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TITE BEE: OMAHA. SATTTKPAY, MAY 15. 1000.
Council Bluffs
CUXUIESSMAN SMITH BLUM
Tells Bankers Guaranty Law is Com
ing in Near Future.
ALSO POSTAL SAVINGS BANKS
Btukrr Advised Not to tr Draw
Inc of the Law to Politician,
but to Jimp In and Aid
la Making- It.
Bankers rf siiith western Iowa who gath
ered at the Grand hotel Thursday for the
annual meeting of croup 0 of the Iowa
8ate. Hankers' association were told In
plain Innguage by Congressman Walter I.
Bmlth -that they might look for both guar
anty laws and postal savings banks in Ihe
rear fliture ami hat the sooner they real
ized thl the better. '
Mr. Smith had been Invited to address
the meeting on the question.' "Should Bank
ers Aid "In the Preparation of the Postal
Pavings Bsnk Bill?" He advised them that
they should. "It will be the part of wis
dom, almost self-preservation," said Judge
Smith, "If the banker of this country
cease devoting their time to fighting such
a law and Join In the -work of securing
the very best measure possible.
"If there' Is any class of men able to
comprehend the requirements of such a
law, a law that will Inflict the least dam
age upon the financial institutions of the
country. It Is the bankers of the coun
try. If you leave the drawing of the meas
ure wholly to politicians, as you call them,
refusing them the assistance of your
knowledge and wisdom, the law as finally
framed will be far less acceptable to you.
It Is your province to suggest a way to
prevent the draining of one part of the
country of the currency and prevent the
ercape of a large percentage of the capi
tal from its share of resp mslbllity for
debt paying and taxes. It Is not merely
a question of the coming of the postal
savings bank, but of the character of the
law that will create it. Every country In
Europe has it. and the Idea Is uppermost
In the minds of many of the people of this
country.
The guaranty plan is meeting with
much favor, not only where it has been
adopted, but In almost all of the western
states. I am Inclined to believe that It
will probably become general before con
gress has framed the best kind of a postal
saving bank measure. If the bankers con
tinue to place themselves In the attitude
of oproHlng these two measures they will
simp.y lncrense popular clamor for the en
actment of both."
Chairman Hunter Disagrees.
James Hunter of Mlnden, chairman of
group five, who presided over the meeting,
did njt tuke the same view of the situa
tion us did Congressman Smith. In hla
opening remarks Mr. Hunter said: "There
have been some changes in the sentiments
of the group, when most of the membera,
taking It for granted that the people had
accepted tho lend of the politicians and
that a law In Iowa calling for the guaranty
of doposits In all of the state banks was a
certainty, had accepted what they thought
was the Inevitable and went homo to figure
the extra cost. But the people do not seem
to have followed the politicians and now
about all we tuur concerning the proposed
law are declarations that It Is inimical to
tho best interests of the people as well as
of the bunkers, and that Us enactment Is
In t'.ie far off distance." t
In the general discussion which followed
visiting bankers from Omaha were Invited
to express theli opinions. Mr. Eastman of
tho Omaha National bank said that so far
the law In Nebrasku had not developed any
disturbing influence, but that It would be
at 1 ast a year before an Intelligent opin
ion could be formed. Cashier French of
thj Soutii Omaha National bank declared
the Nebraska bankers were beginning to
regard the law with favor. Its greatest
btrwf'.t, he ea!d, had boen to secure safer
and saner Inspection of the banks and this
blona would Insure against bank failures.
Curl F. Kuehnle of Denisnn, L. F. Pot
ter of llailan and D. L. lleinjheinier of
Glenwood spoke In favor of tho forma
tion of a state board of examiners to bo
composed of experts so as to make bank
examinations more than a farce. With
such Independent Inspection, they claimed,
no disturbance could be made by any
form of a guaranty law -In Iowa, for with
the rigid Investigation, Including the In
vestigation of the bank directors, there
would j b no chance -of bank failures. The,
Idea met with favor at t'.ie hands of tho
meeting and the matter was ordered to be
brought to the attention of the state as
sociation at Us next meeting.
Opposes Postal Savings.
T. 11. Head of Shenundoah read an ex
haustive paper on "Postal Savings Banks."
Mr. Bead opposed the plan as un-American
and as antagonistic to the successful
business methods that have given America
Its prominence in the world. The argu
ments used by Mr. Bead against the propo
sition were fully in accord with the senti
ment of the meeting and a resolution was
adopted Instructing the secretary to send
a Copy of the paper to tho National Bank
ers' association at Chicago.
V. E. Bender, on behalf of the Commer
cial club, delivered an address of welcome,
Which was responded to by Carl F. Kuehnlo
Of Denlson.
The following officers were elected:
Chairman. George V. Coe, Woodbine; sec
retary. It. G. Pennlaton, Defiance; execu
tive committee, Ernest E. Hart, August
Bereshelm', C. E. Price, Council Bluffs;
L. F. Potter, Harlan; C. N. Wood, Logan.
The meeting was the largest held In the
history of group 5. over eighty members
and guests sitting down to the luncheon
which followed the morning session and
which brought the annual meeting to a
close.
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city rorscii. WAS qkjerovs
Granted All Redactions In Assess
ment Asked for, and More.
The city council In final session as a
board of review was In a generous mood
Inst night. Every reduction in assessment
asked for was granted and even some that
were not asked for. At Its previous ses
sions the board had Increased the assess
ment as returned by City Assessor W. V.
Hardin approximately SW.W). By the time
It completed Its deliberations Inst night
this Increase of $35,000 had not besn wiped
off the slate, but the assessor's figures
had been reduced about 30,ono.
The- banks fared well at the hands of the
councllmen. In the first pace, T. O. Tur
ner, president of the City National bank,
objected to the assessment of l"A000 placed
by Mr. Hardin on Its new four-story build
ing at the corner of Broadway and Main
street. It was too high, Mr. Turner con
tended, although In answer to a question
from one of the councllmen he was forced
to admit the the building and fixtures
were carried on the bank's books as as
sets of $90,000. On motion of Councilman
Rigdon ' the assement was reduced from
liO.OOO to 150,000. Then Councilman Jensen
said that ho had been asked by tho Coun
cil Bluffs Savings bank to see to It that
its assessment was reduced proportion
ately If that of the City National bank
was cut down. Tho bank owns what Is
known as the Baldwin block at the cor
ner of Broadway and Pearl streets, which
had been assessed at $40)000. It waa re
duced to $35,000.
"If you reduce the Council Bluffs Sav
ings bank's assessment. It Is only fair that
you treat the First National bank In the
same way," declared Mayor Maloney, and
a motion to reduce the assessment of the
bank's three-story building at the corner
of Broadway and South Main street from
$40,000 to $35,000 prevailed.
Incidentally It was stated that the First
National bank had filed a protest against
being assessed on $lli7.500 of Its $200,000 cap
ital stock on the grounds that it had thut
amount invssted in government bonds,
which were exempt from taxation. . The
protect was laid on the table, as there is
litigation Involving this same question now
pending between the city and the FirBt
National bank.
F. 8. Cowglll, president of the Transmls
slsslppi Elevator company, appeared in per
son to protest against an assessment of
$80,000 on the company's elevator at the
Union Pacific transfer. Mr. Cowglll said
his company had expended $6,000 In provid
ing Its own fire protection and the board
promptly offered to lop $5,000 off the assess
ment, leaving It $75,000.
At Its previous session the board had
raised the assessment of $297,000 placed on
the Council Bluffs City Water Works com
pary by Assessor Hardin to $325,000. This
increase of $28,000 was on motion of Coun
cilman Bellinger, seconded by Councilman
McMillen. It was cut off again and the
original assessment allowed to stand.
M. Marcus objected to the assessment of
$7,000 on his residence property at the cor
ner of First avenue and Eighth street and
likewise to the amounts he had been
assessed' on numerous pieces of property.
The assessment on the property at First
avenue and Eighth street was reduced to
$8,000, but all the others were permitted
to stand as fixed by the assessor.
County Attorney J. J. Hess and J. P.
Hess appeared to protest against the rais
ing by the .Board of Assessment on the
Day & Hess building on Pearl and Main
streets from $9,400, as placed by Mr. Har
din, to $11,000. Their arguments prevailed
and the assessment was reduced to $10,00,1,
or $G00 more than the assessor x had
placed It.
. Chris Straub appeared In person and pro
tested against the board raising the as
sessment of $18,000 placed by Mr. Hardin
on hlsi property on Pearl street, occupied
by the waterworks and the gas and elec
tric light companies, to $18,000. The board
admitted It had been in error and lopped
off $!,(N0, leaving the assessment at $17,010.
I... I. Edson and Mrs. Field objected to
their properties on South First street be
ing each assessed at $3.300,. while adjoining
holdings which they claimed were equally
valuable were assessed at $2,800 and $2,500.
Mr. Field said his mother had paid $4,500
for her property, while Asessor Hardin of
fered to take an option on Mr. Edson's
property for $4,000, which the latter de
clined. The board, atthe suggestion of
Councilman Rigdon, decided to reduce both
assessments to $3,000 each.
The action of the board in reducing the
assessments aroused the Ire of Councilman
Jensen, who declared with considerable
warmth that If he was serving on the coun
cil next year he would certainly not at
tend any. session of the Board of Review.
"You have acttd like a set of big chumps,"
he declared. "Here Is the j?lty falling be
hind 1(1) anticipated revenues and yet you
go and cut down the assessment of those
who are well able to pay it. The whole
thing li simply ridiculous."
Awards for t Iran Yards.
The Judges having completed their work
and reported their findings, Major George
II. Richmond, chief of police, announced
yesterday morning the winners in the con
test tor the prizes for the best kept yards
and premises in each of the six wards of
the city. The winners are as follows:
First Ward Hollard Hargens, 315 South
First street.
(Second Ward Mrs. O. G. Montaln, 213
Scott street.
Third Ward Jacob Neumayer, 228 Park
avenue.
Fourth Ward Margaret Cramer, 825
South Seventh street.
Fifth Ward S. M. Welch, 930 Second
avenue.
Sixiii Ward Carl Jensen, 2902 Ave
nue B.
The following were awarded honorable
mention:
First Ward Henry Cooper, 32S Lincoln
avenue; Ike Minnlck. Grand avenue.
Second Ward John G. Woodward.
Fifth Ward Mlna Diwoky, 18J3 Third ave-
inue; Thomas Fleming, 620 South Twenty-
r mi siren; Mrs. t. l.,. .Norn;an, js.t rum
avenre. i
Sixth Ward Mr O. T. Steeve. 2124 Ave
nue H; P. O. Mlkasell. 2309 Avenue C; E.
A. Littlefleld. 2112 Avenue B; A. O. Norene,
2t4 Avenue A: Mabel Hoyt. 2645 Avenue B:
Sidney Bellinger. 2io0 West Broadway; C.
C. I.use, 1534 Avenue G.
The Judges were Councilman Bellinger,
chairman of the streets and alleys com
mitter; Peter Smith, police health officer,
and J. R. Macrae, police quarantine offi
cer, the latter taking the place of City
Physician Tubbs, who was unable to serve.
The successful contestant In eadh ward
will receive $10 from Major Richmond,
while the winner In the First ward will
receive an additional $5 donated by M,rs.
George A. Gregory.
Committee on Clob House.
At a meeting of the board of directors
of the Council Bluffs Fish and Game Pro
tective association, held last night In the
mayor's office in the city hall. Mayor Ma
loney, president of the club; Vice President
W. H. Thomas and Secretary Charles Pas
ehel were appointed a committee to wait
upon the officials of the Omaha & Coun
cil Bluffs Street Railway company and se
cure the lease of the ground offered by
the company as a site for a club house
for the association at Lake Manawa.
A meeting of the general membership of
the association will be held Tuesday even
ing at the city hall, at which the question
of organising a slock company to build a
club house or forming an association within
the membership of the club will be determined.
SUPERINTENDENTS CRITICAL
School Officials of Idwa Not Tleased
with Legislators.
EFFECTED NO REFORM AT ALL
Talk of Gnbrrnatorlal Possibilities la
Already Beginning to Be Heard,
and the Prohibitionists
Are Alert
(From a Staff Correspondent)
DES MOINES, la., May 14.-County su
perintendents of Iowa, in state convention
here, passed resolutions which appear to
be a direct slap at the recent legislature.
They recommend the adoption of the county
school unit and a change In the present
system of school treasurers. These and
many other reforms were recommended t
the last legislature, which failed to effect
any reform whatever in school laws. (
There was some politics among the
county superintendents, too. ; Movements
are starting for the candidacy of state
superintendent of public Instruction next
fall, when the present superintendent, John
F. Rlggs. will have finished his second
term. F. E. Lark of Onawa and O. J. Mc
Manus of Council Bluffs are both avowed
candidates for the republican nomination
for the superlntendeney. t Is said there
will be other candidates from the ranks
of the county superintendents.
Srhnberts Get Dei Moines Theater.
The Schubert theater management has
secured the lease of the Des Moines audi
torium by paying a yearly rental of $4,000,
outbidding Wllllim Foster, who has for
years leased the house, but played few
attractions there, keeping his other two
theaters going. The Schuberts will send
their best attractions to Des Moines and
there promises to be keen competition In
the local field of attractions. The Schu
bert representative announced big Improve
ments will be made In tho Auditorium.
The Schubert lease begins September 1.
Want Woman Over Ulrls.
81nce the investigation was commenced
at the State Industrial school for girls at
Mltchelvllle by the state board of control
relative to charges of misconduct against
Superintendent Fitzgerald, there has gone
up. a demand for the appointment of a
woman superintendent over the girls. John
Cownle of the board, who is In charge of
the school during the absence of Superin
tendent Fltrgerald at the sick bed of his
son, states no evidence has .been discov
ered to substantiate the charges. It is
rumored, however, that Superintendent
Fltxgerald will resign upon his return.
Then will come the question of appointing
a man or woman as the head of the school.
Gubernatorial Candidates.
There Is considerable political gossip
about the capital, which Indicates that at
the close of the present administration
there will be n contest for the republican
gubernatorial nomination In the primaries.
The contest promises not to be a factional
one, as the names of men In both wings
of the republican party are mentioned as
aspirants to the nomination. .Then the
prohibition worker have openly announced
they will force a contest agqjpst Governor
Carroll In the primary, with the hope of
getting a prohibition candidate on the re
publican ticket.
Had Two Wives.
Erie B. Dodge, the Des Moines con
tractor, arrested at KlrbeyvIIle, Tex., on
an Indictment returned by the grand Jury
for wife desertion, was returned to Des
Moines and placed In the county jail by
Sheriff Ness this morning.
While the true bill against Dodge charge
wife desertion, the real charge against
him is bigamy. It being asserted that he
married Miss Mary Henderson in Texas'
in January of this year. He cannot be
prosecuted on a blgemy charge, however,
for he has never lived with his alleged
second wife In this state.
When seen In his cell in the county Jail
this morning Mr. Dodge made the strong
assertion that he is absolutely not guilty
of wife desertion; that he has not married
Miss Henderson and that the whole affair
Is what he calls a "frame up."
Made Love to Child.
Hot. gushing, sizzling, burning, love
notes, written by Charles A. Morgan to
16-year-old Margaret Tarney, were read
to a Jury in criminal court this morning
during the trial of Morgan on the Indict
ment against him charging wife deser
tion. Morgan admits deserting his wife, as
charged, and he admits making love to
the girl, telling her he was an unmarried
man, but, nevertheless, his attorney ob
jected to the introduction of the letters.
They were a part of the testimony of
the cute little innocent Miss Tarney, a
domestic In the home of Henry Windsor,
and she blushed violently as the prose
cutor handed them to her for Identifica
tion. She said she had received them,
and had answered ona. She also bash
fully admitted that he had said nice, Irv
ing words to her, had hugged her and
kissed her.
Fonnd After Eight Years.
IOWA CITT. Jo.. May 14. (Special.)
Relatives her have Just learned of the1 dis
covery In Cimarron, New Mexico, of Glenn
Hardy, a boy who disappeared from the
home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. James
Hardy, in this city eight years ago. Then
the boy was but 12 years old and It was
believed by many that he had drowned In
the Iowa river. The father refused to
concur in the general belief, however, and
spent a large sum of money in tracing
down his son. The boy assumed another
name and though he was the entire time
near relatives In New Mexico the latter
until lately were unaware that he was the
missing youth.
Young- Forger Let Off.
ARAPAHOE, Neb., May 14 (Special Tel
egram.) During the week one Carl Van
Winkle succeeded In passing two forged
checks, using the name of James Vanllno.
A. Pultz and the Arapahoe State bank
were his victims, though neither check was
for a large amount. On Thursday they
succeeded in locating Van Winkle, and
though no arrest has been made it will
probably follow. As Von Winkle comes
from a respectable and esteemed family
neither parties care to prosecute him.
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Men's King Quality Shoes.
Double Trading Stamps Today
Even With Values More Intense tha.n Ever Before
The genuine green, full value, Sperry & Hutchinson stamps in double
quantities Saturday another reason why your every suit, hat, shoe or
furnishing goods need should be attended to by us Today
Iowa
Anti-Treating
Saloon to Open
in Des Moines
Patrons Will Also Be Urged to Buy
" Buttermilk and Other Soft
Drinks Instead of Liquor.
PES MOINES, la.. May 14.-The first
anti-treating saloon in f.ie United States
will bo opened here May 2. Permit to
open was granted tonight to A. 8. Kirk
hart of Des Moin'es, who controls fifteen
local saloons and who declares that if the
venture proves a success he will Install
Uie same system In all of the others.
Kirkhart's plan Roes liishop Potter one
better In that treating will not be toler
ated. Clerks In charge will induce drink
ers to accept a substitute for liquor In the
form of buttermilk, sweet milk, tea, cof
fee, and other soft drinks. The liquor
hublt will be discouraged as far as possible
In harmony with the Ideas laid down by
the owa temperance forces.
P. I?., a. Officer.
WATERLOO, la.. May 14 (Special Tele
gram.) Iowa Grand Chapter, P, E. O.. to
day elected these officers St the convention
in this city: President, Miss Dillie Dugan,
Valley Junction; first vice president, Mrs.
Dell P. Glazier, Fort Madison; second vice
president, Mrs. C. O. Umion, Waterloo;
secretary, Mrs. Thomas, Fort Dodge; treas
urer, Mrs. Katherlne Teager, Greenfield.
The next annual convention will be in
Albla.
Iowa Photoarraiihers Elect.
WATERLOO, la.. May 14.-(Special.)-The
state photographers, m session in this
city elected officers today as follows:
President. H. E. Volland, Sioux City; vice
president, J. C. Scoles, Oskaloosa; second
vice president, F. A. Newbry. Iowa City;
secretary, F. A. Free, Davenport; treas
urer, Guy N. Reed, Ottumwa. The next
meeting will be In Des Moines.
Mrs. McMurih- Busy.
FALLS CITY. Neb.. May 14. (Special.)
Mrs. Harriet McMurphy, one of the state
Inspectors under the food and drug act, Is
making a thorough examination here ot
the groceries, saloons, drug stores and other
places where food and drugs are sold. Mrs.
McMurphy will also make Fails City her
headquarters while she examines the stocks
in the other towns In the county.
Thirteen Horses Burned.
CEDAR RAPIDS. Neb., May 14. -(Special.)
The barn on, Ihe yarm of Ben L'p
hoff was struck by lightning early yester
day morning and burned to the ground.
Thirteen horses were burned, with it, be
sides a few hog a Some horses were got
ten out but were badly burned.
AUTOS IN FUNERAL CORTEGE
Motor Cars lard in fhleeao to
Overcome Strike Condi
tions. v
CHICAGO, May 14. An automobile
funeral was a departure frum the routine
here today, due to the strike of cab and
carriage drivers.
CLOTHING COMFAM
7 COR.i4a
5.95
is enough for an aston
ishingly good suit here.
A $12.50 Tag would look P C CJ)C
proper or our suits at . . vp-Pwr $
If the ordinary store buyer were to start out looking for well made, really
tyllsh suits to sell at $5.95, he wouVd. be In the dark. We, on the- other
hand, have SPECIALIZED on popular priced clothing for years, and DO offer
$6.15 suits that are really "classy" made up excellently stylish enough,
and finely materlaled enough to be worn by AW man. See our present window
display of $5.95 suits in latest browns, greens, tans, stripes, etc. all serge
lined some with fancy cuffs to coats, white edgings to vests, etc. And tha
plainer, every day styles, too, If you like.
The Same Proportienate Value, Jl0tvever, in our Men's Suits
at $9. 75 and $1450.
"Porosknit" Underwear
Underpriced Today
The healthy kind advertised in all magazines. Gives the pores a chance
breathe. Comes in blue or white and may be had in all sties.
per garment buys the cele
brated "Porosknit" two
piece Underwear for men.
The kind that invariably
brings 50c per garment.
Sample Shoes and
Oxfords Specialed
Our sho. buy.rs expert ksowledg-. of tha markets
Will save yon a "half" or a fall dollar tomorrow.
Ha claims you'll pay 93 or rv.n 93.60 for tb. s.lf
same sho ha of f.rs n ja
Saturday, at .'.... P5.5J
.Ton sea thsy'ra samples bat tha latest button
and lace styles some with buckles. Bee them la
tana, oxbloods, blacks and patent leathers. The
"fads'' as well as the conservative ''every day"
lasts are represented In this choloe sample line.
Heart-Breaker
is Found Guilty
Charles E. Nord, Who Made Love to
Many Women and Robbed Them,
Draws Fire Years.
KANSAS CITY, May 14 Charles E. Nord,
a real estate broker, accused ot winning
the love of a number of women in various
cities, Including Omaha, New York and
Chicago, and inducing them to part with
their money, was today sentenced to five
years in the penitentiary. He was
charged with obtaining money under false
pretenses from Mrs. Carrie Hamilton, a
milliner, formerly of Frankfort, Kan.,
by making false pretenses. The sen
tence imposed by Judge Latshaw was the
maximum penalty. ,
When Nord was arrested glowing letters,
addressed to , him from women in a dozen
different staAes reaching from New York
to New Mexico, were found In his trunk.
In almost every Instance the writer be
tween words of love spoke of money ad
vanced to Nord and of deals which he was
supposed to be conducting for them. Many
of the letters were published. Then num
bers of the women worte the local author
ities denouncing Nord and asserting that
he had not dealt squarely with them in
matters of love as well as of money.
The charge on which Nord Is being tried
is that preferred by Mrs. Carrie Hamil
ton, a milliner formerly of Frankfort, Kan.
Mrs. Hamilton today testified that Nord
had persuaded her to sell her home and
her millinery store, giving the proceeds to
him for 'nvestment in a food preserving
company in which he said he was Inter
ested. "I never received the stock," said
Mrs. Hamilton, "and afterwards I learned
that no such company ever existed."
SIGNAL CORPS TO BUY
ANOTHER BALLOON
It will Have Capacity f 80,000
Cnblc Feet and Iieplace One
Uurned Monday.
WASHINGTON, May 14 Another balloon
to take the place of that Cestroyed several
days ago at Fort Omaha Is to be purchased
by the Signal corps of the army. rne
capacity will be about 20.000 cubic feet and
t!i3 cort about $;,CC0. It will be used either
as a captive or as a free balloon.
Thernlted States army is to have an
aeronautic field near Washington which
will rival the aerodrome at Berlin and that
at Issy-Les-Mouneaux, near Paris, where
many famous aviators have startled th?
world with their performances. General
James Allen, chief signal officer. In dis
cussing the plans of the Signal corps with
regard tc the aeronautic tests to do held
this summer, said tonight at a meeting of
the Aero club of Washington that such a
field will be procured.
Drowned In Flooded Cellar.
SIOUX FALI.fi. S. D May 13 -(SpecIal )
While playing around one of the openings
to the cellar under l.er parents' home, the
Infant dafghter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Scott, well-known residents of Wagner.
Charles Mix cojnty, fell Into the water
with which the cellar was partially filled
and was drowned. Before the parents
could go to her assistance life was extinct,
the chid having been too small to do any
thing for herself.
& DOUGLAS
Men's "Porosknit" Union
suits that command $1 each
at any other time, will go
in this unusual selling
Today at, each, only
Swagger Palace
Special Trooper Hats
There's absolutely no need to pay 99 or 98.80 for
that swell new "Trooper Shape" soft hat we hare
it in newest (Teens, olives, tans and blacks at a
far less price. Bwag-fer new blocks pull 'em
down in any shape CC1 tZ t
buy 'em here at
If you'll ro 93.80 we will show you hlffher class
hats than are held out by exclusive hatters at 93
and even 93.50. xrowest tans and greens Just In
perfect ideas so why pay more than 90.50 1
Big Decrease
in Fatalities
on Railroads
Statistician Thompson Finds Silver
Lining Under Recent Finan
cial Clouds.
CHICAGO, May 14. There was a silver
lining under the financial clouds of 1907-03
In the form of a remarkable decrease in
the number of raliroad fatalities, accord
ing to a special report made public today
by Slawson Thompson, editor of Bureau
of Railway News and Statistics. The re
port, which is based on Ktatistics of the
Interstate Commerce commission, says:
"There were 1,932 fewer fatalities to pas
sengers and employes in railway accidents
during the calendar year 1908 than in 1907.
Comparing the returns of l'SM with those
of the fisc&l year 1904-7, the decrease in
fatalities was even more gratifying, being
2,173, or 43.4 per cent. Of these the de
crease In passengers killed was from 570
to 2&2, or nearly 4S.8 per cent, and in em
ployes from 4,430 to 2.635, or 43 per cent "
Fatalities to passengers . In train acci
dents decreased 70 per cent in the calendar
year 1908, as compared with the fiscal
year 190R-7, and 51 per cent among em
ployes hurt In the same class of accident.
This decrease among employes is qualiflej
by the fact that during the panic their
ranks were reduced by 15 per cent "laying
I off '
"All things considered," the report con
tinues, "the conclusion Is unavoidable that
the marked dlmunltlon in fatalities in 1908
was due almost entirely to the recession
in freight traffic, which took the strain
off every department of service and sub
stituted orderly observance of rules by
passengers and employes for the violation
in the feverish rush of prosperity that
culminated In October. 1907. Like condi
tions produced like results before and after
the panic of 1893."
Mr. Thompson notes that the railroads
of Great Britain went through the year
1U08 without killing a single passenger In
a train accident.
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Roosevelt Takes
Tolstoi to Task
Denies in Editorial that Bryan Rep
resented Party of Peace in
Last Campaign.
NEW YORK, May H. Ex-Predldenl.
Roosevelt, in the current number of tbe
Outlook, combats the statement credited
to Count Leo Tolstoi that Bryan repre
sented the party of peace in the last presi
dential campaign. On this point Mr. Roose
velt says:
"Now. there was but one pofnt in the
platform of either political party In 190S
which contained an element of menace to
the peace of the world. This . was the
plank in the Bryanlte platform which de
manded the immediate exclusion by law
of all Asiatic laborers) and therefore of the
Japanese. Coupled with this was tbe ut
terly meaningless plank about the navy,
which was, however. Intended to convey
the impression that we ought to have a
navy only for the defense of our coasts;
that is, a merely 'defensive' navy, or is
other words, a quite worthless navy."
The ex-presldent expresses the opinion
that Tolstoi has "swayed or dominated only
the feeble folk and the fantastic folk and
that his Influence over "men of action"
has not been great.
.'CONDUCTORS WILL
STAY NCEDAR RAPIDS
Convention of Order Refuses to Re.
move Headquarter After
Extended Debate.
BOSTON. May 14. Cedar Rapids, Iowa,
will continue to be tbe headquarters of
the Grand Division of the Order of Rail
way Conductors.
Although strong pleas were made at to
day's session In behalf of the Indiana city,
they could not induce the convention to
move the general offices. James H. Tre
wln, chairman of the Iowa Board of Edu
cation, and J. H. Grimm of Cedar Rapids
upheld the interests of that place.
No other business was transacted, the
delegates for the remainder of the day
being guests of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Firemen.
CURES
o BLOOD POISON