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Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-17
cOpley, Jeweler-Diamonds-2i5 s. 18th.
MAN WHO LOOKS LIKE BRYAN
Ed Brandt of New York Visits Old
Home and Friends in
Omaha.

Edward Brandt, for years a resident OF
Omaha( but now living in New York, where
he is manager for the Anheuser-Bush
Brewing mpan Of st. Louis, arrived in
the city Wednesday morning, for a weeks
visit with old friends. While a resident
of Omaha he was auditor for the Burling-
ton and at the same time was secretary
of the Elks lodge, and while in the city
now he is staying at the club rooms of
that organization.
Mr.. Brandt is a mar who looks very
much like William Jennings Bryan, a
resemblance which has caused him consider
able amusement and Mr.. Bryan some an
noyance. Last fall Mr.. Brandt made a
political speech from the balcony of a New
Yory hotel and the people, thinking he was
Mr.. Bryan crowded around in such num-
bers that all traffic was stopped until the
police arrived and dispelled the throng.
He has also made a number of speeches
from the rear end of observation cars and
has managed 10 get a good deal Of fun out
of his resemblance to the democratic
leader,
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-17
TYPEWRITER MEN AT BANQUET
Omaha once of Smith Premier Com
pany Celebrates Winning
of Trophy.

In celebration of winning the Interna-
tional sales trophy b. the Omaha office,
of which M. o. Plowman is manager, a
number of the managers from other cities
and William A. Dyer, general manager of
the company, gave a dinner at Hansons'
last evening, which was unique in many
ways.
The trophy cup was won by Omaha be-
cause more Smith-Premier t~ypewriters were
sold from this point by Mr.. Plowman and
his agents than by amy other office in
proportion to the territory. The cup has
been in Berlin, Kansas City, Denver and
London. 1t came to Omaha recently and
is on display at the offices Of the COM
pany.
This cup passed around the banquet
board last evening, filled with champagne,
as it has passed around in foreign lands.
The toasts to the winners and to General
Manager Dyer were called and the wish
that the cup might at least stay in the
United States was expressed.
OF four gold watches offered for the
record in sales, tho Omaha offices won
three. but Mr.. Plowman. while a sales
man competed with the Kansas City Of
flee, had won a watch and this year when
he won again the company presented him
with a fob and $50 in gold. This fob is
the first ever given by the company, and
represents the first award to a manager
who had previously won by exceeding in
| sales.
John A. Zellers Of st. Louis was one of
the guests. Mr.. Zeilers was manager Of
the Kansas City office when the trophy
cup was won by that city and Mr.. Plow-
man was a salesman, at that time win
ming one of the watches offered in America
by the company.
1t was a gay scene In the banquet room,
and following the dinner a number Of ad-
dresses were made. which eulogized the
energy and ability of the Omaha office as
well as paid tribute to the business con-
ditions in the Omaha trade territory,
which made the winning of the trophy
cup possible. The sales of a
company were referred to as a sensitive
barometer of business conditions and the
conditions about Omaha are reflected in
the winning Of such an international
trophy.
The following We're present; William A.
Dyer, Syracuse, N. Y; John A. Zellers,
st. Louis; +. A. Rritton, Kansas City:
NJ. o. Plowman, r.. d. Anderson, NJ. r.
Barlow. e. b. Dunway, II. e. Close,
A. Marsden, r. d. Small, ]. F. Plunkett
+. w. Gordon, A. E. Eaton, C. E. Burns,
c. ]. Mosher and f H. Bulls.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-17
ELEVEN-MAN JURY CoNvICTS
Ed Doyle Found Guilty at His
Second Trial I'm Criminal
COurt.

Ed Doyle's second experience before a
jury in criminal court resulted in his con
viction on the charge of stealing a package
worth $40 from the United States Express
office at the Union depot. Several weeks
ago Doyle was tried on a burglary charge
and acquitted.
Owing to the illness Of the mother OF
]. II. Mahoney. one of the jurors, Judge
Sears excused him and the case was tried
with only eleven men in the jury box by
the consent of the attorneys. This is an
unusual condition in a criminal court,
though eleven men juries are not uncom-
mon in the civil department.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-17
oRPHANAGE WAITS SEE SIGHTS
sixty Visit Corn show and Brandeis
Toy Department as Guests
of store.

Sixty children from ST. James orphan
age at Benson were guests of the Bran
deis stores Tuesday afternoon. The boys
and girls were taken on a trip through the
toy department and zach one received a
gift OF toys and Christmas picture cards.
After the excursion they were entertained
at a moving picture show and auxeto-
phone concert.
Before going TO the store they went
through the Corn exposition as the guests
Of President Wattles. The children were
accompanied by Father Flanagan, dIreo-
tor OF the ~orphanage. and four sisters.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-17
MAURER EASY ON YOUNG MAN
willing to Let PRpe start Anew
Elsewhere ~ He Pays Back
Money.

Handling the check registers and collect
Ing from each waiter at the close of the
days business at the Maurer cafe, 1905
Farnam street, offered the temptation to
r. a. Pape to steal from his employer. for
whom he had been working for four years.
Pape is locked up in the city jail, awaiting
the arrival OF relatives and word from the
Chicago police to help him out of his
difficulty.
Tuesday in Detective Captain savage's
office at the police station, Pape. who ia
only % years old, and unmarried, made
the confession that he had been appropri-
ating amounts OF money from Ed Maurer
almost daily during the years 1907 and 1905.
He said that the sum of his populations
was about 5000. which he had sent by
telegraph in small amounts, with another
$1,000 OF his own to a woman in Chicago.
Although the name and address OF Pape's
female confederate is known to the local
police, they will not divulge the informa-
ton until the chicago police department
has had time to interview the woman, and
arrest her II she will not give up the
money.
II will not prosecute Pape II he will
return to me all the money he has taken
said Ed Maurer Tuesday to the police
when told that Pape had confessed. He
may ave a chance to leave the city and
take a fresh start II he will only square
up the financial end Of his case"
Pape's relatives, who are expected to
come to Omaha to help the young man in
any method they can, have not arrived,
but are believed to be on their way. Nc
word has been received from Chicago as
to the woman Pape has been sending
money to, or concerning the whereabouts
of the money.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-17
STRONG ARM MEN AT WORK
william stocks Arrested with Brass
KnuckIes and Knife on
Suspicion.

Two victims of ~''strong-arm.- men re-
ported to the police last light that they had
been robbed on the street. John Forbes
OF Loup City was assaulted on Eleventh
street, between Farnam and/Douglas, by
two men whom he says were negroes. One
held his land over his mouth while the
other went through his pockets, relieving
him of $50. Roy Manardi. rs South Four
teenth street, was driving a wagon on
Leavenworth street, between Thirteenth
and Fourteenth streets, when he was set
upon by three young men. who knocked
him from the wagon and relived him of
50.
Early Wednesday morning q negro
named William Stocks, who gave his ad-
dress as Thirty-second and Cunning street,
was arrested by Patrolmen Holden and
Cunningham on suspicion of being one of
the men who held up Forbes late Tuesday
night. A pair OF brass knuckles and a
long dirk were taken from him. and it is
said that he is a dangerous negro, who
served time in the south for killing a man.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-17
BANK MEN HOLD A MEETING
Junior Officers and Clerks Listen TO
Addresses al the CONNER
ciaI Club.

The Omaha Chapter Of the American In
stitute Of Banking held a meeting Tuesday
night at the Commercial club. This Or
ganization is composed Of junior officers
and clerks Of banks and is subordinate to
the American Bankers association.
b. A. Wilcox. assistant cashier OF the
Omaha National. read a paper on the AN
alysis of a Bank Statement" which proved
a very popular and interesting treatise.
Henry w. Yates, president OF the Ne
braska National. CAV an address on
Early Banking in Omaha" Mr.. Yates
vent back to the beginning Of local bank
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-17

history and told. in entertaining words,
Of the days when gold dust was the me-
dunn of exchange; how 1t was handled and
then reviewed. step by step, the progress
Of banking, aud telling about the various
individuals who were most active in build
ing up the institutions in Omaha to Its pres
ent magnificent strength.
The Omaha Either club furnished enter
tainment.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-17
LifeIong Bondage

to dyspepsia. liver complaints and kidney
troubles is needless. Electric Bitters is
the guaranteed remedy. soc. For sale by
Beaton Drug Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-17

r. F. Clayton, civil service clerk in the
War department, has just arrived from the
Philippines and reported for duty at army
headquarters, Omaha.
Second Lieutenant James b. Male of the
Nineteenth infantry stationed at Fort Mac
kenzie, and First Lieutenant John C. Maui
of the Fifth artillery were, visitors at army
headquarters Monday afternoon.
Instructions have been received by Lieu
tenant Colonel F. F. Eastman, purchasing
commissary, United States army for this
district, to advertise for proposals for
$780, coo pounds of bacon for the use of the
American army in the Philippines.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-17

Nebraska, Iowa and all the middle west
VIII be included in the plan Of securing
labor bringing in investors and opening up
new sections. Several prominent Omaha
men are named in the board Of directors.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-17

The animals and paraphernala OF Battery
c. Fifth Field artillery, now at Fort Leav-
enworth have been ordered shipped to
Fort Sheridan, III.
Privates Alvin B. Edison, Company 1,
Third battalion of engineers and Arthur
Jones of Company b, Thirteenth infantry
Of Fort Leavenworth have been detailed
as clerks in Department OF the Missouri
headquarters.
First Lieutenant John Watson, Eighth
cavalry, Fort Robinson, has been ordered
to Fort Washable, Wyo., pm temporary
duty with Troop M, Eighth cavalry pending
the abandonment of that post.
Fifteen days leave of absences has been
granted Second Lieutenant Henry w. Hall
of the Fourth cavalry at Fort Meade, to
date from December %.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-17
building Permits,

Mrs. Eliza Withrow, Forty-first and Chi
.cago streets, frame dwelling, $4,000; Cassel
Realty company, 6lS-l9 South Eleventh
street, alterations and repairs TO brick
and Marcy streets. brick warehouse, 5000.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-17

All the world loves a bargain. You can
find bargains by watching the Want AID.
Pages Of The Bee.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-17

The third squadron of the Thirteenth
United States cavalry. now at Fort Leaven-
worth, will be another ~etachmen Of troops
OF the Department of the Missouri. who
will depart early in the coming spring for
the Philippines. The remainder Of the regl-
ment Is stationed at Fort Sheridan, ILL.,, and
Fort Meyer, Va.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-17

Among the first of the troops of the De-
partment of the Missouri to depart shortly
for the Philippines will be headquarters
band and batteries C. e and F Of the Sec
ond Field artillery, now stationed at Fort
ID. A. Russell, Wyo. The command will
make the trip by way Of New York and the
suez canal, and will start from Fort d. A.
Russell early in February.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-17

LIEBIG Company's Extract Of
Beef with any other extracts, cheap
or high priced. Note its deliciou.
full beef favor. Note how il en-
riches soups and gravies. Noty
how it invigorates.
In the manufacture of "Liebig'
there is no cutting down the rich
beef ingredients to increase the
profit no addition Of adulterants
TO cheaper the cost price. The
makers have their own farms an6
cattle.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-17
NEWS OF THE ARMY CIRCLE
Twenty-EiEhth Infantry win start
soon pm Return from Cuba and
Go TO Fort Smelling.

The Twenty-eighth United States infantry
will start on its return from Cuba January
3 The regiment will take station at Fort
Smelling, Minn., where one battalion Of the
regiment is now stationed. Among the jun
Tor officers OF the regiment is Second Lieu
tenant Clyde L. Eastman, son of Lieuten-
ant Colonel f.. F.. Eastman, chief commits
sary of the Department Of the Missouri.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-17
Men d southern Rusiness-H.

L. Vreslard OF {. p. Norwall & Co. left
Wednesday Afternoon for Muskogee, Okl,
to addtess r. '-7skogee Chamber of Conn
mercn ''ht. A large Okla
homa development company has been or
ganized an incorporate under the
laws of Nebraska with head officer at
Omaha. The company will open offices
here early in January. This ompany will
act at a general development company,
establishing offices in all principal cities.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-01-30
FIREMAN KILLED,
CHICAGO BLAZE

Chicago. Jan. Some fireman is sup
posed to have been killed, more than a
o Of others injured. and property
valued al half a million dollars de-
strOyed in a IRE which devastated the
Mayer building. q seven story brick
structure, and the Hotel Florence, in
Adams street. Teariy today.
The FIRE broke out In the basement or
the Mayer building and spread SO rap
idly that when the fremen arrived the
entire building was I'm flames. A strong
north wind swept the flames 10 the adj
Jacent hotel building. In a few min
utes the structure was a roaring fur
mace. The walls and roofs Of both
structures collapsed an hour later, car
rying with them the entire company of
freInen. An except one, James Gall
lagher, we're eScued.
Twenty guests In the hotel escaped
without injury. The principal losers
are w. p. Dunn & Co, printers: Dinse,
Page q Co. electrotypers; Johnson,
Koch e. Quin, bookbinders: Kann Bros
dry goods specialties.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-01-30
BOMB lMPERlLS
200 AT DINNER

Pi!ts5urg, Pa, Jan. 2SLWhile a hum
dred guests, men and women, were eat
ing in the grill room Of the fashionable
Knickerbocker hotel. on the north side.
and a hundred more were scattered In
the dining rooms. an Italian was trying
to explode a bomb containing three pounds
of dynamite in the subcellar. The NAN
was discovered by a big bulldog and ned,
but was seen and the police are round
Ing up all the Italians answering his de-
%scription.
Attached to the bomb was a long fuse,
reaching through the cellar window into
a dark court. The bomb had been placed
close to the battery of boilers. Had it
exploded the boilers would have blown up
and the entire building been wrecked
The police say in that event II would
nave been barely possible for a person
In the six-story building to have escaped
alive.
No motive IS known for the attempt.
Although the black hand is very active
In this district, Henry Hagenach, the
manager of the Knickerbocker. has re-
ceived no threats.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-01-30
MITCHELL WANTS TO
RETIRE; HAYWOOD IS
EMPHATIC IN SPEECH

indianapolis, Ind, Jan. 2~9.-President
Mitchell announced to the convention
of the United Mine Workers OF Amer
fca today that he did not desire to hold
any Office in the organization after his
retirement as president April /. This
will stop h movement to have him
placed at the head OF the advisory
board.
w. %. Haywood, secretary and treas
ufer OF the Western Federation OF
Miners, addressed the convention. Hay
wood attributed all the strikes and
troubles Of the western mines to the
operators failure to keep their con
tracts with the miners.
Colorado he said. sis as mean as
all other states boiled down. Corpo-
rations control the courts there. de-
bauchi legislatures, and run elections to
suit themselves" .
Haywood pleaded for closer relations
between the Western Federation Of
Miners and the United Nine Workers
OF America.
President. Mitchell. addressed the con-
vention when Haywood closed. He de-
clared himself opposed TO sympathetic
strikes.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-01-30
FREIGHT TRAFFIC
MUCH IMPROVED
IN MIDDLE WEST
Big Movement Of Grain Is Put
ting Idle Cars and Men
into Service.

Chicago, Jan. 28.-That freight traf-
ffc conditions are recovering from the
financial stringency was h statemer1
OF special traffic managers and other
high railway officials today. The i'm
provement Is said to be particularly no.
ticeable in the traffic of the railroads OF
the Middle West, where heavy grain
shipments, almo5t suspended while the
st~ringency in the money market was at
It's height, now are being made.
While statistics of all roads through
out the country last week showed tina
S20,0 900, or IA per cent, of 2,200.0 900 freight
cars I'm service throughout the country
were standing idle, and, In consequence,
thousands of men had been thrown out
of work, railroad officials expressed the
belief that the crisis was passed and
that no further reductions of h num-
Der Of workmen would be necessary
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-01-30
OTTUMWA SHERIFF
PREVENTS LYNCHiNG

Ottumwa, Ia, Jan. 29.-Onlv the fore
thought of Sheriff Jackson in spiriting
away a prisoner prevented a riot at
the county Jail with probably casualties
and a possible lynching.
A mob of more than 200 gathered at
the doors of the jail and demanded the
person OF Ray Edwards, a negro, who
was arrested for criminal assault upon
Mrs. Clara Erwin. The lights In the
jaiI were quickly extinguished, the
guards armed themselves at the doors
and a riot call was turned In to the
police. In the meantime Sheriff jack
son appeared before the mob and told
them that Edwards had been taken
to the Jail at Abba.
Half doubling Sheriff Jackson's state
ment, the mob fingered about the jail
for some time, then scattered into
groups around town. To prevent fur
Their trouble, Sheriff Jackson later took
a committee Of four men through the
Jail for an inspection. The committee
satisfied itself that Edwards was not
there, and so notified the would-be
lynchers. There was talk of going to
Abba, but cooler counsel prevailed.
The assault upon Mrs. Erwin is but
one of q long series of assaults upon
women. and the city is much aroused
over the arrest of Edwards.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-01-30

Kansas City. Jan. 28.--George 4.
Thomas, a freight broker. OF New York
city, and l.. B. Taggart. his clerk,
pleaded guilty in the United States dis
trict con here today to the charge or
conspirlng to pay rebates to shippers
Judge Smith Mcpherson then fined
Thomas $1,000 and Taggart $4,000.
emitting the Jail sentences previously
assessed. Both defendants were In
cour and after sentence was passed,
checks covering the fines were rendered
TO and accepted by the judge.
Thus end the al against these
men. Ii was n Of the most import
ant rebate cases ever tried In this
country. The Jail sentence, which was
omitted today. was the first sentence OF
imprisonment ever passed for a similar
offense.
Thomas who maintained O brokerage
office in New York city, represented,
practically all the important shippers
on the Missouri and Mississippi rivers
under contract to route their freight
from the East and to collect h over
charges In freight bills,
Thomas, with his clerk, Taggart. was
indicted in December 1905, charged
with conspiring with Barton Brothers.
wholesale shoe merchants OF Kansas
City, to pay rebates on the latter firms
shipments. In the trial OF the case It
was brought out that Thomas had l
agreed to secure rebates for other mer-
chants They were found guilty Tune
90, 1906.
Thomas was fined $1,000 and SEN
fenced to serve fou months In JAN.
Taggart was fined $4,000 and sentenced
to serve three months In Jail. This was
the first Jail sentence eve imposed In
this country for rebating.
An appeal was taken n the verdict
was reversed on the ground that the
lower court had failed to instruct the
jury on presumption of the innocence
of the defendants, a technical point.
At the time Thomas and Taggart
were found guilty. the following other
verdicts were also returned In the fed
eral court here. On charges of making
concessions, accepting and conspiring
to accept rebates: Swift e. Co. and
Cudahy Packing company, $4,000; Ar
mour Packing company, 5000; Nelson
Morris company, $4,000; Chicago, Bur
hngton and Quincy railway, $4,000
The fines assessed against the pack
ing companies were affirmed April q
' last by h circuit court OF appeals al
st. Paul. The Burlington case, which
also was appealed, is still pending.
The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-01-30
SEARCH MeNS.O ON OF
THE vANDERBn-TS

New York, Jan. 29.-Just before the
Vanderbilt Szchenyi wedding 1t was
disclosed that the United States Gus
toms house authorities AVE had The
home of Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt, the
elder, at Fifth avenue and Fifty Eighth
street searched.
This was done on charges made to
officials hat a part of the bridal
.trousseau of Miss Gladys and many
of her costly presents had not been de-
b clared for duty when brought into this
country. The information that caused
the visit of the government official TO
the home of the Vanderbilts was con-
veyed In letters to the collector or the
port. Whether they were signed or
anonymous has not been made public.
Unjust, perhaps as the matter all
seemed to the Vanderbilts, 1t was ex-
planned later that it was the only thing
to do. "
Despite the fact that they are worth
over 81, 900. 900 and are under constant
police guard, IL is said that the gifts
showered upon Miss Vanderbilt are
less in number and costliness than the
offerings al earlier Vanderbilt wed
dings. One striking feature Is the great
number OF small presents. The new
countess will be able to take her pick
of quite two dozen fans. With traVel-
ing bags and kits and toilet articles
wrought In gold she can equip a score
of women.