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    Tim OMAHA DAILY BEE: THURSDAY, MAY 21, 1903.
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WISDDP- ON RATE HEARINGS
Board Hat Condoled with Exception
of Railroad Employes.
EAHR0AD3 ' PLEAD POVXBTY
ftata Board ( Assessment by Canal
' nana, Vt Selects Christopher
Irhavtaad f BlaaUoa
Coaaty a gerretary.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. May 20.-1 Special. -The gen
eral hearing on the proposition of a reduo
tlon of freight rates In Nebraska closed
this afternoon and no further presentation
will take plsee unless the railway commls
lon asks for a supplemental hearing. The
railway employes ara yet to be heard. The
commission assembled at 1:30 to hear the
Burlington .railroad tepreeeritatlvea. Talka
were made by C. E. Bpena, general freight
agent of the Burlington llnea weat. General
Solicitor J. - B.-.Kelby of the aame road.
Freight Traffic Manager J. A. Munroe of
the Cnton Pacific, and General Solicitor N.
H. Tyoomla of- the t'nlon Pacific. It the
tatements mad by the railroad men are
true the railway commission la In cloee
quarters. The railroad men allege that the
commission-must base rates In Nebraska
mly on business beginning and ending
In the stale, and must not consider traffic
through the state, beginning In the atate
and ending outside, or .originating outside
the atate ,nd terminating within the state.
After thU is done, according to the railway
'attorneys.-Who quota the Wisconsin Rail
way commission as authority, 0 per cent
of the value of the Unci and equipment In
the state must be taken as the basla for
dividend earning, 80 per cent of the equip
ment having been found necessary to carry
purely state traffic ' Mr.' Kelby Bald the
Burlington earns only 1 per cent on Its
taxable value In Nebraska on state busi
ness, and Mr. Munroe said the Union Pa
cific earns only 1 per cent on Nebraska
business.
General Freight Agent Spens confined his
talk to the difference In conditions between
Iowa and Nebraska, and sought to show
thatt he density of traffic In Nebraska Is
about CO per cent of the density of trafflo
In Iowa, and that the cost of carrying de
creases with the Increase of density of
traffic, lie said he did not blame the ship
pers of Nebraska for comparing Nebraska
and Iowa rates, but he thought when they
understood the conditions they would un
derstand the miUfer. v ,.
C. J. Alger of. Lelghi "succeeded In getting
through nn amendment professionally ex
Communicating ' any : doctor who does not
abide by t'ne recognised 'standards of the
calling. One of the amendments la as fol
lows: 1 - ' '- .' '
Any physician, not In good standing with
the county association of this county shall
be retimed professional Intercourse by each
physician, except the extreme need of the
patient require the temporary suspension
of tills rule.
.Nchavland Chosen Secretary.
Chrtstcpher Bchavaland of Madison, was
the unanimous choice of the State Board of
Assessment for secretary, this afternoon.
The election occurred on the flrat ballot.
Mr. Bchavaland was born In Norway and
la 41 years of age. Ha served eight years
In the office of clerk of the district court
of Madison county, four Veers county
treasurer and seven 'years as secretary of
a building and loan association. The salary
la $1,600 a year; The board will begin work
at onco on the assessment of railroad prop
arty, x :
Prisoner , Objects to Qaarters.
Attorney. II. M. Sullivan has applied for
a writ of mandamus In the supreme oourt
t compel the; Sheriff of Cusfer county to
take Janfe;'l Carlandf, to "another jail
where sanitary conditions are better than
In the' Custer' county Jail. Carland Is
tharjfd with murder, but cannot be tried
un;ll September. The supreme court will
hear the cace June 1
Express Con pan- Ileporte.
The Pacific Express' company, after sev
eral months of coaxing by the State Rail
way Commission to conform to the law,
today filed Its Nebraska Station report with
the comlsslon. The other express compan
ies have not yet reported.
1 New Plan to Esrosragt Drill.
The adjutant general's office has been
paying 23 cents a week to each member
of the Nebraska National guard who ap
pears at the weekly drill, and Is also pay
ing officers service pay, or an Increase In
pay In accordance with the length of time
served in one office. It Is yet difficult to
say whether the new plan has resulted
in much Improvement In attendance at
drill.
1 " Corn . for Omaha Show.
. The National Corn commission which is
planning for a large representation of Ne
braska Corn attha show to be held at
Omaha, 'December 10 to 19, met last night
to compete arrangements for the growing
and exhibition of corn. William Erjjst of
Restored to Health by LydU E.
MUkam's Vegetable Compound.
ftaaat What Thry imp.
Miss Lillian Ross, 53C
EatMth Street, New
York, writes: "Lydia
B. Plukham's Vegeta
I hie Com pound ore,
came Irregularities, pa
ri oJlc suffering, ana
nervous . headaches,
after everything elsa
had tailed to help asa,
and I feel It a duty ta
let others know at It."
KatharineCrale.xMn
i Lafayette Be, Dearer,
I Col., writes: Thanks
ItoLydlaE-Plnkhaa'a
vegetable Compound I
am well, after uflrlB
for months from netw
Tons pi.uratloa."
alia Maria Btottn.
, maa, of Laurel, la.,
writes : I was In a rua-
I down condition aoa (
I farad from suppression,
indigestion, ana poor
f circulation. Lydia B.
link ham's VecetaUa
Compound made aae
wall and strong."
, , Mtu Ellen si. Ulaon,
lof41T H. ast St.. Ka
wanes, 111., says : Ly
dia K. Plukham'sVaga
table Com sound Oared
saa of backache, aid
ache, and established
any periods, after the
best local doctors had
tailed to help ma."
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.
For thirty, vears Lydia K. Pink
ham's . Vegetable Compound, made
from (roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for - female ilia.,
and has positive ly cured thousands of
women who have beea troubled with
dinpluierits, inflammation, ulcera
tion, fibroid tumoral lrregrularitiea,
periodic pains, backache, that bear-Wuf-dowu
feeling, flatulency, indhrea
tion,diairie8,ornerTous prostration.
(Vhy dont you try it r
Mr. Pinkbam Invites all sick
'women to write her for advice,
bhe has (Twilled, thousands ta)
Jaaaltn. Aadress, Lysua, AXaas.
FOUR&IRLS
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Tecumseh, Dean Burnett of tha agricul
tural college. Secretary W. R. Mllor of the
state board of agriculture, and members
of tha onmlttee were present. Secretary B.
O. Montgomery pf the national exhibition
and William Jamea of Dorchester were In
attendance Tha commission now has 1.000
farmers In Nebraska raising com for the
show. Tha next meeting will be for corn
growere and will be held Thuredsy, Sep
tember I. at 10 a. m., in the live stock
pavilion on tha atate fair grounds.
SONS OF HERMAN CONYENE
Omaha Men Visit Oraa lalanS for
Aaaaal Meeting; at Oer
nan OrSer.
GRAND ISLANp, May 10. (Special.)
The Bona of Herman, a German fraternal
organisation, met In annul aesslon In this
city today with all of tha approximately
100 delegates present Tha officers of
tha organisation are: Past president.
Frits. Volpp, Scrlbnar; president, John
Mattea, Jr., Nebraska City; vice president,
F. J. Freltsg. South Omaha; second vice
president. Albert v. d Heyde, Grand
Island; secretary, Carl Rohda, Columbus;
treasurer, 3. E. Melcher, Wiener;; trustees,
August Boeteher, Columbus; August
Brummond, Norfolk, and J. H. Lohman,
Bloom field; physician. Dr. E. S. Stockert,
Nebraska City; guide, Frits Boesklng,
Talmage; watches, B. M. Mohr, Omaha;
Ous E. Neuman, Grand IslariU.
Atter the addreaa of tha president. In
which several recommendations were
made, tha reports of the officers were
taken tip. The reaerva fund was shown
by tha treasurer's report to have In
creased In the past term by $11,000 and
there was an appreciable increaaa in tha
memberahlp with three additional local
lodgea. Several propositions Involving
changes in tha constitution ara before
the lodge, ona of them being for a cer
tificate of f 1,000 aa well aa that for 60o.
Resolution of respect were adopted by
an impressive rota over the death of J.
H. Johannes, late secretary of the grand
lodge of Columbus. The session will coma
to a cloee tomorrow night with a banquet
tendered by tha local organisation.
George Martin IVew Principal.
NEBRASKA CITY. Neb,. May 20.-Spe-clal.)
The Board of Education haa elected
George E. Martin of the high school as
superintendent of the public schools of this
city. He hss been principal of the high
school for the last six years or more. C.
Roy Gates of Oakland, Neb., haa been
elected principal of the high school at a
salary of $125 per month and tha teachers
are Misses Ida W. Helsa, Marlon Livings
ton. Helen R. Dowart and Clara Mackln.
Mlas Augusta Elsenmann did not apply
aa teacher - of science, as she expecta to
take a special course at some university for
tha coming year and Miss Anna Stevenson
was elected to fill her place. The follow
ing Is a list of the teachers of the graded
schools, tha first named being- the prin
cipal: Second Avenue Mra. Anna Reynolds,
Misses Louise Homeyer, Clara Van Ella,
Effle Gllmore, Winona Proper, Rose L.
Cox, Caroline Sheer and Anna Fastenau.
Sixth Street Mlsnes Minnie Wllhelmy,
Louisa Etsemann, Emma Bachler, Mary
Alrd, Abbie Lyon, Hannah Johnson, Kath
erlne MacCiialg and Veleda KfcLellan.
Kearney Misses Agnes Bradford, Nellie
Wills and Etta Hoke.
Greggsport Misses Amelia Will and
Clara Kehse.
Kdgewood Miss Grace Bloomlngdale,
Tha salaries of the high school teachers
were raised to 190 per month, but no change
was made in tha salary of tha graded
school teachers.
Nebraska Jfewa Notes.
BEATRICE The Beatrice Commercial
club will hold Its annual banquet at tha
Paddock hotel Thursday night.
BEATRICE The city council last evening
purchased 16,000 worth of bonds from
Bpltser Co. for H Pr cent of their
face value. i f . --
NEBRASKA CITT-Dra. Frank B. Har
nell and Claude Watson have gone to Lin
coln to attend the meeting of the atate
medical society.
BEATRICE Rev. J. E. Davie and fam
ily were called to Jameaport. Mo., yes
terday by a telerram announcing the
death of Mr. Davis1 father.
NEBRASKA CITY The Mcrton-Greg-son
pork packing plant which haa been
closed down to undergo repairs for the
pasct sixty days, haa resumed operations.
BEATRICE The marriage of Rudolph
EtiR.tr and Miss Elisabeth Broschlnakl was
solemnised yesterday at the home of the
bride's parents In Wast Beatrice, Rec.
Poeverleln officiating,
BEATRICE The commencement exer
claea of the Beatrice High achool will be
held In the Christian church, June 6 and d.
The graduating class numbers fifty-two,
thirteen more than haa ever graduated be
fore. NEBRASKA CITY-The cadets of the
state university will come to this city
next Tuet.day for a five days' encampment.
Arrangements have been made to royally
entertain tha young men while they ara
here.
BEATRICE In the City league the Blue
Valley ball team defeated the Young Men'a
Christian association nine last evening by
the score of 12 to. 7. The association haa
lost every game played sines the opening
of the league.
BEATRICE State Labor Commissioner
Ryder was in the city yesterday making an
lnveatigation relative to complaints made
of certain buildings needing fire escapes.
He found several bnlldlngs on which fire
escapes must be placed.
PLATTSMOUTH The Masonto order in
Plattsmouth have elected the following
named officers for the ensuing year: Oliver
C. Dovey, worshipful master; Fred Ramge,
senior warden; John W. Crablll, junior
warden; M. Archer, secretary.
NEBRASKA CITY John Mattes, Jr., A.
P. Youngf. Dr. C. F. Btockert, William
Gebert, Henry Heeach, Claus Koch and
Henry Wlnkleman have gone to Grand
Island to attend the meeting of tha grand
lodge of the Sons of Herman.
LEIGH-The Leigh independent Tele
phone company haa made connections with
the Nebraaka Telephone company. This
measure Is a welcome one to subscribers
as hereafter long distance calls will not
necessitate a trip down town to the central
booth.
NEPRASKA CITY-John Tyner and Miss
Rachel Mclntyra of Randolph, la., came to
this city last evening and were united in
men-Use by Rev. A. E. Perry of tha Prea
uyterlan church. They ara prominent young
people and the marriage was a surprise
to their many friends.
BEATRICE Company C met last night
to organlae a aoclal order. A committee
was appointed to draft constitution and
bylaws and will report Friday night. The
company numbers fifty men and ia In com
mand of Captain A. H. Holllngwprth. Tha
boy a received their new uniform! last eve
ning. GRAND ISLAND Retail Merchana As
soc ia lion haa bean organised with 8. Hexter
aa president and C. E. Frallck secretary.
Retail merchants and their managers only
ara eMgiblet. The particular purposes of
tha organisation are united action aa to
donations, advertising in fake schemes,
tha matter of credit, ate.
BEATRICE Jamea Gilbert, charged with
assault and threatening the life of Frank
Van Bosklrk, was bound over to tha dis
trict court yeaterday at hla preliminary
hearing In the sum of fsno. He furnlahed
bond and waa released. Both are farmers
living northwest of Beatrice, and have been
having trouble for tha last year.
NEBRASKA CITY The county eommls
stoners awarded the contract to the Wil
son He-enforced Concrete company of
Omaha for the building of a large bridge
acrosa South Table creek, In tha eastern
portion of the city, to take the place of
tha large combination bridge washed awav
ty tha ntcrm cf two years ego. This is tha
firat concrete bridge to be erected in thla
county and If they prove a success many
others will be ordered.
OGALLALA At a' special election held
here Tuesdsy to re-vote on water bonds,
the bonds were defeated, after having car
ried at tha regular election. On account of
tha notice of election not having been
properly advertised, the regular election
waa declared Illegal and a special election
became neoeaeary. The vote stood bi for
and 30 against. As it required a two-thirds
vote, the water bonds were, defeated.
PIATTSMrtUTH Sneak thleveo got busy1
In Plattsmouth Tuesday night. A man was
seen trying to move a acieea from a win
dow In the residence of C. C. Wesott, but
he waa frightened away and the police
officers notified. Tha night prowler then
went weat In tha alley to tha next Mock
and removing a screen from tha window
enured liis i sal deuce A. W. At wood and
took hie gold watrrh. Ha then entered
another room and waa met by Mlea Fannie
King, a alster of Mra. Atwond, and fright,
ened away. In the next Nock west ha
entered the home of John Pecker and car
ried away with him two gold watches, one
a ladles; two hats and 12122. Pherlff
Uulnton and Deputy Manspeaker and the
entire police force made a thorough eesrch,
but failed to find tha light fingered
strangers.
BEATRICE Dr. J. B. Fulton has
brought action sgalnst the Nebraska Tele
phone company to recover tlfi. Lt Octo
ber he was called up over the telephone
and told by the operator that a party at
Superior, Neb., wanted to talk to him. A
request was made of Mr. Fulton to send
his bloodhounds there at once. The dogs
were sent, but It was afterwards learned
that the call came from Deweese, Neb The
plaintiff asks damages In tha sum of 1158.
NEBRASKA CITY-Byron McNealy, a
minor, through hla best friend. Frank Mo
Nraly, has filed a suit In the district court
against Charles Kraft, sr., for Ifi.OOfl for
damages. He states that on February 21,
19iia, he was going along the read adjoin
ing the farm of the defendant and fell
Into a well seventy-one feet deep, which
was covered up with brush and rubbish
and remained there for three days. His
health Is broken and he haa never fully
recovered from Injuries arecelved at that
time. The farm !s sltuatei In Cass county.
NEBRASKA CITY A force of some fifty
men are engaged In tearing down the Argo
starch plant and dismantling the same.
The timbers are being sold and machinery
disponed of. The brlcw will be taken down
and sold or shipped. This was one of tha
largest starch plants in the weat and waa
closed down several years ago when It
pasaed Into the hands of the trust. The
cltlsens tried to purchase the buildings,
which are five and six stories high, ao
aa to use It for for other Industries, but
the price asked waa too high.
MORE PAPER MAKERSTEST1FY
Hearing; Will Not Bo Finished ta
Tim for Report to Tavla
Session.
WASHINGTON. May 20. The Investiga
tion of the wood pulp and print paper In
dustry was not concluded today by tha spe
cial house committee which has been in
quiring into this matter, and tha chances
for a report being made to congress In time
for action at this session ara not as bright
aa they were a few days ago. A number of
paper manufacturers were examined today
and the committee was Informed that sev
eral others are due from the west tomorrow.
Tha testimony today embraced both the
Increase of tha cost of the body that goes
Into the paper and increase In the prices
of wages. Arguments against the removal
of tha tariff on wood pulp and paper also
were made.
WASHINGTON, May SO.-To meet the
many demands for Information tha census
bureau today issued a preliminary report
showing that the consumption of pulp wood
In the United States for the calendar year
ending December 81, laat, reached 8,962.660
cords, an Increase of a little over 800,000
cords over the previous year, and estimating
the total production of pulp In tons In 1907
at 2,647,869. The report, which covers tha
consumption of 58 mills, shows tha follow
ing for the different kinds of wood:
Spruce, domestic, 10,976,278 cords; spruce,
Imported, 906,676; hemlock, 676,154; poplar,
domestic, 852,142; poplar, Imported, 19,798;
pine, 78,583; Cottonwood, 66,084; balsam, 43,
884, and all other kinds, 125,162.
DES MOINES MAN KILLS SELF
Jad B. Vance, Former Banker, Com
mits Suicide tn Hotel la
Kanaaa City.
KANSAS CITY, May 20. Jud B. Vance
of Des Moines, Ia., aged 45 years, shot and
killed himself in his room in the Savoy
hotel tonight. His body was found lying
across the bed, a bullet hole behind the
right ear and a revolver lying where it had
fallen from his right hand. In the room a
note was found asking the proprietor of
tha hotel to notify hla wife at Des Moines
and to send her all of his personal effects.
"I am awfully sorry to do this, but think
it ta tha beat thing for my family," tha
note said.
Vance left a widow and three sons In Des
Moines. He came to Kansas City three
weeka ago and had been drinking lately,
according to the coroner.
Vance at one time was in the banking
business at Danvers, III., and withdrew
with 850,0) cash, which he lost in specula
tion. He carried 820,000 life Insurance.
INDICTMENT AGAINST BROKERS
One Member of T. A. Mclntyra A Co.
Mnst Stnnd Trial on Crim
inal Cbarare.
NEW YORK. May 20.-An indictment
agalnat a member of the failed brokerage
firm of T. A. Mclntyre & Co., was reported
by the grand Jury thia afternoon. Which
member of ' the firm tha Indictment is
against was not speclflesd.
Yoasg Man Hnrt by Cnrs.
MITCHELL, S. D., May 20. (Special
Telegram.) William H. Scheurenbrand
may die as a result of an accident which
befell him at Planklngton laat night while
attempting .to board a freight under mo
tion. . Ha attempted to climb in a freight
car to avoid getting left, but lost hl3 hold
and fell under the wheels. Ona leg was
practically, cut off. hla left leg dislocated
and ha was bruised about the head and
eyes. Ha waa brought to this city and
hla leg was amputated.
A year ago the young man was severely
Injured In California when a brick wall
collapsed and fell on him and he had not
fully recovered from that Injury. His
father is a prominent cement block manu
facturer and was with him when' tha ac
cident occurred.
Prepare te Greet Travelers.
SIOUX FALLS, 8. D., May 20.-(Speclal.)
The annual convention of the Black Hills
Traveling Men'a association, which will be
held at Hot Springs on June 13, 18 and 14,
will be the best attended and mnst interest
ing' ever held by tha association. Practi
cally every traveling man In the Black
Hills will be present. Elaborate prepara
tions ara being made by the people of Hot
Springs for tha convention and the enter
talnment of tha visiting traveling men and
others.
Braided by Steam
or scorched by a fire, apply Bucklen's Ar
nica Salve. Cures piles, too, and tha worst
sores. Guaranteed. 26c For aala by
Beaton Drug Co.
, Cbaaee ta Go Back to Pea.
MARSH ALLTOWN, Ia, May 80. (Special
Telegram.) Charles Dunn, a farmer, aged
M years, wss arrested lata this afternoon,
on tha charge of Incest. Tha complaining
witness ia Dunn's step daughter, Ethel
Sandstrom.'gged 18. Dunn la an ex-cc.ivlct,
having served seventeen years fo.' partici
pating In the famous assault and robbery
of William Scott, an aged miser of Timber
Creek township.
TEN DAYS
From Coffee to
POSTUM
bss done much for MANY
It may do much for you.
"THERE'S A REASON"
Only
Of BAe Greed Combs' Jewelry Sale! 2
These Two
Sales 10 A. M., 2 and 7:30 P. EY1. Friday and Saturday.
Sales will bo continued in order to closo everything out.
Undeniable bargains for every buyor. Don't miss this oppor
tunity of a lifetime.
To L. COMBS
Established 1888.
ELKS' BIGGEST STAG SOCIAL
esaaaM-a i s f
Twenty-Five Hundred Attend the
Function at Auditorium.
FUN, AND FOOD IN ABUNDANCE
Grand Secretary Oaest of Hoaor for
the Orraslos Moaey Raised to
Par for tha Ifew llama
. for tha Lodae.
Never before In the history of Omaha
Elkdom was such & stag social pulled off
as that given in the Auditorium on Tues
day evening.
Twcnty-flvo hundred guests or, rath-ir
l60O guests, for 1,000 of those present
were Elks attended the monster social.
Plenty of eatables, drinkables and smoke
ablea were provided, there waa entertain
ment galore, and an era of fun and Jollity
reigned supreme In the spacious Audi
torium from early In the evening until tha
clock struck the midnight hour. The
building was decorated in the Elk colors,
royal purple, and the festoons of incan
descent lights installed for the electri
cal show wero still in place and helped
materially In the decorations. The 200 hun
dred members of the reception committee
were In full dress, the arrrly officers at
tending wore full dress uniforms, and al
together the spectacle was ona which will
not soon be forgotten.
Arthur C. Wakeley and William I. Kler
stead occupied the roles of chairmen and
made the statement that a larger and more
enthusiastic crowd never before attended
a stsg social of the Elks in the United
States, not even excepting grand lodge
sessions. In tha big affair of Tuesday
evening Omaha Elka believe they have
set a pace tihlch it will. be. hard for the
next lodge to follow. Carl K Herring,
ably assisted by a huge megaphone, pre
sided at the social, though he did not
have a monopoly on the megaphone by any
rreans, aa speakers and singers alike had to
bring them Into use to make themselves
heard above the constant laughter pre
dominant in every corner of the room.
Praise for Omaha Elka.
The social was officially opened by Mr.
Herring, who, in a few words, told
of the reason for the giving of the big
party, and he Introduced Fred C. Robinson
of Dubuque, la., grand secretary of the
Elks, who spoke briefly, eulogizing the
Elks, and more particularly the Omaha
Elks, In the highest terms.
"I have Just visited eighteen lodges in
cities large and small, between here and
Pennsylvania, but you havs excelled all the
others and I want to congratulate you on
account of this magnificent gathering, and
bring to you the felicitations of over 300,000
Elks who glorify you In your having se
cured a permanent home of your own."
said Secretary Robinson. "The Elks of the
country have $14,000,000 inveated in homes,
and it is Indeed gratifying to the officials
that old S9 has got In line.
"To those who are not Elks, I want to
say that the Elk lodge Is coming to be a
factor. Nearly all the great men belong
to the order, three-fourths of all the United
States senators are Elks, nearly every gov
ernor of a state belongs to the lodge, and
officials in all tha large cltlea wear the
antlers.
"The Elk lodge Is purely an American
order, built and nurtured on native soil.
Elkdom knows no partlalltyno politics; all
Elks unite in working for charity, for there
Is no more beautiful flower in aU the world
than charity. It la one of the nobleat of
otdera with a noble aim."
Lyale I. Abbott followed with a short
talk, bidding all welcome and aaurlng them
that with the chief of police a member of
tha lodgo and the chief of detectives on tho
reception committee, no harm would befall
any cf those present.
Meaey ta Pay for Home.
The feature of the evening was the com
pletion of tha fund to buy, clear of all In
cumbrance, tha Qrantle block for a per
manent home for tha lodge. In leaa than
ten mlnutea as many thoussnd dollars waa
ralaed. and upon tha ITB.ftiO mark being
reached tha taking of subscriptions ceased,
even though many handa were up offering
mora money for tha fund. Ous Rense wrote
on a blackboard that tffi.700 had been
raised and that $9,900 mora waa needed,
and tha namea of thoae subscribing and
the amounts were written on tho board.
Thla clean-up of subscriptions followed
a song by a company of all stare, headed
by George R. Hughea. who marched around
tha atage singing the chorua to an Irish
ballad of which Hughea aang tha verses.
Hughes picked his assistsnts from smong
the crowd and they comprised General
Morton, Msyor Dahlman. Rev. George A.
Beecher. dean of . Trinity cathedral;
Gould Diets, Rev. T. J- Maokay, Rev. Ad
dlaon Knickerbocker, Grand Secretary Rob
inson. Tom Bwlft, David O'Brien and a
number of others. The singing by this
wondrous aggregation "bro(rht down th.
house."
A doxen colored men later sang a num
ber of old time southern songs and later
day ragtime melodies. They also did some
feney clog dancing. Another "stunt"' wss
a boxing contest, the boxers standing in
barrels, which were easily overturned upon
tha landing of a neat blow under the chin.
Tha Elks" quartet of Council Bluffs sang
two songs through megaphones; Msjor
MarCarthy of the regular army ssng an
Irish song, and Mr. Nevlns gsve a tenor
solo, which completed the musical portion
of the program, with the exception of
music furnished alternately througout tha
evening by Finn's Greater Omaha band,
and tha singing by the Elks of "Auld Lang
TWO
Thousands of dollars worth of
Goods loft that must be sold.
Days Your Best
Syne" when the clock struck 11, tha bour
which all Elks remember.
Good Price for Donkey.
Interspersed between ttfe musical num
bers W. W. Cole and James Reed rode
through the crowd on a two wheeled cart
drawn by tha Ak-8ar-Ben donkey, which
afterwards was auctioned off to tha high
est bidder, being knocked down to Mayor
Dahlman for $50. Dr. Despecher and Prof.
Chatelaln gave a real fencing exhibition
with rapiers. A wrestling match was pulled
off between two acrobats, who threw one
another around In great shape. Dr. Costell
of Chicago lodge gave an Impersonation of
the street medicine faker and of a barker
In a circus side show. Five boys, with
their hands tied behind them, tried to win
the belt for pie eating, and several other
attractions of a similar nature were given.
Tho great aerial feat wherein Madame
Davenport, a world wide wonder on the
tight wire, waa widely advertised to make
a slide fcr life down a tight wire from the
roof of thaAudltorlum to the stage, turned
out to be a farce. A dummy was fixed up
to make the slide, but was caught among
the electrlo light festoons and was carried
off.
The big social was . brought to a close
by throwing on a canvas a series of
motion pictures, showing tha trials and
tribulations of a candidate for member
ship in the lodge.
LEARNED IT AT WEST POINT
8o of a Diplomat Shows a Trick or
Two to Guatemala Poker
Players.
It wasn't exactly "the old army game,"
but It was Its young and active brother,
the Weat Point game of draw poker, that
surprised a number of members of the
American colony at Guatemala City, In
cluding the American consul general, and
caused a shrinkage In bank rolls that made
a financial panic look tame by comparison.
The story of the game, which haa caused
something as nearly approaching a sensa
tion In the sleepy Central American city
aa cllmatlo conditions will permit, was
brought to New Tork yesterday by Don
Arthur Calva The young man is the son
of Don Joaquin Bernardo Calvo, minister
from Costa Rica to Washington, and his
father was a highly amused listener to
the tale in the Hoffman house.
One day recently. Just after the siesta
hour, the club at Guatamala City began to
fill. Several Americans arrived, and a
poker game was suggested. There were
only four men present who answered the
call, and no one wanted to play four
handed, so they began to look about for a
recruit.
Seated on the balcony of the club was a
young South American. He was a guest
of the club, but none of tlje Americans
knew him. Nevertheless, they wanted to
start the game, and he was asked If he
played. "I know a little about it," he re
plied, and the other players congratulated
themselves In advance. It "looked easy."
When the game broke up the stranger
was several thousand pesos to the good.
Consul General Kent was one of the big
losers at the game.
"And where did you learn to play poker?"
As Served in Leading'
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Veronique is the perfect pastry for serving with all sorts of
desserts at luncheons, functions or as an after-dinner delicacy.
Daintily packed in 25-cent tins.
Have you tried Clover Leaf in 15c tinst
Philopena,"TAe Almondi"in 25c tins. ,
Perfetto-in 10c and 25c
More
Chances Are
It
asked ona of the Americans while tha
young South American waa stowing away
his gains.
"At West Point. Z graduated there last
year."
"I was that South American," said
young Mr. Calvo, at tha conclusion of his
story yesterday, and ha laughed again at
the discomfiture of the clubmen of Guat
mala City who thought they had Introduced
a novice into tho game. New Tork Amer
ican. CUT OUT THE HOT WORDS
Daffalo Blll'a Preaa Aarent Telia, Hovr
tha "Wild Weat" Has
Reformed,
Major John M. Burke, Buffalo Bill's right
bower, press agent and general manager,
waa In Baltimore with his usual beaming
face and, aa ever, redolent of optimism.
"I am not a professional reformer," said
tho gallant major, "but I would like to see
the American people abandon the swearing
habit. Wa are, as a nation, too prone to
use cuss words whenever things don't go
right or our feelings are hurt. It seems to
me that real profanity should bo tabooed by
all who aspire to be considered gentlemen,
so aa to create a sentiment that the use of
such expletives Is a mark of vulgarity and
ruffianism.
"Instead of ugly oaths when laboring un
der excitement, the coming generation
should be taught to employ only near-swear
words, such as 'By the Jumping Jehosa
phat,' "by Jingo gee.' by the beard of the
prophet,' and the like. The late Jim Hogg,
governor of Texas, one of my beat friends,
used the Innocent, but blood-curdling, cuss
phrase 1y goollngs' whenever his hot
southern blood got Inflamed.
"A great number of prominent Ameri
cans got on Very well without using actual
profanity. Colonel Cody, though a fron
tiersman all hla Ufa and accustomed to
the society of men who handle the mother
tongue carelessly, la not given to blasphe
mous speech. Tho colonel, when worked
up, has been known to say 'dog-gone It,'
and 'dag-blame It,' and now and then 'dod
gast It,' but this Is the limit of his Impas
sioned vocabulary." Baltimore American.
Tested Summer Reclpea.
Asparagus Soup Wash a bunch of As
paragus and put It on to boll gently three
quarters of an hour. Take out and cut
off the tips and set aside. Press the stalks
through a colander and add one pint cf
rich milk or cream, one pint of water In
which the asparagus boiled, salt to tat
and one tablespoonful of butter rubbed
smooth In two of flour. Stir until It bolls,
add the tips and serve with squares of but
tered toaat.
Venetian Chicken Take ona large chicken
r two amall ones and boll the stock down
to one and a half pints. Remove all bones
and return to kettle; add three large to
matoes, fresh. (Canned ones will do). Also
add one large onion sliced thin, a few bits
of celery and seasoning to taste. Boll all
together quickly for about fifteen minutes
and It will thicken.
Modernised Version.
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I the life of Damon.
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150 Douglas Street.
that story Is worked Into a play it will
mske a great hit."
"Most noble tyrant." said Pythias, ven
turing to correct him, "It's merely a sacri
fice hit."
Many of the scorers, however, having
only a superficial knowledge of the game,
marked It down as a double play. Chicago
Tribune.
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Rell.loaa Foundation.
OMAHA, May 19,-To tha Editor of Th
Bee: In your issue of this evening, com
menting on the action of the Omaha. Minis
terial union in calling for the dlsmlxsnf
of our efficient chief of police, you suj
"If some of these energetic professors ol
religion were to amend their hablta so at
to conform a little more closely to tht
teachings of the gentle man who founded
their religion, much good might result and
much petty dickering would dlsappesr."
There Is one thing I would like to knowt
Who waa that gentle man who founded
thla religion? It seems to me If ona man
founded a different religion for each mem
ber of this ministerial union he must bo
Just as craxy aa any of thesa gentlemen.
1 believe that each religion which these
gentlemen represent had its own different
founder who favored a religion to suit his
own taate. , RKADER.
New Bank at Hot prlno;a.
HOT SPRINGS, B. D.. May 19. (Special.)
The People'a National bank is a new
financial Institution organised recently In
place of the defunct Hot Springs National
bank. About forty of , the' leading busl
nees men of the city are Interested In tha
new bank. The following officer weri
chcaen: President, J. F. Parks; vlca presi
dent, 8. L. Klrtley; cashier, A. C. Forney.
Directors: Em lie lla'sens. W. E. Reeder,
L. E. Hlghley, A. C. Forney, Oeorgs
Brady, N. H. Dryden. J. F. Parks, F. P.
Hesnard and a I Klrtley.
Dre wltn Tea.
A garment made of almost any material
may be creamed with tea. Make tha te
strong "and soak the garment well In It.
Iron the garment before It dries and the
color will be a pretty cream. The tea does
not streak the goods as coffee does snl
haa a prettier oolor and less expensive than
the creaming substance that Is bought.
Orlno Laxsttve Fruit FJrrup is best fot
women and children. Its mild action and
pleasant tssta makea it preferable to vio
lent purgatives, such as pills, tablets, etc
Get the booklet and a sample of Orlno at
all druggists.
Frank E. Fer.nson Appointed.
WASHINGTON, May 19. Frank E. Fer
guson of Hagerstown, Md., waa today ap
pointed assistant director of the bureau of
engraving and printing by Secretary Cor
telyou. Mr. Ferguson has been connected
with the bureau for thirty years.
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