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Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-19
COUNCIL
Office IS Scott Street. Both Phones q.
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proposition to the people at a special
election was received by the city coun-
ell at the meeting on Tuesday night Sep
TENDER s. and that at the same meeting
and on the same night the action order
ing the special election was taken. I'm
der a strict Interpretation of the law, II
is claimed. that the next regular meet
ing OF the council would have been tn
meeting on the first Monday in October.
even provided hat the meeting on Tues
day, September s. could be regarded as a
regular" meeting. The question now
agitating the minds of some of the city
officials is whether the city council was
not premature in taking action in order
ing the special election at the same me0t-
ing that the petition was received as
shown by the minutes.
AS the validity of the action has been
attacked in the suit brought by the c.
B. Nash company of Omaha, this ques-
ton will have to be determined by the
courts, but some of the municipal Off
Gals who have looked into the matter
are said to be of the opinion that "there
Is more truth than poetry in the allega-
ton OF the Nash company.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-19
GFRoM NEW YORK WORLD JUNE (, 'OSJ
SUPPORTERS OF COOPER
THEORY MULTIPLYING
Belief That Stomach Causes Extensive Illness
Grows In New York,

L T. Cooper's theory that the American
oma has grown weak and is respon-
sible for most sickness is receiving the
strongest sort OF endorsement from a sur
prising number Of New Workers.
Among many people who have recently
become convinced that Cooper is correct
and his medicine all he claims is Mrs.
Eleanor Harris, of 226 Rodney street.
Brooklyn,
Thursday afternoon Mrs. Harris called
at the store where Cooper is meeting the
public. and when interviewed said; Il
am only too willing to tell what a remark
able experience l have had with Cooper's
New Discovery, and what a wonderful
medicine ! know il to be,
IT have had rheumatism for sixteen
years aud took so much medicine in try
ing TO get rid OF IL. that for the past eight
years my stomach has been In a fearful
condition. as my digestion was almost
ruined. For ten years I consulted one
physician after another. but my rheuma-
tism got steadily worse, Finally my
stomach got In such a state that l had "a
stop taking medicine altogether.
when first heard of Mr.. Coopers
medicine and what II was doing In New
York l was afraid to try IL; but l finally
decided to take IL, and IL IT did me nc
GOOD ! would never take any medieine
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-19
MAYOR WILL VETO RESOLUTION
Thinks Extra Legal Talent Not
Needed in Water Litigation.

Thinks Extra Legal Talent Not
Needed in Water Litigation.
Mayor Maloney will return to the city
council tonight without his signature the
resolution providing for the employment
of the legal firm of Harl & FINLEY as spe-
cial counsel to assist the city solicitor in
the litigation now pending over the pro-
posed issue of water works bonds. Mayor
Maloney has refused to sign the resolution
as he contends that the city solicitor is
fully able to look after the interests of the
city in this litigation. and to employ ad-
ditional talent would only be a waste of
money, in his opinion. The council, It is
expected. will pass the resolution over the
mayors veto.
The other two resolutions adopted by the
council last Monday night, one instructing
the city solicitor to bring suit against the
Council Bluffs City Water Works company
to recover alleged excessive hydrant rental
paid the company by the city, and the
other directing the committee on fire and
light to report the number of hydrants
which are alleged to be of little or no use
to the city, and those which do not meet
the requirements for fire protection. will
be returnd with the mayors signature.
The council is expected to pass tonight
the new water rate ordinance introduced
last Monday by the committee of which
Councilman Jensen is chairman and which
is calculated to materially reduce the rev.
enues of the Water Works company.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-19
LONG TRIP TO AVENGE INSULT
LnbOrer who Returned from New
York SeekinE Vengeance Arrested.

LnbOrer who Returned from New
York Seeking Vengeance Arrested.
Harboring in his breast a desire to wipe
out an alleged insult, Joe Reichi, a former
member Of an Italian gang of railroad
hands working for the Northwestern
abandoned a trip back to his sunny Italy
and returned yesterday from New York
only to be thrown into the city Jail on a
charge of disturbing the peace.
Reichi about two weeks ago lost his joo
with the Northwestern and had trouble with
the foreman of the section gang. II is
alleged by Reichi that the foreman applied
an odious epithet to him. Reichi after
losing his job decided to visit his old home
in Italy. He purchased a ticket right
through to his native land, but on reaching
New York the desire to return to Council
Bluffs and wipe out the alleged insult
offered him by his former boss proved too
strong. He sold the balance of his ticket
80 Italy to a fellow countryman who de-
sired to return home and with this money
purchased a ticket back to Council Bluffs,
Reaching Council Bluffs yesterday morning
Relchi at once started in search Of the fore
man, against whom he made dire threats OF
vengeance. The police were notified and
Reichi was arrested before he had time &c
do any harm.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-19
HATTERS' STRIKE TO CONTINUE
Manufacturers Decide to Fight Cues
ton of an Open shop to
the Finish.

NEW YORK, Jan. 1S-The open shop
and q fight to the finish was the action
decided by the Hat Manufacturers asso-
citation at a meeting held today to dis
cuss the situation growing out of the
strike of hatters which began here FRI
day. The effect OF the strike, according
to the manufacturers, will be a rise in
the price of hats, as the trouble occurred
in the busy season.
President Samuel Mundheim said after
the meeting that the number of strikers
was between IS, 200 and 10000, but there
were many nonunion hatters out OF en-
! ployment, and that eventually the places
of the strikers would be filled.
Mr.. Mundheim. in discussing the dis
continuance Of the union label by the
manufacturer which participated in the
strike, said:
"The label is of no advantage 10 the
manufacturer and, indeed, is not wanted.
Very few people who buy hats notice
whether the label Is in II or not"
A statement issued by the manufacture
ers wes in effect that the agreement
provided there should be no stoppage OF
work untn a final decision OF arbitrators
had been rendered and that the union
label should not be removed until due
notice is given the manufacturers.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-19

again l started the treatment six weeks
ago. The first effect 1t had was to give
me a better appetite than have had for
ten years. Then my food began to digest
and no longer distressed me for hours
after eating. At the end of the third
week / noticed that / was not suffering
as much from rheumatism, and each day
the pain and stiffness grew less until /
no longer had any rheumatism. For the
past week I feel as though had been
made over entirely, as have no pains
nor aches and eat three hearty meals a
day, with no Indigestion whatever.
MY two nieces and my sister have
had stomach trouble. When they saw
what the medicine was doing for me they
all tried IL. II has helped them Just as
II did me, and they are delighted with
their Improvement. one of them told
me that II was worth more than its
weight in gold to her, This sounds al
most impossible, but every word of it is
true"
CoOper's New Discovery has made a
wonderful record in New York and other
cities. 1t is now on sale at leading drug
gists everywhere. A treatise by L. T.
Cooper. describing the cause of most III
health and how to guard against II. sent
free upon request, The Cooper Medi-
cine Co, Dayton, Ohio
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-19

department, especially mentioning the past
records Of Patrolman Smith and Detectives
Devereese and Heitfeld, DR.. Schleh con-
tinued:
I'm, the years to come, when Little Boy
Blue" the baby child Of Officer Smith, will
be old enough to understand, the bereaved
mother can proudly tell of the fathers faith
fulness to duty, even unto death. And
they also stand in the presence of a great
hope. A just God must and will requite,
and If faithfulness unto death counts in the
eyes of the Eternal, this man shall wear a
robe, bear a palm and be crowned with a
diadem of immortal glory.
Rewards of Duty.
"And since God is love, He will bring
together, face to face and heart to heart,
those whom death has 80 ruthlessly severed,
to dwell together during the long forever
in the land that is better"
During the services a trio of voices, com
posed of Mrs. G.. II. Schleh, Prof. Lee G.
Kratz and DR.. Schleh, sang when l Shall
Fall Asleep THE City Four Square" and
Abide with Nc
The pallbearers were chosen from the
police force, the Eagles and the Woodmen
of the World, to which Officer Smith be-
long, two men acting from each ~organiza-
ton. They were Patrolman A. N. Glover
and w. q. Russell of the police force,
Henry Lesch and Edward Morrison of the
! Eagles and ]. II. Ellsworth and c. w. Britt
of the Woodmen.
AS the funeral procession left the house,
It was headed by a long line of uniformed
policemen and firemen marching two
abreast, fully 100 officers and sixty firemen,
all that could be spared from the city's
two departments, turning out to attend the
final rites over the body OF their dead
friend. Chief Briggs and some of his mer
from the South Omaha police force were
also in line, and many ex-policemen, lodge,
men and friends of the Smith family wen
to the grave in carriages or by street car
Chief Donahue and every captain and ser
geant of the local force except the desk
sergeant, whose duties prevented, formed
In line or took carriages, and when tn,
cortege passed the entrance of Miller parl
on Thirtieth street, the marchers formed
in a double line through which the carriagei
and hearse passed, the men saluting will
raised police clubs or bowed heads.
At the grave the Eagles conducted a shor
service, Thomas ]. Flynn reading the ritual
after which Rev. Mr.. Schleh pronounced
the benediction.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-19
LIVING AS JESUS WOULD
Young Christians of Cleveland Report
Result of Their Two Weeks
Experiment,

CLEVELAND. O.,Jan. 1S.-The two
weeks effort of 1900 young people of this
city to live as Jesus would live" closed
today with a big mass meeting at the Bp-
worth Memorial church. Ccores who made
the trial related their experiences.
Rev. w. B. wallace decided the test had
been a success and indicated the Christians
could 1.-Two moro Christ-like. II was pro-
posed that while the official test was
closed. the effort to make the movement
Worldwide should go forward.
During the two weeks thousands in Cleve-
land attempted the test, but did not Off
cially join the movement. The leaders in
the campaign for right living received
many letters from prominent churchmen
and organization leaders throughout the
country approving the plan.
A letter was received from Rev. Charles
NJ. Sheldon of Topeka, Kan, author of I'm
His Steps" the originator OF the idea,
complimenting the Cleveland Young Peo-
pies union upon their determination.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-19
GAS SUPPLY is SHUT OFF
Topeka, Leavenworth, st. Joseph and
Atchison Are Fuel
sunday.

OTTAWA, Kan. Jan. 1s.-An explosion
that was heard for a radius Of six miles
put the Kansas Natural Gas company 3
pipe line which supplies natural gas to
Lawrence. Topeka, L~eavenworth and Atchi-
son. Kan. and st. Joseph and intermediate
points out of service early today. Natural
gas users OF the towns affected found
trouble In keeping warm today. The OK
plosion is believed to have been caused by
high pressure.
TOPEKA, Kan. Jan. 1Z-At $50 o'clock
tonight repairs at Ottawa enabled the
Kansas Natural Gas company to resume
the pumping Of gas through tho big north
ern pipe line. thus ending the fuel and
light famine in Topeka, Lawrence, Leaven-
worth and Atchison, Kan. and st. Joseph.
Mo. The renewal of the gas supply was
celebrated here tonight by the blowing OF
whistles and ringing OF bells.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-19
sidney Defeats Hamburg.

SIDNEY, Ia, Jan. 1S.-(Special.)-At Ham
burg Friday evening, January is, a debate
was held between the Hamburg and Sidney
High schools. The question was: Re
solved, That Prisons should be reformatory
in character rather than places of punish
met" Sidney, which represented the af-
firmative, was victorious. the markings be-
ing: Sidney, IS; Hamburg. rs. The Sidney
pupils were Miles James. Kent Thornell,
and Austin De Freeze. while Hamburg was
represented by Christie Mccormick, Evelyn
Sturgeon and Verrena Carman. The judges
were Superintendent Martin of Nebraska
City, Prof. II. Grason of Council Bluffs and
Prof. o. p. Stewart Of Farragut.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-19
TWO RESIDENCES ARE ROBBED
Homes of A. II. FIIckInger and Fred
erick Henderson Ransacked

erick Henderson RansacLed.
The residence of Attorney A. #. Flick
niger at S4 Fourth avenue, and that of
Frederick Henderson at 721 South Eighth
were entered by a sneakthief late Saturday
night during the absence of the occupants.
Entrance at both places is believed to have
been effected with a skeleton key.
At the Flickinger home the thief carried
away Mr.. Flickinger's cravenette coat. a
miscellaneous assortment of wearing ap-
parel and a pair of gold cuffbuttons AS
a FELLOWSHIP was found to be missing from
one of the beds, it is supposed the thief
utilized it to carry his plumber away in.
Mr.. and Mrs. Flickinger were spending the
evening with friends and did not discover
that the house had been entered until about
midnight.
At the Henderson home the thief stole
an overcoat. The rooms were thoroughly
ransacked, but Mr.. Henderson did not find
anything else missing. Entrance was ef.
fected by unlocking the front door. which
Mr.. and Mrs. Henderson, who were out
visiting, found open on returning HON,
about midnight.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-19
Mrs. Power before Grand Jury.

LAKE CITY, Ia, Jan. 1s.-(special.)-
It is now thought that Mrs. A. ]. Powell,
the woman who shot her three boys a
week or so ago, together with her oldest
boy, whom she wounded badly, will re-
cove from t~heGwounds. If Mrs. Powell
is able it is the intention of County At
toIney f. +. Hunter to have her appear
before the next grand jury at the next
term of court, which convenes February
l. The sheriff, however, will not allow
her to be moved until he has the consent
of her attending physician, DR.. II. M.
Humphrey.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-19
NEW BRANCH OF FAMILY TREE
Man from Land of Totem Poles
Takes Bride I'm This
City.

Sergeant S. T. Fisk of the United States
Signal corps recently arrived at Fort
Omaha from Alaska, where he spent two
years looking after the government tele-
graph lines and maintaining communication
throughout the frozen north.
He has been rewarded for his strenuous
services, but not by the government. He
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-19
IoMn News Noten.

MARSHALLTOWN - The Waterloo
High school basket ball team defeated
the local high school team in this city
today by the score of ~ to "a.
SlDNEY-The Ice harvest. has been the
finest put up here for several years. The
ice IL fourteen inches in thickness and Of
the very best quality.
CHARLES CITY-Henry Brouillard
has isposed of his interest in the drug
store here to his brother, Ed, and has
accepted the cashiership Of a bank at
Wapanucka, Ok.
CHARLES CITY-Charles City has had
two small fires; One was the home of
it's contents, and the other the meat
market of Nelson & Kelson.
MARSHALLTOWN William Wilson,
a prisoner in the county Jail at Rock
| Hoiel Lyon, broke jail and escaped last
night. He was recaptured today after a
hot chase at Sioux Falls.
MARSHALLTOWN-The old and dis
mantled court house of Jasper county
was sold at Newton today for $500. The
court house has done service for more
a handsome new building, costing $780,
CRESTON-Howard Martin, the Murray
deputy who was so badly injured in the
melee with the gang of Bulgarians last No.
vember and who has been in the hospital
here ever since, is now able to talk some
although he cannot articulate distinctly yet
but his friends feel quite encouraged owe,
his condition.
MARsHALLTOWN - At the annual
meeting of the Farmers Mutual Insurance
company of Story, Boone, Hamilton
Hardin and Polk counties, held at Ne
vada today, the old officers and directors
were reelected. The secretary's annual
reporr shows that the company is now
carrying risks Of 81, 023.612.
CHARLES CITY-A. Blazer, living al
LAWYER, a little town east of here. met
with a peculiar accident. He injured his
hand in a corn binder one day and this
next day, went TO work. blasting rock
tamped IT with earth and inserted thu
usual plug. After the blast was sho.
clear away the broken rock, when thu
wooden plug descended and struck hin
| on the In f,rad hand
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-19

returned to find a bride. and yesterday
the wedding took place. The Mrs. Fisk
OF today was, until 4 o'clock Saturday
afternoon, Miss Elizabeth Bergo. She is
the daughter of Rudolph Bergo. 4212 Fowler
avenue. The ceremony was performed by
Rev. II. L. Mills. pastor of Hillside Con-
gregational church, at his residence.
Sergeant and Mrs. Fisk will make their
home at Fort Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-19
Objections to Board.
HAMBURG BoMBARDs VISITORS
One sidney High school Girl struck
by stone and D~isfiEured.

bS stone ana D~istiGuEeu'
SIDNEY, Ia, Jan. B.-(Special)-Miss
Eta Bunnell. a Sidney High school girl,
while ia Hamburg attending the Ham
burg-Sidney High school debate was
knocked down by a stone thrown by a
Hamburg boy. The stone struck Miss
urnel in the forehead. inflicting a very
severe wound and cutting a cash several
inches in extent, which bled profusely.
The Sidney visitors were bombarded by
a volley of stones, chunks Of coal and
other missiles. Several were hit, though
fortunately none were much injured, exc
cepting Miss Bunnell, who will in all
probability be disfigured for life.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-19
A F~riEhtfuI Experience

with biliousness, malaria and constipation
is quickly overcome by taking DR.. Kings
New Life Pills. 25c. For sale by Beaton
Drug Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-19
NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA

think It will have any material effect
other thar TO head off any movement
which might be based on the assumption
that Iowa has others who ought TO be
preferred above the veteran Tama farmer.
Objections to Board.
There has been objection to the plan.
especially from the institutions themselves,
and in other years a well organized lobby
has been kept busy fighting down the
pre- position. The complaint is made that
this will destroy the Individuality OF the
three institutions and tend TO make them
alike. But the friends OF the measure state
that one Of the chief purposes lie to make
II so that each college will stand for itself.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-19
DUTIFUL OFFICER AT REST
Patrolman Smith, Shot by Outlaw,
Honored in Death by Friends.
FUNERAL LARGELY ATTENDED
Police and omcer. from Four Cities,
Eagles and WoOdmen Partici-
pate In Last Rites of a
Hero, sunday.

Hundreds OF people attended the funeral
of Patrolman Lafayette A. Smith, the police
officer who was killed by Curtain, the out
law, Thursday morning. The services were
held at the home, $500 North Twenty-ninth
street, at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon, after
which the body of the dead policeman was
inferred in Forest Lawn cemetery.
Not only did the members of the local
police force do all possible honor and rev.
erence to their departed brother officer. but
those of the South Omaha and council
Bluffs departments. Omaha firemen, the
Omaha and Fremont sheriffs' offices and
the Eagle and Woodmen lodges. remembered
the officer and his bereaved family. Their
beautiful floral offerings, with those of
many friends of the family, completely
covered the casket and perfumed the room
with their fragrance.
Except for the family and relatives, the
pallbearers and other men connected with
the services at the home, the house was
filled with women alone. the rest of the
men who attended having to stand outside
during the services because of the large
number of women present. More than one
tear was shed over the bier, strong men
the women alike breaking down and cry
ing over the touchings thought of a happy
| ldillly DIOhtH ny llc idllN VI al ouAldNT
Rev. G. H.. Schleh, sovereign lecturer and
chaplain of the Woodmen of the World,
which lodge had charge of the services at
the residence, preached the sermon. He
chose II Romans, vli:s, as his text. and
spoke in part as follows:
No Accounting for Tragedy.
I'VE are in the midst of a crime that has
stirred our city from center to clrcumfer-
ence. 1t has no mitigation, no explanation,
apart from the words. moral degeneracy.
II is simply the result OF systematic, gradu'
ated and licensed wickedness.
Two things are basic to it. One is prac'
tical atheism, the disregard for God and
law, the other. common aversion to tot
and honorable labor"
Leaving behind him all thoughts of thu
murderer, DR.. Schleh then spoke of the de
parted officer. highly praising his pas
record, his noble devotion to duty and hi
wife and little son.
Before us is the body Of a hero" h
said. "Officer Smith was one of the man!
officers of the law that do their duty AM
are not afraid to die at their posts. Al
such men deserve to be considered heroes.
Paying a high compliment to the polio
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-19
Iowa is for Wilson.

The adoption Of a resolution by the
Iowa Aberdeen-Augus Cattle Breeders
association expressing the view Of Iowa
stockmen as to the wisdom Of President
Tart retaining Secretary Wilson in his
cabinet fairly expresses the views of the
leading stockmen Of the state, who would
feel that the placing of another in the
cabinet would certainly be no improve
ment and 1t might be much worse. The
Iowa legislature has permitted Taft to
understand that Iowa is very loyal to
Wilson The membeFS say they do not
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-19

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