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The Omaha morning bee., 1925-01-06
OMAHAN URGED To
|. QUIT SENATE RACE
Solons Declare One Office.
Speaker of House, Enough
for Douglas County.

Lincoln. Neb., Jan. 5.-Efforts were
being made today by friends Of Rep
resentative J. A. Rodman. Omaha,
candidate for speaker of the house of
representatives, to bring about the
withdrawal of Senator j. w. Robbins,
Omaha, from the race for the bresi-
dency of the senate on the ground
that one office should be enough for
Douglas county. 1t was pointed out
that the speakership was the more inn
portant post and that Omaha should
relinquish claims to the senate chairs.
Twenty-Five of the 81 voees neces-
sary to win the position of house
pilot We're claimed for Rodman at
the republican caucus to be held to-
night. Four more votes-from Ian
caster county-were said to be like
ly to be cast for Rodman should Sena-
tor Robbins withdraw and thus aid
in the naming of Senator C. j.
Warner of Lancaster county for the
senate helm. Warner is serving his
eighth term in the senate and is
leading in seniority.
Another Candidate.
Senator John Wiltse of Falls City,
is another candidate for the presi-
dency of the senate. He has repre-.
sented the First senatorial district
twice previously, and also was In the
constitutional convention of 1920.
There is talk among legislators here
that should Rodman be unsuccessful
in his efforts for the speakership 1t
is likely he would be made chairman
of the house judiciary committee.
Rodman's other rival. Representative
George F. Stats of Fremont. and
! Representative Allen G. Burke Of Ban
croft. who claim a good sized block
Of votes at the start would, In event
Of being defeated. be In line for
chairmanships. Stats Is mentioned
for the roads and bridges commit
tee and Burke for the finance COM
mittee.
Minority members Of both houses
will caucus tonight. For democratic
leader in the lower branch the con-
test is between Representative George
o. Malley of Greeley and Representa-
tive Henry Book of David City. The
latter Is serving his third term and
the former his second.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-01-06
Omaha Air Mail Mechanic Made
Head of Maintenance of Ways
Off for Cleveland to Superin-
tend Lighting of
Route.

William +. Kline. mechanic at the
Omaha air field for two years under
Superintendent Colyer, has been APP
pointed head of maintenance of ways
by Chief Air Superintendent Egge.
Kline will be in charge of all emer-
gency landing fields and of the light
ing OF the air route. He leaves Mon
day night for Cleveland to take
charge of the lighting of the air route
from Cleveland to New York which
is to be completed by April 1, said Mr.
Egge. The air route lighting to the
west will be started when the light
ing for the eastern territory is COM
pleted.
Kline has been a mechanic in the
United States air mail division for
five years. His former home was in
Pennsylvania. After his service as
an observer in the army overseas
Kline flew with "Parson' Maynard in
transcontinental flight five years
ago. Kline as mechanic and May
nard as pilot won the flight. Kline
was appointed mechanic In the United
States air service after this flight.
Kline Is married and has two chill
dren.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-01-06
ADVERTISEMENT.
The Gland That
Causes Men to
Get Up at Night

The gland that causes getting up
at night IL known as the prostate
and Is a notorious trouble maker. II
In estimated that 65 out of every 100
men past 40, and many under that
age. have prostate trouble, which, II
unchecked. often leads TO a serious
operation. The prostate surrounds the
neck of tho bladder like a washer
Naturally, when tho bladder becomes
inflamed by polsons which the kid
neys filter out of tho blood, the irrita'
ton spreads TO the prostate. A the
gland swells, 1t closes. the neck of the
bladder, making urination difficult
and painful and causing pains In the
back. head and logs.
An easy way to treat these annoy
ing and dangerous conditions 10 to
take one or two renex pills after each
meal. The renex formula has beer
victorious in thousands of such cases
Ono authority says It also has a valu
able tonic effect. Anybody wishing
to prove the value of the formula can
get fuli-size. two-dollar treatment
Of the pills under a money-back guar
antee by sending the attached coupon
to the address given therein. II you
prefer, you can pay the postman two
dollars and postage on delivery, In
stead Of sending the money with your
order. In any case. II you report with
in ten days that you are not entirely
satisfied. the purchase price will be
refunded at once. upon request. This
is q thoroughly reliable company. %
you need not hesitate about ordering
the renex II you need II.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-01-06
FORMER RACING
QUEEN PENNILESS

Hoboken, n. J.. Jan. 5.-Mrs. Ag-
gle Sennett, one known as Queen
Ag" of the Gutenberg race track,
and with a racing stable OF her own.
was brought today to st. Mary hos
pital here, penniless and semidelir-
ious. She is rs.
In her delirium she talked of the
heyday of racing. of the day 80 years
ago when she won $50 900 on a single
race, when she owned her own
racers, and when her husband, Jim
Sennett. was widely known through
out the racing world. All OF this
passed with the suppression of racing
by New Jersey and-she was soon re
duced to poverty. she said.
Her husband died eight years ago.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-01-06
1900 RABBITS
ARE GIVEN AWAY

Three thousand rabbits, which
came to Omaha. packed in snow from
western Nebraska. were distributed
by the Community Chest organization
Monday morning.
ported the rabbits in good condition.
They were distributed from the
headquarters of the safsation Army
and Volunteers OF America between
IL and IL noon Monday.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-01-06
Building Permits.
J. G. ,urbanov.ty, 1905 south ssth ST..
rams addition to-frams dwelling. 81, 900.
Real Estate Transfers.

Real Estate Transfers.
hSF'SI Joseph n frlds saTns Tones. az sath vi. IT, i,
T. 3, of Ames Ave. west side. -,
Aeares sander and wife 10 Hi;i.' H.r. wv
us4y esmdsa g Ass,; Ssn;a,. si.,isso i'''
we Reeves, $. sIn'' r. ecr, r. else" si:t and
,,iass. iafsrstse :, MY. Ave; sosi,s 7is'
4 Il fi sis, st.. eSsHh .o"sh side. * ssSs,as ,,ec
Frank Swanson and wife to Einor.
= r.dersen. n. w. cor. aad and a.,
Martha N. Raynsr and husband 10 ''''
Is5 Elpsr T. Psdersen. $, W. cor. a..
Walter A. Hlxenbaugh: Dr., and
spencer ST.. las q; W. OF 18th
Fred r. Nusent ard wife 20 south
s,.. Ays' .1s. n's e ac,lso y; of rlnknsy St. ,,
southern Mtg &. Finance Co
81, peea,or nsrth St, sIa. u .,si,, =, D. Of ss.h ,u.
GIsi. sis j. Green et >, Es.sin: s.,
si%.. sDH n sosYas w OF '.... '!.h st. .oa.n I,ss
Low. Berka :, A. TO waiter C.
Iinder and wife, Seward st,
257h It. w. Of Military Ave.
sfuth side, srnsi4o .s....... .sss
Gorge r. Jones and wife to Roy
1surch. Writ St. 50 Il w. Of roth
ST., south side, s0x12s .........s SO
Anna kyts 90 Ezra Haynes. 2tth
. ST, 30 n. n. of Blonde st. west
side. a3x12o .....,............. f.ese
Mary C Alcorn aud husband 10
cari e. Nelson. cath ST. ~ ~.
y. o,, Mason st.. cast side.
u5,a,'i.1n" ap'in1n" jr,,.n,'ty WV
cloak. s5th st., aba n. N. NJ
chlo 81. east side, 3txi2o .,.f. i1ee
NJ l.. Endros. sheriff. 10 Louise
. Glover. 4bth ST.. $50 ~. 2.
- Miami St west side. .s0.iiy i,1ec
Hastings ilsS tan 10 Michael q.
Mallcn and wife, s7ih St, 1ots
tas,,,ss.o of Lake 81 east aids, IS,
Joseph A. Nelson 70 W. Thong.
wseks and wife. EXCHANGE and
Amea Ave. $50 n ~ Of shtr-
man Ava. south side. eox12b
clyde Y. Nickel and wife TO DaiEy
Iieivey, Pine st.. 10 n v. Of
ssd H.. south siis sofi3s -. sis
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-01-06
NEW CONFESSION
AIDS SN0DDERLy
Colorado Men Admit Bluffs
Holdup; Mother Visits
Youth.

More proof of the innocence Of Ray
M. Snodderly in the holdup of the
Frederlckson soft drink parlor last
September was received by Sheriff
PA. Lainson Monday in a letter
from the chief of police of Colorado
Springs, Colo.
This letter told of the confessions
of two men who were recently SEN
fenced there for the shooting of a
Colorado officer. In their statements
they admitted the robbery Of the
Frederickson establishment.
Neither of the men answered the
descriptions given by Snodderly in his
confession, later repudiated. Snod-
derly had said that one of the men
was shot in the arm In the holdup.
According to the letter from the Colo
rado Springs chief. the only man shot
in the robbery was shot through the
arm.
Clerk Gives Alibi.
This letter came almost immedi-
ately after a letter from the clerk OF
a Kansas City hotel, which, accord
ing to Lainson, completely vindicates
the youth. According to this hotel
clerk, the boy was registered at the
hotel on the night of tho robbery un-
der the name of Tied M. Smith,"
Mrs. Fannie Anderson, wichita,
Kan, mother OF the boy, visited him
in his cell Monday and after he gave
his promise to remain at home she
assured him she would bend every
effort TO gain his release.
Loved Falsehood, Claim.
"He has always used a falsehood
where the truth would serve better II
the former would add a thrill or halo
to what he related the mother told
Lainson.
Snodderly will leave with the sher-
If for Anamosa reformatory Wednes-
day, it is planned. With him the
officer will take Richard Points. Is,
sentenced. to five years for unsuccess-
ful attempt to rob the Russell pool
hall at Honey Creek. Ia, New Years
day.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-01-06
Births and Deaths.


Stanley and Rose Hasterdis. 1892 Pssa-
Matthew and Martha Traynowicn 1918
Jsnies and Dorothy csvsnsurh. uih
Jens and Angela KlinsenbsrS. 2asi Val
Jacob and Mary c.rsuas. s17 w 81.
cI.rsnes and Dorothy Harris. Acs South
wade and Margaret Gray. hospital. boy.
Thudne and GLADYS Masnner, 67o7 May
George and Mildred whitmors. hospital.
Phillip and sadI. Gleason, hospital slrl.
Leo and Helen La Tour, hospital girl
Lee and Ursula Anderson, s4t South
Joseph and julia Piuts. 1920 South fsth
Charles r. and Eta Hoyt. 2p54 Dupont
Henry and Edia sandbert. hospital. boy.
Harry and Helen sorensen. hospital
James and Marcelllns Raieight. hospi-
Lester and Olga vint. ." South i7th
Mark and Elizabeth Markson, ASH Bar
Ter Ave. boy.
Aloysius and Josephins Werdel. hospi-
Maxwell and Harriet Raisten. hospital,
Joseph and Ruth Macarthur. hospital.
boy.
Frederick and Armetia Gilbert. hospi-
tai. boy.
Tawrencs and Thelma Good. hospital,
boy.
walter and Mercedes Harkert. hospital,
boy.
David and Evelyn Bowman, hospital,
girl.
Charles and winifred Stafford, hospital,
rl
Vernon and Minnie Raymours. hospital.
hoy.
stephen and Mildred vissk. hospital.
Abram and Evelyn bennett. hospital.
boy.
PAUL and Matilda cainon, hospital, girl.
John and Jessie Bartin. hospital. boy.
Louie and Oma Christensen. hospital.
boy.
ilugh and Edna Thomas hospital. girl
Charles and Margaret Ping, 2f0t South
sammy and Rosa Fanclllo. hospital boy.
walter and Julia swanberg, hospital.
boy
Paul and Elsie Tell. hospital. girl
David and Mora Snow. hospital boy.
Michael and Anne Cohen. hospital. boy.
Earl and Geneva Horton, hospital, girl.
David and Ella Lags. hospital. twins.
boy and girl.
chris and Alma psuissn. hospital. girl.
Robert and Helen Mccagus. hospital,
boy.
Denths.
Louise NJ Egan, AZ years Sanford hotel.
Edith Bird, ~ years, hospital.
ElisshatA nrshsn. 81 sssrs hesnifsl
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-01-06
SCHOOL BOARD TO
ORGANIZE TONIGHT

The board of education will meet to-
night for organization for the year.
The new members are: Mrs. A. H.
Fetters, Mrs. T. A. Hoffman. Mrs.
Hazel Dunbar and Leo Beveridge.
Retiring members: w. e. Reed. who
served as president last year; Louiv
Nelson. ID. A. Johnson and d. c. FL
dredge.
Ralph A. Van Orsdel Is slated for
selection as chairman of the board for
this year. He served as chairman Of
the judiciary committee last year.
One of the important matters to be
brought up for early consideration by
the board will be the selection of
architects for the extensive building
program which will be started soon.
At the November election the voters
authorized the sale of $4,000 900
school district bonds.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-01-06
; MEN RESCUED
FROM BOAT FIRE

New York. Jan. 5.-Three men were
rescued from a burning motor boat in
the East river today after they had
tied the craft to dredge which
usually is equipped with 1000 pounds
of dynamite and nitroglycerine for
blasting purposes.
Backfire from one OF the three
motors had set the craft afire as 1t
was proceeding down the river. The
occupants steered for the dredgt and
tied up. The engineer Of the dredge
blew a series OF blasts, which brought
the coast guard cutter Calumet.
AS soon as the cutter pulled along
side, the gasoline tank on the burning
boat exploded The crew of the Calu-
met extinguished the flames with
chemicals.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-01-06
ADVERTISEMENT.
ADVERTISEMENT.
Sugar rCoatedCod
Liver Oil Tablets
For Thin Kids

Forget the horrible tasting Cod
Liver Oil and give the thin, puny.
undeveloped children McCoy's Cod
Liver Oil Tablets il you want to give
them a good appetite and put pounds
of good healthy flesh on their bones.
Doctors know all about them, and
so does Sherman & Mcconnell. Beaton
Drug, Brandeis Store and all good
pharma cists, for they are in great
demand, because they are not lag
CARDS, but show results In a few days.
They are not expensive either-60
tablets so cents, and children take
them like candy.
Ono skinny woman gained . pounds
In "a days.
Get McCoy's, the original and
genuine Cod Liver Oil Tablet
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-01-06
FOUR GIRLS DIE IN
RANCH HOME FIRE

Shenandoah, Ia, Jan. 5.-Four
nieces of Mrs. Dan Stauffer, former
ly of Shenandoah, were burned to-
death December 20 at their ranch
home. They were children Of Mr..
and Mrs. Abe Stauffer of Haxtum,
Colo, where the tragedy occurred.
An older son and the baby Of the
family escaped. Mrs. Stauffer, the
aunt, was formerly Miss Vera Culp
of Shenandoah.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-01-06
LOVE TRYSTs Or
MAN ARE TOLD
Widow of "Jack" Schradcr
Tells Of Affair With
Bluffs Girl.
Special Dispatch to Tn. Omaha Bee.


Cedar Rapids, Ia, Jan. SIN an
effort to learn IL some other woman
might have been SO involved in the
affairs OF Armstrong Jack" Schrad-
er, former Omaha railroad man, as to
furnish the motive for his death,
County Attorney Walter J. Barn
grover again questioned Sehrader' S
widow this morning about his love
trysts with girls.
Mrs. Schrader admitted that she
believed her husband to be infatuated
with girl in Council Bluffs. Mrs.
Schrader said her husband once
asked her to unpack his grip. In one
of his pockets she found a sack on
which was written the name Cora.
The name of the town where she
lived was not on the sack, but Mrs.
Schrader believes it is Council Bluffs.
Stunned Bluffs.
superintendent Flanagan of the
Milwaukee railroad told Sheriff Tom
Avery this morning that sehrader
was afraid to return to Council
Bluffs, but he did not give the reason.
Mrs. III. M. Curless. motherin-law
of Schrader, was questioned again in
an effort to solve the crime, which
Is puzzling both the police and sher-
ifs department.
For the first time since the trag-
Aedy Mrs. Curless made some admis-
sions, which police believe will have
a bearing on the case. Heretofore
she has always said she was not near
the door New Years evening, but this
afternoon she admitted that she had
; opened the kitchen door few min
Z utes after midnight when she heard
an automobile in the street.
Machine Unlighted.
She declared the machine was with
out lights and when the door was
opened it put on speed and disappear
ed toward Kenwood park. The Cur
less family lives on an unpaved and
unlighted street and police cannot im-
agine why an automobile was travel
Ing through it without lights.
Mrs. Curless also admitted that she
had told her son-in-law that in the
event divorce was granted he should
never have the children as she would
go into court and expose his conduct
with other women to prove that he
was not a fit man to have them.
Mrs. Curless told newspaper men that
an officer was here from South Oma-
ha a few days ago with a warrant
for Schrader. She said she saw and
talked to the officer but she declined
to make public the charges. Police
have no knowledge of an Omaha Off
Ger having been here.
Quarreled Over Girl.
Mrs. Schrader admitted that her
husband was not always the aggres-
sor in their family quarrels. She
told of one instance. while living in
Council Bluffs, when she tore off a
silk shirt her husband had just put
on because she thought he was going
put with another girl that night. She
>eshowed a letter written by her hus-
band from Council Bluffs on Decem-
ber 20 in which. he begged her to re-
turn to hip. This was the last letter
she ever received, she said. lie spoke
Of his love for her, that he would
never be happy without her and that
the children wanted her.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-01-06
Family Sees Home Burn.

Broken Bow, Jan. Son returning
home from visit to neighbors,
Frank Berry and family. residing
eight miles northeast OF Ansley, dis
covered their home in flames. Ths
structure, part frame and part sod,
was entirely destroyed before they
could reach II.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-01-06
Builders Election.

Nine members Of the board Of
directors of the Omaha Builders sx-
change are being selected by the
members Of the exchange today. Fol-
lowing their election. which closes 1T
4 p. m, the directors will elect Of
ficers for tho coming year.
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-01-06
PLANT
CHIEF PROMOTED

San Francisco. jan, 5.-John j.
Lynch of San Francisco, superintend-
ent Of plant. Pacific division, of the
Postal Telegraph company. has been
appointed general superintendent of
plant with headquarters in New York
city, II was announced today at the
local offices. Lynch Will leave at
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-01-06
Help Wanted-NIale and Female. 3:
Statesmen and Agents.


An old established nationsry known or
ganisstinn has three splendid permanent
openings for hish class successful sales
men with records OF proven ahility to
sell the largest and only nationally adj
vsrtis>d line Of Its Kind In the w'oglt 10
automotive dealer trades In western
Iowa territories. II ven have car and
can measure up write n. N. Hoiiinr-hefd
hwA
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-01-06
:: Out of the Records ::

Anna c. Mattsop, s3 years. <s11 Pierce
st.
Erie johnson. 81 years hospital
Albert Dahlgren. 20 years. hospital
Andrew Hansen, 80 years. Dt North
2Jth Ave
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-01-06


Two Model Honse. one IN Mime
i.uss, one IN Standard Place tsSsh
and Wiiiisml. with every convent
ense; Fireplace. heekessss. French
doors. haiit-in Kitchen. breakfast
nook. tile bath. extra lsrxv rooms.
beautifully finished. oak hsrk brick
foundations. sxie sessts, finch
steel 'l'' beam sirder. si.sse cash
Al viii handle. The price will please
ii you.
$4,000 buys strictly modern s--scm
II home AZ 4NSs Bedford Ave. Nice
attis and basement. eailt-in fes-
4 tufes. larss lci. Why Ray reats
ii Terms about sSke cash
III $3.50 snap rooms. csk finished.
sll-nae&etn hcnse. With fireplace.
doahle Ssrsxe rsVias raid, Al s<th
and Ssratass. Terms arranged. n's
rcAl buy. Owner lesViag city.
Who sets t.
D. 4. BUCK a Co. Realtors
Tss Omaha Nsta "a ssss
we Build Herss 10 Order.
Get Started Nesf'
The Omaha morning bee., 1925-01-06

HuISE RiEpEN.
AZ Your Service.
e977-91 Cunning ST IA f13'
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-12-19
BATTLESH|PS IN
Good CONDITION
Satisfactory Stage Is Reach
ed in Engineering Con-
ditions Says Report.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-The en-
gineering condition of the battle
ships of the United States fleet has
reached such satisfactory stage"
says the annual report of the Navy
Bureau of Engineering that latest
reports indicate but one ship of
the Battle Fleet needed more than
five days to prepare for extended
SERVICE"
The report, covering the fiscal year
of 1925, is the last to be submitted
by Rear Admiral j. X. Robinson,
as chief of the bureau at the end
of four years term.
Steady progress made during the
four year period as we'll as to the
twelve months ending last June 80
was mentioned, the report declaring
"the past year had seen the accom-
plishment of many improvements
which have progressed throughout
the last four years in pursuance OF
a set policy"
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-12-19
BIG SHIPMENT
OF FISH SENT
OVER RAILROAD
Forty-three Carloads of Hall.
but and Salmon Leave
Prince Rupert.

PRINCE RUPERT, B. c., Dec. 49,
The largest shipment of fish to
leave here was dispatched yesterday
Forty three carloads of frozen hall
but and salmon were consigned to
Eastern Canada and the United
States. Fourteen cars were from
Ketchikan and the Canadian Cold
Storage is shipping the remainder
Seven more carloads leave today and
Is more tomorrow The train yes.
terday was the first to leave here
following the tie-up caused by floods
and washouts on the Canadian Ma
tional Railway.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-12-19
SAV|DCE WINS
BOUT AGAINST
Gov. HARTLEY
Wash. Senate Passes Resolu-
ton of Confidence in
Land Commissioner

OLYMPIA. Wash. Dec. 19.-After
a sharp fight late yesterday the
Senate passed, Is to 8, a resolution
of confidence in Land Commissioner
Savidge. Gov. Hartley followers
sought to postpone action until next
Monday. Bishop, of Clallam, shout.
ed; why don't they be honest
about it. They say that they want
to see everything fair"
Northland, of Yakima, said: "The
resolution is what everybody wants,
including the Governor. We want
to cooperate but | do not see how
in Sam Hill we can under existing
Northland related incidents show
ing how difficult it is to get along
at the present session with Gov.
Hartley when Legislators yesterday
morning, arriving from the Capital,
saw a man pacing around the build.
ing bearing sign "The Senate is
unfair to Labor"
The Senate earlier yesterday pass
ed by 33 to T. the Senate Bill to
finish the rotunda of the Capitol
Building in Alaska marble instead
of concrete.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-12-19
CAZER'S SIGHT LOST
AMONG Stars; BRANT
GOING BLIND, CLAIM

CHICAGO, Dec. 19.-Edwin Brandt
Frost is going blind. the lamentable
price of his devotion to duty.
For 38 years he has shut himself
away from the world and passed his
time, night and day, at the great
telescope at the Yerkes Observatory
of the University Of Chicago, at
Williams Bay, Wis.
The best years of his life have
been given to the task of breaking
through the veil of mystery sur
rounding the planets. Prof. Frost
was recognized throughout the world
as the one man among them who
was most able to penetrate the
things the planets sought to hide.
Scientists are not superstitious.
The Alaska daily empire., 1925-12-19
May SEND VUC0
PER0v|CH BACK
TO PRISON CELL
Government Asks Modi6ca-
ton in Release of AL
askan Murderer.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Dec 10
ed Federal Judge Pollock to modify
the order releasing Vuco Perovich,
under Pollock's habeas corpus of
November 7. The Government at
tackled the authority of Judge Pol
lock and demanded the transfer of
Perovich to Alaska to face sentence
of death which President Taft, in
1909, committed to life imprison-
ment
The Peroyich petition denied the
tence without Perovich consenting.
When informed he faces the orig
inal sentence if the writ is granted
on this ground, Perovich announc-
ed: I will take the responsibility
on my own neck"
Judge Pollock gave doubt as to
Perov:ch being guilty and expressed
the probability that 20 years in
prison was sufficient punishment for
Perovich and this was the reason
for freeing him. Perovich went
east.
Perovich was convicted of the
murder of prospector in the AL
askan gold fields in 1904. Pero-
vich claimed he was framed" as
the witnesses who testified against
him were men with whom he had
fought over a claim.