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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1909. measure under the fifth-rib with a long dirk. In th ccmrolltM the entor wss outvoted because of the absence of some of Ma followers, but It la a safe bet that la tb senat It will put the Iron Into the measure where It will bled. This will tend to Induce feeling '.of brotherly love between the bous members who voted for h and the senate and possibly It will not tatlsat' asr' Oregwa' Flaa. As an Indication of what the senate really thlnka of Mi. Brysrfr plan to adopt the Oregon plan of loting United State! senator, it la sard tbf committee on privl tera and trtertloria will pnt on general flM with the cherished bill of the Nebraska leader Senator Raymond ! bill. 8. F. 140, for a modification of the Oregon plan. The Scott a Bluff member woaM viva a candidate for. the legislature the right to declare hie preference for United State! lenator or not arid hi! bill provide! four choice or statements.' lie may take the party choice, the .'candidate receiving the plurality vote and he may refuse entirely to make a choice. Ai Senator Raymond la a republican. the, democrats are probably not supporting bis bill, but there la aa yet no Indication the Oregon plan aa expressed In the Humphrey bill hi to be received wltn open arm! In th uppr house. BaSraa aa Goed aa Dead. . anator Miller Woman suffrage b)U la being hold off In the senate, though, on general file, pending a hearing of the ques tion before the house committee, which has been arranged .for at an early date. The action of the committee on constitutional amendments of the senate, in getting , the bill on general file before there was time for a hearing force tailed a King session, so Immediately after the advocates of the bill hurried to the house and saw to It that the privilege of making an appeal was framed there. After that take place the lenate will be free to act. The bill requires t three-fifth vote and there I no poscl billty of It! paantng in the upper house. Delay In discussion In the senate Is ooca iloned probably by the desire to give the aomen a chance to talk and not to kill t before thrir public hearing, thus throwing sold water on their aspiration. Doaeao Orsai Talker. In the debate on Senator Cain bill to permit the governor to. determine the date of execution .of brlmtnal condemned to die, which would result practically In th abolition of .capital punishment, several Of th senator for the first time had th opportunity to display their oratorical abil ity. Senator Brown of Lancaster, who Is a speaker of great ability and who is also opposed to -Capital punishment, waa In the chair and could not talk, but In his place Benator Donohoa Of Holt county made an extended address In which he, revealed great ability ae a pleader. Me opposed capital' punishment aa a retreat to the way of barbarism and aald by oountenanclng It society, hold! the unfortunate and often time mentally irresponsible one, ao mad through no fault of hi own, equally respon sible with the person able te control him self. Th manner of hi addres marked th senator from Molt a ne of th orators of th upper house,' though his argument did not suit Senator Tlbbet of Adam! at all, who opposed th bill. On th vote ten senators only war or abolishing the pres ent systenV " Markia (MiM Trail. Daughters of th American revolution are making an effort to secur an appropria tion to mark th old. Oregon trail through Nebraska. A committee of three members of the local chapter of the order, headed by Mr. C. B. Letton of Lincoln, have regis tered as lobbyist tor thV purpose of push Ing this bill, which has already been Intro duced In the house. A - partly national movement Is In progress to establish land mark necessary to mark the trail. Colo rado solons have a bill before them similar to th on Introduced here to mark th old Santa F trail, following the legislature of Kansas, which has appropriated money for the purpose In that tat. The Oregon trail enter Nebraska at th extreme southwestern end of Oage county, follows 'lie Little Blue river to the north west and strikes the Plstte river east of Kearney. The stream is followed into Wyoming. Over" tM rout from Fort Leavenworth to Oregon the pioneer trav eled and along It are many spot of his torle Interest. H 1 proposed to use th money for th purpose of erecting at Intervals of six mile granite stone appropriately engraved. As far 'practicable the place marked will be one! where ther waa a massacre or other Incident worthy of commemoration. These monuments will cost about H8 each. In Kansas the Work of setting them up was paid for by Ihetounty boards of the counties In whlofti they were set up. The bill In the Nebraska legislature is M. n. S40 and appropriates l&AOO. Ths route lies la Oage, Jofferson, Thayer, Nuckolls, flay, Adama, Kearney, Phelps. Ooaper, Dawson. Lincoln, Keith Deuel Morrill and Soott'a Bluff counties. i .i n' iii . . , Ceart at Central City. CENTRAL CITT, Neb.. Feb. T.-tBpecial.) Judge Holienback adjourned court here, all of the jury cases on the docket havlag been 'disposed of. At ths time of adjourn ment there were still some matters de manding th attention, of th court, and the judge' gave notice that tie would be here The new 10c cigar. A smoke that tickles a smoker's taste from 1 the strike of the match to the very last puff. A straight Havana filler, ith a Sumatra wrapper. A cigar that has no equal among ten cent cigars. ASK YOUR CIGAR MAX. CUa. Ikmevaa Cigar Co., Dlstatbater. .Oataha, .!., Moot city, la L-CRui-A bUJi. Ibo. I! ' 1 1 i CIGAR. on March a to hoM an equity see ton c-f ths court. In the matter of the conviction of Charley Johnson upon a charge of unlaw fully having liquor In Ms possession with the intention of selling It, a motion for a new trial bas been filed, and It It II denied sentence will be pronounced when the judge comes up In March. In the case of Emma Bartium against Henry Barnum, aaking for a divorce on th grounds of desertion and nonsupport, the petition of the plaintiff was granted, and the was given tlie custody of th minor children. The case gainst Onega Odell on a charge of drunkenness was dismissed upon motion of the county attorney. Charles Saucerman, charged with stealing oat from D. H. Burke, pleaded guilty and wa fined 1100. Frank Johnson, th 17-year-old lad who robbed some store at Clark a few week! ago, pleaded guilty and was ordered com mitted to the reform school at Kearney. The jury In the suit of J. E. 'Dorshlmer against M. D. Maddox resulted In a judg ment amounting to about $350 In favor of the plaintiff. HOPKIMS MEETS WITH ' ALUM! I Secretary ef Dartssaath Attend Re aaloa sf Aaaeclatloa ( Plata. LINCOLN. Feb. 7.-Bpcial.)-Ths Dart mouth Alumni Association of th Plain, which comprise graduates ef this famous Institution who ar now living In various western states, held thatr annual reunion at the Lincoln hotel. A special feature of the evening was an address by Ernest M. Hopkins, Hanover, N. H., the secretary of the college. The address was Illustrated with a number of stereoptlcon views of th college buildings, many of which had never been seen by th older member of th association. Pictures of President Tucker and ths old college pin tree were greeted with applause. There was an element of pathos given th address when ths plcturs of old Dartmouth hall, with smoke and flames breaking through ths roof, was shown. This hsll was built In 1781 from money raised by the Congregational churches of Nsw England, which employed lotteries ai the most avail able means of securing ths funds. The fire occurred In ltot. The site Is now occu pied by a new fireproof building which Is almost an exact duplicate of ths old hall. A ne gymnasium Is the new object of the exertions of th alumni, and funds for It are now being subscribed. . The meeting closed with a business ses sion, at which Prof. Daniel Ford of Lin coln was elected prealdent; Prof. N. Bern stein, vies president, and Dr. C. W. Pol lard of Omaha, secretary. eateae Day at North Platte. NORTH PLATTE, Neb., Feb. T.-(8pe-clal.) Yesterday afternoon Judge a rime sentenced all the defendants Who have been convicted or, or have pleaded guilty to th commission of felonies at the present term of court. Henry Oelse of Maxwell, Neb., who pleaded guilty to receiving stolen goods and burglary, waa sentenced to Serve four years in th penitentiary on the first charge and three year on the second. Cy rus Clark, who was Implicated whh Oelse In the dif ferent crimes, was sentenced to three yeats in the penitentiary. These men will be re membered as the parties who committed a long series of theft! of cattle, hides, freight, alfalfa seed and other goods at Maxwell. A number of other charges tiad been mad against the parties, but these were nolled on their pleas' of guilty to th other count. John Haselton, who was convicted of horse stealing, was sentenced to serve one year In the penitentiary. Henry Thomas, who pleaded gulKy to forging check, was alio sentenced Jto one yearv ln the penitentiary. The district court, which ha been in session for two full weeks, just finished the criminal cases yesterday and began the trial of oivll surte to a jury. These will require a full week of jury work If not longer and after this a number of equity case are to be tried. It Is likely that the court will be busy for a full month trying the cases this term. This ha! been one of the longest and busiest term of court held In this county for a number of year. Wymere Win Debate. WTMORB, Nebi, Feb. 7.-(8peolal.) Wy mor and Humboldt high school debating teams met her last night, discussing th Question: "Resolved, thst disputes between capital and labor In the railroad business should bs settled by boards of arbitration with compulsory powers." Carl Wrh?y, Jean Hargrav and Mark Margravs of Wymor had th negative and Morgan Walsh, Sam Zimmerman and Nina Snow of Humboldt had the affirmative of th question. The decision whs awarded to Wymore, Superintendent Teach Of Uni versity Place, Professor Edwin Maxly of the Nebraska Law school and Professor Pegg of the University of Nebraska acting as judges. A fair slsed audience beard the arguments. Twlae Bill Eadorsed. GRAND ISLAND. Neb., Feb. T (Speclal.) At a meeting Of the exeoutlve committee of the Commercial club the sec retary Was Instructed te oommunloats to Representatives Sink snd west and to Bsnator Buhrmau te ths effect that It was ths senss of the committee that all hon orable means should bs employed by them to further ths Bygland binding twine bill, establishing a plant in the penitenti ary Instead of the broom plant, in view of the fact that such action would bring competition to a. trust made article not manufactured in th atat and remove th competition of eohvlct labor with fair labor in th manufacture of brooms now engaged id several cities In this state. Nebraska New Notes. ' WTMORB A rumor Is current that It the Union Paoif lo builds into Wymore In the spring th sheep yards at Buriiham, Nob., near Lincoln, will be moved here. WTMORB The Brotherhood Of Railway trainmen will give their annual danoe the Ed of February. Bruse's orchestra, of Lincoln, has beea engaged for the oocaatct. OSCEOLA While John P. Heald was at the Methodist Episcopal church some one broke Into his house and got away with a gold watch, a revolver, and a gag dyer belonging to hie son Ralph. OL'IPra ROCK Mlohael Bheeley died this afternoon at 4:16 o'clock, lie was S years of Sire snd had been III for several months. He leaves a wtfe, four sons and three daughters. He waj an old soldier. OU1DH ROCK Ed. Doylawas severely kicked by a horse at Burr's livery barn, where he is employed. His nose was broken and his beacr and face bruised and out. On finger is broken. It Is feared he is Injured Internally. . . CENTRAL CITY The long erpected game In the local Young Men's Christian SMnclaUon banket ball lea sua between the htistnes men and clerk waa .played off, Thursday night, the clerks winning by the decitilve scors of 13 te 2. WYMORE It tat rumored that an effort Is being msde In the city to capitalise a company for $50,000 to bring water to this city from the springs north of Blue Rt-rings. It is thought Blue Springs will sell a right-of-way for a main through ths corporation. OtJCEOLA Polk rountv phvslclans held their annual meeting at Oereota and elected theee officers: (leorse B. Potter of Shelby, president; F. W. Wnepnel t Pnlk. vice president; I M. Shaw. M. D., of Oeweola, secretary-treasurer; and C, A. Anderson delega.e so ths stats convention. CENTRAL CITY Judge Peterson Issued th following ntarvts licenses this week: January SO, Joseph I. Brown to Viola M. Watte, both partie residents of Merrick oounty; February s. Nk-hoias J. Barrett 'to Jennie Cnlborn. both of None county; February S. John Dush of Plane oounty to Victoria Staraskln of Merrick county. OR AND ISLAND At a meetlngnf ths petitioners tnt saving th outlines sort Ion of the city President Ryan of ths Commer cial club was authorised to arfxint a eonw Bailee of ten further lo iaveauaata nviik and report heck In two weoks a to what kind should be constructed. The meeting Was sddrrrsed by several local contractors, by Mr. Park, of Omaha, a paving con structor in all kinds, and several dealers In materials used in paving. TKCUMPRH At a public, meeting held et th Commercial club room th senti ment of citlscns there gathered seemed to be highly In favor of retaining the fair ground for public imp. BuTiet Ions were offered having In view the pore ha ee of th rounds from the fair asaociatlon by either the countv or city, and some of the public spirited stockholders of the society even offered to donate their Interests with sd d It tonal ch offerings In case the grounds snd building could be made the property of either the county or city. A meeting of th stockholders will be held on February 15, when It Is thought srsngements can be msde to keep the grounds for nubile, use and to provide for the debt. The mstter of sewerage for Tecumneh was discussed at length at the esme meeting, letters from Adna Dobsnn, of Lincoln, state engineer, wers read, and arrangements sre goring to be made to have the gentleman come to Tecumseh and look tis ground over. MINERS CONCLUDE BUSINESS Scale Committee Reports oa th Coa dltloa In Anthracite Resttoa. INDIANAPOLIS. Feb. T.-After select ing Indianapolis as the place of meeting next year, ths convention of th United Mln Worker of America adjourned last night with th delegates singing "Amer ica." Delegate James of British Co lumbia led In th singing. Th scale committee, which considered the situation In the anthracite districts of Pennsylvania, reported at this even ing's session. Various demsnds are made, among them an eight-hour day with no reduction in pay and th com plete, recognition of the union. A S and 10 per cent Increase In wages Is also asked. John H. Walker, president of th Illi nois district, who was defeated for presi dent by Thomas L. Lewis, addressed the delegates and urged hearty co-operation In the support of President Lewis' ad ministration. Toledo and St. Louis made strong bids for the next convention, but Indianapolis won, mainly because the headquarters of th organisation is maintained here. E. C. MeCullogh, the newly-elected vice president also addressed the convention. "I came Into this contest with clean handj," he said, "and after I have been With you a year I want to be able to go out with my hands just as clean." Factloaal Dlspates Abolished. The convention today disposed of much business. Th chief transaction was ths adoption of a resolution declaring against a recurrence of the factional disputes in the campaign just closed. It was de clared thaf'any member guilty of mak ing or circulating or causing to be cir culated false statements against another member shall, on being proved guilty, be suspended for sIk months and shall not be eligible to hold office In the In ternational, district, subdlstrlct or local unions for two years." It was also decided today that In future elections the popular vote will elect the International officers. The convention refused t.i rut a 3-year limit on office holding and refused to Change the time of the annual election to thirty day after the scale Is signed. A twelfth clause was added to th pre amble of the constitution as follows: For better protection of the lives and health of the coal workers we demand that the duties of all mlna Inspectors be made more extensive by having power at any time after having made thorough Inspec tion, to order immediately the suspension of any mlns that Is found to bs unsafe. Report of Scale Committee. ' The scale oommlttce adopted - the wage seal agreed upon, at Bcranton, Pa,', last year. The report follows: Thst an agreement shall be .negotiated between the representatives of the miners and operators of the anthracite region and all disputes arising under the contract shall be adjusted as provided for in said agreement. We demand the complete recognition of the United Mine Workers of America as a party to negotiate a wage contract and that the United Mine Workers of America shall be recognised In our right to pro vide sny method we may adopt for the collection of revenue for the organisation. That we demand an 8-hour day with no reduction In wages. That all coal shall be mined and paid for by ths ton of I, OK) pound. That we demand a definite and more uni form scale of wages and prices for all classes of labor at all collieries In the an thracite region, and that all employes paid $1.60 or lees per day shall receive a 10 per cent advance, and all employes paid more than 11.60 and less than 'i per day shall receive a t per cent advance. That the system whereby a contract miner has more than one Job or employs more then two laborers be abolished. That ths employers be required to Issue uniform pay statements, designating the name of the company, the name of the employe, the colliery where employed, the amount of wage and the class of work performed. That contract shall be made for m per iod of one year. Th commute recommended that the officers of th organisation use their best effort to bring about a conference with the operators snd left the details of arranging for this conference with the executive board. Th convention concurred In th report. The organisation will not be represented at the International Mining congress In Europe next year. It costs 11,000 to send delegate to this congress and the conven tion decided this was too expensive. HORSES ANDJDOGS ALL DEAD Money Mrs. Issw Left 1st Trest for Them Now doe to Her llesbaad. HARTFORD, Conn.. Feb. T.-A th horses and dogs mentioned in th will all a re dead, a trust of $M,M for their care Set apart by Mr. Mary B. Snow of this city, who died some tlm ago, 1 without effect. At th tlm th will wa drawn In April, 1900, th animals were remembered and Dr. Frank 8. Snow of Valatle, N. Y., th husband was cut off. Ths husband waa in probata court today prepared to make a contest, but when It was seen that the trust provision was void no contest was mads and probating of th will was al lowed. Under the law the husband will get hi share. Mrs. Snow om Urn ago began a Suit for divorce, but was not successful Is th action. Bh waa perfecting an appeal at the time ef her death. RUMOR OF RAILROAD MERGER Proposed Comblaatloa Will Have Llae (rose Mlaaeapells to Atlaatls Seaboard. CHICAGO, Feb. T.-It waa rumored In railroad circles today that a consolidation hsd been effected between the Chicago Alton, the Toledo. St. Louis aV Western, Iowa Central, Minneapolis A St. Lou I, Chesapeake aV Ohio and possibly th Cin cinnati, Hamilton at Dayton railroad. Ed win Hawley, who with his assistant sold th Colorado A Southern railway property to th Burlington a short tlm ago. Is aid to be slated for president of th new combination. . Westlaaheitee fxestorest Fall Pay. Th Westinghoua Eiectrto and Manufac turing company has. without announce ment, restored to Its 1000 employes a yearly total of over $.VU,O00. which was takeoT front their annual pay roll (sat March, when th policy ot retrvnehment was Instituted. Th only announcement mads by th com pany wa a llttl slip In the different pay envelope Issued Saturday In shops from London to Wn Francisco, Including Pitts burg. Newark snd Cleveland. The old rate of wages ts restored from January L Each of the 1.0wA employes receives aa aver ace Increase df U t inooA. itltaburg fl imt.'bu . . . HARD TASK FOR ASJUITB Premier Troubled to Meet Expendi ture! with Revenue in Sight. TALK OF INCREASED TAXATION While Lords Caa set Amead Badsret, They May Reject It Entirely If Its Provisions Appear Too Rad ical or Oaeroas. LONDON. Jan. 28,-Blnee the return to town of the members of the government there have been frequent meetings of the cabinet to arrsnge the program for the coming session of parliament. The liberals In the past have loaded the kings speech with proposed measured, many of which either have been dropped or been killed by the lords, and this experience. It Is understood, has Impelled Prime Mini ster Asqulth to stsrt ths yssr with a numerically small program. Its Importance, however, I expected to exceed that of any session In recent years. The uotstsnding feature will be th budget. Not for many years have any any radical changes been made In the sys tem of taxation, but this year It Is pre dicted will see a departure. In speeches cabinet ministers have said that the budget will not be radical. "If ther ar no radical changes." ask ths critic of th government, "how do you propose to meet the increased charges with a greatly reduced revenue?" Thos I the difficult question the country Is waiting for the chancellor of th excheuquer to answor. Th government will have to find nearly 1100,000.000 more than ordinarily for the coming finanolal year. budgetl"t"'le Problem Of Finances. The Old age pension scheme has already cost more than anticipated snd the labor party and radicals are demanding the re moval of certain disabilities which at pres ent prevent many old persona from claim ing the pension. Th members of the gov ernment have further pledged themselves to maintain ths two-power standard with a 10 per cent margin for ths navy. To provide England with a fleet 10 per cent larger than th combined navies of Amer ica and Oermany, according to th most coneervatlvs naval officer, in the coming budget we must provide for at least five capital ships. Ther ar those who hold that America should be excluded from the estimate as being a most Improbable enrmy, but cabinet ministers have made no defi nite reservations, and even If they do, the navy estimates must be greater this year than for many years past. On top of this increased expenditure, which Is denied by neither side, Is the deficit. The great problem Is where the money Is to come from. Thus far these methods have been suggested: To decrease the payment on account of publlo debt, Which the present government has prided Itself on and to take part of the required amount from the sinking funds; a heavy supertax on large Incomes; Increase th death duties; tax land values and Increase the dutlel on saloon licensee. Only th last two proposals meet with serious op position. The taxation of land values Is open to the objection, from a political viewpoint, that it would be opposed by small land owners, many ef 1 them government sup porter!.., j . , . - . Lords May Vet Badget. Although ths lords have no power to amend a budget, they have the power to reject It wholly. It is an open fact that a powerful section of unionists are urging Lord Lanadowne, the leader of the House of Lords, to take that course, Should the budget be considered too radical. The only possible result of the lord's rejection ot the budget would be an appeal to the country. With this In view, moderate lib erals, Including the Westminster Gaxette, the government organ, Is urging the gov ernment to avoid If possible a further clash with the lords. Other measures favored are the house and town planning and Irish land pur chase amendment bills, put off from th last session, and th India reform bill foreshawodew In Lord Morley's speech at th close of last session. PILES OTJRBO I!T TO 14 DATS. PAZO OINTMENT guaranteed to cure any case of itching, blind, bleeding or protruding Pile in to 14 days or money refunded. 60c, LINCOLN DAY CELEBRATION (Continued from First Page.) Jority of the great men who have achieved results In ths political world have recog nised their obligations thereto. Every man ought to be a Christian, snd every Chris tian ought to be Identified with some brsnch of th great church that Jesus Christ has founded m th world. Abraham Lincoln, th man of noblest Im pulses and serenest chsracter, Is living In ths hearts of the American people today. Such a man can never be forgotten. He will continue to live In the memory of the nation and or the world while tlm shall last May the noble elements that comprised his character and mads possible the achievement! of his great success, com prise your character and mine!" Frigate lato Fit by fear of appendicitis, take Dr. King's New Life pills, and 'away goes bowel trou ble. Guaranteed. Zc For sal by Beaton Drug Co. CHANCES IN FRENCH TARIFF (Continued from First Pegs.) (Continued from First Fags.) abl quarter In thos cities, and 1a sev eral instances our representatives have expended their entire official income la rental." "C. Q. D." aad Stocks. A gentleman Who ha had much to do with th development of wireless telegraphy points out the dsnger ot the great success of the' efforts of the ill-rated steamer Re public to call to its aid other vessels during Its distress lsst week. "The great trouble Is," said the gentleman who for various reasons did not car to have his name mentioned, "Is thst apparently wire- Cooked Fruit with GraLpe-Nuts food gpiinkled ever, make a delU rioui, wholesome breakfast or luncheon Try It! There's fx Reason lee telegraphy has become commercially feasible with the results that dosens of so-called wireless telegraph companies are slready In the field with the glittering ad vertisements offering tsock for sale. It Is to be feared." he continued, "that the re sult of the efforts of Mr. Blnns to call aid to the fated Republic will be that many Indiscreet persons of small means will Inveigled to Investing In the stocks of these companies of which the great majority will follow In the wake of so many get-rich-quick schemes. The general public should be very careful In how they In vest In propositions of this kind of which they can ot necessity have no knowledge." AFFAIRS ATJ50UTH OMAHA Treasurer Flies His Monthly State ment of Pinnaces of th City. Th city treasurer submitted his monthly report yesterday, showing collections dur ing January amounting to. trt8.443.T8 and disbursements amounting to $-7,815 W. The net balance In the treasury Is f463.4K.39. This Is one Ot the largest balances ever recorded in South Omaha. Ot . this sum $333,749.87 Is In the special sewer funds. About $50,000 more Is In special assessment funds for grading and paving, derived from ths saTe of municipal bonds. Collections for the general expenses from the general levy amount to about $180,000. This Is fully 80 per cent of the levy. This Is counted good by the tressurer, for It Is not usual to reach (0 to 05 per cent of the collections until about June, near the close of ths fiscal year. Marphya Injnnctloa Wins. The application of James W. Murphy for an Injunction enjoining the mayor and council from proceeding to grade O street, alleging that the cost thereof would eventu ally fall upon the city and taxpayers gen erally throughout the city, was passed upon by Judge Redlck yesterday. The court granted the prayer of Mr. Murphy's peti tion and ordered an Injunction restraining them from proceeding lurtner with the O street grading. This puts a stop to the proceedings and O street will not be graded unless the property owners within the proposed Im provement district will pay the costs of such grading themselves. Ths case was hotly contested by both sides. However Mr. Murphy's victory will put a quietus at least for the present on the proposed O street grading. Claad H. Thurmond. The death of Claude M. Thurmond, a young man well known at the South Omaha Live Stock exchange, occurred at the Omaha General hospital yesterday morning. The cause was an attack of typhoid fever. The funeral will be held at 2 p. m. today from the residence of his uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs F. P. Lewis, 2ttl B street, &uth Omaha. The burial will be at Vail, Iowa, Mr. Thurmond was 28 years old and had been In the employ of the Lee Commission company as a bookkeeper. Maa-le City Uosslp. Mrs. Joseph Holman is visiting relative! In Indiana. Olrl for general housework; 8 In family. 1311 N. 25th St. Tel. South 649. The City expended $173.25 for ths cleaning of streets during the last week. Jetter's Oold Top Beer delivered to any part of ths city. Telephone No. 8. Better eat your Sunday dinner at Jim Hall's restaurant, The Burton, 617 North Twenty-fourth street. COAL! Try Howland's celebrated Silver Creek. Office, 438 N. 24th St. Tel. South 7. A prlxe masquerade will be given by th D. L.. U society No. 27, at Barton hall. Twentieth and Q streets, February 13. Th regular meeting of the woman' auxiliary to the Ancient Order of Hiber nians will be held Tuesday evening at Odd Fellows' hall. Fred Melcher Is up from Kansas City on a short vinlt to his parents and friends In South Omaha. He says he likes Kansas City very much. President Suspenders all new, up-to-date patterns that Juat come in, 3c Shaw-Knit Hose, 20c. Nebraska Shoe & Clothing House, South Omaha. Superior lodge No. 193 announces a mas querade to members and friends of the De gree of honor, given at the Ancient Order of United Workmen temple, Wednesday, February 10. Vincent Hudeepeth, Twenty-third and A streets, who wes reported missing several days ago. has returned safely to the city. His disappearance has been explained to the satisfaction of his relatives. We wish to thank friends and neighbors for kindness and sympathy at the death and burial of our husband and brother. Mrs. E. P. Morton, Wailacs Morton, his son Japiea, Fred and diaries Morton, his brothers. . The Aid society of the West Side mission will hold a basar at the mission, Thirty fourth and U streets, Wednesday after noon and evening. Lunch and dinner will be served and he proceeds are to bs used for a church building, A postponed dance to have been given by the Women's Catholic Order of Forestsrs, No. 661), January 38, will bs given Febru ary 16, at Odd Fellows' hall, Those having Invitations for the former date will be ad mitted to the dance without charge. Miss Kate A. McHugh of the English department of the Omaha High school gave a well appreciated lecture before chap ter M of the V. E. O. society at the home of Mrs. A. F. Btryker yesterday afternoon. Her topic was "American Literature." Ths Women's Christian Temperance un ion will give a tea at the home of Mrs. K. D. Weirs, Kill Twenty-first street. Mrs. Clara Burbank will speak on, "t p-to-Date Temperance." A home cooking ssle will be conducted at the close of the program. Mrs. Elisabeth Sohellhardt, aged i years, died at the home of her son Frank SchU hardt. Twenty-eighth and Harrison streets, Saturday afternoon. The funeral will be held Monday, I p. m., at the residence. The Interment will be In Forest Lawn cemetery, Mr. and Mrs. Nick Mergerner of Milwau kee, Wis., who wers the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Alex H. Breuel, 823 North Twenty-second street, left for Denver, Colo. They are making a trip through the west which will not bring them back to Nebraska until next July. The funeral services over Mrs. Margaret E. Daniran, hold yesterday at 8 a. m., were Impressively solemn. Father Ahem offi ciated at the high mass and made a short funeral address. The pallbearers were Dan llannon, P. J. Martin. John MacMlllan, John Flynn, Frank Boyle and C. X. Melcher. The burial was at 3U Mary's cemetery. PENSION FOR EX-PRESIDENTS Bill latrodared la Hoase Provide tor Payment of flX.oAo a Year for Life. WASHINGTON, Feb. T.-Afrlcan hunts and magasin writing will not be neces sary as the occupations of ex-presidents ot the United States If a bill Introduced by Representative Volstead ef Minnesota be enacted. This measure provides a pension of $12,000 annually for every president after be leaves the Whits House. No duties will be required ot th retired chief executive, but if he should again be elected to th highest office In the girt of the people bis pension would eeas during his term of of fice. Ths bill does not provide, however, that the pension will cease If the ex-presl-dent should aocept ths office of United State senator or any other federal office. Phrl the sal of rotten eggs would b neces sary in lllOHW uaya, uui s vimajriviiiB 1 11 M, l'l- w f ....... . - K " that In Fhlladelpta there Is a large trad in "rota" and "spots" spoiled, cracked , i fi ..... . ana ainr i I m 1 1 1 ui u u, nr. u ut tered In the Psnnsylvsnla legislature to nuik their sal and use a crime, "Rota" and "euots" ar bought by wholesalers, woo sell them to bakeis at about cents a dosen. With th.a fact known tli housewife who get poundcak for 10 and II cent a pound may understand how the baker can make It' so much more cheaply tb.au aba nee nNmt. FIRST PONY EXPRESS TRIP It Began with a Record Run on a Railroad. RACE AGAINST TIME ON H. A ST. J. Feat of a Nervy Haajlaeer that Won a Mall Contract for HI Road . A Speed Record Looc I'abroaea. MACON. Mo., Feb. T.-Ther will be meeting of the officials In charge ot the Missouri division of the Burlington at Brrokflcld on February 13 to commemor ate the Hannibal Ac St. Joseph's half con tury of life. When the connection was made near Chllllcothe In 1859 Hannibal was a village of the character described as "E. Peters burg In "Tom Sawyer." A decade be fore St. Joseph had been known to river men as only a landing. The towns be tween were small and of like consequence. Ther wot whol counties that could be entered at $1.38 an acre. Uovcrnor Bob Stewart was the Colonel Sellers who saw millions In It, and he managed to asso ciate with himself enough men of kindred spirit to make th project of building the road a success. Some queer notions were promulgated by those who opposed th road. Some said it Would furnish an easy avenu of es cape for fugitive slaves. One man who had been a representative said they couldn't run the steam cars In muddy weather because their weight would breek down the road bed and that Ok teams were 'he surer for freight. Another man said the fire from the en gine stacks would burn all the farmers' orchards and meadows. An officer of th claim department recently observed that Judging from the bills filed the last man came near being a true prophet. When ths pioneer waa pacified th bush whacker of civil war times took a hand, and for four years lis made It a hard guess whether a train would get through or not. Finally block houses garrisoned with soldiers were placed at all large bridges and a degree of peace followed, but not until an Immense amount of prop erty had been destroyed. Locomotive's Part la Feat. A great deal has been written about the pony exipresa which was operated across 3,000 miles of mountains, prairie and desert to deliver to the western gold miner his tissue letter from the east at $5 per letter, but comparatively little has been heard of the steam engine's part In the long race. An Important element In the scheme was the Hannibal tfl. Jos eph railroad, which at. the time was Just completed across northern Missouri. Although 208 miles long, the building ot this road was regarded In Missouri as the mightiest commercial feat of the period. It united the two great rivers of the con tinent and Its completion was typified by transporting several barrels of water from th Mississippi on th first through train and discharging them In th Mis souri. This was on February 13, 18S. A little over a year later, on April X, 1880, the pony express train made Its test run from Hannibal to St. Joseph. Th government had given It mall con tract to the pony express, but hsd not yet closed with any railroad. Until 1880 th mall had been going up to St. Joseph by boat. So It became necessary for the management of the new railroad to show Uncle Sam what could bs dons. - In comparison with the quiet way rail roads go about such matters today the preparation for the run of the pioneer fast mall Is interesting. Every man on the line considered himself as an Important part of the event. George H. Davis, the roadmsster, .who Is yet connected with the Burlington system, which now operates the Hannibal & St Joseph divis ion and who lives at Qulncy, 111., Issued orders for every switch to be spiked and all trains kept off the main line. He was selected to make the run with a nervy engineer. Add Clark, at the throttle. Engineer aad Englae. Clark was a fine specimen of the early day englseeer. He was absolutely fear less. His faine rested mainly on his abil ity to handle a locomotive and get his train over the Una without mishap. In those days that was a great achievement If running at a high rate of speed. The light rails wer easily thrown out of line by heavy rains and the roadbed waa no more firm than a country highway. The mail car used on the run of the pony express waa the first one con structed for that purpose In th United State. Th engine, named th Missouri, was a wood-burner. From an artistic point It wa a much handsomer machine than the big black mogul of today. Ther was scrollwork about ths head light, bell and drivers and all the steel and brass parts were polished until they resembled a looking glass. Fuel agents all along the line were noti fied to be on hand with an adequate force to load the tender In lesi than no time. The order! given to Engineer Clark wer simple. He wa to make a speed record to stand for fifty years. As Clark understood it ths only harm that could come to him would be a failure to make time. The train pulled out of Hannlball amid th waving of hat and th cheering ot a crowd. All the way across ths state, at every station and crossroad, it was greeted by enthusiasts, many of whom had Jour neyed mile to ee It. Nothing that had ver happened in northern Missouri excited a much general Interest. Th first seventy miles of th journey wa comparatively level and straight. Through Monros and Shelby counties the esger railway officials figured that the little train was making slxty-flvs miles an hour. At Mason It began to strike th rough country, wher bills nd curve were numerous. It Hopped ther for wood. Th fuel agent, L. S. Colemad, had erected a plat form Just th height of th tender. On thi h put every man that could find room, ch beating an armful of selected wood. A th train slowed up th men emptied their arm a Th fuel agent, watch In hand, counted Ui seconds. Seme Real Rsaslsg,' Just fifteen passed while th train was at h standstill. Then it was off sgaln like th wind. Th spectator saw ths occu pants of the car clutching their seats with both hsnds as It rocked to ond fr and threatened so toss them all In a bunch on the floor. Out at Macon at that time wa a grade that averaged eighty-three feet to the mile, running down toward the Chatlton river. lf Engineer Clark shut off hi stesm ever so Utile on that stretch 'none of th officers on board recollect anything about It. It the man at th trottl wer alive today he Could look at the record lie made down that bill with grim satisfaction and with the knowledge that the fifty years have nearly rolled around and that that part of hi run at least has nsvsr been beaten by any steel-nerved engineer tbst had been la the company's employ. It was Ilk an evaiaaoh. If ther had been a tenderfoot on board a more than reasonable doubt would have arisen In hi mind a 10 whether all th wheel of th train wer on th track at on tlm or aoL Th furnace waa drawing magnificently. A stre.ak of f!r shot out of the stark an l the wood sparks flew around Ilk snowfl.kes. Across the Charlton tlver came thi New Cambria hill, a stilt grratcr one than down from Macon. The momentum attained served to drive the train half Way upWith hardly any perceptible reduction of iwed. But tho exhausts became slower brfore the peak was approached. The flrtman piled in his dry cottonwuod and th safety valve sent a column of steam heavenward. The white-faced pHsscngers breathed easier, but the relief didn't last long. The summit of the hill was reached and the lit tle engine snorted as something alive, tons the bit In Its teeth and was soon lushing along ss If Impelled by a mighty wind. When the train palled In and stopped amid the waiting thousands at the St. Jo seph station Engineer Clark stepped ma jestically from his Iron horse looking mussed up, grlmmy and grand. For the present he was the hero of the hour. Ha had made the trip from Hannibal to' St. Joseph, 308 miles, In a little over four hours, a feat that hitherto had been regarded as next to the Impossible. Everybody wanted to shake hands with the keen-eyed man who had done this great thing. . But there was a tincture of bitterness In ths sweetest cup. A little Insignificant looking fellow with peaked cap, riding boots and light Whip was standing beside a bay pony at the United State express office. It was the pony en pre rider waiting for the little mall pouches. Blood, nerve snd muscle took up the burden where fire, steetm and mechanical skill left off. As the carrier rushed toward him With the mall pouches cheer after cheer went up for th little man who was to make the first dash into the great west. A ferryboat with steam up end hawsers cast off awaited the galloping rider; it war far from the shore and was plow ing across the river when the crVvwd which followed rnached the bank. Th follow ing entry was made In his diary by Cap tain J. S. Rogers of Cameron, Mo., who witnessed the pony ride depart on his first trip: , "Pony express left United States ex press office st St. Joseph, Mo., on Tues day, April 8, I860, at 7:16 p.. m. James M. Burns made a speech; much enthusi asm; bay pony, black, mane and tall." Hs might have added that the pony didn't have much ot a tall left by th tlm It got out ot town, becaus every man that could get at It pulled out on of the hair to preserve It as a souve nir. ....... Tho trip across the continent was msde within the time designated and the pony express got the contract to carry the mall between St. Joseph and the coesU Benson. Jack Williams returned lost Monday from a trip to Lusk, Wyo. B. Ruffner left Inst Wednesday for a few days' trip to Chicago. Miss Rose Johnson loft last Sunday for a visit In Washington, Neb. , , . Miss Agnes Nelson returned on Tuesday from a trip to 'Wyoming, Neb. , W. K. Vsrton has located In Benson and has gone Into tho real estate businexs. The Eagle lodge will give a valentine boll at the auditorium next Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. D. F.. Smith ar making a two weeks' visit with their son in Elliot, Iowa. i Mrs. R. P. Anderson had as guests last week Mrs. 8. A. Lewis and her son, Sam Arlun. ... John Boermsn left for Des Moines last Monday, where he will remain for tho winter. The Benson Dbncing club gave another, dunce last Friday evening at the Odd Fel lows' hall. Mrs. Latky of Lexington, Neb., -was a guest of Mrs. H. Lamaster a couple of days last week. W. F. Corktll of Baldwin, Kan., Is' a efuest at the home of E. O. butler tor ' short time. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Snyder, entertained laat Sunday for Mr. and Mrs. A-. Kramer of Canada. , H. Oreenough spent a day last week at the home of L. Proux, returning home on Wednesday. Miss Edna Snell has finished her course at the state normal of Peru and has re turned home. . , F. A. Borneman ho returned from his work for the Union Pacific railroad at Johnstown, Pa. Miss Elsie Krlsel, formerly of Benson, waa married to H. Yv. lsenliauer of Omaha, last Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Swoboda of Omaba were guests at dinner lust Sunday at the home of Mrs. Dollie Trotter. Miss Marjory Rood came home to spend the week-end last week from Brownell Hall, where she is In school. Miss Leila Anderson has returned home from Omaha, where she spent a few days at the home of her sister. O. D. Fielding returned to his home In Chicago on Friday, after a short visit st the home of Qeorgs Snell.' , Miss Nellie Bentlay of Davenport. la., was a guest lost week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Relgle. ' Mesdamcs Nngle snd Lang and Miss Freda Lang of Omaha were guests today at th horn of W. F. Klc. Mr. and Mrs. Will Swansnn have moved on a farm near Cherokee, la., where they will make their future home. . W. J. Culklns Is In New York City on buying trip for Brandels & Sons of Omaha He will be gone about ten days. Mrs. James McOarry left last Baturris for her home In Imogens, la., after a tw weeks' visit at ths Degan horn. Mrs. K. Llljenatolpe entertained Iir. Tuesday for Mrs. Hwanson of Omaha and MIhs A. Stlander of Donnlson, la. Miss Beds Bnrgland and Wllllnn; Oeelrlng of Omaha were guests last Sun day st the Conrad Swanson home. ere to eat I Meal Book Free at ROBERTSON CAFE GUE33 NUMBER SERVED EACH DAT Table d'Hote Dinner Every Sunday and Holiday l22l Tickets Frea a! Hansons Every parsoa wh takes a nieal at Teii Hanson's basement resiauraat may guess) U number who visit there during the day, Every Usy ths nearest gusas wius a aieai hook. Toll Qinsea's Lunch Room The most attractive, brightest, alrteag aad saost economical lunch r ovm la Oml MUSICIANS' MASQUE CARNlVAlj AUOITORlUlwl ;l February 8tti,00 200 IN ORCHESTRA $400.00 IN PRIZES For licet Masked Costunwi. Admission 50 Cents Per Person. Prises oa IM splay ta Orchard ft WU. Helm's Shew Window. cmxiamrtom r ASTAsTCXD AUIm.aV Matisse every day ttl6 vy aight Silt, Orsce Emmet aV Co.. Th fievea Yalllans, MelnoHa Twrn snd Clay auilUi, Arcadia, Caslellene and Brother, Happy Jack igmrd ner, Mr. aniiMrs llr C-Ilirkj lu( Wh
