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Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-15
TAKES TERM IN PRISON TO
SAVE FATHER FROM CELL
Charles BidweII of Chicago Dismisses
Appeal on Condition of
Leniency to Parent.

CHICAGO, Arpll. 1A-Chsrles Bidwell's
efforts to save his aged father, Benson
Bidwell, from prison at the cost of his own
possible liberty was accomplished in Judge
Chetlain's court here today.
Both Bidwells were sentenced to indie
terminate terms for alleged swindling
through the medium of a cold motor in
vented by the elder Bidwell. Young Bid
well, to save his father, whose physical
condition is precarious, agreed with the
states attorney to spare the state the cost
of contesting his appeal, in which he had
nue. faith, If the state would agree to a
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-15
CLEVER CROOK At KEARNEY
Uses Real Bank Account TO BuncO
Merchants Out of Real Money.

NHSA hNaA bahA account 10 buncO
Out of Real Money.
KEARNEY, Neb., April H-(Special)-
The merchants of this city were shy
locked" out of a few dollars Tuesday by
a young man giving his name as Frank
Walker. Mr.. Walker first made mis- ap-
p%earance at the Farmers bank. where he
deposited the sum of $50 and procured a
check book. He tten proceeded to the
grocery stores, where he bought a small
bin of goods and gave a check for IS, re-
ceiying the balance in change. This scheme
was worked on every groceryman in town
and on three hardware stores. II there
was any question he would tell them to
call up the bank and see If he did not have
an account After he had made his rounds
he went back 10 the bank and withdrew
his account and disappeared. The trickery
was not discovered until some OF the mer>
chants got uneasy about him not calling
for the goods. In several of the places he
approached them by saying that he owed
them some money for goods that his hired
man had bought and wanted to pay II.
After the merchant had looked over his
books and found no such an account
thereon he was ready and willing 20 fall in.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-15
BANKERS OF GROUP NUMBER TWO
Governor ShaIlenberger to he
Gneaker M Annual AIaaAI.-

Governor ShaIlenberger TO he .
Speaker at Annual Meeting.
FREMONT, Neb., April H.-(Special.)-
The details are now completed for the
annual meeting of Group Two, Nebraska
Bankers association, which will meet in
this city Arbor day, April % Indications
now point to the largest attendance that
this group has ever had. An especially
interesting and strong program has been
prepared and as now outlined is as follows:
1870 a. m.-Invocation, Rev. Thomas
Bithel.
Address of welcome. ,. F. Turner. presi-
dent Fremont Commercial club.
Response and address, F. M. weitEel,
Bluffs.
Appointment Of committees.
Question box Ito he opened al 1:N y. ny
1880 p. m-"Will You Tell Me- conducted
by f. F. Folda, Union Stock Yards Ma
tional bank, South Omaha.
Problem OF the Country Check" Ralph
c. Wilson, Bankers National bank, Chi
cago, III.
How to Make Good in Banking C.
Hirschmann, First National bank, West
Reports of committees
Election of officers.
$3.50 p. m.-Banquet. POSTMASTER, @. II.
Grey. Central City National bank.
Evmn, America"
Our Undivided Profits" William r.
Hughes, secretary Nebraska Bankers as
socistion.
Address. A. c. s-hallenberger, governor Of
Our Thunderbolted Century, Rev, F. Fl.
Sanderson. d. d.
Tie officers Of the group are: F. w..
Weitzel. president. Albion; Julius Beck
man, vice president, Fremont; Herman
Wehner. secretary, Cedar Bluffs.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-15
Nebraska
w ooster Denies
Acting Cruelty
Toward Wife
Silver Creek Defendant in Action
Relates How Filing of Second
Action Was Brought About.

SILVER CREEK, Neb., April H.-(Spe-
cial Telegram .)-Charles Wooster, recently
sued for divorce a second time by Mrs.
Wooster, the first case having been dis
missed, today denied the charges she has
made. In relation to the suit he said:
March q my wife, through her attorney,
dismissed her first suit without prejudice.
March % I wrote her at Portland, Ore, ad-
vised her of the above fact and asked her
to return to me and l would send a ticket
the next day for her return, and l enclosed
a postoffice money order for s.. March "a
l paid the Union Pacific agent at Silver
Creek, Neb., $5 for a ticket from Portland,
Ore. to Silver Crook, with berth In a Pull
man. and enclosed 1926 por personal ex-
penses, both of which were to be delivered
to Mrs. Wooster on her signing a receipts.
which was to be, and was, returned TO the
agent of the Union Pacific at Silver Creek.
The receipt was received by me April 4
signed up by Mrs. Wooster, and reads as
follows:
PORTLAND, Ore. April /. 1901,
Lille M. Wooster. hereby acknowledge
d or the receipt HRhio on P E tfset cd drTm the at Af fsqt
place to silver Creek, Neb. I have ao-
cepted this in good faith for the purpose
WWooster. also acknowledge the re-
celpt from said agent og 1926 I'm money.
After purchasing the ticket / at once
mailed a registered letter to Mrs.
Wooster, informing her of what I had
done; that she would have to sign a re-
ceipt on accepting tickle and money.
Mrs. Wooster receipted for this letter at
Portland on March q. April she signed
the above receipt and presumably left
the same day for Nebraska.
She did not stop at Silver Creek, but from
what / have learned since, went directly
to Columbus, notified her attorney and
commenced another action for divorce, of
which I had official notice April Is. 1
understand that my wife has alleged in
her petition that l have been guilty of ex-
treme cruelty toward her during our mar
ital relation. 1 wish to make this UNI
e~auivocal statement: | was never in my
life guilty of an act OF cruelty toward my
wife and never subjected her to any in
dignity whatever. l will defy her to prove
the contrary in any court in the land"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-15

PERU, Neb., April 14.-CSpeciaI)-C. w,
Smith, a prominent member of the senior
class and business manager of the Peruv-
ian, has been elected to the superintend-
ency of the schools at Grafton, Neb.
Prof. n. A. Bengston, formerly of the
normal faculty, now on the university
faculty, was in Peru today. He delivered
an address at convocation on "The Con-
servation of Time and Purity of Char
acter."
The Peru Tennis club held a meeting
recently and admitted seven new members,
as follows: o. NJ. Good, II. r.. Fairchild,
]. D.. Graves, Dill Cole, Lewis Cole, John
Mayor and Otis Mayor. 1t was decided to
build a small house on the grounds, where
nets, shoes, balls, etc, could be kept, and
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-15

table. / win never be without this
medicine in the house."-Mrs. BAM'L
LEE, ss2S Fourth St., Louisville, Ky.
Another Operation Avoided.
Adrian, Ga. suffered untold
misery from female troubles, and my
doctor said an operation was my only
chance. and i dreaded IL almost as
much as death. Lydia Z. Pinkham's
Vegetables Compound completely cured
me without an operation. LENA V.
HENRY, r. F. ID. s.
Thirty years of unparalleled sue
cess conhrmS the power OF Lydia Y.
P1nkham's Vegetable Compound to
c0re female diseases The great vol
lne OF unsolicited testimony constant
y pouring in proves conclusively that
LYDIA r. PinkhRm's Vegetable Com
Sound Is a remarkable remedy for those
distressing feminine ills from which
90 many women suffer.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-15

lenient course with his father. In court
today Benson Bidwell was allowed to plead
guilty to a minor charge, under which he
must serve ten days in the county Jail,
after which he will be given his liberty.
Charles Bidwell will be taken to the
penitentiary next Friday to serve a term
Of from one to ten years under the indeter-
inmate sentence law.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-15
BOATS ON THE DIES MONIES
Engineers Investigating Project Of
Making River NaviGable to
the Mississippi

DIES MONIES, April H.-To determine
whether the Des Moines river can be made
navigabie from this city to the Mississippi
is the object of Major c.. z. Richie and Nj.
Meigs, amy engineers, who are in the city
today on orders from the war department.
They will prepare a formal report upon
the feasibility of the project.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-15
New beatrice Administration.

BEATRICE. Neb.. April 14-(special.)-
Mayor Reed and the old council transferred
the reins of the city government 80 Mayer
Rutherford and the new council last even
ing. After the old council adjourned ]. S
Rutherford resigned as councilman from
the First ward and ssurned his duties as
mayor. He appointed +. NJ. Marvin, editor
OF the Daily Sun, as his successor in the
First ward II. II, Norcross was elected
president OF the council on the first ballot.
Mayor Rutherford then announced his APP
p%ointments as follows; City attorney. r.
w. Sabin; street commissioner. Peter
Stewart; city physician, DR.. c.. W. Walden;
chief OF police, V, E. MeGirr; day officer,
Henry SPAIN; night officer. Hiram Bales;
tanitor city hsll, j. S. Walker. The APP
pointments we're confirmed and after the
announcement Of the standing committees
for the year the meeting adjourned.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-15
Fremont Council organizes.

FREMONT, Neb., April 14-(speciaI.) ,
The new city council met last evening
and organized by electing Frank Fl. Knowl-
ton, president; Arthur Truesdell, republi-
can, succeeds Jacob Rogers, democrat, from
the First ward and Fred Burns, democrat,
succeeds Jack Mcintosh, republican, from
the Third. John Lind, republican, succeeds
Mayor Burrell from the Fourth, leaving the
political complexion the same as before.
All the old officers and policemen were
reappointed except j. W. Andrews, city
engineer, who is succeeded by 1. l. Hamm.
B.. N. Root was appointed desk sergeant at
the police station to fill a vacancy.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-15
Dangers Of Grip.

An attack Of grip seldom results fatally
but 1t Is the indirect cause Of many deaths
II It does not rssuit in pneumonia, which il
frequently the eSsc, it leaves its victim with
a cough which Fingers on long after every
other symptom Of the disease has vanished.
The system is thus left in a weakened condi-
ton and is susceptible 10 almost every other
disease. The grip can be greatly lssssned
In its severity il ChAmberlain's Cough Rem.
edy is used, and any tendency toward pneu-
monia is promptly checked. There is no
medicine which has met with greater success
IN the treatment Of this disease. 1t cures
the cough and leaves the system In . natural
AID healthy condition.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-15

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world Of good and
1 cannot praise it
enough. I suffered
contemporaries,
dizziness, nervous
ness, and a severe
female trouble.
LydiaE Pinkham's
Vegetable Com
pound has restored
me to perfect
health and kept me
from The ANA-.N4--
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-15

Personal-Persons afflicted with blood
poison in any stage, or rheumatism in any
form, can learn OF a permanent cure by
addressing the Salvar Company, 81. Louis
Mo.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-15
Weston Headed Cor Go.her

KENDALVTLLE. Ind, April 1A-Edward
Payeon Weston, the pedestrian. arrived In
kendalville at $50 today from Waterloo,
where he spent the night. Weston was met
outside OF town by a large crowd, which
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-15

accompanied him to a hotel. The pedestrian I
expects to reach Goshen. thirty-one miles |
west of here tonight. He is in good cpndi-
ton.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-15

FROM AN
OPERATION
ByLydia e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound

Louisville, Ky. Lydia Z. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has GER
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-15

Bee Want Ads Are Business Boosters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-26
WAR ON FORESTRY SERVICE
MONTANA PREPARES TO GUST
FEDERAL OFFICIALS.
State Agent Ordered to Eject "Tres'
passers" From Lands Claimed
by the Commonwealth.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HELENA. Mont, September 25.-The
state OF Montana today virtually de
clared war on the federal forestry
service, when. through the board OF land
commissioners. composed of the governor,
attorney general and other officials. 1t
directed its agent to proceed to Flat
head county and, with whatever as
sistance necessary. to GUST from GER
tain tract of land trespassers, who re-
fuse to acknowledge the commonwealth S
rights therein The agent will leave
Immediately upon his mission, but it is
impossible to learn If he will muster in
civilians or appeal to the executive for
troops In securing his ousting force.
The land In question is occupied by the
forestry reserve officials and assistants
who essayed to set it aside for lad
ministrative purposes"
Under the terms of the enabling act in
1889. the state of Montana was given
sections sixteen and thirty-six. each town.
ship. for schoolhouses, and the Flathead
county tract in question Is embraced in
one of these. Seven years ago the Flat
mead forest reserve was created, which
included these sections, and such is the
case In numerous other reserves. until il
Is estimated that one million acres are III
controversy. Several months ago the
state held an auction sale Of lands, and
disposed Of eighty acres near Belton tc
the Great Northern railway. The super
visor OF the Flathead forest was present
and warned all bidders against buying
the tract. saying the government did not
recognize the states title.
The railroad demanded the delivery OF
the land, and under lease from the for
estry officials, it was permitted to enter
thereon. and begin the construction OF
buildings. but this truce did not suit thu
state. and. unsatisfactory conference:
with the supervisor following. the board
today took the action indicated.
In the meantime the foresters have
fenced in the tract, and this will be torn
down by the state land agent and his
force, and the so-called trespassers eject
ed. The state asserts it will not tolerate
the abrogation Of a contract between 1t
and the government by the forestry or
ficials, and that 1t purposes summary
action in the premises.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-26
SHIP POUNDING TO PIECES
ZEEBURG OF HOLLAND Is IN
BAD PLIGHT.
Ashore on Rocks Near Jacksonville,
Fla, and Tugs Can't
Reach Her.

JACKSONVILLE. Fla, September 25.
The Dutch steamship Zeeburg, Capt.
Rossen, bound from Hamburg for Jack
sonville. went ashore on the south jetty
at Mayport. twenty-five miles from this
city, this afternoon while attempting to
enter the river during a heavy gale. 1t
is reported that the seas are running over
the smokestack of the steamer and that
she is in a dangerous position. Tugs have
gone to her assistance, but reports say
that they have thus far been unable to
get lines to her on account of heavy seas.
The steamship Iroquois of the Clyde line
was in communication with the steamer
Arapahoe late this afternoon regarding
the wrecked steamer. The Arapahoe
sailed from Jacksonville at o'clock this
afternoon and when she passed the Zee
burg about 4:3O pm. seas were running
over her smokestack.
The ship rests on the rocks amidship
with fore and aft anchors out, but is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-26

day, and this evening, the disturbance
placing the wires out of commission. 1t
was impossible to send orders from the
railroad headquarters here. AS result
a half-dozen freight trains between CO.
lumbia, Pa, and Port Deposit, Nd, were
unable to proceed. Passenger trains were
not affected, they running on regular
schedules and independent Of orders. The
road has but a single track. and mao
freight trains attempted to proceed with
out orders the result would doubtless have
been disastrous.
The train dispatches in Wilmington re-
port that the disturbance was more severe
than anything Of like nature ever felt
on the railroad wires. The trouble was
mostly from east to west. AS the Mary
land division runs north and south. 1t
was not materiallssa0 a0ected-~Tha western
Union and Postal Telegraph lines here
were also affected generally.
The disturbance on the Columbia anu
Port Deposit branch was especially Sc,
we're from go to 9:3O this morning and
from $3.50 to $50 this evening.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-26
EARLY, AFRAID, DISAPPEARS
HEARS HIS FREEDOM Is AGAIN
MENACED.
DR.. Bulkley, New York Expert, Still
Certain It Isn't Case
Of Leprosy.

NEW YORK. September 25.-According
to dispatches received from Washington.
John Early, who was confined as leper
in that city for nearly year and who
has been living in Brooklyn with his wife
and children, may again be plunged into
more trouble by being adjudged leper.
This news is said to have reached Early.
who, with his wife and child. have dis
appeared.
The neighbors do not know where they
have gone. Nor do the Salvation Army
people, with whom Early is associated.
know Of his whereabouts. 1t is sup
posed Early. fearing further isolation. has
hidden himself and family.
DR.. L. Duncan Bulkley, who succeeded
in obtaining Early's' release from quar-
antine at Washington. after an examina-
ton, has declared repeatedly that Early
is not afflicted with leprosy. DR.. Bulk
ley is the recognized authority on that
subject in the United States. He has also
asserted to The Star representative that
he has in his possession a letter from
DR.. Hansen of Bergen, Norway. stating
that he had examined the section of
Early's skin mentioned in the dispatch.
and that he had found no traces Of lep-
rosy.
DIR. Bulkley Convinced.
DR.. Bulkley is convinced that this letter
Of DR.. Hensen. which was written last
February, contains the correct informa-
ton. and he says that DIR. Hansen must
have been mistaken as to the identity OF
later specimens of Early's skin which,
it is asserted, he examined.
DR.. Bulkley is positive that Dr. Han
sen has never received any other por-
tions of Early's skin than those on
which he made his diagnosis contained
in the February letter.
Further. less than a month ago Early
was examined by a board of pension
examiners IN New York, headed by pr.
Judson. and on their report, made after
the most thorough investigation, Early
was declared free from leprosy and
his pension was stopped by the gov
ernment.
DR.. Bulkley will probably make Han
sens letter public :,
The report that frightened John Early
was probably the one to the effect chat
Felix s. S. Johnson, American consul 1T
bergen, Norway. has transmitted to the
State Department report of the pro-
ceedings of the second international
ieprosy convention. held at Bergen in
August. during which G. Armauer Han
sen, the discoverer of the leprosy bacil-
lus. stated positively that an examina-
tiOn made by him Of piece of the skin
of John Early revealed leprosy bacilli.
According to the statement of DIR.
Hansen. a piece of the skin Of Early,
who was then held in confinement by
the District government as a leper. was
sent to him by Mrs. Early for examina-
tion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-26
DESCEND INTO PIT OF CRATER
FEAT ACCOMPLISHED IN THE
HAWAIIAN ISLANDS.
Three Men Remain Half an Hour on
Edge Of Boiling Lake
Of Lava.

HONOLULU, September 25.-L. NJ. Hale,
]. Reynolds and Ernest Moses, a photog-
rapher, descended today into the pit of
the crater of Mount Kilauea, remaining
a half hour on the edge Of a boiling lake
of lava and fire. This Is the first time
this feat has been accomplished.
Members of the party ventured almost
to the rim of the seething lake and at
tempted to take photographs. The heat
was intense and at times the adventurers
walked over partly melted areas. After
completing ther observations. they re-
turned safely to the rim of the crater.
Kilauea is one Of the largest active vol
canoes in the, world, being on the east
slope Of Mauna Loa. Hawaii Islands Its
altitude is 4.4O0 feet and the circumfer-
ence of its crater Is about nine miles.
with depth varying from 100 to 1,1OO
feet, depending on the level of the molten
lava. Violent eruptions occurred in 1897,
1S4u and 1865. Since the latter date there
have been several outbreaks OF less Sc
verify.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-26
MISS CALLWEL.L FOUND DEAD
Missing Girl Probably Suicide Be.
cause Unhappy in Love.

NEWBURG, N. Y, September 25.-
The disappearance Of Miss Montela Call
well. which has stirred the town during
the past week. was solved today when
word reached here that her body had been
found in an abandoned quarry workings
at Peach Island near Paterson, N. Y.
Her brother, w. ]. Caliwell, jr.. who.
with her fiance, Richard Stahl of New
York. had been searching for the young
woman during the past week. returned
home today with the news.
1t is believed that Miss Callwell commit
ted suicide by drowning. She was last
seen alone looking into the pit.
Miss Callwell disappeared from Pater-
son, where she was visiting a cousin, a
sent her engagement ring to her home.
1t is believed she was unhappy over her
love affair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-26
Bullet Wound Fatal to Krause.

LEBANON. Pa. September 25.-J. Shin
del Krause Of this city, prominent mer-
chant and past national and state presi.
dent of the Patriotic Order Sons Of. Amer
lea, died tonight as a result OF q bullet
wound in the breast accidentally received.
He was cleaning revolver last Thurs
day night when the weapon exploded.
Mr.. Krause was identified with all OF
the prominent fraternal orders.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-26
HIS REPLY TO WIRELESS
Peary Does Not See How Sportsman
Can Bear Evidence.
WILL ASK HIM NO QUESTIONS
Says Rival Could Have Reached
Pole With His Own Experience
and Equipment.

HALIFAX, n. S., September o5-Harry
Whitney Of New Haven. Conn, who was
with DIR. Frederick A. Cook at Annootok,
and 20 whom DR.. Cook is said to have
given a detailed account Of his trip to
the pole, has sent a wireless message from
Indian Harbor. Labrador. in answer to
the question, did Cook reach the pole?'
saying:
II have no reason to doubt Cook s
statement.
ST. JOHNS. n. F., September 25.-Ac-
cording to dispatches received here Harry
Whitney, who is now at Indian Harbor.
last April that he had reached the pole.
but pledged him to secrecy.
DR.. Cook also left with him certain
documents and instruments. which he is
bringing to the United States.
Whitney declines to give further de-
tails until he reaches some point where
can get at the merits Of the controversy.
Whitney is aboard the steamer Jeanie.
Some Of the crew of that vessel assert
that DR.. Cooks Eskimos have made con-
Trajectory statements. and express the
opinion that DR.. Cooks story is absurd.
But it must be remembered that the
sympathies are with him.
Cook Hurried Home.
The reason DR.. Cook left Etah to &c
south was that he thought Commander
Peary might return any day. and he re-
sented Peary's putting men in his house
He also was hurrying to reach civiliza-
tion to get his news home first.
Whitney left the Roosevelt to join the
Jeanie, not because of any friction witt
Peary, but to shoot polar bears.
Capt. Samuel Bartlett. master Of thu
schooner Jeanie. sends a wireless message
from Indian Harbor to relatives here
saying:
"All we'll; leaving; first good time"
1t is expected that the Jeanne will leav,
Indian Harbor tomorrow and come direc
to Brigus, thirty-eight miles northwest O.
st. Johns She should reach there Tues
day night or Wednesday morning.
Whitney Rushing Home.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, September 25.-
The first word received from Harry Whit
ney. who lives in this city. since he lef,
Commander Peary :nd went OF on the
relief ship Jeanie, came last night In the
form of message to Harry Benedict OF
this city. a close friend of Whitney.
The telegram was as follows:
Indian Harbor, Labrador. Via Cape
Race, September 81.
Harry Benedict, New Haven. Conn.,:
Rushing home. See you soon. Hard
winter. Wonderful shooting. Have skins
for you. Picked up shipwrecked crew
Terrible suffering. Notify Frank and
George. HARRY WHITNEY,"
His arrival is anxiously awaited by all
those interested in the rival claims oi
Cook and Peary. as both the men seen
to lay constable stress on his testimony
He also has with him many of Cook.
important records. That he will have
an interesting story to tell goes withOu
saying.
The shipwrecked crew mentioned by
Whitney Is that Of the Dundee whaling
vessel. the Snowdrop, which went ashore
and was destroyed in FrObisher bay a
about latitude 62 north. September 20
1908. Capt. Brown and six of the crew
arrived at Battle Harbor.