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    THE BEE: OMATIA. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1911.
Council Bluffs
Minor Mention
Tne Council Bluffs office of The
Omaha Bee la at 19 Boot street.
Botk paoaaa 4X
Davis, Unix.
Corrlgans, undertakers. Phones 141
FAUST BEKK AT ROGERS' BUFFET.
Matlc ranges, r. C. De Vol Hdw. Co.
Woodrlng Undertaking company. Tel. to.
lwts Cutler, funeral director, t'hone 97.
Pure blackberry Juice and Virginia Dare
lne. J. i. Klein Co.
WANTED-helishle ' Kn fr gen"al
housework. " Fifth avenue. .
Pyrography outfits and supplies. Fauble
Art Chop, formerly Alexander .
Have vour glasses fitted or repaired by
1. W. Terry, optician. 411 llroadway, office
with Ueorge Uemer.
Fryer Printing Co., new location. Wil and
tUii W. B'way. Phones ia. Mail and phone
tana answered In person.
Justice Cooper yesterday united In mar
rune VV. II Haines of Neola and Miss
Jva Mcintosh of Crescent.
nest rock and' rya for medicinal and
family use; bottled In two sli-s. Koaeiifeld
Liquor company, 519 South Main.
Tha ft. A. Plorce, A C. stine store la bow
opu for busmen at tlielr new location.
aJ West Broadway, between, Pearl end
tenth streeta.
St. Ann's chapter1 of Bt. Paul's church
will have a. card party this afternoon at
the home of Mrs. Donald Macrae, Fifth
avenue and Eighth street.
Mra. Pardle' Btratton died yesterday at
Merc y hospital . following an Illness of
three weeks. On account of illness of her
mother the funeral will be held from the
residence of her sister. Mrs. H. F. Keller,
1404 Avenlm .
J. B. Mathews;, a noted evangelist from
Spokane, Wash., la conducting revival meet
ings every night at o Clock at the Full
Oospcl tnlKHlon on Hroadway, near Fif
teenth street. 'Prayer service la held every
afternoon at t o'clock.' i
At the regular meeting this evening of
Pottawattamie tribe No. 21, Improved Or
der of Hednien, there will be work In the
warrior's and chief's degree. All members
of the degree team are urged to be present.
Visiting brothcra welcome.
County Attorney Capell returned last
evening: from Avoca. where lie went to ar
range for tho trial, of the criminal canes
on the branch court ducket. The Avoca
business will not be undertaken until after
the work' here Is flnlhed.
The C'itliswns' Improvement club will hold
an Important meeting this evening for the
purpose of changing tlie constitutional pro
vision, fixing the quorum at fifteen. 8ome
other changes are to. be made and matters
of Intercut to the members transacted.
Justice JokcdIi vestardav Dreslded at
double wedding when J. A. Johnson and
Hessle Porter, both of South Omaha, and
K. O. Valane of Monmouth. 111., and Mln
erva Patterson of Council Orove, Kan.,
appeared In hi of lice and asked to be mar
l-led.
A Jury In'the district court held that the
driver of a horse belonging to A. Oilllnaky
was guilty of contributory negligence when
the animal got In tha way of a street car
and was Injured so badly that it had to
be shot. , Ullllnsky sued for the value of
the animal and the wagon, but the Jury
returned a verdict for- the defendant com
puny. . , , ...
One of the social events of this week
will be the annual ball given by the R
tali Grocers' and Butchers' association at
Masonic temple this evening. The Masonic
auditorium Is large enough for several nun
died couples to appear" on the floor at one
time, and It Is expocted, tha attendance will
be large. -A full orchestra, will furnish the
music, 4 '
Postmaatei HaieUort 'announced yester
day that the. rates on foreign money or
ders went iito effect with the beginning
of the day1. Tha new rates will add con
siderably to tha, coat of sending money by
mail to foreign countries, and will chiefly
affect the- tiunlgraots who are sending
money to their f rbenUs In tne old' country.
On auane t-the specified, amounts the. new
rates are just double the old scale
The,. young Men's Christian association
during the lust season, has put on sev
eral good social "stunts," but the real big-well-
wnrkfid-up-all-round-up-to-date effort
takes place tohighl In the gymnasium
whcn;tric young men of the department
will nut nu nlxht in "Punklnvtlle." with
a nplwtdid program of events. One of the
feature of tin Svcnlng will be the "Rube
band of several musical Instruments this
band will f ive an opvn air concert before
the big show. The base ball game at
the c!oM of the program will be between
tiie Pudtmk plants anil the Squirrel Hol
low Athlete.- Admission free to both ladles
and gentlemen. ...
The 'ounHl Fluffs Commercial club has
decided tu hold its annual meeting and
usual banquet some time about the mid
dle ot March. The date has not been fixed.
Chairman Doollttle promises a program
that will attract' attention with men of
nation! reputation on the speakers' .lists.
The Citizens'-, improvement club la also
planning for a big banquet In March, at
which- hiko speakers ot national repute,
and lilxb character will be present. The
names of Congitxsinan-elect Victor K. Ber
ger anil -Ma) or Scidol of Milwaukee and
Mr. MacVtyar tf De Moines are men
tioned. They believe that with such men
to tell' of tnelf successful efforts In city
bulld'ng .n audience that would fill the
Audiloiiuiu- bnlkiliig would be assured.
There was a sudden renewal yesterday
of activity among the people residing in
the eaitend of the county who are en
gaged In the fight tu annul the petition
of consent secured by the saloon men for
Hie operation of saloons In the county out
side of Council bluffs for the next five
years. The antt-aaloon people refused to
accept tne dictum ui me v ouniy noara oi
(Supervisors and appealed from the decision,
declaring the consent petition sufficient.
The case Is now pending In the district
court. Yexterday btate Agent Chamoers
and Kev. Mr, Matthews were busy at the
county court again checking over the con
sent petition. They did not disclose their
purpose, but were so anxious to conclude
ineir work thai they nuked permission to
continue It during the evening.
Senator C. O. Baundera yesterday intro
duced in tha Iowa Nenate the terminal tax
bill, prepared by City Solicitor Kimball and
ectuMlvely published In The I lee on Janu
ary1 SX Mr. Kimball was acting In his ca
pacity of chairman of the legislative com
mittee ot the League of Iowa Municipalities
and was following the In.-tructlons of the
league given at the meeting at Waterloo
.m-I.TnVa. u ! The rer,, l, V, 1 -Z h"v" "late
oV'the " a'rg"" nX'T "fa?, and county com. forward and exact a big
snd while It falls far short of what wa.'ehare of the license collected without con-
demanded and required to give relief tu , ... .... , . "
1h.iI summer. the bill it-presents the best
.1,- hiH ....1 towns of l he mii. it .,...
far toward remedying the many defects
of the prvent iiu;thud of assessing, which I
gives pra. iIchiiv all or the benerit from
railwev taxes to the farming district. Thw
bill will le looked a fur in the house by
W. W. Goodkuiiz. former mayor ot Hoone.
The belief Is etrong that It will go through
without rtou opposition from the farmer
members of the assembly.
A' real estate deal was made yestenlity
by hlh Spencer Smith practically ilis-
... ..1 nt ,l,M 111, faal f,i,law. I., hi. 'l
stead property on Wuehlngton avenue. Tim
laud sold lias a 'depth of U feel, and!
while cutting off the avenue frontage lu
Ins property and destroying forever the
beautiful lawn, doei not otherwise Inter
file with lu home pioiHity. This lawn, in
iounectioii a ilh tne same vised area furin
litu part of the Casady property and run
ning back to the houses, a dlxtance of IjO
feet, made one of the show placea of the'uf ,he requirements of the Iowa stale in
city. 1 lie sale oi tne t asauy property and
hiIhIix i.-loi. into lots which Were imme
diately built upon, destroyed tha beauty
of the pik like lawn, occupying just halfl1'1 tfir '- the association are to be
a block anil extending from t-.Mer street
to North l ii si street, and made the only
tviUKi' Mr. tiiuith could find for Belling It.
It Is sld the consideration for the plat
was 14 .M. and thai- the piirrha.er
liiiuiedialclv offered an advance of Sl.tou. I
Two or tlne residences will be erected
on the property.
Hrxt l".te Transfers. I
Tim fol ouing transfers were reoi ted to
The Bee February l,by the Pottawattamie
County Abstract company, Council Bluffs;
J'elcr l-oth and wife to Henry I
Nicolnl. lie',
lid
pal t ot hii '
Caroline Van!
1.v-t a. . d t: i,o
n f l. renx F. I'aul
n'l uf lot bhs-k I.
lt. VV - of ll
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tu Council l.lufls
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(;i.,io.i! .laiob,--!i nlol wir. u 1 1. l
Malli'". c7 of loi 4. block A. tlriiiic'
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Council Bluffs
WHOLESALE THEFTS OF SHOES
Arrest of M. B. Smith of Pierce Store
Discloses System.
CLERK CAUGHT SELLING PLUNDER
( le.se Fries. 4 of Smith. Also Clerk la
game glare, Flees from ('aril
' Rlnffs Had Rossi la
Omaha.
The arrest in Omaha of M. B. Smith, one
of the clerks In 8. A. Pierce A Co.'s shoe
store In Council Bluffs has disclosed whole
sale thefts of shoes that may reach Into
hundreds of dollars. Smith, who Is a young
man, was discharged on Saturday evening
by Mr. Pierce for good and sufficient rea
sons. On Monday mornln? he iraa taken
Into custody by Omaha officials while try
ing to sell for any price a IT pair of walk
ing boots.
Smith, who gave the name of William
Johnson, admitted that he was living In
Council Bluffs and the Omaha officers
communicated with Chief of Police Froom.
A Bluffs officer was sent over and re
turned with the prisoner. The first Impres-
lon was that Smith was disposing of
shoes stolen In the many raids upon mer
chandise cars, but when It was learned
that he had been In tha employ of the shoe
firm, Harry F. Pierce was called upon
and Immediately Identified the expensive
pair of shoes as having been taken from
the stock in the store.
A search was then made of the room oc
cupied by Smith In the Bancroft flats on
Fourth street Here a suitcase was found
containing several other pairs of new and
high priced shoes, which were also identi
fied as having been taken from the Pierce
stock. Further investigations by the local
police disclose the fact that Smith had
another room at Twenty-third street and
Avenue C. When this was searched a
trunk was found which evidently had been
used for the storage of stolen shoes. Sev
eral pairs of highest priced shoes kept In
the Pierce stock were found In the trunk.
The total value of the shoes recovered, all
of the highest priced stuff In the store,
amounted to $21.75, making the theft grand
larceny. Smith was arraigned In police
court yesterday morning and held under
tuOO bonds.
Only Part of Firm's Loss.
smith s peculations are only a very small
part of the recent thefts from the store.
His most Intimate friend, another clerk
has been missing since Saturday. This
clerk was a trusted employe and had
charge of the men's shoe department. He
roomed In Omaha and was in Smith's com
pany when the Omaha police Interrupted
the latter's shoe peddling. The Omaha po
lice were a little alow In searching his
rtom and when they went there they found
It bare and the man gone. This man's
home Is in Mollne. III., where his father is
a prominent manufacturer. Neither Mr.
Pierce nor the Omaha and Council Bluffs
police have been able to locate him.
The Pierces have Just completed the
work of moving their store from Its former
location at Broadway and Main street to
E33 Broadway, and the wholesale stealing
was done while the moving process was
going on. Harry Pierce said yesterday that
be thought several hundred pairs of fine
shoes were missing. Smith had been work
lng at the store for several months. He
has an honorable discharge from the army,
where be served as bugler.
Harry Pierce aald yesterday that the
firm had lbst more than 150,000 worth of
shoes that bad been stolen by clerks In the
last thirty years. His father had always
religiously refused to prosecute a clerk
caught stealing. ' His immediate discharge
was the only punishment. The elder Mr,
Pierce, who bas been In business In Coun
cil Bluffs for more than thirty years, re
fused to prosecute in this case, but his
son was not so tender hearted. It la
doubtful If Mr. Fierce will consent to the
prosecution of the other clerk when he Is
found. Smith and this clerk were most
Intimate friends and were always together
after business hours, both working In the
same department
LIQUOR REVENUE GOES
SMALL WAYS IN CITY
City Clerk Makes Hrport ShowlagT
What Share of Moaey Hetarns
to the Municipality.
The monthly saloon report, made out
yesterday by City Clerk Casady. shows
that there are fifty-five saloons in Coun
cil Bluffs, making one drinking resort for
each community of 6,820 men, women and
children. This leaves the number of sa
loons well within the per capita proportion
defined by the constantly changing saloon
laws of the state. Each of these saloons
pays 1-7.10 Into the city treasury every
month, making JEViO, per year. In addi
tion to this monthly tax the saloons pay
into the county treasury $600 a year, mak
ing a total license of S9J5.20 a year. The
county pays back to the city SJM) of the
amount It has collected, making the total
sum received by the city Jtrjj.a).
This distribution of revenue Is something
that every city In the state has been fight
ing against In vain In connection with the
Mquor laws. The city ha. to bear all of
inn "iirnae u, i r u lauug iuu mai main-
lug the falooiis, the fill responsibility for
inuimna one inn oiiu 01 oeneni in re-
i turn.
Y. W. C. A. FILES ARTICLES
e Association Mrrsiao Incor
porated Body aa dls Heady for
Fifty ears' work.
j The Young Women's Christian aasocia-
,J" of 1 oullt''l Bluffs yesterday
tuok Its
final legal steps to live and flourish for a
period of fifty years. Articles of Incor
poration wero filed fixing Its legal name
and the period of Its existence. The arti
cles were drawn by Attorney W. II. Klll-
tuck and aie in full compliance with all
corporation law.
All of the officers are provided for, but
managed by a buaid of directors of
eighteen members, who shall annually
ele t the specified officers. It is particu
larly specific that no division or dis
tilbutiun of any money or property be-
longing to the association shall be made
until
after the dls lutlon of the corpora-
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i s4e ojiu iw iiru, iu acquire anil noiu .
property by lease or purchase aid lo per- i
form all of the lawful acts within the'
scope of Its purpose that may be per-
formed b a corporation. No declaration
is n.ade concerning the amount of capital
to be en.pl.ntd or provisions made for
Issuing
ne mock hut ih. ,,.. u,.
,i Ho.li, but the Pioperty of ll
loia is tieuipini fium any f inau-
i i
tlicorpu
rial liability.
The Incorporation articles arc signed b
LU vif lUe s-.tu.eu Ui.uiUrs of lbs board
Council Bluffs
of directors and all of the eighteen ate
designated as parties to the Incorporation.
Those whose signatures are attached are:
Mrs. J. B. Ixng. Mrs. J. H. Reverldge,
Mrs. J. O. Wentworth, Mrs. C. F. Davis,
Mrs. E. . Beott, Mrs. Robert Ingraham.
Miss Mlttle Pile. Mrs. W. H. Klllpack,
Mrs. J. H. Tare and Mrs. Jessie E. Aid.
N. T. Plumblnfc Cp. Te.. 100. Night 117.
Marriage I.leeaes.
Marriage licenses were Issued yesterday
to the following named persons:
Nsme and Residence.
Albert Daw, Minden, la
Kmma Dora Jebsen. Minden, la..
Smith Frazler, Hamburg, la
ICdith Adklns, Hamburg, la
Age
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Kan.. 28
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21
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K. O. Valane, Monmouth. Ill
Minerva Patterson, Council Urove
J. A. Johnson, South Omaha
Bessie Porter, South Omaha
E. A. Blerbach. Papillion. Neb...,
Anna Paila, Paptll'on. Neb
W. If. Haines, Neola. la
Iva Mcintosh, Crescent, la
Not the ordinary pressing and cleaning.
but something very much different and
more likely to please you; the up-to-date
kind, the kind that does not wear out the
fabric, but saves It. Bluff City Daundry,
Dry Cleaning and Dya Works. Phonea SU.
OLD TIME CONDUCTOR DEAD
'Cy" Slachfleld, for Thirty-Three
Years oa Horllngtoa, E sal res
f Caaeer.
CRBSTON, Feb. 2. (Special.) The death
of "Cy" Stanchfleld, one of the best known
old-timers on the Burlington division, and
for thirty-three years a conductor on Bur
lington trains, occurred here yesterday at
the family home, of cancer. For thirty-
eight years Mr. Stanchfleld was employed
with the Burlington road on the Brookfield,
Mo., and this division, and most of that
time he served rn the capacity of pas
senger conductor on the principal trains of
the road. He was a native of Maine, born
in that state In 1844. During the war of the
rebellion he served nearly four years, en
listing In Company 6, Fifteenth Maine In
fantry. He came to Creston In 1871, since
which time his home has been here. For
the last seven years he has been In Maine,
his old home, hoping the climate there
would benefit his falling health, for which
reason at that time he severed his relations
with the rollroad company. About Christ
mas time he was brought here, yery low
with the disease which has caused his
death. Four daughters and their mother
are his survivors.
LOUIS G. PARRQTT IS DEAD
Son of I.ate Matt' I'arroU, Editor of
Waterloo, la., Reporter, Expires
of Heart Trouble.
WATERLOO, la.. Feb. l-(Speclal Tele
gram.) Louis Q. Parrott, editor of the
Waterloo Reporter, died suddenly this
morning of valvular heart trouble, compll
cated with Brlght's disease. He was i
son of the late Matt Parrott, was born
in Davenport In 18C3, and came to Waterloo
In lSii9. He has been an active editor
since the death of his father and la stir
vlved by a wife and two children, his
mother, Mrs. Matt Parrott, and two broth
ers, W. F. Parrott, president and general
manager of Matt Parrott & Sons company,
and James S. Parrott, secretary of the
company, of which the deceased was vice
president. He was a member of the Elks,
Order of Eagles and Masonic fraternities.
The funeral will be Friday.
Business f'haaares at Shenandoah
SHENANDOAH, Ia Feb. t. (Special.)
Several business changes have occurred
here the last few days. Messrs. Oreen and
Rosenfield have rented the room now oc
cupied by the Shenandoah Shoe company
and will open a new dry goods store as
soon as the building can be vacated and
put In readiness. The building will be ex
tended to the alley and a second story
added. The Smith Shoe company will soon
move to the room formerly occupied by
the Polly grocery, which has changed to
the Lake and Cotrlll building. Ole John
son, proprietor of the Vienna bakery has
bought the building used by J. W. Per
kins as an Implement store, and will re
model the building and move his bakery
there In the spring. W. C. Zuhlke, who
haa been associated with the Replogle
Jewelry company, has bought an interest
In the Gauss & Simons company In their
Jewelry stock. H. B. Sprlngmler has sold
his fruit and candy store to R. N. Boyce
proprietor of the Kandy Kitchen, and he
will leave soon for California, and the
last change is the selling by Mr. Borene
of his Interest in the Carsten Borene
market to his partner.
Trooper Charted with Asaaalt.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Feb. t. (Special.)
J. M. McDonald, a colored trooper of the
Ninth cavalry. Is under arrest, charged
with attacking Mrs. L. C. Hlnkie, aa aha
was walking alone along the boulevard near
her home In the northern part of the city
this afternoon. McDonald had been drink
lng and followed the woman, but persons
passing in an automobile went to Mrs
Hlnkle's rescue, and the soldier fled to the
post, wherfe he was later Identified by Mrs.
H Inkle and placed under arrest.
lawa News Notes.
Ii)GAX- The board of education wll
Feb.' T " Ids wU. "VceKe'S
; from dl fferent publishers up to a. in., r eo-
1 ruary 2i.
I MARBLE ROCK-Mrs. Louis Schrader. a
I "t J. In Juitt.
i'' "'f' u on Ihi 't vesterday 3 tha?
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she died from the effects today,
-CRKSTON News of the critical Illness
of C. W. White, former manager of the
t'larlnda Poultry and Butter company at
this olace. has been received rrom heattie,
Wanh.. where the dispatch states he la
lying at the point of death.
JEWELL Raymond Kallum. aged
vears. who accidentally shot himself in th
stomach with a 22-caliber rifle, while clean
ing the gun at hia father's home yesterday,
died during the night at the Webster City
hospital, where he was removed for treat
ment. IOWA CITY The 1'nlverslty of Iowa will
be represented bv Profs. O. F. Kays. K. I.
Starbuck and Drs. R. S. Lorlng. D. W.
Wylte. R. F. Hurlburt and Francis Fox at
the c-onference of church workers of uni
versity cities, which Is to be held this week
at t'rbana. 111.
S H EN A N I K) A 1 1 The officers of the
Shenandoah Artificial Ice. Light. Heat and
Power company are planning to erect an
Ice plant In this city this spring. The plant
will be run in conjunction with the elec
tric light station, and will he erected at a
cool of some S12.0UO.
I.OOAN I). P. Donovan of Payette. Ida.,
has bought the 1. E. Hunt farm of 240
acres four' miles southeast of Logan, at
t ler acre A score or more years ago
una farm was sou to Mtrn at m unman
i for I'a per acre, and after adding Improve.
mints and fertilising tne lanu tne rarrr
I vv as oid to I. E. Hunt one year ago.
tun ENAM s All rorty-rive years ago
orty-five years
lafct Sunday Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Ripley were
married and ihey celebrated this annivers
ary with a reunion at their home. About
fmv children and grandchildren were
iresent; the only two children not heing
able to get her. were Mrs. Hague of Omal. a
jnd Mr. Mcl'eak of l;..wi'nns. Wyo.
'1 M t S N CITY In stepping off the ca
Ixiose oi his train at nigni. i onuuetor Jonn
o( ,. ,hor, hn( lo,t h ,if(. ,
1 , ,i,r,- tuncllon of ihe i hi.no Ml.
waukee A Si. 1'aul. The caboose chanced
i , Im. MtitnHliis nn a brtilue and oxer Ihlai
j wh.a picked up? but was ua-
conscious and only lived about four hours.
MASON CITY U Hakleroff. a barber on
the south side, simply because he refused
to shave a tlreek, must pay a fine of 111".
The fine was not Imposed for refusing the
shave, but the fact that he did do tins lei
the offended party to swear out a warrant
for the arrest of Halderoff for selling
boose snd clgsrettes The sccused entered
the plea of guilty snd wss fined $?" for
selling the liquor and $- for selling cigar
ettes. RK1 OAK-Nels Hanson of West town
ship, Montgomery county, has been awarded
14. "Oft namages by the several railroad com
panies held responsible for the death of
bis son. Andrew Hanson, an employe on
the Burlington road a few months ago.
The flagmwn who was held responsible for
the accident causing young Hanson's
death was the employe of several roads us
ing the tracks where the accident oc
curred, and they all Joined In paying the
amount.
CRKSTON Stockholders and the board
of directors of the Creston-Vlnterel Inter-
urban met here yesterday and adopted ar- I
icles of Incorporation and ordered them
filed with the recorder, calling for fW.Ono
capital stock to build the road frqm here to
Des Moines. All of the old officers were
re-elected, Richard Drown. president, I
"reston: Clarence Wilson, first vice presl-
ent. Mscksburg; M. E. Harris, second
Ice president.: A. S. l.vnn. secretary, and
W. W. Walker, treasurer.
CLARIXDA In a special session held
for that puriose, the city council of Clar
Inda has voted to refluce the number of
wards In the city from four to two, the
Hiding line being east and west throuah
he center of the square, Bv this move
the number of councllmen to be elected In
March will be reduced from 6 to 4. allowing
one for each ward and two at large, thus
cutting down the city's expenses. The
council also adopted a resolution calling
ior more curbing, thirty blocks In all.
IjOOAN Denutv Sheriff W. CV Coult-
hsrd has resigned his office as deputy
herlff to take effect February S. Mr.
:oulthard, who has filled the office verv
cceptablv. will move to the E. E. Heck
farm, three miles southeast of Logan. Mon
ey next. Walter Mllllman. marshal of
Missouri Valley, has been appointed to fill
he vacancy and will assume duties In the
near future. Mr. Millimnn has made a
record as police officer at Missouri Valley,
and his friends predict a successful career
as a deputy sheriff.
IOWA FA IjLS A motion for a new trial
has Just been filed in the district court of
his county by the attorneys for George S.
Forest of Boise, Idaho, but late of this
city. In the automobile case of Stanlev
against Forest. This Is the case In which
Mrs. Staley, living near Iowa Falls, sued
Mr. Forest for S-l.tmO damages, alleging that
she was thrown from a buggy and seriously
njured as a result of the horse she was
driving becoming frightened st an auto
mobile that Mr. Forest was driving. The
ease was stubbornly fought, hut was f nally
decided by awarding the plaintiff a verdict
of 11,236.
Submits to Knives
of Surgeons to Win
$50,000 Damage Suit
Man Insists on Serious Operation to
Secure Definite Evidence in
Malpractice Case.
LOS ANGELES, Cal.. Feb. 2.-Surgeons'
knives laid bare the vitals of a living man
today for the purpose of producing evi
dence better than conflicting expert medi
cal testimony in a 150,000 damage suit for
alleged malpractice, now on trial In the
superior ccurt.
Henry Christie, a shoe merchant, is the
plaintiff, and It was he who submitted
today to tho ordeal which may cost him
his life.
Judge Hauser at first assented to the
proposition of having court and Jury wit
ness the operation. Then, realizing the
grave aspect of the case, he advised Chris
tie not to risk his life and declined to be
present. But Christie was determined and
today he wei.t under the knife.
Dr. E. 8. Plllsbury opened his abdomen
In the presence of the other surgeons and
the defendant,. Dr. R.' ,W. Smith.
Christie was under ..the knife two hours
and forty-five mlnut.s and is very weak
tonight, but the surgeons declare that he
has a good chance for recovery.
Cannon Says Treaty
. Will Be Compromise
Speaker Says He Has No Apologies
to Make for Payne Tariff
Bill.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 2 In a month's
time we will be called upon to enact the
reciprocity agreement with Canada Into a
law, but I don't know what we are going
to do with It we will only have come to
a compromise that cares for the Industries
of ail our people."
This was Speaker Cannon's declaration
at the banquet of the National Association
of Wool Manufactures tonight In a speech
In which he defended the Payne-Aldrich
tariff act as the best revenue measure ever
enacted, adding he had no apology to make
for It in any respect.
Among the western men who attended
the banquet of the association were: Ben
ator Warren and Representative Mondell,
Wyoming; Senators He) burn and Borah
and Representative Hamer, Idaho; Senator
Guggenheim, Colorado; Senator Carter and
Representative Pray, Montana; Represent
ative Need ham, California; Senator Smoot
and Representative Howell, Utah, and Sen
ator Gamble, South Dakota.
MONEY FOR AGED MINISTERS
Methodist K pi scope I Board Decides
( to Distribute One Mlllloa
Nest Tear.
CHICAGO. Feb. f.-Two million dollars
for the support ot superannuated minis
ters of the Methodist Episcopal church was
decided on by the Board of Conference
Claimants of the national body which met
here today.
Of this Sl.000.600 will be for distribution
next year to worn-out ministers, the
widows of deceased pastors and dependent
children. .The other $1,000,000 is to be raised
for a permanent fund to be Invested for
future use.
Bishop Joseph Berry of Buffalo, N. Y..
presided.
The report of Secretary Joseph B. Hingel
of Evanston showed there are 5.&08 men,
women and children dependent upon the
church for support, I.5M being super
annuated ministers. I.SfiS widows of minis
ters and 343 dependent children.
WOMAN STOPS OWN FUNERAL
Aged Person Stretches Ont Her
Hands to Monrners Lives Few
Hoars Longer.
GLASGOW. Ky., Feb. J Streichlng out
rer hands toward those who had assem
bled about her coffin, Mrs. Jane Pitcock,
an octogenarian, caused a panic ar her
funeral at Gamaliel. Monroe county,' Ken
tucky, yesterday afternoon, according to
reports reaching here today.
I. a tirlnue t'onahs
Strain sod weaken the system and If not
checked may develop into pneumonia. No
danger of this when Foley's Honey and
Tar Is taken promptly. It Is a reliable
family medicine for all roughs and colds,
and acts quickly and effectively in vases
ot croup. Refuse substitutes. Sold by all
druggists
Faturdity we wil! boirt ihe arestest sale
of women's skirt! ever held in Omaha. Any
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I NEBRASKA CLUT1UNU Co.
DEMOS HIT COMMITTEE POWER
Ways and Means Members Bale
Against Duplication of Service.
MANY CHAIRMEN LIMITED TO ONE
(halrmaa Isirrsss Aaaoaaeea Set
tled roller Deride ta Select New
Rales Committee Sa Aetloa
aa the Tariff.
WASIUNQTON, Feb. .-Another radical
step to prevent the concentration of power
In a few hands In the house of representa
tives was taken tonight by the newly
designated democratic members of the w.iys
and means committee for the next con-
grers.
It was determined that In the makeup of
the new committees of the house the chair
men of all the committees that have the
power to prepare appropriation bills and
the chairmen of the Judiciary, Interstate
and foreign commerce and District of
Columbia commltteea shall not be members
of any other committees than those over
which they preside. This will add eleven
to the number of members who are to be
expressly limited to service on a single
committee. The democratic caucus which
chose the fourteen members of the wava
Attrartloas ia Omaha.
"Madame Sherry" at the Brandels.
"Hoys of Company B" at the Boyd.
Vaudeville at the American.
Vaudeville at the Orpheuin.
Burlesque at the Gayety.
"The Cowpunclu-r" at the Krug.
"A hit! A very palpable hit!" B. L. T.
suggests to Charles Frohman that he have
someono write a play around Hercules and
star Maud Adams In It.
Omaha will get Its first chance at
"Madame Sherry" at the Brandels this
evening. So great haa been the demand
for this popular success that a special
matinee for Friday afternoon has been de
termined upon.
"Madame X," another success that haa
been some time In reaching this far away
from tho "bright lights," will be offered
at tbe Brandels for the first time in Omaha
on Sunday evening.
D. R. Williamson, manager of the Tiger
Lilies burlesque show, which closed a four
day's engagement at the Krug theater last
evening, stole a march on the members
of his company yesterday afternoon when
he married Miss Dora Blntz, a Titian-
haired young woman who for three days
has been a member of his chorus. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. Mr.
Frese. Mat Kennedy, the comedian of the
show, and Zalah. the dancer, were the
attendants. A dinner followed at the Hen-
shaw.
Not until the show reaches Kansas City
will the members of the company learn
of the marriage of their manager and one
of the chorus girls. Manager Joseph
Donegan of the Century theater, who spent
the day here yesterday, Is planning for
a reception which will be given the couple
after the show there Sunday night. The
marriage Is the culmination of a romance
hich had Its Inception two years ago.
when Miss Blntz, a talented young ama
teur, chose the stags. She joined a com
pany that Mr. Williamson organised in
New York Cl'y, but did not remain with
it long, golngvto a musical show. Tha ac
quaintance which sprang up at that time
was the beginning of the romance. When
Mr. Williamson left New York this season
Miss Bints started on a tour ot Canada.
Several weeks ago the couple decided to
get married and It was arranged that she
should come to Omaha and take the place
of one of the chorus girls who laid off
to visit home folks in Lincoln, Neb. Mr.
Williamson and his wife planned that the
marriage should remain a secret until the
end of the season and that she should con
tinue with the company in the capacity
of an extra chorus girl.
The principals of "The Girl I Love," the
new musical comedy which will be pre
sented at the La alle Opera house. Chi
cago, Sunday night. Include: Sydney
Grant. Clara Palmer, Grace Edmond,
George Wilson, George B. Pettenglll, Ar
thur Laceby, Dorothy Homer, R. J.
Ravenscroft, Harry C. Lyon, Walter A.
Pearson, Maybelle Baker, Garrlck Major,
Gladys Wilcox and Charles Mast.
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I and means committee restricted them to
service upon that committee ant gave
them the power to select the other com
mltteea of the hones.
Is Settled Poller.
The announcement was given out by
Chairman Underwood as "the settled policy
of this committee." While the committee
has not the power, as had the democratic
caucus to prohibit a member from serving
on another committee. Chairman I'nder
wood made It clear the committee In filling
up the other committees will adhere to the
rule.
The rule will effect the chairmen of the
following Important committees: Appro
priations, agriculture, foreign affairs. In
dian affairs, military affairs, naval affairs,
pensions and postofflces and post roads, In
addition to the three specifically named
by the committee. Judiciary, Interstate and
foreign commerce and District of Columbia.
The democratic members decided to se
lect the new rules committee tonight. No
definite action was taken on the plan
for tariff legislation, although that sub
ject was discussed. Chslrman Underwood
said the rules committee will not be se
lected until after March 4.
A Tidal Eclipse
of the function of stomach, liver. Kidneys
and bowels la quickly disposed of with
Electric Bitters. 60c. For sale by Beaton
Drug Co.
Lottie Maxer. the diving queen, at the
American this week, has a string of
medals, won in various swimming and dlv
Ing contests, which she prises highly. Each
has a different tale and they are on ex
hlbltlon at tha box office.
Hal Reid's story, 'Tha Cowpuncher
dramatlxed and produced by W. F. Mann,
will be the attraction at the Krug theater,
commencing Thursday afternoon and gtv
lng dally matinees, closing Saturday night
The company Is unusually capable and the
show is bound to please the Krug audi
ences. Commencing with Sunday matinee,
"The Girls From Dixie" will be the at
traction. ,
As a result of a protest by clergymen
and citisens the police department of Phil
adelphia Issued an order prohibiting the
production In that city by Sarah Bern
hardt of the religious play, "La Samarl-
tainc." There has been much agitation of
the subject, and Mine. Bernhardt, who Is
filling a week's engagement there, had an
nounced tha play for a special matinee
Wednesday.
"In selecting a play of the present day,"
says Mr. Henry Miller, "I have a tremor
of delight when I find that the author can
spell correctly. The next consideration, If
the author has an idea, Is whether, in my
Judgment, he has put It down in dramatic
form. I can usually tell by the first act
whether a writer has elementary knowl
edge of dramatic authorship, and It that
is entirely missing I seldom get beyond
that."
The first presentation In dramatic form
ot Ed Howe's book, "Tha Story of a Coun
try Town," was given at the Majestlo the
ater, Topeka, on Monday night by the
North Bros.' Stock company.
Big Adam, the miller, is an excellent
stage character and one that will appeal
to most people. Joe's wife and her doubts
present a strong feminine role. The plot.
as a whole, la well defined.
The first presentation was before the
KanBaa Editorial association and members
of the legislature. No tickets were sold
to the public, although there waa a great
demand for them. Practically every one
of the 800 seats In the house for all of tha
seven remaining performances has been
sold and arrangements are- being made to
have the piece run a second week.
In Mr. Walter Browne's morality play.
"Every woman," to be produced by Mr,
Savage next month, the characters will be
Youth, Beauty, Modesty, Conscience, No
body, Flattery, Truth, Vanity, Love, Pas
slon. Time, Wealth. Witless, Age, Greed,
Self. Vice, Charity, Law, Order, Stuff,
Bluff and a dozen others. In the epilogue
of the play man Is thus admonished:
"Be merciful, be Just, be fair,
Tn Everv woman, everywhere.
Her faults are many. Nobody's the
blame."
By "way of South America, Paris has Im
ported a new dance, which apparently Is
destined to become extremely popular. It
Is called the "Argentine Largo." Its
rhythm Is described as a cake walk played
adagio. There Is a combination In it of
syncopation with a slow, languorous met
ody that Is particularly fascinating. '
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