Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 5, 1910, Page 6

THE BEE: O MAHA, WEDNESDAY, JAN ARY 5, 1910. Council Bluffs Minor Mention The Councll Biuffs Offics of the Omaha Bee i ot 15 Soott Sirest. Both 'Phones 43, Davis, drugs Diamond playing the best vaudeville. CORRIGANS, undertakers. 'Phone 148, For rent, modern house, 728 6th avenue FAUST BEER AT ROGERS' BUFFET NIGHT SCHOOL at Puryear's college. Woodring Undertaking company. Tel. 33 Lewls Cutler, funeral director. 'Phone 37 Baird & Boland: undertakers, 'Phone 122, Expert plano tuning, Hospe, ‘Phone 4 When you want rellab’e want ad adver- tising, use The Bee. Calendars and art novelties for New Year's gifts. Alexander's, 33 Broadwa Up-to-date Art Department and Plcture Framing, Borwick, 211 South Main street Mrs. Charles Le Marmeil, 1026 Fifth ave- nue, will entertaln ‘the C. M. L. club on Wednesday afternoon The regular monthly meeting of the Board of Education will be held this evening & the high school bullding. Henry L. Ducil. 1dcal “business manager for The Omaha Bee, announced the. arrtval ‘of a baby girl at his home. The Fifth Ward Improvement club will meet this evening in the county bullding at Fifth avenuo and Twelfth street. Star chapter, Royal Arch Masons, will meet this evening in regular conclave. After the regular business the mark master's de- gree will be conferred. The preliminary hearing of Earl Fouts, charged with the theft of 3200 worth of brass machine fittings from the warehouse of David Bradley & Co, was again con- tirued In Justice Cooper's court yesierday on motien of the defendant. The hearing has now been et for Friday next. The funeral of the late Taylor Woolsey will be held at Z o'clock thik afternoon from the residence, 32 West Broadway. Rev. F. A. Case of the First Baptist ehurch and Rev., James M. Willlams of Broadway Methodist church will conduct the servjces. Interment will be in Falrview cemetery. Judge Wheeler yesterday, in district court, on maotlon of County Attorney Hess, dis- migsed the indictment against Bli Green on the charge of disposing of mortgaged prop- erty. Green was charged with selling a honograph which he had purchased from . M. Willlamson on the instaliment plan and the paym:nts on which he had not compieted. . Green was recently braught beck from Des Moines, where he was ar- rested at the Instance.of tne Council Bluffs authorities. Mrs. Nellie Gibbens filed suit In the die- trict court vesterday for divorce from Sid- ney Gibbens, to whom xne was married February 2, 1908, and from whom she was forced to separte, so she alleges, on De- cember 25 last on account of his cruel and inkuman conduct. In addition to the di- vorce she asks the court to award hen the custody of their minor cnild, $0 a month temporary alimony and $0 a month per- manent allmony for the support of herself and the child. FOR MEDICAL AND FAMILY BUY YOUR LIQUORS AT ROS LIQUOR CO., 19 8. MAIN. USE TRLEPHONE MEN TO CONVENE Arrangements for' the joint banquet of the independent telephone assoclations of Jowa and Nebraska, which is to.be given fn this city at the Grand hotel on the even- ing of January 19 are nearing completion, A number of the leading men of the coun- try in independent telephone enterprises will be speakers. C. A. Laubach,‘manager of the Council Bluffs Independent Telephone company, is chairman of ‘the = committees having churge of thé program for the banquet and #l%0 thé program’-for -the convention of the Joww nssoctation. Hubject to a few possible changes the speakers st the banquet will be ax follows: j*rank Wood of Lincoln, Neb., president of the Nationay Independent Teiephone as- sociation; J. B. Ware of Chicago, secretary of the National Mndepedent 'Teiephone as- sociation; H. D, counsel apd general manager of the Auto- matle Blectric company; Max Koehier of §t. Louls, president of the Continentai A¢icphone company, & concern with §0,- 000,00 gapital, ~with headquarters in _St. Louls; Manford Savage of Champalgn, Iil.; Theodore Gary of St. Joseph, Mo.; C. J. Myers of Kansas City, general manager of the kansas Citv Long Distance Telephone company; C. J. Garlowe of Columbus, Neb., president of ‘the Nebraska Independent Telephone assoclation; Henry Clarke of Lincoln, Neb.; Nebraska rallroad commis- sloner, and A. B. Smith of Chicdgo, rep- resenting the independent company Which recently secured a franchise in that city. Tho conventlon of the lowa State assocla- tion will be held at the Grand hotel and the following representatives of independ- ent. companies 1n the state will be on the program: P. C. Holdoegel of Rockwell City, pres- ident of tne lowa association; W. J. Thill of Des Moines, secretary of the lowa as- sociation; H. 5. Ash of Bedford; L. F, Eimpson ' of Audubon; W. H. Barker of Sanvorn; John Anderson ‘ot Corning; C. . Smith, Charles Cockrill, P. 8. Cockrill ana H. 8. Baker of Sioux City; E. E Jouglana ot Ottumwa; J. C. Sulilvan of Creston; C. B. Cheadle of Jollet, 1L, rep- senting Independent telephone Intcrests in Clinton and vicinity; J. M. Plaiser of Fort Dodge; Frenk and ¥red Musson of Atlan- tic; H. A, Kinney of Woodbine. Real Eatate Transfers. These transters were reporied to The Bee January 3 by the Poltawattamie County ‘Abstract company of Councll Bluffs: ttle Benjamin and husband to R ances BMith, lot 8 in bik 7, in Benson's Second addition to Council Bluffs,’ . 8335t saki 1" Ramey-Udlock Investment Co. to M, R Porier, und. 3 Interest in lot 3 and lot 4. exclusive, the w 25 ft in in blk 6. McMahon, Cooper & Jef- feris' addition and 'lot 16 in bik 5, Potter & Cobb's addition to Councli Blutte, v 4 W, M. Sohurs $. Mollring, lots 9, 10 and 11, in blk 3. Bayliss' First addition; lots 3 and % in blk 4, Floming & Davis' addi- tlon to Cotnell Bluffs, q. ¢ d........ H. G. Braz and wife ‘to Albert ¥ Jeliohler, lot 7, in bik 13, Willlams® st addition 'to Council Bluffs, Nels Poterson and wife ‘to Peter C. Peterson, ol nely 14-76-43, w. d...... AP L gmade and wife to Henry pmidty Jots 13 and 14, exclusive, w fe of lot M. in bik 3 Plainview adition to Couneil Bluffs, w. d..... B. MeColm and wife to Wijlllam ! lot 4 and accretions in'21-76- "W ow. . . . Cenjamin Real Hstate Co. to Hattie Benjamin, lot & in blk 7, in Tenson's Second addition to Councll Bluffs. w Shi Junan Charles Coons, pt nwi 11- Total filne transters "l‘WA'aY YOur Truss WE CAN CURE YOU AVERAGE TIME TO CURE Vai enauo»: Visiv My New Location, 10834 South [ Koy Koerlh e gry Pt Rty - the sult of t prove satisfactory, Lukégord, The Tailor Critchfield of Chicago, | Bluffs [JOHNS CHAIRMAN OF BOARD Supervisors Change Organization for Ensuing Year, Council GRAND AND PETIT JURY LISTS Completes Preparation Officlals Draw Names Act for Month of January. Board and County to The Board of Supgrvisors for Pottawat- tamie county reorganized yesterday for the ensuing year by electing T. J. Jjohns of Center township chairman. George W. Spencer of Neola and George H. Darrington of Honey Creek assumed office as members of the board. Spencer succeeds himself, while Darrington suc- ceeds Allen Bullis of Wright township, the retiring chairman of the board. Both were elected ut the general election In November, 1908, for three-year terms, beginning with the first Monday In January, 1810. Before the dlssolution of the old board a resolu- tion was adopted thanking Mr. Bullls for his efficlent services as chairman during the last year. Mr. Bullis served elght years ou the board. T. J. Johns, the new chairman, was also elected at the 1908 election, but began his theee-year term last January, and his term will therefore expire i January, 1912. The terms of Colonel W. F. Baker of Council Blufts and Felix Setz of Oakland, the other two members of the board, expire next January. Division of the Work, The division of the county for road and bridge work among the members of the board was made as follows Baler—Crescent, Garner, Creek. Darrington—Boomer, Hazel Dell, Norwalk. Hardin, Rockford. Johns—Knox, Layton, Center, Wright. Setz—Washington, Silver Cresk, Belknap. Carson, Macedonia, Grove, Waveland. * Spencer—Neola, Minden, Pleasant, York. James. Chairman Johns appoinied Supervisors Spencer and Setz as the committee on poor nd Supervisors Baker, Johns and on as the committee on bulldings Lewls, Keg Lincoln, Valley, nver Hough was appointed constable at Crescent to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of H. Hough. Before adjourning for the day the board completed the lists of grand and petit jury lists for the Council Bluffs and Avoca divisions of the district court for 1910 and certified the lists to the county auditor. The hst for the district court in Councll Bluffs includes 500 petit jurors, seventy- five grand jurors and 300 talesmen, the lat- ter being from the city of Council Biuffs, The list for the district court at Avoca in- cludes 300 petit jurors, seventy-five grand jurors and 150 talesmen, the latter being from the town of Avoca, The board will be in session for the re- mainder of the week. Grand and Petit Juries, The grand juries for 1910 for the district court at Council Bluffs and at Avoca, and the petit juries for the Junuary term at Council Bluffs were drawn yesterday after- nonn after the county. supervisers had certified the lists, by the jury commission composed of H. M. Brown, clerk of the district court; County Auditor R. V. Innes and County Recorder W. H. Barghausen, The Juries are as follow Grand jury for 1610, Council Blutfs=F. J. Disy, Luuatil blutle; ki Criek; Hasious Campoeil, Wunder, Minden; A. L, Creek; Peter Witt, Boomer; Krank Spén- cer, Neola; . B. Chambers, Hardin; F¥. 8. Cnlas, Garner; C. Geise, Jr., York; Josnua Carllié, Norwalk; W. M. Perkins, Rock- ford Grand jury for 1810 Avoca—Chris Putt- mann, James; Hugh Pritchard, Knox; C. M. Potter, Waveland; J. H. 8 knap; G. H. Nash, Center; Carson; A. C. McCuilough, Lo merman, Lincoln; C. P. Wasser, J.'K. Osler, Grove; Samuel Bell, Val- ley; N. L. Hobson, Macedonia. Petit jury, January term, Council Bluffs— G. W. Banford, Washington; C. P. Bards- ley, Neola; R, Dunkel, Hazel Dell; Georze Meyer, Minden; Iva E. Abel, M. K. Smith, Garner; R. C. Hartwell, Hardin; Jens Bertelsen, Boomer; H. H. Brennan Min- den; O. A. Hall, Grant Shoup, M. M. Scho- tleld, C. W. Boyer, H. Steffersen, J. C. Ade, Frank Hober, C.” W. Hood, M. E. Sutton, George C. ‘Wise, H. Edstrom, W. H. Sples, G. H. Baker, F. A. Fox, C. L. McKnight, J. R. Cummings, Willlam Umble, G’ T. Phelps, G. P. Kemp, Peter Smith, G. F. Culion, F. 'A. Messmore, George Gerner, John Kelley, A. F. Hollis, M. P. Schmidi, A. Bellinger, J. P. Hess, J.'F. Knuth, Thomas Bowman, L. M. Bed- ison, Council Bluffs. Although the January term of district court in Councll Bluffs will open today with Judge A. B. Thornell presiding, the grand jury will not be impaneled until Wednesday, as notice cannot be served on the members In time for them to apear today. The petit jury will be summoned for January 17. FEW ARRESTS FOR DECEMBER Only 138 Persons Taken in Charge Last Month of Year. The report of the police department for the month of December, issued yesterday, shows that only 138 arrests were made dur- ing that period. The arrests were made for the following offenses: Drunk, 81; disorderly, 22; held for in- vestigation, 14; vagrancy, 6 disturbing the peace, 4; drunk and disturbing the peace, 2; grand larceny, 1; sssault and battery, 1 drunk and disorderly, 1; violating city or- dinance, 1; crueity to anlmals, 1; Insane, 1; assault with Intent to commit murder, 1; held for witness, 1; assauit with intent to islld, 1. Total, 13 During the month 132 transients were glven lodging at the city jail, thirty-three destitute persons were cared for and 424 meals were furnished prisoners and lodgers. The arrests for the month, represented tourteen different nationalities, as follows: Americans, 61; negroes, 11; Swedes, T Irish, 7; Germans, 6; Italians, 5; Danes, 5; English, 4; Greeks, 4; Canadians, 3; Fin- landers, 2; Norwegians, 1; Belgians, 1; Swi Total, 1 ANNUAL™ “METHODIST ™ MEETING Broadway Church Members Will Have Chance to Meet Bishop Nuelsen, The congr tion of Broadway Methodist chureh will hold its annual meeting this Ie\'enln‘. This will be one of the most im- portant meetings of the year. Reports will be made of all departments of the church work. The officlal board and the of- ficers of the different departments will constitute the reception committee. Re- freshments will be served by the women of the Ald soclety, ANl members of, the con- gregation are expected to be present and all friends of the church are invited. Fol- lowing the reading of the reports the even- ing will be spent in visiting and a general social time. Bishop John L. Nuelsen has sent word to Rev. James M. Willlams, pas tor of the church, that he and his wife will be present, so this will be a splendid opportunity for the people of Council Bluffs to meet the resident bishop of the Methodist church. Licenses, ‘Licenses to wed were Issued yesterday to the tollowing: Name and Residence. Agr Edwin Lowe, Baldwin, 1a........ I o4 Mollie Dorothie Nelson, Couneil Bluffs..17 Roy D. Bates, Osceola, Neb. Edna L. Webster, Osceol N. Y. Plumbing Co. Tel. 260. Night L-172 Council Bluffs Mrs. R. M. Sprague Re-Elected Head Woman's Christian Association Se- lects Officers—Condition of Jen- nie Edmundson Hospital. At the annual meeting of the Woman's Christian assoclation he'd yesterday after- noon in the assembly room of the Young Men's Christian assoclation building Mrs. R. M. Sprague was re-elected president Other officers re-elected were: Vice presi- dent, Mrs, Lewls Cutler; recording secre- Mrs. M. C. Gaines; corresponding sec- . Mrs. A, F. Hollls; treasurer, Mrs E. Thomas; auditor, Mrs. O. H Lueas; trustees, Mrs. W. W. Wallace and Mrs. O. W. Butts. Miss Anna Sperling as one of the auditors and Mrs. §. E. Whaley and Mrs. G. G Baird as trustees held over for another vear. The report of the president showed that the assoclation had 101 members. The report of Mrs. Thomas, the treagurer, showed the recelpts of the assoclation for the last year were $27,416.62 and the dis- bursements $26,776.13, leaving a balance of $840.49 on hand at the beginning of 1910. The recelpts from the Edmundson Me- morial hospital were $24,361.97, while $2,687 was obtained by the sale of lots belonging to the association. During the year $3,100.7 was paid to apply on notes. The hospital, report showed that during 1009 791 patients were admitted, as agalnst 662 during 108, a gain of 12). Fifty-three patients dled during 1900, as against 56 during 1908 There were 22 births in the hospital during 1909, as against 28 during 1908. Seventy-three county patients were In the hospital, as agalnst 100 during the preceding year. The records of the hos- pital were $24,147.3, as against $17,888.74 for 1908, an Increase of $6,258.61. In the nurses’ training school there were twenty-two nurses, as against fifteen dur- ing 1908, At the close of the meeting the members present were entertained at ‘uncheon served in the assoclation dining room by Mrs. Lewis Cutler, the vice president. The medical and surgical staff of the Edmundson Memorlal hospital also held ita annual meeting yesterday afternoon and re-elected the following officers: President, Dr. P. J. Montgomery; vice president, Dr. F. W. Dean; secretary, Dr. Mary L, Tinley. Dr. A. S. Beatty, Dr. Donald Macrae and Dr. Mat A. Tinloy were named as the members of the hospital executive com- mittee. The members of this committee from the Woman's Christian assoclation are Mrs. R. M. Sprague, Mrs. O. H. Lucas and Mrs. Mary E. Thomas., The commit- tee will meet Thursday evening at the hospital to organize for the ensuing year. The members of the medical and surgical staff of the hospital are: Drs. A. S Beatty, Smith Bellinger, Farl Bellinger, M. J. Bellinger, F. W. Dean, C. S. Erick- son, A. P. Hanchett, W. M. Hanchett, D. Jackson, D. Macrae, P. J. Montgomery, Rose' Rice, M. A. Tinley, M. L. Tinley, V. L. Treynor. LEFFERT'S JEWELRY store, new lo- cation. 503 Broadway. Dean Kirchwey to Speak. IOWA CITY, Ia, Jan. 4.—(Special)— George W. Kirchwey, dean of the Colum- bia university law school, has been en- gaged to deilver the prificipal address at the dedication of the new law bullding at Iowa. The date, which has been held open to meet the convenience of the speaker if possible, has been fixed for February 22. Hundreds of invitations will be sent out and the dedication will be a big event in the legal profession of Iowa. Prof. Kirch- wey Is considered one of the greatest law teachers In America. WIFE OF FORMER PRESIDENT FINDS 'REFUGE IN ALMSHOUSE Senora Barrios, Wite of Former Ruler of Guatemals, Blind and Penniless. NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 4—From a palace where she presided as first lady of the land to an alms house refuge—such s the tate which has overtaken Senora Alagera Barrios, wife of a former president of Guatemala. With an almost complete im- pairment of her vision, penniless and ‘with- out means to earn a livelihood, Senora Barrios knocked for admittance at the Touro-Shakespeare alms house here New Year's day. Her husband, Jose Marla Reno Barrios, was assassinated a short time after his accession to the presidency. Senora Bar- rios then went to Europe, where she re- maned for some time. The fortune which she inherited from her husband was dis- sipated through mismanagement of those in charge of it, she asserts. For several months she has scurely in New Orleans. lived ob- Desperate Shooting pains In the chest require quick with Dr. King's New Discovery. preumonia. 50c and $L.00. For Beaton Drug Co. ROOSEVELT PARTY AT HOMIGA Colonel Kills Bull Elephant with Tusks Welghing Hundred and Ten Pounds. treatment Prevents sale by HOMIGA, Jganda, Jan. 4.—The Amer- fcan naturalist expedition arrived here to- day and reported all well. While in camp at Kisingo Colonel Roosevelt killed a bull elephant which had tusks welghing 119 pounds. The expedition will leave tomorrow for Butiab, twenty-seven miles distant. WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.—A new animal has been discovered in British Fast Africa, | by the Smithsonlan African Scientific ex- pedition, which, under the leadership of Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, has been in that reglon securing specimens of fauna and flora for the national museum of this | i gajd, will declare the Mexican rallways | city since last April. This new animal the first announcement of whose discovery was made at the Smithsonlan institution today, is a hitherto unknown species of otocyon, to which officials of the sclentific organization have given the name of Ver- gatus. It is a small carniverous mammal closely resembling a fox. The otocyon vegatus ls generally buff in color, and it has been found by Mr. Ger- ritt Miller of the museuym staff to differ slightly from the otocyorl megalotis, which is found farther south in Africa, especially in color and in the characteristics of its teeth and skull. The otocyon is peculiar to Africa and is not represented in the United States. The skull of this new form closely resembles that of the gray fox of our native faun It 1s a Aangerous thing to take a cough medicine containing oplates that merely stifle yonr cough instead of curing It Foley's Honey and Tar loosens and cures the cough and expels the polsonous germs, thus preventing pneumonia and consump- tion. Refuse substitutes and take only the genuine Foley's Honey and Tar in the yellow package. Sold by all druggista, Council Bluffs Dairymen. Another Meeting Street Rallway Company 1 to Reduce Grade on Arranged Effort Avenue A. of the superfor court In the pure ordinance case, in which fhe court dairymen and license from the municipality to sell milk. licenses. City Solicitor Kimball, on mo- tlon of Councllman Morgan, was directed eliminating the license feature. the license provision of the pure milk ordi- this permit will not be lissued to any dairyman or dealer who does not comply with the other provisions of the ordinance, such as having his cows given the tuber- culin test and his bulldings and equipment kept in a sanitary and cleanly condition. Street Rallway Agreement. Another effort will be made to come to some agreement with the Omaha & Council A to grade, and Councilmen Jensen, Heil- inger and McMillen were appointed a com- company. This was done at the sugges- tion of City Solicitor Kimball and City Engineer Etryre, who submitted the fol- lowing report: Your city engineer and city solicitor have had a conference with Mr. R. A. Leussler, secretary 6f the Omaha and Council Bluffs Street Hallway and Bridge company ana Mr. Emmett Tinley, counsel to the com- pany, relutive to a suit to compel the sald company to bring their tracks to grade on Avenue A west of Kighteenth street in the city. The sald company has signed a stipulation with the solicitor agreeing to appear and answer to a petition filed In such case during the January term of said court and on or before the st day of February. Your engineer and solicitor believe, how- ever, that there are some matters that can pertiaps be ugreed upon between the clty and the company which will simplify such action and perhaps render the same un- necessary If the company will act upon such agreement. We therefore recommend that the commliitee of the whole fix a time for meeting the representatives of the company and having a conference with them upon the matter connected with the change of the tracks to grade. There are some places in this grade where it would appear that a moditied grade for the tracks should be adopted east of Twentleth street and there are other matters which your engineer and solicitor think may be agreed upon to the advantage of both the city and the company. We therefore request that the committee of the whole meet such représentatives some time during th coming week and go over the situatio Bills to be Paid. compensation, the ‘councll ordered the bill of Harl & Tinjey, special counsel in the municipal water’$torks Mtigation, for $1,260, paid, and the dullitor was directed to draw a warrant for the amount. The Natlonal Bridge company, In a com- of $769.20 on the North Eighth street brldge and $500 on the Benton street bridge, claim- Ing the use by the city of its patents in the construction of these ‘bridges. ety solleltor. thaw the present Ice gorge at the Eighth sult In serious damage, the city engineer was directed to"'notify the contractor for the new bridge, E. A. Wickham, to remove the present structure at once in case of danger from chis source. The council adjourned to Thursday after- noon, at which time it will assess up re- certly completed sidewalks and paving. Home of Bishop Milspaugh Burned Come to Attend Wedding of Daughter. TQPEKA, Kan,, Jan. 4. Blshop Millspaugh of the Episcopal diocese of Kansas was. destroyed by fire today. The house was filled with guests who were here to attend the marriage of Miss Nellle, the bishop's daughter, to Harold Copeland tomorrow evening. Most of the wedding presents and the bride's trosseau were saved by girls from Bethany college, an Eplscopal institution, which is on the same grounds. MEXICAN ROADS Rumor that Unfon Men Will Refuse to Handle Traffic from Across the Border. EL PASO, Tex. Jan Mexico, Enterprise sa ble between the Natlon 4~The railways of Mex | expected to culminate on January 1 result in a complete tie-up of t the American border. The Mexican raflways may sever thelr connections with American rallroads on | that date, because of lability to arrest and prosecution by the Mexican courts, | the men will not declare a strike, but there |18 no law that prevents a man from resign- ing who is not under ccntract, | American unions in the United States it |to be “unfair,” ana tie them up by not | allowing engineers, firemen, conductors or | brakemen on American roads terminating |at El Paso, Eagle Pass and Laredo to | handle any shipments delivereg by Mexican | ratiways. i Two Theaters are Closed and Street Car Traffic Suspendéd—ILoss Over $200,000, | were marooned, two playhouses and a dozen moving picture theaters were closed, and $200,000 darmage was done early thiy evening by the breaking of a thirty-inch water main at the corner of Tremont and Hollis streets. A water flowed through three or four blocks, completely flooding the district between Tremont and Washington streets, from Lagrange to Warrenton streets, and run- ning down & natural watershed to Atlantle avenue. Pedestrians caught in the flood area were marooned and street car traffic was suspended for more than two hours, or uatil the flood subsig-# COUNCIL WILL NOT APPEAL Not Enough in Licenses to Fight ALL COWS MUST BE INSPECTED with The city counell last night decided not to appeal from the decision of Judge Snyder milk held | that tie city had not the right to require milk dealers to pay for a It was shown that the expense of taking the case to the supreme court would be in excess of the revenue derived from such to draft an amendment to the ordinance Although the councll decided to eliminate nance, dairymen and milk dealers will by required to secure a permit from the city clerk before being permitted to sell, and Bluffs Street Rallway company relative to bringing the company's tracks on Avenue mittee by the mayor to confer with the In accordance ith the opinign of the city solicitor, that the firm was entitled to the munication to thé council, clalmed royalties The claim was referred to the city engineer and Fearing that in the event of a sudden street bridge over Indlan creek might re- House Filled with Guests Which Had ‘The residence of “UNFAIR” | Torreon, | The coming trou- | fco and their American employes, which is | {BOSTON WATERMAIN BREAKS | BOSTON, Jan. 4—Thousands of persons tremendous volume of Thousand Men Sent Northwes Since Wednesday Railroad Managers Say They are to Take Places of Striking Switchmen, Jan. 4—It was announced the rallroad managers that CHICAGO, her tonight b to the northwest to take the places of striking switchmen since negotiations for a settlement of the difficulties were closed last Wednesday in St. Paul. The men were rocrulted in large numbers from rall- roads not affected by the strike and as- sembled In Chicago, according to O. L. Dickeson, spokesman for the Rallroad Managers' jassoclation. WASHINGTON, Jan, 4.—Parties to the conference over the situation of the strik- ing switchmen of the Notthwestern rall- roads agreed today that no new develop- ments had arisen since last Friday. H. B. Perham, the representative of the switchmen, called at the offices of the Interstate Commerce commission today with a wiew to resumipg his conferences with Chairman Knapp of the commission and Dr. Charles P. Neill, commissioner of labor, the mediators under the Erdman act. the conference because of Important work with the commission; und Dr. Neill was out of the city for the day. ST. PAUL, Jan. 4—A special the Ploneer Press from Great Falls, Mont., says: The Great Falls smeltermen tonight |vated in favor of ending the switchmen's strike at this place. The scheme of the smeltermen 1s to furnish guards to enable the strike-breakers to work. The striking switchmen control the traffic sitnation at Great Falls and as a result 4,000 men em- ployed in the Boston & Montana properties in Great Falls and Butte are idle The Boston & Montana company. is a subsidary of the Amalgamated Copper company, whose mines and smelters were closed about five weeks ago on account of the strike. Railroad Traffic Delayed by Storms to Many Bridges and Long Stretches of Track are Washed Out in Utah and Nevada. SALT LAK¥ CITY, Utah, Jan. 4—Ralil- road traffic is serlously delayed by storms. Because of washouts In the southern part of Utah and of Nevada it is probable that no through trains will run over the San Pedro, Los Angeles & Salt Lake road for thirty days. One thousand feet of track and tw: bridges are out near Minto at the mout of Sawmill canyon. The greatest damag appears to be west of Caliente, Nev. A wires between that place and Los Angele: are down. All through passengers are being trans ferred at Ogden to the Southern Pacific. On the northern dlvision of the Oregon Short Line trains were blocked by snow today, but it Is hoped to ciear the track during the night. State of Kansas Files Answer Attorneys Allege Federal Court Has no Jurisdiction in Suit Involving Bank Law. TOPEKA, Kan., Jan. 4.—Attorneys repre- serting the, state of Kansas today fiicd an answer to the temporary injunction recently granted by Federal Judge Pollock restrajning the state officlals from enfore- ing the bank guaranty law. The state denies that the federal court has jurisdiction on the ground that the amount involved does not exceed $2.000. The state also contends that the natlonal banks, by maintaining the suit, violate that section of the federal constitution, which provides that no individual shall bring suit against a state, A charge that the guaranty law fis dis- criminatory against the natfonal banks is answered by the statement that the law provides that such banks may form mutual deposit insurance companies, as the stat banks have done. FEDERAL EMPLOYES MUST PRODUCE RESULTS Secretary Wilson Makes New Order in Reference to Outside Work of Clerk WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.—"Produce results for the government before devoting pari of your talents to outside interests,” was the direction given by Secretary of Agris culture Wilson today at a conference of the buerau chiefs of his department. About 1,000 of what are known in the service as student employes, mostly located in Wash- ington, but many scattered throughout the country, are affected. Secretary Wilson says he has no dispo sition to interefere with the heads of the bureau themselves, for he holds them di- | rectly responsible for high ndards ex- | pected from their bureaus. he ntend to stop the low salaried employes, | such as-those who recelve say from $00) | to $500, but he feels that when the gove | ment spends time and money training e ”)Ill,\‘flu in its selentific work and advances them to salaries $1,400, $1,600 and up wards, it should have full returns. It Is to these that the query “has a clerk the right to do as he pleases in work after his regular hours?' will apply. Secretary Wilson appointed a committee to consider and report on the subject or does more than a thousand men had been sent | Chairman Knapp was obliged to forego | [OFFICER SHOOTS HEDGEPETH Ames Avenue Car Barn Robber Killed | in Chicago. | "LOIG RECORD AS Trata Ritbesics Witheut Number Latd at His Door——Recently Re- leased from Towa Peni- tentiary. CRIMINAL | CHICAGO, Jan. 3—A man known to the {police as Edward Heywpod, who was shot and killed here New Year's morning by a policeman after he had robbed a saloon, was ldentified today as Marion Hedgepetl, | | notorlous safe blower and traln robber, | Who came originally from Prairie Home, Mo. Hedgepeth was convicted of larceny in Cooper, Missouri, In 1883, and served six years In the penitentlary. In 1503 he was convicted of train robbery at Glendals, Mo. and sentenced to serve forty years. was paréled July 4, 1006 In March, 103, he was convicted of burglary at Councll Blufts, Ja., and sentenced to serve one year in the penitentiary. He was 45 yoars of aj Big Train Robbery, ST. LOUIS, Jan. 3.—Marlon Hcdgepeth, killed by a Chicago policeman, gained his parole from the Missouri penitentiary after serving twelve years of a twenty-five year sentence, for turning over to the policc H. H. Holmes, known as “ths arch-mur derer,” later executed for his crimes In Philadelphia. Hedgepeth, with three others, robbed a St. Louls and San Francisco train of $20,000 at Glendale, Mo., in 184. He was con- victed and sentenced to twenty-five yeas. While waiting to be taken to the penl- tentlary, he recognized a man In an ad Joining cell as Holmes, and Informed the officlals, saying he did not care to as- soclate with murderers. Twelve years later he gained his release because of it Hedgepeth also served five years in the Missourl penitentiary for robbery, from Cooper county. Blew Safe in Blaffs, Marion Hedgepeth was arrested about two years ago with W. P. Jackson for blowing the safe in the office of the Coun- ofl Bluffs Stove Storage and Transfer | company. They were tried and convicted and sentenced to ten years in the peni- tentiary at Fort Madison. Hedgepth ap- pealed and the supreme court set the case for another trial. In view of the ruling of the supreme court, County At- torney Hess decided there was no use trying him again. so the court dismissed the indictment. Hedgepeth had served nearly a year when the court reversed his conViction. He was brought back to Coun- cli Bluffs and was in the county jall about 4 month before the indictment was finally dismissed. Hedgepeth at the time of his arrest w. a paroled prisoner from the,Missourl pen- itentiary. Jackson not having the funds did not ap- seal and the governor granted him & par- lon in view of the fact that the case .uinst hig partner bad been dismissed Jackson and Hedgepeth were arrested on the Douglas street bridge by detectives deitfeld and Deversee of Omaha and still had the smell of powder on their clothes when taken. Car Bara Robber. Hedgepeth had a long record of erime in Omaha. According to the local police he was implicated in & train robbery near Couneil Bluffs, and one on the Missouri Pacific road near Forty-elghth an Leavenworth streets, In this city. But his most daring feat in Omaha was the rob- bery of the Ames avenue car barns when in the early nineties, shortly after the barn had been completed, he and his gang held up the night men and blew the strong box, securing a goodly sum of money. Shortly after some especially bold work that resulted successfully in this territory, Hedgepeth with Adelbert Slye, and Dick and Charles Wilson, went to St. Louls where for three months they lived in a swell apartment house and then robbed the Frisco traln as told in the dispatch form St. Louls. Dick Wlison was electrocuted in Sing Sing, Charles Wilson is serving a life term In Auburn and Slye, who was re- cently released from prison, Is sald to be dying of consumption at his mother’s home near St. Joseph, Mo. Omaha officers belleve Slye and Jackson the same man, but the Council Blufts police belleve them to be different and have no record of Jackson under an allas, and say he was not in a dying condition when released. BRADLEY Dr. WILL GO NORTH Cook's Backer Will Accompany His Next Expedition to Arctie Reglon. AUGUSTA, Ga., Jan. 4—John R. Brad- ley, the New York millionaire who backed - Cook In his polar expedition, con- tirmed to the Associated Press tonight that he contemplates another expedition into the Arctic ocean. He expects it to leave | in July and his present purpose is to ac- | company it. He can glve no detalls unti he further hears from Captain Sverdrup with whom he is In correspondence, Mr. Bradley says the expedition s to have nothing to do with any of the Cook ex- plorations and that it is to be but one of the private enterprises which he has sent not on’y into the polar region but into Asia und Africa. LITTLE GIRL PLAYS WITH GUN H. H. Rottinghouse, Kan., 1s Instantly Killed. Daughter of Seneca, ST. JOSEPH, Mo., Jan. 4—~A speclal| to the News-Press savs that while playing with a loaded rifle at Senecs, Kan., today the 5-year-old daughter of H. H. Rotting- house placed the muzzle In her mouth and 3-year-old brother pulled the trigger. little gir! was Instantly killed. hef The He | | Lakeside Hospital Training Sch Guaranteed ! The Waltham Watch Com- pany guarantees its watches in the broadest way when they have been bought of a regular Jjeweler, but they eannot do so if obtained from a general store. The reason is that only ‘WALTHAM - WAVCHES jewelers know how to regulate and put a watch in perfect shape for starting up. N. B.—When buying a Waltham Watch always ask your jeweler for one adjusted to temperature and position. CHICAGO DOGTORS PRAISE RADIUM TRETMENT WILL SURELY CURE. Omaha Radium Institnte Will Prove Its Success by Free Trial Treatment. One of our representatives visited Chi cago last week and during his stay callsd on several of the leading physicians of Chicago to consult with them as to the possibilities of Radium Treatment and its success in curing chronfc diseases. Each | pronounced Radium Treatment as the most effective and successful way of handling these cases. And some aoven stated that the Radium Treatment has more possibilities than any other of the new methods now being used in the lead- Ing doctors’ offices of Amerlca. The Radium Medical and Surgical Tn- stitute, located in Omaha, at Thirteenth and Farnam, northwest corner, is making some of the most wonderful treatments that are recorded in the medical world Their+free trial treatment and consulta- tions are of the ‘most important nature to sufferers of any ef the chronic dis- eases; patients are now being sent to them from other doctors who know that they can do the patients further-service. 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