THE BEE: OMAIIA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1909.
Council Bluffs
OUSKIESS MEII
MAKE STATEMENT
IK
mU CASES IP TODAY
uihuu urj uicij io neiurn come
f Additional Indictment.
OMAHA COURT GETTING BUSY
r natal Authorities Confident They
Will Make $tmf of tne m
on Cases Mick Against
. 6angt.
The federal grand Jury, which will be
convened today" wtlh th opening of the
term of United ' State court by Judge
McPherson will, it 'la tated, mak furthei
Investigation o the alleged swindling
operations of J. C. Mabray and hl asso
ciates, known as the "big store" gang.
The following compose the grand Jury
for this term:
I,. .1. Anderson, .Audubon; J. W. Byrket,
Clarlnda; James Boiler, Grin wold; V. H.
Rrnckelsby, Vail; Joseph Connolly Dm
Moines; .lame Duffy, Vail; Samuel File",
Sienwood; K. f. Flannery, Creston; W. E.
i ;im, Logan; Oeurge W. Helllday, Coon
l':,i.lds; H. C. Harris, l,ew1s; J. H. Mc
t'urdv G'lenwood; J. E. MtOuIr. Audubon;
V T. Mc'onnell, Albla; J. H. Ogg. Creston;
'tln Overman, A'llllsra; Charles Qulat.
i'nton Fred Reynold Exlra; Arthur
Snvder, TyOgan; Fratilt Stewart Carbon:
William Herman, Logan; 8. J. Wood, Ln
ran; John Winkler, Glenwood; J. W.
Hurcua, Clarlnda, and J. T. Ward. Malvern.
Colonel Marcellu La Tarnpla, United
Slates prosecuting attorney for this dis
trict, was tha first federal official to
reach tha city yesterday and ha was clos
eted the greater part of the day at his
office In tha federal building with Post
office Inspector J. 8 .Bwenson preparing
for the trial of Mabray, which. It has
been stated, will be begun Thursday. '
A large number of witnesses have been
subpoenaed by the government In this
rasa and tha understanding Is that a
number of them will go before tha grand
Jury.
. "Somi
aMahrav
?near fi
"Home Interesting developments In- the
y case may ba looked for In the
future," said a government official
ywrday.
TB, federal grand Jury. Which will be
con'ened In Omaha next Monday, Is also
to have evidence In tha alleged Mabray
swindles presented to it, according to the
Statement of Postofflce Inspector Bwenson
)eterday. Kvery "Mike" that went up
against Mabray's gama has been subpoe
naed to testify before tha federal grand
Jury In Omaha next week and a batch of
new Indictments, It Is said, may be looked
for. According to Information In the
hands of the federal officers the Mabray
gang had headquarter In a saloon In
Omaha at the same time that It was op
erating In Council Bluffs and ' occupied
rooms In the Merriam block In this city.
It la said that much of the preliminary
work In "steering" the victims to this
vicinity was done In Omaha.
Poatofflce Inspector Bwenson was not
Inclined to give out much Information yes
terday, but said that he was confident tha
presentation of the evidence which had
life., secured In the Mabray case to the
ileial grand jury In Omaha would "make
.-.uranoo doubly sure."
Il'nlted States Marshal Frank B. Clark
11 rived in the city over the Rock Island
.11 10: last night, bringing with him J.
C. Matjray. who has been In tha Polk
county jail at Dea Moines since he was
brought to Iowa from Little Rock, Ark
Mahray was taken direct from the depot
to the county Jnll, where h was placed
In one of the rooms on the second floor.
JudR.i Smith McPherson, W. C. McAr-
, thur. clerk of the court, and other offices
al.. arrived here on this tram,
-r Thomas Tlerney of Streator, III., who
v as fleeced by the Mabray gang out of
!'.. (' cm a fake prise fight in New'Or
!i mis in October, 1907, Is in Council Bluffs
a :.! 'was In consultation yesterday with
I nltfd States Prosecuting Attorney Tem
ple and Postofflce Inspector Bwenson. Mr.
'iiiioy, It Is understood, will be one of
the witnessed before the federal grand
Jury. Although Inclined to take his loss
plilloHophlcally, Mr. Tterney Is anxious to
assist In bringing the gang to Justice and
declares that he has spent more than 15,000
In his efforts to do so.
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TEXAS BOOM1NO FRUIT BHOW
Society Is Flood In tha State with
Circulars.
The National Horticultural fruit show
Is being widely advertised and boomed In
southern Texas and a big exhibit seems
assured from that section. Following Is a
l paragraph from one of the many circulars
t a-lshued by the Texas boomers," a copy of
which reached General Superintendent
Fricman L. Reed yesterday:
' This National Horticultural congress
tbei.inly one of Its kind In the world at
C-4jV-il Fluffs, the geographical center of
theHinlted Slates, and nearly the center of
I he population, and In tha heart of the
great Valley states from which so many
ipenple come to Texaa, will afford tha gulf
V-oimt country an opportunity to advertise
its products that should not be overlooked.
Men interestea airecuy in growing iruus
nurservmen. land owners and land dealers
of South Texas are unanimous In the opin
ion that the direct and Indirect value of
the finest exhibit , that can be made will
be beyond estimate to this country at this
time.
The Texaa exhibit will Include: oranges.
eatsumas and other varieties. Grape
fruits, kumquats. lemons. ' magnolia and
others. Klgs and preserves, persimmons,
pmrhes, pears. jlurn bananas, dates,
rl'ves. pomegranates, pecans' and other
nuts peanuts, bereVMI. Jellies. Jams, pre
oi'vvrd fruits, grapes and grape products.
,gt"-Vublos of all kinds, sugar cane, rice
everything representative of the Texas
gulf coast country.
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Minor Mention
Tha Ooanotl Staffs Office of the
Omaha Bee la at IS goott Itrael
Both phoaes 43.
Davis, drugs.
Diamond playing the best vaudeville.
CORR1GANS, undertakers. 'Phone 148.
Majestic ranges. P. C. De Vol Hdw. Co.
For rent, modern house, 723 6th avenue.
Woodrlng Undertaking company. Tel. 83;1.
Lewis Cutler, funeral director. 'Phone 87.
FAUST BEER AT ROGERS' BUFFET.
Balrd A Boland, undertakers. 'Phone 122.
When you want reliable want ad adver
tising, use The Bee.
Famous Steel King farm wagons. bDer-
llng A Trlplett, 327 Broadway.
Bluff City Masonic lodge will meet In
regular communication this evening.
Dr. W. W. Magarell. optometrist, moved
to S06-108 City National Bank building.
Up-to-date Art Department and Picture
Framing. Borwlck, 211 South Main street.
The supervisors of Pottawattamie and
Harrison counties will meet this morning
in Joint session as a drainage board.
Framed pictures foi sifts the best kind
of souvenir. A large variety of styles and
prices at Alexander s Art more. 333 ii way.
Lily camp, Royal Neighbors of America.
will meet in regular session this evening.
The degree team la requested to be present
lor arm.
Mr. and Mrs. E. Rogers' of Willow ave
nue left last evening for a three weeks'
trip to New York, Niagara and other east
ern points.
Mrs. Turner, wife of State Senator
Daniel Turner of Corning, la., Is the guest
of her mother, Mra. E. Ii. Haworth, 63
Sixth avenue.
Mrs. Thomas Sweeney, who was called
here by the death of her mother, Mrs.
Louis Zurmuehlen, hits returned to her
home In Wheeling, W. Va.
A marriage license was Issued yesterday
to Martin J. Salvlto, aged 2S, and Sylvia
Riser, aged 40, both of Omaha. They were
married by Justice Oardlner.
T. W. Ballew, a banker of Princeton.
Mo., who waa caught by the Mabray gang
to the tune of $30,000. arrived In the city
yesterday and Is registered at the Grand
hotel.
Barber ell heaters, clean and safe, no
smoke, no smell, prices $4 60, $5 and $6. P.
C. DeVol Hardware company.
MATTERS IN THE DISTRICT COURT
Batter Case Goes to Atlantic tor
Trial.
The case of the State of Iowa against
H. V. Battay, former clerk of the district
court of Pottawattaamle county, on the
charge of smbeisllng funds belonging to
the county, was yesterday ordered by
Judge Wheeler transferred to the district
court QJ Case county and It will be tried
at Atlantic. The motion of the defense
to transfer tha case to some other county
was submitted before Judge Wheeler early
lu the summer.
An Indictment was returned against
Battey on December 29 of last year on the
embexxteinent charge, following the quash
ing of former Indictments on the grounds
that the grand Jury panel had been Im
properly drawn. Battey Is charged with
falling to turn over to tha county fees
aggregating something over $700.
Among the Indictments returned by the
dMrict court grand Jury last Saturday
one against Mrs. Daisy M. Plrks, who
ias recently arrected on complaint of her
husband, Jerry Blrks, who filed a statu
tory charge against her. Mrs. Blrks wa
taken iQto custody yesterday and later
ehasfd on furnishing a bond In the sum
of $.
In addition to the Indictments against
Henry Sherman and W. C. Ross, on tha
charge of gambling, mads public Saturday,
announcement was made yesterday xhat one
on a similar charge was returned against
Dick Berlin, who Is ald to have operated
ut Cut-off and one against George Hayden,
who la. said to have conducted a gambling
house over the Blue Ribbon saloon. Berlin
and Hayden have not yet been taken into
custody.
The trial of Charles M. Sanford, who
shot and wounded Claude B. Oano, a
neighbor, early on the morning of April
II last, waa begun before Judge Woodruff
and a Jury yesterday morning. When
court adjourned for tha day early In the
afternoon, the atata had rested Its case.
Sanford defense. It was slated, will be
Insanity and that tha shooting was not
Intentional.
See Sperling Trlplett. 127 Broadway, for
gasoline engines.
(nsl sal to Taft.
A crowd of about 100 people gathered
at the Rock Island local depot yesterday
afternoon to greet President Taft as he
passed through on his way to Omaha. The
'students of th Western Iowa college mere
MMfflMK AT
A! Letter IV Reliable Jewelry Store, 409 Broadway, Council Bluffs
SALE DAILY AT 3, AFTERNOONS, AND 8, NIGHTS. OUR AUCTION CONTINUES ALL THIS WEEK AND IT IS
ONLY TOO BAD THAT OUR STORE IS NOT THREE TIMES ITS PRESENT SIZE TO ACCOMMODATE THE CROWDS
THAT WISH TO ATTEND. COME EARLY AND SECURE A COMFORTABLE CHAIR.
Important Annooceinent
Next Thursday, September 23, will be Diamond Day. On that day, at both the afternoon and evening sessions, we will make
a specialty of Diamonds, set and unset. We make this announcement this early in the week to enable our friends and the public to
visit our store and look over our immense Diamond stock, by far the largest in Council Bluffs, and select any stone which they de
sire offered at auction Thursday. We have thousands of dollars invested in loose diamonds which were bought for spot cash
direct from the importers. These consist of stones weighing from karat to 3 karats each and are gems of the finest color and
quality. Mr. E. H. Leffert will show you these stones, telling you their exact weight and value, so that when they are put up for
auction Thursday you will be safe in bidding. These diamonds will be sold at unrestricted public auction just the same as the
smallest and most insignificant article in our stock. If you are prejudiced against auctions just stop in at one of our sales and we
are sure that we will gain your confidence. 1
9.
Today
grouped on the platform and greeted the
president with their college yell. The
crowd would undoubtedly have been much
larger but for the fact that the street
cars were not running and the Rock Island
depot is a considerable distance from the
business center of the city.
MEMBERSHIP RALLY FOR Y.M.C.A.
To Be Held at Association Bnlldla
Neat Sunday.
At a meeting of the board of directors
of the Young Men's Christian association
last evening it was decided to hold a
membership rally at the association build
ing next Sunday afternoon. The meeting
which will be purely a business one, will
begin at 3:30 o'clock and It la planned to
have a prominent association speaker from
out of town to make the principal address.
The board alao decided not to formally
open the building until 600 members have
been secured. The enrollment at the pres
ent time la at about the 400- mark.
Physical Director F. E. Plerson, who Is
also temporarily acting as general secretary
of the association until a successor to
Harry Curtiss Is secured expects to open
up the physical department by October 1,
when regular classes will be formed. The
equipment for the gymnasium has been
ordered and advices from tha factory are
to the fact that it ought to be here In
about a week.
All of the furniture and equipment for
the second and dormitory floors have been
ordered and Mr. Plerson stated last eve
ning that they ought to be here in about
two weeks. At the meeting of the board
last night It was decided to afford frater
nal organizations and societies the oppor
tunity to furnish one of the dormitory
rooms. If they saw fit. That such a move
will prove popular was demonstrated from
the start by the expressed wish of the
Woman's Christian Temperance union to
have the privilege of furnishing one of
these rooms. There are twenty-eight
dormitory rooms to be furnished.
The board has under consideration the
selection of a general secretary and It
was stated last night that a successor to
Mr. Curtiss would probably be appointed
within the next few weeks. Lohr Case,
a graduate of the Council Bluffs High
school and son of Rev. F. A. Case, pastor
of the First Baptist church of this city,
was appointed last night asslstant secre
tary to aid Mr. Plerson In this part of
the work.
N. T. Plumbing Co. Tel. 250. Night, L-1701.
Real Estate Transfera.
These transfers were reported to The
Bee September 20 by the Pottawattamie
County Abstract company of Council
Bluffs:
Interstate Realty company to Q. J.
Harding, lot 1. block 1. Evans 2d
RriHira addition to Council Bluffs.
w. d
Mary L. Everett, widow to B. A.
F. Qrote. lot 20. block 4, Wright's
add to Council Bluffs, s. w. d
Louise Stoddard, widow, to Walter
150
50
M. Gibson, w ne'4 ew'4 3S-7&-43,
w d
Wslter M. Gibson and wife to Wil
liam T. Hewitt, lot 24. block 5,
Sacketts's add to Council Bluffa,
w. d
J. W. Knulre and wife to B. A. F.
S.500
1,600
Orote, lot 20. block 4. Wrights
add to Council Bluffs, q. c, d
A. C. Asqulth and wife to B. A. F.
Grote, lot 20, block 4, Wright's add
to Council Bluffs, q. c. d
Sheriff to Clara J. Bejma. n 82 feet
of lots 23 and 24, Mcdee's sub
of block 21. Hughes A Doniphan's
add to Council Bluffs, sher d
Frank L. Thayer, single, to Nap
Bon Thayer, wi l 10-74-44, lots
S and 4. frac. sec. 4-74-44. q. c. d....
Minnie Larsen, widow, to H. C. Mat-
teson, 2 acres, In se'4 nw 36-76-44.
w. d
Theodore H. Dlngman and wife to
Henry B. Jennings, part m e
SV)
875
sec. 8 and pt. aw aw lu-7-43,
w. d
John B. Dlngman, widower, to Henry
B. Jennings, part se s 8-75-41,
4.300
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nam
w. d 8.200
Ann E. Coffin et al. to Warren L.
Dean, und. four-fifths, n.'.s swii
and nwti seii 27-75-38. w. d 76$
William C. Cotton, guardian, to War
ren L. Dean, und. one-fifth of
aame, guardian's deed 192
Interstate Really Co. to Morris Mal
ley. lot 13. block 19, Evans 2d Bridge
add. to Council Bluffs, w. d 100
Edward W. Hart, receiver C. B.
Water Works Co. to Dorre S. How
ard, lot 8. , block 6, Ferry add to
Council Bluffs, q. c. d 1
Adam Kramer and wife to O. J. Har
ding, lot 3, block lit. Stujuin.ui's 2d
add to Council Bluffs, w. d 240
Lloyd R. Griffith and wife to Carl
Nord and wife, lot 6, block 3, Evans
Bridge add to Council Bluffs, w. d. 1,675
Solomon H. Foster, widower, to R.
V. limes, lots 43 and 44, block 4,
Wright's add to Council Bluffs,
q. c. d 1
Benjamin Fehr Real Estate Co. to F.
J. Day. lot 4. block 15. Ferry add
to Council Bluffs, w. d 1.900
Total, nineteen transfera.
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Republicans Out
Against Kendall
Vote Against Tariff Bill Given as the
Beason for Taking Such
Aotion.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
DES MOINES. Sept. 20. (Special Tele
gram.) An announcement written on El
liott hotel stationery was handed a local
newspaper today to the effect that a meet
ing of Sixth district republicans, held here
today, had decided that the renominatlon
of Congressman Nate Kendall should be
opposed because of his vote against the
Payne-Aldrlch tariff bill. Des Moines to
day Is filled with republicans of all shades
of belief and national politics Is being
vigorously dlscuised. The standpatters
gathered at the Klrkwood and are generally
pleased with the Taft Winona speech.
Senator Dolllver and others were loud
In their praise of the manner In which
Des Moines handled the Taft reception.
Governor B.' F. Carroll today announced
the appointment of ex-Senator J. B. Clos
son of Green Mountain to fill the va
cancy on the voting machine commission,
caused by the death of Isaac Brandt.
Formal announcement has been made In
the Keosauqua Republican of the can
didacy of A. L. Nemlnger of that city for
the republican nomination for statv super
intendent. Ts'emlnger Is county superintend
ent of Van Buren county.
Latter Day Saints' Conference.
LOGAN, la., Sept. 20 (Special.) Between
2.000 and 1,000 were (n attendance at the
Latter Day Saints conference now In ses
sion at Little Sioux yesterday. Tha at
tendance will constantly Increase until
Sunday evening, September 26, when the
attendance will doubtless reach 8,000 ac
cording to the past history of similar meet
ing of the church. Elders . W. Wight,
Charles Butterworth, E. L. Kelly, Heman
C. Smith and F. M. Smith are In attend
ance. Robbers Frightened Away.
LEMARS, la., Sept. J0.-(SpeMal.)-Burg
tars were surprised attempting to rob th
postofflce at 2 o'clock this morning
The police and robbers exchanged shot,
but the latter made their escape' In the
darkness... An attempt was made yester
day to blow up the ssfe In the bank of
Oyens. six miles east of here. The rob-
"brrs burst the combination lock with dyna
mite but. failed to get Inside th safe, being
frightened away.
Iowa Municipal Convention.
FT. DODGE. Ia.. Sept. 20 (Special. )
Municipal officers and accounting clerks
of Iowa municipalities have begun to
ga'her In th city for the annual conven
tion, beginning Tuesday and adjourning
Thursday afternoon. Several hundred are
expected and an Interesting program is
pr. pared. Various municipal questions will
be dlscutsed and a paper on terminal taxa
tion of railroads, by G. C. Sanders of
Council Bluffs, Is one most anticipated.
Father I.enehan Near Death.
FORT DODGE, Ia.. Sept. 20. (Special
Telegram.) Father B. C. Lcnehan, created
monelgnor three years ago for ability and
accomplishments In tha Romsn church,
lies near death at St. Joseph' Mercy hos
pital. Hi malady 1 diabetes, and Bishop
Qarrlgan of Sioux City and priests from
th entire state are gathering, fearing th
end.
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Army Maneuvers
and Tournament
at Des Moines
Third Battalion, Sixteenth Infantry,
Wins First Prize for Wall
Scaling.
DES MOINES. Sept. 20.-Wlth a review
of the 5,200 soldiers from all over the west
by President Taft here this morning, the
greatest army maneuvers and tournament
in the history of the country began. Fully
26,000 people witnessed the evolutions at
Camp Corse all day today till darkness
interrupted the operations. The monster
steel grandstand recently erected at the
stats fair grounds was packed and the hills
surrounding the amptltheater were black
with humanity from all over Iowa and
adjacent states to witness the pageant.v
Brigadier General Charles E. Morton,
commanding the Department of the Mis
souri, stationed at Fort Omaha, Is In com
mand of the operation.
Cavalry, infantry and' artillery took part
In the tournament from practically every
fort In the middle west. Many valuable
prizes are hung up for the best tactics,
feats of horsemanship and evolutions.
At 2 p. m. the Thirteenth Infantry, which
headed the review of all the troops, with
Colonel R. H. Loughborough riding at Its
head, followed by the regimental band,
entered the vast arena. As all troops
passed the colonel they saluted him before
commencing their evolutions, which con
sisted of hair-raising riding exhibitions In
which daring horsemen rode astride of two
and three horses. The Sixteenth Infantry,
Signal corps, Fortieth artillery, Fiftieth
artillery. Second cavalry wth a platoon of
machine guns, Fourth cavalry, Fifteenth
cavalry and Seventh cavalry were those
which took part In the day's program.
The third battalion, Sixteenth Infantry,
captured first prize for wall scaling. -A
record of 27 seconds was made.
Private Craft of the Seventh cavalry won
the Roman standing race In 804 seconds.
John Wilson, 8-year-old son of C. W.
Wilson of Winter, was severely Injured by
a piece of the bridge which was torn up
during the maneuvers conducted by the
Third battalion of engineers.
Captain King's gray horse troops of the
Qur Now Light Weight
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for Fall Wear
Undoubtedly the largest and moat com
plete assortment of Men's and Young
Men's Fall Overcoats and Craveuettea
ever offered the men of this vicinity, may
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W'e offer you a selection from the very
finest makers In. America.
They are distinctive In style, fabric, pat
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absolutely unequalled at their prices.
No matter what the occasion may be,
these garments will be found correct and
suitable to protect you In all kinds of
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We'll expect to at leant show them to
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Prices from
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THK HOl'SE OF
Today
Second cavalry carried off the prlxe for
horsemanship.
Boosting; Committee Named.
IOWA CITY, Sept. 20. (Special.) Uni
que In being the only one of Its kind In the
middle west, the "boosting" committee of
the University of Iowa has been appointed
for this year. The greater university com
mittee will be made up as follows: Facuily
members, Prof. S. Calvin, Prof. F. C.
Ensign, Dr. R. H. Volland; alumni mem
bers. M. L. Ferson, E. C. Robblns;
student members, Marjorie MacVlcar of
Des Moines, Louise Adams of Burlington,
J. J. MeConnel! of Cedar Rapids, O. H.
Crowe of Clarion, J. Reed Lane of Daven
port, G. C. Priester, Fred Moore of Harlan,
Raymond Gross of Dubuque, Frederick
Garner, R. D. Tlffeny and Myra Weet.
Burial of Prof. Gordon.
IOWA CITY. Ia., Sept. 20. (Special.)
Funeral services were held at 4 o'clock this
afternoon for Prof. H. E. Gordon, the
University of Iowa professor, who died
Saturday from typhoid fever. The body
was burled In Oakland cemetery beside his
daughter, Helen, who died several years
ago. Rev. J. T. Jones of the Congregational
church had charge of the services.
I'rof. Gordon was the organiser of the
Qulntangular Debating league formed of
Iowa, Minnesota, Illinois, Wisconsin and
Rho fraternity, which today has chapters
In many of the leading educational Insti
tutions. ANOTHER VICTIM OF
AUTO ACCIDENT DEAD
William Brown, Who Was Rldlngr
with H. L. Hockley, Dies of
His Injuries.
READING, Pa., Sept. 19. William Brown
of Philadelphia, one of the oc.upants of
the automobile which was wrecked near
here yesterday while bearing a message
from President Taft to the management of
the Alaska-Yiikon-Paclfic exposition died
at tha Reading hospital this morning,
making the second death as the result of
the accident. Brown was a friend of H.
H. Buckley who died Immediately after the
accident.
DI HI).
HARTMAN. August: Hunday at Gretna,
Neb., agedj64 years. Leaves wife and two
sons, William and Gustave, who reside
In Omaha.
Funeral today at i p. m., from Hulse
ft Rlepen's undertaking parlors. Inter
ment, Evergreen cemetery. Friends In
vited. HmtiV Civil
Cesyrlgai
HIGH MKRIT"
Tell Over Their Signatures What
Occurred at Recent
Conference.
What Mr. Wattles Said for Com-
a" '
pany Mr. Pratt's Stat
ment for Strikers.
The undersigned having been present at
the meeting of the executive commltt.' of
the Business Men's association on Sptcrn
ber 17, take this means of giving to the
public an accurate statement of what oc
curred before th executive committee rela
tive to the Impending street railway strike.
Mr. Wattles, representing the street rail
way company, and Mr. Pratt, represent
ing th union, appeared before the commit
tee. Mr. Pratt Informed the committee
that what he was demanding of the street
railway company was a document In the
form of a contract, to be signed by th
officii of the street railway onpany on
the one side and certain offl eis of the
union on the other. He produced a pro
posed draft of such contract which he
said had never been presented to Mr.
Wattles or to the street railway company.
This was the same form of contract which
waa subsequently publlsned lit tne papers
of Sunday morning, September l'l. Mr.
Pratt stated that an Increase In vagi was
asked, but that. If the figures na-T.ed In
the proposed contract were not fair, he
was disposed to negotiate further on that
subject. He also slated that thuy h killed
a contract covering the question of
schedules of runs and hours of work.
Mr. Wattles Mien Informed I he. commltt
te that w hen the unl m was organlxed
here about seven years Ego those who
Joined It were at first suspended from
their employment, but were aftt-iwatds
reinstated upon th xpr-ss piomisj that
the union would not, at any tlm, demand
of the company any cunt.a.'t with the
union as such, or other contract or agree
ment making a distinction between union
and nonunion men; that at the same t ma
the company promised lis uonu.iion em
ployes that It would not. at an time, mKe
any contract with the union, tht effct of
which would be to discriminate In Its man
ner of treating with Its union employe and
Its treatment of Its nonunion men. Vr.
Wattles said that the question whether tho
company should keep Its word with Ha
nonunion employes was not a matter that
he could submit to arbitration. Ho further
stated that within the last six years th
company had made three voluntary ad
vances in wages, and Is now payln to Its
conductors and motormen the highest
wages paid In any city of the cl:iss of
Omaha, where conditions are it ml s'mllar,
and that It had paid, during th. periods of
depresBlon, as high wages as any other city
under similar conditions, notwithstanding
that for many years the to'.'hoMir re
ceived no dividend whatever. Hi aid that
the present conditions of DulneKS and In
come would not permit an Increase of
wages at the present time and eiinhl th
company to make necessary replacetm nls,
preserve It credit and keep the tervice tip
to the required standard; nut fiat it is th
purrose and policy of the company to inak
further advancements In wages win nevtr
conditions of business will warrant tha
same. He then offered to give t' every
employe, whether union or nonunion man,
a written statement over nis alfcnd'.tli'e es
president of the company, cuni'ilnliirf tha
following specific promises and pledge-
"I. Whenever the conditions of business
will warrant an Increase of pay, such In
crease will be made.
"2. That In their treatment of employes
there shall be no discrimination whatever
between union and nonunion men.
"3. That every specific complaint respect
ing treatment, schedule of runs, hours of
work, or other matters relating to th
working condition, which shall be brought
to the attention of the company shall re
ceive consideration, and the cause of com
plaint shall be removed, If possible will!
due regard to the efficiency of the service."
Mr. Pratt then said that, while he and
Mr. Wattle were not far apart on mat
ters of substance, what he wanted was a
contract rather than a statement from the
company. His proposed contract was then
examined in detail, and he stated that If
It were entered Into It would be signed by
certain officer of the union. He was asked
to point out any promise or agreement
contained In the proposed contract to be
performed by any one except the Street
Railway company, and be admitted that
there was no such promts In tne proposed
agreement.
The controversy thus narrowed down, for
immediate purposes, to whether, all of
th promises and agreements being on on
side, the document to be signed should be
In the form of a written declaration by
the company to all of Its employes or
In th form of a contract with the union,
thereby ignoring the non-union workman.
As the making of such a contract would
be a breach of faith on the part of the
Street Railway company toward Its non
union employes, and as the demand for It
was a breach of the promise of the union
made at the time the union employes were
reinstated In their employment It was
unanimously resolved by the executive
committee of the Business Men's asxocla
Don that the association approve the at
titude of the Street Railway company,
and would give that company its support
I mwj cvcin iimi m iirini gliuuia ue pre
c-irnaiei. i inn seiion oi ine committee
was afterwards unanimously endorsed by
a general meeting of the association on
Sunday afternoon.
Cpon the conclusion of the executive
committee being made known, Mr. Pratt
left the meeting saying that he wuuld read
to the men then assembled at the Labor
Temple, without comment, the letter whirl)
Mr. Wattles had on the day previous ad
dressed to a certain prominent union labor
man of this city, which contained. In sub
stance, the came assurance which Mr.
Wattles had mad to the executive com
mittee. Signed this KMh day of September. 14.
SAMI EL RKKrJ.
President Business Men's AssoclailanV
D. J O'BRIBN,
DAVID COLE.
FHANK W. Jt'DSON.
OEOltGK H. KELLY.
K J McVANN.
JOHN H. JIARTE,
A J. VIERLINO.
ANDREW MI RI'HY.
W. ti. JARDINE,
A. C. SMITH.
K. E. BRUCE.
CHARLES C. BELDEM,
THOMAS A. FRY,
O. W. (i.ARAI'OH.
J. A. SUNDERLAND.
FRANK H JdHNKO.f,
W. S. WRIGHT.
FRANK COLPF.TZE:,
T. J. MA HON FY,
W. C. BULLA RD.
GEORGE if. LEE.
1 l KAIIM
G W. JOHNSTON.
THOMAS C. HYKNH,
F. A. NAblL
