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Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-15

knocked out by blow in the solar
plexus?"
Yep. The little fellow ran under him
and hit him low. He knocked his feet
higher'n his head, six foot in the air." re-
piled Mccain. He lit on his face and the
back of his neck both at once"
Ed Mccoy, the ghter-defendant, sitting
directly in front of the witness, shook with
suppressed swells Of laughter.
Now wouldn't such blow, delivered in
such way, result in a Knockout 999 time
out OF a 1OOO?" asked Tinley, referring to
the mighty swat Of one fighter, Casey.
Il object to that as calling for a conclu-
sion of the witness" interposed Attorney
Stewart for the prosecution
The witness is an expert" replied
Asqulth Of the defense.
Mccain was allowed to answer but said
he would not stake his reputation.
MRrts Tells His Tale.
Frank r. Marts, county merchant mike
from the verdure of Polk City. Ia. the
victim OF a wrestling match between de-
fendant T. S. Robinson, Pennington. Ia.
also charged with being a steerer for the
deal, and the justly celebrated Mr. Murphy,
Mabray wrestler, related his coming to
Council Bluffs to leave $1,000 Ed Leach.
also a defendant, was connected with this
case under the name OF Riley
The Mllionaire's Club OF Omaha" be-
came the title OF the athletic mixing farce
presented for the entertainment of Marts
Mr. Mabray figured a member of this
exclusive organization Of sportive wealth.
This club existed I'm June, 1907, and was
reorganized under other names after the
departure Of Marts.
Being dissatisfied with tine first match
which cost him $1,000, Marts agreed 10 a
second, which, by rare coincidence. went
the same way to the cost of 5000 IN
Marts currency
Marts testified to the general and free
use of the mails.
Il got letters from James Gates the
private secretary. while I was
at Polk city, urging me to hurry up and
come on" declared Marts. to the dis
comforture OF the defense.
Yes, Through POstoffice.
Did they come through the United States
mails?" asked Sylvester Rush
Yes l got them through the post
office"
During these operations Ed Leach. alias
Riley, was stopping at the Arcade hotel in
Omaha.
a number OF the letters were offered in
evidence by the government.
Marts pointed out and Identified Leach
and Robinson IN the court room.
Robinson fell, badly hurt, and Mr..
Gordon, that was Mabray, was awfully
shocked. He said we'd better have a doc
tor and they all got scared. l didn't get
ratified. ] took things cool"
Marts got the conventional dressing down
on cross-eXamination. Mabray's lawyer
forced from the country merchant the ad-
mission that he got enmeshed I'm the
wrestling game while trying to sell lottery
tickets al Pennington
Yes, Robinson said he had a deal fixed
10 get some easy money" assented Marts.
The hand OF the defense was shown IN
he question by Emmett Tinley:
You came here as the result OF a per- /
sonal interview, letters had nothing TO do |
With It whatever"
THAT right" replied Marts
The opening Of court was delayed half |
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-15
UtIea License Tickst.

UTICA, Neb, March14 .-(Speclal)-A
high license caucus was held Saturday
evening. William Tiemeyer and c. c. Mel
son were the successful nominees for the
village board
The election will be held Tuesday, April
5. There is no likelihood at the present
time that another ticket will be placed in
the field, as no other caucus has been
called.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-15
Hali- Nllnute Store- M.

Enster Is but \ littIe Wnv Off-
Everything seems 90 take on a new
aspect at Easter. even human kind
feels q desire 20 bud out On bright
array. Nature Is preparing right now
TO show signs ~ awakening. WHY
don't YOU follow natures example and
come today and select those new
clothes2 You can't possibly cOmpli-
ment nature more than 20 blossom
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-15
Nebraska

one Il took only a couple Of days for the
committee to raise sufficient funds by
stock subscriptions to insure the financial
part OF the project and at a meeting held
recently the following officers were elected:
President DR. Beck; secretary. A. H.
Staley. A board Of directors consisting Of
A. G. Felt w. Nelhause and C. l..
Fisher in conjunction with the president
and secretary was also elected The
grounds will be located near the Republi-
can river In a naturel and beautiful grove
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-15
NeiEhbOrs Come Forward.

YORK, Neb., March 14.-CSpecial)- >
Within twelve hours after the home Of
William Lemon, a timer employed by A.
c. Snyder, was burned. citizens raised
purse which at this time is approaching
nearly 500. Mr.. Lemon and family barely
escaped from the burning building that
he had worked nights on to complete. He
had no insurance, but with the money
being raised and work and material con-
tributed he will be able to build another
small home.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-15

BEATRICE, Neb. March l4-(SpeciaI
Telegram)-The section foreman at Tate,
Neb., today notified Sheriff Schniek that
he found the railroad veIocipede used by
the Virginia robbers IN making their escape
near that place. 1t is now believed the
robbers had some kind OF a conveyance
near where they deserted the velocipede,
which aided them in getting away.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-15
New Odd FeIIov.I HAM.

YORK, Neb., March 1L-(Special.) The
plans OF the new Nebraska State Odd Eel
lows home at York will soon be printed
The new building will be built Of stone
and will be five stories I'm height In this
building will be the very best arrange
ment of rooms. a school room and every
thing necessary to make it fireproof and
sanitary. The present building will prob
ably be used by Officials, Within two
weeks advertisements will be published
asking for bids,
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-15

BEATRICE, Neb.. March 14.-Cspecial
Telegram.)-lnformation was filed today
In district court against A. Buckley, a
druggist at Liberty, charging him with
selling liquor without a license. The off
GERS VIII bring Buckley to Beatrice to-
morrow.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-15

Tor Oregons. Apricots are barely steady
and the demand is small with trading
2IiiBet Choice l0lidl1c; extra choice, liz
VIC, iahcy. l2nl3c. Peaches are quiet and
easy; choice, 6iad6%c extra choice 6S@
&c; fancy, ihN7aic. Raisins are barely
steady on the easier markets on tho coa4f
loose muscatels are quoted at 3Kd58c
choice TO fancy seeded at 56n6as c. seedIess
- 3ls44Ac and london lnNors al 81 -oi
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-15
superior Chautauaun.

SUPERIOR, Neb., March H-lspeciaI)-
The Superior Chautauqua association has
been organized and officers elected This
will be superiOr's first attempt at holding
a chautauqua and IL the enthusiasm OF its
citizens is a criterion Il will be A good
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-15
SuRnr md MnInasc..

NEW YORK. March 14-SUGAR-Raw.
tirm' Muscavado, 50 test. 3.S6c; centrigugaI.
SO test, 1850; molasses sugar. 50 test 36ic.
Refined. steady cut loaf 5.65c: crushed
oS5c; mould a, 5.60c: cubes 55Oc: NIX
powdered, 540c; powdered 535c: granu-
lated. 5.S5c; diamond A, 525c: confestioners'
a, 5.5Oc; No /, sc: No. 2 495c; No 2. 485c:
No. 4, 4S5c; No. >, 4sOc: No 475c: No
Z 470c; No. 8, 465c; No. g. Az; No. 1O
455c; No. H. 45Oc; No. T. 4.4oc; No. Ia,
440c; No. a. 4Oc
MOLASSES-Steady; New Orleans, open
kettle, 32d42c.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-15

YORK. Neb.. March l.-(SpeciaL)-Yo
wants the state capital and al the next
meeting OF the York Commercial club a
resolution will be offered that II the cap
itsl be removed from Lincoln. every effort
be made by Yorks commercial organiza-
tlon to have the capital located al York
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-15

SUPERIOR, Neb.. March n-(Special)-
The Nebraska Portland Cement company
has placed its order for new machinery
for the cement plant The machinery is
to be the latest and most up-to-dste manu-
fsctured.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-15
Debate NJ Suttnn

SUTTON, Neb., March IG-(spscIall-At
the debating contest held in the opera
house here Saturday evening the subject
Resolved that labor unions are beneficialp
was won by the Sutton team OF three
young men.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-15
ANOTHER TRIO CAUGHT IN wEsq

HERMAN, Frank Brown and Ed g.
Moore Captured on Coast.
r. B. HERMAN Frank Brown and Ed c.
Moore members of the Mabray gang who
disappeared from Los Angeles several
months ago, have been arrested and are
now in Jail at San Francisco 1t is possible
that they will be brought to trial in federal
court in Omaha next month.
The three defendants in the San Fran
cisco jail operated in this territory
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-15
Evaporated Apples and Dried Fruits.

NEW YORK, March 1-EVAPORATED
APPLES-Spot quiet, but steady; fancy
lOh0llc; choice 9d9hc; prime G5sd7lac:
common to fair, GlI6ssC
DRIED FRUITS-Prunes are steady but
trading Is quiet and of a hand-to-moutl
character. quotations ranging from 27sc tO
shc for California up to S0-4Os and 6a9
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-15

an hour Monday morning by the tardiness
OF l. W. Boen. juror from Harlan, who
was slightly i'll over Sunday.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-15
American Sent TO Prinon,

I'll PASO. Tex, March 14-Charles A
Rebstock an American railroad man was
sentenced TO nine years I'm prison at San
gnacio, state Of Sinaloa Mexico, for man
slaughter; Rebstuck was accused Of firing
MS revolver. into a crowd, killing one
native and wounding another
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-15
The Gather

FOR NEBRASKA-Fair; not much
change in temperature.
Temperature at Omaha yesterda.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-15
STRIKE
ATANY OLD BAIT

Continued from First Page)
Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-15

Persistent Advertising is the road to Big
Returns
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-11-10

Mine Workers when he told his story
OF the strike in the irwin coal fields
In closing he said:
I'VE. as officials. will not be intimi
dated by threats of Imprisonment. We
viii demand modification of the tres
pass and eviction laws and the repeal
OF the State cOnStabulary laws. all OF
which are nSed to deprive us of our
rights and liberties. This convention
is called at an opporiune time. on the
eve of a state election. and ] believe
that il the policies of the American
Federation OF Labor are carried out
we viii! have representatives in the
next Congress who VIII repeal MANY
OF the obnoxious laws that have been
enacted AT the request of corpora tons
for The undoins OF organized labor
The coal companies have rejected
all offers OF arbitration and for that
reason the strike will continue until
ii Is wen
Telling OF the first steps taken in
the State OF Illinois to establish Il
labor marty. President John H Wal
ker concluded a Stiirn. address vita
tht. prophecy mat This fall we viii
cut on the heads I'll S Legislators WHO
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-11-10

GreenS0urS. Pa. Nov. 9.--The iarg-
est number OF delegates ever seated
at any convention Of the Pennsylvania
State Federation Of Labor assembled
in this city upon the call for an ex-
traordinary session. issued by the ex,
ecutive committee. to devise ways ana
means OF assisting the striking miners.
IN the Irwin coal fields.
Amid intense enthusiasm Presid ent
4; f. Greenawalt. concluded his open
ing address with these significant
words:
Let the politicians OF the state and
nation remember that trade unionists
never forget We are beginning at Ia st
to realize what u potent factor is the
ballot rightly used. We are prepared &c
cast the ballot for our friends and
against our enemies.
C;reenwalt's deCla ration was greeted
with shouts OF We'll show them next
Tuesday,
An ovation was given District PreSi-
dent Francis F'eehan OF the United
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-11-10

work on their own account These
are poor men working for themselves
They produce no profits for the cap
ltalls1s. Hence they are prohibited
from standing III front OF hOieiS. res
tanranis. ana CLUBS. bur must content
themselves with such fares az they
may be able: TO pick mp litter the rich
statement hacks have ,lnr. their
work The l"avinGs OF the trade. are
for them.
fhuS does this city oruin:.uGe, like
thousands of ot;?er laws and reguIa-
ionS- discriminate against TIE poor
man To the advantage OF the rich
Thus is politics employed by :hs- rich
for the appropriation Of tie poor. TO
linn :hat hath shall b. given. and from
HIM that hath not even the little he
hath shall be taken away.
The independent hackmau demand
that this odious 'ilscrinlint ten against
them be ended We lnin il, their de-
maEd. Away with this odiouS Nor
oroly OF the rich stable owners.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-11-10
announcement.

This page draws attention to firms in a
variety of enterprises who appreciate the
patronage of union men and their friends
and are willing to cooperate with them in
supporting their institutions. 1t is but lust
to give them a fair share of your patronage
In doing so you will also do yourself and
your paper good turn if you tell them you
appreciate their cooperation. They are all
well known. thoroughly established and re-
liable, and their integrity and square dealing
in trade is unquestioned.
Good. square legitimate business dealing
i'll the buying and selling of both merchan-
disc and labor, is what labor organizations
ask, and All that any business man should
ask. We have aimed to secure only the
cards of business men who believe in and
practice such policy, for this. as well as
the other pages and think those here repre-.
scented will measure up to the standard.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-11-10

Changes. TO combat the methods OF the
employers as may seem advise, Die
No other cause than the influence
Of the Leather Workers in he grant
ing of the nine-hour-work-iay can he
made tenahe. and we submit TO tnr
readers Tor their decision, to give
credit where credit is duo
Des piiG ,he efforts OF employers in
our line. 10 disrupt and destroy the
organization. We are still on tiie job
ami far from being dead: in fact We
Will demonstrate that We are very
much alive. and shall assert our right
70 consideration in the selling OF our
labor. which belongs solely to o;ir
members TO give or withhold they
sec fit
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-11-10

New icrll. Nov. @.-The express:
strike mas brought 20 light the exis.
tcrce in this city Of Il petty monopoly
that throws a lurid light upon the
workings Of this. the best Of all pos
sible worlds. incidentally it also
helps us to comprehend in all their
wickednesS the proposals O; the Soc-
ial:SrS for ''robbing the Industrious
and thrifty OF the fruits nf iheIr hon
est toll.
There il This city two class,
Of hack drivers: those WAC work for
ricn stable owners. and those who
work on their own account.
The former are mere wage. workers.
paid by the day or week. The profits
del ived from their labor go to ti:,. rich
stable owners. These are permitted
by city ordinance TO stand in front
Of hotels. restaurants and clubs PICK
up t'fare@ easily and in abundance
and gather in profits for their rich
employers.
But it is otherwise with I'M. he ok
men who own tIleir turno',ts and
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-11-10

III hSelf the writ of injunction IS
OF Il highly important and bencficieDt
character. It's aim and pu. pose. arc
FOR the protection of property rights
IL never WAS intended. and never
should De invoked for the purpose or
drprlHlnG Tree men OF their persona,
rights. III" right of mems ownership
OF himself: the right of free locomotion
ire" asHsmhiaee- free association:
free speech. free press: the freedom to
do these things are promotive OF life,
liberty and happiness. and which are
not in contravent;on OF the law OF
nnr land.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-11-10

New York NOV. :.-The Socialist
vote in New York state, outside Ot
Greater New York. shows fine. healthy
gains as the list given below SHOWS
In some towns the gain is 800 Pc
cent
Others snow 100 per cent increase
Everywhere the Socialist vote l.;
ira tifyinSly large.
Especial, are Bug increases ~ ne
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-11-10
CARPENTERS.
TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION.

President, ]. L. Heller, Secretary States
Office.
Vice. President. Clyde A. Fraser. sos
Virginia street.
Recording Secretary. Howard S. Jarrett,
Mail Office.
Corresponding Secretary D. c. Lovett Jr.,
Lovett Printing Co.
Secretary. Treasurer. Mrs Frank w,
Snyder. $40 Dynnally street
Sergeant.at-Arms. Lawrence D. White
Union meets last Saturday night in montl,
at Odd Fellows Temple
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-11-10

Ali ready for The 1912 campaign We
gained 10 during the past two
years. Keep il mp and We Will win
The next campaign
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-11-10
FRESHMEN UNION.

President, Lawrence J. Haggerty, Tribune
Office.
Secretary Treasurer. Miss Ola Fisher,
Moore'S Book Store.
Union meets last Saturday night in the
month in Odd Fellows Temple
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-11-10

And the people said something. And
they viii say more two years hence.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-11-10

And even Sam Dixon got it where
the guinea got The gibbet
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-11-10

hand made. home made stogie.
Smoke the Nonpareii. a union mad.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-11-10

noted in industrial towns.
New York city's gain is about -
per cent.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-11-10

Smoke the Nonparei. a union made
hand made. home made stoeie.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-11-10

have played false to organizer labor In
the State OF Illinois.
The labor argus. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1906-1915, 1910-11-10
UNION ROSTER.
STATE FEDERATION OFFICERS


President, w. F. WEIGH 24o7 Eoff street,
Wheeling w. Va.
First Vice President, w. R. Talkington.
464 South Chestnut street, Clarksburg, w
Va.
Second Vice President, J. Fl. Crumb,
Huntington, w. Va
Third Vice President, John J. Miles $40
Maple Avenue. Wheeling W. Va
Fourth Vice President, E. v. Vickers
Hansford W. Va.
Fifth Vice President, Orlie Fulton, 3OI
Highland Avenue, Warrington, W. Va.
Secretary Treasurer, Frank W. Snyder.
Box, $50. Charleston, w. Va
DISTRICT NO. II, U. NJ. w. of A.
President, Ben Davis. Smith Building,
Charleston, W. Va.
Vice President. Louis F. Lanham, Smith
Building, Charleston, w. Va.
Secretary-Treasurer, BENZ. F. Norris
Smith Building, Charleston. W. Va.
lnternationa Executive Board Member,
Thomas Cairns, Smith Building, Charleston
w. Va.
kANAWHA VALLEY CENTRAL LABOR
UNION
President. Jno. w. Gilmore, 1928 Kanawha
Street.
Vice President, James ID. Donnally.
Secretary, F. W. Snyder, 6O3 Virginia
street. P. o. Box 956
Secretary Treasurer, w. F. LOOMS.
Sergeant-at-Arms. J. r. Mazeene.
CARPENTERS
street.
Secretary. c. p. Stats, p. O. Box 4O4.
Union meets every Friday night in Odd
Fellows Temple.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-20
Ysave Never Got His Back

A RDT-T three wears ago Gsaye appeared as sOlolSt
~ At q concert of the Imperial Symphony Orches-
ia >, the Ir1perial Opera House at St Petersburg
fI wa, erected bv a most distinguished audience
Grand Dukes and all the notahleS OF the court circle
crowded the green room after the concert 70 pay
their RESPECTS the VlrtuOSO As IS usual on SuCI
occasions. only the elect were admitted: just the
ea,77a Ysave's precious StradlVarlus disappeared
from, that green room. under the most dlstin-
ers1,ed AUSPICES as | imagine your American
61,rnorists would put it. The instrument was easily
worth ten thousand dollars 1t has never been re-
covered. ,...
Not many years ago the famous 9tradlvar1us
owned hv the Russian royal family dlaaI IeaTed
r77vsteriolslv from the royal palace at St Peters
I1jrg When the Il eft discovered word was Sc
creIy communicated to dealers and conno1SseuTS the
world over through diplomatic channels ana large
reward offered for the recovery OF the hsl u1tht.
For SIX wears nothing was heard OF the ElolIn:
Then an American diplomatic agent, WI" kIle"
something about old Instruments ran across d 9uS-
1ici7ls1v fine violin III little South German \age
The label had been removed, but the instrument
answered the description of the Gar S Stfad- me
American knew lust where to send tor complete de
tail and he was soon ioined by an erlssaTy with
photographs and official documents. Inc >lollh
found its way back the royal palace bul loI Ie%i-
sons Of the details of It's recovery were ee
made public lust about the tune OF Us leooteIy
the newspapers made an entirely wrong guess ''p"ut
the reasons for the sudden fall from grace oi one o
the imperial encourage.
Where all the great viol1ns have gone 'Il' "'''
Continued 81 page IS
New-York tribune., 1910-02-20

the best Of the argument by keeping cool and insist
ing that | was crazy. | was indeed! Finally the po-
lice took hand l protested that he had stolen my
violin He insisted that | was badly mistaken
Finally | grabbed the bag and demanded that ne
prove his ownership by describing the V1oI1n. 10
nv CONSERVATION. he reeled off minute descrlp-
ton Of my instrument including the date on the
label the color of the VarnIsh, the pecul1a1teS OF
the grain He even knew that it bore the INITIALS
I. @. set III diamonds.
| thought il was all up with me, as the Poce We're
ewing me suspciouSly and the crowd began 10 take
sides with the imposter: but he overlooked one de
tail. and | saw hope ahead. | let him tln1sh. ou
have described everything?' asked, regainlng my
cornpos11re He was sure he had. " What about the
pegs | saw by his eyes that | had won. But ne
tried to bluff it through. He might have guessed
Alright. but he didn't. d" If it was your y1ol1n you
would know that they were studded with diamonds!
| exclaimed triumphantly.
1t was a tight squeeze; but Won out ana carried
off nv precious instrument. while the ponce 8ged
the thief off to iai1. too busy to go PACK ana
prosecute him. | didn't have any inclination TO 90
So. for I really admired his skill and daring
If the author of Sherlock Holmes was as great
conn0isserr Of vioins his precursor the hoE esI
Charles Reade he might find material tor wonderful
criminal ronances in the thefts and d1SapIeaTSt1lCeS
Cf world famous vioins Prabably the most Dat1ng
case on record was the comparatively recent theft OF
t5e GREAT Hercules Stradivar1us from 4saye at D.
Petersburg.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-20
A Debate with a Thief

SEvERALye4 ago ago 5s6 hed t5aring %3r4 sal S sootlsn6 an
~ ence 4i1ils - 5oIir case on my seat Whlle on q
s-rs5es55{ @ 15 nsea s5i @ @orar eo s il T5re4 56G 54
e into the G!asgo1 sll'o'' md the cond1ctor told
me TO huTrE 1o1 a. - nm carving violin bag under
me he @ had mining n2l5I1 my instrument Ta5 Tlla 5srI T1t
eetee 5 5 the case a5 contained io3 5 IN mat it It
not 5.bl5 my out Ike madman and ". vas l u' I18der
gl5 ddss tFe 5 hg Of fR h5@R S5on me- a1$ 81 @' and
his arm lie turned I'm JARED Law hands him
ssds4 dsbs4d5 TO n2 25d a&% Us o5$ @ e Tss % s cs ny
foTa rsb % pretty bad al that fn% ms ana na @ getting al
leaz3r Ea4+'.i' didn't improve 1t. The 'elI'" wa