STATE SENATOR
OFFERED 616 SOsl
Eujsss Travis tf Brooklyn Te
of Attempt to Buy His Vats
FUND FOB RACETRACK BETTIN
Says Mysterious Little Man Made Pro
posal of 1100,000 in Behalf of Frank
J. Gardner Efforts to Subpoena
Keene and Whitney Fail.
New York, Nov. 19. One hundred
thousand dollars to vote against the
anti-race track betting bills in 190$
was offered to State Senator Eugene
M. Travis of Brooklyn, so he swore on
the stand, testifying before the legls
latlve committee.
A mysterious little man, whose name
he does not recall, made the offer In
the lobby of the senate, he said, In be
half of former Senator Frank J. Gard
ner. And Gardner, he added, con
firmed It in a subsequent telephone
conversation.
Gardner la now under Indictment
charged with having attempted slm
llarly, though with a lesser amount,
t6 Influence Otto G. Foelker of Brook'
lyn, now a congressman, but then a
state senator. Foelker voted for the
bill, as did Travis, and It was passed
notwithstanding the frantic efforts of
the race track interests and the al
leged use of a fund which previous
testimony has placed at $ 500,000.
Millionaire Sportsmen Evade Service.
Travis' testimony and the commit
tee's efforts to subpoena James R.
Present Legislature May Tickle Pro!
Ism of Cutting Cut Cii.tr ft t.
L-i ioiui!, io. ii'. A LiW ton
tUl bUWU l-kVUb ul'llfe.U10U 1U UK
house oi r?pit!k'Uiuuva trout elevei
to ten nit'.iiiK'is is ooheved by toll
ticiu.ib to be iiiiesscry ou aetouui
oi; U.e gtei.t morale ;u population in
uicatea tit the census Just tukeu.
Ihe slate legis;at,ire may be con
fronted at this session w.ta the task
of redisricting tiie state if congress
when It convenes In December, in
creases the apportionment on the basit
of which members of congress slial.
hereafter be elected. Best posteo
public men believe that the offlcla.
census reports will be ready in tint
for congress to take up the apportion
ment at the next session.
The preseut basis, fixed ia 1903, It
190,000. If the complete census re
turns show the population of the
United States to be 90,000,000, as it Is
conservatively estimated, the old baslf
would mean an addition of thirty ot
forty members to congress. The opln
Ion prevai's that congress will not per
mit the membership of the house to
exceed 400, and in order to keep it
down to that figure it will be neces
sary to fix the apportionment at about
225,000.
Under the last census Iowa has a
population of 2,224,771. If congresi
fixed the ratio at 225,000, as expected,
Iown would be entitled to ten con
gresFrtien. And this is the numbei
which it is believed Iowa will have
after the next congress.
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HEAR GASE
Judgs Announcss Ha Cannot
Preside at Trial of Packers.
ARGUMENTS ARE POSTPONED
Court Announces That Case Will B
Sent to Judge Carpenter, but Attor
revs for Packers Make Protest
Hearing Put Off Until Nov. 21.
STREET GAR LINE
TO AVOID FIGHT
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Des Moines Company Will Prob
ably Yield In Gchoe Matter.
Des Moines, Nov. 19. The threat
ened strike of the street car em
ployes in Des Moines will probably
be avoided by the action taken at va
rtoits conferences held between the
men and the company. The workmen
made a complete demand for the re
instatement of Cohoe, a motorman
who had been discharged, or for arbl
tration of the matter, and It is expect
ed the company, in view of pending
litigation and an offer to settle the
franchise matter, will yield. The
Commercial exchange appointed a
committee of 300 to undertake a set
tlemont of the franchise matter.
Chicago. Nov. 19. Judge Kenesa
M. Landis, m the United States dls
trict court, announced to attorneys ap
pearlng belore him seeking a chung
of venue In the case against Chlcagc
meat packers that he would be unabU
to hear the case, Irrespective of argu
ment for or against such a course,
The announcement was made durlni
a lull tu argumeuts in me enon ui
the packers to have the case trans
ferred to the United States circuit
court. The packers are charged witi
conspiracy to restrain trade and an
specifically charged with having
formed the so called "beef trust" Ir
the shape of the National Packing
company.
Judge iJindls thus explained his re
fusal to Bit in the case:
"Considering the character and na
ture of the defendants' averment and
the proximity in point of time and my
employment as a member of this bat
as an agent of the department of jus
tlce, at least at the beginning of the
period regarding which the grand Jur
ors heard evidence, regardless of tech
nlrnl nronositlons Involved. It be
comes obvious I cannot hear the case
I will send the case to my colleague
In the district court, Judge Carpenter)'
John M. Miller, Levy Mayer and
Moritz Rosenthal of the packers testl
fled that this was impossible, that the
United States supreme court had
made it mandatory in such cases that
the certification be made to the elr
cult court.
Judge Landis did not approve thl?
position and the hearing was put oil
until Nov. 21.
LIVE STOCK RATE SUSPENDEC
Shelling Coin.
C. II. Vallory and nephew, Johnnie
Vallery, were shelling the remainder
of the last year's crop for "Coon" this
week, making room for the new
grain. At the noon hour, when the
shellers are usually very hungry, Mrs.
C. H. Vallery was taken ill, and it
looked for a few moments as if the
boys were going hungry, when John
nie volunteered to go home for his
wife, whom he claimed was the best
cook in the precinct. This was hard
to convince "Coon," of, and of course
Johnnie said he was "from Missouri"
and could show him. The new mem
ber of the family was produced, who
prepared the dinner for the hungry
shellers. and it is now claimed that
"Coon" is willing to give up that
Johnnie's Judgment of a good cook
is first-class.
LIFE SENTENCE
IS COMED
Supreme Court lipids Severe
Penalty Against Burglar.
CONVICTED IN POLK COUNTY.
KelHter's Indies' Tailoring College.
Mrs. C. R. Moran and Mrs. in. A.
Lelst, managers. Second door from
postofflce. Drafting, cutting, fitting,
making, finishing and pressing thor
oughly taught. All kinds of patterns
drafted. Satisfaction guaranteed.
11-1 5-1 wkd.
HARRY PAYNE WHITNEY.
Keene and Harry Payne Whitney, two
millionaires, whose hobby is horse rac
ing, were the most interesting devel
opmonts of the hearing, resumed after
an adjournment on Oct 22.
Efforts to find Messrs. Keene and
Whitney have so far been without sue
cess and M. Lynn Bruce, chairman ot
the committee, is becoming impatient
Both men have been mentioned In
previous testimony as having been
present at a conference at Delmonico's
at which the alleged corruption fund
was raised and the committee Is anx
ious to examine them.
"It is strange," said Judge Bruce,
"that with the horse show going on
Harry Payne Whitney, at least, cannot
be located. We have had subpoena
servers at the show every day and
evening looking for Mr., Whitney or
any of the others, but they cannot be
found. Our men also scoured the field
at the aviation meet without success
We have communicated with Mr. Whit
ney's secretary, but he claims not to
know where he can be found. At Mr
Keene's office nothing can be learned
of his whereabouts."
Two New Names Added.
Travis' story added two new names
to the list of senators "approached."
Tho amount offered him, he explained,
was to be paid In two installments,
125,000 down and $75,000 after his vota
hud been cast.
"Did you ever hear of any other
legislator being approached " he was
asked.
"Yes. I took lunch with Senator
Fuller and Senator Carpenter one day
and they told me they had been ap
proached. Senator Gates also told me
he had been called on the telephone '
GRANGE INSURGENTS LOSE
Cost of Campaign.
Des Moines, Nov. 19. The Repub-
lican Btate committee made public the
finances of the committee, showing an
expenditure of $9,590 In the recent
state campaign, all of which was re
ccived from candidates and friends.
The Democratic committee spent $6,
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I.C. FRAUDS TOLD GRAND JURY
Ostermann Repeats Story of Car Re
pair Graft He Related to Court.
Chicago, Nov. 19. The story of the
corruption of a great corporation's of
ficials, from Its vice president down,
and the Inside methods used by these
officials and outsiders to plunder the
company treasury out of $1,500,000,
was told again before the November
grand Jury.
The recital of the fraud details came
in the endeavor to get Indictments
against Prank B. Harriman, John M.
Taylor and Charles L. Ewlng, former
officials of the Illinois Central railroad.
The chief witness was Henry C.
Ostermann, former head of the Oster
mann Manufacturing company. He
told how his and other car repair com
panies padded bills, charged for re
pairing cars which never got near
their shops. nd manipulated Invoices
CONUtNStD NlW3
1 Jet urns Home.
Miss Mildred Cook, who has been
attending school In the Iowa State
University at Iowa City, where she
has been taking a course In music,
under the prominent instructor, Prof.
H. G. Cox, who is now a resident of
Omaha, has returned home. By a
notice elsewhere in this issue will be
found that Miss Cook is ready to re
sume her work at home as instructor.
Miss Cook is a musician of consider
able ability and has had a great deal
of experience as an instructor, and Is
anxious to secure as large a class as
possible.
Colored Man Who Attacked Dee
Moines Woman With Poker While
Robbing Her Home Come Under
Special Section of Code.
Des Moines, Nov.t 19. The sentence
ot life imprisonment Imposed upon
Charles Davenport, a negro, by Judge
Miller in the Polk district court one
year ago, following the former's con
viction ot breaking and entering, was
affirmed by the Bupreme court.
The sentence imposed upon Daven
port was probably the most severe
ever given in this county for the
crime of breaking and entering. It is
the first time a life term has been
given lu Iowa for burglary alone.
The testimony ia the case was to
the effect that Davenport entered the
home of Earl Graham, on East Socoud
street, early in the evening of Jan. 21.
1909, collected several articles of
value and even took a ring from the
finger of Mrs. Graham, who was in
bed in an upstairs room. When the
negro went downstairs, she followed
him, which caused him to seize a
poker from the stove and hurl It at her.
This act brought him under a spe
cial section of the code relative to tho
ufo of dangerous weapons by persons
Intent on burglary, and brought down
upon his head the sentence of life Im
prisonment, BARNEY ASK MORE MONEY
Advance Proposed by Rock Itland Rail
road Is Held Up Until April.
Washington, Nov. 19. To permit a
thorough Investigation the interstate
commerce commission announced i
had suspended until April 10 next th
advance in rates on live stock between
the Missouri and the Mississippi riv
ers, which were to have been put into
effect by the Chicago, Rock Island
and Pacific railroad on Dec. 10.
Rosenheimer Again indicted.
New York, Nov. 19. Edward T.
Rosenheimer, who was recently ac
quitted on the charge of murder in the
first degree In that his automobile
killed Grace Hough, was Indicted by
the grand Jury, this time for the viola
tlon df the Callan automobile law,
which provides that a person respon
Bible for an accident must render aid
to the Injured.
Five Children Die on Steamer,
New York, Nov. 19. Five children
died c-n the steamer Carpathla during
its voyage here from Trieste.
A Tine Ear of Corn.
Julius Pltz, one of our excellent,
progressive and up-to-date farmer
friends from south ot town, comes to
the front with the champion ear of
corn for the present' season. It is a
dandy, bearing twenty-four rows of
well filled grains and weighs two
pounds. Of course Julius does not
claim to have many hundred acres of
this 'corn and does not set the figures
at what the entire field will go, but
he does claim one of the largest ears
of the season, and that's all.
Many Thanks.
I take this method of thanking
my friends for the support given me
for road supervisor In the recent
election, and assure them that I will
continue to perform the duties of
that position to the best of my ability.
The trust you have reposed In me
will be carefully guarded in the dis
charge of my duties. I shall try to
continue so to discharge those duties
as to merit your good will.
Mike Lutz.
Motion to 'AHow Them Access to Books
and Records Is Defeated
Atlantic City, N. Y., Nov. 19. A
move made by the insurgents for ac
cess to the books of the National
Grange for the purpose of securing
evidence of alleged reckless use oi
funds of the organization nrt-t defeat
after a lengthy debate, in which the
hostile forces put forth their best
Breakers. Raines of Missouri made
Henry M. Hoyt, counsellor of the
department of state, is seriously ill In
Washington.
The third session of the eleventh
parliament of Canada opened in Ot
tawa with the usual picturesque cere
monies.
As a result of injuries received a
week ago while playing football, thir
teen-year-old John Fisher died In
Brooklyn.
Not having sufficient feed to last
their sheep throughout the winter,
many Montana ranchers are selling
their stock to ranchmen In Alberta
and Saskatchewan.
Surgeons who have been in Chicago
attending the national clinic, organ
ized the Clinical Congress of the Sur
geons of North America, with a char
ter membership of 1,000.
John Philip Sousa, bandmaster nd
the first speech against the insurgents composer, who was tancn to tne isew
ttaven nospuui wbi ween Biiuenng
just before tne question was put. Hoyt
of South Dnkota also spoke lor the
standpatters.
Lynn Eandits Convicted.
Salem. Mass., Nov. 19 Wasslll
Ivaukowski an-1 Andrei Ispen. the
Lynn bandits, were loi.nd guilty of
murder for the killing of Thomas A
Landrocon, a sho manufacturer, and
Policeman James Carroll In Lynn on
June 25 last. They were sentenced
to be electrocuted In March.
Bluejackets Stone a Cafe.
Cherbourg, Nov. 19. Two hundred
disorderly bluejackets from the Amer
ican visiting fleet were expelled from
a cafe here. Iney stoned the building
from an attack of malaria, left that In
stitution for New York.
Chnrged with a shortage In his ac
courts as a cashier in tho money or
der division, of the Cincinnati post
offlce, William II. Eggleston, a former
newspaper man, Is missing from his
home In Cincinnati, while postofflce
Inspectors are searching for him with
a warrant charging embezzlement.
Benjamin Smith, twenty-two years
old, a former, led officers to an aban
doned well at his home, near Muncie,
Ind., and there showed them the body
of his father, with his head crushed In
and bearing other evidences of mur
der. Smith was arrested, charged
CORN AT LOWEST LEVEL
Pulls Down Prices in Other Pits on
'Change.
Chicago, Nov. 18. Corn sold today
at the lowest prices in several yeara
and pulled down all the other leuding
Btuples on 'change. Net declii.es
were: Wheat, ;)ic; corn, Vi&'-sc
to KBic: oats, unchanged to c;
provisions, 2Vi12!&c. Closing prices
Wheat Dec, 9090'ic; May, 9o
9CVc; July, 92c.
Corn Dec, 4444!c; May, 4G
40:4c; July, 47Vic.
Oats Dec, 3030Vic; May, 33c
Pork Jan., $17.25; May, $16.22';,.
Lard Jan., $10.00; May, $9.55.
Ribs Jan., $9.12Va; May, $8.87',i.
Chicago Cash Prices No. 2 hard
wheat, 92'J&95,4c; No. 2 corn, Ol'a
62c; No. 2 oats, 30'jC
Omaha Cash Prices.
Omaha, Nov. 18. Wheat No. 2
hard, 89",(,ffr92c; No. 3 hard, &Vti
90l,-(C. Corn 'jc higher; No. 2,
4ti(&4Hac. Oats lie lower; No. 3
white, 29'i30c; No. 3 yellow, 29
29',ic.
Chicago Live Stock.
Chicago, Nov. 18 Ca i tie Receipts,
2,500; ttoady; lieews. $1,405(7.40;
western steers, $ I 1 ..fij'il 5'); trtoekert
and feeders. I U, a b.Od, cows ant
heifers, $.' .2u! .2U; calves, 7.&0fe
10.00. Hogs Uecelpt. 10,000; 510c
lower; light. $ii 907.40; mixed, $7.10
7.50; h.ravy. $7.0 .& 7.50; lough, $7.00
7.20; bulk ui sales, $7.307.45
Sheep Receipts, 8,'iOU; weak; natives
$2.253.95; worterna. $2.504.00;
yearlings, $1.0051 5 OU; lambs, $4.00
6.10.
Takes Prisoners to Omaha.
Deputy Sheriff Manspeaker went to
Omaha this afternoon, having In cus
tody Isadore Sitzman and Lewis Kee-
zer, the men convicted of first degree
murder In the district court this
week. It is supposed that the county
authorities were fearful that the men
might dig out of the old trap called
"County Jail," if they were allowed
to remain here.
Food Commissioner 8ay New Lawi
Increase Expenses.
Des Moines, Nov. 19. In the opln
ion of W. D. Barney, state lood and
dairy commissioner, it will take $35,-
000 to run his department during the
next two years, and he plans to ask
tho general assembly for an appropri
ation of that amount
The last legislature gave the de
partment $26,000, but Commissioner
Barney says that with the new laws
and the Increased work of the depart
ment, this sum is not enough. In ad
dition to this he recommends that the
general assembly give $7,000 to the
Iowa State Dairy Men'B association so
that that association can continue its
campaign of education among dairy
men of the state. The last assembly
gave the association $10,000.
IOWA SUFFRAGISTS ELECT
Corydon Woman Chosen President of
State Association.
Corydon, Ia., Nov. 19. The follow
Ing officers were elected by the State
Equal Suffrage convention: President,
Harriet 11. Evans of Corydon; vice
president, R. Stevens of Boone; cor
responding secretary, Mrs. Ruby J
Eekcrson of Des Moines; recording
secretary, Miss Minnie Llrall; treas
urer, Mrs. Virginia Krammar of Char
lton; auditor, Mrs. Clara C. Keith of
Des Moines; member of the national
committee, Mrs. Mary Coggshall of
Des Moines; executive committee
Mrs. Harberson of Des Moines.
Gig Gontbindion
PUBLIC SALE
The undersigned will sell at Puh
lie Auction to the highest bidder at
the Silas Long farm, three miles west
and a quarter mile south of Mynard,
or seven miles southwest of Platts
mouth, Nebraska, on
TUESDAY, COV. 20
Commencing at 1:00 o'clock p. ra.
Live SUnk.
One sorrel mare, 11 years old.
weight 1,350; one buckskin, 10 years
years old, weight 1,350; one bar
mare, 9 years old, weight 1,100; on
bay horse, 12 years old, weight 1,200;
cne gray horse, 7 years old, weight
1,400; one bay horse, 6 years old,
weight 1,350; one mare colt, t
months old.
One Jersey cow, 6 years old, will
soon be fresh; one Jersey cow, will
be fresh January 1st.
Implements, Ktc.
Two walking stirring plows, one 3
section harrow, one disc harrow, two
combined walking listers, three walk
ing cultivators, one St. Joe two-row
machine, one Deerlng binder, two
farm wagons, two top buggies, four
sets of work harness, one set ot light
harness, one set ot single harness,
one wood heating stove, one five-gallon
barrel churn.
Some household goods and numer
ous other articles.
Terms of Sale.
All sums of $10 and under, cash;
over $10, a credit of twelve months
will be given, purchaser giving good
bankable paper bearing interest from
date. All property must he settled
for heforo being removed from the.
premises.
Geo. Gradovllle.'
W. A. Griffin.
Q. K. Parmele, Auct.
C. G. Frlcke, Clerk.
Could See Hit Finish.
Tho old uncle returned from the sea
Just about the time his nephew re
turned from college, after being hazed
and initiated Into a dozen class socie
ties. "Maria," acid tho old man In aston
ishment, "where ha3 Charles been?"
"He's been to a finishing school,
James," responded Charles' mother.
And then Uncle James took another
look at the court plaster, the bandages
and the black eye and drawled:
"Finishing school, eh? Well, they
certainly must hsve tried to finUh
Charles tho first season."
South Omaha Live Stock.
South Omaha, Nov. 18. Cattle Re
celpts, 1,406; steady; beef steers, $4.00
fi.75; cows and heifers, $2.60((4.90
stockers and feeders, $3.006.25; vet
calves, $3.2'7.25. Hogs Receipt
5,000; 1015c lower; heavy, $7.25(
7.30; mixed, $7.3507.45; light, $7.40
7.00. Sheep Receipts, 8.651 : shad
lower; lamba, $3 4035.75; wethers,
Mrs. W. E. Rosencrans and daugh
ter, Mary, went to Omaha this after
noon, to meet Mr. and Mrs. Colssart,
of Platte Center, who will he over
Sunday guests of the Rosencrans
home.
Man Killed In Runaway.
Dncorah, Ia., Nov. 19. John Zlma
was Instantly killed In a runaway and
John Mostle Injured seriously, while
a son ewcaped with some bad bruises,
The team they wore driving down
hill commenced running. There was
a team In front and Mr. Zlma pulled
out to go around them. In doing thl
the wagon swung Into a ditch and was
overturned, throwing tho occupants
out. Mr. Zlma struck on his head,
crushing his skull and breaking his
neck. Mr. Mostlo sustained a severe
Injury to his hip.
Iowa City Has Street Cars.
Iowa City, Nov. 19. With the driv
ing of the silver spike Into the last
rail by President Sehulze of the Iowa
City Electric railway, the new street
car line for the University city was
formally started by exercises under
the auspices of the Iowa City Commer
cial cub. Tho car line runs from the
corner of Clinton and College avenue
to Rundell addition, In East Iowa City,
and satisfies a long felt want In the
city for some mode of conveyance,
Mr. J. E. Melslnger, of Eight Mile
Grove precinct, drove In from the
farm this morning and did his week
end shopping.
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The
Body Not That of Leander Hunt.
Webster City, Ia Nov. 19. The
body of the man found dend in a corn
field near Council Bluffs the other
day was not that of Lennder Hunt,
brother of County Recorder Hunt, of
tht3 city, as at first supposed. How
tho photographs of Hunt's family
came to bo In a grip picked up In the
field Is still a mystery.
Killed by Fall From a Train.
Mason City, Ia., Nov. 19. While in
the act of stepping to what he thought
was another coach, Henry Gockein of
Scotland. 8. D., a passenger on a Mil
waukee train, fell and was Instantly
killed. With his family, he was en
routo to Rockford, 111., for a visit. The
train was running at full speed near
Dickons, Ia '
River Seine Is Rising Again.
Paris, Nov. 19. The Seine is rising
again. The waters thnt have already
floodod the lower sections of the city
filtered Into the basement of the for
LOCAL NEWS
From Saturday's Dally.
Miss Esther Larson came up from
Union last evening tor a short visit
with her parents.
Mrs. F. S. Brlnkman and daughter.
Miss Hilda, spent the day In the
metropolis, going on No. 15 this
morning.
Mrs. August Anderson departed
for Havelock on the morning train to
day, where she will visit relatives
over Sunday.
Mr. Carl Madson, of Omaha, waa
an over night gueBt of friends la
Plattsmouth, returning to his hom
this morning.
Mrs. P. Eagan and children spent
the day with Omaha friends today,
departing for the metropolis on No.
15 this morning.
Mrs. W. Parker and Mrs. A. Stohl-
man were passengers to Omaha on.
the morning train today, where the
visited friends for a short time.
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Barker and
daughter Mae, spent the day In th
metropolis, having driven in from,
the farm in time to catch No. 15.
Miss Anna Palecek anci her sister,
MIhs Pauline, departed for Omaha on
the morning train today, where thef
will visit friends until after Thanks
giving day,
Mrs. Nettle Stanton came up from
Union this morning to assist her sla
ter, County Superintendent Mary Fos
ter, In conducting the teachers' examination.
O. M. Strclght, of Omaha, cam
own yesterday and looked after
business matters for a time, and re
ported his little grandson, Gur
Strelght, who has been quite sick, as
much better.
Mrs. H. E. Snyder, who has been.
the gueBt of friends In this city for
a few days, departed for Lincoln thl
morning, where she will visit friends
over Sunday, returning to Platts
mouth the first of the week.
W. E. Rosencrans, the real estate
man, returned from Sterling, Colora
do, last evening, where he had been,
showing a customer a fine tract ot
farm land.
Mr. Jackson, of Omaha, represent
ative of the Ford people, came down,
on No. 2 last evening and transacted
business relative to the paving contract.
Poultry Wanted
Spring
Hens 8V40
Old Roosters 4
Stag Roosters 6
Ducks, fat
Geese, fat 8
Hlgest prices paid for all kinds ot
produce.
nd the gendarmei who Interfered.
with the murder.
$3.253.CO; ewes, $2.75 25.
elgn oluce on the Quay d'Oiiay.