TUB PRE: OMAHA, WEDNESDAY FERIUTAKV 24, 1915.
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SAYS DARR SIGHED
MATTERS' CHECKS
President Luebben of Button Bank
. Declares Matters raid Fifty Dol
lars for Signatures.
, EXPLAIK3 THE JUGGLED BOOKS
' While President M. L. Luebben of
the wrecked First National bank of
Sutton' alleged during his morning
testimony In the trial of Attorney
Thomas H. Matters In federal court
that Matters had "kited" f 17 7,000
worth of checks within about one
year, four women spectators sat In
side the railing of the court room and
crocheted busily.
" The connection ot Georte B.; Darr with
the Sutton bank matters was brought
out clearly by testimony of Luebben. The
banker's statements In that reg-ar ware
the blirirest surprise of the morning ses
sion, his other testimony being a con
tinuation of hlfl Monday story about deals
with Matters, and about the discrepan
cies and ratifications of the bank books.
."Matters Used to "write checks for S5,0Co
. each on the First National bank of Sut
ton, and have Darr sign them." Luebben
testified In substance. "Darr received 150
from Matters for each signature, and he
signed eight of them, getting for the
use of his name. Matters had ordered
the bank to charge to the Matters ac-
count ail such checks signed by Darr." '
Hsaer Darr'i Slaaatsir.
' This explanation by tiuebbea Is em
phasized by Prosecutor Howell as show
ing wbat plan Matters resorted to In
order to raise cash on Sutton bank
cheeks. The latter checks, according to
assertions made by government attorneys,
would not be honored by Omaha banks,
when signed by Matters, but when signed
by Darr, a rich man, they were cashed In
Omaha without question.
District Attorney Howell bad Luebben
; explain discrepancies In the bank books.
I The banker admitted that some false
j entries had been made arbitrarily, but
- j that a falsa credit bad later been mads
I to balanoa each falsa debit. The entries
' wars made,, ha said, to tide the bank over
troubled periods before It went broke.
' In one Instance, Luebben averred. Mat
ters was used as a "buffer," without do
ing blm any harm and In order to help
the bank when a national bank examiner
was coming to Inspect the books. At
that time a credit of $5,800 was falsely
placed to Matters' -account, to make It
appear that the bank had received that
amount, and a few days later a charge
of the same amount was placed to Mat
ters' account to adjust the matter.
Luebben said that was done to reduce
the overdraft while the bank examiner
was looking over the account.
Luebben testified that Matters' correct
overdraft on the Sutton bank was 16.300
In July, 1811 the last time the Matters
account was checked by before the bank
failed. Later debits against the account,
the bank officials assert, raised . the
amount Matters owes the bank to about
114.000. Matters claims that the bank still
- owes him $20,000 and at one , tune ' he
claimed $o,000 was due him. -
President Luebben, one of the govern
ment's chief witnesses, is also under In
dictment on practically the same charges
at Matters.
' During the Tuesday afternoon session
he remained on the stand under cross
examination until adjournment: He was
questioned by counsel for the defense,
who sought to show that Matters really
should have more remittances to his
credit In the Sutton bank than Luebben
" gives him. Credit for. - '
First Time Matters Swore.'
"The first time I ever heard Matters
swear," Luebben said, "was the time he
exclaimed over the phone. 'My God, have
those certificates come lnr That was
when the Richardson certificate, which
Matters had said was in his possession,
had really been floated and came Into
the bank for redemption."
, Luebben also told under cross-examination
that the certificates known as the
Rasmussen certificates, were Issued in
the name of Miss Rasmuasen, Matters'
.stenographer, to be negotiated by Mat-
ters.
Exercises Given
For Foreign-Born
Omahans atY.M.C.A.
Representing some eighteen different
nationalities, over SS0 foreign-born Oma
hans attended the exercises held at the
Toung Men s Christian association by the
educational department last night Lithu
anians predominated, fifty-five being
rhesent, and they were presented with the
flag offered for the largest attendance.
Greeks and Italians were tied for second
with forty, end Swedish third with thirty.
The entertainment opened with a con
cert by the band, followed by introduc
tions by J. W. Miller and K. K. Denlson.
A flag drill was given by the boys of
Mason school. Then was staged a play
let illustrating the progress of the Immi
grant who comes to this country from
foreign shores. The Immigrant was first
shown landing at New Tork. where he
was greeted by a Toung Men's Christian
association secretary, then he was shown
in a class in English and then as a
naturalised cltisen of the United States.
An Illustrated lecture was given by Ed
ward. P. Fitch.
Da Yoa Fld raalt with Every
. . iMsrt
An irritable, fault-finding disposition is
eften due to a disordered stomach. . A
inn with good digestion ir jearly always
ood natijred. A great nw.ny have been
tixrmancntly benefited by Chamberlain's
Tablets after jeers of suffering. These
tablets strengthen the stomach and en
able it to perform Its functions naturally.
Obtainable every where. Advertisement
GREY CALLS STORY OUT
OF BERLIN FALSEHOOD
MBBSM.M
WASHINGTON. Fib.' ft-SIr Edward
Grey has sent to the State department
through the British embassy here, a
statement characterltlng as a falsehood
a recent statement from Berlin attributing
to the Brltlah the intention to deatroy an
American ship In the German war sone
and charge It to a German submarine
with the expectation of precipitating a
crisis between the I'nlted States and Ger
Inany. The Berlin statement received hi
the United State by wireless; was cabled
'to London by the British embassy.
It Will Relieve Barksrkr,
Apply Sloan's Liniment to your back,
pain gone almost instantly. Don't rub it
penetrates; ti cents. AU druggists. Ad-
erliaeroeut '
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The Importance) of
reeerva strong th and par
shoJ at Ibis partwi earn
mrmr !. u4 Natwe1
lea Jeeff's Smmimlmm
f liwsi W sto s la tbmt si I Jus I
I tbo MMserasvthaos Iho beaas SSal
hii law the wawle areteae,
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OMAHA POSTOFFICE ,
EFFICIENCY REPORT
IS CALLED "BUNK"
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first assistant postmaster general, and
being Intimately acquainted with the
general workings of the Omaha office. It
Is believed his statement will have con
siderable weight with the "powers that
be." v "
Mr. Loheck has fortified himself with
many letters from leading businessmen
of Omaha, testifying to the complete effi
ciency of its ; postal service and urging
that Its present staff be retained.
Letters from' All Tardea.
These letters have no reference to
politics whatsoever. They come from
business men ot all political shades and
all religious denominations and It . Is
thought will be extremely helpful In
showing the outrageous unfairness of the
Inspectors signing the recommendations
tor changes in personnel.
The Indian appropriation bill reported
late yesterday from the senate commit-,
tee on Indian affairs provides for three
permanent warehouses in the Indian
service. The senate adding the word
"permanent" to the, bill as It came from
the house. , '
Senator Norrls, when his attention was
called to the prevision which will . shut
out the Omaha Indian warehouse,, said It
was all' wrong, but would leave, the fight
to be made on the provisions to Senator
Hitchcock as he was part of the ad
ministration and the. warehouse located ,
In his city. The senate Indian bill raises
the number' of children to be educated at
the Genoa school from $75 to 400 with like
increase In the change for education of
such children. '
The bill also carried ' the following
amendment:
That the legal road authorities charged
with the duty of laying out and opening
roads end highways under the laws of
the state of Nebraska having jurlndl"
Uon over any territory embraced within
the Winnebago Indian reservation, the
Omaha. Indian reservation, the Ponca In
dian reservation and the Santee HIoujt In
dian reservation in the state of Nebraska
are authorised and empowered to lay out
and open nublio roads within any of the
said Indian reservations in conformity to
and In accordance with the laws of the
state of Nebraska, and that any public
road when so laid out and opened shall
be deemed a legal road; provided that
such road authorities shall, in edition to
notifying the land owners as provided In
the stato laws, likewise serve notice upon
the superintendent in charge of the re
stricted lands in which it is proposed to
lay out a publlo road, and shall also fur
nish him with a map showing the definite
location and width of such proposed road,
and no such road shall be laid out until
after it has received the approval of such
superintendent.;
Lobeclc Makes Speech;
Representative Lobeck has -gone to
Tork, Pa., to attend a democrat banquet
in that city. He will return to Washing
ton "tomorrow. - 1 ,. . . r
Charles McOUl of the Omaha city post
office, one of the delegates from Omaha
to the National Association of Civil
Service Employes which meet In this city
March 1 and $, arrived In ' Washington
today to assist in making arrangements
for the entertainment ot delegates.
CELEBRATE LIBERATION
OF PRUSSIA FROM RUSS
AMSTERDAM, via London), Feb. 23.
A dispatch received by the Telegraaf
from Berlin says that Thanksgiving serv
ices for the liberation of East Prussia
from the Russian Invaders, were held in
all the Berlin churches yesterday. '
Emperor William, Empress Augusta
Victoria and the duke and duchess of
Brunswick . attended the service in the
cathedral. On their way to the cathedral
the emperor and empress were. enthusi
astically cheered.. ,
TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION
HOLDS DANCING PARTY-
Members of Omaha Typographical union
No. 190 enjoyed themselves 'at an informal
dancing party at Esgles' hall last night.
Some eighty couples were present and
fully participated, in a program that was
disarranged long enough to Insert an old-
fashioned quadrille and a Virginia reel
for the edification tjt aome ot the older
members, who are not versed in tango,
fox-trot and the like. .
"Tiz" For Sore,
TiredFeet-Ah!
"TIZ" is grand for aching,
swollen, sweaty, calloused
feet or corns. '
Ah! what relief. No more tired feet;
ho more burning feet; no more swollen,
bad smelling, sweaty feet. No mora
soreness In corns, callouses, bunions.
No matter what alls your feet or what
under the sun you've tried without get
ting relief. Just use "TIZ." "TIZ" is the
only remedy that draws out all the
poisonous exudations which puff up the
feet. "TIZ" e.ures your foot trouble so
you'll 'never limp or draw up ycur fare
In pain- Tour shoes won't seem tight
and your feet wMl never, never hurt or
get sore and swollen. Think of it, no
more foot misery, no more sgony from
corns, callouses or bunions.
Get a X cent box at any drug store
or department store snd get Instant re
lief. . Wear smaller shoes. Just once
try 'TIZ.", Get a whole year a foot coin
tort for only 2a cents. Think ot It.
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PROTEST AGAINST
YOODARDDEIJOTION
Business Men Draft and Circulate
Petition to Send to Assistant
Postmaster General.
SIGNED BY PROMINENT MEN
The resolution to be sent to the first
assistant post man tei general in the In
terest oT Assistant Postmaster James I.
Woodsrd retention in his present posi
tion will be circulated Immediately all
over Omaha's business districts. A
dosen men held the first meeting in the
Commerclal'club rooms to protest against
his. demotion. These were C. &. Yost,
Joseph riayden, John L. Kennedy', B. P.
Peck. W. ' F. Curler. . Joseph . Marker,
Rk-hard L Metcalfe, Robert Cowell, C.
H. Pickens.' Luther Drake, F. H. Davis.
L. F. Crofoot Charles Sherman and
Arthur Kmlth.'
Following Is the resolution ( as It was
signed by these men and by every mem
ber of the executive committee of the
Commercial dub- and as It Is now being
circulated for further signatures In the
city: .
Whereas, An efficiency board from the
(Postofflce department In Washington has
recently made an examination ot the
trniaha postofflre, and recommended
smong other things the demotion of Mr.
Jameo 1. Woodard from the position of
asvlKtanl postmaster to cashier, and
Whereas, Mr. J. C. Wharton, post
master at Omalia, Is opposed to the de
motion of Mr. Woodard, as an In.lun
tice to an honest and efficient official
and as detrimental to the work and best
Interests of the Omaha postofflre, now
Therefore, The executive committee of
the Commercial club ot Omaha respect
fully shows that Mr, WooOward has been
an employe of the Omnha poefofftce for
shout forty-two yeaM. and during the
last thirty-two years last past has been
assistant postmaster, recommended for
that position and retained In it by every
poRtmaster during that period.
That he has so arq'iltted himself as in
a notable degree to win the confidence
of poatofflce patrons, and particularly
those who represent the general business
Interests of Omaha, at all time perform
ing duties of. his office with singular
devotion and a high sense of responsibil
ities imposed Upon him.
That it Is the unanimous opinion of the
business interests of Omaha that Mr
Woodard will be able for many years
to render maximum service In the posi
tion he bolds.
Bo it Resolved, ThrfV ihe respectful pro
test against the demotion of Mr. Wood
srd be entered by the executive commit
tee of the Commercial rluh of Omaha and
that the secretary or this organisation
prepare a copy of these resolutions to
be transmitted to the honorable first
assistant postmaster general.
Cotton Drops on "
War Developments
NEW TORK, Feb. .-Cotton w ex
tremely nervous and unsettled eariy to
day owing to apprehension that Oct ton
might be declared contraband of war, or
that developments In the naval war sone
might materially interfere with exports.
The Liverpool market made a steady
showing, but the opening here was I to
I points lower, and active months sold
8 to 12 points under last week's closing
figures during the early trading as a
result of liquidation. Houses with Liver
pool connections were sellers here, and
there was also some selling attributed.
It exports. '
Drink: Hot Tea
Foi-a Bad Cold
Get a small package of Hamburg Breast
Tea, or as the German folks call It
"Hamburger Brust Thee," at any phar
macy. Take a tablespoonful of tha tea,
put a cup of boiling water upon it, pour
through a sieve and drink a teacup full
at any time. It Is the most offectlva way
to break a cold and cure grip, as It opens
the pores, relieving congestion. Also
loosens the bowels, thus breaking a cold
st once.
It Is inexpensive and entirely vegetable,
therefore harmless. Advertisement ''
"Guro Your 1
Rupturo Liko
. I Cured T.lino"
Old 8a Captain Cured EU Own
Rupture After Doctors Said -"Operate
er Death,"
Els Esmedy and Book Bent Pres.
Captain Colllngs sailed the seas for
many years; then he sustained a bad
double rupture that soon forced him to
not only remain ashore, but kept him
bedridden tor years. Jie tried doctor
after doctor and truss after truss. No
results 1 Finally, he was assured that
he must either submit to a dangerous
and abhorrent operation or die. lis did
eiuWt Us cured hjmaelf Instead.
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T.Hcw Mea eaj We. Vest DWt Hare
To Be Cist Up. aa4 Yea Deo't Have
To fie Tettureel fir Trasses."
Captain Colling mad a study of
himself, of his condition Snd St Ust b
was rewarded by th finding of tin
method that so quickly made bun a well,
strong, vigorous and happy man.
An one can us th aara method I
It's simple, aasy. safe and Inexpensive.
Every ruptured person In the world
should have the Captain Colllngs book,
telling all about how he cured himself,
and how anyone! may follow the same
treatment In th4 own horn without
enr trouble. The'ubok and medicine or
FKEK. They will be ent prepaid to
any rupture sufferer who will fill out
the below coupon. But send It r Ik fit
away sow bwi you put down this
paper.
rttce ftumvue Boon amo
HLMCor vow-on.
Cspt. W. A. Colllngs (Inc.)
Box 70S) Waieriou a. N. V.
Fleane send m your FRK1S Ruptur
Remedy un.il Book ttltlioul aay obit
giku on my part whatever.
Nam ...
Address
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Zeppelin Airship
Crosses Calais at
Greatest Width
CALAIS, Feb. 3.-(Vla Tarlsl-Tbe
Beppelln which yesterday bombarded
Calais apparently was driven by pilots
thoroughly familiar with the vicinity,
for It cam from the sea directly to
iFontenletto, crossing the city at Its
greatest width. It flew at a height of
about LOW feet.
Th first bomb fell when th Kcppelln
was above tha point where the railroad
tracks Intersect. It went through th foot
bridge and struck tha track leading to
rnnklrk. The airship then rose some
what higher In the air and dropped five
bombs In rapid euffs!on. All fell In the
vicinity of the railroad. One burst In th
TLJT1T-IPP A PTv
iril U. ro. iXini I
No More Fire Building
No More Trouble for Me
No More Clinkers to Dig Out
No More Furnace Cleaning
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When I came home from school today, Ma
told me the good newsgee, 1 was glad Pa
has filled the coal ' bin with a new coal. It
does not clinker, burn out fire-box or grate;
hardly any ashes; holds fire three days. No
more sooty hands or face. We will only have
to fix fire every three days. What is it? Why -
afiaia Ism ,
SBT4nSaBBaJ
LSIM
ANTHRACITE COAL
Dad says "It is ideal for furnace or baseburner. Free from rock arid slate. Is prepared
jn three sizes: grate and egg for furnace, No. 4 or nut for baseburners and ranges"
; Fernwood May Be Obtained From the Following Dealers:
11. Andreason.
Ruwman-Krsu Lumber Co.
lloyer-Van Kuran Lumber Co.
Enterprise Lumber & Coal Co.
Farmers Lumber Co.
Havens Coal Co.
THE McALESTER FUEL CO.. Distributors.-Omaha National Bank Bldri.
Fast trains on convenient schedules
arrive Englewood Union Station
63rd St.) and La Salle Stationmost
convenient locations , in Chicago
connecting with limited trains for
all Eastern territory. The
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Us UsUsLJ
. Leaves 6:08 p. m. dairy;. Hsvt dinner on th train arriv
La Salle Station, ChrCftgo-in the heart of the business district
ready lor the dajr no time lost
Carriee sioepinjr car for Tri-Cities may be occupied until
7:00 a.m. , '
Other Solid Tkrough Train Daily
"Stack MasnUlsj Limits .... ls&3 a, nu
Cbicars Day fUpraW . OL9A s sa,
KUeaaCl0ra4 Csprsss a 410 p. sa.
Amtommtio 7cA Signmlt
ftnt MetUm AH.Sft Auaeitfvr Equipant
Aiaoarfs Safety
Writs, phon or call st Rock Ilaad Tnrvsf Bureau, 1121 Farnara Sl,
for tlcists, Nierrsuons, infarmauoo.
JL SL McNALLY, DivUea Passaaf Ag sat FKosm Daws Us 42
SXUal
courtyard of a house eloee to the rail
road crossing demolishing a shed and
breaking windows. The occupants of the
house, awakened hy the explosion, es
caped without Injury.
Other boml fell In the garden Snd on
the roof ot a little house In the Rue
Dognlen. An old man and a little girt,
asleep In th garret, and the family
which occupied the cottage on the ground
floor, consisting of the father, mother
and two children, were burled In the
ruins. All were killed, axrept one child,
a baby five months old, which was taken
uninjured from the twlelrd mass of brick
snd plsster.
The front of the bouse was cut off as
clearly as though It had been dond by a
gigantla knife. The exploloh shook the
neighboring houses and broke all the
windows, within a wl.te rsdlus.
After ' dropping the bomb the Zep
pelin 'disappeared rapidly over the sea.
Keys Lumber ft Coal Co.
McCaffrey flros.
Missouri River Lumber Co.
Nebraska Fuel c.
Omahn Lumber a Coal Co.
I'eoples Coal Co.
t'nlon Fuel Co.
T1
bti n
nn iV2.?.!
A long Ocrrosn penant attached to a
aack containing gsand as found on the
roof of a house nenr one of thoee de
molished and handed over to the military
government.
Renegado Piutes ' .
Once Saved Life of
Mrs. H. P. Dalley
SALT LAKE C1TT, Feb. tt-Mra. II.
T. Dalley of Palt.Iike City, an early
day resident In the vicinity of Pluff.
owe her lif to "Polk" and f'Fosey," th
two I1u Indian chiefs now leading th
hostile. Mr. Dalle:, then Mrs. A. M.
Barton, says that In 1SS7 two Navajo In
dians cam to the trading post her hus
bsnd conducted and engaged In a quarrel
Cpdlke Lumber A Coal Co.
K. A. Winn.
HOITH OMAHA
A. L. nergquist & Hon.
BKNSOV .
Rlveit Lumber & Coai Co.
Jos. vMrUulra
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5Jl5? Er'fif 3
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EXPLOITS
ELAEME
tre better than the most vivid imagination can imagine,
more powerful than the best pen can describe. See them in
BESSE THEATER SOUTH OSIAHA
GRAND THEATER Sixteenth and Binney Sts.
FAVORITE THEATER 1716 Vinton Street.
GEM THEATER 1258 South Thirteenth Street.
PARLOR THEATER Fourteenth and Douglas Sts.
NICHOLAS THEATER-COUNCIL BLUFF3, IA.
MONROE THEATER 2555 Farnara Street.
DIAMOND TIIEATEJI-2U0 Lake StreetT
LOTIIROP THEATER 3212 North Twenty-fourth St.
Rectal Dioeaoec Ourod
A mild treatment, that cnr PiW FiatuU and other Rocul d.aea. U a short
52 W NoChJorofoEtharorocherlT aS
t.U paid untU cured. Writ, to, book on Rectal Disease, with to-itimou
DR" TAR.7Y Bss) Eui4j;oxOmha,
with him. One of the. Indiana was killed
snl flsrton received a wound from which
he died a week later.
The surviving NavJo ass rushing ti
attack Mrs. Dalley when "rolk" an4
"Posey" came on ins scene and rovo
htm off. The Navafo left for reinforce
ments. but before hei returned with othef
Navajns the Plates bad spread the alarm
and had gathered a. sufficient force oC
(heir own tribesmen and whit men to
defend the place .Tse-Ne-Oat, the outlaw
whose escape caused the present trouble,
wss a little boy at trte time 'and assisted
"rolk." his father, to nurse Barton until
Ms dcaxh. 'jRsrton's body was taken to
Bluff tor burial and the store was left
In caro of the riute Indiana for several
dsys. Mrs. Pulley say she found very
thing Intact on her return.
Read Th Pees "Business Chances,
and lit into your own btialness. ,
. ' FLORENCE
Rlvett Lumber & Coal Co.
COUNCIL BLUFFS
Fenlon-Wlckham Coal Co.
Irroife Elevator Co.
Victor Jennings.
Remember
these ad
vertisements that startled
this city into
a fever of
anticipation
that has nev
er dwindled.
For the
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