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Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-29
Maccabee Christmas Tree.

Following it's annual custom, Council
Bluffs tent No. 81, Knights of the
Maccabees. made the children of it's MEM
bers happy last evening by the distribu-
tion of presents from an immense Christ
mas tree. Maccabee hall was thronged
with a merry crowd and in the case Of
the little folks It was an expectant
crowd, until the big tree was stripped
of its numerous pretty gifts. There was
and the parents were not forgotten, US
they we're given fruit candy and other
good things to eat.
Preceding the distribution Of presents
from the Christmas tree an enjoyable
and highly meritorious program Of vocal
and instrumental selections and Fecita-
lions was given City Solicitor Glenn
r. Kimbsl made an address. Taking
part on the program wereI Mrs. sand
ford, Nellie and Rella Munger, Miss Head,
Gertrude S~panefer, Clarene Head. Irene
stenweer, Wilson 'Gundrum. Waunetta
Lewis, Mr.. Voder, Miss Stamford, Hat
tie Read. Mr.. Hughes. Adolph Elgan. Ina
Younkerman. Donald Strong. Miss Brown.
Miss Bouricius, Rudolph Gundrum,
Hughie Read, Ethel Hayes. Miss Hazel
Smith, Alice Rockwell, Florence McFar-
land. Dorothy Copper, Ralph Bodsr, Earl
Edison and Hayes Bachelor.
Chester L. Sanville, Henry Thomas and
A J. Rupert comprised the committee in
charge Of the entertainment.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-29
TRADE DEPRESSION GENERAL
All Great OmmerciRI Countries show
n Decrease for Past
Year.

WASHINGTON, Dec. S--That the falling
off Of approximately 5000, 00O, 900 in imports
and perhaps $50, 100000 in exports in the
United States in 1908. is merely part of a,
general condition that has prevailed the
world over. is shown by the monthly state
ment OF the Bureau of Statistics. OF the
twenty-five principal countries of the
world whose foreign m the bureau
records month by month, all but four show
a falling off in exports and imports.
The principal decrease on the import side
occurred in trade with Europe, and on
the export side in the trade with North
America. These marked reductions in the
United States are not entirely the result Of
a falling off in the quantity of merchan-
disc moved into or out of the country, says
the statement.
Imports from Europe in the ten months
for which detailed figures are available,
showed a decrease from $625, 600. 900 in ten
months of 1907 to 1896, 600, 600 in a similar
period of 1905; those from North America
and Asia each show a decrease of $45, coo, 600
from the totals of the corresponding period
of last year, and those from South America
a decrease Of s25, 100000. Exports to Eu-
rope show a decrease OF but 3 per cent,
while those to North America show a de-
crease Of p per cent.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-29
EARTHQUAKE SHAKES MONTANA
Electric Light Plant Put Out of Conn
mission at virginia
City.

BUTTE, Mont. Dec. ga Miner dis
patch from Virginia City, Mont, tonight
states that at 4:30 this afternoon that sec
ton was shaken by the severest of a series
OF seismic disturbances that have been
going on for more than a week. The cleo
trio power and light plant was put out Of
commission.
This plant is located ten miles distant
from Virginia City, and as Geographic COM
m%unication with 1t has been interrupted
II is impossible at this time to ascertain
the extent OF the damage done.
Virginia City is in darkness onlgh and
much alarm exists. During the last week
Virginia City has experienced more than
thirty earthquakes. in which the earth,
movement was very pronounced. Last
Monday two shocks within ten minutes of
each other drove the people into the streets
panic stricken, caused cracks in several
buildings and dlslodged considerable plas-
ter.
This afternoons tremor further cracked
buildings, threw down plaster and scat
tered dishes from the shelves and tables.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-29
MINOR MENTION.

Ed Rogers. Tony Faust beer.
Lew Cutler. funeral director. Phone 81.
WoodrinE Undertaking company. Tel. ssa
opeI.s Monday, January 4. 1903. Send for
catalogue.
DR.. Macras has moved his offices from
the Merriam block to the City National
Bank building. Practice limited to surgery
and Kynaecology.
p. Kranninger was arrested late Satur-
day night, charged with striking PATROL
man Ollie Arnold, who was q~uelling q dis
t%urbance In a. pool room on Broadway.
his appearance in police court this morning.
r. Raymond and Charles T.. Booton,
charged with holding up and robbing Harry
Miner and James Story last Thursday night
In Omaha, were arrested yesterday at the
Metropolitan hotel. They consented to re-
turn without requisition papers and were
taken to Omaha by Detective Ferris.
The Sunday school of st. Johns English
Lutheran church will hold its annual
play entitled Christmas in Pixies Land
will be given. There will be no admission
fee. The Ladies' Aid society will not meet
this week. Midweek services will be held
Wednesday evening at 1880 o'clock. The
choir will meet for rehearsal Wednesday
evening at S:15.
The men OF the First congregational
noon for the regular weekly lunch. The
ficWer mission will meet Saturday after
Ioon at the home of Mrs. j. s. Strock, GIL
sixth avenue. Choir practice will be held
Saturday evening in the auditorium of the
church, instead of on Thursday evening.
There will be a preparatory service on
Wednesday evening at 7:45 at the parson-
age.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-29
BUTLER MAY GO TO HARVARD
RumOr President of Columbia is TO
Succeed DIR. Charles w.
Eliot.

NEW YORK. Dec. PA report was cur
rent among prominent Harvard alumni in
this city today that James s. storrow was
to become the immediate successor to DR..
Charles w. Eliot as president Of that uni
versity. To be succeeded himself within a
few months by Nicholas Murray Butler.
now president OF Columbia. This report
could not be confirmed tonight.
Mr. storrow is a leading member Of the
Boston banking firm OF Lee. Hlgginson &
Co. II the report Is correct his expected
disinclination 10 accept the Harvard presi-
deney may have been overcome. IL is said.
by the plan of making his ineumbency of
the office temporary and having DIT. But
Ter succeed him within q year.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-29
Iowa News Notea.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and alumni
q Iowa State college. Ames, will meet in
Wednesday at a social gathering and ban
quet at the Pilgrim hotel. Among the
speakers viii be senator-eleot G. H. Van
Prof. Couver OF the college.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS they had
not been able to secure a license, Miss
Myrtle NJ. Hickman of Des Moines and Mr..
George L. Johnson of this city, both minors,
who were to have been married at the home
OF the groom in this city Christmas night,
We're compelled to dismiss the guests who
had gathered for the occasion and postpone
the service one day.
Observation-Disclosures H. Nugent
cigar and liquor statesmen of the west, died
In the Columbia hotel of that city today OF
paralysis. Billy" Nugent was known to
sofa, Wisconsin, Missouri, Illinois and Ne
braska probably better than any other man
in his line. He had the reputation of being
a prince Of good fellows"
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES a capital stock
OF $4,000, divided into shares of 800 each,
the First Trust and Savings bank of this
was Incorporated Saturday. The following
are the officers, they being also the Off
GERS of the First National: President. d,
mead; cashier. G &. ST, Clair. The direct
Srs, in addition to the three officers, are
II. Smith and Warren Nichols.
! OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES to the
census of the one-room schools of the
county. taken by County Superintendent
Mary Hostetler, there are 1870 children go
ing to school in these one-room school
houses, of which there are 1ls. Twenty
nine Of these schools have an attendance
OF ten or less, and eleven have an attend
ance OF twenty-five or more. One hundred
and five of the teachers receive salaries
ranging from $3.50 to $50 a month. The re-
naming fourteen get salaries OF from $5
to $40. This is a part of the statistics COM
piled in all counties of the state which
Superintendent of Public instruction John
F. Figgs of Des Moines will submit to the
next general assembly in support of legis-
lation he desires enacted in a law for the
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-29
YOUNG MAN TAKES POISON
10 One Found Who is Able to Tell
Who the Victim Is.
CAUSE OF THE ACT ALSO MYSTERY
registers at I1ieI Hotel a. johnson
md Indications Are He Came
TO councI BIuns frsm
Montana.

4 young man, who gave his name as
Willie johnson but who failed to register
where he was from. committed suicide at
the Kiel hotel Saturday night by drinking
carbolio acid. The boy had evidently been
dpad several hours when discovered about
3 o'clock yesterday morning. He does not
look TO have been over 20 years OF age
and possibly was younger.
Tha young man appeared at the hotel
about $50 o'clock Saturday evening, and
asked IL he could get a room for the night.
Having no baggage he paid for the room
in advance and registered merely as "Wil-
lie Johnson" He was shown to q room
and about two hours later came down to
the lobby to get a drink Of water. Immedi-
ately after drinking the water the boy re-
turned to his room and was not seen
again until his dead body was discovered
about 8 o'clock yesterday morning by one
of the employees Of the house.
As the boy did not appear for breakfast,
the porter was sent to his room at 8
O'Clock. Failing to secure any response to
his repeated knocks at the door, the porter
opened II and found the young man partly
undressed lying on the bed dead. BY the
body lay a small one ounce bottle con-
tanning carbolic acid and about two-thirds
empty. buTnB ou luo ldu lips hhu Shia
furnished unmistakable evidence Of the
method he had adopted to end his life.
The label on the bottle showed that the
carbolic acid had been secured at the
drug store of Fred w. Wesner in the Mer-
RAM block but a short distance from the
Kiel hotel. At the drug store 1t was
learned that the young man said he
wanted the acid to mako a wash with which
to treat an eruption on his face. He told
the clerk that he was II years Of age, and
in the register which persons obtaining
poisonous drugs are required to sign, wrote
william Johnson, Montana, aged 81"
From the drug store the boy is believed
to have gone direct to the hotel.
He was neatly dressed in a blue coat
and vest, brown trousers and a light drab
Novercoat and wore a round, soft, brown
hat. There were no marks on any of the
clothing to show where 1t had been pur-
chased, and there was not a single piece
of paper or anything else In the pockets
which would furnish the slightest clue to
the Identity of the youthful suicide. Two
small keys, tied together with a piece OF
wins and having the appearance Of be-
longing to a suit case and hand grip and
about 50 in small change, were the only
things fund in the pockets.
The body was. on orders from Coroner
Treynor, removed to Cutters undertaking
rooms. Up to a late hour last night the
young man had not been identified.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-29
REVISING ROMAN HISTORY
DecipherinE of Inscriptions on Etrus-
can Monuments Changes
Existing Ideas.

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Cal, Dec.
IA discovery which will have important
results in the world of science has been
made public by Prof. George Henpl, STAN
ford's professor of philology. According
TO statements made by him. he has dis
covered the key to ancient inscriptions on
Etruscan tombs and columns so long a
mystery to psychologists. The professor
has become widely known by solving the
inscriptions on German runes.
Prof. Hempl declared that his find will
have far-reaching results upon ancient
Italian history and upon the disputed facts
Of Latin grammar and etymology. Blu
fifty inscriptions out of a mass of 5000
nave thus far been deciphered by him, but
the translation of these, he said, has been
enough to show the history of Italy as
written at the present time must be greatly
modified when his work is completed. The
popular theory that the Etruscans and
Romans were entirely different peoples is
entirely exploded by this discovery. de.
clared Prof. Hempl AS made clear by
him the languages OF these neighboring
nations was alike in all important respects
ssve its writing, and the conclusion. he
declares. is that the two nations sprang
from the same race. DIR. Hempl showed
that the Etruscans were the outgrowth Of
the Trojans after the fall of Troy. Thus,
In an indirect manner, the story of VirgiIs
Aneid receives scientific confederation.
Or. Jordan. president of Stanford uni
versity, said: Or. Hempl has made a
most important discovery. The deciphe ring
o fthese Etruscan inscriptions overturns
the popular idea that there is no connec
ton between the Romans and the Etru-
scans, DR.. Hempl, with his key to the
Etruscan inscriptions. will make enormous
changes in our views of the ancient history
of Rome and Greece"
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-29
BOY INJURED IN INITIATION
Fatality May Attend Prank Of High
school Frat.

Tom Harvey, a student in the high
school, was seriously injured late Satur-
day night while being initiated into MEM
bership in the Omega Eta Tau fraternity.
The nature of his injury is such that
grave fears are entertained of blood pois-
oning or tetanus. The young man is at
the Jennie Edmundson memorial hospital
where he was taken Saturday night as
soon as possible after the accident.
Young Harvey is a son of Mr.. and Mrs.
z. <, Harvey Of 200 Park avenue. and a
grandson Of the late Thomas Tostevin OF
this city.
During Saturday afternoon young Har-
vey and a companion who was likewise be-
ing initiated into the fraternity, were COM
PEELED to parade the business streets OF
the city wearing long Indian shawls over
their shoulders and pushing doll go-carts in
front of them. After dark the scene of the
initiation was transferred to a wooded
spot on Madison avenue near Bennett ave-
nue.. What stunts the candidates were
forced to perform here has not been d.
vulged, neither ave the names OF the
'frats'' who carried out the initiation.
Young Harvey was injured while being
spanked with a paddle to one side of
which a blank cartridge had been attached
In the darkness the youth welding the
paddle. by mistake struck Harvey with the
side to which the cartridge was attached
with the result hat the exploding cart
ridge tore a deep and ragged hole in the
young mans anatomy. AS speedily as pos
sible the boys secured a farm wagon and
started with their wounded companion for
the hospital. at the same time telephoning
20 DR.. T. b. Lacey to meet them with his
automobile.
Young Harvey was reported last night 10
0e resting easier than he had been during
the earlier part OF the day. but It will be
= few days before the outcome of his in.
Jury will be known. The character ant
location OF the wound are such that grave
tears are entertained Of blood poisonin,
and also lockjaw.
The boys who took part in the initiation
are naturally greatly grieved over the &C
cident.
Principal Thomas OF the high school Il
not In the city, having gone 10 spenC
Christmas with relatives In M~arshaItown
and from there was to go 10 Des Moline.
to attend the annual meeting OF the Stat
Teachers association which opens there TO
day. Members of the Board Of Education
declined to discuss the matter yesterday
but Il is understood that the question o
stamping out the fraternities in the hig
school will be discussed at the next ses
sion OF the board.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-29
seYmour y. MenrY pead.

Seymour +. Henry died yesterday after
noon at his home, SOS South Eighth
street. from Bright's disease. after a pro-
tracted illness. aged "a years, He is sur
vived BY his wife and a sister. who lives
here, and two brothers. who reside in the
east.
Mr.. Henry was a well-known business
man. being president of the Evans laun-
dry. lie was a native of North Benning-
ton. VI. and had been a resident OF Coun-
ell Bluffs since 1885. Although rot a
politician. Mr.. Henry took more than or
binary Interest In public affairs and
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-29
Ole Omaha Sunday Bee
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ing the quarantine regulations. This steI
was decided upon at a conference at Wash
ington between State COMMISSIONS Nc
Pherson and Secretary Wilson. The
changes go into effect tomorrow.
They permit the interstate shipment OF
hay, straw and hides from any part of New
York state, except the counties of Erie.
Niagara, Orleans, Genesee and Monroe.
where the state quarantine regulations are
still in force. Large quantities of the
products which have been held up for
weeks may now be marketed.
Shipments of feeders. both cattle and
sheep, will be permitted from the unquar-
antined states to any point in New York
state. provided they are consigned directly
to their final destination.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-29
THE WORLDS BANKER
PercnPItR Wealth of the Country
Placed at over One Thou
sand Dollars.

PARIS. Dec. 2s.-Although general trade
conditions in France suffered in 1905,
largely because OF the reduction in Amer
lean demand, figures submitted by NJ. Lee
roy Beaulieu and other ststlsticians dem
onstrate the imposing strength Of Frances
financial position and its right to the title
OF the worlds banker. Frances fortune is
growing steadily as the result Of an annual
saving. much OF which must seek invest
ment abroad.
NJ. Leroy-Beaulieu's figures show that
France now receives $3.50. 1900. 600 as an an
nual income from foreign holdings. He es-
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-29
RUSSIA CUTS EXPENSE BILL
Nine Million Dollars Less Than the
Credits of Preceding
Year,

ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 8.-M. Kokov-
soft, minister of finance, has submitted to
the cabinet the provisional budget OF ex-
penditures, which amounts TO &421. 157. 900,
from January to April. inclusive, 1909. The
budget has been worked out by an inter-
ministerial committee over the Dumas head.
1t carries a saving of 100000 over the
credits of 1905 to which the government is
entitled by the constitution. This saving
will be devoted to cover extraordinary dis
b~ursements OF the treasury.
NJ. Kokovsoff has returned the naval and
other appropriations against which the
Duma fought strenuously throughout the
last session.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-29
JOAN OF ARC APPEARS TO POPE
Italian Paper Publishes Story OF
Occurrence of the
XinfOn.

ROME. Dec. 2S-The Italia publishes
a report, which has caused a sensation
in ecclesiastical circles, that Joan of Arc
recently appeared in a vision TO the pope
and addressed to him solemn words of
encouragement, exhorting him 10 continue
his present policies, which she promised
would shortly be crowned with triumph.
1t was while the pope was engaged in
devout prayer and meditation in his pri-
vate oTatory Immediately after the GER
emony OF reading the decree OF beatifica-
ton that the apparition is said to have
appeared.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-29

in the commemoration Of the Tooth ami
versary Of the defeat Of the English by
Perry on Lake Erie.
Arrangements are being made by Ohio
to promote a grand peace carnival and
Joint industrial exhibition to be held on
the Island of Put-In-Bay in 1918.
A commission has been appointed by the
governor to formulate a program. and this
winter the state legislature will be asked
to make an appropriation. which will put
the matter in concrete form.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-29
FOOT AND MOUTH PLAGUE GONE
Quarantine Regulations In New
York State Are Greatly
modified.

BUFFALO, Dec. 8.-No case Of foot and
mouth disease has been found in New York
state in the last nineteen days, and both
state and national authorities are so con-
fident that they nave the outbreak smoth-
cred that orders have been issued modify
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-29
MEMORY OF PERRY VICTORY
Centennial TO BE Made Occasion
for a Peace Jubilee
Program.

CLEVELAND, o. Dec. 8-In the inter-
est Of peace and tranquility between two
great world powers, Great Britain and
America, plans are being perfected to in
ytte the English government to participate
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-29
CURRENT. NEWS OF IOWA

served as a member Of the Board of Edu-
cation. He was a member OF Fidelity
council, Royal Arcsnum. and Of the First
Congregational church.
Arrangements for the funeral have not
been completed.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-29

Inmates the present wealth of the French
people at 1000 o ,OOO, or more than s1,1OO
for every man, woman and child, and as
the estimate is based upon declared success
sion taxes, 1t is admittedly much below the
real figures.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-29
The Story of Nebraska

The Omaha Bee has planned to publish The Story OF Nebraska" not
the story of the prairie schooner, the sod house, the trapper or the fur trader,
but of prosperous, progressive, busy, up-to-the-mmute Nebraska Many
of the new and some Of the older settled counties have been making prog
ress s. quietly that the world at large is not aware OF their achievements
Our bmth to bring all bhm and pogmec hns into closer touch in thee commercials and social
relations and work the dwdOpmmto he natural resources of the state to foster and build up
nanfatmmgm dnesm dby wyc consistent eore encourage the enpOymetH skilled labor brand
improve the ondtOsof he IbOrngda classes The story will me@ My gimpsa m"o~ e The
rar wmb shown among the pnt just enough to wmma ynnaId@d heSae bNpporum-
test the dnynmnm dh openings to hehonem maker Theheeu rural ht andhet ahonep pole
m rWmMg thu frontier They fnd the wilderness have tahd If Turing hm @ryh history Ne
bmah has Sp@dhm o wnp@ people, surely bngtr futures wahshem
There will be a little about the towns and cities, just now somewhat
misunderstood and misjudged, and something about the rural districts the
farm and the stock ranch. Here and there will be found atew figures, not
many, Just a few, as measurements and for the information OF those VIII
enjoy such things
twill tnh the achievements of people, who less Hml half onMy haew wrought ont of a
bmnhes prairie a pNT@Uep productive state twill gen bn6h enw life hn'm w@ country
HeMh passing femsh the possibilities fadan@mmt md phame1 These PARTICLES wMte fyMuS
ted andy villa appear in eSdy Beef from week week
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-29
The YelloM Peril.

Observation-Disclosures, vanishes
when DR.. Kings New Life Pills are taken.
Guaranteed. 25c. For sale by Beaton Drug
Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-29
state Teachers Association.

Already large numbers of the educators
of the state are arriving in Des Moines for
the annual state teachers association. It
will bring to the city for the week about
1000 persons. The program is an extensive
one, and there are many interesting mat
tiers to come Up. The state superintendent
will deliver an address before the conclu-
sion Of the meeting, in which he will pre-
sent his views as to the great changes
planned for the state laws on school mat
tiers. The report of the state educational
commission will a general re-
vision Of the school laws.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-28
TimberS viii Not Bother

Superintendent John Mcclure OF
the A, & c. was in the city yester-
day, to square his church dclnquen-
cies, and attend to some passing mat
ters for his company. Among the
latter, was the question OF removing
the big stringers now piled on the
companys right-of-way on the
Flavel Dock and he gave out the as
surancc that by the time the regatta
arandstand shall be needed, the tim
bers will not be in the way; that they
will have been absorbed, by that time,
in the trcstlng now under general
repair,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-28
Greek Cuts HINDU

Crisophero Fallas, who still owes
allegiance 70 King George Of Greece,
was bound over in Justice Goodman's
court yesterday afternoon to the
September term Of the Circuit Court
on charge OF having slashed A.
Singh with a pocket knife. Singh
comes from India's coral strands.
Both work in the Hammond mills,
and one night recently an alteration
arose between several Hindus and
the Greek and then it was that Fallas
welded his knife, cutting Singh in
the wrist 1t SENS that the Greek
was having lumber showed at him by
the Hindus faster than he could
handle and he protested in manner
that brought on the fight. Fallas put
up 500 cash bail for his appearance
in the Circuit Court. The hearing
was prosecuted by District Attorney
Howard Brownell and c. J. Curtis
appeared for the defense.