THH HKK: OXfAHA. AVEDXKSDAY, DECEMBER 20, ion.
KEMMERLIHG SAYS HE LIED
Asterta Confession Concerning Jury
Bribing u False.
TALKED WHEN HE WAS DRUNK
(tiaafca liar (nnmlllrr PrspoiPi to
Tat On Phase Itt Inqalrr I s to
Jadar of the District ( nirl
at Clurr.
Jorin A. Krmmrrllri(f' cnnfewMnn of lila
SUlterd corruption .! an agrnt or atnt
tif tha strwt railway company wlilta h
as srrvlns; on a dlpirlct roirt Jury
panel s rrpufllattd by Ktmm'rllng In
note and a lltrr to f!olor Smith,
drk of the district caurt.'w Ithln twenty
four hours aftrr h muilo tlis confusion.
3romrllnn declared hi rnlire liitomeiit
fall-, paying ha was drunk aii l l.tid l.c ,1
fin a ten day rprce at the tlmo l. iiiaje
It; but Attfirnry T. V. rtlael.iiurn, who
took a leading pait In tl.c ronveisatlo.i
lth lemmorllruj, contincKil tt.e work
and aeeured from Jumrs Ai'nn, 'a private,
detective. llrmfnli that wer corrobo
jartve of a part of Kcmmei Una's stury.
In It further proceedings agHlnpt the
Hrret railway company the Omaha lir
association will i.;n Ht.itemcrit of Allan
md of the housekeeper of Ir. James
MrRoberts, a Council Bluffs veterinary
urfeon, aa well a tha register of the
Orden house, Council Bluffs, to offset
Sxemmerllna's repudiation of his confea-'
el on.
Tha statement of Kemmerlltif which
Curdon V. Wsttles, president of the
atreet railway company, aaya the com
pany has, la raid to be substantially
Identified with the letter of repudiation re
ceived from Kemmerllnftiy Kobert Smith.
Jim Allaa'a Tart.
Krom the statement of the housekeeper
It appears that Kenunerllng and Jim
Allan, a private detective, came to the
l-Robert a house about the middle of
JS'ov ember, a..., when a capias for Kern
inerHng vu out. and secured a room,
Allan paying a week's rent In advance.
Jrscrlblng the. Incident, the woman said.
In pari: .
"Tha two came and rented a room. The
ahort, heavy-set man paid the rent and
aatd tha taller, more slender man was
liot well and they wanted a quiet place
for Mm. He looked to me Ilka a man
that, was recovering from an extended
rprre. Ha did not e away from tha
house much and both of them staid
ptitty close to the premises. They were
lieeelabout two weeks, and when they
liad gene the closet of the room where
they'' had slept was packed w ith papers
ml remains of lunches and empty whisky
lt)e."
examination of the Ogden house regis
ter,' show names of George Allan and
3111 Gorman of Fremont on the day Kem
merllng said he was taken to the hotel.
Ijrtertlva Allan explained thla to Mr.
lllacfcburn.
,; Allan LisUIni Caadaet.
Allen said he waa off Icing with "Cap"
t'onnack. another private detective, at
tliej time of the KemmerUng exposure.
Vpies- Cormack's Instructions, ha aald,
lie went with a man named Gorman to
Jv'emmerllng'a residence and took Kem-merijng-
to Council Bluffs. Ills 'recol
lection waa that' Onrman accompanied
thetn. to Council Bluffs and said that! waa
the 'reason lie rgltred Osorgc Allan and
Billl ' Gorman'. Gorman returned to
Omaiia and Allan and, Kainmerllng oo.
rupied room 3$, .Allan aald ha then took
Kefnmerllnt -to tha McRoberts house and
Temalned there with him several days,
Cormack coming over from day to day
to see them.
Allan told' Mr. Blackburn that hla serv
ices were strictly professional and that
he personally had no dealing with any
person directly connected with the street
railway company, though he understood
at the time that ha waa performing the
services for the' company and that his
compensation came from It
Kemsaerllaar Qalrklr Itetracted.
Kemmerllng' nota to Robert Bmlth
repudiating his confession waa slipped
under the door of Smith's office during
the" night of the day on which Kem
merllng confessed or early tha next morn
ing. It waa found by a clerk who opened
tha, office the morning of October 3. It
waa brief, atmply elating that the con
fer Ion was untrue and that Kemmerllng
waa drunk and had been drinking when
lie, made it. On October 7 Mr. Bmlth
received a five-page letter from Kem
tcerllng repeating what ha said in the
not and going Into a mora detailed
rcpudatloa, declaring tha entire statement
false.
Answering a question today, Mr. Bmlth
aald in hla apU''n Kemmerllng certainly
was not drunk und certainly knew what
lie waa doing when he made the con
fession. On the day before lie made
the confession to Smith and Ulackburn,
JveiBierllga"'tailn4l with Judge Willis U.
Hears of the law division of tha district
i-ourt. who had triwl and convicted, hi
tin the contempt charge. Kemmerllng
uys be told one of the district Judges
it waa a shame lio should be puntuhod
and olhera go free. Judge Bears aaya
lie does not believe Kemmerllng was
Jrunk when he talked with Mm.
'. Mar Ask for Ursss Jary.
Mtmbera of tb Omaha liar association
will aak the judges of the district court
to call a special grand Jury at the be
ginning of the February term of district
court to Investigate the alleged corrup
tion Of Jurors, and If sufficient evidence
Is .found, to Indict persons believed to be
gulljy of Juror-bribing. The Judges have
not considered the matter and will nut
express themselves. Whether or not such
action bo taken will not be determined
until the judicial college holds It annuul
meeting on Monday, January 1. H'lJ.
Jurors who served with John A. Kem-lia-rluig
on the case of Mrs. Nellie West
agalnal the strwt railway company were
JNY-Is I.undcll. H. It. Jackaon, A. U. Ander
auq V. McCormack, II. T. Andrews, C.
Cochran, C. T. Williams. Prank Kouuky
VUIUua C. Ilartoiao, 1". I Zilch and i:ar
Vloer.
Labor League to Take
Hand in City Politics
Two thousand men have become mem
bers of the I,lor league, rlnre Its In
ception two months so. This announro
ment whs made last night at the regular
meeting of the Irasue. held at Labor
temple. The members represent almost
every precinct of every werd In the city.
It Is now the purpose of the organi
zation, as was raid Inst nlRlit, to form
ward leapues with view to plaelnK in
office under the. commission form of kov
einment, men who will work ahnn the
lines of the Ic.iRUe's principles and put
into effect Its platform..
A romtnlltee of (J0 men was appointed
to nc, (jmpllsh litis "Work of orxKulKatlon.
At the cloe of .the meeting a rrpra-
ntutlsn of Urn Fouth 8llo Improvement
i.U.I) ufkc.l l i le henrd. lie ruld he under
tooJ t!e meetliiK being held was that
(f soni" lmprovrment clnl) which was
woiklnn In the Inteiect of a section of
tho city. Tie was enlightened by Chair
man 't M. r letler, who aald the league
wss working for the Improvement of all
parts of the city. Tho representative
asked thn league to support n mun from
thn south side for commissioner. JIo was
told the league would support any man
of Intelligence and good standing, regard
r.s of political affiliation, and regardless
of his place of residence In the city, so
long as tha Ibor league waa assured of
his competency to carry out Ita polities.
The meeting adjourned until the second
Monday night In January.
ORE'S BOND IS APPROYED
Board of Education Takes Ontaide
Company aa Surety.
MATTER AT LAST SETTLED
Debate Betrteen Manager of Loral
tampany and Treasarer-Klect
and Opinion of the Board's
Attorney.
Holy Ghost Leader
is Taken to Prison
rOTtTLANI), Me.. Pec. W.-Kev. Trunk
rand ford, leader of the Holy Ghost and
I's roclely, left for Atlanta, (la,, tonight
to enter upon a ten-year term In the
federal penitentiary, to which he waa sen
tenced today by Judge Clarence. Hale of
tho United States district court.
The (specific chargo upon which the
Rhlloh leader was Hentenced was caus
ing the death at sea of George Hnghey,
a member of hla flock, by falling tn fur
nish provisions during the recent seven
teen , months' cruise of the Holy Ghost
yacht Coronet. This was the first of six
counts In the Indictment found by the
federal grand Jury.
Judge Halo continued the others.
There whs a big gathering at the rail
road station, but Handford remained un
perturbed. Among those who bade him
farewell was Itev. Charles K. Holland,
who succeeds to the leadership of the
colony. 1 1 '
If you are troubled" with chronic con
stipation, tha mild and gentle effect of
Chamberlain's Tablets make them eape
daily suited to your case. For rale by
all dealers.
Key to the Situation Bee Advertising.
PRIEST SAID
THELAST RITES
. Mr. N. O. Ford, who owns tad con
duct a printing hou at 1718 Kverett
nt., a lameiia, called Hept. Itth to alva
ua the following: Two months lie r ore
ha was akel lo witness the signing of
Will by a Oflng paraotk A t.0 Fran-
reading the will
formality over KorJ
Cisco attorney was
he entered. Thli
asked tha patient w
With four dissenting votes the Board
of Kduratlnn approved the bond of
Treasurer-elect W. tl. Cre for IHO.Onp
furnished by tho Massachusetts. Bonding
rid Insurance company. The vote stood
A vesBourke. Cott, Courtney. ' Holo
vtchlner, Jacobson, Kennedy, Parsons,
Plum and Sears 9.
Nays Boatwlrk, Cole, Wchardson,
Wllllams-4.
K. T. Hwnbfl and W. G. I're clashed
over thft financial status of tlie National
Fidelity and Casualty company, an
Omaha company doing business In Ne
btBMliu. which was also applicant for the
bend. Mr. Hwobo contended his company
was responsible, pointing to Its assets
und to the large bonds Is was now carry
ing. In refutation Mr. lire produced
numerous telegrams from competitors
w ho refused to g co-surety with gwobe's
company.
Carl H. Herring, the board's attorney,
although, favoring, the said, home patron
age would not recommend tha approval
by the board of the bond furnished by the
local company, which Mr. Vra had re-
fuecd to sign. The bond accepted was
signed by the treasurer-elect. The Ju
diciary committee, headed by G. W. Wil
liams, refused to assume, any responsi
bility In the matter and made no report
In favor of either bond. The premium of
the bond, amounting to nbout I.W. Is
paid by the board.
Hill Teach Kerlmmln.
1'pon motion of James lllehanlsoii
ll.o board adopted a resolution to sccuro
II. II. Corson, an expert swimming
teacher, to instruct for two weeks all
Omaha students above the age of VI,
his rulary not to exceed fro tor that
period.
Purchase of seven wood-working ma
chines at a total cost of $910.50 and seven
motors at asw.23 was approved, tho ma
chines to be Installed for use In the man
ual training department of the public
schools.,
A proposition submitted by the Putnam
company to purehsse three lots owned
by the board for 11,140 was accepted
Previous bids In other years had been
less than half this sum.
A motion to purchase a plot of ground
2tox:t0 near tha Vinton school for a
playground waa carried. Illapldatd
buildings on the ground will have to be
removed.
Purchase of VO rifles at ?1.4" each and
two aabera at about flO each, for use by
the cadets was authorised.
' Kngtheer l"les at Throttle.
OHKAIiOOSA, la, Xec. JT-Englneer
Peter OnuWIen dropped dead at the
throttle of a Burlington' engine entering
Tracy, shortly before noon and the train,
running wild", trashed into a passenger
train at the ststlon, damaging the
coaches, but not Injuring any one.
A Fortonate Tesan,
K. W. Goodloe, Dallas, Tesas, found a
sure relief for malaria and biliousness tn
Vr. Kings New Lafe PUIsj Only i:c. for
sale by Beaton Drug Co.
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DENTIFRICE
a&aML
Mlie aald aha had ltriirlii' lnuu ami
expected to live but a few days, t'ord
saw tha feet and ankles. They -. were
swollen to hugs proportions, noarly six
Inches through at the ankles, and tbe
legs had turned black from the kneea
down. Nhe had been sleeping Bitting up;
could not He down due to the riropev.
The priest had been called and it was
believed she would nut survive till Hun
ilny. i'oril told about Fulton's lirliiVl
Compound nnd urged the patient's Mister
tee Ket It. It waa sent for.
Three daya Inter t'ord 'phoned to ask
how the patient was. Tha sIMer replied
she was growing worse. Kord urged
her to continue the treatment, aald that
sometimes it was slow.
The day Ford called. Sept 18th, tha
patient waa in the yard making prepara
tions to return to her country lmme.
The swelling had gone down, liuiha were
norn al, and other than the sores left
by the bursting dropsy the patient waa
feeling well and happy.
Not all these last minute cases re
cover, but many do. '
"Sherman A MeConnell Drug Co., Cor.
Kth and Dodge: Owi Drug Co., Cor. IHtli
and Harney: Harvard Pharmacy, Cor.
4 1 tl and Karnam; Loyal Pharmacy.
L07- No. 1 St ti St.. Omaha, are local
acenta for Fulton's Kenal Compound.
Ask for pamphlet.
The Saving Sale of
Oriental Rugs
Continues
Throughout this month wc are making a '
determined effort to dispose of the entire
VTelfeyan Collection" of rare and beau
tiful Oriental Rugs, which , we have re
f, , ;cently, purchased. To make this possible
we are quoting prices which are very
, much under those usually asked for rugs ;
. of this high quality. Included' are - a" i
number of exceedingly worthy "small t
pieces, which are priced 'at 'figures which
m makes them especially, suitable for pres-
7 ents. . We urge every rug lover, to come
in and viey.; this collection personally .
:We afc' positive that we have never been
able to offer better rug value, and we are
of the opinion that some specimens in
this collection are the finest which have
ever been exhibited in this city.
Orchard & Wilhelm
(Earpet Co.
Here is a Gift That Will Make Christ
mas Worth While for the Whole "Family
C. Johnson Seeks to
. lind Brother, Elmsr
1' holies A. Johnson, an attoruey of
Durango. Colo., has telegraph to I'nlted
tiiatea slamhal Warner, asking him to
lirlp locate Uliner K. Johnson, a brother
whom he has not heard from for over
lntitca yeurs.
Klnier K. Johuaoa Is the tuao who
atked Into tha office of the marshal
lat sttk and wanted to surrender him
atlf to tha authorltlea. claiming that tie
waa wanted In Denver for . mbeuitxig
ai .h from tha government. IU waa held
for a few hours until communication with
tha rfUtmt attorney at Denver could b.
established, when It was taimA i., ..
. v v ij .
C'sav bad btteo iiolled In liM. and be was
reit asea. ins pi oilier read tha story
J-ubUidied lu The Me lt week autl tie
is kne4uu u fUid bis brother
F : ' " ' ' " """ ' ;
sails
Sbo
Tie Mp-laiworlly Clofcs
p ISaibrapl Stock bellies
Miiireis oSCffiMMS fcnisi
Why pay REGULAR prices to ANYONE
when the West's highest class Men's Furnishincrs
sjV
stock contains thousands of proper "Men's Gifts" at true
'Bankrupt ' pricescost - maker's cost and in countless
cases at even much less than cost to manufacture.
Pierce Arrow Brougham, $5000.00
There Is rare boauty lu this car more tbau a mere line drawing can portray. The artb.
over the door iiot only gives onveulence for the user and provldea relief from a straight Hue
roof, but adds to that air of refinement and exclualvenetsa that pervade the Pierce Arrow Car.
The appointments and finishing, are all that art and eklll can aecure.
The quality U accepted the world over aa aecond to none.
,i&t2?$ffi!Tt UPON w,,,c" WE CAN U1KE
H. E. FREDRICKSON AUTOMOBILE CO.
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204 4-4 6-4 8 FARNAM STREET.
OMAHA.
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Xmas Bath Robes at Half!
Bath Ikibps am Just one of the Instance thejr
awe not a bit costly here now at the following
make admirable
"Bankrupt Sale"
gifts yet they
reductions:
$9 QQ Boyi the $7.10 A QD Boys the $10 QQ Bays the $12.50
00 Bath Fobes. W.VO Eath Robts. Ju.UO uth Fob.
Plore "Bankrupt Sale" Xmas Hints
MEN'S INIOX SUITS
The celebrated "SprinK- Needle" Union
that always bring. $1.50 are going
at, per suit, only
MEN'S UNION SUITS
$5.00 Union Suits at $2.79, 14.00 Muldoona
at $2.48. 2.00 Velvet Ribs at $1.48 1
nnd $2. B0, wool unions at.
HMOKtXO JACKETS
$15.00 kinds must go at $7.50, $12.50 kinds
at $6.25, $10.00 kinds at $5.00 and
$7.50 kinds at only
MEN'S SHIRTS GO
Any Culp-Langworthy $3.00 shirt at $1.4 i
$1.60 and $2.00 shirts at 95c, and
$1.00 shirts at only
MEN'S HANDKERCHIEFS
$1.00 boxes of 6 handkerchiefs go at box, 59c;
50c and 75c silk handkerchiefs go at
only. .". ..... . . v
Suits
78c
ilrinnnfl
51.25
2.50 kinds
r$4.79
$1.45,
69c
x, 59c;
...29c
49c
MEN'S MUFFLERS
$1.50 knit kinds. 69c, $6.00 and $7.00 etlka
at $3.15, $3.50 silk Oxfords at $1.69,
and 75c and $1.00 kinds at only..
MEN'S HOSIERY
$2.00 and $2.50 kinds at 9$c, $1.25 silks at
65c, 60c hose at 25c, 35c "Shawknits" I
at 17 ic, 25c hose at per pair laWC
IADIES' SILK HOSE
Ladles' $4.00 to $8.00 hose $2.95, tho $2.00
and $2.50 kinds at 95c, the $1.50 Aft
silk hose at per pair UVC
MEN'S NRCKWEAR
$3.50 and $3.00 neckwear $1.35, the $1.50
and $2.00 kinds 75c, the 75c and ft
$1.00 kind 39c. the 60c neckties at...awVC
ODD XMAS GIFTS
The stock contains hundreds of other items
for men's Christmas gifts many In Christ
mas packages. . ....... . . ... AT ABOUT HALF
Men's Silk and Wool Lined Gloves One-Half Price
' ' i ! a, i 1 - a -- -
Linen Collars Sc each English Collars 9c-rtetson's $2.50 and
and $3 Hats at $1.55 Fancy and Full Dress Vests Go at Half Price
HALF
Any Man's Suit r Overcoat
yt remaining from the Culp-i
L&ngworthy stock, yours at
HALF
Sale on at S. E. Cor. of 16th & Harney Sts.
Ground Floor of City National Bank Building
BBS
Com land:
No better in the world.
ciiiiacire.
-4 t mzmWi
found J-I.m-i '?Ml I'm l9ftT ;X)l ,1
1600, so you .XSWa .,; 1W ..t j.. YklSl . UH "a
... .- ar'iiFir.v i ' i.ri w.ri inn
m if
-Any land lhat ,will yield
with ordinary cultivation,
50 bushels of com and 165
v bushels of potatoes the
tame year, it entitled to be
classed among the Best
Com Lands in the World.
No farmer in the rich river
bottom lands of Arkansas
and Louisiana ever thinks
of setting leas than two
crops a year many get
three. They have found
that as a money crop corn
.unsurpassed. They bav
out, too, that for practical
. 160 acres are better than
can now buy the surplus of their wonder
fully rich land at about $25 an acre. It tt
thi grtattst tpportunity tvtr tffertd to com grnutrs of thi North.
165 bushels of potatoes and 50 bushels
of corn on the same land.
"Mr. O. O. Clark of Clark Brothers' Plantation, near Monroe, Louisiana, on a field
cU35 acres, raised 165 bushels of Irish potatoea to the acre, then followed this by
com, getting 50 bushels to the acre. . ' Mr. Clark is no exception every farmer
down there who is farming with brains is making big yields men like Guy Stubbs,
Uriah Millaapa, W. N. Ruffin, John P. Parker, all of Monroe; j.T. Compton!
S. W. Day, G. Tanner, C. M. Flower, Harry T. Rand, W. C. Harris, Bertrand
Veils, A. B. Pendleton and Ben Lewis, all pf Alexandria; J. A. White, of Ruston.
These men are not only getting big yield, but are getting
about 10 centa a bushel better prices for their corn than the
northern corn grower ia getting. Louisiana corn, because
of the long growing season, containa lest moisture than
northern corn, and is ready for export aa soon as harvested.
Thi make It in much greater demand as export corn, and
brings a higher price. -. ,
Many successful com growers of the North have gone down
to Arkansas and Louisiana and bought large tract of these
lands. Their unanimous opinion is that the Und is equal to
any $150 land up north, and that it has climatic condition
mora favorable for corn growing.
Eugene Funk. President, National Corn Growers' Assoc!,
ation, aara "An average corn crop in Louisiana, in the Delta
country, should be 100 bushel to the acre. Any yield less
than that, under average conditions, would be the result of
slovenly method in firming." ...
The climate of thi South land I delightful and exceedingly
healthful and the Pple are good neighbors. Rural Free De
livery tTelegraph and Telephone are everywhere: S'ood mark.
at are accessible, and are shipping farm produce t from the
North because the local supply Is nr-w
Better look into thi propositioiW
your rent money will quickly?
Arkansas or Louisiana if you v!
can buy them one of these ri
or better than yours, for p"
Prof. H. M. Cottrrjl t
- formerly f&J!?$ttunVemn?Z&
5 , H "."na now ngncuiturai Commissioner of t',i Roc
Island l.inis. hhi n.l . .
7i . ' 1 "r" " TC,7 -rui inspection c:
many vi mese corn lands. It i Prof. CottreU'a expert
opinion that no where in America is there a better oppor-
- tunity open for corn grower to make money than there is
In thesa Arkansas and Louisiana corn lands.
You owe It to yourself to Investigate thi. at once. If you
art interested, ito, me aline saying how many acre, yoe
would want, whether you own a farm at present, and how
many acres. Vou will be given careful. peronal, indiyldual
attention, and the best unnrei.Mi .A.L.... . 'IiTAJ J
lm " . , . V T. . " wiiaisj ana
iment
how to est one of these apleodid com land farma at a price
much below ita actnaJ worth.
Book on Scientific Corn Raisins;. FREE.
W. af 111 . . . .
i ror. cottrairs ooor,
and study. It U worth
have a copy free, if you
telling more about thesa
The atatemeata heraue snade bare beaa f uOr fasraafa'sataJ nJ U- .
L M. Allen, Pasaenter Traffic Maoaier, Rock Island Lines, 503 LaSaDe Station, Oucizo
John Sebastian, Third Vice-President
ow to Ltouwe the Yield of Corn," I. the result of yew of experience,
dollar to any farmer who w 11 A it ,11 .l. .. ...V t"'
. :n- " 7 auvice II give.
.1 . T1 I I IB U . UlUftl. wui aisA Mnn AM m 1 ' . . .
wonderful corn lands..
experii
You mas'
Prot Cornell,
I 'SUP miH MI'lllljlSi-MliJaB-
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Se1Wrer"aWaTa
& MACH
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acoasaora to
DAI LEY & MACH
srarrxsTs.
Nratrst rquippwl dtctal office in
Oiitaha. liisbaat-icrau derunry
aaonitble prices. PurvWtn fillinsa
Just Ilka tha tix.-rh. All Instrumenta
rarelult aicrtllscd after aun utma
lion. . .
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Lunch Here-Save Time!
A Batlsfying lunch at a reasonable
price.
Belmont Restaurant
1310 lolge hit. C. K. 1UU, rios
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