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The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-06
Vacant Lots

6tx2O0. on Highland. Price. 5000 64i1x175. about 200 feet south of Highland ave, in fine location; elevated and level. Price, $6450 50xl75, in 133 of Highland ave Price. S475O 50x100. only one block from Highland ave. s2650
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-06
A Brick Residence

Just off of Highland avenue, in fine loca- ton. It is one of the most complete homes to be found on the Highlands and is built Co last a life time. has large liv- ing room, den. dining room, buffers pan try and kitchen on first floor; four fine bed rooms and two baths on second floor; hardwood floors in every room; fine shady lot. Price, 105Oo; attractive.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-06
$625O---$5O0 Cash

Will buy you a two-story S-roorn. located on the South Highlands and built out O the best lumber that money could bu! and built by first-clalss mechanics. Thi home Is modern in every detail and you are considering buying a home xul pay you to investigate this place.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-06
I Have a Dandy

Little two-story six-room home in Nor wood on good shady lot and equipped with every modern improvement, for s5150 on dead easy terms.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-06
JemisOn Sales LiSf-The Juicy
 Meat of fine Market

South Twentieth Street Central Business Corner at clos fgures-Haf block Terminal Station attractive term Lot on Third Avenue with first shot at pay roll presentation of residential opportunities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-06
SIS WASHINGTON AND RETURN SIS
 SEAIf0ARD

'r~7st ioth. tickets good until Sep tember g. l. Make reservations now City office 1927 jst avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-06
BEAUTIFUL Homes and Lots

In the best section of Birmingham, at prices and terms to suit you. I only advertise a few, but you will find every piece of property advertised by me to be just as represented and to be worth the money.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-06
A Few Beautiful Homes and
 Lots

NEAR HIGHLAND AVENUE
 And Five Points, a new two-story g. room home, with every modern con- yenience It's jam-up in every re- spect. Fine elevated lot; price only 5000; dead easy terms. reduction. S6s50-s100O CASH.
 Balance arranged. This home is To- cated near 20th street and 14th avenue south and has all modern improve ments, including a fine sleeping porch. It has rooms and is arranged simply fine
 A GREAT BIG BARGAIN.
 Lot 54xl40 feet located near Highland and Arlington avenues: price is less than $69 per front foot Look only S3l50: terms.
 A NORWOOD HOME $6300. TERMS. This home is a beauty and has every convenience that you may wish in q home. Reception hall, parlor, dining room and kitchen downstairs and four lovely bedrooms and bath upstairs A COTTAGE HOME-SOUTH HIGH
 LANDS. Has six rooms, furnace heat hard wood floors, cement basement and is papered throughout, price, $500; s3ci cash, balance easy. k&s BEAUTIFUL SYCAMORE STREET.
 LOT. +ss 70x200 feet. elevated and level. Price reduced to s5250. Terms. tff l SELI.-LOTS-SE ME. 3f4
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-06

Malone Mo Cornell R. E. l. Co. 21s N. 2lst st. Both Phones 12ss
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-06

(. ". $. LEEDY & CO.,.
 Both phones 42 11a N. 21st stree,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-08-06
CLAUDE L. NORRIS

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Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-17
Uncle Sam Paying
for the Keep of the
Autos Of Officers
House Committee Gets Tip and Starts
an Investigation on a
New Line.

WASHINGTON, June 16.-Use of the shop
of the Washington navy yard by officers
for the repairing ofNtheir automobiles and
motor boats is being investigated by the
house committee on expenditures in the
Navy department
The committee has learned that such re-
pairs have been made in many instances
and Secretary of the Navy Meyer told the
committee today that It should be the Gus
tom to make such repairs at cost.
Il think 1t right to say" said Chairman
Hardy of the committee, that there is an
intimation that the storekeeper at the navy
yard has, utilized the labor of government
employees and government materials in max
ing such repairs. far in excess of the de-
posits made by officers to cover Ihe costs,
and the matter may become the subject of
further investigation" ..
Secretary Meyer stated that the depart
ment would be glad to cooperate with the
committee in the inquiry.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-17
Attorney Charges
Judges With Bias
New Turn Taken in the Trial of the
Cox Perjury Case in Gin
cinnati.

CINCINNATI June 1s.-Electing to try
George B. Cox on the first of two perjury
indictments, County Prosecutor Henry T.
Hunt today filed with the clerk of the
court two affidavits OF bias and prejudice
directed at Presiding Judge Charles j.
Hunt, now sitting on the criminal bench of
the common pleas court, and Judge VII
liam B. Dickson. trial Judge in the Cox
case.
Charges OF bias favorable to Cox and
prejudice against tn prosecutor personally
are made in both affidavits.
Judge Dickson held that the motion which
the prosecutor had successfully fought
through the circuit court for leave to elect
one indictment on which the previous hear
ing to quash had been conducted and his
motion for rehearing on the motion to
duash constituted one proceeding.
THE motion for rehearing will be
overruled," said the judge. "And 1 will
also include an order quashing the other
indictment. will order the prisoner dis
charged"
Unless the prosecutor can perfect an ap-
peal 1t is probable that the court action
OF today will end the case.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-17
Reservation Life
Described as He'll
DR.. Montezuma Tells of the Evils
that Are Surrounding the
Indians.

WASHINGTON, June 16.-"Indian reser-
walton is a hel-that is, II is an awful
place-yes, a hell" declared DIR. Carlos
Montezuma of Chicago, a full blooded Mo-
have Apache Indian, who appeared today
before the house committee on expenditures
OF the Interior department on behalf OF his
tribesmen of the Mcdowell reservation in
Arizona. The Indians are protesting
against plans of the government to trans
fer them from their old home.
Reservation life." continued DR.. Monte
yuma, makes OF the Indians. idlers. beg
gars, gamblers, paupers and ruins. That is
my definition OF reservation life
Dr. Montezuma was formerly in the gov
ernment service and once connected with
the Carlisle Indian school. He described
the introduction OF Indian art, Indian music
and an Indian museum at Carlisle, which
he referred to as 'Leupp's studio named
after former Indian Commissioner Leupp.
Indian art" the doctor exclaimed, who
ever heard of Indian art There is no such
thing Indian Leupps' curio studio! Indian
music! Ieupp's Curio studio. All, it's dis
gushing Such things as these TO civilize
the Indian. Surrounding him with condi-
tions that We are trying to get hun away
from. That is not education at all"
Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-17
Arrested
in Big Divorce Suit
Correspondent Named by A. W. Mellon,
Multimillionaire, Taken in
Custody with Friend.

NEW YORK, June 16.-Central office
Detectives have arrested upon request of
the Allegheny county, Pennsylvania police.
two well dressed men who said they were
Alfred George Curphey of the Isle Of Man,
and Thomas w. Kirbride, a reserve officer
OF the British army of London.
At hearing before Judge Mulqueen to-
night counsel representing the district at
torney of Allegheny county, charged them
with leaving Pittsburg after they had been
served with subpoena Tuesday to ap-
pear before a justice OF the peace In that
city in connection with the Andrew Mellon
divorce case. Bail was fixed at $500 in
each case.
PITTsBURG. Pa. June 16.-The arrest
in New York of Alfred George Curphey
and Thomas w. Kirbride is a result Of the
divorce SUIT of Andrew w, Mellon, multi
millionaire OF this city, against his wife,
Nora McMullen Mellon daughter of a
prominent family of Dublin, ireland. Cur
phey is the correspondent in the case and
Kirbrde a friend.
Every move in the case has been sur
rounded with the greatest secrecy. 1t was
learned here tonight, however, that Cur
phey was to have appeared in this city to-
day to give testimony in the case before a
referee. This he failed to do.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-17
Lumber Trust in
Control of Price
of Yellow Pine
Startling Facts Brought Out in In.
vestigation Now Being Carried
On at Kansas City.

KANSAS CITY, Mo, June 16.-That the
price of yellow pine lumber has gone up
from SO to $50 thousand in Kansas City
within the last fifteen years and that the
successive jumps were coincident with the
issuance Of price lists by the Yellow Pine
Lumber Manufacturers association were
the principal points brought out by the
state today in the hearing OF It's custer
suit against the alleged lumber trust.
The states chief witness and the man
who made the admissions was Albert Bush
nell. wholesale lumber dealer Of this city
He testified that new price lists were is
sued by the association and sent to dealers
several times a year; in the year, 1906, as
many as seven times. and that the local
market price invariably advanced to con-
form to that quoted in the associations
list.
On cross-examination. w. c. Scarcitt, at
torney for the defendants. attempted to
draw from Mr.. Bushnell admissions tend
ing to show that advances in the price
Of yellow pine lumber could be accounted
for by the increased demand.
Isn't it true" he asked that yellow
pine now is used for a great many more
purposes than it was twenty years ago?'
The witness said the contrary was true
and that cement had displaced yellow pine
for structural purposes sufficiently to
moro than offset its increased use for
ctner purposes
Harry A. Gorsuch. secretary of the
Southwestern Lumberman's association. on
cross-examination today, said the "blue
books" issued by his association were
similar in nature to reports sent out by
mercantile agencies. He denied that they
showed any discrimination as to whether
firm did or did not belong to any par
ticular lumberman's association.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-17
Postmaster General Says Choice Lies
Between Omaha and Denver.
TAFT IS INVITED TO OMAHA
President of Postmasters' Association
Asks Him to Attend Convention.
SOUTH DAK0TANS AT CAPITAL
Officers who Have Been Attending
Convention of Charities and
Corrections Are Guests of
COnErcssman Burke.
CFrom a staff CorrespondentN


WASHINGTON, June 16-(Special Tele,
gram .)-Representative Lobeck today
called upon Postmaster General Hitchcock
TO urge him TO designate Omaha as head.
quarters for the new railway mail service
division to be established July 1. Repre-,
sentative Lobeck informed the postmaster
general that omaha is the logical point
because of it's exceptional railway facilities
east and west, north and south He. prob.
ably because of his long business career
first as a drummer out Of Omaha and
later as a merchant was able to give Mr.
Hitchcock a good deal OF information as
to the merits OF Omaha as central dis,
tributing point Mr.. Hitchcock listened ia
Mr.. Lobeck with attention and at the con-
clusion of the interview Informed the
Omaha congressman that just at the pres
ent moment the case had not been de.
cided, but the choice lies between Omaha
anC Denver.
Senator Warren, having been convinced
that Cheyenne is out - the running, IL
throwing his influence to secure the loca-
ton of the new railway mail headquarters
at Omaha
Representative Dobeck as a member of
the district committee today made his
initial bow to the school children of wash-
ington, having accepted an invitation to
address the school boys and girls and
award prizes to successful contestants on
one Of the largest Fairgrounds in the
northern section of the city.
Taft is Invited to Omaha.
+, G. Withaft president of the National
Association Of Postmasters of the first
class today called upon President Taft and
Invited him to attend the annual con-
Uan lon - he
Omaha, September 12-14 President Taft
said he would take the matter under con-
sideration and II his itinerary could be ar
ranged, personally he would be pleased
to accept.
President Taft today advised Senators
Gamble and Crawford and Representative
Burke that he will not be able to accept
the invitation of the Huron Fair associ-
alton to attend their fair September 11-Ih
1t appears that prior to the receipt Of
the Huron invitation, President Taft had
accepted invitations to be in Tennessee
during the days the Huron fair will be
held.
south DalSotRns at Capital.
A delegation of South Dakotans COM
posed of A. r. Schlosser, superintendent
of Planknton reform school; Howard
Simpson, superintendent of Sioux Falls
deaf and dumb school, and w. II. King OF
Parker, secretary of the board of charities
and corrections, is in Washington. They
have been attending convention Of charity
organizations held at Boston. Representa-
tive Burke is today entertaining the South
Dakotans and tomorrow morning will in
troduce them to President Taft.
Representative Sulzer of New York today
introduced bill providing for the appoint
ment of two additional chapHains in the
army.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-17
Cooke Goes Into the
Witness Box in the
Embezzlement Trial
Mrs. MoDermott Details Story Told
Her by Mrs. Ford in Relation to
Big Four Shortage.

CINCINNATI, o., June lb.-EuBar >.
Cooke, accused Of embezzlins $4,000 from
the Big -Four railroad, took the stard in
his own behalf today TO refute the accusa-
tions hurled at him by Charles L. War
riner defaultlng treasurer OF the road, and
Mrs. Jeanette Stewart Ford. The begin
ming of the defense marked the second
stage in the sensational trial
Previous 10 the appearance Of Cooke an
other woman had come forward in the
case and in the light Of testimony she ap-
peared as one who had devoted her life TO
but one ehought-revenge
Mrs. Matte McDermott OF Morrow, o..
was this witness. She boasted that through
her efforts Frank NJ. Coudon of Warren
county lost his position as cashier in the
office OF the collector II general customs
in Cincinnati. Coudon, II is claimed first
informed the Big Four management OF the
Warmer shortage. having gained the in
formation from a stenographer in the gov
ernment office, who was a close friend of
Mrs. Ford.
Coudon. years ago. shot and killed Mrs.
McDermott's son. He was tried and ac-
quilted on grounds of self-defense, but
since then she has never lost an oppor-
tunity to avenge herself on Coudon.
Asked the motive for her testimony to-
day in Cookies behalf she said Cooke had
told her IF you help me- I'll help you
with Coudon"
Mrs. McDermott swore that she visited
Mrs Ford at the hospital last Friday and
that the woman who on Wednesday de-
clared that Cooke had given her $4,000
taken from the Big Four" told her Wis
itor that 'as far as the honesty of Mr..
Cooke was concerned she couldn't swear
that Cooke had ever stolen a dollar.c
Frank Higgins Of the auditing depart
ment Of the Big -Four. who testified today,
was allowed to give summary Of his in
vestigations regarding the Warmer short
age. He placed it at s64S,oOO. refutation
of the statement Of Attorney Baker that
"men higher up had distracted s2,OO0OOO
from the road.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-17
Woman is to Be Head of
State Teachers Association

Miss. Edith A. Lathrop, who win
become president OF the State Teach
er5' association by the resignation
Of Dr. w. NJ. Davidson, is now
superintendent Of the scools OF Clay
county. She was born In that county
in the village of Inland, thirty-seven
years ago. She attended graded
and district schools and then took
her academic work in the University
OF Nebraska. Before graduation she
taught five years. After receiving
an A. B. in 1903 she became principal
Of the high school at Harvard and
then went 10 Hastings 10 teach Eng
lish in the high school The first
election to the position of superin-
tendent OF schools OF her native
county came in 1907.
When she took up that somewhat
difficult work Miss Lathrop looked
upon the task as one in which she
was able to do her best work. The
management OF refractory teachers
and pupils. the numberless details
Of the executive work had no terrors
for her. She was successful for two
years and reelected two years later.
Miss LAthrop is at present secre-
tary, OF the State Reading Circle
board. vice president OF the Nebra
Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-17
REAL REVOLUTION DAUGHTER
Mrs. Springer of MAssOuri, whose
Father Fought with Washing
ton, Seeks "A Pension.

WASHINGTON. June IA pension for
g real Daughter of the Revolution is sought
by Representative Walter Hensley OF Mis-
souH, who yesterday introduced bill ask
ing congress to provide for Mrs. Sarah
Springer of Elvins, Mo. whose father
served throughout the revolution.
Mrs. Springer is 81 years old. Her father
died in 1886 at the age OF 50.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-17
Vanderbilt Engine
Does Backfiring
Launch Burns and the Owner Jumps
Overheard to Save His
Life.

REDTOP, Conn, June 16-The launch
Vagrant, owned by Harold Vanderbilt. son
of w. X. Vanderbilt. which was moored
beside the John Harvard was burned this
afternoon. Mr.. Vanderbilt was badly
burned about the face, arms and hands,
but his eyesight is not injured
Mr.. Vanderbilt tried to start the gasoline
engine, but it back fired and set the wood
work afire He had to jump overheard and
the launch being free, drifted to the gov
ernment light a short distance below with
the fire gaining rapidly on all parts Of the
boat. The launch still drifting, struck
snag and went down before the fire
reached the gasoline tank. Mr.. Vanderbilt
had gotten ashore and had his burns
dressed.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-17
OXNARD ON WITNESS STAND
Sugar Manufacturer Tells of Having
Sold Out to the Trust.
TESTIMONY BEFORE COMMITTEE
Half n Million Dollars Profit Gath
cred In When Brooklyn Refinery
Was Turned over in the
Year 1887.

WASHINGTON, June 16.-Hah a million
dollars profit was garnered by the Oxnard
brothers almost over night when they put
their Brooklyn sugar refinery, valued at
s20o,00 into the Sugar trust" of 1887, ac-
cording to the testimony o. Henry 7. OK
nard, vice president of the American Beet
Sugar company, before the house Sugar
trust investigating committee today
Had the Oxnards held their trust" GER
tificates until today, the witness said, the
deal would have netted them $500 O0a be-
sides the dividends on the certificates.
They sold the certificates two years after
they received them for $750,Oo0
1--WE were rather glad to sell out" said
Mr. Oxnard. "Cutthroat competition ex-
listed in those days. and unless the beet
sugar business turned out as we thought
1t would, it was a little doubtful about
our keeping go 4g''
The witneJs said the capitalization of the
Brooklyn factory was only $4,000, but that
the plant was worth $4,000.
You would have been satisfied to get
out what you had put into it. wouldn't
well, 1 don't know was the response
ION this little transaction you cleaned up
$4,000. Now how much water was in the
other deals? How much did Captain
Thomas maker"
81 do not know. We were probably
treated little better than the Others"
"Why?'
Name Worth Money.
They wanted the name" said Mr.. Ok
nard. They really bought out the Oxnard
brothers"
Witness said he did not stay with the
trust" but went abroad and after study
ing the beet sugar industry in Europe re-
turned to America to engage in that busi-
your" inquired Chairman Hardwick.
ness in earnest opposition to the trust"
Mr. Oxnard explained that he aud his
brothers, Robert Benjamin and James g.,
were interested in the American Beet Sugar
company, but at present they owned only
about 1.oOO shares of preferred and 500 to
1000 shares OF common stock. Their larg-
e7t holdings, he added. were-in a louisiana
cane sugar refinery in which they had in
vested about 81 100000.
There had been a big tariff on sugar
for twenty-five or thirty years" explained
Mr. Oxnard II thought 1t would be prof
table and patriotic to introduce the beet
sugar business into this country"
The witness said the American Beet
Continued on Second Page)
Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-17
Baptists Meet in
Des Moines Next Year
Isaac W. Carpenter Of Omaha Vice
President of Foreign Mission
Society.

PHILADELPHIA, June 16-Delegates 10
the northern Baptist convention today
voted to meet next year in Des Moines.
Ia.
The American Baptist oFreign Mission
society today selected these officersi
President, Cornelius WoelflNin, New York;
vice president Isaac w. Carpenter. Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-17
Amending Sherman
Anti Trust Law
Would Exclude Labor, Fraternal and
Many Other Organizations from
Operation.

WASHINGTON, June IA bill amend
ing the Sherman antitrust Law so as 10
exclude from it's effects all labor organi-
Eations. agricultural associations ana
fraternal societies formed for mutual
benefit was reintroduced today by Repre-
sentative Martin OF Colorado and referred
TO the committee on the judiciary.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-17
Effort Made to Do
Away with Corners
Chicago Board of Trade Members
Adopt Drastic Rules to Govern
Traders.

CHICAGO, June 16.-A more drastic anti
corner rule than ever has been in force
here was adopted today by the Chicago
Board OF Trade, by vote Of s4s to 1s1
The rule provides that in event of a
default a committee appointed by the
president shall determine as near as pos
sible the real commercial value Of the grain
as a basis for settlement.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-17
Citizens Bank of
Macon in Trouble
Fails to Open Its Doors and the Abel
Dry Goods Company Also
Fails.

MACON. No, June 16.-Deputy Bank
Commissioner Plank took charge of the
Citizens bank of Macon today after the
bank failed to open. The Abel Dry Goods
company is also closed. The store, It is
said, was backed by the bank.
Lon Hayner, the cashier whose daugh-
ter was married yesterday, has not been
seen by his friends since shortly after the
wedding.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-17
Iowa Bankers seIeet Cedar Rapios.

MASON CITY, Ia, June 16-(speeial Tele-
gram.) Rapids was selected as the
next meeting place OF the State Bankers
association. Fort Dodge, Des Moines and
Dubuque made bids for the 1918 convention
E. ]. Curten. Decorah, was elected presl-
dent; William Huyer. Davenport. vice pres
ident and w. @. C. Bagiey. Mason City,
treasurer.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-17
ChInese Loan Overrub.crihed.

LONDON, June 16-Subscriptions to the
British portion of the $50 OO0O 900 Hukwang
railway loan to China were opened today
and Immediately closed. having been
largely oversubscribed. The issue was
quoted at a premium OF / per cent
Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-17
STEAMER MAKES BRIEF 4
He Continues Trip to o'Havre al '
Return Later.
HEALTH NOT SATISFACTORY
General Suffers Intensely from an
Abscess on the Jawbone.
NAVAL GUARD SURROUNDS SHIP
On Account of Report of "A Demon
stration Against the Old Execu-
tive Extra PRECAUTIONS Are
Taken by Authorities,

VlGO, Spain. June 16.-General Porfirio
Dlaz former president of Mexico. arrived
In the harbor today on the steamer.
Ypiranga, on which he sailed from Vera
Cruz. Mexico. May 81 The steamer an
chored in the bay at $3.50 O'Clock this morn
ing.
According to such of his plans as were
made public prior to his departure from
Mexico, General Diaz will continue to
Havre. France, later returning to Spain
for an indefinite stay.
The Ypirnga, after stop of two hours
proceeded for Corunna General Diaz did
not land, and during the stay OF the vessel
no unpleasant incident occurred.
Military Guard.
1t was reported last night that members
OF the progressive parry and workingmen
had arranged to express their unfavorable
opinion toward the former president in the
event that he came ashore As a pre-
cautionary measure the maritime authori-
ties placed a naval guard around the
Ypiranga as soon as it arrived. This guard
included two launches filled with marines
and the gunboat Herman Cortez Only
passengers and others duly authorized were
permitted to board the steamer. Balbino
Davallo, the Mexican charge d'affaires at
Lisbon, and Senor Daudcn, Mexican consul
here, went out to the vessel and greeted
the general. Diaz told them that his
health was not satisfactory and that he
had suffered greatly during the voyage
from an abscess of the jaw bone which
had become troublesome before his depar-
ture from Mexico.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-17
The Weather

For Nebraska-Generally fan.
For Iowa-Generally Fair.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-17

mulcatea uace oT proclpltatlon.
L. A. WELSH. Local Forecastsr.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-06-17

at Omaha Yesterday.