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Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-08
SMITHS OFFICE KEEPS SELF
Clerk of District Court is No Longer
Burden to County.
FEES PAY FOR IT'S MAINTENANCE
Radical Change from the Good Old
HaIcyOn Days when Court Coll
IectiOns Had to support
the office.

The report of the clerk of the district
court for the second quarter of 1909 handed
to the county commissioner shows that
under the new system OF cash payments on
fees the office will be practically self sup
porting.
During the last three months Mr.. Smiths
office has taken in paid fees amounting TO
S,6S51O. As the salary expenses Of the
force are about $4,000, this will cover them.
Before the Introduction of the pay-in-ad-
vance system the big deficit through I'M
collected revenue made the office depend
ent upon collections from the courts for
part Of it's support.
Under the old system OF allowing time
on the costs OF bringing suits 1t was Gus
tomary for a IS deposit to be made when
a petition was filed to go into the "sus-
pense fund" and the subsequent costs were
taken out OF that and the remainder re-
funded. When Mr.. Broadwell left the
office there was about 5000 in the sus-
pense fund. OF this amount 1920 has
been earned and checked off and will be
turned over to the county as earned fees,
The remaining 5000 will be accounted
for as soon as possible and that will end
the existence OF the fund, as It is no longer
necessary.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-08
CONQUEST OF THE AIR
Some Data of Interest In Measuring
the Progress of Recent
Times.

Pin the eleventh century Oliver OF
Malmesbury built a gliding machine in
he flew from a tower SO feet. fall
ing and breaking a leg.
H50-Dante OF Perouse made a short
flight, with the same result.
lss7-Le Bris flew COO feet in an aero
plane.
1890 Hargrave's flapplng-wi device
flew SSs feet.
1Ss2-Llienthal made a flight in his
glider over 600 feet. other experiments
followed, but In 1896 his machine upset
after flying 1000 feet and he was killed.
lS94-Sir Hiram Maxim's aeroplane flew
300 feet, but developed fatal defects in
equilibrium.
lss6-Octave Chanute, after many expert
ments, developed his biplane glider that
carried a man 100 feet. This machine Is
the basis Of the Wright brothers aero
planes.
1855. p. Langley's aerodrome, with
steam motor, flew 5000 feet.
lS97-Ader, in his mechanically driven de-
vice. flew 1000 feet.
lSOo-The Wright brothers in private tests
near Dayton, o., made flights averaging
600 feet.
lsO5-wright brothers flew twenty-four
miles.
lS6-Santos-Dumont flew 400 feet.
1S07-Delagrange, in a Voisin biplane,
flew $50 feet.
19G-Louis Bleriot began work on his
monoplane type OF flyer and, after many
failures, on October l, 1905, flew nine
miles.
l9G-Henri Farman made several success
ful flights in a Voisin biplane. He won
the Observation-Disclosures prize by a halt
mile flight January IL, 1905. and October 80
1905, flew cross-country seventeen miles.
lsOS-De Caters CBelgian) perfected a tri-
plane that flew nearly a half mile.
190S-June 8, the Esnault-P eltrie mono
plane flew three-quarters Of a mile.
lSB-July T. Glen Curtiss. in the june
Bug, flew one mile at Hammondsport,
N. Y.
lsOS-August q, Gastambide-Mengin mon.
oplane flew one mile.
lSOs-July ., Delagrange made the first
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-08
FAvoRITE FAMILY OF SToRK
Mystic Messenger of Kids Lands
Twenty-Five I'm a Maine
Basket.

Eight miles from Skowhegan, Me. Mrs.
Charles E. DIckey OF Canaan gave birch
to her twenty-second child August l. 1t
was a girl and mother and daughter are
doing well.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dickey were married
twenty-seven years ago, since which time
she has borne twenty-one children. All Of
them are living. At one time it was neces-
sary for the board OF seIectmen of Canaan
TO maintain a district school Just for the
Dickey children.
When Mrs. Dickey was married she was
Il years old and her husband was IS. They
live on a farm two miles beyond the VIII
lage, He is a farmer, and a prosperous
one. Last Thanksgiving the father ana
mother sat down TO dinner and Il required
five turkeys, each Weighing an average Of
seven pounds, to satisfy the appetites Of
all.
The oldest child is Is. All enjoy perfect
health. They have just completed haying,
and no extra help was employed outside
members OF the family.
Previous to the advent Of the latest addI-
ton a foot ball eleven had been organize
by the family, but there were only ten on
the other side. Now II is a square game.
with twenty-five players.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-08

successful flight with an extra passenger.
1S0S-Wilbur Wright. after a series Of
flights, breaking all records, remained In
the air one hour nine minutes and forty
five seconds with an extra passenger COc-
tober lO, reached an altitude of 3S feet
December 49, and flew seventy-six miles
In two hours twenty minutes and twenty
three and one-fifth seconds december 81.
19OS-OTville Wright made many success
full flights at Fort Myer, Va, but on Sep
TENDER II his effort to carry an extra pas
senger resulted In an accident that killed
Lieutenant selfridge and broke wright's
leg.
lS9-May 20, Tissandier remained in air
one hour two minutes and thirty seconds.
lS9-June 5, Latham made a flight OF
one hour seven minutes and thirty-seven
seconds.
lsO9-July Is, Paulhan flew one hour
seven minutes and nineteen seconds.
lSOs-July II, Glen Curtiss remained in
air fifty-two minutes and thirty seconds.
Ios-July 20, Farman in air one hour and
twenty-three minutes.
lSOs-July 25, Louis BIeriot crossed the
English channel.
1SO9-July q. Orville Wright made new
record for flight with extra passenger. re-
naming In air one hour twelve minutes
and forty seconds.
l909-July 30, Wright brothers aeroplane
with extra passenger, in c~ross-country
flight from Fort Ayer TO Alexandria. Va.
and return; attained speed OF 42.5 miles
per hour and were awarded government
prize OF $4,000 for fulfilling requirement
Of government test.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-08
Porto Rican Thinks
Eight O'clock Easy
Says Under Spanish Rule Whole City
Was Closed at Nine
O'clock.

Hat the people OF Nebraska lived in
Porto Rico during the days Of the Span
ish regime. they would not offer objections
TO the s O'Clock closing law. At least
this Is the opinion of ]. Mangan OF San
Juan, Porto Rico, who spent Saturday in
Omaha, registered at the Paxton.
They tell me that you people do not
like this Law which closes the saloons az
s O'Clock. but l wonde how they would
like Il II everything was closed at 9
o'clock" said Mr.. Msngsn. That is the
way Il was on our island before YOU
Americans gained control and gave US
liberty.
san Juan is, or was, a walled city, and
at . o'clock every night the gates were
closed and no one was allowed TO leave
or enter the city anti the next morning.
That was not the worst part, though, for
when 3 O'Clock came every light had to be
eXtinguished and 10 one was allowed on
the street.
Now, under the American rule. every
thing Is different. The gates to the city
are never closed; We can go and come as
we please"
Mr.. Mangan Is a ~Spaniard, though born
in New York City. He has lived in Porto
Rico most OF his life and says the island
Is a verltable Garden OF Eden.
He owns some LAND in western Nebraska
and his trip here was for the purpose Of
looking after this property and also to
drum up trade for Porto Rican cigars,
which he manufactures
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-08
MURDER RIALATFORTCROOk
Corporal Claude Crabtree Will I'm
dergo Court Martial August 16.
COLONEL GARDENER TO PRESIDE
Captain r. Y. Buchsn, as Judge Al
v~ocate, VIII Prosecute NOn-com.
whO shot and KILLED Captain
Raymond at Dee MOInes,

Corporal Claude Crabtree Of Troop B,
Second United States cavalry. who shot
and killed his commanding officer. Captain
john c. Raymond. in the company quarters
at Fort Des Moines, Ia, In June last, Is to
be tried by a general court-martia at Fort
Crook, Neb. The date set for the trial Is
Monday. August i6.
The detail for the court Is Colonel Cor
nelius Gardener Of the sixteenth infantry.
president: Lieutenant Colonel w. A. Glass
ford, signal corps. chief signal officer Of
the Department Of the Missouri; Lieuten-
ant Colonel John NJ. Banister, chief sur
geon Department of the Missouri; Major
Omar Bundy. assistant inspector general;
Major w. F. Blauvelt, pay department.;
Captains w. c. Bennett. L. B. Simonds,
II. F. Dalton. NJ. L. Crimmins, Z. d. War
field; First Lieutenants George II. Whit
and Perrin L. smith Of the Sixteenth in
fantry, with Captain f. E. Buchan, judge
advocate Of the Department Of the Mis-
souri,. as judge advocate Of the court.
First in Many Years
This will be the first trial for murder by
court-martial that has been held in the
Department of the Missouri for many years.
1t always has been the preference of the
War department in times Of peace to have
capital OIIenSeS lIleu Dy lne civil COURTS
but In this case the offense is so purely
military that It has been flnany deter
mined to proceed with the trial under the
articles Of war. The general court-martial
has full power In case Of conviction to in
flict the death penalty subject to the ap-
proval of the president.
The transfer Of the court-martia to Fort
Crook has been made in view of the preju-
dice prevailing against the accused man at
Fort Des Moines, the scene OF the murder.
and the. further rule has been adopted to
eliminate all officers of the Second cav
airy from participation in the trial.
Crabtree had been corrected by his com
pany commander, Captain Raymond, for
o~verstaying his leave of absence. He. at
once flew into a violent passion and OBJ
tanning a pistol shot and fatally wounded
Captain Raymond before ne could be dis
armed. Captain Raymond survived his
wounds about ten days, q,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-08
SQUABBLE AT FIELD CLUB.
PRESIDENT PARISH RESIGNS
Quits when Board Declines to sus-
tain Him in DfscipItning
John c. SheehRn.

John w. Parish, president of the Omaha
Field club. has sent in his resignation 10
the board Of directors because the board
refused to sustain him in IN attempt to
discipline John A. Sheehan.
Mr.. Sheehan, who Is assistant attorney
OF the Union Pacific Railroad company,
was reprimanded by Parish for what Par
ish alleged to be an infraction OF the rules.
Sheehan denied that he was breaking any
rule and Parish appealed to the directors,
who refused to take action. .
According to the Parish version of the
episode, which sheehsn says was simply
a Misunderstanding" Parish thought shee-
han had brought two csddies into the BUT
fet. There is a rule in the club against
minors being allowed in that room.
Mr.. sheehan is standing pat on his being
sustained by the directors, before whom
Parish had him summoned. He declined to
say anything when interviewed.
why" he exclaimed, Il wouldn't make a
statement for 500"
Further than this, he would not go ex-
cept to mention the word "misunderstand-
ing" The affair. 1t is plain, has not seri-
ously disturbed him. nor does he bear any
III will toward Parish.
Parish feels that he cannot with dignity
continue as president with the board re-
fusing to uphold him. Accordingly he has
written out and submitted his resignation,
The board has had no meeting since then
and nothing has been done, though the
name Of Everett Buckingham is mentioned
as a successor.
The directors Of the club include John
w. Parish. DR.. w. H. Sherraden. DR.. H. c.
Everett Buckingham, II. F. Gull
yer. Arthur English, Gus Eppenter, Herbert
Kohn and f. NJ. Blish.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-08
C. A. MELCHER WILL ENTER
INTO BUSINESS IN OMAHA
City Treasurer of south Omaha
Leases Quarters for Big
Store Here

c. A. Melcher. city treasurer OF South
and one OF the leading druggists
OF that city, has secured a long time lease
on the ground floor OF the Patterson block,
southeast corner Of seventeenth and Far
nam streets, Omaha. These are the offices
at present occupied by the Smith Premier
Typewriter company. He will occupy the
rooms after remodeling them about Fee
ruary l. The intention is to establish a
large drug store.
The lease extends over a period OF five
years. The consideration is said to be
$500 per month.
The Smith Premier company will remove
to offices being especially fitted for 1t at
Nineteenth and Farnam streets.
Mr.. Melcher says the business he had
undertaken means positively that he lie out
OF politics, He will be able TO finish his
term as city treasurer before the Omaha
enterprise will require all OF his attention.
He says he will not be a candidate for re-
election. He also says he will retain his
residence In South Omaha. where he has
his home at Twenty-third and F streets,
his present drug business and other prop
erty interests.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-08
WEST GROoMED FOR THE EAST
ALTERED in Finest GarB for the Flock
of Visitors Now Com
ing Out.

advertising II ever had, for II is dressed in
its finest garb for the Inspections Of the
thousands OF fasteners fiocking TO the
western half OF the continent" said L.
w. Wakeley, general passenger agent OF
the Burlington who has returned from a
trip to Cheyenne and Denver.
The travel is unprecedented. because OF
the desire OF the fasteners to see the
west.
There is no truth in the senseless re-
ports which have been sent out that the
Empire reservoir near Fort Morgan has
broken away. II is true there was a slight
leak, but It is being repaired and the
water will be turned over the district sum
day. There was q loss Of less than a foot
OF water"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-08
Black candidate for county surveyor was
also Endorsed.
DEPUTY SHERIFF GREETS
HIS BROTHER IN JAIL
First Meeting In Fifteen Years, but
IL IL All a Joke on Off
Ger Osborne.

Wouldn't you be rather shocked II you
had been away from your brother for ff-
teen years and then meet him for the first
time after that separation sitting. on q cot
in the cell Of a jail7 'st'
Wen, Deputy Sheriff osborne was when.
he saw his brother, Theodore. under the
same conditions at the county IAN He
was deeply Inundated for a few seconds,
but recovered soon when he learned that
his brother was not in the cell because Of
any crime, 1t all happened In this man
ner:
Theodore Osborne, who lives in California
and who has not seen his brother. Deputy
Sheriff Osborne, for fifteen years, came to
to pay him a visit. He went to the
county Jail and found his brother was out,
so he decided to wait there for him.
Jsiler Talbot. seeing a chance for play
ing a good trick on the deputy, got Tbeo-
dore Osborne to go into one OF the cells
and pretend he was a prisoner, When
Deputy Osborne returned Talbot called his
attention to the man In the cell and told
him the fellow was a desperate criminal
from Iowa. The deputy at once noticed the
cell was not locked and said:
"well, lock that fellow up or he'll be get
ting away. Haven't you any keysy'
Talbot obeyed this while the
deputy turned to walk away. Instinct
seemed to tell Osborne, though, that he
knew the man in the cell and he soon
turned back for another glance and then
exclaimed:
well, by Jove, II that isn't Ted"
He realized in a moment that a Joke was
being played on him and he did not wait
for Jailer Talbo to unlock the cell. He
did it himself in about as fast time as any
door at the jail has been unlocked in many
a day.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-08
Updikes to Test
Flour Bleaching
Rule in Court
Ship Carload Of Flour to Iowa
Which is COnfiscated, and
This Starts Suit.

rne Updike Milling company Of Omaha
is 10 make a test case Of the question as
10 whether the flour mills OF Nebraska
and other western states are to be per
mitted 10 bleach their flour BY the cleo
trical process, The test case has been
carefully planned and viii be filed Monday
at Mitehellytl!e. IA.
The company sent a carload Of flour to
the Industrial school for Girls at Mitch
elville and this has been cOnfiscated by
the government because II Was bleached
flour. According 10 the present ruling OF
TIE secretary OF agriculture flour is not to
be. bleached.
The mills OF the west maintain that
bleaching Is not injurious and is neees-
saryit II the people are to have white bread.
Durum wheat has been introduced into the
entire west In such quantities that most
oi the wheat is OF a dark hue and requires
bleaching TO give IL that white color which
housewives like for bread and cake max
ing.
The special car OF flour which was con-
tiscated by the government was made at
the Updike mill In Omaha under the per-
p4al supervision Of a government official.
Aho saw to It that nothing was used in
the bleaching process except electricity. He
watched the wheat from the time Il an
tered the mill until Il was loaded ON the
car and even helpe TO load the flour on
the car. The consignment consisted OF "a
sacks Of flour. II was made from A No. 2
wheat.
Ed p. Smith. attorney for the Updiks
Milling company, has sone to MITCHELL
vile. 70 fight the case and try to establish
once for All that bleaohsd flour u al rtEht
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-08
ORATORS FOR LABOR DAY
Burkett, Brown and Bryan Are ThRe
Central Labor Union Has
On List.

There will be some speakers known 10
fame at the annual Labor day picnic Of
the unions OF Omaha, for the Contra
Labor union has decided 10 invite Senators
Burkett and Brown, W. J. Bryan. Con-
gresham @. NJ. Hitchcock. Mayor Dahl
man and Judges 4. l. Sutton and Lee s.
Estelie.
The Labor day picnic is to be held at
CORTLAND Beach and will be one Of the
largest celebrations Omaha organized labor
has ever held.
The Central Labor union also appointed
standing committees for the next sig
months and Endorsed the following candi-
dates for justice OF the peace:
Messrs. Cloud, Leeder. Lanlhan, Behrnes,
Fields and Baldwin. Baldwin and Butts
had a close race for sixth place. Michael
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-08
SANFORD BELL AT INSTITUTE
Editor of Rocky Mountain Teacher
VIII Head Corps Of g.
mt County Meeting.

Sanford Bell Of Denver, editor OF the
Rocky Mountain Teacher. will head the
corps OF Instructors at the Douglas county
institute. Other instructors include Prof.
N. N. Graham, superintendent of the South
Omaha schools; Miss Elizabeth Thomson,
primary teacher In the KellOm school, and
Miss Edith TobItt, librarian Of the Omaha
public library.
The Institute will be held in the Omaha
High School building, beginning August q,
and continuing all week. County superin-
tendent Yoder expects a large attendance.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-08
E E. BRUCE SELLS HIS HOME
Lets IL SO to Charles Mclaughlin
for Thirty Thousand
Dollars.

f. F.. Bruce has sold his residence on
South Thirty-eighth street TO Charles No
Laughlin for $4,000. The deal was made
by Latham Davis. who two years ago
sold Mr.. Bruce's home In Forest park.
r. T. Rector, vice president Of the Fair
mont Creamery company. has bought the
handsome residence Of Mrs. Mary @. An
drews at 343l Hawthorne avenue for $40
900. The sale was effected by c.. L. Smith.
president Of the Midland Investment com
pany. Mr.. Rector will spend 1000 in i'm
provements on the grounds, which are
97xls7 feet.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-08
Wife Takes Up
With New Man
Mother Of Six Tires of Husband and
Each Get Three of the
Children.

The Poge family Of Atlantic. Ia, is d.
vided and separated. Mrs. Marilla Poge,
wife Of John Poge OF the hustling Hawk
eye village, is in the mstron's department
Of the city jail with three children. Mr..
John Poge, husband OF Marilla, is in At
lantic with three more of their children.
Now Poge wants his wife to take all the
children or give him the other three. He
had the Omaha police arrest his wife for
deserving him and he is coming here to
settle affairs.
When the woman was found she was
with one Parkhurst at 14OS Jones street.
She said she wanted TO get rid OF Pogs
and start life with Parkhurst. She was
about to apply for a divorce here.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-08
PAN OF GASOLINE ExPLoDES
MrG. John Folk, 1910 California
street, Seriously Burned
Ertday AfteFnoOn.

Mrs. John Folk. 1910 California street,
was painfully but not fatally burned about
l:2O o'clock Friday afternoon by the ex-
plosion OF a pan OF gasoline.
Mrs. Folk had been fixing a gasoline
stove. which was out OF order, and in so
doing tipped over the stove sufficiently
for a quantity Of gasoline to escape into
a pan. When she lighted the stove she
threw the match in the pan and the ex-
plosion followed.
Both her lower limbs were burned from
the body TO the feet. but It Is not thought
that her condition is dangerous. She was
taken to the Wise Memorial hospital,
where she was treated by DR.. Romm.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-08
AFTER MAN WHO GOT WATCH
Detective Mcdonald Goes 10 81. Louis
to Bring stephen CampiOn
to Omaha.

Detective Mcdonald has gone to ST. Louis
to bring Stephen Campion 10 Omaha to
answer TO the charge Of robbing his room
mate Of SIS and a gold watch.
Campion slept with J. c. whaley OF
Basin City, Wye. at the Retreat lodging
house. COZ South sixteenth street, on the
night OF August 2. While Whaley was
asleep Campion got up and took the
money and watch from his bedmate's
clothes and escaped. He was arrested in
ST. Louis Friday.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-08
PAIR SUSPECTED OF HoLDUPS
Two Men Held by Police Under sus-
piciOn of RobbinE Street
Cars.

Roy Fry, arrested Friday as a sus-
picious character, and Walter Mcclure
who two weeks ago was arrested in con-
nection with the robbery of the house Of
ID. NJ, TIT, are being held by the police on
suspicion Of being the men who held up
street car men some time ago. Several OF
the conductor victims were taken TO the
station, but they could not identify the
men.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-08
I'm usual Luck,

so you've rented that haunted house
which was on your hands so long,"
Yes; rented II to an actor
DID he find out its reputation
That's the very thing which decided
him to take the house"
Rather surprising"
He said II would be such a comfort for
MIN TO get inside Of a house where the
shost walked every night. "--Baltimore
American.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-08

l DO nrst-class work reasonable. | make
suits for SIS, skirts. 3. / also do altering to
suit Would you give me a trial? The
Fashion, ladies' tailoring. r. H Emlein.
proprietor, Late filter Orkin Bros. 80 s.
Main St.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-08
Take WarnIRE.

Don't let stomach. liver nor kidney
trouble down you. when you can quickly
them with Electric Bitters. SOC. Sold
by Beaton Drug Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-08
HOT WEATHER DRUG SALE
MONDAY, AUG. 9TH
IT'S hard to think II anything in the Drug line w do lot sell. IT,. sin
more uHhcut 10 m anything o N which " e don't have The Iowe.t nrLca
Specials in Our Soap Section

I5c LIB. 20 Mule Team Borax So
i9c Llquozone Soap. per cake 90
iOc williams Shaving Soap, for Sc
SOc par CASTLE Soap, special $50
ZSc h0odDury,s Soap ............... 17e
BIZ, sale swift's soaps-All lOc Soaps
Monday at Sc
ZbC Packers Tar SOAP. for $50
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-08

Quick Action for -FOUR Money-You get
that ~ using The Bee advertising columns
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-08
Perfumes

soc Locust Blossom. per oz.....ss
SOC crab Apple, per .3s
oVc NlOlette, per 29
15c La Trefie, per OF. AZ
soc Java Rice Powder, special ......a7
soc Pozzonis Powder, special ......25
25c swans Down Powder ..........l2
25c bottle Peroxide II
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-08
Mineral Water

Jetum for dyeing straw hats.
. gal. jug Salt Sulphur Water for Sa.ss
D gar. jugs Crystal Water for 80. 3 .oC
(50c for return OF lug