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Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-04
PLUMBERS BEFORE DANIEL
Cunningham and Bixby Appear in Be
half of Federal Indictments.
EACH is OUT ON $4,000 BOND
After Voluntarily Coming Before
United states COmmissiOner Are
Released Until Trial for
Trust Violation.

j. B. Coningham, 4O2 City National bank
building, and Joseph C. Bixby, 80 South
Nineteenth street, indicted by a federal
grand jury at Des Moines, Ia, on June
4, for alleged violation of the antitrust
act of 1896, voluntarily appeared before
United States Commissioner Daniel and
gave bond for 81 900 each. for their appear
ance for trial before the United States
district court of the southern district of
Iowa.
Both men are prominent in local, state
and national organizations of master
plumbers. The government alleges that
these associations are formed for the pur-
pose of obtaining all business in plumb
ing and plumbing supplies, to the exclu-
sion of dealers not members of these as
sociations, and that in so doing the mem
bers of the various associations have
threatened to boycott and have boycotted
wholesale, jobbing and manufacturing
concerns in the plumbing supply business,
who have sold to plumbers not members
of the various associations,
Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-04
Eric Lantela Demands Correspond
ent Favorable to Western Fed
GRAFTON Be Deported.
OTHER WILL NOT TAKE ACTION
Has No Power to Force American
Citizen to Leave City.
AFFRAY IN OFFICE OF DUNCAN
official Tells Petitioners He Cane
not Grant Request and states
Position Again to As
RntIant.

BUTTE. Mont. July 3,--Louis p. Dun-
can, mayor of Butte, was stabbed three
times late today, and, prostrate, shot his
assailant, Eric Iantela, Finnish miner
In the abdomen.
Both men probably will recover.
The affray took place in Mr.. Duncan's
office, whittier Lantela went to enter pro-
test against the presence in Butte oe
Frank Altonen of Negaunee, Mich. corr
respondent for a Finnish newspaper of
Hancock. Mich.
This paper has sided with officials OF
theWestern Federation of Miners as
against faction OF Butte miners No. !.
which recently broke away and formed
new organization and the mayor was
asked yesterday to order Altomen out of
town.
He was told that $50 Finnish miners
favoring the new organization had de-
oided that Butte was not n good place
for the man, and had adopted resolutions
calling for his deportation.
II have no power to force an American
citizen to leave" the mayor is said to
have told his petitioners, some of whom
appeared not to agree with him.
When Lantela appeared at the mayor
office today he reiterated the demand
that Atonen be ordered from town. The
mayor stated his position again and
IIantela began stabblng. His attack felled
the mayor who shot from the floor.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-04
WOMEN IN SUICIDE PACT
Mrs. Downs and Daughter Found
Dead in Their Home,
NOTE Is LEFT BY THE PARENT
Declares DaREAter Had Been insane
for Two weeks AID that she
CSuld Net Beer suffer-
tnE AAy L@AHerN


Ny dear daughter Anna has been crazy
| for few weeks Her suffering has beer
dreadful 1 cannot See her suffer any
| longer. / hope and pray our dear father
in heaven will forgive this last act. One
coffin, next to my dear fathers grave.
MRS, DOWNS,
C9asped I'm loving embrace the cold
corpses of Mrs. Cornelia Downs. 81 years
old. and her daughter Anna. %, were
found in bed at their horne. 1Sss South
Twenty-ninth street yesterday when
Police Sergeant Tony Vanous and Police
Chauffeur Lester Warner kicked In the
bedroom door. Both women had appar-
entity been dead for hours from gas as
phyxiation, The foregoing note, together
with brief sketch of Mrs, Downs life,
was found pinned to a table scarf In the
bedroom.
Neighbors remember Mrs. Downs say
ing that her daughters illness was under
mining her own health, and also recollect
statement made by Miss Downs that
something was going to happen"
1t is the common belief that both wo-
men upon retiring agreed to end their
lives and did so by turning on the single
gas jet in the room and closing all doors
and windows.
Nelghbors noticed the Downs home
closed up, and thinking this unusual tele-
phoned over On getting no response they
Investigated and smelled gas. The office
of Chief of Police Dunn was notified and
Sergeant Vanous and Chauffeur Warner
were sent to investigate.
Both Well Known.
living alone in the home on South Twen-
ty-ninth street and were very well known.
The late Captain c. H. Downs, husband
Of Mrs. Downs, operated the ferry line
from Council Bluffs to Omaha in the
early sos Mrs. Downs was formerly
Miss Smith. Her father owned several
blocks Of property north Of Dodge street
on Fifteenth, and this property is still
in the family. Neighbors declare that In
addition to the Fifteenth street property
and their own home Mrs Downs owned
considerable other valuable land and Sc
curities
She Is survived by only one daughter,
Mrs. William Chrisman of Aztec, n. n,
who with her husband is now on the way
to Europe. An attempt will be made to
reach her by cable or wireless telegraph.
Mrs. Chrisman was in Omaha several
days ago, and it is thought that her de-
parture left her mother and sister in
lonesome state, and this, together with
Miss Downs illness, so wrought upon the
minds of the latter that the suicide pact
was the result.
Mrs. Downs was prominently connected
with the Trinity church and we'll known
for her philanthropy
The bodies were turned over to Coroner
Crosby and an inquest probably will be
held Monday.
While talking Thursday afternoon with
Mrs. Harriet r. Lacey 1919 Davenport
street. Mrs. Downs is said to have de-
clared that she was discouraged and
that something was going to happen"
The two women were quite friendly and
often exchanged condolences. Mrs,
Lacey regarded the expression as just
a burst of feeling and was surprised
when she learned what had happend
during the night.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-04
STARTLING REPORT BY FERRY
Public Service Commissioner Asks
Council to Make Inquiry Into
Relations of Corporations.
EXECUTIVE BOARDS SIMILAR
insult, Mitchell and Patton Are
Majority on Several.
EELATIONs OFTEN TOO CLOSE
In Some Instances Same Men Act as
Buyers and Sellers of Electric
CurreBt-suEEeEts Further
Inquiry re Made.

CHICAGO, July 3-By means of inter
locking directorates control Of public
utilities in Chicago and the surrounding
states has become centralized in the
hands of half dozen men, according to
q report made public today by Montague
Ferry Chicago commissioner of public
service
In his report Mr.. Ferry indicated the
close relationship shown among public
service corporations may constitute a
grave menace to the public and urged a
further investigation by the state public
service commission to determine whether
the city suffers by reason of the central
ized control.
Named in particular in the report are
Samuel insult, John ]. Mitchell, James
A. Patten, Henry Blair and Ira Mecobe,
who. said Mr.. Ferry. exercise control over
the Commonwealth Edison company, the
Peoples Gaslght and Coke company, the
Chicago elevated railways, the Chicago
surface lines and numerous utility com
panies in surrounding towns.
How Control is Secured.
A chart which accompanied the report
was said by Mr.. Ferry to show that three
men-Samuel insult, John ]. Mitchell and
James A. Patten-consttute a majority
of the executive committee of five which
directs the business of the Commonwealth
Edison company; that the same three
constitute a majority of the board OF
directors of the gas company; that Mr..
insult and Mr.. Blair, who is also d.
rector in the Commonwealth, are
majority of the executive committee OF
three which controls the elevated lines;
that Mr.. Blair, as chairman of the board
to he
Railways company, WAich operates most
of the surface lines Z that Samuel Insult,
with men holding salaried executive posi-
tions In the Commonwealth Edison COM
pany controls the Public Service company
of Northwestern Illinois and the Middle
West Utilities company"
BY showing that B. e. Sunny, president
OF the Chicago Telephone company, is
director in the surface line companies,
Mr.. Ferry Indicated a relationship be-
tween the Telephone corporation ana the
other utility companies, while other dl-
rectors of the telephone company We're
shown to be directors of the common
wealth and the, gas company.
Further Inquiry Needed
Commenting on the facts shown Mr.
Ferry said: mo facts are In the posses
sion of the department of pubic serV-
ice which would justify the statement that
the prices paid for current by the several
transportation companies are excessive,
But the circumstances under which these
contracts were made, with substantially
the same men as buyers and sellers sug-
gest inquiry. -
"The New Haven Railroad company H.
B. Claflin & CO.. the st. Louis & san
Francisco and enterprises nearer nome
are fresh in the minds of the public
THE report was ordered printed by the
city council and will be considered py the
committee on gas oil and electric light
Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-04
WILL PAY FOR
WARSHIPS SATURDAY

WASHINGTON, July 3-Greece win
turn over approximately 3i2.OOo,OOO for tbs
battleships Idaho and Mississippi to-
morrow OF Monday, and the craft will be
delivered to Gree crews-the Mississippi
at Newport Newes, Va, and the Idaho in
the Mediterranean The battleship Maine
has been ordered to bring home the crew
and the midshpmen Of the Idaho. The
cruiser Prairie will take the Misslssippis
crew to the Philadelphia Navy yard. and
then carry the graduating class of the
Naval Academy at Annapolis to Vera
Cruz. where the new officers will be
distributed among the ships Of the Allan
tic fleet.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-04
JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN DEAD
Former British Prime Minister Dies
of Heart Failure.
HAD BEEN ILL FOR SEVEN YEARS
He Was n Conspicuous Figure I'm
Politics for Nearly Forty Years
Made Fortune in Man
ufacturlnE.

LONDON. July 3.-Joseph Chamberlain
died here last night. The death of Joseph
Chamberlain. which removes one OF the
most striking figures of British politics
in the last generation, came as a surprise.
as the condition OF his health was not
publicly known to be any worse than at
any time In the last two or three years.
Mrs, Chamberlain, who never left her
husbands side since he was stricken
with paralysis seven years ago, and his
son. Austen Chamberlain, were with Mr..
Chamberlain when death occurred at 1005S
dence. The event cast a gloom over the
London season. which was at its height.
Last Public Appearance
Mr.. Chamberlains last public appear
ance was at a garden party on the
grounds OF his Birmingham home on May
last when with his wife and son he re-
ceived several hundred constituents. Mr..
Chamberlain was wheeled out on his
lawn in a chair and appeared very
emaciated and feeble when he lifted his
hat TO friends and neighbors in acknowl-
edgement of their salutes.
Tariff reforms, which. with imperial
ism, were the chief politics for which
Joseph Chamberlain was spokesman when
enforced retirement through paralysis
occurred, have suffered an almost COM
plete relapse. his son. Austen, being al
most the only British statesman who ad-
vocatos them on all occasions.
The cause OF Mr.. Chamberlains death
was announced as heart failure. Al
though he had been gradually sinking
since Tuesday, members of the family
had preferred that his condition should
not become publicly known.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-04
Mayor Miles Feasts
Upon Bread Made Of
This Years Wheat

HASTINGS, Neb., July 3.-(Special Tel
egram. THE first OF the 1914 crop OF
wheat marketed in Adams county was
delivered today by eX-Mayor c. ]. Miles,
president OF the State Base Ball league,
whose farm yielded an average OF thirty
nine bushels per acre. Part of the
wheat was ground into flour from which
bread was baked and served on Mr.. Miles
table tonight, this probably being the
first bread made of this seasons crop
I'm Nebraska.
Adams county wheat averages from
twenty-five to thirty bushels and is the
best crop in ten years
Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-04
Fourth Of July Events in Omaha

Park Improvement club on hill near
Thirty-fou and Wright streets in
evening.
old-fashionsd celebration OF the day
by comrades OF George Crook post,
Grand Army OF the Republic, and
Women's Belief corps, at Florence
park all day. commencing at 1880
4. m.
Parade, band concerts, ball game,
dance, fireworks, salutes and races
along Vintop street from Sixteenth to
Twenty-fourth streets, from 8 a IN. to
ESQ p. M, by Vinton Street Booster
club.
Plattdsutsohor vsrsin celebration at
the German home.
Water polo, other sports ana con-
tests, dinner, dance ana fireworks at
Council Bluffs Rowing association, on
Lake Manawa.
All the big department stores ana a
total OF 100 retail establishments
closed all day; all banks, federal, city
and county offices, railway ticket
offices ana headquarters, Wholesale
Fousss ana business offices closed all
day.
AT DUNDEE.
Activities all day, commencing with
annual base ball game in morning be-
tween north ana south SIDE for trophy
cup, ana forty riders In prise motor
cycle races at $50 .. nj village dis
play OF fireworks in evening.
Annual picnic ana Independence day
celebration BY Dundee Bridge
Luncheon club at home OF Mrs. r. I.
Eilich, for Srown-ups ana children.
AT THE THsATERs.
Vaudeville and pictures At the Em-
press.
Special Pourth OF July programs at
all the movie" houSea
Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-04
AT THE PARKS.

An-day celebration and formal
opening at Fontenslls park, under
auspices OF Park Commissioner J. q.
Hummel, Central and Monmouth Park
Social Centsrs, Clairmont, Kenwood,
Fairfax and Ponsnelle Park Improve
ment clubs; prize games ana contests
morning and afternooni flag raising
and spssoh-making at nooni fireworks
in evenings band concert all day.
Reception at Fontsnelle park by
members Of olivst Baptist church to
Rev. william A. Mulford, new pastor.
Joint celebration all day at River
view park by Rivsrvtsw, Deere Park
and Southeast Improvement clubs.
PLcino ana fireworks display at
Kountze park by residents OF the
nsiRhborhood.
swsdish-AmOrican patriotic festival
ali day at Spring park, Florence under
auspices Of Norden Singing society;
program OF contests, music and speak
ing at 4i3o p. m; fireworks in evenings
dancing afternoon and evening.
AT TEE OUTDOOR CLUBS.
Special golf matches, tennis ana
base ball games, dinners and dancing
at all the country clubs.
Cabaret entertainment ct the Field
club.
Special fireworks display az ssy-
Tnour Lake club.
womsn's tennis tournament starts
ct Country club.
Cricket match at mixer park at
IL a. M.
Finals in tennis singles ana doubles
at Happy Hollowi band concert at
IL q. M, followed by orati0n BY Judge
W. W. slAbaughi reading Of DsClara-
tion OF Indspsndsnosi program by
male quartet and singing Of patriotic
songs.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-04
HENRY W. DENISON is DEAD
Legal Adviser to japanese Foreign
Office Dies in Toxic.
HE WAS NATIVE OF VERMONT
Assisted I'm Handling Every DipIo-
mntic Incident I'm which Japan
Was Interested for Lnst
Thirty Years.

TOXIC, July 3-Henry Willard Deni-
son, legal adviser of the japanese de-
partment of foreign affairs since 1880,
died today in St Luke's American hospi-
tai Mr. Denison was stricken with
paralysis a week ago.
The announcement OF Mr.. Denisons
death was withheld Tor several hours, in
accordance with Japanese custom. in
order to confer the decoration of the
Grand Gordon of the Order OF Paulow-
niaon on the dead man.
eulogistic statement in regard to
services of Mr.. Denison was later issued
by the Japanese foreign office. In Il he
was hailed as one of the greatest benefao-
tors Of Japan. II concluded:
THE whole japanese nation Joins in
the sentiment of thankfulness and indebt-
edness for the distinguished services of
Mr. Denison and in the expression OF sor-
row at his departure"
Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-04
Citizen-SOldiers
to Be Vaccinated
for Typhoid Fever

LINCOLN. Neb,, July 3,--All members
Of the Nebraska National l6fuand, num-
bering 1900 men. composing the two regi-
ments which will report for duty in the
manuevers camp to be held at Fort
Dodge, Ia, August 10 to 10. are to be
vaocinated for typhoid fever. according
to an order issued here today by Adjutant
General +. L. Hall. The order is effective
just before the men depart for Iowa
DIES MONIES, Ia. July s--The 5000
men in the four regiments Of the Iowa
National Guard will be vaccinated for ty-
phoid fever before they report for duty
in Des Moines August 10 for the maneu-
vers camp. according to a statement by
Adjutant General Guy Logan published
here today.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-04
AT CARTER LAKE.

Au-day program at Carter Lake
club; trap shoot at 10 a. nj land and
water sports in afternooni special din
per, dance and fireworks in evening.
All-dsy program at Young Mems
Christian association summer park
tennis, base ball and big camp swim in
mornings music by camp quartet and
speaking by Rev. q. A. Hubert and
Judge Bryce Crawford in aftsrnooni
picino supper at 6 o'olooki big Vsne-
tian water carnival ana fireworks in
evening.
special program OF races, contests
ana sports at Dtetz park, with dinner,
dancing and fireworks in the evening.
AT THE SUMMER RESORTS.
Free balloon ascension, moving pic
lures and concert by Finn's band,
dancing and other attractions at Lake
Manaws.
Arullsn's animal show, free band
concert, motion pictures, dancing and
other attractions at Krug park.
Fireworks, music ana feature films
at Rome Summer Garden.
Boating, fishing, music ana dancing
at Nathan's lake summer resort, five
miles north OF Florence, on upper
road.
OTHER ACTIVITIES.
city tennis turnamsnt starts at the
Field club.
Doubls-hsadsr base ball game at
Rouxks park between LslAnd's Chicago
Giants ana Bradford's BrSw0ssI first
game called At p. m.
xTdSh celebration OF the passage OF
the home rule hill, under auspices Of
EmmStt Monumsnt association, at
Thirtisth and Fort strOstsi program
Of Gaelic sports, music, spesoh-mak-
ing, dancing and refreshments.
Display of fireworks BY HAEseom
Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-04
President Will Use
Historic Chair

PHILADELPHIA July s,@Tha chair
used by John Hancock during the session
OF the continental congress will be ocou-
pied by President Wilson here tomorrow
when he delivers his address at the
Fourth of July ceremonies at Indepen-
denco hall. The table upon which lay
the Declaration of Independence as the
delegates came forward to sign II. will he
placed In front Of the president, and
pitcher used by George Washington will
be placed on the table filled with ice
water
Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-04

Henry Willard Denison was born at
Guild Hall, VT, May II, 1876, and studied
law at Columbian (now George Washing
tom university. His first connection
with Japan was as American vice con-
sui at Yokohama. Later he was ap-
pointed by the Japanese government as
legal adviser to the ministry OF foreign
affairs, and his advice was asked by the
Japanese government In connection with
every phase of it's diplomatic relations
with foreign countries He was highly
regarded by all the foreign ministers
under whom he served and by the
japanese nation in general.
Mr.. Denison was appointed to represent
japan in drafting the treaty Of peace
with Russia at Portsmouth, N. H., IN
1905, and he was also the technical dele
gate of Japan in the second peace con
ference at The Hague.
Mr. Denison received several decora-
tions from the japanese government He
married Helen Wilder Cross Of New York
in 1878.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-04
Promoter Guilty Of
Misuse of Mails

NEW YORK. July 3.-Wnliam II.
Cooper. formerly head OF the New York
Central Realty company. charged with
using the malls to defraud some 800 in
vestors out Of S475OOO, was found guilty
today by a jury in the federal court.
Many OF his victims were officers and
enlisted men in the United States army
and marine corps. Sentence was deferred.
Cooper's company went into bankruptcy
with little or no assets and Cooper and
other officers were arrested. Claude J.
Van slyke. James A. Robinson and
Ernest Sharp Cooper's associates were
indicted with him. Van Elyke and Robin
son pleaded guilty and took the stand
against their former chief. Sharp awaits
trial.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-04
WESTINGHOUSE STRIKERS
SEEK TO ENJ0IN SHERIFF

PITTSBURGH, July 3.-Bridget Kenney,
secretary of the Allegheny Congenlal In
dustrial union; William A. Thomas, John
OKeef, George Harthorn and George l..
Bradley, members of the general strike
committee today filed q bill in equity
in common pleas court asking that
George W. Richards, sheriff of Ane-
gheny county, be required to withdraw
Immediately from the vicinity of all
Westinghouse plants the men deputized
by him. Judge Marshall Brown set July
as the date for the hearing.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-04

Met at noon.
President Wilson urged appropriation OF
S200,O0O for the relief OF the Salem fire
sufferers.
The conference report on the Indian
appropriation bin, making many amend
ments. was brought in
Representatives Loft OF New York and
Morgan and Mcclure OF Oklahoma, hold
ing contested seats, were declared legally
elected by an investigating COMMITTEES.
Representative Levy's resolution 20 end
the session on July IS. forced an adjourn
ment until noon Monday.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-04
Department Orders.

WASHINGTON. July 3-(special TeIe-
ram.)-Matilda Peterson has been ap-
s. D., vice Frank Elliott, resigned. on
the recommendation Of Senator Hitch
cock Doctors r. G.. Snyder and J. c. Nc
Kinley have been appointed pension sur
Reons at York Neb
Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-04
French Aviator Killed by Fall.

RHEIMS, France July S.-Corporal
Gabriel Godefrcy of the French army
aviation corps was killed and Corporal
Emile Mirat fatally injured today by a
fall of 500 feet in Il monoplane of which
they had lost control.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-04
CHICAGO BOY KILLED BY
FIREWORKS EXPLOSION

CHICAGO, July 5-John Sullivan, aged
1S years, became Chicago's first Fourth
Of July victim today, when he died of
burns caused by exploding fireworks.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-04
ennis

Nothing can be too good for
the real tennis player.
Balls and racquets. shoes,
and clothing are vital to his
game.
He believes in playing to win
and having the things that win
make him win.
But each one chooses his
playing tools with an eye to
individuality.
It is this difference of view
point that makes It possible
for various good manufactur-
ers to each serve his own mar
ket.
Tennis players find the best
guide to reliable dealers in
their particular supplies in the
advertising columns OF The
Bee.
II Ia the universal appeal Of
newspaper advertising that
makes II so attractive.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-04
The National Capital
Friday, July 3, 1914.
The Senate.

Met at II a. m.
Investigation of alleged misuse of Off
cial stationery in a gold mine promotion
was continued by a special committee.
The senate foreign relations committee
was authorized 10 investigate all trans
action connected with the negotiations
Of the proposed treaty with Nicaragua.
day
Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-04
The Weather

Forecast till p. m. saturday: ,..-,-,...
Tor Omaha, Council Bluffs and NlclIllS
saturday, partly cloudy; slightly coo'e''
at Omaha Yesterday
Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-04
MRS. CARMAN NOT SUMMONED
Omission of Name of Physicians
Wife Causes Comment.
NOT JEALOUS OF MRS. BAILEY
Doctor Is First Witness and De-
scribes Wife's Shaping Face of
Nurse to Whom He Made
Loan"

FREEPoRT. N. Y, July s.-The name
of DIR. Edwin Carman's wife did not ap-
pear on the list of witnesses summoned
for the inquest into the death of Mrs.
Louise Bailey, who was murdered in DR..
Carman's office last Tuesday night.
Since almost everyone else in and
about the physicians house that night
had been notified to appear at the in
quest the omission of Mrs. Carman's
name caused much comment. The dis
Omaha daily bee., 1914-07-04

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CompaTntive LocaI hecoFd.
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