8 THE OMAHA DAII.V nrr- WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 2. 1008. NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA COUNCIL BLUFFS. Office 15 Scott Street Both Thonea 43. MINOR SIKTIO. Wondrlng Undertaking company. Tel. 33a Fond choppers, (Sc. Petersen & Schoen lug Co. '". C. Haynes. funeral director and em fcalmer, ,'i01 Broadway. "SCHOOL. DAYS" U, Til 1 9 WEEK At THE DIAMOND THEATER. Photography supplies. New goods. New prices. Alexanders, 33S Broadway. LET TUB FRANKLIN PRINT IT. BOTH 'PHONES Hal. 101 SOUTH MAIN. Leffert'a Invisible Bifocal Lenses are the greatest boon wearers of glasses have ever known. Lily camp, Royal Neighbors of America, will meet this evening tor election of of ficers. All members are requested to bo present. The suit for divorce brought by Mabelle Esley against George F. JOeley waa dis missed by the plaintiff In the district court yesterday. A building permit waa Issued yesterday to William Hansen for & two-atory brick building on Sixteenth avenue and Seventh alreet to coat I2.3U0. The Holplcg Hand of Bt. John' Lutheran church will met with Mr a. A. H. Gibson, 113 PoutU &ighth atrwet, at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. Tho Ladles' Aid society of the Bethany Presbyterian church will meet at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon In the church par lor, and will be entertained by Mrs. W. Hanson. The society will give lta annual baaar at the church Thursday. During November of this year 159 trans fers of real estate wore recorded, with an aggregate consideration of J280.277. This Is a falling off when compared with the same month of last year, when 186 trans fers were recorded, with a total considera tion of J:!77, 397.51. Ollnvre, charged with the theft of a "t of harness, the property of A. P. Fair, manager of the Nebraska Telephone company, was, despite his assertion of In nocence, adjudged guilty In police court yesterday morning by Judge Snyder and sentenced to thirty days In the county jail. N'ewtnn II Farrcll loft yesterday to visit Ma sister, Mrs. Dr. Wartmiin, at ITnbart. Cikl. He expects to return In time to take up tho study of medicine by the flrt of the year and probably will be ac companbd home by his sister, Miss FJssle Farrell, who has been visiting Mrs. Wart man for the lust two wi-eks. The funeral of Mrs. Katie Olson Beers, who died Ht Denver last Saturday, will be lield this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from the home of her sister, Mrs. Christiansen, 71J Madison avmue. and Interment will be In Walnut Hill cemetery. The services will be conducted by Rev. Jens P. Heede, pastor of the Danish Lutheran church. The funeral will be private. In a raid on s negro resort at 1W8 Ave nue H lat Sunday night the police gath ered In f.iur women and five men, all colored. In pol'ce court yesterday morn ing eifih! of (ln.se urreeled were fined SS and costs cac!i while the JI3 cash bond of ore of the women, the alleged proprie tress of the place, who failed to appear If ei utt. was oidered forfeited. ieoype Townley, who conducted o saloon n' ' " South Mun stnet. was taken Into custody yesterday, an Indictment hiving bid returned pcainst him by the grand J"iv st this term of district court on the change if maintaining a nuisance. The chnrc I made tint Townley conducted lils s.iloon In violation of the mulct law. Assist mt tVvntv Attorney Ross stated that Townley had failed to pay the mulct tax nod for Hint reason had been priv ccorVd against. Townley furnished a bond In the sum of ICOO for his appearance when c.'lhd upon. P V. McDonnell of the firm of Burns & McDonnell, hydraulic engineers of Kan sas Citv. I in Council Bluffs for the pur pose of offering bis services to the com mi tee on water work in connection with the r--viKlr.it rf the plans for the proposed municipal atr plant. Mr. McDonnell's firm recenllv Installed the water plant In O'l-homa Citv. where the situation, he si" lil. was sii-"Hr to tht here. The plant there I'n"1 1(1 p ooo nn,j (np wntPr WB, pompeil frrm the river, as It Is In this rltv. The pDnt In Oklahoma Citv In cluded a clarifying system, much similar to flat which Mic Council Bluffs Citv Water Works compmy He-reed to Instill provided It was granted an extension of its charter. APPEAL TO CLEAN UP CITY Major Aiks All to Put on Good Front for the Fruit Show. FARM LIFE COMMISSION COMES Secretary- Reed Asks All Who Hare Hoomi to Rent to Visitors to List Them with Him Before the Crowd Arrive. CURED ITCHING PAINFUL HUMOR Which had Spread Over Face, Body and Arms Swellings were as Large as a Dollar When they Broke, Sores would Not Heal Suffered 3 Years, MADE SOUND AND WELL BY 3 SETS OF CUTICURA "My trouble? began about threat ream go with little black swelling scattered over my face and neck. They would disappear but they would leave little black scars that would itch at tlmeg so I couldn't keep from scratching them. Larger ewnllines would appear in the same place aud they were ao painful I could hardly bear it and mv clothes would stick to the sore. The first doctor I wont to said the disease was crofula. hut the trouble only got worse and spread. By this time it waa all over my arms and the upper part of mjr body in big swellings as lara,4 as a dollar. It was so painful that I oo-.ld not liear to lie on mv back at night. The second doctor prnounod my disease inflam mation if tho Ivmphatic glands. He topper the swellings, but when they would break the places would not heal. He tried everything that he could but to no effect. He said J might be cured but it would take a lone time. I bought a act of the Cuticii.-a iietnedies and used thnm according to di i criona and in loss than a week oin . f the places were nearly well. 1 x iitin.ied with the Culi cura Remedies until I had used three sets, and now I am sound and well. The disease lasted tlre years from the time it commenced until 1 was cured. Before Christmas something broke out on my seven year old brother's hands in the form of large sores. I tried every thing I could think of but to no effect until 1 happened to think of Cuticura and one application cured him. Also, not lcmg ago, mv suiter got a bad burn on her ankle. J have been using Cuti cura on that and it gave her scarcely any trouble. (). L. Wilson. Puryear, Tenn., Feb. 8, 1(H)H." Warm baths with Cuticura Soap, gen tle anointings with Cuticura Ointment and mild doses rf Cuticura Pills, afford immediate relief and point to a speedy lure of torturing, disfiguring human) of the skin, scalp and blood of infanta, children and adults, when all else fail. Cuururs Snap C2U to Omk tbc Sim. rmirur ninunrnt lAue ) to Hie tikln. sod Oillrurs HMomat (Mr. I. (or in tlio t.irm ol Cbocolsu Cusltd Puis. Sio per visl nt ftOi to Punfy u hiood. tvld Vhrwuhoiii ih wnrld Potur Urui 4 ctrm Cera, tut Props. bxli.D Mus. srnuu4 fne, CwUiu Bwk a Uia rinnal The National Horticultural congress will open Monday, December 14, and continue through the week. It la expected to attract thousands of visitors to Council Bluffs, aa undoubtedly a large percentage of the visit ors to the National Corn exposition la Omaha will cross the river to view the big fruit show In this olty. Those who haw been active Jn promoting the big fruit ahow are anxious that Council Bluffs should present Its very best appearance on this occasion and at their request Mayor Makoney yeeterday issued the following official proclamation: The National Horticultural congress will meet In this city December 14 of this year. I desire that the city shall present on that occasion Its best appearance, and to accom plish this It will be necessary for all the people to take a special pride In seeing that the back and front yards be thoroughly cleaned, arid that all debris and filth be removed from these places. I believe that this suggestion from the mayor of the city will be all that Is necessary to stimulate our citizens along the lines referred to. It win be my effort to aee that the streets and alleys are brought to a like condition of cleanliness. i Feu-m Life Commission. 1 The commission appointed by President Roosevelt to Investigate conditions of farm life In the United Utates will visit Coun cil Bluffs Thursday, December la The commission will arrive here at 4 o'clock In the afternoon, and expects to remain until o'clock In the evening. This infor mation was contained In a letter received yesterday by President J. P. Hess of the National Horticultural congress. As the visit of the commission here will be prior to the opening of the big fruit show. It cannot be made the occasion for the formal exercises dedicating the new auditorium building as had been planned. The management of the horticultural con gress will arrange to receive and enter tain the members of the commission, and will do everything possible to facilitate Investigations which they may desire to make In this city In connection with the congress or otherwise. A reception committee, composed of rep resentative business and professional men, will be named in the near future by PresideiT? Hess, and the entertainment of the commission probably will include a banquet or luncheon at the Grand hotel, providing this Is agreeable to the visitors. Oeneral Manager Reed has opened at the National Horticultural congress head quarters, a register In which persons will ing to rent rooms during the week of the National Hortlcultui al congress and the National Corn exposition can list them. Hy last evening a number of persona had notified Mr. Reed of their willingness to place aome of their rooms at the dlFpos-i! of the management of the congress. At the meeting of the executive com mittee yesterday morning, the matter of erecting a temporary .structure adjoining the auditorium, In which to hold the spray ing exhibit and demonstration, was dis cussed, but nothing definite decided upon. :ill present the ordinance at that time -nd until It is passed by the cUy council v 11 not tsk any further steps against i;e street railway company." M-tyor Mnloney stated yesterday that he expected to an to Omaha t dny to confer with the officiate of the street railway company with a view of having the con troversy amicably settled. kew cnoo3. ni u.niNo accepted Probably Will Sot He Occupied In til After the Holidays. Preparatory to the regular monthly ses sion this evening the Hoard cf Education held an informal meeting yesterday after- , noon and looked over ti e new school build ing at Seventeenth street and Avenue K. The building Is completed and nt the ses sion tonight the honrd will formally accept It frcm the contractors, YVIckham Bros. The new school house of four rooms coat $12.?0P and Is modern In every respect. Tho blackboards have been placed on the walls, but the desks and other furniture have yet to be Instnlled. The building will not be opened probaMv until after the Christmas holidays. Borne Informal discussion was held yes terday afternoon by the directors on the matter of securing a site for the new chool building In tho eastern part of the olty. The board has several sites under consideration, nlthought aa yet It haa not secured an option on any cne of ihin. This matter will come up at the meeting tonight and It Is expected that arrange ments will be made for the board to Inspect In a bedy tha several sites now under consideration. REVOLUTION IN IAX SALl Coming Legislature Likely to Make Radical Changes in Present Law. TOO MUCH CHANCE FOR FRAUD c i i i Dea Molaes SherlaT Haa Plaa Which i He Thinks Will Satisfy the Appli cants for Depatyshlp In Ilia Office. IXTERESTIMQ POIM IN LAW Court to Decide Whether Couple Is Married or Not. An interesting and new point was raised In a case which came before Judge Green yesterday afternoon In the district court on an appeal from the court of one of the local Justices of the peace. In the Butt In question John Olson had garnlsheed the waes of J. C. Chadwell, an employe of the Northwestern railroad, who owed a bill for grocerlea of about S4). Chadwe'l claimed exemption from garnishment on the grounds that he was the head of a family. It was shown that Chadwell had on July S of this year been married at Logan, la., to Mina J. Halle of this city. The court records show that Mina Halle had been divorced from John Halle as late aa April lft. liXig. On behalf of Olson, It waa contended by counsel that the marriage between Chad well and Sirs. Halle was not valid ns it was In vlolatlun of the recently enacted statute prohibiting divorced persons from remarrying within a year after the decree of divorce has been entered and that conse quently Chadwell could not legally claim to be the head of a family. Tor the defense it was contended that while the law prohibited the marriage of divorced persons within a year. If such persons desired to take the chance of lay ing himself or herself liable to the penalty and married in the face of such a law, the marrlaKC would still he legal. Justice Oreen took the hitter view, hold Ins; the marriage valid and that Chadwell was the head of a family and consequently hia wuiree were exempt from garnishment. Judge Cireen of the district court took the caae under advisement. RESPITE -POlf" KTIt EOT RAILWAY Covurll Mnst Act Before Sirltrhlnar tan He Stopped. The police force of the city of Council Bluffs will not be called cut today to prevent the street railway company from i switching lta long cars at the Intersection of IVati street and Broadway. Councilman Yomikerman. who hud announced hi.i In tention of calling on Major Oeorse H. Richmond and the police fcrce to stop th twitching complained of, announced yea terday that ho had decided to give the street railway company a respite. "I Intend to have an ordinance prohibit ing the unm-c-esanry switching cf cars at this point passed by the city council be fore calling out tho police force," said Mr. I Younkerman yesterday. "When I stated that the .inr tor company would be gtwn until Tuesday In which to change Its prea cnt arrangement of switching cars I was under the Impression that the city council waa to meet Monday evening, but I hava since learned that there will not be a meet ing until Monday night of next week. I t A. A. CLARK & CO. LQAIi MONEY 0(1 HORSES, CATTLE AND HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE AVD ANT CHATTKL HECTRTrT AT OXK-HALK THE USl'AL RATES. Twenty Yean of Kncrraaful Business. JRXER MAIN AND . BROADWAY OVER AMERICAN EXPRESS. No connection with tha firm caJlinr thamiiilvia Tha Plark Maot r BOTH PHONES 21 T. NO. P. Till LEY. Mgr. joi 25 30 100 1E0 220 300 601 Real Estate Transfers. These transfers were reported to The Bee November SO, by the Pottawattamie County Abstract company of Council Rluffs: Kdns, B. Mitchell to O. J. Mitchell, N 120 feet of lot 5 1n block 11, In Ever ett's addition to Council Bluffs. w. d J F. J. Sohnoor and wife to Adolph rtno, lot 25. In block 2, In Benson's Second addition to Council Bluffs, Q- c. d 6 William V. Wycoff and wife to Ohio Knox, lot 44 In block 10. Wright's Buuuion. aiso iois 4i and 48 In block JO of Wright's addition to Council Council Bluffs, w. d A. J. geamon, unmarried, to Adolph Beno, lot L'5 in block 2 In Benson's Second addition to Council Bluffs, 0. c. d Josephine is. Phepard, et al. to George Stodtmeister, lot 9 In block 17. and lot 10 In block 2i In Bayllss & Palm er's addition to Couniril Bluffs, w. d Trustees of estate of W. W. Marsh to H. E. Humphrey, lot 8 In block 23 In Kerry addition to Council Bluffs, w. d Ernest E. Unit. Incorporated, to Rob ert I. Mains, lot 13 and 12 In block 25, Centrul subdivision 1n Council Bluffs, w. d John Oeghan, widower, to Olive B. Arnd, lots 1 and 2 In block 14 In Howard addition to Council Bluffs, w. d. ... Heirs of D. W. White to Fullerton htimbpr company, lot 13 In block 1, in Carson, la., w. d Eliza Shubert widowrr. to Iylzulo J. Hhuhert. undivided two-ninths of w4 of lots 4 and 5 in block 2. in Street's addition, exctpt 3. 1'4 feet, and un divided two-ninths of lot 1 and N. 10 feet of lot 2 In block 10 In Cochran's addition to Council Bluffs, w. d... 1,000 Henry J. Davis, slnsle. to Anne Auke Illllebrand, lot 21 in block 20 In Ferry addition to Council Bluffs, w. d 1,200 Lmilsn. K. Davis and husband to An drew J. F'lumer, n of neij of l.S-74-43, w. d 1.600 Total, twelve transfers $5,321 Pioneer Passes Avrsty. Mrs. Martha Hutchison, wife of A. A. Hutchison, died yesterday morning at her home near Crescent from acute gastritis after an illness of two days. Deceased, who was 05 years of age, was one of the early settlers In this section of Pottawat tamie county. She was a native of Ver mont and was nir.rrled to Mr. Hutchison In Council Bluffs, November 18, 18S7 and went to reside on the farm near Crescent, which has been their home ever since. Besides her husband Mrs. Hutchison leaves four daughters. Mrs. 8. E. Berry of Port Dodge, Is.; Mrs. J. E. Adams of Kcwanee. III. Mrs. I. E. Barrltt of Hazel Dell township, and J. R. Prentice of this city, and two sons, A. M., and I.. A. Hut chison of Slpux City. The funeral will be held Thursday after noon at 2 o'clock from the Methodist church of Crescent, of which Mrs. Hutchison was one of the founders and Interment will be In the Crescent cemetery. Rev. Mr. Goodrich of Glenwood will conduct the services. The funeral cortege will leave the family residence at 1:30 o'clock for the church. Thief Visits Dnr Home. During the absence of the family yester day afternoon a sneak thief entered and thoroughly ransacked the residence of F. J. Day, president cf the Young Men's Chris tian association, nt S09 Sixth avenue. As far as Mr. Day was able to ascertain last evening, the only articles of value missing waa a gold watch belonging to hl4 daugh ter, Mlsa EJixabeth. The thief la believed to have used a skeleton key to open the front door. Mra. Day la visiting in Chicago and Miss Day left the house about 2 o'clock. On her re turn shortly before 4 o'clock she found the front door open and on entering the house discovered unmistakable evidence of the visit of a thief during her absence. Every r om had 'been vlaited by the In truder, who h.id ransacked bureuus, closets and each place in hia evident search for money and valuables. None of the silver wear in the dining room was taken. Marrlaate Licenses. Licenses to wed were Issued yesterday to the following: Name and Residence. Aare W. H. Cox, IJncoln, Neb V Pearl Stewart, Lincoln. Neb.. h Joe Tropkovlch, South Omaha. 32 Mary Etckorat. South Omaha '.31 Albert Saun.lera, Omaha 65 Mary Dehtlefs, Omaha 50 Much-Wanted Man Sklpa Out. BOONE. Ia., Dec. t. (Special Telegram.) John Wlntera, badly wanted In this city, charged with assault with attempt to do great bodily Injury, has akipped. Winters Is the man arrested a short time ago after shooting the town marshal at Dayton. Ha was taken to Fort Dodge, then released on $1,000 ball and returned home to Boxhelm. After the aasault on the marshal a crowd gathered and cried, "Lynch him." He pleaded for protection. The case against him here la said to be a strong one. Wln tera, It Is alleged, assaulted Conductor Ket tles on an Interurban car north of Boone. When the conatable went to arrest him Winters had flown, forfeiting his bond at Fort Dodge and getting away from the officers here. Bootlegging chargea are pending here of old standing. The man la an undesirable character and the officers are chagrined at his departure. (From a Staff Correspondent.) DES MOINES, Dec. 1. (Special.) Revo lution In the method of selling delinquent taxes Is threatened by some members of the legislature and It la now practically certain that a bill will he Introduced In the Thirty-third general assembly provid ing for a radical departure from the pres ent system In vogue. it Is quite generally elalmed that the manner of selling delinquent taxes now Is unfair and there have been strong Intima tions of corruption in the disposition of valuablo parcels. t'nder the law as It now stands the county treasurer holds an auction sale on delinquent taxes. The tax Is supposed to be sold to that bidder offering to accept the smallest portion of tlio property as security. It Is customary to hear bidders ory one-one millionth and even smaller Inconceivable amounts. Where the prop erty Is valuable there are many bidders. In Polk county the delinquent tax aale takes on the appearance of a Board of Trade pit during an Intereatlng fluctuation of the market. Fully 100 men. when tho description Is read, cry out their bids and wave their hands. They stand on chairs and tables, waving their arms and shout ing with all their might. From this hub dub the county treasurer Is supposed to pick tho man who bid the lowest. It has been customary for him In Polk county to mark down the name of the winner without e-en announcing the name. Claims have been made In the past that In the crowds of bidders were men who were buying delinquent taxes for the treas urer himself. Whether It taken advan tage of or not the possibility of false deal ing Is present. The syfltem is, to say the least, considered nn unfair one. There Is considerable talk of amending tho law so as to have the sale awarded to the bidder who agrees to pay the tax for the lowest amount of Interest. This would make the bidding of advantage to the person who has been unable to pay taxes, as It would bring down the Interest on delinquent taxes to the lowest amount. As the law stands the bidding means noth ing to either the county or the delinquent taxpayer. It Is probable this movement will have the support of the tax commis sion, which will urge several reforms be fore the general assembly. enator Cnmntlns Draws Meat. Senator A. B. Cummins received notice from Washington this morning that In the drawing of seats for the term of congress beginning this coming month he drew scat No. IS. Senator Cummins, accompanied by hia wife, and his private secretary, John Briar, will leave Des Moines for Washington Wednesday evening. Flaht for Standard. Attorney James M. P.xrsona, who ap pears for the Standard Oil company In the criminal case brought against It. In 'ho Rockwell City court, declares that he will fight the indictment an the grounds that It is , unconstitutional. Moreover, he la of the opinion thHt the Indictment was brought In the wrong county, which gives him another basis for striking a few, blows on behalf of John D. The Standard Oil company waa indicted on the grounds that' It has been selling oil for less at Alton, where It haa competition, than at Doon, where It has a dear field. Mr. Parsons waa retained to defend the octopus and went to Rockwell City, where arrangements were made for trial at tha next term of court. . The Soldiers' Roster. The state has received one volume of the compilation of Iowa soldiers In the c'.vll war. It Is the size of an extra large law book. Indications are there will be four such volumes. This roster of old soldiers ia being compiled and printed In accordance with an act passed by the general as sembly two yeara ago. . Student Fonnal Gallty. II. F. Hleglns of Mahaska county, the young man who was arrested for stealing valuable platinum wares from the labora tory of the Iowa Slate college at Ames, wia found guilty by a Jury In the district court of Nevada, which also fixed the value of the property at $100. Judge Alorook will sentence Hlgglns on December 1 Truffle Manager Cornea. A conference between P. S. Eustls. pas senger traffic manager of the Burling ton ayalem, and the Iowa Board. of Rail road commissioners haa been arranged for next Wednesday morning when the ques tion of train service between Dea Moines and points on .lie Burlington road In south ern Iowa wilt be considered. Mr. Eustls has appeared before the board on other occasions upon this matter. Sheriff Una Innovation. Sheriff-elect Ben Ness, who assumes Ma duties January 1. ' has decided on an in novation regarding appointments. He haa, since election, been besieged hy applicants for the positions of deputies and court bailiffs. He haa the appointment of five or each. He lias decided to make appoint ments for but four months and then to replace tho employes by other applicants. In thla way he hopea to pass the political cake around among a great number. Neb ska. Start eel. Omaha's Car Load of Help for Gray, Thin Haired and Bald Headed Drllnlk iUiKH r ' ;M'iiy rnnu is. x-7. nines ..,; T rf M Y fcRS" UlLLUf, DRUG CQ0MAHA.KEB. I t - iIU.imiww Hunt " wi i' 1 'i urn 'II II ' ' ' -i 'I- ill i-Tilf I -riw ' t Ik o 1 ' -'-r-i-v lli's Am ManeS . . 1 - - .. S .. Myers-Dillcm Drug Co. Receive Big Consignment of Dr. Nott's Famous Hair-Culture Formulas and Give Fifty Bottles FREE on Thursday. NEBRASKA Is In the thick of one of tho most remarkable campaigns ever maptied out for the happiness of gray, bald and thin-haired mor tals. Down at Memphis two remarkable hair-culture formulas gained for Dr. Nott a reputation that has gone far beyond the boundaries of his own Tennessee. The demand for these tried remedies has become national. The presentation of pictorial evidence is here made, which shows the carload lot of Dr. Nott's Q-Ban Hair Restorer and Dr. Nott's Hair Tonic, which was consigned by the wide-awake and thorough ly reliable Southern house The HcBsig-Ellls Drug Co., of Memphis to MyerB-Dillon Drug Co., of Omaha. There are a lot of people in this world who have taken the Osier theory to heart. To some of I hem gray hair is more than a bugbear. It is looked upon as a business handicap. Omaha's gray-haired people those who are car rying around premature evidences of ace, as well as those with old. thin, faded hair are Intensely inter ested in this Dr. Nott proposition to restore to all gray hair the color of youth. The positive declaration Is made that three bottles of Q-Ban Hair Restorer will bring about this much-coveted result. In case of fail ure, the guarantee given covers return of the entire cost of the treatment. Not only this, but to the first fifty people who call at the store of Myers-Dillon Drug Co., at S. K. Cor. ICth and Farnam streets, on Thursday, December 3rd, a full sized bottle of Dr. Nott's Q-Ban Hair Restorer will be given free. This big shipment of Restorer and Tonic is evi dence of faith In the Dr. Nott preparations, The fact that 90 pr cent of the cases of baldness are benefited by the use of the Dr. Nott remedies Is one reason why Omaha is interested in this novel hair-culture cam paign. Women whose hair shows signs of thinning out are invited to do a little investigating of their. own and learn how many of their sisters have been bene fited by the tonic treatment indorsed by Dr. Nott. OFFICES T0BE ABOLISHED Postmaster General to Be Dispersed If Revision Dill of Postal Lavra Passes. WASHINGTON, Dec. 1. The four of fices of Assistant Postmaster General will be abolished, a Director of Posts with seven assistants provided for, and the entire postal service of the United States di vided into fifteen separate districts, if the bill for the revision of the postal laws, which is being prepured by the Joint postal Investigation commission of con gress, appointed two years ago, is passed by congress. The commission has been In session for the past week, and la hold ing dally meetings, expecting to complete the work this week. It is claimed that a director of posts, appointed to hold the office until removed for cause, and who shall receive a hlnh salary, will tend to Improve the service through a continuity of policies for the benefit of the postal service. By 'pro viding for seven assistants, the disadvant ages due to frequent changes, and the ap pointment of Inexperienced men to four offices of assistant postmaster generals, it Is believed, be obviated. The assistant directors are also to hold office during good behavior. To perfect the system of management, the provision for fifteen sup erintendents, to . have dlrecr charge of th -fifteen separate postal districts, lias been decided , on. Another provision of the bl'.l is the assignment fof certain duties now performed by the third assistant postmas ter general to a commission of appeals. This commission would issue all fraud orders and patis on the admission to the malls of second class matter. The codi fication of postal laws Is also a part of the work required of the 'commission. mission, on country life, which Is in San Francisco. The commissioners will go to Nevada and from there to Oregon and Washington and return to Washington, D. C, by December 19. to make Its report. "Presi dent Ropsevelt," said Mr. Wallace, " wi)l sent a special message to congress urging legislation along the lines demanded by tho farmers." Idle labor. The one Is as mischievous as the other. It should be the object of gov ernment to create a condition where both may be used properly anil fairly." Sole agenta Radiant Home ham hum.-. Petersen & Schoenlng Co. Silk Thief Arrested. WATERLOO, Ia., Dec. l.-(Special Tel egram.) Harry Rogers of St. Paul, recog nised aa one of the moat notorious silk thieves of the United States, waa arreated here thla morning aa he waa ready to board an Illinois Central train. He wore an overcoat with deep Inside pockets. He also had two suitcases) filled with silk. A woman accomplice waa also arrested. Rogers ia 38 yeara old and well dressed. He will be held for further Investigation In other citlea where robberies have been re ported . Aj Brother Kills Brother. CHARLES CITY, Ia.. Dec. l.-(Special Telegram.) Guy Hough, 25 years of age. andmarrled, was shot and killed yesterday at Floyd, alx miles north of here, while hunting rabbita. He was coming to the treat of a ridge and his brother Will, who waa on the other aide, ahot at a rabbit, not aeeing hia brother. The ball entered the throat and passed out at the neck. He lived fifteen minutes. He leaves a wife and one child. Iowa News Notes. LAKE CITV-Wldow Brewster, who Uvea on a five-acre tract on Coon river and makes her llvlns; raising chickens and cook lug for threshing crews In the summer, al most lost her life this week In a runaway caused by the exDloslon nf a nmri km i- of root beer which ahe was bringing to a inenu nere. nianw Brewster Is bothered with cold feet and aa the morning was chilly placed a hot brick at her feet In the buggy. Unthinkingly she also placed tha botile of root beer so near tha hot brick that the exposure to the heaud atmosphere and the further agitation by the shaking of the buggy the confined gaaes In the beer could not be contained In the frail bottlo and pop went the beverage. The horse had never heard auch an unuaual command irom tni mistress and ran away, throwing tha elderly woman from the buggy and In juring her badly. A llssirrsaa Woaas) Is rendered antiseptic by Bucklen'a Arnica Salve, the healing wonder for sores, burn.s. pllea, ersema and aalt rheum. 21a. Beaton Driv 3 BETTER ROADS FOR FARMERS This Will Torm Part nf Ueeoiuinendn- tlon of Conn try l.lfe Com mission. SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 1. Better road.s. a better system of education in rural schools, a poatal savings bank, a limited parcels post. These are the most Import ant recommendations, according to Mr. Wallace of the commission, that will be made to President Raosevclt by his com- HARRIMAN MAKES PERT SPEECH Tells New York Andlenee lie Has Been Pnrsned, bat Scent Is Getting; Slim. ' NEW YORK, Dec. 1. An Impromptu speech of a breezy nature by K. H. Harii man In which the railroad man took ex ception to statements that had been made by preceding speakers of the evening and pointedly referred to what h'e declared was the fulfillment of a prediction he had made to the president of the United States three years ago, was the feature of the "proh perlty dinner" of the Economic club at the Hotel Astor tonight. Mr. Harrlman made a late entry Into the speaker's pulpit, responding to the Invitation of the toast master after delivery of the formal addrens declaring that he hesitated to sppjk. even to an economic organization. Mr. Harrl man went nn: "I'm a sort of an economic tuhject my self, an economic morsel, a bone of con tention; I've been pursued by the pack and the scent Is getting pretty slim. I don't Intend to do anything to renew It. I wish that I were able to say, free to say what I would like to you; but I am not yet freed from a situation that prevents my speaking my mind to you fully. "Some things that have been said liere tonight are not rlg'it and some day you'll know they are not right. Surely you'll know It. I've tried to do things satisfac torily In a lasting way and to give right transportation, I have had many confabs with representatives of the aoverument and I've heard some of them agree that 'vliat ; they had proposed was nut right. I (old the president of the Untied States ti.rect ! years ago that In passing the present In terstate commerce act without changing the Sherman act he was Inviting a great deal of trouble. Now he will' probably recommend at least I think he will recom mend the very thing which I suggested. "There are two things that menace f",ie prosperity of the coun'ry Idle money and JAPANESE AGREEMENT A FACT Formal otes Kxehnnaeil Between Hrprrsrntatlvea of the Tno Countries. WASHINGTON. Dec. 1. Secretary of Stute Ellhu Root on behalf of the United Statea and Kogoro Takahlra, ambassador on behalf of Japan, shortly after 3 o'clock this afternoon exchanged diplomatic notes def.n ntr the policy of the two governments in the lar east. The actual ceremony of exchange was very brief, Secretary Boot banding the ambassador a note which bore his signature and the ambassador giving to Mr. Rcot a paper defining Jipan's pol'cy and bearing lus signature. As iKtmt 8 creiury la on, 8 cond S cr tary of Kmbassy Masanao llatilhara anj Mr. Babrork, Mr. Root'a private secretary, were wltnetsi-a. AfU;r un Informal ex change of leli Itatlons the ami a sailor and l.is a cretary left. The full purport of the notea has been ret forth 1 1 the Associated Pre's d spatche. They will be made simultaneously in the United states and Japan tomorrow night with a view to their publication In botu countries on Wednesday mcrniiig. 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