Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 15, 1903, Page 7

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: MONDAY, JUNE 15, 1903. WORK OF LUTHERAN SYNOD Forty-F.rs: Bienn'al Session Held at Balti- more Just Eaded. CHURCH ris of Seeretarfes of how (he Growth of the Sect and Its Nocesalties Are Fur- ther Provided For, BALTIMORE, Md., June 11.—(Bpecial Correspondence.)—~The forty-first biennial #ession of the General Synod of the Evan- gellcal Lutheran Church in the United Btates, after a deliberation of elght days, closed tonight. The convention took place in the First Lutheran church, Rev. Esra K. Bell, D. D., pastor. This church is one of the finest In the city of Baltimore and eminently ndapted for the purpose of en- tertaining more than 300 guosts, delogates and visitors. To dwell for a moment on the growth of the Evangelical Lutheran church in A quarter of a century, let us follow the report of the committee on state of church, a8 presented yesterday to the general synod convention, The General Synod Lutheran church has now twice as many members as it had In 1875, and half as many more churches than In that year. The amount in the synodical treasury then was $7,771.12, now it is $25,000; beneficiary education then $2247, now nearly five times as much, $125,- 556; home missions then $§26,408, now over $96,97; church extensfon then $28,483, now $132,574; the net assets of the Board of Church Extension then were $20.284, now $466,145; contributions for the publication soclety then were $5,567, now the church owns a magnificent plant with assets of $167,019. This growth s due to the fact that this country has grown and expanded wonder- fully, not only In the east, but also in the wost. The number of delegates showed this, as the delegation s according to the size of eynods, or the number of congrega- tions belonging to this synod: Kansas had twelve delegates, while Nebraska had twenty-two, more than the old and long- established Maryland synod. There are twenty-five district synods, with 246 regular delegates on the list, representing about 1,700 churches and 230 preaching stations, with a communicant membership of over 210,000 and an infant membership of nearly 80,000, a total of 260,000, Eminent Men Present. Amorig the 246 delegates, some of whom, from the far west, were somewhat belated owing to the floods iIn the west, were sev- eral prominent men whose names are known all over the land. Conspicuous among these were Judge Peter 8. Grosscup of the United States circuit court of Chi- cago, who rendered the decision in the recent antl-Beef trust proceedings In the Windy City. The judge was not only called upon for his legal advice, together with W. C. Stoever, attorney for the Soctety of Publication, who was Instructed on Tuesday to apply to the court of com- mon pleas at Philadelphia for a new char- ter, 8o that twenty members Instead of ten could be eclected, and George Neff, an eminent lawyer, spoke also feelingly on President McKinley. Another eminent lawyer is a delogate to the general synod from the same Fast Ohlo district synod, Judge Henry Harter of Canton, 0., who sits in the court of com- mon pleas. And still another well known name Is that of Horace Lehr, mayor of Easton, Pa. Then there s J. L. Zimmerman, who_made a fight for the domofflgq nominatidn_ for the governor- ship of Ohlo a couple of vears ago, as the Baltimore American_ tells its readers. A number of professors are alsu on the floor of the synod from Springfield, O.; Atchison, Kan.: Gettysburg and other educational centers. One of these gentlemen was chosen president of the present general synod convention. while the other candi- date was also a theologieal professor. The names of these two candidates were: Rey. B. J. Wnif, D. D, LL. D, of the Gettysburg (Pa.) seminary, and Rev. F. D, Altman, president of the theological sem- inary of Midland college, Atchison, Kan. It can be seen from this that while the east was triumphant over the west {n the choos- IN PRO PEROUS CONDITION Roards was never observed during synod But Dr. Wolf had the hardest stand on Monday morning, when quite a heated dis- cussion took place on the question of what men should constitute the new board of home missions. Here the cry of ‘‘con- servative” and ‘radical’ was once more heard, after some years, although the conservative element, which is considerably in the majority, tried to evade the term “radical” by using the word “minority." The wrangle came over the fact that the name of Mr. Reen, an energetic young minister belonging to the East Pennsyl- vania synod, and which s one of the strongest districts in the general synod, was dropped from the list, while that of Dr. W. E. Parson was substituted. The chairman of the committee on nominating the new board was Dr. 8. W. Owen of the Maryland synod. When G. M. Diffen- derfer repeatedly cried out that he had the floor and claimed that he had a right to it even though the question of order was raised, Dr. Owen, In a very decided man- ner, sald: “When a motfon to postpone a special order is made, to take a vote on a pending motion, it is neither courteous nor Just that a member should take the floor and hold it until the time has expired.” Dispute Not Easily Ended. But to demostrate that “the time has come when no one can charge that one party will not do the other party justice.’ Dr. W. M. Hamma, president of the hoard of home missions, made a very conciliatory motion, which he desired to ask as a privi- legs, namely, to Insert together with Dr. Pacson’s name that of Rev. Dr. Reen and that of J. D. Haupt, thus adding the uame of one ‘radical” and one ‘“‘conserva- tive.”” Dr. Richard of the theologjcal sem- Inary at Gettysburg, who has been consid- ered one of the leaders of the more pro- pressive party, made a very fervent plea to drop all such deprecatory terms as “radical” and expressed his ideas that these words of peace might have been made earller in the day. However, he was willing to take the proffered hand, know- ing that it was a poor and unwise man who would not learn from his enemles. Here Dr. Hamma acknowledged that he, too, had learned from the other side, whereupon Dr. Richard told him he could have still more If he, Dr. Hamma, 80 de- sired. QGoing half way across the church the two men met and shook hands, while an enthusiastic individual commenced to #ing, “Blessed Be the Tie that Binds." Dr. Owen did not Itke the expression of Dr. Richard, “I shake hands with you across the gulf,” saying “Then I am the gulf,” which expression caused laughter. But this | expression also was explained and general amiability was the result of the electric discharge of wit and repartee. On the Sth, at the evening session, the president, Dr. Wolf, recelved from repre- sentatives of the Luther league a very fine watch charm, representing the coat of arms which Luther formulated, a cross in ® red heart Imbedded in a rose of five white petals shining in a sky-blue fleld. Report om Forelgn M The first day's_business was on foreign missions, a long but Interesting report be- Ing presented, read by Rev. Marfon J. Kline, general secretary of the board. The report shows the total receipts of the board from all sources for the biennium closing April 30, 193, to be $122,566.41. The report referred also to the munificent fact that the board had loaned to the board of the general council the services of Rev. J. H. Harpster, D. D., for a period of at least three years in the Rajahmunday mission in Indla, for the purpose of reorganizing that fleld of the general synod. The Woman's Home and Forelgn Missionary soclety contributed $82,581.% to the support of the work In the forelgn field. The board in its report recommended the continuance of the missions In the African. field, the bad state of health of the missionaries of several years ago having now disappeared. In this connection it may be sald that Rev, Augustus ‘Bohlmann, M. D., for many years a misslonary at Muehlenberg Mission, Li- berfa, Africa, is now assistanf professor of anatomy in Johns Hopkins university of Baltimore. One of the other-recommenda- tions read as follows Reso'ved. That the church acknowledge with gratitude its indebtedness to the Chris- tlan Herald of New York and its “Indian famine and orphan fund” patrons for their generous suppogt of the India famine or- phans in the case of our missions. Rev. Dr. Uhl, a missionary from India, on ing of a president, yet the educational ele- ment is predominant over the ministerfal. Work of the Synod. The synod opened on Wednesday evening, the dth inst., with a sermon by the retiring presidént, Rev. Dr. W. 8. Freas of Balti- more. This was a fine discourse In which the sentiment for union was expressed in a marked manner, deploring the fact that there are 143 religious sects in the United Btates. The First Lutheran church s a fine structure and made a most beautiful sight with its chaste chancel and handsome dec- orations. It was lighted most beautifully. On one occasion during a thunderstorm the electric fuses were burned out and an awful crash of lightning sped through the entire bullding. A woman, wife of a dele- gate trom California, fainted, but the gns Jets were lightsd and the speaker on the floor continued his speech unruffled. An- other young lady, Miss Bell, daughter of the_pastor, had her arm burned by the Hghtning. A memorable sermon also was preached last Sunday morning by Rev. Dr. Wolf, the president of this, the highest ecclesiastical body In the denomination, taking for his text the words: “Lead me to the rock that Is higher than L' The president spoke on these four toples: (1) “The Uni versal Consciousness of a Supreme Beln (2 “The Human Aspirations After God, (3 “The Unattainableness of This Com- munfon by Human Effort,” (4) “The EM- cacy of Belleving in Prayer." Many of the pastors of the synod occu- pled the pulpits of the city in all the aif- ferent denominations. The music, under the direction of Mr, Harry M. Smith, was & treat during every evening of the synod. The regular church cholr was assisted by well known singers ‘of the city, such dim- cult and elaborate music being rendered as “Send Out Thy Light” (Gounod), the “Glorfa,” from Mozart's Twelfth mass; the “Inflammatus” and Rossini's “Stabat Maten" Dr. Wolt as Cha Dr. Wolf was greeted with a great deal of applause when he first took his seat as chairman, and he evoked a good deal of laughter with his felicitious remarks. He sald that he himself had always caused much dicorder on the floor of the synod and that perhaps for that reason the #ynod Fad elected him as chairman, since he must hear others and have but little to say himself. Te notified the synod that he hed the sherlff of Baltimore at his dls. posal, this gentleman being n delegate, and that he would call upon the sheriff to help him, the president, If necessary. The pi ident’s very first announcement, that he wanted the pray of the hose to be delivered at & time when the synod was perfectly In the spirit of prayer and not perturbed and disquiet, and that, there. fore, five minutes before adjournment would be given for preparation of prayer— called forth contradiction from one party, Wwho claimed that the president had just #ald that he would enforce no rules of his own, and that this very statement con- tradicted the president's remarks. By the ‘way, this rule of the president, which of a yerity would have been quite an innove- turlough at home, spoke very feelingly for Inria and mission work In general, urging & more hearty support of this work. He alluded to the fact that there are people In Indla as deeply versed in theology as any of our own theologians, and that they are by no means “stone and wood ldol people.”” “Do not fool with missions,” he cried out. “If God gave us this work—I | say, It God did really give us this work to do—for heaven's sake do not. fool with it any longer." Some Entertainment Featu On Saturday afternoon the synod and visitors, together with members of the First Lutheran church, about 800 people in all, made a trip on the bay in the clty's | fceboat Latrobe. The fire board granted a Tequest for an exhibition of the fireboat Cataract, which showed its efficlent work in extinguishing flames in or along the harbor. The French flagship Tage, visited by Ambessador Jusserant and Cardinal Gibbons on Bunday, was also viewed with much Interest. On Baturday home missions were dis- cussed with a great amount of fervor, as the several fields in the various states were mentioned. The report brought out the fact that the offerings of the Sunday schools have advanced about $6,000 over the previous blennium, the aggregate being nearly 330.00. A further report was read | showing that the National Lutheran Home for the Aged is doing a good work. A turther paper, lllustrative of the Osterland Orphans’ home at Springfield, read by Rev. A. 8. Greenawald of Bellefontaine, O., and a report on the Tressler Orphans' home, located at Loysville, Pa., were pre- sented. The Tressler home is valued at $30,00. The receipts for the year were $26,749.31 and there is now a balance in the treasury of $3,076.14. Interests of Other Hoards. Dr. Dunbar made a strong appeal for his board, the Deaconess' board of the Gen- eral Synod, which work was publicly pre- sented In the evening service of the 1ith At this service Hon. P. 8. Grosscup, LL.D., Rev. Edwin Heyl Delk, A. M., and Rev. C. E. Walter made addresses. The Board of Education celebrated its labors on the evening of the 10th with an address { osttion. | tion 1n ecelestastical parltamentary usage, | recelving more for their services than coal- heavers, In a resolution by Dr. Remensnyder, which the closing se tence Is: Wo rejoice at his {llustrious which ‘will shine as a beneficent through all our coming national history. a very flou on Monday showed, since A parsonage fund, fund are $136,910.18 Fraternal Greetin Fraternal Rev. L. L. Exchanged. Smith of Virginla, Rev. Dr. 8. A. to which President Wolf responded happy strain, saying cordial welcome and handshake. Dr. ensnyder of New York City Jumped been responsible for its Introduction, house declared. was sometimes taken for genial “‘watchdo clent treasurer him, $16,000. grogation, alleged which had appealed from unfair and unchristian tee. Gifts for a School. widening was shown yesterday when Dr. announced that Mr. Henry Denhart Washington, 1ll, has promised $,000 a year for five years to pay the current ex- penses of Carthage college, provided the to glve $100,000 toward an endowment fund for that institution provided its friends raise a like sum. In all Mr. Denhart's gifts to the college amount to about $160,000. Dr. Richard in this connection developed & plan for raising $.,000,0m “for the purpose of education in the general synod,” a certain committee to handle and further this prop- Dr. Altman's stirring appeal was not without good fruit, as the synod voted to pay out of the treasury the $8,500 needed lege of Atchison, Kan., on a firm footing. On the last day the Parent Educational society, the Historical soclety and the Board of Beneficiary Education presented encouraging reports, all showing the im- portance of the work of the general synod in the United States. Dr. Remensnyder read a resolution glorying in the fact of the firm seriptural and orthodox standing of the Lutheran church, untainted by tiie deceits of present-day = theological criti- cism and controversy. In the evening after the service devoted to the work ot the deaconesses, with a mother house and headquarters at Baltimore, the thanks of the delegates and visitors to Dr. Beel and congregation was given hearty expression. In conclusion, it can truthfully be sald that the synod of 13 at Baltimore, how a thing of the past and a fact of history, was indeed a beatific and fruitful one, and that it will exert its influence for good for many months to come. May the synod of Pitts- burg, which will meet in Bethany church on the first Wednesday after Whitsunday in the year 1906 prove as joyous and pro- lific a conventlon Wwith even greater pus- bilities in store. u,\xlnd now, Baltimore, in Saying good bye to the preachers, will get ready to receive at least 5,000 saengers. G. A. N. — A CLEANLY AGE. Twentleth Century Ideas Incline To- ward Sanitation and Preventutiv Nowadays sclentists belleve that In cleanliness lles the secret of prevention of disease. To prevent a disease, remove'the cause Just as unclean habits breed many dis eases, 8o carcless habits will breed dan druff. Improper use of another's brush combs, etc. will surely cause dandruff and, in time, will just as surely causc baldness. It's microblc nfection, nothing more nor less. Newbro's Herpicide kills the dandruff germ, and causcs hair to grow luxuriantly Herpicide is absolutely free from greasq or other injurlous substances. Send 1C cents In stamps for free sample to The Herplelde Co., Detroit, Mich. SWEDISH LUTHERANS ORDAIN Twenty-Two Men Preachers Conse- ed by Augusthina synod, RLOOMINGTON, T, at Paxton today celebrated communion at the morning service and listened to a ser- mon by Rev. M. C. Larsen of Seattle, Wash. In the afterndon twenty-two men were ordained as preachers. The addre: of ordination was delivered in Swedish by Rev. N. Forsneder of Rock Tsland, TIl Dr. Erlc Norelus of Vass, Minn.. presi- dent of the synod, then performed the ordl- nation ceremony. An sddress in Fnglish was delivered by Rev. Jullus Lincoln of Jamestown. N. Y. Memorial services were held tonight for pastors who dled during the year. LOCAL BREVITIES. A concert will be given Friday evening June 2, by the cholr of Kountze Memoriai church. Charles Forbes of 214 South Twenty-ninth street was locked up last night by OfMcer McCarthy on a charge of abusing his fam fly. At St. Peter’s church Sunday morning at 1030 o'clock Bishop Scannell confirmed a clags, and in the afterncon at 3 held con- firmation services at the cathedral. The police have not yet found any trace by Rev. A. E. Wagner, Ph. D., while the Board of Pablication had Its evening service on the 9th, with an address by Rev. Dr. A. J. Turkle, formerly pastor of the Kountze Memorial church of Omaha. Rey. Dr. Turkle had also been a visitor from the General Synod to the woman's con- vention, which took place at Pittsburg a week ago. The Board of Church Exten- slon celebrated on the evening of the Sth. While discussing the work of the Pas- tors' Fund soclety, Dr. G. G. Burnett of California made the remark that the tors are responsible It thelr mom! re not contributive. Layman J. H. Berlin of Kansas took issue with Dr. Burnett, saying that the church council was here for that purpose. The same gentleman made some pertinent remarks on the floor of the synod @ little later. He sald that the fact that young men do not enter the ministry in such numbers as formerly of the man Walker, who sent a note to Chief Donahue telling of his intention to make away with himself by the watery grave route A still alarm called No. 2 engine com- pany to Tenth and Jones about 9:30 last night to extinguish a small blaze, caused by some rubbish on fire under the Tenth sireet viaduct. The annual pienic of the SBabbath scitool and congregution of Kountze Memorial church will be given Thursday, June %. All members of the corgregation are invited to participate It will be held at one of the Council Blufts parks. Detectiyes Donahue and Mitchell arrested a colored man named Thomas White, hall- ing £ Franklin, Neb., at the Webster Btreet depot yesterday afternoon. Word President McKinley was highly eulogized in Resolved, That while mourning his loss, example, influence The Board of Church Extension, also in hing condition, as its report it has now a total net assets of about $466,000, reviewed its history and recommended for the future Total receipts in this greetings were received from repredent- ing the United synod of the south, and Repass of Allentown, Pa., in a there was no other dividing line between the United synod of the south and the general synod than the Potomac river and giving also to the rep- resentatives of the general synod a very Rem- up after the address of Rev. Smith, who had referred to the origin of common service as due to one Dr. Bateman, saying that his- torical errors are best contradicted at onece and that a certain J. B. Remensnyder had In the excitement, instead of saying 1876 the doctor said 1776 and amid laughter of the “'Well, that does certainly look as if I belonged to the anclents.” Mr. Louls Manss of Cincinnati, who looks much like former President Hafrison, and is a very He has been the effi- of the snyod for many years. In his report he showed that there was a balance on hand In the treasury of The Yutan (Neb.) German Lutheran con- the treatment of a sister congregation, recelved the ad- vice to have the two snyods of Nebraska, both the German and the English, decide the question through an impardal commit- The munificence of western men and the influence of western civilization Hamma ot synod ralses $2,00. Mr. Denhart also agrees to pay off the debts and put Midland col-i John Grant Gives De ai Proposes for Omaba BStreets. Combines Al m with Nome of Thelir » and is Cheap- Run, vanta, est in Lon started that would lay bitulithic as wel! as asphalt pavemen trom five to twenty It will last,” sald Contractor John Grant. point with all property owners now cities, the question is a very natural one. “So far as bitulithic or would have been unkrown today. is as much difference between the bitu- and for the last couple of years and the first bituminous pavements laid back in the '60s and early 'T0s as between the equipment and operation of an up-to-date 1903 rallroad and the old seventy-five years ago. And yet the offi- clal records of Washington city and other cities show than on an average the poorest of the bituminous pavements did not go to pleces any faster or cost any more to repalr than much of the asphalt pavement which has been laid in the last few yea while some of them have a good record for lasting quality which is not equalled by any other paving ever laid in this country. Much Depends on Contractor. “One thing which the people of Omaha, as well as other cities, have dlscovered, an§ so I may just as well mention it here, is that in all paving it makes a great deal of difference who does the work. We all know that some nsphalt pavements are much better and last much longer than others, but no advocate of asphalt pave- ments can show one which has lasted for thirty years, or even half that time, at & cost of keeping in repair of one-half of 1 cent per yard per year. And that can be shown regarding some of the bituminous pavements laid thirty or more years ago. One very important fact regarding such pavements, especially in Washington ecity And Pittsburg, is that they were lald by only certain men, Samuel E. Scharf, Filbert & Cranford, N. B. Abbott and myself, and the paving cement for them was distilled by E. B. Warren, uncle of the two War- rens who have, within the past few years, perfected the laying of bituminous pave- ments, The Warren family has been prominent in the paving business for two generations and Warren Bros. have laid more asphalt than any other concern in the country. But since they and the War- ren-Scharf company quit laying asphalt, as have also a number of other old hands at the business, it would seem as if the way of laying it 80 as to get the best results Is not known. Bat then some people in all | lines don’t want to do work which will last. Experience at W ston. “The United States government reports show that there were In good repalr in Washington City In January 1, twenty- six pleces of coal tar pavement lald from 15 to 31 years which had never been resur- faced and which had cost from absolutely nothing, no repalrs whatever having been made upon two of the streets, up to 2.6 cents per square yard a year to repair, with the exception of one street which for some reason I do not know is down In the report as having cost 15 cents per yard to keep in June M.—Augus- | tana synod of the Swedish Lutheran church | good condition. But as against it is several of the other streets, as can be scen by any- one who cares to send for the last report of the engineering department for the District of Cobumbla, cost less than 1 cent per yard per year. Of this paving the shows tha 4713 yards yards ‘were 31 years old; 3,89 3 years old; 19,628 yards 2 vears 0ld; 4,442 yards 2 vears old; 25,664 yards 16 years old, and 11,433 yards 15 years old, making a total of 747 square yards In use from 15 to 31 Years. Washington is aif- ferent from every other city In the country In the matter of taxes, and about every kind of pavement ever proposed has been tried more or less at the expense of the general government, and none of them show the record made by the bituminous pavements. The first cost of these pave- ments was from $1,97 per square yard, when there was something of a paving war on. to $3.20 per yard Opinfon of an Expert. “In the March, 1903, number of the Munic- ipal Journal and Engineer, Prof. Allan Wade Dow, for the past 10 years govern- ment inspector of asphalt and cement for the District of Columbia, has an Interesting article on the coal tar, or bituminous pave- ments lald in Washington City. Before he was appointed government Inspector Prof. Dow was first assistant chemist of the Barber Asphalt Company, New York, and on account of his investigations he has been recognized as an authority on asphalt and bituminous paving. A short time ago when he announced, as one result of his fnvestigations, that Trinidad asphalt, so long ccnsidered a standard of quality, was unfit for use In paving except it was freed from its soluble salts, there was a great deal of comment In the paving world. Prof. Dow In his article tells of the different patented pavements which the government tried some 30 years ago and from what we now know it is hard to understand how such ridiculous mixtures or cocmpounds could ever have been used. One formula, TALKS OF BITULITHIC PAVING of Material He SAYSIT IS MOST SUITABLE AND DURABLE Advantages of Asphalt “Since the papers announced several days ago that a new paving plant had been 1 have been asked times a day what bitulithic pavement i# and whether or not ““What seems to be the most lmwrlnl:! s whether a pavement will last,” continued Mr. Grant, “or whether it will cost a good | deal morc to keep it up, and keep on cost- ing more each year, than it did to lay It. And considering the condition of most of our streets, and Omaha has not yet had as much experfence In this line as some other bituminous macadam pavements are concerned I can say that if the process of laying them had been properly worked out thirty years or thirty-five years ago, asphalt pavements There lithic pavements which are being lald now tram roads of | yard per annum. But few of the C. Evans' pavements were lald later tha 18 “‘Prot. ‘these so-called coal fallure of them was due to the mixing with the coal tar of other Ingredients, an that the pavements which lasted so we were lald with a straight refined coal ta ing material | tead of graded granite or hard stone, a at present, sand and gravel were the used, and that even the best quality of coal old-fashioned tar prepared under the method of distilling, cannot be compare: with that manufactured methods and experienced supervision. || predicts that H . | by chance thirty years ago it will now by secured In all cases Gives General Satisfaction. “But aclentific men who have investi ones who have endorsed them in the mosf unqualified terms. In all the years tha have been given the complete satisfaction and re. recefved In the last couple of years. New York, which includes hundreds of owners In New York and vicinity, ap pointed a committee to Investigate bitu lithic pavements, and in the spring of 190! unanimously adopted the committee's re. port, which recommended bility and cleanliness, and that the asso. paved with it Drivors' bility, etc. to the lovers and drivers of good horses. America, Automobile Manufacturers, the Associated of American Wheelmen and the Staten Island Driving club. A committee com- posed of delegates from the different or- ganizations, all of which are interested in getting the best possible pavements, visited several citles In which bitulithic pavements have been lald, investigated thoroughly the way It is ‘manufactured and put down, brought in a detalled report strongly rec- ommending bitulithic pavements gnd pledging the support of the general or- ganization to having them laid. Under each of these headings the committee en- dorsed bitulithic pavements: from dust, absence of any slippery surface, no evidence of cracking, durability, resili- ency, ease of traction, sanitary advantages, appearance of the finished pavement, no crosswalks are needed at street intersec- tions, simplicity of construction, ease of repalr, its nolselessness, its availability, cost. New York to Use Bitulithic. “On account of the above and official in- vestigations, New York is preparing to lay hundced of theusands of yards of bitu- lithic paving. So far as favorable reports g0 I could glve you enough to more than fill & whole paper, from New England, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohlo and cities in sey- several southern states. and they are re- eral southern atates, and they are reports, like the ones from New York City, which no other kind of paving has ever been able to obtain—not pald for reports, but reports from assoclations and individuals who are simply interested In getting the best possi- ble pavement for horses and all kinds of vehicles and at the same time cne that will not almost put a mortgage on all city prop- erty to keep in repair. “Coming nearer hume we have another gcod example of what Is thought of bitu- lithic pavements. 8t. Louts has already con- tracted for 300,000 yards of it and is pre- paring to lay 200,00 more yards. and be- |fore the big exposition opens there next year it may lay a still greater quantity. {The 8t Louis people are trying to put | their stréets In the best possible condition for the exposition and so are determined to have the best pavement. But they had to fight before they could get it, the asphalt trust putting every obstacle In the way of bitulithic, by misrepresentations and in every way, just as it has done in other places and Is prepared to do in Omaha. But in 8t. Loufs when the case got into the courts, though the asphalt trust made a hard fight, Judge Woods rendered a sweep- ing decision In favor of the letting of con- tracts for bitulithic pavements, denying every point ralsed in the petition of the representative of the asphalt trust, Cheapest in the End, “In the thirty-elght years that I have been In the street paving business I have investigated and studied every kind of pav- ing that has been proposed and can say this much of thé bitulithic pavement: It may be possible that in‘the future some better kind of street paving may be found, but up to the present time bitulithie pavin 18 tho best, and in the end the cheapest. I combines all the advantages of asphalt and pleasure and business; it enables horses to darw heavier loads; it Is practically nofse- less. That Omaha property owners will realize the advantages of bitulithic paving as soon as they have investigated it I am satisfied and then they will want it." Mr. Grant admitted that other things besides merit have frequently influenced what kind of pavement should be laid, but sald he dld not care to discuss the matter for éxample, prescribed a certain proportion of wood saw dust and sulphuric acid, the latter being used to dissolve the sand and solor the saw dust. 1 superintended the lay- ing of several jobs of paving under this patent, thougk 1 did not follow the directions as can be seen from this extract from Prof. Dow's article: Dow Speaks of Grant, *“The sawdust was eliminated from the formula after one or two of the earliest pavements were laid. That all of the Evans pavements were not rulned I belleve is entirely due to the good judgment dls- played by the foreman, Mr. John Grant, now president of the Grant Paving com- pany of Omaha, Neb. Mr. Grant noticed that the addition of the sulphuric acid to the hot tar caused coneiderable fuming, and supposing all the acld was volatized, he tried some mixtures without, to save the expense of the acid. He noticed that these mixtures were entirely too soft, 8o he hard- ened the tar somewhat by giving It a crude refining by heat after adding it to the gravel and sand. It {s owing to Mr. Grant's was recelved from Bloomfleld, Neb.. to hold e man, as he 18 suspected of burglary at_that town The Knights of Columbus are for & ceremonial session to be Sunday at Omaha. There wi of the order present from O'Neill, Sioux City, Kansas City, Des Molnes. 8t. Joseph and ‘other places. ‘A large class will be in- preparing eld next owing to the small salaries the ministry | itiated into the mysteries of knighthood I closs - 1s getting at the present day, many Bot | Juet at the Millard heter e "N * gond work that I am able to present to you the pictures of Highland Terrace apd Massachusetts avenue, lald by Mr. C. B Evans in 187, Highland Terrace has cost for repairs on an average $0.006 (one-half cent) per square yard per annum. It has been estimated that the Massachusetts ave- nue pavement has cost for repairs, on an average, less than $0.01 (1 cent) per square at this time. Two reasons, he sald, why bitulithic or coal tar pivements have not been lald more extensively are that the best way of laying them was only worked out a fow years ago, and that the Asphalt trust had had everything its own way in such matters, and with the couneils and boards of many clties, for a number of years. But, due In great measure to City Engineer Rosewater, the gates in Omaha were thrown open several years ago to asphalt which was not controlled by the asphalt trust, and they would now be thrown open, he was confident, to bitu- lithic paving. They could not, in fact, he | sald, be kept closed even if the city 4 thorities should be In favor of doing s as the property ow S would Insist on opening them. The machinery for the new plant at Eleventh und Paul streets has been shipped and everything will be ready for it in a few days. | & Woman Restrained A voman supposed o be the wife of Amos McFerrin, a Blair teamster, was picked u by the police in the vicinity of the Twer tioth street car barns yesterday. Th woman had with her a small child and had been wandering about for some time in search of work' When questioned she ad. mitted that she had deserted her husband in Blair, but did not wish him to know of W e E. »|BOOMS PORTO RICAN COFFEE[ANSAS CITY STOCK MARKE Dow describes several other of tar concrete pave- ments' and states very positively that the without the addition of any other cement- He also points out that in- under modern the present knowledge and methods Insures the complete success of all coal tar, or bitulithic pavements lald—that | 18, that where success was only obtained gated bitulithic pavements are not the only asphalt, brick, wood and other pavements laid none of them have ever | celved the endorsement that bitulithic has For | island on July 1, or after the president has example, the Road Drivers' Assoclation of | the most wealthy and prominent horse the bitulithic for its ease on horses, nolselessness, dura- clation bring all the pressure possible to have Seventh avenue and other boulevards Never before did the Road Assoclation of New York make any such recommendation in regard to any kind of paving, and in this report it was stated that it was as much to the interest of property owners, on account of its dura- to have bitulithic paving as “Another strong and a straight business endorsement which bitulithic paving re- celved In New York wae from the Asso- clated Road Users of America, an organi- zation composed of the Automobile Club of the New York Truck Owners' assoclation, the Road Drivers' Assoclation of New York, the Associated Cycling clubs of New York. the National Assoclation of Cyciing Clubs of Long Island, the League Freedom | macadam with nore of thelr disadvantages, | It combines safety, speed and comfort qualities with durability. It gives an ideal footing, making ca driving for both | | teenth street are far more able to meel | the burden of taxation than property own ers on parallel strects. There Is another lr: NEW YORK, June 14.—Governor W. H. T | Ponce, He denled the rumor that sald 8| C n opening to Porto Rico coftes, which | unexcelled qualit Americ: are inv g largely In orange groves, and the e | portation of this fr ast year. { been ment north since January, which 1s a heavy increase over last year. manufecturers of the United States are now fmporting the leaf from the lsland, in- dicating an increased demand for Porto ‘an clgars is being cultivated under can- vas with good results. | The Anierican Steam Railroad company has built more than twenty miles of addi- tional line, which will connect the prin- cipal citice, and work is about to begin on o Gover Hunt Tells of Inmcreasing Trade Due to Am Energy. |Hunt of Porto Rico urrived tonight on he would resign and speaking of Porto Rico \ ffee planters find_encouragement in the | belief that the New York market is at Jnst of fruit is 2 per cent over Over $500,00 worth of sugar has The tobacco Babbath Trading Resorted to by Oitisens o Reocently Flooded Town. RECEIPTS SO FAR ARE NOT LARGE ® Still Somewhat Disorgan Though All Departments Open and Attend to Custom- ers as Aforetime, KANSAS CITY, June 14 —The first Suh day trading at the stock yards in the his tory of the local market prevafled here today, all departments being open. The ::;;Lm-m n'! hn;lll and selling cattle and rogressed the same s o day. TThe market was po At the Fe: t open at the r quest of shippers and feeders close to K sas City who have experienced dMeqity in obtaining feod at reasonable prices because of the conditions resulting from tho recent the electric rafllrond between Ponce and | 00d, .{8an Juan, American capital and enter- | CATTLE—Receipts, 50 head; calves, & prise are beginning to work great changes | head: shipments, 350 head cattle; no culves, in Porto Rico. t| In a political way there is substantial t{advancement. Peace and order now. pre- { vall, American laws are effectively admin- |istered and the people aspire to the rapid adoption of American system of govern- | ment. 1 am on my way to Washington to assist |in a distribution of iands to accrue to the ¢ | made reservations for military, naval and | other national uses. This grant will be an- T | other valuable asset for the people. -| INDEPENDENCE NON-EXISTENT 2| Dr. Tupper Declares All Nations Are i Bound Up Omne with gatue, rioady to strong: by \ native heifers, $3.254.2; $2.00@3.85; stock helfers, $2.00 HOGS—Receipts, 80 head; f steers, $4.5040 ive mi shipments, none: markat sctive, mostly 5¢ higher top. $6.07%: range, $5.606.07 SHEEP- ne. Recelpts for Monday are uncertain and range from 1% to 300 cars. N all the unloading chutes of the varlous | will be In commission, however, and recelpts are expected before the closes, although only (wo packing houses may be in active operation by that time The work of cleaning up the quarantine division is being pushed and will be ready for business within another week aflroads era | week CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET, Another, Falr Saturday Recelpts and Prices o| PHILADELPHIA, June 14.—C Ka i e SLPHIA, June 14.~Commence- | CHICAGO, June 13 ment week at the University of Pennsyl- | 500 head; miatket semindl, sood 1o il vania began today with the buccllnurellu,:'&""':4“.{“‘(:‘:”5“‘"‘ foor to Jmedium, $1.00 sermon, which was preached by Rev. DI. | §iGhga .. neiror o tam s S i SO Kerr Boyce Tupper at the First Baptist |2.80; buils, $2.50g1 alves, $2.5005.00 chureh. T‘;l‘a?‘){!“‘[ steers, $4. Dr. Tupper declared independence was | Monday, i.0m° Terc er.* 3" tmated more popular today than interdependence, | steady mixed and outchers, M6 % Kool but while this was true, it was equally ‘29‘;‘,";‘ 5 iy $6.2046.35; rough heavy 5.20; 1igh b itk o . true that absolute independence was an.im- | §.00qg30. 50 $0S00015 bulk o wales, poseible relation, that the law of Intimate hf‘léf kAlND dr,ulns Recelp 2.0m market steady; £0od to chojee weil- connection and mutual dependence bound | pr2d§ TRERKES ¥leadys Eqod to cholce’ w the whole human family in an inseparable unity. Continuing, he said: ‘We are recognizing today as never before, perhaps, that we are members one of an- other and debtors one to another; that neither languages nor customs, widely as they may vary, Interfere with the strange oneness of the community of nations. Even we of this splendid century of elighten- ment and progress are acknowledging our indebtedness to far-away nations—to Rome for the principles that underlie our sys- tems of law; to Greece for our ideals of art, and to Judea for the iaspirations of our highest faith. It is the great truth’of universal interdependence, no man living to himself, no nation living to itself. EXPECT AMERICA TO PROTEST Peking Residents See Slight in China Renewing Treaty Negotia- tions from Shanghal. PEKING, June 14.—It is expected that the United States will object to the transfer of { the negotiations for the American and Jap- anese commercial treaties from Shanghal to this clty, as it is jmpossible for the Amer- fcan commissioner to come to Peking. An edict ordering the transfer has now been lssued without consulting either the 4.60; wi ; native lam @6.75. Stoux City Live Stock Market, SIOUX CITY, Ia., June 13.—(Special Tele- gram.)—CATTLE—Receipts, 80, mostly killers; market 10c lower; beeves, $4.00616.00; cows, bulls and mixed, $2.50G stockers and feaders, $3.50094.60; calves and yearlings, $2,00474.40. HOGS—Receipts, 6,000; market 6o higher; $5.8616.00; bulk, $5.9506.05. IN LONDON . American Crop Reports Also Aid in MONEY EASIER Improving F! elnl Situation, LONDON, June 14.—The rate for moncy was oasy last week and the Stock exchange surmounted the settiement with less trouble than was anticipated. This, together with the better reports regarding the American crops, broduced a_great fmprovement in the situation. There was a rally in all de- partments of the market, which was not checked even by the Servian revoluthn, foreign bonds being but slightly affected by the events in Servia, A much healthier tone was indicated by large repurchases on speculative account and a fair amount of investment buying, with a prospect of still further advarices. Canadians responded United States or Japan, which omission fs considered as discourteous to the two powers concerned. / The Japanese negotiations have been sus- pended and: are at a deadlock owing to China’s refusal to discuss Japan's demand for the insertion of a clause in the treaty for the opening of Mukden and other cen- ters to foreign trade. Last Year. BUDAPEST, June 14.—The official report of the ministry of Hungary estimates the yield of wheat at 388 millimetre centals, compared with 46.5 In 1%2; rye at 1.7, com- pared with 13.6; barley at 12, compared with 13.5, and oats at 10.8, compared with 12 in 1902. A Cut Never Bleeds After Porter's Antiseptic Healing Ofl is ap- plied. Relieves puin instantly and heals at the same time. For man or beast. Price, 25¢ Found His Place. Two men were discussing the friends of thelr boyhood, and In the course of the conversation mentioned one old schoolmate who had been the possessor of a most un- fortunate dlsposition. “I wonder what became of him," said one man. “It always seemed to me that It wouldn't be possible for him to get any enjoyment\out of life or find any sort of work that suited him.” sald the other man. “I saw | him out west last year, and he has a job that just suits him to a T. He's station- master In a place where there are forty trains a day coming and going, and he sees somebody miss everyone of them.'— Youth's Companion The Mighty Fallen. “Who is that bored looking old fellow in the opera box with the richly dressed woman?" “That's a duffer of the name of Spykus.s | Got tmmensely rich in mining stocks or | something of that sort, I belleve.” “Spykus? I haven't heard that name for a dozen years or more. I used to know & famous base ball player named Hi Spykus, quickly to the American recov The tone in the South African situation Is still heavy. Manchester Textlles. MANCHESTER, June 14.—The cloth mar- ket has gone thiough o I tied condition. The fine weathe with disappointing busines: operators to extend the h y tuations In cotton intensified. the of negotiating orders, although s ers have taken moderate parcels at higher The fluc- difficulty ome buy- HUNGARIAN CROPS FALL OFF | prices. The advance not onl} continues d" cotton, ;uu:hnn ncw‘mm of l]:w .Ir |:l]|l ecrease 'of the surplus swplies in the Official Report Shows All Small | 4,48 of producers, which were bought at Oruise Losd Prammiaiig Thih lower rates than those now ruling. Sales were consequently below the average, pur- ticularly in India and China staples. 'Most of the long-established markets, however, are under contract for some weeks for- ward. A small trade developed for South Africa and a few minor cutlets Yarns were inactive, the movements In cotton stiffening the attitude of spinners and the turnover was small. o1l and Rosin. OIL CIT June 14.—OIl~Credit bal- ances, $1. certificates, no bid ments, 127,413 bbls.; average, 73.% runs, 8,834 bbls.; average, 84,236 bbls.; ship- ments (Lima), 9,23 bhls; average. (8,608 bbls.; runs (Lima), 69,42 bbis: average, 59,019 bbls, €440 Uirl's Tucked Dress, but he disappeared all at once and I 810 1438, never heard of him since.” 2 - - " Girl's Tucked Dress 4440.—Tuckings of Xea) 45 Hls ke same. man."~Chicagn various widths sult the sesson’'s materials Tribune. Escaped Comviet Usught. SIOUX FALLS, 8. D, June 14.—(Spectal.) penitentiary at Pontiac, Il At the time he made his escape he was ssrving a term for burglary. Ray has been returned to Illinots to complete his term. to a nicety and are exceedingly effective on the frocks designed for young girls The very pretty model fllustrated Is shown A swindler who was arrested In Charles “" 1’"""‘ :I:"; I'::"L""::::".‘: ':“'; ";‘:"’"‘,:‘,’1':‘{'(. o Balanalonnatiinad: dapted to all the ¥z Tumy1““:”:’::‘e“enxgu‘:‘c‘:rm;dl: UM | thinner washable fabrics and to all soft ber of people to s ols and simple silks. besides securing & suit of clothes, a gun 'Vj:_‘h‘: D s wulcs ang and other property, proved to be Claude | ., W~ o watst 18 made over a fitted body Ray, an escaped prisoner from the state | skirt: e Waiot s FAG el EE ke depth when a transparent effect is desired. The main portions are tucked for several inches below the upper edge, but are full at the belt. The sleeves are quite new At W and attractive and form the fashionable Alput MEIIARIR. Boent rne | PUS at the wrists. The skirt 1s tucked oML, June A A ewe under con- | in Sroups that harmonize with those of the B tinn he “question —of repairing Six- | waist and which fall free to produce a Seenth street. This is not a new question. | fiounce effect e ve ry year for a dozen We have had it every y ¥ 8 donen The quantity of material required for the than o O+ Toavos the stréet in worse con- | medium size (10 years) ls 4% yards 2 ditlon than the preceding one. Yet while | inches wide, 4 yards 32 Inches wide or 3 thousands upon (Nousands ‘of doliars he%e | yirds @ Inches wid. D e i conditian, ‘net & doliar's | The pattern 440 is cut in sizes for girls worth of repairs have been made by the | of 8 10, 12 and 4 ars of age. city on North Fifteenth and North Seven- teenth streets. Property owners on AR A b o B PR . 1 paving just r the & street and are entliled to equal considera- | at from 25 to 50 cents, will be furnished at tion.” In dlsbursing so much of the S0° | o nominal price, 10 cents, which covers ail nd or paving fund as may be - | .4 ::.h,lv-h;nr paving rfu. irs. the city should | eXpense. In order to get a pattern encl not continually favor one set of taxpayers. | 10 cents, give number and name of pattern Such discrimination 1s an outrage, all the more 0 because property owners on Six- rallel streets should be given reason why J some consideration. If Fifteenth and 8ix enteenth streots were repaired they would diminish the burden of heavy trafc on Sixteenth street and possibly make the the fac The general appearance of the woman indicated a slightly demented con- dition. The mother and child are in charge of the police matron awaiting word from paving of that street last more than three or four months of the year: Let us stop favoritism in .A‘J:‘ repairs. .lmhpropern owners are ent! to &n egual show. THO! BWIFT. ket latte wanted and bust measure. PRIVATE WIRES GEO, A. ADAMS CRAIN CO, GRAIN, PROVISIONS AND STOCKS. 24 Board of Trade Bldg., Omaha ‘Phones 1006 and 1617. Members all prin. uc'nm. Write for our dally Biar- ] b | ) \