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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (June 13, 1909)
J THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: JUNE M3. 1009. FIVE MEN ARE INDICTED Four in Toils and John Doe Charged with Train Robbery. TRIAL SLATED FOR EARLY IN JULY t-'etonlons anil Martlrraa Attempt la perineal In Kaoh t'oant, So that Conviction Woall Mm Ufa In fen. I). W. Woods, Fred Torgensen, James Gor don. Jack Shelton and John Doa hav been indicted on the charge of robbing th t'nlon Faciflc Overland Limited mall at Lane cut-off tha night of May 12. The grand Jury returned true bllle against the five men yeaterday at 12;46 p. m , sub mitting Its report to Judge T. C. Munger of Lincoln, who came up especially for this purpose. John Doe represente tha fifth man believed by the federal and local officers and the grand Jury to have been In the holdup. He is not known to them as yet. 'Felonious and murderoua" attempt la specified In each separate count, so that a conviction on any one count will be suffi cient to hold the accused men to the full penalty of tha law, which Is Ufa Imprison ment. Each of the accused men Is also named In each of tha six counts. Detail at tha Chart. The first count In the indictment rliartsrs: "Donald W. Woods (alias Dan Downer, real and true name to the grand Jurors un known); Fred Torgensen (allao F. V. D.-rf, real and true name unknown); Frank Grig ware (alias James Gordon, alias K. B. Hol llngshcad, real and true name unknown); Jack .Shelton (alias Jack Gordon, alias Lawrence F. Golden, alias Peter J. Butter bough, real and true name unknown), and John Doe (real and true name unknown), did on tha 22d day of May, 1900, In the county of Douglas, state of Nebraska, forcibly by violence, unlawfully, wilfully, knowingly, maliciously and feloniously put in bodily fear by assault certain railway mall clerks having charge of the mall of tho Vnited States, consisting of seven reg istered mall pouches containing regis tered mall of the United States, taking the same from the possession of tha said rail way mall clerks and carry tha same away with intent to rob and steal, and in effect ing the robbery so as aforesaid the lives of the eight postal clerks wera put In Jeopardy by the use of dangerous weapons, towit, loaded pistols, contrary to the stat utes of the United States In such case made and provided and against the peace and dignity of the United States. The postal railway clerks whose lives were than placed In Jeopardy wera George G Whltmore. Merle C. Smith. June Corey, Frederick Kastman. William Sears. Wil liam G. Uvan, Arthur J. NUes and Arthur L. Drebert. Shelton ot Arraigned. Jack Shelton. who was captured In Den ver will not be arraigned Monday, as was scheduled, for the Indictment stands for the same purpose. The federal government does not propose to delay prosecution of these men. It ex pects to bring thm to final trial early in .nrt make Quick business of their case. By that time It la hoped to have the fifth man. ' r.i few nersons were In the court r.,nm when the indictments were read. Lillian Stephenson of Denver, who ap- r.r.rt in tha automobile picture through whom It was expected to convict Jack Shelton with participation In tha norland mall robbery, and Katla Snell of Kansas City, who It was thought might h Me to alve some Information about Fred Torgensen, one of the alleged mail robber. U stifled before the grand Jury Saturday morning- The session was con fine l laisclv to the testimony of women, IticliidtnK those of Omaha, hitherto men-li-mul an renting rooms to Wood, Gordon and Torgensen. Mnkt-N Miort Work- of It. " The hpeclal grand Jury called for this cuc ui-bau Its investigations Wednesday, June !'. About forty witnesses were, ex amined, although over eighty were under summons. The lemalnlng witnesses will be continued under summons until the trial. The grand Jury consisted of Carl Ander son of Hubbard, Swan P. Atkinson of 8t. Edward, Seth P. Barnea of Homer, Carl Benson. D. H. Christie, Louis P. Iteger, H. A. Cameron, S. 8. Dresher, T. J. O'Brien, Ed S. Thompson, B. Edward Zeiss, Alex B. Buchanan. S. P.. Elson and A. D. Marriott of Omaha; C. C. Crowell, Jr., of Blair; Sylvester Emley of Wiener, t Thomas. H. Hunter of Valley, W. E. Kenr nedy of Genoa, E. C. Klnsel of Wiener, M. 6. Mansfield of Winnebago, Frank Osborn of Hartlngton and Charles H. Smith of Schuyler, with D. ll Christie of Omaha as foreman. enter Cornell. The baccalaureate services will be held' Sunday. Monday will be Alumni day, Tuesday will be class day an J Wednesday will be graduation day. Milton Williams Is vUe president of his c lass, president of the Phllomathlan society, assistant editor of the "Academy Nes," treasurer of the academy Young Men's Christian Association, and is a foot ball player. Of him the arademy pnper says: " 'Bill' never tells us what he wants to do, or what he Intends to do from time to time, but he simply thinks a thing out, and then does it, regardle-s of the ion sequences. In deportment he Is nearly per fect, and In scholarship he Is one of the best. He Is master of both his body and mind and w look for big things from him when he enters Cornell next year." BUTTER MARKET' ENLARGES Cadets Return from Camp Well, JHappy, but Tired Raw Recruits They Go to Ashland, Seasoned Veterans They March Back Home. . "When Johnny comes marching . home asain. hurrah " Tanned and dusty, but well and happf. the Omaha High school cadets returned Satur dav afternoon from their week in carrlp at Ashland on the government rifle range They' -cable on a special train over tha Burlington, arriving shortly after 1 o clock and marched from the station to the high schocjl grounds. where they disbanded. The cadet band led the parade. The 600 boys belonging to the two bat tallons of, the .cadet regiment passed an en lovable week an ; Camu Davidson and missed much of the inclement weather which Omaha had. Little rain fell at Ash land and the boys spent much of the time out of doors, as their tanned faces bear evidence.. They had a good time, but they also put in some hard work drilling and know much more about the hardships of war than, they did a week ago. , Soma of the lads were ao , tired they could hardly shoulder their rifles In their march up ; town upon their return, but despite their weariness they made a good showing In- the parade and kept Step like veterana. ' - 1 First Lieutenant W. H. Haskell of Fort Omaha, who was In command of the cadets while In camp In the absence of Captain Oury, la enthusiastic over the week spent at Ashland and not only says the cadets did good work, but obeyed the commands of their superior officers like trained soldiers. Cigar Trust at Last in Omaha Opens Store and Independent Dealers Draw Up Their Lines for Battle. Carrying out Its plan to doubla the nun ber of stores In the United States handling Its products exclusively, the American To- bacco company, commonly known as the "trust," has Invaded Omaha and opened a store In a prominent location. What the cigar dealers of Omaha think of this invasion would not do to print Though the store is not yet open, some of the stores are already prepared to meet the alleged "unfair" competition which It is claimed the trust offers wherever opens a store. One or two- stores have already planned to give a coupon with each sale and these will be redeemed at a "premium store," a la trading stamp. The new "trust" store is the first ever opened in Omaha, though the ctgar trade of many cities la practically controlled by the American Tobacco company to the ex clusion of other goods than their own. Plan for Organized Market in Omaha Includes Produce Exchange, OTHER CITIES PROMISE SUPPORT Lincoln, loas t My and -at. Joseph Manafartarer Will Join to E- tabllsh neal Merchant 1st na Market In Oaaaha. Besides a butter exchange, the proposed organization of creamery and commission men to establish a butter market in Omaha expects to handle eggs at least and the new organisation will doubtless be known as the "Omaha Produce exchange.'1 . On ' this market the 11.000,000 . pounds manufactured 'In Omaha each year may1 be bought by. those distributers and .buyer in the east - who are n w buying an more or . less fictitious prices made In Klgln or New-Tork Clfy price not neces sarily based on the supply and demand of butter, but upon tha expectation of tha big distributers who are usually large stock holders in the exchange, making an extra cent to a cent and a half on all butter bought on the basis. Llncoin, Sioux City and St. Joseph. Kv signified their willingness to participate In. the organization of 'a. genuine mer chandising butter market , in Omaha and to sell their butter on the market. ... . The plan of the Omaha market and It relation to the butter distributer and The consumer, is substantially the same : as the plan on which the Omaha grain market in conducted. How Market Works. The last few months have been, a aroiwi Illustration of the advantage of a market at Omaha for tha selling as- weH as the buying of grain. When the price in Chi cago. has been high the Omaha market has Invariably bean higher . on actual cash wheat. This was because the price was genuine, paid lnr eash for wheat whlr-h miners and others were willing to pay for. the wheat which they, needed , The plan of the present Elgin-market is well known. No butter Is : made In Elgin -proper, as formerly, when tha in stitution known aa the "Elgin price com mittee" was organised. Since It has fallen somewhat Into disrepute, and an Omaha creamery man who was at a recent meet ing or me committee heard one of the members of the Elgin exchange explain to an Inquiring Chlcagoan that the "quota tlons are made so you Chicago fellow can mans a ram ana a nait more on your butter." ine prediction is made that when the Omaha merchandising market Is opened the Elgin market will not last six months, ii is a iicuuous price ana not one based on supply and demand. David Cole of the David Cole Creamery company ha returned from the east, where he vlstted some large buyers of butter, also attended the opening of the Albert Lea butter market, when 1.200 tub of but ter were sold for actual cash on the ex change. "Those to whom I talked In the east are very much In favor of the organisation of market at Omaha," said Mr. Cole. "They will come here to buy butter the same a tha millers and foreign trade come to Omaha to buy grain." A secretary with large experience In the butter business will be employed by the new organization when it Is formed and Omaha will doubtless go to the front aa the principal merchandising market In the country. Ewj Tillond Suit In Car Entire Stock it last Half Prlci IS 1 O DOUGLAS STREET 151 o DOUGLAS STREET tv IT F0E3ST R30WDAY OF OUR Eurj Silk Drcsj la Our entire Stock on sale it Just Kilt Price mii ii a I (P-I OUR ENTIRE STOCK OF 11 H f " H I wT uaiBoeo ubus ana Stresses at JUST MA.I.1F 1PIR1CE WE HAVE MORE THAN FULFILLED THE STATEMENT MADE AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS SALE THAT IN ORDER TO ADHERE STRICTLY TO OUR POLICY OF NEVER CARRYING OVER A SINGLE GARMENT FROM ONE SEASON TO ANOTHER, WE WOULD SELL HIGH CLASS WEARING APPAREL AT LOWER PRICES THAN EVER HEARD OF AND THE WAY WE ARE DISPOSING OF FINE GARMENTS IS THE TALK OF OMAHA. Tomorrow the first Monday of Our Half Sale will he a Great Day All Oof Tailored Suits and Dresses on sale at Just Malf Price tSillc Tailored Suits at Half Price $125.00 THREE-PIECE SUITS, clearance price $05.00 THREE-PIECE SUITS, clearance price , $75.00 THREE-PIECE SUITS, clearance price $00.50 THREE-PIECE SUITS, clearance price $65.00 TAILORED SUITS, clearance price $59.50 TAILORED SUITS, clearance price $55.00 TAILORED SUITS, clearance price $62.50 $47.50 $37.50 $34.75 $32.50 .$29.75 $27.50 Tailored Suits at Half Price $25.00 $22.50 $19.75 $17.50 $14.85 $12.50 $9.75 $50.00 TAILORED SUITS, clearance price $45.00 TAILORED SUITS, clearance price $30.50 TAILORED SUITS, clearance price $35.00 TAILORED SUITS, clearance price $20.75 TAILORED SUITS, clearance price $25.00 TAILORED SUITS, clearance price $19.50 TAILORED SUITS, clearance price Silk Dresses at Half Price $65.00 SILK DRESSES, clearance price $55.00 SILK DRESSES, clearance price $45.00 SILK DRESSES, clearance price $39.50 SILK DRESSES, clearance price $35.00 SILK DRESSES, . clearance price $20.75 SILK DRESSES, clearance prloe $25.00 SILK DRESSES, clearance price $19.50 SILK DRESSES, clearance price $32.50 $27.50 $22.50 $19.75 $17.50 $14.85 $12.50 ..$9.75 BRIEF CITY NEWS CREDIT FOR AN OMAHA BOY Milton R. William la Gradaated with Distinctive at Morns Park Acatlf say. Milton n. Williams, an Omaha boy, will ba grauduated next waek from Morgan Park academy at Morgan Park, III., near Chicago. He Vlll graduate with tha rank of Academy Scholar, and will next year TEARS FLOW FREELY IN EYES OF THE OLD AND THE YOUNG Parents and Children Weep In Con- cert and Some Spectator . . - Whimper. Tear flowed freely In Juvenile court Saturday morning. Parents and mis behaved . children wept In concert -and a few spectator snuffled ' or blew their nose. Philip Hartfelder' mania for carrying revolver had brought bim to court. Saturday night a week ago he shot, not purposely, however, Joe Kallncka, another boy of IS years, In tha leg and the Hart felder bey will have to stay at the Deten tion home until his victim has recovered. Ha waa warned soma time ago that carry ing a revolver would get him Into trouble. .Alvlna Lear Friday followed the ex ample set by her sister, Ella, some month ago and ran away to aee Judge Estelle. She asked that a home be found for her. Her mother came to court and begged that the girl be ent home. The child will go to tha Detention school until a home In the country can be found for her. Her sister Ella ha been living on a farm for aoma time. No charge ha lain against either girl. Mathla Klrschbaum, accused of stealing grain from a Burlington car, was also sent to the Detention school. No Man is Stronger Than His Stomach A ttrool mao i strong all over. N man can be strong who is suffering from weak stomach with it oaaequaat indigastiao, ar from same other diseasa of tha itoaaoh and it aooiated organs, which im pair difaatioo. and oatrition. Far wheat tha stomach U weak or diseased there t a lot oi tha nutrition contained la food, whioh ia tha source ol all physical rreagth. When man " doaea't leal just right," whan be doaao't stoop well, ba aa uncomfortable teal tog ia tha stomach after eating, ia languid, nervous, irritshle and despond- eat, ha is toeing tha nutrition needed to make strength. Bach a ms at Dr. Pltret'B GocTen Melleml DeerT. It ro cfiaeaae ra rmc ana? othtr mrtmn mt aftfetJa mmd aafWrJaa. it tarlcktm tJi0 blood, , Imtiiormtom the 7rer, mtromttbmm fa kldmty. nourlthtm fa aerraa, aaa? GIVES HEXLTH XND STRENGTH TO THE WHOLE BODY. Ye can't afford aocept Htrtt nostrum as a substitute for this nea alcoholic) medicine o known composition, not evea though tha urgent dealer may thereby make tittle bigger profit. Ingredient printed on wrapper. Have Xoot Frlnt It. Budolph F. gwoboda, public Accountant. Blnehart, photographer, 18th & Far nam. Hern, photo, removed to 16th St Howard. v V si. v . it.i .con rA., jPTOVCS C-OStlV BulfW X.lfr Pollcle, sight drafts at J I maturity. H. D. Neely, manager, Omaha. Corg. X. Xoore Is now with the Union Outfitting Co., 131B-17-19 Farnam St. Xdlewlid Batter Is churned from pasteur ized cream and sold only In -carton. David Cole Creamery company. lock abscrlptlona In the Nebraska Sav ing A, Loan Ass'n from 1100.00 to 16,000.00 earn dividend of per cent. Board of Trade Bldg. Mr. rraVt rU Notlc. of Appeal- Formal notice of appeal to the supreme court was filed by attorney for Mrs. Julia Montgomery Pratt Saturday in her suit to Rcplevining Cat Expense! of Suit Not Yet Over Are Already Nearly Equal to Tab by's Official Value. That replevin suit for the recovery of 'one grey and white cat named ''Kittle Minnie' and five or more kitten," will be heard In Justice Cockrell'a court Friday afternoon of next week. The case was tarted In Justice Eastman's court, but the defendants secured a change of venue - ... . i c a I eiiiorce me anie-nupu&i contract, xne ae- and they and the plaintiff Saturday agreed on Friday a tha date for trial. The "tabby cat," a described In the petition, belongs to Oliver W. Haselton plaintiff, according to his petition, but she was "unlawfully enticed away .ind 1 now unlawfully held," together with the kitten born later, by the defendant Mrs. Adda German, William Murray and Mr. A. Hlmebroth. . The defendants, in their answer, claim that they never en tlced the cat away from th Haselton domicile; that they don't want her or the kitten, and that they frequently notified the plaintiff to remove "Kittle Minnie and her kitten from their premise. The fendant are James Horvey Pratt. Henry W. Magee, Louise Pratt Olson, IlJalma Olson and Jerome Pratt Magee. Damage Salt Out of Taller Cases Oscar Talcott of Valley filed suit for $7,000 damages in district court Saturday, alleg ing that several Valley men had wrong fully prosecuted him. The suit la an out growth of the Valley liquor case in stigated in April. The defendant named by Talcott are Marshal George W. Rice, C. Herbert Coy, A. P. Byer and F. M. Butt. Mattlen XI and Make Up John P. Mettlen of South Umalia has concluded GEORGE REYNOLDS OUTLINES CENTRAL BANK OF ISSUE President of Amrrlcan Banker As sort. 1 1 on Presents Ills Plan to the Iowa Financier. Clement Chase, editor of the Western Banker, has returned from Waterloo, Ia., where he attended the convention of the Iowa Bankers' association. Mr. Chase says this Is the largest state convention that has ever met, there being 900 delegates registered. The Waterloo bankers won great praise by their many courtesies to the visitors, who had two days of perfect sunshine In which to enjoy them. The principal speakers at this convention were Adam Beds, former Minnesota con gressman, and George Reynolds of Chicago, president of the American Bankers' asso ciation. "Mr. Reynolds outlined a plan for a cen tral bank of Issue which appeared to be more practical and workable than any sug Kestio l yet made on that subject," said Mr. Chase. "It caused a great amount of discussion among the bankers and will be of interest to financial men all over the country." Mr. Chare give it s his opinion that as Mr. Reynolds is a member of the monetary commission, - and a Senator Al diich, who Is such a power In the financial world, Is chairman of that cotnmlealon and has expressed himself favorably to Mr. Reynolds regarding this plan, there Is Utile doubt that Its main features will be adopted and recommended to congress in the forth coming report of the monetary commission, This report will occupy several .volumes, embracing the opinions of experts in France, Germany and England, Including the history of the great bank of these countries, reaching back a hundred years, and In fact will be the most comprehensive history of banking ever published. "President Reynolds' Idea of central bank of Issue differs from that of others yet suggested (who have proposed that the stock be held by the banks of the United States) in that he would have the banks have no Interest In It whatever, except as to holding their reserve, the stock to be taken by the people. In order to- make this popular he would have the . govern ment guarantee 3 or 4 per cent on th stock of the central bank, all profits above that to be split even between the stockholders and the government. "Mr. Reynolds' plan also provides event ually for the opening of branch banks by the central bank. Ii) the. reserve utile of the country for the, purpose of- betu su pervising the loans 'to .be made to, bank In thft various divisions of the. country. This would be simply a bank of discount for the bankers of America and in no way disturb existing condulpns. ,. . , "Mr. Reynolds' plan for a central . bank seems to eliminate altogether the political problem by doing away with the control of he Institution by bankers, which -would never meet the approval of congres,. thus resolving Itself Into a purely.- ecunumlc proposition which, . when elaborated, .and worked out, will, not prove to be the .bug bear which has always been made, of a central bank. Its control would b vested In a commission to be appointed, by th government, the members of which- would have tenure 'for life." , , Quick' Action for 'Your Money Vou f4 that by using The Bee advertising columns. rrtte. In the action llv. in th. vicinity of tut y he was preclpltate ,n fulng a yeillivil lur uivuivc 5iwbi ma uc .nu Appraiser appointed by the court to decide upon the valuation of the cat and kitten made a return of valuation of $10, The costs in tha case so far ar over $8. DOG CATCHERS LAND TEXAN'S FINE BLOODHOUND PUP And That Tezaa Saddenly Becomes I tha Bn.teat Maa la Thl Northern Conntrf. Danny Paly of Texarkana, Tex., came to town Saturday morning and had not been in the Gate City half an hour before he was engaged in "glttln' his pup out'n oak." Danny is the proud possessor of a t- weeks-old bloodhound that promise to bo- come a great dog some day. The dog catcher happened to be abroad in the land Saturday morning, so when Master Blood hound arrived in the city, accompanied by Mister Daly, who ran up to sell some in getting out an Injunction against her coming to the residence or to the Burling ton yards, of which he Is yardmaster. The petition has not been dismissed as yet, but Mr. and Mrs. Mettlen have resumed living together. A charge of cruelty was named In th petition. Xld Have Quit a Vim Running away from their homes in South Omaha, getting caught at Lexington, Neb., for aome of fense and escaping from Jull there after nineteen days of imprisonment, returning to Omaha, with the Lexington sheriff close upon their heels, and finally being kept here because It was said the sheriff had imbibed too freely of Omaha Joy, Joe Teshack and Harry Corcoran are now awaiting trial a incorrigible in Juvenile court before Judge Estelle. Alfred Millard Causes An Arr.st Alfred Millard, officer of the Humane society, effected the arrest of Harry Cooper, a coal driver, Saturday morning,, by informing the police of a case which was brought to his attention by another man. Emergency ttf.itt . Our product and reputation are the best advertisement we can offer A. L ft, taa 1210-1 til rUwatd St OataU horses and visit a relative, Paddy Daly, a the stock yard, it soon found Itself In th officer Relgelman was sent out and ar company or a varied collection of pugs and rested Cooper, charging him with cruelty mongrel in th dog catcher' four-wheeled palace. Now, a Danny explained afterward, he was willing to have hi pet given a free ride in a nic. carriage, but the dog catcher wagon never. . Danny was for Jerking off his Jacket and teaching "thlm nigger wlre-sllppers" a les- to animals. The man s said to have been working a horn a which had a sore shoulder. A load of coal was on the wagon. Cooper lives at Thirteenth and Webster streets and work for Ruby & Graft. Seymour tax. Park I Open Seymour Lake park, at RaUton, U now open and Qreen'a band is playing every evening and son, but his better Instincts and possibly every Sunday afternoon. Most of the at- the fact that it would hav been one small wajmtup, Including the horizontal roller man. against two big negroes restrained coif, "dunce hall and stock theater, are him, and he appealed to Police Captain teady;' the beach has been fixed up and Movtyn Instead. The latter, acting under boat put on the lake. The "grand open- an ordinance which allow transient in the city to possess dogs without paying licenses, persuaded the arresting officers to restore the pup to the owner. So Danny went on his way rejoicing. "But Jlst wait till thlm dog kltcher mln come t' Texas. We'll make 'm think they're Jumping through on o' your glass fronts afore they leave," remarked Daniel. ing" of th park will be Saturday, June 19. In about two meek' time there will be direct car s.rvice from Sixteenth and Howard streets, Omaha, to t lie park, but now 'passenger must transfer at Forty fourth and Q streets. South Omaha, to the Ralston Interurban line. Balldlac Permits. Milton Roger Sons Co., 1!2S Jones street. double brick dwelling. $5,000; C. p. Traver, l.'l oum central Douievard. frame dwell-- ing, $4,000; C. P. Traver. lti-U South Thir tieth street, double brick dwelling. S1.00O; Fred C Sudd, 06 Caslellar street, frame A Horrible Death result from decaying lungi. Cui coughs and weak, sore lung lth Dr. King's New Discovery. 50c and $100 For axle b Peatorv Drug Co. Bigger, Better. Busier That's what ad vertising In The Bee does tor your business ...u in mi. m i hiiinii.iip.ui 1 rW I cation? Then don't fortet the I P 5 ArISS ii h. v f r i lei, Self Deducing- I, .' tViPWHULi.' ' . .U-BTW GOING ABROAD ? Or on a va cation? Then don't forjet the Coret! Get a full supply of your favorite Nemo from the ample stocks your dealer has secured for the 1909 "Vacation Sale," beginning Monday, June 14 Nemo Corsets are sold all over the world, but you may not find them in out-of-the-way places. 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