Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 12, 1909, Page 30

‘BREAK IN STRIKERS' RANKS Between Twenty and Thirty Train. men Decide to Resume Work, ARBITRATION I8 TALK NOW Viee Pregident Harshbarger Men Are Willing to B Trouble to Peacefnl L Siye AT. PAUL, Dec. 11.—The etriking switch- men are willing to arbitrate and bring the strike to a speedy and peaceful end. This declaration was made by D. A Harshbarger, third vice president of the Switchmen’s Unlon of North America. Between twenty and thirty trainmen on the Omal the Oreat Northern and the Northern Pacifio ratironds, who went out with the strikers, met last night and de- olled report tomorrow afternoon for Auty as switohmen In the St. Paul ter- minals, to go to work Monday morning. This 18 the first mportant break since the strike hegan on November %, so far as the Twin City situation is concerned. Tratnmen Submit Proposition CLEVELAND, Dec. 11.—"1 will be eape- clally Interested in anything that may be done by Lavor to assist the striking switchmen in their contest for an Incresse of wages,' snld Grand Master W. G. Lee of the Order of Rallway Trafnmen, today “We have prepared a proposition, which has been submitted to our members,” he | #aid. “Thelr answer must be In by a date | already fixed, but which I will not men- tion. “Nothing can be done, nor will be done by January 10. There Is no cause for alarm. 1 don’t belleve there will be a general strike." War Department Embarrassed. WASHINGTON, Dec. 1L—The switoh- men’s strike situation in the north- weat 1s becoming embarrassing to the War department and a result the United States attorney at Seattle has been eon- forred with by army officers, with & view to obtaining relle By reason of this strike the government transport Dix, which was scheduled to sail from Beattle to Man(la last Tuesday, stands about three-fourths londed with forage and animals for the army in the Philippines. The Dix s greatly needed at Manila not later than January 10 for the transporta- tlon of troops and animals to the man- euvers on the island of Luzon. ‘ Many cars loaded with government sup- plies are now sidetracked in the Seattlo yards. It may be possible troops will be utllized freight. Minneapolis Without Coal, MINNBAPOLIS, Dec. 1L—For the first time In the history of Minneapolis with the exception of the anthracite strike, dealors in this city are without.coal. ““The situation is dark,” sald Secretary Reeves. “Minneapolis is not the only city facing this dllemma. Millbunks is entirely out. Grand Forks, Fargo, Moorehead, ‘Wadena and dosens of other towns are appealing for help.” BRIDE WAKES TO FIND HER HUSBAND TO BE A BEGGAR Girl of Seventeen is Lured Into Mat- rimouy by Mendicant Calli Himself Travellng Man, ‘When Margaret Gold of Topeka, Kn years of age, married Harry Schutt, also of Topeka, on June 21 last, ehe thought she WAD marrying o traveling man. Six months later she found he was a professional beg- #ar, who, by means of an appeal printed on little cards In several different lan- Kuages, managed to reap a handsome in- oome for himself and wite, It was a bitter awakening for the little not yet recoversd from the shock. The mext chapter In the e will be written In divorce court, whither Mres. Schutt will bring action to have the marriage annuiled. In this ahe has the backing of her mother, Mrs. Amelia A, Cliffe of Topeka, through whose efforts Behutt's dual life w: exposed to publie light. Sohutt was taken into eustody on com- plalnt of his wite, who vowed she was through with him. The disgrace of hay- Ing & profepsiona! beggar for a husband Was too much for her, and Schutt is now persona non grata at the humble littie home at 8217 South Twenty-fourth street, where, as a matter of fact, he was more Of A stranger thah the head of a home. Margaret Gold met Schutt in Topeka, lsst May. Schutt pald assiduous courtship and the result was a marriage on June 21, ‘when the girl was barely 17 years of age and Schutt was 22 Immediately following the ceremony, Sohutt brought his wife to Omaba, Whe for & month they lived with his father, 3715 South Twentleth street, then golng to housekeeping at the South Twenty-fourth street address. Sehutt fitted up his lt: home In & manner caloulated to make his young wife one of the happlest of mortals. all was happiness and sun- did one day's work for a looal barber, after which he announced to his wife he was golng on the road as a trayeling salesman for a Chieago cigar con- oern. He was gone for two weeks and then returned to Omaha for & week. About the middie of August, afier just two months of married life, six weeks of which we spent with his wite, Sehutt left home, fug bz would be gone some' little time. And & lrag tme it was, ‘4ulte regularly his wife recelved remit- tances from him from points in the Da- kotas, Minnesota, Towa and other states, the sums ranging from §2 to #45. In letters couched in tender terms Sohutt told of als Success a8 & clgar salesman, and the little wite looked forward with joy to the time when he would return to Omaha. As the ‘weoks passed and he falled to come, Mrs. Schutt began to wonder. There were many peculiarities in her husbAnd's actions which she falled to understand. Two weeks ago Mrs. Cliffe, the young wife's mother, came hera for a visit with her daughter, and to her the girl poured Out her story. A week ago Mrs. Schuit re- oeived & telegram from her husband re- questing her to meet him In Sioux City, which she dld. When she stepped from the train she was greeted by Behutt, who Whs attired tn rough clothing and leaning on & pair of orutohes, Schutt explained to his wife he had met With an aceident, but offered no explan tion as (o his wearifg apparel. That night Behutt discarded the crutches, but the fol- Work While You Sleep Millions of people have CAS. CARETS do Health work for them. If you have never tried #rect bealth maker—Get a 10¢ box—and you wiil never ure any other bowe! medicine. w that government in moving this the American Federation of | lowing day, when they came to Omaha, again adopted them. Alighting at Counell Rluffs, Schutt disposed of the orytehes and then accompanied his wife home. Even then the unsophisticated girl be- leved in her husband. He offered various excuses, but finally confided to her that he had been making a living by begging alms on the streets. In proof of this he #howed her in his sulteass a box of printed cards in veral languages, which were to the effect that the bearer, Oarl Olson, was & poor orphan boy and unable to earn a living. Alms were solicited that the “‘un- fortunate” boy might go to Hot Springs in the hope of regaining his health, The cards were all signed, R. W. Milburn, Hereford, South Dakota.” Mrs. Cliffe was horrified and summoned an officer, who locked up Sohutt on a charge of abusing his wife, In lleu of any- thing better, for the time being. He was dlsmissed of this charge in police court, there belng no evidence he had ever abused his wife or that he had threatened her. The broken-hearted girl is taking steps toward securing a divorce. BIG DAMAGES ARE ASKED ALONG PROPOSED VIADUCT Owners of Land on Dodge Street and Attorneys Hold OComnferemee with Oty Councllme: Owners of property along the proposed Dodge street viaduct, or their attorneys, had a conference Baturday morning with Councfimen Funkhouser, Sheldon and Mo- Govern, cofstituting a committes to assess damages, Claims for damages alleged, if the via- duet is constructed as proposed, were pre- vented as follows: Missourl Pacific rafi- way, $184000; Updike Lumber and Coal rthenia P. Douglas, $10,00; Tinley L. Comts, $5,00; George T. Morton, 84,00 Joseph H. Butter, $3,00; W. J. Creedon, $3,600; Hopper Investment company, $1,600 P, Creedon & Sonw, $1,500; Mattle . Hopper, Daniel G. Hopper and Creedon Improvement company, $1,000 each, The Improvement has been asked for repeatedly and some time ago the councll approved the plans and specitications of the city engineer for, a forty-seven-foot viaduet from Forty-third to Forty-sixth street over the Belt Line tracks. The rall- rosd will have to build the viaduct, under the law, but its representatives contend that the street rallway company should shoulder a part of the cost. The street raflway company retorts that It pays an ocoupatfon tax and cannot be brought into the game, at least on the pay end. This viaduct was something of an issue among the voters residing in the west end of the city in the last oity eleotion and every ambitious candidate Jumped with avidity at the chance to use it for his own benefit. Now the thing s hanging fire and some aldermen even voted against approving the plans of the city engineer. On top of this the claims for damages are regarded by the committee a8 excessive and the chances are good that erossing at grade will be the fashion on West Dodge street for some time to come. HOW SWITZERLAND HAS BEATEN RAILROAD MERGER Government Ownership of All Lines Gives Cinch Control of Common Carrier Problem. witzerland, one of the smallest coun- tries on the globe, could teach Uncle Sam o great lesson In the management of rall- roads,” sald Hedley P. Somner at the Pax- ton hotel, the representative for America for the government rallways of the Bwis “‘Our rallroads are government property,” he contlnued. ** They are controlled and operated by government employes and the income from the roads is turned into the national treasury. There are no rallroad syndicates or trusts; it 1 one system, owned by the peopl Switzerland 1s said to be the only coun- try that has raliroad solloltors abroad. Mr. Bomner has no tickets to sell, in fact, no tickets of any kind are sold in America for tours in Switzerland. He Is engaged in Interesting rallroad agents in boosting forelgn travel. Willlam BE. Boek, oity pas- senger agent for the Chicago, Milwaukeo & St. Paul raliroad, has been named to represent the Swiss raliroads in Omaha. NEW POSTMASTER FOR POLK Congressman Hinshaw Recommends Appointment of O. B, Harleas— Omaha Man's Positio: X WASHINGTON, Dec. 1L—(Speclal Tele- gram.)—Congressman Hinshaw has recom- mended the appointment of Charles B. Harless postmaster at Polk, Neb., vice Origen Frost, deceased. Roy W. Nelson of Omaha has been ap- polnted clerk at Winnebago Indian sehool and Mre. Laura F. Shepardson of Rush- ville, Neb., has been appointed teacher at Sisseton Indlan school, South Dakota. Postmasters appointed are: Nebraska— De Soto, Washington county, Dalsy Beld- ing, vics G. C. Hineline, resigned Towa—Hudson, Blackhawk county, A. T. Joder, vice 8 H. Cain, resigned, South Dakota — Crelghtow, Pennington county, Robert J. Haddock, vice C. F. Goettdch, resigned. Rural carriers appolntcd are: South Da- kota—Fairfax, route 1, Nelson G. Havens, carrigr; no substitute. Webster, route 3, Henry J. Baukol, carrier; Edwin Hansen, substitute. PREPARING FOR WORD FRAY Omaha High School Debaters Making Ready for Three Coming Forensie Com Debating at the Omaha High school 1s taking & more prominent part of the stu- dents' Interest this year than ever before, On Monday the preliminaries for the de- bates with Kansas City, Des Moines and Lincoln will be held. A squad will be chosen from which the individual teams will be picked. Mr. Anderson says that with the material In the high school this year he expects to make It the most successful season of debating in = the school's history. As & speclal feature on Monday the High School Glee elub will make its first appearance at the debate and give selections during the hour, The judges will be: Charles Harding, presi- dent of the Board of Kdueation; Dr. Grant Willlams of the board and Prof. B, U. Graff, principal of the high sohool. e BEWARE OF AN IMPOSTER Woman Seeking Funds Saving Institate Pro thor for Onila ced . A woman described as “being of forelgn appearance” Is visiting the Hanscom park distriot solleltisg funds In behalf of the Child Saving institute. “She 1s an impostor.” says Rev. A. W. Clark. “The only two solicitors we have are Misses Anthony and Perry, and nelther has been out recently. Roth are fully armed With credantials, besides.' The Child Saving institute has the noon lunch concession at the National Corn exposition and is doing well. Some people have left the bullding to seek & noon-time rerast in ignorance of the fact that luncheon can be bought on the groun Cut Glass—FRENZER-15th and Dodge. comyany, $15,000; Phelan & Shirley, $10,000; ( THE OMAHA SUNDAY DEATH PENALTY FOR JOHNSON Negro Found Guilty of Murdering Henry Frankland. JURY OUT THIRTY-FIVE MINUTES Court Hecords Hrokem for Promoun- cing Death Sentence—Doomed Mun Shows No Emotion When Fate s Read. “We, the jury, do find the defendant, Tom Johnson, guilty as charged, and do fix the penalty at death by hanging. In only thirty-five minutes this punish- ment was decroed yesterday afternoon for the negro who murdered Hefiry Frankiand of Chicago, November 1. Local records for time consumed—or not consumed—in infie tion of the death penalty were broken by this verdiot, for a death penalty s usually a matter of hours’ debate. In fact, the jury which last Infiloted death punishment in Douglas county—that which settied the fate of John Masauredis, the Greek—took twenty-four hours before reaching a deciston. There is one remarkable similarity In the two cases, aside from the death pen- alty. Then J. M. Macfarland and James Ralt, representing the Greek, walved fur- ther argument when A. G. Hllek, deputy county attorney, had finished the opening address. This was considered almost a slap at Eltok, untll the verdiet was in. Yesterday, too, Ellick made the opening Address, and it had been announced that J. L. Kalay and Henry Meyer would follow in behalt of the nej and that County At- torney Bnglish would close for the state, The debate was scheduled, in fact, to run late last night. Messrs, Kaley and Meyer, however, elected to walve when Ellick had done. The Jury retired at 4:65, and at in came its verdict. There was a really tense moment while the clerk opened the envelops, handed It back to the court and then, recelving it back agaln, read it aloud. Convicted Man Hears Fate, The negro, who 18 now convicted of having slashed Frankland's head almost from the body, was the least affected man ~externally—in the court room. The solid- ity which characterized him at his arraign- ment and agaln at the Inquest—the Indit- ference he mauifested all through the trial— agaln In evidence. Not even his fingers twitched nor did his eyes blink once, There was curfosity about him on the part of the spectators and something of that awe which is felt in the presence of impending death. But there was little, it any, sympathy. Johnson rose, when the court did, ex- tended his hands to a deputy sheriff to have the handouffs put cn and then walked out of the court room. The verdict 18 a remarkable one when it is considéred that the evidence was purely circumstantial. There was a per- fect chain against Johnson and every fact pointed beyond the peradventure of a doubt to him as the gullty man, But it is rare anywhere when a\jury will vote to hang & man even {n such ciroumstances, F. A. Glibert, stepson of the murdered man, and Arthur Frankland, the boy, who 18 oldest ohild of the dead man, heard the verdict pronounced. ““We are not vengeful,” said Gilbert, “but we feel that the verdict is the right one.” The pair left for Chicago last night, where they live. Henry Frankland was found with his throat cut under the via- ‘duct at Tenth street in the shadow of Union station. He had been a little in- toxfoated and was in the company of Johnson, whose motive was robbery. Hunt for Missing Girl Fruitless Louisville Police Believe that Alma Kellner Was Kidnaped—Two Slight Clues, LOUISVILLE, Ky, Dec. 1L—Late today @ shabbily dressed stranger, giving his name as Shinking, appeared at the home | of 8-year-old Alma Kellner, whom the po- lico belleve to have been .kidnapped last Wednosday, declaring - he could produce the little girl. Pressed for detalls by the mother, Mrs. F. L. Keliner, the man be- came frightened, made a hasty exit and 18 now being pursued by police and detec- tives in Mr. Kellner's automoblle. Every rumor save this and one dealing with & mysterious covered wagon suppos- edly belng driven toward Cinoinnati by two men who are said to have with them the child, have been run to fruitiess end by the police. Mr, Kellner sald family differences had nothing to do with the disappearance of the child. The officers admit that the cir- oumstances leading up to the dlsappear- ance of Alma Kellner are still a niystery, WIDOW GETS SMALL FORTUNE FOR HORSES KILLED LONG AGO Three Aundred Head Slaughtered by Government on Ground They Had Glanders. PIERRE, 8. D., Dec. 1L.—(Speclal.)—Mrs, R. Rousseau and children have just been allowed by the government $20,000 for 300 tead of horses killed about ten years ago by government officiacls in & ecampalgn against glanders. About ten years ago Rosseau owned a herd of about 600 head of horses which were | ranged on the Cheyenne River reserva- then just north of the Cheyenne river, Com- plaint was made that the horses were dis- eased and a government Inspector, after looking over the herd declared that the whole herd was affected with glanders and ordered It to be destroyed. The work of destruction was commenced and about 300 of the horses were killed before Rosseau could secure an order preventing further destruction. \The case was further Investigated and the government veterinarian from Fort Moade was Instructed to pass upon the ani- mals. After an Investigation, he declded that the disease was not glanders, and thera was no need of the destruetion of the stock which had been killed. The case was passed upon by other veterinarians, with different shades of opinions, but with a majority declaring against glanders. Rosseau then began sult against the gov- ernment for the value of the stock killed, The suit has been dragging for years and Rosseau dled some time ago. Today H. R. Horner, attorney for the estate, received a tolegram from Washington that the court of elaims had aliowed the estate $29,- 00 for the horses which were killed by government order, and Mre. Rosseau and children will receive the benefit of the award. Marines Ordered to Move. WASHINGTON, Dee. 1L.—~When the M0 marines aboard the Dixie arrive at Colon, ‘where they are expected this afterneon, they will find awaiting them orders to pro- ceed immediately to Panama and go aboard the crulser Buffalo. This seema to Indi- cate that some movement of conssquence on the Pacific cosst of Nicaragus i in coutemplation, BEE: Nebraska DR. KEIFER DIES IN SAN DIEGO Former Head of Norfolk Asylam Passes Away. NORFOLK, Neb, Dee. il.—(Special Tele- &ram.)—News reached Norfolk today of the death at San Diego, Cal, last Friday of Dr. G. F. Kelper, formerly superintenden: of the insane hospital at Norfolk and for many years a prominent democratic poll tictan in north raska. He was a ploneer In Plerce county, was defeated for eon- gress In 1802 by George D. Meikeljohn, served In the state legislature and was ap- pointed superintendent of the Norfolk In- sane hospital by Governor Holcolmb to suc- ceed Dr. J. H. Mackay. Cancer of the stomach caused death. A widow survives. STAR FIDDLER GRTS BIG FISH Recent Contest NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., Dec. 1L~(Spe- cluk)~Joneph Dukes, who was one of the prize winners at the fiddlers’ carnival in this city, yesterday captured a sixty-three- pound catfish from the Missouri river, near his homo at Minersville, and brought the captive to this city allve and put him on exhibition, He vows that he captured it while fiddiing along the bamks of that streamn and the music lured the fish to his lnes. Omaha Mute Takes Bride. NEBRASKA CITY, Neb, Deo, 11.—(8pe- clal)~Fred J. Hallstom, aged 2, of Omaha, and Miss Gasena Stillhan, aged 21, were marrisd Thursday at the home of her brother, near Lorton. Both are mutes and first met In the state institution at Omaha. They will make thelr home in Omaha. The marriage was performed by the minister putting all of the questions In writing and the answers were given {n the same manuner. There wers & number of friends and relatives present to wits ness the ceremony, Nebras ews Not BEATRICE-—The Gage county boys' and girls’ corn and domestic solefnce contest will held here December 81, A fine program 1s being prepared. BEATRICE--Gus Bradt, an old fesident of Beatrice, yesterday suffered a stroke of paralysis, “the second within the last few months, His condition is considered serlous, BEATRICE—The Touzzzalin hotel at Yymore was sold yesterday to G H. Har- rison of Bterling, Neb., who will assume charge next Monday. L. N. Miller, the retirlng proprietor, will Jocate on hix ranch {n Kansas. NEBRASKA CITY—The river is frogen over at this point and ihe ice men are getting ready to begin cutting and filling thelr_houses. This is the fifth year that the Missourl river has blocked on De- cember 8, since 1854, at this point. WEST POINT—J, F. Rosenfleld, the peony man, who has purchased a twenty- tive-ucre tract of land near Omaha to be devoted exclusively to . the culture of peontes, has left for a four months' tour of the Pacific coast. His son, Reno, will conduct the peony business on the home farm untll he returns. NEBRASKA CITY-~The _rural route carriers made their first trip over their routes yesterday since the last day of November and some of them still found the roads so bad that they did not get back until today, while others only were able to go over part of their routes and turned back. The roads have never been #0 bad fn this part of the state. WYMORE—A debate was held at Wy- more Friday night between the high school teams of that place. The question dlncussed wi solved, That the four- teenth amendment of the constitution of the United States be repealed. The tve Was represented by Miss Floy Lewis, B. Talmon, Waldo Winter, Victor Coulter, and the aftirmative by Margaret Stevens, Russell Kulp, Dorothy 1- man, Afuel Jones. The judges rendeered a decislon in favor of the negative. PRAIRIE FLOATED, UNINJURED Transport Which Was Stuck in Mud on Way South ls Dredged out. PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 11.—The trans- port Prairie, which went aground in the Delaware river on the night of Decem- ber 2, while proceeding down the river with 760 marines for Central America, was floated at 10:16 a. m. today. The Prairie was floated with the as- istance of several tugs, after two hy- draulic dredges had tug a channel into deep water, The transport immediately proceeded up the river to the Philadelphia navy yards under its own steam. 1t is not believed it In any way damaged. The ammunition, which was taken aboard for possible use In Central America still remains in the ship's magazines. The transport Dixle to which the 760 marines and camp equipments Were transferred, passed out to Sea last Sun- day night. DEATH_RECORD, Robert Hinsdale. ELKHORN, Neb., Dec. 1L.—(Special Tele- gram.)—Robert Hinsdale, an old and re- spected citizen of this place, died here today of mcute tomsolitis, He was born in Yorkshire, England, June 14, 18%0, and was the last survivor of a family of eleven children. In England he worked as a comber of wool and cume to America in 1863, when he crossed the plains to Utah with an ox team, After remaining In Utah for three years Mr. Hinsdale re- turned to Nebraska and bought & farm near Eikhorn, where he lived until 13%, when he moved to his Elkhorn residence. He leaves & wife, but no children. Bernard Wittteld, WEST POINT, Neb, Dec. 1L—(Special) ~Bernard Wittfeld, an old settler and well known eitizes of Cuming county, dled at his farm home in Lincoln township of kidney disease at the age of B4. The de- censed was a native of Germany and leaves a wife and nine children. He was the owner of a large tract of land in this county. Funeral services were held under Catholle auspices, interment being made at St. Henry's cemetery, Rev. Father Bross ofticlating. Willlam T. Cole. PLATTSMOUTH, Neb,, Dec. 1L—(Spe- cial,)~Willlam T. Cole, an old soldier and & Cass county ploneer, aged 72 years, passed away in his home In this clty Thursday night. He was born In Shelby county, Ohlo, and was wmarried to Miss Harrette Peters in 138, and they came to this county In\ 1863, where they have since resided. He Is survived by his wife and thelr three daughters, Mrs. Wil T. Adams, Miss Verna Cole, & teacher in the city sehools, and Miss Lilllan Cale, a teacher in the schools in Chadron, Edgar D. Fleteh Edgar D. Fleteher, 2101 Spencer street, dled Friday afternoon at the age of ™ years, death being due to an operation performed at & local hospital. The funeral will be held Sunday afternoon at 2:30, with interment In Forest Lawn cemetery. A son, W. H. Fletcher, s & government em- ploye at the local postotfice. For many years the late Mr. Fletcher was a traveling salesman for the Standard Ofl company. Tt of G. M. Groves. Lioyd, &-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. G, M. Groves, 5123 North Twenty-sixth street, dled Friday night of pneumonla. Funera arrangements have not been made. Miss Anna Frankell. Miss Anna Frankell, 69 years of age, died Fridny evening at the home of her sister at 3% Hamilton strest. No funeral ar- rangements have been made. DFECEMBER 12. 1909, Nechaco Valley, British Columbia The Farmer’s Paradise Nechaco Valley 18 located in central western British Columbia, between the (ascades and the Rocky Mountains, directly north of Seattle. The Grand Trunk Pacific Rallway now bullding through this fruit, dairy and mixed farming; oats average 80 bushels per acre, wheat othy heads 12 inches long; pea vine, vetch and blue stem to horse's back; wild fruit and game In abundance; rich soll; mild climate, tempered by drinking water; no irrigation, summer rains, more land. beginning. 18 no railroad land. terms. - TERMS: CONNELL SOUNDS A WAR CRY Health Officer Says Abolish Refuse Now or Suffer in Spring. CANNOT GET ANYTHING DONE Garbage Company is Courteous, but Courtesy Won't Do the Work— Council Halts and Hesi- tates, “When the garbage stench arises with a stronger and more penctrating effluvia than ever, with the breaking of spring, then I apprehend something will_happen, sl Health Commissioner Connell. “This department, even with freezing weather prevailing, s simply flooded with complaints. It seems impossible to get anything done though. We call the garbago company and give it the kicks and the re- quests of citizens, and it receives them very courteously, indeed. But courtesy doesn't move the dead “and dangerous truck of every imaginable description that is ac- cumulating el over the residence distriets. Bome folks are burning thelr garbage o tur as they can, bu that is merely a mak>- sLift to keep down in scme nelghborhoods | the general pile of gathering danger. “Outside of the contral business district not & pound of garbage is being gathered in Omaha af present. The city attorney | has said the existing contract is good, but | the council seems to halt and hesitate. For myself, if any councilman can sugg st a better Scheme than the one I offered In the last ordinance they placed on file 1| am very willing to have it adopted. The strict system has prevalled in Denver for many years, as I know from personal Investigation, and there is no thought of clanging it. “In time of peace it 1s wise to prepare for war. We will most certainly have a war against diseass on our hands In the spring if we do not now prepare to stand | off the ememy. If we wait until the tide of disaster hits us we will be fearfullly handicapped. So agaln, on behalt of right- eously indignant citizens, and on behalt of the health department, 1 say something should be done at once. I have done every- thing In my power and am at the limit, powerless to accomplish anything und:r existing circumstances. New Schedules of Express Rates South Dakota Railroad Commission Expects to Aot This Week. SIOUX FALLS, 8. D., Dec. 1L.—(Special.) ~At a special meeting of the State Board of Raillway Commissioners, to be held at the headquarters of the board in Sloux Falls next Tuesday, the board will listen to representatives of the various express cem:panies, preliminary to preparing a new schedule of express rates for South Dakota, The legislature last winter passed an act reducing express 1ates In the state 20 per cent, and all express companies then doing business in the state complied with the law. But the Wells-Fargo Express company ceme Into thesstate after the law was passed and has refused to be governed by it, claiming that it did not apply to it, and inetead of lowering has increased its rates 25 to 40 per cent. A committee was destgnated by the board to prepare an abstract of present rates and to report recommendations of needed changes. This committee has made a care- ful investigation and now has filed & re- port recommending & general reduction in rates to apply alike to all over the statc. The following figures show the difference in the present rates fu effect, and those the conimittee has recommended, under the head of “new:" American. W.-F. New. Ly o % % Murder Trizl at Sioux Falls, SIOUX FALLS, 8, D., Dee. 1L—(Special.) —An interesting murder case now is on trial in the state cireuit court in this city, | the defendant being Charles Radford, a young man whose home Is at Frankiin, Il and who is charged with the murder at an early hour on the morning of September 1 last of George Hurd, a Sloux Falls man. State Auditor Files Report for Half Year Warrants Aggregating Three Hun- dred Fifty Thousand Dollars Outstanding and Unpaid. (From a Staff Correspondent,) LINCOLN, Dec. 1L.—(Special.)~The semi- annual report of State Auditor Barton for the period from June 1, 1%, to November 30, 1909, shows there were outstandlng on the Jatter date warrants to the smeunt of $306,302.88. June 1 there were outstanding warrants to the amount of §665,728.57. There wero ssued duripg the six months war- rants to the amount of $1487616.6, and there were paid warrants to the amount of $1,004951.30. The report has just been filed with the governor. Though the report of the state auditor shows outstanding warrants to the amount of §36,302, of which $157,668 is against the general fund, the books of the treasurer show the state debt to be at this time $06,- 333.15. The treasurer has In the general and redemption fund to pay these warrants ap- proximately $50,000, debt some $46,000, 80 far as the records of the treasurer show. ‘'he treasurer figures the state debt only by the amount of state warrants that are | registered. New Jail for Sioux Falls. SIOUX FALLS, 8. D, Dec. 1l—(Bpecial.) —While Minnehaha county is the possessor of the finest and most costly county court | house In the state of South Dakotas, the county jail has been untitted for the pur- poses for which it was constructed. The jail is separate from the county bullding, but occupies a place in close proximity to it. In view of the unsatisfactory character of the jail, which is unsanitary and has other defects rendering it unsuitable for the proper care of prisoners, the Board of County Commissioners has inaugurated moventent for the construction of & ndw jail bullding, and has decided to submit to the voters of the county at the next gen- eral election the proposition of erecting a new $50,000 jail bullding. Bee Want Adr are B leaving the net state | Discount the future. Nature s creating more people, but no The tatal amount of good land was limited in It is much more limited now. There is none available for pre-emption. There That held by land corpanies—including our own—is Already over fifty thousand acres of Nechaco Valley land have been sold to settlers and in- vestors—and most of it sold in a few months. This is your oportunity—and your last one, land, unsurpassed for 50 bushels, tim- the warm Japan current; pure Nothing can grow Into money as fast as land along a new rallroad. Try and realize what Nechaco Valley will be next year and the year after, farm land is the safest investment in the world, You know James J.Hill says:“Buy Land” But to buy you must buy at once, the golng . fast. That which Is left will go even faster. Upon aplication at our office we will gladly give you detailed Government reports giv- ing you a pen picture of each farm, and Surveyors' field notes, together with photographs of each particular piece of land, and strongly urge you to take prompt action while yet you have the best to pick from. We will give you the choice at $20.00 per acre—$5.00 per acre cash, balance in six annual payments at 6 per cent Interest. it Will Soon Be Worth $100 and More WE HEREBY RESERVE THE RIGHT to raise our price at any time and to change our Grand Trunk Pacific Land Company 411 New York Life Building, Omaha, Nebrasku References. Omaha National Bank; Dexter Horton & Oo., Seattle; National Bank of Commerce, Seattle, Wash. HINSHAW TAKES UP COOK CASE Nebraska Representative Confers with President in Regard to Imprisoned American. WASHINGTON, Dec. 1L—The attention of President Taft was called today to the case of Willlam Cook, an American con- ductor on ‘the Mexican Central rallroad, Who was for a long time in prison at Guadalajara, Mexico, on a charge of lar- ceny. Representative Hinshaw of Nebraska took the matter up with the president at the solicitatfon of the Brotherhood of Rallway Conductors. The president re- ferred Mr. Hinshaw to Secretary Knox and told him to ask the secretary to make a statement of the case. T Dangerous Surgery In the, abdominal region. i prevented Ly the use of Dr. King's New Life Pills, the painless purifiers.. 2c. For sale by Beason The V\_/_c_:athcr. FOR NEBRASKA—Fair. FOR IOWA~—Srow and colder. Temperatura at Omaha yesterdhy: 22 £ o wenbEBonia FEUSTIPPPPPP CEEEEEEELEEEES Local Record. P! F THE WEATHER BUREAU, 0%‘2:“:30:. 11.—Officlal record of tem- perature and ‘Rreciplul::ml;‘cummm l:::: nding per! o ;h:crc- rresponding Periof Soo. 1904, 1907, 1900. Maximum temperature.. Mirimum temperature. Mean temperature 1 Precipitation o o % rature and precipitation departure nfi&‘“&’f,’. normal at Omaha since Moy 1, and compered with the last two yea'®: Normal temperature . o Deficiency for the day. Tqal deficlency since Normal Drl!;‘lp);l.tlon, for the day '%:xo:nlrnln!lll since March 17 inches ftxcess since March 1.. WInohe‘ Deficiency for cor. period in 1008 4.00 Inches Deficleney for cor. period in 1907 7.07 inches T indicates trace of precipitation. L. A. WELSH. Local Forec reh 1, Maroh o o 05 inch Let me tell you something. Let your Christmas present be & Suit or Overcoat. You cannot spend your money to a better ad- vantage then by ordering one of Herzog's $30 to $35 Buits for only $20 Then, too, the recipient will ap- preciate it more DAVE HERZOG, Mgr. The immense popularity of our $20 sale Induced us to continue 1t from November until Chrisgmas. We still have quite & few very cholce patterns left. We suggest that you come in early and make your selection We will make to your measure any of our $30 to $35 Suits or Overcoats, while they last, for the extremely low price of 20 HERZOG TAILORING (0., HOTEL LOYAL BLDG., 219 North 16th St