Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 30, 1909, Page 3

fHE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, Nebraska NOT CHRISTMAS TREE LIES IN is an ve un- two BOSTON, Mass, Dec. 20.-"Tt eve natural biologteal condition to closely allied species of animals living side by side in the same area,” sald Charles W. Stfles of the United States public health and marine hospital service In an address on the hookworm problem before the Ameriean Soclety for the Advancement of Sclence tonight “The white man has brought diseases from Europe which are deadly the blacks and the negro has brought certain Qiseases from Africa ‘which or: spreading | with serfous resulis to the whitea” he) added. | He thought that the new movement towsrds more mode anitation in the south would In time overcome the handicap esulting from two allen races living side by side. More than thirty division meetings marked the second day of the convention | of sclentists and large gatherings listened to addresses on problems of great sefentifli and Industrial interest. The address by Dr. one of the most important. lemans Mingling of Races. L = ey | DR. STILES 0N HOOKWORM | Pest Due to Two Closely Allied R chnPs, Living in Same Area. | {Boy for Whom estivities Were Pre- formed Dies Hefore Day Break. $orE SANITATION | . RAL CITY, Neb., Dec. B—(Spe- | elal)—Christmas was a sad day for Marine Tospital Service Official | Thomas R Gaylord, who came down from Hhivers ActveniBe | Waibach today after attending the funeral ot el lof his favorite grand nephew, littie Carl o | Glen Baird of Walbach. The little fellow ot was stricken with a bowel affliction a day or two before Christmas, but on Christmas he showed Improvement, and in an- ticipation of his belng much better the next morning a fine little Christmas tree was set up in the parior adjoining the bed room where the little fellow lay and was odorned with all sorts of presents calcu- luted to cheer the heart of the little pa- tlent. But he was destined never to be- hold the glad surprise which loving ahnds had prepared for him, as he grew worse that night and died just as the day was breaking Christmas morning. to New Telephone Lime. NELSON, Neb., Dec. 2.—(Special.)—The erection of poles has begun for the instal- lation of a new telephone line between this clty and Superior, Neb., by the Lincoln Telephone and Telegraph company. This line will be open for telephone service about the first of next week. Superior will then have long distance phone service to all points east, via this iine, in addition to the present Bell line. A ling will also be put In at once between this place and Edgar, Neb., by the same company in order to open up that territory to the long distance of which he has made some oxte pany study. He declared that in the T States & law of nature was being violated | 'when an effort was made to lodge different races of men side by side In the same area. | Dr. Stiles satd In part: ‘It is an unnatural to have two closely ailied mals living side by side in In phis country we have four races of animal, vis.: The white, the red, the yellow and the black man—breaking n ture’s laws by trying to live together. The | competition of the individuals is intensified | by beng extended to a competition between | the races and we must, in the end, submit | to the workings of the law of the survival of the fittest. Different races may have different & er long genera- tions of ‘nfection a relative immunity may be developed in a given race through the survival of the fittest irdividuals. This| partial immunity to the serious effects of | & disease does not (mply Immunity from | infection. On the contrary, that very im- munity may tend to make the partially | immune race a reservolr for infection and | that Infection when trifsmitted to a more | susceptible racd will, upon reaching such virgin soll, be very fatal Races Exchange Diseases. The white race has brought to the south certaln diseases from north Europe. These bave spread with deadly effects to the | blacks. The negroes have brought to the | south certaln tropical diseases, which have spread to the whites with serious resuits. | These conditions are not fn any w blameable to the south as a portion of the country, but upon the fact that in the United States we are violating a law of | nature when we attempt to lodge different | races of men side by side In the same area, “It is not an exaggeration to say thas| the negro in the south lives under a handi- cap because of the presence of the white man's disease, and because of the pres- ence of African diseases the white man there is also living under a handicap. San-| itary science, if backed by intelligent, prac- tical application and authority, can over- come that handicap. Theory demands that in rural negro localities with anything less than good saniiation we must find an ex- tensive anomla among the whites, and practical experlence bears out this theory among the temant whites of the south. “It is not only foolish, but cowardly, to | attempt to deny the existng conditions | and pay for a fafse sense of local pride HASTINC 2. —(Special.)— The executive committee of the Nebraska Optical association met here yesterday to formulate the program for the forthcoming annual meeting of the state organization which will be held in Lincoln in February Those in attendance were President Jones of Fairfield, Dr. Tarbox of Omaha, J. H. Hunkill of Lincoln, C. C. McClees of Dav- enport, E. C. Hannls of York, C. W. Hoffer of Aurora. blologieal condition species of anl-| the same area. for Kni DAR BLUF! Neb., Dec. 20.—(Spe- clal.)—The Masonic order of | #ave a banquet to Frank Knapp Tuesday ary 1 to become cashier of the First M tional bank of Fremont. He has been cashier of the Bank of Cedar Bluffs for fifteen years and master of the lodge for a number of terms. The lodge presented him with a beautiful Masonie apron, VALENTINE, Neb., Dec. 20.—(Speclal.)— An Indian by the namé of Ernest Runs 2a was found dead east of town by seetion hands today about noon. It Is thought he had been struck by a train some time in the night, as he was bruised up a £00d deal and had both legs broken. The sheriff has taken charge of the body and brought It into town to await the 1eturn of the coroner. Searlet Fever Epidemie. VALENTINE, Neb., Dec. 2.—(Special.)— There are several cases of scarlet fever in the city and there has been one death already and the town board has taken pre- cautionary means of preventing it from spreading. The authorities have forbidden all public gatherings such as theaters, churches, etc., until the fever is under ontrol. Liberty Men Fine by tomorrow évening or Frida: BEATRICE, Neb., Dee. 2.—(Special Tel- egram.)—Fred Ackerman and Harve Rob- | erts of Liberty pleaded guilty to a charge ing an officer. The former was fined $ and the latter $0 and costs. They paid their fines and were released. Men Confess VALENTINE, Neb., Dec. 29.—(Spectal)— | Sheriff Rosseter returned from Merriman at the price of the lives of women ;Aml\u,d“’. at noon bringing Wilson and Coreill, children Fortunately, the better class of | wyom he had arrested for burglary. They thought In the 'south Is facing facts and|paq broken into a store and stolen about organiaing for ap extensive cAmMpaign to|ss from a safe. Wilson is a man of 2, improve sanitary cénditions. And when | while Coreill in just a boy of 16. Tney have the south shall win its noble fight against | hoth confessed. disease the victory will be great and tully | repay the efforts spent upon it.” | Child Labor om Farms. | Dr. Stiles, speaking vpon cniud labor in the south, took a position which some of | his hearers might have judged radicai. He | ia Jury in Bertuca Case. BEATRICE, Neb., Deo: 20.—(Special Tel- egram.)—A jury was secured in the Ber- tuca murder case today and several wit- large number of Wymore residents were in attendance. The case will be finished Nebraska News Notes. GRAND ISLAND—Charles Thompson was arraigned before Judge Mullin today on the charge of the third degree murder of Tommy Ryan of Wood River in the latter village Friday night, and a continuance of thirty days having been granted, was re- leased under bond of $.000, furnished by W. T. Speits, the well known Wood River nursery man and W. S. Thompson, brother of the defendant. GRAND ISLAND—A meeting of the exe- cutive committee of the Nebraska State Press association has been called for Lin- have never defended child labor as an abstract propositiem, but When I com- | pare child labor and child misery upon the | soil-polluted one horse farms with child | labor under thd vastly improved sanitary ccnditions In the southern cotton mills, I am forced to the conclusion that the latter | is infinitély better than the former, and | it it came to § cholce between the two for my young daughter now 10 years old, my | duty would compel me to choose for her | & life In the spinning room of the average | cotten mill of the south, which I have | visited, in perference to a life of toil A.nd‘*‘l'fl" slll;l"day. January I.! for the purpose s | of arranging a program for the next an- misery on the averiigé Insanitary tenant|,u,| state canvention tb be held &t Lincoln farm 1 have studied. and also to fix the date. The members of “I dm ‘unable o %jofn in the wholesale|the executive committee are: N. J. Ludi. condemnation. of the geuth’s cotton mills |V Aaheo, president; C. C. Johns, Grand for T pecognise in fhein the best friends | [#1aNd.’ secretary: L. M. Varner, Steriing, e J. C. Eiliott, West Point, H. M. Bushnell, the temant whites of the south have. Lincoin and C. J. Bowlby, Crete. GRAND ISLAND—The members of 'the board of directors of the Grand Island Chautauqua assoclation met last night and organized by the election of Elmer Wii- lianms, president of the board and R. J Barr, secretary. A program was decided upon. Among the lecturers being such men as Senator Cummins of lewa, Governor Folk of Missouri, Robert P. Miles, Mrs. Lenora M. Lake, Robert Seeds. J. Adam Bede and others. and among the musical attractions the Rounds’ Ladles orchestra, Chicago Grand Opera company, Ferguson's Dixie jubliee singers and others. Twenty per cent of the capital stook of the organ- {zation will be pald in at once. NEBRASKA CITY—The home of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Squires, situated in the east- | ern part of the city was consumed by fire {The family was in Missouri spending the holiday, and when the fire was discovered the home and its contents were beyond a ere was a small insurance household goods. s NEBRASKA CITY—Herman Peggemeir has brought sult in the county court againat Marcus Sichl for $150 for frightening his team with an automobile and causig it to run away. NEBRASKA CITY—Harry E. Grav editor of the Union Ledger, was united In marriage today to Miss Jennle E. Marks, Who resides with her parents near Union The ceremony was performed by Rev. A. E. Perry of this city. They will make their home at Union. where the groom has been editor of the Ledger for a number of years. NEBRASKA ~ CITY—Clarence Dunbar Smith of Dunbar was united in e to- VACATION JOYS_END MONDAY Repairs st High School Will Completed in Time for Classe, The contractor who has the contract for steamfitting at the high school has given the Board of Education positive assurance that he will have everything connected uP 0 that school #essione can begin on time | next, Monday. and Elvaes Seana ¥ | R Yoy | this place | evening. Willlam Knapp will leave Janu- | of belng drunk and disorderly and resist- | nesses for the state were examined and a | Whe system ffectuclly ; day to Miss Maria Christna Eden at the [badly gashed ana & sight coneussion of |the brain experfenced. For a time he was {erazed by the shock and pain and several men wer required to restrain him. But after a night's rest he showed much im- provement, recovering complete eonselou ness and being able to cat his breakfs He has been resting easy and now no per- manent injury is feared. ANSLEY—School bonds in the sum $17,000 to huy a new school site and erect And equip a bullding were carried by a decisive vote at a special elaction heid to- |day. Ths vote was 28 for the bonds and 5 againat them. BEATRICE—Frank Wil an old resident of the Holmesville vicinity, died yesterday morning, aged 70 years. He leaves a widow and seven children. BEATRICE—Frank Cribbs of Cawker City, Kan., and Miss Maud Scott were married at’ the bride's home in Wymore vesterday mcrning, Rev. Mr. Taylor offi- clating. BEATRICE—Roy Sloan of Burchard and | Miss Clara Goodreau of Liberty wers united in marriage yesterday by County Judge Spatford EEATRICE—-The funeral services for the | late James Craig were held vesterday from {he family home, conducted by Rev. J E. nterment in Evergreen Home BEATRICE—An informal organization of | the independent teiephone men of Gage cornty was perfected here yesterday at & meeting held at the offlee of W. H. Cam- anal. manager of the New Home Tolephans | company. It was decided to hold monthly | meetings, at which time they will study | modern methods of construction. mainte- nance and operation of exchanges and of business. The next meeting will be | helc here January 8. Those In attendanco yesterday were W. H. Daubendick of De Witt, V. R. Taylor of Libertv, John Kran- | buel ' of Blue Springs, P. F.' Ahlquist of | Wymore, William Carmichael of Odell, W, | G. Timsman of Diller, Fiiley and W. H. Caman of Reatrice. BEATRICE—F. E. Morrison and Ray | Weaverling will soon begin the erection of | A& two-story brick block on North Sixth street to cost $15,000. The building will be occupied by Mr. Weaverling's hardware stock and the Beatrice State bank. | MINDEN—Mrs. George . Hartsough | Eave an at home to her daughter, Mrs. R. J. Slater, who Is here visiting from Ber- | trand. ~Many out of town guests wers| present. Mrs. S'ater was formerly a fesi- dent of this city MINDEN..—Dr. §. J turmed from Austria. trip to Austria, where he has been study- Ing along professional lines. HASTINGS—Complaint has been filed in | the county court against O. H. Arterburn | by County Attorney Hartigan on the in- formation of A. T. Yarter, who accuses him of fraud. ' Yarter alleges that he| canhed a worthleas check for $15 for Arter- urn. against the Commercial Neb. of Jones has just re- This is his third | bank of Grant, Investigation revealed the fact that institution Holdrege, for trial | HASTINGS—The Hastings Ministerial association gave a complimentary banquet for Rev. H. B. Harrison at the Young| Men's_Christian _assoclation Monday even- | ing. Rev. Mr. Harrison recently resigned from the pastorate of’ the Congregational | church to accept the vice presidency of Washburn college at Topeka, Kan. He will assume his new duties next week. HASTINGS—The Hastings city council has taken the pre'iminary steps for the | addition of a new well to the battery now | in service at the municipal pumping plant. | The new well must be at least 380 feet deep and giv a flow equal to that of the largest one now in use, which is thirty-six gal’ons per hour. | HASTINGS—Company D of the Second | regiment will soon elect a captain to suc- ceed C. E. Boggs, who recently resigned, and about February 15 the company will take possession of the new armory in the Fraternity building. It will have the en- tire third floor and of the second floor of the new building. These quarters, when equipped, will excell those of any other militia company In the state. NELSON—The county judge Issued mar- riage licenses to the foilowing mentioned couples yesterday. Elmer Norwood of this city and Bertha Chatman of this city, and Glenwood Marpe. of Jewell county, Kan- sas, and. Alice M. Hineline of Ruskin, Neb. NELSON—The local ice company has commenced to harvest its annual ice crop. A splendid grade of ice Is reported, being free from snow and about twelve inches thick. Henry Buso and Mrs. L. A. Riddle both of Hardy, Neb., secured a license and yere married by the county judge yester- ay. MADISON—The ald brick yard prem at Norfolk was sold today. pursuant tc order of sale from the district court. by Sheriff Clements to Dr. Verges for $1150 and encumbrances now existing against the same, amounting to something like $1.300 back taxes. Anton Bucholz was pr-s- ent at the sale as guardian for the minor heirs and agent for all the Verges heirs who owned the property, MADISON—Senator C. A. ndall stopped. off Letween trains at the ‘county seat today on his way to Columbus to be present at a land sale this afternoon. Sen- ator Randall has just returned from the Big Horn basin, Wygming, where he in- vested in land and expects to return there again in the course of ¥ week and make other purchases. He bespeaks for the Blz Horn basin a most promising future and thinks it is on the éve of develor,nent which looks better to him as a lovality for good investment than any other se I Arterburn weat from here to | but will be brought back here s an of al which he has visited during the t summer and fall. MADISON—Final seitferffént of the Lean- der J. Polk estate was made in the pro- bate cousi yesterday and (he executor, Jasper L. Polk of Emerick, discharged from his trust. MADISON—Judge Bates today issued a marriage license to Lauris L. M. Johris: and Miss Mina Prang oi Newman Grove. Mr. Johnson is a son ¢’ . M. Johnson road overseer of Sheel ™™ precinct Ins one of the best knolh _+ rs of the southwestern portion of (™ Zjunty. Emergency Buzz Car Ordered for Police Station| Fire and Police Board Provides Three | New Automobiles—Schlitz Li- cense Revoked. The Board of Fire and Police Commis- sioners at its regular meeting last even- Ing decided to buy an emergency auto of the Interstate type for the police depart- ment, making three new automoblies to be delivered within the next two months. | The bid of the W. L. Hoffman Automobile | company to furnish an emergency auto| for 2,430 was accepted and tne secre- | tary was authorized to enter into a con- tracts It will be a forty-horse-power car and an early delivery is specified. A resolution was offered by C. J. Kar-| bach that the emergency car be pald for out of the regular police fund for 1409 and that the balance of §2,800 remaining | In the special appropriation of $5,00 made by the council for replenishing the police | department’s rolling stcck be returned to the elty. The liquor license of P. H. Philbin, pro- prietor of the Schiitz hotel bar, against whom a conviction” for violating the §| o'clock closing law was secured in police | court Tuesday, was ordered revoked, tak- ing immediate effect. Chlef Donahue reported there are many districts of the city without police pro- tection and suggested that ways and means be discussed to relieve the situation. The matter was referred to committee of the {aucted at | Greer i AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA | Saloon Men Remove Screens to Ward | Off Order. | DATES FOR SPRING ELECTION Geo D. Hella ;!v Robbed Forty Dollars on Usaion Paeific Train — 0, Den Palled. Nearly ail South Omaha saloon men re- | moved the screens from before their bars yeeterday, which portion of the law had not been strictly observed in South Omaha, except in a few Instancés. There was no | order by the Fire and Police commissioners, | | but it was generally understood that unless | the saloon men volunteered to take the| screens down orders would be lesued at| the next regular meeting. Further. it was| understood that action was to be brought | against the board by the Anti-Saloon league for not enforcing this feature of the liquor law. The screens being removed, it s not Cost of Running American Cities; How Cash is Spent Police Protection and Lincoln, Neb., the Least, WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.—If the 158 | largest cities of the United States were to | merge themselves into one great corpora tion they would need a working capital of $1,250,000,000, or just about the equivalent of the capital stock of the United States Steel corporation turned into hard cash. The census bureau has made a very elaborate investigation on what it costs to run our municipalities, how the money I spent and who gets it. The net amounts sgent on public works and departments or coilected from taxes or other sources of revenue composed about 58 per cent of the tosal transactions for 197. The remaining 42 per cent was spent incidental to the conduct of the city's business or in trans- tiors where the city acted merely as a [Iwo WRECKS OFF BOSTON Indications that Davis Palmer and Another Schooner Collided. | rKew York Pays Most Per Capita for | NEWPORT IS STILL CUT OFF |Only News City Comes by Memne Hunters Fromen t in New Jersey. BOSTON, Dec. 2.—The discovery today of the wreck of the flve-masted schooner Davis Palmer, which sank with twelve men Sunday morning at the entrance of Broad sound, was followed by the report of an- other wreck in the outer harbor. This sec- ond vietim of the great storm which swept New England Saturday night and Sunday was reported by Captain Kemp of the tug Ariel, who asserts that he saw three masts of & schooner projecting above the water | near the shoals known as “The Grav: | Although Captain Kemp locates the ves- three miles east of the wreck of the Palmer, some marine authorities think that likely any further action will be taken bY | fiscal agent, as In the collaction of revenue |he mAy have been mistaken In his bearings either side. The pollce GepartmenT will, | however, see that the screens are kept down | in the future. When the screens were ordered down in Omaha nearly two years ago no action | J. F._Burbank of | was taken in South Omaha and the 10¢al | revenyes szloon men never followed the example of the Omaha saloon men. | Polnters for Spring Election. The city clerk is preparing information for the instruction of the public regarding the city elections in Soutn Omaha. Two important things to be remembered In- clude several dates. The first ls that upon | January 27 all candidates must have filed | their application to be placed on the pri- | mary ballot. The primary election will be held March 1 and the general elsction April 5. There will be no turther revision of the registration lists before the primaries so those who have falled to register will be prevented from voting at the primary elec- tion. There is an exception in the case of | first voters who come of age since the|ington and it only costs 4 cents in Lin- | loes. The check was drawn by Arterburn|days of general registration and also a|coln, Neb. provision made for people moving into the | eral autumn registration, but all otners will be prevented from voting at the pri- mary revision of registration will be made@faster the primaries and before the April slection. The present Indications are that a large | number of candidates will be out for the city council and a still larger number for the places on the Board of Fire and Police commissioners. The list will be so m.;-! that the Australian baliot will be used at| the primaries. All parties desiring to file| their applications as candidates must pay | a fee of $. These matters will be pubilshed in full by the city clerk before the im- portant dates arrive. cil Pays tor Hose. H After several months of controversy and the indulgence of much talk the city coun- cil passed the bill of §2,000 for a 2,000-foor iot of fire hose bougnt without the recom- mendation of the Board cf Fire and Police commissioners nor the fire chief. When the hose arrived, on account of the pub- licity of the action the council hesitated 10 complete the deal by paying for the hose. The city will probabiy have need of the hose as soon as the two new fire halls which are to be located in South Umaha and a fire engine i bought. Many people are otfering lots to the city for the location of the tire haus. One hall 18 to be located near Twenty-seventh and P streets and the other in the southern part of the city. 4 Many manufacturers of fire apparatus are in the city presentng the ciaims of the various firms in the matter of engines and hose carts. First Upium Joint Raided. The South Qwaba police raided twe first opuim den to be unearined in the city lus. | nignt. ‘The piace was Dewg quielly con- the house of all naions at iwenty-sixth and N streets, among the negro population. When tne police arrivea they found two inmates whom they sus- | pected of having access Lo the oplum pipe, | and 10 have been couaucting the place for the benefit of others. ‘Ahe two negroes | were Woodle Cook and Anont Cook. Uf- ficers Sheehun and Simall made the arrest. George D. Hollander Robbed. George L. Holiander ot Umana, wiv lives a: the Kome notei while in e city, was | roobed lasi Dignt on & Union Facilic train by two men, who picked his pockets jusi a8 the train Was puilng into South Umaa. Lhey secured 0 aud left tne train. | Hollander aiso got off at South Umaha aud | made lus way 1o the poiice slaton 0 give e aiarm. He gave a good description of tue two men. Une of tuem had engaged | his attention while the other got the pocket- | bock which Le earried in s hip pocket Hollander is an experienced man on tue | road. The roovery occurred about 7 p. m. Y. M. C. A. Notes. The holiday season makes the Young Men's Chrisuan association a busy place High school boys are WoOrking oif surpius | energy and returned college boys meet in groups to exchange yarns. The association team will play basket bali with the Indianola, la., team Thurs- day night in the local gymnasium. M Soderberg, the captain, is getung a strong team in shape to make the fignt for Ne- braska honors. Two teams of high school | boys will make a double-neader for the evening. Fill the house and the boys to victory. Magic City Gosaip. The city council is to meet Friday night in speciai session. | James Wilson was fined $ and costs for Steailng an Overcoat. Mrs. Bessle Stuard of Wichita is her parents in South Omaha. The Alumni association of the Omaha High school wiil give iis hop this evening at the Workmen Jetter's Gold Top Beer delivered part of the city. Telephone No. & The funeral of Fred Millett will take place at Brewer's chapel (oday at 1 p, . Mystic Workers' lodge No. 173 will glve & aance January 1, WlY, at Labor Tempie. | Mrs. Nora Freeman is entertaining Miss Taylor of Shenandoah, la., during the holi- | days. ¥ Eight or nine young women are taking the city examinations for positions in tne | city schools. Mr. and Mrs. C. Ray Gate City are spending the holid and Mrs. A. A. Nixon | The annual ball of Hoof and Horn lodge | No. @, Brotherhood of Rallway Trainmen, | Mill be’ given January 1, 1910, at Rusalng's | Mrs. M. E. Medary anc granddaughter, Miss Bessie Medary of Waukon, Ia., aré the guests of Mrs. L. H. Greer. Mrs. | nlece to Mrs. Medary cheer visiting to any Nebraska ays with Mr. | {158 |In respect to his fidelity to fre | Louts, | cianapolis for the state or county. To maintain the departments of city gov- ernment is 3 per cent of the total cost During 197 the 158 cities enumerated col- lected nearly $600.000,000 in their own and then borrowed more than $400,000,000 for improvements. But an Amer fean city as a collective institution is far from a bankrupt. During 197, after paying all maintenance and operation and interest upon debt. the eities of the United States had among them $122,000,000 to push new work. It costs more t protect than $103,000000 a vear to life and property; it costs more $17,000000 for sanitation and of $100.00,00 Is for education, and recreation we spend least of all, a little more than $12,000,000. It costs §3.37 per capita In New York to maintain the police force and it only costs 49 cents in Oshkosh. It costs $3.42 in Wash- It only costs 40 cents per eapita to main- Arterburn had no funds on deposit in that | ¢ity and taking up residence since the gen-|tafn the fire department in Newport, Ky., and it nosts 44 cents In but it costs $3.62 in Atlantic City. The tendency of munieipal shows itself in some directions. Of these s 118 and operate their own water plants. Only seventy-six of them ovwn their own market places. In summing up the cost of all the fte: of city government it sppears that interest upon borrowed money makes almost as great a showing per capita as any other item. It averages $104 per capita and goes up as the size of the cities increase. Harrisburg, Pa., ownership Bryce Pays Tribute to Gladstone British Minister Speaks at Centen- nial Celebration of Birth of Great Statesman. NEW YORK, Dec. 20.—James Bryce, the British ambassador, dellvered to a large audience in Carnegie hall last night an ad- dress in commemoration of Willlam E. Gladstone, whose birth occurred 100 years ago today. The meeting was arranged by the Civie Forum, and a number of promi- nent persons, including J. P. Morgan, Jacob H. Schiff and Mrs. Russell Sage, wers present. Former Mayor Seth Low pre- sided. A letter from President Taft regret- ting that he could not attend was read “Gladston wrote the president, “has been one of my herces.” Mr Bryce noted that the centennial | birthdays of four {llustrious men of Anglo- Saxon stock fell- within the year 1903— Tennyson, Darwin, Lincoln and Gladstone. Gladstone had, he sald, a boundless ad- miration for George Washingtom, “whom, om, he placed far above Oliver Cromwell.” GOTHAM'S DEBT SEVEN TIMES AS LARGE AS ANY OTHER CITY Has Nearly Forty Per Cent of Indebt- | edness of All Cities of More Than 30,000, WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.—New York City's total indebtedness for the fiscal year of 1907 was more than seven times that of any other city in the United States and more than one-half of the total of | the twenty-seven largest cities as figured out by the census bureau. Of the total net indebtedness of the 138 cities of more than | 30,000 population, New York City Is credited with 292 per cent, the per capita being $142.52. The other cities with over $100 were: Cincinnati, $123.55; Boston, $120.37; Galves- $115.78; Pueblo, . $108.23 and Newton, Mass, $106.83. Of the cities over 300,000, San Francisco had by far the smallest net debt snd Detroit with $23.75 per capita, next to the smallest. The increase in the net debt for the fiscal year of 1907 was $120,980,631, more than three-fourths of which was credited to the | fifteen largest cities. than 300,000 inhabitants having an increase of more than $1,000,00 was Seattle, Wash., whose net debt Increased $5,791,078. veral cities decreased their net indebtedness dur- ing the year, the largest of them being St. San Francisco, Washington, In- and Kansas City. HYMENEAL. Gundersen-Volovich, Miss Katle Volovich, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mathias Volovich. of Fast Omaha and Porter J. Gundersen of East Omaha, were married by Rev. Charles W. Savidge at the home of the bride’s parents Tues- | day evening at 8:30. Many guests were present and a wedding supper was served. Minden and Henrietta Gundersen were the attendants, Mothers need have no hesitancy in giving | Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy ones. It is perfectly safe. to the little the | | preservation of health; the leading item | to their home port tor | The only city of less | and that he saw the Palmer's mast Seafaring men, who belleva the tugboat captain Is not in error about his bearings, are discussing the possibility of a collision between the Palmer and the unknown schooner. Probably the last person to see the Palmer before it sank was Captain Sookamp of the barge Hopatcong, which docked at Lynn today from Hobomei. e reported passing the Palmer off Cape Cod late Christmas afternoon. At that time the Palmer's crew were on deck singing and celebrating the holiday in true sea fashion all unknowing of the fate that awaited them within a few hours at the entrance Roll of Wreeks Increased. | Yesterday's roll of wrecks was increased | v. The schooner, Ada K. Damon, the sole support of its aged master, Captain | A. K. Brewster of York, Me., went ashore near Ipswitch. It will probably be a total Its crew managed to reach shore safely. In Chelsea, where a tidal wave broke a a high tide today opened two new breaks. | Many of the cellars on high ground, which | had been pumped out by fire engines were again flooded. It will be weeks before the P'people In the eighty acres which are un- | der water wili be abie to return to their homes. | Newport is Cut Off. NEWPORT, R. L, Dec. 3.—Newport has now been three days without wire com- | munication with the outside world, a |result of the Christmas night storm. It ls estimated by telephone company officials ythat the damage to their systems will reach $100,00. Today, as yesterday, brokers' of- fices were without their usual market quotations. Hunters Frosen to Death. WILDWOOD, N. J., Dec. 2—Two gunners who were found frozen to death near here yesterday were identified by members of their families today as Lewis C. Krautter, an instructor in botany in the University of Pennsylvania and Ernest J. W. Farlane, a son of Prof. John M. McFarlane of the University of Pennsylvania. The young men had left their homes in Phil delphia last Friday for a gunning trip at the shore. PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 2.—~With food products becoming scarcer and their price consequently higher, with street rallway traffic uncertain and slow and with many railroads trains arriving late, Philadelphia is still busy raising the blocade caused by the great Christmas snowstorm. Only 25 per cent of the daily milk supply reached the city yesterday and wholesale dealers estimated that today's supply was 25 per cent below normal. Eggs, vegetables and other food products are scarcer than they were yesterday and prices have gone up all round. The Weather. Official Forecasts: s FOR NEBRASKA—Partly cloudy( rising temperature. FOR 10WA—Generally fair, with rising temperature. Temparature at Omaha yesterday: with coaansun~BESemanall S ey 2 EEEEEEE Record. OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU, OMAHA, Dec. 20.—Officlal record of tel perature’ and precipitation compared with corresponding period of the last three 1909, 1908. 1907. 1906. v Maximum temperatur Minimum temperature. Mean temperature. Precipitation D00 00 .16 8§ Temperature and precipitation departures from the normal at Omaha since March 1 |and compared with the last two years Normal temperature...... Deficlency for the day.......... Total deficlency since March | Normal precipitation y | Deficiency for the day ¢ Precipitation since March 1... | Excess Aince March 4'50 Inch, Deficlency for cor. period in 1904. 4.54 inches Deficlency for cor. period in 1907, 7.3 inches Reports from Stations at 7 P. M. Station and State of Weather. T, Bismarck, part cloudy Cheyenne, clear.. Chicago, clear.. Davenport, clear.. Denver, ciear Havre, cloudy 4 Helena, part cioudy. Huron,' cloudy. Kansas City, clear. North Platte, clear Omaha, clear s Rapid City, cloudy.. St. Louls, clear... Paul,’ cloudy Salt Lake City, clear.. lentine, cloudy Iliston, clear saes ] 2 T indicates trace of precipitation. — Indicates below zero. L. A. WELSH, Local Forecaster 12398 inch p.m. Tem. fail =3 YN sgla;ée‘.“.e!fiS 3 ture Aids Na The great success of Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis- covery in curing weak stomach: , wasted bodies, weak lungs, and obstinate and lingering coughs, is based on idyka and flooded the homes of 2,000 people, | Me- | Tem. Max. Rain-| 8322338Es: uncil Blutfs 09 Updike Milling Co., Omaha Gentlemen—I have tried your of Omaha" flpur and find it to very best flour I have ever used not speak too highly of it. This plece of te my mind |saw the hurrying crowd Saturday | ing on the streets Hoping you can make assuring you that I wil user of “Pride of Omaha, Respectfully Pride be the 1 ean lttle as 1 verse came ot and use 1t always 1 am MRS 733 Avenue E €. W. MULLIS, Council Bluffs | I-u-. whither dost thou hurry? | To the grocery stors, she sald, To tuy a sack of “Updike's Bost,” Becanse it makes rood bread. The ‘Pride of Omaha” you know, Is #old by all the dealers. We liks it the bast because above tho test. Of the pure food rulers. it's far | Free! Free! | An Order on Her Grocer for 24 |b. Sack of Pride of Omaha Flour to Every Woma who malls us a verse of four to lines (which we use for advertising) Pride of Omaha flour. six about | | Updike Milling Co. Bee Building Offices for Rent {We offer space, 15x35-6, on | ground floor of the building wita entrance from court. This room would make a very convenient of- fice for Real Estate or Insurance business. Room 613 faces the court and is exceptionally well lighted. A large sized office rents for $18.00 per month. Room 442 fronts on 17th street and has two windows affording splendid light. It s 14x17-6 in size and has a large vault 4-6x5. This desirable room at $27.50 per month. Room 520 is partitioned so as to afford a recepton and private office. This office is 8% x22 and faces the west. Rents for $15.00 per month. Remember that in renting an office in The Bee Building, janitor service, lights, heat and water are all included in the rent asked for office. Elevators run uatil 11 o'clock p. m. THE BEE BUILDING (0., Ww. BAIERLSI)L 17th and Farnam Sts 'Not 2, Milk Trust The Original and Genuine HORLIGK’S 'MALTED MILK The Foeod-drink for All Ag Koeg & b v el rc W . Don't travel without t. A quick lunch prepared in a minate. | Tal::::ubmhh' . Ask for HORLICK'S. | __ Others are imitations. ==9 NERVOUS . INDIGESTION The appetite is often capricious, gaseous eructations, lumps, pains, distress after eating. Often attended by heart-burn, nausea and the complaint of food lying heavily on the stomach. Gives Relief a8 these troubles are nearly always the result of a depleted and diseased condition of the nerves whi-h supply the stomach with energy and li'e. COCEX builds their wasted fibers, cvables them to ths off their toxic lebris and relfeves the distrens. in the treatment of all nervous disorders of every character COCEX gives quick, beneficial and satistactory results. Your Money Refunded If it Fails. PRICE $1.00 PER BOX FOR SALE BY BEATON DRUG CO, 15th and Farnam Sts., Omahe r The Test of Time. Nearly hall a century's use by ianumerable bousekeepers everywhere proves ELECTRO-SILICON the celebrated Silver Polish to be unequalied - for Cleaning and Pol IshingSILVERWARE, th(rlfine metals and cut glass. It imparts Great Br o sl Iabor and expense I} and does nt scraich o Avoid substitutes Seud address for FREE SAMPLE 70 Silicon Co.. 30 C11F §t., New Vork, Scid by Grocers and Drungists Everywhere, Last night—eating big dinner is often the maker of a BAD TODAY, Why not? Over-eating means extra work for the the recognition of the fundamental truth that ‘‘Golden Medical Discovery’’ supplies Nature with body-build- ing, tissue-repairing, muscle-making materials, in con- home of the bride's parents near Talmage. hie groom is one of the leading real estate dealers of this county and the you: peo- ple after a trip to Mexico will make their whole. Police Officer Reedy, who lost his foot as the result of freesing a toe while on stomach and bowels. You've got to suffer if you don’t help nature unload The funeral of Gus Farnholm will be held at 2:30 o'clock to'day at Brewer's un- dertaking establishment. under the aus- QSSIBIR 0 W OVECom habinal consipaion CALIFORNIA Fia Syrup w home at Dunbar. NEBRASKA CITY—Roy Burton a ::dlllymn, both of this eity, b ay ‘n tais city and their home hera: NEBRASKA CITY—The river has over six feet at this point since it ".-fu- over, but the ice still holds firm. The fce men are harvesting twelve to fourteen-inch ice, while on the and lakes here- abouts the ice is sixtesn to twenty inches In thickness. two feet of snow on the this county. is nearly 1 all over CITY—Fall cement floor, H, surte Ty Yere accident at the Alfaifa meal day afternoon. The llll'..t his duty and who has been drawing full pay for some months, will be placed on the pension list January 1, untl such time as be is able 0 resume his duties on the torce. A communication was read from City De- tective M. J. Sullivan, expressing his ap- preciation and thanks for the generous treatment accorded him during the time he was laid up as the resuit of being shot two montis ago. Routine business occu- pled the attention of the board, which then wdjourned until Wednesday evening, when it will again delve lute liquor license pro- tests. pices of the Independent Order of Vikin The death of Willlam Rublu, aged 7, oc- curred yesterday at his home, Sixteenth and 1 streets. was a_member of the Anclent Order of United Workmen and of the Elks. The funeral arrangements will be announced later. Joe Levy, the well-known fight po- moter, will leave for Chicago tonight. ~He will soon leave for Atlants, Ga., with Mory Bloom to engage In several battles. Jack Piszgeraid_will probably go south ' within & few weeks for a series of fights. The Omaha Packing company, the Chi- cago, Rock Island & Pacific, the Missour| Paeific, the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy raliroads, ‘the Omahs Ges company and the South Omaha Sav bank have paid their annual taxes at ity treasurer's densed gnd concentrated form. With this help Nature supplies the necessary streagth to the stomach to digest food obstinate coughs. The ‘‘Discovery”’ build up the body aad thereby throw off lingering re-establishes the digestive and nutritive organs in sound health, purifies and enriches the blood, and nourishes the nerves short establishes sound vigorous health. It your dealer offers It Is probably better FOR HIM.-.It Bat you are thinking of the care mot for with CASCARETS. “‘Zhey wuork while you sleep’—you're O. K. in the A, M. Tonight's the night to take care of to- morrow. s CASCAR! ) ) world. 10e h—;flt'll“—_ boxth s moath