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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-08
STANDARD OIL. LOSES POINT
United states Judges Decide that Con-
Germ IL Properly in ST.
Louis Court.

ST. LOUIS. March 7.-Decision was
handed down in the United States circuit
court today sustaining the order Of service
in the United States supreme court against
the Standard OIL company and over fifty
other nonresident corporations and in
dividuals, co-defendants with the Waters
Pierce OIL company, in the suit filed by the
government at the instance of President
Roosevelt.
over a month ago a motion was filed
by the defendants to the effect that IL
was not in the jurisdiction Of the St. Louis
circuit court 10 compel nonresident wit
nesses to come here and testify in the suit.
Arguments were heard before Judges San
born, Hook, Adams and Van Devanter and
the point at issue was taken under ad-
visement. Judge SanDorn wrote the
opinion.
Judges Van Devanter, Hook and Adams
coneurred in the decision. The attorneys
for the oil companies and the oil magnates
set up three reasons why those not resi-
dents Of the eastern judicial district of
Missouri should not be compelled TO come
here and testify in the trial OF the gov
ernment's case. They were:
First-That the court was without turis-
dictiOn TO make the order bringing them
here.
and irregularly made.
Third-That the ends OF justice did not
require that the nonresident defendants
should be brought into this suit.
The decision today overrules these mo-
tions.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-08
MONEY FOR FORT ROBINSON
senator Burlxett Secures an Additional
Forty Thousand for Improve
ments 'at Post.
(From a stan correspondent

WASHINGTON, March 7.-(Special Tele-
gram .)-senator Burkett today called on
Secretary OF War Taft in regard to re-
advertising for bids 10 construct a number
of new buildings at Fort Robinson. Mr..
Burkett was successful In securing $4,000
additional TO the allotment originally as
signed to Fort Robinson, bringing the total
amount up TO $4,000 The department has
twice advertised for bids for the work con-
templated at Fort Robinson, but has been
unable to secure a bid within the limit of
cost set.
Senator Burkett prevailed upon the secre-
tary of war to allow an additional 1000
for Fort Robinson improvements and 1t is
the intention Of the quartermaster generals
department to readvertise, and with the
increased amount II Is confidently believed
a contractor will be found who will under
take the work.
Senators Dolliver and Allison have sub
mitted TO the president the slate Of federal
appointments agreed upon by the Iowa del
egation, which meets IN conference TO
settle these things.
The slate is as follows: F r. Faville,
Storm Lake, United States attorney for
the northern district, in place Of H @.
Mcmillan, who has held the ofice eight
years; M. J. Tobin OF vinton, collector of
internal revenue for the northern district,
succeeding Archie Smith, who has been
collector for two years. but was not sat
isfactOry to the delegation; Edward Knott
of Waverly. marshal for the northern dis
trict to succeed himself having had only
one term IN the office; M. l.. Temple Of Os-
ceola, United States attorney for the south
ern district, succeeding Lewis Miles who
has been in the Office for eight years; Frank
B. Clark of Ottumwa. marshal for the
southern district. succeeding George Chris
tian, who has held the office for eight
years The president will appoint the men
Yho have been recommended.
The secretary of the treasury has de-
eided to purchase the site offered for the
new public building at Shenandoah, Ia,
by George Bogart and others the price
being 1880. The site chosen is located on
a triangle of about half a block located at
Sheridan and Clarinda avenues.
South Dakota postmasters appointed
Lynn, Day county. Joachim sivertsen, vice
c. E Blegen, resigned Trent, Moody
county, George Loucks, vice Asa Platts
resigned.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-08
KIRKMAN CASE is ARGUED
New Point of Law Is Involved and
Judge VIII Write Hts
Opinion.

TOPEKA, Kan, March THE argu-
ments on the application Of former Cap
tain George w. Kirkman for a writ OF
habeas corpus were finished in the United
States district court this afternoon and
Judge Pollock took the case under advise
meRt He viii render a written opinion
tomorrow or Saturday
Judge Pollock stated that as the case
involved a point which has never been
ruled upon. he would carefully consider
this point and would give written Opin-
ion instead OF an oral one, Kirkman was
in court today, but did not make an ad-
dress In his own behalf as had been ex-
pected.
Kirkman asks for his release from the
United States military prison at Fort
Leavenworth
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-08
OLD OREGON LAND SCHEMES
witness In Hermann Case Revives
Memories of Mitchell
Regime.

WASHINGTON. March THAT Ginger
Hermann. formerly commissioner OF the
general land office, and the late Senator
Mitchell of Oregon would have TO he
taken care Of" out OF the profits Of the
land spectators depending on the crea-
tion of the Blue mountain forest reserve
In eastern Oregon, was testified TO today
in the trial of Mr.. Hermann. George
Sorenson, lumber and land broker of
Portland, Ore, who recently was con-
victed of conspiracy in land frauds in that
state, was the witness. He was produced
by the government after Attorney Worth
ington succeeded in excluding certain
letter purporting to have been sent by
Mr.. Hermann to S. p Mays. an attoTnsy
Of Portland. After ruling out this let
ter the court allowed the witness 70 de-
tail a conversation he and Mays had
concerning the transaction.
The''idea was Mr.. Sorenson said, to
buy up the state school land in western
Oregon and then have a forest reserve
created which would include them. These
lands could then be exchanged for lieu
lands scrip. Each citizen, he said. was
entitled to take up 500 acres of these
lands. Sorenson's part OF the deal was
to acquire the right of the citizen. Some
of these rights he said, were assigned to
him without cost. The majority Of the
assignments, however, he bought paying
all the way from a glass of beer to 81
for each assignment which allowed him
to acquire $40 acres OF land. In this way,
he said. he obtained for himself about
10000 acres and for Mays, Jones and
Smith, the other members of the combi-
nation about 10000 acres.
Mr.. Mays told them that there were
many expenses attached to the prelim-
mary work of getting the reserve created
and there were several people in Wash
ington who would have to be taken care
Of Mr. Mckinley was willing to give
up half of his lands. Some time after
this Sorenson said Mays made the same
demand on him He demanded to know
who 1t was in Washington who would
have to be taken care of. Mays replied:
Hermann and Mitchell" Witness said
he expressed willingness to give up
some of his lands to meet this expense
account"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-08
ADAMS Jury is DISCHARGED
IL Reports Inability TO Agree After
Thirty-FOur Hours DELHI
GRAFTON.

WALLACE. Idaho. March THE jury in
the trial OF Steve Adams for the murder
OF Fred Tyler. after being in deliberation
since IL O'Clock yesterday forenoon, tonight
at no o'clock announced through Foreman
George Ellers that It was impossible to
agree upon a verdict and was discharged
by Judge Woods.
The jury for many hours stood at for
conviction and for acquittal and It was
only on the last ballot that the Jurymen
stood evenly divided, 6 for conviction and
for acquittal.
Judge Woods thanked the jury for its
patience and diligence in service. after
the foreman declared positively that IL was
impossible 10 reach verdict. and declared
them discharged.
In the court room were all OF the at
torneys for both sides, and only few spec
tators. All interested vitality I'm the case
were present except Mr.. Hawley for the
state This means that the Steve Adams
case must be tried again.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-08
ACoUITTAL FOR STRoTHERS
Jury Finds Men who Killed Brother
in-Law Not Guilty of
Murder.

CULPEPPER, Va, March 7.-James and
Philip Strother, who have been on trial
here for the last two weeks. charged with
the murder of their brother-in-law, VIII
liam r. Bywaters, were today pronounced
not guilty by the jury. The twelve men
who tried the case spent an hour and
thirty-two minutes In reaching their YER
dict. The court convened at $50 o'clock
and eight minutes later the case was in
the hands of the jury. Then began the
most trying test of the ordeal for the de-
PENDANTS. The strain was most apparent
on the face OF Philip strother, the younger
defendsnt, while James. apparently was
confident of a favorable verdict. He sat
IN silence, listening to the comments Of
his counsel, and occasionally offered words
of consolation to his wife, who rat at his
side. AS the minutes sped by the strain
became more severe, many in the court
room taking the delay as an untavorabls
sign to the accused.
At 1880 the jurymen. preceded by the
sheriff, filed into the room. Silence fell
while the verdict was awaited.
Gentlemen of the jury" asked the clerk,
'have you agreed upon your verdict2"
I'VE have" replied Foreman Price, hand
ing the verdict to the court officer.
I'VE find the defendants, James and
Philip Strother not guilty" Was the mes
sage read aloud by the clerk The an
nouncement was the signal for an outburst
of approval, which Judge Harrison quickly
silenced. James Strother reached for the
hand of Mr.. Moore, one OF his counsel,
and Philip was quickly surrounded by
their friends. Mrs. James Strother over
come by emotion, fell forward into her
husbands arms, sobbing and exclaiming
her thanks.
When the effects of the critical moment
had passed Judge Harrison addressed the
jury, as follows:
Gentlemen of the jury, I thank you for
verdict which think will be approved by
the public. II is an established precedent
In the state of Virginia that no man tried
for defending the sanctity OF his home
should be found guilty"
After further words of approval from the
bench the jurymen left the court room.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-08
HOUSE KILLS MANY BILLS
south Dakota LegisIature Gets Ready
for Early Adjournment
Sine Die.

PIERRE. s. D., March 7.-(Special Tele-
gram 1.-THE house this afternoon was in
a killing mood and got away with the
bills applying the Carey act in this state;
limiting the time of beginning foreclosure
Of mortgage to fifteen years: providing
for specific annual levies for the state edu-
cational institutions; allowing trolley lines
to use highways for right-of-way. and
Tnemorializing congress- TO require lumber
TO be the measurement at which II Is
claimed to be sold
After three efforts the senate receded
from its position on the bill to make the
secretary of the State Board OF Agriculture
ex-officio state immigration commissioner.
and the bill was adopted by both houses.
The last bill passed by the house for the
afternoon was to submit a constitutional
amendment to increase the salary OF the
attorney general to 1850 a year. The
democratic caucus railway bill, after be-
ing amended in the title to "a bill Great.
ing campaign thunder for the democrats" -
was postponed until 1909, after an attempt
to expunge the record in regard to the
amendment in the title had been voted
down. the democrats all voting to allow II
to stand.
The senate killed the bill to appropriate
money for telephone inspector; the boiler
inspection bill; TO require school districts
to furnish the bonds of their treasurers
to appropriate money to pay for horses
killed on order of the state veterinarian
because of glanders; attaching uhorganized
counties to organized counties for judicial
purposes and appropriating 5000 for a
building at the Deaf and Dumb school. II
also passed the bills for new building
at the Spearfish Normal and for the pro-
lection of quail for FIVE years.
The senate is holding q night session.
at which they have no business TO transact
and will meet at 8 o'clock tomorrow 10
clear up the business in. the forenoon. The
house holds no night sessions
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-08
FIVE FROZEN TO DEATH
Mrs. ole overly and -Four Children
Meet Death in North Dakota
BlizEard.

CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wis. March L.
According to word received here today
from Ole OVERLY, his wife and four chill
dren were frozen to death at their home
in Ward county, North Dakota, during the
recent cold spell. OVERLY writes that ne
had been away from home for several
weeks and that upon his return he found
his entire family dead. Their home was
fifteen miles from the nearest nelghbor.
The family ran out OF fuel and the woman
had burned all the furniture and every
thing else avatlaR-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-08

union with the company in the case of
any union man discharged because q his
membership in the union, or for other
cause which seemed unjust II they would
specify the cases.
Fffth-we advised a secret ballot on the
question whether the union should strike
or not.
sixth-We warned them that defeat meant
personal loss to them and their families
and their union.
The executive committeeman and Vice
President Behner took kindly what the
ministers said and suggested and asked
them to act as a committee on arbitration
with the company. The ministers agreed.
but found the company, as Mr. Wattles
stated, already had accepted the terms to
confer with the Central Labor union COM
mittee and officials.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-08
WRECK NEAR DAVENPORT, IA.
Burlington and Milwaukee Passenger
Trains Collide on Crossing Few
Miles North OF City.

DAVENPORT. Iowa. March 7.-chicago,
Milwaukee & St. Paul passenger train No.
Q eollided at Bettendorf. five miles north
OF here. tonight with Chicago. Burlington
q Quincy passenger train No. AZ.
Engineer John Mcclure OF Moline. H.,
was killed and Z. II. Buck. Rock Island,
ILL.,; William Wiiear. Delavan. Wis, and
Phillip Raymond. Savanna. Ill. injured
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-08
BRITISH STEAMER is LOST
TNenty-Nine Bodies Float from
Wreck on the Coast
of Italy.

CASTELLAMARE DI sTABIA, Italy,
March The British steamer Malaga was
lost In sight OF this port during a severe
storm. Twenty-Five bodies have come
ashore from the wreck
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-08
LEarsLATTvE,

Sitting committee of the Nebraska
senate ordered to commence work Mon
day. House anti-pass bill made a special
order for Monday. Page
The house at Lincoln in committee of
the whole amends the joint committee
4. III for statewide direct primaries TO
4. u vide for open primary, at which any
r. .I1ay vote any ticket he chooses with
~ r. 'laring his party afhliation. Page i
nate at Lincoln in committee of
II. amends the pure food bill by
moG ne drastic regulations AFFECT
ing } T. Medicines and recommends
passage IS| III. Page 1
E. H. Ha. N says better understand
ing between government and railroad
corporations will promote interests of all
parties and that he is willing to take
initiative in movement for cooperation.
Page
Northwestern Iowa Lumber Dealers ad-
vocate careful consideration Of anti-rail-
road legislation. though admitting busi-
ness crippled by delayed shipments.
Page Q
Attorneys for Harry K. Thaw decide
to rest case upon the testimony al
ready in PaGe 8
Mysterious buying of Reading railway
stock, alleged to be by parties seeking
control Of railroad, remains unsolved.
Hartman interests deny any connection
with 1t. Page /
United States circuit court decides
Standard OIL men properly in court at
! st. Louis Page
NEBRASKA.
Railroads comply with 2-cent rate law
by selling tickets on strict mileage basis
regardless of competing lines. Page 3
Railroads pay taxes with deductions for
a portion of interest due as penalty for
delinquency. Page
! British steamer lost on Italian coast
and twenty bodies float ashore. Page I
SPORT.
President O'Neill says refusal of West
srn association to, sanction sale Of To-
| peka is without eject, as deal has been
/ completed and the money paid Page 8
! conklin defeats Mial and Gardner wins
from Rolls in amateur billiard t1urna-
ment. page
| LOCAL.
1 Plumbers union declares It wants nc
sympathetic strike in its behalf. Fage
]. p. Hamilton is wanted by police on
charge of tearing the tongue from horse
at Fourteenth and Mason streets We'd
nesday evening. The horse belonged to
the American Transfer company and had
baked Hamilton volunteered his ser
vices to start It. Page
Nebraska railroads issue circular de-
claring all special reduced rates on in
! Nebraska. Page 8
Progress in coal trust trial Is slow az
attorneys for defendants contest every
possible point. Page
Travelling Masonic trowel reaches
Omaha and is welcomed by Capital lodge
Page 9
shriners plan big meeting in Omaha
for April. Page
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-08
SUMMARY OF THE BEE
THE WEATHER.

FORECAST FOR NEBRAsKA-Falr Fri
day and warmer in eastern portion. Satur-
day fair.
FORECAST FOR IOwA-Fair Friday
and warner in extreme west portion. Sat
urday faif and warmer
Temperature az Omaha yesterday:
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-02-07
Two Pages of Or. Taft's Diary.

The standard biographies of Lin
coin and the newspapers of 1865 make
brief mention of DIR. Taft as being
present at the presidents death and
the autopsy There can be no doubt
of the genuineness of the notes. The
house on Twenty-second street former
ly occupied by DIR. Taft, is now
boarding house, and the Doctors name
is unknown to the present occupant.
Some of the older residents in the
neighborhood. however, remember him,
but indistinctly.
DR.. Taft begins his memoranda OF
the great tragedy in these words:
Notes of the circumstances attend
ing the assassination of Abraham Lin
coin, president of the United States,
on the evening of April IA. 1865. as
Witnessed by me; also the medical
notes of my attendance on the presi-
dent up to the time of his death and
of the post-mortem examination five
hours after death.
"The notes were written April Is,
1865, at the earliest possible moment
after my attendance upon the presi-
dent and the post-mortem examina-
tion."
ATTENDED Ford's Theatre" he
writes, Friday evening, April IA, with
my wife; arrived at the theatre about
eight p. m. The president and party
arrived about $3.50 p. m. Saw him
take a seat with his back Immediate
ly opposite the entrance door of the
box, and facing the stage; could not
see the president after he was seat
ed. owing to a division in the front
of the box extending from the lower
rail to the top; people could see his
left profile from the opposite side of
the dress circle from his box. l occu-
pied a seat in an orchestra chair in
section c. No. 175. about three rows
back from the orchestra railing. and
somewhat to the left OF tho center of
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-02-07

much toward checking and correcting
this growing evil, by liberal advertis-
ing and publishing prices. they should
not be expected to do it all. Every
newspaper should preach home trade,
pupils in the school room, every min
lister should preach 1t from the pull
pit. The debating societies and po
litical conventions should discuss 1t.
The interests of town and country
and newspaper and church, and So
ciety generally, are so interviewer and
so Identical that whatever Injuries one
will eventually injure all. When the
merchants are compelled to bring on
smaller stocks, and employ less help,
and pay cheaper rent, they are not
alone the sufferers; the whole COM
munity feels the loss. The price of
real estate is largely dependent on its
proximity to a good town. Rents are
dependent on the amount of business.
The merchant can move to some other
town and establish himself again more
readily than can the professional man
and many others who have built up
business through years of acquaint-
anceship and establishment of char
acter. II the farmer, or property own
er in town, want to sell out they are
the greatest sufferers-they can't
move their property to some place
where people are booming their town
and country by patronizing home.
The remedy lies in education and
publicity. In many places that edu-
cation will come through bitter ex-
perience, but, in other communities,
where they are quicker to detect the
approaching evil, and heed more read
lily the warnings of the press and
friends OF home, they may correct the
evil more readily.
Wealth and power are corrupting
influences and the mail order houses
est goods as they once did. They have
learned the tricks of imitation and
substitution and how easy it is to
deceive the public. But. If the mail
order man Is honest, and his methods
of advertising legitimate in every way,
his success is of no interest to US
and will never benefit our community
in the slightest degree. If crops should
fail or sickness render us short of
money we could not expect him to
trust us for dollar-we must always
look to the home merchant for credit
in times of adversely.
Who is to blame? The mail order
house? Not in the least. We alone
are to blame. The near-sighted mer-
chant who has lost trade by not ac-
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-02-07

quainting the community with whas
he has to sell and with the fact
that people could obtain at home.
where they could personally examine
them and return them II defective in
any way. goods at as low a price as
any catalogue house can sell them.
every man and woman Is to blame
who sends away for goods; and every
one who fails to raise his voice in
favor OF home trade. The editor holds
the most responsible position and
should be the leader in this move
ment
The remedy has been outlined in a
general way. We will suggest the first
steps. Let merchants buy at home
they cannot consistently ask others to
trade with them when they do not
patronize their brothers in trade. The
editors should patronize home. and
even at considerable personal sacrifice
refuse foreign advertising for lines OF
goods in competition with the home
merchant. The editor deserves more
credit than he receives. Many a we'll
to-do farmer or city man would think
himself perfectly justified in sending
away for all his groceries and cloth
ing If he thought he could save ten
dollars thereby on years purchases,
but most editors forfeit many times
that much every year by refusing ad,
vertising from distant firms in the
same lines of business as his home
merchants; and sometimes the home
merchant even then declines to ad.
yertise.
Trade-at-home clubs might be or
ganized, with mottos something like
Club" or 81 Patronize the Home Mer.
chants" or "I Buy Nothing from Mail
Order Houses" for members TO dis.
play. The acceptance and displaying
of such card might constitute a per.
SO nor member.
Much of the trading away from
home is due to thoughtlessness and
ignorance of business principles.
Many persons consider only the first
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-02-07
ME-TRADE CLUBS
They Should Be Organized
and ActiUe in Every
Community.
PATRoNIzE HOME MERCHANTS
The Great Danger to Local interests
That Are Found In the Mall
Order Systems-Educate
the Public.

Copyrighted. 1906. by Alfred C. Clark
Why should we trade at home?
Why should we consider home in any
way more than any other place unless
1t pays us financially? First, because
1t is our home. The pride we should
take In the prosperity of our home
town and our neighbors should be suf-
hcient inducement TO give them the
preference. Second. because beyond
all doubt or question. 1t pays from a
money point.
The greatest menace to the country
merchant to-day is the mail order
business, and with the decline of the
country merchant comes inevitable
loss to the citizens of both town and
country. What at first was considered
great convenience and an exhibition
of commendable enterprise has grown
to be one of the crying commercial
evils. The success of the mail order
house is the result of constant, ex-
tensive and intelligent advertising 1t
is not by persistent swindling as some
tell us. for no business was ever built
up in that way. The home merchant
can do no better than to adopt the
same method. tire judicious use of
printers ink.
While the merchants are the heav-
lest immediate losers, and could do