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Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-24
DIES MONIES TRUST INDICTED
Grand Jury Of Polk County Returns
Bill Against Printing Combine.
LONG INQUIRY HAS BEEN MADE
Iowa Hardware Dealers Declare for
Penny Postage and Seek More
Thorough Investigation of
Parcels Post Plan.


DES MONIES, Ia. Feb. 25.-(Speclal
Telegram.)-The Printers Credit associa-
ton. alias the printing trust. was indicted
today by the Polk county grand jury. In
addition to the indictment Of the associa-
ton, indictments were returned against
d. L. Noon as president, @. W. Dickey
as secretary and Walter Russell, former
secretary OF the association.
The indictment charges the association
with being an illegal combination in re-
straint OF trade and organized for the
purpose Of fixing the prices to be charged
for printing In Des Moines. The indict-
ment follows several months examination
into the affairs OF the association
Penny Postage.
One cent postage received boost at the
hands OF the retail hardware dealers this
morning when the report OF the commit
tee on resolutions fayoring the one-cent
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-24
Italian Steamer is
, ,t.,. Adrift on Atlantic

HAvRE. France. Feb. D.-The British
steamer Buxton. which left Gulfport on
January II. arrived here today and landed
part of the crew Of the Italian steamer
pelphine. which left New Orleans on jan
uary % for Genoa. The Deiphine was
spoken on February .. 10 miles to the
north Of the Azores. when II reported
that Its propeller was broken. When the
Buxton sighted It the Italian steamer was
IN good order. Part OF the crew. how
ever. left the vessel. the captain with
several others remaining on board. Tha
weather was bad
The Deiphine. which was absolutely un-
able to proceed under Its own steam when
the Buxton left II with seventeen Of its
crew on February Is. had q months pro-
visions on board.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-24
WOMAN BAkES MISSING
DIAMOND IN LOAF OF BREAD

PIERRE. s. D.. Feb. 23-tspeciaL)-
Mrs. Resell. one OF the suffering"
hOmesteaders near Eagle Butte. a few
days ago. missed sise diamond setting
out OF one Of her rings and started q
search or the house with a, dust brush
and tray and her husband as special re-
lief. Nothing looking ike the sparkler
was to be found. and the situation looked
hopsless. The next day Mr.. Russell set
his teeth against something hard in a
slice OF fresh bread which his wife had
Just baked. and began to search. for the
cause Of the trouble along with his re-
marks. and was so pleased to ind that
be was biting into the missing sparkier
that he had no further objections to
make
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-24
NEW SMELTER IN BLACK
HILLS READY FOR WORK

DEADwoOD. s. n. Feb. 2-CSpeciaD
About everything is In readiness for
the blowing In Of the new osterman-
DsnckNarit smelter at Galena upon
which the hopes Of many properties
throughout the Hills are based. This
smeater Is the first to operate In the
Hills on any considerable basis for nearly
ten years and owners Of ground con
tanning pyritIc ores have been makins
ARRANGEMENTS to supply it steadily and
there seems no doubt that the smelter
viii be supplied with from - to 30 tons
daily Of this class Of ore. r.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-24
Ask. Delay In Prince Case.
WARMERS BOOM IS GETTING
UNDER GOOD HEADWAy


TEcUMsEH. Neb.. Feb. 27.-tspeciai.)-
Hon. A. L. Warner OF Sterling. who has
filed for the office Of lieutenant governor
on the republican ticket, In one Of the
old-time newspaper men OF the state.
having been editor Of the Sterling Sun
from 1857 to is@, He came to Nebraska
from Ohio In 1874 located at Harvard.
where he was admitted to the bar. and
where he lived three years, removing TO
Sterling. where he has since made his
home. He was member OF the Ne
braska Press association for twenty years
and Its president during his last year
OF, Membership. In 1856 he represented
johnson. county In the Legislature and
In 1911 he was state senator from the
Fourth district, comprising Johnson and
Nensha counties, His candidacy has
been very well. received. -. Il
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-24
YORK COUNTY SCHOOLS
HAVE PRELIMINARY CONTEST

YORK. Neb.. Feb. e-Cspeciai l-Abou,
two years ago County Superintendent
Miss Alice Florer inaugurated the
county reading contest" which was TO
be taken up In each school in the county.
Last June the first county contest was
held and with such good results that
twenty-eight counties have taken
the reading contest" up and will hold
one this year. The contest In the schools
OF the county 10 select representatives
to the county contest was held last FRI
day. The county contest will be held
during the session OF the county institute,
which will be the first week In June,
'Cyres and Martins reader will be used
and score for points are as follows: Artl-
euiation. 8; pronunciation, Is; posture,
10; expression. %.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-24
NORTHWESTERN DETECTIVES
ARE SEARCHING FOR H0LDUPS

MASON CITY. Ia. Feb. 2.-(special
Telegram Detective arrived in the city
today and for two hours put the three
suspects held on suspicion Of the at
tempted holdup Of the Chicago & North
western passenger at Bertram Thursday
morning through hard sweating process.
They viii be held for further investiga-
ton. Two others who were In this COM
pany got off at csrterville and were going
In the direction Of Rockwell. They will
be picked up tonight One Of the men
was bsndaged around the head.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-24

FORT DoDGE-Miss Gay Doliver, sis
ter OF the late senator recently was
operated upon at Battle Creek, Mich,
where she went thinking rheumatism was
her aiImert She Is recupereting nicely
now. Miss Dolliver Is dean Of women at
Morningslds college, sioux City.
FORT DODGE-Losing his wife a year
ago as the result Of Injuries In street
car accident. and q week ago being bereft
OF his only daughter, & SRI Of 16. p. II.
Dowd. a prominent Fort Dodge grocer.
today was robbed by death Of the last
msmber OF his family. Harold. a son II
years old. The children were taken III
few weeks ago with typhoid fever after
drinking from a contaminated well. There
are other cases Of malignant typhoid
among people who used the water Of
this same well. Several are in critical
condition.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-24
Hastings Man Sticks
Head Under Wheels
Of Switch Engine

HASTINGS. Neb., Feb. a-(speosI
Telegram.l-A verdict OF suicide was rem
dered by the coroner's jury today in the
case Of Patrick Barron. who crawiet
in front Of a Burlington switch engine
last night and was instantly killed. lii
was respondent over his inability TO FIND
and had worried greatly eyeI
since his stepdaughter. Elaine Hyatt
fled TO Iowa two months ago TO escape
testifying as the complaining witness il
the trial of DR.. Philip Bartholomew Of
Blue Hill for attempted assault.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-24

FORT DODGE. Ia. Feb. a--Cspecial
Telegram 1.-THE town Of Badger, north Of
this city. was visited by $500 fire this
morning, when C. X. Houghes furniture
store and contents were totally destroyed.
Mr.. Houghe had little insurance. Alb
senee OF wind saved the business district.
A train arriving opportunity was side
tracked by the crew, who joined m the
FIRE fighting. The cause Of the fire Is
unknown.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-24

STORM LAKE. Ia, Feb. n-tspecfal)
The strange disappearance Of IngwaI
FonIey, the leading merchant OF Linn
Grove, this county, has been battling his
friends. over a week ago he hired a
livery team at . o'clock in the morning
and drove to Rembrandt, and since moth
ing has been heard or seen of him. He
had recently made some deal by which
to trade his store to q Sioux City firm
for wyoming land.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-24
ma.hou,. Annul rrnIn.

BEATRICE. Neb. Feb. 2-tspeelal)-
The Union Pacific railroad. which has
been experiencing considerable trouble
the last few days on account Of wash
outs between Marysville and Manhattan.
Kan. by reason Of the Big Blue river
resying Its banks when the ice began to
go out. opened the line for traffic today.
since the flood trains on the Manhattan
Lincoln branch have not been operated
farther south than Marysville.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-24

BROKEN BOW. Neb.. Feb. a5.-(spe-
ciAl) = Chris Bamesberger, a young
farmer a years OF age. living near. Merna,
was taken before the insanity board FRI
day afternoon and adjudged insane. He
was taken to the asylum last night The
young man Is afflicted with hysteris,
closely akin 10 madness, and when the
spells come over him breaks up furni-
ture and attempts violence on anyone
near HIM a sumstroke received in Ham,
ilton county overt two years ago Is said
10 be responsible for his condition.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-24
LexInston Notes.

LEXINGTON. Neb., Feb. 2.-(spesial)
The Lexington Shipping association had
a banner day here yesterday. loTi head
of hogs being received and shipped. Nine
carloads went west and three east. Man
ager Hewson has shipped seventy-one
cars OF hogs from this point since Janu-
airy l. 1872 The large amount Of alfalfa
in Dawson county makes II the best hog
raising county In tho state Of Nebraska.
A petition was filed with the city clerk
signed by about fifty voters OF the city
OF Lexington. TO compel the city council
to submit the question Of license or no
license at the coming city election. as
provided by law passed by the last legis-
lature.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-24

GENEVA. Neb.. Feb. s5-tspeeiaLl-
The local Grand Army Of the Republic
post last night held . camp IRE and to-
day the old soldiers and the womsn's
Relief corps met at the Grand Army Of
the Republic hall and marched to the
high school auditorium. where good
program was rendered. The most i'm
portAnt speaker from out Of town was
Department Commander A. n. Trlmbie-
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-24

SUTTON. Neb.. Feb. Especial 1.-The
annual hog sale at the farm of Gilbert
Van Patten. one and one-half mile from
town, was held as advertised. Stock
buyers came from over the state and adj
Joining states. sixty hogs were sold at
an average of a little more than IS per
head.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-24
odem Talk. nt Kearney.

KEARNEY. Neb.. Feb. 2.-lspecial)-
Before members Of the Kearney Com
mercial club. members Of the Buffalo
County Board Of Supervisors and farm
ers. Frank @. odell. secretary Of the
Rural Life commission, outlined methods
of getting the farmers of the community
TO visit the coming seed corn specials.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-24
PUTS UP. FIGHT WHEN HE
CAN'T PLAY THE PIANO

Gus Fagenburg and Eva German were
fined SIS and costs and $3.50 and costs,
respectively, in police court on a charge
OF fighting. The fight took place at the
Vienna cafe when the proprietor of the
same refused to let Fagenhurg play the
piano.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-24
STILL -''N Nc AR. BROWN
Second RequisltiOn Made for Him on
Colorado Governor.
WANTED BY BOX BUTTE JURY
and Fuel Company Alleged TO
Have Defeated Ends of JUS
tIce by Removing Books.
CFrom a staff Correspondent.

LINCOLN. Feb. 23.-(Special Telegram
County Attorney Burton Of Box Butte
county has obtained another requlsition
for the return from Colorado to Alliance
OF Raymond Brown. the former requlsi-
ton having been denied by the governor
OF Colorado. The refusal was absed on
the ground that the previous one did not
state what was an extrsditable offense
under the law OF Colorado.
II is thought the new one will meet
this objection. Brown Is accused Of de-
featins the ends OF justice by removing
from the state certain records Of the
Colorado Lumber and Fuel company. do
ing business at Alliance and Hay Springs.
legged. to defeat the prosecution of . con-
spiracy indictment.
Governor AIdrfch Heturns.
Governor Aldrich has returned from the
western part Of the state feeling all right
except a throat affection. He reports
that section Furnishing and coming rap
idly to the front
Chief Justice Reese OF the supreme
court is at Excelsior Springs. Mo. trying
/ 70 Iekdu uis ucaAul. ~ last ItpoItb ms
condition showed no Improvement. While
his condition is not considered dangerous,
he has suffered considerably from pains
In the back and limbs for some time
past.
Asks Delay in Prince Case.
Albert Prince. the convict who s.lled
Deputy Warden Davis at the penitentlary,
was arraisned today and his attorney
asked that the case be postponed because
he alleged there was at present excite
inent and prejudice which would make
II impossible to obtain fair trial. The
state objected to any delay. The court
did not rule on the motion and may not
for several days
Another switch In Ticket.
Another switch has been made In the
la Toilette Roosevelt ticket. Judge A.
q. Wray of York, candidate for district
delegate, has retired and George w. Neal
has taken his place.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-24
Back from Good Road. Meet.

SUTTON. Neb.. Feb. 3.-tspeciaI)-J.
e. Davis Of the sutton National bank re-
turned Friday from Washington, d. C..
where he had been attending a meeting
of the Good Roads association. An ef-
fort Is being made to induce congress to
appropriate money for the building Of the
national highway.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-24

PINEvILLE. Me-. Feb. 1.-Harvey
wirick OF Paonia, Colo. was brought here
today and held IN connection with the
murder % Roy Hodge, q nveryman. at
mfr CITY. wednesday. wiriek was cap
tured By Sheriff love near Anderson.
No. yesterday after his flight had been
Knocked by deep snow. Hodge was shot
to Death II Is said he and Wirick quar-
relied over Q livery bin
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-24

RAvESSA. Nee. Feb. 3-tspecisl)-
Last night valuable horse was stolen
from the barn OF Kenneth Mclean living
IN Rsvenna- The animal was a brown
mare. weighing about i.soo pounds, and
was recently purchased for sisa
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-24
AYMENEAL.
CuIlison-Reeves.

McCooK, Neb.,. Feb. 22-(Specisl.)-
County Judge F. NJ Golfer OF Red VII.
low county married Mr.. Jesse A. cullison
of Anthony, Kan, and Miss Ruth Ann
Reeves of Danbury, Neb., here Thursday.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-24

Brsndsis stores require the services Of
experienced saieswOmeu in izees and en-
broIdsry departments Experienced ssies-
men m shoe department.; also esshiers
and cash girls. Apply at once to I. p.
Redmond, superintendent BrsndeEs Stores.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-24
MONTH N LoRIHER CASE
Senator Crawford Says Action May
BE Deferred This Long.
NEBRAsKANs VISIT CAPITAL
Thomas II. Benton Presented TO
President Taft ny senator brown
Hampton VIII Have Post
mistress.
tFrom q staff correspondent.l


WASHINGTON, Feb. .2.-(speeial Teie-
gram. )-senator Crawford said today that
NO action on the sLorimer case could be
expected from the elections COMMITTEES Tor
at least a. month. He stated that leave
had been given the Lorimer attorneys 70
file a brief covering certain legal cues
tons on March and an additional brief
Is 70 be filed as TO facts en- March ..
The committee has determined that u
cannot give united consideration to briefs
and report OF The case before March y
and Il will take them considerable time
10 formulate their decision after that.
senator Crawford has urged as speedy
action as possible. -A
VIII. Hacker Of Gregorys s. D., arrived
today to AID the rest OF the Gregory del
exns,on .ln presAlng the. ciaims.of Gregory
as fiiing place for opening the reserya-
ton lands. II Is expected that tina de-
partment will select the filing place
within dny o. twose 70 ~ e.-
Charles Mcponaid OF Sioux Falls paid
his respects today 10 the scnstors and
house members from South Dakota be-
fore leaving for home.
LineoiA Men In Capital.
william seelenfreund OF the German
National bank. and s. NJ. Fogelscn, cloth
ing merchant. Lincoln. are In the capital
today and were piloted around the cor
rldors Of the house by Congressman Ma
guire. Mr.. sselenfreund said he was
merely on pleasure bent. Mr.. Fogelson
goes from here TO Philadelphia and New
York on business before returning west
Tom Benten st white House.
Thomas II. Benton OF Lincoln was pre-
scented 10 President Taft this morning BY
senator Brown. Mr. Benton has beer
In New York and stopped off in washins'
ton on his way home TO pay his respects
TO the members OF the Nebraska deiegs'
tion. Congressman sloan today recon
nnended the appointment as postmistres'
at Hampton Of Mrs. Elizabeth Meoufe
vice I'd Ingalls,, deceased.
The womenfs club OF Hastings has
sent 10 the senate a petition favoring th'
adoption OF the arbitration treaties.
The Elgin branch OF the Farmers Co
operative association has filed with Sen
ator Hitchcock its appeal Tor the pas
sage OF the Kinkaid bill to prohibit gam
bling IN futures on wheat and other farm
products.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-24
brakeman instantly kined.

IOWA CITY. Ia. Feb. 1-tspecial Tel
.gram.)-C Z. Adolph Of Cedar Rapids,
Ia. a brakeman. was instantly killed In
the Rock Island yards at Morse today
when he slipped and fell beneath the cars.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-24

PATERSON. n. -. Feb R2-Thirty
hundred wea<sfz ernEieyed in the elk
mills did not .Eeport for ssrk today and
%fen6s{s IL ndi,f Which refuse 10 ADOPT
= Vase szpe4ufs edoptst by sons OF the
iarkeat cr<fzf9r6 - Z.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-24

ne key 10 success In business Il the
persistent and ,adicieus ~ 81 sexspaper
|adssFszia8
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-24
DEATH RECORD.

DENVER, Colo, Feb. ea-Nrs. Flor
ence Farshs Terry. "a years old. wife OF
former Congressman William l.. Terry
Of Little Rock, Ark. Is dead here. She
came here for her health hast June
Mrs. Terry was the. stepdsaghtsr Of
Colonel John NJ somerviiie Of Arkansas.
Her father, Arthur Farshe. was Louis
lana planter, prominent In political az
fairs IN the reconstruction period OF the
south.
MIRA Terry,s mother died two weeks
ago. The body OF Mrs, Terry win be
sent 10 Texarkana. Ark
Martin Wager.
McOoK. Neb.. Feb. 2-tspecial.)-
ANOTHER veteran OF the rebellion passed
away In the death this morning Of Mar
tin wager at his home IN West Aecook,
after illness OF a few weeks. NTH heart
disease. Members OF J. X. Barnes post,
Grand Army OF the Republic. will con-
duct funeral services and bury their com,
rsde Friday afternoon IN Riveryiew Gene
tery Of this. city.
Peter Carly.
MecooK. Neb.. Feb &4-(speciai- l-Thc
body OF Peter Carly arrived here this
morning from California and was In
TERED In calvery cemetery Of st. Pat
rick's Catholic church. following services
in the church. Mr.. Cart, for many year.
was yardmastef at NeCook for the Bur.
iington. but for few years past has
been engaged In business on. the 81
Francis line.
Almou c. Brewnsen.
YANKToN. s D.. Feb. 2s.-tspeciaL)-
AImon c. BrOwnson. who had reachet
the advanced age Of % years. is dead
Mr.. Brownson was one Of the carries
settlers. Of this county and took up 1
hofnesteff close 10 town where he hai
lived for Esany fIfty years. A family 0
grown Hssrn survive. Of whom Franl
TOW cnA4uuaszaa&s&,d home farm.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-24

only oas "bno--u aufNINE"
ma. - Laxative fsrorao ouiuine. Look fos
the signature % Z. w. Grove Used the
xeria esss - cure 3 sot1 - go day. &c
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-24
OKLAHOMA DELEGATION SPLIT
FIGHT LASTS THE ENTIRE NIGHT
Proposition 20 Endorse Speaker
Clark Is Voted Down mt -Four
O'clock This Mornins--eem-
promise Then Follows.

OKLAHOMA CITY. okl. Feb. IA
Contest for control OF the Oklahoma dele
cation to the national convention. waged
between Champ Clark and Woodrow WI.
son campaigners. resulted In a COM
promise agreement At o'clock this morn.
Ing. whereby a split delegation will be
sent 10 baltimore. The convention
adopted the report of the Wilson floor
leader. pledging ten delegates for VIII
son and ten for Clark,
An amendment TO the compromise reso-
luton providing Endorsement OF Clark.
was lost by a vote Of Sitik TO 80.
Tho convention took a recess I'LL 10
O'Clock.
The compromise was reached after n
contest lasting practically all night. state
politics frequently obstructins the way
10 q decision on the character Of the
Oklahoma delegation.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-24

The turning point In tine fight came
when the amendment carrying .indorse-
ment OF Speaker CLARK was defeated. as
the vote on n showed plainly to tho
Clark adherents that nothing remained
but compromise; whereupon the Murray
resolution for divided delegation was
adopted.
II IA contended by party leaders here
that the division OF the delegation pro-
cludes any Oklahoma votes being cast
for Harmon. Al the Baltimore ,eonven-
tion okiahoma's entire strength viii be
thrown either to Clark or Wilson a. soon
as one OF them shows a decided lead In
the ballotlng.
Gore Heads Wilson List.
Senator Thomas r. Gore heads the list
OF ten Wilson delegates named at the
democratic state convention this after
noon TO attend the national convention
at Baltimore.
Robert Galbreath Of Tulsa was elected
national committeeman over John Doonn
OF Oklahoma City by q vote OF so7 to lle.
Gaibreath was put forward by Senator
Il. L. Owen.
Congressman Scott Ferris and Judge
r. Ia williams head the delegates-at-
large who win vote for Clark. The con-
ventlon adjourned finally at o'clock.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-22

vile last Thursday, he replied, II don
like to say"
He was asked to tell where lie was
standing ut the time of the shooting
standing thar between Judge Bolir
and where they were standing at the
bar"
DO YOU want to say why YOU cut
Your throat after YOU were arrested p
the prisoner was asked.
IF 1 cut myself. 1 don't know II.
had Just tainted from loss of blood ana
recall little OF what happened. / re-
member l thought somebody was cut
ting me, and 1 thought grabbed their
hand. but l came to and they saiL l
| had cut myself.
Floyd stated again that he tainted
just before that and he did not remem-
Der anything for ever so long.
Asked If any of his family mad en-
! gagged in the moonshinc business, or
If there is much of it carried on in
the mountains of Carroll he replied,
NO, none of my family that l know
Of They might be. but 1 don't know
II. None of them ever told me any
thing about It.
II never made a drop of liquor or
anything of the kind in my life, anil
my wife told me that before 1 should
do it, that she would rather live on
crust of bread. If anybody SAYS
done it l would like to know who, 1T
| was
| When asked to tell something of his
| own immediate family he said he had
married thrty-four years ago Miss
Edwards daughter OF w. 4. Edwards,
who lived fourteen miles from Hills
Vile. He has two sons-Victor. aged
about thirty. and Claude, aged twenty
| Ia
Ave the 29th of last July. He went TO
school when boy at Elk Spur. In
Carroll county. For n period OF four
:een years he held the position of
deputy sheriff, constable, supervisor
And deputy treasurer OF Carroll coun-
". When Judge Jackson was on the
bench he appointed Floyd Allen deputy
hheriff. as he was said TO have been
one of the best deputies the county
ever had, but he refused TO accept It,
When asked If he Ind travelled very
much. he said, NO. not Very far"
We're YOU AT Greensboro when your
! brother was tried?"
yes"
| The prisoner was then asked II he
took any newspa pers, and if he was
| fond OF reading. He replied:
I'VE only take the Mount Airy and
! Hlllsv!lle papers. but occasionally we
see other papers that the folks get
I Yes, l am very fond of reading. My
wife is. too"
where did your people frat go In
That country and who was your grand
| father"
MY grandfather. w. C. Allen. called
| Carr Allon. lived near the Blue Ridge
| but he moved to West Virginia when
was small boy. and don't remem-
| Der much about him.
People Are English.
My people are all English be-
lievc. and maybe there Is some Scotch
| in u.s.
What was your chief crop on the
| farm?"
! We'll. raised n little wheat, a lit
tie corn, rye. and some potatoes There
was right good crop Of potatoes. but
| my best crop was fruit Everybody
! said l had the best fruit crop in the
| county round there"
Asked as TO what church he be-