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Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-30
GENERAL HAMS ON STAND
Father of Annis' Slayer Says Son Was
Very Nervous.
ATTEMPT TO PROVE INSANITY
witness TelIs of Peculiar Con-
duet of Peter In Battle
and at other
Times.

FLUSHING, N. Y. April 2.-General
Peter c. Hams, retired. the aged father
of Captain Peter C. Hains, jr., who is on
trial here for the murder Of William e.
Annis, was the first witness for the de-
fense today.
While his father was testfying the pris-
oner sat with his face toward the Jury
and paid no attention to him
General Hams testified that he dlscov-
cred an early period of Captain HEains' life
that the boy was suffering from excessive
nervousness, He said the captain gradu-
ated at the naval academy at Annapolis in
1893. but did not entsrs =. naval service
on account of defective eyesight He de-
scribed the conduct of Claudia HaIns
towahr her husband, the captain, during
their early marriage as that of flowing
wife He said that they were very happy
until 1908
During the Porto Rican campaign the
captain. then a lieutenant of artillery. was
a member of his command. the general
said, and they all suffered excessively from
the sultry and had climate of the island
Describe your sons conduct at the bat
tie of Guayamas" said Mr.. Mcintyre.
In Way on Firing Line.
He was always getting in my way on
the firing line replied the witness. land
when l told him to get away he said | had
no right to wear that big white helmet on
the firing line. Then / told him I would
have to put him in the ranks II he did
not stop bothering me-"
Reverting to the earlier years Of the de-
fendant's life, the general said he would
fly into passion when contradIcted and
was subject to violent nightmares. He fell
into the hatchway of the steamer Pharos
when he was IL years old. striking on
his head. and for a long time afterward
suffered from nervous excitement and de-
pressing headaches. Slight noises always
excited the boy and made him turn pale,
the father said. and at 4 years of age he
suffered and stammered very badly. This
lasted for ten years, when he finally re-
covered from the affliction.
General Hams said the conduct of the
captain and his wife toward each other
prior to September T. 1907. was loving and
exemplary.
Asked Father About Wife.
General Hams said that his son on the
latter's return from the Philippines, asked
him II he (the father believed the reports
about the captains wife. 81 told him she
had been away for a week and nobody,
not even the servants knew where she
was and when she returned she said she
was in bed a week. The captain censured
me for not letting him know about these
things and said he wanted me to help him
investigate and settle it, We can go to
the country where Claudia said she had
been and find out II it was true said the
captain"
The general said his son was greatly ex-
cited at that time but would not say that
his condition was irrational.
District Attorney Dewitt objected to the
examination of General Hams in regard
TO the alleged infidelity of the captains
| wife, and Judge Garretson ruled that the
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-30
Nebraska Next
in the Fight on
Two-Cent Fare
President Of Rock Island Declares
Battle Will Be Transferred
Here from Missouri.

KANSAS CITY, April 2s.-"As far as we
are concerned the 21t-cent fare in Missouri
is settled. The fight in Nebraska is the
next one we will have" said B l.
wincheil, president OF the Rock Island
railway system. here last night. Mr
winehen was returning TO Chicago after
an inspection trip.
Attorneys for Nebraska railroads say
they have done nothing new in the matter
OF fight against the 2-cent passenger
law in Nebraska and are preparing evil
dence to be used in the cases now pending
before the supreme court.
Judge w. d. McHugh represents all the
railroads In these cases and he is out of
the city at present. The Union Pacific
attorneys say no new move has been made
and nothing will be done until the cases
now pending are settled. Burlington at
torneys also say nothing new has been
done.
The penalties for violation OF the Ne
braska law are so severe that the rail-
roads did not take the same tack they
did In some other states, but complied with
the law to the letter when 1t went into
effect. They have however. been keeping
records of the business and expect to be
able to show that the rate Is confiscatory
and also that the penalties are too severe
for violation of the law.
Judge Smith Mcpherson stated from the
bench in the Missouri cases that the rate
was too low" said L. w. Wakeley, gem
eral passenger agent of the Burlington.
"lf the rate is too low in Missouri. where
they have population of thirty-nine per-
sons to the square mile. 1t looks like It
would be an easy matter to show IL is too
low in Nebraska, where there are but four
teen persons to the square mile"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-30
Shallenberger Once Trod
Boards in Guise of Hamlet

bound Judge Cooley and the other gov
eTnor.
Both have played Hamlet
Why this never became known during
the campaign is explained only by the fact
that Chris Gruenther OF Columbus was
ose-mouthed. But the secret never came
out in the nature OF campaign charge.
But a resident OF the Fifth district in
Lincoln recently told how ne first saw the
governor. charging across the stage with
sword in one hand TO stab his luckless
uncle. II is only necessary for Judge"
Cooley to make application
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-30
Suffrage Ranks
Rent in Twain
Faction in London Conference Bolts
Because of Restriction of
Membership.

LONDON, April IA serious split I'm the
women's suffrage ranks took place today
at the session OF the International Suffrage
alliance and as result body of dele
gates left the hall.
Some of the societies desired to enlarge
the membership, but, under the leadership
of Rev. Anna Howard Shaw, one of the
American delegates, the conferences voted
to reserve membership TO societies having
the enfranchisement of women as their
sole object.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-30
CFrom a staff correspondentD

3 LINCOLN. NAb.. April 2-(speciaA.)-
A Job awaits Judge" julius S. Cooley Of
Omaha II his friends will only get busy.
In an informal way Judge Cooley once
acted as escort for the governor who visited
Omaha Judge Cooley has stronger pull
with the present governor for the job Of
official escort for the executive whenever
he visits omaha--if he ever does again.
Judge" Cooley and Governor Shallenberger
are bound by a tie stronger than ever
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-30
w ould Disprove
Boyle Marriage
Detectives Are Looking Up Records
to Show Helen McDermott
Welded Another Man.

KANSAS CITY. Mo-, April 2s.-In an ef-
fort to prove that Helen McDermott and
James Boyle now being held in Sharon,
Pa. for the kidnapping OF Willie Whitla,
are not legally married, Iva " Kepner, a
PittsbJrg detective, has arrived here to
search the local records for a marriage
certificate. Detective Kepner is seeking
evidence TO show Miss McDermott was
married here to Frank Parker, who is now
serving sentence in the Missouri peniten-
tiary.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-30
Everything on the
want ad pages from
pianos to poultry,
Speaking of pianos.

some of our big piano firms
tell about their best bargains
on the want-ad page under the
head of "Offered for Sale
Pianos.
They know that Want-ad readers
look for real bargains there. Often
they, OF other people, have slightly
used pianos. too. that may be
bought for = fraction of what a new
one would cost
Have you looked at the Bee
want ads yet todaYi
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-30
THREATS FROM NIGHT RIDERS
Attorney General Advised Always TO
Keep soldiers ArOund
Him.

wAVERLY. Tenn, April 29.-The sensa-
ton of the night rider situation here today
was a threatening letter received by At
torney General Bowman from Clarksville,
signed by Tennessee and Kentucky night
riders. The communication advised that
IL the prosecutor wanted to live in peace
he had better keep the soldiers always
with him
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-30
TORNADO NEAR FORT SMITH

SIX Persons injured by storm I'm
North western Arkansas.
FORT SMITH, Ark, April 29.-At least
six people were seriously Injured this aft
ernoon in a tornado which passed over
Washington and Crawford counties. AT
Kibler eight houses were wrecked and
great damage done to crops. 1t was re-
ported that the village of Carrolton was
blown away The tornado was also severe
at Dyer and springdale It was feared that
life had been lost
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-30
Worst in History is Last Message
from Peoria.
Id WEATHER IN THE EAST
Ten Inches of Snow is Reported in
Western Pennsylvania.
SNOW Is FALLING IN WYOMING
Five Inches Mt Casper in Last
Twenty-FOur Hours--sheer suf-
ferInE, aS shearine is In
Progress.
BULLETIN.

CHICAGO April IA squall. with winds
blowing forty-five miles an hour and rain
falling in torrents, struck Chicago at sa5
tonight Wires went down in every direc-
tion and communication with other cities
was completely severed,
Peoria is experiencing the worst storm
in its history" was the last message sent
from that ciV just before communication
was cut.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-30

Continued on Second Page)
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-30
WEATHER FORECAST

For Nebraska Pair.
For Inwa-Rain or snow and colder
For weather report see page 3.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-30
THE OMAHA BEE

ls the most powerful business
Eetter IN the west. because II goes
to the homes OF poor and rich.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-30

lcontinusd 0n seeOnd Pagel
The Ordway new era., 1909-10-01

Another carload OF honey was ship
ped from the Ordway station this
week, and represented only few OF
the growers engaged in this industry.
The year has been good for the honey
producers and they have brought their
owners splendid returns. The aver
age reader does not realize what 1t
means to ship a carload OF this prod
uct. a carload contains about 1900
cases or 81 200 one pound sections. Ap'
proximatcly 5000 pounds shipped in
addition to that consumed at home,
places the honey industry around
Ordway well to the front.
The Ordway new era., 1909-10-01
As An Example.

Under the head OF Farm Notes
In this issue will be found some good
reading on the fruit crop this year
Mr.. Roberts failed to give report OF
his Wolf River apples which were
loaded early in the week for the east
ern market. From 46 trees, covering
two thirds OF an acre, he shipped 5Oi
tlfty pound boxes and received sl.lO
per box for them, which was found
afterwards to be less than they were
worth, $3.50 being the market price.
In addition to this, he sold SlGO worth
uf windfalls, making the total re.
ceipts s7l4.IO. Pretty good for two
thirds OF an acre, eh? Had he re.
ceived 81. so per box, the total would
have been swelled to s9l6.
The Ordway new era., 1909-10-01
FARM N0TEs

Probably fruit notes wouid sou"u
better. So much has been said thro
these letters OF the advlsaoil'Iy VI
plautlng orchards, that | need but re-
view and condensc in this statement
The question is still asked, Does u
pay?" For two years we have iiau ho
fruit-the only two years In the WITH
er's remembrance, OF entire failures.
Half crops, "a few OF them. but lhey
brought double prices. This year OF
1909, | can safely say, VIII NET 'ne
owner OF any orchard at Ordway or
Olney over eight years old, 500 per
acre, IL IL has been properly tchueu
and has a full stand Of trces-so per
acre. Many trees yield $50 per tree
a few none, but conservative csli-
| mate Is $40 per tree. Five hundred
dollars per acre If divided up among
the ten years necessary to produce
mature tree, Is $50 per acre per year
Then it isa fact that in a money point
Of view IL does pay. Now, should we
turn to the other ways II pays-thc
bee food IN May. the pollinization OF
YOUR seed alfalfa, no little amount
must be added to these estimates.
And then We must not forget the as
thctic part Does it pay to have flow
crs in your yard After winter OF
snow. and blow. and barrcuncss, who
does not welcome the apple blossoms
who is not better for their fragrance:
And then after the heat and burden
uf the summer, who does not greet
the ruddy checked apple with a heart
full Of love Who is not better from
walking among the flaming cOlorcd
leaves OF autumn How much shall
value this per acre? Let's put II
mildly, and say 1000, il Il money val
Tie can be placed on the beautiful.
Some one says: Yes. but If were
going into the fruit business | would
begin in Western Colorado" Certain
varieties may excel there, but it takes
a big slice OF the profits to draw them
across the mountains, and the market
will always be eastward or southwark.
This year IT is both. You can't wait
eight years for crop? Then plant
Wragg cherries alternately with your
apple trees, and begin gathering the
second year, and the tlfth year your
cherry profits should be 50 per tree or
5000 per acre. and increase to 50 per
tree by the Sth year. Now your ap-
pie trees are ready TO bear, and you
can cut out aS you please. BY that
time the world may change. and a
Burbank may be feeding us cactus
For beauty and flavor all must bow
TO the JOnathan-a sparse bearer in
certain soils. but the Stamcn Winesap
is harder and commands an equal
prce-NU. >, or "choicc," according to
the new nomenclature, brings $50
per box by the carload.
One hundred and twenty-five car
loads OF apples, OF 500 boxes each, from
Olney and King Center alone, will
make small change plentiful.
In my next letter l hope to talk OF
time TO plant, when 10 plant, what to
plant and Of whom to buy.
ID. c. ROBERTS.
The Ordway new era., 1909-10-01

Should any OF our contributors i'm
aginc they have a grievance because
of some error made by the Office force
In setting their articles, We would
suggest that they first ask themselves
a few questions like the following
"Was the copy submitted carefully
written, or in my haste did l scratch
1t of and neglect to read it over care.
fully to determine whether IT made
sense or not 2" "Did l use a glossy
piece Of paper and hard pencil -
"Should expect the printer to know
just where the periods and other
marks should be IL failed to make
any and forgot to start each and ev.
cry sentence with capital letter 2"
Printers are only human. though
they exercise superhuman skill and
judgment sometimes in decipherlng
and reconstructing copy submitted
for publication.
II ordinary care is taken 10 the pre-.
paration Of copy for this publication,
very few mistakes will occur. Try it.
The Ordway new era., 1909-10-01

+. +. Floyd made a deal some weeks
ago that failed to receive mention III
these columns. Through Peck y
johnson, he traded his 10 acres south
OF the depot To one Mr.. Turner, "i
Canon City, for a 5-acrr fruit ranch
with Groom brick residence. f"s'
session will be given after the crops
are harvested.
The Ordway new era., 1909-10-01

John Arm, father OF Mrs. VIM. Cook.
has been visiting here the past three
weeks and has concluded TO make ord
way his home. When contemplating
making the visit, friends told him
they didn't raise any small grain out
here. lie says he never saw Is much
OF IL as is raised around Ordway. \
daughter at Union, Nebraska, the old
home, is expected to join him soon.
The Ordway new era., 1909-10-01
CHRISTIAN CHURCH

Next Lords Day worship will be con-
Quoted at the Christian church as
follows:
Bible school at 9:+5 n. m.
Lords Supper and preaching at II
a. III. Subject, Resurrection OF
Christ"
Preaching at 500 p. III. Subject,
ANSWERS to a Sccptre."
Prayer meeting and teachers meet.
ing at $ Wednesday,.
Choir practice Thursday at 8 D. III.
You are welcome to all OF these
meetings. Edw. l.. Branham,
Pastor
The Ordway new era., 1909-10-01
EVANGELICAL CHURCH

Services over Sunday as follows:
Sunday School, English aud German
at 10 a. IN.
Prayer service at ll:OO a. m.
Young Peoples Alliance at 80 D. m.
Sermon at 7:3 p. m.
Mid-week prayer meeting wedues.
day at 7:3 2. m.
Bob Creek Sunday School at 10 a. m,
Preaching II p. m.
King Center preaching 300 D. m.
Public cordially invited to all
services.
c. s. STEINMETZ.
Pastor,
The Ordway new era., 1909-10-01

Through an error in notices OF the
Brown public sale in last weeks issue,
the date appeared Sept. 3oth, anG In
consequence, many failed to attend
the sale on Wednesday, the 18th.
Though IL was a mistake much 10 he
regretted, 1t goes to show that people
read the columns OF the New Era.
The Ordway new era., 1909-10-01
METHODIST CHURCH

Services next Sunday, Oct. 3. 1909.
Sunday School at 10 a. IN. ]. J,
Duncan, SUPERINTENDENT.
Public worship and sermon at II
a. m. Subject: "Christian Soldiers. /,
Epworth League Devotional service
at I p. III.
Subject: obedience aud Abund.
ance'" Leader, Miss Edith LindquIst.
Public worship and sermon, 1880 y,
m. Subject: Soul Yearninps."
Prayer meeting Wednesday night,
Choir rehearsal Friday night.
An earnest invitation is extended
D all persons not regular attendant.
elsewhere to attend these services,
= was glad when they said unto me.
Let US 20 into the house Of the Lord !,
a hearty welcome will await you.
'BnNJAAlN +. Ross,
Pastor.
The Ordway new era., 1909-10-01
TreSpaSS Notice.

TrespassiDg or shooting on the land
owned by the undersigned company,
In section "a. and on which notices
have been posted, will be prosecuted
to the full extent Of the law without
further notice.
The Twin Lakes Land & Water Co,
ERNEST f. GREENE,
A-4t Assistant Secretary.
The Ordway new era., 1909-10-01
Go with ! Rush.

The demand for that wonderful
Stomach, Liver and Kidney cure, Dr..
Kings New Life Pills-is astonishing.
DrugRlsts say they never saw the
like. It, because they never fail TO
cnrs sour stomach, constipation, indI-
gestsCn, bfltousneps, jsandice, sicx
headact1e. chillg ara malnria. Only
~ - y a ;druSgista 3
The Ordway new era., 1909-10-01

The Twin Lakes company Is st"r-
ing large quantities OF grain In their
big elevator south OF the railroad.
The National Sugar Manufacturing
company is contributing 4 great part
OF IL.
The Ordway new era., 1909-10-01

Exclusive sale OF the Stickney line
including the "1nvlncible" and La
Preferencia," Olmstead s. Roberts.
The Ordway new era., 1909-10-01

Dr. g. Q. Mstsler, Dsntist. ones
wsssoi Hotel Bersndo, vest terracs.
The Ordway new era., 1909-10-01
Office Phone "Ordway A."

Rood's Rich, Creamy Chocolates at
Martins.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-21
AND
INDIANS CAUSE
CONSTERNl4TIOA

Stsch a frightful experience as the
tiny French dolls and Teddy bears had
yesterday afternoon at the kirmess be
fore the curtain rose, II was so ter
rible thar everything else seemed small
afterward and the big. smiling audi
ence didn't alarm any one
The dolls and bears all arrived early
and had their big pink and blue bows
tied and every one was eurled or
smoothed and costuned when a man
came and wanted TO take a photograph
of them, No one minded at all until
some one mentioned a fiaShlight. No
ore knew just what a fashlight was
French dolls ard Teddy bears are not
supposed 70 know about such things
but it sounded too terrifying. One
dropped back. and then another and
there were tears in the atmosphere.
Just At This critical monlent what
should appear but q lot Of Indians in
their war paint. and that practically
finished every one. Then there were
tears.
Every one patted and reassured and
the Indians tacffully ran away from
the Teddy bears in a great state. This
sacrifice OF all Indian precedent re-
stored confidence fully. in fact. so
brave did the dolls become that they
ran after the Indians and shouted in
little soft. piping voices: Don't be
afraid of our Teddy bears They won Z
hurt you-they are good little Teddiss-
DR.. Matilda A. Feeiev. removed to 1900
Si1tter DiSea SeS OF women and children. .
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-21
A CLOSE SHAVE
Many of Them HapSrDIRE Every Dap
but Soon FSr=otten-


Close shaves would be OF more fre-
aaent occurrence but for The tender
faces OF many men. which viii not
permit OF shaving often Heretofore.
nothing has bees said IN these columns
about poslam. a new skin discovery. in
connection with its use after shavins-
Its publicity and sales have been con-
fined almost exclusively 10 its remark
able properties as an eczema cure; il
stops the itching at once ana cures the
worst cases in a few DAYS While the
application OF poslam after shaving is
one OF its minor uses. such as for pim-
pies. the complexion. etc. shavsrs will
ind 1t q revelation. as IL does for abra-
Sions. roughnssS- and severe scrapi n IS
what IL does for ali manner OF skin
dif1cultieS-heals and cures IN a few
hours. It IS the only article posses
sing real antiseptic and curative value
that has ever been exploited for this
purpose. and VIII soothe and tone up
the skin as no toilet preparation could
possibly dc
Poslam can be had for ffty cents al
any reliable druggists. particularly
the Owl Drug Co, who make special
" OF X. Or the Emer gency LabOra-
tories, No % West 25th Street New
York City viii send a trial supply
free by mail to any one who win write
for II This is sufficient TO show results
in "A hours.
The San Francisco call., 1909-02-21

planets twinkle well, anyway, like
something of the first ma gnftude. She
is Miss Theodore Hengstler OF Berke-
ley and she is a marvellous toe dancer
three times her age, which is only =
and for a tiny little yellow haired las
sic she displayed great skill. In a
fluffy white costume de ballet she
twirled and tripped on the TIPS of her
little toes in a manner which proved
that other things than Intellectual pur-
suits are sometimes followed in classic
Berkeley.
She was the premiere danseuse OF the
French Dolls and Teddy Bears. and
they Were quite the most delightful
feature of the afternoon, being new in
every sense of the word-new on the
program and not at all old as to years
. being the average age.
In describing them one can do no
better than subscribe TO the general
opinion or the house and say that they
We're simply darlings.
Miss Phebe Hearst Brown, French
doll, and Master Eugene Huntington
Benson Jr.. Teddy Bear We're the tint
est couple or all. and they wandered
about irresponsibly. but arrived event
uaily, 10 the perfect delight OF the
audience, which applauded them every
time they moved. The Dolls came on
first and wheeled their little garIa ed
perambulators with their own baby
dolls inside around the stage In a
brief march and then they sang a Iul-
laby. Just then there was rush Of
Teddies-who entered on -aIl fours"
and scrambled around until they
Jumped up and each claimed a Doll and
hugged her we'll Then there were
specialties. Margaret and Patience
Winchester and Marion Dunno did a
hornpipe; Geraldine Cannon and Halle
Poneroy recited a stirring tale of the
adventures OF three little chestnuts
Miss Frances Merrill sang a song about
Smarty Who Gave Party; Gene
Sieve Tallant recited French poem
she was the one BY the way who con
nded 10 her mother that they might
not think she was good looking. bur
every one at the kirmess seemed to
think she was chic: a moving tale of
I '.Jippy and Jimmy" two little dogs.
was told ny little beauty who said
that her last name was Gregg, but her
first name was Katherine, Charles
Watson. Reginald Clampett and Arthur
Dunno recited brief verses
Phebe Hearst Brown then came for
ward and with a most fascinating lisp
rendered the story Of Little Miss Muf-
fet" who sat on a puffit and Eugene
Benson Jr with a very red face. caused
by a rude man hitting the drum just
as he came forward told of Little