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Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-19
Council Bluffs
COURT HOLDS NOTES GOOD
Ruling Of Judge McPherson in Union
Transfer Case Reversed.
NOT ACCOMMODATION PAPER
FIFTY thousand In Paper Given
10 New Decatur Buggy Com
many and since Trans
ferred.

Attorney l. n. Flickinger received a tele-
gram Saturday afternoon announcing that
the United States circuit court OF appeals
had reversed the ruling of Judge Smith
Mcpherson In the bankruptcy case OF the
Union Transfer company OF this city, bar
ring the admission of claims aggregatins
about $1,000.
These claims which we're made by hold
ers OF notes given by the Union Transfer
company to she New Decatur Buggy com
psny are under the decision Of the circuit
court Of appeals TO be admitted and are
TO participate in the dividend OF Is per cent
which, pending the appeal. has been tied
up in the hands Of the court.
The claims were denied recognition by
w. 3. Wayne, referee in bankruptcy and
the referees ruling was affirmed by Judge
smith Mcpherson. The case was known
as II. Scherer & Co., Of Detroit and eight
others. appellants against Frank F. Ever
est, trustee in bankruptcy of the Union
Transfer company, bankrupt appellee.
The arguments were admitted before the
circuit court Of appeals on December Is,
last.
The Union Transfer company of which
w. A, Southland was president and owner
was adJudicated a bankrupt in January,
1907, after It's warehouse and stock on
South Main street had been destroyed by
fire, Claims ap~proximating sR5.0cO were
filed against the company. including those
... nine appellants based on the notes
sbkrupt company to the New De-
-.ssy company. The claims of
. these nine creditors were objected to by
Trustee Everest on the alleged grounds
that they had been executed by southard,
president of the bankrupt company with
out authority: that they had been delivered
to the New Decatur Buggy company with.
out consideration and had been left in the
hands of the New Decatur Buggy company
for negotiation, for the use and benefit
of the Union Transfer company, and that
that the New Decatur Buggy company had
wronEfully and fraudulently and without
consideration converted the proceeds to itr
own use.
On the other hand the holders OF the
notes claimed that they we're bona fide
holders for value and that there was nc
evidence that the notes had been given as
accommodation paper.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-19
Colorado Man is
Under Arrest in
Constantlnople
George Mccain, Former Publisher of
Colorado Springs Gazette, Charged
with Being Spy.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. April Is
George NoX Mccain. formerly publisher OF
the Colorado Springs Gazette, but now a
resident Of Philadelphia, was arrested in
Constantlnople yesterday by the sultan's
soldiers on suspicion OF being a spy
The news was cabled 10 his nephew here.
f. f. Overholt, by Mrs. Mccain. who Is
travelling through Turkey and Russia with
her husband. Details of the arrest are not
contained in the cablegram, but 1t is sup
posed Mr.. Mccain was taking photographs
or motion pictures of the Turkish troops
and Qualifications
PITTSBURG, April 49, Friends Of Colonel
George Nox Mccain in this city recently
received a postal card from him postmarked
"Tunis. North Africa" and dated March II.
II is thought Colonel Mccain was returning
home from his trip through Africa when
arrested in Constantinopst.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-19

and removed all Payne from 1t instantly"
A burlesque on Uncle Toms Cabin
made II a close rival of some of the funny
stunts. Eliza was depicted as fleeing across
the ice holding in her arms two children,
Maximum and Minimum. wrapped in the
tariff bill, and pursued by the howl of the
gray wolves of the senate.
BurIeaaue on Executive Sessions.
with all the formality of an executive
session OF the senate the nominations of
Thomas C. Noyes of the Washington Star
and Oscar *. Davis OF the New York Times
for membership in the club were received
and confirmed. but not until the two scared
candidates had been subjected TO a rigid
cross-examination as to their opinions of
those present and matters in general.
President Taft enjoyed to the limit the
darts directed at himself and his cabinet
members Indeed, there were few, II any,
who Udid not get placed In the gridiron.
The speakers were President Taft, Secre-
tary Dickinson. Speaker Cannon, Senator'S
Taylor of Tennessee and Chamberlain OF
Oregon, and Governor Marshall OF Indi-
ana.
Among the guests were the following
The president of the United States, the
Brazilian ambassador. the Swiss minister
Felix Angus, Baltimore American; Senators
Aldrlcn, Beveridge. Borah. Carter. Cham
berlain, Elkins, G~uggenheim, Kean, oliver
Scott, Smoot, Sutherland. Taylor, Warren
Secretaries Ballinger, Dickinson. Nagel
Wilson; Postmaster General Hitchcock
Attorney General Wickersham. Representa-.
tives Champ Clark of Missouri and Fitz.
gerald OF New York. Governor Marshall oil
Indiana, Hal Gaylord of the Kansas City
Journal, f. G. Lewis OF the Lewis Pub.
fishing company of st. Louis and e. Ian,
sing Ray of the st. Louis Globe Democrat
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-19
Inun Neun Nntea.

CHARLES Lafayette Young.
editor of the Des Moines Capital, will -
trict7 editors meeting here May s and I.
CHARLES CITY-G. 3. Crinklaw will
open a factory here May / for the man
With ten machines and be Increased as
the demand necessitates.
CHARLES CITY-Mrs. DIR. Sigler. who
committed suicide in Minneapolis, was d
Charles City girl, being born and reared
here and was popular among those who
knew her. An uncle still resides In the
city.
20 tracks last night, William r. Swain,
a section ham in the employ of the COM
pany, was struck and Instantly killed by
a fast freight, east bounds
CHARLES CITY-Anna Godderz OF this
city eloped Sunday night with a man
named Williams for parts unknown. VIII
s ssSnsd did stts a0f resi sevs eePe' eI dnis was he of
young girls have occurred here lately.
SPIRIT LAKE-C. c.. Solander, an en-
ploye of the Des Moines Bridge and Iron
company, fell a distance of lo feet from
the top of the new water tower the COM
pany il building here and was instantly
killed this morning. Solander was 25 years
of age, and lived at Yates Center, Kan.
SAC CITY Charles, the 2-year-old
son of MIR. and Mrs. Fred Cornelia OF this
! city, received burns today from which it is
believed that he will die. While the mother
was in the cellar, the babe began poking
AAAo 80 -
the mother returned the child's clothing
was on fire.
NEWTON-Frank Reioum. aged p, was
sent to the Anamosa reformatory for an
indeterminate sentence of not more than
ten years for forgery and Arthur Barber,
aged 10 years, was sent to the reformatory
for a term not exceeding five years by
Judge Clement this morning. Barber was
sentenced for malicious mischief.
SAC C~ITY-Albert Thode OF Holstein won
first prize and Miss Carrie Kyle of schal-
Ter won second prize in the annual de-
clamatory contest of the Athens Declama-
tory association. which was held here last
night. Contestants from the schools OF
Sac City. Sarly. Anthem, Washta. Schaller,
Correctionville and Galva participated.
OELWEIN-Gus Skeels, the father OF
Burt Skeels, aged Is years, received today
from the Chicago Great Western railroad
company $500 for his sons death. This
sum was paid in settlement OF the claim
the elder Skeels had against the company
as the executor of his sons estate. The
boy was caught in the shafting in the ma
chine shops OF the company here, and
after being whirled round and round by
the betting was crashed against the wal
and killed.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-19
Moro Iniunction suit..

Eight additional saloon injunction suits
we're filed yesterday by County Attorney
Hess for the May term of district court
at Avoca. Four OF the saloons are in
Avoca and four in Walnut, as follows;
Avoca-Thomas Anderson, Simon Beine
and Anderson a. Beine; John H. Dollen;
Henry Kuhl; Jurgen ramms.
Alfred Nielsen and Christina Voll5tedt;
Hansen & Mccarthy and Dorthea He'll
man; Jurgen Thiesen and Lena Emke.
In twenty-four OF the saloon injunction
suits Instituted by M. s.. odle as attorney
for the Iowa Anti-Saloon League de-
crees have been entered giving Judgment
Tor s25 In each case as attorney fees for
the plaintiff. This makes a total OF
5000. Two cases, those against w. p.
ZANE and Charles Henrietta, were dis
missed by the court, II being shown that
the defendant had gone out of business
before the actions were commenced. The
costs In these cases were taxed TO
Pottawattamie county, but did not In
clude attorney fees. The cases against
Barnhardt & Klein and the state Hotel
company are stin pending. 1t is said
that Attorney ode is employed on salary
by the A~nti-Saloon leag and that the
attorney fees in all such suits go to the
League, although they are taxed in favor
OF Mr., odle.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-19
Saloon Clause
Clouds Titles
Provision in Original Deeds to Grin
nell Property May Void Rights
of Holders.

GRINNBLL, Ia, April B.-(special.)-
A recent decision by Judge Preston OF the
district court. If sustained by the supreme
court, will throw a cloud upon the title to
much of the residence portion of the orig
inal plat of the town of rinnell. J. B.
Grinnell, the founder of the city, incorpo-
rated into the original deeds that provision
that no intoxicating liquors should be sold
on the pieces of land so sold. In the suit
Of Minerva b. Whitaker of this city
against Rev. Father James Curtin OF
Brooklyn for damages by reason OF failure
to carry out the contract for the purchase
of her residence the defense was set uT
that the abstract to the property did not
show a clear title. and Judge Preston SC
ruled. The case will probably be carried
to the supreme court as no ruling on q
case Of this kim has been made in lows
courts before.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-19
Elopes with
Wife's Sister
Leslie letters of Sac City and Seven
teen ear-0ld Girl Arrested in
Sioux City.

SAC CITY, Ia, April 1S.-(Special)-
Leslie Fetters, a well-known married man
of this city, and his sister-in-law, May
Lewis, aged II years. were arrested today
in Sioux City. Both left this city yester-
day, and it is alleged that they eloped for
the purpose of getting married.
Their arrest has caused a sensation here.
Sheriff Austin brought Fetters here and
he was arraigned before Justice Mutter
and put under bonds of $500. conditional
upon the faithful support OF his wife and
children. The Lewis girl is being held in
Sioux City for the present.
The girls parents caused the couples
arrest.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-19
Acacia Chapter InstaIIed.

IOWA CITY, Ia, April lS.-(special.)-
There was Installed at the local Masonic
hall this evening a chapter Of the Acacia
fraternity, a national college organization
OF Freemasons. The ceremonies were con-
Quoted by delegates from the chapters at
Chicago. Missouri, Kansas and Ames.
After the ceremonies a banquet was served
at the Burnley Imperial hotel.
The Iowa university chapter Is the
eighteenth of the national organization.
The chapter gets its nucleus from the
present organization Of Masonic students
known as the Craftsmen. The members
have been very active in the study Of the
history of their order.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-19
NEW ISSUE OF SAINTS BOOK
Conference mt Lamont Authorizes
Teachers' Edition of Church
Version of Scriptures.

Lamont, Ia, April lS.-(Special.)-Sat-
urday's session Of the R~eorganized
Church of Latter Day Saints was charac-
terized by the great amount of business
accomplish ed. A time limit was placed
for new business and the delegates are
evidently getting anxious to return to
their fields of labor.
The most important item of business
was the authorization of the Board of
Publication to issue a Teachers Edition
OF the Inspired Translation of the Holy
Scriptures According to the belief Of
the Saints and to the testimony of wit
nesses, TO Joseph Smith, the prophet,
were given numerous divine corrections
to the Bible. both Old and New Tesla
ments, wherein the King James version
hat not been correctly translated and
handed down through the centuries.
These changes seem. almost without ex-
ception, to be much better and by far
more reasonable than the old text. The
Reorganized church is in possession of
the original manuscript of this book, as
well as that OF the Book of Mormon and
this manuscript will be used in getting
out the new edition of the inspired
translation. The Utah church of Latter
Day Saints do not use this version, as
they were not successful in getting pos
session of the manuscript as preps red
and left by Joseph Smith, the martyr.
F. w. Newcomb. who is not a member
OF the church, was elected trustee OF
Graceland college to succeed himself anc
r. ]. Lambert was chosen trustee "a
succeed r. NJ. Elvin. This is a church
institution located at Lamont.
A. Carmichael was chosen TO succeed
himself on the Board of Auditors.
An oratorical contest was held this
evening by students of Graeeland col
! lege.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-19
Iowa Y. NJ. G. A. Conference.

IOWA CITY. Ia, April 1S.-(Special)-
The presidents conference OF Young Mems
Christian Association secretaries convened
in this city yesterday afternoon for the
first Of a three days session. A number
Of men OF prominence. including the state
secretary, j. c. Pralf OF Ames. the general
secretary OF Wisconsin. Arthur Jorgensen,
and Secretary Haberstro. national secretary
OF st. Andrews brotherhood. are in attend
ance. The conferences are all open and
deal In a general way with the work OF
Young Mems Christian Association admin
lstration.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-19
DoBBINs' TRIAL MAY TENTH
Final Assignment Made in tanker
BRllew Case,

Ca6tf
In making a final assignment of Jury
cases for the March term of the district
court Judge Wheeler Saturday set the trial
II John r. Dobbins. alleged member Of the
j. c. MRybray gang of swindlers. who is
charged with being directly responsible for
T.. w. Bsllew. the banker Of Princeton, Mo-,
being fleeced out Of $4,000, for Monday,
May 10.
Dobbins. who was arrested in New York.
was indicted by the district grand jury on
the charge of, larceny OF Banker Ballew's
$4,000. He was brought TO Council Bluffs
by I I'm: r Deputy Sheriff w Ham A. CT one
veg and has been in the county jail since
February is. His bond was fixed by Judge
Thornell at $4,000. His wife, who followed
him from New York a few days later, has
been living at a Broadway hotel and has
visited him almost daily at the county iail.
One Of the Maybray gangs fake horse
races on October 10 was responsible for
Banker Ballew being parted from his $4,000
roll.
Assignments of other criminal cases are
as follows:
Tuesday. April 0-State against Reed.
Wednesday, April Estate against May
Noble. two cases.
Friday. April Estate against Marion
HedRepeth: State against w Y. Meyers.
Monday, May estate against Hall State
agar 1T Mcknight.
Thursday, May estate against Lewis
state against Roach.
Monday. May l0A-state against Wright,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-19
Ames-Drake FRESHMEN Debate.

AMES, Ia. April 1s-(Special)-The date
for the Ames-Drake freshmen debate has
been set for April ~. This is to he a dual
delete. with three men on each side. The
question is Resolved. That the products OF
convict labor should not be put on the
market in competition with those OF free
labor"
The Ames representatives are Joe Naylor
OF Clear Lake. Hugh Webster OF Weather
ford. OkI.. l. F. Gilmore Of Dixon. A. f.
FolIer q Nevada A. t. Smith of Crestor
and G. r.. Rogers Of Alexis. III.
Ames won on both sides in the dual de,
bates with the Drake freshmen last yeaI
and the men this spring are straining every
nerve to equal this record.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-19
Council Bluffs
w. E. cambridge
Shoots Himself
While in Paris
Promising Diplomat, Long a Resident
of Council Bluffs, Grows De-
spondent Over Prospects.

PARIS, April 1s.-wnliam E. Bainbridge,
a special agent of the United states treas
ury department who has been attached to
the consulate here, committed suicide Sat
urday by shooting. 1t Is believed that Mr..
cambridge was temporarily insane.
William f. Bainbridge. who was from
Iowa, was second secretary of the Ameri-
can Legation at Picking eight years ago.
He resigned from the diplomatic service in
1903. In March of 1906 he declined the
American consulshlp at Annoy, China, and
was afterward appointed to be special Gus
toms agent OF the United States at Paris.
Bsinbridge's position as chief of the Paris
bureau, to which he was appointed two
years ago, involved difficult and e~xacting
duties, and gradually he broke down from
worry and overwork, coupled with insom-
mia. Recently he suffered from hallucins-
tons being under the impression that
enemies we're trying to ruin him. During
the last week he scarcely slept at all. Yes
terday Mr.. cambridge purchased a revolver
and after walking the floor almost the
entire night. decided to Kill himself. He
fired the bullet that ended his life shortly
after he had partaken Of breakfast at his
home.
Mrs. Bainbridge will the body
on board the steamer Philadelphia, which
sails on April "a. The burial will be at
Council Bluffs.
The announcement Of the death by his
own hand Of William e. cambridge in
Paris came as a great shock to the large
number Of his friends In Council Bluffs.
With the motive of the deed apparently
lacking, his most intimate friends here
declined to express any opinion until further
details of the tragedy could be had.
Mr.. cambridge had made Council Bluffs
his home s.nce 1891. After graduating from
the law department OF the University OF
Wisconsin he moved to Omaha with a
bother Of Major George II. Richmond
chief OF police of this city. After practicing
law a year or so in Omaha he came to
Council Bluffs and had a desk in the office
of the legal firm of Sims & Saunders. Mr..
Saunders retired from the firm in 1892 and
shortly after Mr.. cambridge formed a
partnership with Jacob Sims under the
firm name of Sims g. Bambridge. He later
married Mrs. McCarEar, sister OF Mr.. Sims
As second secretary of the legation al
Picking during the Boxer uprising and aft.
erwards as the American member of the
board of arbitration commissioners for the
settlement OF the Venezuelan claims, Mr.
cambridge made an enviable record.
Mr.. Bsinbridge visited Council Bluffs last
November and left for Washington enroutt
to his post in Paris on the evening of the
general election after casting his vote
Some of his fsiends said yesterday wher
the news of his death was received ht
seemed considerably respondent at the TIM
of his prospects in the government service
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-19
Weed Law Not signed.

Governor Carroll went to southern Iowa
today to attend the funeral of his brother,
leaving about a dozen of the bills passed by
the legislature unsigned. Among these is
the bill to require the destruction of weeds.
He will probably sign II. but desires to look
into It to some extent and to find out IL it
is a good law. The bill contemplates the
most drastic methods to make sure that
weeds are destroyed on farms and along
the highways.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-19
cUMMINS FOR GRADED TAX
Iowa senator Would Levy Varying
Assessments on In-
comes.

WASHINGTON. April 1s.-The income tax
amendment to the tariff bill, which Sen
ator Cummins will introduce on Monday,
will be a graduated measure. 1t provides
for the payment OF l per cent on incomes OF
5000 and under 5000: . per cent on in
comes from 5000 to $4,000; 3 per cent from
$4,000 to $4,000; 4 per cent from $40. 1000 to
$4,000, and 5 per cent on all incomes above
$4,000.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-19

II you have packache and urinary troub-
les you should take Foiey's Kidney Rem
edy TO strengthen and build up the kid
neys so they will act properly. as a serious
kidney trouble may develop. Sold By all
druggists.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-19
FOUND DEAD IN HIS BED
James WeIch, IIIinOi Central Emf
grafton Agent, Victim Of
Heart Disease.

WEBSTER CITY, Ia, April l~s.-(Special
Telegram,)-James Welch. one OF the I'LL
nois Centrals widest known immigration
agents, was found dead by his family in
bed late last night. Heart failure was the
cause.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-19
CUDAHYS TO GIVE BOND
Omcials of Packing Company and
government TO Meet
nda

TOPEKA, Kan, April 1s.-A formal
meeting between United States officials
and representatives of the Cudahy Pack
ing company has been arranged to be held
at Kansas City, Kansas, next Tuesday,
when papers will be served on the corpo-
ration members and the $4,000 bond re-
CURED by the court will be arranged.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-19
Real Estate Transfer..

These transfers were reported TO. Tie Bee
April II by the Pottawattamie County AD-
stract company of Council 3luifs:
Woman's Christian association to
Christopher Paulson and Blenda
Paulson, lot 10, block G., Curtis &
Ramsey's add, W. ....,,..............$ 1,16
Huartson, nwh nwk S~s-74-4s. W. d.. 800
James w. Chase and wife to Leila f.
Ward, lots Is, H., and IS. block Z,
Benson's list add, W. d............... l,20t
+. II. Stow and wife to William Hill,
lot 8, block 6, Sackett's add, W. d.. 3U
Arthur C. Chase and wife to James
w. Chase and wife, lot IS, block Z,
Benson's LIST add, W. d............
Jessica j. Siedentopf ct al. to J. f,
Cooper, lots 16. II. IS and 10, block 2,
Snow & Green's subdiv., q. c. d..
Same to Elizabeth and Charles Furler.
Lot 3. block 10. Bryant a. Clark's
add. q. c.
Cora Z. Curtis ct al. to Mary NJ.
Smith, lot %, block 1s, Ferry add,
W. 2L
c.. ID. Dillin. widower, to J. E. Cooper.
lots Is, H. IS and 10, block 2, Snow
q Green's subdiv., q. c. d....,..,.... 10
Elizabeth r. Tyson aud husband to
Walter Frederick Stephan. part orig
inal plat lot s7lk and part of lot s,
block is, Stutsman's I'd add, W. d.. 10
Johanna Pert, widow. to Mary
Schmidt. ESQ feet OF $50 feet OF n1E
feet of lot ., in subdivision of mig
nwL 16-0-39. W,
Mary Schmidt widow, to r. G. Har-
low, same, W. :
Seth F.. Haskins and wife to Eliza
10, Bryant & Clsrk's add, 3. ". d.. 10
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-19
rotal. thIrteen transfers 80
IOWA Ex-cONGREssMAN DE.


Passes Away.
wINTERSET. Ia, April 1s.-Henry ]. r.
Cummings. congressman from Iowa and
5 colonel In the civil war. died at II
o'clock last night In this city. He was
born in Newton, n. j.. Nav 81. 1881. learned
the printing trade in Pennsylvania. was
admitted TO the bar In Indiana and nrac-
;iced law in this state, He served as
colonel OF the Thirty-ninth Iowa infantry
during the war and was elected to con-
gress in 1876. serving one term,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-19
DINNER OF CRIDIRON CLUB
Famous Organization Entertains
President Taft and Cabinet.
CLEVER SHOTS AT OFFICIALS
Minstrels Sing Song About Taft
Eating Through GeOrEia-severaI
Humorous References TO Max
ing of Tariff Law.

WASHINGTON, April 1s.-The broiler of
the Gridiron club, the famous organization
Of newspaper men. was kept busy tonight
serving up wit and humor at a special
dinner complimentary to the new admins
tration, given In the banquet hall of the
New Willard. Care was taken that men
prominent in the public eye got all that
was coming to them in the way of thrusts
and jibes that kept the great .%assemblage
in a constant state of uproar.
OF course, President Taft was there, az
were Speaker Cannon, members of the
cabinet and Members of the diplomatic
corps, men high In the industrial and finan-
cial world and plenty OF others OF distinc-
ton. In the absence of President Henry
Hall, who is just recovering from a Ions
illness, President Scott C. Bone of the
Washington Herald presided over the even
ing's doings.
The onslaught OF the banquet began
when the clubs old-fashioned dinner bell
announced that everything was ready. As
soon as the diners were seated the room
was thrown into darkness while a musical
welcome was extended to the distinguished
guests. Then the mammoth electric grid.
iron flashed into view, the lights were
turned on throughout the room and the
fun commenced.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-19

Sturdy oaks from little acorns grow
advertising in The Bee will do wonders for
your business.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-19
A Break for LIbertY

from stomach, liver and kidney trouble Is
made when a 25e box of DR.. Kings New
Life Pills is bought. For sale By Beaton
Drug Co