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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-05-05

Amer Sioux City had been put down and
out In one. two. three order in the first
timing the real fun began. The fans had
fear for the RouTke family when they saw
Captain Weed had decided 10 send the
lengthy stimmel 10 the front Of the hrinE
line, but the fear soon vanished. for Bel
den. Franck Aubrey and WEIGH al hit
safe In succession. Aubrey and welch for
three bases each, bringing in three runs
That seemed 20 take the tuck out Of the
500 boys, for they did not ginger up much
until the eighth inning.
Omaha made two more runs IN the
third inning without a hit Frsnck and
Autrey walked and welch sacrificed each
q base Franck scored on Dolan'E out 70
Bauer and Aubrey scored when Williams
oro-peS an easy one which sheehan had
thrown aim from Austin's bat
Omaha cinched the g1me good and plenty
IN the eighth inning when welch Dolsn,
Austin. Graham and McNeeley hit safely.
Austin and McNeeley's being doubles
sheehan walked in the last inning for
Sioux City and Noblit hit FOR a double
Bauer hit for three sacks scored them
both and came home himself on Granville s
safe hunt
The same teams win play this afternoon.
The score:
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-05-05
Trolley Dodgers SmOthered Under
Avalanche of H5ts and Ruus.


NEW YORK. Nay 4-hrookI1n We
snothered al the Polo grounds today. New
York winning easily. Score
The Washington herald., 1907-01-05
KAISER GETS A DREADNOUGHT.
VIII Build Most Powerful Battle
ship Ever Constructed.

London. Jan. 4-Accordiug TO the Berlin
correspondent of the Daily Mail, the
Kaiser has decided 10 eclipse the world in
"a new armOTed cruiser, already projected
for 1907. One of the first acts of the gov
eminent after the elections will be To ask
the Reichstag 20 sanction great increase
in the proposed tonnage of the cruiser
giving it ii displacement of 3o-od0 tons.
The vessel viii be equipped with turbine
engines. designed 20 give her a greater
speed than that of any cruiser yet de-
signed She viii not only be larger and
more powerful than any other cruiser
afioat. but will be larger and more power
fui than any existing battle ship. inclUd-
ing the Dreadnought and Satsuma.
Germanys first vessel of the Dread
nought type has been under construction
for some weeks at Bremen. The enlarge
mcut OF the slip at Stetten is being hUT-
Tied for "a second vessel OF the same type.
Their construction will be secret, and the
details VIII not be published. The work
is being carried on at such high pressure
that enough wOrknen cannot be obtained.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-05
NEGRO AFRAID OF HIMSELF.
Causes His Own Arrest for Murder
TO Keep from Suicide.

Special % The Washington Herald.
Baltimore. Jan. 4.-By getting himself
locked Up on the charge of murder Rich
ard A. ElIens, coIored, according to his
own story, saved himself from death by
suicide.
Eilens telcphoned the Southern Station
that a man had murdered his wife at
l02 West York street, and requesting the
police TO arrest the murderer. Patrol
man BegnelIe was dispatched TO 80 Poult-
ney street, wnere the police had been in
formed that the murderer could be found
waiting for him in livery stable. When
the officer arrived there he found EIlens,
who said he had Just killed Maggie
SmOthers. at 102 West York street. He
said jealousy was the cause and gave
details of the crime The negro was
taken to the police station and then the
officer went to find the body of the muir
dered woman. There he found the
Smothers woman alive and well. She
said ElIens had left the house a short
time before. saying that ne intended
jumping in front of railroad train and
ending his life. He said he was jealous
of the woman.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-05
SUBTREASURY MAKES ROW.
Southern states in spirited Contest
to Secure Location.

Spirited rivalry among Southern
cities threatens to defeat all chances
for the establishment Of a United
States subtreasury in Tennessee. Ala
bama. Georgia, South Carolina, and
Florida.
Several weeks ago the Secretary of
the Treasury stated that he would
recommend the location of a subtreas-
ury in one Of the above named States
if the Congressional delegations includ-
ing them would agree upon a city. A
caucus was to be held next Monday to
decide the question. but a delegation
booming the selection OF Atlanta called
1T the Capitol and prevailed upon
Chairman Payne. of the Ways and
Means Committee, to hold a meeting Of
his committee to-day at which the
several bills providing for the subtreas-
ury will be considered
Their action in transferring the fight
from a caucus to the Ways and Means
Committee meets with no little criticism
from members in the other States.
One story is to the effect that the Geor-
gians learned that the members advo-
eating Birmingham. Charleston, Chatta-
nOOga. and other cites in the proposed
district had made a combination against
Atlanta, and il was useless for them to
enter the caucus, as Birmingham or some
other city would be certain to win the
prize. Representative Underwood. of Ala
bama. has received from Senator Nor
gan, of Alabama. a letter written in be-
half Of Birmingham as the subtreasury
location.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-05
SUPREMACY OF THE STATES.
Phoebe COuzius Recalls Far-rencII-
ing Supreme Court Decision.

Editor The Washington Herald:
In the intensity Of discussion. which has
been precipitated ley Secretary Roots
speech on the Capitalization of Federal
power, I have seen no reference 10 de-
cision Of the Supreme Court of the United
States on the supremacy Of the States
which may be pertinent at this time
Mrs. Virginia Minor, a native of Vir-
ginia, and long q resident of ST. Louis.
No, q large property owner and tax
payer, brought suit against the State au-
thorities to compel the recognition of her
right 10 vote under the fourteenth and if
teenth amendments to the Federal Consti-
tuition.
The case finally reached the supreme jul
dietary of the United States, and in a
lengthy review the court summed up its
opinion in this language:
The United States has no voters of its
own creation. Its officers are all created
directly or indirectly by State voters -
and remanded Mrs. Minor to the State for
her protection,
If the State is thus the creator Of all the
basic rights which pertain TO the welfare
Of the citizen. and the government-the
euerdl authOTlty-muSt certainly occupy
the subordinate position of the created.
and in the conflicts which may be precipi-
tated on this vital questicn-as to which
is supreme, under this decision, il would
appear that il must be the State, as the
created certainly cannot be superior to the
creator, and demand subordination from
the power which gives it life.
costly civil war, in blood and treas
ure, and the amendments to the Constitu-
ton following it. were supposed to give
the nation supreme authority. but this de-
cision on Mrs. Minors case nullines the
whole.
As Senator Overman is 90 open this dis
cussion next week in the Senate, submit
this point that others may give the de-
cision a more extended review.
PHOEBE W. COUZINS.
Washington. January 4 l907
The Washington herald., 1907-01-05
sTEWART. on CoLORADO. HERE.
VIII Discuss Acceptance of Place as
land Office Chief

Hon. Philip b. Stewart, Of Colorado
Springs, Colo, arrived at the New VIII
lard yesterday in response to the invita-
ton Of the President to come to Wash
ington 10 discuss the acceptance of the
Office OF Commissioner Of the General
land Office which has been rendered TO
A'r. Stewart. MIR Stewart attracted ma
tional attention last fail when he de-
clined tho Republican nomination for gov
ernor Of Colorado, with his election as
sured, because he disagreed with GER
tain portions Of the Republican plat
form and objected to certain OF the Re
publican candidates.
President Roosevelt and Mr.. Stewart
have been personal friends for a number
Of wears. They have twice hunted to-
gether for the large game of the Rocky
Mountains during the past six years, ana
the President has always been Mr.. Stew
arts guest in his trips to Colorado.
IL is said that MIR Stewards course
in Withdrawing from the Republican
ticket last fan met with the cordial APP
prevail of the President. and that the
selection of Mr., Stewart for distinguished
honor at the present time is due largely
~ tiit cattAltAt aAlttl vi tilE I iFolAfitA lRt
his courageous action then.
Friends of Mr.. Stewart say that the
President will have TO make 1t clear TO
Mr. Stewart that great public interests
are "a stake. in which the President IS
vitality interested. or Mr.. Stewart viii
decline this or any other public Office as
he has little use for men who seek, or
accept, public Office for dress parade
purposes. Mr. Stewart viii have an in
terview with the President to-day. and
his final decision viii be given AT the
close Of the conference.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-05
WORLD WIDE CHASE
ENDS IN CAPTURE
c0NTIHCED PROM FIRsT PAGE

bars Flower, was mixed up in several
mining companies, most Of which went 10
pieces.
When the day arrived for Flowers trial
on the Indictment IN which he was ac-
cused OF having swindled Mrs. Belle Gray
Taylor, Flower had vanished. He was
then out on bail Of S23.000 Bail had been
fixed al SJ0co0. then reduced to $5,6e9, and
finally jumped to $4,000, which had been
put up by Mrs. Cornelia Storrs. the widow
Of a former deputy comptroller
AT the same time. the district attorneys
office was looking into the death of Theo-
dore Hagaman who had been friend Of
Flower. at the Waldoff-Astoria 4 year
or more after Hagamans death there
came stories OF Flowers relations with
him and MS wife, and Hagamaus body
was disinterred 1t had been buried 80
long. however, that an autopsy showed
nothing. Mrs. Hagaman said afterwsrl
that she had lost about Slo04C00 IA Flow
er's schemes.
The information in the district attor-
neg Office WAS that Flower got about
$4,000 from other persons
Flowers counsel for time, was George
T. Mills. who was law partner OF Flow
eTs son. Mills attempted To bride As
sistant District Attorney GarvaR TO get
possession of the indictments against
Flower. lie was arrested. convicted and
has served bis sentence since Flower
conviction
AIRS. storrs lost her $4,000 when Flower
disappeared
The Washington herald., 1907-01-05
SEED-OIL MEN COMPLAIN.
AIIege Discrimination by Fraud
Against American Product.

IN letter to the President yesterday
Representative Williams, OF Mississippi
strongly urges that the Secretary Of
State enter into negotiations with the
French government through which there
may be a reduction in the proposed rates
on cottonseed oil.
According to letter from the American
Chamber Of Commerce at Paris, "a double
tariff. one known as the tariff maxi
mum, the other the tariff minimum" is
proposed. As the maximum tariff VIII be
used against the United States. a tax of
> francs per loo viii be levied or Ameri-
can oil. while many other Countries-for
instance, Great Britain-wiTl get a IL
franc rate
The Washington herald., 1907-01-05
DEATH RECORD.

Mary A. Lowe 63 II St NV IS years.
Elizabeth FRAN. Mass ave extended 50 years.
Mary J. StoWen Isl S ST. NV. IS years.
Herman ShaUb 1897 Georgia ave. Sc, = years.
Harriet Wedge 1911 Philips Court s. years.
BERTHE Brewster. Wash. Asylum H0spl.. 80 years.
Alice NJ Brooks. 1914 First st. NV, = years.
Florence buchanan ~ HammCTsley Ct sg. . US.
DellaplIine Monroe. lis X st. nv. . years.
James L. johnson, Bruce ave, GARFIELD, d. c., 6
nc8ths
James 4. Sheehan. l3Ol S. Capitol ST.. months
Lillian Davis, St AIMS Infant Asylum months.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-05
BUILDING PERMITS.

The following building permits issued yester-
day by Binding Inspector Ashford:
To the Anacostia Ice aud Cold Storage Company
for ore o3e-story frame ice plant on Railroad ave
nue. between Navy aud Chicago streets Estimated
cost $3.50
To Charles j Walker, for three two-story brick
dwellings at sl9 32l. and % street northwest
Architect A. Ncnig Builder. Charles J. Walker
Estimated cost $500
To Joseph Crawford. for a two-story BRICK add
ticn Al 1907 Twenty sec0nd street northwest Archi
tects. A. b. Aiullett 4 90. Builders. Boryers q
smith, Estimated cost. 500
The Washington herald., 1907-01-05
WASHINGTONIANS SAIL.
Large Passenger List on Giant
Steamships Initial Voyage.

New York. Jan. 4-The White Star Line
entertained tonight aboard its giant
steamship, the Cedric, large number Of
newspaper men The dinner was a sort
of preliminary send-of 10 the ship, which
sails tomorrow Oh her first trip of the
season 10 the Mediterranean. calling at
the Azores and Gibraltar. The passenger
list Is remarkable not only for It's length
but for the prominent folk IL contains.
Never before has a liner on a regular
trip carried so many FIRST cabin pas
sengeTs 10 the LevanC Among those who
viii take the trip are Capt. and Mrs.
II. j. H3ehler. T.. s. A., Mr. and Mrs
George Clifford. Mrs Elizabeth s Moore
Miss Moore Mrs. :. +. Clark. and Miss
b. l. Hoops, of Washington.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-05
George W. Fletcher Funeral To-Day.

OcOrSe W. FIetcher funeraE To-day.
Funeral services over the remains of the
late George ". Fletcher, a prominent
member of the Grand Army of the Re
public, will be held this afternoon. Reii-
gious services will be conducted at his
late residence. 635 Q street northwest. at >
O'Clock by Rev George W. King, pastor
Of the Dumbarton Avenue Methodist
Episcopal Church. From there the funeral
cortege will go to the chapel at Oak Hill
Cemetery. where d second service will
be conducted by the officers of George L
Morris Post, G. A. r., of which Mr.
Fletcher was past commander. This
second service viii be held at O'clock
and the members of the post will attend
in a body. Interment, with military hon
ors, viii be made in the family lot at
Oak Hin, and Mr.. Fletcher Will rest be
side his wife, who was Miss Adeline F.
Jenkins, Of Georgetown.
The honorary pallbearers viii be Prof
B. T. Janney; Walter Sebastian. A. X
Kedney, and Marian Lichte. lifelong
friends of Mr.. Fletcher. who were asso-
ciated with him in the G. A. r.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-05
China May Refuse Our Aid.

Shanghai. Jan. 4-The native papers re-
port that the board of foreign affairs has
under consideration whether or not to
decline the fund that is now being raised
in the United States for the relief Of the
people in China's ADMINISTRATION prov
inces. If the fund was declined il would
be in retaliation for the decimal alton of the
Chinese subscriptions that were offered
in aid of the sufferers from the San Fran
cisco earthquake.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-05

Wheeling, ". Va, Jan. Ain the opin-
ion OF Sheriff Dowler. of Marshall County.
ghouls visited Mount Rose Cemetery and
Mountsville within the past couple OF
nights and stole a body believed to be
that of a young girl who died two months
ago. The coffin and rough box were
found at the cemetery.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-05
Threatens to Quit "spring Chicken. y

As the result Of trouble between
Richard earle and Miss Emma Janvier,
members Of the Spring Chicken" com
pany playing at the New National, Miss
Janvier last night announced her inten-
ton to quit the company and return TO
New York 1t is stated that it is quite
probable the quarrel viii be fixed up
to-day and Miss Janvier will remain
IN the cast.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-05
University Operator COrroborates.
Wreck Victims All Improving.

Last nights reports from the local hos
pitfalls containing the injured in Sundays
catastrophe at Terra Gotta were the most
encouraging given out 50 far All the in
iUred are doing we'll and it is thought
all will recover. In not single case was
patient said TO be worse
The Washington herald., 1907-01-05
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

r. c. Wilson, @. Elkton. Fla and Flora ID.
Street .. Rev. Earl CIanston
Edgar L Harrison. 81. and Anna Miller. So both
cf Baltimore Md Rev. r NJ Bristol.
COLORED.
William Perry, 81 and Mamie Oldham. q. Rev
AUuiia SAVES
The Washington herald., 1907-01-05
Train Was Late.

Replying 10 questions, witness said he
had looked at his watch at Silver Spring
and concluded that if the passenger train,
which was afterward wrecked. was on
time she must have been in washington
for five minutes. Ii turned out, however,
the train was twenty-five minutes late
Commissioner Clements inquired if the
block signal at Silver Spring was not
notice to him that the passenger train
was in the block.
Il had no right TO so into the block
If the passenger train was there: it was
against the rules Of the company ne
replied. He explained later that two pas
senger trains Were frequently allowed in
the same block under special signal.
Attorney Wilson, for the Baltimore and
Ohio Railway, asked the engineer why he
he did nos, as an experienced railroad
man, take into consideration that the
passenger train ahead might be delayed
on account of the Sunday traffic
why should l stop when I had sig
nal TO proceed replied the engineer.
The attorney persisted:
But, looking back as you see it now.
do YOU not think"
If l could have seen things as I see
them now 1 would never have left Cum
berland' replied Hndebrand sadly.
The hearing was adjourned until this
morning.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-05
eraId Nnnt Ads

VIII be received at Johnston's Pharmacy.
l22l n: J. ave. NV, and promptly for
azded to the main office.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-05
OPPOOEDTOPUDLICITY
Senate Once Voted for Annual
Reports by Gas Company.
CONFEREES KILL AMENDMENT
How the Gas Company Hides from
the Public All Knowledge of Its
business, Although II Is the CTea-
ture of the Congress, Protected in
Remarkable Monopoly.

The Washington GasIight Company
makes no report to Congress Of its bust
ness. although it is creature Of that
body. and is protected in monopoly
yielding revenues vastly out Of proportion
to the service rendered in the opinion If
people generally.
This circumstance is often wondered at
The inquiry is frequently made why Con
sress does not require annual reports to
be made. The gas companies Of other
cities even where they are not permitted
to have a monopoly. are made to report
To the municipal authorities regularly
every year That corporation should be
allowed to enjoy such privileges as have
been given TO the Washington GasIight
Company in the District OF Columbia
without any provision being imposed as
70 reports OF its business. is not easy TO
he understood. especially by residents Of.
other parts Of the country who come here
to live.
The Kyle Amendment
There is an explanation to be found in
the record Of the struggle that occurred
Ia the Fifty-fourth Congress, when the
present law. fixing the price of gas TO
consumers in the District was passed
Senator Kyle Il Congregational clergy
man. who happened to have been sent TO
the Senate by the Populists of South
Dakota, and a man of splendid ability
and rare independence and integrity Of
character. made an unexpected fight on
the gas bill that had been framed up in
a most generous way Toy the Senate Dis
trict Committee.
Senator Mcmillan reported the biU but
took small part in defending il. That bust
ness was left TO Senator Galiinger and
Senator Faulkner Mr. Kyle made a
strong and convincing speech against the
bill. showing that 75-cent gas would give
the company "a fair profit and finally
offered an amendment requiring the
Washington Gaslight Company 10 make a
full report ID Congress on January ] an
nually. stating in detail the gross re-
ceipts and expenditures. the cost of ma
terials used in making gas, the amount OF
gas used and consumed the dividends de-
clared, the extensions and improvements
made the surplus and cash on hand. and
how the surplus funds Of the company are
invested
Mr Kyle drew Up his amendment and
submitted il privately to Senator Faux
ner, who promptly said he had no
objection whatever to the amendment
When il was offered IN the Senate he said
the same thing, and it was adopted with
out "A murnur q dissent
Killed in Conference.
The bin was passed May is, and when
the House. "a week later. nonconcurred, it
was given over 10 couferees in the usual
manner. The conferees on the part Of
the Senate were Senators Mcmillan.
Faulkner. and Gallinger. On the part OF
tile House they were Messrs. Babcock,
Odeu and Richardson.
on June Senator Galllnger brought
in the conference report IT was signed
by all the conferees. The conferees|
had cut the Kyle amendment out of the
bin entirely. The gas company was per-
mitted 90 skate onto good ice once
more and hide behind its immunity from
The Washington herald., 1907-01-05
FUNERAL DIRECTORS.

TH0S. S. SERGE0N,
SUCCESSOR; To L. s. CAIN,
l0n 9th 81 Telephone Main 1854
WIN. H. SARD0 & CO.,
FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND EMBALMERS
se II st. ne. Modern Chapel Phone East "a
GEORGE ?. ZURHORST,
3O1 East Capitol st.
AUGUSTUS BURGD0RF CO.,
2oss 7TH ST. IN. 'RHONE \. Ss3&
Everything FIRST class TENS TssEsEsetss
The Washington herald., 1907-01-05
PHILLIPS ON STAND
TakOma Operator Declares
He Performed His Duty.
HOLDS RED LIGHT WAS SHOWN

Block signal system Described To
Coroner hewitt and Jurymen-Tes-
tImonv Given Favorable to En-
=ineer Harry HiIdebrand-The In
quest Moves Speedily Along.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-05
Conductor Magic Called.

c. W. Magic. conductor of the wrecked
passenger train. was the next witness
called. lie testified that he did not know
of the train following. and ne believed
the chief train dispatcher ought 10 have
notified somebody. or held back the train.
IF ] had known il was following so
closely / would have put off hagmaA
% stop the train and prevent the acct
dent, replied the conductor.
Harry Hidehrand, engineer Of the extra
train which Kan into the passenger train.
testified that be passed Silver Spring at
6,5l o'clock on the evening Of the collision
and saw the double green signal. which
indicated that the next station ahead
Takoma, was closed, and that train was
in the block extending between Silver
Spring and University. which included
Terra Gotta. He was going at a speed
OF fifteen miles on hour passing Silver
Spring. and about twenty five miles am
hour through Takoma- Neither he nor
his fireman saw any signal passing Ia
kOma
At Stotts Station. a half mile west of
Terra Gotta, he blew his whistle. applied
the air brakes, and reduced the speed of
his train 90 fifteen miles an hour Not
seeing a fdgman. he increased his speed.
and was going twenty-five miles an hour
when he struck the passenger coach at
Terra CottL 1t was the duty of the
operator at Silver Spring. he believed. 10
have notified him that the passenger train
was SO close ahead. lie knew the
schedule OF the wrecked train, but had
no means of knowing that she was run
ming behind time
The Washington herald., 1907-01-05
Operator Phillips, Duties.

He was first questioned as to his duties.
From his answer il was learned that as
telegraph operator. employed by the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad at Takoma Park.
his hours on duty were from $50 in the
mOTning until the same hour at night. or
thereabout Besides these duties. he is
engaged by the railroad as station agent.
in which position he handles freight, sells
tickets. acts as baggage master, and takes
care Of passengers in general He receives
$3.50 per month from the railroad.
AS side issues. he handles the express
for the United States Express Company.
and works a Western Union wire for com
mereial messages For these duties he
draws some extra pay. He is allowed two
days of each month by the railroad com
pany. and Is given no vacations al. all.
Questions concerning the movements of
trains 6 and 2120 prior TO the wreck
brought out a confederation of the facts
already produced concerning the times of
these trains in passing Takoma and neigh.
boring stations. Leading gradually I'D to
the arrival Of Z20, Coroner hewitt finally
asked;
after you allowed 66 to pass on to-