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VOI XXXIX NO. 120.
OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MOUSING, NOVEMBER 10, l'KW-TWELVE PAGES.
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TAFT IS MOVING
UPON KICHMOV
President Will End His Invasion of
the South at Former Confeder
. ate Capital.
REACHES WASHINGTON TONIGHT
Exicutive Will Attempt no More
Long Trips This Winter.
J.
DAY SPENT IN WILMINGTON
Gre?t Display of Enthusiasm on Part
of the Residents.
TRiP MADE DOWN HARBOR
llrenkfest la Serven at lllatorle
Sprnnt Mansion Wbfrf Wnshlnar
ton and Webster Wn Knter
talned Children Received.
WILMINGTON. N. C Nov. 8. His 13.0O0
mlln Journed through thirty-three states
and territories all but conrluded, Presi
dent Taft I speeding tonight toward
Richmond, where he will atop tomorrow
until latn afternoon, leaving then for Wash
ington to spent tha night at the White
Houbc. The president has made a wonder
fully good time on hl long trip, but I
pretty well fagged out and 1" glad that his
travels so aoon are to be over.
Mr. Taft hna given up all Idea of visiting
the Isthmus of Panama this winter and
will make no moro long trlpa until next
summer, when he hopes to vlalt Alaska.
lie will spend the , Christmas holidays In
the White House with his family.
The president I especially glad In get
ting home to know that Mrs. Taft Is better.
The great Improvement which began at
Beverly during the summer haa continued
rapidly and complete recovery from the
nervous breakdown of last spring la cer
tain In the near future. During hla fifty
six daya on the road. President Taft has
not let the setting of a sun go by without
Bending Mrs. Toft a telegram. lie has lib
erally Interspersed the dally messages by
wire with long letters detailing the most
minute happenings of his eventful trip and
in this way has actually written a com
plete history of his Journey.
Enthusiasm at Wilmington.
The president's day In Wilmington called
out a great display of euthuslasm on the
part of the residents of the old North
state, who cam from all sections to par
ticipate In his welcome. 1
In many waya the celebration of the
president's visit here was the most sig
nificant of his trip. Governor Kitchen ex
tended the formal welcome of the stole
In an address which bristled with the pa
triotism of the south, and which embodied
one of tho most glowing tributes the
president haa received.
Arriving here before daylight, the presi
dent slept until nearly 8 o'clock, when he
was escorted to the ' beaAitlful Colonial
home of James Sprunk, one of the greatest
exporters of cotton In the aouth, where
a southern home breakfast waa served.
George Washington and Daniel Webster
had been tendered the hospitality of the
same splendid mansion. Breakfast was
served in the conservatory, which had
been made Into, a grape arbor. At the
end of the meal Mayor Mac Roe of Wil
mington, voiced the welcome to the city
and created Mr. Taft "an honorary Tar
Heel for life."
Boarding the revenue cutter Seminole at
10:30 o'clock, with a committee of fifty
or more citizens as an escort, the president
waa taken for a sail of twenty-five miles
down the waterway and return. Wllmlng-
ton is desirous of deepening its channel to
the set from twenty-four to thirty feet
and the ride waa to give the president an
object lesson aa to the need of the Ira
proveinent. Luncheon waa served on
board. During the trip the president sent
wireless telegram to Mrs. Taft. He was
saluted by all the craft In the river.
The tramp steamer Battersea Bridge, sail
ing for Liverpool with SSOO.000 worth of
tutton on board, saluted the president and
the crew stood on the rail and gave him
three cheera.
When the river trip had ended President
Tall was taken for a carriage ride. The
parade ended at tha city hall, where the
prtsldont spoke.
Tonight he attended a supper at the
Masonic Temple, before leaving for Rich
mond at 8 p. m.
Governor Kitchln, In Introducing tha
president this afternoon declared that he
wanted Mr. Taft to know that the aouth
was ins country as the north is our
country."
President's Address.
In his address president Taft said:
"I have visited North Carolina befare
and In doing so I have found that you
were a little earlier in doing everything
that had to be done In the crises of the
nation than anybody else. I have found
that you made a declaration of lndepend
i nee at Mecklenburg about a year before
we thought of it In other parts of the
country. And I understand that you sup
pressed the stamp tax and emptied out
the tea a very considerable time before
they had that tea party In Boston harbor,
It la, therefore, a matter of extreme self
congratulation on my part to have from
your distinguished men and from the peo
ple of a state like this such a cordial wet
coiuu.
1 congratulate the people of North Caro
lina that next to the state of Mississippi
it has a population more devoted to the
boil and its cultivation than any other
elate In the union. You do not have large
title and I do not think that a defeat at
all In your civilization. The fact is that
the tendency toward concen ration of popu
lation In tl.e cttirj is a tendency that ought
to be restrained.
"You hme indeed made history in this,
your neighborhood. Today It was given
to me to go down to Kurt Fisher, where
that dreadful battle and carnuxe waa
fought to, see how much lead could be
pumped fom one hide into the fort of
another, and what enduring sacrifices the
oppom nts could make.
"All that history you cherish and we
cherish, but it does nut make the slightest
difference In our brotherly feeling in our
.iatmal desire always to exhibit arid man
fest that lov of each other which comes
of standing elbow to elbow in the march
of itogress to make this nation, great as
it Is. even greater to afford under our
country's flag an equal opportunity to all
to work out their fortunes and to elevate
tho moral standards of manhood so that
above all in the types of American we
ft point
ru&sanitMir."
to character aa the thing . to
Claris for Three
Buildings for
' Vebrska Towns
lor, Supervising Architect
T. Has Drawings for
Jearly Finished.
(From a Staff Correspondent )
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 (Special Tele
gram. V-J. Knox Taylor, supervising archi
tect of the treasury. In speiklng of the
new federal buildings provided for by
acts of congress In Nebraska today said
that all now under construction were being
pushed rapidly to completion.
'There are four cities In Nebraska where
congress has authorized either an addi
tion to an existing building or an entirely
new postofflce.
"Plana and specifications for these,
namely: Plattsmouth, Fremont, Beatrice
and Columbus are now being provided for
In my offlca.
"As to Beatrice postofflce, an addition
to the present building Is tq be made, cost
Ing IC0.O0O. Our draftsmen have the work
Ing drawings almost completed and ! will
be in a position to advertise for proposals
for the actual work within a month.
At Columbus there Is to be erected a
postofflce to cost SG5.000 and our draw
ings are about three-quarters complete and
advertisements for the construction of this
building will Issue early In the coming
year.
Plans and specifications for the addition
to the federal building at Fremont will
probably be ready to place upon the mar
ket before the close of the current year.
Congress has provided 150,000 for thla en
largement. "Sketches and plans for the new SuO.OOO
postofflce building at Plattsmouth will be
taken up by our chief draftsman and his
assistants between now and the first of
the year and we hope to have the specifi
cations ready to submit to bidders early in
the ensuing year."
Hastings Man
Finally Wins
Runaway Bride
Miss Alexander Whom He Married
Once and from Whom He was
Elopes Second Time.
HASTINGS, Neb., Nov. 9. (Special.)
G'Fellers, formerly assistant city elec
trician of Hastings, eloped Sunday morn
ing with Miss Ooldle Alexander for the
second time within a little more than a
year. Hla former wife waa the only wit
ness of their sudden departure.
On June 30 last G'Fellers and Miss Alex
ander disappeared from the G'Fellers home.
Miss Alexander Is a niece of Mrs. G'Fellers
and lived with her. The pair was located
In Fargo after a long search and there
G'Fellers was sentenced to six months'
Imprisonment In the penitentiary. After
serving his sentence he went to. Chicago
and on October 4 last he obtained a license
to wed Mlsa Alexander. On the day the
wedding was to take place Miss Alexander
waa summoned home from Michigan, where
she was visiting relatives, by a telegram
announcing the Illness of a relative here.
About 1 o'clock Sunday morning Miss
Alexander, with her mother and Mrs.
G'Fellers, who waa recently divorced, re
turned toi their home in a buggy from a
party. While Mrs. Alexander waa un
hitching the horse G'Fellera appeared from
the darkness, talked with Mlsa Alexander
and hia former wife a few minutes and
then proposed the elopement. Mrs. G'Fel
lers helped her niece pack her clothes and
saw them off before the girl'a mother re
turned from the stable. It la supposed the
couple has gone to Chicago to be mar
ried. Veteran Shoots
His Wife in Back
Kills Himself
i
Clyde Inks at Falls City Murderer and
Suicide as Result of Matrimon
ial Troubles.
FALLS CITY. Neb.. Nov. 9-Speclal
Telegram.) Clyde Inks, a veteran of the
civil war, shot his wife In the back, killing
her, and then killed himself by turning a
revolver on his own person.
He had not been living with his wife
for a month. He recently received a pen
sion check, and today, he went to his
home and endeavored to make up. His
wife locked the door and would not admit
him, whereupon he , selxed an axe and
smashed down the door.
After a short parley, he pulled a revolver
and shot his wife, the bullet taking effect
in her arm. She ran away from the house
to seek aid and he followed, shooting her
In the back and killing her Instantly.
Inks then searched for and found his
12-year-old boy, to whom he gave hia pen
sion check. Then he placed the revolver
to his temple and fired, also dying in
stantly, i
Inks had not lived long here and little
known of his family relations.
Dan Butler May Drown His
Woes in Cigarette Fumes
More grief in the city clerk's offlca.
"I'm mad enough to smoke a cigarette,"
said Dan Butler, In explanation of a
ktormy frown he couldn't get off.
"Of course thla la a big office and we
like to be obliging, being strong on the
courtesy and kindness atunt. But why the
city council should hand us everything It
has to give is mora than I can figure out.
Fred Schroeder, taing a tip from the rest,
even blamed us for his loss of a pair of
skinny little ducks the other day, when
the fact waa Tom McGovern expressed
the opinion one duck waa enough In the
Schroeder family, and that would be
pointer enough for anybody.
"Now they've ordered tha telephone out
of tha dog pound, and, aa this la the reg
istry office for doga, I get calls for black
and tana and muaale bearers, spltaea and
dachsunda, sts and prise pupptaa every
minute In the day. Even at home laat
WILL APPEAL
LABOR GASES
Injunctions and Jail Sentences Grow
ing Out of Range Litigation to
be Carried Up.
REPORT OF EXECUTIVE COUNCIL
It Says These Decisions Affect Funda-
metal Rights.
OLD AGE PENSIONS NEXT
Representative Wilson Has Drawn
Bill to Be Presented to Congress,
IOWA STATE CHARTER REVOKED
Refusal to Suspend Seceding Klc-
' trlral Workers Gets Iowa and
Ohio Organisations Into
' Trouble.
TORONTO, Nov. 9. Tne executive coun
ell of the American Federation of Labor
in its report to tho convention today,
recommended that an appeal be taken to
the United States supreme court from the
Jail sentences Imposed on President
Gompers. Vice President Mitchell and Sec
retary Morrison for contempt in the Buck
Stove and Range company boycott case.
The council recommends also that an ap
peal be taken In the original Injunction
case, the alleged violation of which re
sulted In the contempt proceedings against
the three labor leaders.
The report, which waa presented by First
Vice President James Duncan of tha
Granite Workers' union of Qulncy, Mass
says:
"We recommend that an appeal be taken
from the decision rendered in both tho
original injunction and the contempt case
growing out of It. We cannot permit these
decisions to go unchallenged. They affect
fundamental rights, and either the courta
or congress must safeguard them.
"We again enter our protest against tha
application of. the writ of Injunction In
labor disputes (unless where an Injunction
would lie If there were no labor disputes).
We hold that the' ordinary use of the In
junction writ In contentions between work
ers and employes Is an unwarranted Inter
ference with the rights and liberties of
the workers and Is Intended, and Ita Influ
ence used, to Intimidate workers, especially
when they are engaged in a atruggla for
improved working conditions."
Iowa Charters Revolted.
In the matter of the controversy over the
secession of a faction of the electrical
workers the executive council gives an ex
haustive report. Under article xl of the
constitution central and state bodies char
tered by tho American Federation of Labor
are prohibited from admitting to or re
taining membership seceding organisations.
The report says:
"After -exerting every means ' at ou
command to have state, and central feodlea
comply with the federation constitution and
suspend the seceding unions of electrical
workera, there waa no alternative but to
revoke the charters of the following state
and federal bodies for failure to comply
with the constitution: Iowa State Federa
tion of Labor; Ohio State Federation of
Labor, and central bodies of Cedar Rapids,
la.; Davenport, la.; Detroit, Mich; Duluth,
Minn.; Albany, N. Y. ; Hornell, N. Y.;
Jamestown, N. Y.; Cleveland, O. ; Newark,
O.; Toledo, O. ; Cornellsville, Pa.; Dallas,
Tex.; Sherman, Tex.; Ogden, Utah; Ever
ett, Wash.; St. Louis, Mo.; Atlantic City,
N. J., and Logansport, Ind."
Old Age Pensions Next.
On the subject ut the old age pensions
Congressman William B. Wilson haa drawn
a bill to be presented at the next session
of congress.
Referring to the work of tbe special com
mittee on industrial education the report
4ays:
"Organized labor favors that plan of In
dustrlal training which will give our boys
and gtrla such training aa will help them
to advance after they are In industry."
The council reports extensions of the
Idea of co-operation between the labor
unlona and the farmers' organizations.
Reporting on the work of the federation
In the crusade against tuberculosis, the
council urgently recommends the adoption
of a resolution demanding lawa or regula
tions prohibiting the sale of second-hand
clothing or second-hand bottIe8 unless they!
have been cleansed and renovated under
the direction and supervision of a rep
resentative of a board of health.
Concerning the execution of Francisco
Ferrer, the report says:
"The execution of Francisco Ferrer of
Spain has aroused a world-wide sense of
indignation and protest. At our meeting
held at headquarters shortly after his
execution, we adopted resolutions expres
sive of organised labor's protest for the
cause of free speech, free press and free
education which haa found In Francisco
Ferrer another martyr. We, of this con
vention endorse the preambles and resolu
tions adopted upon the subject."
In conclusion the active council says:
"The great central thought and Intent of
the American Federation of Labor Is an
Improved standard of life and a more in
tense loyalty and devotion to the funda
mental and original spirit of liberty of
thought, art and expression to all people."
The convention then adjourned for the
day.
night some rapscallion called me up to
ask If I could tell him if the Baskervllle'a
hound waa In the pound. The name
sounded familiar, and I tried to figure
out a way to oblige a friend.
"This morning I waa telling Frank Furay
about the open aea of trouble we have
been plunged into, and asked him about
Baskervllle. Furay knows everybody that
he takea money away from, but he
couldn't get Baskervllle. While we were
talking Detective Donahue came along and
I asked him who Baskervllle mlaht be.
He looked at ma sort of suspicious, then
seeing I waa In earnest, told ma the
Baskervllle hound waa a fictlttoua animal
Invented by an English Irishman of the
name of Doyle.
"Now I'm trying to find the clever caller
of last evening, and If I do he ll get hurt.
"That telephone goe back In tha dog
pound or else I'll take to, smoking cigar
ettes at tha council meetings."
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From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
WOMAN PLEADS FOR MERCY
Mme. Steinheil Creates Scene During
Taking of Testimony.
SAYS REPORTERS TORTURE HER
Defendant In Paris Murder Trial De.
Clare Her Wrists Were Tvrlsted
to Make Her Confess
to Crime.
PARIS, Nov. 9. "Have pity on me; I .'m
an unhappy woman who should not be
tortured," cried out Mme. Steinheil on'ih;
resumption of her trial here, today for the
murder of her husband and step-mother.
The appeal came during the testimony of
the Jewelers with reference to the changes
of Jewelry confided to them by the pris
oner, but which she originally claimed had
been stolen by the aasasHins. The prose
cuting Judge responded that accused per
sons always repeated that cry when em
barrassed for an answer.
Mme. Steinheil admitted anew , that she
had had certain Jewels, the gifts of her
admirers, melted, but aha maintained
that this waa done to keep tho facts of
her life from the knowledge of her daugh
ter. - ' ' ' v. :
From this point Mtn. Steinheil assura-1
an aggressive attitude, which continued
during the examination of several wit
nesses and resulted In a series of lively
tilts between her and Judge De Valles.
When reproached for having concealed
so long from the authorities the fact that
she possessed Imitation duplicates of her
Jewels the woman defended her secrecy
on the ground that she wished to hide from
her friends the real financial condition of
the family.
Tortured by Reporters.
When the Journalists testified that Mme.
Steinheil was In a state of . great depres
sion when she confessed to them that she
had placed the pearl In Coulliard'a pocket
book and then accused Wold, tha prisoner
interrupted to declare that the newspaper
men had tortured her Into speaking, one
even having twisted her wrista to make
her talk.
The reporters denied they had used force
but admitted they had pressed the sus
p:cted woman to confess. Their testimony
was In sharp contrast with most of that
introduced yesterday in that It waa most
damaging to the defendant.
M. Barby, a photographer, testified that
when Mme. Steinheil was convinced she
would be arrested, she wished to commit
suicide. The witness said also that at the
cililcal moment in the Interview between
Mme. Steinheil and the newspaper men
Marietta Wolf, the cook, entered the room
and the two women fell into each others'
arms. After a momentary display of emo
tion the two withdrew 10 a corner of the
room, where they conversed in whispers.
After the cook had left the room Mme.
Steinheil told the reporters that the Wolf
woman had said she would deny every
thing if her mistress was arrested.
Turning to the reporter who had made
this last statement. Judge De Valles asked:
"Do you understand the full gravity of
your testimony against Mme. Steinheil?"
To this the witness replied:
"I accept full responsibrMty."
The Judge then cross-examined the de
fendant concerning the photographer's tes
timony but the only reply elicited waa "I
do not remember." .
Strong is Elected
President of the
Farmers' Congress
Nebraska Man Elected Secretary and
Iowa Man Member of Executive
Committee.
RALEIGH, N. C. Nov. 9-Joshua Strang
of Indiana was elected president of the
Farmers' National congress at the closing
session there today. Other officers were as
follows: Charles Sanford of Ohio, first
vice president; O. P. Jewett of Kansas,
second vice president; W. L. Ames of Wis
consin, treasurer; George Whlttaker of
Massachuessetta, secretary; John Kimball
of Maryland, R. M. Surles of Nebraska
and O. D. Hull of West Virginia assistant
secretaries. A. C. Fuller of Iowa, the
retiring member of the executive com
mittee waa re-elected. J. M. Stahl of Chi
cago waa chosen legislative agent.
Two addresses were made at the closing
session.
State Irortlcullurlst Hutt of North
Carolina discussed the advantage of the
mountain regions of the aouth for fruit
growing and Prof. C. L. Newman of
Agricultural and Mechanical college of
North Carolina spoke on tha subject,
"Legumes aa Conservators of Wealth."
Jamea Bryce, British ambassador to the
United States waa elected an honorary
member of the congress.
What Every Farmer Knows
- -'if
a poor year for apple butter in
Warriner Theft
Likely to Reach
Two Millions
Known Big Four Will Lose Six Hun
dred Thousand Dollars and
Amount May Be Much Larger.
CINCINNATI, Nov. 9. With rumors
that the shortage in the financial depart
ment of the Big Four railroad as devel
oped thro'ugh the alleged defalcation of
Charles L. Warriner, deposed local treas
urer of the road, may reach S2,OU0,000, In
terrogation of Warriner by his superiors
and others waa resumed today.
An official statement given out last night
confirmed the rumors previously trans
mitted through the Associated Press that
the shortage would probably reach 1900,000.
That the total defalcation may go far
above the latter figure is generally con
ceded. The officials of the road admit they are
astounded at the revelations made by War
riner and today are pressing him for addi
tional details of how he spent the money,
the sums alleged to have been paid by him
on account of the blackmail and In un
profitable speculation still leaving a large
aum un&ocouivted far. - "
WarrineratiH insta.s that he haa not a
dollar left, the transfer to the railroad
company of hla home and stocks of the
various corporations In which he was In
terested having left him penniless.
That a mysterious messenger who vis
ited the Warriner home in Wyoming last
night offered to deliver to Warriner a note
from a .woman who sought an audience
with him In connection with recent dis
closures was the statement accredited to
a member of the warriner nousenoia to
day, but the identity of the woman was
not disclosed and Ignorance was professed
as to the interview which she sought.
That the woman was the one who has
been named by him as in league with a
Chlogo man who la alleged to have black
mailed him for years Is the statement to
day of the Big Four secret service men.
The woman is said to be living in EvanB
ton, a fashionable suburb of this city.
Japanese Experts
in Indianapolis
Received by Governor and Spend the
Day Viewing Places of
Interest.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Nov. 9.-The hon
orary Japanese commissioners and trade
experts who are touring this country ar
rived In Indianapolis today from Cincin
nati. They weie received at the state cap
ital by Governor Thomas R. Marshall.
Luncheon was aerved for tna party at
the Columbia club, where Mayor Book
waiter delivered an address of welcome.
The delegation, divided Into about twenty
parties, apent the afternoon In visiting
places of Interest here.
SMALL GRAIN CR0PFIGURES
Agricultural Department Gives Out
Preliminary Estimates on Wheat,
Oats, Barley and Me.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9. Supplemental to
of statistics of the Agricultural depart
cultural department giving the estimated
condition and prospective production for
11)09 of corn and other crops, the bureau
tho report issued yesterday by the Agrl
ment today gave out preliminary estimates
of the production of the crops named aa
follows:
Winter wheat, 432,920.000 bushels.
Spring wheat, 291.84.000 bushels.
Oats, 983.618.000 bushels.
Barley. 164.3D6.Ou0 bushels
Rye, 31.OOS.000 bushels.
Hypnotic Subject Dies,
Professor Under Arrest
SOMMERVILLE, N. J-, Nov. 9. Victim
of a hypnotic experiment, Robert Simpson
Is dead, and Professor Arthur Evereton, of
Newark, the hypnotist. Is under arrest and
In a state of collapse today.
Simpson was hypnotized at a performance
in a theater here last night. After placing
the man In a cataleptic state the hypnotist
performed numerous tests In the presence
of the audience to show the thoroughness
of his work. When the time came to end
the tests, however, Professor Evereton
found that hla work, to all appearance,
had been too thorough. The subject could
not be revived.
In a panic tha hypnotist called upon
physicians, who, after laboring a long
. "s. - '
dry counties.
GRAIN MEN TO GO IT ALONE
Omaha Exchange Will Cut Loose from
Outside Aid Today.
JOBBERS' BARGAIN FULFILLED
Businessmen Other Than firnln Deal
, era Have Carried Out Five-Year
Agreement E. P. Peck Fa
vored for President.
Toilny the Omaha Grain exchange will
enter upon a new era of life. It will
cut loose from the protection of the Job
bers of Omaha and stand upon its own
footing.
Five years ago when the Omaha Grain
exchange was organized leading business
men In Omaha took out memberships In
the exchange and their number was greater
than the grain men, so that since the organ
ization of the' exchange, a majority of the
mombera of the board of directors have
been Omaha Jobbers, bankers and busi
ness men. A verbal agreement was en
tered Into when the exchange was formed
Specifying that, provided the I'pdlke Grain
company would erect a large elevator
In Omaha, the Jobbers would remain on
the board of directors ior five years and
keep' a .controlling Interest In the board.
The f Ivo years have now passed and
O.' W. Wattles and F. P. Klrlcendall are
to retire from the beard and in retiring Mr.
n.h. p..,, .,,h., ho. ut if-
.. , , .... . ,, , ,i,
Infancy and Is able to walk alone with
out the aid of Omaha Jobbers and busi
ness men. He advised the grain men to
elect grain men to the directorate and to
elect a grain man as president of the
organization.
E. P. Peck Is the man preferred by the
larger . grain dealers to be president of
the Omaha Grain exchange and what
ever activity these men have exerted has
been for the purpose of electing a board
of directors which would, in turn, elect
Mr. Teck president of the Omaha Grain
exchange.
If the big grain dealers' plnns carry,
the men elected today to succeed G. W.
Wattles, F. P. Klrkendall and J. B. Swear
ingen as directors of the exchange will be
E. P. Peck, C. E. Nlswonger and M. C.
Peters. The larger dealers say they are
working In tha best Interest of the ex
change as outlined by the retiring presi
dent, Mr. Wattles, when he said that the
exchange should go It alone and elect
a grain man as its president.
Body of Girl
Found in Alley
Fiendish Crime Disclosed by Discov
ery of Children at
Cairo, 111.
CAIRO, Nov. 9. Miss Annie Pelley, a
clerk In a local dry goods store, was
murdered here last night, the crime being
revealed when children found her stripped
and mutilated body In an alley today. An
examination showed she had been gagged
and choaked to death and made the victim
of a fiendish assault. There Is no clew
to the murderer.
The girl's relatives felt no uneasiness
when she failed to come home from work
aa she frequently stayed over night with
a girl friend. Miss Pelley left the dry
gooda store In company with Miss Ella
Dolan. Leaving the latter at her home,
she Is supposed to have taken a car.
MIbs Pelley was 24 years old, a young
woman of largrf build and considerable
strength, and must have given her as
sallanta a hard fight. Tell tale bits of her
clothing Indicate that she fought for her
life for .two. blocks down the alley before
succumbing.
time over Mimpson, pronouncea mm aeau.
notwithstanding mis aecisiun, ine man
waa taken to a hospital, where efforts were
made to revive him. No results having
been obtained after several hours, Evereton
was arrested. Evereton collapsed when he
realized the plight he was In.
An autopsy will be performed today to
decide the cause of death.
Simpson's death waa witnessed by a
large audience.
The , authorities later today glinted
Evereton permlsnlon to call In another
professional hypnotist from NvarX to
make a last effort to revive Simpson
A third hypnotist was summoned from
New York by the management i.f i-o
theater and he also will attempt to iettt-ie
Simpson to life.
COURT UPHOLDS
8 O'CLOCK LAW
Supreme Judges Unanimously Sustaia
Validity of Act Passed by
Last Legislature.
CONSTITUTION IS NOT VIOLATED
Held Only One Subject is Included in
Statute.
DOES NOT AMEND CITY LAW
Decision Comes in Dinuzzo Case from
Omaha.
MUST PAY POLICE COURT FINE
Opinion of Conrt la Written by Judas
Hose n'ntl M Concurred In by
All Other Members of
Tribunal.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Neb., Nov. 9.-(Speclal.) The
8 o'clock closing law, known as the day
light saloon law. has been upheld by thn
supreme court. Tho court today af firm- d
the decision of the Douglas county district
court In Its action In sustaining a fine of
$100 assessed gainst Frank Dinuzzo by
the police court of Omaha for selling Ihpior
titer 8 o'clock In tho evening.
The opinion was written by Justice Rose,
who holds Hint the law Is not unconstitu
tional; that ttie slate has a right to limit
the time for the sale of liquor; that tho
law simply amended that section of the
Slocunib law which provided that saloons
should sell liquor on Sundays and election
days; that the subject matter In tho Inw
Is not broader than tho title.
Does ,ot Violate Constitution.
The syllnbus does not violate constl'.u
The syllnbus Is ns follows:
"Chapter K of the session laws of 19C9,
an act declaring by Its title a purpose to
amend Section 14, Chapter 50, Compiled
statutes of 1907, and making It unlawful
to sell or give awny Intoxicating liquor
after 8 o'clock p. m. nnd before 7 o'cloclt
a. m., Is germane to tho amended statute
which prohibits "the sale of Intoxicating
liquors on days of election and on Sunday,
and tho amendment did not violate tha
constitutional provision that no bill shall
contain more than one subject and the
same shall bo clrniiy expressed In Its
title."
In enacting rhftpter 82 of the session laws
of 1!. 9 nn act amending section 14. chapter
5 of the complli d slatutcs of 1907 by in
S', rtlng therein a provision making It un
lawful to sell or give anm-r Intoxicating
llc.uo.a on days of election and on Sundays,
the legislature did not amend other laws
delegating to municipalities the power to
regulate the traffic In Intoxicating liquor,
wl!hl:i the meaning of tho constitutional
I rovlslon that no law shall be amended un
less tho new act contains the section or
Bceiions so amended and the section or
sections so amended shall be repealed.'
' S: ction 14. chapter W), compiled statutes
making it unlawful for n W nsed saloon
keeper ?j f-ull or gl"e awny any lntoxtcat-
'"K ,if'l,or aflcr 8 o'clock a. ..i., and be
fore 7 o'clock
p. m. is not Invalidated by
reason of a provision therein w'hlch au
thor. zes a fine of 1100 and a forfeiture of
the license upon conviction of the licensee
for violating the law."
Haw 11111 Waa Pasted.
The enactment of the daylight snloon
law was one of the last acts of the legis
lature of y.m. Tho legislature had killed
sevc.al liquor bills and hun passed a bill
,""nlulnK sau.on nt fort Crook which
i UHV "nm fnaueiiDi-rger veined
Then tho Douglas delegation In the sen
ate killed a bill by Taylor of Custer county
providing that tho votes on the constitu
tional amendments should be canvassed
by the State Canvassing board, and It also
killed the clause In tho physical valuation
bfll which Includee? the physical valuation
of the South Omaha Btock yards, for which
i Senator Ransom was the attorney. The
Douglas senators also killed the lnltlativo
and referendum bill, which was fathered
by Taylor of Custer.
The hlgh-linnded methods of the Douglas
senators and the subserviency of the house
delegation from Douglas county Incensed
the members from out in the state, and as
a death-bed protest they saddled the 8
o'clock closing amendment onto a bill by
Senator Wlltse of Cedar county closing the
mlootiH on primary election day. This bill
had hern held back ns a club with which
to swat Senator Ransom and his hench
men, ai:d It was used at the last minute
with telling rffect.
Pnt to Shallrnberajer.
Then came the fight before Governor
Shellenherger. He had carried Douglas
county on a home rule platform arid, ac
cording to those who backed him there, on
a pledge to stnnd out against any amend
ments to the Slocumb law.
Thousands of people besieged the execu
tive office and during a hearing given
those who favored the law ex-Oovernor
Poybter dropped dead In the governor's
office following a speech he made In favor
of signing the bill. Mayor Dahlman and
others from Omaha and elsewhere de
manded of the governor that he make
good on his campaign pledges and veto
the bill.
The governor signed the bill and then
Frank Dinuzzo of Omaha was arrested for
violating the law and a test case was
started. Dinuzzo was convlrted In the
police court, the conviction was affirmed
by the district court and has now been
upheld by the supreme court.
District Court Officers.
After Dinuzzo conviction in police court
the police board of Omaha was called upon
to revoke his license, pending the appeal.
This the board refused to do and charges
were filed against the board with tha
governor. Before the governor took any
action, however, the district court affirmed
the police court conlctlon and the board
revoked the license. Nothing has ever
been done with the charge ugaJnst the
mayor ami police board, and they are still
on file with the governor.
Bucket Shop Will.
Transactions In so-called "bucket shops"
Is not gambling according to an opinio i
rendered today by the Nebraska supremo
court. The case was that of Kmma L.
Ives against J. A. Hoyce, appealed from
the district court of Omaha. The com
plainant chaigi'd that In a deal In whh !i
she suffered a loss of 11,500 in stock specu
lation was purely a gun.bllng transaction.
The court holds that bucket shop method
are not game of hazard and the mechanical
devices used therefore do not constitute
game of chance. The ruling of the district
court of Douglas county Is affirmed.
Ciller la blaauuolatrd.
am much disappointed, la the de-
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