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Omaha daily bee., 1910-07-23
WESTERN RATES SUSPENDED
Trunk Lines Follow Lead of the
Eastern Railroads as to
Advances.

WASHINGTON. July 22.-It was an
nounced today after a conference between
Chairman Knapp OF the Interstate Com
merce commission and a committee OF the
traffic officials OF western trunk lines
that the advanced rates filed by the car
riers would be suspended voluntarily until
November 1.
The agreement means that all important
and general increases In freight rates that
were to have become effective August !,
will be postponed until the commission shall
have had an opportunity to determine
whether they are reasonable or not
1t does not follow that the suspensions
will be made permanent.
In view Of the commission and rate Of
ficials, It Is certain that some of the ad-
vances will be approved eventually.
Permission is given by the commission
to the roads to file on one days notice the
proposed suspension tariffs to become eff
fective November l. BY the terms Of the
agreement existing rates will continue In
effect until that date.
y Complaint Against Salt Rate.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-07-23

split for space Of several inches and the
little one wus unconscious for some. t1nSi
but Il is getting along nicely now anu WIZ
experience no III results.
IDA GROVE-The corn crop in iue
county may be considered as made ana ~ "
Is certain now that with any KIND o.
weather at all Il will be q record break
ing crop for this county. The barley an9
oats harvest Is we'll under way now, anu
both are bringing unusually good returns.
What promised to be a poor year TOT ths
county a month or so ago, has been turned
into what is certain to be one OF the pest
crops this section ever produced.
IDA GROVE-Some eighty students ana
professors from the Iowa State college at
Ames, visited Ida and Sac counties rev
DAYS ago, Twenty-Five automobiles carried
them to the great Cook and Adams ranches
In Sac County, the two remaining big
ranches left in Iowa, and then TO some OF
the finest farms In Ida county. The dis
trict they travelled raises most OF the
popcorn consumed I'm America. The visit
tors represented forty-seven states and
seven foreign countries.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-07-23
Merchandise
Values Rising,
Figures Show
With Six Counties Missing, Increase
in Assessment Will Be Close to
Half Million.
tFrom a staff Corresponding

LINCOLN, July 22.--(speclalJ with six
counties out, the assessed value Of merch-
andise as returned to the State Board OF
Assessment and Equalization. is $9.Si7,s1s.
These same counties last year we're as
sessed at total valuation OF tsS6s,04S. The
Increase in these counties is s44s,77O. of
which Douglas county contributed S10eS91,
the remaining SS4S,379 being distributed
among the other counties. Lancaster comes
to the front with a decrease. Its assess
ment on merchandise last year was S956,19
and this year s911,94O. scott's Bluff county
showed an increase of over 100 per cent
over last year.
The counties missing from the table for
1910 are Box Butte, Cedar( Deuel., Garden,
Keith and Pierce The following table
shows the assessment for 1903 and 1910 on
merchandise.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-07-23

MONTREAL, July 229LThe difficulties
besettIng the formulation OF arbitration
proposals satisfactory both to the Grand
Trunk railway officials and the leaders
of the striking conductors and trainmen
occupied the government officials again to-
day, following the prompt rejection last
night OF the minister Of labor's latest sug-
gestion by Vice-president Murdoch OF the
order of Railway Trainmen. The railroad
officials continued their endeavors to set
I'm motion the wheels Of their freight sys-
tenn while the strikers apparently were
confident as ever of winning their case
A new feature of interest in the situation
was the possibility OF action by United
States customs officials to effect forward
ing of bonded freight from the United
States, now tied up at numerous points OF
the Grand Trunk lines.
The strikers say Vice President Murdoch
described their position precisely IN MS
telegram to Mackenzie King, minister oil
labor, last night Their position is that
they will arbltrate II they can name q
hoard Of arbitrators, having already sugl
sested Il. &c. Clark of the United States
Interstate Commerce commission and ii
III. Morrfssey, president Of the Railway EN-
ployers' association. The Grand Trunk has
said IL would arbitrate II expert raiiroao
men, composed the board.
II is expected that Minister King VIII
come to Montreal soon TO personally In
tervene in behalf Of arbitration.
Trainmen Fatally Beaten.
BEILEVILLE, ont. July 22-As the re
suit OF an outbreak here last night on tn
arrival Of a Grand Trunk train from To
ronto. john McMann. its acting conductor
and M. Donovan, brakeman, are In hos
pital in a critical condition. AS the mel
left their train, they were set upon by 10
or more persons and severely beaten. tn
injured men were carried into hotel
which was shortly after bombarded wit
stones and considerably damaged.
INDIANAPOLIS. July 22-The railroad
commission OF Indiana today took hand
in the Grand Trunk railway situation whei
Il instituted an inquiry into allegations tina
the company had collected inexperience'
men at South Bend with which to man 1t
freight trains.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-07-23
THE MAYORS PROCLAMATION
THE PEOPLE OF OMAHA:

TO THE PEOPLE OF OMAHA:
Recognizing the general interest being
manifested ali over the country at this
time in aviation. 1, mayor of the city Of
Omaha, do proclaim Saturday afternoon
July %, an official hoiiday.
AS mayor of the city hope that. so
far as possible. all business be sus-
pended and that the aviators appearing
at the Midwest Aviation meet be ac-
corded a real, hearty western recep-
ton,
We must remember that these aviators
are pioneers of what we all hope will
result in the conquest of the air.
1t is proper that we Of the middle west
show that we are interested in the
progress of aviation.
JAMES c. DAHLMAN,
Mayor.
July %, 1910.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-07-23
ST. PAUL DELEGATES ELATED

Come I'm Large Numbers Prepared to
Take Back Convention.
The 200 delegates and singers from st.
Paul renewed their waning enthusiasm
when the Saengerbund business meeting
named the Minnesota capital as the host
of the next Saengerfest, to be held in 1912.
St. Paurs delegation came with the back
ing of the commercial bodies as well as the
German societies of the town. They brought
several thousand souvenir books and ar
ranged ahead TO have headquarters in
Labor Temple where they could receive
and entertain their friends. Thus they were
able to make sure of achieving their ambi-
ton almost from the start. Besides that,
the st. Paulites point out that they are
among the very Oldest societies connected
with the hund, have always stood by 1t.
and are willing to spend their money to
entertain the fest whenever they get a
chance. They promise the fest of 1912 will
be the greatest ever held.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-07-23

Complaints have been made to the In
terstate Commerce commission by the
Board OF Railroad commissioners OF Kan
sas. alleging that the rates on salt from
points IN Kansas to st. Louis Mos and
East ST Louis, H., charged by the Atchi-
son. Topeka and Santa Re railway and
other western roads. exorbitant and dis
criminatory.
II was declared that the present rate OF
1875 cents a 100 pounds ought not TO eN-
coed cents a 100 pounds; and that because
OF the high rate the salt Industry OF
Kansas is langulshing seriously. The com
mission was required to adjust the salt
rates on a reasonable and equitable basis.
II you have anything TO selb OF trade
advertise II In The Bee Want AID coli
umns and get quick results.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-07-23
Saloon Men DischArgod.

BEATRICE, Neb., July 22--(SpecIal Tel
m.)-The cases OF the seven saloon
keepers Of this city charged with working
in their places Of business on Sunday were
called before Judge Ellis this morning
City Attorney Sabin entered nolles setting
forth that there was not sufficient evidence
to prosecute. The court promptly dismissed
the cases against the defendants. who said
they were willing to pay the costs. although
the court did not make ruling to that
effect.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-07-23
AMEs lNVENTS AERO CYCLE
Naval Academy Begins Test of Ma
chine Built by bay State Con-
gresham.

ANNAPOLIS, Nd, July 2-Trials of the
Ames aero cycle. as the airship invented
by Congressman Butler Ames of Mass,
viii probably be called, began at the naval
academy today. Before naval board the
workings OF the machine were demon
strated by its inventor
Omaha daily bee., 1910-07-23
ALL READY FoR THE PICNIC
KruE Park win Present Gala APPEAR
ance Saturday.

KruE Park VIII Present Gala Appear-
ance Saturday.
Yesterday afternoon the st. Paul singers
were scattering enthusiasm all over the city
with their songs Of glee, and everywhere
they go other singers Joined with them in
making Teutonic harmony and German
good nature all pervading. In fact, st.
Paul is not alone is this laudable move
ment for there is not a city represented
but has bunch of sweet singers who
specialize in some one song or group of
songs.
These will be heard in all their glory
this afternoon 81 Krug park, when the
annual picnic win be on the card. This will
be an affair not only for the societies. but
for all Germans and their families, and
even IL the park is not opened again this
year, the one occasion should store the
trees with enough melody to last the birds
| for years.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-07-23
MAIL ROBBERS WILL
PLEAD GUILTY
Two Men implicated fin HOIdup al
Goodyear, California, Con-
Gess Crime.

FAIRFIELD. Cal, July 22.-When the
cases Of Joseph C. Brown and Carl Dunbar
Bishop, arrested for the robbery OF the
China and Japan fast mail train In April
at Goodyear, were called today. IL was an
nouneed that the prisoners would plead
guilty and that both had confessed they
committed the crime.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-07-23

Rockwell City Continuous Service.

LAKE CITY, Ia, July 22-(special.)-
Rockwell City is TO have continuous cleo
trio service night and day in the near
future. massive dynamo has been placed
In the power house and will be followed
by another in a short time. crude oil
burning engine WIN be installed soon to
operate the dynamos and when all the i'm
provements are made Rockwell City will
have one Of the best electric services in
the state for town OF its size. A new
pump has been added to supply the water
works department and this will be run
by electric power also.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-07-23

LoUP CITY, Neb.. July 22.-(Special Tele-
gram fisherman county democrats this aft
ernoon selected the following delegates to
the state convention: A. K. Charlton, C. w
Tumble, r. L. Arthur, ]. T. Hale, c. L.
Rein, Il. III. Foiski and Feter Mckneena
The delegation goes uninstructed, but is a
unit against county option.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-07-23
Charges Against zanesvine Mayor.

COLUMBUS. o.. July 22.-speclfic charges
against Mayor A. II. Gorrell OF GAINESVILLE,
o., whose removal from office by Governor
Harmon was asked last month, were filed
by Rev. ID. NJ. Ross, with the governor to-
day. They specify fourteen alleged viola
lions OF his oath Of office. Misconduct aid
ing saloonkeepers and personal responsible
oi,,aad
Omaha daily bee., 1910-07-23
New Theater Tor Aberdeen

ABERDEEN, s D., July s2.-(speeiaLl-
steps are already under way to rebuild the
2ottschaik theater, OF rather, to build q
new theater on the site of the one de-
stroyed IA Wednesday nights fire. The
new theaier, II IS planned. viii cost at least
100000.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-07-23
DEATH RECORD
.Jan,es REID.

James Reid. sor of Mr.. and Mrs. Hubert
Reid. OF Cedar Rapids. Neb., pioneer set
tiers OF the Cedar Valley, died at the Wise
Memorial hospital, Cmaha, "Wednesday,
He leaves a wife and two children. Death
foloNed an operation for appendicitis,
Omaha daily bee., 1910-07-23

n0nds stolen from Chinese Bank,
NEW YORK, July 22.-The discovery was
made today that $4,000 worth OF bonds had
pecn stolen from the Chinese bank on Pine
street IN this city. No particulars were
avaiianle as to the manner in which the
bonds had been taken. o' the
Omaha daily bee., 1910-07-23
MOVE TOWARD ARBITRATION
Grand Trunk Trainmen Accept Offer
of Canadian Labor Bureau.
GOVERNMENT TO NAME BOARD
Railroad Officials Say They VIII Ac-
cept IL Experts Are Chosen
Trainmen Attacked by Mob
at BelIevtlle.
BULLETIN.

MONTREAL, July 22.-Vice- president
Murdoch, Of the order Of Railway Train
men, has wired to the department of labor
at ottawa, accepting Minister Kings sug-
Kestion for arbitration by board to be
named by the government
Omaha daily bee., 1910-07-23

SIOUX FALLS, s. D., July 2.-Hosmer
II. Keith, speaker OF the last territorial
legislature and one OF the best known at
torneys Of this state died today. aged "a
years.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-07-23
patients PARTNER GIVES BOND

Colonel Robert w. Thompson, Who
Was Indicted, Returns from
Europe and Surrenderp.
NEW YORK. July 22.-colonei Robert w.
Thompson. who was abroad on June II
last when the federal grand jury indicted
him together with James A. Patten and
i've others for conspiracy in restraint OF
trade in connection with the operation OF
an alleged cotton pool. today surrendered
himself 60 United States Commissioners
Sheds He furnished ball bond for 5000
and was released
Omaha daily bee., 1910-07-23
ElRER PUT ON SIOETRACE
State Board Of Health Of Iowa Fails
to Elect Him.
BURLINGTON MAN GETS PLACE
Southern Iowa Editorial Associat ton
Elects J. M. Anderson of IDdianoIa
Head of OrGanisstiOn--Tax
Levy some Lower.
(From a staff Correspondent,

DIES MONIES, July 22-(special Tele-
gram)-At the meeting of the State Board
OF Health today II developed that the board
is divided as to q policy for the future. and
this was made manifest in the outcome
Of the election of president For years the
presidency has gone by rotations, and this
year 1t was the turn for B. L. Eiker OF
Decatur county to have the place. In his
stead the board elected A. G. Moerke Of
Burlington. The reason for this was that
Eiker Is assisting certain legislators In the
preparation of bill to go before the next
legislature for complete reorganization Of
the board and reducing It in number to
only three, who would be placed on salary.
All the other members of the board are
opposed to this.
Southern Iowa Editors.
The Southern Iowa Editorial association
today elected j. NJ. Anderson, Indlanola
president; Horace Barnes, Abba, vice presi-
dent, and o. 70. Hull, Leon, secretary. 1t
was decided the winter meeting be held In
Abba. A feature Of the program today was
bitter attack on the primary nominating
system by ]. F. Powell of Ottumwa, who
indicated that about the only good they
do is to make more advertising for the
newspapers.
Council Fixes Tax Levy.
In accordance with the orders of the leg
islature, the State Executive council today
ordered a state tax levy to raise 50, 800, 900
next year, which means a rate S.3 mills, q
tenth Of mill lower than last year, but
higher than few years ago
The Detroit times., 1910-06-10
RESORTS.
RHEUMATISM and kidney Troubles

cured easily quickly md naturaLIy
with Natures Great Remedy. MUD
LAVA Mud Baths. Thousands treated
yearly. Book mailed. H. Ii. KRAMER.
Pres, Kramer Ind.
The Detroit times., 1910-06-10
RED STAR TAGS
RAISE HUbbUb
Socialists Resort To Clever Scheme
To Advertise Debs' Meeting and
Stir Ire of Blue Star Workers.

decided sensation among the
tuberculosis Blue Star Day workers
was caused by the appearance on the
streets. Thursday morning. OF a num-
Der OF ladies dispensing small tags le.-
tered In red with red star on one
side enclosed in circle bearing the
words ITO save the human system,
abolish the profit system" and on the
other Red Star Day, Friday, June
10, Eugene " Debs, Light Guard arm
DRY, p. M
We'll. this is step too far" said
Mrs. w. A. McGraw, when the little
red tag, SO closely duplicating the
blue star tag. was shown to her in
headquarters In the PontchGrtrain.
"Of course. II is only a clever adver-
Using scheme. but IL is none the less
encroaching on our preserves and
making capital out OF tuberculosis
tag day"
Many OF the women interested in
the blue star tuberculosis movement
were emphatic in their condemnation
OF the use OF the red tags, and the So
cialists would have felt they had not
waved the red flag in vain could they
have heard the things said about
them In the Flamingo room.
It's an outrage" said Mayor Brett
meyer when he entered the Pontchar-
train and was shown the red tag. Il
will take immediate steps TO stop IT.
They have no right to do such a
thing. Such tags cannot be distribut-
ed without a permit from the city. 1t
makes no difference that they are not
selling the red tags for money, they
had no business to work such a cheap
advertising scheme, today, at the ex-
pense Of Blue Star Day."
The Socialists who are bringing Mr..
Debs TO the city for a lecture con-
graduate themselves upon having
pulled off good thing In the public
ity promoting business, and say they
have as much right 10 distribute red
tags for nothing as any other citizen
TO sell blue star tag for money
The Detroit times., 1910-06-10

sales can be made by druggists with
out the Intervention OF the physician
We all agree that there should be
some way TO obtain liquor for general
family use. A quart year. for u
family, would be about the average
OF the better class. but this small
amount would total sum OF gallons
that would seem large TO our strict
Prohibition friends, who, while they
would not use liquor as liquor. seem
To derive great benefit from a'certain
class OF patent medicines.
Mr. Varum recommended that the
law be changed so that justices OF the
peace, or other officers quailned 10
administer oaths, could grant permits
for the purchase OF liquor, for iegiti-
mate purposes, the parties TO be prose
cuted for perjury in case IL developer
that they were tampering with the
law.
Prof. A. b. Stevens, OF Ann Arbor,
issued a strong plea for the adoption
and general use of the metric system
og measurement among druggists, In
stead OF the troy weight system now
in most general use. His topic was
AN International system OF weights
and measures"
He pointed out that the decimal al
vision OF the metric system. which Is
the real international system, is far
more accurate than the confused sys-
tenn OF ounces and pints; that IL -
easier TO work with, when once mas
tered, and guarantees perfect stand
ard, with exactly correct percentages
OF various drugs.
He pointed out that the government;
uses the metpic system exclusively In
the marine hospital service. and even
I'm the United States mint, and In the
foreign division OF the postal service
He declared that absolute accuracy
In making and filling prescriptions,
between the physician and the phar.
macist. could be reached only by the
use Of the metric system by both.
The paper created long discussion.
with most OF those present, heartily
favoring the system, which all de-
clared more scientific and more accu:
ate than the ounce and pint system.
but several pharmacists took the posi-
tion that they could hardly adopt the
metric system, while they were re-
ceiving their goods measured in the
old way. and were dispensing them
labeled ounces and drains. while act.
ually filling them as grammes and
litres.
Prof. Stevens, however. replied TO
the objection with the statement that
in a few years. the metric system or
weights and measures would be the
standard In the United States. in
every trade and profession. including
architecture. structural work, me--
chandising. and pharmacy.
you may hinder its arrival but
you can't stop IT," said the speaker.
III Is bound to come. for the United
States has the worst system of weights
and measures In the world. For in
stance, we have three distinct kinds Of
ounces, the fluid ounce, the troy
ounce. and the avordupois ounce. II
causes endless figuring TO mix solids
and liquids in so many parts per 100.
and there is always a fractional differ
anoa of tho md
The Detroit times., 1910-06-10
MAIL CLERK ON TRIAL.
Floyd e. Hess is Charged With Steal
fnq Watch Case.

A gold-filled watch case valued at
SIS forms the nub OF an interesting
criminal trial in progress before Judge
Swan and jury in the United States
district court. Floyd E. Hess. rail-
way mail clerk. is on trial. charged
with purloining 1t from mail sack
| the case from a jewelry store on
| Gratiotave.
The case disappeared while In
transit from the factory of the Key
stone Manufacturing Co.. in Philadel
phia, to a iewelry firm in Mt. Pleas.
ant, Mich, in 1907. More than a year
afterwards, Hess, whose home was
then in Mt. Pleasant. walked into the
very store to which the case had
been consigned and asked to have a
set of works, which he produced. set
into it. The case was at once
recognized as the one that had gone
astray and Hess was suspected OF
stealing II.
Hess insists that he is a victim of
a remarkable combination of circum-
stances and points to the fact that he
took the case to the very store to
which It had been consigned as evil
dence that he is innocent. Another
circumstance in the chain OF evidence
the government is seeking to weave
about him Is that he was working at
the time the case disappeared on one
of several routes over which the
watch may have gone. but as 1t was
sent as fourth-class matter there is
no way of tracing the exact route.
The Detroit times., 1910-06-10
SAYS ROBIN DIED Of
ACID POISONING
Wife Ran Swift Race for Property
Judge Donovan Declares-0rders
Transfer Set Aside.

That Joseph Rohn came to his death
by carbolic acid poisoning, is the dec
iaration OF Judge Donovan In an opin-
Ion handed down Thursday morning
In the suit brought by Marie Lutz and
Anna Spanier against their step
mother, Mary Rohn The plaintiffs
asked that the transfer OF TWO life In,
surance policies and the deed TO q
house and lot made by Rohn TO his
wife, be set aside. charging that undue
influence was used In procuring the
transfers.
Rohn was married in December
1909, and almost Immediately began
to drink TO excess. II was testified. He
tecame Ill shortly after his marriage
and died In about two months. The
daughters knew nothing of his illness,
and were not present when he died.
Stronger language has seldom been
used from the bench than the words
Of Judge Donovan. He said in part;
Very strong proof was given OF the
overmastering influence of the defend
ant in urging her husband to drink,
while already drunk. TO convey all he
owned to her on brief notice, and that
the marriage was a selfish plan Il
make money. Had two men made such
a deal with SO little consideration,
when In a half-drunken condition. one
would set Ii aside as clearly void
This man was limp and weak with
such a woman.
From a moderate drinker the man
became an excessive drinker and often
drunk. That he was afraid OF his
strong minded, robust wife. Is also
clear and beyond question. Several
witnesses swore to her using force IN
urging her husband to drink often and
That she was running a
swift pace for his property was con
proven.
1T Is beyond question that he
died OF carbolic acid poisoning. given
in dilute doses The doctors SO sworc
and gave reasons for their belief. In
her unusual haste. the wife boasted
that he would not live long. Her acts
confirm this theory.
"And | conclude that by defendants
actions, which were strongly. sus-
picious, by her contradictions. her sor-
did appearance and equivocal manner
as a witness, she certainly obtained
the transfer OF the property by unfair
means and undue influence"
Judge Donovan sets aside the deeds
and transfers, as prayed by the plain
fiffs
The Detroit times., 1910-06-10
ST0RK HOvERs OVER COURT.
Woman Taken M While Appearing in
Case Against Husband.

The stork lowered over Judge Con
nolly's court Thursday morning. when
Mrs. Veronica Blaszkiewicz. complain.
ing witness In an abandonment case
against her husband, Frank, was tax.
en- i'll. The husband was not In court
The facts were made known TO the
court, who Immediately adjourned the
case and directed that the woman be
taken TO her home and given every
care and comfort. Detectives Stein
hebel and Sullivan, who have chargz
of the case, took the woman to her
home at No. 20 Adele-st.