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VOL. XXXIX-NO. 174.
OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 1910-TWELVE PAGES.
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KINKAID J)mv
Congress "May
Look Into High
Cost of Livino
POSTAL BANK
BILL 1N SENATE
Senator Carter Makes an Extended
Explanation of the Administra
tion Measure.
SWOFE'S DEATH
DUE TO P0IS0IS
Chicago Scientists Find Large Qnar
tities cf Strychnino in Viscera of
Late Millionaire.
WHO
Congressman Says His
' Coal Claim in Alaska Vv
and Legal in Every'
and Clark Authorized to Bring
vn Resolution for an In-
f
OTHERS m GREEN
vestigation.
ANSWER TO THE CRITICS
Omah
Two California Representatives "and
Got. Gillett Own Claims. v
, STATEMENT OF SIR. LACHLAN
He Says the Proposition is Entirely
and legal,
GLAVIS STILL ON THE STAND
Demoeratla -Mrnibrrii Ask Quratlon
Intended to ' Aftalt Certain
Polat Already Tee-
tifled To.
(From a Staff Correspondent)
WASHINGTON, Jan. SL-(Speclal Tele
gram.) Representative M. p. Kinkuld,
Whoe kam has hn draawed into- the
Balllnitor-Plnchot investigation, through
the testimony of Louis It. G lav la, la con
siderably annoytd thereat, but la frank
enough In saying that he did have a few
extra dollars In the bank and made an In
vestment of hl surplus money In an
Alaskan coal claim. He assarts that hla
Investment was an absolutely legitimate
one In every case, such as any honorable
man might seek os an outlet for surplus
Judge Klnkafd, In explaining hla connec
tion with the transaction, said today, "I
did contract for tho purchase of an Alas
kan coal claim In the summer of 1906. The
owner residod at -Seattle, hence the pur
chase was consummated there. By letter,
written to him from my home In Ne
braska, I employed Judge Bellinger to pass
upon the title and otherwise represent me.
It was an ordinary, straightforward busi
ness transaction, which will be conclusively
established by evldenoe before the Investi
gation shall close."
Mr. McLachlaa'a Statement.
Explaining his connection .with Alaska
scoal claims, as brought out In the Bal-llnger-Plnchot
investigation report, Mr.
McLachlan of California today mentioned
Governor Glilett and ' ' Representatives
Knowland and McKinlay of California as
teing interested In the proposition with
.itiimself and Representative Klnkald of Ne
braska and a number of others.
Mr. McLachlan declared that the propo
sition' was entirely a legal and ethical one.
A dozen or more men of prominence were
Interested In what was known as the
"Green group," he said. He did not recall
the names of all of his associates. Speak
ing of the Green claims, Mr. McLachlan
said: , . '....
"If there has been any violation of law
in It Is matter I ' am . not p.ware of It- ..I
wont Into the proposition two or three
years ago at the suggestion of Mr. Green,
and have paid out so far about S4.000 In
surveying and developing my claim. The
land was taken up In the ordinary manner
of filing on mineral lands.
"In the beginning I purchased the right
of the original entryman, and I do not
know anything about the manner in which
his filing was made.. If there was anything
wrong with it. It occurred before5 I went
Into it. I don't remember the name of
the man from whom I bought the filing
rtsht.
Willing to Sell Oat.
-"I have not yet applied for a patent from
the government beoause I have been busy
with development work. We have found
coal on the land, but I do not know how
much. A magazine article Just published
lays my claim Is worth $1,900,000, but If I
can get my J4.000 out of It I will bo glad.
In fact, I would sell out for less than the
amount I put In it
"The law provides that the army, and
navy can have all the coal It wants from
our claim at a price to be fixed by the
government. If our claims are sold to a
irust or monopoly the whole property re
rerts. under the law to the government.
"Not more than 1C0 acres can be held
by one person ani that Is the amount of
my claim. The law provides also that
there can bo no consolidation of claims ag
gregating more than 2,600 acres. The group
represented by Governor Glilett and Rep
resentative MoKinley, Knowland, Glilett
md myself is within that limit."
' Gloria Still on stand.
When the Balltnger-Plnchot Investigat
ing committee adjourned late today until
aext Friday morning at 10 o'clock Mr.
Olavia was still on the witness stand.
He will be further questioned at that
time. Clevis was croBS-qquestloned today
by Several" member of the committee, the
democrats taking by far the more promi
nent part in the questioning and framing
their interrogations In a way which elic
ited answers tending to accentuate cer
tain parts of testimony already given by
the wlfhesa.
At the close of the hearing Senator Nelr
son called attention to the fact that the
committee was proceeding "feebly" and
blindly, aa there was no one present to
- eroaa-exanilne as the representative of
"the other side." Personally, he aald, he
had no desire to que.stlon the witness here.
It was thought best that Glavis remain in
the city until certain documents culled
for In the Interior dopartmant have ar
rived and ben examined.
In connection with these documents
Senator Root moved that they should all
be printed before being Introduced. At
torney Brandels, representing Glavis and
others, aald that many of the documents
be had aaked for might prove to be irrele
vant Senator Root remarked that so far as
be oculd see there was nothing Irrelevant
to this Inquiry.
Ralllnger Favors Bill.
Cross-examined by Senator Fletcher of
Florida. Ulevia said today that Mr. Bel
linger, while cornralanloner 0f tr,e' laud
office, had appeared before th committee
of congress and by his testimony had fa
vored a bill which would validate all of
the Alaska coal claims. He also aald that
an affidavit filed September 4, 10S, by
Clarence Cunningham had on It a backing
which bore the firm name with which
Judge Balllnger was connected. Glavis
taid that at the time Mr. Hal linger aaked
him not to proceed with hla Investigation
of the coal claims until after election be
cause of the slowness of campaign con
tribution!, r.o one was present to over
bear the convvraatton.
j The nam of Donald A. McKenile was
trough! prominently Into the Inquiry this
Utrooun when Glavl testified McKenxle
iCoutinued r B,cmd Page.)
WASHINGTON, Jan. St. Foreshadowing
an Investigation by congress of the high
cost of living, the house ways and means
Committee today authorised Chairman
Payne and Representative Clark, the
majority and minority leaders In the house,
to' collaborate In the preparation of a reso
lution providing for such Inquiry and de
fining the form of procedure.
NKW YORK. Jan. 31.-Netther the anti-
meat campaign nor the general crusade for
a lowering of the hlh ct of living
showed any signs of exhaustion today.
A women's mass mectlncpostponed from
Saturday because of tho storm. Is to be
held thlav afternoon In -Jladlson Square.
Tuesday night meeting "of club women
will be held to help pd the postal card
campaign which tho Gotham club, under
the . direction of ltspreslcent, Mrs. Anita
Comfort Brooks, has Inaugurated.
The cards already are In wide circulation,
going to all parts ft the country and mak
ing direct personal appeals to stop using
imaL
Preparations were under way It was an
nounced today to have the Federation of
Women's Clubs of America take up at Its
convention here on Friday a concerted
movement to ask every woman In the coun
try to send post card to President Tart
asking him to tako measures against
monopolistic control of meat prices.
Meat prices held about stationary today.
Retailers are showing a strong disposition
to resist further cuts spd diminishing shlo
ments are helping them maintain their
stand. 1
Tillman Rests on
Father's Right
Senator Sayi South Carolina Statute
Gives Father Sole Power to Sis
pose of Child.
COLUMBIA, 8. C, Jan. 31. Senator B. R.
Tillman and his son, B. R. Tillman, Jr.,
were presemt when the case of Mrs. B. R.
Tillman, Jr., against Senator Tillman and
hla wire for the custody of her two chil
dren was taken up by the supremo court
here. Senator and Mrs. Tillman rest their
case entirely on the statu to law of South
Carolina, which In part is as follows:
"Section 2869 The father of any child or
children under the age of 21 years and not
married may dispose of the custody and
tuition of such child or chfdren during
such time as they remain under the age
of 21 years to any persona."
Under this act his son deeded the chil
dren to his father and mother.
L ..No effort, haa been mad. to assail 'the
character of young Mrs. Tillman, but In
his affidavit Senator Tillman says it is
probable the young wife would go to an
other state to get a divorce and remarry.
In which case the children would be placed
under a stepfather.
"Thank God," says the senator, "there
Is no such thing1 as divorce In South Caro
lina." Tom Johnson Said
to Be Operated On
aaaaaSaaBaaaai
Former Mayor of Cleveland Believed
to be Under Surgi
' cal Care.
NEW YORK, Jan. 8U-Although Tom I..
Johnson, former mayor of Cleveland, Is
believed to be in tho city undergoing
medical treatment, nothing definite could
be learned today regarding his where
abouts or his- condition. Marked reticence
18 maintained both by Mr. Johnson's
friends and members of his family. The
former mayor Is known to have been a
guest at the Hotel Prince Osorge for sev
eral days preceding Saturday last. He Is
said to have left the hotel on that day.
Dr. Thomas P. Guant, who Is credited
with having attended Mr. Johnson, de
clined today to say whether or not the
ex-mayor was one of his patients. "Any
thing regarding Mr. Johnson will have
to be given out by his family," was the
phyclclan's statement. (
Loftln E. Johnson, son of the ex-mayor,
when aaked today whether his father was
here undergoing treatment and if so where
he was and how he was, was equally re
ticent. VAN N0RDEN THIEVES HELD
Women Changed with Robbing- Trnat
Company President of faS.OOO
Are Indicted.
NEW YORK. Jan. 81. Bessie Roberts
and May Williams, the two women ac
cused of holding up and robbing Warner
M. Van Norden, president of the Van
Norden TrU6t company, of II1.000, recently,
were Indicted todav charged with rob
bery In the first degree.
I
. Japanese lnmrU Loan.
TOKIO. Jan. 81. It was authoritatively
stated today that the cabinet had decided
to Issue a four per cent domestic loan of
Jc0.0tK).O0O, redeeming outstanding five pe
wit bonds to like amount. The lBsur
price la to be 85.
Omaha Plumbers Boss Big
Jobs in New York City
City Plumbing Inspector John C. Lynch
has returned from the national conven
tion of master plumbers, held last week
at Trenton N. J. He eomea horne convinced
that no city in the country has anything
on Omaha In the matter of safe and sani
tary plumbing.
"I listened to the papers and discussions,",
said Mr. Lynch,' ' "and afterward, with
others, examined the plumbing being put
Into small buildings and Into skyscraper a.
-n many instances the work does not com
pare at all favorably with the work done
here on every building. To prove tbat the
west baa the prise workman. let me in
stance the fact that I found three former
Omaha Journeymen superintending . the
biggest Jobs In New York City. Jospeb
Conloy, formerly with Hannlghen here. Is
drawing SIS a day from a big firm, and la
making good at every steD. "Tony" Un.
I Manua. also formerly Uh Hannlghen, Is
No Attempt is Made to Displace, Pres
ent System.
WELL
ENCOURAGE
THRIFT
Much Money Now in Hiding Will be
Placed in Circulation.
IN LINE WITH PARTY PROMISE
L'nlted fltates Is One of Few Nations
that Does Not Provide Method
for Carina; for Small
Bavlaa-a.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1. Senator Carter
had no difficulty in getting permission to
proceed today with hla speech In the sen
ate. In support of the postal savings bank
bill, which he delivered In accordance with
a previous notice, but the general consent
did not extend beyond this courtesy.
Mr. Carter took the floor a soon as
the routine business was disposed of. but
before he had begun his remarks Senator
Bailey interposed to say that he assented
to the taking up of the measure only for
the purpose of speech making and that he
would not agree to the displacement of
the regular business, which Is the Alas
kan legislative council bill. .
Senator -Carter . explained . that ' there
would be no effort permanently to dis
place the Alaskan bill. , '
The United States la the only first-class
power In the world to deny to the people
the privileges and the blessings enjoyed
by a postal savings bank, declared Sen
ator Carter of Montana.
Ha spoke of the promises made In the
last republican platform, as well as In
several other party platforms, of the sup
port given to the measure by former
President Rooaevelt and by Prosldont Taft
and also by a number of postmaster gen
erals of the last forty years, and out
lined the present bill.
No Menace to Old Banks.
Answering numerous objections which
have been made against postal r-uvlngs
banks Senator Carter asserted tat they
would not be a ' menace to the present
banking system of the country, that the
commercial banks, even It they were suf
ficiently numerous, could ribt reach - the
people In the rural and sparsely Inhabited
districts whom the postal banks are de
signed to benefit.' The postal depositories,
he declared, would encourage thrift, would
bring Into circulation much money now
kept in hiding and Impel foreigners, who
now send much of their savings home for
deposit in bavlngs banks in their own
countries, to place It in the care of this
government.
In referring to the countries which al
ready have such a system he speaker
said: "It is operated in countries of lim
ited extent and those Of broad territorial
expanso with equal facility. sueJisa and
satisfaction."
Answering the objection that the estab
lishment of the postal banks would be "an
unwarranted use of power" by the govern
ment, he claimed that "the bill but elab
orates a use to which .the postal service
Is now subjected, for, as the report of the
committee will show, a very large sum
of money In all the states and territories
la invested in money orders payable to
the purchaser and renewed annually at an
expense of S3 per fl, 000 aa a penalty of
thrift."
Pnrpoae to Encourasre Thrift.
"The prime purpose of the measure," he
declared, "is to encourage thrift among
the masses of the people by furnishing
widely distributed, convenient and abso
lutely safe depositories wherein small
sums may be placed at a low rate of
Interest with the faith and credit of the
government pledged to the repayment of
principal and Interest on demand."
He held that If the commercial and
other banks were widely distributed, they
would not be- patronized to any consid
erable extent by the class of people to
whom the postal savings depository would
furnish the needful elements of con
venience and absolute confidence.
As to the charge that such a system
might be held unconstitutional, , he ans
wered that "The microscope haa not been
made which can disclose a difference In
principle between the money order system
and the system here proposed."
This system, he claimed. Instead of be
ing a menace to the banks, would prove a
source of strength to the financial struc
ture. He said that such da been the ex
perience wherever It had been tried.
The bill now before the senate provides
that the system be directed by a board
of trustees to be composed of the secre
tary of the treasury, the postmaster gen
eral and the attorney general, which board
shall report to congress at the beginning
of each regular session. Every post office
authorized to issue money orders and such
otbers as the postmaster general may de
signate are to be postal depositories, al
though no account of less than one dol
lar can be opened, and no .patron may
deposit more than S100 In one calendar
month or more than $500 altogether, not
counting therein accumulated Unterest. In
terest is to be at the rate of two per
cent a year.
drawing $11 a day aa boss of a gang, and
John Novak, who used to work in Omaha
for Welchers & McEwen, gets a like salary.
These men are about typical of other west
ern plumbers who have showed the eastern
fellows a few points in high class plum
bing. "We have the best workmen here In the
west. I knew that before I went east, but
what I saw confirmed the opinion very
strongly. ,
."The plumbing work now being done on
new buildings in Omaha ia equaled on but
few buildings In the east The standard
demanded here Is higher, and the men
who are putting their money into Omaha
structures Insist on the very best, which
Is always the most profitable system In
tbe end."
Milwaukee will entertain the next con
vention of the muster plumbers. Omaha
had the convention in ISOa
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' From the Minneapolis Journal.
NORRIS ANfc SENATORSHlP
Congressman frcm" .Fifth District
Ready to nttr Race.
DECISION
NOT YET
-4-;. '
DEFINITE
Increased Appropriation ' for Dry
Farwslatar Urgred, ' Hat House Does
Net Are Rural Routes
' Ueid Vp.,'' I :'v- '
(From Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. Jan. 81.-r-(Speclnl Tele
gram.) George W. Norrls Is seriously con
sidering the . advisability of becoming -a-candidate
for-the United States senate.
Judge Norrls - today outlined the reasons
which seem to Impel him to thfa con
clusion, although he has not definitely de
cided to make the step. Until a fort
night ago. Judge Norris says he gave no
thought to' the senatorial situation as It
might concern him personally. He has
"been receiving letters all winter from
constituents urging him to make the race,
but he turned a deaf ear to them, and
put the senator-ship behind him, at least
for the immediate present
Lately, however, he says, political con
ditions . In Nebraska have . undergone a
change. He has noticed that resolutions
adopted at the formation of some of the
Burkett clubs, simultaneously with the
meeting of the radical Insurgents In Lin
coln, criticised the action of the Insurgents
and urged them to put a stop to the
agitation in the interest of ,the party.
These resolutions arounsed the congress
man's fighting blood and today he said:
"If my Insurgency Is to be the test of
my republicanism, then I think the sooner
we know where we stand, the better
"The more I study, the situation, the
mora I am convinced that . the insurgent
cause Is Just, and I am willing to try
conclusions along those lines. I do not
deny any man the right of an honest dif
ference with me, but I denoy that any
man has a right to question my republic
anism, c-van though it may be along dif
ferent lines from that of some people
in the fifth district.
"I do not say that I will get into the
senatorial race," aald Judge Norris, "but
I am more seriously .considering It than
ever before. Whether this Is the physcho
logical moment or not, I don't know.
This I do know, however, that the time
seems propitious for trying out some
things that concern up republicans and
should It be decided that the primary bal
lot law recently passed permits an ex
pression on the part of the voters for
United States senator, I may get Into the
fight.
"I o not desire It to be understood
that I am deciding the question either
way at the present time. I do not con
sider It necessary to decide the matter
at the present time."
Dry Farming; Discussion.
Judge Norrls supported a motion made
today In the Housu while the agricultural
bill was under confederation Increasing
the appropriation for dry farming from
SCO 000 to 100.000. He called attention to
the vast empire west of the 100th meridian,
which could be used for acrlcultural pur
poses. If properly tilled and said that the
experiments of the department of agricul
ture Justified these conclusions. He gave
an Interesting description of the Campbell
system of soil culture and urged the adop
tion of tne motion. It was defeated, how
ever, by a close vote.
Postmaster General Hitchcock haa de-
(Continued on Second Page.)
The Want Ad col
umns today offer
exceptional oppor
tunity for those in
business
Or for those expecting to enter
buslneaa by Hating under "For Sale
Miscellaneous," everything necess
ary as 6bow casea, counters, billiard
tables, fixtures, stocks, etc
Have you read themf
Time To Be Stirring.
Would Impeach
Gov. Haskell in
Bank Fraud Case
GUTHRIE, Qkl., Jan. 31.-Reference' to a
possibility of Impeachment of Governor
Charles N. Haskell and other state officers
Is made In a resolution made In the lower
house of the legislature here today by
Representative Humphrey: - '"
The resolution demands an Investigation
of the Columbia Bank and Trust company,
which failed at Oklahoma . City- last fall
owing depositors over $1,000,000, ( and It calls
upon Attorney General West to brtng be
fore the legislature matters which he had
previously stated were being considered by
the grand Jury at Oklahoma City, when
that body was discharged recently by order
of Governor Haskell.
The" : resolution is based upon a letter
written by the attorney general at the time
the grand Jury, which It was knokn was
Inquiring into the affairs of the failed bank.
Was discharged. At that time Mr. West
criticised the acts of certain state officials
alleged to be concerned In the institution.
The resolution says: "Such chargea. If
true, might subject the- governor of this
state to Impeachment and the officers to
whom reference Is made to Impeachment or
removal."
Police Briber is
Given Sentence
Inspector ' McCann of Chicago Has
Term of One to Five Years Im
posed on Him.
CHICAGO, Jan. 81. Edward MoCann,
former police Inspector, who was convicted
of accepting bribes, was sentenced to from
ono to five years in the penitentiary by
Judge Barnes in the criminal court today.
Immediate application was made to Jus
tice Orrin A. Carter of ho Illinois supreme
court for a writ of supersedeas to stay
the execution of the sentence until the ap
peal from the Judgment of the lower court
was passed on by the highest tribunal of
the state. The writ was granted.
SIX THOUSAND FINE AND
SIXTY DAYS'FOR LOAN SHARK
Mlaa Doris Griffith, Asjrrnt for D. II.
Tolman, Appeals front
Usury Sentence.
HARTFORD, Conn., Jan. 31. The appeal
of Doris Griffith, agent for D. H. Tolraan,
a money lender, from the sentence of fS.OOO
fine and sixty days In Jail, Imposed by the
supreme court for alleged usiry, will be
carried to the supreme court of the United
States, Chief Justice Baldwin of the Con
necticut supreme court having decided to
allow a writ of error to Issue on condi
tion that Miss Griffith file a new bond of
$8,000. This It is understood will be done.
Half of Merchandise Enters
Country Free of All Duty
WASHINGTON, Jan. SI. More than half
of the merchandisa imported under the
new tariff law enters the United States
free of duty. This is shown by the bureau
of statistics in monthly statements of Im
ports since the new law went into effect
August C. 1909.
In the month of August the imports en
tering free of duty amounted to 43.32 per
cent; in September, 49 25 per cent; in Oc
tober, MSI per cent; in November, Mil
per cent; in December, K.H per cent; tbe
avrrago for the five months period being
iti per cent
Except for ISO, when sugar was ad
mitted free of duty, this la a larger per
WILLIAM A, PAXTON IS DEAD
Succumbs to an Acute Attack of
Pneumonia.
ELL ONLY SINCE FEED AY LAST
Had Attended the Theater Thursday
j Erralng Although Complaining;
for Severn! Days of Del our
Vtisjbtty,. ML. ..
William A. Paxton, Jr., died at 6:30 Mon
day evening' of pneumonia. He had been
sick only since last Friday.
Thursday evening last Mr. Paxton at
tended the theater, and It la supposed that
he then contracted the cold which later
developed Into the attack of pneumonia
that carried him off.
Mr. Paxton leaves surviving him his wife,
who was Miss Georgia Sharp of Cleveland,
an adopted daughter 8 years old and his
mother.
Deceased, was the only child of the late
William A. Paxton, being born In Omaha
September 24, 1866: He attended the publlo
schools of" this city, 'going through the
grades and the High school. He afterward
attended college at Racine, Wis. After
graduation he returned to Omaha and be
gan his business training with his father.
For several years he managed a large
ranch owned by his father, near Ogalalla,
and his fondness for life in the open coun
try was evidenced In the name borne by
hla daughter, Prairie Paxton.
On the death of his father, the son took
up personally the care of the vast Inter
ests left to him. He was a heavy stock
holder In the Union Stock Yards company,
and was president of the Paxton Roal Es
tate company, the Paxton-Oallagher com
pany and she Paxton-Vlerllng Iron Works.
His Interests In tho affairs of these large
coi cerna was always keen and active', and
his advice was highly valued.
Mr. Paxton Was prominent In the social
",lfe of the city as well as In business cir
cles. He was a communicant of All Saints'
Episcopal church and was a liberal con
tributor to all charitable causes, as well aa
to all publlo enterprises. He held mem
berships In the Omaha club, the Fit-Id club.
Country club, Happy Hollow club and In
the Elks order. In all of theso organli
cations his genial qualities and great liber
ality of hand and mind continually won and
held the admiration of his fellows. As tha
years passed Mr. Paxton was proving him
self a worthy son of his father, and prom
luetl to make as great an lmpross on tho
life of his native clt:' aa the latter had
modoJn an earlier day.
Sintl last April Mr. Paxton had boon
living Jin his new homo, called Falr.icrrs,
west of Dundee and facing Elmwood park.
This homo had cost something over $;0.W
and its owner took great pride in planning
and building it. It Is from this new home
the funeral will be held, at a time to be
announced later.
W. J. Burgess, who for xevoral years
was associated with Mr. Paxton In theat
rtcla matters, speaking of him last night,
said that words could not convey his es-
(Continued on Socond Page.)
centage of imports free of duty than under
any previous tariff law. Prior to that time
tho highest annual average Importations
free ot duty was l.i 1S41, when tha per
centage waa 40 S3.
The total valua of all merchandlso enter
ing free of duty reached 1100,000.000 in 1873.
passed the 00,000,000 mark in 1&0; tho $000,
000.000 in lll; f 400,000.000 In Dftl, .'.00.0Co.S0)
in 1W5; iCOO.OT'O.CCO lu l'W and in the cal
endar year Just ended was practically 17'A
000.000. the figures bulng S3!i.739.7TL
Tbe principal articles in this total of non
dutiable Imports for 1903 were hides and
kins. India rubber, pig tin, raw silk, fi
ber, cotton, ooffee, tea, cocoa, chemicals,
art work and undressed fuia.
PROSECUTIONS WILL FOLLOW
Attorney for Estate Says Arreiti Wil
Be Made Soon.
DR. HYDE, FILES TWO SUIT!
Husband of Mr. Swope'i Neice Ask
for Heavy Damages.
SAYS HE IS FALSELY ACCUSE!
Defendants Are John U. Paxton, At
terser for Swope Estate, and Two
Kansas City Phjal
clans. CHICAGO. Jan. Si. Strychnine was foutV
throughout the viscera of the late Colon'
Thomas II. Swope, the Kansas City mUlKn
aire, according to a report made by Dn
Walter S. Haines, Ludwlg Hektoen ar
Victor C. Vaughan to John G. Pa-xtot
executor of the Swope estate, today. Th
same poison Is also believed to have bee)
ofund In the liver of ChrlKman Swope, i
nephew of Colonel Swope, but It was at
nounced that the examination of his organ,
hid not been completed to tho satisfaction
of tho loxlcoioglsts and would be continued
Although Virgil Conkltng, tho prosecuting
attorney of Kansas City, refused to make
any statement. Mr. Paxton aald that Crim
inal prosecution would follow their return
home. Tho following statement Was given
out by Mr. Paxton after hla conference
with the doctors:
Paxton Makes Announcement.
"On account of the widespread Interest
in the Investigation that has been made
Into the couse of the death of Thomas H.
Swope, I feel It proper for me to make
public the fact that Dr. Hektoen, Dr.
HaJnes and Dr. VauKhan, as the result of
their Investigations extending over a period
of nevcral weeks, give to me their opinion
thnt Mr. Swope died from the effects ot
poison."
The Kansas City party returned home to
night and will be present at the Inquest to
morrow. Those present at the autopsy held at the
university besides Mr. Paxton, Mr. Conk
ling and the three doctors were. Attorney
James A. Reed, an associate of Mr. Pax
ton In the Swope estate; Coroner E. E.
Zwart and Thomas H. Swope, a nephew of
the dead millionaire.
The conference, lasted several hours and
every bit of the evidence submitted by
the toxlcologlsts was carefully considered
before the statement concerning the find
ing of poison was made public. Bach of
the - tliren doctors docVred that -ha " was
satisfied beyond any douct'that etrychnlna
waa present In various places In Colonel
Swope's organs. '
While no one would make a statement
that strychnine Itself was administered,
Mr. Paxton said that all were satisfied
that a drug containing strychnine In large
quantities had been given the dead man,
Mr. Paxton and Thomas Swope were
greatly agitated by the report. Mr. Swope
would make no statement concerning his
suspicions or future plans, but Mr. Paxton
was emphatic in his predictions that crim
inal prosecutions would follow Immediately
after the return of the party to Kansas
City. When pressed to name the person
or persons under suspion, Mr. Paxton
absolutely refused to name anyone.
DR. HYDE FILES TWO SUITS
Man Alleged to be Implicated,, Asks
700,000 Dnmaaea.
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Jan. 31.-The filing
of damage suits against an attorney and
two physicians connected with the Investi
gations of the deaths of Colonel Thomas
H. and Chrlaman Swope by Dr. B. C. Hyde,
the Swope family, physician, for sums ag
gregating $700,000 marked his . active en
trance into the case here today, -,
The defendants are, John C. Paxton, Dr.
Frank J. Hall, a bacteriologist, and Dr.
Edward L. Stewart, asking additional dam
ages aggregating $600,000 for alleged de
famltory statements made by them against -the
plaintiff In connection with the death
of the Swopes.
Mr. Paxton, who for many years haa
been the Swope counselor, Is now in Chi
cago with attorneys for tha Swope inter
ests 'and the coroner and prosecutor of
this county, conferring with tha thru
chemists who recently have been examin
ing the organs of the two dead Swope men.
Dr. Hyde la related by marriage to tha
Swope family, having married the daugh
ter of Mts. t,ogaB O. Swope, mother of
Chrlaman Swop', or, Hyde has Jb4a as
sociated with some of the leaojaar f4f
alclans of Kansas Cltv. Kermerif ma Vra
city surgeon, waa secretary of il.
souii state Medical aocloty and a mem
ber of the staff of the city hospital.
The part of the petition In which Mr.
Ix ton's alleged statement Is quoted fol
lows: "I belluve that Colonel Thomas H. Swop
and Chrlsman Swope wore poisoned and
did not die from natural causes, and I be
lieve that Dr. Hyde (meaning the plain
tiff) poisoned or caused them to bs po's
oned, and thereby caused their deaths.
And I believe tbat he (meaning the plain
tiff) inoculated the Swope family wllht
typhoid germs and caused several mem-
; brr of said family, Including Margaret
Swopo and Lucy Lfe Swope, tu contract
typhoid fever.
fever.
"And that he (meaning the plaintiff) at
tempted to poison said Margaret Swopa
and Lucy Lee Swope, meaning thrreby and
intending to mean and charge, and being
undei stood by him who heard such state
ments to mean and charge mat plaintiff
had murdered Thomas H. Swope and Chris
man Hwoe, and had attempted to kill and
murder Margaret Swope and' Lucy Lea
Swtpe, and was therefore guilty of tbe
crime of murder and was liable for capital
Jpunlshmint therefor, and aUo guilty ot
the crime of assault with Intent to kill,
and liable to conviction and punishment
ther-'r p the penitentiary "
....
MRS. 1IYDH
STATKMENT
IJY
Drothrr Took White Pllla Prescribed
Uy Dr. Ttvrman.
KANSAS CITY, Jan. Jl.-Mrs. B. C.
Hyde In a slK'iod statement this afternoon
dticlart-d that t'tir smon Swope shortly be
fore he died he had taken some "whits
pllia" prescribed by a physician la Kan-