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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-04-14
.ELKS ARB READY
FOR BIG FESTIVAL
Annual Event Opens Tomorrow
Eight-specisl Features Pre-
pared for Each Evening.

The clubhouse Of washington Lodge.
b. p. O. Elks. at 90 H Street North
west. Is a veritable hive Of industry with
the preparations for the opening OF the
Elks' spring festival at 7:so O'Clock to-
morrow evening. which win be known
as Congressional night" Representative
Ben Johnson, OF Kentucky. chairman OF
the House District Committee, VIII start
the festivities.
Following important permanent altera-
tons IN the first floor Of the Eiks' Build
ing. the decorations have evolved hand
some effect with Tags. Southern smilax.
and flowers. An old Heidelburg raths-
keller win be typifed In the basement.
and each evening q vaudeville programme
will be given
Tn lodgeroom. on the second moor. viii
be used for the reception OF organiza-
lions that viii attend In body. Hugh
F. Harvey is chairman Of the reception
committee, assisted by some Of the most
prominent members OF the lodge.
THE Elks' public hall. on the third
floor. will be used for dancing. Herman
Richards is chairman OF this feature,
The dance hail and reception rooms have
been handsomely decorated In the lat
ter apartments punch and lemonade will
be served. There will also be a Dutch
room on this floor. presided over by q
committee Of ladies.
The following are the committeeman in
charge:
General committee-Samuel Richards,
chairman: Joseph II. Wood, secretary,
and Thomas F. Keliher, treasurer.
subcommittee = Reception. Hugh F.
Harvey. chairman: press. A. d.
Marks, chairman: construction. Walter
i Tharue. urfntfnR and Dublicity lanes
L. Ward: public safety. F. ]. Wagner;
dancing. Herman Richards; refresh
ments, p. J. Foley, Samuel Kimberley.
Andrew Loeffier, and Theodore Picard!
badges. A. Abbott: amusements. F. J.
Mershelmer; ladies. John C. Maxwell;
awards, P. T. Moran. d.. Kaufman.
and Samuel Hart: purchasing. August
Brill, Edward johnson, DR.. W. W.
Georges. August Hagerman. George c.
Humphrey. Henry Hull. James A. Far
rell, and A. Hollander.
Ladies' committee-Mrs. John c. Wood.
chairman; Mrs. John c. Maxwell, vice
chairman and Miss Sadie Julia Gompers.
secretary.T
subcommittees - United States. Miss
Ethel V. Benton, chairman: Miss Nellie
Ballenger. vice chairman: Elkdom. Mrs.
Charles Uternnehle. chairman; ireland.
Mrs. Harry Essex: Germany. Miss NJ.
Hermann: Japan. Miss Wood: Spain.
Mrs. william FinkeIstein. and Holland.
Mrs. Simpson.
The ladies' committee will meet this
afternoon at . o'clock in the lodge room.
Wednesday evening will be ''Presiden-
tisl baIloting night" when all adults at
tending the festival will be supplied with
ballots on which to register their choice
In the Presidential contest.
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ANAC0STIA.

The electrical storm Of Friday evening
did much damage In the country i'm
mediately adjoining Anacostia, and from
reports was the. worst in years. Mr.. and
Mrs. Goodwin, who reside near the Firth
Sterling Steel plant at Giesboro, D. c..
report that lightning struck the rear OF
their home, tearing a majority Of the
boards from the. joists and breaking
nearly every window in the house. A
large fire also occurred on Friday night
at the farm of George Loveless, Leland,
Nd, which destroyed. the barns, corn
houses. tobacco houses. and burned eight
horses. II Is believed that lightning was
responsible for the fire.
In order that the stagnant pools on the
east side Of the approach to the new
bridge may be filed in, request has
been forwarded the Commissioners, ask
ing them to prevent the dumping Of
ashes and other refuse on the west side
OF the approach and to transfer their
grounds to the east side. When the
dumping was started on the west side.
similar pools were in evidence there. but
these have been filled in.
The congregations Of the Esther Me-
mortal Chapel at Congress Heights and
Emmanuel Episcopal Church In Ana
costa have Joined to arrange for a re-
ception to be rendered Rev. W. G. Dav-
export, rector of Emmanuel Episcopal
Church, who will have completed twen-
ty-five years of service next July. May
Is has been selected as the evening upon
which the reception will be given. and
committees are at work. n. r. Harnish,
senior warden of Emanuel Church, has
been chosen as general chairman.
Largest Morning Circulation.
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ELECT MRS. LOCKWOOD.
American Peace Society Makes Her
Honorary vice President.

At a meeting OF the American Peace
Society yesterday Mrs. Belva A. Lock-
wood. president Of the National Arbitra-
ton Association. was elected honorary
vice president
Mrs. Lockwood is nown as one Of the
leading American ace advocates. She
has attended the Glowing international
conventions. taklng part in discussions
and presenting papers in each: Paris,
1859; London. 1890; Rome. 1891: Berne,
1892; Chicago. 1855; Antwerp and The
Hague. 1894. and Budapesth. Austria,
1886. She also represented the State De-
partment at Geneva, Switzerland, and
the woman's Congress- at Berlin. She
attended the conferences in Boston. 1906;
Milan. 1906; London. 1905. and the Ma
tional Peace Congresses in New York,
Chicago, and Baltimore.
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COTTON MARKET.

ouotatioos humisbed By W. B. Hibbs q On.
members Of the New York Cotton ExchHnge. Hibos
BuildinR.
New York, April I1-strOng foreign. markets for
actual cotton. With . riss 10 new high reoords
for sTpt cntton In Liverpool. formed the basis OF
another advanoe IN the psiee Of New York con-
tracts to-day New high records were secured dur
ing the early trading. May selling at liz; July,
iLA; October.IL5: DecembeT, n.6l. and JanuAEy.
li-9 These prices represented an advance Of over
s. bale within three weeks Prominent among
the influences was q report q . seTere break IN
the leFees Of Missssippi and Louisiana. with over
flows q large q c0tton land In that section.
II Is a matter q general report that largr sec-
ulatiye interests reoently WORKING for hgher prices
have changed their position oo the MARKET. and
that lines q short commitments have been e.
tAblished throughout the list Of new crop options
A filling on In the export demand indicated
By the amount Shipboard not cleared for foreign
markets AppeAn 10 indicate q les active demand
for spot cotton. This Is Emong the causes for
changes in sentiment
During the last hour o. to-dAy'S session 4. los
q from L to u points from the high MIS- Of
ha rarnrIad
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NEW YORK PRODUCE.

New YORK.. April .p.-AHLLFEED- steadJ; de
mand is moderate. Spring bran. go: Western
red dog rs; winter wheat bran. in 100pound
sacks. 10 arrive. SID; city bran, in bulk, z.lo
OATS Strong; dealings restricted. No. white.
6isz: No. white 81; standard. sfk elevator basis
ungraded On tracks. 6i4aG.
FDOUR-Strong; moderate business. Kansas
straiehts. 5ooa525. in sacks; spring patents 5i5a
So in barrels: srEing cieaH. l5oal7O; soft winter
striehts. 4.Soa47o.
RYE FIoUR-struns; demand is moderate.
Choice brands quoted at f.qa5B.
CoRNMEAL-Stroug; business is restricted Kiln
dried for export. 40; coarse meal. in bags. Losa
Lr.
HAT-Receipts 80 tons; strong choics in lair
demand Prime timothy. LlsAi.so; No. /. l4oaIl5;
No 2 In; No. 3 Ll5ai4
sTRAw-Receipts. 10 tons; finn; business d
moderate. Long rye quoted at s5alU
P0RK-stro1E; dealings are moderate. MeSs.
I9.oosioso; family, 9.oa1i.m.
BEEF-Stroug; transactions moderate. Racket
H-soalSoo; family, ls.5oal7.o
LARD-Frmi hzSiness baoderats. Prime Western
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COURT ANNULs MARRIAGE.
Wife Accused of BIEamy Thought
First Husband Dead.

The marriage OF Albert NJ Tubman to
Carrie NJ. Tubnian was annuled yester-
day by Justice Wright, in the District
Supreme Court. on the complaint Of the
husband. who alleged that his wife had
committed bigamy. Tubman testified
that he married her in Alexandria, Va,
January .. 1906, and at that time she
was married and had not been divorced.
Mrs. Tubman declared that her first
husband. whom she married IN Balti-
more. had enlisted in the army one year
after the ceremony. and as she had not
heard from him she thought him dead.
This, she asserted, led her to believe
that she was entitled to marry.
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Hold for Grand Jurr.

Rosie Simms, eolored, was held for
the grand jury yesterday in the United
States branch of the Police Court on
charge OF stealing a so diamond ring
from Rufus E Matter, of IA Bates
Street Northwest. and a so diamond
from Ella II. Broadbent. of 1E2-A Q
Street Northwest She pleaded not
guilty and waived examination. Bonds
OF 81 900 in each case were fixed.
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NEW YORK MONEY.

New York, April l3-Time mOney-For sixty days.
gzs5& per cent: for ninety days four i've, and six
months, StAL Inclined to weaken further Of
feringS Commercial papa-Sxty days. 4aHs per
cent; ninety days. four. Eve. and six months lsls
per cent.
Foreign exchange market-csbies. ls75OaLG65: de
mand sterling. ASo5a4Slo; francs. 5lsiz; marks.
5is. less l5L
Foreign markets: Discount-London. 3T-lsaSss per
cent; Pans. 81: Berlin, 81. Exchange on London
Paris francs q eentimes; Berlin, . marks. @
,,fer
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senator bailey Not in danger.

Despite fears of having walking ty-
phoid'' fever, Senator Bailey Of Texas
yesterday scoffed at reports of his ser
ious illness. He said he expected to go
primaries. He has had q slight fever
for several weeks.
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CHICAGO GRAIN.

ouotations furnished BY ". 3. HfbSs q Ca.
members q the Chicago STOCK E1changs. Hibhs
Binding.
Chicago. April R-May wheat showed a net gain
on the day Of "a, after exciting market May,
LOsa1; July Lo55sAi.Os; September Lo5k.
Corn advanced IA. May. ~; July. TsSa7s;
September. T5sa5.
Oats IN 4 to X Nay. $50; July. 56Rs55E
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NOTWITHSTANDING COMMERCE

100; rudnsd continent, lo1; south American. I'M
rehned Brazilian 10 kcgs. l2,S; oleoetearins nj
lard Searine. quiet: New YoEt Hszaii-
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NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

Quotations furnished by W. B. Hibbs & Co.
members Of the New York Stock Exchange, Hibbs
Building
Call money: Open X: high, 6; low. ); close,
SALE OF STOCK BY HOURS.
SHARES to L 81 900
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wAsHIEGTOE STOCK MARKET.
81: Rsrular eall. . ~ -.

Washington Gas. 3 At ~, 2 At 8. 100 at 8.
8 At s. 8 at 8. at 8. 3 At 9. > a. =,
50 at ssA. 3 al 81. 8 At 81. % at 81.
8 at ST. 8 at 81, 8 At ~. 8 at ~. 3 atSSz.
Union Trust, at 1ls. u at lis. At lfs.
Graphophone pfd.. 30 a. S.
After call:
Capital Traction s.. 500 at nost 5000 At 1loK.
ZOO at uOil s.. 90 at lIok. $500 at uek. a.0o
at n0is, $3.50 at nOA. 300 At noh, 500 Al
ii0s- -. novn.
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The Manila Railway Company already
has in operation on its southern lines
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REAL ESTATE LOANS.

Made at Lowest Rates of Interest
W. H. WALKER, 72s 18th St. NV.
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Pays $4,000 for Home.
Buys Site for Home.

Robert Simpson has purchased from
William H. Walker a lot in North
Chevy Chase fronting ninety feet on
Connecticut avenue. The purchaser is
having plans prepared for a dwelling
to cost about 5000. work upon which
will begin next week.
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BOSTON COPPER STOCKS.

Quotations furnished By W. B. Hibbs q O..
members Of the New YORK STOCK EIchHngs. Hibbs
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Buys store.

Henry Hartung has purchased from
Harry wardman the tYo-story and at
tic, eight-room house, at $40 Four
teenth Street Northwest, for $500. The
sale was made through the ONCE of
Phillips Sager. They also report the
sale to John H. Putland Of the six-room
dwelling at 1859 Newton Street North
west
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AGENTS WANTED.

AsHUR-THYNG-InEaluah to houSskseperA
Agents make big money selling our nonpoisonouS
verInn eItermnatur Absolutely infAllible. Send l5d
for sample Reliable Mfg Co. SpringdAle, Com.
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CURB MARKET.

Quotations furnished by ". B. Hibbs 4 Co.. mem
BEN Of the New York Stock Exchange, Hibbs Build
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Miss !. Merle de Aubigne, daughter of
the historian Of the Reformation, VIII
on Monday next deliver an address at
the Second Presbyterian Church.
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Announcement Is made by Charles H.
Callahan. commissioner Of revenue. that
all applications for liquor licenses must
be fled with the clerk Of the Corpora
tion Court On or before April g next
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John Wilson, colored, was sentenced
to serve sixty days in Jail in the Police
Court to-day on a charge Of the theft
of a pair of shoes from in front OF
the store Of Julius Wolf. on King Street
He was arrested by Policemen Gill and
Rawlett, and the former testified that
he watched Wilson for two hours. after
which he saw him take the shoes.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-13
Best Holly Denies
He Wants to Gust
Hospital Advisors

County Commissioner Frank c. Best
has branded as absolutely false the re-
port that he is about TO ask the Board Of
County Commissioners to vote TO abolish
the hospital medical advisory board and
10 place Dr. ]. L. Summers In medical
charge of the institution. The commits
sioner is indignant at the report which
was In free circulation In the court house
yesterday and Is on the warpath for the
man who started the false report.
There's not a ward or truth In IT,"
said Mr. Best last night Il never have
thought Of such q thing ror an instant.
am determined that the hospital shall
be properly conducted and before l am
through II will be clear to everybody that
such was my intention and that I sue
ceeded. say | am determined It shall
be properly conducted ana some changes
will have to be made but nothing is or
has been further from my mind than the
thought OF doing away with the advisory
board. not only have never told anyone
I had that in mind. but never have said
anything that could be distorted or
twisted so as to permit sue han inference
20 be drawn.
The whole hospital seandal-so called
is the result Of personal spitework on the
part of few disgruntled ones who are
bent upon making trouble. I hate 10
think they are responsible Tor the spread
ing Of this absolutely false report. hut I
would like to know who started t."
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-13
Flood Fighters
Along Mississippi
Holding Their Own

MEMPHIS. Tenn, April l2.-The little
armies OF flood fighters are holding their
own all along the upper stretches OF the
Mississippi river today. AT Luxora and
osceola. Ark, the situation still is crit.
ical and breaks may occur, but the flood
is gradually receding and the end OF the
crisis is in sight. fast boat with a
cargo OF provisions for the villagers was
started from Memphis this morning.
The river here continued to fall slowly
The gauge reading at o'clock this morn.
Ing showed stage Of GO. fall of one
tenth since I o'clock last night.
In the Memphis district Helena, Ark.
10 beccmsAs tire centvr-of interest. water
from three breaks is making it's way
back into the Mississippi river through
the 81 Francis river, which empties into
the Mississippi Just above that city.
However. the levee at Helena is un-
usually strong. and II is generally be.
lieved II will Withstand the pressure.
CAIRO, III. April 12-The Ohio river
fell one-tenth Of foot during the night
and today the gauge registered SIS feet.
Women and children who were sent from
the city when the river rose above the
level Of the city have begun to return
despite the fact that the water outsids
the levees Is still ten feet above the level
Of the city. The only way to get Into the
city is by boat. as the railroads have not
been able as yet to get their tracks re-
paired.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-13
HUMMEL wins OYER RINE
Councilman Secures Thirteen More
Votes Than City Attorney.
GETS COMMISSIONER NOMINATION
Race Extremely Close and Not Deh-
nitely settled Untii Last Vote
IL Counted In Twelfth
Ward.

Councilman j. n. Hummel won the
nomination for commissioner over city
Attorney John A. Rine by thirteen votes.
The canvassing board. consisting OF the
mayor. the city treasurer and the city
clerk. discovered errors In totallng the
tallies In the Seventh precinct Of the
Twelfth ward that gave Hummel lead
Of ten. Similar errors were also dis
covered In the returned from the Third
Of the Seventh. ..
Hummers total vote was 2i6s and
Rine's 2,l49. During the canvass OF the
returns from the first eight wards Mum
mels lead dwindled. was lost and re-
gained again, Both Rlne and Hummsl
expected TO win the fourteenth position
until the last precincts OF the Twelfth
ward were toialcd. zss.sz---ss
Finishing It's work, the canyasslns
board ADJOURNED last night. With the ex.
ception Of the vote for Humnel and Rins
few changes were found and these Of no
moment. Dahlman's vote was increased
to so5s and the votes for the other three
OF the big four were: withnell. LIIt;
Ryder. i.5s; Kugel, iS6
Vote on the other nominees stood. w.
a. Redlck. LOs; Frank A. Furay. a,ss:
John l.. Neble. are: George II. Thummel,
a,ieo; John A. Swanson. 3iaO; NJ. r. Funk
houser, 2ss6; Alfred C. Kennedy. 2s24;
Thomas McGovern. 2,sg7; Dan B Butler.
?,bO4; ]. b. Hummel, 2,is.
Completing the list Of twenty highest
men the following come sn order: John
A. Rine, s.ii9; Lee Bridges, issa; y. I.
Morrow, i.7ol; Harry u. zimman, 1,sSl;
W. q. shriver. l,sOe: Frederick II. Cos
grove, 1855.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-13
Wheat Goes Up on
Reports Of Damage
to Winter Crops

CHICAGO. April 12-wheat prices to-
day advanced in a manner which at
tracted wide attention. The cause was
the fact that damage to the soft winter
crop appeared to have reached nearly the
OF a disaster.
Many millers here from interior points
bought cash wheat freely and were not
backward in confirming reports that hun
dreds OF fields which were expected to
produce a fine harvest would have to be
plowed under and utilized as far as pos
sible in some other way. The injury.
though vast. was stated TO be confined
chiefly to states east Of the Missouri
river. July wheat. which closed last night
at sl.oo1s@l.oi. today reached u.H and
finished within a shade Of last nights
figures.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-13
Mr.. Mann Protests
Against Activity Of
Woman Lobbyist

WASHINGTON. April IA sesthing
denuncistion OF members Of the house
committee ON expenditures in the Interior
department was delivered on the house
floor today by Mr.. Mann of Illinois. the
minority leader. lie charged that Mr..
Graham of Illinois, chairman of the COM
mittee, had permitted a woman lobbyist.
known by him 10 be in the employ of per-
sons pressing claims before the commit
tee, to shape legislation.
Mrs. Helen Pierce Gray OF Minnesota
was the woman named by MIR. Mann. lie
charged that for three months she had
occupied a desk in the office OF the COM
missioner of Indian affairs on the
strength Of her relations with the house
committee.
Mr.. Mann said Mrs GRAY had solicited
and had received fees amounting to sew
eraI hundred dollars from indian claim
ants before the government. Mr.. Mann
said that a dissatisfied Indian had filed
a protest with Chairman Graham and
that he had told the woman to keep the
money"
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-13
Efforts Being Made to Get Commune
cation by Rail.
SUCCESS Is NOW IN SIGHT
ARRIVES EARLY IN OMAHA
Declares Taft Sentiment 10 Crystal
iising All Over Country in Favor
of Executive-speaks in
Evening.
IRON a staff corrsspondent.l


LINCOLN, April i2-tspecial.)- l.)-Walter
L. Fisher, secretary Of the interior. was
the guest Of the Lincoln Commercial club
At the noon luncheon today. His sd-
dress was devoted mostly TO Aaska- He
spoke Of the work Of his department and
the intimsts relations It bore to the de-
yeiopmens Of the country. and touching
on conservation. said that Il was essen
tlal to prevent waste from misuse. and
also from nonuse Of the resources Of the
country.
Applying this 10 Alaska, he said Il
presented some great problems The one
great essential was 20 obtain rail COM
munication between tidswater on the Pa
elfio and the valley OF the Yukon In the
interior. Such q road would not only
reach the gold flelds, but open up the
immense coal and copper producing dis
tricts lying between. which must be use
less 70 everybody until transportation 10
provided The problems involved were
90 large. and many Of the conditions 80
little known that II was necessary 20
proceed at q pace which seemed slow TO
those who were impatient for results. He
insisted that all possible haste was
being made by the administration and
that greater results would be obtained
u the present democratic congress was
not more intent on playing politics than
on benefitting the country.
Congress was not willing TO DO anything
or let the administration do anything
which would rebound 70 the credit Of the
administration. He said II was plannsd.
when the Panama canal was complsted.
or sufficiently 30 10 release the immense
constructive machinery In service there
to utiiise this sad the engineering ability
OF those who had constructed that great
work 10 selviss the railroad prosism 10
Aia,ke. :.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-13
INDICTMENTS AGAINST
TWO EXPRESS COMPANIES

BUFFALO. NY. April l2-Two in
dictments. one containing ten counts
against the American Express company
and one containing five counts against
the Adams Express company. were re-
turned this afternoon by the federal
grand jury. The American is charged
with overcharging in ten cases on ship
ments originating at Aliauippa. Pa. and
passing through this district. The maxi
mum penalty is a fine Of 500 for each
offense.
The five counts against the Adams Ex-
press company charge that a rebate was
allowed shippers at Arcade. n. Y, in re
turn for bringing their goods to the COM
pany's station. Such a rebate has been
held legal. but ii is alleged the company
failed 10 publish a tariff showing the
rebate. The penalty on conviction for
each offense is a fine Of not less than
81. coo nor greater than seooco.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-13
FIVE PERSONS MURDERED
At SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS

SAN ANTONIO. April l2-wHllam Bur-
ton. his wife and two children and Leon
Eyers, his brothsT-in-IaH. all negroes.
we're murdered while asleep in their home
here early today. The head Of each vic
tim appears 70 have been crushed with
an axe and butcher knives were found
sticking In all bodies except those Of the
children
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-13
Elk Tooth Fakir is
Coming Back Here

HELENA, Mont. April 12-R. G. Boyer
is under arrest here. charged with using
the mails to defraud. His arrest was
made at the request of the United States
marshal for the district Of Nebraska and
Boyer will be taken to Omaha.
II Is alleged that Boyer wrote letters
to residents Of Nebraska offering to sell
them elk teeth in quantities, suitable for
the manufacture Of buttons and pins. for
t.75 each. 1t Is alleged the teeth were
limitations. carved from wslrus. tusks.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-13
TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND
OF BANK FUNDS GONE

WASHINGTON. April 1.-THE First
National bank Of New Berlin. n. Y.
which closed ifs doors yesterday. is over
500 600 short in funds, according to an
estimate Of the new cashier Of the instl-
tuition transmitted to Comptroller Of the
Currency Murray today by National Bank
Examiner Rorebeck-
The former cashier. Frank Arnold.
who resigned week ago. and is a physi
cal wreck and reported in dying condi-
ton. has made a confession to the d.
rectors," telegraphed Mr.. Rorebeck.