TOE OMAHA SUNT AY NEE: DKi T.M 1U".U 2.". 1 r 1 n Nebraska MULLEN ASKS FOR MORE HELP Attorney General Sayi Assistant it Ne-ded in His Ofticc. WAJTTED FOR KAELEOAD CASES lacresel Salaries for tnlilaati li ltorf y l.mpril'a of fir lealr- hle) nndfllnit of I at f mil; Klaaiirri. i From a Stuff t'nrrespondcnt i l.lNfi 'I.V. per. ;4 iftje,-1al I Attornev Oer-eral M 'i 1 '"Ti . who has he'd h 1 p snt'.n for tso montl s bv uniwinim'v.t. ha ,-tri. d j tli hlennlal report f-'iin the attorney s.-n- j eia''s deparrrrrnt which h;is 1is. lr. n 1 fiid ".th 'inverror FhaJlenher err. I Mr Million r'-'U'mnri the rr.ninn 'if a new iltnt In the attorney s-.-neral's iffi.e i1ii It shall oe :i ! ...k j after lltlsratlon a'lmni (mm the workinz of the ral'wa'- iml!nn. The import does not Irilfi:!'' that Mr. Muln woi.;. like to flll ,i .nsltjon a'trr h ijoi.. .it . of o'flce. It ki the jrovernor to rrrom- j mend the new p.itlon for the purpose .f : ssslstlnaj In the trial of the railroad lltita- I tlon rvw pendln and to attend to lltllue- i lion that arrows out of and la connected ! with the workings of the railwa o.'ti- ! mission. He also asks for lncrea--d al- J arles for the present assistant in the at torney general's cfflce. but says lie doei not uk for an Increase for the attot.ey c-eneral because that can be done niy by a. constitutional amendment. He h s tha if the attornex arenpral conscientiously at tend to his duties aa a member c! nine or ten state board" practically a'l of his time will be occupied. lie thlnhs I le reath the dlsrntty of the atate to pav such smalt talari to those who look afttr Its legal Interes.t. Astl-Trast Aaaettalmeat. Mr. Mjllen aaaVthat th anti-trust law" ha amended because he think many of the provlslona are weak and Ineffective,; Amonar the chentres he suggests a one. a provision giving the attorney general the dlarht to. etamlne and procure testimony J of witnesses before commencing any pro ceeding egaJnst any pool, trust, conspiracy or combination in reatralnt of trade to ascertain whether or not an action ahould bo brought. fn addition to thla preliminary hearing, srlth the attorney general aa pudge and Jury, ha aaka for a provlalon reQUirlng aent. officer and employe of corpora tion to tetlfy and produce books and record of tee corporatlona when requested b the attorney general, and that upon failure to comply with uch request the court would have authority, upon motion of tb attorney jenaral, to strike out the nwer, motion, reply, demurrer or other pleading and enter a judg-ment by default against aald corporation. Tne attorney general asks that section n. artlela II, chapter 91a. compiled stat utes for 1ST, be amended so aa to elim inate tha present prorlslon requiring two conviction of etrpor.'", ),nt toc-companlt-a and other aasodaUons under tha Jit1-trut law before a forfeiture of their charter can be declared. Kaaspka BMltctt Law. Mr. Mullen knock aome on the Packett law, a law for tha removal In court after a trlaJ of offloers who are found guilty of wtlfully faUlng and refusing to enforce any law which tt la their duty tt enforce. The governor can on In dlreet prosecution Is court. Th attorney general aay the delay Incident to tha trial of caaea de feat the purpose and object of the law. Provision ahould be trade for a pedy hearing and with power to make- a prompt and effective order. The attorney general throw to tnla auggeatlon: "If it ta thought wtaa to Invest the governor with power over derelict public offlelala, then that power ahould be gtven him In wuch a way that ha can make hla order eferttve." . Mr. Mullen aay the leglalatur hould appropriate funda for hi office not only for defending the etate, but for prosecu tion In which the tat may be Interested, or for the enforcement of law. More) Mef Wasted. The laat legislature appropriated t!S. for the expense of the legal department for the blennlum. Mr. Mullen recommence the appropriation of $35.0"0, divided aa fol lowe: Ten thousand dollara to defray ex penee out of litigation that may arise from prosecution under th antl-txuat lawa; 110.000 to defray expenses of litigation that grow .oat of and la connected with the railway commlealon: 110,000 for th expense of other litigation that may aria during the blennlum: U.9V for office expense, postage, etatlonery. telegraph, telephone, office supplies, printing brlefa. traveling expenses, furniture and some more supplies. While It la usually left for departments of Mate to ask for what, they want, or for 1 compuea irom ,n- ' . ' . .,m - twentieth biennial report of the regents th. governor to recommend I. . Ms m- 1lfi.,atur.. coverln- ssg. to th. legislature. Mr. Mullen U ,wo f November 30. 19!0 outde of hi. own department snd r.com- f nl numbr m recHv of mends a liberal appropriation for the .up- I, thajj 1M th remfclnder ranK,ng port of a legislative reference library. He down ta n ,verm,e of ,ls3 p.r ear. aay: "The leglaiatlvs referense deprt-1 Pur.ly . Jminlatrative and executive of ment of th slate hlttorRal society has ; ticn .nd aaalstants paid by the hour are been of much assistance to the legislature , indu,), In these totals, and has been lnxahiibl to this department, j i ne maximum salary received by any having relieved the department f the ne-j off .ccr w h. se duties are in an) w ay lnstruc- cessitv of answering atorea of Inquiries and sndlng mucii tim In looking up Ingforma- tten for th members of the legtslat ire re- : gardlng legislation and the court decisions, The reDort shows an unexpended balance of .S3 K In an ai.p-ocrlatlon of !V made bv th last let'atnre for the u of th attornev general in vroeecutione Dur- ! Ing the greater raft of the ear I K. Wet- tling. an expert acvounan. has l-ee.i em ployed In railroad llisatl n b. the aiiorney general and the sa'ary )aid from the p.xe rution fund Nebraska ltal ftlsllatlra. - State Health Ii-.sfes-t..r W. li. Wilson has completed a report. h contains ah'r vital statistics ....r;-. the laat two Var lMinng the v ar ' iii'S I'ecember 1 V. thre ere l-V! Unli and deaths in tie sate. I .- : M - ear eml irg Heieml.. r 1. I'M . ' - Toi.' number OJ births was -.'.'.. I VI nd t .re . er h'.ii.' deaths. The d -a-l.s in tin t.,e d-;nng the sear rndtn l n.lr 1 IV. m-'f f-om causes as . f. .;..: Tr.hei i u!o..i?. 44. tsphold f; -. .1.-. nic-inij'tW and spinal disease. II.': .1 rii"eii, ti. s.ar'.t fver. TS: sniallv") ' i'f th- tnt::l ni uiber of births d ir - R the salt'" ear til l"ti 13 ILI were iia and l.'uV.t weie femal. s Only wer.- ci.lore.l clni.'ren and Inc'ud-d were two sets of tin. In t' e total niim- W ef births d..r;r. the ,;,M vear there were "' s 'f twins f the. .4 w ers n.ale and f. male. Thrre 't' six sets of triplets. 'f the eighteen chiidrtn lie longing to the I'tplet births. 4 - r males and 13 fen.a'ea. Waths of tuberculosis rnn.rr4 the previous ear and M the last - ear. The triplets reported to fie health in spector were hoi n in the follow lug towns, one eet in raiii t-.n AJams. Ul tra. Pei vldere. Minder., l-nrulu and Hast ni Trarkfn' oaataaal liee ttrela. at thst place. The fight tx-curred as the Xi ea.iier nmuniitfe of toe stale , pi t,a we e returning to ti eir hiiiiks. hav iriiial ord he. I a n-cet.iig a'ter tne ing been over to the i;Uise ! set djeumment t" eular terst meet- j iDcrriii There were n er itr t..a- U a4 LBMlsd aui)rtaluUul-.ct Lrab - American Barrfssfi JOepr&cnbalivcc? to Meet jP3 Nebraska 3aidss72. r IV-, V, J1'- J .-,,Ju.m.:. - . iLratAeal a iH i la aMall aTt ' "111 if fm r Yl 1 ! II Jirillf Gco WtutclccA -BALTirropz iSrcrffjry Aznrrirjii Baj-ASi'n 1 Three member of the executive cornmit i tee of the American Bar assocation will be 1 In attendance Tuesday and Wednesday of i thla week at the eleventh annual gather I Ing of the Nebraska State Bar association. I The three are the secretary of the Amerl- can aasociai.'on. floorsre Whltelock of Bal- tlmore; I.ynn Helm of Ixs Angeles. Cal.. j and Ralph W. Breckcntirice of Omaha. Mr Whltelock la an eastern attorney of wide repute as a puhlic speaker, aa well aa a lawyer, and the position of secretary of the American Bar association is In Itself alone sufficient to make a man well known In legal circles. Mr. Helm la one of the moat active and prominent lawyers on the Pacific slope. He Is president of the Cali fornia Bar association, a position to which he waa elected a few weeks ago. The presence at the coming convention of these men was ecured by the third member of the executive committee re ferred to. Ralph Breckenrldtre. Mr. Breck enrldge wa elected a member of the na tional association's committee at the last convention at Chattanooga. He has been a Nebraska attorney for more than a ecore of years, although acarcely yet middle-aged, and he has gained national reputation by papers and article on the necessity of reform In crim inal procedure, on which he holds view more In accord with laymen's than wyh the opinions of a majority of lawyers, who cling tenaciously to the established prac tice and procedure, and who seem to love official red tape, the law's delay and "nloe" points of hair-splitting technicality. But Mr. Brecksnrldge view are not. far , away from thoae enunciated by Prealdent : Taft upon several occasions. I-ately Mr. BreckanrMge'a nam has been In the pa per aa one of the several attorney talked of In connection with the vacancy In the Eighth United States circuit court. Mr. Whltelock will address the Nebraska convention Wednesday morning on 'Prece dents In Ex -President," particularly with respect to their career at lawyers after leaving the Whits House. Mr. Helm will be heard In the afternoon on "Nationalism A Study of the American V nlon." Other speaker before the convention will be President Charlee B. Ryan of the Ne braska State Bar association, who will give the annual ex -officio address; Judge B. F. tree. who " will take Superintendent Bishop' place on th committee, to par ticipate in the deliberation of the meet ing. Mr. Crabtree was present and Joined with Superintendent Bishop, Mr. McDonald and Prealdent Shellhorn In the meeting of the committee. This constitutes both the teaohsra' committee as nbw organised, and as It will be after January i, when Super intendent Crabtree takes hi place upon the board of education. The committee and President Spark of the Chadron achool agreed to recommend to the board at tt next meeting the fol lowing: For grammar school critic teacher, Mr. Leora A Ruatln of Lincoln. For Intermediate critic teacher, Mlaa Kate E. Drlscol of Valentine. For secretary and assistant recorder, Miss Elisabeth Pollock of the state superintend ent's office. State ITalverelty F1aaa(a Two hundred and fifteen profeesors and Instructor la the atate university receive an aggregate salary of t2M.U? each year. Thla la sn average of U.1TS per man per year. tirnal Is COnt) Chancellor Avers draws , fiOO annually, but his duties are wholly administrative. The S3.) salaries go to j each of seven deans. Un acting dean i receives SJ.iJO and the other salaries are K or less. 1 hiny-three- officers, whose dutira are mlnl dmlnlstratlve. receive a total of . -.. ..t. mailing an average oi per ' annum. These salaries range from that . I of the chancellor at VvOi") to those of two : tardent-rs who average S-.aj apiece. Twenty -j two of the thirty-three receue over J; . j The following table nhowa the ma&tmum. minimum and average salaries paid in ' id in ti'.iial officers. with the n.imuer ol ' each: ,u. Man. Win. Ac. lb-ana . ; Sjwk ti . , Acting 1 $.:.) - ' A-H.K-iate 1 .. l.s l,h- 1 litau .i-ot.-s;ors 1 Z . J..-i j UruirlKUl 3i ;.! I I ." I i l.l- .. .... i A.)clate professors .. II !.' 1 If I I 1 -" '. Atiikisiant professors . . li l.-.i I. ti l.' j 1 I A Aj uni t profcs..rs .. 1 l.- l.liti i : fi io ..... Irstr j' tors 1 - ' -d ! 3 4n "jt . ... Aksi3tnt instructor .. 1 4" . 4 s) A.-ist juia 4J .) I-. ,..!. s is ei 1 IIUI4I S 1.' -. il Lsctuiers Z iv. ; FRANC STABBED BY WESHNES , i m9t tile Viarriwra Kaaage la a Flgnt. Derlag H hlrh ttae Is W ooaded. PI.ATTSMt il'TII. Neb. I'ec :4 idpe.-ial. i A s.abb ng aff'ay occurred at I.ouls-iile Thursday mailt In whi.n Join P'anc. an Auetran. wss wounded bv Wil. am Wesii nes.'a Itussian. Both men have been em ployed for some I'm tn tre M jrr ' y o.'ia-ry jW U uguliia. bal rtaac tia.tJ to U Lynn. Helm -zo&attveux 5 Zrzuher Expeutir Canuxutto V 1 1 fialph WBreckenriJqe, ? Omaea. Zfcznhrr lvuirr Com. . , . . . , , 'elected new officers as follows: Venerable Good, whose theme Is "Nefded Legislation consul. Julius Radebach: W. A.. Frank and How to Obtain It." Judge Oood will I Miller: E. B.. B. G. Hermann: escort. H. also make the comm:ttee report on leglsla- j f,.- Aufu" nf: ., . , . . , man. I-red. Kloth: sentry. Herman Wilde: tlon. J. W. Sullivan will report for the manager. 1 years. George B. Sawtelle. committee on Judiciary and T. J. Mahoney WEST POINT At the last regular meet for the committee on ino,uirv. W. G. Hast- Ing of Steuben Lodge No. 40. of the Sons Inn Is chairman of the committee on lent ! ' Herman, the following officers were , education The sessions of the convention will be held In the Knights of Columbus hall. see- ond floor of the Board of Trade building. The annual dinner will be Wednesday even- Ing at the Rome. President Ryan will pre side as toastmaster. The two visiting at torneys from Ios Angeles and Baltimore will answer toasts and so will John A. Rine, city attorney of Omaha; John Lee Webster and H. A. Brubaker of Superior. About the usual attendance la expected at the con vention. The officers of the Nebraska association besides President Ryan are these: Secre tary and treasurer. A. G. Elllck. Omaha: executive committee, R. W. Breckenrldgw of Omaha. S. P. Davidson of Tecumseh and F. H. Woods of Lincoln. The banquet committee Includes H. C. Moorehead, W. H. Hatterorth and Clinton Brorae. county attorney that Weehnes leaped upon him without warning, bore him to the earth and struck him blow after blow with a knife, cutting him about the head and face. Dr. Worthman waa called and dressed Franc's Injuries. Constable Cam Seybert of Louisville sr rested Weshnes at the quarry yesterday and brought him to Plattsmouth. This morning Franc appeared before the county attorney and signed a complaint, charging Weshnes with assault with Intent to wound. Franc say there was no bad blood be tween himself and Weshnes prior to the cutting and that they had had no words; that both occupied bunks at the quarry, though not together. There were twelve men. Mexicans. Russians and Austrlans, In the same bunk, but so far as Franc knew all were peaceable. The preliminary was had this afternoon before Judge Archer and Weshnes bound over to the district court. State Gives Schools Semi-Annual Budget For Pay of Teachers Fraction Over Seventy Cents a Person Apportioned from Money Col lected by the State. . tFrom a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN. Neb.. I'ec. :4.. Special ) State Superintendent Bishop has announced the semi-annual state a hool aDoortlon- ment. A total of $a1.512!s) in apportioned between the arlous counties of the state, the funds to be used in pas Ing teachers' salaries. The money is apportioned on basis of hool population. There Is a total of -V--J persona of school age In the state. The rate per person is a fraction over lei.ts. The following shows the total amount apportion."! Adams Antelope .. Banner .... l lair.e K. ...ne Box Butte Bovd Brown Buffalo .... Burt Butler rflar H.S t'ha-se t'h.rrv .... 'h nne . iijv i'..ltax .... I'nining ... i'usier lakota I a v es .s.m ... I 'euel I 'Won l-odce iN.niclas ... I'.-ndv .... Pillnu.r ., -Y.n!lin .. l-"rortier .. Furnas '".ace i lor.len . . . . In rf leid . . , ;.Mer :.ant 4 4-i Kearney .. : yc n 'l 51 Trij.ss 431.74 4.? J"! S.' LV0C-I vt Mi : 43 - r Keith , Kev a pa ha ..J.4S I i Kimball .. 1 K n.v s.vrv 1 S14 vl I smrxster IJncoln .... M',' : I -Kan S . ,,n I .oijp J VVi 4.' .i.r.T0 TT4 Wi I Madison 4 -.'4T .) i.i-., ;Merr.ck .... !JM..umii .... Nance 1..J.1 r. . ,!r. Nuckoii 'toe Bum nee Perkins .1 M "I j v. Phe!i i.""4 Pierre I..iVi 2s 4 ;; i : S. ". ! : it 4 AiV !a ..rt:Poik , l, . Ked Willow.. 4 yfi il Hii'arilwin .. a i :i ,.;'v, k v , valine "j.Tv-arpy - 4 4r. t-sunders .... I I IS tin "COttBbluff .. ;j.n4s'rd ti 71.1 Si.endan wnrmn ! r. s,ou j - t-tanton 177 K3 J "r ; , ;.i Thomas J i, si Thurston .:.. H io.0 el lev J T".i i.-'I'ington 7!1 1 -X f.i Vk'et.ster lluU Wlie!r li b York -. 4 SI72.V, 1 se.r 3 .H.::i 1.4W.U) l.iin.o: i" ;i J 4Ks ol 144 31 : i. 77 ; let 42 I.-.'Ol as ; v.m oi Z I -V. : '.sj 7y i,a7l'. ! ! Mainilton tttrian .. H - Hiter-co.-k l!..lt ll t' lii.kni . . . Ieff-rs..n . Jonnaon ... J "VI - if' Total i.Cs 71 -Sl.aM75 rbraatta Vest efew. V ' Kl 1 1 - 1 ' k i. -I-V C V 1 . ' l. wu"i4ud las vwaau-fUia lrrit Nebraska ' annl' ' tsar at tr-nr h--f in this ri; la i v , n inar. j VI! KiF:l' . II Irrl. formxrlv ,.f j !ti f..ro dio.i at Miin.pi ah. i "ei-eni-r . !'"w!in.!K.n.. Mn.,n.r of M,.j ; f .M have Nmclu tli. .-... k an.l Iff t'c lo!)i,k,.rth f; Uirph M-"--an. l- loimiMnv a n.At ric. - j I SKVVAHI. ...M.-t. K".!.er s,o-.. da-n.l.. ! T Mr iin-1 Mn JmiM fHo.r. of M"fM, r iiinrnl m rmii Mrinirr tf .M u t rt'H'k. Neb., on VMniie, v. X." l. n I ' w U" a i ITV I I V Clu... ell r-m i . dnt i'f the M-r hants National bank. ha 'in to lia'.v t in'l ih wml'T. His h'-alth hn.s hern NHr for scrraJ cars. NKMP.A-KA ITV-K. A Hr"n. f iriii-r i ownT hihi pui'iis'icr or ibp iai.y iTess. i m ilMnKi r'iisl ill at h h.i'c m this cit 1l is euff.niiu from an aita'K "I pnu- i mnla. .was li-f naaa-1 NKHIIASKA flTV-Hctt U l.w.n. hH.I In .v.,n, , .,. jail here to ascertain if he ..as n.M s.dntcl at a. -me rf tl;.- various .:,. , where he Vtitrn 8amue f lus br.-th.ts i ro.1.i.-m . confessed lie had .-nmmlttul various) un- a package of a-iici and ci .41.! lawf.il acts, he." Wn r.-leaed. ixch-r life.- sai l 1 ..1 ul ,1.1 iter 11 PKRI-W K. Majors a jnemb-r of i ,,r)W,ip, rrn,,..n aln-iia- -a.-ks la.d the t.ran.1 Armv of the i:t'ih.l.' 1'ost No. . ... - .... of iVru. has i.rcn annlnted a.d-l. , sd accumulated ti-.e ma.'oi'lt of the cards camp on the utaff of 1 eiart ment v'oni- i when he !o.k.l up to f r.1 lh.- T.r:d' :-it mander John l- Pi. ncr of -rac'tse ' ,K , . . r ' ..... ... standint; In the do,,rwa- i-r t;-e office sm 1- X KT POINT- Marriaae ij. -crises ha- 1 . . Ke..n i..,,l ,k. . 1, . Alvm I.eiy and Miss sli Kbcl. to stave 1 John and Mis Acu.uta ScnuU a-d to Krec man t'adweil and M ss Anna Panl.rn- I'KRf-Ros.-oo BUnkinship of rrn. who ha been ernploved in a hank at S. recuse, has been elected cashier of a hark-. at Wray. Colo., at a mwch better nalarv and will begin l-.is new wjrk the f-rst of ti e year SK WARD- I .on Kempf.-r. who live, l est Blue. Seward county, while standing I II a step ladder and holdinx a sharp ax j . t.i- . . . . . . . . . 1 W on In his hand, fell and in landing on the floor grasped the blade with Ins hand, a.-mre-t severing it. NKRfiAi-KA CITV-MIss Ir.na Hazel owning. only .lauarhtcr of the late Charles I'ownlng. as niairl.d at Wenatchee. Wash.. yest-r.la to r'laience 'reigr of that place. The couple will make their home there. NKBRASK A MTV In itatlons have been Issued by Mrs Keller to the we.idina of her daughter. Miss srhis I. Keller, to John H. Johnson, which takes place at the home of the bride's mother nfar t?yra-t-use. Thursday le.-ember -V NKBRASK A CITY The remains of Charles Bulger, who died at New Hamp shire. Mo., where he was called to attend the funeral of his mother, were brought to this city yesterday afternoon for in terment. The funeral was held from the home of his niother-tn-law. Mrs. Iow. NEBRASKA CITY The Woodmen Circle of the Woodmen of the World, elected the following officers: CJuardlan Helen Pol log; clerk. Anna Vansolow; banker. Nina Ba.ler: attendant. Kmma Vansolow. Musi cian. Edna Bocksrocker: I tJ.. Un Van solow: o. S.. Maud (Jamlln. physician. Dr. Frank S. Marnell. j WF.ST POINT West Point Camp No. 11'44. Modern Wooodmen of America have electee for the ensuing year: President, r. L. Ruediger; vice-preeeldent. E. M. Von Seifgern; recording secretary. Peter Pc.el lett: financial secretary. Herman Koch; treasurer. Frank Johnson; trustee. Michael Meier. WEST POINT-West Point Tent No. art. Knights of the Maccabees, heid a regular meeting last evening and elected the fol lowing new officers: sir knight com mander. J. F. Zajtcek: sir knight lieuten ant commander. Charles Sass. record keeper. J. TT. Hansen: finance keeper J. C. Hansen: chaplain, P. F. O Sullivan; trustee. J. C. Elliott. NEBRASKA CITTTWack Kinsley of Au burn has been arrested and Jailed here on the charge of steeling a grip from a traveling man at the Watson hotel. He is also wanted for the stealing of a watch and some Jewelry of a young woman at Auburn. The watch haa been recovered from a party to whom he sold It. WEST POINT The public and parochial schools of West Point have been closed on account of the presence Id the eitv of scarlet fever, which, however. Is limited to five mild cases. The board of health, how ever, demmed It advisable, especially on account of the nearness of the holidav, to close the schools and thu prevent any possible spread of the disease. NEBRASKA CITT-Herman Koch, a farmer, residing near I nadllia. yesterday filed a suit In the district court against his neighbor. Philip Henderson asking tB.oOe, because of the language which his neighbor applied to him In the presence of a number of witnesses and accused him of taking aome- of his stock. Koch also filed a complaint against Henderson to keep the peace. NEBRASKA CITY-Howard O. Davis as sistant cashier of the Bank of Berlin, who had been suffering with an Infected hand was taken to .Syracuse, where his hand the office from heart failure after the operation .Mr. Iavls was . years of age was operated upon again and he died In and for the last ten year had been con nected wlih the bank. He leaves a widow '?d.w 4v.r-old " He was a member or the Masonic lodge at Syracuse The funeral was held today under the direction of that order. uPE,U'lJ-i"t. wmd. Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Bedell were married twenty-five years and aa a recognition of this happy event, they received from Miss Mei!a Bedell a silver service set that had been presented to Rev. B. Bedell, thlr father on the occasion of hia twenty-fifth wedding anniversary by the people of his churcn In Ohio, of which he was their pastor. During the evening the member of the v oman Relief corpa called upon them and left a beautiful allver tray as a alight expression of their good will DEATH RECORD. Mrs. Tkeauu A Ike as. FHENAXDOAH. la.. D. 14 t.Opedal.l Mrs. Thomas Aiken died suddenly at her home In this city Friday morning. Phe had been In Council Bluffs for some time, taking treatment for cancer of the breast, and Thursday night she returned with her husband, apparently Improved. Friday morning she awoke early and asked her husband to get her a cup of coffee, wh'ch he did. When he returned to the bed she appeared to be asleep. He did not awaken her then, but when she continued to sleep he became alarmed and again went to the bed. when he found that she had passed away. She was In her sixty-fourth yesr. A daughter. Margaret. Is Seriously ill in the Jennie Kdmundson hospital In Council Council Bluffs, where she was recently operated on for appendicitis Major Ies.der Clark. TOLEDO. la . Dec. U (Special -MaJor Iander Clark, for whom Ieander Clar'. college of this place was named, and who was benefactor of the college and a !!. pioneer lowan, died here today, aged 8". In 1 t' 1 ,S"B We",rn co,1'(te was a stnggllng de s'lsil 31 j nom national school, facing a crisis that 3 144 is ' threatened to carrv It down. Major Clark 1 csrno forward with a donation of lxwn ,n' ,n school's name was changed to o j Iander Clark college. i A. . Miller. SHENANDOAH. la.. Tc. 14. -( (special -A. A. Miller, proprietor of the Delmonico hotel. d:el yesterday afternoon at 4 JO. after an i!lne of three weeks, rie disease being pleuro-pneumonia. He Is survived by liis wife, mother, four brothers nd four sisters. i Ullll.. K. rest. William F. Tent, a railroad engineer, died at the Hotel Howard Saturday morning. The body m II be taken to Grand island for burial. Mr. Fent was M years old and j had been a well known engineer on the I Union Pacific for a long time. Jowepk l-'rleSes walsl. BALTIMORK. Md . Dee. 4. tpe.ial TtX tg.ain.) Joseph Fnedennald. president of li.e Crown Cv.rk and 5-l company, died ! here today. The company has a number f branches throughout the country, ens ol which Is ln Omaha. Tus kUy te ia ituauoo its Waot Ada. 1 Taft Stops Gamoling in Waiting Room of the White House Tnrcf Kewiboys U'ho Were Matchir.j CigTftte Picture! CrlTCH Chrir.t- mu PrfSfntS bv PrfSlder.t. " AF " ' S' :T 'N ' :i ;'-:' th- W :H H-mi-w ta a broken i. fo.,iv bv ivH)1nt Tuft. h.t litr r' n "! t-. , The I!... f'fc.i rr f ripe s t ee.-Mtic o,'f ; s t'-i' Vhite H ... . a-1 t1 e l-.en tho . alil t.-la-. , rv ask-.l . s. 1 1 e prcs (! i'l" ismns 1 1.' . I i in ti-Tn t I I srt t eai? in lit nnt fM'tn. m":!' Mi aown 011 i ieiii. 1 ce president, took them ir.to his oft.- wi.ere he aae them preserts and his lest wis es for a merry (. hnMTii an.l a happ . New York. 1-ater Mr Taft joined other belated Christmas shoppers Mtrnfo-ptr nf Pl'roa of ill V O ItJl V UI JL 1XCS clL " TIT t . 4 s si vvessington solved Incendiary Blust Started by Woman Who Became Insane After Has- band Deserted Her. SIOI X FAI.L S7Tl.ec -.Special A chance remark by a demented woman. It I." believed has solved the rv-sterv snr- rounding the orlrln of several recent fire" at the town of Wessir.gton. which c-e i rvery evidence of having been purposely set. Vntil the demented woman made the chance remark It was feared the town had to confront the problem of hunting down a malicious "firebug." The d-'inented woman Is .Mrs. Sanbtirn. who recently became lnane throuah worrying over the disappearance of her husband, who left Wesslmtton several weeks ago after s-ating that he was goln to a point some miles awav to work. He never appeared at the place Indicated and since leaving Weseington has not been seen or heard from. His wife was left In destitute circumstances and the hardship experienced by her In eating for herself and small children caused her to lose her nuna. After she had been adjudged insane and ordered taken to the state hospital for the Insane at Yankton she made the chance temark. which, coming to the ears OI trie authorities nss rnnvlnri lhn them that the Incendiary fires were all set by her. Her remark was In the form of a question, and was. "Do people say that I set those fires?" When questioned further her talk be- came more rambling, during which she stated that sue didn't like the hde;th:ji "Jack (her husband) dancing with ot women." The last Incendiary fire was set at the rear of a large building which is used as a public hall, and In which a dance was ln progress at the time It wis discovered the buildlns was on fire. Mrs. Sanburn lived ln a little house Just across the alley from the building. In her unbalanced condition of mind, and with the cheerless surroundings of her home, she evidently got the Idea that her husband was mingling with the gay throng of danecrs while he left her in her humble home. In a fit of Jealousy and as an act of retaliation she Is believed to have made her way unobserved across the alley and set the haUl building on fire. In support of the belief that the poor, demented woman was the mysterious fire bug. It Is noted that there have been no other incendiary fires since she was taken Into custody and taken before the County Board of Insanity. Persistent Advertising Is tha Road to Big Returns. Claims Katat-e of Dr. Atkins. CINCINNATI. O.. Dec. N. Claiming to be the common law wife of Dr. Louen V. Atkins, who waa shot and killed in Chi cago two montha ago by Dr. T. M. Rainey. his former business partner. Mrs. Florence Atkins filed an application for letters of adminisir.it or. In the probate court here today. The woman savs the eattte Is worth S.V.orjo Or more. Ces4g In tcaaSW I - - IPre-lTOiitore In the selection of clothes no matter what the pric?, the quality should always be the first consideration in s-lectiou. 90 Per Cent of These Offerings are Hart, Schaffner & Marx Clothes. This alone is proof iitive to those who know, as to what's what in the quality and bargain worth of our pre-inventory sale offerings. Eilayd Style, quality, Workmanship Guaranteed. Merry Christmas Our best wishes extends not only from Christmas to New YearSibut from ISiew Years to Christmas r Homo of Store closed a 1 day jTwiCe DeDOl'ted fr0Hl 1 r , rt PaUailia and OllCC ' f 10111 NCW Yolk , 1 Man Not Wanted on Isthmus Becomes Human Shuttlecock in Hands of Authorities. NEW YORK. Dec. 24 Ti e immlgi ation authorities at Kllis island apparently have today a problem on their hands In disposing of the case of Benjamin Rosenbaum. a Tor- mer New Yorker, who has been something 1 or a huttlecock between here and the 1st hum of Panama since last July. He went 'to tiie isthums from here In that month. 'twice deported by the Panama authorities and once by the rmted States Immigration officials and todav is back here again, ar- nving on the steamer Advance, following M. .ron,, avnnrtation from Panama. nosenbaum s troubles arose through eer- tain charges preferred against him by secre, service officials ln Panama. The authorities on ,he Istnmu9 onl,r(, him deported, and when he arrived here lie was put under ' await trial. Later the bond was recalled ana on vcmoT i. ne was aeporteo. v nen ; he rea-nd Panama, he was promptly Jailed ; again and deported by the' Panaman gov- ernment. Scientists to Pass on Peary's Polar Proofs House Naval Affairs Committee Will Select Hen to Express Opinion of Evidence. WASHINGTON. Dec. :4 Another phae of the proposed honoring of Captain Rb- . . " . , , ert E. Peary with a staff rear admiral- ship In recognition of his Arctic achieve- ments developec' today. It was said that w hat he presents as proofs of having reached the North pole, together with ith ,z other testimony, may be passed upon other scientists at the Instance , of house naval affairs committee. Captain Peary recently made known his willingness to submit to congress the data which he hai heretofore refuaed to submit on account of publishing contracts. WJ-.en they art submitted, at an early meeting of the committee. It is suggested several scientists should be asked to express their opinion of evidence, the cientist to be selected on the basis of not having figured In the previous discussion and of unprelu diced views. Persistent Advertising Is the Road to Big Returns. otEiisi Beginning Monday, Continues all Week m , 1 ' : r -. Drastic pric43 reductions throughout our entire stock of Men's and Boys' Winter Suits and Overcoats All the Men's Suits and Overcoats divided for this big sale in six lots: All $10 and $12..") Suits and Overcoat . .$7.75 All sft4.00 and $15 Suits and Overcoats. . .$9.75 All $1 and $20 Suits and Overcoats $13.75 All $22.50 to $27.50 Suits and Overcoats $17.75 All JU and $32.50 Suits and Overcoats . .$21.75 All $.'J5 and $40 Suits and Overcoats $2G.75 Xoue reserved, all t f" Qf Discount Jm0 children's at stars Broth S1 Quslity Clothes Monday, December 26th Fatally Hurt by Explosion of Stump South Dakota Farmer Loads Stump with Chemicals to Hasten Decay and Accident Follows. PIOI X FA1.I.S. 9. D.. Pec. 24. pe : 1.1 As an" outgrowth of following dir ' printed In a farm Journal as to how t hasten the decomposition of stumps anc : thus more quickly remove tiiem from l.ind "' tne land could be rultivated, R. W ! M-Now r. a pioneer resident of the B'ael. inu. wno recently removed to Waliervire. j-'"'- perhaps fatally burned. Th old Irnan r ln frm Journal that a ! mixture of nitric ami sulphuric acid poured in, n"1'" br'1 stumps would hasten . decomposition and thus easily and qulcklv remove these obstacles to cultivation, lis had -i:red a quantity of the mixture and BtttT boring holes in half a doxen stumps. ; Put ""'- ' h mixture and plugged up the holes. While passing by one of 1 he tump8 on '"" ' home he -'PI'J , to look at It. and Just as he stooped over an explosion occurred. This 1s believed to have resulted when the moisture in th stump untied with the acid. The plug struck the old man in the forehead and a qaantlty of the deadly acid was dashed into Ms face, burning him so seriously that practically no hope I held out for I his recovery. Brjee Rail for 4ew York. LONDON. iJec. 24 Jan.r Brvce. British ambassador to the I'nlted States, and Mrs. Bryce sailed for New Vork on the Cedrle lodav. They were accoinpanll ty W. 1. C. G'.adstune. a grandson of William F-w-art Uiudatone. who will spend six months ln Washington as an honorary at tache to the British em hast. v. Rrarari Rot with Trolley Hose. , COLUMBUS. O.. Dec. 24. When Beymour j Borrer was taking an Interurban car to in od' '"f Pul Mrtin' s-vear-old boy. sink Into the Scioto jiver. Borr,r cut the trolley rope looee and. using It a a lasso, dragged the boy to (he ""r " 7 1 smw I DGceGses "I hould feel guilty of In gratitude 1f I did not tell of tha benefits I have derived from Hod Sar saprrllla. Five ugly and painful ab acesae formed ln the lower part of my abdomen. I was confined to my bed thirteen weeks, and the pain was almost unbearable. A neighbor suggested that I try Hood Saraparllla, which I did. I began to Improve Immediately, th ab Bcee began to heal, and I took the medicine until I was well." John Wal lace. Field fec. T. M. C. A.. Plttton. Pa. Get It todav. ' In usual liquid form or chocolated tablets called tu s.ouc. i a v. 'v,- I, , ,1 m ..i.ii JCJs. our suits and overcoats go. on all boys and ff" Qf suits and o'coats JljO Our satisfaction SToarantee is a feature of every trans art ion. ers