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Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-18
AUDITING FRUIT SHOW BILL
Enough Money in sight TO Pay All
obligations

OblIkatIOn0s
The new Board of Directors Of the Ma
tional Horticultural Congress- met Saturday
evening in the rooms OF the Commercial
club and devoted considerable time to go
ing over the remaining bills from the re-
cent fruit show. These bills are In the
aggregate somewhat more than had been
anticipated. but while there is not suf-
ficient funds on hands at present to pay
them all, there will be ample funds to
meet all the liabilities when the stock OF
apples left from the show is disposed OF
and when a number Of outstanding accounts
are collected.
1--WE will have ample funds within the
next sixty days with which to pay all
these bills" said President Keeline, but
we may have to ask some of our creditors
to wait a little. We will have sufficient
money to pay everything We owe, l believe,
without calling upon the guaranty fund. -
The bound typewriter volume contain
ing the official proceedings of the first an
nual meeting and fruit show OF the con-
gress was submitted by Jasper Ferguson,
the official stenographer. 1t was decided
to condense this material in order that
the report might be printed in pamphlet
form and a committee was appointed to
take charge OF this.
While matters in connection with the 1905
fruit show were discussed informally. II
was decided that March would be early
enough to commence active plans and pre-
parations for that event.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-18
Iowa News Notes.

IOWA CITY-Iowa City is to have a
new $4,000 opera house II the proposed
plan TO organize the Iowa city opera
House Stock company is successfully car
ried into effect.
MARSHALLTOWN-C. S. Foss of Des
Moines. a carpenter, employed at Nevada,
fell today ana sustained what is believed
to be fatal internal injuries. The man
was unconscious when picked up. he was
hurried to Des Moines and placed In a
sanitarium.
CRESTON-Mrs. Anna Myers, who was
convicted in December by a jury OF the
crime OF arson and was given until January
IA to petition for a new trial, was sentenced
at Mount Pleasant to the reformatory at
Anamosa for life, Judge Smith refusing TO
grant her a new trial.
MARSHALLTOwN-A half million dol
year 1908 is the record established by the
city OF MarShalltown. The buildings al
ready contemplated totals more thar
5000, 900. 1t is expected that the years
record will show more than S7oO,OOO.
CHARITON-An interesting case is be-
ing watched in Lucas county courts this
following the defalcations OF the late F. r.
Crocker, cashier of the First National
bank. 1t is an ntervenor to set aside Mrs,
Crocker's claim to her widows dover In
$4,000.
CRESTON-The annual exhibit OF fine
poultry will be held here next week, be-
ginning Monday. the 18th, and continuing
five days. The secretary states that a large
number OF out-of-town people will be here
with pens of fowls for exhibition, and II
the weather remains favorable there will
be the largest poultry show ever held In
southwest Iowa.
Observation-Disclosures the father,
mother nor brother. Clayton, are men
toned in the will OF the late George G..
Brown of Manson, who left an estate OF
AGO. 900 He is the son of John NJ.
Brown. who murdered his sons wife last
fall with an Indian club. The parents
are IN dire want. The bulk OF the estate
is given to the two sisters. Mrs. Trenary
and Mrs. Barger. and the brother, or
Vile. There Is a prospect that the
start suit to break the will.
CRESTON-Mrs. 8. H.. Young OF this
place Is charged with the abduction OF her
grandson, Hugh Mclean, at Carroll,
Wednesday. 1t Is claimed she went to the
school building in Carroll where the boy
attended school, and when he was sent for
he found a closed carriage awaiting him
In which he was spirited away over the
Northwestern, presumably TO this place
where the boys mother lives. The boy ID
the u-year-old son OF Paul Mclean, at one
! time editor OF the Creston Gazette here
but at present editor of the Atlantic Tele-
graph. The boys parents nave been sep,
arated for several months and the boy wa
living with an uncle at Carroll, J. 3
Hungerford. editor OF the Carroll Herald
II is thought the child 10 with his mother
here.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-18
HEARING IN THE ROBBINS CASE
strong Evidence Brought out Against
the Accused.

Isaac Robbins, who Is charged with a
particularly atrocious assault on Annie
Clucas, a diminutive 5-year-old child, had
a partial preliminary hearing In the court
of Justice Gardiner yesterday. The evil
dence SO far introduced would indicate
that Robbins. after attacking the child,
who was alone in her home. smeared her
! air with either kerosene or gasoline, ex-
pecting that the child would catch fire and
possibly be burned to death. as IL by acct
dent. and his crime thus hidden.
Tn child, who was in court, had her
head. face and hands still swathed in
bandages, as she is still suffering from
the severe burns she received the after
noon Of the alleged assault.
The witnesses famine by the state yes
terday afternoon we're DR.. V. l. Treynor,
Mrs. Ed Clucas, mother Of the little girl;
Mrs. George Clucas, sister-in-law OF the
child, and John T. Mowery a neighbor,
who took the child into his home when she
rushed out of her house with her hair
and clothing on fire.
The mother and the child's slster-ln-law
testified as to what the little girl had told
about the alleged assault and as to what
she said about Robbins pouring something
from a bottle on her head, which. when she
was standing near the stove later, caught
fire. They also testified that when they
accused Robbins of assaulting the child he
offered them everything he owned. includ-
ing his horse and wagon, il they would
drop the case. This part " the testimony
was corroborated by Mowery who was
standing by and overheard. he said, Rob
bins pleading for clemency and making the
offer to give everything he had II the
child's family would drop the case.
Mowery also testified to the alleged fact
of Robbins being alone in the house with
the child for half an hour the afternoon
Of the alleged assault and to the fact of
the child running out Of the house with
her hair and clothing on fire shortly after
Robbins had left the place.
DR.. V. l.. Treynor, who examined the
child at the request of the county attor-
assault having been committed.
The hearing will be resumed Monday,
when the child will be placed on the stand
to tell her story. When an attempt to
question her was made yesterday after
noon the child became almost hysterical
and Assistant County Attorney Ross, who
is conducting the hearing for the state,
deemed 1t best to postpone further pro-
ceedings until Monday.
IF the child's story is true, and I see
no reason yet why It Is not, this is the
most atrocious case brought to my atten-
ton since l became connected with the
county attorneys office" said Mr.. Ross
J yesterday afternoon.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-18
CONTESTANTS IN SPELLING BEE
All Townships But Minden Have
Selected Representatives.

The inter-cUunty spelling contest, to be
held between representatives of tho rural
schools Of Pottawattamie and Shelby coun-
ties as one of the features of the western
Iowa short course at Avoca next Friday,
has aroused much interest among the pupils
and patrons of the district schools through
out the county. Preliminary contests were
held in all of the townships of Pottawat-
tamie county Friday with the exception
Of Minden, where 1t had to be postponed
on account of the weather. These pre-
liminary contests were, according to the
reports received yesterday by County Su-
perintendent Jackson, attended by many
Of the parents of the pupils.
The following is the list of winners In
the preliminaries who will represent Pot
tawattamie county at the inter-county con-
test at Avoca next Friday:
Belknap-Stanley Reed; alternate, Miss
Boomer-Lois whitmore: alternate. Jennie
Hansen.
Carson-oro PREGNANT: alternate, Minnie
Hart.
Center = James Ryan; alternate, Hazel
Bates.
Crescent - Everett Swanson; alternate,
Mabel Dorset
Garner north half)-Mark Petit; alter
Garner (south halG-Mabel Crossley; al
ternate, Belle Crossley.
tTONe-tlora ftOnh' ALTERNATE, SLen DOl-
ton.
H~ardin-Henry Mammen; alternate, Grace
Brockman.
Hazel Dell-Emma Olson; alternate, Paul
Benson.
James
Keg Creek-Hugo Trede; alternate, Lottie
Deitschler.
Knox-Ella Rock; alternate. Carrie Was
ser.
L~incoln-CarI swartzi alternate, Walter
Martin.
Layton - Mary Koos; alternate, Anna
Koos.
Lewis-Martha Frohardt and Laura Bash.
alternates. Fern Leach and Harry Tame.
hill.
Macedonia - sarilla Plumer; alternate
James Summit.
Minden-Postponed.
Neola-Theresa Walsh; alternate, Arthur
Miller.
Norwalk-Margaret Hopping; alternate
Coda Sexton.
Pleasant-Frank Gross; alternate. Elts
Holdorf.
Rockford north halO-C1ara Carpenter
alternate, Fronia Kelsey.
Rockford (south ~half)-Eunice White; al
ternate, Lizzie Moss.
Silver Creek-Alta Fox; alternate, Madgt
Allensworth.
Valley-Miss Hedges; alternate, Georg'
Peterson.
Waveland - Gladys Clifford; alternate
Alva Buckingham.
Wright - Florence Galeraith: alternate
Walter Vernon.
York-Ida Bentz; alternate, Oscar Leader
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-18
FUNERAL OF THoMAs d. HEALY
Services to BE Conducted at Fort
dodge Monday Morning.


FORT DODGE, Ia. Jan. 17-(Special.)-
The funeral of Thomas d. Healy, the well
known attorney and former state senator,
will be held here Monday morning at $3.50
O'Clock in Corpus Christi church. Mon
signor Bert c. Lenehan will preach the
funeral sermon.
Mr.. Healy's parents lived in Lansing,
Ia, forty-four years ago. when he was
born, and about twenty-seven years ago
they came to Fort Dodge to make their
home. They have lived here constantly
since then. Theirs has come to be a pio-
neer name in the town. the mothers death
last year being a great loss to the com
munity, and the old Healy residence, where
the aged father seems to be slowly failing.
being pointed out as one of the older home
Bteads of the city.
Through young manhood the Healy broth
ers resided here, and Tom, the second son.
like his older brother, Michael. returned
here after completing the law course at
Ann Arbor. to begin the practice OF law in
conjunction with a we'll known attorney, A.
N. Botsford.
For ten. years he practiced law with this
firm, the younger brother. Robert, finally
entering the firm. During this time all
achieved wide notice, and Thomas Healy
served as city attorney. later as repub-
ncan state senator before and during
Shaw's administration. serving in all eight
years.
He was at one time attorney for the
Great Western. and about two years ago,
when Judge w. g. Kenyon was made gen.
ersl attorney for the Illinois Central,
Thomas Healy was appointed his successor
as state attorney for the company.
-
one years, and during that time had made
for himself repeated records OF victories In
hard fought cases.
Ten years ago he married Mary Lucy
Huffman, who was at one time principal OF
the Fort Dodge High school. They have
three children. Huffman. aged 7; Eliza
beth. aged s. and Thomas. aged
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-18
Odd Fenows' Installation.

Council Bluffs lodge No. 4s. Hawkeye
lodge No. 1874 and Park City lodge No. COS,
Independent Order OF Odd Fellows, held a
Joint installation OF officers Friday evening
at Odd Fellows temple. The installation.
which was conducted by Grand Master l..
J. Neff OF Walnut, Ia, was public, and
there was a large number OF visitors pres
emit. At the close of the exercises refresh
ments were served and a social session en-
Joysd.
The officers of the three lodges installed
were: Hawkeye Lodge No. ls-Noble grand
C. A. Anderson; vice grand. George A
shipley; secretary. J. F. Spare; treasurer
Thomas McAillen. Council Bluffs Lodge
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-18

SIDNEY, Ia, Jan 16.-(Special)-The
January term OF the district court was OPP
ened Tuesday by Judge Green and ad-
journed Friday. This is one Of the shortest
terms ever held here. There were no cases
tried to a jury. The grand jury returned
an indictment against Eli Bivins. charged
with assault with intent to do great bodily
injury upon the person of his S-ycar-old
s~tepchild. No other indictments were an
nounced. The application OF J. f. Melon
nell. druggist, for a permit to sell intoXi-
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-18

c. Taft, Panora; District No. S, c. r.
Bishop. Altoona; District No. 9, Charles
Stein. West Liberty; District No. 10, F. IL.
Hopping, Pottawnttamie county; District
No. IL, F.. II. Bone, Grand River; District
No. IL. Mr.. Chasey.
The Hargrove silo, which was offered for
the best fifteen ears of corn and the best
work in judging eight varieties Of corn,
was won by w. A. Hook Of Packwood.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-18
ChiIa scaIdea to neath.

BOONE. Ia, a H~.-(Special Telegram
The 2-year-old son of J. z. Moore, secre-
tary OF the Young Mems Christian associa-
ton, fell into a small tub OF scalding water.
and will die. The mother was preparing a
bath and turned 20 get some cold water,
when the child fell in. Mrs. Moore is
frantic. and 1t is feared will follow the
child She Is In q critical condition
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-18
C1o,, I'm Potato JudRinr.

AMES, Ia. Jan. 17.-(spcciai .)-The first
class in potato judging ever held in the
United States was held at the short course
here this morning. Prof. Holden had charge
Of the class, and after giving a general lee
ture on potatoes. he distributed score cards
and had the class score and place the
tubers which were given them.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-18
New pivistons for Corn Grower.

AMES, Ia. Jan. H-(5pecial.GAt a meet
ing OF the Corn Growers association John
sundbers was reelected president, ]. W.
Coverdaie vice president, b. W. C~rossley
secretary and Fred Mcculioch treasurer.
A new ruling was adopted. dividing the
state into four sections OF three districts
each instead OF three sections as formerly.
The district vice presidents are as follows:
District No. l.. Mr.. Morris; District No. 2.
William Macarthur. Mason City: District
No. 3. A. E. ouaitfe, Iona; District No. 4
George NJ. Alice. Newell; District No. 6.
Miller Nelson. Goldfield; District No. & Mr..
Mecaffree. Cedar Falls; District No. I, Paul
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-18
Real Estate Transfers.

These transfers were reported to The Bee
January 16 by the Pottawattamie County
Abstract company of Council Bluffs:
Walter C. Sic vers and wife to Harry
b. Sievers. wiz swb and neA swL
and WIZ seA swA ~3l-77-3S, W. DIS /
Harry b.. Sievers and wife to Walter
{. Sievers. cls and e% sell swA 81
T-3S, W. i
C.. Bradley and wife to Peter Roth.
part nwA 1898, q. c. d.......-... l
Ferdinand Wies and wife TO James
Slightam, part neh nwA BLISS,
w. l
L. II. Lougee and wife to Claude B.
Matthai, lot II, Evans subdiv. of lot
l5, Mill add, W. l
+. j. Schnorr and wife to f.. T. Rat
lift, lot q, block 8, Sackett's add,
q. c. I
c.. Bradley and wife to Peter Roth,
nl2 SEA and s2 neA 20-76-40. W. d.. 1000
Mary +. Millard and husband to Mary
7. Ryan, part NJ neA swk 3l-75-p,
W.. l,lVO
Sons of Herman to Treynor Mercan-
tile company, part swk swh 6-H-h, 49,
Ferdinand Wles and wife to James
Slightam, part of sections 16, 20 and
2 In I5-43, ". 1000
-
Total, ten transfers. .Sl5,6l2
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-18
NEWS OF INTEREST FROM IOWA

No. E-Noble grand. o. T. WEIGH; vice
grand, A. U. Hdaker; secretary. 1. V. How
ard; treasurer. c.. w. Dochtier. Park City
Lodge No. 6O5-Noble grand. F.. Bort; vice
grand. T. r. Thomas; secretary. w. c.
Joseph; treasurer, /. N. Parsons.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-18
Dry Good. Firm Sells Out,

BOONE Ia, Jan. 1Z~.-(Special Telegram.)
Mason Bros. IN the dry goods business
for forty years at Boone, disposed of their
interest this morning TO p. d. Howe, ex-
supervisor of Ogden. Mason brothers will
devote their time TO other extensive bust
ness.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-18

II you win take Foiey's orino Laxative
Until the bowels become regular you win
not have TO take purgatlves constantly. a.
Foley's orino Laxative positively cures
chronic constipation and sluggish liver.
Pleasant to take. For sale By all drug.
gistL
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-18
FEELY HAS DIFFICULT TASK
Working Away IndustriouSly on the
Committee Assignments.
-CHAIRMANsHIPs ARE DECIDED
Aberdeen-AnEus Cattle Breeders TeIe-
graph Taft, Asking h Reappoint-
ment of James Wilson to
Cabinet Position.
tErom a STAFF correspOndent.l

DIES MONIES, Jan. H.-(Special.)-
Speaker Feely Of the Iowa house of repre-
sentGtives has adopted the method of
elimination and deduction in the fix
ing of his standing committees for the
ses sion. During these few days recess
the speaker is hard at work. He has
drafted a great sheet with the names of
all committees and under the heads of
these various committees he has written
the meme Of every request for member
ship. 1t lie needless TO say that there are
too many names for nearly every commit
tee, especially the big ones. Nov Mr..
Feely has commenced the process of ar
rangement, elimination and final decision
az to the makeup of the committees
He has a gigantic task. Naturally every
member will be disappointed If he does
not receive just what he wanted in the
way Of appointment. The speaker is try
ing to injure as few feelings as possible.
He has decided upon the chairmanships
of the numerous committees, but he will
not give these out until he announces
his fun committees Tuesday and possibly
not until Wednesday.
Representative Ripley from Hancock
county has discovered a hole In the
'Inebriate" law and is preparing a good
sizad patch to plaster upon 1t. AS the
law now stands it provides a punishment
| for a saloonkeeper who sells liquor to a
drunkard or a discharged inebriate. It
fixes no penalty, however. for selling to
paroled inebriates, So, Mr.. Ripley would
have the law changed to make this also
q crime.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-18
Total. ten transfers. .sl5.
Marriage
Licenses to wed were issued yesterday to

Licenses 70 Wed were lssued yesterday 20
the following;
Name and Residence. Age.
Winfred Lininger, Omaha. ................ 2
Nellie Kiger, Council Bluffs ............. q
August Inform, Carlock, S. D..,......". So
Mary f.. Swogger, Nebraska City, Neb.. 81
Rollo McKennan, Arlington, Neb.......... e
Carrie Monnich, Hooper. Neb...........,. 70
Tom o. Swanson, Council Bluffs. .......... 81
Lulu NJ. Stewart, Council Bluffs.......... 10
IA. r.. Urmey, Johnson, Neb............. 81
Evelyn X. hughes, Johnson, Neb......... 81
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-18

eating liquors was withdrawn. 4 remon-
STRANGE was filed agains, the granting OF
the permit.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-18
LnrnI Friend. of Wilson.

At a meeting of the Iowa Aoeroeen-
Angus Cattle Breeders association helu
here today Senator Seeley, on behalf OF the
association, was directed to telegraph to
president-elect Taft the following mes
sage:
Whereas, We the members of the Aber-
deen-Angus Cattle Breeders association
assembled at Des Moines, being especially
interested in the development Of agricui-
ture in our great state as well as the
development of our market topping beer
cattle; therefore be IT
YOUR honor to reappoint the Hon: James
Wilson to the portfolio of agriculture in
your abine because of his especlal nt-
ness for the position, his excellent work
in the interest Of live stock and the record
he has made in this department during the
last tWelYe YeaIs.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-18

Active salesmen-Bee Want Ads.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-18
For County Hospitals.

To permit counties to construct out OF
county funds and maintain county hos
pitfalls is the object Of a bill which Will
be introduced by Representative Felt OF
Clay early in the proceedings next week.
MIR. Felt believes that In counties where
there are not charity institution hospitals
this should be permitted, as there is no
good manner for caring for the sick with
out a good hospital.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-18
watch Military Appointments.

Respecting patronage by the governor
chief interest now lies in the selection OF
his military staff. which probably will be
made in the course of the next few weeks.
There is no compensation for those who
are members Of the staff of the governor
but it is considered a high compliment. 1t
is stated that this time there is an unusu-
ally large list of applicants from young
men for the positions. 1t has become quite
q custom through succeeding years for
governors to use these appointments as
sort Of political patronage, giving the APP
pointments TO political supporters who seek
no remunerative position and yet appre-
ciate recognition in an honorary way for
their loyalty in political strife.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-18
Regrets for HeaIy.

Many regrets were expressed about the
legislative assembly here for. the death
of Senator Thomas Healy of Fort Dodge
Lieutenant Governor Clarke and Speaker
Guy Feely nave decided to name a com
mittee of members of the two Legislative
branches to attend the funeral as official
representatives Of the Iowa general assem-
bly,. Mr.. Healy was probably one OF the
most brilliant men who ever occupied a
senatorial seat in the Iowa Legislature
This assembly undoubtedly will draft res
o~lutions concerning his eeath for enroll
ment on the official records.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-18
MINon

Mrs. Paul G. DeVol entertained at a
kensington Wednesday afternoon in honor
of Mrs. Tindall of Portland, Ore.
Miss Mary DeVol gave a luncheon
Thursday afternoon for Mrs. Tindall, who
81 Visiting here from Portland. Ore.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-17
JAPANESE BILL
 FALLS THROUGH

Sacramento, Cal, February 16.-An un- lower house of the legislature to accomp- 1ish by amendment to a school bill the segregation of Japanese pupils in the pub lie schools. It's intent was to do what was sought to be done by Assemblyman Johnsons measure that recently caused President Roosevelt to address the Cali fornia legislature through Governor Gii- lett
 The bill under consideration was an act to amend the present code by "determin- ing the number of years of instruction in the day and evening elementary schools; determining the age of admission to such schools, and providing for separate schools for Indian, Mongolian and Chinese chil- dren'
 The amendment, which was offered by Assemblyman Harry Polsley of Redbluffs, was to insert the word Malay after Mongolian This, it was declared by As semblyman Sackett, who introduced the bill and objected to the amendment, might finally result in the exclusion of Japanese children. The latter race, he said, con tended that they were Malays, not Mon golians. as the San Francisco delegates contended when 1t resolved two years ago to segregate Chinese under the pres ent law.
 The bill was on second reading when the amendment by MT. Polsley came as 8 shock to those who recently stood by President Roosevelt and Governor Gillett in their effort against the Johnson school segregation bill. A messenger was dis patched at once in search of Speaker Stanton, who hastened to the assembly chamber and seized the gavel from As semblyman Rutherford of Trucke, just be- fore the question was submitted to vote roll call was demanded and until the result was announced the speaker wore an extremely worried appearance. The amendment was defeated by a vote of 27 to IS.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-02-17

Washington, February 16-(Special.)- Two joint resolutions requiring the man ufacturers of cotton in the United States to report to the bureau of the census every 60 days for publication the amount of cotton purchased and manufactured were introduced at this session by Rep resentative Hefiin of Alabama and Rep resentative Lever of South Carolina.
 The joint resolution reported favorably by the committee on the census last week passed the House today and Representa- tives Hef1in and Lever are very jubilant at. the success of this measure. This resolution is a relief and Is compro- mise between the Hefiin and Lever con- tention. These reports will now be re- ceived and published September l, Mo- vember l, January and March l. MT. Heffins resolution provided for these and two additional dates, May l and