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Evening journal., 1909-12-30
HUSBAND GONE,
POLICE AID WIFE

Since yesterday morning the police have
been assisting Mrs. Clarence Craig. Of
No. so4 King street. whose husband dis
appeared two weeks ago and left her IN
needy circumstances. Ahe case was re-
ported TO the police and they Immediate
ly looked after the woman's comfort by
providing food and coal for her.
Mrs. Craig has a sister at Bridgeport
Conn, and she expressed a desire to go
there. The police will provide a rail-
road ticket and she win leave for that
city tomorrow morning.
Evening journal., 1909-12-30
XMAS FESTIVAL
AT OLD SWEDE'S

The Christmas entertainment Of the
Boys Club OF Old swedes Church. will be
held in the parish building tonight un-
der the direction Of Frank Hill. An inter-
esting program has been prepared
The Junior Auxiliary OF the Church will
be entertained in the parish building by
the Misses Kenworthy tonight.
To mark next Sunday as the first Sun
day of the year an the 200 communicates
OF Old swedes Church will gather in the
church, and the Christmas music will be
repeated
Evening journal., 1909-12-30
FIND MAN FROZEN
TO DEATH In CAR
White Man, Seeking Shelter
From Storm, PeriSheS at
PerryViIIe

The dead body of an unidentified white
man was found by p. b. and W. r. r.
men in a refrigerator car at Perryville.
Md. this morning. He had evidently been
frozen to death during the storm that be-
gan on Christmas Day. The car had been
standing on a siding at Perryville since
Saturday and It is supposed that the man
sought shelter in It when the storm came
up. Closing the door behind him he be-
came a prisoner when the door locked.
The car did not contain ice.
The man was about 40 years old and was
fairly we'll dressed.
His body was turned over TO the cor
oner OF Cecil county Md.
Evening journal., 1909-12-30
new MURDER
in TONG WAR
Noted Chinese Actor Shot to
Death in His Room in
New York
FEUD RENEWED BETWEEN
BROTHERS AND RIVALS

BY United Press Leased Special Wire
NEW YORK. Dec. sO-The war OF tha
Chinese Tongs has been removed with
increased vigor and to-day the police
admit that they fear grave results
from the murder. earlier in the day
OF All Hoon. noted Chinese actor.
who was formely member OF the
-Four Brothers. which. however. he do
serted for the on Leong Tongs. An
Hoon was killed. il is said. IN retaIf-
alton for the murder. last Monday
night. OF Low Fung. treasurer OF the
Four Brothers, and Low Jung. another
Four Brother, who was assassinated
by members Of the on Ieong Tong.
at No. 30 i-2 Poll street.
Commissioner Baker has thrown
scores OF policemen and plain clothes-
men to Chinatown to-day and admits
that another Tong war is feared.
Cinnamon at Enmity.
The On LconE Tonga and the Foun
Brothers have been at deadly enmity
since the murder Of elsie Sigel by
Leon Ling, a member OF the on Leong
Tongs. and tho -Four Brothers did
their best 10 aid the police IN captur4
ing HIM while the On Ieong Tonga sue
cessfully aided him 20 escape.
All Hoon was So years old and was
assistant stage manager and an actor
In the Chinese theatre at Dover
street. Ho was very popular with
the other members Of tho Chinese COLI
ony, and was well known IN San Fran-
cisco. In the Pacific coast city An
-Four Brothers and was associated In
the theatrical business with 10 Guam
When. six years ago. All Hoon came
70 New York, he deserted tho Four
Brothers and Joined the ON Ieonc
Tongs. Tho Four Brothers hated him
for this act and selected him as their
victim
Marked For Death.
Yesterday he received the death no.
tioe and was greatly unnerved He
made preparations 10 leave New York
until the feud had died out. but took
his part as usual IA the cast at the
Chinese theatre last night. going to
his home. next door after the perform
ance, through a secret passagew way
that had been made for him. As he
reached his room shots were heard.
] NNfn oiNtf ANlutaf ACTORS IN the
house rushed 70 An Hoon's room. they
found him shot TO death There was
no other Chinaman In sight. How the
murderers escaped the police cannot
guess
The police have arrested as material
witnesses Mrs. Clara Quan. widow Of
Jo Quan. the Chinese actor OF san
Francisco. with whom All Hoon lived /:
and Ice Jung, a friend Of All Hoon's.
living IN the same house. but admit
they do not suspect them OF the MUIR
der.
IL developed to-day that three Of tha
shrewdest OF Captain Galvin's detoc-
tives were guarding An Hoon, but
were powerless to prevent his assassi-
nation.
All Hoon appealed TO Police Captain
Calvin yesterday for protection. de-
clarinE he knew he was 10 he killed.
When All Hoon went TO the theatra
last night. three detectives accom-
panied him. remained throughout this
performance and then returned homa
with All Hoon. ordering him, as they
left. not 10 open his door for any one.
The warning was evidently not Needed
FOR a few moments later All Hoon was
shot to death.
All Hoon was the singing comedian
IN the popular Chinese play '.Tha
Daughter Of One Thousand Dragons Of
the Sun"
Evening journal., 1909-12-30
GIRLS PRANK
COST HER 81

Annie Brown, colored, Is years old.
threw her clothes over her head and
took walk down Clayton street yes
terday afternoon, swearing at the top
Of her voice.
Thats Annie's forte. and when a
patrolman saw her. he wasn't sur
prised. He arrested her, however. and
again Annie faced Judge Cochran in
City Court this morning.
The court started to refer her TO
Humane Agent Stout.
ITS no use, judge said Mr.. Stout
I'VE can't do anything with her and 1
think you'd better impose n fine.
Annie was accordingly fined 81 and
costs.
Evening journal., 1909-12-30
EXPLODED FIRE CRACKERS
AT MOVING PICTURE SHOW.
Rv Tfnifed Press I.pnood gnqrfaI NVfro

LEMBERG, Austria, Dec. 3O.-The
police are today rounding up all the
criminals I'm the city In the hope Of
finding the piclSpockets who are charg-
ed with exploding fire works during
moving picture sohw at a local theatre
last night causing a panic that re-
suited in FIVE deaths and seriously in
iuring twenty others.
In tho panic the pickpockets ming
led with the crowd and scores Of pock-
cts we're picked
Evening journal., 1909-12-30
WEATHER.
3ocold

WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.-cold
weather will continue generally to-
night over the eastern half Of the eoun-
try followed by rising Temperature Fri
day, with another severe freeze in the
greater portion Of Florida tonight and
frost to the southern extremity Of the
mainland.
Forecast tilI 8 p. m. Thursday;
For Delaware-Fair, continued cold
tonight. Friday fair, not so cold; mod
crate west to south winds.
Evening journal., 1909-12-30
James II. Gam Made Contribution

The contribution Of s25 to the Anti
tuberculosis Christmas check fund
credited to Charles II. Gam" was made
by James II. Gam. The crediting OF
the contribution to Charles H. Gam
instead Of to James II. Gam was due
20 a clerical error.
Evening journal., 1909-12-30
TeII Id WeddIna Here

Married I'm this city on December 10.
]. Edward Crane and Miss Alma Dea-
BILE, both Of Baltimore. have just am
nounced the wedding 20 their friends.
Mr.. Crnae Is a member OF shoe firm
I'm Baltimore and Miss Deablc was his
cashier. They spent their honeymoon
in New York and Atlantic City
Evening journal., 1909-12-30
Storm HaIts Another Funeral,

A child Of Mr.. and Mrs Frank Brown
who live art Cherry Hill, near Newark.
died last Friday. Owing 20 the snow
cholxed roads the funeral has not taken
place. Interment will be made in the
Presbyterian cemetery. at Glasgow.
Evening journal., 1909-12-30
COLD
IN The NORTH
Mercury Thirty Five Degrees
Below Zero in Adirondack
Region
ZERO WEATHER IN BOSTON
MUCH SUFFERING

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
BOSTON, Dec S0-- Boston to-day IN suf-
ferlng practically zero weather tho cold
est of this winter ~ IN. tho ther-
mometer stood only two above zero. In
the poorer quarters Of the city the suf-
fering was Intense and many hospital
victims OF frost bites are being cared
for.
Though hundreds OF men are at work
for the various telegraph and telephone
companies, not a wire is yet running into
the Cape Cod section OF Massachusetts
and many towns in Rhode Island are stir
without means OF wire communication.
Fan River and New Bedford, Massa-
chusetts. and the whole adjacent section
are as such much cut on from the world
OF telcgraphic communication as n
Morse had never made a dot or dash.
Never IN the history Of New England
has so much havoc been wrought with
the wires as was occasioned by the big
Christmas storm this year. Hundreds OF
poles are down throughout all the iso-
lated sections and the wires, trailing
along the ground are teepiy embedded in
ice. There Is small possibility OF any
wire communication before Saturday. All
tho commercial wire companies are mail
ing their matter out OF Boston 20 Rhode
Island and the southern Massachusetts
cities.
GLENNs FALLS. n. Y. Dec. s0-
Record December weather prevails IN the
Adirondack regions to-day. Lake Cham
plain is frozen across. At North Creek
last night the mercury went down 70 IS
below.
While IN many places a temperature
Of 20 below and less IL reported. Lake
George is closed anu ice Is thick enough
for pedestrians to cross from shore to
shore
INDIANAPOLIS. Dec. ao.--Indiana Is
now in the grasp OF cold wave which
has broken all records since 1905. AZ
O'Clock to-day the mercury on the gov
ernment thermometer registered eight de-
grees below zero while. is the lowest Il
has been since February. 1906, when th'
thermometer showed sixteen below
By United Press Leased Special Wire.
BIRMINGHAM. Ala, Dec. ao.-rhe cold
esi December ever experienced IN Ala
I bama according to the official govern
ment forecast, reached a climax to-da,
when the thermometer reached l2 degrees
above zero at a. m. Intense suffering 4
reported from all portions OF the South.
BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
NORWICH. n. Y. Dec. 9o.-The cold
est weather in Chenango county since rec
ords have been kept Is experienced to-day
official thermometer here showing a tenn
/ perature Of Il degrees below zero, while
85 degrees below zero is reported from tho
country districts in this vicinity
Evening journal., 1909-12-30
Won oaden. homardls noll.

The name of the uoli given away
by the Ogden Howard Co.. Fifth and
King streets. is "Pansy" The fortu-
nate guesser is Mrs. James Sayers, N.
z. corner Of Seventh and jefferson
streets
Evening journal., 1909-12-30
Use Stoves Aaain in Hotel.

Stoves viii be in use for a few days
in the Washington House Newark, be-
cause the boiler that supplied the hotel
with hot water heat exploded.
At-A1av hurt hv tha aXnloSion-
Evening journal., 1909-12-30
Xmas Festival at 7

Xmas Festival at Trinity M. E. Church
In Trinity M. e. Church this even
ing the annual Christmas entertain
ment and Sunday school treat will be
given
Evening journal., 1909-12-30

Every edition of THE EVEN
ING JOURNAL is a prosperity
edition for the merchants who
advertise.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-21

build, but has selected certain streets on
which the city says it cannot build. The
case has been once decided in favor OF the
companys' contention that it has the right
to select the streets on which to conduct
its new lines, but is being heard further.
Each side expresses confidence IN winning
the final decision.
Lease Plants From city.
The history Of the Toronto street rail-
way system may be briefly epitomized. In
1861 a company was given a charter for
thirty years to operate a horse car line,
In 1891 when the franchise expired, the
city took over the plant, paying 81, 100000
therefore. The sum was determined by
appraiscment. For several months the
city operated the plant at a small profit,
the matter Of it's Identification being un-
der consideration. Beginning with Septem-
Der, 1891, the present company took the
management of the plant, and installed the
electric equipment. From that time till
the end Of 1908, the company has paid to
the city. exclusive of it's direct taxes, The
sum OF 81, 297. 1887 which Is a reasonably
profitable return on an investment Of
81, 900, 900 made less than nineteen years
ago. The company took the plant under
it's agreement for thirty years, so that 1t
has yet eleven years to operate in. At the
end Of the period the plant reverts to the
city. Some discussion is already heard as
to the probable action Of the city at the
expiration of the present contract, but II
is very vague and nebulous as yet. The
company is capitalized at $S,O0O,OOJ, and
pays z per cent. The stock Is quoted on
the local board at around l2I. 1t is not
a very active stock, although the trans
actions in it are considerable. It is mostly
held for investment, and would be attrac-
tive, owing to its dividend rate, were It noJ
for the fact that it suffers much as do the
public service corporations in the United
States. Ambitious asplrants for local Of
flee prime themselves with tramway fig
ures, and then take the stump. This per-
petual agitation has something Of a de-
terrent effect on investors, otherwise the
tramway stock might go TO a figure that
is warranted by a certainty Of 2 per cent
annually on solid security.
Treatment of Employees.
So much for the relations of the com
PAM and the city. Just now, when its
forces are reduced TO a minimum because
OF the cessation OF summer travel the
company Is employing L,25s conductors and
motormen. These are paid 20 cents per
hour for the first year. 22 cents per hour
for the second year, and 23ls cents per
hour for the third and subsequent years.
In addition, the company furnishes TO It's
employees after the first year one new uni
form annually and one new overcost every
second year. The hrst-year man is re-
] VrHfraN q, paaF f,g kTg ,vgY ,.vFF.--- -
overcoat, but it is 50 arranged by tie com
pany that the tailor is paid from the COM
pany's Golfers and the cost is taken out
OF the employees pay little at a time. so
that the expense OF the uniform and over
coat is practically extended over the en-
tire year. The older men are referred to
at the general managers office as the
regulars" They work ten hours a dsv.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-21
Total Eclipse of the Moon

Saturday morning, November q, shortly
after midnight, there will be a total eclipse
OF. the moon, completely visible in Omaha
The accompanying diagram will explain all
the circumstances.
The largest circle represents the earth's
penumbra, and the one next in size and
concentrlc with it the earth's shadow.
The letters N, 5, Z, w denote the cardinal
points, and the diagram must be held In
such a way when facing the moon that the
line n 5 points to the north star. The long
straight line is the moons path. The num-
bers on 1t locate the moons center at u,
l, ?, 3, 4, 5 and o o'clock, and the interven-
ing marks denote its position for every ten
minutes. Tho seven small circles represent
seven views of the moon at important
moments. When the moons center is at
A, at 12:12 a. m, the moon enters penum-
bra" When it is at b., at Ill a.. m. the
moon enters shadow" and the eclipse
properly begins. At 2:4 the total eclipse
begins" and the moon is completely i'm
mersed in the earth's shadow. The middle
of this total eclipse will occur at 2:65 and
It's end at 1896. During this time, from
21i 10 1886, which will last enc hour and
twenty-five minutes, the moon may dis
appear from view completely so that even
a telescope may not be able to see Il. or Il
may remain visible all the time. SHINING
with a beautiful dull copper color. This
visibility, or invisibiIity depends upon the
amount Of cloudiness Of the earth's atmo-
sphere along the sunrise aud sunset circle.
through which the suns rays must pass
and be refraCted upon the the moon. This
light is very red. for the same reason that
the sun and moon appear red when low
down in the sky, because their light is
forced to pass through a large amount Of
air.
At i:Ss a. m. the moon leaves shadow"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-21

and their runs are so arranged that the
ten hours stunt is accomplished within
a twelve-hour period. The Swing runs
and 'trippers'' are manned by the extras
or new men, but their time of work, whlaI
can not under the agreement with the city
exceed ten hours, is generally accomplished
within a fourteen-hour period. A few OF
the runs may extend a little beyond this.
but not so many as to excite any
and these are being adjusted now. In fac,
the schedule man was working at the time
Of my call in an effort to remedy a run
on a line where one conductor among the
fifteen employed, on that particular line
had complained of his hours. Each en-
ploye has twenty-four consecutive hours
Off duty each week. Almost all the em-
ployes are members Of the union, although
the company does not make any contract
with the union as such. 1t has an agree
ment with the men, covering all, and this
agreement is negotiated between the COM
pany and a committee representing the
men. The fact that the committee Is
chosen by the union is admitted, but
recognition" is not as yet conceded.
Construction and Power.
A detail Of the company's operation at
present may be of passing interest In
Omaha. The guttered type OF girder rail,
such as is now being put down I'm Omaha.
is being abandoned here. All the system
was laid with it, but It is being taken up
and a T rail is being substituted. The
girder rail did not fail in any particular
incident, but Is thought not heavy enough
for the traffic, and the substitution e
expected to secure better service from the
track, and less noise and greater smootks
ness in operation. This and other details
of construction are worked out between
the city engineers office and the operating
department Of the company, The city has
the veto power over any of the company's
proposals in this regard. Another factor
is that the power for the trolley lines Is
obtained from Niagara falls, and is brought
In here over eighty miles OF wire. It has
proven very reliable and much aheaper
than the steam-generated power. although
was not given the exact figures as to It's
cost. MO
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-21

the user Of the low rate tickets is entitled
TO unlimited transfer so long as he pursues
his journey in the general direction. Tickets
for children under o years of age and for
school children going to and from school
are sold at the rate Of ten for Is cents. In
1905 the company carried 50. lS9,57l paying
passengers and issued 81, 7OO.576 transfers.
h the Company Pays city.
In 1905 the street railway company paid
to the city In mileage taxes &l.l5s: from
percentage Of gross revenue. $447, 3g7.67: and
In, direct taxes, $50, ass, a total revenue to
the city from the street railway company
OF Sis.S9a67. After paying this Sum to
the city and the expenses Of operation the
company had from its gross income a bal
ance available for dividends and surplus
OF N.O2s S6.E. The percentage Of earnings
required for operating expense In 1908 was
&s per cent. The taxes levied direct
against the company by the city cover its
rails poles, wires and real estate, but not
It's cars, and for 1908 were levied on an
assessment Of S.646, 81. The mileage is
based on $500 per single mile OF track, and
out Of this is paid the expenses OF paving
along the company's route. All paving,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-21

streets, where the traffic is congested to
a degree that is calling at present for the
serious consideration Of plans for relief.
The fare is a varied rrangeme Tickets
that are sold at the rate Of eight for 2J
cents are used between the hours OF $50
and 5 a. m, and between and $50 D. m.
securing to the working people OF all
clesses the minimum fare at the hours Of
going 10 and from their employment.
Between % and 20 per cent Of all the pay
ing passengers carried by the street rail-
way use this form OF ticket On Sunday all
tickets are at the rate OF ssyen for %
cents. Another form Of ticket. used be-
tween the hours for the. minimum fare
and after 6 In the evening until midnight.
Is sold at the rate OF six for Is cents or
twenty-five for 81 After midnight and
until $50 a. m. the fare on all cara Is 10
cents. A modification OF this is that a
ride begun before the hour OF p o'clock
midnight may be continued on a transfer
after that hour without paying an extra
fare. II required a court decision to es-
tablish this right The casual patron OF
the street railway pays 5 cents for his
ride The transfer system is universal, and
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-21
Eating an Apple.

D you know what you're eatlng?" said
the doctor to the girl.
Al apple. Of course"
you are eating" said the doctor. "albu-
men, sugar gum, malic acid, galllc acid.
fiber, water and phosphorus"
Il hope those things are good. Tbcv
sound alarming"
Nothing could be better. You ate. | OH
served, rather too much meat al dinner
The malic acid OF apples neutrallzes me
excess OF chalky matter caused by 100
much meat, and thereby helps to keen Won
young, Apples are good for your complex
Ion; their acids drive out the noxious mat
tiers which cause skin eruptOns. They are
good Tor your brain, which those same
noNlous matters, II retained, render slug
glsh. Moreover, the acids Of the appla
diminish the acidity OF the stomach that
comes with some forms Of Indigestion.
The phosphorus, Of which apples contain
a larger percentage than any other fruit
or vegetable, renews the essential nervous
matter Of the brain aud spinal column
On, the ancients were not wrong when
they esteemed the apple the food OF the
gOds-the magic reneWer Of youth 10 when
the gods resOrted when they felt them
selves growing old and feeble. j think IN
have an apple" concluded the doctpl-
New York Tribune,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-21

tional cars. The company Is willing to
build. but has selected certain streets on
which the city says 1t cannot build. The
case has been once decided in favor OF the
companys' contention that it has the right
to select the streets on which to conduct
its new lines, but is being heard further.
Each side expresses confidence IN winning
the final decision.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-21
Christmas Books

NO let up TO the selling Of fine de Luxe
books, Of workS Of standard authors from our
late purchase 1t about one-fourth publishers
prioes-Make selections for Christmas. We lay
away on payment Of n deposit.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-21
Courteous Employees.

The greatest change that impresses the
,0sitor from the United states. perhaps, in
Nnection with the local street railway
sofyiee. is the uniform courtesy and pa
uklEe with which the employees OF the
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-21
Christmas
Engraving

Let us have your
order now; 100 en-
graved visitin 8
S, any style
script with Q0N
plate, for wv
100 engraved cards.
old English style
with plate $3.50
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-21

The expense OF the upkeep Of the sys-
tenn as well as its equipment and extension,
Is borne by the company. The city has the
right under the agreement to order extern
sions' 70 designate the number Of cars that
must be used TO avoid o~vercrowding, and
may do a great man. other things that
seem strange to one who has been accus-
toned TO the methods that prevail in the
United States. Just at present a very in
teresting dispute is in progress Of adjust
ment in the courts. The city has ordered
the building Of fifteen miles OF additional
trackage and the supplying Of 100 addi-
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-21

both inside and outside the rails, is paid for
by the city, and is kept in repair at the
public charge, but experience has proven
that the annual charge Of $500 per mile
more than covers this item OF expense.
The portion Of the gross receipts payable
to the city annually under the agreement
with the street railway company is as fol-
lows.