Nebraska ' mm li'l'lJll' f Telephone Girls Race at Their Annual Picnic OMAHA FACTOR! STATISTICS City in Front Rank of Manufactur ing Centers of It Size. SOUTH OMAHA ALSO INCLUDED Three Hundred Twenty Factories Rnnmerated In ommliitoitr'i Report, Made I'nder Strict -Regalationa. , (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Aug. lS.-SpeciaD-A sta tistical report of manufacturing enter prises in Omaha and South Omaha made by Louis V. Guye, state labor commis sioner, shows that Omaha Is In the Trent rank of manufacturing clt!es of its sige. The survey was made under strict regu lations that eliminated all industries which might be classed otherwise than manufactories. Three hundred and twenty factories are enumerated in Commissioner Guye's re port on Omaha. Twenty-six of these in dustries are located In South Omaha. These statistics were compiled as a part of an industrial survey which Is being made of the entire state of Nebraska. The detailed report is as follows: 1 Omaha has 294 manufacturing enter prises, employing 7,995 persons, of whom 6.976 are males. 1,960 femals and 69 chil dren between the ages of 14 and IS years. Males and females work on the average of nine and eight hours per day, re spectively, receiving an avsrage wage of 12.59 per day for the males and $1.64 for the female employes, with a total yearly waire of $5.068,696.. ! The toJ capital Invested in such manu facturing enterprises aggregate $27,006,725, the cost of materials consumed being $15, 806,953, with a total valuation of output of manufactured products of $35,456,241. i South Omaha has twentv-six manu facturing enterprises, employing 6,761 pcr eons, of whom 6,48 are males and 271 females, and twelve children between the pages of 14 and 16 years, earning a total h'early wage of $4,969,419. with an average oauy wage . or i 67 for the males, and $1.57 for the females, with the males working an average of nine and one-half nours and the females eight hours per day. The total capital invested in the manu facturing enterprises of South Omaha be ing $37,534,90?, the total cost of material consumed being $90,894,211 with a total Valuation of output of manufactured pro ducts $100,499,945. Omaha and South Omaha combined, as n industrial center, has 320 manufactur ing concerns, employing a grand total of 14,756 persons, or 64 per cent of all of the wage earners In the entire state en gaged in our manufacturing Industries, the total capital Invested In such manu facturing concerns being X6t.541.G27, or 73 fier cent of the. entire capital Investment n the manufacturing industries of our state. The total output of the manufac turing industries -being $I3R,956,16, or 90 jier cent of the total valuation of factory output for the entire state. , The total yearly wages paid by the T20 manufacturing concerns of Omaha and South Omaha for the year 1911 was $10, 058,115, or 68 per cent of the entire 1,109 concerns of the entire state. The average Wally wages for the males being $2.58, (females $1.60. while- the average hours constituting a day's labor was nine and ieight and one-half respectively. ', This survey shows an average of 280 (days' employment during the year of 1911, tor A per cent time lost through the lack of employment after having deducted all Sundays and holidays, thus giving an average yearly wago of $679.08' for the males and $512.44 for the. females. Colored Maaoaa Adjoarn. Contrary to the published program, the 'colored Masons held the closing program of their meeting last night Instead of Friday night at the state house. Govern jr Aldrich welcomed the delegate on behalf (of the state. The response' was dellvere'l jby Past Grand Master RIcketts, ' a for mer member of the Nebraska legislature, tout now; a, resident of Missouri. Several other addresses were made and a musi cal program interspersed the proceedings. This morning the closing ceremonies pf the lodge were held, after which the organization gathered on the north side tf the state house and had their plc ures taken. The parade then formed, headed by a portion of the Lincoln po lice force and the First regimental col ored band. Uniform Rank Knights of ip' tthlns of Omah.i. The Knight Templars followed while other members of the i. .,.z..tii.niouyht up In the rear. The roceslon was about three blocks long and marched north on Fifteenth street to O' street and then west to Tenth, where tars were taken tor Epworth lake park, t here the remainder of the day was pent as a picnic. Royal Achates In Session. ' The biennial convention of District No. , Royal Achates, is in session in Lin coln today. About fifty delegates are present. The district extends from Penn sylvania to California and includes most bf the state within that limit. N. T. Redmond of North Platte; Is president bf the district organisation and Miss'E. L Grlnnell of Omaha Is secretary. There fre seventy-five lodges in 'the district knd most of them If not all will be rep resented. The' convention will be In ses sion today and Friday.' I C. W. Havellck of Crete has complained to the game warden that three deer are running wild down In his locality and are flaying havoc with his -vineyard, eating the vines and fruit. Game Warden Mil ler will go down and investigate the matter In a few days. ' Irrigation Board Meets. ' The State Board of Irrigation met again Yesterday and adjovned , the further hearing of the Loup river water mat ter until September 16.. The Common- t wealth Power company desired to se ure more Important' testimony and ,tbe Edjournment seemed to be satisfactory II around. . Governor Aldrich has gone to Nemaha bounty today to deliver an address at a icnlc. . State Auditor Silas Barton will speak tt the old settlers' picnic at Franklin rlday. He will speak again In Deweese hn August 28. The Board of Public Lands and Build ing has taken official cognizance of the fact that there will be an unveiling of the statue of Abraham Lincoln next On August 8, Secretary W. R. Mellor forwarded to Theodore Roosevelt, an Jn Utatlon to speak at the Nebraska state tair. ' SPLENDID OL'TING ENJOYED BY 1500 AT COURTLAND BEACH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. Assessment oard Makes Changes in Charge to Counties (From a St.aff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Aug. 15.-(Special Telegram.) The board of assessment this afternoon' reduced the state levy 1 mill. The levy for 1912 will be 4 mills genera), 1 mill university and one-fifth of 1 mill bridge, making' a 64 mill levy. LINCOLN, Aug. 15.-(Speclal.)-At a meeting of the State Board of Equalisa tion and Assessment yesterday afternoon at the close of the hearing, it was de cided to equalise the assessment by rais ing , eleven counties and making a de crease in ten. The percentage in each county changed was as follows:, Lowered. Pct.t Raised. Pet Burt Cedar .. Clay ..... Nemaha. Pawnee Polk Seward ........... 10 Thurston 10 Wayne 16 XorK ol Boone 10 Butler 5 Dundy 10 Gage .............. 10 Harlan 15 Hooker 10 Johnson 10 Knox 10 Platte 6 R chardson 10 Saunders 15 ' This will make the total assessment r the, state $463,379,889. The assessment last year was $415,670,075, which makes an increase In the total valuation of the state of $47,709,814. The board also made some changes in personal property. Garden county got an increase on horses of 20 per cent. Hooker, 25 per cent, and Thomas, 20 per cent. The Increase on mules was Garden, 20 per cent; Hooker, 25 per cent, and Thomas, 20 per cent. Cattle received an increase in Grant of 10 per cent, Hayes, 30 per cent; Keith, 30 per cent; Keya Paha. 25 per cent: Loup, 20 per cent, and Phelps, 20 per cent. After Secretary Seymour has made the changes agreed on on the records, the board will then meet to make a levy. If It is possible the board will make the levy one mill less than last year, though some of the members are Inclined to think that a reduction of that much cannot be made and meet the unpaid appropriations of the last legislature. Campbell Brothers' Circus Attached by Bank and Others FAIRBURY, Neb., Aug. 15.-(Speclal.)-Campbell Brothers' circus, which was "stranded" here Saturday, owing to labor troubles and heavy indebtedness has been attached by John Heasty, counsel for the First National bank of this city, on a $50,000 chattel mortgage. Seventeen other creditors of the Campbell Brothers have merged their claims with the First Na tional bank, which aggregate $50,000. The property has been appraised at $20,000. Mr. Heasty has appointed James L Hutchison as care taker until, according to law, It can be sold at sheriff's sale In the meantime, the entire circus, com prising Its elephants, horses, menagerie, etc., will be removed to the headquarters of the circus two miles south of Fair bury. . ' When first "stranded" here it was con fronted with . serious labor difficulties. Several hundred, employes of the circus were paid $2,300, or about 23 cents on the dollar and they . became enraged and threaened violence. It was necessary for Sheriff Ed Hughes of this county and Chief of Police Cooper to put on an extra force in order to prevent a riot. A large number were thrown into Jail. The Campbell Brothers and a. number of employes of the circus have employed former Adjutant General J. C. Hartlgan to Institute proceedings against the elr cus and have it placed In the hands of a receiver. They contend that a chattel mortgage does not take precedence over the claim for , labor and other debts. I NO DOLLAR GAS FOR OMAHA Legal Lights Declare Only Hope is in State Legislature. WILL DRAFT BILL AT ONCE Eumor Has Metcalfe Bull Moose Nominee (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Aug. 15.-(Speclal.)-A bomb was exploded In the democratic camp to- FAIRBURY WOMAN BADLY HURT IN RUNAWAY FAIRBURY, Neb., Aug. 15.-(Speclal.) While returning from a trip to the coun try In a buggy, Mrs. Thomas Mitchell, the wife of a well known passenger con ductor, was thrown out and seriously Injured. Mrs. Mitchell was driving toward Fairbury in a buggy, two miles ei;st, when a motorcyclist came up from behind and frightened her driving horse. He shied out of the road and partly up- I set the buggy. Mrs. Mitchell's nose was j broken, three ribs fractured, her back bone and both thigh bones cracked. She I is in a precarious condition. Her hus band is a passenger conductor of this city. City Attorney and Gas Company's Counsel Will Prepare Law that Will Permit Council to Enter Into Certain Agreement. . Hnmbolt Postmaster Rentgtn. HUMBOLDT, Neb., Aug. 15.-Postmas- ter Cury Cooper has resigned and ex- day when assertions were made that pectB t0 retlre September 1. Other busl- Richard L. Metcalf would be the nominee of the new bull moose party for governor. Borne of the framents from the exploded bomb are said to have hit the state house and caused consternation around the of fice of the governor. Just how much the story Is worth can not be told at this time for the reason that Metcalf cannot be located, but one of the fanthful Intimated that he knows all about the matter and Is holding him self shy so that he will not be called upon to deny or affirm. It Is an open secret that Mr. Metcalf and brother Charlie of the Commoner have not been getting along well together lately and some go so far as to say that they are never together any more than Is neces sary wh le performing their duties In the office of the Commoner., : ness matters have induced him to take this step. A petition has been circulated for E. C. Colhapp as his successor and sent to United States Senator Norris Brown, and the appointment of Mr, Col hopp Is dally being expected. Culled from the Wire, SECOND DAY'S SCORES AT THE MADISON TOURNEY MADISON, Neb., Aug. 15.-(Speolal.) The festivities of the closing day of the firemen's and base ball tournament were attended by a large number of visitors. The 100-yard hook and ladder dash wa3 won by Norfolk;" time, 19 seconds; lad derman. August Kell; Humphrey made the run In 20 seconds', WUKam Geltxen climbing the ladder, and William"" E, Mader for the Leigh team reached the top round of, the ladder in 20 seconds. rurse, no. ; ; ' "" ' The wet hose race of 103 yards was won by Humphrey, the coupling being made by Frank Thebe -and George Whitler In 31 seconds; Leigh was a close second with a coupling In 31 seconds, and Norfolk j took third pace In this race at 33 sec onds. Purse, $75. Tne water fight late last evening be tween Norfolk and Newman Grove was a battle royal, lasting one hour nnd a quarter, with the hose noiz'es scarcely three feet apart, resulting in a draw for the reason that the city did not care to waste more water. Governor Wilson will leave today for Washington Park, Gloucester, Pa., near Philadelphia, where he will speak at the farmers' day celebration. Orders were received by Colonel Lar nett, commanding the transport Prairie, to prepare to sail from the Philadelphia navy yard in forty-eight hours. Elisabeth, dowagif duchess of Genoa, grandmother Of Victor Emmanuel HI, the present king of Italy, and mother of Dowager . Queen Margherlta, is dead. Gunboat Smith of California defeated "Porky" Flynn of Boston In a ten-round contest at the St. Nicholas athletic club, New York, last night. 'ft Phillpps Bryant of Melrose led in the second day's spoit of the thirty fourth annual championship tournament of the national archery association at the Harvard stadium. It Is said that the- Austrian foreign minister, Count Von Berchliiold, is sounding the , powers as to the advis ability of . encouraging " Turkey in its present policy of decentralization. The revolutionists eluded , the federal farces at Ladura,, Sonora, Mexico,, and took a circuitous route toward the west coast. Trains' bearing federal soldiers were said to be headed for Torres. - A mass meeting which typified the public indignation aroused by the reve lations , of police corruption growing out of the murder of Herman Rosenthal was attended by a crowd of 4.000 persons in New York last night. ., The thanks of the emperor of Japan and the ministry of foreign affairs for the sending of a special mission to the funeral of the late Emperor Mutsuhlto hus been conveyed to the State depart ment by Viscount Chinda. Unable to comp:te with a steamship line subsidised by New Zealand, the Ocean Steamship company of San Fran cIrco has obtained the annulment of its contract with the Postofflce department to. carry th?. malls, between tn Fran cisco and Tahiti. Representative Akin of New York was reprimanded by a special house cornmit- Dollar gas for the city of Omaha, a hope revived following the announcement from the gas company that 10 per cent of the gross receipts of the plant would be given the city to apply on occupation taxes, royalties and the reduction of the cost of gas was last' night again declared an idle dream under existing conditions. City Commissioner Ryder, Corporation Counsel . Baker, Assistant City Attorney Lambert, President Hamilton and W. T. Douthirt and W. II. Herdman of the gas company conferred over the 10 per cent proposition and were unanimous In de claring that the city council Is without power to ask or accept such an arrange ment, the gas company's franchise ex pressly forbidding it. Coonell la Wlthont Power. The gas company of Ita own Initiative might submit such a proposition and re quest the city to accept, put the attor neys who conferred yesterday doubted the authority of the council even to sane, tlon such proceedings. With rejection of this proposition the last hope of a compromise In the dollar gas suit, now In the courts, was crushed and a new way was sought out of the difficulty. Representatives of the gas- company and the city law department therefore will work together to draft a law giving governing bodies of cities of the metro politan class power to accept from cor porations a certain per cent of gross earning to be applied on reducing the cost of the product to the consumer! such legislation to do away with occupation taxes and royalties. Work (or Enabling; Act. This law will be introduced at the next session of the legislature, . Tha necessity of its passage will be urged upon the legislators and corporation and city counsel will work to secure its passage. If such a bill Is not secured no relief can be afforded until home rule Is ob tained here and a new charter that will meet the exigencies of the time is writ ten. This will not be secured within the next twelve months and possibly not for two years, as it must be submitted to popular vote of the state. As the dollar gas case now stands there is no hope of early settlement.' A master has not been appointed and will not be until October. It will take him two or three months to make his findings and these undoubtedly will be appealed from and taken to the United States supreme court. The only thing left to do, the city and gas company representatives declare, Is to . dratt this law and secure Us passage. Insane Man Tries to Kill Attendant with , Sharp Table Knife Violently Insane and laboring under the hallucination that he had been kidnaped, Ed Morrison, formerly connected with the Omaha police department, made an attempt to kill an attendant at the St. Bernard hospital In Council Bluffs yes terday afternoon. Morr son had been acting queerly ever since his dismissal from the police de partment and had narrow escape from death Saturday afternoon when he drove an automobile over a thirty-foot embank ment near South Omaha. His machine was wrecked and he was badly Injured, He wa taken to St. Catherine's hospital here and later to the St. Bernard hospital in Council Bluffs. Phys'clans ordered absolute , quiet for him, and Morrison thinking that It was an attempt to get him out ot the way, stole a table knife and waited for the at tendants he believed to be responsible for his condition. The knife he sharpened to the keenness of a raxor by rubbing It on a stone wall. . When the attendant approached he leaped up from his bed and chased the man from the hospital. He was calmed by a courageous sister who coaxed the knife away from him and Sheriff Mc Shane was notified. Yesterday he was brought back to Omaha and placed in the county jail on an insanity charge. Today he will be taken before the Insanity board. Last week the police were notified by Mrs. Morrison that her husband was be coming Insane and an attempt was made to arrest him. He eluded the officers and later told tha police over the tele phone that he would shoot the first of ficer that tried to get him. He armed himself with two weapons and had been carrying them up to the time he met with the accident. PROPRIETOR OF ROAD HOUSE PLEADS NOT GUILTY PA PILLION. Neb., Aug. 15.-(Speclal Telegram.)- Al. Small, proprietor ; of a load house at Sarpy Mills, was arraigned this morning on a charge of selling liquor kfter 8 p, m. He pleaded not guilty and was released on his own recognisance to kppear for trial August 29. The complaint, Which was filed by County Attorney lamleson' asks cancellation ot the license. During the summer months mothers of J'oung children Bhould watch for any un natural looseness of the bowels. ' When given . prompt attention at this time serious trouble may be avoided. Cham terlaln's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy can always be depended upon. For sals by all dealers. Judge McDuffee today issued marriage licences to the following Norfolk people: j te appointed to Investigate the nro- Robert S. BallanHne, fon of J. A. Ba'lan- prlety of two speeches he inserted in the tyne. and Mis, Ethel Eugenia CnlweP. Cond nderj. daughter of A. J. Calwell, and John Mil-; tacked Secretary Wllscn and Chief Moore ler, ton f John F. Miller, and mips Katii-j ol tne weatner Dureau. erlne Horst, daughter of Henry Hoist, Rev. F. M. Drulim-r of the Methodist Episcopal church Joined in holy wedlock this afternoon at the church parsonage Elmer Cook and Miss Teal Mather; both of Norfolk. BIG AREA RELEASED FROM QUARANTINE BY WILSON (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, D. C, Aug. 16.-(Spe-clal Telegram.) Taking effect tomor row. Secretary of Agriculture Wilson, has Issued an order releasing from quar. rantlne on account of the disease known as mange or scabies; In cattle, 61,664 square miles In South Dakota. Nebraska and Texas. The progress made by the bureau of animal industry In eradicating the disease Is responsible for this action. So prevalent was 'he disease In cattle, ten years ago,' when the work was first undertaken, that the entire region west if the Mississippi river was quarantined. There now remains In quarantine only a comparatively small area, consisting of about one-third of Montana, the eastern fourth of Wyoming, small arias in South Dakota and Nebraska, the eastern third of . Colorado, the eastern third of New Mexico and parts of the Panhandle of Texas. . PEDIGREED BULLDOG VOTED ON NEGRO'S NAME WASHINGTON, Aug. 15,-The house committee Investigating the elections ot Representative James A. Hughes, re publican, of West Virginia; Representa tive Crago, republican, of Pennsylvania, and Representative Wilson, republican, of Illinois, has prepared reports sustaining the right of each to his seat. It was developed In the investigation of Mr. , Hughes' election that a pedigreed bulldog was voted in place of a negro voter. The report, It Is said, will arraign franchise conditions In that districts. ' Plattamonth oes. j PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., Aug. 15.-rSpe-cll.) Dr. Herman Orecder, against whom complaint was filfd Monday for speeSlng his automobile on Chicago avenue in ex- i cess of the rate prescribed by law, on i August 10, 1912, today appeared before j Justice of the Peace M. Archer and I pleaded guilty to the charge. He was ! fined $5 and costs, the total being $10.40. ) Louie Miller, an Austrian who was ar- rested for attempting to stab Joe Schmar-j der and cut Marshal Sam Seybert at j Louisville a few days ago, was given three nvmths in the county jail by Judge Beeson. You have to boil a beefsteak, You have to boil a ham, You have to fry a whitefish And roast a leg of lamb. But when a package of Post Toasties Is lying on the shelf, No fry, no broil, no roast, no boil, Just go and help yourself. Written bv JOHN N. DOYLE, care D. M. Ferry & Co., Detroit, Mich One of the 50 Jingles for which the Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich., paid $ 1,000.00 Mn June. Stolen Horn's "Honk" " Gives Thief Away Like the man who fell Into the clutches of the police, when a pig, which he had stolen "squealed" on him, Gus Smith got Into trouble when he stole an automo bile horn. 'Smith, who the police say Is a vagrant, unbolted a valuable horn from an auto In front of the Hotel Loyal yesterday afternoon. He tucked It under his coat and was making his getaway when he saw Officer Eddie Morgan. Thinking that the policeman knew all about his deed, he started to run. and as he moved his leg came in contact with the bulb causing the horn to emit a pained excla mation of surprise. Morgan heard the "honk" and seeing where It came from, promptly arrested Smith. At headquarters Smith said that he bought the horn and had it under his coat to scare folks with, but ths only effect his explanation had was to make the desk scrgoan add another chapter to the police book of poor excuses. Smith was given ten days. NO MORE QUAY HAIR Try This Simple Home Made Prepaxa- tloa oa tha Whitened Locks. "Silver Threads" may be capable of Inspiring the song writers, but they are anything but inspiring to men and women who find them coming In their own locks, thus announcing the ap proach of age. These "footprints of Time," however, may be readily cov ered up by using a simple, inexpensive formula which can be prepared privately In your own home. You can get trom any druggist at little, cost an ounce uf bay rum a quarter ounce of glycerine and a small box of Barbo Compound; then dis solve the Barbo Compound In 7 ounces of warter, add the other two Ingredients and you will have a preparation that can not be excelled for darkening gray hair, removing dandruff, correcting humors of the scalp and Invigorating the hair fol licles. It does not make the hair sticky, does not rub off or color the scalp. It is equally as good to darken the beard as the hair. There Is no other ingredient that cart take the place of Barbo Com pound in this recipe, so If your druggist is out of it ask him to order it from his wholesaler for you.' The nidvest Life orrxcxas jr. s. Snail President Br. B. 8. Davis, Omaha Tloa Pras't A. Sawyer Secretary Sr. K. K. rvernt. . . .Medieal Director O. M. 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