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Daily Drawn For The Bee The best newspaper arttnts of the oosntry contrtboto their best work for Bee readers. X HE THE WEATHER. Cloudy VOL. XLIV NO. 14. OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNING, .1 1'LY 4, 1914 On Trains and at Hotel Hews Ptanda. En. SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. Bee HALF DOZEN MEN CONTROL CHICAGO POBLTC SERYICE E$5&t Heat, Power, Telephone and Traction. Companies Are. Domr nated by Few Ken. STARTLING REPORT BY FERRY Pnblio Service Commissioner Asks Council to Make Inquiry Into Relations of Corporations. EXECUTIVE BOARDS SIMILAR Insull,, Mitchell and Patton Are Majority on Several. RELATIONS OFTEN TOO CLOSE In Rome Instances Same. Men Act an Raj-era nnd Sellers of Rteetrlc Current SuKireRtR Farther Inqnlrr He Made. CHICAGO, July 3. By means of inter locking directorates, control of public utilities In Chicago and tho surrounding states has become centralized In the hands of half a dozen men, according to a report made public today by Montaguo Ferry, Chicago commissioner of public service. In Ills report Mr. Ferry Indicated the close relationship shown among public service corporations may constitute a grave menace to the public and urged a further investigation by tho state public torvlce commission to determlno whether the city suffers by reason of the central ized control. Named In particular In the report oro Samuel Insull, John J. Mitchell, James A. Patten, Henry Blair and Ira Mecobc, who, said Mr. Ferry, exercise control over tho Commonwealth Edison company, the People's Gaslight and Coke company, the Chicago elevated railways, the Chicago surface lines and numerous utility com panies In surrounding towns. How Control Is Secnred. A chart which accompanied the report was said by Mr. Ferry to show that three men Samuel Insull, John J. Mitchell and James A. Patten constitute a majority of the executive committee of flvo which directs the business of the Commonwealth Edison company; that the same three constitute a majority of the board of directors of, tho gas company; that Mr. Insull and Mr Blair, who la also a di rector In theCommonwealth, are a majority of tho executive committee of , three which controls the elovated lines; that Mr. Blair, as chairman of the board, is the controlling factor In the Chicago Railways company, 'wJklch operates most of the surface llnes'Xth'at "Samuel Insull, with men holding salaried executive posi tional In the Commonwealth Edison com pany controls tho Public Service company of Northwestern Illinois and the Middle West Utilities company." By showing that B. E. Sunny, president of the, Chicago Telephono company, ,.la director In the surface line companies, Mr. Forry Indicated a relationship be tween the Telephone corporation and the other utility companies, while other di rectors of tho telephone company were shown to bo directors of the Common wealth and the. gas company. Further' Inquiry Needed. Commenting on tho facts shown Mr. Ferry said: "No facts are In the posses slon of tho department of public serv ice which would Justify the statement that the prices paid for current by the several transportation companies are excessive. But the circumstances under which these contracts were made, with substantially the same men as buyers and sellers, sug gest (nqulry. "Thf New Haven Railroad company, u. B. Claflln & Co.. the St. Louis & San Francisco and enterprises nearer homo are fresh In the minds of tho public. "The report was ordered printed by the city council and will be considered by tho committee on gas, oil and electric light. Yankton Girl Slain by .Sioux Indian YANKTON. S. D., Jury S.-(Spcclal Tele gram.) Nellie Brewer, seventeen-year-old daughter of Rclllcy Brewer, of Yank ton was shot and killed Thursday night In the Milwaukee stock yards by Charlie Bowman, of Wagoner, a quarter-blood Yankton Sioux Indian. Bowman met the girl as she was going to the cir cus with Ralph Ford, to whom she was to be married this month. Bowman dragged tho girl away from Ford, her parents, and brother, sister, who were In the party. A number of shots brought officers to the spot to find the girl dead with two bullets In her heart, and Bow man supposed to be dead at first. Mystery surrounds Bowman s condition, but as he was not ehot It Is supposed he was set upon and badly beaten by the . .. a n.in). Vnr&. They re- gin B lamer mw - fuse to talk. Bowman has a bad record and has served time In the state peniten tiary. The coroners' inquest is In pro gress. Bowman Is recovering and will be charged with murder. The Weather -Saturday, partly cloudy; slightly cooler. Temperature t Omaha Yesterday. j lours. 5 a', m 68 6 a. m 6S 7 a. m., 71 8 a.im 7S 9 a. m... "5 10 a. m 73 11 a. m 81 12 m.. S4 1 p. in.... St 2 p. m 83 3 p. in 4 p. ro ..84 5 p. m 85 6 p. m 85 7 p. m 84 Comparative. Local Record. 1914. 1913. 1912. MR. Highest yesterday 86 95 93 99 Lowest yesterday 66 74 70 71 Mean temperature 84 82 5 Precipitation vO .00 .14 .00 Temperature and precipitation depar tures from the normal; Normal temperature 76 Excois for the day 0 Total excess tlnce March 1 245 Normal precipitation 15 inch Deficiency for the day 15 Inch Total rainfall since Marrh 1..13.S2 Inches Deficiency since March 1 58 Inch Def'clency for cor. period, 1913.. .82 inch Deficiency for cor. period, 1912. , 5.91 Inches L. A. WELSH. Local Forecaster. WOMEN IN SUICIDE PACT Mrs. Downs and Daughter Found Dead in. Their Home. NOTE IS LEFT BY THE PARENT Declare Dnasktrr Had Bern tnwM for Tirt TV'erbt emd. that She Cmia Not liemr Sntfrr 1C Aar Lurer. My dear daughter Anna has been crazy for a few weeks. Her Buffering has been dreadful. I cannot e her suffer any longer. I hope and pray our dear father In heaven will forgive this last act. One coffin, next to iny dear father's grave. MRS. DOWNS. Clasped In lortng embrace tbe cold corpses of Mrs. Cornelia Downs, Rl years old. and her daughter Anna, SO, were found In bed at their home, 1SSJ South Twenty-ninth street yesterday when Police Sergeant Tony Vanous and Police Chauffeur Lester Warner kicked In the bedroom door. Both woman had appar ently been dead for hours from gas as phyxiation. Tho foregoing note, together with a brief sketch of Mrs. Downs' life, was found pinned to a table scarf in the bedroom. Neighbors remember Mrs. Downs say ing that her daughter's illness was undor mtnlng her own health, and also recollect a statement made by Miss Downs that "something was going to happen." It is the common belief that both wo men upon retiring agreed to end tholr lives, and did so by turning on the single gas Jet In tho room and closing all doors and windows. Neighbors noticed the Downs home closed up, and thinking this unusual tele phoned over. On getting no response they Investigated and smellod gas. The office of Chief of Police Dunn was notified and Sergeant VanouB and Chauffeur Warner wero sent to Investigate. Both Well Known. Mrs. Downs and her daughter had been living alono In tho homo on South Twen ty-ninth street and were very well known. The late Captain C. H. Downs, husband of Mrs. Downs, operated the ferry line from Council Bluffs to Omaha in tho early '60s. Mrs. Downs was formerly Miss Smith. Her father owned several blocks of property north of Dodge street on Fifteenth, .and this property Is still In the family. Neighbors declare that In addition to the Fifteenth street property and their own homo Mrs. Downs owned considerable other valuablo land and se curities. Sho Is survived by only one daughter, Mrs. William Chrlsman of Aztec, N. -d.. who with her husband Is now on the way to Europe. An attempt will be made to reach her by cable or wireless telegraph. Mrs. Chrlsman was In Omaha several days ago, and it is thought that her de parture left her mother and sister in a lonesome state, and this, together with Miss Downs' Illness, so wrought upon the minds of tho lattcr -that- the suicide pact was the result. Mrs. Downs was prominently oonnected with the Trinity church and well known for her philanthropy. The bodies wero turned over to Coroner Crosby and, an Inquest probably will be held Monday, While talking Thursday afternoon with Mrs. Harriet R. Lacey. 319 Davenport street, Mrs. Downs Is said to have de clared that she was discouraged and that "something was going to happen." The two women were quite friendly nnd often exchanged confidences. Mr3, Lacey regarded tho expression as Just a burst of feeling and was surprised when she learned what had happend during the night. WESTINGHOUSE STRIKERS SEEK TO ENJOIN SHERIFF PITTSBURGH, July 3. Bridget Kenney, secretary of the Allegheny Congenial In dustrial union; William A. Thomas, John O'ICeef, George Harthorn and George L. Bradley, members of the genoral strike committee, today filed a bill In equity In common pleas court asking that Georgo W. Richards, sheriff of Alle gheny county, be required to wtthdraw Immediately from the vicinity of all Westinghouse plants the men deputized by him. Judge Marshall Brown set July 7 as the date for the hearing. French Aviator Killed 1y Fall. RHEIMS, Franco July 3. -Corporal Gabriel Godefrey of the Frcnfh army aviation corps was killed and Corporal Emllo Mirat fatally Injured today by a fall of 800 feet In a monoplane of which they had lost control. , AT THE PABKS. All-day celebration and formal opening at Pontenelle park, under " ansplces of Park Commissioner J. B. Hummel, Central and Monmouth Park Social Centers, Clairmont, Kenwood, Fairfax and ronenelle Park Improve ment dabs; prize gttmes and contests morning and afternoon; flag raisin; and speech-making at noon; fireworks in evening'; band concert all day. Beoeptlon at Pontenelle park by members of Olivet Baptist church to Bev. William A. Mulford, new pastor. Joint celebration all day at River view park by Blvervlew, Deere Perk and Southeast Improvement clubs. Plcino and fireworks display at Xonntse park by residents of tha neighborhood. Swedish-American patriotio festival all day at Spring park, Plorence, under auspices of Morten singing society; program of contests, muslo and speak ing at 4i30 p. nui fireworks in evening; dancing afternoon and evening. AT ISIS OUTDOOR OLTJBS. Special golf matohes, tennis and base ball games, dinners and dancing at all the country clubs. Cabaret entertainment at the'Pleld club. Special fireworks display at Sey mour Xiake elub. Women's tennis tournament stats at Country club. Cricket match at Miller park at 11 a. m. Pinal s in tennis singles and doubles at Happy' Hollow; band oonoert at 11 a. m., followed by oration by Judge W. W. Slabaugn; reading" of D eels ra tion of Independence; program by male quartet and singing- of patriotio songs. i i PLUMBERS BEFORE DANIEL1 Coningham and Bixby Appear in Be half of Federal Indictments. EACH IS OUT ON $2,000 BOND After Voluntnrlly Comlnfr Ilefori United State Commissioner Are Released Until Trial for Trust Violation. J. B. Conlnghum, 402 City National bank building, and' Joseph C. Bixby, 322 South Nineteenth street, indicted by a federal grand jury at Des Moines, la., on June 4, for alleged violation of tho anti-trust act of 1890, voluntarily appeared before United States Commissioner Daniel and gave bond for $2,000 each, for their appear ance for trial before the United States district court of the southern district of Iowa. Both men are prominent In local, state and national organizations of muster plumbers. The government alleges that these associations are formed for the'pur pose of obtaining all business in plumb ing and plumbing supplies, to tho exclu sion of dealers not members of these as sociations, and that In so doing tho mem bers of the various associations havo threatened to boycott and havo boycotted wholesale, jobbing and manufacturing concerns In the plumbing supply business, who havo sold to plumbers not members of tho various associations. CHICAGO BOY KILLED BY FIREWOfSKS EXPLOSION CHICAGO, July 3. iohn Sullivan, aged 13 years, became Chicago's first Fourth of July victim today, when he died of burns caused by exploding fireworks. Fourth of July Events in Omaha AT CABTEB LAKE. All-day program at Carter Lake club; trap shoot at 10 a. m.; land and water sports in afternoon; special din ner, dance and fireworks in evening. All-day program at Young Men's Christian association summer park; tennis, base ball and big camp swim in morning; muslo by camp quartet and speaking by Bev. O. A. Hulbert and Judge Bryce Crawford in afternoon; plcino supper at 6 o'clock; big Vene tian water carnival and fireworks in evening. Special program of races, contests and sports at Blets park, with dinner, dancing and fireworks in the evening. AT TEB SUMMER BESOBTS. Pree balloon ascension, moving pic tures and oonoert by Finn's band, dancing and other attractions at Lake Manawa. Mullen's animal show, free band concert, motion plotures, dancing and other attractions at Xrug park. "fireworks, muslo and feature films at Borne Summer Garden. Boating, fishing, muslo and dancing at Nathan's lake summer resort, five miles north of Plorence, on upper road. OTHER ACTIVITIES. City tennis turnament starts at the Field clnb. Double-header base ball game at Bourke park between Inland's Cbioago Oiante and Bradford's Brewers first game called at 3 p. m. Irish celebration of the passage of the home rule bill, under ansplces of Enunett Monument association, at Thirtieth, and Fort streets; program of Oaello sports, music, speech-making, dancing and refreshments. Display of fireworks by Kanscom u You May Fire, G-ridley, When You're Read y, Tomorrow the Best Colored Comics with Tke Sunday Bee MRS. CARMAN NOT SUMMONED Omission of Name of Physician's Wife Causes Comment. NOT JEALOUS OF MRS. BAILEY Iloetor Is First Witness anil I)e serlhcs Wife's Hlniinlnir Knee of Nurse to Whom He Mailr "Loan." FREBPORT, N. Y., July 3. The narao of Dr. Edwin Carman's wife did not ap pear on the list of witnesses summoned for the Inquest Into tho death of Mrs. Louisa Bailey, who was murdered In Dr. Carman's office last Tuesday night. Since almost everyone else In and about the physician's houso that night had been notified to appear at the In quest, the omission of Mrs. Carman's name caused much comment. The dls- (Continued on Pago Two.) trlct attorney explained ho had excellent Park Improvement club on bill near Tbirty-fourth and Wright streets in evening. Old-fashioned celebration of the day by comrades of Oeorga Crook post, Grand Army of the Republic, and Women's Belief corps, at Plorence park all day, commencing at 10:30 a. m. Parade, band concerts, ball game, dance, fireworks, salutes and races along Vinton street from Sixteenth to Twenty-fourth streets, from 0 a in. to 0:30 p. m by Vinton Street Booster club. Plattdeutscher Verein celebration at the' German home. Water polo, other sports and con tests, dinner, dance and fireworks at Council Bluffs Bowing association, on Xaks Manawa. All the big department stores and a total of 100 retail establishments closed all day; all banks, federal, city end county offices, railway ticket offioes and headquarters, wholesale rouses and business offioes closed all day. AT DUNDEE, Activities all day, commencing with annual base baU game in morning be tween north and south side for trophy cup, and forty riders in prise motor cycle races at 8:30 a. m.; village dis play of fireworks in evening. Annual plcnlo and Independence day celebration by Dundee Bridge Luncheon olnb at home of Mrs. P. z. BlUck, for grown-ups' and ohildren. AT THE TH3ATSBS, Vaudeville and pictures at the Em press. Special Fourth of July programs at all the "movie houses. HENRY W. DENISON IS DEAD Legal Adviser to Japanese Foreign Office Dies in Tokio. HE WAS NATIVE OF VERMONT f Assisted In llnitdllnR Every Ilipln- I inntle Incident In Which Japan Was Interested for Lnst Thirty Years. TOKIO, July 3.-Hcnry Wlllard Denl son, legal adviser of the Japanese de partment of foreign affairs since 1880, died today In St. Luke's American hospi tal. Mr. Denlson was stricken with paralysis a week ago. Tho announcement of Mr. Denlson's death was withheld tor several hours, In accordance with Japanese custom, In order to confer the decoration of tho Grand Cordon of the Order of Paulow niaon on tho dead man. A eulogistlo statement In regard tot ! services of Mr. Denlson was later Issued by the Japanese foreign office. In It he was hailed ns one of tho greatest benefac tors of Japan. It concluded: "The whole Japanese nation Joins In tho sentiment of thankfulness and Indebt edness for tho distinguished services of Mr. Denlson and In the expression of sor row at his departure." Ills Career. Henry Wlllard Denlson was born at Oulld Hall, Vt., May 11, 1846, and studied law at Columbian (now Qcorgo Washing ton) university. His first connection with Japan was as American vice con sul at Yokohama, Later ho was ap pointed, by tho Japanese government as legal adviser to tho ministry, of foreign affairs, and his advice was asked by tho Japanese government in connection with every phase of Us diplomatic relations with foreign countries. Ho was highly regarded by all the foreign ministers under whom he served and by tho Japanese nation In general. Air. Denlson was appointed to represent Japan In drafting the treaty of peace with Hussla at Portsmouth, N. H !n 1905, and he wus also tho technical dele gate of Japan In tho second peace con ference at Tho Hague. Mr. Denlson lcceived several decora tions from the Japanese government. He married Helen Wilder Cross of New York In 157S. Department Orders, WASHINGTON. July 3.-(Bpeclal Tele grutn.) 'Matilda Peterson has been ap pointed postmastei In Agar, Sully county, rt. U, vice Frank Elliott, rwilgned. On tho recommendation of Sonator Hitch cock Doctors F. O. Hnydcr and J. C. Mc Klnley havo been appointed pension sur geons at York. Nob The National Capital Friday, July II, 10J4. The Senate. Met at 11 a. m. Investigation of alleged misuse of offi cial stationery in a gold mine promotion was continued by a special committee. The senate foreign relations committee was authorized to Investigate all trans action connected with the negotiations of the proposed treaty with Nacaragua. Adjournod at 3:56 p. m. to 11 a. m. Mon day. The House. Met at noon. President Wilson urged appropriation of J300.0UO for the relief of the Salem fire sufferers. The conference report on the Indian appropriation bill, making many amend ments, was brought In. Representatives lxft of New York and Morgan and wcuu:re or. UKianoma, noui Ing contested seats, were declared legally elected by an Investigating committee. Hcpresentatlve Levy's resolution to end the session on July 15. forced an adjourn ment until noon Monday. - s V ' ' v President Will Use Historic Chair PHJLApELPlliA.- July S.'-Xluu-. chair. used by John Hancock during the session or the continental congress will be occu pied by Presldont Wilson here tomorrow when he delivers his address at th Fourth of July ceremonies nt Indepen dence hail. Tho table upon which lay tho Declaration of Independence ns tho delegates came forward to sign It. will b placed In tront of tho president, and a pitcher used by CSeorgo Washington will bo placed on the tablo fllltd with Ico water. JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN DEAD Former British Prime Minister Dies of Heart Failure. HAD BEEN ILL FOR SEVEN YEARS lie Was a Cnnnplennu Figure In Polities for Nearly Forty Years Made Fortune In Mnu u fiiftiirliiK. LONDON, Juy 3. Joseph Chamberlain died hero last night. Tho death of Joseph Chumberlaln, which removes one of the most striking figures of British politics In the last generation, came as a surprise, as the condition of his health was not publicly known to be any worse than at any time In tho last two or throe years. Mrs, Chamberlain, who never left her husband's sldo since ho was stricken with paralysis seven years ago, and his son, Austen Chamberlain, were with Mr, Chamberlain when death occurred at 10053 o'clock last night at his London resi dence. The event cast a gloom over the London tteuson, which was at Its height Last 'I'ulillc Appearance. Mr. Chamberlain's lost public appear ance was at a garden party on the grounds of his Birmingham home on May C last whon with his wife and son he re ceived several hundred constituents. Mr, Chumberlaln was wheeled out on his law.n In n chair and appeared very emaciated and feeble when he lifted his hat to friends and neighbors In acknowl edgement of their salutes. Tariff reforms, which, with Imperial ism, were the chief politics for which Joseph Chamberlain wns spokesman when enforced retirement through paralysis occurred, havo suffered an almost com pleto relapse, his son. Austen, being al most tho only British statesman who ad vocates them on all occasions. The cause of Mr. Chumburlain's death was announced as heart failure. Al though he hud been gradually sinking since Tuesday, members of the family had preferred that his condition should not become publicly known. Promoter Guilty of Misuse of Mails NEW YORK, July 3.-WIUIam H. Cooper, formerly head of the New York Central Realty company, charged with using the malls to defraud some 800 In vestors out of 1175,000, was found guilty today by a Jury In the federal court. Many of his victims were officers and enlisted men In the United States army and marine corps. Sentence was deferred. Cooper's company went into bankruptcy with little or no assets and Cooper and other officers were arrested, Claude J. Van Slyke, James A. Robinson and Ernest Hharp. Cooper's associates, were indicted with him. Van Blyke and Robin son pleaded guilty and took the stand against their former chief. Sharp awaits trial. MAYOR OF BUTTE SHOOTS MAN WHO STABS JIM THRICE Executive, Prostrate, Sends Bullet Into Abdomen of Finnish Miner Who Uses Knife. BOTH ARE LIKELY TO RECOVER Erio Lantela Demands Correspond ent Favorable to Western Fed eration Be Deported. OTHER WILL NOT TAKE ACTION Has No Power to Force American Citi)cn to Leave City. AFFRAY IN OFFICE OF DUNCAN Official Tells Petitioners He Can not Hrnnt Request nnd States Position Arrnln to As sailant. nUTTE, Mont.. July 3. Louis P. Dun can, mayor of Butte, was stabbed threa times Into today, and, prostrate, shot his assailant, Erio Iintela, a Finnish miner in tho abdomen. Both men probably will recover. Tho uffray took place In Mr. Duncan's office, whither Lnntela wont to enter pro test against tho presence In Butte oC Frank Altotien of Ncgaunce, Mich., cor respondent for a Finnish newspaper of Hancock, Mich. This paper has sided with officials of tlieWcstern Federation of Miners as against a faction of Butto miners No. 1, which recently broko away and formed a now organization and the mayor was asKed yestorday to order Altomen out of town. Ho was told that 50 Finnish miners favoring tho new organization had de cided that Butte was not a good placo for the man, and had adopted resolutions calling for his deportation. "I have no power to force an American cttlEcn to leave," tho mayor is said to have told his petitioners, some of whom appeared not to agree with him. When Lantela appeared at the mayor's office today ho reiterated the demand that Altonen be ordered from town, Tha mayor stated his position again and Lantela began stabbing. His attack felled the mayor, who shot from tho floor. Citizen-Soldiers to Be Vaccinated for Typhoid Fever LINCOLN. Neb., July 3.-A11 .members of the Nebraska NatlonaUGmvrU;- num bering 1,609 nifn, composing the two regi ments which will report for duty in tha manuevors camp to be hold at Fort Dodge, la., August 10 to 19, are to be vaccinated for typhoid fever, according to an order issued here today by Adjutant General P. L. Hall. Tho order Is offcctlve Just before tho men depart for Iowa. DES MOINES, la., July S. The 6,030 men In tho four regiments of the Iowa National Guard will be vaccinated for ty phoid fever before they report for duty In Des Moines August 10 for the maneu vers camp, according to a statement by Adjutant General Guy Logan published hero today. Mayor Miles Feasts Upon Bread Made of This Year's Wheat HASTINGS, Nob., July 3.-(Speclal Tel egram.) The first of tho 1914 crop of whoat marketed In Adams county was delivered today by ex-Mayor C, J. Mllei, president of the State Base Ball league, whose farm yielded an average of thirty nine bushels per acre. Part of the wheat was ground Into flour from which breed was baked and served on Mr. Miles' table tonight, this probably being tha first bread mado of this season's crop In Nobraska. Adams county wheat 'averages from twenty-flvo to thirty bushels and Is tho beet crop In ten yoars. GREECE WILL PAY FOR WARSHIPS SATURDAY WASHINGTON, July J. -Greece will turn over approximately J12.000.000 for th battleships Idaho and Mississippi to morrow or Monday, and the craft will be delivered to Gree crews the Mississippi at Newport Ncwes, Vx, and the Idaho In I the Mediterranean. Tho battloshlp Maine 'has been ordered to bring homo the crew and the midshipmen of the Idaho. Tha cruiser Prairie will take the Mississippi's crew to the Philadelphia Navy yard, and then carry tho graduating class of the Naval Academy at Annapolis to Vera Cms, where the new officers will be distributed among the ships of the Atlan tic fleet. i Tennis Nothing can be too good for the real tennis player. Balls and racquets, shoes, and clothing aro vital to nia. game. He believes In playing to win and having tho things that will make him win. But each one chooses his playing tools with an eye to Individuality. It is this difference of view point that makes it possible for various good manufactur ers to each serve his own mar ket. Tennis players find tho best guide to reliable dealers in their particular supplies in the advertising columns pt The Bee. It is the universal appeal of newspaper advertising that makes it so attractive. -JJ