Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-02
Nebraska
MRS. WILSCGM STAR WITNESS
Woman duplicates stanisics in Plot
to Get Insurance.
TESTIMONY IN LANCASTER
Friends of Earl IroRshoOter Inter
eedinE with Attorney General In
His establishments wants
Teachers' Meeting.


LINCOLN, Feb. 1.-Cspecial) Mrs. Roy
Wilseam, wife OF the man whose home was
burned and blown to pieces in an alleged
attempt TO defraud the insurance company
by her husband and Theodore Stanislcs,
continued to be the star witness in the
trial Of stanisics for conspiracy today and
cross-eKamination failed to confuse her in
the details OF her story. Stanisics is said
by Mrs. Wiiscam TO have declared that he
had already successfully pulled off several
conspiraoies Of the same sort.
Intercede for Indian.
The friends Of Earl Householder, an In
dian of the Rosebud agency. are interced-
ing with Attorney General Martin for him.
lie lie charged with forgery. He Is said to
be suffering from frozen feet and to have
pneumonia. and the commissioner Of the
South Dakota agency does not wish to give
him up. Mr.. Martin has decided to insist
upon his honOring the requisition and then
II It In shown that the Indian is dying he
win not be prosecuted further
Perry ParLdOu In Custody.
Perry Parkdon, accused Of daylight burg
larry, was turned over to the sheriff today
after he had been in the custody Of the
police for several days The disposition OF
ParkdOll has caused some confusion Of
authority as he Is said to have been taken
from a deputy sheriff OF Kansas where he
had fled. by a representative OF the Lincoln
police under the assumption that the po-
liceman was a deputy sheriff for Lancaster
county
Progressive Meeting Arranged.
A meeting Of the Progressive Republican
league OF Nebraska has been arranged for
February 10 at Lincoln. Frank A. Shotwen
Of Omaha was in this city today to con-
fer with representatives Of the league and
to arrange the conference.
II have been in touch with Mr. Correll
% Hebron and Mr. Van Dusen Of Blair,
president and vice president of the Pro-
gressive Republican league" said Mr..
shotwel land It has been arranged to
call a general conference OF progresslves
from out in the state to meet at Lincoln
on the afternoon of Monday. February 10,
This is the date of the Young Mems Re
publican club Lincoln day banquet and
those who desire to attend that function in
the evening will be able to do so.
THE league, 30 far as II has progressed,
Is not In the interest of any candidate, or
any set of men, but Is simply to forward
the interests Of progressive republicanism
as proclaimed at the national meeting at
" &tAAhlkNOhs VIC bNiAGNh AlldN Nhe AGbAb~
llcans Of Nebraska are almost a unit in
their adherence to these progressive prtn-
ciples At the meeting on the 18th without
doubt the national platform viii be adopted
with the addition Of such matters as are
OF imperative local interest in Nebraska,
and arrangements will be made for the
forming OF county organizations"
Teachers VofiRE ON Meeting.
Whether Lincoln or Omaha is to ententain
the 1911 meeting OF the Nebraska State
Teachers association lie a question now
being settled by the 3.70O members of the
association. Ballots for the referendum vote
on the matter are being sent out by Sec
rotary w. I. stoekdale of Madison, these
being rsturnable TO him not later than
February Is. Every one OF the 800 as
sooiation members actively engaged in
teaching 10 entitled to vote.
The referendum vote Is being taken under
the amended constitution OF the assocla-
ton, az formulated in the rather sensa-
tional fight which marked last falls SEES
sion In Lincoln. In addition to choosing the
convention city the teachers are to fix
the date OF the meeting According TO the
association constitution and the decision
OF the executive committee this may be
one OF four dates, all OF which are named
on the ballots sent out this week. The
. dates are the week of the November cleo
lions, Thanksgiving week. the week be.
fore Christmas and the week after Chris
tmas. A plurality vote decides this cues
ltion.
Included In the letters sent out by Sec.
tretary stockdsle are the ballots themselves
ban explanatory letter and copies OF the in
Nritations offered by the Omaha and tn,
tAincoln commercial clubs