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MARCONI'S ' COMING WONDER
AH tha World Agog ( her the Development
of Wireless Telegraphy
DOCS IT FORESHADOW A REVOLUTION
Speculation * nit tlir I'omillillltv of
Slit-ecu * Uxtont of Telephone Ilitil-
npni In the United Stntcx
The ( ircntcnt llfiit.
Wireless telegraphy commands the cars of
itho world nt the present time. Electricians
end laymen nro equally' Interested In the ex.
Iiorlmonts going on. Llko all clectrlcnl dls *
covories , It 'oxcltoa much adverse comment
nmong experts , whllo the unlearned In the
eclcnco appear ready to bellcvo all the
claims made by the supporters of the Mar
coni system. This system Involves the use
of a vertical wire. Poles 150 feet high were
used In the Uover-Houlogno experiments.
Marconi's own belief Is that with a partly
of oilier conditions , poles twenty feel high
nt the transmitter and receiver arc sufficient
for transmitting the message over a dis
tance of 0110 mile , forty feet high for four
miles , eighty feet high for sixteen miles ,
end 114 feet for thirty-two miles. Added
height of the vertical wire Incrcasss efficiency
end this IB why the poles In the Dover *
lloulogno experiments wcro 1KO feet high.
Marconi says that poles arc necessary when
there nro obstacles sucli as hills , mountains
or largo masses of metallic substances In
tervening between the sending and receiv
ing points ; at nil events , the results se
cured have been better.
H has been claimed that any man with a
receiver could Interrupt space telegraphy
messages within n certain radius. This
would , of course , make the system value-
Jess , especially In military or naval opera
tions. Marconi asserts ho h" va system of
syntonizing , or tuning , A , „ . . 'prevents mcs-
eagcB reaching any but. the receiver for
ivhlch they are Intended. In other words , ho
uncs the retclvcr lo conform to the oscil
lation of tbo waves or sparks transmitted.
Thus , by knowing the tune of the receiver
nnd by altering tbo wave-length of the trans ,
tnlttcr to conform , no other receiver In the
radius could take the mtssago unless It was
syntonized to ngrm exactly with the first
receiver. t ' jp1
INixnllillltlcM ( if tlt Invention.
If the height of poles must bo proportioned
to the distance a mwsago Is to bo eent , It
Is evident the value of the discovery Is
limited. Experiment ! ) made Jn Chicago
allowed that obrlructlons between the sender
f nnd receiver rendered the Invention use
less. The latent test made by Professor
Green at Notre Dame , Ind. , was sue-
cessful over a distance of three miles. The
wires wcro located on the topi of two
church spires , and given unobstructed ac
tion to the other .waves. . Thla fact tends
to dispose of the claim that dispatches would
bo sent acrora the Atlantic during the progress -
gross of the yacht race for the America's
cup next fall. Commenting on this project ,
the Now York Times says :
"It IB now proposed to set up a'statlon at
SanJy Hook and to send the news of the
cup race to another elation near Wator-
vllle , on the Irish coast , 3,000 miles away.
If that experiment succeeds even moderately
well , If Intelligible electric Impulses arc
transmitted between the old world and the
now , Marconi's wireless telegraph will take
Its place among the great transforming In
ventions of history. It may bo well to add
that nothing so far accomplished by Mar
coni Justine ; ) confidence that the experiment
mill succeed.
"Theoretically the thing looks possible.
There Is no known limit to the distance
to which an ether wave will travel. The
dimension of the apparatus needed to
create" thb wave' Impulse may Impose a
limit. Marconi usco a vertical conductor
lorty feet high for four miles , eighty feet
for sixteen miles and one hundred and fifty
feet for the thirty-mile etrctch across the
u Hni i. la nlitn * lint If \\I ovnnHmnnts
in shortening the conductors do not succeed
ocean wireless telegraphy will not bo real
ized.
AVllIlt SlIClM'NN MeiUSN.
"If ho docs succeed in Bonding a mesaago
across the ocean without a wire his method
must como at 'onco into universal uso. There
will bo a wonderful cheapening of tele
graphy and an unconceivable extension ot
Us use In common affalrd. Five-cent mes
sages to Chicago and a satisfactory talk
with a friend at .Manila for a. dollar or so
ought to bo easily possible. For private
messages , buslncea communications and
press dispatches the use and development
of the system -would transcend the power of
the Imagination to picture them forth. Wo
"boast " now that wo have annihilated time
nnd space , but a father on the old New Eng
land farm and his son In Seattle arc still
pretty widely separated by the prohibitory
* r cost of electric communication. Wireless
telegraphy would make them neighbors
perhaps by the use of their own private ap
paratus. All the nations of the earth would
bo put upon terms ot Intimacy and men
would bo stnnncd by the tremendous volume
of news and Information that would cease
lessly poor In upon' thorn. Ono of the most
interesting changes wrought by the Inven
tion would bo the abolition of the unearthly
aloofncM ct travelers by sea. Wireless tele
graphy doTolopod as. wo may expect it to
bo develop would bring cycry ship on the
itea Into dally and hourly communication
with the Maritime exchange. It Is appall
ing to think of thta fearful multiplication
of the means of sending from man to man
nnd from city to city nnd nation to nation
communications mcstly of no consequence
whatever.
"Any scientist -you meet will smllo at
this picturing forth of the developments
ot wlrcleffl telegraphy. Sclentlats are opt
to bo Incredulous. They sco the obstacles.
The electricians ridicule the Idea of n wire
less message to Ireland. Out the telephone
had besn In use as a toy for ten years In
Germany before Gray and Bell made It a
practical Instrument. Years after the arc
light had been In use all over the world
U wa still "held that It would never bo pos-
vlblo to subdivide the current to permit of
llo use for domestic purposis. Tbo Inven
tion of the Incandescent lamp settled that ,
fifteen years ngo two dozen nf the most
eminent electrical experts in tlile country
put their names to n circular anirmlng that
it would not bs passible to place electric
wires In underground conduits because ot
induction and the Interference of currents.
The history of the locomotive and of the
steamboat shows how foolish are the skep
tics who with their puny powers attempt
to not bounds to the accomplishment of In
ventive genius. Already thorn IB a hint that
by the use of a syntonizing apparatus , that
is , of a receiver that will respond only to n
wave Impulse sent out from the transmitter
to which it hns liocn adjusted , Marconi may
.bo . ableto make n station In Chicago or
Hong Kong pick out its own mecaagoo from
the thousands simultaneously coming In
from all parts of the world. If this can ba
done , and if next fall's experiment shall
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Bean tlo 4 M * Kind You Ha > e Alftays Bough }
prove that messages cnn bo sent acrosc tha
ocean , no prudent man will try to eel limits
to the development of wireless telegraphy. "
IMof ( lie Trieplinni * .
In spite of the disappointments and dis
satisfaction , says the New York Sun , Amor-
lea Is the foremost country In the world
In the art of telephony , and In many par-
tlculars It has to far surpassed European
countries that no comparison Is possible.
This Is especially true of the long-distance
service , which affords connection between
thirty-eight exchange companies having
410,000 subscribers and Includes In Its equip ,
ment nioro than 10,000 miles of pole lines ,
carrying nearly 125,000 mllca of wlro and
connecting 285 offices. It la pcsslblo for per
sons 3,000 miles apart to hold conversation
over the lines of this company with as much
clearness and distinctness as If they were
vcparated by only ICO yards. In Europe the
longest telephone connection thus far at *
tempted Is only 850 miles. The long-dls-
Innco system In this country has been de
veloped nt an expenditure of $15,000,000 for
line construction , equipment , franchises and
supplks. It Is the main artery In the Dell
structure and le expected to prove tbo most
Important feature of the system In the Im
pending struggle of the Dell Interests to
maintain their supremacy In tbo largo cities
of tho'country.
Last year the exchange operated under the
Bell patents employed 1,124,840 Instruments ,
an Increase of 205,725 over the previous year ,
and a gain of 992,154 telephones since the
prcesnt organization was effected in 18SO.
In that year the American Bell Telephone
company began business with 132,692 Instru
ments connected by 28,316 miles of wire In
the several exchanges then established.
The most Interesting statistics upon the
tclcphono Industry nro those which mark Ita
gradual development since 18SI , when n sys
tematic collection of data pertaining to the
circuits and 123,625 stations cslnbllshed In
1881 and the business was divided among
90B exchanges , the entire force employed
numbering 4,702 men , women and children.
Today the payroll contains 19,608 names , and
there are 405,180 stations connected by
772.989 miles of wlro and 1.12C exchanges
and 1,008 branch oluces Included In the sys
tem. These llgurca convoy some Idea of the
enormous growth of the business In the last
fifteen years , but they fall entirely to show
the importance of this method of communi
cation In the dally commercial and social
Ufa of the nation. A better Illustration is
afforded by the fact that last year 1,231,000.-
000 connections were made through ex
changes in this country , or 3,823,700 daily
conversations ns estlmated from the actual
count In many of the cities of the country.
The use of the toll line system , connecting
city exchanges with suburban points , has
also greatly Increased , the number of con
nections thus made during the last year
being 30 600,000. This Is entirely Independ
ent of the long-dtstnnco service nnd fur
nishes anolher proof of the growing Import
ance of this method of communication as
a social factor. The number of subscribers
furnished last year was Increased by nearly
81,000 , which la certainly a remarkable
showing when it Is remora'bered that the
Bell exchange lost many thousands of pa
trons through competition.
It must bo remembered , too , that the Inde
pendent telephone movement whlchvhas been
growing rapidly slnco the expiration of the
fundamental Bell patents , six years ago , has
assumed Important proportions and that Its
promoters and supporters have established
In the neighborhood of 3,000 exchanges
throughout the country. Naturally , many
of these arc In small places where the Bell
company's rates had proved an Insurmount
able barrier , but others arc In towns where
exchanges have been In operation. The low
rates of the anti-Bell companies have
greatly stimulated the business and placed
the service within the reach of many who
could not afford the Bell prices. In splto
of tlio reduction In prices the character of
the service has been Improved , as competi
tion has made It necessary for the Bell com
pany to use Inventions and improvements
that otherwise would have been burled. This
was the policy of the Bell management dur
ing the period when It enjoyed a monopoly ,
but this course had to bo abandoned as soon
as the Independent movement got fairly
under way.
< ) ,500 UcKrccn Fahrenheit.
Prof. Tucker of Columbia university has
succeeded In producing the greatest heat yet
known to man. A specially-constructed
clectrlcnl furnace and current of unusual
power were used to create this temperature ,
which was so high that under it steel , hara
quartz and even platinum were vaporized.
As for ordinary crucibles they disappeared at
once In a little puff of smoke. The best beat
obtained was 6,500 degrees Fahrenheit , 200
degrees hotter than any tempcraturo before -
fore produced. Says a correspondent : It Is
dimcult to appreciate the degree of such heat
without Komo comparisons. Scalding water-
means a temperature of 212 degrees Faliren.
belt and redhot iron 800 degrees. Steel
melts nt 3,000 degrees nnd bolls llko water at
3,500 degrees. As for the heat of tlfo sun ,
It Is estimated at 10,000 degrees , so that Prof.
Tucker obtained a temperature which came
within only 3,700 degrees of Old Sol himself.
Of course , a 'special apparatus was needed
to measure the temperature obtained by
Prof. Tucker ordinary thermometers being
quite out of the question. The arrangement
used for this purpose Is called a calorimeter
and It Is n rather Intricate piece of ap
paratus. Whllo It depends upon mercury
for tbo recording of the degree of heat or
cold obtained , the reading Is not made In the
direct way that obtains with the ordinary
thermometer. The readings of the calori
meter are taken and some calculation Is
necessary to determine the exact value In
degrees of heat or cold of the figures. Be *
cause of this fact it Is usually found that
the actual heat obtained is slightly above
that recorded. The heat obtained by Prof.
Tucker was 6,500 degrees ; It Is not Improb
able that It was nearly 6,800. Scientifically
the experiment was of Importance , because
It has demonstrated that the degrco of heat
obtained eomo time ngo by Prof. Molsson of
Paris was not the greatest possible. Com-
morclnlly it Is useful , because it has tfliown
that diamonds of remarkable slzu nnd purity
may bo mndo artificially. Further- has
given to commerce two products ol al
most Incalculable value calcium carbide and
slllclum carbide.
I'nlluf ChlefH Adjourn.
CHATTANOOGA , Tcnn. , May 11. The police -
lice chiefs adjourned at uoon to meet next
yrar In Cincinnati. Ono of the features of
the Fast session wna a long discussion of
the question of changing the name of the
association to the "International Associa
tion of Police Olllclals. " The discussion of
this question grew so warm that It was
finally postponed until tbo Cincinnati meet
ing.
ing.Tho
The question of urging congress to make
an appropriation to assist In the mainte
nance of tbo National Bureau of Identifica
tion. was brought up , After considerable
discussion the committee having the matter
In charge was enlarged 'and Instructed to
hasten 'its work In every way possible ,
President Jannsen appointed the following
executive committee ; Frank J , Cassadey ,
James I' . Qulgloy , J. W. Haagor , G. 13 ,
Coruer , J. F. Farley.
Captain Ilu&tcr'N SiiccrNNor.
Major Forrest H. Hathaway , U. 8. A. , who
1ms been assigned to duty as chief quartermaster -
master for the Department of the Missouri ,
relieving Captain John Baxter , Jr. , ordered
to Manila , has arrived In Omaha from Phil *
adclphla. He will probably assume charge
of his new position today. His family
will arrive here from the cast In about a
month.
Captain Baxter , after turning over the
ofilce to hla successor , will begin making
preparations for his trip to the Philippines ,
his plan being to reave Omaha for San Fran
cisco next Wednesday , Mrs , Baxter and
children will go to Unlontown , Pa. , where
her parents are living and where the wlfo
of tier brother resides , the brother being an
officer In the Fourth Infantry , now serving
in the Philippines.
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'KERR ' ON THE WITNESS STAND
His Memory is a Blank Regarding the
Killing of Reid ,
SHOWS NO INSANITY WHILE TESTIFYING
lie Animer * All ( lumtlonx llciulllj-
and IntelllKcndr Ilxount Thonc
Directly llearhiK on the
Jlurcler nt Vnllcy.
The presence of John Kcrr on the stand
In his own behalf Infused some additional
interest In the proceedings in criminal court
yesterday. Kerr's testimony occupied
nearly nil the forenoon and , while It added
no now clement to the case , his version of
the Incidents before and after the murder
was heard with marked attention by the
twelve men on whoso verdict his life de
pends.
Nothing could bo moro foreign to the
conception of n murderer than the demeanor
of the defendant whllo ho was on the stand.
No more mild-mannered and Inoffensive ap
pearing witness has been heard in the caso.
Ho spoke in low tones nt first , but after ho
had been enjoined to speak up his testimony
was clearly nudlblc. lie was perfectly col
lected In his manner and exhibited no symp
tom of mental derangement. Ho nnswcrcd
all questions readily and intelligently , ex
cept tlioso ithnt related to the murder or
his previous fight with Held. Of thcso ho
denied the slightest recollection. Ho was
handled very gingerly on cross-examination
by General Cowln , who evidently did not
wish to provoke any ebullition of temper
Indication of mental weakness.
Some of the most Important evidence that
has yet been produced by the defense was
brought out during the examination of
.County Physician Henry Wclso , who was the
first witness of the day. Dr. Welso said that
ho treated Kcrr the first time on the mornIng -
Ing after the shooting. Kerr's face was black
nnd blue and ho had contusions on the head ,
shoulders and chest. He said that the gashes
on the side of his neck , left from his at
tempt to commit suicide the evening before ,
were not perfectly stitched and there was n
bloody discharge from each car. Kcrr also
had n high fever at the time nnd although
ho did not speak a word to the witness for
several days , bo kept putting his hands to
his head. At that time ho was evidently
deaf and continued so until the discharges
from the ears were stopped , when ho became
able to hear on one side.
Further Inquiry In regard to the condition
of the defendant at that tlmo brought out
the statement that ho had a par *
tlal paralysis of the right arm
nnd hand. This , In the opinion of the
witness , was duo to an Injury to the brain
caused by a blow on the head. The witness
believed that there had been n hcmorrage
of the brain , the serous matter finding its
way out at tbo ears and nose. The blood in
the discharges came from ruplurcd arteries
at the bnso of the brain nnd this also con
tained some fluid brain substance. There
waa no actual fracture of the skull , but the
witness bcIlevcU that the floor of the brain
had been wrenched or Jarred sufficiently to
cause the ruptured arteries.
Kcrr Taken the Stniul.
Mr. Mahoney then raised a slight breeze
in the court room by calling the defendant
to testify In his own behalf. Kerr was
first asked In regard to his conversation
with Chris Ambos. In which Ambos told
him that Ed McGutre was going to do him
up. During 1898 McGulro did commit an
assault on him. He was also assaulted on
another occasion In 1898 , but ho did not
know who did It. Ho was passing the
Burlington headquarters In Omaha when he
received a blow and ho did not know any
thing moro until he woke up In the city
Jail the next morning.
Kerr was then questioned In regard to his
fight with John Reid In Omaha on the Tues
day preceding the murder. They went to
the races during > the day and "late In the
afternoon they started on their way home.
Intending to stop on the way to see Mrs.
Kerr. The witness went in to sco Mrs.
Kcrr alone and Reid remained In the buggy.
Ho was met at the door toy a man who said
Mrs. Kerr was not there. Then ho went
back to the buggy and asked Reid why he
was deceiving him. Kcrr declared that ho
could not remember whether he got back
Into the buggy or anything that occurred
after that tlmo. His recollections of what
occurred the next day were also confused
and all be could say was that he reached
homo some tlmo after dark. Then ho un
harnessed the team and was so exhausted
that ho lay down in a stall. Finally ho getup
up and went to the house. He tried to
sleep , but could not , so be went out and
lay on the lawn until daylight. Ho then
went In and stayed In his room all day
and the following night. Ho did not cat
anything and could not say whether he slept
any or not. About 10 o'clock Friday mornIng -
Ing bo got up and asked bis brother Robert
if ho would go with him to Elkhorn to sec
Attorney Sullivan. He did not cat anything
that forenoon either. Ho put the gun In
the buggy because he had been told that
Ed McGulro was coming to Elkhorn to "do
him up. " Ho had frequently carried tbo
gun In the buggy when ho was traveling
in that neighborhood , He was allowed to
describe the route ho traveled with the evi
dent intention of showing that ho did not
Intend to go to Valley when ho started.
Ho then stated that ho Intended to go to
Elkhorn to see Sullivan in regard to bring
ing n suit against Reid. After he left his
brother William's place ho drove to Waterloo
lee and thence to Elkhorn. Ho did not find
Sullivan , but he 'was told at Sullivan's
resldonco that ho wns In Valley. They
then went on to Valley to find Sullivan.
Memory FnllH Him.
From that time the memory of the wit
ness became , a blank. Ho remembered leav
ing Elkhorn and asserted that ho knew
nothing moro until he met Sheriff McDon
ald in the Jail In Valloy. Ho declared that
ho did not know anything that happened
butwecn those Incidents. In reply to a di
rect question ho said that ho had no Inten
tion of killing Reid when ho went to Valley ,
Ha had never had any Intention of killing
him nt any tlmo. Ho nlso asserted that he
has now no recollection whether ho saw
John Reid while ho was at Valloy.
On cross-examination the stale endeavored
to elicit some additional testimony In regard
to the alleged assault near the Burlington
headquarters , but the witness could re
member nothing. Ho was positive , however ,
that ho was sober at the tlmo and that the
brulso on his head resulted from a blow nnd
not from a fall on tbo sidewalk , The state
was no moro successful In Jogging his mem
ory as to the other incidents In regard to
which bo assorted In his direct testimony
that his memory had failed htm. He could
remember nothing whatever about his fight
with Held and the subsequent Incidents to
which other witnesses bad testified. Ho re
membered waking up nt the Colonado hotel
tha next morning , but ho did not remem
ber going there.
The cross-examination of Kerr was con
tinued in the afternoon and the witness
was questioned In detail in regard to his
movements on July 1 before he shot Reid.
Ho did not vary materially from his first
story. Ho was positive In his statements
In regard to matters that ho remembered ,
and on other points Jio consistently stuck
to his statement that his memory was a
blank. A fact once stated was absolutely
adhered to , no matter In what shnrio the
'question was mit , and , although ho was on
the stand for three hours , he did not con
tradict himself in the most trilling detail.
Kerr' * Mental Condition.
Dr. Wclso was recalled , and stated that
when bo examined Kerr In tha county jail
his ores were bloodohot and the pupils
wcro dilated. He attributed this to an Ir
ritation of the brain caused by nn Inter
ruption of the circulation.
Dr. K. S. Owens testified that ho Is nn
eye and oar specialist. He saw Kcrr in the
county Jail about ten days ago nnd made
an examination of his cars : Ho was deaf
to n considerable decree In both cars. The
drum of the rlcht car was perforated And
the cause of deafness In the left car was
found In the Internal car. The membrane
around the auditory ncrvo had become
hardened and pressed upon tbo ncrvo fila
ments. This condition was the probable
result of n disease of the coverings of the
brain duo in turn to Inflammntlon. The
Inflammation wna probably caused by the
beating received by Kcrr on the Tuesday
before tbo sbootlns.
On cross-examination the state attempted
to show that Kerr's deafness might have
been caused by .the discharge of the shot
gun near his head Just after ho shot Reid ,
but the \\ltncss failed to connect the In
cident and the condition.
Dr. R. M. Stone was asked n hypothetical
question , which Included the entire per
sonal nnd family history of the defendant ,
as It lias appeared In the evidence. The
question occupied forty-seven nnd a half
minutes and was Instantly met with 'nn ob *
jectlon , which was sustained. The ques
tion was modified to conform to the ruling
of the court , and the witness then stated
that on the hypothesis just presented John
Kcrr was In n state of acute delirium when
ho killed Reid. Ho was not In n condition
to comprehend the character of his nets nor
to dlstlnculsh right from wrong.
Xut Conxldcred IIINIIIIC.
In reply to the Inquiry of the state Dr.
Stone said that he did not consider Kcrr
Insane. Ho made a distinction between ub-
solute Insanity and the condition in which
ho located the defendant at tbo tlmo of
the shooting : The remainder of the after
noon was occupied by a scarchlnc cross-
examination , in the course of which each
individual act of Kcrr from the day of his
fight with Reid to the Unio of the tragedy
was made the subject of a hypothetical
question In which the witness was asked
whether , In his opinion , Kcrr know what
ho 'Was doing when that particular net oc
curred , lu each case the witness was re
quired to bs.o his opinion solely on th > )
single net specified and In most cases ho
said that U would seem that Kcrr knew
what ho was doing. In reply to other
similar questions ho declared himself un
able to slvo a catgorlcal answer , and thcso
admissions wcro received with , very caustic
comment by counsel for the state.
Znrnlnko Cctn n Verdict.
In tbo case of Herman Zarnlsko ngnlnst
the Union Pacific Railroad company , which
was on trial before Judge Mungcr , the jury
has returned a verdict , finding for the
plaintiff and assessing his damages at $1,050.
Zarnlsko sued for $10,000 damages. Ho was
an employe of ono of the packing bouses at
South Omaha and resided In Omaha. A year
or so ngo , whllo going to his work , Instead
of riding In the passenger car attached to the
train running between the two towns , ho
climbed onto the running board of tbo switch
engine nnd fell off. The wheels passed over
ono of his legs , necessitating an amputation.
Minor MnticrK in Court.
Emma S. Taylor has applied for a dl-
vorco from John D. Taylor for uonsupport.
Judge Baxter has1 granted the petition of
Interested parties for the appointment of
Charles Balbacb as administrator of the es
tate of Carolina BaTbach. The bond Is fixed
at $60,000.
Louis J. Spltzbart nnd G. W. Plnttner
have gone Into court on the much litigated
subject of contract extras. Spltzbart agreed
to build a house at Thirty-first and Pacific
streets for Plattner for $530. When the job
was done the contractor put In a bill for
$231.85 for extras , which Plattner has re
fused to pay.
In the bankruptcy case of J. Herbert Van
Clostcr , tbo referee hasj filed his report ,
which , when approved by Judge Mungor ot
the United States court , will release the
applicant from nil of bis past obligations.
In his findings the referee reports that Van
Clostcr owes $15,793 nnd that ho Is the
owner of au estate of the value of $306.20.
PLUMBING LAW VIOLATED
Arrent of I'liimlicrH for Not Tnltlng
Out the UctiulrcO. 1'crmltt *
for Work.
The first arrest under the new plumbing
ordinance which went into effect April 1
occurred yesterday , when Free & Black
and Otto Waack were notified to appear In
police court and plead to the charge of
Jiavlng violated the law In falling to take
out a permit. The complaint was made by
Plumbing Inspector Hinton , and tbo bouso
on which the work Is being done without
permit Is that of Mrs. Hannah Johnson on
Dodge street , between Twenty-sixth and
Twenty-seventh.
Plumbing Inspector Hinton said that the
plumpers wore not observing the law gen
erally , and It Is necessary that -they should
do so. The house of Mrs. Johnson Is now
and quite a largo amount of work Is to bo
done upon it. The ordinance provides for a
minimum fine of $10 , and the maximum maybe
bo $100.
When Mr. Free was seen at his store bo
had not received notlco of the filing of the
complaint. In connection with it he said :
"When the ordinance was passed wo fur
nished the building Inspector with a com
plete list of > the work wo had contracted
on which , of course , permits were not nec
essary. Later he notified us that wo wcro
doing work for Mr. Blum which was not
Included in the list. Wo procured a permit
promptly , and would have done so In this
case had ho notified us. Whllo It Is not
likely that wo will contest the case , it is
questionable with us whothcr the city has
the right to make a firm a collecting agent
for it. Ono plumbing law was knocked out
recently and should this complaint bo pushed
the validity of the ordinance may bo tested
before the end Is reached. Wo have no
dcslro to inftlngo on any of the ordinances ,
but think the inspector might have notified
UH In this case that repairs wcro being made
without a permit before ho lodged tbo in
formation. "
In fluent for Information.
OMAHA , May 9 , To the Editor of The
Bco ; Is there no city ordinance providing-
for a system 01 sanuury juojiuiaiuu ui u uu-
ing places yards , cow barns , etc. ? Near my
homo there are three cow yards In full
bloom. I might go before tbo Board of
Health and file a compfatnt against these
nuisances and thus abate them , but I do
not intend to do anything of the kind. U
should never bo necessary for a homeowner
owner to incur the everlasting cnmjty of i
his neighbors. If the city's sanitary Inspectors
specters bad done their duty I would have
no cause to complain. A VICTIM.
FXPOSFS THK IlfllD-IlP fANf
JvAl UJJjU llllj lluLI/'Ul UlUUi
Inside Operations of the Omaha Gnmbleis1
Clearing House.
PROTECTION AT WHOLESALED ALL COMERS
Mure Tentlinony Taken In the I.llicl
Cnxc Hroitfilit liy County Attor
ney Mileliln to 1 to pair
DnituiKeil Iteputatlon.
Further Interesting testimony relating to
the operations of the hold-up gang that was
Interested In the election of Mr. Shields as
county attorney Is being brought out In the
depositions In the case brought by Mr.
Shields against The Bee for alleged libel.
In n recent deposition the witness , ono of
the barkeepers in the resort run by Walter
Motse & Co. In the nanio of Jack Norton , In
connection with their wholesale business ,
relates the circumstances by which pro
tection was sold to sure-thing gamblers
last summer.
After explaining the connection ot Molsa
with the establishment the following answers
were given ;
QUcfltlon Do you know anything about
this base ball Tlvoll game ?
Answer I know It was a llnd of game
they had. They would throw base balls
and they would fall Into n scries of pegs
nnd fall Into small partitions at the bottom.
Q. Do-yon know whether Molse nnd Nor
ton h.id an interest In that game ?
A. Yes , sir. Norton wns supposed to bo
interested to furnish thcso people that came
to seek protection to glvo them protection
so that they could run.
Q. What kind of protection ?
A. So they could run. To keep the pollco
off.
off.Q.
Q. Did you ever see them pay any money
to Norton ? -
A. Yes , sir. They used to como In even
ings about 0 o'clock , when they closed up
the game. If Norton was not there they
would wait for him and then go upstairs to
ono of the upstairs rooms and divide the
money. '
Q. How often did you sco them divide up
the money ?
A. About three times.
llnoc Home Game.
Q. Did you know anything about a rnco
horse same going on here last summer ?
A. Yes , sir. There was a man came up
here from Hot Springs , Ark. , by the name
of Ed Smith , whom I know when bo wns a
small boy , and ho naturally came to sco mo.
Ho asked mo : "Is" this man Norton the
man who Is furnishing protection to thcso
games ? " I told him "Yes , I thought so. "
Ho asked mo when ho could sec htm nnd
ho came In that evening and saw Norton
and ho afterward opened up on Sixteenth
street , between Capitol avenue nnd Dodge.
Q. State what this race horse game was.
A. It was n gambling game. It was run
with I don't know how many horses. The
horses wcro turned nround nnd they would
bet on the winner and the manipulators
could stop It at any time they wanted to
and make any horse win.
Q. Do you know what Smith wanted to
see Norton for ?
A. Ho wanted to see Norton about open-
Q , Do you know whether or not there
was anything said or done with regard to
protection ?
A. I know that Ed Smith gave up a cer
tain amount of money so ho could run.
Q. Did you over see him pay any money ?
A. I never saw him pay any.
Q. Did you over see any one pay any for
him ?
A. Yes , sir. This man Phillips , who used
to run the game for him.
Q. Who did ho glvo the money to ?
A. To Norton. *
Q. Do you remember any men coming
from Nashville , Tenn. , to see Norton , Molso
nnd these men ?
A. Yes , sir. I don't remember their
names. They wanted to como hero and open
up a base ball Tlvoll nnd wanted to sco
Norton about protection. Norton told them
they could nnd wanted 25 per cent of their
earnings no , ho wanted one-third of their
earnings nnd they wanted to give him 25
per cent of their earnings , but Norton would
not take that as sufficient and they did not
open up.
In On a IllK Mitt Aim * .
Q. Do you Know anything about n game
called the big mitt running hero In Omaha ?
A. I know that it is a sort of gambling
game , but never saw It played. A man
named O'Neill was running It and some other
party whose name I do not know.
Q. Did you ever see O'Neill In the Molso
place ?
A. Yes , sir. I did.
Q. And did you ever BCO him or hear him
talking with any of those parties mentioned
Moiso or any of those parties ?
A. Norton nnd Molso both. And I have
eccn him talking to Fanning.
Q. Do you know about O'Neill going to
Council Bluffs at ono tlmo ?
A. Ho came in one Sunday morning and
nskcd mo whore ho could find Norton. I told
him he could get him by telephone. I asked
him what was the matter and ho said that
ho had just won $100 from some fellow nnd
ho thought the pollco wcro after him and
that bo had better go to Council Bluffs to
get out of the way , and asked mo what to
do In regard to It. I told him that I did not
know , to call Norton. Ho asked mo to call
Norton up by telephone nnd I did so nnd
Norton told me to ask Molse. I asked Molso
unu LUUI > MUIBU uiu < ; iruuiuaiujiut3 ; unu HSKCU
him If he did not think It was better for
him to go to Council Bluffs. Molse answered
that ho thought it was just as good that ho
might.
Q. Did you know whether or not he went ?
A. Ho went to Council Bluffs.
Molxc I'lncc RfiiiK'M
llauK-out.
The name witness testified as to the
frequenting of members of the gang of
Moldo's resort nnd their association with the
grafters and gamblers who hung out ( hero.
Ho testified as to Fanning , Herdman , Dunn
and Metcalfa of the World-Herald being
constant visitors. On cross examlnnHoii
60H10 Interesting details wcro brought out.
Q. Did you say you saw Motcalfo of the
World-Herald at Jack Norton's place ?
A. Yes , sir.
Q. Who was with him ?
A. By himself aud , with Mr. Molso. Saw
him go through Jack Norton's place and go
through the bldo door Into Mr. Molso's place.
Q , At other times did you over see him
in tbero ?
A. I eaw him In there a number of times.
The Hanan shoe plans-
Arc drawn with n care Unit Is not
cliarncturlHtlc of qll hhoeinnUcrs It coat
them over $20,000 lo make the lasts ,
nlono It'H ever tlicso patterno that then ( /
famous foot-form nhoes are nindp mndo
as the foot Is , so that the foot 'does not
have to change It's ehapo to lit them
Men nnd women wear Hanan shoes--
Russet calf anil A'lcl kid In different
shades Uladc Vlcl Islil Calf and patent
calf AH the new ami popular toes and
shapes Once yon wear a Hanan yon
always wear them.
Drexel Shoe Co. ,
Ocinha'a Ui > > to-tiate Shoe House ,
1419 FARNAM STREET.
Now faiirlnu Cntnlotcue uutr ready- *
Sent for ( ho
A simple and safe way to clean costly and easily-
injured articles is to make a suds of hot water and
Ivory Soap , and allow it to cool until lukewarm. This
solution , while very effective , is perfectly harmless.
Ivory Soap contains no alkali. It will not destroy the
surface or texture of any material , however delicate.
Ivory Soap differs from other soaps. It is more
carefully made , and the materials used in its manu
facture are the purest and best.
.
COPYRIGHT IBtB BY THI PROCTtN & HAMBLC CO. CINCINNATI
I saw him In there nt'C o'clock lu the morn
ing.
ing.Q.
Q. Did you over see him doing anything
In there except coming In nnd getting u
drink ?
A. Yes , sir. I saw him talking with Mr.
Molso anil Mr. Hayward.
Q. What wcro they talking about ?
A. Talking about election , etc.
Q. Now , Is It your judgment that Mct-
calfo came In there for the purpose of sees
Ing them , or did ho como lu for a drink ,
and , happening to ecc Idem , stop nnd talk to
them ?
A. Well , bo came In for both purposes.
Q. State Bomo tlmo when he came In
thera for the purpose of seeing them.
A. Well , it was one Sunday last Decem
ber. It wns In the morning , about 8 or 9
o'clock , Mr. Mclcalfo came in , and wanted
to know if Mr. Molso toad como down yet ;
I told him , no sir , ho bad not. Ho got his
drink nnd went out ; shortly after tliat Mr.
Molso came Into bis place , opened the door
In between and asked wns Mr. Metcalfo In
that morning. I told him , yes. Did ho
Icavo any word ? I said , no. And Molso
told mo If Mr. Mctcalfe came in to let him
know knnok nf * hn rlrwir nml Inf lilm
know. Mr. Metcalfe came in , and I did as
Mr. Molso requested mo to , nnd they exChanged -
Changed morning greetings nnd Mr. Mctcalfe
wont into Sir. Molso's place with him. Mr.
Molso came to mo and told mo under no con
sideration to call him no matter who might
como In and ask for him.
ShlclilN' KIcutlou All They -\VniitiMl.
Another Interesting part of the same wit
ness' testimony related to the part the gang
took in the campaign last fall , as follows :
Q. J3Id you takomny part in _ politics this
last fall ? Or were you asked "to work for
any particular person ?
A. I was not exactly asked , but It was
understood that I would.
Q. Who spoke to you about It ?
A. Fanning , Molso and Norton.
Q. Did they ask you to work for George
W. Shields for county attorney ?
A. Yes , sir. They told mo they did not
care for anybody else. All they wanted
was for Shields to win.
This was explained further in the cross-
examination by telling how he canvassed
his friends in the Third ward by the orders
of Molso on behalf of Shields , and this testi
mony was unshaken despite the vigorous
cross-questioning.
CITY OFFICERS mSGUSTED
Council FullH io I'ravlilc Money for
1'iibllnhliiK the Animal
llciiortx.
The city comptroller and the city clerk , ns
well as other city ofllclals , are considerably
disgusted over the fact that the city council
Is showing a decided disinclination to pub
lish the annual reports of city officers for
last year. This disgust Increases dally as
the ofllclals reoelvo handsomely bound an
nual reports from other cities with requests
that Omaha reciprocate. In eome instances
these reports are especially marked as u
bit of courtesy to this city. For example ,
the city ofllclals of San Francisco have
sent a very finely bound copy of their re
ports , stamped with the words : "From the
City of San Francisco to the City of Omaha. "
City ofllclals have already received a con
siderable number of such reports.
In acknowledging the receipt of the books
the local city officials are compelled to say
that Omaha cannot rcclprocato because It
will not publish a volume this year. Ho-
qucsts for copies of city reports are coming
from bond-buying firms and financial jour
nals. City Comptroller Westborg declares
that In cases llko the last mentioned the
failure of tha city to send reports Is likely
to result to a disadvantage to Omaha that
can bo measured In dollars and cedts , as
financiers may think that there Is something
In the city's condition that the olllclals do
not want to make public. „
In order to make the best of the situation
City Comptroller WcstborR Is now urging
that the city Issito nt least a handbook ,
giving Omaha's financial condition last year.
Ho will bring the matter to the attention ot
the council. Ho says that the cost of such
a book would bo small.
FILES PLAT OF BOULEVARD
Oily KiiKlncur Ilono\\nt < T Shown
Houtc nt 1'roiionoil South-
went Driveway.
City Engineer Itosewater has completed a
detailed plat of the route of the boulevard
( hat Is to extend from Hanscom park to
Twenty-seventh and Durt streets , showing
the various lota and blocks that are to 'bo '
condemned. The plat has been turned over
to City Attorney Council , who will at once
draw up an ordinance .calling for the con
demnation of the land and appointing ap
praisers to assess the damages and benefits.
This ordinance la to bo Introduced In the
council at Its next meeting.
The route of tha boulevard Is tbo same as
has already been published , The only point
In dispute was at the crossing of Farnam
and Hamey streets. City EngineerRoso -
watcr advocated that Thirty-first street bo
followed along this stretch of the parkway ,
but If this scheme , whllo admitted to bo the
best , were followed , it would bo necessary
to tunnel under Farnam and Harnoy streets.
This would have been an expensive piece ot
work nnd It was therefore decided to adopt
a route to the cast of Thirty-first street that
will permit the boulevard to strike these two
streets at their present grades.
are skewed or pinch you como
in and wo will adjust thorn , no
charge for euch pleasantrlea as
that nor for examining the yea
Our charges are for furnishing
the proper eye Jielps but the
charge la Just right You will
say on much.
THE ALOE & PENfOLD CO. ,
Leading Scientific Opttrlnni.
1403 Farnam. OMAHA.
OPPOSITE PAXTON HOTEL.
While we're ' talking
Wo don't wnnt you to forgot that we
make the licstploH iu the world nnd thnt
\vo linvo no objuullon to your hiking
them honio to out Ave put 'cm so you
can curry them homo ( ill right SOc for
a whole plo that weighs nearly two
pounds Your wife Is no doubt u , KOotl
cook , but she can't make any botlor pies
than these and when she does make
them they cost more than twenty cents-
Take home u pic and ucc whnt she guys.
BALDUFFS ,
lMtfc-IU30 to 2i30. Supper-9i)0 U &M
1620 Farnam St.
It is a well known fact-
That wo spll pianos on Midi cany terms
thut the payments stretch out llko u
coupon rallioail ticket Things that you
should remember That wo linvo only
one price You pay no more when you
buy from ns on time than If you paid
HI nil cash That we have over thirty
dlllVrcnt makes , including such plunus
as the Knabo Klmball Kranlch nnd
llarh Halli't and Davis and IJoKpo
pianos , that have won their high stand
ing by actual merit ,
A. HOSPE ,
We celebrate our 28th lianlneia anl-
veriary Oct. 23rd , 1809.
Music and Alt 1513 Douglas ,