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Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-15

New Scrim Curtains. with best
linen inserting; Monday for, per
pair. .S1.75 and S1.95
Madras, white or cream, Sc inches
wide, several patterns; Monday
only, a yard .............1 SC
other specials in Silks, Swisses
and Nets.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-15

$50 Ribbons 124c7
All the extra wide all silk
Taffeta Ribbons, in all col
ors; on sale, choice, 121@c
$3.50 Hand Made Scarfs CSC
A beautiful line, including
both scarfs and squares
greatest values ever offered.
800 Scarfs and Squares. .49c
Beautiful patterns, big assort-
ment for selection-all are hand
made.
All 1Oc to SOC Neckwear-Ladies'
and Children's-in four lots
20 SO 7Kc 15c
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aThe vision OF Isaiah the son Of
Amoz. which he saw concerning Ju,
dab and Jerusalem IN the days Of
uzziah, Lothian, Ahaz, and HezeIsiah
kings OF Judah.
Hear, 0 Heavens. and give ear,
Q earth for the Lord hath spoken,
have nourished and brought up
children. aad they have rehelled
against me.
"The OK knoweth his owner. and
the ass his masters crib; but Israel
doth not know my people doth not
consider,
'Ah sinful nation, people laden.
aa with lnlqulty a aeed Of eyll doera,
nhildren that are eorruplers; they
have forsaken the Lord they have
provoked the Holy One Of Israel un.
10 anger they are gone away back.
ward.
why should ye he stricken any
moreg Va viii revolt more and more.
The wrole head Is sick, and the whole
heart faint.
gAnd the strong shall be as tow
nd the maker Of II as spark, and
they shall both burn together and
none shall uneneh them isaiah,
Chap Z. verses 1-2.a.4-5 and n.
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Johnnlea And Those Yanks

iNailNht kaHhAhi dVulNhl
Ten thousand armed "iohnnlese
we're concentrated IN Memphis recent
ly. Had his Information been brought
lp North As years ago. Il would have
aused vastly different sensation
imong che "Yanks' than It did re-
sently. The ten thousand "Johnnles
at Memphis were the relics OF q once
powerful army. which fought as ney
er any army ever fought-saye one.
and thar one was composed Of
'Yanks" with faiterIng steps many
II those whIte-halred boys in gray
marched along the seorchlng thorough
fares bu. when the officers tried 10
yet the feebler ones to drop out, did
hey succeedg No indeed. for the splr
Il Of that veteran corps was as high as
/ was nearly half century ago. when
hey followed Pickett on the fatal
,hlrge. OF hurried the fleeing 'Yanks'
i The Wilderness. To the thrilling
shrek o. the flies playing Dixie. they
marched on with their rusty old mus
sets and kray henespun apl's, q splen
I'D relic NJ a lost cause. TN Soldiers
" Che South ara only less to be hon.
,red than The soldiers of the Nortns
1 10 not the old soldier elther Of
Nor'h or South who Ii responsible for
seeping alive The amouldering fires
II sectIOnallsm.
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An Interesting Bit Of History.

An Interesting Bit Of History.
Editor Leader--Ln Commenting on
the recent finding OF q stone at
Erlck, Okla, bearing the date OF
1854, w. n. Gift. OF this place, who
Is an intense student OF pioneer hts.
tory Of the Southwest. said. 4 no
lice some Of our newspapers and
others are inclined TO dlseredit the
genulnenesa OF the Erick stone be-
cause Of It's remotenesa from civil.
zatlon IN 1764 In this our friends
are very much mistaken. The Span
lsh Aad prominent settlements at
San Antonio long before that time
and military expeditions from that
post sighted the Wichita mountains
about the time IN question Those
mountains were named by the Span.
iards for the tribe of Indians OF that
name who occupied them at the time
and until as late as 1850. The Co
manches were roaming from the low
err Rio Grando as far north as the
Canadian and could have very easily
brought this party into the nelghbor-
how'd OF what Is now Erlck The
fact that he was an Engllshman indl-
Gates nothing to refute lhe theory
that he was one OF the San Antonio
colonlsts. for SNeople Of various ma
tionalltles were to be found IN those
settlements. The exact character Of
the stone could be used as tracer
II no similar rocks are found In the
locality An exit uaiive history Of
the Southwestern indian tribes, now
IN manuscript hy Dr Boiop, former
" Of the Texas State university but
now Of Leland Stanford. when pub.
lshed no doubt will throw mech
light on these apparently strange and
romantic stories"
I. A. MORLEY.
tTifHt,uBhf Okia.t June 10,
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Hugo Daily News says Hugo IA he
Test town IN the world, save the city
OF Hugo.
Down state papers lay bad weather
onto the comet With lha' long tall
WugUSar saVam would like tor the
management Of the harvester trust 10
20 10 Wagner and receive a person
Al opIElon not Il be printed.
r. Cobb Record thinks that village
has more real ball players than any
other place OF similar size.
The Republic says El Reno has been
overrun With shaipera the past week.
s4.-aaAee
The Santa Fe has been working
200 extra men between Dere and
Enld for some time resurfaclng the
lraek preparatory 20 ballasllng Of
the roadbed which will begln next
seck.
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A writer says a gossip Is a person
elllng all be- she or 4 knows and
hen aome more yet
You can get ready Tor great event
and enjoy Il. but Il never waite If you
lre not ready.
,tThey probably call those high-heeled
w0men's boots "Freneh" because the
yearer wobhlea 30 when walking.
None Of the great generals or state
men ever had to be called out Of bed
ghlle there vas planning 10 do
Any man can climb lhe waterwagon
MI Il IL harder to stay On when ths
iFtyer turns sharp curve.
Remember Il il easier 10 atart g
light than to enforce peace.
Carnegie aud Mrs. sage may do q
,ower Of good IN their phiiath0pls
9lye bus Il Ia also true the money
hey extnrlel from the tollers Nigh
have done more good II handled ii
reclly bY those who earned It.
A farmer puts the big potatoes on
TOP 20 protect the smaller once from
he weather changes
Doctors d0n'l make as much fuas
'n pubic over their patients as law
Yers, bW they wallup the purse when
payday Games
Generalls speaking, heart disease Is
= malady covering an cases the med
'cNs have been unable to find out
about
49,
Lecturna others over thels faults
is more fun that irving To correct our
own Also easier.
tNt s~--A-sk
i rbreslllhg 1 boy uusll he declares
he ls sUriy only makes him detarmln.
e 90 set hlg enough Sp'present whip.
pings Just as soon aa pcpSlble.
Il never gets too hot so'eD TO real
cfackln' good ball game.
N @a.s-a
Getting ready Cor church taxes
longer when L Is an even eAmwlfed
ir the shade.
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predict Death for Todd


Experienced aeronauts are discus
Ing with much interest the recently
in0uncea plans Of Prof David N
Todd, Of Amherst college. to make 2
balloon ascension Of 10 miles IN his
uroject TO establish communication
With the planet Mars Prof. Todd ex-
Oects to make lhe daring flight In
September. ans Leo Stevens OF New
York, Is now constructing large
balloon OF special design to be used
In the scientific work,
Men who have devoted their lives
10 balloonng say Il has always been
regarded as impossible for a man-car.
rying balloon to reach any hing like
N altitude Of 10 miles, and that even
Z the balloon would rise to that point
the atmosphere would not sustain hu.
man life
There are Rl presens no authentic
records Ol the highest attitudes REACH.
cd by balloons. and It Is hoped that
Prof. Todds experiments. II they do
nothing more, will inspire new inter
EST on both sides OF the Atlantic
and open the way for importlnt sci
4nufIc discoveries.
Ae-onaris say that at certain al
iltude be air becomes 80 thin and
lighJ lnnr q NydroBen-Iilled balloon
'arfying the necessary weight of q
basket and man will no longer rise;
therefore to rise above that point be
'omes impossible. The weight OF the
air on ilst earth is enc and two-ien
hs ounces TO the cubic foot Al IL
miles from the earth Il weighs only
slxsenths of an ounce q cubic foot.
anl It has been figured out that It
10 miles the weight Of the atmosphere
would be less than fifteen.onehm
iredths Of IAN ounce o the cubic foot
and thai a balloon carrying more
han the weight Of the gas envelope
could never reach that point
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-06-19

Colonci Jake Ham0n's political sen
sral allssiEio should be discharged. He
lniy BUrN after uHe lpp ~ tlulc iui
Mr. Jake. and al know that viii new.
~ land the irrepresslble a place.
since the first 0f the yea Mr.. Ia
man has heen candidate for mayor
n Lawron, defeated, then q con est.
mt for TIE position through recount oi
'ourt: applicant for postmaster u
LawtOn. and also candidate for GOV
amor subject TO some sort Of nom
nation. Not since the day when Mr..
HamDn first annexed I.awton for Il
home has he allowed his managing
lfflceseeker 10 putter around with ont
" two APPLICATIONS al time. New
management will be necessary to get
Mr. Jake Il nice fat berth With prop
lg salary attachments.
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1nopeha. g6as. Capital says It Is
tlra1 q pay.ng lrll#te 70 New Enc.
land.
louisville tKyl CourIerJournal
says II weariea Of papers for tariff
reform after tariff upward officers
are elected. -
COmmdner declares some Of lhe
hardest Alckers against Aldr:ch are
getting what they voted for.
Colliers Weekly afflrms II Taft ac-
ccpts AldpIch bill he accepts dis.
honor BY signing same
Ladies' Home Journal refuses to
mix IN politics or associate with Re
puba. who want % revise tariff up
ward.t
Chicago Tribune afih .ns Republic
anb should not forget the fifty years
the Democracy controlled the coun.
ify without practical opposition and
forty years Of famine
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'lf Va Can't Climb Trees

ITupNKN, kNHHNN, tNUI NIl
We refuse to become alarmed because
: bun that can trot a mile In 2:20
has been produced. But n they should
finally produce e bun that can climb
q trec. that would be g menace.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-06-19

Along with some 1900 others news
papers The Leader has adopted ihe
policy Of publishing scriptural verse;
rom two to four times each week
Tuesday being the day chosen FOR
speclal contributions from readers
send m few versea--those which
appeal 10 you Of educational value
luotlng verbatim, giving book. chap
er and verses. Address The Leader
Scripture column The idea originat
ID with q man OF international fame
who has been long interested In try
lng t0 arouse an interest IN bible
study ana who believes the fe4 vers
. printed each day n the American
english and German newspapers
rave already been the cause Of 5000,
)OO people taking up the study OF The
bIble Tor the education derived there
from
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-06-19

The report that high waters st sa.
lima. Kansas, had stopped the plating
lf new addition to oklahoma City
IA not believed The "well-locaied.
lomewhat.0ut" lots south Of HE Red
liver were abandoned because the lot
ichemers fear the Texas laws
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-06-19

(TOpeka, KanRaa, Cnnltfh
Gen. Cofbln says he made Pres.-
dent TAFT. II that Is true. Il Is up to
Gen. Corbln TO explain his foolish
waste of building material
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A. pfp0ftted by the prominent ois
ixcils railyln2 to hts cause and stay
Ing" BOB Kerr who shot George Tur-
asr eiahi times IN self defense has
been admitted to bail. WneN tie X.
llcers an1 attorneys were dlscnssina
what amount q bend sheeld IA ase
ed. Il WAS declared twenty ce6}s
would hold This nan to the court FOR
trial"
u was, also according 70 the papers
Of the metropolis. felt BY the officers
ltwould be hestso bond the man.
forcing the grand Jury TO lake some
action, 40 tina, Il might be cleaned
up az as early as possible. date"
Furthermore, IT the bond Il mace
100 high Il will or might have an In
tluence as 10 enormlly OF guilt"
The dispatches did not relpte wheth
m the city went on Nj. Kerrs bond,
perhaps not. But II was as ObllglnR
az could be, the amount and arrange
ment all Icing made II dispatches are
correct 80 as to Inconvenience no
one.
Ceralnly things Improve No one
should 10 allowed Inconvenience ~
o state metropolis for little thing
like pluRging" a fellow lawbreak-
err
Already has Mr., Kerr been deprIvs
cd OF five or six days personal man
.lgement OF his booze and gambling
Joint. II may be that several dollars
escaped him while confined against
his win and expectation, but, BY spe.
oial ordinance hurried through. per.
haps the city viii make that loss
good,
CertaInl. Mr. Kerr a prominent cit
lzen OF such high honlr q couple Of
dimes will hold him 10 court for muF.
der, Ough, not 10 be forced 10 lose
penny because ne killed man.
Perish the thought.
First thing you know Oklahoma
City officials will commence conflu
INK men at least ten days for XIII
Inc people. However when one
plugs" an unarmed man eight times
IN aelfdeiense, why, he should be
given The usual banquet a share oi
packing house stock and a badge eel
lne Of the real boosters.
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tLavrenee. Kansas, Gazet'el

Lawrence. Kansas, Gazet'el
L having been stated that Within
Allen White did not take q typewriter
viii him on his travels there IS hul
lne conclusion TO arrive al IN ref
srence 10 his letters that are pub
'ished M bis own paper. Walt Mason
looks AZ a line or two when the copy
,omes IN and proceeds 10 beat out
ln hlH own typewriter what he thinks
White 0ugh, to have said
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-06-19

GQverntT HadIey signed 4le acts
Qi lhe Recently adjourned Missouri leg.
lslaipre nrd vetoed forly.one meas
nrcs. 10 wonder sJme laws are de-
clared uneoua Iluiional IA thai state.
No connsiluli0n would hold the rali
onn whereaaez and wherefoYea.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-06-19

? 'Fthn6ltqlsk i ssiiuAy 'G5 to chAskh
fhtn going WIN kF pleaeantH The kshvt
ices all yuu may desiree Il VIII bring
you IN contact with q pleasant and 50.
ciahle people who will make their
part Of your DAY one long 70 be re-
memhs&ad.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-06-19

Getting ready Cor church. taxes
longer when i Is an even paueIfed
ir the shade
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Il never gets too hot 10 pD 10 . real
cfackln good ball game
New-York tribune., 1909-05-01
GENERAL, AsPHALT,s YEAR.

The sixth annual report of the General Asphalt
Company, for the fiscal year ended April o. in
which report included the operations OF the
Barber Asphalt Paving Company. the New York
and Bermudez Company. the New Trinidad Lake
Asphalt Company, Limited. and the Uintah Rail
way Company, shows net earnings for the year OF
81 Oh I30 an increase 1907 of A0S4. The excess
cost of maintaining streets under guarantee made
necessary a deduction S55, 425 for this purpose.
compared with SSO4. $50 for the previous year and
resulted In q net gain to surplus for the year OF
Ss7 O4 compared with S10124 for the previous year
A loss of g 329 1876 in gross income compared with
the previous year was therefore turned into an in
crease in net gain 20 surplus OF sl6l579-
The severe business depression which existed dur
ing the year 1905 felt by the company in re-
dJCtion of its total volume of business from
$5147665 in 1907 TO $1,sls,6S in 1903, shrinkage
OF nearly % per cent
Comparison of the balance sheets OF the company
since 1913 shows that its working capital Is now the
largest In its history exceeding 1903 by ss0O and
balance sheet, which is made up to January ST.
assets Ss94SS1 liabilities. S24 6O; working
capital. yAs4O.279. During the year the company
constructed nearly two million square yards OF
pavement municipalities and S53 13 square yards
Of private work and pay repairs. The total number
of SQUARE yards of pavement OF all kinds construct
ed hy the company since its organization has now
reached 1885. .266. more than eleven hundred
miles of street pavement twentysiX feet in width
approximately the distance between Boston and
Kansas City
dividend of I per cent paid the pre-
ferred stock on September I, 1905 and A quarterly
dividend of IA per cent on March /, 1909.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-01
EMPLOYEES TO BE PROSECUTED.
Sugar Company to Help Federal Authorities
in Finding Guilty Persons.

Although by the payment Of more than s. 00O. on,
representing penalties for false weights OF imports
of sugar at the Havemeye- & Elder docks in
Brooklyn. and duties these imports extending
over the period from 1896 to 1907. the American
Sugar Refining Company has put end TO the
civil suits instituted by the government. there will
he no let-Ip the part of the federal officials ia
pushing the criminal prosecutions. Messrs. Henry
l.. Stimson and Winfred T Denison. who have had
charge Of the governments against the
sugar company all along, already at work on
the evidence accumulated tending to hx the re-
sponsibility employees of the company who must
have known Of the false weighing 1t IS likely
that the evidence will be in shape for presentation
10 the federal grand jury some time next week
In view of the sugar company's promptness in
paying up both the penalties for the false weights
and the back duties. there disposition in GER
tain quarters to believe that would be the end of
the suits but the government takes the stand that
the lesson will he more efectually impressed by
the punishment Of those responsible for the prac
tice. It IS said that the company is willing to
sst the government in detecting any Of its Off
ciaIs OF employees who may have been cognizant of
the practice of underweighing sugar.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-01
j. p. MORGAN BUYS BONDS.
Acquires Share in Southern Rail
5cay's $50, 900 900 Issue.

J. P. Morgan & Co. the First National Bank ana
the National City Bank, which purchased on April
$4,000 of the $9OOO0OOO development and general
mortgage per cent bonds of the Southern Railway
Company, which formed the principal part OF the
collateral for the companys &5,000GO per cent
notes maturing on May !. 1911. have now bought the
remaining sl5o0000O of these bonds, and are offer
ing limited amount of them for sale at S2l7 and
accrued interest.
few days ago S3,S910o0 of the notes were called
for payment May /. and the remaining a1,109eV
Will be paid off November !. The Southern Rai-
way Company sold to the Morgan syndicate in
February 81 10000 development and general mort
gage per cent bonds, all of which have been dis
posed of. The $5OO0OOOSpf the same issue taken by
the syndicate early in April, have been sold also.
II is understood
In addition to the convertible per cent notes.
which have been called for payment, the Southern
Railway Company has outstanding Sl5,O0o.000 per
cent gold notes. maturing February 1. 1910 With
this exception its floating Indebtedness has been
cleared up by the recent bond sales
New-York tribune., 1909-05-01
SPLIT ON FRANCHISE REQUEST.
NcGowau Opposes Metropolitan Application
TO Ouerate in I45th Street.

President MCGOWAN. of the Board Of Aldermen.
sHd William A Coleman. Of counsel for the Metro
politsn Street Railway Company, were the re-
Epective managers Of the verbal fireworks set Off
the beginning Of the session of the Board of
Estimate and Apportionn1cnt yesterday. The COM
pany put in a application for franchise TO oper-
ate a street surface railway in 145th street.
AS matter OF fact said President MCGOWAN.
these tracks being used in defiance of
law according 10 the Corporation Counsels opin-
ion
We dispute that fact exclaimed Mr. Coleman
OF course you do, OF course you do" retorted
President MCGOWAN. but you failed 10 conform to
legal requirements
The franchise was from the old Municipal Coun-
Gil replied Mr.. Coleman.
And you failed TO live UP to its terms said
President MCGOWAN
I believe the objection that the road was
not built TO Fort George" explained the lawyer
Then why do you come 10 at all? You have
operated since the Corporation Counsel decided you
doing so irregularly. Why not keep 1t up and
fight it court following the favorite practice
Of the corporations. building desired road and
operating ii anyway The application was finally
referred for consideration TO committee consist
ing Of the Controller. the president OF the Board
of Aldermen and the Borough President of Man
haitian
New-York tribune., 1909-05-01
ROCKEFELLER TERDICT.
Jerome Promises That More Libel
Actions VIII Be Prosecuted.

The jury in the trial of the Star Publishing COM
pany. publisher of The New York American,
charged by John D. Rockefeller, tr, with criminal
libel in the publication of dispatch from Chicago
connecting Mr. Rockefeller with alleged case OF
peonage by the Corn Products Company brought In
A verdict yesterday afternoon of guilty charged
in the Indictment.
Judge Malone. in General Sessions. before whom
the was tried. assessed fine of 800 against
the company, and Clarence J. Shearn, its attor-
uey, gave notice of appeal. As result Of this no
tice Judge Malone granted stay Of execution.
In summing up District Attorney Jerome said:
This is a litigation between John D. Rookie
feller. jr. and the Star company, but het"eep tne
people and the Star company. The people, through
the grand jury. say TO you That grave inJur& has
been done and il is my duty as the prosecuting
officer to present the facts in the case before you
Il is my intention 10 make this test case. The
evidence in il IS straight and clear, and If jury
cannot convict upon It there is little hope that a
conviction against any newspaper charged with
similar crime will be secured, But II con-
viCton does result I give the public full assurance
hat il he asserted that only three cases
of criminal libel have been prosecuted.
A mans reputation is worth something Yet In TINS
city Each citizen has rights, even with
powerful corporations that put before the puouc
each morning sheets that read from cover -
cover and become organs ~ either great power or
much evil
New-York tribune., 1909-05-01
SAFE DEPOSIT COMPANIES MERGE
United States Absorbs the National and VII
Have Branches.

The stockholders Of the United States Safe De-
post Company. which is controlled by the United
States Mortgage and Trust COMPANY yesterday
approved the merger of their company with the
National Ss sfe Deposit Company the corporate eN-
istence Of which has been terminated and elected
directors as follows: Dumont Clarke. Cornelius 6.
Cuyler, y F. Gallup. William A. Jamson, John
". Platteu Mortimer l. Schif, Arthur Turnbull,
James TImpsoU. William r. Williams. J. Lynch
PenderEsst and r. Ayrnar Sands. the two last
named having been directors of the National Safe
Deposit COMPANY The new board organized by
the election OF Mr.. Pendergast who had been
president Of the National Safe Deposit Company,
president; John ". Patten and Carl G. Ras-
mus vice presidents; Joseph Adams. secretary and
F J. CIaussen. treasurer The executive commit
tee is composed of Messrs Cuyler, Turnbul, Timp-
son, Jamison and Platten-
The capital Of the merged companies will be 300
OA surplus 10000 and undivided profits Se.oh
The United States Safe Deposit Company will have
its main Office at No 22 Liberty street and
branches at I'D street and Broadway and 1&th
street and Eighth avenue. This is the only safe
deposit company which has branches.