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VOL. XLTII NO. 184.
OMAHA, MONDAY MORNJNG, .JANUAKY , 1!H4.
On Trains una at
Botsl Nsws Stands. So.
SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS.
THE WEATHER. ,
Cloudy
BURDENED WITH SO
MANY MILLIONS, HE
GETS ALL MIXED UP
Troubled Financial Affairs Taken
Off Weary Shoulders of
Borax Magnate.
CAPITALIZED AT $200,000,000
Syndicate of British and American
Financiers Comes to Rescue.
F. M. SMITH IS OUT OF IT NOW
Didn't Know Whether He Was
Worth Fortune or Not a Buck.
KEPT EVERYTHING IN HIS HEAD
OTerTTliclmcd by More Money Tlmn
He Could Connt, Pacific Coast
rlute Started to Promote
II Iff Kntcrprlses.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 18.-F. M.
(Borax) Smith, ono of tho amazing num
ber of multimillionaires produced through
the material riches of the far west, had
tits troubled financial affairs, capitalized
at $200,000,000, taken out of his weary
hands today by ifcen who will try to un
tangle them. A syndicate of British and
American capitalists, represented by
GcorKO C. Moore of Detroit and. B. Fitz
gerald of London, agreed to take over
the United Properties company, which
really was Smith, and sco what they can
do with It Upon their success depends
Smith's posslb:o rehabilitation. All the
creditors feci secure.
Overwhelmed by more money than he
could easily count, accruing to him from
rich borax deposits which he developed
and from which he got his nickname,
Smith started to promote big enterprises.
Ho built a magnificent traction system
anions the cities across the bay from
San Francisco; ho'dcveloped great tracts
of land, financed light' and power com
panies and Nevada mines.
Kent It III IIIn Head.
He kept all tho management of all tho
concerns mostly In his head and finally
ho did not know any moro than anyono
else, whether Ho was worth any monoy
at all or not. ,
Two factions unCertook his rehabili
tation, and today's action Is regarded as
a tilumph for ono of them.
Smith may yet bo wealthy again, his
creditors suy. They will Invest about
J15.000.000 to straighten things out.
Contracts for tho complote financing
of all the companies Involved were signed
today between Moore, who with English
capitalists, will furnish about 16,000,000 at
once, and tho United Iroportle' trus
tees, the-Smith adviBorycommlttee, Will
iam S. Tevfs, It. O. Hanford and the Han-
ford Investment company.
The total nniount to be furnished in tho
imrchnso of stocks, payment of notes,
purchase of bonds and development in the
near future Is estimated at from $16,000,00)
to $:o.eo?.ooo.
Vl-'rtv Dollnrs Shire.
Moorj buys at a valuat'on of $30 a
share tho 3?,0'.0- profcrred shares of tho
traction companies, which' nro held by
tho United Properties trustees, and 25,(00
of tho G5,CO0 shares hold by the Smith
udvlsory committee 'and tho Mercantile
Trust company for creditors who had
received this, security us collateral on
loans made to Smith.
Smith emerges from the unmerglng
process as an outsider so far as concerns
a part in directing tho destinies of the
properties.
Terre Haute Mayor
Indicted as Briber
TERRE MAUTE, Ind., Jan. lS.-Mayor
Donn M. Roberts was arrested tonight on
Indictments charging him with bribery,
conspiracy to commit fraud and stuffing
ballot boxes. Tho Indictments, six sn
number, were returned late today by the
special grand jury named to Investigate,
election fraud charges. The Indictments
nro based on alleged acts of Roberts dur
ing tho election of 1912.
Accompanied by twenty business men
for bondsmen Mayor Roberts appeared at
the sheriff's office and gave ball in the
sum of 18,000. The mayor declined to
comment on tho Indictments.
MILITANT WOMAN IS
TAKEN AFTER LONG CHASE
LONDON, Jan.18. Phylts Brady, a.
well known militant suffragette, after j
B u' i" ' L,Z " ,ZuZ',Z
toTay. The magistrate committed her for ' VoUtlcnX 'pull' one has. Nature does more WASHINGTON. Jan. 17.-Co-operatlon
4.1.1 If L rZnn ,,i, nn n eharEe than 0,1 the eugenic laws can ever do. among tho farmers Instead of compett
!Lthn,d.0nvJ', "IT"": n'? I She is ever busy bulldln up the strong t.on. that "the farmer may receive the
the suffragettes who set fire to the resl-
t wnt. wi-w nf vma
viouvo uj. ' .
Marshal Sir George White, at Englefleld
Green, on March 10.
The Weather
Temperature at Oinalia Yesterday.
Hours. Deg.
5 a. tn 31
6 a, m 34
7 a. m 51
8 a. m 34
9 a. m 'M
10 a. in 37 ,
11 a. m xi
12 m ii
1 p. m 44
2 p. m 43
3 p. m IS
4 p. m 47
C p. m 46
6 p. m 46
1 p. m 45
ComparatlTe Locus Record.
1914. 1913. 1912. 1911.
Highest yesterday, 47 33 IT 37
1,0 west yesterday, 34 10 2 20
Mean temperature 40 22 8 2S
Precipitation 37 .00 .06 .00
Temperature and precipitation depar.
tures from the normal:
Normal temperature 20
Kxcesi for the day 20
Total excess since March 1 1.1J1
Normal precipitation 02 Inch
Kxcesn for the aay 3f, Inch
Total rainfall since March 1 ...24.17 Inches
IDefUlency since March 1 ... 4.20 Inches
IDeiltienry for ror period, 1913. 4.0S Inches
Deficiency for cor period, 1912. U 'A Inches
START MAILJMGHING SOON
Quadrennial Work of Ascertaining
Its Bulk Begins in February.
FIXES RAILROAD CHARGES
Avernnre Avoirdupois for 103 llnjs
In Ilnsls Used III IttekonlnR the
Amount Due the Trnni
i porters.
Preparations aro being mado at tho of
fices of the railway mall service here
for tho quadrennial weighing of the '
malls, which will probably bo started
early in February.
Once every four years, for a period of
106 days, all of tho mails aro weighed,
on all railroad lines. These weights nro
used as the basis for making tho con
tracts between th government and the
jail roads and determining tho amount,
which tho government shall f)ay each
line for the transportation of lis malts.
For the purpose of weighing tho malls
every four years, the United States Is
divided Into four weighing divisions, of
which this is tho fourth.
To completo tho work in tho four
teenth postal 'division, which has Its
headquarters at Omaha, 133 oxtra men
will bo required. Theso are selected from
tho eligible civil servlco IIbIs of cllglblcs
and substitute's for tho railway postal
service. When these lists aro exhausted,
other men who are qualified for the work
aro chosen. Besides tho available-' civil
service lists, which contain more than
enouglj names to fill tho positions avail
able, sotjic 400 applications have been
filed by other persons. Tho pay ror
this work Is 3 per day, but there Is
no allowances for expenses on tho road,
as in the case of railway mall clerks.
On tho part of the railroads, much in
terest centers on this quadrennial weigh
ing of tho malls, for tho contracts for
tho ensuing four years, beginning July
1, 1914, will bo based on the results of
tlie weighing, which starts next month.
All of the lines west of tho Missouri river
will bo Included in the weighing which
starts this month. Besides tho headquar
ters of the weighing of this postal divis
ion, which will have special headquarters
In tho federal building here, a number
of special employes will mako Omaha
their headquarters. Tho Union Pacific
lines will requlro fifteen men, the Bur
lington eight, tho Rock Island eight, tho
Northwestern six, and the stations In
Omaha will need perhaps a dozen extra
clerks. At tho headquarters in the fed
eral building another force of ten or
twelve clerks under the direction of C.
11. Cherry, will bo the basis of activity.
Tho dally totals will bo compiled In
Washington instead of at the usual head
quarters as is said to have been tho cus
tom in former years. Much secrecy sur
rounds the date when the weighing will
start. Tho department has not yet mado
public tho date on which tfio 103-day will
start, and will likely not do so until all
preparations' for tho work 'have been
made.
House "Rules Demos
Against Standing
Suffrage Committee
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18. Democrats of
tho house rules committee today refused
to report a rule to create ' a standing
committee on woman suffrage in tho
house.
After much discussion the democratic
majority concluded that tho time was
not rlpo for creation of a separate com
mittee on the subject. Tho action cornea
after a long campaign ot the woman' suf-
frageettcs in which the anti-suffragette
organization made a spirited fight. Ve
rnon suffragettes from every part of the
country uppeared at recent hearings, and
later, led by Dr. Anna Howard Shaw,
visited President Wilson and urged him
t r, nar fntifrroaa In n TTlpftRA I?A tnl rrpatft
a suffrage committee. The president dc- J
cllned to do so, saying ho had no author
ity to represent the democratic parjy in
Bucha matter and could not transmit
his own views in a message, whatever
they might be. Suffrage leaders hero
were shocked at tho news of their defeat
and began discussing plans.
Eugenic Laws Would
Do More Harm Than
, . - - f
l-i-finn. iSfl.VK NflTTOW !
1
fMiifAnrv i isKi,Pnl inw wm.M
do moro harm than good'and Juvenile in-
stltutlons are breeders of criminals. Clar- '
ence S. Darrow told members of tho Irish
Fellowship club today.
"You may I develop potatoes and cattle
by eugenics, but whenever you get above
the brute you must liuvo freedom and
choice," ho saidr "Political philosophers
are now trying to regulate birth," Mr.
Darrow said. "Permission to have off-
spring would depend on the amount of
and tearing down the weak.
" o are laboring under an obesslon
!. will htrninn iwrflt If tv
; """ ' " ' "
j effect more evils than the disease itself.
If the making of laws were left to truly
wise men there would bo very few of
thera."
Forty Deaths from
Traffic Accidents
TXT 1
m Washington
WASHINGTON, Jan. IS. Traffic accl-
dents in the district of Columbia ex-1
acted a toll ot forty deaths and resulted ! In the memorial, Reltlg submitted that
In tho moro or less serious Injury of farmers were neglected by the goveru
207 persons during the last fiscal year, j mont and ho made the declaration that
These facts are disclosed In a report the "big trusts" hail.done more good for
submitted to the commissioners ot tho the public than the government.
district by Major Richard Sylvester, chief
of police. In which he emphasizes the
necessity of proper regulations enforced
by an increased police force, to lessen
such accidents.
Of the forty deaths, seventeen were
due to motor vehicle accidents, one to
a bicycle, eight to steam railways,
twelve to street railways and two t
other vehicles.
The report recommends amendment of
the existing speed law so as to fix the
rate ot travel at all points in the dl
trlct.
FROM CHURCH FINDS
WIFE HANGED SELF
John Wieland of Near
Neb., Discovers
Swinginj
GRUESOME SI
N THE BARN
Two Children Few Months Old Shiv
ering and Crying in House.
FIRE IN KITCHEN STOVE OUT
Breakfast Dishes Lying on Table as
Left at Morning Meal.
WOMAN NOT IN HER RIGHT MIND
Authorities Decide Inquest Unnec
essary, ns Krldcnt She Took
Life While Temporarily
' Insane.
MADISON, Neb., Jan. lS.-(Speclal Tot-
cgram.) John Wieland, a farmer, re
turning from church at Madison this
morning to his home, four miles east of
here, found tho body of his wife, Mrs.
John Wieland, hanging from a beam in
the barn. She had hanged herself.
Wieland loft early in tho morning. Ho
reached homo about 9 o'clock. Ho found
tho houso cold; the flro was out in tho
kitchen stove. Ills twin babies, 2 months
old, were shivering and crying on tho
floor. The breakfast dishes lay un
touched on tho table.
JVo Response to Cnlls,
There was no sign of his wife about
the house. Repeated calls brought no
response. Ho ran to the barn.
As ho opened tho door ho saw tho
form of his wife swinging from a ropo
attached to a beam. She Was dead, Ho
cut tho rope and examined tho body. It
was evident that life had been extinct
for moro than an hour.
Wieland telephoned to Sheriff Smith at
Madison. Tho latter and Dr. Smart went
to tho Wieland farm houso. Coroner Baker
ot TUden Joined them there.
No Inquest Held.
It was decided that nn inquest was
unnecessary, as It was evident, bo tho
sheriff, physician and coroner believed,
that tho woman had hanged herself In
a moment of insanity.
It was apparent that sho had arranged
tho details of tho honglnk with extreme
care.
Mrs. Wieland was reared in Madison
and lived there until her marrlago to
Wieland a year and a half ago.
Funeral of Railroad
Magnate-is Delayed-
By Order of Coroner
NEW YORK, Jan. 18. Efforts by the
coroner to gain further Information con
cernlng tho death of Richard D. Lank
ford, vice president of the Southern rail
way, asphyxiated by gas last Thursday
in his Brooklyn home, delayed the de
parture today of the funeral party which
accompanied tho body to Princess Ann,
Maryland
As tho pallbearers wcro leaving the
LanUford home .at tho close of the funeral
services, the coroner Interfered, ordered
tho coffin to bo set down, and demanded
tho production of a strong-box, belonging
to the railroad man. which he bad been
! told contained papers which wpuld throw
light on the question as to whether Lank
ford had committed suicide.
The box was turned over to him and
tho coroner consented to the removal of
the body. He was told by friends of
.ankford that It contained a letter to
Miss Helen Patterson ot Brooklyn, to
Whom Lankford wan to have been mar-
rled today, and their wedding ring. Later
the box was found to hold nn envelope
containing tho lease ot an apartment they
wero to have occupied after their mar
riage. It was addressed to Miss Patter
son. The wedding ring also was in the
box.
Tho same clergyman who was to havo
married the railroad man to Miss Pat
ICIOVU LU.IUUVIGU k U . lit! V. I ... DlilllbCM
AMan Mnn.l.. O.A.I V. i.nAnl nM.nAB.
Miss Patterson was u member of the
funeral party, which, on account of tho J
coroner's Interference was obliged to take
t,; Fa,rfa,x "orison, president
f the Southern railway and other offi-
clals of the road weio the pallbearers.
Sees Government
Doing Less Than
Trusts for Public
wholo of the consumer's dollar for his
product instead of 33 to 45 per cent, as is
! nnn Vin r-oon" la h nlm nf a kill l.lr..
- .-.. - -
1 "agricultural capital" or clearing houso
to bo run by tho farmers under gov-
! eminent charter or subsidy.
Tho bill would furnish machinery for
scientific marketing and standardization
of farm products under direction ot a
country-wide organization of producers
irrespective of Any government control.
It created quite a stir in tho senate. Sen
ator Borah explaining that he had not
1 ntor liornli
1 bitten tta.
measure, but had introduced
' it. together with a memorial, at tho re-
I quest of B. II. Rcttlg. a farmer of On-
portunlty, Wash.
SENATOR'S RIB BROKEN
BY FALL IN BATH TUB
WASHINGTON, Jan. R To havo a
broken rib for almost two weeks and
not know It, Is tho rather unusual ex-
J perlence of Senator Bacon of Georgia.
, The discovery has just been made by the
j senator. The sixth rib on the senator's
left side is broken, tne result of a fall
In a bath tub recently while visiting
friends at Albany. Go.
!sBsHsTO.r
From The New York World.
DRAG BAY FORMAT IN YAIN
Torpedo Cables Fail to Locate Sub
marine of British Navy.
NO HOPE ELEVEN MEN LIVING
When Darkness Knlls Commmidtnir
Officer nclnctnntly Orders Ves
sels to Return to Their
aioorliiK".
PLYMOUTH, Jan. 18,-An all-day
eeAwlv-by- a, fleet of .UurpcAoJUiutsA to
whlcIC wore attached cables to sweep
tho bottom of Whltesand bay. failed to
locato tho sunken British submarine,
"A-7." When darkness fell tho com
manding officer reluctantly ordered tho
vessels to return to tholr moorings.
Although hope of any ot tho crow be
ing allvo was long ago given up-Bx
hours being the maximum tlmo they
could breath after tho ship sank tho
search will bo resumed at daylight. Tho
search was made moro difficult by tho
fact that the buoy which tho parent ship
placed when' the submarine was missed
was driven to son, and It is believed that
tho submarine Itself drifted and prob
ably lies at a depth of thirty fathoms
Many theories have been put forward
to account for tho accident. "A-7" with
"A-9" had been ordered to attack a de
stroyer with torpedoes. "A-9" fired,
but "A-7" did not. Nothing has been
heard of tho "A-7", since, and it is be
lieved that tho machinery got out ot
order or tho men wero overcome by gas.
Lieutenant Gilbert Molcsworth Wel
man, who commanded the "A-7" was the
nephew of Lady Molcsworth, whoso
death frpm the sting of a wasp occurred
on September 28 last, and ho succeeded
to her Trowarthenlo estate In Cornwall.
Senate Committee
Votes to Seat Lee in
Maryland Contest
WASHINGTON, Jan. lS.-The senate
election commltteo yesterday, 7 to 3, voted
to recommend that Blair Lee, democrat,
be seated In the senate to succeed Sen
ator Jackson, republican of Maryland,
and by a vote of 3 to 1 determined to re
port adversely on tho credentials of
Frank P. Glass, appointed to succeed the
late Senator Johnston of Alabama.
Glass was appointed by Governor
O'Neal to fill the unexpired term ot
Senator Johnston, who died after the di
rect elections amendment had become a
part of tho constitution. Representative
Henry D. Clayton was first named, but
resigned his commission before tho com
mittee had passed on his credentials.
The committee action, If confirmed by
the senate, determines that the seven
teenth amcndniept is not In effect with
out supplemental legislation, and that
the legislatures of the state must direct
governors as to the method of filling
vacancies.
MISS BRANDT CLAIMS HALF
OF ZIEGLER MILLIONS
I CHICAGO, Jan. 18. Taking of evidence
! In the suit by Miss Florence Louisa
! Brandt to obtain a half share In the
$15,000,000 estate of the late William Zleg
ler of New York was begun here today,
Mss Brandt Is seeking to havo set aside
tho revocation of her adoption by the
multl-mllllonalre baking powder manufac-
Hirer, patron ot art and backer of polar
expeditions. J
The defendant Is William Zlegler, Jr.,
Miss Brandt's brother. Zlegler was a half
brother of Miss Brandt's father. Nine
teen years ago Zlegler adopted tho two
ohildien on the death of the'r mother,
but Miss Brandt continued to spend most
; of her time with her futher. and adoption
was abrogated when she was 16 years old. , ex-offlclo member of tho federal reserve
She contends that sho did not leave : bank board, was favorably reported to
the Zlegler home of her f-e will and't'i ute ycst-rin liy tin- bunking und
that rvi ati"n
IIUr'a
of her adoption was
The Napoleon of Mexico
Democrats Against
Inquiry Into Coal
and Copper Strikes
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18,-Dcmocrats of
tho houso rules commltto today decided
ngulnst ordering a cpngrcsslonal Investi
gation of strikes In the Michigan copper
field and tho Colorado coal district. Re
publicans and progressives trlod for a
meeting ot tho cntlro committee, but tho
democratic majority in private couferenco
voted
that no Investigation raaUlilon,innouno
reported.
WINDOW OF THE HUMAN SOUL
Many Blinds Not Raised to Let in
the Light, Says Pastor.
REV. LOWE DRAWS . PICTURE
Expresses, llls Opinion on Whnt
MlKht Happen If Christ Should
Conic to Oinuhit ut the
Present Time.
"Through tho south window of tho hu
man soul danco tho little sunbeams rad
iated from tho countenance of God Just
as the sunbeams from tho 'sun danco
through the south window of your home,
but there Is a vast host of inhabitants
of this wide world who have not raised
tho Tjllnds of their south windows and
they have not seen the light of Uod. I
fear that If God should Bend , the Saviour
Jesus to Omaha today there aro a host
of Omnhans who would be among tho
first to grasp tho mallet to drive tho
hands and tho feet of Jesus to the cross.
"When I read of that tragedy of the
other night In Omaha I was filled' with
shame. Some have criticised the pollco
department; some have criticised tho
commissioners,- but I only feel ashamed
that I live In a community where such a
state- of affairs exists."
Thus Bpoko new Titus Lowe In his ser
mon at tho First Methodist church yes
terday morning. Ho preached on the
"South Window of the Soul," and ho
reiterated and amplified tho foregoing
expressions throughout his sermon and
urged that thoso who had so far failed
to raise their Bouth windows should do
so at onco because it Is nover too late,
uh tho sun always shines and It only re
mains to lift the blinds to have the light
cotno In.
German Ship With
Ninety-Eight Ahoard
Sinks in the Sea
HAMBURG, Germany, Jan. I8.-N0
doubt remains that the German steamer
Acllla Is lost, with its crew ot forty
eight and fifty passengers. ,A telegram
from Purnta Arenus, Chile, received hore
today, says that tho bodies of two of Its
officer, wcro picked up today among n
mass of wreckage In Moat channel, north
nf Plcton lulund, Tlerra Del Fuego. In
dians In the vicinity declare that a big
steamer sank there some time ago.
I The Acllla was a vessel of 3,600 tons net
' t " W md chartered by tho
Koesos line. It left Carral, Chile, nn
October 27 for Humburg.
A telegram from Valparaiso on Wednes
day last reported the finding of two of
tho Acllla'a boats in Agulrre bay, Tlerra
i v"x Fuego. containing the bodies of Its
second mate nnd two seamen.
NOMINATION OF WILLIAMS
IS FAVORABLY REPORTED
WASHINGTON. Jan. IS.-Tho nomlna-
I tlon of John Skelton Williams to be
j comptroller of tho currency, and as such,
currency committee It went over to
,MonUa- for consideration.
HOLDING COMPANIES TO GO
So President Will Advise in Trust
Message to Congress Tuesday.
NEW FEATURES OF POLICY
Wilson linn Left to Houses the Tusk
of Krnintnir Detailed Ileinedle
Members of Cnlitnet Express
Approval.
WASHINGTON, ".-President Wil
nis inensaico on anti-trust reform to
Joint session of both houses of congress
next Tuesday.
Tho president already has shown the
document to democratic leaders In con
gress, members of the two congressional
commlttocs In chargo of tho legislations
and to members of tho cabinet. All have
expressed approval. N
The president has left to congress the
taBk of framing tho detailed rcmodlos,
Besides tho provision for an interstate
trado commission, tho prohibition ot In
terlocking directorates and reduction ot
tho "debatable area" of the Sherman law,
three hitherto unannounced features of
the president's plan are
1. The prohibition of holdiiur comnanlns.
Corporations would be forbidden to own
or hold Shares op be intornxt.xl In tl.n
business of actual competitors or coKimtn
concerns; and the acquisition of stock or
nueri-HiE in noncompetitive concerns
would bo pusslblo only with tho consent
of the Interstate Commerce commission
or mo proposed interstate trade commls
sion.
2. Empowering the Interstate Commerce
commission to regulato and supervise the
Issuance of securities hy tho railroads so
that the DUbllc would exerclsr- thrnucrh
Iho commission a certain control over
1110 niture use to which tho money ob
tained front tho Issue ot stocks or bonds
wouiu ue put.
3. Wherever at tho lmtnnen nf tlm unv
renmcnt. either in civil or erlmlnnl nrn
cecdlngs, the courts have rendored Judg
mcnt on the unlawfulness of any com
blnatlon. Individuals or concerns nir
grieved through tho combination would
have tho benefit of such adjudication and
not uo requireu in their suits to prov
again tho Illegality of tho combinations.
Sees Currency Law
Making U, S. Money
Power of the World
KANSAS CITV, Mo., Jan. lR.-"The new
banking and currency bill will make the
United States tho financial power of the
world und thus enable It to have the
commercial and Industrial supremacy to
which It la entitled," Robert L. Owen,
United States senator from Oklahoma,
wild here.
Senator Owen was a guest and tho only
speaker at a banquet of tho Kansas City
Clearing House association, to which had
been Invited 250 bankers from Missouri.
Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska and Oklahoma.
"The opportunities of life uro greater
In America under the operation of the
now currency bill than ever before," the
senator said. "No man In the future
need fear to engage In a legitimate enter-
! prUo the apprehension that the
I ?roUnd 7"1 be l, 'n 1,,ndur ?ta 'ect
by a sudden constriction In credits."
PRESIDENT GOES TO
SEE MUSICAL COMEDY
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18. President Wil
son lias returned to his program of
banishing official buslnoss on Satur
days, after strenuous days following his
three weeks' vacation. Tho president
played golf in tho morning, but Instead of
taking n, long automobile ride as has
been his custom on Saturday afternoons,
attended a matinee performance ot 11
musical comedy, accompanied by his
youngest daughter, Miss Eleanor Wilson,
and Secretary Tumulty. It was the presi
dent's first matinee visit to a local thea
ter and he enjoyed it heartily.
.Hlx Children Hum to Death.
CO HO CONK Ont. Jan. 18. -Six children
of Mrs. Weatherby wero burned to death
today when fire destroyed their home
The mother escaped bv lumnW from a
window.
EX-SOLDIERS ARE
IDENTIFIED IS
RESORT BANDITS
Former Victim of Theirs in U. S.
Army Produces Photograph
Instantly Recognized,
ONE IS JOE DAVIS, ALIAS CARTER
Other is Known Under the Name
of Harrison.
THIRD MAN NOT YET KNOWN
Lyman Barnes, Honorably ins-
charged Soldier, Gives Tip.
RYDER OFFERS $500 REWARD
Will Pay This Sum Ont ot Own,
rt'ockct In Addition to Similar
Sum Offered by Police for
Ilnndlts' Capture.
Ono tanglblo clue to the murderers ot
Henry li. Nickel has been discovered
by tho police.
Two photographs of men taken from a
group picture of a company of United
States soldiers at Fort Leavenworth, havo
been poBlllvcly identified by tho Inmates
of Hazel MoVcy'a resort, whoro the mur
der was committed, as well as several
other persons who enmo In contact with
the bandits, Saturday night at pollco head
quarters, when a former comrado of tho
men, who was robnod of $100 by them
several wecka ago In Ivansas City ap
peared with the likenesses.
Tho two men pointed out, known ns
Joo Davis, or Carter, and ono Harrison,
aro now bolng sought by tho police.
Commissioner Ryder offers $500, to bo
paid out of his own pocket for tho
arrest of tho men wanted, and this, with
several hundred dollars offered by Hazel
MoVcy, has added Incentive to the search.
Men Ask fur llnrtics,
Lyman Barnes, who was recently hon-
brably discharged from tho government
service, told tho pollco that a month or
so ago, In Kansas City.' he was with
his former comrades, and was robbed of
his money. Tho next ho heard of them
was when they enmo tt tho Havens'
hotel, where ho lives, and asked for him.
He was not In at tho tlmo, but rccog-
nlzcd them from tho description given
of them.
When he afterward heard through the
nowspapcra that tho men sought for the
Ntckell murder were thoso who nsked for
him, ho appeared at headquarters with
tho company picture and allowed all who
wero in tho resort at the time ot the
shooting to look at It.
Nearly every ono recognized the two
men -Instantly, .but could, not JdcnUlyi any-
man , In the WcluroTscInB tne
third of tho bandit trio.
Detectives think that tho -men may still
bo In Omaha or South Omaha and a
vigilant watch Is being kept tor thorn.
I,n- .South Oiuuhn Job to Them.
The 'South Omaha pollco investigating
tho robbery of the Rollo Hlpsley tobacco
store at 309 North Twenty-second street
say that tho Job was done by the thrco
men wanted. .
Commissioner Ryder, after being
closeted with Captains Maloney and
Dempsoy for a while, came out and
mado tho announcement ot reward for
the capture.
Sends Word tn Hotels.
Chief of Detectives Maloney has Issued
orders to all his men to visit the hotels
and rooming houses that are liberal In
housing questionable characters and
notify the proprietors that he will prose
cute them under tho Albert law If thu
practice Is not discontinued forthwith.
Th re Suspects Held.
A dragnet, mado up of Detectives Sul
livan, Kcnnelly, Lahcy, McDonald, Rich
and Dunn, landed three suspects In con
nection with tho MoVcy resort murder
early yesterday. The men were ar-
reBtcd and gave their names as Joo
Smith, Tom Mackey and Charles Wil
liams. They have no definite addresses.
Word was sent out Friday for the
resorts to closo and as a consequence
most complied, although several raids
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I
Eoger Sullivan is
Candidate for Senate
CHICAGO, Jan. 18. Roger C. Sullivan
of Chicago tonight formally announced
his candidacy for the democratic! nomi
nation for United States senator. Tho
announcement from the Chicago demo
cratic leader and formerly national com
mitteeman for Illinois was expected by
rolItlcuiiB here.
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