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Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1912-07-18
ABILENEs soOIRTEs.

ROYAL, ARCH MAsoNs-Cyrus Chap
ter NO. 2B meets IN Masonic hall on the
second and fourth Fridays Of each
r. w. Morse, =. p; Joseph 3.
Keel. secretary.
TRIPLE TIE BENEFIT AGS0CIA-
TION, Abilene Council No. as, meets ol
second ThurBday evening ol each
month. Yi.Itors yelessn1ss. 5e salls.
A. A M4-Bennvoltne Lodge Ma
IS me41a first and thlFd No1oaE ~Nenr
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Cheapest accident insurance-Dr.
Thomas Eclectic OIL. For burns,
scalds, cuts and EMERGENCIES. All
druggists sell It. csc and soc.
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Bring your poultry and eggs to
Green Bros. corner Second and Null.
berry. Highest market price. 27wtf
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they brought benefit.
The story was told to Abilene resi-
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Time has strengthened the evil
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Has proven the result lasting.
The testimony is home testimony.
The proof convincing.
1t can be Investigated by Abilene
residents.
Mrs. Nancy Purves, $40 e. N. Sixth
st., Abilene, Kan, says: Il was badly
afflicted with kidney complaint for
many years and often on arising in
the morning, had SO severe an at
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lost my ambition, was nervous and
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In the highest terms. You may con-
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Remember the name Doan's--
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treatment. A trial will convince the mos
skeDticaI of this fact.
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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-10-15

rider A. Yes, Weber and WALTON
whispered together.
Q. So you could not hear a word? A.
Yes so I would not hear a word.
Mcintyre got Schepps 60. describe jus.
how the whole party sat In the taxicab.
The lawyer was striving to show tina;
the winners could not have failed 10 hear
the whispering OF the piotters.
schEPPs INSISTS HE HEARD
NOTHING.
you must have heard something?"
pleaded Mcintyre.
Mot q word" insisted sohepps.
Schepps denied that he was lying
about not hearing the plotters In order
to save himself and 80 that he could
corroborate the states witnesses.
q. Rose evidently didn't have much
confidence in you when you had to
stand aside while he talked 10 his
friends? A. only In certain things
did he confide In me.
O. Why did you 10 20 that meeting at
ali? a. Simply 10 accompany Weber.
Q. Did you go 10 Dora Giibert's house
that night rs Harry Brown? A. Yes;
Jack Rose told me to do so.
q. Had you ever been known before
a. Harry Brown7 a. No.
q. After the murder Of Herman
1ossashai. don't you know you
Harry vallon drove away In the
murder car WITH the other murder
srsS 4. Bnphat1oally, noi
O. Did you SEQ any OF the alleged
slayers put a revolver TO Shsplro's
head and tell him II he did not drive
fast he would be killed? A. No. sir.
Did you put q revolver at Sha-
piro's head and say; IT you don't
a..
stan tnis engine I'll blow the top of
your head orr
NO." responded the witness IN q
scarcely audible tone.
e. Did you hear WALTON say that to
Shapiro? A. I did not.
q. You said this morning that on
Wednesday after the murder YOU went
to Beckers house ut 1870 p. NJ. How
long did you stay? A. Half hour.
q. Did you see any one? A. ] saw the
oolored hall boy. Lieut.. Becker and Mrs.
Becker
q. Did you say that was 1910 p. NJ.
Are you SURE you saw Mrs. Becker?
A. II I said I saw Mrs. Becker. was
mistaken. I would like TO amend that
CHANGES STATEMENT ABOUT
MRS. BECKER.
Q. Don't you realize that II you had
stuck to that story that you had seen
Mrs. Becker. / would have called her to
the stand and had her prove that you
had told. q faisehood? Isn't that why
you want to amend your first storyf
A. No, sir. ] want to amend my answer
simply because II was incorrect. i mis-
understood your first question. I do not
want to say saw Mrs. Becker because
I did not see her.
"Aftsr asked for admission to
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schepps didn't see any iixhts after
he left the entrance hall. lie couldn't
describe any Of the furniture In the
ching room. He didn't see any maid
In the nat
q. How much time ND you spend
with Lieut.. Becker? A. About half
an hour.
q. what did you say to Becker? A.
delivered a message to him IRON
Jack Rose.
a. You are sure you were there half
----------------
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SAM SCHEPpS IN A WILD RAGE
GIVES THE LIE ON THE STAND
TO COUNSEL FOR BECKER

four gunner at the house IN upper
Eleventh. avenue.
Q. You knew then Rose. WALTON and
webber had brought about the murder.
didn't you? A. I did not.
You were as innocent as a now born
babe, weren't YOU" said Mcintyre.
The Court--Do not answer.
q. How long were you with the MUIR
dcrers? a. Ten minutes.
q. Was nothing said about the murder
of Roscnthal7 A. Not one word.
O. What did you say. A. Asked ~
there was any message FOR Jack Rose.
They sail Yes. that he gets that money
up TO u.s.
q. DID they ask you II Jack said every
thing was all right A. No. sir.
"Trs and think again. Mr.. Schepps,
urged Mcintyre.
"oh. | don't have TO think very hard
to answer your questions: I'm answer
ing them all right" said Scbepps.
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In. Hsehsrs apsstmssss,- sasa
Oohspps. ~ was denied ~ hrst. %
went 20 the he'll boy and asked
HIN 70 oea1sot me with xisat.
Dsoksr's Apartment. Then ! said
70 Lieut. Becker, I want to see you.
have . message from Jack nose
Schepps said Lieut. Becker let him
into the apartment. lie ala not ges
Mrs. Becker az he went in. There vas
n light In the hallway and he could
see becker plainly.
y. Was there light In the dining
room when you went in? A. No: II
was absolutely dark.
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DIDN'T TALK TO cuhMEN
ABOUT IT.

O. DID you say anything 90 the gun
men about Il, A. I should say ] did
not.
o. Or 20 Rosef A. No, sir.
Schepps gave the bland answer that
he went with Rose TO pay on the gun
men. 81 always 70 with Rose" he said.
"Oh, yes; always 20 with Rose, and
I walked all the way. ut that. Yes.
did"
O. Were the men waiting at tho 0ar-
den Restaurant when you arrived7 A.
Yes.
q. Who had the money! A. Rose.
Schepps was considerably subiued as
he replied to more questions about the
murder car when he had driven up TO
the Murray Inn baths.
. q. You walked TO tho Tmas druG store
and got . soda after the car left. A.
Yea
Here the Court interrupted to ask
Mr.. Mcintyre how much longer his
cross-examination would take.
One hour and q half ~ least" re.
piled Mr.. Mcintyre" II was then LIZ
q clock and Justice Con ordered q re-
cess. u
schspps was recalled TO the stand a.
soon ~ court was reconvened At $50
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O'Clock r. NJ. and was still uhder erossr
examination by Mr.. Mcintyre. ~
q Scheppr. you told me Of trip you
made To Harlem with Weber, whom
you took there at Roses request Did
you see Becker? A. Yes; at One Hun
dred and Twenty-fourth street and Sew
enth avenue.
.. What time was II, and the day Of
the month"; A. do not know. do
not even remember the month.
Mr.. Mcintyre asked many questions
about Schepps's trip with webbcr to
the rendezvous in Harlem. where
Becker 10 said TO have preached the
murder OF Rosenthai for the first time
to Weber. but the witness maint aimed,
as he had all along. that he was Or
dered by Rose TO remain n block away
while Becker. Rose. WALTON and Web
Der conferred. II was ut this confer
cnce that Becker IL said to have asked
Webber to help Rose TO get the Einmen
to kill Roscnthai.
NOT TRYING 70 GAVE HIM.
SELF, NE GAYS.
q Don't you know you are trying 10
save yourself by swearing YOU did not
20 into that conference7 A. am not
trying to save myself. I was not there.
O. Didn't Rose tell you to say THAR
A. No.
Q. DO you obey Rose implicitly. A. In
Most things.
q. How did you spend your time while
waiting for thems A. Talking to the
chauffeur. He drives o car owned by
Moe Levy.
schepps said the nearest he could
guess to the time was that Il was be-
tween seven and II o'clock at nief,t.
Q. You stood half block away. Do
you mean 10 say you could see Beck
err A. Yes. I saw Becker, Rose, VAL
lon and webber.
Q. About how many feet were you
from thisY A. About a dosen yards.
An EFFORT to get the witness down 20
feet and inches failed. schepps was
fencing much moro Rdroitly than at any
time during his examination. His re-
sponses wcre soft and silky and the
shoutins OF Mr.. Mcintyre FAILED to
schepps said he had left the rendezvous
with Rose and WALTON. He did not re-
call where they drove TO.
Q. You recall every incident OF the
trip uptown. How IL II that you recall
nothing OF the journey downtown? A.
Well. as I remember we went down to
Luchow's.
Q. Who drove the car you rode back
In? A. A man named Itch.
Q. DO you mean Itsky7 A No.
mean Iteit-that was the only name I
knew him by He's chauffeur.
Schepps again resisted AL efforts to
draw from him that he know anything
about the conference with Booker.
Q. And you weren't supposed TO know
that this gang was going to murder
Rosenthai7 A. No. heard not a word
about II. -,
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ocontinued on Seventh Psse)
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MINTYRE OBJECTS TO I
SNARtIN0.

Don't snari at me-" shouted Mr.
Mcintyre.
Don't snarl at me and throw ques-
lions at me that way them" came back
schepps In the same tone adopted by
Mr.. Mcintyre.
"I'n ask any questions ] want 10
that are legal" Numbered Mr.. MoIn-
tyre. 4,
II may refuse to answer them too.
shouted Schepps and then leaned back
IN his chair and smiled At the attor'
ney's anger.
Continuing. schepps said that from the
house of the gunner he delivered hfs
message TO Rose ut the Lafayette
BATHS and then went back ~ the gun
men and told them to meet Hose at
Fsfreth street ana Eighth avenue AT
$50 In the afternoon.
q. Making all these trips. you mad no
suspicion that these were the muir
derers7 a. may have been suspicious.
I was beginning 70 reason the thing out
In my own nand and things looked
funny
AanN,R TAM To GuNMkN
Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-13
Nebraska
Scott's Bluff Club
Sends a Letter to
Secretary Fisher

SCOTS BLUFF, Neb.. March H.
Especial )-There has been much interest
in the possible attitude of the secretary
the interior toward settlers under the
interstate irrigation project. The Scott's
Bluff club. which holds a most important
place in the business world Of the North
Platte valley, took the matter up and
placed 1t in the hands of special com
mittee, and from this committee was is
sued letter to Secretary Fisher. which
sets forth in terse language a business
view Of the situation. and emphatiicaily
recommends twenty-year contracts, and
the issuance OF patents after five years
actual residence. The letter in part fol-
lows:
We earnestly request you to lend your
support TO the bill now before congress
introduced BY Representative NJ. p KIM
kald, and known as H. r. 1880, providing
that section 4 of the reclamation act, be
amended so as TO extend the pay
ment Of our building charges to maxi
mum OF twenty years And that the
charges be 80 carried as to make the
first two or more installments not more
than II per acre per annum, thereafter in
creastng gradually. but not TO exceed 50
per acre In any year Of the first ten
years of the period
We would further respectfully request
you to urge upon the COMMITTEES Of irrt-
cation Of arid lands and the members of
congress the necessity Of granting pat
ents TO all entries under the provisions
OF the reclamation act. after tbe compile
ton OF satisfactory proof as to residence
and cultivation. subject to the govern
ments first lien for the building charges
far tI.a o2xrk- .t.t-
have been gone over and are too apparent
to need repetition
Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-13
Nebraska
John O. Yeiser is
a Candidate for
Vice President
(From a staff Correspondents !


LINCOLN. March 1s.-tSpeciai EITHER
john o. Yeiser has sprung surprise on
the Nebraska politicians or some one has
sprung surprise on him. for in tho
morning mall OF Secretary of State Walt
was a petition asking that feisers name
be placed on the primary preference bali
lot as candidate for the republican
nomination for vice president The petit
tlon was sent in by James E. Ryan of
Indianola and the signers, thirty-three
in number, are all residents of Indianola
or vicinity. As such a petition requires
no acceptance the name will so on the
primary ballot unless withdrawn by the
man yho filed it or by Yciser himself,
L. A. walrath OF Polk county sent TO
the secretary of state a petition asking
that the name of W. r. Thompson OF
Grand Island be placed on the primary
ballot as a sopulist candidate for United
States senator Mr.. Walrath was in
formed by the secretary that in order TO
get on the ballot Mr., Thompson must
file an acceptance of the petition.
Lew J. Young Of Newman Grove has
filed as a republican candidate for rep
resentstive from the Twenty-sixth dis
trict.
Fred volpp. member of the last state
senate. has sent in a petition asking TO
be put on the primary ballot as a candi-
date for delegate-at-large TO the demo-
cratic national convention.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-13
REWARD IS OFFERED FOR
BODIES OF THE DUNHAMS

SIOUX FALLS. March 1e.--(Specisi)-
Residents of those portions of Iowa and
Nebraska which are washed by the
waters of the Missouri river will. when
the ice leaves the river this spring, have
an opportunity TO earn 500. for this Is
the amount OF the reward which has
been offered for the recovery of the
bodies OF Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Durham.
who were drowned some days ago while
driving on the ice. They were returning
after darkness had set in to their home
on Pease island when they drove into
mn airhole. The reward Is Offered by
" II. Menzie OF Geddes, s. D., father
of Mrs Durham. The reward of 500 Is
conditional upon the bodies being found
by April /. II both bodies are found
after April 500 reward will be paid. II
only one body is found before April
500 will be paid and ii only one body is
found after April l the reward win be
$50. II is believed both bodies have been
swept considerable distance down the
river and that they will be washed up on
either the Nebraska OF Iowa shores. =
Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-13
Nebraska

remanded. Barnes, J. Letton. j., con-
ours in conclusion.
Paterson against Reiter. affirmed; Faw-
cett, ].
kramer against weigand, affirmed;
Rose, j.
Barnhard against Barnhard. affirmed;
Sedgwick, J..
Goodyear Tire and Rubber company
against Bacon. affirmed: Fawcett, ].
Roddy against Missouri Pacific Rail
road company. reversed and remanded
with directions; Sedgwick. ].
Amend against Lincoln and Northwest
ern Railroad company. affirmed; Reese,
{. j. Rose. J. took no part in the de-
eision-
Tiger against Button Land company.
affirmed: Fawcett, j.
Perry and Bee company against Hol-
brook Opera House company, affirmed;
Barnes, j.
Ward against Aetna Life Insurance
company. reversed and remanded with d.
rections TO dismiss the action; Rose, j.
State ex-rel, Baughn against Ure, or
iginal mandamus, writ denied; Letton
j. Reese, c. j., not sitting.
Following are rulings on motions for
rehearing:
State against Ball. new trial granted.
cass county against sarpy county,
overruled.
Dell against Getzschmann, orerruled.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-13
GRAND JURY OF SAUNDERS
RECOMMENDS NEW JAIL

WAHoo, Neb., March l2-(Special.)--
The grand jury has returned a number
OF indictments. but no arrests have yet
been made. The Jury visited the county
poor farm and found that new buildings
are greatly needed. the present frame
buildings being about thlrty-fipe years
old. They recommended that steps be
taken as soon as possible to provide a
more suitable place for the county's de-
serving poor. A new jail also was rec-
commended. the cost Of which should not
exceed $4,000
Saturday evening about 3 o'clock Miss
Freda Swanson was attacked by Tom
Mccarty. carpenter OF this city, as she
was crossing the Northwestern railroad
tracks returning home from her work at
Smith. Hultin g. Anderson's store, where
she is employed. Her screams attracted
the attention OF some men passing. who
hurried to her rescue.
McCarty was captured and placed In
Jail. C. Beaver 10 also being held pend
ing satisfactory explanation OF how hi
hat happened to be left near the place
where Miss Swanson was knocked down,
lioth men are said 10 have been drinking.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-13
IESTERGAARD THROWS
WASEM AND SCOTT IN HOUR

SARGENT. Neb.. March i2-fspecial.)-A
arge crowd assembled at the Freeman
opera house here tonight to witness
lie throwing of Lee Scott of westerviiIs
and Oscar wasem, one twice, and the
Iher once In an hour by westergaari
Jf Des Moines. In the first bout West
rgaard threw Scott IN gj:0s minutes.
he second bout he threw wasem In "a
minutes and IN the third bout he had
only three minutes left on Scott wheE
iiule was called.
The preliminary was by Roy Rssca
Of Sargent and Jim shadron of wester-
Vile, and resulted in Rasch bringing
shaoron 10 the mat in If:59 minutes.
Howard Wallace was referee
Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-13
LINCOLN MAN Welded TO
YOUNG WOMAN OF UNION

PLATTsMoUTH. Neb.. March R.-tspe-
cialT-Harvey D. jenkins Of Lincoln and
Misc Fannie Austin OF Union were mar
ried by County Judge Rcsson this morn
ing.
DIR. T. D. cummins has been appointed
a member of-shc Cass County Board Of
insanity Commissioners TO succeed Or. b.
F. Brendie. whose term has expired.
John Ciotdt who had been a resident
Of PIattsmouth for thirty years ard who
had been an invalid and almost helpIes
for twenty-five years. Was buried Satur-
day. Mr. Closdt left three sons and two
daughters surviving him.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-13
How Wtobe Certainof
Curing Constipation

Prejudice is a hard thing 10 overcome.
but where health 10 at stake and the
opinion Of thousands OF reliable people
differs from yours prejudice then be-
comes your menace and you ought to
lay IL aside. This Is said in the interest
Of people suffering from chronic eonsti-
patton, and II IL worthy Of their atten-
tion.
In the opinion OF legions of reliable
American people the most stubborn con-
stipauon imaginable can be cured by
brisf use of Dir. Caldwell's syrup Pep
IN. You may not have heard Of IL be-
fore, but do not doubt It's merits on that
account. or because II has not been
slstantly advertised. II 10 sold very sue
'ashfuly on word OF mouth recommends
'o1. Parents are giving IL TO their child.
'sr, today who were given Il by their
arsuts. HHa IL has been truthfDny said
Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-13

that more druggists use II personally In
Haekenburg. Elliott, Iowa, and Mrs z.
doding. Dix, Neb.. are but a few Of
thousands snoNTicg the esteem In which
DR.. Caldwsrs Syrup Pepsin Is held. II
ls mild, gentle. non-griping violent
Ike salts or csthartics. IL cures gradu-
ally and pleasantly 80 that in time nature
again does Its own work without outside
aid. constipated people owe II to them
selves TO use this grand bowel specific.
Anyone wishing 10 make q trial Of this
remedy before hslyine i In the regular
dollar large bottle family sixel can
have sample bottle sent TO ths home
free o. charge by simply addressing DR..
Va b. Caldwell la6 Washington ST., Mon
tissto, M. Your name and address on
o ns,ai caro- will do.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-03-13
EDITOR PARKS MUST
ANSWER ASSAULT CHARGE

BROKEN BOW, Neb.. March I-tspe-
c.all-Editor Parks Of the Republican,
who made a sensational gun play on
Superintendent Wynn Jones of the court
house last Saturday afternoon In front OF
The custer National bank, has been ar
rested on a charge Of assault. When
.akene before County Judge Holcomb
Parks. through his attorneys. asked for
a continuance. The Judge gave the editor
thirty days In which to prepare for trial
nd placed the bonds at sl00. The case
as attracted more than usual attention
- Aeason Of both men being well known
and the attacks that have recently been
ado By Parks. through the columns of
as paper, on the board Of supervisors
,r certain actions taken by them In
reference 10 furnishings and interior
.scorations for the new court house.