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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-01-15
LETTERS POUR ON BUREETT
Nebraska Senator Upheld by Friends
in Nebraska.
EAST HOLDS HIM NsURGENT
Old Line Senator's at Washington
Declare He Has Been Active
Against Them-ThOrn in
Their Flesh.
(From a staff correspondent.l

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.-(Special Tele-
gram.)--As a result of the alleged pro
gresslve republican" meeting held at Lin
coin the first of the week, Senator Burkett
IS being swarnped with letters and tele-
grams from individuals and newspaper
editors in Nebraska pledging him their sup
port. One Of the editors says the fight is
simply because other people want the
job." Another says. I'VE understand who
the bunch is at Lincoln that is fighting
you" And one man writesA II was trapped
into that meeting, and am for you rather
than against you"
"One of the writer's says: You have been
too long before the public and we have
watched your career too closely to be swept
off our feet by this trumped up charge
that you are not progressive
The telegraphic dispatches that have
appeared here in local papers have
aroused a good deal of interest and are
attracting 8 good deal of attention on
account of the fight that is being made
against Senator Burkett. Here in Wash
ington Burkett is looked upon as a pro
gressive" and an insurgent AS one of
the old line senators said today: He is
ono of the most pernicious and persistent
insurgents that we have, for he was al
Evidence Plenty In Capital.
Another senator who has not been
pleased with Burketts actions said: eff
all Burkett needed out there was a GER
tificate that he had been an insurgent
in the senate during the consideration OF
the tariff bill. he would have no trouble
getting 1t from those who were here with
him"
A perusal of the Congressional Record
shows that the Nebraska senator was prob
ably more often a thorn in the flesh OF
the Aldrich crowd than any other senator
on the floor. He it was who led the at
tack on the committee organization at the
opening of the special session and scored q
victory by getting the biggest shakeup in
committee assignments that has ever been
brought about for many years and getting
an, ,yentirely new distribution OF committees
Throughout tseveral states of the country
Almost at the beginning Of the session
Burkett entered into a spirited controversy
with Aldrich as to the lack of investiga-
tion that the committee had given his bill
and taunted the chairman of the finance
committee with the fact that the com
mittee had brought in no real information
that they had jumbled the bill together
without suitable hearings to disclose fact,
enough upon which to base honest judg
ment.
Again in open session Senator Burkett
openly accused Aldrich on the floor of thu
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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-01-15
MURDOCH SCORES POSTAL
CHIEFS FOR BIG DEFICIT
Kansas Representative Asserts Gov
ernment should Use Its Mail
Carrying Monopoly.

WASHINGTON, jar. HL-Arraigning the
express companies for making enormous
profits on an infringement Of the govern
ments right to monopoly Of transporting
mail and criticislng the Postoffice depart
ment for surrendering that right, Repre-
sentative Murdock OF Kansas today intro
duced a long resolution calling oc. the post
master general for Information.
For many years." says Mr.. Murdoch
the Postoffice department has been sur.
rendering its monopoly on the Transports
tion of packet mail matter under authority
OF a regulation foot note apparently based
on an unpublished letter to Postmaster
General James from Attorney General Nc
Veagh in 1881 declaring that packets meant
packages of letters"
The resolution says that while the Post
office department last year had a defic
of ST. 900, 900 the Wells-Fargo Express com
pany distributed nearly S25,00O,0OO In divi
dends. and that the government failure t.
exercise monopoly in Transporting mall Il
enriehing the express companies.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-01-15
Cohen in Jail
for Two Weeks
Eloping Waiter Held for Trial, but
~ May Never Be Prose- -
cuted.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan, H.-After brief
hearing today. Frederick Cohen, who
eloped with Miss Roberta De Janon, was
committed to the county prison without
bail for further hearing two weeks from
today on a charge of kidnapping.
There is possibility, however, that
Cohen will go unpublished for the part he
took in the escapade.
The police today made the emphatic
statement that Cohen did not harm the
girl and that the young runaway still ad-
heres to her story that she alone was re-
sponsible for the affair After an inter
view with the walter in his cell his law
yer told reporters that Cohen. under the
law, committed no crime
The girl is in a private apartment Of a
hospital under the care OF a nerve spe'
cialist 1t is quite likely she will be KEEP
there for some days.
Mrs Julia Cohen, the deserted wife, who
was taken to a hospital last night In 8
state OF nervous collapse. was better to-
day.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-01-15
Man Higher Up
Caught by Jury
Charles L. Heike, Secretary of Sugar
Company, Indicted in Fraud
Case.

NEW YORK, Jan. 14.--The federal
grand jury this afternoon returned indict-
ments against Charles L. Heike, secretary
of the American Sugar Refining company;
G. w. Gerberacht ]. r. Bendernagel,
Henry w. Walker, Jean M. Voelker and
James F. Halligan, employees.
Four counts charge false entries of
sugar products and two counts allege con-
spiracy to defraud the government in
Weighing sugar imports.
The indicted men will be arraigned to-
morrow before Judge Hough in the GRIM
inal branch of the United States court.
Heike is secretary of the American
Sugac Refining Company of New Jersey
and secretary and treasurer of the Amerl-
can Sugar Refining Company of New
York
Gerbracht was formerly general super
intendent of the two companies; Bender
nagel was formerly cashier; Walker was
assistant dock superintendent and Vielker
was checker on the docks. Hailigan
was also employed on the docks where
imports were received. All except Heike
resigned recently
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-01-15
Artist Chrlsty
Beat His Wife
Was Also on Familiar Terms with
Models, Asserts One of the
Witnesses.

GAINESVILLE, o.. Jan. H.-There was
considerable diversion in the life OF How
ard Chandler Christy, the artist, accord
Ing to the testimony OF Charles Hail. q
former Christy model. today in the habeas
corpus proceedings of Mrs. Christy to OBJ
tain possession of their 12-year-old daugh-
ter Natalie.
Mrs Hall also testified. The conduct
of Mr.. Christy. she said in the presence
Of Natalie was at times most unbecoming
Of father, She told of how the artist
struck his wife, knocking her down, caus-
ing, her nose to bleed and f'sltting upon
her"
Mr.. Hall told of Incidents in the studio
in which various models played conspic-
uous role. Hall mentioned the names OF
few women models with whom Christy
was up on quite familiar terms.
There was much freedom between
Christy and the girls, he said, and that
hugging and kissing was a common pas
time At other times Hall said he would
hold and caress a model and call her his
baby doll" Christys trip to a Keeley
cure was related.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-01-15
WALSH SIGNS AGREEMENT
Convicted Banker Practically Closes
Up His Financial At
fairs.

CHICAGO. Jan. 1A-John r. Walsh today
attached his signature to the agreement
OF settlement OF his financial troubles and
sent 1t to the First Trust and Savings
bank 70 be held until the guarantors OF
the note sign their part OF the agreement.
The signature gives to the Associated
Banks Of Chicago, which backed the ad-
justment of Walsh's financial Affairs after
his banks were suspended in 1906, the Sll.-
Os9oo0 IN seeuFiues he put up TO cover q
note for t.i2i,ss7 in return for the cancelled
note
In addition the banks viii get 5000
from the Suarantors OF the big note. who
are then to be given the $4,000 in securi-
ties they put up as surety.
When the guarantors sign their part OF
the agreement. the finencial affairs OF this
former banker and railroad owner will b'
practically closed.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-01-15
Mondcll Refuses to Stand
Sponsor for Taft Measures

WASHINGTON, Jan. lL-Representative
Mondell OF Wyoming, chairman OF the
house committee on public lands, has de-
clined to stand sponsor for President Taft's
bills designed to carry out his program for
conservation OF natural resources. He
offered to introduce the measure by re-
quest" but the offer was declined.
The bills were sent Chairman Mondell
from the White House 20 be presented In
connection with the message Of the presi-
dent. which was read in the house today.
They included measures for the tempo
rary withdrawal OF lands for the classi-
fieation of lands, prescribing methods for
the disposal OF classified lands by leas-
ing and for the disposal Of oil. gas and
phosphate lands.
As TO all Of these subjects Mr.. Mondelrs
views OF legislation that is needed diff
fered 90 radically from that entertained
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-01-15
]. ]. Hill Backs
Road to Yukon
From Winnipeg
Syndicate Organized to Continue Line
Two Thousand Miles Long at
Cost of Fifty Million.

ST. PAUL. MINI, jan 1A-(speclal Tele-
gram.)-A party OF Canadian-American
CO pitalists, in which James J. Hin is said
to be interested, have obtained charters
for and will build a railroad 1000 miles
long, to cost t5O.OOOOOO, from Winnipeg to
the Yukon.
Joseph h. Letter OF Chicago and Lord
Somerset, brother OF the duke Of Beaufort,
are interested In the enterprise and have
lately visited Montreal to interest other
Canadian capital. Mr.. Letter is now in
Winnipeg.
The road will run from Winnipeg to
Lethbridge at the base of the Rockies,
thence to Calgary and from Calgary into
the Alaskan Yukan. 1t will tap the rich
Peace river valley and win depend largely
for revenue on the shipments OF ore from
the Yukon fields.
The syndicate has secured charters for
the road from two sets of promoters who
formerly held them. They anticipate nc
difficulty in raising sufficient capital to
finance the enterprise.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-01-15
Colder Weatl is Promised by
Weather Bureau Today.
ON ALL ROADS LATE
Inbound Steamships Fast in the Ice
in Lower Bay.
WIRE SERVICE IS CRIPPLED
six Hundred Thousand Dollars Spent
in Clearing Away Inst snow,
and SsOO,OOO More is
Needed.

NEW YORK, Jan. lathe heaviest snow
storm Of the winter fell upon the city early
this morning and ragged unabated all day.
Since IL o'clock last night, twelve inches
of snow has fallen. In one hour the
thermometer fell from 81 above zero to
20 above.
Prospects for tomorrow we're said at the
weather bureau tonight to indicate in.
creased cold.
Three persons died in the storm tonight
from exposure and undernourlshment. A
threatened strike among the laborers Of
the street cleaning department was
fortunately averted. Added appropriations
made today for the removal of the last
snowfall which has not yet been fully
cleared away. will bring the total thus far
expended this year to 100000. A conserva-
tive estimate OF what the present snowfall
will cost exceeds $4,000 additional.
The inbound American liner st. Louis.
which was due here this afternoon Is still
held prisoner since last night in the
lower harbor by the thick weather. Ann
bassador Wbitelaw Reid, who had hoped to
make shore in time for the funeral this
morning for the funeral of his father-in-
law, d. ogden Mills did not even see the
battery
The st. Louis was due to discharge its
mails and cargo, take on another cargo
and sail again with the outbound mails at
10 o'clock tomorrow. 1t is impossible for
II 10 make its schedule.
Ferry service was almost suspended at
times. The narrow and crooked streets of
the downtown wholesale district were a
confused tapgle of interlocked wheels and
cursing tean:sters The congested condi-
tion of the surface and elevated lines
which ran far behind schedule thrust upon
the subway greatly increased burden.
Through trains on all the railways were
late, but the local, suburban service was
better Just at twilight there was a
collision OF two surface cars on the
Brooklyn bride, but no passengers were
injured.
The telegraph companies were badly
crippled. but there was no actual paralysis
of their service, The Telephone system was
scarcely troubled at. ALL but many Of the
operators who live far from the exchange
were unable to get home.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-01-15
BIG VICTORY FOR THE IS. & H."
a. HutchfsOn Company
Wins.

WASHINGTON, d. C., Jan. 1A-Al ques-
tion regarding the legality Of IS. & H"
green trading stamps has been forever dis
posed in the sweeping decision just rem
dered by Judge Mullowny. The Judge care
fully reviews the Lansburgh decision and
holds that 1t has no application to the
Sperry & Hutchinson company's trading
stamp business, and in conclusion says:
In the defendants scheme or plan Of bus-
ness, therefore there is no element of
chance, no appeal to the gambling instinct,
or anything by which the morals of the
community may be affected.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-01-15
wRpoKAeE IN FLOODS WAKE
Loss to shipping at st. Louis VIII
Exceed S2OO,OOO.

ST. LOUIS, Jan. 1G--The Mississippi
river front at st. Louis presented a de-
vastated appearance today. The river,
gorged with Ice, rose from p feet Wednes-
day night to Sl.9 feet early this morning,
and then the gorge broke. Inside OF three
hours the river fell more than five feet
and at 8 o'clock the gauge read 2e1 feet.
The boats on the river were left high and
dry by the rapid fall and the levee was
strewn with wreckage The property loss
will exceed $4,000.
Tho gorge which formed late yesterday
after the breaking of the gorge which had
held for three weeks gave away at dawn
under the pressure Of ice and water which
had come down the Missouri river into the
Mississippi.
Weather reports indicate the Mississippi
river is rising north of st. Louis. The
maximum height of the river early today
was 1s feet above the danger stage. The
railroad tracks on the levee were inun-
dated and the falling water lef; them Gov.
cred with debris and ice.
The gorge at Alton, twenty-three miles
north OF st. Louis, broke this morning and
will reach here during the day. The bridge
at Alton caused the ice floes to bank NJ
again and another gorge is forming there
South OF st. Louis the river is fun OF
floating ice to below Chester, ILL.,, sixty
miles down the river.
The Illinois and Missouri rivers are ris.
ing. Here the river Continued to fall Al
10 o'clock the gauge stood at PAT feet. II /.
expected to drop to % feet by tomorrow.
The preliminary work on the free bridge
which St. Louis is erecting. was destroyed
| by the Ice.
TOPEKA, Kan, Jan. IL-with the gaug,
in the Kansas river here showing a fal
OF six feet since Thursday morning, al
danger of disastrous flood or furthe
damage to bridges in this vicinity II
passed. The stage of the river is now 12.
[ feet
Traffic on Atchison, Topeka & Santa F.
railroad is blocked near Lake View, cas-
OF Topekea, by an ice gorge which cover
the tracks.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-01-15

Struck on the head and scAlped by an
elevator while standing on the frosty edge
Of a steel beam ct 166 feet above the pave
ment Frit1 Schultze. one OF the human
spiders working on the City National bank
buildings slender skeleton. held his footing
He walkld unaided TO the bottom OF the
building and was taken to a physicians 5
office. Today he is back on the job.
Hurry up that bon Of rivetA" roared
FRITZ, leaning over into the elevator shaft,
speaking with unEentls Accnnts to the man
AZ ths oRhls half q dnzzn stories below
Going un." yeIlsd back the 0psrAtm-
Fritz waited to see
The elevator. which travels at the mere
snRil's pace Of eighty-fiVe feet a seeond
caught the top of Fritz's head as he drew
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-01-15

by the president that he told his friends
he would not be justified in presenting
the bills in manner designed TO give
them his Endorsement
Because he was chairman Of the COM
mlttee on public lands he felt he could
not decline TO introduce the bills and so
suggested that he should present them
as having been introduced by request"
When Mr. Mondell's suggestion was
communicated to the White House word
was received that II was not satisfactory
TO the admihistration. The president is
said TO have decided 10 seek another
member of the committee on public lands
30 stand sponsor for .he proposed leg
islation. f r- .
Request bills" have a way OF getting
lost in committees, and such an endorse
ment Is regarded as equal to congressional
disapproyal.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-01-15
Human Spider Scalped 165
Feet in Air, but Works On

back from the shaft. The speeding plat
form ripped off big round patch of
Fritz's blonde German hair and scalp and
then came TO a stop.
The injured workman. with blood stream
ing over him, turned about and felt his
way down the ladders and steps.
Are you hurtY' asked a foreman as he
reached the bottom.
Feel like l might be scratched biz"
answered the workman. holding his hand
over the bleeding wound.
The physicians did some extensive em-
broidery work on the head OF the nervy
workman and declares that his scalp, hair
and all. viii Erow back all right
Fritz Is stin handling the rivsts, but he
waits for the elevator.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-01-15
Mae Wood Case
Finally Dismissed
Illness of Senator Platt Prevents
Prosecution for Forgery and
Perjury.

NEW YORK, Jan. 14.--The charges of
forgery and perjury against Miss Mae C.
Wood were dismissed in general sessions
court here today and Miss Wood was dis
charged from custody. She was indicted
in 1907 following the trial of her suit
against former Senator Platt, who she al
legged, was married to her in this city.
Senator Platts illness has made impos-
sible his appearance to testify against
Miss Wood.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-01-15
JUDGE GASLIN'S LIFE ENDS
Pioneer Jurist, Noted Over Entire
State, Dies at Alma.
SIXTEEN YEARS ON THE BENCH
Terror to EVIL Doors in West, Where
Enforcement of Laws Depended
Much ON COurt-FOr Time
in Omaha.

ALMA. Neb, Jan. 1+--(Special Telegran.)
Judge william Gaslin formerly an
Omaha attorney and later district court
jurist in the western part Of the state and
noted through Nebraska as barrister,
died this afternoon at the home OF his
nephew, William Haskell. He was 50
years of age.
Judge Gasiin was one Of the most re-
markable characters in the legal history Of
the state For sixteen years after leaving
Omaha he presided over the district court
in western Nebraska and his decisions and
rulings won for him name of prominence
For many years he was a resident of
Kearney.
lie was first elected to the district
bench in the fall of 1875, when the district
covered more than one-hah Of the area
of the state and was infested by the most
notorious outlaws desperadoes, horse
thieves and bad characters who ever con-
gregated in one section of country. Judge
Gaslin made the law to fit the crime. .
and his methods struck terror to the hearts
OF these lawbreakers. while it won the
approval of the law abiding members of
the community and resulted in his re-elec-
ton several times, many times without op-
position whatever.
Native of Maine.
A native OF Maine, he hailed from Ken
nebec county where he was born July 20,
1877. His parents lived on farm and he
was compelled to work from the age of 5
until he was IS, attending school in the
winter as much as possible. When he was
16 he earned mans wages, working as a
shoveler on a mill race and with the
money thus earned purchased small and
rocky farm for his parents. The height of
his ambition was to get an education and
books were his companions while working
in the logging camps and as q sailor and
cook on coasting vessels A wounded foot
prevented him from working for several
months and he made good use of the time
by attending a seminary
! He afterwards attended Bowdoln college,
working at odd times to support himself,
and in 1856 commenced the study OF law.
He practiced in Augusta, Me-, after being
admitted, meeting with flattering success,
but in 1866 his office was burned and he
yielded to a strong desire to come west.
After many strange experiences in Omaha
and different points in Kansas, he took up
a homestead in Harlan county In 1871. Dur
| ing the following years he endured many
hardships and in the fall Of 1875, while
practiclng at Bloomington, he was elected
! judge of the district. From that time until
1891 he was continuously on the bench
Since retiring Judge Gasln resumed the
practice OF law.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-01-15
WARRINER GOES TO PRISON
Bnabeanler Issuss Statement Denying
ne is Protecting some
one.

CINCINNATI, Jan 14.-charles L. War
riner. who confessed 60 having embez-
Eled S6ts.0OO while treasurer of the Big
-Four railroad in this city. was taken to
the penitentiary at Columbus today to
begin sentence OF six years.
Warriner issued a signed statement de-
clarinE that the various rumOra circu-
lated that he was protecting -some one
hNAsr up were not true.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-01-15
Do you want a
girl for housework?
PhoneD Douglas 23S
and get one.

That is the "Want-ad Num-
ber." If you are without help,
go do it now. No use drudg-
ing this cold weather when
you can get help so easily.
Girls looking for work know that
The Bee publishes practically COM
plete list OF people who want help.
SO they look to The Bee Want-ads
when loking for a place.
Better step to the phone and
put in the ad.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-01-15

@. A. Nobel.
CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia. Jan. H-C. A.
Nobel, editor OF the Union at Belle Plaine,
died today OF typhoid fever, aged IS,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-01-15
Hayes ON statement.

Speaking Tor the republican Insurgents,
Representative Hayes of California char
epterlsed as premature the statement of
President Taft and Representative Dwight
Indicating cessation of hostilitIes between
the house regulars and insurgents
Former Chief Forester Pinchot and Sec
retary Balilnger may be represented by
counsel throughout the investigation by
congress. covering the conduct of their Of
fices, 1t was practically agreed by senate
and house conferences today. Similar rep.
resentation Of other dismissed government
employees involved was not decided.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-01-15

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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-01-15

For Nebraska warmer.
For Iowa-Fair.
For weather report see Page
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-10-15
BUY RuBER0ID ROOFING and
BUY RIGHT

The oldest roofing on the market
laid on roofs nineteen gears ago,
and still thcre-sold in every coun-
try in the world-subject to the
fercest competition-trailed by over
three hundred imitators, many of
whom copy it's very name as closely
as possible RooFING still
dominates the roofing market in the
quality of the product and the vol
ume of its sales.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-10-15
S1U1SMAN COUNTY
Farmer BADLY HURT

Jamestown, Oct. 14.-Frank Stop
pleWorth young farmer of Spirit
wood, was brought to the Kemp hos
pital, Wednesday evening, in a criti'
cal condition as the result of an &C.
cident while blowing yesterday at
ternOOn on the +. Wayne farm north
Of jamestown. He was sitting on a
pillow behind a gasoline traction en-
hunning when the accident occurred.
1t seems that the fly wheel broke and
flew up into the air and heavy piece
Of iron fell striking Stoppleworth on
the head. The blow fractured the
skull, making an intentation of an
inch in diameter and cutting a cash
about four inches long. The young
farmer was rendered unconscious for
a half an hour and DR.. Wood Of
jamestown was called to the scene.
Stoppleworth will probably recover.