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CHANGES IN CHARTER BILL
Measure Makes City Engineer Spe
cial Object of Wrath.
CLIPS WI5G3 WITH SHARP SHEARS
Tacks rear Mandrel Uollars Onto
Salary of Major br Rlvlii II I m
0 aa Me-mher ( Fire
anil Poller Board.
Making the city cniineer the special
object of Its wrath, cutting and slashing
the general fund right and left without
Increasing the maximum, raising the sal
ertea of several city officials and members
of the fire and police department, the pro
posed new democratic city charter now
pending In a bill before the -legislature,
ties up paving repairs, mixes the various
funds, violates the famous "home rule
plank of the party and contemplates the
k i mployments of two street commissioners
) Thirty-one sections of the charter are
amended and two others repealed outright
without new sections being formed to take
their places. One of these Is Section 42,
which prescribed the duties of tha city
prosecutor. This Is covered In another sec
tion and the repeal of forty-two Is lmmater
lal. Tha repeal of tha other section,
Section JOT, la of much more Importance,
nay members of the charter revision com'
mlttee.
lection. 307 of tha old charter provided
that the city "shall be absolutely exempt
from liability for damages or Injuries sut
fered or sustained by reason of defective
public ways or the sidewalks thereof, un
less actual notice In writing of the defect
of such public ways or sidewalk shall have
been filed with the city clerk at least five
days before the occurrence of such Injury
or damage." It further provided that In
the absence of such notice the city would
not be liable tor damages. By the repeal
of the entire section, damage suits can be
filed by anyone at any time, the city
thereby being In constant jeopardy and
also be ignorant that there are defects In
any of Us public ways or sidewalks untl
an Injury has been sustained thereby
and an action at law filed.
) Kleven of the sections were amended aa
recommended by the charter revision com
mittee composed of delegates from the
city council, Commercial club, Rear Estate
exchange, the Federated Improvement
clubs and the Central Labor union. These
are sections, t, 16, JO, 41, 66, SO, 107, 174,
ITS and 190.
Uleeta City Engineer.
Section 6 of the charter bill makes tha
city engineer an elective officer of the
city, adding that official to the list of
elective officers, which under the old char
ter Included tha mayor, clerk, attorney,
building inspector, comptroller and council
men. This section also Includes the city
comptroller as one of the officers to be
let-ted, In contradiction to the law of 1907,
whereby the office of city comptroller was
consolidated with the county comptroller.
Section t raises the pay of Judges and
clerks of any election from $3 to IS.
Section IS affects salaries and under the
i new.i charter the salaries of three officials
Willi be raised. The salary of the building
Inspector la raised from l,oo to 13,500, the
plumbing inspector from $1,300 to 11,600,
and the boiler Inspector from $1,300 40 $1,500.
The--. street commissioner, an official not
mentioned In the old charter, is granted
a salary of $2,000.
Section 19 has to do with the salaries of
pollfeemon and firemen, and here, too,
raises are found, as follows: Policemen,
first, six months In service, raised from $50
to Kt i month; second six months, raised
from M a month to $63 a month; third six
months, raised from $40 a month to $70 a
mon,th, and fourth alx months, from $m
a month to $75 a month. Under the old
charter it waa provided that policemen
serving their fifth six months period should
receive $70 a month, and their sixth six
morgha period $76 a month, and after three
years in the service the regular monthly
alary was fixed at $80. Under the new
charter the $&0 maximum la reached upon
tha completion of two years' service. The
maximum pay of police captains Is raised
from $125 a month to $160, and under the
new1, charter sergeants of police and men
assigned to detective duty are to be paid
$100 , monthly. The maximum pay of of
ficers In the fire department, under the
chiefs, whose salaries are fixed In Section
IX, in raised from $90 a month to $100
monthly. The old charter limited all patrol
men to $80 a month, while the new pro
vision gives $00 to patrolmen assigned to
the Ambulance, as emergency officers or
us turnkeys.
Section 10 fixes the salary of the member
of tha fire and police board at MOO per
annum, as In the old charter, but the
smendment indirectly gives the mayor a
net raise In salary of $400 a year. The
old provision read that "appointed" mem
bers should receive $"0 and was silent aa
regards the mayor's pay, but another sec
tion In the old charter provided that the
major should receive $f as chairman of
the license board. The new provision In
cludes "all" members, the mayor ex-officlo.
In the pay of per annum.
Section 2s gives the mayor the power to
appoint and discharge special policemen
at his pleasure,"
Section 41 authorizes the city attorney to
appoint three assistant city attorneys, the
first two to be known ss assistants In his
department and the third to be known as
the city prosecutor.
'Section 43 starts the assault pn the city
engineer. This provides, ss did the old
charter, that the engineer shall make all
necessary surveys, plans and specifica
tions for public work, but adds that these
shall be made "subject to change, modifi
cation, approval or rejection by the mayor
and city council as they msy decide or
direct," the amended section Intimating
that the counctlmen know more about the
work than an experienced engineer.
8ectlon 44 compels tha confirmation by
the council of all office employes named
by the city engineer and also authorises
the mayor and council, not the engineer,
to fix the wsges of the department em
ployes, restrictions not placed on other
departments.
Third Aasaalt on Engineer.
Section 47 contains the third assault on
the city engineer by compelling him to
change Bnd modify all plans and specifica
tions for public work "when directed by
the mayor and city council." This pro
vision was In the old charter, but waa cut
out by the legislature In 157, tiitreby pre
venting contractors from lobbying In the
council chamber and Inducing counctlmen
to vote to change the specifications made
hy the engineer and compel him to make
other plans more suitable to the contractor.
This section also specifies that the mayor
shall sign all contracts for public work.
Section 55 provides that the Hoard of Park
Commission shall be appointed by the
mayor with the approval of the council,
Instead of by the Judges of the district
court as directed In the old charter.
Section 60 has to do with the famous
home rule" plank of the democratic party.
This provides for an elective fire and police
board of four members by a plurality of
the votes cast at the regular city election
on the first Tuesday in May, 1909. Within
ten days after the passage of the act the
governor of the state Is directed to appoint
"four persons, cltixens of the city, posses-
Ing the qualifications for the office," to
serve until those elected in the spring shall
have qualified
Section 60 gives power to the mayor and
the city council. Instead of to the governor.
to remove fire and police commissioners for
misconduct, and adds "failure to discharge
their duties" to causes for removal.
Section 107 gives the mayor and city coun
ell power to order paving, repaying, gutter
ing and kindred street Improvement work
on streets within 4,500 feet of the city hall,
tnntcad of the former power to order this
kind of work on streets within 3,000 feet of
the court house. Recommended by the com
mlttee.
Section 11S authorises replattlng or sub
dividing for purposes of replattlng by a
two-thirds vote of the council, overturning
CONNELL, CANON AND COURT
Some Further Coniideratioa of the
Wetmore Case Proceedings.
QUESTIONS ASKED OF EEV. BELL
Transcript ftaowa Line of Inquiry !
Walrh Park atrenaoas Objections
Were Laid by the Proaecat
ing Attorney.
dence wag as sacred and binding upon
them as wse tha oath of Judge Sears upon
him. If a Jury Is to be prevented by rra-
on of fear of criticism, from giving to a
party accused of crime the benefit of all
reasonable doubt and Is to be compelled
to decide the case according to the wish
of the Judge, our constitution should be
changed and the Judge given the absolute
power to convict or acquit. The Jurors
ho comprised the Jury In the Wetmore
case were taken from their places of busi
ness and against their Interest and wish
ere compelled to serve as Jurors. This
aa a sufficient hardship without after
wards being criticised for doing their duty.
W. J. CONN ELI
OMAHA. Jan. 23-To tha Editor of The
Bee: A self-styled "Cltlsen," ashamed of
Ms name or afraid to come out In the
open, takes a shot at me from ambush
In the columns of the World-Herald for
my defense In the Wetmore case. Another
party by the name of H. P. Albert also
cornea to tha rescue of Dean Beecher and
Canon Bell In the Pally News. If these
fool friends of the dean and canon would
remain silent they would be doing them a
greater service than by coming to their
defense. Neither I or any other lawyer
can bother a witness or gain anything by
attacking him unless such witness is unfair
or untruthful. Bo far aa Dean Beecher Is
concerned, I never even eroas-tMtamlned
him. Outside of his conclusions, bis testi
mony varied but little from Wetmore',
With Canon Bell It was different. He
came upon the witness stand with venom
ooslng from every pore and not only evaded
and avoided questions, but made state
tnents he knew were not true. For In
stance, he desired It to appear that he was
not a willing witness and did not volun
tarily come to Omaha from Dea Moines
to give his testimony. He first hedged
about a subpoena being served upon him
and then claimed he did not know exactly
what a subpoena was.
Canon Bell's Answers.
A sample along this line, as shown by
the official record, Is as follows
From cross-examination of Canon Bell.
Dy Mr. connell;
U When did you arrive in Omaha this
last timer A. Tuesday nignt, i believe,
J. Did you coins with reference to this
caseT A. I did.
VI Did you have any subpoena? A. I
had a communication to come
U. -Please answer my question? A. I
don't think so.
Q. Did you have any subpoena? A. I
don t think so.
O Why do you say you don't think so?
now. canon, you eltner Know you naa
subpoena or you don't know? A. I will
tell you why; I do not know exactly wha
subpoena is.
Q. You say to this Jury that you don'
know that a subpoena is a notice to coma
to court as a witness? A. I got a notice
1 dare say, from the prosecuting attorney
to come to umana.
Q. Did you get anything more than
letter or communication, from blm? A.
got a communication to come.
u. you Know mat is not a suopoenu
don't you. A. Then I didn't receive a sub
poena
y. You know tnat is not a subpoena, me
mere letter or request from me county at
torney to come here, don t you?
Mr. Engliah I object to htm taking tnis
attitude. He is trying to get the witness
excited. It Is uncallud for,
The Court Let s proceed.
O You knew when you answered my
question awhile ago that you didn't know
whether you were subpoenaed or rfot, you
did know that all the notice you naa in
reference to coming here was a letter com
Iiik from the county attorney s ornce, re
questing you to be nere7 A. xes, su,
received a letter.
knew It. 1 received a
o Anri vnu knaiw. Canon Bell, did vou
the former charter provision that lnd once noti that waa not a subpoena? A. I knew
dedicated for streets and alleys could not tins-
be taken back by the original owner.
Cam or no Tracks, v
Section 13d provides that upon failure of
the street car company to "operate tracks
with cars for the public use for the period
of twelve months at any time after the
laying of such tracks shall remove such
tracks from such street or streets," and the
council la empowered to order the removal
of the tracks and the repaying of the
a Answer that question. I don't care
what you knew oulslde of It. You knew
that that letter was not. a suopoena, aiuu
vouf
Mr. Bngllsh The state objects to th
Question . for the reason that it la not
proper cross-exiaminatlon and It Is lm
material.
The Court The objection la sustained
pass to something else.
To which ruling of the court the defend
ant then and there duly excepted.
Q. Well, when you got that notice you
ttreots at the expense of the street railway I came voluntarily, Md you?- A. I did.
company.
Section 146 mixes up the several funds
which shall be set aside out of the general
fund at the beginning of every year. Bev
eral of the funds are left as they are. The
fund for tha fire department is raised
from $190,000 to $225,000, but this is th only
raise. Under the old charter tho Park
board has a maximum of $76,000 and a
minimum of $50,000, but under the new
charter Its maximum will be but $50,000.
For street repairing under the old charter
a maximum of $150,000 or a minimum of
$140,000 could be set aside, but under tbe
new charter the maximum for this de
partment Is fixed at $75,000, one-half the
former amount. The public works depart
ment Is left with $30,000 to do the work
for which It formerly received $65,000.
Section 176 changes tho length of sitting
of the Board of Equalization of the council
from two days to on day, and provides
that the meetings shall be on the first
Wednesdays Instead of the first Mondays
In the month.
JEAD SHUMWAY MUST HANG
(Continued from Third rage.)
Blood Troubles
And Skin Diseases
(Quickly Succumbs To tho Beneficial
Effects, of Htuart'a Calcium
Wafers.
BUSINESS STOPS FOR JURY
Creek Nation Town Excited Over
Town Lot Investlga
tlon.
MUSKOGEE, Okl.. Jan. 23 -Much excite-
metit reaultlnff In nract Irnll v a nnrftlvata
of business, prevails In neatly all the old mor 0f tbe crime of bribery, or offering
a bribe? ....
Mr. English Tne state oDjecis 10 me
CJ.And have been here ever since wait
Ing to give your testimony in this case
A. i nave. ,
Redirect examination by Mr. Euigllah
Q. Mr. Connell Inquired of you whethe
you were subpoenaed or noir a. xes, si
u. And you answered that you cam
here upon a communication from the
cnunlv attornev'a office? A. Yes, sir.
Q. And were subpoenaed after you got
here? A. Yea, sir.
W. Served by the sheriff's office? A.
Kecross-examination by Mr. Connell:
Q. Canon Bell, did you say you have re
ceived a subpoena since you arrived In
Omaha? A. I have here, yes. sir.
Q. Have It with you? A. No.
j, You received It before you came on
the stand, did you not? A. Yes, sir.
Q. If that Is true. Canon Bell, will you
now explain to the Jury why It is that you
answered me that you did not know what
a subpoena was?
Mr. English The state objects to the
ouestion for the resson that It Is not
proper cross-examination.
The Witness I fall to aee where I am
being tried. I am not on for trial. Mr.
Connell, 1 want you to understand me.
Q. That 1 a question. A. t am not on
o You are a witness, nowever, iryiii
n Mnv it Mr. wetmore. are you no
Mr. English I ODjeci lO tne question, ana
I object to any argument between the at
torney and the witness.
The Court J ne oDjecuon is uijh.
t which ruling of tho court th defend
ant then and there duly excepted.
Mr. Connell one more question, ana i
am through.
Cl. Is It not true, tinon mi you
est re to secure the conviction or Mr. Wet
hont foitv men on the Ice and also fifty
earns and men hauling tho Ice up the
chute.
NEBRASKA CITY Carr Brothers. of
Tecumseh. have been awarded the contract
for the building of the new race track, at
the new city park nere. ana win oegin i
nre. The grounn 1 very rougn inn n
will take them ninety days to complete
tho work and teforB doins it they will liavo
to change the course of tlio creek, which
runs through tne para.
PLATTSMni'TH-Jaoth Volk died In
Pekin. III., and the body arrived In this
Ity Saturday and will be interred in ain
Ant remoter v fiundav. He was a brother-
in-law of M. L. Friedrlch and Jacob Trltwh
of this city. Wl. 11a.m. his only son, ream-
Ing at Louisville, survives mm, ins wne
having died several years ago.
GRAND ISLAND While one of the pro
nrletora of Alleman ft Starr's book store
was moving some noiaover ronrin or
July goods, some of the noise-making
goods dropped to tne lioor, expioueu ami
set tire to surrounding combuHttble mate
rial. A fire alarm was sounnen, nut a rcw
bdekets of water prevented any material
loss.
NEHRAKKA CITY Bishop Bennett was
here vestnrdav and completed the lirellilul-
nary arrangements ror me Dunning oi u.
large building for a Catholic academy. The
nluris hnve all been nreiiared and the con
ract lor tne erection or, ma miliums win
be let In a short time, so it will bo ready
for ormtanrv Fontcmber 1. It will be one
of the largest Catholic schools In the state
when completed.
ORAM) ISLAND News came through
from California today of the niarriHKe of
August Bartx, a veteran soldier formerly
of Hamilton county, and Mrs. Anna Tol
stead. The grootn is 64 years or age ana
the bride 47. The announcement Is quite
a aurprlse to the friends of the couple. Mr.
Barts has been a widower for only a few
months. The California dispatches describo
it as an elopement.
NEBRASKA CITY-W. M. Child.-rs, while
working on the river cutting Ice yesterday
broke through while over the deep channel
and went down twice before his com
panions reached him and hooked him out
with a pike pole, tie naa gone aown
under a big field of ice when the man
with the pole caught nis doming ann
rescued him. He was bruised by the fall
and unable to help himself.
HUMBOLDT Mrs. Thomas Muxwcll, wife
of a well known farmer two miles south
of this city, suffered a peculliir and painful
accident while asnlstlng about the farm
work. She was engaged in mtiKing- iiin
the cow kicked her, knocking her over
against the side of the barn, troni which
protruded a large spike. This spike struck
the victim on the breast, cutting an ugly
gash and penetrating quite a distance.
NEBRASKA CITY A rearend collision
occurred on the Missouri Ifielfic at Julian
yesterday afternoon, in which the second
freight ran into inn rear oi me nrai one,
which waa trvlnsr to make a siding. The
engineer and fireman Jumped and saved
themselves, but tne DraKeman was vnrown
from the top of the car and badly bruised.
The caboose, two cars of grain and the
engine were wrecked. The track was
cleared last evening.
TECUMSEH A special meeting of the
Tecumseh Commercial club was held at
the club headquarters last evening to take
up matters relative to the proposed sewer
age svstem for Tecumseh and the county
fair proposition. A company aks a twenty
vear sewerage franchise from the city.
Several of the members of the club dis
cussed the proposition, and finally a mo
tion was made, which prevailed unanim
ously, that the club favors the city council
granting a restrictive franchise. In regHrd
to the county fair matter most of the club
members did uot fvor the Idea of the
grounds being sold to private parties. They
seemed to think they should go Into the
hands of . the city or of a society thut
would keep them for use of the public.
PENSIONS FOR PROFESSORS
Dr. Georg-e Elliott Howard Writei of
the Carnegie Foundation.
Baaaaniiaam
HELPS RETAIN CAPABLE MEN
Objections Against Acceptance Held
Not to Be Valid and BeneBta
Can Bo Rejected Saoatd
Valid One Arise.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. Jan. 23. tSpeclal.) Pf. George
E'Mott Howard of tha University of Ne
braska has prepared the following state
ment of th state universities and th
Carnegie retiring pensions:
Both in theory and practice the granting
of retiring allowances on the bonis of age
or service has long been sanctioned as
eour.d educational and social policy. In
(icrmanjr and In some other Kuropean
countries all grades of teachers, from the
llementarv schools to the state supported
or controlled universities, are pensioned on
retiring from active service. Likewise In
the United State a few of the private
foundations have provided pensions for the
memoera or their teaching and administra
tive bodies. Such, for Instance, Is the rase
of William college, which maintain a
very liberal pension system. Most of our
colleges, of course, are too poor to follow
this example.
Hence It Is not surprising that th estab
lishment on April 1. 19(6, of th "Carnegie
Foundation for the Advancement of Teach
ing" elicited widespread sympathetic re
sponse. That institution wa then endowed
with $10,000,0110 to cieate an interest fund
for the purpose of providing retiring pen
sions for teachers In ron-sectarlan colleges,
urlversltles and technical schools in th
Urlted States, Canada and Newfoundland.
At that time state supported Institutions
were not Included.
There are obvious reasons why a col
legiate pension system n.ay prove or great
cocial and educational value. At the best,
professorial incomes are sinall compared
with tha rewards which the same ability
and coat of training are able to command
In many other vocations. Yet it la of th
greatest moment to society that scholars
engaged In the creative research by which
the boundaries of knowledge are widened
shall be freed from nnxlety on the bread
and butter question, and be ub!e to devote
themselves zealously and uninterruptedly
to research. "I have reached the conclu
sion," saya Mr. Carnegie in tendering the
pension endowment, that the least re
warded of all the professions Is that of
the teacher In our higher educational In
slitutionH. The consequences are grievous.
Able men hesitate to adopt teaching as a
career, and many old professors, whose
places should be occupied by younger men,
cannot be retired."
State University Salaries,
it was soon perceived that the liberal
pensions provided for the teachers In the
private colleges, notably In those of the
cast, put tha state universities at a great
disadvantage. At the highest, the average
salary of the western state university
teacher la much lower at least 30 per cent
lower man that or ma colleague oi mo
sumo rank In the east; and In tiila regard.
lie it noted, the Ivebruaka professor stands
well toward the bottom of tho list. The
western state universities have been un
able to compete with their richer rivals.
many or tnelr best teachers nave been
drawn away by the offer of higher re
wards for service. Still less would the
state universities be able to hold their own
when retiring pensions were added to the
resources or tnelr rivals.
As a result, representatives of the state
supported Institutions "formally reaueated
that the benefits of the foundation be ex
tended to them." Accordingly this was
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Vara hail, Alien,
towns of the Creek Nation, concerning tha
probable scope and result cf the federal
grand Jury Investigation of alleged town
lot frauds which will begin here next week.
The opinion prevails among those well In
formed that indictments , are certain in
connection with the alleged fraud in
Muskogee, Tulsa, Bapulpa, Wagoner, Eu-
faula, Cliectoah and Okaulge, and all th
old towns of the Creek Nation are expected
to become Involved In th Investigation.
Government officials refused to say how
deep they will probe, but It Is generally
believed that a thorough Investigation of
every phase of th town lot question will
be made.
SENSATION IN COOPER CASE
former Sheriff Cartwrlakt. Who Had
Place on Jars-, la Charged
with Perjary.
NASHVILLE. Tejin.. Jan. W.-Thomas E.
CartwrlrM. former sheriff, was arrested
today on charge of perjury connected
with the trial of Colonel Duncan B. Cooper,
Irvln Cooper and former Sheriff John D.
Sharpe, charged with slaying former Sen
ator E. W. Carmack.
Cartwrlght wa one of the first men be
fore the Jury and in hi examination said
he had no opinion and no prejudice for or nr.ci,r
Ogalnst the defendants. The state declare from lh testimony, that Dean Beechtr and
Cartwrlght ha openly expressed the opln- canon Bell had a conference with Judg
Ion that the defendant should be ac- Bear for the purpoae of being absolved
quilted. from th obligation of secrecy, which
Judg Hart, whoso illness prevented a would have been regarded by any lawyer
ruling today a to th competency of Juror or doctor, worthy th name, a sacred and
Leigh, charged with Intoxication, will set- binding,
question for the reason that It 1 unfair.
Improper and Insulting.
The Court I will sustain that objection.
Mr. Connell, Mr. Weaver will take charge
of thin examination.
To which ruling or tne coun me oerena-
ant excepts. .
Mr. Connell I am mrougn, your nonor;
that Is ail I have got to ask. I aald "just
this on question."
The court very wen.
Witness excused.
I am willing to submit to any fair
tribunal whether the foregoing question
by me were not proper and whether the
last question was either unfair or Insult
ing. The Interest of a witness I always
proper to be shown. Even Judg Sear
held in hi instruction, It was proper to
be considered, notwithstanding hi ruling
that It was improper to be hown
Criticism of Preacher.
I disavowed any Intention or purpose of
raiding the ministry, religion cr tha
churches. I did, however, assert my right,
In the defense of my client, to criticise the
action of Dean Beecher and Canon Bell
In revealing what wa told them within
th sacred walls of the Gardner Memorial
Parish House. I believe that what 1 said
to a doctor or a lawyer in his office cught
forever to remain a burled secret. Thla
ought to bo doubly true of a priest or
It appeared without dlsput
tie the charge on Monday. The trial then
will be renewed.
DEATH RECORD.
Jndge iears and the Jnry,
Under the constitution, the right cf trial
by a Jury is Inviolate. The Judge de
termine th law; th Jury decide the fact,
It la not the province of one to criticise
the other. Notwithstanding this. Judge
Sear severely criticised th Jury for ac
quitting Wetmore. This they did upon
Mr. Heater A. Elbert.
Mr. Heater A. Elbert, TS year old. died
at hr home, 141$ Ersklne street. Saturday
morning. The funeral will be held Sunday conflicting evidence, and also the admls
afternoon at $ o'clock at the home and In- ,ion, fcjr. Daniel that he wa desirous
torment U to b In Foreat Lawn cemetery. ot trapping Martin and had ent Wetmore
Charles Piatt. to Martin to. bring Martin to his offlc
PHILADELPHIA. Jan. Charles Piatt for the express purpoae of having Martin
of this city, president of th Insuranc offer him a bribe. The jury, under th
Company of North America, and on of evidence, vera required to acquit tha de-
tha widely known fir Insurance ma a in fends nt Tbair oath and obUgatlui to de-
ifc country, died her today, aged to year. I tormina tha caaa upon th law and Um
A Ton of Oold
could buy nothing better for female weak
nesses, lame back and kidney trouble than
Electric Bitters. 60c. For sale by Beaton
Drug Co.
AGREE ON EXCURSION RATES
Low Fare Announced for Grand
Army, Christian Endeavor and
Educational Meetings.
CHICAGO, Jan. 23. The Western Fassen-
ger association, it waa announced today,
has agreed on a one fare for the round
trip rate to th next Grand Army of the
Remibllc reunion at Salt Lake City and a
rate of 1H canta a mil to the Christian
Endeavor convention at St. Paul. The
round trip from Chicago to Denver for the
National Educational association meeting
waa fixed at $.. No agreement was
reached a to general excursion rates.
TO BE SUCCESSFUL YOU
MUST HAVE HEALTH
III Health Greatly Hampers the Con.
testant for Business
Bucccas.
Health Is Within Riarh of All.
Would you enter a race with a dumb
bell attached to your foot? Would you
attempt to climb a lader with your hands
tied behind your back? or course you
wouldn't. Why, then, should you allow
yourself to be handicapped by physical
ailments In the great battle of life? The
Auslro-American Doctors, by their new and
ulentlfio methods of treatment, have cured
hundreds of people of Omaha and vicinity
ef cbronlo diseases of years standing. Don't
put It off. Stop being handicapped. The
Austro-American treatment will cure you,
as It haa cured pthers, and with perfect
hsalth, which brings personal magnetism
and a clear brain, success will be yours.
Not a cent will be charged you for con
sultation and examination, and Dr. Millen
the great diagnostician, will tell you frankly
whether or not you can be cured. No case
era accepted which cannot be cured; but
there are numerous chronic aliments which
will yield to the Austro-American treatment
and no other. Th Austro-American Doctors
are located at iJi Kamge Bldg., just op
posite th Orpheum theater. Call and sc
them, or, If you cannot come, write them
a letter fully atallng your trouble. They
cure Epilepsy, Catarrh, Kidney and Liver
trouble, disease of the Stomach and Blad
der, nervous disorder of men and women
and long standing chronic diseases of every
kind.
Not what Mr. Karlewln of Woodbine,
la., says;
Auatro-American Doctor,
Cult 4d Ramg Bldg.,
Omaha, Neb.
Dear Sirs: I write to let you know how I
am getting along. I am feeling much better
and I am vary thankful for th good you
hav done me. I am entirely free from pain.
I am getting beteter faster than I expected,
a I wa so badly run down when I com
menced taking treatment.
I can consciously recommend tha Aua-iro-Araertcan
treatment to anyone suffer
ing from Oall Stone.
MKS. MAUUIE KARLKWlNEt
Rut $. Woodbine, la,
vk
done on March 31, 19iH. when $o,000,0u0 were
added to the endowment for this nurnose.
Any state university may now secure for
us teachers the benefits of the foundation
on application bv its aovernina board. iro
nieu ine application ne approvea oy me
legislature and the aovernor of the state.
'I his winter, therefore, in all of the states
wnoeo legislatures meet the question will
arise. Shall the proffer of the retirlnar rn.
Blons bo accepted? The question is almost
sure to tie answered in the affirmative
That sentiment is stronalv In Its favor
the writer knows from personal discussion
with representative men of leading uni
versities, such aa those of Minnesota and
Wisconsin. Indeed, the legislature of Mas
sachusetts lias already approved the aj
plication of her State Agricultural college
tor participation in the foundation.
Objection Not Valid.
Thus a powerful example has been set
and It can scarcely be doubted that it Is
a wise example. It can hardly be validly
otiectei that the state should not cccepi
such a gift from a private source. There
la small danger that harm to society can
result, for the leginlature may at any time
withdraw its approval should any bad ten
dency develops. Tills Is the great saving
clause in the proiosed endowment, since
to all Intents and purposes, the state by
approving, and by Implication reserving the
power to withdraw Its approval, virtually
makes the pension system Its own. More
over, It Is highly probable thnt most of the
state Institutions will accept the benefit
of tho foundation. Thoso which fall to do
so will thus b doubly handicapped. They
will find It hard to compete, not only with
the rich private foundations of the east
but even with sister state universities
which shall have added retiring pension
tn their other resources. Besides, it Is al
moat certain that the western states will
long hesitate to provide such allowances
from their own revenues.
Tt will be safe and wise for the Univer
sity of Nebraska to participate In the Car
neglo foundation. All the more so because
after Its benefits are once accepted there
In no opportunity for favoritism or unjust
discrimination In the case of individual
teachers. In effect the operation of the
system Is automatic. A contracture! relii
tlon Is created, and surely the courts would
maintain the just rights of any tent her.
even against an unwise action of the board ,
Itself, should such an emergency ever arise. '
Tho state Itself is thus a bulwark agains! '
oppressive ubo of the system. Freedom
of teaching Is not in jierll. Academic and
democratic Ideals are safe.
FALLS ILL IN SEARCH FOR WIFE
Aurora Man Seeking; Keeonclliat Ion
Overcome by Congestion of
the Brain.
GRAND ISLAND, Neb., Jan. 23.-(Spe-cial.)
While here searching for his wife,
Charles Harris, residing at Aurora, fell
seriously ill alongside the cement walk of
the court house today. His wife had left
him, and he had traced her to this city.
Ha saw her in the company of another
woman and a man at the theater last night,
and later had a talk with her. She prom
ised to meet him at 1 o'clock at the depot
today and to return to their home In
Aurora. When the appointed hour came,
however, she failed to appear. He had
gone to the place where she had stopped
during her brief stay, and Inquiry led to
the Information that she was up town
shopping. He was on his wsy to the city
when he waa selxed with congestion of the
brain. Harris later recovered sufficiently
to go home and his wife was later found
and accompanied him.
PRINCE HENRY MAKES ASCENT
Wrapped tn Fors, Brother of Em
peror William Take Flight
In Alreblp.
BERLIN, Jan. 3.-Prlnce Henry of
Prussia, brother of Emperor William, made
a successful ascent in a military airship
from Tegel this morning. The balloon was
under command of Major Gross. The
weather was very cold and the prince waa
wrapped in heavy fur. The airship took a
course over Charlottenburg and the Tier
garten, along Unter Der Linden and around
tbe old palace, where Emperor William
waved a greeting from a balcony.
TT
ANO
At Prices Below Manufacturing Cost to make room for
shipments arriving daily from eastern markets. Prices
never before so low. Terms within the reach of every
pocket-book.
i't
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$38 Cable Ebony case.
$2.00 a month until paid.
$42 (iaebler Circassian
walnut case.
$2.00 a month until paid.
$48 Mathnshck Hosp
wood case.
$2.50 a month until paid.
-Hospe Upright.
$3.00 a month until paid.
$83 Kstey & Camp Ex
cellent condition.
$3.00 a month until paid.
$100 New England Up
right, extra bargain.
$3.50 a month until paid.
$135 C. A. Smith Ebony
case.
$3.50 a month until paid.
$150-0ramcr Upright,
ebony case.
$4.00 a month until paid.
$169 Norwood Upright,
slightly used.
$4.00 a month until paid.
$185 Pavis & Sons Mot
tled walnut case.
$4.50 a month until paid.
$350-Steger U p r i g h t,
used only a short time,
now $225.00.
$5.00 a month until paid.
$250 Schmoller & Mueller
Cabinet grand, colon
ial style.
$5.00 a month until paid.
Also a large number of slightly Used Pianos of Stand
ard Makes, including Chickcring, Hardman, Kurtzman, Ivers
& Pond and others at prices to suit the pocket-book of the
most economical buyer.
Pianos for Kent $3.00 and up including free tuning.
Expert tuning, repairing and moving. Pianos stored. Low
est prices and satisfactory service guaranteed or no pay.
Electric Pianos, Player Pianos, Pianolas and Cabinet
Players at prices ranging $75.00 and up.
Call or write today for full information. Uoom is need
ed not the money. Terms to suit condition of purchaser.
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1311-1313 Farnam Street
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BABE AS GUARDIAN OF BOYS
Three-Year-Old Girl Afreet to Look
After Lads.
DEATHJECORD.
Mr a. Mickarl Baraa.
TBCUMBBH, Neb., Jan. a. (Special Tal
egram.) Mra. Michael Burna, aged about
SO, died auddenly at her home weat of
Tecurnaeh today. Mra. Burna had been
operated upon (or aome complaint and had
been administered aa anaeathellc. It la aald.
0ha died aoon afterwards. Deceaaed leaves
a husband and two small children. She
waa married to Mr. Burns about rive years
aajo. The funeral will be held at tha Catho
lic church her Monday.
"I'LL MAKE 'EM GO TO SCHOOL"
Bat the Juvenile Officer (btnin Ills
Plana and Uors Not Appoint Lit
tie Girl to Bach Grave
Duty.
Probation Officer Carver addressed him
self to the 3-year-old girl In the Juvenile
court room.
"Will you be guardian for these boys and
sea that they go to school regularly?"
"I'll make 'em go," anawered the child,
gazing at the boys with preternatural grav
ity.
Lucille darkens, 3 years of age and as
cunning a little girl as tha two Omahans
know, came near being appointed custodian
of Thaddeus and Caslmlr gledjlnowskl Sat
urday mom 1 jig. At least the suggestion
was made In all seriousness and the child
actually understood what was proposed and
wished that It might be carried out.
The little girl is a rosy-cheeked, blue-eyed
child with a peaches-and-cream, complexion.
the blonde fairness of which is an English
fairness and not Scandinavian. Her mother,
Mrs. James Larkens of Thirteenth street.
near I street, South Omaha, was with the
child in the court room.
It seems that Thaddeus and Cuslmir Bled-
jinowskt, 15 and 13, respectively, have been
having trouble at home and, according to
statements in the court room,, their mother.
Mra. Walter SledJtnowskl, threw them out
of tho house last Sunday night. After that
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for several days they ate casually and oc
casionally until the motherly Mrs. iArken
took them Into her own home. Later they
were taken to the Detention borne and are
there now. There was no legal sppe.arance
in the court Saturday, tin (atber of the
boys having promised to me, but failed
to do so. A complaint will be filed later
and definite disposition ' made of the luya, I