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Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-18

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES on her way
through the soldiers nome grounds, Mrs.
Lacey of Sioux City dropped dead
Wednesday of heart disease. She was a
member of the home and widow of Gar
ret $. Lacey, a former member.
ESTHERVILLE-Hale williams, formerly
a resident of Baskerville, win be married
on Christmas day to Marie Siders, a former
teacher in Estherville. They will reside in
Alaska.
TABOR-At the Tabor High school de-
batting contest held in the Methodist church
Wilbur Mann, Frank Ellis and Sheldon
HuTlbutt won and will be the team 10
represent Tabor in the high school debates
in southwestern Iowa for the coming
season.
MALVERN-F. V. Williams, a restaurant
owner of this place, has begun suit for
Of this city, charging the latter with al
leinlating the affections of Williams wife,
Mrs. Williams was recently given a divorce
from her husband in the Creston district
court.
BOONE-The sudden death in Marshall
town on Monday of Mrs. Lena Hammer
Dickinson, from nervous p"rostration has
caused an end to the divorce proceedings
which her husband DR.. j. w. Dickinson
started i'm the district court of this city
some time ago. Mrs, Dickinson passed
away Monday afternoon at 2:S0 o'clock al
the home Of her mother, Mrs. Allie Ham
mer Mcnamara. She formerly resided In
this city, and then In Des Moines. At one
time she was the wife OF Harold johnson
of the MaTshalltown base ball club, later
manager OF the Boone team in the lows
State league. She divorced Mr.. johnson
and then married DR.. Dickinson.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-18
COMMISSIONERS AND
SUPERVISORS ADJOURN
Convention of County Officers at Free
mont Awards Prizes and
Hears Address,

FREMONT, Neb., Dec. H.-(Special)-The
commissioners and supervisors closed their
session this morning and most Of the
visitors took the noon train to omaha to
take in the Corn Show. The awarding of
prizes followed the banquet last evening.
Commissioner Koken of Lincoln county
was given a pair of suspenders as the
Oldest commissioner present; II. Johnson
OF SCctt's Bluffs, a mission stool for living
the farthest from the county seat; j. A.
Golden of Holt, a buggy whip as the best
politician; f. w l.. Nye Of Buffalo, a
ham as the hungriest; Supervisor Frederick
OF Cass, a clock for being the poorest Of
fetal, possessing only forty acres of land
George Skalla, a deck Of cards for being
the most faithful and County Clerk
George Nilsson, a camp stool for being the
meanest.
This morning a short session was held
at the district court room. County Judge
Stinson enlivened the meeting with a witty
talk about supervisors In general and
commissioners in particular, The conYen-
ton elected the following officers: Presi.
dent, p. j. Kennedy of York; vice presl.
dent, p. A. Pickard OF Douglas; secretary
| and treasurer. c. E. Hin OF Adams. Omaha
was chosen as the place % the next meet.
ing.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-18
Cantonwine
Found Guilty
On All Counts
Former Merchant of Armour, S. D.,
is Convicted of Periury-Said He
Vas Robbed of Big Sum.

SIOUX FALLS, ). D., Neb. 16.-(Speclal
Telegram)-Ths jury in the case Of ]. G.
C~antonwine. on trial In the United States
court in this city for several days on an
Indictment charging him with jerjury last
night, after being out only a few hours,
returned a verdict of guilty on all counts
in the indictment against him. Canton
wine formerly was a prominent merchant
of Armour, being rated as worth $3.50, 600,
and on the morning of September 10, 1908,
created a great sensation by declaring that
the safe in his store had been robbed the
night before of $35, 800 in cash.
For some time before the rate of the
alleged robbery his financial condition was
known to have been impaired. Following
the alleged robbery his creditors, who had
aggregate claims of about sea, 900 against
him, instituted involuntary bankruptcy
proceedings against him. On the day re-
quired by him to make an answer he filed
a petition in voluntary bankruptcy.
The indictment against him alleged that
in addition to making a p~erjured state
ment TO the trustee in bankruptcy relative
to his financial condition he concealed the
$1,000 when was alleged to have been
stolen in addition to other cash and
property with intent to defraud his
creditors.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-18
STATUS OF MILK ORDINANCE
Court VIII Probably Hold That Lii

Court VIII Probably Hold That LIZ
cense Feature II Npid.
There is one feature of the pure milk
ordinance which Judge Snyder is expected
to rule against and that is the provision
requiring the dairymen and milk dealers
to take out a license. Although Judge
Snyder will not hand down his decision In
the test case recently tried before him in
the superior court until after the close Of
the trial OF the suit of o. J. McMAnus
against the Chicago Great Western Rail-
way company now occupying his atten-
ton, he has minated that he will hold
this provision of the ordinance invalid.
Il do not think the city has the right
to enforce such a measure as this license"
said Judge Snyder yesterday, but the city
has the right to require the dairymen to
have their COWS tested and to have their
dairies and equipment inspected by a duly
authorized officer. 1 am In doubt as to
the right OF the city to compel the milk
dealers and dairymen to take out a IL
ccnse any NOR than It would have the
right to require grocers, butchers or other
merchants to take out a license to sell
their different lines Of goods. 1 expect
to rule on this test case as soon as the
suit now on trial is concluded"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-18
THREE
SMALL
Thieves Visit Dwelling House and
Two stores.

Two stores.
Finding the back door unlocked a thief
experienced no difficulty in making his
Bean at 22S Harmony street Wednesday
night after the family had retired. A light
had been left burning In the dining room.
as one Of the members OF the family was
not expected home until late. The thief,
evidently In his search for silverware,
opened the drawers Of a sideboard and
was rewarded for his trouble by finding
Mrs, Beans pocketbook containing $S5,
which he promptly appropriated in lieu
OF the silverware, which he did not dis
turb. When Mrs. Beams son returned
home he found the kitchen door open and
the drawers In the sideboard pulled out
and at once suspected that something was
wrong. Investigation led to the discovery
Of the theft OF the pocketbook.
Sam Frieden, who conducts a genera
clothing store at SIS West Broadway,
placed a S2B fur overcoat on a dummy out
side the door of his place of business, but
omitted TO connect the coat and dummy
with chain and paddock. Some enterprisine
individual to whom the fur coat looked
particularly good This kline of weather
Invested the dummy Of the garment and
made off with it.
Phil Frieden, 5s South Main street. re.
ported to the police yesterday that some
interruptions individual had stolen from
In front OF his store a knee-length pair OF
arctic overshoes,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-18
Council Bluffs
"MlGE" SUITS TO co OVER
Court is Behind Docket and They
Cannot Be Reached This Week.
DAMAGE CASE COMPROMISED
Milwaukee Railroad Pays Estate Of
=. &. BOysen, who was killed
In yards Several Months
Ago, $4,000.

Two OF the suits brought by several OF
the Mikes who were victims OF the
Vaccinations of the Mabray gang OF Dig
store swindlers assigned for trial yester-
day I'm the district court. but as the as
Segment at present is several days behind
they will not be reached until some time
next week. The suits are those In which
Joseph w. Lessen of Menominee. Mich,
and George f. Castle of Britt, Ia. are
the plaintiffs. In addition to Mabray, the
defendants are Ben Marks. the First Ma
tional bank, officers Of the bank and others.
n. A. Crawford, who, with S. r. Wads-
worth. is attorney for the plaintiffs. will
ask the court to continue the cases until
the January term as Mr.. Wadsworth, who
has been on the sick list for some time, IS
still unable TO appear in court. A con-
tInuance was asked at the beginning of the
present term because OF the Illness of
| Attorney Wadsworth. but the attorneys
for the defendants insisted on the assign
ment of at least two of the Mike" suits
and these two cases were assigned over
the protest of Attorney Crawford.
Emmett FINLEY of the firm of Harl &
FINLEY, counsel for the defendants, said
last evening that his side was ready for
trial and would resist any continuance.
Il understand" said Mr.. FINLEY, that Mr.,
Crawford will ask the court to continue
these cases. We shall object, as We are
ready to go to trial any day now, hut it
will rest with the court whether the suits
win go over or not to the January term"
The suit of p. ]. Boysen, administrator
against the Chicago Milwaukee & st. Paul
railroad for $1,000 damages for the death
OF S. c. Boysen in the company's local
yards several months ago has been settled
out Of court. The company has agreed to
pay $1,000.
The suit of Rankin & Cowden against
Mrs. S. A. Pierce, which has been on trial
before Judge Green and a jury for several
days, was completed yesterday afternoon
and given to the jury. No verdict had
been reached up to a late hour last night.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-18
FIRE HORSE HAS CHAMBERS
state Veterinarian Orders Animal Mt
No. 3 Engine House Destroyed.

state Veterinarian Orders Animal at
No. 3 Engine House Destroyed.
Two years ago one OF the fire department
horses in service at No. 8 engine house
was found 20 be afflicted with CHAMBERS
and was ordered ~quarantined by DR. S.
T. Miller, then assistant state veterinarian
in Council Bluffs. After the animal had
been in quarantine for some time Council
man YounkeTman. as chairman Of the COM
mittee on fire and light had a local veter-
mary surgeon take II in hand and treat
IT,. Subsequently this local practitioner
declared the animal was free from the d.
sease and despite the protest Of DR.. Miller,
IL was placed back in the fire department
and assigned for service al No. 5 hose
house In the southern part Of the city.
Recently the horse commenced to show
signs again of the disease and at the re-
quest OF DR.. Fred II. Hollingsworth, who
succeeded Or. Miller in this city as as
sistant state veterinarian. DR.. Paul O
Kotom. state veterinarian. came TO Coun.
ell Bluffs n after making a thorough
examination OF the horse yesterday In
which he was assisted by Dr. Talbot Of
Des Moines. DR.. Simpson OF Denison and
DR.. Hollingsworth OF this city. three 9s
slstant state veterinarians, announced thaI
the animal was suffering from chrOniC
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-18
Handles messiah" at Tabor.

TABOR, Ia, Dec. Observation-Disclosures
Messiah was rendered by the Tabor Ora
torio society Tuesday evening at the Con
gregational church to a large audience. The
chorus consisted of eighty voices, under the
leadership Of Prof. n. O.. Rowe, director OF
the Tabor Conservatory of Music.
This was the seventeenth concert giyen
by this organization and one Of the best
in its history, A large number Of people
from other towns were present, some COM
ing from Council Bluffs and Red Oak.
The soloists were: Mrs. Curtis Williams
of Chicago, soprano; Miss Jessie Monroe,
professor of voice in Tabor college, con-
tralto; Prof. Holmes Cowper of Drake uni
versity, tenor, and Prof. William Harper OF
Lawrence university, Appleton, Wis, bass.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-18

are going to be given their patents, the
white people of the county insist that the
Indians shall bear their proportion of cost
of Improvement needed In that growing
community.
An anomalous condition exists in Thurs
ton county whose parallel is not found in
any other Indian reservation throughout the
country. SCmL of the land on the Omaha
reservation will be held for several years
by white men enjoying life estates, while
some of the Indian patented land would
be subject to taxation. The department,
realizing this most peculiar situation, it
is understood, has taken the position that
if one piece of land is taxed on the Omaha
reservation all lands ought to be taxed,
and as a result a bill has been drafted
which will probably be introduced on Mon
day making provision for some general
taxation plan to govern the Omaha reser-
walton.
Larger Building for Lincoln.
Senator Burkett TO-DAY introduced a bill
appropriating $3.50, 0O0 to enlarge and extend
the postoffice ard court house at Lincoln.
He said he was actuated in this by the
fact that the government was looking re-
Gently for rooms in which to locate certain
branches Of the postoffice service i'm the
present postoffice building and was con-
fronted by the fact that the, building is
now overcrowded and in consequence the
rooms desired could not be had.
When Mr.. Burkett secured the original
appropriation for the present federal build
ing he realized that the Lincoln postoffice
would not be large enough in a few years
to take care of the growing business of
the postoffice. With Supervising Architect
Taylor plans were made so that the build
ing could be enlarged to three times its
pI esent size by building an addition to the
west and covering the rest of the block on
which 1t stands.
Cummins Coming Home.
Senator Cummins and wife leave tomor-
row for Des Moines to spend the holidays
with their daughter and grandchildren.
Senator Burkett will leave for Lincoln
after the recess Of congress to remain dur
ing the holidays.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-18
STREET RAILWAY LOSES
IN KANSAS CITY ELECTION
People Turn Down plan to Extend
observation-disclosures Law


KANSAS CITY, Dec. 1.-THE PROPOSE
tion to extend the franchise Of the Metro
politan Street Car company, which now
holds the traction rights of the city up to
1925, for a period OF twenty-siX years, forty
two years from the present, was defeated
as a special election here today by a ma
jority Of 1901. The total vote cast was
O,a1, Of which ls,7S1 were against and
II, $40 for the grant.
This was the first election ever held under
the referendum law. The vote is consid-
cred heavy for a special election as the
total registration is but about 80, 1000.
Although the campaign was waged for
months and been marked by much bitter
feeling on both sides, the voting passed off
quietly. a few arrests were made for IL
legal voting
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-18
Students Giving Up Tobacco.

IOWA CITY, Ia, Dec. 1S.-(SpeciaI)-
Smoking in the University of Iowa is on
the decrease. This fact is shown by sta
tistics just compiled concerning the fresh
men class, Last year eighty-six OF the men
examined used tobacco and this year only
one year.
In the physical examination of these men
who are taking gymnatics it Is demon
strated that the use OF Intoxicating liquors
Is on the decline. The records indicate
that last year eleven used stimulants and
his year nine admitted a taste for the
alcaholic drinks.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-18
Search for Hidden Treasure.

BEDFORD, Ia, Dec. 17.-(Special.)-In
case the hidden fortune, which it is sup
posed Harvey Lucas of Des Moines left
when he died a short time ago, is dis
covered, Mrs. Joseph Mitchell of Bedford,
who says she is Lucas sister, will make a
legal fight for its possession.
Just before he died Lucas is alleged to
have said that he had wealth of a value
Of 800, 900 hidden in his home, and that il
should be turned over to his nephew, S. S.
Lippert of Des Moines. Since Lucas died
the search for the money has been pushed,
but so far unsuccessfully, although the
story that it exists is given credence by
the finding of hiding places where the
treasure had apparently been kept at one
time. Until Mrs. Mitchell announced hel
relationship, Lippert was supposed to be
the nearest living relative.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-18
HAzING PROBE BY SENATE
Investigation VIII lie Made Into
Franks at West
Point.

WASHINGTON, Dec, F-Wearied by
pressure from political Influence for the
reinstatement OF cadets who have been dis
missed from West Point Military academy,
because Of their indulgence in hazing, the
senate committee on military affairs
through a subcommittee will investigate
the whole subject of hazing at the academy,
The plan is to suggest an amendment to
the general law prohibiting hazing that will
make the action OF the war department
final when cadets are dismissed for IN
fractions of the rules.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-18
TO TAX OMAHA INDIAN LANDS
Bill to Be Drafted for Relief of Thurs
ton County.
UNUSUAL SITUATION OF AFFAIRS
Only Small Proportion of Property Is
Now AsSessed-Mr Burkett Intro
duces Bill to Enlarge Linz
coin Building.
UNUSUAL SITUATION OF AFFAIRS
From a staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1L-(Special Tele-
gram),-Senato Brown said today there
would undoubtedly be a preliminary report
IN thJ part Of the special commission now
investigating the competency of the Omaha
means to manage their own affairs ana
to whom patents shall issue on their lands
The Junior senator stated that Messrs'
Cannon and Keofe. who are representing
the Omaha indian Reservation Improve
ment association. have made a decided inn
pression upon Commissioner of Indian At
fairs Valentine and his law advisers ana
that their argument in favor of early ac-
ton were almost conclusive. He was of
the opinion that the preliminary report
would show at least $50 Indians or white
men holding life estates through marriage
with indian wholly competent to manage
their lands in event of patents being issued
10 them.
Senator Burkett today reintroduced his
| Omaha Indian claims bill, but with some
notifications. This action was taken after
a conference with Commissioner Valentine
and was prepared largely at the Instance
of the law officer of the department. But
one vital clause is changed over the Burk'
EFT bill Of last session and that is that
petition Of claimants shall be verified by
an attorney 10 be appointed by the Indian
tribe and confirmed by the secretary Of the
interior.
Mr.. Burkett's old bill recognized an at.
torney appointed by the tribe, but the de
partment thinks such attorney should no,
DE recognized at this time, hence the
change. The new bill provides that the
attorneys fees shall be allowed by court
as seems reasonable. hut in no case shall
the allowance be in excess OF the amount
provided for by agreement between the
IEdians and their attorr ey.
Bill to Tax Lands.
Messrs. Cannon and Keefe. who have
been in conference with the Indian office
since their arrival in Washington, have
been persistent in urging upon Commits.
sioner Valentine the necessity OF passing
some bill taxing the Omaha Indians. They
have pounded away along these lines until
the Indian office has finally given its
sanction TO a tentative measure looking
to these ends. There is no other tribe OF
Indians i'm the United States exactly SC
situated, so far as their lands are con-
cerned as the Omahas A twenty-five year
trust period was granted them, which
period terminated a short while ago, Fur
Their extension Of ten years was granted
under peculiar conditions. In the mean.
time, Thurston county, in which the Omaha
agency is located, has been Handicapped
by it's inability 20 collect taxes sufficient
TO make improvements in the roads and
bridges absolutely necessary, and It faces
bankruatcy unless some portion OF IndiaT
, lands shall pay taxes. As long as th'
government exercises guardianship ovol
these Indians, Thurston county could mo-
ask that the Indians pay taxes. But nov
that the trust period has expired an'
many Of the Indians Of the Omaha trib,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-18
MRS. HORACE B. TAFT is DEAD
Wife of President BrGther Dies in
Baltimore Hospital After an
Operation.

BALTIMORE, Dec. 17.-Mrs. Horace b.
Taft, wife Of a brother OF President Taft,
died this afternoon at the Johns Hopkins
hospital, where she had been a patient of
Dr. Harvey Cushing. At the hospital all
Information relative TO the case was re-
fused, but the body is now in charge Of an
undertaken and will be sent to the Taft
home at WATERFOWL. Conn, tomorrow.
Mrs. Taft was operated on at the Johns
Hopkins hospital about a month ago and
a couple Of weeks later left for the south
to recuperate.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-18
MRS. MARY G. MALLORY is DEAD
Woman Expires After Suffering from
Rare Disease sixteen Years.

Woman Expires After Suffering from
RRre Disease sixteen Years.
Mrs. Mary e. Mallory. wife of Edward b.
Mallory, 2O10 Sixth avenue died yesterday
morning from the rare disease known as
elephantiasis after an illness of sixteen
years, aged 40 years. She leaves besides
her husband, one son.
Mrs. Mallory was a member of st. Johns
English Lutheran church and services were
conducted yesterday afternoon at the FAM
lily home by Rev. G. w. Snyder after which
the body was taken to Athens. Pa, tor
burial.
Mrs. Mallory's case was said to be one
Of only two or three Of similar character
known in this country, although the d.
sease is not in tropical countries.
Because Of this fact her case was the OBJ
ject of much interest among medical men
and in September, 1908, at her own sug-
gestion she submitted to examination by
doctors in attendance at a meeting of the
Medical society of the Missouri valley held
in this city in the hope that by so doing
she might assist in the study of a disease
which has baffled the skill of physicians
and which has so far been regarded as in
durable. When four years ago she found
that her case was hopeless and that she
was doomed TO a life of suffering until
death would release her Mrs. Mallory &C.
cepted the situation with Christian fortl.
tude.
An incident of Mrs. Mallory's long illness
was her close friendship with Mrs. Ami
L. Lynch of McKeesport, Pa, who suf.
fered from the same disease and died IL
July Of last year, The two women nevcl
met, but for several years carried on g
correspondence, Their acquaintance begar
through Mrs. Mallory reading an account O.
Mrs. Lynch's case in an eastern news
paDer-
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-18
Ministor Changes religion.

MARSHALLToWN, Ia, Dec. I7.-(Spe-
cial)-Rev. :. w. McCodr, formerly pastor
OF a Dubuque Methodist church, then pas
tor OF the First Presbyterian church Of this
city, who resigned last spring to become
a general agent OF An old line insurance
company, is soon to enter the ministry OF
tho Chcreh Of Christ. or Christian church,
as Il Is commonly called.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-18

These transfers were reported to The Bee
December 10 by the Pottawattamie County
Abstract company OF Council Bluffs:
Verne Benjamin and wife to f. J..
Day, lot 3. block 80. Beers subdiv.,
W. 81, 3(
Hilda G. o.. Hanse to William a. For
hardt, George II. Forhardt and Louis
G.. Forhardt, nE lot T. block g,
Hiatts add, q. c. ................ !
w. II. Stacy and wife to j. w. Bald
win, lots l and = end undiv1a lot =,
block 4. Galesburg add, W. DID,. 10.
H. G.. McGee and wife to J. w. Bald
win, lot 10, block 4. Galesburg add,
W. Il
Ehler Horst and wife TO Frank w.
Wise and Edward NJ Wise, part e15
neh 17-77-39 and part lot 1. subdiv
of lot 2, official plat o. nh nwA
16-77-Se, W. d.,...-..-..""......,., 4,JOl
Der jamln Fehr Real Estate ompany
to F. j. Day, lot 16, block 43, Ferry
add, W. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Loo
L.. S. Howe and wife to Grace F.
Ven Sweringen. lots 2 and 8, block
IL Mullins subdiv., W. d.............. !
Elmer Il. Shugart tC Lyman T. Shug-
art, undivided two-thirds interest in
WIZ nwM 7-74-43, W. d..............
Executors of Horace Everett to Henry
McNelly and Martha Jane McNelly,
lot 5, Judd's Court, sUbdiv. Of lot 9
in neh swh S0-75-43. s. W. d.......... q5C
Helen A. Montgomery and husband to
Charles F.. Montgomery, lot 10, block
10, Bryant q Clarke's subdiv., W. d. 40
Tntn1 Too, N-a,-E.-a 90 0Ef
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-18
Boy Puts
Mother to Death
See, Mamma, It's Not Loaded" He
Says, and Fires Bullet Through
Her Heart.

SANTA FE, N. NJ, Dec. iL-Calllng out
playfully, See, mamma, it's not loaded
the 12-year-old son Of Mrs. James Nc
Laughlln, proprietress of a hotel at Oro-
grande, Otero county, today shot the
woman through the heart, killing her in
stantly.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-18
ART TREASURES TO NATION
George snItinE, Eccentric ConnOis-
seur, B~equenths Valuable COLI
lection 40 Country.

LONDON, Dec. 1.-THE art treasuers OF
the late George Sailing, the eccentric con-
noisseur. are beQueathed by his will 10 the
nation. The total value OF the collection
the making of which occupied many years,
is valued at from Sl5.OO0.0O0 TO S20OOO.Oo.