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THE OMATTA RUNT) AT " BEE: JUNE 26. 1010. CORE OFFERED BIC BRIBE Statement in Senate by Member from Oklahoma Causes Sensation. RELATES TO M'MURRAY CONTRACT Fifty Thonsaael Dollars l'rlre for Not Oppoaln 1'belr Approval .Niuiri Are Sot Men tioned. WrtoJUNOTON. June 2i-Seuator Gore of Oklahoma dUdused In the senate yeotor day what ho Interpreted a an effort to bribe him In connection with legls'.iitlun affecting the fortune In attorney's lets claimed by J. F. McMurry of Oklahoma, for services rendered to the Chottaw and Chickasaw nations l.i land and tmvnslle cases. The charge crei ted u sensation In the senate, which later extended to the house. The latter body in toneeuueiice sent back to conference the fc-encml deficiency bill, which cai red un Item rulutliia.' to contract between the lnd an and their attorneys. As the rebult of the denouement, Senator Gore finally Involved a member of the senate committee on Indian affairs, a member of the house committee on Indian affairs, two former senators one from Ne braska and the other from Kansas, whose names were not mauc publlo in debate. In responne to a suggestion by Senator Bailey that he should name the senate member of the lnJ.an affairs committee, Mr. Gore demurred, but declared that he would welcome an Invest'gatlon of the charges so that the whole matter might be brought out before a body which would be ( uthorized to deal with his allegations. It Is not Improbable tliat such an investi gation will be oideiud. Srnutv Slow to- Comprehend. Mr. Gore was compelled to .address, the Senate three tunes beforj tlmt body was fully aroused to the seriousness of the charges he made. ' Ills' f-rst' effort' was in connection to the conference report on the deficiency bill, which had been pre sented by (Senator Hale. As paused by the senate, that measure contained an amend ment which would nullify contracts made by the Choctaw and Chlckueaw nations and by individual members of these tribes with their, attorneys unless the contracts were approved by congress. This provision was in accordance with a resolution Introduced by Mr. Gore on May 4, last. It was designed to prevent Mr. McMurry from obtaining, fees which, it is said, would aggregate $3,000,000, and which Mr. Gore complained had not been earned by the attorney. The conference report had been adopted by the senate when Mr. Gore entered the chamber. . He announced that lie had been Informed that the senate had receded from the amendment requiring the approval by congress of tribal agreements, but Mr. Hale explained that the matter had been properly safeguarded. Mr. Gore accepted the explanation, but said if the contracts were to be recog nised,. Mr. McMurry would receive SoOO.000 It was in this connection that he first declared that improper Influence had been exerted by a representative of Mr. Mc Murry In an effort to defeat the provision requiring congressional action on the contracts. "Conceived In Corruption." Characterizing the McMurry claims as having been "conceived in corruption," Mr. Goro said he had been approached by an outsider who desired to Interest him in the McMurry claims. Later Mr. Gore examined the provision as agreed upon in 'conference. He lost no frtlmo In returning to the senate chamber, '.where he moved to reconsider the vote by ,: which the conference report had been 'adopted. The presiding .officer informed 'him that the report had passed out of the 5 possession of the senate. Mr. Gore then tymoved to recall the report, but Mr. Gal i linger moved to lay this motion upon the t table, which was done. 'Addressing the senate on a question of personal privilege, the Oklahoma senator ! amplified his charges that corrupt methods ' had been attempted to defeat the senate provision concerning the Indian contracts. Mr. Gore explained that on May 4 last , -he had offered a resolution similar In terms to the amendment he had placed In ftho deficiency bill In the senate, and that lt had been referred to the committee on 'Indian affairs. 5 On the following day Senator Hughes had been directed to make a favorable Ire port on the resolution, he said. " Improper ')tlr Made. J "On May 6th," exclaimed Mr. Gore, "a pnan came to me with an Improper sugges tion. He was a representative of Mr. Mc jMurry, a resident of my home town, and piki been my friend in a time of need. He assured me It would be to my financial 'Interest if I could call on the senator from Colorado and advise him not to report the resolution. There was a suggestion that . JX.000 or SDO.000 would be available if the 'contracts were not prohibited. And I am informed that a similar proposition was .made yesterday to a member of the house 'of representatives." Mr. Oore also charged that "an ex-senator from Nebraska and an ex-senator from Kansas are interested in these large con tracts." and declared that a large lobby was maintained in Washington in that ln "torest. He said he fait In honor bound to continue these efforts "to prevent this 'teal from those defenseless Indians in iOklahoma." .. He declared tnat If the contracts were over carried Into effect it must be "done , with the full knowledge that whether or fuit there hud actually been corruption. It liad been attampted." earning that the house had not yet acted upon the conference report. Mr Xjre hastened to the other chamber, where 'be told friends of the efforts alleged to Ifcave been made to corrupt members. When She conference report was brought up in .the house, representative Murphy of Mls fepurl, cauea aiienuon o in situation. He declared that an attorney had been "lobby jng" in the capltol for a long time In the .interest or legislation which would vail Mate his contracts with Indians. i 't-Name the attorney." demanded several iembera iilf-J. F. McMurry." replied Mr. Murphy, ' - ""tu m me '.gallery at me time. J ... Agreement Rejected. , The house almost unanimously rejected the conference agreement. When the action of the house was rc. ported to the senate, Mr. Halo moved that 'tne senate lunntr iii upon us amena tnents to the bill and asked for a further 'conference. J Mr. Gore re-entered the chamber at this Juncture and obtaining recognition, reiter ated his protest against tne provision In aerted In conference. j Another sensation was created when he dftclared that the "friend in need had told blm during the conversation of May I that a member of this senate, a member of the 'Indian affairs committee and a member of the house committee on Indian affairs, 'were interested In these contracts." Mr. Gore said he had Just seen Mr. Tawney, one of the house conferees, and had askd him who had suggested the provision which was substituted for the original senate amendment. . . "And Mr. Tawney named the very same representative who was mentioned to me on May ( as being Interested lo these con tracts," exclalmf-d the Oklahoma senator. "I understand that this member of the house and Mr. McMurry practlcnlly live tospther In the same hotel In this city." Senators looked shat at tlie disclosures mud" by the Oklahoma member. The charge.", which hail been mild at first, piled up In such an alarming manner th:it even the rush of the Inst day of the ses sion was not sufficient to minimise the genuine interest displayed. The chamber was filled when henator Hailey, the flist to give vent to his ftellne, exclaimed: allies Withheld. "I think the senator from Oklahoma owes it to t.lnmi'.f und to the senate to give the name of tno senator who was reported to him as being interested In these contracts." Mr. Gore declined, however, to mention any names, but said he hoped there would be an investigation of the whole matter in he course of which he might make the dls- loturcs. It Is known that Mr. Gore mentioned to some of his colleagues the names of periods nvolved In his charged, but said that he did not care to have them appear In debate for tlie reajon that they should be brought out n a congt essional lnuuiry. The bill was then returned to conference. Mr. Gore had prepared a resolution pro viding tor an Investigation, but he wltluield t upon (insurance being given by Mr. Hale that the Interests of the Indians would be propertly safeguarded. It was brought out in the speech by Rep resentative Murphy that the McMurry firm would receive 10 per cent of the tribal property of the Clioctawe and Chickasaw under the term of their contracts with the ndians in the event these contracts were approved. According to Representatives Madden of Illinois and Carter of Oklahoma, there are 4a0,0W acres of coal lands In Oklahoma worth ilbO.OUti.wO, of which tne attorneys would get Vlt,OUO,ou0 under the existing con true ta. Mr. Carter said a similar contract had been dis approved by President Roosevelt and that now Vthey had come to President Taft and he and the secreta.y of the interior had re fused to approve it." tails it 111k Steal. "This Is one of the biggest steals ever at tempted to be put through congress," said Mr. Murphy. After naming Mr. McMurray as the man who had been trying to put the alleged scheme through, he said MoMurray had been ably assisted by Cecil Lyon, chairman of the great republican commit tee of Texas and national republican com mitteeman Irom that state." These gentlemen," continued Mr. Mur phy, "have traveled over the Indian Ter ritory and have procured contracts from the individual Indians. Tou are giving to these men who are holding these contracts from $3,000,000 to I1B,000,000, and presumably more, and they had done nothing that would be worth a single dollar for it." Mr. Gore contends that the conference provision is "ten thousand times worse" than existing laws, which requires the ap proval of tribal contracts by the president and the secretary of the interior, but gives them no authority over individual contracts. Mr. Murphy, who was once an attorney for the Creek Indians, tonight figured at i0,SC0,0oO the ultimate amount that would accrue to McMurry and those associated with him under the 10 per cent contract. This, said Mr, Murphy, Is under the geo logical survey estimate, and Is exclusive of the percentage they would get from the pine lands, which are reserved from allot ment. PROGRAM FOR CONSERVATION LAW FIHM DISSOLVED YEAR AGO McMurray Centered Efforts Mostly to Indian I. aw Practice.- M'ALKSTER, Okl., June 24. The firm of McMurry, Mansfield & Cornish, of which J. F. McMurry was a member, was dis solved about a year ago. Since that time McMurry has devoted himself largely to Indian law practice. He was a candidate for delegate to the last national convention, but was defeated in the state convention. During the Oklahoma constitutional con vention a commission was appointed by William H. Murray, president of the con vention, with authority to Investigate the advisability pf the purchase of the segre gated coal lands by Oklahoma. The hearing continued several days and at that time there were Informal offers of 10,000,000 for the lands. About a year ago the Choctaw council. presided over by Green McCurtaln, chief of the Chocttw nation, adopted a resolu tion offering to sell the tribal property, which consisted in part of the coal lands, to the government tor $00,000,000. Melvln Cornish, former partner of Mc Murry, Is in Manltou, Colo., and George Mansfield, another member of the old firm, Is in Rogers, Ark. Committee in Charfre of Bi? Meeting; at Pierre Outlines Work. MANY NOTABLE SPEAKERS New Capltof Will Be Dedicated on Afternoon of Second Day nf Ses sion l.onn- 1,1st of ".objects to Be Dlaruaard. PIERRE, 8. D.. June 23. (Special.) The committee In charge of tne preparations for the conservation meeting here the last of the month has up to the present received acceptances of more than 600 delegates, many of them saying they will not only come but will bring their wives with them. This list does not Include the wholo state, as acceptances are yet coming. Enough have responded to assure representation from every county In the state, and some of the counties In the central portion will carry home with them the silver cup which the Board of Trade of this city has secured to be donated to the county bringing the best representation to the meeting. The program which has been arranged Is practically complete, but subject to any necessary changes.' The principal address of the first day will be by Hon. Don M. Farnsworth, secretary of the Association of Commerce, Chicago, who will speak on "The Importance of Agricultural Develop ment to the Commercial Centers." and who is followed by Hon. Qeorge Welch, com missioner of Immigration of Minnesota, on "Interests Mutual ' to Minnesota and the Dakotas. Other speakers at this meeting will be Prof. Larsen of the state agricultural college and State Engineer Samuel H. Lea, Good Roads and Dry Farm In a. The second session of .the day will be de voted to talks on good roads by Hon. J. W. Parmley, "Dry Farming" by A. J. McCain, "Relations of the Home to the School" by Mrs. Josephine Anderson and "Conservation of South Dakota's Best Product" by Dr. A. A. Brigham of the state school of agri culture. The address of the morning of the second day will be by Governor A. O. Eberhart of Minnesota; Prof. Perisho of the university on "Artesian Waters," Mrs. Anna Sim mons on "The Home," Prof. Fulton of the School of Mines on- "Ore Deposits" and Prof. Cook of tha Spearflsh normal on 'Horticulture."' At the afternoon session the capltol will be dedicated with an address by Governor Vessey and by Rev. A. D. Storms of Iowa Agricultural college. Following the dedication will bo Miss Helen Peabody of Sioux Falls, on "Science in the Home;" Dr. Stoner on "Conserva tion of Soil Moisture," and Prof. N. E. Hansen on "Northern PHnts for Northern Prairies." The evening session will be taken by "Agriculture in the Publlo Schools," by William F. Howe of the De partment of Agriculture, Washington: Horticultural Development," by Hon. H. C. Warner; "Eradication of the White Plague," by Dr. H. F. Ratte. and "Rural Fraternal and Social Organisation," by Hon. Charles Hoyt. master of the state lane. The l ist day's speakers will be 1'resM. nt J. W. Campbell of the state fair, on "Our Agricultural Fairs;" Prof. C. Willis of lirooklnss, on "A Permanent Agriculture," "The Influence of the Press In the Devel opment of the Htate. by W. F. Ititncmft. president of the State Press association, and "From t!atifr to Fame In Western South Dakota," by Mark C. Rl h of Full River county. At ,lhe lust ar salon Hon. M. F. Greeley will talk on "Our Duty to the Nr Set tler." Prof. Robertson of the Ktute Agri cultural college im "I'tllir.atloti of Our Hiilldinn Material," and Henry Nelll, secre tary of the Dakota Millers, on "Made In Dakota," and "Development of Water Power," by State Engineer 5. H. Lea. An address for the pres:.-:ng ofr:cer of each meeting is expected, the officers be. ing ex-Governor C. N. llerreld of Aber deen for the first meeting; ex-Governor Coe I. Crawford for the second session, Robert L. Slagol of the State Agricultural colic-Re for the third session, Prof. Gault of the State university at tho fourth ses sion, Judge C. S. Whiting of the supreme court at the evening session of thn eeconrt day, ex-Governor Andrew E. Lee for the first session of the last div and ex-Governor S. H.-Elrod for the lost session. The program will he Interspersed with music and entertainment of different classes will be provided for the visitors who come to attend the session. 0MAHAN ON FIREMAN'S BOARD C. V. McLnnahlln Re-elected Director of Brotherhood of Locomotive ' Firemen and Engineers. ST. PAUL, June 25. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Englnemen this afternoon decided to hold its next conven tion at Mobile Ala. on the first Monday In June, 1913. The brotherhood concluded the election of officers by electing the following to the board of directors: H. O. Teat, Atlanta, Ga.; P. J. McNamee, Buffalo, N. Y.; Fred Barr, San Antonio, Tex.; Arthur Lovell, Logausport, 2nd.; George K. Wark, Toronto, Ont.; John Cochran, St. Paul, and C. V. McLaughlin, Omaha. IOWA GIRL WHO WAS QUEEN OF THE FAIRIES V - .v House Conferees Win Struggle for Reclamation Act GIRL WHO WILL NOW PRACTICE AT THE BAR Miss Sfarr Goes to Peklnar. MITCHELL, S. D., June 25. (Special.) Miss Florence Starr, who has been asso ciated with tho faculty of Dakota Wes leyan university for the last fifteen years, has tendered her resignation. Miss Starr, in the early fall will leave for China to accept a position as a teacher in a govern ment school at Peking. She will have charge of a class of young men of royal rank to prepare them In the early steps of an American education and later they will be sent to this country to complete their education. Heat Victim lianas Himself. MASON CITY, la., June 25. (Special Tel egram.) Due to Intense heat, Theodore Koerber was picked up today seemingly deranged. An hour later he hanged him self in jail. His home was in Mankato. Persistent Advertising la the Road to Big Returns. HELEN STRUBLE. Miss Htflen Ktrublo of LeMars, la., as queen of the fairies in the annual senior play at the University of Iowa, "A Mid summer Night's Dream," created the sen sation of the performance. Her beauty and acting adjudged her the Btar of the play. MIks Struble Is a member of the PI Beta Phi sorority at Iowa and graduates this year with honors, having been elected to membership In Phi Beta Kappa. Student Drowns nt Mitchell. MITCHELL, S. D., June 25. -(Special. ) Charles A. Desgrpve, a university student, was drowned In the Milwaukee pond, a half mile east of the city Wednesday night. In company with two friends he went In bath ing and was alone In the water before the others and the supposition Is that he stepped Into a hole end not being able to swim drowned. The body was recovered by the compsnlons within five minutes after ward, but life was extinct. The young man returned during the day from a trip out to Cascade, Colo., where he attended a conference of the Young Men's Christian association, and this morning he intended to leave for his home at Falrbury, 111. The body was taken Thursday evening back to his home and were accompanied by Prof, C. V. Gllllland. The. Key to the Situation Bee Want Ads! MOVEMENTS Or OCBAH STEAMSHIPS Port. ArrlTud. Sailed NEW YORK. ..Italia LONDON Wlnneou LIVERPOOL... Empreu of Ireland.... NEW YORK.. .Verona Provision Authorizes Issuance of t20, 000,000 Worth of Certificates for Completion of Work. WASHINGTON, June 24 The bouse con ferees won their fight for the house pro vision Ui tne bill authorizing the Issuance of SLD.uOO.Ouu worth of certificates of In debtedness for the completion ot existing reclamation projects, on which It Is pro posed to Kpend the money as raised, llwy made the coiicecslons, however, that the provision should be modified so thul the power of approving projects should lest upon the prc8io. Mil ulone. Tnu house pro vision would nave lequlred the approval ulso of tlie hi niy tngmeei'S. '1 ne senate uppobott turning over to army engineers the question of examining und approving projects, on the ground that many of tha projects hud been developed to a point where they inubt be continued according to the mgiiial pinna or an of the money already luvcbted would be lobt. An effort to iccouclle the differences was madu at the White House today, when ihe president had the conferees to lunch eou. lie proponed that the question of having the projects examined by the army engineer.! be left to tho discretion of tho executive, and the senate conferees were willing to accept this suggestion. Tho matter was not Mi tied, however, until after another conference ut the cap ltol, und the agreement resulted oniy after still further concessions by the senate conferees. Aftci considerable debate the senate accepted tho conference report. Auto Victim Dead. WATERLOO, la., June trtpeclu Tele gram.) George W. Hortoii of Nashua, vic tim of an automobile accident Wednesday, died last night. He leaves a widow and five children. He was a prominent cltlxeu and GO years of age. v si I " V ) . t , V - .-it'- ' ' ' "f"' r 4X V " si 'i f v , f' ' ki W : ' 1MOOEN1-: l:KNSiN. Miss Tmogt-nr V.enson of Iowa City Is the only girl graduate of the law class Bt Iho I'nlverslty of Idwn this enr numbering sixty-five. Miss Benson ranks hlKh with her class tills year nnd hns proved exceed ingly prominent In the various nctlvltles of 'the lnw class dutinir the last nine months. rtEFRIOEKATORS Our line L complete. We have tho Yukon nnd Economic In the new models.. 1. C. De Vol Hardware Co., 501 Broadwuy. AUTOMOBILES FOR HIRE DAY OR NIGHT REPAIRS, STORAGE Gate City Automobile Co. Phonas-Douclaa 3278; A 3247. Station 16th and Howard streets, Omaha (T Wabash Train Runs Into Ditch, Twenty-Five Hurt Passenger Cars Leave Track Near Percy, la., and Later Are Crashed by Fast Freight. DES MOINES, June 25. Twenty-five peo ple were Injured, two perhaps fatally. In a passenger derailment and rear end collision on the Wabash railroad near Percy at 8:30 tonight The wreck was caused by water which had undermined the track, me engine and three cars ran Into the ditch. but the rear car was left on the track. The passengers In the rear car had not had time to recover from their fright when a fast freight struck It, knocking It from the track. The seriously injured: C. J. Riley, Moberly, fireman on passen ger; hurt internally, may cue. E. L. McAtee, Moberly, mall clerk; jaw broken. R. L. Carter, conductor; left ankle crushed. Julia Lenon, Little Rock, Ark.; ankle and arm dislocated. V U. Brirwii, Ottawa II.; eft leg cut off at ankle. U W. Matthews, ankle and knee broken. Mrs. Li. E. Warner, knee dislocated. Gertrude Wilson, Centerville, la., knee broken. Wallace Fletcher, Moberly, Mo., Injured internally. Mrs. U Butler, Peoria, 111., badly bruised. The wreck came without a moment's warning. The train was going at a forty- mile clip, when the engine suddenly toppled Into the ditch, followed by the three cars. Notice was at once sent to Des Moines and passenger No. 14, bound for St Louis, hurried to the wreck. The Injured weer transferred to the rollef train, which reached Des Moines at 1:15 o'clock. Ambulances took the injured to Mercy hospital. It is believed that W. a. Brown ot Ottawa, 111., and C. J. Riley ot Moberly wUl die. uaMMHiMss) m Surely It's a Busy Store It'B our prices and our quality that makes this a busy store. Ev erybody who investigates prices In Omaha and then visits this Btore in South Omaha buys their goods here. Just think, 20 per cent below Omaha prices. This means $20.00 on a hundred dollar purchase. That's a lot of money off, don't you think? And it's really worth investigating, isn't it? Then, come on down here, it doesn't even cost more car fare, get a transfer, all South Omaha cars pass our door. Investigate Omaha prices, make notations, etc., and then come down here. You'll see the saving. I THE BUSY ST01E1 Make Big Money Biding Street Cars Board any Omaha car, ask for a transfer to any South Omaha car and get off at 24th and L streets, right in front of our store. In South Omaha. That's the way to make money riding on Btrcet cars and big money, too. We sell ev erything on an average of 20 per cent below Omaha furulture store prices. Our out ot the way loca tion and consequent light oper ating expense permits this, you know. We sell all over Omaha yesterday two big loads went out into Dundee. Dining Room Sets Golden Oak, Mission op English Finish It is with particular pride that we call attention to our immense line of Dining Room Sets. The assortment is most complete and the prices, well, they are 20 or greater below those charged in Omaha that makes a big saving, too, on a dining room set. You may purchase .any part you desire, just chairs, a table or only a buffet, as you desire. .We'll break the set to accomodate you, at 20 below Omaha prices. 9x12 BRUSSELS RUGS A wonderful showing of them. Perfect designs especially made for us, clobly woven at the Home Furniture Co., jg 9x12 VELVET RUGS 20 off the Omaha price of these beautiful &4 r A A velvet rugs make them pretty reasonable indeed only '. vAtltvv 9x12 AXMINSTER RUGS of the highest quality, made by the latest and most practical process of monufacture. They give everlasting wear JJ 9x12 GENUINE BAGDAD BODY BRUSSELS Those knowing big values will wonder at our price on these elegant patterns. We sell them COf. Qft at fully $10.00 less than the Omaha price. Our price only vUadv 9x12 GENUINE BAGDAD WILTON Most expertly woven into luxurious designs, original and exclusive. Their equal is not in Omaha at CQf! OA $20.00 more per rug-only MVOU qq forl cFrJV fine his strong Chair. Men at Daboqit Oat. PUBUQUE. Ia., June tt.-(Special.) The freight handlers, checking clerks In the Milwaukee, Illinois Central, Burlington and Chicago Ureat Western freight houses In Dubuque are out as the result of the re fusal of the companies to accede to a higher scale of wages. The men claim they are being paid an average ot 11.65 per day, while similar employes In Chicago and tha twin cities are being paid an aversge of per day and up. They ask an average of 12.00 a dsy. 1 tiS Yes, 11.95 is all we ask down here in South Omaha for this full size elegantly made, beau tifully finished rocker. It's a great value, and you will say so, too, when you see it. $10.00 Princess Iresser This beautlfuly panel mirror, oak dresser, is extremely low priced. Am ia Chiffonier to match above VI 3U is a big bargain. $4 $1.35 Sewing Rocker -like cut. below Omaha prices. Your choice of fumed oak, mission, waxed or golden oak finish. Guaranteed pure, first class leather finishings. 20 Sanitary C45 Couch V You never saw a better bargain than this $4.00 handsome sanitary Couch for $2.4 5. Patent adjustable, with drop sides. Can be changed from a couch to a bed in a minute. Made very strongly. Price them in Omaha before coming here. ik KSTsftsasMsi sfi" w rs- - -" f -" j H THESE PRICES ARE NOT FOR ONE DAY ONLY BUT APPLY EVERY DAY. 24th and L Streets 5 (DIE FUMITUIE CO. SOUTH OMAHA MsmJ 1 0 SK '