Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 9, 1910, Page 9

THE BEE OMAH ATURDAY PRI L Orchard & Wilhelm 314.16«18 South Sixteenth St, Sat’'day Speciali» Basem’nt House Mai of heavy ga aluminum a il Box—This mail box is made Ivanized iron, finished in both nd black. This is a similarity of the regular mail box used by the govern ment, and is a very durable mail box, has a spring bar for holding papers, a glass punel in center of and two ke tlarly for 75¢; our price for Saturday only, cach. . front and is fitted with a lock vs. This Mail Box sells reg- BOc¢|5ss Special Annouiincement We announce the purchase of 15 cases of Nottingham Lace Curtains from an Easter actual value, all of which wil April 11th, at corresponding]ly spectal interest to curtain buy guaranteed by us. n jobber at 30% less than their 1 go on sale Monday morning, y low prices. This will be of ers. Kvery pair is perfect; all Sale Saturday Morning, April Ilth, Drapery Department Minor Mention The Council Bluffs office of the Omaha Bee is at 15 Scott Street. Both 'phones 43. Davis, drugs. The Clark barber shop for baths, Gocd dressers. See Martin Peterson. CORRIGANS, undertakers. 'Phone 148 FAUST B R AT ROGERS' BUFFET. Waoodring Undertaking company. Tel, 33, Lewis Cufler, funcral director. 'Phone 37. Baird & Boland, undartakers. 'Phone 122, I. W. Terry, opticlan, moved to 411 W, roadway. ' Eyes examined free. Bluff City, Masonic lodge will meet night for work in the second degree. For first-class wall paper work, paint- to- irg and wall peper, and reasonabdo prices,' sce Jensen, Masonic temple. The best and cheapest place in the city to got your wall pi per and paintl W. Nigholaisen & Co., 14 South Main street. The Woman's Missionary soclety of the First Presbylerian church will meet this afternoon &t 2:30 o'clock In the church par- lors. Entry. was made in the district court yes- terday of the dismissal of the suit recently brought by, Mrs. Grace Relchart against eth Mdy. proprietor, of & saloon on oadwh rs. Reichart accused May of selling Aiquor to her husband, who had been mnd an_inebriate. Henry C. Brandes of Hancock, represent- aiive fonm Pottwwhttamie' couty, was. in the wit\'-iutfirdly visiting ~friends. He “tated that he would not seek remmmq on at (he'Jupe primary, As he di lesite (o hold .n noJ Imfllu uny mnuo \mum. oy, -. ondonta. ' the . oth vep osn w mmm!‘ s at¥o il mlum e o BN renomina- looking for n negra Wwho s cald 10 have: assaulted Joe Bmile, & Gheex uover, ‘at the Northwestern ywrds ate Wednesday ~night: The negro at- emptedl o hold Emile up and when e tscovercd Kmile was without money -on 1is persan beat him oyer the head ‘with a reavy hammer. The assault {8 alleged to Try it and you will step-some” Make Good because you look good. % stamps you as partic- § ular, not “finicky, proud, but not overly so—and prosperous— quite so. by ¢ J[ost 35.00 , Starr- Kingman i Shoe Company, 315 S. 16th St Formerly Hanson Cafe Blég. siyles § have been committed near Twelfth street and Avenue E, where Emile rooms. Emile succeeded In reaching his room in a dazed condition, where he was later found by his roommate, Steven Kelevane, who no- titied the police. “The Great Divide.” Is coming to town—a rare treat in store for discriminating playgoers. After two years of eager expectancy the local lovers of good drama are at last to ses what the leading dramatic critics of America have so widely heralded as “the long-awalted ‘great American play.’ " Contracts have §been slgned, sepled and delivered whereby the management of the Star theater may defi- nitely announce “The Great Divide" on Sunday matines and night. Decorating homes Is a_specialty with us. We charge only reasonable prices. We have everything in the line of wall paper and paint. Try us once, after that you will be a steady customer. H. Borwick, 211 8. Main St BOARD FAILS TO AGREE ON DRAINAGE DITCH Owners Divided in Route New Im- provement is to Take, Baut Otherwise Agreed. The hearing held yesterday by the Board of County Supervisors in the matter of the proposed establishment of the Honey Creek drainage district developed the fact that while the owners of property affected were practically unanimous as to the necessity of the improvement they were divided .as to the route the ditch should take, Over 4 1itty interested land owners_ were present at the hearing, which was held in the south | court room of the county court house, | the board's room was entirely Inadequate to accommodate the crowd. Several attorneys representing different property owners were In attendance. The members of the board, after spending the entire day listening to the attorneys and the property owners who favored one or the other of the suggested routes, failed to reach any decision in the matter, and de- cided to hold another hearing on April 21, to which time the supervisors as a drainage board adjourned. The supervisors of this county will meet in joint session with the supervisors ot Harrison county on ‘April 20 to take up mat- ters in cohnection with the Harrison- Pottawattamie dralnage district. Mrs. R. M. Sprague, president; Mes. Emma- Lucas and Miss Sperling of the Woman's Christian assoclation appeared be- fore the board following the hearing in the Honey Creek drainage matter with a com- plaint that the Edmundson Memorlal hos- pital, the institution conducted by the association, was not getting its proper: pro- portion of county cases. A few months ago the Woman's Christian association suc- ceeded in inducing the supervisors to in- crease the amount paid by the county for medical and surgical cases in which the patients were county charges. The com- mittee yesierday complained that since the increase had been granted the Edmundson hospital had not been getting its just pro- portion of the county cases and that nearly all such cases had been sent to the other hospitals. Before the increase was granted nearly all county cases were sent, the com- mittee sald, to the Edmundson hospital. The members of the board assured the committee that there was no Intention on its part to discriminate in favor of one hospital against another and that it would look Into the matter, The city physician, the members of the board stated, had no authority to send a patient for whose care the county would be responsible to any hos- pital without first securing authority from either Dr. Hanchett, the county physician, or from George Miller, the overseer of the i-Namel, the new floor finish, will not ch and hot water will not destroy the gloss. P. C. De Vol Hardware Co., ag 04 Broadway WANTED — EXPERIENCED STENOGRAPHER AND BOOKKELX PREFER ONE ABLE IO PLAY PIANO; ADDRESS IN OWN HANDWRITING, STATING EALARY PECTED, OMAHA BEE, 15 STRE. LADY E £COTT HUNDRED FINE FOR WHITE s Bondsmen Helleved from Ohbli- &ation to State, Judge Woodrutf of the district court yes- issued an order exonerating bond of Charles White and discharged the sureties, Elmer Fehr and others. White was Indicted in May of last year on the gharge of stealing #4 from Joe| Sonrich, a rallroad section hand, whie | Sonrich was asleep in the railroad depot at Under wood. The money was found un- der a sidewalk. where White told the afficers he had hid it He was released on & bond of 0. Failing to appear for trial last October his bond was ordered forfeited. White appeared in court in person terday morning and through entered a plea of guilty to the fine of §100 was imposed. In explanation of his fallure to appear last October for trial & statement was flled with the court to the effect that WAS present on the day set for his trial, which was continued; that he appeared on the second day set and understood that the case had been dropped because of the fallure of the prosecuting witness | pear. his attorney charge. A | keneral [ oftice of chiet of polic the | ves- | White | ap- | | horses and a large quant Council Bluffs || 'BUSINESS MEN TAKE STAND Number Defend Acts of Mayor Rich- | mond as Chief of Police. FINE SYSTEM COUNTENANCED Former Ma Iation Was Necessary by Coun- ell—Chief to Testify dny. or Maerae Testifies Reg) | 1 can afford m office, but I cannot afford to be even suspected | of perjury. When I go upou the stand 1| shall tell the truth, Everything in connec- | tlon with my official actions as chief of | the police department of the city of Council Bluffs will be told without any rescrva- | tion," ared Major George H. Richmond, | ie stand today In the hear- | ge Woodruff in the district n the action brought by the attorney of lowa to remove him from the be removed fr a who will take court { Attorney General {dence for the state early {noon, when the defense began the Intro- duction of its witnesses, Many of the lead- ing business men of the city took the l\l“'|‘ | yesterday afternoon and testified on behalf | of the accused officer, These witnesses, without exception, testified that in their opinion conditions in Council Bluffs had greatly improved during the administration of Major Richmond as head of the police department of the clty Frank T. True, treasurer of the city of Council Bluffs, was an important witness introduced by the defense yesterday after noon. Mr. True, upon whose figures and calculations the city council for a number of years past has based its appropriations for maintenance of the several municipal departments for the fiscal year, showed that it had been absolutely necessary to figure on the revenue derived from ques- tionable sources in order to run the muni- clpal machinery each year, Policy Long in Vogue. The policy of collecting fines from the gambling houses, the houses of ill-fame and the women of the town, Mr. True testified, had been In vogue many years before Major Richmond assumed the duties of chief of police During the first four years of Major Rich- mond's term as chief of police there had been turned into the city treasury from whbat is known as the “police fund” as much as $14,000 a year, Mr. True said, but that in the Jast two years, since the agita- tlon against these conditions had increased, the revenue from these questionable sources | had been materially reduced | A statement prepared by the city treas- urer showed that $271,000 had been received by the city during the last twenty years from these questionable sources. Mr. True was the last witness for the day. The business men who testiffed on behalf of the accused officer during the afternoon were: Charles W. McDonald, local man- ager of the Sandwich Manufacturing com- pany, who had served two terms as a mem- ber of the city council; O. P. Wickham, a leading contractor, who has been a resi- dent of the city for fifty-two years; E. H. Merriam, vice president and treasurer of David Bradley & Co., one of the leading implement firms of the clty; A. T. Flick- inger, 4 leading attorney and member of the local bar since 1876; H: A: Quinp, sec- retary and manager of the Quinn Lum- ber company;.Willlam Groneweg, former state senator, and senior member of the Groneweg & Schoentgen Wholesale Grocery company, who has resided in Council Bluffs for forty-nine years, béen mayor of the city, member of the school board, member of the Board of County Supervisors,- treas- urer of the school district and at present 18 & member of the Board of Fire and Po- lice Commissioners; Thomas D. Metcalf, president and _treasurer of the Metcaif company, clothlers, and W. A. Maurer, wholesale dealer in china. Louls Zurmuchlen and B. M. Sargent, members of the Fire and Police board, were also witnesses for the defense. Mr. Zurmuehlen was city clerk in 1892 and again under Mayor Macrae, and his testimony showed that the same system of collecting fines prevalled in 1892, Mr. Zurmeuhlen was closely examined by the attorney general as to whether he was not aware of the fact that there had been continual complaint and criticism of Major Richmond's administration. That such had been the case Mr. Zurmuehlen refused to admit, but said there had been some criti- clsm, I saw some criticism in the press,” said Mr. Zurmuehlen “Is it not & fact,” asked counsel for the defense, “that the only criticlsm was in the local officlal organ of the attorney gen- eral and only since the attorney general began his campaign against Judge Smith tor the congressional nomination in this dis- triet? Mr. Zurmuehlen did not reply to the question of counsel for the defense and was excused. Gambling Under Regulation. Dr. Donald Macrae, mayor for four ears, and who first appointed Major Richmond chlef of police, was a strong witness for the defense. He told of the open town | when he went Into office and his efforts to improve conditions. He said that he was adverse 1o permitting gambling houses to run, but after a conference with the mem- bers of the city council and the finance committee of the city councll, of which Robert B. Wallace was then chairman, he had been given to understand that it w absolutely essential that the city should obtain the revenue from these questionable sources. Such belng the case, Dr. Macrae testified, he had finally decided that it these elements could not be entirely elim- inated it would be best to place them | under strict regulation, and this he and | his chief of police had done. ““Theé actions of Major Richmond as chief | of police during my two terms of office | were under the instructions of myself and the eity council,” declared Dr. Macrae. C. E. Sparks, secretary of the West Coun- cil Bluffs Improvement club, was the first witness called by the state yesterday morn- ing. His testimony related to complaints | about a roadhouse in the western part of the city. Several members of the police force who hafl testifed were recalied, their evidenaw being cumulative and tending to amplify what had already been covered. Assistant County Attorney Ross testified | to indictments returned in the state court against John C. Mabray and other mem- bers of the swindling syndicate. Frank Blank, cashier of E. E. Hart, tes- tified to the renting by Mabray of a safety deposit box in the bank, to the following: closed the evi esterday after- Byers | | FOR MEDICAL AND FAMILY USE BUY YOUR LIQUORS AT ROSENFELD LIQUOE: CO., 619 §. MAIN. 'PHONES 23 Sensat SLATER, Ta, Aprll $—(Special.)—-One | of the most sensational lustances of solf destruction whieh has ever stirred this| community, came;to light yesterday when the body of “Brownie® Michaelson, son of Mrs, Anna Michaelson, was found in the ruins of the barn on the Michaeison farm Destroyed in the barn were five head of | y of hay. When search for the body of the boy. who was sixteen years of age, was made, it found with a plece of wire around the neck. 1t s presumed that Michaelson set fire the barn and then hanged himself. It learned after that Michaelson had viously set fire to his bed, but for reason the fire went out before it did any great damage was | pre- | some | wa News Notes. litford Crawford, & young man of this pl was fined §100 and costs | the federal court at Cedar Rapids Wedne day morning for selling or to an dlan DIKE—While gathering the family wash Ing trom the Iine in her door vard late vesterday, Anna Evers, aged 1l years. was ck and Instantly killed by lightning bolt struck the house and traveled along the wire to the girl CRESTON--Dfficers have announced that the old Fifty-first Towa regiment, which went to the Philippines and had planned to hold a reunion at Red Oak of the surkly ors this vear, will not be held BODE—Nicholas Oringer. aged 60 vears, | was killed Wednesday near here by either | falling or being thrown from his wagon, in which he was driving to town. The horses ran & short distance and were stopped at & nearby farm. When Oringer's body w found he was dead. HARLAN While Peter Swanson, a farmer here, was burning stalks yesterday a burning shuck blew onto a load of hay near & barn, setting the hay afire and, with & high wind raging, several of his farm bulldings were destroyed HARLAN—AI Corey, a blacksmith of De. tiance, was seriously injured yesterday | when a belt running an emery wheel in his | shop caught in the glove he was wearing on his right hand, breaking his wrist in two places and lacerating the flesh of b arm GRUNDY CENTER years, the son of Mr gan of Stout | | [ TAMA ~ Charles, and Mrs. L. Aswe was struck and killed by | lightning late yesterday during a thunder storm. During the same storm the home of Charles 1. Keiter and the office of C. L. Kelter, lumber merchant, were struck. Fire damaged both places. HARLAN—Jesse P. Carlson, son of Soren Carlson, a prominent Lincoln township farmer, and Miss Hazel Dell Custer, daugh- ter of Bent Custer of Fairview township, were married at _noon vesterday at the Custer_home in Fairview township, Rev E. V. McCormick of the Christian church officlating at the ceremony GARNER—John Reibe, aged 14 vears. was accidentaily shot and instantly killed by his companion, Henry Schlighting, at the former's home early Wednesda: night Relbe Iad was wheellng a wheelbartow into the barn while Schlighting was_following him, ecarrying the loaded rifle. The latter stumbled ‘and fell and the gun went off, the bullet entering Reibe's head ROCKWELL—J. H. Brown. president of the Farmers' State Grain Dealers' asso- clation, dled at his home here Wednesday night. Mr. Brown was one of the very rominent men of Towa in the co-operative farmers’ movements which have become so widespread come a candidate for ra/lroad commissioner, but had declined. CRESTON—The latest change in officials of the Burlington is the transfer of W. Giles, trainmaster at Chicago, to the same posttion at the Beardstown, 1Il., yards, to succeed W. H. Chittenden, who is made as- sistant superintendent at Aurora. The trainmaster’s place in Chicago will be filled by H. E. Ruggles, chief yardmaster of that place. HARLAN—After a_serious fliness of a few days Judd McKnight passed away Friday afternoon at the Methodist hospital in Omaha, where he had undergone an operation for appendicitis the day before. He was a prominent young man and was postmaster at Deflance, Ia., until his health became poor, and he resigned, moving then to a farm near Deflance. He was 27 years old. CRESTON—Oskaloosa dairy men and the clty councll are engaged in a tuberculosis war, the dairymen refusing to have the cattie tested and threatening to discontinue the milk supply if forced to test. Dr. Guil- ford H. Summers, secretary of the State Board of Health, has been called upon by the councll to defend their action, and the women's clubs are taking up the question also. HARLAN—The 3-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Graves of Center town- ship was seriously burned yesterday a ernoon by falling into a bonfire which Mrs. Graves had started with leaves and rubbish in the farm yard and left for a few minutes to go {o the house. The child was severely burned ~about the head, hands and breast and the chances for recovery are very light. CRESTON—Burlington rallroad switch- men are to receive 3 cents an hour advance in wages all along the line, the same as the men in Chicago and the eastern terminal of the road, through the efforts of F. L. Barnes of this city, chairman of the griev- ance committee of the Brotherhood of Rall- way Trainmen of that system. This agree- ment was reached in Chicago vesterday at conference with the operating offictals. The switchmen of the entire system will also be governed by the same rules as the Chicago employes. CRESTON—Captain J. C. Poston of Vil- lisca, one of the best known officers of the National Guard, head of Company B, Fifty-fitth regiment, will have to stand trial on a charge 0f embessiement from the state. He is charged with falsifying his company's payroll, using his armory rentals for improper purposes and generally mismanaging the company's financial af- fairs. It is rumored that the military mu- thorities are susplicious of several company commanders, but Poston Is the first one to be prosecuted. HARLAN—The prohibition county con- vention was called to order at the court house yesterday afternoon by C. Durant Jones, state chairman, J. C. Carter, Irwin, was elected county ' chairman for two years, and Rev. E. V. MoCormick of this city was chosen Secretary. Delegates to the state convention to be held in Des Moines April 26 and 27 selected are Rev. 3.0 C. " Carter, Willlam Constable, James | Wittrup, Irwin: W. H. Wilfong, Botna Rev. A’ W. Harned, Shelby. A county ticket will be put in'the fleld. HARLAN—The second of a serles of burglaries along the Great Western rail- road came yvesterday morning about 1 a. m., when iwo robbers broke into the Branson store at Irwin, la. Obtaining a scoop shovel at the Great Western depot | they broke In the windows in the front | of the atore and carried away rings, | watches and valuable jewelry valued at| $300. The postoffice, which is located in | the same buildin, was not bothered. The two men were scen going west about 2| o'clock in the morning towards the rall- | road vards, where officers found they had discarded the jewelry trays, and are supposed to have jumped on & passenger train going west. The town has no night watchman, BURLINGTON—Burlington's new mayor, W. C. Cross, the first mayor elected under the commission plan, has thrown a bom) into the camp of the reform element and | churches by outlining the policy of the new | administration, teiling them that the ad- ministration was no kindergarten and would not be expected to look after the mor- als of the vouth of the city; If the churches did not like the way the cheap theater and picture shows were taking their audiences | away they should furnish counter attrac- tlons; that there were recognized necessary evils, which, If not sanctioned, should be | approved, and that there would he no inger- ) ference with Sunday base ball nor theaters in the city. The address has aroused the | reform element. CRESTON—Proceedings in the federal court came to a ciose Tuesday eveniug at | this place. Six true bilis were returned by | {the grand jury and ail were disposed of. | | John Hodges, indicted on a charge of b legging, pleaded gullty and was given a % and sixty days in pay the fine. The cases of James Mullen, James Miller and Buck Graves, Indicted for bootlegging, were car- rled over to the next term. Raymond Ha rison's offense of impersonating an officer | was alo continued. The charge against Barl Ryder for sending defamatory post- cards through the mail was ignored by the grand jury, but Judge McPherson ordered the case resubmitted to the next grand | jury, also the case of Hosea Scott to be resubmitted to the next grand jury. aged § Marriage Licenses. Licenses to wed were lssued Name and Residence Chester Neufind, Missourl Vi Mary Travers, Missouri Valie: Max C. Hamburg, Council Bluffs, Clara Benuett, Ottumwa, Ia.... Elmer Wimmer, Omaha.. | Alice Case, Hamburg, 1a 5 | Bawara G. Carlson, South Omaha.. Minnle Hentges, South Omaha. yesterdasy Permits. 3 oMoore, ¥t Kiliston avenue Oneonta Investment company, 2013 | Harney, garage. §12000; Mrs. Mary An- dress 362 Fowler' avenue, frame, $2.500; Davhufl & Higgins, 2142 South Thirty. Sarah $1,800; The | He was recently urged to be- | Sz LLEL 00 72 rizes GIVEN AWAY FREE FOR 12 APPROPRIATE NAMES. ART STYLE 40 | | That is all you need do to pa in Cash will be given away to thos | | Twelve contestants are to be | stands a better chance than you. zens of this community.—then sen ONE FOR FOR FOR FOR FOR FOR FOR FOR FOR THE THE THE THE THE THE THE THE THE NEXT BEST NAME, ON T BEST NAME, NEXT BEST 1 NEXT BEST NAME, O NEXT BEST NAME, IN NEXT BEST NAME, IN NEXT BEST NAME, IN understanding. Mr. T. L. Davis, cashier. president Scott's Bluffs Nati Frank M. Furay resentative. arate sheet of paper. This contest was submitted to the ment March 165th, and wus approved under date of March 18th. Thus, ther for non-completion of this contest, contests, with the exception of one, & Mueller Plano Co. will do exactly to do, and will positively award the to those who, according to the comm! submitted the twelve best names. STYLE 30 Please Take 5 Minutes This Evening--Think of a Good Name for the Schmoller & Mueller Piano--Send it to us early Saturdax $1,145 worth of prizes—2 planos—1 piano-cased organ—1 C You are limited to the sending of one name, that the judges ma No dots to count—no puzzle to solve—just send ONE GOOD. ) AME, ONE COLUMBIA PHONOGRAPH NEXT BEST NAME, IN CASH ......... NEXT BEST NAME, IN CASH Amounting altogether to a total of $1,145 REE for the twelve best suggested names. Now, as to the conditions of the contest, which you will please read plainly, so that there will be no mise SECOND—Each contestant is restrictea to the submitting of one nan THIRD—Names may be sent in either on a separate sheet of paper or on the FOURTH~—The judges will base their awards on the appropriateness of the name: FIFTH—The judges will be Mr. T. L. Davis, cashier First National Bank, SIXTH—Every contestant, whether a prize winner or not, Schmoller & Mueller Triumphal March. SEVENTH—Answers may be submitted by mall or brought to our store by the contestants or by a rep- All answers must be in by the evening EIGHTH—The names of the successful contestants mediately following the completion of the awards. away absolutely free; that no entrance feés charged for participation in this contest, a which appeals to you as the most appropriate may be sent either on the attached coupon or upon a sep- and, permitted to carry forward to completion, the Schmoller rticipate in this contest. olumbia e who send in the 12 best names for e the happy winners of either Note the list of valuable prizes, the fair conditions of this contest, the j d the name promptly to us. PIANO, VALUED / E STYLE 30 SCHMOLLER & MUEL lA PIANO-CAS| ORGAN, VALUED A VALU NE DUET BE CASH .. CASH CASH SEL s $5 worth of prizes, FOR TIII-. NE which FIRST—AIl of the prizes above enumerated will be on display at our sale test, with the exception of the $95, which has been deposited in the First National Bank of Omaha, with onal Bank, Omaha; Mr. of Omaha, city and county treasurer; will receive of Saturday, April will be announced Please remember TEE SORMOLLER Omaha, Neb., Gentlemen:—1 of the judges in which appeals to of your planos: My name My address The own a post office depart- by the department e VNIl be no reason in previous we were not as T which as it always agrees i above named prizes ittee of judges have 1 name \ | | | ——————————————— STYLE 20 more quickly make th EXT BEST NAM FOR THE NEXT BEST NAN Herman Peters, Mr. Dan Butle desire your beautiful, BUREest plano—Yes or No STYLE 10 Bench—$95 nos. ds. Phonograph—1_Duet Schmoller & Mucller aw n Bench or Cash. No one dges=—all well known to citi- For the Most Expressive Name Suggested ART STYLE 40 SCHMOLLER & MU I&LI.I"R i3 T l‘I\\lD AT \\Il l\l\\ll IN CASH. ... we will give away poms in this city during the con- only. oupon attached to this ad. given. Omaha; My, proprietc W. H. Ostenberg, Merchants' hotel, of Omaha, City Ulerk, one copy absolutely free of the by 6 o'clock. 1 the columns of this paper im- that the above prizes will be given d that the name Schmoller & Mueller Piano Co., Contest Dept B, Omaha, Neb Approved by the Post Office Department & MUBLLER PIANO co., , Contest Dept. B. to submit for the consideration namo contest the following name, appropriate for one as the most sweet-toned Schmoller & Mueller is Love Swindle . Through Mails, Girl the Bait Young Woman Accused of Obtaining Money from Ardent Wooers on Fake Engagements. PITTSBURG, April 8—Another ment was returned today on charges of graft—romantic instead of counciimanic— Alice Peterson, & pretty Johnstown girl, being charged in & true bill returned by | the federal grand jury with having used the United States mails to conduct a traudulent matrimonial scheme, in Which she was the bait The young woman is said to have had a large correspondence with men in west- ern cities and when love affairs had rip- ened to a proper point she would ask them to send money for her fare to their town so that she might marry them. Among the exhibits offered postoffice inspectors are a of fervia letters. One was addressed w0 J. Frank Ross of Eugene, Ore, whom she requested tu send her $100. Another was to Frank E. Burk, Angelo, Ind. She asked Frank to send 335, The third letter was to Ben O, Baker, Ambrose, N. D. In this fetter the writer asked for $57.82 MAN SAYS THIRD DEGREE MADE HIM CONFESS CRIME Prisoner on Trial for Murder Claims Police Hounded Him Into Signing Admissiol April 8.—The statement of a man trial for his life that he had been tortured by the police “third degree’ into making a confession to murder caused a* sensation today in the court of general | sesslons Stephen Boehm, charged with killing Ja- cob Velz, admitted signing a confession ) presented by the prosecution, but sald he ! @id 80 to escape abuse. He sald that after | being kept in & cell twenty-four hours | without food, drink or slcep, he was taken before the head of the homicide bureau| and mauled and beaten until he could | hardly stand ‘When I was almost exhausted, 41 was told 1 would escape with a light sentence if 1 confessed. 1 did so, as 1 was only too glad to end the torture.” The trial was postponed untll Monday and m- story will be lnvestigated BABY GIRL IN BRYAN HOMEv “Mary"” isx Name |ven Little Grand- daughter of the Nebraskan at Tucson, A LINCOLN, April §.~A private dispatch to relatives in Lincoln tells of the birth | today_ at Tueson, Ariz. of a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. W, J. Bryan, jr. The baby has already been named, Mary Sholes |'7)ln. Mary Shols was the maiden name of the mother of Mrs. Willlam J indiet- by the numbs NEW YORK on he said, | a | information on the subject, | turnea with the vesse Free a $450 Piano And prizes Send for 12 in one name 11 other valuable names. 8. to Schmoller & Mueller. Action Likely Over Seizure Nicaragua May Be Held for Capture of American Vessels Off | Southern Coast. WASHINGTON, April $.—The seizure of the Lark and Esfuerzo, the American owned vessels which were captured cently on the east coast of Nicaragua by | parties clalming to be acting in the inter- | ests of Dr. Madriz, is likely to form the | basis for claims against the Nicaraguan government. According to information recelved at the State department these vessels when seized were cngaged In legitimate coast- wise trade, distributing merchandise to their owners' branch depots on the coast There is now to belleve that the seizure was the wrongful act of pri- vate parties, for which Madriz denied all responsibllity and ordered their surrender the commander of the United States ship Paducah, who In turn will deifver them to the American consul at Bluefields The bark, when selzed, was loaded to sall for Bluefields with rubber and gold, the property of the owners, for transporta- | tion to the United States, The Esfuerzo | was loaded with gasoline and supplies for | its owners' mines. In both cases the car- | goes were appropriated by the' captors of the vessels, and although without direct the department not been | | | | re- | to the have s, assumes cargoes re- | PROMINENT WAYNE MAN DIES Mal Away After ng and Useful Life— Burial by Musons, David C. Fa . WAYNE, Neb. April ~—(Special Tele- | gram.)—After an iliness of about two weeks | David C. Main, aged il years, died Tuesday | He was cashier bank and of the was one of morning National Citizens’ the most prominent men of Wayne and northwest Nebraska, & man loved and honored by 'nm entire citizenship of this city and sur- rounding country. He was a | the Methodist church, arden worker, and { school board for many years took an ac. | | tive interest In education. Having been a resident of Wayne for nearly & quarter of @ century he has been a great factor finan. clally and otherwise in the upbuilding of the city. The funeral was held at afternoon, the burlal services belng in charge of the Masonlc order. A great num- ber of relatives and friends from Iowa and elsewhere were present. 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