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Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-25
MEETING or CREDITORS CALLED
Those OF Harry r. Pierce TO Meet
December Five.


w. 5. Wayne, referee in bankruptcy, yes
teIday issued u call for a meeting Of the
creditors Of Harry F.. Pierce, who last
Saturday filed 2 voluntary petition in bank
ruptcy. scheduling liabilities aggregating
$5I5,A7 for Saturday, December S, In this
office. The meeting is for the purpose Of
electing a trustee.
The list of creditors filed by Pierce shows
two secured and thirty-four unsecured. II
is likely that other claims will be filed be-
fore the first meeting OF creditors. and
Pierce. 1t is said, will file a supplemental
sch edule.
The names OF the creditors and the
amounts of their claims as listed in the
schedule filed by Pierce are as follows:
Secured C~iaims-George w. HoldreGe,
Omaha, 100000; w. s. Westherili, Merri-
1Unsecured Claims-Reed Bros. Horse
company, Lenox. Ia, 1900; A. NJ. Brown.
Bedford. la, $500: f. F. Freeman. River.
top. Ia, $500; Frank Ives. Creston, Ia.
2 go; William Porter Valley Neb., ss55
Ollie c.. Richmond, Springfield, Ne5;. sS75
J; A. Fike, Omaha. $3.50; e. l. Myers,
Newport Ne6, $3.50; :: T, Campbell. Car
$1,000; F. G. Lougee, Council Bluffs, $3.50
r. Hudspeth, Council Bluffs. $500: Charles
r; alSySt Omaha, $3.50; John w, YOUNG
$4,000; W, c. Patterson, Des Moines, $3.50;
II. Lyons. Omaha, 1900; George II. Lyons,
Omaha, 81, 500. George Baileau. Red Oak.
Ia, $1,000: William Barker. Council Bluffs
So. $50; =. III. Robinson, Riverton. Ia
3il2.5O; Rankin & Cowden, Riverton, Ia,
$500; J. ID. Hutchinson & Co., CounciI
Bluffs, 1900; l.. D.. Clark, Burton, Neb.
$50; Charles Gregory, Council Bluffs. 5000,
j, Gardiner, Cody, Neb., 5000; J. Gardiner
Cody, Neb., 5000; George Fl Lyons, Omaha
5000; George II. Lyons, Omaha, s., 200.
&,D0.
Suits ~Pending-Fred Lawson. Glenwood
la, $3.50; action In Mills county, Ia. tS25
r. Hudspeth, $500; Fred West. Des Moines
$4,000.
Accommodation Paper-George H. Lyons
Omaha, 5000; George II. Lyons, Omaha
5000; # c. Lougee. $500.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-25
CARNEGIE ASKED TO APPEAR
House Committee Wants Opinion of
steel King on Needed Change
in Tariff.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 2.--As a result of
the declaration OF Andrew Carnegie In an
article in the forthcoming number OF Cen
tury magazine that the tariff schedules on
iron and steel should be reduced. the ways
and means committee of the house tonight
formally invited Mr.. Carnegie to appear
before It Wednesday to tell what he knows
about the steel industry and the possibility
of the reduction OF the tariff on iron and
steel products.
In the course o. the night session H. l..
Sheppard and Orion F. Perry OF the Rock
port (Maine) Lime company were put
through a grilling examination. when they
asked that the present duty OF 5 cents a
hundred pounds on lime be maintained.
Mr.. Perry asserted that his company was
organized in 1900, when seven or eight
firms were purchased. He admitted the
price of lime had advanced ever since.
Chairman Payne asked why his firm was
the only one that demands a duty.
Because we are so near the Canadian
manufactures and because ours Is the
best made in the United States" he re-
piled.
why, we have the best in the world
right in New York" declared Mr.. Payne.
with a show OF state pride.
Yes, we sell most OF our product in
New York" retorted Mr.. Perry.
Using figures furnished him, Representa-
tive Clark figured out that the company
Is making - per cent profit.
e. E Cary and Hugo Reisinger, importers
OF carbon. asked that the tariff OF 50 a
thousand on carbons for electric lights be
reduced in order that they might compete
with the National Carbon company Of
Cleveland O.. which. they said, controls %
per cent OF TIE domestic trade. y. s..
crider. representing that company. insisted
on the necessity for the duty.
Fillmore Congit, representing the general
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-25
NAVAL CRITICS ANSWERED
Letters from Rear AdmiraIs Read At
Banquet Discuss Designs of
Newer Ba~ttIeshfps.

CHICAGO. Nov. 24.-Citles Of the navy
who condemn warships because of minor
defects, were publicly answered tonight
at a banquet of the United States Naval
academy alumni of the east. Six rear ad-
mirals sat the banquet board at the
Auditorium hotel and letters scoring re-
cent critics and p~raising the navy were
read from Admiral George Dewey, Rear
Admira schley and Rear Admiral r. d.
Evans.
The rear admirals present were: Wash
lngton L. Caps. chief OF construction In
the navy; Albert Ross, Willard II. Brown
son, Francis j. Higginson. French e. Chad
wick and James II, Dayton.
Rear admiral Caps, after alluding briefly
to the development of battleships and de-
claring that the vessels OF this country
were fully abreast OF the times. said:
II shall refer you to the opinions of
three of the most distinguished admIrals
who have ever commanded fleets in our or
any navy. Each of these opinions was
written in response to a request.
zone evening a short time ago I was
walking along the street with a naval of
ficer whose name Is a household word
from one end of the country to the other.
He made very pointed illusions to COM
ments recently contained In certain news.
papers and periodicals respecting the con.
dition OF our battleships and their alleged
faulty design.
81 asked him to put his remarks IN
writing. which he did. He was Rear Ad-
miral schley."
Rear Admiral Caps then read the let
tiers. Admiral Dewey's letter said In part
OF the battleships designed during this
last five years l rave spoken and shall
continue to speak In the highest terms,
The South Carolina aud Michigan. ths
North Dakota and its class. are. In my
opinion. equal I'm value to any battIeshIns
OF their displacement in any navy. and
this IL. / believe, the general naval yer.
dict on their power and efficiency.
The fleet OF battleships now going around
the world are OF older type and some Of
them have lived about half the life. as
commonly estimated. Of n battleship IN
the first line, Battleship building is one
OF the most progressive OF modern art
and old ships are not equal to new: but
the vessels which are I'm South America
New Zealand. Australia. Japan and Chins
are the equals OF foreign vessels OF thei,
date OF desiEn and completion and offer
their superiors.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-25
AGREEMENT ON WATER MAIN
Conduit in Concrete Arch to Garry
This and Other Utilities.
MAYOR TO SIGN THE AGREEMENT
street Railway says IL Switches No
More Cars at Pearl and Broad
way Than f. Necessary for
Good of Service.

At a meeting Of the city council last
night an agreement was reached between
the city and the Council Bluffs City
Water Works company as to the disposi-
ton OF the eight-inoh main on Bryant
street which, where II crosses Indian
creek, IL in the way OF the concrete abut-
ments for the new bridge and retaining
walls for the new central fire station.
City Solicitor Kimball and City Engi-
neer Etnyre. who had been named az a
special committee by the council to solve
this. controversy, recommended the con.
struction OF a concrete conduit under the
creek bed through which the water main,
as well as electric and telephone wires,
gas pipes. etc, may pass. This agree
ment was satisfactory to the water COM
pany which will move the main at It's
" expense. The recommendation Of the
special committee was concurred in and
the contract between the city and the
water company for the moving of the
main and placing It in the conduit. which
had been drawn up by the city solicitor,
was approved and the mayor directed to
attach his official signature to it.
City Clerk Cassidy, who had been d.
rected at a previous meeting, to notify
the street railway company to discontinue
the practice Of switching its big cars at
the intersection Of Broadway and Pearl
streets. read the following letter from
General Manager Smith which he had re-
ceived In reply to the notice he had
served on the company:
Omaha, November 20, 19os.-Mr. A. w.
Casady. city clerk, Council Bluffs, Ia
Dear Sir; Replying to yours of the 10Th
instant with reference to switching cars
at the corner of Broadway and Pearl
switching at that point than is absolutely
necessary to the public of Council Bluffs
good and efficient service. Yours very
truly. w. A. SMITH,
s General Manager.
II would like Ito know If that is a
polite way Of telling the city council 1t
can 60 to h. said Councilman Jen-
sen.
I guess So volunteered Councilman
Morgan, and a motion that the commun-
ication from General Manager Smith be
received and placed on file carried with
out further remarks. The notice to dis
continue the switching at Broadway and
Pearl streets was served at the instance
OF Councilman Younkerman, who was abb
sent last night. Councilman BellingeT
was also absent last night, and in the
absence Of Mayor Maloney. Councilman
Olsen welded the gAvel.
The meeting last evening was one OF
the shortest on record, commencing at s
o'clock; a motion to adjourn at $50 pre-
vailed.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-25
ATTEMPT TO BURN ROADHousE
Blsse IL BxtinEuished Before It Does
Much Harm.

An incend1ary attempted to burn down
the road house known as The Riverside
Hotel on North Thirty-seventh street Sun
day night. but the burning material which
had been set aginst the side OF the building
was discovered before 1t had had time to
do much damage.
When the flames were noticed at the
east side of the building, Investigation
disclosed a box filled with cotton waste
saturated with kerosene. Three nails had
been driven through the bottom of the
box and on these pieces Of tailow candles
had been placed and lighted. The candles
on burning down, ignited the ,oil-saturated
cotton waste.
Residents of that section of the city
have been up In arms against the road
house ever since 1t was reopened by it's
present proprietor and several requests
have been made to the authorities to
close the place. The attempt to burn
down the place was reported to the po-
lice. but II is said there is no clue to the
would-be incendiary.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-25
OFFICIAL VOTE OF KANSAS
Taft's Plurality over bryan In sun
flower state Nearly Thirty
six Thousand.

TOPEKA, Kan, Nov. A-The state can
va ssing board today finished it's canvass
OF the election returns. The total vote
cast in Kansas for president was ss, sos
as follows; Taft, lS7,les: Bryan. 16f. 200;
Debs, socialist, l2,42o; Chsfin, prohibitionist,
5.Os2: scattering. s.. Taft's plurality. &.s57.
For governors: W. r. Stubbs. republican,
lss. So: Botkin. democratic, 1855. stubbs'
plurality, S,So7.
viding for increased pay for legislators
end the other relating to pay of probate
judges. were both Overwhelmingly defeated
INDIANAPOLIS. Nov. A-Ths popular
vote for president IN Indiana was: Taft.
1855: Bryan, Ss.S2; Chann. ls.O45: Wat
son. l.S4; Debs. ls.Hs; Preston, S4S. His
sen, Al
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-25
Meeting for Men Each Day at Noon
ana for WamAn at Fnur.

Meeting for MeA Each Day At Noon
and for wemen az Four.
At a regular meeting Of the Council
Bluffs Ministerial association yesterday
morning plans were perfected for hold
ing a week Of prayer in all OF the Pro-
testant churches. beginning at noon next
Monday. Throughout the week of prayer
services will be conducted during the noon
hour for the men, and at 4 O'Clock similar
services will be held for the women.
These services will be held under the
auspices Of the lay brotherhoods Of the
various churches and will be conducted
by the laity.
Plans for the union revival services on
Thanksgiving morning were also com
pleted at this meeting. In accordance
with the Arrangement made by the as
ISOLATION a few weeks ago, Evangelist
Charles Cullen Smith IL to preach the
annual Thanksgiving sermon and he an
nounced that he will speak on 'sThe
Greatest Thing in the World"
All the churches whose pastors are mem.
bers of the ministerial association are to
take part In the union services, which
will be held In st. Johns English Luth-
eran church at the corner OF Seventh
street and willow venue, at 1880 o'clock
on Thanksgiving morning. The full vested
choir Of St Johns church is to take part
in the service. and the pastors of tho
city will assist Mr.. Smith in the meet
ing. All the pastors are to rave seats
in the front Of the church. There are
to be no solos at the service. but in ad-
dition to the full ritualistic service by the
choir, there are to be two anthems. These
will be IN Judah Is God Known" by
Prothers, and Give Thanks Unto the
Lord" by Harris.
At ST. Paul's Episcopal church on
Thanksgiving day there win be holy COM
munion at I a. m, and morning prayer
and holy communion at 10 O'Clock.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-25
Cholera s.rum Effective.

IOWA FALLS, Ia. Nov. 2L-(Special.S
A. B. Russ, formerly of this city. who re-
moved to Winnebago county several years
ago, Is among the first in the northern
part OF the state to test the new gov
eminent serum for hog cholera. The dis
ease recently broke out in a fine herd Of
blooded swine belonging to Mr.. Russ and
he promptly decided to test the merits
OF the new representative. Eleven of the
herd were sick when the treatment was
commenced and three of the hogs were
down. He has lost two of the lot and the
balance rave recovered.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-25
Iowa Unirersitr Debatc.

IOWA CITY, Ia. Nov. A.-(Special)-The
question for debate in the university cham
pionship has been chosen by the repre-
sentatives Of the four forensic ~organizs-
tons in the university. II will be Re
solved, That a graduated income tax with
exemption OF incomes below 5000 per an
mum would be desirable modification OF
the system Of federal taxation"
Thu scmi-finals in the debate will take
place tho evening Of January 10. Irving
institutes team will meet the Philoma-
THAN society and the zetsgathian team
will debate against the Marshall laws. The
finals will be held on February q, each
man on the winning team receiving SIS, the
gift Of Hon. j. Wade and Attorney Henry
G. Walker.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-25
Total, seventeen transfers ,........l
Matters In District Court.

The verdict returned Sunday night by
the district court jury in the damage suit
OF Charles Carlisle against the city OF
Council Bluffs and Contractor E A. Wick
ham, when opened by Judge Green on
convcning court yesterday morning, was
reported.
The trial OF the damage suit Of George
Head against the Northwestern Railway
company was begun yesterday. Head was
arrested for alleged completely in the theft
OF whisky from the freight depot, but was
acquitted. He now seeks damages for al
legged malicious prosecution and imprison-
ment.
Charles e Donaldson was granted a d.
vorce from Mae Taylor Donaldson. who
was given $3.50 alimony.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-25

committee of the State Board Of Mining In
dustry Of California, asked that the tariff
on asphaltum be increased in the interes,
of American asphalt.
Frank c. Pettigrew OF the Vermont Mar
BILE company. asked in behalf of those con-
cerned in the production OF American mar
Bile. that the duty on marble be left I'M
changed. He said no objection was raised
to the importation free OF duty Of true
works of art.
In reply to a question, he declared as
vice president OF the the company, that the
late Senator Proctor Of Vermont did not
have 81 invested in making marble.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-25
Real Estate Tran.ter..

These transfers were reported to TIL
Bee November 20 by the Pottawattaml
County Abstract company of Council
Bluffs:
Hunter Osborne and wife TO C.. M.
Vincent, part of nwH of 2O-76-4S
Rust owen Lumber Co. to william !"
John Johnson's add. to Council
stella sIGt' Morrison to Thomas ii. Jane; -''V
VIZ lot Is. lot II block 4, Twin City
Place. Council Bluffs, " d....:"~. 1s
Keller, lot Is, block a. Ferry add
Treasurer TO A; e Keller lot i. block o
George W. Lipe and wife to John
Bridge add, Council Bluffs, s ". d. A
sales, lots ! and /, block IS. Beers
Lizzie o. Wood and husband TO- Van
s squire 'S add. COUNCIL SRG Bluf HiSoa 90
Williams m1O William f. W WfHian1s and
he4 W. seN w 5ses. 8 2 RaTs : :sS: n 81 nH 2
Halls add. to Council Bluffs, wa.
Sarah j. BTnnsII ct al to Albert e. 90
A. E. Meitzen. guardian TO Albert z.
B%unnell, same guardian d (part%ition)......
SaIan j. bunnell, WIDOW, ct al. TO Ola
2s-77-S9,- s. ". Observation-Disclosures. s.ss
A.. c. Meitsen. guardian to Ola Z.
Bunnell, same guardian d (partition). 500.
Sarah j. Bunnell. widow. ct al. 10
George z. Bunnell, sh nwk ~2s-77-39,
=. W ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. SCI
A. G. Meitzen. guardian TO George
r. Bunnell, same, guardian d (parti-
honJ $50,
George z. Bunnell ct al. to Sarah j.
Bunnell, sex swA and swk of 20
$. W. Observation-Disclosures. 1850
A. c. Meitzen. guardian, to Sarah ].
Bunnell, same, guardian. d. (par-
b'iOiD .'.s,
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-25
FamiIr Trouble in court.

orville E. league. a telegraph operator
in the employ OF the Union Pacific, living
az 2is Fifth avenue, was in police court
yesterday on complaint Of his wife. who
charged him with threatening to shoot her.
The domestic troubles OF league and his
wife eliminated In the arrest OF the hus-
band after midnight Sunday.
league denied making any threat to
shoot his wife and I'm his statement to the
court declared that the trouble between
them arose over the refusal of his wife
to care for their baby. Although his means
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-25
Iowa News Notes.

DBN1SON-The Methodist congregation,
under the leadership of Rev. Mr.. Senseney,
tonight began a series of revival meetings.
Rev. Mr.. Senseney Is one of the strong
Methodist pastors OF the state and will be
his own evangelist.
DENI6ON-Rt. Rev. Theodore N. Nor
rlson, bishop of the Episcopal church in
Iowa, was at Dension on Sunday confirm
ing a class. He was to arrive here at
9i2 p. m. Saturday on the Northwestern
from the east, The car porter had him
leave the Pullman at Vail, the station nine
miles east and the bishop had to come
that distance by livery team, arriving at
the Hotel Denison at H..
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-25

bash Railroad company, the United States
Mortgage company, the Mercantile Trust
company, George j. Gould and the Mis-
souri, Pacific Railroad company.
First Body ecOvere
Workmen digging in the Brooklyn trench
where fifteen. persons lost their lives in
an explosion last Friday came upon thu
first OF the buried victims bodies at s:16
o'clock tonight. 1t was that of John c..
Brady, 6 years old. and was found about
forty-five feet below the street level.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-25
CURRENTe NEWS OF IOWA

would not properly permit Of the expense,
league said his wife had hired a nurse to
care for the child. league further ascribed
his domestic troubles to interference on
the part OF his vife's parents.
Judge Snyder, who expressed his belief
that evidently there was two sides to the
case. continued the hearing until this morn
ing. league was released on his "
-recogni1snce in the sum Of 500, to appear
in court this morning.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-25
BREAK IN WATER PIPE LOCATED
Main IL All Right, hut supply Pipe
to Engine House Broken.

IL was not until nearly l o'clock yes
teFday afternoon that the fire station at
the foot OF Bryant street was moved suf-
fioiently to permit the employees of the
water company to locate the break in the
water pipes which necessitated the clos
ing OF the main supplying Vine and Bry-
ant streets Sunday afternoon. 1t was
found that the eight-inch main had not
been injured and that the break was in
the lead supply pipe TO the engine house.
The break was quickly repaired and water
was turned on before 2 o'clock. much TO
the relief of the residents on the two
streets who had been without this neces-
sity since Sunday morning.
. The shutting off OF the water pre-
vented the ~janitor at the Washington
avenue school from getting any steam up
yesterday morning and consequently II
was deemed advisable TO send the pupils
home. school viii be resumed this morn
ing
With favorable conditions Contractor
Holsnbeok expects to have the old fire
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-25

Robbers Keep Up work.

BURLINGTON, Ia, Nov. A.-Two rob
bers blew the safe in the postoffice at
Kirkwood, ILL.,, Sunday morning, robbed It
OF S5 and escaped on horseback. 1t was
the sixth postoffice robbery in Warren and
Henderson counties, Illinois, within four
months.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-25
siou1 Citr Pa.tor CnIled to spok.ne

SIOUX CITY. Ia. Nov. 24.-Kev. DR.. 8
Willis McFadden, pastor OF the First Pres
byterian church of Sioux City during the
last five years has been offered 5000 a
year to go to Spokane and become pastor
! OF the Presbyterian church Of that city.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-25

The above Is the name OF a German
chemical. which is one Of the many valua-
BILE ingredients Of Foley's Kidney Remedy
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS IS recognized by
medical text books and authorities as a
uric acid solvent and antissptie for the
urine. Take Folsy's Kidney Remedy a.
soon as you notice any Irregularities and
avoid a serious maIady. Sold b. all drug
g4stS
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-25
DEATH TELEGRAM is A FAKE
Omaha Woman Goes to Missouri 20
Bury Her Son and Finds
He il Not Dead.

BROOKFIELD, Mo, Nov, 2S,-(Specilk
Telegram.)-Mrs. II. M. Lewis of SQl-g
Charles street. Omaha, came here yester-
day to bury her son. Raymond W. Cawley.
a st. Louis electrician. Early Saturday
morning Mrs. Lewis received a telegram
from st. Louis stating that her son had
been killed and oul be buried in Brook
field the next day. Having made an
preparations for the funeral and tsir.
phoning to ST. Louis to inquire about the
delay in receiving the body she learner
that her son was alive and well
r. NJ. Lewis, the husband, when seen
last night stated that last SATURDAY
morning the following message was de-
livered at his house and in response 10
which his wife went to the Missouri
town:
ST. LOUIS. Mo, Nov. 2O.-R NJ Lows
Charles Street, Omaha: Ray Killed i1L'
a. m, burial Brookfield, Mo, San,sE .
m. SMITH
A short time after Mrs. Lewis had de-
parted the following telegram was re-
ceived:
ST. LOUIS, Mo, Nov. 2I.-Mrs. r N
Lewis, 40l2 Charles Street, Omaha; Iele-
gram a Joke. Nothing wrong RAJ
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-25

TAankssfvng Special.
Carving sets from uB up. Petersen 4
S%ehoeninE Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-25
UNITE WEEK OF PRAYER

station moved onto the vacant lot across
the street by tonight
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-25

Sole agents Radiant Home base burners
Petersen a Schoening CO. &C.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-25
Marriage

Licenses to wed were issued yesterday
to the following:
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-25

A No. w-aas- IDEAL Boiler and sec n. Of
Ss-in. AMERICAN Radiators costing the
owner SAO7, were used TO Hot-Water
neat this cottage, at which price
competent Filter. This did not include
cost Of labor, pipe, valves, freight, etc,
which installation Is extra and varies ae-
eording to climatic and other conditions.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-25

A No. i-22-w IDEAL Boiler and ga A. of
3s-in. AMERICAN Radiators costing the
owner 1920, were used to Hot-Water
heatthis cottage; ut which price the goods
can be bought Of any reputable, COM
petent Filter. This did not include cost
ofiabor, pipe, valves, freight, ETC., which
installation Is extra and varies according
to climatic and other conditions.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-25

ST. LOUIS, Mo, Nov. 2l-Mrs. r. n
evils, 40l2 Charles Street. Omaha; Ieie-
ram a Joke. Nothing wroug. RAY