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Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-07
WHY is LUMP SUGAR USED7
Problem hat AEitates the Mind OF a
Man who Wants 20 Run
the worId.

The man who expects the world to run
Just to suit him was firing up his gastric
engine in a Douglas street restaurant
Thursday noon, The handmade who waited
upon him was doing very well. He couldn't
even find fault with his roast beef rare.
But he got in before she was ready to
hand him his check. He was Just about
to help himself to the graduated g
for his coffee. when the handmade quickly
reached for the lump sugar and substi-
tuted 1t. With a long-suffering smile he
laid down his teaspoon and took several
Jumps. Then he unburdened himself to his
neighbor:
In the name Of the gods Of the kitchen,
In the name OF the gods Of the hearth,
Pray, tell me wise men Of the nation,
why can't a man use graduated sugar
IN his tea coffee or cocoa, but must
have the lump article moved at hint
Descending then from this lofty strain
to plain prose, he continued:
TITS always been a mystery to me why
they always insist on a busy man using
the lump sugar. II costs the restaurant
more and It isn't any sweeter and It takes
IL longer to dissolve. Now, here am I
wasting two or three extra minutes wait
ing for this saccharlne cubesto distribute
its component particles through my bev4
erage, whereas had l used the granulated
sugar It would already be dissolved and
I'd be half through my lunch and out about
my business"
The man paused IN his plsint and looked
appeallngly to his neighbor. who. by way
Of reply, suggested that they ask the
waitress for a solution of the problem.
They called her and the man who expects
the world to run to suit him put the ques-
ton. .. ...
But the naughty lady OF the lunch coun-
ter only smiled an uncertain smile and
ventured the opinion that they were try
ing TO kid her."
The two men, therefore. could only finish
their meal in gloom, evidently heavily OPP
pressed by this great mystery.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-07
INSIDE TRACK ON WOOL MART
Omaha Has Warehouse Ginohed if Fair
Proposition Carries.
SENDS PROPOSAL TO SALT LAKE
Committee of the National
Wool Growers Association
Meets in the Utah
Capital.

If fair business proposition from the
hanks and business men OF Omaha VIII
secure the warehouse OF the National Wool
Growers association It will be located IN
Omaha without further discussion.
Omaha has submitted in a letter the
proposition to the executive ommitt OF
the national association, which meets In
Salt Lake City August Is. It was expected
that It would be necessary for a number or
omahans to 60 to Salt Lake City to dis
cuss the proposition with the committee,
hut this plan was abandoned at the sug-
Restion Of members Of the committee.
Though the Commercial club and bankers
who are submitting the proposition refuse
to 'tip off their hand and give other
cities the advantage of showing just what
Omaha offers, 1t is understood that the
promises Of a bonus or a site are mini
mixed. Omaha has gone ahead and erected
a wool warehouse, which will hold twenty
times as much as has been forwarded 10
II this year. Omaha has secured the stor-
age in transit rates and has promises that
rates to omaha; with proportional rates
beyond, will be granted next year.
More than that, Omaha bankers have Of
fered TO loan all the money required by
the wool men at market rates and on the
same terms as other collateral loans.
other cities bidding for the warehouse
are understood to be promising only what
omaha has already done, and bankers OF
Omaha are offering to do everything which
any other banks will do, though some may
promise to do more. Commissioner ]. Nj
Guild. who appeared at the Cheyenne
meeting in the interests of the Omaha wool
market, will not go to Salt Lake City, but
with other officers Of the club, has sent
a letter to the executive committee OF the
national association, telling just what
Omaha will do and what business men Of
this city expect as a result Of their loyalty
to tho wool growers in erecting a ware
house in Omaha, which has already caused
an advance in the price of wool of from
"a to 6 cents per pound.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-07
DEMOCRATS TO FORM BIG CLUB
Plan is to Have Way to Poll senti-
ment of County.

Plan is "a Have Way to Poll senti-
ment of County.
FAIRVIEW, LINCOLN, Aug. Gas the
result Of a visit to William ]. Bryan to-
day OF Senator Bob" Taylor of Tennessee,
who IL here to deliver a chautauqua lee
ture, the national committee Of the demo-
cratic party, with the concurrence Of Mr..
Bryan, win soon enter upon a most elabor-
ate plan for ascertaining the sentiment of
the country toward their standard-bearers
This plan c~ontemplates the formation Of a
national democratic club. with state and
county clubs as subsidiaries, whose duty
II will be to report to the central organiza-
ton data favorable or unfavorable to the
national ticket. II is proposed also that
these clubs shall poll the voters of the
United States and every section where the
following BE- adverse to the democratic
candidates TO ascertain where to send liter
ature and speakers.
Tonight Mr.. Bryan gave out for publica-
ton his reply to a circular letter sent to
the business men of the country by James
w. Van Cleave. president of the manu-
facturers' association, urging them to go
10 the polls In November and bury Bryan
and Organism forever" Mr.. Bryan accuses
Mr.. Van Cleave Of having a narrow idea
OF what constitutes a business man and
enters into IN elaborate defense of his
policies.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-07
Mayor Chargen ConapiracY.

CHEYENNE, Wyo., Aug. Especially
At a regular meeting of the city council
last evening Mayor p. s. Cook created a
sensation by charging that a conspiracy
had been formed to get the lowest bidder
on the water works contract to withdraw
in favor Of the next highest bidders. The
mayor did not go into detail, but stated
that the plan would be defeated and that
the city would rave the work done as
eheaply as possible. Thereafter the con-
tract of performing labor Incident to the
water works construction was awarded to
Charles F.. Bray on a bid of $685.. The
city will buy pipe and other materials, and
the total cost Of the work will not ex-
coed $4,000 By this arrangement Mayor
Cook believes he will be able to save 20
the city a sum in excess Of 5000.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-07
COLEMAN SERVICES SIMPLE
Funeral of DIstinEuished Omaha Ply
sician without OstentatfOn,
~ He wished.

That simplicity to which DR.. Victor II.
Coffman adhered throughout a life filled
with much success and distinction marked
the last earthly hohors done to the mortal
part OF him Thursday morning in st.
Mary -Magdalene Catholic church, Nine
teenth and Dodge streets. This was his ex-
pressed wish in regard to his funeral.
Many friends called at the house, 2D24
Douglas street, In the morning to pay
their respects to the dead and to convey
their sympathy to the bereaved family.
Soon after 900 o'clock the casket was
placed in the hearse, friends entered car
rlages and the short drive to the church
was made. "
There the services. were short. In the
sanctuary were Right Rev. Bishop Scan
nell, Father Stenson and Father Aherne.
Father McGovern of st. Peters church
said the low mass. The absolution was
given by Bishop Scahnell. 1t 1880 O'Clock
the cortege left the church for the Holy
sepulchre cemetery. where private inter-
ment was made. sseGieua
The services at the church were attended
largely. Some of. the foremost BUSINESS
men Of the city we're present and some of
the poorest and most humble citizens
dropped sympathetic tears, for a good man.
This showed the b~roadness Of DR.. coff-
man, whose mind was great enough to win
friends among the greatest and whose
heart was big enough to win him a warm
place in the hearts Of the humblest. Be
fore the cortege left the house a man in
faded blue shirt and battered gray hat
stood with a woman In a calico dress afar
off, half concealed behind a big tree.
When the casket was carried out the
woman burst into tears and when the
procession started the couple walked away
silently in the other direction.
The pallbearers' were General John C.
Gown, John A. Munroe. Major Thomas
NJ. Swobe, E. l.. Lomax, Clement Chase,
Arthur Remington. AL Patrick and Frank
L. Halter.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-07
IOWA MOURNs FoR SENATOR
Executive Issues Proclamation to
This Eject.

DIES MONIES, Ia, Aug. 6.-Iowa is to-
day declared to be in a state of mourning
for the late william b. Allison by Gov
ernor A. B. Cummins. The governor and
other state officers will go to Dubuque
Saturday to attend the funeral. II is be-
lieved that the governor will soon call a
special session of the Legislature, and his
chances OF being chosen successor to the
late Senator Allison will be bright, as the
assembly Is dominated by progressive"
republicans. The session, II called, will
probably meet In October. ia
WASHINGTON, Aug. 6.-Speaker Cannon
today appointed the following committee
to represent the house of Representatives
at the funeral Of Senatorial Allison at
Dubuque, Ia. Saturday next: Messrs. Hep
burn, Hull, Kennedy, Dawson, BirdsalI
Haugen. Cousins, Hamilton Smith, .Connor
and Hubbard of Iowa; Bingham OF Penn
s%ylvania, Keifer of Ohio, Goulden and
Payne Of New York, Boutell OF Illinois,
Gardner of Michigan. Moon of Tennessee,
Tawney of Minnesota. Williams Of MIssls-
sippi, Cooper Of Wisconsin. Clark Of Mis-
souri,, Watson Of Indiana, Clayton OF Ala
bama, Adamson Of Georgia and Miller OF
Kansas.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-07
CROPS IN TIE WEST
Never Better Between Omaha and
Denver, Says T. F. Sturgess,
GRAIN AND HAY FIELDS RICH
Secretary of National Corn EKpOsi-
ton Makes Trip over Several
states in Interest of the
Big show.

T. f. Sturgess, secretary of the National
Corn exposition, returned Thursday from
a trip through Missouri, Kansas, Colorado
and western Nebraska, visiting several ag-
ricultural colleges and comforting will rail-
road officials.
II never saw such crops as I saw be-
tween Denver and Omaha said Mr.. Stur-
CESS. I'm western Nebraska fields 1t seems
that there is not a single hill missing.
There is no doubt now about the Nebraska
corn crop. / saw but two fields which have
been injured by too much sunshine and too
little rain. They will come out all right
IL they get rain within a few days.
LAS to Colorado, the oats, wheat and al
falfa crops in that state are simply beyond
comparison. / never saw such oats as they
are producing in Colorado. These growers
will be among the exhibitors at the Ma
tional Corn exposition and they expect to
get the prizes for oats and alfalfa, II not
for wheat"
Mr.. sturgess said that wherever he went
in, Colorado, where the t~ri-state excursion
had been, there was a good feeling toward
Omaha, and he found the excursion had
told of the corn show through the adver-
Using distributed and the addresses de-
livered by A. w. Jefferis. the speaker for
the Omahans.
In st. Louis Mr.. stursegs made arrange
ments with the Missouri Pacific Railroad
company to put a special man on the road
TO boost for the National Corn exposition,
and this will be lone at once.
The Northwestern Railroad company has
assigned Jacob Gable, one of it's travelling
agents, to take up the work for the corn
show. Mr.. Gable is one of the oldest North
western workers and one of the best
known: He has taken trainloads Of people
to conventions and expositions which others
would have failed to take, and during the
opening Of the Rosebud Indian reservation
at Bonesteel had complete charge OF the
crowds at Bonesteel. Officers of the corn
show feel confident that Mr.. Gable will
bring in crowds which will be among the
largest excursions to the corn show.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-07
BENSON TO ENTERTAIN G. A. R.
Little City VIII Have Big Reunion
for the Ola Heroes OF
Civil War.

The annual reunion Of the Douglas county
Grand Army Of the Republic will be held In
Benson, beginning August II. to continue
four days. An elaborate program has been
arranged by the Benson people, which will
include parades. band music, sweet potato
and corn roasts. Tents will be provided
free for all veterans, also fuel and straw
for bedding. An efficient fife and drum
corps has been secured to furnish the
martial Inspiration, and a street fair will
be an additional feature. The camp loca-
ton is an admirable one with plenty Of
shade and good water.
General Ell Barnes, commander OF the
Nebraska department OF the Grand Army
will be present one or two days during the
reunion and will be accompanied by other
department officers. Congressman Hitch
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-07
BURLEY HALL Quilted BY FIRE
Home of Frederick Guest I'm London
Damaged to Extent of
92bO,OOO.

LONDON, Aug, 6e-pamage to the extent
OF $e5O.ooo was done by a fire which broke
out at an early hour this morning and
practically Quilted Barley hall, near Oak
ham. the residence of the Hon. Frederick
Guest. whose wife II a daughter of Henry
Phipps Of New Work, formerly a partner
Of Andrew Carnegie, Mr.. and Mrs, Guest
had only recsnNy leased this historic man
sion and theyghad 'spept thousands Of dol
lars In renovating IL Fhey took up their
residences IN the hall August 4. and the mem
bers OF the honsa party which they wer5
entertaining for the house warming were
aroused soon after they retired lest night
by the alarm of Gre, They all turned out
in their night clothes. and Winston Spencer
Churchill and Other guests of the house,
including the women, worked all night long
and saved many valuable pictures and
pieces " tapestry. Many historic articles,
however, including some letters of oliver
Cromwell, were Lost .
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-07
PRINTERS GO TO BOSTON
It. F, Doyle and John PuEner Repre-
sent Omaha Union at Big
Meeting.

T. #. Doyle Of The Bee and John Pugner
OF the News, representing the Omaha Typo
graphical union left Omaha Wednesday
morning for Boston to attend the lnterna-
tionGl Typographical uioon convention
which meets there next Monday. Mrs. Will
liam M. Ellsworth, accompanied by her
husband, went as q delegate to the
women's auxiliary Of the local union.
Secretary ]. w. Brentwood of the Inter
national Typographical union reports thai
everything is in readiness at Boston TO
give the delegates a splendid time and
that all convention arrangements have
been made. Among things to be considered
at the convention are the eight-hour law
and the old age pension law and the prior
iy law.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-07
PROBE BURLINGTON MERGERS
Des MONIES COmmiJtee VIII Investi-
gate Consolidation of Roads
Ia Iowa.

DIES MONIES, IA. Aug. "a COMMITTEES
appointed at the meeting Of the directors
Of the Commercial club OF Des Moines
yesterday morning will Investigate the
mergers accomplished by the Burlington
Railroad company in southern Iowa
several years ago. with a view to de-
termining II 1t is advisable under the laws
to try to dissolve the consultations
Jerry B. Sullivan is chairman Of the
committee and b. f. Kaufman and H. 1.
stipp are the other members.
The train service accorded to southwest
ern Iowa towns by the Burlington COM
pany. and the accommodations given the
city Of Des Moines, together with the
dissimilar service and accommodation
given TO cities outside of the state of
Iowa were the subject of an extended dis
cussion by the club officers and directors
yesterday.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-07
REFORMED PUGILIST A SUICIDE
Prominent New Yorker Kills Him
self While CraEed with
Heat.

NEW YORK, Aug. 6-Probably eraSd
by the heat OF the last few days, Robert
Turnbull. a prominent operator in suburban
real estate, formerly a professional pus1iist
Of some note, shot and killed himself In
his home near Borough park Brooklyn
today. Mr.. Turnbull is said TO have been
formerly amateur lightweight champion
OF America
Another suicide attributed to the effect
Of the heat was that OF Morris Lubrisky.
who hanged himself from a PORTER pole in
his home in Brooklyn today.
There were a number OF heat p~rostrations
today, but these were chiefly due to the
oppressive humidity.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-07
TREE BREAKS BALLOONS FALL
Woman VIII After Drop of
Mae Hundred Fee Through
the Air.

ABBoTTsFoRD. Wis. Aug. 6-Dropping
through tho air 900 feet yesterday. when
the rope attached to her parachute snapped
and caught In the branches OF a tree thirty
feet from the ground, where sure death
awaited her had she landed, Mrs. Eva
Jones. woman b%alloonist. sin lives.
The branches broke the fail. and the
woman was taken from the tree in an un-
conscious condition. She suffered several
broken ribs and was otherwise internally
injured. Physicians say she viii recover.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-07
Muscntine Hemains Dry.

MUsCATINB, Ia. Aug. 6.-Muscatlne
will remain dry for another year at least.
Judging from today's Developments in the
saloon war. The county supervisors in
open session received a remonstrance from
the law enforcement league. showing that
lSS6 persons named in the petition for
saloons. purporting to be signed by a. total
OF 2,O61' objected to the petition, which was
filed two weeks ago. After examination,
but 200 names stood.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-07
ORDINARY BET NOT A. CRIME
SO Decides Justice GaynOr in Dis
charging Arrested Golf
Player.

NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-THE making of an
ordinary bet as distinguished from the
practice of betting all corners was declared
by Judge Gaynor Of the supreme court to-
day to be not a crime. The case was that
against George Sterling, who was accused
of violating the new ~anti-gambling laws
by betting a basket of golf balls on the
result of a golf game in Nassau county.
Long Island. Justice Gaynor dismissed
the case against Sterling.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-07
FRIENDLY BOUT ENDS BAD
One Man Has Neck DisIOcated as Re-
suit of GOOd-Natured
WrestIe.

s. H. Gillian Of Aston, Ia, is lying in q
critical condition at st. Joseph's hospital
as the result Of a friendly scuffle win Al
House, a bartender at Finnegan's saloon,
S7 South Eleventh street.
Gillian and tFouse were scuffling in the
saloon Wednesday afternoon. when Gull
lan's read was seen to fall forward Oh
his chest He was hurried TO st. Joseph's
hospital. where 1t was discovered that he
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-07
HYMENEAL.
Hauet-Reed.

Laurie A. HaIIet OF Oman and Miss
Pearl Reed Of Council Bluffs were married
wednesday at the home Of Rev. T. r.
currie Of the Calvary Baptist church. The
groom is a postal mail clerk. They Will
live in Council Bluffs.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-07
RAIN BLOCKS SAN PEDRO LINE
Bridges in Nevada Carried Away and
Cuts FILLED IN by Land
sIidSH.

SALT LAKE CITY. Aug. although
traffic on the San Pedro, Los Angeles and
Salt Lake City route has been locked
since Tuesday, - the result of the heavy
rain storm that swept southern Utah and
Nevada on that dAy. Two bridges near
eaIenses. New were carried away and a
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-07

The news Of the selection of Omaha as
the place for the holding Of the CONVEX
ton In 1909 WIS received with considerable
surprise and pleasure by the members OF
the local jewelry trade, and the delegates
from the Nebraska state organization OF
retail jewelers., which is associated with
the national organization, will he the re-
cipients OF an ovation on their return, for
having secured the convention for Omaha.
Next year will be the first time that the
national convention OF pjeweiers has ever
been held in a western city.
The convention is an affair Of some size
over 1000 delegates. besides numerous other
members Of the association, attend, many
of them being accompanied by their wives.
Fully 80 per cent Of the jewelers. of
Omaha belong TO the state organization, of
which there are nearly 200 members.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-07
DENY SPECIAL RATE FOR BRYAN

Passenger Association Refuses Excur-
sion Fare for Lincoln.
LINCOLN, Neb.. Aug. 6-The Western
Passenger association has refused to grant
a special rate for the Bryan notification
August 10. Secretary Written Of the Lin
coin Commercial stub received the ulti-
matum OF the railway men this morning.
Secretary Written has wired Chairman
Mach Dr. the dtmoeratic national committee
and other leading democrats urging them
to protest against the decision. Special
rates were granted for the Tart notitica-
ton, Secretary Written declares.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-07
Gns PInnt EXnlo.ion rntnI.

ALBANY. N. Y, Aug. 6.-John B. Har-
ris, manager OF the Auto Gas company,
was probably fatally injured and John
Malone and William Fort were killed as a
result OF a series OF explosions in the
company's gas plant here today. The
plant was completely wrecked.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-07
MGILT0N AND SWANSON RUN
Both Decide to Make Race for the Re
publican Nomination for
STATE Senator. r"

Nels p. Swanson. whose name, with that
Of former Lieutenant Governor e g.. Nc
clifton. was presented by petition for the
republican state senatorial nomination at
September primaries, decided Thursday
morning to make the race and filed his
acceptance with the county clerk. Mr.. Nc
Clifton filed his ~acceptanee Wednesday
afternoon.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-07

the expense incident to delay in litigation
can be greatly reduced"
Mr.. Taft closed with a tribute to the legal
profession and cautioned that conservatism
should not be allowed to prevent reforms
which are in the interests OF equalizing
the administration of justice as far as pos
sibie between the poor and the rich.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-07
PERSIA In THROES OF WAR
CONTINUED from Page one.)

the reported attempt on the life OF the
sultan on Monday night.
No information was received at the
Turkish legation in this city in regard to
the reported attempt on the %sultan's life,
nor is there any news at the legation bear
ing on the reported recall of Inclined Ali
Bey, the minister at Washington.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-07
Most wonderfuI H~eaIinr.

After suffering many years with a sore,
Amos King, Port Byron, N, Y. was cured
by Bucklen's Arnica salve Csc. Beaton
Drug Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-07
Operation for John n. Graves.

NEW YORK, Aug. 6-John Temple
Graves, candidate OF the Independence
party for vice president, underwent a
slight operation today in a private hos
pital in this city. 1919
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-07

landslide that partly filled a deep cut COM
pleted the work Of blockading the tracks.
Officials say the tracks will be cleared
some time today.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-07

had dislocsted his neck. His condition 10
consider ed critical. but BONE hopes are held
out for his recovery.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-07

cock will make one Of the speeches and A.
W.. Jefferis another. An effort will
also be made to secure the pres
ence Of Governor Sheldon and Senators
Brown and Burkett.
The program includes regimental reunions
and no pains or expense will be spared by
the Benson people to make the reunion a
big and enjoyable success.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-07

Furnishing goods specials, all Soc; ties,
35c, three for 800; 800, SIPS and $3.50 neg
llgee shirts, sizes IL to 14h. at e9c. Benson
& Thorne Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-07

sox for men have linen heels
and toes, pair 2Sc. Benson & Thorne Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-07
Temperance Mass MeetinK.

August q has been announced as the
date of the temperance mass meeting to be
held in Omaha under the auspices of the
women's Christian Temperance union. the
churches and other temperance workers OF
the city. The place has not vet been de-
cided upon. Mrs. Mary Harris Armor
will be one of the speakers. Al a called
meeting Wednesday afternoon the Omaha
Women's Christian Temperance union APP
pointed committees and arranged other pre-
liminary details.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-07
JEWELLERS TO MEET IN OMAHA
Next Convention of the National
Association 10 BE Held I'm
Gate City.

CINCINNATI, Aug. 6.-The National As
ISOLATION of Retail Jewelers. In convention
today decided to meet next year In Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-07

Ladies' low shoes. boys. misses and chill
dren's low shoes, all our summer styles. at
factory cost. Benson a Thorne Co.