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About The Alliance herald. (Alliance, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1902-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 25, 1909)
1. r" V K p k PIANO YOU'LL find in buying musical instruments that the greatest economy and surest satisfaction come from buy ing the product of men who are in love with their work. This is my reason for offering you Crown Pianos and Crown Combinolas. Anyone who knows about the men and the factory of Geo. P. Bent Company, makers of Crown Pianos, knows that there is nothing too good to use in their instruments. Whenever you buy a Crown Piano of me you are absolutely certain of always being satisfied ; they keep their tone and last indefinitely. I feel very safe in selling them. T. J. Threlkeld Imported and FOR Stall We Have Two-year-old Colts Weighing Over 1800 Pounds Call and Inspect Them Headquarters at PALACE LIVERY BARN SMITH WILSON, Props ALLIANCE, NEBRASKA Think About Your Boy ! M R. FARM ER ! -By the time your boy grows up and becomes old enough to take up in his own name one of the new Government Irrigated farms in the Big Horn Basin or North Platte Vatley it will be too late for him to get one. Will you let his chance go by ? Is this fair to the boy ? What will he think of your foresight when lie seeks for land and finds out that you neglected to take in 1909, almost as a gift, an Uncle Sam Irrigated Farm that in 1919 will cost him $150 per acre ? Of course, if. he has the price, all right, but what if he has ,weat if he has not? ' If you agree with me, cut this out and send to an Eastern Farmer. Personally conducted excursions first and third Tuesdays of each month. Write D. Clem Deaver, General Agent, Landseekers' Information Bureau, ioo4Farnam St., Omaha, about these excursions. BBS tin t nmtmRnEm&&2Zsiis -, a-Mtva Wwmm IT ml lriMWWfiW.-r Vil Alliance, Nebr; Home-Bred ions SALE F. L.SKALINDER,Agt Alliance, Neb. L. W. WAKELY, Q. P. A., Omaha Wallaces L Transfer Line y Household goods if moved promptly 1 and transfer work solicited. Phone 1 Frank Wallace, Prop'r. E Rehearing is Begun in Federal Court in Chicago. Legal Lights Representing Government and Defense In Retrial of Suit In Which Judge Landls Imposed Fine of $29,240,000. The retrial of the famous Standard OU "big llna-cnse" began Tuesday be fore Jutltje Albert H. Anderson of In dlann in the United Stuos circuit court In Chicago. 4... ,...iunt proceedings constitute a reliouring of the casu In which the Standard OH company of Indiana, a subsidiary company of the Standard Oil company of New Jersey (tho par ent of all the Standard Oil companies) vas fined $29,240,000 by Judge Landls foi rebating. Tho famous flno was Imposed Aug. 3. 1907, and on July 22, lf'flS. the United States circuit court . JUDOB A B ANDERSON of appeals reversej the decision. On motion of the government tho supreme court ordered a rehearing of the ruso. A brilliant galaxy of legal luminaries represent the two sides in tho famous case. The government's Interests am In the hands of District Attorney Sims of Chicago, acting as special counsel, assisted by J. H. Wllkerson. Morltz Rosenthal, the head of tho Standard's legal forces, who Is frequently, re ferred to as "the highest priced law yer In the United States," and John S. Miller, with numerous assistants, have chargo of the oil company's side of the matter. Many Witnesses in Case. Scores of subpoenas have been Is sued to witnesses In the case. One subpoena was Issued for President Moffatt of the Standard Oil company of Indiana Other Standard Oil of. fleers who have been servpil are O W. Stahl, treasurer; John C McDon ald, auditor, and Edgai Coeurdus traf flc manager. Other witnesses who are to appear are George Robert and G Crossland, expert rale clerks for the .Interstate commerce commission; Secretary Kll patrlcl: of tho railroad and warehouse commission, P. S Hollands, rate clerk for the Chicago and Alton railroad and J. S. Howard, formerly auditor of the Chicago and Mlon railroad Ho gardus. Hollands and Howard wci witnesses at the previous trial Life Test of Trust Curbing Laws. The vory life of trust curbing legis lation Is said by government offlcluls to be involved In the retrial or the case. The new hearing differs from tho old In ono respect only the gov ernmont will not contend that each carlot constituted a violation of the law. The appellate court's decision precludes this The government legal batteries will be trained In an endeav or to convince the Judge and Jury that each shipment, perhaps a carlot, per haps a tralnload, was an offense. If successful in this line of argument the judge may flno the defendant a maxi mum of $10,000,000 or a minimum of J5.000.000. The defenso; on the other hand, will. It Is said, claim that the settlements of freight charges consti tute the alleged offenses. Of these, tho government alleges, there were thirty-six. on which fines or from $30, 000 to $720,000 may be Inflicted. Even the maximum fine on this basis, the government declares, would render the law Inetfectlve, as the maximum fines would be trivial compared with the biipposed earnings of tho defendant company. A no less vital question, to which careful attention will be given, Is what constitutes proof of rebating. On this point the appellate court found fault with Judge Landls In the original case. KILLS FOUR CHILDREN AND SELF Wisconsin Farmer Butchers Family In Fit of Insanity, While In a fit of Insanity, Henry t. Hanson, a farmer of strum. Wis., hilled his four children in their home and later set fire to tho house. The mad parent Is supposod to have used flther a butcher knlfo or crushed tho children's skulls with a hammer, ns a hamnior head was found in tho ashes near their hones. Hanson, after kill ing his children and a number of live stock, ended his own existence by cut ting his throat. The dead are: Hugh, aged fourteon years; Marel, twelve; Sadlo, ton; Han nah, sevon. The oldest girl. Ella, alone escaped death at the hands of her crazed par ent. Ella Ib employed In the village of Strum and' waB away from home at tho time of the tragedy. cs AGAIN RAINEN TALK STIRS BURTON Ohio Congressman Bitterly Arraigns Illinois Representative. A second speech by Ralnuy (III.), reiterating his former statements con cerning the Panama canal, and a bit ter arraignment of Kalnoy by Burton (O.) furnished the, principal Incidents of tho house of representatives. After tho Illinois member had spoken for an hour In furthur denunci ation of William Nelson Cromwell, Burton took tho floor to mako reply. Ho vlgorouslj defended Mr. Cromwell, C. I. Taft, President Elect Taft and others whom ltalnoy, on a former oc casion, had made objects of Ills tit tacks. Kaluey, ho said, had furnished no proofs of wrongdoing In connection with the purchase of tho Panama canal franchise, but Instead had con jured up wrongs and buttressed thorn with Blander and falsehood, thereby '.placing himself on a level with "tho scurvy politician '' Ho challenged Ralncy to got from behind the protec tion afforded him by the constitution of tho United States and rules of the house and make his charges In the open. Loverlng (Mnss.) Joined In tho discussion and Insisted that Raluoy had proved nothing. Tho Incident was closed by a decla ration by Cockran (N. Y.) that por sons whoso reputations wero attacked In the lionoo should have an opportu nity to defend themsolvcs In the sumo place. Following the sending of the army and Indian appropriation bills to con ference, consideration of tho sundry civil appropriation bill was resumed. Tor two hours and a hnlf tho sen ate discussed tho postal sayings banks proposal, hut an attempt to reach an agreement as to a day for voting on tho measure that Senator Carter fMont.) Is urging failed. Senator Aid rich obtained the consent of the Bcnnto to a resolution continuing the commit tees of tho senate as they now exist until their successors are chosen in the next session. Tho agricultural ap propriation bill was takcti up. PRESIDENT MAKES REPLY. Adds Another Chapter to Secret Serv. Ice Controversy. President Roosevelt added another stirring chapter to the secret service controversy In a vigorous reply to the attacks made on this branch of the government In a report made recently by Senator Hemenway of tho senate committee on appropriations. Senator Hemonwny, In his report, upholding tho limitation in the scope of the se cret service, asserted that It never had been the intention of congress to build up a "spy" system and with evi dent reference to this part of the re port, the president declared that If tho limitation of the secret service had been In force when tho sensational land frauds were unearthed n few years ago a senator, a representative and various men of wealth and high political Influence, who at that timo wero convicted, would all have es caped punishment. The president's letter is addressed to Acting Chairman Halo of the sennte appropriations com mittee. Characterizing as "Inaccurato and misleading in various Important respects" both Senator Hemenway's report and the debate which It aroused In the sennte, the president presented a mass of facts and figures In defense of tho secret service during the seven years of his administrations. Some of the president's dnta is based upon In formation supplied by Attorney Gen eral Bonnparte and Secretary of the Interior Garfield In support of the ef ficiency of tho secret service In the de tection of crime, notably in the con viction of Bartlett Richards and others for land frauds In Nebraska. Tho president says that In no single In stance has It been shown that their action Jeopardized any man who was not connected with lllegnl transactions. PAY HONOR TO FATHER GEORGE. He Is Not Forgotten In Enthusiasm Over Lincoln. Although the celebration of the cen tennial of the birth of Lincoln has overshadowed this year tho birthday of George Washington, tho usual hon ors were paid Monday to the memory of the Father of His Country. As a legal holiday Monday was far more widely observed than Lincoln day, since the adoption of the latter day as a holiday has not become general in the greater part of the states. Washing ton's birthday Is a legal . holiday in every state except Mississippi. There ns elsewhere, the day was observed with exercises in the public schools. President Elect Taft delivered an address Monday at the University of Pennsylvania, Governor Fort of New Jersey spoke at tho annual celebration of the Union League club of Chicago, and Governor Hughes of New York was the principal speaker at tho win ter convocation of George Washington university In the national capital. Marshal Killed by Burglar. In a hand-to-hand pistol, duel at Olean, N. Y., with Nelson Dossier of Berlin, Oat., whom he caught In the act of burglarizing the oflice of the Drony Lumber company, Police Cap tain Timothy Hassett was killed by a shot through the head. Dossier was Bhot four times. He escapod, but was captured lator. Powder Trust to Have Competitor, Backed by the Interests headed by Senator William A. Clark, of Montana a powder manufacturing company, be ginning operations with a capital of $3,000,000. will shortly orect a plant In ono of the bay counties of California and engago In active competition with the powdor trust, according to'a state ment made in San Francisco. OF Stato Troops Ready for Duty at South Omaha. Exodus of Foreigners from South Oma ha Flee from Scene of Violence 10 Other Places Appeal for Protection and Will SeeK Redress. Omaha, Fob. 23. Thteo companies of the Nebraska National "Guard were called out at tho Instance of Govsmor Shaltenbergcr and mobilized at too Millard hotel this tnoinlng. 'They are company L of the First regiment and companies 1 and G of the Second regi ment, all three of Omaha, and were commanded by Majot W. Baer of this city The membois of tho three com pantos had been anticipating a call, with the result that they were all Pt their armotlos In u very short tlmv after tho call was Issued and were soon fully accoutered for duty This was the latest development In the situation which arose as a result of the attack by a South Omaha mob on the Greok quarter of that place. During the day nearly all of the Greeks In the two cities gathered In Omahn and a mass mooting was held, attended by 1,500 of King Georgo'H subjects. It was then decided to ask i.io Greek minister to tnko action to secure redress for tho spoliation of their property In South Omaha. Tho Greeks wero represented by A. 13. Cokorls, known as "King of the Greeks." who Is both wealthy and in fluential. Cokorls' property was tho center of Sunday night's attack, pos sibly because of his prominence In the Greek colony, nnd ho has tnken steps to secure the action of tho Greek authorities In the matter. Absoluto quiet reigned In South Omaha last night, doubtless because of an exodus of Greeks from the city. The assaults have had the effect ot bringing about the condition the mob sought, at least temporarily, because not a Greek was to be found any placo today. Many of them came to this city, others went to Council Bluffs ana not u few left on outgoing trains. The Greek colony has a mutual pro tective fund, said to exceed $25,000, und this was Immediately made avail able for the relief of hounded men. They were fed nnd housed and tu those who wished to leave the cltj, money and tickets were furnished lot that purpose. It now nppenrs that tho federal gov ernment will be asked to take a hand, In fact that condition tins already been brought about, and It Is presumed the action of Governor Shallenberger In calling out the militia followed repre sentations from Washington demand ing that the Greeks be protected Counsel has ' been retained here and Cokorls declares that nothing will bo left undone to secure proper regard for his countrymen. Warning was received by the Oma ha city authorities that Greeks In this city might not be Immune from at tack tonight nnd the local police force was augmented to twice Its normal size for a possible emergency. Still After White Slavers. Chadron, Neb., Feb.- 23. That tho United States Immigration authorities are determined to abolish the white slave trainc In the west Is evldencun by the nrrost of William Knrslar at Crawford, on the charge of Importing alien women Into the country for Im moral purposes The woman In ques tion this time h Jane Jones, who wan with other women brought Into NV bra'ska lp May, 1908. Karslar was bound over in $1,000 and, lulling to se cure ball, Is locked up In Jail bete Blizzard In Western Nebraska. Alllanco, Neb., Feb. 23. A general blizzard Is raging over Wyoming and western Nebraska. The snow is from ton to twelve Inches deepand Is drift ing badly It is feared that the storm will cause heavy loss to stock on the open rango Trains bavij been dolayod, but the heavy snowplows are in oper ation and traffic is still moving Perished In Storm. Lynch, Neb.. Feb 23. The body of Elmer Charf, a young man who perish ed during the recent storm, has been found near Ponca creek It is said he was under the influence of llquoi and refused to go to a local hotel. He wandered away and was not seen ugain until his body was discovered. Killed by Falling Tree. Plattsmouth, Neb., Feb 19. Her man Herold, an old resident, Is dead at his home as the result of being struck by a tree, which he was cutting down, when it fell He was seventy-four years of age, wealthy and leaves a large family of grown children, all prominent whore they live. Minnesota Defeats Nebraska. Lincoln, Feb. 20. In a game charac terized by rough play, Minnesota de feated Nebraska at basketball by a ecoro of 28 to 26. At tho ond of tho first half Nebraska led by 1G to 10 and retained the load until within three minutes of the close. No Pardon for Wife Murderer. Lincoln, Feb. 23. Anton. Christian sen, the wife murdoror from Omaha, will not be released from the peniten tiary right away. Governor Shnllon bergor turned down his application foi a pardon Ex Governor Morrill III. Topeka, Kan., Feb. 23. Ex-Governor E. N. Morrill of Kansas Is critical ly 111 at San Antonio, Tex. . He is sev. enty-flve years old. NEWS NEBRASKA REPRIEVE FOR SHUMWAY. Doomed Man Is Granted Stay ot Exv cutlon Until March 5. Lincoln, Feb 2u. With only &u hour to live, under tho terms of tho death warrant read to him II. Mead Shumwny was reprieved by tho su preme court and a stay of sentence granted until March 5. Shuinway was condemned to die for the murder of Mrs. Sarah Martin, a crime com mitted Sopt. 3, 1907. The roprlove was granted under the showing made in affidavits that ono of the Jurors who Bat In tho case committed suicide be cause of remorse over his acquies cence In tho denth penalty and u fur thor nflldavit that Shuinway was struck on the head when a boy and that hlB mind was affected in conse quence. F. G. Homer, who worked for Shumway's reprlevo.wlll seek a commu tation of sentence to life Imprisonment Shumwny was prepared to die. Ho had put on his death suit, had eaten his last dinner, had heard tho death warrant read to him while ho hold the electric light so that Clerk Helleman could see plainly, had told Sheriff Trude, who guarded him whon the trial In the lower court was In prog ress, that ho would not be In prison If ho had had a fair trial, and had listened to the ministrations of a man of the cloth. Everything was set for his death, u crowd of 150, the largest crowd ever gathered within the prison walls to. witness an execution, waited in the broom corn warehouso, and the baugmnn wnB leaning against tho scaf fold wnltlng for his victim. Then the warden ran across the court crying out the reprieve, and Shuinway for a timo was saved. The decision of the supreme court In the Inst appeal for a rehearing was evenly divide on the question, Judge Rose not sitting. The evidence on which Shumway was convicted waa purely circumstantial. SEWARD WOMAN ENDS HER LIFE Mrs. Edward Wehn Hangs Herself After Setting Fire to House, Seward, Neb., Feb. 19. Mrs. Ed ward Wehn dramatically killed her self. Setting flro to her houso la sovorul different places, she went to tho garret, lighted her own clothes and hanged herself to a rafter, The firemen quickly put out the flames and after a search, found tho woniau'rt partly cremated corpse. Sho was a, sister of tho lato Tobias Castor of Wil bur, Neb., one of tho early railroad builders of Nobraska. Her husband is u druggist. Sudden insanity is thu only explanation given. Rambadt Is Under Arrest. Fremont, Neb., Feb. 19. Few mon in this part of the state have made pretenses at Juggling high llunnce in a mare business-like manner than George II. Rambadt, who Is now under arrest on the charge of passing a bad draft for $5Q0 on a local real estate llrm, as part payment for farm tana. Ho was negotiating for farm landa valued at more than $50,000 In this section and his arrest occurred while he was eating his dinner in a Schuyler hotel, hnvlng gone to that place and begun negotiations for the purchase of a $20,0H0 farm near there. When he left Fremont he borrowed a valuable fur overcoat. Only a few dollnrs wero found In his possession when he was arrested. The local authorities be lieve Is partially Insane. Marquis Denies Criminal Intent. Hastings, Neb., Feb. 19. Benjamin Marquis, brought here on requisition from Kansas City, .declares there 13 nothing criminal against him and thut his indebtedness to the banks which have made the complaint Is the result of them permitting him to overdraw his account, which In renllty maae loans of his overdrafts. He admits he owes about $10,000 on these over drafts, but says tho banks knew his ac count was overdrawn when they hon ored the checks. Green Sole Owner of Lincoln Club. Lincoln, Feb 19. Guy W. Oreen to day bought tho half Interest of his partner, John Y. Smith, In the Lincoln Western league baseball franchise ana becomes sole owner of the club. Along with this announcement, Owner Green said he had called off all negotiations looking to a Bale or transfer of the club. State Y. M. C. A. Elects Officers. Hastings, Neb., Feb. 22. The Young Men's Christian association in state convention unanimously re-elected tho following officers: W. J. Hill, Lincoln, chairman; W. O. Henry, Omaha, vice chairman; E. C. Babcock, Omaha, sec retary; M. C. Steele, Omaha, treas urer. York Is the leading competitor for the next convention. Fire Destroys Express Car, Gretna, Neb., Feb. 22. An express car on the westbound Burlington train caught fire while tho traln waa be tween the towns of Chalco and' Gretna and burned, with practically all Ha contents. The two express messen gers escnped by crawling around tho side rail of the burning car to the coach In the rear. Rifle Range Near Ashland. Lincoln. Fob. 22. Sonator Alex Lav erty received Information from Colonel Gardner of Fort Crook that tho gov ernment would lease a tract of land throe miles north of Ashland' for the purpose of a rifle range. This Is the range usd by the state troops. Beatrice Pioneer Passes Away. Beatrice, Neb.. Feb. 19. N. G. My ers, a pioneer real estate dealer j:J wealthy resident of this place, where he has resided thirty years, is dead. He was a prominent. Mason and well known In business circles of the state.