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Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-18

1.-THE Ingenue Kid" Millar Bacon.
Unique; the 1.-TWO Pucks." Orpheum;
Fay Banter, vocalist; Harry Oaks.
limitations; Miss Catherine Cooke, So
prano; Shock and Aldro, gymnastics;
larry Wardell, Unique; Ben Dillon,
Fischer's; the Marquis Ellis quartet
and the Fischer chorus in a dancing
speciality.
Every feminine star has pet of some
kind. and it is the duty of every press
agent with whom she comes in con-
tact to tell an anxious public all about
the eccentricities of the animal.
IRIS. Leslie Carter has three parrots
which are always kept at her home
at Staten island, but in every town in
which the noted star played during her
tour two years ago, these parrots
were resurrected and made to play a
part in story more or less weird.
The things those innocent and inof-
fensive parrots were made to do by
the jealous knights of the press were
something to wonder at.
lldna Lay had pet monkey. just a
common, low-browed monkey without
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-18

her eastern sisters. Except for her
bare feet she was more clothed than
many a chorus girl who has pirouetted
upon the Mason or the Grand stage
within the past month. However, the
reputation of Salome and of the Salome
dance served to whet curiosity and to
fatten the box office talings of the
house at which she made her appear
anee.
In the east Salome is present craze.
Maude Allan, Isadora Duncan, La
Sylphe Eva Tanguay, Lolita Faust and
dozen more have We'd with each
other In the daring of their disclosures.
Their costumes have been the soul of
wit and their salaries have mounted in
inverse ratio.
1t would seem that ingenuity in the
matter of the unclothed can go no fur
Their. Compared with the Lolita Faust
Salome, for instance living pictures are
models of propriety. So very little is
left to the Imagination that 1 am in
clined to think the dance will, ultl-
mately, defeat It's own object. Curiosity
will be stated and then we shall return
to the long skirts of English musical
Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-18
comedy until such time as we may for
get and again become curious.

comedy until such time as we may for
get and again become curious.
The Theatrical Mechanical associa-
tons benevolent fund benefit to be
given at the Auditorium Friday after
noon promises to be a theatrical bar
gain. Program announcements so far
as they can be made at this time, show
we'll diversified, lengthy and promis-
ing list of attractions.
Among the numbers announced are
1.-THE Bohemian Trio from 1.-The
Music Master" at the Belasco; Lewis
Stone and company in the second act
of Leah Kleschna"; Miss Pearl Dillon,
vocalist; Gerard Harcourt, Willie
Marks and Mango buffet from the
Burbank in a sketch entitled THE
Caballero's Way; Wright st Gaud-
in," an educated horse: James P. Lee
and company from the Unique; AL
Trealor, strong man act; Henry
Stockbridge and company in comedy
sketch, Burbank theater; j. Edward
Pierce and Marie Roslyn, vocalists,
Fischer's; Miss Dorothy Bernard, Miss
Moves and Charles Ruggles In a sketch
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-18
APPRAISERS REGRET BALK
Hoped Mrs. Cnrter's Generosity Would
Lead All to Aid In Park
for City.

1--WE had hoped that the magnanimity
Of the gift of Mrs. Carter of $4,000 for
the purchase Of 261 acres of land surround
ing what is known as Cutoff lake for a
park as a memorial to her husband. would
in Omaha" says u. f. Howell, member
of the Board of Appraisers. ION account
of this great philanthropy the appraisers
firmly believed that there would be but
little trouble in securing clear title to all
the land wanted for the park"
Mr.. Howell says that the appraisement
Of the land amounts to 81, 800, leaving
nearly 5000 of the original gift of $50, OOO
for improvements. The Kountze and Davis
estates put in a claim for practically
So, 600 for their land, the majority of which
is under water. BY decisions of the SUI
preme courts Of Illinois and Iowa, the
old bed of a n~avigable streams is public
domain. II a river changes it's course and
flows through private property the owner
of that property loses the land usurped
by the river, unless the course of the
stream can be diverted. But he does not
become possessed Of the land which formed
the original bed of the river. The original
bed of a navigable stream remains public
domain, according to these two decisions.
Acting on court decisions, the Board
Of Appraisers and the Board OF Park
commissioner have commended all along
that we should pay for land only, not foI
water" says Mr/ Howell, I'VE appraised
the landed holdings of the Kountze and
Davis Estates but paid no attention to the
so-called water rights"
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-18
BIG TIMES AHEAD AT THE DEN
Lincoln Night, Governors Night and
Bryan Night Are Going TO BE
Large Ones.

Colonel H. ]. Penfold, secretary of state
to his majesty, King Ak-Sar-Ben, is the
busiest man in the kingdom of Quivera just
now and he is keeping a force of half a
dozen stenographers equally busy in view
Of the doings at the Den Lincoln night.
All OF Lincoln is expected to be at the Den
next Monday night. Special invitations
have been sent TO Mayor Brown and Judge
Cosgrave by the Board of Governors to
lead the Lincoln migration hitherward and
Mayor Dahlman has supplemented this
with another special invitation to Mayor
Brown, guaranteeing him and his cohorts
the freedom of the city of Omaha on the
occasion of the Lincoln invasion.
Gus RENEE and his friends have devised
a series of entirely new and unique tor.
lures for the Lincoln victims. In brief, next
Monday night is going to be one of the
greatest Of the initiation season. All
knights are directed to call off any other
engagement for Monday night and be at
the Den at S:29.
Several special nights are scheduled for
! the near future at the Den, not the least
, important of which will be governors night
on August 3. Governor Sheldon will be
here then with his entire regiment oil
colonies.
Secretary of State Penfold said in &
whisper:
Something else is coming pretty soon
Can't say much about it just now, as 1t Il
just incubatiEg But just watch us-Bryar
night. r. the words Of Kikero, 'verbun
sat sapienti.'
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-18
CANDIDATES SLOW TO FILE
Political AspirRnts show Unusual De-
gree of MOdesty in Coming to
the Front,


Candidates for affice at the primary
election September l, are unusually slow
in filing for places on the ballot this year
according to those who nave watched
previous filings. The first half of the
thirty days allowed for filing has passed
and only nine republicans and democrats
nave SHE'D their castors into the ring for
county positions. Orly four of the offices
to be filled this fall are so far represented
in the filings. They are state senator,
representative, county attorney and COM
missioner from the Third district to fill a
vacancy. The filings will close August l.
The latest filings are James c.. Kinsler
and T. A. Hollister for. county attorney
on the republican ticket ard John NJ.
Tanner of South Omaha for representative
on the democratic ticket.
These are the filings up TO noon Friday:
Republican:
County Attorney-Albert P. Sherry, South
Omaha; T. A. Hollister, Omaha; w. W.
Slabaugh, Omaha; James C. Kinsler,
Omaha.
Commissioner. Third District. to Fill
Vacancy-A. c. Harte, Benson.
Democratic:
State senator-W. s. Felker, Omaha;
John NJ. Tanner, South Omaha.
Observation-Disclosures Howard, South
Omaha.
Commissioner, Third District-Oscar ].
Pickard, Douglas precinct.
Congressman G. NJ. Hi hcoCk notified
the county treasurer Friday that he would
file during the afternoon as a candidate
for congress. The films fee must be paid
to, the county treasurer, but the actual
filing will be with the secretary Of state
at Lincoln.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-18
EIGHTY THOUSAND IN PENSION
Large Sum Paid by Union Pacific to
Old Employees.
EIGHTY-sEvEN NAMES ON ROLL
Report Is Made Public by the Board
Covering Period of Five Years,
the Entire Time of
Operation.

The report of the secretary of the Board
of Pensions of the Union Pacific Railway
company shows that over ISL 600 was paid
in pensions from February, 1908, to June
30, 1908. The average payments per month
for the last year were $1,SS5. The average
number of pensioners on the roll for the
last year was 1888. This money is paid by
the railroad company to those who have
served the company a certain length of
time and are no longer able to continue
their work. This is the report submitted
by F. c. Bullock, secretary of the Board
of Pensions:
The total amount paid to pensioners from
February, 1903, to June 80, 1908, (both
We have eighty-seven names on the
June, 1908, pension roll.
The total amount paid to pensioners from
July !, 1907, to June 30, 1908, is S22,6zl.95.
The average payments per month for the
year ending June 80, 1903, is ~s1,sS5.16.
The average number of pensioners per
month on the rolls during the year ending
The average payments per month per man
for the year ending June 80, 1908, is $2l.S4.
During the year ending June 30, 1908, the
board has passed upon the applications for
pension of eighteen persons. OF this num-
Der fifteen have been granted pensions and
three rejected. During the year eleven pen
sioners have died. This makes a total OF
died
Personnel of the Board.
The Board of Pensions consists Of Eras-
tus Young, general auditor, chairman; w.
N. Loomis, general solicitor; E. r, Hunt
ley, chief engineer; w. L, Park, general
superintendent; w. r. McKeen, suparin-
tendent of motive power. and A. F. Jonas,
chief surgeon.
The pension system was established pur-
suant 10 the action Of the board of direc-
tors Of tho Union Pacific October 50, 1892,
70: the purpose Of enabling employees OF
the company who have rendered long and
faithful service TO retire when they at
tanned an age necessitating relief from
duty.
The Board Of Pensions determines the
eligibility of employees to receive pension
allowances; fixes the amount Of such al
lowances and prescribes the conditions I'M
der which such allowance may inure. The
rules require that all officers and employees
who have attained the age Of 70 years
shall be retired: that such Of those who
have been in the service Of the company
twenty years shall be pensioned; loco
motive engineers and firemen. conductors
flagmen and b%rakemen, train baggagemen
yard masters, switchmen, bridge foremen
section foremen and supervisors who have
attained the age of IS years may be re-
tired. Officers and employees between g.
and 70 years OF age, who have been twenty
years in the service and who have be.
come incapacitated, may be retired ant
pensiOned.
The company started the fund by set.
ting aside 10000 and agreed to make ar
additional appropriation Of not to exceed
$4,000 a year for the payment Of such pen,
sions.
The rules also provide that pensioners
retired from the employ OF the company
may engage in other business. An az,
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-18
NEW HOUSE OF HOPE IN USE
Building Not All Paid For, but Mr.,
sRvIdge Moves, Old People
Into Ii.

Rev. Charles W. Savidge has moved the
old people in his charge into his new House
OF Hope. Friday was moving day and al
though the first payment was not COM
p-eted permission was received TO move r.
and Mr.. Sav.dge says he is sure the Lord
and the good people Of Omaha will provide
ways and means for meeting his financial
obligations.
Monday Mr.. Savidge issued a call fo~
helpers with buckets and brooms to scrub
the house that il might lie fresh and clean
when he moved his charges in. This house
will make an IDEAL place for Mr.. sayidge 3
pet charity. It is finished in hard wood,
with commodious rooms. 1t was built orlgi-
nally at a cost Of $500 and 1850 has since
been expended in rcmoieling TO a certain
extent. Mr., Savidss proposes 10 use IN.
old billiard room as a chaTeL.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-18
MRS. PRATT SELLS HER HOME
DispOses of Property 10 Isidor ZieE-
Ter for Four Thousand Five
Hundred Dollars.

Mrs. Julia Montgomery Pratt, whose suit
for divorce from Colonel James H.. Pratt
attracted considerable attention willie it
was in court, has sold her former home IN
Thirty seventh street near Jackson to Isl
dor Ziegler, the consideration named in the
deed be.ng $500. Mr.. Ziegler's parents Will
occupy II. The house is the one owned by
Mrs. Pratt before her marriage to Colonel
Pratt.
The fact that Mr., ziegler occupies offices
with General John c. Gown, who is Colonel
Pratt's attorney in the divorce suit. led to
the belief that the transfer had some con-
necti,n with the divorce suit. This Genera
Gown denies.
Mrs. Pratt wanted to sell tho property
and Mr.. Ziegler wanted to buy a house.
The sale has no other significance"
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-18
SIXTEEN SHACKS ARE DOOMED
Buildings Are Condemned by City
Council as Dangerous and
VIII he Raced.

Sixteen buildings were condemned Fri
day by the city council as being in a dilap-
dated and dangerous condition and hav-
ing deteriorated more than 90 per cent
OF the cost of a similar building. The
building inspector presented a longer list
OF dangerous structures, but the hearing
OF the petitions Of owners of the remainder
was postponed until next Wednesday
morning. The following are the buildings
condemned: At 6O-1l-lS South Tenth street,
l7l4-l6-l8 Webster street. l43i South Six
teenth street; l6ll-lS Cass street, Sl2 Mill
tary avenue. 1918 Pacific street, 29l7 Cum
ing street, los South Twenty-eighth ave-
nue. 1857 lizard street. 2A South Twenty
eighth avenue.
All OF the condemned buildings must be
torn down at once, with the exception OF
the one at lO5 South Twenty-eighth ave-
nue.. This is occupied by a negro family
and the people are allowed to live IN the
house until October so as to have the use
OF their garden.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-18

business. They are both said to be well
capable of receiving and handling the
property given to THEM by Mr.. Hill.
During his long life in Omaha Mr.. Hill
did not assist to any extent any of the
institutions which were constantly solicit
ing a part of his wealth, but he has been
more than generous with members Of his
family since he first entered the dry goods
business in Cairo, ILL.,, and made a success
of It. 1t is anticipated that his will with
out a doubt will pursue the same policy
in the distribution of the fortune and i'm
mediate relatives will receive the entire
amount.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-18
TANGIER GETS SILK FLAG
Omaha Shriners Did Not Go to st.
Paul for Naught.
FACT IS THEY MADE BIG HIT
l.. NJ. TRImage, as Advance Guard, is
Dispatched from the North
with the Message of
Triumph.

Tangier temple patrol vas not compelled
to spend three Gays in St. Paul. sit in
the third galleries and wear four heavy
suits of clothes for nothing.
Competing with twenty-one other pa
trolls from all parts of the United States
at the meeting of the Imperial council,
Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine, the Omaha
patrol carried eff a silk flag for drill work
and general appearance, and L. NJ. Tai
mage, a member of the patrol, returned
Thursday to tell about it.
An intimation of the possibility of the
Omaha patrol winning was received earlier
in the week, however, when "Pote''
George S. Powell sent back a mall pouch
OF postal cards on which this classic
poem was inscribed:
We've got it on this Shriner bunch;
They're velvet for our team,
And I've a life-sized, throbbing bunch
We're starting up the stream.
Powell wasn't dreaming for once" said
Mr.. Talmage. HE got the vibrations
straight that we would win something and
we did. The patrol consisted of twenty
four members and two captains. We had
a banner which was a prize winner OF
itself, beside we had four different uni
forms, from those new brown ones we
wore or our departure to the full-dPess
temple uniforms, to say nothing Of our
twenty-four suits each of baby blue I'M
derwear, We were simply bound to take
a prize. Each member of the patrol wore
a hat band which in addition to 'Tangier'
bore the name of Omaha"
Patrol on the France.
The patrol not only marched in st. Paul,
up to the Auditorium and back several
times, but on invitation went TO Mime
apOlis and put on a parade with a full
band at the service of the Omahans.
Passing along the streets the Tangier
temple patrol was cheered and from the
top Of the city hall in Minneapolis came a
"Hurrah for Pat Grove" as the Omahans
passed.
I'VE got IA bad one night" said Mr..
Talmage. The arrangements slipped IN
some way and wearing our heavy uniforms
we were seated in the third gallery, which
was hotter than all the burning sands
which novloes talk about, but winning the
flag was some source Of satisfaction to tho
Omahans If they did suffer some"
The following are the officers and mem
ters Of the patrol who won the flag which
will be brought to Omaha and placed in the
temple OF Tangier:
Captain. ]. o. Berger; captain, Allan Fall
coner; president, James c. Howard; vice
president. Henry NJ, Kruger; treasurer. L.
NJ. Talmage; secretary, W. l.. Shearer: r.
V. Cole, James Cameron, +. r. Whit-omb.
c. E. Foster, r. s. Swanson, w. ]. Me. L
len, Rudolph Swoboda, j. @. Hart, /. f..
Adams, / II. VanTuyl. Thomas Burke. W.
S. Rowe, J. D. Short, II. G. Homer. Mich
Christensen. II. j. Mccartney, A. J. Pier
son, A. K. Curtis, D. W. Tillotson.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-18

also exhibited averaging from forty to
forty-eight pounds to the bushel and were
grown on fields yielding from ninety to
100 bushels to the acre.
The Union Pacific is again laying in a
large supply of rails at Council Bluffs
for double tracking and new work. The
yards at Council Bluffs are the storage
point for material for the Union Pacific
and at present 10000 tons of rails are
stored there. These figures look larger
when given in pounds, as they total 6O,OoO,-
600 pounds of steel rails.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-18
Saturdays Specials in the Big Grocery

Snider's Pork and Beans, two
CdllS .s.s.s. . . . e . . . sUC
And 10 Green Stamps
Benefits Bargain Soap, 10
bars for csc
soc Queen olives .35c
25c MANI Olives for ........15c
Benefits Capitol Cocoa,
IL pound a FAC
And 10 Green Stamps
n. Y, Cream Cheese, pound. zoe
And 10 Green. Stamps
Swiss Cheese, pound. .25c
And 10 Green Stamps
Eddy's New Dome Mustard,
Jar ..12hc
FRESH COUNTRY BUTTEE
Fine and sweet, just in direct
from the farm, per lb......24c
And 10 Green Stamps
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-18
DREXEL HOME ON THE BLOCK
Old Residence ON south Tenth Street
sold TO II. ID. Reed at
Auction.

The old Frederick DreXel home on South
Tenth street, near William street. was sold
Thursday at the court house at auction 10
Harry D.. Reed OF the Reed Abstract COM
pany for $500. Several other smaller par
GELS OF the estate which has been in litlsa-
ton for thirteen years were also sold. The
price paid by Mr.. Reed is merely the
equity. He also assumes the back taxes,
which have been accumulating since 1894,
and amount TO
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-18
Stationery Dept.
saturdAY SpeolAls

Roll Lunch Paper
And 10 Green Stamps
Envelopes, 3 packa ges
And 10 Green Stamps
Tablet and package envelopes. ...,...lOc
And 10 Green Stamps
Bottle Ink and IL Pens ........'..lOc
And 10 Green Stamps
n dozen &c Pencils .........,......lOc
And 10 Green Stamps
Woman's Exchange Book ..........69c
And so Green Stamps
ODDS AND ENDS, PICTURE FRAMES
Second Floor.
Frames of all colors and styles from
card size in metal to 16X20 inch sizes.
values to 800, Saturday at loo to acc
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-18
Cut Star Glass Ware

We offer Saturday in a cleanup sale
some beautiful Fostoria cut star
Tumblers, Goblets, Wines, Cham
pagnes, Sherry, Brandies, Cordials,
Custards, Etc. These goods are worth
as high as sc a dozen, at, each 25c
Mayonnaise Dishes, tomato designs,
consisting of plate and dish. ca. 1Oc
Hotel Creamers, handled, per doz. 25c
Engraved Water Tumblers, doz. SOC
Jelly Tumblers, tin tops, dozen 25C
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-18
LEW ". HILL WORTH MILLION
Begins in Omaha as Mail Clerk Forty
Years Ago.
AccUMU1ArEs PROPERTY HERE
RenI Estate in the city and Farm
Lnnd All Pronounced FirSt-ClHss
and Go to His Three
Nephews.

When the will and inventory of the prop
ertv Of the late Lew w. HILL are filed IN
court they will show, it is said, that the
man who started in Omaha as a mail CLERK
died forty years later a millionaire
Bankers and attorneys who have had
dealings with Mr.. Hill have variously estl-
mated his fortune at from S5OoO 10
10000 BOO, but by far the greatest NUMBER
were Of the opinion that Mr.. Hill was not
I'm the millionaire class as yet, though II
was known that his holdings in city prop
erty were worth $4,000.
But the Sarpy. Douglas and Washington
county farms end mortgages held by MI
Hill are easily worth as much more than
the property in Omaha.
The corner at Fifteenth and Douglas
streets owned by Mr.. Hill until he recently
decided It to a nephew, Is said 10 De WORM
x2OO.O at least and made more valuable
nv having a first class tenant. The Her
Grand hotel property was decided TO MI
HIN last winter by p. E. Her and the con-
alteration mentioned was 500, COO. but it was
a complicated deal and it is understood that
Mr.. HIN put much more money than
100000 into the property, probably as much
as $4,000 TO $4,000.
For years Mr.. Hill has held the property
at Seventeenth and Capitol avenue when
has a speculative vclue, said to be some
where around S25 5000 to $4,000.
Two whole Blocks,
Back of Crcighton university, between
California and Burt streets. Mr. Hil owned
two blocks Of real estate which has never
been plated. II is estimated as worth from
500 to $4,000.
Scattered all over the city are lots and
houses worth from $500 TO 5000 which were
held by Mr.. Hin, while he was the owne
Of al large number OF farms In sarpy'
Douglas and Washington counties.
HE did not have a poor farm in the
entire collection" said one who has beer
close TO many OF the deals and handled
soma Of the business. 1T is impossible
N saw at this time what the acreage will
amount TO which he held in his own name
but thew are all valuable farms and there
are plenty OF them. But he gave away
a good many farms, several to hi:
nephews.
''The property held by Mr.. Hin at the
time OF his death or given TO his relatives
within the last two years would max
him easily a millionaire"
II is said that when the will OF Mr.. Hi
is filed with the court It will be brie
aud will not contain much information
about his aftaIrs. Only the inventory vii
give the PUBIC an iuea OF "ha' -" ""
actually worth.
NePhewE Are the Heirs.
Shirley II. Wilson and George T. wilson
Mr.. HilTs deceased sisters sons, will shar
the property with John W. HIN and Lev
Hill. all OF whom have already reoeive'
large gifts from him. The Wilson boys
as they are known 10 some of the asso
clates OF the late Mr.. Hin. are young me
who have made themselves independent
starting in Illinois and going west to ente
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-18
Nobody is Too Old

to learn that the sure way 70 cure a
cough or cold is with DIT. Kings New
Discovery, Soc and slO, For sale by
Reaton Drug Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-18

90 per cent off infants wear department.
We invoice next week. Outfit the little
ones today. Benson & ThOrns Co., Lllinr-
tian Bazaar
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-18

limit of 35 years for inexperienced railroad
men and As years for experienced railroad
men was made for new employees.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-18
Ribbons, NeckWear

Taffeta Ribbon, all silk, 5 inches wide,
heavy csc quality. clearing, yd. 15c
Taffeta Ribbons, 3h inch, all silk,
best colors, 19c regularly, now 1Oc
Box Ruching, six assorted pieces to
box, worth Csc, Saturday, for. 15c
worth to 1Oc each, at, 2 for SC
Stiff Embroidered Laundered Collars,
worth 25c, clearing, at ...... 1Oc
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-18
Oats and Track RniI..

The passenger department. Of the BurIing-
ton has some samples OF alfalfa six feet
six inches tall. II was raised IN the Big
Horn Basin country. Samples OF oats are
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-18

Tea Garden Preserves, largo
jar .s...... . AUG
And 20 Green Stamps
Blue Borax Starch, 2h Id.
package
And 10 Green Stamps
Bayles' Luncheon Herring,
Jars ........ ..,.. .EUC
And 10 Green Stamps
Benefits Capitol Sweet
Wrinkled Peas, 5 cans SOC
And 40 Green Stamps
Batavia Salmon, extra quality zoe
And 10 Green Stamps
DIR. Prices Breakfast Food,
3 packages .24c
And 20 Green Stamps
Bonheur Sardines, large
can ..ss. .ss. . . . . . . . a.. EUC
And 10 Green Stamps