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he was forced 10 take second In that
event only after his conaueror executed
what probably was the greatest finish
ever put up IN any marathon He lost
TIE race By ten yards 49,
Il takes long 10 fully realize the alb
normal nature OF q finish like that. We
see 7zAyard dash won by foot and
enthuse over the eioseness OF it; but what
OF tweny-slx-nale. race that Is won BY
ten yardsS In TIE former case the
distance won hy Is len Of the full
journey. while IN ne case cf the Pow
dsrhall marathon the distance wen BY
represented i-ns4 The man who beat
Helmer in this fzce was Kohiema:nen-
professional champion OF Finland. He
Also is OF course Ineligible for the
Olympic race. which means that Fin
land win have TO be represented By
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marathon team races. Queai has been
doing topnoteh work in this country
since he became a professional. beating
such stars as Percy SmaIlwood. the
weishHan; Henri ST. ives. Of France.
Jim Stanley OF san Francisco. and Alfred
shruhh Of England. The last named
was about the first great amateur aih-
lete 30 become professional. and he is
probably still the best runner in the
world At his distances. although he un-
eorks an errat,e performance once IN
while
But as TO Helmer-hc has done running
"cn the other side" that has been little
short Of wonderful He ran consistently
and won every race since his invasion
OF England until he came to the pro-
fesslonal classic OF the year In that
counry-the PowderhaIl marathon. And
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-04

To every person suffering
with an old sore or chronic
ulcer, the very best news In this
paper Is contained ifi the present
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-04
GOOD ROADS MEETING At
HASTINGS FEBRUARY SIXTH

Omaha rnemhers o. the onaha-Denver
zr1nzconfinentsi association are reoeiv-
irx urgent requests from the Hastings
chanber Of Commerce to attend the an
n16a nesting Of the association. which Is
d " held there February G. Accom-
panzzns each Invitation is circular
vh1<h forcefnily brings 70 the attention
q the recipient the crying need of good
Fssds IN Nebraska and requesting each
n6uber Of the association to lend his
en11tts II bsttsrins these conditions.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-04
Committee on Rules
May Cause Change
On Size Of the Slab

NEW YORK. Feb. 3-when the rules
committee Of the National league meets
In this city on February 70 II Is likely
thai some action will be taken to change
the rIze of the rubber slab on which the
pitcher stands when he delivers the ball.
The committee Is composed Of John
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-21
REAPER COMBINE
WILL BE PROBED
Attorney General Makes Announce.
ment to House Com
mittee.
HOUSE WILL AWAIT HIS ACTION
No Recommendation VIII he Made
by Comnfttee Until After De-
psrtment's Inuuiry IL
Finished.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2o,--Attorney
General wickersham today assured the
house committee on rules that the gov
ernment would take action against the
international Harvester company, con-
gressionsi Investigation Of which is un-
der way by the committee.
The assurance was given during the
conference between Mr.. wiekershsm.
secretsry OF Commerce and Labor Nasel
and members Of the rules COMMITTEES
followed BY an announcement Naat the
committee probably would dslas any
as TO the proposed in
aairy pending Department of Justice ae-
tion.
Members OF the committee said that
the attorney general declared that the
government, intended to carry out the
administrators policy to dissolve ilIesa
combinations, but that 1t was not dis
closed whether the government would
permit a friendly suit with view to a
dissolution Of the combination or would
proceed with a direct suit chprging vio-
Iations OF the Sherman anti-trust law
As TO shipping trust inquiry both
cabinet officers. II was reported. agreed
that some decisive steps should be taken.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-21
BEEF COST IN SOUTH OMAHA
Sheets in Evidence Show Charge Of
$2.70 for Killing Cattle.
CREDr FOR oFFAL AND HIDES
Government Contends that Allow
ance IL Too smaii-Memornn-
dums Destroyed and Clerks
Changed Frequently.

CHICAGO, Jan. so-Whcn the packers
trial was resumed today Edward ]. Nc
Adam, office manager for Armour a Co,
at South Omaha. continued his testimony
regarding the business methods used at
that plant. $685..
Assistant District Attorney Elwood
Goldman read number Of specimen MEM
orandum beef cost sheets showing tho
credits allowed the defendant by prod
ucts in making the compilations, The
sheets were for cattle killed at the South
Omaha plant in March. April. May, June,
July and August, 1910. They showed the
killing charge 10 be $40 head, the al
lownnce for offal Is cents a head and the
credit for hides varied from to cents
"a pound.
Tho government contends that these
allowances given for bs-products were
below the actual market value and that
they played an important part in fixine
the selling price Of meat by the alleged
packers combine.
James McLeese. clerk In charge Of fig
uring the test cost OF beef at the Kansas
lily pldhl ol AIinouF q W. hor So'eh
years, was the next witness called by the
government
Have you any Of the memorandum
beef cost sheets which you used between
March and september, 1902
NO" replied Mcl,eese,
where are theyf''
Destroyed. We never kept them over
thirty days
Can you give mo the names OF any Of
the men under you who helped figure
those test costs on cattle?"
mo. cannot"
Are any Of those men stlll in the
eompsny's employ
No. they are all gone. and ! cannot
remember their names"
Are changes in your clerical force fire.
quently made?'
Yes. quite frequently"
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-21
'Who is Trying to
Exile Me Now?"
Asks Roosevelt

NEW YORK. Jan. 90-"who Is trying
to exile me now" said Theodore Roose-
Welt today. when asked about a report
that he was going abroad. Il never
thought OF such a thing and never heard
OF the rumor until this morning"
Report had it that Mrs. Roosevelt, who
has been III, would. In the opinion Of
physicians. be benefited BY a sea voyage
and that Colonel Roosevelt would accom-
pany her TO Europe.
Ex-senator Everett Colby or New Jer-
sey, who is seeking to have Roosevelt's
name placed on the New Jersey primary
ballot for the presidential nomination,
was among the coloneIs callers today.
Both declined TO say what they talked
about.
Ex-Governor Horace White Of Syracuse
also dropped in and he and Mr.. Roose-
Welt. he said. talked about big game
hunting. Mr.. White is planning a trip to
Africa.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-21
Battle in Streets
Of Guayaquil Lasts
Throughout Night

GUAYAQUIL Ecuador. Jan. 2o-Fsght-
ing occurred In the streets last evening
and was kept up all nikht between ad-
herents OF General Leonidss Plaza and
supporters Of General Alfaro. The follow
ers OF General Plaza were defeated. The
losses of both parties were severe.
The affair began at the moment Of the
arrival Of peace commission composed
OF the American and British consuls and
four other prominent personages. The
commissioners went to Duran to meet
General Julio Andrade, who yesterday
attacked and defeated an army Of Quay
aaull troops. Their purpose was TO learn
the conditions on which an understanding
between the two armies could be brought
about.
General Andrsde's whereabouts could
not be discovered by the commission
which then returned to Guayaqil. On their
landing. cheers for General Plaza and
counter cheers were given by a large
crowd and shooting commenced shortly
afterwards.
There is panic in ihe city. as the iH-
habitants fear an attack by the Quito
troops. 1t IS thought probable that Gen
eraI Andrade is advancing with his army.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-21
Great Ice Gorge in
Ohio at Louisville
Begins to Move

LOUISVILLE. Ky. Jan. O.-Under
pressure from the upper Ohio and Its
tributaries. the ice gorge here broke
today aud the immense pack, which
rested ON the river bottom and jammed
the channel Of the Ohio from shore TO
shore. for miles above the falls, began
TO move down stream. sweeping the
banks and crushing coal bargest and
floating property. Every boat Of the
NonOngahels River Coal and Coke COM
psny was working all night TO protect the
fleet Of barges. containing millions Of
bushels Of coal recently brought down
from Pittsburgh.
Several bsrges moored along the bank
were sunk. one barge was hurled
against the life saving station. crushing
in the hull Of the station. Two motor
boats were swept under the ferry boat.
city VI JeffeTsonville.
The river has been rising at the rate
0f foot an hour and all the Kentucky
tributaries Of the Ohio are swelling thu
flood.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-21
Polk-Clark Primary
Cannot Be Held with
Official Sanction

ST. LOUIS. Jan. 2Q--No official primary
to elect delegates to the democratic state
Convention at Joplin. February %, which
viii determine whether former Governor
Folk or Speaker Clark shall have the
Missouri Endorsement for president. can
be held In st. Louis under ruling OF
the board Of election commissioners to-
day.
Herman W. Fay. democratic city COM
mittee chairman, said the committee had
decided that the political supporters Of
Folk. Clark. Harmon, Wilson and other
candidates will be permitted TO file
delegations.
The election commissioners denied the
request Of the city committee for the use
OF the ballot boxes and duplicate copies
Of the poll and primary election books,
The board, however, agreed to furnish
printed lists of the voters registered for
recent bond election and old ballot
boxes, but refused TO assume jurisdiction
over the primary. without the boards
Jurisdiction there will he no way TO pun
ish fraud or determine who is entitled
to vote.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-21
MAS0NS' INTERNATIONAL
UNION ELECTS OFFICERS

ST. JOSEPH. No. Jan. aD-At the con-
Guiding session Of the brieklayers. mssons
and pIasterers International union to-
day, these international officers were
elected:
William ]. Bowen. New York. pres;den.; I;
william Dodson. indianapolis. sscreiary- /;
Thomas r. Heece. Chicago, first vice
president: George Thornton. Boston,
second vice president; Joseph P. Duffy.
san Francisco. third vice president;
Thomas Izzsrd, Toronto. fourth vice
president; Joseph L kelley, Ct Louis.
fifth vice president: James Hickey, Brook
Iyn. sixth vfes president.
The principal offiesrs were re-eieetsd.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-21
REV. w. D. MCFARLAND
ON WAY TO PITTSBURGH

CINCINNATI, Jan. 20.-Dcclaring he be-
lleyod an attempt was being made to Kid
nap his prisoner. Rev. ". d. Mcfarland,
charged with responsibility for the death
Uf Mss Elsie Dodds Coc Detective Lutz
Of the Pittsburgh police was given a police
escort 10 the depot where he and the mis-
sionary boarded Pittsburgh train today.
PITTSBURGH. Jan. s.-Personal friends
Of Rev. Dr. W. ID. Mcfarland today asked
that his bail be fixed at $3.50. The court
placed the amount at A!ocp. When Nc
Farland arrives here tonight he will be
given his liberty until the case is called
in court.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-21
MAYOR OFFERED BRIBE
BY POOL Room MEN

CINCINNATI. o.. Jan. N-Dr. Angus,
HsiImbold. mayor Of Newport. Ky. op-
posite this city, declared today that he
had been offered 400 in cash and 500
a month IL he would allow racing pool
renr, TO run In that city. As a result he
heid conferences with the board Of COM
raissioners and crusade 10 remove hand.
hooks was decided upoT
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-21
Dynamite Seized
and Eight Arrests
Made at Lawrence

LAWRENCE, Mass. Jan. N.-The first
arrests growing out Of the investigation
OF possible use Of dynamite in connection
with the textile strike vas made this
afternoon when ix,syrians and a negro
were taken into custody in house where
several sticks Of dynamite, with caps,
fuses and wire. we're found. Those under
arrest are Harris Ms-sd, a tailor, in
whose room the dynamite was found. and
who is one OF the strike leaders; Joseph
Assaf. Trinide Rnshon. colored; David
Reshed. David Bisbars Of Fishknl. n.
T.: Miss zekla Rashell and Miss Mary
Swizy.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-21
La Toilette Will
Make Extended Tour
of Western States

CHICAGO, Jan. Ex-senator Robert N.
La Toilette will take his presidential
candidacy west, possibly as far as the
coast. on a trip that will start early in
March. Plans for the trip are now being
perfected in the La Toilette headquar-
tiers here.
1T is more tnsn likely that the senator
will touch the Pacific coast" said Rob
ert NJ. Buck. secretary Of the La Toilette
committee today. But even IL he should
fail to go that far, II is certain he will
be heard IN the Dakotss, Iowa. Kansas.
Nebraska and Oklahoma"
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-21
PRESIDENT BUSH ANNOUNCES
PLANS FOR RIO GRANDE ROAD

SALT LAKE CITY. Jan. ao.-Benjamin
r. Bush, new president Of the Denver a.
Rio Grande railroad. outlined today the
first steps to be taken toward the re-
Mobilization of that road.
Foremost lie places the elimination OF
the grades over Soldiers summit in Utah.
lie added that there would be an in
crease in shop facilities of the road and
an Immediate increase in motive power.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-21
NORTH DAKOTA LARD LAW
CONSTRUED BY COURT

FARGO. y. D.. Jan. 2o.--Lard when sold
in bulk must be sold In cans OF one
whole pound or whole multiple thereof
in North Dakota. according 20 a decision
handed down today by Judge Pollock in
the celebrated lard case OF the state o.
North Dakota against Armour & Co.
During the trial the packers contended
that II the state law were sound they
could not sell lard in North DAKOTA ~
containers. The court held the law con-
stitutionaL
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-21
The House.

Met al noon
Commissioner OF Navigation Chamber.
lain. told the Interstate Commerce com
mittee that the Panama canal would
not affect the SueE canal monopoly OF
Asistic commerce.
Attorney General Niokersham in con-
ference with rules committee said gov
eminent would proceed against the Inter-
national Harvester company.
Senate bill allowing Nicaragusn presl-
Gents son to enter West Point passed by
the house.
Foreign affairs committee heard wit
nesses urge protection for scenic beauty
of Niagara Falls.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-21
Linda Burfield Hazard Charged
with Murder of Girl.
VICTIM BECOMES A SKELETON
Claire Williamson. When Near De-
mise is Denied Food.
PAY RECEIVED FOR TREATMENT
Woman on stand Tells OF Begging
Physician to Give Nourishment
10 Her sister. Will. Her
self Famishing.

SEATTLE. Wash, Jan. 15.-Miss
Dorothea Williamson. who with her sis
ter Claire was heiress to an Australian
estate OF s5oo.0oo. continued her testi-
mony at Port Orchard today in the trial
of Mrs Linda Burfield Hazard. star
walton doctor"
Mrs. Hazard Is accused OF murder In
the first degree, the charge being that
she starved Claire Williamson to death
Dorothca told of her diet while she
and Claire were patients of Airs, HaK-
zsrd in Seattle. She said she was given
two meals a day. each consisting Of
cup OF water in which asparagus or
tomato had been boiled. Some times
orange juice was substituted. Mrs.
Hazard told her that she and her sis
ter would become perfectly we'll ''sll
OF sudden as socn as tho meager diet
had driven the poison from their sys-
TENS.
After two weeks Of treatment Dorothea
was unable 10 walk and experienced de-
lirium and fainting spells Mrs. Hazard
told her. Dorothea testified. that her
brain was affected. Soon she and Claire
were unable TO leave their beds. The
patients we're kept In separate rooms and
not permitted 70 see each other. A single
nurse looked after them day and night.
Dorothea asked that another nurse be
provided. 10 alternate with the first. Mrs.
Hazard forbade suck an arrangement.
"a new nurse might give you something
to eat" she said.
Girl Indorses Checks.
One day Mrs. Hazsard came. into the
room with checks for so. which Dorothea
had placed in satchel. and dSnandsd
that Dorothea indorse them. which she
did. Later, on the arrival Of a sii0 In
dian pension draft By mail, Mrs. Harvard
induced Doroihea to sign papers for IT'S
collection from Ottawa The money was
never paid to the witness. she testified.
On April 2. when Dorothea was very
weak. she and her sister were placed I'm
separate ambulancas. conveyed to the
wharf and embarked for the Hazard
sanitarium at olalla.
Miss Hazard. she testified. called on
her thres times at the olalla sanitarium
and questioned her closely concerning her
business Affairs She took away Dorp-
thea's jeweiry. even the rings from her
fingers, she testified, saying that she
would place the articles in a hank for
safe keeping.
Soon after the arrival in olals, Doro-
thea was permitted to zee her sister. Tho
latter presented hldeous appearance, be-
.ing little more than skeleton covered by
a parchment OF skin.
AT Olaila. Mrs. Hazard demanded
money and Dorothea gave her 800.
After ten days Dorothea was taken
again TO see Claire. who looked like
corpse, the skin being drawn back from
her teeth and purple spots showing on
her chest. Dorothea, herself ravenous
for food, begged Mrs. Hazard TO give her
sister milk honey. crackers or tea bis
cult. but Mrs. Hazard stsrnly refused.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-21

ROCKWELL CITY. Ia, Jan. @.-Cif-
ford Wilson, found guilty Of second degree
murder for the killing Of James White at
sac city on May 90 was this afternoon
given life sentence in the Fort Madison
penitentlary. The case will be appealed.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-21
The Weather

For Nebraska-F'sir; warmer in north
west portion.
For Iowa-Gencrally fair: rising tenn
perature.
Temperature Mt omaAa Yesterday.
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The National Capital
saturday, January 20, 1912.
The Senate.

Not IN session.
Meets at D. m Monday
Lorimer senatorial election inquiry in
recess until Monday.
Naval Year Book issued by foreign rela-
tons committee. gives the United States
second place among naval powers.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-21

Reports from stations st J r. VI.
Tempsrsture and PRECIPITATION depaT-
.,,res from the normal.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-01-21
comparative Local Record.

,initatfon, compared with the correspond
ing period Of the last three years:
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oova win he for Cummin..

Confined on Second Page.l
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Charges Conspiracy.

lcoatinued On secrnd Psss9
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POLITICS IN TANGLE.
Filing OF Third Party Ticket Corri''cs
Matters.
Special 20 The Tribune.

Special 20 The Tribune.
\ TWIN FALLS. Ida. oct. l5.--A sHs2
Hing state OF affairs has been hroghi To
Hight In the politics Of this vicinb slce
the filing last week OF a tllin priv
|lickct for all county offices cXep Tie
legislature. II has been discoved Sa t
.Ie new ticket was engineered BY The
|ocal Democrats, the petition " the
|lcIet having beer taken To the iiauen
Precinct by &. ". Dyer. Demecrac an
Idate for sheriff, and given Il Ppik
EJeNer, Democratic coinInItteenn for
bat precinct. who has the reduird rzn-
fr OF signatures, many OF who Isrc
peiuporats and Socialists. r.
Brewer admits this. and also, .sal tlc
Democrats paid him by the day's his
EDrls. II is also pssertcd that b. ial
pauager fol' the third party. IfDE G.
Eils. recently from the United s.ins
Rslrict attorneys office in Bos tas
zen IN close touch with the Desari ic
ffadqnartrrs regarding the,vAPrGesro
poveuent.
\ Many OF the candidates on L NV
prk"t when they discovered thi ,Aey
Efre candidates, promptly reruse,lo &C.
fcnt tho offices assigned fben1 Myy
Iomes forward the Democratic coa,yii
|orney with the statement that udcx or
acceptance must properly 90 mad tLttS
lays before election according I NV
5nt the candidates We're notified tpir
candidacy only twenty-five daysbt9re
'"''e
The Roosevelt element In the ct,,y Is
'ttiougly OPPOSED to the Progressi siv,iItist
asserting that the ticket viii a ibe
|pclnorhts and al the same time tQnot
tnslst the Roosevelt electors. HTec,.
y, II. tddrldSe, Republican COUNT esir.
pnn. states that tho Flepublics1 viii
&c H. no legal steps against the tlz of
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Household Economy
How 10 Hove the Best Cough
syrup and Snve g. by
Making IL at Home.

Cough medicines, as rule. contain a
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take one pint OF granulated sugar, add
Y pint Of warm water and STIR about
Q minutes, you have as good syrup as
money could buy.
If you will then put 21A ounces OF
PineX $50 cents Worth) In q pint bottle.
and hll 1t up with the Sugar Syrup, you
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Take teaspoonful every one. two or
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1t is splendid remedy. too, for
hoarseness, asthma, chest pains, etc
pineX is the most valuable concon-
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This recipe for making cough reu,edv
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DR.. Sperry Lectures.

Special to The Tribune
POCATELLo, Ida, oct. 1S.-Dr. Ly-
man E. Sperry Of Los Angeles opened
the fall campaign Tor the bettcrncnt ri
the men and youth oc the city under the
auspices OF the Y. NJ c. A, OF this city
Sunday, In the afternoon he addressed
mon only on THE Significance Of Male
and Female and in the evening he de-
livered a uasterly address on Loading
Men at the great mass meeting at the
l.. =. &. hail. This meeting WAS on the
order OF d great awakening and for the
purpose OF causing enthusiasm for the
meetings OF the noted man this week
II WAS under the direction Of the doctors
OF the city. VINO are behind the good
work, Several addresses were given by
the physicians definite topics that
were very interesting Well as most
instructive, DR.. SpeTry spoke Monday
night TO large and representative audi
ence OF men at the Y. NJ. Q. A.
Or. SperIy will no doubt deliver his
usual address at the Slate academy We'd
nesday at $3.50 a. IN.
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Elsa Eucggcr is a vcritabie D1ine OF
information, and chatters along at u
great ratio on every subject ono ap.
proaches, whether it, be music or nut
ton, Most cntertainlugly she tells OF
GeruaD court life. retailing in truly
feminine way bits of gossip that never
gets into print and that makes one
draw the chair closer and beg for more.
She is 30 essentially feminine. is Elsa
Ruegger, charming to meet and
sparkling in conversation. And she is
50 pretty al close range il 5 too bad
jhat all her audiences at the Orpheum
can & sit closer and get the full
radiance of hCT smile and the soft
shadows in her dark eyos.
Elsa RucggcT = I-.man, but. like
her sister artistic, Schunanu- Heink,
aud who is her very great friend. by
the WY, Elsa RueGger says she has
hesu turned into an American citizen.
When yoD know she lives in Detroit
YOU II believe her patriotism. Still on
second thought Detroit is only across
tho lake from Milwaukee.
And Elsa Ruegger says she likes
vaudeville audiences now. ''1t is their
sincerity she says. 'At my concerts.
the big ones, L mean, am not speak.
ing now of vaudeville. one expects ONLY
the student, the interpreter Of music.
always only those who seek il out OF
their own volition. Quito the contrary
was a vaudeville audience, | had been
led to believe, IN fact a great MANY
artists think that good music is. what
DO YOU say. over the heads? OF a vaude
Vile audience. But I have found this
utterly unfouuded. My audiences in
vaudeville are sincere in their applause
aud [ value il much more thapfI do
that Of my concert andieuceS/