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Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-14
AERoNAUT HAS A CLOSE CALL
Airship, Driven by High Wind,
Finally Drops I'm the Sea
Near New York.

NEW YORK. July 1a-High winds. a
punctured gas bag and an accident to the
steering machinery almost caused a fatal
accident to Charles x. Hamilton. a%eronaut.
at Brighton Beach today. A hundred thou
sand persons, 1t is estimated, watched the
dirigible balloon rise and maneuver until It
was carried nearly a mile off Manhattan
Beach. Hamilton's assistants tried TO follow
It in a row boat, but the strong winds
left them far in the rear. and they We're
Mortified when they saw the airship de-
scending.
1t was expected that the aeronaut would
be drowned, but the light bamboo frame
floated on the water and the partly filled
gas bag acted as a sail. The wind was
swiftly carrying the machine and its oper-
ator out to sea when a steam yacht gave
chase and salvaged the airship. Hamilton
and the airship were hauled aboard and
landed at Sheepshead Bay.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-14
Brothers Engage I'm Fight.

c. D.. French and Sam C. French. brothers
ard proprietors Of a saloon on Broadway.
became involved in a fight yesterday aft
ernoou at their home, 81 North Seventh
street. When the police. who were sum-
moned. called time Sam French was found
20 be in need OF the services Of City Physi-
clan Tubbs and is now recuperating in
Mercy hospital. c. d. French was taken
to police headquarters and booked on a
charge Of fighting And disturbing the peace.
He deposited SIS cash as security for his
appearance in police court this morning.
The trouble, it is said. arose over the
possession OF some keys. c. d. French says
he was asleep on the lounge when his
brother entered the room and attacked him.
c. D, French wishing, It Is said, to bring
the hostilities to an early clipax laid his
brothers hors de combat with a club. Neigh
bors. aroused by the disturbance. sum
moned the police,
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-14
STUDENTS CALL ON THE POPE
POnttn sends His Greetings to the
Catholics of America I'm Re-
EDonae to GreetinRS.

ROME, July 1S-The pope yesterday re-
ceived in private audience the students oil
the American college headed by the rector
Monsignor Kennedy, for the presentation
OF their Rotations on the occasion of the
papal Jubilee.
Mgr. Kennedy delivered an address in
which he said that the college represented
a young country, but one as loyal 10 the
papacy as the oldest Of the Catholic coun-
tries, The pope in reply, thanked him cor
daily, saying: America Is young, but the
father always loves more the youngest
child In every family there is a Benjamin.
America is the Benjamin"
The pop impaired his benediction to
American Catholics and to the institution
represented by Mgr. Kennedy and others
Of the clergy and the American students.
and then said:
The American college comes up to the
ideal Of what a college should be. II is a
model both for study and for discipline"
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-14

At the annual meeting OF the Board Of
Trustees OF III free public library scheduled
for this evening. the terms of Members
J. II. C.eaver, w. 5. Baird and ]. J.
Stewart will expire. J. J. Stewart will
succeed himself. having been reappcinted
by Mayor Maloney, while Charles w. Nc
Donald and E. IL. Merriam, the mayors
other two appointees, will assume the
places on the board vacated by DR.. Cleaver
and Mr.. Baird.
with the seating of the new members the
board will re~organize for the ensuing year
by electing a president and secretary, The
present president and secretary are John
NJ Calvin and Victor Z. Bender. respect
lively. The member Of the board who hold
over are V. e. Bender. F. w. Dean. ]. NJ.
Calvin. II. W. Binder, NJ, F. Rohrer and
c.. r. Tyler.
The election OF librarian and assistants
is also held at this meeting. On the re-
organization OF the board the new presi-
dent will appoint the standing committees
for the year.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-14
PRIEST CALLS POLICE GUARD
BECOMES Alarmed at Denomination
of Young Italian Anti
CIericals,

CHICAGO, July l3,-Because threats had
been made by member of an anti-clerical
society to rob the statue OF the Maria
Addolorata' Of hundreds of dollars pinned
to It by worshipcrs, the image was borne
through streets OF Melrcse park yesterday
under police guard, About twenty young
Italians surrouned the statue after it had
been carried a few blocks from the Italian
Roman Catholic church in the suburb
Their attitude became so threatening that
Rev. Bennenino Fishes, pastor of the
church. became alarmed for the safety of
the $500 which the members Of the parish
had pinned TO the garments of the statue
and called for police aid. A dozen officers
then surrounded the statue and continued
to guard II even after it had been restored
to the sanctuary. The anti-clericals dis
persed when the police arrived.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-14
Railing on Army Promotions.

WASHINGTON, July IA decision has
been rendered at the War department
which in effect holds that army officers
may be promoted subject to examination
in those cases where by reason OF sickness
they are not able to present themselves TO
a board Of examination. II Is held that
this condition constitutes an exigency OF
the service within the meaning OF the act
Of February II, 1901. This will do much TO
relieve the army Of such blocks to advance
ment as have occurred because OF sickness
Of officers eligible for examination for
promotion.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-14
Number Drown Daring storm.

BALTIMORE. Md. July l2-Five men
are known TO have been drowned and three
women and a man are believed to ave
met a like fate this evening when a very
severe wind and rainstorm passed over
the harbor OF this city. Eight men in a
roWboat were ~endeavoring to reach Fort
rick. terrified by the storm. while attempt
ing To leap overheard, upset the boat. He.
william Delaccur. Joseph Lohmller and
Edward simmons were drowned The Others
righted the boat and reached the fort
safely. The oVerturning OF a boat IN the
Spring Gardens brought death by drown
ing TO John Harrington. The finding Of an
overturned rowboat in the Patapsco river
In which three women and a man were
seen shortly before the storm. leads 70
the belief that al -four were drowned.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-14
Good Haul By Pickpocket.

Frank Bongardt. proprietor OF a meat
market on vinton street. Omaha. would
have been better off II he bad not carried
so much money in his pocket while visiting
Lake Manawa yesterday afternoon. A
member Of the light fingered fraterEity
succeeded In abstracting Mr., Bongardt's
long leather pocketbook from his hip pocket
just as Mr.. Bongardt was boarding a car
a. the lake resort entrance ON his return
home. Mr.. Bongardt discovered his loss
in a few moments and on the car reaching
abe city wanted the police 10 SBaOh every
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-14
Five Years of Church Work.

Rev. Frank A. Case preached his fifth
annual sermon as pastor Of the First Bap-
fist church at the morning service yester-
day. The pastor in his address reviewed
the work and growth OF the church during
the five years Of his pastorate, showing
that the church had prospered financially
as we'll as in membership.
During the five years the church had
only been closed six Sundays, and then on
account Il repairs to the building. The pas
tor himself had attended 1900 services and
had made upwards of 5000 calls. He had
minlstered at l66 funerals only fifteen of
which were OF members Of his own church.
He had officiated at 40 weddings. of which
forty-Seven were of members of his church.
Five years ago the membership OF the
First Baptist church was S75, while now 1t
numbered 564, but of this number only IA
were members Of the congregation five
years ago, During the last year there
were 10 additions to the church. sixty
three being by baptism. During the five
years OF his passionate there had been 4O
additions, of which number 225 were by
baptism.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-14

These are all the roads of Iowa, big and
little, that are assessed by the executive
council where reports have been made for
the two years so that a comparison can
be made. 1t will be noted that the Great
Western, Rock Island, Minneapolis g. ST..
Louis. Newton & Northwestern and wabash
did not make quite as great gross earnings
during 1907 as they did in 1906. In neithe'
case, however, is tie falling off very grea
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-14
Most wonderful Healing.

After suffering many years with a sore.
Amos KinG. Port Byron, N. Y, was cured
by Bucklen's Arnica salve. 2c. For sale
by BeatOn Drug Co,
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-14
NEWS OF INTEREST FROM low A

passenger in It. This the police declined to
do. At police headquarters Mr.. Bongardt
reported that the pocketbook contained t245
Of which $40 was in gold. s4 in bills and
81 In checks.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-14
WATER QUESTION UP AGAIN
Two Weeks Given Old Company to
Accept City Offer Has Expired.
NO ANSWER RECEIVED AS YET
Committee Likely TO Recommend Ac-
ceptance of the Wickhnm BID at
the Meeting of the city
Council Tonight.

The water works matter Is scheduled for
another round at the meeting OF the city
council tonight. The two weeks given the
Council Bluffs City Water Works company
in which to accept or reject the proposition
Of the special committee, Of which Council
man Jensen is chairman. that 1t sell its
plant to the city for $4,000, or something
less than half what the company considers
its value. expires today. Up to last night,
Il Is understood, the water works company
had not nothied the committee whether II
Intended accepting the offer or not. Chair
man Jensen said last evening: I'VE have
not had a word from the company yet. II
we do not get a reply by noon Monday the
committee will prepare a report and sub
NIT It to the council Monday night. As
matters now stand, the mmitt will in all
probability recommend that the council take
immediate action in approving the contract
with e. A.. Wickham for the construction of
a new plant"
Councilman Belllnger of the water works
committee said he thought the council
would probably take some action this even
ing. Mr.. Bellinger Is of the opinion that It
would do no harm to await the report of
the special committee Of business men now
investigating the water works question be-
fore proceeding further. This is a nom
partisan committee and its conclusions
ought to be free from bias or prejudice"
said the councilman from the Sixth ward.
In connection with the water works con-
troversy in this city. attention has been
called to an article in the current Issue of
the National Magazine. by w. c. Jenkins.
The article in question Is one of a series by
Mr.. Jenkins. under the general subject,
Problems in Municipal Economies" In
the July article the writer tells of condi-
lions in Omaha, Denver and Council Bluffs.
he terms THE Waterworks Controversy in
Council Bluffs"
After giving the history OF the contro-
versy, Mr.. Jenkins, who states he spent
several days in this city personally Investi-
eating the matter, has this TO say regard
Ing municipal ownership in Council Bluffs:
Municipal ownership may be~a panacea
Tor corporation diseases where its applica-
ton is favorable, but neither of these con-
dllons exist to any marked extent in Couu-
cil Bluffs; The municipality is in no finan-
cial condition to obligate itself for the
purchase OF the present plant or to build
a new one without seriously impairiuR its
credit. There are other and more impor-
tant municipal requirements in Council
Bluffs at the present time than the NUM-
cipal acquisition of the water works.
In conclusion / do not hesitate to express
the belief that any student OF public utility
matters who approaches the Council Bluffs
water question with an open mind, disre-
garding all preconceived conclusions regard
ing municipal ownership, cannot fail to be
convinced that there Is only one practical
solution, viz, a new contract should be
made with the present company.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-14
IoMa Roada, EnrnInRa.

Figures compiled by the secretary of the
executive council from the reports made by
the railroads showing the gross earnings
of the railroads OF Iowa per mile by sys-
TENS for the two years of 1906 and 1907 are
as follows;
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-14
Valuation Is Problem.

What the executive council will do tina
year with the railroad assessment Is a prob
lem that can probably be solved only after
the hearings. The railroads report that
they have not made as great profits as in
former years and some few figure out losses
in spite OF the slight increases in the gross
earnings. The assessments of most of TIE
railroads have been gradually coming up
from year p year for several years, IL
having been the claim OF the executive
council that the roads were not assessed
high enough in comparison with farm lands
and other property in the state.
For ten years the total taxes paid by the
railroads of Iowa to the state from the
years 1890 to 1900 was about 81, 10000. From
then on the amount paid has been as fol-
lows: 1900, 81, 424, 1874; 1901, 81, 5O9,3 $40; 1902, ST.
66S, 1872; 1903, S1,62S, 1876; 1904. $1,s74.419; 1905, ST.
l4l 1853; 1906. $685. 5l; 1907, s., 2l1.6 $50.
One Of the things that might indicate a
considerable increase in the railroad assess.
ment this year, in spite of the fact that
the railroads claim they are not making any
more money or as much as last year, is
the fact as shown in the state auditors
office that this year the personal property
Of the state has been assessed at $4,O00,O0O
uora than last Vear
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-14
IOWA ROADS MAKE MONEY
Executive Council Finds No Cause
for Alarm.
EARNINGS WILL EQUAL YEAR AGO
Few Empty Cars on Track, but
Figures Refuse TO Afford
BRsLS for Gloomy
View.
EARNINGS WILL EQUAL YEAR AG,
(From a staff Correspondent

DIES MONIES. July 13-(special)-when
the executive council met Saturday for the
purpose of listening to the arguments Of
the railroads on the matter of railroad
assessments they found that the railroads
are in pretty fair financial condition. While
there may be some empty cars on the side
tracks, as some pro-railroad newspapers
have indicated. the fact is that the railroads
during the twelve months of 1907 took In
about as much money as they did in the
year 1906 and the reports of the railroads
for the year 1906 showed that they made
an unprecedented gain that year over all
preceding years.
The reports OF the railroads laid before
the executive council today are for the
business done In the year 1907. The bust
ness done in 1906 was at a h~igh-wster mark
and ordinarily is considered that where
the railroads manage in a dull year, as 1907
was considered to be, to keep from falling
behind, they are doing pretty well.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-14
IOwa's Fruit Conditions.

According TO a report 10 be published
this week by State Horticulturist Wesley
Greene the condition Of fruit in Iowa is
slightly better than last year In July, but
no better than during the first months Of
this year. Aside from blackberries and
grapes the fruit crop Is scarce. although
there will be some peaches.
The condition Of fruit for the month with
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-14
Exhibit at State Fair.

There will be an exhibit at the state fair
by the State Board of Control OF methods
with which to fight tuberculosis. All the
educational agencies of the entire state of
Iowa are being taken advantage of by the
State Board of Control in the campaign
against the white plague and this year for
the first time an effort will be made to
utilize the state fair. There are about 49,
900 people who annually attend the state
fair and 1t is believed that a tent on tie
grounds will be visited by a large number.
Furthermore. the lessons in sanitation
taught in the campaign against tuberculosis
are lessons which 1t is OF value for every
one to know, whether they have tubercu-
losis or net.
The exhibit will give lessons in housing
conditions, how to take the outdoor treat
ment. and there is q bare possibility that
there may be som lectures delivered.
The results OF the campaign against
tuberculosis by the State Board OF Control,
working through Mr.. A. e. Kepford, are
given in a report by Mr.. Kepford 10 the
board covering the little over five months
he has been in their service. During that
time he has addressed an aggregate of
81, 4l3 people, delivering l42 lectures and ad-
dresses. OF the people addressed 9,20O have
been in popular audiences. 2,lSS have been
teachers, 4,SS nave been college and uni
versity students, 3,85 high school pupils and
sos grade pupils. In addition a large
amount Of literature has been distributed.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-14
City Organizations.

Out Of the efforts local city organiza-
ions have been effected at Dubuque, Clin-
ton, Muscatine and Fort Madison. with
trained visiting nurses to see that all per-
sons known to be afflicted with tuber-
culosis live in sanitary condSions so as
TO combat the disease and prevent its
spread.
One Of the things that the board will
work upon is ''outcamps." as they are
called. These are pleasant locations in each
city where persons afflicted with tuber-
cutosis go each day and sit in the cool
shade. taking what 10 known as the rest
outdoor treatment. The patients get in
every way the treatment that they would
get at a sanitarium using the outdoor
treatment, except that they return to their
homes each night, and the camps are open
onlv during the summer months. Such
camps have been opened in the eastern
cities and the expense is small and the
benefit large.
Arrangements are being made by the
state university to do university extension
work on tuberculosis in harmony with the
state board.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-06-05
Wasted Road Money.

In a recent speech at Peoria, H. H.
Gross, secretary of the Farmers Good
Road League and special agent for the
National Department of Agriculture to
study the question of highways, made
the following statement: in forty
years enough money has been thrown
away and squandered on the dirt roads
of Illinois to pay for crawling or mac
adamizing every foot of highway In
the State" He went on further to
state that as good, hard roads could
be built on the black land in the corn
belt of Illinois as in Massachusetts, or
in any other State, and at moderate
annual expense to the landowners of
the State, possibly not exceeding their
present annual tax for road and bridge
purposes.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-06-05
DoN,rs FOR cHURcHMEN.

Don't try to serve two masters.
Don't pretend what your conduct does
not disclose.
Don't give to the Lord and let your
family suffer.
Don't permit sentiment to get the
better of your judgment.
Don't guard your lips and fail to
keep watch over your heart.
Don't get conceited if you would en-
ioy the confidence of others.
Don't try to move the world by sim
ply going through the motives of re
ligion.
Don't condemn your fellow men with
out first trying to understand their
weaknesses.
Don't expect to receive messages from
heaven when your religion is nothing
but listening.
Don't argue questions relating to
Christianity unless your experience is
sufficient to give you the requisite
knowledge.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-06-05
Cabbage Worms.

When the first appearance of the
worm is made the plants should be
busted with the paris green and -four
mixture. When the heads are forming
use one pound Of pyrethum powder to
four pounds Of -four to dust the plants.
This is harmless to man. After the
head begins forming paris green should
not be used. Those who are afraid
to use paris green are generally success
full by beginning early to use the py
rethum powder and spraying often.
Cabbage and other plant lice are best
controlled by spraying with kerosene
emulsion, using the Is per cent solution
"A solution containing Is per cent of
kerosene. If the lice are on trees,
flowers or rose bushes, tobacco decoc-
ton may be used with good results.
The tobacco decoction is made by TAX
ing three pounds of tobacco stems and
five gallons Of water and boiling for
two hours 1t is used without diluting,
but must not be applied too hot, or it
may scald the plants.
If treatment is begun in time plant
lice can be controlled. 1t must be done
before the leaves are curled so the
spray can reach the pests. There
should be several sprayings, four or
five days apart, as one spraying will
not completely do the work. Clean cul-
ture is important in fighting these in
sects, as with many others.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-06-05

We have known Of many animals
that have acquired the habit of pacing
because Of becoming sore forward. The
fore feet and legs Go not assist in the
efforts Of propulsion, their office is
simply to hold up or support the fore
and heaviest part of the animal, and
as it must keep these fore feet out OF
the way of the hind ones, a horse will
endeayor to do so in the most aWk-
ward of ways at times, for when sore
forward it takes to any sort of a gait
that to it's mind appears to lessen the
pain of action. 1t quite frequently
adopts the single foot action, gradually
progressing into that of pacing. 1t
was this soreness forward-and he was
actually lame-that caused the great
Jay Eye See to pace.-Field and Farm
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-06-05
Disk PIOws.

The twenty-four-inch size disk pillow
can safely be recommended as being SUI
perior to any other size. The smaller
size pulls easier, but it does not pull
verize the soil so we'll. The disk pillow
is capable Of handling ground that has
become too dry and hard for the mold
board pillow. 1t is of somewhat lighter
draft, does not require sharpening so
often, cuts through trash better and
does not clog so easily. Do not try to
cut a furrow wider than eight or ten
inches with disk. The wider the fur
row the deeper will corrugations be
and the poorer will be the work. 1t is
better to use two twenty-four-inch
plows, each cutting eight inches in
width, than to use a single twenty
eight or thirtyinch pillow cutting six
teen inches.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-06-05
Farm News Notes.

In New Zealand the best demand
is for Shorthorn bulls of the milking
strain.
Kangaroo rats are destroying the
vineyards near Santa Cruz, Cal. They
have appeared in thousands and are
feeding on the young buds and vines.
While attending mule on farm in
Morgan County, W. Va, Frank cup,
farm boy, was attacked by the ami
mai and had his leg nearly chewed or
Secretary Wilson says we ought to
have bumper crops throughout the
country this season. All conditions are
favorable for lecord-breaking yields or
all sorts
Texas raises one-ffth of all the cattle
in the United States, but they are not
all finished in that State. few days
ago 10000 Panhandle steers sold Tor
S25o.OO0.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-06-05
Ruta-Bagas.

Prof. Rane of the New Hampshire
Experiment Station recommends the
American purple-top ruta-baga for the
reason that it is a fine market sort,
often selling in the markets for double
the price of the early white turnip. 1t
is also a splendid keeper, and is usu-
allv free from sponginess. While it
can not be planted as late as the early
turnips, it can be used as follow crop
after early peas, provided the seed is
sovn not later than July 10.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-06-05
Interesting Bits.

The sperm whale can stay under
water for 20 minutes.
The average woman carries so miles
of hair on her head.
In proportion to it's size, beetle
is stronger than one hundred horses.
More than one fifth Of the land sur
face of the globe is under English rule
The fish candles of Alaska are being
sent over the world in quantities as
curiositieA
Babies are used as bait by the croci-
die hunters of Ceylon. The infants
are always sufficiently protected.