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THE HEE: UJ1AI1A. WfilwrjnPAT, AUUl'T m. xrm. Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska SULLIVAN DODGES THE CASE Kama Rot on Petition Amiling the -. Corporation Tax Law. TACTS SHOW HIS CONNECTION Trrmlial Tni BHI ( Jlorrt wrilrra Will Be KllshUr l.nraer Than v ' Jndlelnry Case. ' (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN'. Aug. 21 (Special.) In the mniter of Judge John J. Bulllvan, demo crat's candidate for supreme Judge, and the attempted nullification of toe recently en acted corporation occupation tax, one of two things haa happened. Either the demo cratic bosses forced-Judge Sullivan to leave his i-.ame off the petition filed in the suit or the name was. left off Inadvertently. The name, la not orr the petition aa the at torney for the Mercantile Incorporation company, which la attaoklng the law. When It waa published that Judge Sulli van had filed the suit democratic) bouses, ao .it was reported In the papers here, were up' In arms Over hla action In at tempting to nullify a pet measure of the late democratic legislature. These same bosses, thsse papers Insisted, were very Indignant that a demooratle candidate for Mjpreme' Judge should put himself In the ShallenlM iger claaa of "nulllflera" Fo when the petition was filed It did not contain the name of John J. Sullivan, though Judge Sullivan annunnced that he Intended to file the wult and over his own ttb'iiulure admitted' he was the attorney for the-company which la plaintiff In the caee.,' - ' The following taken from a letter on file in the office of the secretary of state. In which the occupation tax fee of the Mercantile incorporation company was edit to, thai officer, shows Judge Sullivan's connection with the suit: 'I ill ; w.y:ii: Dl is not mado voluntarily. but ill u j- prutest and duress li order tii.it this i o Hiatlun mny be able' to continue to mm 4' i business In Nebraska without Incut hit, the tines, penalties, and forfeiture pro lilctl by said act in case of failure to promptly pay the finnunl occupation tees or charges therein provided for. "'1 he undeintgiipd corporation Insists that siitd act of April 8, 1:"'J. Is unconstitutional and that the sold fee or charge Is an illcKll exacijun and It la paid with the Intuition and purpose of hereafter insti tuting an action to test the validity of said act, and to recover back said sum of In caso said act shall bs adjudged uncon stitutional." . The letter was signed: "The Mercantile Incorporation company, by John J. Sulli van, VV. W. Slabaugh and J. W. Bat tin, Us attorneys." The letter was written on the letter-head of Sulllvsn and Rait, attorneys. Following this Judge Sullivan announced to the attorney general that he Intended to file the suit, and later the legal de partment waa sent a copy of the petition which now turns up signed only by 81a baugh & Rattin. Morth western Terminal Tax. The property of the Northwestern rail road In cities and villages Is worth for taxation purposes tinder the terminal tax luw, ll.lto.osG, against an assessed value of tho i-anie property last, year of $1,132,007. IIiIm U an Increased assessed value of t-A).u Tut following table shows a corn yr. ;.un of the. assessed values by towns for 1U and 1009: 1903. 13.M4 7,301 9.1 J 8.4.18 13,66 6.2.' 4,224 I 6.3K5 ,57 8,761 b.V.H 6.407 27.7H1 4.27S 6.91S 6..HK6 4.2riN 6.272 61,M7 8.598 6.0SI9 11.31-6 K.4 10.9.-9 18.2o6 8.1HH 6,K4'. 13.S2J 6.W3 9.8-21 4.K2ii 4.C51 6.2j1 1909. 14.313 T.M2 Jtl.J'Jti 6.4SD 14 0)3 6.47 6.164 Abl ...... Aitmuo.'trt ....u.t .... AI.UKH ... Arf.fltlln4 f ..;.. v.... V'WVV'V' Aihl'ifon Lasscu Iiai.le. CvvCk ... Ui . iVMMing lice ., Hcei.ur , Utni,ins.u:i ..... Wall' P.ralnarJ lirlotow Hiunu ........... Cedar Lluffa ... Ceiesco Chadron Ciarkson Clear Water Cody Colon ... -7, .'.37 I a 7n ' 9.412 6.210 6.K33 27.921 4.5-0 4.174 6(itl 6.019 .m 62.707 7.447 8.301 12.910 II. 946 11.H41 6.S.S1 8.512 Ci rd-.iva Ci.rniia ...... Crawford Cie, .. o:i 1 Cre.i.or. .. Ia'4 ni'wi t rav'd City iKiuge .... IiwlKht-... Klgln 6 'sirt 10.0 -,s 5 Whole Body Covered and Head So , Bad She Could Not Comb Hair Sight Affected Neighbor Beg ged Her to Use Cutfcura It , .Cooled the Itching Flesh and BROUGHT REST, SLEEP .. ' AND A PERFECT CURE " Words cannot express the awful skin disease I sufler.ci with. My whole body was covert! w::.'i it. My head broke our so that I could n-.it comb my hair. For a month or mere- i suffered with a terrible sore tiiroat. When I should lta down at night my eyes would stick to- ti-ther and I would nave to bathe them eore opening them each morning. I scarcely could see for my eves had failed mo from the effect of trie skin disease. I tried three doctors, but they gave me no re-tie and then I tried all kinds of thinrs tliut X thought would do me good but I could find nothing. I was a perfect prikcnur with the awful humor. "One of my neighbors bejjged me to try the Cuticura Ilemedies, and I made up mv mind to try them bnt not think ing that I would ever be cured. I would take a hot bath wilh Cuticura Soap and then apply the Cuticura Ointment. I round relief in a few days and in a month you could scarcely see a spot on Eorfai-e I felt like new person. When I Drat began to use the Cuticura Reme dies they cooled the itching flesh and brought me real od sleep and rest at nlfht. I had suffered fully two years with tbeikln disease but now I am well woman and In good health. I beg every sWte sufferer to use the Cuticura Reme dial. 1 rannot praise Cuticura enough because I thought that 1 would nevxr fwt well again, airs. Cordelia C. Titu. Newborn, Qa.. Nov. 24 and Dec. 21, 'Ua7 Keeping the Hair tTo prevent dry, thin and falling hair, T rawiove dandruff, allay itching and irri tation and promote the growth and beeuty of the hair, frequent shampoos with Cuticura Hoap and occasional dressings with Cuticura are uially effec tive when all other methods fall. Kiio Ml and full d tractions accompany each package of Cuticura- Aitmrm Boas t. Omlrur Ointment S0 ) fSll? Tiswd I'll ? P" '' "V..-?- Bu r-i.p . Mi Cluc.bt . K.-IOB. N esrj-J.VksfiCiiik'itf i'-aH. nisllut irrt m uhor. Bj we Ui an sua tiniuwt ut Ux Mis sea sur. KEPT PRISONER BY AWFUL HUMOR F.wlng tun I tn 11. fc-7 H" 13.CH7 U.6S7 tMt .4T Mil rs 127 toiro (Mil 016 I. J66 W.4IJ I4U 12. H0 10 IU 716 t.V I. 27 4 4i.7 LWI I 2X6 8.671 7.114 J4.7U M. 4 .U 13. BU 14.024 SO. Kit 29. 4.714 1.1X2 5. KM o.iKl lb, 10 1:6 6.447 6.471 .742 11 OSS 10. 237 10.428 4.274 4 Hit 6. HU0 7.17 6.154 1.4.16 II. (42 11.111 W.81K W.M1 7.644 .i7 6.527 6.D13 6 M .; b.m 1.2.1 6.2' ,34 II. 492 12.MJ 6.047 4.105 13.2X7 13 9.223 .694 12.S16 U.oM 0693 62.671 180S l,4. . .ia 1624 I CM 6,U3 I.Hf.5 11.890 11.621 6.641 6.031 , 776 3.267 1.721 I.fiW 14.964 15.127 7 s.02 16. IH li.!t 24.IC.7 25.3) 4.9"! 6.3M J.634 10.115 6.8-J 643 19.644 23,763 .1,122,007 61.1S8.0S6 Exeter ..w Fremont ... tjeneva ............. .M,. ..... (iordon Oreshent . Harrison ........ Hasting". Hay Springs Mendei on Harvard ....... llowells Hooper Humphrey Humphrey, No. 1. Kennard I-elgh Lincoln Lindsay Lin wood Ixnig fine Lynch Meadow Grove.... Merrlman Monowl Morse Bluff Nellgh Newman Newport Grove. . Norfolk Oak Uakdale ... Cimaha .... O'Neill .... Petersburg Pierce Pllger Plalnvlew Rushville Whtrkley .......... Scribner Seward Slyder south Omaha Spencer Stanton Stock ham Stuart Superior Surprise Tllden (Msdtson) Tllden (Antelope) .... Valentine Verdigre Wahoo West Point Wlnnetoon Winner Wood Lake York Rehraringr Asked in JadlelaJ Case. On behalf of Secretary of Btate Junkin (tliouKh without bis knowledge probably) a motion has been 'filed In the supreme court asking for a rehearing In the non partisan Judiciary case, in which the court hi M the law Invalid. The motion waa signed by Attorney General Thompson, Deputy Attorney General Grant Martin snd Arthur Mullen. In a motion It Is set out that the court declared the act uncon stitutional on points that were not raised by either side to the controversy. Challenges New Board of Health.. On behalf of the old board of secretaries of the State Board of Health, Charles 11. Sloan and Charles 8. Hoe this afternoon filed quo warranto proceedings in the su preme court to ouat the eoard appointed by Governor Shallenberger under the law enacted last winter. The petition sets out that the old board Is the legally consti tuted board of secretaries and that the new board members are usurpers and have no authority to acL The court In extra ses sion granted the relators the right to file the petition. ISebraska State Fair. The board of managers of the state fair, to be held In Lincoln September 6 to 10, la bending every energy this year, aa In years past, to make the state fair a great edu cator. That Is the general purpoae of the fair. But aside from that xne board has been paying special attention for several years to an educational department, under the special direction of the state superin tendent. Last year they set aside one whole large building,' Education halt This, year this large building has all been rear ranged and refitted, making a larger and better exhibit specs for a larger and bet ter exhibit than ever before. This year there will be another'' new eature,aiong the educational line along the !r.l4ed farmer Institute iaea. Thrse meetings will all be held In the uuultorlum, where 6,000 people can be oom fort ibly stated and easily hear any speaker ou account of the excellent aeoustlcs. Case of Child Abandonment. George E. Combes, a bridegroom of a month, is 'in JalL though no charge has been filed agaimtt him, his wife is ill and the nurse.' Mrs. Anna Knorr and the at tending physician, C. E. Spear, are under arrest charged with ohild abandonment. The Infant of a few hours was found Sun day morning on the steps of St. Elisabeth's hospital. The nurse and the physician have been released under bonds. It is charged that the phyalcian In the case left ,h bby at the epltal. It is sUll alive. , Haigngt Aa-ents Mast Pay Pare. Kmployes of the Omaha Transfer com pany win not oe permuted to ooara trains and ride out 1A0 miles or so in order to take care of the baggage of visiting Eagles un less these employes are regular employes of the railroad companies or pay fare. This was the decision handed down by the Hallway Commission today when Gen ernl Manager Mohler of the Union Pacific asked the commission if the employes of the transfer company ride on passes. Mr. Mohler said the transfer men wanted to go out on the trains to assist the Eagles, who are coming to the national meeting Ut be held In Omaha. Minor Matters at Capital. Judge John B. Barnes spent Ho Ss to se cure his nomination on the republican ticket as a candidate for supreme judge. Of this amount 25.40 was spent for blank petitions; 14 fuf getting them circulated and $..1S for postage. C. I,. Hobbs, stenographer to Judge Let ton of the supreme court, announced through the medium of a postal that Mrs. liubba had given birth to a nine-pound girl, and both the mother and the little one were doing wall. Mr. Hobbs and fam ily are now in Falrbury, their old home. DAIILMAN' TALKS AT A PICNIC " Opposes Prohibition or County Option Laws. BEATRICE, Neb., Aug. 24. -(Special.) Mayor Pahlman of Omaha was the prin cipal speaker at the Barneston Old Set tler's picnic today. He opened hla ro il, arks by touching on the growth of Ne braska and the importance of the state us an agricultural country. He then took up the county option and prohibition ques tion. He expressed opposition to both and said no new laws were needed to regu late the liquor traffic. He believed In home rule and thought that a city should reg ulate or banish the liquor traffic In ac cordance with the will of a majority of the people. Rev. U. O. Brown of Beatrice will pre sent the other side of the prohibition ques tion tomorrow. A ball game was played between .Odell and Blue Springs, the latter winning, 11 to i. About three thousand people at tended the plcnlo. , Wayne Connty Horsaal. i WAYNE, Neb., Aug. J4.-Speclal.)-Tht Wayne county teacners institute con vened at Wayne Monday, Auguat 23. The attendance la now ninety-five and thi will be increased to more than 100 by the end of the week. The Instructors are Miss Laura Phillips of Cedar Falls, la., who haa charge of the primary work; Prof. F. M. Gregg of the Peru 6tate normal. pedagogy, agriculture and hygiene, and Superintendent U. 8- Conn of Columbus, grammar, arlthmsllo and school manage ment. Evening lectures are scheduled by Miss Phillips on Tuesday , evening, aud by Mrs. J. M. Pile of the Wayne normal on Thursday evening. JIEFV HELD TO DISTRICT COmT Wife ft Aenril Creates Senaetttlas; of a Stir. TECt'MSEH, Neb., Aug. 4.-Spenll Telesrram.) Dr. J. O. Neff, the Sterling dentist, who was charged with a statu tory offense preferred by his daughter, Ml.-s Lora Neff, was this evening bound over to the district court In the sura of 12.000 by County Judge Jsmea Livingston. Neff gave bwnd. Among the witnesses were Miss Neff. Chief of Tollce nicard and City Physician Spealman of Lincoln for the prosecution, and Mrs. J. Gk Neff, de fendant's wife, for the defense. Just aa court adjourned for supper Mrs. Neff. who had but stepped from th wit ness stand, reached over and In the con fusion of the moment took a letter from the court reporter's desk and hurriedly placed in her waist The letter had been Introduced in evidence by the prosecution, Attorney J. C. Moore witnessed the act and made the woman produce the letter. The court room was packed during the hearing. JIORTH PLATTE 'VOTES, BO?fTS Kxrttla Campaign Ends In Vletery for New Plant. NORTH PLATTE), Neb., Aug. 24. -Spe cial Telegram.) The most exciting election In North Platte was held today, and the town is elated at the result. The city voted 714 for to 143 against, for a $100,000 bond Issue to build Its own water power plant. The campaign began twenty days ago with the exposure by Editor Kelly of the attempt to buy the influence of his paper and the sensational receipt and agreement passing between Kelly and the attorney for the water works company. The law requires two votes out of three, but there wore five votes out of six. The franchise of the American Water Works company expired two years ago and all negotiations to purchase the plant failed because the water works company refused to accept a cent less than the appraised price of 183,000, although city officials tried to settle the matter without voting bonds for a new plant. HARD LUCK PCRSCKS SHIVKLY Recovers from Tornado to Be Hurt by a Fall. GENEVA, Neb., Aug. !4.-6peclal.) Hard luck pursues John Shlvely. A year ago last June he waa terribly Injured in a tornado and was a long time recovering. Now he is the victim of a fall from the roof of a barn, where he was working on a hay rigging. He suffered a broken shoulder, had three ribs fractured and un derwent a hemorrhage from the lungs. His condition was so serious that he could not be removed to his home, and his wife was sent for to care for him. Brick Bnlldlngrs Replace Frame. PENDER, Neb.. Aug. 34. (Special.) The frame buildings recently destroyed by fire are being rebuilt with brick, which Will have a more substantial appearance. The Wachter Hardware company and John King are erecting brick buildings. Nebraska News Motes, PENDER Pender will hold a carnival during the week, whloh will furnish all the usual amusements. A show company is erecting its tents and swings. BEATRICE The Fllley ball team has won eighteen out of twenty-one games played this season. Their last game was with Vesta, which they won by the score of 15 to . HERMAN The Herman school district held an eleotlon last night for the purpose of voting bonds to the amount of tlS.OOO to build a new school house. A heavy vote was polled and the bonds failed to carry by only eight votes. BEATRICE The old settlers' plcnlo at Barneston opened yesterday for a three days' session. There were outdoor games and amusements for everybody. The Barneston ball team won from the Haskell Indians by the score of 4 to L HERMAN Summer apples were never more plentiful around Herman than they are this year. The trees are loaded and there is no sale for them. Some orchards bearing the finest kind of fruit have the ground covered with apples going to waste. BRIDGEPORT The County Commission ers of Morrill county have adopted plans and specifications for a court house to cost 126,000. They will ask for the construction of the building at once, expecting to get the building well under way before winter sets In. FREMONT Physical Director Kearns of the Y. M. C. A. accompanied a delegation of twelve members of the Intermediate department on a 'camping trip near Ar lington this morning. The boys will spend a week in camp. A delegation of the Juniors spent a week at Tekamah camping last month. BEATRICE Mr. and Mrs. Michael Falk. sr., who located here in I ST9, celebrated their golden wedding anniversary at their home In West Beatrice Sunday in the presence of two hundred guests. They have four children, and are the grand parents of twenty-three grandchildren and three great grandchildren. PUATTSMOUTH Judpre L. M. Pember ton of Beatrice' has handed down a de cision In the case of Clark a?alnst l-'lelshman. lie found for the plaintiff and gave her the land and Judgment for )l,67".2.li for the rent of the farm. The land in controversy comprises eighty acres of the best In Cass county and adjoining me town or timwooa. FREMONT The corn crop In this vicin ity has not so far been sermaly Inlured by the dry weather and Intense heat of the last two weeks, though a good rain would help it out wonderfully. Some fields are looking dry around the edges. Pastures are KettltiK dry and brown. The Platte Is unusually hlKh for this season on account or heavy rains in tne mountains. KEARNEY The fifth annual Old Set tlers' reunion of Buffalo county closed at Pleasanton Saturday. Saturday morning a concessional waa driven out of town Sl ltE TO ASK The Kind of Coffee when 7ostnm is Well-made. ' 'Three great coffee drinkers were my old school friend and her two daughters. "They were always complaining and taking medicine. I determined to give them Postum instead of coffee when they la I ted me, so without saying anything to them about it, I made a big pot of posium the first morning, uning four heaping teaspoonfula to the pint of water and let It boil twenty minutes, stirring down occasionally. 'Before the meal was half over, each one passed up her cup to be refilled, re marking how fine the coffee waa. The mother puked for a third cup and Inquired as to the brand of coffee 1 used. I didn't answer her question Just then, for I had heard her say a while before that ahe didn't like Postum unless It was more than half old-fashioned coffee. "After breakfastl told her that the coffee she like so well at breakfast was pure Postum and the reason ahe liked It was because It was properly made, that la, it waa boiled long enough to bring out the flavour. . "I have been brought up from a nervous wretcbed invalid, to a fine condition of physical health by leaving off coffee and using Postum. "I am doing all 1 can to help the world out of coffee slavery to Postum freedom, and have earned the gratitude of many, many frlenda." Read "The Road to Well vllle," In pkgs. "There's a reason." Svsr read the above letterf A new one appears from time to time. They are genuine, true, and full of human iateresk for working some "sucker" too hard. After he had gotten out of sight over the hill the anger of the mob arose and they engaged automobiles and went after him, but he had eluded them by going through a cornfield. PLATTSMOUTH Sunday evening In his own residence. Rev. Luther Moore, pastor of the Christian church In this city, united In marriage Mr. Thomas Wiles, aged 64 years and a pioneer of Cass county, and Mrs. Catherine -Palmer, aged 53 years. He is her third husband and she la his seo- ond wife. Mr. Wiles has purchased the J. C. Coleman residence property in this city, where he and his bride will be at borne to their" friends. FAIRBURY Representatives of the labor and fraternal organisations of Falrbury held a meeting last night and took the Initiatory steps for a big picnic, to be held in Falrbury on Labor day. Monday. Sen- tember t. Officers were elected at the meet I lug last night and correspondence was at once sent out for speakers of state-wide reputation in both labor and fraternal air cles. Fraternal and labor organisations throughout Jefferson and contiguous coun ties will be aka-io cartlolDate m the picnic. . (-,- , KEARNEY The annual teachers' Insti tute of Buffalo county opened in this city today with a fair attendance for the first day. The meetings are being held at the slate normal school snd the first day's session oonslsted of .Bible reading, singing and addresses by Profs. Snodaraaa and Clark. Superintendent Hayes of Buffalo county schools. Is In charge of the work and has for his assistant Miss Rachael Burbank. Tuesday evening Dr. A. O. Thomas, president of the normal school, will speak to the teachers, using for hte subject, "The Teacher and Her School." KEARNEY Monday evening fire broke out In a barn belonging to Frank Fleming on West Twenty-fifth street and before the department ceuld arrive It had entirely consumed the barn and had caught three other buildings adjacent to it and had them nearly destroyed. After some hard fighting the flames were driven back and the residence property saved, but the four other buildings were total losses. A small boy with matchea was the cause of the fire, which, with a favorable wind, would have wiped out much more property. The property waa partly covered with insur ance. Skinned from Head to Heel was Ben Pool, Threat, Ala., when dragged over a gravel roadway, but Bucklen's Ar nica Salve cured him. 26c. Sold by Beaton Drug Co. The Weather. WASHINGTON. Aug. J4--Forecast of the weather for Wednesday and Thursday: For Nebraska and the Dakotas Generally fair Wednesday and Thursday. For Missouri and Iowa Unsettled Wed nesday; Thursday fair. For Wyoming and Montana Fair Wed nesday and Thursday. For Colorado Partly cloudy Wednesday, warmer in east portion; Thursday fair. Temperature at Omaha yesterday: Hour. Local OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU, OMAHA, An. 24. Official record of tem perature and precipitation compared with the corresponding period of the last three years: l'- 18. 1907. 1V0. Maximum temperature .. 71 ' til 79 Minimum temperature .. 8 ft 2 fit) Mean tempeiaiure 2 13 72 74 Pre. ipltatlon 00 T .00 .01 Tempeiaiure and precipitation departure from the normal at Omaha since March 1 and compare! with the last three years: Normal temperature ' 73 , Kxc-f bH for the day.... 9 Total deficiency since March 1 13 Normal precipitation 13 Inch tendency for the day id men Prtcti.ttation since March 1 18 6 Inchts I t-iiclincy since Marcn l z.u inches Deficiency for cor. period 1908.. .04 inch Deficiency for oor. period, lir7.. B.IK inches Heports from Stations at T P. M. Station and State Tern, of Weather. 7 p. m. Bismarck, dear 72 Cheyenne, i art cloudy 6H Chicago, clear K Davenport, part cloudy.... 86 Denver, part cloudy 70 Helena, cloudy 74 Huron, cloudy 73 Kansas City, cloudy 4 North Platte, cloudy 7( Omaha, cloudy 85 Itapld City, clear 7 St. Louis, part cloudy St. Paul, part cloudy 80 Silt lke City, otear..... no Valentine, part cloudy 72 Willlston. clear 72 Max. Rain Tern. fall. Des trJU a, m 6S sMj-'ji 7 a. m 83 S KT 8 m 75 C t Jn, 9 a. m SO Zljt ' 10 a. m Sfi 3-3n21fa 4 p. m M lWX)y 6 p. m to yik- 7 p. m 6 v 8 p. m 8! ' . ( p. m SI Record. 74 .10 1 7 .01 !0 .00 Hi .00 76 .00 76 .00 'A T M .00 86 .00 ". .00 78 .00 M .00 M .Oil hi .410 72 .01 74 - .00 "T" indicates trace of precipitation. L, A- WELSH. Local Forecaster, PO introduce methods, into tne making of soda crackers was one triumph To actually bake into them a subtle goodness, a real individuality, never before known, was another triumph But to effectually protect them so that the fullest benefit of these fine materials, this careful, cleanly baking, this unique goodness comes to you unaltered, was the crowning triumph that gave the world NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY DECRIES BIG INSURANCE TAX President of State Commissioners Says Policy Holders Pay It. LAUDS W0EK OF FEATERNALS Head of Organisation Takes Shot at "L'nfrnternal Societies" Wlthont Mentlontnv Names Advises Their Eradication. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Aug. 14, The fortieth annual national convention of Insurance commissioners opened In this city today with S60 delegates, representing practically all of the states. In attaadaaea, President Benjamin F. Creuaw of Mary land, Introduced Governor John F. Shaf froth of Colorado, who delivered the ad dress of welcome, which waa responded to by Fred W. Potter of Illinois, vice-president of the convention. The feature of the morning session was the address of President C rouse, wbe said In part; "The insurance business should undoubt edly bear Its fair and proper share of gov ernmental expenses, but should not be burdened with heavy and excessive taxes simply because it can be done by hiding & It is the - J IJ III ) WWII (.MWI ' WW mmm. DM BH-l I Xllirirvl v"ir-SEWJSU'J ilea ranii i , nmm m nm - mn is-srfjl ' -nil if r Turn ... inraw rim n fine materials, clean scientific equipment CM St 0, and covering them up in the premiums paid by policy holders or by reducing divi dends which- otherwise would be largely Increased. If the people who do the voting are clearly convinced that those who pay in surance premiums are paving excesslvs taxation on their savings, some relief will undoubtedly come. Especially ought the taxation of mutual fire Insurance com panies to be reduced as no part of the premium paid for Indemnity of this charac ter Is ever turned to the Insured except In case of fire, and then only to reimburse him for his actual losses. Merits of Fraternal Insaramee. "Fraternal Insurance la another subject of great Importance and will receive spe cial consideration at the hands of Com missioner Young of North Carolina. A dls euaalon of the merits and demerits of this character of insurance is not Intended here. as all of us would gladly acknowledge the splendid results accomplished by the legiti mate fraternal associations for a large elaaa ol people who otherwise would not carry any Insurance whatever. "Besides, there is no conflict, or should bo none, between that and other plans of insurance as all have their proper places. but one of the great troubles Is how to deal with a very great number of as sociations styling themselves fraternal, whose conduct and actions towards their members are of the most unfraternal character. Some plan should be devised to $Ur jrew fffAr right kind. Watch th ofc th package special and exclusive process4 tkat makesit so good children want a second helping clean, d&inty, crisp and wnolcsomctlic most'delicious flaked food ever produced. You don't know koto good ToAttod Corn ttakot eon bo unfit jro haoo oaton Com Flakot now to buy a home with a Some people don't know that a home can small cash payment down and the balance can In the real estate columns of Thursday's many desirable home propositions that can be above terms. Make your rent money buy your home. Thursday is home day. eradicate these concerns which exist only to rob those who are Induced by false promises of rich returns to become mem bers." J President Crouse did, not name any of the companies he called "unfraternal." E. E. Rittenhouse, president of the Provi dent Savings Life Assuranoe society of New York, arrived here today with sixty seven delegates from the eaat In a special train. Many other well know Insurance men are In attendance. The convention will be In session three days. Card of Thanks. I wish to thank my friends that sun ported and voted for me In my candidacy for coroner at the receent primary eleo tlon. C. H. T. RIEPBN STORM IS RAGING ON THE GULF Strong; Wind and Heavy Tide In dicate alo Wnlen May -Be Dsmsglag. LAKE CHARLES, La., Aug. M. Strong winds and a heavy Inoomlng tide In Cni caaleu river last night Indicated that a sever storm was raging on the suit. There Is no means of communication with Gem eron, at the mouth of the river, until the regular steamer arrives late today. It Is feared the gale has dona much damage to the rice, much of which la still uncut. 1 . foe murO- Cereal 6a Qwlnoy, HI Utile cash be bought with a be paid like rent. liee will be found purchased on the -'It x ,1
