Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-07

seventh and Farnam streets. Those chosen
as officers are: Mrs. Myron Learned,
president; Miss Corinne Paulson. vice
president; Mrs. c. NJ. wilhelm. secretary;
Mrs. r. Beecher Howell, treasurer; Mrs.
E.. A. Cudahy, Mrs. Charles Martin and
Mrs. ID. B. Welpton, directors. The pro-
gram Tuesday morning was in charge
of Miss Boulter.
r. ]. Hoel Testifiss for Jobbsrs-F. j.
Hoel. secretary Of the McCord-Brady
company, wholesale house. was the only
witness who testified at the interstate
commerce hearing Tuesday morning. The
purpose of his testimony was to show
the discrimination in freight rates for
all classes of commodities in favor OF
Chicago and st. Louis from Atlantic sea-
board points to the Missouri river points.
Mr.. Hoers evidence tended to show that
80 per cent Of the products handled by
the Missouri river jobbers originated in
the Missouri river traffic and producing
zone.
Prank Gets in Jail Quick-within an
hour after he was discharged from the
county jail, Frank Monroe saw the in
side of a Jail cell, that time as a pris-
oner in the city bastile. The police picked
him up on the street shortly after he
secured his release from Sheriff Brailey's
hotel, and he was trying to cell some
cheap gloves, so IL was concluded that
he had stolen them. In spite of Mon
Toe's protestations and statement that
he had been given the gloves by another
man to sell, his honor thought jail the
best place for him and ave him a sem
tence of forty-five days.
Assignment Of Federal Caseu-The as
signment of cases for trial on the federal
docket was completed Monday and they
run along about as they appear in the
printed docket, with one or two eXcep-
tons. The water company cases against
the city of Omaha have necessarily gone
over until the cases now pending In the
circuit court of appeals are disposed Of.
The case of the First National bank of
Shenandoah, la, against Nicholas Liewer
has gone over until later in the term on
account of illness of the defendant. All
of Tuesday has been devoted to the heal
ing of motions and demurrers.
Three Omaha Runerals-The funeral of
Henry Brown, which was to have been
held Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the
First Methodist church, has been postponed
to Thursday at the same hour and place.
l. N. Watson, the attorney who died Sun
day. was buried In Prospect Hill cemetery
Tuesday afternoon. Rev. Charles w.
Savidge conducted the funeral at the home,
S22 North Fifteenth street. The funeral Of
Margaret Marsh. the infant daughter of
william Marsh, 4l57 Davenport street, was
held Tuesday afternoon at the home. The
body was placed in the vault at Forest
Lawn cemetery. The death Of the child
occurred Monday.
Petty Burglars Rather Busy-Petty
burglars have made a number of small
hRuls during the last few days. While
the family of Fred Nicholson, 22l7 North
T~wenty-seventh street. was not at home
last Friday, burglars ransacked the place
and stole some jewelry and 81 in money,
sunday night a burglar secured 81 at the
home of Thomas B~aughman, 1905 Charles
street, and so at the home OF ]. w. Fyse.
2722 Charles. and is supposed to have been
the same man at both houses. The home
Of Joseph G. Berghoff, 26iO Caldwell street.
was gone through by a prowler, who was
evidently scared away before taking any
thing.
st. Peter Thought to BE Insans-As the
result of having been arrested the third
or fourth time on the charge of disor-
derby conduct Fred ST. Peter. who says
he lives at Seventeenth and Jackson
streets, is being held in jail until an in
sanity complaint can be filed against
him. 1t is thought that the recurrence
OF his improper conduct indicates that he
is mentally unbalanced. lie was only re-
Gently released from the county Jail after
serving a thirty-day sentence for the
same offence. and the police say he had
been IN Jail once or twice before that
on imilar charges, Patrolman Mansfield
arrested him Monday afternoon near
Sixth and Marcy streets and the man
could give no plausible reason for his
presence there or his actions. 1t is pro-
posed TO have all previous witnesses
against him testify before the insanity