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Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-14
Cotton Brokers
Draw Big Fines
and Terms in Jail
Three Men Found Guilty of Misuse of
Mails Given Stiff Sentences at
Aberdeen, Miss.

ABERDEEN. Miss, April 13.-Judge H.
c. Niles in the federal district court here
today senterced J. II. Miller, who was
found guilty of fraudulently using the
mails, to seven years in prison and 10 pay
a fine of $1,000
L. c. Steele and c. II. G. Linde, who ac-
cepted a verdict Of guilty on the same
charge. were sentenced TO two years i'm
pr1sonment and fine Of $4,000 each.
The men were members Of the cotton
firm OF Steele, Miller & Co. Of Corlnth
Miss, which failed several months ago.
Il was charged al the time Of the failure
that bogus bills Of ladlns amounting to
81 coo, 600 had been issued by the firm.
All three men were given a sentence Of
two years each and a fine OF $4,000. Miller
was then sentenced TO an additional five
years imprisonment and fined addi-
tional 81. .OO0 making his punishment sever
years in the penitenuary with total fine
Of Sl1 600
The convicted men will be confined IN
the federal penitentiary at Atlanta,
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-14
TENNESSEE INSURGENTS
GO TO DECATUR, ALA.
Thirty-FOur Legislators Leave state
20 Prevent Further Action on
Amendments 10 Election Law.

KNOXVILLE. Tenn, April BIN order
TO fOrestall further action on an amend
ment to the state election law. which
passed the house yesterday, twenty re-
publicans and fourteen independent demo-
Gratis OF the Tennessee legislature have
gone 10 Decatur Ala, where they declare
they are prepared to "insurge" for six
months or more. Executives Of the legis-
lature have not indicated how they pro-
pose TO deal with the boilers,
The measure which brought forth the
displeasure Of the fusion forces. is de-
clarcd to be a regular" democratic move
10 obtain control OF the state election
machinery. This was In the hands Of the
fusion forces last year when Governor
Hooper a republican, was elected
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-14
May Close
Last Door to Mystery
Evidence Points w. F. Jahans, SEN
fenced to be Hanged at Walla
Walla, Guilty of Another Crime.

SPOKANE, Wash, April 13.--With the
hanging OF William Frederick Jahans.
alias James Logan. in Walla Walla peni-
tentiary on June q may vanish the last
man TO solve the mysterious disappearance
OF G. r. Shively, a Chicago merchant.
Four years ago shively sold his farm
near Addy Wash. 30 Logan, received the
money and vanished. Logan recently was
convicted OF the murder Of Mrs. Agnes
Jensen his housekeeper and sentenced 10
be hanged.
Two weeks ago the burning of a big pile
OF refuse al a sawmill near Addy eN-
posed a large boN carefully buried in the
saWdust In the box were the remains OF
a man. The box tallied with the descrip-
ton NJ one shipped from Spokane by 10
gan at the time shiveN disappeared
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-14
New Cigar Jobbing Firm
Another Omaha Enterprise

When George Rogers the cigar
man, decided TO 20 into the whole
sale cigar business for himself and
to organize a large company TO job
cigars out Of Omaha he added a
new concern 10 the city, which viii
give employment 20 fifteen men at
ihe start THIS number win be in
creased as the business grows
For many years Rogers has been
the local representative of another
company, but he figured that there
was an opening Tor another large
concern in Omaha. and he is start
ing out TO take that opportunity.
Already a large part Of the $4,000
stock he win carry has arrived.
The travelling men are now on the
road and the city is receiving the
benefit OF another added institu-
tlon 10 the growing iist % omaha
firms which are making a name for
Omaha, The Market Town
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-14
Vets and Drys Both
Lose in Illinois
House Votes Down County Option
Bill and Refuses to Repeal Town
ship Option Bill.

SPRINGFIELD. H. April lathe
county option bill was defeated today by a
vote OF S3ato 65 in the house
The wet and dry fight in the house was
resumed today Immediately following the
reading of the journal Under an agree
ment entered into by the vets and drys
the wet bill was placed on It's passage AS
soon as the dry bill was defeated. The
wet bill repeals the present township local
option law.
BY vote Of "a ayes TO 50 nays the wet
bill repeating the present township local
option law was defeated Members who on
the former roll call opposed county option
switched when the roll call was reached
on the wet" bill and by their action leave
changed.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-14
BANDIT SHOOTS CONDUCTOR
Attempt 20 Rob santa Fs Passenger
Train Near Syracuse. Kan, IL
Partly Successful.

SYRACUSE, Kan. April i3-An unknown
man boarded Santa Fe passenger train No.
as It left here at 1 O'Clock this morning
He was heavily armed and pointed re-
volver at the conductor. e. 3. Reilley, and
Brakeman Q'Leary He robbed both men,
obtaining only a small sum When he at
tempted 90 rob the passengers Reilley made
a show OF resistance and was shot twice
through the shoulder by the bandit. The
man then stopped the train and jumped off
A posse is searching for the robber. Reil-
ley. who lives here was taken to the com
pany hospital at Ia Junta, where IL is
reported he probably will recover.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-14
;. LOUIS ELEVATOR IN RIVER
Severe Storm Throws Big Structure
Into Mississippi,
SCHOOL ALSO COLLAPsEs
Eight Persons Meet Death at Valley
Mines. No.
wO WOMEN PERISH OF FRIGHT
wires Are Down In Every Direction
and Greek is Oct oF Its Banks,
CuttinE off All
Assistance,

DE SOTO. Ne. April 12--FIve persons
are reported dead and = score injured at
Cadet. Mo, a town OF 80 inhabitants
twelve miles south of here. az the result
OF tornado which practically demolished
the town.
Wires are down in every direction and
a creek between this place and the stricken
town is out Of hs banks. cutting off as
sistance from here
ST. LOUIS, April 1s.-Au eight story
grain elevator, valued AZ s7O0OO located
in the extreme northern end OF this city
on the Burlington tracks, was blown into
the Mississippi river by a severe windstorYn
tonight.
The Bryan HIN Public school, also in
the north end, collapsed during the storm
Two women are reported to have died
from fright making three deaths UP to
the present traceable to the storm.
-Four negroes, two negro women and two
white men were killed several persons
injured and several buildings were blown
down at Valley Mines. Mo. about thir-
teen miles from Festus, Mo-. by a tornado
this afternoon about ? o'clock
W. H. Bunt postmaster Of Valley Mines,
was injured.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-14
Big Legal Contest
Over Act Requiring
Labels on Medicines
Government Contends that Statute
Governing False Statements
is Valid.

WASHINGTON. April 1.-THE first big
legal contest arising out Of the passage Of
the pure food and drug act Of 1905 had the
right-Of-way today IN the supreme court Of
United States The government was max
ing a last effort 10 sustain its claim to
the right TO prosecute eriminally persons
who labeled drugs or medicines with false
statements about the curative properties
Of their preparations.
The point arose in the United states dis
trlct court In western Missouri. where an
indictment against DR.. y. r. Johnson was
quashed on the ground that the act did
not apply to false statements about the
curative properties Of drugs. but only TO
false statements regarding the ingredients.
Dr. johnson was charged with having
shipped in interstate commerce drugs
which he stated would cure cancer. but
which the government claims were en-
tirely ineffective and worthless for that
purpose"
II IL claimed on behalf Of Johnson that
IL the law s to be interpreted forbid
ding a statement about the curative prop
erty of drugs the act is unconstitutional
Such statements are defended as mere
forecasts concerning a future event. De
nial IL made that they should be regarded
~ hlANeuehIb OF AhClA. E-nyalCidiS lhloukh-
out the country would be In extreme peril
II Is claimed by Johnson's attorneys, anc
would hazard the risk of criminal prosecu-
tion by giving any written opinion to theii
patients or any explanation on a prescrip'
tion az TO what It was intended to accom-
plish. where II should become a matter Of
Interstate transportation, II the indictment
against Johnson were allowed to stand.
Solicitor General Lehman. in brief fol
the government he has just filed with the
| court, Gays that a study of the act showi
that congress had in mind striking at fals'
statements regarding the remedial quail
ties Of drugs. He defends the law as con
stitutionai when interpreted to forbid suci
/ statements.
! He denies that the law so interpreted
would reach any physician in the practic'
OF his calling He declares that the &C
does not deal with mental healing. will
cures by faith or prayer. or Christian SCI
ence, but with practices"
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-14
BLOWS UP SUDDENLY
It Is Not Known Whether Bullet
Strikes Magazine.
MADERO REFUSES TO ACCEP,
ENJOYS Who Visited His Camp Return
to chihuahua.
TERMS ARE NOT SATISFACTORY
Re says offer is No Improvement on
the Promiae Made BY Presi-
dent DiaE In His Recent
Message.


Aqua PRIETA sonora, Mexico. April
II CYia Douglas. Ariz)-The rebels have
attacked Aqua Priets and fierce battle
is in progress. Two Americans have been
shot. one of them. f. w. Grow, is dead
and the other. Ben Armstrong. has been
taken to the hospital in Douglas, seriously
wounded Both were on the American side
of the line and were struck by stray bull
lets.
Thousands Of Americans rushed to the
International line, but as the firing con-
tinued they had to seek shelter behind
adobe buildings and in bitches,
About fifteen minutes after the firing on
the town began the cuartel, the headquar-
ters OF the commissaria, blew up with
terrific report, sending clouds OF dust into
the air.
It is not known whether a rebel bullet
struck the magazine at the commlsario
headquarters, where dynamite was recently
stored, or the federals blew up the maga-
zine to prevent the rebels getting supplies
Peace Plans Fail.
CHIHUAHUA. Mex. April 1S.-CVia
Laredo, Tex. April 1S)-Another peace
project for Mexico failed today when Fred
erico Moye and DR.. F. r. Seyferta returned
I'm automobiles from Maderos camp near
Bustillos. sixty miles west of
here and reported their miss on
having been without definite re-
suit Francisco Madero the insurrecto
leader, refused to conclude peace terms
offered which he argued as nothing more
than the promise already made by Presi-
dent Diaz In his message. Senior Madero
reiterated his statement given in a recent
interview, saying his position was clear
and capable Of but a single Interpretation
Wig:
hat he would sacrifice himself and al
1 he had II necessary to the end that the
insurrecton bring about a complete chang,
| of politics in Mexico
Convinced that Madero was firm In hl.
attitude. the party returned to chihuahua
In one remark of Senior Madero the en-
voys professed to hope. Just before
they left the rebel leader said
Il am extremely anxious to see my
father and learn what promises he gained
from Minister Ilmantour II he couls
4 safely reach me would be glad -
fhe ehvoss assert a meeting OF fathei
and son seems now the only prospect o
| an early cessstlon OF hosulites
Bandits not connected With the insur
rectos began to operate near this city to
day. \ gang held up train of the Chihua
hua Mining company. an American concern
| and took $4,000 in gold
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-14
NEBRASKA DELEGATION MEETS
Will Endeavor to Land Soldiers Home
Board Appointment.
TWO NEW CANDIDATES NAMED
President NOminafea John r.. Evans to
be Register and Ira l.. Bare Re-
ceiver of Land office at
North Platte.
tFrom staff correspondent.l


WASHINGTON. April 13-(special Teie-
gram0--The Nebraska delegation this
morning met in the office of Senator
Brown to discuss the merits OF candidates
for the vacancy on the National Board OF
soldiers Homes created by the death OF
Captain Palmer. All were present. with
the exception Of Representative Latta,
who. owing TO III health, secured leave Of
absence and left for his home last night.
The delegation both in the senate and
house. is equally divided politically, and
really all that was accomplished at to-
days meeting was to agree to insist that
a Nebraska man be honored with this ap-
pointment.
Two new names were presented to the
conference today. Representative Lobeck
presented the name OF w. n Green OF
Omaha. a democrat, and commander of
Grant post, Grand Army Of the Republic.
The other was that of j. H. Presson OF
OMAHA. The conference will hold another
meeting some day next week. subject to
the call OF Senator Brown
Representative Sloan today recommended
Eugene e. Bingham for postmaster at
Reynolds jefferson county.
Nomination by Taft.
President Taft today nominated John <
Evans to be register and Ira l.. Bare ia
be receiver of the United States land office
at North Platte He also nominated
James J. Hicklin for postmaster at Wa
pello and c. e. Wallace at New Sharon
Ia.
Senator Gamble today called on the secre-
tary OF the interior and requested thai
bills recently introduced by him to oper
some 100000 acres of land in the Rosebud
and Pine Ridge reservations be referred
to Major Mclaughlin and that he bt
designated to deal with the Indians Secre
tary Fisher acceded to the request
Senator Gamble introduced a bill today
to adjust claims OF the Ponca Indians
bill TO appropriate sl0o,OOO for the purchas,
OF site and for the erection of publ,
building at Belle Fourche and a bill I,
pay 5000 to the mission school and other
for losses in the fire Of November. 1909
This latter bill passed the senate late las
session but was not a9ted upon by tn
house.
| Colonel Grigsby Of Sioux Falls, s. D.. 4
| In washington on legal business befor
1 the Interior department.
! f. II. Gaines OF Omaha is among today
/ visitors in Washington, being here on lega
business.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-14
MANY KILLED ny TORNADO
starts In OISIahOmR, Crosses Kansas
Into Nebraska and Missouri.


starts In oklahoma, Orosses Kansas
Into Nebraska and Missouri.
KANSAS CITY, No. April 1s-Meager
reports received this morning from the
storm stricken districts OF Oklahoma, Kan
sas, Missouri and Arkansas indicated that
the storm covered wider area than earlier
aforementioned showed The number of ia
talities was in doubt
The wire service is 80 nearly demoralized
that definite news from many points was
not obtainable at 1880 a. m.
When communication with Big Heart
Okl, was restablished Il was learned that
two persons were killed and sixty injured,
thirty-six seriously Every business house
in the town was destroyed, including two
hotels, school house ana railway sta
ton The seriously injured wers taken in
special train to Tulsa, okk where they
were placed In hospital, n is believed
some OF them are fataliy hurt u, 40.
| The telepAone wiFs 'ofpr witichr thsa ~
formation was received was I'm WORKING
order only a few moments and the names
of the dead and injured are not obtainable.
whiting Escapes Injury.
Whiting, Kan, at first reported to have
been a severe sufferer, almost escaped in
jury Communication with that town was
|
the tornado did much damage in the farm.
ing districts, both north and south Of
there. Rural telephones are all out Of
commission and the extent Of the dam
age in the country is not known.
One person was killed and three seriously
injured at Reserve, Kan, a small village
in the northern part OF the state. Mrs,
! Fred Stone was killed when her house
I collapsed Her two sons we're seriously
injured. The wind was 50 severe that Il
stripped the clothing from Mrs. Stone and
her children Mrs. Roy v. Vernon was
seriously hurt when her house was wrecked
The tornado destroyed five houses in Re
serve.
Three KILLED at Delaware, Okl.
/ report received this morning over a
private wire was to the effect that three
persons were killed and several houses
blown down at Delaware Okl, but no
names are obtainabe. The same message
stated that several houses were destroyed
in ochelata, okl
Thirty-two persons were hurt, thirty
houses were demolished, causing property
damage estimated at $4,000, at Eskbridge,
Kan A school house was destroyed, in
juring thirty school children some seri-
ously. Mrs. Claire Rutledge and Daniel
Cousins were badly hurt by flying timbers.
Al Hiawatha, kan, one person was
killed. four seriously injuTed and number
; slightly hurt. Jane Patton, aged years,
was killed and Laura Browne, a school
teacher; Gladys Mellot, William Roberts
and a man named Zimmerman we're badly
hurt
MIssouri TSwn Wrecked.
At Holt Mo. the storm did much dam
, age scarcely a house in the town escap-
ing injury from the wind and hail. There
were no deaths. however. Burlington
j passenger train arrived at Holt just as tbs
storm struck there and hail broke all the
windows OF the train, badly frightening
: the passengers.
Forty houses we're wrecked at Lawrence
Kan, where two persons we're killed AND
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-14

WASHINGTON, April 1s.-The Canadian
reciprocity bill introduced yesterday was
reported favorably to the house today By
The new ways and means committee The
COMMITTEES also passed favorabIy on the
free llst tariff measure. but will not re-
port Il until tomorrow.
The Canadian reoeprocity bin was taken
up first By the COMMITTEES and after brief
discussion Representative Mccall. its spon-
sor Ia the sixty-first congress. moved that
IL be approved. This was done without di-
vision
The free list bill. however. was not unan-
lFnously approved, the vote on II In the
COMMITTEES having been strictly party
vote, the democrats favoring Il and the
republicans voting solidIy against It. Re-
publican members, with Serene Payne as
spokesman, declared that the proposed bill
was haaty and ill-advised. that the measure
had not been referred to the tariff board
and that Chairman Underwood and his
democratic colleagues on the committee
had not sufficient data to show what ef-
feet the changes would have.
When the house met Chairman Under
wood submitted the report OF the commit
tee The reciprocity bill wiz be called up
tomorrow for discussion.
Opposition 70 the bill from the same
republicans who opposed Il in the last SEES
sion developed when the measure was re-
ported Representative Dalzell OF Pennsyl-
vania asked the privilege of filing a minor
ity report This report will be made within
a few days and will be signed by several
members Of the committee
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-14
MADERlSTAS MORE ACTIVE
Mexican Rebels Promise to Do Some
Real Fighting Soon
PEACE PLANS STILL PENDING
MaderOs Leave Eel Paso for san AM
tonic After Consultation md
the Next step Is Matter of
SpecuIatfom.
Iron a staff correspondent.l


Ell PASO, Tex. April a.--Cspecial Corre-
spondence.--A letter frora BrluIio Herman
dez, provisional yecf etary OF chihuahua at
oiinga. says the sShs lnsurrectos are con-
centrating addiu&k4 forces about the city
an .tve 4fio GEauaFss aieh sftrg- expect s.
capture soon. General Jose de Ia Cruz
Sanchez has more than 900 men about the
city.
The detachment Of fifty federal cavalry
under Colonel Pueblita that left Juarez
Saturday for Guadaloupe, a few miles east
Of JuareE, where It was reported a large
body Of insurrectos had been seen returned
to Juarez today without finding any trace
OF the rebels II is reported that the in
surrecto command left three days ago for
ojlnaga. where they will participate in
the taking Of that city
Concentrate at Juarez.
With Madero and his main force march
ing from Chihuahua toward Casas Grandes
and the large force of federals bottled up
practically at Chihuahua, with no means
Of bringing renforcements over the 26C
miles of waste country, it is said the insur-
rectos have completed plans for the great.
est coup of the war Unofficiauy q IS de-
clared that the insurrectos win take OIL
naga within a few days. Then. after TAX
ing possession of the stores and ammunl
tion which are known to be there. the
rebel forces will march over and beslegC
Ciudad Jusrez in earnest. BY that time
Madero with his main body will be neal
Casas Grandes and, as the insurrecto,
have possession of the railroad. can tax,
trains to near Juarez in few hours time
thereby concentrating the entire revolu
tlonary force upon Juarez
The federal command under Genera
Navarro does not number more than so
men. with few machine guns, including
| ruraes.
7 News from Casas Grandes.
! passenger from Casas Grandes. VIII,
arrived in Juarez last night, declares tina
Colonel Rafael Equis Lis, in command o
300 federal soldiers, has left Casas Grandel
/ for Chihuahua taking with him the sew
enteen Americans and twenty Mexieani
that were captured at the battle Of Casa
! Grandes. The train that arrived last nigh
was crowded with Americans and Mexican
women fleeing from the country. Thel
report that the town is practically de
serted the food supply being almost ex
/ hausted.
1t is believed that colonel Equia Lis an,
Continued on Fourth PageJ
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-14
Jay Gould Gets
License to Wed
Bride-to-Be is Miss Anne Douglas
Graham, Granddaughter of
Queen Lilioukalani.

C=wEITE-.s--s = r. -7lsusgts, 7.s7zsrl
-Vr.W NOR.N April tS.-Jay Gould, son
Of George J. Gould, walked into the city
hall this afternoon and obtained mar
riage license to wed Miss Annie Douglas
Graham. daughter OF John Graham and
granddaughter OF Queen Lydia Kamekeha
LiHuokalani OF the Hawaiian islands. The
young couple will be married In June. it is
understood, and probably will go abroad
and visit Lord and Lady Decies, the latter
formerly Miss Vivien Gould
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-14
PETITIONS FROM WOOL MEN
WyomGnE FIOelmstera obJeet 40 Tar
tff Changes URtii AFTER Tariff
Hoard Reports.

WASHINGTON, ApriI A--senator WaT-
rem OF wyoming today presented to the
senate q number OF petitions from wool
growers praying for the postponement OF
an consideration Of the wooden schedule
until the tariff board makes report re-
gsrding the operation OF the schedule as
81 now stands.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-14
KlMBALL FUNERAL SATURDAY
EIks VIII Have Charge of Services
at House and MRsOns at
Cemetery.

BEATRICE. Ncb.. April i3-tspecial Tel
egraml funeral of Frank kimball
who was killed here Wednesday In an auto
mobile accident win be held al the home
here a. 2 O'Clock SATURDAY. The Elks VIII
have charge Of the services AZ the home
and the Masons will be in charge at the
ccme,cry
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-14
COOP RoADs BILL IN THE HOUSE
One wouId Create National Wagon
Roads Comnaiasion.

WASHINGTON, April 1s.-Two bills for
the improvement OF public highways in the
United states were introduced in the house
ef representatives today. one by Mr.
Hughes pc yyeat ylrgipias providing for the
appointment OF national wagon roads
commission. the other by Mr.. Campbell Of
Kansas, 10 establish in the Department OF
Agriculture a bureau OF public highways.
The cDmusission IS to be composed OF three
members at 5000 year each. having pTRc-
tical knowledge OF road engineering and
construction and is 10 report to the post
master general and the secretary Of COM
merce and labor
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-14

PORTO cABELLO, Venezuela April H.
"A large commission OF naval cadets left
here today on board Venezuelan gun
boat hound for Santa Marta. Colombia.
where they VIII place wreaths sent by the
executives Of all the Venezuelan states on
the tomb of simon Bolivar. the famous
Venezuelan general and statesman. who
died at San Pedro near Santa Marta in
1850
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-14
NOMINATIONS SENT TO SENATE
W. W. RocIShin to he Ambausado- "a
Turkey--Harrts Postmaster
at Kansas City.

WASHINGTON, April denominations
sent by President TAFT 70 the senate today
include the following:
Ambassador to Turkey, VIM. W. Rockhnl
Ambassador to Russia, Curtis Guild ir
Pension agent to Topeka, Kansas, Abram
W smith.
Postmaster, Kansas city, Mo. Joseph NJ.
Harris
Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-14

mperature and preclpitation depaFtures

temperature ana precipitation ucpdE lures
from the normal
Normal temperature, ................... 40
Deficiency for thc ay............,......... 3
Total excess since March l.................lS4
Normal precipitation ...,.......... 10 inch
Deficiency Tor the day. y..-....--.... 10 inch
Total rainfall siuce March T. 1911. .3l2 inches
Deficiency since March i......... 80 inch
Deficiency for cor. period, 1910. ..1. 81 inches
Reports Frem stations az y. ma,