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ANSWER TO CADET TAYLOR
Be Publishing Company Filei Its '
Efply in Libel Suit
BASIS THE DEFENSE RESTS ON
rahllratlon v A Heard Admitted and
Tralh aad fiood Motives Ip
ta Jastlfr Special
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pity treaurr's office. The money was de
posited In the Globe Rnvlnn hank, hut the
eastern hank ak not notified of the col
lection of the warrants. At the trial the
Olohe people claimed that they had often
made Investments for the National Jlank
of Commerce and were holding the money
for reinvestment, but they never notified
the eastern people u"t" lon f,er th lf1"
lection had been made, although many let.
tera of Inquiry as to what had been done
with the warrants were received.
Absorbs Mori mar Payments.
"Another Interesting case Is that In which
the Taylor concern absorbed $'W paid by
Judge W. W. Keyaor. Judge Keysor held
piece of property In Hawthorne's addl
1 tlon on which there was a mortgage of
j pm. On January SO, 1W5. the mortage
j became due and waa paid by the Judge.
I He gave the Taylor Institution a check for
' $Z1.4, to which, with Interest, the mort
gage amounted. The owner of the mort
gage waa a Mlsa Graham, a school teacher
In Massachusetts, and after It became due
I ahe made Inquiries aa to Its payment. The
I claim waa put In the hands of an attorney
j and he discovered upon looking it up that
I It had been paid. Miss Graham never re-
covered a dollar of the money.
"Another case In which Miss Graham
' waa Interested was that In which she held
a mortgage on some property owned by
William R. Jones and wife. The mortgage
waa In the hands of the Globe company
and when It became due waa foreclosed
In it name. About this time Miss Gra
; ham's mind failed, caused by worry over
' these money matters, and the case dragged
along for nearly a year. Her brother as
her guardian placed the case In the hands
of Attorney Edgar Moraman. Mr. Mors
man waa appointed guardian for Mlxs
Graham In Douglas county and after a
long fight succeeded In securing a decree
rerdering the former foreclosure proceed
ings null and void. A stay has been taken
by the Taylor bank and the matter Is
not yet settled. The mortgage was fore
closed by the Globe bank In 1KH and since
that time they have been collecting the
rent due en the place."
Exhibit 4.
From The Bee February i, 183.
DUPED BY CA11KT TAYIjOR.
Dana for Making Money at the Expense
of Others. )
ABSTRACT FRAUD NETS GOOD RETURNS.
Individual Nominated for Collector of Cus
toms Has a Lioan Company Ready
i to Take In But Never
Pay Out Cash.
It seems that the numerous fraudulent
schemes by which Cadet Taylor, nominated
for surveyor of customs, has been enrich
ing himself at the expense of Innocent
dupes have not been exhausted In The
Bee's exposure of his record. More are
turning up from day to day. Two that
may be of Interest to the publlo are the
bond Investment deal and the abstract
fraud which his concern worked.
"One or two cases will illustrate the
bond Investment project. November 4. 1822,
John C. Nelson Invested In one of the
Globe Loan and Trust company's ten-year
investment bonds. The bond was for $1,090,
payable $100 each year. Among the condi
tions was one that the Interest on the
money already invested would be paid by
the company deducting it from the annual
payment required from the Investor. An
other condition was that after five annual
payments had been made the party In
- vesting might demand the surrender value
of the bond provided he gave notice of
his Intention In writing within sixty days
before an annual payment day.
Para In, bat Gets Nothing; Back.
"'Nelson made his five payments, $600 In
all, and in August. 1897. notified the loan
company that he would demand the sur
render value of the bond during the next
November. He did demand, but that was
all he got out of it. Alter repeated efforts
to collect at least a part of the money he
placed the matter in the hands of an at
torney and brought suit. The defendants
sought to ahow that they had no evidence
of fact that he was the real owner and
holder of the bond or that he was the
Interested beneficiary. Meanwhile Nelson
had assigned to him the right and title of
John II. Parker in a similar bond ' on
which five payments of $60 each had been
made and he Included this In his suit. The
court gave him a Judgment for $524, ' but
the writ of execution was returned not
satisfied, but after diligent and careful
search no goods or chattels or lands of the
Globe Loan and Trust company could be
found In the county of Douglas.
"E. G. Mellhede had a similar experience
with the Globe people. He bad invested
$t a year for ftve years In such an In
vestment bond and after the fifth pay
ment demanded the surrender of the bond.
Falling to get it he brought suit for ISA
and Interest and got a Judgment for $282.
That, however, Is all he has been able
to get.-
Tayloe- Has Another Scheme.
"Another of Taylor's achemea which cost
the trusting publlo dearly was the Gate
City Abstract company. After the com
pany had been organised Taylor Induced
many of his friends to place money In the
concern, assuring them of large returns
upon the Investment Among others. Dr.
8. K. Spalding aunk $1,600 In the scheme.
After a time the books of the company
and its privilege were leased to the Globe
Ioan and Trust company under a bond
from the abstract company, guaranteeing
the abstract. Dr. Spalding was inveigled
upon this bond. Some time later a faulty
abstract was made and the parties sought
to recover on the bond. The matter hung
fire for eome time, but after a futile fight
In the courts a Judgment was rendered
for something like $1000. When the execu
tion was Issued it was found that Dr.
Spalding was the only one on. the bund
who had anything upon which to levy and
the doctor after considerable trouble was
finally compelled to settle the whole matter
himself."
Omaha. The organization hrgan Its career
about ten years ano. Its chief purposes
W'ere to promote new manufactories nnd
other buslnps:! enterprises In the city, to
arlvettlne Omaha so as to attract foreign
capital and to secure an equitalile and Just
distribution of taxes.
"No trouble was experienced until the
I'latte canal project was nrniiclit up. The
association then voted $.Ui to help the
scheme. Only after a long strutifcle was
the order on the treasurer paid. Taylor
claiming that the money could not he used
for such a purpose, while the directors I
held the voting of the money legitimate
as tending to secure more manufactories
for Omaha In case the canal was a suc
cess. "In July, W, the state fair was located
at Omaha. The Omaha Fair and Speed
association. In charge of the arrangements,
found Itself hard pushed for in iney and to
help It In this difficulty the Ileal Estate
Owners' association voted .f. This order,
too. Taylor refused to pay until he was
guaranteed In its repayn-ent by the hoard
of directors. The bond being given the
order waa paid.
lianas Onto the ash.
Previous to these two orders there had
been a balance In favor of the association
of Sl.037.lt. so that after their payment
there remained In Taylor's hands $:;x7.10 of
the association's money. In April, HlHi,
Taylor made a statement of the financial
Condition of the association and with It
ked that he be allowed a reasonable
salary. This amount he placed at $'J0D,
leaving a balance of $1K7.W, There being
nothing In the by-laws of the organization
allowing the treasurer a salary and nothing
In the records that the directors had ever
agreed to any such proposition, the bill
was not allowed.
About this time fear was expressed
among the members that the money was
not safe and an attempt was made to get
It out of Cadet Taylor's bands. With the
organization of the Commercial club and
the Real Estate exchange the usefulness of
the association had decreased and It waa
proposed thai the remaining money In the
treasury be turned over to the Nebraska
club, an organization then existing for the
purpose of advertising Nebraska, with the
express condition that the money be used
to advertise Omaha. Fearing that If an
order for the whole amount were presented
Taylor would refuse to honor It, a resolu
tion waa passed voting the club $50, the
Intention being to appropriate the money
in slius of $50 to $100 each. This order
Taylor baldly refused to honor and has
never paid. The association never made
any further attempt ao collect It and Tay
lor Is mill Indebted to It for the amount
of Its balance, $.'67.10."
PIONEER HOME BUILDER DIES
AFTER YEAR'S ILLNESS.
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O. M. NATTINGER.
County Has Been an
Easy Mark for Shoes
Miss Jontz Unearths an Easy Graft
Which Has Been Worked
Hard.
There Is one way of getting shoes that
Is easier than buying them. Hangers on
of the charity department of the county
board of commissioners have discovered a
infant- of getting not vmly one pair, but
numberless pairs. They decided thou
wunted a pair of shoes. They got them
and all they had to do was to request
abk and It shall bo granted, was the pol
icy of the county board until the charity
dispensing was turned over to the Asso
ciated Charities' office.
The requests came so thick that m m
the clerks were attacked with pen paraly
sis from writing out requisitions for shoes.
The shoe habit scheme was unearthed by
Mlas Ida V. Jontz, secretary of the Asso
ciated Charities office. Miss Jonts made
her first report to the county board Fri
day aftenioon after an examination of the
records of the county department
Her report showed the shoe habit had
bcon worked as systematically as that one
which enabled some people to pay for
homes on the Installment plan while they
were county charges. According to Mlas
Jontz' report one family of six got thir
teen pairs of Khoes within a period of four
months. Another family of six received
nine pairs within the tame time, while an
other family of five wjre handed seven
pairs in December and January and four
pairs In February. Another family suc
ceeded In adding ten pairs to Its wardrobe
since September 1. One Individual landed
four pairs on January 14. It was so easy
that she went back and got two pairs
more two days later.
Since the county board has declined to
handle charity tne shoe workers have
transferred their activities to the Asso
ciated Charities office, but they have not
been able to get away with the system
as they did across the street in the old
court house.
Miss Jontz also exposed the scheme of
buying homes on the Installment plan In
her report. One family, which has been a
county charge for fifteen years and re
ceived supplies from the county store reg
ularly until last month, owns Its own home,
ton lots In the city, a horse and a cow.
In addition a damage suit against the city
resulting In damages being awarded In
tne sum of $500.
Another family owns two homes In the
city, the rent from one paying all the
necessary living expenses. The family lives
la the other.
One woman has been receiving help from
the county for thirty-eight years. She Is
now 71 years old and went onto the city at
the age of S3.
G. M. Nattinger Dies
After a Year's Illness
Organizer of the Omaha Loan and
Building Association Passes
Away.
C. M. Nattinger died last night at his
home, ifiO.; Pierce street at the age of 60
years. He sulfered for several months of
hardening of the arteries. Mr. Nattinger
was secretary of the Omaha L.oun and
Hulldlng association which he organized.
Mr. Nattinger had been prominent In real
estate matters during his entire business
life and was always ail active force In
building up the city through real estate
lines. lie leaves a widow and one daughter.
Miss Margaret Nattinger.
Mr. Nattinger was the projector and
general manager of the Omaha Ioan and
Hulldlng association from its organization
to the present time. In the early 'Hon, while
holding a clerkship In the I'nlon Pacific
headquarters, he heard of the success of
co-operative associations, then operating
chiefly In the east. Two were then pros
pering in Nebraska, the first In North
I'latte, organized In 187(1, the second at
Grand Island, organized In 1881. institu
tions prospering and popular in these
towns ought to be more successful In
Omaha, Mr. Nattinger thought, and he de
cided to try his skill and ability In '-the
venture. A personal investigation of the
Grand Island association was made and
enough of the details learned to start the
projected Omaha association on right lines.
Several preliminary meetings were held
during the winter of 1KS2-83, and the Omaha
association was launched in April of the
latter year with Mr. Nattinger as secre
tary. About 2,100 shares of stock was sub
scribed at the start.
The task of managing the association
was not at the start a laborious one. The
chief difficulty was the newness of the
scheme and the luck of experience, which
was gained as time went on. In a few years
the Omaha association gained a strong
position financially, grew steadily year by
year, and blazed the way for the seven
associations now operating successfully In
Omaha. Three of them, including the
parent association, are In the millionaire
class.
Mr. Nattinger considered the associatlon'3
up-building his life work and gave It the
energy, care and toil a devoted parent
lavishes on a child. The success he
achieved far exceeded the wildest dreams
of himself and associates at the start.
Mr. Nattinger was one of the charter
members of the Nebraska State League of
Local Building and Loan associations,
founded In 1893 for the purpose of safe
guarding association interests In the state,
and was Its president for two terms. He
represented Nebraska associations at the
organization of the United States League
In Chicago In 1893, attended most of Its an.
nual conventions since then, and took a
leading part In Its deliberations and duties.
Land Barons Now
in Jail Will Ask
Taft for Pardons
Jamieson, Richards and Triplett Cir
culating Petitions While They
Wait in Luxurious Prison.
For the last three days friends of Charles
Jamieson. Hartlett Richards and AqulMa
Triplett, the three cattle barons at present
serving a one-year sentence In the Has
tings jail, have been circulating a petition
for their pardon. It is the purpose of the
petitioners to forw ard the plea to 'resi
dent Taft as soon as the sufficient num
ber of names Is secured.
The cattlemen were convicted on a
charge of conspiracy to defraud the gov
ernment. Much attention ha been drawn
to the case. After making a t6ur of the
state to decide what prison in which 4hey
wished to serve their sentence they chose
the Hastings Jail.
1'. S. Howell. United States district at
torney, refuses to give a statement as to
his attitude toward the affair, saying that
the petition may possibly come Into his
hands for final Judgment, lie says that
the petition will probably be referred from
the president to the Department of Justice
and from there to officials here.
Votes for Acquittal
Just for Appearances
Juror in Erdman Case Holds Up the
Verdict to Prevent Quick
Action.
To save the Jury from "public censure
for undue haste" J. J. Kelly of Valley,
Neb., one of the Jury that returned a ver
dict of guilty In the Erdman trial Thurs
day afternoon, voted for acquittal on the
first two ballots. He thus wept the Jury
out for twenty-five minutes, where other
wise. It would have returned a verdict of
guilty on the first ballot within a few
minutes after the case had been put Into
their hands.
On the third ballot Kelly cast his vote
for a conviction and admitted that he
voted for acquittal on the first two merely
to guard against an action that seemed too
hasty.
In Our Piano Department
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MANY TO DEVELOPMENT MEET
Indications Are for Increased Inter
est In the Coming Meeting; at
Salt Lake City.
Fresent Indications are that the meeting
of the Western Development association In
Salt Lake City March 20 will be much
larger than at first thought. Many railroad
men and colonization agents of states and
railroads have sent word that they will
attend the meeting and plans are being
made for entertainment on an enlarged
scale.
Council May Eeject
Plans for New Street
Too Much Opposition is Aroused Be
cause of the Jogs and
the Cost.
Plans for the opening of Twenty second
street, drawn by the city engineer and
providing for three Jogs within four blocks,
will likely be rejected by the council next
week, acocrdlng to Councilman Sheldon.
Opposition to the breaks In the street re
sulting In a reconsideration of the plans
after they wero approved last Monday aft
ernoon. In the opinion of the councilman, the
street will never be opened If the present
plans are rejected. They contend that It
will cost $150,000 to open the street from
Howard to Iodge In a straight line. The
damages awarded under the present plan
amount to $70,000. So much opposition has
arisen to this amount that coiincllmen fear
the result of twice the expenditure was authorized.
Betsy Bundleoi
tke road,
Lovei to trundle
such s load.
The Best "Spring
J
onic
The real nerve-building
blood-making ma
terials that keep you
strong and active are
found not in drugs and
medicines but in simple
nourishing food.
You would be sur
prised to know the in
vigorating qualities of
OF!?
Untitling; Permits.
H. Vogt. 115 Vinton street, frame build
ing, $40; K. B. Shepherd. Thlrty-Hlxth and
Saliler. frame dwelling, $500; William Hey
den. 2S14 Corby streets, frame dwelling,
$1.W0; S. K. Oernhardt. 2008 Atwood street.
$1:; John A. Pohae. 9K.4 I.arlmore, $l.5u0:
A. T. Fort-ell, 21:3 Ohio street, repairs, $i"d;
Jay Toney, 'JW'l North Thirtieth street,
brick store. $3,000.
It is in itself extremely
wholesome and satisfying:,
while its positive tonic
properties enrich the blood
and aid the digestion of
all other food. And you
never knew a "prescrip
tion" pleasanter to "take".
21 kinds 10c a can '
Just add hot water,
bring to a boil,
and serve.
Jours Ohhill
Company
Camden N J
Look for the
red-and-white
label
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The inducements we offer you to buy from us
are all on the interior of the cases. The prizes we
offer you are the same the year round, always to
he found in the piano you purchase. N matter
what price you agree to pay us for an instrument, with
each instrument, without any contesU without any
mathematical problem you) obtain the grandest
prize that can go to apiano buyer which is Great
er PIANO VALUE for a LOWER PRICE.
When yu buy a piano, for every cent that you pay
ut, you wish to get in return the best passible pi
an quality. That'a what we guarantee vyith each sale
Our stock consists of the loading hgh grade standard pianos, every one priced
to sell for less than the same quality of piano ran be purchased for elsewhere. You
will find here the highest grade piano in the" world, the KNABE, which is sold at
a standard price the world over, and then will come in a body all high grade makes
such as the SOHMER, CHICKERINO, SCHAEFFER, FISCHER, WEGMAN,
PRICE & TEEPLE, MITCHELL and several other makes of equal worth.
With every sale we guarantee the
greatest piano value obtainable on
absolutely the easiest possible terms
and at a price so low that it is im
possible for any competitor in Ne
braska to quote.
Weare able to sell pianos at such low prices, and on f.uch easy terms for
the reason of our extra large business. Buying pianos in carload lots enables us
to get an inside price. By discounting each bill we are enabled to save the pur
chaser quite a sum. y
EQUAL THIS OFFER A "just from the factory, high
grade, standard Piano selling all ovar America for $250
WE OFFER THIS $250.00 PIANO FOR $149.601
Just a few prices to show how we will save you money on "Just from the
Factory Pianos" of high grVde quality:
Mahogany, large size $149.50
Oak, large size 168.00
Mahogany, beautiful design. .$178.00
NEARLY NEW BUT USED.
Wheat & Co., ebony case $48
W. W. Kimball, walnut case .$73
Franklin, walnut case $99
Vose&Sons $123
Chickering & Sons, ebony case. . .$123
Smith & Barnes, mahogany $149
Bradford, mahogany $163
Milton, mahogany case $172
WE CAN AND WILL SATISFY the buyer as to the TERMS of payment.
JUST a LITTLE DOWN and the BALANCE TO SUIT YOUR INCOME. Stool
and scarf free with each instrument.
Oak, beautiful design $188
Mahogany, handsomely carved. . .$198
Mahogany, one of the old reliables $218
Kohler & Campbell, walnut $173
Schaeffer, mahogany $183
Wegman, large size, mahogany. . .$199
Estey, slightly used $210
Milton, mahogany, slightly used. .$223
Fischer, large size, slightly used,
walnut $300
Mahogany Grand, slightly used. . .$350
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From The Bee February. ln9:
TAYLOR ALWAYS ON TO HI3 JOB
Works the Real Estate Owners' Associa
tion for Its Surplus Funds.
RKTfB&i AS THE TREASURER TO
HONOR ORDERS.
All Efforts of the Members and Directors
to Get the Association's Money
Out of His Hands Prove
L'na vailing.
'Another transaction of Cadet Tayor,
rfco bas been nominated for surveyor of
customs, that all! not bear the light of
Investigation I lila connection as treasurer
With the Real Estate Oaneis' exchange of
IB IS w
uuu Lively
AT ATLANTA, GA.
Our lease expired on our Atlanta store, and the entire ftock. connUtins of $15,000 worth of High Orarte Wearing
Apparel for Men. Women and Children, Including English Slip-Oii. Priestley Cravenetlee, Moire, Milk and batln Rain
coats, etc., has been shipped to Omaha for quli k disposal. In orrtsr to make this the greatest sale In our history, we
have decided to Include our own complete stock of Eall Uoods and sell you
Your Cholco From Either of tho Stocks at
33c
uu
These gooda have been selling rapidly the past week, and this sale can only last a few days longer,
early, while the assortment is more complete.
Come
Hilars CKATENITTED B.AIKCOATS AMD TOPCOATfl
AT 33e OX Til DOLLla.
All $:'6.00
Coats at .... ,
All $30 00
Coats at . . .
All $36 00
Coats at....
All $100
Coats at. . .
All $1600
Coats at . . .
All $2000
Coats at . .
$4.80
.$6.00
$8.00
$10.00
.$12.00
$14.00
WOKirl CHAT! WETTED KAIMCOATS AMD 1UI
1U1IMUID COATS AT 33e QM TBI DOI.I.AB.
$4.80
All $11.00
Coats at...
c:la,Jla?....$G.00
Coat'a!0 $0.00
All tiodO
Coats at . ,
All $30 00
Coals at..
All $36 00
Coats at. .
$10.00
$12.00
$14.00
GOODYEAR RAINCOAT CO.
223 north Sixteenth St.
Kottl Loyal Eulldlng
Chicago -Nebraska
Limited
Leaves
6:08 Every Evening
For
Chicago
Arrives at
La Salle
Station
In the Heart of.
the City
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Carries drawing-room and observation
sleeping cars and free reclining chair.
Steel equipment; electric , lighted
throughout. Superb dining car service.
Provides all comforts and conveniences
of modern railway travel.
Tickets, reservations, etc., at city
J. S. MrNAI-fjV. Division I'liMNenirT .ni
TICKET OFFICE: 1323 Farnajn Street .
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The Thing
To Do
If you lose yeur pocket book, umbrella, watoh or
some ether artl ale of value, the thing to do Is te
follow the example of many other people and adver
tise without delay In the Lost and Found oolumn of
The Bee.
That Is what most people do when they lose
articles of value. Telephone us and tell your loss
la all Omaha tn a single afternoon.
Put It In
The Bee
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