Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 9, 1910, Page 1

THE OMAHA BEE a clean, reliable newspaper that is admitted to each and every home. VOL. XXXIX--NO. 226. RETAIL DEALERS | DENY COMBINE Washington, New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore Merchants Exam- | ined by Senate Committee. | . BLAME PLACED ON THE PACKERS Wholesalers and Farmers Also Re-|V. Teschalkovsky pleaded not guiity, and | sponsible for Advance in Prices. | WAY RETAILERS IN BAD Witnesses Say Advanced Prices . Steadily Decreasing Profits. BUTTER RATES FIXED AT ELGIL' § Movements of Market Taken to Ind e Combination to Keep Up Prices—Rutter Men Deny Any AgTeement. | WASHINGTON, March S.—Retall meat | dealers today piaced upon the farmers and the packers responsibility for the higher price of meat in testimony given before the | select senate committee which began its inquiry into the increased cost of living. ! Filve retall men from New York, Phila-| delphia, Baltimore and Washington were’, heard and Walter Brown, a Washington dealer who kills his own was the | only one who did not admit that the price of meat had not gone up at least 10 per cent during the last five years, Mr. Brown insisted that prices were practically the | same now as then. All agreed, however, | that competition among the retaflers kept the price to the consumer as low as pos- sible consistent wtih the price charged by the wholesaler. Each witness denfed the charge that the retallers wera responsible for prevailing Prices and none would admit that any agreement existed among them as to.prices, Whiel no one charged that the packers were all in a combination, all the witnesses who had dealings wtih thom declared there seemed to be no competition among them for the trade of retallers and that thelr pricss ranged abotu the same. When complaint was miade to the packers about advancing prices, they sald the latter ex- pladned that stock was scarce. Brown'Denies Increase, Walter Brown, retall meat dealer, sald retail prices of meats were about the same they were five yi ago, . “Then, 1 gather from your testimony that there has been an uhjustified clamor on the part o fthe public that there has been an increase in the cost of meat?" inquired Benator McCumber. J. C. Walker, the other witness said he bought his meats In New York because the best quality was shipped there from all over the country. He said beef had ad- vaneed 15 per cent and poultry and pork 50 to 100 per cent in tcn years. - - He salt he HAd' made inquiry from Armour and Company, the packers, to learn why meat had gone up and was told that this was because there wers 25,000,000 fewer hogs and 10,000,000 fewer cattle in the country than there were ten years ago. He sald that on the day after it was announced that the senate was to make an Investiga- tion the price of Bizin butter to dealers throughout the country dropped 7 cents a pound. “What, In your personal oplinion, that indicate to you?" Lodge. “Jo looks to me like a eombination fixes the price,” replied Mr. Walker. Competition Among Retailers. John Rohlman, who conducts a market in New York city, was the first witness at the afternon session. He told the com- mittee that competition among the re- tallers In New York was so keen they had been unable to keep pace with the steadily increasing prices, which the wholesales had forced uUpon them during the last fifteen years. He sald the increase during that period amounted to about 4 cents a pound on beef both to the retaller and the eon- sumer, Asked by Senator Slmmons why the re- taller had not added something to the price to the' consumer to cover hls In- cmnq expense for help and rent, the {tness said: a’ ‘The merchants in New York City are belng ocrushed to the wall by the whole- salers, who represent the packers We have'to sell at the lowest possible price, | otherwise others will undersell and we will lose our trade He declared that the retallers had no agreement among themselves and that | they had no agreement with the whole- | -ir-, Beef had Increased about 20 per meat, does asked Chairman o/}t In five years, he sald, and pork and poultry had doubled in ten years. Staple Groceries Advance. Questioned as to the price of staple gro- corles, § K. Harrison of Baltimore said they had increased. When he suggested that his firm had been forced to quit handling a cheaper grade of green tea because of the tariff, Mr. Smoot inter- rupted Impatiently: “Ihe tariff had nothing to do with it. | It was the pure food law.” | The witness sald there had been a 10| per cent {rierease in the groceries n which his firm dealt during the last five years. Mr, Harrfson sald that the Elgin market controlled butter prices. He declared the prices had recently dropped 6 cents a pound, without any explanation, but that butter had sgain advanced 2 cents. B. T, Lawrence, a retall meat dealer from Philadelphla, said prices of meat had been Incremsed by the wholesalers of late years, but he sald he had still been able fo make a profit of from 15 to 18 per cent without an unreasonable increase to the consumer. The committee will meet agaln tOn.orrow. The wholesalers will be heard next and then the packers. Hutter Men Plead Not Gallty, LGIN, 1L, March 8-D. 8. Pearsall, a member of the Elgin Board of Trade and a vepresentative butter dealer, today de- nied that the plan to investigate the high prices of living had anything to do with the detion of the Elgin Board of Trade In reducing the price of butter. “Butter prices,” sald Mr. Pearsall, “‘had become 30 high that the average citizen was unable to buy butter, and this class of yers turned to the purchase of oleo- crarine. High prices created a surpius WY tha butter supply which had to be sold. THS only way to sell it was to lower the price, When the board redueed the cost from 06 conts to 30 cents a pound thé com- modity afaln came Within 1each of the ordi- nary buyer." Joseph Newman, another leading deale corroborated Mr. Pearsall's statement. He Acc’d that prices had been “fixed.” : jers, yrmes and plain-clothes officers, Russian Leader Says Not Guilty T'rial Opens Madame Breshkovskaya, However, Admits to Court She is a Social Revolutionist. T. PETERSBURG, March 8.—Nicholas Madame Breshkovskaya eald: T admit that 1 am a ‘soclal revolution- ist,' " when their trlals on charges of criminal activity in the revolutionary or- ganization began today. The public was not admitted to the court room, the audl- being confined to the prisoners, court Tschalkovsky's wife and court denied a motion for separate _as well as the request by the state adjournment of Tschalkowsky's case, 3 of the non-appearance of Feodoroff, tical agent of the secret police and her important police witnesses, The of subpoenas for American wit- as also denled. 98 the reading of the long In- the pleas of the prisoners wére " * 4 Madame Breshkovakaya an- nUWHted that sho was ready for trial. Save for her counsel the woman had no friends in court The witne: s Included a political con- viet, who appeared in chaing. Tschaikovsky was brought the court room escorted by ten gendarmes. He waved a cheerful greeting to friends 1d his face was radl- ant as though at the thought of again suffering for “the cause.” He =ald his oc- cupation was that of a preacher and he ex- pounded the doctrine of soclalism, All of the testimony of the prosecution was introduced today. The government's chief witness, Pateuk,” the Informer, made an unsatisfactory Iimpression even upon the judge. N ¥ \ to Police in Chorus to Protect Caruso Seventy-Five Officers Guard Tenor from Alleged Black Handers, Who Have Threatened Him, NEW YORK, March 8.-alore carefully guarded by police than Presiden: Taft on his visits here Enrico Caruso, the tenor who recently recelved Black Hand letters demanding $15,000, remained barred in his apartments today., The singer is said to have received more threatening letters. Caruso made his first public appearance in opera last night since the Black Hand startied him with its demands. No less than . seventy-five policemen, four detec- tives and threo mounted policemen were detalled to look for lurking dynamitards in and about the opera house in Brooklyn. Detectives mingled in the chorus, while police guarded the wings, and one or two perched in the flies. 1 “I am ready for the attack,” said Caruse wallantly, “but—" here he relipsed Into a . “I prefer that it ‘should not camé,* Fear Patten Is Dealing in Cotton Arrival of Grain Speculator in Liver- pool Perturbs English Traders. LIVBRPOOL, March 8,—~The arrival here today of James A. Patten of Chlcago caused considerable excitement In cotton clreles, despite his disclaim of an intention to deal in wheat or cotton and his ex- planation that he will be in England for only a brief holiday. Cables from Amer- lca heralding Patten’s visit hinted of the possibility of his having designs on the Liverpool market and as a result the local dealers are watching the Chicagoan's movements closely. IKnox Wedding is Confirmed Minister Files Marriage Certificate, but Refuses to Discuss Affair in Any Way. BURLINGTON, Vt., March 8.~The mar- riage of Philander C. Knox, jr, son of the secrefary of state to Miss Mae Boler| of Providence, R. I, was confirmed here today with the filing ‘of the marriage cert!- ficate by the Rev. E. G. Guthrle, who performed the ceremony, Mr. Guthrie re- fused to discuss the ceremony, which he performed on Sunday evening. NO DANGER FROM VESUVIUS Director of Observatory on Voleano Issues Reassuring Statement Regarding Eruption, NAPLES, March §.—The director of the observatory on Mount Vesuvious today is- sued a reassuring statement regarding the |recent eruption of* the voleano, He sald he did not belleve it to have been a fore- {runner of great activity, but simply the |effect of deep Infiltration of the rains which |reached the fire zone and caused a vol- | canle reaction accompanied by explosions. forty | OMAHA, WEDNESDAY WEATHER FORECAST. For Nebraska-—Partly cloudy For Towa— Partly cloudy. For weather report seo page 2 MORNING, MARCH 9 1910—-TWELVE GRAIN STILL IN FARMERS HANDS Amount Is Hundred Seventy-Three Million Bushels Against Forty- Three Millions Last Year. MUCH LESS THAN ANTICIATED Dealers Had laced Amount at Hundred Ninety-Four Million Bushels, THE MARKET RISES SHARPLY Advance of Nearly Three Cents at Chi- cago When Report is Given Out. PERCENTAGE OF THE STATES {Nebraska Farmers Have 26 Per Cent of Wheat Still on Hands Against a Ten-Year Average of 28 Per Ceut. WASHINGTON, March 8—The quantity of 1% wheat crop In farmers' hands March 1 was about 3.5 per cent, equivalent to 173,344,000 bushels, compared with 21.6 per cent, 143,692,000 bushels, of the 1%8 crop, on hand March 1, 1909, and 23.8 per cent, 152, 571,000 bushels, theyaverago for the last ten years, according to the erop reporting board of the Department of Agriculture. The quantity of corn Is estimated at 37.9 per cent, equivalent to 1,060,000 bushels, compared with 9.3 per o (LO47,763,000 bushels) last year, and 3.9 per cent (§25,- 486,000 bushels) the last ten years' average; and of oats as 3.1 per cent, dquivalent to 363,159,000 bushels, compared with 74.6 per cent (218,847,000 bushels) last vear and 3.4 per cent (310,763,000 bushels) the last ten years' average. It was estimated that about 59.3 per cent of the wheat crop on hand will be shipped from the counties where grown, 23.1 per cent of the corn crop and 327 per cent of the oats crop. Following Is the estimated percentage of last year's crops of wheat, corn and oats in farmers’ hands March 1, in the leading grain producing states: WHEAT. 10-Year Aver. New York .. Pennsylvania . Texas Ohlo Indiana . Michigan Iilinois . Wiscons! Minnesota . South Dakota. North Dakota Californta. . ERRENRERIBSEBRLERE &g z (2] 28 g New York . Pennsylvania Wisconsin . Minnesota . Towa ... Missouri . Kansas Nebraska . South Dakota North Dakota. California . SHRELRELZEOSERIRE EERaagElesgrEnes: 2 1 h g Ohlo . Michigan Indiana . Tllinois . Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa . Missour! . Kansas Nebraska . South Dako North Dakota . California . Wheat Prices Advance. CHICAGO, March 8.—Wheat prices ad- vanced 24 to 2% cents here. today on a flurry created by the government report on farm reserves, which showed. a con- siderable shortage in the amount of wheat still on the farms compared with general expectations. From a low point of $1.10%, May s0ld up to $1.13, while July advanced from $1.03% to $1.05%. According to the government statistics the total amount of wheat of last year's crop still in farmers' hands is estimated at 178,344,000 bushels, while the trade in gen- eral was flguring on about 194,00,00 bushel. Prices shot up rapidly after the publica- tlon of the report, but declined again al- most as quickly when it was seen that the big traders falled to be excited over the shortage. Prices at the close, however, were still 14c to 1%@2 above yesterday's tinal figures TWO-CENT FARE LAW LEGAL BUT CONFISCATORY—COURT | West | ERALBELRABRERESES 34 e 40 5% 35 40 40 46 a3 Virginia Statute Knocked Out in Case of Coal and Coke Raillroad, CHARLESTOWN, W. Va., March 8.—The | West Virginia 2-cent-fare law is constitu- tional on its face, but confiscatory as applied to the Coal and Coke rallroad, atcording to a decision of the state supreme | court of appeals here tod The Ches- apeake & Ohlo, Norfolk & Western and | Kanawha & Michigan also contested the law. They must obey the statute unless they can show that it is confiscatory in ihelr cases also. Time Clock H Teachers It “teacher” should be tardy In reach- Ing the High school hereafter there will be an officlal record on tap. “Teacher” must now ring In and out on & Ume clock. Time clocks mark the be- #luning and the end of the day for teache and cash girls both in Omaba now. The High school time clock was installed Tuesday morning. It is not that High 8chool teachers are in the habit of being tardy or playing hooky, but it Is to give things a nice, official, business-like air. “It's a wonder they don't make us wear numbers and uniforms, or a red star, lke a ‘trusty' convict,” petulantly exclaimed one of the fair pedagogues. Sbe jerked down the hook on No. — The registering gong clanged and she marched Into the class room. Officlally her day of work begur ung on the at _High School “You see, we spend no end of our own time here long after the regular sessions are over," explained the teacher. '“There | are all manner of amateur theatricals and literary programs and the like, and extra help for puplls, so it might seem that there s no danger that we won't earn our salare i Monday afternoon the teachers of the | High school were called together in a spe- clal meeting, where the advantages of the time clock system were unfolded to them. The speaker expounded long and eloquently When he had ended he lcoked about the room. “Have any of you any remarks to make abayt this great innovation?’ The answer came in scornful glances his audience of Indignant and silent teach- ers marched from the room. Too Bad! Too Bad! It’ll Be a Lot Harder for Me Next Time. From the St. Louls Globe-Democrat. SINGLE COPY TWO COENTS. WARETAKESPARK'SPOSITION| Good Roads Talk Division Superintendent Now General Superintendent of Road. OTHER UNION PACIFIC CHANGES e 1y W. R. Cahill Takes Vacuncy on Ne- braska Division and W. D. Lincoln is Appointed Superin ‘ot Transportation Charles Ware is appointed general super- intendent of the Union Paelfic, to take the place of W, D.” Park, whostesigned €0 be- come viee president of the Lilinols, Central In charge of operation. » The appointment is announaed in a cir- cular issued by A. L. Mohler, viee presi- dent and general manager of the Union Pa- cific. It becomes effective at once.- Mr. Ware will' have his headquarters in Omaha and will report to the.vice president, (and general manager. W. D. Lincoln, at present car service agent of the Union Pacific, is appointed superintendent of transportation, a position which will materially increase his duties and responsibilities. W. R. Cahlll 1s appointed superintendent of the Nebraska division, to take the place of Mr. Ware, promoted. All these appoint- ments are effective at once. Charles Ware has been with the Unlon Pacific since 18%, serving as trick dis- patcher, train dispatcher and chief dis- patcher for twelve years. For three years he was assistant superintendent of the Ne- braska division, and for the last five years has been superintendent of the Nebraska division. Before coming to the Union Pa- cific Mr. Ware was chief train dispatcher of the Towa division of the Northwestern for eight years. For thirty days last year Mr. Ware served as acting superintendent of the Unlon Pa- cific during the absence of Mr. Park on special work for the Harriman lines. Place Selected for Big Mill Jeffries and Johnson Will Fight at Emeryville Race Track July 4. ( SAN FRANCISCO, March 8.—After weeks of negotlations and more or less of con- troversy between the joint promoters, it was definitely announced this evening by Tex Rickards and Jack Gleason that the Jefteries-Johnson battle on July 4, will be held in an arena within the race track en- | closure of the California Jockey club at Emeryville, Alameda county, just across the bay from San Franclsco. Read the want ads today. Read every one of them. They will furnish interesting reading for you. It will take you twenty minutes to do it, but do it. You will get close to all classes; the man who wishes employment, and the man who employs; the man who sells and the man who buys; the man who loans and the man who borrows; the man who is quitting business and the man who is beginning. These and others— hundreds and hundreds of others. Read what they say, and if it whets your appetite to use a want ad, call 238, and you will find a cheerful crowd to wait upon you. Remember you have done your best when you use a Bee want ad Strongly to Fore At Convention Governor Carroll and Others Strongly Advise Action-at Des Moines Gathering. DES MOINES, March 8.—(Special Tei gram.)—Over 1,200 delegates reported at the Towa Good Roads' convention today. Lafe Young was made chairman and Ora Wil lams secretary. Governor Carroll in celi- ing_the convention to order, delivered a stirriug address on the necessity tor good roads and better methods of securing §odd roads. As this s the first effort to start a general roads movement, the organization was informal and during the afternoon a committee of one from each dlstrict was named to report resolutions and a form of organization. The plan is to organize permanently and to engage in conneetion with the Jowa Highway commission in work all over the state. During the after- noon addresses were given by Harvey Ingham, Prof, A. Marston, John T. Foster, F. A. O'Connor, Henry Haag and Senator Frederick Lhrrabee, all on topics relating to good roads. In the evening the good roads people met with the State Assocl- ation of Threshermen and held a Jfoint meeting, both meetings continuing tomor- row. A four-day automoblle show opened here today with a parade of 150 machines in line. The show s held in the new collseum, which is completely filled. \Postal Bank Bill Reaches House Chairman Weeks Says Measure Will Not Be Considered by Committee This Week. WASHINGTON, March S$.—~The postal saving bank bill, which passed the senate ast Saturday, reached the house today and was referred to the comittee on post- offices and post roads. “When will the bill be reported?” asked of Chairman Weeks. “Not this week,” replled Weeks, with a smile. ‘“We propose to give this bill not only earnest but very prayerful consider- ation, CHARGED WITH KILLING MAN THIRTY YEARS AGO IN OHIO Joseph Shanberger ix Under Arrest at Sturgis, South Dakota, for 012 Crime. was, TOLEDO, 0., March 8.—Charging Joseph Shanberger with a murder committed near Waterville thirty years ago, an affidavit was signed today In the county prosecutor's office by Frank Kohli, a nephew of the vietim, John Kohll. Shanberger is under arrest at Sturgis, S D Thirty years ago John Kohll lived in a little house near Waterville. The nephew slept fn a loft in the house. One morning he found his uncle unconsclous, having been beaten with a club. Later the man dled. Joseph Shanberger disappeared. PICK CONVENTION CITY TODAY Federation of Nebraska Retailers May | Come Here Again. DIERS GIVES HIS ANNUAL ADDRESS | Prestdent of Association Tells of the Laws Secured by Orgamization and of Other Benefits Accruing. The place of holding the next convention of ‘the Federation of Nebraska Retaflers Wil be declded at this afternoon's session. The matter was brought up in the con- vention ahead of time yesterday by some delégate. A strong sentiment in favor of Omaha was at once developed, but the Omaha boosters did not push their argu- ment and the convention decided to lay the question over until this afternoon. In his annual address, President Fred Diers of Madison, told of the splendid work | that had been done by the federation | toward good legislation, but he also sald | that a great deal more was still to be! accomplished. He told of the good which | the conventions achleve and sald that he was certaln that what he learned at the last convention had pald him over K0 per cent on the Investment. *“Good fellowship In the home towns and co-operation are what we want to cul-| tivate,”” said Mr. Diers. “The time is past for retallers to use cut-throat tactles toward one another, for even if by some unfair competition you are able to force a competitor to the wall, you will awaken some morning and find another In his place. You can make more money by getting along peaceably with your neigh- | bors. Other things which this federation | | may bring about and which will help you; ul In your business and help you in the | :njoyment of your lives are early closing, closing of your stores on Sunday, a better credit system, co-operation in buying and | selling and how to economize in business ‘We need laws In Nebraska to tax the transient merchants who contribute nothing | toward the support of the eity and state and to compel them to deal honestly with | the publie. i “We can make merchandising a pleasure | ratlier than a drudgery.” Debate Plan to Incorporate. The question as to whether the federa- | tior shall be incorporated was discussod | pro and con and it will be deeldgd in the convention today. | Penn P. Fodrea, editor of the Trade Exhibits gave a short talk on advertising and followed it up by answering pointel| questions, which had been handed in and which were fired at him by the delegates. Etery merchant advertises in some way, even though he does not use the news- papers,” sald Mr. Fodrea, who told of the various ways in which a retall merchant can present his wares to the public, “Ad- vertising Is the most vitally Important thing In any business, where you are try- ing to sell to the public. Too many people do not seek out the people they want to reach and then find a way to reach them. You should never tire of letting the people know what you have to sell and that you | want their trade.” Mayor Dahlman, as the representative of the city of Omaha, welcomed the dele- (Continued on Second Page.) BOGOTA, Colombia, March 8.—A quarrel between the manager of an Amerlcan- owned street raflway line and a police of- | ticer 1ate yesterday was followed by a riot, |during which a mob attempted to wreek |the street cars. The traffic was stopped |and the manager placed under arrest, | The rioting continued for some time and reached the block ln which the American legation is located. The police gathered in force in the vicinity, but the mob, after wrecking its vengeance en the rolling stock of the company, attacked the United States American Legation Stoned by Riotous Mob at Bogota (legation, stoning the bullding. The mem- Ibers of the legation were protected, and though there were further disturbances dur- ing the night, the authorities appeared to be able to afford protection to the Amer fcans, Elllott Northcott {s the American minis- |ter at Bogota and Paxton Hibben fs the secretary of the legation. All at the lega- tion were said to be safe today. Mr. North- cott came here last August from We: Virginia and was formerly judge of the district court for the southern district of that state L | chiidren. gates and sald that Omaha recognized the | LILLIS CANNO BE MOVED NOW Man Attacked by John P. Cudehy of Kansas City Sunday in Danger of Blood Poisoning. WILL STAY AT THE HOSPITAL Physican Says Wounds Were Made with a Rusty Blade. VICTIM IS UNABLE TO0 TALK Lips Are Battered and He Has Not Spoken Since Reaching Hospital [CASE WILL BE HUSHED UP Wil Not Push rge Agninst Jock Cudahy Unless Victim Dies of Wounda. County Prosecutor KANSAS. CITY, Mo, March 8—Fear that complications may develop In the in- jurfes of Jere F. Lillls, president of the Western Exchange bank, whom John P. Cudahy, the packer, assaulted Sunday morning in the Cudahy home, caused the physielans not to move him to his home today as planned. Lillls s at St. Mary's hospital and may be there several days. The development that Dr, Samuel Ayres, who 1s attending the injured banker, most fears fa blood polsoning. The knife which Cudahy used upon his vietim is said to have been an old, rusty blade. Tonlght it seems there s small danger of blood poisoning, but every precaution will be taken to prevent such a turn in the pa- tlent's condition. Lillls is unable to talk as his lips were badly battered. Nurses at the hospital says he has not spoken since his arrival there. As the knife did not touch any vital part of Lillis' body he will probably be able to be out fn a few days if blood polsoning does not set in. Mr. Cudahy remains at the Coates’ house and refuses to talk. Prosecution Not Probable. The announcement that Lillis will not prefer a formal charge agalnst Cudahy renders doubtful the probability that any further detalls of the circumstances that led up to the trouble will ever be made public. Both Cudahy and Lillls still firmly refuse to make a statement In regard to the affair. The county prosecutor has announced. that he will make no effort to prosecute Cudahy If no one flles a formal charge against him, unless Lillls snould die from his Injuries. The physicians say the banker will surely recover. John Moss, the chauffeur who was pres- ent wHen the attack on Lillls was mad has not been located, although the police have made a dlilgent searchgfor him. General John C. Cowin of Omaha, father of Mrs. Cudahy, went out to the Cudahy homo from his & 3 Cowin Defe General Cowin dlctated statement: “On account of the children Mrs. Cudahy will not make any application for divorce. She has devoted her.life to her children and shall devote her future to their care and education, She has been as true o wife a8 ever llved and no mother was more devoted to her children than #he has been, as has. been evidenced by thé attachment of the children for their mother. Mrs. Cudahy will remain in her present home, and, as T have sald, devote het life to her he will not go Into eourt unless it 1s necessary to secure mainténance and support for her chlldren or to protect JOHN C. COWIN, I'm golhg to sta yright here Kansas City,” Mrs. Cudahy sald, father completed his btatement. Mrs. Cudahy Insinuates Insanity. Then she dictated the following statement and signed “There h: been nothing between Mr. Lillls to justty thé aftack my husband made upon him. I am heart-broken more from what has beéen sald than for any- thing taht has happened, My relations with Mr. Lillis have been such that no one, unless insane, could have fouhd fault with thtem. I have only dined with Mr. Lillis at the Baltimore once. That time was Sat- urday. I have nevér been in the Pompelan room but once, That was a yeAr ago and 1 was with Mr. Cudahy and John Drew. I think my husband's attack upon Mr. Lil- lis was cowardly. If my husband thought he had any grievance agalnst Mr. Lillls he should have settled It himself, man to man, and not have cglled in & servant to ald him. But the attack was not justified. It was only less cowardly than his efforts to protect himself when the police came to arrest him when he stated '‘He's ruined my home.” That i8 an Infamous, cowardly statement and absolutely untrue. No one knows it more than Mr. Cudahy., I have always treated my servants with considera- tion and they can testify to the eharacter of my home life and to the falsity of Mr, er the | following n her |Cudahy’s instnuations CUDAHY CALLED THE DOCTOR He Had Finished Operati When Otficer Arrly, The statement John P. Cudahy of Kansas {City made to the policeman who went to |the Cudahy home When Banker Lillls was being cut up into shoe strings at the | mellow hour of 12:35 differs In some detall |as the Kansas City Star publishes it and as the Associated Press carried {t. Ac- |cording to the Star, Cudahy himself called |the doctor and had finished his carving loperation by the time Offiger Bryan Un- |derwood arrived. Here Is the Star's story: “It about 12:% o'clock Sunday morn- when 1 got the call to the Cudahy Officer Bryan Underwood sald. “When 1 called up the Westport station they sald ‘someone's being killed at the Cudahy home, hurry up there @ once.' I slammed the alarm box shut and hurried to the Cudahys. “When 1 entered two men were standing in the hall. Hoth were greatly exeited and one, whom 1 later learned to be Jack |Cudahy himself, was talking wildly. The |other man, his chauffeur, sald nothing. He was simply standing there by the door | that led In the parior of the Cudahy home, “I asked Cudahy what the matier was. He kept saying: ‘He's rulned my home, he's ruined my home. I've marked him so the women will know him.' I rushed into the house, Btretched out on the fleor In the southwest corner of the roomn was a man. He was all bloody and looked like he had been badly used. Ile was lying on bis back and tied up in & rope. “I hurried over to him and took out my pocket knife and cut the ropes that on Lillls