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T1IE BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY
5,
1910.
Council Bluffs
Minor Mention
TV OttMU Blaffi OffWe e Us
Omaha Is et II BoeM sssl
Bott 7kM 4.
Davis, drugs,
CORRIOANS, undertakers. 'Phone 1.
FAUHT UEER AT ROGERS' BUFFET.
Woodrlng Undertaking company. Tel. .
Ltuli Cutler, funeral'dlrector. 'Phone JT7.
Balrd 4b Bolsnd, undertakers. 'Phon 121
Dr. Sidney H. Smith, 2129 Bway. 'Phone
Urt.
i Iilimondi-Special prlees thin month at
Leffert's new store, 03 Broadway.
For Bale Modern house. 726 6th Ave,
After disposing of Dome routine busl
riena the supervisors of Pottawattamie and
Harrison counties .adjourned yesterday
noon as a Joint drainage board until
March 3.
The annual meeting of the Council
Bluffs Fish and (lame Protective asso
ciation will be held next luesday even
ing; In the city council chamber. A board
of nine directors will be elected at this
meeting to serve during the ensuing year.
The Women's Relief Corps will meet In
regular session this anamooi. at 1 o'clock
in Grand Army hall In the Young Men's
Christian association building. All mem
bers are requested to be prevent aa there
la business of Importance to come before
the meeting.
Alleging oruel and Inhuman treatment
On the part of her husband, Mrs. Almeila
Maannealy yesterday filed suit for divorce
from James Meannealv, to whom she was
married March 26. 1SW8. The parties to
the suit are each 40 years - Of age and
sch have bsen previously married.
The poilee wer called upon yesterday to
kill a vicious bulldog which had severely
bitten the Utile dauKhter of Thomas
ilrown, lUlti South Plxth street. The dog
Was i:M to belong to a family named
Hapgourl living at 1700 South Sixth street.
Deputy Marshal Crum was detailed to
hoot the animal.
Iinrt K. Miller, aged 19 and Mary R.
Drone, accompanied by the mother of
the young man, came to Council Bluffs
yesterday afternoon from Imogene, la.,
with the intention of getting married.
They were, however, refused a license as
the youmt man had not provided hi rn.se If
with his father's consent.
George Casper of Elk Creek. Neb., and
Grace Hols of Firth, Neb., were refused
a marriage llcen.se In this city yesterday
for the rearon they are first cousins and
the Iowa laws prohibit the marriage of
uch relntlvus. They signified their ln
tciviion of proceeding to Minnesota where
no such bar to their marriage exists.
Charles Smith, 1924 Eighth evenue, died
yesterday morning at the Edmumlson
Memorial hospital, aged 68 years. He Is
survived by his wife. The funeral will
be held at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon
from Cutler's - undertaking rooms and
burial will be In Falrvtew cemetery. Itcv.
Grant Lewis, pastor of the Fifth Avenue
Methodist church, will conduct the Bur
vices. The monthly report of Dr. C. H. Bower,
City health officer, shows there were
thirty-six cases of contagious dlseaees dur
ing January, as follows: Scarlet fever, 17;
diphtheria, G; smallpox, 2; whooping cougn,
10; measles, !. There were 2 deaths from
tuberculosis. 1 from scarlet fever. 6 from
pneumonia and 8 from typhoid fever.
There were 44 deaths from all causes dur
ing the month.
This morning the Board of Insanity
Commissioners Will consider the case of
Jacob Frisby, son of C. L. Frlsby, 111
Twelfth avenue. The young man, who
was adjudged Insane In May, 190B, and
committed to St. Bernard's hospital, was
paroled In April, 1908, In care of his father,
who now asks for an extension of the
parole. Other members of the family. It Is
said, wis!) the young man recommittal to
the hospital.
CAPTAIN GKEENH LEAVES PLACE
Commaadlng Officer of Dodge Light
Guards Resign.
After heading tho company for several
years Captain 8. A. Greene of the Dodge
Light Guards, forming Company L, Fifty
fifth regiment, Iowa National Guard, has
resigned on account of business duties.
An election to fill the resulting vacancies
will be held next Monday evening.
First Lieutenant Rollln Grfcson, In ac
cordance with the custom of the company
to advance the commissioned officers aa
vacancies occur, will. It 1b expected, be
elected to succeed Captain Greene. Charles
Goodwill, now second lieutenant, will be
como first lieutenant. Sergeants Henry
Brohardt ami Jitmoi Flshburn are can
didates for the second lieutenancy.
The repulnr Inspection of the company
will bo htld Mtirch 16. Captain Harry
F. Dalton of tho Sixteenth Infantry will
act as Inspecting officer.
Jl DOE VlIORNEI.L ASSIGNS CASES
Jory Trials for Present Term Set by
Court.
Judgo A. B. Thornell yesterday made a
third assignment of jury oases for the
present term of district court. Additional
ease will probably be set for trial, but ao
far aa made the assignment is aa follows:
Saturday, February 5 C. Q. Clark, et al,
against Wabash Railroad company, John
Olson against F. A. Blxby.
Monduy. February 7 Charles McCoy
against P. H. Pelky Construction company,
Meyer Kramer against A. Metxger & Com
pany, Tuesday, February 8 Probate in re es
v tate of Theodore Stortenbecker, Ernest Ey
berg against George L. McLean, et al, Fro
hardt tiros., et al. against W. A, Duff.
Wednewday, February 9 Mrs. Brana
Bchenkln against Cunard Steamship com
pany. Commercial National bank against
, A. T. Fllcklnger, J. M. Vlc-h against Watts
and Foots, et al, Hapgoods against C. F.
Chase, Orcutt Manufacturing company
against J. K. Hollenbeck.
Thursday. February 10 C. B. Gano
. against Charles M. Sanford, Kate Hane
tran against Maltby, et al.
Monday, February 14 L. A. Weber
against Chicago. Rock Island & Pacific
Kallwuy company.
Ularrlace Licenses.
licenses to wed were Issued yesterday
to the following:
Name and Residence. Age.
Thomas Sludek, South Omaha 30
Anne Kelar. South Omaha 2J
John Heller. South Omaha 27
Johannah Segmulerova, South Omaha. ...25
O. C. Melton. Benson, Neb.... Jt
Margaret Petersen, Benson, Neb 18
K. A. Blodgett. College View. Neb t8
R. Irvine, College View, Neb M
DIAMOND THEATER
HIGH CI. A US T1UDITULI
Thursday, Friday and Saturday
HAROLD KENNEDY
JULIETTE ROBERTS
SOCIETY KIKOIVa
DAN O'NEIL
COMEDXAjT
COMB BOTH AOTB AH
GOOD.
Pictures
' 300 feet of Moving
changed every day.
ADMISSION 10c
STAR THEATER
MAT. - SUN. NIGHT
Kevlral of the WUa-rir
, Success
"THE DEVIL"
with
LOTS ISTUKAHAaf
rxjcxa
Mat. I Children lOo, Adults t5o
Sight ' ISo, 'So, 34c, 60o
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Council Bluffs
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SCOTT CASE TO JURY TONIGHT
Trial of Alleged Steerer for Mabray
Rearing Close.
ARGUMEirrS ARE IN PROGRESS
Attorney General Byera to Make t los
ing Appeal Cor Proseeatlon Her
melbrerbt Called Bnek tj
Witness Maad.
The question of Frank Scott's guilt r
Innocence will soon be In the hands of the
Jury in district court at Council Bluffs.
Ths opening argument against tht man
accused of larceny as a steerer tor the
Mabray gang was made by J. J. Hess,
county attorney. Charles Harl occupied
the early part of the afternoon session in
his argument for the defense. He will be
followed by Emmet Tlnley, his partner.
H. W. Dyers, attorney general, will close
for the state.
The stats closed the taking of evidence
Friday morning by calling John Hermel
brecht of Bancroft, the complaining wit
ness and Mabray victim, to the stand.
Hermolbreohre redlreot examination and
that of Postofflce Inspector Swensom, who
preceded him, were very brief.
The close of the evidence finds the de
fense with little before the Jury In behalf
of Scott aside from a number of testimo
nials from member of his family' and as
sociates tending to show his good char
acter, and Scott's own denial of guilt em
bodied In his story told the Jury Thurslsy
afternoon.
The arguments follow In many respects
those presented In the highly similar trial
of John R. Dobbins.
Sheriff Dorsey was Important among the
witnesses called Thursday afternoon.
Sheriff Dorsey Again.
Sheriff Dorsey testified as the other wit
nesses In rebuttal did, that Scott's repu
tatlon was not of the best. In fact Dorsey
declared It was bad.
"How did you happen to come back here
today," asked Attorney Tlnley, rdf the wit
ness. "I waa asked to," replied Sheriff Dorsey
somewhat reluctantly It appeared.
"Who asked you," demanded Tlnley.
"postofflce Inspector Swenson," said the
witness finally.
"Well, why did you not say so In the
first instance? Why are you so afraid If
you. came back- at the Instance of Mr.
Swenson V
"I supposo it was you who gathered up
this bunch of witnesses and brought them
here from render," said Attorney Tlnley.
"No."
"Well who did?"
"Inspector Swenson," replied the witness,
and with this he was permitted to leave
the stand.
Scoff Tells the Story.
Frank Scott took the atand during the
afternoon and told his etory of his Con
nection with the swindling of John Hermel
brecht. He denied that he had ever re
ceived or.e dollar of the money, which the
Bancroft farmer claimed to have been bun
coed out of, although he had been promised
a share of the "piece of money," which was
to be made out of the horse race. .
. The defendant, who waa quite composed
on the witness stand, . told, his story . with
out hesitation and during the grilling
cross examination of Attorney General
Byers never once contradicted himself.
His' story in brief was that a boyhood
friend, W. J. Connor, who woe going1
under the name , of Richmond, came to
Pender arid . told him about a deal In
Council Bluffs in whloh there waa a
chance for both to make a "piece of
money." Connors wanted him, so the wit
ness said, to mortgage hie farm to raise
some money to, go Into the deal with
him, but he, Scott, declined to do this.
Connors .then suggested that Scott hunt
up someone else . who put Up the money.
Copnors said he would get half and would
give Scott half of what he, Connors, re
ceived on the deal.
Scott suggested some saloonman he
knew, but Connors said a saloonman
would not do.
Enter Itermelbrecht.
"He said he wanted some good honest
farmer who could put up the money,"
said the witness. John Hermelbrecht, the
German farmer of Bancroft, then came
into the etory. Scott brought . Connors
and Hermelbrecht together. Hermel
brecht waa willing and the rest of the
etory varied but little from that told
by -the other "Mikes" except that Scott
all along Insisted he did not profjt finan
cially by the fleecing of the "good honest
farmer" Hermelbrecht. "V
Some time after the date of the race
In Council Bluffs, Scott said he met Con-j
nors at Wayne, Neb., expecting to get
Ms share of the "swag," but Connors re
fused to divvy up and told Scott to go and
get eome man and take him to Council
Bluffs and make some money the same
way he had done.
On cross examination the witness de
nied flatly telling Postoffloe - Inspector
Swenson last December that the money
he gut out of the Hermelbrecht deal he
got from Billy Connors. He also denied
asking Campbell to buy off Sheriff Dor
sey as Dorsey's was the only testimony
he waa afraid of.
Colonel J. H Stokes, an attorney of
Craig, Mo., which waa the defendant's for
mer home, testified regarding efforts to
secure a bond for Scott. He said that
Campbell, In discussing the matter, de
clared he did not knowwhether his son-in-law
was guilty or hot, but that he ought
to be In the penitentiary, anyway, Camp
bell, Colonel Stokes said, waa unwilling
that any effort be made to secure bond
for his son-in-law and expressed a desire
to have him remain In Jail.
Mayor MoNamara testified to Scott's
character being good. He was the last
wltneaa for the defense.
K ARCH FOR TENUIS TAKERS
Examinations Will Be Held Satardar
In Court Homo.
The civil service examination of appli
cants for appointment as census enumer
ators In Pottawattamie county will be held
Saturday In the rooms of the county su
perintendent of schools in me court house
instead of in the high school building,
as planned by Fred Johnson, secretary for
the United States Civil Service Commis
sion at this point
The suggestion to hold the examination
tit the high school, for which permission
was granted by the Board of Education
was made, however, after Emll A. Lar
sen of Red Oak, supervisor of the census
In the Ninth congressional district, had
sent out cards to applicants notifying
there that tho examination would he held
In the court house. '
In the high school building there would
have been ample room to accommodate all
tha applicants at once, but the accom
modation in the offioe of the county su
perintendent of schools Is limited and con-s
aequently the candidates will be examined
In three divisions. Three hours will be
allowed for completion of papers. The
first division will begin work at 1:30 a.
m., the serond at 12:30 p. in. and the
third at 2:3tf p. m. The examination,
1 Council Bluffs
i
therefore, will continue from B.JO a. in.
to 6 :W p. m.
There are one hundred and ten appli
cants for positions) as enumerators and of
this number about seventy are from
Council Bluffs. Nineteen enumerators art
to be appointed in this city. So far no
applicants from the town of Avoca have
filed and the townships of Boomer, Jaine.
Lincoln and Silver Creek are aa yet un
represented. These vacancies. It Is thought,
will be filled without trouble.
The candidates outside of Council BluffJ
are as follows:
Belknap Township Emsnuel A. Fehr,
Charles A. Sample. Leslie H. White, Phillip
Cunneen, Orvllle Davis.
Boomer Townnhlp None.
Carsop Township Osmon B. Weeks, John
Ralston.
Center Township Joneph B. Mstlnck.
(.lamer Township Albert E. Woodworth,
Raymond C, Smith.
Grove Tewnshlp Miss Kate Deaton, Miss
Ida D. Osier.
Hardin John R. Crawford.
Hazel Dell William Nixon.
Kane Township and Lewis Township
Albert T. Klekerley, James F. Schulls,
Adam Konlgmacher.
Keg Creek Thomas D. Gayle.
Knox (Excluding Avooa) and Pleasant
Township William E. Frum.
Laytou Township and Walnut Town
Bluford Chambllas. Arthur C. Bunker.
Macedonia Township Harry L. tiummltt,
Thomas I. Clark.
Mlnden Township (Including Mlnden
Town) Peter J. Thlel.
Nnola Township (Including Neola Townj
Michael E. Talty, Robert T, Williams.
Norwalk Township (Including Underwood
Town) Karl C. Bundy.
Rockford Township Fred Ostertag.
Valley (Including Hancock Township)
Pearle E. Cutchall, Thompson H. Grcever,
Marlon Palmer.
Washington Township Ellen Burns,
Ethel M. Sets.
Waveland Township Christina Murchl
son, Andrew Llscher, Emma Godfrey.
W right Township Mr. JJessle M. Karey,
AIIks Maude Gay.
York Township Michael Mlnchan.
Real Estate Transfers.
These transfers Wfre reported to The
Bee February t by the Pottawattamie
County Abstract company of Counoli
Bluffs:
Heirs of Margaretta and August Ra
ven to John H. Anderson, el 18 feet
of lot 1 and ell8 feet and n46 feet
of lot 2, block 12, Mlnden, la.,
w. d j.OOO
Jennie L. Hanks and husband to Ira
R. PJtltt, W15V4 feet of lot 7, block
6, Carson, la., w. d
Cora 3ldes and husband to Frank
i-'earce, aw) teet or iut i, Aud's sub
diviHlon of outlot 2, Carson, la.,
w. d
Rose Kinney, widow, to EHen Bar
rett, lot 22, blook 21, Howard's addi
tion to Council Bluffs, w. d
Conrad Ehrlg and wife to Charles
Khrlg, e4 of lot S, block 15, Grimes'
addition to Council Bluffs, w. d....
Mary E. Watson, widow, to Annie A.
Barnes, lot 1, block 29, Avoca, la.,
w. d
J. W. Graves, unmarried, to Dell G.
1,600
825
600
1,500
2,c0)
Morgan, lot 1. Aud's subdivision of
sw"4 sw(i, 28-76-43, w. d 2, COO
James Allen and wife to Emma Rlef,
10 acres of te swH, 85-77-44,
w. d 400
Joseph J. Flesher and wife to Elmer
E. Potter,. nwK nthi. 27-76-40, q. c. d. 1
Nine transfers, total $12,326
Iowa News IVotrs.
CRESTON Scott Skinner has received
notice . of his reappointment as postmauter
at this place and will begin on his second
term.
TRAER The city council today let the
contract for a complete town sewer sys
tem to Maurt Camery of Harlan, la., for
11,700.88. The work Is to be completed by
December 1.
MOUNT VERNON Dr. William F. King,
president emertus of Cornell college, sails
from San Francisco on February 6, for a
tour around the world, ell will be accom
panied by J. Carleton Young of Min
neapolis, the well known book collector.
ELDORA To buy a bunch of eighteen
hogs at public sale, place them In the
local stock yard over night, only to find
In the morning that eight of them had
been butched and hauled away, was the
experience of Joe Fagg, a dairyman of this
place. The police have a olue they ara
Investigating.
TOLEDO Notes, representing 125,000, the
last of the outstanding indebtedness of
Leandnr Clark college, of this city, were
burned at a meeting of the faculty,
trustees and student body, held today.
When the match was attached to the notes
the audience of students broke out with
the college yell.
MA RSHALLTOWN Thomas Haynes, One
of the early settlers of Marshalitown
county,' Is lying at the point of death at
his home In Ida Grove of blood poisoning,
resulting from Infection when he pared a
corn too close. The blood poisoning has
Involved his entire left side. For years
Mr. Haynes lived a few miles from this
city.
CEDAR FALLS O. H. Leonard, the
cashier of tha Citizens' Savings bank, has
resigned from his position and accepted
a more lucratlce position In a bank in
Tulsa, Okl,, to which place he will go
about April. Mrs. Leonard and thechll
flren will not leave the city until the com
ing autumn. Mr. Leonard is president of
the Cedar Falls Commercial club.
MURRAY Thomas Weir, a prominent
coal and business man, died suddenly yes
terday at his home while sitting at the
supper table. He had been in his offlcs
all day and walked home in the evening,
seemingly aa well as could be, but was
stricken while eating. Mr. Weir had served
two terms as mayor of this place. He was
a prominent Odd Fellow and a churon
man.
CRESTON James Loudon of this place
Is exhibiting some Interesting specimens
of a fallen metegr that dropped in his
backyard a few nights ago. vVhen first
seen Mrs. Loudon observed what she
thought was a ball of fire leaving a long
trail of luminous light dropping near the
barn. She was frightened and tnottght the
barn was on fire. Later the fragments of
tne meteor were found imbedded In the
snow.
OSKALOORA Pellagra caused the death
of F. D. Davis, a prominent Insurance man
of Oekalooua. according to the decision of
the committee of doctort, who have been
Investigating the case. This Is the second
fataillty due to-this disease every reported
in the state. Davis' case was the first
of lis kind that had ever come under the
observation of the local physicians, and
they ivere slow in making their final
diagnosis.
CEDAR FALLS O. H. Leonard has sold
today the Kusg farm of 6d7 acres at IU!0
per acre, making a deal of JS3.375. The
iiuieimir is an. it. nunter of Grundy
Center. Mr. Leonard bought the fp,n
wnlch Ilea ten miles south of this city last
tan iur tco ier acre, or a total OI Mi.tWJ.
He takes In trade 1.600 acres nf r.n.o
land valued at 145,000 and the baluna in
cash, it Is one of the largest real estate
uuusaciioiis maae in cpaar i- alls in severs
years.
CRESTON L. M. Thurman the
1st at thia place who was Indicted at the
present term of court, charged by the
county attorney with maintaining a
nuisance, has dcolded to quit the business
without further court brooeedings and at
iv utiutu lumsni me aoors 01 his Sstab
iiniiiiiriu were permanently closed as a
ealoon. so far ss Thurman la vnnrn.i
He was glyjin a few days' grace to dispose
of his stock and a large part of It will
bar shipped back to the breweries and dls-
luimr.. m me present term ot court
xiiurman also leiued out ot court dam
mc iur Bvuing io lnsDriaies in the sum
vi i.iuv ana oosis.
CRESTON The yearly meeting of the
Des Moines. Winterset & Creston In
terurban railroad waa hell yesterday
afternoon and reports from officers were
read, showing considerable headway to
have been made during the last few
months. Mr. Judd, solicitor for stock re
ports that nearly one-tnUX the amount to
finance the road has been subscribed. The
board of directors waa Increased to seven
teen, the governing committee selected as
follows: T. K. Wilson. R. Brown, s N
Wllklns, H. Tramp and Theodore De Lay"
Creston; Jerry Wilson, John Kamsbottom
and K. Ramabottom, Adair county: W W
Walker, M. Harris, M. Rows and James
Brown, Madison county: A. C. McCall and
E. Orris, Winterset; J. D. Bpauldlng
Union county. The following officers
were elected for the year R. Brown, Cres
ton, president; Jerry Wilson. Adair county
first vloe president; M. Harris, Madison
county, second vice president; A. A. Lynn,
secretary; W. W. Walker, treasurer
N. Y. Plumbing Co. Tel. fc&a. Night L-17TJ8.
Glasses fitted, fellliifc eyesight preserved,
scientific wo:k. Aik about pur invisible
bifocal lens. Leffort's new location, 503
Broadway.
Seventy-Five
Killed in Coal
Mine in Mexico
One or Two of Injured May Die
Coroner Fails to Find Cause of
Explosion in Colorado.
LAREDO, Tex., Feb. 3. Seventy-five
persons In all lost their lives as a result
of the mine explosion at Las Ksperanzas
yesterday. There may be one or two
deaths among those who are now In the
hospitals.
FRIMERO, Colo., Feb. .-"Cause un
known," was the verdict reached this aft
ernoon by the coroner's Jury that Investi
gated the explosion In the mine of the
Colorado Iron and Fuel company Mon
day afternoon that caused the death of
at least seventy-three men.
Nine witnesses were examined, Includ
ing General Manager E. H. Weltzel, f ai.
mine Inspector John D. Jonen, Leonardo
Vlrgen, the only man taken out alive,
fire bosses, and electricians. '
No more bodies have been taken out
since the fifty-first was found this. morn
ing, although twenty-two are believed to
be In the mine.
Rescuers today penetrated more than
a mile into the mine, exploring part of
entry A 12. A number of bodies are be
lieved to be In entries 13 and 14, which
are still fined with afteilamp.
CHERRTIII., Feb. 4. While the work
of clourlng the passageway between the
main shaft and the escape pit proceeded
In the St. Paul mine, sanitary methods of
removing the 167 bodies from the under
ground tunnels and for disposing of the
putrid water now In the lower level, were
agreed on tonight by state and village
health officers.
Water from the bottom of the mine
where many dead bodies have floated
since November, was analyzed, and while
It was not much contaminated It was de
cided to pump the seepage from the 500
foot level into a tank In the 350-foot level.
This tank , will be supplied with strong
disinfectants so that the water will be
harmless before It It forced to the sur
face, where It will run through a tile sewer
under Cherry to a creek.
Judging by the condition of the body
found near the air shaft, it is thought
that the most of the corpses In the second
level are partly mummified. The corpse
was not disturbed and as It lay face
downward It could not be Identified.
IMPROVEMENT CLUBS DEMAND
CITY 0FFICES0PEN SATURDAY:
Federation Members Say They Ought
to Be for Tranactlon of
Bnnlness.
At the meeting of the Federated Im
provement club last night a resolution was
adopted favoring keeping open the city and
county offices. Saturday afternoons till 0
o'clock. The club does not demand a full
attendance of employes in the various
offices on Saturday afternoons, but does
ask that a deputy or other employe be kept
on duty In order that public business may
be transacted. It Is alleged that many peo
ple com'e to Omaha to transact business
at the county and city offices Saturday
afternoons and are greatly Inconvenienced
because the offices are closed.-
The appointment of a garbage Inspector
who will have charge of the collection of
garbage under the,new ordinance , was rec
ommended. The club is not at all satisfied
with the new garbage ordinance, but Is
willing to give the enactment a fair trial.
It is the opinion of leading members of
the olub that the garbage question will
not be settled satisfactorily till the city
owns and operates Us own garbage plant
and collection facilities
The Federated Improvement club went
on record as favoring the utilization of the
material In the old court house for the
purpose of building a public museum and
art gallery on a suitable site. If the
county will donate the material It is said
there will be plenty of private money do
nated toward getting a good building site,
and with some assistance from the city
council the project will be carried out
successfully. Whenever the city provides
a fireproof building the Llnlnger art col
lection, valued at 1200,000, will be turned
over to the public. Other valuable col
lections will also be given to the city when
the proper steps have been taken to pro
vide a place for the safe keeping and ex
position of the various collections.
The committee on schools was Instructed
to Inquire into the safety of the old high
school building and thus settle any agita
tion that might occur from reports regard
ing the condition of the building.
A resolution Was adopted favoring plaolng
the state educational Institutions on a civil
servloe basis and the elimination of polit
ical favoritism in the appointment of su
perintendents snd teachers.
CHIVALRY IS DEFENSE
. OF PAYMASTER AULD
Court-Martlal Hears Arsmnriita In
Case Agaluit Naval
Officer.
BOSTON, Feb. 3. Chivalry was the de
fense offered by counsel for Paymaster
George P, Auld In his argument before
the naval court-martial today when he
asked for the discharge of the young offi
cer, accused in connection with an alter
cation with Dr. E. S. Cowles of Boston,
over Miss Dorothy Hesler, of Bvanston,
111.
Major F. S. Catlln, the Judge advo
cate, asked for a finding of guilty on two
of the three counts, first for conduct un
becoming an officer and a gentleman, and
second, for assault on Dr. ' Cowlos, a
civilian. The third count, that of false
hood, waa eliminated. The court took
the matter Into secret session and only
the "Navy department at Washington can
publish its findings.
Major Leonard, a one-armed hero of the
Siege of Pektng, spoke for the defense.
He dwelt upon the fact that Miss Hosier,
around whom the contest seems to have
centered, was the daughter of a dead naval
officer and entitled to the protection of
her father's comrades. He claims that Dr.
Cowlcs should not havs kept her picture
Or tried to make an appointment with
her and that It was a chivalrous act on
the part of any naval officer to protect
her. Such, he considered, was the action
ot Mr. Auld.
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CONNOR WILL CASE IS SET
Hearias of S400.0UO Will Contest lu
Diatrlet t osrt Will Desjla Last
Day of Muata.
. The Joseph A. Connor will contest will
begin In dlstrlot court February' Ti. at
torneys interested meeting before Judge
Kennedy and agreeing to the date. There
la no surety that Judge Kennedy will hear
the case, for while It is now on his docket,
the presiding judge, case-assigning system
is scheduled to go Into effect with the be
ginning of the February term.
The Connor suit comes up on appeal from
county court, where Judge Leslie ruled
that Connor died Inteetate and that his
1400,000 should to to tht heirs.
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AGAINST STORAGE PRODUCTS
David Cole Declares Omahana Eat
Little Bach Food Ontnide of
Meat and Eggi.
"I don't look for any crusade In Omaha
against storage products similar to those
In New York," said David Cole. "The fact
Is that Omaha Is one city which uses very
little storage goods except eggs and meats.
St. Louis Is another.
"The people of Omaha are different from
those of New York, Boston and other cities
in the New England states. They know
what fresh butter Is and no effort is made
to sell storage butter, while In the big
cities of the east they don't get anything
but storage butter the year around. It
seems as though they did not let them get
a taste of fresh butter for fear it might
spoil them and then they would not be
satisfied with the other."
"There is very little storage goods In
Omaha at present, reports to the contrary
notwithstanding. There are some potatoes
and also some sweot potatoes, but the
great bulk of vegetables which are sold on
the Omaha markets come fresh from tho
southern states, where they are now grown.
We can't sell storage butter in Omaha
because the people are educated up to
getting fresh butter."
The report that egg speculators are losing
out la Now York does not spply to Omatia
as the egg storage men had the best year
of their career last year, Kggs have sold
at a profit In Omaha over the price at
which they were put away last April. In
New York the egg dealers claim to have
lust over $2,000,000 on storage eggs.
NOT ENOUGH MONEY, SAYS
TOM FLYNN ONCE MORE
Street Commissioner Makes Reply to
Sharp Criticism of Condition of
Omaha Thorough fares.
"It's the old story,' said Street Com
missioner Flynn when his attention was
called to a sharp criticism of the condi
tion of Omaha's streets printed as a com
munication to The Bee. "James Raymond,
whoever he may be, writes In just the
same strain as others who are quick to
Jump In without knowing the circum
stances. Undoubtedly the streets are dirty
at this time, but that la a natural condi
tion after such a siege of severe cold, tem
porary thaws and almost continued snow
storms as we have experienced. To put
our streets into the condition of a parlor
floor would be possible If we were able
to hire all the men and teams available
and spend money without stint.
"The fact Is, I have to turn away hun
dreds of applicants for work every week,
team owners as well as laborers. The rea
son Is not that I do not desire to hire
them or that there Is not work for them
to do, but solely because we must husband
our funds and make them stretch over a
year. Our money will allow an average
expense per week throughout the year of
not much over $1,000. At the present time
we are spending pretty close to 11.500 a
week. If anyone knows an easier way to
Bjh Annual i&uftQrriofogge Show
Auditorium Omaha Islebr.
February 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 and 26
Plan now to attend every day and see the latest improvements in pleasure cars, comm(tj
cial vehicles and automobile accessories.
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V A... i j.';' llll Rl AJ
'fit
take heavy, dirty Ice from the public
streets and alleys than by means of pick
and shovel I would be glad to learn It.- -
"Emergency work is never taken Into
consideration In the allowance of money,
because under the present charter It can
not be."
NO RISE IN FRUIT PRICE,
SAYS A CALIFORNIA MAN
Sacramento Dealers to Establish
Depot In Omaha Predict
Good Cropa.
"People who are crying about the in
creased cost of living need have no fear
of a rise in the piioe of California fruits,"
declared Charles B. Bills, of Sacramento,
president of the Pioneer Fruit company
and a director of the California Fruit Dis
tributors' union.
Mr. Bills, accompanied by C. B. Dewees,
R. A. Fairbank and F. B. McKevIs, all
of Saoramento, are stopping at the Pax
ton hotel and are In Omaha to establish
headquarters for the California Fruit Dis
tributor's' union. Depots will also be
established at Kansas CHy, St. Louis,
Denver and Chicago.
"There will be a banner fruit season In
California this year," said Mr. Bills. "All
the orchards are bearing well and there
will be an abundant crop. Supply and
demand regulate the prices of fruits and
as there will be a big supply of fruit this
year the cost to the consumer will be nor
mal and lower if anything."
LEAVENWORTHJJNE IS NEXT
Street Car Company Will Extend to
Elmwood Park aa Soon aa Sooth
Omaha Work la Done.
The Omaha & Council Bluffs Street Rail
way company announces that as soon as Its'
extension In South Omaha Is completed,
the Leavenworth street line will be built
out West Leavenworth street to Elmwood
New Policy in
,of Internal
TOPEKA, Kan., Feb. 4. A complete
change of policy of the federal government
In prosecutions for flotations of the In
ternal revenue liquor laws has been or
dered by Attorney General Wlckersham on
Instructions from President Taft, at least
so far as Kansas Is concerned.
"This Is exactly what I have been con
tending for," declared Governor Stubbs,
following tho receipt today of a copy of
the letter written by Mr. Wlckersham to
Federal District Attorney Bone. The let
ter admits that there was just ground for
Governor Stubbs' complaint that the gov
ernment was aiding violators o the liquor
law In prohibition states.
The letters follow:
"My attention has been called to the
attitude of the department with respect
to prosecutions of offenses against the In
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park. Work will begin on the South
Omaha line as soon as possible. This
line will cross the O street viaduct, run
through the stock yards and continue to
the Burlington tracks on .West L street.
Years ago the company had a track out
West Leavenworth to the State Fair
grounds when the state fair waa held In
Orriaha, but when the fair was moved' to
Lincoln the lino was abandoned.
OFFICIAL HITS AT BUSSE
Says Chlcasro Mayor Criticised Him
for Wanting; to Econ
omise. CHICAGO. Feb. S.-Clty Engineer John
Erlcson today told the Merrlam commis
sion, which la investigating municipal
expenditures that he had never been en
couraged by the officials above him In his
efforts to prevent the wasting of city funds.
He sold thait on one occasion when he said
$300,000 was too much to pay for a new
pumping station, Mayor Busse said, "the
sooner I got out of the employment of tha
city the better It would be for me,"
Mayor Busee emphatically denied that
he had ever Intimated that Mr. Erioson
would be better off out of the city serv
ice. When Mr. Erlcson was told of the may
or's denial, he said:
"Now I suppose I will be kicked out."
Lumber Company Appeals.
PIERRE, 8. D., Feb. ! (Special.) The
Central Lumber company, found guilty on
charges of violation of the state antl-dls-crlmlnatlon
act which verdict was sus
tained by the supreme court In both the
civil and criminal suits brought against
tnem have perfected an aDDeal tn tha
United States supreme court on grounds of
unconstitutionality.
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Enforcement
Revenue Laws
ternal revenue laws, and much complaint
has been made by reason of the fact that
In statcsC the policy of whose laws for
bids the trafflo In liquors, the United
Slates government Is clearly aiding and
abetting In the violations of these lsws by
compromising proceedings for the enforce
ment of the Internal sevenue laws by the
mere payment of money penalties.
"This seems a Just subject of reproach.
Governor Btubbs has brought the matter
to the attention of the president, who feels
as above Indicated with respect to the mat
ter. You are, therefore. Instructed In tho
future In prosecutions for violations of the
Internal revenue Inws, as a general policy,
to refuse to compromise all liability by
the payment of money penaltlrs and to en
deavor to secure conviction and Imprison
ment for some reasonable time In punish
ment of this class of offenses."