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A THE OMAHA SUNDAY ttETC: MARCH 20, 1910. ir V 1 - l 9 t r k Council Bluffs inor Mcntipn The Council Bluffs effloe ( ths Omb Bee la at IS Boott ttrt.t. Both 'psoas ex Davis, drugs. Tha Clark barber for bath. CORIUOANS, undertaker. 'Phone 143. FAUST BEL II AT ROGERS' BUFFET. Woodrlng Undertaking eompanjr. Tel. tit. Lawla Cutler, funarai direotor. 'Phona 17. Balrd at Poland, undertakers. Tbona in. lo not forget upring millinery opening Saturday noon, 19. Kanter picture, art novelties nnd cards. Alexander's Art Store. 333 Broadway. COMMERCIAL PRINTING OFFICE, Vl South Main street. Independent 'phona 871 OCR NfcW LOCATION ta at IJ7 Wtit Broadway. K. A. Spencer, plumbing and heating, plionaa t6. Tha bent and cheapest place In tha city to get your wall paper and painting la at ricnoiaion Co., 14 south Main street. Hob Wllllsm, a negro arretted Thursday night on a charge of heating his wife, was fent to the county jail for thirty daya by J mite Hnyder yesterday. H. E. billy will have a hearing In police court this morning on the charge of threatening to kill his wife, Mra. Carrie lllly, who filed the complaint. The police lHt night rrilded a house at SI2' West Broadway and arrested Myra Stevenson and six women. They found a quantity of beer and two slot machines. The women of the First Congregational church will hold a sale on fancy work and home cooKlng at the home of Mrs. C. K. Smith, 717 First avenue today, from I to I. Madam Wilson will open her hew hair dreeing and manicuring arlor Saturday with flowers. 43 Baldwin Mock, over Co. Muffs Havings bank. Everything atrlotly private and up-to-date. Mlka O'Leary against whom an In formation charging Insanity was filed a few days ago was sent yesterday by the commissioners to ftt. Bernard's hospital for observation for ten days. 'i4-)To E. Stone, a Oreat Western uiA-hrnan, was Injured, last night between two tears, but not sermusly hurt. He Is being attended at his room In the Paxton hotel on Houth Main street by Or. Barstow, the company physician. O. P. Joslln, formerly of Council Bluffs and now of Boise City, Idaho, wa the 1 guest yesterday of W. It. Huston. 620 South Hlxth street. Mr. Joslln was on his way to Dee Moines, where he has been offered the position of roudmanter of the Rock Island. 3. H. Mace, proprietor of the Manhattan restaurant, is short one cook and also a 16, according to a complaint filed by him with the police yesterday morning. The ,nnllce could not locate the missing cook ( who Is alleged to have skipped with the money. J. W. pillln, the stranger who attempted to pass a bogus check for $10 In the saloon of Beth May, escaped yesterday with ten days In Jail. No Information was filed by the authorities and Judge Snyder merely sentenced him for being drunk. Oillln is said to be from Klrkman, la. K. H. Dnollttle, chairman of the execu tive committee of the Commercial club, Is sending out the Invitations for the annual banquet of the club to be held the evening of March 31 in the Orand hotel. A number of out of town guests are to be Invited, but the list Is not yet complete. Tha body of Fred Schults. who died March 4 In Portland, Ore., arrived In Council Bluffs yesterday morning and was taken to Cutler's undertaking establish ment. The funeral will be held this after noon at 2 o'clock from Cutler's chapel and burial will be In Fatrview cemetery. Registration yesterday was again light in all of the precincts of the city. Forty names Is the largest registration In any one precinct during the first two days. Saturday of next week will be the last day for registration, as only those who are out of the city on the three regular daya assigned for registration can get on the voting lists on election day. The fire department was called at 8 o'clock yesterday afternoon to a cottage owned by W. S. Balrd at 1223 West Broad way and occupied by a' family' named Whltemore. Fire caused by a defective flue started In the roof during the absence of the members of the family, but was discovered and extinguished In time to prevent any material damage. . , Mrs. George Sherwood Eddy, wife of the general secretary of the Young Men's Christian Association in India, will speak at St. Paul's Episcopal church Immediately following the morning aervlce. Mrs. Eddy is the wife of one of the principal speakers at the Laymen's Missionary convention. Mr. Eddy will be one of the speakers at the maxs meeting In Council Bluffs, Sun day evening. AMES "Cutting" classes yesterday, over 1.000 young men and women from Iowa State collage marched to Ames wearing green tiles and headed by a Dutch band. Speeches were made by Mayor Tllden of Ames, foot ball Captain Scott and other. A resolution was passed making the St Patrick day celebration an annual event. 8AC CITY -Edward Roose, on trial for the murder of Goodwin Yaun of Odebolt In September, 108, was found not guilty by the Jury this morning. The case was given to the Jury late last night. L. V. Daniels, who was also held on the same charge, was given his freedom today and he will return to his home at Oreencaatie, Ind. - ESTHERVILLK At the annual meeting of the Iowa Cement Users' association held at Cedar Rapids, I L. Bingham of this city was elected president; C. C. Morlllat of Winfleld, first vice president; A. A. Anderson of Lake City, second rice presi dent; J. A. Williams of Ames, secretary; Q. E. Tathweil of Cedar Rapids, treasurer. CREHTON Charles F.choff. the general representative of the Carpenter Paper com- rany .of Omaha, was married yesterday at led lfk to a young woman of that city, and young couple have gone to Denver, Salt iSike City and other western places on a wedding tour. After their return they will make their home In this city, where the groom has furnished a home. ( , Marriage Licenses. Licenses to wed were Issued yesterday to the following: Name and Residence. Age. Donald It. Baker, lllenvlew, Can 21 Fern Pearl Watts. Neola, la 17 E. E. Baker. Olenvlew. Can 1 Claudia Neva Swart. Council Bluffs.... IK Joe Hammon, Mondamln, la Jl Nellio Stunberry, Mondamln, la. IS PJCn altar llTgatM! Geo. VV. Klein I'pliostering, Furniture lie. intlnsl hiI Kefinlshpd, Feathers Kenovuteil. Mirrors ItepUted, ntl nit kinds of mattress work done. IVth 'Phones. 10 So. Main St., Council III off s. Meneray's Voto Studio vostait, son m com- , MZKOXAS raOTOGaVaJParr. arcana moor. Open Sugars. 8S Boats Kata St, Cooaoll BInffa, Xa i" fi!!in n I,!1 1 !!!ei , uton nnuFY "nn horses' cattle and IsUKil lieUiiC 1 UiJ HOUSEHOLD FUENITTJSE AND ANY CHATTEL SECURITY AT OXTv-IlAUT TUX USUAL BATES. Twenty Year of fineeeeefnl Buatne CCU.VKR MAIN AND BKOADWAY. OVKJt AJUUUCAX EXPRESS. No ronneetlon wltn the firm sailing taetaeeirea The Clark atertgaee Co BOTn PHONES 811. IO. r. TTXLKY. btar. Council Bluffs SWITCH TRAIN STRIKES MAN Samuel J. Camming Killed While Walking Along Bailroad Track. EMPLOYES BEE MAN STAGGERING Believes HlaaVsr Rnoanh from Trnek for Safety, bat at Last Moment Ho Larches la Pront f Tars. ftamuel J. Cummlngs, a day laborer, liv ing at 1211 Eighth avenue, was run over by a switch train on the Northwestern tracks near the Intersection of Fifth ave nue and Twelfth street and received In juries from which he died a few minutes later. Cummlngs, who was said by eye witnesses to have been drinking, was on his way homo when the accident occurred. Cummlngs had turned off Fifth avenue and started south of Twelfth street when a switch engine and three cars which were backing down from the depot crossed Fifth avenue. Cummlngs. who was said to be staggering, attempted to cross the tracks In front of the train and was struck by the front car. Two cars passed over him before the train could be brought to a stop. Ray Marks, driver of a mineral wagon, saw tha danger Cummlngs was In and Jumped from his seat In an effort to save Jilm. Marks, however, was unable to reach the unfortunate man before the car struck him and was rolled under the wheels. An ambulance was sent for but Cum mlngs died Just ss It reached the place The body, on Instructions from Coroner Treynor, was removed to Cutler's under taking room. Henry McCoy, foreman In charge of the switching- crew, says: "We were backing down the track and noticed the maa staggering along close to the rails although he was far enough away to permit tha train to pass without striking him. As we ap proached the man started to cross the tracks and the end car hit him." Cummlngs was forty-nine years of are. He was formerly employed as a car cleaner for the Chicago, Milwaukee 4 St. Paul railroad but more recently had .worked for George Rockwell, a local contractor, He Is survived by a widow, two sons and two daughters. The boys are eight and five years old. The daughters are Mrs. Ilirdlo Tate of Sioux City and Mrs. Vera Dasher of St. Joseph, Mo, The funeral will be held Sunday morning at 10: SO o'clock from the family residence and burial will be In Walnut Hill ceme tery. Coroner Treynor said last evening that It was unlikely that an inquest would be held. GRAND JURY TAKES LAYOFF Adjournment Taken Over Buadifr to Permit Members inert Beat. The members of the 'district court grand Jury desired to return to their homes in the country over Sunday, so at noon yes terday an adjournment was taken until Monday afternoon. The Jury did not make a partial report before adjourning and no (ndlctments are now looked for until toward the latter part of next week. It was said yesterday that the grand Jury had enough business to keep It busy for the whore of next week. Mrs. Nora Nelthorp was granted a di vorce from Frank W. Nelthorp, to whom she was married. October S, 1901, on the grounds of desertion. The divorce suit of Mathlldla Ryan against Maurice Ryan was dismissed, the parties having settled their marital troubles out of court. Real Estate Transfers. These transfers were reported to The Bee, Maroh 18, by the Pottawattamie County Abstract company of Council Bluffs: Albert B. Smith and wife to David D. Smith, nwVi nei4 of 84-77-43. wd...t 5,000 n.ana j. jLdnaxugei ana husband to John T. Jones, lot 1 of Aud's subd. of neH nwV4. 13-75-40, wd 4,100 rnmip ft. a nipt et ai to Emu and Joseph E. Btaub. U Int.. In swU ne4 of 21-77-8. wd 1,500 mary rowers 10 Mary ij. Maoaen, 1 - r. .t M V. I . I. 1 9 1") i IUB A KIIU SI, HI .J. n ui lit XJtpi subd. In Council Bluffs, la., wd 1,300 m. xsogg ana wire 10 srana a. muo son, lot , in block 2, in Evan's Bridge Add. to Council Bluffs. Ia.. wd n w. H. wood ana wire to ueorge H. Mayne, lota 4. 7, 11. 13 and 11, in block 5, In Oalesburg Add. to Coun cil Bluffs, la., qcd 90 E. W. Davenport, assignee to Flor ence F. Everest, lot 22, In block M, in Railroad Add. to Council Bluffs, la., qcd 1 Total, seven transfers (11,266 Fireman Becomes 111. Henry agerdorn, a fireman for the Union Faclflo railroad, who was Injured In a fall from his engine In the local yards on January 7 and who Is Just out of St. Joseph's hospital, Omaha, was taken sud denly HI yesterday morning on the street near the county court house. He Was found wandering about in an exhausted and dased condition in the court house yard and was taken to the sheriff's office where he was attended by Dr. V. L. Treynor. He later recovered sufficiently to return t6 Omaha. Hagerdorn has relatives near Mlndan In this county. Slnoe the aecldent In which he was severely Injured he had been eared for In St. Joseph's hospital, Omaha. He was discharged from the hospital, on Mon day and his visit to Council Bluffs yester day was to have Dr. Treynor sign some In surance papers. - It was after leaving Dr. Treynor's office that he was overcome near the court house. fonetrnetlen Work Nearly Done. The construction work, which has been In progress In the Northwestern railroad yards for about a year. Is now practically completed. It Is expected that the end of the month will see the completion of the building operations, when the Olndele Construction company's gang? will go to Chicago. At present only a force of about thirty men Is being employed. As soon as the contractor's machinery and equipment is out of the way the work of putting the yards Into normal condition will be begun. The section gang is at present nutting in a number of new switches and track to the new Ice houses. The entire yard system, it is said, ia to be remodeled. The flea weather this month has snabled the work to be pushed with greater rapidity than had been expected. Council Bluffi Marrying Parson Hunts for Work Ber. Henry De Long Hai Eye to Busi ness, but He it Put Under Regulation. Rev. Henry DeUong, probation officer of the Juvenile division of the district court has had a new sign placed near the en trance to his office In the county court house. It reads "Rev. Henry DeLong. Probation Officer and Marrying Parson." The sign Is ornate and must have cost Mr. DeLong the fees of several marriages. It Is placed In a conspicuous position and does not fall to attract attention. Despite the fact that the business of the Juvenile court has been transferred since the new law went Into effect to the super ior court, Mr. DeLong holds on to his office In the county court house and makes no secret of the fact that he Is there for competition In the marrying business with the two Justices of the peace who have of fices In the basement of the same building. While as yet he has not advertised trad ing stamps as an Inducement for couples seeking to get married to patronize him, Mr. DeLong offers free marriage certifi cates in the shspe of colored parchments. He rarely misses an opportunity to Impress this upon any couple he sees seeking the office of the clerk of the district court. Mr. DeLong through long experience has developed a veritable Sherlock Holmes nose In scenting couples who visit the court house on marriage Intent. Once he scents his quarry Mr. DeLong trails It straight Into the office of the olerk and watts by while the license Is Is sued, but Harry B. Brown, clerk of the district court and official dispenser of mar riage llcenaes, objects to this method of solicitation on the part of the probation officer and orders have been issued by him that Mr. DeLong must henceforth con fine his soliciting to the corridors of the building and outside the office of the clerk. Thla official edict from the clerk's office went into effect yesterday. Exciting City Conventions. HARLAN, Ia., March 19. (Special.) Two of tha most exciting city conventions ever held in the city were held last night. The main lasue is for or against paving, the present city council having ordered bids for over a mile of paving. The cltltens held their convention at the city hall last night and nominated the following candidates: Mayor, Dr. E. B. Moore; treasurer, Peter Hammer; assessor, William W Wyland, and for alderman at large, Carl Lege and E. A. Klnsey. The eltlsens also held a caucus in each ward and named the following candidates for alderman: First ward, Peter Helnts; Seo ond ward, Lewis J. Smith; Third ward, Joseph Merrill, and W. A. Lacey In the Fourth ward. This ticket represent the anti-paving men. The people's supporters held their con vention In the court house last night and named present Mayor Edmund Lockwood to succeed himself. They endorsed Peter Hammer for city treasurer and named Fred Louis for assessor, with Charles A. Cockerel! and M. O. Roland for aldermen-at-large. The people's nominated as their candidates for alderman, O. R. Spurgeon In the First ward; J. F. Pexton In ths Second ward; Dr. E. J. smith In the Third, and N. C. Petersen In the Fourth ward. Mayor Lockwood leads the people's ticket with an entire list of candidates in faver of paving. Change Artist Works Trains. MARSHALLTOWN, Ia.. March 19. (Spe cial.) A clever short money changer is do ing a profitable business on the through Northwestern trains running through Iowa, according to passenger trainmen, and an Incident which developed here today. While enroute from Tohopah, Nev., to New York City last night on Northwestern eastbound train No. 10, Sam Ratallrvlch, a Slavonian, was robbed of $61 by the swindler who left the train here. The Slar soon afterwards discovered his shortage and the train was stopped on the outskirts of the city so that he could return here and Inform the police. Thla he did, but no arrests have been made as yet The stranger engaged the Slar In conver sation after the train left Omaha. He said hs wanted to send some money by mall to his sister living in Omaha, and he asked Rafailrvloh If he could give him some bills of large denomination for the wad of small bills he had. The Slav complied and gave the stranger 190 in $10 and $20 bills. The stranger countefi Into Rafailrvloh hand what the latter supposed was $90 in II, $2 and t5 bills, but when he cams to oount it again later he found there was but (39. Canons at Iowa City. IOWA FALLS, Ia.. March i9. (Speclal.)-At one of the largest caucuses ever held In the city, last evening. Mayor B. R. Bryson was unanimously n-nnmin. ated for mayor for a third term. W. & weiaer was also the unanimous choice of the caucus for a second term as trMu, and the present assessor, Eugene Fltzger- ain, sr., aereated R. A. Foist for assessor by a vote of 815 to 64. M. M. Klokelle was nominated ,by acclamation for park com missioner for six years an! Z. K.. Hag re-homlnated for commissioner for two years. W. V. Shipley was re-elected oom mltteeman for two years. In the Fourth ward, C. L. Oade was re-nomlnated for oounollman and J. L. Farrlngtou in the First. In the Third ward. Dr. B. E. Purcell defeated A. B. Baxter by a majority of four votes. In the Second, T. A. Fayant was nominated. This will give the city a council of three new and three old mem bers as follows: Farrinsrton. Wrlirhi i,,- cell, Oade, Baxter and Fayant. District Taft Oak. CRE8TON. Ia., March 19. -(Special.)-. Eighth district republicans met here yes terday afternoon and organised a district branch of the State Taft elub. The organ isation was well attended by delegates and was for the purpose of endorsing the pres ent administration and promoting harmdny In the republican ranks. County organisa tion will follow the district organisation aoon and an effort be made throughout the district to continue republican administra tion. James P. Bryan of this city was se lected as district president, and A. F. Wade of Osceola, secretary. A committee com posed of one member from each county In the district will be named and this commit tee will have the naming of all other of ficers and the transaction of the business affairs of the district organisation. ' Dr. W. D. Bailey. IOWA FALLS. Ia.. March io (Special.) Dr. W. D. Bmv. nn. r ,k. oldest residents of Hardin county, died at the home or his brother. Dr. J. E. Bailey, in thla olty Wednesday alght. Mr. Bailey was seventy-seven years old and nit a resident of the county fifty years. Seed (Torn Tests Poor. LAKE CITT, Ia, Maroh l.-(Ppecial.) A. Hakes has eooipleted his first test of seed corn. The result was certainly aston ishing. The test waa made of nearly three hundred ears and the highest test was 77 per cent. The lowest Wis ker6.' A large majority eX the ears tasted showed about 0 per cent but quite a number only showed t per cent. Six kernels were taken from each ear. Some of the corn tried was picked before the frost, but It did not make any better showing than that picked from the same field after the frost. WIDOW NOW IS HOUSEKEEPER Rating of anpreme Conrt In Pegs; vs. Pegs: Brings Prenllar Condition. LOQAN. Ia., March' 19 (Special.) The celebrated case, Pegg agatnst Fegg, Invol ving the title and rights to 125.000 or more of real estate In the west part of Harrison county, takes on additional Interest by the reoent ruling of the supreme court of Iowa, which, in erfect. permits the de posed widow to bring an action In the dis trict court to recover for services during the period of marriage contract. In 1K86 Margaret Asher and Ellas W. Pcgg of Clay township of Harrison county, entered Into the following contract: LO(lAN, Ia.. July 11. mi. The under- signed make and enter into the following imrwnwni ana contract: Kllas W. Pegg this day takes Margaret Asher to be his legal wife and agrees to live with her as such. Margaret Asher this day takes Ellas W. Pegg to be her legal husband and agrees to live with him as such during life. ELIAS W. FEOO, MARGARET ASHER. Witness J. C. Cromble, After living as husband and wife twenty one years, Mr. Pegg died without a will and then trouble began over the ownership of the property accumulated during the time In which the two had lived as hus band and wife. The courts held the contract did not constitute a marriage contract, that Mar garet Asher Pegg was none other than a housekeeper for Ellas W. Pegg. Painfully accepting the decisions of the courts, the widow will now bring an action to re cover for twenty-one years of service as a housekeeper to the amount of $10,500. Invents Trlplnne Airship. SHENANDOAH. Ia., March 19. (Special.) -M. Russell Cole of this city, hns been conducting experiments with a model of a trtplane airship which he has Invented, and It is almost certain that his efforts will prove fruitful. The planes of the airship are situated one above the other, and the propeller, which, on the model. Is only one foot long, develops sufficient power to lift H pounds of dead weight. . A machine constructed along the lines of the model, and of suffi cient size to carry a man, would necessitate planes about 24 feet In length, which are considerably shorter than the planes of most other machines being used today. Triangle Debate Tonight. GRINNELL, Ia., March 18. Tomorrow night the fifth annual debate of the Iowa Triangular Debating league, which Includes Grlnnell college, Iowa State college and Drake university will be held at Grlnnell, Ames and' Des Moines. The question to be debated Is "Resolved, That Congress Should Enact ah Income Tax Law, Constitutio nality Conceded." The Ames-Grlnnell teams will debate here, the Drake-Grlnnell teams will debate at Des Moines and the Ames Drake team will debate at Ames. Dealson Democratic Ticket. DENISON. Ia, March 19. (Special.) The democrats of Denlson have put up a strong ticket for the election of March 2s. The nominees are as follows: Mayor, O. M. Crlswell; assessor, Ralph Cassaday; treas urer, W. A. Lamborn; counollmen-at-large, J. T. Haugh and Herman Orlll; councilman, First ward, B. F. MoCoulough; Second ward, P. J. Kggers, and Third ward, Peter Atsen. Wert Point Competitive Examination. LAKE CITT, Ia, Maroh 19. (Special.) Hon. Frank P. Woods, congressman from this, the Tenth district, announces that a competitive examination for entrance to West Point military academy and the An napolis Naval academy will he held at Fort Dodge, May 14. under the supervision of Colonel William T. Chantland. Iowa News Notes, ESTHERVILLE Miss Olive Newvllle and Earl Mclalwaln were married here yester day by Rev. John Sutton, pastor of Free Methodist church. ESTHERVILLE Harry D. Skinner and Mabel Waggoner were married hers by Rev. Ben Franklin of the Baptist church. They will reside here. ALGQNA Grant Benschoter, well known farmer living near here, today committed suicide by hanging himself. Ill health Is supposed to be the cause for the act. CRESTON F. B. Dyar of this place mar keted seven young hogs this week at the local market that averaged 1,540. They brought the fancy price of 10 cents per pound. ROSSVILLE Dale Waltz, aged 6 years the son of Frank E. Waltz, was almost Instantly killed today at his home near here. He had tied a rope over a iavy beam Intending to make a swing. ' The beam was dislodged and fell, crushing his chest. ESTHERVILLE The Estherville Com mercial club has elected the following officers for the coming yenr: L. L. Blng ham, president; F. W. Converse, treas urer, and probably A. J. Rhodes for sec retary, although Mr. Rhodes doesn't want It another year. LAKE CITY Editor Harvey Ingham of the Des Moines Register and Leader has been secured to deliver the commencement address for the class of 1910 on June 2 Editor Ingham Is one of the best lecturers In the state and a record-breaking at tendance is expected. WATERT0WN TO ENTERTAIN SEVEN LARGE GATHERINGS Booth Dakota. City Has Plans to Greet Ten Thousand People Dar ing Bammer. WATERTOWN, S. D., March 18.-(Epe-clal.) Watertown, during the coming sum mer, will be hostess to seven big gather ings, which will bring about 10,000 people to the city. The Business Men's union has retained a large number of business men of the olty to act as committees during the conventions, and has started a campaign to raise funds for entertaining the guests. It is estimated that $6,000 will be needed. The first of the state meetings will be held here on March 29 and 30, at which time the South Dakota Buttermakerj' and Dairy men's convention and tha South Dakota Ice Cream Manufacturers' association will meet. These two organisations, will bring aoout wo people. Following this will come the grand lodge of the Knights of Pythias, which will hold forth from June 15 to 17. The Pythian lodge of this city has made great prepara tions for the meeting and expects to enter tain about 700 people. On the same dates the third and fourth class postmasters of the state will be here. About 150 postmast ers will be preient. The biggest convention of the summer will be the second annual meeting of the Elks' grand Iddge, which will be here June 23 to 24. Fully 1.000 Elks will attend the convention. The South Dakota Grand Army of the Republlo and Women's Relief Corps will hold their annual meetings here June 15 to IS. About 1000 persons will come to Watertown on those dates. Don't forgot Monday, March lUt, tha Big RUG SALE HAYDEtTS WIN AT HOME; LOSE ABROAD Omaha Debaters Beat De Moines, Defeated by Kansas City. JUDGES ARE DIVIDED HERE t'nanlmons Decision Reached at Kiw Town, Dne to Clever Hebattal Des Moines Win at Home. Omaha High school won and lost a debate last night. The contest between Des Moines and Omaha, at Omaha, was decided In favor of Omaha, while an adverse decision was received In the debate with Kansas City, at Kansas City. Two to one was the verdict of the Judges in the home debate, while the decision was unanimous at Kan sas City. The question was the same in both places. The Omaha debate , was held at the Crelghton auditorium, and was presided over by Principal E. U. Graff of the high school. The question debated was: "Re solved, That the government should encour age competition to the extent of prohibit ing any form of artificial monopoly, granted that the necessary laws are constitutional and practical and that the so-called natural monopolies are not to be considered." Omaha had the affirmative at home and the negative away, thus Des Moines was compelled to take the negative side, at Omaha. The Omaha squad waa composed of Rich ard Barnes, Harold Moon and Paul Dyers, while Des Moines was represented by Harl Esllck, Miss Scioto McAdow and Robert Dodson. Barnes took the rebuttal for Omaha and Esllck for Des Moines. The Judges of the arguments were: Sup erintendent J. H. Beverldge of Council Bluffs, Superintendent N. M. Graham, president of the Nebraska Teachers' as sociation, of South Omaha, and Prof. M. M. Fogg, head of the department of rhetorio at the Untversl'y of Nebraska. The Omaha team had a little the better of It In the rebuttal and deoldedly were better In their delivery. A fairly good sized crowd attended the dobate, and while the Judges were making their decision the Omaha High School Glee club gave a selection. Defeat at Kansas City. KANSAS CITY, March 18. (Special Tele gram.) In the debase between the West port High school and the Omaha High school hold In the auditorium of the West port High school tonight, the decision was awarded to Westport. Westport had the affirmative; Omaha the negative. The speakers on the affirmative were: Sidney L. Altschuler, Delia M. York and Elmo H. Robinson; those on the negative were George Grimes, Fred Ryplns and Maurice Shlllington. Good arguments were put forth by both sides, but the ex cellent rebuttal of Elm) H. Robinson for the affirmative did much toward winning the debate for Westport. The Judges for the debate, were Dr. Iaador Loeb of the University of Missouri; W. J. Hawkins, president of Warrensburg State Normal school, and Miss Belle Whlttrock, principal of the Leavenworth, Kans., High school. Des Moines Wins nt Home. DES MOINES, March 18. (Special Tele gram.) The West High school debating team won the Des Moines corner of the triangular debate with Westport, Kansas City debating team here tonight Maurice Harrison, Miss Luella Clark and Norman Scott argued the affirmative for Des Moines and they were opposed by Donald Black, Leland Haszard and Harry Pain Dexter of Kansas City. The Judges of the debate were Prof. W, F. Coover, Iowa State college; 'Principal Malay Schreiner, Ames High school, and Rev. W. J. Men chin, Ames, Ia. The victory was awarded to Des Moines by a vote of 2 to 1. The question was the same In the three cities. ALL DRY MEN ARE UNITED Prohibitionists Decide to Vote for Their Kind No Matter what Ticket. Prohibitionists representing north Ne braska met In Omaha yesterday and de cided to stand by the prohibitionists who recently met in Lincoln and voted to help elect the "dry" men on any political ticket to the legislature this fall. Indicating, the plan of all dry elements to combine in this campaign. D. B. Gilbert acted as chairman of the meeting yesterday when these resolutions were adopted: Resolved, That we are In hearty accord with the resolutions adopted by the prohi biitonlsts In convention assembled In Lln colt. on March 15. R solved. That we realise the grave Im portance of the situation In Nebraska this year, because of the fact that the un precedented advnnce of our cause along nonpartisan lines has not relieved state or nation from the course of the open dram shop. The condition makes the necesuitv of the prohibition party more apparent. It Is because of this realization that we have adapted the liberal policy in assisting to elect dry men of all parties to the legislature, and in plaolng in the field a state ticket that a voter who wishes to raise his protest may this fall do so by support of that ticket. We believe that a large vote will be a protest which cannot be disregarded by the legislature which convenes next winter. We pledge our support to the end that we may use the greatest Influence toward the ultimate destruction of the traffic. FIVE HUNDRED CLEAN . SHAVEN MEN AT BANQUET Plttsbarg Trnffle Club Holds Dinner Most Vnlqne In Annals Chan eellor Day Speaks. PITTSBURG, Pe., March 18. Five hun dred men from all sections of the country were guests at the annual banquet of the Pittsburg Traffic club tonight. It was an unique assemblage in that of the 500, not one wore mustache or beard. They were not beardless youths, however, but men in the prime of activity and life. Robert Mather, chairman of the Roard of Directors cf the Westlnghouse Electric and Manufacturing company, waa the toast master and the principal speaker was Chancellor James R. Day of Syracuse university. Chancellor Day asked, "who of our fathers could have believed that. In little more than a hundred years, our consti tution wold be set aside and the will of a man substituted for the will of the people." "Today the leading representatives In the senate and house of representatives," he aid, "are called together by the president of the United States, some of whom have been chosen by his approval and told what kind of laws he wishes passed and what Indeed, he win permit to be passed. "Before a man of the people has spoken In congress, or a word has been heard from the states, this country Is told from the White House what the laws of the people should be and what they must be. "No country was ever subjected to such an assault by Its lawmakers and admin istrators. No other country could have withstood It and survived." i Initiative Meets Defeat. ALLIANCE. Neb., March IS. (Special Telegram.) At a speolal eleotlon held here today the Initiative and referendum was put up for adoption and was defeated by a majority of 150, thereby Insuring the lection of the present mayor, F. W. Har ris, who represent the high license policy. Honor Memory of Grovcr Cleveland Personal Friends and Political Ad mirers of Late President Hold Anniversary in New York. ( NEW YORK, March 19 Personal frienjs and political admirers of the late Orover Cleveland from many states united to night to he nor 1 Is memory at the anni versary dinner of the National Demo cratic club. Ten secrt'tarlra of the Cleve land cabinets and their assistants were guests and five were speakers. David R. Francis, secretary of the In terior during Cleveland's second term, told how Cleveland, In the last hours of his administration, had delayed MoKlnlcy's Inauguration to kill a congressional amend ment aimed to defeat the administration policy of conserving national resources. Cleveland was truly the father of national Conservation, Said Mr. Francis, and the last official act of his career had been in behalf of conservation. Mr. Francis de scribed how the president summoned his Inst cabinet meeting and sat rapidly sinn ing bills as they came to him from on gresa Among thm was the sundry civil service bill. The president Hsked each cab inet officer If the requisite appropriation for his department had been made. "1 answered," said Mr. Francis, "that though a satisfactory appropriation had been made In amount, a portion of it was avellable only on condition that the presi dent's proclamation of February 22, estab lishing a forest reserve of 22.000,000 acres, be set aside. That section of Itself was sufficient to necessitate nn extra session of congress. It may, therefore, be said that President Cleveland's last official uct was for the conservation of our national resources." Many eulogies of Mr. Cleveland were spoken and read. Richard Olncy wrote: "I regard Mr. Cleveland as the very model of an American constitutional president. There have been presidents who were party leaders before entering upon the presidency and who remained party lead ers afterward. Mr. Cleveland belonged to a different class. He Is one of those whose leadership ended when his adminis tration began. From that moment he re garded himself as president of the whole people rather than a leader of tho party." FORMER INDIAN PUPILS ON WAY TO VISIT SCHOOL Men front Cheyenne nnd Standings Hock Reservations (io Thrnnih Washington. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON. March 18.-(SpeclRl Tele gram.) A delegation of former pupils at the Hampton Indian school, Including Fred Laplant, Allen Fielder. Henry Fielder, Percy Philips, William Bnnolst, James Crowfeather, Antolne Claymore, . Anlolno Derockbraln and Robert Higheeglo left Washington last night to visit the school at Hampton. These Indians are from the Cheyenne and Standing Rock reservations in South Dakota. J. H. Schiiven, allotting agent of the Rosebud Indian reservation, arrived in Washington today upon business before the Interior department. Senator Gamble left Washington last night for Yankton, S. D., being interested In a case which come up in a few days there before the circuit court. Accompanied by his wife and daughter, Former Congressman J. F. Boyd 1b In Washington enroute from Florida to Ne braska today. Judge Boyd was on the floor today renewing old acquaintances and enjoyed the scenes attendant upon the ef fort to oust Speaker Cannon from the com mittee on rules. 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Mareh IS Colonel Roosevelt's European Itinerary has bee definitely determined upon with an much exactness as It la possible to make in advance and was first announced today. The former president will arrive In Romi on April ; In Tarls April 11; In Berlin May S, and In Ixndon on the following 16th or 17th. He will spend a week In Paris, a week In Berlin, four days In Rome, three daya each In Genoa, Vienna and Budapest! two days In Brussels. The Hague and Chris tians, and a day In Rotterdam, Hamburg, Copenhagen and Stockholm. The speclnl train bearing Colonel Roose velt. Mrs. Roosevelt and Kermlt and Miss Ethel and others of their Immediate party Is due at Wudy Haifa, 675 miles from Khartum, late tonight. Here a special steamer, the Ibis, will be taken for Shellal. A visit will be made to Assouan and Luxor. At the latter plaee the train de luxe on the Sudan government railway will be taken for Cairo, where the party Is due on Thursday. Colonel Roosevelt and party arrived here this forenoon in a special car over the Sudan government railway. Most of the trip thus far from Khar tum was made In the night, but the early hours of today afforded a sight of a considerable stretch. Colonel Roosevelt expressed himself as astonished at the luxury of railway trav eling through a desert and kpoke of the railroad system as a monument to Brit ish enterprise in colonisation, which was able to conquer all difficulties. I Another Bobs Up for Russell Coin Claimant at Fresno, Cal., Claims to Se Son of Dead Capitalist and Seeks Estate. FRESNO. Cal., Maroh 19. Another claimant to the 7.r0,000 estate left by Dan iel Russell of Melrose, Mass., appeared to day when H. Johnson of this place made affidavit before a notary that his real name was Daniel Blake Russell, son of the capitalist. Johnson said he was not aware that "his father" waa wealthy until he read of the search for heirs. 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