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IflE OMAnA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY. JANUARY 10. 1909. NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA COUNCIL Offce 15 Scott Street. BLUFFS. Both Themes 13. VALIDITY OF WATER BONDS Allegation that Election Authorizing Issue it Irregular. EXTRA MEETING OF COUNCIL jaettoa Taken at Session on Tiradir Gmliif aad aa Name Date that Petition Wm Presented- Provisions of Uw, Did ths r!ty council, vrhmn ordering the special election last October, at which tlie proposition to Increase the municipal In debtedness by the Issue of $600,000 bonds for the construction or purchase of water works system, overlook some of ths formal ities which ths code of Iowa says are neces sary to make such action valid and legal? Ths possibility that the city council's ac tion relative to this bond Issue was not entirely In accordance with a strict Inter pretation of ths law Is said to be seriously worrying soma of ths city officials, who fear that Uia entire expense of the special election may have been wasted and that In order to make the bond Issue valM the proposition will have to be submitted to the electors again. Blnos ths alienation was made by the C. B. Nash company of Omaha, which re cently brought suit In the United States court to enjoin the Issue of these water works bonds, that the proceedings of the city council were null and void, for the reason that they were not In conformity with the law on the matter, certain Inter esting facts have come to light. What Is a Regular Meeting t The Iowa law provides for cities tf tha first class, in which catrgtry Council Bluffs Is listed, that the regular meeting of the city council shall be held on the first Mon day In each month. Now, It happened that the first Monday In the month of Septem ber, 1908, was Labor day, a day generally ot served aa a legal holiday. Like the rest of the community, the members of the city council observed the day as a holiday, and no meeting of the city council was held that night. In fact. It Is admitted that a general understanding having been pre viously reached that there would be no meeting on Monday, September 7, not a single member of the city council put In on appearance- that evening at the city hall and the formality of adjourning until the next evening, Tuesday, September 8, was attended to. If at all, by A. W. Casady, the city clerk. The records of the city council, which are neatly typewritten and bound, show that all of the eight members of the city council were present at the "regular meet ing" on Monday evening. September 7, 1908, and that on motion the meeting was adjourned until the evening of Tuesday, September S. This record bears the attest ing signature of the city clerk, A. W. Casady, but for some reason or another was never signed by Mayor Thomas Ma loney. The minutes of all the other meet ings after being duly approved by the council bear the signature of the chief executive, Caatom Long Followed. Now the question has arisen whether the meeting of the city council on Tues day, September 8, under a strict Inter pretation of the law can be considered a "regular" meeting, seeing that none of the councllmen was present Monday night, September 7. when the alleged action In adjourning to the next night Is recorded as having been taken. Mr. Casady, when the matter was called to his attention, said: "We were merely following an old-established custom. The meetings which have fallen on a legal holiday, such as Labor day, have always beon adjourned to the next night or soma later date by agreement, and this has been dons by the clerk without the coun cllmen being present. The minutes have slwayn been written up as if. the coun :Mmen a ere present." Asked If any of the councllmen were present on the night of Monday, Keptem ter 7, Mr. Casady replied: "No, I don't ellev there were." Now that the question of the validity tl the action of the city council In or lerlnil the special election has been quel Honed, some of the councllmen are ques tioning whether the meeting on Tuesday night, September 8. was a "regular" meeting of ths city council, as contem plated and provided by the statutes. Creatloa of Indebtedness. Section 1306 of the Iowa code relating to Increase of municipal indebtedness, and under which, the city council con templates issuing the 600,000 water- workj bonds, provides that before such Indebtedness can be Incurred by the city a petition asking for the Issuance of the bonds bearing' the signature of more that 200 qualified electors must be pre sented to the city council. Then the sec tion goes on to say: "On the receipt of said petition the council shall at the next regular meeting; call such election." Th' records of the city council show that the' petition asking for the Issuance it tuese bonds and the submission of the proposition to the people at a special election wss received by the city coun cil st the meeting on Tuesday night, Sep tember 8. and that at ths same meeting and on the same night ths action order ing the special election was taken. Un der a strict Interpretation of the law. It Is claimed, that the next "regular meet ing of ths council would have been the meeting on the first Monday in October, even provided that the meeting on Tues day. September 8, could be regarded as s "regular" meeting. The question now agitating the minds of some of the city officials la whether the city council was not premature in taking action In order ing the special election at the same meal ing that the petlClon was received as shown by the minutes. As the validity of the action has been attacked in the suit brought by the C. B. Nash company of Omaha, this ques tion will have to be determined by the courts, but some of the municipal offi cials who have looked Into the matter are said to be of ths opinion that "there Is mors truth than poetry" In the allega tion of the Nash company. MAYOR WILL VETO RESOLUTION Thinks Extra Legal Talent Not Needed la Water Litigation. Mayor Maloney will return to the city council tonight without his signature the resolution providing for the employment of the legal firm of Hart & Tlnley as spe cial counsel to assist the city solicitor In ths litigation now pending over the pro posed Issue of water works bonds. Mayor Maloney has refused to sign the resolution as he contends that the city solicitor is fully able to look after the Interests of the city In this litigation, and to employ ad ditional talent would only be a waste of money, In his opinion. The council. It Is expected, will pass the resolution over the mayor's veto. The other two resolutions adopted by the council last Monday night, one Instructing the city solicitor to bring suit against the Council Bluffs City Water Works company to recover alleged excessive hydrant rental paid the company by the city, and th other directing the committee on fire and light to report the number ot hydrants which are alleged to be of little or no use to the city, and those which do not meet the requirements for fire protection, will be returnd with the mayor's signature. The council Is expected to pass tonight the new water rate ordinance Introduced last Monday by the committee of which Councilman Jensen is chairman and which Is calculated to materially reduce the rev enues of the Water Works company. LONG TRIP TO AVENGE IJfSULT Laborer Who Returned from New York Seeking Vengeance Arrested. Harboring In his breast a desire to wipe out an alleged Insult, Joe Relchl, a former member of an Italian gang of railroad hands working for the Northwestern, abandoned a trip back to his sunny Italy and returned yesterday from New York only to be thrown Into the city Jail on a charge of disturbing the peace. Reich! about two weeks ago lost his Job with the Northwestern and had trouble with the loreman of the section gang. It Is alleged by Relchl that the foreman applied an odious epithet to him. Relchl after losing his Job decided to visit his old home In Italy. He purchased a ticket right through to his native land, but on reaching New York the desire to return to Council Bluffs and wipe out the alleged Insult offered him by his former boss proved too strong. He sold the balance of his ticket o Italy to a fellow countryman who de sired to return home and with this money purchased a ticket back to Council Bluffs. Reaching Council Bluffs yesterday morning, Kelchl at once started In search of the fore man, against whom he made dire threats of vengeance. The police were notified and Relchl was arrested before he had time to do any harm. FEELY IS HARD AT WORK Speaker of Iowa Assembly it Solving Committee Problem. GARST LIQUOR LAW OPPOSED Some Saloon Men and Some Prohibi tionists May right Governor's Tlaa Regalate Truffle, hat Con servatives Will Support It. think It will hsve sny material effest other than to head off any movement which might be based on the assumption tht Iowa has others who ought to be preferred above ths veteran Tama farmer. Otijeetlons to Board. There has been objection to the plan, especially from the institutions themselves, and in other years a well organised lobby has bwn kept busy fighting down ths pre position. The complaint Is made that this will destroy the Individuality of ths three Institutions and tend to make them alike. But the friends of the measure stats thst one of the chief purposes is to make it so that each college will stand for itself. TWO RESIDENCE ARE ROBBED Homes of A. T. Fllcklnger and Fred erick Henderson Ransacked. The residence of Attorney A. T. Fllck lnger . at 824 Fourth avenue, and that of Frederick Henderson at "21 South Eighth were entered by a sneakthief late Saturday night during the absence of the occupants. Entrance at both places Is believed to hae been effected with a skeleton key. At the Fllcklnger home the thief carried away Mr. Fllcklnger's cravenette coat, a miscellaneous assortment of wearing ap parel and a pair of gold' cuff buttons. As a pillowslip was found to be missing from one of the beds, it is supposed the thief utilized it to carry his plunder away In. Mr. and Mrs. Fllcklnger were spending the evening with friends and did not discover that the house had been entered until about midnight. . At the Henderson home the thief stole an overcoat. The rooms were thoroughly ransacked, but Mr. Hendnrson did not find anything else missing. Entrance was ef fected by unlocking the front door, which Mr. and Mrs. Henderson, who were out visiting, found open on returning homo about midnight. 1 - FROM NEW YORK WORLD. JUNE 5. '08. J - SUPPORTERS OF COOPER THEORY MULTIPLYING Belief That Stomach Causes Extensive Illness Grows In New York. L. T. Cooper's theory that Ihe American j stomauli has grown weak and is respon sible for most sickness is receiving the strongest sort of endorsement from a sur prising number of New Yorkers. Among many people who have recently become convinced that Cooper Is correct and his medicine all he claims Is Mrs. Eleanoi Harris, of !2 Rodney street. Brooklyn. Thursday afternoon Mrs Harris called at tht, store where Cooper Is meeting the publlo. and when interviewed said: "I am "only too willing to tell what a remark able experience I have had with Cooper's New Discovery, sod what a wonderful medicine I know it to be. . "I have had rheumatism fur sixteen years and took so much medicine In try ing to get rid of It. thst for the past eight yean my stomach has betm In a fearful condition, as ray digestion was 'almost ruined For ten years I consulted one : physician after another, but my rheuma tism got steudily worse. Finally my stomach got In such a state that I had to Itnp taking medicine altogether. "When I first heard of Mr. Cooper's medicine and whst it was doing In New York I was afraid to try It; but I finally decided to take it, and if it did me no soos I wouid asvsr take any medicine again I started the treatment six weeks ago. The first effect It had wus to give me a better appetite than I have had for ten years. Then my food began to digest and no longer distressed rue for hours after eating. At the end of the third week I noticed that I was not suferlng us much from rheumatism, and each day the pain and stiffness grew less until I rw longer had any rheumatism. For the pan week 1 feel as though I had been made over entirely, as I have no pains nor aches and eut three heurty meals a day. with no indigestion whatever. "My two nieces and ray sister have nau stomacn trouble. wiien they saw what the medicine was doing for me they all tried It. It has helped them Just as It did me, and they are delighted with their Improvement. One of them told me that it was worth more than its weight in gold to her. This sounds al most Impossible, but every word of it is true." j Cooper's New Discovery has made a wonderful record in New York and, other cities. It is now on sale at leading drug gists everywhere. A treatise by L. T. Cooper, describing the cause of most 111 health and how to guard against it, sent free upon request. Ths Cooper Medi cine Co., Dayton, Ohio. (From a Staff Correspondent.) DE8 MOINES, Jan. 18.-(SpeclaU Speaker Feely of the Iowa house remained In the city over Sunday hard at work In the preparation of his committee lists, which he expects to announce on Tuesday morn ing The new speaker came into his office practically without any set program on the committors and not having had oppor tunity to consider the committee question. He Is therefore all the better fitted to make a fair distribution of the work among the members. Bui there are many new mem bers of the house and there will be prac tically a complete reorganization of com mittees. The chairmen of last session's committees on appropriations, ways and means, insurance, banks, agriculture, schools, mines, labor, highways and other big committees are all retired. The chief plum Is that ot chairman of the Judiciary committee. This will go to either Lee, Sullivan or Hackler. A great deal of in terest also attaches to the committees on Insurance, agriculture and schools, because of the Importance of measures that will come before them. The Insurance depart ment Is o be u-ged strongly, though It Is known that now the Insurances Interests do not want an Independent department, though two years ago they were very keen for It. The difference Is caused by the change In officials having to deal with In surance matters. The important school legislation pending will keep the members busy who are Interested In this subject. President Clarke of the senate went homo after announcing his committees. Tnz Law to lie Revised. The ways and means committees will prob ably have more to do this year than be fore, because of the Important taxation measures which are to come before that body. One of these Is In relation to the taxation of mortgages. It Is proposed in the message of the governor, which was asked by the State Tax Reform association and large commercial bodies, that mort gages be required to pay a fee on record ing In litu of other taxes. The bill will provide that the owner of the mortgage, on filing the same, shall pay the filing fee of one-half of 1 per cent and with this make a sworn statement that the fee has been paid by him and no part of It Is paid directly or indirectly by the mortgagor, and when this Is done the mortgage is not taxable. The bills to raise funds by a cor poration tax and by a direct inheritance tax will also come before the ways and means committees. As to Saloon Regulation. Borne of the liquor men of the state will oppose the Oarst plan for better regulation of the saloons and to raise a road fund from saloon license, and some of the pro hibitionists will also oppose the plan stren uously; but both of these interests are said to be much divided and it is very probable that the plan will go through the legisla ture In some form. Its presentation caused no surprise to those familiar with Gov ernor Usrt's views on the regulation of the liquor traffic. He has never been a pro hibitionist, but he has never had sny af filiation In any way with the liquor ele ments and he has been a strong advocate of high license and the best possible regu lation of the traffic. His recommendation that the federal license or mulct or what ever It Is called, be applied only where local laws permit the lawful sale of liquor, Is a repetition of his utterances over a year ago In an address which attracted much attention. With regard to the state saloon license being fixed at a higher rate than now, this Is with a view to bettering conditions. Parker Favors Garat Plan. One of the most conspicuous of those who have been closely Identified with the liquor Interests is the veteran Ben Parker, who used to have thirty saloons in Des Moines. "The state ought to get something out of the liquor traffic," he said. "The Oarst plan Is what I have advocated. When the state Jakes a hand then the business will be conducted along better lines and there will be regulation that amounts to some thing. It a ill be much better for the liquor Interests, for It will get rid of the groggerles, where all the trouble starts. As for the temperance element, they ought to take to It kindly, for It Is a much better plan than the Rankin marshal scheme, and it wilt give the state a fine fund for use In build ing highways But I suppose that the plan will be opposed by some saloon men and by some prohibitionists, for there are two classes of the biggest fools In the state. They are always fighting among them selves and accomplishing nothing. But, mark my word, the day Is not far distant when some plan like that' which the gov ernor has recommended in his message will be adopted, and It will be better for everybody." Several strong temperance workers In Des Moines have commended the plan and say that it is the most sensible proposal that has been made for years with regard to the salcon problem of the state. Educational Reform Assnred. Almost Immediately after the reconvening of the general assembly next week Senator Whipple of Benton co Jnty will Introduce the bill to create a state board of regents and to place the three state colleges under Its management. In the last two sessions this proposal has been debated at length. The opposition has thus far been able o defeat the measure at all times. But each session the sentiment . in favor of a plain business management of the colleges as well ss other institutions of the stute grows stronger, and there Is really very great probability that t ho measure will go thiough the present session. The bill as tt 'wus prepared by a legis lative commission two sessions ago. aftei thorough Investigation, provided for aarge board of regents, to have full nnd undis puted authority over the State university. the Stato Agricultural college and the State Normal school. This board is to huve an office at the slate capltol and should em ploy a secretary on salary. The general plan of organisation wus that of the Slate Board of Control, which has been so suc cessful with otaer Institutions lawn Is for W llson. The adoption of a resolution by the Iowa Aberdeen-Augus I'ultle Breeders' association expressing the view of Iowa stockmen as to the wisdom of President Tart retaining Secretary Wilson In hU cabinet fairly expresses the views of the leading stockmen of the state, who would fa-?l that the placing of another In tlie cabinet would certainly be no Improve ment and it might be much worse. The low legislature has permitted Taft to understand that lows is very loyal to Wilson. Ths members, say they do not HAMBURG BOMBARDS VISITORS One Sidney High School Girl Struck by Stone and Disfigured. SIDNEY, la.. Jan. 18. (Special.) Miss Et'a Bunnell, a 8ldney High school girl, while ir. Hamburg attending the Hamburg-Sidney High school debate was knecked down by a stone thrown by a Hamburg boy. The stone struck Miss Bunnell In the forehead. Inflicting a very severe wound and cutting a gash several lnche& In extent, which bled profusely. The Sidney visitors were bombarded by a volley of stones, chunks of coal and other missiles. Several were hit, though fortunately none were much injured, ex cepting Miss Bunnell, who will in all probability be disfigured for life. Show Corn Brings Good Price. AMES, la., Jan. 18. (Speclal.)-The highest price paid for corn at the corn show sale was $85, which was the sum paid by II. F. Patterson, business man ager of the Iowa Agriculturist, for A. L. Plummer's championship ten-ear sam ple. Thin Is ut the rate of $8.60 sn ear, or nearly 1 cent a kernel. The cham pionship thirty ears shown by C. R. Bishop of Altoona were purchased by the exhibitor for $65. Mr. Proudflt's cham pionship bushel also went back to the grower at $78. The price brought by the championship single ear was some thing of a disappointment to those who looked for a repetition of some of the skyrocket prices of previous years. This ear was bought back by Its grower, Mr. Frtmo. for $28. None of these prices are as spectacular as those made at the show two years ago, when the record breaking price of $160 for a single ear was reached. The general average, how ever, was higher than It has ever been before. The entire proceeds amounted to over $1,400, which is $400 more than last year's record. Sidney Defeats Hamburg. SIDNEY, la., Jan. Is. (Special.) At Ham burg Friday evening, January 15, a debate was held between the Hamburg and 8ldney HlCh schools. The question was: "Re solved, That Prisons should be reformatory In character rather than places of punlsh-me-t." Sidney, which represented the af firmative, was victorious, the markings be ing: Sidney, 88; Hamburg, 78. The Sidney pupils were Miles James, Kent Thornell, and Austin De Freece, while Hamburg was represented by Christie McCormlck, Evelyn Sturgeon and Verrena Carman. The Judges were Superin'endent Martin of Nebraska City, Prof. II. Grason of Council Bluffs and Prof. O. P. Stewart of Farragut. VMM 1 Every Home as with joyous hearts and smiling faces they romp and play when In health and how conducive to health the games in which they indulge, the outdoor life they enjoy, the cleanly, regular habits they should be taught to form and the wholesome diet of which they should partake. How tenderly their health should be preserved, not by constant medication, but by careful avoidance of every medicine of an injuri ous or objectionable nature, and if at any time a remedial agent Is required, to assist . nature, only those of known excellence should.be used; remedies which are pure and wholesome and truly beneficial In effect, like the pleasant laxative remedy, Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna, manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. Syrup of Figs and Elfxir of Senna has come Into general favor In many millions of well Informed families, whose estimate of Its quality and excellence Is based upon personal knowledge and use. Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna has also met with the approval of physicians gen erally, because they know it is wholesome, simple and gentle In its action. We Inform ' all reputable physicians as to the medicinal principles of Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna, obtained by an original method, from certain plants known to them to act. most beneficially, and presented In an agreeable syrup In which the wholesome Cal- . ifornian blue figs are used to promote the pleasant taste; therefore it Is not a secret remedy, and hence we are free to refer to all well Informed physicians, who do not approve of patent medicines and never favor indiscriminate self-medication. Please to remember and teach your children also that the genuine Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna always has the fulname of the Company California Fig Syrup Co. plainly printed on the front of'every package and that it is for sale in bottles of one size only. If any dealer offers any other than the regular Fifty cent size, or having printed thereon the name of any other company, do not. accept it. If you fall to get the genuine you will not get its beneficial effects. Every family should always have a bottle on hand, as it is equally beneficial for the parents . and the children, whenever a laxative remedy is required. DUTIFUL OFFICER AT REST Mrs. I'oivell Before Grand Jary. LAKE CITY, la., Jan. 18. (Special.) It la now thought that Mrs. A. J. Powell, the woman who shot her three boys a week or so ago; together with her oldest boy, whom she wounded badly, will re-cove- from thei;wounda. If Mrs. Powell Is able tt Is the intention of County At torney F. F. Hunter to have her appear before the next grand Jury at the next term of court, which convenes February 1. The sheriff, however, will not allow her to be moved until he has the consent of her attending physician, Dr. II. M. Humphrey. Iowa News Motes. MARSH ALLTOWN The Waterloo High school basket ball team defeated the locul high school team In tills city today by the score of 27 to 24. SIDNEY The ice harvest- has been the fluent put up here for several years. The Ice ll tourteen Inches in thickness and of the very best quality. CHARLES CITY Henry Broulllard h-is disposed of his Interest In the drug stoie here to his brother, Ed, and has accepted the rashlorshlp of a bank at Wapanucka, Okl. CHARLES CITY Charles City has had two small fires. One was tlie home of Dan Burns, which was burned with all Its contents, and the other the meat murket of Nelson & Kelson. MARSH ALLTOWN William Wilson, a prisoner in the county jail at Hock Ri'pldu. serving a term for robbing- the Ho' el Lyon, broke Jail and escaped last nigh i. He was recaptured today after a hot chase at Sioux Falls. MARSH ALLTOWN The old and dis mantled court house of Jasper county was sold at Newton today for $200. Ths court house has done service for more thai half a century. It Is replaced by a nanasome new Duuaing, costing xiuo, 000 CRESTON Howard Martin, the Murrav deputy who was so badly injured In the melee with the gang of Bulgarians last No vember and who has been in the hospital nere ever since, is now sole to talk some, although he cannot articulate distinctly vet. but his friends feel quite encouraged over nis condition. MARtrUA I.LTOWN At the annual meeting of the Farmers Mutual Insurance company of Story, Bowie, Hamilton Hardin snd Polk counties, held at Ne vada today, the old officers and directors werj re-elected. The secretary's annual repor. shows that the company Is now currying risxs or i,u;j.6ij. CHARLES L IT A. Blazer, living at Lawler. a little town east of here, met with a peculiar accident. He injured his hand In a corn binder one day and the next aay went to worn Diaxtlng rock. He put the powder In the drilled hole, tamped It with earth and Inserted the usual plug. After the blast was shot off he went to the place and began to clear away the broken rock, when the wooden plug descended and struck him on tlie injured hand. HATTERS' STRIKE TO CONTINUE Manufacturers Deride to Flaht Ques tion of an Open shop to the Finish. NEW YORK, Jan. 18. The open shop and a fight to the finish was the action decideu by the Hat Manufacturers' asso elation at a meeting held today to dls cuss the situation growing out of th strike of hatters which began here Frl day. The effect of the strike, according to the manufacturers, will be a rise i the price of hats, as the trouble occurred in the busy season. President Samuel Mundhelm said afte the meeting that the number of strikers was between 15.000 and 20.000, but there were many nonunion hatters out of em plon.ent, and that eventually the places of the strikers would be filled. Mr. Mundhelm. in discussing the dls contlruance of the union label by th manufacturers which participated in the strike, said: "The label is of no advantage to th manufacturers and, Indeed, Is not wanted. Very few people who buy hats notice whether the label Is In It or not." A statement Issued by the manufactur era m In effect that the agreement provided there should be no atoppsge o work until a final decision of arbitrators had been rendered and that the union label should not be removed until due net Ice Is given the manufacturers. Patrolman Smith, Shot by Outlaw, Honored in Death by Friends. FUNERAL LARGELY ATTENDED 'V Police and Officers from Fonr Cities, Eagles and Woodmen Partici pate la Last Rites of a Hero, Sunday. Hundreds of people attended the funeral of Patrolman Lafayette A. Smith, the police officer who wus killed by Curtain, the out law, Thursday morning. The services were held at the home, 5320 North Twenty-ninth street, at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon, after which the body of the dead policeman was Interred in Forest Lawn cemetery. Not only did the members of the local police force do all possible honor and rev erence to their departed brother officer, but those of the South Omaha and council Bluffs departments, Omaha firemen, the Omaha and Fremont sheriffs' offices and the Eagle and Woodmen lodges, remembered the officer and his bereaved family. Their beautiful floral offerings, with those of many friends of the family, completely covered the casket and perfumed the room with their fragrance. Except for the family and relatives, the pallbearers and other men connected with the services at the home, the house was tilled with women alone, the rest of the men who attended having to stand outside during the services because of the large number of women present. More than one tear was shed over the bier, strong men the women alike breaking dowh and cry ing over the touchings thought of a happy family broken by the hand of an outlaw. Rev. G. H. Bchleh, sovereign lecturer and chaplain of the Woodmen of the World, which lodge had charge of the services at tho residence, preached the sermon. He chose II Romans, vll:8, as his text, and spoke In part as follows: No Accounting; for Trniredy. "We are In the midst of a crime thHt has stirred our city from center to circumfer ence. It has no mitigation, no explanation, apart from the words, 'moral degeneracy.' It Is simply the result of systematic, gradu- ted and licensed wickedness. "Two things are basic to it. One is prac- tical atheism, the disregard for God and law, the other, common aversion to toll and honorable labor." Leaving behind him all thoughts of the murderer, Dr. Schleh then spoke of the de parted officer, highly praising his past record, his noble devotion to duty and his wife and little son. Before us Is the body of a hero." ho aid. "Officer Smith was one of the many officers of the law that do their duty and are not afraid to die at their posts. All such men deserve to be considered heroes." Paying a high compliment to the police department, especially mentioning the past records of Patrolman Smith and Detectives Devereese and Heltfcld, Dr. Schleh con tinued: "In the years to come, when "Little Boy Blue," tho baby child of Officer Smith, will be old enough to understand, the bereaved mother can proudly tell of the father's faith fulness to duty, even unto death. And they also stand In the presence of a great hope. A Just God must and will requite, and If faithfulness unto death counts In the eyes of the Eternal, this man shall wear a robe, bear a palm and be crowned with a diadem of Immortal glory. Rewards of Doty "And since God Is love, He will bring together, face to face and heart to heart. those whom death has so ruthlessly-severed. to dwell together during the long forever In the land that is better." During the services a trio of voices, com posed of Mrs. G. II. Schleh. Prof. Lee G. Krati and Dr. Schleh. sang "When I Shall Fall Asleep," "The City Four Square" and "Abldo with Mr " The pallbearers were chosen from the police force, the Eagles and the Woodmen of the World, to which Officer Smith be long, two men acting from each organiza tion. They were Patrolman A. N. Glover and W. U. Russell of the police force, Henry Lesch and Edward Morrison of the Eagles snd J. H. Ellsworth and C. W. Brltt of tho Woodmen. As the funeral procession left the house. It was headed by a long line of uniformed policemen and firemen marching two abreast, fully 100 officers and sixty firemen, all that could be spared from the city's two departments, turning out to attend the final rites over the body of their dead friend. Chief Briggs and some of his men from the South Omaha police force were also in line, and many ex-pollcemen, lodge' men and friends of the Smith family went to the grave In carriages or by street car( Chief Donahue and every captain and ser geant of the local force except the desk sergeant, whose duties prevented, formed In line or took carriages, and when the cortege passed the entrance of Miller park on Thirtieth street, the marchers formed in a double line hrough which the carriages and hearse passed, the men saluting with raised police clubs or bowed heads. At the grave the Eagles conducted a short service, Thomas J. Flynn reading the ritual, after which Rev. Mr. Schleh pronounced the benediction. returned to find a bride, and yesterday the wedding took place. The Mrs. Flsk of today was, until 4 o'clock Saturday afternoon, Miss Elisabeth Bergn, ' She Is the daughter of Rudolph Bergo, 4212 Fowler avenue. The ceremony wss performed -bv Rev. H. L. Mills, pastor of HUlsida Con gregational church, at his residence. Sergeant and Mrs. Fisk will make their home at Fort Omaha. LIVING AS JESUS WOULD Toons Christians of Cleveland Report Result of Their Two Weeks' Experiment. CLEVELAND. O..Jan. 18. The two weeks' effort of 1,800 young people of this city to "live as Jesus would live" closed today with a big mass meeting at the Ep worth Memorial church. Ccores who made the trial related their experiences. Rev. W. B. Wallace decided fhe test had been a success and Indicated the Christians could llvo more Chrlst-llke. It was pro posed that while the- official test was closed, the effort to make the movement world-wide should go forward. During the two weeks thousands In Cleve land attempted the test, but did not offi cially Join the movement. The leaders in the campaign for right living . received many letters from prominent churchmen and organization leaders throughout the country approving the plan. , A letter was received from Rev. Charles M. Sheldon of Topeka, Kan., author of "In His Steps," the originator of the Idea, complimenting the Cleveland Toung Peo ple's union upon their determination. NEW BRANCH OF FAMILY TREE Man from Land of Totem Takes Bride in This City. Poles Sergeant S. T. Fisk of the United States Signal corps recently arrived at Fort Omaha from Alaska, where he spent two years looking after the government tele graph lines and maintaining communication throughout the frozen north. He has been rewarded for his strenuous services, but not by the government. He GAS SUPPLY IS SHUT OFF Topeka, Leavenworth, St.' Joseph and Atchison Are Without Fuel Sunday. OTTAWA, Kan. Jan. 18. An explosion that was heard for a radius of six mile put the Kansas Natural Gas company s pipe line which supplies natural gas to Lawrence, Topeka, Leavenworth and Atchi son, Kan., and St. Joseph and Intermediate points out of service early today. Natural gas users of ths towns affected - found trouble in keeping warm today. Tho ex plosion la believed to have been caused by high pressure. TOPEKA, Knn., Jan. 17: At 6:30 oVl' ck tonight repairs at Ottawa enabltd tho Kansas Natural Gas company to resume ths pumping of gas through tho big north ern pipe line, thus ending the fuel and light famine in Topeka, Lawrence, Leaven worth and Atchison, Kan., and St. Josph, Mo. The renewal of the gas supply was celebrated here tonight by the blowing of whistles and ringing of bells. A Frlshtful Experience with biliousness, miliaria Bnd constipation Is quickly overcome by taking Dr. Klnj'i Ntw Life Pills. 2Gc. For sale by Beaton Drug Co. 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