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Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-02
COLORED MAN MOST sMoTHERED
Starts FIRE I'm Car, il Locked I'm and
Almost Dead when Rescued.

Because he Ms from Alabama ana was
not accustomed TO the frlgid atmosphere
which prevailed in this section Of the coun-
try, Charles Adams, a negro, built a fire
in an empty freight car in the Burlington
yards early yesterday, then curled himself
up alongside of It and calmly went to sleep.
While Adams was slumbertng the fire
burned a hole through the bottom OF the
car, One OF the yardmen noticed the smoke
issuing from beneath the car and, suppos-
ing that there were several tramps inside.
put the bolt on the door and then tele-
phoned for the police.
BY the time Officers ONeI aud Larry
reached the yards Adams was nearly sur
located by the smoke from the fire he had
started. When the door was opened the
negro was found with his coat wrapped
around his head In an effort to keep the
smoke out of his. mouth and eyes. Tie was
taken direct before Judge Snyder in police
court and. after officials OF the railroad
company had filed an Information against
him on the charge Of malicious destruction
OF property, he was held TO the grand Jury.
his bail being fixed at $500.
Malicious destruction Of property. MAYBE
that's what they call It, but l was lust
trying TO keep from freezing to DEATH" ex-
! claimed Adams when the ruling of the
court was explained to him by sergean
O'NeiL
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-02
Iowa News Notes.

SAC CITY 90 The Sac County Sunday
School association closed its eighteenth an
nual convention here last night, Auburn
was chosen as the next meeting place and
the following officers were elected: Presl-
dent, G. S. Needham; vice president, l.. Il.
Fitch; secretary. Miss Lillian Wiseman:
treasurer, +. S. Needham.
IOWA FALLS-May 30 has been selected
the high schools Of this county. This
event is the leading one OF the year in
amateur athletics in Hardin county and
always attracts a big crowd of contestants
as we'll as spectators, for the high school
spirit runs high on this occasion.
SPENCER-The famous telephone case.
which grew out Of the fight for the control
of the Spencer Telephone company which
was Waged by DR.. Graves, the heaviest
stockholder, and which has been fought
was recently decided In favor OF the de-
PENDANT, has just been appealed to the SUI
preme court.
J. CEDAR FALLS-The Cedar Falls Globe
has been consolidated with the Cedar Falls
Record. the plant TO be known hereafter
as the Record Publishing company. The
editorial department will be in charge OF
j. W. Jarnagin, who for the last eight
years has been the editor of the Cedar
Falls Daily Record, and on May ! he will
assume his new duties as postmaster OF
Cedar Falls.
IOWA FALLS-Is a railroad company re.
quired to maintain heat in a United states
mail car at all times when IL is in service
Is a question that must be answered I'm q
$1,000 damage suit filed by Mail Clerf
Earle Chapman, who runs on the nortf
end Of this division OF the Rock Island
action and Chapman in his petition claimi
that the car in which he was workinI
was set out during a big blizzard a
Ocheydan and that being required 70 wori
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-02
Calhoun Arranges for
Big Payments in Cash

SAN FRANCISCO, May lin the ef-
fort to prove that Patrick Calhoun, presi-
dent of the United Railroads, authorized
various payments, TO which members of
the Schmitz board Of supervisors have tes-
titled, two federal officials, formerly con
nected with the United states mint in this
city, were summoned today as witnesses
for the prosecution in the Calhoun trial.
Frank A. Leach. former superintendent
of the mint, and Thomas p. Burns, who
was In charge of the United States sub
treasury at the time the latter institution
took the place Of a clearing house for local
banks, practically agreed in their testi-
mony that Patrick Calhoun, after author
icing payment Of $4,000 to agents previ-
ously designated, sent to the mint written
and telegraph orders presented by Tirey
l.. Ford. general counsel for the street
railway company.
In addition, the pro s~ecution summoned
Joseph 5. Tobiu. a former director of the
United Railroads, who testified that during
a period Of six months following the fire
Of April, 1906, he had attended two or more
meetings Of the directors and had never
heard mentioned any appropriation for the
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-02
Convicted Man Must Serve.
AUTO IN ALIENATION SUIT
Big Motor Car Said 10 BE Factor in
winning wife from
Husband.

NEVADA, Ia. May 1.-(special.)-Al-
leging that while touring about the neigh
borhood In his automobile, Charles Dawson
woed and won his wife from him, James
Thompson, a well known farmer near here,
today filed suit in the district court, ask
ing damages of $4,000 for Dawson alien
ating his wife's affections.
In his petition Thompson says he and his
wife were married in Illinois, They con-
tinued to live in peace and happiness until
Dawson and his entered into
the life and affections Of his wife. In
March OF last year, 1t is alleged, Dawson
began bestowing his affections and atten-
lions upon Mrs. Thompson. II was not
long until she began to reciprocate and
later in the season the automobile was
purchased and il proved such an effective
vehicle OF cOurtship that when Dawson
left for Oklahoma a few mouths ago It WAS
not long until Mrs. Thompson followed
him. Thompson followed and alleges his
wife is living With and being harbored
by Dawson
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-02

in a car not properly heated he contracted
pneumonia, resulting in pain, nguish and
heavy expense for nurse hire and medical
attendance.
IOWA FALLS-The Des Moines Short
Line Is making a hit with some of the
towns along its lines between Mason City
and Des Moines by offering to furnish
gravel at the depot for grading the main
travelled street from the town to the com
pany's depot. This is done in the interest
Of good roads and to facilitate the trans
portation OF heavy freight, express, mail
and passenger from the company's depot
up town.
CEDAR F~ALLS-The board of trustees
of the Iowa state Teachers college is hav-
ing a two days session and as the new
board will take charge July ! some inn
portant measures are under consideration
The board consists of superintendent }. f.
Riggs of Des Moines, f. H.. Griffin of Des
Moines, T.. f. Osborne of Rippey, |. Nc
Duffie Of Lemars and Roger Leavitt of
Cedar Falls. George IT. Baker Of Daven-
port and d. D.. Murphy of Elkader. also
by Roger Leavitt of this city.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-02
ENSIGN HEAD OF COLLEGE
Former Council Bluffs School Man
Elected President at Buena
Vista.

STORM LAKE, Ia, May l-(Special.)-
F. c.. Ensign, professor OF education at
the State university, has been elected to
the presidency of Buena Vista college at
Storm Lake at a meeting of the trustees
held yesterday, Prof. Ensign was formerly
superintendent Of the city schools at Coun-
ell Bluffs and Iowa City and for the last
five years has had the inspection and ac-
crediting of the high schools in the state in
his charge. He is a graduate of both the
State Normal and the State univ ersity.
Buena Vista college has had no president
since the retirement of DIR. X. l.. Campbell
last fall.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-02
Council Bluffs
DELAY IN TIE DOBBINS CASE
Attorney FINLEY Asks it 60 Over Uhtil
August Term.
IMPORTANT EVIDENCE HELD UP
Also Pleads New Elements intro
duced Into Case Rt Recent Date
by the Attorneys for the
tate.

II is doubtful n the trial Of John r. Dob
bins. the alleged member Of the ]. G. May
bray 'swindling syndicate" charged with
the theft Of the $4,000 which r. W. Bal
lew. the banker OF Princeton, Mo, was
buncoed out OF by the gang Of Council
Bluffs. will be held at this term Of dis
trict court. Maybrsy's trial was set for
May 10 and County Attorney Hess says he
is ready to go to trial. but the defense IS
not. Yesterday counsel for Dobbins filed
a motion for continuance until the next
term OF court, which will open Tuesday,
August 81
The motion for a continuance is supported
by an affidavit from Emmett FINLEY. mem
Der OF the legal firm of Harl & FINLEY,
counsel for Dobbins, who has sole charge
Of the defense. In view of the widespread
notoriety which the operations of the May
bray gang has received Attorney Tinley's
affidavit makes interesting reading.
After ~reciting that he had been retained
as counsel for Dobbins shortly after the
~latter's arrest Attorney FINLEY states the
delay in the return Of Maybray to Council
Bluffs and inability to secure documents
in his possession material to the defense
are the grounds set up for asking delay.
Regarding the notice served on the de-
PENDANT by the county attorney that he in
tended introducing as witness on behalf OF
the state L. r. Castelle and F.. V. Minter
IOttumwa, Ia, Mr.. FINLEY says in his ef-
fidavit:
M preparations for the trial of said
case were confined TO the theories pre-
scented by the Indictment, as supported by
the mnutes of the testimony attached
thereto, and that l had no knowledge OF
any claim on the part of the state that
any such testimony would be offered; that
l at one time had a conversation with F.
v. Minter and understood from his state
ments that the testimony which he would
give would be such facts as IN my opin-
ion were OF benefit to the defendant; that
the matters set forth in the notice greatly
surprised me. 1t will be impossible for me
TO 60 to the city Of Ottumwa and the city
of Princeton, Mo, for the purpose Of ex-
aiming the facts concerning which it Is
alleged these witnesses will testify for the
next few weeks, and that 1 cannot obtain
the services of a satisfactory person tc
make such investigation for about ter
tody and is unable to do this work fol
me-"
The motion for a continuance was served
late yesterday afternoon. County Attor'
ney Hess, when informed of 1t, said: "Ot
course | cannot say what the court will
do. The state is ready to 20 to trial and
/ shall certainly oppose any continuance
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-02

overhead trolley permit or any provision
for disbursement of the $4,000 that Mr.
Calhoun had ordered paid to Mr.. Ford, Mr..
Tobin closed his testimony by saying he
had mover heard OF the employment Of Ruet
as an attorney representing the corporation
of which he was "A director.
Mr.. Leach testified that a day or two
after the trolley ordinance was finally
passed Mr.. Calhoun visited his office i'm
the mint and gave directions concerning
the transfer Of the sum Of $4,000, which
Mr.. Calhoun desired to have paid TO other
officers of the corporation in his absence.
A few days afterwards. according to the
records. TREY J., Ford, chief counsel for
the United Railroads, called at the mint
and presented an order, signed by Mr..
Calhoun, calling for $4,000.
Mr.. Leach stated that Mr.. Ford called at
the mint for the second time or July 81
with a telegraphic order sent by Mr.. Cal
hour from Cleveland. O., directing that a
second payment of $4,000 be made to him.
on August &. according TO the witness.
Mr.. Ford presented a third order, also in
telegraphic form, Greeting Mr.. Leach to
pay the balance OF $4,000 to Mr., Ford.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-02
TaIkinE Tn Carnival.

The question OF whether Council Bluffs
will rave a street fair and carnival this
fan will probably be determined some time
next week. The matter, it is expected.
viii come up for action at the meeting of
the executive COMMITTEES of the CONNER
cisl club next Tuesday.
About $500 must be subscribed by the
business men OF the city before the street
fair and carnival is assured for this year"
said F. II. DOolittle. chairman OF the ex-
eeutive committee Of the Commercial club
yesterday. I'VE have not as yet made a
canvass OF the business men, but those
We have consulted seem to be quite will
Ing to subscribe their share OF the fund
needed. one thing is certain and that is
II the business people want the carnival
as had as we are led TO believe they do.
the money will be subscribed in short
order"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-02
oRAToRY AT THE HIGH SCHOOL
Girls WIN Three Out of the -Four
Prizes.

G1rss w IN luree Oui VI thc run
Prizes.
The oratorical contest between the MEM
hers Of the Delta Tau and Philomathian
Literary societies OF the high school was
held In tho auditorium of the institution
last night. The declamatory contest was
won by Earl Carse, gold medal, and Laura
Robinson, silver medal; oratorical contest.
Jennie Cook gold medal, and Wiunifred
Steinbaugh, the silver medal.
The Delta Tau society, which is COM
Leah Jarvis. Winnifred Steinbaugh. Jennie
Cook and Laura Robinson, while the young
men who appeared for the Philomathian
society were Earl Carse, Chester Dudley.
George Mayne and Ray Compton.
The subjects of the participants in the
oratorical contest were as follows: Miss
Winnifred Steinbsugh, Allison" Miss Jen-
ME Cook. Julia Ward Howe" Chester
Dudley, Gladstone Ray Compton, ''Theo-
dore Roosevelt"
Subjects assigned for the declamatory
contest were as follows: Miss Laura Rob.
inson. 1.-THE Swan Song" Miss Leah Jar.
Wis, IF l Were King" Earl Carse, Affair,
in Cuba; !" George Mayne, The Carthagen.
ians."
The judges were Prof. ". Bernstein and
Prof. George f. Woolery OF the Omaha
High school and Rev. George Ray OF this
city. Several musical selections were inter
spersed through the program.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-02
Sons of Revolution Would
Change Inauguration Date

vention of the national society, Sons OF the
American Revolution. met here today.
Cardinal Gibbons pronounced the invocs-
ton.
session requesting that the date Of the
presidential Inauguration be changed from
March 4 to April %. 1t was decided to
erect or assist In erecting a. Washington
a statue to Thomas jefferson.
A resolution requesting the mayor Of
Philadelphia 10 loan the liberty bell TO the
Yukon exposition for exhibition purposes
during the continuance Of the exposition
was referred for action to the trustees OF
the society.
The report OF the secretary general shows
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-02

Plan Of Major Richmond Meeting
with General Approval.


An'oLg the mil iecSir, Il ~ Major y. II
Richmond, chief of police, Yesterday morn
ting was a letter from a leading merchant
or ttls city enclosing his Pc Il. fos SIP as
his contribution towards the proposed fund
for the establishment of boys clubs. The
sender Of the check stated that he was
only too glad 10 be one of the subscribers
towards the und and expressed the opin-
ion that The chiefs plan to provide a place
OF entertainment for the boys Of the city
and thus keep them off the streets was
a move In the right direction.
This check was but the fOrerunner of sew
eral other subscriptions during the day and
MAJOR Richmord stated last evening that
the cordial support that his proposition
was receiving was most gratifying. II feel
certain that there will be no trouble in
raising the money needed TO establish these
clubs. az there Is no doubt but that II meets
with the approval Of this city. This Is
not an experiment but a tangible plan
which has been successfully carried out In
other cities. II have every reason to believ,
that II successfully carried out here In
Council Bluffs. II will in a short time revo.
lutionize conditions among the boys OF tn,
city" said Chief Richmond.
According to his plans, as Major Rich,
moud hsn thus far made them. one OF tn,
clubs will be located just west OF Fifteenth
street on Broadway and the other on Eas
Broadway between First and Frank streets
An effort will be made later 10 establish
a third club In the south part OF the city
II the two on Broadway meet with the sun
port expected.
4 committee COMPOSED Of men in sym
Nathy with the movement will have charg
OF the clubs and all matters pertaining I,
their management will be referred To an,
decided by this committee.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-02

Labor has discontinued the free distribution
of the s%ociety's pamphlets 10 aliens enter
ing this country. II was voted TO continue
The distribution at the expense Of the
society. The committee having the matter
in charge reported that apparently the only
feasible way in which to prevent the use
II the national flag for advertising pur-
poses is to secure the enactment Of pro-
libitory e~nactments IN the legislatures Of
each state.
The flag offered last yoer by the stats
society OF Colorado Tor the largest enroll
ment OF new members during the year was
awarded 10 Maryland.
Tonight the delegates to the convention
were the guests at a reception given by
the Daughters Of the American Revoluuaa-
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-02
Iowa

tween $50 and $50 in money, but overlooked
500 which was in the safe. They secured
the money which had been taken from the
cash register, but did not find d sum in
another drawer which had been laid aside
to be deposited.
They secured entrance through a rear
window and managed to open the combina-
tion lock on the safe. Besides the money
they got SIS in checks. Bloodhounds will
be brought here from Beatrice.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-02
Ed Riley Buys
Farnam Lots
Pays Twenty Thousand for Corner at
Twenty-Sixth and Will Build
Permanently.

Ed Riley bought the southwest corner o.
Twenty-siXth and Farnam streets Saturday
for $4,000 cash.
This means an Improvement at the corner
where now stands several frame buildings.
Mr.. Riley will erect permanent buildings
costing $4,000 after the lots are graded.
The property was held by the First Ma
tional bank and the deal was made by
Latham pavis, who has made some of the
largest deals in Omaha real estate OF the
year.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-02

DAVIS. drugs.
C~ORRIGANS. Undertakers Phones 14S.
Lewis Cutler. funeral director. Phone 81.
Woodring Undertaking company. Tel. 239.
FAUST BEER AT ROGERS BUFFET.
Majestic ranges, p. c. Devol Hrwre. co.
When you want reliable want ad adver-
tising, use The Bee.
The best wall paper cleaner, loo per can,
w. Nicholaison, IL s. Main.
Our big wal paper sale Is a money
saver, try 1t. j. ID. Crockwell.
BAIRD. LoNGENDCKER & ROLAND.
Underwriters. Phone 10, IL n. Main st.
Or. w. W. Magarcil. optometrist. moved
TO HS-0s City National bank building.
See he genuine hand-carved photo
frames At Alexander's Art Store, SSs Broad
way.
LOTS OF OLD POTATOES, WHITE OR
OHIO SEED. N.5 PER BUsHBL. J..
GREEN, 134 BROADWAY,
The personal injury damage suit Of F. L.
English against the Chicago & Northwest
ern railroad was dismissed in the district
court Yesterday, q settlement having been
reached.
Complaint was made to the police yester-
day morning that a, freight car I'm the Bur
lineton wards had been broken into and 4
case Of shoes and a carton of women's
skirts stolen.
Rev. A. Overton will act as treasurer for
the Union city mission tag day" fund
today. Charles Officer will be chairman Of
tho finance ommitte All who will act
ss "taggers" arc requested to meet at the
First Baptist church at $50 a. m.
william Mussman. jr., son Of William
Mussman Of Delmar. Ia, died at Under
wood Yesterday morning from erysipelas.
MIR. Mussman was 81 years old and was
foreman OF a. construction gang on the
Milwaukee railroad at Underwood.
The funeral Of the late Mrs. Caroline
Palen. wife OF Sidney Palen, 1905 Avenue
ID. will be held this morning at 10 O'Clock
from the Memorial Baptist church, corner
Of Tu enty-second street and Avenue Il.
furial will be in Walnut Hin cemetery.
r. A. Inman, father OF the S-yeaT-old boy
who died on n passenger
train here last Tuesday afternoon from
diphtheria. arrived from surnpter, Ore, late
ThurRday night. Mr.. Inn1an, with his wife
and other son, who were enroute home
from Chicago with the child that died, left
last evening for Columbiana. o., the former
home OF the family, with the body OF the
little one.
In the district court this morning judge
Wheeler will hear the petition of the c. b
Nash company of Omaha for a mandamu'
requiring the city council to correct the
records of its proceedings relating to thu
calling OF the special election at which tn
proposition to issue 100000 water works
bords was voted upon. Yesterday City
Solicitor Kimball, on behalf OF the city
filed a demurrer to the petition.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-02

These transfers were reported to The Bee
April 20 blythe P~ottswattanie County Alb
stract company of Council Bluffs:
Mary r. Mcclure and husband to Ada
l.. Brockie. lot 8, block II, Stuts-
mans I'd add, W, d.. .........S loo
Ella NJ. MCkune ct al TO Charles N.
Hari, lots G, 4 ), . and 10, block 8
Highland Place, ". d............. I'D
Michael Lynch and wife TO Patrick
j. Buckley, sis sell and seI swL
l-B-42. ana swi4 swi4 6-76-4l, W. d.. l6.9g5
g. T.. Norton and wife TO c. 8. Judd,
lot 8 in subdiv, Of block 4, Avoca,
'; d""...""..y LJ0O
lillian Arnd ct al to ID. 10. Hail, lot
81. block Is. Central subdiy. W.. d. 100
Sane 10 John Martin, lot q, block Is,
Central subdiv., W. .-....~....... 20
liddio Cady and husband to Amy &,
Reed, lot 3, block /, Streets add,
W ...sss....,. IN
William Williams aud wife TO Martha
Hayes. lots - and 30, block Il,
Highland Place, ". d..,............ 500
Portsmouth Savings bank to w c.
Grote, lot II. block 3, Harrison street
add, W. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. l
Benjamin Fehr Real Estate company
10 G. Il. Corey. lots Q and 10, block
A.. and lot 3 block 3, Webster's LIST
ADD, ". l50
Albert w. Knapp ana wife TO Charles
5. Nixon. lot 3, block .. Alison's
add, W. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1870
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Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-02
FORT DODGE MAN DRINKS ACID
CorOner's Jury brings In Verdict Of
Accidental Death-SOn of
Pioneer.

FORT DODGE, Ia, May I-CSpecial
Telesram)-H. NJ. Collins, A. years old,
son OF Clare Collins, a pioneer, drank car
bolic acid at his home last night and died
soon afterward. A coroner's jury brought
in a verdict TO the effect he died by acct
dental poisoning. He leaves a widow and
four children.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-02

WATERLOO, Ia, May l-(specisl)-
w. NJ. Sindlinger, postmaster of this city,
was today found in front of the postoffice
sitting in his carriage, where he had been
stricken with spOpleXy, His faithful horse
was quietly waiting orders. He was re-
moved to his home on a stretcher and his
condition is considered to be very grave.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-02
A Shooting scrnpe

with both parties wounded, demands Buck,
lens Arnica Salve. Heals wounds, sores
burns or injuries. 2c. For sale by Beator
Drug Co.