TFTE TTTK: OMAHA. RATUUDAT, MAY. 6. 101T.
PARKER DENIES WRONG DOING
10 V
Former Sterling Minister Giyei Ac
count of Lea re Taking.
CARRIED NOTE TO YOUNG WOMAN
Par ArrammnilttH leans; Mil aad
Mad Father Aaary Wlllla to
Abide by Verdict af I m
muKr. WTMORE. h , May S. CPpfw-lfcl. Rv.
I.. ". Parkpr, tha formar Sterling Metho.
dipt mlnlHter, Is visiting In the -lty
and he says that the aroount rf his 1e
psrture from ttrllng wa much over
drawn. He has made a statement M fol
low: "Regardlna; the atorlea circulated concern
ing anme trouble I had In Sterling. I desire
to say this: I did foolishly entry a letter
for a young man to a young liuly. and this
made the glrl-a father very angry, and he
called at the parsonac and ordered me to
leave the city. I had already planned to
go to Wymore to visit, and on Monday
carried out thin Intention. About a half
dozen Ignorant toughs followed me to the
depot and one weak-minded youhg man
threw two egas, both of which ntruck me.
1 looked at him with pity. I pitied his weak
ness. "I have the respect of every good citizen
In Pterllng. and no one can deny thta fact
truthfully.
"All of the flurry was mada by tha mob
crowd that always wanta to hit the
preacher. I am B7 years old and hava naver
had a hint against me'ln tha past.
"The names of the other parties In the
case have not been made public by those
who are circulating tha reporta, and this
should be done. In that event I am willing
to trust my case to the Judgment of the
public.
"The story circulated Is both absurd and
untrua. "I PARKER."
Mr. Parker before leaving Sterling re
signed his plfcc with the Methodist .church
and Intends to locate on the, Pacific coast.
He was pastor of the Methodist Episcopal
church here for a number of years. Prom
here he went to Geneva, and from thera
to IJncoln. where he engaged In the real
estate business for two years. From there
he went to Sterling.
Mrs. Tarker has been visiting here with
her two daughters for a week.
HIGH POWER TESTING MACHINE
Valuable Equipment Installed
thai Federal Bnrran of
Standards.
by
Some time ago an order wu given by the
federal Bureau of Standards to a New
England firm for two of the greatest test
ing machines ever manufactured. One of
the, the smaller, with a capacity bf
21:0,000 pounds, haa already been Installed
In Washington and the other, with a( ca
pacity of of 2,300,000 pounds. Is being placed
In a nearby room. The large machine,
very similar in appearance to tha amall
one, looks simple to the extreme when Its
great strength and purpose are considered.
It haa no complicated, delicate parts at a
flrat glance, yet It haa the power to crush to
atoms a great block of solid ateel.
The purpose of the two machines la to
test Iron and steel, aa well as all aorta of
building materials, such aa reinforced con
crete, brick ' piles, eto. They will afford
Information for engineers and architects to
baaa their calculations upon. A test of a
few seconds will determine just how much
strain a steel girder will stand, and then
the engineer who builds a skyscraper or
bridge will be expected to tax tha beam
accordingly. The strength of a brick pier
will be a known quantity, and It will be
expected to stand the strain placed
upon It. ,
The two testing machines will be given
power by a central hydraulic power plant,
containing three accumulators. These ac
cumulators will . be placed In a room to
themselves and tha power conducted by
underground passages. Bach hydraullo
pound .will ba welghed.N In order that the
amount of pressure needed to test a piece
of steel can ba known to tha exact amount
Thla weighing portion of the machines is
one of tha peculiar parts. From the mat
chine thera leada to a aet of acalea at an
other part of tha room a long copper fube.
Thla tube has an opening about tha size
of tha lead In , an average lead pencil.
Through the tuba flows a liquid which Is
weighed on the scale, and the exact amount
of pressura needed is registered. .
The larger of the two machines is placed
In a room about 84x60 feet. " Beside it Is a
narrow gauge track, where a amall oar
carries the material to be worked upon.
Overhead are huge eliding cranes that also
carry the pieces of iron and steel to tha
machine. Tha large machine will crush a
column of 100 square Inches and thirty feet
long. ,
Although there are other machines Ilka,
the two at the bureau In use In the coun
try, none of them comes up to the largest
as regards precision. The Phoenix Iron
company haa a machine of 1,400,000 pounda
capacity, and tha American Bridge com
pany has on of 4,000.000 pounda capacity,
but they do not have the fin weighing
mechanism as pertains to tha bureau ma
chine. They are more crude and leea exact,
and therefor oould not be depended upon
aa tha new on can.
The smaller testing machine at the
' bureau cost PO.OuO. and the larger one
; flsO.000. Counting all the equipment and
details connected with the two machines,
i they will cost In the neighborhood of lu,OU0
to Install ready for use.
The larger of . the two machines, al
; though made to handle huge pleoea of the
t strongest steel, can test tha atrength of a
tiny watch spring Just as eally as It can
" tell the power of a bridge girder. The
crushing and tension parts of the machine
' work on the same hydr,ullo plan, on pull
' Ing where the ether pushes.
The Hire accumulators to be used in,
furnishing por.er to the machines hava a
combined weight of 100,000 pounda, and are
. dropped in a f(Cl--foot pi, where they rise
to the celling whi.fi In operation. The larg
est of the two tesung Machines weighs in
! the neighborhood of 200,000 pounds. Al,
- though both of the devices look simple in
construction, they axe not built on a simple
plan, aa th blue print prove The. latter
cover masses of sheets of paper, and ths
most experienced engineer would have no
little trouble In figuring out all the detatla.
lo lest th atrength of a ateel column
the latter Is gripped at each .end by a
tapering devloe. The latter la screwed up
until th teeth" hold th ateel flrraly In
plae. When th power la turned on these
teeth" grip tighter than ever, and steel
is pulled from each end. When the plec
t breaks, as It does when the power Is
' gradually Increased, th scales tell to th
( exact number of pounda Just how .much
pressure was needed In the operation. In
this way it Is known how much strain the
, steel will aland. Washington Star.
ladle. . .ead t. uah y.a, a....
Bead Th Be Market Snapper aa
what ha want far Bandar dtaaer.
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PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS
Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Neely hav returned
from a two months' tour In California,
FORCE OF UNWRITTEN LAWS
Tradition and 4'aatora Invest Them
with Power of the
. Otatatea.
There Is a class of unwritten 'law which
does not and cannot become written law,
because It approaches ao near the danger
line that man dare not recognize it to the
extent of publishing It and declaring It
as a part of the positive law.
Jt In th unwritten law of the sea that
a captain must go down with his ship.
Men dare not write It Into the contract,
and nations dare not Incorporate It In their
navy or marine regulations, yet the ty
rants of the sea know the law, and be
lieve that to obey It betters their service,
and there are few Instances of Its being
disregarded.
It Is the unwritten law of the army and
navy that an officer shall not seek cover, I
or at least shall not show apprehension
of danger to hla person. In time of battle
and In the presence of enlisted men or
common sailors. In the Franco-Prussian
war nearly 4.000 officers of the Oerman
army were killed and the great majority
of them gave up their lives because they
believed In the law of conduct.
In obedience to this law Farragut bound
himself to the mast, Ie rode to th head
of his charging column at th bloody
angle, and Lawton walked coolly in front
of the line and was shot In the presence
of hla men. ,
The law of the right of revolution has
been much talked about and much written
about. Kvery Intelligent citizen believes
that he has the right under certain condi
tions to suppose the established govern
ment of his own land and Join In an effort
to establish another In its place. Just
prior to an during the civil war there
was much discussion In this country by
learned men on either side of the right of
revolution and the "higher power" and the
"greater law."
The law Justifying one person In the
killing of another haa required the serious
consideration of every country. Kvery
criminal code provides certain punishments
for homicide, and many of them graduate
the punishment with minute particularity,
according to the circumstances of th kill
ing, so that any one of six crimes may ba
Involved In a single tragedy. Such codes
also attempt to define what killing Is Justi
fiable and what killing is excusable and
with their Interpretation by the courts at
tempt to describe the only conditions under
which one human being can kill another
and not be guilty of crime.
The Hebrew code almost stands alone
In Its recognition of man's desire-to kill
and his right to have that desire and that
climax of all satisfactions which comes
to him who under great provocation slays
another. It is not at all strange that In
this branch there should be an extended
code of unwritten, as well as written law,
unwritten now and always to be unwritten
for the reason that the recognition given
by Its embodiment In the statutes would be
taken as a license by dishonest men and
would reault In harm rather than good.
It Is an unwritten law among the officers
of the army that if a subordinate officer
kills a superior officer because that officer
haa publicly degraded him by striking
him or by any other action , equally hu
miliating then -the court-martial will not
convict. During the civil war at Louis
ville, Ky., Oenvral Nelson said to General
Davis:
"How many men hav youT"
General Davis replied, "About " giving
an approximate number.
Nelson said, "You an army officer and,
aay "about! Why don t you 'know how
many men you havT" And with that he
a truck Davis in th face with his glove.
Davis shot and killed him, and th court-
martial acquitted Davis. Case and Com
ment THRILLS PUT IN THE LEAP
Theatrical Kptaode Transforms
Hereto Hamance lata Stiff '
Athletics.
E. H. Bothern, apropos of 'April 1, told
at a dinner in New York a story about his
father.
"My father in his youth," he said, "was
once playing in a romantic drama, wherein
he mad a tremendous leap a leap from
hla lady love's tower to a mattress be
hind a wooden rock on the stage, far
below. It was a thrilling leap, and my
father no doubt enjoyed th applause it
won him; but on night he sprained his
ankle and vowed he would leap no mora.
"So th manager hired a professional
acrobat, made up as my father's coun
terpart, to do the leap, while my father
wculd slip back under cover of tha tower
wall and deacend to hla dressing room by
means of a hidden ladder.
'The afternoon the acrobat came to th
theater to rehearse he made th leap and
then he set up a loud complaint.
"'What's th matterr asked a young
member of the company who happened to
be in th theater.
" 'Why,' said the acrobat, in a disgusted
voles, this her leap is too tarn. It's too
easy. A man with glass eyes and cork
legs could do.lt Now. If they'd let me
JHQal
FOR
FORKS
Set of Six
ware.
in this
be on
week
week.
45-Inch
massive caned
workmanship and
DUFFETS
Made of selected solid oak
in artlatlc Early English fin
ish. It la of superior construc
tionextra well made. It has
one lined drawer for silver
ware, leaded windows In doors
below and Heavy French bevel
mirror also extra large
.ira large
$I915
umwer a. I DOT-
torn, a very
fine buffet for
only
Ugther
Sest
DINING CHAIRS
A most unusual value, mad
of selected solid esk. Early
English or Golden finish- ran.
intw irniufr . seam
(not cheap- spl
estner, extra spe
cial, mis sale oi
Saturday
Until
10 p. m.
GO-CARTS
One-Motion Collapsible Oo-Carts
All metal frame, atrong and sub
stantial, yet light and easy to
carry; new adjustment to back
tna a sen, large
H inch rubber
tires; wheels fold
under; one-motion
cart; sale price
S3
throw two fllpflaps In th air as I cam
down '
"'Splendid!' cried the young actor.. Th
very thing!'
" 'You don't think th boss would mind?'
said the acrobat, doubtfully.
" 'Mini? Why, man, he'll be tickled to
death. Ten to on he'll raise yonr salary.'
"That evening when th great leap scan
began my father was gratified to see th
acrobat, a perfect picture . of himself,
crouching in th shadow of th window.
'"Love, .good night, good nightl my
father cried. ,
"'Stay!' moaned the heroin,, and ah
thrw herself on, his neck. 'Stay! That
leap Is death!'
" 'Nay, nay, my own, 'tis honor. I leap,
'tis true, but ther Is that within my
heart will bear m up thine Image, love.
And so good night, good night
"He kissed her madly on th brow, tore
himself from her clinging arms and rushed
across -th open space Into th shadow.
"'Jump!' h hissed between hla teeth.
- "And out. straight Into ths air, shot
the acrobat Twice hla lithe shape whirled
round Ilk a great flywheel. Then he lit
lightly and easily on th topmost point of
the wooden rock.
"Roars of laughter and thunders of ap
plause shook th theater. Th acrobat
bowed stiffly' and strutted off into the
wings with his arms folded. But the re
marks of my poor father on his ladder
hav not com down to us."
Pithy Sayings at Fimm Mea.
Achilles I'm a pretty tough cltlxen;
that a fact.
William Penn Honest Injun, that's all I
can afford to pay!
Kip Van Winkle Che ! Vot a goot Urn
I must haff had lasd nlghdt!
Moses Plague take those Kgyptlana!
Tom Moore Everything I wrote went for
a song.
Hir Francis Drake I'll have to duck;
there a a squall coming. Chicago Tribune.
How
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Omaha
f no on saia from sv .r-i
m H -a. m a i-
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Sk4a it
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90S
American Beauty Pattern,
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High-Grade Silver-plated
Other pieces
pattern will
sale from
to
SOLID OAK
EXTENSION TABLES
This Table is made of se
-- -v, r.
lected solid oak, has large
top, tery -heary pillar and
claw feet; It Is of finest
finish, extra well made, this sale
THIS
ELEGANT
n
0.75
This Is a superior
article of the fin
est workmansh lo
th roughout. mada
Ip beautifully pol
ished mahogany
finish of selected
materials, and
thoroughly guar
anteed; has extra
large and heavy
French bevel mir
ror; a splendid
bargain at t h
price.
BRASS
BEDS
MM
aJl 4 in
KAK0B For Saturdav
a-IKCK rOSTS only at this price.
By far the greatest Braaa Bed value
ever presented to the home-furnishers of
Omaha. It prove that Rubel'a really un
dersell all others to a surprising extent;
vrwam uen naa massive
2-lr.ch posts, is heavily
lacquered and will not
tarnish; It Is certain
ly a moat unusual value,
Q1975
C' J H 1". I-arg
Keep cool this summer
in a cool, clean office
Roomy, airy offices appeal to the business man who
has a large amount of work to do each day. The
cooler ne is tne Detter wort
best known office building in the city catch every
breath that is blowing during - the days when
the mercury is mounting high. Elevator service,
light, ventilation and janitor attention are the best
THE BEE BUILDING
Select from these offices at once
as they will not be available long: .
KOOaC 41 Ts a very desirable room, having a south and weat exposure,
which affords good light and plenty of air. The space Is l!Hx20H
and rents at a very low figure; per month v flS-OO
BOOK 411 Adjoins tha above on th north and these office could be ranted
en suite. As a single ofllce It Is deslrabl on account of else, tx2Vi
Price, per month ' 1S.00
BOOM 607 Is one of the cheapest and beat lighted rooms In the building,
being located on the north side of court near skylight. It Is 16x1 S and
rents for, per month f 18.00
BOOM 61T The only room In th building which rents for $10.00 per month.
It Is located on the east side of th court and Is 11x14 fet In sis.
New elevators are now being installed.
The Bee Building Company .
Bee Business Office. , 17th and Parnam Sts.
to Avoid Street
Passmg Behind a Car
passing behind a car always make sure that a oar is
' not approaching from th opposite direction on the paral
lel track. Failure to take this precaution may raralt in fatal
injuries or instant death. Never pass too closely behind a stand
ing car, as it may back unexepectedly and come in collision with
you. Our most serious accidents result from people stepping
from behind one car directly in front of another.
and Council Bluffs
ONLY
Thee beaatlfnl sliver forks match
the knives we had on sal two
weeks ago; they are of th
handsome American Beanty
pattern, and sceadlngly pretty
design: the quality of this ware
is superior, bains' an extra
heavy Diate of sure ailvsr on th
finest anautv white metal base! no
brass la these goods I on sale Saturday,
beginning- at 1 o'clock.
LEATHER COUCHES
Of massive proportions, solid
oak frame, extra well con
structed oil tempered springs
tied by hand, diamond tufted
tops, covered In genuine leath
er; apecial prlc 122.50; up
holstered In Ai a tt
Boston leather. VT I
this sale. tO I W
only t
DAVENPORTS
Solid Oak frames, automatic
bpentng, makes full-size bed,
hand-tied, oil-tempered ateel
springs, heavy
Woston leather
upholstering,
only
$181?
this
REFRIGERATORS
81s
The famous White Mountain Re-
ramovaDie parts,
double circulation,
cold dry air; eco
nomical; round
corner design
special
S12Z5
a .
ne can do. Tenants of tha s 1
Car Accidents
Street Ry. Co.
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The Omahn Bee's Great
Booklovers' Contest
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BO. SATUB9AT, MAT , 111. t
What Does This Picture Represent ?
Title
Author
Tour Name ;
Street and Number
City or Town
- After you hava written in the title of the book save the coupon
and picture.
Do not ( send any coupon" until the end of the contest Is an.
noonced.
Remember the picture represents the title of a book not a scene
or character from It.
Catalogues containing the names of all the books on which the
puszle pictures ars based are for sale at th business office of The
Bee 25 cnt. By mail, SO cents.
Rules of
ars ! tclkl t snur ts is
f k(r UmillM. 0Mk ar, tar
TM la a r antes vlU ianiM Us mux ! a sou. Sniaj Mck smIum
tsars will a klaaU for ts Matasuut t till la tha tltla o( th bk.
Ovt sat fcta as picture an Wiit aa till la la nam a:, authr tt la aa
as rar aaai aaS aaaraia aatir aaa pjatsir la ib avao si-vltl.
N raatnctMD ti k sia a th war ia which anawan 10 tk flatwas mr h
or4. sjaoh platsT rsrata sly a tltl f a hook. It ywu ' ar not aur of a
UU aa wlah to aona ta aara tiwa na uiih t aa sUtura, yti mar io as. SOT
NOT Malta THAN TVS ANSWaJU WILL, SS) AOCarraD TO ANT ON PtCTCaS.
laaMTMt aoswora will ax uiia4 aaplMi auataata It onnt unw Is as -hlor
taaa on answor sMals a ta aaai aousaa. Bitr oaa aaoul k
aa4 tar aatia &awMB. Ail aaawaM t aaa aaa aaaahar SMsl k kt tcswUxr
aaastos ta ths at.
Wba not sbaalwUIr a air, ' It M SaalraW that th plotur akala In eoh
h aaat In with tk anwwata ,1a oraar thai ) aoawwrs k antXnrm. AdaJUoaal slaturaa
aaa apBS may k ohtala at th ottla of Th Ba hr mall or la aaraoa.
Whan ra karo all aaraatr-flT Btatora. (aataa thatn tagathar aat krlna or mall
Ikiai h Th Oanaka Baa. aatnail to ia koakiaran' Ooataat BaHar. Prliaa wtll k
war to ths autoaaaa aUa la tha largaat naaikar of eamot aotwttaaa. In otci
at two or mar mma hartaa tha aai auuhar of wraat solauaa, tk sraoa wan
Ik smalUr aamaar of aatr aaasina la kts aat of aawr wtl k tartar waaaar. la
raaf at two saraaao kartas tk aaano aamaar urtiiit a aaUig tkavaaai auntar at
aaasaaa tka iiraao whaa at of aaawars la saaat naaUf srasar, la tna oskaaua of
SB rail JwtSf aotaaittaa, will raoalT ta flrat srfaa.
alr oaa Mot af soawars aaar a auktmitM r a eautaMaat.
Ttts aaa af tka oowaana Is sat ootlsawrr saa tha oantaataat, aa aa nns ssaf
ha sakailtta la aar lastfcl maaaar tb oaataauat mar Mtsat.
Awora will ho anaaa strtatlr aaaaralof ta tka mart! af aaah Maarats Hat.
Tha aaaa af stor taaa aaa sart-m maat aat k vrttua sa our on aasaaa,
Ta wara wll k aaaa h law O tat aat BaMar aa a amnttaa of U-kawB at.
Is ant, whaa aamaa wtll h tssiimisl ktiar.
Taa Caataat ta Km) lot ta too iwuowra
of arwa waat at hat aat taawlag Ba
at taa piaek HUla Biattlst.
contest. It has many speed and
road records, and today ranks
among tha leading motor cars. Fa both service and speed this auto
will make an excellent possession. It is a real Joy-maker. It is fully
equipped and Is Just like accompanying illustration. Th famous
Apperson warranty goes with this car. The prise may be Inspected
at the Apperson sales rooms, 1191 Farnua street.
Second Prize
' Valu 9780
Not vryDdy can play a plan
but rryy would lilt ta. Th
ll-not Kimball plBjsr-alano, wrth
7t, which la tha socond rran4
will AMlw I m
u.nu iuua,w lur ywia
whothor you slay er not It Is a
wonderful Instrument, and will make
aom hBt a happy plac far vry
mombor f th family. Evan Orand
ma can play this lnatrumant. If
slstor wants to play It without th
mochanlam, ah simply haa to lift
a lTr. Thla player Is axhlbitad at
th A. Boap sior. lilt bouslas 8U
Fourth Prize
Value 9250
A t0t Columbia 'Resent" Orafon
la and thO worth of records form
th fourth grand prise. This excel
lent Instrument Is on of th best
manufactured. It la built nf finest
mahogany throughout. For any
faintly thla instrument Is simply a
musical gem. It lur to Increase
th bliss of sny home. It mill draw
th family cloasr together and form
means of entertainment night after
night Thla Orafonola Is now ex
hibited at tha Columbia Phonograph
Company' agency, 1111-1 Farnara
treat
"1TH TrlTl'TIl f P" H "'vrT'
mm ram luffltmi .
Thirty-Five Cash Prizes
Value $140
Five Prizes of $10. Ten Prites of $5. Twenty Prizes of $2.
Watch for the Daily Picture in The Bcc
the Contest
Mtuat uoept ninicj'.. of th Oauka aa
ntr-r.T uri, thsrs will k sMM la
tomiorr: aaaraasa, wromu. that aoniaa
fctataas, aaa nu
First Prize
Valua 92,000
A 2,000 Appereon "Jack Rab
bit" Touring car, Model Four
Thirty, with flTe-paasenger capac
ity, n is a treat oar in a treat
(fi
T i .
Third Prize
Value 9000
This prls Is a beautiful let tn
A. r. Tuky at Son Ilr adtUtloa,
adjsxont to Hanacotn park and Can
tral boulevard. It 1 lot 4 f block
lht on Thlrty-Uilrd trot, and I
itxl3t foot. Th street car Una rasa
alone Thlrty-aacond Avtnua, Just a
block from th sit of the lot. Mu
yunf coupla, porhapa, will liar
eroct a llttl oottac In whtao to
live far yoars and yaara. Who ean
tall what lucky persoa will sst thla
Ideal lotT lou rtia b th on. '
an iiatr;r''lWtwaBawa
' ,? rr-'WTiTi1haTf It ii k
i t -waw, . ; ' t
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