THK MIK: OMAHA. SATURDAY. TTT.TnWttT 11. 1011. THIRD'S VOTE IS WHIMSICAL! Army Notes LAND FRAUD GOES TO JURY, A Ballot in Certain Precincts Variable. INCREASES AT STRIKLKG Pro?ei i Ma or II M lird. chief pa--nia-ter. I' ! par tm.-rit of th si ism , i . is to t.aa a .three months' le of ab.ence. Pr-Blnninc May 2. II will apend the time Kith his' FACE ' family St his 'd home In Thomas" n. M , j where trev usually tUe a cottage, for the, I summer j I'apta.n S. I . Kuchci !. Twelfth cav- j ! airy, registered at the DrpKtiiiienl 'f the' Deuel Countv Caie in Submitted to Men on Panel. ONE WHOLE DAY OF ARGUMENT Total I .rap tt HIbsj rlr at l.aat F.lertloa 1 e-lser llrfvada the statement Uilf .by i Missouri Friday en route fin-n Ihe I'htl- f mr UHrlrk, ' ipplnes to Kcrt L. A ftussell. where hp III aalt the homecoming cf the Tw elfin Fcentrtcltles In the vote of thre pre-" csvalry. For several yearn captain lUjtlt- :o 14; ?4 101 ll.i elnrts of the Third ward, particularly with reference to the lat election, are shown by a comparison of annual figure The threw Dredncta concerned. First. cond and Fifth, ara thosa which have been questioned Ihe mml Seriously before the legislative ln veatlaatlon romnilttee. The total vote of each of these precincts In the last election was remarsay greater than the highest vote a any previous elec tion. Inc'uriing even the presidential elec tion. In the last five years. The vote for thse precincts follows. KIUST IMlKi'lNCT. 115 ... im ivr .. iptesidentlal) 1K m . "ECUND I'HKCIXCT. ldnS I'. iwrr ' '.'is prsldr,tiali ... ln !i i9io 4 FIFTH rnki'lM'T 1906 Jjj 1 sjS j yn tv iww (presidential 2& iwt 11.' r.m 3a5 ole la Pecallar. "It must be admitted," said John O. Telser. . attorney for the governor at the I legislates hearing, "that the vote, to say Ihe least, la peculiar In these precincts. There ms to have been s'tiklng In crease of 'Interest' In the elertlon among I the 'voters' in these precincts at the laal election. enbarh has been connected with the l'hilip pln scouts. Captain II. A. Selverl has returned from duty at the ilock Island arsenal l.ansera llrrsp I'rlilir ssltk I'reaen- tlna ml 1 heir lews., 1slly Ma seal I eltera llPterrs Ihe Defendants. TAFT SPEAKS ON RECIPROCITY (Continued from First fage.) also predicted a (real Increase In American milling as a result of the agreement. j "It Is a mere truism." said the pree'dent. i "to aay that the farmers of a country con- ' litute the greatest wealth producing class J of the country that It Is of the greatest importance to conserve their welfare. When i we have, had good cropa Hie neols of all j Industries have moved and weaitn has been stored. Anyone, therefore, who would In- itiat a policy to Injure the tanner hns ! miicn to answer for at the bar uf public opinion Th fen: riuntv !nd f-a-icl case I now In th hands of the jury, having been j I Riven over to 'hat body of dellherators at j '5Sn o'clock Friday afternoon. The Jury- j men were Informed by Judge Hunger that ' If they reached a verdict by 10 o'clock he j i wo'ilrt be within rail, bet after that hour they nre to be escorted to a hotel by Ball I Iff II o. i'aird. to lodge for the night. I .Ml nf Friclav was consumed by the j lawyers In making arguments to the Jury. V. F. Gurley. R. C. Uodder and R. C. Olmst.ad plradd for the defendants. Hen jamin Fo. ()e-ge R. Townsend and Wil liam P. Mllles. while the prosecution was pursued by Sylvester Ft Hush and Arthur W. Iane. The arguments almost In til entirety were hssed on tjje letters that parsed bctivcen Fox and Miles and Town send. These letters Indicated that there was an understanding between tha defend ants as to a course to be pursued In keep ing the Fox ranch Intact, and the prosecu tion Insisted that this understanding ine greatest reason tor aoopung tnis . ,mo,jn,pd , 4 ronsplrarv. A directly op asreement la that It Is going to unite Iwo'p,,,,,, construction of the meaning of these countile with kindred people and lying to- j ,,ttpr wa exploited by the counsel for Kettie. across a wide continent In a com- 1 (na ofenle. merc.al and social union to the great ad- j Arguments to the Jury were begun Friday vantage of both. Such an agreement does morning Assistant Iiistrlct Attorney Ar not have to be brought about by an ad- j n,ur v. t,ane opening. He explained that Justing of nice pecuniary piollt to each, cat those who are responsible tor It. I Heurflia An- Mutaal. "Its undoubted general benefit will Indl tay this In older to answer the arguments directed aalriht the detailed agreement af fecting diffirint classes. I may not be thought to be abandoning the bioad ground uoon which t he opportunity to confirm this "Attack has been made on the Inves'.lga- , agref.m).nt OUtlt , be aelaed." tlon In general because the census figures: T,kln. ul) ., ,h. .ffects of ths acres on the numbir of voiers in the Th rd waid do not bear out to the letter the statement . made la the message . of the governor- that apparently three tlmrs as many votes had been cast as there were voters In the ward. "To condemn the Investigation and se?k to refute the charges made on this score 'Is as futile -e the plea, of a certain de- , fendant embrtzler, who declared he dd not take all the money he was charged with having stolen, and therefore maln- ' tattled he was not guilty. "The statement of the indications of fraud In the Omaha elections Is to be taken as an Indictment. . It I customary 1 ment on coin, he said: "The total production of corn In the United States in 1H10 was 3.125,TlJ.un bush els, of which we exported U.Vli.Mi busbels, and used the rent in domestic consumption, chiefly In raising cattle and hogs, of which. In live cattle and packing house products, we exported In value Ji::.i,!irtG,2 12. The Cana dian product of corn was 1J, 25,XIO bushels, or six-tenths of 1 per cent of. the total production of the United sitates. We ex ported H.OOO.QiiO bushels' to Canada. "Ceitainly In respect of coin the Amer ican larmer Is king and will remain no, reciprocity or no reciprocity. Indeed, the to make the allegations broad enough to , rhange will greatly help him by increasing cover the case. That one count Is not j his supply of young and thin caitle, now proven does not argue the Innocence of the j very scarce, for feeding with his corn and j K defendant. making good beef. Usts of witnesses who will appear be- ; "jui It in said that the farm land of fore the-committee at the resumption of j Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa. Wisconsin at.d the heating Monday have been given to the I oiher states Is much more valuable than bailiff for service of sublicenses, I the land in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, As sinabolne and Alberta, the four great northwestern provinces of Canada, and that to give Canadian farmers free entry of products raised on cheaper landa will be certain to lower farm lands n value In this country. Nothing could be fut titer from the fact. The Canadian lands are farther removed from the Chicago and Mlnneapjl.s markets than are the lends of Minnesota. Preparing; to Hnsiar, Preparations for the resumption of the hearing Indicate the probable introduction of evidence bearing on the use of blank affidavits and a series of remarkable and peculiar facts bearing on the vote. Wiser 'declines to make public at this time the 'result of his Investigation of the poll lists ('and affidavits on file In the office of 1. M. Haverly, .county Clerk, and lian Butler, ; city 'clerk. - , -' , . r The aenate committee Is" to sit in session ' Jointly with the house committee when the bearing )a resumed in parlor 11 of the Paxton hotel on Monday afternoon. the Indictment accuses the defendants with overt sits of conspiracy; that the act of one must be construed to be the acta of all flirec. By referring to the iitf-is. vvhlcn show that there was an understanding between the defendants as to the home stead lands In question, he pointed out that the letters Indicate what was In the minds of the defendants at the time they were written, and that the acts resulting showed the conspiracy to exist. II said that It Is hard to prove conspiracy because consplr atora work In secret, and that the only way In which It ran be known whether con spiracy existed is by reviewing the acts of the defendants. He turned to letter written by Kox to Townsend In which the writer said. "We must mske a winning In this Importsnt deal." Thle. the attorney argued, showed that there was an agree ment between the defendants. In another letter Fox wrote. "We have won out on all the land we went after, and the other side are sure sick of It." This, urged Mr. Lane, shows concluHlvely that there was a chemj to keep certain undesirable homesteaders out of the Fox pasture. Asserts So Conspiracy. Asrixtant Attorney Lane was followed by Hodder. counsel for Fox. and he put an entirely different construction on the letters, explaining that the alleged con spiracy was nothing more than an effort on the part of the defendants to protect their Interests. At that time he said a number of cattlemen were fighting among themselves, and that It was the desire of the defendants to have settlers come In ho would act In harmony with them, and not keep up a continual hubbub. He In sisted that not one bit of evidence had been Introduced to show that a conspiracy existed. Attorney Olmstead spoke briefly for his Wisconsin, Iowa or Illinois, and proximity ! client, Townsend, after which William F. to market Is u most Important element In the valve of farm landa. "Then-the natural change in farming in this country Is from the raising of grain Gurley was glvon the opportunity to make the last remarks for his client. Miles, and all of the defendants in general. He de clared tnat Miles did not and does not IJUDGE SEARS BEMOANS ' , ' ' LOSSAN OVERCOAT ease One Invades the sacred Pre. clnets of the Moualaa Coaaty Court lloase. He stood shivering In the morning air. His clothes were good and In the absence of an overcoat he wore a Judicial air. tie asked no alms. But had one drawn near enough, It would have become apparent , that his tnuttertngs were directed toward the unhung wretch who Thursday entered the private office of district court room No. t and stole a valuable fur overcoat belong to Judge W. O. Sears. For It was Judge Bears who stood shivering In the morning air. J. H. Hulbert. bailiff of court room No. 1. , came to the rescue at noon Friday. He went to his room and brought Judge Sears one of his overcoat to be worn until Ills Honor can secure another garment. Woe bstide the culprit if he la arrested 'and 'brought before Judge Bears for sett tence. It Is promised that the terms of the sentence will be couched la plain and un ' mlatakable language. for export to the raising of grain for faim-jxnow nw nat the gpicka contract which Ing consumption and development of the 1 n drew up and which was a bone of con- secondary products in the form of cattle and hogs. The live rattle are bought and fattened. The hogs are ifised and fed. it Is farming of this kind that explains the high value of farm lands In Illinois and Iowa. La ad Higher In Older States. "If the argument as to the disastrous effect of admitting the crops uf the Cana-. dlan northwest to our markets upon tne value of our faim land is correct then the opening ot lands In Kansas, .Nebraska tention throughout the trial, was illegal to the extent of violating any of the laws of tho United States, ell also argued that this contract could have no weight because It was made after the time at which the conspiracy was alleged to have existed. Attorney Gurley took oratorical flight throughout his entire argument. In sharp contrast with the closing argu ment made by Hpeclal Attorney Sylvester R. Rush, who at no time raised his voice above the ordinary conversational pitch. He declared that It has not been many and the t o Dakotas in the two decades years since defendants were not permitted from 1SSK) to lUlt) should have had a similar I to appear as witnesses In the United States effect upon, the land of the older states. 1 court, that for agea It has been held that Now, what was the fact? What was tne a man who will enter into a conspiracy effect upon the fur 111 lands of the vder I wijl take extraordinary means on the stand states of the competition of these newer ! to throw off the charge. Such Is human nature, asld he. He went Into all phases of the controversy. The rase has been on trial in Judge Hun- C00LEY LIKES COUNTY ROADS avra Doaarlaa tonal? Haa Some of the Beet Hoada that He Haa Ever When Oeorge XV. Cooley, state engineer of the state of Minnesota, was here at the Land ahow, at the Invitation of Mr. Piuk ard, chairman of the bridge and road com mittee, and Oeorge McBrlde. county sur veyor, he was taken over the paved and dirt roads of the county and asked to give his opinion of them. He was taken over I odge street and over several dirt roads, returning over Leavenworth and Center atresia, , He pralaed the work very highly and said It was the beat work, of that clans be had ever even. He said the county roads could not have been finer. He Inspected a new steel and concrete bridge under process of construction and said this was exactly In line With what he was oiderlng all over MiDuesota. Co impressed was ha that he asked for and was given the bridge plana of several new- Douglas county bridge. He also inspected the brick pavement on Dodge and Center streets, which has been down sixteen years without repairs coatinj ope cent. He was much Impressed and de clared ha had seldom seen better paving. states? Th land in the older states be came more devoted to corn and cattle and hosa, while the wheat and other ceres. s wer left to the new lands. The effect urt since last Monday that the values of the land of the older larmlng states were In most cases more than doubled. "The difference In the value of the acre between Manitoba and Minnesota is but little more than s. while the difference be tween Minnesota and Wisconsin Is ii, be tween Wisconsin and Illinois is between Wisconsin and Jo. a la t, between Michi gan and Inulaiia is 31. These figures snow iiicontestably that the fear of a reduction in farm land values of this country by let ting In Canada a products is wholly un founded. ' "Ths price of wheat, less traiiKportation and charges for warehouse and delivery. la fixed by wi:al all the wheat exporting POOR BOY LEARNS WHY HE COULD NOT STAY IN SCHOOL Had derloaa Eye Troab.'e and Did ot Kaovr It Others tho game Way. "Poor children are often misunderstood snd blamed for misconduct when their real trouble Is a physical ailment and they need the services of a physician or surgeon, said Judge Howard Kennedy Friday. The Judge had before him, as he spoke. a report from one of the busiest eye ape cla lists of the city. The report aald that a certain boy. for a long time considered countries, lnctuuing the United elates and , Incorrigible, was suffering from an aggra Canada, can get lor their surplus in Liver- vated eye trouble which made It physically pool. Hence, the vending of any part of ! Impossible for him to study. Also before Canada surplus through out country In- him the Judge had a note from a school stead of through C anada to be milled or to j teacher saying the boy In question had not be exported without milling, will not per ceptibly or materially affect the price of wheat for our farmer. Will Not Affect Price of Wheat. brought the piier report to her and that he could not come to school until he had. What was th boy to do? He did not know what was the matter He only knew that he could not BUTLER TO CUT OFFICE FORCE Wll r with Two Less Clrrka Thle gasaaaer Thaai II Has Heea I eta. r.,.n ,,n mnrki.1. nt VI nn... iiaH. I With lltm. Chicago, give the transportation and ware- 1 cll'"oI-H1e "7, b'Urt" th'n "y houaing facilities of our northwest and the I el",h" " hUrt, ,ry t0 Canadian farmer will get for I.I. wheat j True he promised tin, Judge to ,0 practically what the American farmer gets. ! oo1' bu h' "P " P"m- es. th. higher freight charge, dui ,0 U" h"'"1 l W,bat Wrn greater dl.t.nc. from market. ,""1' k"7', W',hJUd!i . . .. . , . , that he was not Inherently bad. He was "la other words, ths advantage we g ve . . . . , . .1, . ... not a mischief maker, but he could not the Canadian farmer w ill not hurt our : 111 farmer, for the price will remain the same. I ,l,y " but by patronising our elevator, our flour' rwinrilPC nc PllfTlsJr mill, our railroad, he will secure admis-1 tVIUfcNU t Uf UU I IINU sion to the world s market at a ls coat to I EXPENSES IN THE ARMY hlmaeif. while we will secuie the advantage Officer Are AsfceU for Eallaiatr oa Holdlaat Toaraaaneat at Leavenworth. Further evidence of the determination of the War department to retrench as It never has before came to the attention of the of Increased trade fur our elevators, our mills, our railroad and our comniisn.on men. "The United States aecured for the farm ers the free listing of such Important agri cultural products as cottonseed oil, all kinds of fruits and vegetable, timothy and : off'cers at the Department of the Mls- 1 clover seeds, egs and numerous other suurl Friday, when they were asked to In order to cut expense. City Clerk Dan products In which the movement to Canada I map out plans and estimate the expenses Butler plans to diminish his force by two from the United Ststes Is much greater of a military tournament ut I-avenworth In Ihe Immediate future. With two less ; than from Canada to the United States. next fall. It Is Judged from the cum than Ms present clerical help Butler says j "The 1 emission of 1.3U0,(M) In duties on : ir.unlcatlon received from Washington thst he can do the work of the office, as the rough lumber l.uported into the United a tournament may not be held unless it bsulness will not be as heavy through the ) States by free listing It. al.ng with picket I can be conducted at comparatively small summer months ss at present. aj palings, and the heavy reductions on 1 expense. Secret of the Home Beautiful. Far hack in tlif u.iiljMit l;ivs of ioiu;uitic loving pt-oph the iilea of iimkinj; home l.c.'tuliful tliroucli r.-icin it wilh fine, Mil.-t.-uitial furniture had its inception. Si nee those spacious day lovers of the home heautilul lia heen seeking furniture with an air of elegane". So at this very day we are showing just the fine grade alout which the admirers of distinctive character are talking. The articles we offer not only enhance home with an historical atmosphere for many of them are replicas of pieces used in ancient days hut they also give an im niedite impression of tasle mark the owner as possosing that rare quality of knowing what is most refined, most handsome, most graceful. Our furniture is expressive of comfort, solidity ami heauty. It comhines grace with utility. The tag policy tag insuring quality, durability and price is on every piece. CiafUiiiMn I-timed Onk St.le- l .arlv r.nglisii t iiair ttcnmim lH(,,l Leather lined, nilvrr leather seat, strong frgme. broad Hrswnr. sniirll- hnilt. pxtremelv back, pattern of character and (.etiuine latlirr Itorkrr Har rington springs, haa that turktph atmosphere, comfortable arms, parlous at $03.00 Imitation Mahogany HiH'ker IJenttlne leather wat and back, handsomely finished, a good arti cle to line with $11.75 Imitation MalioitHny Ilncker Comfortable, possesses a char nrter that makes It. desirable for any home 95. OO A attractive $31.00 Craftsman China Cabinet Beau tiful design, spacious drawfrs, most. excellent construction, strong shelves $32.00 Craftsman Pining; Chftlra A model built along graceful and durable lines, genuine leather seat $4.75 charm $2.00 I iiiniMl Oak WilliftK lek Jutt the kind that .w ill delight n wo man, solid writing pad. dura ble $7.50 Craftsman Pining Table A re plica of a historic design, very strong, massive pedestal base, iK'auJful $48.00 Oriental Rugs That Retain Their Value. Demand for Oriental rugs has been made by discriminating people since the earW days of recorded history. In Omaha the ir.H. in tho. rich cnvorincs la ettcnsivp and iuflt now minv of them are being sold from our largo stock. We show these Orientals In finest weave and In perfect harmony or design and color quail ties which only the best ruga possess., blended hues give worth to our Orientals, which tnak a them worthy fabrics In the most elegant homes, given here. Hlch, soft, Imperceptibly Just a very few prices are Itokhara Rug ' 4-U3-4 Hokhara Hug 4- 3x4-1 Itokhara Hug 3- 6x2-7 ItehMM-liiHtan Hug 5- 7x4-3 Itelotx histan Hug 4- 3x2-9 IVeloocliistan Hug 4-1x2-9 IVeloochlstan RuaT $58.00 4-4x3-6 $28.00 Daghrslan Rug ..-$48.00 5-3x3-6 $27.50 IlHgliestaii Rug ..$20.00 6-0x3-5 $25.50 lag,lietan Rug $45.00 6-6x4-3 $45.00 Khiva Rug $10.00 9-6x7-7 $148.00 Khiva Rug 10x8 $128.00 Kazas Rug 6-10x3-11 $24.00 Kaxaz Rug 6-0x4-5 $47.00 Senna Rug 4-11x3-6 $40.00 Afghan Rug 4-7x6-6 $50.00 Kindlstan Rug 6-1x2-8 $24.00 MeftluM Rug 6-5x4-4 $44.00 $20.00 lie member Good Furniture May Be Cheap, But "Chap" furniture Cannet Be Good. Miller, Stewart & Beaton Co., Established 1884 413-415-417 South Sixteenth Street 1 mmwk i mm1 " mm if 15 shburn-crosbyco- Gold Medal Flour i r . r fei JLiqwa DRINK ? Sunshine v m - m m t t K N thtbc est vou like ttu PV! HAVE A CASE SENT ff Kl yuil home IV yfr John Nittler If) 3224 So. 24th Street i I S. oooa. is sicoseat j j inb. iao y- IB i . M Mm HAIM BALSAM C'lmm and w.utif.M Ui. hlr. I Pr'tiuoM. a luxu.atit anth. itf.v.r J'alls to JUMtor. Or ill r io it. im uiui LD ar. I CufW toslp diMSM. a hair I $y ths 1 1 in Hiitlrr will have mails his drrssrU lumber, laths and inlnl l-fductlon hs l'cls t? Iiat Hit affairs of th of fir in such shaix- that th ork a 111 h rcdurctl to a nilnlmuin. Wltiila another month th crtatrr part f ths Meen f'r varloua iiurpo win ha been Isnued. which will relieve the routln markedly. Mr. Butler has not decided as t who will a h aae. Mvr. It la known that lieorss tlark. un uf th tnrii.brrs of th force, will uniplr In th WesUra laai'i aaaia this oa and his resignation will leava but on man to U laid off. HI "The Ieiartnient of the Missouri covers in th Interest of th farmer. . a territory, and It costs lota of money "It the agreement Ix adopted and gi ! to centralise I.Oat) sold ers at a tourna lu operation and In six months ths farmers ' intnt." declared Major V. IV Huriiham. on th border who now hae fears will r- chief of staff. "It may be possible to sr Jolr In this gisat atep toward closer bust- raae a tournament for L,ravenwoith nes; neti and social relations with our neigh- (Mn. hut I cannot give anything definite burs. The wtioie country- rrin-r, manufae-, at this time " Suits and Overcoats "We are making som? very iuterestang price reductions on all our winter weight clothing for men, boys and children. Suits and Overcoats that were $15 are now $12.50 Suits and Overcoats that were $20 are now $16.50 Suits and Overcoats that were $23 are now $20.00 Suits and Overcoats that were $30 are now $25.00 Suits and Overcoats that were $40 are now $32.50 I I Trousers that were $4.00 are now. Trousers that were $5.00 are now. Trousers that were $6.50 are now. Trousers that were $7.50 are now. $3.00 $4.00 $5.00 $0.00 turer. railroad coniany, middleman, houa man all will t til gainer." war- A Guarantee of Buina Prosperity Tiia rriktiu and Wis Tatronag of Th K Advarttaing Columna. A trarl Mlataka la to neglect a cold or cough. Ir. King s New IHsoovery cures them and prevents consumpthMi. Me and 11 00. Bold by Beaton Drug Ca- SHIRT SPECIAL Broken lines of Shirts that sold up to $2.00; your choice 75c 'Browniriu'lfing & CQ B K Ct-OYMiNO, rURNISHINCS AND MATS, hyV rirTCIvNTH DOUGLAS TRtETa OMAHA. ft. & WILCOX. Majoafcr. The Store of the Town. 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