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Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-08
Pittsburgh Wants
to Store Flood Waters

CHICAGO. Dec The Pittsburgh
flood commission urged the national irrl-
CATION congress TO join with # i'm working
to induce the government to undertake
nationaf policy of water storage at the
meeting OF the congress today. George
II. Maxwell, member of the commission,
declared the commission had decided in
favor Of a policy Of building reservoirs
n the watersheds Of the Allegheny and
Aonongahela rivers, which. at a cost Of
100000 would make Pittsburgh inn
nune from floods, check the floods of the
.ower Mississippi valley and but the
waters in the Mississippi in the summer
when II is needed TO float boats
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-08
Culled from the Wire

The estate OF the late Otto Ringing OF
Baraboo Wis, one Of the five circus
kings who died March 81. 1911, has been
appraised at A79.2i23e
The Cunard liner Mauretanla, which
went aground near Dingle during a storm
last night. was floated Thursday morning
unin1ufed
Lewis :. Cupp, chancellor OF Christian
university OF Canton. Mo- announced =
gift OF $4,000 by ST. Louis woman 10 be
used In providing a gymnasium for the
institution. The same benefactress two
4 dormitOry.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-08
GIRLS LETTER TO STOKES
PLACED IN EVIDENCE

NEW YORK, Dec. THE incomplete
oross-examination OF W. p. d. Stokes In
the trial OF Lillian Graham and Ethel
Conrad. the show girls who are charged
with attempting to kill him. was ordereI
stricken from the records by Justice Mar
Gus today. The Justice ordered that the
trial proceed and indicated that MI
Stokes would be cross-examined later.
Mr.. Stokes condition, his physician
said. still Is preeaTious. He will be un-
able 10 take the VI. nd before Monday.
The state rested It's case after the IN.
PRODUCTION OF letters written by Lillian
Graham TO Stokes. They were seventy
three In number and for the most part
already had been read into the evidence.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-08
The House.
Net at noon

Met at noon.
Presidents message on foreign relations
read.
Sugar beet competition discussed before
Sugar trust committee.
Hearings on Clayton bill to provide jury
trials in direct contempt proceedings
begun.
Persian appeal for aid read in house
Permanent tariff board bill postponed
in committee.
Report urging national reservation to
preserve niagara falls received.
Add Senate
Democratic Leader Underwood endorsed
for the presidential nomination by the
Alabama representatives.
Tobacco census bill vote deferred until
tomorrow.
Adjourned 4:lj p. IN. until noon to-
morrow.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-08
Twice Elected Governor.


Mr.. Nance was elected governor as
republican in 1878 and was reelected
in 1880 serving two terms 1t was a
curious fact that Mr.. Nance John IL.
Mickey and c. II. Morrill, were mem
bers Of an Osceola banking firm, and
later the two former served two terms
each as chief executive of the state
while Mr.. Morrill, could have held the
office being offered the nomination
several times by republican leaders in
the days when a republican nomination
meant an election.
Governor Nance left Lincoln shortly
after the expiration of his last term
of office and since that time he has
made his home in Chicago. There he
was engaged in handling railroad
stocks and bonds. lie was 50 years Of
age at the time of his death
Albinus Nance was known as the boy
governor" Of Nebraska. being but 80 years
Of age when nominated. Mr.. Nance was
born March 80, ls4s, at Lafayette, Stark
county Illinois, and was the Oldest son
In the family of DR.. Hiram Nance. who
was for many years one of tle most sue.
cessful physicians and ablesB surgeons IN
central Illinois. The father went 20
Illinois in 1886 II was the far west OF
that period and life was filled with
danger, difficulties and hardships. The
ancestry of Mr.. Nance on the mothers
side OF the family was English. The
maiden name OF his mother was Sarah
r. Smith, and she was born in Ohio.
la Civu War.
Albinus Nance enlisted I'm the civil war
at the age of l6 years, I'm the Ninth
Illinois cavalry. The youthful defender
was mustered in contrary to both the
wishes and protests OF his parents and
friends. lie continued in the service until
the close OF the war and participated in
the following battles: Guntown, Hurrl-
cane Creek, Franklin, Nashville Tupelo,
Spring Hin and Columbia. lie was one
In the line who made one of the most
daring and gallant charges at the battle
Of Nashville, and was slightly wounded
during the fighting.
After the war was over Mr. Nance re-
turned home and became a student at
Knox college, Galesburg. III. Soon after
leaving college he commenced the study
OF law, and In 1870 was admitted to the
bar in The supreme court OF Illinois
HOmesteaded in Polk.
In 1871 Mr.. Nance came TO Nebraska
and secured a homestead in Polk county.
devoting part OF his time TO farming, but
the larger part OF the tims to his chosen
profession. He moved 10 osceola a few
years later and In 1873 his friends sub
mitted his name 90 the republican con-
vention OF the Thirteenth district for rem
resentative IN the state legislature. The
counties OF Adams. Butler, Clay. Fillmore.
Hamilton. Platte. Polk ana York sent
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Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-08

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.--CSpecial Tele-
gram.)-Postsl savings banks will be es-
tablished January 5 as follows:
Sargent.
IOwa-Center Point Radcliffe, Rock
ford. Scranton and Walker.
South pAkota-4glay and AdlAAAb
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-08
MISCELLANEOUS.

Aimed at the domination of the tobacco
trust, a bill directing the census bureau
to publish statistics every six months as
to the amount Of tobacco held by dealers
and manufacturers of the country was
debated for hours in the house and will
be voted upon tomorrow.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-08
EX-GOVERNOR NANCE is DEAD
Former Executive of Nebraska
Passes Away in Chicago.
DEATH IS DUE TO PNEUMONIA
Hts widow anu Daughter, Mrs.
Walter l.. Anderson, Live IN
LincOIu--Oncc Speaker of
Nebraska HOuse. @

CHICAGO, Dec. 7.--Albnus Nance, 81
years old and former governor Of Ne
braska, died here today at the Augustana
hospital Of pneumonia. Mr.. Nance was
born In Stark county. Illinois, and moved
to Nebraska in 1877 after serving through
the civil war lie served as a member OF
the Nebraska legislature and once speaker
Of the Nebraska house of representatives.
In 1878 he was elected governor, serv-
ing until 1883. He is survived by widow
and a daughter, Mrs. Walter l.. Ander-
son, both OF Lincoln, Neb., and six
brothers.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-08
The National Capital
Thursday, December :. IoI1.
The senate.

In session at p. m.
Lorimer election investigation hearing
resumed.
Corporation ethics discussed at anti
trust hearing by E. H. Gary Of United
states Steel corporation.
Employers liability commission will be-
gin final hearings December H.
Adjourned 2:55 p. m. until y. m. Mon
day
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-08
The Weather

FOR NEBRASKA - Unsettled. with
rain; colder
FOR lOWA-Increasing cloudiness with
probably local rain; warmer in west ana
central portions.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-08
. from stations at : n. NJ.

indicates trace OF precipitation.
. indicates below zero.
Il A. WELSH. Local FOrecaster.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-08

Temperature and precipitation depar-
lures from the normal:
Normal temperature ......................3 90
EAceob Iof lHe udl l.s...s..s..s.s........... 8
Total excess since March 1................g34
Normal precipitation .......... .O3 inch
Deficiency Tor the day......... .O3 inch
Total rainfall since March l..,13.29 Inches
Deficiency since March i.......15.25 inches
Deficiency for COT peIiod, 1910. 14.37 Inches
Excess for cor. period. 1909. -. 40 Inches
Renorfs frovn atafgnus - ? ~ n
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Our Magazine Features

Wit, humcr, fiction and oomis
pictures the best OF entertRin.
ment, Instruction. Amusement
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-08
Burns is in New York.

NEW YORK, Dec. 7.-William ].
Burns arrived in New York today to
consult with Walter Drew, counsel for the
National Erectors' association, which re-
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-11-03
Local Option Bulletin No.2
The following letter was recently sen
to the Portland (Ore.) Daily News:

NNohSf - 1SNNfttJ EOht
to the Portland (Ore.) Daily News:
EDITOR OF THE DAILY News: l come to
you with my trouble because your paper
seems to have a mighty power for good
against evil. Can't you start something
against the saloons, or have we drunk
ards wives got to endure hell on earth
continually?
III the brewers and saloon-keepers and
law makers were drunkard's wives for
awhile, they would see whiskey in a
different light. 1t is bad enough for the
drunkard, but oh, | have not. words to
express how awful it is for a drunkard's
wife.
l think l am only one out of a million
who eidures this torture, and usually
without a word of complaint for the
shame and disgrace. We dom want any
one to know it.. Partly for the sake of
our husbands name as well as our own.
And | would nos tell who | am tor lots of
money. My husband is a business man
and when sober is very kind to me. He
makes plenty of money, but every few
days he gets drunk, and some times stays
out till midnight, and some times till
three O'Clock, and some times till the
next day, and comes home and says he
went into a saloon to get a drink and
knew nothing after that.
l have threatened to leave him if he
did not stop drinking, and it seems as if
l can not endure this much longer. The
sufferings l endure mentally are far
worse than any physical suffering l
know of.
Before we married, he said he took a
glass OF beer once i'll a while, but would
quit if | wanted him to. did want him
to very much, but lie soon forgot this
promise, and my great disappointment
and sorrow began.
What cal | do more than | have done?
l have loved him and despised his
actions. | have talked and lectured to
him and prayed and cried and laughed.
l have treated him very kind and again
| have storlned. And he has promised
again and again, many times, that he
would not drink any more. Said he saw
that it was killing him. but it is kill
ing me ~faster.) But each and every time
he has done it again.
Sometimes l pity him as a mother
might a crippled child. He seems I'M
able to pass the saloons without taking a
drink, since the habit is fastened OH him.
Some times, l fear, l have hated him,
~thinking-oh, | can not tell all | have
thought.
But, oh, why are saloons? Why are
saloons? Must we endure this suffering
worse than death so that the pockets of a
few may be filled with money? Must our
homes continue to be broken up, our
children made fatherless, or have such a
father that is worse than none? Must our
boys be given up to these saloon bells?
Must our girls marry them and suffer as
l have suffered? Where, oh where, is
help? A DRUNKARD's WIFE.
Voter, ho,e will you ansUer this question on
election day.
LOCAL OPTION PRESS COMMITTEE.
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-11-03
The Congressional Contest.

The contest i'll this, the fist Congress
sional District TO fill the vacancy caused
by Henry Z. Loudenslager's death is of
national import. 1t has been always
a strong Republican district. No
Democrat has been elected i'll it since
1882, when the present Democratic CAN
didate, Thomas M. Fern ell, defeated
George M. Robson, who was Secretary
of the Navy in President Grants second
administration. Last year MI. Louden-
Slayer defeated Joseph E. NOwrey 10y
only 700 votes.
The Importance of the contest is seen
by bringing Vice. President James Sher-
man i'll the District to speak III camden
on last Wednesday evening. VIM. j.
Browning, the Republican candidate
stands for all that was condemned last
last year in MI. Loudenslager which
was summerizer in the WORD Cannon.
ISM" While MI. Ferrell is d political
leader OF a generation ago, yet he has
kept step with political progress and
exemplifies honest democracy, the new
democracy and economical government
for the people and not privileged i'll
tereSts.
Because the Democratic House of
Representatives made good in construc-
tive legislation in the special session is
another reason for this election.
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-11-03
GOV, Forts Answer.

The statement by former Gov. Stokes
that the policies Of the present State
administration which have woven d
crown of glory around Gov. Wilson and
the Democratic party are merely
amendments to Republican principles
was e~ffectually settled by former Gov.
Fort in a speech at Elizabeth.
MI. Fort declared the laws put
through the last Legislature, through
the Efforts of Governor Wilson, were
just what he had tried to have enacted
while Governor, but that lie was
thwarted by a hostile Republic Leg
i~slature.
The failure of his party to keep it's
promises, the former Governor deciar-
ed, was responsible for the overwhelm-
ing. Republican defeat last fall. TIE
time had gone by, he said, when voters
could be hood winked by false pretenses,
and no political party could remain
long i'll power when it betrayed the
people who had placed the reins of
government in its hands,.
That lie was in full accord with most
OF the legislation pushed through by
Governor Wilson, was the assertion Of
the latter's predecessor, his only regret
being, he said, that his own efforts in
the same direction had not been more
su C tssful. He gave high praise to the
employers liability law, and predicted
that in less than five years its workings
would be found TO give general salts
faction.
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-11-03

J. Warren Davis, the Democratic
candidate for Senator was born Ill
North Carolina. About twenty years
ago he came to CroZier Theological
Seminary, Chester, to prepare for lhe
Baptist ministry. He became pastor OF
the P%edricklown Baptist, Church aid
made a great success. After studying
law he was admitted to the bar Of New
Jersey and Pennsylvania, and has met
with great success ill that line. He
has had more cases than any other law
yer in Salem court at the last term, and
is the most able speaker making "a thor
Ough canvas OF the county as candidate
in support of Gov. Wilson's policies. A
big vote is predicted for him i'll Old
mans, Penn's Grove and Pilesgloye.
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-11-03
The New Democracy.

The new democracy had its birth
fifteen years ago when William j.
Bryan was nominated for President.
MI. Bryan was the Moses who let the
| National Democratic platform and
party organization from the Egyptian
bondage to Wall Street 6nancieIs who
had controlled the party for forty years.
| 1t has a declaration of freedom of the
party from special privileged interest.
ssFree Silver'' was only a shibboleth, a
rallying cry, and one issue. The incor
porate interests all turned against
democracy and with great funds won a
great victory. What followed?
Never i'll the history of the world has
the reign of privilege Incorporate in.
terests been so great and their profits so
large as in the past fifteen yesis. Mr..
Bryan kept on preaching the gospel OF
DO itical freedom. The people began
to zee the bondage they were sold into
in 1896, and a revolt in tie Republican
has led to the organization OF the In
| surgent Republicans, who are preaching
the same populistic principles as of Nh.
Bryan i'll order TO retain political power.
In fact, all parties have adopted several
principles advocated years ago by the
populists aid MI. Bryan such as the
direct primary, election of U. S. Sena-
tors by direct vote, ihiative and lefer-
endum and recall.
Woodrow Wilson, the educa' or, has
been a close student OF political science
aud political progress for years. His
nomination has led to the emancipation
of the Democratic party in New Jersey
from incorporate privileged interests.
His %expounding If the truth and pub
Lefty of political action for incorporate
interests led to the enactment of the
corrupt practice act which forbids the
giving of money by corporations OF
their officers for political use, and the
giving of money to voters, under strin-
gent penalties.
The new election law stops the vot-
ing of party tickets, the swallowing of
bad nominations to help good ones, and
requires the voting for Individual men
While Gov. Wilson has cut the Dem.
ocratic party organization loose from
the control of special privilege interests
the new election laws are designed to-
prohibit those interests turning vast
sums of money over TO the opposition
and to prohibit lis use as has been done
every time William ]. Bryan ran for
the presidency. The new laws enacted
are designed TO have campaigns run on
principles publicly discussed, ami man
hood voting without corrupting infu
enceS.
If the DemocI ats win in New Jersey
at the election neXt Tuesday it will be
a great political miracle and an evidence
to the whole nation that the State has
been redeemed and has become one of
the most progressive and cleanest poll
tically in the Union. The moral force
of such an election will be wholesome
all over the country, and no comblna-
tiOn of special interest will be able to
prohibit the nomination Of Woodrow
Wilson as The Democratic nominee for
President.
It will be the New Democracy trium-
plant.
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-11-03
Notice of Election.

Notice is hereby given that an election will
be held in the
BOROUGH OF PENN's GROVE
ON
Tuesday, November 4, 1911.
Northern District-In Liberty Fire House.
Southern District In Odd Fellows Hall.
Between the hours of 6 O'Clock a. III. ana z
O'Clock p, m, at which candidates for
Member of Congress,
State Senator.
One Member of the General Assembly.
Sheriff,
Two Coroners,
One Chosen Freebooter,
Mayor,
Two Councilmen,
will be voted for.
In pursuance of the election laws of the
State, notice is hereby given that the Boards
of Registry and Elections will meet on Tues
day next preceding the General Election,
Tuesday, OCTOBER 81, 1911,
from one to nine O'Clock p. m, for the final
registration of voters. Said meetings shall be
held at the places where the General Election
is to be held. and shall be for the purpose OF
revising and correcting the original registers
or adding thereto the names of all persons en-
titled to the right OF suffrage in said election
districts who shall appear in person before
them, or shall be shown by the affidavit OF
some voter in said districts to be a legal voter
therein. and of erasing therefrom the name OF
any person, who, after a fair opportunity TO
be heard, shall be shown not to be entitled to
vote therein by reason of non-reSidence or
otherwise.
ASA G.. JUSTICE.
i0-6 st Borough Clerk.
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-11-03
County Condensations

Judge Washington last Friday SELL
fenced William Guest, the defaulting
water superintendent OF Salem, to prison
for not less than three years nor more
than seven under the new indeterminate
drawn.
Orlando F. Mines, a merchant in Salem
went to Philadelphia early on Thursday
OF last week. He was led up an alley,
taken into a house. His hands and feet
were tied and he was kept there until 2
o'clock Sunday morning, when he was
released on a street. He had been robbed
of $135. With five cents given him he cross
ed the ferry and walked to W~elchville,
whence he was taken home.
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-11-03
DRAPERY DEPARTMENT

One grand rush on in this department
Curtains of every description to fill the
wants of every house-keeper. Never be
fore such a range of styles and patterns
for your choosing. Just to get you ac-
qualnted with our department and its stock
we offer a few specials for this week:
A 23-yard, full length Sash Curtain, in
both white and ecru, for $3.50 the pair:
in several patterns; worth $500 the pair.
A 3-yard long white Nottingham Lace
$1.45 curtains; this week for $1.OO the
pair.
An elegant value in 3-yard long Irish
Point Lace, in two fine patterns; regular
$500; this week for $3.50 the pair.
An ecru panel lace for doors and gla
windows, Fl inches wide, a fine value fc
$1.00 the yard; this week special for 75c
the yard.
Another not quite so elaborate,
regularly 60c; this week for 4Oc the yard.
A big line of Nets, Laces and Scrims
by the yard, for making curtains, also laces
and edgings Of all kinds for trimming.
Our POrtiere Line is surpassed by
lone. We are the exclusive ~agents-for the
finest line of merceriZed curtains made in
this country. These curtains are beautiful,
even in the cheapest of them, and the fin
ish and colorings are second to none. To
make you more familiar with these cur
we will offer our special IS portieres
both red and green with a neat edgingl
on same for $500 this week.
Two specials in Shirtwaist Boxes
which are covered with a fine grade of
mating and both are the Eastwood boxes,
not pine.
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-11-03

Isaac Smick, the Democratic candi-
date for the Assembly was elected a
member of the Board of Freeholders
some years ago from Lower Alloway
Creek. He also served as Trustee OF
the Almshouse. He is now a merchant
at Quinton. His popularity at home
and creditable service in the two county
offices commends him to the voters for
advancement to the Assembly.
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-11-03

John F. Ayres, the Democratic can
didate for Senator, is M Of the solid
business men of Alloway, who repre-
scented that township in the Board OF
Chosen Ffeeholders some years ago.
He would perform the office of Sheriff
in a business like manner. He Is con-
ceded to be a strong candidate and the
people will make no mistake in electing
him.
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-11-03
Saved Many From Death.

w. L. Mock, of Mock, Ark, believes he
has saved many lives in his rs years of ex-
perience in the drug business. ''What | al
ways like 10 do" he writes lis to recon-
DR.. Kings New Discovery for weak, sore
lungs, hard colds, h%oalseness. obstinate
coughs, la grippe, Group, asthma or other
bronchial affection. for / feel sure that a
number of my neighbors are alive and well
to-day because they took my advice to use
it. / honestly believe it's the best throat
and lung medicine that's made" Easy to
prove he's right. Get a trial bottle free,or
regular Soc or $1.00 bottle. Guaranteed
by JOhnsoa's Drug Store.
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-11-03
PENIS Grove Record
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8 1911.

Former Gov. Stokes's comparison OF
Gov. Wilson to the Trojan horse is a
good one, but he did not explain far
enough. The fellows who expected to
be carried into the city of spoils was
not inside this horse but outside the
breastwOrks. Wilson did not prove to
be a wooden horse but a real, live
Arabian steed, who has running quail
ties that are excelling all the others i'll
the contest fol. leadership.
The Penn's Grove record., 1911-11-03
THOS. M. FERELL,
The Embossed, Unshackled
Candidate for CONGRESS-.
Paid for by Ttos. M. Terrell
A Fathers Vengeance
Paid for by Ttlos. M. Ferret

A Fathers Vengeance
would have fallen on any n who attack
ed the son of Peter Bondy, Of South Roak-
wood, Mich. but he was powerless before
the attacks of Kidney trouble. doctors
could not help him." he wrote, $50 at last
we gave him Electric Bitters and he inn
proved wonderfully from taking six bottles.
Its the best Kidney medicine ever saw.
Backache. Tired feeling, Nervousness,
Loss or Appetite. warn of Kidney trouble
that may end in dropsy, diabetes, or
Bright's disease. Beware: Take Electric
Bitters and be safe. Every bottle guaran-
teed. SOC at Johnson's Drug Store.