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THE OMAllA DAILY BEE: WEDNESDAY. XOVKMHEK 23. 100$. CURRENT:-' NEWS OF IOWA 8 - 1) in 4 " 1 i i M si J u si I i J i 4 -1 g Hi Oil? duj tMl t) my hat a 53 Br rnt-c an-f 1 itt vei ul u COUNCIL Office 15 Scott Street AGREEMENT ON WATER MAIN - Conduit in Concrete Arch to Carry ;-. '.This ind Other Utilities. MAY02 TO SIGN THE AGREEMENT Street Railway lars It Switches ' Mar Cars at Pearl and Broad war Tkaa la necessary for Om at Service. . . """""" At a meeting of the city council last night an agreement was reached between the city and the Council Bluffs City Water Works company as to the disposi tion of tha eight-Inch main on ' Bryant street which, ' where It . crosses Indian i creek, la in the way of the concrete abut- ments for tha new bridge and retaining walls for the new central fire station. City Solicitor Kimball and City Engl- neer Etnyre, who had been named as a I special committee by the council to solve thlsi. controversy, . recommended the con ' structlon of ta concrete conduit under the creek, bed through which tha water main, aa well as electric and telephone wires, gas pipes. ' eto.. may pass. This agree ment, was satisfactory to tha water com pany . whlnh, will move th main at Its own expense. The recommendation of the . special committee was concurred; In .and the contract .. between the city and the water company ' for tha moving of the main and placing It In the conduit, which had been drawn up by the city solicitor, waa approved and the mayor directed to attach his official signature to it City Clerk Cssady, who had been di rected at' a previous meeting, to notify the street railway company to discontinue the -practice-of switching its big cars at the Intersection of Broadway and Pearl streets, read the following letter from General Manager Smith which he had re ceived In reply to the notice he had served on the company : Omaha, November 20, 1908. Mr. A. W. Caeady. city ' clerk. Council Bluffs, la. lear Blr: Replying to yours of the 20th InstanJ. with reference to switching cars at the corner of Broadway and Pearl streets, i beg to say that we do no more switching at that point than la absolutely necessary to the public of Council Bluffs good anil efficient service. Tours very truly,, W. A. SMITH. General Manager. "I -would like ' to know If that is s I')tlte way of. telling the city council It can g3 to h.- V-sald Councllmsn Jen sen. I guess so," volunteered Councilman Morgan, and a , motion that the commun ication from General Manager Smith be received and placed on file carried with out 'further remarks. The notice to dis continue . the switching at Broadway and Pearl streets was served at the Instance of Councilman Younkerman, who was ab sent last.. night. .. Councilman Bellinger was also -absent last night, and In the absence of 'Mayor Mnloney, Councilman Olsrh wielded the gavel. " '.The meeting, last evening was one of the shortest on record, commencing st S o'clock; a motion to adjourn at t:30 pre vailed. MBClIG OP t'HKDITOni CALLED "''- aaBBwaassa Those of Harry F. 1'lerce to Meet December Five. '.W. 8. Mayne, referee In bankruptcy, yes teiday issued a cull for a meeting of the creditors of Harry F. Pierce, who last Saturday filed i voluntary petition In bank' ruptcy, scheduling liabilities aggregating T75.447, for -Saturday. December 5, In 'his office. The meeting la for the purpose of electing a trustee. The list of creditors filed by Pierce phows two secured and thirty-four unsecured. It Is llk.ly that other claims will be filed be fore the first meeting of creditors, and Pierce, It Is said, will file a supplemental credule. The names of the creditors nnd the amounts of their clalma as listed in the schedule filed by Pierce srs as follows: Mecured Claims George W. Holdrege, Omaha. $400,ou0; W, S. Weatharlll, Mcrrl man. Neb., 17.000. Unsecured Claims Reed Bros, llorst company, Lenox, la., 11,000; A. M. Brown, Sharpsburg, la., $450; Mrs. George Pavton, Bedford, la., S1.3fti; E. F. Freeman, River too. Ia.. $3,200; Frank Ives, Creston, la., tl.JfO; William Porter, Valley, Neb.. S; William Rattlnger, Gretna, Neb., 11,1.3; Ollic C. Richmond, Springfield, Neb.. J675; J. A. Flke. Omaha, Mho. E. U Myera, Newport, Neb.. 460; J. F. Campbell, Car son, la., I2.uu0; Luelgert, Helievue, la. tlS.OOO; F. C. Lougee. Council Bluffs, $1,609; R. Hudspeth. Council Bluffs. 2,&u0; Charles R. Glover. Omaha, 12,600; John W. Young and Martin Young, Hli.ton Station, la., $10,000; W. C. Patterson, Pea Mdnes. tM; George H. Ijyona. Omaha, 13,001); George H. Lyons. Omaha, $4,000; George H. Lyons, Omaha, tl.aw: George Balleau. Red Oak, la.. $1,000: William Marker, Council Bluffs, iHD.fttf; V. H. Roblnscn, Riverton. Ia., $ii2.&0; Hankln A Cowden, Riverton, la., Il.aCO; J. D. Hutchinson A Co., Council Bluffs, $1,000: L. O. Clark, Burton, Neb., $450; Charles Gregory, Council Bluffs. $:000, J. Gardiner, Cody, Neb., I.'.wuo; J. Gardiner, Cody, Neb., $2,000; George H. Lyons, Omaha, W.00O; George H. Lyons, Omaha, H.0, Commercial National bank, Council Bluffs, Il.H). Suits Pending Fred Laws, n, Glenwnod la., $.160; action In Mills county, la . tftia; R. Hudspeth, I'.eOO; Fred Wett, i)es Moines, $10.0U0. Accammodatlon Paper George H. Lyona, Omaha. $3,000; tJeorge H. Lyons, Omaha $3,000; F. C. Lougee. 12.600. BREAK IN WATKR PIPE LOCATED Mala la All Right, bat Sonnly Pips . ts Engine Hoaao Broken. Jt w as not until nearly 1 o'clock yes terday afternoon that tha fir station at the foot of Bryant street was moved suf ficiently to permit the employes of the water company to locate the break in the water pipes which necessitated the clos ing of tha main supplying Vtns and Bry ant atreets Sunday afternoon. It was found that tha eight-Inch main had not baert Injured and that the break was In tks lead supply pips to the engine house. The break was quickly repaired and water was turned on before 2 o'clock, much to tha relief of the residents on the two streets who had been without this neces sity since Sunday morning. The shutting off of the water pro ' vented tha Janitor at the Washington avenue school from getting any steam up yesterday morning and consequently it was deemed advisable to send the pupils hpme. School will bo resumed this morn ing. . With favorable conditions Contractor Hollenbeck. expects to have tha old fir A. A. CLARK & CO. i nnii rinriFY nn horses. cattle and LUtlU WUULI UN HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE AX1 AXY CHATTEL BECl RJTT AT OXK-HALF THE C&UAL RATES. " t TweBij Yean of Kucceaafal Business. . : , CORKER MAIN AKD BROADWAY. OVER AMERICA If EXPTiEfiS. N connection with th Una ceiling BOTH I-llOSES SIT. BLUFFS: Both 'Phones 43. station moved onto th vacant lot across th street by tonight. CXITE FOR WEEK Of - PRATER Meetlasx far Mta Bafk Day il Nets a el for WaasVa at Fr. At a. regular rneetlng of tha Council Bluffs . Ministerial . association yesterday morning' plans were perfected for hold ing a week of prayer1 In all 'of the Pro testant churches, beginning at noon next Monday. Throughout the week of prayer services will be conducted during the noon hour for the men, and at 4 o'clock similar services will be vheld for the women. These services will be held under the auspices of the lay brotherhoods of th various churches and will . be conducted by the laity. Plans . for. th union revival services on Thanksgiving .morning were also com pleted at this - meeting. ' In accordance with th arrangement made by th as sociation a few weeks ago, Evangelist Charles Cullen Smith fa - to preach tha annual Thanksgiving sermon and he an nounced that ho will apeak . on "Th Greatest Thing In the, World." All tha churches whose pasters are mem bers of th ministerial association are to take part - in ' th union services, . which will - be held In St. John's English Luth eran i church at th corner of Seventh street and Willow avenue, at 10:30 o'clock on Thanksgiving morning. . Th full vested choir of St, John's church is to take part In th service, and th . pastors of the city will assist Mr. Smith in th meet ing. ' All th pastors are to have seats In . the front of .th .church. ' There are to be no solos at the service, but In ad dition to the full ritualistic service by the choir, the'r are to' be two anthems. These will be "In Judah Is God Known," by Prothers, and "Give Thanks Unto the Lord." by Harris. At St. Paul's Episcopal church on Thanksgiving day there win be holy com munion at T a. m., and morning prayer and holy communion at 16 o'clock. ATTEMPT TO BURN ROADHOISE Bias Is Extinaralshea Before it Does Mack Harm. An Incendiary attempted to burn down the road house known as "The Riverside Hotel" on North Thirty-seventh street Sun day night, but the burning material which had been set aglnst the side of the building was discovered before it bad had time to do much damage. When the . flames were , noticed ' St the east side of the . building, investigation disclosed a box filled with cotton waste saturated with kerosene. Three nails had been driven through th bottom of the box and on these pieces of tallow 'candles had been placed and lighted. .The candles on burning down, Ignited th. oil-saturated cotton waste. Residents of .that section of the city hsve been up In arms against the road house ever since It was reopened by Its present- proprietor and several requests have been made to the authorities t' close the place. The attempt to burn down the place wars reported to the po lice, but It Is said there is no clue to the would-be Incendiary. . Real Estate Transfers.. .. These transfers were reported to . The Bee November 23 by the Pottawattamie County Abstract company of Council Bluffa: Hunter Osborne and wife to C. M. ' Vincent, part of ' nw of 20-76-43 ,w. d $ 60S Rust Owen Lumber Co. to William V. Herring, nw 48 feet of lot 7. John Johnaon's add. to Council Bluffs, w. d 2,100 Stella Morrison to Thomas H. James wV4 lot 18, lot 17 block 4, Twin City Place, Council Bluffa, w d 130 George P. Sheldon and wife to A. C. Keller, lot 25. block 41, Ferry add to Council Bluffs, q. c. d 1 Treaaurer to A. C. Keller, lot 11, block 30 Beers' sub.. Council Bluffs, tax d. 28 George W. Llpe and wife to John W. Knapp, lot 7, block 36, Bvana 2d Bridge add.. Council Bluffs, s. w. d. 45 C. E. Price, trustee, and wife to Fred Sales, lots 5 and , block $3, Beer's sub. Council Blurts,, w. d 250 Llszle O. Wood and husband to Van Wade, lots 11 and 12. block 4, Squires add.. Council Bluffs 900 A. E. Woodworth to Lavlnnle E. Williams. William H. Williams and H. W. Williams, part s4. neK. and ne'4 ae4 Rsec. 6; w 13 acres of nwU swV of 4-76-43; e V4 lot S, block 7 Hall s add. to Council Bluffa, w d. 1 Sarah J. Bunnell et al. to Albert E. Bunnell, n sw4 2S-77-8. s. w. d.. 8.17S A. E. Meltsen. guardian to Albert E. Bunnell, same guardian d (partition) Sarah J. Bunnell, widow, et al. to Ola t.. tiunneu, aw4 se4 and se"4 sw4 28-77-39. s. w. d . $.995 A. C. Meltsen, guardian to Ola E. Bunnell, same guardian d (partition) Sarah J. Bunnell, widow, et al. to George E. Bunnell. sH nw4 28-77-39, s. ' w. d $.610 A. C. Meltten, guardian to George . E. Bunnell, same, guardian d (parti tion) George E. Bunnell et al. to Sarah J. Bunnell, ae4 sw"4 and swSt of 20 and a. 30 acres of s4 ne'4 29-77-29. s. w. d , 12,600 A. C. Meltsen. guardian, to Sarah J. Bunnell, aame, guardian, d, (par tition) Total, seventeen transfers ....... ..$42,841 Matters In District Cesrl. The verdict returned Sunday night by the district court jury in the damage suit of Charles Carlisle agalnat the city of Council Bluffs and Contractor E. A. Wlck bam, when opened by Judge Green on convening court yesterday morning, was found to be In favor of tha defendants, as reported. Tho trial of the damage suit of George Head agalnat the Northwestern Railway company was begun yesterday. Head waa arrested for alleged complicity in the theft of whisky from the freight depot, but waa acquitted. He now seeks damages for al leged raallcloue prosecution and Imprison ment. Charles E. Donaldson waa granted a di vorce from Mae Taylor Donaldson, who waa given I ISO alimony. Family Treable la Caart. Orvllle E. Teague. a telegraph operator In the employ of the I'nlon Pacific, living at 2119 Fifth avenue, was In police court yesterday on complaint of his wife, who charged him with threatening to shoot her. The domestle troubles of Teague and his wife culminated In the arrest of th hus band after midnight Sunday. Teague denied making any threat to shoot his wife and In his statement to the court declared that the trouble between them arose over the refusal of his wife to care for their baby. Alluough his means tbenaelv Th Clark Vortgag Co 4au. r, nsLkt, Mgr. would not properly permit of ths expense, Teague said Mis wife had hired a nurse to care for the child. Teague further ascribed hit domestic troubles to Interference on the part of bis wife's parents. Judge Snyder, who expressed his belief thst evidently there was two sides to the ease, continued the hearing until this morn ing. Teague was released on hla own recognisance In. the sum of tA to appear in court this morning. Marriage Ureases.' Licenses to wed were Issued yesterday to the following: Name end Residence. Age. Alfred Pscherer, Omsha 23 Cora B. Roderick. Omaha 25 Lewis E. Humbert, Oakland, la 39 Cora A. Ray, Walnut, la. Si William Tailor, Omaha '. ...ns Irene Bryant, Omaha $4 Lawrence Pollard. Omaha 2 Ellen Anderson, Omaha . ...JO Elmer Picks, Rurllngton Junction, Mo.. 23 Daisy Allen. Council Bluffs 1 C. W. Rraxee. Osceola, Neb 24 Mildred Leatherbury, Osceola, Neb,.,. 20 Iowa ralrerslty Defeat. IOWA CITT, la.. Nov. 24 tSpeclal.)-The question for debate In the university cham pionship has been chosen by the repre sentatives of the four forensic organiza tions In 'the university. It will be "Re solved, That A graduated Income tax with exemption- of Incomes below $5,000 per an num would be desirable modification of the system of federal taxation." The semi-finals In the debate will take place tho evening of January IB. Irving Institute's team will meet the Philoma thlan society-and the Zetagithlan team will debate against the Marshall laws. The finals will be held on February 28, each man on the winning team receiving $3, the gift of Hn. J. Wade and Attorney Henry G. Walker. . ; Cholera Serasa Effective. IOWA FALI.B, Ia., Nov. 24. (Speclal.V A. B. Russ, formerly of this city, who re moved to Winnebago county several years ago, l among the first In the northern pert of the .state to test the new gov ernment serum for hog cholera. The dis ease recently broke out In a fine herd of blooded swino belonging to Mr. Russ and he promptly decided to test the merits of the new representative. Eleven of the herd were sick when tho treatment was commenced and three of the hogs were down. He has lost two of the lot and the balance ' have recovered. . Robbers Kees V Work. BURLINGTON. Ia,, Nov. 24. -Two rob bers blew the safe in the poetofflce at Klrkwood, III., Sunday morning, robbed It of $25 and escaped on horseback. It was th sixth pqatoffice robbery In Warren and Henderson counties, Illinois, within four months. Bloox City Pastor Called to Spokane. SIOUX CITY, Ia., Nov. 24 Rev. Dr. 8. Willis McFadden, pastor of the First Pres. byterlan church of 8ioux City during the last five years has been offered $6,000 a year to go to Spokane and become pastor of the Presbyterian church of that city. Iowa ffews Notes. DBNISON The Methodist congregation, under the leadership of Rev. Mr. Senseney, tonight began a scries of revival meetings. Rev. Mr. Senseney Is one of the strong Methodist pastors of the stste snd will be his own evangelist. . . DENIBON Rt. Rev. Theodore N. Mor rison, bishop of the Episcopal church In Iowa, was at Denslon on Sunday confirm ing a class. He was to arrive here at 9iS p. m. Saturday on the Northwestern from the east. The ear porter had him leave th' Pullman "at' Vail, the station nine miles ' east entf the bishop had to come thst distance by livery team, arriving at the Hotel Denlaon at 11. NAVAL CRITICS ANSWERED Letters from near Admirals Read at Daaqaet ' Disease Deelsrna of Jlewer Battleships. CHICAGO, Nov. 24,-Citles of the navy who condemn warships because of minor defects, were publicly answered tonight at a banquet of the I'nited States Naval academy alumni of the east. Six rear ad mirals eat th banquet board at the Auditorium hotel , and letters scoring re cent critics snd praising the navy were read from Admiral George Dewey, Rear Admiral Schley and Rear Admiral R. D. Evans. The rear admirals present were: Wash ington. L. Capps, chief of construction In the navy; Albert Ross, Wlllard H. Brown son, Francis J. Hlgglnson, French E. Chad wlck and James H. Dayton. Rear Admiral Capps, after alluding briefly to the development of battleships and de claring that the vessels of this country were fully abreast of the times, said: "I shall refer you to the opinions of three of the most distinguished admirals who have ever, commanded fleets In our or any navy.- Each of these opinions waa written In response to a request. "One evening a short time ago I was walking along the street with a naval of ficer whose nam ta a household word from one end of the country to the other. H made very pointed allusions to com ments recently contained in certain news papers and periodicals respecting the con dition of oVr battleships and their alleged faulty design. "I asked him to put his remarks fn writing, which he did. He was Rear Ad miral ' Schley." Rear Admiral Capps then read the let ters. .Admiral Dewey's letter said In part; Of the battleships designed during the last five years I have spoken and shall continue to speak In the highest terms The South Carolina slid Michigan, ths North Dakota and Its class, are. In my opinion. cQual In value to any battleships of their displacement In any navy, and thle la, 1 believe, the general naval ver d'icl on their power and efficiency. The fleet of battleships now going around th world am of older tvpe and some of them have lived about half the Hr. aa commonly estimated, of n battleship tn the first line. Battleship building Is one of the moat progressive of modern arts and old ships are not equal to new; but the vessels which are in South America New Zealand. Australia. Japan and China" are the equala of foreign vesaela of tbslr date of design and completion and ofton their superiors. OFFICIAL VOTE OF KANSAS Taft'a riarallty Over Bryaa la las. . lower Stat Nearly Thirty. la Thoasaaa1. TOPEKA, Kan., Nov. 24.-The itat can vassing board today finished Its canvass of th election returns. Ths total vote cast in Kanaas for president was J75.895, as follows: Taft. 197.166; Bryan, Debs, socialist. 12,430; Chafin, prohibitionist, $032; scattering, M. Taft's plurality, X.957. For governor: W. R. Stubba, republican, 1M.92; Botkln. democratic. H3.38S. Stubbs' plurality, $4,907. Th two amendments submitted, eae pro viding for increased pay for legislators end the other relating to pay f probata Judges, were both overwhelmingly defeated. INDIANAPOLIS. -Nov. M. Th pepaUr vote for president la Indiana was: Taft. $49,991; Bryan. UI.2S3; Chafin. 18.0U; Wat son, 1.8M; Debs, 13.474; Preston, 43, Hls gon. Hi. Tfcaakasrtwag S pf ta 1 . Carving sets 'from fLS up. Petersen at gehoening Co. The right heating put in any kind of a building old or new farm or city imme diately become a dividend-earning investment, because of their economies in fuel, caretaking, absence of repairs, and the longer life of carpets and decorations, because soot and ashes are banished from the liying-rooms. If you rent the property, you get 10 to 15 higher rentals; if you sell, you get your full money back for the outfit which does not rust or wear out Let us help you to strike your heating problem just right by mailing you our free valuable book, " Ideal ' Heating." Write, telephone, or call todaysix months of cold weather still ahead! The information and prices will put you under no obligation to buy. ' 'ii'; "'iWsi.iiiiinit i A No. S-J5-W IDEAL Boiler end 790 ft. of St-in. AMERICAN Radiators, costing the owner 1357 were used to Hot-wster hest this cottsge, st which price th rood, can be bought of any reputable, competent Fitter. This did not Include cost of labor, pipe, valves, freight, etc., which Installation Is extra and varies ac cording to climatic and ether conditions. Write Public Showrooms and Warehouses located at Chicago, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Buffalo, Pittsburg, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Atlanta, Indianapolis, . Milwaukee, Minneapolis, 8t. Louis, Kansas City, Omaha, Denver, Seattle, San Francisco, Brantford (Ontario), London, Paris, Berlin OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOODOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO CURTIS CONFERS WITH MORSE Former Banker Has Long: Talk with Promoter Through Bars. . FOUR MEN BURNED TO DEATH Passengers Take Taxlcab from Chauf feur and Destroy It Dr. Park karat Scores Big Hats In Charck. NKW YORK, Nov. 24. Throtigh the bars of hl cell In the Tombs, where he has been confined since his . conviction on charges of violation of the national bank laws while vice president of the National Bank of North America, Charles W. Mnrae held a long conversation today with Alfred H. Curtis, former president, who was con victed with Morse, but escaped on a sus pended sentence. It was the first time the two men had met since the conclusion of their Joint trial. Mr. Curtis" visit to th Tombs today. It was stated, was at Morse's written request. Seated on a little stool outside of Mr. Morse's cell,' Mr. Curtis chatted with th prisoner for an hour, both speaking In low tones. The pair seemed entirely friendly and when he left Mr. CurtM shook Morse's hand heartily. Foir Men Burned to Deatk. Fjur men are believed to have lest their lives In a fire which partly destroyed a reven-story bulldlnsi on Cansl street to night, and which affordej an opportunity for a display of heroism on the part of the two firemen who saved the lives of four men trapped cn the top floor. ' The heart of th structure was a seeth- On and Oil Chat About Fat The society reporter picked up tiie fol lowing gem at Madam Brewster's not twenty-four hours ago. One of her millionaire customers struggling Into a new gown asked the famous costumer how she kept her figure In such superb shspe. "You ha bitually eat and drink heartily and even thoughtlessly, not to say riotously at times," she complained, "whereas I live Ilka a hermit. Yet I can't keep slim and. apparently, you can't' get fat." "Guilty," replied the fashion czarina. "I admit I don't fatten up nor do I thin down, out It is because I have tho power, my dear Mrs. ithe nam almost slipped out), to say to my fat 'Thus far and no farther.' I don't exercise nor diet nor run any dan ger of wrinkles or stomach trouble either. Here is the secret." Sh wrote a few words on a slip of paper and handed it to her questioner. "Get that filled at th druggist's," sh concluded, "take a tea spoonful after meals and at bedtime and you will never get any fatter than you want to be. You ran take off a pound a day with this receipt, if you want to." Being fat herself and fully alive to tho tremendous value of these statements to fat folks everywhere, the society reporter committed an unpardonable social sin; sh pped over the lady s shouldur and this Is what she saw: For Kzoess Fat. simplest, safest, cheapest, most helpful receipt of any: One half ounce Marmola. 4 ounce Fluid F.stract Casters Aromatic, JW ounce! Pep perminnt Water. J. B "f A No. 1-11-W IDEAL Boiler snd 421 ft. ef 39-ln. AMERICAN Radiators, costing th owner 9220, were used to Het-Wster heat this cottage; at which price the goods can be bought ef any reputable, com petent Fitter. This did net include ceit oflaber, pipe, valves, frelsht, etc., which installation Is estra and varies according to climatic and other conditions. .is I v;.'jSycsjg -JsiSie V1J. mil w---,. i-- . AMERICAN to Dept. N-80 Ing mass of flames when Firemen Edward Rose and Frunk Wltern called ' a thirty-five-foot ladder to the fire and reached the tl Ird floor, then climbing through flames at.d smoke to the roof, succeeded in rescu ing four ' unconscious men, carrying them Cuwn one by one along the perilous route. In point of daring the rescuers have seldom been surpassed n the annals of th New Yt-rk fire department. The four men believed to have burned to death were on one of the floors of ' the building when the' fire was at 'Its worst. Loss estimated 1300,000. Big Hats In Chnrrh Scored. "Any lady who decorates herself In a way to shut off the view of those sitting be hind her commits a theft a theft not. tol erated In the theater and a theft which Christian consideration ought to render im possible In the sanctuary," The wave of protest against the "Merry Widow" and other large slsed women's headgear having reached the Madison Avenue Presbyterian church, the Rev. Dr. Chsrlrs H. Parkhurst so declared himself yesterday In a short prelude to the regular morning sermon. The terse rebuke, re minder and suggestion, ssld Dr. Parkhurst by way of Introduction, was not prompted by the general fitness of things, but by "very detrrmlned complaints made by members cf this congregation." A number of generously proportioned hats were seen to come off efter the minister's statement snd It Is predicted that more will be removed on Sundays to come. Pro tests against large hats have been made In several of New York's prominent churches. Passeaarer Destroy Taxlcab. The ruins of the sxicab destroyed by firs, lying on the roadside on the outskirts of Irvington-On-IIudaon, north of the city today tell the last chapter of a wild ride that started In New York's tenderloin early Sunday morning. Five mysterious, though well dressed passengers climbed Into the vehicle shortly after midnight, and after whlzxlng about until day began to break, ordered the chauffeur to descend from tha seat when the machine slowed down in a deserted vicinity in the Bronx. ' There. according to the chauffeur's story, they set upon him, beat and kicked him, then fled with the cab, leaving him bruised snd alone in the gray dawn. The machine whlxzed northward and wis not found until after It bad been abandoned and set on fire. The police are searching for the five strangers. Presbyterian Ministers Disagree. In a resolution adopted today th Presby terian Ministers' sssoclatlon of this city expressed disagreement with President Roosevelt's slstement In a recent letter that refusal to vote for a candidate for high office because he Is a Roman Catholic Is "narrow, unwarranted bigotry." the min isters endorsed ths letter sent recently by th New York Lutheran ministers to th president dissenting from his view of the matter. Wahank Bond fait. After listening to arguments in a suit In equity - brought by Jsmes Points, a stockholder, to have declared Illegal an issue of refunding mortgage bonds author ised by the directors tn the Wabash Rail road company In Judge Ray In the t'nlted States circuit court todsy reserved decision. The amount of this blanket mort gage was U00.4uA.MU. The suits were directed agslnst the Wa With coal prices steadily advan cing every few years, the coal quality running poorer, and the old-fashioned heating methods showing no improvement in; coal economizing construction, why do you longer put off buying DrininTADC AA 1 YS-UlfVl These outfits, for either Hot Water or Low -Pressure Steam, will split your coal-bills squarely in . the middle and "frazzle" off their costly edges. . IDEAL Boilers and AMERICAN Radiators when A N. W-tt- IDEAL Bolter ana M ft. ef SS-ln. AMERICAN Radiators, casting ths owner S407, were used to Hot-Water heat this cottage, at which price the goods can be bouvht ef any reputable, competent Fitter. This did net include coat of labor, fcipe, valves, freight, etc., which Installation is sxtra and variea ac cording to cllmatie and ether conditions. 413 - 417 South Tenth Street, Omaha, bash Railroad company, .the United States Mortgage company, tho Mercantile Trust company, George J. Gould and the Mis souri Pacific Railroad company. First Body Recovered. Workmen digging In the Brooklyn trench where fifteen, persons lost their lives In an explosion last Friday came' upon thi first of the .buried victims' bodies at 9:16 o'clock tonight. It was that of John C. Brady. 6 years old. and waa found about forty-five feet below the street level. CARNEGIE ASKED TO APPEAR Hnnse Committee Want Opinion of Steel Klngr on Needed Change In Tariff. WASHINGTON. Nov. 24. As a result of the declaration of Andrew Carnegie In an article in the forthcoming number of Cen tury magaslne that the tariff schedules on Iron and steel should be reduced, the ways and means committee of the house tonight formally Invited Mr. Carnegie to appear before It Wednesday to tell what he knows about tho steel Industry snd the possibility of the reduction of the tariff on Iron and steel products. In the course o'. the night session H. L. Shrppard.and Orion F. Perry of the Rock port (Maine) Lime company were put through a grilling examination, when they asked that the present duty of 6 cents s hundred pounds on lime be maintained. Mr. Perry asserted that his company was organised In 1900, when seven or eight firms were purchssed. He admitted tht4 price of lime had advanced ever since. Chairman Payn asked why his firm was th only one -that demands a duty. "Because w are so near the Canadian manufactures and because ours Is th best made In th United 8tates," he re plied. "Why, we have the best In the world right In New York," declared Mr. Payne, with a show of state, pride. "Yes., we sell most ' of our product in New York," retorted Mr. Perry. Using figures furnished him, Representa tive Clark figured o'ut that the company la making 24 per cent profit. B. E. Cary and Hugo Relsinger, Importers or csrbon, ssked that the tariff of 3 a thousand on carbons for electric lights be reduced In order that they might compete with th National Carbon company of Cleveland. O., which, they said, controls I) per cent of to domestlo trade. VJ. B. Older, representing that company. Insisted on the necessity' for the duty. Fillmore Conglt, representing the general Tftcro ta Only Ono "Bromo Quinine 99 That ta Laizntivo Bromo Qulnlno U9CO THI WOULD 0fH TO Always remember tha full nam. far this signature oa starjr box. strike! DEAL Boilers A No. t-M-W IDEAL Boiler snd T0 ft. of S-in. AMERICAN Rsdlstors costing the owner &215,wr used to Hot-Water heat thle cottage, at which prire the goods can be bought el any reputable, competent Fitter. This did not Include cest ef labor, pip, valves, freight, etc., which ln.tall.tlon 1 extra and variea ac cording t climatic and other conditions.' Nebraska committee or the State Board of Mining in dustry of California, asked that the . tariff on asphaltum be Increased In the Interes. of American asphalt. Frank C. Pettlgrew of the Vermont Mar- . bl company, asked In behalf of those con cerned In the production of American m.11 ble. that the duty on marble be left un changed. He said no objection was raised to the importation free of duty of true work or art. In reply to a questlcn, he declared' a vice president or the the company, that the lat Senator Proctor of Vermont did not have $1 invested In making marble. . DEATH TELEGRAM IS A FAKE Onaks Woman Goes to Mlssoarl lo Bnry Her Son and Finds ' He Is Not Dead. BROOKF1ELD. Mo., Nov. 23. (SpccliV Telegram.) Mrs. R. M. Lewis of 401-T, Charles street, Omaha, came here yester-' day to bury her son, Raymond W. Cawley, a St. Louis electrician. Karly Saturday morning Mrs. Lewis received s telegram from St. Louis stating that her son had been killed and. would be buried In Bionl fteld the next day. Having made all preparations for the funeral and tele phoning to St. Louis to inquire Bhout in" delay in receiving the body slu ljrn'l that her son waa alive and well. R. M. kLewla. the husband, when s'n 'ast night stated that last S.iturJn morning the following message was de livered at his house snd In reipnntr- t" which his wlf went to the Mis"Uii town: ST. LOUIS. Mo..' Nov. 20 It M I.r. Charles Street. Omahs: Rav killed tv a. m.. burial Brookfteld. Mo.. SimkIjv m. SMITH A short tlm srter Mrs Lewis had de parted th following telettam w.t re ceived:'.' 8T. LOUIS. Mo.. Nov. Jl.-Mrs. n M Lewis, 4012 Charles Street, fnnal.a: Tele gram a joke. Nothing wroig RAY. Hesaaaetnylcneitevramlne. Th above Is the name uf a German chemical, which Is one of tha many valua ble Ipgradlents of Foley's Kidney Remedy. 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