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Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-30
BILL PUZZLES The BOARD
Account of George Parks g. Co. Will
Be Investigated First.
CALLS FOR BIG LOT OF EXTRAS
These Were 20 Have Been Supplied
by Other ContrRctOrs-WOrk
Done at the County
Hospital.

A bul is now IN me hands Of the Doug
las county commissioners that is puzzling
to- some OF the members, at least. II Is in
favor Of George Parks & Co, and calls
for S1.O29T5. for extras on a contract 70
set new boilers at the Douglas county
hospital. The contract for setting the
boilers was let to the Parks firm early
in the fall. for a lump sun Of S2,9S7, which
amount was paid to that firm November
10. The original contract provided, as
shown by committee report attached, that
there should be no extras Of whatsoever
nature, as the contract covered all that
was necessary to be done.
In a notation attached to the pending
bill the county comptroller calls attention
to the fact that Parks q Co., have charged
in their bill $40 per yard for sand. while
HUI q Co. have contracted to furnish
sand to the county at 70 cents per yard;
that cement Is charged for at the rate Of
co cents per sack, while Hull & Co. fur
nish cement to the county at 29h cents "A
sack.
The itemized bill for extras Of Parks &
Co, charges for material S191.S9; for steam
fitting S273; for brick masons, sl6275, and
for helpers S39S.65. Thus there is a labor
cost OF Sss4lO. against a cost for material
used by the workers OF S191S9.
superintendent Elsasser explains that the
engineer Of the hospital kept tab on the
hours put m by the steam filters, masons
and helpers, and that he supposes tho
same Is correct The work done was the
digging Of a pit wherein a tank that had
TO be moved could be placed. Then the
Dit had to be bricked up and new connec-
items made with the tank and boilers. Ac-
cordlng to some contractors who have seen
the bill for extras, the steamfitters, masons
ard other workers must have been kept
on the ground during all the time the work
was In progress, and no one has yet eX-
planned just why this was necessary.
There is another bill connected with the
same job, in favor of the United States
supply company, for $251, for a valve by
which the boilers and tank can be changed
from high pressure TO low. Men familiar
with such things insist the county could
have bought a similar valve in open market
70. at least $50 less.
The whole natter will be investigated
and ventilated by the board before the
Parks G. Co., bill for extras is allowed.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-30
Crude Oil May
Flow to Omaha
from Wyoming
Governor Brooks Says Project is Con-
sidered for Pipe Line from Cas-
per to Gate City.

wyoming crude oil to market by way
OF q pipe line from Casper to Omaha Is
a project likely to be soon,
according to Governor Brooks, who is
taking g. large interest in the development
Of the natural resources OF his state. The
governor is stopping at the Her Grand, as
the guest Of Fred A. Castle, manager, dur
ing his stay in omaha on his way home
from Chicago. Governor Brooks has oeen
In attendance at the Farm Land congress
there for the past ten days.
English capitalists are Investigating the
possibilities o. our oil fields" said the
governor" ana the prospects are highly
favorable. "al
"Dr Charles. j, Fauvel, an oil specialist,
representing, It IS said, large English
interests IN THE oil territory, is making a
study Of conditions. He told me just before
my departure for the east that 1t was
highly probable that a pipe line would be
laid down. the grade to Omaha. where
the OIL could be put on the market.
That can be made to mean great things
to our country. At Omaha the railroad
facilities ard later, possibly, river navi-
cation. viii mean a sure and certain
outlet for the product.
''The Wyoming oil is chiefly valuable for
fabrication. IL Is true that the oil out
there has been little heard from, but 1t
has been known for a long time. Why,
way back there in the early days the
freighters used to take 1t as It came out
OF the ground in springs 10 grease their
wagons, Oil can be SKINNED off the top
OF most any wen out there around Casper
and Lander, the principal towns Of the
oil districts.
Although Governor Brooks would have
nothing to say about matters politically,
Il was said by other westerners at the
hotel that the gossip was that he would
again be a candidate. Then there is a
whisper that he hears the call Of the
UniIed States senate.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-30
BARTLETT MRS. PRATT'S
COUNSEL IN SETTLEMENT
Inside of Deal whereby Bronze and
NihsonhuIer Held the sack is
FiIterinG Through,
Tho plot thiekens!

~ N#AeN NAAANNhNAAfH
It's a good old game, rolling the law
yers," said one member OF the Douglas
county bar, referring to the settlement Of
the Pratt suits by Colonel and Mrs. Pratt
without the knowledge OF Attorneys Vim
sonhRler and Bronze, who had represented
her IN district court,
ITS bad on the lawyers though" con-
tinued The speaker particularly when you
consider that Mrs, Pratt was in a position
to fore a settlement only through the
efforts OF these attorneys"
''There Is a law against rolling a drunk. 4"
said a Judge Of the district court, hut
aone against rolling an attorney"
It has been learned that Mrs. Pratt was
represented In the settlement by Attorney
e. NJ. Bartlett. When Messrs. Vlnsonhaler
and Bronze were trying to locate her down
EAST, they got word that she had retained
. Boston firm, Haley and DIckerman.
Writing to this firm the two Omahans
received an answer that the suit had
been settled, that f. NJ. Bartlett had acted
'or the Bostonians here and that his name
had been suggested by their Chicago
correspondent"
Vinsonhaler and Bronze think their Chi
'ago correspondent" was none other than
Il. w. Magee, Colonel Pratt's son-in-lav
and associate counsel with John c.. Gown
n behalf Of Colonel Pratt. Bartlett and
ieueral Gown and intimate friends, ana Il
ooks to Messrs, Bronze and Vinsonhaler
Is not utterly improbable that Mr.. Magee.
I he was the Chicago correspondent"
night have heard General Gown some
line speak highly OF Mr.. Bartlett's talent
Is an attorney. Who represented Colonel
Pratt himself in the negotiations which
I'd 70 a settlement does not appear ana
here Is nothing which will warrant the as
-t.on that \ was Mr.. Gown.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-30

also express themselves in favor OF main
tanning the garbage contract as It stands
at present, and IL the contractor does not
carry out its terms that he be sued on his
bond.
1t is understood about the city hall that
similar protests from other improvement
clubs and civic organizations are in process
Of incubation. The pending ordinance is
Favored Dy health commissioners ConnelL.
who believes anything would be better than
the present arrangement The protestants
say the district system was once tried In
Omaha with anything but satisfactory re-
suits.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-30
PROTEST MADE AGAINST
GARBAGE DISTRICT PLAN
Southwest Improvement Club Insists
that scheme Exists to Speculate
md MIKE Money.

Fred Schamel, president, and II. V. Stew
ems, secretary. Of the Southwest Improve
ment club, have filed with the city clerk
a protest against the proposed establish
ment OF garbage districts in the city Of
Omaha. IN ordinance for that purpose is
now before the council committee Of the
whole.
The southwest lmprovers insist in their
protest that the object Of the ordinance
is not to enhance the interest, health or
condition OF the citizens OF Omaha, but to
speculate and make money out of and by
virtue OF such proposed ordinance" They
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-30
Iniured in a Fire

or bruised by a fall, apply Bucklen's Ar
Mica salve. Cures burns, Wounds. sores,
eczema. piles. Guaranteed. Csc. For sale
by Beaton Drug Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-30

Observation-Disclosures and Dodge.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-03-19
TRY TO RELEASE
SARGOOD FROM
PRISON
SYNDICATE Man Now Serving a.
Year-Sentence
HABEAS CORPUS is SERVED
Contention That Second Of Three
Charges Against Him Has Never
Been Fully Tried.

Habeas corpus proceedings have
been brought by his counsel, Hon. ].
II. Batchelder of Arlington, to secure
the release from the state prison at
Windsor OF Eugene E. Sargood OF
Sandgate, who was sentenced at the
December term of county court in
1903 to IA years at hard labor.
Three charges were brought against
Sargood; one for poisoning young
colts, one for perjury and one for at
tempting to poison Mr. and Mrs. San
ford Hicks of Sandgate.
The conviction for perjury was APP
pealed to the supreme court where the
case was remanded to the county
court. 1t is presumed that the habeas
corpus proceedings. which are return
able before Judge ]. L. Martin OF the
United States district court at the
May term to be held at Brattleboro,
are brought on the ground that the
second conviction should take pre-
cedure. Sargood is just completing
his first sentence and it is probably
the contention that inasmuch as the
second case against him has never
been completed, he is being held H.
legally.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-03-19
KIDNAPPERS WANT
$4,000 RANSOM
FOR BOY
Pennsylvania Child Stolen and
Carried Into Ohio
THREATEN TO KILL HIM
Boys Father, Leading Attorney Of
Sharon, Says He viii Pay the
Money

Sharon, Penn, March 1S.-Two men
kidnapped the eight year old son OF
James p. Whitla, a leading attorney
of this city yesterday morning and es-
capped into Ohio. They have demand
ed ransom of $4,000. threatening to
kill the boy ii it is not paid and Mr..
Whitlia has sent advertisements to
several newspapers Offering to deal
with them. Meanwhile the police in
the surrounding states are doing
everything possible to apprehend the
men.
The boy was called from school by
a man with a horse and buggy who
told the school ianitor that the child
was wanted at his fathers office.
Little was thought OF the incident
and there was no belief crime had
been committed until the lad failed to
appear for his MONDAY meal Becom-
ing worried, Mrs Whitlia began a
search.
A letter directed to the mother was
delivered at the house by a mail car
rier at l o'clock. Mrs. Whitlia at
once recognized the handwriting on
the envelope as that of her son Open
ing it she found the following commu-
nication written in a strange hand:
We have your boy and will re-
turn him for 10000 win see
your advertisement in the papers.
Insert in indianapolis News,
Cleveland Press, Pittsburg Dis
patch, Youngstown Vinlicator.
"A. A.-Will do as requested ].
p. W." Dead boys are not desir-
able.
The penmanship and spelling of the
note indicate it had been written by
man OF fair education.
Mr. Whitlia decided to comply with
the conditions Of the letter and sent
for publication TO each Of the news.
papers specified the note It directed
! him to insert
They may have the money want
my son" he said
He turned the whole matter over to
his law partner, Fred p Service with
instructions to spare no expense tc
ensure the boys return The parents
were too much overcome to act in the
matter
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-03-19
Tim" WOODRUFF
THROWS DOWN
GAUNTLET
Is Out Agin' Gov. Hughes Pri-
mary Elections Bill
BARNES AND WHITE, TOO
Chairman Of State Republican Com
mittee Says Measure Is Already
Dead.

Albany n Y, March 19.-With the
Governors Direct Nomination bill
practically completed and the an
nouncement made that it probably
will be introduced today, Republican
State Chairman Timothy l.. Woodruff
declared here yesterday that from
now on the republican organization
would be out in open warfare against
the Governors pet bill.
Mr.. Woodruff chose the ante-room
of Lieut.. Gov Whites Office in the
Capitol to issue his declaration Of
war. Prior to the interview there
had been conference between Mr..
Woodruff William Barnes, Jr., the
Republican boss OF Albany. and the
Lieutenant Governor.
Every man who has the welfare OF
the Republican Party at heart" MIR,
Woodruff said, should exert every eff
fort 10 defeat the Direct Nominations
bill If what am told is correct, the
bill resembles measures that have
been passed in States where Populis-
tic and Socialstic ideas have taken
hold of the people.
81 am in favor Of any legislation
that will tend to safeguard the homes
ty of the primaries and enlist more
general public interest in them" MIR.
Woodruff went on. we shall work
just as hard for these improvements
as we shall work against the plan to
abolish conventions and substitute
for them committee that might we'll
be made one-man affair and a
most effective tooI-to the corrupt
boss.
Mr.. Woodruff said he really felt
sorry for the fellows who took SC
much real energy that might be bet
ter employed into the drafting Of a
foredoomed measure rejecting the
ideas of Missionaries
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-03-19
.ITALY To HELP US
AGAINST BLACK
HAND SOCIETY
Formal Offer Received at State
Department
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
Plans determination Of Associations
That Have Recently Secured
Foothold in America.

Washington, March 19.-Italy has
formally expressed its desire to join
the United States in plan to end the
spread of crime traceable to members
of the Malta, the Black Hand, the
Camorra, and other secret societies
that have gained such solid footing
on Italian soil and in this country.
The invitation was conveyed to Sec
rotary Knox yesterday by Baron Des
Planches, the Italian Ambassador
It came directly from Rome. and
was in Italian. The translators Of
the department are at work putting
it into English, and as soon as their
work is completed the document will
be carefully examined by the secre-
tary of state and probably will be
taken up for discussion by the cabi'
net
1t is recognized that the overtures
from the Italian government are the
direct result of the murder of Joseph
Petrosino chief of the New York Ital-
ian detective squad The state de-
partment has not taken cognizance of
the crime because the Italian govern
ment has done all that lay in its pow
er to detect the murderers and bring
them to justice, but it has emphas-
lied the need for international coop
Grafton in the suppression of the Grim
/ inal societies.
II entry at ports of both the United
States and Italy we're highly difficult
for those who could not show certiti
Gates of good character it is believed
the reform sought would be given a
great impetus. The method likely tC
be employed would include a system
of joint espionage of all suspicious
persons Of both races When a fu
gitive from Italy was discovered here
he would be deported, the Italian gov
eminent would be advised and the
man would be removed from the shiI
under arrest when it reached Italy.
The United States might be asked
to encourage the establishment o
Italian detective squads in all tn,
principal cities and the Italian police
department undoubtedly would Civ,
these squads all the information ant
assistance it could.
The state department before return
ing reply, will refer the entire mat
: ter to the department of commerce
and labor The secretary of that de
partment and the commissioner of i'm
migration will be asked to give thei
opinions before anything final is done
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-03-19
YORK CENTRAL
HAD EXCELLENT
HALF YEAR
Good Business During Closing
Six Months Of 1903
DIVIDEND OF FIVE PER CENT
Federal and state Commissioner,
Says Report, Entailed Consider
able Expense.

New York March 19-Gradual i'm
provement in the revenues of the New
York Central and Hudson River Rail-
road company in the latter part of the
year 1908, was noted in the annual
report OF that company for the year
ended December 81 last, made public
yesterday. The earnings from opera
tion for the year we're $SS,S49, 1867, a
decrease of s9.519,691. as compared
with the previous year; expenses of
operation, $65,419,0S4. a decrease OF
s1O.SS4,249; gross income, $33,S01, 1862,
a decrease Of $240.414; surplus for the
year after payment of interest, rentals
of leased lines and dividends, $144,276
a decrease of 1921, 632. Extraordin-
airy expenses during the year included
s5,603,791, for additions to property
charged TO cost OF road and equip
ment. and of $7,644,337 for construc-
ton work on leased lines and improve
ments of the Grand Central terminal.
The report states that though a
gradual Improvement in revenue dur
ing the latter part of 1908, and the
continued economy in expenses there
resulted a profit from operations for
the year sufficient for the declaration
of dividend of five per cent 1t says
also that the requirements of the fed
eral and state commissions entailed
considerable additional expense in the
preparation of special statements and
the attendance Of counsel and employ.
es at the numerous hearings before
the commissions, and that In view OF
the details demanded the added ex
pense is permanent in its nature and
will undoubtedly continue to Increase
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-03-19
SLIGHT FIRE
In House of Perry 3. Gardner on Nc
Call St., Thursday Evening.

In House Of Perry 3. Gardner on Nc
Call ST., Thursday Evening.
An alarm of fire was rung in about
6:55 Thursday evening from Box 80
on West Main street summoning the
department to a fire in the chimney OF
Perry B. Gardeners house on Mccall
street. The Putnam hose. company was
the first to arrive at the scene of the
blaze Later the Starks and the w.
H. Bradford Hook and Ladder com
pany arrived.
The extinguishers were first used to
put out the blaze which was confined
entirely to the chimney Not proving
sufficient the Puts strung a line of
hose from the hydrant at the corner
of West Main and Mckinley streets
and completed the work of the exiting
uishers. The damage to the building
was slight, amounting to about $50.
The house is a two story double
tenement and is occupied by John
Skehan and Edward Il. Watson.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-03-19

The social religious services of the
Baptist church, preparatory to the
coming Of Rev. II. S. Pinkham, will
be continued in the following homes
tonight at 1880. Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh
Chase, Guldeboard; Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Baudlstel, 227 Division street,
Mrs. J. l. Loomis, 2S1 School street,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Harris, 2O3
Weeks street, Neighbors and friends
are invited. Take your Chapman
Alexander song book with you.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-03-19
THE FoRTNIeHTLY
Address by supt. sarss Of Vergennes
Industrial School,

lthbSRiai SNhSNis
At the session Of the Fortnightly
club which will occur on Saturday
March 20. Joseph n. Barss, .superin
tendent of the industrial school at Yer
gennes will address the meeting.
The good work that is being carried
on at Vergennes needs more than a
passing mention. Many a boy and
girl coming from "a neglected home.
has here been brought to feel the
worth Of manhood and womanhood
and to turn their energies toward
better life.
Supt Barss makes himself one,
with The boys and receives their con
fdence and in return gives them sup
port and encouragement.
This is a subject all good citizens
should be interested in and the com
mittee has decided that this shall be
an open meeting 10 which everybody
is invited
Supt. Barss' subject will be N"The
Education and Training of the Boys
and Girls at the Industrial School
and at the close he will be glad to
answer any questions concerning his
work there.
The committee in charge are Miss
Harriet H. Walbrdge, Miss Florence
Walbridge and Miss Annie Dakin
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-03-19
WESTON REACHES
TROY IN GOOD
CONDITION
Aged "Ped" On His Walk to
Pacific Coast
WOMEN TOO SYMPATHETIC
Worried by Frequent Inquiries as to
the Condition of His Pedal
Extremities.

Troy, March 19.-Edward Payson
Weston, the aged pedestrian who is
walking from New York to San Fran
CISCO, arrived in this city at 12.4S o.
clock this morning.
Weston started from Hudson yes
terday morning about 1O:S0 O'Clock.
He said that the roads over which he
travelled were very bad The road
from CastletOn to Rensselaer, was one
of the worst ever encountered by the
walker.
When asked if he thought he would
make the required distance in one
hundred days, Mr.. Weston replied;
why / could have the measles for
a week and make the distance" This
was not said in a Dragging tone of
voice either.
One of the things which annoy him
lis when women go up TO him and ex-
tend their sympathy on account of
his feet When asked If he carried
map, he replied that he did not, de-
pending upon the people to furnish
him with the information as to the
quickest way to get from one city to
another His best walking day, Mr..
Weston said. was Monday.
He does not do any walking on Sun
day, but FIVE minutes after midnight
on Monday morning he resumes his
iournay. He says that from that time
up to noon he will make the time that
he would otherwise make in a day.
From noon time until the time he re-
tires he says he invariably makes
about forty miles.
Every night before retiring Mr..
Weston is rubbed down with liniment,
a mixture of olive oil and ammonia.
This liniment protects him from catch
ing cold and also loosens up the stiff
ness of the feet. The walker is trou-
bled somewhat with cold but this
will not amount to anything he thinks
Mr.. Weston talked very freely to the
representative of the different news
papers of the city When asked il
he would see them before he retired
he answered that he would be only TO
pleased to do so.
Mr. Weston was born in Providence
r. l., II years ago last Monday He
says that he feels like man of about
As years, and that if more men would
do what he is doing they would derive
this morning at Z o'clock and he ex
poets to reach Fonda in the evening
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-03-19
CHILD RECOVERING
Clifford Brosseau Who Was Injured
Wednesday, improving.

Clifford Brosseau the years old
boy who was injured by a Briggsville
car Thursday noon in North Adams
and taken to the hospital for an OPP
GRAFTON, is reported much improved
today. He is conscious and consider
ing the seriousness OF his injuries APP
pears to be making good progress.
The injury was on the boys head,
just behind his right ear, and the OPP
Grafton which was found necessary,
was performed by DR.. r d. Canedy
and DR.. NJ. NJ. Brown.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-03-19
NORTH BENNINGTON

ochUol closes today for the spring
vacation OF one week.
The members OF the Junior and
Senior classes of the North Benning
ton Graded school attended sur
prise party in South SALISBURY last
evening given in honor of Miss Beat
rice Harris who celebrated her 10th
birthday yesterday
The address given by Rev. W. Cash
more pastor OF NJ. E. church South
SALISBURY, to the Masons and their
wife's' and the general public will be
given in the Baptist church Sunday
evening at Z p. m. All the Masons
are requested to meet at the lodge
rooms at 6:i5 D. m.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-03-19
BENNINGTON BOY HoNoRED
Louis B. Putfer Elected Vice Presl-
dent Of Sigma XII.

Louis 3. Putter Elected Vice Presl-
dent Of Sigma XII
Mr.. and Mrs,-N. NJ. Puffer have re
ceived notice Of the election of their
son, Louis B. Puffer to the society OF
the Sigma XII This is a scientific
honorary society, founded some %
years ago at Cornell University for
the encouragement of original re-
search. 1t fills the place in the sci
entific world that Phi Beta Kappa
does in the literary world. The men
elected to membership are chosen by
the faculty for their ability rather
than for their scholarship alone,
though the latter is often considered
to be the best available index of abil-
ity.
At the society's first meeting Mr..
Puffer was elected vice president OF
the chapter. This is the highest hon
or to be won at the Rensselaer, Poly
technic Institute corresponding large
ly to the valedictory in a college, the
student who receives 1t being consid-
cred by the faculty to be the best
equipped member of the class.
Mr.. Puffer feels justly proud of hav-
ing received this mark of distinction
in class which includes several who
were already college graduates before
entering Rensselaer, Polytechnic In
stitute.