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t THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SATTKIWY, JANTAHV 23. 1000. NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA COUNCIL Office 15 Scott Street. MINOR MENTION. Davis, drug. Btockert Milt rsrpets. Ed Roger. Tony Faust beer. Lewi Cutler, funeral director. 'Phone ft. Weodrlng Undertaking compnjr. Tel. SS. Majestic rshges. P. C. De Vol Hdw. Co tS PER CENT DISCOUNT ON WALL PAPER. C. JENSEN, MASONIC TEM PLE. Juat two mors day of the 80 per cent discount eale on shoes, at Duncan's, S3 Main fit ANNUAL 20 PER CENT DISCOUNT ON FRAMES M A DE fp FROM MOULD INGS. ALEXANDER'S, SSI B WAY. Bring your broken Jewelry and watches te our repair hospital. We are prepared to give you the beet of aervlce. Work guaran teed. O. Mauthe, 228 Rroadway. John Dunn, Wllhelma Francis & Co. In "The Holdup," a comedy sketch. Thurs day, Friday and Saturday, at the Diamond theater. Troy Dill of Tekamah, Neb., and Mae belle Walters of Craig, Neb, were mar. rled In this city yesterday afternoon, the reremony being performed by Rev. Henry Da Long. Mrs Effle Tracy was granted In the district court yesterday a divorce from F. C. Tracy, to whom she was married August 16. 189R, on the grounds of cruel and Inhuman treatment. Funeral services over the late Charles F. Searlo will be held Saturday afternoon t the family residence. 112 North Sev enth atreet, and will be atrlctly private. Burial will be In Falrvlew cemetery. Allen Arnold. (4 Weak Broadway, died at the Edmundaon hospital yesterday aft ernoon from pneumonia, aged 43 year. Hie mother, Mrs. Catherine Arnold, lives In Mlddleport, N. Y. The body was taken to Cutler's undertaking establishment pending arrangementa for the funeral. Tha funeral of the late Mrs. Thomas Oreen ar., waa held yesterday afternoon from the family home on Graham avenue. The aervlrea were conducted by Rev. T. i. Mackay. rector of All Halnts' Episcopal church, Omaha, and Interment was In Kalrvlew cemetery. The pallbears were R. B. Oreen, O. C. Oreen, T. O. O.-een, R. c. Oreen, D. E. Stuart and W. F. SlUen topf. PETITIONS FOR lin AI ARE DITCH reople In Rookford Township Want Ditch and a Levee. Petitions for a new drainage ditch and a new levee in Rockford township were presented to the Roard of Supervisors yes terday by E. E. Hart, C. A. Reno, C. R Hannan, Jr., and others. The proposed ditch will start nlar the town of Honey Creek and extend to the Pigeon creek ditch. The levee will practically parallel the lire of the Illinois Central railroad between the Missouri river and the Boyer cut off No. 1 ditch. It Is designed to prevent overflow from the Missouri river. County Supervisor J. Harley Mayne w&s appointed by the board to Investigate both propositions and report. The contract for publishing the official proceedings in the three papers of the county having the largest circulations was not awarded, owing to t!;e fact that hree of the four papers looking for the contract flld protests. W. C. Hills of the Oakland Acorn filed a protest against tha circula tion Hate of the Neola Gaietle-Rcport'r find the Avoca Journal-Herald, while K. M. Beymer of the Avoca paper filed a similar protest against the lists of the Oakland and! , , , Neola papers. The board set January 29 tor determining the contest. Acting on a communication from the Board of Supervisors of Sioux county, the board adopted a resolution declaring for an amendment to the law governing boarus of health so ss to require all persons able (o do so to pay the expense of quarantine and fumigation In cases of contagious dis ease. The Sioux county board, through the representative of that county, will Intro duce a bill at the present session of the state legislature. The present system, the 31oiix county board In Its communication declared, "la not only an Injustice, but a burden to the taxpayers." County Auditor Irmee waa directed to write to the repre tentatlves of Pottawattamie county In the eglslature asking them to support the Sioux county bill or one covering the same grounds. The county auditor was directed on April 1 to place In the hands of the county at torney for foreclosure all school fund mort gages on which the Interest la delinquent tor six months. Dr. A. A. Robertson was awarded the contract for medical attendance on county patients In Crescent, Rockford, Boomer and liaiel Dell townahlps for 160 for the year. Dr. W. McM. Hanchett of this city wss given the contrart for similar services In Kant township for $40 for the year; Lewis township for $10, Garner township for $10 the county Jail for $10 and $! a visit to the county poor farm at McClelland. Dr. M. E. Shrlvtr of McClelland bid $2.50 a visit for the medical attendance at the poor farm. Dr. T. B. Lacey of this city was the only other bidder for the medical attend ance In Kane, Lewis and Garner town ships. Real Estate Transfers. These transfers were reported to The Bee January 21 by the Pottawattamie County Abstract company of Council Bluffs: Louisa Knight Pugh. widow, to J. B. Young, nrft s-76-44. q c d $ Cyrus Knight, single, to J. B. Young, wt nvli -78-44, q o d John W. Knight and wife to J. B. Young, tw v-70-44. q c d.. Carl Bernhard Orahl. widower, to Wil liam Gall, lot 7. block 1. In Stuts 1 1 1 1.200 m man's First add to Council Bluffs, w d J. M. Udgett and wife to Council Bluffs Box and Basket company, lots I, I, I block . Cochran's add to Council Bluffs, w d Seremsh Turner and husband to Rob ert W. I-atta, lot a. block 9, Squire's add to Council Bluffs, w d R J. Organ, referee, to city of Coun cil Blurts, part of out lot Turley In Owincll Bluffs, ref d Fred W. Beck et al. to Adolph E. i .410 Beck, el neV 9-7V43. a c d. Tieasurer to lxiuls L. Fauhle. lots I. , S. 4. 6, block Si. in Railroad add to CounUl Bluffa. tax d i Adolph E. Bech et al. to Dick C. Beck, nH nwv U and ne rve 10-76-43, q c d 6.600 Adolph E. Bech to John C. Beck, sH nwU and se neV 10-76-43. q c d 7.400 Adolph E. Beh to Fred W. Beck, bw4 ne1 and sV nw1, nw and ne nwV 10 and nJ3 acrea of nw1, W, 21-76-43. q c d 8.060 Adolph E. Bech to Msrgaret Plumer, wV) neV, 10-76-43. q c d 6,200 Leonard Everett t al. to William S. Cooper, part e' IS-76-44, w d.. 146 Fourteen transfers, aggregating.. ..$384 Plana tor Aadltorlam Ball. Plana for the grand opening ball at the new audltorrum building are to be for mulated at a meeting of the general com mittee having the matter In charge tomor row noon at the Grand hotel. February 22 haa been selected tentatively as the date for the ball. The committee la composed of the follow ing members of the Commercial club and the Auditorium company: E. H. Doollttle, chairman; Mayor Thomas Maloney, Charles A. Beno, Eugene Stupfel, P. C. DeVol, tleorge Hamilton, Dr. H. B. Jennings, J. E. Hollenbetk, W. C. Children, D. E. Stuart, W. H. Kimball.. M. E. Rohrer, Dr. V. L. Treynor, C. R. Hannan. Jr.. Ernest E. Hart, A. Bereshelm. C. E. Price. C. H. Chiasm, J. F. Wlloox, Victor E. Bender, Thomaa Q. Oreen, Dr. Bert Clark. 1'pholaterlng. ' Genre W. Klela. U South Main street Sola 'jihonoa. "Have It done right." BLUFFS. Both 'Phones 43. YOUNG BURGLAR CONFESSES Admit Being Perpetrator of Series of Home Robberies. STOLEN PLUNDER RECOVERED Clothing and Other Article Sold Greek Laborers Who Are Living In Car In Rock Island Yards. Waller Goodwin, the youthful burglar ar reated Wednesday night at tha residence of Mn. Nellie Nelthorpe, 9M Fourth atreet, where he was found hiding under the bed In the room occupied by C. H. Till and his brother, made a complete confession to the police yesterday, admitting that he had committed tlve aeries of burglaries iu the residence sections of the city sine the first of the year. He told where he had disposed of the proceeds of the several bur glaries and yesterday afternoon the police recovered a large quantity of the plunder. When arraigned In police court yesterday morning Goodwin waived a preliminary hearing and wa bound over by Judge Snyder to await the action or the district grand Jury. His bond was fixed at tWO. Vhn It came time for Goodwin to be transferred from the city to the county Jail Deputy Marshal Crum recognlied In the youthful burglar a young man whom he had taken to the Edmundson Memorial hos pital on July 11 of last year. Goodwin had been employed last summer and up till about Christmas by Harvey Lewis, a well known farmer of Lewis township, residing near the Iowa School for the Deaf, who Is a brother-in-law of Major George H. Rich mond, chief of police. On July 11 young Goodwin waa Injured Internally aa the re sult of an accident caused by a team of mules he was driving running away. Stolen Roods Recovered. When Officer Crum recognized the young man, Goodwin broke down and told Crum he would make a clean breast of every thing. He then told the officer of all the different places he had entered, and robbed as well as he could remember and what he had secured at each place. The numerous overcoats, wearing ipparel and other arti cles he had secured in the several robber ies he said he had sold to the Greek rail road section hands who are living In the boarding cars In the Rock Island yards near the company's Ice house. He said that he had been paid about $13 In all for the articles that he had stolen. A visit by Detectives Weir and CaJlaghan and other officers t ; the cars during the afternoon brought to light th greater part of the goods stolon by Goodwin. Among the articles recovered by the police wero an Ivory handled vevolr-r rtolen from the residence of W. A. Mau.-or, a cravenette coat and other articles of clothing stolen from the residence tf Atto-ney A. T. Fllck inger, a revolver In -i leather holster, nu merous toilet table articles. Including an . . ,..,... , u ..,. ebony handglass and brush mounted In ... . , . ,- . , sliver J iir jiniiui iwiiii hl funic ncu quarers, after all the goods recovered from the boarding cars were spread out, re sembled a second-hand ahop. ' W. Hanna, whose home at 216 Tenth ave nue had been broken Into and ransacked during the iben?e of the family some time between Janua.-y 2 a. id the fall of snow about a week ago. called ut the police sta tion yesterday and Identlfitd the coat and pair of trousers worn by young Goodwin as having been stolen from his residence. Goodwin, who was closely cross-questioned by Chief Richmond, denied having an accomplice and insisted that he carried out all of the buglarles single handed. Up to last evening Goodwin declined to give any Information aa to where he had been living In the city alnce leaving the employ of Harvey Lewis. The police expect to recover practically all of the plunder aecu.x-d by the youth ful burglar In his several talds. Jmt:' Qulnlce. cook In the railroad boarding cars, waa arrested by the police last night charged with receiving stolen property. He la said to have acted as a "fence" for young Goodwin. When searched at police headquarters a pocket knife with W. A. Maurer's name engraved on the handle waa found on him. This knife waa stolen from the Maurer resi dence by Goodwin. Qulnlce was wearing an overcoat which the police believe waa stolen by Goodwin In one of his numer ous raids. Further arrests by the police are likely. SHORT COIKSB IP TO FARMERS Council Rloffa Business Men Will Furnish the Money. "It Is up to the. farmers of this section of the county If the Western Iowa Short course Is to be brought from Avoca to Council Bluffs next year," said J5. H. Doollttle, chairman of the executive com mittee of the Commercial club, who, with Charles A. Beno, president of the club, headed a large committee of representative business men from this city who went to Avoca yesterday to try to get the course to be held In Council Bluffs next year. The Commercial club haa guaranteed a fund of $2,000 If the ahort course is brought here. "The appropriation for the ahort course is exhausted," said Mr. Doollttle, "and another cannot be made by the legis lature until April. If the farmers of thla section of the county want the ahort course as bad as those of the eastern part of the county do. I believe they can get It. It is a great thing and I believe every effort ought to be made to secure it for Council Bluffs." Members of the delegation which went to Avoca yeaterday stated last evening that they had "been accorded a moat flattering reception and that the faculty of the short course appeared perfectly willing that It should be brought to Council Bluffs next year. Marriage Licenses. Licenses to wed were Issued yesterday to the following: Name and Residence. (. A. Sneer. Council Bluffs Age ....i2 ....20 ....23 ....20 ,...21 ....20 ....$1 ....31 ....21 ....19 Myrtle Cox. Council Bluffs Israel Olllnsky. Council Bluffs Annie Walterberg, Omaha Earl F. Cochran. Council Bluffs . Dora Jensen, Council Bluffs Frank Zener, St. Joseph Mo ktlliel McLaughlin, St. Joseph, Mo. Troy Dill, Tekamah, Neb Maebelle Waltera, Craig, Neb Hlarh School Debate Tonight. A large delegation la expected to ac company the Council Bluffs High school debating team -to Miaaourl Valley this evening, where the contest with the high school of that place will be held. The same subject aa waa debated between tha Council Bluffs and Red Oak schools will be used In the contest tonight. The dele gation will occupy a apeclal car on the North western train, leaving here at !.! p. m. and will return after the debate. E. U. Graff, principal of the Omaha High school; H. H. Hahn, auperlntendent of the acboola at Blair, Neb., and Dr. (iusressy Jonas, professor of Europtan history In the University of Nebraska, will he the Judges. Miss Lucy Spooner, Louis Cook and Krwln Snyder compose the Council Bluffs team. The local delegation will be headed by Superintendent Beverldge and Princi pal S. L. Thomas. TO OBSERVE MrOLN'S BIRTIIDAT Intention la to Have the Exercises tn the Audltorlam. Tha celebration In Council Bluffs of Lin coln's birthday anniversary on February 12 will be a public one and will be held n the new auditorium. If that building can be obtained for that date. The public exer cises will consist of a program of addresses anl muslo appropriate to the ' occasion. This much waa decided upon at a meeting last night of a Joint committee representing the local chapter of the Daughters of the American Rveolutlon and the Pottawat tamie County Historical society. Attorney John M. Galvln, president of the historical society, acted as chairman of the meeting, while the duties of secretary were attended to by Mrs. W. J. Ieverett. Gen eral Orenvllle M. Dodge was present and promised to make an address at the cele bration, provided he was In the city on that date. An Invitation Is tn bp extended to all the patriotic and other organizations of the city to participate. A special effort will be made to Interest the pupils of the public schools In the meeting and It Is planned to organise a chorus from the city schools. There is some doubt aa to whether the auditorium can be secured for the evening of February 12, as that. Is the date set for the Indoor circus to be given by the mem bers of the First Congregational church. It waa auggested, however, Inst night, that arrangements could be made whereby the Indoor circus could have the auditorium for February 11 and for February 13, leav ing February 12 open for the public celebra tion of Lincoln's birthday. This Is a mat ter which the proper committee will have to look after. In order to get the details of the proposed celebration worked out Chairman Galvln was authorised to appoint the following committees: On program, music, finance, decorations, Invitations and place of hold ing celebration. Mr. Galvln announced at the close of the meeting that he would an nounce these committees some time today. FUNDS FOR V. M. C. A. GROWING Over Ten Thousand Raised of Fifteen Thousand Needed. There was the sound of much rejoicing In the camp of the Young Men's Christian association soliciting committee last even ing. The cause was the fact that the mer cury In the building fund thermometer had safely passed the $15.0no mark and that there waa every Indication that It would reach the $20,000 point by, If not before, 10 o'clock on the night of Wednesday, Jan uary 27. The reports of the result of yesterday's canvass showed that $1,156.50 had been raised by the ' business men's and the young men's committees, making a total of $10,623.60 secured to date. To this must be added the $5,000 promised by a coterie of business men If $16,000 Is raised by next Wednesday night. A meeting of the general committee was held last evening In the office of the .chair man, ,J. G. Wadsworth, at which plans for a vigorous wind up of the campaign were discussed and formulated. It was decided to hold another mass meet ing Sunday afternoon In the opera house at which John W. Hansell of Omaha, former president of the Young Men's Chris tian association training school In Chicago, will be the speaker. Mr. Hansell Is ac knowledged to be fully conversant with every phase of association work and the committee is congratulating llaelf on hav Ing obtained Mm to speak here next Sun day. There will be several musical fea tures and the complete program probably will be announced some time today. The personnel of the general executive committee Is as follows: J. G. Wadsworth, chairman; F. H. Keya, F. H. Orcutt, Lewis Cutler, H. A. Qulnn, W. H. Kimball, E. H. Lougee, Dr. H. B. Jennings, Joe W. Smith, J. P. Greenshields and Charles M. Harl. Among the larger subscriptions an nounced yesterday were: J. P. Hess, $100 additional; E. 11. Doollttle, $:00 additional; John Bereshelm. $100; Simon & Sons. $100; Peregoy & Moore, $100; Elmer E. Smith, $100. University to Get Legacy. IOWA CITY', la., Jan. ft. (Special.)-A net balance of $P0,13M0 will accrue to the University of Iowa from the Ranney es tate, according to the final report of the executorship aa made by President George E. MacLean and George W. Koonti. Mrs. Rnnney. who left all her property to the university, was not burled beside the body of her husband, as waa commonly supposed, but Instead her body waa cre mated. The report shows that her ashes were scattered over the Mississippi river by President G. E. MacLean. The final appraisement of the library given by her to the university shows Us value to be $6,000. Veterinarians Adjourn. FORT DOIK3E, la., Jan. 21. (Special Tel egram.) The Iowa veterinarians' conven tion closed tonight after the moat success ful session ever held. Eight operations were performed by various veterinarians today and found Instructive. The decision about the next place of meeting Is left to the executive committee, which will be ap pointed latee hy the newly elected chair man, Dr. Nlcman of Marshalltown. Kenyon Will Succeed Healy. FORT DODGE, la., Jan. 21.-(Speclal Tel egramsWord reached here today that W. 8. Kenyon will return at once to Fort Dodge and take up duties as state attorney for the Illinois Central, vice Thomas D, Healy. deceased. Kenyon held the state attorneyship when appointed to the gen eral attorneyship at Chicago, Healy euc ceedlng him here. Hie return Is prompted by his own wishes. Ions News .Votes. MARSHALLTOWN A new Catholic church to coat about $4.ono Is to be built at Rookford. la,, in the spring. Two thou sand dollars of the needed amount has been raised. The church already owns a nice building site. ATLANTIC -The clerk of the courts haa received word from Judge Wheeler that he will draw an entirely new Jury, to take the places of the grand, and petit Juries which were drawn Illegally as a result of errors In the returns of the election boards. MARSHALLTOWN Despondent hecauae she feared that her mother would hear of her arrest and disgrace. Agnes Spreckles or this city, wno aa arresrva in a raid of the Summit house. In lies Moines, a few nights ago, attempted to commit aulclde tn thu Ies Moines city Jail today. ATLANTIC A psrty of huslners men and boosters tor the inierurban roud went to Manning yesterday In the Interts's of trie road. The work of solicit Ing funds for th southern ex:ennn of the road waa begun yesterday in Rear Orove tonshlr, and the affairs of the r ad are In good shape FORT DODOE-Membeis of the Northern Iowa Poultry association and of the Hour!--ascoclation met wilri J. A. Pens.', president of tha state association. Tuesday night, snt decided uoon the are-; , uninenelng De cember 7, 1. for a big district oultr show to be held In Fort Dodge. CRESTON A pretty home wedding was solemnised at the home of the bride par ents here yesterday, whan Miss Ella E. Hsnnla of Uils city III u<sd U auurrubaa with Charles W. Emrich cf Omaha. Ths ceremony, which waa performed by Rev. Frank Hanerom. pastor of the Congrega tional church, waa witnessed hy members of the families of the contracting parties only. FORT DODO E The mining town of Ihlgh is planning a record-breaking cele bration of Bobby Burns' birthday. Monday. A majority of the townspeople are of Scotch deeceftt. The event will be made a holldsv and programs with public speeches In Burns' honor will be given, the celebra tion ending with a big dance In the evening. LOGAN Hon. E. B. Woodruff, who is presiding as Judge for his first term of court here. Is giving universal satisfaction. His rulings are characterised by fairness, firmness and a thorough knowledge of the law. .He Is regarded by the membere of the Harrison county bar as a decided scqul sit Ion to the bench In the Fifteenth Judicial district of Iowa. CEDAR FALLS Mrs. Gelser, wife of Dr. Karl F. Oeiser, died thla morning in Ober lln, O., from an attack of meningitis. Dr J. E. Snowden of the Congregational church, her former pastor, will meet the remains In Fayette and officiate at the burial in her old home. Dr. Oelrer was for years connected with the faculty of the Iowa State Normal school. CRI0STON After thirty-two years of con tinuous service In the grocery business here, M. Martens has aold his store and business to Charles Johns and John Moreland, both of this place, who will assume charge at once. Mr. Martens, who has been Identified with the business Interests of Creston since Its earliest days, will remain here, but will retire from active business life. ATLANTIC The Nlshnabotna Short Shipment circuit met In this city yester day and fixed the dates of the fairs at the towns belonging to the organisation. They are as follows: Avoca, Septemler 6; Atlantic, September IS; Audubon, Septem ber 20; Hat Ian. September 27. At the meet ing officers for the coming year were also elected and are: President, C. H. Read of Avoca. and Secretary, W. J. Pel lett of Atlantic. CRESTON Advices from Washington as aert that Hepburn says he will stay In the proposed congressional contest between himself and W. D. Jamleson until the votes from Page. Appanoose and Decatur counties are recounted. He Is reported as saying that he had been advised by a committee man from the congressional committee not to drop the contest until such recount had been made, and he did not intend to do so. He says: "If I am counted out, I shall not run for office again, but will go back to Clarinda and live and probably write my memoirs." TALESMAN IS APPROACHED Statement of Prospective Juror In Calhoun Case Canaea Sensa tion In Court. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 22. Howard T. Black, one of the talesmen, brought nbout a sensation at the Patrick Calhoun bribery trial today by Informing the court that his wife was approached yesterday by a man who sought to ascertain his opinion con cerning the case. Francis J. Heney Im mediately demanded an investigation, de claring that every agent of the district at torney's office had been Instructed to keep away from the homes of the prospective Jurors under pain of dismissal and punish ment for contempt of court. Stanley Moore of the defense declared that the unknown man was not an emis sary of the defense, and that his people had no knowledge of a similar attempt several days ago In the case of Joseph Dixon, who occupies a seat In the box. Upon this Mr. Heney admitted that the man In the Dixon case was an agent of the prosecution, who has since been dis charged for disobeying orders. Mr. Heney, leaning toward the defense, declared that the man discharged had been offered a bribe to betray the interests of the prose cution. This statement was characterized by Mr, Moore as "having a fishy flavor." Mr. Heney charged that an attempt was made, through bribery, to secure papers from ttus office of. W. J. Burns, the detec tive. Judge Lawlor Intimated that the mat ter would become tha subject of further Investigation. MISS IZPONDER IS MARRIED South Omaha Yoosg Woman I.urcd to Winnipeg Becomes Wife of Priest. WINNIPEG, Man.. Jaji. 22.-After es caping from the residence of Rev. Anton Lublcz, who said he was a priest, where she declared ehe had been held captive for two months, Miss Bronlslowa Izponder of South Omaha, Nob., fled to the home of friends, where she met Father Baleslau Ballgrovsetl, whom she married. The young womin, In telling her story today, aald she was lured here from Chi cago by Ltiblca, who promised to secure her a position as music teacher. Instead, she charges, he kept her prisoner. Ltiblcs waa arrested today on information from Chicago and will be taken there to answer criminal charges. He Is sld to have maintained an orphan asylum there under guise of being a church Institution. He was arrested there laat summer on the trength of revelations made by his women assistants, but was released. GAS CAUSE OF DIVORCE SUIT Harder Claims His Wife Kept Meter Working: Overtime to Ills Detriment. Stephen H. Harder asserts that hla wife had a habit of turning on the gas while he slept and consequently he prays for a di vorce from her. Mrs. Harder, the petition asserts, married the plaintiff In Minneapolis In January, 1RS6. The petition recites that "on two occasions during the month of Au gust, 1907, she did willfully and cruelly turn on the gaa In the room and apartment while plaintiff waa asleep tn the aald room, and plaintiff arose In a dased and feeble condi tion and founU said gaa turned on. That the next morning after said occurrence when plaintiff complained of hla condition and that said occurrence had taken place once before the said defendant admitted to the plaintiff that she turned on aald gaa." WESTERN UNION FILES ANSWER Telegraph Company, In Reply to Pen alty Salt, Bars It Is Not Amen hie to lows Laws. DES MOINES. Jan. 24 In answer to Attorney General Byera' $l,0no,000 penalty ault filed late today tha Western Union Telegraph company declares It Is a govern ment agent and not subject to the laws of Iowa and therefore exempt. The company's failure to file articles of Incorporation caused the suit. The, company states the law under which the suit Is brought was not In force until July 4. 186. It announces its capital stock as $100,000,000 and Ita net profits from U96 to 1905 as $78,164,409. Colonel Falrbrother at Teeamaeh. TECUMSEH. Neb.. Jan. K.-Oolonel Al I Falrbrother of Greensboro. N. C, Is In the city, visiting his many old frlenda. He has recently suspended the publication of I "Everything." of which he Is the editor, 1 for one yei, and will recuperate. Colonel i Falrbrother will go from Tecumseh to Kin- coin, and after a ahort atop there, will go to Pan Francisco, where his mother and sister. Miss Mai'y Falrbrother, and brothers, Thomas. Will and t'l-.arles Fairbrother, re side. Next ytar he will at eni the Alaskan Yukon exposition In Seattle, and he pro poses to spend several months In looking over the west and northwest. At the end of the year Colonel Fairbrother expects to rejoin his family In Uresnsboro, and he will probably again Imus JSvsry tUnj." Formerly njcsconELD Sold aJ $25, and $40 on Saturday, at This Great Sale will be a wonderful event. The final clear ance of our high class coats that sold up to $40 00, on sale Saturn day at $10.00. Every garment is a beautiful model Empire and Directorie effects. Plain loose fitting, semi' fitting and tight fitting style; either trimmed or plain tailored and in all colors and all sizes. ver 500 97 $25.00 Coats 168 $30.00 Coats 130 $35.00 Coats 122 $40.00 Coats CONFER m JAP LEGISLATION President Asks California Delegation to Oppose Drastic Measures. MOST VITAL MATTER PENDING Federal Fl gores on Migration Ques tioned by Senator Flint Gov ernor Glllett Sara o Action WASHINGTON". Jan. 22. The Japanese legislation question in California was dis cussed at conferences today between Presi dent Roosevelt and Senators Flint and Ful ton and others. The president urged the necessity of California's congressional dele gation using their Influence as fully as possible against legislation that might be resented by Japan. This was diplomatic day at the State department and among Secretary Hoot's callers was Ambassador Tnkahlra of Japan. He declared hla call was a personal one, in anticipation of the secretary's forth coming retirement from the cabinet. The president talked cautiously with some of his congressional visitors today. He went so far aa to soy he thought noth ing pending In congTess nor any of the differences between himtelf and congress were of half the importance as the Japa-nese-CHllfornla question. Anti-Japanese Sentiment. Although talking with great deliberation and care, the president still recognlies the existence of deep-founded antagonistic sen timent to the Japanese In California, and the wladom of placating that sentiment so as to end the agitation with as little delay as possible. Because of tha almost unani mous sentiment in the state the president roalizea the responsibility upon Oovernor Gillett In using his Influence upon the legislature to stop legislation at thla ses sion and wants to do all he can to share some of that responsibility. Senator Flint In hla conference at the White House agreed with the president In considering the burden upon Oovernor Glllett an important and aerloua one and Is willing to ahare with the gorernor the work of trying to allay the Irritation. The president Is not hesitating to use tha In fluence of Servitor Flint and will not re frain from doing anything within reason himself. Senator Flint and other Callfornlans have told the president plainly that while they are willing to help him they do not r'l-ce much conflder.ee In tho figures of the gov ernment aa to the decreasing number of Japaneae In thla country. "The facta dis pute tha figures." they declare, and add that the Japaaese are taking poseesslon of whole towns. The president advised his California visitors that he would Ilka to see a fair trial given to the promise of the Jaiunese to decrease the number of their cltlaeus In thla country and If this trial shows that there Is no decrease, then he will no longer use his Influence, even after he goee out of office, to prevent hostile legis lation. Senator Fulton of Oregon, after Ills talk at the White House, said that the feeling as to the Japanese In his state was not as acute as tn California. 8ACRAMWNTO. Cal., Jan. 32. -Governor Glllett replied titrtay that there waa to be no legislation against Ihe Japanese so far aa he could see at thla session of the legislature. He haa not derided to address the members of the legislature In a special message nor does he deem such action necessary In view of the wide publication of the wishes of the federal authorities The governor hss received a letter from Hreretary Itoot beuting upon the .l'i;..no. question, but dei lines tn make 11 public on Ilia ground that Secretary Root considers Ihe com munication of a confidential character, aa have been several other letters that tha secretary haa sent the governor within the last fsw days, i Aassmblyman Grove L. Johnson's bill 1510 DOTTGIAS ST. n afi mi $30, $35 Sale Coats to Choose From Qq providing for the segregation of Japanese within the municipalities waa favorably reported today, but all such measures will be held in abeyance until next Wednesday morning, when they are a spe cial order. It Is aald upon reliable authority that even ahould all the anti-Japanese meas ures pass the assembly the aenate will not Indorse that, and aa the governor has declared himself as against them, there seems little likelihood of their be coming laws. The billet now before the assembly seg regata Japanese resldenttally as well as educationally and prohibit their owning land or being directors of corporations. TO FORTIFY SAX PEDRO General Staff Recommends Artillery Post Costing; About Four Millions. WASHINGTON, Jan. 21.-The fact tht there was recently sent to congress by President Roosevelt a report by the gen eral staff of the army, which became pub lic today, recommending fortifications for San Pedro harbor, California, was made the basis for suggestions that such de cisions had Juat been reached In view of possibility of trouble with Japan. At the War department this Inference was given q. moat explicit denial. There It was said that the general subject of Improving San Tedro harbor had been un der consideration more than two years, beginning before there was any thought of any dispute between the United States and Jipan. It was taken up as a natural military problem Involving the necessary protection of the southern California coast from foreign Invasion and without refer ence to any particular enemy. The de fense of Pan Pedro waa considered Just as that of other harbors on the Pacific or Atlantic coast would be. Formal executive authorization for an Investigation and report aa to the advisa bility and necessity for' sea coast forti fications for protection of San Pedro har bor waa taken May 22, last. President Roosevelt sent to congress the report of the general staff on the subject, which waa accompanied by estimates of the cost of the site and fortifications, aggregating B,6j6,:6 for big guns, submarine mines, land and accesaorloa. The report shows that tha general ataff made a most comprehensive study of tha whole question of the necessity of forti fications at San Pedro, analysing In detail the possibilities of using the place as a naval base and the landing of a hostile army by an enemy, and at the some time pointing out the wellnlgh Impregnability of an enemy In th lx Angeles country, once he has taken posaesslon. Considering existing conditions and mak ing due allowances for the development which will unquestionably take place, both in the Immediate vicinity of San Pedro harbor and In the Ins Angeles country generally before the earl'eat date when proper fortifications, with their armament and accessories can be Installed, the re port says It believes the Immediate forti fications of the harbor la desirable. As a purely naval baae the general ataff thinks San Pedro offers the enemy con siderable advantages. Its use for this purpose being with a view to operations against other points on the Panama ca nal. The general staffs argument In this connection assumes that an enemy Is coming from the orient, and the state ment la made that, so far aa location la concerned, San Pedro would be a good base for an enemy to operate against the American Paclflo coast. The report pcski of the Vo Angeles country, and, asys the general ataff, when one thtnka of the great extent of this country, Its Immense wealth, takes Inta consideration Its climate, making It one of the moat attractive places In the world, no effort of Ihe Imagination Is needed to realise Ihe temptation It offer to thoae oriental pnweni whose population la pressing hard nn the means of subsistence. "The conclusion seems Justified that Ihe early fortification of San Pedro har bor la a reu,ulrsuint ut the welfare of the natlou." FOPMEFLY IJOTIELD ROOT AND KNOX TO TESTIFY Secretary and Senator to Appear Before Grand Jury in Libel Case. NEW YORK INQUIRY CONTINUES Six Witnesses Rxamlneil, Knar Ilelnn Employe of World Donnpnrte's Statement Comes e Week. WASHINGTON, Jan. .-Secretary Koo', Senator Knox and Assistant Attorney Gen eral Charles W. Russell of the Department of Justice, were served today with ut poenaes to appear tomorrow before the federal grand jury now Invest Igiitlng In this city the publication of alleged libelous ar ticles jn the New York World and the In dianapolis News, connecting the name of Charles P. Taft, Douglas Robinson mid William Nelson Cromwell with the IVinama canal purchase. Secretary Root will appear before the Jury at noon, which necessitates his leav ing the regular S"ml-weekly cabinet meet ing before It Is concluded. When asked tonlsht whether he had been summoned to appear. Senator Knox aald: "I found on my desk this nfternoon a subpoena ordering mo to be on hand to morrow at 12:1S o'clock. I suppose, there fore, that If I am not there ut that tinif I will be locked up or have some othet uprrlhle thing happen to me." Knox Has Information. The senator said he had not been flfk"f to bring any particular book ij papers with him and that he had no IT a what Information the grand Jury would demand of him. As he represented this country in the purchase of the canal, he ac. knowledged that he would be able to giv the Jury none Information which tnifihi U of service to It In Its investigations. Mr. Russell will be questioned by IV Jury about 12:30 o'clock, Immediately aflei Senator Knox has flnlahed hla testimony . These three witnesses, so fsr as can bf learned, are all who will appear tomorrow Assistant United States Attorney McNa mara will read tomorrow to the Jury the full text of articles containing the alleged libelous atatements. This probably will take up the greater part of the morning session. Attorney General Bonaparte con ferred today with President Roosevelt h, regard to the statement which Mr. Ron parte has announced he w ill Issue, regarding the case. This statement, It Is now ststed, will not be made until next week. Assistant District Attorney Baker wan busy today In criminal court. There was no session of the grand Jury. World Employes Testify. NEW YORK. Jan. 22-After examining a number of witnesses in the case of the United States against the Prese publishing company, the federal grand Jury, which haa been inquiring Into the charges of criminal libel brought against the New York World ror pumicauon of articles reflecting upon me government In. Its purchase Of the Panama canal property, adjourned todav until Monday. The witnessec Included Edward F. d igln. one-time ardent advocate of the Nicaragua canal project; A. C. Ryan, a Washington newspaper correspondent; William J. Dempney, foreman of the mailing room of the World, and three employes of the World mailing room. William Qulland, Daniel and Thomaa Cochran. Charles p. Taft. who was expected to testify before the federal and county grand Juries, did not appear. Owing to tha secrecy enjoined upon all the wltnessea It could not be learned what connection. If any. exlated between the tee tlmony given by the World employes ex amined and that of Messrs. Cragln and Ryan, who are not known to have had anv relation of any sort with that paper. Carpet sweepers the RUselfs aa tl,. b.st thtre Is. 3 :, 2 V k a Vol lUrdwara ..rVrS Ml ..j -i, ,i ,1 --
