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THE OMAIIA DAILY DEE: WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 1907.
CURRENT
COUNCIL
Office, 18 Swwtt
MINOR MKNTlOlt.
rin. grus.
Stockert Mill carpets.
F-d Rofrers Tony Fsust beer.
Fine entrrsvlnits at IefTerts.
See Bchmldt'a eleg-ant new photos.
Stock pastured, Plr.ney, 'phone 71773.
Lewis Cutler, funeral director, 'phone ST.
Woodrlna Undertaking company. TeL 638.
For rent, six-room house. 72S Sixth ave.
PETERSEN BCHOENINQ SELL. RUQ9
Fishing tackle fit for Ashing. Big selec
tion. Petersen & Bchoenlng.
DIAMONDS AB AN INVESTMENT.
TALK TO LEFFKRT ABOUT IT.
Oeorge, the young son of Robert Cannon
of Et Broadway, fell from a ladder Sun
day evening and suffered a double frac
ture of the left forearm.
LA RQ 13 GALVANIZED GARBAGE CAN
TH18 WEKK ONLf SI. BUTKRBEN &
BCHOENINO.
Comfort pornh chairs. More comfortablo
than a hamirtoclc. Bee D. W. Keller, 104
fconth Main street.
Before you buy, see us for wall psper
nd picture framing. Council Bluffs Paint
Oil and Glass Co., Merrlam block.
Two children tn the Lavlnburg family,
1911 Avenue L, were reported to the Board
of Heath as suffering from smallpox.
BUDWEI8EH BOTTLED BUKR IS
SERVED ONLY AT FIRST-CLAB3 BAK8
AND CAFEfl. I ROBENFKLD CO.. Agts.
Lost An open-face, blue enamel chatelaine
watch, between Bluff street and Lake Man
11 Liberal reward If returned to Bee
office, 16 Scott street.
It was stated yesterday that the execu
tive committee of the Commercial club
would not look for a new secretary for
some time yet, as Mr. Keed Is willing to
continue as such for two or three months
longer. ,
Before gottlng your Upholstering, mat
tress making, repairing and reftnlshlng
done get th- prices f.f the Morgan I'phol
sterlng company, 331 Broadway, next to
Alexander's art store. Telephone for quick
orders. Bell, $'J3; Independent, 270-red.
Miss Margaret Kelly, a resident of this
city for thirty-seven Vears, died yesterday
at Mercy hospital. She was a native of
County Mayo, Ireland, and was 07 years
of age. The funeral will be held Wednes
day morning at 8 o'clock from St. Francis
. Xavler's church, of which she was an es
teemed member, and Interment will be In
Bt. Joseph's cemetery.
The Young Men's Christian association
building committee has postponed Its meet
ing to consider a site, as up to date only
two offers have been received. The offers
are from Dr. Woodbury, who owns the
lot at the northeast corner of First ave
nue and Seventh street and that of the
Baldwin property at the southwest corner
of Willow avenue and Sixth street
Office "pare far Rest.
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Hafer buys right and In large quantities,
nd can sell right. Council Bluffs, la.
Marrtaa-e Licensee.
Licenses to wed were Issued as follows:
Name and Residence. Age.
Oeorge M. Burns, Neola, la 28
Katharine O. Mlnlhan, Neola. Ia 22
Clinton McDonald. Council Bluffs 88
Beulah McDonald. Council Bluffs 21
James Vasatko, Crete. Neb 64
Katherlne Viclna, Crete, Neb 47
John Sims, Omaha.....;, 24
Virginia Taylor, Omaha 26
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TEACHERS COME TO TOWN
Two Hundred Enroute on Fint Day
of the County Institute.
WILCOX LECTURES ON HISTORY
Takes a Shot at the He-Called Prac
tical Studies and Maklsg PabllA
Schools Technical Train
Inn; Institutes.
The first day of the week's session of
the Pottawattamie county normal Insti
tute opened yesterday with an enrollment
of over 200. The greater part of the
morning was devoted to the enrollment
and classifying the teachers In the four
different divisions. There are only a few
men among the teachers enrolled yester
day. At the opening of the general session
In the auditorium of the High school
building tn which the Institute Is being
conducted. Prof. W. C. 'Wilcox of thft
Iowa State university gave the first of bis
series of lectures, "The Practical Value
of the Knowledge of History." "History
is a study which should develop the rea
soning powers, train the observation and
cultivate concentration. With the aban
donment of the study of history one .of
the chief sources of practical ability Is
gone." lie spoke of the attempts which
had made In the publlo schools to do
away with Greek, Latin, German ai.d
literature and the gradual substitution
of bookkeeping, stenography, manual
training, domestic science, etc. In their
place. "They have even attacked history
and have endeavored to show that th
study of It was of no practical use. They
would make our public schools littltt
Armour Institutes, a practical school ojf
applied arts. ' Instead of debating
whether Cromwell was Justified In be
heading Charles I, they will have the
student argue as to whether round or
'square posts are best for hen roosts," he
said.
At the afternoon general meeting Prof.
Whcox gave the first of his six historical
lectures entitled 'The Crisis In the
Struggle for Race Supremacy," and Miss
Wood of the International Kindergarten
association at Minneapolis lectured on
"The Story and Its Flnee," the address
being a strong plea for the use of tho
story In kindergarten work and In tho
primary grades. "The story Is the most
effective form of conveying truth and is
an Invaluable means of conveying his
torical and scientific fact, as all chlldrun
love stories. It leads to a love of good
literature, teaches self-expression culti
vates tho Imagination and furnishes the
material for moral Ideals," the speaker
said.
This morning Prof. Wilcox will lecture
on "The Influence of Geography on His
tory." and In the afternoon on "The
Crisis In the StruKgle for Independence."
In the afternoon Dr. W. O. Allen of
Tabor college will lecture on "Lessons
from the Old Masters."
MICHOLSOW IS APPOINTED CHIEK
Two Members of Commission Vie In
.-. ... Hla Fanr."
By the votes of . Members Sargent and
Zurmehlen, Charles M. Nicholson was ap
pointed chief of the fire department at a
specially called meeting ot the Fire and
Police commission yesterday morning In
the private office of the mayor in the city
building. Chairman Tlnley voted against
Mr. Nicholson's appointment, but realising
that he was In the minority, he declined to
place any other candidate In nomination.
The commission adjourned to meet Wed
nesday evening.
The city council last night, by a strictly
party vote, refusod to approve the bonds
presented ' by Mr. Nicholson, Councllmen
Maloney and Tounkerman. the two demo
cratic members, alone voting to approve it.
The bond, which is one furnished by one
of the big bonding companies. Is. not ques
tioned by the six councllmen who voted
against approving it, but they are un
alterably opposed to the appointment of
Nicholson as chief of the fire department.
Commissioner Zurmuehlen stated 'ast night
that mandamus proceedings .would be In
stituted the first thing this morning In the
district court to compel the city council to
approve the bond.
The council Is In somewhat of a dilemma
tn the fire chief controversy. .Under the
ruling of the distrlot court If the quo war
ranto proceedings Instituted on behalf of
Jones result in the law creating the Fire
and Police commission being declared un
constitutional, and therefore void, Jones
will be entitled to the pay ot the position
from the time he was ousted by the com
mission. If tn the meantime Nicholson
serves as chief of the department he will
naturally expect his pay each month, and
It might turn out that the city would have
to pay the salaries of two fire chiefs In
stead of one.
Regarding thta phase of the question.
Commissioner Zurmuehlen said last night
that Nicholson did not expect to draw any
alary unUl the court had determined the
quo warranto case. "I cannot see that the
city auditor would be warranted In issuing
any salary warrant to Nicholson until the
litigation Is settled," said Commissioner
Zurmuehlen.
DISCREPANCIES I GIRL'S STORV
Police Are Mratlflea Ren-nrdlnc As
sault on Mima Kantzman.
The police are somewhat mystified over
the case of the young woman who stated
she had been beaten and robbed by a negro
Sunday night on Ninth street, near Fifth
avenue. The young woman's name Is
Lily Kautxman and not Colts, as was an
nounced Sunday night. Her home Is In
Falrbury, Neb., and not Lincoln, although
she came here from Lincoln, where she had
been visiting an aunt for Several weeks.
Miss Kautxman has been In Omaha and
Council Bluffs slnoe Wednesday of last
week looking for employment. The police
learned yesterday that Wednesday, night
she stopped at Marten's hotel oa Main
street,' Thursday night she spent In South
Omaha and Friday night she appeared at
the Kansas City house on South Main
street, where she sat up all night In a
chair, as she said she had no money with
which to pay for a room. Saturday night
she stopped at a hotel In Omaha. When
asked by Chief Richmond where she ob
tained the (1160 which she claimed she was
robbed of by the negro. Miss Kautsmaa,
said an aunt Irving In Dea Moines had sent
her, a postofflce money order for til. which
shs cashed at the poatoffloa la Omaha. In
vestigation by the police disclosed the fact
that no such money order or even one for
(hat amount had been cashed by the post
6Tlce tn Omaha. A telephone inquiry to
tk,e Dee Moines police elicited the Informa
tion that there was no one of the name of
the aunt as given by Miss Kautsmaa living
In tKt dry, and that no money order had
been issued by the postofflce for the amount
names, payable to Miss Kautsmaa.
U las Kautsmaa. after an Interview with
Chief Richmond yesterday afternoon, was
tturne4 tea E 11 tin mi flaws) aeUl. vhora
" ' '
she will be cared for until her relatives are
heard from. Her father Is In the painting
business tn Fslrbury. ',
Leonard Eartlett and two other negroes,
arrested yesterday as suspects, were lster
reloaaed. as Miss Kautsmaa declared neither
was her assailant.
That the young woman was badly treated
by someone seems Indisputable, as her con
dition evidenced that when she waa dis
covered crawling on her hands and knees
In an almost unconscious condition In the
vacant lot by Deputy City Clerk Waddlng
ton and Manager English of the Citizens
Oas and Electric company. Mr. English, to
whose house she was carried, was at first
of the Impression that she waa mentally
deranged.
Cni'lADER BROW HKAHINO ENDS
Joda-e Wheeler Takes the Casa Under
Advisement.
The hearing In the contempt proceed
ings against J. Brown from Kansas, who
Invaded Council Bluffs and Inaugurated
a crusade against the saloons of this city
and other towns In Pottawattamie county,
was completed before Judxe Wheeler In
the district court yesterday morning. The
court took the case under advisement.
There was little but what hes already
been made 'public brought out at the
hearing yesterday. County Attorney
Hess took the position that Brown from
the first moment of his arrival In this city
had practiced deception, In the first place
by hanging out a shingle stating he was
engaged In the real estate and law busi
ness, thereby giving the publlo to under
stand that he was at attorney at law;
secondly, by, when filing the notices cf
his injunction suits against the saloon
men, stating to Sheriff Canning that he
was attorney for J. Brown In these cases,
and In the third case by stating In the
petitions which he filed that he was at
torney for J. Brown, the plaintiff. Mr.
Hess In his argument to the court con
tended that Brown had purposely falsely
represented himself with a view of col
lecting the attorney fee of 125 In each of
the saloon Injunction suits brought by him,
and if, the contempt charges had not been
brought he probably would have succeeded
'n doing so.
Attorney Crawford, who appeared for
Brown, attempted to reiterate his charges
against County Attorney Hess and also
chargod Sheriff Canning and his deputies
with Improperly performing the duties of
their office. Despite the fact that Brown
himself on the witness starid admitted
that he was not admitted to the bar, Mr.
Crawford made the statement that his
client had practiced law In the state of
Kansas' for twenty-five or thirty years.
This statement brought forth the remark
from Attorney Mayne, who appears for '
several ot the saloonkeepers aealnst whom
Brown has brought suit, that the authori
ties had Mr. Brown's record and that It
would be shown up when the proper time
came.
R. J. Organ, a young attorney, was
placed on the stand by the defense and
testified that lie was in the sheriff's office
when Brown brought In one batch of
saloon Injunction suit notices, and that
nothing was then said by Brown 'about
being an attorneq. ,
Oeorge W. Shafer, , who signed the
charges agalnbt County Attorney Huss
which Mr. Crawford tried to Introduce at
this hearing, was arrested and prosecuted
by Mr. Hess when the lattor was assistant
oounty attorney on a very serious charge
preferred by the child sister of Sh&fer's
wife, who later secured a divorce from
him on statutory jrrounda,
Mrs. Emily Bresee, convicted of prac
ticing medicine without authority and fined
WOO, yesterday filed notice of appeal to the
supreme court, furnishing an appeal bond
In the sum of 1500. 1 (
Mrs. Louisa A. Lelnen, proprietress ot
the hotel at Bentley, la., yesterday filed
suit for divorce from Mathlas Lelnen,
making charges ot cruel and lnhuwan
treatment. The petition recites that on
April IS the defendant threatened to shoot
the plaintiff and flourished a revolver in
close proximity to her. Other Instances of
tlltreatment are recited. Judge Wheeler
granted an Injunction restraining the de
fendant from Interfering with or molesting
his wife from staying at the hotel.
Mrs. Jufla Watford, alleging that he had
treated her In a cruel and inhuman manner
and had failed to provide for her support,
brought suit for divorce against her hus
band, Dan Walford. The hearing on the
question of alimony was set for June 15.
The defendant resides on a farm five miles
from Logan.
Rxal Estate Transfers.
These transfers were reported to The
Bee June 10 by the Pottawattamie County
Abstract company of Council Bluffs:
Florence Donahue to Melville 8. Stur- '
geon, s. 61 acres of e. V4 of s. e.
of 11-74-14, w. d 5C0
Thomas Bowmen et al.. to J. P.
Oreenshields, w. 29.M acres of n, w.
Of 2-74-44, w. d 4.500
F. M. Hyndshaw and wife to the Nor
way Cattle Co. lots 1 and 2, block
ft, Burke's add to Council Bluffs,
w. d 8,800
Maggie V. Thornton and hosband to
Mamie Thornton, lot ), b ook 1, Back,
ett's add to Council Bluffs, and lot
10 In Judd's Court add. to Council ,
Bluffs, w. d J.,750
Sheriff of Pottawattamie county to
William J. Burke, n. w. Vi of 15 exo.
part e. of river and part ot n. e.
V of s. w. of 16 n. and w. of
river, all In 77-44, s. d 1,70
W. 8. Cooper and wife to Oeorge K.
and Edith E. Brown, lot 8. bolck 18,
Burr's Sub. to Council Bluffs, w. d 700
Robert E. Daniels et al. to Minnie
Melone, lots and II, block 4,
Webster's 1st add to Counctl Bluffs,
w. d jtj
H. O. Seiffert Lumber Co. to H. Self
fort Lumber Co., lots in Avoca and
Walnut and part of s. w, U i. w. U
8-78-39. w. d i
Jessica J. Sledentopf and husband snd
Ellen M. S. Haas and husband to
Mrs. M. E. Brown, lot 1, block 7.
Mullin's sub to Council Bluffs, q. c. d 1
Nine transfers, total ..
Mllboara Iajnred la Flabt.
William MUbourn, who was found early
Sunday morning beelde the tracks of the
Northwestern railroad at the Avenue F
crossing with his right arm severed just
above the elbow. Is alleged to have been
assaulted by one of the men with whom he
was carousing Saturday night In several
of the Broadway saloons. William Mowery,
1 a caller for the Northwestern, living at 1015
! Avenue M, was arrested by . the police
; yesterday and la being held under I&jO
bonds for a preliminary hearing set tor
Wednesday.
Mowery was arrested on an Information
filed by Pavls MUbourn, a brother of the
Injured man, who chargea Mowery with
assaulting his brother with a lantern. The
speclflo charge Is assault with intent to In
flict great bodily Injury. Investigation by
the police shows that MUbourn, while on
his way home with his companions, was
knocked down during a fight In the North
western yards and left lying alongside a
switch track. Switch engine No. 142S, In
charge of W. H. Marshier, a hostler, was
found on reaching the roundhouse at l:4f
a. in. to have blood on the trucks. It la
Is supposed this waa the switch engine
which ran over and severed Mllbourn's
arm.
Mowery when placed under arrest ad
mitted there had been a fight over the
possession of a quart bottle of whisky,
but Insisted that he had knocked down
Kelly, u of the erewd, and not KUbount.
Kelly, who Is a former employe of the
street railway company, denied that Mow
ery had knocked him down, and claimed
to remember but little about the fight.
DANISH LUTHERAN COHVEtTIOT
Today W!ll Conclude the Delibera
tions of the Assembly.
The eleventh annual meeting ot the
United Danish Evangelical Lutheran church
will come to a close with a devotional serv
Ice thle evening. The afternoon will mark
the close of the business sessions.
A pleasing Incident of yesterday's session
wss the presence of 'Rev. Alexander J. D.
Houpt of St. .'Paul, Minn., who brought
greetings of good will and congratulation
from the English Lutheran church grand
council. Rev. Mr. Haupt was Introduced
to the convention by President Christian
sen and made a short address, In which
he asked of the Danish church Us help
and prayers to establish the Church of the
Reformation In America. He Invited the
convention to send a representative to the
meeting this year of the English Lutheran
church. " ,
W. A. Mynster, president of the Potta
wattamie County Bar association, who Is
said to have the distinction of belna; the
oldet Danish settler In the United States
now living, addressed the convention first
In English and later In the Danish lan
guage to show that he had not forgotten
his mother tongue.
The question of the advisability of filling
the vacant chair In the theological depart
ment of Trinity seminary, which had been
discussed at several ot the sessions, was
finally disposed of by the convention voting
to allow It to remain unfilled until the next
annual meeting.
The report of the board of publication
showed a net gain of over. $15,000 In the last
four years. The president announced that
the offering of the convention for the work
In Japan up to yesterday waa $307.77 and
that for Inner missions, which waa taken
up Sunday, was 1333.17. The aggregate
amount, he said, was $300 more than had
been taken up at any previous convention.
The subscriptions to pay off the debt of
the synod amounted to $S,i43, of which
amount $2,221 had been contributed in Iowa
alone. The president - called attention to
the fact that there were more Danes In
Iowa than In any other state In the union
and more In Pottawattamie county than
In any other county In Iowa.
At the morning session Rev. N. L. Niel
sen, missionary among the Cherokee In
dians tn Indian Territory, spoke on the
need of great work among the Indians.
At present there are nearly 100 Indians who
have been converted who compose two con
gregations In the Indian Territory. The
Danish church has been working for fifteen
years among the Cherokees.
Rev. P. 8. Vlg of Luck, Wis., opened the
afternoon seeslon with an address and In
the evening Rev. T. Jeslld and Rev. A.
Anker, both of Elkhorn, spoks on the sub
ject ot confirmation. ..
At the noon recess the clerical and lay
delegates were photographed In a group
on the stepa of the Carnegie library build
ing. ARGUMENT OVER LIGHT TOWERS
Expert Asks Hundred Twenty-Five
Dollars to Examine Them.
The question of taking down the electrlo
light towers was resurrected at the meet
ing of the ' city ' council ' last night. The
matter was brought, up by Councilman Ma
loney, who reported that the expert which
the committee desired to employ to make
an examination of Jibe towers asked $125.
Several of the councllmen opposed em
ploying any more "experts," and finally
the matter was laTJP'ovet until the meet
ing next Monday. nicAir at which me the
expert will be asked to appear before the
council and talk the matter over.
C. E. Hollenbeckthe house mover, com
plained that the Independent Telephone
company had refused to move Its wires to
permit him to move one of tbe Woman's
Christian Association hospital buildings at
Ninth street and Sixth avenue. The or
dinance under which the company was
granted a franchise requires It to move Its
wires when so needed and City Solicitor
Kimball was instructed by the counoll to
take the necessary steps to ' compel the
company to comply, with the provisions.
It was stated that the company refused
to move Its wires unless Hollenbeck paid
the expense of same.
The council appropriated another $100 to
help defray the expenses of the fire de
partment team at the state tournament at
Sioux City. .
The council adjourned to Thursday aft
ernoon to assess up some completed paving.
Bnndy Gets I.tabt Sentence.
TEKAMAH, Neb., June U (Special
tho . Bee) Judge Redlck came up this
afternoon and decided the following
cases: In the case of Bruce Bundy, who
was found guilty of manslaughter, a mo
tion for a new trial waa overruled and
the Judge sentenced him to eighteen
months In the penitentiary. On April 4
this year In a fight at the home of Bundy,
with Herbert E. Austin, the former killed
the latter and was charged with murder
fn the first degree; the Jury returned a
verdict of guilty' of manslaughter and
recommended the defendant to the len
iency of the court. In the case of J. W.
McMulltn vs. the Burt County State bank
regarding a mortgage held by both
parties on the electric light plant at this
place, the court held that the bank's
mortgage by priority of date took prece
dence of the McMulUn mortgage and that
MrMullIn would have to take his snare
of the surplus at the mortgage sale.
Iowa News Notes.
IOWA, CITT-Prof. Benjamin F. Sham
baugh of the department ot political sci
ence of the State university of Iowa, has
been offered the chair or political science
recently estsblished at the Oeorge Wash
ington university at Washington, D. C.
It Is not expected that he will accept.
GLEN WOOD During an electrical storm
at 4;S0 this morning, the barn at the resi
dence of M. W. Rogers, one-half block
south of the square, wss struck by light
ning snd entirely consumed. Burning (rai
ments were blown by a stilt southeast
wind, and If the neighboring buildings had
not been wet by a shower a few minutes
before a serious blase would have re
sulted. ATLANTIC The Atlantic fire department
observed Its annual memorial day- exer
cises here yesterday. It was ths first time
that It has used the ritualistic ceremony
for the exercises and almost the entire de
partment was out to attend, despite the
bar weather. .There are seventeen fire
men burled In the cemetery and all their
graves were decorsted.
CARROLL The Charles Carroll council.
Knights of Columbus, entertained a large
body of visiting knights Sunday at this
place. A delegation of about 260 was
prenent from Boone, Perry. Fort Dodge,
Vail, Denlson. Missouri Vally. Neola,
Council Bluffs and other localities and a
class of fifty waa Initiated. In the even
ing a banquet was served by the Daughters
of Isabella in the hall of the new St.
Joseph's school.
ATLANTIC Russell Morgan, a s-year-old
boy, was Injured by the accidental dis
charge of an air rifle In the hands ot a
girl playmate. A number of children were
In a barn playing with the gun, taking
turn alxnit shooting, when the girl, who
did not understand Its use, got hold of
the rifle, sccldentslly discharging It. The
bullet entered the boy's shoulder making
a painful wound.
ATLANTIC A young devil .flih that wss
received by the Merchants cafe here In a
slitpment of flsh from Baltimore, Is on
exhibition tn their window and Is attract
ing much attention, as It Is the first real
devil flsh that residents of Atlantic have
Seen. It la a very young specimen, but
Is perfectly formed In every respect. Its
eight arms being eonlpped with the deadly
suckers that are plainly visible, though the
length e( LLs fcrsa are but about ata
lauftaa.
SECRETARY WILSON ON STAND
Head of Department Testifies in
Cotton Leak Case. '
SOMEONE CHANGED FIGURES
Attorney for Defense Attempts to
show that Mr. Wilson si Impli
cated and Prejudiced
Aaalnst Holmes.
WASHINGTON, June 11. Secretary Wil
son of the Department of Agriculture was
the principal witness before the supreme
court of the District of Columbia In the
trial of former Asslstsnt Statlclan Holmes
on the charge of prematurely divulging
cotton crop reports. Holmes' attorney
made an effort to show that the secretary
was" prejudiced In his statements and tried
unsuccessfully to make him admit that he
(the secretary) had been guilty of glvin
out crop Information In advance of Its
legitimate promulgation and of suppressing
Information Indicating fraud. He also
questioned the secretary about charges
against himself.
Chancres Made In Flaares.
Bartholomew C. White, special cotton
crop agent for the Department of Agri
culture, Identified a number of reports
made by him In 190s, 1904 and 1W6. In
some of these he said changes were made
in his figures without authority. The re
ports were sometimes mailed to the office
and at other handed either Into MY. Hyde,
then chief statistician, or Mr. Holmes.
Secretary Wilson entered the court room
and White was excused to permit the sec
retary to be examined. Mr. Wilson said
his services In connection with the report
as a rule consisted in signing It. He said
tuft Ho mes had been deslgnsted as asso
ciate statistician on the recommendation of
Mr. Hyde.
"I never had the least suspicion con
cerning him until this case came up," said
Mr. Wilson. All possible precautions were
taken, he said, to keep the reports secret, j
At the afternoon session a number of
clerks of Washington hotels were called '
to testify as to the presence of Peckham,
and Haas In this city On various dates In
1903 and 1904.
Secretary Wilson was then recalled.' He
maintained that the rule of secrecy had
been enforced and answered In the negative,
when Mr. Worthlngton asked him If he had
not himself given out In speeches advance
Information of the crop report. He said
that since the discovery had been made
concerning Holmes' methods, he had had
all the reports from the Held sent to him.
Asked about statements made by himself
to the newspapers in 1905, the secretary
said he could not recall what he might
have said. "I have some recollections about
that time, but I don't think they would be
to your edification," he said.
Work Not Honestly Done.
In one of those purported Interviews the
secretarp was reported as having said that
neither Mr. Hyde nor anyone else could
known what tho report would be In ad
vance of Its formulation. He repeated that
If the work had been honestly done there
would have been no opportunity of know
ing what the reports would be.
"Did anyone have such opportunity V Mr.
Worthlngton Insisted upon knowing,
"Unfortunately," he replied, "some aeem
to have had."
"Could It have been possible for anyono
to have it?"
"Not unless the statistician had made up
his mind as to what the report should say."
"In other words, he could have forced a
balance," suggested Mr. Worthlngton, and
the secretary replied: "He could."
Here Mr. Worthlngton took up the quea- ,
tlon of charges against ths secretary hlrn
self, saying' he did, so for the purpose of
Indicating a ' possible bias by the witness
against Holmes. "I would not be sur
prised," said the secretary. In reply to the
question, "If there were chargea against
me at the time the matter became public,
but there has been such charges before
and there have been since."
The secreary had not concluded his testi
mony when court adjourned for tho day.
Firemen's Tournament at Manntna.
CARROLL, la., June 11. (Specjal.)-The
firemen's tournament of western Iowa
will be held at Manning. Wednesday and
Thursday of this week, June II and 13, and
probably will be the largest ever held.
The grand parade will consist of the fire
departments of fifteen neighboring towns,
and music will be furnished by a number
of the best bands of the state. The elec
trical display will be an attractive feature.
The two days will be one continual round
of pleasure and 4,000 people are expected
to attend.
Graduates Pass Law Examination.
IOWA CITY. Ia., June 11. (Special.)
For the first time since the new system
of state bar examinations went Into effect
HOTELS,
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it raa row
Hotel Kupper
llth and XoOea,
KANSAS CITY, M0.
In tae Chopping District,
Sear all the Theatres.
800 Beautiful Keoata.
100 privet baths.
Bet and call water In an I sent a,
various libby, parlors.
Telephone la every room.
Beaastfol Cafe, Verfeot Oalalaa.
$1 to $2.50 Per Day
European Flan.
KCPPER-BEXSON HOTEL CO.
V. A. SEsTBOsT, Mgr.
Stratford Hotel
(European Plani
Chicago, Ills.
T.,Z.'AA3rfl
Offers yon refined, quiet and elegant ao
commodatlooa. Located coram of city's
two fiueat boulevard. It Is convenient to
entire bustae ct-alsr snd cluse to l-t
thuatre and shopping dutriufa iU5
rooms, 150 prlvstebiitbft;luxurion writ
ing and reception roooit; woodwork
auuhosaar tli roughou 1 1 praes bads
and all weaeia wulurti 1 telephone In
every room, beautiful dieios rooms.
tbe best ef evorytclag at avulsrale prices.
laUdgan aaa eWksoa Blrda, Qdcaio
fmm ECS,
every graduate of the college of law of
the State university of Iowa succeeded In
ttilMln fhm M.ln ho, mlntllnil Tti
I result wes nneimced by Attorney Oen-
eral Ryers Inte Saturday night, after a
written examination lasting two days and
an oral examination lasting six hours. Re
ports from the candidates from the other
professional teachers who have been taking
stale bonrd examinations will not be mnde
until July or August.
Aid for Internrban.
CRESTON. Ia., June 11. (Special Tele
gram.) Nearly tn.OiiO has been pledged by
the rltlsens of Creston to secure terminal
facilities for the proposed De-s Molnea,
Wlntersct Creston Interurhan In this
city. About $1,700 was raised by a com
mittee of cltlsen In charge of the fund In
an hour's work and the rest was pledged
at a boosters' meeting of Creston citizens,
held at the court house this evening. Eight
thousand dollars Is needed and It Is ex
pected that this will be easily rslsed as
there Is much enthusiasm In regard to tho
project. Work will be commenced as soon
as possible. The franchise and conditions
of the popular subscription call for Its corn
completion by March of 1909.
loTva I'udets Reviewed.
IOWA CITY, la., June 11. (Special Tele
gram.) The review of .the cadet battalion of
the State University ot Iowa waa the fea
ture of today's commencement exercises.
.Tuesday will be alumni day.
NEW ORLEANS BOY KIDNAPPED
Blaokband Demands S8.000 for Re
tarn of Bon of Italian
Undertaker.
NEW ORLEANS, June 11. Six thousand
dollars was demanded as a ransom today
for 8-year-old Walter Lamana, son of a
well-to-do Italian undertaker. The boy
disappeared two days ago and the police
have vainly searched for him. Today's de
mand for ransom money In a letter signed
"Black Hand" was their first clue.
Don't experiment
Transparent
"Floor-Shine"
foi
Hardwood
Floor.
Linoleums,
and
Furniture.
For Old or New Floor, Furniture
and Woodwork.
Wears like Cement Dries over
night with Brilliant Gloss. Contains
no Japan or Shellac. Write at once
for Frse Booklet, Color Card and
List of Dealers.
Trial Oan Tree (send ISo to pay
postage). Enough for a Chair, Table
or Kitchen Cabinet.
Aadrfrsei
TCOOsvexxirs" co., m. xmia, ico.
Sold In Ontana by
Orchard & Wllhelm Carpet Co.
Chicago, 111.
.$20.00
Minneapolis, Minn 12.SO
Milwaukee, Wis 20.00
Detroit, Mich 81.00
Buffalo, N. Y 80.50
Madison, Wis 18.7S
Mackinac Island. 28.85
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"Toe triad ttamt dost wwar off"
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Bill
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Illinois Central
Rates to many other points In Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan.
Canada and New York.
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Fifteen-day, sixty-day and season tickets on sale dally to Norfolk,
Va., account Jamestown Exposition, diverse routes and stop-overs at
certain points permitted.
Routes, rates and detailed Information gladly furnished upon ap
plication at City Ticket Office, 1403 Farnam St., or write,
Samuel North, District Passenger. Agent, Omaha Neb,
gain the
timely Inn,5
says Shskeapeam, aad we dunk the
Hotel Belmont
NEW YORK
deserves this title
"Timely" it is at the very
doors of the Grand Central
Station with surface and
elevated fines right at hand
and a private passage to sub
way station for both express
ana local trains.
Ar.d "timely" it is in
that it furnishes the wealth
of conveniences the com
pleteness of service the satis
fying environment which mod
ern hotelcraft aims to attain.
STATISTICS
rat W Rartel BHasent, SI..
ItHir ffmra Is bullfllua.
rllsiat rpa sf flreyreel neilrsitlfas.
Twrnlv-araca atorlra.
' Man than a Ibaaaataa reems.
rvaauUtteai ef bvtal aaa eriia rera.
TI11 U!tst tldltlci to tbi grail .oi?s of tba foril. Opened liaj IX 1905.
RATES
Rawas wthee Uh, 12.50 aad eawssi
Recess waa Uh, $330 aad pwasi
Pador, bsdioesi aad bath, $10 aad apwarj
We would wei rests yea here aad try le auk
yoe look apoa ttut hotel sa yaw New York hoatt
The Hotel Belmont
42nd Street and Park Avenue New York Oty.
a L. M. BATES. Hugging PeVsstar.
A Sallow Complexion
indicate lifeless skin poor circu.
lation and a sluggish system. A
clogced condition is often evident
only in the face; but the yellow
tinpe of brow or chek is nature's
index to tell you that your whole
skin surface is j
out of order. aTOXlCI S
Extract Sacvp
will surprise yoo. Twice a week take
full bath la moderately warm water in m
warm room. Lather very freely, then
rinse and dry by brisk robbing.
The same toning and healing treatment
yon give your face is needed by the u hot
akin surface. Use Pond's Extract Soap
for the bath the glow of health in yonr
fact will index tho gtntral benefit Its
trtamy whiitnett indicates its purity.
From your draggitt.
Armour & Company
Solo Licensees from Pond Extract Co,
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All Solid EvwywhertNeSheddyAnywhr.
Klrkindair. Elictrto Welt Shoes
Oak Tanned Sole Leather only ia Died.
Is soft and flexible It bands easily
thus conforming to the shape of the foot
It wears much longer than any other
leather because it Is better tanned.
Ordinary shoos have common leather
soles tanned in a few days with acids.
Every part of Kirkendall shoes Is as
good as the sole.
If yonr dealer doesn't keep Kirkendall
Shoes send us his name and we'll learn
why. '
F. P. Klrkindsll & Co.
IMt-llNHuney Swmi, Omaha. Natt.
Western Htd Ar Wttttn Trod
BLOOD POISON
SpMOily tna permadaBtty esraS by INDIAN SALVa,
the STaatcat ramftd? aver Siacovarad for hLlOO
POISON, GANOHKNB. POISONOUS B1TKS, CAN.
CER. PIMPUK8. ata
INDIAN BALVK la pnraty varalable, noa-potaoa
sua, and can be takao Internally sa wall as a
Slits astarnallr.
Don't waata your thee and money ezparlmanttng
with worthlaaa Imiuilona. Tour aaosay rafandad
It va do not affact a evra.
Oa sale at all druritats, or wilt be eanl nda
rjtln aaalad wrappar upon racatpt et 1.00.
tprp A aarapla boa, just anough to convince
ntt 7ra ( tn (rMt nrt ( INDIAN SALVH,
will be aant to you fraa upon rstalpt of Ms, walca
.w th. tna nf mallln Wa will ,lu mkI
von our booklet on general dlaraaea, and teatlme.
l.l. TKniAN SALVH A RKIIICDIICS CO.. Tn
til Oataa Ava.. Brooklyn, N. Y. s
Sch&efer Cut Price Druggist.
IBta and Dong-lM Rta. Omaha. Hsk.
Summer
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Excursion Rates
via.
Ra road
Pittsburg, Pa.
.$36.00
Toronto, Ont., (80 day)... 27.1S
Montreal, P. Q., (30 day).. 82.70
Quebec, Que., (30 day) .... 86.75
DulutU, Minn..,. 18.60
Okobojl Lake, Ia 0.05
Waterloo, Ia.
11.85
HOTELS.
Maarla Ira ihamaauad lame f StaaS I
ism ef vaauilataiMi hr Altered air.
Aucoaaatke aaatl rc-slaters.
Mur elavetnra.
All inu eqalpawa with srlawte
teas aiataaee lalepawaa.
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