THE BHEjOMAItA, WEDNESDAY, FEBKUAKY 2, l!J10.
Council Bluffs
PLAYS TO WIN AND LOSES
John Hermelbrecht Thought He Could
Beat the Mabray ame.
iiwiii , f
THAT'S WHY HI. WENT AFTER IT
lie Tell in tovrt Wfcere h Mat
ter of RM FIt Twonsaad Dol
lars I Caarcod '' to
Frank Scott.
He played to win and lost.
"I went straight borne and Ulla mine
frau dot I looee $5,000," declared John Her
mlbrecht, a Bancroft fanner, complaining
witness against .Frank Scott, on trial In
district court at Council Bluffs, charged
with larceny aa a steeiW for the Mabray
gang, which In alleged to have miked the
Innocent Oetman by a fake horse race.
ttermelbrecht wa the first witness called
when the Mate began the taking of testi
mony. Hermelbrecht told hie story with
the same frankness that he did aa a wit
ness against John R. Dobbin In the notable
rate brought by T. W. Bellcw. tha mil
lionaire banker-mike from Princeton, Mo.
Tol those In the court room who had heard
the Dobbin trial fliers waa a very appar
ent change Un taotlc on the part of the
defense aa compared with the Dobbins
ease. Emmett Tin ley, lawyer for the de
fense, conducted the cross-examination In
a much mora gontle way than he did when
he waa engaged In the process of putting
"Buck-em-All" Be'llew .'pVi. the grid.
Herrnelbrecfft told his Sfory under the di
rect examination of H. W. Byers, attorney
general, who Is leading the prosecution.
The examination of -this witness probably
will take tip the' entire, day.
The defense did nftt overlook the point
brought out In the 'Dobbins case In en
deavoring to make the mike cnn'ess to
culpable motives'. In' getting Into race
scheme. f: ' . . '
"You thought you would get somebody's
els money sure without risking your
owhT' asked the lawyer. .
"(Sure, I vas sure der ben no chance to
lose,-' answered the, candid farmer.
The Jury selected ' to "try Scott Is com
posed as follows:" Q. P. kemp, H. gteffen
scii; R. C. Hartwell, F. ,A. Fox, C. V.
Boyer, William . Umble. S. T. McAtee,
Claus Ru, W. II. Spies, Louts Whitehead,
F. A. Messmore And, ? etejr Smith. With the
exception of llartwejl, ,;ho Is a farmer of
Hardon township, he .members of the Jury
are residents of Council Bluffs.
At the close of the opening statements of
the counsel, Judge Thornell adjourned court
until thla morning and placed the Jury In
the custody of Captain L. B. Cousins, the
court bailiff. The Jury, while engaged In
the; trial of the ease will occupy at night.
the. new quarters fixed np In the Marge 1
room rormerly known as "Farmers' hall" In
the basement of the court house.
1 ' Byers HaJplas la" Cae
The opening statement for ' the state
wag made by County Attorney Hear while
that for tha. defense waa made by Attor
ney Emmet Tlnley. In reply to a query
from the court aa to theprobable length
of tlmr-th8trlM;,if ; toe iase 'would take
County Attorney Hess Bald he thought
It would occupy 1 three or four days at
least. Judge Thornell accordingly ex
cused the members' of the petit Jury panel
not. engaged on the case -until Thursday
unless notified that 'they need not ' appear
until a later date. " "
Attorney General II. W. Byers Is present
and assisting County "Attorney- Ileus In
the prosecution -of .the .Me on behalf !of
the state. Scott is defended by H. O.
Ouren - and Harl & Tlnley. Col. Stokes,
of Craig, Mo;, attorney' of Craig, Mo.,
which was Scott's home before he moved
to Vender, Neb., is In 'attendance but Is
not, expected" to take any active part In
the defense.
John Hermelbrecht. whom Scott Is
charged , with steering agains; the Ma
bray gang, -4a on hand and Will, it Is ex
pected, .be the first witness for the state
thla morning.' Hermelbrecht kept In the
background while the Jury 'was being em
paneled but as soon -as County Attorney
Hees commenced to make - his opening
statement to tne Jury and deaorlbe the
methods of Mabray and hie gang by which
they parted their .victims from their
money, he .became, deeply interested, and
moved up to the front so that he could
hear all that. .was said.
Empaneling of the Jury was but par
tially completed at -the. time of the noon
adjournment for dinner and but four of
the twelve, peremptory challenges al
lowed had been exercised, . Aa Attorney
Tlnley was engaged In. an examination of
witness n the Soldier lltch matter
brought her from Harrison county, which
Was had before Judge Wheeler In the
other' court-:room, - Judge " Thornell at
noon ordered an adjournment until 3
o'clock. In the afternoon., The empaneling
of the Jury1, was, Completed shortly before
I o'clock. .;, i ,,j , ,
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Oioniulslori ,1a M-s CURATIVE
QUALITY, ' Which' , A1J Other
emulsions Lack. -
IMPARTS' NEW MFE
ELEMENTS TO THE
HUMAN BODY
We bavt maiiy Testimonials saying
Worn out Mothers
after taking it It eel eve hew vitality
tnd strength; '
Iuny, Sickly Children
after taking it Grow up Sturdy,. Ro
bust and Healthy. t
Anemic l.'iiuwiated Men
after taking . Jt;--B?eoroe strong and
Vigorous. "
Thin Women '
after taking H Beeome Plump and a
thousand time better' fitted for the
duties of life. ' - "
OxomuUloa is a mood-Making Tis
sue Building, , Nourishing, Strengthen
ing FOOD as well as a Househoid
MEDICINE. .
Oxomulslon Is known, recommended
and sold by worthy druggists every
where in It os. and. 8 os. bottles.
Alwsys ask for OxomuUloa by name.
TRIAL BOTTLE: FREE BY MAIL
That all may oaperience' for them,
selves what this exclusive preparation
will do, a 3 os. TrUl bottle will be
sent by mall to all who' send their ad
dress, by postcard ur kUet. tu Uo Oao
mulsiou Co., 648 i'carl St.. Ntw York.
"i ' i "? 'f.' $'; eetipv
k i . iiM-iifi I ii 1 fmi i 'ifi wrnil -TIiiwi i US'
Council Bluffs
Grand Jurors
Will Look Into
- Arson Charge
Testimony of Bichard Foreman Re"
alts in Holding: of Alexan
der Sigman.
As a result of the testimony of Richard
Foreman, a horse trader, given at the pre
liminary hearing before Justice Cooper of
Council Bluffs yesterday afternoon. Alex
ander Hlgman, charged with arson In con
nection with the burning of his feed barn
at 601 East Broadway at an early hour
Sunday morning, was hld to await the ao
tlon of the district court grand Jury. Ills
bond was placed at $500, ( whlcti he fur
nlnlird. Hlgman was arretted at his home imme
diately following the fire by the police and
he spent Kunday In the city Jail. On the
case being called In police court yeeterday,
Frvmont Benjamin, attorney for Slgman.
took a change of venue to the Court of
J urn ire Coopnr, where the hearing was held
during the afternoon.
Foreman testified that about two weeks
ago Blgman asked him what he knew about
killing horses ajid whether eti-ychnlne
would do the work. Si groan said at the
time, so the witness testified, that ha In
tended burning down his barn and offered
him (Foreman) $28 to do the Job. Foreman
reufsed the offer and straightway told the
police of Slgman's offer and his statement
regarding his Intention to burn down the
barn. Klgroan, so Foreman declared,' ex
plained that he intended to place lighted
candlea in boxes filled with shavings so
that when the candles burned down to the
shavings the latter would become Ignited
and the start tha building on fire In a num
ber of place. ,
Foreman said he was at 'slgman's 'barn
Saturday evening about 7; o'clock and
saw Sigman lighting matches In tbe hay
loft The witness hung around the place
awaiting developments and shortly before
S o'clock Hlgman left the barn by the back
door and meeting the witness said -"You
can hike on home, the fire Is already lit
and the place ought to go up pretty
soon." imm .
Foreman stated . that he . Was a horse
trader by profession and that he lived at
121 Hen street. -
When Foreman was called to the wit
ness stand Attorney Benjamin asked him
If he did not carry a revolver. Foreman I
declined to answer and Benjamin started
to swear out an Information charging the
witness with carrying concealed weap
ons. At this point Assistant County At
torney Ross, after a brief consultation
with-the wltneBS said that Foreman was
prepared to admit he carried a revolver
and the weapon was produced. Foreman
stated that on entering the court room he
had 'offered V to ..turn '.the weapon over to
Officer, RIchardHon but thai latter had
told 'him -to kep It. '.The ofHfcer corrobo
rated trre statement later. Attorney Ben
jamin insisted that the assistant county
attorney. Me van, information UKalnM the
witness for going armed' but Mr. Ross "de
clined, to da bo under :tha circumstances...
Captain Schafer of the police force testi
fied to Foreman warning the police de
partment of Slgman's alleged Intention to
burn down the barn and that .in conss
quehce the place , had been, watched and
Of fiber "Itlcliardnon had' been "around : the
bar; uflttl' after 'midnight BatuVday.' '" s "
A.s C v Walker, an Insurance agent testl
frm that Sigman had placed 12,000 Insur
ance on twelve horses, eight buggies and
Vehicles, harness, feed .and. other.t equip-,
ment of the barn. " During tha,; hearing
It was shown that recently Sigman dis
posed of all his good horses,'. . replacing
them with stock, which it was said, were
not worth over $U a head.
Charles Huber, owner of the building,
testified that he had notlfiod Sigman
that he wanted the place by February 1.
He also testified to finding a two-gallon
Jug of coal oil In a small room In the
loft. Huber said he took the' jug. to a
blacksmith shop adjoining the barn and
told Sigman' that 'he did not want his
place burned down. ;: '
Hlgman denied setting- fire to the place
and swore that he had been at him home
from 8 o'clock Saturday evening, and that
the first Intimation he had of the fire
was when the officers came to his place.
His statement aa to being home Satur
day evening were corroborated by. mem
bers of his family.
.Justice Cooper In deciding to hold Sig
man to the grand Jury said that. In his
opinion the most damaging evidence
against the defendant was that he , had
disposed of the horses upon which he, had
placed Insurance of $100 a head and re
placed them with animals which the ac
cused himself admitted were not worth
more than 15 a head.
MEETINGS J1ELD SAHIB OAT
Member of. Broadway Methodist
. C'harch Evolve vr Plan.
The members . of tbe Woman's Home
Missionary society, the Woman's Foreign
Mlwelpnary society and the, ladles' Aid .so
ciety of the Broadwy Mslhodlst churoh
will Inaugurate a new plan of holding their
meetings,, beginning with today,,; Instead of
ach . organisation devetlng : a.' separate
afternoon to Its monthly tendon, the mem
bers of the three societies ' will-spend, the
dry at the church and 'hold' the different
meeting at periods 'during the day. ' At
rocn a lunch will be.srve.d to ,hlch the
men of the congregation are invited; Wheel
No. 1 wilt S'.'ive the lunch today. J ". I
The social foatur will be a large.' factor
at the meeting today and all members of
the three societies art! Invited to brlflg'thelr
friends. The arogram for the day follows:
Women's Home Mission Society eMtonat
10 a. ni. I'uson topio, "The . Bondsman,"
loadt'r. Mrs. A. J. Champion; devotions,
vice president; roll cJSI; quotations from
Whittier; paptr. "Has Slavery a Bright
Sldet If so. What Is lit" Mrs. Harry Good
rich; "What the African learned From
Slavery" (1) "About Civilisation,"- Mrs. A.
L. Mlckel; (2) "About Morality," Mrs. H
W. Anthony; (8) "About H' Us Ion." Mrs. J.
W. Jones; vocal solo, "Old illack Joe "
Ruth Aspenwall;. "What1 Our Souitty Is 1 Jo
lug" 1 "In tha Bureau for Florida," Mrs.
J. M. Williams; (2) "In -the Kast Central
States." Mrs. H. 1). Howard.
Lunch at 12 m. i' ,- Vs
Womf n's Foreign Missionary Socle tv jPm
slou at 1:30 p. m. Subject, "Tho Uopo in
Mfilni," Icaiter, Mrs. A: L. Conowoy; de
votions, president; "Our -.rk In Mexico,"
Mrs. Charles Hood: "Cuirwnt Events and
the Cospul In Central Amtrloa," Mrs. Conk;
"Our Work In the West Indies," Mrs. S' L.
Thomas; reading, "The SeiioriVu Rton' "
Mrs. A. U Conuway; voca sula, seated,
Ruth Anpenwail.
Indira' Aid Society Scaslnn at t p. m.
Mrs. I. K. Itenard, president. .
I
' Marrlaa l.lraaacs.
Licenses to wed were issued
to the following.
Name and Residence.
William K. Johnson, . Omaha. ..i
laly DUmant. Omaha,
jeHterday
Age.
Jo
Walter Brodahl, Omaha
Annabel Bamek, Omaha ,
rrana Krockman, Council HTuffs...M.v. IT
Mary M. Mela, Council Bluffs -'...iu6
Richard M. Jordan, New York.;.....'...,i
1fiia J, Mahan, New York .,...,...18
Hoy Franklin Wilcox, Council BluffV, j23
Mjry Franc-K'll)ie. t'uuuttl BJuf
Vaclav" J." K.Ui" R wanton Neb.:'..r..".;..'.?!4
Betty llveivla, Oinalia. ,.....' u
Iowa
LACOl MEN'S ENDORSEMENT
Execntire Committee of Iowa Federa
tion 'Acts.
ALLEGIANCE TO BYERS IN NINTH
Derision Benched to Act Vpoa
Candidates tor LearUlatare
Den Moines Will Ad
vertise. Alt
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
IES MOINES, Feb. 1. (Special Tele
gram.) The executive committee of the
Iowa State Federation of Labor held an
Important meeting here yesterday to out
line Its policy in regard to political matters
and legislation. It waa decided In ffect
that the federation would generally sup
port the progressives In the jrlmary cam
paigns, and especially an related to na
tional affairs. It was decided that In the
Ninth district Byers would be supported
as against Smith, but In the Seventh the
attitude of the labor leaders a between
the two candidates was left to the presi
dent of the state federation. AH"legiBla-
tlve candidates will be passed upon and,
especially those representing the counties
in which there are labor organizations, as
It la the plan of the labor leaders to urge
several new laws. It was also decided at
this meeting that action will be deferred
In the matter of asking the national fed
eration to reinstate Iowa. Nothing will be
done until the electrical workers' quarrel
Is ended.
Ministers Take Hand.
The ministers of Des Moines at their
weekly meeting today decided upon asking
the candidates for the city council to
tate their 'position In the matter of an
open or closed city, and to Insist that all
candidates receiving the support of the
church people shall be pledged to main
tain strictest observance of the laws as to
saloons.
At a moettng'of a local committee today
It wan decided- upon a campaign during
which the city will spend $10,000 for each
of three years to advertise Des Moines.
The money will largely be spent In east
ern magazines.
Red Cross Sollelta Aid.
The Iowa branch of the Red Cross society
Is out in a letter asking the people of Iowa
to give to a fund in aid of the poor people
of France who have suffered from the ter
rible floods. State Treasurer Morrow Is
treasurer of the fund.
Merger of the Phones.
The final merger of the two telephone
systems In Des Moines was completed the
last week, when the employee of the
Mutual were notified that hereafter they
would be peJd directly by the Bell com
pany. No changes were made and the two
exchanges will be operated separately for
the present. It Is the plan, however, to
have a complete merging of the exchanges.
' Lost Bye In Sliding;.
' James Thompson, a boy of South Dee
Moines, had his right eye gouged out by an
accident as he waa coasting down hill. He
.had fallen from his ,s!ed near the bottom
of tbe hUl, when another boy ran into him,
and the runner of the sled struck Thomp
son's eye. -.
v Squires to Form Trust. '
A permanent organization of the Justices
of the peace, constables and others con
nected with the Justice courts of Doe
Jloinea was fotmecT hfere'for" the : pTrrpos
of protection and mutual interest," It Is
proposed that there shall be adopted uni
form rules of practice and also that a com
mittee be named to look after legislation
affecting the office of Justice of the peace.
Wallace Receives Honor.
Henry Wallace, the veteran editor and
public speaker, member of the Roosevelt
Country Life commission, has ' received
word that he has been selected as ore of
two graduates of Washington and Jefferson
college to be honored by having the college
annual dedicated to them. The other is
Dr. McCormick, chancellor of the Univer
sity of Pittsburg. Mr. Wallace graduated
In the class of 1S59. ' '
Demand More Far.
The carpenters of Des Moines have made
a demand for an Increase of wagea In the
spring. They want 5 cents an hour more
pay and larger liberty for holidays. They
say they do this because of the enormous
Increase In the cost of living. It Is prob
able that the employe will resist the In
crease, but owing to the enormous demand
for labor and the outlook for much work,
no strike Is anticipated. -
Many Accidents
On the Railroads
Nearly Thousand Killed and Twenty
Thousand Hurt in Third Quarter
of Last Tear.
WASHINGTON, Feb. l.-Durlng the
months of July, August and September,
1909, the total number of persons killed on
the railroads of the country, according to
reports received by the Interstate Com
merce commission, ' was 861, and tha In
jured 19,241. These figures Include only ac
cidents to passengers and employes actually
on duty at the time of the accident. Tha
number of persons killed and Injured In the
quarter under consideration, as compared
with the same period of tha year before
shows an Increase In the number killed of
118, and In the number Injured of 2,696.
A Batearnard to Children.
"Our two children of six end eight years
have been since infancy subject to colds
and eroup. About three years ago I started
to use Foley's Honey and Tar, and It has
never failed to prevent and cure these
troubles. It is the only medicine I can
get ths children to take without a row,"
The above from W. C. Ornstein, Green
Bay, Wis., duplicates the experience , of
thousands of other users of Foley's Honey
and Tar. Sold by all druggists.
PRESCRIPTION FOR KIDNEYS
aid to be the Best liver Compounded
for Kidney and Bladder Complaint.
The following simple prescription- works
wonders for sick kidneys, liver of bladder:
Buy from auy good druggist one-half ounce
Murax compound In original sealed pack
age, one-halt ounce fluid extract Buohu,
six ounces good, pure gin. Mix and take
one to- two teaapoonfuls after each meal.
(Be sure to get the genuine Murax com
pound In original sealed package.)
Fain In the back, frequent or highly
colored urination, scalding urine, rheu
mallo pains In the Joints, puffins under
the eyaa. dimmed vision, dlxsiness, are
stgue of kidney trouble which should be
given promt attention. These symptoms
are nature's danger signals and may de
velop quickly In dread diabetes, awful
Bright' dUease or chronic rheumatism If
left to continue.
The above prescription will cleanse the
kidneys and allow them to fitter the blood
ut urio acid and poisonous waste matter.
If these Impurltifs are not rmovd, Ji,.
trous results are almost sure to fol
low Adv.
Eighty-Four
Thousand for
Woman's Silence
CINCINNATI, O., Jan. Si Eighty-four
thousand dolar was the price Charlrs U
Warrlner, (eta'tiltlng local treasurer of the
Big Four railroad,' paid for a woman's
silence. Fearing exposure of his short
Comings he gave Mrs. Jeanette Stewart-
Ford an average of 11.000 a month for
seven years, the payments stopping only
when the exposure came from other
sources, November 21 last. .
Such was the substance of the startling
testimony which Warrlner gave today at
the trial of Mrs. Ford on a charge of
blackmailing him. r '
Mrs. Ford , sat through the recital with
immovable countenance. 'Twice only dur
ing the day did she allow her feelings to
show. The, first Instance came before
Warrlner appeared, when Judge Swing or
Jered her two children removed from the
court room. They had entered with their
mother, but when Attorney for. the prose
cution objected the two were sent to an
other room In charge of a nurse.
Mrs. Ford's .second ordeal . came . at the
end of the procedings. Just before adlourn
ment of court letters were Introduced by
the state, which she had written to Edgar
S. Cooke, formerly an employe In the Big
Four railway offices here. The mlaslves
mentioned vlstta she had made td "W." and
was couched In the mom endearing terms.
Her Infatuation for Cooke was clearly re
vealed In them and as her declarations of
affection were read to the Jury, Mrs. Ford
shook and tears streamed down her cheeks.
Warrlner testified that the Initials In the
letter referred to hfm. He probably will
reFume the stand when the trial is taken
up again tomorrow.
Bingcr Hermann
On the Stand
Former Land Commissioner Denies
All Charges Made Against Him in
Oreeron Trial.
PORTLANP, Ore., Feb. . L Former Con
gressman lilngor Hermann took the stand
yesterday In his own defense In his trial In
United Slates district oourt on a charge of
conspiracy to defraud ' the government of
public lands. ,
His testimony was a general and specific
denial of any connection whatever with
any conspiracy.
..Hermann testified that he became com-,
missioner of the general land office in
1897.- About 1900, he said, he became aware
that under the lien land act of 1&9T spec-'
ulators were defrauding the government
by securing "base" located In forest re
serves and exchanging this "base, which.
Was :freb.uent;ly. on.: worthless land, for val-,
uable land . outside aihe; reserve. Because
this ."bane" was itxcangeable for govern
ment land, locate,' .aaywhere In th coun
try, speculafors were able to Becure the
most valuable land possessed by the gov
ernment; at a BomtKaf Jrtce' v1' '? '.r-.i
Thenceforth? the' flefennant ' tfestlfled,' he
consliuently'.opposed-'Uie creation of. forest
reserves .
In deptembati 1901 J Mtv Hermann eald, he
remombered being in Portland and of hav
ing paid a visit ltjft the office of , Henry
Meldrum, United sUCies. surveyor general of
Oregon. It Is the government's contention
that. on this visit; to the surveyor general's
office 'Hormanri;5hleied Into a conspiracy
with B. P. : Mays,; aa Oregon politician.
which resulted In the formation of the
Blue Mountain forset reserve. Hermann
said that on the visit to Meldrum's office
he did not. see Mays. ,. ...
Hermann next entered specific dental to
the evidence of government witnesses that
he had ever suggested to Hurveyor Meldrum
that. Meldrum .purchase some school land
within the proposed reserve.
The .defense called to the stand C. A.
Halstrom, said by H. 1. Patterson, a wit
ness for the prosecution, to have been pres
ent In the surveyor general's office In Port
land when the conversation occurred . be
tween Mays and Hermann which developed
In the alleged Blue Mountain conspiracy.
Halstrom denied positively that he ever
saw Mays and Hermann together In the
surveyor general's office.
1
Gas Stove Tragedy
Still a Mystery
Theories of Murder and Suicide, ia
Cincinnati Murder Case Cannot
be Verified.
CINCINNATI. FeD. l.-The cause of
the death of Mrs. Jesse Van Zandt, whose
bound and roasted body was discovered
lying on her kitohan stove last Saturday
morning, Is tonight as great a mystery
as when the corpse was found.
Theories were brought forward today of
both murder and suicide. ' It Is claimed
on the outside' . that the 'woman bound
her feet with the Intention of hanging her
self and had then drunk a portion from
bottle of bolla donna, which was found
subsequently near the body. Overcome
by the poison she li supposed to have fal
len across the ' gas stove. The motive
la found In her unhapplness over the ad
mitted Infatuation of her huBband for
the young girl whose father caused her to
be plaoed in a oonvent on account of
Van . Zandt's attentions. On tha other
hand one pf Mrs, Van Zandt's neigh
bors declared today to the police that
she had seen a man running down the
alley from the Va,n Zandt home shortly
after the approximate time of the woman's
death. This witness, a woman, save a
description of the man, for whom the
police are now looking.
In the meantime, Jesse Van Zandt, the
dead woman's husband, who Is being held
by the police persislsts under the most
rigid examination on his original state
ment that when he left his home on Sat
urday morning his wife was well and ap
parently happy. Light was shed today
on the domestic difficulties of Mrs. Van
Zandt by the woman's relatives who
came here from the east. Letters brought
by her aunt, Mrs. Jennie Sides of Phila
delphia, siiowed that the woman's mis
givings of her husband, Jesse Van Zandt
began months ago and had increased un
til after Christmas.
H. MSKV IS I'Ol'NU DEAD
Body Discovered I'nder Bridge, at
1 Vinton, la.
WATERLOO, la.', Feb. l.-(8peclai Tele
gram.) The body of H. Masey of Council
Bluffs was found Sunday under a bridge
near Vinton, where It had Uiln five days.
Kvldimtly the unfortunate man had fallen
from a train on the Milwaukee road. There
was a letter in his pocket from 4US South
Baiter street, Council Bluffs. The man
was evidently about TO years of age. The
coroner's Jury rendered a verdlot of acci
dental death.
The key to the situation Km Want
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It Writes
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Remington Typewriter
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BANK SCANDAL IN . ilEXICi
Note Holder Alleges that His Collat
eral Has Disappeared.
D. E. THOMPSON NOT INTERESTED
Nebraska Financier Drales Report
. that lie Is Either st Director or
Stockholder In De
' fnnct Bank.
MEXICO, Feb. 1 Sensational develop
ments In connection with the suspension of
the United States Banking company, which
may In elude criminal charges, are looked
for In the near future. The first legal
action to be taken by any creditors since
the bank closed Its doors last Wednesday
morning waa filed today by Howard H.
Slmpsonv a mining - than, who made a
formal complaint before the procurator of
justioe, alleging abuse of confidence. Simp
son names the president, vice president, di
rectors and manager of the Institution. He
alleges that some time ago he obtained a
loan of $19,000 from the bank, giving three
notes for' the amount, which were secured
by the deposit of 180 shares of mining
stock of a valuation of approximately
1100,000.
Recently, he alleges, he Went to the bank
for the purpose of paying the notes and
receiving his mining shares, but the col
lateral was not forthcoming, and that he
was told to return later, when the shares
would be restored to him.
'Simpson eays.be learned that his shares
were no longer In the possession of the
If it makes you think then make trial and see if
Better Health
Greater Strength
Keener Brain
Comes from
Try the change. t ;
You will feel "fit as a lord" in a week's time by breakfasting on Grape-Nuts and cream, a
little fruit, a soft boiled egg, some nice, crisp toast, and a cup of well-made Postum.
It you ever try this experiment, you will always bless the day. you woke up. '
There's a reason why Grape-Nuts food furnishes power to body and brain. It is made of se
lected parts of the field grains that furnish phosphate of potash in a natural state that can be as
similated by the human body. This joins with the albumen of food and forms the gray matter of
the brain and nerve centers. ' .. x. ..
Peed skillfully and you can "do things." - .
The greatest brain workers eat Grape-Nuts., ... ( . .
Ask one or two, they'll tell you. ' .
You meat eaters who are ailing in any sort of; way should take the hint. , 7 r
, . A prominent authority says: ,. '
"There (a no doubt of the fact that meat-eating I not essential to human life, and that men can be well nour
ished without resortlajj to a. flesh dletl - V. v .
"I think the statement may be accepted without question that, as a rule, we eat to much, not only of meat, bul
of all forma of food. Tbe question of limiting the diet Is based primarily not on the principle of economy, but on
the requirements of hygiene.
"At the early breakfasts that the Americans are wont to Indulge in, that Is, a hearty meal before going to
their dally work, the omission of meat 1b to be earnestly advised. '
"It Is well known that men who are nourished very extensively on certain cereala are capable of tbe hardest
and most enduring labor."
You can depend on the energy from. GrapeiNuts longer than from any meal qft meat. .
"There's a reason" for
Made at pure food factories of tho Postum Cereal Co., Ltd., Battle Creek, Midi
,fte'ad "The KoaJ to Wellville." m'ukta . , .. '," ... '.Hi,'. - , : '.
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bank, and he Infers that they had been
hypothecated by the 'bank to some other
Institution. Simpson did not ask that any
arrests be made, but filed his complaint as
a matter of protection.
' The fact that - Jose I. Llmantour, the
Mexican minister of finance, offered to
make arrangements with the National
Bank of Mexico to tide the United States
Banking company over Its financial diffi
culties, Just prior to Its suspension, devel
oped today.
David K. Thompson, former arroassador
to Mexico, asserted that Mr. Llamantour
was willing and anxious providing the bank
could secure seouritlea, to see that it ob
talned all the required funds, but the bank
was unable to produce acceptable collat
eral. In a statement Issued to the press
today, Mr. Thompson said that he went
to Mr. Llmantour In the Interest of hun
dreds of American residents In this olty
who would suffer if the Institution closed.
In the same statement Mr, Thompson
took occasion to correct an erroneous Im
pression, saying that he waa not a stock
holder nor director In the United Slates
Banking company, having some time ago
declined to serve on the board.
,
A Fierce Attack
of malaria,, liver, derangement and kidney
trouble la easily oured by Klebtrlc Bitters,
ths guaranteed remedy. 60c. For sale by
Beaton Drug Co.
Fatally Mart by Uynajaltc.
MARSHALLTOWN, Ia Feb. t-(8peolal
Telegram.) Chris Wilklng, aged fiB, was
fatally Injured by a delayed explosion of
dynamite, which he waa using to blast out
stumps. One stick failed to go off, and
Wilklng started to dig It out, when the es
ploBlon followed,, ripping off part of his
hard and arm.
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It Writes
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Adds
as the
Operator
Wills
Kittredge Men
After Control:
of Gathering
Meeting at Huron Today May Eesult
in Opposition to Vessey if
Stalwarts Win.
HURON, 8. D., Feb. L (Special Tele
gram.) Whether the stalwarts will name
full ticket aui fioiiin out itt Uie Gpa
against Governor Vessey at the convention
depends on the strength the' friends
of ex-Senator A. B. Klttredge oan muster
on the convention floor. The plan te name
a full state ticket is being fought by Con
gressman Charles H. Burke of Pierre and
Eben W. Martin of Dead wood.
Beth Bullock, United States marshal, is
apparently working against the naming of
ticket. The opposition to the plan, is en
the ground that naming a ticket. Is con
trary to the spirit of the primary law.
The Missouri river marks the dividing
line in the sentiment of tha delegates. Tha
western delegates do not want a ticket and
the eastern delegates are supporting Kltt-,
red go. If the Klttredge adherents are suc
cessful ex-Governor Samuel Slrod of Clark
or E. L Abel of Huron will be named to
oppose . Governor Vessey. Threats were
made tonight that if the Klttredge forces
were In the ascendant the friends of tha
congressmen would not attend the conven
tion. . , .
Use Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for
coughs, colds, croup and whooping cough.
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fit
Nuts
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