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TITE BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY, ATOIL 1. 1011. 13 J" Council Bluff Minor Mention "na Council Blnffs Office of ko Omaha Bti la at IS Boot treat. Both Nomi 43. Council Bluffs Council Bluffs CAMPAIGN FQRJEW NAMES Total Membership of Commercial Club Over Four Hundred. COMMITTEE WILL KEEP BUSY Davis, drugi. Corrtgans. undertaker rhones m For Sale -ronm houpe. 723 Sixth Ave. FAUST BEtR AT IUXIERS- BUFFET. Woodrlng Undertaking company. Tel. 339. Lewis Cutler, funeral director. Phone 7. rURB QOL.D WEDDING RINOS LEF FERT'8. Hunters, take notice! See J. J. Klein to. for pure whly Have, your spring frnmlng dona now. auble Art Shop, SJ3 Broadway. See the new mil wall paper pattern at Borwlck a. 211 Bouth Main atreet. Oculists' prescriptions, accurately filled 'he same day at Let fert a Big Jewelry Btofe. Hava your glasnes fitted nr repaired by ;. w- Tarry, optician. 411 Broadway, office with Ueorge CJeiner. ' The 8. A. Pierce A Co. shoe atore la now open for bUHlm-HS at -hlr ntw location. i Weat Broadway, between Pearl and fclxth atreeta. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Tygon of Chicago are visiting at the home of Mr. Tvaon'j parents, Mr. and Mrs. I,. E. Brldenntein, corner of Benton and Harmony streets. Brooks Reed, who recently sold his home stead on Heott street, has removed to Omaha with his family with the Intention of making his future home there. Mr. Heed lias a aa-acre farm near Plattsmoutb. and he desires to be nearer to It. Coroner Cutler held an Inquest yesterday to Inquire Into the facts connected with the death of Toney (lilland, who was killed while at work on the elevator building at Klrst avenue and Thirty-second. The wlt lieaaes examined Tvere: C. K. Arts, fore man; J. McUlnnls, W. 11. Thoniptton and Hlwood Jones. '1 he evidence all showed that the accident was entirely unavoldxble and the verdict placed the responsibility upon no one. Rer. T. W. Williams of Dos Angeles, Cal.. formerly pnstor of the Letter Day Fxlnts' church of this city, Is holding a series of evangelistic meetings at the local rnurch on llerce i reet. Rev. Mr. Wil liams ia discussing preHent-day Issues und ' largo cmwd.H ai e Attending the meetltiKS. lie spoka on '('hriet and Economics" 1 hursday evening. Ills theme tonlKht II Divine Healing." A special Invitation has been extended Christian Mclentlsts to at tend this lecture. Ills auMects for Sunday are: Morning, "I Kee Through a Glass uarKiy;- evening, "incentive." The suit of OeorKfl Cnlllna m-nlnnt the Board of County RuDervi nnrn was nn trial In the district court yesterday. Collins owns a big farm In Kockford township and his - lsnd lays In the territory embraced In the Pigeon creek drainage ditch district. By an oversight, due. he declares, to the neglect of his attorneys, he did not file his claim for damages until two days after date fixed foi f'nal hearing. Consequently tha board disallowed his claim for damages, although the ditch cut across his farm and destroyed several acres of good farm land. The promoter of the proposed new shoe factory spent yesterday digging Into manu facturing statistics here and revealing all of the objections and advantages. He has acquired a mass of Information that will be of much value to the Commercial club In the future. The best Illustration of the advantages of Council Bluffs for manu facturing purposes was displaced In a visit of several hours duration at the John Q. Woodward A Co., candy factory, one of the largest and best equipped In the west. The character of the business done at- the candy factory and the territory reached by the salesmen was a revelation. The shoe man will spend the remainder of the week In the city, familiarising himself fully with the situation here. Constable J. C. Baker went to Sioux City yesterday and returned with Archie Kap lan, wno was arrested tnere on monaay Charged with roDDing William Livingston a commercial salesman. Katilan was In dicted here for the forgery of a check for S.ta on the nrm or Uoldsteln & Co.. tailors. He was arretted several weeks MXo and, after lying In lull here, secured a bond by Indemnifying Wallace Benjamin. Follow ing his arrest for another offense, the bonding company withdrew from his bond. He la now locked uo In the county Jail. After his trial and service of sentence, If he should be convicted, he will be taken to Hannibal, Mo., to stand trial there for tne roDDery or nis rriena, uivingston. uv- ii.gston was supposed to be dying In a hos- i.l In iltal there and Kaplan is accused of tak lis money and property, ap proximating 12,000, and fleeing. : The fire department yesterday worked for an hour or more pulling down the cor nera of the Construction company's build ing No. 2, which destroyed by fire ieral weeks ago. The walls were left In pretty good condition up to the second story and E. A. Wlckham had planned to use them In the reconstruction of the building. The heavy gale Sunday afternoon leveled a large section of tho central part on the west side, leaving the corners stand Ing like mlnlrets. For reasons of safety tho department was ordered to pull them down. The new aerial truck was used fur putting the lines over the crests of the peaks. When the southwest corner rell it carried down a lot of telegraph and tele phone wires. Mr. Wlckham expected to re- construct the building for the use of the Kcntlnental Kompound company, which waa the principal tenant at the time of the fire, but Manager mack uooawin nas an rounced the purchase of the site of the Dsvtd Bradley Implement building, and completion of arrangements to construe a new $40,000 structure, there which Is to be fully equipped for the manufacture oi the products of the company. nig; Yellow Posters Left la Wake of Ylaltla Body Tell Story ( Achievements They Have Accomplished. The close of the canvass of the city for new members for the Commercial club allowed enough new names to bring the total membership above 400. Today ' the committee) will go forth again, spurred by the determination to get the full BOO sought for. Their success Is not a matter of much doubt. They must have tha extra members and are going after them. The big yellow posters declaring "I'm a Member of the Commercial Club Are You?-', have been left wherever a new member has been secured or old members arc found. This makes an effective appeal to the civic pride of the citizen and has been the means of causing names to he sent In by mall. The New Mem here. Following Is the list of new member re ported yesterday: Ward Price. Ben Hirsch. W. M. rvner. J. J. McClurs'an John B. Keellne. H. T. Haverstock, iienry w. tiazeiion, r. 1. MCAten, W. 8. Cloodrich. Harry Z. Ronenfeld. M. Mimas. p. Friedman. John A. Williams, Walter C. Joseph. mariowe KKipton, J. i. nannan, 1 Hennlnger. P. J. McHridc, Dr. C. R. Brandt, Dr. Scott Covalt. O. J. McManus. Nelson Juel Co., Fred Nleman, K. E. Nnrgaard, W. T. Cole. i-Ted Kapp. Opera House Phar-Oeorge i. Clark, macy. J. C. Waterman. C. A. Iee. O. J. Harding. J. C. I'eetkln. W. E. Mitchell, F. J. Pchnorr. Jnmes U. Bradley, John N. Scheffler, C. J. Scanlan. A. J. Olllnsky, o. c. Brown, M. Brennan, W. Hansen. Charles Mstthal. Del I & Mulqueen, Wilson Chemical Co., hi. Ij. bimmons, W. B. Fisher, T. J. Deary, Frank H. Oarrltt, T. C. Jarvis, F. Stodtmelster, t . M. I'enneii Ij. Ij. Kvans & Co., Fred W. Wesner. C. J. Cronkleton, A. Wlckes. Robert E. Anderson, Otto Applequist, A. II. KtOlZ. W.1 D. Donyean. ' l' Earl Mcl linger, P. C. Rasmussen, I.. C. Fauhle. H. Whltbook, J. E. Frohardt, Ole Rasmussen, William F. Maus, C. C. Norgaard, Edward R. (lardner. M. E. Wetherbee, A. C. Walker. O. O. Smith, A. .1. Faul, W. D. Peters, Mrs. T. Woolsey, I-ewls Hammer, R. T. Markey, C. A. Olmstead, II. J. Whitebook, A. Rasmussen, A. W. H uber, W. J. McKeeman, resolutely determined to give tha city the full benoflt of his mistake. Real F.atste Transfers. Real estate transfer as reported to The Bee March 30 by the Pottawattamie County Abstract company of Council Bluffs: John Henry Schults and wife to to Frsnk 8. Haas, sw 4 or IT.-74- 43. except one acre. w. d 115.090 Fremont Barnes and wife to Henry Cohrs. se hi nw hk and e1 sw M M. and ne nw ' of J3-74-42. w. d 15.560 John W. Carter and wife to Frank Percy Sides, lot 23, block SZ, Cen tral sub.. Council Bluffs, Ia. w. d.. J. E. Thomas and wife to James H. Cralgmlle, lots ZS and Z7, block , Wright's add. Council Bluffs, la. w. d Hattle Benjamin and wife to Ben- Jamln-Fehr Real Esate Co., lots 11 and 12. block IS, Burns' add. Council Bluffs. Ia. w. d (Hans J. Olsen to Charles) Olsen, part ne1 neW 25-77-44. w. d Frank Keact and wife to Thomas E. Hoberson, part ne K sw sw 4 17-74-40. w. d Leon H. Schwald and wife to Hattle Benjamin, lots 11 and 12, nine is. Burns' add to Counoll Bluffs, Ia. w. d City of Council Bluffs to A. P. Fair, part lot 11. block IX. Mill s add. Council Bluffs, la., q. c. d 1.500 l,0o0 700 260 H Total nine transfers $34,068 San Francisco prior to embarking on the United States revenue cutter Thetis. The party will be gone seven weeks at the least and during that time will have no communication with the outside world. GRlNNEI,Lr-Mrs. Dorcas L. Wright, past 90 years of age, died here yesterday afternoon. She had lived here since 1KMI. For the last four years she has been totally blind and bedridden. She was a I laughter of the Revolution member of the Splnnlng-Wheel chapter of Marshalltown, la. The body la to be taken to Lowell, Mass., her former home. CRRSTON The southwestern Iowa declamstory contest will be held at Olen wood Friday night, March 31. In the Bap tist church. Contestants from the follow ing schools have-announced their Intention of being present: Adair, Afton, Anita, Casey, Corning. Harden Omve, Ulenwood, Greenfield, Ortswoid, Oiithrle Center, Mal vern and Valley Junction. s KSTHERVILLJ-Esthervllle electors at tha city election Monday choae the follow ing officers for the ensuing year: J. E. Stockdale. mayor; M. H. Schloeman and B. B. Anderson, aldermen-st-large; W. W. Walker, treasurer: W. J. Ptillen, assessor; Alex Johnston, alderman, Third ward: W. A. Bevmer, alderman, Second ward; L, J. Benn.it t, alderman. First ward. All are I epubllcana. CRESTON The grand Jury In the fed eral wesslon of court here returned two true Indictments against postal offenders, one of whomls a Creston resident, but whose name Is withheld until he can be apprehended. Marlon Bennett of Sidney was sentenced to sixty days In the Mont gomery county Jail for postal violations and Lou Glbbs of Humeston was Indicted for bootlegging and entered a plea of "guilty." Im account of poverty Judgment was continued against Glbbs and he was released after furnishing bonds. Marriage Licenses. Marriage licenses were Issued yesterday to the following named persons. Name and Address. Age. James E. Flury, Loveland, la 21 Grace Campbell, Loveland, Ia 23 Alfred Q. Tinker, South Omaha El Deborah A. Coleman, Glenwood 4S Frank Wagner, Boone. Ia ; 11 Ida Johnsln, Boone, Ia 21 Ptockert Carpet Co., Browder-Daniels Co., C. I ). waiters. J. C. Waldman, Harding A Chrlsten sen, Relchart & Maxfleld. Julius Ungar, B. L. Lemon. B. Simon. O'Neill Bros., William Gall, Shenly A Lane. A. Julius Anderson Durfee Furniture Co.,W. A. Stone, Council Bluffs CandyD. H. Millar, Company. Myrtue Bros.. C. Gregory A Son, P. Peterson, Martin Peterson, F. J. Duerr, Peter Jensen, Z. T. Jones, J. N. K. MacAllster, J. W. Casey, Dundee Woolen Mills, Niels Jensen, F. W. Woolworth AJ. H. McAneney, Co., Charles J. Duff, T. A. Mitchell, A. L. Mlckel, M. C. Van Derveer, J. C. DoHaven, C. Jensen, A. O. Mudge, Council Bluffs Rem-Harry Schmidt, edy Co.. S. E. Schweitzer, Charles Hansen, Nelson Bros., J. Katelman, T. 8. Davis; CI Bar's Transfer Storage Co., Record & Green, Chris Paulson. -John McSorley, Charles D. Hager, John Brennan, F. E. Cave. W. B. Hough, C. C. Hough, C. C. Lyon, . W. J. Helser. F. H. Kubltshck, W. Jaccobberger, L. Green, F. S. Crablll, Ed Aspinwall, V. P. Laustrtlh, E. O. Bronson, People's Store, O. Mauthe, E. P. Woodrlng, Western Fuel Com-Jensen Cigar Com pany, F. T. Mooney. Pottawattamie County Abstract Company, Paris Dye Works, H. W. Rothert, puryear Commercial college, pany, . O. C. Sorenson, J. B. Judd. F. L. Lalnson. Dr. J. M. Barstow, J. Lundley, Arthur W. Oard, George Lucke. August Hoyaen. W. J. Peterson & Co., J. W. crotty, H. AK Searle, F. E. Yost, Bertschy Motar Co., Fred L. Herman. COUNCIL IN EXTRA SESSION ' amber of Improvement Matters Con sidered at Special M re 1 1 n g of Body. Drink Budwelser, King of Bottled Beers. , N. T. Plumbing Co. Tel. 260. Night L-1T0J. Widow of Deputy Will Have Home Fund for Her Aid Already Beaches $1,150' and Will Be Invested. Sees Sixth Daughter Die and Drops Dead Mrs. Louise Hoeppner of Davenport, Who Had Lost Child Yearly for Six Years, Dies Suddenly. DAVETNPORT, Ia,, March 31. Mrs. Ionise Hoeppner. after witnessing the death of her sixth daughter, Mrs. Louise Wilson, fell over on her bed this morning and died Instantly. One child had died each year for the last six years. She was 72 years of age. MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE IS PROMISSORY NOTE Hoi. J. R. Doraa of Boose, la., Swindled Out of ffl.OOO by Clever Rase. BOONE. Ia., March 31 (Special.) Hon. J. R. Doran, formerly representative from this county In the general assembly, and J. R. Doran, formerly representative from worth half a million, unwittingly with Mrs. Doran, has been hoodwinked Into signing what proved to be negotiable paper for SS.000 by as clever and bold a swindling schema as haa ever been "worked" In this state. . A stranger, who said he was a preacher, stopped at the Doran home one evening and asked to be given lodgings for the night The Dorans are active church people and they took the preacher In. Tha next morning there appeared at the Doran home a couple, who represented that they wanted to get married. Mr. Doran told them he was not a preacher or a judge, but that there happemtd to be In the house a preacher who would prob ably marry them. The alleged preacher did so, and Mr. and Mrs. Doran were asked to sign tne marriage cenuicate. that is what tbey thought It waa, as wit nesses. The paper proved to be negotia ble and the bogus preacher soon after' ward bad no trouble negotiating It and selling It here. It has just developed that It was bogus when demand for payment on It was made. Efforts to provide for the wife and fam ily of Clarence Woolman have been crowned with phenomenal success. The purpose at the beginning was only to raise about ll.ttA ' but at noon yestrday the amount was approximately $1,150. It Is bow planned to continue the contributions until Saturday, whin It Is expected that at least IL.'OO will be on hand. It hat been decided to make a wise In vtstment of this money and that Invest ment shall be a home for the widow and her children. Trustees will be selected to administer the fund and putctiawe as good a hon.e as possible for the amount. Mrs. Wool man' a wlhlies will he consulted as in I ordere(1 location as far as possible, but the decision te invest the money in home will not be abandoned under iny circumstances. prink Budwuer. King of Bottled Beera STREET RAILWAY GETS BUSY gtarta t.aag uf Mra at Work on Worth Eighth l.lue as Mooa as llrldge la Accepted. Immediately after the North Eighth street bridge was accepted yesterday after Boon by the city council the street railway company set a gatin of men ut work build ing the North Eighth street car line ti The city council held a special meeting yesterday afternoon for the purpose of considering a number of Improvement resolutions and accepting the new con crete bridge at Eighth street. There were several resolutions, apply ing to the various streets, providing for the assessment of the paving utilized by the street railway company In tha con struction of Ita extensions on streets that are now paved, but these were not acted upon owing to the absence of City Solicitor Kimball, who was obliged to give his entire attention to the water works hearing. These resolutions went over until the meeting on Monday night. There are several questions to be considered In as sessing the cost of the paving to the car company on South Main street. The law requires the company to pay for the pav ing between the rails and one foot on each side. On South Main street where the granite blocks cover the surface the company proposes to pave its portion with brick. Consequently the old pavement that has been taken uP Is worthless and the com pany cannot be justly required to pay for It at the rata of 13.40 a yard, Its original cost, when the blocks will not be used. The proiwsitlon is to let the property owners take the granite and the street car com pany pay for the amount - of sami and crushed atone that will be used as a base for the new brick pavement. It was this phase of the situation that prompted with holding action on the assessment resolution until next Monday night. Several sewer construction resolutions were passed. A fit teen-Inch sewer was on Harrison street from McUee avenue to Fleming avenue, an eight-Inch on l.iltle lienton from Hyde avenue to Puller avenue and a ten-Inch sewer on Puller avenue. The council visited the Eighth street bridge In a body, accompanied by City Engineer Ktnyre and Contractor E. A. Wlckham. The bridge was given a thor ough Inspection under the direction of the city engineer, who explained the plans anj showed that the work was constructed In strict accordance with the contract. The question whether the required amount of cement was used brought out the ata e ment that 1.3U0 barrels of cement disap peared while the work was in progrc:. The bridge was formally accepted and Ij now the property of the city. It Is a Many Cases Settled. DENISON, Ia., March 31. (Special.) Judge Hutchinson Is entering; dismissals In some of the Important cases on his docket The J. B. Romans will was ad mitted to probate without contest, a settle' ment to avoid suit having been made with the daughter, Mrs. Dollle Romans Bradley. Morris Dewey of West Side, who was sued for $50,000 for breach of promise, haa ar ranged a settlement The Milwaukee road has paid S700 to the estate of William Kunxe on account of killing the deceased at crossing near Charter Oak. The suit of Nellie Detrlch for 1100,000 against Isaac Patterson of West Side to recover land and non-fulfilment of agreement for sup port la atlU before the court aged Jastlce Injured. CEDAR FALLS, Ia., March 81. (Special Telegram.) Justice Lanfear Knapp, aged 85 years, suffered a fall down stairs this noor. Injuries to his head may prove fatal He has been a justice of the peace forty, five years in the city. u.al.n At Ihrt nn.Kint time tha cur !ln will not extend beyond the rvlng. but this ' rch' hl"'- l.et J will be extend. 'd within a yaar a point close te tho new Northwestern rour.J house and yards. Tho Northwestern has rec-ently completed the expenditure of about 13 0.000 for the en largement of Its terminal facilities. Includ ing a new round house and shopa, and now all of the company's train start and end tfcetr runs there. The Illinois Central yards oloao by are similarly situated, and dally aexeral hundred men are compelled to walk to aad from these yards. The car line will afford transportation to these men. nearly all of whom are members of train crews. only eight feet above the water. It has cost the city J8.0U0, just 13.000 less than the price figured by Contractor Wlckham when he submitted hi bids. Ha had two bids, one of IS.wO for the Heuton street bridge snd 111,000 for the Eighth street structure. At the last minute in placing the bids In their envelope he got them switched and bid the low prices on the expensive bridge and the high figure on the cheaper on. It la reKrted that Mr. Wlckham lost more than II Oou on hlu contract, which he could have refused, los.ng only the small amount required to accompany tha bids, but be Iowa News Notea. CRESTON Monday, April S, the district term of court convenes here, with Juilva Evans presiding. There are eighty-nine civil causes, oiu anu new, ana six criminal cases tor tne term. GRINNELL W. P. Clark, ticket agent of the Iowa Central railroad at this point, has resigned his position and moved to Eldora, la., to become pastor of the Christian church In that city. DENISON The fire company at Denlson has decided to train a team for the state tournament to be held at Harlan June 2. Raymond Ackley, who has been In several contests, lias been selected as captain. MARSHA LL.TO W N Dorr H. Lamb, the union labor candidate for council, who was defeated by a vote of 1.502 to 1.499. to day served notice of contest on L. Derbv. ex-city clerk, who defeated him. A recount of the votes cast will be made In a short time. MASON CITY Captain Stewart of Com pany A will leave on Sunday for Ban An tonio, Tex., sent there by the government to get the benefit of the war movements which have been going on there for some time. Several Iowa officers will accompany Mr. biewart. rn Mot. l n Mrs. netiry McNlll was quite seriously Injured, and the question of ner recovery is very mucn In doubt She had been rendering lard and was car Tying a crock of the hot liquid when she slipped and fell, the lard running over her cheat, arms ana hands. LOGAN Mrs. J. A. Weams. aged 68, died at her home In Logan last evening. It Is thought that the funeral services will take place at the Methodist church of Igan I Friday morning, itev. unarlea H. lylea In charge. Mrs. Weams had been a resident Of lgan twenty-two years. RED OAK The postofflce here haa been placed In the first class because rhe re ceipts of the last year have exceeded f V) -WW. With a population of less than S.ouO. this is evidence of an Immense amount of buslnens handled. The !4o.ouo mark was passed vosterday, but the year n not up until March 31. UR1NNELL Rev. C. ) Horn, who has been principal of Grinned academy for the lat nine years. r.!i. that position to take one In the fa'l at l'tiwus' college, Fairfield, la . as assistant professor of education The l:nl'n ct Iowa college at tirinnell plan to establish the acidem lal department gradually. IOWA FAL1 Clark A. Bliss, a well known resident of this county for many years, died at his ho. lie here last evening of pneumonia. Mr. Ullsa waa bom In F.rie county, Penns Ivanla, January s, 1h41. His father, Henry Bliss, was one of the pioneers of this county, having set tled at l'oint Pleasant in laCT. IOWA CITY" A farewell party at the home of Prof. C. C. Nutting here this even ing marked the end of preparations for the start of the Cnlveralty of Iowa Lay ran Island expedition. Horace Young, one of the atudent asaiatants, haa left, and to morrow. Taxidermist Homer I till. C. A. Corwln. the Chicago artist, and Clarence Albrecnt, the other aaalatant, leave tor Train Passengers See Double Tragedy Entering New York Man Shoots Woman and Turns the Weapon on Himself in Park Avenue. NEW TORK. March 31. Passengers ar riving early this evening by a New York Central train had a horrifying Introduc tion to a crime when sudden application of the emergency brakes brought the train lmost to a stop opposite a double tragedy which waa being enacted In Park ave nue. A well dressed man was seen to draw a revolver from his pocket, shoot a woman, and turn the weapon upon him self. The engineer, first to see the couple. threw on his brakes and shouted to the man: "Hold on, don't shoot her!" The assassin paid no heed to the unex pected witness to his deed, took deliberate aim at tha woman and fired. Then he placed the weapon at his own temple. fired, and sank to the street by the woman's side. Passenger who had looked on, powerless to Interfere, were horrified and as soon as ttie engineer saw els warning was not heeded he pulled his train Into the sta tion. The man waa dead when the police ar rived and the woman haa little chance of recovery. The man waa identified as the son of Rudolph Stupmlctsy. a millionaire lumber man of Austria who died several Years ago, leaving his aon, Jacob, H0O.00O. According to a fellow member In the Carpenters' union, who Bald he had known him from childhood, Jaoob came to Amer ica, changed his najne to Shonta and Boon disalnated his fortune. There waa no clue tonight as to the woman s Identity. Merger Phone Clause Cut Out of Measure Section Opposed on Ground it Would Permit the Creation of Monopoly. (From b Staff Corresnondnnt I LINCOLN, March SI. (Special Telegram.) The first round of the fight In the house against the telephon merger was won bv the members who have been protesting against what they called a trust. The Minor bill on telephones, one of three on the same subject, came up In committee of whole tonight and was ordered engrossed for third reading after the sections allow ing mergers were stricken out. The bill as It stands now puts tha tele phone companies aa common carriers under the control and regulation of the State Railway commission; it provides also for im.ic-ai connection between competing companies so that a subscriber to one com pany can through connection between ex cuanges tain to subscribers to another company. The present law ia interpreted as giving mo railway communion regulatory powers, but there has been soma question in regard to that Interpretation. Thera are still two bills In existence by Senator Ollis and by Representative Walte, who is himself an Independent telephone owner, both of which nrovlde tar m.r... but It Is considered doubtful If they can ever be lifted from the general file as the sifting committee Is opposed to bring ing tnem up. In debating the bill the opponents of the merger, led by Evans, declared that if allowed to pass the bill would give the Bell telephone companies unlimited power to create In the state a monopolistic combine which would boost rates and completely stifle competition. Prince of Hall and Mockett of Lancaster both answered this argument by citing the manifest evils of the two-telephone condition where a man In business la forced to pay for two exchanges and must neces sarily pay more for the double service than he would for single service at a higher rate. The final vote on the amendment offered by Fuller to cut out the merger carried 39 to 88. Another provision was eliminated which provided that no second franchise should be granted In a city which bad telephone service. The representatives of the Bell telephone interests and officers of some of the In dependent companlea who have worked hard all winter for the passage of any one of these bills will probably try now to kill the measure as It stands. Tbey were quite willing to accept regulation by the commission If they could get the merger privilege. Express Messenger Arrested for Theft of Fifty Thousand A. W. Hawkins Missing- at Same Time Package of New Bank JJotes Disappears. NOOALES, Aril.. March Sl.-yNews reached here today of the arrest at Autlan, Arlx. of A. W. Hawkins, a' Wells Fargo express messenger, who haa been missing sine last week, when an express package containing lEo.000 in new bank notes dis appeared. A Mexican named Arguelles waa arrested with blra. The men left Maxatalan In a launch and landed at Navtdad, 10 ml lea north of Man xanlllo. There they secured horses and struck out for tho Interior. The authorities at Autlan had been given a description of tbe men and the two were recognised when they arrived. They will be taken to Masavtalao, Special Saturday Offerings BRASS jardinieres, genuine leath er hassocks and Anatolian table mats form three money saving bar gains for Saturday Shoppers. 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"' PROBE FOB BIO CLEABING HOUSE lavc.tlBatloai rrod.rr. No Kvldenr, bat Department of Jaatleo Looks Aakaaeo Alleged I'aloa of Financial Interests. WASHINGTON. P. C. March . A n- waapon ia beta fortd out of tha govern ment's experiences In dealing with monop olies of trade and combinations of capi tal, which It was learned toriay Attorney General Wlckeraeam hopes to preaent to congress In tbs bov that It will be Incor porated fnte law. Jaat what shape this proposed letrialatlan will take has not been msdo known. Combinations of ail kinds, through pro cesses of reorganisation, hava managed to keep Just a step ahead of federal prosecu tions and in many canes the work of the Department of Justice, therefore, has not always been aa completely effective as was desired. With a view to meeting the problem as it exists and as It promises to develop, the attorney general within tho next few months may take the most Important steps toward regulation of . combinations and mor.opolHa since the passage of the Sher man law. afaar Traats Fader Fire. Several Instances of alleged combinations, which the Department of Justice so far has been powerless to attack because there waa no law applicable to them, have been brought to the attention of tha attorney general. Prominent among them Is the "money trust" In New York., It was pointed aut hat where a year ago the great financial Interests of New Tork commonly war classified Into three groups, they now are popularly known as on. Tha New Tork Clearing House aasocla tion recently had unofficial notification that Attorney General Wickersham's atten tion had been called to Its methods of buxl neg. The association engaged James M. Beck, a former assistant attorney general, and other New York attorneys to preaent an Informal statement of its methods to the Department of Justice. When all was finished, the attorneys understood, tacitly at least, that there was apparently nothing Hi tiio business of the New York Clearing House fssoclatlon which could be construed aa. coining under any of tha laws now on the (statute books. Practically the same thing took place with tha New Orleans, association last winter. Nevertheless, the Department of Justice regards with some concern the concentra tion of banking capital In New York. PI rates Beat Seeoad Teaa, HOT HPRINfiS. Ark., March Il.-Tlie Pittsburg Nationals beat the aeeand teaia trx!y. Waner led In the batting, with fmir aiftgles. Kcore: R.H.F1 fcec-ond Team 15 1 Plttrhurg -13 & I Hatterles: Nsgel and blmon; Gardner, Aaeins and Martin. Th Key to tbs (situation Bee VTant Ads.