Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 6, 1910, Page 3

‘wom ABANDON OLD THEMES f movitig from the farms into the cities be- | r - * |*wara today. ‘Nebraska | MELLOR BOOSTS FARN TOPICS S'ur&{lr.y of Agricultural Board Sug- | gests New Curriculum. Thinks Farm Subjects Should Be Taught in Schools—Hayward Asked to Speech, | Deliver (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Feb. b5.—(Special)—W. R. Mellor, secretary the State Hoard of Agriculture, has an idea that people -are | to cause of the lack of agricultural education taught in the schools. 5 Mr. Mellor got an opportunity to present | his ideas to a number of school people and | others, making up an audience of 600 at Hebron Jast night. Along these lines he sald: “One of the best incentives for Improved agriculture in Nebraska would be to turn from dead poets, dead generals, dead kings and ‘Beyond the Alps Lies Italy,” subjects, and impress the minds of the school teacher the adyisabill‘y of having the puplls pre- pare essays on 'Weeds That Grow in Thayet County and the Best Method of Destroying Them,’ ‘Root Crops, Thelr | Belection and Uses’' ‘What Vegetables | Sifould be Grown and Why,' ‘Description of Grain Grown on Our Farm,’ ‘How ‘o Tell Different Kinds of Fruit Trees, ‘What | Varlettes of Apples we Grow, With Description,’ ‘Why the Kind of Poultry | Raised on Our Farm fs the Best,' ‘Is the Dairy Cow or the Beef Breed Type the| Best for This Section of Nebraska; ‘The Kind of a Farm Horse we Should Have.'| To these subjects might be added a thou- sand others touching seeds, preparation of the ' seed-bed, planting, cultivation, econ- servation of molsture, soll fertility, gather- ing and storing the crope and numerous | other farm subjects. "Get @ score card for teach the puplls how te judge the good quaiities from auimais exbibited before them at specific intervals. Learn to dis- tingulsh breeds of horses, how to tell a Shorthorn ‘cattle from Red Polled, Aber- deen-Angus from Galloway, a Poland- China hog from a Berkshire, a Southdown sheep from an Oxford and so on through the numerous vital matters of importance with which the farmers of Thayer county should be thoroughly conversant. “It is strange that a child grown in an agricultural community such as {s found all through this part of Nebraska, knows 80 little about the very things which are matters of every day contact.” [} Hayward to Speak, Willlam Hayward, secretary of the re- publican national committee and chairman o fthe repubilcan state committee, has been invited to dcliver a lecture on Abraham Lincoln at the Peru Normal school next Saturday night. On behalf of the normal school Jasper L. McBrien, head of the ex- tension work of state university, ex- | tended the invitation to Colonel Hay- live stock and Pool for Secretary of State. The report has reached Lincoln that C. W. Pool, speaker of the late bunch of democratic job hunters,. is going to, be & candidata for the: democratic nomination for secretary of state. Mr. Pool was in Lincoln in conference’ with Governor Shal- lenberger several days ago .and &t that time he Was talking of running for United Htates senator, but the report recelved.to- day Indicated that the speaker would 'he satisfled temporarily to be merely secre- tary of state. Still hoping for an-extra sesalon 'of the legislature, it is the guess that the speaker will not be off with his old job while chasing after the new. Strieter to Be Captain, Martin Ernst Strieter of Seward has been recommended to Adjutant General Hartl- gan for a commission s captain of cadets at the state university and the commission will be delivered to him at the mid-winter commencemment February 15. Sample of Convict Goods. Warden Smith brought to the state house today a shirt and palr of trousers as eamples of the work being done by the conyicts 1n the state penitentiary under the new contract which Governor Shallenberger was induced to sign y Colonel Berryman of Omaha. Governor Shallenberger's signa- ture was attached to this last contract after he had refused to sign a contract permitting the manutacture of clothes in the prison because of his love of free labor. The samples Mr. Smith brought to tho state house were small, but according to his idea they showed the convicts were apt puptis in learning the talloring business. Incidentally, Mr. Smith Is rather short on convicts at this time and every able bodled conviet in the institution Is being worked the limit. One day this week he was compelled to use the walters and cooks to load a car of brooms and unload some broom corn. \ Opposition for Kinka Frank E. Beeman of Kearney has flled his name with the secretary of state as a candidate for the republican nomination for congress in the 8ixth congressional dis- trict. Mr. Beeman I& an attorney and has frequently been meritioned-as & prospective candidato for congre Dick Shute Bo Over, BROKEN BOW, Neb.,, Feb. 6.—(Speclal.) —Dick Shute, charged with horse steal- ing, who was brought from Des Moines this week by Sheriff Kennedy, was taken before County Judge Holcomb yesterday Nebraska l for preliminary hearing. He pleaded not | guilty and was bound over to the disirict| court. He was taken to Grand Island last night. . If Shute should change his ;m‘ his case will probably be heard with that of Day this coming week before Hostetler. There has been no district | court this week, as Judge Hostetler ad- Journed until the county supervisors could meet and officlally designate a place to hold court. FUNERAL OF REV. J. T. BAIRD Piattsmonth Reveres Memory Departed Presbyterian Minister. ot PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., Feb. 5,—(Special.) —The funeral servicss of the late Rev. John T. Baird, D. D, L. L. D,, were held in the First Presbyterian church in this city yes- terday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Cannon H. | B, Burgess and Rev. James H. Salsbury, pastof of the Presbyteriam church in Au- burn, together with Rev. T. L. Sexton, D D., of Lincoln, officlated. Rev. Mr. Sexton, the oldest minister in the Presbytery in Ne- | braska, whohas ben synodical missionary for years and succeeded Dr. Baird as stated | clerk of the synod of Nebraska, took for | s text these words, “‘But Truly, as the Lord Liveth, and as Thy Soul Liveth, There is But a Step Between Me and Death.”” Dr. Phelps of the Bellevue college made the closing prayer. Rev. Mr. Salsbury then spoke vory feelingly of the fatherly care Dr. Baird had shown him during his| pastorate in this city, after Dr. Baird had served the church as pastor for more than thirty years. The pastors of the other churches were present in the pulpit. The pallbearers were Judge W. H. Newell, John Waterman, J. N. Wise, Thomas Pollock, A. M. Holmes and J. W. Larkin. The stores and offices in this city were | all closed from 2 to 4 o'clock in honor of | the dead minjster and his family. Otoe County Wedding NEBRASKA CITY, Neb, Feb. 5.—(Spe- clal.)—~Thursday evening at the home of the bride’s mother, Mrs. Jacob Schretner, | oceurred the marriage of her daughter, Miss Emma, to H. B. Swalley. The cere- | mony was b t of | only the immediate members of the two | families and the happy couple left for California, where they will spend the next two months. The groom is the only son of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Swalley and is en- gaged In the automoblle business here and is quite weaithy. The bride is highly edu- cated and one of the leading young women | of the city and owns a number of farms | which were left her by her father. Leonard Hanan., one of the leading voung farmers of South Branch precinct, | was united in marriage last evening to Miss Caroline Mittleberg, qne of the most popular young women of that section| The marrlage was celebrated by an elaborate wedding and a large number of guests | were present. The gouple went to Call-| fornia to spend their honeymoon. Herbert Watermeler, one of Osage pre- cinct’s farmers, was united in marriage last evening to Miss Lena Ganalinger, daughter of one of the oldest families of that. section. There were a large number of guests present and the event was ap- propriately celebrated. They will make thelr home on a farm owned by the groom. J. H. Hotrath and Miss Maud McNeal were: united in marriage at the home of the bride’s parents near Palmyra this morning. “They will' make thelr home in Lincoln, orined 1 et Beat Up the Gas Man. BROKEN BOW, Neb., Feb. 5.—(Special.) —Willlam Davis, who conducts a res- taurant here, was taken before FPolice Judge Shinn yesterday and fined for an assault on Rolly Towsley, foreman of the local gas plant. Davis, who, it s alleged, had been drinking, was in his place of business when Towsley went in to read the meter ‘and collect the gas bill. *Ac- cording to the testimony, Davis used hard language and refused to pay, whereupon Towsley removed the meter. This so in- censed Davis that he followed the fore- man and choked him almost into insensi- bility, also badly lacerating his throat. He then picked up a hammer, it is said, and, under ‘threat of smashing his head, forced Towsley to replace the meter. Later on a warrant was sworn out for the arrest of Davis. : Abse Nebraska News Notes. HUMBOLDT—Miss Lora McCool and Mr. Joseph Tiehen were married at an early hour Tuesday im the Dawson Catholic church by Father Loughram. HARVARD—Work on the electric light- ing plant ig being pushed by the holder of franchise, Mr. Shaw, who Is here person- ally superintending the work. HUMBOLDT—Earl - Byers, a former Humboldt boy, was married’ this week to Miss ltone Frank at Benkleman, Neb. They will reside at Bird City, Kan. HUMBOLDT—Charlie Mann and Miss Helen Allen, the latter a teacher of this county, were married Friday night by Rev, Cardy 'of the Presbyterian church. HARVARD—At his home in this city last evening L. W. Handy, who_took a home- stead in 1874 northeast of Harvard, died. He wus for many years a resident of this city. CRD—As the result of a scarlet fever epldemic at Oshkosh the schools at that plece are closed and Prot. Archie Coombs s spending a vacation with his friends in this oity. AUBURN—Harry Allson and George Nickerson, the men charged with hreaking into Young & Klinger's store, were brought here 'yesterday from Nebraska City and pleaded not gulity. AUBURN--W. P. Freeman, postmaster here, has been appointed census examiner for census enumerators, His appointment covers this county. Thare are over thirty epplicants for \the positions. ORD—A, Ward, one of the early settle in these parts, tripped over a wire yester VOEGELE & DINNING WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTERS OMAHA, NER, Judge | | mates, | He had THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: FEBRUARY 6, 1910. Nebraska day, breaking two ribs and severely injur- ing himself. Considering his age, being over 90 years old, his case is quite serlous. NEBRASKA CITY—The lo churches arc to join and hold union services during Lent. ‘It Is something new with the churches of this ity And was brought about by the members of the Ministerial associa- tion. CORD—At the preliminary debate held at the high school yesterduy Herman Ben- |jamin, Ralph Carson, Robert Noll and Frank Nay were chosen to represent this place In the state debating contests during the coming season. GRAND ISLAND—John F. Anstett of | Anstett & Poore, owners of a livery and feed stable, was severely kicked in the | head, resulting in_concussion of the brain, |by & frightened horse and is at the St. | Francis' hospital. | HUMBOLDT-Miss Estella Bllfott | Auburn and Mr. Theodore Mathews, a | young farmer ‘from near Howe were | united In marriage Wednesday by Rev. J. | H. Asling at the home of the bride's sister, | Mrs. Charles Thornton. NEBRASKA CITY—L. J. Hun, janitor {at the high school, was stricken with paralysis Thursday evening while doing his work and it is feared he cannot recover. Ralph Aldrich fell and broke his arm yes- terday while working about home. RASKA CITY—Thursday evening the of this ety will pull off a boxing match between Willlam Benson of Butte, Mont.,, and Leonard Goldsby, an English- man, who recently arrived here from London. A large purse has been hung up for the winner. HUMBOLDT—Friends here were advised this week of the sudden death of Mrs. ph Gafford, wife of the state account- ant of Kansas. She contracted pneumonia by being drenched by water at a big fire near her home while assisting a mother and babe to a place of safety. ORD—Great was the rejoicing at the last meoting of the Odd Fellbws' lodge, when it was announced that the mortgage on its property had been paid and that the lodgo was now free from debt. The lodge intends erecting a fine hall on the southeast corner of the square the coming spring. HARVARD—Milk has been seiling from the milkwagon this winter at 10 cents a quart, and eggs as high as 3% cents per dozen, but the hens seem to have come to the rescue and eggs were 22 cents yester- day. Butter was 25 cents to 3% cents per pound durfng the most of the winter, and hay §12 to $i5 per ton. NEBRASKA CITY—The body of Charles B. Leldigh was brought to this oity from Los Angeles, Cal, and the funeral was held this afternoon from the Presbyterian church. The pallbearers were his class- being Herald and Edward Adams, Finch' Templin, J. H. Moran, Bud Kearns and Charles Templin, jr. HUMBOLDT- day ovening st § o'clock one of the most brilllant weddings of the season was solemnized at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hummel, when their only daughter, Miss Lulu, was united in marriage to Mr. Arthur Jobson of Utah. They will reside in Montpeler, Utah, where Mr. Jobson is Interested in a big mining concern. NEBRASKA CITY—The funeral of George Stok took place here this afternoon. He was 90 years of age and has been a resident of this city since 18%4. He was single and served during the civil war in the Fifth Missouri cavalry. He came here and has of | since been In the employ of F. Joe Sand and father. He was born in Germany and came to this country when quite young. AUBURN-—Judge Raper of Pawnee City held a three days' term of equity court here this week, adjourning the November term of the district court today. Consider- able business was transacted in hearing demurrers and motions and eonfirming sales. All the motlons filed in the cele- Dbrated cass of Culwell against Culwell were overruled and the defendant required to answer within ten day; GRAND ISLAND—The Union Pacific announces that as soon as the weather per- mits it will begin operations on the re- modeling of its passenger depot in this city and that the station will be made large enough to answer all requirements. The company has already begun the con- struction of & new and much larger freight depot with sheds. Other bulldings barely begun are the Schuff restaurant and the Frohberg block, while bulldings planned for 1910 are the Anzeiger-Herod bullding, the McAllister business block, the Paine business block, the Burlington passenger depot, a business bullding by the Com- mercial State bank, severs I“? 1l and at least twenty residences of the value of 33500 or over. Contractors declare that there is alreaay in sight about all they can do this summer and in view of the big demand, the carpenters are asking an increase from $3.60 to $4 per day and to $3.50 for ordinary carpenters. Some of the contractors declare they cannot meet the request. Miners to Quit Work April 1 President Lewis Says Strike Will + Begin Then Unless Agreement is Reached. TOLEDO, O., Feb. 5.—President Lewis of the United Mine Workers said today that there would be a general suspension of work in the bituminous flelds of the coun- try April 1 if agreements on the wage scale are not reached by that date. The international executive board met here to- day. Lewls sald the situation In the cen- tral competitive fleld would not be con- sidered and that no statement would be given out after the meeting. W. G. Richards, national statisticlan of the United Mine Workers, said today that a national convention of the miners proba- bly would be called to meet before April to reconsider the Instructions of the In- dianapolis convention. ALL WALL STREETS LOOKS FOR TEN THOUSAND BILL Messenger Boy Reported He Had Lost Ourrency Entrusted to Him by Employers. NEW YORK, Feb. 6.—A simple ten-word plece of Intelligence came over the ticiter tape between. quotations today which set hundreds of messenger and office boys in the financlal district searching through Wall street. The tape read: “Lost, a $10,00 bill. Notify Hornblower & Weeks.” This plece of “loose change” had been sent by Hornblower & Weeks, bankers and brokers, to & member of the exchange, and was lost by the messenger on his way to Wall street. The 15-year-old messenger came back to |the banking house and tearfully reported his loss. The messenger, whose name is withheld, proud in the possession of the | blg bill, had shown it to several admiring boys and then stuffed it {n his pocket. He has been turned over to the police. DEATH RECORD. Luther Walker. AFTON, Ia, Feb. B—(Special.)—Afton has lost another prominent and well known cltizen in the death of Luther Walker, which occurred yesterday at his home, after an fliness of but two or three weeks. lived in Afton since 1582, being the. proprietor of a drug store here. He was prominent in business circles, in pol- itics and in Masonic circles. He was also a member of the city council. It s ex- pected funeral services will be conduoted Sunday, under the auspices of the Masonic fraternity. ol Wesley R, Andrews. WASHINGTON, Feb. 5—Colonel Wesley R. Andrews, private secretary to Senator Penrose and chairman of the republican state committes of Pennsylvania, died at his home here this morning. Pneumonia was the cause of death. Former Postmaster General. WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.—James Willlam Marshiall, former postmaster general, |is dead In this city, aged 88 years. In 1562 he was appointed United States consul to Leeds, England. He served as postmaster general for & brief thme In 1574 DUN'S REVIEW OF TRADE Industrial and Mercantile Conditions on Whole Are Satisfactory. MANY IRREGULARITIES NOTED Fallure of Sever age Houses Bring Liabilities to Fig NEW YORK, Feb. 5.-R. G Weekly Review of Trade today says: Industrial and mercantile co Itions, though irregular, on the whole very satisfactory, with promising spring outiook. The event of this week has been the great weakness In securities. The fallure record Fas been greatly expanded in amounts in- volved during the last month, but the record seems worse than it really is be- cause its big total of liabllities is due to a Fandful of large defaults, chiefly by broker- age firms. The record, nevertheless, has epressing effect. It 18 ditficult, however, to_discover any material falling off in the volumg of trade, aithough it is undoubtedly true that there is less of the tremendous push of two or three months ago. While thero has been no return to the remarkable activity of a few months ago, current con- fon of iron and steel continues in volume and all leading producers are busily engaged in filling contracts on their books. There has been some slackening of demand in & few finished lines, as con- sumers have ample stocks and buy com- servatively as a result, but on the whole orders for materials are numerous, al- though for smaller amounts than of late. Large sellers of cotton, woolen and wor- sted fabrics have named the closest prices for all deliveries that have been known in the dry goods trade for some vears and they are getting business In good volume, principally on well known staples of qguality. In the jobbing markets the trade for the week has been more active, the moderate advances relative to the rise In raw materials doing much to stimulate confidence, Yarns are generally quiet and slightly lower. There has been liquidation in stocks of some silk houses which prom- isee to liven up retail trade In silk goods in the near future. Corporation dress goods have been ordered well for fall and cutters have been operating more freely, Footwear manufacturers are firm as to rrices and in most instances have reserve orders on their books o that the present situation in boots and shoes is fairly satis- factory. The weakness prevailing in hides and leather has a slightly depressing effect on future business. Leather continues dull and values are weak. All kinds of sols leather are about one cent per pound lower and some varleties of upper stock have declined from one to two cents per 'oot. we Broker- Totals of o BRADSTREET'S REVIEW OF TRADE Business Displays Between NEW YORK, Feb, 5.—Bradstreet's today s 'y Trade in general displays a certain de- gree of quletness not, by the way, unusual at this, a between-seasons period, but in several quarters there ls a greater dispo- sition to act conservatively in the matter of purchase. For one thing, the agitation for lower prices tends to the belief that quotations may recede to more attractive levels and at the same time some large interests seem to fear inimical action from the federal authorities at Washing- ton, There is some uneasiness over labor matters, demands actual and prospective, for higher wages being pientiful. In some cases increased wages have been granted, but the chief Interests, the rall- ways, do not see their way clear to allow employes' requests. All in all, the outlook for distributive trade is good, though demand naturall shows a relative recession from the hig marks established in December, while far distant trade is slow to develop pend- ing @ clearer view of crop and other con- ons. Business failur for the week ending with February 3, in the United States were 342, against 295 last week; 286 in the like week of 1909; 272 in 1908; 1608 In 1907, and 204 in 1906. Business fafiures in ‘anada for the week number thirty, as ainst forty-threo last week and. forty- soven in the like week In 1900, Wheat, including flour exports, from the United States and Canada for the week ending February 3, aggregated 2,465,608 bushels, against 3,118,178 bush- els last week and 1,802,876 bushels this week last year. For the thirty-one waeks endlnf February 3, exports are 101,209,041 bush agamst 128,845,405 bushels in the corresponding period last year. Corn exports for the week are 1,240,860 bushels. against 1,378.856 last week and 1,106,885 bushels In 1909. For the thirty- one weeks ending February 3, corn ex- ports are 16,269,873 bushels, against 16,721,770 last year. ‘| over. Drops in Faint When Sentenced Family of Former State Treasurer Glazier Add to Excitement in Court Room. LANSING, Mich.,, Feb. 5.—Former State Treasurer Frank P. Glazier of Chelsea was sentenced by Judge Wiest at Mason today to serve not less than five nor more than ten years In prison for misappropriating $085,000 of state funds. Glazler controlled & bank at Chelsea which falled in December, 1907, and the money had been deposited in this bank contrary to law. As the judge concluded sentence Glazier swooned and his wife, who endeavored to assist him to his feet, in her excitement, i|also fell. Two daughters hurrying to the ald of thelr parents, only added to the confusion by falling upon the floor. Excltement was intense, but it was soon seen that none of the Glazler family were serfously {ll. All of them were assisted to their feet and Glazler was led across the street to the jall to await the completion of the commitment papers sending him to prison. KILLS HIMSELF RATHER THAN GIVE UP AFTER LONG SIEGE Man Who Barricaded Himself Against heriff’s Posse Found Dead by Own Hand. WALKER, Minn., Feb. 5.—Walter J. Mc- Donald, who has been defying the sheriff's posses since Thursday night, when he bar- ricaded himself In his house after shooting Howard Sexton, committed sulcide today by shooting. —eeeeeeeee Plerre Wants Commission Man. PIERRE, 8 D, Feb. b5 —(Special Petitions are being circulated for present- ation to the city council asking for a vote on the question of commission pian of government for Pierre. The question was voted upon two years ago and met de- feat. There appears to be a strong sentl- ment in favor of the plan, which has been endorsed by the Business Men's club, and | it 1s hoped that the second effort to get the plan to working in this city will be a success. Salt Rheum Comes o itching, burning, ocosing, drying and scaling patches, on the face, head, hands, arms, legs or body, and the itching is commonly worse at sight, when It is sometimes almost intolerable. Selt rheum cannot be cured by outward applications,—the blood must be purified and the medicine to take is Hood’s Sarsaparilla which has cured this persistent and trouble- some disease In thousands of cases. Get Hood's Sarsarparilla today. In usual liquid form or tablets calied Sarsatabs, Dun & Co.'s to 75c a yard; splendid assortment —Sale price, square yard ......... LOT IV—Remnants of Inlaid Linoleum; pieces large enough to cover bath roms, small halls, ete.; regular price up to $1.25 65 square yd.—Sale price, square yd. .. C 28¢ tile and wood price, square LOT VI—Rem 37c¢ LOT VII-Tw House, Hotel and Office Furnishers Orchard & Wilhelm B15«16-18 South Sixteenth Street BIG LINOLEUM SALE Tomorrow morning at 8 o’clock we place on sale a carload of more than 500 pieces of both inlaid and printed linoleum in drop-patterns and remnant pieces. Most of these goods are in perfect condition, while a few have slight imperfections in the patterns. This will be a big money saving opportunity. We have divided the remnants into lots, to sell as follows: LOT I—Remnants of Printed Linoleum that sells regularly at 50c a yard; pieces ranged from 3 to 6 square yards—Sale price, square yard ....... Poei. e LOT II—Remnants of Nairns Printed Lino- leum, in pieces large enough for small kitch- ens or bath rooms; sells regularly up to 65¢ yd.—Sale price, square yd. ... LOT II—Drop patterns in Printed Linoleum, and remnants of 7 ft., 6 in. width goods— enough in these for large rooms; valued up LOT V—Remnants of Imported Inlaid Lino- leums, in pieces up to 20 square yards; values that are selling at $1.50; splendid patterns in floor effects—Sale yard 950 nants of the finest German Lin- oleums, in dark, rich wood patterns; come in the finest quality; these pieces are large enough for small rooms; sells at $1.85 yd.—Sale price, square yd. ..v. .. y s o pieces of extra heavy quality \ Battleship, plain color Linoleum; this is the kind 47c square yd., spec patterns, in fine is 76c a square square yard ... used by the U. 8. government; these pleces are slightly miscolored; clean effect; regular selling price sells for $1.50 fal Monday, square yd. . LOT VIII—Extra width, 7 ft., 6 in. bath room blue and green tile patterns; a very 59¢ yard—Sale price, “MADE ON A SHOESTRING" Interesting Facts About a Necessary Article. POINTS EVEN WISE OVERLOOK Why Some Shoestrings Are Too Long and Some Turn Brown—Profits They Have Yielded—The Secure Knot. “About as long as a string” {s an in- definite expression unless it refers to a shocstring. A shoestring s six-fourths long when you do not specify the length required. Further research would most Iikely answer the question, six-fourths of what? When a man buys a new pair of shoos the strings in them are just long enough. When he byys the next pair of shoestrings they are too long. The strings that come with the shoes are four-fourths long; the next pair will be ‘six-fourths unless vou ask for and can get four-fourths. These lengths have to do with men's high shocs. There is not the same trouble as to low shoes. Some shoestrings are very strong and will jwear a Jong time, but they will turn brown., Others will not wear so long, but they will retain their original blackness. The strong ones that turn brown are of Iinen or very strong cotton. The others are of mixed fibres that hold their color. Many persons prefer the less durable shoestring, mot only because it holds its color, but becatse, being of a less hard fibre, it stays tied better than the other. A few of the millions of shoestring wearers know how to tle a bowknot that won't come untied. The method can be explained without a dlagram. Irstead of tucking the bow once over before drawing the knot tight, tuck it twice A flddiestring used for a shoe lace would not come untled if the knot were made in the same way as the other, by pulling at the ends. The hooks above the eyelets were a very profitable Invention, but not for the in- ventor, the shde manufacturer or the con- sumer. The story of that inventlon has been printed many times. If it were not fairly accurate it would have been contra- dicted. The story has it that the hook was de- vised by a man somewhere In the west and |that the idea was sold for a song to a travellng salesman who happened to come along. Varlous versions of the story give the amount paid as from $50 to $150. The story says that the salesman patented the device and that in some years after its introduction and before the patent ran out the profit from it was about $80,000 a vear. The invention was unprofitable for manu- it, none could charge more for their shoes with it than without it, and it did not increase the demand for shoes. It added to the cost of thelr output the amount of their royalties and it brought no return. A man patented a hook to be used as the last one at the top of the shoe, which aid away with the knot in the shoestring. It was like the jam cleat for fastening small lines on sailing canoes and the string would never slip, but manufacturers would not adopt it. They sald that if one used it all would haye to use it and it would add { & Mttle to the cost ot every pair of shoes | with no return. The hook that was adopted was unprofit- able for the consumer because his shoe- strings wore out faster after it was Intro- duced, but If his time was valuable there was compensation, because it was a time saver. The salesman of the story and the shoestring makers reaped the harvest from the invention. It was not long ago that high top shoes were invariably laced fishbone fashion all the way up. Then came the over and over |lacing from the eyelets nearest the toc to {the hooks, with the fishbone lacing from | hook to hook. A later device was to lace | over ana over to within two eyelets of the | hooks +nd begin the fishbone lacing there, because the latter is more casily opencd than the former. A few young men who have prided them- selves on thelr display of footgear, wear- ing fancy hose with low cut shoes and | trousers turned up, have affected lacing their shoes with rather broad laces from the top of the shoe downward and making the bow at the point nearest the toe. Road Surveying to Plerre. PIERRE, 8. D., Feb b.—(Special)— That the Minneapolls & St. Louls road is taking active steps toward the construc- tion of their line Into this city has been shown by thelr work for the last few weeks. They have had a corps of sur- | veyors here running lines out of the cily {in several different locations. Today an | officlal car of that road was In the oty | carrying officials of the road and repre- | sentatives of New York bond houses, who looked over the city and secured all popsl- ble information in regard to resources of this part of the state and the city. Those who claim to know the situation say that that road will be operating trans into Plerre before another leglslative session meets, facturers of shoes, because all had to use| Nebraska Rates Higher Than in Neighbor States Vice President Bradley of American Express Makes This Admission on Witness Stand. NEW YORK, Feb. 5.—Express rates in the west again were under inquiry today before Examiner Lyon of the Interstate Commerce commission. The hearings here are en complaint of State Senator Sund- berg of Minnesota, who charges combina- tion to maintain high rates between the American, United States, Adams'and Wells- Fargo express companies. There was no objection to questions asked John H. Bradley, vice president of the American Express company, regarding his company's rates in Nebraska. It was explained that rates in that state had been reduced by statute and that the matter wus still in the courts. When instructed to answer, Mr. Bradley sald the rates of his company In Nebraska were higher than those of other companies, that rates in the vest were higher per mile than in the east those in adjoining states. BELIEVED AULD. IS FOUND GUILTY ON TWO COUNTS Father of Paymaster Says He Will Enjoin Enforcement of Penalty. = e BOSTON, Feb. 5.—Although the members of the court-martial In the case of Naval Paymaster Auld are reticent as to their findings, there is reason to belleve that the officer has been found guilty on two of which he is thought to have been ac- quitted is that of telling a falsehood. The charges on which he is belleved to have been convicted involve the maitreating of a civillan and ‘conduct unbecoming an officer and gentleman." It has been recom- mended, it is sald, that he be reduced In rank a few numbers, probably not exceed- ing six. Joseph Auld of Burlington, Vt., father of Paymaster Auld, sald today that his son probably would institute proceedings in the supreme court of the District of Columbia to restrain Secretary of the Navy Mever from enforcing any penalty. Mr. Auld dis- putes the legality of the court-martial. ! \ When you want what you want when you want it, say so through The Bee Want A4 Columns, and that Nebraska rates were higher than | | The Weather. charges and not gullty on one. The charge | SuITS $30 T0 ORDER $] 5 Hundreds of pleased customers testify to the success of this great clean-up sale. We still have some ‘nice Fall and Winter Suitings and Over- coating: To make room for Spring goods we offer: $30 suits to order. $36 suits to order %3 $40 suits to order 25 Bte. Every garment guaranteed per- fect in fit and style. MacCarthy-Wilson Tailoring Co., 304-306 South 16th St. Near 8. W. Cor. 16th and Farnam Forecast till 7 p. m. Sunday. FOR NEBRASKA—Falr. Temperature at Omaha yesterday: Hour. Deg. 8 2 cweosnprBlBonaan TEETUTP ERPEREP EEEEEEEHEEEEEES { | Local Record. OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU, OMAHA, Feb. 4—Official record of tem- perature and precipitation compared with the corresponding perlod of the last three years: 1910. 1900, 1908. 1907, Maximum temperature.. 31 Minimum temperature. . Mdam temberature,..... Precipitation . o o Temperature and precipitation departur from the normal at Omaha since March and compared with the last two ye Normal temperature. Excess for the da) PO Total deficiency sinch March 1. Normal precipltatio Deficlency for the day. Precipitation since March 1......35.00 Inches Excess since March 1.. + 4.97 Inches Deficiency for cor. period, 1909.. 5.40 Inches Deficlency for eor. period, 1806.. 7.4 inches 137 108 {nch .04 inch M< Kinley Iste of Pines 2 The American Disteich? Cubx loods, drought: sary. 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