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WEBSTER HAS HOPES.
Confessed Murderer of Wife Hfls
Faith In Ultimate Release.
Jollot. III. , Jan. 21.- Declaring Hint
lie him no regrotH for bin crlinc. the
iniinli'i ( l | UH blj.Mimoim wife , and
maintaining Hint hi ) IH perfectly will-
J Ing to pay ( tic penalty of life impris
onment lir. Hurry Elgin Webster ,
' sentenced by Judge Farrand to spend
the rest of hlH life behind the prison
\VMH | | at .lollct. Is now serving his Sen
tence.
"It'H ii hard blow for my folks , It
sooins , for mo to bo condemned for
life. " milil tbc * murderer. "I am ready
( o pay the penally. I know I have sin
ned. hut I'could do nothing else. I
suppose I killed tills woman because
i I wanted Hoe Varney and without her
! m.v llfu was not worth living. I nm
HiillRlli'd with the verdict , nlthoiiRh I
hoped to got only twenty years. I am
not a criminal ; I am a victim of elr <
cumstanccs nnd I hope some day the
world will realUo nnd understand. I
regret most that my family must suf
fer with mo.
"I go to face this life term In the
hope- that I may follow my chosen
profession In the prison. I hope some
day to be pardoned and I will devote
myself to a work of humanity. "
Webster's parents were at the sta >
( Ion at Oregon to bid him goodbye.
11 IK mother bad spent many hours
with him since the court gavo'Hon-
tonco. For the mot her it was like a
death bed leave taking.
"God have mercy on all of us , " were
the last words as her hey kissed her
and was gone. She fell nobbing Into
i In * arms of her husband.
Dr. Webster became life convict No.
-Mill at noon , and later was assigned
to work In the broom department of
the penitentiary by a deputy warden.
Ills first day In prison was In solitary
confinement , and no visitors will be
allowed him the first week. Begin-
nlng today he will not be called by
name , his designation being solely by
number.
PETTIGREW FOR CLARK.
Dakotan Favors Him as Presidential
Nominee.
Washington , Jan. 24. Former
United States Senator I'ettlgrew of
South Dakota , is out with nn an
nouncement that he favors Champ
Clark as the democratic presidential
nominee. Discussing the political sit
uation , Mr. Pettigrew said :
"After the prominent men of Mis
souri had Inforsed former Gov. Folk
as a candidate of that state for presi
dent , I looked up Mr. Folk's career
and felt very much Inclined to the
opinion that lie was the proper man
to nominate , and therefore- corres
ponded with his managers. Hut on a
visit to the western states including
the Pacllic coast states , early In the
summer and afterward to New York ,
Massachusetts and other eastern
states , I found there was no Folk sen-
'iment anywhere ; that for some tin-
Accountable reason It was impossible
to arouse any enthusiasm in Ills sup
port. Hut I found a great deal of sen
timent for Speaker ( Mark , nnd feeling
that the west was entitled to the
presidency , for I wanted a man untrammeled -
trammeled by. the forces which seem
TO dominate in some of the eastern
states , I felt that Missouri was under
obligations to the democracy of the
west to place a man in the field that
we could nominate and elect. That
man is Champ Clark. "
ANOTHER PRIMARY REQUIRED.
Candidates Run So Close In Louisiana
Second Vote Must Be Held.
New Orleans , La. , Jan. 24.- Indica
tions this forenoon were that second
primaries would be necessary to de
termine upon democratic candidates
for high officers in Louisiana. Two
of the three gubernatorial aspirants
were running so close on the count of
almost half the 110,000 votes cast in
M > sterday's primary that another elec
tion seemed a certainty. The primary
also will bo necessary to determine
the senatorial candidate for the term
lieginning in lOlfi. Congressman F.
Uroussard is in the lead , but with in
sufficient votes to defeat Ills oppon
ents Gov. Sanders and Congressman
A. II. 1'njo. For tlie senatorial nomi
nation for the Iflll ! term Congressman
Ransdell was leading V. S. Senator
Murphy Foster , whoso term expires
in I'.ti:1. : .
HE DENOUNCES WICKERSHAM.
Cnustic Attack Is Made by Indepen
dent Tobacco Man.
Washington , Jan. HI. A caustic attack -
tack on Attorney General Wickersham
characterized the address of W. F.
\\ton of Lonis\ille , president-of the
Independent Manufacturers' associa
tion , delivered hero before the annual
convention of the organi/.ation. Mr.
Axton , In discussing the decision of
the supreme court dissolving the
\merican Tobacco company , declared
that n decision which "should have
* i < ttled the trust iiuestlon in America
forever" had "been frittered away like
chaff on a windy day by the chief law
officer of the United States , whoso
vision was limited to the interest of
the rommon stockholders of the Amer
ican Tobacco company , whom the su-
jpreuio court denounced In unmeasured "
terms. "
Uo thought the supreme court
.should have reviewed the plan , say
ing :
"While there is so much agitation
on the subject of amending the Sher
man anti-trust law , I cannot conceive
of an act so stupid ns not bringing
back to the supreme court the plan of
the American Tobacco company and
letting that court of last resort say If
this plan met the mandate of that
court , which might have saved a
great deal of unnecessary legislation
on the subject before the American
people.
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Roosevelt Sees Grandchild.
Js'ow York , Jan. 24. Col. Theodore
Itooneveit bad bin first glimpse yester
day of inn lirst grandchild , Grace
Giceti. daughter of Theodore Roosevelt -
volt , jr. The colonel hurried from bis
editorial ollice to the Grand Central
station to meet the train from Chicago
on which thi > baby and her parents
were finishing their trip from Califor
nia , where she was born three months
ago. After welcoming the family
party , the colonel conducted its mem
bers to nn uptown hotel. Today Miss
Grace will be taken to Oyster Hay ,
where she will make an extended visit
with her grandparent * ) . The colonel
had never seen even n picture of the
little one.
TO WELCOME ROYAL PARTY.
Great Anglo-French Greeting Arranged -
ed for King and Queen.
Malta , Jan. 24. King George and
Queen Mary on their arrival on bonrd
the Medina from India will be accord
ed n great Anglo-French welcome
hero this morning.
Resides the Hrltlsh Mediterranean
fleet which will be present In full
strength , n squndron of French war
ships under the command of Admiral
Houo De Lapeyrocre will Join In the
greeting and wIlHthus mark the ex
isting frlendshlp'Jbetweon Franco and
Great Hrltaln. The city of Valctta Is
thronged with HrltlHh and French vis
itors who have come especially to par
ticipate In the festivities. The King
nnd Queen intend to remain here until
Jan. 27.
Miners' Convention Expensive.
Indianapolis. Ind. , Jan. 24. Alarm
ed by the rising tide of expense of
conducting the affairs of the United
Mine Workers of America , leaders of
the organization in its convention
pressed to pass a constitutional amend
ment that of the elections be held
every two years instead of every year
after 1912.
Elections have cost the miners
$200,000 each in recent years , according -
ing to the announcement of the cono.
stitutlon committee , which also will
recommend that the national convenSi
ritl
tlons be annually , The conventions
are held at an expense of $7,000 a day
and seldom are of less than three
weeks duration.
Wilson Funeral Thursday.
Nellgh. Neli. . Jnn. 24. Special to
The News : The funeral serv'ces of
Robert Wilst.n will be held tomorrow
afternoon at 2 o'clock at St. Peters'
Episcopal church in this city. Rev.
Marcus Brown win maVi > a few re
marks after which the remains wi"
be taken to Laurel Hill cemetery ,
where the members of Trowel lodge
No. 71 A. F & A. M. will have- charge
of the burial services.
MORE DINNERS FOR THE DUKE.
Vice-Royal Party Guests Tonight of
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt.
New York , Jan. 24. The vice-regal
visitors , the Duke and Duchess of Con-
naught , their daughter , the Princess
Patricia , anil their suite faced again
today a varied program of social en
gagements interspersed with sightsee
ing trips about the city.
The walks of the duke unattended
through the city's thoroughfares have
become dally features of the royal
party here. Daily the uncle of King
George of England steps briskly from
the house of Ambassador Reid and
goes for a jaunt along Fifth avenue
and in Central Park. Hundreds of
people who pass him fail to recognize
the royal visitor , and he enjoys him
self keenly looking over the city. !
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt will give
a luncheon to the royal party today ,
and tonight Mr. and Mrs. Ogden Mills
have arranged a dinner to lie followed
by music. Tomorrow night the visit
ors , except the duke , will go to the
opera. The duke will leave for Wash
ington tomorrow morning to visit . .
President Taft.
Lorimer Case Still Delayed.
Washington , Jan. 24. The Lorrl-
mer investigation again was delayed e
today. Mr. Hnnecy , Senator Lorri-
inor's counsel who has been ill. was
not well enough to proceed. The hearings -
ings have been postpond indefinitely.Cl
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Governor's Massage Expunged.
Columbia , S. C. , Jan. 24. The
South Carolina house of representa S
tives late last night adopted the re
port of the judiciary committee rec
ommending that most of Gov. Hleas'
veto message on the so-called libel bill
bo expunged from the journal of the
bouse. The vote to ojcpungo the portions
tions of the message reflecting on the
integrity of the press of the state was
Si ( to 2(3. ( The governor made fre
quent use of the words "dirty , " "lie , " in
"scurrilous" and "cowardly , " and de
nounced the newspapers generally.
ARRANGE DYNAMITE BY WIRE. si
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P.
McManigal Tells How He Set Off
Fuse at Omaha Courthouse.
Indianapolis , Intl. , Jan. 21. Manag
ers of telegraph offices in more than a : :
dozen cities were subjoenaed to ap
pear before the federal grand jury
and testify In the Investigation of the
dynamite conspiracy concerning mes
sages of which It Is said .1. J. McNa-
mara directed the operations of bis
"dynamite crew. " Copies of telegrams
taken by the government from McNa-
mara's office at the headquarters of
the International Association of Bridge
nnd Iron Workers are said to show
not only that the dynamiters arranged
simultaneous explosions In different
cities , but also that some of the mes
sages were addressed to men who
have not been convicted or indicted.
The purpose In summoning new wit
nesses Is to establish the identifica
tion of the recipients of the telegrams.
The blowing up of the new court
house In Omaha , Neb. , on March 24 ,
1911 , nnd of an Iron works In Colum
bus , Ind. , on the same day , according
Ortlo McManlgal , was arranged by
telegraph. McManlgal went to Omaha
and when he was about to light the
fuse there he sent the following inesl
sage to McNamarn at Indianapolis ,
which was the signal agreed upon :
"Please forward check to Lincoln ,
Neb. "
McManlgal says McNnmnrn , after'
receiving Hint telegram sent a mes-1
sago to Columbus for the man there
to light his fuse. In that way , ex
plosions In distant cities were "pulled
off" slmultnncously , It being the plan
of McNamnra lit the time of his wires ,
according to Mc.Manlgnl , to employ
six or eight men to carry on future
work along that line.
The witnesses who are to testify re-
gnrding telegrams Include some from
Seattle , Wash. It Is said the tele-
grama , were sent from Indianapolis re
garding an explosion In Seattle In Au
gust , 1 ! 10.
NOT AFTER EXPORT CORNER.
Steel Trust Official Denies Having
Any Such Intentions. |
Washington , Jan. 24. Emphatic de
nial that the United States Steel cor
poration is a "monopoly ns charged"
was made to the Stanley Investigation
committee of the house by President
J. J. Fan-oil In continuing testimony
begun yesterday.
Ho declared It was not the purpose
of the corporation to "get the exports
of the world at any cost. "
"A monopoly of the Iron and steel
trade , In this country , " said Mr. Farrell -
rell , "is neither possible nor desirable.
There is no monopoly or anything approaching
preaching it Since the steel corpor '
ation was organized there lias been I
much new capital attracted to the - i
dustry and many furnaces have been
built which were' not controlled by the
steel corporation. I
"It Is charged that the corporation
is seeking to drive other countries out
ol the export market. That is far from i
the ' truth. The British steel industry
n.ust export 40 per cent of its product |
a year In order to live. Germany must j '
export HO per cent and Belgium SO.I'
per cent. The product of the United ,
States is greater than England. Germany - i
many and Belgium combined and the
domestic so much greater than - j
port trade Is not so vital.
"It is true that before the steel cor
poration was formed the steel exports
IKof
of the United States amounted to ,
about 200,000 tons a year. Last year' '
the exports of the United States Steel'
corporation were about 2,000,000 tons ,
valued at $09,000,000 as against , , - I
000 tons. '
"It is not the aim of the steel cor-1
poration to grab the export trade of ,
the world. We are conducting our export - ' |
port business on a safe and sane basis
without any jealousy toward other nn-
tions. to whom export trade is of such
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vital importance. "
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Unwittingly Weds a Convict. j
La Crosse , Wis. , Jan. 24. Pursued
through five states , Robert Duncanson |
of Fen Du Lac. Wis. . charged with.
forgery and violation of parole , was' '
torn from the arms of his weeping 11'1 ! ,
bride at St. Louis. Mo. , and was j I :
brought hero by a Wisconsin parole
officer , who left for Waupun , with ills
prisoner. Duncanson , who had been ! !
released from tiie penitentiary on parole - ' i
role , disappeared in December and !
eloped with a young woman of Osb-
kosh , who did not know his record. ' |
The young woman , who comes of a
good family , has been returned to her !
home. '
Peace in Ecuador.
Washington , Jan. 24. Articles of 1 t
peace ' . , bringing to an end the rcvoluw
tion in Ecuador have been signed by
the leaders of the federal troops and I
the revolutionists at Guayaquil , it was
officially reported to the state depart1n '
meiit from the American consul there. .
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Ewing. | I
James Triggs was an Ewing visitor
.
from O'Neill Sunday.
James Leahy shipped in a car of
corn Saturday from Nellgh.
A brother of Depot Agent Hale visit
ed , ' him Saturday vnd Sunday
Tilden.
Mrs. Estella M. Parsons of Long
Island. N. Y. , is at present nursing a
cancer patient in Neligli. Mrs. Par-
t
sons is a niece of County Assessor
Skldmore of Ewing. "
Miss Vera Butler's school In District
(
! ! , four miles southeast of Kwing , has
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been closed until the present balmy j ,
weather Is assured. I j
County Assessor Skidmore attended Lr j j
the state assessor's mooting at Lin-
i
coin last week- . Also II. D. Solvers , ! ,
M. P. Sullivan and J. O. Hubbell ofj- j
the county board.
W. H. Graver has just sold 120 j'
acres northwest of Ewing to a party
Nnckels county. Tito property formerly -
merly belonged to John J. Jenssen.
Consideration , $2,400.
Will Snyder and Scott Bowers each
shipped two cars of cattle Sunday and
. M. Conger ono car of hogs.
C. L. Hoover , advance agent of the
Walter Savulge Dramatic company , is
here and is billing the town for Jan.
o and SI.
A rabbit hunt last Sunday was a
grand success. Two sides of fifteen
each were chosen , captained respec
tively by Walter Urown and O. K.
Wright , the grounds covered being the
Elkhorn and Southfork lowlands. The
Southfork party succeeded In captur
ing forty-five rabbits and the Elkhorn
party forty , the latter setting up the a
oysters at the Robinson restaurant
the same evening , the victors of course "
being the guests.
Henry Sunda of Orchard was an Sw
ing visitor Monday.
Miss May Fisher from east of town
was visiting friends In Ewing Monday.
Charley Keys and family moved to
Missouri the first of the week.
John Berigan and Milan Swain are
going to have a big sale of pedigreed
Shorthorn cattle sometime next
month.
John Burner of Stanton was a vis
itor last week at the home of his
daughter. Mrs. Will Snyder.
J. A. Hurley last week closed a deal
by l ulilch the ( inner Bros , are now
the owners of dim acres more land
i near Chambers. Consideration , $11-
200. As part payment , Mr. Turley gets
I two nice residence properties In DlxII
'on. ' III. | I
| Ex-County Clerk llethea of Delolt
township t was In Ewing Monday. |
The Royal Neighbors Installed the i
following officers at their hall Satur-1 j
day afternoon : Oracle , Mrs. Florence,1"
A. Davis ; Vice Oracle. Mrs. Lottie A. '
Appleby ; P. O. , Mrs. Sarah U. Sclnh ;
Chancellor. Mrs. Anna L , Mitchell ; 1
Recorder. Mrs. Tillle C. Slgler ; Re-
celver , Mrs. Nellie E. Johnson ; Martl
anal , Mrs. Kato B. Knlfer ; Assistant
Marshal , Mrs. Estella B. Coyne ; Inner
Sentinel. Miss Jessie. Hergstrom ; Outtl
er Sentinel , Mrs. Katharine- Helm ;
Manager , Mrs. Emma J. Bethea.
"Excuse Me. "
Henry W. Savage gave us another
good show last nigtit. That's the only
kind an.vbody has ever been able to
discover under Savage's management.
He sent us "Tho Prince of Pilsen"
twice and his new one , "Excuse Me , "
lived up to his former reputation.
"Excuse Me" is a live one. It's a
clover , rollicking farce made for
laughing purposes only and plenty
of it. It Is presented in n lavish man
ner , so far as scenic equipment is
concerned , and the company Is a
splendid one.
The show lias boon justly termed a
Pullman car carnival , " and that's
what it is. It's a trip from Chicago to
'Reno on ( lie Overland , two scones in
the sleeper and one scene in the bufw
fet car. For four days the passengers -
gers mingle and furnish situations replete -
pleto ' ' with hilarious comedy. It Isn't 1
I' difficult ' ' to understand why "Excuse
Me" made such a "lilt" in New York ,
On board are a young couple mixti
j' ions ' to get married hut who reached
the train just too late to have the
knot I tied , and who spend their time .
searching for a parson. There's a
'parson ' on hoard but he's concealing )
Ills identity and is having the time of
his ' life , wearing a red necktie and
lapping 'em up "straight. " His wife , ! ;
under the influence of a divorcee ,
even learns to smoke little cigars , I 1
There are two divorcees on board , 1
headed for Reno. Botli some stunning -
ning lookers , too , if you want , to
know. One of them feels well ac-
quainted ! ' with the other because "my
husband knew you so well. " There's .
to ! bo a wedding on board. There's a
tilt over which wedding inarch to use. |
"I always use the Mendelssohn , " says
one of the divorcees.
j
. Humor is added by the fact that a ,
divorcee's ! husband is on board , also
hound ' for Reno and divorce. Before
. .
they arrive , they decide to make up.v
Robert Fisher as "Jimmie Welling-
ton , " Forrest Orr as ' "Harry Mallory , "
Blanche j ! Douglas as "Mrs. Jlmmle , "
Helen ' Luttrell as "Marjorie Newton , "
Ethel Weir as "Mrs. Wbitcomb , " liarti
,
P J. Lane as "Ira Lnthrop. " Dan Colci
Iyer as the porter , anil Gallaway Herhi
bert ' as the Englishman were all par-
ticularly good. In fact , the entire
company < , which is a big one , was
made ' up of clever players and they
furnished an evening of good fun.
A big audience greeted the perform-
anco , probably a third of the crowd
being from surrounding towns.
The company left Norfolk at 1
o'clock a. m. in a special train for
Lincoln , win re they bad to be In time
] .
for a matinee. On the way they i
passed the "Seven Days" company , | |
which is at the Norfolk Auditorium
tonight , and which is said by people
who have seen it , to be very much'of '
more of a scream than "Excuse Me. "
"Seven Days" is the funniest show I ]
ever saw , " said a Norfolk business j
man. Mnnsey's magazine calls It the
i
funniest ! comedy ever seen in New U
York. The N'ow ' York production is p
here tonight. Another big audience , U
will be at the Auditorium. Many outg ]
of-town people are coming.
A MAN GOT THE BRACELET.
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is Tossed From Stage. I i _
( J. L. Evans , of the Evans-Brown [ '
Lumber company , was the lucky man ,
when that bracelet was tossed | i
the ] Auditorium stage during the prcs- i
tl
eiitatlon of Henry W. Savage's farce. '
"Excuse Me. " last night. To get rid
of the armlet that he had once given I
girl for whom lie no longer cares , a
man on the train , at the insistence of
ills , wife , ns soon sis he gets his fin- i )
gers on the bracelet , tosses it out of
the car window. The gold circlet j | 1 j
j
drops ] into the audience. It proved to j
be , a rather pretty little gold band and I (
Mr. Evans prizes it as a souvenir.
John Mosat.
Verdigro. Neb. . Jan. 24. Special to
The News : John Mosat , aged 20 , aiid ! '
prominent here , died Saturday night s't
of acute pneumonia. Up until Friday ( ( ;
he bad been enjoying the best of ' , VJ
health. A widow and three children . ,
survive him. lie was a member of ,
in j
the Catholic society , in which ho was
insured. The funeral was held Mon
day , Father Pollock officiating.
SOMEBODY WAS SICK.
It
That's Why Long Distance Call Was
Announced From the Stage.
Miss Bertha Hurlman , a trained
nurse , spending a "day oft" in Nor
folk , was called suddenly to Tilden at
late hour Tuesday evening while
she was enjoying the best part of the of
"Excuse Me" farce at the Auditorium. by
Miss Huriman made instant arrange
ments to leave the city and drove to
Battle Creek from which place she
made connections for Tilden. Miss
Hurlman's sudden departure from the
Auditorium caused some curiosity In
the audience. The phone call was an.
nounced from the stage.
To Restore Competition.
Washington. Jan. 20. Attorney General -
a
oral Wickorsham declares that public
rc
Interests have subserved and competi
tion will bo restored under the reor-
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ganlzatlon of the "tobacco trust"t
to ]
adopted as a result of the decision of
the United States Huprenie court dlstl
solving the corporation. '
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INTO STATE ON THE BUMPERS
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And Now John Datcheller Owns Big.
gcst Ranch In Nebraska.
Lincoln , Jan. 2 : : . Twenty-eight
yearn ago a young fellow who hail
been earning scarcely more than $12
'a month boaided a train over In Iowa.
Ho bad a ticket for Crawford. Noli. ,
and < it represented to him bis entire
savings ' for some time previous to
that.
Before the traveler had gone as far
as Omaha , however , lie bad lost the
ticket In some unaccountable manner ,
lie didn't stop traveling , however , but
ho did change compartments. Ho rode
the bumpers after that , and succeeded
in getting as far as Valentino , where
bo was earlier Invited to alight.
Today the wanderer Is rated , as far
as worldly goods are concerned , at
something above $ UOO,000. Ills name Is
John Batcheller , and ho was a Lincoln
visitor for several days Ibis week ,
spending considerable time with Governor -
ornor Aldrlch , who has several times
visited on the famous Batcheller ranch
in Cherry county.
The intervening twenty-eight years
saw young Hatcholler , after his arrla
val at Valentino , start to working lirst
ns a cowboy , then as a foreman , then
half owner of a small herd of cattle ,
then part owner of an unpretentious
ranch , and finally the possessor of the
largest ranch in the state , well stocked
witli cattle and horses and fenced and
cross-fenced in Hie most approved
manner.
Counted in the exciting events of
Mr. Batcheller's life are horse back
rides to norihorn Wyoming and Mon
tana for the purpose of purchasing cat
tle , lights with bands of thieving Midi-j
ans , occasional frays with cattle rustii
lers. and scores of battles with destructive -
structive prnirio fires.
Harmon in Tennessee.
Nashville , Tenn. , Jan. 2:1 : , . Headquarters -
quarters , j , of a state organization to sup-1' '
port j , Gov. Harmon of Ohio for the j I
democratic , j ( presidential nomination' 1
were opened hero today. Brandies are
to ( ( be established through the state.
Frank , Avent , state railway coinmis-
sloner | , is chairman of the Tennessee
organization. ]
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DENY LUMBER TRUST CHARGES
Lumbermen Declare Grain Prices
Have Outstripped Lumber.
Kansas City , Mo. , Jan. 23. With
two dozen witnesses for the defense
yet < to be introduced and a table piled |
with documentary evidence waiting
to be examined , the bearing of thev
state's ouster suit against twenty-six
lumber companies charged with viola-
tion of the anti-trust laws was -
ed today. It was evident that the
hearing would continue throughout
the week. Commissioner R. M. Rey-jti
nolds < , sitting in the case , will at its
close file a bill of facts with the su-1
prcnio court covering the entire'S '
status of tlic suit , parts of which have '
been ( conducted in St. Louis , Jefferson
City and in this city.
Further effort was made today by
the defense to show that other prod
ucts , especially grain , had Increased
in price even more than lumber dur
ing the last few years.
"In 1896 , " said W. C. Scarritt , of
counsel for the defense , "forty-six
bushels of barley would buy 1,000 feet
of yellow pine lumber , while in 1908
thirty-five bushels of barley would
buy the same amount , same grade and
jail. "
The reason yellow pine lumber had
not ( increased in value with other
products , is because the cost of man-
ufaeture | has been simplified , Mr.
Scarritt , said.
Complete Case by March 1.
Chicago , Jan. 2Ii. When the trial
of the ten Chicago packers was resum-
ed this morning William E. Weber ,
general ( auditor for the National Packing -
ing company , continued his testimony.
It was expected Weber would remain
on | the stand throughout the day. Dis-
trict Attorney Wilkerson declared the
government expected to complete Its )
case by Marcli 1. \ I Q
Reichstag to Meet. I ! g
Berlin , Jan. 21 ! . The Reichstag lias j I [ ,
been ) ( convoked for Feb. 7. The eloe- '
tlons | to the new relchstag will be com- j I j )
. n
pleted , on Thursday when the remaini i ' I tc
ing , thirty-three second ballots will ,
take place.
Textile Strike Goes On.
Lawrence , Mass. , Jan. 2u. In tiie
strike of the 10,000 textile workers in
Lawrence , both manufacturers and
strikers are remaining firm. While
10,000 strikers yesterday afternoon J.
voted almost unanimously to reject a
proposition , to meet the mill owners
, separate committees , the various al
mill owners declared they would not alSI
deal with the strikers .
as one body. IK
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AN OLEOMARGARINE BILL. ha
m
Would Re-name All Substitutes as
"Margarine. "
Washington , Jan. 23. An oleomar- F. a
garine bill , which would re-name all ga'
butter substitutes as "margarine , "
would reduce the tax to 1 cent a
m
pound and probably lower the price
butter substitutes , was introduced
Representative Lever of South Car-
ollna , chairman of the house subcommittee Is
mittee on agriculture which has been
investigating the subject. „ .
The measure embodies the sub-coin-
w
mittee's views based on Its Inquiry
and on advice from the Internal rev the
enue bureau. The revenue under the
present law approximates $550,000 and
the treasury gives an estimate that at
the uniform cent n pound more than
million dollars in revenue will be
realized.
Though its fundamental purpose was
ag
to reduce the cost of living , but tet
prevent the sale of a "moon-shine , , ,
oleomargarine , " It Is pointed out ( lint'di
the 10 centR n pound tax IUIH been n
pretext for a high price for the food-
stuff ( and that with butter prices soar
ing In the markets everywhere the
mensuro would Increase the tmmoiiHo i
number of people who knowingly useH I
the ( | substitute.
It would require oleomargarine to
bo put up only In original packages of
half and ono pound to ho conspicuous
ly marked "Margarine. " with heavy
penalties for tenowlng the revenue
stamp. The 1 cent tax would be
agnlnst the present 10 cents n pound
for uncolored margarine.
TUESDAY TOPICS.
W. Wilson of Stanton wan here.
B. N. Snunders of Center Is hero on
business.
J. W. Hanson went to Nebraska Cltj
on business.
Charles Veirgutz has gone to Cole
rndo to join his parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Duncan of Clearwater -
water , Neb. , ate visiting with Mr. and
Mrs. I. M. Duncan.
Abe Leviiie returned from Omaha
Sheriff C. S. Smith of Madison Is
hero transacting business.
Bom. to Mr. and Mrs. Abe Levlne
a daughter. Mrs. Levlne is in Omalii
at the homo of her mother.
S. A. Misklmmins , a former Norfolk
business man , but now of Lincoln , Is
hero transacting business.
Mr. and Airs. George Sears leavi
Thursday for a sojourn in Cnllfonih
and other western coast states.
Mrs. T. S. Whelsel. who has beei
here visit Ing with her son. It. B. Me
Kinney , lias returned to her home at
Lincoln.
Mayor and Mrs. John Friday arc
now at Bay City , Tex. A letter n
ports that Mrs. Friday is somewhat
improved in health.
J. W. Ransom , who purchased the
stock of the Peoples' Department
store at a trustees' auction last week
has opened the store for business. A
C. Stemis in charge of the grocer * .
department. '
. Funeral .services over the remains of
Mrs. Augusta Rndat were held at tin
family home on North Eighth street
;
at ' 2n : : : Tuesday afternoon. Rev. Edwin
.
win Booth , jr. . in charge. Interment
was made in Prospect Hill cemetery
. Cutting ice on the Northfork river h
about , finished. Shortage of cars for
points where ice is being shipped from
Norfolk has caused the delay In tin
exportation of the ice. Most of the ice
harvesters finished their work Tues
day.
day.A
A temporary organization of the
Norfolk Glee club was effected in the
Commercial club rooms .Monday even
ing. A large number of local singers
were present and decided to make
next Monday night as the time for a
permanent organization. At this meet
ing some singing will he done.
Members oi the Norfolk Burns club
are persistent. Those that remain In
the city are enthusiastic over the en
couragement they have received to
wards the celebration of the anniver
sary ; of the birth of Robert Burns , and
there : are now preparations afoot to
hold the regular annual celebration in
Norfolk.
The warm weather thawing the ice
and snow is giving the street commis
slonor real work. The gutters In the
paved section of the ctiy have not
been cleaned since the first heavy fall
of snow. Now the water is threaten
ing to flood the sidewalk and the com
missioner lias a force of men and
horses engaged in this work.
Northeast Nebraska liquor dealers
who formulated a temporary organiza
tion last December are receiving very
flattering returns from liquor dealers
from every part of Nebraska. Indica
tions at the present time are so prom
ising that It is likely that a. perma
nent organization of the bonding com
pany will be affected before the next
fall.
fall.IF.
IF. A. Pasowalk received a letter r
from Mr. Wentworth , the Rome , N. Y. , e
canning factory man who has closed a !
deal for the purchase of the old Nor'c '
folk sugar factory , which is to br >
turned into n canning factory. "I have
just finished loading a' car of goods
for Norfolk , " says Mr. Went worth in
Ills , ] letter. He Is expected in Norfolk
Saturday. ,
Frank J. Odell , secretary of the
State Rural Life commission , is schod
uled j to deliver an address to Norfolk
people ( in the Commercial club rooms
at , 8 o'clock Thursday evening. All in-
terested are invited to attend this
meeting. Mr. Odell's address Is a pro- al
Hmlnary feature to the three days' ses
sion of the rural life and farmers' congress -
gross which will bo held here com
mencing Feb. fi.
BOOST DENVER MARKET.
. A. Shoemaker , Formerly of Norfolk ,
Quoted in Interview.
The Denver Post devotes consider
able space to an interview by J. A. 17
Shoemaker , formerly of Norfolk , but
now traffic manager of the Union
Stock Yards cqmpany of South Oma
: , who says Denver should have the
greatest feeder cattle market In the
world. The photograph , which Is of
group , also contains a picture of M.
' Morton of Fairfax , S. D. The Post
says :
Denver should become the greatest
market in the world for feeder cattle.
This is what J. A. Shoemaker of
Omaha has to say of Denver's pros
pects as a live-stock market , and as he
one of the "big" men who has
helped to build up a market that In
annual output was exceeded only by
Chicago in 1911 , his opinion carries city
|
weight.
Mr. Shoemaker is trafflc manager of
Union Stock Yards company of
Omaha. He headed the Omaha and
South Omaha stock yards men who
arrived twenty-five strong , Thursday
n
afternoon , to attend the National
Western Live Stock show In Denver. CO
With the Omaha commission men till
came the Elks' quartet bettor known till
the South Omaha Stock Yards quar ml
and they hadn't been In town ten on
minutes before they gave vocal - ' ple
' deiico that they woio horn to got all
the fun tlioin IH to bo gotten out of
the big show. c. y. HaverHtock , Dr
Claude Lewis. J. R. Gerko , and W. a
Rlgdon compose the quartet. They are
hero ' to disprove the theory that there
.
cannot bo anything esthetic in the live
stock | business. Their popularity wan
Hliown when they were called upon to
sing the Htockmen'H anthem , "South
Omaha. " before lireakfaHt.
Denver live stock
men should go
right ahead with their plans to make
this ono of the big stock markets of
the ! ' world , " said Mr. Shoemaker. "Oma
ha , has boon boosting for Donvor'H
show and Omnha will boost for Den
ver as a stock market. Wo believe
that tlio promotion of the Industry
hero will help us in Omaha , unit the
competition that will result will bo
Hood for UH both.
"Denver can become the world' * *
market for feeder cattle. Colorado nnd
Wyoming range cattle can ho rnlfioil
to the point that will mnko them al
most thoroughbreds while still on th >
range. For thin reason they will lie In
big demand by feeders and bring lop
prices. Denver Is on the right track
if It plans to build up an Important
stock market hero. "
Included In the Omaha party nr <
William II. Wood , manager of the
Smith Brothers Commission company
of South Omaha ; Harry B. Black , man
ager of the Klnolln Sheep CommlM-inn
company of St. Joseph ; R. C. Sowder
of Rice Brothers of Kansas City ; W.
II. Weeks of the Kansas City'stock
yards : M. F. Morton , a cattle" dealer
of j , Fairfax , S. D. and Homer Winder ,
head | | buyers for Armour & Co.
Missouri Commercial Clubs.
Jefferson City , Mo , Jan. 2t.--Tho ;
federation of commercial clulm of
Missouri met hero today to complete
plans for developing I lie resourcon of
the state. Gov. lladley made ( lie prln
clpal address. Tonight former Gov
I ) . R. Francis will speak.
Women Quiz Cummins.
Dos Moines , la. , Jan. 2X Woman
suffragists of Iowa sent a letter to
Senator A. H. Cumimns , presidential
candidate , asking that he publicly do
dare his stand on all suffrage leglsla
tion. In the event that his reply is
favorable , the suffrage women of
Iowa , who are co-operating as n state
organization with the Iowa MOH'H
league for woman suffrage , to elect
men to state offices , will pledge Sen
ator Cummins their organized up
port , according to local suffrage lead
ers.
New Boat for Panama.
Hamburg. Jan. 211. The Hamburg-
American linn has just placed a con
tract for the construction of a big
steamer which is to be attadied to
the passenger service to Panama ,
which was foreshadowed in the an
mini report presented to the stock
holders on Januarv Hi.
TO SEGREGATE STEEL TRUST.
House Steel Committee Agrees with
Herbert Knox Smith.
Washington , Jan. 2 ! ! . The sugges
tion mailo by the commissioner of
corporations , Herbert Knox Smith , in
his report on the United States Steel
corporation , that the corporation and
its railroad subsidiaries should be
segregated , coincides with the view
of Chairman Stanley and other mem
bers of the house steel trust investiga
tion committee. The committee for
many months has been conducting a
thorough investigation into the steel
corporation's railroad holdings and
the method of operating their trans
portation facilities.
An exposition of its discoveries is
to be made within a few weeks. Scores
of witnesses still are to bo BUIII-
nioned , many of them shippers and
manufacturers , to show that by con
trolling ere transportation facilities
from the Great Lakes to the Pitts-
burg and in the Birmingham district ,
the corporation holds tremendous ad
vantage over competitors.
The commissioner of corporations
reports that the steel concern inaked
excessive : profit on Its ere holdings
and | i is planning to delve into the mat
ter thoroughly.
President Farrell continued his tes-
tinion.v before the committee today.
SOCIALISTS WIN IN GERMANY.
They Now Lack Only One of Having
an Even 100 Seats.
Berlin , Jan. 2:1. : The socialists , as n.
result of yesterday's rchalloting for
members of the relchstag , lack only
one of an even hundred seats. This
was the outcome of another remark-
ahle change in the political atmos
phere , and coupled with thirty-tlireo
victories by other "left parties"
makes tiie chances of the "blue-black
bloc" or governmental party , of re
taining its majority , more than doubt
ful. The socialists elected twenty-
seven men In eighty contests and now
have n total of ninety-nine seats. The
allied conservatives elected 11 , with a
total of G9 ; allied centers' , 5 ; total ,
; radicals , 17 ; total , ! M ; national
liberals , 16 ; total , 41.
The most sensational event of the
reballotlng was the winning by the
socialists of Cologne , the German
Rome , which has been in the uninter
rupted possession of the clericals
since the founding of the empire. The
socialists lacked only nine votes of
carrying the first Berlin district ,
where the ministers voted to re-elect
he radical cabinet.
Third Earl Gray Honored.
London , Jan. 23. Earl Gray , former
governor-general of Canada , was to-
lay presented with the freedom of the
of London. This Is the first In
stance In which the third member of a
amlly has received the honor of the
reedom of the city of London. The
first Earl Gray , who was a distin
guished general , was awarded the
recdom after ho had conducted a suc
cessful ; West Indian campaign , while
present earl's grandfather received
distinction for Ills efforts as pre
mier on behalf of the great reform hill
enfranchising the majority of the pee
of Great Britain and Ireland.