in Baltl- , snore and came to Council Rluffa In 1S77. About five years ago he waa married to Hiss Rosa Drake, a teacher In the Council Bluffs public achools, .who, with three small children, survives him. His father and three sisters. Mrs. F. L. Ellis, Mrs. Emmet Tlnley and Dorothy Pusey, also survive Mm. Mr. 'Pusey was a candidate for the repub- I Lean nomination for county auditor at tha coming primary election. Although the law makes no provision for such action. County Auditor Cheyne, after consultation with County Attorney Hess, decided yesterday that Mr. Pusey' s name should be omitted from the ballot. Labor Memorial Bandar. Rev. Marcus P. McClure, pastor of the first Presbyterian church, will take aa ; the subject of his sermon Sunday morning "Pots and Bowls." It will be a sermon in recognition of labor memorial Sunday, ob- I served this year for the first time 'by the 'American Federation of Ijbor. The national convention of the American Federation of Labor, held last November, decided to observe the second Sunday In May aa Labor's memorial Sunday, at which attention should be called to the sacrifice and devotion of departed working turn, ns well as to call to duty those who f main. Thia la in accord with the cus tom of fraternal lodges and other civic or ganisations. M S black taffetas silk. 16 Inchea wide. I eclal, at 8S cents per yard at Hunter's. A. A. CLARK Q. CO. LOAU MQIIEY Oil HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE. AXV AXf CHATTEL SECURITY AT OXE-HALtf" THE USUAL RATES. Twenty Tear of SmaaafcJ xTulneaa. CXAXKB MAIN AMD BROADWAY. OYER AMERICA EXPRESS. Ne connection with tko dim aaillag thwnaolvoa) The Clark Mertgage Cm. BOTH -mOKES OIL jxa. r. IlxLttk', Mgr. Vmjppummitwrmfmmt.Ai aitanaiiiasiam BLUFFS Both 'Phones 43. BATIEY CASE IS POSTPONED Goes Over Until Monday on Account of Death in Attorney'i Family. LIKELY TO LAST ANOTHER WEEK Rlehman, Expert Witness for State, Likely to Be on Stand for Home Time Darla Case Dismissed. . , Further hearing In the action In the dis trict court brought to remove H. V. Battey from the office of clerk of the courts was postponed by agreement yesterday until Monday morning on account of the Inability of Emmet Tlnley, one of the defendant's counsel, 'to be In court, owing to the death of his brother-in-law, John M. Pusey. Under this postponement the indications are that the case will not be concluded be fore the latter part of next week. C. J. Rlehman. the expert accountant from De Moines, upon whose report, after he had checked over the books of the of flee, of the clerk, Mr. Battey was suspended by Judge Wheeler, had been on the witness stand but a short time Thursday afternoon when court adjourned for the day, Hia examina tion Is expected to occupy two or more days, as there are thirty-one counts In the petition for removal on which testimony of Mr. Rlehman and other witnesses Is to be taken, j When the case of R. R. Davis against Paulina and Alex Dobson was called In Judge Wheeler's court yesterday It de veloped that the plaintiff was not in a position to appear in person. Davis. It was shown to the court, Is In the penitentiary, having been convicted in Audubon county of fraudulent transactions. The attorney for Davis was accordingly forced to dismiss the case, but at once filed original notice of a new suit. DaVIs seeks to recover $1,000 from the Dobsons for commission on the sale of. the Tremont house of this city, formerly owned and conducted by the Dobsons. 1XTKRESTIXG MUSICAL PROGRAMS Two Draw Large and Appreclatlre Andlencea, The Illustrated muslcale at the First Pres byterian church given by the Council Bluffs Woman's club for the benefit of the Young Men's Christian association building fund and the organ recital by Da, Minor C. Baldwin of New York at 8t.. John's English Lutheran church, attracted audlencea which filled both edifices. Both programs were of the hlgest excellence. At the First Presbyterian church Mrs. William J. Leverett gave most entertain ing and interesting description of tha lives and homes of the great musical composers, the lecture being Illustrated with beautiful art slides and moving pictures depleting the scenery and life In foreign lands. Harp, violin, piano and organ united to make one of '.he most enjoyable programs ever pre sented in this city. The program included these musical numbers. Organ Wedding March Mendelssohn Prof Ayres. Vocal Ave Marie .Bach-Gounod Miss Lovland. with Harp, Violin, and Organ Accompaniment. Piano Harmonious Blacksmith Handel Mrs. Wagoner. Harp Reverie Schnccker Miss DeLone. Minuet, with Moving Pictures Mozart Miaa Marlon Ward. Aria, from "Magic Flute" Mozart Mra.- Katherine Shary. Piano Adagio Pathetlque Beethoven Mrs. Wagoner. I Vlolin-By the Sea 8chubert Mazurka Wienawskt Aivin r.. rooie. Vocal To Be Sung on the Water (with ' moving scenesi Schubert Mrs. Shary. Song to the Evening Star Wagner Mr. Graham, with Harp Accompaniment (Illustrated). Vocal Elsa's Dream, from Opera Lohen grin i Mra. Lincoln -R. Hypes. A Day In Venice imov-lng scenes). ...Nevln Miss Ward. This afternoon a somewhat different, but what promises to be an equally entertaining program of stereoptlcon pictures, will be given for the same purpose at the high school auditorium under the auspices of the Woman's club. ; In his organ recital at Bt. John's English Lutheran church Dr. Baldwin's program was designed to show the beautiful tones of the new organ and hla skill as a per former on this Instrument. He waa as sisted by Mra. Robert Mullls, Mlas Mar guerite Morehouse and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Frederick Stough, all of this city. A feature of the program was the playing by Dr. Baldwin of "The Storm." During hla rendition of this piece the auditorium waa darkened and the lights ao manipulated as to represent lightning, making the piece realistic In the extreme. Dr. Baldwin haa consented to' give a sec ond recital thla evening, for which the fol lowing program haa been arranged: Sonata (a) Allegro MaeatosQ, Sento non Troppo. (hi Andante non Troppo. (c) Allegro Motto .-. Fleiiret Andante Baldwin Contralto Solo When Cc-lla Sings Moir Mrs. Robert Mullls, accompanied by Miss Marguerite Morehouse. Concerto a) Larghetto. (bi Allegro, fe All Sicilian, (di Presto Handel "1'astorale and Hymn of the Shep herds'" Field Gavotte and Musette Baritone Solo Bright Star of Love.... Robaudl Carl Frederick Stough. accompanied by Mra. Stough. Overture Selected "The Song of the Brook" Baldwin Vrcal Duet Selected Mra. Mullia. Mr. Stough. accompanied by Mrs. Stough. Organ Solo "The Marvelous Work" (from "Cre ation' j Haydn Cornerstone Laying;. The membera of the Pentecostal mission, 1O09 West Broadway, will lay the corner stone of their mission hall, now In course of construction, at the corner of Broadway and Fifteenth atreet with appropriate services Sunday afternoon at 4:S0 o'clock. Assisting In the services will lie Rev. A. J. I.ovelace of Snyder, Colo., former auper Intendent of the mission; Rev. John Croft of Sioux City, Rev. Fred Welse of Shen andoah, and Rev. Danforth C. Lamson. pastor of the Free Methodist church ofl this city. The public Is -Invited to attend the services. ' Mothers' Day Proclamation. Bunday Is to be "Mothers' day" in Coun cil Bluffs and every man, and boy Is ex pected to wear some white flower aa a tribute to his mother, living or dead. Em ulating the example set by Mayor Dahl man of Omaha. Mayor. Thomas Maloney has issued the following official proclama tion: A movement having been started to name a certain day as "Mothers' day.'' and as Sunday. May 10, has been selected, I there fore, aa chif executive of thia city, set aside next Sunday. May 10, !, aa "Moth ers' day" for Council Rluffa, and ask that all men and boys observe the same by wearing some white flower on his coat In honor of his mother. Like the mavor of Omaha, I cannot think of anything that should give a man or boy more pleasure or rrlde than to thus pay a tribute to his mother, living or dead. hirer nrxs for the piremf.x One In Residence of William Collrott Only One of Consequence. Fire that broke out at midnight Thurs day night completely destroyed the frame residence and outbuildings of William Collcott at 2518 South Sixteenth street. The family had barely time to escape from the burning building In their nlgnt clothes and succeeded in saving but a few articles of furniture. The flames spread rapidly to the barn, chicken housej and other small --buildings. The fire depart ment responded to the alarm, but ns the promises were outside tne water limits was powerless to do anything to check the flames. . The members of the family were all asleep when they were aroused by the heat and smoke and were unable to save anything except a few small articles and some clothing which tney csrrled with them In their hasty exit from the burning building. Over 200 chickens were inch. erated In the poultry house. Mr. Collcott estimated his loss yesterday at between $1,500 and $2,000, with Insurance of $650. A defective flue is believed to have been responsible for the fire. The fire department was called at 7:30 o'clock yesterday to the First National bank building at the corner of Broadway and Malp street. Coals from tha furnace in the basement set fire to some papers and other rubbish, but the janitor suc ceeded In extinguishing the flames be fore the arrival of the firemen. When the Janitor discovered the fire the flame had begun to creep up tho stairway. A hose was fortunately at hand and with this the Janitor succeeded in preventing what might have proven to be a costly blaze. ( The old. vacant frame shack on Willow avenue, between Main and Fourth streets, which was condemned by the city author ities, waa discovered to be on fire about 9 o'clock yesterday morning. The com pany from No. S engine house was on Its way up town to have the tires of the hose cart reset when one of the men saw the flames issuing from the shack. The com pany had the blaze, which is believed to have been started by children on their way to school, quickly extinguished. This old shack has given the fire department several runs during the last two months, and Chief Nicholson said yesterday that he would urge the city authorities to have It torn down without further delay, as a fire In It might spread to the adjoining buildings. MYSTERY IN GIRL'S CONDUCT Goes to Omaha, Retnrns to Drs Moines and la Finally Located In a Hospital. (From a Staff Correspondent.) DES MOINES. May 9.-(Speclal.) Agnes Keating, prominent aa a student In West Dcs Moines High school, Is at the Methodist hospital In this city at the point of death with mystery surrounding her for the last week. Some days ago the girl disappeared. She la 17 years of age and gave her parents, who are prominent people, Tnuch worry. It is learned now that she went to Omaha. Returning to Des Moines she went to St. Catherine's home in this city, a boarding place for women. She refused to give her name, but cnsMnt a room for a few rinvs -,., .n..nt. i .v.- v,, k-.-j i.. scream and rushing to her room found her enveloped In flames. The girl claims that she did It accidentally while carllng her hair. The girl has been promlent In the Meth odist -church here and Is promlent in her class in West High. Her ptrange disap pearance from home is unexplained. Her parents had failed to locate her till today when at the Methodic hospital she gava her name and her parents were sent for. When the Indictment against Sears, Roebuck and company Is tried In the fed eral court here next week It is expected that the company will start the fight by attacking the Indictment and thua avoid a trial at this term of court If possible. It Is also expected that the company will seek to present evidence to the federal grand Jury or else the Polk county grand Jury against the grocers' association which secured" the Indictment against them. They will present this evidence, If possible, on the grounds that' the grocers' association here Is maintaining a trust. All the counties of the state have for warded the state tax to State ' Treasurer Morrow with the exception of two counties, Wapello and Sac. Wapello will forward Ita amount In a short time. In Sac county there la a acandal In regard to the county funde and thlnga are mixed up there so that It may' be some time before Ita taxes are received. There la now over $1,000,000 In the state treasury and ample for all purposes till the other half of the taxes are paid by the countiea in October of thia year. Geography Is having a considerable to do with the location of the state fireman's tournament thla year with the result that the cities with the proper geographical lo cation do not want It and those that haven't the location do. Last year It was held at Sioux City. Thla year Davenport and D i buque say they will not again take the long trip to Sioux City or Council Bluffs and the Missouri river towns say they will not take the trip to Dubuque, Daven port or Clinton. Des Moines haa the loca tion, but It has been the custom In the paat for the association to require a cash bonus for It. the town getting the tourna ment making the money back. Des Moines claims It la a losing game financially and for that reason refuses to bid for the at traction. It is a three days' affair and brings many people to a city, hut It costs about $4,000 In expenses to hold the tourna ment and unless the weather Is favorable this amount cannot be made out of It. Dr. I A. Thotnas. secretary of the State Board of Health, haa given it out that osteopaths are not eligible for member of local boards of health unless they hull certlficatea from a regular school of med icine. The new law provides that these officiala must be practicing physicians Dr. Thomaa has Interpreted this to mean that osteopaths are ineligible. Plenty of Money for Strike. MARSHALI.TOVVN. la.. May 9. (Spe cial.) According to J. J. Stratum of Lili es go, special organiser of the International Arsociation of Machinists, who Is here In the Interests of tha atrike of the Iowa Central employee, which la now on its third eky the national organization has taken steps to finance the local strike Indefi nitely. Mr. Stratton said the northwestern consolidated railroad district, rompriblng all oj the roads north of tha I'nlon Pacific and west of Chicago, ha a membership of 16.000, each of which will contribute 23 iints a month for the local strikers. Three arrtrts, lociUtiital to the strike, were made by the local police today. 1iu's Christiansen, a guard employed by the Iowa Central to patrol Its shopa. was ar rested for assaulting Michael J. Hlnckel. a strikebreaker, who quit this morning. Two strikebreakers were arrested for stealing the clothing of another. Christiansen was fined $10 snd costs, but he appealed to the district court. I ana News Notes. ESTHERVILLE The home of W. O Cockburn. northwest of town, was de stroyed by fire, none of the household goods being saved. The fire started In a defec tive chimney. The house was insured for $it, but the entire loss waa much greater. SIOUX CITY Assurance that work on an Interurben line from Spirit I.ake to Sioux City would be commenced In lese than four months has been given by J. D. Browning of Spirit Lake, promoter and general man ager of the propoaed road. In a conference with Sioux Cltv commercial Interests Mr. Browning said that all plana for tho open ing of the rot had been made with the exception of tho entrance Into Sioux City, and in that he said bis company was will ing to co-operate with any line or lines planning to build from other directions. LOGAN The committee on program for the celebration of the semi-centenlal of the organization of the Magnolia lodge, Arjclent Free and Accepted Masons, to be held In Magnolia June II, are making a strenuous rffort to ascertain the present address, if living, or the time and place of death of the following, who were at one time mem bers of the Magnolia lodge: Rev. James S. Rand, James H. Peters, John B. Ira, George Rae, George W. Moore, John Car mlchael, Robert Hoy. J. N. Bell. N. M. Carson, W. H. Belknap. P. H. Baker. F. H. Jollv, John Baldwin, John Selbert, Rev. B. F. Uolsby. 8im Sogle. Samuel Carter, B. F. MaJison nnd W. O. Cummlngs. IDA GROVE The famous Ardmore herds of Shorthorn cattle and Berkshire hogs which were the pride of the late E. H. McCutchen of Holsteln, have been closed out by .Fred McCutchen, the administrator. The sixty-five head of Shorthorns sold for an average of $199, the prize bull Superbus being bought by C. E. Clark of St. Cloud, Minn., for $1,025. The cows were all sold subject to tuberculin tests, and when the tests were made six of the finest animals were found to have tuberculosis. The loss falls on Fred McCutchen, and Is upwards of $1.59. A few years ago. before the fail ure of the late E. H. McCutchen, these herds were among the best known in the entire west, and the Ardmore stock farm at Holsteln was a model Institution. PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT Charities Conference Also Advocates Board of Control for Federal Prisoners. RICHMOND, Va May 9. The establish ment by the United Stales government of a public health department and the ap pointment of a board of control for tho management of United States prisoners were advocated today at section meetings of the National Conference of Charities and Correction. Dr. Walter Llndley of Cali fornia, speaking at the public "health sec tion, said that the conference ahouid urge congress to provide a proper Health depart ment, even if It was necessary to amend the constitution. In discussing the discipline and employ ment of United States prisoners, W. H. Whitaker, superintendent of the Indiana reformatory at Jefferaonville. maintained that a congressional committee 'was not qualified to look after the conduct of the penal Institutions, members of which had little personal knowledge of the work. The special meeting of the day, devoted to statistics, was perhaps the most Inter esting, the features being a paper prepared by Frederick L. Hot f man, statistician of the Prudential Life Insurance company, In which he attacked the system of old age pensions, and the reply of Mayor George A. Hibbard of Boston, declaring that he would not discharge the old employes of the city who had worn away their health and energy ini Its service. The day a proccedlnga closed with a gen eral session at St." Paul's churcn tonight. In which ell of the sections participated. The topic for discussion at this meeting was: "Criminals. Their Punishment and Reformation." Throughout the sessions today there was an element of appeal to the federal govern ment for the relief of conditiona more or less detrimental to the Interest of humanity culminating at the general session tonight In an urgent request to congress to pass the bill said to have been prepared by the labor unions, which provides that products manufactured in penal and reformatory in stitutions shall be deprived of the right of competition with goods made by free men and women. AIRSHIP FLIES THIRTY MILES Wright Brothers' Aeroplane Makes Successful Trip, Carrying; Tito Men. NORFOLK. Va., May 9.-The Wrlglrt brothers, aeronauts, who are experimenting with their aeroplane at Kill Devil hill, neur Manteo, N. C made their third) successful flight today, covering thirty odd miles and ascending to a considerable height. Tha absolute control of the machine shown by the aeronauts was the feature of the ex periment. The ship glided easily from the ground, the aeronauta taking a fifteen-mile dart seaward, probably going. 2,500 feet In the air, circled and followed an elliptical course back to the starting point. A ten mtlo wind waa blowing, but It did not inter fere with the ship. At the conclusion of their experiment to day the Wright brothera announced that Saturday or Sunday, the weather permit ting, they will attempt a flight from Kill Devil hill to Cape Henry and return, a distance both ways of 160 miles. In today's, test the aeroplane showed a speed of thirty miles an hour. Tha aeroplane welgs 360 pounds. The gasoline engine weighs 150 pounds of this. COAL SCALE AGREED UPON Thlrty-FlT Thousand Miners ' In Southwest Will Soon Return to Work. KANSAS CITY. May 9. After weeks of conferences, during whlcu time numerous proposals were made by both sides, result ing In the leaving of the entire matter to a subcommittee of each organization, a settlement of the difficulties existing be tween the United Mine Workers of America and the operators of the southwest was reached this afternoon, and the joint sub committee adjourned. The" general aeale committee will meet in Kansas City rxt week to ratify the work of the subcom mittee and then a convention of miners will be railed to meet and ratify the work of the general committee. Thirty-five thou sand miners in Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and Arkansas have been on a atrike since April 1 pending the completion of a new contract. The contract as now drawn will stand for two years. Child Dlea of snake Bite. CALLAWAY, Neb., May . Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Keller, residing some five or six miles east of thla city, were called upon to mourn tha death of their 4-year-old son this ironing at 4 o'clock, aa a result of a snake bite. The little fellow had gone to the pasture with his grandfather and brother, apd was left some distance from ! them, while they went to insgieet some stock. Shortly after he came running and crying towari them, and upon inquiry as to what was the matter, the little fel low said aj arake had bitten Mm. He was brought to town to a doctor, and after the wound was treated, was taken home, suffering all nlghi long until death came at 4 o'cloctlals niurnlng. i CHURCH AND SOCIAL PROBLEM Nebraska Delegate Asks Methodist Convention to Make Investigation. QUESTION OF UNITY COMES UP Joint Conference Committee to ton alder Q nest Inn f Oraanlr t nlon Continued for Four Years. BALTIMORE. May 9. An altark upon polgamy by a woman delegate, the rep Tt of the missionary work of the church In southern Asia and the request of Mission ary Bishop Jr. B. Thoburn for retirement from active service, were the chief features of Friday's meeting of the Methodist Epis copal general conference here. Bishop Jamea W. Bashford of Shanghai, China, delivered an eloquent arldress on Shanghai. Av delegate created a stir by denouncing some literature which had been dslrthuted among the delegates, which was a i&mph let and turned out to he a whisky adver tisement. ' Among the amendments submitted today and referred oy committees was one by Rev. F. W. Balcli of the Nebraska confer ence, asking tho bishop to appoint n com mittee of nine members to consider the re lation of the church to the social problem. He wished the commission to ascertain what principles and measures of Industrial and political reform are such as to demand the specific approval and support of the church. How can the agencies of th Methodist Episcopal church be wisely usd or altered with a view to promoting the principles and measures thus approved? How can the church best co-operate with other denominations In this respect? How the hours of ministerial study In seminaries and conferences can be modified with the view to better preparing the church's preachers for efficiency in moral reforms? Another resolution provided for the con tinuance of the Joint conference commit tee for another quadrennium. This was said to signify that with churches of all creeds, policy, spirit and purpot-e, the Methodist church desires that some step bo taken looking toward the organic union of those churches. It was also authorised to meet like commission of other churches and consider with them the basis on which union can be effected. Three fraternal delegates were present. They were Bishop C. B. Galloway, of the Methodist Episcopal church, south, Rev. T. F. Tagg, of the Methodist Trotestant church, and Rev. J. H. Lamb, of the Evangelical church. Each was given a cordial greeting. Work In Southern Asia. Bishop William F. Oldham of Singapore read the report of the missionary bishops of southern Asia. The effect of the victory of Japan over Russia, the report said, is registered in the thinking of every Asiatic. In the Philippines at first the Japanese success produced some wild talk, but the American concession of a larger degree of self-government than has yet been vouch safed to a dominated people In the history of nations has made for a degree of con tent with the American program that could scarcely have been looked for at the be ginning of the quadrennium. Of the 3ti0.ooo enrolled In Sunday schools of India, 160,0h0 or over 40 per cent are Methodists. In Malaysia over 4,000 boys and girls are In Methodist schools. The. gain In amount of property of Methodist Episcopal churches In southern Asia In four years has been 654 per cent. The Methodist Christian community, in southern Asia Is now ?17,tno, a gain of 49 per cent in four years.' Committee Sees Cannon. WASHINGTON. May 9.-A commjttee from the board of bishops of the Metho dist Episcopal church, whose general con ference Is being held In Baltimore, today Desk It does not make a bit of difference which you want you can find either one plenty of variety all sorts of prices location anywhere in the ee Want The big majority of tenants and all the owners use these pages as a complete local directory of daily opportunities. If you want to move get away from something you don't like get into a .brighter building or where the sun shines or if you're starting a business get. posted. rnlied on Hprnker Tuition snd presented to blm resolutli.ni that hail been adopted hy the conference asking that the Llttlcfleht Interstate lo,uor shipment bill, now pen I Ing before the Judiriary committee of the bouse, be reported with favorable reeom tvenuat Ion, that the house pass the hill and send It to the senate f.r consideration nnd thnt action be had there before Hi, adjournment of the present session of co:v grers. Among the members of the committee were Governor H.inly of Indiana, Governor II rail of Kansas. Judge Charles' A. 1'oHoi k of Fa; so, N. D.. Dr. A. It. Ijennard of New York City nnd L. C. Murduck of Kingston, Pa. Speaker Cannon, after reading the resolu tion, alluded to the consideration that had been given to this question by the senate committee on Judiciary, and called nttenllen to the report of S nator Knox on the Little, field and other bills, declaring them to bo unconstitutional, which he considered a very able document. The spenkrr said the resolution would be given froper reference to the proper com mittee under 'the rules of the. house and ho could spenk for congress In promising that the matter would have all due considera tion. The sneaker waa rather inclined to think that baiter results could be obtained If the conference pursued the lines of a bill drafted by Mr. Knox. THREE ORATORICAL CONTESTS Cillplno Student Wins First Prise at Macomb Cornell and Virginia lie for First Place. MACOMB. III., May 9-Comllo Oslas. a Filipino student of the Military Trl-State iiorniHl, won first place for Illinois In the Interstate school oratorical contest tonight. Von Horner of Kansas was second and J( l i le Hogun of Wisconsin third. Slates In the contest were Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Missouri and Kansas. Miss Alma Hotchkias of Murysvlllo, Mo., one of tho contestants, was unable to reach Macomb on account of a railroad washout. UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, May 9.-In the third annual contest of the oratorical league composed, of Cornell, Columbia, Ir ginia, Ohio Wesleyan university and the University of Chicago, held here, the judges divided the first prize of $100 between Deroy Ransom Fossdelle of Virginia and George O. Bogert of Cornell. The second piixe of JTiO was awarded to Clarence A. Bates of Chicago. Congressman DeArmond of Missouri was one of the Judges. NEW HAVEN, Conn.. May 9-Tlie annual Wayland club debate for the Munson prizes was held here tonight. The prise was awarded to H. F. Bishop, 1W9, law student, of Chicago, the second to D. A. Adams. 1308, law student, of Waseca, Minn., and the third to K. C. Weyman, Wi9, law stu dent, of Aporaqul, N. B. The prizes, which are .150, V0 anil $M, are from a fund estab lished by LaRue Munson of -the class of li75, law student, of Willlamsport, Ta. TUNNEL EMPLOYES TO STRIKE Attempt Will Be Made to Tie Up thlcHKO Freight Sunway This Morning;. CHICAGO. May 9. Employes, of the Illi nois Tunnel company voted to strike to morrow when the day shift la due to report for work. Pickets were appointed to guard the- entrance to the tunnel at 177 Monroe street, and the union men declare that the tieup will be complete. Since the union was formed six weeks ago. the men allege, the company has made efforts to break It up, and It is said that forty membera have been discharged. It is to force their rein statement that the strike has been called. More than half of the 2.'4 men in the train siyvlee in the tunnel are employed In haul ing United States mail, and it was said to night that that branch of the service would be stopped as well as the freight business. oom, or a Whole Suite. Which? Read those pages every day PRESIDENT DEFENDS RIGHTS Executive Writes Letters to Three CJ.. Imv and tVV. OClintl13 Vil nuuj ouu IS AUTHORITY IS SUPREME Congress Cannot question III' Aela t ommander-ln-t hlef Senators Are Sur prised. WASHINGTON. May P. Throe, members of the United States senate have received letters from President Roosevelt within i..-. ..... . ..i-iarins: Ills supremacy as commander-in-chief In regard to all mat ters of the army and navy. The letters have created Intense feeling in the senate and it i.i not unlikely that they will precipi tate a conference. The letters In every case nro In defense of his course of dl charging without honor . the negro Siildleti ho bellevid to be guilty of shooting up the town of Brownsville, Tex., and his action In banishing Colonel William F. Stew.ui to to an abandoned military post In a desert section of Arnoi.a. The third letter came today to Senator Stewart of Vermont. A few days ago dur ing tho debate of t lie Brownsville case. Senator Stewart asked a question Indicating he had doubt as to tho wisdom of extending to the president tho power of passing on the Innocence or guilt of ex-soldiers apply ing for reinstatement, In view of the fact that It appeared the president still believes all of the negroes to have been guilty of complicity In the affray. The senator was surprised to receive today a letter hearing both on the Colonel Stewart and Browns ville cases. Attached to tho communica tion were letters to Senator Rayror and William Alden Smith, the one to Itaynor asserting the president's right as commander-in-chief to deal with an officer he pleased, while the one to Mr. Smith Was confined to the Bro ntville case and reiter ated the president's belief that he dealt with the case as conditions demanded. . The president Went further still in hit letter to Senator Stewnrt, In addition to repeating much that he said to other sena tors. He I det tared thnt .Senator Stewart, frt.m the question he asked In the debute, appeared to be proceeding under a mis apprehension of the president In connection with tho army and navy. H quoted thn law as he understood It, and denied (hat he was under any obligatlcn to give to the iilschargcd negro soldiers or to Colonel Stewart any cohrt of. Inquiry. Sov?rnl paragraphs were devoted to a discussion of Colonel Stewart's case. After this dis cussion the president wrote that In every community there Is found maudlin sym pathy with murderers, and the Thaw case U cited by him as an example. None of the senators who have receiveu letters from the White House have declin! whether they will make them public. All have been asked to do so. Senator Smilli or Michigan declined on the ground ttiflt It eruld bo improper, and Senator Rnyner i.i preparing to use the letter In a speech which ho will make to the senate denounc ing the action of the president in banishing Colonel Stewart to Fort Grant, Ariz. ARREST IN MURDER CASE Roy Hlslo of Denver Charged wltt Killing F.i pressman Found Dead In Car. . DENVER, May .-Roy ("Red'.') Hisle waa arrested here today on the charge of murdering Charlcc Huntington Wright, the Globe express niossetger. who was shot and killed In the express car of a Denver & Rio Grande train when approaching Denver yesterday afternoon. Hisle is 27 yean olo and ia said by the police to havo a criminal record. The nature of the evidence against him has not been made public. Pages