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Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-01
SOCIAL QUESTION OF TODAY
First Lecture of University Extension
Course by DR.. Ira w.
HOwerth.

Nearly every seat in the First Congrega-
tional church was taken last night at the
lecture Of Ira w. Howerth, Phi. D., the
first of the series Of twelve to be given
periodically this fall and winter on modern
social problems under the extension sys-
TEN Of the University OF Chicago. Dr..
Howerth spoke upon The Social Question
Of Today saying. in part:
The social question presents a double az
social question which is merely the eternal
pT oblem Of economic and moral progress
leading TO better and better social condi-
tions, the solution Of which, II indeed we
may speak Of a solution Of an ever present
problem. depends upon the continuance OF
material progress, or the subsection Of ma;
human personalities.
The social question OF today, or, the So
question of social welfare pressing most
strongly for solution. hat question will
always be found 70 be a problem Of re-
selhshness. S~elhshness is general. and 1t
is an Illusion TO suppose that one class Of
society is altogether virtuous and heroic.
OK narrowness and greed.
When, in the sixteenth century, Martin
Luther and his associates rebelled against
the authority Of the church. they were en-
gagged in a movement which finally resulted
in securing for the people a greater degree
Of religious freedom; that Is the social
question as a religious question was prac-
tically solved. While much stlll remains
TO be done In the way of securing for the
people freedom of thought and action in
religious matters, this particular phase OF
the social question is no longer dominant.
After the Reformation the people soon
found out that the same opportunities for
selfish domination that had been enjoyed
by those in control Of ecclesiastical insti-
tutions were afforded those who were In
control OF the state. The croZier Of the
ecclesiastic had merely transformed itself
into the scepter OF the political ruler. For
two centuries and a half the struggle OF
the people was for a share in the govern
ment. The social question was a political
question. This question, however. was
nominally solved, so far as the people Of
this country are concerned. BY the Revoiu-
ton and the Declaration of independence.
The social question is consequently no
longer primarily a political question.
Political liberty having been achieved,
where is now the great opportunity for
selfish domination? Obviously 1t lies with
that class of persons who have secured
control of the great industrial forces of our
nation and have entrenched themselves
behind the economic institutions upon
which the welfare of society 30 largely
depends. The social question Of today.
mic question. 1t IL the problem of re-
s%tricting the power of wealth and OF Sc
curing for the people a higher degree OF
economic freedom.
1t Is useless to talk of an Identity Of in
terests between the laborer and the cap.
italist. There is no strict Identity. and
those who claim Il are the victims of loose
thinking, or are unconsciously biased by
their own immediate interests.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-01

Of their claims. But this gives rise to an
other question. Strikers most emphatically
deny that the company Is meeting the de-
mands OF it's normal trahc.
As TO the new locomotives. Mr.. Burt in
formed newspaper men some time during
August hat the company had ordered
seventy-one OF them and that the first
would arrive the last week in August or
the FIRST week In September. That none
Of the engines has been received as yet is
said BY the company to be due in no way
TO the strike here. Strikers naturally claim
the contrary. At any rate they say the
company really would be unable to handle
the engines ~ they did come. as they are
without mechanics sufficiently skilled to
set them up.
The representative Of the 500 shops from
Minneapolis succeeded In hiring from the
ranks Of the strikers half OF the machinists
and boiler makers be wanted. The other
half he got from local contract shops. In
all be takes back with him ten machinists
and FIVE boiler makers. The strikers are
loathe to leave the city during their struggle
with the Union Pacific.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-01
NO NEW LOCOMOTIVES ARRIVE
Union Pacific strIkeSs Point to Fact
Z as an Element in Their
Favor.

Union Pacific strikers are Willing away
many quiet moments these days during the
slow progress OF the injunction hearing in
the federal court. Little is moving outside
OF this hearing, but the strikers are trudg-
ing away at their affairs. maintaining their
picket lines. their financial bureaus. send
ing out their daily bulletins to faithful al
lies along the line and swearing their de-
termination TO never say die"
The strikers are pointing 90 the failure
Of the Union Pacihc's new engines to arrive
as an element in their favor. They still
contend that the company's motive power
" fast declining. despite repeated state
ments from ~ofhcials that IL is not, and hold
that without the new quota Of engines Mr..
Burt will soon be forced to the wall.
But that is merely the strikers view.
President Burt and other Union Pacific
ohhoials express different Ideas about the
same things. They dispute the assertion
that their motive power is seriously Grip
pied by the strike in their motive power
shops for a period OF four months and de-
clare that their ability TO meet the demands
Of their trahhc ought 10 be sufficient proof
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-01
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.

Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Crandall and Ralph,
tr., have returned from a three weeks visit
with friends In Colorado. and Wyoming.
The many friends Of Mrs. ]. Percy
F1eishel. nee Miss Ruth Weller. will be
typhoid fever at her home in Canon City,
Colo.
Mrs. Mary Louise Ryan of Cincinnati is
In the city, visiting her son. John BEGAN
Ryan. Mrs. Ryan ever since her girlhood
days, has been a well known writer on
religious and political topics.
A dispatch was received by the Richard
son Drug company yesterday from La Colo.
RADIO, Mexico, announcing the death OF Lee
Weber. one OF its oldest travelling men,
who has been representing them in New
Mexico.
p. Hickman. a transient guest of the
City hotel, fell through q ~second-story
window in the front of that establishment
at 2 o'clock last night and landed on the
pavement. sustaining slight bruises of the
thigh and head. Hickman is a somnambu-
and is supposed TO have waved through
the window, taking the screen along in his
fall.
Congressman John F. Lacey of Oskaloosa.
Ia. was the guest of Congressman Walter
!, Smith OF Council Bluffs in Omaha yes
terday. Mr.. Lacey has been making some
campaign speeches In this state and after
a short interruption, caused by the change
in the plans OF President Roosevelt 10 visit
Nebraska, will resume his tour. Mr.. Smith
will deliver a couple of campaign speeches
In Nebraska later on. one in the Fourth
and the other in the Fifth districts.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-01
FINDS MILK FREE OF POISON
Chemist Searches in Vain for Cause
of CuthbertsOn FamiIy's
Accident.

The bottle Of milk from which the mem
bers Of the family Of E. A. ~Cuthbertson
drank Sunday morning. at which time all
were taken violently I'll. was chemically
analysed yesterday and the chemist found
no ptomaine or Preventative products that
would have produced the results experienced
by the Cuthbertson family. The milk has
not been tested for inorganic poison. This
will be done today.
The belief that it was the intention Of
some one to murder the entire family was
strengthened yesterday by the finding OF
a portion Of a wrapper from a box OF rat
poison. This was found by the police after
a careful search Of the house. No member
Of the family knew how the wrapper came
to be in the house. The police are investi-
eating thoroughly. and 1t is expected that
some light will be thrown on the mystery
in = short time. The members Of the family
who were taken i'll are now out OF danger,
though Mrs. E. A. Cuthbertson is still very
weak.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-01
LOCAL BREViTIES.

All local freight depots will close at noon
today and will receive no freight after that
hour.
Michael Murphy and a number Of others
have petitioned the district court for the
appointment Of a receiver for the Fidelity
Mutual Insurance company of Omaha.
Charles Volz and r.. ]. Rothmiller were
arrested last night on the carnival grounds
for scraping up handsfull Of confetti from
the pavement and throwing Il in peoples
faces. They were charged with oisorder!y
conduct.
Mary Lee has petitioned the district court
for a divorce from Alv A. Lee on the
ground of extreme cruelty and non-support.
She also asks for the custody Of their child,
Oracle May. The couple were married at
Stuart, Ia, November 8, 1858.
On the ground Of ~non-support Augusta
Strain has asked the district court TO d.
vorce her from Leslie S. Strain, to whom
she was married in 1852 at Lincoln, Ill, and
by whom she has had six children all
minors, the Oldest being II and the youngest
4 years old. Mrs Strain asks the court 10
allow her alimony Of $500.
Clyde c.. Taylor. a 3year-old negro boy,
was arrested or the grounds of the street
fair last night and Is thought to have taken
two pockethooks, The little fellow denied
taking them and laid the blame on Eddie
EnfX, a companion; but he added that there
was only so cents and some stamps. II is
thought several of the lads were acting to-
gether.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-01
ALLOTMENT OF THE SITES
Governors and Representatives Of
Many States Take Part In
CEREMONY Mt st. Louis.

ST. LOUIS. Sept. 3d-The governors OF
nine states, the accredited representatives
OF the national government and OF twenty
or more states or territories are here 20
participate in the allotment OF sites for
buildings at the Louisiana Purchase EXPOSE
ton, the ceremonies for which began today.
Despite the threatening weather the attend
snee at the ceremonies was large.
At 10 o'clock this morning Members Of
the national commission Of the board OF
lady managers. OF the state commissions,
Of the board in charge Of the United States
government exhibit and other invited guests
assembled at the Planters hotel. the South
ern hotel and the exposition Offices at the
Laclede building, where nine special trolley
cars were in waiting to convey them TO the
Country club.
After breakfasting at the club the party
proceeded to the worlds fair site. where
the ceremonies began with the allotment
Of ground on which the government build
ing will be erected. Then Missouri. Louis
lana, Texas, Illinois, South Carolina, New
York, Arkansas, Kansas and Montana re-
ceived possession OF their respective sites,
each state being represented by the gov
ernor or state commission or both,
Speeches OF presentation and acceptance
were in order in each instance. Tomorrow
the remaining states and territories will re-
ceive their sllotments.
The tirst formal session OF the board OF
lady managers Of the Louisiana Purchase
exposition was held this afternoon. A tenn
porary organization was effected with Mrs.
FINS p. Ernest Of Denver as president and
Mrs. Frederick Hanger Of Little Rock as
secretary. The permanent organization
will take place tomorrow morning. Mrs.
James L. Blair Of st. Louis was offered the
presidency in lieu OF Miss Helen Gould's
declination of that honor. Mrs. Blair also
declined with the proviso that the board
allow her until tomorrow's session for con-
sideration of the matter.
The appointment OF Mrs. John Miller
Horton OF Buffalo. n. Y, as a member OF
the board to succeed Mrs. John A.. Mccall
3 OF New York city. resigned. was announced
through Secretary Joseph L. Flory of the
national commission. as the selection of
Commissioner Martin H.. Glynn OF Albany.
". Y. Mrs. Horton. who makes the nine
teenth member Of the board. was chairman
of the committee on ceremonies at the Pan
American exposition. She is a regent Of the
Daughters Of the American Revolution for
New York state, a Colonial Dame. and a
prominent society woman Of her city.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-01
DEATH RECORD.
Robert Drummond.

Messrs. w. r. Drummond and Robert
Drummond. jr.. have received news of the
death OF their father. Robert Drummond.
at Amesbury, Mass. where he has made
his home since coming from Scotland and
where his wife, two sons and a daughter
are resident. His death was the result Of
heart failure. with which he was very znd-
denly stricken early Friday morning while
calling at the home Of his son James. \
number OF Massachusetts people now resi-
dent in Omaha were acquainted with Mr..
Drummond and he made still other friends
while visiting his sons here some years
ago.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-01
NEW NEBRASKA CORPORATION
State Insurance Company Organized
by Prominent Local Business
Men.

The State Insurance Company of Ne
brasks, recently organized by a number Of
Omaha men, expects TO be ready for busi-
ness by January 1. The company will have
an authorized capital Of 81. 900, 900. Of which
sl25. 900 will be paid in, SIS 900 Of which
will be the surplus. The company expects
TO do business in Nebraska only and Will
have one person in every county in the
state a stock holder and agent. The
company includes these men: James E.
Boyd, John c. Gown. A. J. Love, J. ].
Dickey. Luther Drake. Z. A. Cudahy, E. A.
Dixon. Frank Colpetzer. F. P. KirkendAll.
George l. Hammer. E. e. Howell. William
NJ. Glass. z. z. Bruce. Edgar Allen. N. c.
Peters. w. J. c. Kenyon. William Krug
and z. v. Lewis.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-01
HOMELESS AND FULL OF CUTS
m on Train and
sustains Several Rad
Injuries.

Charles Murphy, who says that he has
no particular place Of abode but is engaged
in railroad construction. had the mlsfor-
tune to fall from a platform Of a rapidly
moving Northwestern train yesterday
morning as II was nearing the river bridge
on its way to Council Bluffs. He sustained
a V-shaped cut on the scalp and abrasions
and bruises Of the nose, mouth and hands.
The scalp was cut to the bone and the
flap turned down as though from a scalping
knife, and the wound ground full Of Gin
ders. Murphy walked to the police sta
tion. where his injuries were dressed. Ho
said he was sitting on the platform and a
sudden lurch Of the train threw him of.
He struck on his head and rolled over a
number OF times.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-01
STRANGER THAN FICTION.
A Remedy which Has RevOIutIOnized
the Treatment of stomach Troubles.

NJ vi AEOublths
The remedy is not heraIded as a wonder
full discovery nor yet a secret patent medi-
cine. neither is Il claimed to cure anything
except dyspepsia. indigestion and stomach
troubles with which nine out Of ten suffer.
The remedy is in the form Of pleasant
tasting tablets OF lozenges, containing vege-
table and fruit essences, pure aseptic pepsin
government test,) golden seal and diastase.
The tablets are sold by druggists under the
name Of stuarts Dyspepsia Tablets. Many
interesting experiments to test the digestive
power Of Stusrt's tablets show that one
grain Of the active principle contained in
them is SUFFICIENT to thoroughly digest 5000
grains OF raw meat, eggs and other whole
some food.
StuaFt's Tablets do not act upon the
bowels like after-dinner pills and cheap
eathartics, which simply ~irritate and in
flame the intestines without having any ef-
feet whatever In digesting food or curing
indigestion.
II the stomach can be rested and assisted
in the work Of digestion it will very soon
recover its normal vigor. as no organ is SO
much abused and oYerworked as the stom-
ach.
This is the secret. II there is any secret,
OF the remarkable success Of Stuart's Dys-
pepsis Tablets, a remedy practically I'M
known a few years ago and now the most
widely known Of any treatment for stom-
ach weakness.
This success has been secured entirely
upon it's merits as a digestive pure and
simple because there can be no stomach
trouble II the food Is promptly digested.
stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets act entirely OF
the food eaten. digesting il completely. 81
that II can be assimilated into blood, nerve
and tissue. They cure dyspepsia, watei
brash, sour stomach. gas and ~bloAting aftel
meals, because they furnish the digestive
power which weak stomaehs lack and unlesl
that lack is supplied IL is useless 10 attemp.
TO cure by the use Of ~"tonies." pills" ant
eathartios which have absolutely no diges
tive power.
stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets can be founS
At all drug stores and the regular use o
one or two Of them after meals. will de
monstrate their merit better than an
other argument
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-01
PAL FLEES AND MONEY, TOO
One BedremOw slips Out while
Other sleeps and IL
FIeeced. b

Goa Murphy and Fred SEWERS. the latter
hating from GalenA. ILL.,. occupied q room
together in the Metropolitan hotel, Twelfth
and Douglas streets. during the early part
Of Monday night. In the morning when
SEWERS aWoke Murphy was gone. This fact
did not concern SEWERS very much until he
progressed in his dressing far enough to
put his hands In his trousers pockets. His
S25 we're gone also. He notified the police,
and Murphy Was arrested In Council Bluffs
during the Afternoon Of yesterday, and
later on brought 10 this city to stand trial.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-01
In the Merger suit.

MINNEAPOLIS. Sept. 2o-Late this
afternoon Judge Amidon OF the United
States district court. IN the anti-merger
suit Of Peter Power against the Northern
Pacific Railway company, In which Cap
tain W~eidenfeld OF New York attempted to
Intervene, decided 20 grant the interyen-
ton. But he also dismissed both the origi-
nal bill and the bill in Intervention on the
ground that the Northern Securities COM
pany should have been represented and hat
neither Power nor Weidenfeld were in q
position 10 demand the relief sought through
their complaints.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-01
Union County Pioneer.

CRESToN, Ia, Sept. 30.-fspecial.)-
Wenzel Susank. one OF the best known and
most highly respected pioneers of Union
county, died at the home OF his daughter,
Mrs. John Rummels on north Cherry street
yesterday of old age. He had been failing
for some time, and a few months ago he
gave up the farm he occupied southwest OF
Creston since 1868 and came 10 live with
his daughter.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-01
DIED.

COLBERT-Christina. aged n years.
Funeral Thursday morning. October 3, at
s o'clock sharp. from the residence Of Mrs.
Emmett McCreary. her daughter. 1884 Pratt
street. 20 81. Mary Magdalene's church.
sixteenth and Douglas streets. Interment
In German Catholic cemetery. South Omaha
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-01

punished. The proposed meeting Is said to
be objected to by certain members.
Division A Of the Ladies' union OF the
Christian church will meet this afternoon at
3 o'clock at the home Of Mrs. Rodger Hold
gems. Eighteenth and I streets.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-01
Judge Caldwell Nay pec,ae Today.

DENVER, Sept @.-The arguments In the
Colorado Fuel and Iron company's suit
were finished today, Judge HornblOwer OF
New York being the last speaker. Judge
Caldwell indicated that he might give his
decision tomorrow morning.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-01
Marriage
$ to wed were issued yesterday to

Licenses 10 wed were Issued yesterday 20
the following:
Name and Residence. Age.
William Romine. Blair. Neb....-..-....... -
Mrs. Rosa Romine, Omaha 30
James Richardson. jr. Omaha. ............. "a
Grace Crandall. Omaha -.............. "a
Joseph W. Ashton. Pueblo. COlO,......... q
Gertrude Goodrich. Omaha .....-......... y
Woods Cones. Pierce. Neb..---...-........ A.
Ida Ulrich. a -
James r. Thomas Omaha..--...-....... q
Margaret thinner, Omaha -..-......... IS
Robert r. Gaines, Elk City.............. -
Byrdie %
Alfred w. North. Holdrege. Eeb.......... q
Clara J. Storm. Elgin, m................ "A
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-01

TRENTON. Ia. Sept. 5o.-(special Tele-
.gram)-Mrs. Elizabeth Lane, the oldest
pioneer of southeastern Iowa. died today
at the age Of 100 years.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-01
Magic City Gossip.

Mrs. Charles E. Reed Of Fairbury. Neb.,
Is visiting with friends in South Omaha.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Earnest, M North
Twenty-sscond street, report the birth Of a
son.
A daughter has been born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Williams, Twehty-seyenth and
/ streets.
The amount Of stock received at the yards
yesterday was not IN keeping with the
records OF the week.
Deputy City Treasurer z. l. Gustafson
has returned from a weeks visit in Denver
and other Colorado points.
The rule that all city prisoners must work
out their time on the roads Of the city
seems 10 meet with universal favor.
omcials In the city hall claim that the
building Is too cold for comfort No steam
has as yet been turned on in the building.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary society
CT the Methodist church will mest with
Mrs. George Chase this afternoon at 2
o'clock.
Willie. the ls~-months-old son Of Z. Young.
Thirty-sixth and y streets. died yesterday
morning and the funeral will be held to-
morrow morning.
City Attorney MurdOck states that the
council has been acting illegally IN the
drawtng OF warrants upon the different
funds Of the city. and recommends q diff.
ferent plan for the paying Of bills here
after.
To meet the popular clamor. the Board
OF Education may hold a special meetina
some night this week TO make some pro-
vision for the better heating facilities OF
the schools and 10 take some steps TO see
20 IL that molesters OF school property are
Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-01

The police court ~ofheials are still anx-
iously awaiting the action Of the council
in the proposed purchase OF the benches for
use in the police court room. Two months
ago the council adopted the resolution pro-
viding for the placing Of suitable benches In
this room, but since that time no one seems
10 have been able to determine Just whose
duty ii was to buy them. There are about
two dozen chairs In the court room. but bar
ring these, II has no other seating faciI-
tiles.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-02-27

Every time there is a row over
whisky, whisky prospers. That is the
great objection to prohibition--it adj
vertises whisky and causes thousands
of people to drink it who would other
wise leave the stuff alone. Give every
man who drinks whisky to understand
that he is regarded as a weak fool.
Don't baby him. When he gets drunk
slap him in Jail and disgrace him.
There is no excuse for intoxication.
1t is an artificial habit. 1t is related
to the idiotic habit of sowing wild
oats, and there is a species of silly
charity for it that encourages fools.
Withdraw the charity. Hold every
drunkard responsible. Arrest the
9runkard instead of the whisky seller.
There is some excuse for the man who
sells whisky; he at least has the
excuse Of receiving big profit, but
there is no excuse for the fool who
pays a high price for that which does
him harm.-Atchison Globe.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-02-27

Speaking Of the unanimous renOmi-
nation of Judge Crumpacker, in the
tenth district, that veteran journalist,
Chas. G. Powell, says in the Laporte
Republican:
The continuing Of Schuyler Colfax
in congress for fourteen years gave
him a national fame. He served six
years Of that time as speaker and at
the close was chosen vice president
and filed the Office with distinguished
ability for one term and no doubt
would have been reelected TO that Of
fee the second time had he not de-
clined 10 run again.
To this John b. stoll replied that
the denomination of Mr.. ColMx twas
prevented by combination of circum-
stances created by politicians who
were enyious OF his prominence and
apprehensive that he might reach the
highest position in the gift of the ma
ton" The older republicans in this
county recall their disappointment
when Colfax withdrew for the. reason
given by Mr.. Stoll.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-02-27
SCHLEY is THE MAN
l thirteenth District Democratic
Chairman FavOrs Him For
President.

INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. al. G..
Fletcher, of Knox, Ind, thir-
teenth district democratic CON-
aitteeman, predicts the nomina-
ton of Admira 0chley for presl-
dent. He says:
Roosevelt in his treatment of
the Schley case settled the ques-
ton OF who viii be our candidate
for 1904 Roosevelt will have
the chagrin IN 1904 Of riding to
the capitol beside the man he has
Just condemned.