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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-04-19
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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-04-19

WITNESS DIES AS
HEARING BEGINS
DR.. Twyman, Most Important Man
for Prosecution Of Dr. Hyde,
sucoumhs Suddenly.
PHYSICIAN STRICKEN SATURDAY
Death Means Removal Of Damaging
Evidence Against Accused Man.
LAWYERS ExCORIATIoN BITTER
James A. Reed Says Greed for Gold
Caused Alleged Crime.
CURIOUS THR0EG IN COURT ROOM
Objection 60 Mention of Deaths of
Oher Members OF swOPe Family
OverruIed--AttOrney Use
Harsh Terms.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-04-19
WEATHER FORECAST.

For Nebrassa-Falr and warmer.
For Iowa-Fuir and warmsr.
For weather report see iage 8.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-04-19

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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-09-28

an institution at the furhest remove
from all political, partisan and sec
taries influences.
North Dakota has splendid start
to realize this ideal. Your univer-
sity is like your new town named
Energy" pitched where there are
immense deposits of Ignite. The
town promises to he an Industrial
center for mills of all kinds and cleo
trtcal power plants. With the Ignite
coal electricity can be developed in
enormous quantities and transmitted
at low cost over great area of your
state. 1t is possible that the trans
mitted electric power will be running
the gang plows and threshing out
fits. stimulating the growth of crops.
and lighting the farmers houses.
barns. dairy and even poultry houses.
The university, richly endowed and
supported by the state to have the
best experts and equipment in every
department of knowledge. is the edu-
cational center. 1t is the states CEN
trail light and power plant with sub
stations in great sister institutions.
public and private, transmitting es-
pecially through the public school
system. but also through every or
ganization of society the light Of
truth and the power of knowledge for
magnificent commonwealth.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-09-28

Tie nntvcrsity az the cc-oydinatiny
ccltte: Of states edlca:ial.ai sys-
TEN. the more economic ad,ui.,istra-
tio:i OF educational: Funds. aac the
entrance Of tho university UPON 8.
Held os action whcsc /. shall jcuome
Ia" center O.: Il St3rc's Important
work, ware touches! upon b; Pres;-
den; George E. Mac'-eln cS The Un:-
Vcls!ty OF IOWA il. all address deliver
I'd ky hin this morning at Ike ur;..
vcr=it$ gymnasium, as (. feature o! t..a
inaugural exercises.
He pointed particularly to Che stcp
tl:;:; lad been taken Il. Iowa through
the clea:fpn of state educational
board Under tie c0l,;rol OF w.iic:. al!
nj t:ie states educational institutions
are operated as being an experiment
wei! worth watching. The fui! text
%! his address follows:
In the twentieth century economy,
efficiency ami ethics call for the uni
fi;a:ion ne q states educational
forces. Tho ngt Of competition has
been succeeded ay that OF co-opera-
ton and even OF combination. The
econon.st&'s d!ctum that 'planless
production makes waste" educators.
sometimes under the stimulus OF leg
is!atv-s. are learning to apply. With
III the last two years not less than
five states have passed noteworthy
legislation in the direction OF unity
Ing their educational systems. In the
United States the state and not the
nation, or the local district, town or
county. happily is the educational
unit. The progress of educational
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-09-28

unification becomes the more signifi-
cant when we name the five states
Florida, West Virginia, Massachu-
sets. New York and Iowa.
In Florida the governor has ap-
pointed commission. consisting of
the presidents of the state institu-
tons, the president of one private
college. three school superintendent,
three high school principals, to act
with the state superintendent of pub
lie instruction in formulating meas
ures advocated in an educational
campaign for the following purposes
/. The teaching of agriculture and
home economics in the high schools
Of the state.
2. A compulsory school law.
8. The constitutional amendment
for the millage tax. one-half for the
support of the state university and
state college for women, and one
half to supplement the income of the
county high schools.
4. Notifications of the course OF
study SO as to articulate with the col
lege and the university
In West Virginia state board OF
regents, which has now been in Of
Zee for one year, has the educational
control of all the educational insti-
tutions of the state, including the uni
versity. The president of this board
is the state superintendent of instruc-
ton. The university has recently ap-
pointed a professor Of secondary edu-
cation, whose chief duty is to give en-
couragement and help in the organi-
cation of high schools throughout the
state, and who also acts as Inspector
of high schools, representing in this
capacity the state department OF
schools. The university. normal
schools, preparatory schools. and
The Ordway new era., 1910-04-15
The Eighteenth Nat;yR1al
Irrigation Congress of Vast
Importance to This District

"The National Irrigation Congress
Is. a. you say. assuming considerable
proportion already and the organIza-
ti9n and publicity work Is very pro.
nnuuced at this stage. OF course, ]
fam giving, as you suggest, q good deal
OF advertisement to the Arkansas Val.
|ley because Pueblo Is recognized rs
the capital OF the Valley and because
1t occurs to me that the Valley can do
SO much To maize the congress a great
success. The mere fact that / happen
u live In 1t does not necessarily count.
although am glad to see my home
section go ahead In this matter.
1.-The Missouri Pacific country
should certainly take great interest
In the congress. have already suR.
gested to the Missouri Pacific 0fflcials
that the thing would be to ruu daily
special trains from Hoisington and l
think that will be done. 1t also may
be possible to run an excursion out
during congress week to Sugar City
or the state line. do not know that
It will be possible to extend 1t into
Kansas. although It may be done.
"You are right about the Missouri
Pacific line being essentially depend.
ent upon irrigation for Its future de.
velopment and l am glad you are
going to work In that way. The
White woman Valley should certainly
be developed to the greatest extent
within the next few years aud think
you may have some promising pump.
ling In your section Also"
There is another factor that links
Ethe Missouri Pacific country, equally
with the Arkansas Valley, to Pueblo.
EThis Is the Central Kansas Colorado
Boulevard. Next to the New Santa
Ee trail, which comes 450 miles from
Wichita to Pueblo, the Central Kan.
|sastC Colorado Boulevard is the most
III typf.int ultimately westward
In the Missouri Pacific country.
The Irrigation Congress, which will
meet in Pueblo. September $3.50,
1910, has its direct relationship to
the tributary country to the east
along the Missouri Pacific main line
and certainly encourages any move
ment looking to important representa-
tiOn from that section at the great
gathering here next fall.
The Ordway new era., 1910-04-15

A report was current last week that
the company with which Mr.. De
Weese was connected had made a
filing on Twin Lakes as a Reservoir
and that there was some defect In the
filing made some years ago by the
Twin Lakes Reservoir Company. In
an interview with Mr.. DeWeese he
disclaimed all knowledge Of any filing
OF that nature and expressed himself
as being perfectly satisfied the only
way anybody could file on Twin Lakes
would be ION top" Of the filing made
by the Twin Lakes Reservoir Company
which is legal with regard to any
canal or ditch In the country. This is
one of the class OF rumors which can
not be traced and all reports Of this
nature should be taken with consid-
arabic salt.
The Ordway new era., 1910-04-15
Special irrigation Schedule

In addition to the regular schedule
to be used In taking the census the go9-
ernmeut has issued special or sup
Elemental schedule for irrigated Sec
tions. The enuncrators have been
supplied with Il quantity Of them
and among the 32 questions asked are
the names OF bitches, laterals, canals
and reservoirs; the cost OF water:
whether water Is secured under con-
tract, agreement. ownership In COM
pany or Of land IN irrigation district
or otherwise, and winding up with "A
complete crop report for 1909. The
enumerators start out to-day and will
complete their work bv the first Of
May 10 town and for the entire pre-
icincts ID 50 days. ordway is 10 pre-
ciuct 2 and S. P. llgenfritz has been
appointed enumerator.
The Ordway new era., 1910-04-15
Desert Entry Lows Changed

News was received recently by Reg.
lister Abbey OF the land Office at Pueb-
10, OF an important ruling made by
the department at Washington.
which will radically change the rules
governing the final proving OF desert
land entries. The ruling, which will
mean much to the thousands OF hold
ers OF desert land claims In this and
other Western states, is as follows:
when the final proof submitted
on desert land entry shows that the
entryman has cultivated and irrigated
at least one-eighth OF the land and
has constructed bitches, owns sutii-
cient water right, has brought water
to the land and is prepared to turn
water upon the entire tract. when it
shall have been cleared and prepared
for cultivation, lie Is not required to
show further, that water has been
distributed over all the irrigable land
in the entry"
Formerly it has been necessary for
an entryman to show that he has ac-
tually distributed water over his en-
tire tract before the final grant OF the
land was made. This ruling, which
provides that water need be only on
one-eighth Of the tract, provided the
water rights have been secured and
the bitches constructed, will mean
that persons entering upon desert
land will be able to prove their claims
much more easily and much sooner
than under the old requirements.
The Ordway new era., 1910-04-15

Pueblo Colo. April l3-lt goes with
out saying that the Arkansas Valley,
whose capital Is Pueblo, Is trcmen-
dously Interested 10 the Eighteenth
National Irrigation Congress. But
there Is another section tributary TO
Pueblo that has an equal interest with
the Arkansas Valley in a great gath.
ering OF u national character, OF tie.
velocment Importance, and that also
has Its irrigation problems.
This is the country along the Mis-
souri, Pacific main line from Hoising.
ton, Kansas, to Pueblo, Colorado, the
terminus OF that railroad.
While the development In intensive
agriculture and irrigation has not
been so marked In this Missouri Pa.
cifc country, that section, neverthe-
less, has It's problems that are not un-
like those OF the much heralded val
ley. 1t isa development that has
been very pronounced In the past
year or two years, this Missouri Pa
cific stretch and where irrigation is
coming into practice to the great i'm.
provement Of that country.
A man who Is connected with the
National Irrigation Congress, who
has been writing considerable pub
licity matter for this section and In
behalf OF the congress, has recently
received letter from friend OF his
who prints Il newspaper In this Mis-
souri, Pacific country. He calls at
tention to some pertinent facts and
his letter Is worthy Of careful cousidi
GRAFTON. He says:
"You are doing important thinga
for the National Irrigation COugrese
at Pueblo, as you are also doing fol
the Arkansas Valley. . Yl
1.-The only redemption for this valy
ley Is irrigation and wish you woull
make special effort to interest everyS
one along the Missouri Pacific n
Hoisington and.have him attend the
congress II possible. l would like
every man IN my county to attend
the congress II he would.
Anything l can do to help you in
advancing the interests Of the con.
gress or Western Kansas, l am at
your service"
To this communication the recipi-
ent OF the letter made reply in
which he said:
The Ordway new era., 1910-04-15
Tennis CIub formed

Several of the most enthusiastic
tennis players met last Wednesday
night to organize tennis club which
will be known as the Ordway Tennis
club. Jas. E. Downey was elected
president, r. L. Martin Secretary and
Treasurer aud u managing board OF
directors composed OF Jas. E. Downey,
Ernest F. Greene and Fred W. Rohl
we're also chosen.
Tennis has become very popular
game In Ord way during the past year
and many uf the enthusiasts have be-
come experts and are now anxious to
meet some Of the professionals from
other towns in the county, hence the
organizing of this club. Several tour
naments will be held during the sum.
mer and much interest will be taken
in the events.
Ground has been broken in the rear
Of the terrace on which two double
courts will be built and fenced In
with a twelye-foot netting. The boys
expect to have some trst.class courts
when these are completed.
The Ordway new era., 1910-04-15
To Improve Telephone Service.

Officials OF the Colorado Telephone
company we're in town last week look
Ing over the local exchange and max
ing arrangements for extensive i'm
proyements which will be made some
time in June. The party included c.
G. Seelye, District Manager; Albert
James, Wire Chief; C. E. McCarn and
M. Mcneil. New quarters will be es-
tablished in the east terrace by July
18th. The Company will spend 5000
10 improvements, including modern
switch board and up-to-date equip.
ment throughout.
The Ordway new era., 1910-04-15
Tho County Division Cry

Our Hester correspondent seems to
have hit the nail squarely on the
head. Ii there is no valid reason why
Hester people want county division,
then there is no earthly reason, except
a selfish one, why anybody in the
county should want to see new coun-
ty formed.
Hester is just about 50 miles from
La Junta. To get to the county seat
in any conceivable way, you have to
start the day before. Ordway is just
nice comfortable ride from La Junta
compared to Hester. Yet they are
mot crying for county division" over
in Hester.
All Of which brings us back to the
first propositions; it isn't the distance
Of the county seat: it isn't the mac
feasibility or the Inconvenience to the
farmers of getting there that is the
real motive for this division cry. 1t
is simply Il willingness to pile on new
taxes, an anxiety to vote new bonds,
an expectation of piling up debts on
this county and the proposed new one,
just SO that Ordway will be a county
seat.
Amy prospect OF which Is in the dim
and distant future Rocky Ford Trib-
une.
II How does it happen that the main
argument OF the sOuthsdcrs was
omitted in this brilliant editorial
which was inspired by the Hester cor
respondent, Il man held in high esteem
by the people Of his entire communi-
ty Chose who do not know him), that
the idea of county division originated
in the minds of q number of Office
seekers in Ordway? The editor of
the Tribune has probably tired of
stirring up articles la Denver Post
in his own town and is now cndravur-
ing to educate the people Of the
county along tie lines of division.
Give him plenty Of rope.
The Ordway new era., 1910-04-15

The St. Joseph News gives this
simple but attractive problem to work.
Take four stakes about eight to
twelve inches long. Place one stake
on each corner OF the back yard and
drive them into the ground leaving
about four inches exposed. To the
part Of each stake that is left above
ground tie a white rag. This will
make four white rags. Take the gar
den rake, a shovel, a wheel barrow.
wagon, hoe and any other implements
that will come handy and remove all
the old cans, dead weeds, glass, rotton
boards, etc, within the boundaries or
these stakes. Then take a calm sur
vey OF the space within the bounda-
ries and see how much better 1t looks
than it did before.
The Ordway new era., 1910-04-15
IT'S TIME TO GET BUSy
O-dsay 60sinsss Hon Should Rs'
oroanize industrial Association

Pueblo. Colo, April l4.-This Is
getting to be the aHe OF commercial
clubs. and practically every town that
desires TO boost and develop itself,
large or small, has one.
This is an idea that Is taking hold
Of the Missouri Pacific territory tribu.
tary to Pueblo.
One indication OF that was this
week when word came to the founder
OF the idea OF the Arkansas Valley
Commercial Association, or the anal.
vamatiOn OF commercial bodies OF
towns OF the valley, from the little
town Of Ordway, on the Missouri Pa.
cifc main line east Of Pueblo.
Ordway. which Is u hustling little
town that wants to get on the map, IL
now preparing. SO the report goes, to
organize commercial club. and this
Is the direct outgrowth Of the Arkan-
sas Valley agitation.
Most Of the Missouri Pacific towns
have commercial clubs. Sugar City
has and 80 has Tribune, the first Of
the Missouri Pacific towns in Kansas.
Leoti and Scott have them, and so
has Dighton, Ness, and other points
further down In Kansas.
1t was the commercial clubs In the
Missouri Pacific country that recently
decided IL would not do to let the Ar
kansas valley have the monopoly OF
roadmakinR Ia the New Santa Fe
trail, which was attracting SO much
attention.; and so these clubs and the
newspapers became very active and
the Dighton conference that organ.
lied the splendid Central Kansas
Colorado Boulevard was the outcome.
This road Is now actually building.
and is running the Trail close race
for construction and publicity to the
section 1t traverses.
One OF the things that Is serving as
an impetus to the organization OF
commercial clubs In the Missouri Pa
cific country Is the Eighteceth Ma.
tional Irrigation congress 10 Pueblo,
!, September $3.50, 1910. Tafs, sseat
gathering in the largest town. the
natural center, Of both the Arkansas
Valley and the Missouri Pacific do
main. has stimulated interest not
only In irrigation itself, but 10 devel-
opment OF towns and country tribu.
tary. Many Of these clubs have spe-
cial committees to boost for the 1rri-
CATION congress, and to insure large
attendance from these sections OF both
Colorado and Kansas.
The Ordway new era., 1910-04-15
A Graduate.

-4slA. SIM. KorsA- -hedn, .4he- AsaSA hAA
kid O. the class" was the unparsable
declaration OF tow.headed boy from
behind a mask OF freckles. He had
Just been graduated from grammar
school after a stormy career marked by
inattention to studies.
Yep" he continued. Lots O. fel-
lers said never'd get through. but
they said that in every class was In.
You see. it's this way. A couple O.
years ago l heard one teacher tell an
other teacher that she was goin' to
have me promoted all right, SOS to get
rid O. me. An the other one said that
was a good scheme. cause I was the
limit.
Now they've promoted me out O
the school altogether-to get rid O.
me some more. I suppose. What was
the use O. studyin' hard when didn't
have to-"
The Ordway new era., 1910-04-15
About Commercial Clubs
Pueblo, Colorado, April IL, 1910.

IueUIO, COlOTduo, AplIl L., ioAo'
Ordway New Era.
Dear Sirs:-Your issue of April
has been brought to my notice with
reference to the La Junta conference
recently held at my suggestion to or.
ganize the commercial bodies OF the
Arkansas Valley in central organl.
zation to be known as the Arkansas
Valley Commercial Association. The
conference was indeed successful
one in its results, and another will
shortly be held.
note that you are trying to organ
iZe Commercial Club and ! certainly
wish you success. No town of any
consequence is complete without IA
commercial organization, l have seen
too many times the good results In
towns having such organizations and
the unfortunate results in towns not
having such organizations, and trust
you will soon take such steps as will
give you good live working CONNER
cial body.
lam preparing weekly story about
the various phases OF the Irrigation
Congress and sending it to newspapers
In different sections, including those
In the Missouri Pacific country, and
shall be glad to include you hereafter.
l should like to hear from you from
time to time.
Very sincerely yours,
r. Fl. FAxON,
Secretary of the Board of Control.
Eighteenth National Irrigation Con-
gress.
The Ordway new era., 1910-04-15
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
Rev. o. s. Stsinmstx and Vito Cole
6rats 25th KsddIog Annivsrsary

A very beautiful silver wedding
anniversary was celebrated at the
Evangelical parsonage In Ordway.
Wednesday evening, April 18th. 1t
was In commemoratiOn OF the mar
riaga OF Rev. and Mrs. G. S. Stein
metz on April 18th. 1885. In the Con-
RregatiOnal church In Sterling, Kan
sas. Twenty-Five years ugo rs they
stood upon the threshold OF life to-
gether, all looked beautiful to them.
After walking together for just TWEEN.
ty.fve years, In sunshine and shadow,
In rain and shine. life still looks very
beautiful TO them.
Friends to the number Of 40 gath
cred at the parsonage In spite OF the
storm, to help them celebrate. Many
Others were detained from attending
because OF the storm. A short pro-
gram was rendered. Mrs. T. Ed.
Downey played The Flower Song. All
Joined In singing All Hail the Power
OF Jesus Name. Rev. B. +. Ross,
pastor Of the Methodist church, led
In prayer and made an address appro-
priatc To the anniversary. Rev. Mr..
Steinmetz responded In some very
fitting words OF appreciation.
A very sumptuous wedding feast
was served to which all did ample
Justice. The guests presen ted some
very beautiful silver gifts to Mr.. and
Mrs. Steinmetz. They express the
high esteem In which these good
people are held In tho community.
The gifts exceeded In value $4,000.
After the supper was served Mrs. b.
f. Ross rendered several selections OF
Instrumental music. The company
Joined In singing familiar songs, and
ut late hour departed wishing the
host and hostess many returns OF
their wedding anniversary, and every
blessing In the Providence OF God.
ONE WHO WAS PRESENT..
The Ordway new era., 1910-04-15
Good Assey IN Sheep

Fred Bass, Of Ordwsy. Colo, attrib.
utes great deal TO the climate 10
making lambs fat and giving them
finish up there that makes them good
enough to bring the top price on all
the markets. Mr.. Bass fed 5000
lambs this winter and had In car
loads Of them yesterday, leaving about
$500 back on feed. Three years ago
Mr.. Bass went TO that state from
Danville, Ills. He now owns $40 acres
Of irrigated land 8 miles north Of the
Arkansas river that Is worth $4,000
He feeds sheep, and also farms. THAT
Is an ideal climate 10 which to live" I"
he said. "Over there 10 Illinois where
l lived SO long the land Is level, and
as rule. very productive. Out there
10 Colorado the land Is also very level,
and there is not thing to obstruct
the view. An irrigated farm there is
good all the time, as we practically
make our own seasons. From where
IlIye We can see Pixies Peak, which
Is l2O miles away Then away OF
there In the southwest. stand the
Spanish Peaks, which can also be
seen with the naked eye. They are
$50 miles away. That Is looking q
long distance. But those old peaks
shine brightly In the sunlight, with
their caps covered with snow all the
year around and are q pretty sight.
In some respects the country looks
barren. There Is not tree to be
seen anywhere. Persons coming up
there from the lower attitudes think
It strange to find no trees. Well. we
do not attempt, OF course, to raise
many trees, but devote our time TO
raising crops. which we do successful
ly. or course great deal OF dry
farming Is being done, and with a
great deal Of success. But we use ir.
rigation and that makes crops sure. I
think there Is no place that will
compare with Colorado for feeding
sheep. A dry atmosphere and plenty
of sunshine that make It just right
for sheep. And sheep feeders have
made money the past winter.