THE PEE: OMAHA. FRIDAY. FEBTUTATIY 3. mil.
ery mntihr of l he ktuIi- hud his mind j
i.'srie up' on 'fie f(Utlnti Sd a li u"lnn
of It wo'ild K- a wat. ot iim and oratory. '
in ai-rord wftb that view the bill slated
lor third radlng . wltlmut a. committee of
tlie whole, lim uxilon nnl. tomorrow will be
vot"d upon . fur !. or defeat."
nu. i.
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!llir ( nnimlllrn ' i'nwr MfrM
lark fnr "niilnrtlon.
i r'rnm a Ptaff 'orrponlrtt.)
!.!NOl..V. l-"b., I SeclnJ.--The pM
m of two MIX the trnln service art by
(rneler of Ther. and .- the Mclvlaslrk
ratHxtse rf, wia trip fhit order of busi
ness iranrarteri at vsti-rilay morning's
slon of the hoii'. Neither bl!l r-m'oun-i
red opposition. -
Several other bUf r ere aitrd c.n per
fnnrtnrlly. ' th. Johnson perch; officer bill
nu at the motion of Merries reforred back
to the com mite, and the bill providing
for an lncrra.se In county atorneya' salaries
wan reported back to the house with a re
Itii'tt to consider fthe measure later.
Th afternoon session Included commit
Ice reports anH a tort -meeting as a com
mittee of The wnMC. The . s-eelal order
of fc-avel presentation nan taken up at 3
o'clock, following . which the houpe ad
jiurnnj until li),o'clucl this morning.
In committee of the. whole the following
a i tlon was takt-hr
If.1 R. ?. iy' l.riVlirtun of Franklin, ap
piopflntinK ' lof aii rKrtruitural chool in
ou'hweptoin X6brftiKa (lie sum of "ltU.OuO,
was lml-f till t l y poetponed..
I", It. 2i'S. by Johnson i Jolmxn, provid
ing for a hoaiU of parole ou'lcer for the
poiif U-ntlai y, was rt-fi'iicd . back lu the
iioiiyc commit too
II. K S.I. by provldimt that the salaries
of iHOinty c lomeya shall bo Increuned,
was reportd with. mrosrea made and
leave asked to asm consider the measure.
11. H. )!. Iiy tiuland of Uo'.iKia. m.4'unR
a holiday of tjetuliT 11'. and denlgnatinK It
an 1 'tNcoverer'a day, way recommended for
IM'dflnlte postponement. .
Il.lt. 2M, b . Moody ot ("UKter.the pool
halW' meawgrei , w referred hack to the
committee on Judiciary for amendment.
etlou- tn' ("ninmlltee fte-porta.
Standing committee reports were received
by the hods as follows: -
T. r. R.rw, ly oB'riham'of Thayer, pro
viding that all plans of school houses shall
ba approved hT " ttid fctHfe superintendent
before building Is begun. . All fire escapes
to be two or wmr stories high. Recom
mended . fof )iafa:;e. '
H. K. 47, by JrlAKeUte of Lancaster, pro
viding for an assistant county suierlntend
ent of schools for counties having more
than l,w poplatlor).
I1, .1 .Uiii,y2KxMltm K,lmb-:"CrtC,ldK
Ing that 1 he 'gnvernmetit of country high
schools spall be taken from the county
boards and placed In the hands of a county
board of regent fo be e'lerted by the school
board" of the county. '" Recommended.
H, R. 77 ' hy Colion Of York, providing
that changing the law by which escheat of
alien held lands may he had so that at
any (line prior to action b ythe county
attorney tha widow or heirs of the deceased
alien holder may have land sold without
process of eeheatment. Recommended.
11. IV 67. by Metsger of Cass, providing
for persons, ownflned In jiiy state institu
tion' by reason of drunkenness or drug
habits the rlKbr to' use the writ of habeas
corpus. Recommended.
II. R. 170, by alast of 'Frontier, limiting
the location of telegraph and telephone
poloa to within lx feet of the boundary
llncg of the rosdwav Recommended.
II. R. I, by HurcHy. providing that cul
verts underneath railroad shall be double
width. Hecommonded.
H, R. M. by Hartels rf Wayne, approprat
Ing ii,0no for a new building for the
Wayne Normal school. Recommended.
H.t R. K2.. by Baker of ork. correcting
the pass law. Recommended for passage
wit I), slight amendments.
' 1 f, R. 79. by Quackenbush of Nemaha,
expediting tha proceedings In an appear to
the supreme court by requiring appellants
to file a prtlnted abalract of the transcript
of proceedings. Recommended.
If. R. 144. by Hardin of Harlan, providing
chattel mortgagee valid for thirty days
after the property has been removed from
the county In which the mortgage was
filed, after which the mortgager must file
a new mortgage, or take the property to
protect his Interest. Recommended. .
H i R. 4ft, by Taylor of ft Itchcock. mak
ing Illegal coursing mert a and similar ex
hibitions. RecoinmrtidedV
H. It. ao4 by, Moody of" Ouster, providing
for the licenslei? of pool halls and bowling
alleys outside the corporate limit of cities.
Recommended.
H. R. 4. by Bitshee-of Kimball, providing
that railroad companies shsll be held liable
for fires set by them negligently. Recom
mended. H. R. MS. 6y Hatfield of Lancaster,
amending the state railway . commission
law to extend the free pass to express
company officers, to families of other rail
road employee and for-the transportation
of other personal property at educed rates.
Recommended. ..
II. R. !. by Meyer of Nuckolls, providing
for Isuanc -at (re paasaa to hertffs. In
definitely postponed, i,., -
II. R. 114. by Anderson of Kearney, com
pelling trains I be stoppM at county seat
towns, indefinitely twstpuned. '
. R. J5, by Monger of. i:ss, providing
sleeping cars for stock shippers. Indefinitely
postponed.
The fallowing, bills vora pasaed:- ..." v
ff. It It. by .Orurtwr of Thayei-.' limiting
She number of hours trainmen may be on
duty and prescribing the length of rest re
quired afterward; make, present law con
form with till -federal law In cert lta
entirety. , . '
H. K. S3, by McKlealflk Of Gage, provides
certain specification that, must be con
formed to by railroads In constructing their
caboose or waycurs.
UISTOIUr ViVKt, FOR IPBAKEH
rteca of Flagstaff of Old Fort Kear
sr Fiapled la .Makta.
(From a Staff Correspondents
LINCOLN. Feb. l.-tSpectal.-A gravel
made from the, .wood of the flag staff of
old -Fort Kearney was presented to the
speaker of the house this afternoon by the
State Historical society. Representative 8.
C. Raaaett of Gibbon made the premutation
speech and was. Seconded by H. Q. Taylor
of Merrick. The gavel presentation was
the occasion for an effort on the part of
the members of the Daughters of the
American Revolution 4a boost for Bassett't
bill to appropriate $2,000 for . a memorial
tablet at Kearney to mark the old Oregon
trail. Tha monument planned la similar
to the one recently set up by the same
organisation In Rlvervlew park In Omaha.
The members of the Grand Army of the
Republic and toe Woman's Relief corpa are
ale backing the movement.
la making the presentation Mr. Baaaett
said In part:
The great Oregon trail Is said te be the
longest trail In the history of the world.
It v. as l.X miles In length without a
friendly harbor In Its entire length where
the weary traveler might rest tn peaoe and
wifely a trail t.tnO mliea lung through a
region unknown.. unexplored, unlnhabltated
by white men. But Inhabitated by numerous
tribes of Indiana, warlike, cruel, cunning
and revengeful-a trail I uuO miles In lenath
trussing unbrldged atrettma, some of them
a nine in win in. in wnose aaadv bntton
lurked the treacherous quicksand holes so
doKtructlva of life and property, or a,aln
uraert waatra devoid of water, or, mure
dreaded than all, the alkalal deaert. whose
waters. !:nre:;.sj wttn alkalal, were
lioisonous to man and beasts.
A drM.(Mrlerr,
It also seems not Inappropriate to term
the ttregoa trail a great cemetery. I.Ouo
miles in length. -bwide which were burled
thousands of brave, noble, courageous men
and ooinen. who gave their lives in tha
etfort to reat from the Ignorant, wasteful,
aiandpat. non-progreaalve Indian this fair,
f.-rultv and fruitful land wet of tha Uia
hiaalppi tn older chat It iniaht become the
home of the Intelligent, thrifty. provTesa
ie. .civilised white man and that their ef
fort was not In vain, that their lives were
not xacriflced ithout some recompense
there la abundant evidence, for even in our
ovtn fair state, w tilth bordered some 4u0
miles of the old Orepon trail, there la now
living more than l.iwi W of white people.
drlltng In quinfortable homes In the midst
of peace, proerity and happlneaa.
I ' Fort Kearaey.
The one hlatortc spot tn Nebraska la
mlihout question the aite of old Fort
Kearney. Few reatiie bow useful and im
portant this fMl aa in the early history
u( tne territory Lviiii ilia Miiaaippi.
Fort Krnejf a eetablirhed In May.
' a ret located .on the aouth aide
of the i'Uue rlyer shout five mlla eaat
Slid SOUIU of tY:4 vi ebit' i y of Krarily.
lu AugUkt. I Ml. Irk a duly niae by Lieu
tenant t'oioiiei: r"ril biih th four con
riiaie miei vi Iaiic Indiana, Uteae
Where -DaHman Votes Came From
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Interior of the pool, hall
cratlc voters.
it 617 South
Imlinn tr!hs rotlnoulshed to the aeneraj
government or military purposes ahix- the-1
I ten miles souare. on wli!i;li. tb fuit,
located and an additional ieserva1tlMi ;ex
tenulng from a point five miles est of
the fort as far east as the eastern ermlnu
l-l-uptimn In Mall county, a nct6f tend '
including all the valley of the Platte' cm
the north side to the crest of the Muffs
and the "thousand Islands" of the l&lte
as wall. V.'
Kepresentatlv Taylor said: ' '
The presenting of a gavePto the apeaker
of this house Is a simple act In Itself and
yet when It la clothed with the aarmenta
ot historical significance It becomes an Im
portant event In the prdcceng of thla
body. Baron says that" ,,oi.t of monu
ments, names,-words, proverbs, traditions:
private records and evidence, fragments of
atortea, pasxages of hooks, and the lltie,
do we save and recover somewhat from the
deluge of time." May we not hope there
fore that. out of the presentation of thla
gavel we may rescue from the. obscurity
of the early days In Nebraska some frag
ment of history that later perhaps may be
used In the building of tlve story ot tha
winning of the west. And aa we render
a long overdue tribute to the achievements
of those pioneers we can catch soma of the
Inspiration that their aplendl deeds invoke.
Over a million of us here in Nebraska are
enjoying the comforts and privileges of
modern life, the fruits that have ripened
from the sacrifices, privations, labors and
forethought of the men and s omen who
first came to this country and caught the
vision of lta possibilities. "We need to be
touched with some of the fire that burned
In their hearts and with some of the teal
that made them attempt the seemingly Im
possible. That ' flagstaff wag the silent
witness of many stirring scenes and the
emblem that waved from Its top was a
signal of refuge and a guarantee of se
curity and protection to thousands of
heartsick and homesick pilgrims on the
trail. May we not hope that as thla in-,
strurient of order and authority Is used It
ma also exert a voiceless Inavjenoe upon
the membership of this houae; that the
aplrlt of foresight, dauntless courage and
progreastvaneas which It brings to us from
tha comfuert ot the frontier may pervade
this assembly, and that as It helped to
support the flag In the old days H may
be a constant reminder to ua to do the
same today. . ' .
NEW BILLS BKFORH LEGISLATURE
Hoapodsky Has Measure far Twe Lin
coln Aaylnm Balldlngs.
, (From a Staff Correspondent.)
IJNCOLN,' Feb. 2. (SpecleJ.)-The fol
lowing, house pills were Introduced:
H. R. 813. by Quackenbush of Nemaha
Maklhg It "unlawful for any minor- under IS
yeara of -age to use tobci6 In ahy: fo,rm,
but providing tbat if . atd '.yontn..JuVnes
party from whom he" 4ougSt-ioVaita !he
atay be free from prosexmtfolii, ""T -v f
H H. 314, by. Meuger of Caw-Tfeiuig
railroad, companies to provide on way. cars
of stork trains toilet rooms and plenty tot
fortable passenger car seats jind outer con
veniences. !'.. .
H. H. US. by Shoemaker .of Dour las-
Revision of the teea of thes,tutrce,of the
peace. -."'".,
m. k. sis. oy itasiK or juttrr Providing
that candldalea for county stu.wtnlendent
shall have a first grade certificate at time
of filing for nomination and shall exhibit
same to county clerk at tlra of filing.
rt. K. 117, by urueber of Thayer, providing
for a change in method of teaching In the
(school for the Deaf at Omaha,
H. R. by Bushes of Klmbatl Provid
ing that Irrigation bonds may be payable
entirely at maturity or In Installments.
Emergency clause.
H. R. 319. by Hoapodsky of Ball ne Ap
propriates 1100.000 for two new buildings at
the Uncoln Insane hospital.
R. 1M. by Hospodsky of Ballne Re
quires the printers' union label on all
printing, done for the state of Nebraska.
aesate Bills.
The following bills were introduced In
the senate:
8. F. ITS, by Bartling For a rnange In
the oral, aural and lip reading method of
Instruction and training of pupils in the
Nebraska achool for th deaf and te pro
vide for the education of thoae pupils
qualified for such Instruction and training
In other deaf schools pending the change
of methods In this state.
S. F. 174. by Barton For a commie
alon to recommendations concerning the In
surance laws and provides a uniform policy
for Ufa and fire Insurance and report their
findings and recommendation to the next
general assembly members of the commis
sion to receive ;u a oay.
8. F. m. by Hoaglaad-For the Inde
terminate sentence of persona convicted o
certain relonlea.
8. F. ITS, by Senator Banning To Increase
the salary of county treasurer examiner
from $1 600 to Sl.Suu a year.
B. F. 171. by Brown Prescribing the duties
ot courts and Judges In criminal proceed
ings and giving them authority to make
order therein, to suspend sentences and
place parties convicted of crime on pro
bation: to provide tor probation officer
and salaries.
8. K. ITS. by Reagan To change the quall-fk-etton
of elc-iore in Netreak ay requir
ing a residence of one year Instead of" six
month.
8. F. ITS, by Reataan To provide that ne
student In college, university or htgh achool
In Nehraska shall be deemed a resident of
the state In consequence of being registered
In such schools. ,j .- :''"..
By-La,ws.vj;
(From a Staff Correipondeat.) ,'"
LINCOLN, Feb. t-tope laj ) The debate
on the question ot an agricultural school
at HolJreg la th house this morning de
veloped Into a roaleet between farmer
and agriculturist. Contrary to th usue.1
custom th agriculturists won. Fllley
Gage and Smith of Boone, graduate of the
agricultural department of the Btate Cur
ve rally, on speaking term with such things
as "moisture conservation" and "agron
omy." and familiar also with th struggle
that a uulversity has to' bp lu gsod
professors when higher salaries call from
more prosperous institutions. overraV-j the
arguments of some of toe supporter of
th bill who based many of their asser
tions upon the fait that southwestern K
Thirteenth street at the time It wa sa d
brsglta can raise as good hogs and wh'e
aa any other part, of the state. , , .
. The galleries of the senate and the house
are as different In their makeup and ac
tions as are the'rwo houses. In the house
the crowd Is usually larger, more cosmo
politan and given to enthuHlasm. I'sually
there Is conspicuous In the front row two
or three faithful wives who come dalty to
see their husbands save the state. In the
senate, however, the wives are usually In
vited to come within the rail and sit W
slde the head of the family. The galleries
seldom appluud. They eye any excited ac
tion .with, suspicion, are deliberative and.
II. one may saj'lt.. often a little dull.
The eaodldatea for the position of watch
dog of the treasury are being eliminated
one by one and Oerdes of Richardson Is
practically the only ona left. Gerdea never
moves to adjourn or calls a page without
acting with a dignity of ntanner that be
speaks the statesman .and the patriot, and
his Immediate and aolemn protest against
any expenditure for any purpose is a safe
guard for tha treasury of the richest state
In the union except for the fact that ne
doesn't control but ona vote.
Scene A meeting of the telephone com
mittee, the first meeting. Seated aide, by
side, Ed son Rich, attorney lor the Union
Pacific, and James II. Bulla, representa
tive from South Omaha; Enter Mlnof of
Lancaster. '.'.'.'
MJrior (a little abruptly to Rlch)-Y6u are
a railroad attorney are ypu'Jiott' ; "'.: .',
Rich,-Yea, sir. , ' . K . . .
Mlnor-What railroad? ' ,
. Rlch-Th Union Pacific; . " ' '
Minor (tomlnir to Bullet And what rail
road do you represent my ftienVr
The curtain falls upon a long and por
tentous silence, broken at last by the ro
bust laugh of the gentleman from the stock
yard and a relieved sigh from the crowd.
FRAUD IN OMAHA
. REGISTRATION
. (Continued from First Page ),
duqted by- the legislative commlltee.:t)amed
to investigate charges of i election fraud
at .the last electlorj In r Omaha,, Emphatic
declarations-4s.' support of charges made in
affidavits alleging Irregularity tn registra
tion -'weTe- made by several witnesses.
Affidavits, from fwor witnesses were read
and three of these witnesses were put on
the stand. ' r
Positive evidence of ten or more Illegal
votes la promised the committee at the
opening of tbe hearing at the Paxton this
morning by John O, leiser, lawyer, who
Is sitting at the hearing In an advisory
capacity at the Instance of Governor Aid
rich, Mr. TeUer also ha declared that
by producing poll books, now In the cus
tody of P. M. llaverly, county clerk, be
wilt be able to show that several hundred
men voted Illegally.
Demand tor the 'pedigree" of those who
filed affidavits charging Irregularity In
Omaha's . election was made by Anton
Sag of the Investigating committee.
Dnhlaasm Makea Spetwk,
Mayor Pahlman, who was In attendance
at th seeslon, took thla occasion to rise
and make an addtess ort th subject. He
declared that th fair name of Omaha's
oHlsenshlp In general , had been attacked
In the charge mad.
"The people of the state have heard the
charges," said Mr. Dahlman. "I think
that it Is right that they abould know from
what kind of people they have come."
"No," exclaimed Mr. Butler, when be wa
asked by W. A- Prince, lawysr, member
lot th committee. If he knew ot any illegal
voting In Omaha at th laat election. The
same denial was made In reply to chargea
that Butler ha distributed handfuls of
blank affidavits of residence bearing his of
ficial seal and the regulation signatures ot
freeholder. Butler' denial was absolute.
In the course of the examination. Butler
admitted to John O. Yelser that he had
found three forged affidavits among those
returned to his office after the election.
Tbsre were three where 'my name had
been signed by someone else." said Butler.
"I told yon then Mr. Yelser, that 1 wa as
anxious a you to find .out who signed
them." ...
Affidavits ot denial of the charges made
In thoae already filed will bf presented by
Butler. These affidavits In support of But
ler and thoae In his office will be made a
part of tha record
On motion ol Prince the hearing I thrown
wide open for th presentation ot any fact
hearing on the rase by any "person.
The chairman has declared against tech
nical ruloa of evidence.
The aeaalona ot th Investigating com
mittee are being held at the Paxton hotel.
Subpoena were Issued for a number ot
officials and cltlaans early In the aeaslva.
Th member of th Investigating com
mittee from tbe lower bouse ot the leg
islature are:
B. S. Harrliiiua, , il,li wtaa, Alnawortb,
democrat, merchant.
W. A. Prince. Grand Island, republican,
lawyer.
P. H- Cronln. O'Neill, republican, neaa
papar pubUahar -
to be the home of nineteen Greek deino-
Anton Bagl. Wllhcr. democrat, hanker.
il. C. Matrnu. Norfolk, democrat, coal
eater. ' ,, '
Charges Arc Head.
Affidavits charging corruption, four In
number, were read at 4-he opening ot the
hearing by Mr. Harrington, chulrman.
Through the allegations ot these affidavits
the charges to be Investigated were set
forth. These affidavit were made by H. J.
Plnkett, a negro lawyerr R. O. Young, em
ployed In the law offices of Montgomery &
Hall; II. K. Hendee, carpenter, and Horace
II. Jones, a traveling salesman. These af
fidavits are on file In the office of Gov
ernor Aldrlch. Copiee were presented at the
heating. "
General charges are contained In these
affidavits. 'Jhat of Plnkett Is detailed and
typical of the collection submitted.
Plnkett declares In his affidavit that he,
"on November 8, 1910, was stationed at the
city hall to do what he could to prevent
Illegal registration of. voter. That over
th proteats of the affiant, John F. Mor
lartv, Morris Milder and J. V. Holmes
and numerous other pelltloal agents, would
call In men who claimed to be freeholders,
Who were stationed at the city hall, and
Introduce them to men they did not know
and whom they had never heard tit and
these freeholder, so-called, would sign
their affidavits, stating that they had
known th alleged Totera for the length of
time required by law.''
PinketfS affidavits declare that h per
sonally saw Dari" Butler', the ' city clerk,
hand out bunches of blartk permits or Cer
tificates, bear! rig" seals and signatures of
"professional - f reehrMeVs." ' The ' lawyer
swears further thaV Butler continued in
spite of hi protests,' 'when' attention wa
called to it. V
Freeholders" Wear Placards.
R. C. Young In hi affidavit, declared that
"professional freeholder" war lined up at
the office of. tbe city clerk and that to
facilitate their work many of them wore
placard bearing the number of their wards
and precincts, He say that some of these
"freeholder" departed when they aaw by
stander take their name.
, IL K. Hendee, Judge- in the Eleventh
ward on both primary and election flay,
wears that voters came In to his polling
place with blank affidavits' and that cam
paign workers Ivustled-'ta get freeholder to
algn them. The affidavit of Horace H.
Jones Is much the same-In effect: He re
cites that In th Fifth ward,' Third precinct,
an auto bearing Dahlman' signs drove up
filled with men. "'Affiant heard all' parties
say," the affidavit recite, "to John Mor
tarty, that Dsn Butler had send word that
affidavits' Could bs Sworn to at the polling
place and further, 'We ought to have a
couple of freeholders to swear them In.' "
This affidavit, quotes Morlarty as saying,
"W are allright a we re; let well enough
alone.' Affiant went In ald polling place
and found no freeholder to swear In th
voters."
Here Jonea says he made protest and
that while two or three of the men did 'not
vote, Morlarty and a butcher named
Houska, swore as freeholders for others.
Clerk Batler Take Stand.
Mr. Butler appeared when subpoenaed,
accompanied by John A. Rlne, city at
torney. Mr. Rlne declared that he wa not
there as representative of Mr. Butler. He
sat through the remainder of the hear
ing. Examination of Mr. Butler was con
ducted by Mr. Prince, tbe lawyer member
of the committee.
The witness, under questioning, defined
the Third ward of Omaha in general terms
and set forth something of It physical
characteristics aa containing a large num
ber of business house and hotels, lit also j
told of his activities in his offlca on eleo- I
tlon day, when be, with a number ot clerk
and assistants, helped non-registered men !
to vote. There were about 000 of them, he j
aid.
Prlnc read a section from the Plnkett
affidavit referring to the line-up of free
holder at Mr- Butler' office. He then
based a general question on this affidavit.
"I don't understand what ia meant by
tbat terra 'professional' freeholder.' " re
plied Butler. "If a man came up and
swore he waa a freeholder I had to take
his declaration."
South Twelfth, frame dwelling. $2.000. '
"lid you haud out any eeMiTlc&Us to be
filled out later '-oa tbe street or else
where T" ' '
"No, positively replied Butler,' "with
emphasi. "1 am m nay right" mind.
A man who would do that wouldV be in
sane." - , - - -.- -
Prlnoe asked about protests' that might
It may be
Coffee
Irwve bf eliauge to
POSTUM
10 days
"There's a Reason
TXTlK-r"
have been mad" bv Tinkett.
"I don't lememhcr anything like that."
replied Butler. "I was simply following
the or.lers of the city attorney. They
may' have protested ' against his order. I
don't ret-all."'-.
"How about 'ho t'!"-ir-?3 -M?h
Toung's affidavit -says the freeholders
were wearing?" tha witness was asked.
"I don't remember seeing .that." said
liotler. ' I was too busy."
"lo you know of iinv Illegal votes being
cast In Omaha at the last election?" asked
Prince.
"No. sir," declined HuMrr.
John Yetsr. attorney, sitting at the
hearing nt the instance of Governor
Alrtrlch, took tip the examination of the
witness, ills questions early assumed a
bearing on the Incident concernlnc But
ler's alleged refusal to permit the lawyer
to see certain records of the election In
the office of the city clerk. Uutler ad
mitted his refusal. He and Ycl.er agreed
on Rtneral farts connected with the In
cident. There wns a tendency to clash
over the question of motive on each side
of the table at this Juncture.
Vlxer took up a recital of his steps In
veeklng Issue of a writ of mandamus from
JudKe Seurs In district court.
"Yt," exploded Butler. "And you went
to a newspuper and printed a story of my
refusnl to let you nee the record after I
"had let you see them."
Three Forgeries Discovered,
" When I was In your office you admitted
that there were three forgeries among
those affidavits?" eald Yelser with a rising
Inflection.
"Yep, there were three there where my
name had been signed by someone rite and
1 told you 1 was as anxious us you to find
out who Bltncd them," was the reply from
Butler.
Yelser then took up a series of questions
tending to show changes in the population
of the Third ward with reference to th'
expansion of business enterprise.
The heat-lna- adjourned at 12: li to be re
surtied at 1:30 HiIh afternoon.
S(btrsai Are Issued.
Subpoena have been Issued for H. J.
Plnkett, R. G. Young. H. K. Hendee, Hor
ace II. Jones, affiants: Fred W. Anhaus
srr, an employe In the office of Attorney
Fleharty; John Lewis. James Rait, lawyer;
Charles Scranton. C. M. Hutchinson, real
rotate dealer; Fred P. Kelly, James J. ttllk.
former (saloon keeper; Robert Smith, dis
trict clerk; Samuel Mancus and Louis V.
Guye. deputy state labor commissioner.
Frank Sutcllffe, stenographer, was ap
pointed to take the record of tha hearing.
William F. Manning of Omaha was named
bailiff. The committee has the full legal
power to sommon witnesses and bears the
others powers of a court of Inquiry.
Many Sworn In.
Butler. In the conclusion of his testl-
, mony under examination by Yelser, said
that 1.200 persons were sworn In on pri
mary day.
H. J. Plnkett. whose affidavit read In
j the morning contained the general charges
of the case, took the stand In the after
noon. He declared that he had Investigated
In case of the twenty-three alleged free
holders and found several who were not.
The testimony of Plnkett was a repeti
tion of his statements made in affidavit.
He declared that political worker In th
office of the city clerk filled In blank cer
tificate at his desk.
Butler at time questioned the witness.
"Do you know yourself of any illegal
votes being cast In Omaha at the last elec
tion?" asked Prince, addressing Plnkett.
"Yeo, I have five cases."
Plnkett referred to five criminal cases
which he has filed with the county au
thorities. "One -of these; Peter Green, was found
by the sheriff. I dismissed tbe cast against
him." m "' -
Plnkett explained that Green wa later
found to "be a qualified ' voter Who had
registered from the wrong addreun. He
read the namea of five whom he declared
had illegally voted. These names are:
John Mcllhenny, Blane Wells, Jr.: Finley,
J. Kelly and John Queenan.
None ot these, he said, could be found
now.
The Weather
For Nebraska Cloudy.
For Iowa Cloudy.
Shippers' Bulletin Prepare forty-eight-hour
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east . for slightly above sero; south and
weat for lq to 16 above aero.
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JOIN OUR EXCURSION TO THE COSTILLA LAND3
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Tbe Irrigated lands of the Costilla Estate, comprising 100,000
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per acre. Not an acre over six miles from railroad. Neighboring lands
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This offers opportunity for choicest selection. For detailed in
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OMAHA, NEBRASKA
tl
KENNEDY DENIES THE CHARGE
Ames Professor .Takes Witness Stand
in Own Behalf.
RLFEKS TO THE STEER ENTRY
. 4. Knepper of Collins Makea
Assertion that W emaa
Ke tun lone 4.1 tack I pan
Him In lovea Unlet.
From a Ptaff Correspondent)
!ns MOINF.8, Feb. S.-t Special Tele
gram. ) In the hearing of the state Board
of Rducatlon on Prof. Kennedy, the pro
fessor appeared In person thl sfternoon
and cleared sway much of th testimony
which had been given against him. He
explained the matter of the entry of a
steer at the stock show wrongly by pro
ducing the letters he had received from
the breeder of the animal showing that
the animal was entered according to rep
resentation. He entered general denial of
all the accusations made against him.
Ames college students. ISO strong.
came to Ue Moines Thursday ann
paraded the streets. yelling for Prof.
W. J. Kennedy, head of th animal
husbandry department nt the Ini tltutlon. .
who Is on trial before the Ptate Board ot '
Kducation on charges, preferred by the
farm papera of Iowa. At the hearing Harry j
Wallace alleged that Kennedy had Injured j
Ames by unfair methods at the Chicago
live stock shows In years past. This Ken-
nedy vigorously denied.,
F.fforf tn Shove Assault.
An effort to make it appear that a tnys- j
tertoua attempt at murder was committed '
In the Iowa hotel here on Monday night .
was brought to light today. S. G. Knepper,
a young man of Collins, was found In the
hotel with his body slashed and throat
partly cut and It was thought to be a
plain case of suicide. But at the hospital j
today he had sufficiently recovered to de-
clar that a strange woman entered his j
room and made the assault upon him. ,
The case Is mysterious, but hi story Is I
not fully credited. I
Butter Speculators !
Losing Large Sums
Three Million Pounds of Seconds j
Must Be Sent to Europe to j
Find Market. I
PHII.AUEI.PHIA. Feb. !.-Accordlng to
a statement made today by C. M. lrake,
president of the Philadelphia Produce en
change, speculators in second grade butter
In New York and Chicago have been un
able to find a market for all of their cold
storage holdings and will be compelled to
ship 3.000.000 pounds of the product to
Europe to sav themselves from absolute
loss.
Mr. Drake declared that one large specu
lator In Chicago would lose about l&O.OO)
on 70,000 tubs oi higher butter butter. The
speculator, Mr. Drake said, "purchased It
last spring for n and 32 cents a pound, put
it In storage and today Is selling It at an
average wholesale price of U cent a
pound.
BIG PRAIRIE HRE IS PUT OUT
Devastation Started la the Oil Fields
Not aa Great aa Was Ex
pected. BARTLESVILLE. Ok!.. Feb. :.-The
prairie tire which started la, the oil fields
In Northern Oklahoma, latS yesterday and
turned h oil wast along the Caney river
Into a sheet of flsrhe two mtlea long, was
extinguished during the night. The dam
age done la not so great as originally es
timated.' The total damage probably will
not exceed 110,000.
IOWA CHEMIST ASKED TO QUIT
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State Board Object to Official Work
insT for Dea Moines Water
Company-
DKS MOINES. Ja., Feb. 2.-The Iowa
State Board of Health at a secret meet
ing yesterday demanded that State Chem
ist Charles Kinney, resign from that ca
pacity or sever his connections a chemist
of the city water, company. The request
Is the outcome of a discussion concerning
typhoid, which existed ln-.De Moines last
fall for which th city v water was held
responsible
Pflea Cared ia t 14 Oar.
Your druggist will refund mony If pas
Ointment falls to cur any caae of Itching.
Blind, Bleeding or Protruding PI lea in S
to 14 daya inc. ,
Saturday we will hold the greatest sale
of women' skirts ever held In Omaha. Any
skirt in our store for $5.00.
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Extra Pants to order $5.00
To clear out nil Fall and
Winter goods we make the-'
following reductions:
$.)0 Suits to' order. . : 35 '
$43 Suits to order, . .$30
$40 Suits to order: ;.'$25:
$35 Suits to order. ..$20-
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Overheard in
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He was undoubtedly rfu-.
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When he finished bis raea"
he was overheard tP say; "I
ordered coffee; when It came
it looked like , cbocqiate, '
tasted like tea, but 1 belieya
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Tonight and Saturday
r.lafineo Today, 2:15
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Prices, 50c to $2.00.
Matinees, 50q to $1.50.':
Sunday, Until Wednesday.
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paay ia tae Z-aufhabl Comedy.
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Orltta an.1 Taylor, Kramer and YV'Jl
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