Nebraska Newspapers

    The O’Neil! Frontier
D. H. CRONIN, Publisher,_
O’NEILL, NEBRASKA
In the advertisement of their ware*
the 18th century quack medicine pro
prietors were quite as resourceful ai
the modern representatives of thell
craft. Newberry, the proprietor of "Dr
James’ Powders.” was a publisher, anj
managed to make one branch of hli
business help the other by Inducing hU
authors—Including Goldsmith—to scat
ter references to the powders through
out the pages of their books.
The annual report of the secretary
for student employment shows a con
tinuing expansion of the work per
formed by this useful office. Dunlnj
last year 699 stndents registered foi
work during term time and 638 foi
summer employment. The total regie
tratlon for both kinds of work (allow
ing for double enrollments) was wel
over 1,000.—Harvard Graduates’ Maga
zine.
Water waste detection has been madi
a science by the present city englnoet
of London. By Its application he hal
reduced the dally consumption 10 gal
lons a head of population. This sav
ing Is simply enormous. In East Lon
don alone It Is enough water to meel
the wantes of a city of 400,000 Inhabit
ants.
Every German city of eonsequene*
has a number of palatial cafes, which
are nothing else than huge club house!
without membership formality. In anj
one of these cafes are hundreds ol
thousands of patrons glancing ovei
domestic and foreign newspapers ano
magazines.
Leonardo da Vine) made studies It
the principles of aviation more than
400 years ago. His notes have recent!)
been disinterred and at the Sorbonnc
In Paris, a few days ago, several
French savants, In formal speeches,
gave him due credit for his pioneer
work.
It Is predicted that by 1815 western
Canada will produce 600,000,000 bushels
of wheat annually. The population Is
Increasing more repldly than the rail
road development, and there Is serious
apprehension that it will not bo pos
sible to handle the enormous crops.
FreBh seaflsh are said to be the prin
cipal Ingredient used In a factory In
Holland for the manufacture of arti
ficial rubber. Genuine rubber Is added
to the fish and the resulting substance
Is said to be as flexible and elastic as
the real article and much cheaper.
The gondoliers of the Grand cnnal. at
Venice, have come out on strike. Thts
Is prosaic enough. But we shall not
think that romance has altogether van
ished until we hear that the yodellers
sf Switzerland are out for a minimum
wage.—London Chronlole.
The state barge from which tho kins
Xnd queen of England witnessed the
Henley regatta this year Is 223 years
sU, and Its oaken timbers aro so round
that the London Times sees no reason
why It should not be seaworthy a cen
tury hence.
Complaining at Tower bridge of her
husband’s conduct with two other
"women-glrls," a wife was told by the
magistrate: “Madam, you may be
married to a Don Juan.” The appli
cant: "Indeed, sir, I ain't nothing o»
the sort."
Essex. England, proposes to intro
duce the "way bill” for tramps, by
which the men when they have fin
ished work at one workhouse are
passed on to the next, the "way bill"
enabling them to obtain refreshment
on the way.
Names of London streets are often
painted on the bricks of the houses and
when the letters wear off a painter re
news them—end frequently makes a
mistake In spelling. A movement Is
now under way for uniform street name
plates.
The south Is now producing more
Portland cement than did the whole
country In 1900. In that year the pro
duction In the country was 8,482,020
barrels, and In 1911 the production was
78,528,637 barrels by 116 plants.
Traveling tor an English firm that
makes ready made clothing, a drum'
mer recently secured orders for *125.
000 worth of "foreign” garments in
Harbin. Manchuria. The clothes will
be sold to the Chinese.
A sounding board of concrete has
been erected at the Welsbaflen semin
ary. and the acoustic properties of the
board proved highly satisfactory and
the carrying qualities all that could
be desired.
The Maladya make use of a coin
which Is worth ono-ten-thousandth
part of an English penny, This is
thought to be the smallest piece of
money In circulation.
How large la the consumption of ma
hogany In the world may be Inferred
from the fact that England alone Im
ported last year 104,712 tons of It, val
ued at *4,*07.408.
“Splnstre.” as a term, owes It or
igin to the fact that In olden days the
law did not promlt a woman to marry
until she had spun a complete set ii
linen.
The Mexieun maguey plant furnishes
the national drink, a valuable medi
cine. fiber for basket making and
weaving and takes the place of thread.
Of the 23,978 persons passing through
the Suez canal last year those classi
fied as military totaled 76,171. and the
pilgrims, emigrants and convicts 28,953.
A woman's club in New York, since
admitting men to membership, has In
creased the number of Its women mem
bers by 20 per cent.
According to officials the cost to
Canada of obtaining the 354,000 immi
grants last year was *1,080,208. or l.-ss
than *3 a head.
The English are evidently not giving
HP the tea habit. Last year thev tm
Sirted 16,222,000 pounds more than In
10. _ _
Tobacco growing tor small farmers In
the open and large ones under covet I
•Sera opportunities In New England.
One-horse power will operate 270,
100,000 watches.
A French bicycler has Invented a
practical bicycle street cleaner pro
pelled by foot power.
Pekin and Tien Tain are the only
cities of northern China that hav'a
water works.
At retail rates, the utiuuul coal bill
»f New York city foots up at 230.000,
>00. _
Womout machinery Is now reclaimed
by the process of electric welding.
An alarm which Indicates a flat tlr«
Pas been patented recently.
EQUINE MENINGITIS
WIDELY PREVALE '
AND FATAL MAI )Y
State Veterinarian Believes
Plague Among Horsess Is
Ally Of Human 111.
Holdrege, Neb., Sept. 6.—Recent
deaths of hundreds of horses In this
section of Nebraska snd western Kan
sas have been caused by cerebro-spln
al meningitis In epidemic form, accord
ing to Dr. A. Hoostrom, state veterin
arian. who yesterday conferred with
many persons who have lost animals
and held a postmortem on a horse
killed In the last stages of the disease.
About 150 farmers met with Dr.
Hoostrom here. Veterinarians from
various points In the Infected area were
present. Testimony of numerous farm
ers who have lost horses showed that
the epidemic Is not due to any particu
lar food the horses have been getting.
Animals that have been on green val
ley pastures, on dry upland pastures,
working horses fed grain, hay or al
falfa and straw and others that have
been fed tho same food all summer
exactly alike have become victims of
the disease. Before the close of the
meeting. Dr. Boostrom stated his belief
that the disease Is meningitis. His view
was substantiated this afternoon by a
careful postmortem examination of an
animal In the last stages of the dis
ease, which was killed for the purpose.
NEW POWER PROJECT
ON LOWER PLATTE
Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 6.—The state
board of Irrigation la hearing today the
application of D. C. Patterson for
water power rights on the lower Platte.
The matter came up yesterday, but
was adjourned until today in order to
permit W. M. Morning, a Lincoln at
torney, who represents the public In
terest, to prepare a showing and ar
gument against the allowance of any
power site and in favor of their reten
tion by the state. Both the attorney
general and the governor have previ
ously expressed their opinion in favor
of granting the application.
This Is an entirely new project, and is
financed by the Kountze Bros., of New
York and Omaha. This firm has been
behind the Cond application, but as
this would have to he denied If an ad
verse decision were given In the Bah
cock project, the backers have decid
ed to avoid any trouble by taking up
the Patterson filing, which Is now
owned by the Fremont Power & Canal
company.
Tho new claim is for an appropria
tion of 2,000 cubic feet a second to be
taken from tho Platte river, south of
Schuyler and to be returned to It
through Elk creek at Fremont. The
power site would be at Fremont, and
It would interfere measurably with the
Babcock project, which aims to carry
the Loup river water direct to the
Missouri, without utilizing the Platte
channel.
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STATE BUILDING AT
WAYNE IS DANGEROUS
Lllncoln, Neb.. Sept. 6.—President
Roach, of the state normal board, re
ported to his colleagues at the annual
meeting that the state normal building
at Wayne, Neb., Is In a dangerous con
dition. He declares that It Is an old
trap of a structure that Is likely to fall
down and kill eomebody; that It has
been condemned by the authorities, but
Is still being used.
'Hie board selected Mary Pettit as In
structor In the domestic science de
partment of the Wayne normal. Eliza
beth Boettcher, of New York, was
elected critic teacher In the same Insti
tution, and James Garrett, janitor. Pro
fessor Snodgrass has been promoted to
dean of the Kearney normal, and a
number of vacancies In the various
staffs.of the two other normals were
filled.
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WIFE KICKS WINDOW PANES
OUT OF HUSBAND’S SHOP
Uehlihg. Neb., Sept. 6,-^Because Mrs.
Margaret Plummer kicked the window
ltghts out of her husband’s barber shop
on Main street last Thursday, Mr.
Plummer left for the county scat yes
terday to file a suit for divorce. The
Plummers' troubles have been the
subject of much gossip for some time
past. They located here two years ago,
shortly after they were married at
(’hadron, following a week's acquaint
ance. Mr. Plummer in his divorce pe
tition charges that Mrs. Plummer is
given to the use of strong drink and
that he has frequenter returned home
from a hard day's labor to find her
drinking with men in their own home.
Mrs. Plummer, who is a young woman.
25 years of age, Is still occupying
Plummer's residence.
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LINCOLN MAN SHOT IN
GOLD COUNTRY QUARREL
Lincoln, Neli., Sept. 6.—Harvey Fry,
a former resident of this county, was
murdered In June last at Nome, Alas
ka. The Information came today to
Fry’s mother, whose address was but
recently found by the authorities up
north. Fry left here several years ago
to seek hts fortune. He had some good
luck, and was planning to return home
next year.
Fry was shot In the back by a
Frenchman named Jean Carl, with
whom he had spme trouble over pro
visions. Fry having accused Carl of
stealing them. The murderer Is In Jail
In Nome.
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DEVELOPING CUSTOMERS FOR
HYDRO ELECTRIC ENTERPRISE
Fremont, Neb.. Sept. 6.—Efforts to
extend lines for the conveyance of elec
tric current to Winslow, Hooper, Ueh
ling, Arlington and a number of other
towns surrounding Fremont, lead to
the belief that a scheme to find a
market for power, which may be de
veloped by the Fremont or Columbus
power canal scheme. has been
launched. The Fremont Gas & Elec
tric Light company is owned by fl. E.
Doherty, the capitalist, whose name
has been connected with the Columbus
power scheme and the present hearing
on rights in Lincoln.
NEBRASKA NEWS NOTES.
SUPERIOR—Today marked the be
ginning of free elty delivery of mail In
Superior, two carriers having been ap
pointed und started on their duties this
morning.
UINC'OUN—More than 500 horses
have died of a strange disease in Ne
braska the past 10 days, according to
reports received by the state vet
erinarian. Half a doxen experts are
out trying to check it, and the stata
department ordered more into the field.
Tlio ulsease resembles fungus poison
ing and is said to be due to the late
growth pastures following late sum
mer rains. Horses are dying in many
scattered counties. According to the
state veterinarian, the horses appear
to be normal in every way except they
apparently lose their reason within six
hours after showing signs of being af
fected acd ure dead within IS hours.
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NEBRASKA NEWS NOTES
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DE8HIER—Cases of hog cholera art
reported In various parts of Hayei
county and prompt compliance Witt
the law will help In checking the di
sease. The law reads: “The ownel
of any swine which shall die from di
sease or sickness shall have the car
cass of the same completely burned
on the premises where the animal died
within 48 hours after death. Any per
son violating this section shall be guil
ty of a misdemeanor and upon convic
tion thereof be fined In any sum not
to exceed J10.
NELIC1H—The exhibitions given at
the races last week by the Rosebud
81oux are Bald by the fair officials to
be entitled to a large part of the credit
for the unprecedented box office re
ceipts. Much complaint, however, U
made of the disappearance of pet dogs.
It is stated that fresh “poodle” was
served each day to the Indians while
in camp here. The police were con
stantly on the watch to prevent any
one from passing liquor to them, and
all Indications pointed to the fact that
no Indian had secured his much be
loved "fire water.”
OMAHA—Ross L. Hammond, collec
tor of Internal revenue for Nebraska,
Is busy this week making the acquain
tance of all the “first Inhabitants” that
he can lay his eyes on. The reason for
this activity Is the request of the treas
ury department at Washington for In
formation regarding the early history
of the Omaha internal revenue office.
It was established In 1862, but all rec
ords for seven years are missing. Mr.
Hammond can’t even find out who was
the first collector or where the office
was.
FLORENCE — Magdeline Sophia
Merkley, widow of the iate Hiram Pitts,
died Wednesday last at Cornwall, Ont.,
at the age of 96 years. Mrs. Pitts was
the mother of Charles Pitts, a mem
ber of the bandit gang of Jesse James,,
who was killed In the Northfleld bank
raid at the time the Younger boys
were captured. Pitte was at one time
a prisoner in the Omaha Jail. He was
a schoolmate of Janies Miller, of Flor
ence.
HOLDREGE—One-half of the busi
ness portion of the town of Funk, sev
en miles east of here, was consumed in
a fire which originated in the rear of
H. H. Funk's drug store. The town
has no fire protection and chemical
apparatus rushed to the scene fronj
this city was of service in confining
the fire to certain limits. The total
loss is about $18,000. The heaviest
losers are L. T. Brooking, three build
ings. $3,000; insurance, $1,000. Seven
buildings were burned.
OMAHA—After 67 years of active
business life In Nebraska, A. W. Trum
ble, president of the Packers National
bank, is dead He passed quietly away
yesterday Death resulted directly
from a paralytic stroke suffered last
Sunday. Tills with his advanced age
of 82 years, left but little hope that he
would recover his health. He had
been director in the Packers bank
since It was founded in 1891 and two
years ago was made its president.
OMAHA—It has been fairly well es
tablished that an organized gang of
pickpockets lias been operating at tho
Ak-8ar-Ben den for the past two
weeks, reaping a considerable harvest
on the Monday initiation nights. The
climax was capped last Monday eve
ning when MaJ. Robert S. Wilcox, for
merly at the head of the Browning
King company, loBt a pocketbook con
taining $20. Other thefts have been
reported.
MINDEN—Four Mlnden boys were In
an auto wreck last evening, coming
home from Hildreth. When the auto
turned turtle. Harry Nelson, Minor
Nelson, Peter Boasen and Fred Wells
were in the car. Harry and Minor Nel
son were pinned under the car for
about 15 minutes before help came.
Hurry Nelson's leg was broken. Fred
Wells and Harry Nelson were in an
auto wreck about a year ago.
LINCOLN—John Shutz. a farmer liv
ing near North Bend, and a visitor at
tile state fair, reported to the police
Wednesday morning that he had been
held up and robbed of $30. Shutz said
that he had been out for a walk when
he was suddenly seized from behind
and a gun pointed at his head. One
man held his arms tight, he said, while
another held the gun to hia head and
went through his pockets.
BEATRICE, NEB.—Julius Pritichard
charged with criminally ussaultlng the
8-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Ed Delaney, at Wymore, Juno 12, 1912,
was given his preliminary hearing be
fore Judge Ellis. Sufficient evidence
was submitted to bind him over to the
November term of the district court.
His bond was fixed at $2,000, which he
was unable to give.
LINCOLN—The Nebraska state fair
of 1912 came to a close here last night
with the record, having drawn total
admissions to the number of 166,694,
or nearly 4,000 more than last year,
when the total admissions amounted
to 162,749. Omaha and South Omaha
days brought the number up to the
record breaking point.
LINCOLN—Thomas Harrop, of Han
lon, 86 years old, fell from the O street
viaduct near tho Union Pacific depot
last evening and died an hour later
from his injuries
'Hie little girl's father. Ed Delanev,
created a stir In the court room by
assaulting the prisoner when he was
brought In for trial.
LINCOLN—All records for state fair
attendance* were broken here yester
day when gate receipts showed an at
tendance on record for Nebraska.
Thousands of people last night were
unable to find accommodations of any
sort and either wandered about the
streets or tried to get some sleep on
doorsteps or in the parks.
FREMONT—Rev. I. W. Corey, pastor
of the First Baptist church, lias re
ceived a check for *100 from George
Yule, head of the Buin Wagon com
pany, along with un urgent request
that he come at once to Kenosha,
WIs., to seo him. Mr. Yule is past 90
years of age. For 10 years Rev Mr
Corey was pastor of the Baptist
church at Kenosha, of which Mr. Yule
is a member.
NEL1GH—At the present time this
city has three cases of infantile
paralysis, and rigid quarantine is now
enforced. Possibly no city of equal
size in Nehriska is so thoroughly safe
guarded against the spread of this
disease as Nellgh Is at this time. The
homes quarantined are: James Nash
Abe Nash and William Jewell, a child
In each family being afflicted.
IjRAND ISLAND—Mrs. Leona Jones,
a bride of hut a few da> s, was shot
In the neck with a rifle ball at the
hands ol a lad named Moore, who
stopped at the Jones farm, four miles
■West of the soldiers' home. The shoot
ing was entirely accidental. The wound
Is an ugly but not a serious one.
LINCOLN—Chancellor Avery is pre
paring an analysis of university con
ditions. needs and necessities, to he
submitted to the board of regents at
the next meeting. It is probable that
a statement will he prepared at that
time asking the legislature for a spe
cific amount of appropriations for ths
next two years.
SCORE OF MURDERS
BROUGHT TO LIGHT
Campaign Of Girl In West Ham
mond Strikes Trace Of
Wholesale Slaughter.
Chicago, Sept 8.—Digging for vic
tims of wholesale murders In West
Hammond, 111., 12 of whom are said
by France Ford, whose real name
is said to be Mrs. Ethel Parker, to
have taken their death draught
from a "black bottle” kept in a
notorious resort, may be decided on
as a result of his Investigations,
said Coroner Peter Hoffman, of
Cook county today. The Ford girl,
whose revelations have made the
most startling features of the cru
sade Instituted by Miss. Virginia
Brooks, has not told all she knows
about the West Hammond dives,
the coroner believes.
Meanwhile Miss Brooks arranged
for a conference with Charles F.
Dewoody, division superintendent
of the federal department of justice
regarding conditions in West Ham
mond. She is seeking the co-oper
ation of the federal government in
the prosecution of violations of
the Mann white slave act.
Chicago, Sept. 8.—What one brave
little woman can do when she “sets
her head" has been demonstrated In
the West Hammond vice crusade, in
augurated by Miss Virginia Brooks
several weeks ago and which culmin
ated last night in the arrest of Fran
ces Ford, a young girl, who told po
lice officials that at least 21 persons
have fallen orey to the "vice ring” of
the Chicago suburb within the past
year. Only three of these murders are
matters of reeord.
Until Miss Brooks began her crusade.
West Hammond was a veritable “hell
on earth.” The saloonkeepers are al
leged to be the leaders In the “vice
ring." Conditions there have been al
most intolerable. Miss Brooks Under
took her campaign alone. She was
hooted and laughed at. but still per
sisted, gradually enlisting the services
of officials and other women.
Causes Girl s Arrest.
The arrest of the Ford girl was made
upon complaint of Miss Brooks and
Assistant County Attorney Thomas J.
Johnson. She is charged with being
an accessory after th« fact- in connec
tion with the death of John Messmak
er.
The narrative of Miss Ford related
to Coroner Hoffman and Assistant
County Attorney Johnson, while being
carefully guarded by the officials, is
said to include among other things the
charge that several murders were per
petrated in the resorts of West Ham
mond.
Messmaker Was Drugged.
John Messmaker, it is said, was
drugged and later a hypodermic injec
tion of poison was given before he
died, August 13.
At least two other men are said to
huve met a similar fate within 12
months.
State’s Attorney Wayman took up
the matter of preparing to investigate
the allegations of graft and crime in
West Hammond made by Miss Virginia
Brooks and others.
The facts, it is said, will be presented
to the September grand jury.
The questioning of Miss Brooks was
delayed, owing to the activity of al
leged agents of the alleged "vice ring”
composed of West Hammond saloon
keepers.
Miss Ford, after being taken to din
ner at a downtown hotel by detectives,
became suddenly ill. At first the police
believed she might be feigning, but two
physicians who examined her declared
she was near collapse from nervous
exhaustion. She was removed to the
Bridewell hospital for treatment.
Methods of Robbery.
In her statement to Coroner Hoffman
and the police, Miss Ford told of a
bottle which she said always was kept
behind the bar of a saloon and which
she always understood was to be given
to persons under the influence of liq
uor and who were thought to have con
siderable money in their possession. Khe
is said to have denied being present
W’hen the alleged "knockout drops”
were given to Messmaker, although she
admitted having been in the company
of the victim most of the day before
his death. She said both Messmaker
and herself drank heavily the day be
fore his death.
Damaging information against West
Hammond dive keepers in regard to
alleged white slavery is said to have
been given the officials by Miss Ford.
She said she had lived in West Ham
mond resorts about two years and had
known Messmaker nearly a year.
Miss Frances Ford, whose 80-page
revelation of vice in the village of West
Hammond, 111., is expected to be the
basis for prosecution of the alleged
“vice ring" in the small town, was said
to be recovering from her nervous
breakdown today. Lack of morphine,
to which the girl is said to be addicted,
is believed to have contributed to her
breakdown.
Coroner Hoffman ordered deputies to
day to seek information which would
substantiate the allegations made by
the Ford girl, who was an inmate of
the resort owned by Henry Foss, in
whose place Henry Messmaker, the al
leged victim of poison, died.
WANTS NAME TAKEN
OFF R0LL_0F DEAD
Detroit Man Supposed To Have
Drowned In 1911 Is Very
Much Alive.
Albany, N. Y., Sept. 7.—Because
scratch my name off the death list,”
was the gist of a communication re
ceived by Eugene H. Porter, state com
missioner of health, from John M. Au
ringer, of Detroit, Mich. According to
the state health department, records
that the body of a man drowned in the
Erie canal at Dewitt, in May, 1911, was
identified as Auringer by his daughter
and two brothers.
Auringer had disappeared from his
home in Detroit shortly before the
body was discovered. The writer made
no explanation of his disappearance,
but said he had convinced his relatives
that he was "very much alive."
AFTER ALL SHE ioRE
WHO CAN BLAME HER?
Kansas City, Mo., Sept. S.—Because
he cried when she left him at home to
go out in society and because he got
up from bed at midnight to roll a clg
aret and smoke it, Mrs. Beta Gordon
is suing David Gordon for divorce here.
The woman dismissed her first suit
against Gordon two months ago, but
when he cried because a bottle of milk
soured and she would not go to the
grocery for another, she started the
second suit.
JAPS AND RUSSIANS
IN TERRITORY STEAL
4 Latin - American Combat
Against United States
Is Feared.
Washington, D C.. Sept. 8.—Beset on
one hand by the fear of a Russo
Japanese pact to embarrass and dis
member the new Chinese republic to
the great dlscomforture of the United
States, and on the other that a more
against Mexico would provoke a war
with all the seething little republics
of Latin America, these are indeed
troublesome days for the state depart
ment. Secretary Knox has been un
fortunate In the administration of the
foreign office and has made American
diplomacy the laughing stock of the
world.
Just now, the secretary of state is
bound for Japan to attend the funeral
of the late mikado. It is commonly
supposed that he will take advantage
of the occasion to sound the diplomacy
of Japan on the designs of the Japan
ese government in the far east, on the
question of what Japan and Russia
purpose to do with reference to Man
churia and whether Russia, by the
terms of an arrangement between the
Japanese and Russian governments, 1»
to be allowed to dominate Mongolia
Alliance Not Doubted.
Not much doubt exists here that th«
two countries are in virtual alllanct
as to the present policy to be pursued
regarding these huge chunks o'
Chinese territory. And there is uneasi
ness here lest their understanding goes
even further and looks to the embar
rassment of the republic of China with
a view to helping aiong the complete
dismemberment of that great nation.
Won’t Accomplish Much.
Secretary Knox is not likely to get
anything more than placid assurance
from the Japanese that are pleasant
to hear but will amount to nothing. He
has never been able to cope success
fully with the Japanese diplomats or
those of Russia or England when it
comes to far eastern matters. The sad
experience of the department with ref
erence to the neutralization of the
Manchurian railroads is a case emi
nently 1n point. That venture into big
Internatio' al chess playing made
American diplomacy the laughing stock
of that part of the world that is com
monly referred to as the Chinese coast,
and excited derision In the chancel
lories of Europe.
Looks Bad in Latin States.
But the tangled state of Latin
American affairs Is in some respects
even more lamentable than the dis
adventures of American diplomacy in
other parts of the world. The turmoil
there is extremely annoying and hurt
ful to American business, while it Is
causing a degree of ill feeling between
the United States and some of the
southern republics that it will take
much time to repair. The Mexican
situation is going from bad to worse.
Nicaragua, Cuba. Panama and Colom
bia are sore spots. In fact, it looks as
if the admirable relationship between
this country and Latin America, which
was established In the regime of Ellhu
Root as secretary of state, had been
in large measure broken up.
Afraid to Interfere.
These states are naturally jealous of
their big neighbor on the north and
fearful of that neighbor's designs. It
requires the most competent diplomacy
to handle problems arising in that part
of the world and the United States has
few competent diplomats in the Latin
American countries. The racial ties
between the Latin American countries
are, generally speaking, close and
when this country gets involved in
difficulty with one feeling Is apt to be
stirred up against it in all Latin
America.
It Is probably because of the feeling
of the administration that it must take
no aggressive step against Mexico lest
all Latin America be aroused that the
Mexican situation has been allowed to
drift as it has. The state department
in adopting a highly conciliatory policy
toward Mexico has apparently leaned
over backwards. Certain it is that the
administration has earned no end oi
criticism for itself by not taking hold
of tjie Mexican situation with a firmer
hand and compelling the restoring ol
order. Along the border states and. in
fact, all over the country, strong dis
approval is expressed of the weak and
wavering course of the government in
Mexican matters.
CHURCH WOULD BAR
NAUGHTY PREACHER
Evangelist Newell Meets Op
position When Skeleton Of
Past Is Dragged Out.
Chicago, Sept. 8.—Information wa.
furnished certain officials of the Firsi
Methodist church, of Chicago, yester
day, which may result in the barring
of the Rev. William R. Newell, ar
evangelist of national reputation, from
that edifice.
The facta were presented as a con
sequence of the action of the churches
of Toronto, Canada, which have been
closed to the preacher.
The publication of evidence and find
ings in a trial of the minister by
Moody church. La Salle and Chicagu
avenues, led to the First church’s
action. The hearing was in 1909, but
so carefully was the scandal hushed
that although the church following
had a fair idea of what had taken
place, no inkling of It was permitted
to become generally public.
The charges on which the*evangelist
was convicted are:
Perslsten use of narcotic drugs.
Improper conduct with women.
Unreliability of statements.
The charges against Rev. Mr. Newell
were vouched for by the Rev. R. A.
Torrey, former pastor of Moody
church; Norman H. Camp, an evan
gelist; O. M. Temple, a pastor at Par
deeville, Wis., and the Rev. Marcus A
Scott, of Detroit.
Mr. Camp and Dr. Temple testified
that at Pardeeville In 1905 Newell had
confessed to them Improper conduct
with women, some of whom were
members of his bible classes.
Dr. Torrey, further said a woman,
now a missionary 1n China, had told
him Newell had "tried to break down
her assurance of salvation and made
an Improper proposal to her.”
NEIGHBORING TOWNS
C0MPLAIN_0F BRIDGE
Kingsley, la., Sept S.—Talk of start
ing a petition to the city council ol
Sioux City has been rife here ana at
Pierson, Moville, Luton and Correction
ville to repair the Bacon Hollow bridge.
This bridge is In the city limits but
has been In such a bad condition that
the out of town people who have to
use it to get into Sioux City are going
elsewhere with their business.
SOCIAL EVIL HELD
NOT CONQUERABLE
That Is Interpretation Plaeed
On Mayor Gaynor’s Attitude
By Attorney.
New York, Sept. 7.—The relationship
between Mayor Gaynor and the New
York police department; the mayor's
attitude on the city’s so-called vice
and excise problems and the extent
to which the department followed his
public declarations of his attitude,
formed the basis of a relentless cross
examination undergone by Police Com
missioner Waldo today in the trial of
Cornelius G. Hayes, an inspector, sus
pended on charges of making false
statements during an Interview on the
Rosenthal murder, reflecting on the
commissioner.
Thomas Thacher. Hayes’ counsel,
thwarted in his efforts to read into the
record the mayor’s utterances sn the
vice problems, finally gained recogni
tion from the trial commissioner. Doug
las A. McKay, by this declaration: “I
am merely trying to prove that Mayor
Gaynor’s policy was one under which
the social evil was recognized as an un
conquerable problem, which had to be
endured, but that the evil had to pre
sent a front of decency; that in the
failure of Inspector Hayes to raid dis
orderly houses, he was merely reflect
ing this policy and that any orders is
sued to him by Police Commissioner
Waldo were directly in violation of that
policy.”
Waldo Makes Denial.
Mr. Thacher was then permitted to
proceed with his cross examination
along the lines he desired.
“Does not Mayor Gaynor direct your
policy toward vice?" he asked Waldo.
“He does not,” snapped the commis
sioner.
"Has Mayor Gaynor ever instructed
you how to deal with disorderly
houses?”
"He has never given me any in
structions on that subject.”
“As a matter of tact, you didn’t ex
pect Hayes to raid disorderly houses
within his district, now, did you?”
“I expected him to raid every dis
orderly house, as to whose operations
he could obtain evidence.”
“You knew, didn’t you, that disor
derly houses flourished for six months
in Inspector Hayes' district; that these
houses were operating every day and
that they were not being raided?”
Knew of Disorderly Houses.
"Yes, I knew it. I know that dis
orderly houses have been flourishing
In that district for a year. But I pre
sumed that Inspector Hayes was mak
ing every effort he could to close them
up.”
Commissioner Waldo testified that he
called before him on August 16 the
various inspectors to ascertain which
one of them, if any, had given an
anonymous interview, published that
day, to the effect that orders had been
given by Waldo that no disorderly
houses should be raided without his in
struction.
“Inspector Hayes then told me that
ha understood his orders were not to
raid disorderly houses without specific
Instructions from me,” Commissioner
Waldo continued.
"Had you ever given him such or
ders?” asked Terrence Farley, assist
ant corporation counsel, representing
the department.
“He was never given any instruc
tions of that character in any form
whatsoever,” Commissioner Waldo re
plied.
MASKED, WATCHES
HER HUBBY FLIRT
Wife of New York Physician
Poses as School Girl to Get
Evidence Against Him.
New York, Sept. 9.—The masked ball,
at which the suspicious wife posed as
a demure school girl, and watched her
husband's attentions to another wom
an. will play an important part in a
supreme court separation action.
The woman w ho posed as the school
girl is Mrs. Fannie Gutfreund. wife of
Dr. Joseph Gutfreund, a physician of
250 East Sixty-first street. She filed
a complaint yesterday charging her
husband with having separated from
her without Just cause. She wants ali
mony and counsel fee pending the trial
of the action.
Mrs. Gutfreund is about 50 years old.
She complains that her husband "con
stantly twitted her about her age.” but
she bore the remarks patiently for
the sake of her three children. On
August 27 last she left their homo
about 10 minutes. On her return she
found a moving van in front of the
house. The van owners were moving
out the doctor’s furniture.
Mrs. Gutfreund is of the opinion that
her husband earns about HO.000 a
year. He denies that her charges are
true.
"It was just after the celebration of
our silver wedding.” Mrs. Gutfreund
continued, "that I discovered my hus
band was attentive to this other wom
an. We attended a masked ball given
by the Odd Fellows. I saw this other
woman there dressed in black and was
surprised to see she was wearing my
husband's badge of office in the Odd
Fellows. I spoke to my husband about
It after the ball and he said I was
jealous and crazy.”
SUFFRAGETS INVADE
KING’S GOLF LINKS
Balmoral, Scotland, Sept. 9.—Suf
fragets invaded the grounds of King
George’s highland castle last night.
The king is residing hire during the
shooting season and a strong force of
police is on guard.
The women, however, succeeded in
outwitting the guards and left signs
of their daring in the shape of purple
flags bearing the words “votes for
women means peace for the cabinet
ministers," all around his majesty's
private golf links. They removed and
took away with them the flags marking
the holes.
HORSES AND GRAIN
CONSUMED IN BARN
Alta. Ia.. Sept. 9.—During a severe
electrical storm the large barn on the
John Porter place, nine miles north
west of Alta, was struck by lightning
and burned to the ground, with about
5.000 bushels of grain, five head of
fine draft horses and some machinery,
belonging to A. N. Peterson, the ten
ant. The loss is partially covered by
insurance. The storm was severe in
town and the school house was struck,
but no serious damage done.