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Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-02
LEARY WILL CUT BIG MELON
TOlf Hanson Creditors Will Get Tidy
Sums Soon.
FIRST NATIONAL SEEMS IN CLEAR
Bank VIII Have 20 Fight for MORT
gage on Real Estate, Charge of
Preference Being Made
Against Claim.

f. J. Leary, trustee in Bankruptcy for the
Tolf Hanson estate, is preparing to cut up
the sum OF $4,000 among the creditors
Of the dead re-stauranteur. OF this, s26,S5O
came from the sale Of the Calumet, the
balance accruing from the sales OF furni-
ture in the Hanson cafe and the profits
OF operating the Calumet for a number OF
months.
As 1t now looks, the First National bank,
heaviest Of the creditors, will como out Of
it fairly wen and the condolences extended
by some persons to officers of the bank
seem to have been premature.
The First National bank has an account
Of 800 against the Hanson estate. This
is reduced by 10000 by the life insurance
which the bank held as collateral for loans.
1t also had a first mortgage on the Han
son residence and the house next door
which are estimated at $4,000. This leaves
q balance Of 2 1000. Against this the bank
has a quantity of stock Of the Courtney
company, worth at par value $4,000.
There will be a fight over the securing
by the bank OF Toif Hanson's real estate,
his residence and the house next door. 1t
is commended that the property was trans
ferred after Mr.. Hanson had become in
solvent and that the bank was therefore an
unduly preferred creditor.
Next to the First National tho heaviest
creditor is John IIarte. contractor, who
claims $1,000. Mr.. Harte has no security
except the claim of a mechanics lien on
the building, and over this he and G.. E.
Shukert may litigate.
Mr.. Leary recently filed a trustees re-
port with G.. M. Mcdonald, referee in bank
ruptcy. The report covers fifty-eight type
written pages, mostly figures.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-02
BURLINGTON CLERKS MUST
SMOKE OUTSIDE OFFICE HOURS
boy Approaches High MOEuI in Head
quarters and Asks for Light,
"QueerinE' Game I'm Future.

The mo smoking order is to be rigtdly
enforced in the general headquarters build
ing OF the Burlington route.
Hereafter clerks and photographers will
have to do all their smoking outside Of
office hours, and II they must smoke dur
ing the noon hour. 1t must be done outside
the building. A smoke nuisance order has
always been in effect in the building, but
1t has not been enforced.
The very letter Of the law is to be obeyed
hereafter. It's all because a boy in the
building approached one Of the officials,
not knowing who he was and asked for a
match.
The boy had just completed rolling a
cigarette and was pulling the strings OF a
tobacco sack with his teeth when an elderly
mar came into the hall.
Say, mister; gimme a match" said the
boy.
The railroad official stopped suddenly,
looked upon his small audience with sur
prise, and said:
You won't do any smoking in this build
ing, young man; it's against the rules"
The next morning Il bulletin was Issued
from the office of the general manager.
George w. Holdrege, saying hat smoking
Is absolutely prohibited in the building and
that offenders win be punished.
Clerks who have the pipe. cigarette and
cigar habit have now invested in plug to-
bacco and say that its a difficult matter to
enforce a law against chewing"
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-02
CHAuTAuouA TRUST LATEST
THING IN THE COMBINE LINE
II May Have Regular spOuJers and
Freeze Up the SmS11
Pines.

Rumor of a proposed combination Of all
the Lyceum and Chautauqua bureaus in
the country have reached Omaha The
out Of all platform people except those who
have proved the best drawing cards for tho
box office and the placing of these on a
yearly salary basis.
Judge Lee S. Estelle, who has been doing
-Chautauqua work now for two years, a
he does not believe such a combination can
be made. although he believes there are
men in the business of handling platform
attractions who would be glad to make
such a coup II they could.
There are men in great demand all over
the country" SAID Judge Estelle, who
could not be engaged by the year for any
price. At present there are some men who
are paid by the year and sent to any place
they may be called for by the people who
buy and sell talent. These men make
platform work a life business. But beyond
all this, there are too many independent
Chautauqua. circuits to make such a COM
bination possible or profitable. Some of
these make money and some do not, in
this state and In others. There will al
ways be competition In this rapidly de-
~yeloping line of educational work, in my
Judgment, because what one section wants
another section does not want. and a man
or a group of people that will make a hit
and fatten the box office receipts in Ne
braska might be a total failure in ar ad-
Joining state"
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-02
COMMERCIAL CLUB CHAlRMEN
OF STANDING COMMITTEES
Various Leaders Are Chosen for the
Year by the Executive
Conn mittee.

The executive committee of the CONNER
clal club elected these men as chairnen OF
the standing committees for 1910:
Advertising and Publicity-C. c. Rose
water.
Agriculture-F. L. Haller.
Auditing-Charles Harding.
Building Trades-J. A. Sunderland.
Conventions-Thomas A. Fry,
Entertainment-Gould Dietz.
Grain Interests-Nathan Merriam.
House-John Steel.
Industrial-w. M. Glass.
insurance.. B. Rahm.
Jobbers' and Manufacturers Association
M. Burgess.
Jobbing Trade-C. H. Plckens.
Legislatlve-H. H. Baidrigo.
Live Stock and Packing-Everett Buck
ingham.
Manufactures-George H. Kelly. r.
Membership-G. e. Haverstick.
Municipal Affairs-L. L.. KOuntze.
Public Affairs-E. E.. Bruce.
Public Service Corporations-E. A.. Ben
son.
Real Estate. l.. McCague.
Retail Trade-W. F.. Baxter.
Trade Extension-C. s, Hayward.
Transportation-W. H. McCord.
Wool Market-W. H. Bucnolz.
The matter OF new quarters for the club
was considered for the first time by the
new committee which has that subject in
hand, The committee consists of w. M.
Burgess, F. w. Judson. Edgar Allen and
Thomas A. Fry. The committee was in
structed to secure some definite PROPOSE
lions within the next thirty days.
d. B. Fuller resigned as a member OF
the executive committee and Nathan Mer-
riam. representing the grain interests,
was elected in his stead.
On request OF the Benson Commercial
club for a speaker for a rally there Thurs
day night the committee asked j. M. Guild,
commissioner, to make a talk.
The National Tariff commission organ.
lied to create a nonpartisan tariff com
mittee asked the Commercial club to ap.
point a delegate. Edgar Allen was Sc
lected.
The key 10 the situation-Bee Want Ads
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-02
TOO FOND OF BUTTER AND
AUTO SUPPLIES, TO JAIL
City's Prisoners Had Two Tubs of Real
Goods and Collection OF Mo-
tor Car Tools.

The housewife may grumble at the high
price Of butter and occupants OF boarding
houses may be eating oleomargarine for
the genuine article and not knowing 1t be-
cause OF the same financial situation but
Fred Miller. who is doing time In the city
jail had more than he required when De-
~teetives Mitchell and Sullivan ran him to
earth IN a dilapidated building. bteween
Ninth and Tenth streets. The theft OF two
tubs OF butter was reported by the North
western railroad officials. Mystery
shrouded the transaction until Miller was
caught But he had evidently disposed OF
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-02
Seek Evidence
for Rustin Suits
Dispositions to Be Taken in Omaha
for Use in Insurance Cases in
Kentucky Courts.

Mrs. Frederick Rustin's suits for the life
insurance on her husband are due to come
to trial in the district court of Louisville.
KY, in a short time and preparatory to
this dispositions will be taken in Omaha
by the firm OF Mahoney & Kennedy from
all the principals in circumstances sur
rounding DR.. Rustin's death.
Mrs. Rustin herself will go to Louisville.
She is at present abroad with her two
children and is. either in Rome or Paris
at this time, but is expected to sail for
this country at once.
DR.. Rustin carried 1900 in life insur-
ance and the companies refused payment
as soon as the sensational circumstances
of his death came to light.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-02
RECORDS co TO SMASH
Grain, Realty Transfers and Clearings
Show Big Progress.
JANUARY OF LAST YEAR ECL1PsED
Every Month Of 1900 Surpassed In
Business Circles, with Prospects
of Even Better in Months
to Come.

Breaking records is a regu,ar Omaha
habit. In spite of the fact that the ground
was covered with snow all month and that
the weather was cold. three big records
were broken, and in bank clearings, real
estate transfers and grain movements
Omaha made rapid strides forward.
Grain has poured Into the Omaha mar
ket at a most rapid rate and the receipts
for January far surpass those Of any
month last year and lead January Of last
year by 100000 bushels. Corn was the
big gamer, although wheat and oats ran
neck and neck. The toIIowIng table shows
the receipts and shipments for January,
1910: suH
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-02

Mr., e. A. Kelley, Belvidere, Ill. writes
us: II am an ex-engineer with % years
active service to my credit. About three
years ago my kidneys were affected so
that I had to give up my engine. First 1
was troubled with severe, aching pain over
the hips, Then followed inflammation OF
the bladder, and specks appeared before
my eyes. A sample OF Foley's Kidney
Pills tina I tried. so benefited me that I
bought more. 1 continued to take them
until now 1 can safely testify they have
made me a sound and we'll men."-Soid by
all druggists.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-02
Many Freshmen
for High School
Hundred and Seventy-Five Out Of
Possible Two Hundred Will En-
ter from the Grades.

Principal f. U. Graft OF the Omaha High
school reports that the class now about TO
enter has been steadily increasing until 1t
now numbers It's out of a possible 200 or
whereabouts graduating from the grades.
OF the 175, fourteen have been in high
school before, but had to withdraw for
one reason or another. Now they find It
possible to start again, with the certainty of
being able to go through.
The possibility that Superintendent
Davidson's proposal for two g~raduations a
year from high school will be adopted has.
the school authorities believe, had the eff
feet of encouraging many pupils to enter
at this time who would otherwise have
failed to do so.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-02
Receipts. Shipments.

In real estate transfers the month of
January also surpassed any month last
year, besides nearly doubling January.
1909. The real estate transfers amounted to
$1~.S24,629, while the transfers for December,
the highest month last year. were 81. 4lO, 494.
The total for last year was $12, 70O.5SS.
Bank clearings also broke a record and
were about 81. 900. 900 more for January this
year than last year. The total for Janu-
airy, 1910. was ss,O44,O es and for January,
1909, S57, 1873, 76S.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-02
May ReSuscltate
City Ordinance
Argument Held to. Determine Validity
Of Billboard Regulation in Old
Injunction Suit.

A city ordinance chloroformed for three
years by an injunction OF district court
shows signs OF restlessness. as II preparing
to emerge from it's long state Of coma.
The ordinance Is the one regulating bill
boards in Oman and rs officially num-
bered 6135.
Argument is now on before Judge Els
telle In district court over the making per-
manent or the disc wing Of the temporary
injunction. The ordinance Is being attacked
as unreasonable and unconstitutional and
defended as being neither. ~
The ordinance provides that billboards
shall not rise more than 1lh feet above the
sidewalk level, shall not be more than %
feet in length and hat permission and
license be obtained before being erected.
There is also a small tax to be paid into
the city treasury.
There are two suits before the court
which ave been consolidated. The plain
lifts are the Omaha Cunning System and
the Omaha Posting Service.
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy contains no
Injurious substance and is pleasant to take.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-02
LOOMS IN THICK OF FIGHT
Omaha Lawyer Stays East to Help
Fight Dissolution Order.
HARTMAN MEN HOPE TO WIN
Railroad Interests Believe worst
Would BE Segregation Of Southern
Pacific, with Line to Coast
Left Intact.

Nelson H.. Loomls, general solicitor Of
the Union Pacific. will be detained for
two months In New York ana Washing
ton, the significance OF which statement
u that the Hartman legal family is ar
rayed for a fight to the finish against the
dissolution OF the Southern Pacific Union
Pacific merger as ordered by the govern
ment
Mr. LOOMS has been east on this mis-
sion for many weeks. lie is one OF the
principal counsel in the case.
The railroad world has faith in the de-
feat OF the order. or, II the order is up
held BY the supreme court. then, railroad
men assert. the most that will be done
will be the segregation OF the various prop
critics constituting the Southern Pacific
from San Francisco down around the
lower end OF California with their ramifl-
cations in the southwest anc on 20 New
Orleans. But they believe the line from
Omaha to San Francisco, which is con
tinous, despite the fact that It Is called
Union Pacific from Omaha to ogden and
Southern Pacific from there to the coast.
will be left intact. This line, the old Cen
trail Pacific on the west and Union Pa
cific on the east, was built contemporaries
ously and Joined by the celebrated golden
spike at Promontory Point, Utah. and has
always been. to all practical purposes one
line Of railroad.
West Against Dissolution.
The railroad interests urge that Omaha
in particular and san Francisco on the
west. as the termini Of this line, and the
whole west intervening. are anxious that
the merger be not applied to this transcon-
tinenta line.
Well posted financial authorities in New
York state that the Union Pacific has re-
Gently acquired SIG, 900. 900 and ST., OOO,O 900 ad-
ditional Southern Pacific common stock,
or enough to give the Union Pacific a
controlling interest OF 81 per cent in the
Southern Pacific. Union Pacific has owned
for some years IS per cent Of combined
common and preferred stocks.
The story has this element OF plausi-
bllity that the legislation which President
Taft has recommended provides that where
a road already owns 81 per cent of the
stock Of another company 1t may acquire
the balance. The move on the part Of the
Union Pacific is believed to be in the
general plan Of obtaining absolute con-
troll Of the Southern Pacific.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-02

part of the spoil, as but one tub of sixty
one pounds Of butter was found. Miller
also had a penchant for automobile sup
plies, for among his possessions were dis
covered jacks and other articles that go to
make UT the chauffeur's kit. He got fiji
teen days.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-02
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS

Emil Brandeis has returned from New
York, where he has been for the last two
weeks.
Henry T. Clarke has returned from Wash
ington, where he went in the interest OF
Missouri river Improvement and reports
that the prospects were never brighter
than at present for getting something done.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-02

rived and took him to the station. Murray
waived examination and is held for the
district court on $500 bond. He said he
came to Omaha three weeks ago from st.
Louis, where he did odd Jobs.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-02
sIashed with a Razor,

wounded with a gun, or pierced by a rusty
nail, Bucklen's Arnlca Salve heals the
wound. Guaranteed Csc. For sale by
Beaton Drug Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-02

When you want what you want when
you want it. say so through The Bee Want
AID Columns.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-02

Persistent Advertising is the road to Big
Returns.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-02

Chamberlain's Cough Remedy contains no
Injurious substance and is pleasant to take.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-02
Whole Months Food Supply
for a Big Family
At the Price of a Good Rib Roast

Here's a moneysaving proposition for people who wish to- eonomie-and want
the best food, too.
It's all right 10 boycott" but you must eat. And if you don't eat meat at the
new high prices you mast eat something to take its pace-somethng to give strength
and energy
Mothers Cereals-the choicest cereal foods in he word-wl more than take
the place of meat And a Mothers Kit will take the place OF whole months our.
chase of steaks chops and rosts.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-29
Bologna for Dinner,
Father Put in Jail
Scsnty Dinner Leads to Family Dis.
turbanee-Guns, Police and An
cry Housekeepsr in Mix-Up.

someway Richard De Vsney. 44lo Lesy-
enworth street can't Get along with
women. HIS first VIE died. His second
wife divorced him. Ills housekeeper has
put him in isil
Trouble arose IN the he Vaney household
Tuesday night when the dinner provided
by the head Of the house consisted Of 10
cents worth Of the bologna Of commerce.
In restoring order and quiet AR. he
Vaney resorted 10 the use Of a revolver
He snapped the gun fruitlessly several
times before ne discovered that Mrs Helen
Heron, the hOusekeeper, had extracted
the cartridges. He paused 10 load the gun
when q policeman appeared.
De Vaney was arrested and charged With
disturbing the peace on complaint OF Mrs.
Heron He was sentenced 10 fifteen days
IN jau hy Judge Crawford in police court
"Wednesday morning.
The children. Margaret wears old:
Geneyieve years, and julia 70 have
been turned over 10 the juvenile officers
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-29
KNOX COUNTY OFFICIALS GET
SALARIES ON PH0NY CENSUS
Pay Raised In 1905 and official FiE-
ures IN 1910 show that Estimate
was Too High.

BLOOMFIELD. Neb. Dec. 2.-tspecial)
The government census Of 1890 credited
Knox county with q population Of 1888
and the 1910 census gives 90 ISIS a gain OF
4ol5 in the decade The more the taNpay-
ers Of this county have been studying these
two census reports for the last few weeks,
the more they are becoming thoroughly
awakened from their letharEy and are ask
ing themselves the pertinent question:
Why they have been paying their county
officials and their deputies salaries for
the last six or seven years based on a
population Of 22.5oo. a population that every
reasonable and intelligent man in the
county believed TO be several thousand too
high during those years
On July II. 1906 the county board met at
the county seat and went through some
kind Of q pretense 10 take testimony in
order 10 determine the population Of the
county, and after this deliberation immedi-
ately resolved that the population Of the
county in 1904 was 21,s4s. in 1896 was 22l62.
and in 1905 was p. 500. No sooner had the
board agreed on this population Of the
county then it forthwith proceeded TO get
busy boosting the salaries Of the officials
and their deputies. 1t raised the sherifrs
salary from 81 500 20 s. $50; the county at
torney's from $500 TO 1900, and the deputy
clerk and deputy treasurer each the extra
10 tl,0O0, and the board even became so
imbued with such a spirit Of generosity
that II went back and paid the deputy
clerk and deputy treasurer each the extra
$500 per year from 1893 up to 1905.
As the 1910 census shows only a popula-
ton OF ISIS and the boards census OF
1906 shows 1850 a difference Of 4I42 or
loss Of population in four years. IL be-
comes plainly evident that several thou
sand dollars has been paid out TO those
county officials in the way Of excessive
salaries. and the question that now arises
in the minds Of the taxpayers is: Won't
somebody have 10 pay this money drawn
in excessive salaries back to the county?
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-29
City Dads Favor a
Garbage CrematOry
City Engineer Craig Says He Saw
Some on the Coast Work
ing Well.

The project Of establishing a garbage in
cineraung plant for Omaha IL gaining the
support Of all the city officials who are
interested and when the county delegation
takes up the matter in the legislature there
will be a very strong sentiment In favor
Of It.
i looked over some OF the plants on the
coast" said City Engineer Craig. who re-
turned q few days ago from California.
and anyone who sees how successful they
are is sure 10 be In favor Of one for
Omaha 1t does not do to assert that such
a plant will generate much power. because
II probably cannot be OF great service In
that way. but II is & quick, sanitary and
thoroughly practical method OF disposing
OF the garbage"
The plant nov in use In Minneapolis,
which was the first one seen by the Omaha
eounoilmen and the one that inspired their
enthusiasm, is described in a report made
10 the League OF American Municipalities
II is q specially designed furnace fitted
with two hoppers- The highly inflsmmable
refuse IL put in one hopper and is FED into
the fire at viii t. keep it going while the
less combustlble refuse IL poured in stead
lily and consumed. The fire Is 50 arranged
that the refuse IL suspended over IL on
one CRATE and then as 81 drops through
falls into another fire, insurinE that II is
AL thoroughly destroyed.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-29
YORK WILL NOT BUY PLANT
sad Dollars Not Accepted
by Voters.

YORK. Neh.. Dec t2-Gspeeiall-Ths
proposition 81 buying the York water
works for G2sa vas host by a decisive
vote In evsrs WArd A the city % failed 10
carry. Sometime ago the city eouncil had
an expert come here 20 appraise the value
OF the present water company. He ap-
praised its real value a. So 500 Property
owners objected 10 buying the plant as q
reason that the pipes had been in the
bround for over tNapty years. and that the
power plant had been practically dis
mantled power nov being furnished BY
the electric Hghtc ompany. new fran
chise has been agreed upon between the
city and the water company By which
York only pays s.. per year for each by
draht and every hydrant over ninety, 10 10
cost only e1b. The company is 10 furnish
free water for flushing sewers, washing the
paved streets. al school houses all parks.
street tprinkling, fire houses and twelve
fountains for man and beast Because OF
good service. pure water, and low cost 10
consumer. voters considered they we're
much better off than 10 vote bonds.