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Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-12
POISON IN TEA And COFFEE
Douglas Rodenbaugh Tells of Al
legged Attempts to Kill Him.
HE ACCUSES ELDER DAUGHTER
Says Marion Placed Paris Green in
beverages and Told Him that
Sister Had Told Her
TO DO IL,

NORTHWOOD, Ia, Nov. 1O.-Douglas
Hodenbaugh was the principal witness
against his own daughter. Mrs. Eta Lar
son, who is charged with having at
tempted to poison him, when the case
was resumed before Judge Clyde today.
He maintained the utmost stolldity in
the witness chair. detailing with little
show Of emotion, the various attempts to
take his life, which he laid at the door
of his daughter. He said that in the
after part Of 1909 he began TO suspect
that something was going wrong with
his food, particularly his coffee and tea.
He watched his younger daughter,
Marion, and one day accused her OF hav-
ing tried to poison him.
Marion ran away from home" the
witness continued in response to ques-
tons by Prosecutor Markey. But 1
found her next day at Ettas home hid
ing under a bed. 1t was then that she
first said that Eta had told her to
do it."
Rodenbaugh detailed the effects of the
poison on him. He said the Paris green
was placed in his coffee four times and
once arsenic was put in his tea.
This afternoon w. A. Burnap and ].
Mullen Of Clear Lake. handwriting ex-
perts, were scheduled to take the stand
to identify the ten letters purporting to
have been written by Mrs. Larson, in
which threats were made against the life
Of Marion Rodenbaugh, If she told of
the alleged poison plot.
These letters were addressed to Marion
and nearly every sentence was burdened
with Don't you tell on me, for If you
do we will kill you"
Another letter read: "DoR't go to Mason
City. The lawyers will kill you. They
have been known to do such things.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-12
J. ]. SwoffOrd of
Kansas City Charged
With Misuse of Mails

KANSAS CITY, Nov. 10. J. swof-
ford. formerly president Of Swofford
Brothers Dry Goods company here, was
indicted here by a federal grand jury
today on a charge OF using the mails to
defraud. The indictments charge that
Mr.. Swofford sold through the mails
$4,000 worth Of stock Of his firm to
various persons.
The company Is now defunct and it is
charged that Swofford concealed the rcal
condition Of the business ana assured
buyers that the st )ck would pay big ie-
turns when It was practically woi thless
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-12
TEACHERS CONVENTION ENDS
Outgoing President Given Unusual
Compliment.
ENROLMENT MOUNTS TO 4,O22
Next Convention City VIII Bs
Chosen by Referendum Vote,
Probably within mxty Days,
ms Done This Year.
EDUCATORS PRAISE
CONVENTION SPIRIT

President Edith A. Lothrop Of Clay
Center: 1T has been a good conven-
ton and successful"
State superintendent Francis G.
Blair Of Illinois: II hope you will
have the same spirit in your assocla-
ton next year It is the finest l ever
saw"
Editor a. i. Winship OF the New
England Journal OF Education: THE
program, the spirit. the energy and
enthusiasm OF II have been OF the
finest. The work OF the departmental
sessions alone has more than justified
the convention"
DR.. w. NJ. Davidson Of washington:
This has been a convention with "a
purpose and has intensified the in
terest In school work I'm Nebraska.
II has pointed out the slgniflcace OF
the physical side OF education. 1t has
been altogether refreshing. Miss La
throp deserves the warinest thanks OF
the association for the excellence OF
the program"
President A. o. Thomas Of the
Kcarney Normal: 1.-The convention
has been successful and Miss Lathrop
Is to be congratulated on what she
has done in the short time she has
had. The spirit OF this convention Is
the best ! have seen in the twenty
years l have been attending con-
ventions. We are all pleased with
Omaha, which has done everything tc
make the convention a success and the
visitors comfortable, and has sue
ceeded. The bulletlning Of the city
has been a great help. Miss Day is
also to be congratulated on the
manual training and domestic science
exhibits"
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-12
Proposed Strike
On the Rock Island
System Postponed

CHICAGO. Nov. 10-Actlon toward the
threatened strike of shop employees on
the Rock Island railroad system was
postponed three weeks today.
+. N. Tinsman, general manager of the
Rock Island system, today sent a final
answer to ]. w. Duff. chairman of the
shipments committee, in which Tlnsman
said the railroad refused to deal with
employees as a federation.
The federated committee decided to let
the strike situation mark time until the
annual convention of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor, which opens in Atlanta,
Ga, next week.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-12
EAGLES.
Church Notices.

St Clements mission. Sunday school
at $3.50 p. m.
Services at Presbyterian mission, Six
teenth and NJ streets, at 2:3O p. m.
St Edwards mission. Sunday school
at $50 a. m. Evening prayer and sermon
at 1880 o'clock.
West Side Methodist. Sabbath school
at 1880 p. IN. Preaching services at $3.50
p. m. and D. m.
Letter Memorial Sunday school at 10
q. m. Morning worship at IL o'clock.
Young Peoples union at 1880 p. m.
Rev. Mr.. Bowls of Mt. Vernon, H.. will
occupy the pulpit at the First Presby-
terrain church on Sunday morning.
Bethel church, Forty-third and I
streets. Bible school at 2:S0 p. m. Preach
| ing services every Friday evening at 1880
| o'clock .,r ..os
Sunday school at Brown Park mission.
| Twentieth and 5 streets, at S:45 a. m:
The evening services will be in charge OF
| Mr.. NJ. Andreason.
First Christian church, Twenty-third
and / streets. Sunday school at 10 a. m.
Communion at IL a. m. Rev. II. j.
Kirschtein of Omaha will have charge
Of the evening services at 7:SO o'clock.
First Methodist church. Services in
odd Fellows hall, Twenty-fourth and M
| streets, Rev. j. NJ Boutwell,, pastor.
Bible scnool at 9:45 a. m. Morning serv-
league at Brass chapel, Miss Gray,
| leader.
United PRESBYTERIAN church; Twenty Twenty,
third and l. streets, Rev w. a. POLLOCK
pastor Sunday, school school at 9;4S a. m m.
union at $50 p. M subject of evening
services olives and Lazarus"
First Baptist church. Twenty-fifth and
| II streets, Rev. c. T. Ilsley, pastor. Sum
day school at 9:45 a, m. Preaching at IL
a. m Address by Miss Blanche Waite.
city missionary. Baptist Young Peoples
| q n
7:SO D. m, by Rev. F. w. Foster, Omaha
First Presbyterian church, Twenty
third and j streets. Bipie teachings at
s:45 a. M. DR. Wheeler will tank on
yearly gifts for that cause. Christian
| Endeavor at $50 p. m, at the church,
followed by preaching by the pastor:
| subject, why l Love Jesus Christ" IL
you do, come to church.
Magic city Gossip.
Mrs. d /. Holmes was severely bruised
| Thursday by fall from vehicle.
division 8, Will hold a dinner Sunday
afternoon at the Greer hotel.
Councilman George Hoffman and a
party of friends left Thursday afternoon
| for a hunting trip In the state.
The funeral of Joseph Vachel who
committed suicide Thursday night, will
| be- held today at o'clock from his late
/ residence FOrtieth and l. street. Burial
will be in the Bohemian National ceme-
/ terry.
Officer Michael Gilin has been ap-
pointed acting captain OF police during
| he absence of Captain Henry Ensfelder
who has been called 70 Arkansas on busi-
! ness connected with the estate Of his
/ brother, who died there recently.
Because he could not accept the reason
ing OF four countrymen Wednesday night
! Mike WITT was beaten and painfully
wounded about the head near his home
at Thirtleth and X streets. The names
! OF Wits assailants are Sam Brabich
Larry Carach, Joe Shrabrich and Mike
| Radick,
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-12
Onion Sets Lead
to an Indictment

Alderman James l.. Ellsworth OF the
Fifth ward was called upon Yesterday
70 appear 70 answer TO an indictment re-
turned by the last grand Jury charging
MIN and his firm. Comprised OF himself
ana brother, OF sesregating seventy bush
els OF onion sets, valued at $50. The
transaction was alleged TO have occurred
on March II. last. Tho onions were de-
clared TO DO the property OF the "A.
Berry Seed company OF Shenandoah
and were stored in the Kontinental Kom.
pound building on South Main streot
where the Ellsworths also kept similar
surplus stock Bond was fixed at $1,000,
which was promptly given.
The principal testimony was given be-
fore the grand jury BY J. II. Abbott. Who
had been employed by the Eilsworths as
travelling salesman. and whom they
afterwards accused OF going into the
onion set business on his own hook ana
using their firm name as a basis Of hts
operation. The Ellsworths were com.
PEELED 10 appeal 20 the district court for
temporary injunction restraining Ahhott
from using their name or representirg
himself TO DO connected with their finn,
several other suits followed witch
aroused bitter feeling and these s,i,s
have been pending all summer. one OF
them was submitted to Judge Arthur yes
terday and taken under advisement. IL
was the suit In which the Ellswortha
asked for a permanent injunction ana 40.
counting Of the profits from bushes.
done IN their name.
ITS pure spitework and nothing elss
which we win be fully able 70 show" HaIa
Alderman Ellsworth last evening wsu.
on his way 10 lodge, Our onion set.
we're stored In the same building ana
close 70 those stored by the Shenandoah
company. The last time was there tus,
before the fire that destroyed the build
ms one OF the Berry company's am.
pioyes was working there, ana We Wors
both getting out sets Tor shipment. Ne
1 are not the least bit worried over This. {"
The Ellsworths are highly respeetsa
ana very successful b. slness men. -havins
operated large dairy In tAo sou,n was,
part OF town. where they own Iarv'
tracts Of land. Sor many years. IL "a,
frankly admitted Last night that a Ioi
" prominense WAS given the inalot,non,
aud arrest foF the effoot Il MAS nome.
Il would have on the pending com.ni..
sion form election.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-12
Council Bluffs
Nelson Declares
Lamps Went Out

The body OF Walter cakes. who was
killed Thursday night when his auto
mobile crashed into a buggy on West
Broadway was taken yesterday to his
home near Emerson la. The funeral
will be held on Sunday at the residence,
which 10 located five miles north Of the
village. Tho universal expression OF
sympathy that came here yesterday from
friends and nelghbors bore testimony to
Tho high character OF the young man.
Tic was not in any degree Incorporate,
and the investigation yesterday disclosed
that he was not at all affected by any
,hing he drank In Omaha.
Emanuel Nelson, the Cmploye OF the
Arcade hotel IN Omaha, who was riding
with him. was resting easy yesterday
and proved 20 be not seriously nurt lie
could give only a confused account OF
the accident and did not know of the
presence OF the buggy ahead until the
crash came. lie said young cakes
lighted the machine lamps before leaving
the Arcade hotel after 3 o'clock and
that they began to burn very dim while
passing across the bridge and at the
cast end OF the bridge appeared TO go out
entirely. lie said cakes got out OF the
car and went 90 the front OF II, trying
TO adjust the lamps, using a wrench lie
could not make the lights burn brighter
and then said he believed his acetylene
gas supply had been exhausted. The
tank was Ound to be entirely empty
yesterday morning. The machine was
a forty-horse- power Auburn that had
been assembled especially for him, hav-
ing more powerful engines and different
drive than used on the regular machine.
II Is said to have cost nearly 5000. 1t
was damaged to the extent at least OF
500. IL Is believed that the power Of
the emergency brakes Is what caused It
70 turn over. The grip caused several
OF the Epoltes IN the rear wheels to be
broken by the strain OF sliding on the
brick pavement.
Misses Jessie Maynes. Dorothy Hudson
and Edna shrevc. the young girls who
were riding In the carriage that was
struck from the rear and demolished,
were found TO have escaped almost en-
tirely without injury. All were able to
be about their homes as usual The
faithful old horse they were driving also
escaped without scratch. Although the
buggy was completely demolished, the
animal did not attempt to run away.
The broken automobile was drawn TO
to the city building yesterday morning
and later turned over to the Council
Bluffs Automobile company for keeping.
vandals attacked the wrecked machine
during the night and stole everything
that was loose, including a cherished lap
robe which had become an heirloom in
the family. twas made from the skin
Of pony which Walter, Cakes owned
when he was little boy, The police
are making strong effort to recover it.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-12
High Quality groceries mt Prices to
Suit Every Purse.

Read these Saturday specials In our big
grocery department; Flour! Flourl "Our
Way Up" equal to any. flour at any
price, every sack warranted. limit Of two
sacks 20 q customer, Saturday. Sl99;
homemade mince meat. . lbs, CSC; new
figs. per pkg. lOc; candied cherries, per
can, 40c; solid cabbage, per head, Toe;
choice grape fruit, for &c; si.OO can
Wedding Breakfast syrup SIC; jello. per
pkg. &c; salt herring. for 1Oc; English
bloaters, 3 for ice; granulated sugar, Is
lbs. for SiOO: fancy table corn. cans for
6Sc; pure sugar butter. per jar. 25c; pure
strained honey per jar. soc; 900 Items
soda crackers, SIC; sweet potatoes, per
peck, 25c; parsnips, per peck, zoe; ten
pound sack new buclSwheat. 45c; five
pound sack self-rislng pancake flour, per
sack. 25c; homemade sorghum. per Jar,
Csc; seedless ralslns, pkgs for 25c fancy
cleaned currants, per pkg. l5c; snder's
chill sauce per bottle, Csc: snlders oyster
cocktail, per bottle. &c. j. Zoller Mer-
camille Co, the big uptown store. l0O-lO2-
ioi-l05 broadway Phones 3e0.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-12
Work is Progressing
On Phone Building

The addition TO the Scott street tele-
phone building has been inclosed and
worlsmen are now engaged In rushing
the work on the interior. A little delay
has been caused by the necessity for
building some heavier piers In the base
ment OF the older building TO sustain the
thirty-horso power gas engine and heavier
dynamo to be used In emergencies for
supplying current and power TO operate
the numerous machines that require Il.
The construction principle of the entire
building appears to be about a dozen
times heavier than the uniformed
observer would think necessary, and the
pier 10 sustain the dynamo and pounding
gas engine appears to have been built
on the specifications for the Union Pa
cific bridge piers. 1t could apparently
sustain the entire building.
Wire Chief f3attey IS constantly con-
fronted by problems that would make an
ordinary individual dizzy. lie has more
than one-half Of the installation work on
the new switchboard completed and men
are planted as thickly about the building
as the space and the character OF the
important work In hand viii permit II
taxes an hkNN NASlAol ~ Atth hhA VI NlAS
way aud keep from being run over
Electrically driven machinery is used in
fitting up and polishing unfinished por-
tons OF the board. and one power drill
has been used TO ream out nearly 50,0o'
holes in metal plates.
The crowded character OF every part
/ OF the building where the installation
work Is being pushed caused a minor &c
cident yesterday. A workman in moving
ladder let II far against a steam
radiator cock. The hot steam rushed ou
and struck the back OF Grover Var
Camps neck. making a painful burn tha
kept him from work for several hour'
and required medical treatment
GOOD MoRNINGl Have you had 1
drink yet, this morning. of our swee
eiderg We just received fifty-two sal
lon eask OF cider made from choice ap
Piles, It's strictly pure. IS cents gallon
We still have California grapes, 10 cent
POUND; cranberries, 10 cents quart Havl
you tried any OF our breakfast sausage
packed In one-pound boxes. 20 cents each
they arc simply swell3 We have the repu
tation OF having the best oysters In town
80 cAnts a pint. and a pint will go as Ia
as a quart Of other kinds. We keep can
vas gloves. just the thing Tor tending
furnaces on cold mornings. 10 cents each
We are the only store that are sellinl
New York coffee at IS cents a pound
Bartel Miller. Telephone SO.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-12

FORT MADISON, Ia, Nov 1l.-Mrs.
Lizzie Little who was sentenced to a
.ve-year term in the penitentiary an0
vas refused admission because no women
arc confined here. was returned to Mason
Hty today. pending correction Of the
writ of commitment.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-12

zoe 44v,UnvD.us, lNlnB two mIles cas-
1r Little Rock, was found last night
in the road two miles west Of Sbley. His
automobile had turned over and his neck
was broken. He was driving alone and
1t is not known how the accident hap
DpDed
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-12

the Kansas state Teachers association,
sent by the president, M. e. Pearson:
TOPEKA, Kan, Nov. 1O.-President of
the Nebraska State Teachers Associ-
alton, Omaha Neb.: The Kansas State
Teachers association. $500 strong, in
convention assembled, accept with pleas
ure the cordial greetings from our sister
state and wish for Nebraska the best
school year in its history"
Winship for New Methods,
DR.. A. T.. Winship, editor OF the New
England Journal of Education, pleaded
for loosen methods in the modern edu-
cational dispensation. He condemned the
rigid rules which make a prescribed cur
riculum more valuable than the student,
and denied that modern education had
been travestied by the desire for culture.
1t is pervaded too much, he said, by
the atmosphere OF industrial life and
controlled too much by the business man,
who is demanding super-efficiency in
mathematics. The mathematics course as
taught at present he roundly scored as
inefficient because II teaches pupils knowl-
edge which they are not ready to absorb.
Loosen up on this regulation scheme"
was the advice he emphasized.
Teachers Weep Tor Doys.
The convention had been all laughter
and work and enthusiasm until DR..
winshlp began a plea for better treat
ment OF the truant boys OF the schools
In pathetic paragraphs the speaker re-
ferred to the work of Ben Peterson, q
truant officer at Muskegon. who because
he was square with the boys and they
] a
ened destruction Of the school system. He
recounted the work of the great-hearted
| John Brennan, superintendent of schools
/ in a little town in northern Michigan
who established course In high school
known as course twenty -three-for boys
| who left school in the lower grades an6
! later regretted II. The work of these
men. told in a sympathetic manner
caused shuttle in the crowded Audi.
/ torium and before the doctor had con
cluded hundreds of bright-eyed, pretty
school teachers were industriously wip
Ing the tears from reddenlng eyes.
Miss LnthrOp iS EuIogiEed.
81 have never" said Dr. Winship con
graduating the convention on its success
and the spirit OF the teachers TOWARD
Z
so large a convention with such grace
and skill as Miss Lathrop has presided
at this meeting. And l have never seer
man who did II better"
The last number ON the program was
an address by Francis g. Blair, stats
superintendent OF Illinois, who spoke o.
Waste in Education" and in his speak
ing spared not the state OF Illinois no.
other states, all he declared having be
come weakened and faint-hearted II
the great work they have started II,
asked for larger appropriations tina
teachers might be paid more and tina
tho greatest cause Of waste in edu
cation" might be removed.
schools Must Have Money.
We've got TO have more money" salt
DR.. Blair. There will always be a leak II
education until we have enough none!
TO put the schools on a going basis. TIL
fight is TO get school boards to levy take
so that we can get principals and super
intendents who know more than to draw
their salary and their breath"
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-12
Council Bluffs
Minor Mention

The Council Bluffs office Of
The Omaha zee - at rs Scott
street. Phone "a.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-12

The key to success in business is the
iudicious and persistent use of newspaper
advertising.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-12

The key to success In business is the
advertising.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-12

SPECIAL FOR ToDAY-Dresse6 spring
ehiekena, per pound. l9h cents, picnic
hams. per pound, II cents; vegetables Of
All kinds such as parsnips. per peck, q
esntsfrTu,abaGas per pound, slh centRi
Jersey sweet potatoes, per peck, 20 cents.
papeorn, per pound, oental black wal
nuts, per peck. a5 cents, Just arrived, now
maple syrup and pure buolwheat. Chow
chow, per quart, e oentsl diil ploklsa, por
uoaen. Is eentsl new mRekerol, 10 cents
each. Sweet cider. raislnH. ourrants and
nitron FOR your mlnee meat. Our Lily
Cream flour, the same old pr4es, war
fanted, per sack, N.a1 Rsmember we
sell the best ooai oh per gallon, 10 cents
Five Gailen lots, u cents. Get our prices
on barrel lots, l. Green. opposite q. Ffafer
Lumber company. iat broadway. Tsls-
phone s,l
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-12
cOuncn BIuff. Produce M.rhe,.

COuncil BIsffs Produce Market.
The following quotations showing prices
paid 10 producers, are corrected daily INV
william Higgeson, city wslEhnlAster foF
publication In Tho Beet
Corn, sc; new, Bd6Oc per bushel
Wheat. goc per bushel. Oats EdtGe Der
bnshel. Hay, loose, tli.O0Ql200 per ton
Alfalfa, loose. tl2OQiao0 per ton.
n v plnnhInr 90 Tel 90 Nri..hA ia.n
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-12
Newton Riddell
Talks of Heredity

Another large audience assembled in
She Broadway church 20 hear Or. RiddeIl
iiaeuss his great subject "Heredity and
Prenatal Culture" A number OF out-of-
town pastors came in 20 hear this lee
tere. Tho speaker showed how the most
effectual work IN a soul can DO done
during the prenatal period. and said
that heredity fixed the actual bent OF
the mind while education directs this
bent.
Saturday evening at o'clock DR.. Rid
DELL Will give an hours quiet talk upon
"child Culture by Mental Suggestion. -
over 1000 little ones have passed under
his direction and he has done a great
work among ineOrrigable aud degenerate
plnildren.
Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock there will
bo a snaas meeting. OF men IN the Broad.
way Methodist Episcopal church. tn,
address viii be 'srhe New Man and
Twentieth Century problems"
~ Planning 40 ButId, Call ana Get
Useful Household Articles Free,
And talk over our method. OF maxim,
loans. These are payable In easy month";
inatsilmentz. The Council Bluffs Mutua
Building and Loan Association. william
,. Leyerett. Secretary. les Pearl street
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-12

n Y Plumbing co. Tel 80. Might Linn