Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, December 06, 1908, NEWS SECTION, Page 7, Image 7
A THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE : DEC'EMBEK rt. IPOS. NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA COUNCIL Office 15 Scott Street. MIOH Mt:T105. JDavls, drugs. Btockert sell carpet. BEE WANT ADS PAT. Ed Roger. Tony Faust beer. Bxpert piano tuning, Hospe. 'Phone 644. Lewi Cutler, funeral director. 'Phnne 37. Woodrlng Undertaking company. Tel. 139. Big sheet music sale S.tttir.Wiy at Hope'. Minn Arkw lijht's china ala Inc. & to IX It H4 Mynster street. "SCHOOL DAYS'" ALL THIS WEEK AT THE DIAMOND THEATER. Ruth Letchford-Lconard's rhlna kale Dec. 4 to Dec. 9. 614 4tli street. Photography supplies. New goods. New price. Alexander's, 333 Broadway. LET THE FRANKLIN FRINT IT. BOTH 'PHONES 331. lul SOUTH MAIN. Mat Scanlan, the fast halfback, has be-n elected captain of the high school foot ball team for 1900. A burglar wlio broke Into the residence Of Harry M. Brown, clerk-elect of the dis trict court, at 1014 High street, Wednesday night, secured 5 belonging to Mr. Brown's father. Entrance was gained through a rear window. The annual election of officers of the West End Improvement club was sched uled for Thursday evening. Only three members of the club, however, took enough interest In the matter to put in an appear ance so the election wu postponed Indefi nitely. Council Rluffs lodge No. 10, Danish Brotherhood, has elected these officers: President. P. J. Hansen; vice president, J. J. Nielsen; secretary, Ole Hansen; financial ecretary, John Jordansen; treasurer, Chris Nielsen; guide, lArs Hansen; Inside guard, Peter I.arsen; outside guard, LoulB Raa mussen; trustee, Fred Petersen. The musicals which was to have boen flven this afternoon at the home of Mrs. )onald Macrae on Fifth avenue, under the auspices of the local chapter of the Daugh ters of the American Revolution, has been postponed until next Baturday. The pur- fese of the mnsleale is to raise a fund for he furnishing of a Daughters of the Amer ican Revolution memorial room at the Jennie Edmundson Memorial Jrtospltal. Ccuncll Bluffs lodge No. 270. Ancient Order of United Workmen, elected these officers for the enaulrg year last night: Past master workman, Hans Band wick; master workman, William Klnsel: foreman, W. M. Batchelor; overseer, W. H. Foster; recoiuer, x. a. nrewicK; nnancier, o. Hcchman; receiver, D. L. Ross; guide, C. C. Tipton; Inside watchman, T. A. Oreen shaw; outside watchman, E. L. Keller; trustee, J. N. Dalton. Acting on the Instructions of Judge Green f the district court, H. J. Chambers, clerk of the court, yesterday turned over to County Treasurer Mitchell six trust funds that had been held In the office of the clerk for several years awaiting claimants for the money. The six trust funds only aggregated $4:3.41 and are as follows: Lucius Coats, $1; Iura B. Coats. $1; Francis M. Stewart, $iio.24; Lee Hall. 1323.67; T. W. Olmstead. JUj.73; 8. I. King, J1X.75. The funeral of Cornelius Miller, aged "S years, who died Thursday at St. Bernard's hospital, will be held this morning at 10 o'clock from the Corrlgan undertaking par lors. Rev. Henry DeLong will conduct the nrvlce and burial will be In Falrviow cem etery. Deceased la survived by two daugh ters, Mrs. Charles Pervcy of Omaha and Mrs. Uoldsberry of this city, and four sons, Ralph, George and F. C. Miller, all of this city and Charles Miller of Calhoun, Neb. LABOR ASSEMBLY REORGANISED Eleven 'Union Now In and Other Are Expected. Eleven unions were represented at the meeting last night at which a reorgani sation of the Council Bluffs Trades and Labor assembly was effected. This central labor body will start on a new lease of life with the following officers: President, W. Waugb. Cigar Makers' union; first vice president, P. J. Hanson, Plumbers' union; second vie president, C T. Fauble, Carpenters' union; secretary, U. Q. Cox, Typographical union; financial secretary. E. 8. Tooker. Plumbers' union: tryv. surer, I Rasmusson, Carpenter uAion; sergeant-at-arms, J. Trautman, Plumbers' union; trustees, C. Wesley, Car penter' union, W. Miller, Plumbers' union, W. R, Mills. Typographical union. j The following unions are represented In the Trade and Labor assembly as re organised and others are expected to Join In the near future: Cigar makers, carpenters,- bricklayers, musicians, sheet metal workers, plumber, tailors, street railway employes, switchmen, typographical and barber. The next meeting will be at the call of the president, who In the meantime will appoint tho several standing committee. The Trade and Labor assembly will hold two meetings a month, but the days on which such sessions will be held have yet to be decided upon. The meeting last night was held In the room of the Commercial club, but It Is proposed to rent a suitable hall for a labor temple of sufficient size to hold smokers and other entertainment In. Thl hall will be used by all of the several local labor union to hold their respective meetings In, Dr. Lea Lecture. "A Nation Triumphant" was the subject chosen by Dr. Guy Carleton Lee of Balti more for the lecture given by him last evening In the high school auditorium, which was the second of the series de livered by him under the auspices of the Woman's Christian association for the benefit of the Jennie Edmundson Memorial hospital. What the audience lacked In number It made up In It evident apprecia tion of the lecture. Dr. Lee told of the wonderful resource of the United States, both physical and moral, using his ability a a word painter to good advantage. Hi peroration was a brilliant description of a prophetic dream In which ho saw the map of the world entirely changed, the "great republic" alone remaining the same Invincible In Wealth, In numbers, In resources and In morals. The third and last lecture of the erle I to be given next Friday evening at the high school on "Victorious Womanhood." Held for Bootlegging. Charles E. Basslnger, a farmer living about lx mile from Sidney, Fremont county, wa brought before V ntted States Commissioner N. A. Crawford in thl city yesterday on a charge of bootlegging. Basslnger Is the father of William Bas alnger, a 18-year-old lad, who was recently brought before Commissioner Crawford on a similar charge. At the time of his arrest young Basslnger told Commissioner Craw ford that he had been forced to sell the liquor by his father and In this he was corroborated by the testimony of other witnesses. Basslnger was willing to plead guilty yesterday and admitted having sold whisky without going through the for mality of securing a government license. He wa bound over to the federal grand Jury at the March term at Creston. He furnished a bond in the sum of 1100 and wa released. Let Bperllng give you prices on gasoline tnglnes, tH South Main. A. A. CLARK & CO. LOAN MONEY 01! AND ANY CHATTEL BECTRITT cW Twenty Vears of )R.ER MAIN AND BROADWAY. OVVM AMERICAN EXPRESS. No connection with the firm callinc BOTH PHONES 217. BLUFFS. Both 'Phones 43. I EAW HOLDS FUR VIADUCT Chairman of Commission Dissents from the Majority View. DUTY TO PROTECT HUMAN LITE Reasonable Safety of More Import ance Than the Operation of the Railroad Commission Ex ceed It Power. W. L. Eaton, chairman of the Iowa State Railroad commission which recently over ruled the demand of the city council for a viaduct at the crossing of the Great Western railroad on Woodbury avenue, dissented from the decision reached by the other two members of the commission. In response to an Inquiry from Interested persons here Chairman Eaton declare that In his opinion the application for an order for the Installation of the viaduct should have been granted by the commis sion. Chalrrrian Eaton declares that section 770 of the code of Iowa gives to cities the abso lute power to require such viaducts and says that the railroad commission has only the right of review over the action of city councils In cases of this character. That the commission has no original jurisdic tion In the matter of viaducts across rail road tracks In ctties Is the contention of Chairman Eaton. After discussing the language of the statute and explaining hi Interpretation of It Chairman Eaton has the following to say; I believe that unless it Clearly appears that a city council has without any rea sonable grounds determined the Jurisdic tional questions relating to a viaduct that It is tho duty of this board to approve their acts. 1 could well Imagine such a state of facts, hut they are not the facts In this case. On the contrary, it clearly appears that the city council of Council Bluffs has not abused the discretionary power given to It by statute in requiring the construction of a viaduct. If. however, it should be contended that this oommisslon Is the sole judge of the Is necessary lor tne pumic sarety and convenience ovor Woodbury avenue, upon the showing In this Case, It Is Impossible to conceive of any place where there would be a greater necessity theretor. The mere fact that the view from on coming trains from the east is obstructed by a high hill, timber and trees, as It a weens around a sham curve to this cross ing until It reaches within 600 feet of the same on one side, and obstructed by stand ing car on the other, I 1n itself proof that It Is a dangerous crossing. Value of Life. The fact that one person ha been killed at this crossing is evidence or danger, The courts at least make It necessary for the public convenience II (or nothing else. The fact that public travel has been driven from this crossing on account of the danger proves the necessity of a viaduct. I fall to see how a much stronger case can be made upon the subject of "necessity for publics sarety and convenience. Tne only evidence introduced to refute thu tliorv of necessity for a viaduct was in the nature of statements as to the number of persons that crossed this viaduct on cer tain specific days. In my Judgment this evidence Is ail immaterial ana 1 cannot im agine the theory from which It was Intro uuced, unless It was that the less number of persons that passed ' over It each day the less number would likely be killed. ' Possibly it might be argued that ths woman who was killed was an old woman, and therefore she was not of consequence. It Is claimed In the evidence that many of those wha crossed Woodbury avenue in the summer time were boys going in swimming. I do - not measure the value of human lives that are In danger by number or ago, It Is too flippant a method. I believe one life la worth more than the whole railroad. Amount of Trade. The few people who were so unfortunate as to live wltuin this circle ana are com pelled to use Woodbury avenue, are as much entitled to protection as If their num bers were multiplied by thousands. A boy on his way to a swimming hole is as much entitled to go with safety as the mayor of tne city oi council jiiuiis or tne president of the Chicago Ureat Western railway. A brief digest of this evidence as to peo- pie passing will, however, show that there i considerable travel. There I such aim llarity In numbers on each day that It leads me to believe that . thl orosslng Is ordi narily only used ty people who are com pelled to use It. When the entire evidence Is averaged It will be found that on the days specified in the affidavits an average of twenty-rive venicies ana twnnty-nve per sons used this highway. Surely this is i sufficient number of people to be worthy of our consideration In the matter of their safety and convenience. In my judgment the theory or numoers nas no merit. There has been some discussion along the line of expense and It has heen said that there Is not danger enough to warrant this expense. In the first place, the laws of this state give us no authority whatever upon the subject of expense. In the second ulace. If we had such authority we have no method of measuring relative expense and danger. Whatever powers we have all circle about public safety and convenience, and the highest duty of this board Is to use Its efforts in eliminating danger to human life so far as possible. This dtitv Is Infinitely above any question of freight or passenger rates. AGREEMENT WITH ENGINEERS Work of Revising; Water Works Plana to Commence nt Once. Mayor Maloney attached hi official slg nature yesterday afternoon to the contiact with Burns & McDonnell, the Kansas City hydraulic engineers engaged by the com mittee on waterworks to revise the plans drawn by City Engineer Etnyre for the proposed municipal water plant. Before signing the contract the mayor submitted it to Cite" Solicitor Kimball for his ap proval. II had already been signed by R. E. McDonnell for the firm. City Engineer Etnyre figure that by em ploying the Kansas City firm to assist hint In the work of compiling specifications covering machinery and other equipment for the proposed new water plant, the city Will save 7,3m) on the cost of the entire work of revising the original plans for the proposed municipal water system. Chairman Jensen of the waterworks cummlttoe, in speaking of th contract with the Kansas City firm of hydraulic engineers, said yesterday: "We have the promise of Mr. McDonnell, who will sub mit plan for the pumping station, that the firm will begin work on them within ten days from the signing of tho contract We see no reason now why we should not be able to begin work on the plant a soon as the frost Is out of the ground. Sixty days will be required for the completion of the revised plans. The advertisement fur bids and the consideration of the bids, with the letting of the contracts, will nec essarily occupy several weeks more, but evuiy thing ought to be In such shape that dirt will be flying by spring." The contract for the consiructloa of the new plant la to be let In sections, this be- HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE AT ONE-HALF THE USUAL RATES. NncrcMfnl Businroa. themaaluaa Tha riirk lnrirmm r JhO. P. TIN LEY . Mgr. Ing favored by Burn McDonnell. Rela tive to thl Chairman Jensen said: "It : 'he opinion of Burn McDonnell that I tter way to submit the work to bldd II be upon several divisions, a eve. subcontract under the principal contractor ! would be likely to cost the city more money than If the work were let directly by th city. The pumping plant, Including the necessary machinery and equipment, will be let entirely separate from the rest of the system. This will probably result in bringing many of the principal manufac turer of water works machinery Into the competition. There will also be at least four divisions In the plans upon which sep arate bids will be Invited." It I understood that In revising the plans of the distribution system City Engineer Etnyre has cut out some of the high dis tricts which it was previously planned to furnish water service to. A reduction of the distribution system, It Is said, is neces sary In order to bring the total cost of the plant within the money which will be at the disposal of the city when the spe cial water works bonds are floated. This la likely to bring complaints from the resi dents In these high districts, who have been of the opinion they would get water service when the municipal plant would be built. PREPARING FOR FRUIT SHOW Asaaranre There Will Be m . Great Exhibit of Fruit. One of the busiest places In Council Bluffs these days Is the headquarters of the National Horticultural congress In the Day & Hess building where General Man ager Freeman I Reed and a staff of as sistants are working day and night to get everything in readiness for tho opening of the big fruit show on Monday, Decem ber 14. As the date for the opening of the big how draw nigh advice of exhibit from all part of the country dally reach General Manager Reed. That the National Horti cultural congress ha attracted attention from the Atlantic to the Pacific ocean Is evident. Yesterday an Invoice wa re ceived of an exhibit of apple sent by Cap tain William Taylor of Wlscasset. Me.. while a letter was received from Thomas Richardson, manager of the Commercial club of Portland, Ore., and secretary of the Portland Development league. In which he say that his state will bo represented at the fruit show. Mr. Richardson state also In h!s letter that matter concerning the congress ha been sent out from hi office to 400 newspaper in Oregon and Washington. Advices of other exhibits were received yesterday from H. R. feponcer of Montrose, Colo.; 8. M. Johnson of Argentine, Kan. ;C, Fitch of Caldwell, Idaho, not to mention many from nearby point. The Council Valley Fruit Growers' asso ciation of Council, Idaho, will send a car load exhibit and has written for exhibit space of 12x18 feet New premium are arriving almost dally. The Demlng company of Salem, O, notified Manager Reed yesterday by letter of It offer of three spraying outfits and on complete demonstrating outfit. The latter, th letter states. Is to be turned over to the Iowa State Agricultural college at Ames at the close of the horticultural congress with th compliment of the firm, At the meeting of the executive commit tee 'yesterday it wa decided to close the ticket selling contst owing to the lack of interest manifested by the people of the city In It The few who entered It will be properly compensated by (he management on their calling at the congress head' quarters. It was also decided to abandon the moving picture proposition. The management Is in correspondence with C. H. Williamson of Qulnry. 111.; a noted authority on fruit, with a view to having him address the exhibitor and other at the congress on "The Grading and Packing of Apples." The- publication of the program wa yes terday turned over to Chairman C. M. Atherton of the publicity committee. Presi dent Hess Is waiting on Omaha to name which day It prefers to be assigned for Omaha day before announcing the special days lor the week of the fruit show. Mother Guardian of Son. On her application Judge Green of th district court yesterday appointed Mrs. Anna Mass or Treynor la., temporary guardian of her son, Arthur Mass, who was said to be "a person of unsound mind. being not Insane but feeble minded and by reason of such disability he ha become wholly unable and Incompetent to manage nia ariairs or take care of his property.' was recently arrested on complaint of Thomas Flood, cashier of the bank of Treynor, who charged the young man with forging the name of his mother to a promissory note for 135 on which he obtained the money. Mass' Drellmlnarv hearing was continued in Justice Cooper's i-uun in oraer mat tne case might go to me district grand Jury, which will recon vene next Monday. Ren I Estate Transfer. These tranfer were reported to The Bee uecember 4 by the Pottawattamie County Ausiraci company of Council Bluffs: Ella M. McCune, widow, et af to C M. Rope, lots 7 and , in blk. 4, High land place add. to Counlcl Bluffs. w. d Benjamin Fehr Real Estate ' company to Alex and Elisabeth McCleneghan. , i,"V.blk- "'"' add. to Coun ell Bluffs, w. d A'illlam staark and wife to b.R.'joh'n- son, lots 7 and , in blk. 21, in Wal- 166 250 ni. m w. a i wia V.. ""u wue 10 Agnes a. Fletcher, lots 8, 10 and 11, in blk 2, East Omaha plateau add. to Coun cil muiis, w, a 160 Total. four transfers. 11,666 Ea ales Elect Officers. Council Bluffs aerie. Fraternal Order of Eagles, elected the following officers last night: Worthy president, L. L. Evans; ve prosiaent. F. K. Deuel; chaplain. D. A. Moore; recording serretarv i if ir..,. . finarclal secretary, F. C. Hendricks; treas urer, c. Konlgmacher; Inside guard. E. Malone; outside guard. Joe Peterson; physl- urns, ltt. Hennessey and Dr. O'Keefe uustees. j. j. Klein. W. B. Harrison and v. u. ureen. IOWA BANKER SHOT B" MISTAKE Awaiiaai Apologises for HI Error and Disappears. VINTON. Ia.. Dec. 6.-George Ramstead. the assistant cashier of the People Savings bank at Vinton, was waylaid and shot through the shoulder at an early hour this morning by an unidentified assailant. Ram stead had been to Cedar Rapids and wa returning home on the night train. When near hi residence he was stopped by his assailant, who exclaimed, "I've got you now." and fired on hot. Ill assailant suddenly discovered he had shot th wrong man and. offering an apology, disappeared. Ramstead will recover. Orpheasa at Sloas City. 6IOCX CITY. Ia., Dec. (.-(Special Tele gram.) The Orpheum circuit announces that it will erect a modern vaudeville thenar in Sloug City before the opening of next season. The circuit I now using an old theater. All the late popular muslo at Hospe's, 2 Pearl street, South Mala street. Council Bluff. Iowa, CHANCE IN EXEMPTION LAW merchants to Renew Effort at Coming Session of Legislature. FIGURES IN THE SPEAKERSHIP Man for that Position Is Sought Who Will Name n Committee Which Will Favorably Report Snch a Bill. t (From a Staff Corrscondent.) DES MOINES, Dec. 6. (Special.) That the agltatfon for a new committee on "re tall commerce" Is to be a lively one at the coming session of the legislature Is now certain. It Is understood that the Iowa Retail Merchants' association will Join in the movement, which has been urged by the manufacturers and Implement men. All these association will have lobbies at the general assembly. The Retail Merchants' association Is especially Interested In getting tho new committee, as It is believed this will facili tate the getting on the floor of the assem bly the bill the merchants have for years txen fighting to get through. That Is tha bill providing an amendment to the present exemption laws. The grocerymen want the law changed so as to make a certain per centage of a man's wages each week sub ject to attachment. Vnder the present law a marrlert man's wages for three preceding mor.ths are exempt frcm txecution or at tachment. Retail merchants have com plained to numerous legislatures that be cause of thl fact they arc unable to collect bill, a a large proportion of credit customers never accumulate more than, three months' sslary. In the past the legislators have taken the view that there was no compulsion about the grocerymen extending credit and that when they do so they are aware of the law. It Is under stood the grocerymen's association will try again this session for the amendment. They have experienced considerable trouble in the past getting their bill reported out of committee. Bom are of the opinion that it would be much easier to get it reported for favorable consideration should the new committee be named. It Is extremely likely this agltetlon may have ome effoct on the speakership of the house. The Interests concerned In tho makeup of such a committee will be anxi ous to get a speaker named who will ap point members whom they believe to be the "right" kind of men on it. Railroad Commissioners Go East. Member of the Iowa Board of Railway commissioners will go to Chicago, Decem ber 17, to attend the conference of com missioner of the middle west. It Is ex pected there will be preent commissioners from Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota. South Dakota, etc. ' Preparing- Crop Report. George M. Chappel, director of the Iowa Weather and Crop Service bureau, is busily engaged preparing his annual re port on the crop of Iowa during the year. He I compiling the figures received from various counties and expects to read his report next week to the agriculturists who meet here at that time. v . Police Judge Mar Quit. It was said today that Police Judge A. K. Stewart might tender the city council his resignation, because of criticisms made of hi department. The" trouble started over the discovery by the newspapers that for feited bonds of professional bondsmen had not been reported for collection by the police department to the city auditor. Spanish Vets Back Thrift. Tha .contest for favor In the eyes of the Governor B. F. Carroll to secure his ap pointment next January us adjutant gen eral is growing heated. Many companies of the National guard have passed reso lutions favoring Adjutant General Thrift, who Is now In charge. It was announced today that ha has the endorsement of the Spanish-American War veterans. Iowa News Notes. CRESTON A. Latimer Wilson of this city ha been selected as one of the Judges In the horse department of the International Stock show at Chicago. CRESTON-Father P. H. Landers, who has been In charge of the Red Oak parish for some time, has been transferred to Morris, la., and left for his new work yes terday. CRESTON The band boys of this place f ave a dance at Armory hall last night for he benefit of that organisation, and It was a most enjoyable affair and netted a neat sum for the project. CRESTON There is much speculation in Burlington road circles as to Mr. Russell's successor for the Aurora division, one of the largest and most Important on the Bur lington system, and It Is wondered if this means a general shaking up over the di vision. IOWA FALL8 Arrangements have Just been completed for the annual debate be tween the college here and the Leander Clark college at Toledo. The debating teams of the two schools have met on sev eral occasions with varying success for both sides. The next meeting In joint dqjate will probably be some time In the spring, pos sibly In April. SIOUX CITY David Lynch of New; castle, Neb., sued the Sioux City Tribune for 110,(100 for alleged libel In an article which was printed some time ago ond which stated that Nebraska health olfl cers were pursuing Lynch because he had violated the quarantine law. The Jury In the case returned a verdict in favor of the mewspaper. RIOUX CITY Jack Morrison of Omaha was arrested this afternoon bv Chief of Detectives Richard, after ho hull secured from the American Express com pany office a heavy grip which had been sent from Carroll, Ia., by Fred Hmltli to Jack Smith. Morrison's actions aroused the suspicions of the express company employes and they notified the police. MARSHALLTOWN The belief that In cendiarism caused many of the recent fires In Muscatine was confirmed today when a can of gasoline was found In the basement of the Charles Schmelser home, which was burned last night. A man was seen running from the building when the flames were first discovered. The furniture on the first floor was saturated with the Inflammable fluid. IOWA CITY Mrs. Mary A. Ham, one of the best known old settlers of John son county, died suddenly at the family home this morning at 7 o'clock. Hho wa taken 111 at 7:30 o'clock and died in an hour and a half. Mrs. Ham la survived by four children, Jared of this city. Ella, and Will of St. Louis and Jacob of Clinton. All the relatives huve been notified of the death. LAKE CITY O. E. Francisco, a hard ware dealer of this place, but who sold his business a few days ago, was married In Marshalltown this week. He Is an old soldier. Brown McCrary, a prominent lawyer of this place, was married this week to Mrs. Thede, living on a farm southwest of this place. Mr. McCrary was once mayor of this place and la prominent in the social world. LAKE CITY A woman living on a farm near the town of Yetter recently shipped seven turkeys to Chicago, for which she received $-'5, or an average of 13.43 each. Three hundred such tur keys would bring over S1.000 at that price. This same woman, with the help of her two children and what little time her husband could spare from the farm work, has raised over twice that number this year, or has had an Income close to U.0U0 from a sesson's work. CRESTON Superintendent John J. Rus sell of the Aurora division of the Burling ton lines in Illinois has received and ac cepted an offer from the Spokane, Portland 4k Seattle railroad to taka charge of the construction wurk on tiie company's lines. His headquarters will be at Portland, Or. Mr. Russell has already tendered his resig nation to Burlington officials, and as soon as his successor has been appointed and he has arranged the affairs of the Aurora di vision, he will leave fur his new location. LOGAN Th report published that the Harrison county Board of Supervisors vottd for, and that th Monona county board f r Holiday Bargains in Holiday stocks wrre never more complete, never more attractive, never more economically priced We have everything in the furniture line to fit the homo. Whether you intend purchasing for your own home or for Christmas gift, remember that we are prepared to .supply your want. Our advise i. shop as early ns possible; you will fare better and escape the Christmas rush. We have not time OAK CHIFFONIER An elegant and most pleasing de sign, very large and neatly shaped French beveled edge Plate mirror; stylish French legs, has five large drawers. brass handles and 04 Ck IIP locks Special. 3llZ.lt) CHINA CABINET The greatest bargains ever offered In a high grade China Closet. Thl piece Is constructed In T the same high grade manner as our expensive China Cabinets; has bent glass in enas ana large gli .IV glass $14.50 aoor. Prlc t 214 voted against, the creation of an additional outlet on the Monona-Harrison ditch Is wttlwut foundation. The truth Is the Mo nona board cuught the Harrison county board without full representation and pushed the matter through against the vote and opposition of the board. Supervisor Chatburn of Harrison county says he voted sgalnst the project because he believed It would result In the filling up of the Little Sioux river and would eventually Increase flood heights rather than decrease them. IDA GROVE The program was Issued today for a home oratorical contest to be neia nere Y rlday evening, Uecemner u, at which, time the winners will he dele gated to represent Ida Grove at the dis trict contest to be held in Sheldon In March. The winner of- the district con test goes to the state contest, and twice in tle last four years this honor has been won by an Ida Grove High school stu dent, a showing that Ida. Grove Is famous for other scholastic attainments than foot ball. . IDA OROVE Two of the most promi nent and most wealthy families in north west Iowa were brought Into closer union by the marriage here Wednesday evening of Miss Mary Reed, the daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Reed, and Noah Williams; Jr., the son of Mr. and Mrs. Noah William. The ceremony was at the Reed home at 7:30 o'clock, Rev. Mr. Townnend of the Kloux City 1'nltarlan church conducting the service. The bride and groom go to Kurope a little later in the winter for their wedding tour. IDA GROVE Clayton D. Stauffer. Whose funeral was held here veslerUay, fled at hi farm home near ijuzey. N. )., of a very rare disease called purpura hemmorraglcu, a terrible affliction, In which the blond of the victim leaves the vein and arteries and flows out under the skin, finally coming out of the mouth, nose, ears and eyes and ending In the patient bleeding to death. Stauffer two duys before he died went to Daxey on business and while there called on the doctor. The doctor lmma diately recognized the signs of t lie fatal malady and sent him home and to bed. He was not feeling bad at first, hut In a few hours began bleeding and two davs later died. Mr. Stauffer leaves a wife and one 12-year-old daughter. Miss Hasel. a beautiful girl. They lived In Ida county for years and only moved to Dakota three years ago, where he had bought a half section of fine land. BROKER CHARGED WITH THEFT Samuel M. Blddlaun of New York Accused of Forging Six Hundred Thousand Dollars of Bonds. NEW YORK, Dec. (.Acting upon In formation supplied by Montefiode Meyers, who was brought here from Pittsburg, charged with grand larceny, the district attorney's office caused the arrest today of Samuel M. Diddlson, a broker, on a charge of forgery In the first degree. Bid discn is charged with forghig 6u0 $1,0. bonds of the Central Coal, Lumber and Construction company, a District of Co lumbia corporation. He Is the man who caused the arrest of Meyers on a charge of stealing five of these bonds. When Blddlson's case came up In court today, David W. Carvalho, testifying as a handwriting expert, said that he had ex amined three of the bonds and found that the signatures on them had all been forged and that. In his opinion, they were forged by Rlddisun, whose handwriting he had ex amined. An adjournment was granted on Rlddlson' request. Jle wa held In HO.W) ball. Biddison was complainant against A. Reg ulus Shlppey, who was tried and convicted here for having stnlen three of the bonds Assistant District Attorney Mindlebarger said tonight that he would have the case against Shlppey reopened. EVANS WANTS NO PRESENTS Admiral Stop Movement of Loa Angeles People to Calve Him House. LOS ANGELES. Cal., Dec. 5. Rear Ad miral Rohley D. Evans, retired, now on the lecture platform, does not desire the people of Los Angeles or elsewhere to make him a present of a houae or anything else, If such thing la contemplated. Having an eye on the history of events of this kind, he does not care to experience similar re sults in his own case. Following the admiral's tentative accept ance of a position a chairman of the board of director of the Los Angeles Har bor company, to be actively occupied at the end of his present lecture engagement, a friend here addressed a letter to Admiral Evan asking his views regarding tiie pos sible presentation of a residence to him by admiring friends n Los Angeles. In his response the admiral declined the proposi tion fully and finally. HIE HOUSE THAT SAVES YOU nor space to enumerate but a few of mndreus of good things that await your oleasure. Call and see us, you are always welcome. Read the items s Special Monday Folding Doll Go-Cart U 41c This handsome folding and reclining doll Go-Cart is without an equal for the price; it is well constructed, nicely fin ished and durable ; easily folded to occu py very small space ; W g on sale Monday. ... ., -T " V- - 216 Bro.dway. Council Bluff. TARIFF QUESTION LIVE TOPIC Chairman of manufacturers' Associa tion Arrives in Washington. PRESENTS HIS VIEWS TODAY Agrees with Van Cleave that Work f ChanglnK Tariff Must Be Put In Hand of a Com mittee. WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.-H. B. Miles of Racine, Wis., chairman of the tariff com mittee of National Association of Manu facturers, arrived In this city Friday night to appear on Baturday before the ways and means commlttco of the house. He will appear, however, as an individual and not as a representative of the association. Mr. Miles is one of the largest Independent manufacturer of 'agricultural implements, carriages and wagons in the country, i Mr. Miles agrees with President Van Cleave of the National Association of Manufacturers, that In some form the preliminary work of changing the tariff schedules must be put Into the hands of a board of committee, who shall go to 'the bottom of things, as he claims the way and means committee cannot do unless It members forego their other duties and in thai way become a special committee. Mr. Mile said that this means nothing else than the tariff commission which the manufacturer are asking for. He de clares that great progress ha been mad during the past few week In demonstrat ing the utter futility and Inadequacy of the old method. While the reports of consular agents to the house committee on way and mean, through the State department, on the cost of production in foreign countries of article manufactured here are not as com plete In most Instances as Chairman Payne desired, they all tend toward tho estab lishment of one claim. That is, that the present Cost of living to the . European laborer Is woefully out of proportion to the average wages paid. The comment about the big committee room concerning this feature of the re ports Is generally to the effect that the attitude of the European government I largely responsible for this condition. Rep resentatives point to the action of Ger niany and France In particular, in shutting out American cattle from their markets and Increasing not only the price of meat, but Indirectly the price of all agricultural products, necessary for the laborer' ub sistence, I'nable to Compete with Cheap Labor. Another feature of the report Is the re peated statement that home manufacture of goods, so much complained about by the American manufacturer, because he Is unable to compete with this class of labor, Is giving way to factory labor. The In troduction of Improved machinery, fre quently of Tankee Invention and design, has led to the building of factories and the growth of manufacturing centers. ! Still another frequent observation made In tho reports of the consuls for the guid ance of the committee Is the tendency of tho European population to drift from the Country to the towns and cities, A num ber report that this Is not offset, a In America, by the shifting toward the sub urbs, although there has been a rapid Im provement In tho electric railroad service In Europe.' The various sections of the tariff law and miscellaneous matter were considered today. It wa the last of the hearing orig inally arranged for, but hearings will be held at .various times until December 19. An advance In the duty on sheet gelatin from 35 per cent ad valorern to GO per cent wa asked for by George Townsend of New York in order that the American article can compete with thst of Germany. Judge M. P. Marlow of Grand Island, Neb., asked for an increase in the duty on pumice. Director North of the census who noti fied Chairman Payne that he would gladly appear before the ways and means commit- iee to testify under oath regarding his . connncctlon with tariff legislation, wa In . vlted to appear before the committee today ' or tomorrow. W. P. Wakeman, secretary of th Amer MONEY Furniture U the MORRIS CHAIR This elegant Morris Chslr; li in built of choicest quarter sawed oak. finished golden and polished to a nlna fin ish, covered with good gra1 oi veiour. Price, at $10.75 KITCHEN CAB1NE i A splendid Kitchen CablneV contains two sliding Hour bins, has two large top drawers, one bread board and kneedlng board, top section has a cupboard extending full width with ft fiass door, pedal, b .............. ican Protective Tariff league, who was the appraiser for the port of New York from 1897 to 1901, called the attention of the com mittee to what he asserted were weaknesses In the administration of t'.ia tariff laws. Former Representative Montague Kess ler of New York appeared before tho com mittee in favor of having the duty of $1 a ton on peat moss remo'ed. John M. Peters of New York, secretary of tho National Association of Importers, spoke on the Bcctlnn of the administration act of the tarlf law applying to underval uations. Chairman Payne ased Mr. Pctera to file a brief. Gordon F. Morse-of Detroit, Mich., asked that higher duty bo Imposed on gasoline marine engines Imported Into the Phillpplna Islands from every country, but the United State. "What you want, Mr." Morse," said Mr. Hill, republican, of Connecticut, "Is tha same protection In the Philippines that you are getting in the United State, Hawaii and Porto Rico, and I think at some time soon you will get It." Representative William C.v Levering, re publican of Taunton, Mass., spoke with ref erence to the drawback provisions of the tariff. He offered several amendments clulmlnz that the law has been found to have cer tain defects which tend to limit its useful ness. STATEHOOD F0RNEW MEXICO rretldf sl-rifrt Ian Assures tsovernor Carry He Will I s Ills Inflo ence with Congress. HOT 8PRING8, Va.. Dec. 4 -Oovrnor George Curry of New Mexico laid the claim of that territory for statehood before President-elect Taft today and received the as-', surance that Mr. Taft Is heartily In favor of the proposition. 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