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DAKOTA OITY, NEBRASKA, j FRIDAY, JULY 21, 1011.
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TELLS OF JACKPOTS
BOVERNOR DENEEN 18 WITNESS
IN LORIMER CASE AT
WA8HINQTON.
GIVES OUT' LIST OF DONORS
Illinois Executive on Stand Names
Alleged List of Contributors to
Legislative Fund Refutes Hlnes'
Testimony About Telephone Talk.
Washington. Gov Charles S. Deneen
ot Illinois, .who appeared beforo tho
onate Lorimer committee- as a wit
ness, told how "Jack-pots" had flour
ished In the state slnco 1897, and gave
out a purported list ot corporation
contributors to the funds
Ho also told how he had suggested
to Senator Lorimer that he (Lorimer)
become a candidate when the latter
wanted to elect Shurtleff senator A
mild sensation was caused when tho
governor pulled from his pocket the
notes of a speech delivered at Taylor
vllle, AugUBt, 1910, which ho aald
charged tho former speaker with be
ing responsible for tho "Jack-pot."
"The 'Jack-pot' fund has been In ex
istence sinco 1897," said Governor Do
noen. He sketched bow tho legisla
ture is organized, the committees
namod and how things dragged slowly
until tho rush of the final few days
when everything went through or was
killed in a rush.
"The 'regulator' bills ore disposed
or then," he said. "Some are killed
outright Others are sent again to
committees on the theory that they
cannot stand an extended coroner's
inquest. Tho theory is that the money
Is paid, accumulates in the hands of
several men and finally distributed."
"Who contributes?" asked Senator
Jones.
"I don't know."
"Havo you over heard?"
"Oh, yes; the rallroadB to protect
themselves, tho gas companies ot
Chicago, the electric light companies,
the liquor interests, the Union Stock
yards company, the grain elevator
companies, tho Pullman company and
posslblr othora."
Governor Deneen told of a meeting
of railroad presidents he had been
asked to attend in Chicago during the
Forty-sixth general assembly. He
mentioned Messrs. Harahan, Earling,
Miller, Hughltt. Wlnchell and Felton
B8 being there.
"They said itn dcsjsad."-a the
leglslature meant confiscation," he as
serted. "They declared the govern
ment scrutinized them so closely that
they could not set aside money In that
way. I told them to come to Spring
Held and protest. They came, 1,000
strong, and defeated the legislation."
Oovernor Deneen denied the chargo
made by former Governor Yates that
he had "double-crossed" him. Ho
aald that he had not promised Yates
he would support him for United
States senator.
Concerning the famous Hlnes-De-neen
long-distance tolophono conver
sation, the morning of Lorimer's elec
tion, Governor Deneen said:
"Mr. HincB called me up and asked
me If I had received a message from
President Taft, to support Lorimer. I
said I had not received It, Hlnes
said his train was late, and he bad
missed connections or he would have
como down to Springfield.
"I said, 'that's rather a remarkable
message for the president to send.'
"Hlnes said that President Taft was
to send tho message through Senator
Aldrlch and that George Itoynolds of
the Continental Commercial National
bank was to call mo up and tell me
about it"
Governor Deneen said w never
beard trom Reynolds, he did not toll
Hlnes he would support Lorimer, and
there was no discussion about recog
nizing Hlnes' voice, as Hlnes had pre
viously testified.
"I doubted If it was Hlnes. I Jub(
accepted It as one of those anonymous
communications."
The governor said that he did not
know Senator Aldrlch, and had never
hod a communication from blm. Ho
tald there was no talk of monoy in
tho conversation with Hlnes.
DR. WILEY MAY BE OUSTED
It Charged With Arranging for Pay
ment of Food Expert More
Than Law Allows.
Washington. Dr. Hnrvoy W. Wiley,
pure food expert, has been condemned
by a committee on personnel of the
department of agriculture, with a
recommendation to President Taft
that he "bo permitted to resign." In
an opinion on tho case, submitted to
the president, Attorney General Wlok
orsbam recommends approval of the
committee's action.
It is charged against Dr. Wiley that
he permitted an arrangement to be
made with Dr. II. H. Itusby, a recog
nized pharmacognosy of Columbia
university, New York, for compensa
tion In excess of that allowed by law.
Orders Gunboat to Haiti.
Washington. Becnuse of the serl
ous revolutionary movement In north
ern Haiti, which Is Jeopardize
American Interests, the United Stater
gunboat Petrol was ordered froti
Guantanamo, Cuba, to ( ipo Haltlen
Hammond Return Home.
Now York. John Hays Hammond,
the special American ambassador to
tho coronation, returned on the Lusl
tanla. His secretary felt free to say
that Mr Hammond would not bo the
next ambassador to Germany,
12 KILLED IN WRECK
TRAIN ON NEW HAVEN ROAr
FALLS OVER EMBANKMENT.
Fire Starts In Wreckage, but la Con
trolled 8t. Louis Ball Team
Escapee Injury.
Bridgeport, Conn. Twelve persona
wero killed and 44 badly Injured In
the wreck of the Federal express, one
of the New York, New Haven & Hart
ford railroad's fastest trains, carrying
passengers without change from
Washington to Boston The engine
plunged down a 30-foot embankment
white running 60 miles an hour
Flro started In the wreckage, but
the Bridgeport department put this
out and tho men helped in rcscutng
the Injured porsons.
The engineer took a "cross-over"
switch at a -speed of GO miles an hour,
violating a rule limiting tho rate to 15
miles. Ho died at his post.
Of 100 passongcrs that went down
with tho first six cars few escaped
death or Injury Twolvo bodies were
taken out of the twisted wreckage.
Forty-four injured aro in tho hospitals
and a score moro rocelved injuries not
severo enough to prevent them from
continuing their Journey
The passongcrs on the train In
cluded tho mombers of tho St, Louis
National leaguo baseball team, who
wore on their way to Boston for a
series of games. The ball players
were In tho last Pullman car and es
caped injury
Without waiting to dress complete
ly the players hurried from the car,
descended tho viaduct and devoted
two hours to helping railroad men,
pollcomen and surgeons at their work
in tho wreckage.
A new "cross-over" installed on the
Burr road viaduct and embankment on
the western outskirts of Bridgeport
was indirectly responsible for tho ac
cident The train was lata and the
engineer was driving to make up lost
time. When the heavy west-bound
train of nine cars struck tho switch at
lull speed, the locomotive leaped,
rocked and swayed over the ties for
nearly 150 yards, and then fell to the
itreet below, dragging six cars down
the bank. The coupling broke be
tween the sixth aud seventh cars,
leaving three sleepers upright on the
embankment.
WICKERSHAM TO FACE QUIZ
Congress Committee Approvea of
Hearing to Expose $50,000 Mulct-
' Ing of Government.
Washington. After secret consid
eration of charges mnde by Delegate
Wlckorsham of Alaska that Attorney
General Wlckersham dollborately per
mitted the statute of limitations to
run against agents of tho Alaska
syndicate, who defrauded the govern
ment through perjury to tho oxtont
of 50,000, the houso committee on
Judiciary has determined to report
favorably a resolution of Inquiry of
fered by Dolegato Wlckersham.
The resolution calls upon the at
torney general to furnish tho house
with all documents, affidavits and
testimony in his possession relating
to an affidavit submitted to him more
than a year ago and sworn to by H.
J. Douglas, former auditor of the
Alaska syndlcato in 1908.
Delegato Wlckersham startled the
committee when, In executive ses
sion, he produced a copy of an affi
davit reelatlng to an alleged criminal
act committed by Capt. D. H. Jarvls
of the Alaska syndicate, and former
ly prominent In tho government rev
enue cutter service, who committed
suicide In Seattle on June 22, the
day following tho Introduction of the
Wlckersham resolution, calling for
production of the papers In tho cano.
nnd by John H. nullock of the John
J. Sesnor Coal company of Norao,
Through connivance of these men.
It was charged that tho government
was defrnuded on coal contracts and
that evidence to that effect was per
mitted to remain unacted upon In the
attorney general's offlco for more
than a year until the statute of
limitations expired last May.
LANDS OPEN TO SETTLERS
Registration for 342,000 Acres on Fort
Berthold Indian Reservation to
Commence August 14.
Mlnot, N. D. President Taft has
Issued a proclamation throwing open
to settlement tho Fort Uorthold In
dian Reservation In North Dakota. ,
Registration wljl commence August ,
14th. Principal point ot registration !
is Mlnot, N. D.
Tho land has been appraised at J
prices ranging from $1.50 in $0 per t
acre.
Tho land located In this rosorva
tlon Is some of tho choloost land In
North Dakota, located In tho north
western part of McLean county Just
south of tho Groat Northern railway's
transcontinental line.
Tho method of the opening will be
by registering and drawing. J
Comet Is Seen From Pittsburg.
Pittsburg, Pa. Director Frank
Schleslngor of tho Allegheny obsorvft-
tory, reported that a bright comet was
seen Just beforo dawn In th eastern
sky. Its right ascension li 4 hours
and 46 minutes and Its declination 34
degrees 30 minutes. It Is In the con
stellation of Auriga.
Ten Killed by Blast st Frankfort
Frankfort-on-the-Maln, Germany
Ten persons were killed nnd 20 others
Injured by an explosion In a dynamite
factory outsldo the clt;
FIGHTING A
SEE CONGRESS' END
"INAL VOTE ON RECIPROCITY
BILL IS FIXED FOR
JULY 22.
SENATORS REACH AGREEMENT
Action on Wool Tariff Revision and
Other Important Measures to Be
Taken Before August 8 When
Qavel May Fall.
Washington. Tho senate by unani
mous action has fixed tho dates when
a vote shall be taken on several im
portant measures and It is believed
by the leaders of the various factions
that the special session of congress
will adjourn sine die on or about
August 7.
The dates are: Reciprocity bill, July
22; house wool revision bill, July 37;
houso free-list bill, August 1; reap
portionment measure, August S; Ari
zona and Now Mexico statehood, Au
gust 7.
It la cxpocted that tho closing ot
congress will immediately follow the
statehood vote.
All the bills Included in the agree
ment already havo passed the house.
If amendments are made to them they
will be still subject to quick confer
ence between the representatives of
tho two houses.
The ngreement following a series of
conferences between Senators Pen
rose, La Follette, Martin, Smoot, Bai
ley, Stone, Burton, Borah, Brlstow,
Bourno and other senators was formal
ly offered In tho senate by Senator
Penrose aB leader of the Republicans.
Tho original suggestion for an
agreement was mado by Senator La
Follette, who was willing to fix an
earlier dato than that named for the
vote on reciprocity. The demand for
a later date was made by others who
desire to speak on the bill.
Many obstacles to fixing the sorles
of dates were encountered. Senator
Borah Insisted on a dato for consid
eration of a conference report on the
Joint resolution , for the election of
United StateB senators by direct voto
of the people and tho vote on state
hood was fixed for the "legislative
day" of August 7 Instead of the calen
dar day of that dato In order to pro
tect tho popular election bill.
As soon as tho agreement was re
ported to the senate the acquiescence
of the regular Democrats was ex
pressed by Senator Martin.
"Wo think amplo time has been
allowed for tho debate of nil meas
ures." said Senator Martin.
Senator La Follotto ngrccd that all
Interests in the senate had been con
sulted and that It had been deemed
wise to ugreo on dates when all the
Important bills now ponding could be
disposed of.
Tho agreement to voto is so drawn
that amendments may be voted on at
any time
Senator CumminB introduced new
amendments to tho reciprocity bill.
One sought to couple a revision of
the tariff on metals with tho Cana
dian measure; the other proposed a
revision of the duty on oilcloth and
linoleum.
COMMITTEEMAN RYAN DIES
Wisconsin's Member of Democratic
National Committee Succumbs to
Heart Disease ot Waukesha.
Waukesha, Wis. Democratic Na
tional Committeeman T. E. Ryan died
here suddenly of heart failure. He
had been 111 for several years with
the disease, but was attending to his
professional duties up until his death.
Ho waB 52 years of age.
Find Body After Two Years.
Chicago. The body of a woman,
believed by tho pollco to be that of
Miss Bcatrlco Shapiro, was taken
from tho Chicago river near the
South Halsted street bridge. Miss
Shapiro, Max Cohen and Krnest Camp
wero drowned November 1, 1909,
when an automobile In which they
wero riding plunged into tho open
draw at tho Jackson boulevard bridge.
Tho mon's bodies wero recoverod
soon after the accident. The condi
tion of the body was such that tho
identification is ono warring.
T
FOREST FIRE
MANY DIE IN FIRES
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BURNING FORESTS .TRAP HUN
DREDS OF MINERS.
Flames Fought Back In Michigan at
Relief la Provided Au Sablo and
Oscoda Survivor.
Toronto, Ont, Several hundred
lives and millions of dollars'
worth of property have been wiped
out aa tho result of the forest fires
raging In the Porcupine district la
northern Ontario.
Only three of the eighty-tour em
ployes ot the West Dome mlno have
been accounted for ani 200 miners,
muckers and other workers in the
Dome mine have been suffocated.
Among the dead are Robert Welas,
manager of the West Dome mine, and
his wifo and child.
The Philadelphia mine's loss it
about 150,000; the United Porcupine's,
120,000; the Standard's, about $40,
000; the Imperial's, about 135,000, and
the West mine's about $76,000. All
tho buildings of the Eldorado, Porcu
pine and the Success were destroyed.
All reports give' butvi vague Idea
of the Iobs of life and property In Por
cupine camp, which probably will total
hundreds of Uvea and millions of
dollars.
In Just four hours the Ore swept
from the Standard mines through to
tho shores of Porcupine lake, where
it ate up tho towns of South Porcu
pine and Pottsvllle and part of Golden
City, as well as many small buildings
along tho lake front
Detroit. With food at their dis
posal nnd tents provided for their
shelter, tho thousand or more homo
less survivors of the flro-swopt vil
lages of AuBablo and Oscoda arc
today breathing easier than at any
time since tho flames destroyed their
homes Tuesday.
Tho known dead remain three In
number, with Samuel Rosenthal, a
tntlor, the only one yet Identified.
Tho village of Waters. 107 mllos
north of Bay City on the Michigan
Central, is reportod to bo burning, to
gether with the Stephenson Lumber
company's mill and lumber yards,
valued at about $400,000. Tho village
has about 200 permanent resident
and a largo floating population of
"lumber Jacks."
INDICT LEWIS FOR FRAUD
Former Publisher of St. Louis Accused
of Illegally Using U. a. Mails
In Debenture Scheme.
St Louis. E. G, Lewis, until re
cently publisher of a number of mngn
zlneo and promoter of largo enter
prises, wac Indicted by a special
grand Jury In tho United States dis
trict court on charges of fraudulent
use of the malls.
Tho Indictment, containing twelve
counts, covers four propositions laid
beforo the public by Lewis, In which
ho Is alleged to havo obtained boveral
million dollars by misleading state
ments circulated through tho malls.
IS AGAINST PARCEL POST
Charles W. Burrows Predicts Ruin to
Retail Business of Country If
It Is Established.
Washington. Decided opposition to
the establishment of n parcels 'post
was heard by the houso committee on
post offices and post roadB which re
cently llstenod to equally fervent
pleas In favor of the passage of tho
Sulzor or Lewis bills to establish a
parcels post.
Charles W. Burrows of Cincinnati
predicted ruin of the retail business
of tho country If a parcels post Is
authorized.
Twain Estate Is $471,136.
New York. Mark Twain left actual
proporty worth $171,130. An appraisal
of his estate filed with the surrogoto
places this value on securities nnd
real estato tho humorist bequeathed
to his only surviving child, Mrs
Gabrllowltsch, when ho died April 12
1910.
McNamara Trial October 10.
Los Angeles, Cal Judge Bordwell
has set tho trial for tho McNamara
brothers, alleged dynamiters, for Oc
tober 10
THE NEBRASKA HOG
EXPERIMENTAL STATION TELLS
AS TO HIS GROWTH.
COST OF THE ANIMAL'S KEEP
Valuable Information for the Nebras
ka Farmer. Other Matters at
the State Capital.
Tho Nobraska Experiment Station
has Just Issued Bulletin No. 121, on
titled, "Growing Hogs In Nobraska."
This bulletin Is dlvldod into two parts.
Part I.
Part I gives a summary of the cost
of growing young pigs to tho weight
ot 50 pounds. Tho ltoms of cost taken
into consideration include tho coat of
keeping tho bow for an entlro year,
charging for tho paaturo and tho groin
eaten, both by tho sow and by tho Ut
ter, up to tho tlmo tho litter roaches
an avorage weight of 60 pounds. On
this basis tho cost Is about $18 to $20
for keeping old sows, and $20 to $22
for gilt or sows farrowing their first
llttor. This coat Is partly ropald by
tho Increase in weight of yearling
and two-year-old sowa. After deduct-
lng the value of tho growth of the
sows, tho not cost to bo charged
agatnBt the pigs Is from $9 to $12 per
litter when thy roach tho 50-pound
average weight.
Tho averago number of pigs far
rowed In these experiments was 9.8
pigs for old eows and 8 pigs for young
sows, Tho avnrago number per litter
at tho cIobo ot the oxporlmont was 6.5
pigs for old sows and 6 pigs for young
sow. In the test, 44 old sows and 50
young sowa were used.
Tho cost of feed charged up against
eaoh pig at CO pounds wolght was
$2.13 as tho avorago ot all sows for
two years. This makes tho cost ot
producing pigs up to 60 pounds $4.26
per hundred, which is somewhat
higher than the cost of gains after
that weight, provided the pigs are
oeconomically fed and eold when they
reach about 225 pounds weight.
To reduce the cost of the figures
given in this bulletin, the yearling and
older sows woro kept upon pasture
alone during tho pasture season after
weaning their UtterB and upon rations
of about one-halt alfalfa hay amTon
half grain during -the winter season.
In winter, for each 100 pounds weight
of the mnturo sows, ono and one-holt
pounds of grain was tod dally; that
is, If ton sows weigh 3,000 pounds
thoy would require 45 pounds of grain
doily, with on equal amount of nlfalfo
hay fed elthor In racks or cut and
mixed with the grain. Upon theso
rations the sows galnod 112 pounds
each during the winter season up to
farrowing time.
The gilts required liberal foodlng
during tho summer on pnsturo nnd
during the winter following. From
2.5 to 3 pounds of grAln, generally
corn, was fed for oach lfco pounds llvo
weight of tho pigs while thoy woro on
pasture; that Is, 10 pigs weighing
1,000 pounds received from 25 to 30
pounds of grain doily. Ten pigs
weighing 1,500 pounds received from
88 to 45 pounds dally.
Part II.
Part II deals with the cost of grow
ing pigs from weaning time, or about
60 pounds weight, to tho time they
aro taken from alfalfa pastures and
put into the feed lot. Seven hundred
and ninety-two pigs aro Included in
those tests, which covor several years'
work. In general, theso pigs woro fed
less than a full groin ration, moat ot
them receiving two pounds to 2.5
pounds grain dally for oach 100
, pounds llvo weight. The average cost
of the grain and pasture In growing
theso pigs was $3,30 per 100 pounds.
It will bo aoon that this cost is lower
than tho cost of producing tho 50
pound nlff. nnd It is also lnwnr Minn
I tho cost of finishing tho pig for mar
I kot after ho Is placed in winter quar
I ters. Aocordlng to figures which will
t bo presented In a subsequent bulletin,
tho cost or feods per 100 pounds of
tain with pigs in dry lots it $3.57 por
hundred, figured upon tho somo cost
for feed as that used In Bulletin 121.
This bulletin may be had free ot
cost by rosldents of Nebraska upon
application to the Nebraska Agricul
tural Experiment Station, Lincoln.
E. A. BURNETT, Director.
Made Postal Depositories.
The following bankB havo been ap
proved as depositories for postal bank
funds In Nebraska; Blair National,
Blair; Banking house of F. Folda,
Schuyler; Farmors' National, York;
City National, David City; Central
National, Kearnoy; Richardson Coun
ty bank, Falls City; Firot Natloual,
York; Bank of Commerce, Hastings;
Harblno bank of Falrbury; Beatrice
Stato bank, Boatrico; First Notional,
Falls City; First National, Falrbury.
Foderal Law Tax.
The first prosocution of a Nobraska
corporation for failure to rendor the
report of its business under tho pro
vision of tho foderal tax law was
started In tho Lincoln division of the
federal court. Tho suit was filed by
Assistant District Atioruoy Lono
against tho Kregal Windmill company
of Nebraska City. Tho bill of tho
district attorney doclaroB that the
icompany has willfully refused to
inako tho report roqulrod by law of Its
buslnoss for tho yor ending Decem
ber 31, 1910.
THE PARD0N6 nOARD.
.Meets at Office of Governor and
Organizes.
The stato board of pardons nnd the
rtato prison board, composed of tho ,
samo appolntocs. mot in the offlco of
Governor Aldrlch and organized, John
O. Yolser of Omaha being made chair
man of the state prison board and E.
G. Maggl of Lincoln chairman of tho
board of pardons. Dr. J. R. Butler is
tho other momber of tho board.
Besides adopting rules of proceduro
and a form of parole agreement tho
board (signalized lt ontranco Into of
flco by parolllng Albert Abels, who
was sent 'o prison from Nobraska
City to servo a three-year Bentenco
for burglary. According to Prison
Physician Spradllng, Abols is in tho
last stages of consumption. The
doctor ngrccd to be responsible for
Abels. Tho man was reported to be
a menaco to tho other prisoners con
fined with him.
The rules regulating applications
for pardons and commutations are
longthy. It is provided Uio petition
must be mado in writing, addressed
to tho governor, but sent to tho board
and signed by tho party under convic
tion or othor persoa In his bohalf.
The petition must contain a brief his
tory of tho case, biography of the
prisoner, reasons for tho pardon, ar
ranged In tbo form adoptod by tho
board.
Description of the crime, couvlotlon
bud sentence conies first Under this
head the board requires such infor
mation as age, birthplace, places of
residence, employment, names ot em
ployers, two closest friends, names et
members of tho family, with address
es, occupations and ages. It Is pro
vided that where information con
cerns others than the party under
conviction It Bhall bo furnished on a
separate poper and not mado public
except under ordor of court.
Other particulars under this head
ing oro educntlon rocelved and
where; whether ever before convict
ed of crime; if bo, tho nature and
the time and place ot tho offonse and
the expiration of sentence; whether
previous application for relief hat
been mado, with tho grounds and any
correspondence relating to the mat
ter. This potltlon must bo filed three
weeks in advance of tho considera
tion of tho matter and must bo ac
companied by statements from the
Judge presiding at the trial and the
prosecuting attorney, or reasons fur
niiKMi6tnot having statement.7 ltd,
ports other than above to the gover
nor or advisory board by Judges,
prosecuting attorneys or other of
ficers will be treated as confidential.
Notice of tho application will set
forth tho main particulars contained
in the potition nnd tho tlmo of hear
ing and will be published. A copy of
this notlco will bo served on the
prosecuting witness and tho state's
attorney. Prlntnd and oral argu
ments may bo mado by counsel for
applicant.
The Contract Let.
The board of public lands and build
ings has lot a contract for tho roctlon
of an addition to tho dining room of
tho institute for tho fooble mlndod at
Beatrico, to cost $2,275.
New State University Building.
Specifications aro bolng completed
in tho ofllco of tho superintendent of
grounds and buildings nt tho state
university for tho new $85,000 build
ing to bo erected at the state farm.
Addition to Postofflce.
E. D. Ryerson of tho United State
Treasury department was In Lincoln
for a conference with federal officials
regarding the spondlng $100,000 addi
tion to tho Lincoln federal building.
Registration Board Officers.
At a meeting of the stallion regis
tration board H. R. Smith, proroBoor
of animal husbandry In the univer
sity, was elocted president; A, Boo
strom, state veterinarian, was chosen
vice-president; and Secrotary W. R.
Mellor of the State Board of Agricul
ture was elected secretary.
Uncle Sam's Realty Holdings.
Tho fcdorol government owns 9,
879.9 acres of unoccuplod Nobraska
land in tho counties under tho Juris
diction of the Lincoln land office, ao
cordlng to roports Just compiled. This
Is 1,561 acres more than was listed as
vacnnt lands In last year's roport. Tho
increaso for 1011 Is duo to voluntary
relinquishments.
International Malls.
Postmastor Slzor has rocolvod no
tice of renowed attempts to enforce
the regulations governing Internation
al malls, with regard to tho Importa
tion of dutiable articles through tho
post. Strict prohibition of tho uso
upon tho address side of a letter of
any stamp other time, the regular
postage stamp is contained in an or
der rocolvod by Postmaster Slzor.
Counties Get Auto Funds.
Now that uutomobllo llconso monoy
goes to tho county whoro tho appli
cant lives, county treasurers who
havo boon holding applications have
begun to filo them with tho secretary
of stato. If applications wore made
prior to July 7 tho Btate would hove
received tho tea ot $1 each. The
secretary of stato Is still roqulred to
issuo tho licenses, but tho funds go to
tho different counties to bo used for
tho improvement of roads. The sec
retary of stato has received thirty
nine applications from Douglas.
BETRAYS HERSELF
BY PAINTING HOOF
MR8. biiHftVra RUSE TO ESCAFJT
OFFICER8 BY DECORATINQ
FOOT HASTENS ARREST.
WOMAN ADMITS TWO THEFTS
Makes Stolen Horse Resemble One1
Cought by Sleuth Tells Sheriff
She Needed Money to Pay Mort
gage on Her Farm.
Columbus, O. Her ortistio effort to
conccol the Identity of a horse she
had stolen In Dayton, caused the ar
rest of Mrs. Rosa Borry, alleged lead
er of o gang of horso thieves. She
declares tho allegation is nonsense for
sho stolo tho horse simply because
she needed an animal on her farm and!
lacked tho cash to purchase one. la
her coll in tho jail in Marion she de
clares sho la willing to pay the pen
alty of her crimo but feels bad to
think sho over stooped to so low at
crimo.
Mrs. Berry went to Marion and
hired a $400 horso and buggy from
Jim Squires. She drovo that outfit to
Munolo and to Richmond, where she
sold it for $76. She took aa lnterur
ban oar to Dayton, and in that oitr
hired another $300 hone and buggy.
Tho horso sho got at Dayton bad on
white foot and Mm. Berry painted ont
tho whlto foot and made the horae a
dark bay. That bit ot painting was
her undoing, for when - she changed
tho color of the Dayton horse the
caused it to be an exact HkeneM of
tho Mnrion horso, which was adver
tised all over the country nd for
which the horse-thief detective aeeo- .
ciatlons were looking. She was ar
rested because she had a horae ot Ue
description of the horse stolen from
Jim Squires, and then It was learned
that the horae she bad wa stolea at
Dayton.
"I know they have had a great deal
to say about me," said Mn, Berry,
"but this la the first crime-1- erer
committed. I have not beea mixed up
with any horse-stealing gang. I took
the horae at Marion and sold it be
cause I needed the money to par
debts, and I took the Dayton bona
because I needed an animal to work
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money to ouy one. 'mat is ail there
la to it I never stole any hone aay-
Mn, Roaa Berry.
where else, nnd if I had not beea so
desperato for money I would not hare
atolen these."
Mrs. Berry says she Is 48 years old.
"My father and mothor woro artists,"
she says, "and lived in the town of
West Decorah, la., where I was born.
From there we moved to Waveland,
Mloh. Later my parents went to Ohio
and we lived in different parts ot that
state. I took naturally to painting
and drawing, and before I was 18
years old I won a number of prises at
the Ohio state fair, held at Columbus.
I was graduated with honora at the
Dolawaro Female Academy ot Paint
ing and I made a good d'Ml of monay
with my brush. I married William
Berry, who was also an artist, and we
lived together for a number of yean
and were happy.
"My brother got into trouble over
somo horses and cattle and was sent
to the ponltontlary, and was out on
parolo when Tony George arrested
him for horse stealing. It took about
all the money I had to try to save him,
and with what I had left I bought a
llttlo farm near Vistula, not far from
Goshen. I was In debt I had a lot
of paintings ready for the markot,
but I could not get any money. Even
thoso who bad ordered my work did
not pay for it, and I simply got des
perate." Paid Up After 65 Year.
Long Beach, Cal. Col. Jacob I. HOT
did some sruveying, 05 yean ago
Randolph county, W. Va., and aaa
Just reoolved a check for $115 la pay
stent for bis servloea. The work waa
done on the See eatate and the hit
took the settlement of the estate bfcto
oourt, where It has been for
years.
Oat SuppUnta Bui I dog.
North Yakima, Waa.-Jamee
erer, a farmer on t&e Yakaima
is tbo owner of a remarkable eat. M
addition to ke$to tae heuae M(
trom tula, be is a tenor to hobe vfe
come into the ffllage and anno? 4M
farmers.
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