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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-12
BASSETT AND COUNSEL HERE
Man Comes from Washing on to Fight
Divorce Case in Omaha.
TRIAL IS SET FOR TUESDAY MORNING
Occupies Conspicuous Place Before
Public Because of Accusations
Against the Prominent
New York Minister.

Edward F. Colady, attorney for Charles
c. Bassett, arrived in Omaha from WASH
ington, ID. c., Monday morning and Mr..
Bassett also arrived here later. The Bas-
sett divorce suit will start Tuesday morn
ing in the district court. 1t was to have
started Monday morning, but Attorney
Stout, for Mrs. Bassett, was busy with an
other unfinished case.
Mrs. Bassett bases her claim for d.
vorce upon an allegation of infidelity Her
original petition filed here alleged only
cruelty and nonsupport 1t was after
the Bradford detective agency had fur
nished certain information against Mr..
Bassett that this new allegation was
made by the wife. 1t is said the
detective who discovered these alleged
facts was hired by Rev. f. Law
renee Hunt. pastor of the Noble Street
Presbyterian church. in Brooklyn Rev.
Mr.. Hunt was named as correspondent by
Mr.. Bassett when he filed his petition for
a divorce in Washington.
Mrs. Bassett and her children, including
the little one over whom the public drama
has been caused, have resided in Omaha
for year or more. They live at 41OI
Dodge street. Mrs. Bassett is the daugh.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-12
OMAHA AUTO JOBBING TOWN
Gate City VIII Do Business that
Has Been Done from
Chicago.

Clarke Powell of the Powell Automobile
company has returned from Chicago, where
he with other Omaha dealers, was in at
tendance at the Chicago Automobile show.
Many Omaha people attended and placed
orders through the Omaha dealers for their
1907 models and many new machines will
be seen on the streets of Omaha this year,
according to Mr. Powell.
1.-THE show in Chicago was the biggest
ever held in this country and the actual
sales during the week amounted to nearly
81, 900, OO0," said Mr.. Powell. 1T was no
ticeable that high grade car sales were on
the Increase and the medium priced rum
about and touring car which were In the
majority few years ago, had to take a
back seat"
Mr.. Powell has made arrangements with
importing houses OF automobile supplies
whereby he will job all such supplies with
dealers in this section of the country. He
will put two travelling statesmen on the
road and this business, which has been
done through Chicago and New York, will
be done through Omaha.
Among the Omaha people who bought
machines at Chicago were E. A. Cudahy,
who bought two Napiers one a touring
and the other runabout, both 60-horse-
power. These are high priced English ma
chimes and the first owned in the west.
The runabout has made a mile in S2aS
seconds. DR.. Bridges, r. B. Bush. John
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-12
NEBRASKAN FROM INDIANA
J. b. FiIbert Really Serious in Think
ing HOosier state Great
One.

J. B. Hilbert, states attorney in Green
and Sullivan counties. Indiana, is visiting
in Omaha with his friend, City Attorney
Burnam. Attorney Filbert is an ex-Ne-
braskan, who reversed Horace Greeley's
advice by going east, where he and few
other men prospered. He lived six years
in Cass county and five years in Adams
county, Nebraska, teaching school most OF
that time.
II lived in Omaha once upon a time" Mr..
Filbert remarked. 81 lived here one night
in the year 1879 and then pushed out into
the state. / left the state seventeen years
ago. One of the things l remember well
is that always made It a point to hear
Edward Rosewater speak whenever he ap-
peared I'm the counties where lived"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-12

Charles Draper, who is well known to the
police on account of his irresistible pro-
pensity for smashing plate glass windows.
was sentenced to thirty days In the county
fail in police court Monday morning on
charge OF vagrancy.
Bessie Wakely. the 15-year-Old girl, who
was taken in charge by the juvenile officers
in a condition for which IL was alleged her
step brother was responsible, was ordered
taken to the detention home today AFTER
hearing In the juvenile court.
Complaints were filed In police court Mon
day morning by Health Inspector Joe
Scully against James Melgard and Rasmus
streets, on the charge Of selling adulterated
milk and cream. Warrants have been ID
sued for thei- arrest.
Hattie Wells, colored, OF 1l5 North Flew
enth street. who was arrested Saturday
night on the charge of pocket.picking,
pleaded guilty to a common charge in police
court Monday morning and escaped with a
fine of IS and costs. Evidence of the more
serious Offense of which she was suspected
was lacking.
Emil shoberg OF the Aetna hotel who
was arrested last Friday on suspicion Of
having stolen pair OF gold eyeglasses
from Bessie McDermott. 30 North Seven
court Monday morning at the request OF
police officials as evidence OF the mans
guilt was totally lacking.
Frank Gallagher Twenty-eighth and
Leavenworth streets, was found guilty in
police court Monday morning OF having
severely assaulted Tom Murphy, Twenty
night, and was hned S and costs. Gala
CHER broke a small bone in his wrist In the
scrimmage, but put Murphy down and out
and then put up stin resistance when
arrested by Officer Cunningham.
Complaints were filed Monday morning by
City Prosecutor Daniel against William
Mckesson and r. c. Hall, who board at
1910 California street on the charge Of
selling and having In their possession books
and pamphlets of an obscene character. The
men we're arrested Saturday by Oflcer
Devercese and Special Officer Carver and
Mogy Bernstein after they are alleged to
have sold a packet OF the books In question
TO boy only IA years of age
For working a "get-rich-Quick scheme"
of his own device by keeping part OF the
| proceeds from sales made at his counter
In a local department store II. ID. Prewitt,
2eS5 Davenport street was arrested and
| fined SIS and costs in police court Monday
/ morning. Judge Crawford originally as
sessed a fine Of $50 and costs. but reduced
| II by half after the complaining witnesses
| from the department store had testified as
to Prewttts previous good character.
Charged with being a vagTant and an idle
person without visible means OF support.
| j. J. Nelson. who resides at 1904 South
Fourth street, was found guilty and
sentenced to thirty days In Jail Monday
morning by Judge Crawford. Nelson was
arrested last "Wednesday by Detectives Nit
chell ard Sullivan on suspicion OF being
4 implicated In the burglary OF the Pioneer
1 hotel Tuesday night but complete evidence
Of his guilt could not be definitely sscer-
tained.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-12
COMPLAINT OVER SIXTY DOLLARS
Claim Brought Up by KinselIas
Against Northwestern, b..

Claim Brought Up by KinselIas
Against Northwestern. 81. .-
The Kinsella Grain company Of Nebraska
asks the, Interstate Commerce commission
to investigate It's charge against the Chi
cago & Northwestern for excessive freigh:
charges in two INSTANCES, amounting in the
aggregate to about $50.
In the absence OF the complainant Com
missioner Clark was disposed to postpone
the Kinsella case Indefinitely the COM
plainant having had sufficient notice to be
present. However. upon the suggestion of
Attorney c. C. Wright, representing the
Northwestern, the hearing was continued
unless the compliments should make some
showing why no appearance was made at
the hearing. and in that event Abe prayer
was made that the case. should be dis
missed.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-12
RIVERS ARE STILL SWELLING
Platte and LOup Are Rising as Result
of Melting Of Heavy
snow.

The continued warm weather Is melting
the snow on the hills and plains Of Ne
bfaska and the Platte is ready to break its
banks Reports are already coming In
showing that the bridges along the state
are in immediate danger.
Reports are received at Grand Island OF
the flooding of parts of the town of Pleas
anton, on a branch line of the Union Pa
cific, to depth of four feet from the Loup
river. All bridges are in danger. So far
none of the railroad bridges have gone out.
The latest report from the Loup was that
the river was..''full up" but the bridge
had not gone out.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-12
ALLEGED HORSE THIEF HELD
Man Accused of Stealing Seventeen
Head is Lodged In County
Jail. s......

Deputy United States Marshal Moore re-
turned from Bassett Saturday evening,
bringing with him Samuel Watkins, an AL
legged horse thief. and lodged him in the
Douglas county Jail until arrangements can
be made for his transfer to South Dakota.
watkins is charged with stealing seven
teen head of horses from the Rosebud In
dian reservation. He was arrested at
sprngview and taken before United States
Commissioner F. N. Morgan at Rassett,
who bound him over to the federal courts
of South Dakota in $1,000.
An order for Watkins removal to South
Dakota was issued by Judge Munger Mon
day afternoon.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-12
How Trick Is Turned.

Some OF the policemen have said that
Clerk Harvey of the board has solicited
the business personally and that Captain
Broatch is after a dictatorship in the bond
ing company mentioned. But that did not
come up at the board meeting. Commits
sioner Thomas, however. appeared some
what dubious as to proprlety Of approvins
a bunch of sixty-three bonds without FIRST
looking up the board records and determine
ing whether. as he understood, many Of the
poiicemen's bonds did not expire for some
months hence.
II was ordered that a years lease be
entered into with S. s. Curtis for the rental
of the engine house at Eighteenth and
Harvey streets for consideration of SS,6Ot
for the year, an advance of $3.50 over the
rental for 1906
The trial OF Hoseman Mcnamara fol
failure to respond to the gong at the fire
house at Twenty-seventh and Jones streets
brought out the matter of the necessity oil
placing a gong upstairs OF that house
Chief Salter was asked TO investigate. Mr.
Mcnamara was discharged. He said q
sound sleeper could not always hear the
gong In all parts of that house.
AL. Samuelson was confirmed as sergeant
I'm the police department Mr.. Samuelsor
has been serving as sergeant thirty days.
The board adjourned to 1880 next Monday
afternoon
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-12

ter Of ex-senator Rice OF Arkansas, who
figured prominently in the United States
congress over a decade ago. The case is
expected to be startling in its trial. as It
has already been in it's preliminaries.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-12
Announcements of the Theaters,

A special Lincoln's birthday matinee will
be given at the Orpheum this afternoon
The bill on for this week embraces va.
riety OF entertainment that appeals to the
many tastes OF theater-goers. and for the
most part even the roster Of excellent per
formers are new here this being theii
initial bid for favor.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-12

When the World Sleeps" the new Lang
don Mccormick play, which the Mittenthal
brothers have given an elaborate produce
ton, will be the offering at the Krug two
days commencing tonight. The play is
claimed to be one that is far above the or
binary In point of interest and scenic in
vesture.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-12

Grifith and Louis Nets were also pur-
chasers.
While in Chicago Mr.. Powell gathered q
few new ideas which, he says, will be used
at the Omaha automobile show. All the
dealers will show on a larger scale than
last year, and the dealers and subagents
throughout Iowa and Nebraska have signi.
fed their intention OF coming to the Omaha
show.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-12

NO. 6S27-A PRETTY DRAPED WAIST.
There is no more, graceful mode OF fash
ioning, the new materials than by means
of shirrs and drapery and a pretty waist
showing draped portions in front and back
is shown. The waist is very simple. the
body portion being easily full on the lin
ing as far as the yoke, while the trimming
portions form the drapery. These may be
OF the material of the waist OF contrasting,
while the narrow band which finishes the
sleeve pun should also show contrast The
style is one suited to development In silks,
crepe de chine, yelling or similar light
weight fabrics, the medium size requiring
three yards of twenty-seven- inch goods.
6s27-six sizes, 80 to AZ inches bust meas
ure
The price Of this pattern is 10 cents.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-12
The price of this pattern is 10 cents.

For the accommodates or The Omaha
Bee readers these patterns, which usually
retail at from % to 80 cents. will be fur
nished at a nominal price 90 cents), which
covers all expenses. n order to get pat
name OF pattern wanted and bust measure.
As the patterns are mailed direct from the
publishers at New York. II will require
about weeks time to I'LL the order. Adj
Omaha. Neb.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-12
Forty Pianos Damaged IN Wreck.

sTEGER, ILL.,, Feb. 11.-Word has just
reached the Steger Piano Manufacturing
company here that the cases of about
forty Of their best pianos were damaged
In a wreck during transit several days
ago. Offending company already arranged
to make up all loss and pianos continue on
their journey.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-12

Monday afternoon from the Residence Of her
daughter, Mrs. ". II. Beck, 214 Ruggles
street. Interment was at Forest Lawn
cemetery. Mrs Sieverling is survived by
two sons, Erwin and Fred, and two
daughters, Mrs. Grau and Mrs. Beck.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-12

asked, however, that Mr.. Lincoln might
be recalled during the afternoon for brief
examination relative to the per diem agree
ment. t..
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-12

Funeral of Mrs. j. w. SieveriinR.
The funeral of Mrs. ]. w. Sieverling. who
died suddenly early Saturday evening from
an attack Of heart failure. was held at 2:30
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-12
MORE BONDS ARE APPROVED
BrOatCb- Harvey Company Has Eighty
Three Up to Present Writing.
NO OTHER CONCERN GETS A rooKlN
Mayor Dahlman Remarks at Meeting
of Fire and Police Board
that DIR. Miller il
Missed.

I'VE miss DR.. Miller, remarked Mayor
Dahlman Monday afternoon when he
called the Board of Fire and Police Com
missloners to order. DR. Miller was the
only absentee. The session was brief.
Sixty-three police bonds for the year,
taken out in the Metropolitan Mutual Bond
and Surety company, were approved, which,
with twenty approved a week ago. makes
total OF eighty-three Metropolitan bonds
put through for the police department
There are only half dozen yet to come.
1t was remarked that the Metropolitan
company seemed to be getting the busl-
ness, The board recently passed a resolu-
ton that the bonds could be taken out
with this company This resolution was
presented by W. ]. Broatch. A. r. Harvey,
clerk OF the police board, is secretary OF
the bonding company in question. w. J.
Broatch is said to aspire to being a d.
rector in. the same company.
The Information was given out during the
meeting that some OF the present bonds oil
the policemen did not expire until April
May and June, and that II they took ou
new bonds at this time in the Metropolitan
company that was their own funeral.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-12
CLARE ON THE BRIDGE TOLL
InterStats Commerce Commissioner Fear
Union Pto6 switching Case.
COMPANY HOLDS OLD RATE INSUFFICIENT
Freight Tramc Manager Munroe Tells
Commissioner Increase was
Made 90 Get Com
pensatOry Fee.

The complaint OF the Omaha Grain ex-
change against the Union Pacific for I'M
just and discriminating switching charges
westbound between Council Bluffs and
Omaha in increasing that charge from 81
per car to the minimum of IS per car in
grain consigned to Omaha and South
Omaha was heard by Interstate
Commerce Commissioner f. f. Clark In
the north court room of the Federal build
ing yesterday and taken under advisement.
Ten days are given the plaintiff to file its
written case and the railroad has the same
time to answer.
The interests of the Grain exchange
were looked after by NJ. L. Learned Of
the firm of Kennedy & Learned, assisted
by Secretary McVann Of the Grain ex-
change. General Solicitor John N. Bald
win Of the Union Pacific had charge Of the
interests of the railroad company.
The complaint alleges that on July Is,
1906. the Union Pacific issued a grain tariff
becoming effective July 81, 1906 whereby
grain would be hauled in car lots from
Omaha and South Omaha to Council Bluffs
and from Council Bluffs to Omaha and
South Omaha at minimum charge Of s.
per car, and that these rates continued In
effect until January I, 1907, when the Union
| Pacific Railroad company issued new
tariff, becoming effective on that date,
making the charge of cent per hundred
! pounds for grain in car lots or at mini
mum of IS per car for west bound grain
| from Council Bluffs to Omaha and South
Omaha The petition further alleges that
this rate is specially discriminative against
Omaha and South Omaha and is unjust,
unfair and without warrant and that the
elevators in and about the three cities con-
stitue a grain or elevator district, and that
the district is injured by this discriminating
tariff and the cancellation of the old tariff
of 81 per car.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-12
Union Pacific Denial.

The Union Pacific people deny they have
increased the rate and that the new rate
becoming effective January Z. 1907, is not
unreasonable. but that the old rate did not
fairly compensate for the service rendered.
Commissioner Clark asked Mr.. Baldwin
IL he wished to make any statement
Mr.. Baldwin said: I'VE have no par
ticular statement to make at this time.
We claim that the change OF the rate was
made for commercial reasons
Mr.. Learned-I do not contend that the
raising of the rate absolutely determines a
case against the railroad.
Mr.. Baldwin-We will show by witnesses
where the elevators entering into this COM
plant are located with reference to the
Union Pacific tracks which will certainly
have some bearing on the determination of
the case.
Mr.. Learned then introduced in evidence
certain exhibits showing the location OF all
the elevators in Omaha South Omaha and
Council Bluffs. and upon the presentation
OF these exhibits the compliments rested.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-12

Bee Want Ads for Business Boosters.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-12

o. F. c. whisky at schiltz hotel and j. p.
O'Briens 1415 Farnam.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-12
NTunroe on the stand,


J. A. Munroe. freight traffic manager Of
the Union Pacific, was called to the stand
and shown the exhibits offered by Mr.
Learned indicating tho location of the ele-
vators in the grain district. He said that
the only elevators located on the Union
Pacific tracks were the Transmissssippi
and the. Omaha Elevator companys ele-
vator in Council Bluffs and the Twombly
g. Sons elevator in Omaha, with one or
two other local concerns that were not
properly public elevators in the common ac-
ceptance of the term. Mr.. Munroe produced
a number of the tariff sheets of the Union
Pacific for several years back. He said:
prior to 1906 the charge for switching
elevation and other work was on the basis
of 1-cent per hundred pounds or s. a car
to points on the Union Pacific tracks.
There was also. 1 think. bridge tariff.
This charge was made only on the Union
Pacific tracks in Iowa and Nebraska. The
local east bound rate was 8 cents per hun
bred pounds prior to 1901. Later In 1906 a
number OF elevators were built in Omaha.
but none Of them on the Union scifc tracks
The reason for raising the rate was d.
rectly foreign to any purpose Of discrim-
nation against Omaha"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-12
LOCAL BREVITIES.

Mansum 8 Co.. LETTER SPECIALISTS
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-12
old Rates Not Enough.

II never believed that the old rate was
compensatory, and this is particularly
true since the destruction OF the Trans
mississippi elevator at Council BLUFFS two
years ago This elevator was on the
Union Pacific tracks The Union Pacific
owned no convenient location in Omaha
where a new elevator could be built, but
did own a suitable site In Council Bluffs
and the Transmissssippi company was in
duced to rebuild there and has built ar
elevator of 10000 capacity. The grair
conditions at Council Bluffs became very
much congested and we gave the 81 rate II
order to relieve that congested condition
with the increase OF the grain bus
mess at Omaha the condition had become
so burdensome that we could not stand II
longer, as all west-bound grain came over
! foreign roads and the switching all Nell
upon the Union Pacific and the old 81
charge exceeded the gross revenue of hand
ling the car On June q. 1906 we extended
the elevator allowance of all elevators not
on the Union Pacific tracks We thought
that by doins this We were leaning rather
toward our patrons than to our stockhold-
ers"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-03
SCORES OF LIVES
DAVIS PLACES OBSTRUCTION ON
TRACK, THEN FLAGS TRAIN
IN HOPE OF REWARD.

MANSFIELD, O.. Jan. g. Joseph
Davis, II year old negro living In
Foraker. O., was sent TO Jail here to
await the grand jury's action on, n
charge of attempted train wrecking.
The lad confessed he placed a pile of
ties on the Baltimore & Ohio track at
Spring Mills. six miles northwest of
here, last night. expecting to flag the
limited and receive a reward from the
passengers and a position with the
company.
Tho first train coming proved TO be
"a wreck trnin from Chicago Junction
running at A. miles an hoar. and this
he succeeded in tagging, but not until
the engine pilot was touching the pile
of ties. Discrepancies in his stories
under close examination led to his ar.
test and confession.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-03
MISSING BOYS
ARE CAPTURED
HID tn TRAIN AND WHEN DiscoV.
Erred BY CONDUCTOR, WERE
UNLoADEp.

PARKERSBURG, Jan. 3.-George.
the ten year old son of Patrolman Will
liams, and Curley NIaranda, the two
boys who disappeared from their
homes last Monday, were captured
yesterday at little country village
q miles north of Marietta through
the efforts of Chief of Police, Jake
Dye, of that city.
The two boys, according to their
story, had great trip. They said
they had started for Cleveland. where
they expected to work In glass fac
tory. They went from here to Mariet
Ia on the street car and from that
city, boarded Pennsylvania train aud
secluded themselves in the toilet
room.
When the conductor noted their
presence, he put them off al the little
town. They stopped for the night with
a farmer who phnned Chief of Po-
lice Dye that they were there. Mr..
Maranda, the father of one of the boys
went to Marietta. and got them yes
terday morning. Both boys are ten
years of age and are very small. They
have promised to he good and remain
at home in the future.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-01-03
Directing to
Cortelyou
STANDARD OIL CROWD DOES
NOT WANT POSTMASTER
GENERAL IN TREASURY
DEPARTMENT.

WASHINGTON, Jan. st develop
ed that Senator Aldrich, chairman OF
the Senate committee on finance. has
requested that the committee take no
action on the nomination of George B.
Corteiyou to be secretary of the treas.
ury department until he. Aldrich.
reaches Washington, which will not
be for 10 days or possibly two weeks.
This is the first evidence that there
may be formidable opposition to Cor.
telyou's confirmation on the Republi.
can side of the Senate.
It is said now. the real opposition
to ortelyou springs from that group
OF Wall street financiers. headed by
the Rockefellers and Henry II. Rog.
ers, known as the Standard Oil crowd.
On the other hand II Is stated the
Wall street coterie, headed by J. P.
Morgan. is strongly in favor OF Cor.
telyou for secretary OF the treasury.