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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 27, 1910)
TITK OMATTA PTTNDAY BEE: FEBIUTARY 27, 1010. A' i 3 i Spring Suits ..and Coat ir oir uit you no OWN 1518-1520 from this territory In an commlcal, ex peditious and satisfactory manner; and, Law Against Them. "Whereas, The Interstate ' Commerce commission took cognisance of the actions of railroad companies, which Would have had the abov-mentlond effect. In the cise of . the Chicago Live Stock exchange against the 'Chicago & Great Western rail road et si., the report of which can be found In volume 10, Interstate Commerce Commission Reports, wherein the commis sion said; 'Live stock and Its products are in sharp competition with each other In the different markets and some of the defendant railroads are more interested in th former than in the latter, and vice versa. Those whose lines reach Chicago and also run through live stock districts In 'states west, northwest and southwest of Jthe Missouri river desire the long haul that will obtain If the five stook Is shipped to' Chicago, while those ; whose lines terminate at the river wish the live stock to 'be slaughtered there, because this will give them an opportunity to participate In hatillng' the produots, and this conflict of Interests appears to J largely responsible for the adjustment of rates complained off and; ' " ' Whereas, If the railroads first above mentioned are ..allowed to raise the rates upon backing house product, the effect upon the stock raiser will, be to deprive him of the market at Omaha, which has been of so great benefit to him. in. the past, by tending to muscle that competi tion In thesale of his live stock, which has made Omaha he market It is today, and, further, byforclng him to market hla lift stock further east, at the expense of Inortaced shrinkage and freight and the risk of, Joss, by death and Injury Incidental to -the Increased haul. This action will also be very Injurious to Nebraska by da prlvlng Its citizens of employment 'and a . living In the Immense manufacturing es tablishments at the Omaha market, and will also lose to the wholesale and Jobbing trade of Omaha a large proportion" if the money paid them .by the 'packers the stock yards company arid allied Interests for supplies and material used in enlarg ing and in the up-keep of the several es ' tabllshments. The state of Nebraska will also lose largely in themater of taxes paid by these institutions, and the ultimate result will be that Omaha will be deprived Af.the advantages It Bhould have in keep ing with the' Increased population Inl the territory tributary to this market. We will go backward to the time When the ex penses and losses Incidental In shipping live stock long distances .curtailed, to a large extent, the entire live stock busfneas f the west. A reversion to the old times nd to formr conditions would be a 'alamlty, and the immense amount of money an, energy emended in making Omaha the market it now Is would all have been of little avail. " - "Now. therefore, be It resolved, That the railroads first mentioned be "requested to refrain from putting into effect this un just and discriminatory rate against the Omaha market and to carry In their tariffs ratis oJ packing house products equally low with those in effect from the lower river murttets, thus meriting the co-operation of all interests In this section, .and dls ciedltlpg Ihe commonly held opinions that there la a weft-defined effort being maJe upon thtlr part to add to the freight raU of the country every cent the trafflo wil) bear". ,. . Shippers Are United. Heavy shippers of Omaha are determined. - to resist the attempt -of the. railroads to raise the rates on commodities between Omaha and Chicago. They do not propose to stand for an increase at this time with out a fight. The live stock rate has been adjusted so that, Omaha has . the name rate to the east as all other Missouri river cities, but this will , not relieve the situation if the railroads persist in thlr efforts to in crease the dressed meat rates. The claim la made the Missouri river markets will be dtstfoyed If the lncrees Is put into effect as announced by the ., railroads. It will' force the western farmers to send thalr stock, to eastern buyers, where they will be compelled pi accept what .the east ern buyers loffer. , .With the 'rate, on dressed mvat rained, this market Is still discriminated ag-alnst, for the farmer will b compelled to ship on cast This forces them to accept a shrinkage which taps their pocket hooks. When tho animal are shipped to Omaha, Kansas City or Sioux City, they are de livered ill better condition than Is poxslblc after the additional 6tW-mlle haul to Chi cago. v , . , Vnat Ifc rsrnrr Lose. When a shipment la made to Chicago Ih Nebraska farmer I forced to take these . louses: Froca $H to IS In extra freight charges to eastern markets on each car of live itock. ' Front tf to 135 per car because of shrink age and sometimes more because of the los of live animals. About 15 or W extra for feed. Tbr day' time aocotnpanylng ship ments to eastern market. Decrease In price sgre.to follow the de struction Of competition of such a market a Is afforded by Omaha, The entire state 111 . lose considerable a a general propoaltum. South Omaha nays annually but t?,000.0T in rata: lea 7 -averting Nebraska live stock luto till vuriiirJis TS there anything in all hu manity so full of bud ding hopes and ambitions as the young girl in her early teens; her wardrobe though is often quite a problem, but a visit to our misses' depart ment will be found both helpful and delightful. The department is full to over-. flowing with fine, correct girlish garments to delight critical young wearers. Strongest possible values: Misses' Suits, $17.50, $20, $22.50. Misseslfo'ats, $5.00 to $15.00 s pcopirj 8TOWC Farnam Street the finished product This money Is spent In Nebraska.. Nebraska has been working for over tWenty-flve years to create a "near" mar ket at South Omaha for the Nebraska live stock. No one will deny this market has been a great boon to. the state. This is shown In the statement that 6,468,126 head vf live stock were sold at South Omaha last year. Not a car of this would have been sold in South Omaha If the farmer and stock grower could "have received more for hi live stock elsewhere. DOUGLAS COUNTY GROWING PAST (Continued from First Page.) list -with 45.2223; Dundee. $87S.; Florence, $9,192.41; Elkhorn, $1,170.22; Valley, I967.7S. Waterloo, 1623.89; Mlilard, $483.7. ' , Poll tax. 3,W5; In addition to which Valley had a labor tax of $3fi4. ; Total of all -taxes in county for 1909, $908, 610.16; for county purposes. $51tt, 531.64. In 18P9 the total amount raised for county pur poses, on a 1. mill levy, was but $365,485. The highest rate was in 1900, 17 7 mills, which produced tS78.0U.7E. The distribution of assessment by classes of property Is as follows, for the whole county: . ' Ordinary personal Banks . i Railroad , Telegraph companies.... , Telephone companies, Private oar companies.. , ...$5,615,226 .,, sTiO.TKH ... 1.SI0.185 24.0 0 ... 253.48ft S.F.00 Express companies 24,98 fitreet railway comnanie.. 1 27 A! Gns companies.. 700.000 Water companies..' ; 700. "OJ Electric light and power companies 449, W0 Pullman company.;. i,62 Omaha's portion of total assesment Is: Personal property, $8,496,687; lands. $868,523; lots, $16,642,567. Total assessment, $26,106,76. School District Tax , an Index, A good example of the growth of the county is to be found In the school district tax.. In 1899 It amounted to $52,7S8.S6, and last year It had grown to $127,120. In the same time the school district bond tax .in creased from $6,808.01 to $13,229.62. Something of an anomaly Is presented I.) this connection by the decrease In the amount of apportionment of school money from the state to this county. In J898 the amount of apportionment was $71,994.90 and in 1X) the apportionment was $78,701.4, the highest in the ten-year period. Last year (he apportionment was but $60,022.77. The village tax has grown from $6,032.20 In 19 to $24.U8.4l in 1900. In contrast with this is a marked falling off In the poll tax, which was $5,040 in 1899 and but $3,5t in 1900. . The high mark of the poll tax during the ten year was in 1907, when It totaled $6,288. ifrom th terminal tax on railroads the smaller towns of the county profited as follows in 1909: Florence, $428.32; Elkhorn. $366.20; Waterloo, $190.66; MUlard, $144.41; Valley. $397.81. Of bonded Indebtedness Douglas county has a total or $1,975,000. There Is outstand ing $387,000 of refunding bonds, of which $268,000 falls due ln-1922 and $119,000 In 1323. Funding bonds outstanding. $158,000, due In 1911; Improvement bonds, $150,000, due in 1912; exposition bonds, $100,000. due In 1918; Dorfglas addition bonds. $180,000. due In 19U. nd court house bond, $1,000,000, due OS these bonds $337,000 draw Interest at $Vs per cent $1,000,000 at per cent $430,000 at AH, per cent and $158,000 at 6 per cent Oast of AdmlaUtratton. Wltn the growth of the city and county the growth of cost or administration ha kept full paoe. The total coat of admin istration during 1M09, Including: money paid out on account of the new court house $172,659.J6), was $861,478.28, divided as fol low: ' . Commissioners Court house maintenance $ 12.5S2.14 i oumy cierK , U'ax department ,.Y. Comptroller Judge Clerk of courts restrict court tns&nlty commission .'!.'!!!".' Sheriff Assessor ....!!!!!!" K 'gieter of deeds , Treasurer Superintendent public InMruc'tion! Attorney Probation officers and Juvenile court Detention home Surveyor Coroner , ) Physician ; Hospital '" jan Klerllon . ....,.... '. County store ' County store. South Omaha Indigent poor tkihiiers' relief Interest on bonds Reads and road overseers Permanent roads Bridge and culverts li,oj3.43 4 .erf ci .7a.C5 .31 'ft!! S U46 11 .!). 68 i 11 29 13.974 74 S.2-.2.41 47.IWi.60 40(V22 73.529 DO f .;4 lllfcvj 14. 5.4.'0 U.4l7.t3 Now court house Fwii of county officers Miscellaneous expense Total 1861.478. 2t llorer Kick Proves Fatal." BOON E. Ia.. Feb. 2 (Special Telearam.l -Leo Sargent, the country lad who waj kicked by one ot his horses a few days ago, died this morning. After the injury the boy was rushed to a Des Moines ho- pitai. wher he died, v when you want wliat you want when you war.t It. say so through Tho bee Want lay so through The bee Vant Ad columns. a a ,l..m SIRS, VAICI1N BREAKS DOWN Woman Weepi When Charged with Murder of Husband. NEW WARRANT FOE DR. HULL Physician tfanraed with Hobut Itntln Medicine of I)ea4 Profeaaor Will He Taken - on Another Indictment. J KIRKSVILLE, Mo., Feb. 26 Mrs. Alma Proctor Vaughn was arrested on a war rant charging her with the murder or her husband, Professor John T. Vstfkhn, this morning. She was released on $3,000 bond. Mrs. Vaughn weat to the office of Sheriff Williams and surrendered at 8:40 o'clock. During a twenty-minute wait, while her sftOTnnys were consulting, she sat In the sheriff's office and at t o'clock she went Into the olreuit court room. Judge Sheldon told her she was charged with first degree murder. Shi replied with a nod of her head. She was calm until she was told to stand up and swear she would appear In court when summoned. Then she broke down and wept and after taking Vthe oath she sank Into her chair. James P. Scott, her uncle; J. M. Proctor, Jr., her brother, and E. K. Towell of Monroe City qualified as bondsmen, swearing their aggregate wealth was In excess of $150,000. tr. J. R Hull, of Monroe City, was ar rested Thursday morning on a charge of murdering Prof. Vaughn and is out under $7,500 bonds. . , Kev Warrant for Dr. II nil. Her attorney, William T. Oagland. asked the court to set the hearing, but Judge Shelton said ii cor.ld .lot be before the May term of court . The report of the g'and Jury wa not made publio this morning. The warrant was Issued soon after the grand Jury re ported late yesterday afternoon. Prosecuting Attorney Rleger announced In court he had Issued a warrant for the re-arrest of Dr. O. R. Hull of Monroe City. As Dr. Hull la on bail at Liberty on a bond of $7,500 Sheriff Williams will not go to Monroe City to serve It Immediately. The reading of the warrant was waived In court at the request of Mrs. Vaughn's attorneys. Mrs. Vaughn was led from ths court room to a hotel Mrs. Vaughn arrived here last night from Monroe City at the request or her attor ney. They had anticipated a warrant would be served on her today. She did not want her aged parents to see 'he war rant served. Doctor Rearrested. "" MONROE CITT, Mo., Feb. 26,-Deputy Sheriff Barnes of Adair oounty reariested Dr. J. R Hull here this afternoon on a warrant charging him with the murder of Prof. J. T. Vaughn at Klrksvllie. He will be taken to Klrksvllie tomorrow. . Dr. Hull will be under guard at his home here until ,he la taken to the train to morrow. Mrs. Vaughn on her arrival her showed no trace of her breakdown In the court room at Klrksvllie earlier In the day. She greeted her friend with a smile. RIOTING IN PHILADELPHIA (Continued from First Page.) with Inciting to riot, was arraigned today and held In $3,000 ball. The warrant for Murphy's arrest wa issued by the direction of Director of Public Safety Clay, following the publica tion in the afternoon papers of the follow ing statement said to have been made by the head of the Central Labor Unions v . "You tan depend upon it that by Sunday's meeting a general strike will be called. If one man is shot In Kensington there will follow 'a carnival of riot and bloodshed which will startle the entire country. "I should not care to be responsible for such an outbreak. The state police would be helpless; I want it understood that there are men In the northeast who can shoot aa straight as any trooper Nrho ever drew breath. Just wait a little while for devel opments and you will see something which will open your eyes." "This statement was made to newspajvr reporters for publication," said DlrectVr Clay. "One of them was sent for and stated that the above statement of Mr. Murphy's as published, Is substantially correct I have been advised by the- law officer of the city and county that the same is a violation of law and inciting to riot and, therefore, t It Is my duty as director of publlo safety to place him under arrest." Mr. Murphy dented that he had made uclt a statement for publication. He says he merely expressed an opinion as to what might develop If the strike continues and the company refuses to arbitrate. The pub lished statement Itself, he said, shows that a warning and not a threat wa intended. ONE WOUNDED IN STRIKE RIOT State Police of South Bethlehem Fire on Mob of Foreigners. SOUTH BETHLEHEM, Pa.. Feb. 2.- Btate police had several clashes today with the foreign element Invojved in the Beth lehem Steel company's strike and two of the foreigners were shot, one fatally, while several were injured by riot sticks. v The police declared they fired into the air to scatter the. crowQ and that unfor tunately one of the tro'bper aimed too low. The bullet truok Joseph Sambo, 'f year of ge. In the head. Sambo was re moved to St. Luke's hospital, where he afterwards died: Prior to the shooting a striker tripped a tropper's horse by throwing an obstruction In front of the animal. 'Tshe horse fell on the sidewalk. Leaving the animal pros trate the trooper got his man and marched him to the police station. - The riotous actions of the foreigners la discountenanced bv strike 1 litem n4 mm. lfj 4 S3 1 S.76..iS I fit tee from every organised craft have 7.2"i7.41 been appointed to hold the foreigner In 'l2ShJ07 Chtck- 2USl'o7 Tb en" plant of the Bethlehem Si eel 46. '31.26 company, which employ about S.000 men, 16 l3 4 i Wa" hUt down "y unt" Monday It -wi4il 3;ls xPecte"i " resume then under the pro 16 07l'w tcctlon of the state police.' 2.2iS.63 The strike at the Bethlehem Steel warVt started February 4. Yj Second Dralssve Project. ANKTON. S. D.. Feh M rSnnolnl i ! This county will again go In with -Clay 2 4l6!ooioounlv on ditch construction, the last ditch, j U srvfj.its j completed last year, having proved prac- I tl y W(rthl,M- Th ditch' ooet $130,000, and final payment on it was made at a joint session of the county commissioner here Don't Wait For Spring to com, but begin to build UP your arvciu uvw u - 0f those ImpurlUka that hav aocumulated . In it during the winter. ..-4. .. .v. ..... rfTni h.i T build up i... - - ye tnrougn ue suaaen ana xnui ' changes of weetbe at this season and very ; likely save you from serious sicaneea liter, U 4 fisxt.Alll-t 1 Hood's Garsaparilla Is the medicine to take. It purifies th , blood and gives strength and vigor. . . . . T T' laud tablets call feaiuaba, uw uoses . Thursday and Friday. The Inst pn merit was 114.000. It was also derided to htilld aontnsr flltoh seventeen mile long mostly In Clay county, at a cost cf $130000, the sme fljrures as for the first ditch. The contract on this will probably be let In April. i Traction Men Say that They - iik.ii in any way warranted the abro- rC 1 OO I OOrlMtlon of ,ne co-operntlve agreement by lRt.t., r m ... j . . m Application of Kavelock Residents for Low Fare Resisted Before State Railway Board. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Feb. 20.-(Splal.)-The Lin coln Traction company has answered tha pt'tltion of the pnopla of Havelock for re duced faros by asking the State Railway commission for permission to Increase the rteby t cents between Lincoln anf Have lock, or to establish the old rate. The answer set out that since the order reducing the fare had been Issued the oc cupation tax Imposed by the city of Lin coln had been sustained, which fastened a burden of t per cent on the gross earn ings Qf the company, which for 1909 was $18,500. This sum, the answer Buys, ex ceeds the Havelock earnings by one-half and Is four times the net earnings of the llfto between Havelock and Lincoln. The net earnings of tho company for 1909, deducting general and specific taxes, was $118,801.89, not counting depreciation. This leaves less than S per cent Interewt orylhn valuation fixed by the State Rail way commission. The total passenger earnings of the com pany for the five months ending Juno 31. 1909, according to the report on file with the railway commission, wore $177,576.87. Revenues from all sources during this same period were $200,491.51. After all oper ating expense and fixed charges were paid a surplus of $8,003.96 remained. Thl doee not Include a depreciation rfiarge. During thla same period 4,S4.910 revenue passengers and 49,178 non-revenue passen ger . were carried. ORDER REDUCES' 10WA RATES Commerce Commission Adrlsas Re rrooplnira and Lowering of Steele Charges ie Chlcaco. WASHINGTON, Feb. 26. In an opinion handed down by the Interstate Commerce Commission today certain territorial re- groupings and reductions In the rates on live stock from Iowa to Chicago are sug gested, but no definite order is made. The commission withholds Its order for sixty days. If the suggestions of the com mission sire carried Into effect they will result In a reduction of the present rates On sheep from Iowa points to Chicago, because of the use of "double deck" cars. I HOGS HOLD RECORD PRICE LI Stock Market - Stationary, bat ' Pork Makes New Hick Mark. I CHICAGO, Feb. 26. Live hog prices at the stock yard kept their hold on th market today, th record price. $9.70, top rigurea since 1870, being paid. s "phe packers have been buying little throuarh the week Price of all products also advanced still further, In Sympathy. Pork for May delivery sold on the Board of Trade at $24.90 per barrel, ecllpetng the high record mark recorded during the fa mous Armour corner In J887, . ROAD EMPLOYES GET v TAFT President Promises to Attend Inter national Gathering ef Fonr j - Brotherhoods. WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-The president today agreed to attend a big International gathering of the four brotherhoods of rail road employe at Worcester, Mass.. April i to t HYMENEAL, TValker-Calp. STFI.LA, 'Neb., Feb. 2.-Speclal.)-Mliu Florence Culp and Herbert WaNcer were married this week at the home of A. R. McMullen. About forty relatives and friends were present to witness the cere mony. The bride grew to won-anhood In this . vicinity, and the grcom :tme here from Missouri a couple of years ago. They will make their home on a farm south of town. , Huron Odd Fellows to Build. HURON, S. D., Feb. 2d. (Special.) A three-story brick building 50x115 fet wU be erected the present season by the Odd Fellows' fraternity, of thl city. "This was decided upon at a largely attended meet ing and of member of the order last night The structure will be on of the finest of Its kind In this, part of the coun try and will cost about $30,000. Governor at Genera. GENEVA. Neb.Feb. 28. (Special.) Last night Governor Shallenberger spoke at the Methodist Episcopal church on "Patriotic Cltlsenshlp" to a well-filled house. He was introduced by rr. F. L. Beck. The gov ernor, it Is expected, will visit the girl' reform school tomorrow. I A. A. IT. Wrestlers at Chicago. CHICAGO, Feb. 26,-Tbe National Ama teur Athletic union wrestling champion ships will open at the Illinois Athletic club tonight. Stars from many cities arrived here today. Among the out-of-town entries are George Taylor of New York, Max Hlm melhoch, Detroit; Gustaf Hankanaon, Bos ton; F, B. Gump, Kansas City; Herbert Puncan, San Francisco, and Fred Narganes, New York Athletic club. The preliminaries will be decided tonight and the finals to morrow. The Weather! For Nebraska--Falr. For Iowa Fair; colder In east portion. Temperature at Omaha yesterday: Deg. 3 p. m. 4 p. m... I p. ni... (p. m... 7 p. m... I)wil Record. OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU, OMAHA. Feb. Is Official record of tern- petaiuie ana precipitation coniparea Wltn ; '; corresponding period tfth4uJ)ghjJ Maximum temperature.... t9 43 14 43 ' Minimum temperature IS !3 li V, ism ie ncera.ure si si m I Precipitation 00 .00 .00 .00 i Temperature and precipitation departures , inrni me normal ai umana since jaaren l, and compared with tha last two years: Normal tumperature 17 Excess for the day 4 TolaJ deflnletiry since March 1 lift Normal precipitation 04 Inch Ief cli ncy for the dav ,,. .01 Inoh Total rainfall s'nee March 1 HVlst Inches Excess suit e March 1 4.70 Inches !en.;lrcy for cor. peri' a, jmo .... .7 lnce I lfl'ie cy for c". p to 1 , 1US.... Uli.ch . P to I. JHui l li Inches L. A. WELSH, Local Forecaster. 1 I SAYS MLLINGEU DECEIVED TAFT (Continued from First Page.) contended had a bearing on the mnltor, hut Mr. Plnohot would not withdrew from his position that there was abo. lutely nothing In tlie decision which President Tsft must have referred to, . . up un:iBrr, in laci, that a previous opinion specifically held that th agreement wa .lawful. Point Mill Re Raised Again. This feature of the testimony as tem porarily passed over, but It vai very evident from the statements made by members of the committee, they would take It up more fully before Mr. Pinchdt Was excused as a witness. Indications j were, whea adjournment was taken, that me former forester would be on the aland for some' time to come. One of the minor charges made by Mr. Pinchot was to the effect that Mr. Bal llnger, ias commissioner of the land of fice in 1607, protested against the creation of the Chugach forest reserve In Ataska. Th reserve was created over his protest, however, and includes most of the-Cunningham coal claims. Mr. Plnchot'a Statement. Mr. Plnchofs statement follows: "What I desire to lay before the com mittee is a consecutive stcy of my ex perience with Mr. Balllnger in relation to the conservation of natural resources. Among several other matters there are three of principal Importance to be called to ('our attention." "The first of three concerns the policy devised and Inaugurated by the last ad ministration of protecting against mo nopolistic control the water power sties owned by the people. "I shall show you that Secretary Bal llnger entered his office with the clear determination to make short work of that policy; that he reversed it so far as he was allowed to do so; that he restored power tte to entry without the remotest Idea of re-wlthdrawlng them, and that finally. When I charged him last autumn to the president with being an enemy of the policy c-f-ccnservatlon, he capped the cli max by living to the president himself an explanation of his conduct that was es pecially false. Calls Bslllnger I'nfalthf "The second has to do withNmy connec tion as government officer with the Cun ningham coal cases, and with the Qlavls Charges. I shall show you how the forest J tervioe became Involved In these cases and how Glavl submitted his facts to me. I believed then, as I believe now, that he told the truth. I am convinced now, as I Was when he came to me, tha,t Olavls wa a faithful publio servant and that th fact which he presented prove that Mr. Balllnger Irasbeen unfaithful to hi trust a a servant of the people and as the guardian of public properly of enormous value. "I shall show you that since 7 learned the facts you have heard from Glavls and others, which I am about to lay before you, I have acted steadily In the light of them, as was my duty both as a public officer and' as a cltlsen to do. "I shall show you that In pursuanoe of that duty I laid before the president both by word of mouth and In a letter of No vember 4, a statement of my conviction that Secretary Balllnger has been a dan gerous enemy to conservation. Falsehood Direct Chnrgre. ' "1 shall show you that this letter wa submitted by the president to Mr. Balllnger and that as part of his reply he laid be fore the president a statement concerning th Cunningham coal cases, which state ment 1 shown by undisputed documentary evidence to be absolutely false in three essential particulars. It will then appear that Mr. Balllnger wilfully, deceived the president and was disloyal to him. "The third principal mattor is concerned with the attitude of this government- In law and administrative prnotlce toward the conservation of the natural resources belonging to the people. "1 desire to show you that the story of Glavls' courageous and successful fight to protect the property of ths people, which ended In his dismissal without a hearing, Is but a single chapter in the history of the public lands. I shall show you that under our present law and practice the more difficult task falls on those who would protect the public property and not on those who would despoil it and that under the present system the betrayal Into monopolistic control of what belongs to all bf ua is mad easy and, often In practice, inevitable. "The Imperative duty before this country I not merely to get rid of an unfaithful publio servant. A far more Important duty Is to bring about a fundamental change In the law and the practice toward conserva tion, to prevent for the future what has been In the past the almost inevitable sacrifice of the public welfare and to make possible hereafter the utilization of the natural resources and the ratural advan tages for the benefit of all the people In stead of merely for the profit of a few. ; "When this story has been told and the witnesses whom I shall ask you to call have been heard, you will realize that the Interests of the people are not safe In Mr. Balllnger' hands, and that the country will demand of this committee a verdict In harmony with the general conviction that the secretary of the interior has been un faithful both to the publio whose property be has endangered and to the president ftjhom he has deceived." - Farther Examination of Barr. The forenoon was devoted in part to a further examination of W.' W. Barr of Seattle, as to the agreement now in effect between htm and L. R. Glavls as to secur ing timber lands in Washington. Barr said Glavls was able toglve him Informa tion a to the location of available lands, which he had never been' able to procure before and tho effort of the committeemen , Wt clearly directed toward bringing out the fact that Glavls within two months after he had left the government service was engaged In making use of knowledge gained as a public servant for ths bene! ' 35 bf private parties, Just as he charged See 34 retary Bellinger with being after retiring jjj fram office as commissioner of the general ; lana oiiice. It was stated by Barr that If the deal he and Glavls had entered Into was carried through Glavls' share In the profits would amount to $10,000. 9AV0S MECCA OF THOUSANDS gwltserland Retort la Visited hy Pleasure geelreee, from Many Caen tries. DAVOS, Switzerland, Feb. tS.-There are now nearly 6,000 visitors here, the English and Americans being already 100 In exoess of last season. Among the latest arrivals 'Is Mr. A. Bantos-Dumnnt, the popular aviator. All present are bent on having a good time, which the glorious weather has favored and the carnival of winter sports has been In full swing. The con testants are encouraged by the trophies Offered for competition, and the social op portunities these gatherings create. Borne Of th most Important of these events are being held, and Indicate a highly success ful seasou. The Indoor festivities have iMsnrs Siars and Slices Bp Itled Deer The only Je?r brewed from pure fring writer on the market. Order a case for your home and gri tho best. "A beer just fruited to auaff at home a night-cap for the sociable evening-a refreshing draught for' tho late supper a delightful glass to sip undor the evening lamp. Stars and Stripes is a foaming sparkling beverage for the keen palate for the connoisseur. , Dave a Case Delivered to Your Home cJT. CROSS RETAIL lSALi:il, 1402 Douglad Street Telephones Doula. 1306; Independent, A-130G. WILLOW fcPRINCrS BREWING 00. seldom been so gay and jovial, the amuse ment committee having exceeded Itself In this direction. ' The fancy dress ball, the principal social event of the season, proved the most suc cessful In years. Three hundred partlol pated. The showy flowery cotillion, th most gorgeous ever seen In Davo. was led by Mesdames Horace Booth, Moxon, fcel let and Llnnell, and Messrs. Moxon and Williams. Hastings Fans ' Are Now Ready Base Ball Supporters Incorporate and Are 'Beady for Season's Work. ; HASTINGS, Net., Feb. M.-Spc!ai.)-Local arrangements for state lea e bos ball were given definite form last night when a company of fan incorporated and elected officer to have supervision over the Hastings team In the oncomlnf season. With the possible ex ceptlon of, Fremont all of the towns In the proposej clroult have made satisfactory progress in th league preparations, and it was annuUhcod at the meeting that probably Prjnwnt would be on hand with the neci wary foifeii when the state league directors hiv-. hrjrt week. If Fremont fails to Come Ir, rr..;ar ney will probably be given tne place. ollowlng the adoption of th mn..u.,.iM and bylaws at last night's meeting an In- Daj' was taken for director and the five men recelvlnsr tha Mrhui of votes, Messrs. F. C. Babcock. C. ft Lane, H. E. Stein, P. Bv Renner and Will Nelmeyer were Ihen unanlmnn.iv ia w ..... ' The constitution provides that th three cniet executive officer must eb member of the Board of Directors and lh keeping with this rule the director oompteted th organisation by electing H. E. Stein presi dent, C. O. Lane vioe president. ; Will Nelmeyer treasurer and John llerlln retary. Th director were authorised to select the team managror and they were given supreme authority In all matter per taining to the team management , The personnel of th board Is such as to Inspire confidence among the patron. All have had experience 'In base ball manage-1 ment and their business ability Is suf ficient to guarantee the success of the team provided the patrons do their part. Corespondenoe will be Immediately opened with two or three men, who have been mentioned for manager. The dlrentnra determined to employ a man who ha a thorough u Vrstandlng of the game and executive cat; city for keeDlnr a team nrn. perly in action Orders in Pcavy Case Modified Allowance of Union Pacific to Private Elevators Must Cease by May 1. WASHINGTON. Feb. 28.-Order In '. th Peavey Elevator cases made last year by the Interstate Commerce commission to prohibit allowances to private elevator by the Union Paclflo railroad, which tM to become effective on April 1 next were modi fled today by the commission so a to make them effective on May 1. Orders nlso were Issued extending the effective date or orders on the cane of the trafflo' bureau of the MerchanU' exchartjts of St. Louis against the Chicago, Curllnfr ton ft Qulncy railroad and several other Important western lines from Apr:I I May 1, and the case of the New Urli'an Board of Trade against the Lou.v'le Nashville railroad fnyn Ma rah .1 to. April X LITTLE MONEY FOR ' ,; M'CUTCHEN CREDITORS Estate of Former Wood ma a llead Banker Closed by Art ml a- . 1st rs tor. ; , . IDA QTtOVK. Ia., Feb. (Special. After being In the courts for six year, the estate of the lata E. II. McCutohen w closed this week when the administrator Fred C. McCutohen and V. Roush sent checks te all the claimants for II per cent of their claims, stating that after all the assets were turned Into cash, th adminis trators were able to make only a It pr cent payment on the 'dollar. E. K. Mc- Cutchen died January 18, 1501, supposed to be on of the richest men In northwest Iowa. He owned 9.13 acres of land in Ida county besides th E. H. MeCutchen Co. private bank at Holsteln. supposed to be a strong Institution. He wa head banker of the Woodmen. t The next day after his dth th hank was found to be short $1,00 and It elosed its doors. Oskar Berger, his cashier, and his son, Fred MeCutchen, were Indicted by the grand Jury for fraud, but both WW cleared after sensational trials The Mod ern Woodmen sued to recover llfQOQO In funds which McCutehon held a head banker, and Ida county sued the MeCutchen bondsmen for S3.122 In county funds, held by the bahk. The fine stock on th farm wa sold for $24,000, the farms were, sold, and th estate Is now closed by paying II per cent. The case of the Wouomeh versus Ihe bondsmen of MoCutchen I atltl being fought In the courts, but thus ftr the bondsmen have gained every decision, and the Woodmen have-spent $40,000 fight ing the case. ; t Bankers' Convention la jan, , HURON. S. D.. Feb. M.-8peclaJ.)-At a meeting of the executlv committee t th South Dakota Bankers' association -.her last evening. June t I and 10 were fixed a th date for th state eoirvontlon to be held in Tankton. No program wa de termined upon, but a cominJtts "will r range on by ccrespondenee. Among those present from, outside of Huron were S. Drew, Hlghmore, secretaryTC. H. Barrett, Vermillion, chairman ot oornmltte; F. S. Danforth, Parker; F. B. Flratton, Dead wood; B. A, Cummlng. Pierre; C. L. Mel lette. Fot frerre; B. T. Cassel. Aberdeen; M. J. Chaney, Wakonda; H. R. Den nis, Ploux Falls; M. P. Beebe, Ipswich. DR. CR0FF0RD 1STaRDQNEd' Pay stela n lent to Pealtentlaj-r for Death et Girl New Believed Issoeest, DES MOINES. Feb. .-Oovernor Carroll rnnn reaommim.lA.tlnn rt h c,.( ti.. of Parol today pardoned Dr. J. W. Croffor J of Decatur, bounty, who in 1R06 wa sent HP the penitentiary for twelve year for the murder .ot. Maud Stone In hi hospital at Lamonl. Newly discovered evidence show- tng that the man 1 Innocent formed the ground for the pardon. O OME folks my, "One laundry is ju$t like another' but they are mistaken. AH laundries are not alike; this one la different and fenttl you give" ub a trial you will never know real laundry work. . We at so confident our methods of laundering will please you that we guarantee you satisfaction. ShlrtS returned in sanitary coyer . ocke darned, buttons sewed on and orainary mending done rjee. Douglas 1812. "jr-" n-v.. AVOID TYPHOID FEVER , , BY PRINKING Anderson's Genuine WAUKESHA WATER. We Just, received a shipment freea from the Springs. Ten gallon can, del Ilvered frfte $2J50 rYEnlDiLLon drug co. Irtth and Farnam St. R5C ''V-'miiiCtf Lot Me Help make yrtur home beautiful with the beautiful Wall paper. I sell th finest and largest line to choose (rom In Omaha, and the price in right. Visit my store now, before the spring rush Is on so I can give you my own per sonal attention. SAM NEWMAN- .109 S. 14th at. Fainting,' papsrnangiar and dseorat- taf, that's my line.' Zstituatss Cheerfully furnished Xn jran TPoa Tjrrfc. SJn Job Too miall 'rkoa, Dong. 41;. jV4S13. Blanche Sorenson TEACHER OF SINGING Studio 548 Rame Block 15lh mJ titmj Sit . TcL.H 278. tks rowxft xm kayo a ouoitT to xavii. Honorable Mr. Pah Iras a, th mayor, X can's help his head retting bare, X 1 aoreiy Dies aad whtyi Eta 1 tli main ry of tlie cltyl Xe. ought to have the power 1'0 B4 people nse the best flour, Updike's "rid of Omane." MR8. ANNA LINN ER MAN; ' rwrenca, FREE FREE! An -Order on Her Grocer for 24 lb. Sack of Pride of Omaha Flour, to Every Woman who malls' u a verse of four to six lines (which we iise for . advertising) about "Pride of Omaha" Flour, ; lipoid Hilling Co. ISIS Sherman Ave., Omaha, Jrs. acc THE . Invincible Rcnovahr ptiBOntrftted I Tlie j' IVclfd Electric Co. NO VALVES NO AUl PtiMl NOMTON NO NOISE ' .Call On Vt llt varnata Bt fet. D. 1414. A-141' Laundry Tal
