The Omaha Daily Bee
VOL. XXXVII NO. 279.
OMAHA, FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 8, IPOS TEN PAGES.
SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS.
PLAYS PART OF CIRCE
Jilt. Guinness' Patrimonial Snare to
Lure Men Into Ret.
DEATH WAITS INSTEAD OF LOVE
Attempt to Catch Helgelein'i Brother
in Same Trap.
BAIN INTERFERES WITH SEARCH
Coroner Mack Preparing Verdict on
Death of Three Children.
lamikipj: mows of crimes
lean Woiaaa Wkia H Told He
Knew Kmk to Hang Mrs.
flalaaeas I Locked Ip
a Wltoeos.
cxicaso. iur T-rouwia u .
attlnntss' "matrimonial ad," with wfclch
victims wr lasod to deaths
"Personal Corn sly widow, wko own
larra farm la on f th finest districts
'la La Fort eoaaty, Indiana, doairoa to
xnak th aaa,Mlataao of gsntlemaa
equally well provided, with view of Jolaiiur
f ortusas. sr replies y latter eonslaort
aaloss oenaer la willing to follow an - r
with personal rlati." -7,
LA PORTE. Ind.. May l.-A4X.,
on the methods by which Mra. l
neaa caused the deatha on her ,
mile north of here, the persona
supposed to have fallen victims to n
for money, was ahed early this morrit.v
Aak K. Helgeleln, brother of Andrew f
geleln of Mansfield, 8. D.. whose dlamty."
bered corpse is am on a" the nine found yeVi
terday and today. Helgeleln told the oor
oner that not only had his brother been In
communication with the woman, but also
that aha had written to him after Andrew's
disappearance In an attempt to induce htm
to visit this cHy.
"Bell your brother's stock and com hers
and we will hunt your brother together."
was the gist of Uie apisUea written In Nor
wegian and as yet only partially translated.
The letters are Jealously guarded by Hei
geleln under orders of Ralph N. Smith,
prosecuting attorney, but enough was re
vealed to show that the woman had not
hesitated to dare to attempt to gain a hold
ver the nearest relative of her latest vic
tim. Baia Prevents Search.
Because of the Heavy rain It was decided
shortly before noon that no farther din
ging would bo done upon the Guinness farm
today. The work will be resumed tomor
row. Ask Helgeleln, the brother of Andrew, af
firms most positively that there can be no
doubt aa to the cadaver being that of his
brother, lie states further that he can
; bring many persons who also oao estab
.tih the Identity beyond any doubt
Coroner Mack, In hla verdict In the
Guinness case, will find that the three
children, whose" rr4(oawera found in the
ruins of the Guinness home were murdered
n.lwre struck In the. forehead with a
hammer or other Instrument prior to their
burning. ..."
On the afternoon before Helgeleln dis
appeared. Ray Lampher was sent to
Michigan City by Mra. Gulnneas to await
the coming of a man named John Moo, her
cousin. The cousin did not arrive and
lamphere returned to the Guinness homo
the next morning about I o'clock. Mrs.
Gull. nets met him at the door and told him
that ha could have a day off and go to
town. He accepted the Invitation and
spent the day In town. He returned the
next morning and she said:
"You didn't get back In time to see him
before he went."
La mr here saked whom she meant and
then she told him Helgeleln had left for
Chicago on the afternoon before. That waa
the last seen of Helgeleln.
toawtlag Maay CI see.
Roy l,amphere, accused of flrat degree
murder In uennectlon with the Incineration
f Mrs. Gu.nr.esa and her children, was
a tenier of Interest today. Efforts to con
nect him more closely with the appalling
aerie of violent deaths are being made by
the public prosecutor, although that of
ficial acaerted yesterday that sufficient
evidence to convict the prisoner of com
plicity , In the murders is already in hla
possession.
J.amphete revealed yeaterday that hla
former employer- had urged him to insure
his life In her favor, asserting that Mra.
Cult.ntss had offered to pay the premiums
an aucb a policy, provided that he agreed
to marry her. tie also said that ha believed
thai bis retuaal to fait In with her plana
had caused the enmity which she later
manifested ' toward .him. resulting In hla
. irreat on three occasions and his trial be
fore a lunacy commlaalon on a fourth.
I-aiiifricre j statement about a closed
room In the Gulnnesa home, to which, he
tsserted he was alwaya denied admission,
la partially corroborated by the evidence
f Joseph Maxeon. who was working on
the firm when the house caught fire April
ti. Maxaon assms that he had never been
allowed accees to the second story of the
(arm oouse where the closed room was
ocated.
Haw kte a Were Laved.
Aab K. Helgeleln of Manaftald. 8. D.,
aa in conference with Dr. C. 8. Mack,
coroner of the county, until long after mid-
Ight The steps by which the Norwegian
farmer became infatuated with the Indiana
soman were canvassed once more, but only
partial progresa was made toward clearing
the mystery- Helgeleln told again of the
Secrecy with which hla brother had
ihrouded his movements before his de
parture from South Dakota.
Enough waa evolved to ahow that adver
tisements for a matrimonial agency bad
bee printed In Scandinavian papers la the
aortnwest, Helgeleln asserting that a single
iheet printed in Norwegian and full of such
notices had been circulated among his ac-
lualntaaces.
The circumstance leads the inveatlgators
here te believe that Mra Guinness estab
lished communication with ber victims
through this ageacy. such a premise ac
counting for ber relations with Ols B.
Budaberg. the farmer of lola, Wla.. whose
son are expeoted here today. It Is reported
that the lola men will bring with them
eofVea ef the advertisements which lured
their father to his death.
'Lavawpkesw Kaewe ef Dea.
Bessie Conalln, a young woman residing
-in Michigan City, Ind.. whose former home
in La Porte, baa been arrested by Sheriff
ftmutter and la being held In Jail as an
important witness.
- The woman waa a friend of Ray Lamp
hare, woo is aotused of complicity In the
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BOMX8TIO.
Hes of persona discovered on
the
f Mrs. Gulnnesa were disturbed by
'led people. Paga 1
of the Methodist church deliver
pal address at tha genera, con-
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Fags 1
- -itleji In Chicago are braud-
" w those free from tuber
' Page 1
.ot. democrats friendly to Bryan
the republicans voted with the
nhnson men at the primaries. Tags 1
Democrats of Massachusetts , endorse
Bryan for president. Page 1
Speaker Cannon has a birthday and for
gets all about It Page 1
roxxiav.
Emperor Francis Joseph's diamond Jubi
lee celebrated at Vienna. Page
England cuts down the pubile dalit dur
ing the last year. Page 1
- kTEBKABKA. .'
State
Roard of AaeeaSment having
trouble with terminal tax assessment re
turmt, some assessors falling to place
valuation on railroad real estate.
Page 3
Vice President Willard pays visit to
Havelock shops. Page 3
Nebraska supreme court affirms th
sentence of six years given A. R. Leedom
of Albion. Page 3
Water Is turned Into the big govern
ment ditch near Morrill and everything
works satisfactorily. Page 3
LOCAL.
A moving picture machine will be part
of the equipment of the Omsha trade ex
cursion which leaves May 24. Moving
pictures of Omaha life will be shown In
various western towns visited. Page 1
Nebraska Electrical .Association donee
session and elects officers for enduing
year. Pag B
Admiral W Infield Scott Schley and Mrs.
Schley will arrive In Omaha today and
have busy program mapped out fur the
three days of their Htay here. Page 8
John I. Martin, veteran sergeant-at-arms
in democratic national conventions, stop
In Omaha and says Bryan will be unani
mous choice of the convention on first
ballot. Pag 5
Frank Bosanek, South Omaha saloon
man, probably will be Investigated by
grand Jury on charge of forging bonds
man's name and spending ward's money.
Pace 7
SPOBT.
Nebraska university track men have lit
tle hope of defeating Kansas Saturday.
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COMXE&CIAX AND ZZTDUBTBIAXk
L,lve stock markets. Page 7
Grain markets. Page T
Stocks and bonds. Page T
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PRESIDENT TO TAKE OUTING
Short Visit ta Be Made to Floe Kaat,
Va.t by Esecatlve aad
Family.
WASHINGTON. May 7.-Presldent and
Mrs. Roosevelt and probably one other
member of the family, with five guests,
will leave here at 11:90 o'clock thia morn
ing for Mrs. Roosevelt's country place.
Pine Knot. Va., for a brief outing. The
party will travel on special train, con-
j sisting of a parlor car, baggage tar, over
ithe Southern railway, and are expected at
North Garden, Vs., at 3 o'clock, making
I tVie run of 130 miles on a slow schedule.
Carriages will be waitlhg to carry the party
to Pino Knot. ,
Included in the party Is John Burroughs,
tha naturalist, who has been the gueet of
the president on several occasions, and who
accompanied him on a camping trip in
Yellowstone perk during a tour of the west
several yeara ago. The party will return
to Washington on Wednesday evening.
STANDARD OIL HAS NEW TACK
ehlpmeata by Tralaload laateaa
Carload la Cose Where Heavy
Fine Lies.
of
CHICAGO. May 7. The Standard Oil com
pany of Indiana today commenced a new
fight to escape from the payment of the
fine of SL.r.OOO levied against It by Judge
Landla In the federal district court, when
Its attorneys appeared before the I'nlted
States circuit Court of appeals to argue
the appeal from the Judgment of the lower
court. John S. Miller argu: that a re
versal should be grin ted because, he said,
tha old company did not know that It was
ualng illegal rates, and that each train
load of the company's product should have
been taken as tha basis of a shipment In
stead of each car as charged In the indict
ment. Dr. rVtleoo Mark Better.
IXHGLAS, Wyo.. May 7. (Special. )-Dr.
J. M. Wilson, western vice president of the
National Wool Orowers' association, who
has been seriously III at his home here, is
reported considerably better today. With
care he will undoubtedly recover, and as
soon as be caa be moved he will be taken to
a lower altitude for a long rest.
EMPEROR'S DIAMOND JUBILEE
Kaiser and Many Royal Pertonages
Greet Aged Ruler.
SPEECHES FULL OP GOOD WILL
Renewal of Friendship aad Pledges
f Loyalty from Sahjecta Fill
Addresses Made te the
Throne.
VIENNA. May 7.-The heads of the
princely houses of Germany, led by Em
peror William, have assembled in Vienna
to present tholr congratulations to Em
peror Frances Joseph on the occasion of
the diamond jubilee of his reign aa em
peror king of Austria-Hungary and to In
augurate a series of festivities with which
the Jubilee Is to be celebrated throughout
the dual monarchy. Empeor William
and the empress arrived at Meidling rall-
road station this morning from Pola.
Shortly before noon all the royal vialtora.
save the Imperial visitors, moat of whom
had been given quarters In the Hofburg.
In Vienna, were drlvtn out In court car-
riages to the palace' and assembled In the
great crimson drawing room, where they
were Joined by Emperor William and the
empress. The procession, composed of the
Germsn princes, all In brilliant uniforms.
nr.ury j Mmr i ui t, immn anu ills
wife, then proceeded to the Marie Antoin
ette salon, where Emperor Francla Joseph
entertained his visitors.
perch by Kmperor Wlllam.
Emperor William made a speech, in
which he tendered Emperor Francis Joseph
the congratulations of those present upon
the sixtieth anniversary of the beglnndng
of his reign. The Oerman emperor apoke
In high praise of Emperor Francla Joseph's
untiring devotion to the welfare of his
country and of the glorious example his
sixty years of labor had given to the world,
and, in conclusion, he said:
We then, true friends and allies of your
majesty, have hastened hither, and with us
is her ma.iesty. the empresa queen, my con
sort, to bear testimony of the deep feelings
of close friendship and devotion which we
entertain for your majesty. With overflow
ing hearts we offer homsge to the noble
ruler, the true ally, snd the mighty guar
dian of peace, upon whose head we' Invoke
the richest blessing of Providence."
ReapoBsc by Francis Joseph.
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In
returning thanks for this proof of
friendship, which he said would be one of
the most precious recollections of his life.
Emperor Francis Joseph said:
In this act of cordial attachment I may,
I think, discern a solemn manifestation of
the monarrhial principle to which Germany
owes her power and greatness. Austria
Hungary's strength Is also to be found In
this principle. Such a great assemblage
of German princes around me is. at the
same time, a most eloquent confirmation
of the close indissoluble alliance which
lias existed between us for nearly thirty
years.
This day fortifies me In the joyous ex
pectation that this alliance, which pursues
wn but pacific ends that are effectively
assisted by similar efforts on the part of
other powers, will fully accompliah its ob
ject unto the remotest future.
The reception of the royal visitors was
carried on quietly and aa privately as
possible.. In order not to fatigue tha vet
eran monarch of Austria-Hungary. -
ENGLAND CUTS DOWN ITS DEBT
Premier Asqalth Presents Radar! la
Commons, In View of Its
Impertaaee,
IXiNDON. May 7 The budget for the
first time In many 'years was presented to
the House of Commons this afternoon by
the premier, Mr. Asqulth, Instead of by the
chancellor of the exechequer. It was
thought better, as Mr. Asqulth, In his ca
pacity of chancellor of the exchequer, had
prepared the budget, that he should him
self explain 4t to Parliament. Everybody
waa keen to learn of the government's
scheme for old ar pensions, the house
consequently was packed.
Mr. Anquith, after commenting briefly
on the present slackening of trsde through
out the world following the boom year of
Wt, announced that Great Britain's surplus
of 1JTI7-08 amounted to I2J.630000, which he
said would be largely applied to the reduc
tion of the national debt.
Commenting on the dirferentatton In the
Income tax Introduced at the last budget,
Mr. Asqulth said this had proved practical,
that It had worked easily, that it had re
moved Irregularities and that It had
brought In $3,400,006 more than had been es
timated. The national debt,' the premier said, had
been reduced by approximately ISO.OCO.trw
during the last year. A further reduction
of about ITS.oOO.OOO would be effected during
the current year, and Great Britain's debt
would then stand at the same figures as
twenty years ago.
MEN ARE PUT BACK TO WORK
"Frisco Shops at Sprlas;fleld. Mo
at Kaasaa t'lty Are He.
opeoed.
and
ST. LOC1S, May 7. On orders sent from
the headquartera here of the 'Frisco rail
road system the Springfield (Mo.) shops of
the system were reopened Thursday snd all
of the employes laid off recently were put
back to work. About 2,000 employes are af
fected by the order.
The ahutdown was meant to be only
temporary." aaid President A. J. Davidson.
"For the laat four months the men hsve
not been working Fridays and Saturdays.
This gave them an average of eighteen
days a month. We thought It better to
change this system by bunching tha Idla
time In the first part of May and let the
men work continuously the remainder of
the month."
KANSAS CITT. Mo.. May 7. After a
short shutdown the local shops of the St.
Louis ft San Francisco railroad were re
opened today. Three hundred and fifty
men are employed.
PASS DOES NOT EXEMPT ROAD
Coadortor of Esaplro State Kipreas
Gets Bis Jadajsaeat Against How
York Ceatral Llae.
NEW YORK, May 7. The view that a
rialroad employe who la riding on a pass Is
entitled to damages if Injured, haa been
upheld in the supreme court In White
Plains. Damages of $17,600 were awarded
to James A. Halley, formerly a conductor
In tha employe of the New Tork Central
Railroad company, who was injured In the
Brewster express wreck on February 16,
1307. Halley had been a conductor for
more than forty-tour years and at the time
of the accident waa conductor of the Em
pire state express. Hla right hand waa so
badly crushed tn the accident that he haa
been unable to use it alnce. He sued for
$j0.000. Tiie company act up the defense
that aa be was riding oa a pass ho as
sumed all risks of Injury. a
BRYAN MEN PLAN UPON BOLT
Defeat la Minnesota Laid tn Itepab
llcnae eeng (oavratlna
la lew.
ST. PAUL. May ?.--iecirdti!g to F. A.
Day, chairman of t!xt democratic state
central committee, wiii Is managing Gov
ernor Johnson's political affairs, the Iiryan
delegates In the democratic state delegation
M 14 will not number inoro than loo out
of the totaf of 9JS. Mr, Day said that his
advices from Duluth. St. I.ouis county, in
dicated that last night's caucuses in that
county resulted In a Johnson victory over
Bryan ot about I to I, The Bryan man
agers have been predicting a majority of
160 delegates In the state convention.
They now claim thst In countlea which
have heretofore Ih"I wholly republican
the republicans went Into the democratic
caucuses to rote tor Johnson. It Is ex
pected that a proteel this action will be
made by the Bryan ntin In the state con
vention. !
Managers of the Bryan campaign in Min
nesota, who were outgeneraled In laat
night's democratic primal lea throughout
the state, are talking today of the possi
bility of calling a separate convention May
14. claiming republicans voted at the pri
marlea with Johnson mcfl t secure the de-1
feat of Bryan.
SALT LAKE CITT. May 7. When Tem
porary Chairman Daniel D. Houts ot the
republican state convention said in his open
ing speech today that he had met many
"who believed In retiring President Roose
velt from office four years hence," he
opened the flood gan i of republican en
thusiasm, f
While the delegation be elected to Chi
cago will favor the nomination of Secre
tary Taft for prcsldenjl It will not be so
Instructed that the Utah reptibllcana will
close any avenue that might be openej for
the renomlnatlon of the prt-sldent.
Senators Smoot and Sutherland and Rep
resentative Howell will head the delegation
to the Chicago convention.
MASSACHUSETTS ' FAVORS BRVAX
Nebraska Receives Knaonrafat of
Bar Stale nelrarates.
BOSTON, Mass., May 7. The democratic
state convention for the nomination of dele-gates-at-large
to the national convention at
Denver, held here today, was thrown into
confusion over the question of adopting
resolutions Instructing the delegatea-at-large
to vote for William J. Bryan for
president and whether the delegates should
be elected by acclamation. The committee
on resolutions did not come to a decision
on the Bryan question until after the
hour for the convention to meet had passed.
As finally accepted by the committee the
resolution Instructed the delegates to vote
for Bryan.
The resolutions as presented to the con
vention were declaied adopted by the
chairman, but the action was doubted. A
motion to reconsider was Jeered, and was
no( submitted to the assembly. The propo
sition to elect the d'-.legates-at-large by
acclamation was discussed at length and
with considerable heat.
As delegates-at-large George Fred Wil
liams of Dedham, John! B. Moran of Bos
ton, Daniel F. Dohertj of Westfleld and
John W. CougWIn . cPi;r"i U River were
chosea.
LIVES OF HUNDRED IN DANGER
Meat oa Straoded Ship Itlckmers Cat
Off from Shore, with
Wave High.
NEW TOHK. May 7. One hundred men
on the disabled stranded ship Peter Rick
mers are in peril this afternoon. The big
ship la plunging helplessly about in a
tumbling, pitching sea on a sandbar about
l.oro yards off shore, not 'far from Fire
Island. Three of Its masts are gone, half
of its cargo of case oil haa been caat into
the sea, and It Is being pounded by a bat
tery of waves which neither it or any other
ahlp similarly placed can long endure. Two
life line were sent out to the Rickmers to
day when It became apparent that those on
board might require quick assistance, but
aa the waves drove the vessel steadily, but
slowly westward, the lines gave way and
the only link of safety between It and
the shore was destroyed. Every wsve now
makes a clean sweap over the ship and
three life saving crews are fighting against
the wind and seaa in a driving rain In an
attempt to run other llnea to the doomed
craft.
STATE 0FFICIALGR0WS ANGRY
Assistant Attorney General of Kan
sas Wool Oast City Officers of
Kanaae Or. Kaa,
KANSAS CITY, Mo.. May 7. Ouster pro
ceedings were Instituted late yesterday In
the circuit court at Kansaa City, Kan., by
C. W. Tricket, assistant attorney general
of Kansas, against Chief of Police D. H.
Bowden. Captain of Police U. O. Snyder
nd practically every detective, sergeant
and patrolman composing the police force
of that city.
The suit was brought under a section of
the stale prohibition law which requlrea
police officials to furnish the county at
torney or the attorney general of all evi
dence obtained on violation of the law.
Instead of doing this, the police have been
raiding the illegal liquor resorts and con
victing the owners in police court. Mr.
Tricket says that the fact that he was not
supplied with information Is sufficient
cause to oust the officials. He was ap
pointed by Governor Hoch to prosecute
these particular casea and a year ago
caused the closing of all saloons.
BUTTON, BUTTON ON COW'S EAR
Chicago Health Aathorltlea Maklag
Effort to Stamp Oat Tabercalo
als Among; Aolaaala.
CHICAGO, May 7 3-ry healthy Chi
cago cow la to have a tuberculosis test
button clamped In her right ear.
Thia is the latest step In the crusade
against Impure milk. Four veterinarians,
working under the direction of the labor
atory division of the health department,
are busy making tests and clamping but
tons. About 2.000 cows are In the Jurisdic
tion of the department. They will be
tested for tuberculosis and killed If found
diseased. If not diseased, the cow will be
clamped "O. K." with aluminum button.
UNCLE JOE IS SEVENTY-TWO
i
Speaker Caaaoa Haa Birthday and
, Forgets All A boat It Till
Reminded.
WASHINGTON, May 7. Speaker Joseph
G. Cannon waa 72 years old today. The
fact that the weight of years has not wor.
rid him much wss attested by his remark
whea a congressman reminded him of hla
aatal day: "By Jove," he aaid, "I hadn't
luuugm uj viiins u"ui iv.
OMAHA IN MOVING PICTURES
Trade Excnr.ioni.ta to the West Will
Show Scenes of Real Life.
MAN DT THE MOON TO KEEP DARK
Palatial Train Will Carry Well
Maaaa-ed IHalaa; Cars, with
Fall Sapply ef Faary
Ulshea.
Wireless communications and Fra
Elbertua vibrations were established be
tween Omaha and the moon by Commis
sioner J. M. Guild of the Commercial
.club and he learned that the "Man Up
There" would blow out the glim from
May 24 to June 1. when the Commercial
club will carry a moving picture ma
chine on an excursion train and show the
scenes in Omaha on a big white sheet
stretched on the side of every elevator
enroule.
When the trade excursion committee
met Thursday noon C. W. Martin an
nounced that he was ready to "spiel" with
the greatest movlna nlcture crosram that
ever thrown on the white stuff
Scenes of Omaha life about the fac
tories, wholesale houses, retail stores and
streets will be stiown at every town where
the man In the moon keepi his agree
ment. Among the towns where th mov
tng picture shows will be given are Cur
tis. Neb.; Fort Morgan, Colo.; Casper,
Wyo., and Crawford. Neb.
The whole Ak-Sar-Ben parade of 1907
will be reproduced at the various towns
and no greater novelty has ever been In
troduced by the Commercial club than
tho moving pictures of Omaha life.
Besides all this the club Is arranging
for a moving picture camera to accom
pany the train and will make films of the
trip, including the shearing of sheep in
Wyoming and the visits of the excur
sionists to the great Irrigation canals.
Superintendent A. D. White of the com
missary department of tho Burlington
road Is In Omaha to arrange for serving
table d'hote meals tn two palace dining
cars. These meals are not to be served
on the European plan, but for 75 cents a
breakfast may be obtained which will con
sist of everything from shredded barley
bark to pomme de terre a la Julienne,
which being freely translated means
"spuds, shoebtrlng style." The dinners
will cost vier marks (11) and will con
sist of everything from onion tart. Amer
ican style, to mallard a la Richelieu and
pomme de terre a la Partslenne.
Anyway, the commissary will be some
thing good, as "Joe" Kelly, sales manager
of M. E. Smith & Co., will be In charge.
G. H. Pratt of the Nebraaka Telephone
company haa made an appeal to the real
estate dealers of Omaha to send a large
delegation. This Is the talk which he puts
up:
"Now you wonder why we are sending
two men at an expense of $250. don't you.
and you are wondering likewise why we
are spending )500 to equip the train with
telephones.
"Well, we are Intereated In Omaha and
In trade excursions. If the men who leave
Omaha In that great palace train make
friends, enough snd they will to secure
trade enough and . they will to force M
E. Smith A Co., to build two more build
ing like they have, we expect to Install
seventy-five mure telephones. But where
do you get In? Why, you will sell them the
lot and they will bring 300 more people to
the city who will all have to have homes.
We expect to put In telephonea In tho
homes. Where will you get In? If you are
alive, you will sell the lots and probably
build the houses. Above all other things
the Nebraska Telephone company Is for
trade excursions. We don't expect to put
telephones In out there on the mountain
tops of Colorado or stretch out wires otit
the sago brush of Wyoming, but we will
help make Omaha a city which will want
more telephones and you will have an op
portunity to make it a city which will want
iiuiq 1 ' cm trciaKj a rill iiiiiin IKUll,
To thia F. D. Wead has added his
irsii
rsilins mony that he haa gone on trade excursi'
whenever possible and has Keen the dlrec:
result of the trips In the real estate busi
ness. Most of the business men ray that
F. D. Wead knowa.
LITTLE CHILD FALLS IN FIRE
Tenement Hoase Blaso la New York
City Has Fatal Resalt
for Four.
NEW YORK, May 7. Four persons were
killed and twelve Injured early In a fire be
lieved to be of Incendary origin which prac
tically destroyed the five-story tenement
house at 101 Orchard atreet. This building
la within, a stone's throw of Delancey and
Allen streets, where twehty-six persons
were burned to death In a tenement house
fire three years ago.
The dead arc:
EVA BERG. 53 years old.
SAMI'KL BACH. 10 years old.
HATTIE KOPLEM ANN, Pi years old.
AN l"N IDENTIFIED MAN.
It wss while attempting to reach the
upper part of the house thst little Hal tit
Koplemann lost her life and her mother
had a remarkable escape from death. Mrs.
Koplemann had gone out on a fire escspc
Intending to make her way to the roof as
the flames were sweeping around the lower
part of the Iron ladder. 8 he had the child
In her arms when she stepped through the
window to the platform. A mistep caused
her to fall, and aa she struck the side of
the platform, Hattle fell from her arms
and rolled through tha opening In tha pUt
form of the floor below which waa red hot.
There the child was burned to death be
fore any one could reach her.
PERKINS ORIGINATOR OF PLAN
Cyras MrCormlck TestlSeo New York
Man Foraalatoal Scheme for
Harvester Trast.
JEFFERSON CITY. Mo.. May T.-Taking
of testimony In the ouster suit of Attorney
General Hadley against the International
Harvester company of America on the alle
gation of violation of the anti-trust laws,
waa begun here today before Special Com
missioner Theodore Brace.
The company admits doing business In
Missouri as agent for the International
Harvester company of New Jersey, but de
nies that It is violating the state anti-trust
laws. I
Cyrus H. McCormlck of C'hcago, presi
dent of both companies, waa a witness to
day. He testified regarding the organisa
tion of the McCormkk Harvester company,
which was laler changed to tha Interna
tional Harvester company of New Jersey.
This merger was effected In 1302, he said,
because of unbuslnesa-like methods being
pursued. He consulted George W. Perkins
of New Tork with a view to increasing the
capital and business to prevent an increase
of prices. He testified that Perkins worked
out a scheme of organising tha New Jersey
I company with leading harvester represenU-
lives ana a merger 91 me companies.
WESTERN MATTERS AT CAPITAL
oaaroasaao Pollard ifames Two
Postmasters la HI
District.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. May 7.-(8peclal Tele
gram,) Representative Pollard today rec
ommended John Balrd for postmaster at
Dubois. Pawnee county, vice George B.
Turner, resigned, and Ira I.usford for post
master at 8t. Deroln. vice Anna Fllmore.
tesigned. Anna Fllmore recommended that
the office be discontinued when she de
cided to give It up. but a mighty howl
aroae from patrons of the St. Deroln of
fice and Congressman Tollard listened
closely to the wishes of his constituents and
made the recommendation for her successor.
W. W. Hamilton, conductor on the North
western road, running between Omaha and
Long Pine, waa shown about the capltol
today by Congressman Boyd of the Third
district. Mr. Hamilton was accompanied
by Elvln Strain of Omaha.
Senator Burkett was today advised by
Second Assistant Postmaster General Mc
Cleary that arrangements have been made
to forward by freight train No. 991 an ad
ditional mnll to Dubois. Neb. This ad
ditions! service will be Inaugurated May 11.
Alvah J. Macy, Alfonso M. Poll and Fret
G. Leavitt have been appointed city letter
carriers, and Carl M- Thomas, substitute
carrier, at Alliance, Neb., effective May 16,
at which time city delivery service will be
Inaugurated.
Rural carriers appointed for Iowa routes:
Gowrle. Route 4. Ernest W. Danlelson. car-
J rier; David H. Lennarson, substitute. North
Buena Vista. Route 2, Florence Hoe, car
rier; John C. Roe. substitute. Oskaloosa.
Route I, George E. Sherman, carrier; Tonle
F. Sherman, substitute. Persia. Route 1.
Bert McDonald, carrier; Anna McDonald,
substitute. Wellman. Route J. Edmund E.
Norman, carrier; Dewltt Monow, substitute.
EXACTIONS OF PAPER TRUST
Publisher of Srraros Post-Standard
Tells of Ulfflralty He Had
Gettlagr Coo tract.
WASHINGTON, May 7. The special
house . committee Investigating the wood
pulp and print paper question heard addi
tional publishers of newspapers today re
garding tho increase In the price of their
paper.
W. E. Gardner, publisher of the Post
Standard of Syracuse. N. V., testified that
he has paid from 11.75 to $2.60 per 100
pounds. The lower rate, he said, was due
to local reasons. Mr. Gardner said that
after he had broken with the International
Paper company that company endeavored
to pre-ent him getting bids from any com
petitive sources. He said that notwith
standing the fact that ho had the assur
ances of a number of paper mills that they
would be glad to have his order for 190H,
when the time came to make the contract
he met obstacle after obstacle, and although
he went from New Tork to Wisconsin and
then to Canada he could not get any satis
faction. Finally, he said, he was compelled
to make a contract at $2.60 with H. G.
Craig A Co.. who had named him this flg-
ure before he started on his tour ot tho
i""" "cimihu. vie Dcneve mat tna runc
nillls. 1 lions of preliminary investigation In thia
Mr. Gardner said that the increased price ; ease ahould be confined to the annual coo
of traper e oul co "iim $22.ono to C4.U00 i fr!T "f 4,10 tidy. w hl'h l as lawful Jur-
'1 ma . a ' I I iHlK'IIOn.' " ' a.
this year, over lsst year, and to meet tills ,,,.. ... . . : '
los, he said he had be-n obliged to Increase Ml.l.tev .1 .1-mIs,
his advertising rates and cut down the
size of the paper.
KENTUCKY FOR TAFT ALL TIME
Repahllcana Declare) for the War Sec
retary la Coarentloa at
Loolsvllle.
liOriSVlLLE. Ky.. May 7.-The repub
lican atate convention was called to order
at 11 o'clock thia morning.
The report of the credentials committee
which gives the Taft supporters a large
majority, was adopted.
Vnited States Senator-elect Bradley made
a brief harmony speech. The report of the
committee on resolutions waa then adopted.
After indoralng Governor Wi'.lson, the reso
lutions proceed:
We spprove snd applaud the splendid ad
ministration of Theodore Roosevelt.
We favor a sound financial system and a
We favor the revision of the tariff by a
congress which understands and believes
in Hie principles of "protection to American
labor. .
We favor wise and Just regulation of the
public utilities which have become national
puhltc servants, and we oppose the dan
rrmum and un-Ameflran doctrine of gov
ernment ownership Of such utilities. By
natural glfta. by special training, by wide
and uncommon experience, William H. Taft
of Ohio is fitted for the office of the presi
dent of the United States, ana we instruct
our delegates to th national convention
at Chicago to vote for him until he shall
be nominated.
EXPRESS MESSENGER KILLED
Body Foaad br Safe oa Rio Graadc
Trala aa It Knters Dea
vtr Statloa.
DENVER. Colo.. May 7.-Traln robbers.
who boarded Denver & RJo Grande train
No. 4 at Castle Rock, early today, shot
snd killed Express Messenger Charles H.
Wright, aged 60, employed by the Globe
Express company. From the dead messen
ger the robbers took the keys to a small
safe in th baggage car which they opened
and took the contents. In all worth leas
than $100.
A big safe In the car, which contained a
large sura of money, and the combination
of which ds known only to clerks of the
company in the principal stations along the
route waa tampered with, but the robbers
were unable to enter it-
The body was discovered by G. H. Bishop,
chief night clerk of the Globe company's
of flea at the Denver union -depot, and
B. M. Peterson, hla assistant. These men
went to the car la get express matter
and could not get through the door, which
should have been opened by Wright.
Wright was lying beside the big safe In a
pool of blood.
PROTEST ON BOOKER FAILS
Soathrra
kl.i . I
F raool Wsrkrni
Mast l isten to Speech of
Maakogco Man.
MONTGOMERY, Ala.. May 7.-H waa
learned today that a warm seasion of the
executive committee for Alabama in the
International Sunday School association
was held here Monday right, at which a
protest was made againat Booker T. Wash
ington aa one of tha speakers at the forth
coming convention in Louisville. W. N.
Harthorn of Boston, member of the na
tional committee, was present snd assured
the Alabama people that he stood ready to
do what he could to relieve the situation
The most strenuous objection. It Is said,
was made by W. H. Atkins, mayor of
Selma, go active Sunday school worker.
Governor Comtr waa also among the
speakers. Finally It was decided that the
protest came too lata and Waah'jigtoa will
remain oa lbs progrsa'
ADDRESS OF BISHOPS
EriscoDal Review of Quadrenninm
Presented to Methodist Conference.
BIG GAIN IN MEMBERSHIP
Nearly Three Hundred Thousand
Additions to Church Reported.
OVER TWENTY THOUSAND PASTORS
Gain in Church Property Over Eight
Millions a Year,
WORK DELEGATES MUST PERFORM
Pastors Salaries, Amosemeats, Di
vorce, Capital aad Labor la
Their Relation to tho
I burr h llcMd.
BALTIMORE. Md.. May ".-The featurt
of today a anting of the quadrennial gen
eral conference of the Methodist Episcopal
church was the presentation of the Epis
copal address prepared by the bishops.
Bishop Daniel A. Goodsell of Boston, read
the address.
The address of the bishops, after recall
ing general conferences hitherto held In
this city and historical events of the church
which had Baltimore for their scenes, notes
a gain In the number of communicants
during the last four years of I'.'i.Sr7, the
greatest gain during sny similar period for
sixteen years. Other figures slfow the
number of ministers In the annual confer
ences, not including local preachers, to be
1!.3S3, an increase of 1.171; subject to ap
pointment as pastors on trial and In full
membership, 16.722; local preachers serving
as pastors, 4.439. The total "pastoral army"
numbers 30,161. These, according to the
address, preach the gospel In 130 languagea
and dialects. The address continues:
Valae of Property.
The gain in 1!,c value nf churches is
$:R.149.4; the gain in parsonages Is S4.62s.S71.
The total gain In church properly for the
four years IhsI past is 32.ff7S..n. while the
total valuation nf our churches and par
sonages is tlM.fti't.OCt. The Increase alnce
the lat geneital conference averages al
most $x.;nn.ooo each year. iur membership
In the rnit-d Stnl-s Is ..), while In
the world the wholo number Is S.S07.276 at
the close of 1H07. Our foreign communicants
number 2T7.Xt.
Figures are given showing that since tha
last general conference the value of edu
cational grounds and buildings baa In
creased t4.68U.539 and is now $3,761,547; total
endowment $J3,8S0.iW, an increase of $6,S(I,
3M; and the value of educational property
and endowment, exclusive of debt haa In
creased fU.141.S92 and Is now f47.589.S32.
Since 1904 there have been gains of 771
teachers and professors. 2,844 professional
students and 2.7S3 collegiate students.
Relative to Investigation of chargea of
heresy by the bishops, the address ssys:
We are unanimously nf the opinion
that the bishops ought not to be charged
im .u.v iiint-uunn oi investigation, these,
'n" "reign in me work to which they
The matter ot ministerial appointments
la treated thus:
IT there be increasing difficulties In any
degree as to making appoinlmenta It Is
because of growing interference on tlm
part of ministers and laymen with the
Judgment ol tho bishops as to what la
beat for the work, slnco ministers demand
to be kept within the range ot moro
lucrative charges. Iiecause they have had
one or two of that sort and they feel hu
miliated and degraded if they are sent aven
to a small reduction.
Churches make It Impossible for the
bishops to Justly arrange the work by in
fcistiiig on apiiointmenls. which If granted,
compel widespread Injustice as to other
members of the conference. Conferences
pass resolutions protesting against trans
fers without equivslent exchange and
then wholly refuse transfer; thus putting
the appointing power where Is must dis
appoint a church by sending a man not
wanted, or crucify a mail by sending him
to a disappointed officiary. If not a dis
appointed church. Thia has reached a
pass where the bishops are accused of
tyranny and self-will when they do what
the law of the church demands ot them.
Brotherhod aad Asaoaoaaoata.
It Is declared that the church has not yet
readied unanimity touching the removal of
the limit from the paatorate and on tha
subject of the brotherhood recommends
that the conference recognize a brother
hood of the Methodist Episcopal church
and provide for tho Incorporation of the
brotherhood In the economy of Ilia local
church, assume aome general direction and
enact such legislation as may be doomed
necesssry. Unification of the work of the
dcaconnesses under a central board is
recommended.
As to amusements and tha book of dis
cipline, the address continues:
We are moved by a profound conviction
or duty in again calling your attention lo
the spirit and conduct of spiritual ltfe.
We regret that the general prevalence of
harmful amusements does not diminish.
We still firmly hold that they are "an
tagonistic to vital piety, promotive of
worldltness and especially pernicious to
youth."
We recommend, not that paragraph iAi
he stricken out. tiut that It be amended by
striking out the confessedly partial list of
worldly amusements found therein, be
ginning with the lsst word tn the eighth
line, snd ending with the word "other. In
the eleventh line, which were Inserted in
172, leaving as the ground for church trial
In cat such trial becomes necessary, that
portion of the paragraph reading, "Taking
such amuaement as are obviously of mis
leading or questionable tendency or dis
obedience to the order and discipline of tha
church," and especially Ihe rule "taking
auch dlvemlona as cannot be used In the
name of the lrd Jesus.'1 Grave Injustice
will be done If this recommendation la In
terpreted as an abandonment of our eai'y
opposition to worldly smusement. Indeed
it is a return to the principles and to the
exact words furntehed in the writing of
John Wesley.
Forces la Civic Life.
In the course of a discussion ot civic
righteousness, the address says:
We see dearly thst within the next gen
eration there are to be great social changes. '
The Influence ot wealth on political life and
measurea ia to grow less, whether It be
i- woYk.n.me lo"
Ithe Idlera leas. With a
in the hands or individuals or Corporations.
ve more powei,
restless and
Iconoclastic future perore us. we must both
nrt restrain both renrlnus fn,,..
The social philosopher delects Injustices
and wrongs, but ho ran never create the
desire to remedy the wrongs which are tha
issue of greed.
Satisfaction Is expressed that there has
been prevented "ihe re-establishment of
the canteen and the fouling again of the
nation's hand by a direct participation In
the sale of liquor."
Then follows:
The consecutive polygamy permitted by
the divorce laws of some of our states is
a disgrace to cur country. It cuhtinues t
undermine family life and to break up Into
helpless and warring factions that ah en
God meuna thall le a unit. W greatly
rejoice that the conscienca of the nations
Is being quickened snd that the d nund fur
uniform ulvoroe laws increases.
The bishops have qulta a little to say
as to working men and th conditions ant
trades unions, a part, being aa follows:
We hold th right of those working n? n
who desire to do s" to form Vanor link .
for lUo advaucetutui of ii.ir uiteftsu.
