TTIF, OMAHA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY.. MARCH .50.' 1WX
CONNOR HEIRS WIS A POINT
Our Letter Box
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Relatives Achieve Victory ia Block
ing Probate of Will.
Oomtrtfewttaaa est Tim-sly Baajacrha,
M aessaiaa; Two Baadre Wards,
An IavlWd fraaa Oar Sfteadera.
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Clink of Chips
False Alarm
Sound of Poker Playing: Nearest
that Police Get to
Gambling.
"We heard poker chips rattling when we
reached the bark door, but after getting
Into the room nothing hut a whisk game
waa In sight," reported the policeman who
raided Joe MeCann's cigar more, 311 North
Sixteenth street, early Monday morning In
anticipation of finding gambling there.
Although the city prosecutor now says
there Is nut sufficient evldonee to warrant
the filing of complaints charging gambling
against MeCann and the four men In the
house, the mm were arreHted by Sergeant
Painuf laon and Officer Bitters and charged
wllli keeping a Rambling houMe and gam
bling, respectively.
No complaint lias yet been filed against
the nicij and (heir rases were not heard In
police court Monday morning. The men
who irc found playing cards gave ficti
tious mime and addresses at the police
station. '
MRS. ELLISON SAYS HUSBAND.
THE "CAPTAIN." WAS CRUEL
t'niiM-nnrnlly she Asks Divorce an
Mr Is KlaMlnar the, Case
In f'onrt.
Mr. Olive KIIIkoii told-a tale of cruelty
on the tdrt of "Captain" Frances I. Kill
son lefore JudRO Kodlck In district court
Monday morning fha charged that Ellison
threatened to klfl her, twlnted her arms,
one of which was rheumatic, spat on her
wrists and generally abused her.
Wilson la fighting the suit.
In the next court room Judge Troup,
who haa rei-overed .from hla Illness, was
hearing 'the ault nf Pauline Doll against
Michael Doll . for t nonsupKrt. Doll has
filed a croaa-petltion and sues for a decree
himself. ,
Mrs. Doll's teatmony went Into what she
paid for various edibles and It appeared
that tha family meat Mil ranged from S
to SIS a month and butter coat her from
30 to 3ft cents on tha average.
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Strychnine Does
Not Qmte Kill
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Dose Taken by E. P. Dubrule, Who
is Resuscitated Accident
or Suicide?
E. P. Dubrule, a lineman who took a po
sition with the Western Union Saturday,
was found unconscious In his room nt the
Arcade hotel, Thirteenth and Douglas
treets, Monday morning. Tie la supposed
to have taken strychnine with suicidal In
tent, but when resuscitated at 81. Joseph's
hospital by Dr. Henry I.. Akin he refused
to discuss the affair. It Is thought he will
recover, as he regained consciousness after
being treated at the hospital.
His home address Is not known, as he
gave none when registering at the Arcade
Saturday night. Manager Oeorge Paulson
of that place found him and Police Surgeon
Barbour administered the emergency treat
ment early Monday morning. , .
ELECTRICAL SHOW TO STAY
Institution . Is Incorporated and
Will Be Held at the
Aadl torlniu.
Articles of Incorporation were taken out
Monday morning for "The Omaha Elec
trical Exposition." The corporation , will
have charge of the electrical show to be
held In the Auditorium May tt-15. The cap
ital stock Is to be S5.CKI0 and 40 per
cent of this amount must he paid In before
the corporation begins business. ,The In
corporators are J. W. Johnson, Waldo
Mlchaelsnn, A. O. Munro, W. ' I Burgess,
J. R. behmer. H. P. Kerr, J. B. Qarnsey,
James Corr, Urael Loreth and J. M,' Gil
Ian. The Nebraska Kennel club waa also In
corporated for $&,(ioO Monday morning,
Charles J. Brown, Matthew Ureevy and W.
T. Hood being the Incorporators. The lur
pose of the company is to buy, sell aiul
train dogs and to conduct bench allows and
field trials. . '
IMscraref al (oaaael
of Itver and bowela. In rel using to act. is
quickly remedied with Dr. King's New
Jjfe rills. 2fcc. For sale by Beaton Drug
Co.
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COURT SAYS HE DIED INTESTATE
Jartce Leslie's DrrMiii In First Cll
mit nf Plant Far Three H4rr4
and Fifty Thoasaad Dollars
Ri Thin far Family.
The relatives of the late Joseph A. Con
nor have won the first battle In tha con
test over the S3WV0O0 estate left by Connor.
(unty Judge lrslie handed down a deirla
ton at t o'clock Monday afternoon, refusing
to admit the cony of tha will to probate
and finding that Connor died Intestate.
Bmyth ft Smith, attorneys for the trus
tees, will file today an appeal to tha dis
trict court.
Judge Ieslle's decision In brief waa that
In his opinion, Connor destroyed tha will
with the Intention of revoking It and that
evidence otlierwlse Is insufficient. After
reviewing briefly the law and the evidence
the court concluded:
"Taking Into consideration all these farts,
taking Into account hla habit of life and
tha reputation of these Inferentlally at leaat
suspected of having destroyed the will, and
further that tha disposition of the estate
by the terms of tha will waa a somewhat
unnatural one In that so small a share of
the estate wsa given to those who would
naturally be the objeots of the teataar's
bounty, and that Mr. Connor had made
many wills and had npt shown a disposi
tion to adhere to any one schema for the
distribution nf hie estate, I do not consider
that the evidence la sufficient to overcome
the presumption that the will waa de
stroyed by Mr. Connor with the Intention
of revoking It. I do not think he Intended
to die intestate but conclude that he decided
to change his will and that he destroyed
It himself Intending to revoke It and that
he died unexpectedly before carrying out
this Intention. I shall therefore refuse to
admit the copy of the will to probate and
find that he died Intestate."
Judge Leslie In a preceding passage de
clared that he did not think "Connor ever
conceived any Intense dislike for the bishop.
for the will waa executed after whatever
altercation he had, or Imagined he had
had taken place."
The reading of the decision was heard by
Mrs. Ellen O'Connor and Miss Grace Con
nor of the relatives. Of the attorneys In
the case ail were there except Judge Su'.ll
van. The decision was heard without ex
tranrdtnary manifestations of pleasure or
disappointment by either side.
Five to Share In Fortane.
If the relatives are finally upheld
Connor's $350,000 estate goes to five per
sons by their own agreement, these being
Ellen Jane O'Connor, a half sister of Con
nor, Mrs. Bridget Hynes of Colorado
Springs, another half sister, Mrs. Mamie
Sperry of Aurora, III., who Is a niece, Mrs.
Mary I.ambo of Chicago, who Is Mrs.
O'Connor's daughter, and Orace Cook Con
nor, the adopted daughter of the testator.
Should the trustees win these relatives who
the beneficiaries for various sums under the
will may lose all, because of t clue void
ing the bequests in the event of a con
test. The provision relating to endowment of
parochial schools In the will refused admis
sion to probate Is as follows:
"It has long been my wish to aid so far
as able without Injustice to my family rela
tions, in the establishment of five or six
parochial schools In the city of Omaha, or
the diocese of Omaha, for the education of
children In the Catholic faith. With this
object In mind I do hereby devise to the five
trustees hereinafter named, and to their
successors all my estate remaining arter
the foregoing provisions of my will have
been carried out, and they shall form a
corporation or organisation under such pro
visions of the laws of Nebraska as may be
advised for the purpose of building and
maintaining five or six parochial schools
In the different parishes and the city of
Omahx. Such schools shall have over the
door in letters at least twelve inches long
the words: 'The Joseph A. Connor Pa
rochial Schools.' The trustees and execu
tors are named as follows: I hereby ap
point the Catholic bishop of the diocese of
Omaha, the president of Crelghton univer
sity, Edward R. Duffle, Patrick Duffey
and Alfred Millard exacutora of this my
list will and testament, hereby revoking all
former wills made by me."
JVew Bank at Wagner.
PIERRE. 8. D., March 29. (Special. -Articles
of Incorporation have been filed
for the Wagner State bank, at Wagner,
Charles Mix county, with a capital of
$L"0,0"). Incorporators: John E. Shea, Chi
cago; S. I.. Sable, Jr., Henry Bvers. L,.
M. Cable, Allit-rt Amundson, all of Wagner.
What's the Answer?
OMAHA. March M.-To the Editor of The
Bee: What has transpired In the last year
to cause the World-Herald and tha Dally
News to change front so completely on
the water works qiteatlon? If my memory
serves me right, both of these newspapers,
less than year ago, were loudly denounc
ing the purchase rf the water orks plant
at the appraisement of Kt.uon.ooo, while now
they are frantic in their efforts to hsvs
the city lake Jt in at my old price. Why
this change of heart? W. HAYS.
2706 Kansas avenue.
Makes a Hit with the Women.
OMAHA, March 87. -To the Editor of The
ne Am mn oM-tlme reAder of The Bee
I wlah to second the voice of Mr. Ztmman J
In regard to the gurbsge ordinance.
So thoroughly are they my sentiment
that I feel Justified In commending so
loyal a gentleman (who has thought for
the mothers, daughters, sisters and sweet
hearts) for our next mayor of Omaha.
Conditions. that our higher bodies have
tried to enforce, certainly have been of a
very unsanitary nature, and as Mr. 7Am
man has said. "The? hogs are well enough
abla to separate tha garbage themselves."
Jt Is proof positive that he Is of a broader
mind and farstghted enough to be given
the highest office for which he is asking
your support.
AN INTERESTED MOTHER.
Record Compared.
OMAHA. March 28 To the Editor of The
Bee: I desire to compare this record with
the record the present legislature Is now
making:
The republican delegation from Douglas
county In the las; two sessions of the Ne
braska legislature helped to enaot the fol
lowing lawa which saved the taxpayera of
Omaha over $60,000 a year and added to the
tax receipts from corporations over $lirf).
ooo: To abolish the Board of Public Works
and the Advisory board. Saved $7,051.23.
To consolidate the county and city ix
departments. Savrd $U,073.J4.
To consolidate tho county and city treo-s-uries.
Saved $30,624.
To consolidate the county and city comp
trollers offices. Sa' ed $12,000. This bill wa
repealed by the present legislature.
To consolidate Omaha and South Omaha.
Terminal taxation law.
State-wide primary l,w.
Child lab.r law.
Juvenile court 'aw.
Firemen's double-shift law.
Bulk sale law.
Pure food law.
Two-cent rate law.
Bill to prohibit the giving of free passes
on railroads or street car tines.
To prohibit corporations from giving pub
lic officials or others free gas. water, elic
trle. light or telephores.
To prevent unfair discrimination by rail
roads against any person or locality.
To reduce freight and express rates.
Thi employers' liability act, to protect la
boring men.
To prohibit corrupt lobbying.
Instructed our delegation at Wasnlnaten
to stand by the Roosevelt admlnistratica -and
they did It.
All platform pledges redeen.ed
MICHAEL LEE.
A Qneatloa of Veracity.
KAN3AS CITY. Mo., March 2t -To the
Editor of The Bee: I see by The Bee where
one William Bull lost a pocketbook with
some money ud checks In It. He claims
he lost $190. a die mend ring and valuable
papers. I myself got the book st Ashland.
Neb. Ther; was $107 In It anil two checks;
no ring nf any kind Thinking Mr. Butt
was a man In good standing In Omaha 1
sent the same to him by express, Juat
as we got It where he says he lost it and
the $180. He lies Please give this space
In your valuable paper.
FRED ELMORE.
Vain of Water Filtration.
FORT OMAHA. March 27.-To the Editor
of The Bee: While reading an article by
Francis Maule Bjorkman in the March
World's Work I wsa attracted at the
saving of life through filtering plants for
cities.
Mr. Bjorkman quotes from Prof. Irving
Fisher of Yale. "In whom President Roose
velt entrusted the task of making a report
on national vitality to the commission for
conservation of natural resources."
Prof. Fisher states that "in I-awrense,
Mars., the introduction of a water filterer
reduced the number of typhoid deaths from
106 in 1S&2 to twenty-two In 1J. The
number. of cases of typhoid on record in
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Pittsburg In October, 1907, was 38. During
the ensuing year the new filtering plant
waa put into operation. The number of
cases on record In October, 1908, was ninety
six." And Prof. Fisher says that, with
the assistance of Mr. Scott McNutt he
has recently proved the correctness of
Hasen's thrrum, "That for every life saved
from typhiod two or three lives are saved
from other causes." How long will It be
Ing the purchase of the water works plant
srd a flrst-rkiss filtering plant, and thus
save the lives of hundreds of Its citizens?
I cannot quote more of the article, but
It would be well for every citizen of Omaha
who has the public interest at heart to
pcrsess himself of the Information and
then not rest until Omaha has, not only
pure water, but the other benefits men
tiered therein.
B. F. PATTEN HOrSH,
Major V. S. A.
Dredge to Deepen
Salina Sea
Machine is Wanted by Park Board
Silt to Be Used to Grade
. Park.
Bids for a huge dredge to be used In
deepening Salina sea, In the new Levi
Carter park, will be opened by the Board
of Park commissioners at the regular
monthly meeting this afternoon. The board
intends to use the silt In the bottom of the
lake In grading the low land In the park
before trees and shrubbery is transplated,
as the silt Is full of nutrition and will
jnake vegetation boom In tie park.
BIG GIFTS FOR CHILD SAVING
G. A. Hoaarland Gives $1,000 and Dr.
H. M. MeClaaahan $200. Toward
New Bolldlng.
The fund for the new building for the
Child Saving Institute Is approaching the
$40,000 mark. It is pest $37,000 and still ris
ing. A $1,000 donation by George A. Hoag
land and a $300 gtft from Dt. H. M. Mc
Clanahan since Saturday have given a big
advance to the fund, and Dr. A. W. Clark
believes these generous gifts will set as
an Incentive to others able to make similar
donations.
Here is the list as it now stands:
Previously acknowledged ....
George A. Hoagland ,
Dr. H. M. McClanahan
William S. Schutt
Charles S. Gretxtnger ,
Eric T. Johnson
Cash
Pldnev Swanson and wife
Mrs. J. A. Hake
A. B. Griffith
Mrs. H. Drlshaus
J. H. Simm ,
M. L. Scott
Anna Hagadorn
Jennie Salmon
Mrs. Ralph Neordy
Percy P. Hinckley
H. C. Weeden
Mrs. A. I Frost
Mrs. H. H. Waterman
Mrs. Mede ,
Mrs. E. F. Rector
Total
...$35..'. 30
... l.tfiO.OO
200.00
25.00
... . 10.01)
300
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1 .Oct
l.oo
1.00
1.00
1.00
1 .110
l.oo
1.00
f.uo
l.oo
.50
.50
.50
...$37,2i'2.80
Quick Action for Your Money You get
that by using The Bee advertising columns.
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HONOR TO MISS HXHEABE
Memorial Service Held for Late
Principal of Long School.
FRIENDS AND EX-PUPILS SPEAK
Jndge Howard Kennedy Points Ont
How Good Clllaenahlp Was
Instilled In Young
Minds.
Those who went' to school to her; those
who lived with her; those who worked with
her In the schools, and those who could
speak for the entire city of Omaha, paid
tribute Sunday to Miss Sarah McCheane,
principal of the long school, who died
New Year's day, 1909, after a service of
over thirty years in the Omaha public
schools.
The , memorial services, arranged by a
committee of teachers, were held In the
First Presbyterian church at 3 o'clock be
fore a rostrum which had been decorated
with Easter lilies. The afternoon was dark
and only four small lights illuminated the
building, and this with the muslo and short
earnest addresses, mads the service deeply
Impressive.
Superintendent W. M. Davidson of the
public schools presided snd In a few words
following the opening prayer by Rev. E. R.
Curry of Calvary Baptist church, the super
intendent praised the life of Mlas Mc
Cheane as one typical of those of a genera
tion who sow that another might reap.
He said the desth of Miss McCheane
aeemed a personal losa to audi a very large
number of teachers and friends, that her
influence In the community for twanty
flve years was so great ana always for the
good, that the memorial services were most
appropriately arranged.
Judge Howard Kennedy made the address
of the afternoon, and told of being a pupil
under Miss McCheane in 1876 at Central
school, which Is now the Omaha High
school.
"I cannot now tell you how much of
such Hurtles as reading, writing and arith
metic I acquired under Miss McCheane,"
said Judge Kenned.
"Education does not consist of pouring
in a lot of facts, regardless of how syste
matically they are arranged, but It con
stats of a drawing out and a development
of the child himself.
"This was Miss McCheatie's plan of
work, not to fill little heads with facta
soon to be forgotten, but to train little
lives for good cltlsenshln.
"T think the lesson from Miss McCheane'
life is that friendship pays. She waa a
friend of every school child, of her associ
ates In the schools and of hundreds out
side. If there is sny one thing to be
singled from her many virtues It was her
friendship for mankind."
Miss Martha L. Powell read a brief
tribute "In Memorlam," speaking as' one
who lived snd worked with Miss McCheane
for a number of years. Miss Powell Is the
present principal of I.ong school, the school
which Miss McCheane served for a quarter
of a century.
"Teachers often wonder who associated
with I.uss McCheane, how much of them
Is individual and how much of them Is
The National prestige
of Unecda Biscuit
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baked in.
IS
moment you take a
biscuit from the pack
age; as soon as you
taste it, the reason be
comes apparent why
so many hundred
millions of packages
of Uneeda Biscuit
have been bought by
the American people.
NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY
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Dr. Lyon's
PERFECT ' -
Toofh Powder
Cleanses, beautifies and
preserves the teeth and
purifies the breath
Used by people of
refinement for almost
r Half a Century
Miss McCheane," said Miss Hulda Isaacon,
one of the teachers In Long school, who
gave "Words of Appreciation from Long
School."
"Patrons of Ing school hava told me
that Miss McChesne made the school a
home and reigned over It as a mother."
Miss Clara B. Mason,' principal of the
Train school, read a tribute which was
presented at the annual meeting of the
Teachers Annuity and Aid association sev
eral weeks ago, crediting Miss McCheane
with being the leader in the great move
ment. Music waa furnished by the Wagner
quartet, with a solo, "The Home Land,"
by Miss Martha Grym of the Clifton Hill
school.
NAMES CLASH AT HOTEL
One Mr, Foote Cheeks Ont of Room
as Another Mr. Foote
Checks In.
"Coincidences frequently occur at the
hotels," said Clerk Sherman of the Pax
ton. "One of the peculiar ones happened
Saturdsy in the assignment of room No.
52 to men of the same name. L. R. Foote
of Lincoln checked out In the morning,
and scarcely had he gone than A. J. Foote
of Cherokee, la., arrived and room No.
52 was assigned to him. And both were
traveling In the same general line.
"Another peculiar feature Is the In
terminable variety of names. Scarcely
a day passes but a name Is registered
here that we have never heard of before.
Shortly after that the same name will
appear frequently. But then there are
over 2,000,000,000 of people In the world
and lots of them are coming to America."
DR. GIFFORD NOT THE MAN
Says He Has Not Offered to Finance
Branch of Orthopedic
Hospital.
"No, the report that I am going to give
any large sum of money to a medical in
stitution or hospital is not correct," said
Dr. Harold C. Olfford, -who returned to
the city yesterday after an absence of
some daya. during which the report gained
circulation that he waa to give part of
$100,00fi to found a branch of the orthonedin
hospital in Omaha if the state, through the
legixlature, would give the site.
Another Omaha man of large means is
reported to be willing to shoulder this
load.
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