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Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-08
RUSH DEFENDS HIS ACTION
Omaha Attorney Denies Charge Made
in Haskell Case.
DID NOT INFLUENCE WITNESSES
Arguments Will BE Completed Today
on Motion to Quash the Indict-
ment-Demurrer is the
Next sfrRs

TULSA. Okla, April when the third
days hearing of the case of Governor
Charles N. Haskell and the half dozen
other Oklahomans under indictment
charged with fraud in Muskogee town lots
began in the United States circuit court
here today, Sylvester Rush, the special at
torney for the government. made his argu-
ment for tho prosecution. He directed his
argument against the motion of the de-
Tense to quash the indictments on the
ground that he had conducted the grand
jury investigation at Muskogee improperly.
Mr.. Rush severely arraigned counsel for
the defense and denied that he had acted
improperly or attempted to bias witnesses
that had been called before the grand
jury. He recalled that the grand jurors
who testified yesterday had said his con-
duct had, on the other hand. been proper.
Mr.. Rush was followed by C. d. Stuart
for the defense.
II was believed today that the argu-
ments would be concluded late in the after
noon, and that Judge Marshall would hand
down decision tonight on the motion TO
quash.
II the court overrules the motion to quash
attorneys for Haskell will file a demurrer.
In fact, copies of the demurrer already
have been submitted to attorneys for the
prosecution. The demurrer will be argued
Immediately IL the attorneys fail in their
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-08
Charles Metz
Draws Record
on Shallenberger
II Will Not Run Unless Assured of
Liquor Mems Support"
He Said.

Now. Mr. Metz, I will not run for gov
ernor unless you can assure me that
have the support of the brewing and other
iquor interests. am not in favor of
Aunty option, nor prohibition in any form.
] am opposed to making any revisons
:. the Slocumb Law that will impose greater
restrictions on your business and that Of
other brewers and liquor men"
Charles Metz, president of the Metz
Brothers Brewing company of Omaha says
Ashton c. Shalenberger made this state
ment to him before he was elected gov
ernor and repeated its import after
He was at the Paxton hotel" said Mr
Metz, "and sent for me to call and see
him. did not call on the first invitation
and he sent second one Then l went
and this is the promise he voluntarily
made.
Il had asked nothing Of him, nor had 1
visited him or asked anyone to. The whole
matter was on the volition of Mr.. Shall
lenberger.
"Of course. II is putting it mildly to say
that I. in common with other men engaged
I'm the brewing business, am dumfounded
at the governors action In signing this
daylight saloon bill. We had every reason
TO expect fair treatment from him because
he pledged us his word that we should
have it.
What are you going to do in case like
this? Leaving out of all consideration for
the time the merits or demerits of the bill,
what are we to think of our governor
under such circumstances
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-08
William Neville
Dies in Wyoming
Former Populist Congressman is
Stricken by Apoplexy at Home
in Douglas, Wyo,

NORTH PLATTE, Neb., April 7-(Spe-
cial Telegram.)-Word has just been re-
ceived here of the death at douglas, Wyo.,
Of William Neville, formerly congressman
from the Sixth congressional district and
an early resident of this city. His death
occurred Sunday evening from a sudden
stroke OF oppoplexy, but owing to poor
facilities his son Keith. who lives here was
notified only last night. Besides his son
here he has a brother, James Neville, IN
Omaha.
Mr.. Neville served in congress from 1899
to 1903 as a populist. Previous to his cleo
tion, he had served as member OF the
legislature, register of the land office and
district and supreme judge, being elected
to the last position in 1896. He was a
prominent member OF the Grand Army.
Six years ago he went from here to
Douglas to practice law and has been liv-
ing there since.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-08

Monster Petition
Sent to Capital by
Chicago Women
Twenty-Five Volumes Containing
$4,000 Names To Be Used in
Tariff Fight.

CHICAGO April IA new supply of
ammunition against the Payne tariff bill
as II applies to hosiery and gloves. a petition
containing approximately $4,000 names
which, when bound, will make twenty five
big volumes. was started for Washington
from this city today. 1t left Chicago in
the care of Mrs. Nathan B. Lewis presi-
dent of the League OF Cook county clubsi
Miss Helen Norris. secretary of the petit
tion headquarters; Mrs. E. NJ. Henderson.
recording secretary of the Illinois Fedora
tion of Women's clubs, and Mrs. Freeman
Il. Brown.
A committee of Washington women will
welcome the visitors tomorrow, after which
the Illinois congressional delegation will
listen to some first hand information con-
cerning women's wearing apparel and the
prices thereof
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-08
DtTY ON COCOA REDUCED
Vg3yE aad Means Committee Makes
Changes In Tarifs Schedules.

Vg&SE Rnd Means Committee Makes
Changes In TArifs Schedules.
AeHINGToN, April THE ways and
mesns committee today agreed TO several
importsnt adaandno9nts to the Payne tariff
hll
Thc duty on crude cocoa was reduced
from 70 cents a pound.
BaStcs was raised from % cents 10 81 50
a ton,
Paragraph i2I relating to toys, was
stricken out and new one inserted. ex-
cepting toys OF rubber and porcelain.
which are taxed at * per cent ad valorem,
provided that only those articles should
be taxed as toys which are manufactured
as pIayIhngs for children
Paragraph eS was changed so as to tax
tire fabrics or abrics used for pneumatic
tires at IS per cent ad valorem. This meant
70 tax long staple cotton used in the fab
ric The steel and iron schedules, steel
ingits, blooms and slabs were reduced
from cent TO S cent and a to 3 cent a
pound.
The ad YalOrem duty on boiler and plate
iron or steel was stricken out. Some Of
them we're made specific and others were
slightly reduced. The paragraph OF the
Dingley law providing a duty Of 80 per
cent ad valorem on silk bandings. which
had been consolidated with the paragraph
OF the Payne bill which provides duty OF
% pr cent on laces was restored.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-08
LIQUOR MESSAGE BY HADLEY
Governor Says Legislature should
Apply Test of Usefulness 10 Pro-
hibitiOn Amendment.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-. April Il
Whether by submitting to the voters of
the state a proposed constitutional amend
ment providing for state wide prohibition
and thus making the subject a matter of
active controversy for two years, any use
full public purpose would be served, was
declared Ex-Governor Hadley today 10 be the
test by which the legislature should treat
the measure. This opinion was expressed
In a special message which the executive
addressed to the general assembly and in
which he discussed the liquor issue at some
length.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-08
BOY GOES TO REFORM SCHOOL
FOR EMBEZZLING TWO CENTS
Appropriated 20 His own Use Money
Given Him tn Buy stamp
for Letter.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo, April Judge
John f. Phillips in the United States dis
tdct court here yesterday sentenced Cleve-
land Carol Bulaski county boy, en-
ployed as a mail carrier, to six months in
the Missouri reform school for embezzling
postal funds. Carol is said to have APP
propriated cents given him TO buy a
stamp. He destroyed the letter he was to
mail
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-08
Banker MoSher
in Iowa Falls
Missing Chicagoan Said to Have
Been Seen in the Iowa City
Last Week.

CHICAGO. Apn Especial Telegram)-
That Charles w. Mosher the missing
banker formerly Of Lincoln, is roaming the
west in a deranged condition, as his fam
fly believe, is confirmed by a statement
from William whitesell, a farmer near
Iowa Falls, Ia. He writes that a man cor
responding TO Mosher's description ate at
f&s house last week.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-08
aft Has Faith
in Payne Bill
President Says New Tariff Measure
as Finally Passed Will Fulfill
Pledges.

WASHINGTON, April L.. President Taft
told Senator McCumber of North Dakota
and other callers today that he believed the
new tariff bill finally passed by con-
gress would fulfill the platform pledges
made at the Chicago convention last June
and would be a revision downward.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-08
BIACKMAILERS AFTER MOON
Letter Writers Threaten Family of
hoy Drowned In Thread
Pond

FLINT, Mich. April Anonymous
blackmaiers who wrote from Deavan,
Wis. have threatened the lives of the
mother and sister of 1O-yesr-old Harold
Moon. whose body was found last Satur-
day in Thread Pond. unless L. N. Moon,
the boys father. turns over 5000 to them.
The letter gave no directions as to how
the 5000 should be paid. This causes some
doubt whether It is genuine.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-08
Wet Ticket al Alliance.

ALLIANCE Neb.. April 7-1special Tel
egram)-F W Harris. as mayor. and the
enure Wet ticket, with the exception OF
city treasurer. was elected here Tuesday.
c w Brennan, on the dry ticket, was
oAsetsd city treasurer
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-08

People don't have
to be fooled into
readin g advertls-
ing. To most peo-
pie its as important
as any news in the
paper.
What is more important to
the average household than
where they can get most for
the limited amount they have
to spendf
Take the want ads, for ex-
ample. The advertiser who
tells what he has to sell and
why you should buy of him,
gets returns far out of proper
ton to the little he has TO pay
for a want ad.
Why do they bring so much
businessi
Simply because people find
advertising Of live interest.
They know reading want
ads pay for the time spend a
dozen times over.
Hsve-yOu-reAd the want ads
Ist-tsdAyi
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-08
WEATHER FORECAST.

For Ncbraska-Fair
For towH-Fair In west portion.
For weather report see page 4.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-08
THE OMAHA BEE

ls the most powerful business
getter in the west. because It goes
to the homes OF poor and rich.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-08

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Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-08

CONTINUED on Second Page)
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-11-12
A DNINISTRATO R'R
SALE.

GEORGIA, LEE COUNTY.
BY virtue Of an order q the Court Of
Ordinary y Terrell County there viii be
SOLD It public Outcry on the FIRST Tuesday
IL Decenber 1909 before the court-house
door In Leeshurg, Lee County. Georgia, be.
tween the legal hours u sale the following
real estate to-wit:
Two Hundren and Seventy acres Of land
Of 81 lot Of land No. IS; As acres off Of lot
Of lal.d No. GO, all Of which is in the Sec
Cad district Of Lee county. Georgia, and
known as parcel Nos. /, 2, 3, 4. S, 6, a1d
y.of the division Of Willis Jones estate.
same being one farm lying in body con-
tajning 3Is acres, more or less. Sale will
cottinue from day TO day between III same
hours until all Of said property is sold, ,
TeEmscas This Nov. {, 1909.
c. G. Btim, Administrator Estate
MR5hew Marshall.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-11-12
NOTICE!

GEORGIA, Lee County.
Miss Jennie Ford Administrators Of the
estate OF Mrs. josephine Stewart, having
applied 70 mein terms Of the Law for leave
,tssell the reality Of Mrs. Josephine Stew
aEt, deceased, to-wSl.
One undivided half interest in lots OF
land ia, rs and ir6, according to the
Commissioners survey Of the City Of ees-
burg, Ca. This is to cite all parties inter-
ested to appear at the mex; term Of the
Court Of Ordinary 10 be held at the cour-
stcuse in Leesburg, Georgia on the 6rsi
Monday in December 1909 to show cause
If any they haze. why said order should
not be granted.
Given under the hand and seal Of my Of
'fice. This Nov. I, 1909.
II Geo, O Edaward, Ordinary.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-11-12

u 09W0&- SPAUA
0aE. smack no had been oEtsE,
by his phys to lay aside all b
business car rUf three months ana
take a vaca' reluctantly complied.
At the end that time he returned.
looking and feeling much better. and
bis medical adviser congratulated him
on his improved condition.
II didn't like to speak OF It at the
t1me." said the doctor. ''but when You
went away I strongly suspected you
Of having myocardltis.'
Mr.. Shackley crimsoned with morti-
Acation.
ri had anything Of yours IN my
possession. doctor" hs said. wi.h strong
feeling, ''Or II you suspected Jne, Of
having It, you ought to have told me
- right then. ION don't thiLk am
q .aief. do .u9:"
b. II haSis ~ inatiou Of the nature
Of m~ocarditis the doctor Modified his
Indignant patient and averted q scene.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-11-12

GEORGIA, Lee County.
H. r. Johnson Admir-. upon The estate
Of Mrs. Eunice c. Bass, late of said coun-
~. deceased, having filed his petition for
discharge. This is to cite all persons
concerned 70 show cause against the graat
ing Of this discharge at the regular term Of
d, athe Court Of Ordinary for said ceunty. .
ne held on the FIRST Monday in December
4eO9.
Geo C. Edwards Ordinary
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-11-12
Notice To Creditors

An creditors of the estate of Mrs, MARY
q. Forester, late Of Lee Couny, decea' ed
arc hereby notified to render in their Ce-
ands 10 the undersigned according to
law, and all persons indebted to said es-
tate are required 10 make mediate pay
.ment, This the 9Th day Of Nov 1909
Jno. w. Forester,
]. ]. Forester, Executors.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-11-12
oRowTn or SOCIALISM.
Bevssa1y D1e 60 tIse HacYubIicAR PwAA
0oy % Protection.

Dapssa1Y D1e 60 aISe HaeUubIiCAR PwAa
Soy % Protection.
TIE rapid growth cf Socialism 10 d.
nt1y GUs 70 the Republican policy Of
Sstection and Substdies 1t leado
mOn 10 believe that the government
should NsaRs for thom ~ it'protects the
trusts and corporations. Seeing the
enxiR baFOns are made rich by special
hwa, way cannot, they ask. all Of no
hnvs ouT legal share Of the plundsro
ERne0ad Of numerous trusts why MT
Aava q national trust In which evogg
ono can bs a StockhoIdegi Protection
ORivos on public sxtravagance anA
breeds corruption. another arguzazG
COR The gocl&list.
Honest Republicans who have beO0
led 20 balleve in protection ahOuIA
@ink Of che broad road they are dEiVe
HAg ia aud the revolution and doetrno-
glpn Se republican government thas
must be 'mst at the end Of thOly jOuS-
neg. The only salvation Cor th~snaSsaS
y their being led 70 betseTe that
equality Of opportunity for all"-the
fundamental doctrine az Demscrny-
win destroy mppopoly and give each
hss share for hls labor without The
Daralyaia ofindiyldual Effort that Ece
uaRii@m would psOduca. a
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-11-12
PERSONAL AND.
LOCAL, ], 4 ].

Miss Ruth Christian, Of Americas, spent
Tuesday here with her sister, Mrs. j. Al.
Forester.
Mr.. and Mrs. y. D. Hall were shop.
ping IN Albany Wednesday
Mr.. and Mrs, U.F. King attended the
show in Albany Tuesday night,
Grand Jury Presenments wilisppear next
week.
Mesdlmes E. B. Lee and A. H. Siamons
attended the show in Albany Tuesday
night.
Mrsand Ms, w G. Martin spent a
couple Of days in Albany this week.R
Among those who represented Leesburg
at the show in Albany Wednesday were:
Messrs. Robert Green. Maude Chitlers,
Will Smith, Joe Forresssr. c. g. Holiday
John Lyon, Tom Love, i'll Saunders,
Henry Logan. Miller Hewitt ard Mack
Tracy
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-11-12

Wensgotiade six per cent. loans on ap-
proved farm lands. Our commissions are
reasonable. Call to see us before placing
your loans on YOUR farms.
LONG & SON.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-11-12
NJ thew Marshall.

One OF the choicest delicacies in
S9imaicn is a huge white worm found
tn the heart Of the cabbage palm. IT
tastes when cooked like almonds.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-11-12

Juvenile Mamma. when the fire goes
dk,where d6es It go1 Mother-I don't
know. dear. You might inst MS wen
AJAX where your father goes when ne
g6s ont. Town Topics.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-11-12

5or doses 1856" will cure any case Of
achiIls and Fever. Price ESQ.
The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1909-11-12

SEQ the editor Of thC paper for further information about eli
Lombard Piano. and speciaI opportunity Get asst FREE
Some one will cot tho bargain Of his lie
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-19
HAMPTON

Mr.. and Mrs. William Jacobs have
been entertaining their son, Milton
Jacobs and family of Gilchrist, H.,
for few days.
The Ladies Aid society will con-
duct an ice cream sociable at Hamp-
ton town hall, Thursday evening,
May 20. Ice cream, cake and coffee
will be served
A meeting will be held at the
Methodist church next Sunday at 8
O'Clock for the purpose of organizing
an Epworth league.
Mrs. G. C. Daley of Taylor Ridge,
accompanied by her children has
been spendin few days at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Jason Willis.
August Yost, who died May IA at
Mercy hospital in Davenport was
born in France about SO years age
and came to this country when but
boy. He lived for while in Penn.
sylvania and later came to Hampton
where for several years he made his
home. His wife preceded him to the
grave about three years. Funera
services were held at the M. E
| church in Hampton, Sunday May 16
at 1880 a. m, Rev. w. S. Read of
| floating. Among the surviving rela
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-19
EAST MOLINE

DIR. and Mrs Long are in Chicago.
They will visit at ST. Anne before re-
turning.
The. Plymouth circle will meet at
the church Thursday. Mrs. Claus
Lundquist will serve.
Mrs. T. Kessler, after a weeks stay
at the home of c. E. Williams. left
for her home in Walnut Saturday.
Bessie Myer and Anton Johnson RI
Geneseo spent Sunday at the home ot
Charles Myers.
DR.. and Mrs. Sensibaugh arrived Fri
day night for short visit with home
folks.
Mary Morton of Peoria is visiting 81
the home of her brother, A. Morton.
Mrs. A. B. Johnson has gone for 6
visit with her parents at Barrow, III
Freda BOmhoeft is in Joslin visiting
friends for a few weeks.
The Helping Hand society gave 6
hit Or miss sociable Tuesday evening
in the church
Charles Myers has begun the erec
ton of modern cement block house
Carroll Meader has returned from
| trip to Minneapolis.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-19

new theater, but will be so for the
larger part. 1t is to be rebuilt, en-
larged, improved, and made in keep
ing with the best vaudeville houses IF
the country. Messrs ]. A. Munro and
l.. c. Oelkers, proprietors, have secur-
ed the large open area of ground il
the rear of Theodore Oelkers place adj
joining the theater to the west and the
theater will be rebuilt to cover this
ground which has depth of $50 feet.
only the front 80 feet of which is oc-
cupied by Mr.. Oelkers.
Obituary Record.-Miss Dora Blunck
aged 40 years. died yesterday at Mercy
hospital. She had long been ill CT
tuberculosis. The remains were re.
moved to the Hill undertaking rooms
Mrs. Kate Bluhm, COS West Seven.
teenth street, is a sister of deceased.
Many friends will be sorry to learn
of the death of Miss Alice Snider, who
expired yesterday afternoon at hel
home, 1715 LeClaire street, after sew
eral months illness from heart trouble
Miss Snider made her home with hel
father, Reuben Snider, and sister
Miss Della Snider, and for years was
connected with the insurance business
of her brother. W. H. Snider. An
| other brother, E. e. Snider, lives il
Denver She was born in Illinois.
Michael p. Trainer, captain of the
hook and ladder at hose 3, received
a long distance telephone message yes
| terday notifying him of the death g
Marshalltown of his sister, Mrs
Henry Weber Mrs. Weber had beef
a sufferer for some time from an af
lection of the throat which compelle,
her to go to the hospital there re
Gently Mr.. Trainer and his sister
Mrs. Margaret Russell, left for Maj
shalltown yesterday afternoon. Mrs
Weber was formerly Miss Mary Train
er of this city, in her younger day
one of the leading members of tn
choir of the Sacred Heart cathedral
of this city. She was the daughter q
Mr.. and Mrs. John Trainer, and wa
born 50 years ago. She is survived b
her husband, a coal merchant at MAJ
shalltown, and by four daughters an,
two sons.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-19
DAVENPORT

Warner and Mccall Win.-Isidore ]
Warner and Monte Mccall, alias F. NJ.
Clark, accused of being confederatas
of j. c.. Maybray, the alleged leader
of the swindling horse racing system
syndicate, were acquitted at Little
Rock yesterday by order of Judge
Jacob Trieber. in the United States
district court, at the conclusion of an
all day hearing of the charge they
shipped to Davenport, the $4,000 be-
longing to the syndicate. The govern
ment failed to overcome the presump-
tions of the law in favor of the de-
PENDANTS, while the defense proved an
alibi in the case of Warner and so
distributed the responsibility in that
of Mccall, the court ordered the dis
missal of both.
Takes No Chances.-Attorney Betty
of the Civic federation does not intend
to take any chances in not having any
of the IS defendants in Mondays sa
loon cases not paying the 5000 fine and
$50 attorney fees in case judgment IS
entered against them. as agreed upon
If the decision of Judge Bollinger il
the Rink case is affirmed in the su
preme court When the attorneys got
together to- draw up the stipulation
Attorney Betty insisted that a clause
be inserted whereby each of the Is
defendants is required to file a bond il
the sum of $500 in the district cour
as guarantee that they will pay any
judgment to be rendered against them
To Rebuild Theater-Davenport will
shortly have one of the finest vaude
vile houses in the west outside G
Chicago. 1t will not be an entirely
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-19

Sounds like a lot of foolish words
all this talk about "white coal"
and "water farming"
Maybe-but there's no one
thing of more importance to the
next generation than these sub
jects.. Really, they are one sub
ject, for without Water Farming
we can have very little White
Coal.
John L. Mathews has written
an article for HAMPTON'S that
will thrill you with the bigness,
the strength, the Importance of
WATERING kind that floods
a valley, and destroys lives and
property; or, when reservoired
and EARNED" changes from an
element of destruction to one of
greatest usefulness and economy.
Mathews has done aSfne job
on this fact-story. He has writ
ten thing SO good that you'll
read it with swift interest, then
go back and read it again, and
then hustle around and talk to
your friends about it. In
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-05-19
He READ HIS MAN.
Lincoln's RebuIse to Visitor Who
Would Not Meet His Gaze,

lincoln's RebuIse to Visitor Who
Would Not Meet His Gaze.
AS | came up to the railing in front
of the president he was reading pa
per that had just been presented to
him by man who sat in the chair
opposite him and who seemed by his
restlessness and unsteady eyes to be
of Il nervous disposition or under great
excitement
Mr.. Lincoln, still holding the paper
up and without movement of any kind.
paused and. raising his eyes, looked
for a long time at this mans face and
seemed to be looking down into his
very soul. Then. resuming his reading
for few moments, he again paused
and cast the same piercing look upon
his visitor.
Suddenly, without warning. he drop
ped the paper. and. stretching out his
long arm, he pointed his finger directly
in the face of his vis-a-vis and said,
whats the matter with you?'
The man stammered and finally re-
piled. Nothing"
can't look me in the face! You have
not looked me in the face since you
sat there! Even now you are looking
out that window and cannot look me
in the eyer
Then. flinging the paper in the mans
lap. he cried: Take 1t back. There Is
something wrong about this! j will
have nothing to do with it!' And the
discounted individual retired.-T. B.
Bancroft in McClure's Magazine.