Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 17, 1909, Page 1

{ ¥ ! » NEWS SECTION PAGES 1 TO 10, r—————————————— | WEATHER FORECAST. For Nebraska-&howers. ¥ r Towa—Showers. ¢ weather report see page 8 VOL. XXXVIII—NO, OMAHA, SATURDAY MOR SLAUGHTERLASTS ENTIRE NIGHT Massacre of Christian Armenians Adana Continues and Troops Are Powerless, SIXTY ARE REPORTED KILLED Soldiers Are Joining in Pillage of the City, TWO MISSIONARIES ARE DEAD Unconfirmed Rumor that Americans Are Among Victims. VICE CONSUL ORDERED TO ADANA American Official at Messina Will Proceed o Seat of the Disturb- nee on Instrdet| Minister Lelshma; MEREINA, Aslatic Turkey, The massacre of Armenians at Adana con- tinues. The troops are powerless to control the situation, and some of the soldlers are Jolning in the pillage of the city. This information was recelved here by telegraph from Adana this afternoon. April 16— CONSTANTINOPLE, Apri! i6.—Informa- tion received here today from Adans, in Asiatic Turkey, declares that two American misslonaries have been killed in the anti- Armenian outbreak at that place. ‘The Moslem fanaticlsm against the Chris- tians of Adana appears to have broken out afresh. The Moslem attacks recommenced yesterday afternoon and continued through- out the night. Large numbers of Chris- tlans are sald to have been killed. One re- port says that sixty Armenians have lost thelr lives and that many houses have been looted and burned. _There is no confirmation of the deah of the two American missionaries. Their names are not given In the dispatch re- celved here, The first news of this antl-Christlan out- break sald the scene was Mersina, but this was erroneous. The trouble occurred at Adana, which is about thirty-six miles in- land from Mersina. The early reports were declared to have been exaggerated and miessages received here yesterday evening said that only ten Armenians had been killed, that martial law had been pro- claimed at Adana, and that reinforcements of troops were heing sent in from Belrut. This latest intelligence refers to disorders that took place after the situation was sup- posed to have quieted down. Ambassador Leishman has had no direct news of the reported killing of the two Amerfean misgionaries. He has instructed the American vice consul at Mersina, John Debbas, to proceed immediately to Adana and report on the situation. Rallroad communication between Mersina and Adana appears to he interrupted. he Bible house is also without direct trict #re at present at Adanw for the regu- JAr distelet meeting. ‘They are Mr.- and Mrs, Willam Chambers, the Misges Webb, Miss Wallis, Miss Bofel and Miss Peck. Mr. Christy is at Tarsus. Mrs. Chambers 1§ & sister of Talcott Willlams, editor of the Philadelphia Press. The government has glven assurances that it s doing its hest to restore order at Adana and to protect foreigners ad- ditional troops are being sent in No_ Word from Missionaries, NEW YORK, April 16—~Walter T. Mil- lor, treasurer of the Board of Foreign Mis- sions of the church, sald today that his church had no missionaries permanently statloned Adana. The Reformed Presbyterian mis- slonarics statloned at Mersina and Tarsus, nearby elties, sometimes visited Adana and co-operated with the American board in the work of mission school, he sald. Rev, C. A. Dodds and wife, Rev. Robert B, Willson and wife of Morning Sun, la.; | John Pégples of Philadelphia and Miss Elma French of Winchester, Kan., are sta- tioned at Mersing under the control of the Heformed Presbyterian board. Mr. Miller ®ald he bud recelved mo word from any of the Presbyterian misslonarics and felt as- sured they were all safe, or he would hav been cabled. He said the Armenian’s school at Adana, which is conducted by the Amer- jean board missionaries, was endowed by the late Eiliott F. Shepard of New York. the toreign Adana 1 a wtation of American ard of commissioners for sions, slonmrist and thirty-two native workers; an out station of the Reformed Presbyle- | rlan coureh In North America and a Bible depot and subagency of the American Bible soclety, Adana is & city of 45,000 people and is the sent of governiént of the province of the same name. The people are mostly Mo- hammedans, but there s a number of Christians, including Armenians and @ small Greek community Bryan Hates to Run for Senator| May Have To, However, if No Other Democrat Seems Likely to Win. LITTLE ROCK, Ark, April 16.—Asked to- day elative o a report sent out from Y ton that he would be a candidat for ‘the United States senate to sucoce Sengtor Burkett of Nebraska, Willam J Bryan said: “There 18 no foundation for the repor that T deglded positively to enter the rae and 1 haye expressed myself as adverse to becoming & candidate. 1 would rather have gomg one else nominated, and 1 hope we can find & _democrat to succeed Senator Burkett, We have 8 number of excelient demoaraté who are worthy of the place, and 1 would rather see one of them clested than myself, 1 wil not say I wilk not unde any clrcumstances be @ candidate, but I would prefer not to be” “pRY” LAW REPORTED BACK Cowmitice of Hecommen tlen Measnre, JUFFERSON CITY. Mo, April 8T sevate committee on judiclary foday re ported witivut recgmmendation the Hu oitirey bill proviging for Statuto prohibition in Missourl, The measure wiil %0 on the catendar for engrossment but its final disposivcn {s upcertain. Reformed Presbyterian | at | mis- | wiih & working force of five mis- | constderable | D. E. Thompson to Leave Service of the United States Nebraska Man to Be Succeeded in Mexico by Oregonian, Ac- cording to xeport. (From a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, April 16.—(Special Tele- &ram.)—According to report circulded to- day, and which emanated from a New York newspaper, David E. Thompson of Nebraska, ambassador to Mexico, 18 tg be succeeded by Harvey W. Scott, editor of the Portland Oregonlan. The change, however, 18 not to take place until after the adjournment of congress. * Neither fen anything of the contemplated change and officlals at the State department seemed to be in as dense ignorance of the rumored letting out of Mr. Thompson as senators from his home state. United States Sena- tor Bourne of Oregon, the lone republican senator from that state, is out of the oity and, therefore, it was impossible to confirm the rumor which, however, is believed to have some foundation In fact. S0 far as Nebraska senators are concerned they have endorsed the officlals now hojding positions in the State department and if there is any contemplated change they are not aware of it Mr, Scott, whd, it is rumored, will suc- ceed Mr. Thompson, is one of the best known journalists of the west, having moved to Oregon when 13 years of age, trom Tazewell county, Tlinols, his birth- place. Out of his savings he obtained a classical education and went to Poriland to begin his editorlal career. He has been editor of the Portland Oregonian for forty- one years. Rumor has had it in Omaha for scme time that Mr. Thompson had determined to dispose of all his Nebraska interests, ex- cept his hotel at Lincoln, give up thought of diplomatic service, and go to New York to become active head of a large trust company. C. O. Talmage, assistant secretary of the Columbla Fire Insurance company, of which Mr. Thompson is the head and & big stockholder, sald: “I know positively that Mr. has no idea ‘of disposing Interests in this company. We know here how he fecls about the business of this company and his interests In it. There is no thought of Mr. Thompson severing his connection with the company nor disposing of his stock.” Other business assoclates in Omaha say Mr. Thompson would scarcely sell either the Lincoln or Capital hotel, properties which are paylng him good money. Mr. Thompson has sold some Lincoln real es- tate recently. His Love for Girl ~_Causes Man to " Shoot Whitney Maryville, Mo,, Shoemaker Resents Attentions to His Thirteen- Year-0ld Daughter. Thompson of any of his MARYVILLE, Mo., April Telegram)—Because his love for pretty thirteen-year old Jennie Sivvegge of Bolckow was stronger than his desire to permit his hold on life, Wil Whitney of Bolckow lying dangerously injured at Tis home. J. J. Sivvegge, father of the girl, met Whitney in an alley about 7 o'clock Thursday evening and with a single-bar- relled chotgun, shot Whitney. The charge entered Whitney's abdomen, inflicting terrible wound, Sivvegge at once gave himself up to the city marshal and is being held in the Bolckow jail. Whitney had been to call pn Miss Siv- vogge. The Sivvegge family live at the buflding in which the father's shoe shop 1s located. Sivvegge was in the alley at the rear of his home waiting for Whitney | to appear. ‘The young fellow left the home of his adored by the rear door and as hc stepped into the alley was confronted with Blvvegge's shotgun. Without any cere- mony Sivvegge fired at Whitney. People | who rushed into the alley found him lying desperately wounded. He was taken to the office of Drs. Hanna and Hanna, where he was treated hurriedly. It is doubtful It he will recover. Stvvegge Is about forty-five years of age, while his vietim is about twenty-two, Siv- vegge Is a shoemaker and, Whitney a young man about town. Prosecuting At- torney Sanders of Andrew county was in Bolckow all day Friday taking evidence in the matter. Slvvegge was taken to Bavan- nah later in the day. 16.—(Special is 1f it takes one and one-fourth bushels of wheat to make a forty-eight-pound sack | of flour, and the sack will make seventy- | elght loaves of bread, for which the baker gets 5 cents each, how much will a house- wife save by This is a serious problem in arithmetic which some housekeepers -cannot solve, even with the aid of a rapid calculator and & commen school knowledge of mathe- matics. Omaha grain dealers are shipping wheat to northern and eastern mills, for which they are getting $1.23 to §1.24, while Denver 1s willing to puy 8140 for good-grade mill- !ing wheat Responding to the soaring price of whea fiour has been per barrel by local millers and they are | holding back as hard as possible to keep from being compelled to mark up the flour to $6.60 or even $ per barrel. This means it takes $L.40 to $1.80 worth | ot wheat to make a fifty-pound sack of | flour. That's & close margin, which millers | cannot stand very ieng. | The baker buys (he flour for 33 per 100 | pouncs and makes loaves of bread, If the flour is bigh grade, such as that made I Omaba. When he has supplied yeast, misture, labor in baking, or for his ovens, wrapping, maintenance sult coul | ors Burkett or Brown knew High Wheat May Lead to More I—{ggje-Made Bread| buying Omaha-made flour at | $1.75 per sack and making her own bread? | marked up from % to 3| FIFTEEN DEAD IN HOTEL FIRE Two Hundred Persons Have Narrow, Escape frog Lodging House in San Francisco. SIX BODIES ARE RECOVERED All Badly Charred and Only One is| | Identified. | ‘\ SIX INJURED BY JUMPING Scores Clamber Down Ladders Put Up by Firemen. { BUILDING BURNS RAPIDLY Big Three-Story Frame Structure Was Filled with Sleeping La- borers When Fire Was Discovered at 3 A. M. BAN FRANCISCO, April 16.—Five bodles recovered aud probably elght or ten others burled in the ruins; six Injured, one tatally, and a property loss of $125,000, are the resuits of an early morning fire, which destroyed the St. George hotel, a lodging house for laborers at Howard and Bighth streets, and elght other smaller bulldings. The bodies taken to the morgue were 80 charred that identification was impossible. D. 8. Cartwright, a carpenter, formerly of Salem, Ore., was fatally burned. The hotel was a three-story frame build- ing and burned so rapidly that none of the 200 guests had time to dress and many escaped by jumping to the roof of an ad- Joining workshop. Scores clambered down the ladders of the firemen and the fire escapes, and at least four {umped to safety into the net held by the fire fighters. When the fire was discovered shortly | after 8 o'clock, Night Clerk Arthur Gronhk, | three or four other employes, und Police- | | man W. . Kruger ran-through the house arousing the sleeping tenants. In the smoke-filled halls they directed the | | hait crazed men to the exits. Great con- | tuston ana panic prevailed, so that it was with great difficulty that men were able to find thelr way through the labyrinth of halls which threaded the 400 small| rooms. Firemen and police worked herolcally, and but for their efforts the loss of life would have been much greater. Before the rulns had cooled, firemen be- gan.the search for bodles. Within two hours five charred bodies had been found, and only a small portion of the burned area has been explored. Stockmen Meet at Belle Fourche Sonth- Omaha Delegation Spends Day with Them and Hurries on to Miles City. BELLE FOURCHE, 8. D.. April 18— Special Telegram)—~The second duy of the stockmen’s annual meeting held here has closed with o large attendance from the adjacent range districts and melghboring towns. .The sheep breeders held thelr | meeting today in the town hall, received | reports of officers in charge, re-elected the | old ofMrers, discussed existing disease and quarantine conditlons in this part of | the state, ordered ull indebtedness pald and adjourned to meet the second week in July in view of permanently changing the date of annual meetings. | The amusement features pn the streets | consisted of horse races, foot races and the | bucking broncho, cte. The Cattle Growers' assoclation has dis. banded and no attempt was made to hold & meeting. The South Omaha delegation spent one day here and left last night for Miles | City, y S W et TAFT WILLDELIVER ADDRESS | President to Attend Unvelling of | Monument at Petersburg, Virgini WABHINGTON April 16.—President Taft today accepted an invitation extended by the states of Pennsylvania and Virginia to “itend and speak at the unvelling ot the monument erccled at Fort Mahome, near Fetorsburg, Va., In memory of the Peansyl- vania solalers who fell there duriug the civil war, The unvelling will take place May 1s. The president agrced to spend the entire day at Petersburg and will &0 from lhere} to Charlotte, N. C., where he s to speak at the Mecklenburg celebration on May 2. | baker gets $6.28 for the bread the flour for which cost him $. Now, the housewives are figuring that | they can save something, in fact almost everything above the cost of gas for bak- ing. fhe average household can supply water Just as cheap as the baker. Yeast and salt are incidentals. Gas costs money and the bills have to be paid. This equals a l0af of bread at home if the women do not charge for their time. Bakers are certain to advance the price of bread to 6 cents per loaf, and when they do housekeepers are expected to bake their own bread to a greater extent than for many years, Families that have not tasted the geod old sour milk and soda biscuit, like mother used 10 cut out with the top of a baking powder can, will have these deliclous saf- fron-colored substitutes for bread. Children who do not belleve their moth- ere can bake bread will be convinced when bakers' bread goes up to where it is sure to g0 that bread can be baked at home in an ordinary range. Gem pans, watfles, cornbread, drop cakes, coffee cake, graham gems, rye bread, crackers and pretzels are sure to be more popular, and as strawberries are getting cheaper, the very wealthy will be able to the lof retall store or delivery to shops, theafford shortcaks wade out of wheat flour, SINGLE COPY TWO CENT From the Wa aing n Herald. MOVE 1IN MISSOURI CASE Burlington Fixes Pessenger Fares at Two and a Half Cents. ACTION TAKEN INDEPENDENTLY Railroad Ofiicials Hope that it Will Have the Effect of Ending All Litigation with the State. ST. JOSBPH, Mo, April 16.—The Burl- ington rallway will make a i4-cent pas- senger rate in Missour!, probably effective May 1L This announcement was made by the of- ficlals of the company In Chicago today and notice was immediately wired Judge O. M. Spencer in St. Joseph, general solici- tor of the Burlington, who has been repres senting the company in the proceedings in the federal court to nullify the 2-cent rate law. The action of the Burlington company is taken independently and no other road is bound by it. 1t is supposed that what one Missourd raliroan does, wil will do, and o -Ug-cent rate all over the state ls considered as- Gured. Statement by Burliugton. CHICAGO, April 16.—Darius Miller, first vice president of the Burlington, announced today that the Burlington had notified all rallroads operating In Missourl that it would voluntarily establish a 2-cent pas- senger rate in the state May 1 and that the decision was expected to end all litigation between that commonwealth and the rall- roads. Following this notification, J. Fran- cls, general passenger agent of the road, stated that the 2ig-cent rate had been de- termined upon as a result of the failure to effect & compromise with Governor Hadley regarding the injunction restraining the roads from returning to a 3-cemt passenger rate, ‘“The Burlington has determined to estah- lish the 2i4-cent rate as a final outcome of all negotiations with Governor Hadley,” id Mr. Francis, t is not a compromise, but the result of failure to effect a compromise. The Bur- lington believee that the injunction brought by the state of Missourl restraining the road from returning to a $-cent rate will be dissolved. The decision of Judge McPherson abolish- ing the Z-cent rate gave us the right to return to the 3-cent rate, save for the in- Junction secured by the state, but the offi- clals of the rallroad have decided not to await a dissolution of the Injunction and the new rate will in no way be affected by the state's suit.” Wealthy Indian Shot at His Desk John Bullette, Killed in Oklahoma, Was to Have Been Married in June. CLAREMORE, Okl, April 16.—John Bul- lette, & wealthy Indian land owner, widely known throughout Oklahoma, Texas and Old Mexico, was assassinated while sitting at his desk in his office here last night. The assassin escaped. Bullelte was to have been married In June to Miss Pearl Eddie- man, a clerk in the government Indian agency at Muskogee. No motive is known. killed Bullette were fir dow of Bullette's offic afterwar The shots which i through the win- He died soon Everything onthe want ad pages from pianos to Fo.ultry, Speaking of pianos. some of our big piano firms tell about their best bargains on the want-ad page under the head of ‘““‘Offered for Sale— Pianos.”” They know that want-ad readers look for real bargains there, Often they, or other people, have slightly used planos, too, that may be bought for & fraction of what a néw ome would cost. Have you looked at the Bee want ads yet today1 |dry by a vote on Witness in Graft CaseSays He Took Bribe Money Twice Former Sup;rnlnr Gives Sensational Testimony in Calhoun Trial at San Francisco. BAN FRANCISCO, April 16.—The bribery trial of Patrick Calhoun was resumed to- day. Former Supervisor Fred P. Nichol told of conversations with former Super- visor James L. Gallagher In which the lat- ter told him that there ‘“would be $4.000 for him™ to vote favorably on the applica- tion of the United Rallroads for the permit to transform their cable roads into over- head trolley Mncs. He asserted that he re- celved the money in two payments, the first In currency of small denominations and the second In large bills. Upon cross-examination by Earl Rogers the latter showed witness a vecord of his testimony in a previous trial in whioh Nicholas had testified that Gallagher had not mentioned the amount he was to re- celve. “Did you ever swear falsely in this mat- ter?" asked Rogers. “No, I never have,” replied Nicholas. Rogers then produced the affidavit sworn to by Nicholas and the other supervisors that they have never taken any money cor- ruptly while members of the board. ‘'How about this?” asked Rogers. “If you mean that—" At this point Assistant Distriet Attorney Heney took exception to ‘“this matter,” declaring Rogers' question misleading. A clash followed between Heney and A. A. Moore of defendant's counsel, which was finally stopped by the court, who de- clared that a witness had some rights as well as counsel for either side Wilson Defends Guaranty Law Banker lnd'Iagilluor Will Raise Fund to Help Fight for the Measure, (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Neb., April 16.—(Special Tele- gram.)—Victor Wilson, a banker of Stroms- burg and a member of the legislature, cheered the gubernatortial soul of A. C. @hallenberger this morning with the infor- mation that he and several other bankers wished to subscribe to & fund to help de- fend the bank guarantee law. Wilson declared that he had already re- celved several checks from bankers and that he had consulted Attorney General W. T. Thomson who said the idea:of an assistant paid for by these bankers was agreeable to him. BILLS AIMED AT LIQUOR SALE One Measure for State Prohibition and Another at Whisky Ads in Arkan: LITTLE ROCK, Ark, April 16—A bill which makes it possible to vote Arkansis local option has been introduced In the house. Another prohfbi- tion measure prohibiting newspapers with liquor advertisements or any literature ad- vertising liquor from circulating in “dry" territory has been introduced also. A bill prohibiting the playing of foot ball in Arkansas has been Introduced in the house. POWERS NOT INTERFERING Foreign Warships Will Not Be Sent to Turkish Waters. CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE Declaration that Uprising is Not Directed Agwinst Constitational Government Has Good Effect. CONSTANTINOPLB, April 16.—The mani- festo issued yesterday by a committee of the Ulemas, in which the movement of the last few days is declared to be In nowise directed against the constitutional govern- ment, has created an excellent impression on the public mind. The new._ minister of marine, Vice Ad- miral Adjlemin Pasha, has resigned, owing lto the hestility shown his appolntment by the navy. The president of the council of state also has surrendered his office, but on account of ill health. The minister of police and other officors identified with the ,committe of union and progyess have either L#esigned or disappeared. 1" BALONIKI, April 1A battallon of troops left here by train last night for the capital. Another departed today and others are preparing- to leave: LONDON, April 16.—The admiralty today gave denial to the report emanating from Vierna of a joint naval demonstration at Constantinople, No British squadron has been ordered to leave Maita for the Bos- phorus, as had been said, nor has informa- tion reached the admiralty of the intention of France or Austria-Hungary to send ships to Turklsh waters An offjcial telegram received at the For- eign office today says that all foreigners and Christians at Constantinople are being well treated and that up to the present tim their safety has not been endangered. The Foreign office also denies the report of a joint naval demonstration. MALTA, April 16.—~In the event of civil war or other serious developments threat- ening the safety of forelgners at Con- staptinople warships will be sent to Turkish waters from here. The battleship Ocean could sall at once and others are belng prepared for eventualities. The prepara- tlons thus far are purely precautiona BERLIN, April 16.—A local newspaper to- day publishes a dispatch from Uskub, In the vilayet of Monastir, and not far from | Saloniki, declaring the Albanians of the viclnity are showing signs bf unrest. Al- ready there have been several clashes with the aythorities. A band of Albanians at Petch 'defeated the troops sent there to restore order and at one of the Turkish military stations In the Albanian country military mutineers seized thelr barracks and drove their officers away. Famine prevalls In Macedonia Servia. Eight thousand families are suf- fering, the correspondent declares, and more than 100 persons already have died of starvation, VIENNA, April 16.—Officlal denial way given here today to the report that Austria- Hungary was preparing to dispatch war- ships to Constantinople for the protection of its subjects. and old Boston Mus: BOSTON, Mas: April 16.—Fred R. Comee, gssistant manager of the Boston Symphony orchestra and well known in the musical world, le dead. Mr. Comee was cornected with Boston's great musical or- ganization almost from its Inception and has been active in the managemeht of many musical celebrations. He was & years old and leaves a widow. n s Dead. Seven Boys Killed in State During Duck Hunting Season Seven boys, under the age a#’18 year have been killed in Nebraska during the last six weeks, either while handling fire- arms themselves, or at the hands of their boy companions. These ceven youthtul lives represent only a part of the toll pald during the spring hunting seuson in Nebraska. Aside from the fatal accidents there have been a score or more of casualties more or less serious in which life was not taken. Eyes, arms, hands and feet were targets for pre- mature discharged shotguns and the total number of serlous accidents will probably mark this as the most disastrous hunting season for youth the state has ever seen. The stignge serles of aceldents began March 1 dad continued until the latter part of the month, April so far being free from casualties in which youthful life is forfelted. Following 1s & list of the young nimrods 1 Who have given up their lives In the sport of hunting SYLVESTER COZAD of Freedom, 14 years old, shot dead by a boy companion while piaying ball. WILLIAN HAM of Curtis, 15 years oid, shot himself while hunting ducks. LOUIS NEBOLA of Leigh, 7 years old, shot by young brother while the latter was returning from a hunt. HARRY TAYLOR of Bellwood, 15 years old, shot by discharge of gun in the hands of a boy companion while hunting. HANS JENBEN of Plainview, 18 years old, shot and nstantly killed by boy eom- panion who was shoottmg at ducks. JOHN COFFEY of Nebraska City, 1§ years old, shot himself while pulling gun from a boat. HLVBR RALYA of Simeon, 13 years old, shot himgself while taking his gun out of & voal 'BILLS AGAINST | CUDAHY COMPANY | Packers Indicted by Federal Grand Jury at Topeka on Charge of Violating Revenue Law. NEARLY SEVEN HUNDRED COUNTS Corporation Accused of Evading Tax Upon Oleomargarine. LARGE AMOUNT IS ntvor.vp Samples Taken by Agents im Al Parts of United States. GENERAL DENIAL BY ACCUSED Oomcinls of na-:; Plants at Kansas City and Omaha Deny Al Knowledke of Any Wrongdoing. - TOPEKA, Kan, April 16—Charged with defrauding the government by violations of the internal revenue laws, an indictment was formally returned against the Cudahy Packing company of Kansas City, Kan., in the United States district court here today. ¥ The company fs Indicted on 695 counts, The officers of the company will be sum- moned to appear in court and defend the charges outlined in the indletment. The grand jury was dismissed following the return of the indictment The Cudahy Packing company of Kansas City was indicted on the charge of whol sale violations of the United States Inter- nal revenue laws. The charge Is that the company has defrauded the government out of over $80,000 in revenues on oleomargarine. The revenue law provides that each pound of uncolored olemargarine must bear a revenus stamp of a quarter of a cent, but that each pound of which coloring matter has been added to give it the appearance of butter, a 10-cent revenue stamp must be attached. It 1s charged in the indictments that the Cudahy company has sold the cotored product under the yuarter of a cent tax and consequently has defrauded the gov- ernment out of large sums. Inspectors have been working on the case several months and have msecured samples so0ld in towns and cities from New York to Seattle and from Duluth to Jack- sonville. These were forwardea to the government chemist, who reported that every sample contained coloring matter, and this ovidence was turned over to Dis- trict Attorney H. J. Bone of Topeka, Who submitted the facts to the grand jury. Every sample now in the hands of tho government experts bears the identitication mark of the inspector who purchased it as well as the analysis, which shaws that it contains coloring matter, 1t Is claimed by the government officlals that the Cudahy company has succesded in monopolizing the oleomargarine market by eelling the colored product and paying the tax on the basls of uncolored, thers being a difference of 9% cents per pound. By this means, it Is clalmed, they were enabled to undersell other manufacturers and control the market. District Attorney Bone declared today that in addition to the criminal action, he would bring a civil action against the company to have the plant and machinery used in the manufacture of oleomargarine conflscated. rge Amount Involved. WASHINGTON, April 16.—Internal rev- enue officials expressed no surprise at the announcement that the Cudahy Packs ing company hafl been' indicted at Topeka, Kan, for frauds against the internal revenue laws. 1t was admitted that the oleomargarine business of the company had been un- der observation and investigation by treasury agents for three months or longer. 1t was stated that government agents have examined a large number of sam- ples of oleomargarine in many parts of the country sold by the Cudahy company, and that while it would not be expedient to estimate the amount of taxes involyed in the alleged frauds, it is known that the officials believe it will be in excess of $126,000 and possibly a much larger sum. The penalty provided for violation of the law Is a fine of from $500 to $5,000 and imprisonment from six months | to three years for each offense. Cudahy Om Deny Charges. KANSAS CITY, Mo, April 16— know nothing whatever of any indictments that may have been refurned against the company,” J. H. Hale, general superin- tendent of the Cudahy plant in this city, #aid when told of the action of the fed- eral grand Jury at Topeka today. *1 don't know that the company has violated any federal law with regard to the la- beling of goods sent out from this plant.” J. B, Wagner, another official, said: “If we have violated an iniernal reve- nue law we are not aware of it. There is evidently a mistake somewhere.” E. A, CUDAHY MAKES STATEMENT Says Dispute is Purely One of Chem- ical Analy E. A. Cudahy, vics president and general manager of the Cudahy Packing company, made this statement to The Bee yesterday afternoon ““T'he dispute between the government and ourselves I simply a question of chemical analysis. For some time past we have been aware that government officlals have been taking samples of our butterine all over the country wherever the goods have been on sale. These samples, they clalm, show the infinitesimal use of artifigial ring matter. We have had similar samples submitted to the leading chemical analysts of the United States and they have assured us that the butterine was net colored “Evel man in our employ at our Kansas City butterine factory—the only place where we make butterine—having a knowledge of the manufacture of the goods, has made an effidavit that no coloring matter has been used, “As the goods were sold by us as un- colcred and by our customers to the trade ueh there has been no attempt on our t to defraud the government of Tevenue Telegraphers Join Fostal Employes. PARIS, April 16.—The French telegraph- ers held a formal meeting here today and Jolned the postal employes and the teach- ers in demanding the privilege of forming unions under the laws of 15, which in- cludes the right to strike