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Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-19

GoNDoKoRo. Sudan, on the Upper
Nile, Feb. lS.-Colonel Roosevelt, Kermit
Roosevelt and Edmund Heller, the zoolo-
gist left on a steamer today for final
week Of shooting along the river banks.
Meantime r. j. Cunninghame. the field
naturalist Major Edgar A. Mearns and J.
Alden Loring will remain here TO pack the
specimens, dismiss the porters and others
Wko have accompanied the Americans as
helpers, and conclude the details incident
10 the winding up OF the expedition. With
the exception OF the river excursion, the
hunting Is practically ended.
The party viii leave here about February
2s, and from then on Mr.. Roosevelt viii
devote himself TO the preparation OF tho
lectures which he IL to deliver upon his
arrival IN Europe.
Kermit Roosevelt and MIR. Loring dis
tingushed themselves today. A native had
fallen into the river near the steamer oe,
euplsd BY Colonel Roosevelt and was
drowned. Kermit ana Mr.. Lorlns learned
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-19
Blood Spots on
Money OF Accused
Prof. Thorpe of Creighton University
Gives Testimony in Trial of
Wallee Rifenberg.

IA1NSWORTH, Neb., Feb. 1S.-(Special
Telegram 1.-The state rested when court
adjourned this evening after examining
thlrty-six witnesses in hte trial of Walter
Rifenberg. alias George Wilson. for the
murder of Jacob Davis, which occurred
here on the evening of December 81 Five
days time was consumed in the examina-
tion of these witnesses, the most dam
aging evidence being furnished by Helen
Leads, whom Wilson promised to marry
after DESERVING his wife.
First Lieutenant William r. Reziehou-
sen of Troop l., Fourth United States cav
airy, stationed at Fort Lead, s. D., and
Prof. Thorpe of Creighton university
Omaha. were important witnesses. The
latter testified that the spots on the
money found on Wilson at the time of his
arrest were blood. The girls testimony
was given with reluctance and only after
much cross-questioning Wilson ,was q
member of Troop L and served as. SER
geant, but deserted from the army at the
same time he left his wife and babe
one day old
Lieutenant RenziehAusens Identification
was positive, although his testimony tC
1 the effect that Wilson had deserted from
! the army was stricken from the records
OF the court on the ground that 1t incrim-
mated him,
| Up to the present time the defense has
not summoned witnesses and the public IL
7 in the dark as to the line of defense
Only once has Wilson shown any Interest
whatever in his case, this occasion being
the appearance of his wife in court His
face worked convulsively and for time
/ il was thought he was on the verge of I
/ breakdown, but he gained his self-contro
and in few minutes viewed the proceed
ings with nochalance which has charac
terized hi sattitude from the start.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-19
Rate Increase
Filed-Omaha
TO Make Fight
All Roads, Save Great Western,
Raise Schedule for Dressed Meat
Shipments-Protest to Come.

Increased rates on dressed meats for ship
ments from Omaha to Chicago and ST.
Louis, which have been proposed by all
the roads, with the exception Of the Great
Western, will become effective on March
20. according to schedules filed with the
Interstate Commerce commission at Wash
lngton yesterday. The Omaha shippers
contemplate immediate action and will
probably file a protest with the Interstate
Commerce commission charging dlscrimina-
ton.
Omaha will not stand for that" declared
NJ. r. Murphy, manager for the Cudahy
Packing company, at his home last night
when informed Of the new schedule "The
shippers and the Live Stock exchange will
undoubtedly take 1t up and fight to the
finish.
The conditions which the Increased rates,
II put in effect will produce will result in
the Great Western getting all the business.
But Omaha will not stand for It, that's
ALL"
The schedules file advise the Interstate
Commerce commission of the following In
creases in rates.
From Omaha to st. Louis, proper rates
advanced 3h cents yb all lines when des-
tined to points east of Illinois and Indiana
state line; rates advanced cents except
by Chicago Great Western, which made
no change in existing rates.
Rates from Omaha to Chicago proper ad-
vanced 3ls cents, via all lines except Chi
cago Great Western. When destined east
of Illinois and Indiana state lines rates
advanced cents except by Chicago Great
Western. which holds to present rates
Similar conditions exist as to Kansas City
except that rates from that city via Alton
Chicago Great Western and Wabash are
not advanced
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-19
Census Takers May Guess
on Woman's Age, if Need Be

The bureau Of the census is trying to
convince all those who are to be cen
sused" that any information communicated
to the enumerators is strictly and abso-
lutely confidential and win not be impaired
TO anyone else under the severest penalties,
so help me-"
There Is trouble ahead In getting at the
age OF unmarried women and many devices
have been suggested TO the census depart
ment TO meet the emergency where the
woman refuses TO disclose the number OF
her winters.
One plan has been suggested and may be
adopted provides that any woman between
the apparent age OF 20 and % will be scored
az p unless she can produce a Biblical
record TO the contrary.
The ages OF women consequently will go
BY decades and the next rating where the
woman cannot in reason or appearance
come under the % mark will be rated az
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-19

40. This will be confined more particularly
to such women who are getting just
little bit gray about the temples and those
whose gray hairs are still more manifest
viii be put in the 50-year class. 1t is
thought that after a woman cannot prove
that she is under so. she will have no
objection TO going into the 6O-year class.
The enumerators win have to be governed
largely by their own discretion in classify
ing the ages Of spinsters who refuse to
give the exact figures and they win be
strictly cautioned under severe penalties
for permitting their prejudiees or favorit-
isms 20 put woman In higher or lower
age class.
1t Is probable that a class of the Omaha
enumerators may be called together in
Supervisor Eaunders' office before census
day TO take test estimates on the woman's
age question. Chief CLERK Graft positively
declines to give the slightest inkling OF
the date that this meeting will be called.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-19
RENEW LOVE AFFAIR AFTER
TWENTY -FOUR YEARS ABSENCE
Former PlattsmOuth Woman In RO-
nance Following Divorce and
Christmas Meeting.

PLATTsMoUTH. Neb., Feb. 1s.-tspe-
cial)-Word has been received in this city
that ]. Edward Linehart of Taylorville,
ILL.,, and Mrs Cassie e. Bates of Lexington,
Neb.. were united in marriage in St. Louis
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas b. Bates formerly
resided in this city, but they were divorced
last year and she and her two sons went
to Lexington and she engaged in the mil
linery business,
Mr.. Linehart is engaged in the drus
business on the east side OF the square In
Taylorville. The romantic part of the
wedding was that Mr. Linehart and Mrs
Bates were sweethearts twenty-four years
ago, but since that time had not seen noi
heard from each other until last Christmas
Their first meeting before the marriage
was in the home of Mrs Henry Muller q
cousin Of Mrs. Bates. in Decatur, where
she visited for two weeks
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-19
VILLAGE P. M. 70 BE MADE
LOCAL EMPLOYMENT AGENT
representative Garner Introduces
Bill to Aid Unemployed to
secure Work.
WASHINGTON,

WASHINGTON, Feb. lS-Employment
for the unemployed is the subject OF a bill
that has been introduced by Representa-
tive Garner (tepublican) of Pennsylvania,
who proposes through the medium of the
Postoffice department to bring the en-
ployer and employe In touch so that the
labor market may be made normal at all
times He proposes to authorize the post
mhaster general to establish in the depart
ihent and in every postoffice In the United
States an information labor officer, "
whose duty 1t shall be to supply daily to
employers lists OF persons wanting work
and to the latter lists Of employers wanting
laborers.
Each county seat is to be distributing
center for the county In which IT is located.
applications for labor and for laborers
being sent from there daily to all points In
the country
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-19
Town OF Edison
Nearly Destroyed
by Conflagration
Volunteer Fire Fighters Have Des-
perate Fight with Flames
Loss, $4,000.

EDISON, Neb., Feb. 1S.-CSpecial Tele-
gram .)-Fire which started here at s o'clock
this morning destroyed four OF the largest
business b,ildfngs and for time threat-
ened the whole town. The fact there was
little wind and the hard fight made by
the fire department saved the rest of the
business section. The loss is close to
$4,000
The fire broke out in the middle of the
block and had burned for an hour before
1t was discovered. The buildings destroyed
were the Bank of Edison, Bsrd's hardware
store, Mundays general merchandise store
and the printing office The origin Of the
fir6 is not known and the loss was only
partially covered by Insurance.
The sank vault saved the contents and
the bank opened up for business in the
local hardware store. The contents Of the
other buildings were a total loss.
HEMINGFORD, Neb., Feb. 1S-(Speclal
Telegram. 1.-THE principal business block OF
Hemingford was burned at midnight last
night. The building loss is $4,000 and stocks
$40 900; insurance $4,000. Burlew Anderson
the Greene estate and Shindler & Everett
are the heaviest losers.
In the block was a livery stable, rea
estate office, postoffice, pool hall, shoe
store, hardware store, telephone office
butcher shop and general store. C. A
Burley saved less than one-third of his
stock. c. A. Shindler's pool hall and shoe
store is a total loss. The postmaster saved
all mail and fixtures. The owner of tn,
livery stable saved all vehicles and stock
The hotel building across the street wal
| saved as was the First State bank by q
bucket brigade A contract has been lei
for water works system. but work has
not started Part of the block will be re
built at once The fire was accidental
starting in the roof OF the shoe store.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-19
MONEY FOR IRRIGATION WORK
Senator Brown Seeking Large Sum
for Scott's Bluff Project.
AMENDMENT TO RIVERS BILL
Senator Gamble Trying to ImPOund
Headwaters of Missouri Near
the Rivers sOurce-New
AppOintees.
tFrom a staff Correspondent.)

WASHINGTON. Feb. 1S-(Speclal Tele-
gram )--Senator Norris Brown today Of
fered an amendment to the rivers and
harbors bill approprlating $4,000 to assist
in the early completion of the ditch in
Scott's Bluff county, Nebraska under the
Pathfinder project.
The argument of the senator is that while
the bill carries large sums for protesting
people from flood waters along the Mis-
eissippi, this appropriation will help to
capture flood waters at their source and
thus protect the Mississippi people and at
the same time keep faith with the settlers
in Nebraska who have taken land along the
proposed government canal and have
waited for years for waters that have
never come"
Senator Burkett was today advised by
the Agricultural department that an elgn-
neer Of that department would be at once
assigned to Central City, Neb., to instruct
or rather possibly suggest the most up-to-
date methods of constructing good and
durable roads
Senator Gamble today introduced a bill
arproprlating $1,SS5 to reimburse the Mis-
sion Farm company for hay destroyed by
prairie fires caused by carelessness of gov.
ernment employees on the Rosebud Indian
reservation.
Senator Gamble has secured the passage
Of the bill granting to the Yankton, Norfolk
& Southern railway an extension of time
in which to construct the railway, Wagon
and foot bridge across the Missouri river
at Yankton. The bridge must be COM
pleted on or before March 10. 1912
Money for River.
Senator Gamble will submit the follow
ing amendments to the rivers and harbor
bill; Appropriating $500. 900 for further inn
provement of the Missouri river from Kan
| sas City to Fort Benton; for building dams
and constructing reservoirs at Lake KAN
peska, Lake Poinsett and on the Sioux
river in South Dakota to control the flow
OF said stream and impound the flood
waters; to secure permanent stage OF
water in the Missouri river, &S2,5OO
Senator Gamble today named Joseph
Henry Hill OF Rapid City for cadetshiE
! to West Point
Senator Warrens bill. authorizing the
secretary of the interior to issue patent
to the city OF Rawlns. Wyo.. on 160 acre:
Of public land was today reported favor
ably to the senate.
The president sent TO the senate today
nominations Of the following postmasters
Nebraska-Ainsworth. Lewis W. Short
Beatrice, Albert II. HoTlingsworth.
South Dakota Frankfort George A
| Fohlman.
Postmasters appointed are as follows;
Nebraska-Belmont, Dawes county, Fer
dinand Wendt, vice F. A. Diehl, resigned
Iowa-Delphos. Ringgold county, Eva G
Rice. vice e. Geiger. resigned; Luther
Boone county, Ray F. Walker, vice J. H
Morgan. removed.
James Hoover was appointed rural car
rier. Martha E. Hoover substitute, 10
route at Walnut Ia.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-19
MANY WRANCLES WITH CLAWS
Cross Examination of Star Wit. Hsi
Occupies Another Day.
LONG QUESTIONS, LONG ANSWERS
Few Replies Are Direct and Chair
man Nelson Says All of Them
Have String Tied to
Them.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 1s.--R. CLAWS was
again under cross-examlnation all Of to-
day before the Ballinger-P -Pinchot investi-
eating committee and when adjournment
was taken until tomorrow, there was no
indication that John ]. Vertrees, counsel
for Secretary Ballinger was approaching
the epd Of his constant fire of interroga-
tions.
The scope of the testimony given by
CLAWS and the latitude allowed by the com
mlttee in his cross-examinatlon are almost
without precedent.
The cross-examination particularly is one
of long questions and longer answers
Usually the questions have to do with the
construction to be placed upon letters
telegraphs, etc. that have been read into
the record 1t frequently is necessary Il
go over these documents several times dur
ing the day and to quote freely from them
Some idea OF the latitude given to Mr.
CLAWS may be gained from the fact that
including the two sessions today, the
printed testimony of this one witness alone
covers nearly 1000 printed pages.
WrangIes over Records.
Mr.. Vertrees and Mr.. CLAWS had severa
I wrangles during the afternoon session al
to the meaning and intent of the letters
and kilograms in the records. A typica
instance was a telegram from Mr. Ball
niger, in reply to a message from Commits
sioner bennett OF the land office in which
the secretary stated his reluctance to ac
in the Alaska cases and suggested tha
Mr., bennett make the necessary orders
himself as to postponing the hearings.
Mr.. Vertrees sought to show that this
meant that Mr.. Ballinger was not direct
ing the Alaska. cases in any way what
soever.
Mr.. CLAWS. on the other hand. insisted
that the only construction he could pu
upon tn telLgrams was that 1t showed
that none OF the officials in the department
dared do anything in the cases withou
first consulting the secretary. Mr.. Glavi
contended that the telegram conveyed
specific order by Secretary Ballinger.
Mr.. Vertrees, at the morning session
drew from the witness the important fac
that at the time the Cunningham claim
were ordered "clear listed" in January
1908. and In fact up to the time that MI
Ballinger left the service as commissions
OF the land office, March 4, 1908 there ha
been no adverse reports on these claim
and that the Cunningham journal, whic
contained the first evidence OF allege
(ContInuad on Second pagAN
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-19
Stock of Cudahy Company Practically
All Held by Family.
BUYING PRICES AT KANSAS CITY
Swift's Manager Says They Are Fixed
on Basis of Chicago Receipts.
MEAT VALUES AT KAwTowN
Cudahy Local Manager Fixes Rates
for Local Trade and shipping
Prices Are Determined in
Omaha.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Feb. 1S.-wit-
nesses before Special Examiner Daniel
Dillon in the attorney generals investiga-
tlon eg ts.e meat packers today told of the
methods used In buying live stock and its
disposal. The hearing adjourned to a date
to be fixed later.
Thomas Creigh of Omaha, assistant to
the president of the Cudahy Packing com
pany, and f. X. Cross cashier, and Theo-
dore Hines. in charge of the sales depart
ment of the Schwarzschild 81 Sulzberger
Packing company, were the afternoon wit
nesses.
Creigh testified as to the methods of
doing business and told how the stock was
practically held by the Cudahy family. The
stock of the Schwarzschild & Sulzberger
plant, Cross testified, is held by the Sulz
berger family with the exception of a small
minority of shares
Neither company, according to the wit
nesses, has stock in the National Packing
company. The witnesses testified no agree
ment exists with other companies to fix
prices.
Six meat packing companies do 70 per
cent OF the packing business at Kansas
City and about 30 to 95 per cent outside of
the local business at Kansas City, accord
ing to the testimony of l. N. Rich, general
manager Of Swift and Company of Kansas
City.
Prices of Live stock.
Prices for buying live stock, Mr.. Rich
testified, are fixed on reports of daily re-
ceipts and markets for live stock at Chi
cago. The selling price locally is estab-
lished by the Kansas City branch Of Swift
and Company. but the outside price is made
by Swift and Company of West Virginia
which is the selling company for all Of the
Swift plants
Swift and Company withdrew from the
Kansas City Fruit and Produce exchange
when prosecution was commenced agsinst
that exchange. a.
James ID. McColl, in charge of the fresh
meat department of the Cudahy Packing
company at Kansas City, testified prices
for Kansas City are fixed by him, being
based on market reports and the supply
needed.
Prices on shipments from Kansas City
were made by the general office at Omaha
Managers al branches in st. Joseph and St
Louis base their prices on the cost Of
careasses shipped by them.
Omaha Packers Investigated.
CHICAGO, Feb. 18.-w ID. Miles, a for.
mer eInploye OF armour q CO., VINO is be-
lieved to be collecting evidence for the gov
ernment to be used in the grand jury in
vestigation Of the methods of the so-callec
beef trust" returned here today. Mr.. Mile;
made a stav OF several weeks in OmahG
and Kansas City.
John r. Hunter, manager of Morris 6
Co., and l.. w. Ervine, credit manager fol-
the same company. were before the Jury
today. Two employees of Schwsrzschild &
| Sulsberger also appeared.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-19
HOGS GO UP TEN CENTS MORE
New Record Price Mt Kansas City
When $O.22 Ia is Reached
Friday.

KANSAS CITY. Feb. 1s--A new hog rec
ord was established here today when heavy
hogs sold for $9.22h hundred. This is 10
cents higher than any previous record.
LOUISVILLE. KY, Feb. 1S.-Hogs sold
on the local market today at $50, an ad-
vance of 25 cents per hundred, the highest
price since the civil war.
CHICAGO, Feb. 1S-Top prices for live
hogs at the stock yards advanced today to
S9,471l hundred weight, a gain of " cents
since 1870, when the animals sold for $40.
The advance caused stronger predictions
that the $40 hog would soon appear in the
markets.
SIOUX CITY, Ia, Feb 1s-Hog prices
continued to soar here today, touching
$40. a new record.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-19
HIGH KICK CAUSES DEATH
OF YOUNG MAN AT AIDA
George HRrrett Found Lifeleaa in
shop After PracticinE Athletic
Feats with Friends.

AIDA, Neb., Eco. is.-(Special Tele-
gram.)-George Harrett, aged is, a barber
recently OF Grand Island. was found dead
in his shop at Aida last night. Harrett
was in good spirits the evening before and
with other boys Of the village was prac-
tielng high kicking. this presumably caus-
ing a hemorrhage. II was supposed the
young man had gone TO Grand Island, but
on the discovery that he had purchased no
ticket. search was made and his body
found, death having come some time the
night before.
The lad. besides leaving father and
mother had host OF friends who were
shocked at his untimely death.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-19
schamann Heirs Agree.

MARsHALLToWN, Ia, Feb. iS-(spe-
cial,)-After quarrell.ng for ten DAYS in
! eVHrt over the $4,000 estate OF Christ
NSchumann. a rich German who died at
Laurel, the widow and the five sons and
one daughter reached an agreement today
and stopped further litigation. BY the set
uement the widow gets her one-third OF
the estate and the rest is equally divided
among the six children. The will. which
cut q the daughter. Mrs, Amelia Carri-
san or orinnsll, with only S.5o0 was set
aside ey the Jury that heard AIRS. CARR.
SaAu oontsst "a oourt
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-19
Senator | illman's
Illness is Fatal
South Carolinan Stricken a Few
Days Ago at Capital is Believed
to Be Dying.

WASHINGTON, Feb. Ex-senator B. r.
Thlman OF South Carolina is dying. He is
unconscious and those close to the family
have lost hope for his recovery.
The senator is gradually growing worse
and has not been able to speak since
O'Clock last night. While 1t is said there
is no immediate danger, the family Is
alarmed and has '~'o' raphed for the TILL
man family physician. AuiEIi
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-19
POSTMASTER AT IOWA FALLS
w. e. WeidOn's Name is Sent to the
Senate by President

WASHINGTON, Feb, 1s.-Among nomina-
tions 20 be postmasters sent by the presl-
dent to congress today were the following;
William e, Weldon, Iowa Falls. Ia. !;
Laurence o. Weakley. St. Joseph Mo.