Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 26, 1902, Page 7

) »( THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: TUESDA WILL SEEK REDRESS I¥ COURT Fourteen Imported Men Want Damages from the Uhion Pacific. EMPLOYED UNDER FALSE PRETENSES Say They Were Falsely Impr Muy Ask for Arrest of Pre: fdent Burt to Appease The fourteen men from Indlanapolls ‘whom the Union Pacific Rallroad company brought to Omaha Sunday to take strikers' place in the shops, and who complained to County Attorney Shields yesterday that they had been employed and imported under false pretenses, have resolved to seek legal redress for their grievances. It is probable, according to the men's state- ments, that they will appear in court this morning and swear to complaints againet President Burt, charging him with re- sponsibility for their false imprisonment and asking for a warrant for his arrest on that charge. The basis for such a charge ‘would be that the men wers locked in the cars at Councll Blufts and denled their liberty until they reached the Omaha shops Sunday. Civil action may be attempted against the company in order to restore to the men money paid out as fees for the positions, but the course s not definitely decided upon as yet. After laying their case before the county attorney yesterday the men held a con- sultation among themselves and decided to ask the company for redress. They ap- plied to the office of the superintendent of motive power and as they bo paid for what time they had lost in com- ing out here and be given return passes to Indianapolis. They were offered pase a8 far as Chicago and eight of them cepted the passes, but these elght missed their train last night, and result they are all here to join In whatever prosecu- tion is undertaken toda Beve: of th me were interviewed #s to the circumstances which led to thetr presence in Omaha and they all tell the same story. Tell Same Story. “Bighteen of us came to Omaha from Indianapolis,” they say. “We were all hired by an agent in our home city, who purported to represent the Union Pacific Rallroad company. Mr. Arnett, general employment agent of the com ‘whose headquarters are In Denver, was present when we were employed and he and the other agent assured us that there was no strike on out here, that all was quiet and Peaceable and that the reason the com- pany was hiring men that far east was that it was impossible to get enough men to do the work out west. They sald the enormous harvest crop took a large num- ber of men, which cut comsiderable figure in their case. Some of us were golng back and forth to this man's office for : i We ook 1n all the papers in Indianapolis and could see nothing of any strike, and finally we became convinced that there really was no trouble and we would accept the offers made us. “All but two of the elghteen men who hired to the company were at work and several of us are married men. We had fteady jobs and. were getting from 17 to 20 cents and hour. It seemed a big thing to us when these agents of the Union Pa- c'fic assured us we would get from 32 to 20 cents an hour and our board. eking ,our things we came out with our minds imade up to identify ourselves with the Union Pacific shops wherever we were put to work. We were told by these agents that it we wanted to bring our families out we eould do #o,at the expense of the company ‘after we had worked two weeks cr longer to glve the company some assurance that meant business and the promise also was made us that in cuse of sickn we could either go home or have our home folks come to us at the company's expense. All this seemed generous indeed and we trusted ths agen ‘We got our first intimation of the existence of a strike when we reached Councll Bluffs. It came to us through the action of the company's own men. Can Takes Comm “‘William Canada, chief of secret service for the Unlon Pacific, boarded the traim, locked the doors of the car in which we _yWere and ordered them kent locked untll the train reached the yards of the Omaha shops. His orders were strictly obeyed. As our train pulled into the yards over here & crowd of men, whom we learned afterward were strikers, boarded It and were peering in through the doors of our cars. We asked Mr. Arnett who these men were and re- marked that thelr presence and ' conduct looked very bad for a peaceful state of af- falrs. We asked if they were not str.kers nl were told they were not. “Our eyes were opened wide, however, when we arrived at the shops and wer ushered Into the eating house of the com- pany, There we were convinoed of the ex- istence of a strike. We were told to go to work at 17 cents an hour and our board, instead of 32 and 39 cents and our board, and we rebelled. We not only were d celved as to the wages, but also as to the strike. Four of our number went to work children. But there can be motherhood without health, apd hdthfuthnnuhuflun‘ulhm for women to of mother and child entirely within woman's lmnwd.-d women who have testified that it made them hul(hy fi tically p.me.. and to give lhm chil- and fourteen had the grit to leave the shops, despite the officials warning us that if dld so.we would.be assaulted by strikers. There was a strike then, when they saw that we had made up our minds not to stay with them. They changed their tacties entirely and were as vehement in announcing the existence of a strike as they were in assuring us there was no strike when they were hiring us." The mames of the fourteen men who left the shops and who will unite in prosecut- Ing the company are: Millard Kidd, Lewls Gililend, Ila Farrell, W. T. Shipley, Pat Tooley, Bd Smith, Wil- lard Burns, Oscar Dewitt, James Sargent, Charles A. Miller, Malcolm Worthington, Willlam Hartwick, Frank Whitaker, Lewis H. Lord. LARGE CROWD OF NEBRASKANS Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben Receive Visi- tors from Several Other States. It was the largest Nebraska crowd at the den last night of any which has come since the epecial rates were put in effect, but from the other states there were not 50 many. Before the usual work started Fred Metz, chairman of the parade com- mittee, solicited volunteers to take places on flot and to ride horses in the elec- tric pageant. He met with considerable success, and sald that by next week his list would be complete if those who ha promised will put in an app nce. It will be about two weeks before the first drill is held, and there will then be fre- Quent meetings to perfect the work. The board of governors made tentative arrangements for the reception of the president. There will be no announcement made of the plans until they bave been finally decided upon, as it may be nece sary to make many changes from the plans now contemplated. John L. Webster was the speaker of the evening. J. H. Mickey, republican candi- date for governor, was present and Sreeted friends during the evening. The most in- teresting game was that between W. C. Norris and R. V. Cole, which, after r maining in doubt through two hands, w finally decided in Mr. Col favor. Thoso Dresent were: From Nebraska-] o bus, Joveph Bexio el e of Hll iny Ta e.slu of Onnd llllnd g ed and f T h F A. Baldwin k ot flr m rant, Jol BMI" ‘Beairies, Tatiann, b 8 Of of Milinrg Howsra o ‘b)'fln of g N on, windley of Glnfly of Co ', H. Gothenburg ¥ Hoacker, ir. P, esden of Jensen, Hans of ‘Banacteos. ‘Willlam Coryel n Johnstown, & A. Hamp John'C. Bprecher of Benn ger ot Wymore, B. C. rey of M 3 Jos, N;Al, e oh. Baae ur, I, B. Burgens of e ' P. Ove C. H. 4 rd, C. H. ad 3. B. ninger ot Madison. Siush Sav: on, Hu, e. Smith, G. H. McCilntock. Drsqglm Flor’v’ J. L. Kennery, Dr. George Ireland, R. I C. C. Pailer- of Monroe, James Berry, . Fitch and Willlams, A, J. McKelby, J. T. Royston a8 L o Byies of Bl o o kYien of 8t." Bdwara, o From Iowa—H. M. B Ollvor of Mubclvl‘;ll lof Gravity, R. L. ul Simones of Du: of Caifa n Kunklc of D!fllnee, Chlrl‘%; Fleld nl Cres. ton, W. J. Willlams and A Dyinfries and L. Yandrook of m?f'gfl' b Bruseagh ot Be Lavis. 3, Biot: T augh o u Brundugn of B, Louin tafter and 5. 11 From’ Wyoming—os Crosby. W, and T A. Renner of Mestectoe ECAmrcr) i ot Cod nd Jofin Grieve of Cauner. rad Wald, ¥ Hemp- bl ana & lloanov of Celondo Bivine) From Ditnols—&. C. Wataon ang. T B, bYoA Pate 5t Ev n't'”'"fl“um'm” anston, - baeh of Heardstows -:: et From Ohlo-Jose enk of Dayton, H. Boering and Louis Bernsteln of Ciacin: D:‘:x:fio?tr 5“!&;‘ McKenna ot es Kenn TrZ""" R Roberson of New Torx Cly. 1%, Kris of Waveland, lnfl C Al’hl Kurchoft of "ll'llgle‘ H. P, '4 N“ h Salt Lake \"")"l « Draper of ‘t] ton, . Chatles A- Cowles of & mn‘:’." Soannt Am t the Ald of a Doctor. “I am just up from a hard spell of the flux" (dysentery) says Mr. T. A. Pinne: well known merchant of Drummond, T “I used one small bottle of Chamberlain's Colle, Cholers and Diarrhoea Remedy and was cured without having a dootor, I con- sider It the best cholera medicine {n the world."” There is no need of employing doctor when this remedy is used, for no doc- tor can prescribe a better medicine for bowel complalnt In any form either for children or adults. It never falls and is pleasant to take. DOMESTIC SCIENCE STUDY Into High Se! d at Commit- The Beard of Education committes on text books and course of study met ye day afternoon to consider the resalution of Mr. Mcintosh contemplating the introduc- tion of the study -of domestic aclence into the High school as a part of the course which may be elected in place of mathematics by puplls who are completing their work in two years. A committee of women from the branch of domestic economies of the Woman's club appeared to yrge the adop- tion of the resolution and Mrs. McMurphy, who spoke for the delegation, presented some data upon the subject of instruction in domestic sclence as practiced in New York and Boston, which showed the average cost of leseons to be 2 cents per pupil per lesson, or 75 cents for a class of twelve. The committee determined that at the meeting of the board Monday evening next it would ask for further time to secure full Information on the subject before attempt- ing to formulate any report. BOUQUET FOR CHURCH HOWE i The Sheffield (England) Dally Independ- ent, as a feature of the coronation number, August §, published an article entitled, ““Who 1s Who in Sheffleld,” In which some of the characteristics and traits of promi. nent residents of that city were portraye Speaking of Church Howe of Nebraska, the United States consul, it says: “Major Church Howe, the American con- sul in Sheffleld, i a fine military figure, the characteristic ler and one of the most charming Americans—even to_the accent— that you can chance to meet. Everybody likes him. He is singularly fair-minded, frank and courteous. He h shown o laudable wish to do the fair thing by She field in his officlal capacity. Our American cousins show to advantage In SheMeld through the handsome and tactful man of the 'urld whom they have sent into oun H. A. McChessney of New !w! City, who has M‘o.n llnppln. at the Arcade hotel for was last night teken in cha lice as Insane person. M ey Was obsel bout the Union sation ali sfietioon, and It was noticed that he boarded each Ineoming train . though expecting someone to e. en o” clearly showed an un- t he has been Ioolh:. lnr hl W last November and that she fl'equonl comes to the tions where but is always carried by, mhr ‘accldentally or by desiin on her part. McCh -my ' s doclor and in 15 ' ith Fre- mont, Elkhorn Mlasoust Valiey ‘relloosd. REFUSES T0 HEAR STRIKERS President Burt Says Oar Builders' Oom- mittes Was Not Bant For, STATEMENT OF THE COMPANY'S POSITION Grievances Will Not Be tonsidered, Declares the President, Until Men Have Taken Up Tools and Resumed Work, ‘“We cannot treat with the strikers strikers, but whenever these men will re- turn to the shops, take up their tools and B0 back to work they may present any evance they may have and it will given prompt and thorough consideration Such was the statement of President Horace G. Burt of the Union Pacific Rail- road company to a reporter for The Bee yesterday morning. It was made soon after & committee from the car builders, who are on a strike, had called upon Mr. Burt on the supposition that the officials had sent for the committee to discuss possible means of settling the strike. Continuing, Presi- dent Burt said: “No official of this company sent for these men and the conference, if it may be called one, wae fruitful of no results 80 far as this company is concerned. We hold that the car buflders have directly violated a specific agreement entered into with the company, and under these cir- cumstances we cannot and will not treat with them. If they want to go back to work they may and then if they h any grievances and will present them we will talk over the trouble.” The car builders’ committee claimed to have been sent for by General Manager Dickinson, but Mr. Dickinson not belng in the ecity, Mr. Burt was approached. The colloquy between the men and the president was as follows: Burt and the Car Builders. Mr. Burt—Who are you, gentlemen? Committee Spokesman—A committee trom the car builders who are on a strike. Mr. Burt—What have you come for? Car Bullders—We don't know; we are here At your pleasure. Mr, Burt—Who sent for you? Car Builders—We understood Mr. Dickin- son did. President John White of the Car Builders’ unfon, who was chairman of the committee, then said that a man called at his residence the other day and informed him that Gen- eral Manager Dickinson requested him to inform the car bullders that he (Mr. Dick- inson) would like to confer with them as to settling the strike. Mr. Burt—Who was that man? Mr. White—I would rather not divulge any names. Mr. Burt—Very well, gentlemen. only say this, that I did not send for you and T don't belleve Mr. Dickinson or any other official of this company sent for you. But if you have come here to discuss this strike question with a view to terms of settl I might as w % 5o at with you so long as you it you wish to return to work and have any grievances, then you may bring them before us and they will be beard. ' The committee left Mr. Burt's ofice. The members gave practically the same version cf the case after the meeting with the pres- ident. 1 can G al Sitaation. Mr. Burt, discussing the strike situation in general, eald: “These car bullders violated an agree- ment they entered into with the company. They, through their committee, signed an agreement to accept plecework, or rather the premium system, and remain at work under that system for one year. That was but & few weeks ago and now they are out on a strike, guaranteed as much as their regular day's wages under this premium system, whether they earned the amount or not, and if they made more than their original wages they got all they asked. of them. That was the undef- standing when these men went on a strike, They knew the condition: It was suggested that the genmeral im- pression had been that only the car build- ers were involved in this consideration, but the president corrected this view by in- sisting that this guaranty applied to all other shop men as well as car builders. “The company pledges its honor that every man in its shops will recelve at least as much as his original day's wage under this new system and as much over that as he Isn't that fair? Why should men strike under conditions such as those? No Intention to Deceive. “Now, the assertion has been made that the Union object in introducing this system is to eventually cut its men's pay, that for a time the shop men probably will be allowed to make as much or more than their old wages, but that when the men become so skilled that they can sur- pass their old wages right along and the company finds its pay rolls are increas- ing, we will make a general reduction and bring the pay below par. I want to deny any such object or motive. There is mot the least truth In it. Our purpose and desire Is for our men to get all they earn nd earn all they can, and If they get skilled that they can even double thelr old wages we will gladly give them that much. We ‘will increase thelr pay under this system up to the point where the company can make a fair proportion. Of course we could not be expected to go beyond that point and lose money our- selves. “As a matter of fact, when this strike began our shop men were making from 10 to 15 per cent more momey than the shop men in most of the competing railroads and I believe in time they would be able to make from 20 to 60 per cent more under this new system than our competi- tors are paying their men. Does that seem llke an unreasomable proposition, one galost which men should protest and Well, strike? ation. that is precisely the situ- “I'll tell you one reason why we could count on our men making so much more money under this new system. With our new shops, equipped with the best and most modern machinery, making them as fine shops as there are in the country, the company would be enabled to manufactus & great deal of its material right here which now it s compelled to buy in the east. Our men would become skilled in the manufacture of this material and th would ord an outlet to the employment of a larger cumber of men than can now be employed iu the old shops. The oppor- tunities for greater skill and more pay for the men would be multiplied. I don't see why the men can't see this as it really e “I have emphasized the point that we are offeriug the men opportunities to make more money; of course, in order to marte more money they will have to .do more work; we are pot trylng to held out say false impression on that. But If a man gets additional pay for all the additional work he does ought to have nd com- plaiat to make. We have offered these op- portunities to enable the men to meet the 5 Increased cost of living. This was the posi- tion of the company wi the strike began; it Is the position of the company now ai will so continue to be.” Wil Not Receive Strikers. Asked If he would treat with any of the strikers, boller makers, machinists or black- smiths as long as they were on a strike, President Burt sald with emphasia: ““No, indeed. We will not meet them un- til they take up their tools and return to their work. Thet 1 bave id, 1t o have any grievances we will hear them. Asked if all the men would be taken back if they desired to go, he sald: “We will never take b ny who have provoked or promoted violence. The others may return if they wisi President Burt sald that there are now more machinists in the Omaha shops than there have ever been since his Incumbency of the preeident's office. He sald that when the strike broke out there were 105 meachinists and that now the number ex- ceeds th He added that many of the present force are highly sillled men and that the work was being satisfactorily done and the motive power being well maintained. As to the permanent es! lishment of the plecework system, sald It would require several ye: he a8 it was an experiment that had to be thor- oughly tested before definitely and finally adopted. He etated that it during the trial of this project or after the adoption of the plan the wages of any employe were cut the man cutting them would be summarily discharged by the company. Mr. Burt insisted tbat the public had been decelved by the strike agitators as to the real issues and merits of this fight and declared thac the company had no des; and could not afford to hold out any false impressions. The officials all wanted to be fair and honest and could not be otherwise. They were interested in the welfare of t strikers, the community and the company. Will Get New Engines. ““Now, here s another thing I want to speak of,"” sald President Burt. “The story has been going the rounds that the Unlon Pacific cannot get its seventy-cne new engines ordered from the east becaus of the influence of this strike. That is not true. To prove the fallacy of this story he pro- duced & letter from the Baldwin Locomotive works which informed the Union Pacific that the first instaliment of these engines would be sent on the Iatter part of August. Two would arrive then or at least during the first week in September and the remaind would be sent, three each week, until all were on hand. Work has been delayed for reasons entirely forelgn from the strike. After meeting the president of the com- mittee of car men reported its visit to its lodge, which body appointed another com- mittee to convey the result of the confer- ence with Mr. Burt to all other unlons in- volved in the strike. Letter from Mael This letter was recelved by District Sec- retary Grace of the machinists yesterday, from James O'Connell, president of the In+ ternational Association of Machinists: I want to take this opportunity of com- plimenting our entire membersh} b, gn_the Uuion Pacific systei 1 i ner in which our strike is being carried on and the splendid struggle our members are putting up against the introduction of accursed system of plecework. From in- formation 'received from Vice nt Wilson, who handiing the strike, it very evident that we dre more than holdlu our own with the combany, and that if our members continue ‘their active and ener- getio work In connection with the strike there is no quulm In my m!nd but that in the very near f\ we will have forced the Unlon Pcclfle to l.-Moh its intentio of Introducing the plecowork system an reinstate our mem| rqéo their former posi- 1 have made mtn'l thfl nion’ ald al S ent t the present ti several engagements al nt time 1 cannot . fil to you any sooner. The of our assoclation in the west de- n the winning of an suce till further, ouble woul be of great benefit to us in organising the rallroads in the east. - All of our o are Intensely interested in your strike. and, in faet, our whole organization is 'l(t‘hlnl every move that is made, with the hope that an early and favorabie adjugtment of your trouble will be rea aln, let me extend the conlrltulnuo of the grand lodge to you all for your splendid work so Keep it up, be true to each other, ave every confidence in your exequtive committee and the officers who are hand. ling the strike for you, do not allow the emissaries of the comxfin‘ulo come among you to cause dissention, be sober and at- tentive to every duty assigned to you and in the end we will add one more great victory to our assoctation. Switchmen Fail to Get Qu The strikers’ efforts to enlist the active co-operation of the men who run the tralns are proceeding slowly. A meeting of the switchmen was to have been held last night at Sixth and Plerce streets, when it was designed to enlist them with the tralnmen in refusing to handle trains bearing non- union employes, but the meeting failed on account of no quorum. A committee of strikers that was at the witchmen’s hall proceeded to the engi- neers’ meeting, which was In progress at the Ancient Order of United Workmen hall, to lay their case before them with a view of securing co-operation. It is well known, however, that none of the four organiza- tlons embracing the men who run the traine can act in a matter of this kind unless every union is agreeable. They must act in ha; mony or uot at all. The constitutions of some of these organizations are decidedly conservative on such matters. PICKETS ARE UNDER ARREST Nonunion Machinisf Says Strikers Richelieu and Gregory As- sauited Him. Complaints ki been flled in police court agalnst Willlam Richelieu and Thomas Gregory, charging them with as- saulting Lawrence Frank, & nonunion ma- chinist employed by the Unlon Pacific, Frank claims that the men assaulted him near the smelter Saturday night and after blacking his eye and badly beating him cried to throw him in the river, but ne managed to escape before they accom- plished their purpose. He has been In Omaha two days and had taken the place of a striking machinist. The complaints were filled yesterday morn- ing and Gregory was at once arrested and Richelleu gave himeelf up. Both men were veleased on bonds. X, W, oveve, This same must appear on svery box of nulne Laxative Bromo-Quiine Tab- e remedy that cures a cold in one LETTER CARRIERS’ CONVENTION Delegates from Omaha Other nts Start for Denver Satur- day Night, Saturday night the delegates to the com- vention of the Letter Carriers’ Associa- tion of the United States will leave for Depver, where the meeting is to be held, beginning Monday, September 1. The four delegates from the Gmaha assoclation are D. W. Tillotson, C. A. luloe, B. B. Al ander a Willlam Maher. They will be Jolned b by the delegates from the as- soclations at Sioux City, Council Bluffs and Des Moines. Many of these delegates will be accompanled by their wives and the party will remais together uatil the re- tura ‘ThejReady toServe Cereal a better builder than a vacation. Sweet, crisp flakes of wheat and malt—eaten cold. Doesn’t Knew When te Stop. “I bave lately been us cereal food I have ever tried. ‘0ne never 8 when to stop eating. +Force! and find it the most palatable of any e only trouble with it s that It 18 80 g(elinh:nl —— , Dorchester, Mass.' (Name'furnishled on application.) Jim Dumps was a most unfriendly m. Who lived his life on a hermit plan. He'd never stop for a friendly smile, But trudged along In his moody style THI *“Force " one day was served to him— Since then they call him “Sunny Jim." ‘che” AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA Oattle Reosipts at Bteck Yards Break All Previeus Records. OVER ELEVEN THOUSAND HEAD COME More Cars of Stock Recelved Than in Any Single Day History of Market—Magle City Gomsip. Cattle receipts at the South Omaha stock yards yesterday broke the record. When the officiai returns came in it was founa that 428 cars, which contalned 11,071 head, were recelved and yarded. The previous big record was September 24, 1900, when 896 cars and 10,710 head were received. Considering the large receipts, the mar- ket was remarkably active, and especially on feeders. Many of the cattle were fat enough for beef, but the feeders med to want them and they secured them. It was the best demand for feeders ever ex- perienced at this market for this time in the year. Although the run was the heaviest on record, there was no congestion of elther cattle, hogs or sheep, as the management has amply provided for heavy receipts. Aslde from the heavy run of cattle, there was a heavy run of sheep. Nearly 20,000 head were recelved. The feeder buyers took the majority of the shipments, and there was an active trade and the stuff was well cleaned up. The record run of sheep ‘was November 11, 1901, 22,862 head. Another record that was broken was in the number of cars of stock recetved. The number yesterday was 576 cars, and this was the largest number ever received in any one day. The previous big record was 561 cars. These arrived at the yards here on October 9, 1800, The blg run was handled by General Manager Kenyon, General Superintendent Paxton, Assistant Superintendent Walters and the weighers at the scales with little or no delay. Land Seekers Return. A bunch of three dozen land seekers who went to the Dakotas recently assert that the best land is all taken up and all the land still open for the filing of home- steads is good for is grazing purposes. ‘The balance of the land left for filing on is not considered worth much and very few fllings were made by the last bunch of South Omaba people who tralled from here to Chamberlain, 8. D, and thence on to Lyons county. Janitors Commence Work. At last night's meeting of the Board of Education the board directed that janitors commence work today, cleaning up the bulldings and making other preparations for the opening of school on September 2. As there will be some delay in the com- pletion of the additions to bulldings now under comstruction, the buildings and grounds committee will make an endeavor today to secure a number of rooms, which will be rented temporarily. All puplls of the high school are requested to report at once and register, so that they may be assigned their rooms and studies before the opening of the schools. Road Machine Working. Yesterday Tom Irwin, who is acting as- slstant street foreman, put the city road machine to work. The machine is now being used in rounding up I street from Twentleth to Twenty-fifth streets. Today it will work on J street, and then come down the line all of the unpaved streets where it can be worked. It takes from four to six borses to pull this machine, but the ex- pense s considered slight when the rapid work is considered Magle City Gossip. T. W. Tallaterro is home from an east- ern trip. Donnl- g:mulon is back from a trip %\nll 18 visiting friends at At- Ilnda City, James .chn.m:r is at work again alter & ten days' lliness, mo(h.r hll run n( cattle is looked for and tomorr Mr. E. A Cudlh has mer home at Mackinac isla) Zack Cuddington lef after a couple of days' » Charles A. Dunham, assistant cashler of the kers' National bank, is away on a vacation. ¢ P Sl Mrs. Thomas Galloway, Twentieth an streets, left yesterday for an extended western trip. % g Ge Grade has en out a permit for the erection of a dwelling at Twenty-fifth - 1 stree Il Buccess | fi. PR s, Parker, T. Wuhln‘mn street oS! o~ Wild b back : ave gone back to wnflufi"fi-n‘ "Rtter visiting the Wilcox and tamilies for a tew Gsys. I‘"nl Sunday school will pienie wu noon” st Courtland Beach: %, Re. "Gramiich 1s entertaining Miss Mary Woetner of Bt. Lou ConAuet of Men ¥ BUTTE, Neb, Aug. 3. ' one to his sum- nllh( for lowa y here, 33, Royal Achates, en- nl. afternoon st Couriland Twenty-fifth and ‘has gone to Denver Tele- gram)—The married men of Bytte played 5 game of b:‘!l ‘with e mari.ed m!n of ncer yesterda ore n- c%‘f E y Butte, d pA'd~ hcer, Green and Woo pire Kp' naley. Time: 1:16. Butte pllyad an errorless game. CHRISTIAN CHURCH AFFAIRS Committee of Lay Members to Meet for Kirst Time at Lincoln. At Lincoln Tuesday there will meet for the firet time a committee of lay members of the Christian church whose purpose it will be to pass upon the qualifications of preachers for certain charges and upon churches for their fitness for certaln preachers. The idea of a ministerial ad- visory commiiiee vilglnated some you In Ohlo. In that state the committeo s composed of preachers, but when the idea was transferred to Nebraska it was decided that laymep, famillar with all the condi- tions of the churches in the state, would be better equipped to make an unbiased de- clsion. The committee's existence is due to the fact that among the brotherhood generally it was felt that there were a number of g00d preachers making fallures because they were not in the proper fleld and a number of churches where good work could be done if the proper men should be placed In charge. It is sald that there {s no dis- position to change the pastors at present engaged by the churches, but when' a preacher applies for a pastorate or a church applies for a certain preacher, the com- mittee will be consulted and make recoms mendation. This committee is composed of W. W. Slabaugh of Omaha, J, E. Cobby of Beatrice and E. Roberts of Fairbury.. It will be called upon to advise in several cases at its first meeting. Via Rock Island system. Dates of sa August 21 to 30. Final return limit, Sep. tember 1. City ticket office, 1328 Farnam street. RATE QUESTION STILL ALIVE May Not Bring There seems to be some misunderstand- ing as to the effect the proposed additional fire-fighting company in the wholesale dis- trict will have upon the existing schedule of insurance rates. When the jobbers first announced themselves in favor of the new engine company it was understood that the insurance companies which had put into effect the schedule rating plan had agreed to modify that schedule in some definite manner upon the establishment of the new fire company and that this rate would be general for commercial risks all over the city, while the risks located near the new house would be especially favored with a considerable reduction from the rate. That this {dea was genera] at the time it shown by the ement of Mr. Beatty, whe was the chief representative of the Cor mercial club insurance committee in its dealings with the Western Insurance unlon. Mr. Beatty sald yesterday: “As I under- ®tood the matter, there will be a general abatement of two points on the presen schedule on commercial risks in the olt] An agent of several of the companies which are included in the membership of the Western Insurance union sal “S8o far as I have been able to learn there is no definite promise for an abate- ment of any points by the unlon. At the time the present rates were adopted th: was considerable agitation and the rate was fixed at a certain basing figure after the condition of the Omaha water system was_considered. ““The Commercial club committes was not satisfied with the first rate promulgated and objected to the findings of the engineers sent out by the union to examine the water works. As the result of a conference ex- tending over some time the basing rate was lowered, the union walving the report of its engineers and giving a lower rate than the report would warrant. The question of the charaoter of the system, whether direct or indirect prwun. was n'vu finally set- tled. ‘“‘Because of this departure ncn the abso- lute rate, I understand, the chairman of the board, of control of the union will open up the entire question of the genefal schedule upon the completion of the new fire house &nd the Installation of the com- pany. Should this be doné It is impossi- ble to say whether the basing rate will be lowered, the companies probably will insist upon a strict observance of rules upon which that rate is made. There {s no doubt that the rate will be considerably lowered on the rl within easy reach of the new engine house, but I think the ques- tion of a lower basing rate is one yet to be determ!ned.” VICTIM OF BRUTAL HUSBAND Mrs. P. J. Byers Still Suftering from Beat! She Was Given Saturday. presen( Mrs. P. J. Byers, who was beaten by her \hluhlnd Saturday morning, is still con- fined to her bed morning she was taken with convulsions and it was thought for a time her recov- ery was in doubt. She is now better and the physicians state that her skull was not fractured, as wag reported. She will likely be able to leave her room in a day or two. Byers returned home Saturday morning In- toxicated and began a quarrel with his wife, He then knocked her down end kicked and beat her until she was un- consclous, The police were notified and Of- ficer Baldwin arrested Byers he was leaving the house. FOR WOMAN'S EYE The Sanative, Antisep- Beautifying Women. tic, Cleansing, Purifying, Properties of CUTICURA SOAP render it of Priceless Value to #™ Much that every woman sheuld know is told in the gircular wrapped about the S04