THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY, MAY 26. 1909.
NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA
COUNCIL
Office 15 Scott Street.
Ml.OR MEXTIOX.
Davis, drugs.
Stockert sells carpets.
Ed Roger, Tony Faust beer.
Lewis Cutler, funeral director. 'Phone 37.
Woodrlng Undertaking company. Tel. J39.
Ecellor Msnonle lodge will meet tonight
for work In th flrat dofrree.
HERMAN BROB.. FLORISTS. 10 PEARL
6V. Thones: Ind., 24 Black; Bell. 623.
The largest atock of wall paper In south
westers. .Jowa. H. Berwick, 211 8. Main.
We know we have the bent flour. Earo
la the name. Bartell A Miller. 'Phona 359.
IT PAYS TO SEE HOSPB BEFORE
EUrl NO A PIANU. 2 PEARL. STREET.
CLEARING SALE OF OFFICE FURNI
Tl'RlS AT PETERSEN SCHOENINO
CO
Terjty per cent discount aala on framed
pictures for graduation and wedding gift.
Alexander's, 333 Broadway.
Send your laundry work to us. where you
can gt your work done the way you want
It. Always right. Finest equipped plant In
the west. Bluff City Laundry. Tel. 814.
Mins Maud Tombs, daughter of Mrs.
Helen Tombs. 1511 West Broadway, died
yesterday from tuberculosis, aged 23 years.
The Christian Endeavor society of the
First Presbyterian church will hold Its
regular business meeting and social this
evening In the church parlors.
Officer W. it.' Richardson, who resumed
duty on the police force Saturday after a
vacation spent at Hamburg, la., will art
as patrol driver in the daytime, while
Andrew Lorenaen will continue to handle
the reins on the night shift.
The men of the First Congregational
church will take lunch today noon at the
Orand hotel. The regular midweek service
will be held Wednesday evening at S
o'clock. The choir will meet Friday even
ing in the church parlors for rehearsal.
The funersl of the late Harry Burke, the
Mind musician, will be held this afternoon
at 3 o'clock from the residence, 1406 Avenue
D, and burial will be In Walnut Hill ceme
tery. P.ev. Edgar Price, pastor of the First
Christian church, will conduct the services.
Deputy United States Marshal Cole has
stated that he will prosecute under the
federal statutes the four Italians arrested
at the Union Pacific transfer Saturday
night for the alleged sale of liquor. The
stock of liquor seized by Constable Baker
In his raid on the shanties occupied by
the Italians has been stored In the base
ment of the county court house pending
disposition by the court.
Deputv Sheriff McCaffery, wh went to
Lincoln Saturday armed with a now requisi
tion for John Martin, wanted here for al
leged complicity with Arthur and Bernstein
in the attempt to blow the safe of the
Treynor bank, returned late Saturday night
without his man. Governor Sheldon de
clined to grant the requisition until he had
given the matter further consideration. He
took the matter under advisement until
Wednesday, when he will notify Sheriff
Canning of his decision.
Steve Karvis. George Stocumas, Gua
Schumba, Tony Caslus and Georqre Carlso,
members of a railrosd section gang living
In bunk cara In the Rock Island yards,
were arretted yesterdsy afternoon by the
rollce on the charan of shooting within the
city limits. The men. It is alleged, were
Indulging In tho promiscuous snooting of
rifles, shot guns and revolvers at any old
thing that offered itself as a target. Rest
dents In the vicinity of (he bunk cars com
plained to the police. A hullet Is said to
l.sve gone through the window In the resi
dence of Fred Allen on South avenue. After
the five men had been In Jail for a short
time companions put up $V! cash for their
oppearance In polk court this morning and
li.ty were released.
RETAILERS GO TO - OTTUMWA
Jolia Mul-oern Is Candidate for Pres
ident of Association.
.i.e' Council Bluffs Retail Grocers' and
,.i ht r' association will send a large and
it p-.esentailve delegation to the annual
ideating of the state association, to be held
in Ottumwa, beginning Tuesday and last
ing vpr Tlwrsday.- The delegatlMi fiam
the' association will be reinforced by a
number of salesmen for wholesale nrx'ery
ami other firms and a stror effort will
le made to-se-tir ti'.c election of Johil
Mulqueen of this cliy as president of th'
state organisation, of which lie is at prev
ent vice president.
The contingent from this city has chat
tered a standard sleeping car and will
leave for Ottumwa tomorrow morning. It
Is exrected there will be at leAst thirty
bocsl,rs in the parly. The regular dele
gate from the Council Bluffs association
are Julius Keppner, Frank PeterBon, John
Olson, Louis Green and William Jardine.
Council Will Meet Tonight.
Several matters of Importance are sched
uled jfor discvsslon and possible action at
the meeting of the city council tonight.
The one of most public Interest probably la
th question of the sufficiency of E. A.
Wlckham's bid for the construction of the
proposed municipal water worka plant., It
Is not unlikely that one of the councllmen
known to be a atrong advocate of municipal
ownership mill move to accept the bid. It
la doubtful, however, It the council will
take any such action tonight.
The matter of taking down the antiquated
towers and distributing the lights la said
to be slated for another round. Council
man Morgan, It la understood, will revive
the agitation for the removal of the tow
ers, but as has been the case before, oppo
sition will come from the property owners
and residents on Oakland avenue and im
mediate vlcinty. The Oakland avenue peo
ple will ftght any, attempt to remove the
tower on that street and they will have
the support. It Is said, of Mayor Maloney
and Councilman Jensen.
Fight in a Saloon.
James Jacoby, an expressman; Ole Chris
tensen, porter, and Pete Olsen, bartender,
in a 8outh Main street saloon, are booked
for a hearing before Judge Snyder In police
Court' this morning on the charge of being
trunk and disturbing the peace of the
community by fighting. They were ar
rested Saturday night. Jacoby clatma he
was short changed to the extent of $4 In
the saloon. He says he tendered a $5 bill
in payment for a drink and was returned
change tor a $1 bll) by Ole Chrlstensen, the
porter. Olsen Is alleged to have taken a
hand in the controversy and backed up
the porter rtfy attacking Jacoby with a
broom handle. When the police Interfered
Jacoby, Was found to be Buffering from a
bsdly .bruised and cut face, while one eye
was In deep mourning.
Blda for New Catholic Chorrh.
Bids for the construction uf the new
Roman Catholic church at the corner of
Avenue B and Twenty-third street are to
be received today. It la hoped to get the
work of construction under way by June
1. The plana call for a building 102x68 feet
in slie, of Galhlo design, with a spire; sur
mounted by a cross, at one corner. It la
to be of brick, with stone trimmings. The
building will contain a large basement,
which will be used as a parochial hall.
The congregation which will worship in
the new church will probably number 100
famllk-s, and Rev. J. F. O'Nell will be the
pastor. The territorial boundaries of the
new pariah will be determined by the
bishop of the diocese, and the name of the
new church and parish will be decided upon
before the laying of the corner-stone.
Twenty Per Coat Dlaroant Bala.
A picture mskts the most desirable gift
for ths graduate or Uie bride. You cannot
do better than to select your preseMs from
our Urge stock. For a short time we otter
you IV per cent discount on framed pictures.
ALEXANDER S ART STORE.
XI Broadway.
Alaska refrigerator sale. Prices from $900
up. Petersen & Scuocnlng Co.
BLUFFS
Both 'Phones 43.
TORNADODAMAGES BUILDINGS
Small Twister Cats a Zigzag Path
Across Council Bluffs.
SEVERAL SMALL EARNS WRECKED
Several Wlndovrs Broken, Porches
Torn from Honsea and Chimneys
Blown Down No One
Badlr Injured.
Council Bluffs was visited yesterday
afternoon by a small sized tornado, which
wrought considerable damage to houses
and outbuildings In Its path, but which
fortunately was not attended by loss of life
or serious ln.lury to human being or atock.
The storm, In the form of a funnel shaped
cloud, first struck at a point between
Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth streets and
from there traveled north In a somewhat
ilg tag course, crossing the tracks of the
Illinois Central railroad and then following
the course of the Missouri river until lost
to sight.
The first house in the path of the tornado
to be damaged was that of George Mehl
lng, an employe of the street railway com-'
peny, at 2526 Avenue A. Here the large
front window was blown In, a window on
the west blown out and the kitchen door
at the aouth end of the building blown off
Its hinges and to pieces. A small barn and
an outhouse were turned over. On the
adjoining lot the outhouse waa blown over.
A stretch of bill beards, two poles be
longing to the motor ctmpar.y and several
trees In the Immediate vicinity of the
Mchllng residence were blown down.
Barn Torn to Pieces.
From this point the wind cloud proceeded
due north. At the corner of Avenue D and
Twenty-fifth, on the lot where a new house
Is In course of erection, a small barn was
lifted up bodily, carried over to an adjoin
ing lot and all that could be seen of the
structure was a few boards, twisted wnd
broken.
One block north at Arenue E and Twenty
fifth street several trees in front of the
house of William Brousfield were blown
down. Mr. Brousfield and his two children
were In the barn when Mr. Brousfield saw
the big black cloud approaching. He at-
tempted to shut the barn door, but failed
to do so before the storm struck the build- '
lng, almost tearing It from Its foundations.
The door waa blown In and struck Mr.
Brousfield, who was hurled acrosa the
building and somewhat severely bruised
and stuhned. The children escaped Injury.
Crossing several vacant lots, the tornado
next overturned two small barns on Avenue
H near Twenty-sixth street on the premises
owned by J. McRobert, the veterinary surg.
ton. At the residence of Ed Fegley. 2
Avenue H, the roof wait stripped of the
shingles.
Dim Tree Blown Down.
At Avenue J, near Twenty-fifth street, a
big maple tree two and a half feet Ir.
diameter directly In i front ' of a cottage
owned by Deputy United States Marshal
Cole was torn Up by .the roota. At Avenue
L and Twenty-fifth ' street the front
windows and door In the cottage of a family
named Payne were blown In. v"
At the residence of 4J. Ratllf f on Avenue
M between Twenty-fou-th and Twenty
fifth streets both chimneys were blown
down and the poich torn from the front of
the dwelling. One block due north a store
house at the rear of the dwelling of John
Jef files was blown down and wrecked.
From here the cloud found nothing
further In Its way and proceeded across
the tracks of the Illinois Central railroad
towards the Missouri river, the center of
which It followed, lashing the water Into
big waves until It was lost sight of around
the bend.
The damage done waa confined to the
direct path of the tornado. It was shortly
after 1:30 o'clock when It struck the Mehl
Ing residence and five minutes later It had
reached the river and disappeared. The
disturbance was entirely' lottal, as there
was no wind outside of the . path of the
cloud.
1MOX VETERAN LEGION GATHERS
Exercises In Memory of Departed
Comrades Snnday Afternoon.
In accordance with their annual custom,
the members of encampment No. 8, Union
Veteran Legion, gathered In Danish hall
yesterday afternoon and paid tribute to the
memory of their departed comradea.
The principal feature of the exercises
waa tho addreas by City Solicitor Clem F.
Kimball, who paid an eloquent tribute to
the heroea of the civil war, saying in part:
To publicly remember our heroic dead
on this day, which has been a holy dsy for
centuries, Is especially appropriate, because
It Involves the contemplation of thst
noblest quality of the human aoul, self,
sacrifice. Self-sacrifice is the basic doc
trine of the Christian religion. Self-sacrifice
has been the triumph of God In man's
relation to man tnrouan me aaes. ana win
be the halo about the cross In the golden
dawn of the millenlum.
The veterans of the great civil war gath
ered here today and living In our city are
typical of the whole body of survivors of
that great contest. But, ah! We all know
how their ranks are thinned. They are but
a handful ot that great army that Grant
commanded. Your older commandera are
now about all gone. Of those left, our own
city proudly claims as Its citizen and bene
factor one whose great achievements In
wsr and peace are recognised by the whole
nation, and who Is still manfully vigorous
in the purpose and affairs of life. You
veterans were largely the boys of the army;
the older men, yea, and a host of those
young as you. nave passed sway. To those
departed, you, the survivors, and these
people pay this tribute of remembrance.
Do the .lead hear our speech? Can they
see our flowers or breathe their fragrance?
It matters not. Ours Is the duty. the sat
isfaction and the inspiration, and we are
sure the motive that prompts our worldly
ceremony Is acceptable to their spirits and
to God.
All honor to our veterans, living and
dead, not because they were warriors In
famoua battles, but because they were such
warriors for such a cause. Let us follow
the example they and our forefathers have
left ua. In times of peace let us rather
prepare agalnat war, than prepare for
war; then, if necessity shall arise and our
cause Just, we shall already be prepared.
Colonel L. W. Tulleys, who was to have
delivered the oration on "The Women of
the War," was unsble to be present, owing
to Illness, and his address was read by
J. H. Brooks, a member of the encamp
ment. During the exercises there wss appro
priate music, Including the singing by
Carl Frederick Stoush of ''The Vacant
Chair" and "Tenting on tha Old Camp
Ground." The Invocation and benedic
tion were delivered by Rev. G. W. 8nyder,
chaplain of the encampment.
Since the last memorial services, encamp
ment No. $ has lost seven members as
follows: V. A. Daugherty, who died May
$1. 1907; John H. Losler, died Auguat k.
1907: John E. Hill, died September It, 1907;
B. A. Bonham, died January 25, 19U6; Ches
ter 8. Wlllels, died February 15. 1; A.
J. Cook, died March 7. 1D08. and Charles
McKenxie. died March It, 13.
Since encampment No. .8 was organised
In li7 there have been sixty-one deaths
In the ranks ot Its members. Today it haa
seventy-one members, ' twenty-four of
whom, whose ages range from 7! to Si
years, have the duulncllou of having
served a fraction over four years each
during the civil war.
New Ratine In Damage Salt.
LOGAN, la.. May 26. (Special.) A ruling
by Judge Green was received here Saturdsy
on the motion to set aside the verdict of
the jury and order a new trial In the SSO.onrj
damage case against John F. Pfarf. Hugo
Gebert and W. L. Hunt, merchants,
brought by Lee Chapman to recover for
loss of society and service of his wife and
three children, whose death was caused
In the use of oil purchased of the defend
ants at the Plsgah store as coal oil, and
used as such In building a fire at the home
of Mr. Chapman, May 12. 190". In the No
vember term of court the Jury returned a
verdict under the peculiar Instruction of
the court for $2,000 damages for Mr. Chap
man. The defendants secured a new trial,
and in the March term the Jury returned
a verdict of $2,106.80 damages. The de
fendants still considered this amount ex
cessive, and made a motion to set aside
the verdict and order a new trial, but the
court did not rule on tho motion, but took
It under advisement. In the March term of
court, the Jury wss Instructed thst the
plaintiff could only recover for loss of his
wife's society and labor from the time she
was Injured until the time of her death,
which was eight months; under these In
structions the Jury awarded Mr. Chapman
$300 damages. Judge Green In his judg
ment reduced this amount to $25. The
total amount, $2,1060. awarded by the ver
dict of the Jury la thus reduced to $1,356.80
to compensate Mr. Chapman for the loss
of his wife's and children's society and
services, or a new trial will be granted
the defendants. Owing to Mr. Chapman's
limited resources, he has decided to accept
the former.
Strikers Prepare to Contest.
MARSH ALLTOWN, May 26.-(Speclal.)
Striking low Central employes, whom
the company attempted In the United States
court In Des Moines yesterday to have en
Joined from picketing the local shops or
Intimidating the nonunion workmen the
company employed to take the strikers'
places, are preparing to fight the com
pany's efforta to have them enjoined. Prep
aration were being made Saturday and
each of the national headquarters of the
machinists, carmen, blacksmiths and boller
makera. which are Involved In the strike,
were notified. It Is expected that each na
tional headquarters will supply the strikers
with an attorney for the strikers In the
federal court June 12, when the hearing on
the company a petition to enjoin comes up.
If these attorneys are not furnished, the
strikers will employ local attorneys to fight
their case for them. The company asked
for the injunction because It claimed the
city authorities had refused to protect the
nonunion laborera or the company's prop
erty, and also because the strikers were
assaulting these men and were Intimidating
them and driving them from work.
The strike haa teen In progress for a
month and a number of assaults have oc
curred, and more than a score of strike
breakers have been driven from the city by
the atrlkers.
Catholc Chi arch Dedication.
SIOUX FALLS. 8. D., May 25.-(Speclal.)
Today, in Gregory, one of the new towns
In the ceded portion of the Rosebud Indian
reservation, took place the dedication of a
new Catholic church building. There were
present In Gregory Right Rev. John Sta
rlha of Lead, Catholic bishop of the west
ern diocese of South Dakota, and a num
ber of visiting priests from various pclnts
In the northwest. Among the visiting
priests was Rev. Father Ogulln of St.
Paul, Minn.
Among other visiting priests were the
Very Rev. M. Noessen of Deadwood, the
vicar general of the diocese; Rev. Father
Prendergast of Bonesteel, Rev. Father
Kroupa of Spencer, Neb.; Rev. Father
Stratton of Butte, Neb., and Rev. Father
Guessen of Burke, who also has charge
of the mission at Gregory.
The dedication exercises were conducted
by Bishop Stariha, assisted by the above
named priests. Following the dedication
of the new church building. Bishop Sta
riha administered the sacrament of confir
mation to a large class. The new edifice
is the largest In South Dakota west of the
Missouri river, with the exception of the
church at Lead.
Contest Warm at Fort Dodge.
FORT, DODGE, la , May 26.-( Special.)
Lieutenant Governor Garst and Attor
ney General Byers will hold a big rally
June . 1. The governor probably wishes
to overcome any influence Senator Dolllver
may wleid when he speaks here next
Thursday for Senator Allison. Both
meetings are to be whirlwinds of cam
paign oratory and will be largely at
tended. The newspapers of the city are
running political advertisements as they
never have before. Even the democratic
organ is publishing a campaign advertise
ment (for the price, of course) on its
front page advertising the Cummins'
meeting.
Severe Storm at Creatoa.
CRESTON. Ia., May 25. (Special Tele
gram.) A terrific rain and windstorm
struck this city during church services
tonight The Methodist church was
crowded with friends of the high school
graduating class, where Rev. James
O'May gave the annual sermon. The re
vivalists' tent was also crowded. It was
partly blown down. One woman was
badly hurt, the meeting broken up and
people drenched. The streets are ( rivers
of water. Rain has f alien almost con
tinuously for forty-eight hours.
Commencement at Sidney.
SIDNEY, la.. May 25. (Speclal.)-Sld-ney's
commencement was held in the
courth house, two nights being taken up
with the exercises. There were nine
teen in the class, the largest number ever
graduated here, and exceptional ability
was displayed In the orations. The
schools under the cuperlntendency of
Prof. E. S. Smith are in a flourishing
condition and he has been retained for
next year.
Iowa News Notes.
MARSHALLTOWN A colt with three
cloven hoofa like a cow and with one
naturally formed hoof waa foaled yester
day by a mare owned by Orrln Laxh.
hear Nevada. In every other way toe
colt is normal and appeara to be per
fectly healthy. The owner was at first
inclined to kill the colt, but It haa ap
peared to be so strong and lively that
he decided to let it live and develop.
MARSHALLTOWN Hugh Msckey of
Cherry Val.ey, 111., who Is among the few
living men who were in Iowa during the
year 142, is now visiting in this city.
Mackey waa a former old Mississippi
ri er SLeauubimi ipi&in. but lung bcfuit
the war broke out he toured on horsebsck
through much of the southern part of th.
state. He waa in Ottumwa in the fall
of 1842. when the tlrst United States
court ever held In the territory was then
In session. He also visited Fort Des
Moines, now the site of the cspltal city,
when It was only an Indian camp.
Prospect of Bifir Factory.
SHERIDAN. Wyo.. May 25 (Special.)
The presence in this city of C. 6. Morey,
head of the beet sugar Interests, and Gen
eral Manager Holdrege, haa caused a re
vival of the rumor that work ia soon to
begin on Sheridan's beet sugar factory.
The officials spent two days driving over
the country, in company with State Treas
urer Gillette, who la Interested in the pro
posed factory at Ibis point,
LAST ROUND OF BIG FIGHT
This Week Winds Up Senatorial Con
test in Iowa.
COMPLETE TICKETS IN THE FIELD
Alllaon-Cnmmlna Rare Overshadows
Effort of Other Candidates
Tuberenioals Test Aids
State Board.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
DES MOINES, May 25.-(8peclal.) Iowa
enters tomorrow on the Isst week of the
United States senatorial campaign. Every
body calls It the United Ststes senatorial
campaign in spite of the fact that all state
officers are to be nominated, because of
the fact that the contest between Senator
William B. Allison and Governor A. B.
Cummins for the senate overshsdows
everything else. In another sense. Allison
and Cummlna are standing for the heads
of two tickets, for the line-up Is complete
from top to bottom between the standpat
ters and the progressives.
Early In the stage of the campaign there
was some speculation to the effect that
the primary election would result In pre
venting the old line-up between standpat
ters and progressives. It has failed to do
It. Every leading standpat newspaper In
the state is printing at the head of Its
editorial column the "standpat ticket," be
ginning with Allison for senator, followed
by the standpat candidates ror presidential
electof, Carrdll for governor, B. Murphy
for lieutenant governor and so on down.
The progressives are circulating over the
state little printed slips giving the pro
gressive line-up. with Cummink at the head
for senator, Packard and Copeland for
presidential electors-at-large, Garst for
governor, Clarke for lieutenant governor
amd so on down.
One thing Is conceded to be to the ad
vantage of the standpatters. In nearly
every Instance tho name of the standpat
candidate comes first on the primary elec
tion "ballot, because they are arranged In
alphabetical order and the standpat can
didates names stand higher In the list.
About the only exception is as to lieuten
ant governor, where Clarke's name comes
ahead of Murphy, and In the Sixth con
gressional district, where Speaker Kendall
gets ahead of Romlnger, and in the Fifth
congressional district, where Good gets In
alu-ad of Trewln. In every other instance
the standpat candidate gets his name In
first on the ballot.
Claims Aboat the Same. '
There Is little difference between the
claims of the Allison and Cummins ma
jorities. Only 400 votes. Allison's man
agers claim Allison will carry the state
by 27.000 majority, and Cummins claims
that he will carry It by 26,oo. Both have
made careful estimates, taking the state
county by county and almost township by
township. The same care has been be
stowed on making both estimates and the
public can take Its choice till after the
primary election, which will be held June
2, or one week from Tuesday.
The closing week of the campaign is to
be strenuous. The Allison forces have
not had a great many speakers In the
state. Dolllver has msde five or six
speeches already and will devote this, the
closing week to It, beginning tomorrow ot
Davenport. Congressman Blrdssll has been
In tho state a couple of weeks and has
been making speeches over the state with
Major Torbett nt .Dubuque. Major Lacey
of Oskaloosa has msde several apeeches,
and Lafe Young of this city, a few. They
will continue through the closing week.
Dolllver speaks at Cedar Rapids Tuesday,
and will end the campaign on Monday,
June 1, In Sioux City. It haa further been
announced that Secretary Wilson of Wash
nlgton will speak at Centervllle May 27, and
at Charlton May 28.
On the other side Governor Cummins
will probably make as many speeches as
Ms voice will permit in the reservation,
devoting most of the week to that sec
tion. Governor Larrabee is slated to
speak in Charlton n May 28, the same
day that Secretary Wilson speaks there.
He will also speak the coming week at
Cedar Rapids with Governor Cummins on
Monday and at Stuart Tuesday and at
Creston Wednesday.
Some of Speaking; Dates.
Lieutenant Governor Garst will speak
in Cass, Audubon, Story, Decatur and
some other southwestern counties. Ex
Senator Cheshire speaka in Cedar Falls,
Algona and in Butler, Floyd, Cass and
Winnebago counties. Attorney General
Byera speaks in Audubon, Cass, Greene
and Madison counties and In Clear Lake
and Mason City. Ex-Senator Berry, who
Is a member of the Board of Parole,
speaks in Waterloo, Anamosa, Clinton
and Oxford Junction. Judge Prouty will
speak Monday in University Place In this
city with Attorney General Byera and
will devote all his attention to the Sev
enth district, in winch he la a candidate
for congresa against Captain J. A. T. Hull.
In addition to speakers both sldea have
sent out a good many tons of literature
to the voters of the state, but there will
not be a great deal more of this the
closing week.
Year Book Soon Reardr.
The year book of the Iowa department
of agriculture la on the presses ot tha
state printer and is about half printed. It
will be ready for distribution Inside another
month.
New Tuberculosis Test.
Through the discovery of the ophthalmic
test for tuberculosis the State Board of
Control believes It has secured a very
great aid toward stamping out tuber
culosls in Iowa. By dropping some of
the tuberculosis serum in the eye the
test is made perfectly. If a person Is
afflicted with tuberculosis in any degreo
the eye will become Inflamed. If the per
son la not afflicted the eye will not be
come Inflamed. .There is no posslblo
means whereby the serum can give a per
son tuberculosis. Tha serum is made by
boiling tuberculosis germs and then tak
ing an extract which Is called serum
The serum cannot by any possible means
do any damage to a person.
It has been found in the past that be
cause of the lack of knowledge of treat
ment for tuberculosis patients and tha
fact that the disease once contracted
meant almost certain death people were
very loath to submit to any test, pre
ferring to hope against hope that they
didn't have it rather than submit to a
test and run the risk of discovering that
they did have it.
But bit the discovery of the open air
treatment the atate board claims it has
made it possible for everyone to be cured
If the disease is discovered early enough,
and this gives the added Incentive for
every peraon to submit to the teat early,
It is now proposed to make the teats ex.
tenstvely over ths state. It may be that
plans will be made to test every citlxen
of the state. Only in that way can the
dlaeaae ultimately be stamped out.
Those who are Interested In the pres.
ent campaign being extensively conducted
by the stats through the Board of Con
trol to stamp out the disease believe that
there will never be a successful termina
tion of tho campaign till more rigid work
is dona oa cattle 'and hogs. At present
the work tf stamping out the disease in
humans 1 this slate Is far advanced over
the campaign oa the animals. The State
as with Joyous hearts and smiling faces they romp and play when in health and
how conducive to health the games in which they Indulge, the outdoor life they
enjoy, the cleanly, regular habits they should be taught to form and the wholesome
diet of which they should partake. How tenderly their health should be preserved,
not by constant medication, but by careful avoidance of every medicine of an injuri
ous or objectionable nature, and if at any time a remedial agent Is required, to assist
nature, only those of known excellence should be used; remedies which are pure
and wholesome and truly beneficial In effect, like the pleasant laxative remedy,
Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna, manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co.
Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna has come into general favor In many millions of
well Informed families, whose estimate of its quality and excellence is based upon
personal knowledge and use.
Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna has also met with the approval of physicians gen
erally, because they know it is wholesome, simple and gentle in Us action. We Inform'
all reputable physicians as to the medicinal principles of Syrup of Figs and Elixir of
Senna, obtained by an original method, from certain plants known to them to act
most beneficially, and presented in an agreeable syrup in which the wholesome Cal
ifornian blue figs are used to promote the pleasant taste; therefore it is not a secret
remedy, and hence we are free to refer to all well informed physicians, who do
not approve of patent medicines and never favor indiscriminate self-medication.
Please to remember and teach your children also that the genuine Syrup of Figs
and Elixir of Senna always has the full name of the Company California Fig
Syrup Co. plainly printed on the front of every package and that It Is for sale in
bottles of one size only. If any dealer offers any other than the regular Fifty cent
size, or having printed thereon the name of any other company, do not accept it.
If you fail to get the genuine you will not get its beneficial effects. Every family
snouia aiways nave a Dome
the children, whenever a
Department of Agriculture is now con
ducting extensive inquiries to ascertain
the prevalence of tuberculosis in cattle
and hogs, but thus far there has been no
batting the disease in cattle and hogs,
legislation or plan formulated for corn-
Vote In Official Register.
Because of the unusual Interest in the
outcome of the primary election vote on
United States senator on account of Its
being the first vote of the kind In Iowa,
Secretary of State Hayward la making
plans to have the semi-official figures for
the Official Register, which is soon to be
published. He has sent to every county
auditor in the state a blank properly pre
pared to be filled out with the vote on
United States senator for each precinct of
the state. This Is to be filled out by tha
auditor as soon as the returns are In his
handa and forwarded at once to Secretary
Hayward.
Referendum on Taxes.
Des Moines may make the first use of
the referendum clause in Its charter by
voting on the question of whether the city
shall encourage the location of factories
here by remitting the taxes of such, fac
tories for a period of yesrs. The matter
Is coming to a head because of the fact
that the new city council Is Inclined to
follow the strict letter of the law, which
does not allow of such remission. The
council itself may take the initiative and
submit the matter to a vote of the people.
In the past the taxes of some factories
have been remitted while others have not.
If any are remitted It Is claimed that all
should be remitted.
Railroad Men Here.
A thousand or more veteran railroad mn
will meet In Des Moines Tuesday and
Wednesday of this week for a reunion that
In many ways will be one of the oddest
reunions ever held. The reunion will bj
under the auspices of the Iowa Railroad
club and will be for all railroad men who
were In the service twenty years ago. The
program has been printed In the shape and
form of a railroad coupon ticnet. Badges
have been prepared In the shape of rail
road boxcars. They are of celluloid and
each bears a separate? number. The num
bers correspond to the numbers set oppo
site the names of the guests who are to
attend, and thus form a means of identifi
cation.
Lieutenant Governor Warren Garst is to
deliver the addresa of welcome TufSlay
evening at Foster's opera house. Duilng
the day Tuesday there will be reunions of
the old employes of the different rafroeds
at the different hotels of the city. Wednes
dsy forenoon will be spent In further re
unions and is visiting the state house and
the historical building. At the historical
building there will be a collectl.m of valu
able old railroad relics. Wednesday noon
there will be a dinner served to the rail
road men at the state fair grounds, and
during the afternoon a program for the
entertainment of the guests, in which an
exhibition run by two hose cart teams of
tho Des Moines fire department and a pa
rade of the Second United States cavalry,
and In the evening a further exhibition run
by the fir department on the down town
streets.
FIERCE FIGHT AT "WEDDING
One Man Killed and Fourteen Hart
at Festivities In West Vir
ginia Mining; Town.
FAIRMONT, W. Va. May 25.-One man
was killed and two police officers and
twelve forelgnera were injured In a riot
early today at Thoburn. a nearby mining
town, following a Slavish wedding celebra
tion. The dead:
MIHAL LADAR, miner, aged 35, shot
through head.
The Injured:
Police Officer W. O. Shaver of Monon
gsh. hand lacerated.
Chief of Police William Finley of Mo
nongah, severe bruises.
Twelve foreigners, cuts and bruises.
The celebration of a wedding In the for.
elgn colony of Thoburn became noisy early
this morning and nearby ieid.-iiU called
the police. Two officers were refused ad
mission and broke open the doors. A fierce
fight at once stsrted, In the midst of which
a shot rang out and Ladar dropped to the
floor.
The officers retreated to the porch, fol
lowed by the maddened foreignere, and then
the porch collapsed, precipitating all to the
grcund ten feet below. All suffered some
injury, either In the fight or in the col
lspse of the porch.
The foreigners claim the offtcera shot
Ladsr, but the latter allege one of the
foreigners fired the shot. Ladar was
brought to a hospital here and died this
afterr con.
Vse Bee want ads to boost your business.
To Evehy Home .
on nana, as it is equally beneficial tor the parents and
laxative remedy is required.
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Dr. R. L Wheeler Shows Up Evils of
Yellow Press.
FEED ON CRIME AND SCANDAL
He Preacbes Sermon at First Public
Ceremony Incident to Commence
ment Week of the City
Schools.
The present is commencement week in
South Omaha public schools. The first of
the ceremonies was conducted last evening
at tho high school auditorium. Rev. R. L.
Wheeler delivered the baccalaureate ad
dress to the senior class. Music for the
occasion waa furnished by the Episcopal
choir. It consisted of two anthems and
a hymn. Mrs. L. H. Greer presided at the
piano. The choruses were excellent. Rev.
JameS Wise read the scripture from
Romans, Paul's dissertstlon on the in
separable love of God.
Dr. Wheeler's remarks were as Informal
as possible. The central thought of his
discourse wss on the text: "Be Not Over
come of Evil; But Overcome Evil With
Good." He said:
"Do not make too much parade of evil
nor spend time discussing Its horrors and
Its penalties. Forget It. Make a substi
tution, put good in its place. Crowd It
out. For this reason I have no patience
nor sympathy with the so-called yellow
Journals. They flaunt their sensational
articles, with all the horrid lurldness of
crime. In the social field they scrape up
the slime of scandal; In the political field
the wildest of rumor. Not only are they
not dependable. ' but they Incite Imagina
tions of the young and wake riot In the
depraved. The recital of these terrlbla
things Is not necessary; but let us correct
public morals, not so much by decrying the
evil all the time, but by substitution of
pure and wholesome lltersture. More good
Is being done than evil. You all have
more good In you than evil. Direct It
and let It work. You young men and
women are coming forth endowed with the
1 Insignia of power and achievement; what
are jou going to do with your powers?"
The next event of importance will be the
senior class play Tuesday night. Tho
drama has been prepared under the direc
tion of Mrs. Bertha Clark Hughs. The
title Is, "The Amaions."
Wednesday night the faculty reception
will be held at the residence of Dr. and
Mrs. C. M. Schlndel.
Thursday night will be the eighth grade
commencement, and Friday night the com
mencement of the South Omaha High
achool. The graduating class-consists of
thirty-four members. June 2, the alumni
reception will be given, which Is the clos
ing event of the annual commencement
Italn Stops Ceremony.
The Platdeutscher Veiein of the two
cities had planned to lay the corner-stone
of their Deutsche Heimath yesterday after
noon at Thlrtoeith and G atreets, but the
rain of the morning caused a postponement
ot the function for two weeks. Notwith
standing the poatponement, when th
weather cleared during the afternoon yes
terday a large crowd of the Holland Dutch
assembled on the site of the home and
not a few were disappointed In the post
ponement of the ceremony. The delegation
from South Omaha, over 100 in line, lieuded
by a band, marched all the way down
Missouri avenue and through the mud from
Thirteenth to G street, not having been In
formed of the change of plan. They were
much bedraggled and weary when they
arrived at the foundation of the new build
ing. The work of construction will pro
ceed as rapidly as possible.
The home is finely situated, overlooking
a park of seven acres owned by the so
ciety. From this site immediately across
the hollow Is the new South Omaha school
This will make two very fine buildings In
this section of the city. The locality will
be much benefited.
St. Joe Men Come to See Saapecta.
John Egll and John Shea ot St. Joseph
arrived in South Omaha yesterday from
the Missouri city, hoping to have a chance
to see the two men who killed John Wrede.
They wished to convince themselves that
Gerald Schofleld and George L. Bond were
the same men who held up the raloon of
John Shea. Tenth and Hickory streets, St.
Joseph, at an early hour last Wednesday
morning The police told them the prisoners
were In Lincoln. They were shown excel
lent photographs, of the men and said there
was no question but they were the same
men who held them up. They got 11 M from
Mr. Shea. He said the men were In his
place of business for fifteen minutes. They
got 7E cents out of the half doien patrons
who were In the saloon at tho time. No
resistance was attempted. Mr. Shea said:
"I would not endanger my life for the
few dollars which I might happen to have
In the saloon. I am glad they caught the
men as soon as they did. I hope we may
never be called upon to bring them to Jus
tice, for I hope when Omaha gets through
with them they will be effectually dis
posed of."
Vance Arthur Cavers,
Vance Arthur Cavers, t years of age, son
of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Cavers, 2614 B street,
died Sunday. The funeral will be Wednes
day at 2:30 p. m. from the residence.
Magic City Gossip.
TJie city council meets tonight In ad
journed session.
The Odd Fellows will give degree initia
tions this evening.
Nebraska lodge No. 27, United Workmen,
will give a dance at the temple on May 2S.
Jake 8mrth was arrested last night and
chsrged with petit larceny . for, taking a
watch.
The death of'. W, C. Lambert'! father
occurred at the. home in Auburn, Neb.,
Eaturdny afternoon.
Or.e of the first June weddings will be
that of Dr. William Ward to Miss Edith
E. Ends, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
D. Eads.
The death of Ruth Louise Polcar, infant
daughter of Oliver Polcar, 2fil7 8 street,
occurred yesterday. The funeral will be
this afternoon.
The attendance at the varioua churches
was verv small, considering the memorial
observances, yesterday. The weather waa
too threatening.
S. B. Standard was arrested by Csptaln
Troutan and given Into the custody of
George A. Wsrd of Tulsa, Okl., who took
him to Oklahoma under the charge of dis
posing of mortgaged property.
Ed Trapp has notified the city of a claim
for damages due to a washout ot tha inter
section at Twentieth and N streets, which
caused damage to his house moving outfit.
CUTTING OUT RAILROAD WASTE
Value of Co-operative Effort In Econ
omising the Resources of Trans- -
portatlon Companies.
n companies.
Van Norden Magasln
Writing In the
for June on "Co-operative Railroading,"
Will A. Campbell of The Bee stsff tells tha
story of how the Chicago, St. Paul, Minne
apolis & Omaha Railroad company, with
the help of the men behind the smoke
stacks, has cut the waste out of operating
expenses and is saving fabulous sum of
money.
The editor of the magaxlne sayg of tha
co-operative plan described by Mr. Camp
bell, "The success which has apparently
crowned the plan of the Chicago. St. Paul.
Minneapolis & Omaha railroad suggeats a
promising means of avoiding cuU in wages
and the laying off of employes during hard
times in all lines of Industry. How far tha
co-operation cf employes In the elimination
of waste may be applied is a Question
well worth serious attention."
The article Is well Illustrated and haa a
picture of the new Northwestern freight
depot at Omaha, aa well as portraits of
A. W. Trenholm, general manager of tha
Omaha rosd; Frank Walters, general man
ager of the Northwestern railroad; Pres
ident Marvin Hughltt of the two roads,
and a picture of a well known Omaha train
crew.
Mr. Campbell says of the value of co
operation, "When the men behind the
smokestacka and the general manager take
hold of a railroad property with a firm de
termination to prevent the road going
through the financial trestle, weskened by
the flood of was'.e, there Is sure to be Such
a saving of operating expenses that tha
corporation will be enabled to meet and
conquer an ordinary touch of hard times.
"But add to the economical work of en
gine men and managera the hearty co
operation of the whole army of employe
from wipers to genersl superintendents;
from sgents' helpers to traftio managers;
from coal chute operators to purchasing
agents, and the lueses In the gross earnings
of the compsny may be made Increases in
the net earnings. More than that, when
every employe of a great railway system
is accepting the chance to save tha com
pany money, whether the amount be 10
cents or flX. Just as It the company's bus
iness the employe's business, th com
pany will be ensbled to keep on its pay
roll Just as many men at Just as good
wages ss In more prosperous times."
The writer concludes: "The total gToss
earnings of ninety American railroad for
the months from July to November. 1907,
were 1715. 734. 3t.s, while the net earnings of
the same roads were l-i5.4M.791. Compari
son with the figures of 1j6 for the same
period shows that tie ninety properties did
H per cent more business, but their oper
ating expenses were 20 per cent greater, Jfj
that their earnings were S per cent less
than for the last six months of UOg. Some
where in the to per cent increase ht oper
ating expensea Is wanton wast, alight in
crease in cost ot material, undisguised
carelessness and slightly fclfher vagsa,',