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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-06-10
HILL DEFIES GRAND JURY
Great Northern President Refuses to
Produce Company's Books.
ANOTHER CHAPTER IN SCANDAL
Records Wanted to Prove GordOn's
Guilt VIII Not BE shipped to
Spokane by ST. Paul
Omcials.

ST PAUL. June 9.-L w. Hill, president
OF the Great Northern, this afternoon gave
the Associated Press the first authentic
statement of the position of the Great
Northern Railway company relative to de-
mands recently made upon Il by the grand
jury of Spokane county, Washington, to
furnish certain documents in connection
with indictments against its former attor-
ney, M J. Gordon. The statement says:
THE interview credited to James ]. Hill
at spokane is stated not to be authentic.
as Mr.. Hnl refused to discuss anything
connected with the grand jury investiga-
ton after leaving the grand jury room.
However, he did agree to lay the ques-
ton OF furnishing these documents before
the board. This was done today, and the
secretary, by order of the board, has sent
the following communication to the fore
man Of the grand jury
The board has carefully considered the
request made of It's chairman by the grand
jury of Spokane county. Washington, to
send to it from the company's files and
records in st. Paul certain papers and doc
uments. Some Of the documents requested
have not existed, and to the others the
board after fun investigation and report
by counsel, is Of the opinion that there are
no records In the possession of the com
pany which would serve to give the grand
| jury any information In addition to that
already in it's possession and on which II
has acted.
Therefore. after taking the advice of
it's own and outside counsel concerning its
duty in the premises. the board has reached
the conclusion that II will not in this case
depart from it's rule. established many
years ago and almost Invariably adhered
to, that the company's records shall not
be permitted TO leave the state OF Mime
sofa. For the foregoing reasons the board
declines 10 surrender the records to the
keeping of the grand jury OF Spokane
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-06-10
GUN BOUGHT AT EVANSVILLE
Light Thrown on Death of DIR. Blink
ley by Detectives Strengthens
Suicide Theory.

CHICAGO, June 9.-Detectves NOMara
and scrivner returned to Chicago today
from Evansville, Ind, reiterated their
statement that the revolver found near
the body Of DR.. John T. Binkley, sr., who
as slain or committed suicide in the
wellington hotel here last week, was pur-
chased from an Evansville firm Of pawn
brokers, The detectives declare the weapon
was purchased last February by person
whose description tallies closely with DR..
Binkley's.
No trace OF the dead physicians watch
has been found, nor Of his wallet nor has
any motive for suicide been discovered.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-06-10
Two Hundred Are
Killed by Quake
in Sumatra Town
Village is Totally Destroyed and
Tidal Wave Sweeps Away
Native Huts.

PADANG, Sumatra June 9-The town
of Korinchi, 1856 miles to the southeast Of
Padsng. was destroyed by an earthquake
on the night Of June 81 Two hundred
people were killed and many others in
jured The shock was accompanied by a
tidal wave which swept away the native
huts.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-06-10
ACRID DEBATE IN SENATE
La Toilette and Warren Exchange
Some Sarcastic Remarks.
MUCH TALK ON WOOL TARIFF
Wisconsin Senator IntImRtes that
Some of His Colleagues Are
Not Actuated by Good
Motives.

WASHINGTON, June 9.-The woolen
schedule was still under consideration in
the senate when at $50 o'clock the usual
recess for dinner was taken Several votes
were obtained during the day and a num-
her of paragraphs were passed upon
Among these were the paragraphs on top
waste. etc, which the committee amend
ment increased the house rate on wool top
waste and other wastes from 40 cents per
pound TO 30 cents ps' pound. which. on a
division of the senate was adopted by a
vote of 10 to 30.
This was a finance committee change,
and the committee scored its usual ma
jorlty on this as we'll as all other votes OF
the day Senators Gamble and Crawford
deserted the progressives, but with these
exceptions the ranks of that contingent re-
mained unbroken A vote was also OBJ
tained on the committed amendment, IN
creasing the duty on shoddy from 20 cents
per pound to % cents and that on tops
from IS to 20 cents, the committee prevail
ing on both cases.
Speeches we're made during the day by
Senators Warren and LaFollette the
former advocating, as on yesterday gen
orally increased duty, while the latter con
LeuuSuI as On ptGNlOub OCChoiOIS, lOI q BOii
eral reduction. The two senators engaged
in sharp controversy.
At the beginning of the days session a
letter was read from former Governor
Durbin of Indiana advising prompt action
on the tariff bill.
Debate is Animated.
An interesting discussion took place over
an amendment increasing the house rates
on wooden rags. mungo and flocks from
cents TO 10 cents a pound Messrs. War
rem and Smoot insisted that the lower rate
would dtsplace pure woods with shoddy ir
the making of American WOODEN cloth foI
clothing.
Mr.. Dolliver, speaking for the lower rate
said he wanted the duty high enough &c
keep rags out but not high enough TO per.
NIT the organization of a rag trust
Without a division the amendments were
agreed to- A substitute by Mr.. DolliveI
evying a duty on wool advanced from the
secured state and known as tops at q
cents a pound, when valued at not more
than 20 cents 4 pound and IS cents wher
valued at more than 40 cents, together with
an additional ad valorem duty OF 20 pei
cent In place of duty equal to that i'm
posed on manufactures of wool, was de
feated by vote of 42 to 20.
Mr. Dolliver also offered substitute foI
section S72 which he said as framed tc
compensate manufacturers OF yarns fol
Continued on Second Page)
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-06-10

The "serva t
problem having
the girl quit sud-
denly, leaving you
without a cook or
a girl for general
houSew work-fret-
ting over what you
are going to do
asking all your friends if
they know of a good girl-do-
ing your own homework and
running your temper, your
husband taking his meals
down town.
How easy you can stop all this
and ind the right kind of a girl by
Sinply telsphoninS Douglas 2Ss and
putting a want aA In The Bea-
Try it now.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-06-10

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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-06-10

Lcehtinued on Second PsSs)
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-06-10
THE OMAHA BEE

goes 70 the homes--is read ~ the
women-sells goods fer advertisers.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-06-10

For Nebraska Fair.
For lowa-Fsir.
For weather report see page 2
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-17
The Argus Daily Short Story
At So Per Day-By Claude Arnold.
Copyrighted. 1908. Ny Associated Literary Press
pHoTo eY THoMpsoN. N. y

And there may be other little odd
obs about the place. ! have just dis
charged our man for intcxieation and
lazincSs. want some one TO take his
place until my brother Fred gets home.
What wages do You ask
You may name the figure" he re-
Piled
viii s. per day be enough
II will do my best to earn thai
amount"
Are You ready to go now:'
Til" man could not drive back with
her. but would follow within a couple
of hours. oh. ySs, she could depend
upon him. He had been out Of work
a long tim" and WAS pleased TO get a
job. Miss Jessie WAS satisfied. She
had caught queer twinkle in his eyes
two or three times, but in her gratif-
cation ut having hired man with Sc
little DELAY she forgot the wrinkles.
Il tcld you | could. aud | have" she
announced rs she rushed into the house
on her return.
you mean you have hired a MANI
queiicd the mother.
cor course He'll be here within twr
hours. | must now 20 out and tel
White to'go.''
BE gentle with him
White was sober enough To under
stand th2t he must go
| Meanwhile the newly hired man had
| been making ready to follow his en-
/ ploycr He had made Il number oi
inquiries Of the village mnkeeper. over
hauled his trunk aud made up bun.
lie Of clothing, but he had not shaved
He arrived At the manor just in time
ia face an emergency. The discharged
man was at the kitchen door demand
Ing months extra pay and tciiiu:
: what he would do if il WIS not forth
! coming.
BARLEY had the remedy al his inge
tips He placed his bundle on y beuol
and advanced upon Mr. White, pickle,
| him up and.carried him To the Roadside
fence ard threw him over. Us he re
turned to his bundle Miss Jessie smile
ut him.
The newly hired man was gncn
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-17
Niaht on Bald Mountain.

On lonely night Alex. Benton of
Fort Edward, y. Y, climbed Bald
Mountain to the home of neishbor,
tortured by asthma, bent on curing
him with DR.. Kings New Discovery,
that had cured himself of asthma.
This wonderful medicine soon re-
lieved and quickly cured his neigh
Dor Later it cured his sons wife
of a severe lung trouble. Millions
believe it's the greatest throat and
lung cure on earth. Coughs, colds,
Group, hemorrhages and sore lungs
are surely cured by it. Best for hay
fever, grip and whooping cough. SOC
and $100. Trial bottle free. Guar
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-17

The virtues of the New York law
authorizing the state superintendent
of banking to close insolvent insti-
buttons. and liquidate their assets
without the intervention of receiv-
er were recently made evident. The
Binghampton Trust company, which
failed on April last, owing depos-
itors more than S3.0O0,000 has been
in the hands of the commissioners
since that time. He has paid the de-
poSitorS their first dividend of 80
per cent at a cost to them of not more
than $4,000, or two-thiras of one
per cent of the amount collected and
distributed. Under the old system
of politically appointed receivers, and
guided in the estimate by past exper-
inece, the cast to the depositors
would have been hardly less than 20
to 80 per cent and it might have
s been as high as in many cases it has
been-S0 or 80 per cent
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-17
Beware of RoOrbackS.

Pay no attention to roorbacks 1t is
an old political trick to spring false
hoods regarding worthy candidate so
late in the campaign as to make cir
culation of denial impossible
The life of Hon. George A. Cooke,
tn democratic candidate for judge of
the supreme court, has been an open
book. The purity and nobility of his
personal character and his eminent
ability and qualifications for judge OF
the supreme court are alike above re-
proach.
MIR. Cooke has been a candidate
since his nomination by the Monmouth
democratic convention July 30.
If anything could have been truth
fully said against Mr.. Cooke. there has
been ample time in which to say it.
The fact that nothing has been said
proves that there was nothing TO say.
George A. Cooke stands now, pre-
cisely as he stood the day of his nom
ination, an ideal candidate for judge
of the supreme court: candidate wor
thy of loyal and active support.
If any charge of any kind should be
trumped up now, it will be a false
hood and should be treated as such
Pay no attention to roorbacks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-17
The Commission Form.

There is gratifying interest being
shown throughout the state in the
proposition to have Governor Deneen
include in his message to the Illinois
general assembly in special session
this fall, recommendation that com.
mission form of government law be
enacted
Fair-minded public men in all the
large cities recognize the justice of the
proposition. Fair-minded editors are
advocating the proposition, not that
they want their respective cities to
adopt the plan at once, but that cities
which may be seeking relief from the
old system may obtain that relief il
the people SO elect
The Bloomington Paragraph en-
dorses the proposition very forcefully
concluding with these suggestions:
The commission is still to some ex
tent on trial, but the trial has gone SC
far and has been made by so many
cities in other states that definite re-
suits can be had. Doubtless there are
points against it, as there are points
In favor of it. but by the showing al
ready made these can be summed uu
SO that the people may know now as
well as any time whether they want il
or not.
"As the action of the legislature
would not commit that body one way
or the other, but would simply open
the question for an intelligent judg
ment and settlement by the people OF
the municipalities of the state, it would
be just as well for that body to act
now. Ii the commission plan is ever
to be submitted for approval or re
lection, nothing can be gained by post
ponement.
IF the request is refused it will give
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-17

New. mother, the man must 20.
I'VE might give him one more
chance
He has been intoxicated four times
in two weeks. aud We can't put up
with him any longer
But help is scarce. daughter. and
where will we lind another man.
"I'll drive To the village ard find one
The garden must he attended to and
the lawns moved. I'll offer as high
rs 81 per day until we can find 4 steady
man by the month
The Widow peerin@ and her daugh-
ter Jessie q, cupied the manor house on
what WAS known rs Hceriug hill, and
the son. Fred. always took run cut on
Saturdays and remained until Monday.
There was IN acre of ground around
the house, and man of all work was
necessary.
Fred had been sent west on business.
and in his absence the man was taking
things easy. Miss Jessie had never
been called upon 10 take the reins Of
management into her own hands.
After the talk with her mother she
went out ard made ready the pony
cart.
She had never hired Il man in her
life. but she had no doubt whatever rs
To her ability to make Il good choice.
On her way to the village she stop
ped at the home of Il friend To ask
her if she knew of any competent man.
Her friend. MS luck would have il, had.
| not half an hour before. sent a mgn
| along the road because she had no
work for him.
IF YOU bury You might overtakc
him. dear" she said To Miss Jessie.
He was pretty well dressed and not
| more than twenty-five or thirty years
old. You're sure To see him in the viii
| lagc.'
Miss Jessie hurried on, aud when she
| reached Main street her eve fell upon
| a young man Saunteriug aimlcsSly
along. He WAS fairly well dressed and
seemed to he about twenty-five years
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-17
4 SOng-and-HaInner Stunt.

Referring to Milton McClure's cam
paigning over the district, the Spring
field Journal says:
HE is preceded by a quartet OF
singers who attract and hold the crowd
until the arrival of the candidate a
half hour later. Then the judge pro
ceeds TO hammer home his ideas"
How interesting.
And how novel-a song-and- hammer
stunt in judicial campaign.
The item does not give the program
No doubt it is in keeping with the re-
markable events in the Macomb repub.
lican convention and since then. Per.
haps the program runs something on
this order:
Song. Behold the substitute, select
ed by Berry and us Words by the
committee of thirteen.
Clang of McClure's hammer.
Song, Cur Non-Partisan Candidate
Words by Milton e Mcclure Music
by Orville F. Berry and Roy O. West.
Song, 1--WE Love Him for Voting
Against Teddy"
Tap, tap, tap of the hammer.
Song, Forty Per Cent of the PEG
pie of Illinois Have No Right to Be
Represented in our Supreme Court"
Clang. ciang. clang of the hammer.
Subdued Chorus, We'll Shout fol-
Mcclure and Vote for Cooke"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-17
NEW WORLD STORY IN MARBLE
Sculptors at Work on Gtvups For
Bureau of American Republics.

The work of New York sculptors for
the bureau of American republics.
which is being erected in Washington
largely through funds contributed by
Andrew Carnegie. is approaching COM
pletion and. it is expected. will be fin
iShed early this fall.
On the facade of the building will be
a marble panel by GutZon Borglum
depicting General Washington bidding
farewell to his generals. Adjoining the
facade also will be another marble
panel. by Isidore konti. representing
General Bolivar assuming command OF
the South American army of liberia
ton.
An elaborate frieZe for the interior
of tue building. illustrating scenes in
the history of the Latin American re-
publics, is being modelled by Mrs. Sally
James Farnham.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-17

Scott. Mr.. Cooke was a close friend
and, we believe, former law part
ner of Judge Scott. The death of
Judge Scott left three years of his
term to be filled, and the election of
Mr. Cooke, who is thoroughly quail
fed, would harmonic with the fit
ness of things.
Our republican friends of the
Fourth district can do no more kindly
as well as just act than to go to the
polls on Saturday, Sept. 20, one
week from next Saturday, and vote
for George A. Cooke for supreme
Judge. They will agree that the SUI
preme court should not be compos-
ed of judges who are all democrats.
BY the same token the court should
not be composed of judges who are
all republicans.
4, Two democrats out of the seven
are not an unequal division: In
deed, to be fairly politically divided
lne court should be composed of four
republicans and three democrats
Surely, therefore, republicans of the
Fourth district will not be so unfair
as to allow partisan politics to con-
troll their votes at the approaching
election.
Vote for George A. Cooke and dc
the right thing at the right time.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-17

at least some basis for the belief that
the leaders of politics in the cities are
opposed TO the new departure as
threatening the power they have under
the old system 1t would be unjust no
doubt to charge such purpose to the
governor and the legislature. but all
evil appearances can be Stunned by
simply enacting that the people shall
have the authority to try the commits
sion if they choose. There is no dan
ger that any city will rush into it in
hurry, without a full understanding
of all it's merits and defects
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-17
GAY Deceivers.
Sdy oCSSiNCESs
; that figures will not lie,

They say that figures will not lie,
And maybe it is true.
But they will lead a fellow on
Some pbantons to pursue.
You prove by them that you are bound
To make beyond a doubt
4 fortune from Il hock of hens,
And then your pipe goes out.
There's hardly any scheme in sight
That figures will not say,
If you will put il up 10 them,
But it must surely pay.
In every quarter of the globe.
Wherever you may 60
A pencil or piece of chalk
Can make the profits grow.
And easier il is by fa.'
Than falling from a train
To take pen and writing pad
And show where you must gain,
And as you scratch from page to page
The profits multiply
Until you are a millionaire
Before the ink Is dry.
Still figures dabble in the truth
IL properly applied.
You only total up the gain
And let expenses slide
Then. after things have fallen fat,
You look at every side
And find on summing up the loss
Ihat figures have not lied.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-17
LATHAM OF AIRSHIP FAME.
SideIights on French Aviator Who
Holds Worlds Aviation Record.

Hubert Latham. the French aviator
who recently made ut the aviation
meet in Rheims, France. a new worlds
record for distance with his birdlike
Antoinette monoplane. smashing Nj.
Pauhan's distance record by flight
of 95.SS miles in Il little over two
hours. speaks English freely and nat
urally. without trace of accent-but
there is occasionally suspicion OF
Gallo phrasing that gives piquancy
TO his conversation. He is rather a
light. weighing about 1870 pounds. with
a fair skin showing ii golden tan and
light brown hair. Without making any
literary allusion or ever naming book
or an author he gives one the impress
sion that he has read we'll and that his
taste is faStidiouS.
Mr. Latham is now twenty-six years
of age. He was born in Paris. but
his father came from. Lancashire. lie
has done his military service i'm
France and is French citizen. He
spent fifteen months at Balioi college.
Oxford university. where he first ac-
Quired liking for sports. In Feb
| ruary 1903. he accompanied his cousin.
| jacques Faure the we'll known aero
naut. on the record balloon trip ACROSS
| the channel. landing ut the gates OF
! Paris six hours after leaving the Crys.
| tai palace. In the spring of 1905 he
| drove an Anioiuette motorboat AT
| Monte Carlo. which brought him into
| relations with NJ LevavaSseur. the
creator of the Antoinette monoplane.
Mr. Latham is a splendid shot and
| i'm sang froid and general demeanoI
quite Anglo-Sa XOn. Four years age
| he went elephant hunting in the Su
| dan and in the following year made 8
trip from kharlum TO AbySsiuia tray
| cling south to the frontier of BRITISH
East Africa aud thence visiting lndI
| and French Indo-China.
| Those who have watched him fly
| have been most struck by the absence
| of the slightest shade of nervousness
| or even of anxiety ut moments wher
lack of ease. During one of his Longest
| flights. made in II heavy rain. he tool
| both hands from the wheels and levers
and let the machine take care OF Itself
| while he lit cigarette. He was still
smoking nonchaantly when he cam,
| to earth and was carried shoulder hiel
by the spectators. His monoplane i:
| fitted with II little ash tray close Il
| the pilots seat.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1909-09-17

room over the kitchen He and the adj
Mining cock ate dinner at the Kitchen
rai.ie she wanted TO know ali ABOUT
him. Bailey didn't say he had tramp
ed it, but she inferred as much; he
didn't say he had resolved to reform,
but she decided that he had, and she
cncouragingly said to him as she cut
him big piece of apple pie for a
windup:
Never mind how low down you have
been: there's a chance for you. If you
are sober and steady, who knows but
you may come up to marry cook who
has got 5000 saved up and is the own
err of Il loving hearth
Bailey weeded out the cucumbers
and lettuce and tomatoes and carried
in coal for the cook. AS he had been
hired by the day he looked for the
boss" TO replace him after four or
five DAYS. but she was only too anxious
| 10 have him stay on.
Ten days had passed, and not word
| had been said on either SIDE when
| Fred Deering suddenly made his APP
pcarance it was midafternoon, and
Bailey was hoeing the young sweet
corn. No one saw him go, but as
soon as he caught sight of young Deer
ing he vanished and was hunted for
| in vain.
Hes stolen the family silver and
absquandered. and that's just what |
always thought he'd do" announced
the cock But the family plate and
all other things were found to be safe
"Um, um," replied Fred when hi:
sister had told him how she came {,
hire the man and gave a description
OF his looks. Hes no joker, but know
ing me and having seen you once
| I'm, um. Yes; he said he was comm:
over on the marshes duck shoot
| ing
Fred Deering. what on earth ar,
you talking about demanded Mis-
Jessie, but he only laughed and thcI
drove 10 the village i'll the cart Hi
mission WAS success, and he laughed
louder than before.
Say he said to guest OF the I'M
who had just been shaved and titte'
| INTO fashionable suit Of clothes
my sister thinks she's just the sharp
est girl in the state. and this will TAX
| her down three or four pegs. Bailey
CHI And they made you cat i'll th
kitchen with the cook. And yo'
weeded and hoed and moved ant
never cracked Il smile? Say, it wa
2reGtr'
And when the cart reached hom
and the two gentlemen walked up 81
the verauda where the ladies were sit
ting Fred uttered gisgle and intro
luced his friend Give Bennett.
II didn't take Miss Jessie more tina
Il r!inute 10 discover Bailey in Bel
NETS" clothes She was hurt and hu
initiated aud indignant. just as he
brother said she would lie.
Sis. YOU really deserve credit" he
brother said three months Later. "Io
picked eat the best hired man we eve
had, and now you've picked out TN
best hruthcrin-law | could hay
asked for. BY the way. don't yo
owe him his pay yet at s. per day."