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Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-02

The old farm together with the general advance
IN lands between i9i and 1915, would chiefly ae'
efne 70 the benefit 81 curtss wife There we're
also some eighty checks drawn on William gtuns
bank account aud signed, William stull, per Joel
Stuil' for labor and material uged In improving
tho farm Including the shlnging 81 the house In
which Joel 8tull himself lived At the time. This
MASS Of signatures was submitted 10 the thres
most prominent aud undoubtedly tho best equipped
and most reliable handwriting experts in this
United states W. j. Kineley. Albert y. Osborn
End John y. Tyfrell All three. after sxaninar
ions made BY each Independently OF the others,
unboetatDgly pronounced tho disputed signatures
genuine, The methods, the mechanical equipment
tbs scientific knowledge and the wide experience
used 40 described by them on the gltness stand II
D.. revelation not only 20 tho laymen, but to tbs
average lawyer 40 well,
w. ]. KinRley Ia OF peculiar interest
to Bebfaskans as his career ~ q penman
commenced Us a teacher in small business
college Al Lincoln from which he went 10 the nor
nal school NJ Shenandoah, Ia, then TO large
business college at POughkeepse and finally 70
Now YORK CITY, where for twenty years he has
given his undivided time 10 tho examination OF
disputed documents and testfyng In state and
federal courts ~ an expert lie said he had ex-
amlned over 1000 specimens Of disguised and dis
puted handwrltnga In 900 cases, In tweuty-nIn
states Of the United states and Canada, and also
made an examination Of the facsimile handwrit-
ings IN the celebrated Dreyfus case. He Is CON
stautly employed as a handwriting expert In the
offices Of the diRriof attorney 0f New York. the
siateA attorneys office Of Bridgeport Conn, and
by the United states district attorneys in New
York. Brooklyn Philadelphia, Trenton, etc, Among
the many celebrated cases In which he has testi-
fled may DO cited the Moineaax case, the Rico
win eahs, lie case brought by Mae Wood. for
merry o. Omaha, against Senator platt the Davis
viii case of San Francisco, and the CLARK wiz
cfHe of Chicago Mr. kinHeya death In New York
WIS ChroHeled last Rfek
Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-02

The deelalo0 ~ 10 ~ this, tie price 70 be-
paid, ete, we're left entirely v Joel Late IN No
veiaber n the same year b. advised William N
bis entire approval 81 the plan, naming 900 per
are w The price for the farm. ~ keeping with
This understanding, William had the b0okkeeDsf
IN bls Omaha office prepare duplicate contracts
providing for The conveyance N The farm 10 HIM
Joel, however, 70 retaiB life tenancy ~ bis rest
deneo and horse barn $500 WAS 70 be- Dald In
easb, The balance Of the purchase price on March
/, 1917, At which date possession kss 70 be given
and he purchase price paid, Both n these ron.
tfaets we're signed by William ana sent 70 Joel,
Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-02
Two Sets OF Writing Experts

The view held ana expressed BY many who
attended the trial was that the widow Pad been
made the victim Of cunning suggestion or hypno-
tlem, having been first shown wh0t Was nothing
more than q certified copy Of the original con
tact, and very properly denying that the sigma
ture 10 this certified copy had been made BY her.
Later, when shown tbs original contract, II was
but short step for her to deny her signature to
The original.
1.-THE state produced two alleged handwriting
experts, ono claiming 10 DO also doctor Of medi.
dine q professor Of iaw, mieroseopiat. and many
other things The other was pfaetielng lawyer Of
Chicago who claimed 10 have acquired expert
knowledge on handwriting during the several years
no worked as a paying teller for a Chicago trust
company These men both nnhoatntngly pro
ncuneed the signatures u both joel Htull
and Amelia gtull fofgefies, saying they
reached this conclusion after scientific iii
temFaiion. and careful comparison Wth
large number of admitted signatures at
both Joel Rhl and Amelia Atull on cross. exam
lnafina. however. they were forced 20 admit that
practically the nnly authentic standard they had
used we're the names Of Joel Blull and Amelia
amll sritten seven years prior an smell Interest
tHupnu. where fhb limited space nrCeaHtaied
riampfd signature a. hcst They claimed also
That there Ras submitted 10 them slim NJ papef
hearinF The name ~ Amelia Htuii written n{n
tins. Their 0nlg evidence that AmeH HtHii
Rtolr These was ihe statement ~ The prosecuting
attorney ssekinR their opinion ths attorney eaa
nbt. aa mvhf be supposed, the states attofney hut
ht regularly employed attorney of ~ rufiis
WIN thta dtRh evidence before them. they bad
aubrauarusg pronounced the SIGNATURES orEef
ies nud having aHfn committed themselves a. Ibis
proposition ahd thereby insured their further eW
plaimaui inside tFeu eifou lu sustain thelr posi-
tab Ia tht farr nt mafh VI admitted alFnalurea
sbrh ln themselves aud unsupported would fun
tlnce anp TAIN minded naR ~ tho sfuulathefs ~
ibp disputed sfnainfva
last hers "a WHele The hatun between eAptra
btFlaa Met Hull had some ihfoueh hs Fefutds
sud found signatures ~ both iael H,ail aRa Amells
atuli extending bFef aa mhlnken prtind n RehfF
lsenn lrars Nut aieppips here he had sea, Ia
iafmrfa ieg ahum he had mada loans, ln whith his
brother tabl snail had bsvn named - Wualee
end procured ftiHasys sIFaet by tne atal aud
acknowledged betare nt rutlls ~ uutarf puhlla
afa she. a. q maY alfaadN be iaipffad as tie
4tlWh Hnyff IA thls prosecution, iuf NJ me tna-
UaUia gnnld 10 held void The htnefii ~ mnle ihaa
lloaaA expended hy WilllAm mui Ia fesuaFlialinH
Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-02
John TyrneH

liam BtuII had received the contract duly executed
III joel ana bis wife Il occurred 70 him that in
case N bis death, either before after tho deed
should be sFeeBted, there was 10 provision for
feed, etc., for J0srs stock and that there would
BE- various things BBpr0yided for Indispensable 70
tbe making Of real home lie therefore In
stfueted his bookkeepef ~ insert IN The original
contract provision giving bis brother IL addition
the fight ~ keep such stock ~ ne might desire
for bis own use, aBd that pasture. grain, hay and
feed ~ we'll ~ wood for fuel, should be furnished
70 him, without charge sending joel q copy Of
Iris clause and asking him 10 insert the Same IN
bis duplicate contract IN Williams copy Of the
contract q clerical error Was made IN doing this
Heeesstating chemical ensure, and after Joai's
death II vas developed that he bad filed his
brothers. letter with bis copy Of the contract but
had not written IN this clause as directed This
different construction put upon this erasure by
Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-02
oiat of the stull Case

"fhat 500 MAY UNDERSTAND tbe LARGE part
played ia tho trial ai This caaa hy haBdwnthG ga
ptrDs aud theIr iesiimahY ! must describe the
Transaction oui ~ Rhlfh This indictment grow 81
Developed hg iht evidence
William Hiu'i and hia brother tgal eett more
intimate Than bfaiheH usuaiIt artt me atranE
affection aud Intimate association ~ these broth
fm had ofitn hetn remarked BY lhelf mutual
iidada and acquaintance. ln ihs summer Ut
ifu Willam Hml siih The thought ~ faaFias
lls sun William. a. ia the aprn aIf, aHd N ngs
de pul oaif ihe hal, hul himself The pleasure ~
ihs fampahaushp nf laFabe companion. mf
seated 10 his brother tasl that ihaamufh ss hii
dftnlng feam sind health atle nakiHt 600 aid
hums farm quite i bufdeH ioF hlm that he Na0id
bHF The farm ier beafiF CENTURY the bomu u
SUMS membsf M lhe niHi family
~ wns hoped this mIaht roaiihHs ihu HlHH
homestead alter lha present faherallaa had patsaa
aWal iuti, having 30 children ms Do Wiuama
huY possibility ~ this tafi AMI Wliam had
hhih borrd ltef miRhl spfhd fhsr dffllnl6H taam
inter ne ssme Hahs thai had sheltered ihfm 10
hlldha0i Il ass fianned that MIliam should
Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-02
Experience of the Experts

Albert IS. Osborn m often mentioned M the
dean Of experts In handwfitnF, hs hook Quca.
tened documents, being standard authority on
The subject. ~ this bont, the lawyer aud Aw
professor tbat Nebraska has Elttn to the world,
htan Rnseoo Pound OF Harvard uYa. To aAy
that his IL bY far ihp hest hook apnn toe subject
u Epgllsh la inadequate nfaise. Wthal shat ia
noi usual Va apenttn worb, tbe book il ,ery
readable MI oshmna ekpenener. the uuuher
HHd Importance % thr raaea la witch be- has tests
feed ID Fully equal 10 that 81 Nf Kustty
i0hu " f}rraIt the lhnd expert, ia ~ charge
~ ihr p0ilsf testing department ~ the Northwest
efh Lille Insurance company AZ milwaukee, and az
demonstrators lu The presence ~ iafy II the
HhhefAns principles Usgd ln The examination "
mtaitsed dueHmfntt apd ut tbp uppa ~ the various
IratlHmenla usfd Dc, ibp tkptfls he Is undoubtedly
- lhpWl ppff No thp gelptiRtfd Mnuuaaua' eAaa
the Afe tofk tllf paprra uamea him tho viasra
name that has ialiaaed him tgsf smre Au ias
tefefnE rAamRe ~ ht CLEVER Wntk incurred IA
tte tHiiHd HtMs court ~ Ffoupalt iil Ahage one
nt Afnad was under Indictment ior haWnR wrll.
tth certain aas,ene teltefa nofh lhe Apefls eas
naAsd III ihe slate ih the aluh faap had testified
that The letters Npla in tbe hanawFltlhe
~ lhu Defendant AlIbpuah rallied ula The easa
AZ lbe eleventh hnWt Mr ftteli Was ahlu Va ptn,u
that lhe ieitefs vets sriiun "a 4 eamRns hAna.
and W. lbe confederation "a be prosecution.
idenliled Che efllHs A. lhal II woman when
teoatlnaea 90 rsss ala
Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-02
No Motive for Any Fraud

hole htfH ihf fauiH ahaeNH ul am maiNU
Doe lhs alleged ursep Neither ho aIdoa mat
thp other he0u Hhdrf thp aiil 80 tae Hnll fahlh
ti daiNudfd eltttthips uFtnf ltf ame whether
dtedad lo William alnil tf uf William huil &c..
hs uhl pfrgsu wba f0Uld tr iefrauded N8a Niu
lana stun ir ibt oBF ,hlla ~ William Hluli. a.
baf b6w d Feam M hah a. lhe ltlal no suHfss
tifH sas msda lhst tho confederation ned hut
hseH fulh pad. of het % saF hal lhe fall matkei
FslHa ~ tbt aad ~ tbe ume
Tha mdlelmthl bofe fbe endorsement n
Mtsb witnesses One thv wliHt 8f lntl Hmll 49,
other. nf tufllas pHa NJ thn rtafuinm oi tnf
Nlulls fsfHie thu ihfd FHHlts Wits eha bal
utlaUaW iftafFf Is tp ftfffg HHahMf ~ the
Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-02
Gs<iFI TRUSTEE

ord and Che evidence altered wv the state.
hoseFer. sho8 inst The consideration and
inns and place n payment Ware the aama a both
contracts. ihai Tho aae and onb difference WAS
lbal tho former provided that the aud should bo
decided 70 William HnIi f ihat lN tie latter ID
aas provided Thai tba land fnoud be decided tu
William Hmll af lhir saa thh aolr had aay
change he prosecution ,haffrd had taeh msde
snd lhe nHif reason fu lhe Rileerd fofgefet
Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-02

G0Fbt tHdt iNb
be signed by
Joel and blg
wffe h0
should retain
one copy and
return the
other 10 WI
liam At bla
offiee In.
Omaha THIS
was done and
accompany 4
the return N
one copy ~ ths
contract was
the fequeat
from Joel not
10 aand him
eny money bat
TO give him
credit for the
$500 on the
hooks NJ stun
Bros where he
had had run
ming account
for a KreRt
many Years On
the first day 0f
March William
was AZ the
farm, the Iva
Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-02

THE 0ver the DIaee, eKcept the boas6 IN which
loci lived, ana move hls family, that they might
both i've On the old farm, making II Dlace of
beauiy and treating u rather ~ Daytblag tbsn
g s0Bfeo NJ fhYeDpe
Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-02

real bandwrlt
ing experts, and
by fake experts,
illustrates Tho
vide difference
IN the cilarac-
Ter Of the two
classes The
takers saw In
IL 'unmlstaka
bio fraud tho
real experts
gave conclusive
peaeoHa why IA
was evidence of
the genuine
moss Of the
documents
The lndlct
Hient vas based
on the charge
That william
Htull had de-
gtr0yefl both NJ
the original
contracts and
prepared Two
others and
forged thereto
The nhniea 0f
lofl Aiuli aud
hia wife Anne
liza stun
The rpf
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-06-02

from the east bank of the Rio Grande
to height of five hundred feet above
the river and is so named on account
OF the remarkable resemblance to an
elephants head. From this butte the
dam takes its name.
I'm August, 1903. topographic sur
vey was begun at Selden and extended
down the river. covering the irrigable
area in the Mesilla valley to FL Paso.
In 1904 these surveys were extended
to cover the Ell Paso valley to O dis
lance of forty miles below Ell Paso.
Behring'S were also made at the same
time on the site of the Leasburg dam
to determine the character of the ma
terial. IA
AS result of the surveys and in
vestigations in 1903 and 1904 at the
Elephant Butte site. It was decided
upon as being superior to any other
site on the river for the storage of
water for both the Mesilla and the Ell
Paso valleys.
Under the reclamation act, the cost
OF the project is to be repaid to the
United States by the water users bene-
nted, but in this case it was evident
that the American water users should
not be required to pay for that portion
OF the project constructed to satisfy
the obligations of the United States
in supplying water to Mexico. Ac-
cordingly, in 1907 congress appropriate
ed $1,0O0,000 to be expended under
the direction of the secretary of tho
interior toward the construction Of
the Elephant Butte dam"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-06-02

Marcial, New Mexico and Fabens,
Tex. The project as proposed is for
the irrigation of 100000 acres of the
rich valley lands both in New Mexico
and Texas, and. by the convention be-
tween the United States and Mexico
signed May 81, 1906, about 10000
acres will be irrigated in the republic
Of Mexico.
"The source of water supply is the
Rio Grande, which is a stream of ex-
treme fluctuations, varying from no
flow to a flow of over 10000 cubic
feet per second. 1t is necessary, there
fore, in the efficient development OF
the project, to provide storage reser.
voirs and diversion dams for the regu-
lation of the flow. The plans as de-
veloped consist of one large storage
reservoir and at least four separate
diversion and irrigation systems. The
four systems are necessary on account
OF the topography of the irrigable
lands which lie in four distinct val
leys, the Palmos, the Rincon, the
Mesilla and the Ell Paso valleys. Be-
tween these valleys the river flows
through comparatively narrow gorges.
Three OF the diversion dams have
been built and are now in use. They
are the Leasburg diversion dam, the
Mesilla diversion dam and the Next
can diversion dam. The Leasburg
diversion dam Is located at the head
OF the Mesilla valley in New Mexico
one mile north Of the site of old Fort
Selden. and diverts water for use on
the upper part of the Mesilla valley.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-06-02

are satisfactory for purposes of traf-
fic. The Jefferson highway was q
dream In mems minds for a few
months, then it became highway on
paper for a matter of a few weeks.
Rapidly now the ribbon of gravel and
rock and concrete is unrolling through
Winnipeg. Minneapolis. st. Paul, Des
Moines. Kansas City, st. Joseph. Jop-
lin, Muskogee, Denison. Shreveport,
Baton Rouge and New Orleans, ira
versing the agricultural heart Of Amer
lea. the most broadly developed agri-
cultural country in the world. In less
than three years time the great high
way not merely ought to be but will
be transferred from mems mind and
from paper to the ground. 2.0O0-mile,
hard-surfaced, 365-day road from WiD
uipeg to New Orleans.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-06-02

+ This dam was the first work construct
ed by the reclamation service ON the
Rio Grande project. The Mesilla diver
sion dam Is located near Mesilla Park,
New Mexico. about the middle of the
Mesilla valley, and furnishes water to
lands on both sides of the river In
the lower part of the MesiIla valley.
This dam has just been completed.
The Mexican dam is located at the
upper end of the Ell Paso valley just
above the city of Ell Paso, Tex. This
dam was constructed a number of
years ago by the Mexicans and serves
to divert water both to the lands on
the American side in the Ell Paso val
ley and to lands under the Acequia
Madre on the Mexican side. From
these diversion dams several canal
systems are built.
Aborigines Used Irrigation.
Before the middle of the sixteenth
century the Spanish explorers entered
the valley of the Rio Grande and found
In these valley Pueblo Indians cultivat-
ing the land and irrigatipg it by means
OF acequias from the river, some of
which are still in use. How long
these Indians had been on the ground
Is unknown, but even at that time
they were considered old inhabitants
and raised not only grain and fruits
but even flowers. The descendants of
these Indians and the Spaniards have
continued to cultivate portions of
these valleys up to the present without
much change In methods.
While the Spaniards first entered
the valley from Sonora and the Gulf
OF California, the first attempts at
colonization were made from Ell Paso
as a base, the Spanish conquest of
Mexico having extended by that time
to the Rio Grande. In 1900, Paso del
Norte (now called Juarez) was an i'm
portant town, and records are in exist
ence nearly three hundred years old
which refer to the Acequia Madre Of
Paso del Norte as being then in use.
The present acequias in the Mesilla
valley have been in use for about six.
ty years, but there are evidences of
older canals that have been aban
doned.
Is an Extinct Volcano.
THE reclamation service began in
vestigations on the Rio Grande March
1. 1903, considering especially the dam
site at Elephant Butte. Elephant
Butte is an extinct volcano arising
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-06-02
loves and he loses his appreciation for
the true sentiment.

loves and he loses his appreciation for
the true sentiment.
Having a single matrimonial catch
In the family is boon to many sis
ter. Young girls visit her with the
secret hope OF meeting her brother.
Ihere Is no lack of entertainment to
which she Is invited This is not say
ing that girls are not popular on their
own account, but to show the reason
why many most unpopular girls are
petted and made much of by those
who would have no objection to be-
coming their sisters-in-law. Counting a
sister for her brother is q practice
quite as old as the hills, and it is
quite as true the brothers are wont
TO steer clear OF their sisters girl
friends on general principles.
1t Is the man who has too many
matrimonial chances who will not be
baited by maiden's sweetness, inno-
cence and beauty, an older girls good
sense or youthful widows coquetry.
He is amused with artless youth, ad-
mires good Judgment In q woman, but
is not certain which side he is inspect
ing OF the sympathetic, many-sided
widow. Thus he dallies with love. He
pays attention to this young woman
until his fancy begins to wane and the
next one because she is the nearest
one at hand to make love to who Ia
not apt to pin him down regarding his
matrimonial Intentions. H gf j.
Wise indeed is the man who makes
up his mind firmly that he will have
but one sweetheart and that one he
will make his wife. What an amount
Of wasted hopes and affection he saves
not only himself, but others.
The free lance may seem an ideal
beau in his thirties. but after a de-
cade Of added years has passed over
his head, he is by no means the ship-
ing mark he imagines himself to be.
Fathers and brothers fight rather shy
OF inviting him to their homes and in
PRODUCING him to their womenfolk.
He has someone whom he loves is
their mental comment, taking it as
matter OF course that the man we'll
seasoned In years who is trifing with
today has had some heart affair yes.
terday which has laid too deep a hold
on him to be considered heart whole
and fancy free. ~--~-~->-~--s.
1t is most unkind to tack suspicion
upon the broad shoulders of a bache-
Tor. but 1t is to be hoped those who
read may profit by the suggestion that
1t is better to wed late than never.
Today opportunity knocks at the
door. Tomorrow is another day. The
same chance for happiness may be
hurled away In The whirl of life.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-06-02
0B[g(
ROADS
CANADA TO MARDI GRAS CITY
Ribbon CT Concrete, Rock and Gravel
unroIlins Between Winnipeg
and New Orleans.

| (By FREDERICK ]. WRIGHT. Presi-
| dent OF Jefferson Highway Association.)
In New Orleans on November is and
16 of last fall. after six months of sys-
tematic agitation, more than 400 good
roads enthusiasts from eleven states
west of the Mississippi river met and
organized the Jefferson Highway asso-
citation. Now a ribbon of concrete and
rock and gravel is rapidly unrolling be-
tween Winnipeg, Canada, and New Or
leans, La, which latter city aspires to
be known as the winter capital Of
America.
In less than six months of it's official
existence, the Jefferson highway has
become second in Importance among
Americas great new national high
ways. The Lincoln highway is natural
ly and rightfully given first place, con-
Meeting as 1t does New York and San
Francisco, and spanning the entire con-
tinent from east to west. The Jeffer-
son highway. on the other hand. ira
verses the great agricultural center
and connects the Dominion of Canada
at Winnipeg with the Gulf of Mexico
at New Orleans. 1t crosses the rich
agricultural states of Minnesota, Iowa,
Missouri, Kansas. Oklahoma, Texas
and Louisiana, with a possible branch
through the Ozark mountains in Arkan-
sas.
Thomas Jefferson Is Justly entitled
to the honor which the Jefferson high
way Is expected to confer upon his
pane. The great north and south
highway traverses the Louisiana pur-
chase territory with the exception OF
a short dip into Texas, made to provide
level route around the mountains Of
Arkansas. This diversion makes the
Jefferson highway farm land. level
country route from beginning to end.
The actual work Of graveling, rock
ing, matchmaking or surfacing with
concrete Is now being arranged for
with surprising energy. Single coun-
ties In Texas and Louisiana have
voted 100000 and 100000 bond is
sues. Counties and road districts In
which 1t would not have been supposed
that ten per cent of the voters would
approve of bond issues for building
roads have won their bond issues cas-
lily because of enthusiasm for the JEFF
ferson highway.
Highways must be built on the
ground as we'll as on paper before they
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-06-02

Whenever you hear a man of thirty
or thereabouts declare there is plenty
of time for him to think of marriage
years hence, you should pity instead
OF agreeing with him. He is trifiing
with today, taking chances on tomor-
row. The youth just entering his
twenties does well to think long and
earnestly on subject as vitality i'm
portant to his after happiness as mat
rimony.
Five years should be quite sufficient
to graduate from that study, however,
his first impressions regarding girls
and matrimony being truest and wis
est.
AS a man grows older, If unwedded,
his heart is wont to cloy up with old
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1916-06-02

positively
indicating
ton he said, showed that this
Widespread interest
John bridge because of its vunera and the realization
bridge wholly Washngton
would
could repaired
Efforts have been concentrated
stood because IT the point the piping
which might
a