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Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-28
DETAILS or THOMPSON
ASSAULT ARE SECURED
AounE Men Were Themselves At
tackled end Others Were Respon-
sjbIe for Violence.

Albert and Emory Erwin. the two yountns
who attacked and beat up James Thomp-
son at his home on the corner OF Hunter
avenue and broadway Wednesday evening
and made Il necessary to send him 10 the
hospital. were arrested yesterday upon war
rants issued from Justice Coopers court
The story OF the controversy shows tina,
the boys were s0rely provoked by Tbomn-
son, who had attacked and abused their
blind father. They went TO Thomson :
house TO demonstrate with him not ar
tack him, when he sprang upon them IN
a furious assault. Another erratic fellow,
Arthur sOuthweil, who got into trouble
here several years ago by entering a bar-
bershop and shooting at a man who ss,
In a chair also took a hand. and the
police say, was the chief GAUGE OF m.
trouble. The principal blow that injured
Thompson was struck by another OF nj,
friends, who took part The blow Wa
aimed at one Of the Erwin boys. who
dedged and let it land on the head 81
Thompson.
The Erwin boys are highly spoken NJ
by their employers, One drives a GOA
wagon for o'Neil Bros. and the other
wagon Tor the YounkeFnan- Seed conpsnv
both doing fuily the work OF men. Justtc,
Cooper held them for a hearing one wss,
later under 500 bonds The EMPLOYER,
Of both boys promptly came forward AM
filed the bonds. The lads are m. sol,
SUPPORT Of their blind and helpless fathe,
AMI Other members OF the family.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-28
ENGINEER DEANS CHARGES
FORM BASIS OF OBJECTIONS
NishnRbOtnR Project Causes storm of
Protest from Property Owners
Affected.

More than half a hundred deeply inter-
ested land owners gathered In the south
room of the county court house yesterday
and spent the day In the presence of the
members OF the Board of County Super
visors wrangling over the establishment
OF the Nishnabotna drainage ditch, a huge
enterprise that is to cost about 100000,
and which is to straighten the channel Of
the stream from the town of Oakland to
the Mills county line, passing through
Carson, destroying the towns chiefest as
set, its milling plant. electric light sta
ton and pumping works for the NUM-
cipal water supply. The meeting was
for the purpose of hearing protests against
the establishment Of the ditch and ex-
pressions in It's favor The estimates OF
Engineer Seth Dean of the damages in
CURED by the land owners had been fixed
at tls,slO.S6, and this had been accepted
by the board for the time being. But the
protests that we're filed yesterday showed
that this sum would constitute but a small
part OF the damages that will be asked II
the ditch is put through.
For example, the engineer and the board
allowed the Carson Milling company but
A75O for the destruction Of the mill and
adjunct plants. while the amount claimed
is 10000. The board did not pass upon
this feature Of the case, as Attorney Frank
Shinn has taken Il into the district court
A majority OF those present appeared
to oppose the ditch, and Attorney Shinn
said that but twenty-three OF the land
owners were favorable and sixty-four were
opposing the establishment OF the ditch
He also stated that II the board went
ahead and established the Improvement Il
would be enjoined In the district court.
A great deal Of intense feeling was mani
tested throughout the proceedings and a
scene Of real dramatic interest occurred
when Attorney Shinn. representing the OBJ
| jectors, made the general protest that
the surveys made by Engineer Dean were
not sufficiently accurate and complete 10
enable the board TO make a fair estimate
of the costs OF the ditch or the assess
ment of the benefits and damages.
/ For the purpose OF showing this he ques-
toned the engineer and brought out the
| intimation that Dean had not only been
inaccurate I'm his work, but that he had
overcharged the farmers for his work In
running the preliminary surveys. The en-,
! gineers bill was t908, and Attorney Shinr
| declared that while Dean was alleged e
/ be earning this money In PottawsttamIs
! county he was at the same time dra wins
/ pay for similar work in Harrison and Ere
mont counties. lie claimed that durinJ
I the month OF August last Dean charged
/ the NishnAbotns farmers $50 for fifteer
days and In that same month did work il
I Fremont county for which he charges
11S.So and 'sOo In Harrison county, ,ask
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-28
IMPROVEMENT CLUB SESSION
Body Considers Work Accomplished
and Allows BiII Of Attorney
KIIIpack.

The Citizens Improvement club held a
well attended meeting last night, largely
devoted "a the consideration of its own
affairs.
Vice President Jensen occupied the chair
In the absence of President Orchard. Mr..
Jensen reported the work accomplished by
the committee appointed to check the pur-
pose of the city council TO pay the fire
hydrant rentals on the basis Of the com
promise settlement agreed to and stated
that the action instituted in the district
court had accomplished the purpose sought.
although the hearing OF the application
for a restraining order was stopped after
the court had devoted two hours to il. the
counsel for the city agreeing to suspend
further action toward carrying out the
compromise until after the settlement of
the pending water plant condemnation
proceedings. He stated that Attorney
Kinpack who had been engaged 10
prosecute the case in court had estab-
ushed the important fact that the last
rate ordinance. fixing fire hydrant rentals
at $50, was illegal and void and that the
original $40 ordinance was stin in force,
and that the work OF Mr.. Killpack and
the committee had fully accomplished the
purposes OF the club.
The financial report showed that the
treasury contained a balance Of $64. At
/ torney Knlpack's bill OF SIS for his ser
vices In the injunction matter was allowed
/ and ordered paid. accompanied by a vote
OF thanks from the club. other pending
/ bills were also ordered paid. The consti-
/ tuition fiXing fifteen members as a quorum
/ was ordered changed to make the quorum
seven, and the periods OF holding regular
meetings extended to one month instead
OF one week. The required resolutions
were introduced and will be approved Al
/ the next meeting. Thursday night
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-28
Council Bluffs
Assessor MatlaCk,
Bitten by Canine,
Puts Him on Book
Chances Are Vicious Animals Act
Will Cost Dog Owners of County
Nice Nest Egg.

Joe Matlack one OF the county assessors.
who was chiefly instrumental i'm prevent
ing a strike and q general walkout of the
fifty assessors when the board OF county
supervisors two weeks ago refused to
raise their pay. has had an experience
that will bling results gratifying to the
county board
The township assessors nave been re-
turning about I per cent of the actual
number NJ dogs in the county, according
to the belief OF the members Of the county
board, and as the board had to allow
claims aggregating more than 500 at the
last session for damages done by dogs TO
farm stock, the members insisted upon as
SCISSORS finding enough dogs to raise the
dog tax collections to at least that figure
Yesterday a committee Of the assessors
came to town TO present a renewal OF the
petition for higher pay, and a score or
more of assessors came as a support to
the committee. Among them was Mr.. Mat
lack assessor of Crescent township. He
showed badly swollen arm, where a huge
mastiff had bitten him the day before, ana
told the story Of the attack. He had gone
to a house to make the assessment and
raped on the door 1t was opened by a
woman, end the instant it vas ajar the big
dog sprang through it and fastened his
teeth on Matlack's left arm, biting through
a heavy overcoat and other garments
making painful wound The woman made
no attempts to control the savage beast
and Matlack had hard fight to protect
himself
You bet assessed that dog" said Mat
lack. and II made me so mad that have
sworn to get every dog in my township"
Other assessors detailed similar expert
ences and the idea Of taking revenge on dog
owners by assessing every PUP on the
places spread like contagion. The belief
is that it will add about 5000 to the tax
list.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-28

with Senator Lafayette Young. There are
no indications Of break in the deadlock
Circulating Of caucus call was carried
on this afternoon by some of the republi-
cans, but the prospect OF securing a SUI
ficient number OF signatures to assure the
election OF a senator was not good, and
the work will be taken up again tomQr-
row. The progressive plan for a caucuS'
merely to include all who would come was
turned down by the Kenyon supporters
and they prepared a call which requires
eighty signatures before 1t is good. This
involves a part OF the Young following
which at present seems impossible.
Vote in Colorado.
DENVER, Colo, Jan. 2s.--No election re-
suited from the second joint ballot for
United States senator today. The vote
follows:
Democrats-Adams, p; Martin, ., Maupin.
1; O'DonneIl. 3, shafroth, /; Speor, 81 Tay-
Tor, 2. Thomas 4; Ward.
A resolution by Senator Weber, look
ing TO referring the extra help matter to
the committee on retrenchment and re-
form, was adopted after the senate had
stricken out all Of the resolution calling
for comparison with previous assemblies
and an investigation.
Senator Clarkson introduced the employ
ers' liability bin desired by the labor un-
ions, fixing exact sums In compensation
for injuries and death 20 workmen In haz-
ardous undertaking. II provides that In
case Of death Of a workman, the employer
shall pay not to exceed 5000 TO dependent
heirs and II cuts out attorney fees.
The appropriations for the state instltu-
tons under the board Of control were pre-
scented by Senator Mates chairman OF the
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-28
TWO TRAGEDIES FOLLOW
L00TlNG OF STORES IN MEXICO
Farmer and IL killed by Mem
hers of His own Party.

Ell PAsO, Tex, Jan. pas a result OF
robbers looting stores at San Marcos and
San Pedro, near Torreon, state OF Durango,
two men were killed on Wednesday.
The robbers after looting a spaniard' =
store al San Marcos appeared at San
Pedro and carted off 1900 worth Of mer-
chandise belonging TO Manuel Abascal. He
formed a posse 10 follow the robbers and
a short ways out Of town he saw a man
in the road and fired, killing him. The
man proved 10 be an innocent farmer, and
one OF the members OF AbasCals party
then turned on Abaspal and shot him dead
The posse did not 80 any farther
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-28
WoMEN FINIsH ORGANIZATION
Board of EiEhtesn Directors Picked
for NounE WOmaP's Christian
Aasocta4fuu

The formal work OF organization was last
night completed by which the Young wo-
map's Christian association becomes a
lively and permanent factor for the better
msnt Of Council Bluffs women and others.
Fhe work consisted chiefly OF selecting the
board Of eighteen directors. six for one
year six for two and the same number Tor
imee-year terms. The meeting was held
At tie FIRST Bap ist church and was largely
attended. The first six directors are Mrs.
y, ~. Otis. Mrs Fred Wesner Miss Matte
Pie Mrs.,w, r. Knlpaek Mrs J. b. AID
and Mrs Louis Mcdaniel. Those who will
serve two years are Mrs. T. $ scott. Mrs.
stymest Stevenson, Mrs. Charles T. OFF.
Ger, Miss n. Walker, Mrs. 6. G Baird aud
Mrs Robert InErahRm. The thrse-year
members are Mrs. 4. r. Davis, -Dr. Clara
Erleksen. Mrs. J, b Long. Mrs. j. H. Pacs
ard Mrs. o Wentworth
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-28
Bluffs High Five
to Play Sioux City
Two of Fastest Basket Ball Teams in
State Will Meet to Settle
Merits Tonight.

The Council Bluffs High school basket
ball team will play the Sioux City High
school quintet at the Bluffs "Y' gym
nasium tonight. A fast game can be ex-
pected, as the Sioux City quintet is one
of the fastest basket ball teams in the
state. They defeated the Bluffs team last
year.
This year may see a different game, as
the Bluffs five has been coached all week
by Gus Miller one of the best men In
this section OF the west. and the Bluffs
boys are determined to win this game A
large crowd will be at the game to see
their fsvorite team win.
After the game reception will be given
to both teams at the Bluffs Young Mems
Christian association.
Following Is the lineup OF both teams:
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-28

ing over $500 for the single months work
when he was supposed to be putting in
his time on the Nishnabotna work. The
Carson lawyer was going hotly into the
details of this alleged overcharge when
he was stopped by the members of the
board He alleges, however, that he will
require Engineer Dean to answer the ques-
tion when the Carson case comes up in the
district court. The session was not com
peted at $50 last night.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-28


at once by an election, so that the people
may decide who shall be chosen by this
legislature to serve the two years left OF
the Dolliver term. The oregon plan also
is pending in the legislature.
wants CummIns' Help.
The telegram Senator Young says he
sent Senator Bourne follows:
ITO Senator Bourne Washington, D. c.
The platform adopted yesterday by the
Progressive Republican league contains
this paragraph:
whenever requested by any Progress
slve State league or by progressive lead
ers in state legislature, the National Pro-
gressive Republican league will aid prepa-
ration Of appropriate bills and resolutions
and will furnish speakers and literature
IN support OF legislative action upon the
propositions enumerated in the five num-
bered paragraphs set forth in the fore
going declaration OF principles.
In accordance with this last named
promise. you are hereby extended a cordial
invitation TO send Senator A. b. Cummins.
one Of your charter members, TO Iowa, to
assist the legislature Of this state in the
preparation Of appropriate bills and reso-
/ lutions along the lines adopted by you in
the above platform. In case Senator Cum
minis is not able to leave Washington at
this time, kindly come yourself or send
some other charter member. You will be
I cordially received and your stay In Des
Moines will be pleasant. Kindly wire &C
ceptance or rejection.
'DEs MONIES DAILY CAPITAL"
Funk Leads On Ballot.
] Today's ballot on United States senator
| In the Iowa legislature resulted as fol-
/ lows Funk 50; Kenyon, "a; Young, "a;
Garst, ]; Porter Cdem), So; absent, /.
! Necessary 10 elect. So
/ Representative skinner OF Jasper county
| changed his vote from W. s. Kenyon 20
/ A. h. Funk in the Iowa vote on United
| States senator today. This placed Funk m
the lead With thirty five votes ana threw
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-28
Clothes Help to Make the Man.

Have you thought Of your clothes lstely2
Perhaps they need pressing and cleaning
Bring them In or phone sl4. both phones.
and We viii do the rest. We treat every
body right Bluff City Laundry. Dry Clean.
lng and DE Works.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-28
Council Bluffs
Minor Mention

The Council Bluffs office Of The
Omaha nee ~ at is Scott street.
Rotb phones -.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-28

As IuTIaIn faIaef 10 inc bIuIIb-oIOuA
City game the Students will play the
Crescent five of the Walnut Hill Metho-
dist church of Omaha. The Students were
defeated by the Crescent five at Omaha,
but expect to win tonight, as they have
been practlcing all week.
The lineup Of both teams is as follows
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-28

Nursing mothers should drink Anheussr-
busch malt RosenfeId Liquor Co. SIS
south Main street
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-28
GEORGE HERsEY is INDICTED

Man who shot BrOther-in-LRw at
Rinard Held for Murder.
ROCKWELL CITY, Ia, Jan. 27.-George
Hersey, who shot and killed his brother
in-law at Rinard, November 10 last, was to-
day indicted for murder.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-28

Nurslug mothers should drink Anheuser-
Busrh malt Roscnfold Liquor Co., sls
sO-th Main street
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-28
LAFE SENDS BID TO BOURNE
Iowan Asks Oregon Statesman to
Send Cummins for League.
WANTS HELP WITH HIS PRIMARY
Des MOines Newspaper Man Urging
Legislature 20 submit DOlliver
Succession 90 Party Refer
endum Vote.

DIES MONIES, Jan. Ex-senator LATE
Young asserts that he wired Senator
Bourne OF the New Progressive league I'm
Washington on Wednesday urging him to
come TO Iowa or send representative
Of the league TO help secure law for a
primary election among republicans to de-
termine the Dolliver senatorial succession.
He also SAYS that he has received no
answer to the telegram.
Senator Young is urging the legislature
to submit the question OF who shall sue
coed Dollver TO a republican primary cleo
ton some time In the summer, the legis-
lature to meet in special session subse-
quently 10 ratify the choice OF the repub-
leans Pending the consideration OF this
bill the standpatters who are supporting
Senator Young decline 10 go into a re-
publican caucus or 10 break a deadlock
which had lasted since the opening OF the
session and in which Senator Young, w s.
Kenyon and A. Il. Funk each has about
one-third Of the 1Oi republican votes, while
the democratic candidate, @. r. Porter,
gets the forty-four democrats
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-28
Different ProposaIs.

A proposal has been made By the pro-
gressive republicans 10 have a preferential
primary IN which voters will express their
first, second and third choices for senator
and which would work to the disadvantage
Of Senator Young, who may oppose H. A
plan also has been proposed 90 hold o
primary a. which al The parties VII nOmi-
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-28

n. Y. Plumbing Co. Tel. $50. Night L-l7O2
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1911-10-07
Taft Now 4 pr. JekYll.

ION the tariff the President
occupies the position of a DR..
Jekyn and Mr.. Hyde" declares
Oscar Underwood, Democrat
ic leader Of the house. "When
tariff legislation is up the pro
tected interests Of America are
always able to convert him into
a Mr.. Hyde, standing for all the
indefensible iniquities Of a high
protective tariff. AS soon as
the tariff legislation is out Of
the way, and the big interests
have got what they want, and
the President genial smile rad
iates from the back end Of a Pull
man car, he becomes a DR..
IJekyll, with the gentlemanly in
tention Of relieving the American
people from the indefensible bur
dens Of taxation that his former
acts put upon Them
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1911-10-07
LOCAL BRIEFS

Miss Isabelle Green went to
independence Saturday to Wis
it relatives.
Eugene Weber left Saturday
for Larned, Kansas, for a
few days visit.
G. L. Wilson went to Kansas
City Saturday on business.
DR.. Y. NJ. Williams returned
Saturday from attending the
st. Louis conference of the M. E.
church South, which met in
Kirkwood.
Joseph Howell went to Sodalia
Saturday to attend the state
fair.
Miss Edna Broyles returned to
her home in Sedalia Friday
after a visit here with friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Carter and
son, Robert, went to Higginsville
Friday for a few days visit.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1911-10-07
wiley still Handicapped.

President Taft's exoneration OF
DR.. Wiley carried with it to
many minds the impression that
Wiley's authority had been re-
stored. That is a mistake. The
doctor remains a nOnentity as
far as enforcement of the pure
food law is concerned.
The board Of food and drug
inspection continues in control of
the administration of the pure
food law. 1t still consists of
Wiley, McCabe and Dunlap, and
it is inconceivable that their re-
lations will be more harmonious
because Of the failure Of the
scheme Of McCabe and Dunlap
to GUST DR.. Wiley.
Without a thorough house
cleaning in the Department of
Agriculture the interests of the
people will have profited little
by the Presidents action.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1911-10-07
Changing Horses.

Now that the Taft administra-
ton has found itself in the mid
die of a troubled political stream
it proposes to change horses.
The tariff and reciprocity horse,
as a means Of carrying Mr.. Taft
into another term as President, is
to be abandoned, and in its
place will be substituted the anti
trust horse. The President S
friends, and the President him
self, are about ready to admit
that the people will not endorse
his tariff program, so he plans
now to begin shouting at the
trusts in an effort to divert at
tention from his efforts as a
tariff reformer.
That this change is to be made
in policy is indicated by Attor-
ney General Wickersham, who
has let it be known that he in
tends to get after some Of the big
corporations.
That President Taft's oppose
ton to the trusts viii be about
as sincere as his advocacy Of
tariff reyiyion downward is in
dicated by his Detroit speech, in
which he opposed amendment
to the anti trust law.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1911-10-07
The Aldrich way.

The laws Of the United States
stipulate that no one person shall
hold more than one position I'M
der the government the salary Of
which is in excess of $4,000.
Never the less, A Piatt Andrew
is Assistant Secretary Of the
Treasury of $4,000 per year, and
as right hand man to former
senator Aldrich on the Monetary
Commission he gets $1,000 more,
Both are government Jobs within
the meaning Of the law
Andrew is a bright young
man, and was picked up by Sen-
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1911-10-07
Averts Awful Tragedy.

Timely advice given Mrs. C.
Willoughby, Of Marengo, Wis,
Or. No. y prevented a dreadful
tragedy and saved two lives. Doc
tors had said her frightful
cough was a Consumption
cough and could do little to help
her. After many remedies fail
ed, her aunt urged her to take
DR.. Kings New Discovery. 81
have been using it for sometime, y
she wrote ''and the awful cough
has almost gone" 1t also saved
my little boy when taken with a
severe bronchial trouble This
matchless medicine has no equal
for throat and lung troubles.
Price SO cents and $1.0O. Trial
bottle free. Guaranteed by
Crenshaw Il Young.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1911-10-07
Central Business College, 1922
"a Oak Street, Kansas City
Mo.

We are now in our new home,
which was planned and built
with a special view to the com
fort convenience and benefit Of
students. The building is Of
brick and white glaze tile; east
front; windows on every side.
Hard wood floors; lighted by
gas and electricity, the finest
and best school rooms in Kan
sas City. Our Goth annual &C.
page catalog is now ready for
distribution. If you are con
templating attending college,
write today for this eatalog It
will be mailed free,
Central Business College,
l222-24 Oak ST.,
Kansas City, Mo.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1911-10-07
Wood Construction
Is Positively Best

Tor any man building a home in
a growing community like ours
because of the likely changes
that will occur as our city grows
and spreads out. Who knows
that the residence district today
will be the business district zen
or fifteen years hence. Every
city OF any size has passed
through this same thing and
those who we're wise enough to
build frame houses were in posi-
ton to realize handsomely off
OF their lot and still have a
nice sum left after moving their
home farther %out--say nothing
Of the satisfaction Of not having
to live forever in a business sec
ton isolated from their friends
who kept pace with the city
No matter where you build we
want to talk these things over
with you and tell you what We
know about lumber.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1911-10-07

ator Aldrich several years ago.
Later the Senator induced Pres
ident Taft to give him the treas
ury job, and when that was safe
ly landed Mr.. Aldrich had him
placed on the Monetary Conn
mission.
All during the past summer he
has been in Europe studying
finance.