TITH OMATTA SUNDAY T?EE: OCTOr.ER .10, 1910.
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BICCEST BALLOT IN WORLD
Bouti Dakota to Make Eecord at Iti
Coming Election.
. BPECIAI BOXES MADE TO HOLD IT
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On ef IK rr.lt. ( the Referenda..
l Pmctlce la ihcwa by the
Cilaantle plp. Ballot
to Ba Ind.
penal, educational or other Inst tutlon a
a state Institution until It has been duly
authorized by a majority vote of the peo
ple of the state.
OUX FALLS, S. D., Oct. .- .Special.)
The rotar of South Dakota at the elec
tion on November , will have submitted
to them the longest ballot to be voted In
any state In the union. This ballot will
bo over aeven feet In length, an.l will con
tain proposed laws which are submitted
to the voters under the referendum to
the atato constitution.
The elephantine ballot will be about
fourteen lncbea In width, and will be filled
from top to bottom with cloaoly printed
nonpareil type, one of the propoaed lawn
alone filling more than two feet of the
ballot Owing to the gigantic size of the
pedal ballot, apeclal ballot boxes have
hd to ba manufactured for all the larger
ToUcg precinct In the state. These are
bout aa large aa amall trunka and after
the election la over will be useless for
ordinary elections in the future. It la sug
gested that after election they might be
old at publlo auction and untllized for
nhirt walat boxea and window-seats.
Cenny Option Is Fine.
The first propoaed law whloh appears
n the special ballot Is that providing
for the county option method of handling
the liquor Question. Tliis law la being :
stoutly . opposed by a considerable b idy j
I BOUtn Dakota voters. South Dakota
iwe once a prohibition state, and those
who resided In it at the time clearly re
member that It was B4i era of blind
pigs" and general disregard of the pro
hibition clause In the state constitution.
Thai "blind-pigs" were succeeded by saloons
run openly under the monthly fine sys
tem. Conditions were deplorable, and at
tb first opportunity the voters of the
state repealed the prohibition claiute of
the constitution and returned to the high
license system, which haa since prevailed.
County option Is looked upon as the en
tering wedge to state-wide prohibition, and
la being stoutly opposed by thousands of
leading citizens of the state, who In numer
ous communities have organized what they
terra Home Rule leagues, whose motto is
to permit each community to manage Its I
own affairs. County option waa submitted !
to the voters of South Dakota two years ,
ago and waa defeated. Those who are op- '
posing county option predict that It will be
defeated at the election on November 8 by
a larger majority than It Was two years
ago.
HeadllsTbls for Locontotl n,
Another proposed law requires railroad
companies having lines In 801O1 Dakota
to equip their locomotives with electric
power, without the aid of a reflector. The
law provides that within four months from
the time of Its adoption In the event that
it Is adopted the railway companies must
equip all locomotives used In passenger
servloe with the required headlight. The
State Board of Railroad commissioners is
authorised and the law makes It its duty
to order headlights of such candle-power
as it deems necessary on all locomotives
used In the transportation of trains other
than passenger trains in the stats of South
Dakota, giving the railway companies a
reasonable time in which to comply with
the order, provided that suoh time shall
not exceed nine months after the order is
made. Needless to say, this proposed law
is being strongly opposed, especially by
engineers, who claim the electric headlights
are too brilliant and are confusing to train
men. Other Proposed Lsni.
Another proposed law gives the governor
power to remove county and local officials
who refuse or neglect to perform their
sworn duties.
,v Another Is an act to regulate the trans
portation of dead bodies, and to provide
for examination and licensing of emb aim
ers. Another proponed law provides for the
reorganization of the State National Uuard
along l.nes proposed by the national War
department.
One ef the most Important of the pro
posed laws provides for the division of the
state into two concessional districts. Kver
since South Dukota was admitted as a
suite, congressmen have been elected at
large without regard to districts, and this Is
the first time It hB been attempted to
create regular congressional districts.
In addition to the laws, several proposed
amendments to the state constitution w.ll
be submitted to the voters. These amend
ments will be submitted on a separate and
distinct ballot.
Amendments to Constitution.
One of the proposed amendments pro
vides that state lands of a certain charac
ter shall be leased for pasturage, meadow,
farming, the growing of crops of gra n
and general agricultural purposes, and at
publlo auction, after due notice haa been
given; and In case of sals shall be offered
la tracts not greater than one section. The
law provides that all rents shall be pay
able annually in advance, and no term of
lease shall exceed five years, nor shall
any lease be valid until it receives the ap
proval of the governor.
Another amendment provides that the
salary of the attorney general of the state
of South Dakota shall be fixed by the leg
islature at Its biennial sessions. Dur.ng re
cent years the salary of the attorney gen
eral. In the opinion of many, has not been
sufficient, owing to the fact that the
state haa a number of large suits on hand
Involving passenger fares, express rates
eta Tht attorney general receives, under
the constitution, a salary of but (1.600 per
year. Efforts have been made In the past
to Increase this, but without sueoese. If
the proposed amendment carries, the leg
Islature will be able to fix the salary of
the attorney general at a proper amount.
Wosann's suffrage.
Ons of the most Important of the pro
posed amendments Is designed to grant the
light of suffrage to women. A hot fight
has been waged over this proposition.
Early In the campaign the women who are
puah.ng the project organised a state press
bureau, and have since been filling col
umns of space In the South Dakota news
papers with arguments in support of the
cause. Speakers also are visiting all pans
of the state and making addresses in be
half of suffrage. A number of prominent
suffragettes from other parts of the United
elates, some from as far east as New
York City, have come to South Dakota
and are aiding the cause to the best of
their ab.llty, making addresses at ail cen
tral points.
Another amendment provides that the
debt of any county, city, town, school dis
trict, civil township or other subdivision,
shall never exceed I per cent upon the
assessed valuation of the taxable property
for the year preceding that In which the
Indebtedness Is Incurred.
Another amendment relates to the Hmll
ef Indebtedness of the state and the levy
ing of a deficiency tag In certain cases.
The remaining proposed amendment pro
vides that the legislature shall not hare
the power lo eautbtlsn any ohaniahle.
PERSISTENCE PULLED REWARD
How fnaneetlcat Yankee rnaaleil
with Ranker and Won the
Prise.
Rubber has done a good desl for civil
ization, and civilization has done a grr.it
deal for rubber, but both are Indebted to
Charles Goodyear.
Ooodyear wan a Connecticut Tankee.
born at Naugatuck. Perember 23, 1X;
those now living who remember him In
the flenh knew him as a frail little man
with soulful eyes and a sympathetic na
ture. Goodyear, after devoting the ener
gies of his life to experiments, discovered
vulcanization, a process which neutralizes
the adhesiveness of rubber, while harden
ing It. so that heat does not dissolve It
or cold Impair Its elasticity. The chem
ists Bad souirht the great secret In vain.
Triumph was reserved for a man who was
always In debt and romellmes In prison,
and orcnslonally reduced to the most piti
ful shifts to keep the wolf from the door.
Goodyear was originally a hardware
dealer In a small way, but he got Inter
eted In rubber when It bepsn to make a
stir In the world with the first Imoorta
tln of shoes from Brazil. They were soon
being made in New England, but the busi
ness tumbled to ruin when the rubber de
composed In hot weather and gave out an
offensive odor. No one had a good word
to say for the stuff It sold for 5 cents a
pound In the general disgust but Good
year, although without money or credit,
got to work to rehabilitate the reputation
of gum elastic, as he always called It. He
thought of rubbor all day and dreamed of
It all night, iiml It adhered to his hands
and clothing so that they were one and
indivisible. "If yl)U meet a man," said
some one who wanted to describe the In
ventor, "who has on an Indian rubber cap,
stock, coat, vest and shoes, with an India
rubber purse without a cent of ninnev In
It, that it Goodyear."
In chasing what seemed to his friends a
wlll-o-the-wlan. Goodyear was often In
the pawnshops. He once left his umbrella
with Cornelius Vanderbllt for some ferry
tickets, and at another time sold his nil
dren's school books for 5, which he needed
for his experiments. But he had a de
voted family, like geniuses, and his wife
and children were Just aa much wrapped
up In rubber as he was. To harden his
gum elastic Goodyear mixed magnesia
with It and turned out some shoes beau
tiful to look at, for the man had the ar
tistic sense, but, as usual, they decom
posed. He thought he had hit upon the
secret with nitric acid, took out a patent
and embarked In the business of making
shoes and toys. Bad times swept awav
his profits before he learned that he had
made another failure, and there were more
visits to the pawnshop.
About this time Goodyear met Nathaniel
Hayward, who was fussing with rubber
In a factory at Woburn. whara h was re
garded as a harmless crank. To Hayward
It was revealed In a dream that rubber
could bo hardenen by mixing sulphur with
it and exposing the compound to the sun.
The process gave out a rank odor, which
made Hayward a nuisance in the factory.
but he took out a patent on It. Goodyeai,
being struck with the Idea, bought the pat
ent The two men leased a building, went
In for making life preservers. But the
secret had not been discovered, although
Hayward was on the right scent-in hoi
weather it seemed a Wrong one to pur
chasers of the life preservers. Ooodvear
was not dismayed.
After mors experiments he took a con
tract to make fifty rubber bags for the
government, and advertised his good luck
l'he bags were a credit to his skill, but.
In July the handles dropped off and the
substance melted. Ills friends advised him
to go back to hardware. The wolf was
again at the door, and Goodyear had to
divide time in the use of kitchen oven with
his wife. lie was always baking the
compound of sulphur and rubber, but with
no satisfactory results. Yet he was
""rm," as they say in the children's
game. One night while gesticulating on
his favorite theme with a piece of sul
phurated gum it came In contact with a red
hot stove. Instead of melting, as usual,
the stuff charred like leather. Was a very
high heat needed to harden rubber? The
enthusiast trembled with anticipation. But
there was the cold it was a winter's
night Would the mass loss its flexibility
In the freezing air? Goodyear nailed it
against the "house. The next morning the
compound was as elastic as ever. He had
discovered vulcanization.
The secret was that rubber, with a
silht aJiiii.kLu.re uf auipUui harueued auid
lost its adheslvness, but not its flexibility
when subjected to a temperature of from
00 to 270 degrees Fahrenheit Neither heat
nor cold afterward affected It; but it can
be overvulcaulzed into what Is known
eDonite. uooayear perfected his process,
took out a patent, and for fourteen years
fought Infringements In the courts until
Jtdge Grler decided In his favor In VttA.
New York Mail.
RECEIVER FOR RALSTON LINE
i Federal Judge Appoint! Arthur E.
English to Manage Road.
WILL FINISH PAPELLION LINE
Hooka of Company Shnvr II U In
solvent, hat Iterelvrr Will Keep
It f.olnsr and furnish
I'oiur t Plants.
Financial embarrassment has brought the
Nebraska Traction and Power company
Into federal coxirt. On application of the
Carbon Timber company, a Wyoming cor
roboration, Judge Monger of the Cnlted
States circuit court has appointed Arthur
E. English receiver for the traction prop
erty. As.de from I1D4.000 bonded indebtedness,
upon which there Is now, according to the
petition, Interest to the amount of IliOO
due, the traction company owes approxi
mately ts.oou for material and supplies, and
W . 1. Crist, contractor. In charge of the
unfinished portion of the road. Is said to
owe 5,oy0 for labor.
The Nebraska Traction and l'ower com
pany has under construction a line from
lUlston to rapllllon, and a line In opera
tion from South Omaha to Halston. It
was the original idea to link South Omaha
and Fapllllun by trolley, going by way of
Kalston. The line from Halston to I'apll
llon Is graded about two-thirds of the way.
The petitioners set forth that owing to
lack of funds W. 1. Crist, the grading con
tractor, Is unable to finish his work and
that until the road Is completed Into i'a pil
lion tho revenue of the road will not be
sufficient to meet operating expenses. It
Is slated there Is now an average monthly
Oeflclt of and that unicM some relief Is '
given at once the traction line between
outh Omaha and Halston cannot continue !
as a gomn co.ictrn much longer. It Is
timaled that eKinnJ in addition lo $l4.0wj
subsidy due from Sarpy county farmers
and busness men will complete and el(uip
me mau into i apiuion and it is me opinion
of the petitioners thut when rapllllon Is
reached there will be a material increase In
tii earning power of the line.
CHINESE TO HOLD FUNERAL
Most Elaborate
Hfld in
Burial Service
City Planned.
Ever
for Ties.
otee Money
The l ai bun Timber company brought the
receivership action on account of a debt of
Jt.feJ. due for pine ties turnished In con
struction of the line from South Omaha to
Ha i.-ton. This debt Is said to be long over
due. Accompanying the receivership petition is
an official statement from F. A. Howard,
tnaurer of the traction company, setting
forth figures to show that the company
is Insolvent.
In addition to operating a trolley system,
the Nubraska Traction company Is also
under contract to furnish electric power to
the Brown Truck company, the Howard
Stove works, the Rogers Motor Car com
pany and other concerns In Halston, and
the petition cites that If the traction com
pany should cease operations, these Indust
ries would be compelled to shut down be
cause 1 1 lack of power and that many
woi kinsmen would be summarily thrown
out of employment
The receiver Is granted full power to
manage the business of the traction com
pany, and It la said that arrangements will
be made for rushing the road into rapllllon
In accordance with the Ideas of Its original
promoters. Receivers' certificates will be
issued and there will be no cessation of
operations. In fact, the work will be pushed
with renewed vigor and the grading, which
is now at a standstill, will be resumed at
once.
LEW TONGS BODY GOES OFT
Celestial Friends of Ilepesised Upend
threat Sum on Details of Fnneral
to Train, Thence to lions;
Konar to Ward Off Spirits.
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An elaborate Chinese funeral service
to be held Sunday afternoon In the Bralley
ft Dorranc undertaking parlors, 1S2S Cum
ing street, over the body of Iw Tong. a
retired Chlee merchant, who died at his
home. 119 Noith Twelfth street, last Tues
day. More than J4w has already been spent
to make the obsequies more Impressive
than any ever held In Omaha. Ten or
twelve bushels of paper torn Into In.-h
square bits, with a hole In the center of
each piece, have been prepared for distri
bution along the funeral route, which will
extend from the undertaking parlors to
the Vnlun Station, where the body Is to
be placed on board a train for shipments to
Hong Kong, China, for burial.
The paper bits are to be used In ac
cordance with a long established custom
of the Chinese In foreign countries. It Is
their belief that If the deceased Chinaman's
body Is returned to his native country be
Bor the ivll spirits which have sur
rounded him during life, arrive there, the
soul is not lost. In order to delay the
evil spirits and allow the body time to
reach China before them, these perforated
Pieces of paper are scattered along the
funeral route and throiiRh the hole In
each piece the evil spirits must go on
the.r trip to China Puch a handicap Is
usually considered among Chinese to be
too great for them.
CHAMPION SKATER IN THE CITY
llnrler Davidson on Way to Fnrnne
far Further Conquest on
Hollers.
Hsrley lavidson. world's champion
skater, passed Patnrdny In the city on his
way ent lo make a second invasion of
Kurope. The athlete was fresh from a trip
through the west, where he met and de
feated a number of fast roller skate men.
and incidentally saw the Jeffi -lea-Johnson
fight.
Iavldson made quite a hit for himself
by a number of hih-class exhibitions in
London a short time ago and Is In demand
for further efforts them. He skated In
Omaha during li)r.
The Paper Hanger.
A paper hanger is a man who promises
by all that he holds sacred to be st your
house on .Monday morning at 8 o'clock,
and sends word on Wednesday afternoon
that he cannot come until Friday.
He brliiKs a bucket of paste and some
shears with him and as soon as he sees
the paper you have bovinht he says it will
not do. lie criticizes your taste and Judg
ment and shows you why the pattern Is
utterly unsuited to the room, until be con
vinces you that you must send the paper
back and purchase the proper supply from
him, although you know very weli that he
Keta a commission. Then he goes away to
order the paper and you continue to sieep
on the davenport until Die following Tues
day. ol discover ere long that the laws of
paper hanging are as Immutable as the
laws of the Medea and Persians, and that
no matter how you want the room papered
you are absolutely mistaken.
If he weren't a paper Hunger he would
be a plumber. But after this oc. will
welcome the snail-like plumber Kladiv.
Gabriel will have to blow several eiii iirea
before he gets the paper-hanirlnir briaade
resurrect. Chicago 1'ost.
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Lad Deserts the
Navy to Help
Needy Parents
Is Ordered Back to Stand Trial Al
though Enlisting; Under Re
quired Age.
Loyalty to Ids pax Ms and the know ledge
that they were In need of h s assistance
brought John Karl Tompkins, son of Wlllctt
K. Tompkins, fill Noith Twenty-seventh
ureei, to a decision to desert the t'nlted
States navy, according to a statement
n.adi! by Edward I., llradiey. attorney f.c
the young man and his father, Saturday
inoruihK after tho Tompkins had dropped,
their habeas corpus proceedings to have
the youth released from Jail.
Young Tomkins wi:l be taken to Phila
delphia tor trial by court-martial on ths
charge of desertion. Attorney Bradley fa hi
no defense will be made ami the lad will
throw himself upon the mercy of the court
"The boy enlisted when lie was under the
lawful inhstment age." said Mr. Rradley.
"He misrepresented his age In order to got
into the service, but his enlistment, never
theless, was In irood faith. He was willing
and anxious to remain In the service until
he received word that his mother, who bad
not been In good hi alth, haJ changed for
the worse. He felt that his father needed
his assistance, as his mother needed con
stant rare and her Illness made her a bur
den to the man, a burden that was not tits
less hard because the husband was willing
to bear It So he left the navy a few
months ngo ar.d came home to help."
Plager,
vertislng
business.
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SiES is iooked upon by vhe TOmmercifi rrld - rrvelous- Within 18 short mnths
v h,uu icba man six snort months in Omaha, our business has grown to such an extent that even the general public marvel nt what t
termed phenomenal SUCCESS.
To those familiar with our methods of doing bu siness, our success does not seem phenomenal, but
only a natural consequence.
At no other store can tie found mirh n.n ftt.t.rar.H Vfl stock of nniiaofiirnioViin : i
. uiumnjj, i cyi eseuimg uuiy
merchandise of the highest quality merchandise th at has all the ear marks of being superior in Style,
Finish and Workmanship merchandise that can be safely guaranteed to give full satisfaction. ' f
Not alone do We excel in character and quality of our housefurnishings, but we excel also in giving Vb
our customers the benefit of the most liberal terms of payment and in granting concessions in times of
misfortune.
Our treatment of customers is always courteous no one is unduly urged to buy evervone is invited t?"
to inspect our store and stock. You are welcome to our time we consider it yours. Take all you want of
it. Reliable merchandise, Liberal credit, Free trial use, and exchange privileges guaranteeing you against
mistakes courteous treatment prompt service spells SUCCESS. SUCCESS spells RUBEL'S,
Old
Stoves
Takes la
Eiehanfle.
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In American Quartered n.b thi
is Indeed a surprise value and we are
certain that you will recognise thla
rocker as a most extraordinary bargain.
i. '", xJ,ra ,,ar88 ""i strong and beau
tifully finished. By glancing at the Il
lustration, you will get a fair idea of
the, handsome appearance of this rocker.
It Is upholstered In the best grade Chase
leather It la substantial has a full
nprlng seat and back also upholstered
in Ohaso leather hs ruffled edges
and a handsome rosette at each corner.
Prlco'.'r. f J?"1?! al. $5.45
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In order that tne advertiser may get i.ie
best results fur money Invested, he must
reach the buyer by tne most direct and re
liable channel. The Bee la that channel.
ESSSES&fiC
The well dregsed, economical
man who wants good footwear
should trade at Drezel'i.
A Man's Shoo
$3.50
For the man who la particular
and economical In hla footwear
this la the Ideal tho. Hundred!
of Omaha men bear testimony to
the fact that thla la th beat shoe
for $3.60 In the city.
We carry these 13.60 ahoea In
the game atyleg that we carry the
higher priced ahoea. High heela,
ahort vampa. button and blucher,
single and double aolea, In patent
colt relour and bos calf, vlcl kid
and the beat valuea on earth for
$3.60.
Set Thin In Our Eatl
Window
Drcxel Shoe Co.
1119 Farnaun St.
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SXXEITSIOV TA3X.II BrsCXAX
wish to call your attention to tha
fact that this table le made of heavy,
olid auk, soeclally selected and highly
finished. The design la most pleasing
and sufficiently elaborate for any home.
The bane le of a fancy design and haa
extra large claw feet. It la fitted with
patented non-warping slides; haa a 4&
Inoh top and extends 8 feet In length.
It Is a table well worth 20. Kune's
K, $12.75
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RANGE
BUal.c mti.UI. uiai iracuL.
The grandest range on the market at
the price. Has vry new feature. It
haa a large six-hole top, extra large
oven and high closst, exactly e shown.
All beautifully nickel trimmed. Tie
range Is made of heavy gauee blue ateel.
requiring no blacking. Every range
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Bale Price.
..$22.50
Special Sale on Heaters
We have the largest line of
stoves in the Northwest every
stove the product of reliable
manufacturers; absolutely guar
anteed. Our prices are lower
than can be had elsewhere.
Old
Stoves
Taken Ii
Exchange.
SI6.G0
16-Inch Fire 1
These Oak Heater are very
heavy, well constructed and
beautifully nickel trimmed. Our
prices, quality considered, can
not be equalled. Do not purchase
a stove until you see what we
offer.
EVERY
STOVE
ft
ffil
$4.70
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EVERY STOVE
SOLD SET
UP FREE,
SG.60
V $0.76 1
nosmis oxaib iraoxj
Thla Morrla Chair Is made of xnlld n.lr
throughout: It Is finished Oolden and
Karly KnglUh and Is upholstered In gen
uine leather. We are selling these
Moris Chairs at a prloe lower than
other stores ask for imitation leather.
Muriel's (Special gale ffia T IZ
Trice 5JiJ. i
i '3.75 1
UB&AKT TASX.ES.
We offer for thla week an extraordinary
value lu library tables. Theas tables
re made of genuine quarter-sawed oak,
finished In llolden Early Eng lsh or
Fumed Oak. We also have them In Ma
hogany finish with genuine Mahogany
tops. These tables are of pure colonial
style and usually niasMve, exquisitely
finished. A limited number will b cold
at the extremely low 51 7 tZ
price of Sr1
muBEL'a bewibo MACKnra
SFEOlAlt,
A high grade, cany running drop-head
sewing machine. Thla machine la guar
anteed to be the equal In every respeot
of any sowing machine made, reganlieMa
of price. ThU sewing machine Is of the
Mgli-arm variety. It haa an automatlo
tension and bearings are made of thor
oughly hardened steel. The stand is
made of selected quarter-sawed oak,
beautifully polluted. Machine complete
oniVh . ?T:u.T.rr. $1 g.o 5
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