Omaha daily bee., 1911-02-05

CsrberL w. +. Henslee, F. b. Chffner,
Andrew Coggins. Charles y. Davis, Sophus
Bangs and Charles Dayton.
Hobo" hotels and lodging houses we're
included in the testimony Of MoGinnis
These were places, he said, where men
did not have permanent abode and at
which few II any registered their names
on the books kept by the proprietors.
Similar testimony came from a. A. Be
bout. real estate dealer. and Louis urebe,
a Florence realty dealer. both Of whom
worked in the checking Of suspicious regis
trations for the Anti-saloon league.
Bebout told OF visit to the establishment
at 1905 Douglas street, which, he says he
was informed was an designation house.
Lady says she does not keep any men
around" is the notation which Bebout
made on the card. From this number were
registered Tom Campbell, T. a. Cassidy
James Sexton and sherman Gould
Butler Has TIT,
A tilt between Dan Butler. city clerk,
and Bond p. Geddes a reporter for the
Daily News, took place when the news
paperman was on the stand. Geddes testi-
fled to the interesting activities OF the
| professional" freeholders. When pressed
for definition Of the term professional
freeholders" he gave it.
They advertised themselves as being
there for the purpose" said Geddes They
volunteered to swear in persons they did
not know"
The reporter told of a visit on election
day to the polling place near Sixth and
Pierce streets where a rubber band was
discovered on the voting machine.
when l arrived one OF the political
workers there told me that a rubber had
just been taken off the machine he said
He told me that 1t had been taken off By
one Of the election officials"
At this juncture Prince of the investigat.
ing committee called for the list OF judges
and clerks of election. The judges and
clerks at this polling place will be called
before the committee on the resumption
OF the hearing on February 49, Those
whose names we're taken for the issuance
1 OF supoenaes are David Tonge, SOC Pacific
street; Frank Cope, Ed Barry, 714 Hickory
street; David Sonier sl8 Hickory street
and Harvey Smigoret, 1883 South Seventh
street.
Testifying Of the work in the naturaliza
ton of voters, Geddes declared that the
Greeks and other foreigners were "steeret
by known Dahlman workers"
They had the clerks working nights,
he said.
Albion ms Examiner,
George Albion, who by virtue of an ap
pointment from Mayor Dahlman holds of
flee as official conductor of elevators in tn,
city hall, burdened with his official respon
sibility demanded the right to examine tn,
witness.
George insisted on establishing his i'm
portance in the community
why didn't l and Judge Slabaugh Il
up and handle that case at DenIson, la 2
demanded Albion, referring TO a case whert
he had been employed as interpreter.
Didn't help the boys get naturalized al
could2" he demanded.
Eyes, George you sure did, especially
about election time" replied Geddes.
The witness remarked that the many ap
plcants for first papers for naturalization
each paid his fee with a silver dollar.
Yes every one of the boys paid out hi,
hard earned money" Albion FASTENED t.
remark. Didn't 1 tell you so when YOU
asked me?'
You told me it was none of my business
and then winked at me-" responded Geddes
Albion demanded also that q statement
purporting to come from him and writer
by some one else for publication in tn,
1t was admitted.
Better append thereto also his testimony
about how he holds his job by his 'abll
ity,'" remarked d, II, Cronin of the com
mittee,