THE BEE: OMAHA." FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22. 1011. Nebraska TAFT MEET1NGJN JANUARY Executive Committee of Nebraska League to Hold Session. OFFICIALS TO MEET WITH THEM Man Arrrstrd at Sheridan. Wo., Fonnd It llrld Tbraitk Cnae f Mistaken IdfnIHj Tnkea Chloroform for Mrdlrlar. (From a Raff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Dec. 81. (Special Telegram.) The executive committeo of the prelimi nary Taft league, which has been super ceded by the organisation formed in thia city Tuefday, will meet at the Llndell hotel In Lincoln January 27 to wind up Its business. The new officials are ex pected to meet at the pome time and so ahead with the work. The old committee Is composed of C. 12. Adams, K. M. I'ol lard, A. E. Cady, H. C. Lindsay and A. W. Jafferis. Wrong; Man Arrested. C. A.. Morris, arrested at Sheridan, Wyo., on the charge of swindling a Chi cago firm by forging the name of the Uncoln manager of the firm to a tele gram for money and obtaining the cash on the tiame, was, released today, It be ing conclusively shown that it was a case of mistaken identity. Morris answers the description and also was In the city at the time the crime was committed, but !s not the real culprit. , Chloroform for Medicine. Mistaking a bottle containing chloro form for one containing stomach medi cine, Mrs. Lottie Landers, 1500 P street, swallowed a quantity of the poison, but timely medical aid averted serious conse quences. Captain Brewster Realarns. "', Captain Charles F. Brewster of Com pany C, Nebraska National Guard of Beatrice has resigned, first Lieutenant Roy Bchock of Beatrice is a candidate for the vacant captaincy. The guns and equipment of the disbanded Beatrice ma chine gun company have been shipped back to the federal arsenal at Rock Island. Clears tp Warrants. State Treasurer George Is of the opin ion, that the personal tax payments, which wll be largely In the hands of the state treasurer with the February settle ments with county treasurers, will clean up the outstanding registered state war rants. The university warrants are now being taken care out of Investment funds i and the interest goes to the state until such time as there Is money In the tem porary fund to care for them. The treas urer expects to Issue a call for $50,000 more general fund warrants Saturday, In addition to the $90,000 call which Is now being taken up. The State Board of Investment now has applications for approximately $1,000, 000,000 of loans from sources In which the p. lanent funds can be invested, but thare Is practically no money on band to loan.' The first of the year, however, may put some loanable funds , In the treasury through the payment of bonds or other securities held for Investment. Con lea Buck from Kearney. t Land Commissioner' Cowfee returned to day from Kearney, where he looaea over the euberculosis hospital, which is nearly ready for opening, and also the Boys' Industrial school. At the latter Institu tion an automatic stoker Is being. In stalled, which Is confidently expected will result In a saving of fuel. Frank Gandat of Pierce county was In the land commissioner's office today claiming money paid on lease for a quar ter section of school land which he for merly held under lease. His lease was forfeited for nonpayment of lease money during the Eaton administration, and. the land has been released to another ten ant. He had with him tils original lease, which, like all such, ran for a period of twenty-five years, and as that period had not expired he could not see why he was not entitled to the money paid to the 'state on the new lease. The whole office force took turns trying to convince him that his lease had been forfeited and was of no value, but he announced thathe Intended to haunt the land commissioner's office until' he got his money. Begin Lincoln Monument. Tomorrow' morning at 10 o'clock Sec retary of State Walt will throw the first shovelful of dirt for the foundation of the Lincoln monument which Is to stand- on the west end of the capltol grounds. C. G. Blake of Chicago has the contract for the foundation, pedestal, and large granite block which stands back of the monument and on which Lincoln's , Gettysburg speech will be en graved. George McPhersoti, his repre sentative, Is here and will push the work through, hoping to have it completed by spring. Governor Aldrich returned this morning from Auburn, where he Inspected the guard regiment and made an address in the evening. ' Northwestern Hearing. The State Railway commission was still busy today with the hearing on the Northwestern railroad valuation- The scene shifted today from city to country itnd the railroad had witnesses on the Stand to testify to the relative value of right-of-way and adjacent lands In rtan ton county. They will follow this up, it is stated, with showings In other counties through which the line runs. Their .witnesses place a somewhat higher valuation on the proierty than do the appraisers. Clark Perkins, one of the secretaries of the State Railway commission, said today the annual report of the state com mission probably would not be out be fore April 1. It Is supposed to be filed December L This means, under the terms of the agreement under which (A. B. Allen was chosen secretary of the commission,, thut the two will be Jointly employed until April and the salary of the orflce. $2,4o0.. divided between them. The hearing was adjourned this after noon until January 9 at 11 a. m. Action was taken at the request of the railroad representatives who desired to put the chief engineer of the road on the stand and he could not be present at this time. The state oil Inspector today rejected three barrels of gasoline shipped Into the late from Kaiutaa City by the St. Jo seph Oil company. It mus part of a mixed carload shipment, the balance of which was accepted. Barton stands Pat. There were no developments today In the Woodman-l'nlon fire Insurance com pany affairs. Auditor Barton only sailed t the statement of Director Walt of the Woodman company that he thought the fJnloo officials were open to criticism for taking a cash consideration for their resignations. Mr. Barton stands pat, however, on the proposition that the Nebraska W paid to the I nlon officials must be returned to the Woodman treasury or there will be something doing. He Is willing to wait a reasonable time for sue hactlon, but says the cash must be re turned. DR. ANDREW J. GILLISPIE. DAWES PIONEER, IS DEAD CHAMtON, Neb., Ieo. 2t.-(Special.)-Dr. Andrew Jackson nilllsnlA died Tn. Juy of a paralytic stroke. He wss born at Durance, la., seventy-two years ago. His father, Andrew Gilllsple. who was one of the first settlers of Greely county, iNenrsska, died a few years ago at the age of 101 years. Dr. Gilllsple received Injuries while a child that had always made him lame. tie was county clerk of Greely county from 172 to 1SS0. later was counlv aiiDer. lntendent of schools In Howard county for several terms. He came to Dawes county In 1SS4, and was appointed super- lntendent of schools at the organising of this county. The funeral services were held at the residence of his son-in-law. L. J. Fr Ieager, clerk of the district court The Immediate surviving relatives are his widow. Martha Kly,r' nillesnle and daughters, Mrs. Sadie Austin of Spring view, Neb.; Mrs. Flora Hartiell, Miss Temperance Deager, Mis. Winifred weatty, Mrs. Corrlne Anderson, all of Chadron; Mrs. Leona Nlckerson of R. Joseph, Mo. All were present at the runeral. BOHEMIAN STUDENTS TO MEET AT MILLIGAN, NEB. IOWA Cm, la., Dec. M.-(gpecial.-Natlonal President Edward Wal of Iowa City, together with National r-ecretary Frank Lawrence and National Editor Edward Korab, also of Iowa City, today announced preparatory nlnna for the big national convention of Bohemian students and professors, which Is to be held at Mllllgan, Neb., April 10, 1912. This convention, whloh la national In It. scope, will take in Bohemian students of me universities of Minnesota, Texasv Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri . and Illinois, and will be one of the most lmnortnnt gatherings ' of Its kind ever held by the national society of Bohemian students. Delegates to the number of from two to four from every university or the middle west wherein Bohemian student and professor clubs have been formed, will be In attendance, together with the national officers, of which Iowa claims three, and a host of visitors. SHERIFFS ARE TALKING SHOP AT FAIRBURY FAIRBURY. Neb.. Dec. 2L (Snecial.l- Falrbury Is entertaining the semi-annual convention of the Nebraska Sheriffs' as sociation today In the court room.- At the Invitation of Sheriff Chlrnside of this county, the convention selected Falrbury for the meeting place last June, when the convention was in session at Omaha. Mr. Chlrnside Is secretary of the conven tion. J. M. Duncan, president, who lives at Grand Lsland, called the convention to order. Among .the visiting sheriffs at Falrbury are Elmer Hlgely, St. Paul; Henry Lachnlt. Columbus; Elmer Sutton. Greeley; George Goff, Pierce; E. F. Bralley and McBhane, Qmaha; H, V. Hoagland and Gus Iyua, Lincoln; John A. Jones. Nelson, and John niiwn Seward, , , ' .. SOURCE OF CONTAMINATION OF LINCOLN WATER FOUND LINCOLN,' Dec. 21. A one-Inch pipe, its use and direction unknown, but with a terminal opening Into the largest of the welte which supply the city with water, is believed to be the cause of the present epidemic of gastro, Intestinal disease, resembling cholera, which has attacked nearly 600 people In Lincoln, and of the epidemic, of typhoid fever which caused a score of deaths in the city last August. The pipe was discovered yesterday to be dripping contaminated matter Into the well. At previous Investigations It had been dry and the water authorities had not suspected that it was the source of disease. The well has been closed and measures taken to- remove the source of contagion. OTTO SWARTS LOSES LIFE BY MOST PECULIAR ACCIDENT (From a Staff . Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Dec. ll.-(Speclal Telegram.) Otto C. Swarts, a Burlington . switch man, was accidentally shot and killed this afternoon by the , accidental dis charge of his Bhutgun. The dead man with three companions had gone fUbbit hunting.' They .followed the tracks to the vicinity of Emerald, when Swarts put his gun down. It fell over and was accidentally discharged, the load carry ing away a portion of his head. He was $4 years old, unmarried and had worked for the Burlington about three years. LDISTRICT COURT IN SESSION AT ALBION ALBURN, Neb... Dec. 21. (Special.) The district court convened again yester day, with Judge Raper on the bench. Several equity cases have been set for trial, the prtnolpal ones being the Houser against Beverldge case, Watklns against Watklns, Morgenstcrn against Burley and Cllllsple against Gilllsple. The motion of Joseph Sears for a new trial, con victed of statutory assault, was argued and overruled. Motions In the other criminal ' esses will also be decided and convicted parties sentenced. WEST POINT NEWS NOTES Mrs. Joseph Dnae. Who Lived In Coming Connty Forty Tears, Is Dead. WEST POINT, Neb., Dec. 21-.(tSpeclaJ.) The funeral of Mrs. Joseph Btise, wife of one Of the oldest settlers here, oc curred at St. Mary's church yesterday. Very Rev. Joseph Rueslng, rector, cele brating a solemn requiem high mass. The deceased was 75 years of age. a na tive of Germany, and had lived here with her husband, now deceased, for forty years. She was the mother of a large grown family and was hlshly re spected In the community. Marriage licenses have been Issued dur ing the last seven days to Arthur Herr mann and Miss Ida rVhmoldt of Beemer and to Nets O. Eckdahl of Wausa and Miss Annie C, Utistafson of Pender. The Cuming County Deutschrs I-and-wehr Vereln have chosen officers for their local camp as follows: President, Fits Duemmel; vice president, John Meier; secretary. Otto Krhardt; treasurer, J. C. Clausen; color bearer, Nleh Suhr; trustee for three years, peter Jiasslur, Nebraska Kearney Men Raiso Cash for Cannery KEARNEY, Neb., lc'St.-t Special Tel egram.) Announcement was made today that the last subscription was received for stock In the new $11,000 canning fac tory for Kearney. The stockholder se lected a committee of three consisting of W. " L. stlckel, E. Bowker and C. W. Kihler- to Investigate and select a site. Permanent organisation and election of directors will be held Immediately after the holidays. '' The HastlnK Industrial company of Chicago Is backing the plant and fur nishing the equipment which will con sist of machinery for canning corn and tomatoes. 8 team power will be used. Two slxty-rive horsepower engines will be in stalled. A builder will be sent from the east at oia-a to supervise the construction of the fictory, home labor being employed, GAGE FARMERS' INSTITUTE ELECTS ITS OFFICERS BEATRICE, Nob., Deo, 2t.-(Spelal.)-At the closing session of the Farmers' Institute yesterday these officer were elected: Dwlght S. Dalbey, president; 8. F.. Nichols, vice president; J.tO. Essam, secretary; W. A. Foreman, treasurer. Dr. Carlson was the principal speaker, and gave Interesting addresses on the horse and the care of draft horses. At the close of his address a draft horse show was held. Graff Bros, won first prise for the best draft stallion, and William Andreas for the best draft hcrse and best draft colt. The domestic science department was In charge of Miss Rowan. Sunday 'School Organisation. HUMBOLDT. Neb., Dec. 21. (Special.) At a meeting In the Presbyterian ohuroh Tuesday evening, District No. 1 of the Richardson County Sunday School asso ciation was organised and perfected. The following officers were elected: President, C. L. Hummel; vice president, A. D. Sargent; secretary-treasurer, II. E. Boyd; elementary division, Mrs. Lauderbaoh; second division.. T. II. Glllan; adult divi sion, Don Grldley; home and visitation, Mrs. 8.-M. Phil pot; teachers' training, Mrs. Roy Lemlng; pastor, K. J. Cardy; missionary, Mrs. Nellie Avery; temper ance Mrs. A. Edle. Kalrbnry Woman Commits Snlclde. FAIRBURY. Neb., Dec. II. (Bpeclal.) Mrs, C, Hoyt, a middle-aged woman, who lives on East Second strest, com mitted suicide today by drinking a large quantity of, carbolic acid. Her husband, Who' Is' Incapacitated on account of blindness, was in the room when she took the carbollo acid. Mrs. Hoyt was the mother of several children, all of whom are grown. The family has been In des titute circumstances for some time. No funeral arrangements have been made as yet. New Station at Harvard. HARVARD, Neb., pec. 21.-(8peclal.)-The Burlington Rallioad company has the outside work of Its new dopot at this place completed and occupied since Thanksgiving, the workmen being . en gaged In the plumbing and heatfng ar rangements that also will soon be com pleted. :' f.nn Rrown. an early nomesieaoer near this city, and a brother of Hon. Era n..n making his brother- a visit from Everett. Wash., after an absence of thirty-one years. Former York Sheriff Gets Jadgment. vnnK- Nth. Deo. 21. (Special.) Ex- County Sheriff J. IL Afflerbach filed a claim in the district court against York county for $544.50 as Jailer's fees from April 6, 1907, to January o. mo. a inai by Jury was waived and the trial held to the court upon the evidence and plead int.. Tha court allowed ex-Sheriff Affer- baoh $498. The case will be appealed to the supreme court. Fonr Weddlna-s nt York. vnRK. Neb.. Dec. 21. (Special.) Judge n w, united in ma.rtiaare the last two days the following parties: William J. Ballard and MIbb Rosa Seegar, both of Fairmont; Francis E. Conkle and Miss Daisy P. Wilkinson, both of Benedict; pv,iriru E. Carlson of Stronmburg and Miss Goldle M. Knapp of Polk; Elmer R. Skoglund and Esther E. Lindholm, both of Stromsburg. Two Gaaollne, Victims' Reeorer. . RKNKLKMAN. V Neb.. Dec. 21. (Spe cial.) Charles Wright, and Edward Hogan, the two men ,wHo were nearly asnhvxlated by gasoline fumes last Satur day morning, have entirely recovered and are temporarily working in the city. The funerals of , Amores and Schmidt, their companions, who died, were held Monday. Interment was in Benkleman cemetery. Indiana Prosecutor ' Fined for Contempt INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 21.-A plea that he had been under an Intense nervous strain because he had "been shadowed by thugs and hirelings" In the employ ot the National Erectors' association and labor unions during the dynamiting in vestigation, did not avail County Prose cutor Frank P. Baker, when he appeared In the criminal court today to show cause why he should not be punished for con tempt, and Judge Joseph Markey fined him $u0. Baker Interrupted a murder trial yes terday when he forced Robert J. Foster, a detective for tho Ereetors' association, Into court and asked Judge Markey to protect him against Interference by Foster. To Indicate the mental stress under which lie had labored. Baker told the court that a member of the present grand Jury had become Insane through consideration of the alleged dynamiting plot and had Imagined he was John J. McNamara on trial for his life. The man . was not dismissed, the prosecutor said, because It was feared the public might misconstrue that action. That he knew Detective Foster had been armed with a magaslne pistol was tha cause offered by' Baker for his at tempt to search Foster in court after the Judge had ordered him cut of the room. Foster was searched, but no pistol was found. BTOKZ OLD SAXuN URAU, the best beer brewed in America. Have you tried It? The key to success in business Is tbs Judicious and persistent use of newspaper advertising. WEALTH 1NWASTE TIMBER Many Million! Could Be Obtained from Tops, Stamps and Slabs. CHEMISTRY BUREAU'S BULLETIN Tnrnentlne, Rosin, Tar, Roala nil and Spirit. Pnper and Roxhonrd and Methyl Alcohol Can Re Obtained. WASUINQTON. Iec. 21.-A great un developed Industry, worth millions of dol lars annually, lie at the door of the people of the south and the far north west In tho Immense waste of wood In cident to the manufacture of lumber. An amailng statement of these waste an! the consequent loss In wealth and conservation of timber resource I made as a result of a two year' government Investigation, not yet concluded, by F. P. Veltch. chief of the leather and paper division of the bureau of chemistry, and M. O. Donk, assistant chemist, whose preliminary conclusions have Just been made public. Thirty Millions a Year. 'The waste wood of the south and rorthwest. from the lumber Industry tops, stumps, slabs and sawdust, and the dead and down timber from fire and storms furnishes one of the great un developed resources of this country," say the investigators. "From this wood, by industrially developed chemical methods, the entire output of naval stores, embrac ing turpentine, rosin, tars, pitch, rosin spirits and rosin oils, having an annual value of at least $30,000,000, may be ob tained without boxing or turpentining a single live tree. "It Is possible to recover from tho waste of the . yellow pine industry (Including dead and down timber) as much or more turpentine, rosin and rosin oils as are now produced by the ordinary methods of turpentining from the living tree. The profitable utilisation of mill wastes In this way would add materially to the wealth of the south and help to conserve Its timber resources. Paper and Chemlrala. "There la more than sufficient waste material to yield annually all the papers (except news) paper and boxboard and building board required, for which wood Is suitable. "More methyl alcohol, acetate ot lime and acetone can be produced from this wood than is now made in the country and large quantities of ethyl alcohol may also ba recovered. "There are millions of acres of cut- over land covered with stumps and dead and down timber, all of which, because of Its resinous nature, decays very slowly, enduring for years. There Is enough of such material to supply all demands for the above mentioned, prod ucts for a very long period. The pro cesses, equipment and technique for the utilisation of this material are either In operation or may be readily devised." HYMENEAL flald-Ureen. Miss Mabel Green, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Green of Aurora, Neb., and Mr. Harold Bald of the same community were happily united In marriage Thurs day morning. The officiating clergyman. Rev, R. H. Houseman, was one known to the contracting couple, he having lived for years at Aurora. A brother of the groom, JJr. Arno Bald of the Wise Me mortal hospital, and Miss Lillian Jellnek, head nurse of that Institution, were In the bridal party. Mr. and Mrs. Bald will settle on his farm two mlloa northwest of Aurora, and In which vicinity the families of these young people are well known. Applhy-Whlte. BLAIR. Neb., Dec. 21.-(SpeclaI.) Mr. Howard Applby and Miss Goldle White were married here yesterday. The wed ding was celebrated at the home of the bride's mother, Rev. Mr. Adams of Omaha performing the ceremony. The bride and grcorn left last cvtnlng on the Omaha train' for a short visit with Mr. and Mrs. Tom Kinney of 1512 Corby street, Omaha. About thirty guests were present' After an extended wedding HAND BAGS AT n Greatly Reduced Prices Friday and Saturday. Weinlander & Smith 317 South Sixteenth Street rrTrmmTrrii See Our Adv. Found One Hundred Electroliers The railroad company delivered to us Thursday morn ing (of this week) 100 high grade electroliers which had been lost in transit and which should have reached us at least ten days ago. So out they go Friday at exactly Half Price There are sixteen different styles in Colonial and Empire brass finishes and you will find them displayed on special tables set aside for the purpose. Selling prices wilt be $8.95 to $17.55 or exactly a half of. the actual values. MA Twcnty-fivo Extra Salos Ladios and Stock Girls for Our PI tour Mr. and Mis. Applby will bo at home about January 15 on a farm nenr lllalr. I hennerd-rarlln. I Miss Beulah Parlin, daughter of James 1 Parlln ot Holablrd, rl. I)., and Mr. J. Al bert Bheperd of Harold, 8. D., wore mnr- : rled by Rev. Charles W. Bavldge at his residence Wednesday evening at C o'clock. Mr. and Mrs. 8heperd left on a late train for Eugene. Ore., where they will reside. Paare-Lnalnhlll. HUMBOLDT, Neb.. Dec. 20. (Kpeclal.) Wlttlu Pago, only son of Mrs. Ella Page, living seven miles southeast ot Hum boldt, and Miss Mamie Luglnhill, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Luglnblll, were married at tho court house In Pawnee City yesterday afternoon. DEATH RECORD Mrs. Leo Neal. Mrs. Leo Neal. aged SI years, died at her home, 27t!9 Cuming street Wednesday afternoon. Tho runeral will bo hold from the residence at 8:30 o'clock Saturday morning and from Ht. John's church at 0 o'clock. Intermont will be In 8t. Mary's cemetery at South Omaha. II. J. Lambert. Henderson J. Lambert, aged fiO years, died at the home of his sister, Mrs. R, O. Hall, 4JU0 Lake stree, Wednesday after noon. The funeral will be held Friday morning at 10 o'clock from the Cole-Mo Kay undertaking rooms. Interment will be In West Lawn cemetery. Ileln Melxner, MILWAUKEE. Deo. 21.-Helns Melxner, 49 years old, known In theatrical circles In ' New York and Chicago as a scenic painter and throughout the country In German circles, died today at a local sanitarium of brlghta disease. OTOE COUNTY ROMANCE CULMINATES IN SEATTLE SEATTLE, Wash., Dec. 21. A romance that began at Union, Neb., twenty-five years ago, was completed here when Har riet Pollard Barnum of Union and R. Wills of Seattle, were married. In the years Intervening In which they first met the bride and groom had mar ried and had lost their partners. Mrs. Wills Is the daughter of lsuao Pollard, a Nebraska pioneer, and her brother, Ernest Pollard, served three terms In congress from the Lincoln district. Key to the Situation See Advertising. on Page 16 Podia II I I It u An IjvJ U Apply at Onco Bvfl 318-320 South 16tm. St. The Favorite Rye ill Si When you want a good, straight Rye, buy Distilled (4) times in copper (Ordinary whlakay not mora than twice.) 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