Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 29, 1910, Page 1

THEZ OMAHA BEE govs to the homes—is read by the womén—sells 'goods for advertisers. VOL. XXXIX-—-NO. 243, LITARY CASE RESTS UPON DOG Decision in Brownsville Shoot-Up Litigation Depences Largely on Part by Canine. Prosecution Points This Out Against Mad Dog Theory. ¥ [RSrLASRS FINDINGS ARE EXPECTED SOON Court of In 'y to Report Whether Discharged Negro Soldiers May Re-Enlist in United States Army. WASHINGTON, March 2-On a big black dog may depend the decislon as to whether or ot any of the negro soldiers discharged as a result of the tamous shoot- ing up of Brown Tex., are to be allowed to re-enli | the army of the United States. Such dog is said to have "-uw'»d along ahead of the raiders who nt on their death dealing mission Au- gust 13, 1006 This obscure bit of testimony was brought 1o the fore today at the sitting of the mill- tary court of inquiry created by law to determine it any uf the discharged soldlers should be permitted ' re-enlist. Captain ©he les R. Howland, rocorder of the court, asserted that this dog belonged to Company B of the Twenty-fifth regiment and scamp- ered along abead of the ralders, as he eald, with whom it came in dally contact. Captaln Howland ‘summarized the testi- mony on the Brownsville atfray. During the last four months this court has ex- amined score after score of witnesses in the matter and a still longer period has been devoted to analyzing previous testl- mony, taken by other hearings in the case. It will soon report its findings to congress. The tenor of the recorder's address throughout the day was that the discharged goldiers shot up the town. His story of he dog was only one of the points mar- :lull«l by the army officer in support of Iiis contention that the soldiers were gullty of the orime that has been lald at the door of eltizens of the town. He will con- clude his address tomorrow. The tale of the dog was told the court when Captain Howland reached the part of his argument dealing with the rald t thoe town. As the ralders went t:!ou.ll Cowan alley he recalled that Mr. and Mrs. Jdin heard the nolse, and, look- ing out, saw & Wlog leaping along ahead of the men, and thought the men were shoot- ing at this supposed mad dog. He sald Mr, Odin described It as a “large black dog.”" “This big black dog which has heretofore a;quetu In the case,” sald the ree- s UL with very. ing HoM e was standing at watch at the gate of the post. and Keeping children out who were going home from the Cowan party. g, are generally dogs about whereve, s010idrs are gathered and in this particular cage We find that there was a large black dog with B company, as shown by refer- ence to Captain Macklin's testimony. The dog that Mr. Odin saw and which he felt | was @ mad dog that they were trying to shoot was merely the B company dog run- ning ahed of the soldlers with whom he | came in daily contact.” Stress was lald by she recorder upon the faet that the tiring was done by velleys. An gttempt by civillans to fire by- volleys, | he sald, would not have been successtul. Hp attached fmportance to the claim that only enlisted men had claimed that the wound of firing that night was done from | Winchester instead of Springfields, with iwhich ihe soldiers were armed. It was sled by members of the court at this it in the argument that experiments be e by it to see whether the differences tween Winchesters and Springfields can 5 laentitied. { Another point taken up by the recorder ring (he day was the bullet holes found after the shooting. ‘Mot ove scrap of evidence,” said he, iz over been furnished before any trib- or officlal that a single bullding or of any kind v was struck L direction of the ¢' Lowh was rld firing and ne nts of the the limits of Fort a bullet fired from | town of Brownsville. cd with bullets during | women and chlldren.; n and who belonged to | every class of ty, except negro, were | ager of being hit. .gea 10 the nsideratior of the above facts alone | ent 10 show that the firing party | cafnb from the protected zone, namely, Fort Brown' A tydy of the trajectory of the bullets | firkd that night as made by experts for thd gourt of inquiry Captain Howland said demdustrated that there was firing from the, forehes of D and B barracks and prob- abig' € and much firing from the post be- | twetn the barracks and the wall ‘I the realm of reason,” he inquired, 8 thers any man who will clalm that citizens of Brownsville In their blind fury | 1o get r1d of soldiers succeeded In entering the post of Fort Drown and concealed tliemselves on the porches of the barracks, from which they delivered this fire? Cer- tiloly not.” A careful scrutiny of all the evidence 1ald before this court shows, he said, that the roll cals following the shooting were ot held quickly endugh after the firing to have detected any of the raiders. ‘I'riple Murder Ngar Concordia Bodies of Alexander Tindahl, Wealthy Farmer, and Two Children Found in Republican River. ‘New York Central Places Not Open to All Strikers in Philadelphia Number of Men Out on Sympathetic Strike Find Their Jobs Filled by Nonunion Men. ILADELPHIA, March 28.—The sym- strike in ald of the trolley men n officlally declared off yester- /o Central Labor union, there was I resumption of work today. This | pecially noticeable in the building trades, operations throughout the city hav- ing been generally tied up since the sym- pathetic strike was begun on March 5. All men who went out on sympathetic strike did not find employment when they reported, however, their places having been filled in many instances by nonunion work- men. The Philadelphia Rapid Transit company is still operating with a limited number of cars. The company declares that |t fs slowly bringing its forces up to normal and says 1400 cars are running today. About fifty girls employed in a shirt fac- tory today were taken into custody for dis- orderly conduct. They are accused of making offensive remarks to motormen and conductors. \ Elections in Iowa and Kansas Sioux City, Burlington and Keokuk Have First Balloting Under New Commission Plan. DES MOINES, la., March 28.—Scores of cities and towns in lowa held their municipal elections today. Greatest inter- est centers in the cities under the commis- sion plan of government. The vote in Des Motnes was the heaviest ir history early today and doubtless all records will be broken. Sfoux City, Burlington and Keokuk are holding their first elections under the commission plan, with reports of heavy voting. Des Moines and Cedar Rapids a holding thelr second elections under the new system. SIOUX CITY, Ia, March 28.—(Special Telegram.)—Perfect weather seems to in- sure a large vote at the first election un- der the commission plan, of government today. Supporters of both E. P. Farr, and A. A. Smith for mayor profess confidence at 2 p. m. It is predicted the leaders for places for councilmen will be G. B. Healy, Jonathan W. Brown, R. 8. Whitley, W. E. True, and D. E. Kerby. The other candi- dates are Frank Wagner and Rudolph Beerend. KANSAS CITY, March 2.—Two cities of the first-class tu Kansas, Kansas City and Topeka, held their first nonpartisan pri- marfes today to nominate caudidates under the commission form of government. Two ecandidates for mayor are 10:be ! 10 emch ety oo e In Kansas City great interest is. being shown and @ heavy vote is likely. In Topeka the lack of interest is attributed to ‘the elimination of partisan polities and to the unfamillarity of the people with the new system of city government. - The weather is ideal Primaries in several second-class cities of Kansas will be held at a later date. Two of Mabray Gang Appeal Willard Powell and T. 8, Robinson Submit Bond to Judge Smith Me- Pherson for Approval, LEAVENWORTH, Kan., March 28.—Wil- lard Powell and T. S. Robinson, members of the Mabray gang of swindiers now in the federal prison here, have perfected appeal bonds to the United States circuit court of appeals. The bonds are now be- fore Judge Smith McPherson for approval. It Is expected the men will be released from prison within the next day or two pending action on their appeal. Refuses Demands Five Thousand Conductors and Train- men Will Vote on Prop- osition to Strike, NEW YORK, March 28.—The New York Central road late today refused to grant the wage incrense of from 8 to 64 per cent demanded by 5000 conductors and train- men and the presidents of those unions notified the rallroad company that they would order a strike vote. The company offered an Increase of from 8 to 2 per cent. THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. WEATHER FORECAST. For Nebraska—OCloudy. For lowa—Falr, For weather report see page 2. OMAHA, TUESDAY INSURANCE BILL AIDED BY MONEY Testimony Given to Show This State Inquiry Now Going on in New York. in BURKLEY TELLS OF PAYMENTS Sum Was Paid to Judge for Advice, He Says. |LETTERS FIGURE IN THE CASE Letter Between Companis Officers and Legislature Agent Figures. HE SAYS OWN FEE IS SMALL Also States That “Case Would Not Be Taken by” Any Reputable Lawyer Under Any Ofrcamatances. NEW YORK, March 2. —“Interesting ma- terial,” was the way Superintendent of In- surance Hotchkiss classified a big bundle of documents in his possession today. Three days of delving Into leads which had been opened up when the Investigation into fire insurance conditions, which' Mr. Hotchkiss is conducting here gdjourned last Thurs- day, has been furnished the superintendent with quantities of new ammunition for use at the resumption of the inquiry" today. Much of it, the superintendent indicated, was Ifkely 1o be used Ifi further question- ing of the Albany agent of fire insurance companies, Willam H. Buckley, whose testimony so far has beén the most signi- ficant and important adduced at the hear- ing. 5 Another witness was expected to be Bd- ward’ A .Brown of Middletown, who was state purchasing agent at Sing Sing prison at the time George F. Seward, president of the Fidelity and Casualty company, testi- fled he visited Sing Sing prison and wi told by “a man named Brown" that $10,000 paid to State Senator Timothy D. Sulltvan would satisfactorily adjust some pending insurance legislative matters. Mr. Brown is Identified. Mr. Brown, who sald that at present he 18 keeping a hotel at Middletown, was the first witnees today. He testified that he never had talked with Mr. Seward or any one else about leglslation affecting the in- surance business. Mr. Seward was then recalled and, asked it Mr. Brown, who had just preceded him on the stand, was the man who approached hita and demanded $10,000 “I wish to say,” Mr. Seward sald, “that 1 am morally certain that he is the man.” Willlam H. Buckley, who recetved so many thousand dollars from the insurance companies as their executive, agent and who was the last witness on Saturday then resumed his testimony. Mr., Hotchkiss read a copy of order ed on the National Commergfal. bank officials of the bank to reveal the record of his transactions with the Institution. Buckley Again on Stan: of Buckley's clients, 1t wi shown, was the Prussian Life Insurance company. *Mr, Buckley got $1,250 after he had obtained permission for the company to do. business in this country. He wrote a letter to Carl Sturhahn on September 9, 1604, saving he wanted $1,250 and an annual retainer of $1,000 a year. He sald that any other lawyer would have charged' twice that amount and that it Was a matter which would not be taken up under: any circumstances “by any reputable lawyer.” Mr. Buckley sald he did not know what he meant by that statement. Willlam: B. Smith, general counsel of the Travelers Insurance company of Hartford, was called to the stand, Interrupting Mr, Buckley's testimony. Mr. Smith testitied that his company had paid $21,400 to Buck- ley. There were four payments, one of $10,000 on May 20, 198, another of $3,%0 on the same day, $1,00 In Junc of the same year and $1,500 in the following November The money was paid to pass an insurance reserve bill which was put through the legislature after a hard fight. _ Mr. Buckley then resumed his testimony. He sald that of the $1,250 he got from the Prussian Life he pald $750 to ex-Judge A. J. Danaher for legal services. Roosevelt Will Visit Cheyenne Former President Cables Acceptance of Invitation to Attend Frontier Celebration. CHEYENNE, Wyo., March 28.—Colonel Theodore Roosevelt cables from Cairo to Senator Warren in reply to a telegram from the Cheyenne Frontier committee, that he accepts the Invitation to attend the Cheyenne frontier celebration to be held here the last week in August. Colonel Theodore Roosevelt's journeys about Egypt are under the guidance of a former Omaha man, Prof. R. 8. McClan- ahan, who some years ago was at Bel vue college. At Bellevue Prof. McClana- han was married to Miss Jeannette Wal- lace. Prof. and Mrs. McClanahan are now at the American mission at Assuit. Prof. McClanahan is now vice president of the institution and is shortly to succeed to the presidency. ; Dispatches from Cairo quote a prominent CONCORDIA, Kan,, March 28.—The bod- 48 of Alexander Lindhahl, & wealthy farmer, and of his daughter, 10 years old, and son of 8, werd found Sunday evening in _the; Republican river near here. They w In & motor boat Saturday even- ey Were not seen alive afterward. Both &bidren had been shot several times 4nd the boy had also been struck with a Egyptian of Assult as saying that Colonel Roosevelt learned more of the American mission there In two days than Lord Cromer did In twenty-tive years. Colonel Roosevelt has had,the attention of Prof. McClanahan since his Egyptian sejourn began. . 4 Miss Jessie Flynt, a teacher in the Train school, Sixth and Hickory strests, has oub. The bodles of the children were found b1t (he boat, but that of Mr. Linhahl Wb wacs.. T0m the river, The ofticers are mow cHINE for an Insane man who was z&&- nelghborkood Saturday, Bx- 18 intensr just returned from a sojoprn Of three years in the country which the former president 18 now visiting. She was asso- clated with Prof. McClanahan as & mem- ber of the faculty of the Assuit mission. “Prof. McClarshan was chosen to meet wmmmmu—lm Roosevelt is Piloted About Egypt by Former Omahan through the country because he is con- sidered the best authority on Egypt past and present in that country,” sald Miss Fiynt. “He went up to Shellal, the last station on the railroad up the Nile, ‘and there joined the Rooseveit party. “I have & letter recelved today from friends at Assuit, telling me of Colonel Roosevelt's visit. While there he was the Suest a part of the time of George Bey Wieasa, a millionaire Egyptian, “The home in which Colonel Roosevelt found. that one time vegetable merchant is one of the most pretentious palaces of the wealthy community in which he lives. Wiessa s a graduate of the mission and of Oxford university. Miss Flynt made a colleotion of curios @nd relics during her stay in Assult. She has several valuable scarabs taken from anclent tombs. Out at Train school the children are getting some Egyptian history in the original. "Bver since I heard Bible storles from my mother as a clild I have felt a most remarkable interest in Egypt and now that I have seen.it I would Mke to stay there, it bealth would only permit,” said Miss MORNING, 029 MARCH 1910—-TWELVE PAGES. ‘What Will the Poor Cartoonist Do Now? From the New York Herald. FOR CONTROL OF BIG MUDDY Burkett Hopes to Secure Funds to Protect Water Plant. SENATE COMMITTEE - OPPOSED Stands Out for Favorable Report of Engineer Board, Which Has Not Yet Heen Seeured. WASHINGTON, March 23.—(Speclal Tele- gram.)—Senator Burkett appeared before the senate committee on interstate and foreign commerc® todey in support’of- his amendment to the river and harbor bill ‘appropriating $250,00 to protect the banks of Missour! In the vicinity of Florence-and water works adjacent thersto against the encroachment of that stream. Senator t was requested to present b€ Ltnis - amendment by the' Bérk board, the’ any one | gounty commissioners. ot ‘Douglasscounty, the county: surveyor ‘and those In charge of the Florence waterworks. Senator Bur- kett early realized th.# ile was up against & hard proposition for the interstate and forelgn commerce committee of the senate is Insistent that appropriations for river and harbors should have the sanction of the engineer board of the army, which does not_exist in this case. However, with & map and a good deal of forceful language; he showed the committee that if the river in and about Florence was not stopped from washlng away the banks, Omaha would be without water supply and that this belng an interstate stream under the supervision of the government, it behoves congress to get busy and do something for the protection of citizens along the banks of the Big Muddy. . While Senator Burkett is not overly en- thusiastic about securing the amount asked for, he belleves he will get somthing of an appropriation and possibly a survey, which will give a status to the case. Des Moines Opinion Filed. Commissioner Cockrell of the Interstate Commerce commission today formally filed his opinion In the case of the Greater Des Moines committee against the Chlicago Great Western Rallway company and others in which the complainant charges discrimination against Des Moines in favor of other citles, notably St. Paul and Min- ! neapolis on north. and St. Louls, Kansas City and St. Joseph on south, ordering that the complaint be dismissed. A very full examination on the part of the commission was had on this complaint and the des cision reached 1s signed by the full com- misston. In the case of the Acme Cement Plaster company against the Chicago & North- western Rallway company and others, Commissioner Prouty today decided against the rallway and ordered that on or before May 15 and for a period of not less than two years thereafter it shall abstain from exacting its present rates for transportation of cement plaster in carloads from Nor- folk, Neb., upon the defendant company's lines in Nebraska and South Dakota. The commission fixes in cents these rates per hundred pounds from Norfolk to the fol- lowing points, with a minimum carload welght of 30,000 pounds: Creighton, Neb., 7; Verdigre, Neb., §; Niobrara, Neb., 8 Verdel, Neb., §; Monowl, Neb., 9; Lynch, Neb,, 9; Bristow, Neb., 1% 1; Anoks, Neb.,' 11; Fa ; Bonesteel, 8. D., 14; Her- 14! Burke, 8. D., 16; Gregory, allas, R J. Clancy of the Unfon Pacific tax de- partment, who has been In Washington for the last day or two on business connected “(Continued on Second Page.) Start the week with a little Bee want ad to sell the wuseless thing about the house. The Bee can sell it for you. 1 Somebody wants it. Somebody will pay for it. Somebody is watching The Bee’s want columns to find it. In general, 20 cents will do the work. Call Douglas 238 and you will find a cheerful staff ready for you. Eight Bridal Knots Are Tied. at Same Time Special ‘Train, “The Cupid Special,” Conveys Wedding Party to Shrine of Venus. WASHINGTON, March 28.—Eight bridal couples came from Richmond to Washing- ton_ today and were married for charity. Of course, charity was not the only rea- son, but a charity reaped the first bene- fits. They came with a wedding party of 40 persons which filled seven coaches of a special train. The Rev. James F¥. Cook of Baltimore came’to the capital to tle the bunch of knots. First the weding party stormed the li. cente clerk's office for permits. That offis éial did s day's work in" an hour. Then in_ the parlors, of a° downtown hotel the clergyman did the rest. Each year Mrs. James R. Gill, superin- tendent. of the Male Orphan asylum In Richmond, runs the “Cupid specal” to Washington for the benefit of her charges. Charitable folk and friends of the asylum compose the wedding attendants and see that wedding gifts are not lacking. Three other young couples who could not wait were married In Richmond this morning and came along on the special train for their honeymoons. Egg Rolling on White House Lawn Hundreds of Little Tots Gather for Annual Easter Monday Frolic, ‘ WASHINGTON, March 25,—The Haster Monday egg-rolling on the rear lawns of the White house today presented the usual pretty picture of youthful joy. was warm and bright. Mrs.’ Taft had a number of callers during the day ms did the youpger white house set and they sat the greater part of the time on the .rear portico watching the children at play. Children of the rich and poor, white and colored, all were admitted and had the run. of the place for thelr games and thelr plenics. The magnificent White ,house fotntain was playing for the first time this season, During the afternoon the United States Engineers’ band gave a . concert, Wright Falls Thousand Feet Aeroplane is Under Partial Control | and Neither Man Nor Machine is Injured. MONTGOMERY, Ala, March 2,.—The aeroplane being used by the Wright brothers at the practice ground In this elty today fell from a height of 1,000 feet, but struck eastly in soft plowed ground. Orville Wright, who was up, was not hurt, nor the machine injured, -the descent being in a measure under control. Union Pacific Bridge Burned. TOPEKA, Kan, March 28.—The Union Pacific bridge across the Blue river at Manhattan was burned today. Union Pa- cific trains are being detoured over the The day | POISON MYSTERY IN CHICACO| Arsenic Found in Stomach of Alex- ander Moody, Wealthy Baker, DRUG EATEN WITH BEEF STEAK Coroner Hélleves Vietim Was Mur- dered d Investigation Is Now v-ux y—Resembles the " 'wope Case. CHICAGO, March 28.~That Alexander J. Moody, whoso death on February 20 last was attributed to ptomaine polsoning, really dled from the effects of arsenic, was the startling assertion made here to- Qay by Coroner Hoffman. That the poison was -oontained In hamburger steak ecaten by the deceased seoms clear to the au- ‘hnfiuu, but the manner fn which it was in the meat i a myatery which DEither™the ' coroner nor fthe police have’ . to golve. 2 Although the coroner and Assistant Chief of .Poliee Herman Scheutler declare that they agcuse no one, it is admitted that a woman of Mr, Moody's household and one of his employes have been under sur- velllance for a month. Mr. Moody, lke his brother Frank, who Is a son-in-law @f Congressman Moxley, and Charles H. Moody inherited a con- siderable fortune from his father, founder of the big ple baking firm of Moody & Waters, of which Charles H. was the head and Algxander ‘the secretary. @Prominent in Ilinois. The lfittem ocotipled a fine residence at 210 Seeley Avenus, owned a summer resi- dence in Wisconsin and a farm at St Charles, TIl. February 20 fell on Sunday. {The previous Thurdday hamburger steak had been purchased, but not used until Saturday, the Tatervening Friday being ob- served as a fast day. Saturday the family partook of the meat without il effects. Bunday morning Mr. Moody was com- palled to visit the faetory, on which repairs | from the bank. were being fade, alld as his wife was not féelirg ' well 'Mr, Moody *took breakfast alone, the meal belhg prepared by Agnes Hartwick, &’ servant, who has been in the family thirteen yedirs. The leftover por- ton of the steak had been rolled into balls by Miss Hartwick ahd placed In the icebox aver night. This box coniained no ice, weather being dbld, and was accessible from either the kitchen or the rear porch. access to the refrigerator from without Is shown in the testimony of Miss Hartwick at a private Inquiry, in whick she stated that égds and meat had been Missed from the box on several occasions. Oh the direction of Mrs. Moody the servant served Mr. Moody the steak. cornbread and ¢coffee. * Later Mrs. Moody aiose, but ate D0 breakfast. Miss Hartwick, however, ate & plece of bread, dipped in the gravy from the meat, and some hours later was taken violently 11l Mr, Moody remaified at the bakery all day, but returned In a carriage at 10 p. m,, 50 ill he eould scarcely stand. A home remedy faillng to afford relief, the family physiclan, Dr. F. 8. Hartman, was sent for, but he was unable to succor the pa- tient, who died within an hour. The doctor was about to leave the house when in- formed that the servant was ill, exhibiting symptoms simildr to those of Mr. Moody. In this case medical ald proved efficacious. Arsenic in Meat, Moved by teasons which he has ndt made public, Dr. Hartman admits having secured that night the rémaining portion of the steak, which he sealed in a glass jar. This exhiblt was given Dr. Walter Hayne the chemist, whose name has become fa- miliar i gonnection with sclentific investi- gation in the Swope case of Kansas City, Rock Island tracks from Topeka to Man- hattan. (Continued on Second Page.) RICHMOND, Va., March 28.—Under the | glare of a street lamp, robbers backed a | wagon up to the door of the Richmond | postoffice either on Saturday or Sunday night, plerced the vauit with drills and | escaped with more than $30,000 in stamps and $100 in cash. A ‘watchman in the bulld- Ing was undisturbed while the robbers en- tered. through a street window and opened the vault. The office had been closed since 6 o'clock Saturday evening. When a clerk opened the @oors this morning the ‘robbery was discovered. Later the estimate of the loss in the rob- Postoffice is Robbed of_' Hundred Thousand in Stamps bery of the postoffice here placed the | amount taken at more than $100,000. WASHINGTON, March 28—No . officlal report of the robbery had bech racelved by the chief postoffice inspector during the forenoon and the ¢ase would not be dis- cussed. 3 The postoffice at Richmond is the depos!- tory for all the fourth-class and presiden- !tial postoffices’ in the state of Virgini Remittances are made to the treasury at Washington every few days. Officials here say that If 340,000 has been stolen It repre- sents a few days accumulation and remit- tances of the small offices. | men, ‘and, BANKERS BEFORE THE GRAND JURY |Officers of Six Pittsburg Concerns Are Summoned to Testify in Coun- cilmanic Graft Scandal. THEIR TESTIMONG NOT PUBLIC Jurors Bear From Several Men and Others Will Appear Today. IMMUNITY BATHS ALL TAKEN Further Confessions of Councilmen Not Made and Not Expected. FARMERS' NATIONAL STATEMENT Denial Made Mon That Company Pald ¥ to Influence Legislation ~=Thirty-one Under Indictment. PITTSBURG, March 26—The grand Jury's program, which calls for the exam- Ination of nearly 100 directors and offlcials of six Pittsburg banks In connéction with the alleged bribery of counclimen to secure ligislation, which made theso banks official depositories for thte city's money, was be- gun today. The juror's only report had to o with the formal indictment of thirty- | tour present and former counclimen against { whom indietments had been previously or- dered In the grand jury’s presentment of Friday last The counts charged in the indiement to- day of Hugh Ferguson, Willlam Brand and Charles S, Stewart are both conspiracy and bribery in connection with the accept- ance avd distribution of $102,000 as bribes to other councllmen. The thirty-one in- dicted are charged with aceptance of tho bribes, During the day the grand jury had be- [fore it H. C. Bughman, president of the Second National bank, J. M. Young and other officials and directors. From the | Farmer's National bank, which issued dur- ing the day a statement denying that it had paid any money to Influence legis- lation, there appeared Directors Thomas M. Rels, Christian Zels and J. H. Reed, and | from the Workingman's National Savings | & Trust company there appeared James M. Anderson, cashier. The hankers' testimony was not made public. No further confes- sions were made by counclimen today, The grand jury will resume its sesslons tomor- row to hear more of the bankers. The officlals of the clty depo:itorlas under the probe of the district attorney and a | Brafi-inves.i,aiing grand jury probably will fight the charges taat they gave bribes to councilmen In order to have thelr Interests chosen as the depositories of clty funds. The attitude of the bankers is belleved to be outlined in two statements made to- day before the district aftorney, one fro.. the Second Nationa! bank and the other trom the Farmers Deposit Natlonal bank. . The grand jury heard the story of F. 8, Wiliock, divector af_the Second bank, ioday. Captain Murphy Accusedof Theft Officer of the Volunteers of St. Paul is Charged with Larceny in the First Degree. W ST. PAUL, Minn, March 28.—A warrant for the arrest of Captain Timothy Murphy of the St. Paul corps of the Volunteers of America was lssucd today by the county attorney. The compjaint was made by John O'Neal, adjutant genefal of the Minneapolis corps of the organization and alleges ‘“larceny in the first degree.” The amount alleged to have been taken s $1,250. Captain Murphy disappeared’ fast Monday evening after he had withdrawn the money Tho thoney Wwas a sum collected on Mareh 11, “tag day”_ de- Joted to raising funds for a working #r home, FOUR HUNTERS ARE - FINED | South Dakota Farmer Neglected to Seeure Licenses Are Punished. ‘ BIOUX FALLS, 8. D., March 28.—(Spe- clal)—Walter and Arthur Helser, Edward Ebcrhardt and Leonard Weighe, young farmer boys living In Hutchinson county, discovered that to hunt in South Dakota without first securing the license required both by residents and non-residents proves very costly. They were compelled to con- tribute an aggregate of $187.28 for violat- ing the state game law In this respect. Their arrest was brought about in an unusual maner. A dog belonging to Bd- ward Swanton, a farmer, had hern shot, and in seeking the parties who had done the shooting he espled these four young believing the shooting to have been done by them, in order t§ be re- venged swore out a warrant charging them with hunting without a llcense, There was no evidence tending to show that they were the ones who had shot the dog. When taken before a justice they en- tered pleas of guilty to hunting Without a license and were required to pAy & fine and costs of §34.32 each. BEQUEST FOR MRS LONGWORTH of Former President Will arge Sum From Batate er Grandfather, Daughter Receive ot BOSTON, March 25 —Mrs. Nicholas Long- worth Is a beneficlary In the Will of her late grandfather, George C. Leé, & Wealthy banker of this city, who dled recently. The will which was flled for probate today direets that the income of one-hAlf the estate be divided among half 4 dowen rela- tives, of whom former President Roose- velt's elder daughter is one. The ektate s valued at several million dollar POWER SITES FOR THE STATES denator Smoot Introduces I tor Thele Transfer Under Condi- tion Limiting Use. WASHINGTON, March 25.~The move- ment for the transfer of water power sites from. the national government to the several states and territories took shupe today when Senator Smoot introduced a bill for that purpose. Contrary to general expecta- tion, the bill would provide for the leasing of power sites by the states and wollld not permit their sale under any conditiony