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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-12-04
PARR TELLS OF FIXED SCALES
Man Who Discovered Sugar Weight
Frauds Testifies for Government.
TWO OFFERS OF A BRIBE
He Says He Was Told to Make
His own Price for Keeping
stin About His Dis
cOveries.

NEW YORK, Dec. 2--The storm-center
of the sugar trial today focused upon Rich
ard Parr. the special agent OF the Treas
ury department, who was foremost in d.
covering and exposing short weight frauds
on the williamsburg docks OF the Ameri-
can Sugar Refining company. Parr re-
hearsed once more his story of how he
caught Kehoe, a tally clerk manipulating
the crooked scales; how oliver Splitter, one
of the six compan yemployes now charged
with conspiracy, offered to let him name
his own price for hushing the thing up,
and how Brizlnsk spitzers partner,
hooked him by the elbow and asked anx-
iously: "Dick, this fellow says you're all
right. Does that go?"
Nothing goes with me-" Parr testified
he said.
Attempt to Discredit witness.
Told with heat and great circumstance,
the narrative made a visible effect and
counsel for the defense was quick to retort
with an attack on PARIS credibility.
You started to investigate without or
ders from any superior officer?" he was
asked.
IF you call President Roosevelt and his
secretary" (now Collector Loeb) superior
officers, 1 was working under orders" re-
piled Parr, but If you mean the secretary
of the treasury, then was working with
out orders"
Further inquiry along this line was
dropped.
Questions designed to show that Parr had
once written sheets for pool and policy
room keepers were barred by the court,
but Parr insisted on an angry denial.
The wire with which, it was shown at a
former trial, the scales were manipulated,
was produced in court again today and
identified A working model of the scales
was exhibited for the benefit OF the jury.
Parr told how he first came upon Kehoe
crouching behind the scales
Special Federal Attorney Stimson said to-
day that the governments side of the case
could not be completed before Tuesday next
unless the court should decide to sit to-
morrow
Parr Describes Raid.
Parr took the stand to tell how, as special
customs employe, he had raided the VIII
liamsburg docks on November IL, 1907, and
found there the evidence WHICH was so
largely instrumental in bringing about the
indictments Of the men on trial and in lead
ing the American Sugar Refining company
to pay the government more than S2,OJOOOO
in back duties.
PARIS story of his discovery of the trick
scales. familiar as it now is, lost nothing
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-12-04

Red Cross stamps don't ''go" with the
postal officials. People mailing Santa
Claus gifts to friends in distant lands must
remember this. for the Christmas stamps
are not accepted by Uncle Sam as postage
Already the new wrinkle" In stamps
has caused some Vuble In the handling Of
the mails and Il is Nstlned TO cause con-
siderable more before holiday season is
over.
THE Red Cross stamps ''re designed
simply as 'stickers' like the n..N'stoe and
holly wreath stamps that are solJNto seal
Christmas packages" said the suPsrin-
tendent OF malls at the local postofflce.
They don't count at all with the 1dis-
patching clerk and Christmas packages
bearing these stamps win either be re-
turned TO the sender OF may wind up In the
dead letter office"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-12-04
Dense Fog Over Chicago
Cause of Two Bad Wrecks

other accudent was on the incline leading
to the Indiana street bridge over the Chi
easo river where two surface street cars
collided, inJuring three passengers
In the downtown district streets the dark
ness was so intense that vehicles were vis-
ible only a few feet away.
Train schedules were ignored while the
fog lasted and engineers and motormen kept
their cars at slow speed with emergency
brakes ready.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-12-04
Message
is in Print
Sixteen Thousand Copies Are Ready
for Distribution to the
Newspapers.

WASHINGTON, Dec. S-sixteen hundred
copies of President Tafts annual message
were delivered at the White House at
o'clock this morning and were immedl-
ately turned over to press associations for
distribution to the daily newspapers in the
country All night long the government
printing office rushed work to get the mes
sage printed. 1t was not until midnight
that the White House turned over to the
printing office the last corrected pages of
the proof sheets that had been received
from that office and the public printer put
a large force to work making the correc-
tions in the message and then having the
copies printed
1t was stated today the message con-
tained from 1900 to 10000 words.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-12-04

CHICAGO, Dec s-Dense fog which hung
over Chicago today interfered seriously
with traffic on the steam, street and ele-
waited railroads and was the cause Of two
wrecks In the early part OF the day In
which a number OF persons were seriously
injured. One Of the collisions was At lo3d
street and Vincennes avenue, where two
interburhan cars crashed together, injuring
eight persons. two Of whom may die. The
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-12-04
Court of Appeals
Finds Western
Men to Be Guilty
United States Court of Appeals at
st. Paul Affirms Decision in
Famous Spade Ranch Case.

ST. PAL, Dec. S.-(special Telegram.)-
The United States court Of appeals has
affirmed the decision OF the Nebraska
court in the Spade ranch land frauds of
western Nebraska.
The decision of the United States court
of appeals In the famous Nebraska land
frauds means that the officers and agents
Of the Nebraska Land and Feeding com
pany, indicted late in 1905 on the charge
Of conspiracy to defraud the United states
Of the title to lands by means Of fraudu-
lent entries, will have to serve the Jail
sentences and pay the fine imposed on each
Of the convicted men in the court at
Omaha. The case was argued in the court
Of appeals in May Of last year and has
been since pending.
The decision Is considered one of the
most important affecting Nebraska handed
down in some time, the case be ng the
largest land case in the history Of this
state and requiring thirty days in which
to try.
The land company was made up Of Bart
lett Richards, VIII G. Comstock, and C.
c. Jameson, a clerk. Along with the Of
ficers there were indicted Thomas w.
Huntington. a son of Prof. Huntington;
lOIHef Dnlteu states commissioner Fred
Hoyt A. b. Todd an old soldier, and
another soldier named Aquilla Triplet
The company held possession Of several
hundred thousand acres of government
land which, it is alleged, they fenced in
under the name of Spade ranch The
operations Of the company, 1t is claimed
were extensive and enormous. BY means
of fraudulent entries the government was
defrauded out of much OF its land in the
western portion of the state.
The men were indicted under the same
charge, but there were two separate trials
Richards, Comstock, Jameson and Triplet
were tried together, and Hoyt Todd and
Huntington together. Richards and Com
stock were fined 81, 500 each and sentenced
to serve one year in the Douglas county
jail; Jameson was given an eight months
| jail sentence and Triplet six months
| Hoyts sentence was to pay a fine o
$1,000 or go to 5ail il the fine was no
paid, while Huntington and Todd were
sentenced to three months in Jail.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-12-04
Chauffeur WEEDS
Olga Everard
Family of Millionaire Brewer Admits
Alliance, but Denies it Was
Elopement.

NEW YORK Dec. s.--"Yes. Olga was
married to Williams in Newark November
20. They are away on short trip 1t
was not an elopement" This was the
telephone announcement made today by
Mrs. James Everard, wife of the multi
millionaire brewer. that her daughter Olga
had married william Williams. the former
chauffeur OF the family and later private
secretary The Everards live on an estate
in Greenwich, Conn, which adjoins that
OF William c. Rockefeller.
Miss Olga is IS years old. Williams
has been with the family for several
years and recently was made Mr.. Ev-
erard's private secretary.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-12-04
Missing Banker
Gives Up After
Two Years Siege
Hyman Epstein, Defaulter for Sixty
Thousand Dollars, Comes Back
to Take Medicine.

NEW YORK, Dec, 3.-HyInan Epstein
walked into court today and surrendered
himself TO the authorities saying:
my conscience would not let me be
happy. I'm ready to take my medicine, "
Two years ago Epstein. who conducted
"a private bank In williamsburg, Brooklyn,
disappeared after the bank had closed. He
was said to have made away with more
than s6OOOO.
Il have not penny left" Epstein said.
Il have spent all that 1 gained from the
bank and l am tired of hiding l will plead
guilty and If 1 am given a chance 1 hope
will be able to pay former depostors
back to the last cent"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-12-04
ROBINSON CHARGED
WITH MURDER OF WIFE
Lincoln Barber VIII be ArrRigned
at Beatrice as soon as He
Receivers.

BEATRICE, Neb., Dec. 8-(special Teel
gram.) .)-County Attorney McGirr filed in
formation today against Fred Robinson,
slayer of his wife, charging him with MUIR
der in the first degree The man. who is
suffering from a gunshot wound, self in
ficted. will be aIraigned as soon as he
is able to appear in court.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-12-04
EDWARD WILL BE ARBITER
King of England Accepts Invitation
10 Settle the AlsOp
Claims.

LONDON, Dec. 3.--Ning Edward, through
the foreign office today formally accepted
the invitation TO act as arbitrator Of the
Alsop claim dispute between the United
states and Chile,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-12-04
BUDGET CAMPAIGN BEGINS
Lloyd-George Fires First Shot al
Luncheon of Liberal Club.
KING REFERS TO BUDGET FIGHT
In Speech of PrOrOEntiOn Edward
Thanks Commons for Provisions
and Regrets il Has Proved
UnavaiIing.

LONDON, Dec. 3--The kings speech
Parliament was read today.
The proceedings were brief and the at
tendance small. The speech was read by
Lord High Chancellor Loreburn, who was
supported by Viscount Aithorp, the lori
chamberlain; Lord MacDonnell. Lord Pent-
land, secretary for Scotland, and Lord
Haversham.
AS soon as the speech had been read, the
kings consent to the bills passed during
the session was announced and the mem
bers dispersed.
Freed of legislative duties members
Of the House of Commons and
many peers began their own po-
litical predictions in their constituencies
today. Comparatively few remained in
London for the formalities connected with
the ceremony Of proroguing Parliament
David Lloyd-George, chancellor of the
exchequeT whose budget was the initial
cause of the crisis, was given the op-
portunity of firing the FIRST shot in the
struggle as the guest at luncheon of the
National Liberal club. The function was
one of the most elaborate of the kind
ever held in this city and being timed with
the prorougation of Parliament afforded
an occasion of which the chancellor took
advantage to deliver a speech which will
be the cue of the radicals throughout the
country.
Winston Spencer Churchill started the
campaign while on the other side Lord
Lansdowne, leader OF the opposition in
the House of Lards and j. Austen Cham
berlain, who was chancellor of the ex-
chequer in the Bslfour ministry, have
gone to Plymouth to speak the first words
for the unionlsts.
King Refers to Budget.
The reference to the political crisis in
the speech of prorogation was contained
in the clause, addressed to the House of
Commons, in which the king thanked the
members for the adoption OF the provision
for the national expenditures. This con-
cluded
Il regret that the privilege has proved
unavalling"
On foreign relations the speech said:
Difficulties which unfortunately arose In
southeastern Europe in the autumn a year
ago have resulted, happily, In a practi-
cal solution for the maintenance Of peace
At a luncheon Of the National-Liberal
club Mr.. d-George delivered vigorous
speech in which he expressed confidence
that, although the budget had been buried
it was insured the certain hope of an
early resurrection. 1t was time for the
lords to be handled firmly, the chancellor
said and for one he would not remain
member OF the Liberal cabinet for al
hour unless he knew that the cabinet haC
power to carry its bills. He added that the
greatest members Of the upper house had
been opposed to the rejection Of the budget
bill. Even Lord Lansdowne, he believed
would rather have passed the budget but
he had been forced into the position taker
against his better judgment
The chancellor concluded:
with all the lords cunning, their greed
has overborne their craft, and we have
got them at last"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-12-04
Buttermllk Saves
Town from Fire
Supply from Creamery Takes Place
of Water in Fighting
Blaze.

FENNIMORE, Wis, Dec "A plentiful
supply of buttermilk saved the little town
of Patch Grove from destruction by fire
when the plant OF A. f. Habberman cream
cry company was destroyed When the
500 people Of the town realized that the
creamery could not be saved they tried to
save the house Of Wesley Garlich ad-
joining. A bucket brigade was formed and
with go buckets Of buttermilk secured from
the creamery the Garlich home was saved.
Had the fire communicated to the Gar
Itch residence, it is probable that the rest
of the town would have gone.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-12-04

Christmas sh o p
ping trials will be
made easier by re-
ferrin G to t n e
Christmas as Hints
on the first twant ad.
page.
Christmas shopping is trial
at best, but if you know in ad-
vance what you are looking
for and where you can get it,
the task is lightened. A large
number of enterprising mer-
chants are helping you by tell
ing you what they have, in our
Christmas Hint column.
Have you read the want ads. yet,
today?
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-12-04
HenNY GnIe An EngInnd.

LONDON, Dec. IA severe gale pre-
vailed throughout Great Britain early to-
day. Considerable damage was wrought,
particularly in the coast towns. Small
shipping also suffered but no loss OF life
has been reported.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-12-04

TRAINMEN WILL
RETURN TO WORK
Members of the Order Who Struck
with Switchmen Have Decided
to Resume Duties.
HAwLEY DISCUSSES OUTLOOK
Says Few Trainmen Went Out and
that Situation is Unchanged.
RUMOR OF SETTLEMENT SOON
Statement that Negotiations Are On
Denied by Both Sides.
PLENTY OF MEN," SAYS HILL
President of Great Northern VIII
wait Day or Two before Bring
ing I'm More switchmen
from the East.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-12-04
WEATHER FORECAST.

For Nebraska-Snow and colder.
For Iowa-Snow OF rain.
For weather report see page g.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-12-04

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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-12-04

ST. PAL, Dec 8.-Cspecial Telegram.)-
The United states court Of appeals has
affirmed the decision Of the Nebraska
court in the Spade ranch land frauds Of
western Nebraska.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-07-18
COAST ARTILLERYMEN
QUALIFY AS MARKSMEN
Record Performances With Great Guns
In Puget Sound District.

Port Townsend. wash. July IT,
Details of coast artillery target prac-
tice that established a record for ac-
curocy in that branch OF the United
States army are furnished by Colonel
Garland y. Whistler. commanding the
artillery district of Puget sound N =
report made to the war department
The figures cover the recent practice
In which full war service projcctilos
were used.
Colonel Whistlcr's statement dis
closes unusual proficiency In the use
Of tho i0-inch rifles of six batter
les of this Ordnance. -Four secured a
perfect scare with "a total of 80 shots
allowed for % bulls eyes. The "A
ticc was with moving targets 60 feet
long, by 80 feet high and the average.
range was $500 yds. In mortar shoo.-
ing the li9th company at Fort Casey
made "A record of So per ccn. of hits.
Twenty-Five per cent has heretofore
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-07-18

tense and sLaIl be Table for damage
SUSTAINED by any one on account of Ia,
spreading Of disease IRON such IN.
tested cattle"
Or. Troy has given much attentipl
to sanitary studies with special appli.
cation 10 New Mexico He is laudahh
ambitious 20 have the ''Hcalthicst
commonwealth on Earth" guarded
from contamination. He thinks that
an ounce of pr%cVtenion Is worth a
pound of cure" is n saying practicallN
pertinent to any new ana rapidly pop
ulating territory. His views ARE con
firmed by he history Of tuberculosis
in New York and other long inheblt>
cd sections VIII re the fight for 4vt ~
minltion has been abandoned because
OF the circumstances of the disease ana
The temporary commercial interests
That stand in the way OF remedial leg
i~slation and its enforcement. 1t Is np.
impossible. or cvo impracticablc to 50
guard the bovine population of New
Mexico that the world could with ali
security ana impugnity eat it's cream
on its peaches.
Should proper attention be paid ar
ly to the problem of bovine tuborculo-
sis, as promised by the law enacted.
ana if it should be concurrcd il hear
lily by private enterprise in the terri
tory, New Mexico would build an IN
'lustry in the RAISING of cows tl.at
would eclipse its metals and wool iul
Importance. Buyers and brordcrrl
would turn thithar 10 rcplcnish thci |
herds and New MeNico's name woul"i
be hcraldod 'ar as the home of tllri
healthy COW.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-07-18
RUSSIAN
EX|LES REACH
ALASKA
Escaped ConvictS from Siberia
Arrive Wearing Uniforms Of
CoSsackS Slain in Attempt to
Stop Their Flight.


10y mornIux Jobrnui FpeT'ht Isnseo wire
Cordova, Alaska, July 17.-Amoqf
a party of 100 Russians who arrived
here on the steamer st. Croia, IRON
Nome today, are so'cral who are be
lieVed to be political conVicts who es-
capped from "a penal colony in the Is
land OF siberia several months ae,
and wbo On June 20 were reported "a
he working choir way toward the cN-
tremc east coast of Siberia in an Of
fort TO reach American soii.
Thr men thought to be escaped con
victs are wearing old cossack uni
forms. These men refused To com
municatc with other Russians who
came down from the north with them.
II is believed that clothes were taken
from the guards Killed in the battle
at c~hukotOsk. near the Arctic circle.
last March, when the conVicts defeated
a company of pursuing cossacks.
Thc Russians who came from Nome
on the same stoamer with the slis,
pcctcd men profess to know nothing
of their identity and share the be
lief that they are the survivors of the
of cNiles who were fighting their
across 1.5OO miles of siberian
wastes.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-07-18
WINS HI;I, HEART.
Food That Helps Baby and the Family
p1caScS Mother.

show a mother how to feed he
baby 50 that ii viii be healthy. ROSY
and plump and grow up strong and
sturdy h mothers gratitude is
everlasting.
A mother SAYS. Five weeks ago |
weaned baby but could not get her
10 take any kind Of food until / tried
Grape-Nuts. which she relishcd from
the nrst. and on II she has pumped
up and blossomed INTO a fat. club
by little girl.
II feed Grape-Nuts to her regularly
three packages a week for
baby and my three-ycar-old boy
alone, and | find that it regulates and
keeps them nourishcd. strong and in
good health all the time.
Since feeding my children on
Grapo-Nuts | have used absolutely no
medicine for either of them. such
food as this that does such wonders
wins its way To a mothers heart.
Please accept u thanks for the good
your God has done in our family
where we all eat it,"
Children viii grow up strong and
healthy. or weak and puuy according
To the food they get.
Grapc-Nuts is a complete and per-
feet food for adults and children. is
made on scientific lines and This Is
easily proved by trial.
Look in pkgs. for n copy of the
famous little book. The Road to
MELVILLE There's a Reason"
y read the above letter? \ new
one appears from time To time. They
are genuine. true. and fun of human
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-07-18

position is more wildly interesting to
spectators than the demonstrations
given daily by the HE saving depart
ment. The station building is a du.
plieate of the structure used at the
various points on the coast of the
great lakes and oceans bordering Qua
country, II contains a fun compile
ment Of all boats. lines. huoys and
gear used IN actual service along the
coast, and is manned by n crew o.
ten picked men under direction OF
Captain G. :. Nickiund of the Point
Adams station at the mouth Of the Co
lumbia river.
The boats comprisine the fleet OF
the station consist of: One S4-foot
power boat, one 26-foot se~lf-bailine,
s~elf-riehting power life-hoat, one
Bcehe Mcclellan solf-bailils sur
boat. ana one Dobhins sclf-righting,
%solf-bailing unst.Llahie liz boat Tncsc
craft are the most approved d
in existence. and the power hoats
have speeds ranging from to .
knots per hour
The station contains every aeNlc'
in use for saving life and property NJ
sea. and every line, signal, bomb, life
buoy and device employed is shown
and explained by practical demonstra
ton. The crew lives under the res
nlar rules of the service as thougn
they we're on duty at their several
stations, and The same constant
watches Of four-hour duration arc
stood.
When the hour for the afternoon
demonstration arrives at the eNp"sl-
the wharf fronting the lake on
which the station is built, is
with thousands of spectators. iHc
various feats showing the uses OF the
different boats and gear is full enough
OF apparent danger to make inc On
hibits thrilling to every watcher
In the event showing the uses 81
the s~elf-righting llfe-boat, the crew
and captain takc their positions ana
thc boat is rapidly lowed 10 the Spot
selected for tho capsizing; III a gwen
signal the BOAT is overturned Il tl'
men. dressed in their regular uh'-
forms are precipitated into the Wa
IT,, The boat is rightcd. ballod avg
returned to the station in an lncreo-
Ihlv short space of time. In sno"lns
capabilities Of the soif-ballinG ana
s~elf-righting power boat, the men
md captain take their places ana the
raft steams away from the ~Siatloh'
suddcnlq it is stopped ana by con
,rrted effort. overturned. DURING
his opcration the men remain W'lll'
he coclpit. and follow the p"a' III
ts royolutions. oxen and over; the
is so constructed that it's own
weight rights it. and the rapiditN WIN
which the recovery is made thlo"N
he water from the ANIL.
10 show the method By when
men are thkcn from a vessel
wrecked near sitors, 4 STATIONARY
mast has been %pl3nted about zoe
ards from the station landing; this
: fiftod with a yard similar 10 tht
ships rigging. From \ small
annon at the landing. a proJectlle Is
and this carries q hshl
= one carries a heavy
ifo cable to the place and with 1t Is
,roueht an endless line. over TINS
he brooches buoy IS drawn to th'
hin. and in this contrivance the
hIpwrcclkcd mon take position smSlE
nj are drawn to shore and safety.
The cannon used in conveying n
,rojcctile and line has a range OF -
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-07-18

00o feet. and in directing It's course
the highest skill is required. When
occasion demands its use, the weather
is more than apt to be stormy, and
the line carried offers considerable
resistance to the elements.
Aside from the open air demonstra-
tons, the interior OF the station is a
place of great interest To visitors.
Members of the crew are always on
duty, and during the hours open to
callers, the men take great interest
in e%Nplaining the workings of the be-
wilderinG assortment of appliances.