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Omaha daily bee., 1914-11-22
BAR ON WEBBERT'S
TESTIMONY FINAL

iContinued from Page One.)
fought bitterly for hours over the ques-
ton of the admissability OF the testi-
mony. Judge Morris ruled 1t out tenn
porarily, but did not make his final rul-
Ing until Saturday morning. After study
ing it and looking ur authorities he an
nounced that his temporary ruling would
stand permanently in the case, thereby
excluding Webbert's sensational allega-
tions from consideration by the jury.
Mention Anonymous Letter.
Among the features OF the morning
session. which concluded the trial for the
week. wac mention Of an anonymous let
ter accusing Summons and Deibert
Smith OF the robbery. Announcement
was made by Postoftlce Inspector Rice
that he had lost the measurements OF
the footprint OF tho supposed robber.
The defense introduced in evidence
signed and sworn statement. made by
Deibert smith a few days after the rob-
berry. in which he declares he was not
concerned in the crime. although he
later confessed that nc had loaned his
keys TO Summons. with which 70 do
the robbery. Smith was called back TO
the stand. and he explained that when
he made his first written statement he
told the truth as far as he could, and
still protect samnons."
smith Tells of Statement.
Spith testified that he had told Sam
mons OF signing the statement for the
Dostoffice inspectors. and OF assuring
sammons then that he had protected the
latter.
Summons told me that we needn't
worry about that" Smith said lie
said that the authorities investigating
the robbery were pretty easy.
The next day / talked to Summons
about the bloOdhounds He told me he
had destroyed the shoes He started 10
tell me about the whole thing, and I
told him I didn't want to hear It,
Rice CrOss-Examined.
large part OF the days session was
taken up with further eross-exanlinAtion
of Postoffice Inspector A. L. Rice. who
first went on the stand Friday He re-
ceiyed the anonymous letter. laying the
crome upon Smith and sammons. He
testified that he told smith. OF its re-
ccipt and that Smith denied that the al
legations contained therein were true.
The letter was written In longhand. Rice
said. and its author was never discov-
cred When queried by the defense, he
denied that the use Of anonymous LETT
ters in accusing suspects was a common
practice. and said he had never used
such letter before.
sammOns Gives Clues.
lie said Walter Sammons suggested a
number OF clues before he was accused
Of the crime. that they were all run
Omaha daily bee., 1914-11-22
walker ON Verge Of Death.

Latest news of Clarence Walker. the
hard-hlttlng left fielder of the Browns.
Is that no is at deaths door with typhoid
fever. Even should he recover he may
not be In shape to play with the Browns
next season.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-11-22
Holman Confers with ward.

a conference between Outfielder Artie
Walter s. Ward at Akron. o.. last week
has caused report to spread 10 the Ell
keet that Hoffman Is TO manage the Tip
Omaha daily bee., 1914-11-22

Germans to turn over his provisions and
1900 tons of coal.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-11-22

lie said Walter SamInons sugsested a
number Of clues before he was accused
Of the crime, that they were ali run
Omaha daily bee., 1914-11-22

Bee Want Ads Produce Results.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-11-22

down. and that nothing came Of any Of
them. Sammons was not paid for his
services in the case, but acted purely
as volunteer helper, Rice said.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-20
SMUGGLING
Charge against Norway is Re
I futed by Figures of Govern
[ Il1ent Census Bureau.
(correspondence ID utte tAssociated

Correspondence of the ASSOCIATED
PressJ T
CHR1STIANIA,. Nov. 20.--Aroused
by the published ifnpntation sfJnar
Norway Is engaged In smuggling pc
troieum into Germany, the govern
ment census bureau has prepared
figures showing that the imports Of
this commodity during August and
September Of this year fell far below
corresponding months in other years.
According to this statement the
imports Of petroleum during August
and September were 6.l72 tons
against ,25,5e0 for the same monte
in 1872 1880 tons in 1912. 20.5OO
tons in; 1911 and 100 tons in 1910.
The marked falling on in imports
during August and September was
explained by the fact that heavier
imports during the first seven months
had left the country with good
supply on hand, with slackening
demand upon the approach Of winter.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-20
OF
BE[GIANs IS
commenced
BY ShOWalter in: a CommuniCa-
ton to- the National Geo
graphic Society. 81.

II 9 WASHINGTON. D. C.. Nov. 90 ~
kerhaps no other organization In the
United Statas.i Is keeping In such close
touch with the geography OF the Euro
pean war ak the National Geographic
III society OF; washington. While itAis
dfufnishing geographical data dailysto
the press. It: is itself receiving 4 4
HI wealth of geographical material with
reference to the countries at war;
N lneit peoples, their customs, their In
aapstriss and their geographic history.
n ina communicate Jon on Belgium; the
4 innocent Bystand DEL" william Joseph
4 showaiteg tells the more than 300y
II 600 members Of the society: s9
/ Were Always Brave.
4 The Belgium OF today has al, area
less than one-fourth as great as
Mississippi. yet at the outbreak OF the
present war its population was four
times as large as that Of Mississippi:
4 Twenty-tw two and. a half countries ike
Belgium. could be tucked away; ina
state like Texas. and their aggregate
population would be more than that
OF the United States and Germany to-
gether."i ~
According to this writer julius
Caesar himself bears early witness to-
the bravery Of the eBlgians, who, he
says. were drawer than the Aquitani
or the Celts, due to the fact that they
were nearer the Germans, with whom
they were constantly at war.
Within Belgium's III 1873 square
miles of territory, smaller than Mass
achusettst and Connecticut, with
population OF 7.579, 900, there lived.
at the outbreak, of the war, nearly
three million French-speaking Wal
looms who cannot talk with like
number Of their coinpatriot Flemish
speaking Fleniings. In their habits
OF mind and methods of gaining a
Livelihood they differ as widely as the
English and the French, but the bond
iof religion has bound, them together
for generations, witt, never fratrici-
dial war in their modern history. r.. ~
The Belgian constitution, framed In
1880 by convention OF Belgians,
guarantees freedomSo Of conscience, Of
education, and OF press, and the right
OF peaceful ssemb1age. The king
ship is filled by succession. There Isl
a cabinet, a senate, and a4house OF
| Representatives. "A senator's pay re-
markable as 1t may seem ID "a free
pass on the railroads without a dollar
Of actual salary. A representative
gets g free pass and r$S007a year.
NQueer Suffrage Laws.
The suffrage laws sare Interesting.
A Belgian gets 0ne vote when he
reaches the age of rs. If. at the age
Of 35 he pays one dollar in taxes, and
Is married or a widower with legiti-
mate children, he gets second vote.
If he pays "a certain amount Of taxes
or holds a. university diploma he is
entitled to two additional votes-ex-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-20

tCept Inat IN no case may q man cast
more than three votes. In selecting
representatives. parties and not men
are voted for. and each party gets a
representation in proportion to its
voting strength. 4;
r The Belgians are fine farmers. They
grew, last year, 90 bushels Of wheat
to the acre where we grew Is; SO
bushels of barley to our 94;tS 2+bish-
lels Of potatoes to our 3d.
Belgium has sbeen a land of low
wages and cheap living. Many of
the people who fashion our exquisite
Belgian laces get sonlyS five dollars a
week, and the average wage-earner,s
income is only about $165 q year. But
with all that. the Belgian housewife
an artist In. making "a little go a. long
way, has fed her family we'll and
clothed them onlf6rtably.
Thereswere noiMiikmen in Belgium
for the women drove the dog carts
that constitut ed the nation's milk
Wagons. Every milk can had to
shine every dog had 20 have harness
to HIN. a bowl Tor his drinking
water, and a carpet or bag to lie
down on when tired. No dog In Bel
gium, except those Of the rich, es-
eaned bearing his share oftthe fam
4 lily burdens 4, X;
Great beer Drinkers.
4 The people Of Belgium were the
world Is greaf test beer drinkers before
the Outbreak Of the present war. with
4S.S gallons per capita per year. as
compared with the German consump-
ton of 26.3 gallons. On the other
hand the Belgian used only one gal
Ion ofSwine as compared with the
Frenchman's thirty-four gallons.
Railway fares were very low. Il "A
double-daily journey sofs20 miles cost
81 liz cents q week: OF; "A miles, SO
cents week. Every person entering
a railroad station had to pay one
cent for that privilege and the rev
enue thsrasrom amounted to $5O,o00
a year.
Belgium's foreign business was
large. Those wonderful little engines
that did such good work at Panama
were Liegc maze. and an example OF
Belgium's EXPORTS. The counSry's
foreign trade was greater than that
| OF all South America together. Ii
ithe Emitted States imported rs much
lper capita as Belgium, its imports
would total twelve billion dollars a
year; Il We exported as much per
capita our export business would
amount to ten billion dollars year.
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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-20
Information for f .7I''
LunG Sufferers

The makers of Eckman's Altera-
tive will be pleased to send reports
Of recoYeries from tuberculosis and
"a booklet of interest to sufferers.
. With Siinformation about diet and
fresh air. Investigate this case:--
2i4f SuaQuehanna Ave, Fhila., Pa.
"My Dear Slrt-For two years /
was afHicted with hemorrhagcs or
the lungs, and later ] was taken
with seyeFcs Attack OF, pneumonIn.
When recovered sufficiently to
walk about the honse q was. left
with friEhtful. hacking cough,
(which no medicftie IhadrtalSen could
alleviate II was nj this time, March,
1902. that ] started taking Eckman'as
Alternative. I'm n short time my
cough was gone md ! was pro
nounced well. cannot speak too
highly for the good II has DONE
lSlEnedl HOWARD L.. KLOTZ.
Eckman's Alternative Is most effica-
cious in bronchial catarrh and se-S
we're throat and lung affections and
up-building the system. Contains
no harmful or habit-forminR drugs.
Accept no substitutes. Small size
9 regular Sizssss: Sold by leading.
4 druEEistsst Write for booklet OF res
4. S,ckman Laboratory. Phitadelphis.
Price 81 and So a bottle.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-20

Employees Of asdairy in Verona; N.
j., have been forbidden to use rough
language in addressing the COWS they
milk, on the theory that the latter
will produce more plentifully II POI
1itely treated, s,.t5 d sl
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-11-20

At sale recently held. in London.
forty-eight semisprecious stones were
sold, on each of which is n inatural
representation Of. human, heads or
animal OF bird forms. d
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-07-17
May Open 500 Stores.

Plans TO open 500 retail mercantile
stores in Mississippi Arkansas, Ten,
nessee, Alabama and Southern Ken
lucky, all To be supplied from ware
house IN Memphis, were formed at
the organization OF the COOPERATIVE
Stores Company.
The company will open temporary
Offices at once In Memphis sky
Scraper and VIII cast about immedi
ately for q suitable warehouse In
Memphis Even before the warehouse
Is opened and ready for ouiness field
agent will be sent into the I'VE states
to select desirable locations for the
chain OF stores
Memphis VIII not he invaded by the
new company in the retail business,
because members OF the new arm be
lieye that other cooperative store
syndicates have the business well In
hand locally.
The company has applied for a
charter under the Tennessee laws, but
the charter has not yet been granted
The company has capital stock OF
100000, with $5o,0oo paid in,
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-07-17
f'gRaaANENr la1uNcr1oNs ARE
GRANTED AGAINST SIXTY.
4 SEVEN SALOONS.
A RECEIVER IS APPOINTED
Judge Orders stocks Of Liquor and
Fixtures Renewed and Aemsn-
sshes All Who Have Been En-.
gagged In Tsassie In City.

NasAviile.---Judge George N, TIL,
man Of the Third Circuit Court made
permanent the temporary iniunctions
against e. saloons and ordered the
stocks Of liquor and the fixtures and
appliances used In sae places removed.
T. J. Hamilton was appointed receiv'
er for all OF the places and was COM
manded TO at once carry out the In
struc,ions Of the court az to the ahate-
ment OF the nuisanees, No opposition
to these proceedings was made by
counsel! for any OF the defendants.
The permanent injunciions granted
effect the destruction Of almost every
saloon against which nuisance petit
tions have been fled. over 40 having
already been disposed Of previously
In similar manner There are now
only 10 or rs cases left ON the docket.
and they have been continued only
for few days. Mr., Hamilton has
been appointed receiver for all places
against which permanent iniunctions
have been issued
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-07-17
EXECUTIVE RGaARO or SHELBY
COUNTY TO HOLD MEET.
ING SOON.
THE STATE ISSUE IMPORTANT
Democrats interested In Election Of
Supreme judos--Gos, Hooper and
Republicans Oppose RGrro~
and Support Williams.
Nashville.

The executive board OF the Shelby
County Democratic Executive Com.
mittee has been called 10 meet 10 ar
range for opening state and county
Democratic headquarters for the cleo
tion to be held on August 6.
The Democracy Of the state Is in
terested In the coming election be-
cause OF the candidacy OF Judge Rob,
ert Burros OF Bristol for justice Of
the supreme court and the strong o.
fort which Is being made TO defeat
him by Gov, Hooper and the Repub'
lican state organization.
Judge Burruw Is the nominee OF the
recent state judicial convention. is
an able lawyer and comes from sec,
ton OF the state where II means some
thing to be Democrat.
His opponent is Judge s. c, vii
liams, who was appointed by Gov
Hooper on the resignation of Senator
J, X. Shields from the bench. Judge
Williams was nominated by the indie
pendent state convention and was In.
dorsed by the Republicans. and al
though he has been claimed to be a
Democrat, he did not seek the inderse.
ment OF his own party in the state
convention.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-07-17
WOMAN VICTIM FOUND.
Bodies OF Three persons Drowned
Near Memphis Are Recovered.

Memphis Three OF the bodies out
OF four bathing party victims who
we're drowned have been recovered
The body Of Yetta Burlington. Union
Avenue and South Wellington Street.
was recovered near where she was
drowned at Robinson Crusoe Island,
when she went IN bathing with
Charles y. Dean, iTS Esaee Avenue,
who was also drowned
A searching party continued look
ing for NJ. Cons body, His father
] NJ Con, Sr,, left Memphis to seine
Horseshoe Lake, He was confident
the body could be recovered
The body OF J. II, Edwards. sos Lin.
den Avenue. Is al Hoist Bros. & Hin
tons undertaking pariors
The body Of Chas u, Bean was
shipped by Thompson Bros under
takers, to Knoxville for burial
Both Edwards and Coz met their
deaths In diving accidents. Con, q
EAbhA iAEiIIFFt IN tue ARh VI ~. W, Nsoh
Sr., real estate dealer Edwards was
an employee OF the First National
Bank Sunday Con. In company with
several others. went to Horseshoe
Lake. to spend the day. He dived into
the lake, and when he failed 10 come
10 the surface. number Of other
swimmers Owed after him, but the
body could not be found.
Edwards met his death In q similar
manner
Two deaths at Robinson Crusoe Is.
land were the result Of both victims
stepping of sandbar into water over
40 fee, deer, . Neither could swim.
Both Dean and Miss Burlington had
been In the water two or three hours
and had not found place where the
depth was over three feet Unaware
OF the danger that lay In front Of
them. they continued wading In the
shallow water, the swift current car.
rying them farther and farther toward
the ssepotY.
Suddenly Miss Burlington screamed
and sank Bean. who was close be
hind her, also fell into the treacherous
water and was pulled under by the
strong undertow
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-07-17


Democrats of national fame will be
heard In advocacy OF the democratic
state tickle, before the campaign In
Tennessee is over. Cabinet officers.
| United States senators and represen.
| tatiyes are expected to be among
! those who will contribute 10 the rein.
statement OF the democratic party In
| Tennessee.
| ii il too early to declare authorita.
lively, but it is quite probable that
two cabinet members will each make
two speeches in the state, Secretary
OF State Bryan has promised TO deliy-
! er several speeches and Postmaster
! General Burleson may be heard in
Knoxville. Nashville. and Memphis
He la a whirlwind on the stump and
democrat In every heartbeat. He IN
known TO feel keen interest In the
redemption OF Tennessee. In whose
political affairs he has felt almost
personal concern since the old state
fell upon evil days Immediately fol.
| lowing situations growing out Of the
death Of Senator Bate. II he should
lift his voice In the Tennessee cam.
paign u will be worth going miles to
| hear,
A speech or two from Speaker
I Champ Clark IL not improbable There
( Is very tender spot in his heart for
the democracy of Tennessee.
Vice. President Marshall is another
national notable who may be heard on
the hustings In Tennessee the coming
fall.
| Senator Ollie James of Kentucky
and Representative Tom Heiiin OF Ala.
hama are almost sure TO be heard In
I the Tennessee campaign. Both are
welkin ringers and both feel lively
interes, In the success OF the demo
cratic candidates. There liz not In the
national campaigns more impressive
political speaker than Senator James.
who Is also very solicitous for the
reclamation OF the Democratic party
In Tennessee.
OF coaruse Tennessee's own distin-
guished Democratic members Of Con.
gress expect to take the stump for
| the Democratic state ticket, entering
the campaign soon after the adjourn.
ment oil Congress, which is expected
to take place not later than the
middle os September They are ALL
for the state ticket i'll ita entirety
| Rye. Burrow and Welch.
! Would Save infants.
Claiming that the daily death toll
nf children and infants tn the United
States reaches 1000. and that with
I proper attention this heavy mortality
rate could be reduced one half, Nash.
vile osteo2aths have started cam
| pttign which win be spread over she
! country.
The finsl selection OF Msssrs. Par
ham. Grain and True By the state
election hoard TO serve as the sAeihf
yt,ounty commissioners settled what
Was the matu contest at the present
l H aegias OF The state commissioner
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-07-17
WORKING FOR MEMPHIS.
Tennessee Travellers at Lebanon Are
urued 10 Come This Way.

Lebanon, The fifth annual conven.
ton OF the Tennessee Travellers con.
vened here with more than 200 com.
merclal travellers and their wives pres
ent. The opening exercises took place
In the beautiful Castle Heights audi
forum. Invocation was offered by
Rev. h, l.. Lyle OF the Methodist
Church. after which addresses of wei.
come were delivered by nr, A. H.
Martin of Cumberland University and
Prof. l. l.. Rice, NJ. +. Heron. first
president OF the association. responded
In happy speech. Retiring President
Hensiey delivered his annual address,
An elaborate banquet was given the
visitors a; Castle Heights dining hall.
J.R Thomas was POSTMASTER.
The Memphis delegation, composed
OF Hays Flowers, r. u. Fuller and
George r. Hays, are working hard 10
have the association meet In Mem.
phis next year.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-07-17

s :
Tas Tenaasass RarsA Litter Car
r.sars' association rsassaneasd al the
eassnm Aone and bald anpsAar inter.
estiEg mesting. collgEassmaa Joe
Bsrna wal On The program fR an ad-
dress. but was unable 10 hs pressnk
and sent q lettar expressing his regret
Hoa. Noah Cooper. who aspirea 10 GF.
Byrns' set In congress. also wrpss b
Aettar which was read.
TO Keep Counties Organized" was
presented AZ general topic Of dis
cnssioa. and several members related
Incidents showing the benefits OK such
organizations. Good state and nation.
al organizations were essential to sue
cess. and II was urged that good mea
be selected 10 administer them.
The following resolution offered by
MIR. Ben l.. Thompson Of Lewiseurg
was adopted;
we favor the passage OF the main,
tenance law
Compensation for closed pouches
and exchanging OF registers.
.'Proyidential for national aid for
roads used as rural routes to cooper.
ate with state and county,
That patrons be required TO erect
sufficient size boxes for packages or
as many as five families be permitted
to erect station for said delivery u
packages.
we favor a law prohibiting car
xier from leaving route for any kind
OF delivery,
ITO prohibit the increase OF weight
to more than fifty pounds"
Mr. Chas. Hazelwood Of Union City
related number Of experiences
as rural carrier A great deal OF
friction now existing In the service, he
maintained. could be eliminated by =
general getting together OF carriers
and discussing ways and means.
Mr. Hardwood said he was bound
W NutuN lNhk tuNtf WcLU SutnV N@i
riers In the service who were not com
petent and that the organization
owed II TO itself TO get rid O! them.
Greetings from organizations in SEES
sion In Ohio. Minnesota. Michigan and
Mississippi were read,
The committee on credentials sub
mitted It's report and II was adopted,
and the following committees were ap
pointed;
Finance Il. Lee, w. s. Crawford,
J. w. Howss.
Bylaws and Constitution. ".
Thomas, W. L Dent. II B. Fullerton.
Resolutions H. V. Goodwin, Gillian
Crosse
Good Roads II, Burney. II, l..
Thompson, Clyde Yates.
Mr. Joe Morse OF the Commercial
club extended an Invitation to the del.
egates to attend the night perform
ances at the Princess aud distributed
tickets TO the same
Senator LEAFS bill relative TO rural
carriers, pending before congress. was
Endorsed and the conventions action
was ordered sent 10 other similar or.
CARNATIONS now in session.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1914-07-17
UNION CITY BANKER KILLED.
o. A. Edwards, Prominent In Sport
Circles, Crushed to Death.

Union City Col. d. A. Edwards. 40
years Of age. banker and prominent
sportsman. was instantly killed when
he was caught between two Mobile a
Ohio freight cars ON sidetTatk of
the Union City Wheat and Elevator
company
While crossing the track In front
OF a car that was being switchsd
against dead car at the North street
crossing Col. Edwards inisi0dged tho
two Drawbacks Ben. e. Branham.
who was nearby, pulled the body from
beneath the wheels and saved II from
being mutilated.
Col Edwards was president OF tho
West Tennessee Gun club. y director
and stockhoider In the National Banx
here and interested In many local
business enterprises He was a men,
Der of the Union City bar and a colonel
on former Gov MeMiilins staff. Hts
father was the late Dr. r J Edwards,
who left him fortune.
Col Edwards In survived by bis
wife, who. before her marriage, was
MIL Lulie Gibbs. One brother Hairy
Edwards. resides here. while sis
ter. Mrs. LexIe Parks, makes her
home In Los Angeles. Mrs. Clara
Edwards. aged mother Of Col Ed
wards, resides In Union City.