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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-01-11
LEGISLATIVE GOSSIP.
Appointment Of Committees Prepares
Way For Business.

HELENA, Jan. 9.-The most impor.
tant feature of the session In the house
today was the announcement by
Speaker Mcdowell of the standing
committees. Outside of that the ses-
sion was almost entirely devoted to
routine business.
The large number of county division
schemes having suggested the desira.
btlity of new committee to consider
that class OF proposed legislation, the
spe aker has appointed the following
to constitute such committee: Hayes.
Gillis, Macdonald, Owenhouse, Bin
nard, Tuttle, Hotter, Swick, Bernard !,
Jordan, Stevens.
The mining committee, which spent
two days at Butte visiting and In.
specting the mines there. returned to
town yesterday. The committee has
decided to hold hearings at the capi-
tol, the plan being to permit mine
owners and also the miners to give
evidence as to the conditions in the
mines. Two or three of the commit.
teemen have already stated that they
found the mines in Butte in far better
condition than they had expected to
find them, considering the conditions
under which mining is carried on
there, the depth of the shafts, and the
magnitude of the work.
1t is probable that q bill will be in-
troduced in both houses to create the
Office of state sheriff. This was agi.
tated two years ago, but the effort
failed. Both the governor and the
attorney general favor such a bill, the
purpose of which is to create an exc.
cutive officer who can be directed to
stop gambling and to enforce laws
which are not enforced by the sheriffs
OF the different counties.
An effort is to be made to wipe off
the map the present license law for
hunting and fishing, but on the other
hand very strong effort will be made
by other sportsmen to retain the pres.
ent license law 1t may be objectionsble
in some particulars, nevertheless, If
it we're not for the game of the state
would now be nearly extermin ated, the
receipts for licenses being used in
paying the expenses of the game war.
den's department.. The biennial re.
port of the game warden shows that
there were issued during the past
year 4S,565 resident hunting aud fish
ing licenses and IS nonresident Ii.
censes for general hunting and 1878
for fishing.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-01-11
To Reimburse Fire Fighters,

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7.-President
Taft today approved the recommends q.
tions for an estimate to be submitted
to congress by Secretary of Agricul.
ture Wilson, for the reimb mbursement Of
government employees injured in fight.
ing forest fires In the northwest and
the time lost through disability.
About $500, 600, it is estimated, will
cover all the expenses occasioned by
the fires.
The appropriation, 1t is said, will
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-01-11

be used for the REIN bursement OF own.
ers OF the horses killed in the service
OF the government used by the men.
The cost Of transferring to suitable
resting places the bodies OF those
killed during fres and who. of neces.
city, were buried where found, also
Will be taken out Of this appropria-
ton.
The recommend ations will probably
be made to congress early next week.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-01-11
To Limit Height Of Skyscrapers,

CHICAGO, Jan. 5.-The city council
committee on buildings yesterds sy
voted to limit oil buildings begun sf.
ter September fret to height of two
hundred feet. They agreed to permit
two hundred and sixty foot Limitation
twenty stories-which has prev allied
for several years, to stand for . per.
iod which they believed would allow
property owners sufficient opportunity
to start construction work and there
was little doubt to the committee that
it's action will be sustained by the
council.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-01-11
President Approves Report.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-President
Taft submitted to congress the report
of the special board of army engineers
appointed by him last June as q re-.
suit OF legislation passed that month.
to examine the various reclaim alton
projects on which work had been stsrt-
ed by the government and to recon.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-01-11

The WEEKLY RIVER PRESS 10 . good
newspaper to send away TO- your friends
IN the east: It will save you the trou.
BILE Of writing letters
Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-14
Council Bluffs.
CITY FATHERS TRAVEL EAST
Treasurer, Mayor and Solicitor GO to
Attend Bond Sale.
OTHERS WILL FOLLOW TODAY
Treasurer True win lie AuctiOneer
at La sale Hotel Next Monday,
when Documents win he
Disposed OF.

City Treasurer True, Mayor Maloney and
City Solicitor kimball left last night for
Chicago for the purpose OF looking after
some Of the details OF the bond sale there
next Monday, when, at II o'clock, Treas
urer True will offer for sale to the high
est bidder the 100000 Of ~ per cent water
bonds. II was found that their presence
would be required for several reasons, all
In the interest Of the city among them
being the necessary arrangement with some
bank TO care for the bonds until the hour
Of sale. They will be deposited in a safety
deposit vault this morning together with
the great seal of the city, which will be
used 10 stamp the securities after they
are sold.
This evening all the members Of the
fance committee of the council, Aldermen
Evans, Hubbard and Ellsworth, and Alder
Younkerman and Minnick will leave for
Chicago to be present at the sale The
bonds will be sold at the DaSalle hotel
and Mr.. True will be the auctioneer
Inquiries for additional information con-
tinue to pour into the treasurer's office a
half dozen or more being received yester-
day. This widespread interest lends ad-
ditional encouragement to the belief that
there will be q real contest for the pur-
chase of the bonds and that a good
premium will be paid by the capitalists
who gets them. The annual interest pay
ments will be $4,000, payable semi-annually
at the Park National bank in New York
Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-14
Nothing is Known
in Washington About
InterlOcutOry Order
Nebraska Delegation at Capital Not
Advised of Any Action Yet in
Thomas Case.

WASHINGTON. May 13.--tspeoial Tele-
gram)-The rumor that an interlocutory
finding or order has been made by the
Civll Service commission in the case Of
Postmaster b f. Thomas directed to the
postmaster general cannot be verified
Assistant Postmaster General Granfeld
said tonight that he knew nothing about
the matter particularly with relation to
the interlocutory order. which seems to be
a wholly new thing In cases OF this kind.
Neither Senator Brown nor Senator Hitch
cock was advised as to the action of the
Civil Service commission, the commission
today having stated that It would be at
least a week before any decision is reached
For some time past II has been thought
that the decision OF the Civil Service com
mission would he against Thomas on the
evidence submitted, in view OF a request
for certain amplified evidence from Omaha
which it desired and which It has taken
time TO consider.
The findings Of the commission viii be
submitted to the postmaster general and II
these findings are concurred in the case
will terminate right there. Should. how
ever the report of the special agents turn
out to bea Numerically opposite, the presi-
dent will probably have to decide the mat
ter in the last analysis.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-14
LOCAL AGENCY BREAKS RECORD
Manager Gould of Ford Motor Com
PaRy ships Out rs Carloads OF
Autos During Week.

All previous records for a weeks sales
were broken the last week by the Ford
Motor company. which sent out during this
period Just twenty eight carloads of Ford
automobiles 10 its agents and customers in
the surrounding trade territory.
The following agents OF the Ford com
pany received cars during the last week as
follows: ]. II. Markell. Nebraska City, two
carloads; Atlantic Auto Co.. Council Bluffs,
three carloads; wetz Auto Co, Lincoln,
two carloads; J, NJ. Prime, Oxford, three
carloads; Glass & Evans. Grand Island
one carload: @. A. Rathman Blair, two
carloads; Frank Rosch Co. Campbell. two
carloads; Rystrom Implement Co, stroms-
burg, two carloads; Max Gottberg, Colum-
bus, three carloads; Lchliter a From,
David City, two carloads; Kenney Bros,
Stanton, three carloads; Eacker Bros. Al
bion, two carloads; Jay HoIingsworth
ogalalla, one carload.
Those that drove overland were as fol-
lows: Monnich & Monnich. Hooper; Lch-
liter & From, David City; II. c. Adams,
Wolbach; n. N. Barber, Fullerton; A s.
Anderson. Ruskin; W. ]. Hendy, North
Platte; A. II. Brown. Central City.
The local buyers were: Wells, Abbott &
Nieman. G W, Griffith. George M Nell
son. Ralph Jackson. c. w. Rasp. o. D.
MAJ berry. DT. W. Berry. W. y. Jensen.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-14
ASSESS COST OF PAVING
City Council Puts in Time Fixing
what Car Company Shall
Pay Back.

The city council spent several hours yes
terday assessing the cost of the paving
on Benton and East Pierce streets that
is to be returned to the property owners
by the street railway company for the por-
ton of the pavement occupied by it's
tracks.
between Broadway and the Indian creek
bridge the depreciation was decided TO be
60 per cent. The street there was paved
rearly twenty years ago and Council
Bluffs brick we're used. On the remainder,
part Of which was paved five years ago
and the other last autumn with Galesburg
brick, the council decided that there had
been no depreciation whatever. and the
property owners will have returned to
them all of the money. paid for the pave
mcnt that will be Appropriated.
On East Pierce street the council decided
that there had be6n a depreciation of Is
per cent on the top course only, which
will reduce the total depreciation to about
6 per cent. Nearly ell of the pavement
inspected is two-course brick, laid on a
sand foundation.
After completing the pavement assess
ment the councilmen went over to North
Harrison street to determine the width to
be established between the curbs for the
portion to be paved between Hyde and
Fleming avenues. The distance between
the curbing on the portion paved is thirty
two feet. The intention was to make the
upper part either thirty-six or thirty -elght
feet, but after an inspection the decision
was reached to make 1t only thirtyfour
feet
Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-14
CAT SINKS ITS TEETH
INTO C. c. BOOKS HAND
Letter Carrier Attempts 20 ChlOrO-
form IL, When Animal Puts
Up Fight.

C. c. Book. a letter carrier residing
at 1905 East Pierce street is suffering from
painful injuries inflicted by the teeth OF
an angry cat. and there are considerable
grounds for the fear the creature was SUI
fering from hydrophobia
Mr.. Book is one of the many who have
been impressed with the possibilities that
may lie IN the chicken raising business,
and has been making arrangements to go
into It quite extensively, with the result
that he has a large number of thrifty
little chicks streaming about his poultry
enclosure. They are high bred and very
dear to him, and when they began to
disappear he grew anxious to determine
the cause. He finally discovered that a
neighbours cat was working overtime
carrying them away.
Not desiring to kill the creature he told
the owner OF the trouble The neighbor
woman Immediately asked him to kill the
animal. requesting that the death penalty
be inflicted by chloroform- She said the
cat had not been acting right for some
time and appeared TO be sick and she
would like TO have It chloroformed Mr..
Book agreed, and, after preparing the ap-
paratus. went over and picked up the cat.
The creature instantly inflicted a number
OF deep scratches on his hand with It's
claws and attacked him viciously, 1t
seized his right index finger with its
teeth and hung on with bulldog tenacity.
The sharp teeth penetrated to the bone.
He attempted to pry its jaws apart and
failed, and did not succeed in freeing him
self until he had ehoked II into insen-
sibility with his free hand.
He threw the cat on the ground, where
it remained apparently dead for a few
minutes and then revived and skunk away.
Its teeth were embedded deeply in the
flesh for several minutes. The wound was
very painful and Mr.. Book fastened to a
physician at once and had II cauterized.
The physician requested that the animal be
found and kept under observation in =
safe place, TO determine whether or not
it may be suffering from rabies.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-14

lions. as you have explained them at
length to me. leave me no alternative and
require me to accept Il. Since you wrote
you have signified 20 me that " l thought
your leaving the war department would
embarrass me in view OF conditions in
Mexico. you would request to be allowed
20 sacrifice your personal interests and
continue in office. While ] fully appreciate
the high sense of duty that prompts your
offer. am glad to say that recent develop
ments indicate that no crisis is likely to
arise making your withdrawal now any
more Of an embarrassment than at a later
date or iustifying my asking from you such
a sacrifice.
I'm consenting to a severance OF our Off
cial relations, l wish to tell you how salts
factory your administration OF your great
department has been. II involved the care
and control of the army. the government
OF the Philippines and Porto Rico. the con-
struction Of the Panama canal and incl
dentally the government Of the canal zone
In every way your work has been ad-
mirable and entities you to the gratitude
OF your countrymen
Personally l wish to thank you for what
you have done and for your invariable
sense Of loyalty to the administration and
TO express my deep regret that our delight
ful Intimacy growing out of our official
family relation is to end l sincerely hope
that you may be able to achieve success in
the personal business that now claims your
earnest effort Believe me that you carry
with you into private life my high respect
and sffectionate regard. Sincerely yours
WILLIAM II. TAFT
u M. Dickinson. Secretary of War.
''P. ST. make this acceptance to tai
effect at the time of the qualification
your successor, which, at your request.
hope to secure May rs. 1911"
Dickinson offers to stay.
Secretary Dickinson on May wrote.
Dear Mr.. President: When | Offered
my resignation It seemed that peace would
be restored in Mexico. The situation IS
now so alarming that It might be unwise
to make a change IN the office hold
While l have no right to withdraw my
resignation, and IL I could / would not
take a step that would embarrass you,
want to say that in considering It please
ignore all personal reasons advanced by
me to support 1t. and be guided alone by
of public interests. This
Is not to further embarrass you. but in
Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-14
Council Bluffs.
Paramount Park
Will Draw Crowds
During Sunday
Elaborate Preparations Made for
Entertainment of People-COn-
cert by Schmidt's Band.

For the opening Of Fsirmount park to-
morrow the park board has engaged
Schmidts band, and its leader, ]. z.
Schmidt. has promised to have not less
than twenty first class union musicians.
The concert will begin at 2:30 o'clock and
will last until 5. The board has made
full provision for the crowd that is antlci-
pated II the day is fine, which Forecaster
Welsh has assured the board II will be.
The park has been in process OF DOMINIC
its new spring clothes for several days,
and now every thing looks very pretty. The
street railway company has promised to
operate all Of the cars necessary TO carry
the crowds, and for the accommodation OF
the Omaha people, who usually find plenty
of enjoyment in . ride between the TIVE
cities and Sunday afternoon will run many
of the big Omaha cars direct into the
park If the number on board is sufficient
to justify It.
Director Schmidt has prepared this pro-
gram for the afternoon:
PART l.
March-Natlonal Emblem. ........ ~Bagley
Overture-Tempelweih .......,:. Keller Bella
Valse Lente-Amoureuse ........,..,.. Berger
Musical scenes from The Soul Kiss Levi
PART II.
Overture-Poet and Peasant. .Suppe
Aria for Cornet-The Lost Chord Iii;
........................Sir Arthur sullivan
Mr.. Henry Lott, Soloist
PotpourH of Scotch Melodies. Arr. Godfrey
Scenes Polulaire-The Crazy Quilt,
.....,.................... s.'..Arr. hahe
Intermiseion-
PART III
Excerpts from The Chocolate Soldier
Cs) Paraphrase-Abide with Me- Monk
(b) Highland Patrol-Wee MacGregor
ss.ss..ss..ssssss.ss AiiicAs
Concert Valse-Casino Tame ......... Gunsl
American Fantasie-North and South.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-14
Child Burned Fatally.

DENISON. Ia. May 12.-(spsciaI. Pat
rick Hanrahan and wife living six miles
west Of Manila, lost their 4year-old girl,
Katherine. the child setting fire to her
clothes with matches. She came in from
play, saying her father wanted some
matches. These were given her. Not long
after the mother saw the child enveloped
in flames. The mother rushed to the rescue
burning her own hands badly trying to
save the child. Fatal results came from
breathing the flames The child fingered
for six hours.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-14
Gas Company Shows
New Bright Light
New Flaming Arc Light Draws
Crowds by Its Brillianoy
IN Street

Manager A. l.. English of the Citizens
Gas and Electric Light company sue
ceeded in turning night into almost mid
day brightness last night at Broadway
and Pearl street and had thousands Of
people congregating there to ascertain the
source of the brilliancy. He Installed dur
ing the afternoon one Of the new flaming
arc lights that has just been developed
by the General Electric company, the one
here being the seventh made. OF the
others four are in Chicago and two are
in Omaha
The light IL Of enormous power, but OF
softened brilliancy, with the much de-
sired mellow yellow ray. Photometric
measurements made last night indicated II
to be between 1000 and 5,O0O-candle power.
Former County Surveyor Ernest E. Cook,
walking away from the light found he
was able to read his field notes by the
aid Of the light distance of a full block
away. In comparison the electric head
lights of the street cars and the ordinary
arc lights at the intersections resembled
tallow dips. One such light at each street
intersection would enable person to read
the finest print at any point between them
or pick up a pin as easily as in daylight
The new light works on voltage of So
and an amperage of 10 plus, consuming
but a trifle more current than the ordi-
nary arc lights but giving more than
fifty times the efficiency. The light is
being tried out here to permit the Com
mercial club and city officials to contrast
It with the proposed pedestal lights BY
contrast II turned the pedestal lamps into
faint CLOVIS 1t made a decided impress
sion and converts by the thousand. The
lamp will remain I'm service indefinitely.
Each carbon. which is about an inch In
diameter. gives 100 hours Of service, pro-
portionately reducing the cost of opera
tion
Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-14
JURY TO TRY BRANDENBURG
Man Who Killed stepfAther al
Davenport VIII Plead Self
Defense.

DENIsON. Ia, May 1s-(speciai Pat
days work jury has been secured for the
trial OF Rudolph Brandenburg, charged with
numbering his stepfather. Claus Muenter.
last winter,
The state opened its testimony today and
will try to show that Brandenburg went
to his mothers home with the intention
OF killing Muenter, II the latter did not
cease his abuse of her. The defense claimed
the act was committed in self-defenss.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-14
HoLDUP GETS TEN DOLLARS
II. G. Weston Robbed by Highway
man with Gun at Tenth and
william streets.

H. G. Weston, $40 Bancroft street. was
held up and robbed by a highwayman with
a gun at Tenth and William streets about
1890 last night The bandit stepped out
from a doorway and thrust his revolver
before Westons face. He took $40 from his
victim Weston described the highwayman
as being about 25 years old
Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-14
Real Estate Transfers.

Real estate transfers as reported to The
Bee May y by the Pottawattamie County
Abstract company Of Council Bluffs
George H. Addison. sr.. to Charles L.
Addison, part SEA ne y, i2-76-40,
". d, :....;.-.....:......, ...........S us
Catherine Murphy to John NJ Murphy,
lot s. block "a, in Beers subd. to
Council Bluffs. Ia, ". d................
Lillian NJ Hargens TO George w.
Zoler. lot 81 In Original Plat OF
Council Bluffs. la, W. d............... AOOO
George w. Zollerf and wife 70 Lillian
NJ. Hargens, lot g. block 3, in Morn
ingslde add. TO Council Bluffs. Ia,
" u .ss~sss l, 30
+. e Alexander 10 John w. Temple
ton, lots 10 and "a. block g. In Twin
City Place add. to Council Bluffs,
Ia " u. rssssss.s... 10
Heirs OF Mary Brown 70 Willie A
Cook. lot In subd, OF Original Plat
lot l7s, in Council Bluffs Ia W a. 10
six transfers, tOtai...,................sSsss
Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-14

Lawn Mowers-We have a big line-the
Leader, 50; the Liberty. $3.50; Electro, $3.50;
Great American, ball bearing. 81. p. C.
DeVol Hardware Co. 5N Broadway.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-14

SATURDAY sPECIAL-Fresh country
butter, per pound. 22izc; fresh country eggs,
per dozen, &c; mistetoe hams, per pound
loci picnic ans per pound. l2lae. Vege-
tables of an kinds are cheaper New
potatoes, or sack. SOC; radishes, four
lunches, Sc; lettuce. three punches, lOc:
large bunch-s asparagus, Sc; spinach. per
peck. Toe; Gu 'umbers, DC each; Strawberries,
per box, Ia c and i5e; lemons. per dozen,
aoc; sweet o. anges. per dozen, from zoe up.
Just received a large assortment of fancy
cookies which We viii sell at 1910 per
pound oar LILY Cream flour the same old
price. PEI SICK, SIS. Nothing better. L.
Green. lsi Broadway. Telephone Se4
Drink Rudwsiser. King OF Rottlsd Rsers
Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-14

-Four The sand square feet floor space.
With fine n ont office or store room in new
brick building on Illinois Central traekags
Eighteenth and Broadway. See Council
Bluffs HeH sdy company.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-14
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses were issued yesterday
to the following named persons;
Name and Residence. Age.
Otto Gesi, Council Bluffs. ................ "a
Martha Ulrich, Council Bluffs. ........... 20
Wilhelm Tietjens, South Omaha. ... 60
Lucretia G. Lewis. Omaha, "a
Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-14

view Of the gravity Of the situation, to
put myself entirely at the public service
regardless OF personal considerations
Respectfully, J. NJ DICKINSON"
sketch OF stimson.
MIR. Stimson was born In New York.
September p. 1851 He graduated from
Yale in 1855 and from Harvard law school
in 1890. He was associated with Senator
Root OF New York in the practice OF law
and in 1905 was appointed United states
attorney for the southern district OF New
York. He resigned that position after
three years service. but became special
counsel for the government In the prose-
cuton OF the sugar trust. AS counsel in
that case he won the admiration OF At
torney General Wickersham and MIR. Taft
Secretary Dickinson was born in Missis-
sippi spent most of his life in Tennessee
and was appointed TO the cabinet from
Chicago. He is 90 years old. In the civil
war he served with the Mississippi volun
teers. He was educated in the University
OF Nashville the University OF Leipsg,
Saxony, and the Sorbonne Paris. He was
sworn in as secretary Of war March Y,
1909, previously having been general coun-
sci of the Illinois Central with offices in
Chicago
SttmsOu IL fleAseus
HUNTINGTON. L. L.. May III am
very much gratifed by the mark Of CON
fidence in me which President Taft has dis
played" said Henry L. Stimson, the newly
appointed secretary Of war at his summer
home here tonight.
Mr. Stlmson would not comment further
his appointment. He said he expected
assume his new duties as soon as he
I'D adjust his private affairs. How soon
at would be he did not Indicate. He ex-
cts to see President Taft in the visit
ere, which the president will pay to-
.orrow and Sunday.
UTICA. N. Y, May 1s-Congressman
harles s. Wilmington. whose appointment
as assistant treasurer has been announced,
was informed tonight by telephone at his
home in Herkimer of his appointment He
said:
This is a great surprise to me and the
appointment comes unsought. l did not
know any one was interested in my behalf
and had no intimation of President Tafts
action. 1 am grateful to my friends and
will give the appointment favorable con-
sideration."