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Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-05
AVERY TO HAVE A PoSToFFIcE
Difficulties Are Adjusted and Final
Action Looking 10 Re-establish-
ment VIII Follow.
CFrom a. starr correspondent.l

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-(Speeial Tele-
gram. )-Representative Kennedy took up
with the Postofice department today the
accomplishment of the postoft1ce at avery
First Assistant Postmaster General Hitch
cock agreed some days ago to re-establish
the postoftice. Mr.. Kennedy ascertalned
thnt the matter had been held up from
January 4 until last Saturday in the ONCE
of the second assistant postmaster gen
eral on a routine question, having TO 40
with the division OF contracts, the dis
continuance of the office neoessftating rural
free mail delivery. These matters have
now been adjusted, and Mr.. Hitchcock as
sured the representatives from the Omaha
district that Anal action win be taken right
away and that the appointment of Julius
j. Smith will be made.
The members of the Nebraska delegation
in the house today presented joint
memorial from the following women's
clubs in Falls City. favorable to the pas
sage of Senator Beverdges child labor
bill: Sorosls, with a membership OF twenty
FIVE; Friends in Council, with membership
of twenty-four; Womans club. with
a membership OF fifty; Shakespeare club,
with a membership of nineteen Woman's
Christian Temperance union, forty-five;
woman's Relief corps, forty-four. Several
members of the delegation also presented
the resolution OF the state senate of Ne
braska, in opposition TO the pending ship
subsidy bill. ~
Senator Burkett today transferred his
official goods and chattels from his former
committee room-Indian depredations--to
the rooms occupied by the late Senator
Alger, who was at the head of the commit
! tee on Pacific railroads. TO which COM
mittee Senator Burkett succeeds. Senator
Burkett's new committee is in the oldest
portion of the capitol building. almost d.
rectly under the historic rotunda, and ira
dition has it that during the earliest days
! of the civil war when the Sixth Massa-
chusetts volunteers reached Washington
they were quartered in this portion OF the
capitol.
G. M Hitchcock. representative-elect
from the Second Nebraska district. was in
the capital today renewing old acquaint-
anees. With Congressman Kennedy. he in
spected the latter's seat on the floor and
thought Il would be a stroke OF good for
tune II he could succeed TO the precise
seat. which will be vacated by Mr.. Ken
Hitchcock arrived in Washington yester-
day from New York. where they have been
a week on a mid-winter vacation. They
leave for Nebraska tomorrow.
The South Dakota delegation is laborine
with the military AFFAIRS committee of the
senate for an appropriation of $4,000 for a
cavalry dril hall at Fort Meade. Repre-
sentative Martin stated this afternoon thai
the chances seemed favorable for the
adoption Of the amendment.
Herman Ressler and L. L. Guckert OF
Omaha are in Washington attending the
National Merchant TailOrs' association
now In session
| Representative Kennedy was advised to
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-05
OMAHA CITY CHARTER CHANGES
Committees from Representative
Bodies Determine on what
Alterations Are Needed.

Last night at the Commercial club, repre-
sentatives of the Real Estate exchange. the
Commercial club and the Federation of
Improvement clubs, named for the purpose
considered changes in the Omaha charter.
A resolution was adopted denouncing the
proposed law to give the mayor and coun-
ell the right to issue bonds to secure funds
for current expenses. Another resolution,
adopted after careful consideration. reads:
Resolved, That 1t be the sense of this
meeting, composed Of committees from the
Real Estate exchange, the Commercial club
and the executive committee of the Fedora
ton of Improvement clubs, representing
nineteen Improvement clubs in different
parts of the city of Omaha, that there be
no change whatever made In the Omaha
city charter except an increase of $4,000
for fire, $4,000 for street cleaning, $4,000
for street repairing $500 for police, $4,000
for parks with a maximum of the latter
to be $4,000
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-05
TRIBUTE TO pR. HERRING
Resolution Adopted by other GOngre-
gntionaI Ministers Regretting
His Departure from City.

The Congregational ministers of Omaha
at the regular monthly meeting Monday
passed this resolution regarding the de-
parture of Rev. H. C. Herring, pastor Of
the First church:
Recognizing the privilege which we have
had in our fraternal association with Rev.
II. c. Herring, we, the Congregational min
listers OF Omaha, wish 10 acknowledge our
Indebtedness to him for wise leadership and
generous counsel as a fellow pastor.
While we feel deeply sense Of personal
loss in his departure from us, we wish
him esd speed In the great work which he
has undertaken. and congratulate both the
its wise choice OF a leader, and DR. Herring
on the opportunity for larger service which
has opened before him
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-05

day that John Mott Mahon of Omaha had
been granted a pension of $12 a month.
Representative Kinkaid was informed to-
day by the bureau of pensions of the fol-
lowing pension allowances: Susanna M.
Lewis of Ord, accrued pension; John Han
nan, Ainsworth, increase s12 per month
George w. Leake, Alliance, ST. Emaline F.
Foster. Ord, s..
II. c. Burghs Of lincoln is in Washing
ton today, enroute to New York.
Senator and Miss Willard were guests
tonight at a dinner given by Mr. and Mrs
Shonts, retiring chairman of the Isthmian
Canal commission.
Senator Gamble OF South Dakota was in
the senate when the body convened today
and was the recipient of most hearty con-
gratulations on every side upon his re-
election. ,.,,k
Congressman Burke. of South Dakota has
appointed as cadet 10 the Annapolis Naval
academy, Ira Siglihger of Webster, Day
county, and George Lynn Woodruff of
Miller, Hand county, as alternate. Both Of
these boys are native born South Dakotans.
The former is a son of Postmaster Sig
linger of Webster 9
Representative = Kennedy has received
resolutions frOmAthei Commercial club Of
Ondnd URGING 0pO0NSOnBTesS an entlre re-
classification Of igsaond-cIass mall matter
and endorsing the yPenrose bill, which pro-
vides for 1 cent lffteSi postage, that is. 1
cent for each ounce or fraction thereof.
The comptroller OF the currency today
issued certificate. authorizing the First
National bank of Polk, Neb to begin bust
ness. The bank will employ a capital of
$4,000 and It's officers are to be J. w. Will
son, president; Charles Mierman, vice presi-
dent, and c. c. McCune cashier.
An army retiring board is appointed to
meet at Omaha from time to time, at the
call of the president of the board for the
examination OF such officers, as may be
ordered before It, The detail for the board
is: Colonel Edward b. Pratt, Thirtieth in
fantry, president; Lieutenant Colonel John
M. Banhter, deputy surgeon general; Major
Charles B. Noyes. military secretary; Cap
tain Theodore B. Hacker commissary; Cap
tain Thomas L. Rhoads assistant surgeon;
First Lieutenant j. Willard Little Thirtieth
infantry. recorder,
First Lieutenant Robert F. jackson,
Tenth cavalry Is ordered to report to
Colonel Edward y. Pratt Thirtieth in
fantry, president. of the army retiring
board, at Omaha. at such time as Colonel
Pratt may designate. for examination.
Captain Theodore B. Hacker commissary,
is ordered to proceed from Omaha to Stur-
gis, s. D.. for the purpose of inspecting
subsistence supplies and upon the compile
ton OF this detail will return to Omaha
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-05

and DEVILS Lake. 30 below at Moorehed,
80 below at Prince Albert, 30 below at Win
nipeg and "a below at Calgary. The Ne
braska temperatures are moderate in COM
parison with the north and northwest. At
Omaha below was the record at o'clock
Monday morning, which later went down
a degree or two lower at o'clock, and
then began rising. North Platte reported
below and Sioux City below zero.
The severity OF the storm seems to have
passed according TO weather bureau re-
ports and there is prospect of snow today,
with warmer. and warmer Wednesday.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-05
IOWA FIRM COMES TO OMAHA
Newton Wagon Company VIII Have
Its Warehouse Headquar-
ters in This City.

The Newton Wagon company has en-
gagged storage room at the house of the
Omaha Implement and Transfer company,
where IL will make it's headquarters for
Nebraska and western Iowa. II formerly
did business at Council BLUFFS, in quarters
leased from the Union Transfer company
whose house burned down in December.
Following the lead of the Sterling Manu-
featuring company and p. p. Mast & Co.,
who moved their branch offices and stock
TO Omaha when the FIRE left them home
less, the Newton company has crossed the
river. Aside from the Union Transfer
company. which is bankrupt, all the i'm
plement concerns affected by the fire are
now in Omaha. t..,
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-05
SCHOOL BOARD QUITS EARLY
Nothing. But Routine Business,
and Little EvY of
That.

AS only routine matters were up for con-
sideration last evening the Board Of Educa-
ton adjourned In short order. A letter was
received from J. L. McBrien, state super
intendent Of instruction. urging that the
Omaha board send Superintendent David
son and Principal Waterhouse TO the ma
tional convention Of superintendents at
Chicago, February q. q and Is The board
filed the communication without comment,
further than a remark from Superintendent
Davidson to the effect that the board had
not been in the habit Of paying his ex-
penses on such occasions.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-05
suit for. infringement.

J.. Duncan & CO. OF Boston and William
Alexander OF philadelphia have brought
suit for infringement of patent In the
United States circuit court against George
F. Hauptman and ]. N. Espegren and the
Faultless Switch company Of South Omaha.
The plaintiffs claim to be the owners OF
numerous patents embracing the overhead
switch hangers used by some of the South
Omaha packing houses. which were es-
tablished In those concerns by the de-
PENDANTS. The bill asks that the defendants
be restrained from further manufacture
and sale OF the devices and that the com
plainants be given other and equitable re-
lief from the infrtngsmentS on their pat
onta.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-05
e SPEARS AFTER MATCH
st. Paul Champion wants 10 Play
80 Frank lMaGgIOIo BIIIiards.

st. Paul Champion Wants 10 Play
et.,i Frank MaggiOIo Billiards.
. George E. Spears Of 81. Paul champion
billiard player OF the northwest, 10 in
Omaha and Is looking for match. he
says he wants to meet Frank MaggiQlo for
800 to $500 a side. Spears is flushed with
triumph In the big billiard tournament nas at u
class in billiards in st. Paul, having gained
considerable prominence as a teacher.
Sunday base ball likely will go on with
out any legal prohibitions in Kansas so
far as the present legislature Is concerned.
tically put the house bill relating to that
subject and numbered % to sleep, giving 1t
the "23" sign.
Ring the gong it's all settled now. Little
Percy Pipedreams has spoken Percy has
spoken on the situation. in the Western
league AS usual he speaks with that forid
style of literary art and that facile ease
of wisdom that always characterize a sage
Percy says everything In the western Is
all right except Omaha; Omaha, he AYERS
is the weak spot.
Why sure, Perez, Omaha's always weak
That's the reason 1t always finishes in the
first division. It's weak in point OF players
and weak In point of patronage. That's the
reason IL always has the largest attend
ance of any other town on the circuit ana
paid the largest prorata toward the Denver
and St Joe deficits.
Perez is nothing II not wise. He says
the outlook Is for a stronger team In every
town on the circuit except Omaha; Omaha
will be weaker. He points out that
Omaha's infield is entirely open and the
outfield in as bad a plight. Well, with Billy
White, a shortstop who has led the league
for three seasons, a hot base runner and
strong at the bat, and Buck Franks, one
of the strongest and most sought-afte men
of the Pacific coast, for second, and fine
prospects for third. II looks little as II
the infeld might be 100 per cent stronger
than last year. And now for the outfeld:
Weak? We'll, there's Aubrey for whom
Hemphill and Andreas. and is Cantillon as
weak in judgment as Omaha is in menu
Come, Perez. There's Harry WEIGH a 800
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-05

hitter and a crack fielder. File on thes,
subsidized knockers.
Since It has been conclusively shown thai
Mother Shipton as far back as 1864 pre-.
dicted the .ascendency of the automobil,
what's the use wasting any more. time
about the advanced thought of the present
age? Why, our forefathers, or AZ least
our foremothers. had all these modern
inventions and things in mind. only they
didn't seem to need them as badly as theii
said:
For in the future We should know.
THE carriage without the horse shall co.
"By HEX" observes that YOU. can always
start something delightful by asking Pres,
ident Comiskey how much he will take for
Altrock or Billy Sullivan.
Battling Nelson has Joined the labor
unions Of London. Bat miRht have got in
over on this side II the rules hadn't beer
squeemish about the time limit
Mordecai Brown the Cubs peerless
pitcher, and Cecil Ferguson, the youngster
OF the New York Giants, are training to-
gether in the Terra Haute Young Mems
Christian association. although they viii be
rivals in the summer. sstt ~
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-05
WITH THE BOwLERs.

Last night at the Association alleys the
Krug Parks won two games from the Metz
Bros. team The handicap cut no figure I'm
the results, as every game won was on
actual pins. n French duplicated his feat of
leading the men with a totfi or 5S1. To-
night the teams are the Storz Blues and
packers a good chance TO hold the Brew
ers even. Score:
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-05
RUG PARKS.
METZ BROS

The Daily News took two out OF three
games from the Black Kats last night on
the Metropolitan alleys. Slime of the News
team bowled one of his best games. being
high on totals with ii. Spetnian,, the COM
ing bowler of the Black Kats. had high
single game with 2l7 and high on his team
with $50. Ravens bowled a very consistent
game with 139 1888 and 1877. Score:
PATTERSON,S DAILY NEWS
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-05
Use
DrGraVeS'
Tooth Powder

and note the delicious after
taste. Even if you have good
teeth they need regular atten-
ton twice-a-day. Watch the
effect on your friends.
IN hAAdy metal cans or bottles, ESQ
Dr. Graves Teeth Powder 90.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-05

hitter and crack fielder. File on thes,
subsidized knockers.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-23
THE DEPARTMENTS
WERE ALL CLOSED
Senator Burkctt Read Washing
tons Farewell Address to
His Associates.
DANIEL is ovER-woRKED
ny. WAITER EDWARD HARRIS.

by WALTER EDWARD HARRIS.
WASHINGTON. D.. c.. February pa
The Senate heard Senator Burkett, OF
Nebraska. read Washington's farewell
address: all the departments closed In
order to give the "toiling clerks"
chance to enjoy another one Of the
many holidays which come to employees
OF Uncle SAM but beyond this there
was little apparent in Washington to
indicate that this was the anniversary
of the birth OF the Father OF His
Country. There was an unsuccessful eff
fort made to have balloon ascension
under the auspices of the Aero Club
OF New York. which sent over q NAM
moth aerial carriage for the occasion,
but the wind was so strong no effort
was even made to initiate the big bag
Both houses Of Congress went ahead
trnnsacting business in apparent OBJ
livion OF the fact that this was a legal
holiday. commemorative of the name
OF Washington.
Double Duty.
Senator Daniel Is one OF the busiest OF
men to-day. the absence OF Senator Mar
tin in Europe. causing the senior Sena-
tor to do double duty. His callers are
SO numerous he scarcely has time to de-
vote attention to discussions OH the floor
CT the Senate Hc Is much gratihed at
being able to have the naval appropriation
bill amended 80 az to make provision for
the construction OF q power plant at the
Norfolk Navy-Yartl at a cost OF $4,000.
But he regrets that he was able to secure
an Increase OF only s25,0oh In the appro-
printion in the river and hurbor bill
for the Improvement OF James River,
raising the total to $4,000.
May Oppose Carney.
Senator Daniel will probably oppose tho
confirmation OF the appointment Of 8? B.
Carney to the postn,astership Of Nor
| folk.
Numerous charges have been filed
against Mr.. Carney by fellow-Republi-
| cans. but the one regarded as most SCI
| rious Is that which sets forth that dur
| Ing the years he was assistant post
master he had ON agreement With the
| postmaster by which the salary OF the
4 latter was cut down so as to give his
assistant "a sum sufficient to make each
4 receive the same compensation. The
! Committee on Post-Oflices and Post
Roads has not acted on tho appoint
! nent.
Representative Lamb went before the
Committee on Naval Affairs this morn
Ing and induced 1t to agree to report a
joint resolution authorizing the secreta-
! ~ Of the Navy to donate to the Poca-
hontas Memorial Association 1000 pounds
OF brass to be used in casting n memo rial
bell. which will be placed on the Virginia
building. at the exposition.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-23
NHOL E[.55AL HbuI
Of JEWEL THIEVES
Pawn Tickets Found for Jewels
Worth $50, 900 T en- Persons
Arrested.

NEW YORK. February 22-Fo low
ing the arrest yesterday OF Amelia
Russell and four young men In the
girls room,5i in West Forty sixth StreetR
where were found pawn tickets for
$4,000 worth of Jewels, the detectives
to-day arrested five others suspected
of completely In the fiat robberiesS
which have been troubling the police
OF the upper West Side for weeks. The
five arrested to-day nre Marshal al-s
singer, alias Frank Marshal, con- VI
ductor; Albert Becker. alias Strouse.5
also conductor; Fillmore Halstngera
an electrician. Helen Bell said to \ be-
Marshal sweetheart. and Lille Eurns.s
The police announced to-day that the
amount of plumber involved IN tn 81 va
rious robberes aggregates nearly
$4,000 They have in their possessio III
lis pawn tickets represents pledgeds
articles almost entirely jewelry, valucds
at $4,000. The jcwelry recovered U.s.
estimated to be worth $4,000. Mrs. s
Taylor Clark, of No. 1875 West Seven
ty-thrd Street. identified three OF the
prisoners who visited her house several
weeks ago in response to a 7newspapers
advertisement for O. furnished room:i
They came to the house in a big tour
ing curland We're admitted to the house
I by her daughter and taken to the par
Tor. There they We're left alone while
Mrs. Clark was summoned After the
party had left the house. she missed
jewelry and silverware valued att $780,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-23
The International
Sunday-School Lesson
First Quarter. Lesson VIII. Genesis
XVI. sis.
February "a, 1907.
Genesis

XVI. 5-16.
February "a, 1907.
GODS COVENANT WITH ABRAM.
Nomadic life has always It's own strong
attraction. But the story Of the migra-
lions of this first Of pilgrim fathers has
a fascination peculiarc1o itself. Before
the eye OF imagina ton his caravan seems
to pass. There goes the venerable sheik
sken turban with it's fillct of rope. His
princess in all her Oriental finery.
rides beside him. There are the armed
scouts on fleet horses: the noisy herds
the women and children, a thousand souls
and more; and the long train Of beasts
of burden. carving the mpedimenta OF
q great cam.
They pass by Damascus, the superb.
and leave the snowy heights OF Hermon
and Lebanon to their right, and the Sea
of Chinereth TO the left. and pause at
the oak-grove OF Moreh in shechem. while
4nal and Gerizim look down at them.
On the move through the lovely plain
Of Esdreon. strewn with it's roses Of
Sharon In patterns more beautiful than
n, Brussels down into the rich Jordan
Valley. under the beetlins crags Of Gil
gal. up Salems sleeps on to holy Hebron
and Adullams weird cave-through the
whole land, from Dan to Beersneba, they
wander as fancy takes them or the me-
cessities OF their flocksE and herds re-
Quire
But the sacred character of the pilgrims
and the pilgrimage is never lost sight Of.
Abram Is priest as well as king Of his
tribe. The caravan never halts without
an altar being upreared. The idol-wor-
shipine Canaanites look on curiously as
the smoke curs up before an invisible
God. Abrams whole retinue understands
and shares his high hope and purpose.
The morning and evening sacrifice keeps
them constantly In mind Of It.
Abrams noble generosity has marked
cXempllfication In his dealing with Lot.
suit Of the four kings and rescue OF his
how, his ma -ra nimitv in his refusal to
take thread or shoe-latchet from the spoil.
There are two blots on the escutcheon OF
timorous duplicity in Egypt concerning
his wife; again. his over-haste and use
Of human expedlents to fulfil Gods prom
Use In the taking Of Hagar to wife. But
these are mere specks upon an effulgent
disk. Abram was twenty centuries be-
You'd his day in character and in manner
lapses-m the first instance. by rebuke
from the lips Of q heather monarch; In
the second. by withholding from him for
thirteen years any visible manifestations
OF correction ended with. the sudden out
bursting OF tho glory OF the shekinah upon
his dreary path.
There Is q significant change Of name
cerned In the covenant: The Deity Him
self condescends to follow the custom Of
man and at this tuncture give Himself
now and significant name: namely. FL
Shaddni-the All-sufficient God Abrams
name is changed from Exalted Father tc
Abraham, Father of Nations. sarai, my
princess, TO Sarah, princess universal
I This change OF name was a device Of the
eldest times. when means OF intercom-
/, munication and record were scarce, to ar
rest attention and fix In memory impor-
tnnt events and change OF circumstance
BY this means 1t was advertised Ia
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-23


no less fIuttcrlnE by the hummer
4 III which 1t aln conveyed, than 1t Is
nncctionntc in itself. In cxplnin-
Ing this obligation, l puss over
cumpnrison OF my endcnvorx in the
public service with the many hon-
Ornble testimonies OF npprObntlOn
which have already no fur over
rated and ovcr-pnid them, rccitinE
one consideration only which s,l-
perscdcs the necessity of recurring
to every other. When I was first
called to the station with which
was honorcd during the late con-
flict for our liberties, to the diff
dcncc which had NO many ren-
sons to feel in accepting II, I
thought 1t my duty to Join II firm
RESOLUTION TO shut my hand n9ninst
every pecuninry recompcnsc-tO
thi. revolution, I have Invariably
ndhered-from this resolution Uf
hnd the inclinntion I do not
consider myself at liberty to de-
part.
Whilst repeat, therefore, my
fcrvcnt acknowledgements to the
Legislature for their very kind
sentiments and Intentions In my
favor, aud mt the same time beg
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-23
.TAAW TO RECEIVE
MEOAl FOR KILLING
rsno,.ial 70 Tho mines Dispateh.l

Special to The Times Dispatch,l
COLUMBUS, IND. February 22.-That
money is being raised by Il number Of
travelling statesmen of Indiana to buy q
medal to be presented to Harry Is. ThaW,
tho Pittsburg millionaire, for killing Stan
ford White. the New York architect, Is
/. fact that became known for the first
time in this city to-day. when Frank
Smith, who Is employed by the Indian
apolis, Columbus and Southern Traction
Company, was solicited by well-dresscd
Young man, who told him that he was
getting money for that purpose.
The stranger asked for only q penny
and refused tofnccept larger coin, The
young man, whose overcoat pocket was
filed with pennies, explained that he
ana number of other Indianapolis tray
cling men had decided to solicit con-
trlbutions Of pennies for the purpose
~ buying Harry Is. Thaw a gold medal
for killing such man as was White,