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8 THK OMAHA DAILY HKK: FRIDAY. MATit'lT 12. Council Bluffs Minor Mention IMlfl WflM a he U M 1 Beott . Otaaaa e Iavl. drug Borwick. wall paper. lwm Cutler. funeral director. 'Phone ST. Wondrlng Undertaking company. Tel. SM. FAi:ST BEER AT ROGERS' BUFFET. Majeitlc ranges, P. C. DeVol Hdwre. Co. Cut flowers, Herman Bros, florist. It rarl street. Pyrogra,phy outfits and wood. Alexan der's, 3X3 Broadway, W. W. Dlckereon, the watchmaker, has moved to 622 West Broadway. F, A. Spencer, plumbing, heating and gas fitting, 1M West Broadway. RAIRD, LONOENECKER BOI.AND, undertakers. Phone 123, 14 N. Main 8t. Judge Snyder ha announced that he will dfer handing down his decision In the case of the moving picture theater pianos until next week. I. M. Treynor of Dos Moines, a former resident aiail postmaster of Council Bluffs. Is In the city attending the session of Untied States court, tie is a member of the federal grand Jury. Harold, the 7-ea,r-old son of Mr. and Mrs. P. Wehlgren of Grand avenue, died yesterday afternoon from convulsions after a year's Illness. Arrangements for the fu neral have not been completed. Relatives of Mike Warnlnger. sent to St. Bernard's hospital by the commissioners on insanity, have written from Templeton, la., asking that ha be cared for here until other arrangements can be made by hla family. The preliminary hearing of James Grif fin, charged with being one of the two men who held up and robbed James Chaney of two diamonds valued by him at $750, haa nen set for this morning In police court. Hlnce his arrest Griffin has been at liberty on baH In the sum of 11.600. At a meeting of the directors of the Na tional Horticultural congress last evening Alex Wood was elected second vice presi dent. Roy Wilcox was appointed chairman rit the committee on exhibits of flowers. Routine business relating to the recent fruit show occupied the attentloa of the board. The case against' Dan Roach and John Lewis, charged with the theft of poultry from A chicken house In the night time, was continued In Justice Cooper's court yester day until April 10. The district grand Jury, which convenes next week, will Investigate the case In the meantime. William Perry Heliner of Columbus. O.. hss written County Auditor R. V. Innes asking the tatter's assistance In locating his cousin,' William Relmcr. whom the writer believes Is a resident of this city or vicinity! The writer enclosed a letter for his cousin, which he asked the county audi tor to forward In the event that his relative Is located here.. Receipts in the general fiuid of the Chris tian Home last week were $172.60. being 127.60 below the current needs of the week and Increasing .the deficiency In this, fund to date to 1)93.30. In the manager's fund the receipts were tM, being $16 below the needs of the week. The deficiency In this fund Is 1608.30. The amount needed In the Improve.nent and contingent fund for 1909 Is $18,267.89. .. Hubert I Thacker. whose marriage to Iaura Walker, a girl under 18 years of age, was thwarted by the young woman'! mother Tuesday evening, was released from custody yesterday, after having spent the night behind the 'bars of the city Jail. In police court yesterday morning Judge Sny der admonished the young man to keep away from the girl and not to make any further attempts to marry her until she be came of legal age. It Is now possible to get an effect you wish with wall paper. It la only a few years since the price of fine paper was so high that only a tew people could afford the expense to get a selection desired, but machinery -hsa lessened the expense and the finest grades of wall paper can now be purchased at very reasonable prlcea. We have overloaded our stock this spring and are going to make a still lower price on wall paper, so that If you are thinking of having those rooms papered, aee us first. It will pay you. C. Jensen. Masonic Temple. George T. Smith, whose right najne Is said by the police to be-Dolan, was fined $60 and costs In police court yesterday morning on a charge of being a vagrant. Smith is the man who was arrested In a raid on the resort st 60S, West Broadway. Judge Sny der warned Smith that he would fine him $100 If he was brought before the court again. "I tinderatand they ran .you out of Omaha, and If they don't want you In Omaha, we surely don't want you here," said Judge Snyder. Frankle La Porte, ar rested with Smith and aald to be the per son running the resort, wss fined (25 and costs. Both fines were paid. Aaaes Men Cap a re Prises. AMES. la.. March 11. (Special. )-Out of ten of the $20 gold medals offered by the National Corn exposition for the best arti cles on as many different subjects, students from the Journalism course at the Iowa Agricultural college won nine, the tenth going to a man who graduated from Ames last year and Is now farming for himself. Out of the thirty first, second and third places Ames men won twenty-six. The win ners are as follows: A. E. Qualfe, , Ames; Ray A. Arnold, Strawberry Point, la.; O. W. Johnson, Ames; H. E. McCartney. Ames; J. B. Campbell, Ames; B. B. Heatnn. Ames; O. W. Patterson. Ames; C. M. Evans, Ames; F. It. Kerr. Ames; O. W. Johnson. Ames. Flatulency or Wind On Stomach As 1$ Is Commonly Named, Means That Decaying Food I Making Gas. tins moat serious condition Is very prevalent and results most distressingly and fatally oftentimes. , The stomach in cases of flatulency la unable to digest the food properly. Decay sets In. gases form, extend the stomach, force their way down ward Into the bowels, and If not relieved It extends upward pressing against tho lungs, liver and heart, causing shortness of breath, belching, foul odora and many times sudden death. Foods which are filled with gases, when taken Into a deranged stomach cause flatu lency rapidly, vegetables being especially nn 11 iiim (jukiiijt. Against SUCll a condition the stomach can do but little because these foul and poisonous gau affect Its glands, muscles and tissues to such a degree as to Incapacitate It almost at once. These gases distend the stomach In all directions, preventing the contracting musciea irom aoing tneir regular duties. or or iney oo rorce tne gas from the stoiu ach It goes elsewhere In the system with even more harrasslng results, and then the decaying mass still remains to generate more gases. . . The moat affective methods for allay ing flatulency Is to remove the cause of gas making. An emetic will do this, but the stomach will have the same trouble the moment new rood enters it. Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets get at gas food at once, digest it. prevent uecav quickly reduce food to aourlshraent, make good rich gastric fluid and pass the dl gested food to the Intestines, giving the stomach Its rest and the system Its nour ishment. Flatulency simply cannot exist where these little tablets are used. They build up the stomach fluids so that It mat ters not how many vegetables you eat or food, containing Qualities of gas, the stomach does Its work well and quickly, Stuart' Dyspepsia Tablets are sold everywhere and used the whole world over by sick stomachs and stomachs that want to eat heartily and yet not get sick, Every druggist carries Stuart's Dys pepsla Tableta. price 0 eenta per box. The demand for these little digesters is constantly Increasing. Forty thousand physicians In America and Canada use them and prescribe them. Send us your name and address and we will send you a ' trial package by mail free. Address F. A. 8tuaM Cu. U Stuart Bldg , Mai shall aiata. Council Bluffs CITY FUNDS RUNNING LOW Only Three Thousand Dollars to Ban City During March. SOME FUNDS NOW OVERDRAWN Law Kperlflcally Prohibits lasnanee of Warrants In Excess f Ammil - Appropriated. Which Waa eighty Thoasaad. Will the sum of $3,040.83 be sufficient to maintain the aeveral departments of the municipality through the month of March Is a problem which Is troubling the city officials. This Is all that Is left of the $SO,000 appropriated for the maintenance of city government during the fiscal year whlrh ends April 1. The Iowa statutes spe cifically prohibit the issuance of warrants In excess of the amount appropriated for the year. The financial report of City Auditor Mc Aneney for the month of February Issued yesterday shows thst only $3,046.83 remeins unexpended out of the $80,000 appropriated by the city council for the maintenance of the several city departmenta during the flscsl year which ends on April Over drafts segregating $2,694.10 appear In the emergency, city hall and health funds. The amounts appropriated for the aeveral departments and the balances In the treas ury on March 1, according to the report, are as follows: Purpose. Appropriation. Vnused. Salaries, executive dept....$ll.oa00 $1,135.16 Police and marshal's dept.. 22.SO.0O 1.760.M Streets and alleys 9.000.00 Fire department 24.6O0.0O Fire and police telegraph.. 2.000.00 Engineer's department .... 4,600.00 Printing and supplies l,2no.00 City pound 6OO0 Emergencies 1.880.00 City hall l.too.OO Health 1,600.00 . .ri.M 126.34 299.6ft 34.77 2,634.70 12.38 47.02 Totals general fund Iess overdrawn .$80,000.00 $6,639.88 2,694.10 Actual balance $3,045.83 Overdrawn. The net debt of the city was slightly In creased on March 1 as shown by the follow ing summary: Net debt February 1 .$82,207.02 Warrants drawn for February .... 8.176.32 Total .' $90,473.34 Less cash received by treasurer.... 8.064.98 Net debt March 1 . . .$82,4f.3 On March 1 the total cash held by the city treasurer was $118,686.67, made 'up as follows: Cash balances in city gen. funds. $ 90,fiR4.1 Cash balsnres in Improve, funds. 21.401.04 Cash balance In library fund... 6,469.67 Total $1,186,568.67 The balances In the general city funds were as follows: General t 608.19 Police 25,677.77 General sewer 9.693.09 Bridge 5,404.24 Road 220.88 Judgment 390.18 srlit nc S.K7H.2S Water 9.612.37 Funded debt 7.S44.M Bond loan. Interest 900.25 Wster wcrks sinking 22.513.84 Indian creek 4.744.66 Total $90,684.16 ORDER OP MIKES ASSEMBLING Minnesota Member Comes to Consalt Grand Jnry. Samuel Butor, proprietor of a summer lake resort at Cass Lake, Minn., who paid an Initiation fee of $6,000 for membership Into the newly organised "Order of Mikes" this being the amount that he claims J. C. Maybray and his gang of swindlers bun coed him out of. arrived in Council Bluffs yesterday morning from. Little Rock, Ark. i He waa accompanied here by H. N. Hard ing, cashier of the First National bank of Caas Lake, who lr Interested In Mr. Sutor'a prosecution of the gang which bumped him for his bank roll of $5,000. Mr. Sutor registered at the Grand hotel on his arrival, but Mr. Harding did not. Both Mr. Sutor and Mr. Harding were in consultation during the afternoon with Postoffice Inspector Swenson and other federal officials, but they did not go be fore the federal grand jury. It waa stated last evening that If the federal grand Jury considers the Maybray case at all, both Sutor and Harding will appear before it some time today. Harding cornea Into the case through the fact that one of the letters alleged to have been written by Maybray and signed by Sutor was addressed to him. It is said that this letter asked that Sutor's draft for $5,000 be honored by the First National bank of Cass Lake. There was no hearing held In the ha beas corpus proceedings brought to secure the release of Hans Laurltsen and Mrs. Christine Jensen from the county jail at Audubon owing to the fact that they are under quarantine for diphtheria. I. R. Dunn, Immigration inspector from St. Louis, wss here to oppose the grafting of the writ, as It Is the Immigration depart ment which caused the arrest of Laurltxen and his alleged paramour. Vlggo Lyngby of this 'city, who la Danish vice consul. Is attorney for Laurltsen and Mrs. Jensen. By agreement of all parties the caae will be heard at Creston and Judge McPhtr son ordered that the two be brought before him there on March 23. In the case of Joseph Swain, administra tor of the estate of Gladys Chapman, against the Standard Oil company, known as tha Plsgah oil case. Judge - McPherson overruled the motion for a more specific statement and set next Monday as the date for trial. It Is likely Jtjat this will oe i no oniy jury case ior ins verm. The grand jury returned an Indictment against Henry Hoffman on the charge of aendlng postcards with obscene writing on them to a young woman of this city. Hoff man on being arraigned pleaded not guilty and the case was continued until today. It Unexpected thst the case will be dis posed' of without a Jury trial. Marrtaae Licenses. licenses to wed were Issued yesterday to the following: Name and Residence. ' Fred H. Nelson. Council Bluffs Nsllle M. Reynolds. Council Bluffs. H. L. MoOavern, Persia, la.. a Susie Funk, Persia. Ia Don Bean. Benson. Neb Carrie Monroe, Omaha Fred Stelnhauaer. Omaha Mary Uarrls, South Omaha John Sherwood, Plattsmouth lvalcne L. Reod, Plaintield, la Age ...21 ...18 ....26 ....22 ....$7 M ....21 ....27 ....24 Matter la District Coart. J. H. Cupp, aald to be a prominent citl sen of Keola, filed aults In the district court yesterday to enjoin F. J. West and 8. P. Williams. Thomae G. J. Griffin and Davis Hoblns. saloonkeepers of that town, from selling liquor. In each caae It Is alleged py Cupp that the defendanta are aelllng contrary to law and maintaining a nuisance. . Mra Gertrude Kimball was granted a divorce from Hugh Kimball on tha grounds of desertion and failure to support. - WlUUua Butter, charged with breaking into a freight ear In the yards of the Northwestern railroad and stealing several pairs of shoe, had his trial . ysstsrday. The Jury up to a late hour last night had not arrived at verdict. John McCarthy, Council Bluffs who was Indicted Jointly with Sutter and who pleaded guilty and Is now serving his sentence, wss bi ought here from the re formatory at Anamosa to testify on be hslf of the defense. W. F. Dong wss sprointed guardian of his brothsr, James Long, an Inmate of the atate asylum at Clarlnda, his bond being fixed at $t)00. Deputy .Sheriff Woolman went to Fort Madison yesterday with Albert Hogsn and George W. Prultt, sentenced to Indeter minate teims in the penitentiary. COMPROMISES OS BOt OP CIGARS Foreman of Federal Grand Jary Pats Penally on Himself. Members of the federal grand Jury had the laugh on Foreman James Record of Glenwood yesterday. Incidentally the laugh cost Mr. Record the price of a box of elgars. When the Jury was ready to re port the Indictment against Henry Hoff man and was about to proceed to the court room one of the members missed his over coat. "Some one has got my overcoat," said the owner of the missing garment. "If anyone of the Jury has taken the coat I will fine him cigars for the crowd," declared Foreman Record. A search for the overcoat proved with out results and the Juror hsd to leave the Jury room without It. After the Jury had been dismissed for the dsy the member who had lost his overcoat happened to be standing near Mr. Record and he thought he recognized his coat on the foreman's portly form. Turning down the collar he discovered his name on the garment. Mr. Record then remembered that he had left his own coat In the office of the marshal before going to the Jury room. "I guess the fine goes all right," said Mr. Record, as he escorted the members of the Jury to the nearest cigar store, where he paid for a box of choice Hav anas. Real Estate Transfers. These transfers were reported to The Bee March 10 by the Pottawattamie County Abstract company of Council Bluffs: Maude U. Worth and husband tn Jessica J. Sledentopf, lot 7, block 21. Omaha addition to Council Bluffs, deed $ W. .1. Dunlsp. single, to William II. Cook et al., mwM, 23-76-4:1, q. c. d Andrew Dorenzen and wife to Marv Wtdmaler, lot 9. block 15. Grimes' addition to Council Bluffs, w. d.. Eugene Tost and wife to Henry Schneider, lot 2, Aud's subdivision of original plat lot 212 and part of lot 3, subdivision of original plat lot 212, w. d James H. Nelson and wife to Charles Dembke, lot 1, Bradley's subdivision of lot 16. Audi's sub division of part of s4 ne'4. 25-75-44, w. d Oral D. Young, single, to William O. Young. und2-9 of nei, 26-74-41 w. d Nels Peterson and wife to W. W. 16 Ml 1,800 2 032 Cleary. ',4 nw4, nw4 sw4 and wl acres of ne'J iw, 80-76-42, w. d 8,075 Adam Haun and wife to M. S. Ellis, H sw of 8, nw4 ne'i of 17 and ne"4 nwS of 17, except s5 acres. 77-44, w. d ? 11,124 W. W. Clesry and wife to Thomas A. Klrkwood, wli nwl(, nw4 sw and w6 acres of ne4 sw'A, 30-76-42. w. d 11,878 William O. Young, widower, to James M. Coons, ne4, 25-74-41, w. d 16,000 Franklin Unangst and wife to W. B. Wormley, se4 se4 of 10, s swH of 11, sw"4 nw',4 and nw'4 sw4 of 14 and neVt nei of 15, 74-38, w. d oB.800 Total, eleven transfers., .$89,281 Iowa News Notes. . GLENWOOD Mills county residents had a sensation sprung upon them this week, when the bills for smallpox expenses in curred during the plague which has raged there all winter were presented to the Board of Supervisors for the enormous sum of $6,000. MARSHALLTOWN F-Sftnntor .T T Carney wss re-elected and Cashier C. C. St. Clair of the First National bank waa chosen for the first time members of the city school board. There was quite a lively cuniesi, ur. ti. a. ivinnan Deing the un successful candidate. WEBSTER CITY Superintendent T. XT Ford of the Webster City schools haa re signed. Hie resignation follows upon the overwhelming defest Monday of his candi dates for the Board of Education. Tha resignation will be accepted at a special meeting of the present board and the new board will meet for reorganization. SIBLEY The young girl who committed suicide at the Windsor hotel In this rltv Sunday night, was Identified today as Marie Selberg, the daughter of Hnnry Sel berg, a prominent farmer near Ledyard Ia. The girl was 19 years of age. She reg istered under the assumed name of Bertha jnaion. no cause ior tne act la known. MARSHALLTOWN The followln ! th all stsr team of the Railroad Young Men's Christian association Indoor league, which nas Deen cnosen to pisy the team of the 8tate university which la to ho h pr, sin March 22: Catch. Tretter; pitch, Boardnian; xirsi Dse, Lvounsoerry; second base, Bell; third base. Fuller; left short, George Hock rldge; right Short, Wittel; fielders, Salis bury and Lambert. CETOAK FALTJS O. J. Laylander. for many years superintendent of the public schools of this city, who has been an agent iwt vjiiiii . v-u. ui v.lliuagir, iihs, according w I... iiu.H Bviu uui uy inHi company been made a member of the firm. Since he resigned the superintendence here Mr. Laylander has been representing the com pany In northwestern Iowa territory. He is living in vnicago now. MA80N CITT Grant Rush, who broke Jail here last Friday night, was recap tured last night near Fertile, Ia.. by a farmer named J. W. Osborn. The theft of a fur overcoat from the C. Paul farm near Clear Lake the night after Rush escaped furnished the first clue to the direction Rush had probably taken and enabled the officers to trace him. Rush was without a coat when he got out of Jail. OSKALOOSA Mistaking a cupful of gas oline for that much water, Mrs. W. T. Cun ningham of this city was almost burned to death when she threw it into a fire in an open grate. The room was filled with flames at onoe and the curtains and other Inflammable materials and Mrs. Cunning hsm's clothes were Ignited. The family came to her rescue and by wrapping her In bedolothing smothered the flames and prevented them reaching vital parts GREENE Irving Bucknell. who Satur day ehot and perhaps fatally wounded Francea Miller, the adopted sister of his wife, wss arrested and placed In the county Jail here late yesterday afternoon Many threats were being made against lilm and It was feared a mob might under take to hang him. His victim still has a chance for recovery. She was taken to Des Moines Isst night, where an operation for the removal of the ball was to be per formed as soon as she was able to un dergo It. CRESTON The local Elk bowlera -got even" last night with the Red Oak team which so trimmed them up last week st Red Oak. The Red Oak sggregatlon came up here laat night' to play a return game and came also with great assurance, but they were doomed to disappointment for the home team gave them' a dose of their own medicine, and beautifully defeated them. The grand totals were: Creston. 2JjO Red Oak. 2.230; giving Creaton the lead with 13S to Ita credit. Tata tWM CITT sTTXXBBBY Will have a salea ground on Avenue A and $6th street, next to the car line, from April 1st to May 1st, 190 where can be obtained ail kinds of fruit, shsde and ornamental trees, shrubs, roses, etc. Home grown. Come and get your stock and aav half your money. Yours truly, W. BOUCBK-. Lellert's Lenses Ciesani Csawwt Kaews s Weans ef Gasaes , bmS tC" M as. er. S SWtlrt 1)1 I. sT I m a. BUT UNI inr a sVee V rrrrrvnc LUfLKI 9 Cause and. THIS WAS THE ADi INVESTORS TAKE NOTICE RICiUKST SXAP IN THE MIDDLE WEST 1.640-acre. well-Improved ranch In northeast Nebraska; $7,000 worth of Im provements, 400 acres now In cultiva tion, 2,000 acres would make good farm land. 800 acres of fine hay land; all fenced and crose-fenced with three wires; running water In pasture, good blsck soli, with clay subsoil. This is one of the finest stork and grsln ranches In the state. Small farms In this locality are selling for $30 to $50 per acre. I cen offer this rsnch till March 1 for $13 per acre; $16,000 cash, balance long time. This will be $20 per acre as soon as my option expires. Come S. E. WAIT & GO. 617 Bee Building, Omaha. Tel. Douglas 1392. (20) T08 21 Cost him $1.80 Made him $4,200.00 The Omaha Bee is the market place for farm aid city property uh . I 1 00 1 1 eavoi ! I Iowa PKUHltfllUM blUKfiS m Resolution to Submit Amendment Passes the House. ACTION OF SENATE UNCERTAIN Senate Paases Bill for One Board to Have Supervision of All the State Educational Instt tatlons. (From a 8taff Correspondent.) DES MOINES, March ll.-(Special.)-For the first time during the present session the public took a personal Interest In the pro ceedings of the house today when a final vote was reached on the resolution to re submit the prohibitory amendment. The resolution psssed the house by a vote of 68 to 37, with three absent. The fight waa started this morning by Balluff offering an amendment which was In effect to pledge the' next legislature to make an appropriation for the purchase of the breweries' and -ea loons before the amendment Is finally put to a vote of the people. This received only twenty-two votes. An amendment offered by Harding strik ing out certain words In the resolution said to be unnecesssry was adopted. Then an effort was made to close debate, but this failed and about 11 o'clock general de bate was commenced. The house refused to adjourn and the opponents of the reso lution started In to consume time and wear It out. Speeches in opposition were made by Miller of Bremer, Sullivan and others. Al most the entire discussion waa upon minor matters and but little waa said on the merits of the amendment as a temperance movement. There is the usual speculation as to what the senate will do with the resolution. There are two committees It may go to. The committee on suppression of Intem perance Is composed of Senators Cosson. Mattes, Smith of Mitchell, Nichols, Larra bee, Francis, Hoyt. Bennett, Chapman, Gates, Adams, Taylor and Ream. Not more than four, of the committee could be cer tainly counted aa for the amendment. It might be aent by President Clsrke to the committee on constitutional amendments, consisting of Senators Burgess, Clark, Gllli land, Maytag. Saunders, Bennett, Gates, De Arman, Foley, McManus and Ream. This committee Is In about the same condi tion as the other one. There has been some speculation as to whether President Clarke Is for or against the resolution. Speaker Feeley showed all - through that he Is strongly opposed to It and haa used his position to fight the passage of the meas ure. It Is certain that Clarke will not do this, but he will not be found among those seeking to force It to the front; In fact, he Is sufficient of a politician to see that It would be Just as well to permit the reso lution to remain quiet until such lime as a suitable sifting committee will take hold of the matter. Vole oa Prohibitory Amendment. The following was the vote In the house on the resolution to resubmit prohibition in Iowa; Ayes Allred, Anderson, Arney, Bauman, Beans, Bebe, Berry, liae, Bunnell, Bow man, Burt. Cooper, Cousins. Crumrner, Cdnnlngham, Dabney, Dalby, Darrah, Da vidson, Damson, Dcriuugli. Dowell, Dewey. Dewltt, Drury, Elliott, Velt, Fenn, Fln layaon. Fox, Fulton. Ooorl j koonti. Grier, 1'ackler, Hanson, Jiickenlooper, Holmes, Huffaker. Hunter, Ide, Inman. Jacobs, Jewell, Johnson, Jones, Kellogg, Klsy, Lar rabee, Lee. McCleary, Meredith. Moore or Wapello, Penn, Perkins. Keaney. Ripley Schee, Sheldon. Smith, Stlllman, Stoddard! Swan. Thompson, Welden, White, Wilson Zeller. Nays Balluff. Basoom, Boettger, Bonn gaarden, Byerly. Calkins, fassldy. Corrle, Dodds, Dye. Ellis, Etter, Fourt. Fulllam, Harding, Harvey. Kendall. Kull, McDon ald, Marston, Miller of Brerher, Miller of Dubuque. Moore of Linn. Newell, O'Con nor, Kelts, Rltter. Bankey, Schroeder Schulte, Sullivan, Swift, Tegeler, Tllton Ward. Wolf, Mr. Speaker. Absent or not voting Blackmore, Bran des and Konnts. rtllltlea Bills Wallioa. There are severs! bills In the legislature for ths purpose of more effectually con trolling public utilities. The most promising is what Is known ss the Smith-Lee bill, which enlarges the power of ths RsllroaJ commission and gives it some control over all those corporations which are not now under regulation In some way. This bili, with the Whlte-Grler bill, has been re ferred to a committee of the house to be framed up. The bill in the senste known as the Van I .aw bill, which merely give te Me city councils the right to Investigate, has been defeated once, but It la again be fore the Judiciary committee and may yet be passed. A new utilities bill haa been in troduced by Senator Adama Oa E4acatlaal Board. The senate this afternoon passed the Whipple bill tor one board for the state IXCRAKOII rssixEsa caiAirCKS LOANS, IXSUKAHCS PVOMEgl ELI.. DOUO. 1398 IWD. A-8318 S. E. Wall & Company Real Estate and Investment, Farm Lands and Exchanges 617 Bate nulldlng Omaha, Neb., March 10, 1909. Omaha Boo, Omaha, Xeb., Gentlemen: Last week I advertised a ranch in South Dakota for sale, in The Bee. The deal was closed today, and if you will send your reporter to my office I will give you the full particulars of the sale. 1 knew The Bee was an excellent advertising medium for City or Farm property, but had no idea 1 could sell so large a proposition in such a short while and on so little advertising. Appreciating the results your paper brings, I am, x Respectfully yours, S. E. WAIT. educational institutions, 39 to 9. The house committee on Judiciary voted to defeat the bill to forbid Sunday theaters and Sunday base ball. No Special Election. Governor Carroll has decided not to order a special election In the Page-Fremont district to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resigratlon of Senator Jamleson. He has had the matter up with Attorney Gen- j eral Byers, who gives It as his opinion that the statute Is not mandatory. Assuming that the legislature will not adjourn until the second week In April It would be Im possible for the person elected to serve more than ten days or two weeks; the law providing that at least ten days' notice shall be given before the holding of the election. The expense would perhaps amount to something like $2,000, and In view of the short time t!;ai the person elected would have to serve It Is deemed advisable not to call the special election. New Steam Road Throoah Iowa. It became known today that the Fernald A Easterbrook Interests of Boston, who control the Des Moines & St. Paul railway, are connlderlng the building of a new steam road through aouthern Iowa, the road to run from Des Moines to Nebraska City. Engineer Dodge, representing the Boston men, Is expected here In a few days. In formation regarding cost of right-of-way is now being secured. The new road would take the place of the D?s Moines & Creston electric project, which has been dying out. MILLION DOLLARS FOR LAND FRAUD INQUIRY Field Anrents Will Begin Work InvestlB-aHaa- 32,000 Alleged Irresnlar Title. WASHINGTON, March 11. Backed by an appropriation of $1,000,000 by congress and with a large force of special fie!d agents, Commissioner Bennett of the gen eral office is making preparations to prose cute vigorously an Investigation Into charges of wholesale fraudulent acquire ment of public lands In the west by cor porations snd Individuals. The proposed investigation is the result of an appeal made to the congress by former Secretary of the Interior Garfield for a $1,000,000 fund with which to recover over $110,000,000 worth of land alleged to have been fraudulently acquired from the puhllo domain. Officials believed that there was reasonable prospcet of recovering this land. The commission will gradually Increase the force of special field agents to about 150 men to investigate more tlmn 32.000 cases of alleged land frauds now in hand and to undertake any new :ases 'hat may arise. ALLEGED BANK ROBBER CAPTURED AT DAYTON, 0. Allen Grorif Beatty, Wanted In I.ob Angeles. Arrested After Three Months' Chase. DAYTON. O.. March 11. After a three months' chase across the continent, A Urn George Beatty, a safe expert. whono home wss formerly In Mlamlsburg, O., and Fannie Wilson, well known In Los Angeles, were arrested here today. nraiiy I i iioircu . n - - - j National bank of Los Angeles of $25,700 on December 14. The couple has bet n here since the latter part of January. Beatty Is the man who was said to have been In Omaha a few days sgo. OUTPUT OF PACKING HOUSES Increase Over Preceding- Week, bat Bias Decrease Over Last Year. CINCINNATI, Msrch ll.-(Speclal Tele gram.) Price Current says; Totals west ern packing waa 676.000, compared with 46i. 000 the preceding week and 650.000 last ysar. Since March 1 ths totsl Is 715,000, against 630,000 last year. Prominent places com pare as follows: 109. . ..1.M .. .110,000 ... 65.000 ... tiO.OOO ... 66.000 ... 35.0(i0 ... M.OOO ... 15.000 ... 10,110 ... 12.0D0 ... .( ... 20.000 ... ao.ooo lfH'8. IM.OnO U5.0UO 80.01 tSS.dOO 75.iiO 40.000 84.0UO 18.0110 18.0OU IS.OiiO 40.0110 26.000 25.OJ0 Chicago Kanras City... Omaha 8t. Ixmli. Bt. Joseph Indianapolis Milwaukee .... Cincinnati ..... Ottumwa Cedar Rapids. Bloux City Bt. Psul Cleveland "My t-year-old boy was badly oonstl patsd, had a high fever and was la an awful condition. I gave him two doses of Foley's Orina Laxative and tba nszt morn ing tha faver was gone and ba was entirely well. Foley's Orlno Laxative saved his life." A. Wolkuih. Casimcr, Wis. For sals by all druggists. Quick Action for Tour Money Tou get that by using Ths Be advertising columns. IF CITT PKOFKWTT COIO.ECTIOBTS RENTALS $5)c? I Oregon U 4LrO) t0 Washington I I and Idaho LOW ONE WAY CQLOWST RATES Every Day to April 30, 1909 To PORTLAND, TACOMA. SEATTLE and Many Other Points ia the Northwest. Train Service and Equipment the Best that Money Can Buy, via nion Electric Block Signals all the way The Safe Road to Travel Ask about the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, Seattle, Wash. i Inquire at CITV TICKKT OFFICE, 1324 FARXAM ST Thonpfl Roll Doug. 1828 and I ml. A-3231. Rock x WW nr. i mm Magnificent b in Chica J(j jiyr Englewood Union Station: jiln lllllfi Convenient of access to and from South Side residential district, K III! IllllinW an "Wording direct connection with numerous Eastern lines. jPi jlj III II IllllfurV a SaMe Street Station: A jlll IJIj IllSlllllllllllml. Nearest the heart of the city, tbe business, flllj llll llllll(lilllllink shopping and hotel district, and only llll llllff l!fflfl!lirV station on the derated loop. III 11 1 IniiiiM Stations TICKETS: To Chicago SHARP PLEADS NOT GUILTY Fanatic Willing? to Apologise for Ktlllna- Kansas City I'ollt'cman if lie la Released. KANSAS CITV. March 11 The crim inal court today set March 30 as the date for the trial of James Sharp, known as "Adam God," and Mellsa Eharp, his wife, religious fanatics, charged with the mur der of Policeman Michael P. Mullane. The Sharps, Jogetm-r with a number of followers, engaged In a battle with the police" force of Kansas City In Decem ber, 'as the result of which five persons have died. Sharp waivr-4 formal arraignment and pleaded not guilty. He said he was mill ing to apologize for the killing of the po lice officers ami for his battle with the police If he acre permitted to resume his life of "preaching the gospel to down cast men." WILL OF WILLIAM T. JOYCE I, Late " Chleaao I.aiabcr Merchant Leaves Five Millions to Widow and Tot Ion. CHICAGO, March 11. The will of the late William T. Joyce, a lumber mer chant, was offered for probata here to day. II disposes of an estate valued at mora than $5,000,000, all of which la left ffect The story of the sale From Omaha Evening Bet Mnrch 10 AD IN BEE M7KESBlG DEAL Jnat ln Macs Leads to OT,MX Male of South Dakota Land. 8. IS. Walt & Co. closed a rionl Wednes day with J. 1. Sailers of Mattoon, 111., whereby the Illinois farmer becomes the owner of n.400 acres of South I'akotA land for $97.L'O0. This Is one of the iHra est farm land deals made In Omaha f'r some time and resulted from Mr. Sailers seeing a small advertisement In The Bn while he was In Chicago a short time ago. Pacific 391 Island !!! wu in Chicago 1323 FARNAM ST. to his widow, Mrs. Clotilda O. Joyce, and his two sons, David D. and J lines titittiley Joyce. WITH ROBERSON IN MESSINA Plctarca of Home Scenes Before and Alter the Great alarth. iaake. With a voice that filled every nook anl cranny of tha Auditorium. Frank rtohcr son last night told his fellow traveler to the scene of Italy's great ' cuttia trophe ths story of Mesalna. graphically Illustrated with colored views Mr. Roberson was exceedingly careful to keep from the screen the multiplicity Of horrors which he saw In Sicily, eon tenting himself with a few dozen slide which truthfully and sadly told the har rowing story of one. of the most colossi horrors tn history. The lecturer had Visited Metalna lg, July upon his return from Palestine ami Idly snapshotted numerous scene. In Messina and placing his camera In January in the same plates he shuwtd ths amazing contrast. Mr. Roberson will speak again tonight al tha Auditorium. -aakt la the Act and arrested by Dr. King's New Ufo fllli. bilious headache quits und liver and bow els act right. Sic. For sals by taa4oa Di ug Co. 0 r1