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Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-02

election where such right to canvass and
'5CCttain such result mad not been dele
sdted by the legislature to some other
uOoy.'
lhe petition continues to state that the
law OF 1871 has never been modified.
amended Or repealed and under this see
Ton tue authority of the governor to make
proclamation that constitutional amend
h,ents are carried does not exist until after
lhe legislture has canvassed the vote. 1t
" ai'esed that thhe constitutional abend-
nlents adoptcd last November expressly
postponed the power and authority of the
soietn1i. TO appoint any of the judges until
after the proclamation has been issued
md that therefore Governor Sheldon had
rn authority 10 appoint when he did.
The petition concludes:
WIcislorc. rclator prays that the said
irspondent, James r.. Dean, be ousted
":om tho office of pudge of the supreme
tluiJ Toy tire ter meNpiring in January,
H"t being the term for which he claims
MGR the amendment AN appointment by
'e said Governor George L. Sheldon, and
az INC re!atpr be required and adjudged
- hold said office for the terms aforesaid
aSd that the. said relator have and re-
'cNer Of the respondent his costs herein
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-02
CHARTER BILLS IN THE SENATE
Amendments to Both Omaha and
south Omaha Measure.
CFrom a Staff Correspondent.

Prom a Staff Correspondent
LINCOLN, Feb. 1.-(Special)-Both the
omaha and South Omaha charter bills were
reported from the committee on municipal.
affairs I'm the senate today and placed on
file with amendments. The changes in the
case of the South Omaha bill have been
given, but a number of changes have
been made in the Omaha bill, none, how
ever, affecting the elective fire and police
commission. The salaries Of firemen and
policemen are raised and provision is made
so the city council may not charge an occu-
patton tax on telegraph companies, street
railways, electric light and power COM
panies or water works and gas companies.
This is done by removing from the bill the
permission granting the city council the
right to tax for revenue the six special in
terests above named.
The council is given power to license
shows, clrcuses, exhibitions for pay. billiard
tables. ball and tenpin alleys without regard
to the number of pins used, hacks, drays
and other vehicles running for pay, and to
prescribe the compensation charged by
these hacks and vehicles, with the special
provision this section shall not ally ito any
persons, partnerships, associations or cor
porations engaged in transferring persons
Or property through the city where such
persons, partnerships, association or cor
porations do not solicit business on the
streets Of the city"
The salary of firemen and policemen IS
fixed as follows, being a change and slight
raise over the original bill: First six
months service, $50 a month; second six
months, $65; third six months, SO; fourth
six months, SIS; fifth six months, $50, and
after that $S5; captains OF police not less
than $13 nor more than $3.50; sergeants oil
| police on detective duty, 500; senior cap.
tains of the fire department, Sis; junior
captains of the fire department, 800; Off
! GERS of the fire or police departments anC
each senior engineer of the fire department
and others under the rank of chief or as
4 sistant chief or captains or sergeants shall
have sos a month; junior engineers OF tn
fire department. $3.50.
Officers Of the fire department are raiset
as follows: Chief, from $500 to 5000; frs
assistant chief, from 1880 to s., 100: secon,
assistant chief. from 81, 800 to 1900.
1T TIL fire fund is raised from SOS, 900 a yea
lie as in the bill originally, to $250,0O.
y. The power to appoint the third assistan
Is city attorney, which in the bill was frs
Of given to the city attorney, is taken fror
his hands and imposed upon the mayo
IN and city council.
10 The provisions with respect to the cit
o. engineers office are dignity changed 1
Id that there, Is no provisions for the chang
- of contract when once entered into, bu
10 notifications are specified. The city er
s. gineer must prepare and sign all contract
r and then submit them to the council an
mayor.
X Two weeks notice of new plats of groun
to to be added to the city must be given b'
k fore the same may be legally added.
ed The allowance for the city library
i'll raised from 81, 900 a year to $50, coo.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-02
DEATH DUE TO NEPHRITIs
Coroner at Chicago Returns Verdict
on Case of DR.. HolyOke OF
Lincoln.

CHICAGO, Feb. 1-Nephritis caused the
death of DR.. r. A. Holyoke, a politician of
Lincoln, Neb., according to the verdict of
a coroner's jury returned today. DR.. Holy
oke was found dead in bed in his room at
the Windsor-C Clifton hotel Sunday morning.
LINCOLN, Jan. a,-Dr. r.. A. Holyoke.
found dead at Chicago today. has been a
well known physician OF Lincoln FOR nearly
fifteen years, and Yves at one time county
cotoner. Awife and daughter survive him.
Mrs: Holyoke secured a divorce two or
three years ago. DR.. Holyoke went to
Chicago nearly a month ago for treatment
for an ailment, the nature of which his
brother, a physician Of Lincoln, did not
disclose.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-02
ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS OF HOUSE
Bill Prohibiting Discrimination II
Grain Dealing Recommended.

(from a starr correspondent
LINCOLN, Feb. l-(Special)-In the
COMMITTEES of the whole the house this af-
ternoon for passage the bill
by Bowman OF Nuckoll prohibiting dis
elimination in the buying and selling of
grain. Elmer Brown of Lancaster spoke
against the bill, while Smith of Cass
thought II was too much in the interest
OF the farmers elevator companies. These
companies. he said, had practically put
out of business the independent elevators.
TIL binding wine bill was again up and
went over again until more information
could be secured by those who favor It.
Harry Lindsey, clerk OF the supreme
court, sent a communication to the house
saying it would take him twenty days in
which to get out a copy of the fees coll
letced in his office for the year 1908 and
that 1t would require one man working
all that time to do II. The house gave
the twenty days,
The following bills were introduced:
III. r. 2SS, by Leidigh OF Otoe-Providing
a clerk of the supreme court shall be paid
a salary and put fees in the treasury.
H. r. 239, by Stoecker of Douglas-Pro-
viding that corporations operating under
a public Franchise shall extend their fran
chises or exercise any OF their franchise
rights only with the consent Of the railway
II. r. go, by Bowman OF NuckolIs-Ap-
propriating 5000 for marking the oregon
II. r. 2E, by Mcvicker of D~odge-Provld-
ing county commissioners shall be paid s.
a day when actually employed. except in
poYgIss county where the sslsry is fixed
II. r s4s. by Mcvicker Of Dodge-Provid-
Ing for publicity Of campaign contributions
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-02
INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM
One of Wide scope 10 Re introduced
by Taylor of Custer.
lE'rom . sad Correspondent.l

urom q Staff Correspondent
Feb. Observation-Disclosures
bills for the initiative and referendum an
plicable to state laws as well as cities and
school districts are ready for Introduction
according to Representative Taylor of
custer county, the house leader. At
present there is a law on the statutes pro-
viding for both the initiative and refer
endum in municipalities and school dis
tricts with definite provisions for the sub
mission 70 a special election Of all ordi-
nonces on a petition of 20 per cent of the
voters or the initiating Of ordinances on
the same plan. Under this law the people
OF Lincoln several years. ago voted on the
question or closing saloons and lost by a
narrow margin. The act was introduced
in the legislature of 1897 by A. E. Sheldon,
then representative from Custer county,
and now head of the legislative reference
library at the capitol. The populist plat
form calls for an act Of this sort. but
does not specify that It shall affect all
branches OF the state government. Mr..
Taylor has been studying the Oklahoma
law with a view of bringing its duplicate
before the present legislature.
The Oklahoma Law is OF the widest pos
sible scope, taking in state, county. NUM-
cipal and school district divisions of the
government and making it possible for the
people to originate any law or ordinance
or to act upon them in the last instance
IL they so desire. The scope of the law
on the Nebraska books at present is not
appreciated by the members and many OF
them do not even know that 1t exists in
the breadth II does.
There is a provision in the Omaha
charter for the reference of franchis,
grants TO a popular vote requiring q
majority vote TO carry.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-02
Funeral Of DR.. LinIbridge.

SIOUX FALLS. S. D.. Feb. I-(Special)-
The funeral of DR.. VIII o. Lillibridge, the
noted author who died at his home in this
city on Friday afternoon, was held Sunday
afternoon from the family residence at
1904 South Phillips avenue. Interment was
made In a local cemetery.
Notwithstanding that he was only 20
years OF age, DR.. Lillibridge had produced
four novels, one of which, ben Blair led
i'm the sales of the year it was produced.
The book made the author famous. He fol-
lowed this with The Dissolving Circle
1.-THE Quest Eternal and Where the
Trail Divides" The books had a fine sale
and the autho was on the road to fame
and fortune when III health and low vital
ity made their claims upon him.
At the time of his death DR.. Lillibridge
had made good progress on another novel
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-02
INQUEST OVER HUGH MURPHY
Bloomfield Man Had $4,000 I'm His
Pockets When He Died In
Ireland.

DUBLIN, Feb. IAN inquest was held
here today into the death of Hugh Murphy
of Bloomfield, Neb., who died suddenly at
the Glenageary railroad station last Satur-
day, and the verdict was that Mr.. Murphy
died of heart disease. Credit notes on
European banks to the amount of $4,000
were found in his possession. The Amer
lean vice consul here attended the inquest
and will take charge of the body until Mr..
Murphy's family. who are supposed to be
at Omaha, are ehard from.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-02
"EAFEY no Run FOR MAYOR
l~"cksOnInns Make the Announcement
at Lincoln.
lFrlm a STAFF Correspondent

,oFrlm a staff Correspondent
tNCoIN y, Feb, L.-(Special)-P. c..
'afsy Is q candidate for the democratic
nom'nliion for mayor. Of Omaha. and his
rome viii be thrown TO the bieezes by the
'acNsonisn club shortly.
rhis Information was brought to Lincoln
this morning by an Omaha man who at
tended'a meeting OF the faithful in the big
city yesterday. lie was appointed an agent
to shripg-the news to Lincoln and have it
announced from this end.
~ told MIR. Heafey that 7 would give the
news tn the papers" said this messenger
from Omaha, and he said all right.
Heafey is a candidate and you can bet
your boots, we win elect him. He will get
tho nomination hands down, and he cam
be defeated. We held a meeting yesterday
and Mr.. Hesfey agreed to make the race.
and the Jacksonian club has agreed to
stand back Of his candidacy and support
him In preference to- any other candidate"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-02
COUNTY OPTION BILL IN SENATE
Miller Presents Measure ndOrn by
Option Members.

CFTom a staff Correspondent
LINCOLN, Neb., Feb, L-(Special)-The
county option bill as prepared by the al
lied temperance societies Of the state was
introduced In the senate today by Miller
Of Lancaster. 1t provides for a vote on
the sale Of liquor in counties on petition
Of 20 per cent of the voters which shan
be submitted not oftener than once In two
years. The petition calling for the election
must be verified by ten resident free
holdrs. Petitions may be circulated by diff
ferent individuals and may later be coll
leeted and presented as one.
When a duly verified petition is pre-
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-02
SHOEMAKER SPRINGS oRAroRY
House Finally and Kills the
So. t 70 Bill.
From a staff c

CFrom a staff Correspondent
LINCOLN, Feb. 1.-(special.)-Judgt w.
5, Shoemaker taught the house of repre-
sentatives a lesson this afternoon. a lesson
the house will be slow to forget. The judi
eiary committee actually reported for in
definite postponement the judges bill to
repeal the sackett law providing for the
removal of derelict officials by the gov
ernors OF course, the house sustained the
judiciary committee. but not until Judge
Shoemaker had raised his voice In solemn
warning; not unal his oratory had stirred
the breezes into waving the flags; not until
the rafters eroaked and ratified; not until
Connolly IN a stage whisper said that he
was seasick; not until Connolly actually
'sked the Judge 10 desist; and then the
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-02

firm Of Smith. Carey & CO. Of Chicago.
and removed for a time from Omaha, but
when the Chicago firm became smith
Brothers. Mr.. Carey returned to Omaha.
Two daughters, four sisters and the
brother at whose. home Mr.. Carey died
survive him. The sisters. who live in Iowa
and Illinois. Will arrive today to attend the
funeral, as will also John Smith Of Chicago,
his former business partner. other MEM
bers of the family are at istances which
will make their attendance impossible. Mrs.
Carey died in Iowa several years ago.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-02
Ree Men Organize.

SIOUX FALLS, S. D., Feb. 1.-(Special)
The honey bee industry in South Dakota
is expected to enjoy a rapid and substantial
growth as the result Of a meeting held in
this city by a number of bee men during
which a state organization was perfected.
The following officers were elected; Presi-
dent, Henry Ginsbach, Sioux Falls; vice
presidents, H.. NJ. S%tearns, Deadwood
Louis Thorne, Spearfish; r. A. Morgan,
Vermilion: secretary, L.. A. Syverud, Can.
ton; treasurer, Q. S. Jones, Madison.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-02
New HaII FOR odd FeIIows.

SIOUX FALLS, S. D., Feb. 1.-(Special)
Odd Fellows OF washington Springs
nav inaugurated a movement for the
construction of what will be one of the
largest odd Fellows hall buildings in South
Dakota. The building will be 1OOx1OO feet
in size, three stories in height and will be
constructed of brick. 1t is planned TO
nave the building erected during the
coming summer.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-02

fifteen days before clcctcion OF all sums
over $50 from one pefson
II. r. 2f3, by Taylor Of HftchGock-tstab
fishing an experiment station at Culbert-
son; $1,000 appropriated.
II. r. Pa. by McVicker Of Dodge-Fees
and salaries FOR town officers.
II. r. 245. by McVicker of Dodge-Pro.
viding town CLERK, assessor and justice OF
the peace receiving the largest vote shau
constitute the town board.
H. r.. 246.. by Cnnnolly OF Douglas-Pen-
sion fund for firemen Of Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-02
GEMLIcH DECLARED ELECTED
Missouri Assembly SustRins Commit
tee in Contest without

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Feb. 1.-The
joint session of the Missouri general as
sembly this afternoon declared Jacob F..
Gemlich elected to the office of lieutenant
governor of Missouri. No vote was taken,
the speaker declaring the result when the
recount committee of five republicans and
five democrats reported its findings, as
follows:
"For Jacob F.. Gemlich, republican, SAG, 642
for William r. Painter, democrat, 346, 40.
Gemlich's plurality, ~ e.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-02

SIOUX FALLS. s. D., Feb, L-(special9
big event in South Dakota this week
will be the twelfth annual convention OF
the South Dakota Retail Merchants and
Dealers association, which will
convene at Yankton Tuesday evening and
continue in session until Thursday evening.
Rat S. Tyler Of Sioux Fails. secretary Of
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-02
A Fortunate Texan.

e. w. Goodloe. Dallas, Tex, found a
sure cure for malaria and biliousness in
DR.. Kings New Life Pills, Csc. For sale
by Beaton Drug Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-02
Good skatIng aI HanscoI
south Dakota Merchants Meet.

The ice at HanseOm Park has bee
cleaned off and the skating is good.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-02

the association, has received information
which leads him to believe the convention
will be the best attended and most success
full ever held by the association.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-02

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Druggists refund money IL it fails to cure.
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The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-11
DIR. Darrin is Honest
With the Sick

If he finds a case where medical skill
is powerless, he frankly tells the pa
tient so, and gives such advice as will
aid them, without charge. If durable
DR.. Darrin tells just how much it will
cost to be cured This saves sick peo-
pie the trouble of going from one doc
tor to another to find out what they
think the trouble is, and then try
ing to decide which doctor was the
nearest to the truth. 1t saves sus-
pense; it saves time; it saves money
for DR.. Darrin points out the sore
spots, tells every ache and pain, tells
why they suffer and how they can be
cured. There is no mystery about it
it is no superhuman bugaboo; but SIM
ply the result of years of special train
ing-years of hard work treating moth
ing else, and the grand experience
gained in treating thousands of similar
cases that enables the doctor to tell at
a glance what organ is affected, how
and why, and what the remedy is.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-11
THE SMOKING LOCOMOTIVE.

The electrification of steam railroads
for suburban traffic has been entered
upon by number of lines in and near
great cities, and is under consideration
by many more lines. There are rea-
sons. The advantage of electric power
for long hauls is advocated by many
authorities and the advantages of this
power for short distances with frequent
stops are contested by no one. Steam
roads are feeling in their suburban
traffic the increasing competition of
the all-electric lines. Suburban traffic
yearly becomes more important, for
an ever growing number OF city work.
ers are maintaining homes in the coun-
try where land is cheaper, lots larger.
air fresher and the neighborhood feel
ing stronger than in town 1t was the
electric line that opened up the c,un-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-11
MAN HAS $4,000 ON DEPOSIT
RED TAPE KEEPS IT THERE
Attorney Lying Awake Nights Figur
ing How He Can Get Money
Back.

JUNEAU, Nov. LIE. M. French
attorney for various land claimants
and of the Alaska Petroleum & Coal
company, is lying awake nights in an
endeavor to solve a governmental red
tape problem which entangles a small
fortune.
Various claimants for Alaska coal
into the land office the amounts due
upon final proof. The sum from all
the claimants aggregated nearly $17,-
900. In order to save the trouble and
anxiety of carrying around in his
pocket so much money, Mr.. French
turned it into the United States treas
ury and took receipt from deposit
tary before leaving Seattle.
Unfortunately for Mr. French, the
United States statutes require that all
fees must be paid into the land Office
in cash, and, however much Receiver
Mullen may sympathize with Mr..
French, it is quite impossible for him
to repeal or amend the law and accept
the receipt of the depository in lieu of
cash.
It is a great deal easier to put mon
ey into the United States treasury
than it is to take it out. No authority
is required to turn the money over to
the depositary, but the government
is very strict about permitting it to
be taken out. So far the only remedy
suggested is an act of congress.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-11-11
A "SIlENCE" AT ANNAPOLIS.

The silence" just reported from
shipmen at the Naval Academy to at
test to their disapproval of certain Of
ficers' disciplinary measures and meth
DDS, is not altogether a novelty 1t is
second cousin to the Spokane and Lon
don hunger strikes. 1t has been heard
of before both at Annapolis and at
West Point and at the minor military
schools in different parts of the coun-
try. 1t is a peculiarly safe means of
indicating the rebuke of a superior Of
ficer. OF course thege is an agreement
in advance which is no less than q con-
spiracy and which, if it could be prov
ed, would subject all engaged in it to
the severest punishment. But it is one
of the aXiOms of law that conspiracy is
the most difficult of all offenses to
prove cOnclusively and a silence" plot
discipline for cadet or student to re-
main silent during a meal. Indeed 81
lence may be in such circumstances a
virtue rather than an offense. No
officer can consistently complain of
good order at table. If questioned as
to his motives in remaining silent each
cadet may truthfully reply that he
had nothing to say. Cadets who are
engaged in such plan are not singular
in remaining silent because of a lack
of ideas. 1t might be conducive to the
welfare of society of the rule of keep
ing still until there is something to say
worth aging became general. The SAT-
est way to deal with a silence plot
at an institution is to ignore it.