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Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-13
Guggenheims May
Employ a Lawyer
Interests Charged with Seeking Alas
kan Coal Monopoly May Enter
Ballinger Controversy.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12.-When the Ball
inger-Pinchot congressional investigating
committee resumes it's sessions on Monday
morning it is expected there will be pres
ent representative of Daniel Guggen-
helm prepared to introduce evidence, both
documentary and oral, to show the exact
amount and character of the Guggenheim
holdings in Alaska.
The claim has been made in some quar-
ters that the Guggenheims were striving
for the control of Alaskan coal and min
eral lands, railroads and boat lines and
that the Cunningham group OF coal claims
we're closely identified with the Guggen-
helm interests.
Just when the committee will hear this
testimony is problematical It has been
determined that when one witness is called
his story shall be completed before any
other phase of the controversy is taken
up. This has caused some delay up to
this time, but it is believed beginning with
next Monday the inquiry will be pushed
rapidly forward.
For a time at least daily session will be
held. Several witnesses have been brought
long distances to the city and they are to
be called as early as possible.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-13
Hermann Case
Goes to Jury
Judge Wolverton's Instructions Con-
tain 10000 Words, Covering
Law of Conspiracy.

PORTLAND, Ore, Feb. 12.-Instructions
to the jury which for five weeks has been
trying Congressman Binger Hermann on a
charge of conspiracy to defraud the gov
ernment of part OF the public domain,
were delivered today by Judge Charles F..
Wolverton in the United States district
court. Judge Wolverton covered ex-
haustively every phase OF the evidence the
instructions containing 10000 words.
The charge sets forth that 1t is suffl-
cient to show that a mutual understanding
has been arrived at by two or more per-
sons to complete a conspiracy. So long as
a conspiracy continued. he instructed, and
the parties engaged in an unlawful scheme,
they must be deemed as still confederating
together, and II any overt act is shown
to have been committed within three years
of the date of indictment that overt act is
sufficient to support the indictment.
Judge Wolverton said that intent, while
an important ingredient OF a conspiracy,
could seldom be directly proven, There
fore direct evidence was not required. 1t
was not necessary to prove to make TIE
conspiracy complete. he continued, that
Hermann received either direct or indirect
benefit.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-13
Four Million
Dollar Failure
Shuts Foundry
Company Capitalized at Fourteen Mil
lion Dollars Placed in Hands of
Receiver in New York.

NEW YORK, Feb. 12-The Central
Foundry company. corporation capitalized
at N4OOOOOO which manufactures cast iron
soil pipes and fittings went into the hands
OF a receiver today. Judge Hough Of the
United States district court appointed
Waddell Catchings as receiver, to continue
the business at his discretion.
The claims Of the petitioning creditors
amounted to about 81 200, but the cred
itors allege that the liabilities amount
to more than s4,5OO.OOO.
The petltionlng creditors state that the
company has property worth 100000 and
employed 1,5OO men. The property OF the
Central Foundry company consists chiefly
Of seven operating foundries which are
10 ,ated in Newark, N. j.; Dundalk, Md (;
South Pittsburg, Tenn; Vlncinnes, Ind. (;
Medina, N. Y, and Admission and Bessemer,
Ala.
The company also owns foundry property
at Wilmington, Del, and controls the Cen
trail Iron and Coal company of New Jersey,
and the Central Radiator company of New
Jersey. The foundry company has out
standing S3,s6l,0OO 6 per cent debenture
bonds unsecured and an additional unse-
cured Indebtedness of $780, 900 and a secured
indebtedness of s345OOO.
Receiver Catchings said today that he
expected successfully to reorganize the
company
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-13
OH YOU DOVE!
Two Ministers
Face Trial On
Heresy Charge
Kansas City Universalist Leaders Too
Liberal in Advocating Union
with Unitarians.

KANSAS CITY, Feb. 12,-Rev. Paul Jordan
Smith. minister of the First Universalist
church of this city, and Rev. DR.. G. E.
Cunningham. secretary of the Missouri
Universalist churches, will be tried in this
city during the week of February 20, for
alleged heresy, the charge against the two
ministers having been filed against them
by the general officers of the church.
DR.. Cunningham and Mr.. Smith address
ing the convention of the church at De-
troit last fall, advocated the union of the
Universalist and Unitarian churches, 1t ia
charged. and also opposed revival services
as a means of increasing the membership
Of the church. These utterances with
their alleged liberal ideas regarding the
ultimate destiny of man, led to the charge
of heresy against them.
The board of inquiry to hear the charges
will be composed of DIR. w. H. McLaugh-
lin of Chicago. Charles Hutchinson, a
Chicago financier and one other man yet
to be chosen.
Rev. Mr.. Smiths father is the pastor of
a Methodist church in Chattanooga, Tenn.
He was educated at the Congregational
seminary in Atlanta, Ga, and later at
tended the Universalist seminary in Gales
burg. Ill.
1T is certain that will never cease to
preach the things 1 believe" Rev Mr..
Smith said
DIR. Cunningham, who is now in Little
Rock Ark, was formerly a Methodist
minister. SIP
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-13
CANNON TALKS OF LINCOLN
Speakers Personal Recollections Of
the Great Martyr.
LITTLE REFERENCE TO POLITICS
Address is Delivered at Lincoln
Memorial Dinner Given by
PittsburE Chamber of
Commerce.

PITTSBURG, Pa, Feb. 12-Abraham
Lincoln as Speaker Joseph g. Can
non knew him, was the young
lawyer travelling a-horseback through
the frontier Of Illinois, then the
bates with Douglas, the presidential nonli-
nee of the newborn republican party, and
finally leader of the nation through four
years of civil war and the starting of re-
construction, was pictured on the screen
OF memory tonight before the Pittsburg
Chamber of Commerce, at Its Lincoln
memorial dinner.
Speaker Cannon's address was merely n
few leaves from, his memoirs Of the mar
tyred president few glances and side
lights upon an association which began
when both were young lawyers practicing
before the same bar.
Once the reference to politics entered the
speakers words. and that was when he
declared the republican party of today was
the party of Abraham Lincoln. and that
Lincoln was one of the founders Of the
party and it's first great leader.
"The most fitting monument to Lincoln
is the party he helped to organize and the
achievements Of the party he helped to do
velop for the lasting benefit of the whole
country, east and west, north and south,
white and black, bond and free" declared
the speaker.
Republican Principles Unchanged.
1.-THE principles embodied in the first
platform are still the principles of the
party. Lincoln will always be known as
the first and foremost republican. He
was a party man, battling for principles
which his party represented and which he
believed to be OF vital interest to the
American people. He led In the contest
when, for the first time, majority of
the electors endorsed the principles and
policies laid down in the republican plat
form. The young men who read the repub-
lican platform OF 1908 will find in it the
platform of Lincoln in 1860. The majority
of the people have failed only twice In
fifty years to sustain this platform. And,
after each Of these experiments, they have
come back like the prodigal son. chastened
by their experience and glad to see the
old home again.
when Lincoln returned from the Black
Hawk war and became candidate for
the Illinois legislature, though the state
was overwhelmingly democratic, he pub
lished his platform:
"T am for a national bank; am for a
high protective tariff and the system of
internal improvements. These are my sem
timents and my political principles
Those became the cardinal doctrine of
the republican party and Lincoln probably
more than any other one man, by his
consistent battle in the west, developed
public sentiment and quickened the public
conscience that created the republican
party twenty years later"
Turning back the leaves OF his memory
to 1858 the speaker recalled the time when
Cannon Meets Lincoln.
he moved from Indiana to Illinois and be-
came a resident of one Of the counties in
which Lincoln praotieed law A young
lawyer without business seeking acquaint-
anoe of members Of the bar, he met Abra-
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-13
Rich Glove Merchant Dead
with 1hirty-Sevcn Wounds

CHICAGO, Feb. l2.-Revenge is now be-
lieved to be the motive for the murder OF
Charles Wiltshire, the wealthy glove man
ufacturer who was found last night in his
factory with thirty-seven stilleto wounds
In his body.
About a month ago Wiltshire caused the
arrest of two Italians for having sold him
stolen property. One was sentenced TO
serve a term In the house OF correction and
the other was dismissed. II is the belief
OF the police that the freed man. who Is
now In custody planned to murder Wilt
schire for revenge. This belief Is sub
stantiated by the Identification Of the still
leto sheath, which was found near the
body. as the property OF a brother OF the
suspect, The brother is said to have gone
to Milwaukee, where the authorities have
been asked TO assist in the search for him.
Wntsehire's body was discovered near the
front door Of his factory. The door pad
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-13
SINGLE CASE OF YELLOW
FEVER IN CANAL ZONE
Disease Becomes So Rare, Isolated
Instances Are Made News
Features.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12-From having
been hotbed of yellow fever few years
ago Panama has become so free from
that disease that an Isolated case becomes
of news interest to its citizens
Formerly it was taken as matter of
course that many cases could be found
at any time. A feature of recent issue
of the Canal Record, however, was an ac-
count of a young Englishman who had
contracted yellow fever at one of the
South American ports, got by the quaran-
tine and was then in a hospital.
The next issue of the Record, which has
just reached Washington, indicates that
there has been no spread of infection and
that none is anticipated, the medical au-
thortties having exercised every possible
precaution.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-13

lock and keys were found near by. This
indicated that he was attacked while clos
ing his factory and the police are working
on the theory that the murderer planned
to slay Wiltshire while no aid was near
The men under arrest are Lorenc Bar
tell, "a years old, and Frank EbboIe. "a
years old. The police are searching for the
latter's brother, Chris Ebbole. The police
say the stiileto sheath found by Wilt
shire's body is the property Of Chris Eb-
bole. Neither Of the men arrested would
make a statement.
Chris Ebbole was drawn further into the
case when his wife and daughter unaware
OF the murder, identified the stlletto sheath
AS belonging TO him. His daughter told the
police she had found the stlletto and
sheath some time ago and gave them 10
her father. Both said that Ebbole carried
the stiletto In It's guard when he left home
last night.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-13
Only Survivor of First City
Council is 81 Years Old

up at Fourteenth and Douglas streets and
was occupied by the first book store in
the western country. This establishment
was kept by Byron Graves, son-in-law OF
George w. Homan
When the first ferry company was or
gantzed Captain Downs became a member
Of 1t. He was also one Of the founders of
the smelling works here. which have
grown 70 be the greatest in the world. For
the first five years OF the existence Of the
smelling company he was president
Captain Downs was elected 20 member
ship In the first city council which con
vened on March s. 1851. and at the fiftieth
anniversary In 1907 he was the only sur
viving member remaining to celebrate the
day
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-13

Captain Charles H. Downs. 1929 South
Twenty y-ninth street. one OF omaha's ear
liest pioneers. active In the business life
OF the beginning Of the frontier city, Will
celebrate his ninety-first birthday Mon
day. Valentine day.
Captain Downs came 10 Omaha in June
OF 1854 and here built the first frame
house in the city. This little building was
erected under the protecting shade OF a
lonesome tree near the foot Of Douglas
street close 10 the river.
In those early days the most convenient
source Of supplies for the upper Missouri
country was 81. Louis Captain Downs en-
gaged in the traffic In portable wooden
houses. one Of these structures was put
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-13
ORDER HITS HARVESTER TRUST
Kansas Court EnJOins International
from Acts Tending to Destroy
Competition.

Topeka, Kan, Feb 12.-The supreme
court today made a limited custer order
against the International Harvester COM
pany. The order prohibits the company
from making exclusive contracts with
agents in Kansas.
The court prohibits the company from
discriminating or destroying competition
or doing other things which the attorney
general held were violations Of the anti
trust law The court specifically says
that it reserves the right to take up com
plants in the future and settle them as it
determines, thus retaining control over the
business of the corporation in Kansas.
The state cannot collect the $4,000 charter
fee asked for by the attorney general the
court decided
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-13
Fully $1S,OO0,OOO Could Be Saved by
Use of Perfect Grain.
MODEL EXHIBITS AT CLUB ROOMS
Good and Bad Samples Shown by
Farmers and Grain Dealers.
CAMPAIGN FOR BETTER HARvESTs
Effort VIII he Made to Induce All
Farmers TO Test Seed Before
Planting, and Thus Insure
Full Yield.

Omaha, through the Commercial club, is
taking the lead In statewide campaign
to interest farmers In testing seed corn in
order to prevent loss, estimated at S3.-
900, 900 to Nebraska and also to increase the
yield OF corn per acre.
Every newspaper, bank, implement dealer
and grain buyer Is asked to help The feel
ing is that seed should always be tested,
but there is more reason than ever to test
corn this year some was damaged by
early frosts and SHOWS last fall.
More than that, the Commercial club is
testing seed corn and expects to show that
at least two ears in every twelve will not
grow at all. while from four to six ears
OF corn In dozen are not capable of pro-
ducing good root systems and will grow
only inferior nubbins II the seed actually
produces anything more than a stalk.
In the club rooms some model seed corn
testers have been started, samples of corn
having been obtained from many different
parts of the state. The corn has been Sc
cured by direct application to farmers and
through grain dealers who selected
the ears from among those held by farm
rs for seed.
Astonishing Results of Tests.
The results Of these tests are expected
to astonish farmers and business men. They
will be made known within a few days.
Enough is known of some OF the samples
to show that two ears in every twelve fail
to grow.
Nebraska plants about 6,50O00O acres of
corn every year. II the farmer plants corn
which is such poor seed that two ears in
twelve do not grow, IL is the same as al
lowing 1O75, 5000 acres Of the most fertile
land in Nebraska to lie idle this year. More
than that, argues the Commercial club.
the farmers pillow and care for the poor
corn the same as for that which produces
ears weighing from ten to sixteen ounces.
This idle land would produce at least
26,924,OO0 bushels OF corn If tested seed was
planted and between $13,OOO,OOO and $4,000
900 to the value of Nebraska's corn crop.
NJ Taking some recent tests as a basis the
Commercial club has published a table
showing what every county in the state
stands to lose If the corn is planted without
testing. Some Of the counties will be heavy
losers, as some have vast corn acreage.
Lancaster county, for instance, will lose
over $5OO,OOO while on its 6O,OOO acres of corn
alone. Douglas county stands to lose
$4,000
Figures show Loss to State.
This is the table sent out by the Com
merciai club in calling attention to the
fact that while Nebraska is better off than
Iowa when 1t comes to seed corn. the state
cannot afford the loss which is sure to
result from planting INFESTED corn this
year:
Table showing estimated Nebraska loss
from untested seed corn;
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-13
Farmer Dragged
by Vicious Horse
Foot Catches in Stirrup as He Falls
Skull is Fractured in Two
Places.

WOOD RIVER, Neb., Feb. 12-(special
Telegram.)-L M. Hodges a prominent
farmer living two miles south of here. was
dragged by vicious horse this morning.
with the result that his skull was frac-
tured and it is probable that he will die
before night. He had started for neigh
boris on horseback and the animal ran
under some trees, striking his head against
an overhanging branch. He was knocked
from the saddle his foot catching in the
stirrup. His skull is fractured In two
places and doctors have no hope OF his
recovery.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-13
SOUGHT BY MAJOR
Missouri Attorney General Calls "a
witnesses Officers in Charge
of Plants.

JEFFERSON CITY, NO. Feb l2-At-
torney General Major notified the attorney
for the packing companies today that he
desires as witnesses. February II. the fol-
lowing Officers or employees OF the Armour.
Cudahy. Swift, Morris and Sehwarszchild
& suizburger packing companies Of Kansas
City:
The superintendent or manager Of each
plant. the manager in charge of the sales
OF dressed meats, the best posted man on
by-products and on what may be expected
from the average beef when dressed.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-13
MICHAEL GlLLooLEY MISSING
Secretary 10 Thomas r. Ryan Disnp-
pears Under circumstances that
Suggest Foul Play.

NEW YORK, Feb. 11-Michael Gillooly,
confidential man for Thomas Fortune
Ryan. the traction millionaire, has disap-
peared and Mr.. Ryan authorized state
ment tonight that 'it seems there is some
thing more than possibility that the
man has met with foul play"
Gillooly disappeared on Christmas even
Ing. taking practically no money with him
and leaving behind him unoashed a check
for $1,000 given him by Mr.. Ryan for a
Christmas gift. He had obtained di-
vorce about month before, unusual in
that a priest was named as correspondent
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-13
You can get back
anything you have
lost, through a Bee
want ad.

Everybody uses them when
they have lost anything; even
the Salvation Army and House
of Hope uses want ads to find
lost souls.
If you happen to be one of the
few people who do not read The
Bee want ad pages, you are missing
the most interesting pages in the
paper. Reading want ads is profit
able, too. as well as interesting,
Have you read the want ads,
yet. todayl
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-13
NO CHURCH ADDRESS IN ROME
Methodist Association Denies ROOse-
welt IL TO Speak In Its
Building.

ROME. Feb. 12-The Methodist associa-
tion denies the published statement that II
has been arranged for former President
Roosevelt TO speak at the Methodist church
during his visit here. 1t is only known
that Mayor Nathan is prepared to offer the
senatorial hall in the capitol for a lecture
II Mr. Roosevelt consents to deliver one.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-13
Men Want Increase of Five Cents
an Hour.
ILLINOIS
BOARD TO
ACT
Finding of State Officials to Be
Regarded as Final.
MINERS AND OPERATORS MEET
Conference at st. Louis is BndeavOr-
ing to Adjust Differences I'm
the Southwestern Dis
trlct.

CHICAGO Feb 12.--The possibility Of a
strike of 1900 switchmen employed In the
Chicago switching district of eighteen rail-
roads was believed to have been averted
tonight when the parties at dispute agreed
to submit the question to the Illinois State
Board of Arbitration. The switchmen,
members of the Brotherhood of Railway
Trainmen, demanded an increase OF. wages
of cents an hour and time and half for
overtime. Both sides signed an agreement
to arbitrate. The men last Tuesday voted
for strike, but F. o. Melcher, vice presi-
dent of the Chicago Rock Island & Pa
cific road and chairman Of the general
managers committee, said no strike was
now possible Application for arbitration
will be filed at Springfield ILL.,, on Monday
Miners and Operators Meet.
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 12-Thomas L. Lewis,
president of the Mine Workers of America,
began a conference here today with the
miners and operators of the southwest.
The two organizations, according to MT
Lewis, are at outs over wage scales and
breach of faith on contracts.
The questions under discussion were not
settled today and the conference will be
continued tomorrow. President Lewis ex-
pressed himself as being sure an under
standing will be reached
Attending the conference are James FL
lott. president of the Coal Operators as
ISOLATION of the southwest; p. R. Stewart,
president of district II, comprising Okla
homa, Arkansas and Texas; w. d. Ryan,
commissioner of the southwest operators
association; F. r. swinney. vice president
Of the Southwest Operators association;
Charles Bailey and George Manuel, presi-
dent and secretary, respectively, of the
Missouri Miners association; Charles 8.
Keith, president of the Central Coal and
Coke company OF Kansas City, and George
Richardson, assistant commissioner of the
Kansas district,
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-13

Continued on Second Pase)
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-13
Penalty on saloon Man,

I'VE have a law against treating in Ne
braska, but it is universally ignored We
should have a statute placing the penalty
on the saloonkeeper and providing that It
shall be cause for forfeiture Of license If
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Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-13
WEATHER FORECAST.

For Nebraska-F Fair.
For Iowa-Feir.
See weather report on page 3.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-13

CONTINUED on Page Two.)
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-13
EDDIE ROOT WILL
START FROM SCRATCH
IN VELODROME RACES
Will Share Honor Mark With
Champion Kramer in
the Handicap.

- Ode ROOT, the blonde flyer
from Boston, will hereafter ride
from scratch in all handicap
races with National Champion Frank
L. Kramer. In the haIf-mile handicap
event at the velodrome track tomorrow
afternoon, Eddie will ride h entire
distance, while his other pals viii be
allowed liberal handicaps. Eddie has
attracted the attention OF all the bike
lovers this season by his marvellous
riding hat Handicapped Kelsey de-
cided that in the future the 'Peroxide
Kid" will start from the honor mark.
II will be the first time this year
that the little blonde hair speed mer-
chant win start from the scratch mark
and he is exceedingly anxious to make
an suspicious start by winning.
The ffteen-mile human paced race
between Paddy O'SuIlivan Hehir, the
Australian. and Joe Fogler. the Brook
lyn rider, is attracting more than pass
ing interest among the lovers OF the
game 1t will be the first time that q
race of this character has ever been
attempted at this track.
The mile open for the professionals
OF the Glass A rank should be another
COTk1nS BOou event. tut DSSlucb Hi Iu6
regular stars Fogier n Hehtr win
start in this event as win Passenger,
Magin, Wright and Schiller, who have.
been put in the senior rank by Kelsey,
chairman of the N. C. A.
The riders Of the Glass B ranks win
have a chance 10 fight 1t cut for the
money in q two-mile open race. al
of the stars in this race win fight II
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