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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-11
CHURCH ATHLETIC LEAGUE
Final steps in Organization that IL
to Bind Young Churchmen
and sports.

The Church and Sunday School Athletic
league of Omaha was the name of the new
organization which was adopted at meet
ing held Tuesday night in the Young Mems
Christian association rooms to adopt a
constitution and bylaws. The name was
changed from that first intended so as TO
include some of the Older members of the
Sunday schools and some of the younger
members of the churches who might wish
TO join the league. The constitution of
the league provides that base ball, basket
ball, track and field events, bowling, cal
isthenics and gymnasium work will be
taken up as the season for these events
rolls around.
The officers were elected at the meeting
held last Friday night and the meeting last
and bylaws. The enthusiasm showed the
league had come to stay, as several Of
the pastors present expressed It as their
opinion the league would I'LL a long felt
want in their churches, especially i'm re-
gard To the young people. Boys interests
are largely physical and 1t has been found
necessary 70 meet boys along physical and
social lines I'm order To hold their interest
In the work. The church hitherto has con-
ceTned itself to teaching the boy the Bible
and spiritual things, but the experience
has been a good teacher and the Omaha
Sunday schools will follow the example
taught by some of the eastern cities, which
have added sports and gymnastics as a
means OF preparing the boy more
thoroughly for every day activities.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-11
N94,89917
READY
scheme for substituting Electric
Light for Gas In Outskirts
Available Now.

City Electrician Michaelsen's plan for
substituting the $50 gasoline lamps in the
outskirts of the city by electric lights has
been ready for the council which ordered
II, for more than week. II provides for
eighty-eight arc lamps and fifteen mean
descents, costing altogether 1886 a year
without deducting the 8 per cent royalty on
gross business. Under the proposed price
Of SIS the gasoline lamps would cost 5000.
The electrician asserts that under his
plan much better lighting will be given
than by the old scheme. While making a
personal investigation OF the ground he
was besieged by complainants who had all
manner of kicks on the gasoline lighting
He found these lamps lighted at various
hours of the day but the people affected
told him many burned very little at night
Counclmen in the outlying wards say they
have heard this story from their constit-
uents time without number. and they are
anxious to clean out the gasoIine lighting
altogether
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-11

PROPOSALS FOR INDIAN SUPPLIES
department OF the Interior, Office OF In
dian Affairs, Washington, ID. C., March
- 1903 -Seated proposals, plainly marked
on Che uiSide Of the envelope; Proposal
Tor rubber goods boots and shoes etc,
IS the cass may be, and addressed TO the
"Gomnussipner Of Indian Affairs, Washing
TON q, ~ will be received az the Indian
Office until o'clock p. m. OF Thursday
spril 20 1906. and then opened. for fur
'nisldng the Indian service with rubber
goods, boots and shoes, hardware and mod
tcai supplies. Sealed proposals. plainly
Arked on the outside Of the envelope:
'l'roposGl Tor crockery, furniture, etc, as
,ne case may be. and addressed to the
Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Washing
ton. -. G." will he received al the Indian
ITiiee until . O'Clock p. m. Of Tuesday, May
% 1915 and tnen opened, for furnishing the
Indian service with crockery agricultural
Implements, paints, oils, glass, tinware,
wagons, harness, leather, shoe findings
saddlery, etc, school supplies and long
list OF miscellaneous articles. Bids must
he made out on government blanks,
ssOhed0e&s cfVang all necessary information
for bidders viii be furnished on applica-
ton 20 the Indian oftice, Washington, ID.
Ct;- the T.. s. Indian Warehouses at New
York City; Chicago. H.; ST Louis. Mo,
and Omahs, Neb. The department re-
serves the right TO reject any and all bids
% any part of any bid. T. =. LEUPP.
Altos CommissioneF.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-11

ter were well received by the South Omaha
people at the high school auditorium last
night. A good-sized crowd was present
Many Of the numbers were applauded until
an encore was given.
Ernest Duncan. John Pierson, Willie
Feeney and Charles Eamms the four boys
who were detected as the perpetrators Of
several minor burglaries Of late, we're all
sentenced to terms in the state reforma-
tory. All OF the boys pleaded guilty to
the charges.
Thursday evening at ) p. M. there will
be a meeting OF the active membership Of
the Young Mems Christian association TO
settle some matters looking forward to
the annual election Of directors, May !.
Every active member Is expected to be
present The present board Of directors
will meet the same evening.
There was a social entertainment of the
Century Literary club yesterday afternoon
at the home OF Mrs. c. NJ. Schindel. About
thirty OF the women we're present and en-
ioyed the plans of their genial hostess for
their amusement. One OF the features was
a guessing game OF authors which the CLUB
has been studying for some time past Re
freshments were served ana the party con-
tinued from $3.50 to p. m.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-11
GET IN AND THEN QUALIFY
OrueF of Business Pursued by south
Omaha Democrats with Refer
ence TO Holding once.

Several OF the reform candidates elected
to city offices at the recent election IN
South Omaha have joined the ranks of the
land-buying squad which was started dur
ing the primaries in Omaha by candidates
who wanted to qualify by becoming free
holders. Tuesday Joseph Duiy and Fred
Hehflinger, newly elected members Of the
council, filed deeds of property in South
Omaha. In both cases Balthas letter, presi-
dent OF the letter Brewing company, was
the grantoT The considerations were
500 and $500 respectfully. John f. Cor
rigan, who was chosen a member OF the
school board, filed a deed the latter part of
last week, the property being conveyed
to him by J. ]. Ryan, the consideration
being $500 with a $500 mortgage running
TO Mr., Ryan.
In all three instances the deeds were
dated prior TO the election. which was
April 8.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-11
WHEAT ABOVE THE AVERAGE
April Crop Report Issued by Govern
ment shows Condition of
Winter wheat.

WASHINGTON April lO.--The crop re-
porting board of the bureau of statistics
OF the Department OF Agriculture, from
the reports OF the correspondents and
agents Of the bureau, finds the average
condition of winter wheat on April 10 to
have been s9.1, against 9l.s on April j..
1900; '6'5 at the corresponding date in 1904,
and Sl, the mean Of the April averages
or the last ten years. The following table
shows for the principal winter wheat states
the averages Of condition on April l. the
corresponding averages one year ago and
the mean of the corresponding averages
Of the last ten years:
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-11
Our LETTER SuI.



OMAHA, April 9. 19Os.-To the Editor Of
The Bee: In your issue Of April you quote
Mr. F. ID. wead as saying that 'the rail
roads only pay about sS,ooO for taxes at
present for all the valuable property they
own and use in this city"
This is a gross misstatemeut The fact is
that instead Of all the railroads payin.,
only about s3.OO0' the Union Pacific alone
in 1905 paid into the city treasury OF Omaha
on its property in Omaha locally assessed
the sum of ST. i591l and made a tender of
payment of S949 a in addition on the portion
OF its property i'm Omaha assessed by the
State Board Of Equalization and Assess
ment. making an amount paid by the Unlen
Pacific alone more than four times greater
than Mr. wead says was paid by all the
railroads
Under the law the city OF Omaha is en-
titled to one-half OF the road tax levied
by the county on Omaha property and the
amount rendered for this purpose by the
Union Pacific was SO32O. The Union Pa
cific, therefore. actually paid into the city
treasury OF Omaha in 1905 the sum of s12,-
4591l and made tender of payment Of
S1.O5264 in addition, while the total tax as
sessed amounted to S19,77513 Nor do these
sums include any part OF the state school
lunu, tund apporlloned on per capita
basis and obtained by levying tax on all
the taxable assets of the state.
That real estate used for right-of-way
and depot grounds is eliminated from local
assessment and is liable for taxes on dis
tributive value is true. On the theory that
each mile of railroad is as valuable az every
other mile and that terminal facilities are
for the reception, routing and distribution
OF traflc at converging points for the whole
line, the law requires uniform mileage val
uation, and this is obtained by assembling
all the assets into total sum and dividing
such sum or amount by the number of
miles of main track. Thus, while real es-
tate in Omaha used for right-of-wsy ana
depot grounds is valued and assessed by the
state board, it nevertheless is subjected to
taxation along every mile OF main line in
the state. II does not escape taxation. as
has repeatedly been stated, but pays trib-
ute in proportion to it's value in every po-
litcal subdivision from the Missouri river
to the Wyoming state line.
r. j. CLANCY,
Assistant Tax Commissioner
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-11

OMAHA, April 1910 the Editor of The
Bee: Because of request to have the
relative positions of the Reorganized Latter
Day Saints and the Latter Day Saints
more fully understood, l wish to state the
Reorganzed Latter Day Saints. who in
Utah are called "Josephites, are great
assistance TO the Gentle" (eyangelicaD
churches, because of their opposition to
the Latter Day Saints. "Brighamltes," in
regard to blood atonement' and polygamy,
as we'll as the Adam god idea. Elder
Chase of the Reorganized Latter Day
Saints has preached in Salt Lake City,
on Second South by the Kenyon hotel.
every night for weeks. and at the end of
each service has permitted any one to ask
questions and has denounced blood atone
ment' and polygamy in the strongest
terms and in manner no Gentle minis
ter would have dared to do, because the
"Josephite" knew lie had to certain
extent the sympathy Of the people because
he. too. believed in the book of Mormon,
I believe il 100 'Josephites" were in Utah
and Idaho all the time. as preaching elders,
it would be strong ally to the forces
which are opposing ttlie positions taken
and the accomplishment the Latter Day
Saints CBrighamite 1tormonss.'
49,. @ " HIGGINS
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-11
WEST CRIES FOR LABoRERS
sugar Beet Growers Cannot Easily
supply Demand for Their
Large Crops.

''Laborers are needed all through Ihe
west, and ] am here TO secure 100 for
work on our new factory a. Billings and
TO go into the sugar beet fields" said Ed
mund Simmons, manager Of the new sugar
beet factory at Billings. I'VE have the
foundation In for that factory, which will
represent an outlay OF s., $4,000. and the
structural work II up on some OF the
buildings. The new factory will have a
capacity of LOO tons per day aud we have
contracted for beets, so we must have the
factory completed by September 1. We
must have l,S0 workers there by May l.
Laborers get as high as 80 cents an hour
in Billings. the workers In the field work
ing on a different basis"
Large parties of men are daily going
through the Omaha stations for work in
the west One party of seventy-fve went
west on the Union Pacific Tuesday morning
and another large party on the Burlington
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-11
Lo,ss Life BreakinE Horses.

SIOUX FALLS. S. D., April 1o.-(special.)
While engaged in breaking a team OF
broncho ponies on the Hollenbeck ranch
In Lyman county, Bert Davis was in
stantly killed and his companion, Clark
Hollenbeck, was seriously injured. The
two young men lost oontro. OF the ami
mails, which ran away. They turned
sharply. overturning the wagon and the
occupants were caught beneath the We
hicle. which crushed the life out OF Davis
and dangerously injured Hollenbeck
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-11
NEW UNION PACIFIC DIRECTORS
OmcIaIE of Eastern Lines Elected to
Fiji Vacancies Caused by
designations.

NEW YORK, April 1O.-The board OF Al
rectors Of the Union Pacific Railroad COM
pany today elected as directors Albert J.
Earring, president of the Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul railroad: David VIII
cox, president Of the Delaware & Hudson
Railroad company, and Robert Goelet
They fill the vacancies IN the Union Pa
cine directorate caused by the designations
of o. II. Kahn Jacob II, Schrf and James
H. Hyde.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-11
baroness Bua.che recovering.

WASHING TON. April 1O.-Baroness
Bussche, wife Of the counselor OF the Ger
men embassy, Baron Bussche, who has
been dangerously III for more than a week
is recovering rapidly and her physicians
say she is now out OF danger. Her condi-
ton is still such, however, that she will
probably not be able for some time 20
go on the European trip which she and her
husband were about to make at the time
she was taken i'll.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-11
FIRE RECORD.
Chicago Paint Factory.

CHICAGO. April lo-The plant Of the
George W. Pitkin Paint Manufacturing
company. at Fulton and Carpenter streets
was destroyed by fire today. Nine fam
lilies. occupying farm buildings adjoining
the plant, were driven from home by the
flames. A series OF explosions made dim
cult the work OF the hrsmsn. The loss Is
estimated 81 tl0e,00o
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-11

In Mrs Trees VIII" Laura f. Rich
ards dips deep into the real sterling New
England character, with all its originality,
quaintness. delightful oddities and severely
local limitations. The personages 30. real
istically drawn are real odd, quaint prirni
tive products Of their rock-ribbed environ
ment, most evidently drawn from the con-
scientious study of veritable living origi-
nails. Nor is this study limited to the por-
trayal OF one single principal character,
leaving in half light or obscurity the re-
naming figures OF the group. As consci-
entiously as Dickens's own masterpieces
does this sketch present the real separate
human traits and oddities OF each OF the
many subordinate characters. Mrs Rich
ards's acquaintance with the original New
England stock is long and intimate and her
Illumination Of its qualities is frightened
with humor and softened by affection. The
illustrations by Frank T. Merrill are most
happily executed to assist the portrayal
Of the characters. Published by Dana
Estes & company.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-11

came to the notice OF Or. Edward Everett
Hale he enthusiastically urged its reprodue-
ton, and proved his great interest in the
matter by writing an entertaining introdue-
ton. The work OF reproducing has been
perfectly done and the book Is sure OF =
wide circulation as It will bring back child
hood days to a great number who will in
turn wish the children OF the present day
to know what their parents or grandparents
enjoyed It ought to meet with ell the ia
vor that Or. Hale expects for It, Published
by Lathrop. Lee & Shepard company,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-11
CAUSE OF SLUMP IN BUTTER
Dairy Commission Sends Representative to
Markets to Investigate.
MEANS MILLIONS TO PEOPLE OF STATE
I'm spite of DecisIOns of the Courts
Insurance Companies Continue 60
Insist ON the Board Rates
Fruit In Fine Condition.
CFrom a STAFF Correspondent

CFrom a STAFF Correspondent
DIES MONIES. April 1O.-(Special AS
sistant state Dairy Commissioner w S.
Smarzo Of Manchester. la, has gone 20
New York TO discover II possible why Iowa
has lost 100000 within the past several
months by the slump in the price OF butter
II is asserted that 1t is due TO the quality
Of butted shipped from the state. and 10
discover the cause he will test all butter
tn the butter market in New York City.
The price of butter is now but q cents
pound including the freight charges and
there are fears that It will go stiu lower.
BY testing the butter II is asserted that
the reason can be detected. There are
claims that it IL due to the eentraliEinR
plants, which ship cream a long distance
before it is made into butter. Others as
sert the COWS arc not fed the proper ration
Mr. Smarzo has resigned his position as
assistant state commissioner and has taken
position under the civil service Of the
government, the position being a new de-
parture created for the special purpose.
The butter OF all western states will be
tested. It is the claim OF dsirymeu that
all western states have lost heavily be-
cause OF the inferior quality of the butter
shipped. Mr., Smarzo will have several
assistants in the work. His resignation
was given to Dairy Commissioner Wright
To-Day and he leaves tonight for New York
City
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-11

Long American Poems" with notes and
biographies by Augustus White Long, pre-
ceptor in English, Princeton university, is
a book intended to serve as an introduction
to the systematic study OF American poetry.
but il does not pretend to exhaustiveness.
All the poets from 1776 TO 1900 who are
worthy of recognition are here treated
simply, yet SUCCESSFULLY, and in such a man
ner as to illustrate the growth and spirit
of American life expressed in its verse.
Each writer is represented by some of his
best-known poems which are preceded by
brief biogra phical sketches, designed to en-
terrain and awaken interest. The notes at
the end OF the book give much useful and
interesting information. The brief critical
comments which have been added to the
explanatory notes are meant to interpret
the poems to the student and TO win his
attention and sympathy. Published BY the
American Book company.
Above books at lowest retail prices.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-11

The average condition Of winter rye ou
April l was 800 against 921 on April l,
1905, and ss4, the mean Of the April aver
ages OF the last ten years
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-11
LOCAL BREVlTlES.

Mrs Zaida j. Dimond has filed an answ sr
and cross petition In the suit OF her hus-
hand. Dana l. Diamond for divorce. She
failure TO support her and her children
She aaks the custody Of the children and
81 go ahmony-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-11
Apnointment on Fair Ronrd.

PIERRE. s. D., April 10.-(special Tele-
gram -GOvernor Elrod has appointed J.
W. Campbell OF Huron as member Of the
State Board OF Agriculture 10 nh the
vacancy caused by the death OF John II.
King.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-11
Many Drop Dead

from so-callsd heart trouble, when the real
cause is acute indigestion. easily durable
by Electric Bitters, 30 cents. For sale by
sherman & Mcconnell DRUG CO.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-11
CURRENT LITERATURE,

Cache la Poudre: The Romance of a
rendcrfoot in the Days OF Custer" by
Herbert MyriclS. is n story OF life i'm north
ern Colorado Wyoming and Montana in
the early '7Os. The author is the widely
known editor and publisher OF several aEri-
cultural journals Many OF the pictures
are reproduced from oil paintings by some
OF the leading artists OF the country and
many are OF people still living, while there
are characteristic notes in the appendix
about them. This Is only one OF The many
ways in which this book is different from
any other story, novel or historical ro-
nance, but these same peculiaIities make
the work very human and true to the life
actually lived by the makers Of Colorado
and OF the northwest in the days Of Custer.
In fact the book leads up to all the mys-
teries glory and criticism that have been
accorded to Custer and his men, upon
which subject Herbert Myrick is the one
final authority. The book is an artistic
piece Of work and comes from the press
OF the Orange Judd company.
The coming OF Easter Is heralded In the
current issue OF Donahoe's Magazine in
poems, pictures and stories. A particularly
fine feature is the poem THE Risen Christ
by Susan l.. Emery. Printed in colors and
illustrated by sixteen page plates, this is a
beautiful tribute to the season. other fea-
lures of timely interest are THE Centenary
of the Baltimore Cathedral by Henry
Morgan, The King and Future Queen cf
Spain by Ben Hurst THE Coming Of
Spring" by Alice McDermott and AN I'm
! pressiOnist Sketch OF Plus X by Marie
Donegan Walsh, all fully illustrated.
In 1888 the firm of Munroe & Francis. In
Boston, produced what was called The
Only True Mother Goose Melodies, Without
/ Addition or Arrangement, Embracing Also
| a Reliable Life Of the Goose Family" A
| number of imprint editions of those orig
| inal jlngies with their profusion of quaint
/ Well-executed black wood cuts were pro-
| duced by different book sellers, and gave
| enjoyment to thousands of children and
! their elders. A great many people OF adj
yancinE age have a distinct recollection OF
/ This book, but it has long been out of print
and copies have become very scarce anc
valuable. Mrs Harriet Blackstone c. But.
Ter. a wen-known member OF the Daughters
of the American Revolution, possessed q
carefully treasured copy, and when this
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-11
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Bond Issue Fails to Bring Premium for
First Time in Years,
EFFECT OF STRINGENT EASTERN MONEY
city Treasurer Recommends sale to
spitscr q Co., the sole Bidders,
and His Advice IL
Accepted.

For the first time in number Of years
no better than par was bid for a large Issue
Of bonds by the city of Omaha. Treasurer
Hennings reported to the council last nisnt
that Splitter & Co OF Toledo was the sin
gle bidder, offering to take an issue Of $780,
600 special improvement bonds, running
from one to nine years and bearing interest
at per cent. He said he attributed the
lack Of competition to the present state Of
the money market He remarked that as
the city has a $4,000 sale Of special bond
renewals ahead in his opinion it would be
well to accept the single bid and the coun-
Gil accepted the advice and approved the
sale.
Bids ON Permanent sidewalks.
Division of the city into four districts for
the construction Of permanent sidewalks did
not bring the competition expected. No
proposals were received for district No. 8,
two for No. 4 and only one each for Nos,
and .. All the bids, which were as fol-
lows, were referred to the city engineer:
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-11

John Pinnegar OF What Cheer. Ia. APP
peared at the police station in this city
today and asserted that Hattie Pinnegar,
who has been masduerading at ColfaX and
other Iowa towns as the Countess Of
Bellemar." is his daughter. The girl was
placed under arrest here yesterday, but
on representations OF her father, she wa
turned over to him. Mr.. Pinnegar told
the chief Of police that eighteen years ago
he gave his daughter to hts sister to raise
and soon after lost all track of them UNI
til he saw in the papers of her arrest
yesterday Miss Pinnegar had with her
when arrested four weeks old baby,
whom she declared was Lady Margue-
rite her heiress. She declares that it is
her own child. but the police do not be-
lieve her. Not knowing whose child it is
she has been allowed to keep it, 1t is be-
lieved she. has Induced some one TO give
it to her on the belief that she is real
countess
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-11

ARTIFICIAL

1t would be unfair to make awards on
those figures said Councilman Hoye zone
part of the city would be getting sidewalks
cheaper than another. There is big lack
of competition"
THE results are not satisfactory said
Engineer Rosewater. 1T is possible that
the difference in price is due to the value
OF property in the different districts, as the
taxes are dependable upon each individual
parcel of realty concerned. The lower prices
are satisfactory, but the higher ones are
not"
City Electrician Michaelsen's plan for re-
placing the gasoline lamps with electric
lights without additional cost was referred
to the street lighting committee
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-11

Above books at lowest retail prices
Matthews 122 South Fifteenth street