THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: THPKKDAY. MARCH 1. Hr.
FUNSTON SCENTS TROUBLE
Rinforcin Troop in Philippine Approved
by Officer st San Francisco.
OUTBREAK IN CHINA EXPECTLD TO GROW
If Action U Taken Trnoiia Must
Be Sent from I nlted, Utf.
a lalands Need All
They II" e.
HAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 3.-"Thlngs ato '
beginning to look serious In the fur cast."
Said Oeneral Kunslnn in an interview yes
terday, "and the actlun of 1 lie Wiir r
pnrtmcnt In reinforcing the troop" already
in the Philippines will. In my opinion, be
Justified before the finl of the present up
rising. Though the dispatches thus far
received seem to indicate that the out
rages have, been confined to rcngllsli resi
dents in China, it in unreasonable to sup
pose that the unoontrolable mobs whi'jli
have hitherto wrought such Imvoc amoi.g
foreigners will make any distinction of
nationality If they ever start a massacre."
Speaking of who would likely be In com
mand In case It was necessary to land
troop In China, the general wild that Major j
General I-eonard Wood was the logical
commander of an expedition of the kind,
but he had number of Kencrals under
iilm In the military department of tin
TORTURED BY
ITCHING SCALP
Eczema Broke Out Also on Hands
and Limbs-Suffering Intense
Doctors Said Too Old to Be
Cured -An Old Soldier of 80
Years Declares:
"CUTICURA TREATMENT
IS A BLESSING"
"At all times and to all people I am
tilling to testify to the. merits of Cu
ticura. It saved mc from worse than
the tortures of hades, about the year
1900, -ith itching on my scalp and
temples, and afterwards it commenced
to break out on my hands. Then it
broke out on my limbs. I was advised
to use salt and water, which I did, to
no effect, i I then went to a Surgeon, who
commenced treating me with a wash of
borax. This treatment did me no good,
but rather aggravated the disease. 1
then told him I would go and sen a phy
sician in trie. The reply was that I
could go anywhere, but a case of
Micnii like mine could not be cured;
that 1 was too old (80). I went to an
eminent doctor in the city of Frie and
treated with him for six months, with
like results. I had read of the Cu
ticura Remedies often. I was strongly
tempted to give them a trial, so I sent
for the Cuticura Soap, Ointment, and
Resolvent and continued taking the
Resolvent until I had taken six bottles,
stopping it to take the Pills. I was now
getting better. I took two baths a day,
and at night I let the lather nf the Soap
dry on. I used the Ointment with
great effect after washing in warm
water, to stop the itching at once. I
am now cured.
"The Cuticura treatment is a blessing
and should bo used by every one who
has itching of the skin. I can't say any
more, and thank God that He has given
the wbrld such a curative. You can
use this letter as you please. A very
much befriended man, lVm. II. Gray,
3303 Mt. Vernon St., Philadelphia, Pa.,
August 2, 1905."
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Tuoso nunerint from weak
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One box will tell a atorr of
marTeloua remit. This medietas lis more
rejuvenating. vitoJIiing force than has ever
l,e fur been offered. tent post-paid in plain
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NOT1C&.
Notice la hereby given that the Keith and
Ljiieoln Counties irrigation District will
leceive scaled proposal for Hie purchase
i f the toj.uu0.0U boiid issue of said district
up to the hour of a o'clock p. m., standard
tune, of the id day oi April, liwtS, at the
uBice uf the avcieiury ot said Irrigation
District, in thu towu uf (Sutherland, in
Lincoln county, in the state of Nebraska,
bald bond are In the denomination of
luv.0O each and bear interest at the rate of
si per cant, I aable aeiul-annualiy, oil tha
mat daya of March and September of eacit
und every year. bvittiinhiK with tha mat
day of September, It. These bonds are In
ten series. 33 of which are du on the first
dny of March. Wl; St due on the first uf
March, due on Ida Urst day of
March !i13; due on the Hist day of
March, 1H. W due oil the Ural day of
March, Wli; due on the lirat Uay uf
March. !'; due on the llrat day uf
March, llT; i due on lh- ,My of
March, l'd; s due oil the Met day of
March, 1119. and )ul due on the first day
of March. IK.
The seab-d proposals may tie for lh
whole of said bonds or for any portion
thereof, and such bids will be opened im
mediately after the hour of o'clock p. in.
of Maid 2d day of April. 1. the board re
serving" the right to reject any and all bids
Dated this 1-th dav of February, 1.
JAMK3 SHUL't. Becretary.
Fll-dJut
NOTICK TO SlOCKHObllCKg.
The reuLur annual meetinK cf atckhold
era In The liee Fubllahlnc company will bs
turld on Monday. March 5. at 4 o'clock
p. in., in Hs urnce at The 1W building, cor
ne.' 17th and Famaiu streets, in the city ot
Omaha. Hy order of the president.
C C. BOoKWATKK e.retarr.
K 1
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Philippines any one of whom ws available
for service In China. He thought it un
likely troops would be dispatched from here
under a general.
"It seems probable," he continued, "that
most nf the forces for a Chinese expedi
tion mut come from the 1'nited Blates.
lor there are not many more men In the
Philippine at present than are needed for
the preseration of law and order among
the Islands."
China Will Make Amend.
TKKINit, Feb. J. The government has
Instructed the governor of Nanchang, prov
ince of KUng Pi. where, on February 26,
six French Jesuit missionaries and four
British subject were killed, to punish se
verely all participants In the massacre,
and declares Its willingness to make, with
out question, any reasonable reparation
demanded. Many foreigners at Peking
know the governor of Nanchang and con
sider ilm efficient and friendly. They be
lieve his version of the troubles and credit
his statement that lie was unable to pre
vent the disturbance. American. British
and German gunboats are proceeding to
the nearest possible point to Nanchang.
River navigation Is seldom safe beyond
Poyang lake. British and German gun
boat have been stationed at the lake for
the last two years, despite frequent pro
tests that it was an Infringement of
China's sovereignty.
Heartrending;
was the state of A. C. Sticker daughter,
Miletus, V. Va., with a leg sore. Buck
len's Arnica Salve cured her. 26c. For sal
by Sherman & McConnell Drug Co.
DEBATE ON RATE BILL
(Continued from First Page.)
clear as to Its final outcome or the conse
quences of an obeyance of the. order ore
of such bankrupting- character as to make
It Impossible, with due regard for the
rights of Its creditors and stockholders,
for It. to submit.
Mr. Foraker raid that It the bill Is to
become a law it should contain a court re
view provision. On that point he said In
purt:
Fortunately some of tiio most important
of the questions to which attention has
been culled cannot be withheld from the
court, but the power to review the ques
tion us to whether a rate condemned or a
rate made by the commission In a given
ch!o is reasonable Is, unfortunately, not
one of these. But between extor
tion on the one hand and confiscation on
the other there Is In most cases a con
siderable latitude within which the action
ot the commission, without special statu
tory provision for review of It by the
courts, would be llnul and conclusive.
Klklna l,aV anltcleut.
He then declared that little or no leg's-If-1
Ion Is needed and that tho Klklns law
slightly amended is Buflicient if enforced.
He pointed out that the Hepburn bill doei
not deal with rebates or prevent carriers
from engaging in other kinds of business
nnd that It does not enforce uniform classi
fication nor deal with discrimination as to j
localities. The senator staled the bill h:id j
pussed the house without amendment be- ,
cause, as the newspapers nnonunced, "the !
order had gone forth" '.hat while there 1
might be debate no amendment, no matter I
how necessary It might appear, should be
allowed. The bill came to the senate, and,
so far as the committee is concerned,
there has been a repetition ot that experi
ence, he said.
"To even suggest," lie added, "that the
bill is filled with unconstitutional provisions
or that It will prove Impracticable in op
eration is heralded as a species of treason j
and disloyalty, to whom or to what no
body knows. The whole proceeding Is
without a precedent in my experience an 1
probably in the history of the nation.. If
we are to abdicate our functions and per
mit such an imperfect. Ill-advised and ill -considered
bill to become a law discredit
will attach and disappointment will follow,
not only to those who desire such legisla
tion as thu house committee suggested,
but to ull tho people."
Objects to tritU'lama.
Mr. Foraker concluded:
It Is not either easy or agreeable to dinVr
with the president. He is tho head for
the time being, not only of the nation, but
also of the political party of which I am
proud to be a member. I believe that the
welfare of the nation Is most benellclaiiy
promoted by the supremacy of the repub
lican policies nnd on this account think
every, man who believes in the policies of
that party should do all In his power t.i
secure harmony of purpose and unity of
action among Its nicmliera with respect l-t
nutional analix. In this 'behalf he shoulj
be willing to make concession in minor
matters, but when questions arise of sucn
commanding Importance as .these it is tho
duty of every man who has an official
responsibility to discharge with respect to
them to make careful investigation and
then act In accordance with tho convictions
he may reach as a result. To the best of
hllitv 1 have done that.
I r dislike exceedingly, as every other
public man does, to be arraigned before
the country by unfriendly critics as
prompted by unworthy motives in the atti
tude assumed and to suffer In consequence
in the esteem of the people. It is far
pleasanter to go wun me ime oi puimc
xeiitlment and enjoy the Iwmeflta of har-
I monioiis relations with co-workers in the
I public service, and have the -acclaim In
I btcad of the disappropriation of constitu
j cuts, but no limn who allows himself lo
he controlled against nis juugment dv con
sideration of this character can do his
dutv or maintain his self-respect, or be
entitled to retain the respect and confidence
of his colleagues and cnnstiiuenls. If we
enact this measure and it proves disappoint
ing, as I believe it will, the people will
not hear us who say In our defense that
we legislated In response to their demands.
They expect their representatives, especially
in this body, with respect to question nf
tills characicr to act intelligently, patriot
leu II v and in accordance with thelv Judg
ment and their oath of office, which binds
lliem to disregard public clamor and legis
late for the public welfare as they see
and understand it. We owe it to our
selves, as well as our constituents, to meet
this Just expectation.
Mr. Foraker spoke for about thiee hours.
The Ohio senator wa warmly congratu
lated by many of his democratic colleagues.
Indian Hill TnUen I .
A Joint resolution for the continuance of
the present tribal government of the five
civilized tribes of Indians until next June,
offered yesterday hy Mr. Aldtich, was then
taken up. ami Mr. t'laop offered the fol-
! lowing substitute for it:
That the tribal existence and tribal rela
tions of the Choctaw, tinckasaw, Cherokee,
Cick and Heminole tribes of Indians In
Imitau Tcrrlioiy shall continue unaffected
umil all property of such tribes or the
proceeds thereof shall be distributed among
the Individual members' of said tribes.
The presentation of the substitute pro
vided lila-riil debate, which was participated
in by Messrs. C'app, Clark of Wyoming,
Jli'l'umUr, Bailey, Teller. Spooner and
others.
Mr. Tiailey said that his especial desire
a to protect the Indians in the old rail
road land grant. He was especially averse
to placing the control of the Indian lands
In the hands of the secretary of the in
terior. Mr. tpooner pointed out a discrepancy
between the act of l3i. providing for the
settlement of the Cherokee Indiana In
Indian Territory and the patent making
the conveyance, showing that while the
act provided for the reversion of the land
to the government "in caae the Indiana
become extinct or abandon the land," the
patent provide for such reversion in case
of en Unction of the Cherokee tribe or Its
abandonment uf the land. He expressed
the opinion that congr.ns had not Intended
to deprive the Indiana ot their land except
in case uf their extinction.
Thu A Mr nil resolution was then taken
ui, modified and adopted. . As passed it
reads:
That the triitsl existence and govern
ment of the Choctaw, Chickasaw, Cherokee,
Civek nnd ftemtnole trihea or nations of
li dn'ns in Indian Territory are hereby
touLuiucd iu (ad lores aiid effect tor aU
purpoe untU March 4, l!"?, unless sooner
provided for by lam-.
The senate went Into executive session
at 4:1R, hut the doors were reopened ten
minutes later and the remainder of the
session was devoted to the passage of
private pension hill.
The senate adjourned at :3u p. m.
ARM V
BILL
THF.
HOt SK
Prnrlalosi fnr Three llandred Clerks
'la tttrlckea nil.'
WASHINGTON. Feb. The details of
the provisions of the army appropriation
bill occupied the house throughout the dny.
Several page of the measure yet remain
to be considered.
Throughout, members of the spproprla
tlona committee, headed by Chairman Taw
ney. were In controversy with Chairman
Hull and the members of the military com
mittee. Each contest was an effort either
In the direction of reducing or restricting
the amount carried In the bill. In ome
cases the appropriations committee was
successful and In other the military com
mittee. Incidents of the day Included an unsuc
cessful effort to recogniae the heroism of
two of San Francisco's firemen who lost
their lives in the recent fire on the trans
port Meade. Mr. Kahn of California' pre
sented an amendment to pay their widows
IS.Onn each, and many member approved,
hut a point of order wa fatal to the at
tempt. Mr. Hull retracted hi former criti
cism of Minister Rnckhlll on the question of
the return of the t'nlled Slates' "share of
the Boxer Indemnity."
Provision for more than Htm rlerks em
ployed In the staff nnd at army division
headquarters went nut of the bill on a point
of order by Mr. Tawney, who developed
the fact that there was no authority of law
for their employment.
Before proceeding with the army appro
priation bill today the house passed several
hills of minor Importance by unanimous
consent.
The army bill wa then taken up. By
sustaining a point of order made by Mr.
Tawney, Chairman Boutell ruled out of
the bill a provision for appropriations fnr
practically the entire clerical force, amount
ing to more than 3H0 clerks, messengers,
watchmen, char-women, carpenters and
one gardener employed in the office of the
chief of staff and at headquarters of divi
sions and departments of the army.
The point of order was made to para
graphs nf the hill containing increases in
the clerical force, and by the ruling of
the chair not only the Increases, but the
whole force were declared to be without
authorization of law.
Chairman Hull remarked that an effort
would be madu "elsewhere." indicating the
senate, to get the appropriations replaced
in the bill.
Commenting on this action, Minority
leader Williams said the point of order had
developed the fact that there was between
JlOO.dOO and 3O0.(X) in the bill without any
authorization of law. It also revealed thcU
notwithstanding the army had been de
creased from lOfi.OOti to 57.00O men, the cler
ical force was continually increasing. He
predicted that the bill would come buck
from the senate with ail these clerks back
in it, besides others.
Mr. Williams saw cause for criticism In
the provision for n gardener. He had Just
been told he was for the million-dollar war
college with its seven students. Why
should we not provide barbers and boot
blacks for the army, he asked.
The provision In the Ujll requiring that
officers above the grade of colonel shall
serve one year In their higher rank before
retirement was amended at the suggestion
of Mr. Prince (111.), excepting retirement
for disability or where an officer has
reached the age of 64 years.
A plea for the Porto Rlcan regiment, pro
vided for In the bill, was made by Com
missioner Lnriinaga of that island.
Since his critl.ism of Minister Rockhill,
made ! the house Inst week, Mr. Hull said
lit! has been Informed by the State depart
ment that the Chinese newspaper state
ment on which it wus based hud been
denied by Mr. Rockhill. "It seems I was
mistaken." continued Mr. Hull, "and I re
gret that I made any criticism of Mr.
Rockhill on this proposition, which J admit,
while I may criticise him for many other."
Mr. Hull's criticism wus that Mr. Rockhill
In effect had offered the Chinese a bribe of
laVXO.OuO, the amount of the Boxer indem
nlty, to offset the effect of the boycott.
A tight against making the :.i0.ni ap
propriation for barracks and quarter In a
lump sum was made by Mr. Tawney, but
his amendment limiting to SiYl.OnO the ex
penditure at any one army post was de
feated after a pioiracted debate.
Mr. Wllllcms and other members criti
cised the cost f buildings for officers. He
sold tl'.'.OU) had been the cost of a band
stand at Fort Riley. Kansas.
Mr. Hull said this Included cuarters for
members of several bands.
Consideration of the bill was suspended
at S o'clock, when the house passed a reso
lution calling usin the postmaster general
fo." nil Information upon which he based
his order withholding the lights and privi
lege of the mall from the People's United
States btnk or St. Ixuil.
At 5:l o'clock the house adjourned until
tomorrow.
BILLS l IT5lr:T OF
A HO It
House Committee Hears Vlrvta of
Agenta of Inluua and Hallwavn.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.-A general hear
ing on antl-lnjuni'tinn bills and bills to
enable employes to recov4-r fromi corpora
tions for personal injuries was held today
by the house committee on Judiciary.
President Oompers of the American Fed
eration of lAtxir. H. R. Fuller, n-present-Ing
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Kngi
neer and several other organizations of
railway men were among the representa
tive of railway men present.
Relief association ot railway men were
attacked by Mr. Fuller, who said employes
were forced to dn them and to sign con
tracts exonerating companies from lia
bility f4ir personal Injury suffered. Al
though these associations. Mr. Fuller said,
weie unlawful, the companies continue
them.
Hugh Bond, representing the Baltimore
& Ohio Railway, spoke In opposition to
the proposed employers' liability act.
Treasury Has gurplua.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 2S.-For the first
time since May I, lfH, when the govern
ment made Its payment of I5n.ti.af for the
Panama canal property and S4.6aO.CMi loaned
to the Ixiuisiana Purchase Exposition com.
pany. the daily statement issued todny
rhows for the fiscal '4ar a surplus of re
ceipts over expenditures. The surplus to
day amounts to $l.lp-.'.fti. This is regarded
hy the treasury offkinls as u remarkably
fine nhnwing. especially In view of the
fact that the expenditures ince July I last,
on account of public works, exceeds those
for the corresponding period last year by
nearly tK'.Otf.OOO. A very large part of this
sum was paid nut for Panama canal con
struction. Bids fur Veaaela.
WASHINGTON. Feb. M. No bids hava
been recelv-d at the Navy department for
the steel l,J0-ton ateamer Zafiro. although
It had been advertised for sale for six
weeks past. The vessel was appraised at
trr.one.
Tuft ef4 Suaatura.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 3 CJ4srrtaxy Taft
wa be for tbu arnavta cjammitre on Philip
pines today. He said that the production
of sugar In the Philippines is greatly lim
ited (or Uut vaut t! s marks u
ALLEN PLEADS SELF-DEFENSE
Neero Charged with Murder Says He Was
Attacked with Knife.
STORY OPPOSITE FROM THAT OF WOMAN
Defendant Makes Oat that Dead
Man Wta Acareaalve, and He
Kim pi 7 Defended Hla
own tiff,
liralle Allen, the defendant In the murder
case before Judge Sutton, went on the
stand Wednesday afternoon and gave his
version of the shooting affair In which !ce
Jarrett was killed. Allen's story differed
In almost every essential detail from that
told by Mary Jarrett, the only other eye
witness.
Allen said on the evening of the shoot
ing he went home and had trouble with
Jarrett and the latter struck at him with a
drawn knife, knocked him down and tram
pled upon hlni, and then threatened to kill
him. Just before this happened he said hi
sister had locked the back door and Jarrett
the front door. Allen says he unlocked the
door and ran. Jarrett chasing him about
three Mock. He came tip town, bought the
revolver and went back home to get hi
thing. Jarrett wa not there when he ar
rived, but came In two or three minute
later and attacked him with the knife, with
the remark: "I told you not to he hanging
around here." To protect himself. Allen
says,, he drew the revolver with his right
hand and held Jarrett's right hand with hi
left. Jarrett grabbed the gun with hi right
hand. During the scuffle the gun was dis
charged and Jarrett ran out of the front
door. Allen rnn out of the back door. He
says Mrs. Jarrett followed hint and shot at
him three times. He say he was fright
ened because his wife was shooting at him
and gave that as his reason for running. As
he crossed the Missouri river bridge he said
he threw the gun in tha river. He did not
hear of the death of Jarrett until he was
arrested In Iowa. He said he did not know
who pulled the trigger.
.Sen file In Pantomime.
During his testimony the scuffle in which
Jarrett was killed was reproduced In panto
mime by the defendant and his attorney,
Mr. Macfarland. Mr. Macfarland took the
knife and acted the part of Jarrett. while
Allen held the gun and went through the
movements as he said they happened on the
night of the shooting. Allen also positively
denied he had gone through a mock mar
riage ceremony with Miss Jarrett and said
they had gone to living together under nn
agreement to live as man and wife until
death.
The defense Introduced Mrs. John Tolsnn
and her daughter. Gertrude Tolson. who
told of a conversation they had had with
Miss Jarrett an hour or two after the
shooting in which she is alleged to have
said her brother threatened to kill Allen if
he disclosed Miss Jarrett's nlleged rela
tions with an uncle of her, and that tfil
was the cause of the trouble. At 5 o'clock
the defense rested and the state will begin
the rebuttal this morning. .
A little before noon Wednesday the state
rn
People now demand the right to know ex
actly what they eat.
To be told by,' Quaker or retailer that the
food is "purs"',!;! not satisfactory.
Candy may contain "pure" white clay
or "pure" dyes nnd yet be verv harmful.
Syrups . may contain "pure" glucose and
yet be quite digestible and even beneficial.
Tomato catsup may contain a small
amount of salicylic or boracic acid as a
necessary preservative, which may agree
with one at;d be harmful to another.
Wheat flour may contain a portion oi"
corn flour and really be improved. Olive
oil may be made of cotton seed oil. Butter
may contain beef suet and yet be nutri
tious. The person who huvs nnd eats must pro
tect himself and family, and he has a right
to. and now demands, a law under which
he can make Intelligent selection of food.
Many pure food billls have been intro
duced and some passed by state legis
latures; many have been offered to con
gress, but all thus far seem objectionable
U has seemed difficult for politician to
formulate a satisfactory bill that would
protect the ctmmon people and yet avoid
harm to honest makers and prevent end
less trouble to retailers. No government
commission or officer has the right to fix
"food standards." to define what the peo
ple shall and shnll not eat. for what agrees
with one may not agree with another, and
such act would deprive the common citizen
of his ersonal liberty. The Post tun Cereal
Co.. Ltd.. perhaps the largest makers uf
prepared food In the world, have naturally
a close knowledge of the needs of the
people and the details of the business of
the purveyors " (the retail groceri. and
guided by this experience, have prepared
a bill for submission to congress which is
Intended to accomplish the desired ends,
and. Inasmuch as a cllixen of the 1'nited
States has a right to food protection, even
when he enters another state. It la deemed
proper that the government take control
of this matter and provide a national law
t4 govern all the states. A copy of the
bill Is herewith reproduced:
Section 1 governs the maker, whether
the food is put up in small packages,
sealed, or In barrels, boxes or otherwise.
Section I governs the retailer who may
open a barrel and sell the food In small
quantities. When he put the good Into
a paper bag h mum nlo enclose a printed
copy of the statement of the maker which
was affixed to the original package, and
Inasmuch as the retailer cannot undertake
to guarantee the statement of Ingredient
he must publish the statement of the mak
er and add hi own name and address as
a guaranty of his selling the food a It Is
represented to him. which relieves the ie
taller of responsibility of the truth of the
statenv nt and throws It upon the maker,
where it properly belongs.
The remaining section explain them
selves. The Postuni Cereal Co.. Ltd., for ex
ample, ha from the beginning of Its
existence printed on the outside of each
and every package of Poatum and Grape
Nuts food a truthful and exact statement
of what the contents were made of in order
that the consumer might know precisely
what he or she was eating. A person de
siring to buy, for instance, strictly pure
fruit Jelly and willing to nay the price has
a right to expect not only an equivalent
f4r tb coat, but a further right to a cer
tainty aa to what he eats. Or he may be
willing to buy at less coat a jelly made
part of fruit Juices, sugar and a portion
of glucose- But he must b supplied with
truthful Information "f the ingredients anj
I be permitted to use I. in nerson-il liberty lo
select his own food accurately
The p4oule havu allowed the slow mur
der of infants and adults by tricky mak
ers of focd, drink and drugs to go on about
Ion enough. Duty to oneself, family and
nation demands that every man and wo
men Join in an organise movement to
clear our people from tbls ' blight. You
may not be able to go personally to Wash
ington to Impress your MnifraHmtn, but
you can in a moat efrKtrvs way tell him
by letter bow you aeslrs Utra to represent
ou.
EM
rested 111 the case v( l-slle Allen, who !
being tried befcre Judge Hut ton on a
charge of murdering Iee Jarrett hist De
cember. The principal evidence Introduced
at the morning eio,i was by Louis B'ii
menlhal and Isadore Freed man. pawn
broker, the former of whom sold Allen
the revolver and the latter the cartridges
with which he did the shooting. He paid
ti for the gun nnd awned hi coat to get
the cartridges.
Sheriff Canning of Pottawattamie county,
Iowa, where Allen was arrested, testified
that Allen admitted doing the shooting and
saJd he threw the guii Into the Missouri
liver as he crossed the bridge the nlslit
) of the murder. Kvldcncc of the police
officers was presented to show Allen had
been a fugitive from Justice.
MICKEY WILL RENAME BOARD
(nrernor Annnnneea lie Will Heap
point Present Sooth Omaha Fire
and Police Coninilsloner.
Governor Mickey announced Wednesday
noon after eating lunch at the Her Grand
with a delegation of citlr.cna from South
Omaha, that he would re-appoint the same
hoard of fire and police commissioners next
month. The member are T. J. Nolnn,
A. 1.,. Berquist. V. H. Van Sant, (1. W.
Masson and J. A. Nixon.
The governor wa In the city to asi.t
the committee in raising the amount for
the Methodist hospital fund to come within
the requirements laid down by by Dr.
I Jonas when he gave conditionally Ho.onn.
He announced lie would stay with the
committee until the amount was raised.
Asked as to the candidacy of Noma
Brown for senator, the governor replied:
"Norris Brown I all right. He Is a
warm, personal friend of mine and ha
been thinking about presenting his name
In the senatorial race for some time. lb
Is a good man and would make a good
Senator."
The governor disclaimed any Intention
of mixing in local political affairs and
said that although he was Importuned
from all sides he was going to stay out
of the fight and let the Omaha people
fight their own battles. He added:
"I think It much better not to minglo
with local affairs, but to let the peoplo
do a they will. People get an exag
gerated Idea of the power of the governor
anyway. I had a communication from
some residents in the northwestern part
of the city asking me to place a saloon
near -their place of business, as the farmers
went right by the grocery store and did
not stop, whereas if there 'was a saloon
nearby they would tarry a while and all
would derive the benefit."
CASE OVER FIGHT APPEALED
Derlaln.i of Justice of Peace Don
t Fatlafy Man Who la
Fined.
Yesterday afternoon the case of assault
and battery tiled In Justice Eastman's
court hy C. F. Johnson of 'M'l Charles
street agninst Philip Aaron of ltill North
Twenty-fourth street was heard. Owing
to Justice Eastman's inability to heur the
Remember the congressman Is In con
gress to represent the people from his
district and if a goodly number of citizens
express their views to hlni he secures a
very sure guide to duty. Remember also
that the isafiiy of the people is assured by
Insisting thut the will of thu people be
carried out and not thu machinations of
the few for eltlsh Interests.
This pure food legislation is a pure
movement of the people for public protec
tion, it will be opposed only by those
who fatten their pockets by deceiving and
Injuring tin people. Therefore, it your
representative lu congress evades his pa
triotic duty, hold him to strict accounta
bility and if necessary demand equitable
and honest service. This is u very differ
ent condition than when a faction deSiands
class legislation of the congressman. Sev
eral years Hgo the butter Interests of the
country demanded legislation to kill the
oleomargarine Industry and by power of
organization forced class legislation really
unworthy of a free people. Work people
wanted beef suet butter becuuse It was
cheap and better than much unclean milk
butter, hut the dairy interests organized
and forced the legislation. VThe law should
have provided that ackages of oleomar
garine bear the statement of Ingredients
and then let people who desire purchase
it for Just what it Is and not try to kill II
by a heavy Ihx. Manufacturer sometimes
try to force measure In their own Inter
ests, but contrary to the Interesis of
the people, and the labor trust I ul
ways active to push through bills drafted
In the Interest of that trust, hut directly
contrary to the interests of the people
ms a whole. Witness the anti-injunction
bill, by which labor unions seek to tie
the hand of nur courts and prevent the
Issue of any onl -r to restrain the members
of that trust from attacking men or de
stroying property. Pilch a bill is perhnps
the most infamous insult to our court
and the comnicn people ever laid Ivefore
congress and the representatives in con
gress must be held to a strict accounta
bility 'or their acts relating thereto. Rut
when bills come befoi' congress lhat ar
drawn In the Interest of all the people
they should receive the active personal
support of the peoule and'the representa
tives lie Instructed by the citizens. The
senators slo should be written to and In
structed. II therefore, you will remember
your privilege anil duty vou will nt once
now write to your cfiereKsmsn and sen
ator on thi pure food bill. Clin and en
close the copy herewith presented and ask
th4m to mnke a business 4,f following It
through the committee cousiderlni; It. I'rge
it being brought lo a vote and requesting
that they vote for It.
Sonii' oppressively Intelligent and carping
critic may say this Is simply an advertise
ment for Poet um and Grayie-Nuts. It I
true that these article are snoken of hero
in e public manner, hut they are used as
illustration uf a manufacturer seeking by
example, printing on each package a truth
ful, exact statement of Ingredients', to
shame other makers Into doing the fair
thing by the common people, and estab
lishing an era of pure fond, but that pro
cedure has not yet forced those who adul
terate and deceive to change their methods,
hence this effort to arouse public sentiment
Snd show a way out of the present condi
tion of fraud, d celt and harm.
The undersigned Is paing to the publish
er of America about :u.oi' v to print this
announcement In practically all of the
great papers and magazines, in the i-onduct
of what he chooses to term "an educational
campaign." esteenu-d to be of greater direct
value to the people than the establishment
nf many libraries. That la held to be a
worthy method of using money for the
public good. Tell the people facts show them
a way to help t beinsi--H arnl r-' upon
t liem
art intiilljtently anil effort i v el y .
The reader will he fn-ely forgiven if he
entirely forgets the reference to Postum
and Grape-Nuts. If he will but Join the pure
food movement and do things.
w. 4VOST.
F 0)
ense. Justice Foster listened to the evi
dence in the Ksstmnti court ami lined
Aaron $ snd costs. The defendant Im
mediately furnished nn appeal bond of lit!
to take the case to the district court.
Mr. Johnson allege,! r tit t while hoarding
a southbound street ear at Twenty-fourth
and Charles street last Thursday morn
ing he had to sttueer.e by the defendant,
who then struck him on the mouth with
hi lit. which w. the plaintiff main
tained without due provocation. Anion de.
dented his stomach a hurt by Johnson
when he squeezed past in getting Into the
car. Motorman F.lkln testified he wit
nessed the Hssnult. which occurred on the
front end of the car.
CALL FOR AID FOR JAPAN
Appeal Kent Ont by Nebraska's Agent
Who la Worklna In (ieneral
rtni.
The nation has been culled on to assist
2,000,000 people living In the northern part
of Japan without the necessaries of life.
The cause has received the endorsement of
the president, who has presented the mat
ter to the various governors. Governor
Mickey has commended the matter to the
people of this state In a circular. The
National Red Cross society will act as cus
todian of the funds collected. Chaplain
F. M. Slssoti of the First regiment, Ne
braska National Guards, has been ap
pointed to take charge ,,f the work In Ne
braska. Mr. Slssnn Issued the following
circular yesterday:
Our president regards the suffering of
over 2.Hi.nia) people of northern Japan to
be of such a serious character that he has
sent out to each of the governors of the
states an appeal to the American people
for aid to relieve these starving people.
Governor Mickey. In harmonv with this
appeal, ha isued a proclaniatfon calling
upon all the people of Nebraska to make
generous contributions for the, suffering
Japanese. Certainly this cry for help, coin
ing to us from men who so recently com
manded the admiration of the world by
1'ielr endurance and bravery on the battle
ll'id will meet a very liberal response from
all classes of the prosperous people of nur
slate. Only money contributions can be
handled and these under the direction of
"The National Red Cross Society." F.
M. SIsimiii, chaplain of the First regiment,
Nebraska National Guards, has been ap
pointed to take charge nf the cause in Ne
braska. He will receive all nionev, and
forward to the National Red Cross so
ciety, sending a receipt to each individual
contributing to the fund. His address Is
V. M. Kisson, 216 N street, South Omaha,
Neb.
May we suggest this worthy cause might
be presented by all the superintendents
nnd teuchers in our public schools of the
state, thus awakening in the rising gen
eratlon a response to the call of suffering
humanity as broad as the world. Will the
preachers throughout the state, as well as
Sunday school superintendent, present this
cause to their congregations at as early a
dute as possible?
Iet civic orders respond as their organ
izations will allow.
lAt every business man talk it and let
every Individual do at once what Is pos
sible and our great state will stand among
Its sister states well up to the front.
Metal Workers to Meet.
PITTBB1 'RO. Feb. .-Notices have been
sent out by the Amalgamated Association
of Iron, Steel and Sheet Workers to sub
lodge notifying them that the annual
convention will open at Cincinnati Mav 11
and requesting them to send resolution re
garding any changes In the Whge scale or
working rules to the national heudiiuartei s
befdre March 31.
TEXT FOR PURE FOOD BILL.
If it metis approval cut it out, sign name and address and send fo your
representative in congress. Buy two or more publications from which' you cut
tins. Keep one for reference and send the other to one of the Ik S; Senators
from your mate. Ask one or two friends to do the same, and the chances for
Pure Food will be good.
A BILL
TO UKVI IKK MAM KACTI HKIW .X1 SHIPPERS OF FOODS FOR IN
TKRSTATK SHIPMKXT TO LAREL BAIU FOODS AMI PR1XT
THE 1(.'HEIIE.TS CONTAINED I.N SUCH FOODS ON
EACH PACKAGE THEREOF.
Be It enacted by t he Senate and House of Representatives of the United
Slates of America, in Congress assembled: That every person, firm or cor
poration -engaged in i he manufacture, preparation or compounding of food
for human consumption shall print In plain view on each package thereof
made by or for them shipped from any Stale or Territory, or the District of
Columbia, a complete and accurate statement of all the ingredients thereof,
defined by words in common use to describe said ingredients, together with
the announcement that said statement is made by the authority of, and guar
anteed to be accurate by, the makers of such food, and the name and com
plete add reus of the makerH shall be affixed thereto: all printed in plain type
of a size not less than lhat known as eight point, and in the English lan
guage. Sec. 2. That the covering of each and every package of manufactured,
prepared or compounded foods Khipped from any Statu, Territory or the Dis
trict of Columbia, when the food In said package shall have been taken from
a covering supplied by or for the makers and re-covered by or for the sellers.
Khali bear upon Its face or within its enclosure an accurate copy of the state
ment of Ingredients and name of the makers which appeared upon the pack
;ge or covering of said food as supplied by or for the makers thereof, printed
li like manner as the statement of the makers was printed, and such state
ment shall also bear the name and address of who person, lirm or corporation
that re-covered such food.
Section 3. That it shall be uulawful for any person or persons to pur
posely, willfully and maliciously remove, alter, obliterate or destroy smii
ttatement of ingredients appearing on packages of food, as provided in the
preceding sections, and any person or persons who shall violate this secttou
shall bo guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined not less
than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, or Imprisoned
not less than one month nor more than six months, or both, in the discretion
o' the court.
Sec. 4. That the Bureau of Chemistry of the Department of Agriculture
shall procure, or cause to be procured from retail dealers, and analyze or
cause to bo analyzed or examined chemically, microscopically, or otherwise,
samples of all manufactured, prepared or compounded foods offered for sale
in original, unbroken packages in the District of Columbia, In any Territory,
or In any State other than that in which they shall have been respectively
manufactured or otherwise produced, or from a foreign country, or intended
for export to a foreign country. The Secretary of Agriculture shall make
necessary rules and regulations for carrying out the provisions of this Act,
and Is hereby authorized to employ such chemists. Inspectors, clerks, laborers
and other employes as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this
Act and to make such publication of the results of the examinations and
analysis as he may deem proper. And any manufacturer, producer or dealer
who shall refuse to supply, upon application and tender and full payment, of
the selling price, samples of such articles of food to any person duly author
ized by the Secretary of Agriculture to receive them, shall bo guilty of a
misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined not exceeding one hundred
dollars or imprisoned not exceeding one hundred days or both.
Sec. 5. That any person, firm or corporation who shall violate sections
one and two of this Act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction
shall be fined not exceeding two hundred dollars for the first offense and for
each subsequent offense not exceeding three hundred dollars, or be imprisoned
not exceeding one year, or both, in the discretion of the court.
Sec. 6. That any person, firm or corporation who shall willfully, pur
posely or maliciously change or add to the Ingredients of any food, make
false charges, or incorrect analysis, with the purpose of subjecting the raakort
of such foods to fine or imprisonment under this Act, shall be guilty of a mis
demeanor and upon conviction shall be fined not exceeding one thousand dol
lars nor less than thre hundred dollars, or Imprisoned for not less than thirty
days nor more than one year, or both.
Sec. 7. That if shall be the duty of every district attorney to whom
the Secretary of Agriculture shall report anv violation of this Act to cause
proceedings lo be commenced and prosecuted wlthotlt delay for the fines and
penalties In such case provided.
Sec. S. ThPt 'this Act shall not be construed to interfere with com
merce wholly internal In any Slate, nor with the exercise of their police pow
ers by the several states.
Sec. 9. That all acts or parts of act inconsistent with this act are
hereby repealed. (
Sec. 10. That this Act shall be in force and effect from and after the
first day of October, ointeen hundred and six.
The undersigned respecti ully request the Representatives from bis dis
trict and Senators from bis state to support this measure.
Signed
MRS. WHEELER IN THE CLEAR
Wife of Murdered Man Still Unconnected
with the Crime.
NO CONFESSION HAS COME FROM HER (
Police Are tiradnally Strengthening
( bain of Irenmatantlnl Kvldenra
Around Jamea Dlaaa, the
"We have not yet received anr avldenc
wiilcli would connect Mrs. Dora Wheelei
with th murder of her husband. In lit
way has the woman offered anything ti
connect herself or Janus Dlggs with th
crime. A hn been Mated la-fore, she ad-
j mitted nu'ftlng the folored man at hit
room, but still maintains her Ignorance ol
anything connected with the crime. Dlggi
hns denied all knowledge of the crime."
Such was the statement offered Wednes
day by Captain Dunn at the police sta
tion when asked regarding the status ol
the Wheeler case. While as a matter ol
fact the police have worked up a strops
chain of circumstantial evidence against
Dlggs. they could not say the same of th
womnn's case.
Wednesdny morning Captain Dunn and
Deputy County Attorney Foter had an
extended conference with Mrs. Wheeler,
n-ho appeared as firm a ever In maintain
ing her complete Innocence regarding the
murder of Frank K. Wheeler.
Wttneaaea Aaalnat Dlas.
The pollre have three new witnesses
against Diggs. These witnesses have Iden
tified the colored man a having called
at the Millard hotel last Thursday after
noon and asked for the engineer of tha
hotel, which person Diggs did not see after
all. Whether he called on Wheeler or
wanted to get a look at him cannot bs
determined.
The county attorney could not ssy posi
tively Just when he would file a complaint
sen Inst Digg. but thought he would hae
It ready by Thursday morning.
Asked whether he would file a com
plaint against Mr. Wheeler. Deputy
County Foster declined to say. He did not
appear to think from the evidence at hand
he had sufficient grounds on which to file
a complaint against the woman.
In making up their llt of witnesses for
the preliminary hearing In this case ths
police have taken the pnlns to Include th'
name of the reporter who faked the stow
of the woman' confession. He will h
given an opportunity of proving his r.ise.
GRAND ISLAND. Neb.. Feb. 2S.-(Spi-rial.)
Mrs. Wheeler of Omaha, under sus
picion of having hod something to do with
the death of her husband, formerly Mr.
Reynolds, has a police court record in this
city. Her former husband was sentenced
from here for burglary. The police depar'
ment reports her as an especially bcM
character, though while she was here
nothing of such a serious character wts
ever attributed to her.
Postmaster In Trouble,
i?irKFiA,1'0' N'.Y" IVh -Postmaster
Albert Horner of the West fVncca post
office was arrested today charged with em
bezzling Ji.'KKI postotthe funds.
City,
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