IK OMATIA SUNDAY HKK: JANUARY 15, 1911.
AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA
Fire Board Bcemmendi Fire Fond
Eilnfd to $40,000.
FOR SALARIES AND EQUirMEITT
flrrntntnanaaf ton SalaHa f Fn1l"
inf ii P tnefnan l.na M.
Mfi Mark Ilia elf
I.lraaa.
ti Trln: pf tha Ftr anil Tlla
Pnard yaataMav It was flarlilad t rarnm
rnanil (ha fnllnm-ina; InTaaaad arala nf
fnr fha flra rtarartmant f"r h ""
Moratlnn of fba aw-ut1va Mtmmltten f
h rhartar ravlalon pnmmlttaa:
f'hlaf, $1V par month: assistant rhtaf.
I'" par innnth: raptaln af ha and truck
r'imparlaa, IM0 pr mnnth; plpaman, alght-a-n
months In srvlra, prr' month:
rtrlvars, alsrhtaan months In sarrlce. ISR par
month; stnkara, par month: ansjlnaara.
! t"r month, nr man to bairln with 170
PT month with f par month Inrrassa aaml-
nnually. until tha maximum la raarhad;
man now working undar " par month to
ba paid under the raw arhadu! with cradit
for tlma aarvlad to apply on sami-annual
Inoraaaa,
Tha praaant scale of waaa la: Chlaf,
I12S; assistant, ehlaf, 10fl; captain. JI00:
plpaman, tl; drlvara and atokara. o; an
Itlnaara, Ion. Naw man now batn at lA
It alao raaolvad that a almllar reeom
mandatlon ba mada ralatlva to tha police
forra.
I.araap Fire Fond.
Tha board airraad aa wall to rarnmmand
tha tnrraaaaa of tha flra fund to I40.0CO, an
Inrraaaa from l2fi.W to HS.OoO waa adopad
by tha ehartar ravlalon committee Wednes
day nlwht.
Tha a'bj-t of tha ralaaa was brought
bafora tha board by Plpaman John Bugll
wlrs of hoaa oompany No, I, anting aa
a daputatlon on bahalf of all tlia f Iranian
of tha department, Tha patltlon aaked for
an amendment of tha rharter aa to pro
vlda for a doubla ahlft and In tha evant
of that change not balng thought desirable
tha Inrraaaa of wiri,
Chief McKate pointed out that tha In
rraaaa tirant a U ralaa. In Omaha, ha
raid, tha flraman had a "double ahlft" and
thay ware paid Ian, while the man In Bouth
Omaha who had to ba on duty twenty-four
houra. only got l. lie thought the man
entitled to tha Inrraaae and the chief and
assistant rhlof aa wall, aa thay had to
rover the whole city and not a (action aa
In Omaha.
Mayor Tralnor believed that the Inrreasae
ware Justified seeing that the "double
ahlft" proposition waa not very vigorously
preaawl.
On tha auggaatlon nf Chief of Polio
Pr1r It waa daoldad to raoommand alml
lar Inrraaaaa for tha pollea department.
In Omaha, aald tha ohlaf, tha polloaman
only worked eight houra while In Bouth
Oman thay were on duty twelve.
I.tft Not fOnonarh.
Commissioner Ptvonka, brought up the
question of the Increaaa of the fire fund,
He thought that the Inereaaa from 128,000
to ISR.OOO adopted by tha ehartar" ravlalon
committee would not be aufftolent to run
the department, seeing that thay would
have soon two new fir halls to equip and
man. The Inoreaae. said tha commissioner,
proposed would not mM than rover tha
salaries.
Chief MrKal aald that the salaries would
absorb $,0rt and If proper provision was
not mad thay would ba In, the same posi
tion next year aa thla year, when a number
of men had to be laid off. -
Mayor Tralnor remarked that thay eould
not get all they wanted In one, year and
It should b borne In mind that tha ap
paratus waa new and they would not b
required to apend muoh on repairs.
City Clark Ooed said that If the fund waa
Increased to 10.000 they would ba about
only able to realise tha 138,000 recommended.
The reoommandatlon waa then made to
the executive oommltte that the fund be
raised to 10.000,
Plerecm Gate Bark License,
Tha fir and Polio board, acting en the
advice of the olty legal department, and
following tha reeult of tha appeal In the
district court, restored to Que M. Flerson,
saloonkeeper, 3520 Q street, tha license re
voked last Monday In oonsequenn of tha
decision of Polio Judge Callanan fining
him 100 for having aa alleged permitted
liquor to be sold on hla premise after I
o'clock Chrlstme eve. Tha appeal waa
heard Wednesday by Judge Redlck, and
after argument by Attorney J. J. Breen
for the defendant. It waa sustained.' The
board, held that the section of the amend
ing aot for 1809 waa mandatory upon there,
to revoke the license In view of tha polio
Judge' decision, but Assistant City Attor
ney a. L. Winter yesterday morning ad
vlaed It that reading tha law regulating
the proceeding of the board with thla sec
tion they had power to reetore the Uoens
v hen, the case waa dismissed by the su
perior court. It waa pointed out that the
police board had power to revoke a lloense
pending the termination of the suit and
that tha section In the aot of 190 did not
take that power away from Its It almply
made such provision that appeal must ba
taken immediately from tha ruling of the
police court
tat af City Fane.
According to the statement Issued by City
Clerk Oood showing the condition of the
fund front December v to January tha
receipt amounted to HJt.Tlt.0i; the dla
buraement to .06. and the unexpended
balance to l3,Si.s. Ths amount of tha
levy, SO par cent, for 1UM1 available
August 1 last waa 30,8S.44, the balance
unexpended July SI last which war placed
to the credit of the Interest and sinking
fund. IU126Z7 and the oolleoUon by the
city treasurer reported sine August 1 last,
t.iMti The valuation on real and per
eonal property In tha olty, Kio-it, la
I-43S7.69.
Ckarck Bervtees.
Many will read with feelings of disap
pointment, but at the same time with re
gret that owing to a severe attack of cold
whicb haa been accompanied with loss of
voice Rev. Irving P. Johnson, former
lector, will be unable to preach In Bt.
Martin's Sunday. Mr. Johnson came aouth
from Minneapolis In the early part of the
week thinking that his Illness was only
temporary, but as he did not get better
be waa obliged to go south and Is now In
Texas whither he was ordered by his physi
cians, lie waa to fulfill an engagement
there following hla visit to South Omaha
and hla filenda In the city who are
n.inu.roue hop that he may recover In
time to do ao.
St. Martins Episcopal Church. Twanty
fourth and J Blreeta, "Hev. Alferd O. White,
Hector 10 a. m., Sunday school. 11 a. m.,
lluly communion and sermon on the topic.
"The Message to the Men In the Cave;"
I p. in., evening prayer and the last of the
lectures on th sermon on the mount,
topic, "The Sermon's Climax."
St. Clement's Episcopal Mission. Twenty
ninth and 8 Streets, W. L. Cullen, Lay
Header 10 a. m., Sunday school; 11 a. m.,
looming prayer and sermon on the sub
ject, "Th Martian Feast at Cana."
frt. Edward Episcopal Mission. Twenty
aixih and Adama Streets I a. m., Holy
nmniunion. Rev. Alfred O. White cele
b'ant; p. in., Sunday achool.
"The Open Poor and the Adversary" will
l a the subject of the aarmon of th Rev.
It. Wheeler. i pator of the Flrat Pirsbv-
taiian thumb, Sunday niurulng. la tha
evening the congt rsation m att.-nd tlie
snnlveraaty srrvii-es In caatellar cliunh
Omaha, when Or. Wheelrr will hae aa
the subject, of his address the qucelion.
"Wl.at Aie We Hre Fur?" The Chris
tian Fndeavor aervle will ba held m
ijeual at 0 30 p. m.
t lilted Presbyterian Chun h. Twenty
third and I, Ptreets. Hev. V. A. Pollock.
Paator-fabhath school. 1" 30 a. in., public
ear vice and Mormon on subject. "Hlndrani as
to Revivals." 11.) a. in. YounK People's
Chiistlsn union. S IS p. m.; prom hint serv
ice and sermon on the subject ".losii"
Passing Ry," 7:i p. m. There will be
special mattings In the thun-h every night
from Monday to Friday. Inclusive, con
dinted by the pastor.
Bt. L.uke'8 Lutheran Church, Rev. 8. II.
Terian, Pastor Sunday school, 10 a. in.;
morning worship. 11 a. in.; catechetical
class, p. in. ;I.uther league. T P. m. At
this meeting Rev. U P. Kuhns will be
present and make an address.
First Haptlat Church Sunday school, 9.45
a. m ; preaching at 11 a. ni , on the sub
ject "The Orate of God." Evening service
and sermon on th subject "Sowing and
Heaping," 7.30 p. m.
Magic City l.eagae,
J. B. WATK1N8 CO.
let 2d. M. Tot.
Spratcue ..
24 lis H7 K0
..' 14t 14 ' V ' 60
m lf.1 16u b
W J'V) lm bi'i
'...171 lrt m 615
Conrad ...
Penman ..
Ft ye
Francisco
Totals 8ii 8-'0 . 78 I U)i
A, M. Hl'UHF.N PAINT CO.
1st. 2d. id. Tot.
Clark .. 2'-'4 M -W
Etter 1KJ 161 1S4 4,7
Winters lofl 2l K fM
Hunt 170 170 12 H'H
Fitzgerald US 14ti 1.4 B,.:
Totals m ,2.MJ
i Made City Uosslp. '
Miss Margaret O'Grady of Dawson, Neb.,
Is visiting with Mrs. D. J. Hlnchey.
Mrs. Psul Cbadd Is spending the rest of
the winter at Oklahoma and Palm Beach,
Fla.
The Clansman of America, lodge No. S.
will install officers this evening In the
Woodmen hall. ,
The young women of St. AKnes' pariah
had a very enJokble card party In the
Workmen temple last night
A competitive examination will be held
at the South Omaha postofflce January 2i
for the position of rural letter carrier.
Mrs. Emma Mason and daughter. Lulu.
of Missouri are the guests of Mr. and Mis.
Iteese naming. Twelfth and J streets.
Mrs.' B. B. Bailey. S27 North Twenty
seventh street, entertained the women of
the Woodmen circle yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. George McBride, at her home, 1117
North Twenty-third streets entertained the
Presbyterian Kings Daughters yesterday
afternoon.
Rev. Father Chudalek of the Church of
the Assumption and Joseph Plvonka. left
last evening for Chicago to attend a meet
ing of the Bohemian Catholic workmen.
The following births have been-reported:
Philip Dutmonea, 2t2 Bouth , Twentieth
street, boy; Rudolph Moreveo, Twenty
seventh and Z streets, girl; E. P". Mertens,
lWHi Missouri avenue, boy.
Prof. J. A. Gillespie of the International
Bible Students' association", Omaha brunch,
will deliver an address Sunday afternoon
at 3 o'clock In the Ancient Order of United
Workmen's temple on the subbject, "The
Coming Kingdom." , "
Mis Cloud, who is In charge of the KoutTi
Omaba branch of the Associated Charities,
makes appeal to the public for second-hand
shoe for children. There are also, she
says, many applications being received for
fuel and for work.
Miss Agnes Callanan. daughter of Judge
and Mrs. Callanan, waa given a llnnn
shower Thursday night by a number of her
girl friends. Mlea Callanan la to bo mar
ried Wedneaday morning to Norbourne F.
Thomas, who Is connected with the Armour
Packlug company.
J. - F. O'Leary, the ahoeman, who waa
burnt out in the disastrous fire o ntiie
morning of January 2, has taken the prem.
lses known as the Majeatlo theater, on the
oppoelte side of Twenty-fourth street, and
Is having them fitted up for his business,
which he will soon resume.
A ' petition Is being circulated against
th granting of tha ordinance requeated by
the Htock Yards company to enable It to
lay pipes through some of the streets of
th olty to the reservoir which It Is pro
posed to erect to supply the stock yards
and the packing houses with water.
Mr. and Mrs. Leo J. Farrell. 1107 North
Twenty-second street, entertained tha Ellt
Erldg Whist club Thursday evening. Ten
couples wer present. Including the host
and hostess. The first man s prlxe was
won by Cecil J. Francisco and th second
by Mr. Hart. Omaha. The first women's
prlxe went to Mrs. Dr. Dorwood and tha
second to Mrs. Gordon Kyte, Omaha.
"Just Killed a Man;
Send the Sheriff,"
Says Missourian
Farmer Shooti Nefro and Calls Up
coroner Freed by Jury Later
in Bay.
ST. LOUI8, Jan. 14.-A. J. Long, a farmer
at Affton, St. Louis COUntV. killed Reuben
Jackaon, a negro, at his farm early today.
inen h called no the coroner and aakarf
that th sheriff of th county be sent for
mm. Late thla afternoon the coroner s
Jury returned a verdict of Justifiable
homicide.
Th negro, who was a farm hand in
Long employ, was killed with a shotgun,
after a desperate struggle In which he
thrust the prong of a . pitchfork Into
Long's arm and beat him on the head.
"Jackaon had been worklna- for m.
short tlma and I discharged him thla morn
ing, saia Long. "When I ordered him off
th premises ha attacked me."
Testimony before th coroner's Jury was
to the affect that Jackson was feedlna
cattle when th quarrel atarted. After the
pitchfork attack Long retreated to hla
nous where he got hla shotgun and fired
upon the negro, who continued the pitch
fork fight until ha was killed.
Coroner Bracey waa surprised when the
telephone rang and he heard the follow
ing: TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY
OF CHURCH TO BE OBSERVED
Coagregatloa of C'aalellar Street
Preabyterlaa. fkarck ta Silver
Aaalverwarr.
The quarter oentennlal and silver anni
versary of the organisation of the Caatellar
Street Presbyterian church will be appro
priately celebrated Sunday and Monday,
January 15 and 14. Sunday morning the
membership will gather for an anniversary
communion observance. At 7:45 "fraternal
evening" will be observed. Addresses will
be made by elders and ministers of sister
churches, the principal address being by
Rev. Dr. Wheeler of South Omaha on th
theme, "For What Are W Here?" Rev.
M eases. Flllpl. Zaugg and Feilman w ill give
c ngratulatory talka.
"Fellowship evening" will be observed
Mcnday at I o'clock. There will be ahott
sketches of th church. Its purposes and
achievements, and a reminiscent half hour
conducted by C. B. Wilson, a former mem
ber and brother to Rev. J. M. Wilson, who
spent thirteen yeare with the church In its
beginnings. Home former members of Cas
teliar'a rbolrs will sing on this occasion.
Letters from former pastors will be red
and Items attractive to all old-time as
well aa present members will ba advanced.
Caatellar haa sought through these twenty
five ears to lie aa near the people In
simple service and spiritual helpfulness a
a church could well do. Its sick room
ministries and lis pastor's calls for
funerals are perhaps as numerous as those
of soy Engitab-speaklng congregation of
the Uly.
! T0 FORM DEVELOPMENT BODY
Western States Will Organize to
Advance Agriculture.
DELEGATES ARE APF0INTED
timrrnnri 'Ihronahoul t oaatry am
Ins Iteprearatatlvea In attend
J lrt Meetla ' onner
tloti nlth I. anil "how.
The first session of the Western Develop
ment association, an organization looking
to the realisation of the agricultural re
eoiirrea of the west and northwest, will be
held In Omaha January 25. Thla organisa
tion Is a development of the Land Phow
Idea. The Western Development associa
tion promises to become an important force
In the exploitation of the soil and the com
mercial resources of the west. AH of the
states west of th Missouri river and to
he north of Arlxona have been Invited to
srnd representative to the first session to
participate In the forming of the permanent
organisation. Among the states to be rep
resented are: Nebraska, Colorado, Cali
fornia, South Dakota, Montana. Wyoming,'
Idaho, Washington. Oregon and Utah.
J. II. Hawley. governor of Idaho, last
nlnht wired to th Omaha headquarters
lils acceptance of the office of vice presi
dent, representing his state In the organiza
tion. J. II. Hall, Montana s commissioner
of agriculture, labor and Industry, has been
chosen vice president by Governor Norrls.
He will attend th meeting In Omaha and
will be here during the Land Show.
Governor Johnson of California will be
represented at the first session by Dr.
Benjamin Ide Wheeler and Robert Newton
Lynch. O. M. Holmes of Great Falls,
Mont., will be another deleRate.
Governor Vessey of South Dakota has
named a number of delegates to represent
hlg state at the Land Phow. Many of them
will participate In the sittings of the West
ern Development association. The South
Dakota delegates are:
N. K. Jensen, Freeman; Dan Klerwage.
West Fork; Frank. Uinsbach, Dell Rapids;
Ed ritcnger, liermosa; R. Oliver, Under
wood; Mark C. Rich, Llthla; William Bai
ley, Hloiix Falls; E. T. Gurney, prnctr;
l. JJ. Baldwin, Carthage; Peter Hchulix,
Wesslniilon ISprinh's; J. A. tstransky, puk
wana; Al. E. Griffith, Presho; E. P. Ash
fcnl. Warnor; M. .P. Boebe. Ipswich: C
Cardinal, St. Onge; John Scott. Geddes:
John Hart, gulnn; George R, Farmer, Mad
ison; J. M. Erlon, Mitchell; Frank Cottle.
Wasta; Clayton Kelsey,.. Fedora; Warren
Young, Fort Pierre; A. J. Wimple. Beres
ford; Charles Hunt, Waste; W. K. Waipole,
Philip; E. A. Morrison, Billiard; T). C
Bicker, Rapid City; (ieorge R. Bennett.
Rnpld City; William O'Banlon, Hot Springs;
Fred Holcomb, New I'nderwood: R. M.
Whddell, Philip and H. C. Judson, JVew
Underwood. , ,
Others who will come to the Western De
velopment association meeting, are; August
Woolfe, Spokane; R. W. Raymond, Port
land, and James W. Jones, Boise.
W. R. Mellor of the Nebraska Btate
Board of Agriculture has announced that
Prof. George A. Condra of the state uni
versity will be temporary chairman of the
first' meeting of the association. '
Private Light Plant;
Ordered for Bastile
Fire and Police Board Decide to Do
Its Own Automobile Repairing
at Police Station.
City Jail will be lighted by electricity
produced by Ita own private electrlo plant
aa soon as a gaeollne engine necessary to
operate th machinery can be purchased.
The Board of Fire and Police commis
sioner at Ita meeting yesterday afternoon
adopted a resolution ordering advertise
ments for bids for the furnishing and In
stallation of an engine. The approximate
cost will be 1,100.
Electricity also will be produced to op
erate machinery with which repair on th
police department' automobiles will be
made. The resolution was adopted In an
executive Bitting lasting two and a bait
hours.
INAMORATA TESTIFIES
AGAINST ACCUSED
MAN
Woman Whom Aoarrefe Loved Mora
Than Murdered Wife Witness
fur Proeecat Ion.
WAYNE, Neb., Jan. 14.-Hlghly sensa
tional testimony was given at tha trial of
Henry Hogrefe. accused of wife murder,
yesterday by Mr. Amelia Matz, formerly
Amelia Moseman, niece of Mrs. Hogrefe.
Mrs. Amelia Mats testified that she was
called to Hogrefe's home In October, 1909,
to help do housework and that In th fol
lowing January the defendant began pay
ing particular attention to her. She testi
fied that Hogrefe told her he would Ilk
to get rid of hi wife because she waa
cross and that he would poison her If ah
did not die, and then marry the witneaa.
Mrs. Mats said she told htm he would get
Into trouble If he did what he proposed
doing. She said she told him she would not
marry him.
Henry Hogrefe, th defendant, wa ar
retted last June on a complaint charging
him with poisoning his wife.
JAIL TURNED INTO COAL YARD
Bthloplane Seised with Common De
sire to Sec or Fuel at Small
Battens.
Due to the effort of Special Officer
Tylee of th Illinois Central railroad, the
olty Jail last nlgbt assumfed the aspect of
a retail coal office. Officer Tylee said that
h had "a real Quiet evening," but there
were none who agreed with him.
Starting early in the evening, the officer
made regular trips to the Jail, and each
time under his wing waa a dusky com
panion with a big sack of coal over his
back. Th coal belonged to the railroad.
Why so many should take to stealing coal
upon th sain night and In th aaina place
wa a mystery to th officer. However, It
was "his not to reason why," and he
didn't: he simply picked up the coal-hungry
proteges of Booker T. Washington as fast
a they picked up the coal, and walked
them Into Jail.
Up to a late hour he had made six ar
rests. The pile of coal in the corner had
grown Into a amall mountain and Desk
Sergeant Marshall was wondering If ths
apparently endless stream would never
cease. Chauffeur Carl Maus, but lately
married, was casting envious eyes upon
the sucks which contained tbe precious
black gems.
NEGRO ATTACKS CORPORAL
Esall Hrrrliti Hers ralp Monad
Hera use Auavter ta (Juration
la Displeasing.
Corporal H. Exall of the signal corps
at Fort Omaha was attacked by an un
identified l.tgro early last evening t
Twelfth sticet and Capitol avenue and re
ceived a deep sialp wound and a badly
cut cir. The negro dodged Into an alley
and eacaped as Officer CVrrlgan, alio hap
pened to be within a short distance, came
running up.
K'iall waa taken to the police station and
his wound was dressed by Police Surgeon
Bishop. Fj.siI docs not know why the
negro, struck him with the knife, unices
It mss because he had an"ied aume mut
tered quvetlon a little roughly.
I"
Attractions la Omaba.
Aborn EnuHMi Grand Opeia Company
in "Martha" tmatlneet and "Faust"
(oviiiiing i
New York Hippodrome Show at the
.Auditorium.
"The Barrier" at tha Rocd.
Vaudeville at the American.
Vaudeville at the Orpheum. ,
Burlesque at the Gayety.
"East Lynn" at the Krug.
i.oria at Iinmrrnmr" at tar
llrandela.
The Aborn KngllFh Grand Opera company
In "Lucia dl Lammermoor," an opera In
four acts, by Oaetano Donisettl. The
principals:
txird Kcigar of Ravens wood
s Domenlco Ruaso
Sir. Henry Ashton George Pickering
Sir Arthur Bucklaw Arthur Green
Bkle-the-Bent, follower of Sir Henry
George Shields
Norman, also lti the train of Sir Henrv
Philip Foln
Lucy- Ashton, Sir Henry sister
KClth Helena
Alice, her confidante.... Ilattle Belle Ladd
. Conductor. Carlo Nicosia.
Once, at least. In ti.e course of each
twelve month, th woes of th bride of
Lammermoor, Scott' unhappy heroine, are
voiced across the footlights of a local play
house. Th plot of "Luvla" 1 very fierce
and bloodsprlnkled, most of th principal
characters meeting an untimely death be
fore tbe curtain rings down In th final
scene. The tnuelo la sweet and mellifluous,
and haa held a high place In th public
favor ever since its first production,
although It often has little real connection
with th tense and tragle word to which
it is set.
Last evening the opera was sung and
acted by the Aborn English Grand Opera
oompany, with largely th same principals
sa . appeared Wednesday evening . in
'Trovatore.- Miss Edith Helena sang the
title role, and Invested it with a wealth of
real feeling. She not only sings remark
ably well, but act with most refreshing
as and freedom; she haa moreover, a
large amount of personal beauty and grace
In her favor. A mora fascinating picture
than her appearanc In th wedding scene
can hardly be Imagined, and In th famous
third act, when aha holds th stage alone
during practically .the entire acen, her
acting and vocalising were both of th kind
which proclaim the true artist.
'" Her companion in sorrow, Lord Edgar,
waa Impersonated by Domenlco Ruaso, who
Is on of the few tenors, who,' having
strong and ringing tonea at their command,
are yet, not afraid to modulate their voices
down to a mar whisper. Mr. Russo'a soft
tones, aa wall aa bis more robust passages,
were beautiful to hear, and .hla conception
of th entire part waa thoroughly original
and Interesting.
The Important ' role of Sir Henry was
taken by Mi'. George Pickering, who re
peated tha success he won aa Escamlllo
the evening before. Mr. Green aa Sir
Arthur, and Mr. Shields, aa Blde-the-Bent
wer both well-cast In their respective
parts, and Mlaa Ladd waa pleasing In the
role of Alice. Theae are of course, minor
parts, but relatively Important when ths
whole chem of th work la considered.
Th English of th production waa keenly
relished by th very large proportion of the
audience, who prefer to take their opera
'OTHER MAN' IN SGHENK CASE
State Brings First Intimation of
Scandal Into Records.
TELLS OF AUTOMOBILE BIDES
Woman Talked nf Plana to ieeare
Dlroir and "aid HnstMmd Woald
Probably Die Gave II lm
Coat I y r reseat.
WHELEINO. W. Vs., Jan. 14. Th Stat
haa brought Into th court records th
first intimation of scandal. In It prose
cution of Mrs. Laura Farnaworth Schenk,
who Is charged with administering poison
to her husband, John t. Schenk.
Ever sine th arrest of Mrs. Schenk last
November there have been Intimation and
actual statements from th prosecuting at
torney, that "a well known young roan of
Wheeling," would be called by th state
to show a probable motive for th alleged
poisoning. When Daniel Philips wa called
today, It created more than the usual
murmur about th court room, that has
heretofore annoyed both Judge Jordan and
counsel. Philip I a piano salesman. HI
nam haa been guarded and In no plan
of th prosecution that ba been given out
ha hi nam been mentioned.
He told of long automobile ride with
th accused at her Invitation for over
eighteen months previous to her arrest.
In th last year, h aald, Mr. Schenk
had talked to blm about plans to secure a
divorce and later talked almost constantly
of th probability of her husband' death.
Received Oeatly Present.
Philip admitted that Mrs, Schenk on
various occaalons had given him costly
present, among them a diamond pin, and
a smoking Jacket, but denied any knowl
edge of a S300 fur overcoat which. It has
been alleged be was to have received tbe
day aha wa arrested and lodged In jail.
The state attempted several time to
establish undue intimacy between the wit
ness and th defendant, but to all ques
tions Philips refused to answer, on th
ground that h would Incriminate himself
and ha waa sustained by th court. Philips
told of meeting th accused at Martin's
Ferry and other Ohio point. Beer, wine
and sandwiches, be aald wer always taken
on theae automobile rides. Philips admitted
further that upon arriving at their destina
tion, a point near Sintthfleld, 0 th re
freshments would be disposed of. the
chauffeur dismissed and that he and Mrs.
Schenk would, remain In th car.
Mrs. Bcbenk wa agitated more than at
any time during th trial, keeping her
head lowered and fumbling with paper
on the table before bar. Th defense re
fused to cross-examine the witness.
Throughout th direct examination the
defense fought against allowing the wit
ness to answer questions of the state's at
torney, but wer overruled on every objec
tion. Judge Jordan aald that th full facts
should be presented to th Jury. Just be
fore leaving tbe stand the witness admit
ted that immediately after Mrs. Schenk's
arrest he had called up Prosecuting Attor
ney Hand lan and offered to make a clean
breast of th affair.
The testimony for th day wa started
when the state called Dr. O. W. Burdens,
a dentlat. Burdatts examined Mr. Schenk's
teeta en October 10, five daya before th
removal of th latter to th hospital, and
noticed the blue line on th guma. He tes
tified that thla waa not due to any dlaeeaed
condition, but muat have com from ether
causes.
Water t'eatalaed Aravalr.
Prof. John W. Mallett of the I'nlveraity
of Virginia, one of the chemical experta
who tested the mineral water alleged to
have been poisoned, testified that tha sam
In the vernacular, and whs tolerated, at
least, by the rather numerous Italian con
tingent present.
The pnhesiia was SKnin capably con
ducted by Flgnor Nicosia.
For Saturday, "Martha." Is promised at
the afternoon performance, and "Faust'
In the evening. J. r. D.
Home Antra nf the Stnae.
"Red Robert" Fltxslmmons and his wife,
who was Julia Glfford. a singer, arrived In
the city yesterday afternoon, ready to open
their week's stay at the New American,
where they will present a sketch next week.
The former champion of the world hss been
doing very well In vaudeville this season,
having sketch that gives both himself
and his wife a fine chance to display their
particular accomplishments.
"Schooldays." tbe Gus Edward's musical
comedy that begins a week's engagement at
the Brandele on Sunday afternoon, will be
th flrat of th popular-priced attractions
that will appear at that theater under the
new arrangement. The company Is a big
on and comes here with a good record In
the amusement world. It Is headed by Her
man Tlmberg, and has In Its lltsts a num
ber of well known people.
Two performances of "The Barrier" will
end the run of that play at the Boyd this
afternoon and evening. For next week Miss
Lang and her players will be seen In "An
American Widow," a comedy of modern
manners In which Lillian Russell played a
few years ago. Miss Lang will make th
week notable by wearing for the first time
several new Worth gowns, come direct
from Paris to her.
Anna Kva Fay winds up her stay at the
American with three nerformancea tr,Ho-
She has had a very good week of It over
inure so rar.
Billy. Gould suggests that a good play
Just at present for Edna Goodrich Good
win would be VNobody'a Widow." "B. L.
T." Inquires to know why Nat Goodwin
doesn't Just rent from month to month In
stead of signing leases.
Following th success of Humperdinck's
"Koenigsklnder" In New York, the direc
tors of th Metropolitan Opera company
cabled Emperor William of Germany a
message of hearty congratulations on this
the newest triumph of . German art In
America. Th emperor was greatly pleased.
"Don Qulchotte," Massenet's new opera,
has at last been presented in Paris. The
first performance, given at the Theater de
la Gait recently, fully sustained the repu
tation which had preceded it from Its pro
duction In th Riviera some months ago.
Henri Cain has given a pleasing portrayal
of th chief characteristics of tha melan
choly knight and .his faithful follower,
Sancho Pans. Th Massenet scorn is said
to be successful In Ita gsy, smotional move
ment. Unexpectedly "Le Miracle" has-been pre
sented In Paris. It was the Intention of the
management of the National Opera to post
pone the opera until late In January. After
th first dress rehearsal an earlier date
was decided upon. Th opera proved to be
effective and Interesting. On of th fea
tures was a mediaeval ballet which oc
curred In th third act.
ple. -of water sent him contained eight
tenths of a grain of pure white arsenlo to
th pint, or eighty grain of Fowler' solu
tion, th common form of arsenlo.
Edward MoCalllster, the druggist from
whom the mineral water was purchased,
as well as the hyomel quinine, was sure
neither of the bottles contained either
sugar of lead nor arsenic.
Florence Coleman, a negresa, who has
done cleaning work about tbe Schenk
home, testified that she was the only per
son about th houae on the evening Schenk
Is alleged to have been violently nauseated
by drinking mineral water, and said she
put nothing Into th water. Other mem
ber of th family and th nure wer out
for an automobile ride while ahe was
there.
Dr. J. T. Thornton was one of the chief
witnesses (or th stat and wa recalled
In th afternoon. He conducted teats In an
effort to secure a correct diagnosis of th
case. In answer to hypothetical questions
by Prosecutor Handlan, he said the
symptoms alleged to have been shown by
Schenk, contained in the first question,
might have been due to lead poisoning, and
that symptoms enumerated In the second
Indicated arsenlo poisoning.
On cross-examination he admitted that
th urn symptoms might be due to serious
disorders of the stomach, which was the
chief point scored by the defense during
the day.
TREASURER MAXES APPEAL
FOR AN ORDER OF COURT
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Hostility- of Taxpayers of Caa Ceaaty
to Aaalataaiee t 'internrban
Perafexea Official.
Hostility of soma Caa county taxpayer
to th payment of th proceed of a special
five-mill levy voted to aid the construction
of the Atlantic Northern & Southern rail
road, an lnterurban line, led to an appeal
yesterday to Judge Thornell on the district
court bench In this city. The first half
of the tax Is now In the hands of County
Treasurer E. C. Worthing of Cass county,
and the railroad promoters have completed
their obligations to a point where they are
in position legally to demand tbe money.
The treasurer was ready to pay It when
a lot of taxpayers, headed by H. E. Hartley
applied to the Cass county district court
for a restraining order. They failed to
carry through their suit, but succeeded In
involving tbe case in such obscurity that
Treasurer Worthing wa afraid to pay tha
money without court order. HI perplexity
wa further Increased by a threat from
the railroad manager of suit If he longer
refused. Yesterday th attorneys on both
sides. Including County Attorney C B.
Clovls, representing th county, and Follett
and Brough, the other two parties, came
to Council Bluffs and laid tbe matter be
for Judge Thornell,
Th matter was quickly solvd by an
order from the court that the objecting tax
payer muat complete their application for
an Injunction within ten day, and falling
to do so th county treasurer waa directed
to pay the tax money to the railroad.
POSTUH
10 days and coffee
ills begin to leave.
"There-, a Reason- gRDEIS STORES
TAGGART AFTER POSTOFFICE
New Candidate Out for Tosition at
Nebrnnka City.
WALTIIILL FIGHT TROVES T0SER
Candidate ItrriinimenHril Already
tnnalrd I n with 1 nrle am and
enatnra Are In Search
' of Another.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 1 -(Special Tele-gram.V-The
perplexities regarding the se
lection of a postmaster at Nebraska City
were Increased todav by the entrance of
another candidate. The latest aspirant la
R. M. TaRsart. who has wired the Nebraska
delegation that ho la a candidate.
Some time ago the senators endorsed
W T. Dlddock to be postmaater at Walt
hlll. It now develops that Mr. Dlddock Is
under Indictment for an alleged violation
of law In regard to subleasing of Indian
lands and former reootnmenftatlons en
dorsing him for the post mastership at
Walthlll have been recalled. There Is a
merry little war on over who shall control
this office. The contestants sre Indians
and Indian traders on one side and the
white patrons of the office on the other.
TUnilHIG OVER HE17 LEAF
AHD KEEPIHG IT TURNED
The Neal Trcwt incut Will Knablo Drinkers to SSll k to v Yfar's Keso.
1 ui ions by Destroying; All Craving for Brink Tliroe-Day Miracles
t The Nel IiiHlitue, Omaha, N-b.
Today thousands of people are turning
over , a now leaf and writing "dry" on
their first page of the New Year.
To make a resolution is one thing, but
to keep It is quite another -particularly
If the one "resolving" is. a heavy .drinker.
Many an excesive drinker who is. barter
ing business, . health and. happiness for
overindulgence In drink will turn from
liquor on this' New Year's day only to
find himself, drawn back to old drink
ing ways. Such a man does not drink be
cause he "wants to," bit for-the simple
reason that his will to quit is overpowered
by Irresistible craving for liquor.
There Is a way to turn over a new leaf
and keep it turned. The Noal ' Treatment
for alcoholism will In -three short days
take from any drinker moderate or ex
cessive al craving and desire for liquor
The system of the excessive drinker is
Impregnated with alcoholio poison that Is
taken on too fast for nature to throw off
and this accumulated poison causes the
Intense craving and desire which more
drink and then more drink only tempo
rarily satisfies.
The happiest and most profitable period
of the Yuletlde to any drinking man
would be three days spent at the N'eal
Institute.
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The excessive drinker needs medical help
as badly as does the typhoid fever patient.
A well known business man advises:
"To any one who wants to 'cut out'
drink. I would say Don't be foolish and
try to fight it out with all the torture
of hell racking your body and soul for
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Great Demonstration Sale
I W . jr u-"-- - is II; ,
and the situation Is causing considerate
:esln. side stepping and other steps oi
the part of the aenator to are Just what IJ
best to do.
Senator Warren today Introduced a Mil
providing for the resiirvey of the follow
ing described lands In Wyoming. Section
I. 2, J and 4. township 'i north, ranges l
and w wesc. it is pro men inm -surveys
ate ordered under this act It shall
be made apparent to the secretary of th
Interior that the former official survey of
the land embraced in the trrrltor de
scribed wa inaccurate or the lines wer so
oblttctated as to make such resur.-ey
necessary.
The senate committee on public lands to
day reported favorably without amendment
a bill which passed the house last June,
which provides for the sale of lands ac- I
nulred tinder th provisions of th reclama
tion act and which are not now needed
for the purposes of that act. It often
occurs In carrying out provisions of th
national reclamation law that land r
acquired for reservoirs, right-of-way. etc..
In excess of acreage actually required for
the purposes of the act. This Is due
the fact that It la not always possible to
determine in advance Just bow large an
area of privately owned land ta required
at the time of purchase and to the further
fact that It Is often aa cheap to buy an
entire subdivision ss It would be to attempt
to acquit e the portion actually needed.
weeks while making the right. Take tha
Neal Treatment and get the alcohoh
poison out of your system In three days
You will then be In a position to meat
Mr. John llarleycorn anywhere on equal
footing."
This sauie business man had been a
periodical drinker for over 20 years.
"1 managed to get good and drunk from
two to four times a year," he aald. "Now
the thought of liquor is repulsive."
The Neal Treatment Insures a happier,
brighter and mure prosperous New Year
to the excessive drinker, and it only takes
three days to bring about this resiill
three days not the month or more which
other treatments require with no uoh
cheerful results.
The Neal Treatment consist of ths ad
ministration by a regular physician, who
is In constant attendance, of a perfectly
harmless vegetable remedy taken Internally
with positively no hypodermlo Injections
The Neal Treatment neutraldsea
and
eliminates all the stored up alcoholio pois
oning in the system. When this Is done,
ths drinker I In th aam physical cou
ditlon that h was In before he ever had
a drink, so far aa liquors are concerned,
for it Is the stored up atbohollo poison
In the system that causes this appetite,
and when once this alcoholio poisoning
Is eliminated, the appetite Is also elimin
ated. Satisfaction Is guaranteed or money Is
refunded. The Neal Cure wss discovered
and perfected by Dr, BenJ. E. Neal, who
is now giving his personal attention to
alcoholio cases at th Chicago hospital.
Home Treatment can be arranged for
those who prefer It.
It you have a- friend who ought to rid
himself of th drink or drug bablt, don't
delay a day. Call, write or phone Th
Neal Institute. O. B., 1608 South Tenth
street, Omaha. Neb. To reach the Insti
tute,, take Far nam street cars and get
off at Tenth arid Worthlngton streets.
'Phone Douglass 766, for further Infor
mation and free Booklet. "The NEAL
Way." Other place similar to The Neal
Institute at Omaha axe established and
engaged In this splendid work for man
kind In nearly every atat In this country
and In Canada.
OK THE FAMOUS
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CONTINUOUS ALL THIS WEEK
Special Representative frorn the
Makers Will Be in Attendee.
A novel feature of the new
Nen;o
model is the broad bauds of semi-'.'.'.as-tic
Lastikops webbing aero.4; the b.-k
of the skirt, which red u.cs the hi )o
ami upper limbs and produces the
modish "inslope."
Xo. 3:21 for tall and medium Ktout fig
ures. High bust, very long hip. The
famous Nemo self-reducing devices
reduce and support the T mr
a.