Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 6, 1902, Page 5

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, (OMBINE SOLDIERS' HOMES| Boggestion of Some Members of Bpecial Investigati: WOULD ABANDON GRAND ISLAND PLACEl Grand Island n and ed with Institution. Committeethan Says t to Be Comwsol Miltord The coming legisidture will be tpon to pass upon a matter which will be | presented by some of the members of the | the | committee which was appointed by governor to visit the soldiers’ homes of the state. Bomé of the members of the com- mittes will seek to have the home at Grand Island .abandoned. Sald one of them “On our last visit to the home we found everything in as good shape as possible under existing circumstances, but we also found good reasons for favoring the con- g Committee, I called | #olidaton of the homes. Attached to the Grand lslapd-home are 600 acres of land which it was believed at the time thc home was established would make the institu- tion in a measure self-supporting. This 1t has failed to do. The land is so podr that it will' rafse nothing but aifalfa and this has not been developed to a paying point. » Fhe state has.from time to time approprieted money, to be spent in plant- ing trees, but the trees fall to grow in the soil, whichls impregnated to a greater or dess degree with alkall. The ground upon which the buildings stand has no drainage and it will be practically impossible to maintain. the buildings in the way they should be kept up if the health and comfort of the inmates is to be considered. “At MYNOrd the state has forty acres of land, which is sufficient for all purposes of the home. The situation is beautiful and the drainage perfect. It the Milford home should be increased in size to accommo- &ate all of the Inmates of both homes it would bo possible and advisable to take ad- vantage of the river there to secure power | for eldetric lights and the operation of | other necessary machinery in connection with the home, Needs Immedinte Attention. “Thig matter should receive attention at this time, because if the Grand Island home 18 to be maintained it will be necessary to appropriate a comparatively large sum of money. to repair. the buildings and make necessary improvements, while with a com- paratively small sum in addition to this new bulldipgs could be erected at Milford and the Jomates of the Grand Island home transferred to that place. “In, addition. to. giving the inmates of the nome a bétter place to live the state would save a considerable amount of money each year by the change, the saving belng so large, in my opinion, that it could afford to give the land and bulldings at Grand Isl- and away rather than to maintain them. Of course the state could realize something out of the land and buildings at Grand Isl- and and this could be applied on the new buildings at Milford. “The principal item of saving to be made by consolidating the homes is in the matter of management. At the present time we have two complete staffs of officers and at- tendants. With congolidation only one staff would be necessary, and the number of attendants could be materially reduced. The amount annually expended on both of the homes, while much too small, would make a better showing if it were all spent upon one. At Grand Island today there are no carpets or rugs upon the flogr, of the hospital. Even In the sitting room, where | convalescents spend their time, the floors are bare and there Is an air of desolation around the place which is very depressing. All of this could he changed it the homes were consolidated at Milford, where the surroundings are pleasant. Strikes at Thelr Koot Many dangerous diseases begin In im- pure blood. Electric Bitters purifies the vlood and cures or mo pay. Only 50c. For sale by Kubn & Co. OMAHA WINS IN THE DEBATE High School Orators from Beatrice Come Off Second in the An- nual Contest. A trio of young men from Beatrice met in debate and were fairly defeated by the same number of Omaha students last even- | ing at the assembly room of the ‘Board of Education in the city hall. They were representative speakers from the Beatrice | and’ Omaha High schools and the contest callgdgout an, audiegce of over 200. The - question, upder _discussion was: “Resolved, That labor unions are an in- jury to the public.” The Omaba team, composed of Bepjamin Cherrington, Rich- ard Hunter and Joseph Swenson, upheld the afirmative, and from Beatrice, Charles Cobbey, Stewart, Dobbs and Ralph Wever- ling spoke for the negative. Accnrflln.g Judges E. C. Page, H, C. Brome and G C. McDonald, the afir; won by’ 7723 poipts to the negative's 742. They z' ad; Bowever, that had the points beeth delivery, and stage presence the decision would Mave gone differently. To the Om debaters the victory is not €0 much 18 the defeating of Beatrice s lo making trice than did the team of two years ago, which has ever sincé-been known in the ' a cell at the station. s the famous Hillls-Lewls- | bigh . sehodl Reed combination. Misy Emily Cleve and Miss Louise Shad- duch+tendered a delightful violin duet. | much_ trouble,” ron, DRINKING, ; GOOKING -no BAKING ALWAYS USE BLUE=- WRAPPER JAMING GROGOLATE UNEGUALLED roz PURITY, FLAVOR AND STRENGTH COSTS NO MORE THAN OTHERS GET IT AT YOUR GROCERS Amusements. ——————————————— At oy« Miss Gertrude Coghlan and company In Edward E. Rose's dramatization of Mau- rice Thompson's story of the revolution, “Alice of Old Vincennes." The cast Alice Roussillon Miss Coghlan Nanette St. Plerre.. Jane Bartlette Mme. Roussillon.... . Colonel Hamilton......... John Fitzhugh Beverly...... ather Beret........ v e Jazon sesses aspard Rousailion, Captain Farnsworth... Licutenant Barlow......William F. Haddock Captain Holm........ .Willlam Brummel Ren DeRonvilie.. George Leonard Sergeant Jean. ige Douglas trice Foster Williams ..Eugene Frazier Sidney Irving Joseph Cusack CWalter Cooke Henry Martin Joseph Cleworth ..Lowell Drew “Alice of Old Vincennes™ fsn’t much bet- ter a play than it was a story; and, unfor- tunately, it isn’t much of a story, even as stories go nowadays. But the swarm of storles that came up from the pool of pa- triotie tradition has had its vogue and the play 18 following in the path of the novel. It is having its vogue, and these vogues in literature are very much like whooping cough among the children—they must have their run. It does seem a pity that a young woman of the undoubted capabilities of Miss Coghlan should be compelled to waste her efforts in prating fustian about politics and patriotism. One thing in favor of the pres- ent offender Is that the platitudinous speeches are brief, and for this brevity much thanks. One act of the play. the second, bubbles with delighttul humor, girl- ish fun and quiet sarcasm, so that from end to end it is full of laughter. It closes with a melodramatic climax, though, and this very nearly spoils the effect of the clever work that precedes it. The open- ing act is a synopsis of the book. leading up to the central events of the story. and the closing acts are little more than bun- combe. Situation is piled on situation with- out regard for logical sequence, merely to make the play move, and it would be a wonder if it didn’t go, for the procession of climaxes comes so fast that the action of the plece fairly scurries to get them all off. Miss Coghlan is seen to a much better advantage as Alice than as Becky Sharp: and this Is not intended to disparage her excellent presentation of the Thackeray herotne (for, after all, Becky is the real heroine of “Vanity Falr"). She is much better suited by nature to portray the character of a young girl, full of life, cour- age and high resolve, and yet a girl, with all a girl's notions of romance and the Iike. Alice betrays just a trifie too much sophistication for one whose life has been spent in Old Vincennes, but this may be pardoned, as it is essential to the duel of wits between her and Colonel Hamilton. Miss Coghlan's sweet, clear voice, mobile face and evident appreciation of a funny situation, mark her as one who will be heard from in gomedy at a future date when “the romantic” shall have given way to a more legitimate method of entertain- ing people at the theater. Her mock trag- edy in the second act, when she shows the ple, 1s one of the best bits of comedy that has been seen here In a long time. The supporting company 1s quite capable. Miss Douglas and Miss Foster are both very good as the girl companions of Alice. The Madame Rousillon of Miss Willlams is an excellent bit of character portrayal and Mr Frazier's Colonel Hamilton is well acted. The applause won was well merited. A matinee today and evening performance close the engagement. SHOPLIFTING NOT PREVALENT This Species of Hollday Mischief, Po= Hce Say, is Not Com- mon, “Holiday shoplifting is at present not giving the Omaha police department very sald the desk sergeant at police headquarters yesterday afternoon, “for the simple reason that the offenders are quickly detected in thelr work with the goods In their possession And are es- corted to the offices in the stores in which the Jifting occurs, where they are eager to better record against Bea-|disgorge the plunder that they may avoid arrest and secure their liberty instead of We do not have nine out of ten of the cases which occur reported |to us and shoplifting is practically an un- * While awalting the decision of the judges |known quantity. The police are not relaxing their efforts in the apprehension of such offenders, however." i v e clothes, wet feet, colds, night coughs, the croup—a part of school life. And it should be a part of home Iife to keep on hand a bottle of Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral. Just one dose at bedtime, when the cold is threatened, will stop all future trouble. We wish you would ask your doctor if he knows anything better for colds, coughs, bronchitis, weak hroats and lungs. Tueesses: 25, S, LA J.CAVERCO, Lowell, Mass. “%4] hiave used Ayer's Che: Pectoral in my faml know nothing could be better for the coughs and col for eight years, and | of c‘nkuyen."' Mrs, W. H. Brymer, Shelby, Ala. | will be "Richard F. Sullivan | 1902. PROPOSE A DEBTORS' COURT Retail Merchants Have New Scheme to Ool- leot Delinquent Accounta COURT TO CONTROL EMPLOYE'S INCOME Proposed Bill Provides That Delin- quent Shall Receive Only Enough of Hix Wages to Pay Necese sary Family Expenses. As the result of the conference held Thursday evening between the representa- tives of the Retail Grocers' association and the labor organizations it is probable that a bill will be introduced in the legislature at the next session providing for the crea- tion of a debtor's court, which will have jurisdiction in certain cases where persons are indebted to others for the perchase of necessities of life, such as clothing, food, fuel and house rent. . Briefly outlined, the proposed bill will provide that the county judge or some jus- tice of the peace will be the judge of the debtors' court. When a creditor cannot collect & bill for necessities of lite he will filé a complaint against the debtor, who notified that the account has been placed in the hands of the court, and a day will be set for hearing fhe cause. After trial, judgment will be rendered in ordi- nary form if the plaintiff establishes his claim and the judge will make inquiry into the income of the judgment debtor, the size of his family, the total amount of his monthly expenses, making allowances for only those expenses which are absolutely necessary. After these points have been determined the court will decide upon how much of his total income shall be set aside for the payment of the debt upon which judgment has been entered. This amount shall be paid weekly or monthly, as the court may determine, and no other costs shall attach to the collection of the bill other than that of serving the first papers in the case. Court to Investigate. Provision will be made for the debtor to come before the court at any time and show cause why the partial payment shall not be made at any stated time, the recox- nized causes being sickness.in the family, loss of work or decrease in salary. In case the defendant fails to make payment as or- dered or fails to make satisfactory showing as to his inability to pay, the judgment be- comes a llen upon his wages and the wages may be garnisheed in the hands of anv ¢m- ployer. In case suits are filed by a num- ber of persons against one defendant and all are proven, the money In excess of the amount required to maintain the debtor's family will be paid into the court and by him apportioned among the judgment cred- itors according to the amounts of their claims. Under the common law failure of the judgment debtor to pay according to the order of court would subject him to pun- ishment for contempt of court, but a prov sion will be incorporated in the bill abolish- ing this form of contempt in these cases and the only punishment to be inflicted will be the garnishment of the wages of the debtor. It develops that opposition to increasing the scope of the garnishment laws comes not only from representatives of labor ore ganizations, but also from representatives of corporations which employ large numbers of workingmen. The representatives ot these corporations claim that with in- creased opportunities for garnishment of the wages of thelr employes will come ad- ditional trouble to employers, calling them into court from time to time in cases in which they bave no interest and desire none. E SETTLES IT. Saps the Hair's Vitality. It 1s now a settled fact that dandruff is caused by a germ. Falling hair and bald- ness are the result of dandruff. Dr. E. J. Beardsley, of Champaign, 111, -got hold of the new hair preparation, Newbro's Herpl- cide—the only one that kills the dandruff germ. He says: “I used Herpicide for my dandruft and falling hair, and I am well satisfied with the result.” Dr. J. T. Fugate of Urbana, IIl., says: “I have used Herpl- cide for dandruff with excellent results. I shall prescribe it in my practice.” Herpi- cide kills the dandruff germ. Physiclans well as the general public say so. IN HONOR OF THE FACULTY Chancellor and M Andrews and Dea: d Mrs. Ward Give Reception. In the annals of the University of Ne- braska no event will stand out more promi- tly or be recalled with more pleasant soclations than the reception at the Mil. lard hotel last evening, when Chancellor and Mrs. Andrews and Dr. and Mrs. Ward entertained in honor of the faculty of the College of Medicine. The event was to commemorate the con- Junction of the Omaha Medical colleze with the State university, and by reason of its nature the gathering embraced a large com- pany. In the course of the evening nearly 500 persons were entertained. The reception was held in the varlors of the hotel, which were profusely and tastefully decorated with palms and flow- ers. In the receiving party were Chancel- lor and Mrs. Andrews and Dean and Mrs. Ward and Dr. and Mrs. Harold Gifford. while the other members of the faculty of the college and their wives assisted in extending a welcome fo the guests and making them feel - at ease. Numbered among those who attended was a party of thirty or more persons from Lincoln. In the course of the evening the Mi Hagenow and Hoover of Lincoln talned the company with music. A buffet luncheon was served through- out the evening Iin the ordinary of the hotel, which was very attractively decorated with palms and smilax. s enter- Wright wrongs no man. Wright's fashioned buckwheat flour is pure, ELKS’ MEMORIAL SERVICE Omaha Lodge No. 89 Holds Solemn Session at Cumelghton-Or- Pheum Theater. Omaha lodge No. 39, Benevolent and Pro. tective Order of Elks, has/prepared an in- teresting program for Its memorial service, which will be held tomorrow at 10:30 a. m. at the Crelghton-Orpheum theater. Hand- some printed copies of the program have been distributed. Following the opéning ceremonies by the exalted ruler and secretary the Elks' quar- tet will sing “Lead Kindly Light.” The invocation will be pronounced by Asting Chaplain A. E. Miller. “There is a Green Hill Far Away" will be sung by Miss Fay- ette Cole, and then comes a eulogy by Matthew Gering of Plattsmouth. “Face to Face," by J. F. Barton; “Adagio Religioso,” a violin solo by Robert Cuscaden, another eulogy by J. B. Sullivan, “One Sweetly Sol- emn Thought,” by Miss Rose Allen, brings the service up to the closing ceremonies by the oficers of the lodge and “Auld Lang Syne,” by the quariet and the audience completes the program. Mrs. August Mothe-Borglum has been selected for ac- companist for this occasion. old L The [llustrated BEe PERSONAL GOSSIP IS always acceptuble, parti ularly when the persons gossiped about are people of prominence. In the coming number of The Illustrated Bee will be found a number of special articles. either telling about persons of more than ordinary prominence at the present, or expressing their views on toples of more than passing in- terest. This is only one of the many ways in which The Illustrated Bee is kept up to the times and ahead of any of It scompetitors. It first ocenpied the field in the west, and it still controls. OSEPH G. CANNON has been talked about in the political circles of the nation fmore than any other man since election. The net re- sult of this debate is that as sure as anything not accomplished can be is his selection by the repub- licans of the next congress to be speaker of the house of representa- tives, to succeed the Hon. David Bremner Henderson of lowa, who declined a re-election to congress from his district in lowa. A splen- did gicture of Mr. Cannon will be found on the front page of the next number. A short sketch of the man accompanies the picture, | ; i | UDGE GEORGE GRAY, chairman of the commission appointed by President Roosevelt to sift the mat- ters involved in the great anthra- cite coal miners’ strike, is another man on whom much public atten- tion is centered. A special article telling of the characteristics of the Jjudge, his methods of work, with a number of personal anecdotes to il- lustrate the points, is one of the features of the coming number. It is {llustrated from a photograph of the judge, made expressly for The Ilustrated Bee. EDITN SESSIONS TUPPER has written 80 much that her name is fa- miliar to all newspaper reader: She is never dull, and is always original, both in her conclusions and expressions. In a special article she tells her views of the western man, and compares him with the eastern, much to the dis- advantage of the latter. In a breezy, gossipy way Miss Tupper discusses the two sorts of men, and with a frankness that is as charming as it is cheerful places the man of the plains and the mountains on pedestal far and away above the man of the eastern city. Along with thearticle is a fine picture of the writer. AME!ICAN ACTRESSES enjoy many privileges not vouchsafed to the majority of their sisters, among which is that of getting rich through the exercise of their art. Everybody who goes to the theater, and many who do not like to hear about these women. In the com- ing number will be found a special article on the incomes of great actresses of America, and how they dispose of their wealth, It is f1- lustrated from photographs of a number of the most prominent of + ’ ‘ the stars. ANDLING FREIGHT OF A CITY sounds rather dull, but a staff artist found the topic a mighty interest- ing one on a recent visit to the local freight depots. Very few people have any idea of the im- mense amount of merchandise of all sorts that is daily handled in and out of Omaha, or any notlon { of how the moving of this is ac- complished. A full page of fine half-tone pictures, made from pho- tographs taken at the freight de- pots and on the loading platforms at some of the big wholesale houses, tells the story better than any words. * + ‘ pIESIDENT ZEMP OF SWITZERLAND discussed the American inva- slon with Mr. Frank G. Carpenter recently, and Mr. Carpenter makes the interview the topic of his weekly letter on European affairs. President Zemp very frankly ad- mits that he would like to see a closer relationship between the old- est and the greatest of republics, and says how he hopes to see this brought about. Mr. Carpenter com- pares the princt al features of the two governments very entertain- ingly. Illustrations are from pho- tographs made in Switzerland, ANKEE REFORMER AT SIAM'S COURT is another srticle about an in- dividual who has done something. This man has introduced modern methods of public and private sanitation into the filthy capital of far-off Slam with success, and will before he leaves have the clties of the whole country equipped with proper water supply and drainage facilities. A picture of the ener- getic man who has carried Ameri- can methods into Slam is used with the article. THER FEATURES of the number in- clude photographs of people who have been doing things and are consequently fair objects of public attention, the usual chatty comment, some gossipy anecdotes, a new grist of short stories, some selected miscellancyus matter, and, in fact, everything with which the readers of the paper have become famillar. If you are not already a subscriber, you should leave your order with your newsdealer today. The lllustrated Bee ~==*¢|BOYCOTT BOARDING g g | % ;, l 5 3 i | 1 . HOUSES Attempt to Give Btrikebreakers a Home Will Preoipitate a Qonfliot. UNIONS WILL SHUT OFF THE SUPPLIES tral Labor Union Goes on Record Being Opposed to Any Change in the Present Exemp- o tion Laws, Last night the Central Labor union for the first time took active steps other than financial in support of the Union Pacific strikers. A communication was received from the blacksmith’s unfon stating that the Uniom Pacific company was apparently making arrangements to abandon its board- ing house at the shops and distribute its employes in boarding houses in other parts of the city. It asked that each hotel and boarding house which supplied entertain- ment for these strike breakers be declared unfair. A delegate from the waiters' union said that members of that order would refuse to deliver food to the strike breakers where known; the meat cutters said that they would refuse to cut meat for the houses and the team drivers sald that they would refuse to haul coal or any other supplies as soon as furnished with a list of ‘the houses where strike breakers are boarding. The request of the blacksmiths was then granted, with the understanding that the list of the houses be given to the affiliated unions as soon as possible. W. H, Bell introduced a resolution de- claring that it be the sense of the union that no exclusive franchise be granted by the city council to any person or corporas tion proposing to construct power plants in the city to use water power, but that such franchise be left open to all persons. In support of his resolution he said that one {8 now pending before the city council and unless the resolution be adopted the council would take it for granted that the union favored the pending ordinance. The resolution was laid on the table. Oppose Change in Law. The law committee reported the result of the conference with tho legislative com- mittee of the Retall Grocers' association and asked that it be empowered to cone tinue negotiations looking to a union of torces at the coming session of the legisla~ ture. The committee was Instructed to notify the grocers'® association that the central body would favor no change of any kind in the existing exemption laws. The committee aléo reported that it had con. ferred with the deputy labor commissioner in the matter of violations of the female labor law on the part of certain laundries. Labor Commissioner Watson, who was present, advised the union that it should be willing to accept some compromise with the retall merchants, as it would have trouble in maintaining the existing female labor law, and should have the co-opera~ tion of the friends of the merchants in the legislature. The arbitration committe reported a set- tlement of the trouble at the National Printing company and at two barber shops. It reported a compromise in the trouble between the stationary engineers and the Kopp-Woodard company, which was not satistactory to the engineers, who had sub- sequently declared a boycott. The boycott of the engineers was not sustalned and the matter was again referred to the commit- tee. The federated strike board reported the total amount of $9,564.75 collected from various sources in Omaha for the support o striking men at the Union Pacific shops, and an urgent demand was made for funds for the present time, which is critical, as it is an odd week when certaln usual supplies do not arrive. Organizing New Unions. Members of the organization committee made extensive reports, showing that at the present time steps are on foot to organize unions of garment workers, laundry work- ers, clerks, box makers, newsboys and the custom shoe workers. The managers of four of the leading laundries of the city have agreed with the organizers and will do what they can to make the union a suc- cess. The secretary was instructed to lay be- fore the secretary o the American Fed- eration of Labor the facts in regard to the alleged organization of Federal Labor union No. 8091. Communications were received from the Brewery Workers and the Stable Men en- dorsing the editorial policy of the Workers' Gazette, while the Typographical union went on record as opposing any political action on the part of the Central Labor union. The Building Trades' touncll reported a boycott on McCaffery’s saloon and the mat- ter was referred to the arbitration commit- tee. New members admitted were: Boot and Shoe Workers, L. Reed; Fire Department Employes, Ed Leeder, John T. Bohan and John McGreal; Plumbers, Dantel Connell; Freight Handlers, J. A. Fagin; Structural Iron Workers, C. P. O'Rrien. The new kind of General Arthur cigars are now on sale. Marriage Licenses. Marriage licenses were issued yesterday to: Name and Address. Harry Fellman, Omaha .. Esther Wine, Omaha . Willlam H. Arthur, Omaha. . Margaret Espey, Omaha Robert C. Brannan, Archer, Bylvia Franks, Arch, Age. Water Near Danger Line. SHREVEPORT, La., Dec. 5.—The situa- tion in the Red river valley shows no im- rovement today. At Shreveport the water s within a few inches of the danger line and is rising rapidly. There has been great damage to property and stock, but no loss of life has been reported. LOCAL BREVITIES. Mabel Brashear is sulng for divorce from Louls C., because Louis C. threw her wear- ln’ apparel out of a window into the cold, rainy night of September 1, 101, and left it there to be destroyed. October 24, 1888, Frank Ash, whose residence fs 709 Six- teenth street, appears to have a falling for being a regular occupant of a cell at police headquarters. Wednesday he was dis- charged from custody after having been arrested for being drunk and abusing his wife. ris and Baldwin were again called to the Ash_residence to quell a small riot which he was creating in his home circle, the BEC offense within forty-eight hours. Civil service examinations will be held at Omaha Tuesday, January 6, for eligibles for appointment’ a8 custodian Maune bio- logical station, Beaufort, t a salary of §720 per annum; assistant chemist su- pervising architect's office, Washington, D. C., at a salary of $1.20 per annum; in- spector of hulls, steamboat inspection service, Evaneville, Ind., at a salary of 31,200 per annum, and scientific assistant United States fish commission, at a salary of §720 per annum. Willlam A. Paxton is to have $3,000 stock in |hr Blomquist Gymnastic and Orthopedic inetifute, and be its president, but the articles of incorporation just filed with the county clerk do not state whether he is to be a member of its faculty and ceach classes. The capital stock of the corpora- tion is $25,000 and its other officers and in- corporators are C. Gust P. Blomquist, vice They were married president; Charles D. Thompson, secretary | and manager; B. J. Scannell, 'treasurer. 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