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Hon was referred lo the tnmmfliw on
banks and banking.
The rommW which' Inv t isn t the
legislative rtforeme bureau brought In It
Irriort and re-commendc-d that In lew of
ilia excrllr-nt work dnn by that hur a'j
rn a rrropriat n should be mud' to com
pensate ,tb rtrrjilr fir or the extra time
hlcli they ;ve to !p't In In order lo
make It .m euce. ;
.A t lejtram was forwarded to the Mis
souri le.lHture ufferln tha sympathy of
the Nebraska legislature to that elate In
the of T state rapllnl building and
Its mm public documents. A mene
received In reply (net befor (he noon
recess conveyed thanka to the Nebraskans
fur their expressions.
ft was voU'd to hold no session of the
house tl mornmg n sov tal of the state
official, Including the speaker of the
bouse. at'9 to attend the funeral of the
late Bishop IJonncuni.
Just before bills on the third reading
were ta'i n up an effort was made to push
he Ksstman agricultural school bill for
waid seveial fotchea on the calender, but
I hat was nipped In the hud.
Hinlllnt Committee Itepnrta.
Standing committee reports were as fol
lows: II. ri. 0. by Kllley of Clare, relating to
the awarding of bachelor's and master de
grees In unlversltlea and colleges, was rec
ommended for passage.- '
M. It. 271. bv Uuackenbush of Nemaha, a,
pure linseed oil and flaxseed oil measure,
recommended for passage.
H. K. 72. by Buahee. of Klmbiill. providing
that the Vw exemption law snsn noi appiy
to wages, but the & per cent exemption
law shall apply to the part or a head oi
l&mllv'a nrooerty.
It. ft. 24H, bv Hnin of Klllmore. deficlen
clee appropriation of ROW for pure food
department, was recommended ror passage.
H. R. , by Clarke of Cherry, appropriat
ing M.fOO for the payment of railroad ana
hotel billa for .nidge o line, district coun
was recommended fur passage.
It. R. i. bv Fuller' of Seward, providing
that assessment of real property shall he
made In 1911. Instead of as per the law i
at the present time, was recommended for
Indefinite postponement. !
H. K. 2o. bv tlerdea. by request, an act
to forbid the feeding of offal or dead ani
mals to hogs, was recommended for In
definite postponement.
II. R. V9, by McCarthy of Cuming, pro
viding that only the equity of the owner of
real estate shall be assessed against the
property, was recommended for Indefinite
postponement.
If. R. ("J, by Fries of Howard, that real
eatate shall be taxed against the owner
only for the equity of the owner therein
and encumbrance shall be taxed against the
holder thereof was recommended for In
definite report. At the motion of the au
thor of the bill, however, the bill was
placed on general file by a vote of W ayes
to 24 nays.
II. R. JW1. by Haslk of Butler, amending
the, revenue law by giving county boards
the option of paying precinct assessors 13
per day or by scheuule was recommended
(of passage.
H. R. M, by Ellis of Dixon, changing the
date of election of county assessors to
1WI and every four years thereafter, was
recommended for passage.
H. R. 1H4, by Mctvlsslik of Oage, permit
ting county attorneys to retain 10 pr cent
of delinquent tar collections In addition
to salary for the prosecution thereof, was
lecommended for Indefinite postponement.
II. It. 27H, by Hardin of Harlan, amend
ing the pure food law In several particulars,
was recommended for passage.
B. F. 14. relntlng to the funds of the
state Institute for feeble minded children
at Beatrice, -was recommended for Indef
inite postponement.
These bills were passed:
II. K. 36, by FulUr of Seward, giving the
county assessor the same rights granted to
local assessors to secure statements of
property irum public service corporations
for taxation purposes.
II. K. t3. by Clark of Cherry and Kent
of Sheridan, appropriating $12,000 for the
C'hadron Normal school heating plant.
li. K, 68, by (Juackenbush of Nemaha,
appropriating sll.ouo for the addition of an
other atory to the library building at the
rem Normal.
14. K. H2, by .Fuller of Seward, amend
ing the Inheritance tax law so that such
tax need not be paid until the expiration
of one year after death of decedent.
H. R. ot, by Oanay of Custer, limiting
fit purposes ;-r"M which township road
kinds- may be expended and cutting out
payment of damages lor right - way and
expense of surveying new roads.
il. R. 176, by Taylor of Hitchcock, amend
ing the irrigation laws so that the filing
oi maps ana pints, showing the full dulan
of all proposed Irrigation system with the
sie engineer Is required.
H. K. 44, by jsyior oi liltchc.oc.k, provid
ing directions for the care of poultry lo
tianxlt and defining the kind oi coops,
crates, etc
LAND GRAB PLOT LAID BARE! Sup t. Poulson is
I Mrt11-vl TTreltr "KT n m r ci
by Mr, Grossman
HOUSE AND SENATE DIFFER
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History of Company's Methods Told
in W. P. Milei' Letters.
MATERIALLY WEAKENS DEFENSE
Letters 4 President of Cattle I nan
pa ay Reveal Scheme to Herd
Homesteaders and ( on
lest Certs In C laims.
Head of Anti-Saloon League it Called
Down by Douglas County Man
Because of Letter.
Iowa Branches of Legislature at
Variance Over New Laws.
SENATE TO KILL 8 "O'CLOCK LAW
In a calm, deliberate manner Special At
torn y 5lvester R. Rush yesterday leld
bare the Inside working 4 of the Western
CUtle and Ijind corporation, much after
the fsshlon of a seasoned tiurgeon in mak
ing a long, deep Incision. In the Introduc
tion of documentary evidence h Rave the
Jury In the fnlted States district court a
connected working Idea of the methods
en-ployed by the defendanta. Benjamin M.
Fox. Georg F Townscnd and W. K
Miles. In rounding up the straw entrymen
and manipulating affairs to satisfy their
corporate greed for more land. This testi
mony. It appears, will serve to demolish
the claim of the defens earlier In the
trial that the prosecution could not sustain
the charge of conspiracy In the Indictment.
History of Traanect Ions.
Vnder fire of objections from Atorney
William F. Gurley. counsel for the defense.
Atorney Bush Introduced about twenty
five leters written by Attorney W. P.
Miles to George E. Townaend, then presi
dent of the Western Cattle and 1-a.nd com
psjid, and these covered practically all of
the transactions of the company from the
time of the roundup of the fake home
steaders to the contest of claims designed
ter relieve undesirable entrymen of their
holdings. The letters were read to the
Jury, taking up a greater part of tTTe
time of the afternoon session of oourt.
In truth the letters from Miles to Town-
send furnish almost a complete history of
the fraud case Insofar as the prosecution
concerned. According to these letters II
was apparent that straw homesteaders
were needed by the company to take up
land which they needed to fill out the Fix
ranch, In order to head off others who
were really anxious for homesteads and
would be In the way of the Western Cattle
and I .and corporation scheme to Increase
Its holdings In Deuel county. It was there
fore arranged to send a delegation of straw
entrymen to the land office at Mdney,
Cheyenne county, Nebraska.
Entrymen' Expenses Paid.
The expenses of the strawmen were paid
from Omaha to Hldney and they were fur
nished In most Instances, with the neces
sary fees, by Mr. Townsend. Upon arriving
at Sidney they were herded Into the office
of Attorney Miles, who had previously se
lected the lands each was to enter upon,
filling the descriptions of these lands In the
entry blanks. None of the strawmen at
that time knew where his land was located,
and Some never did know.
After locating the entrymen on the lands
they coveted the company then set about to
further their scheme by contesting certain
claims. The legal end of all this procedure
was handled by Attorney Miles, according
to the letters Introduced In evidence.
These letters cover practically every phase
of the alleged land grab, winding up with
an appeal from Miles to Townsend for fees
for his services. He said In his last letter
that he would be pleased to receive a part
of the money If the company could not
pay him the whole amount agreed upon,
which was something like KS0.
The fore part of the day In court was
taken up examining the balance of the
straw entrymen and all told the same
story of how they were taken to Sidney,
expenses paid, and steered into the land
offle without knowing exactly whatt hey
were to. do.
H docs not appear that the case will be
concluded soon. The prosecution has not
finished and the number of witnesses to
be put on b ythe defense will largely de
pend on what the prosecution has accom
plished toward Its end. The case Is not
spectacular In any way, but It is very In
teresting. ,
(From a Staff Correspondent. )
LINCOLN, Neb. Feb. V-ffpeclal Tele
gram. ) Superintendent M. S. Poulson of
the Antl-Sulnon league was denounced In
the lobby by Grossman of Douglas as
"liar" and a "iMrly whelp" this morning
In the hearing t f the gallery and a crowd
of members. Poulson was standing near
the gate when Grossman came from his
seat carrying in his hand an open letter.
He waved this belligerently In Poulson's
fare and wanted to know if It was his sig
nature. The letter la said to have contained a
statement that Grossman is a brewery
representative and was sent to Grossman
by the anti-saloon workers In an effort
to make him forsake his alleged evil
ways.
Poulson could not but admit the soft
Impeachment and Grossman rubbed his
nose with the letter and called him In
sulting names.
Sergeant-at-Arms Kelley took Poulson
by the arm and led him away from the
gate, while Leidlgh of Otoe shouted to
Grossman to "biff him In the slats."
Grossman retired and calmed himself with
difficulty and lx-ldigh, who Is a strong
anti-county o,ttonist, went back to his
seat. A few minutes later Leidlgh re
ceived a note signed with Poulson's name
and asking for an Immediate Interview in
the lobby. Leidlgh carefully took off bis
glasses, took a deep breath and started
forth to clean out the reformer from the
state house. He found In the lobby, how
ever, that the note had been sent by his
Jocular colleagues and Poulson had long
since vanished.
and If Its members choose
clean
SENATORS KILL
COUNTY OPTION
(Continued from First Page.)
clause In the bill failed of passage, which
makes It not effective until early In July,
ninety days after the adjournment of the
legislature.
Colton Resolution Defeated.
In the house the Colton resolution against
reciprocity with Canada was defeated by
vote of fifty-nine to thirty-eight. The
resolution, waa debated Monday and re
ferred to the committee on agriculture. It
made a plea for Instructions) to the Ne
braska delegation In congress which would
protect Nebraska farmers against Canadian
wheat and was defeated because a majority
thought that no evil conditions would re
sult In the wheat market by the raising
of the wall.
A message was received from the gov
ernor, the same one which waa received
yesterday by the senate, asking for an ap
propriation of )2,600 for carrying out the
provisions of the bank guarantee act, for
the bienntum.. The house also sent con
dolences to the Missouri legislature over
the burning down of the state house.
Inner Rndy Pnsse Mensnrr, nt It
Will Mot. Set Very Far barer
Mtsnse of Water In le
M nines.
I From a Staff Correspondent )
DF.S MolNKS. Fcbv . (Speclnl Tele
gram.) A peculiar situation has developed
In regard to temperance leglslntlon. The
house Is passing everything that rom?
along and the senate committee to which
these hills are referred Is prepared to
shelve everything. Today the senate com
mlttee ordered defeat of a very Innocent
bill on the theory that there Is no demand
for any liquor legislation. The house
passed the bill to close saloons at 8 o'clock,
but the senate Is sure to kill the measure.
City Appropriates Wntrr.
That the city Is eteallng millions of
gallons of water from the Pes Moines
Water company to use In flushing snow
from the downtown streets was the charge
made by Secretary Charles Dpnina n of the
company to Commissioner MacVlcar, head
of the department of streets. The com
pany threatened to enjoin the city If im
mediate atop was not put to the use of the
supply In cleaning the pavements.
Paroles by Courts.
Senator Sullivan Introduced in the senate
bill to authorlre the Judge of the dis
trict court to parole sentenced prisoners
before him before commitment, In all
cases except lor conviction tor treason.
murder, rape and arson. The court may
Issue a parole and place the prisoner In
the hands of a competent person and re
quire reports, and In case of failure to
obey the terms of. the parole It may be
revoked.
To Remove Tovrnahlp Officers.
Amendment of the state removal law Is
proposed In a bill by Senator Wilson of
Clinton, which would make the law In
clude all elective and appointive county
and township officers. The purpose of
this Is to have It so arranged that con
stables, members of boards of supervisors
and others may be removed, not only for
malfeasance In office, but for failure to
account for funds, etc.
Senator Ream of Mahaska Introduced a
bill today In the Bcnate to authorize
boards of supervisors to arrange for pay
ment for work done by prisoners In the
deck when they come Into offii e. I ran see
no alternative. However, theie hae been
no accusations, as nn h, which would make
possible my resignation, as I think my
twelve years' work will prove upon record.
The state board simply asked me to re
sign and I compiled with that request. Had
I chosen In this difficulty to take any at
titude other than a rv-fal cr.e tcr.tird
the solution of the trouble. I would have
done so from the start, but have no Inten
tion of doing anything like that now. Per
sonally, I have loyalty to the school at
hesrt, and think only of It."
NEPHEW WANTS EDDY ESTATE
George W. Baker of Concord, N. H.,
Adrances Peculiar Claim.
CITES LAW LIMITING GIFTS
MJW BILL,! UKVOHB LKUISLATl HE
J- ,.
Kvtone Wonld feetabllah Stat lailsa.
trial Culeny for Tranana.
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. Neb., Feb. 8.-(Speclal.)-The
following bills .were Introduced In the house
today. V..J ' -
II. R. S8. b SioemaVerDeflclency ap
propriation of Ji.flUC-ro pay current expenses
at the school for the deaf. Emergency.
H. H. , by Skeen Provides tor extend
ing the time of closing the polls from (
o'clock until -o'clock In. the evening.
11. R. 3".0, by Kotouc-ProviOes tor the
establishment of n' state Industrial farm
colony for the detention, humane discipline,
and Instruction and reformation of tramps,
valiants, dipsomaniacs, also adults ad
dicted to the excetelve use of drugs, or
persons convicted of wife or child abandon
ment Appropriation of t-,0w attached to
Two Children Burned
to Death at Newcastle
Mother Saves Three Others by Drop
ing Them from Second Story
Window."
l;vTE AGAINST VKHICLE'S ISC
III
DANISH FARMERS COME
TO RESCUE OF ROAD
llnndred and Tsestr-Flie Thonsand
liaised to Keep Atlantic Line
from Berel vershlp.
ATLANTIC. la., Feb. s -(Special, Telegram.)-
President H. S. Tlattenborg of the
Atlantic Northern & Southern has se
cured the signatures of about 1v farmers
In northwest Cass and southwestern Au
dubon counties to 12r.ftm worth of paper
upon which It Is believed that amount of
funds may be raised to help bring the road
out of present financial straits. The presi
dent says that he can get the cash for the
signatures, and If he can thla will make
It possible to remove the Urns on the road.
There is also about fX.noo In tax money
on hand, making llSO.O. which will take
care of the liens and permit the road to
Issue first mortgage bonds for further
funds. The community Is rejoicing over
the prospect of escaping a receivership
for the road, and It Is expected with
economical administration the road may
yet come out with flylnr colors. The
I12B.0O0 raised was secured almost entirely
from Danish farmers.
Bonne Pioneer Drope Dead.
BOONE, la., Feb. 8.-Speclal Telegram
D. W. Orlgsby. age 90 years, a wealthy
pioneer Iowa cltlsen, ate a hearty break
fast this morning and went out to shovel
snow off the walks when he fell over.
When his family reached him he waa
dead.
lie Then gays aa IHrert Metre Are
Ronnd r Contract. He la K
lltled to Ike Resides ne
Neat of Kin.
CONCORD, N. It.. Feb. S-Annther com
plication In the contest of the disposal of
the IJ.onnflfiO res due of the estate of Mrs
Mary Baker Glover Kddy. founder of th
Christian Science denomination. Is threatened.
Oeoige W. Baker of thia city, eon of a
deceased brother of Mrs. F.ddy, has de
cided to take steps to determine what he
considers Ills rights In the matter. Mi.
Baker's attorneys, Taggart. Tuttle, Bur
roughs and Wyman, of Manchester, today
notified the Merrimack county superior
court that on February 11 they will file a
petition asking permission fur Mr. Baker
to Intervene in the suit now pending In
that court, brought bv George W. Glover
of Lead. S. IV, Mrs. Kddy's son. and Dr.
K. J. Foster F.ddy of Waterhury, Vt .
against Henry M. Baker, executor of the
F.ddy estate.
In this suit the claim Is set up tha' the
portion of Mrs. Kddy's will leaving the
residue of her estate to the First Church
of Christ, Scientist, of Bolton. Is Invalid
because of certain New Hampshire and
Massachusetts statutes forbidding tha he
quest of more than a speclf'cd amount to
any single church.
Mr. Baker's petition, the attorneys states,
will be based on the Claim that If the
court shall declare thla bequest Invalid,
then George W. Baker will Inherit the
residuary estate as next of kin. Mr.
Baker will maintain, say his lawyers, that
George Glover and Dr. Foster Kdily for
feited their rights of Inheritance when they
signed a contract by which the "next
friends" proceeding of 1WT against Mrs.
Kddy were settled. I'nder Ihle contract
they received a financial consideration and
agreed not to contest Mrs. Kddy's will.
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Doable Funeral at Webster City.
WEBSTER CITT, la.. Feb. S.-tSpeclal
Telegram.) William H. Dlngman, aged 81
years, whose wife died Monday morning,
died last night of old age and a broken
heart. A double funeral will be held from
the Cnlted Brethren church FVIday.
county jail, the compensation to. go tolsn years, one of the oldest residents
the, bill.
'It. R. r.
by Hardin of Harlen Makes
it unlawful for any minor under H years
of ege to have In his possession any kind
of firearm, makes It unlawful for any per
tun to point a firearm at any person, build
ing or animal, and makes It unlawful for
any one to sell firearms to a minor un
der IS.
U. R. 6T2, by Walte Gives State Board of
Health general supervision over construc
tion of water works .and sewerage aystems
vo ibe end that the contamination of water
supplies by sewage may be prevented.
!. R. Tii. by Howsrd Providing that no
county surveyor shall mark corners with
monuments similar to those used by state
uii)or. i
li. H. 374. by Bassett-Provldes that a
school levy may be more than 2i mills, but
not over X mills, upon the affirmative vols
of three-fifths of the voters of the district
present at the annual meeting.
11. R. s;o. by Uasaett Providing that the
State Horticultural society shall meet at
the state capital the aecond Tuesday of
January of each vear. -
H. R. lit. by vVeeaner Provides for the
election of county commissioners by the
e ecu ore of each district instead of by tha
whole county.
H. R, 377, by McArdle Amends charter
of cities or village under Muo by provid
ing that the city may grant franchises to
lighting companies for not more than
twenty-five-year terms, and permits the
regulation of charges and of the business
in general. Kmergency.
H R. 6T1 by Kvana-Provides that the
special funda of the state superintendent
i. hull be deposited In tbe treasury and
diaau drawn out only on warrants of the
state a ud 1 1 or.
M K. 3.1. by MeKisslck-Provldes that
the bond of the superintendent at the In
a Itute for the feeble minded at Heatrtce
shall be increased from flO.OuO to t-O.OUO.
emergency.
II. R. ), by Sanborn Provides for the
Inspection of nursrtea at least once a year
tor the detection of dangerous Infects and
plant diseases, the fees for such inspection
l be paid u. the state entomologist.
r.meigency.
II. R. 3M. by Skeen Defines the term
"hintf ts' as uved in the drainage laws
snd provides that suin-ivisoi s o( such
diainage uistrl.is shall give -e.ui bonds
New senate bills:
New Ullla in the Hrnelr.
9 K. 34. by Albert Provides for legis
lative apiHirtlomnent.
8. F. 2S4. bv Judiciary Committee-Fixing
maximum feea for shorthand court eort
CIS.
r V. I;, by Hoagland- Provides revUion
of practically the entire Irrigation code.
8. K. 117, by Plcki -na Requires railroads
to smooth right-of-way outside of track
end sow same with grass ar.u. u.a.nl to
be determined by county and Railway i um
mlslon. 8. F. SSH by Ollla-Ftxtut annusl meeting
of State Horticultural aociety for eevond
Tuesday of January at the Lapliol.
.NEW CASTLE. Pa.. Feb. i -Two chil
dren were cremated, the mother seriously
burned and three other children slightly
I hurt by being dropped - from a second
story window early today when fire de
stroyed the home of Peter Kckland, In
South New Castle.
The dead children are Arthur, aged 4.
and Margaret, aged S months. The chil
dren dropped from the window by the
mother are Helen, aged 11; Albert, aged 9;
and Joseph, aged 7. lus. Eckland sus
tained burns about the body and waa In
jured when she leaped from tbe window.
The husband was at work at a local
steel mill. Mrs. Eokland was awakened
to find the rooms filled with smoke and
ths stairway a mass of flames. One by
one she dropped three oi her children
from the window. By this time tbe room
In which the two younger, children lay
waa cut off by the flames and the mother
leaped from the window to save her own
life.
Measure Receives Sanction that W
Stp Moeh Hnstllns-
(From a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Feb. 8.-(Speclal.)-In the up
per house today the Joint resolution favor
ing the income tax ' received the vote of
every senator present when the vote was
taken, thirty-two ' senators voting for the
bill. ' ,
Among; the bills passed was S. F. No. 65,
which prohibits the use of vehicles or con
veyances in getting voters to the polls. The
vote on this bill was as follows:
For Albert, Banning, Brown, Cordeal,
Cox of Kearney, Vox of Hamilton, Hoag
iand, Jansen, Kemp, l.ee, McGrew, Ollis,
Reynolds. Belleck, Sklles. Smith of Fill
more, Talcott, Varner. Total, IS.
Against Bartllng, Bartos. Buhrman, llor
ton. Kohl, Morehead, Pickens, Placek,
Reagan, Smith of Boone, Tanner, Tlbbets,
Volpp, Wiloox. Total. 14.
The bill will not go Into effect until- after
the spring elections.
Six other bills were passed during the
morning session. They were:
8. F. No. 54, relative to Hens of foreign
j corporations.
I 8. F. No. 75, the bill providing that the
Nebraska Urana Army of the Republic shall
make report to the Grand Army of the Re
public commandant Instead of to the militia
department. This la to correct an error In
the existing statute.
S. F. !R Senator Horton's school house
flag bill.
8. F. No. 2, Senator Tlbbet s bill rela
tive to land sales by nonresident aliens and
foreign corporations.
S. r . No. M. Senator Hoagland bill pro
viding for service by publication.
a. r . no. tu. a bill along practically the
same line as 8. F. No. 2.
the families of the prisoners.
Ilonse Votes Direct Klectloos.
In the house an exactly opposite course
was taken in regard to house file No. 2, by
Representative Klay, another Oregon plan i
bill substantially like the Smith bill
was brought up and presciiteu u.- it.u...,
who argued that It was a step In the
direction of giving to the people the right
of selection of their senators without
waiting for the slow process of changing
the federal constitution. There was no
discussion in opposition to the same and
It was passed, eighty-two to eighteen. All
of the eighteen votes In opposition were
cast by republicans.
The house then took up the Harding
special primary bill and It was discussed.
Harding had declared himself a convert
to the principle of direct election of sena
tors by the people, and he stated he would
also like to have vacancies on the ticket
and all emergencies referred to the people
of the state. An afternoon session was ar
ranged to care for the discussion on this
bill. .'
t Want -e State Unlldlna.
A bill has been prepared by Senator
Mattes to appropriate 1200,000 for the pur
chase of land near the state capltol and
the erection thereon of an office building
to house . the various departments and
boards which are now In tha poorly lighted
rooms of the state house. The plan Is to
have a building that! will accommodate all
of the working forces of the state house
except the general Offices.
Arrested for Forgrery.
Shelton Alton, alias George Hill and
William Greg were arrested by City De
tectives MacDonald and Miller charged
with passing forged 'checks on Dallas Cen
ter merchants. Dallas county authorities
requested Chief of Detectives Johnston to
be on the lookout for the men last week.
It Is charged the men secured blank
checks at a Mlnburn bank, then going
across the country to Dallas Center, forged
the name of a prominent farmer, living
between the two towns, for sums aggre
gating M0. They collected the money from
Dallas Center business houses.
Iowa lSewi INotcn.
TAMA Mrs. Margaret Swatslander, aged
of
. .m couniy, aiea nere today or old age.
HARLAN At a meeting of the Harlan
Golf club, held last night, arrangements
were made to close a lease for forty-five
acres of land on which a golf course will
be laid out. A camoaten was started to
Thla incr'as the membership to 100.
iama mr. and Mrs. William Cory, old
and highly respected early settlers, who
have lived In Tama county for forty-five
years, today celebrated the fiftieth anni
versary of their marriage. They were
married near Winchester, Mo.. February
7, lvwi. The anniversary was celebrated by
garnering or relatives.
LOGAN Logan has the good fortune to
secure the district convention nt th
Knights of Pythias of the Kleventh dis
trict embracing the lodges of Mills. Pot
tawattamie. Shelbv and Harrlann eenn
also the district convention of the Rebekah
oage. 1 ne former will heiM ih ennunis...
In March and the latter in May, the precise
iium iu oe nameu at a later date.
PETITION UP TO CONGRESS
(Continued from First Page.)
IVALTE-JArJ
ta WATCH Ba
is typical of the supremacy
of America in industrial arts.
It is a credit to the Nation
and a source of pride to
the wearer. YourJew
eler will tell you
It' I Tii I'm
(W4
H'a.aam.
Beautiful Toeth
There are but few pe- who have
them Good Teoth every nne jniset have
If thsy would to Dr. Bradbury. Tha
qulckeit easiest and lesai palntul are
the only methods employed by us and
hundreu of our patient. both In and
nut of the ity. will gladly tell ycu abojl
Ihe good dental work anil our up-to-date
nays of doing thtnga. Crowns and bridge
wtrk from l.O0 per tooth. Plates that
fit from 4 P0 to II;.'. 50. Patnles extrac
tion of teeth. Nerves of teeth removed,
without hurting you. Work warrsa.ed
ten years
OR. BRADBURY, THE DEBUS T
IT rears same loeettns.'
ISO rarnsm Phone D. ITS
RUPTURE IS CURABLE
Says eele, Who Fitted the tsar of
Ranis Men at the
Ifenahavr.
"Rupture Is not a tear or breach In the
abdominal wall as commonly supposed, but
Is the stretching or dilating of a natural
opening." said F. H. Seeley of Chicago,
who Is now at the Henahaw hotel and will
remain In Omaha several days.
"The Spermatic Shield Truss as now used
and approved by. the United States govern
ment, will not only retain any case of
rupture perfectly, affording Immediate and
complete relief, but closes the opening In
ten days on the average case, producing
results without surgery or harmful In
jections. Mr. Seeley has documentery ref
erences from government, Washington, D.
C, for Inspection. All charity cases with
out charge, or any on Interested will be
shown the truss or fitted If desired.
COLDS CAUSE HEADACHE,
LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine, the world
wide Cold and Grip remedy, removes cause.
Call for full name. Look for signature,
E. W. GROVE. 26c.
The Weather
homesteader to establish residence upon
their lands In the states of North Dakota,
South Dakota, Nebraska, Idaho, Montana,
Colorado. Utah. Wyoming. Minnesota.
Washington and Oregon, and the terri
tories of Arizona and New Mexico, where
the period in which they were, or are re
quired by law to make entry under such
declaratory statements, or establish resi
dence, expired or expires after December
1. 110, and granting them until May 15.
1911. In which to make such entry or es
tablish such residence upon the lands so
entered by them, having passed both
house of congress, was today sent to
the president for approval.
Samuel A. Adler and his sister. May, of
Omaha were In Washington today enroute
home from New York,
For Nebraska Fair.
For lowe Fair.
Shippers' Bulletin Prepare forty-eight
hour shipments north for temperatures of
10 to 15 above lero; east and west for li to
30 a bo vet soutn ror ai to 30 above. .
Temperature at Omaha yesterday:
TRAIN HITS SCHOOL WAGON
Tvro Boy Fatally Hart In tirade
CroaalnaT Accident Three Girls
raattht on Pilot.
WICHITA. Kan., Feb. 8.-A wagon carry
ing twelve children was hit by a train
twenty miles Koutheesl of this city late test which never falls to draw Immense
DECLAMATORY CONTEST
WILL BE HELD AT TABOR
Twelve Schools Fjxpeeted to Send
Speakers to M Ills-Fremont
Meeting;.
TABOR. Ia.. Feb. 8. (Special) The
fourth annual Mills-Fremont county high
school declamatory contest will be held
In Tabor March 10. Twelve high schools
located In the southwest quarter of the
state are eligible to participate In this con-
BRICK MAKERS IN LOUISVILLE
Belldlas and I'atla Makers' Asso
ciations fclect Officers
for Vear.
liOUlftVIIXE, Ky.. Feb. 1-The twenty
fifth annual convention of the National
Brick Makers' association opened here to
day to continue until Friday. Many dele
gates to this convention are already here, i
having attended the annual gatherings of
the National Paving Brick Manufacturers'
association and the Building Brick Associ
ation of America, both of which closed last
night with the election of officers.
The paving brick manufacturers elected
C. J. Deekmann of Cleveland, president;
J. W. Ftobb. Clinton, Ind., vice president;
C. C. Barr. Streator. 111., treasurer
W. P. Blair. Indianapolis, secretsry
The building brick makers chose 11. I..
tjuelsfon, Cleveland, for re!dent; Halpli
Slmpkins. St. U)-iis. vice president, and J.
Parker B. Flake. New York City, treasurer.
yesterday, ttariey Hartenbower, la years
old, and Orover Hartenbower, 19 years old,
were Injured Internally and will die. Three
daughters of Mrs. Ellen Allen were caught
on the engine pilot and carried a half mile,
but were only slightly Injured. The
students, who were driving, were reading
and did not hear the approach of the
train.
TAX SCANDAL IN CINCINNATI
Depnty Collector Charged with
Fraodaleally Obtaining; Refunds
for Hreners.
CINCINNATI, l.. Feb. 8-Slx Indict-
i ments. charging bribery, were returned
by the Hamilton county grand Jury today
againM Jacob iiaschang. deputy tax col
lector and prominent In local politics. The
bills follow an Inquiry Into alleged fraudu
lent practices by which certain large brew
eries are said to have obtained refunds of
Ikiuor tax?s.
crowds to Tabor.
The schools entitled to representation
are Sidney, Hamburg, Thurman, Tabor,
Randolph. Shenandoah, Glenwood, Mal
vern, Silver City. Emerson. Pacific City
and Red Oak, an even dozen, most of
which have signified their Intention of
trying for the honors, some already having
held their home contests for the selection
HYMENEAL.
Schnltaer-Gresa.
NEBRASKA CITY. Neb.. Feb. .-(Bpeclal
Telegram) John Schnlttrer and Miss Julia
Cress were united In marriage yesterday
morning at the St. Benedict Catholic
church, In the presence of a host of rel
atives and friends. Both of the contract
ing parties were born and reared In this
county and come of highly respected and
well to do families. They were given a
reception at the home of the bride's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Oress, last even
ing. They will make their home on a farm
belonging to the groom south of the city.
, Fnverty-l.anfer.
Miss Rose C. Laufer. .daughter of John
Laufer, and Mr. John O. Faverty of South
Omaha were married by Rev. Charlea W.
Savldge at his residence Wednesday morn
ing at o'clock.
nJ I A Guarantee of Business Prosperity
The Bee Advertising Columns.
FOUR PERSONS ASPHYXIATED
Frank Bernard, U lie ana Tno lall
ilrra I'sisd Den4 In Home In
Brooklyn.
Two earoes ( harsnl with Murder.
CHEROKEE. Okl . Feb. K ,-l.ouis Shell
man, a negro purler and another negro
were arrested here today In connection with
the murder of Carl Handle In Kansa last
night. The negroes are now bring taken paid
back to Anthony. Lynching Is (luvatrned. .
of speakers and others are busy training
for that purpose. The following speakers
have been selected:
Glenwood: Luclle Dean. oratorical;
Norma Agan, dramatic; Kloulae Morgan,
humorous.
Malvern: Rudolph Olsen. oratorical;
Macey Helmbaugh, dramatic; Kuth
Uochmer. humorous.
Owing to the extreme length of previous
programs, which have required one after
noon and half a night for execution a new
ruling Is made for this year's content.
First and second prizes (six In all) will
be awarded for excellence In each of three
, classes, but Instead of each school compet
ing In all three classes, as heretofore. It has I
been decided that each school shall be en- ;
tilled to two speakers only; hence It will
be for Individual schools to determine be- i
fore hand which two of their three speakers j
shall enter the final contest.
The six prizes are In cash and equal the :
net door receipts of the final contest, after '
all expenses of Judges, etc., have been 1
DEATH RECORD
Dr. J. A. W . Hall.
STELLA, Neb., Feb. 8.-(Speclal Tele
gram) Dr. J. A. W. Hull died yesterday
morning after a few days' illness. Mo
moved from Salem to Stella when the
town waa first organized, bringing a small
stock of drugs with him which he later
sold to his brother-in-law, T. C. Malone,
who Is now president of the Alexander
Drug company, a large wholesale firm In
Oklahoma city. The doctor was a prom
inent Mason and that order will have
charge of the funeral services. Ills parents
and a slater, Mrs. Malone, live In Okla
homa City.
II. I.. Brooks.
ALBION, Neb., Feb. S. (Special.) if. L.
Brooks, a pioneer of Boone county, and
one of Albion's leading citizens, died this
morning at 6 o'clock. For many years
Mr. Brooks has been the secretary of the
Boone County Agricultural association. He
Is survived by hla widow, two married
daughters and a married son.
Or. Lyon1!
PERFECT
Toofli Powder
cleanses, preserves and beau
tifies the teeth and impart
purity and fragrance to the
breath. Mothers should teach
the little ones its daily use.
30 ft Bowels
Big-gett org-nn of tbt body th
bowel nd tha mot important
It's got to be looked after neglect
means uffcring and yean .of
misery. CASCARETS help
nature keep erery part of your
bowels clean and strong then
they act right means health to
your whole body. , tu
UKtllTlMi boa for a week tees V
merit. All dms-gtsta. hirers seller la
14 M niton tinxrs a stem la.
AMUSEMENTS.
ths
Two
Frolic i
Daily
ara aunaa
30
I. . TV " Hour. Deg.
ArtTT 8a. m.. a
I I ' a. m 22
XLS A- 7 a. m 20
irsso I W " "a. m 21
1 V afdel I i m 22
t ylJ M 10 a. m 2ft
, J Zan 11 a. m SO
f1 iptt tr 14 m 86
tiyX'T1 1 P- m 35
rii-rvV--- 2 p. m 38 r
ICcSciv If I P- rn S9 I h
I - I 4 p. m 41 I 0
i I -3r - iP'" 2 111
' I 7 p. m". '. '. 8? I
i ' 1 lp.m S3 II
Record. I
MATXaTZB AITS BTOHT TODAT
THE GIRLS FROM DIXI
With
ADAMS AND GUHL
German Kcoentrla Oomedtaas and
BEAUTIFUL flffe
QUEENS OF THE V ! j
SOUTKLAKO ww
Double Sstra Teatnres Tonight.
S8S la 0ld OlTen Away at tha -X.a4!ea'
Matinee Today. .. a
TOaTIQXT
Grand Waltzing Contest
IITBl JAXB FAVAB, the Oreek
Demon Wrectler, will meet Jack Tol- ,
liver in finish match for a pus
Of S160. MO EXTatA OXABOB.
Thursday, Trlday and Baturday
TW wiOWTsj IB? A 11 BOOM."
I,oenl
OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU,
OMAHA, Feb. Official record ot tem
perature and precipitation compared with
the corresponding period of the laet three
years: uni. aw. im. ia.
Highest today .,....,..:.. 42 34 40 14
bo west today 20 21 2 2
Mean temperature HI 28 38 111
Precipitation ,......-.00 .00 . 24 .02
Temperature and precipitation departures
from the normal at Omaha alnce March 1
and compared with the last two years:
Normal temperature 22
Excesa for the day
Total excess since March 1, 1910 1000
Normal precipitation 04 Inch
Deficiency for the day Oi Inch
Total rainfall alnce March 1 16.53 Inches
Deficiency alnce March 1, 1910.. .. 14. 6 Inches
Exrens for cor. period.' 1910 4.85 Inches
Deficiency for cor. period, 19U9. . 6.47 Inches
Hrports from Stations at 7 p. na.
Temperature Rain-
Station. 7p. m. High. fall.
Cheyenne, clear
Davenport, dear
Denver, clear
Dea Moines, clear ....
Dodge City, clear ...
lender, part cloudy
Omaha, clear
Fueblo, clear
Halt Lake City, clear
Hanta Fe, clear
hherldan. clear
Sioux City, . clear ....
Valentine, clear
I.. A. WELSH, Jocal Forecaster.
SO 40 .00
32 34 .00
42 44 .00
34 3H .00
42 60 .00
34 4'i .00
37 42 .00
44 oi 0
32 3 .
40 46 .0)
24 32 .
30 34 .00
34 42 .00
.eir
tlurt-a ot l.ltllr Hungary bol.
Al'KOKA. 111-. Feb. S. Florence Sal
volin. Hi years ..Id. atyle.1 the "vuee-n of
Little HuliKary." waa fuund lying unron
k'Iouh on the Northwestern riilroad tracks
. tie today. Hhe had been shot four tunes
and cannot lle. There Is no clue to the
) abnailant.
Henlen Still l'arnarlona.
PM ATTANOV5 A. Tenn.. Feb. tieorge
rtrnlta. the Hsburg lightweight, knocked
nut In the fourth round of a bout her
laat night with Jake Abel, la mill uiieon-m-ioni.
Attending physician, however, do
nut apprehend a fatal reeult.
NEW YORK. Feb. s -Frank Bernard, his
wife. Mamie, and their two little chllnren.
Carl and Ueorge. were found dead today In
their home on rulton street. Brooklyn. It
it at flret supposed they were the vic
tims ef escaping gas, which flowed from a
Jet which had been apparently left open.
ubnemient Investigation by the police
eeemed to throw considerable doubt on Hi" 1 'Ju,JijiA'.
theory. j u..r Mf N
The father. It was learned, had been an j N.r- T"HK.
athletic instructor and It If maid waa at one j ?oKK.
time connected alth the Hamilton college. iT . JOHN'S.,
lie had been without steady einploj ment I J.y'M'0ViU.
since last August.
tllnmny for Mrs. Hi-henn.
WHEELING. W. Vs.. Feb. ..-According
to Attorney Frank O'Brien, representing
Mrs. !.aura Farn. worth .Sor.tnk. counsel
have agreed on ailmonv of ll"0 a month for
Mrs. rVhenlt. The hill of particulars In
the dUorce suit of rk-henk mali.ht hi wife
was filed today.
PRESIDENT MACLEAN TALKS
Kdai-alur ae Hr.luuatlon Una He
qnealed, lint Ufcllae. to (
I an.r of llf ferenrrs.
. tti..
Kfcommended by
Dentist & Physician.
.Refuse Substitutes
. MaAes your Ufft
CLEAN &WHITE
aannnUB'
BABOAXX MAT. TODAY, BOO, few M
TOBXOXT too, SOO, T6 , .
THE SMART SET
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HIS HONOR THE BARBER
HIT aUXDAT MATZXBX --
POLLY OF THE ClJtCUS
roruitAx BBioxa.
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plrlt yam tings; Musical Cutty s The
nuspeoti Beuolalr Broa.i tftaolay-
Morton Mildred Orover and Xloa
Blchards; Ben Beyer and Brother
aUaodromal Orpheum Conoert Orehea-
ra.
-OMAXA'K- TV CEXTXB."
rfyw svgs., i-a 8o-7s
iJfZ y Mat, 15-aU-BO.
"BILL W. WATSON
Aiunnv little Dutchman with that
inav "V jnny Little aild, and
TBB OIBlIn TBOM XAFTtAXI" .
Bstravagaasa and TaudevlUe. Juggling
Hannona Free nan Bros., tieo. Uardeo.
fcaAUs' Dime Matinee Bvery Weak pajr.
f hoa.si
Ooug. 1041
lad. A-1041.
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Barrett at Mathews. Bdwm Keoaah
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toe Omaha Otrle, Harrington, Mildred
Sj Z.ester. Pally Matlae.s, 10e.
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Admission 11-00
' lUVYA tirV. la. Fel. 8. -(Special. I
UflTIMCHTS Or OCI1X ITIIUirih ! l'reoident Ueorge K. Macl-ean of the l'nl-
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State.
.hrn.a.
Kn.J. tier liroftM.
ersliy of Iowa mad hi first public I
statement today regarding bin I eaignallon. 1
Though he siokc w ith no antagonism to-!
ward the rotate Board of Education and re-'
f i aned from making any statement which'
would lead to the dir t hum of his reslg-'
nation, the Interview tended to place the
entire responsibility upon the Ixmrrt j
"The slats board in a new organization j
and has ail ths responsibility and power,'
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