Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 28, 1910, Page 2

Nebraska GRALY (DEALERS WILL MEET| Convention of Western Association Begins in Lincoln Wednesday. OF Prometess of Meeting Say Sedond ng of Corn at Omaha and Kansas City Werks Hard- «hip on Shippers. QUESTION REINSPECTION — (FFyn 0 Staft Corespondent.) LINCOLN, ¥Feb! 2 —~(Special )~The West ern Gralt Dealcrd association with head quarters 8t Des Moines, Ta., will meet in Lincoln nixt Wedfhesday and grain dealers generally have Leen invited to attend. Onc of the prgmincnt questions to be discuss 18 the Inspection of corn at the-grain mur- keim of Omaha and Kansas Clty and o'her markets. s Those whh are prompting the meoting 84y th's reinspection is a hardship on the shipper. IFollowing Is the program of the meeting 0:90 ASM.—Informal and social. Grdln dealers &rriving during the forenoon whil meoet inférmally Jn. the. asembiy room of Nebraska . PRI aw Somiss are | hborhoods of Lineoln .acrow te capitol. It was reported beer and liquor was veveral arrests made. e best from the ® conslderal ated and Two Welcome Arches. 1 club s figuring on the arches acrcs contly The construction of two electric the maln street of the city with which (o weleome delegations to conven fonx which_meet here. The arches will be of t A style as that across Farnan street Omaha. They will have acros the top the word, “Welcomo,” and beneat the name of the convention which is in n. It In propoted 1o erect one across cet at the corner of the federal square ind (he other across O street dt a plac yet to be designated. Magor Love nt Lahor Temple. Love addressed the Sunday after eting at Labor temple this after nd talked on the commission form government. Mayor Love Is @ strong advocate of the commission forn o govirnment and the charter which | now being drawn up under his, supervision calls for that form of city government. Referendam at Havelock, A petition 1s belng cireulated in Have lock for the submisstoy of the liquor ques- tion to a vote of the people under the re- cently adopttd Initiative and referendum Comme visitin n M noon m noon it ety the hote 3 P, M Introductory—(Gieorge retary” Western Grain Dealers’ jon, Des Moines, Ia. Tmproyement of. the Oat Crop and Necessity<of Testing Seed Corn/ M L. Bawman eneral -~ Discussion at Terminal May xcessive “Welgh' Tracks ay St Lou “Car Lond Dockage at Kansas City." Manning W.. Cochrane, president, amd John Dower, supdrvisor of weights of the merehant® exchange of St. Louis, will he in atendsnce to explain the conditions relating 1o alleged cxcessive weighing charges on team tracks | nthat market Why is Whyt A Lincoln paper hax A’ bear by the tall Bome time ago it started a “Why' column in which everybody was invited to ask any why fie desired. The answers ranged all the Way from “why is a hen” to “Why's Fhy?" tbme times the whys reached three columne and became S0 serlous thiit & score or more advertisers and businges men sent In A why, asking why the §hy column s run and volunter- ing the faformation that it is giving Lin- coln undegirable advertising. Many writers o fthe whits have come baak to know why the whya ghould be stopped. Incidentally the threed columns have «dropped to less than a eglumn and from, the front page the whys have gove to the back. Beautifyipg the Oity. The City oltib, which i composed of business and. protessional; men were so well plealied. withd whas was sald about beautifylng the city at the recent Me- Farland mectipes that. it -pag deeided to have Clinton *Rogers. Woodrutf, secretary of the National Municipal.Jeague, address the public Marchil0 4t TéMple theater. Eyvery ane csted In the city seemed to feel goed the Mefarland’ speceh because he, told the publlé sidewalks out, of line was not a Blg guestion at all and Indicated that such efor .could be cor- rected very easfly. Y here' only a We ls, as:ocf the Prot Delayved 5. harges on Team Reinspec- by the sohool district HroWR (nto. the alr g, beoguss some one i Jthe bullding & Wite., It consists of " 'Xon;mmenhen diafHot “owns -elgnt & itrack, known, as th cnly one. bloy around - 30, acres in th No-! The no & vally jassu; ings are. bel by the adv lections are make up a ‘The tmept that they: d election day’ In addiui Harrison ‘ai i iRonte Moet- held practigally. every night Yo, no salgons and col- taken at wltof them to o out’the vote. any: ministers and Frani ¥ Love .the temperance + more. & Incldentally @ .chief Of police was of his bubiness heyhas be:n bly ‘dince then. While he he IMprovament of the city ‘were yoted: out. and the twent hdp to do, his P& & house. In ‘ene of P a filtér=probibly the only one of its kind in America—just to ren- dei' oyr Consomme, Julienne, and Prin- tanier Soups and Beef Bouillon a little more inviting, _That shows our extreme careful- ness with every de- tail of ““We'ate just as particular to xa-kn our thick rich and edrty and our L soups— ‘Tontato, Pea, Celery, Aspara- . Bus, ‘etes—positively free from any meat-product. Each kind is perfect for its specia’ use, 21 kinds . 10¢c & can Just add hot weter, = dring o e boil, and ssrve. it it o 1 !u;&?;%nuz ’ An effort is being made to have the peti tion filed in time to call the election for ApHil 6. Call of Supreme Court. Wollowing 18 a list of cases which will bé called for hearing at the session of the supremo court commencing Monday, March 7 For Hearing Monday, March 7—Lincoln Tent and Awning Comipany against Mis- souri Pacific Rallway Company, Lancas- ter cohity; Nebraska Material Company against Seellg, Lancaster; Ward (recelver) Inst Graff, Johnson; County of Gage against Wright, Guge, County of Gage aguinst Wright, Gage. For Hearing Tuesday, March $—Wallen- burg agdinst Missouri Pacific Ralway Company (reargument), Douglas county; Spier agalnst Schappel, Pawnce; McIntyre against Cunningham, =~ Douglas: Dirksen agalust State, Boyd. or Hearing \Wednesday, March 9—Maglo City Really Company agalnst Schnecken- berger, Douglas county; McAulitfe against Noyce, Douglas; Gugler axainst Omaha & Council Rluffs 'Street Rallway Company, Douglas; Yelser against Jetter, Douglas. For Hearing Thursday, March 10—Carlin against Sewall, Rock coun Micek, Platie; Bryant against Woodmen of America, Madison; against State, Boone. : For Hearing Friday, March' 1i—Nichols against The Nebraska Casualty Company, Phelps county; Ward against Ward, Cedar; Runkle against Welty, Furnas. Donnelly Proposed Call. The following 18 & proposed aslignment of cases for hearing at the ession coms mencing Monday, March 21: Kovartk against Saline County, Saiine cougty; Pruss neal- Vveriit, Colfak; A terburn against Beard, Chase; Hr agalnst buckiey, Cusiu; backes against Madsen, Greeley; Whod (administrator) against 'City of Omaha, Douglas; Patter- son against Mikkelson, Seward; Hinckley against Jewett, Lancaster; Palmer against | Loyal Mystic Legian of America, Adams; State ex rel McDonald against Farrington, n 2 Kavan Dawes; First National Bank against Hedgecock, Box Butte; Occidental Hulid- ing and Loan Association against MoGrew; Lancaster; Holyoke '‘(executor) agalnsi ‘Bishop, Lancaster; Winder against Winder, Madison, State ex rel Hansen n&w ar. rico, Kearney; Cross against . oy, Kearney; State against Ui doifie Rail: way Company, original; nst City of South Omaha, lor against Stoll, Cass; Clark a lelsch- Cass; nison asainst, Daily, News Publishing ;ux, \;:"u;v elson wainat.Siate,. Fork: afns| n the Tolls’ at Dorchester. DORCHESTER, Neb., Feb.. 25-A8p —The ‘D}:roh_u(d’comfl varid: the Tolls,” a five-ac¢t melodrama, érs’ opera house ‘I'riday. o ‘the house for the last five years. . Jay, Byers’ as Gideon Grind apd ‘Gra Stewart. as Jack Oaklojgh took. he: parts as villains and Russell Freidell Ned 'Benington and. Miss Edith Skiide as Helen Morton had lead "parts, which gave them splendid opportunity to wtar over the rest of the cast. L Wall as Bud Brady and Hazel Wall as Maggle Riley, played Important .parts through- out, while Miss Nellye Byers as Mrs, Brady, Henry Wickerkamp as®Robert Sey- eren, Karl Kenyon as “Richard Morton and B. Willls as Bob Hanlon, all played their parts -well. Gordon Wins Orntorical Content, GORDON, Neb., Feb. #.—(8pecial.)—The Gordon and Rushville High schools ¢lashed 1d debate Friday evening at this place on the league subject: ‘‘Resol That Labior Unions Are, on the Whole, Béhef.clal!" Gor- don High schodl, represented: by Helen Jacobson, Ress Rash atd Hazel Reynblds, supporting the affirmative, wom. first plage, The Rushville team, eomposed of Fraakln Farman, Harry Bush -And Ciifford Scoit, was accompanied by a large rooting squad numbering about sixty, The judges were Superintendent Reéimund of the Crawford | schools, Principal, Hart ot the Chadron academy and Rev. W, L. Hojly of the San- gregational church of Hay Springs. Gordon High school will now debate with the win- ner of'the Crawford-Chadron debate, Which will occur next week. Trenton ' Loses to MeCook, TRENTON, Neb., Feb. The debating teams of th | Trenton High schools held thelr “debate | at Trenton. The question, “Resolved, That | labor unions are, on the Whole, bene- ' | ficlal," was affirmed by-Tréaton and de- | | nled by MeCook. The MoCook team won | |the debate by a decision of two to oris. | The_Judges were County Superintendent | L. W. Colebank of Stockville, Principal P. | M. Spease of Danbury and Rev. R. L.| Purdy of Culbertson. ! The Trenton school was represented by Alta Reege, Willlam Young and Oscar Carlson. The McCook school by Adeline | Koller, Ray Scott and Helen Schwab, | Oratory at Harvard. | HARVARD, Neb, Feb. 21.—(Special.)— Twelve contestants were entered in the Harvard High school reclamatory 'con- test, which was held Friday evening, with | Buperintendents Mitchell of Friend, Clip- |Inger of Sutton and Brooks of Fairmont as dges. | The judges gave first | Johnson, who recited “Uncle Daniel and | the Steamboat;" second place to Ruth Steth, who rendered “So Was I and| | third place to Sewall Townsand, who gave | “Centralization in the United States.” place to Agnes i Nebraska News Notes. | CENTRAL CITY-Melvin Rice, the sou of Andy Rice, living on the Harshherger ranch out near Si. Libory, who was injured at ti Syas place just west of lown Sunduy niga is still in a precarious condition, BROXEN BOW-The local gas plant, ‘owned by ¥ .M. Rublee, hag been sold |A. B and W. M. Sailsbury of Los Angeles, W. M. Salisbury, the son, will man- :.. the plant and make this his permanent ome. TECUMSEH-James Turner, the 1l-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. P. J. rner of Vesta, slipped on a doorstep and broke his arm. Surgical sttention was promptly glven the boy and he Is getting along nicely. . WEST POINT—~The aunual high schooi declamatory contest will be held March 8. Eleven will participate and one of whom will be chosen to represeut the #ehool Iu the distriot contest to be held ai Norfolk. EST POINT-Mrs. B Harstck, the oldest woman In North raska, will | tamily-and James W | the THE BEE: Nebraska cllives und s i 1 ical powers and KEARNLY-Th erman Gooch Grain eompany of Lincuin, has opened up 4 branch oifice in the Commercial National ank bullding and will start & commission ouse, Graln repurts will be received by e ana U G Smith of Omahs, will be WESL POINT-W, H. Fleming, of Wis- aer, one of the bost khown of the early settlers of Cuming county died at St. Jos- ph's hospital at Umaha of cancer of the stomach, He has resided here forty-om years, zeing one of the original homestead- ers of the county, CRNTRAL CLL Y —Migs 8 nt.enaing Kisier » g, hau quite a painful experion Wile ruboing a pair of giov with the triction caused an explosion hands were frinitully burned, be- ered with gasoline, CENTRAL CITY 11 the Ca,holic church are preparing to give 4 home taleut play at (he opera house Jele On the evening of St. Patrick’'s day. The play 14 G. Patien's four-act melodrad.a, Weuaing Belis.’ the young people are | reneavsin fulthiully and an exceient pre- | @nataion of the piay Is promised. WISST POINT—Mass conventions of the peoples’ and cltizens’ partics of West Polnt nave been called to meet on February 28 and March 7, respectively, to place 4n nomination a city ticket on & nou-partisan vasis. \ery little interest s being mani- fested In city polities this pring, the is- #ues, | fany, being strictly ocal WEST POINT—Marriage licenses been granted du the week 1o the lowing: William Strudthoff and Miss Bers tha ashorn of Wisner, John Kuchl of Norfolk and Miss Mamie Porath of West Point, Henry Meyer and Miss Martha A bets of Wisner and to George Bruhns and Matlida Von eggern, both of this county, BROKEN BOW-Tha Commercial club of | How is scnding a direct appeal (o rmers throughout the county to test seed corn. The recent discouraging | report ol results obtained from testing 2w | ner utal facuities. young people ot have fol- | balt of the conference, OMAHA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1910. 'BASKET BALL TIE STANDS | Nebraska and Ames Will Not Try to Settle Superiority. AGGIES COULD NOT SPARE TIME Kansus Five of This Year Conceded Be in & Class by Itsel and Rivals Had Small Chance. LINCOLN, Feb (Special.)—Nebraska and Ames, the two tied for the basket ball champlonship of the northern section of the Missourl Valley Conterence league, have agreed not to play a post- season series to delermine which ls the better five. Nebraska wished to play off the tie, but the Aggles felt that they could not go away from home for these games and requested the Cornhusker management not to Insist on & champlonship series. The lucal team | a8 not any too anxlous to play Ames | again, although it was freely admitted the Cornhuskers had an excellent - chanco qQf wihning from: the Agsies, and even thd Ames players conceded this point. In the Cornhusker camp it was known that there' would be no use in playing Kan- sas, the winner of the title in the southern section of the league, even ) Ames should be defeated for the leading honors in this | rding to (he‘ rules of the “Big Seven” governing the basket ball contests, the winners of the title In each half of the league are required | 10 play & post-season serics to determine | the championship of the valley. schools ears of corn from varfous parts of the tate was a stimulating argumesnt and the club immediately siarted out to warn the farmers. How (0 increase the acreage in alialfa is aiso be.ng earves.ly aemons . ratéd. WEST POINT-Dr. Fred H. Kuegle, formerly a pracclcing physician’ of \vest Point and a nephew of Lr. H. S. Somer: has been appointed assistant physiclan at | the Colorado State Asylum for the Insane at Pueblo. Dr. Kuegle has developcd great talent in the treatment uf menta and this appointment is felt by nelghbors here to be a well-di ute and a recognition of his abilities his chosen line. TECUMSEH—The annual farmers' insti- tute of Johnson county ciosed in Tecumseh | yesterday, Four days of entertalnment were given and a corn show and domestic sclence exhibition was held in connection, The following officers were elccted for the | coming year: Men, President, W. A. Cline- burg; vice president, Frank Wiliiams; sec- retary, C. Douglas; treasurer, D, 8. Warner, Ladies, President, Mrs. 'E. G. Jury; vice president, Mrs. George Luce; secretary, Mrs. D. W. Hotaling; treasurer, Mrs, W.'J. Lynch, TECUMSEH--The matter of the exten- sioni of the water system and the building of a dralnage system is occupying the a tention of Tecumseh people al the present tme. Loast evening Dr. 2. Condra 'of the geological department of the State un versity, addressed a meeting of citizens At thé court house. He had investigated the sanitary condltions o fthis city and pro- nounced them bad. It was his opifilon that the city gvas In need of better water Service and of the sewcrage. WEST POINT—The officcrs of the fa ers’ institute have published a program of exercises ai (lhe meting to be heid on March 6. A corn contest will take place and | an industrial exhibit by the county school. Superintendent R. M. Campbell will ture on “Industrial Training”; County Su- perintendent Miss Kmma K. Miller will speak the same subjeot as applied to rural schools. Father Rucaing wiil deliver an address and the subject of the “'Sflo Wil be discussed by W. J; Heller of Des Molnes, Ta. ( KEARNEY-The in County Board of Su- | erViGors in this ‘county recently refunded o v.hke Farmeérs & lfilmhan;.Batm of Elm | . AS) Ofi,. v .. yas hthnw ey w ol AL e Jevies it the villuga of Elm Creck were too high. Taxpayers who ? gepald their taxes under pro- | ty board declded that the lkmed, too high and took bn. Now comes 8. R. Clark, Creek, and takes Excep- | g8 and has filed sult-in o recover the “mmount of ANa_has given bond for costs in p from the board’s action is high school debate and test will be held on March being: “Resolved, That Are, on the. Whole, Eene- GENEVA—The Women's Christian Tem- perance ynion convention was held today and was well attended. The spenkers we: mostly local talent with the exception of Dr. Emma Drake, national lecturer and | organizer, who spoke at each session, NELSON-—The assembly-toom of the high school bullding has had & néw platform put in and been remodeied so audlences of at least 200 may be accommodated, also ma king It possible tp hold gradusting exe Cises, lectures, etc, NELSON-—-The wedding of Clifford Fere- bee to Migs Josephine Delong was solem- nized nylthe home of the bride's sister herc | on Washington's birthday. Mlss Delong is the daughter of an old setfler. Mr. Ferebee now, resides near Carson, N, D., where they will make their home, NELSON—The construction’ materfal for the new system of watet works has begun t5 drrive and. the contractor has commienced to lay. the pipes. NELSON—The following marriage )i- censes have been lssued by . the county {udge during.the last week: . J. Vliet and Tiss K. Burden, both of Colorado | Springs, Colo; Frederick Sykes and Miss Ciara Cabbaugh, both of ®ak, Neb., and | Clifford Ferebee of Carson, N. 1., and Miss Josephine Delong of Neison. The judge later married Mr. Viiet and Miss Burden, NELSON—Superintendent_ Strickland of the public schools went to Edgar yesterday | to act as judge In « high schuol debate between Hastings and’Edgar. | NELSON—Rev. B. A. Fye officlated at | the wedding ceremory of Frederick Sykcs and Miss Clara Cabaugh at the home pi he bride’s parents at Oak, Neb., yesterday FREMONT — Supér{itendent Waterhouse | of the city schools has E:rmmnm the coun- | cll to place lights at the. entrances of all | the school houses. He safd there was too much “giddy love making’ golng on around such piaces night for the moral welfare of | he participanis and the "'moral remedy of ight™ was needed. PLATTSMOUTH~The employes' In the Burlington freight car shops in this city are now working only eight hours per day. PLATTSMOUTH—McMaken & Sons have made arrangements to soon commence the manufacture in this city of the Stephenson cement grave vaults, a recently patented invention designed to keep the coffin Im- mune from water, PLATTSMOUTH-Harey New parted Friday for Chicago mer becomes assistant g entire Burlington Powell freight audltor. HASTINGS—Willlam Liniger, formerly a tarmer In Adams county, killed himself on | his fruit ran r Canon City, Colo., last Wednesday. He became despondent over | unprofitable Investments in New Mexico, | Funeral will be held here tomorrow. | HASTINGS—The blacksmiths ang wi wrights of Adams county will organize & county assoclation Friday. nex) i HASTINGS—The djfectors of the new hotel company h ided to recommend | the corner at Hastings the purchase of street, south of the post- | D. Foster and | and wife de- where the for- neral auditor of system and Mr. } 1. avenue and Thi office, as the site for the proposed ho The price quoted In the bid is $50,000, EATING HABIT IS NUISANCE* CLAIMS OMAHA AD CLUB Meal Out of Ordiuary to Be Given by Men Tuesday at the na An ordinary meal— Just a ‘“necessary nulsance,’ but the Omaha Ad club Is to hold & noonday luncheon Tuesday at the Rome hotel that will be out of the ordinary. Anyway the; promise a good lunch and two good fif- teen-minute talks by “live” talkers, S. R. McKelvie of the “Nebraska Farmer,' and Herbert Beacpley of the Goeteh Mill- ing company, both of Lincoln Cards are out Inviting members of the club and their friends to spend an hour and a half and 50 cents in good fellowship. J —_— ist eating hablt—1s lebrate her 10st birthday tn th ] R T AT R The Key to the Situation—Bee Want Ad: \ | place the laurel wreath on the head of the | | braska five during the season, | palpably wrong as hardly to deserve com | 18 little more than J0 per cent of the welght | roads, | the rallway service should | required tor the handling of the | apportionment of the { ond-class Knnans in Class Alome. | Kansas has such & strong five this winter, | having defeated Ames once and Nebraska | four imes, that it would have an easy | time winning the champlonship series irom either the Cornhusker five or the Ames team, and (he Nebraska players realized they would stand*ng show with the Jay- hawkeré. For this reason they were will- Ing 1o accede to the, request of the Ames mahagement and forego playing the pust- | season series with the Aggies. The Kansas team is.ope of the best that | has represented a, Mlspouri valley school | In several years, and its record for this| year is not llable to be equaled in several seasons by another “Blg Soven” eam. It has played eighteen games of which it has won seventéén and dost one. This record entitles it to the champlonship of the Missouri valley, and Nebraska and the | otker schools of the confepence wiilingly | Lawrence school: ¢ The game with Kansas last night closed | the Cornhusker season—a season that was | | asserts | class matter. the revnue derived from such matter doe not exist. It it 41a exist, no inquiry would be necessary to detormine whether the severnl classes of mail matter were pay Ing tevenue In proportion to the cost:in | curred In handling them. On such a theory it no revenue whatever were derived from lass mail, it would not cost any- thing to handle it in the vostoffice Again, the assoolation's —represenative that no part of the expense for rent, light and fuel for postoffices should be charged to second-class matter, but gives no reason for this contention. The amount pald for postoffice quarters s reg- ulated In general by the amount of floor space requircd. Owing to the great bulk of second-class matter a larger perceMiage of space is needed for its handling than for any othcr class of mall. There is no kKood reason why It should not bear share In the expense for rent, light and fuel proportionate to the amount of hand- ling It receives in postoffices Rural Delivery Proper Charge. “The assoclation's representative —con- tends, also, that second-class matier should ‘not be charged with the propor tlonate cost of rural delivery assizned to It by the department, the reason urged being that'the rural delivery is a ‘govern mental poliey,’ and 18 being conductcd at a great loss, and, further, that the perlod!- cals have no need of that service. “The contentlon that second-class mall should not be charged with its proportion ate share of the cost of rural delivery Is thost_unreasonable. Rural delivery s no more ‘a governmental policy' than city de- livery. These two services perform elm!- lar functions, one making delivery to ih rural and the other to the city population The department was conservative in charging fo second-class mail 40.23 per cent of the cost of rural delivery. Statistios show that & per cent of the pieces of mail handled in this service consists of se Were It not for the rural delivery service the circulation of the mag azines would be materially reduced. Turning Deficit Into a Surplas. “The assoclation’s representative states ‘With proper allowance for rural dellvery service there 18 a surplus of over $10,000,000 in all the operations of the postoffice.’ “The reason given for omitting rural de- livery service seems to be that it ls un- profitable. With equal force It might be sald ‘With ‘proper allowanos for second- class mall there Is a surpius of over $46,- U000 in all the operations of the postal service’ Kven if there were no deflelt the fact that the department is conduct- ing one branch of its business at a loss of $64,000000 annuaily would demand atten- tion, Perlodicals Never Decreased Deflelt. “It |8 fmplied ‘In the association's argu- ment that the decrease in the deflclt be- twoen 1870 and 1902 was the result of the second a miserable fallure and a disappointment | to the whole school. Early last fall Coach Hewitt and Captain Perry predicted that! Nebiaska would have a winning team and | they seemed to have good ®ronmls for these | statements. There apparently was plenty of material in school for producing u win- | ning team. This bunch-of matecial, though, did not develbp, and. the Cornhuskers did| not once during the winter have a strong five. The men attaimed to a hign point in team work, but they never developad into accurate goal shooters, and veveral games were lost simply “bécause the forwards | could not shoot’ baskets: teen games. were played by the Ne- 8ix of the number ‘were won'hy the locals and ten were lost. Kansas defeated Nebraska four | times and Minnesota) :Alres and Manhattan | turnibd ithe ‘trick Yol “times -aplece. - Ne- braska -won! four smmes from Drake and two from Ames. . ———— ANSW R 10 THE PUBLISHERS | miles and the average haul of datl papers onjy 291 miles. ‘“The canelusion that there is no more expense o - the \government in carrying magazines an average distace of 1,04 m.les | than In carrying newspapers 21 miles s 5o | y news- ment. Mr. Wilder's argument is based on the fact that the cost of carrying a pound of mail is greater on certain short railroad routes, where the welghts of mall carried are small, than on many longer lines where the wetklits carried arc greater. He agserts trat ‘as the newspapers are In the short hauls they are more than likely in the small weights, and therefore cost the -gov- ernment a higher' rate per pound (ha magazines. This \involves the erroneous assumption that newspapers, because they are hauled a small average distance, are likely to be carried over the short, light- welght' routes mstead of the main raiiroad lines. As a matter ot fact, it 1s the main lines that enter large cliles where the news- | papers are published, while the short, light- welght Toutes scldom touch large cities. The fallacy of the association's whole conten- ton s conclusively shown by the fact that the entire weight bf mail of all classes carried on these short, light-weight routes of newspapers ajone carried on all the rall- “He further contends that the pay for these shorl, light-welght routes has an enormous influence in raising the average cost of railroad transportation per pound. In reality, the fotal pay for these light- welght routes s only 2% per cent of the total compensation for rallroad service, Proper Allowance for Equipment. Ratlway Clerks Handle Second-Class, “The assoclation’s representatiVe declares that only 2.2 per cent of the total ©cost of be charged against second class matter. This state- ment show & woetul Ignorance of the rafl- way mall service. The mistake evidently arose from a misconception of the meaning of certaln technical terme used in the de- | partment's reports, resuiting In the er-| roneous conclusion that only 7.1 per cent of second-class matter Is handled in the rallway mail service. The truth is that about 73 per cent of sueh matter Is so handled. The absurdity of the association's figures In this reégard is best Hllustrated by ‘a practical appiication of them. An estimate made on that basis would al for handiing only &n average of one and a halt sack of second-class mail on each | train A “Ihe representative of ihe assoclation claims that the apportionment of e cost of rallway pustoffice car sorvice should be | made on the same basls as that of the rallway madl service. “This iNustrates his unfamiliarity with the work in rallway postoffice cars. Car scrvice 18 pald for on the basis of space | l(lull cost by thé™ depart ment was based on the percentage of space required, belng 5293 per cent for second- | class matter. It Is estimated that If sec- | matter were not carrled and | distributed In th2se cars 8 per cent of the | space riow pald for would be required. ° | Apportionment of Salaries. “No theory advanced by the association’s representative s more remarkable for un- sounduess than that the expenss due i | salaries of postmasters, assistant post- masters, wnd clerks charged o second- class matter should be apportioned.on the basis of the percentage of revenue from second-class matter to the total revenue This assumed relation between the cost of handing mail matter in- postoffices and | ness of the department during the period |pay In almost equal measure the cost of | increase in quantity of second-class malil, This Is man'*estly faulty, because it as- Roclates only two selected facts and totally disregards all other elbments affecting the roveniues and expenditures of the service. The demonstrated loss of more than § cents a pound in handling second-class mail makes it clear that the deficit de- creased In spite of, and not because of, the increase In the quantity of such malil. The great growth of the profitable busi- clted was more than sufficlent to offset the increased loss from the unprofitable second-class mall. No Change in Estimate. “The department's estimate of the cost of handling and transporting the several classes of mall matter was based pri- marily on the data procured with such great care by the special welghings and counts ,of mail| in 105 and 197 - Bach Pprocess of computation entering into the results obtained has been verified in a most painstaking manner by officers of the service having expert knowledge of the subject. A thorough analysis of the argument advanced by the Periodical Pub- lshers' assoclation regarding the depart- ment's figures dlscloses nothing to justity their modification In any essential par- ticular. The government ls losing over 8 cents a pound on second-class matter sent through the mails, the annual loss to the national revenues from this cause approximating $64,00,000. Under present conditions this loss Is bound to gro; larger from year to year. Surprising as it may seem, there are now about 27,00 publications in this country enjoying the second-class privilege, a large proportion of which are magazines, and the number is rapldly increasing. “The vast sum the taxpayers of the country are annually expending In order to permit the distribution of these period- icals through the mails at a rate of post- age 80 far below the cost to the govern- ment could be applied In other ways for the benefit of the postal service with much groater advantage to the public generally. For example, if the rate on second-class mail were made high enough to cover the entire cost of transporting and hand- ling it, which has not been suggested, it | would be possible, without creating a deficit, to reduce the postage on lefters from 2 cents to 1 cent. Every time a 2- cent stamp 18 now placed on a letter it defrays not only the expense of handling | and transporting the letter, but helps to | distributing through the mails the period- fcal publications of the country." Sore Lungs and Raw Lungs. | Most people know the feeling, and the | miserable state of 11l health it indicates, | All people should know that Foley's Honey and Tar, the greatest throat and lung remedy, will quickly cure the sore ness and cough and restore a normal con. dition. Ask for Foley's Honey and Tar.— $0ld by all druggists 1 Prisoners Will Plead Guilty, SIOUX FALLS, 8. D., Feb. 21.—(Special.) —An adjourned term of state circuit court, Wit Judge Joseph W. Jones presiding, will | convene here at 10 o'clock tomorrow fore- the understanding that several prisoners in the county jall would enter pleas of | gullty. ©. H. Williams, who recently was arrested on the charge of passing worth- | less checks In Sloux Falls, is one of thoge | Who will throw themselves upon the mercy of the court. Willlams already has served | two terms in the Sloux Falls penitentlary | for precisely the same offense charged | against him in the present case. Another | prisoner who will enter a plea of gulity wiil be James Rooney, who Is charged with forging the name of Ed. Clark, a Sloux Falls business man, to @ number of checks which he passed in the city. Rooney was recently arrested at Lincoln, Neb., | and brought back to Sioux Falls, Mr. E. A. Keliey, seivicere, Ill, writea us: “I am an ex-engineer with 22 years active service to my eredit About three years ugo my kidneys were affected so that I had to give up my engine. Firet [ was troubled with severe, sching pain over the hips. Then followed inflammation ot the biadder, and speoks appeared beforo my eyves. A sample of Foley's Kidney Plils that I tried, 50 benefited me that 1 bougit more, I continued (o take them untll now I can safely testify they heve made me & sound and well men."—8old by all druggists. \ o———— For stiff ueck there Is nothing better than Chamberlain's Lintment, | Bee Want Ads are the surest and best for guick action. upon a fear that L,‘ farther restrictions. | man had worked for three weeks just be- | he ma ve his nam ¥ {noon. Circuit court has been held open upon | (*1d the man gave h b Ry | The little village of Grant City, NARA INDIANS 10 BE FREE ress and to Improve thelr homesteads, And whh the experienced farmers provided by government to help them, and with the removal of all the restrictions men tloned, the Omaha Indians very soon will have all thelr ume to spend in working heir allotments and getting - themselves on an entirely indepsndent footing finan- dlally, and In every other woy Wil Help Tax Roll. patents In fes to be Issued com- prises over 3,000 Acres. This land here- tofore untaxed will be placed on the as- sessment roll, thus Increasing the revenue for the support of schools, for the bullding of roads and other purposes of local gov- o:nment. - 1f Sonator Brown's bill should pass, all‘the Omaba lands will be placed n he tax rolls. The taxing of theme ands will not only be & source of great rellef to the white cltizens of the county, who have been taxed twico, to soek rellet from the legislature, but will greatly as- ist the Indians by affording them better schools for their children and better roads vor -whieh to market their grain, I am mvinced that a large majority of the white chjgzens of Thurston county are taking an unselfish interest in the future welfare of the Omaha Indians, and that they are earnestly co-operAting with the an office in its attempt to make the | Indians self-supporting citizens, and to prote¢t them from any speculators who may attempt to get control of the Indian and or moneys fraudulently. The carry- | Ing out of this spirit of ce-operation will | mean that Thurston county and Nebraska | In the future will have Indfan citizens to whom they can point with pride, and whom the Indian office can :gnt proof that its efforts on behalf of the In- dians have not been fn vain, Omaha Delogntes Given Credit. For working out this unrestrictive pro- gram for the Omaha Indians, the Indian office s deeply Indebted to the delegation | of Omaha Indians, Hiram Chase, Dr. Picotte, Daniel Webster and Simeon Hal- well, who have been In Washington for several weeks answering questions con- cerning their affairs and making argu- ments before the varlous government offi- clals, Theso delogates represent:d the Omaha tribe and three of them haye boen paid out of the tribal funds for their work. They have taken a broad view of the ques- tlons. which have:-been presented to them, and Insofar as the protests which they brought to Washington were unreason- able or unjust, they have been based upon honest misunderstandings on the part of the Indians. Insofar as the Indians p,o tested aguinst the so-called consolila fon of the two agencles, this protest was ba<ed hey, would be confrnted In this connection e office belleves that with the unre- strictive program which fs being Inaugu- rated there will be no ground for further complaints. Chamberlain’s Liniment has an enviable reputation as & cure for rheumatism. The | as Gratn Show at Iowa Fails, IOWA FALLS, Ia., Feb. 26—(Special.)— The Farmers' Grain show, held here yes- terday and promoted by the business men of lowa Falls, proved the blggest kind of a success and probably insures the holding of & short course hers in the proper season, for the interest manifested by all was so marked that it is evident this is the place for a most successful short course, since none has been held within a radius of forty or fifty miles and the excellent, rafiroad facliities make this city an ideal place for a course. The matter is belng taken up with a view to liolding a se#slon here if possible. Prof. B. W. Crossley spoke to a crowded houss | at ‘2 p. m. and later acted as judge of grain, The following were the winners in the various classes: Ten ears yellow corn: First, J. A, West: gate; second, Mason & Son. Ten ears white corn: First, Robert Walt- hall; second, Everett McCord, Bweepstakes, singie ear: J. A, Westgate. White oats:' R. G. Finoh. « Yellow oats: H. B. Smith. Sweepstakes: R. G. Finch. Spring wheat: Robert Walthall, Winter wheat: A. Armstrong. Barley: J. B, Parmlee. The winners In the boys’ corn judging contest were: First, Max Kelsey; second, Attlle” Jackson; third, Laurence’ Heasel- wood. Farmers Form Telephone Company. MARSHALLTOWN, Ia., Feb. 27.—(Spe- clal)—Farmers who are telephone users and are owners of rural lines, vesterday perfected the organization of corporation, the purpose of which is to make an effort to force the local company to make| equitable rates td ‘rural telephonc_ugers The corporation has been named tho| Farmers' Rural*Telephone assoclation, The following officers were elocted: C. R Lynch of Green Mountain, president; E. L. Monohon, vice president; Robert Har- per, secretary, and N. Q. Keen, treasurer. Ultimatum to Strikers. MARSHALLTOWN, Ia. Feb. 27.—(Spe- cfal) — The Lennox Machine company, whose machinists went out on a strike Wednesday, today delivered its ultimatum to the strikers by notlces sent through the malls. These notified the strikers that they would be glven untll Tucsday even- ing to individually establish their eligl- bility for future employment with the company, and that after that date no po- sitlons would be kept open for them. The company clalms to be ignorant of the cause of the strike. Body Sent o Medical College. MARSHALLTOWN, Ia, Feb. 2. cial)—~The body of the man who was found -dead week was today ldentified by Horace Rosencrantz, a farmer, for whom the dead fore his body was found. Rosenerantz but that he sald he had no relatives, The body has been sent to & Dee Moines med- 4cal college. ut o Ta., Existence. Feb, 27.—(Special.)— situated nine miles northwest of this city, in Sac county, platted aud Incorporated in 184, Grant Clty LAKE CITY, The Drink For Now Nothing so cheering these cold days as a fragrant, delicious cup of Runkel's Cocoa, Suse tains—doesn't stimulate. Proe vides satisfaction that stays. It's the one drink you'll never tire of. For it's pure unadulterated cocom with all the goodness of cocOa== nothing else. You're sure of sat isfaction if you be sure it's Runkel’s Cocoa ADVAN Mat. Bvery Day ma Cullen, Montgomery, The Orpheum Conoei rohed drome nl the rp.“ vt Of has glven up its existelice ad a corporate town and is now simply a part of Sac township, At the present term f distriot court Judge Powers granted the petition of the villagers and dissolved the ocor poration of the town Towa Newrs Notes. LOGAN-The Mock musical given at the Christian_church of Logan last evening {rew & 0 house. Expenses reported atl VINTON-—-Seventeen woman, most of the unmarried, who live In Walford apd its vieinity in the southern part of RBenten county, are planning to Ko to Southd Dakota, April 1. to take up claims, LOGAN-—-The Firémen's ball given at the opera house Logan last evening drew $160 house. With expenses of $46, ucoording to reports. A number were in attendance from Missourl Valley. Whaley's orchestra of Omaha furnished the music. BRITT~Unable to et stock cars de. livered at Lake Mills, Charles Schriver of that place was forced to drive 150 fattened animals thirty-five miles across country to this place to be loaded. It I8 said tha there has Leen a continual shortage of ca at Lake Mills all winter, STORM LAKE--Dr. Ralph who has been a prafitioner in this city for the last twely declded to abandon his practice here and spend some time in special study on the eye, oar, nose and throat. He will go first 1o Chicago and lator to Germany His tamily will accompany him STORM LAK ‘At the regular school election to be held next month, the prop- osition to issue $36.000 In bonds for the construction of a new high school bullding will be voted on, At the same board mesi- Ing, At which this decision was reached, 8., Neven was re-clected superintendent of schools at an (noreased salary aftor one vear's' highly satisfaciory service, and (wo members of the board, T. H. Chan- and A. M. Foster, resignid, as they (ake up claims In South Dakota at an carly date. RO —— | Most Food ix Poison to the ayspeptic. Electric Bitters cure dyspepsia, Jiver and kidney complaints and debility. Price Sgo. For sale. by, Beaton Drug Co. H of Parker, medlotne years, has Schoolmastel INDIANAPOLL ment of superintendency o National Educational assoclation and its numerous subsidiary organizations will meet in an- nual convention in this city duiing the present weel { PILES CURED IN 6 TO 14 DAYS, Pazo Olntment I8 guaranteed to cure any of Itching, Biind, Bleeding or Pro truding Plles in 6 to 14 days or money r funded. e, Llel.fiA‘t‘. 2l WADE T, T l Manyon's Paw Paw Pfils conx the liver 1uto Gciivity by gentie mechods, 'They . not scour, gripe or weaken. They are fonje to the stomach, liver and nerves| favigorste Instead of 'weaken. They ew Tich the blood and enable the stomach to et all the nourishmcnt from food that 18 put into it These pilla contain no calo- mel; they are soothing, hesling and gtim- tlating, * Tor sale by all druggista in 108 £nd 28 afzes. If you necd medical ad- . ‘write Munyon’s Doctors. They will civire to the best of thelr ability abrod I-tely free of Charge. 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