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VOL XXXIX NO. 27.
OMAIIA, SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 19, 1IW-SIX SECTIONS FOKTY-FOrii TAOES.
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REPORT AGAINST
DR. COOK'S CLAIM
Ir:I:'2iiary Examination cf Record
Loet Kot Show that He
Beached the Pole.
iaia is kot surncizsr
Icjilzs Opinion at Copenhagen it
Uz.dirg-oirg Cliiigc.
lOIIGIZS 07 FACULTY ASGBY
ILejrct Iipreised that Report Wat
Hade Public. ,
1TA2Y HAS UOTHUG TO SAY
rcmmai4rr Seniles Broadly Whfi
.UVfd for Statemrat aad
Remains fWleat Dr. Cook
till Misslsc.
rornVHACEN. Dec. IF -The Associated
Press In lr.forrued by a high authority thai
the committee of the T"rl ersty of Copen
.t?tn is lis yilir.ilnsry exa-rination of
his rwwJii failed to clif-cover proof that rr. I
Frederick A. Ook reached the North pole.
A preliminary report a as made by the
t-xamiiilng committee t a secret session of
vhe consistory of the -univers.ty today., The
consist ?ry listened to the report, which
provoked an animated discussion. It ap- j
peam that the data so far submitted li not '
held sufficient to establish the explorer's
claims.
The result of today a discussion was a
reauei. on the part of the crrirlttf y l'uiu
the 00 mm! ;tee continue Its wot a. The uni
versity body will leave to the Investigator
proper the matter tf making public later
the results of their Inquiries.
Ia ths meantime It la announced by as
official of the university, the consistory
will not make public ar.y communication
based op Information received orally from
the committee at today's meeting.
Popular opinion here appears to hare
undergore a gradual charge. From the be
ginning of the controversy the populace of
Copenhagen has been decidedly pro-Cook.
Patriotism has strengthened this sentiment.
Recent developmerts. however, have been
disappointing and t"dsy the' general im
presslon prevails that Dr. Cook's papers,
as Eubm.tted. do not constiruta proof that
he discovered the North pole.
Reaort la Keat Ireret.
The report n as presented by Rector
Torp. but lta nature was carefully guarded
from others than members of th eoneie
tory. The latter are pledged to secrecy.
It iu admitted. how;ver, that the work
thus far accomplished I. ad provoked an
animated debate arrxng the university of
ficials. To the r.e wspa men "trrtor Torp saidij
' u cv,;BMe a ..rk Intuit yet fla-1
Ished. I cannot tell bow lut It will on-j
tlnue. km 1 hop the tb rrs-ilt -an be j
made pubje before New T ar's . l'.oth the
merr. he r of the onsinory aid the com-
mtltee have been forbidden rtrictly 10 Bnake
pabllc anything regarding vhai hns beta I
eiocompliwhed thus fr by Uie inv.-rti I
ga' rs " i
It is learned that several members ,)
the university consistory are exceedirigly
anrrT.- of the preliminary report, on of
them eJpresf'mg regret that the 13:11-
tvreity had not waited until T'T Crick's
claim that h" reached the pole bid been
proved btfore honi'ring him.
Peary Saatlew, bat ia Mleat.
NEW TOIIK, Iec. li. Commander Rob-
ert E, Ptary smUcd broadly today when!
Informed that a Copenhagen dispatch had j
been received quoting a paragraph of the
University of Copenhagen in it. prelim
inary examination of lr. Cook's records,
and failing to find proof that the physi
cian had found the North pole. And that
smile was the only answer that Commander
Peary made to the Information mhei im
parted to him at the Hotel Imperial.
"Absolutely nothing to say," said Com
roande Peary.
Efforts to locate, Dr. Frederick A, Cook,
renewed today, were fruitless. Hi. former
counsel, K. Wellington Wack, declared he
had neither seen nor lieard anything of
Dr. Cook since November B.
"I believe, a I have from the first, that
Dr. Coi.k Is in Europe," said Mr, Wack,
. rapk leal Kwriety I Art.
WASHINGTON. IX-c. IS. Inienae interest
was manifested here taday by officiala of
the N ational Geographical society in the I Alloa B. Parker of New Tork, presiding
preliminary reptirt of the committee of and delivering the principal addreas of
the University of Copenhagen that it had I eulogy, the merobera of the bar of the
failed to find proof substantiating Dr. supreme court of the United States met
Cook's claim that he had found the North i In the supreme court rooms at the capitol
fxtie April H. lHWi. None, however, would i shortly after 11 o'clock today and
atrmit hlmseif to be Quoted. adopted resolutions on the death of Rufus
As soon as official announcement Is made I w- Peckham. associate justice of the su
iif the conclusions of the university's exm- jpreme court.
itue. the National Gpraphical tociety J To assemblage of distinguished members
will lake prompt measures to bring to a!' the bar was called to order by Solici
ted the woi'M-wide controve rsy as to the , ,or General Uoyd W. Bower, w ho moved
Tindlng of the North pole fcv deroat. Jing j lt selection of Judge Parker to pr Hide.
Jrom lr. Cook absolute proof of his claim. Jud Parker announced the appolnt
Failing to receive convincing proof the B1,rl o1 " co"1 of twelve member.
locitty will proclaim Commuiier Peary aa ;
'
i uletide Cncer
for Europeans
Ycr Seven Million Do Han ia Pottal
Cidtrt Sent Across Atlantic
Thii Korth.
M;V TOKK. Ihc ltNever befctre has
u much Tuletide money guac ecruas the
Atlantic to cheer the people of other lands
as a as sent this year, according to the
'igures eoii.pJed sime December L by Post-
Xtasirr E. M. Mi.rgan. Ouigjing steamers
have carried away orders anxunting to
t:,fC4.".. ir.cree of C i.lS over the sum
sent lust year.
Nearly t .'W.i attt to Br.at Britain
alor.e. atile Italy's i-ple were remem
ber, i tih tl.T2.ia. in gifu. large and
enmll. In the nun.-ber of money orders there
a as a gain of iw.ll ovr U-Mi.
MiKDEN MAN IS BADLY HURT!
I H. Mnaaer falta froaa TrmJa at
1-a I'orie aad Breaks
a Vm.
LA POHTK, Ind.. Dee. Is. eSpecial Tele
gram. While ahghung from a Lake Chore
traiu last r-lght L M. Sluaer of Mmdea,
Neb, a:!p;d and fell Hia leg a as broken
by the fall, a hteh, with Internal Injuries,
.jnekt 1,1. ot.rvd.ttoa crtt.eL Mr. Sleseer
Is 7 leara old and commander of the
BUbdrn Grand Army of the Republic post
Jury Indicts
Both Doxcys for
Murder of Erdcr
Columbia Doctor it Arretted oa
Bench Warrant After Int
Bill it Voted.
FT. LOtT, Dec. Charged with nrur- !
der In the first degree In connection i'h
the death last July of William J. Erder.
Ir. Loren B. Icxejr of Columbus, Neb.,
ai.d his wife, I xra K. Ioxey, are tonight
held In U.e city Jail. No communication
may pax between them escept In writing
and that only after the Jailer )uu approved
the missivea.
They ar charged wit) responsibility for
the death here on Ju'y 10, last, of William
J. Erder. who died after a brief illness.
Mrs. tHixey. It Is charged, was married to
Erder a few weeks before his death.
Analysis of Erder's viscera revealed con
siderable arsenic therein. The information
of the circuit attorney upon which Mrs.
Doey wss brought here from Nebraska
charged that Erder a as given po.son In
his food.
The court's action was taken on the
application of Harry Rosskopf, assistant
circuit attorney, who appeared In open
court and announced that Indictments had
been found against Ir. and Mrs. Doxey.
He then aked that the warrants !
I Issued, adding that the Indictments would
be returned Into court as soon as they
had been drawn up and verified. This w-ill
take several days.
Both prisoners today asserted their in
nocence of the chargfs lodged against
them. They added that their attorney haJ
Instructed them not to discuss tha case.
As the Missouri statutes do not recognute
accenoris to crime as such. Dr. Dcxey s
'hareed with being a principal, although
he k as rot In St. L.ouis when Erder was
taken ill.
The circuit attorney's office asserts that
evidence will be produced to show that
fce was In communication with Mre. Dozey
while ahe. r.ccording to the charges, was
ministering to Eider as the latter wife.
Viae Kat Erder, alster of the dead man,
asserted that her efforts to solve the
myatery of her brother's death will not
cease.
"I will do all In m- power to furnieh
evflerce needed by the prosecution." said
Miss Erder. "When I first repined the
matter to the police I was told that the
burden of proof was on me. I hare pro
duced the xroof thus fsr and I will atill
tsJte part In the case.
Howell Reported
To Be Slated for
Job Held by Goss
Freteiit Dittrict Attorney Pindt "St
. irtika ttuiatori lined Vf for
Another Omaha Han.
. tFroaa a f taff Porraapondon t ) .1 -
WASHINGTON. Dec Fpe trial Tele-
Cara-V-Charles A. Gosa. United States dls-
"' lwr ,ur " "oir.B
fIer hl 'l1 point meat to the position he
nw hold. a which. eplre. early in Jan-
uary, i aot sneeung with the success he
, anticipated, Ut baa ascertained that Sen
I aior Brown la backing F. 8. Howell of
j Omaha for the place, and Senator Burkett
! la not enthusiastic la his behalf, la view
i of the early adjournment of congress for
the holidays, bo nomination Is anticipated
until early In the near year, but when the
nomination comes tn, those who are wise
predict that F. S. Howell will be the man
named.
S. R, Rush, who has proaeeuted the land
fraud cases ia w hich Bartlett. Richards and
others have, been convicted. saJd today he
was in Washington for the purpose of go
ing over the records in the Oklahoma land
eases.
Parker in Eul gy
of Justice Peckham
Bar of Supreme Court Meett and
Adoptt Resolution! of
Eespect
WA9HINGTCN. Dec. ItWith Judge
the bar. with United States Senator
Elihu Root as chairman, to draft resol u-
i Hons of respect. The resolutions w ere
I presented later and paid a high eompll- j
,o :h u,'yriBv. .....
i m uuiiKim v nil i 1 1 n, rqnuuuni luf
reisolullons. "and the effect of - his work
have' contributed powerfully to promote
j that respect for law and for the court
tot our country which underlie, all ot our
lrjst',ulVoB"-
Kids on Warpath Make
Victims of Show Police
A gang of young desperadoea. or maybe
they were only "playing Indian," was
bombarding the audience on the parquet
floor of the corn expoeita ball with
helled corn.
A detail ef lusty poliormea were sent to
quell the mischief-makers of this children's
day riot. The brave officer, were nut to
( rout by a volley of the stinging grains.
Th P vem, armed wit. pea
snoot era. held their lofty tortreas la the
top bos above the crowded ba'oonjr. The
mighty battle was fought tn view of thou
sands of laughing; people and the polios
were U-glortoualy repulsed, baffled and
beetan.
General Deoipeey. In charge ef the at
terktl.g force, sitting at headquarters, re
ceived the report ef the couriers bringing
tidings of defeat with a mighty oath and
a frowa like the one that mad the duke
w eliitigtoa
CONGRESS MAKES
GOODPROGBESS
2ore Butinett Transacted Prior to
Holiday Recest Than it
MASY BILLS A5D EXSOLUTIOXS
Army Bill and District of Columbia
Bill Pending in Eonte.
TWO BAILFOAD ACTS PASSED
Omnibnt Pension Eillt, Carrying 467
Claimi, Go Through Home.
OPPOSITION TO 11A55 BILL
MtaieHtr Will File V I !- Report
CaadeaDBlas the "Wklte slave"
Meuire aa I eatl
tatlonal. WAF1T1NGTON. Tec, It. Far bertter
progress h being made with legislation In
the hot:- than u anticipated
Before
r-c.r.gress convened. It was predicted that
.here wou d be little or no activity prior
to the holiday adjournment and that the j
aiFrioxltio- to dp but a small amount of ;
business would probably characterlie the
entire session.
Since the house convened on December
6. however, a great number of lmrxrtant
bills and resolutions have been introduced,
two important measures have been yassed
ard s number of others have been reported
and r.re under consideration in the house.
a.11 a total of 1 16 house bills. 1S5
house resolutions, ninety-five ylnt reso u
tlors and twenty-Fix concurrent resolu
tions have been Introduced. Two measure
for railroad regulstion. bearing the name
of Representative Each of Wisconsin, have
re-esed the bouse. Two omnibus pension
bills, carrying a total of C7 claims, have
also passed.
Two Important piece of legislation arc
now pending, the District of Columbia
appropriation bill and the Penams cax.a:
government reorganisation measure. The
army appropriation bill, carrying upwards
of 1100 (IT- W. Is out of the military com
mittee and the Immigration committee Is
preparing to report its bin resTjlatlng the
"white slave" traffic
There will be a vigorous minority re
port by four democratic members of the
heese committee on Interstate and foreign
commerce on the Mann white slave" bill.
which was practieaUy acted on by a ma
jority of tht committee today. The mi
nority r. port. whJch will be written by Rep
resentative Richardson of Alabama, will
usert that the whole matter Is one to be
handled by the tmmigritlon committee,
that the Interstate Commerce eimmlsaioo
has no jurisdiction whatever and that the
Mana bill, which alms at the suppression
of the traffic by means of regulation of
lntentats commerce. Is nnconstltutionaJ
and gross violation of the right of states
to regulate the mortis of, their own In
habitants. The minority report wT.l be signed by
Repreeeu.tatlvee Richardson of Alabama,
Bartlett of Georgia, AdamSon of Georgia
and Tettrs of Massachusetts.
This piece ot legislation," said Repre
sentative Richardson today, "I characterise
a the worst piece of cant and hypocrisy
that has lately been perpetrated by the
republican psrty- Because the majority be
lieves that it is in relation to a subject
upon which we dare not offer objection to
any kind of regulation, they purpose to
enact a law that lets down the bars as far
as invading the rights of state's are con
cerned. If this bill becomes a law, the
federal government can go to any extent In
enforcing the regulation of the morals and
health of any state."
Car Service Cede Esdereed.
Recognising the great benefits to be de
rived from uniformity in car service regula
tions, the Interstate Commerce commission
today added its Influence to the sew code
of rules recently adopted by the National
Association of Railroad Commissioners.
In a statement issued, the commission
say:
"We endorse the rules adopted by the
national association and recommend that
they be made effective on Interstate trans
portation throughout the country. This
action is, of course, subject to the right
and duty of the commission to Inquire into
the legality or reasonableness ef any rule
or rules which an ay be made the subject
of complaint."
WALSH ATTACKS VERDICT
Chleage Bauaker Fllew AsiBlloatloa fee
Writ ef Certiorari froaa
SaerrBKe Crt.
WASHINGTON. Dee. lS.-Compla:nlr.g
that the verdict In his case was "repug
nant." because of the fact that a number
of the counts against him in his trial in
the United States courts of Illinois were
baed on the same transaction, the Chios j
banker. John R- Walsh, today filed in the
; supreme court of the United States his
petition for a writ of certiorari, w hich. If
granted, would have the effect of bringing
the record in the case to the supreme court
for skneral review.
A motion for the allowance of the petition
probably will be entered In the court next
Monday. The presentation of the matter
a ill have the effect of staying the execu-
,ion 01 "-fr woer of imprisonment.
Turn, boys, turn," be commanded, head
ing the aouad oa the way back. Just then
he received a stinging pellet in his ear and
turned la time to see a scout from the
juvenile enemy taking to cover ha the
wheat field behind the alfalfa house.
The tiny cabin was sttrrounded and, after
a siege which lasted four whole minute,
the lone defender stood against General
Dempsey forces.
Meanwhile Detective Walker, ink rare
and Intrepid daring, single handed and
armed only with s strona- voice, had re
duced te quietude the raging scene about
the upper box In the exposition kali.
The battle was over. Prisoners war ex
changed and the children declared a truce
ntil more mischief turned up. -
"Lot of fun for those little rascals." re
marked Sergeant Dempeey. when be got
ef . to the bollce station where be could tuda
I amliea.
d m: umd&m Ami
frjjZAYtt
6 S2'J".f jZ'
From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
BILL TO TAX INDIAN LAND
Senator Broira Will Soon Introduce
Meaiure Fully Appiovtd.
RED MEJT THEMSELVES FOB IT
Jeaater Gamble IaterTlewa Secretary
Balllna-er Dlapoaltlem (
Vnallotted laidi la Da
kota ReaerTatioaa.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
"WASHINGTON. Dec IS. t5p-ciU Tele
gramsSenator Norris Brown believes that
the Omaha Indians as well aa the white
people of Thurston county are In favor of
the taxation of Indian lands. On Monday
he will introduce a bill, which, if fcnacifcd.
will place all those lands on the tax liFt of
1H8. taxes to be paid out of the proceeds
from lands if the Indians themselves neglect
or refuse to pay them. The bill author.se
the secret.ary of the Interior to pay thete
taxes out of moneys in his hands or sub
ject to his order which has come from
rentals.
The bill has the approval of Senator
Clc pp. chairman, bf the senate committee on
Itidian affairs. &e w-U ac the approval o!
Aaelctaiit Secreta-T of it.: Interior Plerc
John G&nnoa of Pender and 11 L. Keeft
of .Walthla. now In Waar-tiea. Jutre alo
.proved of lu
While at the Omaha reservation last sum
mer. Assistant Commissioner Fred II- Ab
bott attended a council at which many
jetdlng members of the tribe spoke aid
were unanimous in favoring taxation ol
thesr lands. They declared that the in
crease in value that wouid come in lh
development and opening up of the reserva
tions would more than compensate them for
tuts they would have to pay.
Protest Aa-alast Ceaaelldattoa.
The Commercial club of Waithiil today
pretexted against the ootsolidation of the
Omaha and Winnebago agencies and the
appointment of but one superintendent.
However, the department has fully decided
to have but one admlnietraUve office after
Jaruary 1.
Senator Gamble today had a conference
with Secretary of the Interior EalLnger
regarding his bills authorizing the salt
and disposition of the surplus and unl
;otVed lands in the Standing R-ck and
Cheyenne River Indian reeervai.orn in
South Dakota. Senator Gamble suggested
that Major McLaughlin be assigned to treat
with the Indians of these retea-rations
looking to galnit.g their consent to the
term, cf several b.lla, and Secretaiy
Bellinger will doubtles. accept the sugges
tion and a&slgn Major McLaughlin to the
task.
The following fourth-class poet&ff.eej be
come presidential office on January 1 nejxt,
with salaries of postmasters as lnd.cated:
Nebraska Arcadia, Campbell. Clarkson,
tLtuO.
Bethany. Bredshaw. Croflon, Decatur,
Dillon. Giltner. H.y Springs. HemlRgford,
Rising City, Shelby, Silver Creek. Wall
hill, Wauneia. Wtsurn. H.100.
Grant, Herman. May wood. Niobrara, Re
publican City, Utica, Wiuside, Wolbach,
J1.000.
lo a Conrad. Edrewood. Garden Grove,
M&ena. New Virginia. Oicford. Srieffielcl,
Sprirville. Tnroli, Catana, H.luO.
Cambridge. Cturdan. Ielmar, Delta,
EarHilie. Early, G.lman. H.ou.
Scuth Dakota Frederick. Marlon, Tripp,
tl.0.
Eurke. Car.asto:a, Frankfort. Garretson,
Hecla. Hcnrj', Mobriige. Willow Lake, Wil
mot. 11,100.
Alpena, Kennebec. Leola. Oacoms, fLffO
Lemuel B. Hartley was today appointed
astmaater at Atden. Borne county, Ne-
postrr.
braska. vice M
Kur.kJe, re signed.
The want ad pages
are particularly in
teresting to Christ
mas shoppers
Before you start out on tout
chopping tour look over the
classification Christmas
Iiints," on the first want ad.
page. There you will find a
large number of Omaha mer
chants, who are offering sug
gestions of things, which they
have, which are appropriate
for Cbristnias presents. Many
little things, out of the ordi
nary, are mentioned there.
Hava yog, read its tut aU, yet,
today I
,'V'V -
1 .':,' f.V
Pitv the Christinas "Grouch"
Roosevelt and
Party Leave for
Hunt in Uganda
Trip Will Take Them Into Wildett
and Most Dangerous Field
of Exploration.
NAIROBI, British East Africa, Dec. 11
Today the American Hunting and Scientific
expedition began what may be termed as
the second stage of Its Journey into the
interior of Africa. The objective point Is
GondtAera, Uganda, which, it is expected
will be reached on February 17.
Colonel Roosevelt and his associates were
given a cordial send off as they boarded
the train at noon for Kisumu. Arriving
at that port tomorrow the party will board
the stetmer Clement Hiil and cross Vic
toria Nyanxa to Entebbe.
With 'he passage of the lake, the Ameri
cans will have left behind them British
East Africa and enter the Uganda pro
tectorate the wildest and most beautiful,
perhaps the most dangerous and certainly
the most Interesting field of their explora
tions. AH were in the best of health when
they aet forth today In search of new
i-oboueat!!. At Entebbe. Colonel Roosevelt
and Kermlt will oe eutertamed at the boas
of the governor, proceeding oa Thurada
by motor Car to 'Kampala, at the beao.
of the lake, where they will rejoin the
others of the party, who in -the meantime
will have arrived at that place by steamer.
At Kampala the hunt wiil be organised
and on December 2. the invasion tnai
will bring thein into the province of the
Nile will be begun.
H
Oldest
Grandchild
is Seventy
er
Jewish Woman Who Wat Born in
finssia 115 Yeart Ago Diet in
Kew York.
PHILADELPHIA, Dee. li Born tn the
eighteenth century, in the province of
Kiev, Russia, Mra. Brayne Makedensk
died at the Jewish Sheltering Home last
night at the ape cf 115 years.
Mrs. Makedenskl had nineteen children,
several of whom are still living, and is sur
vived ty about In descendants, scattered
over the world, but most of them living in
the United States. The eldest grandchild
is 70. He is Abraham Makedenskl of New
Tork.
Mrs. Makedenskl often spoke of an honor
l-ertowed upon her by Cxar Nicholas I of
Russia, when he gave her a sovereign
seventy-five years ago when her parents
kept an inn. The Csar stopped at the inn
for a few hour, one day and was so pleased
with his trea:ment that he gave Mrs. Make
denfkl a medal.
Mrs. Vakedenfki and her family moved
to America twenty yeart ago.
POET WATSON IS IN HIDING
Said to Have Disappeared
Bride Beraaae of Aaqaltk
Attack.
rltk
NEW TORK, Dec It William Watson.
the English poet, and his Irish bride have
. dinapiMar-ed and beyond the fact that they
, have left the hotel where they registered
on their arrival here a few weeks ago,
none of their friends her know what has
become cf them. It Is said the coet was
annoyed by the spotlight of publicity which
his explanation identifying Mrs. and Miss
Asqulth. wife and daughter of the British
premier, as the persons attacked In his
pwm. centered upon him.
1
5 i f
Mrs. Martin Hysterical
When Arraigned in Court
NEW TORK Dee. IK. Mra. Caroline B.
Martin, mother of Ocey Snead. created a
scene in the Tombs police court when sks
was arraigned today on a charge of mar
der. Denied permission to make statement.
Mr. Martin, a ho was cot represented by
i counsel, declared she meant to hav ber
rights, and resisted the court officer.' ef
forts to quiet her. She was led screaming
out of the room.
Mr. Martin and Mrs. Mary Snead.
mother and aunt, respectively, of the East
Orange bathtub victim, were both ar
raigned. The prisoners both manifestly dreaded
tb ordeal. It was knowa that recent
revelations have convinced Prosecutor Mott
of Essex count j', a her Ocey &ad, fit
r
ii
SALOON LICENSES REVOKED
Henthatr, Bone and Windsor Bart
Closed by Police Board.
ACTIOS FOLLOWS COUET DECISION
age Redirk Deales Iajaaetlea aad
Cosamlsalva fckate I Salooas
Ckief Doaaae Called
Before Goveraor.
Sitting a a license board Saturday after
noon. Mayor Dahlman and Polioe Com
missioners Hunter and V apple h revoked
the saloon license, of Rome Miller, T. J.
O'Brien. Lent. & William, and Louis
Ren tf row, aa a. oonseiuence of Judge
Redick'. decision. .
The revocation Is to be enforced "at1
once," according to the resolution adopted,
which further provides that the chief of
police ia at once to proceed to notify the
parties concerned. The chief said he would
at once serve the notice ;o close and this
was done.
Miller's license was for the bar In Hotel
Rome. O'Brien's for Hotel Henshaw, Ren
frew's for the Windsor hotel, on Tenth
street, and Lent. Williams for 1S Far
nara street.
Before the resolution for revocation was
offered Mayor DaUruea said aS parties
had agreed that the decision In one case
should govern In all. The board had at
that time expressed its. determination to
set Immediately on the court'- decision
being rendered, and was now prepared to
do so.
"A. men of honor, we have but ens
course to pursue. said Commissioner Wap
pich, and Commissioner Hunter agreed.
Thereupon Commissioner Wappich offered
the formal resolution and it prevailed by
the vote, of the three members of the
board present.
Commissioners Hoye and Karbach were
oetameo rrom tse special meeting lay ousi-
ntss.
I- Is understood.
Bedirk Deales lalax-tloa.
Judge Redick handed down his decision
In the rooming, dissolving the order
previously iasued to restrain the police
board and denying a new order that would
prevent the board from taking action.
Briefly stated Judge Redick'. decision Is
as follows:
The only Question Involved Is that of the
jurisdiction of the police court and this on
'.l.a point that the statute order, penalties
greater than the amount provided for the
polioe court to impose, or the sum of $100.
A c
7
It is arcued by attorneys for the de- ! . w?u,a UM t0 "vantage when he re
fendant that revocation of the license, j ,Ud ,0 ,he fTm-
which is ordered to ensue, is a penalty 01"' tut lht fc:5,l compliment . could
and is puni.hment additional to the fine "mrl foT tn' t,ow 'tse:f- "
cI ,oo mr PfTj,, poeslble. It wa. a fin-
Judge Redick declared that the police I l"'a ''how' wlth ,he t' twenty
court doe. not revoke the license and that I T-Tf 'n T i'h twelve last
U.e lioet.se Is not revoked until the board Jrtr" Th N,br"k i roads. ho.
"Furthermrre." said the court, "It was
not the lnf-ntion of the legislature to re
voke the license ss part of the penalty and
punishment, but as a measure of protec
tion to the public in the future."
Co art Veait DerliUa.
Judge Redick read from a written de-
elsion In announcing hi. decision. In ad-
dltlon to the points .t.ted he referred to
the arguments of the defendants that
the supreme court and other courts have
frequently used the word "penalty" in
a colloquial sense and Implied that the
consequences of a conviction are part of
the "petfiAJty" or punishment therefor.
"This is not. nevertheles." said the
court, "an exact and proclae use of the
word and the consequences' are not neces
sarily the legal penalty' which the court
oiajr imjK. iw acTuai penalty w men inc'
poles court does and did Impose tn thee ;
particular cases wae the fine of $100 -
While the C. M. Lent case wa. the one
really argued before Judge Redick. his ml-
ing aa on the Rome Miller rase, for this I
(Continued on Second Page )
your.g victim of the tragedy met ber death,
that he will have no difficulty In securing
their extradition.
This evidence Is largely that which the!
prosecutor has unearthed In the tin boxes ,n(J a.,UtM ,ecr,UrT cf rlcuor,
which Mr Martin left with the clerk In . u4 ,n u,e rf,vernor. expressed the aam.
the Hotel Bayard, where she wa. arrested, j opinio , tri,1r Cpln),n B1U ,.ve
Every document, the prose-Tutor insists. ! weight." sal I Mr .Wattles. "Il
strengthens his conviction that Mrs. Snead wft., lr)(Jf.ed a finished show tl.it con
was not a suirida. tained more good things than most people)
n. iaya stress on me raci tr.at not one
of the letters supposedly tn Ocey Snead'.
handwriting found among Mrs. Martin',
effect, had been mallod. All are written
oa fresh Botrpeprr and apparently had
been little handled. Mr. Mott declares
careful comparison baa satisfied hint that
If th aot found with the coithlng of the
bathtub victim was in her kendwrtUng
Ihes letters Were sot.
SUCCESS CROWNS
OLD KING CORN
Gatet Close on Third National
tition, Ending Two Weea.v
cf Activity. '
1T0PLE S VE EDICT IS WELL DOSE
Fire Governor and Other Sotablea
Toice Wordt of ApyrovaL
JACK FEOST FOE OF KING CCEJJ
Frigid Weather Kept Down Attend
ance to Certain Decree.
KAXY DiTOSTAJrT C0XVL5TI0X3
-m, lBaileneBt Dealers, Itlvee
Bonatera Held ealoB laltera
freaa Wide Ha a re of Terri
tory teaae to Oaaakaw
Corn Is stni kir.c.
The thi"d National Corn expos'tlon 1.
ever find tre big builJir.g Is being dis
mtmled cf ell the beautiful products of
the soil which have adorred the Auditorium
at.d snnex for the last two a ecks. All
who ssw the rhow pr jounced It great.
During the two eeeks of the corn show
Omaha ha hern called uon to entertain
a lost of people, and. although there has
been no cong'tstion on the streets, the
j crowds have been steady ard ail the hotels
jlaie been overtaxed for tl.a two week.
tf the show. Not only has the corn ex
position been an attraction, but three targe
conventions have been held during tha
prorress of the show. Tiri1 came the
American Breeders" association, with
learned rrrn from all over the country,
then the Mid-Wt Implement Iealers
tasociation and the Missouri River Naviga
tion congress with large following.. All
thtse oorrhined to rraUe Omaha a burr
spot for two weeks.
Great men have been sttrncted to Oma'.ia
by the Nat'or.sl Corn exposition. And all
Lave said the show was great. "
Notable Mea ay Well Done.
Jtmes J. Hill, head cf the ;rnt trans
portation llT.es of the northwest. nd hil
sir, I- W. Hill, jirerldent of the Great
Northern, rrrnt a das- at the show anl
were loud In their praise of its merits and
the good it was doing for the tillers of the
eon.
Willett M Hays, assistant secretary of
agriculture, stayed In Omaha nearly a wee
in attendance at the corn .tfiow and the
American Breeders' association, and said
that he never saw a show which was ae
highly educational. He ss1d that It was
really a short course which no farmer who
could possibly reach Omaha could afford
V miss.
Governors or five r-tates have been to the
Corn show and each was liberal In the
Biemsui ef praise eTtpresaed for the work
that had been done by the directors of the
show In gathering a splendid array of the
products of the pell and of the special work
being done by the universities snd the ag
ricultural colleges and experimental farms
to better the yields and the conditions of
the farmer.
Fire Governors Praise Skow.
Governor -Tr.hn T:UeV f Vai, t ,
; he . ela(J fce M come tht
, marveled at the wonderful exhibits that
had been collected.
Governor Veev of South rttkm i
j be never dreamed such an educaUonal ex-
, hibit could be gathered together under th.
head of an agricultural display.
Governor Shafroth of Colorado was
pleased and was not afraid to say so, and
he went back home and hustled up a fl.Ot
oat. trophy which his state had pronUaa
for th' lt ai'-r
j GovfrT)c"' Brooks did no! visit Omaha
i'"" lhe ht,ow oined. t-ut was here a short
) e tor4s- b1 1J he would do all poa-
i b,e ,0 bo0,t the ho- Wyoming was
cn hand with splendid exhibits.
Governor Sha'lenberger of Nebraska
made the rounds of the Com show and said
! lhBl he haJ " T things which
evrr. were against the attendance, and,
combined wits the extreme cold, kept
thousands aaay who might otherwise hav
come.
Wlatry Blasta ITnrt Atteadaaee.
The first four days of the opening week
were about as dlsarreeable as weather ever
gets In Nebraska. It warmed slightly Fri
day and Saturday, but when the last we-ek
j of the show opened and thousands of farm-
, ers had made up their minds to come to
tmaha the w Inter blasts a ere again turned
j loose from the far north and this section
of the country was again visited hv about
as bad weather as one could imaeine.
Cocld you blame the farmer for not leav
ing the stock at home in aero weather? It
was diragreeable for even the city men.
sho travel on the street cr.
"I lhink the attendance ha. been re
markably good considering the extremely
com ana dlaarrwable weather," said
T. F. Fturgesa, general manager of the
National Ce.rn exposition. "Ther has
been scarcely day that the thermometer
has not been ranging around the sero
mark and still cur halls and aisles have
been fa'rly well filled. The surprilng
fart to me la that so many thouaanda
hove come from the outside In spite of
the weather. There is not a hotel In
Omaha but that ha. been crowded during
the entire two week, of the Corn show.
Hundreds of rooms were supplied
through the s.ency cf the Information
bureau ct. the Young Men's Christian as-
I soe istlon."
i G. W. Wstllee, president of the Na
tional Corn exposition, said that a show
cnust be good when so msny experts 1a
I the agricultural field without exception
i pronounce It great.
, , H11 ..... fK. .... ...
; were able to discover in the time they
spent In looklr.g st the different exhibits
"The weather wa. ur-fortunstely,
sgainst ua or ws would have filled Omaha
with visiters as It has never leen filled
before. There seem to be no doubt but
that Omaha las col) e ted the best shew
of its kind that a as ever gathered to
gether; I mean the greatest egrisultuia
show aiot-j eJutatlonal line. .