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Omaha daily bee., 1908-04-25
TRADERSEXCHANGE METHODS
State Of Kansas Secures Testimony
that it Violates Laws.
BOYCOTT SUBJECT OF INQUIRY
Murde McKensie Says He Was In
formed Kansas City Market
was Closed TO Country
Buyers.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April A-Important
evidence bearing on the allegation Of the
state OF Kansas that the Traders Live
Stock exchange Of Kansas City is operat-
ing in violation of the state antitrust laws
was brought cut in the investigation here
last night.
When Murdo Mckenzie. a witness from
Trinidad, Colo, refused TO tell A. L. Ber-
ger, an attorney, the name of the commits
sion man whom the witness said had told
him that the Kansas City market was not
open to country buyers. the attorney
threatened to send for an officer and there
was long wrangle, after which he said
ne had been told by Flo Harris.
Mr.. Mckenzie is a director in the Co
Operative Live Stock Commission company,
Denver concern. doing business on the
Kansas City live stock market.
The examination brought out that IN the
speech before an association of cattle men
in Des Moines the witness had made
charges against the Kansas City stock
yards concerning the manner Of weighing
in" and weighing OUT cattle and other
things
Where did you get your information
about these thngs?" asked Mr.. jackson.
II was told by Dr. Bennett, at that time
the inspector of the bureau of animal in
duetry here"
Did you ever talk with any OF the MEM
bers OF the live stock exchange about these
charges7"
Yes; I was asked by them at a con-
ference later il had accused the Traders
of dishonesty. I told them that I had re-
ferred to the scalpers in the yard / toid
them that I would continue to expose such
practices
Did you have any knowledge OF a boy
colt at this timer"
Il knew the packers were boycotted."
why were they boycotted?'
Because they did business with the CO.
Operative"
On cross-examination the witness was
asked: "who told you about a boycott
against the packers?'
Charles Armour, also Mr.. Swift
The investigation was ended temporarily
and will be resumed at later date.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-04-25
WET CITIES.
Majority,
INOUSTRIAL PEACE PRAISED
Publishers Congratulated on Success
of New Agreement by Agents of
10000 Worlzmen.

NEW YORK, April 24.-Representatives
Of an Industrial army OF $1,000 men ap-
peared at the meeting of the American
Newspaper Publishers association today
and congratulated the members of the as
sociation upon the successful development
and working of the arbitration system be-
tween employers and employe.
Among the men who bore witness to the
success of arbitration between employers
and owners Of newspapers were James NJ.
Lynch Of the International typographical
union, James f. Freel, president of the
International Stereotypers union and
Mathew Berry. president OF the Interna-
tioHal Printing Pr4ssmau ana Assistants
union. President Lynch was unable to be
present IN person because of Illness, but
sent an address to the convention which
was read. In part Mr.. Lynch said:
desire to express my satisfaction with
the workings of the new arbitration agree
ment. Under IL all cases coming before the
national arbitration board for adjudication,
with one exception, have been adjusted and
these adjustments, | believe. have been
pending, win, l believe. be settled equally
satisfactory.
Neither the union nor the publishers have
secured all they asked for in each instance,
but that could not be expected.
We have accomplished two great things:
We have maintained Industrial peace in
the composing rooms Of the members of
ment with our typographical union and our
members have not found II necessary to
leave your employ because OF disagreements
with the unions.
H. N kellogg who is Industrial commits
sioner of the Publishers association, i'm his
annual report also testified to the harmoni-
Gus relations in the hundreds of newspaper
offices between the employers and the men
engaged in the mechanical departments
Omaha daily bee., 1908-04-25
IRAN ROBBERS LOSE NERVE
Attempt 20 Hold UP North Coast Linz
ited Near weICh's Spur
Fails.

BUTTE. Mont, April 24.-Lack Of nerve
at a critical moment caused the failure of
a desperate attempt last night to hold
UP the Northern Pacific North Coast Linn
tied train two miles west of Welch's Spur
and about twelve miles east OF Butte. Ru-
dolph Wenk, Paul Filenius and Albert
Teasdale have been arrested for completely
in the attempted holdup. wenk and Fill
enius admit having participated in the
tagging of the train claiming. however,
to have been forced to act by two armed
and masked desperadoes, who when the
train had come to a halt, lost their cour-
age and escaped
Filenus and wenk walked to welch's
Spur station and told OF the affair. They
say the bandits had fifty sticks of dyna-
mite and that the desperadoes planned to
blow up a portion of the train to secure
the money supposed to be aboard. A stick
OF dynamite was found on the top Of a
low bluff beside the cut in which the
train was stopped.
What was supposed to have been the re-
port of torpedoes, thought to have been
placed on the tracks. were reports Of shots
fired at the engineer by the. two bandits,
according to the two Germans.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-04-25
ATTEMPT TO WRECK PLANT
Plans TO Set Fire 90 AlIIs-ChaImer,
shops Folled by Automatic
Fire ENtfnnufsher.

MILWAUKEE,. Wis, April 2A-The Sem
tinel today says an attempt was made
early Wednesday morning TO destroy the
Chalmers plant at West Allis. or at
least to stop its operation for a time. All
that saved the big plant from heavy loss
was the automatic sprinkler equipment,
which extinguished the flames before they
gained much headway.
The attack was directed on the pattern
shop. the most vital part OF the plant
with patterns destroyed work would have
to come to a standstil until others could
be prepared. From this ii appears the at
tempt was the work OF men who are well
acquainted with the workings of the plant
The determination OF those back Of the
plot is shown by the fact that they had
with them a dozen one-gallon cans Of gaso-
line which were brought 70 the plant in
three telescope cases. From the appear
ance of the shop a premature explosion Of
the oil scared the wreckers away before
their preparations we're completed. They
left on the fire escape. by means OF which
they gained entrance to the building. the
telescope cases filled with the cans OF
gasoline, one Of the cases being about emp
tied OF its contents.
Allis-Chalmers company officials last
night admitted that there had been an at
temtp to set fire to the pattern shop. but
intimated that the loss was slight and were
inclined to minimize the trouble.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-04-25
CONVENTIONS TURNED DOWN
Reduced Rates Are Refused to Trav-
elerN' Association and Mer-
chants Meetings.

CHICAGO. April A-Action was taken
by railroads east of Chicago and west of
Chicago regarding reduced rates for con-
vertions today. The eastern roads de-
cided TO make rate Of IA cents a mile.
but the western roads refused TO consider
anything but cents a mile as the mini
mum rate. The Western Passenger asso-
citation explained that because of a two
cent law in various states. the western
roads have already reduced their through
rates to correspond. Applications for re-
duced rates for merchants meetings In
Chicago and st. Louis and for the Com
mercial Travellers Protectice association
convention in Milwaukee were refused.
The Central Passenger association will
limit its reduced rates to conventions at
which there is an attendance of 1000 or
more. As q concession to the roads which
opposed the low rates. fares from points
within 100 miles of the convention city
will be placed on a higher basis.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-04-25
WoMAN'S RIGHTS PETITION
wives of Mohammedans in Russia
Ask Duma for Freedom from
Husbands' DespOtiHm.

ST. PETERSBURG. April s4.--A remark
able womans rights petition has been re-
ceived by the Dana from the Mohammedan
women Of orenburg province. demanding
that the Mohammedan deputies take steps
20 free them from the "despotism'' OF their
husbands and give them their share OF
the privileges granted by the emperor 70
the people.
Although our holy religion. reads the pc
tition, declares us free, some of the ignOr-
ant desp0ts. our husbands are depressing
us and force US slavishly 10 submit 10
their caprlces. According to the books OF
doctrine women have the right 10 earn,
10 travel, 20 pray IN mosques, engage In
business become nurses. ETC., and in
Arabia and other couatries there have
been noted women writers and poets. Now
our husbands would forbid US even to study
our own religion. But We Mohammedan
women. Allah be praised. now begin TO re-
ceiva education and 10 understand our
holy chariat (bOok OF doctflnel which did
not deprive the women Of any right
Mohammedan deputies you are Obliged
to demand AL liberty for Mohamnedan
women. You must carry through legisla-
tion defending us against the aroitrariness
Of these despot husbands, against oppres-
pie have Ia our hands the education and
progress OF the people. and II our status
Sc not changed the day viii come when
the man too. win become slaves and then
the whole MOhanmedan world viii perish.
No action has yst hesn taken On the %.
tition
Omaha daily bee., 1908-04-25
RAIN STOPS FOREST FIRES
Rangers Were Having Hard Time
Handling Them Before Aided
by the showers.

RAPID CITY, s. D.. April 2.--Cspecial.) }
The forest fires that have been burning
In the central Black Hills for several days
were extinguished last night by heavy
showers. soaking rain throughout this
entire section today removed all danger
from further fires this season For time
the situation IN the Hills looked serious.
The forestry service called upon every man
in the reserve within reaching distance to
get out and fight the fires. and with the
absence OF heavy winds they had succeeded
In getting the fires well under control when
the showers came last evening
The most serious loss to private property
so far reported was the destruction OF some
large stacks Of grain belonging TO the Nc
Curdy brothers, near Paetola. For a time
the flume and trestle OF the Dakota Power
company were in danger, but by skillful
fire fighting by employees and others no
loss whatever was sustained.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-04-25
DECISION ON VACCINATION
Illinois supreme Court Holds that
boards Cannot Exclude Unvae-
einRted ChiIdren.

SPRINGFIELD H.. April e4-The su-
preme court in decision rendered today
holds that a Board Of Education has no
right to bar child from the public schools
for failure TO comply with the dictations
OF the board as regards vaccination.
The decision Is handed down in the case
OF the People ex rel Louise Jenkins against
the-Board Of Education OF Cook county.
The child was suspended from school for
refusing 10 be vaccinated. and mandamus
proceedings were Instituted 10 compel the
school board to allow her 10 attend school
The board made no denial OF the aver
ments and the prayer Of the petitioner. but
centered its defense on an ordinance
passed BY the board. The lower court
contended that In view OF the fact that the
validity Of the ordinance was az stake.
public interest demanded that the case be
taken direct 20 the supreme court under
the practice act passed in nol.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-04-25
ANSWER TO THE OIL COMPANY
Government Replies TO Contention
that Lands Fine In
ExceSafye.

CHICAGO. April 24-The reply brief Of
the government TO the appeal by the Stan
dard OH company of Indiana from the fine
Of S29, 900 imposed by Judge X. M. Lam
dis. was filed in the United States circuit
court OF appeals here today The principal
argument in the document is directed
against the contention of the company that
the penalty is excessive. On this point
District Attorney Edwin w. Sims argues
as follows:
II was demonstrated that the omission TO
file the cent order while the Chicago AZ
Alton was holding out to the Interstate
Commerce commission and the public that
Is cents was the lawful rate was part OF
a deliberate conspiracy by the STANDARD
oil company and the Alton. And can ID be
said that a punishment Is excessive, which
according TO the statement of the oil com
pany takes away from this company, on
the basis of its own net earnings for the
year IN which the indictment was returned,
not its liberty, not even its capacity for
earning. but the profits Of its business for
less tlSn three years2
Omaha daily bee., 1908-04-25
4ELIE GREETs NINE. GOULD
kissca Her Hand ON steamer and
ts Given Wars
welcome.

NAPLES April 2a.-Mme Anna Gould
arrived here today from New York ON
board the steamer. Frederick der Crosse
and was met IA the harbor by Prince Helie
de sagaH who arrived In England few
days ago and hurried hither TO welcome
Nine Gould. The steamer came into the
harbor at 6 o'clock this morning and the
prince was one of the first TO go on board.
He rushed to Nine. Gould's cabin. met her
at the door. lifted his hat and kissed her
hand. The prince refused to be interviewed
or make any statement.
The tutor OF Nine. Gouid's children. how
ever, In brief interview said REST as
sured that the marriage viii occur but
nobody can say when or where. My con-
viction rests on what ! have seen and
heard from Nine. Gould. am sure il is
a true love match"
Omaha daily bee., 1908-04-25
IOWA TRAIN FALLS INTO CREEK
Two Trainmen and Hundred Head OF
stock Killed I'm NOrthwestern
Wreck.

LINTON. Ia. April 2.-Englneer ]. w.
Baxter and Fireman H. d. Seymour were
killed. and Brakeman John Doherty was
badly hurt last night, when freight train
No. 1872 east bound, went through a bridge
over Clear Creek. three miles west of De-
witt. The deaths occurred instantly.
The swollen condition Of the creek fol-
lowing a cloud burst weakened the bridge.
The engine OF the freight passed over
the bridge first. A car went through,
topping the engine and piling seventeen
cars in the creek and on the track.
The cars were all loaded With cattle and
hogs and there was awful carnage among
the animals. Many were crushed to death
and drowned.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-04-25
BURN AND MURDER A CREED
Evidence Dreamers Were TauEht
This Was Proper and Right
Thing 20 DO.

MEDICINE HAT, April 24.-Inthe trial
here yesterday Of nine members OF the
''Dreamers." charged with burning homes
OF unbelevers, Joseph Beitz Of Irvine, Al
lberta. testified that II was agreed 10 burn
the Baptist and Lutheran churches. Their
creed was to burn and murder. he said.
God jacob" whose headquarters are at
lava, o. D., and whose real name Is Jacob
Merkei, sr., gave instructions to kill and
murder all unbelievea
Omaha daily bee., 1908-04-25
RALSTON SAYS SHOPS SURE
Founder of Plant Goes Over Ground
with the Engineers.
DECIDES ON BUILDING LOCATIONS
Says Day is Not Far on when Rail-
roads VIII DO Their Re-
pairing at Independ-
ent shops.

plans for our car shops at Seymour park
are materializing and there is not the least
doubt about the building OF them as am
here today to go over the grounds with en-
gineers to decide on the location of build
ings."
c. A. Ralston Of Chicago. president Of
Ralston & LeBaron, railroad equipment
manufacturers, made the above statement
Friday. when he arrived in Omaha and
went at once to Seymour park with the
agents of the "Ralston townsite company"
f'The day is not far off when the railroad
companies of the country will have their
car repairing done at Independent shops
instead Of maintalng shops OF their own"
said Mr.. Ralston. 1.-The Omaha field is one
of the best OF which 1 know. but we are
going to build car shops at New Orleans
simultaneous with the shops at Omaha
In Chicago there are eight Independent
car repairing and manufacturing plants. /
mention this to show the tendency Of rail-
roads when they have 1000 cars to repair.
can figure with an Independent company
and have them repaired cheaper than they
can maintain force Of men the year
around when there may be weeks when
there will be no cars to rebuild.
while our main business in Omaha will
be the repairing OF cars. we will buy old
equipment and rebuild It and also build
freight cars.
'The Industrial center OF 'Ralston' as the
townslte company proposes TO call It, can
exist without street cars from Omaha. We
will be a community by ourselves, but
street car companies go where there Is
traffic and we will build the town first"
Omaha daily bee., 1908-04-25
MAN CooLLY KILLS HIS WIFE
Farmer of Red Willow County Com
mits Crime which He VIII
Not Explain.

MCooK. Neb., April 24.-(speciaI Teie-
gram m.)-Frank Connor, a farmer living
near Marion, this county, about fifteen
miles south OF this city, killed his wife
last evening and is now awaiting his pre-
liminary hearing in the county jail at this
place. The murder was most cowardly
and cruel and was witnessed by none but
the two little children of the couple
The bullets were fired into the wlfe's
head. The murderer admits the killing
and offers nothing in extenuation, rather
desiring to be hung for the terrible crime
for which he shows no remorse than II
he had killed a dog.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-04-25
Hundreds Of Plantation Cabins Are
Destroyed by the Wind.
dANY TOWNS IN PATH OF STORM
Six Reported Killed and Fifty
Injured at Bergen, Ala.
STORM IN NORTHERN NEBRASKA
Two Are Dead ss Result OF Tornado
in ThurstOn Comfy and Two
Others win Probably

NATCHEZ. Miss, April A-sixty known
dead. all colored. except two and as many
injured is the casualty report received
here up to night fall OF the tornado, which
swept through portion OF Concordia
parish, La. and crossing the Mississippi
river continued through the county Of
Adams. Jerreson and Claiborne, Miss.
Hundreds OF plantation cabins were
destroyed.
Five persons were killed and seven in
jured in a tornado, which swept over
Vidalia. La, this morning. The injured
have been brought to the Matches hospital
Mr.. Devereaux Shields Of Matches is re-
ported killed by a storm In Concordia
parish, La, and Harry Lambind fatally
injured. Considerable damage was done
at Pine Ridge. eight miles northeast OF
Natchez. Many negroes were injured
Omaha daily bee., 1908-04-25

Train on the Chicago. Peoria q ST
Louis railroad dashes into flooded ravine
from which tracks had been washed and
crew with exception OF engineer swim
out. Page i
Tornadoes devastate large sections Of
Louisiana and Mississippi. Page /
Attempt made to wreck the plant of
the AIlis-chalmers company. Page i
Secretary Root presides at meeting of
the Society of International Law. Page l
Masked men at Bandana, KY, rob tele-
phone exchange of $4,000. Page !
Investigation of Traders exchange
Kansas City reveals that antitrust laws
of Kansas have been violated. Page
Newspaper men are summoned to WASH
ington for the Paper trust investigation.
Page
Secretary Taft will hurry to Panama
to settle difficulties existing between
that country and Colombia, involving the
United States. Page 2
Arrests made in connection with the
San Francisco dynamite case. Page 2
Trial of II. H. Tucker, jr., begins at
Topeka. Page
italian car driven by Louis d. strang
wins the motor race at Briarcliff.
Page ls
FOREIGN.
Due de Chaulnes is found dead in his
bed in his hotel at Paris by his wife.
The authorities say the death was from
natural causes. but there is some mys-
terry surrounding 1t. Page l
Prince Helie greets Nine Anna Gould
at Naples and is warmly welcomed.
Pags I
NEBRASKA.
Two deaths result from the tornado
near Pender Thursday. The damage Will
not exceed $4,000. Page i
Frank Connor of Red Willow county
kills his wife in cold blood in the pres
eaee OF his children. Pa8e 8
Assessors in counties through whtsn
the Burlington road runs filing schedules
of valuation o Terminal property. state
university 20 Investigate Nebraska soils.
Page 3
Peter Coburn of Norfolk. Neb.. starts
home after unsuccessful effort to find his
wife or secure his children at Cincinnati.
Page .
LOCAL.
When Charles L. Saunders becomes
governor temporarily Monday It will be
the first time one family has been rep
resented in that office by two genera
tions Page 8
Young Women's Christian association
receives $4,000 cash from Mrs. s. II. Fl.
Clark and Knahe piano from Hayden
Bros. and Knabe Manufacturing com
pany. Page 8
G. A. Ralston of Chicago looks over
the Seymour park site to determine on
location of various buildings and prom
ises his railroad shops will soon be up.
Page !
Japanese restaurant keeper refuses to
sell meal TO negro and the latter goes to
courts to test his rights Page 2
ConuGERoxAL AND INDUSTRIAL.
Live stock markets. Page l3
Grain markets. Page l3
Stocks and bonds. Page l3
Omaha daily bee., 1908-04-25
JURY 10 TRY TUCKER SOUGHT
Judge AmidOn OverruIeE DemuFrer 10
Indictment Returned Against
OIL Men.

TOPEKA. Kan, April 24,-Judge Amidon.
In the circuit court here today overruled
the demurrer 10 the indictment returned
against II. II. Tucker, jr., secretary OF the
Uncle Sam on company, charged with
using the malls 70 defraud. An effort TO
secure jury 70 try Tucker was then be-
gan
Omaha daily bee., 1908-04-25
IOWA WOMAN IN THE LIST
Mrs. ID. w. Bushnell Elected One of
Vice Presidents General of
Daughters of Revelation.

WASHINGTON. April A.-The result Of
the election to fill vacancies in the list Of
vice presidents general Of the Daughters
of the American Revolution. which was
held yesterday afternoon, was announced
early today. The successful candidates in
clude Mrs. w. z. Stanley, Kansas, and
MRS. p. w. Bushnell. Iowa.
There were fourteen candidates In all
and among the four who failed OF election
was Mrs. Ira H. Evans. Texac.
The so-called administration forces had
eight candidates in the field. all of whom
were elected.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-04-25
BERKELEY TO GET Lawn SCHOOL
Plan of Ambitious Character Laid by
Prof. BOke for Western
Institution.

SAN FRANCISCO, Call. April 24.-Pians
for the establishment at Berkeley Of one
Of the greatest law schools in America
with an endowment OF slOOo,OOO, have just
been made public for the first time by
Prof George H. Boke. head of the depart
ment of Jurisprudence at the state univer-
sity. 1t is not only to be a great training
school for attorneys. but, according to
Prof Boke. It's scope will take the trend
Of preparing its graduates for leadership
in civic and public affairs.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-04-25
ROOT ON INTERNATIONAL LAW
Secretary of state Makes Address Be-
fore Society at It's Annual
Meeting.

WASHINGTON, April S4.--The second
annual meeting OF the American Society of
International Law was begun at the New
willard hotel here today. A program of
discussion has been arranged which Will
Keep the hundred or more members Of the
society engaged until tomorrow night.
when the meeting is to end with a banquet,
at which the climax Of oratory will be
reached
Secretary Root, president Of the society,
opened the meeting with an address on
1.-THE Sanctions Of International Law" in
which he took occasion to discuss in most
interesting manner the developing force of
public opinion in international affairs.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-04-25
SUSPECTS IN DYNAMITE CASE
First Arrests I'm san Francisco ON
CHARGE of Blowing Up Gall
IaEher Home.

OAKLAND. Cal. April 24-rhe first ar
rests in connection with the dynamiting OF
former Supervisor Gallagher's home, were
made last night. when detectives placed in
custody .. Kerr, blacksmith ana another
man whose name has not been given out.
Kess went into drug store Thursday
afternoon and tried TO buy some nitric
acid The drug clerk discovered that Kerr
had much knowledge OF explosives ana he
notified the police after the Gallagher ex-
plosion
Omaha daily bee., 1908-04-25
EXPRESS TRAIN JUMPS TRACK
Erie Flyer Has Narrow Escape from
Bad Wreck While Going
Fast.

ROCHESTER,, N. y. April A.-Erie train
No. A. known as the Chicago express.
jumped the track while passing Canisteo
at $3.50 o'clock this morning at sixty miles
an hour. A score OF passengers were in
jured, but no deaths have been reported.
wrecking crew and officials have left
Hornell for the scene
At the office OF the Erie railroad in this
city It was stated that the locomotive of
the Chicago express lost a tire while pass
ing through Canisteo and was derailed with
one express car. 1t was said there were no
casualties.