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THE BEE: OMAHA, TUESDAY, JUNE 15. 1P0P. Nebraska PARDON ASKED FOR SELSOS Governor Heart Friend of Man Con cerned in Lansten Harder. SLABAUOH ADVISES CLEMENCY Farmer t'onaty Attorney a?a (onvlr. lion of Other Ttiree Men Was Una Lara-elr t Testimony of rlon. Nebraska I From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN. Nrb.. June H. (Special.) A pica man made fur a pardon for Raymond Nelson, now serving a life term In the penitentiary for complicity In the murder of Nels iAnnten, an Omaha saloon keeper, In l6. Former County Attorney Sla baugh and John M. Macfarland appeared In Nelson's Interest before the governor this afternoon. They were accompanied by the father of Nelson, who asked the pardon of hi aon on behalf of his mothei, whom tie told the governor was In a dy ing condition. Judge Slabaugh prosecuted Nelson and those who were Indicted with htm for 11)9 murder. . lie told the governor that Nelncn had stood by hlin. Hud without Nelson It would have been impossible to have convlclej Jay OTleurn, Warren' and Angus. For that reason he believed executive clem ericy should be granted the convicted man. "f'ubji'j. Huihunt,-i-o3 very hot at the tlriiC ol tin- t'lal," said Judge Slabaugh, "or,d It v. as because uf that Neltion was ecnienc ed. lie should not hse served one day In prison. Ho' stood by the Male thiough ilnee trials, without the promise of liimiiinlt y. mid for thut reason he should rco' v executive clemency." said the Jn.i- ' . ' ' .Hi Im Slahauph nrgi-ed that it would be exiiernel,-' Jittlcuk to secure convictions In il: futui .1 unless those -who turned (:iic's itliuiH.' tiu-uM liiiivo kuiiiu le ai for iliel. acts. If all fie incnbers of a i oinbliif tlon oigunlZLii to comiiiii crime kni K thai none of them could receive. Im munity r.v telling the truth, then no one Would tirri state's evidence, and thus prosecutors would be unable to break up sucIk' cbivhlnaJlonp. Deputy Attorney' Uraut Martin alJ be had reconinn'siided that Nelson should, under the cli cumstuiices, receive at least a com mutation ol his Acntencc to a stated term of yea if. 'i'he governor took the case un der ad Isenient. Prt'mlnins of Bonding Companies. The board created by the late legislature to Investigate the premiums charged by surety companies for bunding public offi cials and fix a rate to bo charged by these companies, met with representatives of the I'nderw rlters" exchange In the office of the governor this afternoon. The ques tion of rales was gone over Informally and th biari will tjmurrow promulgate some rates. It Is probable that the board will adopt the same rates that are now In effect, adding thereto nw business upon which the companies have made no rates In Ne braska. It Is also possible that the pre miums paid for bonds for state officers will be somewhat reduced. But the rates to be fixed now will be tentative only. John M. Gilchrist Is going east shortly and he will cheok up the companies at their head quarters and make a report back to the board, which will give the members mure tangible evidence than they now have upon which ' to work. It was -brought out at the meeting that the surety companies do t.ot have a uni form rate for every state, but that the risk is taken 'nio consideration In each state. This led Auditor Barton to suggest that conditions should have brought around a reduction of rates In Nebraska rather than an . Increase but the surety agents could not see tt that way. The following representatives of the Underwriters ex change were here: Harry S. Byrne, E. L. Culver, H. O. Bcatty, 11. L. Mallo and J. R. Wells. '.Bankers Meet Wednesday. Both the president and the secretary of the Nebraska Bankers' association will be 111 Lincoln for the meeting of group No. 1 Nebraska on Wednesday. Each will ta part tn the program. An attendance of 1 to 130 la looked for. Following la the program for the day session, at Fraternity ball, beginning at 10 a. m.: MORNING. Invocation Rev. H. H. Harmon. Address of Welcome Mayor Don I Love. Response John T. Marshall, Panama. President's Address J. R. Cain, Jr., Stella. Report of Secretary-treasurer R. C. Boyd, Auburn. Appointment of committees. Address O. E. Rurnhem, Norfolk, pres ident Nebraska Rankers' association. AFTERNOON. Address "The State Work." W. B. Hughes. Omaha, secretary Nebraska Bank ers' association. Address "Bills; of Lading," E. W. Brown, Lincoln. Address "Our Investments,' C. B. An derson. Crete. Address "Twenty-nine Tears as a Coun try Banker," George W. Holland, Falla Cltv. Paper "The History of Rank Legisla tion," W. O. Langworthy Taylor, Univer sity of Nebraska. Question Box "What's on Totir Mind?" conduced by P. I.. Hall, Lincoln. Reports of committees. Election of officers. Professor Taylor will not be present to read his paper, and it will be presented by someone else. Tlu- meeting will conclude with a ban quet at the Llndell hotel In the evening at 6:30. F. M. Hall of Lincoln will act ai loastmaster. Governor Shalienberger Is set down to discuss 'Prospects," while Daniel J. Riley of Dawson will speak on "Progress" and Prof. O. B. Condra of the University of Nebraska la to speak on "The Conservation of Nebraska' Natural Resources," using lantern views for Illus trations. One or two other features may be added. name Warden Goes to Aobnrn. Deputy Game Warden Dan Gellus will go to Auburn tomorrow to beard the mayor of O at city In his own den. He will go with a chip on his shoulder and he, so he stild at the state house, will arrest the mayor, providing the mayor will shoot a squirrel while he is In the city. The game warden and the mayor are at outs because the mayor has ordered all the seuiTels In Auburn killed, some of them having gone mad and bitten several chil dren, two of whom are at the Pasteur In stitute at Chicago taking treatment. The game warden was appealed to and In structed the county attorney to Invoke the itate law against killing squirrels out of season. In reply to that action the mayor lent word to the game warden that he in tended to have every squirrel In Auburn killed, state law or no state law. So Mr. Ceilu.i has headed for the front. 1 he Nebraska National guard has not yet been appealed to, but around the state house everyone will be on his tip toes until messengers arrive from Auburn telling of the meeting of the two officers. Frank Fox Wants Pardon. Ftank Fox Is anxious to get out of the state penitentiary and he has presented reasons to Governor Shallenberger why he should receive executive clemency. Fox suld In his lonrt letter to the governor that while in Lincoln he cashed a check for a stranger for 3 and that when he attempted to --ash the seme check he was arrested and sentenced to serve three years for fctgery. Upon serving out his time he again ashed a 115 check for a man for whom he was working In Wyoming. He then sent this check to a bank and was arrested again for forgery. In both In stances he pleaded guilty upon the advice of his attorney who promised him that he woald gat off with a year's sentence, while if he stood trial and taxed up costs to the county he would likely get seven to ten years. He has yet seventeen months to serve of his last sentence. Movement of Care. ., The following statement shows the car situation In Nebraska for the twenty four hour period, ending 4 o'clock p. m. June 9, 1908, compared with same period of previous year: 1908. 1909. Cars stock loaded 312 427 Empty stock cars on hand 2.2M 2.431 Stock cars ordered for loading.. 6M 679 Cars grain loaded 178 262 Cars other material loaded...... 1,02.". 1.109 Empty box cars on hand 4,433 S.377 Box cars ordered for loading... 963 1,020 Salt Against Missouri Pacific. The railway commission will tomorrow instruct the legal department of state to begin rpoceedlngs against the Missouri Pa cific for closing its depot at Glenrock without permission from the commission. Some time ago the commission made a ruling that no railroad could close a sta tion without making application to the commission. This the Missouri' Pacific failed to do. Edgar Howard has written the commis sion that the Union Pacific la keeping its "promise to me" In the matter of the construction of the new depot at Columbus and he expressed great pleasure at being able to record the fact. Requisition for Patterson. Governor Shallenberger today Issued an extradition warrant to convey Clarence Patterson (colored) from Omaha to Kan sas City, Kan. Patterson Is accused of grabbing a tray of diamonds In a jewelry store of Kansas City and escaping. Defendant in Polreii Murder Case Tes tifies in Her Own Behalf. PICKPOCKETS PLEAD GVILTV Mea Arreated at Kearney Thursday Glren Three Years Each. KEARNEY. Neb., June 14--(Special Tel egram.) John Seymour and Joseph Smith, w ho were arrested here last Thursday pick ing pockets pleaded guilty today and were sentenced to three years each in the pen! tentlary by Judge Hostetter. John Sutton was given two years for horse stealing. Xorth Platte Rising. BRIDGEPORT, Neb., June lt.-The North Platte river Is the highest ever known, running over its banks., flooding low land and causing much damage. Bridges have been carried out and the headgate of one Irrigation canal washed away. Several other hcadgates have been damaged. Con stant watch Is being made of the bridges at Guernsey and Bridgeport, which are threatened. Nebraska Ken ?fotea. Sl'THERLAND The village council has made the following appointments: For clerk, Frank Coates; treasurer, C. M. Key nolds; marshal. E. A. Wohlford; street commissioner, Charles Cockle. BEATRICE William Beck, charged with bootlegging, was arraigned Monday morn ing In Justice Ellis court. He pleaded not guilty and his case was set for hearing Friday. In default of 1,000 bond he was remanded to Jail. SUTHERLAND Recent measurements by the Union Pacific develops the fact that the right-of-way reaches to near the mid dle of Front street in the business por tion of town, and takes in some of the sidewalks along the residence portion in the east end. BEATRICE Upon complaint of Henry Frerlchs. George Flesner, a young farmer living near Beatrice, was arrested Monday for alleged statutory offense against Katie Frerlchs, 16-ycar-old daughter of the com plalnant. The case was set for hearing June jo and the defendant was released on 11.000 bond. SUTHERLAND The board of education has selected four of the five Instructors necessary for the local schools for the coming year. They are: A. H. Earhart. Kearney, principal; Miss Grace Fox, Cedar Kapins. assistant principal; Miss urim shaw, Kearney, intermediate; Nell I. Lute, Paxton, primary. ELSIE The recent rains in this locality. amounting to over seven Inches, has made tne rarmers jubilant over crop prospects. Small grain Is looking fine and the corn Is doing nicely, thoutrh needing cultivation Blight prospects are also noticed In the Increased land valuation, land changing nanas irequentiy. MINISTER KILLED IN AUTO Car Collides with Two Street Cara at Webb City, Mis souri. WEBB CITY, Mo., June 14.-Rev. Dr James H. Spear, pastor of the First Union Presbyterian church of New York City, waa fatally hurt here toda'y In a collision of two street cars wtih an automobile. In which he was riding. He came to Webb City-to . fill a local pulpit yesterday. NEW YORK, June 14. Rev. Dr. James H. Spear was until recently pastor of the First Union Presbyterian chusch at Lex ington avenue and Eighty-sixth street, this city. Last month he gave up his charge here and went west on account of the illness of his wife, forwarding his address to the stated clerk of the New York Pres byterlan association as 106 East Poplar street, Olathe, Kan. Rain Que tic he Forest Fire. HOULTON, Me., June 14 After many days of anxiety copious rains. fell during the night in the fire scourged district of northern Aroostook county, checking the loreei ures, wnicn tor days have raged ' Boys and Girls Go in To a package of crisp Post oasties Like a cub-bear into a Honey-Tree. Fully cooked, they are ready to eat from the package, or with cream and sugar if desired. One of the most delicious foods made, with a special "toasty flavour" which fasci nates. One tlon't forget. "The Taste Lingers" 5. KAUFMANS ON STAND DENIES INJURING THE GIRL Family Physician Who Treated Miss Pnlrela Day She Died Says Deatb Was Dae to Dlabetea. FLANDREAU. S. D., June li (Special Telegram.) Mrs. Moses Kaufmann took the stand in her own behalf today In her trial for murdering Agnes Polreis. her servant, but did not occupy It to exceed five min utes. She stated she never knew of the injuries on the girl's head until the pre liminary hearing In Sioux Fails, that she never struck her with any kind of an in strument, never poured hot water on her and never poked her In the sides. Because of the narrow scope of the examination and limits placed thereby on cross-exami nation the state did not cross-examine at all. Mrs. Kaufmann showed Derfect com posure and spoke In a low but emphatic voice. Dr. W. A. Germain, Kaufmann family physician, who was called to treat the girl on the day of her death and had her sent to the hospital, declared she died of diabetes and that the Injuries could not have been caused iy an Instrument of any kind because of their symmetry, their location on the shoulders and elbows and because no marks were made on exposed bones. Cross-examination showed he did not make any examination of the girl other than to take pulse and temperature, and did not ascertain the history of her case. Because of the fine law point not raised In the first trial the state was not al lowed, as In the first trial, to show what Germain wrote In the death certificate or what he said at the time of the girl's death of carbolic acid burns or female trouble as the cause. Dr. F. A. Spafford of Flandreau, answering hypothetical ques tions, gave disease as the reason for death. BRIDGE STRANDED ON PRAIRIE Force of Water Carries Structure Over a Mile from Creek it Spanned. PIERRE, S. D., June 14.-(Speclal.)-Ril- road men, telling of the force of the water along Box Elder creek, In the recent flood which did so much railroad damage in the western part of the state, say that one of their truss bridges, seventy-five feet in length, which was used at one of the crossings on that creek, was car ried over a mile and left stranded on the prairie some distance from the creek. This Is the most serious break in the line and wil cause the greatest delay, the rest of the break In the line being pretty well closed up by tomorrow. TEXAS CATTLE ON RANGE Sixteen Thousand Head Dipped and Branded at I.e Bean for Pasture. PIERRE, S. D., June 14 (Speclal.I-Last week 16,000 head of young cattle were un loaded at LeBeau and taken to the pas tures on Cheyenne river Indian reserva tion. Most of the shipments were of Texas cattle, which are being brought to the northern ranges to finish for the market, and they were branded and dipped at LeBeau before being crossed to the west side of the river. For the spring, over 25,000 head of cattle Have been unloaded and crossed a.t LeBeau'. OOOOOn v y j i i l "aaaaaaaa F MM I front V J Fronb front Front: Fronb The Shape of Some Heads This cut, which shows how irregular some heads arc. is made from impressions recorded by our French conformator and selected from among a great many to which we have shaped sailor hats lately. More men would wear sailors if more hattca could shape them to the head. Hut the hatter usually reverses things tries to fit an irregular Bhaped head to their regular shaped hats and the man cither gets an intensely uncomfortable hat or doesn't get any. Best wayjs to come here and let one of our experienced hatters shape a sailor to your head. While it takes a little more time, we shape it as well as we shape a stiff hat, and there is no extra charge. Perfectly fitted Sailor Hats $1.50 to $5 THE NEW STORE THE HOME OF QUALITY CLOTHES Insurance Company of the State of Illinois ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS Fourteenth Annual Statement . JAMAHV 1, 100 108 f(H Cash Capital 250,000.00 $.100,000.00 " Reserve for Unexpected Risks 4 4 1.152.07 57:t,400.2O Uetterve for 1900 Taxes (not due) none 7,100.00 Iteserve for all Pther Liabilities -1 1,00:1.57 2,020.:i7 Net Surplus 101,041.78 115,ON:l.l2 TOTAL ADMITTED ANSKT8 8:W,8;J8.;2 l,2O7,540.l SIMMAKV OF ADMITTTKD ASSF-TS First Mortgage and Collateral Loans IHrt50,20.42 Municipal and llallroad Homls 1 iH.'.'OO.OO Interest Accrued (none past due) v. 1 o, 1I.2: Hills Receivable, taken for fire risks (not due) 20,416.31 Cash in Banks and Office 02.518.03 Premiums In Course of Collection . ., 110,315.50 211,80:1.5.1 TOTAL ADMITTED ASSETS 1,027,549.01) Surplus to Policy Holders... $415,08:1.12 Certificate of Publication STATE OF NEBRASKA. Office of Auditor of Public Accounts. Lincoln, Feb. 1, 1901). It is hereby certified that the Insurance Company of the State of Illinois of Hockford, in the Slate of Illinois, has complied with the insurance law of this state, applicable to such companies and Is therefore authorized to continue the business of fir, insurance in the state for the year ending January 31st, 1910. 'Witness my hand and the seal of the Auditor of Public Accounts, the day and year first above written. , . SILAS II. BARTON, Auditor of Public Accounts BfSSKJS BREAKS FROM RESCUERS AND RUSHES BACK INTO FLAMES Woman Will Probably Dl and Fifty Others Have Karrovr Ecnpi- at Cincinnati. CINCINNATI, O., June 14. In a fire in a downtown tenement house early today po lice and firemen rushed to the third floor and made a doien heroic rescues of panic stricken men and women and prevented a number of persons from jumping from windows. A blazing stairway cut off all retreat of a doiep families. Mary Ries, 50 years eld, while being assisted, broke away, panic-stricken, and Tan back Into the flames. She will probably die from her burns. . The financial loss waa small. This Is the thirtieth fire that has been started In cellars In this vicinity by some incendiary and the police are looking for the pyromanlac. The Weather. WASHINGTON, June 14. Forecast of weather for Tuesday and Wednesday: For Nebraska Fair. For Iowa and Missouri Fair and some what warmer Tuesday; Wednesday, fair. For South Dakota Fair and warmer Tuesday; Wednesday, fair. For Colorado and Wyoming Showers Tuesday and Wednesday. For Kansas-Fair in east, showers In west portion Tuesday; Wednesday, fair. Temperature at Omaha yesterday: riuur. vrg. I Sold by Grocers Popular pkg 10c. Large Family size, 15c. Made by P0STUM CEREAL COMPANY, Limited, Battle Creek, Mich. 9335! 6 a. m 6 a. in........ 7 a. in 8. a. m , 9 a. m 10 a. m 11 a. m 12 m 1 p. m 2 p. m .' 3 p. m 4 p. m 5 p. m 6 p. m 7 p. m S p. m p. m 10 p. m Hi 2 63 63 64 63 65 66 6$ 9 70 70 69 69 i 66 Loral Record. OFFICE OF THi; WEATHER nFRKAl OMAHA, June 14. Official record of tem ptikluie and precipitation compared with the corresponding day of the last three years: I9tt. 1907. I9wi. Maximum temperature.... 70 61 85 '9 Minimum temperature 59 54 6,' 5s Mean temperature 64 5s 76 ts precipitation 00 .05 .00 .CO leinperature and precipitation departures from the normal at Omaha since March i and compared with the last two years: normal temperature 71 Deficiency for the day 7 Total deficiency since March 1 246 ivormai preolpltatlcn 17 inch Deficiency for the dav .' 17 Inch Total rainfall since March 1 D OS Inches Deficiency slnco March 1 2.19 Inches Excess for cor. period. 19f)S 2. si inches Deficiency for cor. period, 1907. ...5. 16 inches Reports from Station at T P. M. Station and State Tern. Max. Kaln- of vv eather. 7 p. m. Bismarck, clear 70 Cheyenne, cloudy 5s Chicago, cloudy 50 Davenport, clear rtU Denver, cloudy 62 Havre, clear &0 Helena, cloudy 7 Huron, clear 66 Kansas City. pt. cloudy.. North Pls.tte, clear Omaha, clear Rapid City, pt. cloudy.... St. 1-ouiti, pt. cloudy St. Paul, clear Salt I-ak City, cloudy.... Valentine, clear Willi&ton. clear T Indicates tisce of precipitation. L A. VY CLi-H, Lucal Forecaster 72 R 70 , 6S 7 J 64 . 74 . 70 14 Tern. 72 62 52 64 64 SO 72 70 76 70 70 70 78 m K2 fail .(0 .tt) T T .00 T .oo .00 .no .00 T .no .0) .00 Woman's Work ActiTitl.. of th. Organised Bodies Along tba tinea of Do- o.rtaklng of Oonoern xo wm Over 100 new members were added td the Young Women's Christian association by the "get one" banquet given Monday evening. This makes the association's membership, to date, 2,215. As expirations are occurlng all of the time statements of the membership are likely to be mis leading. The association Is making a steady gain and bids fair to realize its aim, 3.000 members. The banquet was the first given In the new building and was held In the cafeteria and the cafe covers being laid for over 200. A program was given during the evening and a social hour followed. At a meeting of the directors of the Omaha Woman's club Monday It was de cided to give an open air performance, pro bably Twelfth NiKht, at Hanscom Park some time the latter part of this month, for the benefit of the public play ground. Miss Lillian FMtch, leader of the club's oratory department, will direct the per formance which will be given by pupils of her dramatic school. This year the open space at the west side of the park Just north of the rose arber, will be used In stead of the natural amphatheater at the south side. The club has presented an outdoor performance for the past three years for the benefit of the play grounds and last year about $175 was netted for the fund. ' Mrs. Henry Parsons, who is directing the school farms of New York City, is making an experiment In farming with a class of deficient children. To each cf fourteen boys has been given a farm four by eight feet- "Few of these children can either read or write," explained Mrs. Parsons. "Almost none of them can do the simplest sums in arithmetic. It looked rather hopeless when Miss Crampton, my assist ant, and I began the task. "When It came to planting I explained that the beans were to be planted a spun apart, the onions two spans and so on I showed them that one span was just the width of the rake. Like a flash one of the boys replied that tbey would not need to use their bands'ln measuring, as the onions would have to be plunted two rakes apart. This the other' boys' understood and acted accordingly. . "When tha vegetables began to grow, to enable the boys to. cultivate them most effectively I got wooden meat skewers which I had them grasp as though about to write. With the point they sturred the soil about the plants and In doing so many of them made the motion us though about to write. ' "It was very simple and after a little all of them were .using the skewers as If they were pens, and each farm was thor oughly tilled. Their school teacher is following this up, and we believe in a short time the children will learn to use their pens and be uble to write." BEST NUMBER OF REGISTER Last Edition of the Hlsr School Paper la Model antl Is Much In Demuuil. .' Without question the biggest and fest annual number of the Register, tho High school ' paper published by the students, was Issued Monday. 11 contains artsles and pictures of all the high school activ ities, besides photographs and personal notices about the graduates. The half tone cuts in tiie Issue are particularly well done, and the whole undertaking has been ex ecuted with skill. Credit for tho work Is oue tne starf, which Is , made up as fol lows: Kditor-ln-chieX. Lyslo Roberts; As sistant editor, 'Alice Woodworth; Business manager. Hurry Drucker, Assistant busi ness manager, Philip McCullough. Over 1,000 of the books are being Issued, many extra ones being used for sending away as souvenirs. This year's number Is especially good for the purpose, as Its ap pearance, make-up, contents and Illustra tions are excellent. The main stnff -ih corps of associate editors, has beon at work lor months preparing the annual. 2J09 the FIFTEEN DAYS. WIFE BEATER That Is Term Given tient Who Lords It Over Ills Better Half. - . Two men were In police court Monday on the charge of abusing tlielr Wives. Clnn drew a fifteen-day sentence from the ready, pen or judge Crawford, while, the other was discharged. ' Henry Hunks, colored, who lives at North Twenty-fifth street. i-..pelv.,i Jail sentence. His wife, who lives at riiiKney btrtet, and has been residing sen. arate from her spouse, appeared in court ana testified that he observed .the Sabbath by beating her Sunday morning, when he went out to her home to make a friendly call. Later in the day she had a hemor rhage and attending uhysiclana said her condition was serious. Lou Phillips, who cave no address whn arrested, was the olhe- man charged with wile abuse. He also had the additional of fense of drunkenness tacked onto his police record. The Judge discharged him, as no witnesses appeared to testify against tliv man. Lifelong: DoiidHge to dyspepsia, liver complaints and kidney troubles is needless. Klectric P.itters is the guaranteed renitdy. DOc. For sale by' Beaton Drug Co. - T-. i It -1 mm f , -Yv Y, "SA h I V 7 mm o b ' i.
