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Omaha daily bee., 1910-11-13

wedding which took place this Teek the couple
received 5000 in gold also food for two years
a present for having the ceremony there In this
the groom Jew from Yemen, Arabia, and the
bride Jewess from Aleppo, in Syria The bride
late coming. and the 5000 worshipers who had
sembled to see the ceremony had to wait for two
hours. She finally carried in under canopy, and
took her place side of open while the
bridegroom stood the other. Standing thus the
marriage VOWS were exchanged. Two cemetery
weddings planned, but it is difficult to get willing
couples as such marriages supposed to be dis
astrous Nevertheless, the charm to be work
ing The wind has changed since the first ceremony
occurred, and it may rain by and by.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-11-13
Superstitious Pilgrims.

Not only the natives, but also the pilgrims. who
come here by the ten thousand year, supersti-
tious The most of them believe that every spot
pointed by the monks is the actual locality of the
event alleged to have occurred there The pilgrims
come from the of Siberia from all parts of
western Asia and Africa. well from Greece and
the islands of the Mediterranean They walk over
the holy land with stats in their hands and kneel
down and kiss the places where they believe Jesus
trod. They kiss the stones of the streets here,
not knowing forgetting that there have been three
or four Jerusaems buried below the site present
one.
have seen these pilgrims crawling on their knees
through the church of the holy sepuchre They creep
Omaha daily bee., 1910-11-13
p TIE CHORCH OF TIE HOLY SFrACHhE
rs. FILLED WITH ,SU7ERSTLIL0NS

oval pearl a. big as the end OF my thumb hung on
the forehead, while the fingers held a
more rings. Some of the rings set with dia-
monds with sapphires and rubes and others with
Opals opals in Palestine looked the sign
OF good luck and not bad, with
The most of the rings costly, and each was
presented to the Virgin a love offering. On the
silken lap of the image lay great golden heart
thick as my fist and about six inches in width
studied with emeralds and diamonds. This heart is
present from Franz Joseph, the emperor of Austria
who has made many costly gifts to the Church Of the
Holy sepulchre In the grotto Of the Church OF the
Nativity at Bethlehem is a similar statue which is
gorgeously decorated although some Of it's
Jewels said to be paste.
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High pressure, with strong
crest on the Atlantic coast, still
covers almost the whole of the
country, excepting slightly low
pressure on the north Pacific
coast, the eastwardly advance OF
which is being retarded by the
high; and slightly low pressure
over southwestern Utah. Under the
influence of high pressure fair
weather has obtained over most of
the country during the last "a
hours. Precipitation has been gen
eral on the Pacific coast and the
only report of precipitation in the
east was from western New York.
Considerably higher temperatures
were reported in Idaho and south
western Utah, elsewhere from the
Pacific to the Rockies temperature
changes in general have been
slight, with temperatures about
normal in the Pacific states. A
considerable fall of temperature
has occurred from Nebraska to
middle Texas. and considerable
rise eastwardly from the Missis-
sippi river, excepting on the Allan
tic coast, where slightly lower pre-
walls. Conditions are unsettled, but
give a probability. of fair weather
tonight and Wednesday in this Vi
cinity. CHAS. STEWART.
Local FOrecaster.
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WR|GHTS
WANT AN
AIR TRUST
WANT ALL WHO FLY TO PAY
THEM ROYALTY FOR
THAT RIGHT.
"WOULD RETARD AERONAUT-
ICS," SAYS CURTIsS' b
BACkER.
(By United Press.j

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 1.-Cohrt-
land Field Bishop, president of the
Aero club of America, who arrived
last night, will act as chairman of
the judges during the aviation
meet He said today if the Wright
brothers We're upheld in the courts,
and their allegation against Curtiss
sustained, thus forcing all who fly
to pay them royalties. it will retard
the development of aeronautics as
nothing has done since the first
flight was made.
He said that as far as he could
judge from the recent action of the
Wrights, they are not only trying to
uphold their patents, but are w.
deavoring to secure the exclusive
right to soar.
Il am financially interested with
Curtiss in the manufacture of the
Curtiss aeroplane, and of course I
favor him, but, looking at the mat
ter from an unbiased standpoint, |
fail to see where the Wrights can
claim that Curtiss is infringing on
their patents. The Wrights' strong
est point is that their patent is for
warping planes, and this Curtiss
does not use. He uses the wing tip,
which is not connected with the
main planes in any way, and is
worked from the seat"
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ar and influence are behind Bal

er and influence are behind Bal
linger.
d. C. Coates, labor advocate and
member of the charter committees
says that the policy of the Taft ad-
ministration is with the large inter
csts. He looks for new align
ment politically to preserve the old
traditions of the nation and the
liberties of the people. He sees
in the Pinchot incident another IL
mstration of the conditions that
have always preceded great
struggle to preserve the rights OF
the people. The powerful interests
now control the government sofefy
for their own material welfare. =
Frank II. Walker of. the Press
mems union sees in the Taft-Bal-
linger-Pinchot controversy the ulti-
mate success of the republican in
surgents. AS matters now stand,
Roosevelt is prominently The
Man on Horseback with every
likelihood of riding into power
again on tidal wave of popularity.
The need of a change in our gov
ernmental conditions is recognized
by thinking men. In no country on
earth are the rich growing richer
and the poor poorer more rapidly
than in this nation of ours. The
common people should welcome the
coming conflict as the time for Sc
curing better and more representa-
tive government in the city, state
and nation.
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1t takes unusual inducements to
attract piano buyers so soon after
holidays, and nothing but the most
drastic price cutting would create
the amount of enthusiasm that has
been manifested In our great clos
ing out sale of Lucore pianos.
We really had no use for the
stock of the Lucore company In
Spokane, Tacoma or Seattle, but
the fact that Mr.. Lucore was
obliged to sell, move or forfeit
$4,000 offered an opportunity to
make cash purchase the like OF
which has never been made before.
You can understand, then.why we
can offer these pianos so cheaply.
or course. it would not be wise to
offer them at loss. but we don't
want them at this time OF year,
have not room for them in our
warehouse and so all we ask is a
very small profit on the whole
transaction. This means that you
can buy them at regular wholesale
prices, and in some cases the odd
styles at actual cost to us.
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TRADERS NATIONAL
BANK ELECTS OFFICERS

At the election held at the Trad
ers National bank today, the fol-
lowing officers were elected: A. F.
Mechanic, president; d. NJ. Drum
heller, vice president; Charles A.
Mclean, cashier; E. V. Klein, as
sistant cashier; W. T. Triplett. as
sistant cashier.
The following board of directors
was elected: Aaron Kuhn, chair
man of the board; Alfred Coolidge,
A. F. Mechanic. D. NJ. Drumheller,
A. B. Campbell, James Monaghan,
N. Fred Essig. J. A. Schiller, NJ. NJ.
Cowley, Joseph H. Spear and Will
liam G. Graves.
The president. Mr. Mechanic, has
long been identified with the insti-
tuition and has always ranked as
one of the ablest and most success
full bankers and financiers in this
state. Mr. Kuhn. who leaves the
presidency to take the chairman
ship of the board of directors on
account of his health, retains his
interests and will continue active
in the direction of the banks af-
fairs. The board of directors is
composed of gentlemen who have
been active in the development of
this city and it's banking interests,
and with the increased capital and
the infusion of some new blood into
the management of its affairs, feels
more than ever capable of meeting
the wants of the business interests
of the community with which it has
been intimately associated for more
than % years.
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STATE LABOR FACES
A TRYING DECISION

The Washington state federation
es labor Is facing trying decision,
N must either comply with the in
structions which have been received
ut she state convention at Hoquam
today from the American Fedora
tIoN Of Labor, or run the risk of
being outiawed by that organiza.
ton.
The following message from the
special representative of The Press
at the state convention is self ex-
planatory:
"HOQUIAM, Wash, Jan. IL
The American Federation of Labor
has sent instructions to Organizer
c. o. Young. advising him to pro-
test all credentials of delegates
from locals of the Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers of the Ried fac
ton. A big fight is expected over
the report of the committee on Gre
dentials. 1t is predicted that the
action of the A. F. of l.. will cause
the most bitter fight in the history
OF the state body.
"All electrical worker delegates to
the convention are members of the
Ried faction. If the convention re-
fuses to obey the instructions of
the A. +. of L. the charter will I'M
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9 O N TIN u E D
r 0 M -
P A @ E O n f
RAILROADS NOT TAXED

against the mineral reservations
has been carrying on campaign
for several years, the Northern Pa
cilic will sell the property given it
in the original grants, but reserves
all mineral rights. This reservation
escapes taxation, while it prevents
the farmer from securing clear
title to his land.
Il Deen working on this matter
for several years." stated the Pierce
county assessor this morning, land
have succeeded in taxing half of
these mineral reservations am
in favor of adopting nominal tax
rate for this property, which will
either cause the railroad to try to
develop the land or give the pur-
chaser clear title"
GaIbraith, President.
+. P. Galbraith, assessor of Spo-
kane county, was unanimously
elected president of the association
yesterday afternoon, while j. Kelly
de Priest of Benton county was
Frost of the state tax commission
delivered an address yesterday aft
ernoon on the necessity of amend
ing the state constitution so as to
permit the legislature to classify
property for purposes of assessment
and taxation.
Assessor Marbelle of Ferry coun-
ty and Assessor Kloppenburg of
OkanOgan county delivered adj
dresses on the assessment of min
ing properties at the morning SEES
sion. Assessor H. A. Peoples of Pa
ciiic county made talk on Oyster
Lands"
Bankers This Afternoon.
At the afternoon session num-
Der of local bankers will be present
to discuss the taxation of moneys
with the assessors. T. d. Rockwell
of the state tax commission has a
special paper prepared on this sub
ject
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G O N 7 N u f D
r o
P. A @ f = N f
PEOPLE INDIGNANT

case Of either sell out or pay trib-
ute to Jim Hill. With increased
fares the sales of property In the
valley will for a time be checked,
as the prospect of building up a
suburban residential district there
has received a setback.
Real estate promoters with large
holdings around Greenacres and
on to Post Falls say that the in
crease in passenger rates has hit
them pretty hard and that it means
greater effort now to sell the land.
With low rates on the electric line
there was a prospect of the valley
between Spokane and Occur
d'Alene some day being built up
with one continuous line of homes
for the entire distance.
Another feature of the raise is
the manner in which it strikes the
wealthy Spokane citizen with a
summer home on Lake Occur
d'Alene or Hayden lake, or the
family in moderate circumstances
which had been accustomed to
spending Sundays at the lake in
the summer season. In this rate
increase Jim Hill levies tribute
alike from the rich and the poor.
The increase of rates on the
Spokane electric lines and those
on the sound will result in a pop
ular demand for legislative action
for lower rates when the next state
Legislature meets. In eastern
states the steam roads carry pas
sengers for cents per mile and
the electrics give a fare of from
to l IL cents per mile.
Following are the new fares and
increases on the Occur d'Alene
line:
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Of
DAMAGES 4
NEWFEATURE

VIII the new Lincoln Heights
reservoir enhance the value of the
surrounding property or depreciate
it in value? The Kiernan-Lawyer
land company, who own the 1876
acres desired by the city for the
reservoir site, ask for damages to
surrounding property, while the city
contends that the property will not
be injured.
F. E. Elmendorf, prominent real
estate man, testified this morning
that if the city builds park around
the reservoir site, as is proposed,
the surrounding property will not
depreciate in value.
The Kiernan-Lawyer people de-
clare that if the city is as prompt
in building a park at this point as
at other reservoir sites, several gen
erations will die before the prom
Used. park materialiZes.
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TODAY
IMPOSITION
TOWN
ONE NEW ENGLAND GENTLE.
MAN HAS HIS NOSE
MASHED IN.
NEW PLANS FOR CITY
(By United Press)

BOSTON, Jan. 11.-Rioting broke
out at the polling booth of the
Eighth ward today, shortly after
voting began in Bostons first cleo
ton under the new form of munich
pal government. One election in
spector was seriously beaten. 1t
was necessary to call police to quell
the outbreak.
Candidates in today's election
We're nominated by petition, their
names appearing upon the ballot
without party designation, four can
didates being voted upon for the
mayoralty. They are Mayor Leo
A. Hubbard, former mayor; John F.
fitzgerald, James StOrrow, Nathan
lei Taylor. Under the new munich
pal government form, departments
will be headed by commissioners
appointed by the mayor. subject TO
confirmation of the city council,
members of which are also nom
mated by petition.
The mayor is subject to recall
after two years.
The first victim was Earnest
Smith, a lawyer, who has been pros
ccuting illegal registration cases.
He challenged the votes of two
Fitzgerald men. They beat him up.
Inspector John d. Loren was badly
beaten, and his nose was mashed.
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G O N TIN u f D
r O
P A G f Q n f
SPOKANE'S VIEW

to do, and from this viewpoint are
with the deposed chief forester.
With the ordinary citizen the
proprieties that We're violated, it
is claimed, by Pinchot in sending
the letter to Dolliver and the mat
ter of lack of harmony with the
administration on the part of Pin
chot, and his alleged insubordina-
ton, are not considered seriously.
With the average citizen it is a
case of the powerful interests at
Washington ousting man that
could not be handled, and Taft and
Ballinger are lined up with these
forces, while Pinchot is credited
with a desire to play fair with the
people.
There is reluctance on the part
of the supporters of Ballinger In
getting into print on the question.
They fear that their views will be
misconstrued by the public, but
are willing to enlarge fully on the
situation for individual enlighten-
ment. The fact that Ballinger Is
one of the old-timers in Washing
ton has weight, too, in gaining sup
port for him from among Spokane
business men.
Cyrus Happy, the well known at
torney, says: The president did
the right thing in removing Pin
chot. He could not have done 9th
erwise and maintained his dignity.
Pinchot should have resigned when
he learned that he was out of har-
mony with the administration. In
stead, his conduct was unbecoming
and he was guilty of insubordina-
ton and deserved his fate"
E. F. Waggoner, friend and ad-
mirer of Pinchot, and an advocate
of conservation, said that under
the circumstances President Taft
could not have done otherwise. He
believes that Pinchot should have
first stepped out.
John Pattison. former democratic
candidate for governor, believes
that the ousting of Pinchot Is but
another manifestation of the strug-
gle within the republican party be-
tween the Roosevelt and Mark
Hanna wings, and the the 6. o. p.
must pass through the same strife
that has rent the democratic party
in the past. He says the people
are with Pinchot, but that the pow
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WOULD LAUNCH.
LABOR PARTY
HERE
RESOLUTIONS TO THIS EFFECT
INTRODUCED BY SPOKANE
MAN AT LABOR CONFER
ENCE.

Spokane may he the birthplace
of the new state labor party. Reso-
lutions have been introduced today
by A. w. Swenson of this city, at
the convention Of the State FEEDER
alton Of Labor at l4oquam, stpu-
iating that the first meeting of the
state reform party be held at Spo.
kane July 4, 1910.
The organization of the new par
ty now seems assured. The labor
ing class has grown weary of the
manner in which the old parties
have made promises andfforgotten
them. A. W. Swenson, who is in
Producing the resolution, which fol-
lows, is a prominent member of
the local typographical union, and
is the president of the Northwest
district Typographical union. He
represented the state federation of
labor at the recent convention of
the A. F. of l.. at Toronto. The res
olution reads:
Whereas, Legislation and other
political action is most important
for the advancement of labor, from
the fact that every industrial ques-
ton is finally a political question:
as demonstrated by the efforts of
employers to destroy labor organ
izations and their influence through
denial of freedom of speech, free
press, right to boycott, by the issu-
ance of iniunctions against labor,
the use of the police, militia, army
and private detectives to defeat the
efforts of labor to better it's indus
trial condition; and
Whereas, All efforts of the wage
workers to secure labor legislation
through pledges from candidates of
the republican and democratic po-
litical parties, and lobbying at leg
islative sessions have proven COM
plete failures, owing to the fact
that the old parties stand as repre-
sentatives of business and proper
tied interests as against labor;
therefore be it
Resolved, That for labor's own
best interests, the Washington
State Federation of Labor urges all
affiliated and unaffiliated labor Or
SodlllLdLlOHS III llle Stdle 10 SoIlu
delegates to a convention to be held
on July A. 1910, in the city of Spo-
kane, for the purpose of orgaHiz-
ing labor party. separate and dis
tinct from the democratic and re-
publican parties, and without fusion
or trading with them, with the view
of placing labor candidates in the
field for congressional, state, dis
trict and county offices; be it fur
Their
Resolved, That upon the adop-
ton of this resolution by the State
Federation of Labor that the same
be forwarded through it's secretary
to every labor organization in the
state for endorsement and election
Of delegates to said convention, the
number of delegates of each organ
ization in such political convention
to be the same as provided for rep,
resentatiOn in the,State Federation
of Labor convention"
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doubtedly be revoked by wire. The
delegates are divided on the ques-
ton. and if it is referred to the con-
vention. il will undoubtedly cause a
long controversy before it is set
tied.
This action on the part of the
A. F. of L. will result in locals of
the International Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers being compelled
to withdraw from central bodies
throughout the state. If they do not
withdraw the central bodies will
lose their charters"
The local central labor council
received notification last fall to I'M
seat the two locals of the electrical
workers, but since the locals are
among the most enterprising of the
local unions, the council did not
comply with the request. President
Case of the state federation, dur
ing his stay here, received COM
munication from the A. F.. of l.. to
the same purport, but it was de-
cided to take the matter to the
state convention.
Local electrical workers affirm
the report that all locals of their
organization in this state adhere to
the Ried faction, the McNulty fac
ton not being represented here.
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L|DGERW00D
HAOFA|TH|N
!. SPOKANE:

Word reached here today that
John n. Lidgerwood, of New York
City, who along with Dr.. p. S. Byrne
and Chester Glass, plated Lidger-
wood park 20 years ago, died a few
days ago at his home there, we'll
advanced in the eighties.
Lidgerwood was millionaire and
held all Of his Spokane lots until
his death, paying taxes on them for
20 years. While never a resident Of
the city he had unlimited faith in
its future. His holdings here are
now worth half a million.
Dr.. P. S. Byrne reached New
York City in time for the lidger-
wood funeral.
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$4,000
PERMITS
ISSUED

P. L. Peterson, the contractor
brought smiles to the face of the
building inspector this afternoon
when he appeared with request
for building permits for four build
ings for total cost Of $4,000.
Two are for the Marshall-Wells
Hardware Co., one a Six-story addi
ton to their main building 50x13S
feet, to cost $4,000, and the other
steel and iron wareroom, 126x138,
one story high, to cost $4,000. Both
buildings will be built of brick.
The other contract was for the
Centennial Mill Co., recently burn
ed out, and covers the rebuilding
of their main structure at cost of
$4,000 and the erection of a new
three-story warehouse, 40 feet
square, to cost 100000.
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= TACOMA, Jan. Vivid
= ducks on the upper Puget
= sound are being oiled to death 4
= on Orc bay, according to a re- 4
. port brought back by John
. Lamasney, of the local wealth
= err bureau, who was cruising 4
q there Sunday.
. This bay is a sort of rendez-
= vous for ducks on the sound,
. and always thousands may be
. found there. Sunday no ducks 4
= were on the water, apparent
. ly. On the beach, however.
. they We're piled to at least 4
. half a million strong. The 4
. water in the bay was covered 4
. with a thick scum of what
. seemed to be crude oil, and 4
= of a sticky kind. The ducks 4
. flew into this and got their
= feathers stuck up so they
. We're unable to fly, and then 4
. We're forced to go ashore and
. waddle about until exhausted. 4
= The ground was literally
= black with the birds, many
. dying and some so frantic 4
4 that they attacked every one 4
. who came near, and all were
. perfectly helpless.
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GUARANTEE

We guarantee them the same as
our own regular line. We can't af-
ford to sell a piano that we can not
Internationally guarantee as to its
quality and durability.
We not only guarantee them as
to quality, but we guarantee them
as to price. You'll not be able to
buy at these prices again; you can t
expect lis to quote such prices and
terms under anything but extraordi-
parry conditions and these don't
happen often.
Put a few dollars in your pocket
and come to musical headquarters
--Eilers Piano House, corner
Sprague and Post.
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NEW TRIAL FOR
MAY COTTRELL

Mrs. May Cottrell, convicted of
forging the name of Colonel ID. j..
Jenkins to a check for $63 while in
his employ as housekeeper, and SEN
fenced to Walla Walla for from l to
IA years for the offense, has been
granted a new trial by the supreme
court.
The case attracted much atten-
ton on account of the prominence
of Colonel jenkins, Nestor of the
Washington bar, founder OF the Jen-
kins institute at the Y. M. c. A.
and boyhood friend of Abraham Lin
coin.