Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 16, 1910, Page 5

THE 1517 Douglas Genera & . Regular value $22.00, $25.00 and $30.00. About 150 Garments in all. These Garments must be sold this week as Miss Wolff leaves for New York Saturday, January Twenty-Second. Clearance of all 0dd Suits, Dresses and Cloaks, for Women and Misses’, i 1517 Douglas Sale! SUSPECT IN POISON CASE Alleged Murderer of Millionaire Swope Will Be Arrested Soon. DETAILS OF ALLEG: PLOT Poison Used When Inoculation with Typhold Germs Fi o Kill— Stomach of Vietim Sent to Chicago for Analysis, KANSAS CITY, Jan. will be made by county officlals if the Chicago physicians now examining the stomach of the late Thomas H. Swope re- port that the organ contained poison. Every detall for the apprehension of the person suspected of having polsoned Swope and attempung to inoculate other members of the family with typhold germs s com- pleted. Five private detectives are watgh- ing, every move of the man. They work in night and day shifts, so that he is mever out of sight of at least one of them. Usually two detectives are together In order that they may restraln the suspect if he attempts violence, 5 These detectives have been shadowing the suspect for several weeks. County of- ficlals did not know of their presence until today, however. Heretofore they have re- ported to relatives of Swope, who employed them. Now, however, they are under the direction of the county officials. Senwation ix Promised. The suspect is a man high in social circles here. His arrest would cause a scnsation. There are hundreds of wealthy “f ople who belleve In him. A prosecution bucked by the Swope estate wouid preei- pitate a battle of millions. In order that the case may not be slighted, Prosecutor Virgill Conklin today delegated Henry L. Jost, the first assist- ant prosecutor, to take personal charge of the Investigation. He was told to de- vote as much time as he desired to the case and to go to the bottom of every rumor. When Dr. Ludwig Hektoen and Dr. W. S. Haynes, both of Chicago, who are ex- amining the millionaire's stomach, report thelr findings it wili be directly to Mr. Jost. Dr. Hektoen has already examined the organ. It is now in the possession of Dr. Haynes. “Until we hear from the physiclans who have the stomach we cannot take further action,” sald Mr, Jost tonight. “We have done cverything possible untll we hear from them. But if they report traces of poison there will be no delay. Quick ac- tion_will be taken.” An unveritied rumor tonight was that traces of poison were found In the stomach | Lo | Harvester company In the profits of the that | of Chrisman Swope, a nephew of Colonel Swope, who died on December 3, and that | this, led to the exhumation of Colonel 15.—A quick arrest Swope estate, today. He sald he had care- fully examined the premises in company with several physiclans. Physiclans have sald the water system of the house has been in perfect condition for months. A t of C Swopee's stomach Is expected early next week. Indianapolis Taking Steps for Corn Show | Indiana City Invokes Aid from Sev- eral Quarters to Land National Exposition, INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Jan. 15—(Special Telegram.)—Information from every source is to the effect that the concerted efforis of the last few days will result in landing the National Corn exposition in this city. The Indiana Grain Dealers’ assoclation at its closing session in the Board of Trade buflding adopted resolutions to spare no endeavor to bring the next National Corn show to this city. The effort will be made through Purdue university, the Indfanapolis Commercial club and kindred city and state organiza- tions and other sources with which the as- soclation Is In touch, and the members be- lleve there is more than a good chance to Bring the exposition here, One resolution adopted at the closing seesion sets forth that It is In favor of the passage of such national legislation as may eliminate all gambling in food products. The other resolutions were in favor of the improvement of the quality of clover seed and for the selling of grain by the hun- dredwelght. A briet canvass by an Indianapolis paper today among business men leads to the as- sertion that it hard work can do It, In- dianapolis will have the next National Corn exposition, Reaper Combine Announces Big Melon Cutting Common Stock is Placed on Four Per Cent Basis and Twenty Millions Additional Stock Distributed. NEW YORK, Jan. 15.—Twenty million dollars In common stock is to be the share of the stockholders of the International The announcement would be cut was made at last few | this years, “melon’" o | EGAN CASE IS PROLONGED Murder Trial Dragged Out by Haggle Over Technicality, CHARACTER WITNESS IS THE BONE | State Denies that Egan Was an Offi- cer of South Omaha by Virtue of the Mayor's Appoints ment. Debate over a question of admissibility of evidence took up so much time Saturday | morning in district court that the trial of Stéphen Egan dould not be concluded and | the case went over to Monday following noon adjournment The argument was over the offer of the defense to put in half a dozen depositions regarding Daly's character. First of all the defendant was on the stand for redirect examination and the re- cross-examination took a few minutes. Fol- lowing this the defense tendered its depo- sitions. Most of the argument was made by Deéputy County Attorney Ellick, T. J, Mahoney, replying for only a few minutes before the court rose at noon. Mr. Ma- honey will resume Monday morning at 9 and the jury will be called at 10. The contention of the state s that at. tacks on character of the deceased are not proper unless the attorneys for Egan are asserting self-defense. Dentes He Wi During the course of Mr. Bllick's argu- ment he denied the assertions of the de- fense tmat Egan was a special policeman of the city of South Omaha by virtue of an appointment from Mayor Koutsky. “Only the Board of Fire and Police Com- missioners,” sald Ellick, “can vest such authority In any one. It if be contended that Egan was appointed a special police- man for an uncertain term before the board was created by the legislature, even so, Egan was not a speclal pollceman after this board came into being, because when an office has authority by delegation of power from an authority, for an uncer- tain term, this power vanishes when the constituting source s dissolved."” Michael Hogan will be on the stand again, In rebuttal for the state. Hogan is still under arrest, but a diligent search has failed to connect him with the stabbing of Tom Sulllvan other than he was at the same place. No charge in connection with the Sulllvan stabbing has been preferred against Hogan and it Is not likely that any will be unless some evidence should be forthcoming. This Mine Had Two Other Exits a Policeman. 0\1 AHA SUNDAY _BEE: HONEY MELTS HOVING SNOW Street Commissioner Flynn Says Ex- pense is Heavy, TWELVE HUNDRED PER WEEK Insists He Must Save His Appropria- tion for Spring and Summer, In- ad of Spending Most of it First Month, Street Commissioner Tom Flynn was asked concerning tha presenmt condition of the streets of Omaha and what he Intends to do about it “All that can be done Is being done”™ sald ‘the commissioner. “If we are to have any money left for taking care of the streets in the spring and summer, a minute's figuring will show thik condition | The total sum avallable will be possibly | %6700 for the whole vear, but we can fig- ure on only about $52,000 with certainty. | At present we are spending $1,200 a week, | whieh 1s about the amount we ordinarily spend per month at this season of the ! year. We have twenty-five teams at work |and four gangs of men:. The teams icost |us $10 a day, and §2 a day per man, with | the salarles of four foremen, make up the | bulance. “Now, T cbuld easily mass all these teams ,and men on one street, or at any one par: | tieular polnt, and make a great showing} | but that would not be a falr deal. We | have so many calls to answer, so many places where immediate attention is de- manded, that the men and teams must be distributed to the best advantage. Take | the alleys, for instance. Since the heavy | snowtalls immense quantities of snow and | ice.have been thrown from the roots and | the sides of bulldings into the alleys. That | stuff must be removed, so that business {men ana teamsters can have the use of the alleys. Danger from fled Up Snow. “Men like John L. Kennedy, Charles Kar- bach and other owners of bulldings, in- cluding the city officials, have been urgent In thelr demands that the alleys bo cleaned of snow and ice, so that they will not be flooded when the thaw comes later on. They are entitled to protection, and any cltizen who has taken a look into the alleys in the down town district knows that tre- mendous damage must ensue to business houses if the piled up snow and ice s not removed. “It costs money to remove snow, nothing of frozen material, from any one street or any one aliey, but this depart- ment cannot go ahead and spend half of its appropriation in a few weeks. “There Is where the law Is weak, as has often been pointed out, in not glving the council any authority to meet emergencles such as we are facing now. “I notice by The Bee this morning that in New York $00,000 has been spent since the first of the year In taking snow from the streets, and that $600,00 more will be spent before the result of yesterday's storm is cleared away. Compare that expense for two or three weeks' clearing work with Omaha's total appropriation for a year and it will not be difficult to arrive at the con- clusion that our city charter.needs some drastic revising. Must Do Some Worrying. “With an allowance permitting an aver- age expense of $1,000 a week throughout the year, the street commissioner Is com- pelled to do some worrying over the best method of distributing his expenditures. No one knows the existing condition better than I do, and no one knows the extent of street and alley territory to be covered any better. We are hauling off the streets d out of the alleys an average of over loads a day right along, to say hardly noticeable to the passerby. sewers more than 3,000 loads. “If we could have hired enough still be kicking. I do not want to shirk any responsibility that is justly mine, but I do desire the exact condition of our funds to be known. Lack of sufficient money for emergencies 1s the key to the whole situa- tion.” BELLEVUE GETS DONATIONS IN CASH TO APPLY ON DEBT College Receives Check from East and One from Alumni, and Pres- ident Stookey is Confiden Through the mall Saturday morning President Stookey of Bellevue college re- ceived a check from the east for $3,000. The donor published. Another check was the president for $100 from a local alumnus apd the alumni body of the school has turned over nearly 33,000 to be used in paying up the college deficit. “There is hardly a doubt in my that the college will l\\l \R\ vet the im- | pression made on the accumulations 1s In a| week we have moved and dumped lnw’ teams | and men to move 100,000 loads there would | requests that his name be not | handead | mind | survive the recent | 16, 1910. Correct Dress for Men and Boys Well! Well! Well! After a whole week of bustling activity, it was off with a rush again yesterday, and it looked at times as though we would be compelled to repeat our experience of a week ago—serve our salesmen with sandwiches and coffee while actually in action. This store has long been known for the excellence and reliability of its clothes and stands forth today without one serious competitor—and sells more clothing than any other store in Omaha. And the great number of people who are coming back here from other stores is surely a flattering tribute to our kind of suits and overcoats, and our methods of gelling them—and as an example of this store’s claim of underselling we numerate the following for quality, style and price comparison. $10.00 Garments, | Garments, $5.00 $6. 00|$7 50/$9.00| $10 $12.00 | $15.00 Ga.rments Garments, $18.00 | $20.00 | $22.50 $25.00 Garments, | Garments, Garments, 1z | $12¥ SHIRT SALE—Excello, E. & W., Star and other high grade shirts, worth to $2.50— at . . HOSIERY—l‘um- and plain hose that NECKWEAR—0¢ and 75¢ neckwear, 36¢; three for $1.00; VESTS—Fancy vests that sold up to § Broken lots of UNDERWEAR, worth to $3.00, at.. ... i : .85¢ and $1.35 old dt 25¢, 35¢ zmd 50e, at 17¢c; thr('(\ pairs for 50¢ 1.00 and $1.50 neckwear, 65¢ ..$1.85 25 PER CENT DISCOUNT ON ALL UNION UNDEK WEAR, b5 00—at one price California Offers F | rtunes in Eucalyptus invest $2,000 With Us On Our Easy Payment Plan And in 10 Years It Will Produce $25,000 ‘We plant, cultivate, irrigate and care for your land, pay all taxes and allow you five vears for payment upon the easy terms of $10 per acre down and $3.65 per acre per month. $200 Per Acre Is the Price NOW $250 Per Acre Is the Price MARCH 1 The California State Board of Forestry and the U. S. Department of Agriculture re- ports indicate a minimum growth of 100,000 board feet of lumber per acre in ten years. With such a prospect as Eucalyptus Hardwood Timber and almost complete exhaus- tion of all native hardwoods in ten years, the owner of Eucalyptus Timber Lands can rea- sonably expect two or three times the raluation first quoted. Planting operations are now on in California. Buy now and get one year nearer the BIG HARVEST. See Display of Eucalyptus Products Swope's body. It 18 known that fully ten | he offices of J. P. Morgan Co. here today. independent of the | anys pHor o the examination of Colonel|The distribution Is to be made ratably sald President trouble and continue Presbyterian synod,” Fire in Colorado Workings Might Jwope's body Dr. Hektoen made a thor- | &8 & stock dividend to the present $40,000.900 ‘ough examination of the Vital organs of | the younger Swope. supposed to have dled from typhold fever. That conditions In the Swope household preciude the possibility that typhold, which recently has stricken several members of the Swope family, originated there, was stated by J. G. Paxton, executor of the Continual Headache| May lead to serious troubles Coffee causes headache And various ailments In many persons who 'Don’t understand the cause. Try leaving off cofiee 10 days And use well-made POSTUM As the regular table beverage. It contains no drugs, Like caffeine found in coffee, Nor other harmful substance. POSTUM is made of Clean roasted wheat and a Small amount of molasses, And while it tastes Similar to mild, high-grade Ooffee It is a pure food drink. Served piping hot with “§ Good cream, it's delicious. “There's a Reason” Postum Cereal Co., L¥A., Battle Creek, Mich. Chrisman Swope was | | the earnings of the company for of common stock. the distribution followed a preliminary re- port to a meeting of the directors today by the controller of the company. This report showed that after setting aside re- serves In excess of those set aside In 1906 1909 ex- ceeded §14,000,000. The stock distribution is not all that the stockholders will receive, for the board of | | directors today further recommended that | vear's | $3,200,000 be set aside out of last earnings as a 4 per cent dividend on the common stock. This stock has heretofore | patd no alvidends. A statement issued by George W. Perkins, chalrman of the finance committee of the company, says “formal action on the divi- dend matter will not be taken at the board's regular meeting for dividend purposes on January 2, at which time notice as to the closing of books for dlvidend purposes will be given.” Mayor Gaynor Lost in Storm | Exhausted New York Executive 'll‘ Helped Out of Drift with Ears Frozen, NEW YORK, Jan. lost for a time in while on his way to his country place at St. James, L. I, for the week end. He was helped out of a drift with ears frozen and so weak that he spent the night at 15.~3fayor Gaynor was the storm last | the home of & friend without further at- tempt to finish his journey. His companion, Charles E. Shepard of Huntington, L. L, was blown off & trestle and sustained a broken leg and internal injuries. He may die. The mayor only saved himself by lying flat on the trestle and holding on to the side rails until he had in some measure regained his strength. The two men were passengers on & train which was stalled In the snow and at- tempted to walk through the storm to their hom s, “Man wants but little here below."—The best way to let it be known Is through The Hee Want Ad columns. The decision to make | night | Have Produced Another Cherry Disaster. TRINIDAD, Colo., Jan. 16.—Fire starting from a maten dropped In the straw of the mule stable cut off 30 miners from the shaft of the No. 2 mine of the Colorado Fuel and lron company today. Before the men could be warned the shaft was choked with smoke, but all the miners are sald by officials of the company Vo have escaped safely through the connec.- ing workings of the No. 1 mine of the Col- orado Fuel and Iron company on one side and of the Rainey mine, whose shaft is on the other side of the mountain, four miles from the burning mine. Miners from other collieries of the Colo- rado Fuel and Iron company at Eagle, Starkville, Primero and Sopris, were or- dered ready to go to Berwind by special train, Later officials of th¢ company ordered the train not sent, as all had escaped and the fire was under control. MILWAUKEE PASSENGER DERAILED NEAR MITCHELL Sixteen Inches ot Snow Causen Trouble for Railrond—One Tri Pulls Apnart, MITCHELL, 8. D,, Jan. 15.—(Spec egram.)—After overcoming the difficulties caused by the fall of sixteen inches of snow yesterday the Milwaukee road en- countered more trouble at 2 o'clock this morning When a passenger train was de- ralled five miles east of this city on the lowa and Dakota division. The traln was ten hours late and was drawn by two engines. It is believed the track spread under the welght of the two engines, which broke loose from the train and ran two miles before the engineers discovered the ab- sence of the train. Four coachés and the baggage and mall cars left the track when & rall was twisted halt around. The ac- cldent occurred In & deep cut filled with snow and the cars toppled over into the snow, While the passengers were shaken up, none was Injured and all were brought to this elty at b o'clock Bee want ads are business boosters Stookey. “This would nouncement at observed Dr. dinner at the foot ball team. A meeting of the college board will be called early next week by Dr. Edwin Hart Jenks, the chairman. The donation be acknowledged and plans made for the | continuance of the school. The detailed report of Dr. Francisco, president of the school college board, who Investigated recently the af- fairs of the college, will be read by Presi- dent Stookey.” A copy of this report has been filed with the college board in New York City. “Dr. Mackenzie's report i8 favorable to Bellevue,” added Dr. Stookey. ‘‘He re- commends that steps be taken to maintain Hastings and Bellevue as’ separate institu- tlons and sets forth the reasons for not merging the two schools.” have made a joyous an- the banguet last night,” Stookey, referring to the Paxton hotel glven to the riduy Anni of Officer by Curtain. | One year ago last night Policeman A. Smith was murdered by Jack Curtain, who later shot Detective W. T. Devereese and was himselt shot, from the effect of which he died five days later. Curtain murdered Patyolman Smith while fleeing from a dis- orderly house on Ninth street, where he had snatched & necklace from an inmate. As he turned to run west on Dodge street he bumped Into Smith. Curtain fired with- out warning and the officer fell with a | bullet in his body which caused his death soon after, A dragnet was thrown out for Curtain and thirty minites later he attempted Lo cross the Douglas street bridge for lowa Detectives Devereese and Heitfleld were stationed on the bridge and opened fire asy the man came along. He returned the fire and Devereese fell with a bullet through the liver, from the effects of which he has not entirely recovered. 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