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Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-16
Muskrnt. Come High.

MARSHALLTOWN, Ia, Nov. 14-(Spe-
cial)-What is without doubt the heaviest
sentence ever imposed by a justice court
in Iowa was handed down today when
Justice S. e, Snuffin of Thompson sem
tened H.. II. Hemmingson and r. T. Tomp-
son to twenty-five months each in Jail and
to pay a fine of $3s4.S5 each. The two men
were arrested by Deputy Game Warden
Greene, who found in their possession 15
muskrat hides. The animals had been
trapped for their hides during the closed
season. the open season having not yet
begun. Twenty-Five complaints were filed
against each man and upon trial and con-
viction each was sentenced to serve one
month in jail on each count, in addition
to paying the fines and the costs. SEN
tence is TO begin Monday unless the cases
are adjusted and clemency is shown. strenu-
Gus efforts being made TO that end.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-16
W CONTRACTS ON AUDITORIUM
Plumbing and Heating and Roofing
Jobs Awarded.

Jobs Awarded.
Two contracts in connection with the con-
struction OF the Auditorium building were
let yesterday by the executive board OF
the Auditorium company. That for the
heating plant was awarded to the New
York Plumbing company, and that for the
roofing to the National Roofing company
OF Omaha. The amounts were not made
public by the executive board.
The contract with the Omaha company
calls for the putting on OF what is known
as a flint roof. The material is asphalt
tum with an outer coating of crushed
limestone, the whole being laid on three
tnfckness Of heavy tsrred roofing paper.
It is said to be the best roofing possible for
such a building.
The New York Plumbing company is to
begin work on installing the heating plant
as soon az tie furnace room 10 completed.
and the derbis cleared away from the In
terror of the structure so that the steam
filters can go to work.
The carpenters are at work on the truss
construction of the roof. we of the i'm
mense supports are already in place and
the others will be up the first part Of the
week. Yesterday the carpenters were put
ting on the sheathing on the first two
supports.
Snow and ice prevented the bricklayers
working on the walls yesterday morning
but they resumed work about noon. The
snow and ice on the scaffolding made 1t
dangerous for the bricklayers and almost
an impossibillty for the hod carriers to
get brick and mortar to them, so work
was stopped during the morning until the
snow and ice could be removed.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-16
BOARD & supervisors.

The county 81 kisors before adJourning
yesterday dros BIT to the Kretek road,
cast OF town whvee the Carl Anderson
brick yard had encroached on the public
highway. Mr.. Anderson will arrange the
matter by purchasing a strip Of ground TO
replace. the roadway taken by him.
Because OF the fact the report OF the
proceedings of the board for September con-
tanned the report of the expert accountant
who checked up the books of II. V. Battey.
former clerk. of the district court, the cost
Of the publication OF the official proceed
ings for that month amounted to 1929. &C
cording to the Statement OF County Auditor
Cheyne to the board yesterday.
The supervisors adjourned TO next Tues
day and will be in session, 1t Is expected,
the balance OF the week. on Friday they
will meet as a joint drainage board with
the supervisors of Harrison county.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-16
MINOR MENTION.

Davis. drugs.
stockett sells carpets.
BEE WANT ADS PAY.
Ed Rogers. Tony Faust beer.
Typography supplies. c. Z. Alexander.
Lewis Cutler funeral director. Phone 81
woodring Undertaking company. Tel. 5S9.
G. c. Haynes. funeral director and EN-
balmer. 3o1 Broadway.
LET THE FRANKLIN PRINT IT.
BOTH PHONES S3l. 10t SOUTH MAIN.
Leffert's Invisible Bifocal Lenses are the
greatest boon wearers of glasses have ever
known.
SEE OUR FINE SELECTION OF
CEDAR SHIRTWAIST BOXES. PETER
SEN & SCHOENING co.
Central chapter of the woman's guild OF
81. Paul's. Episcopal church Will meet
Monday afternoon at the home or Mrs. I.
h.. Bower on Oakland avenue.
Fern sa1el Fern sale! Don't forget the
fern sale Saturday Fern at your "
price. Herman Bros, 10 Pearl street.
Wanted-A competent cook. High class
DANISH or sWealsn pref T. Hart S25 T6ird
St. Council Bluffs. la.
Mack Goodwin. successful democratic
candidate for sheriff, did not file the state
ment OF his election expenses until yester-
day, which was one day beyond, the time
set by law. He expended, according to the
SIPS represented his assessment TO the
democratic coupty campaign fund.
Miss Carrie l.. Denise of Burlington. Ia,
is In the city over Sunday in the interest Of
the Westminster guild of the Presbyterian
church. At 4 o'clock this afternoon, Miss
Denise will meet the members of the Queen
Esther guild in tho Church study for a con-
ference. Miss Denise is a guest OF Mrs.
Clarence a. Empkie during her stay In
Council Bluffs.
G. J. Sayles. city freight and passenger
agent for the Wabash railroad in this city,
has been promoted to the position Of con-
tracing agent in Omaha TO succeed Harry
a. Laing. Until his successor here IL named
Mr.. Sayles will continue to look after the
business on this side of the river. Mr..
Sayles will retain his residence in Council
Bluffs for the present.
The preliminary hearing of Dutch" Hall,
charged with tho theft OF n pair OF shoes
from a passenger at the Illinois Central
dcrot Thursday night. was partly had yes,
tordav. afternoon and then continued until
Tuesday afternoon. Il. II. Taylor OF Dun
lap. the owner Of the shoes, returned to
tre city yesterday. He Identified HAL as
the man who snatched the shoes from him.
Herman BENJAMIN. son of Attorney Ere
mont BENJAMIN, who Is finishing his Last
vear at Creighton college, was taken TT
shortly after leaving home yesterday
mc~nirg for the college. He returned home
rnd was later removed to the Edmundson
Memorial hospital where at I o'clock last
evening he was operated upon for acute
arpendicitis. The case was said TO be a
r-nst serious one and Mr.. Benjamin's con-
clifton last night was reported to be critical
iu tho extreme.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-16
PREPARING For POULTRY SHOW
r.. G. AhIauiSt Succeeds o. ID. TaIbert
ms Secretary of the As
sociation.

Much important business connected with
the opening of their fourth annual show
December Is was transacted last night at
the meeting of the TIi-City Poultry asso-
citation, which was held at the office of
G.. II. Lee.
o. D.. Talbert. who has been secretary
and treasurer OF the association, has re-
Gently moved to the western part Of the
state and therefore rendered his Teslgns-
tion. which was accepted, and f. G. ALL
quist was elected TO fill out the uneXpired
term. The poultry show will be held at
airy ,
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-16
New Head of Dairy Department.

AMES, Ia, Nov. 14.-(Special)-M. Mort
tnsen mas been elected acting head of the
dairy department of Iowa college. Mr..
Mortensen has for ten years been in the
employ Of the Hazelwood Creamery COM
rany Of Portland and during the last four
or five years he has been general manager
and practically In charge of their extensive
business. He has served regularly as in
structor during the short course work in
carrying at Iowa college. held in January
each year, where his work has been eN-
tremely popular. His technical training
and extensive practical experience are such
as to render him eminently qualified for
educational and experimental work in
dairying. H.. c. HOrneman has been elected
to the position of extension worker in
daiTying.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-16
NEW YORK HORSE SHOW ENDS
Howlett's Four Wins Eight Mile
Coach Road Race.
VANDERBILT TEAM POOR SECOND
Famous Standardization Four Comes
in Eight Minutes Behind aud
Carries Eight Persons,
Team Twelve.

NEW YORK. Nov. 15.-Closing a most
brilliant event with a splendid program the
twenty-fourth annual exhibition Of the Ma
tional Horse Show association came to AIT
end last night at Madison Square garden.
The most interesting event Of the week
was contested today. This was the class
for road teams, in which Alfred Gwynns
Vanderbilt and Morris r.. Hewlett drove
their famous coaches Venture and Magnet
from Arrowhead inn, at Ono Hundred and
Seventy-seventh street, to Madison Square
garden. a distance of eight miles. Mr..
Vanderbilt drove his London-Brighton prize
winners, Vanity. Viking, Vogue and Mid
dletown Belle, while Mr.. Hewlett drove
four unnamed horses. The conditions Of
the exhibit made the contest practically
a race.
1t vas one Of the stipulations that the
coaches must carry seven or more pas
sengcrs each. There were twelve pas
sengers on Mr.. Howlett's coach and eight
on Mr.. Nanderbilt's. Mr.. Hewlett got a
minute and a half the best of the start,
which was made at 3 O'Clock. and he in
creased his lead every mile. The crowds
in Madison Square garden were kept i'm
formed as TO the progress of the coaches
by an announcer in the ring. Mr.. How
let's team made the run in forty-two
minutes and Mr.. Vanderbilt's in fifty. Mr..
Hewlett was given the 500 Arrowhead inn
challenge cup and the blue ribbon.
Reginald and Alfred G.. Vanderbilt APP
peared in the ring driving their entries in
a number Of contests during the night per-
formancc. They were unsuccessful in win
ming either blue, red or yellow ribbons, and
twice got the gate"
c. w. Watson has been the most sue
cessful exhibitor at the show. with ]. w.
Hartman second, Harvey S. Ladew third,
Alfred G.. Vanderbilt fourth and Paul A.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-16

less Nebraska land to residents OF Le-
Grand at a highly inflated figure.
MARsHABLTOwN-The first victim OF
the new machine for picking corn, com-
monty called a corn husking machine, as
far as reported in central Iowa, Is Homer
Hemm Of Chaplin, who died Of lockjaw to-
day, resulting from an injury. received
while assisting to operate one OF the ma.
chimes. Up to yesterday his condition was
not thought to be serious. but with the
rapid development of tetnnus he became
critically sick In a few hours, and after
lying unconscious over night, died this
morning.
MARsHALLTowN-In a communication
made public today Auditor Of State b.. II.
Carroll, the new governor-eleCt, denies that
he advised the dismissing of the criminal
cases against stuart b. MacDiarmid, Don.
aid A. Johnson, Edward L.. Collins and
Helen ]. Edwards, officers and directors OF
the defunct Green Mountain Savings bank.
County Attorney Egermayer gave 1t out
that dismissal OF the suits against the Tour
was asked for after he had consulted with
the state auditors department and had been
advised to do so, as the states case was
materially weak in places. County Attor,,
ney Egermayer declares that Mr.. Carroll
is making a "grandstand" play as standing
for law enforcement now that he has be-
come the next governor of the state.
CRESTON-Frank and Elda Phillips, for
mer Creston residents, arc the principals
with IL. ]. Helm in one Of the biggest
financial deals ever IN the
history Of Bartlesville. OH. The %transac-
hank and Trust company. of which Messrs.
Phillips and Helm own the controlling IN
terest, and the Bartlesville National bank,
the combined deposits of which are, more
than S7OO. 600, and the stock is to be in
creased as soon as the work OF organiza-
ton is completed. Frank Phillips. the elder
OF the Phillips brothers was a former d.
rector I'm the Iowa State Savings bank
here a few years ago, but went to Okla
homa where he has been conducting the
Citizens bank and Trust company under
the depositor's guaranty law and announces
that there will now be no change In the
policy Of the institution. He is the son-in-
law Of Hon. John Gibson, formerly of this
city, but now president of a large. lum-
her company doing business In Manila,
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-16
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS

l.. II. Hine, w. II. Kennedy. Ed Worth
ington and High Hatfield, three business
men of Worthington. Mo, were registered
at the Paxton yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F.. A. Cudahy will leave
this evening for Chicago. where they will
attend the funeral of J. NJ. Reddy OF that
city. MI. Reddy Is a brother OF Mrs.
Cudahy and his death occurred Friday.
The funeral will take place Sunday from
the Reddy home, on Grand boulevard.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-16

WEBSTER CITY, Ia, Nov. 14.-(Special
Telegram. THE maximum sentence Of five
years in the penitentiary was imposed upon
John Butler this afternoon by Judge Al
brook for an assault with intent TO commit
manslaughter, committed upon Policeman
Young. Butler assaulted him with a knife
because the policeman had raided his place
for supposed Illegal liquor selling. But for
Interference he would probably nave killed
the policeman.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-16
RaM LIMA.

When the lungs are sore and inflamed.
the germs of pneumonia and onsumpt
fiEd Judgment and multiply. Foley's Honey
anG Tar kills the cough germs. cures the
most obstinate. raeking cough. heals the
lungs. and prevents serious results. The
genuine is in the yellow package. Sold by
all druggists.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-16
ReaI Ertate Trnnsfers.

These transfers were reported TO The Bee
November "A by the Pottawsttamie County
Abstract company Of Council Bluffs:
Carroll Dumont Baker and Margaret
Ellen Baker TO Mate f.. Baker, lots 2
and q blk. ] in Regatta place, in sell
nWA OF l3-14-4i, q. C. ................S l
George G. Clark and wife TO David w.
Leonard, e1s swh and swL seh of 10
1888. q, c, Observation-Disclosures. liz
-
1,otal two transfers sra
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-16
shoots Three Women,
A bloody Affair.

is lung hemorrhage. stop It. and cure
weak lungs, coughs and colds with DIR.
Kings New Discovery. soc and 500. For
sale by Beaton Drug Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-16

The only large items in the list is $4,000
for a farm for an e%pileptic colony, $4,000
for a wing for new custodial building at
Glenwood, $22,5O0 for cottages for patients
at the tuberculosis sanatorium and $4,000
for kitchen, dining room and quarters for
help at the same institution; $1,000 for a
hospital building at Eldora; and $4,000 for
the purchase of land at Fort Madison. The
recommendations for legislation are as
follows:
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-16
MONEY DEMANDS ARE LIGHT
State Board of Control Presents Its
Estimates for Coming Biennium.
LITTLE FOR NEW BUILDINGS
Recommendations to New Legislature
for soldiers Home and other
state InstitutIons--Elks
In state Increase.

DIES MONIES, la, Nov. 15.-(Speclal
TelegramD-The State Board OF Control
wants from the Thirty-third general as
sembly, for use in the coming biennial
period. the sum of s476,SJo. This Is a very
modest request as compared with the ask
ing for S1.14O,cJO two years ago. The reason
for this situation is that as a matter OF
fact the past seven or eight years the state
has been virtually rebuilding It's institu-
tions and charging them in a way that
should have been done long ago.
The appropriations asked for are sum
married. nv the board as follows:
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-16
Annual Iowa Dairy Meeting.

The coming week the Iowa State Dairy
association will meet in Waterloo, COM
mencing on Wednesday. II. r. Wright,
state dairy commissioners, will deliver an
address and refer to the progress in
dairying in Iowa. The president is w,
b. Barney of Hampton. The state as
ISOLATION will make active effort to Sc
cure larger appropriations for developing
the industry in the state.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-16

sors fifth. This quintet carried away the
majority Of prizes.
Fertilizer Combine Organized.
It is reported that the biggest deal in the
history OF the fertilizer trade is being ar-
ranged and It IL expected that an official
announcement will be made shortly by the
banking houses which are working out the
details. The new company. which viii be
capitalized at S7S,oOO.0OO. will take over the
fertilizer business Of the Armour and swift
Packing companies. The Armour company
has two large plants in Baltimore. while
tho Swift works arc located IN Wilmington,
Del, and Atlanta.
Details are meagcr, but It is understood
som OF the larger interests have already
signd up and that others have promised to
ioin the combination later. The new COM
pany. Il Is said, has entered into a con-
tract with the Tennessee Copper company
for the purchase Of several hundred thous-
and tons Of sulphuric acid, one Of the
properties which enter into the manufac-
ture OF fertilizer.
1t is understood that as soon as the pro-
motors corral the larger Independent fertil-
izer manufacturers OF the country, II will
enter into negotiations with the smaller
organizations. either to buy them outright
or induce them to join the new combination
on satisfactory terms.
shoots Three Women,
Furious because OF the refusal OF his
sweetheart's mother to permit her daugh-
ter to marry him, Morris schwsrtz, % years
OF age. said to he the son of a Philsdel-
phia jeweler, tonight shot Mrs, Nettie Sam
witz, and her daughters Rose and Hanna,
md theu after escaninp from an angry
crowd. fired a bullet into his mouth. None
OF Schwart's victims is seriously wounded,
but schwartz is not expected to recover.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-16

I have no medicine or
trusses for sale. MY
is THE
CURING OF
There is no treatment
that can be used at home
that will cure. When
taking my treatment all
patients must come to my
office, and II they live out
of town they can return
hnrna the aama dn
New-York tribune., 1908-08-13
AUTUMN MILLINERY.
"Monstrosities" Will Make Glad the Hearts
of Extremists.

E9un,ors borrifving TO the soul float in through
trade channels that next winters hat Is 10 De rar
larger and contain far greater amount OF tlIn-
ming than the Merry Widow" ever was or did
cofe1v hidden from the public view in those fac
tories in which the dress OF women is dictated
months beforehand. men are designing what they
themselves call 'monstrcsitfes' to go on women
heads next winter.
.Ins+ead o4 designating fashion as dame or She
n should be mister or he" says The Millinery
Trade Review" and then it goes on to speak OF
next seasons hats 'nonstrosties. the uninitiated
would call them. yet when worn by some women
they add very much 10 their appearance THESE
shapes are designed by NEIL" So when next win
ter's funny men pen their jokes on the millinery
folly of women and the preachers preach against
il as they did against the Merry Widow they
should recall that woman IS only disportlng herseh
in the fruits of mans genius.
Wide brim Gainsborough and Rembrandt effects
are to be seen, and fancy feathers will De very
popular trimming. Especially will the season open
with the huge Indian bandeau effects Initiating
the headdress by savage maidens These
headdresses will be composed largely or broad
wings quilts and short feathers Some of them al
lined with satin and silk. bound with same ma
teriaI and edged with feathers of every kind and
description There are broad wings for side trim
mings long quils fancy feather novelties In
cabochan effect, well as In pompom mountlngs-
Paris is using aigrettes in great quantities. more
than 500 worth of aigretes often appearing on one
hat.
FOR twenty years says Inc i'ASH DidPoA'
Queen Alexandra has waged unceasing warfare
eainst the use of osprey feathers (agrettes); but
the DEGREES of fashion have proved stronger than
those of royalty. and there diminuton In
the sale OF either osprey pluncs bird OF para
disc skins in 1851" The total OF osprey pack
ages at the London feather sales in 1907 2.ss7
against 1858 fer the year before.
The return the use of ostrich feathers in guam
tity is bringing JOY to the hearts OF the South
African ostrich breeders. who have been nearly
forced bankruptcy during the last few years.
while the millners have been destroying the Wild
birds instead of buying ostrich feathers. the OF
which does not take life. Ostrich tips 20 be
used in quantity this winter placed all around the
crown of the hat standing up from hrim TO crown
New-York tribune., 1908-08-13
THREE PERSONS ATTACKED BY CATS.
They Are Now Undergoing Treatment for
Rabies at the Research Laboratory.

AS a result of being badly bitten by pet CAT
Mr. and Mrs Charles Cornelius, of No. 205 West
141th street were treated at the research labora-
tory Of the Health Department for rabies yester-
dav Their wounds had been cauterized soon after
the cat attacked them.
Mrs Cornelius was severely bitten by the cat on
Saturday Mr.. Cornelius wanted TO kill the cat,
but as it seemed to be we'll Mrs. Cornelius's plea
IN have il spared was needed. On Monday night
the cat again attacked Mrs Cornelius. and when
her husband went TO the rescue he was also bitten
before he could kill il.
On Tuesday Mr. Cornelius took the body of the
cat TO the research laboratory, and yesterday,
when told that the cat had rabies, he and his wife
went to the laboratory and DR.. Poor began the
treatment
Mrs L. Bellinghaun, of No AT 43d street. Brook
lyn took her two-year-old baby to the research
laboratory for treatment for rabies yesterday. The
baby while in its carriage attacked by a cat
and badly scratched 1t is not known whether the
mad.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-13
TO TEST P. S. C. POWERS
Continued from FIRST page.

reasonable and apportion receipts between tne
two companies the receivers of the Metropoh-
tan probably would refuse to obey the order ana
the Central Park road, as result "ouo oe
forced to do likewise
Anv attempt on the part OF the commission
to collect penalties for failure to obey its order
probably would be resisted, and the question:
taken to the courts in mandamus proceedings
Even should the Supreme Court decide tnat Sec
ton 40 of the Public Service Commissions ACT,
which gives the commission power to fix JOINT
rates between two common carriers, is consti-
tutional the battle would not end there' out
would be carried to the Court OF Appears ano
TO the United States Supreme Court. If neces-
sarv. on the ground that the rate was conns-
catory.
From the expressions of the members OF the
Public Service Commission yesterday 1t was
evident that if the two companies did not get
toeether and establish a joint rate of fare by
August "a the commission would start N the
rate making business itself and meet the cnal-
Ienge to fight out the question of the const-
tutionality of the Public Service Commissions
Law.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-13
MORE PROTECTION IN DEATH AVE. -
Public Service Commission Orders Increase
in Number of Flagmen.

Beginning on August 20 the New York Central
& Hudson River Railroad Company will have to
place better protection along its so-caled Death
avenue tracks between 34th and Goth streets. AS
result of several hearings held on the complaint
of the Board of Aldermen Commissioner Eustis.
of the Public Service Commission has reported
that assertions of the danger caused by the run
ming of trains in Eleventh avenue is sufficiently
well founded to warrant the placing of fagmen at
more crossings, as we'll extending the hours
during which watchmen are stationed along the
By the order of the commission. adopted yester-
day. protection must be provided at all streets
between 34th and Goth Streets with the exception
of lst Ath 45th. 55th, 56th 57th and 58th streets
Owing the many people crossing the tracks at
SD SD and 54th streets, to reach De Witt Clinton
Park the railroad must provide fagmen during
the entire twenty-four hours from May / to No
vember 1.
At 34th, 35th. 10Th. 50th and SD streets one
watchman hagnan must be stationed at all
hours OF the day and night throughout the year
At 42d street there must be less than two flag
watchmen at all times At 43d, 18th. 47th
and 18th streets there must be fagmen stationed
from a. to 10 p. m, instead of up o. m. as
heretofore.
The order is to remain in force for two years
and the railroad has three days in which to inform
the commission of its acceptance