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Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-05
ENGINEERSAND FIREMEN WIN
Twenty Seven Thousand Men Secure
Increase in Wages.
FORTY. NINE ROADS AFFECTED
Action IL Retroactive and the
Advance Dates Back to the
Beginning of the Present
Year.

CHICAGO, June 4-(Specal Telegram -
The 1900 members of the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen and Engineers today
gained important increases in wages
amounting to hundreds of thousands of
dollars yearly by the decision of the
arbitration committee which has been
deliberating in Chicago The committee,
organized under the terms of the Erdman
act, prevented strike by taking up the
problem and both sides are pledged to
accept its findings
The various grades are classified as
follows in the findings:
Flremen on main and branch passenger
service granted increase of 15 cents per
100 miles. Men had demanded rs cents)
Firemen in irregular freight and mixed
! service, given increase of Is cents per
hundred miles on oil engines 30 cents on
/ coal engines. (They asked 40 cents)
Firemen on local or way freight service
| increase of % cents per hundred miles.
! Firemen on Mallet type of engines 81 per
hundred miles.
Firemen on yard service, increase of ?;
cents
HostIers and other classes of employees
increase OF 50 cents.
| The increases are retroactiv dating back
TO the beginning of the wear. The members
of the commission are William Lea Cham.
beIs, Washington, umpire; W. r. R.-Scott
vice president. Southern Pacific and
Timoth Shea, president of the brotherhood
Forty-nine western roads are affected BY
the decision,
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-05
House May Accept
Senate Changes in
the Railroad Bill
Rumor that This Course May Be
Adopted and that Congress
Will Adjourn Soon.

WASHINGTON, June AT a conference
today between Representative Mann of Illi-
nois. and Senators Elkins and Crane It
was suggested that the house might accept
the senate amendments to the railroad bill
and conference avoided. 1t was said that
II this course should be taken it would
permit of adjournment within three weeks.
The suggestion that the house accept the
senate amendments to the railroad bill met
with favor at the hand of some of the
democratic members of the house, who led
the fight against the measure in the
house. They pointed out that the senate
bill was much better one than thai
passed by the house from the shippers
standpoint and If republican leaders sin.
cerely desired measure that would ben
eft the people they could accept thai
measure.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-05
Small Investors
Make Protests
Attorney General Wickersham Has
Many Letters Directing to Suits
Against Railroads.

WASHINGTON--June 4.-The Department
OF Justice has begun 10 hear from small
investors" whose securities have been
affected by the stock market fluctuations
following the injunction suit against the
Western Traffic association. Several let
ters OF this character came to Attorney
General Wickersham in today's mail com
planning OF the depreciation in values as
the result Of the department activities In
the western railroad litigation. They were
anonymous communications, however, and
serious attention was not given them. The
reported intention OF a number of railroad
presidents 10 visit Washington next week
for the purpose OF personal conference
with the president is attracting good deal
of interest. The president will return 10
Washington tomorrow night and will re-
sumo his duties at The White House on
Monday morning.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-05
Rumor that Large Sum
Was Stolen from Jackpot

SPRINGFIELD, Ill.,, June Estates At
lorney Burke today issued subpoenae re-
quirlng the instant presence Of Representa-
tive A. NJ. Foster, chairman Of the fish
and game commission before the grand
jury.
The fish bill scandal hinges on rumor
which has been whispered for some time
that a legislator who was entrusted with
about $500 contributed to defeat the bill,
diverted the money from the Jackpot, to
which II was supposed to be added
CHICAGO, June 4-Lee ONeil Browne
OF Ottawa, H., legislative minority leader,
awaiting trial on bribery charges in con-
nection with the election OF William Lori
mer 10 the United States senate was sur
rendered by his bondsmen and within an
hour released on habess corpus writ here
today
The writ Of habsss corpus was issued By
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-05
Mrs. Doxey is
Arrested on
Blgamy Charge
Nebraska Woman Found Not Guilty
of Murder of w. ]. Erder at st.
Louis is Again in Jail.

ST. LOUIS. June +-Mrs. Dora f, Doxey,
who was acquitted last night on the charge
OF the murder OF William J. Erder, was
arrested early today on warrant issued
in ST. Louis county on the charge of
bigamy.
Mrs Doxey was awakened by Constable
Bode Of Clayton. Mo, in the hotel, where
she was sleeping with her sister, Mrs. d.
NJ. Morris. The constable took her to Clay
ton in an automobile and placed her In jail.
Ii was in Clayton the state charges Mrs
Doxey married Erder.
Mrs Doxey was released on 5000 bond
signed by her attorney at noon today. Her
preliminary hearing was set for June l6.
She declared her confidence OF a second
acquittal and said she planned to become
a trained nurse The case of DR., L. B.
DoXey, jointly indicted with his wife, was
set over until the next term of court.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-05
The wants
Turn to them

If you want a servant they will
bring one to your door.
II you want a position they will
find one for you.
If you have something to sell
they will sell il for YOU.
If you have lost something they
will find 1t for you.
II you have found something they
will be the first to tell you who
lost it.
If you can't come down
town to the office, call Doug
las 238, a cheerful staff will
write the ad for you and see
that it gets proper classified
ton.
Everybody
Reads
Bee Want Ads.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-05

Judge Kickham Scanan Of the circuit
court, on the plea that Judge McSurey of
the criminal court OF Cook county, before
whom Brownies trial Is scheduled to open
Monday, has no jurisdiction in the case
Accompanied by his bondsman Browne
entered the sherffs office in the criminal
court building at 10 o'clock this morning.
Attorney O'Donnell was also with him.
Alderman Powers formally surrendered
Browne to Deputy Sheriff C. w. Peters
and asked for the $1,000 bond that he had
signed for the state legislator.
Browne was not taken TO jail despite
protests made by states Attorney Wayman.
but remained in the sheriffs office.
Judge Seaman set the arguments for
hearing Monday morning, two hours before
the bribery case against Browne is called
in Judge Mcsurely's division Of the criminal
court.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-05
DEPARTMENT STORE COMBINE
New York Corporation viii Control
stores in MANY western
cities.

ALBANY. \, Y, June 4.-The May de-
partment stores company OF New York.
capitalized at So, OO00 coo was Incorporated
today to conduct general department
stores. or the capital stock 100000 is 10
be per cent cumulative preferred and
Si5,oOO,O9O common The papers state that
the company intends TO take over the
property of the Schoenberg Mercantile
comapuy OF st, Louis, the ay Shoe and
Clothing company Of Denver and the May
company of Ohio
II is intimated that the company just
organized is only the neuclus of much
larger corporation which will ultimately
control department stores in every large
city between Pittsbuvg and Salt Lake
city.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-05

tated a disturbance which resulted in a
visit by officer Lahey.
He asked for cocaine ana then made .
gun play when | refused 10 sell It to him +"
said an attendant.
The constable was disarmed and taken 70
the police station. There he said he was
conducting self-constituted movement for
the enforcement OF The law. His revolver
was unloaded and returned to him with
the admonitioR that he would do well to re.
turn TO South Omaha
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-05
WHITE EARTH INDIANS ILL
Alarming Health Conditions PrevaII
on Reservation I'm Min
nesota.

WASHINGTON, June 4-Alarming health
conditions on the White Earth Indian reser-
walton in Minnesota have aroused the com.
missioner OF Indian affairs. Physicians
have reported 20 Commissioner Valentine,
showing that OF SOS Indians examined thus
far, l9j were suffering with trachoma,
eighty-five had tuberculosis and seventy.
five were suffering from other dlseasea.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-05
South Omaha Constable
in Bad with Omaha Officers

william Kane, constable for South
Omaha justice court was deprived of a
revolver ana promised with arrest early
Saturday morning when he entered the
Omaha police station to deliver lecture on
law enforcement TO Captain Dunn.
Kane had appeared at the police station
earlier IN The evening and deposited pris-
oner for safe keeping, Then ne appeared
at a Third wsrd drug store and precipl-
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-05
HINcHMAN SUCCEEDS HOLMES
. Ramor that Ducky il 20 Purchase an
Interest in the Dea MOiRea
hall Team.

TOLEDO. Iune 4--Willlam tDucIy1
Holmes, was displaced as manager OF the
Toledo base ball club today in favor OF
Harry Hnohman. second baseman. Holmes
took charge OF the club prior TO the be-
ginning OF the training last March. II Is
understood that the relations between
Holmes snd the players have not been
amleable since The club began the regular
seasnn IL is said Holmes will purchase
ankInterest in the Dss Molnes Western
~ team.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-05
RECEIVER FOR BIC FIRM
Court Takes Charge of Jones Dry
Goods Company, Kansas City.
CHARGES MADE BY CREDITORS
Allegation that Corporation IL In
sOlNent Denied ny Receiver
Assets Are $4OO,OOO More
Than Liabilities.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. June 4-Receivers
for the Jones Dry Goods company, one of
the largest retail general merchandise con-
Germs i'm this part of the west. were ap-
pointed by the federal court here today.
The liabilities are placed at 16o0,OO0 and
the assets at over $2,600000. Henry l..
Rook, vice president of the Wholesale dry
goods firm or Burnham, Munger & Co.,
Kansas City, and Charles Campbell, vice
president of the Fidelity Trust company of
this city, who were named as receivers by
Judge John F. Phillips in the United States
district court, gave bond in the sum of
$40O,OOO The receivers stated that the COM
pany was solvent and that its business
would be continued without interruption,
The action of the courts followed the
presentation of a bill in equity by lIollings-
head & Campbell of New York City. note
brokers. who hold two of the company 5
notes for 5000 each. The petition asserts
that the business is being poorly managed
and the action is taken to prevent small
creditors from securing judgments and
thus ieopardizing the interests of all con-
cerned. II is alleged that the company has
been spending large sums for realty and
| for leases that should be placed in the
business The immediate cause of the re-
ceivership is given as poor business, re-
sultng from an unfavorable sprins
weather, making It impossible 10 meet the
obligations now which were maturing al
the rate of $4,000 a week.
! The notes held by Hollingshead & Camp.
but the petitioners asserted that immediate
action was deemed necessary TO protect al
interests and prevent the closing of the
business. The principal creditors are II
st, Louis, Chicago, Philadelphia and New
| York.
Immediately after qualifying as receivers
today, Messrs. Root and Campbell ISSUED
statement in which they declared tina
the Jones Dry Goods company is perfect!
! solvent; that its stores would remain open
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-05
FIRE RECORD
livery barn at Kcnrney.

HINtF9 n"TH NJ NVNFhVF'
KEARNEY, Neb., June 4-(Special THE
livery barn belonging to John Borders, To-
Gated on Twenty-first street and First
avenue, was totally destroyed by fire at
an early hour this morning. Six horses
rerished in the flames. Loss about 5000
partially insured. Much damage was done
to telephone cables. The origin Of the fire
is unknown.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-05
Three Killed by
Big Four Tram
H. E. Combs, Son and Daughter Meet
Death in Grade Crossing Ac-
cident at Dayton, o.

DAYTON o.. June "A Big Four rail
road passenger train crashed into a market
wagon at the Finday street grade crossing
early today and three persons were killed.
The victims were Fl. f, Combs, a farmer
living near Tippecanoe CITY, his daughter
and son. aged Il and u. respectively.
Combs was on his way 10 mis- stand in the
Dayton market
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-05
Cndet. Ready for CruI.e.

IndeIs Heady TOT IruIse,
ANNAPOLIS, Nd, June 4-With the
embark tion OF the members Of the three
lower classes OF mdshipmen aboard the
battleshps Iowa (flasship), Massachusetts
and Indiana OF the practice squadron this
morning juno week closed. Leaving Annap-
oils Monday morning the ships, under Cap
tain G. r. Clark, commandant of midship-
men, will sail direct for Plymouth, England.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-05

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Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-05
wEATHER>FO FORECAST.

For Nebraska Partly cloudy.
For Partly cloudy.
For weather report see page 2
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-11-03

Soutn Lahota enaptar ana Of the
Iowa Con.nianderA OF the Loyal Leg
ION, the latter an Inheritance from his
father, Captain James w Martin. of
, Company /. Twenty-fourth Iowa VOL
unteers. now deceased. Was elected
TO the fifty-seventh, fifty eighth and
Hfty-ninth congresses, and reelected
to the sixtieth congress to fiji the
vacancy caused by the death of Hon
William I'll Parker, and to the sixty
! first congress.
Oh February 3, 1910, Congressman
Martin declared his position upon
/ important public questions int connec-
! ton With his announcement of his
candidacy for denomination at the re-
publican primary. That announce
ment was circulated very generally
over the state. The following ex-
tracts may Do of interest to the vot-
ers:
Great and Important national aues-
lions are engaging the public mind.
and 1t is proper that announcement
should be made of my position upon
them.
The administration of Theodore
Roosevelt was moral and political
awakening. 1t will mark an epoch
in American progress 1t was a
forceful assertion Of the rights Of the
many AGAINST In. aggressions nf the
rev. First principles of a square deal
to al men were restated, and policies
We're formed for the application of
these principles to business and gov
eminent. Some of these policies rip
ened into law. but much WAS left
TO his successor President Taft as
sunIed his office with firmness and
courage. His administrator was
plunged at once into revision of
the tariff--the most perilous task
that an administration a,.s5r.ss,.t...a,
party has to perform. That accom-.
plished, the president has begun the
really great work of his adminisfra-
tion-the forming of the Roosevelt.
Taft policies into concrete law. and
the enforcement Ut the law against
all opposition.
The president's message In support
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-11-03

the remedy proposed is necessary.
and that 1t vic be effectual. The
question involved is no less . CUES >
ton than the permanence OF repre-
sentative government. Shall the trusts
run the government or shall the s.N-
crnment dissolve or control The
trusts.
am only one among many who
are laboring conscientiously to solve
these problems. But refuse 70
have my position misrepresented q
my motives inaisned. Efforts of that
sort cannot deceive4,a single individ-
ual in Washington. where public mon
are known and weighed for what
they are. Such efforts cannot deceive
the fair minded, thinking people Of
South Dakota
That Mr. Martin did not mis-stats
or presume upon his support OF
the Roosevelt policies, may be judged
from the high endorsement given him
by Colonel Roosevelt In his Sioux
City speech, September 8, 191O:'
And while ] am in Iowa, L want
to say a word for SoutE Dakota
friend who is here. Cong assman
Martin. He also was man WHO ab-
solutely stood by me on every point
throughout my term, and with whom
! was able to work In hearty sym
pathS for every prog policy
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-11-03

OF enlarging tho powers OF the inter
state commerce commission and for
the federal control of interstate cor
poratlons is even a step in advance
OF the positions of President Roose-
welt upon these questions. He de-
serves the vigorous support and CO.
operation of the people and of con-
gress.
The country has been threatened
with monopolistic control of the nee
essaries of life. The danger is not
yet passed. Corporations large and
small are necessary to modern bust
ness. A combination of corporations,
tor the purpose of controlling prices,
is both unnecessary and unlawful
rms is the modern trust.
| believe in a thorough system of
federal regulation of corporations in
Interstate commerce that will prevent
and suppress unlawful monopolies.
Free competition is the only safety
Tor the people against the greed of
the monopolies. This is the principle
OF the Sherman antitrust law. Nav
put should aid in it's enforcement
The Payne tariff act is a substantial
revision downward. Some of the
schedules are still too high The cor
rect principle is that announced in
the last republican national Platform
The difference in cost of production
at home and abroad with a fair profit
added. AS long as tariffs are revised
en- masse and are adjusted i'm part
on the method of barter and compro-
mise. there are bound tn be ineauali
ties. ] favor a tariff commission to
gather facts for the education of the
public and of congress. and believe
that particular items should be
changed whenever shown to be- un-
reasonable or unnecessary. without
waiting for a general revision OF all
tariff schedules. The president in
terprets the recent law broadly in
aid of this purpose. Any further
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-11-03
Eben Viewer Martin

Eben Viewer Martin, republican, of
Deadwood, was born at Maquoketa.
Jackson county, Iowa, April II, 1856.
and came of English. Irish and
Scotch ancestry; was graduated from
Cornell college in 1879, with the de-
gree of E. A., and three years later
received the degree of A. M from his
alma mater; attended the law school
of the University of Nj chigan, and
was there president of his class; was
admitted to the bar in the spring
of 1850, after which, in the summer
Of the same year. he moved to Dead
wood. and has since practiced law
continuously in the various state and
federal courts OF that region: mar
ried Jessie A. Miner, daughter of
George ~. Miner, of Cedar Falls la .
June Is. 1883: they have five child
rem. three boys and two girls all liv-
ing. Was u member of the territor-
fal legislature of Dakota in 1884 and
1885 WAS for several years president
of the board of education of the
city .. Deadwood; is member of the
Sons of the American Revolution.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-11-03
zen. My public efforts shall continue
to be in the same direction

zen. My public efforts shall continue
to be in the same direction
! declared for the Roosevelt poll
cies and for Roosevelt for president
in the republican state convention in
1902. 1t was at least a year and
a half after that date before some
prominent leaders in the state dis
covered their position upon these i'm
rortant questions
Since then campaigns have been
fought and won in South Dakota and
sister states upon the Roosevelt poll
cies as the chief basis of political ad-
vantage. J accord sincerity of pur-
pose to others. I claim the same rec.
ognstlon for myself
There was not single administra-
ton policy advocated by President
! Roosevelt, except snip subsidy, that
did not have the support of my col
i.ae..e and nay SELF not reluctantly,
but heartily and actively. MY col
league was member of the commit
tee that prepared the railway rate
and anti rebate legislation. We both
support ID il on the floor of the house.
! bad the honor of preparing the
f.".t resolution Of investigation of the
business methods and character of
the great corporations, which was in
I. sense the beginning of the applica-
tinn Of the policy of publicity as
remedy for corporate lawlassness, a
policy WARMLY aftocated by both Mr..
Roosevelt and Mr.. Taft have for
years insisted upon federal control Of
large interstate corpora tions as the
~
ohediance to our antitrust laws. and
am urging legislation Of this charac-
ter upon the attention Of congress and
the country. There is no more vital5i
Roosevelt-Taft policy thap this
Legislation like this. of far reach 4
ing application. cannot be accomplish
ed in a day. nor a year. 1T required
ten Years to pass the homestead law /
The case must first be won before THE |
bar Of public opinion. The public /
conscience must frst be aroused to
the peril Of the situation. The pub |
tic Judgment must he eensincea shss
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-11-03
STATE DEBT WILL BE NEARLY
WIPED OUT By CLOSE OF
THE YEAR

Pierre, Au. 27-State Auditor HirA-
ing in his letter Of transmittal in HIS
forthcoming report to. the governor.
calls attention to the fact that the
report this year will be In three vol
umes, two containing itersaixsd Ne
counts of Eli state officials and EN-
ployey, and the third the procsed ings
of the state ennalfza ttnn hnnsA y~sk
and the abstracts of assessments. OF
the finances he says: Ia
The financial condition Of the state
during the past fiscal year has stead
lily improved. On June 80, 1905, the
net indebtedness of the state amount
ed to $54s,417. On Juno 50. 1915.
this was reduced to 3374,S13. - H.
crease of $174,5oJ; and with the In
crease OF the stats ravenu4s dnrtne
the next year. due TO the increase IL
assessment as well e = otlaer source
of revenue, this item should 30 n
most wiped out At the sloss Of the
next fiscal year.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1910-11-03
CONGRESSMAN
Charles III. Burke

Hon. Charles III. Burke, candidate
for congress, was born in Tine state
OF New York forty years ago.
AS the name plainly indicates. he is
OF Irish ancestry. Mr.. Burke came to
South Dakota in 1882. and settled
upon homestead in Beadle county.
removing to Hughes county in 1859,
where he has since resided, He is
married and has four children. Was
admitted to the bar i'm 1856, but has
never actively engaged in the practice
of law. He has been sut cess1uI in Il
general real estate and Investment
business and suStains Il high reputa-
ton for business sa2acity and square
dealing. He was 4 member of the
legislative assembly al the state in
1894 and was reelected in 1896
1902 and in 1904 In 1898 he was
elected a representative to congress
and was rec ected in 1900. In 1906 he
was defeated in the state convention
for nomination. but was nominated in
the primary election of 1908. and was
sriumphantly elected to the sixtyfirst
congress.
During his first term in congress.
Mr.. Burke was a member of the COM
mittee on public lands. which report
Cd the free homes bill, which. final
ly, by the persistent efforts of the
members of the west, including Mr.
In his second term of congress.
Mr.. Burke became member of the
committee OIL. lnusan affairs, of which
he now enjoys the distinction OF be-
ing chairman. ha. ing succeeded Vice
President Sherman, who was chair
man Of the committee tor fourteen
YEARS prior to his election as vice
president. Mr.. Burke's advancement
TO the head of so important a com.
nlittee has been accomplished by HI
weli-known grasp 81 Indian affairs
generally, and his appointment was
In recognition of his ability to handle
legislation in relation to Indian af-
airs.
Politically Mr.. Burke is repubE-
can without any qualifying or de-
scriptive words He believes that re-
publicanism means progress, actuated
BY this belief, he is always a con-
sistent supporter of republican poll
s.ies. nd republican presidents.
!: * 81. tsotssssf:
Taft, have never had to inquire
whether Mr.. Burke would support
the. policies to which the party was
committed by platform pledges.
In hts public life, Mr.. Burke is not
gtven to the. use of the arts of the
dSmaEoGue. His nature protests
agatnst inslncerfty and double deai-
ing. He believes q mans acts should
accord with his words, and he treats
his public position - public trust
70 a democratic In his manner, and
60 his constituents he 10 rs accessible
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