Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 1, 1910, Page 7

A ,Council Blutfs A e A Minor Mention ‘The Counecll Bluffs office of the Omaha Bee is at 15 Scott Street. Both 'phones 43, Davis, drugs. The Clark barber shop for baths CORRIGANS, undertakers, 'Phone 8. FAUST BEBR AT ROGERS' BUFFET. Woodring Undertaking company. Tel, 339 Lewls Cutler, funeral director. ‘Phone 7. Baird & Boland, undertakers, 'Phone 122 My talloring makes friends. Ma Pel o rlends. Martin Pet Wanted—Vonng girl to help it 0 work. Call,Bell B-M9, s J, W. Terr npt . maved te Broadway. Kyes examined free. ' See our gold frame specials for week. C. Alexander, 333 Broadway. For first- wall paper work, painting and wal! papir and roasol ple pric see Jensen, Masonic temple, " Cie PF y The best and ch w. h cholaisen & Co. Fol rent, jivery u way and Union st ,I;’!l lass condition, of stock. M. W Bits, Ta. ' Pne funers will be held w. L for & per_month rorty heac Co., Coung: of the late Turner Tinnel Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock l!. the family home, Bixteenth avenue ang l‘nuru nth street, and burial will be in Fairview cemetery Rev. A. Overton will conduet the services ON AND AFTER Baturday, May 7, 1910, the banks of Council Bluffs will ciose urday at 12:30 p. m., and on_all other busi- 88 days at 3 m. City National Bank, mmercial Nat'onal Bank, Councll Bluffs Sgtings Bank, Rirst National Bank, State SHvipgs Bank. Alpha Shew, 16-year-old son of Mr. Mrs. Edward Shew of Minden, Ia early Friday morning in the ka Memort: hospital from injurie. six weeks ago. o youth rec tured skull while working about some ma- chinery in his her's barn. ‘The body was sent to Minden for funeral and Interment Mrs. Mary Smetak died yesterday at St Bernard's hospital, where she was coms mitted by the commissioners for the fns sane on April 15, She {8 survived by a slster, Mrs. Anne va, 1622 South Bix- teenth street, this city. The funeral will be held this morning at 10 o'clock from Cutler's undertaki establishment and burfal will be in Fairview cemeter) The fire department was called out yes- terday morning and again in the afternoon to the scene of the blaze on Broadway and Pearl strect to pour water on a quan- tity of smoldering hay which had been in the barns burned Thursday afternoon, At 8:80 o'clock yesterday morning the depart- ment Was given a run to the residence of W. P. O'Hara at 1017 Third avenue. Burn- ing rubbish had set fire to the apivoach to the barn. The blaze was extinguished with but nominal damage. Shortly after 12 o'clock the department was called to the residence of George Camp at Second ave- nue and Thirtzenth street, where a defec- tive chimney had started a blaze in the roof, The only damage was burned in the roof. ol tlaganics gb: and died ived a frac- ATHLETE MISSES CLOTHES Runs Home in Track Sult, Janitor Finding Suit Where Thiet Left Xt. George D. Smiley, janitor of the Third street school, while walking through Fair- mount park early yesterday morning on his way to the school, discovered a suit of clothes on the top of the hill near the park water works pumping station. He turned the sult of clothes over to the police and for a while the officers scented a sulclde mystery. Later Folsom Everest, son of Trank F. Everest, reported to the police that while “working out” in Fairmount park preparatory to the high school field meet, some maliciously inclined person stolen his clothes and that he had been compelled to make his way home In his attenuated and abbreviated running garb. The clothes found by Janitor. Smiley proved to be those missed by young Everest, Real Entate Tranafers, These transfers were reported to The Bee April 20 by the Pottawattamie County Ab- stract company of Council Bluffs: J. J. Brookhouser and wife to Jor- en Hansen, lands in 2-77-44, w. d..$ 8,000 Thomas H. James and wife to Thomas H. James, lot 21, in block 2%, in Central subdivision to Coun- cfl Bluffs, w. d. .. Bmma Danford to 3. M. Puiien, , 5 and 6, . 1,97 lots in’ block 14, in w. d. Holmes and L. Stowe, lots 1,-2 and 3, in block 8, in Morningside addition’ to Councii Bluffs, Ia., w. d. . . , Benjamin-Fehr Real Estate company to George and Ida Wheeler, lot 14, in block 13, In Ferry addition to Council Bluffs, Ta., w. d. ... Cassa_B. Mueller (guardian) to Cam- {lla Hanna, undivided 1-28 of lots 1, 2,8 4 9 10 and 11, in Auditor’ division_of outlot Turley, In Ci L] in Steela & Wood's subdivision of lot 2 in Kast Omaba, d. . George W. Lipe and wife to F. T. True, lots in Benson's 24 addition, Day's subdivision and Ferry's addi tion to Counell Bluffs, Ia., q. c. d.. Benjamin-Fehr Real Estate company to ¥ T. True, lot 8 in block 8 in Potter & Cobb's addition to Council Bluffs, 1a., w. d. .. Jessica J. Sledentopf and husband to P. T. True, lot 2, in block 8 lot 10, in block 24 and lot 23, in block 4 in Ferry addition to Council Bluffs, w. d. . etoe 3 Bdell an . in_block 12, wife to F. rue, in Wright's ad- aitien to Council Blutfs, 1a., q Elmer Taber and Flora M.’ Sand to F. T. True, lots § and 9, in block 6, in Benson's 24 addition to Council Bluffs, la., q. ¢ d. . e Twelve transfers, total ..,........ Marriage Licenses. Licenses to wed were lssues yesterday to the following: Name and Res! W. A. Embry, Spokane, Wash Alta Farney, Des Moines, la H. L. Miller, Beatrice, Neb, Clara Braun, Beatrice, Neb. T. BE. Crellin, Orchard, Neb. Laura Johnson, Arlington, Neb. Joe Bender, South Omaha. Maud Ruckla, South Omah; Allen C. Carr, Hurley, 8. D. Floy G. Mills, Hurley, 8. D. Age. .2 | .19 ' Geo. W. Klein Uphostering, Furniture Re. paired and Refinished, Feathers Renovated, Mirrors Replated, and all kinds of mattress work done. 4 Both 'Phones, 19 So. Main St., Council Bluffs. “Have It Done Right’ this | undson | sustained | OMATIA SUNDAY BEE: MAY “ Gouncil Biuits RICHMOND CASE WITH COURT ‘Teltimony Concluded Earlier Than Had Been Anticipated. ATTORNEYS ARGUE TO THE COURT Involved Empha- in Argu- Legal sized to the Court ments During Brief Pertod. Quentions The hearing in the removal against Major George H. Richmond, chief of police, was concluded yesterday after- noon and Judge Woodruff took his decision It is understood that will hand down his de- cision the early part of next week. The hearing came to a conciusion sooner than iiad been expected, judging from the slow ress made Thursday by the prosecu- fon,and was undoubtedly due to the fact that the court intimated Thursday evening hat it would not devote much more time 0 the case as the term at Avoea demanded his presence there, The cross-examination of Major Richmond vas concluded at the morning session, and with the calling of Judge Snyder of the police court, Justice J. K. Cooper and Con- stable J. C. Baker, the prosecution closed its case, Stats Senator C. G. Saunders was called to the stand at the beginning of the morn- ‘ing session to corroborate the statement of Major Richmond regarding the time of day when R, B. Wailace, defeated candi- date for mayor two years ago, complained of the sale of liquor on election day in the bagement of the bullding occupled by the Manhattan saloon. Attorney General Byers sald he would walve any opening argument, but finaily made a brief opening argument. Judge J. R. Reed made the opening argument for the defense, dealing with the legal questions Involved, and was followed by Attorney | Emmet Tinley, who made the closing argu- ment for the defendant. Mr, Byers occu- pied about two hours with- the closing argument for the prosecution | under advisement Judge Woodruff pre Byers Wants Change. “We look to the judge to muke this the beginning of the end of such administra- tions iif every city in the state of Tows declared Attorney General Byers in con- cluding his closing argument. Mr. Byers sald the proceedings to re- move Major Richmond, formed one of the most important cases presented to any court In the state of Jowa In a number of years. “We have come to a time In the state of Towa when such an administration as that of Chief Richmond has been shown to be, must ceas sald Mr. Byers, The system of taking money from women of the town, whom he terms “unfortunate, helpless creatures,” the attorney general characterized “rank extortion.” The cross-examination yesterday of Ma- jor Richmond by the attorney general was mainly in relation to the accused officer's alleged knowledge of the presence of J. C. Mabray and his assoclates in Counell Bluffs during 1908, Questioned, regarding a man named Hancock, fromg Omaha, who testified in the earlier stages of the trial that he tele. phoned Richmond and read him a letter which had’ fallen into Hancock's hands through an error in the address to *Box 44" instead of “Box 4" and which was evidently intended for Mabray, Richmond sald Hancock mnever telephoped to him. 1t such & message was recelved by any officer of the department he did not hear of it, and believed he would certainly have recelved a report of it had such a message been recelved, ‘‘Hancock testi- fied,” sald the chief, “that the telephone conversation took place about half past 9 o'clock In the evening. Five nights out of the week I am in bed at that time, I have no recollection of the occurrence, and am sure 1 did not receive the message. | Affidavit of Dan Welr, Regarding the affidavit of Dan Weir, a tormer detective of the Coungil Bluffs po- lice department, which was read by the attorney general, Major Richmond sald with considerable warmth: Dan Weir committed the greatest per- jury when he made that affidavit. What- ever talk I had with the officers was after the rumor of a certaln horse race, which we identified after the expose and arrest of Mabray and the others a year ag0. At that time there was no mentlon of Maybray. The matter was mentioned |briefly as 1 was leaving my office. I | asked the officers what they knew. They had heard s0 and 50 and so, but they knew nothing. That affidavit is false as hell. The man who obtained it and succeeded in getting Dan Welr to sign it Is worse than Dan Weir." In his affidavit Weir swore that Major Richmond had instructed him to keep away from the gambling houses. In regard to this part of the affidavit Major Richmond said: “Captain Shafer reported that Welr was spending & good deal of time In such re- sorts. Richmond sald he told the captain 10 tell Weir to keep out of such places. The captain reported that Weir sald he would go Into gambling houses whenever he pleased.. 1 asked Welr the next day if he had made this reply and he said he had. I told him there was but one chief of police in Counell Bluffs and that he must obey orders or 1 would file charges against him. After that I gave him thirty days' leave of absence on pay to go to his farm in Dakota. He wanted three months on pay and sald he must have it. I re- fused the request and asked for his res- ignation, which he gave me. No Kmowledge of Mabray. “No officers has evir been removed on account of the Mabray affalr. I knew | nothing o/ Mabray at that time; you might as well get that out of your mind now as any otuer time. Like many other citizens, 1 foit romething was wrong, but I couldn't gev +5 it. 1 knew nothing about Mabray and don't belleve any of my officers did. Questioned as to recelving & complai from a man from Louisville, Ky, who clalmed to have been bumped by the M bray gang, Major Richmond testified sub- stantlally as follow: “In the fall of 1908 a man from Louisville, Ky., eame to'-my office, accompanied by an attorney of that city, He sald he had heen swindled out of $10.000 on & fake horse race about six weeks before that. He wanted to locate the swindlers. I asked Jim why. he had not repcrted the matter at the time of the swindle, and he repiled A. A. CLARK & CO. LOAN MONEY ON AND ANY CHA' MAIN No connection BOTH rm-ll‘!. SECURITY AT ‘ears of HORSES, OATTLE AND HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE ONE-HALF THE USUAL RATES. ‘Buccessful Business proceedings | ‘| September. !l Council Bluffs |that he got out of town 100 « He {#ald he had not reporttd it to the county |attorney or any other authorities. 1 asked | |the man how he happened to get Into the | |affalr_and he sald he came here to bet on | la race which he understood to be fixtd | in hie favor. I told him I had no sympathy |for him, but that I i not like to have | such things happening here, ard 1 would | give him two plain clothes men to assist | In the investigation, and that it the swindlers were here we would arrest them "I suggested that they file.an information | In order that the police department might | have something to work on. They never came back and 1 did not think of connect- Incldent at the time with t=e #ang. First Time Saw Mabray. “The tiret time 1 saw Mabray to know | him was two or three months ago, in the Grand hotel, when I was Introduced to him by George 8. Wright. Mabray was at that time_in custody of Deputy United States Marshal Groneweg. I may have seen him before that time," Aeclared Major Rich-) mend. Justice Cooper ard Constable Baker were recalled by the prosecution in rebuttal of Mdjor Richmond's testimony relative to the incident when he handed the two officlals $20 each. They both adhered to their origi- nal testimony that the money was given thém n the toflet room of the Grand hotel. With the exception of ate Senator | Saunders, the defense did not put on any witnesses. Thirteen Thousand Share of School Fund Pottawattamie County Will Receive This Amount from Semi-Annual State Distribution, ‘The schools of Pottawattamle county re- celve $13,670.70 as their share of the semi- annual apportionment of the proceeds of the. state school fund for 1910, according to the eomputations of the state auditor, who Is custodian of the fund. Notice to this efféct has been received by County Anditor | Irnes. 3 The independent school district of Council Bluffs receives $4,3i2.01 as its share of the aistribution. The distribution is based on & pro rata sh of 845 cents per pupil, acoordifg to the school enumeration. The share of Pottawattamie county Is appor- tioned on a basis of 16000 pupils in the county. That of the school district of Counell Bluffs is apportioned upon a basis of, 7,68 puplls, accordirg to the last school enumeration. The share of the fund which is appor- tioned to Pottawattamie county ls deriyed from the following sources: Interest on school fund loans for half a year, $25631.03; eix months' school tax, $9,854.44; fines, $1,1€5.90; total, $13,670.70. The next apportionment will be made in REWARD FOR GOOD OFFICES Mrs. Joseph Olsen of Manilla, Ia., Recelves Insurance Policy of Atnsworth, Neb., Man. HARLAN, Ia, April 30.—(Special)—Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Olsen, who reside near Manilla, paid a visit to O. P. Wyland's land office yesterday for the purpose of signing the necessary papers which will make Mrs. Olsen the beneficlary of a life Insurance policy to the extent of $2,000. Years ago a family named Crum lived east of this city near Bowman's Grove. Dyer Crum left the couhty and went to In- disna; then he went west and settled near Alnsworth, Neb. In s love affalr Crum ‘was shot in the shoulder, and he mada his way 19 the home of Joseph Gardner, residing at the time east of Kirkman in this county. Mr. Gardner's daughter, Maggie, walted on the injured man and dressed his wounds. When Crum recovered from his injuries he was without money, but told Miss Gardner he would remember her kind deeds. Crum returned to the vicinity of Alns- worth, Neb., joined the Modern Woodmen, took out a Mfe insurance policy for $2,00 and made It payable to Miss Maggle Gard- ner of Shelby county, Iowa. Last Novem- ber he was thrown from a horse and killed. Since then efforts had been made to find the benefictary, but in the meantime she had changed her name to Mrs. Olsen and her residence was not found until a short time ago. Her father is a resident of Har- 1an and her husband, Joseph Olsen, 1s sec- retary of the Farmers' Mutual Telephone company and is a prominent Jefferson township farmer. COME FROM DENMARK TO WED Nels Sorensen Mrs, Sena Nielsen nited Under Laws of Unite States, HARLAN, Ta, April 0.—(Special.)—Nels Sorensen and Mra. Sena Nieisen were mar- ried In the court house here yesterday aft- ernoon, within an hour after they arrived in-Harlan from & voyage and rail trip from Denmark. Mr. Sorensen went to Denmarka last April. During his stey across the water he became acquainted with Mrs. Nielsen and they became engaged to be married. They would have been married In Denmark ex- copt that the requirements of Danish law are that all property rights of children, where & father marries a second time, shall be fixed before the second marriage can take place. Mr. Sorensen preferred that his property ehould be disposed of as he sees fit, aceording to the laws of Ioww, 80 the marrfage was put off until they reached Harlan. And just as soon as the matter could be arranged after their ar- rival the ceremony was sald. Rey. N. A. Wesgaard of the Danish Bap- tist church officlated and a few of their friends witnessed the ceremony, After the wedding the newly wedded pair went to the home of the greom's daughter, Mrs. An- drew Rosenkilde, oast of Harlan, where a fine wedding dinner was served. Mr. and Mrs. Sorensen will live in Harlan. IDA GROVE, Ia., April #.—(Special.)— At the annual meeting of the Ida County Bunday School association C. E. Kelley of Battle Creek was elected president, W. T, Smith of Battle Creek vice president and Bruce Lusk of 1da Grove secretary . and treasurer. State Missionary Elsentraut and ftate Secretary Fitch were present and ndte addresses. It was deterruined to launch & campaign during the coming year to double the attendance at the Sunday schools of Ida county. Every township in the county was represented. Baxter Sult is Dismissed. IDA GROVE, la, April 30.—(Special)— |Word comes from San Diego, Cal, that the suit for $100,000 brought against James R. Baxter, the former Ida Grove and Des Moines millionaire, has been thrown out of court and the decision given by Judge Guy finally disposes of the matter. Tafith Evans, a nurse, sved Mr. Baxter for $103,000 damages. Mr. Baxter is over 70 years of “ge, Persistent Advertising 1 the Road to Big Returns Fort Dodge Wins All-lowa Debate | Defeats Sigourney's Team at Iowa City, Landing State Honors Third Time. TIOWA CITY, Ia., April 30.—(Special Tel- egram.)—Fort Dodge High schoo! woh the debating champlonship of Towa here last night by defeating Sigourney’s team in de- fending the negative of the question “Should Ameriean Clties Adopt the Com- mmission Plan of Government?” The vote of the judges was two to one. Sigourney was the champlion of the eastern Iows and Fort Dodge of the western district. Fort Dodge has won the ehamplonship for three vears. The feature of the debate was the strong work done by Helen Stockman, the girl member of the losing trlo. The mem- bers of the teams follow: Fort Dodge, Richard Colby, George Bradshaw and George Wright; Sigourney, Guy Clubb, leader; Helen Stockman and Edward Me- Quinn, The judges were: Judge Emliin McClain of the Iowa supreme court, Prof. B. A. Wilcox of the University of Towa and Superintendent Frank Smart of Daven- port. Superintendent F. L. Focht of Eagle Grove presided. LINDSAY HELPS IDENTIFY MAN WHO CONFESSES THEFT Denver’'s Judge Helps Police of Bur- lington to Br! J. C. Ferguson to Taw. BURLINGTON, Ia., April 30.—(Special Telegram.)~Judge Ben Lindsay, the ‘“kid judge,” assisted yesterday afternoon in the identification of a man arrested here to- da. Lindsay readily recognized the stranger as J. C. Ferguson, who had pre- sented him in Monmouth yesterday a num- ber of manuscript poems to read. Fergu- 50n then confessed that he had robbed two residences in Monmouth shortly after his talk with Lindsay. Ferguson was arrested here on the charge of robbing the room of J. C. Green of Galesburg in a local hotel. The stolen goods were all recovered. He is belleved to be & much-want:d man, Financing Electric Line. IDA GROVE, Ia., April 3.—(Special.)— At a mass meeting held here to do some- thing about the proposed Des Moines & 8ioux City electric railroad President Reed of the company made a statement of con- ditions and a booster committee of five was appointed to secure the payment of all delinquent subscriptions in this section, the money to be kept in the bank here until sufficlent has been raised to pay off the $6,%00 still owed the engineering com- pany. If this debt can be paid off the survey of the road will pass into the hands of the. directors, and with them more ac- tively in charge of the business it Is hoped to accomplish something. President Reed stated that the road has paid out $30,00, owes 36,50 to the engineering company and has unpald subscriptions amounting to $13,000, Iowa Federation of Labor. MARSHALLTOWN, Ia., April 0.—(Spe- clal.)—President A. L. Ulrick of the lowa Federation of Labor has issued the call for the elghteenth annual conventlon of the tederation, which is to be held in Waterloo beginning Tuesday, June 14, and continue until the business of the convention is dfs- posed of. The session is to be of Import- ance, as_a number of legislative acts are to come up for consideration. They are to be presented to the state assembly next winter, Ida County Girl Incinerated. IDA GROVE, Ia, April 30.—~(Special.)—~ Relatives here were notified that Miss Ellen Sykes, formerly of Ida county, was burned to death in & hotel fire at Meadow, 8. D. The fire |e supposed to have started from & lamp turned over by a demented person. Three were burned to death and the re- mains of the Ida county girl were. com- pletely incinerated. Her mother ran the hotel. Besides the Miller hotel, a bank, lumber yard and livery barn were burned, Towa News Note PRESCOTT-A. E. Tipple has been elected school superintendent of the Prescott schools for the ensuing ye: having served in that capacity the last year. LENOX—Hditor Richards of the New Times has bought the Time Table from the former owner, Mr. Clark, and there will now be but the .one paper conducted at Lenox. CLARION—The city electric light works. The city has re ed an offer for the progert,\' from Mes: Turner and Curtis, of Des Molnes and Omaha, respectively. LOGAN—The Logan Business Men's asso- clation will hold a meeting 'l‘neldl& even- ing, next, at Helm's restaurant. Matter' looking to the iInterest of Logan will be under consideration. LOGAN—Farmers and poultry men here have met with losses in feeding corn which falled to mature last fall. The poisonous substance is in the interior of the kernel, ‘sccordlnl to veterinarians here and at Den- son. LOGAN—Mother's day, May 8, will be observed in Logan, especlally in the churches and at the regular meeting of the Pierlan ciub, in fact, the Plerian club )':u Mother's day observance in charge ere. IOWA CITY—Captain Benjamin T. Sim- mons of the United States army, Inspected the University of Iowa student regiment yesterday afternoon at & dress parade held on the foot bail gridiron before a crowd of 3,000 people. HARLAN-Louls Christensen and Hans Hansen of this city and Matt Lorenzen of Jackson township,” were in an automobile that turned turtle r Randolph, Neb., Tuesday, in which accident, the driver, Tilton Weber, was killed. CRESTON—For ten days Charles H. Dawson, spe agent for the Burlington route, has been at Mercy hospital in the city of Burlington being treated for a fit of hiccoughs, and Is now in a critical con- dition, with no hope for recovery, IOWA CITY—Mrs. MacLean, mother of President George E. MacLean of the Uni- versity of lowa, fell on the steps In the president's home here yesterday, suffering @ sprained wrist and other Injuries which may prove serious because of her advanced age ANITA—Rev. W. H, Keyser, tor of the Christian church at Brid awpl.l:r. has accepted a call to the Anita chureh, where the fleld is much larger and the salary is ‘'oportionately larger. Rev. Mr. a8 been on the Bridge the last two years. CRESTON~—A new townsite has been con- tracted for five miles south of fmgw or w & representative of the Red & rthwestern Electric Rallroad com The contract was for elghty acres fll“ bought from the @. E. Slocum farm, the price was per acre. CRESTON-C. E. Rice, for a number of years proprietor of the Creston Cornice works, has sold his business here to Frank Landreth, & prominent real estate man, for property in Colorado and A to make that state his future home. [ CRESTON—Mafor F. S. Burd of the Towa National guard. assisted by Assistant council will se!l the | Adjutant B. B. Lucas, has been b h e e Latvh et b Mty Bhce erty of former Company I pr y g organ and wi Wil bear the name formeriy neid by the ble to company here, QSCEOLA—Because the state 1s wiia get corroborative evidence in the Dr. Sells case, in which the doctor is charged with criminal assault, the case has been dis- missed. Dr, Seils was sentenced to & twenly-year teria and the case was an- | Geddes, Route 4, Henry Herles, carrier; no “. I(.)wa l‘l > >l>ow4a_;_ l' the ught | granted, b has trial eviden e led and a new ac of sufticient about the dismissa PERRY ~At & meeting of representatives of twenty-four of the yolunteer fire depari- ments o many (owns in_contral \\'ni here today the Central lowa Fire Fig s | assoclation was organized. Ohlef Flanagag | of Perry wag chosen president and Ciie Boller of Nevada vice president P An annual meeting and tournament will be one of the features of the organization DUBUQUE~Winneshiek farmers and horsemen Ate experiencing much grief| with sick horses, due, it Is believed, | to the feedivg of mouldy corn. There has been a general epidemfe in that nty and a thorough {nvestigation has been made and that is the decision reached. So much corn wae gathered soaking wet in the fall that {t was impossiblo to keep it from moulding. CEDAR FALLS—This funeral of Mias Nelile daughter of Mr, Thomas Dorlty of this eity, was held. e Dority has for m;m- ears beerl & popular teacher in lowa, - yp of h ”.‘c’l ools at Jefferson, Grand Junction and LeMars, and has hosts of old pupils who will regret to learn that ahe succumbed to & serious heart difficulty Wednesday morning. CEDAR FALLB~The First Congrega- tional church of Cedar Falls will observe its fittieth anniversary May 12 to 15, with appropriate historleal programs. Former pastors will be present and a banquet will be served in which many citizens will con- gratuiate the church people on their activi- The only surviving pastors are: Rev. Beach of Redlands, §. D., and Dr. 8. B. Snowden, pastor emeritus of the hon- ored chureh. he regular pastor, Rev. Ernest . Day, I8 very popular and under his ministration the growth has been phe- nomenal. Cannibals Kill and Eat Yankee Missionaries afternoon the Dority, ~younger t 8 J Heathen Capture Two Presbyterian Workers on Savage Island and Hold Feast. SEATTLE, Wash., April 30.—The barken- tine, Mary ¥. Winkleman, which has just arrived at Mukilteo, Wash, from the| Friendly and Tonga islands, in the South seas, brings detalls of the murder and eat- g by cannibals on Savage island, near the Tongas, of Rev. Horatio Hopkins and his assistant, Rev. Hector Laurie Me- Pherson, missionaries of the Presbyterian mission, on February b, as already cabled. While the barkentine lay at Tangatabu Tonga fslands & canoe load of mission na- tives from Savage island arrived at Fua, bringing news_of the butchering. The natives sald that Hopkins und Me- Pherson were teaching in the mission build- ing stands on the beach In the little har- bor of Savage leland when 200 of the unconverted savages, howling war cries and brandishing clubs and spears, de- scended upon thelr quarters and took everyone prisoner. The missionaries had about twenty converts in training at the time and only nine of them escaped. Both missionaries were bound with thongs and were left lying on the beach in the tropical sun for several hours, while the savages took the native captives in- land. The cannibals on returning to the beach carried the missionaries on a litter to the crater of the extinct volcano} Van Lue, in the center of the islands. There for, two days ahd nights they held a corrobree and at times their dancing and reveling could be seen plainly by the fugitive Christian natives as they stole along the shore. While most of the can- nibals were sleeping an oportunity came to the captive natives to escape. Their going was Hastened by the sight of two cannibals domning the missionaries’ clothes. The clergymen had already been eaten. The Winkleman brings news of a general revival of the old-time religious customs in the Tonga, Society, Solomon and Cook groups. ‘The natives; are holding dances and feasting on human fiesh as they did in the days before the white man inter- Burkett Dcfcn:is Anti-Trust Law Votes for Cummins Amendment to Railroad Bill Because Law is Endangered. (From a Statf Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, April %0.—(Special Tele- gram.)—Seaator Burkett, when asked to- night why he voted for the Cummins amendment to the raliroad bill, said that he thought the bill went a little too far in repealing the anti-trust laws and that agreements as to rates should be submitted to the Interstate Commerce commission be- fore they went Into effect. Charles A. 8mith of Exeter, Neb., is in Washington attending an exposition of office supplies in the Treasury department, which is under the direction of W. M Geddes of Grand Island, former representa- tive of the government expositions at Omahs, Buffalo, St. Louis, Norfolk and Seattle. Mrs, Nettle Collins Gates of Nebraska, president of the Nebraska soclety of the attonul Daughters of 1512, who has been attending the annual ccnvention in Wash- ington, nas left for Philadeiphia, Atlantic City and New York on a sightsecing trip. She will hot returh to her home in Ne- braska for some days. Rural carriers appointed: Nebraska—Brainard, Route 1, John Freech, carrier; no sub. Comstock, Route 1, Percy E. Fuller, carrier; M, W. Dunbar, substitute. Fairfield, Route 5, Virgil Hogue, carrier; Ao substituie. Towa—Minburn, Route 1, John G. Wartord, carrier; Sarah k. Warford, substitut South Daketa~Emery, Route 1, Frank Meran, carrier; John Moran, substity substitute. Plerpont, Route Telten, carrier; no substitute, Postmasters appointe Nebraska — Champion, Chase county, Thomas T. Jordan, vice W. Davidson, re- signed. owa—Iron Hills, Jackson county, Martha M. Bowling, vice G. W. Baker, resigned. South ota—Waterbury, Jerauld county, Margarete Mawhiney, vice R. Wetherill, re- slgned. The First Natlonal bank of Lodge Pole has been authorized to begin business with $25,00 capital, F. G. Le Salle is president, W. C. Melton, vice president, and C. C. La Balle, cashier. The Omaha National bank of Omaha has been approved as reserve agent for the above bank. 1, Rasmust Vanness and Ry Mix, GRAND ISLAND, Neb., April 30.—(Spe- clal)—The renewed complaints with refer- ence to the mapagement of the Soldiers' Home in this city réached the street-fight stage yesterday when, according to a mem- ber of the local public library board and a merchant, who were witneswes of it, C. G. Vanness, who filed with the state board the complaint of poor meat being served, became involved in & controversy with George K. Ryan. Mr. Vanness is a member Omaha. Mr, Ryan 1 & citizen of this city, a prominent member of the Grand Army post of this city, and some time ago held & minor position at the home, under the present semmandant ILLISOIS AFTER CRAFIELS' State's Attorney in Chicago Alleges Bribery in Legislature, RAILROAD SUES JOHN C. FETZER | Chicago & W that ern Indiann Avers Omaha Man De- Out of Former trauded Company 8523,000, CHICAGO, April %0.--Investigation of a bribery ndal invoiving the Chicago & Western Indiana rallroad, the Illinols legislature, as composed two years ago, the elty councll of Chicago and sums af money which may run anywhere between $90,00 d treble that amount, was ordered by State's Attorney Wayman, who yesterday directed that aspecial grand jury be em- paneled to conduct the investigation The state's attorn action today 18 baged on aliegatic made by John C. Fetzer, who was sued today by the Chi- cago & Western Indlana for the return of $525,000 out of which the rallroad com- pany avers Fetzer defrauded the company in real estate transactions. Fetzer, in his turn, has asked for an Injunction to en- Join the prosecution of this suit, alleging that parts of the money which the road seeks to recover went to influence legisla- tion, both at Springfield and at Chicago. Asking for the spcclal grand jury, State's Attorney Wayman's petition states: “He (Wayman) further shows the court that on April 28, A. D. 1910, a certain bill in ehancery was filed In the superior court of Cook county by one John C. Fetzer, in which sald Fetzer claims that large amounts of money in his possession, but really the property of the Chicago & Western Indlana railroad, were used for unlawful purposes of bribing public offi- cials.” M Seek Right-of-Way. About three years ago Fetzer, with Ben- jamin Thomas, then president of the Chi- cagd & Western Indiana, and Charles R. Kappes, o real estate eoxpert, set about to mcquire a right-of-way Into this city. The rond alleges that Fetzer acted as jts agert, while Fetzer doclares he was not an agent, but a speculator who purchased Jand and sold it to the company, the com- pany having the right to reject any parcel offered. In February last charges were made that Fetzer, Thomas and Kappes had defrauded the company out of $50,000 in these deals. Buit wad threatened by the road, but after conterence the matter, under formal agree- ment of the parties concerned, was referred to former Judge B. C. Field, whose de- &sion ds arbitfator was to be final. Judge Fleld recently made his award, holding {hat gross fraud had been perpetrated upon the rallroad company and ordering the re- tunding of $525,000. Recently, it leaked out today, Thomas and Kappes returned to the coffers of the company a total of §76,000, stating that this sum exhausted their individual resources. Fetzer refused to abide by the award and today's suit was brought against him. The suit, however, names Thomas and Kappes as well as Fetzer. Alle Flaw in Law. “Under the dllinols law, when the West- ern_Indiana and two smaller roads were conkolldated tome thirty years ago, the construction, according to some lawyers, contained a technical flaw,” explained Mr. Delano. *“Two roads might consolidate, but not three, but two roads might combine and then take In & third, however.” The Western Indiana is said to have taken advantage of this “alleged flaw" in the statutes and united the three roads, ac- cording to the scheme. Fetzer's bill for an injunction included as an exhibit” a letter from E. A. Delano, president of the Wabash Rallroad company and representative of that road on ihe board of directors of the Chicago & West- ern Indiana. This letter reads; March 17, 1807.—(Contidential )—Mr. B. Thomas, President and General Manager Chicago Western Indiana Railroad: Dear Bir—I encolse a letter from Mr, C. N, Travous, which explains Itself. This is written as & result of a conference which Mr, Travous had with Judge Henley at the time we sold our notes to the Boston parties. 1 belleve we should, in a guiet way, get the legislation which' Judge Hen- ley and our counsel concluded is desirable. It 18 & bad thing to have something of this kind brought up By the bankers every time we have to do any negotiating for the sale . It might give us very serious had & case of this kind on the Burlington, where & rather unscrupu- lous lawyer got hold of a technicality of this_kind and gave us a great deal of trouble. According to a statement dictated by Mr. Delano today the meaning of his letter to Mr. Thomas would stand out in innocuous innocence had Mr. Fetzer also appended the letter of Mr. Travous. Members of the aldermanic body are sald to have been approached in connection with securing land for right-of-way into the eity. CHAUFFEURS MUST STOP FAST COUNTRY DRIVING | Board of County Commissioners Issues Warning Aganst Racing and Reckless Pace Generally, trouble. Breakneck automobile driving upon the county roads must cease or offenders wiil be punished, says the Board of County commissioners. A resolution of Warning was passed by the board yesterday after- noon, sitting as & committee of the whole. The sherift and county attorney are called upon to go after offende: The board has moved, because of the constant complaints from farmers par- ticularly those bordering the Dodge street road. Automobilists freed from fear of ar- rest by police, have without question, been hitting it up to a merry clip. There Is a siaty law which forbids driving at a dan- gerous pace on public highways. CARTER AGAIN IN COURT Former Captain Seeks to Avold Paye ment of Large Sum to Nebrasks Corperation, WASHINGTON, April %.—Captain Ober- lin M. Carter's troubles in the supreme court of the United States are not over. He was discharged from the army, sent to the penitentiary and more than $400,000 taken away from him because of his al- leged implication in the Savannah, Ga., harbor improvement scandal Now Carter has taken the preliminary steps to ask the court to review a judg- ment of the United States circuit court of appeals for the Fifth district, requiring him a&s a stockholder of the American Loan and Trust company of Nebraska, to pay an assessment of over $25,00 to the receiver for creditors of that company. INDIANS ATTACK MEXICANS Redskine Founce Upon Troops Yueatan—"Thr Kin MEXICO CITY, April 30.—~News of & mur- derous sttack by Maya Indlans upon a small detachment of Mexican troops in the territory of Quintanarco, Yucatan, wi brought by passengers arriving on the gov- ernment transport Progresso, according to & special to the Mexican Herald from Vers Crus tonight. New Books Fiction, TRKE; U D, § he Macmillar At first sight Nathan scem an exceptional man In Mra. 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NEW YORK, April 30.—Loulse Loeffier, & high school gir. of 14, was tripped by her high heels as she descended n steep &isle in the gallery of a theater here tonight, fell over the ralling and pluged to the main floor, fifty feet below. Her skull was tractured and she probably will dle. |