Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-07-07

said the cards had been discussed at the
meeting which he attended and that II was
agreed that the Evans company should
send out cards to the places where II had
elevators. This meeting was held at the
ONCE Of the Nebraska Elevator company.
Of which Worra1 was president.
Declines 60 Answer.
was any money or checks put up at
that meeting by those present as a for
feit7' asked Mr. Howell
o. B. Polk objected 60 the witness an
swering the question inasmuch as a con-
spiracy had been charged and that the
witness need not answer any question
which might incriminate him.
Without referring to yourself did you
see any one else put up a forfeit7"
Polk again objected but the witness an
swered that he did not, or at least that he
did not remember II any one had.
The witness was then asked n he heard
any discussion about putting up money as
forfeit to maintain the card prices. but
he declined 20 answer this upon the advice
OF his attorney.
WAS any money put UP for penalizing
grain dealers who refused 10 maintain
card prices?" was asked the witness.
Again the witness, on the advice of his
attorney, refused to answer.
The witness was shown a pamphlet under
the title OF The Regular Grain Dealers OF
Nebraska" and was asked what II was
The witness replied that It was a direc-
| tory showing who is good and who Is not
good" They are sent out to show what
grain dealers were competent TO handle
country dealers grain. Those names with
a star in front Of them were members Of
the association. while those without the
star were good"
The witness refused TO answer why he
Joined the association. The farmers COM
pany at Prairie Home had no elevator, he
said, but loaded directly into cars He had
never at any time. he said. meddled with
| the farmers and neither did the farmers
NEEDLE with him
| Hendrickson denied that he ever had
a division OF grain with the Evans COM
! pany, but that he had always paid the
! raise In price as shown by the cards The
witness also swore that he knew of in
stances where the Evans company had
| raised his price on grain. On occasions
he said the Evans people had raised the
card price and he had lowered It. He
denied that he knew what the penalty pool
was.
| vi nOyCOrN ChnFge.
Witness was shown by counsel for
plaintiff two sheets of yellow letter pa
per bearing the letterhead Of the worrall
Grain company. Attached 70 the letter
was white slip of paper upon which was
printed In red letters a citation of at
tention to its contents, reading something
! like this: "Notice-Do not throw this
away read It carefully and keep it,
The witness declared that he had re-
! ceived similar letter That concluded his
direct examination and a recess was taken
until l p. m, when his cross-examination
| was to be taken up.
The letter to which his attention was
directed, II is claimed by the PLAINTIFF, IS
In the nature of forgery. The worrall
company soon after opening up in Omaha
had written a similar letter to a number
Of farmers and farmers associations. So
Letting their patronage and claiming to
have established a commission company
that was prepared to handle business in
| dependent OF the state association In n
the writer's had threatened to send out
| other letters from time to time exposing
the methods OF the association, the profits
its members had been making and other
details concerning the so-called combina-
ton. The letter exhibited to the witness
this morning, II Is claimed was simply n
reproduction OF the original worrali let.
ter, In printed typewriting text, on yellow
paper not quite the same size, and with
the Worrall letterhead not quite Identical
IL bore the Worrall signature and had
been sent to every regular grain dealer
in the state, with the red letter card at.
tached as warning. 1t is claimed that
none or them should have anything fur.
Their to do with the Worralf COMPANY
This letter is the document upon which
plaintiff will rely for proof of a boycott
but whether he has any proof as to who
sent It out is not stated.
Call for Republican Convention.
The following is the apportionment &C.
cording to the oficial card in the republi.
can state convention. which meets at Lin.
coin September a.