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Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-29
HERDMAN TO EXPOSE PARTY
Threatens to Let Grand Jury Know About
Dahlman Crowds Election.
HINTS At USE or CORPORATION DOODLE
Trouble Between Two Democratic
Leaders Arises over Mayors Re-
fusaI 90 Accept suGGes-
tions on Appointments.
HINTS At USE or CORPORATION DOODLE

There is blood on the moon.
Mayor Dahlman and Lee Herdman, for
mer clerk Of the supreme court, are in
volved in a personal quarrel that threat
ems to expose the inside workings Of the
Dshlman mayoralty oompaign to public
view. Herdman, II IL said, has remarked
that he might very easily be induced to
tell the grand jury all he knows about It
II he was called upon to do so.
The row grew out OF the mayors refusal
to let HerdmAn suggest appointments,
particularly that OF street commissioner.
The night between the mayor and Herd
man, who was one Of the executives big
lieutenants during the campaign reached
a crisis during the last week. Diplomatic
relations were broken of with the use
of language of a somewhat passionate
tint. The story goes that Herdman's big
wish was to defeat Tom Flynn for street
commissioner, but that In the last an
alysis the mayor declined to listen to
anything OF the Kind.
Herdman Threatens to Tell.
Whereupon the chroniclers say Mr..
Herdman said to Mayor -Dahlman- that II
the latter did not heed his desires ne
would "go before the grand jury and tell
all he knew" Later this was qualified to
q willingness to testify IL called before
the investigating body.
1t is supposed Mr.. Herdman will soon
be served with a subpoena. The things
he has to relate, II Is said, refer to cor
porRtlon contributions to. the mayor
campaign. fund and promises as to ap-
pointments made before the election.
There were plenty OF rumors about the
use OF corporation money in the democratic
campaign. The republican committee is
sued sworn statement that no funds had
been received by 1t from any such sources
and challenged the democrats to produce a
similar showing The challenge was not
accepted. Since the election the committee
has not filed an itemized statement of tine
money received and expended by it with
the city and county clerks. 1t was no Sc
at democratic headquarters during tire cleo
| ton contest.
matter Now Under Inquiry.
One of the matters under investigation by
the grand jury is the use Of public service
| corporation money in behalf of political
candidates.
The Dahlman- Herdman fracas is only one
OF the things hindering the enactment of
a peaceful program by the new democratic
| city administration. On the eve of the
| mayors naming appointees for the most
important city offices is a big tfSfcertsihty
| as to what the council majority will do
with them. The Funkhouser big six" fac
ton is determined 60 prevent the confirma-
ton Of Tom Leo for city prosecutor and
others II they have the power to do it.
Most Of the minority ive" or Bedford fac
ton are classified as friendly to the mayor
on most points, but not on all. Mayor
Dahlman is going to make up his list with
out asking the opinion or advice Of the
council. although a conference with GER
tain members OF the minority was arranged
! for Monday. .3
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-29

Charles Mccarthy of 176 Burt street was
fined SIS and costs for stealing a suit of
clothes from his roommate. Pat Benson.
Mccarthy pleaded guilty to taking the
clothes. but maintained Benson said he
might sell the garments and buy beer for
the crowd with the money Detectives
Mitchell and Horne arrested the prisoner
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-29

NJ Morrisey OF South Omaha was fned
81 and costs for breaking the rules in a
local theater Sunday evening when he
shouted, Hats off!'
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-29
No New Trial for Amstutu

Frenzer, 18th and Dodge SITS,
Omaha daily bee., 1906-05-29
MarrinRe IIcennen-
The. folling marriage licenses have been
LOCAL BREVITIES.

DIAMoNDs-EdhoIm. lsth 9 Harney sts.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-11-21
An Old Meat Bill.

The state historian of New York in
compiling some records brought to light
some amendments to laws confirmed at
Eye General Court of assizes held ir
New Yorke, beginning on ye 9Th & end
ing on We 9Th day of October, 1870"
The following catches the eye:
whereas, divers Complaints have
been made of the great abuse of bring
ing dead hoggs & Porke into this city
& it not being discernible how long
they have been Killd by reason they
are too often brought frozen, so not ca
pable of being preserved by Salt which
tends much to We disreputacon of that
Commodity when sent abroad, and We
Merchants who Export it into Warmer
Climates. for We reasons aforesaid it is
Ordered, That henceforth no hogg or
hoggs shall be brought dead to this
place either for sale or payment OF
debts, except it shall be in cask well
Sailed & Packt according to ye Law,
otherwise smoak't or dryed of which
all persons are to take Notice, as they
will answer We contrary at their Per
rillS."
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-11-21
The Helmet In the schoolroom.

German schoolmasters are said to
have had much to do with the victory
of the Germans in their late war with
France, and IN this connection Sir
Henry Roscoe tells this incident OF his
inspection Of the professional school in
Rouen, France: among the usual OBJ
Jects I noted with surprise Prussian
soldiers helmet. On being asked why
he placed 1t there the schoolmaster
stated that it was picked up In the
streets of Rouen during the German
invasion. Ana he added that it was Of
great service to him, for when the
scholars did not attend to their work
be used to bring this down and put it
in his desk and, pointing to it, say:
Now, If you do not make progress and
learn properly this will happen to you
again. The surest way to bring it
upon you is to neglect your studies and
grow up in ignorance and to become in
ferior in intellectual training. The
display Of that helmet explained the
director, never fails to bring the blush
OF shame to the cheeks of my students
and to rouse their patriotism and their
zeal for their studies.'"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-11-21
Steady Work for Miners.
BRIEF BITS OF NEWS.

Protest against the delivery of an
address in Chicago by Senator Ben
jamin Tillman has been made to May
or Dunno by delegation Of colored
citizens
James F. Oliver, a prominent law
yer of Madison, Wis, died suddenly
Of paralysis. He was a graduate OF
the University of Wisconsin and had
been prominently mentioned for con.
gress.
Claude R. Porter, late Democratic
candidate for governor of Iowa, has
expressed his willingness to accept
the vacant position on the Democratic
national committee if the state com.
mittee will recommend the appoint
ment
Madison (Wis) police department
has received news of the arrest in
Montana of J. Gordon Morse, recently
prominent in. business and society cir
cles of Madison. Morse was arrest.
ed on a warrant charging him with
several forgeries.
The elimination of the microscopic
examination of pork from the new
American meat inspection regulations
has resulted in a preliminary decision
on the part of the French customs au.
thorities barring American ham, ba.
con, canned pork, etc.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-11-21
EVERY STATE REPRESENTED.
Transmississippi Congress Meets at
Kansas City.

Kansas OIIy.
Kansas City, Nov. 21.-The Trans
mississippi commercial congress met
in Convention hall, the vast auditori-
UNI being crowded with delegates.
guests and spectators. Every state in
the Union was represented, the states
in the Mississippi and Missouri val
leys and those making up the western
half of the country were represented
by a greater number Of representa-
tives than ever before in the history
Of the organization, while from the
East also the attendance exceeded
that of previous years. Upon the
platform and in the boxes were many
distinguished persons. All sessions of
the congress are to be open to the
public and the balconies were filled by
several thousand spectators.
The program of the first days pro-
ceedings included the annual address
Of David R. Francis Of st. Louis, pres
ident of the congress, who delivered
his message at the opening session
At the afternoon session H. D. Love-
land Of San Francisco, vice president
of the congress, delivered an address
on behalf Of the Golden Gate city and
the state Of California, to him having
been delegated authority to make a
sort of public pronouncement to the
people of the country as an expression
OF gratitude for the splendid manner
in which 1t responded to the appeal
for help following the great earth.
quake
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-11-21
KILLED IN AUTOMOBILE WRECK.
Tom Cooper, Famous BicycIist, Ono Of
the Victims.

tho Victims.
New York, Nov. 21.-Daniel Barka-
low, Paterson IN. - cotton broker,
who was one of the party found IN
the automobile in which Tom Cooper,
the bicyclist and automobilist was kill
ed in Central Park Monday night, died
during the day. Miss Helen Lambert,
another member of the party who
also was seriously injured, is in a
critical condition and is not expected
to live through the day. The fourth
member of the party, a young woman
who gave her name as Virginia Yer
non and said her home is In Jersey
City, has a broken leg and Is suffering
from shock. It is believed that she
will recover.
A new story of the accident was
told by Miss Lambert. She said that
the collision was due to Cooper sud-
denly turning. out to avoid a collision
with a cab in the roadway. He was
compelled to swing far to the left
and had safely passed the cab when
the headlights of a stalled automobile
doomed up scarcely more than 100 feet
away. Cooper could not check his
speed and an instant later crashed in
to the stalled car. Miss Lambert said
the automobile party was returning
from visit to a Harlem roadhouse
Just before they entered the car for
the ride through the park Cooper said
to his friends:
Now I'll give you the fastest ride
OF your life" Five minutes later Coop
er was dead, his companions were
lying unconscious in the park and the
big machine in which they rode was a
wreck.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-11-21
AMERICANS GET CONCESSIONS.
Will Exploit Resources Of Congo Free
State.

New York, Nov. 21.-The announce
ment from Brussels that concessions
had been granted to three companies
to exploit India rubber resources, to
conduct mining operations and to con.
struct railroad in the Congo Free
State has been verified. The conces.
sions, it was said, were probably the
most valuable ever granted in the
world.
The rubber business is to be han.
died by the American Congo company,
which was incorporated at Albany
about week ago. The chief stock
holders are Thomas F. Ryan, the Gug.
genheims, John D. Rockefeller, Jr.,
and Edward B. Aldrich, son of Sena
tor Nelson w. Aldrich.
The details of the management OF
the mining business in the Congo
Free State will not be made known
until the Belgian parliament takes &C.
stion, but separate company, In which
Harry Payne Whitney will have an
interest with the men already named,
Will be organized for mining opera
tions.
The concessions mean, it is said,
the end Of the exploitation Of the Con.
, go Free State by King Leopold, which
made the king and many Of his SUBJ
jects very wealthy.
The consideration to King Leopold
personally and to the Belgian govern
ment, as we'll as the method of pay
ment by the concessionaries, is with
held for the present, as are other de-.
tails of the agreement. "
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-11-21
J. OGDEN ARMOUR TESTiFIES IN
ELEVATOR INVESTIGATION
At MILWAUKEE.
HEAVY OWNER OF RAILROAD STOCK
ALSO CONTROLS LARGE WARE
HOUSES AT MANY POINTS
ON VARIOUS LINES.

Milwaukee, Nov. I.-J. Ogden Ar
mOur, president of the Armour Pack
ing company, large holder of stock in
the Armour Grain company, Nicola
Elevator company, Atlas Elevator CON-
pany and also owner of large blocks
of stock in the Milwaukee road, Penn
sylvania lines, Union Pacific road and
other railways, was the most import
ant witness who appeared before the
investigating committee of the inter-
state commerce commission in the fed
eral building during the day.
you are stakeholder in the st.
Paul road?" was the first question put
to Mr.. Armour by Attorney Marble.
Il am" replied the witness.
do you own stock in any other rail-
road companies, Mr.. Armour" asked
the attorney.
After a few moments of deep thought
Mr.. Armour admitted that while be-
ing somewhat uncertain on the ques-
ton he was of the opinion that he
did own some stock in some other
roads.
(Which one, please?" insistently in
Quired the attorney.
well, believe own some stock in
the Pennsylvania lines and also in
the Union Pacific" answered the wit
ness.
How much stock do you own in the
st. Paul rOad?" was asked,
Big Block Of st. Paul Stock.
"Do you want me to tell how much
I OWN" queried the witness.
eff you please" answered the attor-
ney.
well, I think own somewhere be-
tween 10000 and $4,000 shares of St.
Paul road stock"
do you own any stock in any grain
companies.?"
Eyes, in the Armour Grain COM
pany and some Others
do you own the controlling inter-
est in the Armour Grain company"
Eyes, SIR
Mr. Armour was then asked re-
garding the ownership of certain 9TH
or elevator companies having elevators
on the lines of the st. Paul road, the
Burlington and others. He testified
that the companies in questionable
Atlas company, the Nicola and others
are entirely owned by the Armour
Grain company and that he might be
construed as owning the controlling
interest in them by reason of that
fact.
do you know of any instance of
favoritism shown to you as shipper
because of the stock owned by you
In the railroads you have named?"
Mr.. Armour said he was unaware of
any special favors shown him and re-
peated the statement when asked as
to specific instances. He denied any
knowledge Of any rebating or other
forms of favOritism.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-11-21
Women Cannot Cut Diamonds.

"A lot Of women seem to be possessed
these days Of an ambition to learn the
trade of diamond cutting" the New
York Sun reports one jeweler as say
ing. every little while an applicant
for a situation as an apprentice gives
us call But we can't afford to give
them a trial. They can never master
the art. In other branches Of the jew
elry trade women have made some I'M
qualified successes. Not one Of Ewes
daughters, from royalty down, should
say, that isn't an artist In the wearing
Of diamonds. Many are well versed
in the tricks Of buying and selling them,
while others give excellent satisfaction
in polishing and preparing them
for the market. But when it comes to
the real cutting Of the stones they lack
the patience, judgment and steadiness
of nerve which constitute the experts
stock In trade"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-11-21
Bankes ana HI. Har.e.

Animal trainers of the old DAYS led
adventurous lives. In 1900 all London
was talking of a man named Bankes.
servant to the Earl of Essex, who had
taught his horse to count and perform
q number of feats. including mounting
to the top of st. Paul's cathedral. while
"a number Of asses.' as the historian
puts it, "brayed below" Sir Walter
Raleigh In his history says of Bankes
that he would have shamed all the
enchanters of the world, for whatso-
ever was most famous among them
could never master or instruct any
beast as he did his horse When
Bankes took his horse to Rome both
were burned for witchcraft.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-11-21
History on . watch Face.

Almost the last work of the Belgian
astronomer Houzeau was an article in
which, while arguing in favor Of dec
imal division of time, he pointed out
the origin of the double set of twelve
hours represented on our watch and
clock faces. The ancient inhabitants
Of Mesopotamia chose the number II
as, an arithmetical base because it has
four divisors-viz, 2, 3. and 6, while
10 has only two divisors-viz, 2 and 5.
They counted twelve hours in the day
and twelve in the night. measuring the
day by the progress of the sun and the
night by the progress of the stars
across the sky. This system, prevail
ing over all others, has come down to
us, and so our watches bear on their
faces souvenir of those ancient days
when the sun served for clock hand
half of the time and the stars the other
half.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-11-21
FEARS SOCIAL REVOLUTION.
Remarks Of Cornelrs President Cause
Sensation. ..Ar #

New York, Nov. 21.-Dr. Jacob
Gould Schurman, president of Cornell
university, In an address delivered in
Old Trinity, attacked the present in
dustrial system and declared that un-
less something was done for the wage
Garner by the big capitalists the end
would be social revolution. The ad-
dress was given under the auspices Of
the Seabury society. DR.. Schurman's
remarks created sensation. He said
In part:
Steam. electricity and consolidated
capital are In our own days eliminat.
ing the small producer and the small
trader. The chance of young men be-
coming independent producers and
traders when business Is conducted
or the scale of millions, instead Of
thos lands or hundreds Of dollars, is
vastly less than it was In the time
of our fathers.
THE wage-earner, feeling himself
and his children doomed to poverty,
rises In rebellion against the economic
system which makes such things pos
sible. He protests that capital gets
too large share Of the product which
laboring men create. His reNedy,
when he has remedy, is confiscation
Of private capital in the public. inter-
ests and the establishment of a social
istic state, in which all must work and
all receive compensation in proportion
to their deserts.
Somehow know not how, but
: somehow-the organizers and finan-
ciers and managers Of our most mod
ern establishments of production and
transportation must devise a method
whereby the men whose labor builds
them up shall become shareholders
In the enterprises. The present dis
content and ranking sense of injus-
tice must be got rid of if our economic
and industrial system is to survive u
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-11-21
GOES 70 COURT OF APPEALS.
Case Against Equitable Life Assur-
ance Society.

Albany, N. Y, Nov. 21.-The appel
late division, third department, has
handed down two decisions In the
case of Mary S. Young of Saratoga
against the Equitable Life Assurance
society of the United States and its
directors individually. The effect of
the decision is to allow the appeal of
the defendants to go to the court of
appeals on questions of law. The
court afirms the interlocutory judg-
ment Of the court below granted to
Mrs. Young and certifes three ques-
lions to be. submitted to the highest
court for decision, namely:
Does the complaint in each cas-.
state facts sufficient to constitute a
cause of action? Are the causes of
action improperly joined in the COM
plant? Is there a misjoinder of par
ties plaintiff? The latter question re-
fers to Mrs Young having made her.
self plaintiff in her own behalf and
in behalf of "all others similarly sit
uated." 1855
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-11-21
EVIDENCE SECURED AGAINST OR
" CANNED GANG OF "FAkE"
PROMOTERS.
SIGNED CONFESSION IS SECURED
MEMBERS OF CONCERN SAID TO
HAVE MELTED NICE SUM BY
USE OF MAILS.
Milwaukee,, Nov. 21.-The Daily

Milwaukee,, Nov. 21.-The Daily
News says: -. 49,.
AS result of signed confession
now In the hands of United States
District Attorney Butterfield the ex-
1stence Of thoroughly organized gang
of fake promoters has been uncovered
and arrests will be made within the
next twenty-four hours in several
prominent cities of the country by
federal officers. The uncovering of
this organization is regarded by the
local federal officers as of the utmost
Importance in the fight which is con-
tinually being waged to keep the
United States mails free from fraudu-
lent uses. So important has the con-
fession of the man in charge of the
Milwaukee end of the organization
been regarded that an effort has been
made to keep the confession from
leaking out until warrants could be
procured and service had on the diff
ferent defendants. -
1t was through the arrest and SUBJ
sequent Indictment by federal author
tiles of T. E. Cameron of this city
that the developments outlined above
were brought to light. Prior to his
arrest Mr.. Cameron was an ostensible
dealer in stocks and bonds and act
ed as promoter for the corporation.
1t is claimed by the officers that
operations Of Mr. Cameron have net
ted the organization fully $4,000, with
a probability that the sum may reach
100000. s-~.
Immediately following the signing of
the confession Cameron, accompanied
by officials of the United States dis
trict attorneys Office, went to the
chambers of Judge Quarles, where the
proceedings were held which set the
defendant free from the Indictment
returned against him. He was imme-
diately rearrested on a minor charge
and will be held on that pending the
examination of the cases against his
accomplices. Immediately following
these proceedings Postal Inspector
Ralph Bird departed for Chicago to
secure the warrants and arrest of the
persons named in the confession.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-11-21
READY TO HEAR new FACTS
PRESIDENT MAY REOPEN CASE
OF coLoRED SOLDIERS OR.
DERED DISMISSED,

- New York, Nov. PA cable from
President Roosevelt declining to sus-
pend his order discharging colored
troops of the Twenty-ffth regiment
unless the facts as known to him are
shown to be false, but expressing his
willingness to hear new facts bearing
on the case, has been made public by
Gilchrist Stewart of the Constitutional
league.
The presidents reply contained the
following:
unless facts as known to me are
shown to be false the order will I'M
der no circumstances be revoked and
l shall not for one moment consider
suspending on simple allegation that
there are new facts until these new
facts are laid before me. Inform any
persons having new facts to have
them in shape to lay before me at
once on my return and will then con-
slider whether or not any further &C.
ton by me is called for"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-11-21
Once Popular Actress Dead.

New York, Nov. 21.---Miss Georgia
Cayvan, for years one Of the most
popular actresses in New York city,
is dead in a sanitarium at Flushing,
L. l.. where she had been a patient
about seven years. Miss Cayvan, who
was about forty-five years of age, was
formerly member Of the old Lyceum
theater stock company Of New York
city, Of which Daniel Frohman was
manager.