14 . Hi v ii ,"US BOYS" ONe ON NlL CO f ' 1 v HkJ-J COMP ON.l nalfTTl cr- .- V. rHIrMIU I Lirv i ,7 I f1AUI r I AK I ilk ri nPi S I DOWN TO TUP Five AaJU TEN C6Nr StoRe AMD UOOKr Ar OOLL'i overcoat. - rn ' f dont tod know ) T" ! " ims (the. , 6 LJ du m m y&g" v i . ' & Ufl gaircfr AiW r-rM U I umder. a, f. ,cjv 1 -?ur- rSy- 7 - CD donb with MJy nil VuadderJJ it & ( nOvJ (tiuyervnot; our a make-. rr-W Aj" . 1 ... JW , . JyAvw -X l,6e,, ! G9ZAD WATER QUESTION UP Dr. Winnett of Railway Board Re tarns from Hearing. POINT OF JURISDICTION RAISED licarnrr Inilaiitrlal School Sella QnanlHr ot Ingir Devts and Ietatoea Elka Trrat Poor Children of CHr. (From a. Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Dec. 25. (Special.) Dr. "Winnett of the atate railway commission, lias returned from Coiad, where he con ducted a hearing- on the petition of pat ron of the Irrigation ditch at that place for better service. "A large amount of testimony was Introduced and at Its con clusion Uje doctor requested that the peti tioners submit briefs on the question of the jurisdiction of the commission to deal with th question presented. These briefs will be turned over to the attorney general and if that official decides the commission has jurisdiction, some action will be taken. The law clearly gives the commission jurisdiction over water rates, but there is some doubt whether the commission or the irrigation board has control over matters of service. The Gothenburg ditch, involved In the controversy, presents a complicated situation, tangled up with litigation now pending In the supreme court. The Coiad power canal formerly tapped the Platte river some distance above the Gothenburg Irrigation ditch and after using the water for power purposes, emptied it into the Gothenburg irrigation ditch. The Kearney people objected and procured an injunction. If this is sus tained, the Cozad power ditch will be forced to empty the water back Into the JMaltft some distance- below the, head of the Gothenburg ditch. There is sixteen mllrs of main ditch in the Gothenburg system. x Hopply Lettlna; Comes Sooa. Bids are now being received at the land 'commissioner's office for the quarterly letting of supply contracts, which will take place January 2. In addition to the usual supplies .there will be Included in this list those necessary for the open ing of the tuberculosis hospital at Kear ney, which It Is hoped can be made ready or occupancy by the middle of January. Kearney School )ella Potatoes. The Boys' Industrial school at Kearney lias just sold a carload (675 bushels) of potatoes, for which 90 cents a bushel was received. The school farm had pre viously sold J2.800 worth of sugar beets, .and In addition raised a large amount of supplies used in the school. , Pablie Offices Closed. J Ali publio offices were practically closed In Lincoln today.' At the state 1 louse the heads of departments gener ally came down for a short time, opened ;the morning's mail and took a look around to see that the building was tlll there. Nothing in the way of rou tine business was attempted howevt r. Mrs. P. .A. Graham, wife of a former mayor of . Lincoln, who was reported missing, bad simply gone to visit a rleod In another part of the city. 1 ,i Elks Beat People. f The children of Lincoln will certainly eubscrlbe to the claim that the Elks are r"The best people on earth." The local ICIks lodge was a real Santa Claus to the children, entertaining more than jOO of tbem at the club rooms. Automo ;mis were sent to the State Orthopedto ioiital and tha crippled wards of the atate were brought to the club rooms to enjoy the Christmas cheer and then re turned to the hospital. There - were presents on the Christmas trees for all the children who came. These consisted of toys, candy and other things which a;caled to the childish palates. In ad dition there was music and other enter tainment for the little ones. The rush of holiday mall showed only slight signs of letting up today and pos tal employes were hard at work today uiKfc-Ing out from under it. The Omaha Ik Buatrlce suburban rail way has filed notice of an equipment mortgage of t.&aO In favor ot tne Cen tral tltctrlc company. The mortgage Is to secure payment for a new motor car tor use on the co npany'a lines. Mis. Mildred Bders, 1U33 Q street, died today frsm the Intestinal trouble which ' lias been epidemic in the northeastern part of the city. This Is the first death alrectly tractable to the epidemic, though a large numoer have beta ill from its effect. saaa-rrs Marriage Lieraace. ASHLAND. Neb. Dec. . t"peclal.) Mariiag licenses have been granted by l'eter P. White, county judge of Saun ders county, to the following: Judson Ilasklns ot Omaha, aged 27, and Miss Lillian J. Bredenberg of Malmo, Neb., aged 21; Roy A. Anderson and Miss :ile M. Thomas, both of Ashland, aged 13 years. As-laa Vaalk la Troable. ASHLAND, Neb., Dec. 25. (Special.) News reached here from Kansas City, No., that Dave Hogers. an Ashland youth who left here about six weeks ago, was convicted there of highway robbery and received an Indeterminate sentence of from two to ten years In the MUavurl tenUenUary, It was stated Emily Couldn't Help That V I that he grabbed a pocket hook contain ing over $80 front a wotnnn pedestrian on the streets of Kansas City and after a strenuous chase was gathered In by the police. Rogers has been an Inmate of the county jails of Cass and Saunders counties several times. His wife se cured a divorce from him and the cus tody tit the minor children at the cur rent term of the district court In session at "Wahoo. THREE ASHLAND PASTORS RESIGN THEIR PLACES ASHLAND. Neb., Dec. 23.-(Speclal.)-Three of the five pastors of Ashland churches, four of whom were residents here, have resigned within a little more than a month. The resignation of the first one to be presented, that of the Hev. Ijeslle Lee Sanders, the 2S-year-old pastor of the First Baptist church, was accepted at a meeting of the church board after the regular services Sunday morning. Mr. Sanders came here last April from Ardmore, Okl., and resigns the pastorship of the Ashland church to accept that of a largo Baptist church having over 000 members, at Grand Forks, N. D. Mr. Sanders will preach his farewell sermon next Sunday. The Rev. Victor F. Clark, who resigned the pastorate of the First Congregational church to accept a position as field sec retary of Doane college, Crete, Neb., will retire as minister here with the new year. The Rev. John D. Rice, rector of St. Stephen's Episcopal church, the second to resign, removed to Portland, Ore. As yet none of the churches have selected successors to the retiring clergymen. Bishop Arthur L. Williams of Omaha occupied the pulpit at - St, Stephen's ' church Sunday. ANTI-SALOONISTS PLAN TO SUBMIT REFERENDUM LINCOIJtf, Dec. 25. (Special Tele gram.) It was given out today from anti-saloon league headquarters that under the provisions of section S65 of the session laws, an amendment to the Slo cumb law, the league was preparing to have submitted to the voters of practic ally every city and town in the state under 10,000 inhabitants, a referendum vote on the question of license or no license. It has been customary in many of the towns of Nebraska to vote direct on this question but previous to the passage of this taw the vote was not binding, only In a moral sense, upon the officials elected. ' Under the provisions of this bill the result of vote la binding legally upon thiae having the granting or refusal of license. - NEWS NOTES FROM BEATRICE Leaders of "o-lallat Party Are C'oa alderlaff Scheme of Rror araBisatlaa. BEATRICE, Neb., Dec. 25.-(Speclal.)-Actlng State Secretary Chase of the So cialist party came down from Lincoln yesterday and spent the day here con ferring with local socialists relative to the recent split in the party at Beatrice. He recommended that the members of the socialist local hold a meeting and drop those who. are fighting the mayor and who recently passed' a resolution ask ing him to resign. He was of the opin ion that the party in Beatrice shbuld be reorganized, and a meeting with this end In view will bs called in the near future. Wallace Arpke and Mrs. Leah Folden, both of this city, were married at Lin coln yesterday. They have arrived in Beatrice where they will continue to reside. The funeral services for Harry Llser, who passed away a few days ago at his home at Bunker Hill, Kas., were held at Wymore yesterday. The body was Interred in Wymore cemetery. Guy F. Hull of Virginia and Miss Ada S. Oglesbee of this city were married here yesterday by Rev. J. E. Davis. They will make their home on a farm near Virginia. Word was received here yesterday to the effect that Hon. John W. BookwaJ ter, formerly of this city, recently gave to the charitable societies of Springfield, O., a check for $10,000. Mr. Bookwalter is at present in Europe. He Is a brother of W. H. Bookwalter of Bookwalter, Neb. . Marriage I.leeaaes at Madleoa. MADISON. Dec. 25.-(8peclal.) Judge Bates issued a marriage license late yes terday afternoon to Iiwrence A. Foster and Kmma Hoche, both ol Norfolk, and today a license was Issued to Charles Elmer Hills and Llllle Esther Tannehlll, both of Norfolk. Misapplied. Atlas was tolling along with the world on his shoulders, his aching feet and stiffening muscles urging him forward. As he stumbled over a particularly rough bit of road a dweller on the earth looked down from the edge. "Hello, old top," he called, "why haven't you joined the 'Don't Worry club?' Say, hasn't anybody told you that a smile lightens the heaviest burdens?" Before the stranger could pull In his head Atlas made a misstep that caused seventeen earthquakes along the torrid sone. and almost shook tne Inquisitive earthllng loose. "You go to Pluto!" ae roared and stum bled aion. Clsvelaad rial. Dealer. nh u6 nssHVo tc65- kr.H. t r-ass? c he 5-.r gr- i -t,t-?-"0." NEW DEAL ON FREE PASSES Railroad Employes Complain at the Rule Just Promulgated. CUTS OFF MUCH JOY RIDING One Writes to The lire Setting Oat Ills Views of How the Men Will He Affected After January, 1012. Railroad employees are not greatly pleased at the'new rule on passes that goes Into effect on the first of the com ing year. It will cut down the amount of "Joy riding" very materially, nhd In some ways will Interfere with the privi leges hitherto enjoyed by the men. One of the men affected by the change writes concerning the rule In the following fash ion: GRAF, Neb., Dec. 22. To the Editor of The Bee: I wish to register a pro test In behalf of 15,000,000 or more of our best cltlsens against a recent ruling of the Interstate Commerce commission. If you are not. In any way, crowded for space will you kindly publish this article and give It as much prominence as pos sible? We would especially he pleased to have you comment on It editorially If you think the subject of sufficient im portance. Recently the various railroad officials sent out a circular letter containing In structions for the future guidance of all railroad employes when requesting trans portation for themselves or families. It Informs us that these Instructions were handed down to them by the Intel-state Commerce commission, and. In substance, are as follows: "That all requests for transportation must be made In writing, either with dur able Ink, or with a typewriter; they must give' the names and ages of chil dren; that the only persons authorised to Issue passes will be the presidents of the railroads; and that all requests for pssses must be sent to them by mall; that the only exception to these Instruc tions Is a provision supposed to cover cases of extreme sickness, or death." Effect of the Rale. On its face this ruling seems very In nocent, and destined to accomplish much good by making it impossible for anyone to unlawfully obtain and use free trans portation. We much doubt if It will ever accomplish this, or any part ot It. But even granting that It will accomplish all they expect of It, does the end justify the means? We think not, and with good reasons. It Is true that this ruling does ndt ac tually . forbid the use of passes by em ployes, but it has so restricted and handi capped them in getting free transporta tion that. In effect, It amounts to pro hibition. As all, familiar at all with the railroad employe, may know, railroads have no set rule permitting their employes to have vacations. It Is within the province of superiors to refuse or grant vaca tions. Each request for a vacation Is considered and decided according to cir cumstances, and about the only consider ation seems to . be the company's con venience. If they happen to have a man handy to relieve him be may get away. This is the usual case with all classes of employes. With the employe whose duties are of a technical nature It is usually months, and sometimes from one to three years, before the company sees fit to relieve htm. Sometimes It is be cause they are unable to pick up a man competent to perform the duties of the position, but it Is, in most cases, their indifference to their employes' welfare. Pay Fare or stay at Home. After requesting a lay-off they can never tell just what day the company wni relieve them. Usually they never Know until the relief man steps up and Intro duces himself. Then, If he has to take it up with the president for transportation. It will be from three to fifteen days be fore he can get It. In this way he loses a large part of his vacation time laying around waiting for his pass. If the dis tance be short he would prefer to pay his fare than to lose all that time. He would make money by it. Many times an employe sees an oppor tunity to take a short trip without the necessity of having a man to relieve him, but he has no pass, and the only way he can get one Is to write to the president, usually hundreds, and sometimes thous ands of miles away. The opportunity passes before he can get his request in the mall. Sometimes It is a matter of urgent business and they are compelled to go on short notice. In such cases they have to either pay their fares-few of them are able to do that, work their "rabbit foot" with the conductor who stands a good chance of getting caught, and not only lose his Job, but may be prosecuted under the same law that made It necessary for the other man to ssk for a ride without proper transportation. Of course, he could have saved the con ductor his Job and reputation by hunting a "side-door" sleeper. Under the old system of Issuing passes none of these things could possibly hap pen for, when he could get away he was certain of getting his pass within a few hours at the most. Under the new system with all Its re strictions you will not know what the effects will be on the employes. It means that they will loose much time and millions of dollars In money, and will be deprived at many. If not all, the little 1 I Krtlstered pleasure trips tliey have enjoyed In the punt. In the light of these facts who -will claim that this ruling Is n benefit to the people of the United States, or to any particular class or Individual? If the commission really established this ruling then who do they claim it will benefit, and In what way? rirtierita the Railroads, So far as I can see the only ones bene fited are the railroads. Is it possible tlmt the railroads are back ot the com mission In this deal? It certainly looks suspicious. It Is well for the employes to investigate and if they find that this is the case, to arise in a body and demand reparation, either by removing all un necessary restrictions that Interfere with them in obtaining that which the laws allow- them, or furnish annual passes for all. If, upon Investigation, they find that the commission has catered to the wishes of the railroads in this Instance, their recall should be demanded. No wonder this country and Its people are flocking to the soclsllst party. There will be a stampede some of these days If those high In authority do not sit up and take notice. The railroad employee Is just beginning to feel his Importance, and It will be well for the law makers and others to consider his Interests. Thy are very considerate of the farmer, of the merchant and especially so of the great capitalists except, possibly, the railroads. The civil service employe gets his thirty days vacation each year without loss of pay, and the railroad employes pay no little part ft this thirty days pay. No one ever heard them kicking about their getting It. On the con trary, we are glad they get It. It is a part of their annual Income and they ex pect It. So, in a like manner, we consider the pass and expect It. The only way we see out of It, as stated, the annual pass for all employes. We believe the sooner it comes, the better. CERT. 1008, DIV'N 130, O. R. T. BURGLARS USED AN UMBRELLA You'd Never tluesa How Cleverly They Oot flu.OOO Worth of Loot. Officials of the burglary Insurance com panies are In despair over exploits by feather and fur burglars, two more of which were added on election night to Jhe already long list which the New York police and private detectives are Investi gating without suocess co far. In one of these latest robberies the thieves employed an entirely new device to prevent noises in their operations which might lead to discovery.' The In strument employed was an ordinary um brella, and the police say no other um brella probably ever was put to such use. . It wss In the fur shop of Enerlck & Beyer, at 34 East Twenty-first street, that the burglars utilised this new safety de vice. Incidentally they escaped with $10, 000 worth of furs. The robbery was dis covered when the place was opened for business the following morning. , There was a gaping hole in the celllag of the first floor, and in a corner reposed an open umbrella, upside down and filled with big pieces of plaster. It was some time before the detectives summoned from headquarters could determine how the umbrella had been used. The second floor of the building Is un occupied at present, and the detectives finally pieced together the story, of tha robbery, beginning with the assumption that the burglars had secreted themselves In the vscant loft before closing time. In the night they had started to cut through the floor. When they had removed all the woodwork between two Joists, they found the plaster of the celling below them. Just beneath their hands. Then, the detec tives decided, the umbrella was called into play. A small hole was cut carefully In the plaster, care being taken that no large piece should be dislodged to fall with a resounding thud on the. floor below. Then the umbrella was Inserted through this hole, and when it had been passed com pletely through was opened and drawn up against the celling. A receptacle for the falling plaster was thus formed, and Into the open umbrella the thieves could smash the plaster, safe In the assurance that none would fall to the floor and sound the alarm. The plaster-laden umbrella could be lowered to the floor, once the hole had been made large enough for the passage of a man's body, and the rest ordinarily would be easy. In this case, however, Mr. Knerlck and the detectives directed attention to the especial skill of the butglars, who made their entrance into the fur shop through a celling lined with burglar alarm wires. The evidences of their method in over coming this difficulty Isy before the eyes of the detectives, for two boards covered a pair of wires, so ncsr together that even a thin man would have had to squirm very gently between them to avoid con tact with them. Vet through this bole the thieves had lowered themselves and got away with a quantity of furs which, Mr. Knerlck said, r.ould have been moved only in a wagon. New York Times. A Tom of Gold could buy nothing better for female weaknesses, lams back and kidney trou ble than Electric Bitters. Only goc, For ala by Bealua Drug Co. Inlted FUtes Patent tffle. - - - - - . . . . . CANDIDATES FILE PETITIONS Two of Them Do Not Comply with Letter of the Law. MONEY TO COUNTY TREASURER Sloan to Hon for Congress (iru. enther'a Petition Cornea from Platte Skllea Wants Sent la National House, (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Deo. 25. (Special. ) Secre tary of State Wait found several filings of candidates In his Christmas mall but unfortunately for the candidates two of them nVust be sent back for failure to deposit the filing fee with the proper official. Among the latter was Congress man Sloan of the Fourth district. He sent his filing fee to the secretary of state Instead of depositing It with the county treasurer of his home county at Geneva. The filing Is a personal one. Another which will be returned be cause of lack of evidence of payment of the required fee Is the one from Platte county asking that the name of Chris Gruenther be placed on the primary bal lot as a democratic candidate for gov ernor. This was a petition signed by the required number of electors. A. C. Shel lenberger, former governor, sent In his tiling as democrat candidate for the United States senate. This filing, a per sonal one, compiles with the requirements J ui mo iaw ana ma name win go on tne primary ballot. C. M. Skiles, democrat, state senator from the Butler county dlBtrlct and au thor of the initiative and referendum law, has sent to the secretary of state for papers preparatory to filing as democrat candidate for congress in the Fourth dis trict. This Is the first candidate of that party to Indicate his intention of making the race, but It is considered more titan probable there will bs others before the time limit expires. Progressives for Taft. Discussing the question of presidential preference today a prominent republican who has not been identified actively with the movement for eudorsemer 4 of any one for the presidency, said trial the La Follette boomers were baaing their claims on untenable ground. They assume, said this republican, that everyone who has a word of commendation tor anything, which, the Wlsoonsln senator has done, Is favorable to his candidacy for the presidency. "Nothing could bs further from the truth," he said, "It would bu strange. Indeed, If the senator, In .his numerous activities, had not done some thing to commend him. The thinking voter, however, cannot escape the con clusion that President Taft, while lie has had no brass band accompaniment, has really accomplished more in the wsy of reforms demanded than any of hln predecessors, more in fact, than possibly could be accomplished by the hip hurrah methods of the Wisconsin senator. I have been classed as a La Folletts man my. self, but as a matter of faot, have never had any Intention of supporting anyone except President Taft." La Pollette Will Not Come. The La Folletts boom In Nebraska Is sadly out ot "plum" at present and all because the "plummer," In the person of the Wisconsin senator, has cut this state out of his itinerary fur the Christ mas holidays. it hud been planned to havo a meeting about January 1, con sonant with the time of the senator's vlBlt to the state at which the delegates to the national convention, favorable to La Follette, were to be selected snd fil ings made to place them on the primary ballot. The Wisconsin man, however, has decided nut to visit Nebraska, and his fol lowers, larking the Inspiration of his presence, are up In the air. W. A. Prince of Grand Island has asked the secretary of state for blanks on which to make filing as a republican candidate for congress in the fifth dls. trlct. It haJ been anticipated for some time that ho would take such action, as he has been considered an active candi date for the place. Mr. Prince has served sevural tints in the state legislature as a representative from Hall. SPOTLIGHT 0N MERE MAN Nlaed up as "Mighty Small Dough. uts and Few la a Paper Hag." What is man that he should hypno tize himself Into thinking that he Is th big noise? Man, proud man, bom of woman, is smalt doughnuts and few In a paper bag. He springs up today and flourishes like a bootlegger In a dusty town, and to morrow or the day after the undertaker comes with his tapellne and takes his measure. He weds a wealthy girl with a Joblol of freckles and the next day her pa fails with many liabilities and 110 as sets, and comes to shlde thenceforth with his stsrtled son-in-law. The cellar door of life for him Is full of pestiferous splinters, but he slide down It with ulter disregard of tho speed limit. He goes forth In the early morning to conquer the world, but the world rsfuesa By Tom McNamara to be conquered, and so ha comes home in an ambulance. in the midst of life he runs In debt, but he crawls out at a snail's pace It at all - Ho struts down the boulevard with his head hlRh in the air ami meets the bank teller with a slKht draft for till, and a bill collector flags him at every coiner. Ho climbs aboard the trolley car and goes to the horse trot, but much dust adheres to his shoes on Ms homeward journey. He alts up until 3 a. m. to hear the election returns from the back townships, and learns In the end that the other fel low has copped his bet, lie lays up a goodly pile of riches in the bank, and the cashier monkeys with margins and steals away between two days to pick bananas in Honduras. He remains late at the office chasing a trial balance to Its lair, then goes home to encounter a rocking chair in the dimly lighted hall. 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