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Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-13
ANOTHER FIRE IN ATLANTA
Hundred seventy-Five Horses Burn
to Death and Panic in Theater
Narrowly Averted

ATLANTA Ca. May l2.-One hundred
and seventy-five horses killed. half block
OF buildings burned with a SiCO,OOJ loss: a
threatened panic in crowded theatre near
by and half dozen persons injured, none
seriously summarizes a fire which started
IN the business section OF Atlanta tonight
The flames started IN the Piedmont stables
on Marietta street, near Spring. ana was
checked at Marietta and Barstow street
Half a block away panic started In the
orpheum theatre which was crowded rom
floor TO balcony with persons watching
vaudeville performance. Half a dozen ne
groes were bruised in the first crush hut
no one was seriously hurt
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-13
SAILORS ARE SIGHTSEEING
Men from Fleet Having Good Time
in San FrRnciscO-Ball for
Officers Last Night.

SAN FRANCISCO, May 12.--The officers
and men of the Atlantic fleet devoted today
chiefly to sightseeing in and about the cities
bordering the bay. BY noon the sun broke
through the clouds which in the morning
threatened continuance of the rain of
yesterday and the Alater hours were warm
though somewhat windy. More than 1000
of the enlisted men were shown the CITY
and its environs from observation cars in
which they were carried from the ferry
landing over the extensive system of the
United railroads. About 300 officers headed
by Rear Admiral Sw!nburne, occupied a
long line of automobiles, which paraded
through some Of the streets, passed through
Chinatown and then on to many places
Of interest. Rear Admiral Thomas. who
was suffering from the effects of a cold
went on board the flagship Connecticut
early IN the morning and, though much
improved, did not return ashore but so,t
his flag lieutenant. X. G. Castleman 20
represent him on the automobile excur-
sion.
The social event Of the day was the sac-
ond reception and ball given at the Fat
mont motel in honor OF the secretary Of
the navy MT Metcelfe. and the command
ing olIlcers OF the fleet. The attendance
was very large and the beautiful hail roa...
was most tastefuly decorated Mr. I'm rCs
ward Robeson Taylor, wife OF. the mavor
and eighteen prominent socAty won,ar
aqted as hostesses
Although thousands of CaIifor,,,
ready have visited the battleships int
est IN them has not abated All da,, -.
boats launches and steamers OF an an
scriptions piled between the sb,ns 20
shores every one deep with patriotjo ~ h''
manity' The illumination of the vessel , ~
city at night stlll affords splendid .pnn '
tacie' and the departure of the fleet ,nSo-
darkness Will again settle on the votasl "l,en
will be keenly regretted by all tha e'ers' '
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-13

been started in this city. The members
must forswear smoking. drinking gambling
or chewing tobacco. Then when they join
they must deposit so cents Mr.. Saucerman
will deposit 81 for them. He will then de-
posit a the rate of cent day as long as
they keep their pledge up to three years.
Then the boy can draw his money out The
money in the meantime will be kept in a
bank at interest He estimates that it will
cost him in time about $500 every three
years.
The pledge which the boys must sign is
as follows:
/ want to be a manly man. To be one
will not permit myself to be robbed in body,
mind or purse by intoxicating drinks, the
use of profanity, nor the useless and waste
full tobacco habit will not only refuse all
boys who indulge In any or all of them to
quit and join this organization. / want to
save money and earn more; l want To
keep my mind bright and pure and my life
TO be blessing and not curse.
Brick Company Ia nkrupt.
In the United States court today bank
ruptcy proceedings were started against
the Iowa Brick and Tile company of this
city. Creditors holding over 5000 in ac-
counts are the applicants. 1t is charged
that the company delivered a mortgage TO
the Marshall Brothers Investment company
for S5072 in an attempt to make them pre-
ferred creditors
Close Booze Selling I'm Resorts.
Commissioner ]. L. Hamery of the de-
partment of public safety today announced
that after May Is there can be no liquor
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-13
COLLISION ON ELEVATED ROAM
rive Persons Hurt in Acct.
den' on Third Avenue Line I'm
New York

NEW YORK. May l2-Twenty-ftvs nor
sons We're injured in an accident On g.
ihird Avenue road tonight. A southbound
s.alh was diseharging passengers at 14sd
street when another train bound IN tba
same direction whirled around a curve The
motorman OF the second train ala nn,
see the rear coach until he was aIrnost
upon it, iiost
Terror stricken passengers jerked omen tho
,ai gates ana men. women and children
scrambled from The cars. brsvine the dan
gers of the third rail- Fire cor,nanta.
hoisted their ladders 10 the side of ne
wrecked train and ambulance surgeons
scaled up these to attend the injured
Motormad zimmerman of the second trsi,,
was badly cut and was placed under ar.
rest. ar
1t is believed that the accident was A.,
TO failure Of the block signal svstan,
during the rush hour None Of the In
Jured are in serious condition tonigbt
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-13
cUMMINs TO SPEAK TwENTY-sIx
Circular from His Headquarters sent
! TO All Headquarters.

Circular from His Headquarters sent
TO All Headquarters.
Announcement is made that Governor
A. B. Cummins will be in Council Bluffs
Tuesday, May &C. in the interest Of his
senatorial candidacy and will speak at
night In the New theater. This date is just
one week before the primary election. The
governor is booked to speak at Cedar
Rapids on the night Of May %, and will
come to Council Bluffs direct from there.
quantity Of Cummins literature is being
sent out from the headquarters in this
city of the Taft-Cummins Progressive Re-
publican league of Pottawattamie county,
of which former Councilman Robert b.
Wallace is president and o. j. McManus,
candidate for the republican nomination
for state superintendent Of instruction, is
secretary.
Accompanying the literature is the fol-
lowing circular letter. which Mr.. wallace
stated yesterday had been mailed to
every known republican voter in the
county:
You are busy man and do not have
IN progress On June q for the first time
In the history of Iowa you will have an
opportunity to vote for a nominee for
only. one side of the question presented
by the local paper, and that is the side
favorable to those who have some special
interests to subserve, It is deemed advis-
able to send you the facts and rely upon
you to make up your mind what is your
people at the primary, June 2, 1908.
ON the one hand claiming your support
is william b. Allison who has been in the
congress Of the United States consecutively
FOR forty-four years. He is now so years
old, conservative in the extreme. weak.
ened In body from his serious Illness of
last spring, lacking in mental vigor so as
to unfit him to grapple with problems
new demanding attention.
On the other hand asking your support
Is Albert B. Cummins, the true able
progressive exponent Of Rooseveltian re-
publicanisn1. He has done for Iowa what
Roosevelt has done for the nation-placed
individual rights above corporate power in
political affairs. He is a vigorous, pro-
gressive statesman who will continue to
reflect honor upon the commonwealth OF
Iowa by representing the peoples inter-
ests in the United States senate as rep
resented-the people or the special interest
class? Answer by your vote June 2
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-13
wIcKHAMs GET CONTRACT
Low Bidders for Erection of Avenue
E school building

N"" hiuuers Tor Erection of Avenue
b school Building.
The contract for the new school house at
Avenue z and Seventeenth street was
awarded to Wickham Bros. on their bid Of
Al'29o at the meeting OF the Board of Edu-
cation last night. The construction OF the
building is to be completed by September 1
Other bidders were: George F. Hughes
N2'524; Nels Jensen, S1 800: Lilies & Pen
nel' $2,2Ss c. Peterson. s12.252 Myrtue
Bros Carpenter work only 50. 25s All of
the contractors also submitted separate
BIDS for the mason and carpenter work.
Architect Cox was directed TO draw plans
Tor a heating plant for the new building.
The members OF the board will meet
Saturday afternoon and visit the Pierce
street school for the purpose OF investigat-
ing the possibility of being able to erect
another addition TO this building TO accom-
modste the lchildren Of that section OF the
city, The board will also investigate posi-
bic sites for new school building in that
section OF the city.
The list Of this years graduates from the
high school a. submitted by superintend-
ent Clifford still lacks the approval OF the
board. Nothing was done In the matter
and It is understood that the Investigation
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-13
BATTEY HEARING Is RESUMED
Direct Examination of Expert Rich
man is Concluded.

The hearing before Judge Macy and a
jury in the action brought to remove H.
V. Battcy from the position of clerk of
the district court on the ground of alleged
irregularities in the office was resumed
yesterday morning. The direct examina-
tion of c. j. Richman the expert account
ant from Des Moines who checked over
the office and upon whose report Mr.. Bat
tey was suspended by Judge Wheeler.
was concluded yesterday afternoon but his
cross examination was postponed until
today, as the defense wished TO place on
the witness stand Charles e. Walters, who
had made arrangements to leave the city
last evening. This was agreed to by
County Attorney Hess.
Mr. Walters was introduced by the de-
Tense as an expert TO show that the AL
legged erased and altered entries in the
books and records of the clerk of the
district court were not In the handwriting
OF Mr.. Battey. Mr.. Walters testified that
to the best of his belief several of the
entries referred to were not In the hand
writing OF the defendant Roy Hardesty
deputy under Mr.. Battey, was also placed
on the stand and he testified that several
of the entries in controversy were not. to
the best of his belief, in the defendants
handwriting.
Thirteen new cases. in which the defend
ants had gcen bound over to await the
action Of the grand jury, were ready
for that body when it reconvened yester-
day. The grand jury adjourned about April
and this is an unusually large number
of criminal cases to accumulate in such
a short period Of time.
Judge Wheelers instructions to the grand
jury were brief He said he would only
recall to them his instructions given at
length at the opening of the term, but
urged them to act as speedily as they
could and give due consideration to such
cases as were brought before them. He
suggested that the jury make returns OF
indictments as soon as it could conven-
iently do so.
The persons awaiting the deliberations of
the grand jury are VIII Fegley, Chet
Ford, Cora McEvoy, Richard Dempsey,
George Davis, E. r. Sayers, Harry Halsey,
William Fox Gordon Bowers Bob Ford
Dave McCreary, Walter Gumm and Henry
J. Steinberger
Mrs Bertha Jordan has brought suit for
divorce from Luke Jordan. ii is stated in
the petition that after once being divorced
they were remarked March 26, 1902. Mrs.
Jordan charges her husband with cruel and
lhhuman treatment and that he drove
her ana the children out OF the house on
the night OF May Of this year, for which
she caused his arrest by the police She
asks Tor the custody of their three minor
children and was granted temporary
order restraining the defendant from mo-
testing her pending the trial of this suit.
Mrs. Ada Christensen was granted a d.
Vorce yesterday by Judge Wheeler from
Albert Christensen to whom she was mar
rled in January. 1906. on the grounds of
cruel and inhuman treatment.
Edmund Montgomery has filed original
notice of suit against the Bloomer Manu-
iacturing company for 5000 damages for
personal injuries alleged to have been re-
eeiVed September g. 1905 while in the en-
pioy Of the defendant company
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-13
Finea for Liftlnr the Lih.

Chris Christensen. bartender for Yocum
Larson, proprietor OF a saloon in Cutoff.
who with his employer was charged with
lifting the lid Sunday. was fined $40 and
costs in police court yesterday morning.
Christensen, who was unable to give bail
when arrested Sunday afternoon and con-
sequently spent the night behind the bars
N the city jail was in no better eondi-
lion 70 liqudate his fine Monday and ac-
rordingly was again locked up.
Proprietor Larson failed to put in an
appearance when his case was called and
The court ordered his cash bond of s24
Later Larson secured a cohtin-
Lance Of his case for a week and the order
sscheating the SEA to the city treasury
was rescinded.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-13

Complaint was made to the police yester-
DAY morning that the cornerstone Of the
Pentecostal missions new building In course
or construction at the corner of Broadway
and Fifteenth street had been stolen some
time during Sunday night. The cornerstone
was laid with appropriate exercises Sunday
afternoon and as late as 10 o'clock Sunday
night members OF the mission noticed that
nothing about the new building had been
fnsturhed, II is believed the stone was
carried away by drunken rowdies The
stone weighed about $50 pounds and bore
the Inscription. "Pentecostal Mission, 1905. f"
Il was valued at about $40
The corner stone was found last evening
near the tracks Of the Illinois central rail-
road. The vandals had evidently attempted
20 break the stone, but had only succeeded
IN defacing IL so badly that new corner
stone will have TO be secured
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-13

These transfers were reported TO The Bee
May II by the Pottawattamie County Alb
stract company Of Council Bluffs:
Name +. Russell and husband to p. e.
G. Lally, trustee. lot 1, block 6. in
Mcmahon, Cooper & Jefferis' add to
Council Bluffs. W d....................S2O 900
BenJamin-Fehr Real Estate company
to Verne Benjamin, lot g. block g. in
Howard add to Council Bluffs W d . 1000
l., Sheets and wife to Richard Nc
Sweeney, lots II, u and 49, block s.
in Carson, Ia, W d...................... GOO
Lars Goodman and wife to Christen
Christensen, lot ., block 20, in Burns
add to Council Bluffs, W d........... $50
j. w. Rounds and wife to G. S.
Rounds. part out lot d. .own of Nc
- Clelland, Ia, W d.......................1, /, 200
Susan /. Gray to Miss MIME Walters
lots ?, 6, and O. block 8, Railroad
add to Council Bluffs, W d........... 100
John s, Alley ct al. to William p Scott
lots 10, u and 12, block s. in Railroad
add to Council Bluffs, w d.... 1
Clancy j. Kinney and husband TO Leo
ana Catherine Vanderloo, $40 feet OF
lot 8, block Ill, Crescent Ia, W d.. so
Jennie White ct al. to II. G. MCGEE.
und. B-EI Of part OF out lot s, Jack
son S add TO Council Bluffs, W d, 25
willis II. Kimball and wife to Louisa
{, Boyer lot 1. Hutchinson's sub to
Council Bluffs, 5 W d....................
Ten transfars ,,.rar,.ir- - -,
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-13

crossings and to keep the troroughfare
open for travel henceforth.
An ordinance changing the name Of that
portion Of South First street, between the
Intersection OF Graham avenue and the
city limits, to Madison avenue, by which
It has been commonly known, was passed
under a suspension of the rules. The mat
ter Of changing the numbers on the houses.
which will be necessary on account of the
new naming of the street. was left to the
residents and property owners to wrestle
with.
The assessment on the building Of the In
dependent Telephone company. as made by
City Assessor Hardin, was cancelled on
report of the judiciary committee. which
learned that the property had been in
cluded in the assessment Of the company
made by the state executive council
Relative to the paving of the approaches
to the new concrete bridge over Indian
creek at Frank street, City Solicitor Kim
ball handed down an opinion to the effect
that the cost Of the paving up to the sup
erstructure itself could be properly as
sessed against the abutting property.
The appointment by Poundmaster Burke
OF Albert Jackson as his deputy was con-
firmed after Mr.. Jackson had been duly
and properly introduced by Burke to the
city council.
Damage Claim Settled.
On the recommendation of the judiciary
committee the personal injury claim Of
E. L. Folsom, resulting from a fall on a
defective sidewalk on Avenue F, was or
dered settled for SIS. Mr.. Folsom origin
ally demanded S4OO.
Pat Donohue was granted a permit to
conduct a saloon at 923 West Broadway
Owing TO the indispositlon of Councilman
Bellinger, chairman of the special COM
mittee having the matter of the plans for
arching over Indian creek and the erection
Of a new central fire station in charge,
no report, as had been anticipated, was
made last night. The committee expects
TO formulate a report some time this
week and submit II at the next meeting
Of the city council.
A request from residents Of the western
part OF the city that the gas mains be
extended from Avenue A and Twenty
eighth, to which point they have recently
been laid, was received and Councilmen
Bellnger, Younkerman and Rigdon were
appointed a special committee to confer
with the management OF the Citizens
Gas and Electric company relative to same. |
The committee on fire and light. Of
which Councilman Younkerman is chair |
ran, was authorized to purchase a new
team for the fire department and TO sell |
one of the old teams which was reported |
10 be unfit for further service in the de-
partment
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-13
Police Rules Unchnnred.

Members Of the police force will have
to wear their uniforms at all times as
provided in the rules and regulations gov
erning the department. It was expected
that the board of fire and police commits
sioners at its meeting last night would take
action looking towards the modification of
this rule but nothing was done in the
matter owing the the absence Of Commits
soner Sargent, and the commission ad-
journed subject to the call of the chair
man.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-13
wouId Appoint Commission.

orino Laxative Fruit Syrup is best for
women and children. It's mild action and
pleasant taste makes It preferable 70 vio-
lent purgatives. such as pills, tablets, etc
Get the booklet and sample OF otlno at
all druggists
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-13

relative to the mischief charged up 10 the
members OF the senior class is still pend
ing.
Miss sprague OF the high school faculty
was granted an extra vacation not to ex-
ceed two weeks during the summer. as she
Intends to take a trip to Europe, and the
extra time is to enable her to extend her
tour to Greece
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-13

selling in any of the resorts Of this city.
The resorts claim they cannot live except
for the profits made on the liquor sales
Hamery says they can close then. The
move is another step in putting on the lid
In this city under the new commission form
Of government. Hamery last week closed
the slot machines. Gambling has been al
ready closed and the illegal liquor selling
is scheduled for the next stop.
Democrat in Eleventh.
Democrats may yet have candidate In
the Eleventh district for congress No
candidate filed for the primaries, but under
the law where no selection is made at the
primary the convention can name a candi-
late. 1t is proposed to have the conven-
hon select a candidate in the Eleventh and
I is understood that Win c. Whiting,
Who is state senator may be named.
Would Appoint Commission.
W. B. Martin, who is at the head OF the
Dubuque Shippers association, has started
a movement to have the present railroad
commission abolished and have the COM
mission appointed by the governor in the
future. The commission originally was
appointed, but was changed to get it out OF
railroad control "ff 'r
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-13
LIFE COMPANIES PROSPER
Home Institutions Show Increase in
Business Over Previous Year.
THREE OLD-LINERS PULL OUT
Samuel saucermnn starts a Movement
to Pay Boys Who Abstain from
Use of Tobacco, Liquor
and Profanity.
THREE oLD-LINERs PULL oUZ
(From a sad CorrespondentD

lt rom StaII Correspondence
DES MONIES, May 12.-(Special )-State
Auditor Carrolls annual life Insurance re-
port, filed today with Governor Cummins,
shows that Iowa companies during 1907
were almost uniformly prosperous while
the outside companies show a decrease in
business done. and three companies have
withdrawn from the state Iowa old line
life Insurance companies had s., ,37S, 40 more
insurance in force on December 81, 1907
than they did on December 81, 1906. The
Iowa fraternsf companies had S5,6l4,S0i
There was total increase for the state OF
s, ,2S7, $50. Outside old line life companies
show a loss of $SS64,S25.
The report shows that the Manhattan
Life Insurance company of New York. the
Provident Savings Life Assurance COM
pany of New York and the Security Mu-
tual Life Insurance company of Bingham
ton abandoned the Iowa field at the close
of the year 1907. OF Iowa companies the
Eagle Life association of Council Bluffs
notified the auditor on March 2s, 1905. that
it had issued no policies and incurred no
policy obligations and that the expenses
of organizing would he cared for by the
promoters and the assessments paid in re-
turned to the applicants and the company
would disband
An examination into the affairs OF the
Eagle Benefit and Protective association
of Waterloo was made by the department
examiners and IT was found insolvent and
doing no business and has been abandoned
by its officers. Its certificate has been
revoked
The Des Moines Life has changed during
the last year from a mutual to a stock
company.
In his letter of transmissaI Mr.. Carroll
states that careful examination Of the
reports shows that the life insurance busi-
ness in Iowa is in good. healthy condi-
ton at this time.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-13
A Fortunate Texnn.

e. w. Goodloe, Dallas Tex. found a sure
cure for malaria and biliousness in DR..
Kings New Life Pills. 25c. For sale by
Beaton Drug Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-13
Marriage Licenses.

Licenses 10 wed were ISSUED yesterday
o tho following:
Name and Residence. Age
, r. Irimble. Ia Platte. Neb............. z5
Nay Wolf, La Platte, Neb.,... ,.,...,..... 2l
William A. Sutherland. Council Bluffs. "a
edith Abood, Omaha................... 20
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-13
Unique Boys Club.

Samuel Saucerman, one OF the Oldest and
wealthiest men of Des Moines., has started
one OF the most unique philanthroplc move
ments that has ever been heard Of He has
placed his affairs In such shape that ulti-
mately his estate viii be used for the pur-
pose. He proposes TO organize among the
boys of 10 II years OF age what he will
cali Trimmer clubs. The first has already
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-13
The Bee holds the Real Estate

buying public in Omaha because all the Real Estate bargains
printed in The Bee Whenever oce1 dispose
property either improved his first thought The Bee
He places advertisement this paper he knows that
The Bee readers there somebody who enough ready
money to take his property
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-13
Private Ia shot.

Private Powers Of Troop A Of the United
States cavalry, second regiment at Fort
Des Moines, was shot at the rifle range
Sunday noon. Just how the shooting took
place is not entirely explained. Powers
home is I'm ByeTs. OkL. and his folks have
been notified. He was p years old.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-13
COrnerstone Stolen.

Ten transfers, aggregating.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-20
NEWS Or sHunuTA.

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