The Valentine Democrat
GEORGE M. GASKILL , Editor.
VALENTINE , - -
FOOT FALL
JOHN J. FRISBIE FATALLY HURT
IN FLIGHT AT A KANSAS
FAIR.
CONTROL IS LOST ON A TURN
Spectators' Jeers and Cries of "Fa
ker" Force Aviator to Make a Trip
in a Disabled Craft Wife , Son and
-Littte Daughter Witness Killing.
Norton , Kan. John J. Frisbie , the
Curtiss aviator , was killed by a fall
at the Norton county fair here. Fris
bie met with an accident the day be
fore , and only went into the air again
when driven to do so by the taunts
and jeers of the crowds.
Frisbie fell about 100 feet , and the
engine of his machine fell upon him ,
crushing his left side and chest He
lingered for about an hour before he
died.
died.Frisbie has been giving exhibitions
at Elmwood park for several days.
He was skeptical about the ability
of his machine to stand a flight on the
day of his death , and announced that
he would not take the air , but when
this statement was communicated to
the crowd there was an angry demon
stration. The spectators hooted and
shouted "Faker ! Faker ! " and refused
to listen to explanations.
Mr. Frisbie announced that rather
than have the big crowd go away with
the impression that he was not willing
to do his best , he would attempt a
flight He ascended from the track
without difficulty , and attained a
height of 100 feet , but-in attempting
to make a turn the plane tipped and
Frisbie lost control.
Tragedy at Funeral.
- New Orleans. A quarrel of six
' electric battery
months' standing over an
tery ended in the killing of Joseph
Hasselback , 23 years old , by his broth
er-in-law , Charles Romback , while rel
atives and friends were assembled for
the funeral of their mother-in-law , Mrs.
Henry Brink. The shooting occurred
in a room adjoining that in which the
corpse lay , and it drove from the
kouse all the mourners. Romback
surrendered to the police.
Petition for Clemency.
Madison , Wis. Believing that the
hanging of a 15-year-old boy , tender ,
immature , unformed , does not meet
the ends of justice , citizens of Madi
son in large numbers have signed pe
titions directed to Gov. Donaghey , of
Arkansas , asking that he use execu
tive clemency for Earl Gilchrist , who
killed another boy in a street fight.
Signers will be sought in other cities
in Wisconsin.
Two Kilie'd by Gas.
Syracuse , N. Y. Rexford D. Lyon
and Oliver K. Harwood , civil engi
neers employed in an intercepting
sewer , were overcome by gas in the
sewer here and died before they could
be rescued. Both men were about 30
years old. Harwood was a famous
football player for Syracuse univer
sity and was at one time nominated
as an all-American center.
On Steel Trust's Trail.
Duluth , Minn. Congressman A. O.
Stanley of Kentucky , chairman of the
congressional steel investigation com
mittee , has left for a trip to the Mesa-
ba and Vermillion ranges , where he
will inspect the mines controlled by
the United States Steel corporation.
It is not known how long the investi
gation there will last
Steamer Moreland Floated.
Hancock , Mich. The steamer
Moreland , the largest ever sunk in the
great lakes , which was wrecked in
Lake Superior a year ago , has been
floated and towed into this port The
Moreland is 600 feet in length and
cost $400,000. The steamship will be
repaired and put back in service.
Sioux City Live Stock Market.
Sioux City. Friday's quotations on
the local market follow : Cattle-
Good to choice corn fed steers , $6.25@
7.40 ; medium to good , $5.75@6.25 ;
good to choice grass steers , $4.50@
5.75 ; good to choice fat cows and
heifers , $5.00g ( > 6.60 ; grass cows , $3.50
@ 4.75 ; canners and cutters , $2.50@
3.50 ; bulls , $2.85@5.25 ; veals , $3.00@
6.50. Hogs , $7.05@7.20 , with the bulk
of sales at $7.10@7.15. Sheep Lambs ,
? 4.30@5.75 ; yearlings , $4.00@4.50 ;
wethers , ? 2.85@3.50 ; ewes , ? 2.00@
3.25.
Jump Into Sea to Escape.
Baltimore , Md. Six members of the
crew of the revenue cutter Mohawk ,
who are searching for a deserter from
the ship , had a narrow escape from
drowning when the gasoline tank of
their launch exploded , forcing the
men to jump overboard. They were
all rescuted by a man in a rowboat
Mattie Baldwin Wins.
San Francisco. Mattie Baldwin of
Chelsea , Mass. , won the decision from
Willie Richie of San Francisco in a
tweny-round fight here.
WIRELESS OPERATOR ON LINER
LEXINGTON PROVES HIM
SELF A HERO.
PUTS OWN LIFE IN PERIL
Sixteen-Year-Old Jack Scheetz Climbs
Into Rigging and Sends Call of
Distress When Station on Steamer
Is Wrecked.
Charleston , S. C. The 12 passen
gers and crew of 44 of the steamer
Lexington declare they owe their lives
to the courage and bravery of Jack
Scheetz , the sixteen-year-old wireless
operator.
Storm-racked for 24 hours , her nose
driven deep in the quicksands off
Hunting island , with seas dashing over
her , the' Lexington threatened to
break up and fling her human cargo
to death in the seething waters.
But Young Scheetz did not despair.
Persistently he ticked out his call for
help and kept the terror-stricken pas
sengers from abandoning hope. Final
ly a terrific wave swept the ship and
wrecked the wireless station on board.
For a moment it seemed that hope
was dashed , but Sheetz climbed into
the rigging and hastily fixed up a
station. In imminent danger of his
life from the high wind , which threat-
ended to tear him from his seat , and
blinded by the spray , Scheetz sent out
his plea for aid. Suddenly through
the storm he was answered by the
revenue cutter Yamacraw , which had
heard his call , and came on the way
to save the lives of the Lexington's
crew and passengers.
The 12 passengers , a steward and
three negro employes on the Lexing
ton were brought here by the Yama
craw , which left the captain and crew
of 43 men on board.
Two firemen were burned to death
and a third terribly scalded when the
vessel grounded. First Ofllcer Cham
berlain suffered a fracture of his
right shoulder.
The Lexington , which is a Mer
chants' and Miners' liner , was bound
from Savannah to Philadelphia. Three
times she was covered with water , the
pumps expelling enough water to
clear the upper portions and float the
stern.
Passengers incessantly prayed for
abatement of the storm and when the
government steamer hove into sight
a mighty cry of relief went up from
the sorely-stricken people on the Lex
ington. When the captain realized
the danger of the liner's breaking up
at any minute he had life-preservers
strapped on every passenger.
Charleston , S. C. At least 15 per
sons are dead as the result of the
storm which swept this city. Con
servative estimates of the damage
place the loss at upward of $1,000,000.
Both bridges'into the city have been
badly damaged.
ITALIANS TO COMBAT CRIME
All Detectives of That Nationality In
New York Assigned to Trail
Countrymen.
New York. All the Italian detec
tives in the city have been assigned
to stem the wave of Italian crime.
The Italian consul here has a list of
crimes committed by natives of that
country here since the first of the
year and is much exercised by the
showing. No less than 5,000 Italian
ex-convicts are believed to be in New
York. The immediate provocation of
the crusade was the two kidnaping
cases reported to the police. Police
records show 14 cases of bomb throwIng -
Ing since July 14.
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CIGARETTE STARTS A BLAZE
Careless Smoker Drops Stub Among
Light Fabrics and Causes Fire
in Cincinnati Hotel.
Cincinnati. The stub of a light
ed cigarette , carelessly thrown into
an open suit case filled with light
fabrics last night caused a fire at the
Burnet house , one of Cincinnati's lead
ing hotels.
A ten-blow alarm , calling upon all
available fire companies , was turned
in , but the fire was extinguished with
small loss. All of the guests were
taken from the building in safety.
RACE TROUBLE IN MISSOURI
One Negro Killed , White Man Wound
ed In Fight Over a Pint of
Whisky.
Huntsville , Mo. Race trouble
is feared as a result of a fight over
a pint of whisky at a negro bar
becue seven miles south ot here in
which one negro was killed and a
white man and a negro were wounded.
John and Robert Dameron , Roy Bur
ton and William Terry were the white
men In the fight 'Edward Evans , a
negro , was shot in the head and killed.
John Dameron was cut with razors.
Two of the whites and six of the ne
groes were arrested.
Waterway Meet to Chicago.
St. Louis. Ofllcial announcement
of the sixth annual convention of the
Lakes-to-the-Gulf Deep Waterway as
sociation to be held at Chicago , Oc
tober 12 , 13 and 14 , was made by W.
K. Kavanaugh , president of "the asso
ciation.
New Japan Cabinet Formed.
Tokyo. The new Japanese cabinet
formed by Marquis Saionji , the pre
mier , in succession to the retiring
ministry headed by Count Katsura.
has been approved by the emperor
FOOLHARDINESS
FLEE' ' FUMES
FIRE IN CHICAGO OFFICE BUILD
ING IMPERILS LIVES OF
SCORES.
COOL HEADS PREVENT PANIC
Elevator Operators Stick to Post Until
Last Person Leaves Burning Struc
ture Police Rescue Telephone
Operator Overcome by Smoke.
Chicago. Fire starting In a store
room of the Chicago and Atlon Rail
way company in the Patton building ,
Harrison street and Fifth avenue , im
periled the lives of 400 men , women
and girlse employed on the eighth and
ninth floors.
Only a few were injured slightly ,
cool-headed men and women prevent
ing a stampede that might have re
sulted in great loss of life. With
scores of frightened women clinging
to the fire escapes men in the street
gave warning that there was no great
danger and prevented several from
jumping.
A. B. Grelg proved the hero of the
elevators. He was the operator of one
and he never left his post until the
last person was out of the building.
When he brought down the final
"load" he had to be carried from his
car , but quickly revived in the open
air. The three other elevator men
also did heroic work , all sticking to
their cars till the last.
The loss is estimated at $25,000 ,
not including priceless records of the
Chicago & Alton railroad.
TO CUT OUT MIDDLEMAN
Fifty Farmers Gather In New York
to Start Co-Operative Mar
keting.
New York. A delegation of fifty
farmers from various parts of
Pennsylvania and New York state are
in this city to start a plan for cooperative
erative marketing of their products.
They claim to represent more than
50,000 farmers , who will hereafter sell
their produce direct to the city retail
er without intervention of the mid
dleman. The scheme , they say , will
mean a reduction to the ultimate con
sumer of at least 40 per cent from
present prices.
FOOD SHORTAGE IN MEXICO
Man Returning From Sonora Says
Crop Failure Causes Dis
orders.
Douglas , Ariz. Disorders have oc
curred In the Montezuma district
in Sonora as the result of a food
shortage due to crop failures , accord
ing to R. L. Cosgrove , who arrived
from Montezuma. Failure of crops
planted and of many persons to plant
crops because they were engaged in
the revolution , Mr. Cosgrove says , has
caused almost a famine condition and
great suffering among the people.
FAIR VISITORS IN WRECK
Hocking Valley Coach Overturned as
It Enters Colum
bus , O.
Columbus , O. Hocking Valley train
No. 30 , Toledo to Columbus , narrowly
escaped a serious wreck when one of
the coaches , loaded with visitors to
the state fair , left the rails and over
turned just after the train had crossed
a bridge near Olentangy park , on the
outskirts of Columbus. Many of the
passengers received minor bruises and' '
cuts.
Iron Mine's Shops Burn.
Duluth , Minn. Fire destroyed the
machine shops of the Hawkins mine ,
belonging to the International Har
vester company at Nashwauk , Minn. ,
on the Mesaba iron range. The dam
age was $50,000.
Canada Seizes U. S. Schooner.
Ottawa , Ont. The gasoline schooner
Sarah of Seattle was taken into New
Westminster Harbor in charge of a
Canadian fishery protective cruiser
while fishing , it is alleged , within the
three-mile
26 KILLED IN PANIC
FUSE BLOWS OUT AT MOVING
PICTURE SHOW.
Dead and Dying Piled In Single Stair
way In Frantic Rush to
Escape.
Canonsburg , Pa. Twenty-six per
sons were killed and sixty injured in
a panic which followed the explosion
of a moving picture film in the
Grand opera house in this city. Of
the dead thirteen were children un
der fifteen years of age and seven
were women.
Operator John McCullough had just
thrown the title of the next series of
pictures on the screen , "A Little Child
ShalI Lead Them , " when the film ex-
'ploded and his asbestos cabinet was
filled with flame.
Some one yelled "Fire ! " and the
1,500 people In the audience turned
in their seats , saw the smoke and
made a frantic rush for the .one door
way 'leading to the narrow eight-foot
stairway , with 50 steps leading up
from a vestibule. Here they pile\
down on 200 people crowded into the
passage , awaiting the en * , of the per
formance to take the places of those
who had seen the show.
Immediately the narrow stairway
was packed and jammed ten feet high
with the dead and dying , the shriek
ing injured and the screaming un-
tiurt
BEATTIE CONFESSED , SAYS KIN
Accused Virginian's Cousin Paul Gives
Damaging Evidence Against
'Defendant at Trial.
Chesterfield Courthouse , Va. Paul
Seattle , cousin of the man now on
trial for-his life in connection with
the murder of his young wife , made
his effort to send Harry Clay Beattie ,
Jr. , to the electric chair.
Without the least hesitation Paul
Beattie declared that Harry Beattie
had himself said that he killed the
bride of a year. This testimony cre
ated a sensation not equaled since
the murder of Mrs. Beattie.
The prosecution sprung another sur
prise when it introduced as a witness ,
without warning , Mrs. R , V. Owen ,
mother of the slain girl.
In a taxicab , the arrival of which
was timed to coincide with the mo
ment Sheriff Gill exhibited In the
courtroom the clothing worn by Beat-
tie on the night of the murder , Mrs.
Owen appeared and cook the witness
stand.
Prosecutor Wendenberg questioned
Mrs. Owen as to her knowledge of the
domestic life of the Beatties and
brought out a point intended as rele
vant to the alleged motive for the
murder , namely that Seattle's physi
cal condition , due to dissipation , had
caused much unhappiness to his wife.
The witness said that on the night
of the murder she had cautioned Mrs.
Beattie not to go out alone with her
husband.
TO TALK ON CONSERVATION
Taft Will Be Only Speaker Evening ot
September 25 at Kansas
City Congress.
Kansas City , Mo. President Tafl
will be the only speaker on the
program of the national conserva
tion congress at Convention hall here
the night of September 25. The con
gress convenes for its first session on
the morning of that day , and the offi
cials decided to set aside the entire
time at the evening session for the
president , who will speak on the gen
eral subject of "Conservation. "
Roosevelt Baby Named.
San Francisco. The daughter of
Theodore Roosevelt , Jr. , will , it is re
ported , be christened Grace Green
Roosevelt , after her grandmother.
Many presents are arriving for the
baby from all parts of the country.
Bridge Collapses ; 15 Killed.
Geneva , Switzerland. Fifteen men
were dashed to death and 20 others
injured when a railroad bridge over a
deep gorge collapsed near here. It
is feared .that most of the injured will
die
BELGIUM m WAR MOVE
MILITARY PRECAUTIONS CAUSE
GREAT EXCITEMENT AMONG
PEOPLE.
Garrisons Are Strengthened to Preserve
serve Line If France and
Germany Fight
Liege , Belgium. An Intense sensa
tion has been created among the Bel
gian people , especially near the boun
daries of France and Germany , by
the military precautions -which are be
ing put into effect by the Belgian
government
A secret military council was held
at the villa of Lieut Gen. Hellebaut ,
the minister ofwar , at which the
commandants of all the frontier de
fenses were present The conference
was called to consider measures to
preserve the neutrality ef the coun
try Incase of war between France
and Germany.
Great military activity has been In
evidence during the past two years.
Large supplies of shells for the fron
tier forts and rifle ammunition have
been sent forward , and additional bat.
terles of artillery and rapid-fire guns
have been shipped to re-enforce the
posts on all roads leading to the Ger
man frontier.
Specific instructions , it is under
stood , have been sent to the command
ers of troops concerning the blowing
up of bridges and the destruction of
railways should war break out.
JOHN W. GATES FUND GIVER
Will Leaves Nephew $10,000 for
School Expenses With $250,000
as Graduation Prize.
Aurora , 111. The late John W.
Gates left an estate worth about $34-
000,000 , according to relatives living
at St. Charles , 111. , who have just re
turned from New York.
By the will approximately $1,000,000
was distributed among about thirty
distant relatives and friends. The
bulk of the estate Is divided equally
between Charles Gates , the son , and
the widow. They are made executor
and executrix of the estate , the main
sum of which is reported to be held in
trust for ten years.
Henry Baker , twenty years old , of
St. Charles , a nephew , will get $250,000
If he graduates from college. He is
left $10,000 with which to defray the
expenses of his schooling. He intends
to enter Harvard "prep" this fall.
"Henry Is a bright boy , " Mr. Gates
once said of his favorite nephew. "He
takes an Interest in football as well
as his studies and that is the right
kind of a boy. I want the boy to get
a good education. "
C. J. Baker , father of Henry , who
married a sister of Mr. Gates' widow ,
will receive $25,000 and a farm near
St. Charles , which is valued at $50,000.
Mrs. Baker is remembered with $25-
000. Mrs. Lucerne Angell , a blind
sister-in-law of Mr. Gates , is left $100-
000 , while her daughter , Dolores , ten
years old , will receive $100,000. This
amount is left in trust.
TWO DIE IN ELGIN RACE
Driver Buck and Mechanician Jacobs
Loses Their Lives in Auto
Contest.
Elgin , 111. Tragedy raced with the
record-breaking speed demons here
and overtook one of the cars in which
two men were careening around the
road course. Just before the winner
of the National trophy flashed across
the finish line , one of the automobiles
of the Pope-Hartford type , jumped
into the air and turned a
somersault The mechanician , Sam
uel Jacobs , was killed instantly and
the driver , David Buck , suffered in
juries that resulted in his death a
short time later.
The trophy was won by Len Zen-
gel in a National car , who ran at an
average speed of 66.45 miles an hour ,
four miles an hour faster than the
record of 1910.
DISHONESTY IN ARMY POSTS
Major-General Grant Recommends
That They Be Managed by
Civilians.
Washington. The revelation of
irregularities In some of the post
exchanges in the department of the
east during the fiscal year , which
ended recently , has caused Maj.-Gen-
Frederick D. Grant to recommend to
the war department that post ex
changes be placed in the hands of ci
vilians.
Bad management and dishonesty
has been disastrous to two post ex
changes , he says , causing the loss of
funds and the trial of one officer and
several enlisted men. He attributes
the trouble primarily to the fact that
the army officers , occupied with mili
tary duties , are unable to give the ex-
ihanges the proper attention.
Woman Is Young Till Thirty-Five.
Cambridge , Mass. The mooted
juestion of when a woman ceases to
be "young" has been settled by the
Jlrectors of the Cambridge Young
Women's Christian association. The
lirectors voted that no woman is
roung after she has passed the age of
: hirty-flve years.
Congressman Smith Dying.
Los Angeles , Cal. Congressman
Sylvester Smith of the Eighth district
s dying in a sanitarium at Monrovia
) f consumption ;
Gift Enterprises Unlawful.
The practice of offering prizes of
any kind to help boost the sale of an
article of any description is in con
flict with the following law , and a
violation will subject the offender to
punishment :
"It shall be unlawful for any person
or persons to engage in any gift en
terprise in this state. Every person
who shall sell or offer for sale any
real estate or article of merchandise
of any description whatever , or any
ticket of admission to any exhibitioa
or performance or other place of
amusement with a promise , expressed -
pressed or implied , to give or bestow ,
or in any manner hold out the prom
ise of gift or bestowal of any article
or thing , for and in consideration of
the purchase by any person , of any
other article or thing , whether the
object shall be for individual gain , or
for the benefit of any institution of
whatever character , or for any pur
pose whatever , shall be held to be
engaged In a gift enterprise within
the provisions of this act. "
Punished for Using Gad Oil.
The law against the use of Inferior
oils In this state prescribes a penalty
for user of the oils , but lets the seller
go free. It is claimed that the Stand
ard Oil company has sold a consider
able quantity of inferior oil , but that
Is cannot -be prosecuted successfully
owing to the peculiar statute. No
prosecutions have been begun against
the users of inferior oil because , it is
understood , the officials having the
matter in charge feel that the con
sumer is not the person who ought
primarily to pay the penalty for using-
cheap oil. Under this construction of
the statute , in which it is stated the
attorney general has acquiesced , oil
companies may flood Nebraska with
cheap oils and escape scot free. The
man who buys , however , is open to
prosecution and a fine for trying to-
save himself money.
Who Pays the "Sub ? "
When an employe of the state be
comes ill and cannot attend to his
duties shall the state continue paying
his salary , and , in addition , the sal
ary of a substitute ? This question
has come before the board of public
lands and buildings with respect to-
Superintendent Thomas of the insti
tute for feeble minded at Beatrice.
Since Dr. Thomas has been ill he has
been paid his usual salary. A substi
tute has been employed to take charge
of the institution pending his return
to health. Land Commissioner Cowles
thinks that the substitute was hired
with the understanding that he would
cost the state nothing , that , in other
words , the expense of the substitute
would be paid from Dr. Thomas' sal
ary.
Experts Will Meet.
Physical valuation experts from K
flozen states will meet with the state
railway commission to discuss uni
form standards of valuation. Gov
ernor Aldrich will make a short ad
dress of welcome. It is believed that
certain standards of railroad valua
tion can be determined and that if
this is done the work can be accom
plished more easily and that the re
sults can be used by different states
much better than the figures newfound
found by independent action.
State Hospital Overcrowded.
The overcrowded condition of the
state hospital for the insane at Lin
coln has reached a stage so acute
that Superintendent Hay is advocat
ing a temporary suspension of the
law providing for the care of inebri
ates in that institution. In discuss
ing the question with Douglas county
authorities he said he expected to
make such a recommendation to the
state hoard of public lands and build-
'ngs ' at its next meeting.
Are Not Yet -All In.
Official returns have been made to
the secretary of state by all counties
except Douglas. Hitchcock and Sheri
dan counties , however , have not r * -
ported the total number of ballots
cast. Aside from these counties the
total vote was 112,258. The total will
reach 120,000.
Union Pacific Makes Rates.
One fare for the round trip is the
special state fair rate announced by
the Union Pacific. The rate applies
to all stations in Nebraska and
means a rate of one cent per mile to.
Lincoln and return.
The M. & O. Railroad company is
ihe first to apply to the state railway
jommission for permission to reduce
ates to Lincoln during the state fair
! rom two cents a mile to one and one-
lalf fare for the round trip. The rail-
oads usually make such a reduction
luring the state fair.
September 1 , Governor Aldrich will
tear the charges of W. M. Condon and
thers against the village board of
lumphrey , whom the complainants |
lesire removed from office under the
Sackett law. A formal complaint has
> een filed with the governor.
If the appropriations for the Omaha
aedical school 'and the Curtis agri-
: ultural school are tobe held up ,
) eputy Auditor Shahan wishes the
irotestants would get busy in court
nd get their injunction , as he is not
nxious to have claims against these
: ppropriations pile up on his desk. ,
ot knowing whether to pay them.