The O’Neil Frontier
D. H. CRONIN, Publish#*.
O'NEILL,NEBRASKA
*1 am sending this package to a mis
sionary friend of mine who Is about to
■all for India,” said the man who got
on at Clifton avenue. "You couldn't
■ucss In a thousand years what is In
It, so I'll tell you. It's Insect powder.
X couldn't give a present that a mis
sionary would value more highly. W«
«»• the Ignorance and superstition and
Vice that the missionaries have to con
tend with, and those things are bad
•nough, but there are other trials still
harder to bear that the gospel worker*
•ever write home."—Newark News.
The opening ceremony of the new
todo-Coylon railway will take place
February 24. laird Pcntland, governol
of Madras, will preside at the function,
IWhlch also will be attended by the gov
ernor of Ceylon and a large assem
blage of notables from India and Cey
lon. The occasion is to be marked by
■ great banquet to celebrate the com
pletion of an enterprise of vital Impor
tance to transportation Interests In the
• Orient.
A "dogs' address book” has Just been
published In Frankfort, Germany, by
■ society for the protection of animals,
»nd it is provided that every dog whose
name Is entered In the directory Is to
carry a badge bearing the. number
•gainst the entry. If a lost or strayed
dog should bo taken to the society’s
ofllces, the owner can immediately be
Informed and be restored quickly to
Xhe possession of his pet.
The Civil and Military Gazette ol
Xehore, India, says that the postofflce
department of the Indian government,
having found the employment of motor
traction for the conveyance of malls a
great success In Rangoon, Burma, la
•eriously considering the Introduction
of motors in Calcutta, Bohbay and
Madras, to replace the enormous num
ber of horse vehicles at present used
In those towns.
Turkish clgarets, exquisitely flavored
end scented, are the passion of the
czar of Russia, who scarcely ever
■mokes anything else. His clgarets
»re made from specially matured to
fcacco exclusively grown for him In
Turkey. Each clgaret, by the time It
reaches the czar, costs almost a penny,
end the Russian ruler gets rid of us
■uuiy as 40 or 60 a day.
"Lord send an airly spring,” prayed
the shivering Blllvllle parson. "Not
one with the rheumatism and the
earthquake chills In It-, and snakes too
frequent, but a clear springtime of
fish and freedom, hammock and hap
piness, with Jest enough plowin’ for
•zeroise, and time enough to rest on
the river banks of life and dream that
are rich.”
Near Limoges are three large mills
Sor preparing rabbit hair, the skins be
£ftng collected from all parts of France,
practically all the process Is mechani
cal. The average wage lor women, who
(constitute two-thirds of the 400 em
loyea. Is 26 cents and for men 50
Bnts for a working day of 10 hours.
At a meeting of the Doughnut club
Pf Worcester, Mass., a six-Inch dough
Sut was presented to one of the mcm
ers of the club who had reached Ills
i#9th birthday. The club was formed 38
years ago, when the charter members
Siaed to meet for doughnuts and coffee
•t one of the Worcester restaurants.
Roman antiquaries are beginning to
"think that the story of Romulus und
pemus Is not a myth. Commendotore
jSonl, who Is In charge of the ex
ploration work, believes that he has
Sound the tomb of Romulus and also
the remains of the first city which the
Sounder traced with his plow.
In Riverside, Cnl., a woman who was
•onvtcted of stealing rose bushes from
A private estate was told to take her
Choice of a sentence or of restoring the
pushes. She chose the latter, and lin
ger the direction of the dourt planted
•0 rose bushes along the side of the
toad near the estate.
A man In East Manchester, N. H„
possesses an unusually Intelligent
torso, which can tell Its own ago, strik
ing its hoof on the ground 25 times, and
•an Indicate by nods whether or not it
jhos had dinner. It follows its master
without a halter and drives without the
jtue of reins.
The cotton seed crop of Smyrna last
pear was estimated at 13,584 short tons,
•r about 20 per cent less thun the pro
duction of the previous season, the
gortage being accounted for by the
:k of rain at sowing time. The qual
’ of the seed, however, was excellent
Celestln Dembion, whose books en
deavor to prove that the plays at
jtptbuted to Shakespeare were written
(by I-ord Rutland, will coma to this
country in the spring to lecture on his
(theory. He is a deputy and professor
mt literature at Brussels university.
Chowfa Maha Vajlravudh, who suc
ceeded his father on the throne of
Plain, Is modern In his ideas and plans.
iHe Is literary, writes poetry and has so
(Car forsaken the ways of his ancestors
(that he travels by uutouiublle, having a
•umber of fine cars.
When Sir Isaac Newton was dying
(be was told that the many things he
bad added to our knowledge should
Comfort him, but he replied that he
Holt "like a child who had picked up a
jtow shells on the shores of a limitless
•cean of truth."
The marine disasters of 1913 amount
ed to $35,000,000 In British Insured
•hips and cargoes, totally lost, as
(compared with $26,500,000 In 1912. The
jPjgures fur the latter yeur include the
(pltanic, representing underwriting
Mlaims for about $6,250,000.
The Island of Trlnklad Is 55 miles
long and 40 miles wide, and has an
•rea of approximately 1,800 square
•Ules. A chain of mountains extends
Siroughout Its length, the highest point
1 which is about 3.000 teel above
vel.
Strikes and lockouts In Rhode Island
Curing 1913 caused a loss of $122,855 to
W«ge earners and about $350,000 in
value of production to employers, ac
cording to the report of the commis
•oner of industrial statistics.
The industry of canning crayfish,
known in the market as Cape Bplny
lobster, which began in the vlelnltv of
Cope Town a few years ago in u Bmall
Way, has gradually grown in Import
ance until the output for the last tea
aon aggregated nearly 50,000 cases.
In ord»r to decide a bet. i Chicago
millionaire has taken a census of all
those similarly wealthy In the city, and
has found that there are at least 213
Tlie census is not yet complete and is
expected to show u roll of 500 when
<Lib hod.
Wasps rank next to the higher
•asses of xuin in point of insuit intoi
Ucenco.
CHARGED STORAGE ON
' PIANO LEFT AT HOME
; BY ACM SALESMAN
Verdict for $25 First Affirmed
by Supreme Court, But Is
Later Knocked Out.
Llnoon, Neb., Mar. 2.—The supreme
court has changed Its mind, and there
by lifted a cloud of worry from the
piano dealers. George A. Crancer, of
Lincoln had a live salesman in Butler
county. The salesman called on Wil
liam Combs and endeavored to con
vince him of the uplifting Influences
of a piano in his home, especially if
the said piano were one of those tho
salesman had to dispose of. Combs
said he didn’t want any piano, but the
salesman was Insistent that he "just
let me put one in for you and you can
try it and if you don’t want it, we’ll
take it out again without any charge
to you.” Combs let the piano be de
livered. It remained there nine months
but as he was still unconvinced that
his life demanded the soothe of music,
the agent came after the instrument.
Combs told him he could not have it
unless he paid $5 a month storage
charges. The agent thereupon re
plevlned the piano, and Combs filed a
crossbill for $45 storage charges. A
jury gave him $26, and • the supreme
court once affirmed it. On rehearing
It admits it was wrong, and that in
order to maintain his demand for
storage Combs should have notified
the piano man to come and take the
instrument away. As the costs are
are thus placed upon Combs and as he
has an attorney whose palm he must
cross, his nine months' companionship
with the piano will cost him the great
er part of its value.
WANTS GOVERNMENT TO
AGREE ON LIMITATIONS
Lincoln, Nob., Mar. 2.—After having
had two Juries in his two trials dis
agree as to his guilt, Itay Boyer is en
deavoring to make an agreement with
the federal prosecutor that hereafter
he be tried but once by a jury. Boyer
Is a former university student who
itook a homestead out in Wyoming.
There he ran across an Idlun grave in
which were cached several thousand
elk teeth. Finding theso sold readily
for goodly sums, Boyer started out to
dispose of them. When ho ran out of
the geinulne he started to sell imita
tion teeth made in Seattle.
Where ho and the government differ
as to facts is that he says he never
sold any imitation as genuine, while
the government has spent hundreds of
dollars trying to prove he did. It has
failed to convince two juries. Boyer
has sold us high as 15,000 teeth In a
year, and got all the way from 50
cents to $6 each.
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LAW INVALIDATED BY
LEGISLATIVE FORM ERROR
Lincoln, Neb., Mar. 2.—The neglect
of the legislature of 1913 in following
the plain provisions of the constitution
with respect to tho form of enact
ments is responsible for the holding
void, by the supreme court, of the new
law permitting the building of a new
Jail and county court house upon peti
tion of 61 per i*mt of the voters. The
legislature is found to have Tailed to
numo in the new law the soctions it was
endeavoring to amend and did not re
peal the sections for which it sought to
make a substitute. The specific case
before the court was an appeal from
Burt county, where, following this law
a proposition to raise $100,000 by levy
ing 5 mills for three successive years
was adopted. The court's order ends
this hope of public improvement, al
though the district court had refused
to enjoin the county board.
POLICY ANNULLED BY
GIVING WRONG OCCUPATION
Lincoln, Neb., Mar. 2.—Because tho
husband of Emma Kruoex deceived tho
head officers of the Fraternal Union
by giving his occupation, when he ap
plied for a $2,000 policy, us that of can
maker, when in fact ho was n saloon
keeper, the supreme court says the
widow cannot recover. In fairness,
however, the court orders the return tc
the widow of the assessments paid fof
10 years by the husband. Kracek’i
sister was clerk of the lodge, and she
admitted that In the blank where tho
applicant’s occupation is to be written
someone bad started to write the fact,
hut after writing “sal” had scratched
it out and substituted "canmaker." Un
der the rules of tho order saloonkeep
ers are Ineligible to membership, and
the court holds that fraud was used
in keeping Jho facts from the grand
lodge. officers.
CITY HEALTH OFFICERS
WERE RADICALLY WRONG
Lincoln, Neb., Mar. 2.—L. E. Wal
lace is not in the happy position of
the man who had “nothing against no
body." Mr. Wallace is warm and he
wants redress. The other morning he
called on a physician to ask advice as
to rash that had appeared on his face.
“Smallpox,” said tho doctor, and so did
the city health officer. Mr. Wallace
was promptly bundled off to the isola
tion hospital, and the young lady
whom it was learned he had been cull
ing upon the previous evening was
compelled to subject herself to com
plete fumigation. Yesterday Mr.
Wallace waked up to tlnd his rash
gone. The doctors foregathered, ami
now say lie never did have the small
pox. But maybe after being shut up
with six men who do have it he will
get it. But what interests Wallace is
whether there is any way to secure
damages for lacerated feelings.
ATTORNEY FOR BRANDEIS
MOCKS WEEPING WOMAN
Omaha. Neb., Mar. 2.—When At
torney John C. Wharton, for Arthur L).
Brandeis, defendant in a $250,000
damage suit against him by Mrs. Nel
lie l’aul, yesterday afternoon made ids
plea to the Jury in the case he cried
in imitation of the plaintiff as part of
his argument for his client.
in answer to Attorney Brady, for
Mrs. Paul, who quoted passages from
the scriptures, Mr. Wharton retaliated
with other passages. The feature of his
address, however, was to weep and la
ment like the plaintiff in an effort to
weaken her testimony.
He then denounced her bitterly,
bringing forth his views for an
acquittal of the defendant.
INCUBATOR LAMP EXPLODES
AND SETS FIRE TO HOUSE
Beatrice, Neb., Feb. 2S.—The ex
plosion of a lamp attached to an in
cubator, which was being operated in
the second story of the home of John
Yockel in South Beatrice, set fire to
the house which was completely de
stroyed before the firemen could
reach the burning structure, it being
located over a mile from town. The
family was awakened by the odor of
smoke and wore driven out In the cold
thinly clad, in order to escape with
their lives Practically nothins was
saved. The loss is placed at $3,000
partially covered by insurance. 1
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j NEBRASKA NEWS NOTES j
PIERCE—-The golden wedding anni
versary of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Gerry
Brande was celebrated In Fraternal hall
by members of the Odd. Fellows, Eastern
fctar, Masons, and many other friends,
about ICO persons being present. Two
purses were presented to Mr. and Mrs.
Brande, one by the old soldiers contain
ing $14, and the other by friends, contain
ing $80 in gold. Mr. and Mrs. Brande
were married in West Gardner, Me., Feb-*
ruary 24, 1864, while he was at home from
the front. He left immediately after the
ceremony to rejoin his regiment. He
served four years in the army.
FREMONT—The Fremont city council,
following a vigorous complaint registered
by Councilman * Larson, of the Fourth
ward, requested the city clerk to call the
attention of the state food department to
alleged “watering of milk” by Fremont
milkmen. Councilman Larson averred
that the cold weather and consequent les
sening of the milk supply had brought a
sudden and very apparent “modification"
of the product. The councilman declared
he was sure that a test would reveal that
the product had been mixed with water.
OSHKOSH—The proposition of voting
bonds in the sum of $40,000 to build a
court house for Garden county was
overwhelmingly defeated at a special elec
tion held here. The bonds failed to carry
oven in Oshkosh, the county seat, where
the court house was to be built, by 15
majority, and outside of tills precinct the
bonds received less than 26 votes. The
bonds were defeated by a vote approxi
mating 7 to 1.
NORFOLK—The Country club stock
holders voted unanimously to purchase
20 acres of land north of town, which the
club has leased during the past few years.
The directors were instructed to close
their option on the land. The first vote
showed the opinion favoring the purchase
was unanimous. Permanent arrangements
will be made within a very short time.
HASTINGS—A. L. Mohler, president of
the Union Pacific Railroad company,
probably established a precedent here in
addressing the Chamber of Commerce on
government ownership of railroads. It is
believed to be the first such incident of a
railroad president taking the platform on
this question. Mr. “Mohler was against
government ownership.
CEDAR BLUFFS—At a special meeting
of the members of th* Methodist church,
at which District Superintendent M. B.
Williams was present and presided, Rev.
Harry Royes declined the offer of a pul
pit in one of the Methodist churches in
Lincoln and decided to remain here.
'grand ISLAND-Wilhelm Engle, re
siding on a farm six miles south of here,
died on his 82nd birthday, from injuries
rereived when ho w$s attacked by a vi
cious bull belonging to a neighbor, Fer
dinand Stoltenberg. The bull jumped a
wire fence to attack the old man.
PLATTSMOUTH-C. E. Noyes, chair
man of the Cass county republican com
mittee, has issued a call for the primaries
to be held on March 13 for the election of
delegates to the republican county con
j vent ion to be held in Weeping Water on
March 18.
MADISON -The Injun* to Attorney Jas.
S. Nichols as a result of being struck in
the neck by Attorney W. L. Dowling, Is
not as serious as was reported. He is able
to be at his office. Dr. Shiko, who attend
ed him, says the injury was not serious.
ANSLEY—At the regular meeting of
Ansley Camp, No. 1234, Modern Woodmen
of America, the members declared unani
mously Against the rate law adopted at
the Chicago meeting and also as against
the present officials of the order.
NELIGH—Dr. Af F. Conery has been
bound over to the district court in the
sum of 52,500. County Judge Ingram ren
dered his decision. Conery is charged with
causing the death of Mrs. Dora Rodgers
by a criminal operation.
Small Talk That Kills Sales.
From the Chicago Tribune.
In a little talk to his salespeople not
long ago a successful merchant said:
“One most harmful habit indulged In by
many salespeople Is the repeating of some
meaningless term to any visitor who
comes to the store. Wo will take an ex
pression, for Illustration, that you have
all heard. Something for you?’ We hear
It In the store, In the cafe. In the cafe
teria, in the city hull. We cannot get
away from it, yet everybody is tired of
hearing it.
“This term, with others. "What do you
want?’ Anything for you?' 'What is It?’
'Is that nil?' 'Nothing more?' 'Nothing
else. Is there?’ 'You didn’t want this, did
you?' eto., are disgusting to the customer.
They mean nothing and kill sales rather
than get business.
"The first thing you do or say when
approaching a customer usually decides
whether you will be able to make a sale
or not. livery day we see prospective
customers who have stopped at some
counter really Interested in some line of
goods, when they are accosted with 'Some
thing for you?' Immediately lose all their
interest. Y’os, there Is surely something
they want, but what Is it? On a real hot
day it may be a cooling, refreshing drink
or what not, but then your question did
not create a desire to purchase drv goods,
nor did it suggest any wunts along that
line.
"If salesmanship Is going to be vour pro
fession. say something that will bring out
a reply In your favor, make some posi
tive suggestion, give some kind of Infor
mation. give some kind of selling talk
that will be educating, that will make vour
customer see the benefits of the purchase
the same as you do."
Quite So.
From the National Magazine.
At a club frequented by doctors the
discussion came uo recently whether a
person could live without a brain.
During the discourse one of the doctors
said: "When I was practicing medicine
in Indiana n remarkable case came
under my supervision. A man. while
out hunting, had leaned upon his shot
gun and the weapon had gone off ac
cidentally, making a large wound in
has head Just above the ear. The brain
was laid bare and in bringing the pa
tient to the hospital a handful of the
gray matter leaked out. He was tre
panned and finally recovered, his
mental faculties apparently as good as
ever."
"\our story is very interesting," in
terrupted an auditor "but it sounds to
mo somewhat Inconsistent.”
"Why so?" question the narrator.
"Because," answered the other doc
tor. “if he had ever had n handful of
brains he wouln't have leaned on the
gun.”
He Found Him.
From the National Monthly.
In a cluss of 12 boys, one of them
had broken a school rule, but none of
them would own up to being guiltv or
tell on the one they knew had com
-mitted the offense.
“1 will thlash every boy in the class
until 1 find the offender!" announced
the teacher.
So she began and had whipped 11
of them. When he reached the last
boy he said: "Now, if you will tell mo
who did this I won't thrash you"
b wer!* "I ‘did ’ tv,r’' Wa“ thu —
GETS JUST ONE GENT
IN CLAIM FOR LIBEL
FROM LINCOLN PAPER
Reporter Listed Wrong Finch in
Police Court Action—Rul
ing on Technical Libel.
Lincoln, Neb. Feb. 28.—Instead of the
$25,000 damages that he demanded.
Charles K. Finch was awarded 1 cent
In his libel suit against the State Jour
nal and Evening News. Finch is a re
tired railroad engineer. He has a son
Floyd who has figured in several
escapades. A year and a half ago
Homer M. Scott, a Lincoln drayman,
lost $2,750 in a saloon where he was
loudly proclaiming his desire to bet on
Wilson's election. Floyd Finch was one
of three men arrested later on com
plaint of Scott, but after a month or so
the case was dropped. In the interval
the newspapers kept printing develop
ments of the case. In one issue the
two papers mistakenly substituted the
name of the father for that of the son
as one of the defendants. The father
was bondsman for the son. and his
name appeared on the back of the court
docket envelope. Through a peculiar
chain of circumstances the reporter, in
the hurry of the afternoon round,
printed the wrong name.
A week later Finch complained to the
editors, which was the first they knew
of the error. A prompt correction and
full retraction was printed, but Finch
said this was not enough and demanded
$2,600. This was refused. The testi
mony disclosed that he did not lose his
job and the court instructed the jury
that where it was not shown that pe
cuniary damages were sustained, but
that there was a technical libel, only
nominal damages could be given. The
newspapers defended on the ground
also that Finch could not have been
damaged because all previous stories
carried the son’s name and all who had
followed the case knew it was not the
father who was meant.
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"JESTER” RAISES FALSE
HOPES FOR BLIND MAN
Lincoln, Neb. Feb. 28.—In a small
camp near the state penitentiary yes
terday Warden Fenton discovered a
blind man, a poisoned woman and a
starving horse, also three little chil
dren. Last fall some coarse jester told
the man, whose name is Roanes, that
Kansas had passed a law pensioning
blind men and that in order to avail
himself of the law he need be a resi
dent of that state but a brief time.
Roanes, who then lived at Grand Isl
and, immediately started overland to
Topeka. Arrived there he found that
he had been the victim of a practical
joke. As he had friends at Grand Isl
and, he started back. He lost one
horse, his wife became ill from poison
that developed in a cut arm, and lack
of money made him halt at Lincoln.
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BISHOP OPPOSES EARLY
CLOSING OF POOL HALLS
Hastings, Neb.. Feb. 28.—“W'hat are
you going to do with the boys of Hast
ings if you do close the pool halls
earlier, as the women have requested?”
asked Bishop Beecher of the Episcopal
church.
"You can’t by legislation compel
them to spend their evenings at the
Y. M. C. A. You have not solved the
problem if you close the pool halls and
drive the boys into the cellar or the
garret.
"Y'ou can accomplish more for the
boys by placing in every pool hall and
in other public places the motto that
profane and obscene language,
gambling and drinking are prohibited,
and then seeing to it that this motto
is observed. The closing of the pool
halls is not the solution, for I have
tried it in Omaha.
TEN SALOON MEN ARE
NAMED AS DEFENDANTS
Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 28.—Ten saloon
keepers in W'ilber are made defendants
in a damage suit for $20,000 tiled in the
Lancaster district court by the widow
of Ross McKinsey, a Saline counts
farmer w,no lost his life in a drunker
street brawl in Wilber on the 2d ol
last August. McKinsey was killed by
a man named Clawson, afterward sent
to the state penitentiary. His widow
alleges that the saloon men kept theii
saloons open until midnight that even
ing, to accommodate patrons of a 8tree’,
fair, that her husband visited th<
places of the 10 defendants, was mads
drunk therein, and as a result of hii
drinking he became quarrelsome
picked a fight and was killed.
BOYER JURY REPORTS
ITS FAILURE TO AGREE
Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 28.—A jury in
the federal district court reported its
inability to agree in the case of -Ray C
Boyer, accused of using the mails to
defraud. Boyer was charged with rep
resenting himself in possession of a
large number of elk teeth and solicit
ing people to buy.
These teeth, it was alleged by the
government, were not genuine, but
were manufactured, and the witnesses
were brought from states from the
Atlantic to the Pacific to testify
against the accused. Boyer admitted
he had sold teeth that were not
genuine, but denied misrepresenting
them. The trial consumed nearly a
week, and the jury was out 2S hours.
DRESS CAUGHT FIRE AS
PUTTING WOOD IN STOVE
Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 28.—Emmy
Buslcfc. a 4-year-old girl, died last
night at the hospital from burns re
ceived while playing about the family
cook stove. Her mother had gone to a
neighbor’s house, and was met at the
door by the girl with the cry. “Mother.
I am burning up." The mother
smothered the flames with a blanket.
The girl’s body was almost bereft of
clothing and her body frightfully
burned. She had tried to crowd a stick
of wood In the fire, and a tongue of
flame had leaped out and caught her
dress.
OMAHA GRAIN EXCHANGE
ATTACKS DEDUCTIONS
Washington, P. C., Feb. 28.—The
Omaha Grain Exchange today filed
complaint with the Interstate Com
merce commission against the Burling
ton and other roads, attacking the
practice of certain arbitrary de
ductions by the roads on shipments of
grain in case of loss in transit.
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POLICE CHIEF GIVES COAL
TO NEEDY CITIZENS
Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 26.—Chief Malone
of the police department has joined the
ranks of the philanthropists by giving
away $100 worth of coal to worthy
needy citizens of Lincoln. The chief
is spending his hard cash for the fuel
and is busy a great deal of the time
now directing its distribution. He
says that it is surprising how many
people in the city need something to
keep them warm and haven't the cash
to pay for it. Chief Malone Is careful
that some of the professionals do not
"work" him for a ’^sucker.”
ANTI-SALOON WORKER
LIBEL SUIT IS SPECIAL
SOURCE OF INTERES1
Action Brought by Proprietor oi
Hotel Who Objects to
Aspersions.
Lincoln. Neb., Feb. 27.—Horace F.
Carson superintendent of the anti
saloon league is now on trial In the
county court charged with having crim
inally libeled John S. Poole, manager
and lessee of the Windsor hotel. A
large number of the audience present
at the hearing were women, some hav
ing children with them. Much of the
morning session was characterized by
clashes between the attorneys as to the
admissibility of evidence. Ex-Governor
C. H. Aldrich and A. G. Wolfenbarger,
a former well known prohibition work
er and orator represents the defend
ant Judge E. P. Holmes former judge
of the Lancaster county district court
for many years is assisting County At
torney Strode.
City Clerk Tierg, the first witnesses
for the state, introduced a certified
copy of the Carson communication filed
in the office by the defendant, and
directed to the city council. It is this
document upon which the charge of
libel is predicated, the defendant hav
ing charged that the investigators in
the employ of the anti-saloon league,
having been approached by many wo
men, who solicitated them to go to
rooms for immoral purposes. It was
further*stated that the places most
often mentioned included the Windsor
hotel, of which the prosecuting wit
ness is the proprietor or lessee, and
In another place it was stated that the
proprietors of these places seemed con
fident that they would not be subjected
to interference.
The defense claimed that the state
ment did hot refer to the proprietors of
hotels, but only to those of rooming
houses, and that there had been no
charge that the prosecuting witness
had tolerated misconduct at his place.
It was only stated that women had in
vited men to go there. ■
John S." Pool, the prosecuting wit
ness, testified that he had been the
proprietor of the Windsor hotel since
November 27 and the dining room was
opened on January 5. He said that he
had changed the hotel to the American
plan to avoid any suspicion as to its
character. He swore that he had never
allowed women to visit the place for
immoral purposes.
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OMAHA POLICE "HIGHBALL.”
TOM DENNISON’S ENEMY
Omaha, Neb., Feb. 27.—Frank Erd
man, who was charged with attempting
to dynamite the home of Tom Denni
son two years ago, dropped quietly Into
the city, but his visit with a short one.
The police heard of his presence in the
city almost as soon as he got off the
train. They looked him up just as soon
as ever they could and then ‘•per
mitted” him to leave Omaha right
away.
He was in the office of Deputy Sheriff
Cahill for a chat, when Detective Rich
came in and “invited him down to the
police station." At the police station
he was taken to see Chief of Detec
tives Maloney. Immediately following
the interview Erdman went to the
union station in company with a de
tective.
Erdman was employed here as an in
vestigator for the Anti-Saloon league.
One day a suit case, loaded with dyna
mite and a fuse, was found on the
porch at Dennison’s home, 1507 Yates
street. Erdman was arrested and
charged with having attempted to
blow up the house. He denied the
charge.
The district court found him guilty,
but the supreme court reversed the
verdict and sent the case back for a
new trial. While this was pending an
old charge against Erdman in Colorado
was resurrected and he was sent to
that state, where he was sent to the
penitentiary. He was released two
months ago.
The supreme court's reversal was
based on the evidence of Father Rigge,
who found by mathematical computa
tion from n shadow, cast by the sun,
that two children could not have seen
Erdman at the time they asserted. The
case hinged on their testimony.
YOUTH ADMITS ATTEMPT
TO KILL KEARNEY FARMER
Kearney. Neb., Feb. 27.—Ernest Wil
cox, the 15-year-old boy, who was ar
rested at Council Bluffs charged with
the attempted murder of Henry Rich
ards, a farmer, living near this city,
has made a complete confession to
County Sheriff Andrews.
The boy states he fired the first shot
to rouse Richards, who was sitting be
hind a cream separator and could not
be seen from the window. When Rich
ards jumped from the chair the boy
emptied the second barrel of the gun,
aiming at his head. He says he knows
no reason why he shot his employer
except that he lias not good common
sense.
His trial will come up before Judge
Hostetler in the district court next
week.
Before his confession the youth tried
to lay the blame upon a person whom
lie named "Howard.'’ This man, he
said, had met him at the Richards
home and threatened to kill his em
ployer. Fearing that he would be
charged with the crime the boy said
that he left the farm and ran away.
Y. M. C. A. ROOMER IS
NOW SMALLPOX PATIENT
Lincoln, Neb.. Feb. 27—L. E. Wallace,
a roomer at the Y. M. C. A. building,
is now confined at the isolation hos
pital with the smallpox. His room
there is now fumigated and is isolated
from the large number of rooms that
are rented out under the Y. M. C. A.
roof. Mr. Wallace, unaware that he
was suffering from the disease, was
out last evening with a young woman
of the city. Because of this fact the
aforesaid young woman has been
forced to inhale the disagreeable fumes
of formaldhyde lest she may have
harbored any germs while in the com
pany of the gallant young man. With
his accustomed chivalry the city health
officer refuses to divulge the name of
the girl.
STATE BANK OF SUPERIOR
ORGANIZED FOR BUSINESS
Superior, Neb., Feb. 26.—The State
bank of Superior was organized yester
day. taking over the assets of the Su
perior National bank, with a capital of
$50,000 and the following officers:
President, L. J. Dunn of Lincoln: vice
president. W. T. Avid of Omaha: cash
ier. C. W. Harvey. formerly of Lin
coln: assistant cashier, O. II. Oeu
mann, formerly of Denison. Ia.* as»tet
ant cashier, H. C. Hanna: directors. L.
/. Dunn. W. T. Auld. C. W. Harvey, J.
T Dalby. H. O. Hanna. H. B. Grainger
of Lincoln, G. M. Seamann.
RAILROAD ATTORNEYS
NOT SATISFIED WT
POWELL'S ESTIMATES
Will Attempt to Discredit Fig
ures Compiled by State
Rate Expert.
Lincoln. Neb.. Feb. 26.—Attorneys for
the Nebraska railroads, fighting against
a reduction of class rates before the
state railway commission, after using
Expert Powell as a witness, are pre
paring to attack his figures fiercely.
Counsel, for the transportation corpor
ations, indicated that they were much
disturbed because the commission re
fused to allow them to cross-examine
the expert and prepared to get even.
Under the leadership of Edson Rich,
general attorney for the Union Pacific,
vigorous efforts will be made to dis
credit the testimony for Powell. At
tempts will be made to discredit the ac
curacy of the information obtained by
him in preparing the data for the hear
ing before the commission.
Expert Powell went to Minnesota and
made a study of the system there and
of the results secured. Much of the
study of way bills was made at the
time that the railroads were fighting
against the Aldrich freight rate law
and the 2-cent passenger rate, in an
ticipation that they would get into
court against these measures. This in
formation will now prove valuable in
the present hearing. A study of the
waybills showed that the cost of hand
ling goods at terminals is XI cents per
100. both in and out included. Expert
Powell considers that a rate of 40
cents a ton per mile for hauling freight
of the first class is a liberal one.
The railroads complained against the
reduced rates for distances greater than
300 miles. The present practice of the
roads is to increase the rate per ton
per mile for those greater shipments
within the state. Expert Powell de
clared that his figures did not lead him
to agree with this contention of the
defendants.
FORMER SIOUX CITYAN
TELLS OF DOMESTIC GRIEFS
Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 26.—Raigli C.
Poole, a negro, claimed that he was a
much abused man when he recounted
his married life with Blanche E. Poole
in district court when seeking a divorce
from the defendant. He said that Mrs.
Poole is now living in Sioux City with
one of the children. The plaintiff said
that at one time the defendant had
him arrested and thrown in jail on
the charge of wife abandonment be
cause he failed to pay her $20 a month,
when he was making sacrifices to pay
her $15 a sum that he was scarcely able
to afford considering his limited re
sources. He testified that while he
was away from home suffering from a
broken arm. Blanche packed her
household goods and taking the money
he had left with her to pay the bills
went to Omaha. He was given a de
cree. I
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TELEPHONES HARD HIT IN
SOUTHERN NEBRASKA
Idncoln, Neb., Feb. 26.—The loss of
the Lincoln Telephone & Telegraph
company from the snow and sleet
storm of Sunday night is estimated to
reach at least $100,000 by General Man
ager Hurtz. The southern end of the
territory of the company was the hard
est hit. This embraces about 15 coun
ties. Manager Hurtz says that a great
deal of the wire that is not ruined will
require overhauling in order to make It
servicea.bie. More than 1,000 poles' are
down. The Western Union and the
Postal Telegraph companies are now
able to furnish complete service again.
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BUTLER FOUND GUILTY
FIRST DEGREE MURDER
Fremont, Neb., Feb. 26—Willard
Butler, accused of murdering his fa
ther, James Butler, was found guilty
of murder in the first degree with rec
ommendation of a life imprisonment
sentence by a jury in district court.
Butler’s sisters and their husbands
were in the court room when the jury’s
finding was returned. They occupied
seats together, forming a sad little
group in the northeast corner. There
was entire absence of demonstration.
^GERMAN ADMIRAL AND
DEWEY CANNOT AGREE
Baden, Baden, Feb., 26.—The contro
versy over the friction between the
American and German admirals In Ma
nila bay at the time of the Spantsh
American war, which has been revived
by the narrative of Admiral Dewey,
recently published, was made the sub
ject of a statement to the Associated
Press last night by Admiral Von Died
richs, commander of the German war
ships.
Admiral Von Diedrichs attributed the
trouble between the Germans and the
Americans largely to malicious reports
in the English papers in China and
the absence of definite regulations gov
erning the blockade and the movement
of foreign warships. He indicated,
however, that a latent mistrust *wai!
responsible in a measure. He was de
sirous of co-operating with and sup
porting Admiral Dewey from the be
ginning. he said, but the American ad
miral's fondness for Captain Chiches
ter, in command of the British squad
ron, and the time Admiral Dewey spent
with the British officers prevented him
from seeing as much of Admiral Dewey
as he would have wished.
Admiral VonDiederichs himself ad
mits ho informed the British naval
commander in Manila bay at the time
of the Spanish-American war that he
would shoot any American officer who
attempted to board a German warship
"to make inquiries and establish her
Identity," in carrying out the orders of
Admiral Dewey.
This admission was made today in
the course of a further narrative of
events given to the Associated Press.
STEAMER IN TROUBLE.
Beaufort, N. C., Feb, 26.—With her
shifted cargo of asphalt giving her a
list to starboard that partly submerged
her decks, the British steamer Ber
lin, for Venezuela was in a helpless
condition in Lookout Cove.
18 BELOW IN OHIO.
Columbus, Ohio, Feb. 25.—Tempera
tures ranging from zero to IS below
were reported in Ohio today. Fair
weathel* and rising temperatures were
forecasted by the weather bureau.
Zansvillo, in the Muskingum river val
ley reported IS below zero at day break.
Further east along the Ohio river the
weather bureau said it was 1 below and
that the cold wave was moving east
ward with prospects for colder
wether in the Ohio valley tonight.