Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 3, 1909, Page 12

"~ Minor Mention Whe Oonpoll Miaffs Offics of he Omaha Bes s o4 15 Booth Biwesd ‘IeVh "Phones 48, Davie, druge. Lewia Cutler. fureral director. ‘Phone 31 Woodring Undertaking company. Tel. 29, FAUST BEER AT ROGERS' BUFFET. Majestic ranges, P. C. DeVol Hdwre, Co W. W. Dickérson, thé watchmaker, has adved to 623 West Broad The best wall paper cleaner, 156 per can ‘Wi Nicholajson, 14 8. Main street. Pictures and art novelties for #ifts. C. B. Alexander, 522 Broadway JAIRD LONGENECKER & BOLAND, unBertakers. 'Phone 133, 14 N. Main St Nieely furnished front room, strictly modern, with private family. Bell ‘phons Kaster marriage license was issued yesterday aged 24, and Lillle Colmo f Omaha paper nnd_wall paper Teagonable prices. H. Borwiok, 21 Bouth Main street. An information charging Mrs. Dora Pontiff of Reckford township with being insane was filed yesterday She has been in the hospital for the insane before. The commissioners will Investigate her case to- o, e Ladies’ Auxillary of Union Veteran leglon No. 8 will meet in regular session thi§ evening. As there is business of im- portance to come before the meeting ail mémbers are urged to be present. Lunch wil} be served. hearlng of George W Omaha automobilist who became involved fn serious trouble in th city, was con tinyed In police court yesterday until next Mond@ay, Moore's automoblle is still in the custody of the police department A false alarm gava the fire department a wun at 11 o'clock yesterday morning o ‘Twenty-sixth street and Seventh ave- nue. When the firemen reached the place designated In the call they found a vacant lot_and no evidence of any blaze in that vicinity. The funeral of Taylor Warren, who died tn Omaha Wednesday, will be held thls Aftdrnoon from the residence of his broth i, Alexander Warren, 1825 Avenue F. The ser¥ices will be conducted by Rev. D. C. iseon, pastor of the Tree Methoslat shurch, ‘and burial will be in Walnut Hill ‘emetery. Mrs, Johanna Olson, wife of Martin Ol- wn' of Underwood, dled at a late hour Wednesday mnjght. Besides her husband the leaves four sons and five daughters. The funeral will be held Saturday after- 100n at 2 0'clock from the Danish Lutheran church in Underwood and burial will be n_the church cemetery. willlam Slingeriand, recently before the district court on a dipso charge and al- lowed. his freedom on his promise fo ab- stain from liguor, was arrested yesterday 3n a warrant from the court of Justice Cooper. County Attorney Hess filed a state charge of intoxication against him. He will have a hearing today A man giving his name as Soren Jens Sorenson and his age as 27 ycars was brought In yesterday afternoon from Love- land.. His actions led the people of Love- 1and to believe that Sorenson s mentally dépanged and hé will have a hearing be- forg the commissioners today. Sorenson ri Cently returned from a fourteen months visit to his old home in the old country He! stopped a short time in Chicago an thén came to this state, finally appearing in Loveland. He has no relatives as far as s known in this section Uph terts George W. Kieln, 19 South Main street. Both ‘phones, ‘‘Have it done right.” Moore, the Bradley Bdge Drop Corn Planters and Aspenwall Potato Planters. Sperling & Triplett, 827 Broadway. DeGrew & Fuller, the fastest panto- mimicdl comedy acrobats in the profes- wion, In ‘which they introduce acrobatic feata and ground tumbling, at the Diamond theater Thursday, Friday and Saturday. PRIZES FOR THE CLEANEST YARDS Chiet of Police Puts Up Purse for Each War, And now for a clean city. As an incentive for householders to clean up their premises during the next thirty days, Major George H. Richmond, in his capacity as city marshal, announced that a cash prige of $10 would be given after May 1 to the householder in each af the six wards of the ety oremises showed the cleanest appearance. On May 1, starting in with the First vard, City Physician Tubbs, City Health )eficer Bower and the chairman of the ‘treets and alleys committee will make 1 tour of the city and award the prizes In conngction with this plan to Intsrast he citizens in a clean city Major Rich- mond . gnnounced yesterday that in all ases where the persons were unable to say for the hauling away of refuse mut- ter trom thelr yards the city would do it tree of charge on application being made 1t police headquarters. ‘We- have the exclusive sale for the Hoosler lawn fence, ornameatal and dur- able. Price, 14¢, 18¢c and 2¢ a foot. P. C. DeVol Hariwvare Co.. 'Phones §7. FOR MEDICAL AND FAMILY USE BUY YOUR LIQUORS AT L. ROSEN- VELD CO., 61§ 80. MAIN, 'PHONE 24§ Real Estate Tranafers. These transfers were reported to The Bee April 1 by the Pottawattamie County Abstract company of Council Bluffs: Palnter Knox and wife to Oley C Thompson, lot 18 in block 18 in Howard's add to ' Council Bluffs, AT Fiickegar aRBcuite in Tassls W. Hannan, Jots (n McMahon Cooper and Jefferis add to Council Bluffs, B. nowe and husband to P ter M. Anderson. wi) feet of lot 8 in Elder's add ahd lot § in Casady's subd of original plat lot & in Coun- cll Bluffs, W d......... ek Jennle E. Schrader and huaband to 4 Godfrey, W% swi of 2- Dougherty, singi Babbitl, part of 4-09, W d Amy A. Smith &nd husband to Fred- erick_J. and Louls Pittmann, sw of 1-76-40, w d... . 1,200 2,800 7,000 E. 18,400 19.200 $49.400 found than handled at Broadway, six transfers No finer toned piano can be the Hobart M. Cable plano Bouriclus Piano . _Hause, Counell Blufts, 1a Total, Bradley Plows run alone. & Triplett, 31 Broadw See Sperling Leffert’s URE Lenses Greatest Comtort Known to W earers of Glaases WorlPby Gesnts Pt sty % o el areaghly Wetsbi e 4 oyt Oyt - ot e iy | sasasway SOURSR. BLurre, TEE TWIN CITY NURSERY WA have & sales ground on Avenue “AY and 35th strest, next to the car Iline, from April 1t to ll]y 1909, where can be oblalned all frult, o he e and shrubs, rose: and got money. 1st, W. ROLMES. FOR ALL THE NEWS THE OMAHA BEE BEST IN THE WEST whose | 200 | Council Bluffs ONE MIEE SUES FOR MONEY Sutor Brings Action Against First National Bank. OFFICERS OF BANK INCLUDED with Bem Marks o m, Alleged to Have Allowed Him to Be Fleeced by Maybray. Samuel Sutor, the hotel keeper of Cass Lake, Minn., who paid a fes of $5,000 for the privilege of being iritiated into “The Anclent Order of Mikes," organized by J. C. Maybray and his gang of swindlers, wants his money back. Evidently realizing that Maybray has enough troubles of his own to contend with and has need of all the spare cash he can rake together to secure bafl and the numercus charses pending against him Sutor has brought suit agoinst Ernest E. Hart, president of the First National bank of this city and others, charging that they were implicated In the conspiracy which parted him from his bank roll. The suit instituted by Butor is brought in the United States court fn this city and aceording to the notation of the deputy clevk of the court was filed last Tuesday. For some reason or another not yet ex- plained the fact of the filing of the action did not becoma public unt!l yesterday This may possibly be due to the fact that Sutor 18 not represented by any of the lo- cal attorneys, the petition having been filed by Guernsey, Parker and Miller, a firm of Des Molnes attorneys. The defendants named ii the suit are Frnest E. Hart, president of the First Na- tional bank: John J. Spindler, cashier of the same institution; George Wilson and Benjamin Marsh. The la named I8 e dently meant to be Benjamin Marks as he 18 referred to as such in the body of the petition. George Wilson's identity is yet & mystery, but he is presumed to be the member of the Maybray coterle, who figured prominently in a. large number of the transactions of the swindling syndicate as the “secretary” of the alleged Pitts- burgh millionaires. As far as can be learned the officers of the federal court have not yet secured service of the papers in this suit upon Mr. Wilson. Charge is Conspiracy. Sutor charges all of the defendants named in his suit as being implicated in a deeply lald conspiracy to jar him loose from the sum of 35,000 which he brought with him from Minnesota to Council Bluffs. The petition, however, fails to disclose the slightest intimation of what induced Sutor to bring this sum of money with him to this city. There is absolutely nothing in the petition on file in the federal court that gives the slightest hint that Butor came to Council Bluffs equipped with such, a sum of money for the purpose of shearing some lambs, but that as things turned out Sutor was shorn of his own wool, towit, the $5,000 which he now seeks to recover from the First National bank and others alleged to have been implicated in the shearing of his wool. As to this the peti- tion is evidently discreetly silent. Sutor does, however, allege that on his arrival in the citv of Council Blutfs he was introduesd to certain officlals of the First National bank. These officl s0 Sutor alleges, represented to him that Maybray {and his associates were all men of large | wealth and that in fact they could be classed among the Mst of millionaires. It was further represented to him, so Sutor alleges, that the members of the million- aire colony were putting in their spare time er.gaging in_sports of various kirfds, such as horse racing, boxing, wrestling, foot racing, ete. Butor brought with him, so he says, a letter of credit for 3,000, but when he wauted the First National bank to give him the money on it, he was refused. The officers of the bank, so Sutor alleges, ad vised him to draw a check upon the First National bank of Cass Lake, Minn., in which he had his account. Sutor says he did this, because he relied upon the integ- rity and good faith of the bank officlais The check, Butor says, was accepted by the bank and, in return he was given & certificate of deposit for %00 This llitle formality having been com- pleted Sutor alleges that he was then taken to the Grand hotel by his friend, Barney Martin, who introduced him to several of the bunch of sporting milllonaires who were putting in their spare time, and incl- dentally their surplus cash, in promoting all kinds of innocent sporting events, in- cluding horse races. During the course of the betting on the horse race Butor's money, which he had drawn out of the bank, was used as change for large bills and disappeared with - the bunco men. In brief, Sutor claims thai the bank offi- cials and Ben Marks, whom he took to be one of the bunch of millionaires, were fully aware of the methods of the swin- | dling syndicate and that they willingly | | permitted him to be led forth “iike & lamb | and shorn of his fleece." | SALOONMEN ON ANXIOUS SEAT Wheeler Has Twenty Cases r Advisement. Some twenty saloonmen are waiting in | suspense for the decision of Judge Wheeler of the distriet court in the in junction suits brought akainst them by M. 8. Odle of Des Molnes, attorney for the Towa Anti-Saloon league, in the name of Joseph Leader of Oakland, a leading member of the prohibition party in Pottawattamie county No new Injunctions were granted ye: terday by Judge Wheeler, but he Look under advisement about twenty of the saloon cases. The greater part of ycs- terday in district court was taken up by arguments by Attorney Odle and the many attorneys for the various defendant | | saloonkeepers. In the cases taken under | | advisement law questions are mainly in- volved. Attorney Odle contended that the failyre of the saloonkeeper to pay the | mulct tax promptly on January 1 of | each vear and to file a new bond each | year constituted violations of the mulet | law The case aguins: hardt & Kiein was continued, it shown to tie court that a prior tion had been brought against the by J. Whitaker of this city. The case | against the Btate hotel and C. B. Good- rich was dismissed an injunction had | been secured by county attorney | against this party | Up to date Injun granted in five cases brought by Atter- ney Odle. They are F. B. Cunningham and Mergen & Neumayer of this city( Anna Kurrer and Emil Kuhl of Treynor and Charles Wightman of McClelland. | In the cases of Cunningham and Mergen & Neumayer the bonds under the decree | | of abatement were placed by the court | | yesterday at #2500 In Mrs Judge | | | | | Barn- being njun rirm | the saloon of the ctions have been | | that of Emil Kuhl at $500 | Since the proposition by the Anti-Saicen T1eague tive saloons in the city have closed | complees. Karrers | | | case the band was fixed at §1,600 and in | Niclven, who has been the proprietor of the | servation commission with #1 THE OMAHA DAILY BE. APRIL Council Bluffs #satd, the cessation from business will only be temporary. Many of the saloonmen are rearranging their places so comply with all the technical provisions of the law in the future. Those who have had their stocks of llquor in the cellars of their places are now bringing them up into thelr main rooms, remnants of the old partitions are being removed and in fact everything that was in any way contrary to the striet letter of the law Is being done away with, The salconmen are also awaiting anfously for a correct report of the de- claton of Judge Bollinger at Davenport. 1t the decision is correctly reported, it looks as If all salosnmen against whom ine Junctions have been secured at any time will have to procure new petitions of con= sent. County Attorney Hess has sent for At for less money than elsewhere. a copy of Judge Bollinger's ruling. Several of the saloonmen have filed new papers with the consent of the property owners within fifty feet of thelr saloons. Thie s Is asserted ought to be ffled anew every year GERMAN CHURCH CONFERENCR Bishop Horn, Presiding, Scasion Opens the The forty-ninth annual meeting of the Towa conference of the German Evan- gelical church, was formally opened at 9 o'clock yesterday morning with Bishop Willlam Horn of Cleveland presiding. The conference will continte in session until Bunday night. The proceedings are con- ducted in the German language. The sesslon yesterday was largely taken up with the annual reports of the' officers and those of the quarterly which have been held throughout the year at various points within the Iowa confer- ence. A short address on the new pubiications of the year, pertaining to the work of the evangelical assoclation, was given by Rev. J. H. Lamb, chalrman of the committee on chureh publications. Among the committees named at the morning session was one to arrange a me- morlal service, which I always held during each annual conference. In opening the conference Bishop Horn delivered a short address, outlining the work of the meeting and telling of the condition of the church throughout the country. Bishop Horn Is one of the four bishops of the German Evangellcal church in the United States. He me here from Kansas City and from Council Bluffs will 0 to Des Molnes, then to New Hamburg, Can., and from there to New York eity Following the New York conference he will preside at the Atlantic conference at New- ark, N. J. At the present time one of the bishops 18 in China, organizing the church in that country, and will also hold a con- terence in Japan. Bishop Horn in his ad- dress referred to the fact that he had charge of the China mission a few years ago. “The German Evangelical assoclation is strong in Towa,” sald Bishop Horn. “It is the only stale where two separate confer- ences are held. I always like to come to Towa. It is one of the greatest states in the union and one of the most prosperous.” The bishop referred to a previous visit to Counctl Blufis in 198, when he dedicated the present church bullding at the corner of Glen avenue and Plerce street in which the conference is being held. In the evening Bishop Horn delivered an address on “The Evarselical Preacher as an Evangelist.” At the aftermoon session the conference voted probationary licenses to the following three candidates for the ministry: Phillp Pfaltzgratf, Willlam Pfaltzgraff and Clin- ton Smith. Among those in attendance al the confer- ence are the following pastors of the vari- ous chlurches in this state H, J. Fauet, Dubuque; J. Clinton; L. Scheurer, Wilton quoketa; E. J. Schults, Cedar August Raecker, Otter Creek; Abrams, Garrison; L. F. Smith, City; David Lang, Butler, J. 1. Bauern- | feind, Waterloo; A. F. Herzberg, Black | Hawk; W. C. Lang, Waverly; H. Sassman, | Sumner; W. F. Mether, Alta Vista; J. C. Schwab, Cresco: A. ' Bogen, Lansing: August Goetze, Fort Dodge; H. O. Lorenz, Cedar Falls; B. Schroeder, Ackley; J. H Engel, Avbott; C. F. Hiliman, Dumont; ntow, Hampton; J. M. Krafft, Shef- jeld; A. H. Buente, Charles City &nd Nora Springs; H. Raccker, Meservey; M. Knoll, Britt; J, W. Wienands, Luverne: Charles Lang, Anita, la.; B. H. Fisher, Osnebrock N. D.; E. H. Sovhmitz, Britt, la.; F. H Schnelzke, Hastings, Neb.; F. W. Um-| breit, Napeville, 11.; H. Wigner, Omana; A. F. Beckman, Cromwell Center; J. D. Bchaible, Hartley! P. Schott. Magnolla; F. W. Koenig, Stanton and Le Mars; J H. Stewert, Rockwell City; M. Gruener, Des Moines; J. J. Braun, Laurel and Mingo; B. 0. Beck, Dysart; H. C. Schlueter, Van Horne; Willam Grobe, ~ Hubbard; E. J. Lang, Radcliff; Jesse R. Nolte, Perry: E. C. Granner, Deflance; G. 1. Hergemann, Silver Creek; J. V. Knoll, Nobley F. J. Haas, Corning and C. C. Prund of Des Moines. The following is the order of services for this evening and ‘Saturday evenin| Friday—"An_Evening With Our Young | People—The Sunday Scnoot as a Factor | in the Work of Evangelism,” Rev. H. C.{ Schiuter; "Young People's Alliance a Factor in the Work of Evangelism,’ Rev. W. C. Lax Saturday-"'Better Participation by Omur Chureh_in_ the Work of Evangelization. “The Need," Rey. I W. Koenig, *The | Methods,” Rev. J. H. Bauernfeind; "The Blessing.” Rev. H. Sassman Sunday services will be as follows: 9 O'Clock A M.—8undgy school, W. Grote, superintendent. German. address by Rev. r._C. Meckel. Knglish address | 10 O'Clock A. M.—Bermon by Bishop W.| Hora, 1 O'Clock P. M.—Ordination services an annual feast of the missionary — soclety under leadership of Bishop Horn and C. Meckel | 7 O'Clock P. M.—~Young People's associa- | tion rally; “A Call to Service” Rev. Jasper | 8. Lang; “Power of Bervice' Rev. A.| Boge 746 O'Clock P. M,—Evangeligtic sermon conferences P. Pfiaum, | and Ma- Rapids John | Laporte | | | BANK ROBBER WEEPS AT CUFFS Imogene Bandit y Prison Sentence. SIDNEY, la., April 2.—(Special)—The man who calls himself Edward Gordon | pleaded gullty to the charge of robbing the| First National bank of [mogene and was | given an indeterminate sentence of ten | years at Anamosa. His two pals have ap- parently made good their escape Nothing is known as to the \dentity of | any of the desperadoes, “Gordon” being & fictitious name. Detectives Charles D. Brown, representing the Interstate Bank- ers’ Protective Association of the North- west, and M. A pley of New York vi ited Gordon, but fafled to identify him or eliclt any information regarding his ac- | Gordon, who gives his age as 23, and erfed like & child in handcuffs, saying that had worn such things before. He | ha his spirits, however, and | jokes and laughs with his visitors and fel. | low prisoners. Crowds visited the jafl daily to see the vaptured He was taken (o Anamosa fodsy in company with ! George Burch, who drew a five yea n- | for breaking into a car at Hamburg ldentity of Not Cleared or when | he broke first down placed never recovered bandit tenc New Hotel Sold. In., April 1L—(Special)—Den hotel has been suld to Thomas | » inon INISON new Nielsen hotel for miany years. Mr. Nielsen | puts in his hotel and contents (n partial payment and takes possession of ihe mew thelr doors, but with some of them, it 18 { hotel at once | account and nothing else tection of the preference act S GOODYEAR RAINCOATS REIGN SUPREME " No middiemen’s profits to pay hera INCOMPARABLE RAINCOAT BARGAINS! Special Easter Sale of Easter Raincoats High Grade Spring Styles Men's Raincoats and Women's Silk Coats 07 L.ess than Retailers’ Prices For your new Easter clothes sake buy a raincoat—but see that it's a Goodyear raincoat. Goodyear Raincotts for men and women are the product of the best skilled tailors in the land, and may be bought here Just now we are offering the worid's best raincoats—the “Goodvear’ Raineoats—at specially reduced prices—just hal and women's rainproof garments, and are f the price retail stores are sell at Our stocks ocon it of the newest sprin olu ded in this special sal styles of BUY NOW—AT THIS STORE AND SAVE 509, OF YOUR MONEY Men's and Women's Craveneties and Raiucoals $12.00 Raineoats; special price. ...... $15.00 Raincoats; special price. ...... $20.00 Raincoats; special price. . $25.00 Cravenettes; special price $28.00 Oravenettes; special price $30.00 Cravenettes; special price. ‘The Speclalty Raincoat Store.”’ .00 50 0.00 12.50 14.00 15.00 Women’s Silk Waterproof Coats $20.00 Silk Coats; special price. .. $25.00 Silk Coats; special price. $30.00 Silk Coats; special price. $35.00 Silk Coats; special price. $40.00 Silk Coats; special price. ‘‘Bpectalists in Raincoat Specialties.”’ GOODYEAR RAINCOAT CO. Open Until 9 P. M. Evenings Until Easter. Iowa END OF PROHIBIIION MOVES Not Thought Amendment Forces Will Make Another Effort. CAPITOL EMPLOYES UNEASY Boards of Var st Not He Permitted to Fores New Board Coming in July First, (From a Staff Correspondent.) DES MOINES, April 2.—(8pecial)—The Towa senate finally covered over the grave of the prohibitory amendment this mors- ing, or at least returned the disturbed sod and tamped it down hard. Several time the amendment has been disposed of and ach time it bobs up, but this time the members have assurance that the matter will not be forced upoh them again. The motlon of Clarkson, democrat, to request the committee to report on the amendment was debated and Sammis raised the point of order that the senate could not do this. President Clarke overruled the motion and Saunders moved to lay the motion on the table, which was done. Ayes—Adams, Balkema, Brown, Burgess, Chapman, DeArmand, Pitchpatrick, Foley, Francis, Gates, McManus, Mattes, Moon, Nichols, Parshall, Quigley, Ream. Sammis, Saund- ers, Smith of Motnes, Stuckslager, Van Law, White, Wilson.—27. Nays—Allen of Pocahont: Buren, Bennett, Clarkso land, ' Hemmill, Larrabee, Peterson, Proudfoot, Smith Whipple.~13. The motion to lay on the table the mo- tion of Proudfoot to compel the committee to return the amendment, on the day be- fore, was carried by 2% to 21. Both Clark- son and Proudfoot say they are done The committes having In charge the measure has it lald on the committee table and probably will not hold another meeting. New © Bruce, DeWolf, Frudden, Allen of Van owell, Gillfl- McCullough, of Mitchell, stod of Capitel. The bill to require that in the future the custodian of the capitol shall keep in his office a complete inventory of public property and make a report covering many tters not now Included in his reports, was carefully consldered by the commit- tee on retrenchment end 'reform and it prcbably will be passed. There is some doubt about the pessage of the hill im- mediately increasing the salary of custodian. T. E. McCurdy, whose record in the office is most excellent, retired to- day and he will go to his home at Hazleton, where he owns & bank and other property. He has had several fine offers to g0 Into business in Des Moines, but Mrs. McCurdy prefers to return to Buchanan county. The new custodian rounced and it is probable most of the | force will remain, as they nearly all sup- ported of the the present administration. Some 0ld soldiers are a little purturbed over the fact that Mr. Boutin has a record of not doing just as the veterans would llke in the matter of the soldlers prefer- erce law, in fact he is said to have re fased to keep a soldier In office on that most of the MeceCurdy were soldiers this is important Governer Carroll L also taken a different tack from his predecessor as one of his first s was to remove from the exgeutive office an old soldier, who could Wave claimed pro- but not to do so, However, changes are in evitable In a large force such as that which the custodian must handle. Custodian Boutin has made an excellent impression and has been welcdmed to the state house by all employes under chose Hold Down the Boards. The present Educational board will not be permitted to forestall the new Board of Kducation in the matter of deciding what shall be dome with the ' millage taxes for a series of years. It Is .ecog nized that the present board might, if so disposed, before they go out of existence July 1 next adopt plans for varlous buildings and let contracts covering u large part of the income from the mi'lage taxes for severul years. But the lcgi lature will not leave this door ppen. The experience with: the building. of the presi- dent’s residence hag shown the danger of not specifically forbidding anything of the sort. So the legislature will, in mak- ing its approval of the building work to be carried on ynder the presont boards, specifically deflare that plans . shall not be made for any other work and ali shall be left over for the new board whiva takes charge July 1 The senate this afternoon failed to pass the bill to create the office of commerce nsel, the bill recelving enly twenty-one votes. The house defeated the banking department urer and passed the biil transfer treas a con appr the bill 10 the state 10 create 0o priation. Ballot, o pass a bill to in Ne Oir o The house today falled restore the circle to the secret ballot e Schools Will | .$10.00 .812.50 .$15.00 .$17.50 .$20.00 16th and Davenport St Iowa fowa. The vote was fifty-three three and, the bill fafled. The not vote on this measure, but Indicating it could not be passed The house passed an appropriation bill for $10,000 for encouragement of the dairy industry. to fifty- enate did on other N. Y. Plumbing Co. Te:. %s. Night, F-1708 Campaign Against Speeders. SIOUX CITY, April —(Special.)—As & | result of the running down of littie Joe O'Leary, a 6-year-old boy, by driven automobile the Sfoux City pelice com- missioners have about decided to detall police offcers on to apprehend reckless drivers. The little fellow, who was hurt Monday night, has never regained consclousness and hopes for his recovery are slight. The hoy's father was Killed & year ago by an automobile. Matthews Estate Divided. SIOUX CITY, Iu.. April Z—(Special Tele- gram.)—By a sealed verdict tonight n tie matter of the estate of the negro, J. k. Matthews, Hazel Klegin of Omaha will get but one-third of the estate. The jury rec- ognized the two Austin children, who were also contenders. \All are flligitimate chil- dren by white women. Towa News Note SIDNEY--Prof. T. H. Stone of Randolph has been elected superintendent of the Sid- ney schools, succeeding Prof. E. 8. Smith, who was not an applicant for re-clection Beveral of the other teachers also failed to apply and the vacancles have not yet been tiiled. MARSHALLTOWN-Dell Hoes, a former Great Western brakeman, will recelve $600 for injusles received in September, 1907, when he fell from the roof of a box car | at Gladbroak. He brought suft for $1,999 for personal injuries. The case was settled out of court today for $600. BELLE PLAINE—George Alexander, the new mayor of the city of Los Angeles, | who was recently elected at the recall election, was a former resident of Belle Plaine. 'He came here when & young man soon after the civil war and engaged in | the grain business. He is remembered by many of the older residents. EMMETSBURG—LeRoy Billings, clalms to be the wrestling champion of Nebraska and South Dakota, won from Carroll Brage, who says he has bested all comers in Alaska, the best two out of three falls catch-as-catch-can style here last night. Billings won the first fall in five minutes and the second In thirteen MARSHALLTOWN-—Negotiations were closed today by which the Union Stoneware company of Red Wing, Minn., purchased the local plant of the Plymouth Stone- ware company of Fort Dodge. The pur- chasing company will take possession of the plant as soon as the Inyoice, which 1s to be begun Thursday, is completed. The price paid for“.he plant' and business was not made public. OELWEIN-—-Officlal | announcement com- has been appointed superiniendent of motive power and machinery in charge of shops and rolling stock of the entire sys. tem. He will have headquarters in St Paul. W. P. Chrysler, who has held this office, with headquarters here, will be re- tained as assistant superintendent of mo tive power and he will continue in charge of the general shops here. The appointment of Mr. Bymons becomes effective at once. Bee Want Ads Are Business Boosters {Russian Duma | Adopts the Army Budget Two Hundred Fifty-8ix Million Dol- lars Provided for Czar's War Chest, ST. PETERSBURG, April 2~The Dum. today adopted the army budgei of $256,30) 000, an Increase of §21,800,000 over last Lieutenant General Zablelin of the war de- partment, representing the minister of war, General Houkhomlinoff, announced plans for the strengthening of the the western frontier and the abandonment of secondary fortresses. The i department, he said, would be put/under the charge of the general staff, t(hk ments for which would be raised tleular effort was to be made by minister to improve and reduce the “red ministrative mattecs was intended, also, he said. to lntroduce civil government into Turkestan had been under milltary rule since its an nexation, The speakers during of debate avolded criticlsms of the wrmy Guehkotf, leader of the Octoberists pressed gratification at the policy of form which was indicated in ‘recont pointments, Count Robrinsky warned members of the dangers of German coloni zation of weveral stratcgle districts of R sian Poland, the population of which cluded many Germans wi inally Russian subjects year defenses of A par war military ction tape’ system d to a minimu; i which the course the M re. ap the in- ) w nly 1 o Heel 0 dragged Bucklen's Ar For sale Skinped from Hesd was Ben Pool, Threet. Als over a gravel roadway. bu nica Salve cured him Beaton Drug Co. & reckiessly | who | ing from St. Paul is that Wilson E. Symons | the | LA TOURAINE IS DISABLED French Liner Bursts Steam Pipe as it is Leaving New York. TWO0 OILERS -BADLY SCALDED Passengers Will Be Transferred to La Fretagme, Which Wil ail for Havre To- day. NEW YORK, April 2~The Transatlantic | liner La Touraine was crippled today by | the bursting of the main steam pipe of its port boller and compelled to abandon its vayage to Havre. Two of the ollers were frightfully scalded, but It was sald to- night they would recover. The accident oc- curred just as the vessel had come from its pler and was veering around in mid- stream for the run down the river to the open sea. Kricnds of passengers who were sthll waving farewells from the pler saw the ship suddenly enveloped in steam fronf | water line to deck. There was an explo- ion, but It was too faint to be heard from shore. Those on board, however, were #cen time the wildest kind of excitement pre- valled both on board the vessel and ashore. That something serious had happened was | realized when signals “ship not under con- | trol” were run up. | The general agent of the line at put out in a tug and upon reaching La Touraine found that the expldsion had shattered the intake prpe of a cylinder of the port engine and .had so crippled the mechanism as to preclude all possibility of the ship continuing on its way. La Touralne then proceeded under one engine to quarantine, where it anchored Its passengers will be transferred to the La Bretagne, which will sail for Havre tomorrow. La Touraine will follow or{ Saturday, in all probability, without passengers. Den Edmund L. onee | | | “Fixing” Newspaper. Mooney, counsel for Franklin and Bcott in their sult against Joseph Leiter, Joseph H. Hoardley and Cyrus | Fleld Judson, to recover $50,000 alleged to | have been lost by them as a result of the | collapse of the pool in International Power | company stock, was served today with | papers in an action in which he is named }u. defendant and Hoardly and Lelter as | Plaintitts. The action was understood to be for recovery of the .00 which Hoadley and Leiter |allege was glven to Mooney by them through the Intermediary of the stock brokerage firm of McKinney & Co. Both Hoadley and Lelter testifying in {the Franklin and Scott suit declared this money was pald by them to “fIx" a cer- tain New York newspaper which had been | printing articies detrimental to the inter- | ests of international power stockholders. Mr. Mooney denounced this statement as an falsehood and declared that | the 0 had been pald him by the Me- | Kinney firm for legal services | Sculptor Goes te Jall, Because he refused to pay his first wife's alimony to the amount of $1,000, Roland Hinton Perry, a sculptor and painter, was today committed to Ludiow street jail for months' term. By going to prison Perry is relleved of the alimony obliga- tion at least of the imprisonment, as the penalty for failure to pay as the state laws provide that six months Is the limit of jail confinement for the delinquency. In 1906 Perry was divorced from Irma Hinton Perry and later married Mrs. Hanbury | Fisher of Ban Diego, Cal. He claimed in- | abllity to pay altmony as the divorce court | ordered. During'the sculptor's stay in jail his wife and thelr 4-months-old son will live with Mr. Perry’s mother here P was | infamous A six tilizer Combine Forming. d today been under 1t torts which announced here thiat ef way for sey- eral months to consolidate about seventy- five of the Independent fertilizer com- panies the south Into a 50,000,000 cor- poration have been virtually completed and it is expected that articles of incorporation to be scurrying about the deck and for g at will be filed Albeny * understood that J. P. Morgan & Co. will act as fiscal agents of the company. whici will not be a holding compuny, but will exchange its stock ‘for the plants which are taken in, thus becoming purely an operating compun Rogers’ New Road As guests of H. H. Rogers, u which Included Mark Twain and prominent New Yorkers, sailed tod the Ol4 Dominion liner Jofforson for Norfolk to be present tomorrow at the formal opening of Mr. Rogers' new Vir- ginla railw The ceremonies at Sewall's Point terminal will be follawud in the evening by a dinner given by the citisens of Norfolk. On the following day the party will go over the entive 1oud on a tour of inspection Morse Home to Be Sold. Suit has been brought by John b Be wind against Charles W. Morse, the finan- cler, and Mrs. Clomence . Morse. his wife, to foreclose a mortgage of $460,010 on his Fifth avenue residence. Tue mortgage was made In October, 1907, dur- ing the financial panic. According to Berwind's lawyers, the sult was srougiit at the suggestion of Morse, who believes that the property will bring a vet' price at this time of the year than iater hortly. It is Rendy. party vther ¥ on Independent Steel Plants Buy Coal Lana Trust is Beaten in Its Attempt t¢ Seoure Hundred Thousand-Acre Tract Near Pittsburg. PATTSBURG, April 2.—Beating the Unitea States Bteel corperation, which it is sald has been intending to property, @ deal was cloed today by Independent steel concerns for 100,000 acres of the Pittsburg coking coal, lying in Greene, Fayeite and Washingten countles, Pennsylvania, at a cost price of $56,90,000. The proper pur- chased, and on which the first payment was made today, was held by J. V. Thomp- son of Unlontown, Fa., and eis associat while the sale was made (0 a holding company, representing, it is sald, every fm- portant independent steel company in the country except Jones & Laughlin of Pitts- burg, who are sald not to be interested in the deal. Charles M. Schwab of the Beth- lehem Steel company is sald to be at the head of the new concern and It has been rumored that John W. Gates was behing the deal. It Is stated that J. P. Morgen was asked to undertake the purchase of this property and the consolidation of in- dependent steel interests, but refused on account of his age to hecome interested in wo large an. undertakin ROADS RACE FOR NEW FIELD Three secure the Lines Tewards Reported Working heye River Country. ABERDEEN, 8. D., April 2.—(Special.)— Reports from an undoubtedly authorita: tive source are in circulation here to the effect that three rallroads will at once begin a race to see which ®hall first pi through the rich Cheyenne river reserva tion country west of the Missouri river in northern South Dakota, which will be opened for white settlement next full The roads are concerned are the Chicage. Milwaukee & St. Paul, the Minneapolls & 8(. Louis and the Chicago & Northwest- | ern All three roads have decided, to a cer- tain extent, the routes they will follow. The Milwaukee will bulld in & southe westerly direction from Mobridge across the reservation. The Minneapolis & 8\ Louis will also bulld in & direction & It tle south of west from ity Missour! river terminus at LeBeau. The Northwesiorn will extend from Phillp northwest into the Belle Fourche country The three extensions will epen up a tich country full of possibilities. for the farmer and the roads expect to have ihe cars running on the extensions by the time the homesteaders move on (hgir land, less than a year from now ROME, April The battle Umberto has been ordered to make 1eady to embark King Victor Emmanuel, cnd this fact has given rise to the report thut the King is RoIng out to meet ex-Presi- dent Roosevelt and take him to Messina aboard the warship. Although definite knowledge of Roosevelt's iptentions cannot be had here, it is belleved that he visit the earthquake zone the results of the work done by Americans with the money given through American scurces. The yteam- | #hip Admira) which Mr. Roowevelt will go from Naples to Mombasa, does not touch at Messina, and therefore it s b lieved here that the king wishes (o take Mr. Roosevelt aboard the Re Umbeito to Messina before the departure of Lhe Ade i» Re iy has # desire 1o in order to se Roosevelt May Be Guest of King on Battleship miral and will transfer him to the ter vessel In the Straits of Messina, ur that the German company, to Which tue Admiral belongs, having agreed to touch at Messing, the king will go there o re celve the former American g ident. No definite Information on the mavement of of the Itallan battieship con be had. Not even American Ambassador Griscom lus any information of he reported trip uf the king. E NAPLES, April 1—~The Duke and Duchess of Aosta have issued Invitations to a dinner which they are giving on Sunday night in honor of ex-President Roosevell and his som, Kermit. Theie has been.a great Influx of American visit- ors who wish to participate in the wels come 1o the fuimer president Iat