Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 24, 1910, Page 5

THE 0090 Don’t Forget We Furnish 3 Rooms . 3 § 000000008900 060000¢ Massive $20 Solid Oak SIDEBOARD $11.7S5 Terms $1 Cash, 50c Weekly Sold on 30 Days’ FREE TRIAL Positively the most wonderful SIDE- BOARD value that you ever saw. Just think of it, a MASSIVE, HIGHLY POLISHED SIDEBOARD, made of RAILROAD BILL ON TABLE |Measure Fails to Come to Vote, | | Although End is in Sight. [ SENATOR CRAWFORD IN SPEECH welt's Message of 1906 in Sup- port of Teaffic Agree- ments. WASHINGTON, April 3 -Beginning its session at 11 o'clock yesterday in an n-‘ tanglement over the question of & quorum, the senate adjourned a few minutes betore § o'clock, because it was unable to muster a sufficient number of its members to con- tinue business. The debSte on the section of the bill permitting rallroads te enter | ilu'- Dakotan Quetes from Roose- | OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: APRIL 24 In the Sehmoller & Mueller Name Contest will be made by the following Committee of Judges, at the Schmoller & Mueller Piano Company’s building at Omaha, on the evening of Tuesday, April SOLID OAK, is remarkably low sideboards have two small drawers, one being plush lined linen drawer and commodious lower The ‘French bevel plate mirror is of high brilliancy. sideboard is bighly ornamented with deep rich carvings. Remember they are actually worth $20, but compartment. the special price i Cce. out the afternoon, princyy - ri These elegant the principal partict pants being Senators Crawford, Sutheriand, | Ciapp, Cummins, Bikins and Carter. For | the most part the controversy partook of what to a layman should be consMered bair-splitting, the chief contention being for silverware, a large ments “subject to the Approval of the! Interstate Commerce commission,” has the eftect of requiring this approvai before the | agreements take effect. { After the pros and cons of this question had been presented at some length it ap- peared for & few moments as though & vote ‘might be obtained. The ayes and | nos had been ordered when Semator Lol- | liver expressed a desire to be heard on the The entire s only $I1L.75 YCS! mt,s | senator raised the point of mo guorum. Ri‘ht, 5 Room 3 Roll Call Ordered. Fnrnishe‘ c.m lm‘z.‘l"n.f::’&"mm'fi: ::.w::::;h:" plete for { to close its session at an earlier hour thas | $59.50 Terms, $4 Monthly. @ |order for another 11 o'elock mesting, but as the call of the senate had begun ho @ | was ruied out of order. The sesate will @ | not meet tomorrow usil 12 o'clock, the | usual howr. Quoting from the annual message Of | President Roosevelt In 16 in support of | the proposition that the railroads should . be permitted to enter into traffic agres- COTTON MEN ALLEGE FAKE Importers Aver Three Million Dollar Fraud Through Forged Bills. AMERICAN FIRM GOES BANKRUPT Alabama Company Forced to the Wall Through Alleged Transme- tionCrash Causes Semsa- tion on This Side . LIVERPOOL, April 23—There was l‘ sensation in Cottonopolis yesterday, born of | Eeho says ad investigation made by bi resentatives of New York and European cotton firms who rushed to Decatur, Ala., to investigate the fallure of Knight, Yan- cer & Co. declared today that tramsactions ipvolving millions which preceded and pre- cipitated the crash may end in prosecu- tions in the federal courts. It is alleged that irregular bills of lad- ing attached to drafts for heavy amounts Were Eent 1o New York and big cotton houses in Europe. New York firms, it is believed, have lost about $1.000.000, while Buropear houses may have lost bétween $4,000,000 and $.000,000. It is predicted here that the faflare will tend to revolutionize the cotfon business in this country by de- stroying the confidence of buyers in bills of lading, which hitherto have been | momoved as. If they were actual cotton. | degenerate youth of 19 years, who gioated One ¢f the yiciting agents, referring to the system used in dealing in cottom, said: “Let 'uS say that a long establisfied cotton firm is doing business In Atlanta The buyers for this firm go out into the country and coptract for cotton. Let us say that they buy 100 bales at Decatur, another 100 at Macen and a third 3% at Hogan. This cotton is shipped to At- lanta to the compress and local bills of lading arp fsken . from -, town to MJ‘AM‘- . are sraded r ten B rom Pecatur's shipment and ten from x&fm. and mixed. It is graded to suit the mar- ket to which it is 40 be shipped. - It is rebaled. b5 How Bills Are Handied. “Now the rafironas give a' through rate porters shows that not only were a number | fromm Decatur to Liverpool, let us say. of these bills of lading spurious. but there| ‘Wwas actually no cotlon aguinst some of Ahem, £ 7 Sensatioval reports of , Yancey & Co., which heavily hit ~ -Ldverpool cotton houses, added to the ex- eitement. : Firm Reported Bankrupt. . : A cable dispatch from New over §3.000,000. In Liverpool Wituation, but & few will be serfously hit The heads of some of the houses Liverpool! deeply stirred by (he situation, its effect on prices was not great. The directors of the Liverpool Coiton association met the failure of Orleans which fell like an explosion of dynamite #aid that Knight, Yancey & Co. were short in Liverpool .00 bales, in Havre £000( bales and {n Genoa 6.0 bales. This would | _ make a total loss at current quotations of n will proceed to the United States by the first stcamer avallable to So the firm takes the local bill of lading for 19 pales from Decatur and gets in exchange from the rallroad a through bill from Decatur to Liverpool for 30 bales, when as a matter of fact only ten of the 1 Decatur bales have been used. When this is repeated indefinitely, It can be seen whep ilities there are for fraud. * “Then again, business here is done largely n credit, on the honesty of the shipper. A shipper gets blank bills of lading from a raiiway agent and coolly forges the agent's signature to them. otton is sold altogether in _bilis of lading. < Hence the bills are negottable paper in any cotton: market. twenty-six firms are be-| ot the shipper be a big one; Jet Rim tell the agent that be has cotton to ship, and re- quires five cars at once, it fs possible that the cars are not avallable at once, 80, to satisly the shipper the agent may prepare bills of lading for the cotton to be shipped and 1t may never be shipped. But the biils may be negotiated at any cotton Laocal gotton men are Inclined to rejulce at the news tHat Liverpool cotton brokers Are the heavy losers. They say that the Liverpool men, counting on receiving from America cotton bought at a very | low tigure, have shipped back to America GIRL'S SLAYER MNUST DIE today asserted that Mr. Rooseveit was still Senator Crawford IAl‘bett ‘Wolter Convicted of Murder of other megsages of President Thbosevelt and contended that the republican plat- form of 1908 declaring for agreements “made subject to the approval of the Interstate Commerce commission was in accord . with {ELECTRIC CHAIR THE PENALTY |1, Roosevelt views. ! Senator Clapp pointed out that Mr. Youth Shows No Emotion Whea Fate | Roosevelt's declaration had -pedl'hfllv | tavored the “previous™ approval of the is Ammoumece Jury Makes s Quiek | Decision. a “living force notwithstanding he may not be president.” Ruth Wheeler. ork Working Agreements. | Mr. Crawford asserted no lawyer of | | standing would contend that under the | NEW YORK, April 2—Albert Woiter, | pending amendment working agreements over lewd pictures and was “crazy” about | commerce commission would be valuable | women, must die in the electric chair for | without such approval Mr. Clapp under- | the mlurder of Ruth Wheeler, a pretty 15- | took to say that both Senators Aldrich and year-old stenographer. After only one heur | Eikins had so construed the possibilities. and fifty minutes of deliberation & Jury | In reply to & question from Mr. Crawford, in the court of special ion found him | powever, Mr. Elkins said he had been in- suilty In the first degree at 1030 o'clock | correctly quoted. Mr. Aldrich was not then last night, bringing to a close a trial|y, the chamber. marked by its swift movement and its| My Crawford said he and the minority | over the point as to whether the provision | In the Crawford amendment making agres- | | quoted from lwo’m Says that | with | ubject to the approval of the Interstate | 26, at 8:30 P. M. Mr. T. L. Davis. Mr. W. H. Ostenberg. Mr. Herman Peters. ... Mr. Frank M. Furay Mr. Dan Batler..... . .President, Scottsbluff to be present: . | Plano company to make good its evéry promise. moller & Mueller 1311-1313 Farnam Street. MARINE LEACUE ON CRILL Secretary Penton is Prodded with Questions During Investigation. ADMITS BEREFITS TO MEMBERS Arbor Day Dinner | at Nebraska City, Home of Mortons Local Prodicts Feast Served Under Auspices of Commercial Club— Omaha Men Speak. * Men Were Engaged in Iron emd Steel Trade and Profited by Subsidy Pro- cbotion, NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., April 22—(Spe- clal T m.)—About 250 guests enjoyed | the nothe products banguet given at the WASHINGTON, April 28 —The direct| | Eagles® hall last night unfer the auspices of {interest of members of the executive com-| y, Nebraska City Commercial club. It {mittee of the Merchant Marine league of the United States in the legislation which :;"'n: N o ey Shy esi: -] - they urged for the restoration of the mer-) "L b sor’ Bbictan | chant marine was brought out at Friday's | oo ¥ i s P AR ovivond | e e Rt e A e 19| son of Omaha, L W. Wakeley of Omahs i+ st ey y Raiston, ceunsel | 224 O. C. Morton, Joha W. Stetuhart, Rev. | PR - Atiema | . M. Stason and H. H. Banks of Nebraska for Representative Steenerson of Minne- | (. %ota, the agerieved member under the| T league's propaganda, prodded Secretary Sl Penton of the lcague as to the etfects ot | TABOR FH:S EX_PL%NA'"ON the second clause of the Humphreys bill. The witness admitted a large proportion 0 oss_fl THE POLICE | of the members of the committee and other officials were engaged in the produc- {tion or transportation of iron ore cr steel and would be theredy bdenefitted by the additional protection of the large Henry Goodwin Complains $2,300 | Certificate Been Takea from His Room. 5 George Tabor, 434 North Fifteenth testimony of horror. o of the committee of the Interstate Com- The boy's iawyer:#a'd With dloguence ission differed 8,10 the . o ey maros o , 10 the pract! that Wolter wils tao ten! o e h o cat, but dwelvp gt Secided tubigas] TV & hoving. s fuemmindigiiman in the -tonnage dues on ¥ from cestaln countriés. ¢ Mr. Penton said that wiew of the 7% | street, was arrested Friday night by Offi- .| cers Goodrich and Neéwman to explain the .Proprietor, Merchants Hotel, City and County Treasurer, City Clerk, The pdblic at large and all contestants are cordially columns of this paper, Wednesday evening, April 2 To all contestants we desire to extend & hearty and sincere vote of thanks for the intense interest shown in this contest. The announcement of awards will once again demonstrate the determination of the Schmoller & Mueller .Cashier, First National Bank, Omaha National Bank Omaha Omaha Omaha invited Names of the successful contestants will be announced in the 27. Piano Co. T Railroad Man Expresses Views on Public Issues Bailey Waggener Talks Freely About Politics, Men and Events from Democratic Point. General Counsel Balley P. Waggener of the Missouri Pacific railroad and former democratic leader in Kansas was iIn Omaha Friday and sajd that he favors Roosevelt for the mext president of the United States and would Iike to ses Bryan |in ‘the senate. Now: that he has retired trom active politics, he thinks that the rafiroads should keep out of.polities and that the railroads and people should get together for mutual interests. “I am inclined to ‘think;” said Mr. Wag- gener, “that I would. like to Vots for Roosevelt for our next-president. He's the biggest man this coutitry ever produced and when he stepped into the White House {he was the right man in the right place. Things had come to such a pass that cap- {1tal was getting too {mportant and a man like Roosevelt was hesded tv put & check to it. He oniy asked for law enforcement and 1 dou't remeiiber of ever hearing a ralinéad man eay, anything serious in op- position 16 Mr. Rooseveit. that he had strangied Ruth WhEeler and {thrust her while vet alive in his firepiace, where, soaked with oll, her crumpled body writhed and burned. With the same waxed-face Indifference that he had shown throughout the trial, Wolter evinced no emotion when the ver- dict was announced. With alfiost inhuman | complacency he had been sound asleep in Gis cell while the jury was deliberating. He will be sentenced on Wednesday. The jurors themselves showed emotion, | while the boy who must die showed none. When asked if they had found a verdict, | Wiliam V. Kulp, foreman, answered in a | shaking voice, ““We have,” and anwbunced |they bad found Wolter gulfy of murder in the first degree. All eyes immediately shifted toward the prisonef, but he was as stolid as a plece of stone. | No relatives of the murderer were in court to hear the verdict. His aged par- ents were in court during the afternoon. Woiter refused to taik. . “I don’t want to talk tonight. I'm tired and I want to get a little good sieep first.” The last chapter in the fight to save Woiter from the electric chair began when Wallace D. Scott, his lawyer, began sum- ming up for the defemse. Woiter himseir was the chief witness and remained on the stand three hours. every Item in rate schedules made in ca:‘fllm mot occurred to him before, nor did formity ‘With raffic agreements. {he belleve that the question of peeuniary “But if the rates are unreasonable | cr direct interest of any kind hald occurred interjected Semator Jones of Warhington,(to any of the officials mentioned. “the public must go on paying them.” | Attorney Raiston wanted to kmow about Senator Caster of Montana, supporting the published reference in “The American Mr. Crawford's position, would have the Flag,” the league’s organ, to “repréfenta- rates filed with the agreements. Senator tives of the forelgn shipping combinstien, Elkins called attention 1o the fact that if in and out of congress.” . § found unreasonable say schedule sub-| mitted to the commiwsion could be sus-|demanded Ralston. pended, under the terms of the bill. The “That applies to Representative Steener: | agreement would bind only the railroulis. |8bn,” replied the witness. “We feit from He sald ff followed to its ~legitimate his attitude and his bitter attack on ‘the eonclusion the Cummins amendment would léegue thst his motive was not worthy, | allow the commission to fix rates all over |tbat he was interested on”the other side { cousitry and tear down one community |Of the question.” o>y ‘the expense of the other. | Penton declared the forelgn interésts Mr. Crawford, resuming Nis speech, seid | Gominated - the Merchants’ assoclation of hls purposs wis to' BHEg the rafiroads|New York and that the league would privé under the supervision of law in matters| 1St agents have been ih Washington in which there was abuses ~under the| WOrking in the interest of foreign shipping. present Jaw. He sald (hdt not ntll the|Meading thereby the members of fhe Mer- bill was entirely completed could he'say{ChAE(s" association. who had appearcd he- thet Bo wib foF (he. ‘Medhart -y “itmmmxwmm.vuhe “Awn:,'m. Dakdta senator had ‘con- | T vt 8 & hearing™ cluded, Mr. Sutherland spoke in advocacy| o€ e S of the Crawford amendment. Heé agreed| o ‘1"“"‘"’( R mm“ . with & view expressed by Mr. Carter that| "L ' m_nwn m‘d ml.nwm' e necessarily the commission would require| ™ the filing With %ach agreement of the rates | provided under i, and that in many cases | b°_American Flag's" “Who do you mean’by ‘of congress® ™ | opinion of the integrity of congress, despite publication ot loss of a solid gold watch. & silver watch and a certificate of depdsit for §2.3% on the Nebrasks National bagk, from the reom of Henry Goodwin ai, &23% North Fifteenth street. Goodwin reported the theft earlier in the day and the allegation is that Tabor broke into his_rdom while.he was out at work. CARRIED KNIFE IN_HIS BOOT ! Johh B Roth, Who-ifves at 2@ Harney #treet, @ buokkeéper, was taken into cus- |tody last night. by -Officer Fleming. and charged with abusing his family. - Roth was arrested following several complaluts ot the police station. add his wife stated that be threatened her lifé with & butcher knife afid a pair of pitcers. Both weapons were handed over 1o (he afficer. .When Roth was_searchéd at the station a pen- his boots. : —————— Bee Wants Ads. Produces Best Reeults. knife was discovered concealed in one of | the_rates would be examined before the As Mr. Scott began, W parent LW | g 8 8D~ o proval of the commission. {peared in the court room for the first {time since the trial began. The mother burst Into convulsive sobbing when she T | Mr. Penton sald that if Senater Burton |references to “sinister and eorrupting In- | fivences” and to colossal “foreign lobbles.” | He pointed out that no publication endorses all that it publishes. “Bryan ought to be in the United States ‘mu. and I hope that ke will run for the place. He's an able orator, a debater, and in many respects a statesman, and it would be an honor to Nebraska to have & man like Bryan in the senate. 1 hope he runs.” | Speaking of the posifion of ralirosds with regard o politics, he €aid: *I think that raliroads. ghould keep out of politics. Its true that their interests in the past have {been on the defensive, but the people and |the rairceds ought to get nearer together. {Each needs the other, and what helps one ultimately helps the other. If the rail- |roads would keep out of politics the feel- iln‘ that they are back of every candidate {Yor office would scon die out. The people are, at the bottom, fair, and If given a chance they will act fairly, so I think the {railrcads wou'd galn in the end 1 they would keep entirely out of politics.” Mr. Waggener is in Omaha in the inter- |ests of the road In the matter of bullding viaducts in the city. He was accompanied by Superintendent D. E. Benardi and C. B Smith, bridge engincer. f Bés Want Ads Produce Best Results. ! 1 'during iscussed ‘affalr. | 1788 quantities: of cotton to break the | "y, P<" POY led into the court reom. One .—:: :.".::,:.“.‘ .:-m to | American market. If the Liverpool m'ouc‘:;munu-l evidence is very danger- sdribe the movement initiated by the s | DAVE been deceived by forged bills of Ind-| e ence upon. which to convict,” said ing the local men claim the shortage of ney Scott. “Instances have occurred in 1908 1o follow the mame prac- - where men have been 83 pertains in the corn trade in con-| °°ttoR In England will cause the shut YL Th 4 mistakenly - con- nection with ‘the issue of bills of lading | 90%® ©Of the mills there. gy = boy ‘hasn’t merve emough to The hope s excressed here that the set- Investigate Faflure. e :L slone a human belng.” tiement. of the affairs of Knight, Yamcey | BIRMINGHAM, Ala, April R—Several Bticady M'IM 4 great criminal” said As- & Co. will realize $500,000. legal and other representatives of English — Istrict Attorney Moss. “He is a| ATLANTA, Ga., April 23 —Southern rep-| A% American cotion firms are in Birm- "d"""" eriminal—a perverted character ingham, investigating the filing of a (%P9 & Scourge to the community. ey, petian: 3 > Ny b’,:h‘Tlf'ero is no unexplained eircumstances |egram.)—Uroup No. 2, Nebraska Bankery | D¢O¢mbEr number, about (o ifsue, might Knight, Yancey & Co. of Decatur, Ala. (""" be continued. “There was never a association, comprising the counties = of |PAY Its Fespects to him. Among those here are representatives of |°4%¢ In Which every circumstance was so | Washington, Dodge, Colfax, Plalte, Boone, | axgm ! Minoprie, Forgan & Co., Liverpool; Baker ";‘:"::’"“"‘:; Nance, Polk, Butler ard Ssunders, held Paton company, New Orieans; J. J. Wil- exactly 7:10 when Judge Foster |their twelfth annusl meeting in this city | pem. Con nded H | Hon. James Bryce Will Addreas Con- lams company, Liverpool; Wilson & Aflson, '('rn Bis charge and the jury filed out. | yesterday. Practically ail the towns in the | veention ',',._.-, Evening. Gaiveston; Alexander Eccles & Co.. Liver-| The rlmn foday was the largest In the |gistrict were represented, 10 bankers be-| JOWA CITY, Ia., April 3—(Special)— | pool: Peansfather & Co., Liverpool, and [T7inal court bullding since Harry Thaw (ing presest The morning and afterncon | Amabessador James Bryce will be met at #Whett Baby was sbout sleves mediths | I €. Worrel Gaiveston | was on trial for his life. Men and women | business sessicns were held in the YOUSE | the train by the University of Jows stu-! 0ld he Began to grow thin and pale. This | Thers has been some (ntimation that ihe | $1/UESled for places. gowns were torn and | Men's Christian assoeiation building nd | gemt regiment Monday afternoon-at 316 was, st first, attributed to heat and the | Slsarranged and hats were crushed in the | this evening a banquet was served 0 the | ang escorted to President George £ Mac- fact that his teeth wers coming, but in fight for potnts of vantage. visitors at the Maennmerchor hall | Lean's resta: t the head of - Clini reality, the poor llitle thing was stary- Whea Wolter was jed back (o his cei| E. R Gurney of Fremons was toast-| He will thee . - z(l: Selhes Wik aat betng suth-| just frem D“I‘A‘:h.mn: the statement i :‘;’ MBI‘F:mn pressed forward and |master and the principal speakers were| g s dinner given by President MacLean -, :'-I--L' R s made that very ormation is secured | Stlempted t0 hand him a rose. A court|E. E. Lyle of Wahoo and J. W. Whelpton | ina¢ evening. The members of the Board from the firm. Several transactions are |Officer brushed her aside. of Ogaliala | of Education ana college presiden: for an bour, I suggested that my Wife| unier careful Investigation, the Robert L Montgomery. of Educa: the ts of | J Yitcome | ry, lessee resen: t South | try ‘him’ on Grape-Nuts. She soaked two | or which 1s Dot intimated. <|m:1«>muu Wolter, today told .vua:: 4 . v c:wu‘" ...armx..m...m, o] L TS S R L privately he had received = letter or.|present at the meeting. Offiters elected | . - - In tn ing at § o'clock the forty- DEATH NOTICE APPEARS fering him $100 1€ be would testify in sup. {are: F. H. Ciaridge, Blair, president; E.| e : o4 stantistion of fourth annusl convoestion will be held in AND PUZZLES CORONER |Mocier, =~ °¢ '™ evidence of Katie|E. Lyle, Wahoo, vice president; A. R.|the university's auditorium. Awmbasssdor — Ruth Wheeler S, - Oslugibun. . sefpepecy. Bryco will give the address of the evening Annoumcement im Demver nmu‘..,mdm:,"hlm“‘“""‘m and will speak on a subject of interest to Without Record, and There- ince, Wi er body m the fire-| NEW PETITIONS NECESSARY |the students, especially though the town * ot g UL ¥ apart and et the — people will be lnvited. ore Suspicions. {bust and hesd wrapped tn burlap om g fire escape, from where it was pushed Into the yard below. He was arrested March % and piaced on trial Monday last Bankcrs MCct {bad charged that the merchant marine bill | true. — | He identified letters that had passed be- Annual Meeting of Group |tween the league and Representative Bor- {land of Missouri in which Mr. Borland had Two Held, with Over Hundred |deciined to recetve a copy of,"The Ameri- ‘Al jcan Flag” on the ground that it sbused ttending. {the second class mail privileges, and & o |reply from'ihe league that if that was in- COLUMBUS, Neb., April 2.—(Special Tel- tended as_ an . insult ‘to_the Jeague the A surprise in BrooXiym. An adult's food that can save & baby proves itself to be ngurishing and: easily DO AT I0WA < CITY £ - “It was uet many days before he forgot CATARRH OF KIDNEYS xl about being nursed, and has since w DENVER, April 3—Coroner MecGovern of Denver county ia puzsiing over a death | n in & Wednes® : notice. appeared In & Destay Wmorn. luc denled ever knowing Ruth Whaeler, ing paper as follows: but testimon: been “Died—Fitzpatrick. sudenly. Bdward J. to his .....’:J.‘.‘.'.l’:.:.. pesdiged Application of Jobn F. Sehruder for Mandamus on Petition Turmed Down. PIERRE, 8. D., April 22 —(Specia! Tele- | gram)—In the applieation of Joha . |Elecirical assoclation at Sloux City this FERAFHRELFFERLTAREIRE ISk EE ® Mr. George King, Députy sheritt u‘l‘- Rensselaer Co, N. Y. for years was ell-known merchant of Troy. In & letter from Ne. 45 King St. Troy, N. ATARRH of the kidneys—that what makes people have weak backs. It is catarrh of the kidneys. The kidney is belng gradusily destroyed by this derangement. The mucous membrane lining of the SORLLS old baby is expected to be. “We have put before him other foods, bu Ul bave none of them, evidently ! prefering to stick to that which aid bim Against Municipal Ownership. April B—(Special )~ |8 stenographer. ——— iI’A'l' CROWE IS HELD up | Former Olilo Couvict is Charged with Robbing Alleged Kidnaper at Manstield. Schrader for & writ of mandamus to com- pel the secretary- of stale to accept the petition, placing himesl! In nomination as week, of which assoclation he 15 prestdent, took the stand that municipal ownership of public service corporations has mot proved satisfactory and declared that public semti- ; F, B i th | 3 5 f l : f I i I i i - Dt bt L The weseseenve. 13 I 5 Celumbua. O.