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VOL. vXIX-NO. 8.
OMAHA, FRIDAY MORNING, JUNK 25, 1909 TWELVE PAGES.
SINGLE COTY TWO CENTS
SENATE GIVES
DAYTO TALK
Many Hours Are Devoted to Ora ry
and Few Votes Taken on Tariff '
Schedule.
MR. BEVEREDGE ON TOBACCO
Takes Trust as Hit Text, and De
nounces Hi Methods.
BAILEY EXPLAINS DEMOCRACY
Signaling to Mars
to Finance Trust
U.S. BANKS UNITE
Inner Affairs of Trust Company of
Consolidation Will Become Operative
( Republic Are Ventilated
in Court.
First of July, or as Soon After
as Possible.
BRANDEIS AND
Lends Vast Sums
SEARCH LINER
FOR LEON LING
San Francisco Officers Hare Tip that
Chinese Murderer is Aboard.
Manchuria.
CLUE TO MAN IN BAGGAGE
. ' Sole Leather and
1, "ucreased.
HOUSE H0L
"SI0N, TOO
It Passes fmi A, j, V, I
ew Ship Subsld4
Fathered by
tlve llara,?!!
n Bill
prr,
WASHINGTON. June 24. .' short time
before adjournment tonight at 7 o'clock the
senate returned to the consideration of the
schedules of the tariff bill after devoting
the greater part of the day to listening to
prepared speeches, and adopted amend
ments Increasing the duty on shoes from
16 to 20 per cent ad valorem and Increasing
the duty on sole leather from 5 to 10 per
cent ad valorem, the low figure represent
Ins; the house rate In each case. An amend
ment Increasing- the duty on collodion was
adopted, miring the day there were three
prepared speeches, all of them being at
considerable length.
Beginning when the senate convened at
10 o'clock. Senator Beverldge talked for
about four hours and was followed by Mr.
Bailey at almost as great length. Mr
New-lands was the last of the orators of
the day aad he had not long surrendered
the floor when the senate adjourned.
Beverldae After Tobacco Trust.
The theme of Mr. Beverldge' discourse
wns an amendment proposed by him re
garding the sice of tobacco packages. II
contended that while the slse of the pack
ages had been reduced during the Span
iBh war with the end In view of com
pelling the purchaser t- pay the war lax,
those sises had not been restored nor the
prices reduced, notwithstanding the re
moval of the tax. thus practically giving
the tobacco manufacturers, and especially
the Tobacco trust, the advantage of the
tax, even though It has not been In opera
tion for about nine years.
lie declared that the trust had Influ
enced legislation for this purpose and as
serted It was being benefited to the extent
of many million dollars a year.
Senator Beverldg sought to obtain a
vote on his amendment to Increase the In
ternal revenue tax on tobacco, but Sena
tors Aldrlch and Lodge declared that such
a procedure would violate the agreement
to take up the Income tax aa soon as the
customs schedules of the tariff should be
disposed of.
Mr. AJdrleh said.. that ha would agree to
take up the tobacco amendment as soon as
the Income tax should have been voted
upon. Ultimately Mr. Beverldge agreed to
permit his amendment to go over and he
withdrew It temporarily.
Bailey on IJemocracr.
Mr. Bailey talked about free raw mater
ial for the purpose of Justifying his vote
as a democrat against the free entry of
Iron ore, lumber and hides. He deolarod
that previous to the Cleveland adminis
tration, the established democratlo policy
as In opposition to the free admission of
raw material, and undertook to show that
uch a doIIcv was really a part of the
republloan school of high protection.
Mr. Newlands gave his attention to the
Income tax question, devoting especial con
sideration to th president's recommenda
tion for a corporation tax. He discussed at
length the legislation of 1898, providing for
a tax upon the gro.is receipts of sugar re
finers. On which th Spreckels case was
divided by the supreme court, and which is
relied upon by th president as a .prece
dent for the proposed corporation tax.
He pointed out that the law of 1898 was
applicable, not to corporation alone, but
to every person, firm, company nd cor
poration carrying on such business, and
suggested that a tax applying only to cor
porations might violate the constitutional
requirements of uniformity.
After 'he making of prepared speeches
had been concluded late today, the senate
resumed consideration of the schedules and
several amendments were adopted.
On motion of Mr. Lodge, the duty on
collodion and all compounds of pyroxylin
etc., wer Increased 10 per cent ad valorem
above the Dlngley rato.
Aldrlch rropoin Increases.
Mr. Aldrlch proposed an Increase of the
duty oti sole leather, as fixed by th house,
from S to 10 per rent ad valorem, and on
shoes from 15 to 20 per cent. Senator Bailey
opposed this as being an Increase on an
article that should be without duty. Incl-
dentally, he said that there was less reason
for Increasing the duty on aple leather In
view of th prospect of a corporation tax.
By a. viva voce vote the duty on sole
leather was Increased as proposed, but
a roll call was ordered on the Increase
on shoos. It resulted in favor of the com
mlttee J2 to 27. Th eiKlre affirmative
vote was cast by republicans, but Sena
tors Uristow, Clspp, Crawford, Cummins,
Curtis. Gamble, La Follett and Nelson
Joined the democrats In opposition. The
entire paiagraph relating to sol leather,
shoes, patent leather, etc., was agreed to,
"glov leather" 'being Included Irt th list
of articles dutiable at 20 per cent ad
valorem.
Brlilow Makes Truable. ,
The session concluded with a stormy
seen attending an effort by Senator
Brlatow to place hides, shoes, sole leather,
etc. on the free list. Senator Aldrlch In
stated when tli Kansan offered his sub
stitute for- this purpose that the items
having been voted on. It was out of order
to attempt to obtain another vote. Upon
Mr. U.lstow'a Insisting upon a vote on his
substitute the Rhode Island senator moved
to lay the aubstltut on th table, which
w as done by a vote of S3 to 23.
The question of procedure was then re
vived by Mr. Bilstow, who wanted to have
an understanding as to his rights In of.
firing amendments. Not being reooguiied
promptly, he declared that the senate
would not hasten action on the bill by at
tempting to curtail bis right o speak.
Regular order." called Mr. Galllnger.
"Td Ilk to hear th senator," Interposed
Senator Tillman, pointing to th clock,
but It Is 7 o'clock and I want to get out
of this hot place."
in accordance with th order of pio-
House Duties
She
(Continued oa Second Page.)
SARATOOA. N. Y.. June M Two re
ports of the executive committee to the
Board of Directors of the trust company
of the Republic, detailing the 'company's
transactions In undertaking to finance the
United States Ship Building company were
offered In evidence today In the case of
Charles P. Kavanaugh against the di
rectors of the truWt company to compel
restitution of moneys alleged to have been
lost through nngllgence of the directors.
The report were signed by Alexander
Crelg, Stuyvesant , Fish,, C. W. Wetmore.
Charles D. Marvin and Herbert L. Batter
ies The first report represented that the
company undertook to Xlnance the ship
building company "for a handsome com
mission," but that the reported underwrit
ing in France of nearly $4,300,000 of bonds,
"proved practically valueless and Ir
responsible," and the officers of th com
pany found they must pay over between
13,500,000 and $4,000,01)0 or the enterprise
would fail. Accordingly a total of $3,
162.000 was raised and the ship building
company , waa started In business w ith a
working capital of $1,500,000 deposited with
the trust company. Out of th preceeda
of the obligations Incurred by the trust
company for the benefit of the ship build
ing underwriting syndicate. It directly
loaned to the syndicate $2,54,000 on ship
building collateral.
The ' second report concerned the ques
tion of organising the Sheldon syndi
cate, which later relieved the trust com
pany of the ship building loam. The
Sheldon syndicate paid the trust company
$4,125,000, and a portion of today's pro
ceedings was devoted to testimony about
where this amount was applied in liquidat
ing the company's obligations.
Editor Insists on
Going to Jail
Freeman Knowles . of Deadwood
Refuses to Allow Friends to
Pay Fine.
DEADWOOD, S. D.. June 24. (Special.)
"After consulting with the members of
my family, we have decided that we will
not allow our friends to pay the fine
assessed against me by Judge Carland."
This declaration by Freeman Knowles,
editor of the Deadwood Lantern and
former congressman from South Dakota, is
the latest phase of an unusual case. Edi
tor Knowles at a term of federal court.
held at Deadwood last year was found
guilty of printing an objectionable article
In his newspaper and circulating It through
the mails. He waa fined $600 by Judge Car
land and took an appeal to th federal
circuit court of appeals, wh!.h recently
affirmed the action of Judge Carland.
Immediately after the decision wa rend
ered Editor Knowles declared he would
not pay the fin, but would go to Jail
Instead. Friends In the Black Hills, how
ever, took up the work of raising th
amount of the fine, and It was supposed
they would pay it and thus save the edi
tor from going to Jail, but now, he, by
th above declaration has compelled them
to cease their efforts to raise the $500.
TWO ARE INDICTED FOR FRAUD
Men with Panacea for Every Unman
111 Come In Collision with
Uncle Bam.
CHICAGO, June M. Fielding J. Thatcher
and Wllmer 8. Snow, president and vice
president of the Thatcher Magnetic Shield
company, were Indicted by the federal
grand Jury here today charged with using
the malls to defraud.
The "Magnetic shield," said to have been
advertised to cur every human ailment,
is alleged to have been the t medium of
fraud practiced throughout the country by
the men Indicted., 1
HOT WEATHER JN MISSOURI
One Victim Is Dead and Several
Prominent Cltlsen Are Pros
trated. FT. JOSEPH. Mo., June 24.-A special to
the News-Press from Chllllcothe, Mo.,
says there were four heat prostrations
there Wednesday afternoon. James Shields,
farmer Is dead and Thomas Scott, a mer
chant, Charles A bell, a laborer and Pro
bate Judge Pierce, are In a critical con
dition. The mercury reached 95 degrees,
Brandenburg Denies That
Signature is Cleveland's
NEW YORK, June 24.-Broughton Bran
denburg, the writer, taking the stand in
his own behalf today, declared the Cleve
land signature In evidence was not thrf
signature 'Mr. Cleveland affixed to the ar
ticle Brandenburg sold to the New York
Time.
"This 1 heavier than the signature Mr.
Cleveland wrote and In the one he wrote
there was a flaw so that the Ink came
through the paper, making a spot th slse
of a plnhead," Brandenburg declared. He
aid he had never aeen the signature In
evidence until It was produced at the
trial.
Handed the Cleveland article In evidence,
th one alleged to have been sold to the
Times, Brandenburg Mas asked If that was
th original Cleveland article, prepared by
him personally and signed by Mr. Cleve
land. '
"I can say positively that it Is not." tes
tified Brandenburg.
He said the back of the original was
more worn than In this one. There was
textural difference too, he laid, and he
Instanced several.
Brandenburg said a number of people
had seen th original Cleveland anftel
before August 10. th day ou which Miss
Bacon had testified she transcribed th
on In evidence. It waa In possession of
th Broadway magaxlne some time In July,
h said, and G. E. Fleming, a lawyer, had
teen it In June and again In July.
Mr. -Brandenburg aald be Interviewed Mr.
Cleveland for the New York Herald kkiw
Checked to Schenectady, Where All
Trace Seems Lost.
IS RECHECKED FROM THERE
Released Suspect is Thought to Know
Something of Case.
RUMORS IN ALL DIRECTIONS
Clues and Falae Brents Are Being
Reported to New York Police
from Nearly Every Section
( tutted State.
B1M.ETIN.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 24. A detail of
detectives is' searching the Pacific, Mall
liner Manchuria due to sail today for Leon
Ling. Just before noon the chief of pollc
was notified that the detectives hsd In
formation leading them to believe the sus
peoted murderer was on board. .4ttemp1s
at Identification are being made.
CLEVELAND, O., June 24. AH trace of
the baggage received here from Schenec
tady, N. T., which Is supposed to have
been checked by a Chinaman answering
the descrlDtion of Leon Ling, appear to
have been lost. Th baggage arrived in
Cleveland last Sunday and the original ami
duplicate check are In the possession of
the railway company. Indicating .hat not
onlv was the lueaago received here, but
that It was claimed by Its owners.
A peculiar feature of the handling of the
checks Is that no record was made of
them as Is supposed to be done In every
Instance. The railway officials therefore
are unable to say of what the baggage
conristed and what became of It.
SCHENECTADY, N. Y.. June 24. A
strange Chinaman appeared at the Union
station her Saturday afternoon at 6:2
o'clock and Inquired for a suit case which
had been forwarded from Albany. It had
not arrived. Then, showing his check
which was No. 803,872, and his ticket for
Cleveland, he had his baggage rechecked
from here to Cleveland n check No. 803.S72.
The Chinaman reappeared at the atatlon
at 8:30 p. m., and boarded an express
westbound. Five Chinamen put up at
hotel here late Saturday and disappeared
early Sunday, and while here borrowed
$50 from a Chinese restaurant keeper to
assist one of their countrymen on
Journey. It Is now the theory of the
Schenectady police that the suit case re
checked here was for Leon Ling; tha
the money was borrowed here for him and
that Chu Hop, arrested here Monday and
released Tuesday did know something
about th movements of the murder sus
pect. .
Oaly lln more In New York.
NEW YORK, June 24. Rumors and con
jectures as to the whereabouts of Leon
Ling, the young Chinaman who Is sought
by the detectives In charge of the Elsie
Slgel case, continued in abundance today.
There was also a fresh crop of theories as
to the motives which had prompted the
crime and as to the exact manner of Its
commission; but In spite of almost hourly
rumor of the capture of the missing
Chinaman In almost every quarter of the
United States, there was nothing tangible
upon which to base a clue of use In trac
ing down the murderer.
The advanced state of i decomposition of
the body when found precluded any autopsy
or examination to show what the ciuae
of death had been.
The theory of Quon Tick Nam, that the
girl hed died from an overdose of chloro
form administered by Leon, cannot be con
firmed, as the handkerchief which his
roommate Chung Sin declares he saw ove.'
her mouth, has disappeared.
Leter Contain Threats.
The finding of tha two letters written by
Leon to Chu Gain, whom he regarded as
his rival In the affections of the Slgel
girl. In which Leon threatens tjie life of
both . Chu Gain and the young woman, la
the best evidence obtained aa yet to show
the motive of the case. Both these letters,
which are In Chinese and signed "The
Chief," were today shown to Chung Sin
and readily identified by him as having
been written by the fugitive.
Tie text of these letters ha not been
revoaled, but it is known that In them
Chu Gain Is threatened with death unless
he discontinue his attentions to Miss Slgul.
Chu Gain has also said that his own
brother brought him oral warning, emenat
(Continued on Second Page.)
time between February 19 and March 4,
1SUS. In a subsequent talk with Mr. Cleve
land, Brandenburg said, he suggested to the
ex-president that he prepare a series of
three political articles, and allow Brandon
burg to sell them to be published Just be
fore election.
The witness said he offered Mr. Cleveland
$2,000 for th series. On March 6 Branden
burg called at Mr. Cleveland' office and
received from his a scattered mass of ma
terlal, fifteen or eighteen groups of papers
of four or flv sheet each. The contents
of these sheet was made Into the article
signed "Grover Cleveland." Brandenburg
said he transcribed them himself and that
either on March 6 or 7 he took the type
written sheets to Mr. Cleveland, who made
corrections in them. The sheets were again
transcribed.
The first drafts of the article were shown
to Mr. Baker of Everybody' Magazine,
Brandenburg said. Hi next and last Inter
view with Mr. Cleveland was between
March 12 and IS. On this occasion, the
witness said, Mr. Cleveland complained of
feeling ill, and did not care to discuss the
matter. Brandenburg, however,' placed I
carbon copy of the article before the ex
president and laid th corrected draft and
yellow sheet on th table.
"1 read th whole article over to him,'
Brandenburg testified.
"He then took the article from me and
looked It over casually, with a pen In his
band, which was continually dipping In the
Ink. H made no corrections and when he
waa through he signed the last puge of
that carbon copy and did not blot the
signature, but allowed it to dry."
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From the Baltimore Sun.
RAISER'S PLAN IS DEFEATED
Reichstag Votes Down Extension of
Inheritance Tax.
MUCH EXCITEMENT IS CAUSED
Rumor In Attain Circulated that t han,
crllor von Bnelow Will Itealgru
Coalition Responsible for
Defeat.
BERLIN, June 24. Tlie Reichstag today
further added to the government's diffi
culties in its proposed financial reforms by
rejecting by a vote of 19 to 1S4 the imperial
ministry's bill to extend inheritance taxes
to direct heirs. Including widows and chil
dren. The president of th Reichstag an
nounced this evening, ji v Vyt bill In Its
present form would be dripped.
Public excitement concerning the situa
tion showed Itself by the filling of the
public and diplomatic galleries to over
flowing. The ministerial and federal coun
cil benches were crowded. Chancellor von
Buelow and his colleagues followed the ebb
and flow of the debate with the keenest
Interest. The chancellor, however, did not
speak. He left the chamber when hi
learned that the voting was likely to ba
unfavorable to his bill.
The'members of the house gathered in
record strength, 3S1 being present out of a
total of 397. One of the members present
declined to vote; nine members were ab
sent on account of illness and four from
other causes; three seats were vacant
owing to deaths. The national liberal, Herr
Quurck, although seriously 111, Insisted upon
being carried to the house to participate In
the vote.
The speeches were exceedingly bitter,
especially those of the conservatives and
national liberals, who hitherto had farmed
a coalition supporting the chancellor.
There v as much cheering and sometimes
Ironical laughter, as the orators expressed
the view of the party leaders from tke
platform.! The conservatives, Centrists,
Poles, Alsatians and Independent united
to form a majority against the government.
The Imperial conservatives, national lib
erals, radicals and socialists voted in favor
of the measure.
It Is rumored tonight that the Reichs
tag shortly will adjourn until autumn, to
permit the government to revise Its fin
ancial scheme, but as the chancellor and
the other ministers have always expressed
resolve to Include some further tax on
property, It is not possible to foresee how
they will be able to clear the situation.
Other reports say that parliament will be
dissolved, or that Prince Von Buelow will
resign, but nothing definite 1 permitted
to leak out.
WANT TEN MINUTES FOR LUNCH
Four Mlnnte Too Short
According- to Striking;
Carmen.
Time,
PITTSBURG, June 24. In an effort to ar
rive at a settlement of the grievances of
the 3,000 employes of the Pittsburg Rail
ways company, an extended conference
was held today at the company's office.
The men's demands include: Ten minutes
to eat lunch Instead of four; an open book
wherein applications for days off can be
registered; proper hearings for discharged
men and the Installation of bulletin boards
In car barns.
Are you looking
for a room?
An easy way is not to
wear out shoe leather but to
lock through the list of rooms
offered for rent on the want
ad pages of The Bee. There
you will find practically a
complete directory of the de
sirable rooms, with sufficient
information to enable you to
judge which will meet your
requirements. Then, by in
specting these, you will bo
sure to find what you want.
Have you read the want ads. yet
today?
Cage Drops Sixty
Feet and Twelve
Men Are Injured
One Man's Back Broken and Five Suf
fer Fractured Legs Sev
eral Will Die.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind., June 24.-The cage
In the Klondike mine No. 4 at Clinton
dropped sixty feet this morning while tak
ing twelve men down to work. One man's
back was broken, five men's legs were
broken and all the other men were seri
ously Injured. It 1 expected that several
will die.
Fix Prices, Then
Cut Under Them
Dealer in Butter and Eggs Makes
Charge of Bad Faith Against
Board.
CHICAGO. -June 24.-In a bill for an in
junction, filed here today, It Is alleged that
the Chicago Butter and Egg board,
through two committee arbitrarily fixes,
and gives out for publication as official
figures, prices for butter and eggs which
are from H to lt cents under the prices ac
tually paid by dealers.
The bill was filed by Attorney Joseph E.
Ingram In behalf of Edwin L. McAdams,
a commission merchant, who alleges that
the eighteen members who make up the
I two committee have contracts throughout
the United States to buy butter and eggs
at the quotation fixed In Chicago by the
butter and egg board. He allege that the
committeemen, member of big firms, are
thus able to purchase at a lower price than
other dealers. Including the complainant.
He charges that the committee In effect,
operate in restraint of trade.
REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATION
Mlna-led Business and Pleasure
Occupies Attention of National
Body.
DETROIT, Mich,, June 24 Mingled busi
ness and pleasure occupied the time of
the real estate brokers in attendance here
today at the convention of the National
Association of Real Estate exchanges
After a session devoted to toe reports
of committees the afternoon was spent In
a steamboat ride on the river. At the even
ing session several technical paper were
read, among the most Important being one
on "Uniform Legislation for Real Estate,"
by Judge Spencer of St. Louis, Mo.
INHERITANCE TAX IS BEATEN
.
German Government Measure to Ex
tend It io Direct Descendants
Voted Down.
BERLIN, ' June 24 The government was
defeated In the Reichstag today, 1W votes
to 1S7 on the proposal to extend Inheritance
taxes to direct descendants.
Bryan Wedding in Open Air
Under Shade of Pine Trees
GRAND LAKE, Coldk, June 24. William
Jennings Bryan, jr., and Mis Helen Vir
ginia Berger of Milwaukee were married
at 8:30 this morning at Klnnlklnio Lodge,
the summer home of Mr. and Mr. V. L.
Levering, on the west shore of Grand Uke.
The wedding was a quiet affair and only
the immediate families of the couple were
present- The ceremony was performed
outdoors), under the great pin tree along
the shore of th lake, Rev. II. S. Hunting
tun of Crete, Neb., officiating. Miss Edna
Baker of Lincoln, Neb., was maid of honor
i and Samuel Berger, brother of th bride,
was best man. The bridal party wer
gowned In while. Th bride-elect carried
lilies of the valley and wore a tiara of the
same flowers, and th maid of honor car
ried lavender sweet peas. The little flower
girl, Mary Berger of Milwaukee, cousin of
the bride, carried pink sweet pea lo her
flower basket.
TUBERCULOSIS 1KBIE VOTED
International Pressmen Adopt Presi
dent's Recommendation.
CCjMMTTTEE WITH POWER NAMED
Members Have Vote on Framing; of
Particular Proa-ram, However,
and 22,000 Ballots Will Be
Cast by Mall.
President's Berry's recommendation to
establish a home or hospital for printing
pressmen afflicted with tuberculosis was
adopted yesterday by the International
Printing Pressmen and Assistants' Union
of North America.
Th recomjnendatlon calls for the ap
pointment of 'a "committee of flv, with
the president as chairman, to Investigate
the question of establishing a tuberculosis
home, with full power to act," but the
framing of some particular and economical
program shall be referred to a referendum
vote.
Under this last clause each of the 22,000
members of the international union will
be given a voice In the matter, the ref
erendum vote to be taken by mall.
The establishment of a home for press.
men afflicted with tuberculosis, the In
creasing of the number of national organ
Izers of unions and methods of technical
Instruction of pressmen in new machinery
were the principal topics of discussion at
Thursday's session.
In his report to the convention President
George L. Berry declared the tuberculosis
home to be of the utmost Importance, next
to the enforcement of the eight-hour law,
and the delegates appreciated this fact by
taking up two hours In discussing the va
rious sides of th question. Most of
the delegates expressed themselves as
being In favor of establishing a home or
hospital, the only contention being on th
method of acquiring the proposed Institu
tion. The president recommended that a
committee of five be appointed to investi
gate and recommend some action, the
pressmen to vote later by mall. Other
objected to any delay, however slight, and
recommended that the pressmen proceed to
follow the plans of the typographical
union, which, has a home In Colorado.
"We can brook no delay In this matter
as our men are dying of the white plague
every year," said Philip H. Ayera of New
i York Clt'- "ne Press room In my city
Is 100 feet below the level of the street,
air la pumped in and the men work night
and day out among death dealing device
with the fact ever before them that they
are constantly courting consumption aa the
statistics show."
Care Better Than Cure.
While In favor of the proposed home,
George W. Jones of Mobile, thought that
the pressmep would not be so liable lo
become consumptive if they would be more
careful, and he moved that the convention
adopt a rule to fine every pressman who
expectorates on the floor, "for It 1 from
spitting mora than any other one thing
(Continued on Second Page.)
Mr. and Mrs. Bryan, Jr., will spnd
their honeymoon at Grand Laka and will
leave about September 1 for Tucson, Ariz.,
where they expect to make their home for
the next two years.
KANSAS TEACHER IS DROWNED
Bodies of MUs Bessie Day and Her
Cousin Are Taken from
Lake.
PITTSBURG, Kan., .une 2t-The body
of Miss Bessl Day, a school teacher of
Glrard, Kan., was recovered from tha lake
at Idle Hour park, near here, lata yester
day, and that of M. E. Barton of East
Pittsburg, her cousin, was taken from the
water early today. A rowboat upright
was found on ifce bank close by.
It is sot known whether it is a case of
accident or of doubl suicide.
GUARANTY LAW HAS ITS EFFECT
That and Need for Greater Facilities
Are Some Reasons.
A. D. BRANDEIS IN BIG BANK
Director of United States National,
Finn Buying Stock.
SAVINGS DEPARTMENT CONTINUES
It Mill Be Maintained by tke Con
solidated Institution and Com
mercial Account 'Will
Into General Buslneaa.
The new state guaranty bank law Im
posed on Nebraska by the last legislature
at the dictation of W. J. Bryan and the
necessity for providing greater facilltlc-4
for caring for Its depositors has caused
the banking house of J. L. Brandels ft
Sons to consolidate with the United State
National bank July 1.
A. D. Brandels, president of J. L. Bran-
dels Pons, bankers, will become a di
rector In the United States National,
nut of the consolidation will develop a
savings department of the United States
National. The commercial account will
be merged Into the general business of the
national bank. Th change will be mad)
as soon after July 1 aa possible, because
on that date Interest on saving accounts
Is computed and credited to th several ,
account.
The public will still be given every con
venience at th Brandel store, as that
firm will continue to cash check on all
banks and Issue money orders, collect gas
bills, electric light and telephone and lodge
dues so that, except for making deposit
the public will have th same accommoda
tions as now.
The resources of th Brandel bank,
which was founded less than seven years
ago, are now over II, 250,000 and during the
last year the deposits Increased ' 60 per
cent. The Brandels Interests will h repre
sented In the United State National bank
by purchase of stock and by A. D. Bran
dels becoming a director.
Some time ago the United States Na
tional was enlarged by the union of three
banks, the Commercial National, th
Union National and the United State
National.
Blgr Store Need Them.
With the reference to the consolidation,
Arthur D. Brandels said, "The matter
has been under consideration for some
time, but definite action ha been delayed
until recently, because of the absence of
Victor B. Caldwell, vice president of th
United State National, who represented
that bank In th -negotiation. - .. '
"Further, the large eotrmierelal interest
and real estate Investment Of J. L. Bran
dels &.Sons demand fell our thought and
energy, and we have felt that If our bank
should continue to grow In the future as It
has during the last year, It would be Im
possible for us to give It th necessary time
and attention.
"A soon as the detail of the transfer
are completed, J. L. Brandels ft Son will
devote all the time and effort that they
have heretofore given to the affair Of the
bank, to the extension of their commercial
business, the Improvement of Omaha prop
erty, and the up-bulldlng of th city."
Mr. Brandels said he desired to thfenk the
public for Its continuing confidence, one of
the evidences of such confidence being the
large deposits made In th Brandel bank.
He recalled. In particular, th expression
of that confidence during th money trln
gency of HOT, when In the fae of disturb
ing conditions everywhere throughout tho
country their depositor continued to de
posit more money In the bank Instead of
withdrawing the deposits already maa.
Caldwell Make Statement.
Mr. Caldwell, vie president of th Uhlted
States National bank, said:
"Some days ago, J. L. Brandel A Bon,
bankers, mad a' proposition to consolidate
their bank with our and th directors of
our bank decided that It would be wis
policy to establish a saving department
for the purpose of taking on that part of
th Brandels business. Th two new bank
about to start In Omaha have absorbed th
other two savings banks, so It practically
left no savings bank In Omaha. It was
the desire to continue to afford this fa
cility to people In Omaha that Influenced
the directors and offioer of our bank to
open such a department. Th saving de
partment will be conducted on th ground
floor. Just west of tha entrance, In th
office now occupied by Garvin Bros., and
Interest at the rat of S per cent per annum
will be paid upon th saving account
only.
"An additional Incentive toward tbl
consolidation was th fact that th Bran
dels Interest acquire stock In our bank
and Arthur D. Brandel becomes on of
the bank's directors. The Indirect bnfll
that will come to the bank from thl In
fluence will be very considerable. Under tfc
management of John L. Kennedy th Bran
dels banking business ha grown In a very
wonderful degree and the car and caution
exercised In Investing th funds of th
bank Indicate beyond all doubt that th
Brandelses were building up a bank so
strong In character that it wa but th
question of a short time when It continued
growth would mak It on of th Large
bank In the city. Indeed, It I now prob
ably the largest Stat bank in Nebraska.
Th bonds and securities It turned over
to us are exceptionally good and it will b
the policy of our bank to carry for th
savings department a very large line of
bonds of equally strong character.
"We made a careful Investigation In re
gard to the savings department bpened In
recent year by national bank In th west.
In Milwaukee the national bank have
found that their savings departments ma
terially Increased th commercial business
of their banks and the result hav been
uniformly successful. Th leading national
bank there has over $3,000,000 of Saving
deposits and the other national banks In
Milwaukee rarrylrg saving department
report a similar success. In Minneapolis
the three leading national bank hav such
departments with seveial million of dol
lar of savings and are emphatic In their
statements that this feature of their busi
ness has been most satisfactory,"
Kennedy Tell Wky I wae Don.
John L. Kennedy, vice president of J. L.
Brandel ft Sou, bankers, mad thl atate-