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WOMAN ROBBEDDF SI 30, OOOIN GEMS Former Wile of Karslull Fieli, Jr., Loses Fortune in Jewels. NO GLUE FCUN3 TO THE THIEF Theft Occurs in Amertka Stateroom During Night nd Woman Arises Early to Find Gem Gone Passen geri' Baggage Searched Clues Fail. New York, Feb. 27. Mrs. Muldwln Drummond, formerly Mm. Marshall Held. Jr., of Chicago, was robbed of a fortuno In Jewels aboard a trans At lantic liner. Diamonds, pearls and other gems to the valuo of approxl mutely $130,000 disappeared fiom her atateroom on the steamship Anierlka of tho Hamburg American line aome time between 9:30 p. m. and 5:30 a. m. The Iohs was reported Immediately after the liner docked at lloboken and the police of lloboken and New York are working on tho caiio. Mrs. Drunimond hurried to the Hotel plaza, declln'ng to discuss her Iohs. The Hamburg-American lino disclaims all responlblllty on the ground that pas senders leave Jewels In their stato rooms at the owner'B risk. To tho police Mrs. Drummond do fccrlbed tho missing Jewels as fullows: Ono tiring of 283 pearls; ono lurgo black pearl ring set wjlh diamonds; ono large while penrl ring net with diamonds; one pair largo pearl cur lings set with diamonds; ono black pearl brooch set with diamonds, with diamonds, with a black pearl, pea shaped pendant. No Trace of Jewels. A wireless messago sent from the Amerika as It noared port summoned detectives down tho bay iu a tug. They learned from Mrs. Drunimond details of the then and began a combing of the ship and a search of the crew. But not a trace of tho Jew els was found. Mis. Drummond explained that, ex cept at night, she had worn the Jewels almoHt constantly on her person, but hud kept them under her waist and had not displayed them at any time, even while dining. On retiring she placed them In a cabinet drawer of the stateroom as alio had done each night during tho voyage. No one had access to the stateroom, Hhe added, besides her husband, herself and ber maid. The maid she holds above sus picion. Arising early to make her toilet be fore tho liner docked, she waa sturtod 1o find the drawer empty. The cap tain waa untitled and a quiet In vestigation was begun before an aero gram called police authorities on shore. .As not A clue was developed, how vwr, the customs authorities were ap pealed to, and under the gulso of bug gage Inspection everyono's luggage was sifted thoroughly, but so far ai could be learned not even a suspicion was unearthed. JURY INDICTS VVAPPENSTEIN Charged W'th Receiving J2.50O From Vice Syndicate at Seattle. Seattle, Wash., Feb. 27. Former Chief of Police Charles W. Wappcn iteln, Indicted ty the grand Jury on charges growing out of the vice situ Itlon Investigation, was arrested. The Indictment charges that Wappenstt ln received $2,500 from Gideon Tupper ind Clarence Gerald, saloon keepers ind members of the bo called vice syn iiirnte. which lit alleged to have had ' exclusive gambling, white slave and other vice privileges during the ad ministration of Hiram Gill, the recent ly recalled mayor. Wappecsteln fur nlshed $25,000 ball, the bond being Blgned by two wealthy owners of sa loon and hotel property. ROOSEVELT'S ITINERARY Through South and Then to Coast, Re turning by Way of Northwest. New York, Feb. 27. Next Saturday Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, Mr. Roosevelt and their daughter, Miss Kthel, will start on a long trip throughout the west The Roosevelts will go by the south ern route, among the Important stops being Atlanta, New Orleans and thence to southern Arizona. Colonel Roosevelt will deliver a se ries of lectures at the University of California during their stay of about a month on the coast. Leaving there about April 1, the colonel expects to lour the northwestern states, deliver ing a number of addresses and return cast by way of Chicago. rUTTSMODTH DEBATERS LOSE TO SOUTH OMAHA From Saturday' Daily. The debate between the South Omaha High school and the Platts- mouth High school, which was held at South Omaha last evening, ended In favor of the packers. The com mittee to decide the contest waa Superintendent Martin of Nebraska City, the principal of the Council Illuffs school, VV. A. Drlndley, and the third man was Elwood Anderson from the Omaha public schools. The decision was unanimous against Plattsmouth. The question debated was, "Re- selved, That the policy of maintain ing the United States navy at Its present strength Is preferable to the policy of suubstantially increasing It." South Omaha had the affirm ative and was represented by Edward Rratton, Wlnthrop Lane and John Orchard. IMattsmouth had the negative, and Bent as her champions Elmer Halstrora, Matthew Herold and John Falter. Our boys . made splendid argu ments and their delivery was excel lent. It was apparent from the state ment of the question that It Is rather a one-sided question, the South Omaha boys having the advantage In this particular, as well as In the clos ing rebuttal speech. R03 WOMAN EXPRESS AGENT TAKES MILL LEVY TO KOVEUNIVERSITY Commillee 1o R-pcri lor Chang ing Build rigs to Stale Farm. Lincoln. Feb. 27. The removal of tho professional and academic depart ments of the Btate university from the campus In Lincoln to tho Btate farm will be recommended by the special committee of the legislature. Tho committee of eleven has had the matter under consideration for more than a month and has given a rumber of public hearings bo that all Interested might have a chance to Btate their views. Regent Coupland and Regent Haller have spoken to the committee In favor of the removal. The two regents were a minority In favor of It In a recent report by the regents Os a wholo. The recommendation of the commit tee Is provided with an alternative If the legislature refuses to appropriate the 1 mill levy, which is considered necessary for carrying out the project. The mill levy Is recommended and If refused tho committee is opposed to attempting to remove the university and a half mill levy is recommended for Improvements, to be divided equal ly between the city campus and the campus of the agricultural school at the farm. DIES IN DENTIST CHAIR LOYAL SONS Ai DAUGH TERS AT NEWELL IMMIGRATION FRAUDS FOUND Federal Cites Arresi Grew ol Greek Trans-Atlantic Liner. ALIENS ALLEGED SMUGGLED IS MEOW ATIKI From Friday's Polly. The Loyal Sons and Loyal Daugh ters of the Christian church held their regular monthly business and social meeting at the home of the president of the Loyal Sons' class, Robert Newell, last evening. This was a very profitable meeting, flnan daily and otherwise and the said classes are a success. The report of the treasurer showed receipts for the past six months right at the $100 mark, and $75 of said amount went to the support of the church. There were about thirty present. In the beginning the president called the Jolly crowd to order and con ducted the business of the class, after which a short program was rendered, consisting of both Instrumental and vocal music. Following this, a guess ing contest was participated in, which had been prepared by Miss Iiernlce and Robert Newell, Robert holding the paper of pins while Miss Bernese prepared the material and pinned same here and there through out the rooms. At a late hour a de licious two-course luncheon was served, to which all did ample Justice. Mr. and Mrs. Newell proved to be ex cellent entertainers. Official! Assert Aliens Rejected at El lie Island Are Members of Ship's Crew to Hide Their Identity Trial Is Set for March 1. New York, Feb. 27. Federal officers boarded the Greek trans-Atlantic Una Athlnal and arrested twenty nine mem berg of ita crew, charged with consplr acy to violate tho United States immi gration laws. Those arrested include tvery one in authority from captain down as well as the resident agent of the company here. The Bteamei belongs to the Hellenic Trans-Atlantic Steamship company. The government charges that the company has been smuggling in aliens for more than a year, some of them disguised as mem bers of the crew, others hidden about the ship until there was no danger ol search. Nikolas A. Galanos, the agent, wai released under $20,000 bonds and h confidential secretary in the sum ol $15,000. Captain Kolouras was re leased under $10,000 bail, as were his first officer, chief engineer and Dr. Diakovatos, the ship's surgeon. Three other officers were held in $10,000 bail each and each of the sixteen members of the crew In $3,000. In all. the government required $195,000 ball Judge ChatlMd, sitting In the Unit ed States circuit court, before whom the indictments were read, set trial fot March i. The penalty for conspiracy is $10,000 and two years' imprison nient, either or both, and for violating section 8 of the Immigration laws, $3, 000 and two years, either or both. A field agent of the immigration bu reau at Washington, who worked up the case, had Beventy-slx names on his list, but only twenty-nine could be found on the Athlnal when he boarded It at quarantine. No arrests were made until the ship moored in Brook lyn. The passengers were taken off with out fuss, and federal o'ftcers then searched the Bhlp, ar resting those wanted who could be found. The gov ernment expects to prove that when aliens were rejected at Ellis Island it was possible for many of them, by a payment of $40 to $80, to enllst'a members of the crew, or else to tak passage and when the ship arrived tn avoid inspection either by hiding oi appearing on the ship's muster. OF 150 Big heavyweight mules, draft horses from 1200 to 1500 pounds, driving horses, saddle horses, match teams. Bandits Take $10,000 From Mrs. Gut Joseph at Fuller, Kan. rittsburg, Kan., Feb. 27. Mrs. Ous Joseph, postmaster at Fuller, a coal camp near here, was held up by two highwaymen and robbed of $10,000, which Bbe had Just received by ex press from Kansas City. The money was to have been used to pay off the employees of tho Sheridan Coal com pany heie. Tho money was in ono nackage. Two other packages con taining $10,000 each were not found ty tho robbers. Tho money was sent from Kansas City on the KiuiHas City Southern. There was $30,350 In all the three packages. The train arrlvod at 6:30 and was met by Mrs. JoHeph and Al bert Br.lggs, cashier of the company. Tho money was consigned to an ex tiresss company, of which Mrs. Joseph is agent. Mrs. Joseph took a package contain ing $10,523 and left the depot first. As fho stepped out of the door a masked man with a revolver confronted her and demanded the money. Another robber stood near by. Mrs. Joseph handed over tho money. Diiggs, who waa close behind, saw what was going on and threw his two packages con taining $10,000 Into a corner. Tho robbers ran to a buggy and escaped. BOMBS ROCK NEW IRON PLANT Explosions Jar Iroquois Works In 8outh Chicago. Chicago, Feb. 27. Two dynamite bombs were exploded In the Iroquois Iron company's new $1,000,000 plant in course of construction in South Chicago at Nlnety-Becond Btreet and the lake. Windows were shattered In bulldiugs for many blocks around ami hundreds of persons were awakened by tho thundering detonations. It Is believed by tho police that the fxploHlons were caused by labor trou bles. The extent of the damage from the explosions could not be estimated. Long Sentence for Forger. Inslng. Kan.. Feb. 27. J. F. Baker rvf Harper county, Kansas, began to nerve an Indeterminate sentence of from 37 to 223 years in the state pris on here. He was convicted on thirty seven counts of forgery of express money orders, and ai nentenced from M c to five year on each count. liler lit twenty five yenrs old. Mist Alice E. Fort of Deweese Ex pires Suddenly at Edgar, Edgar. Neb., Feb. 27. Miss Alice C. Font, thirty years of age, died sud denly here In the office of Dr. J. R. Hiiiv..pv. a dentist. She came here from Deweeso to have some teeth ex tracted and Just aftr Dr. Shlveley had removed the second one she faint ed, lie summoned a doctor whose of fice was half a block away, but she was dead before ho arrlvod. Death was probably due to heart failure. The woman had not been given nn anaesthetic. Doe .Mot Koem to Improve. Mrs. Knight and Mr. William Snyder of Gretna, sister and brother of Mrs. J. B. Archer, arrived last evening to visit their sister for a time. Mrs. Archer has been seriously ill for several days and her condition does not improve as her firends would like to see it do. Mr. Fred Adair of Gretna arrived this morning and Dr. Hlcky, another relative from Bennington, Nebraska, arrived to see Mrs. Archer today. To be held in Dunn's Pavilion, Weeping Water, Neb., commencing at 11 a. m. -Saturday, Search 4- I will buy horses and mnles up to day of sale. I will sell all the consigned stuff in the forenoon. TERMS OF SALE! Bankable notes six to twelve months time, drawing eight per cent interest. This will be the last sale this spring. ASKS TO HAVE WILL OF DECEASED WIFE PROBATED A petition was filed in county court this morning by S. E. Shriver, now of Jacksonville, Illinois, but Women were passed off. it Is said i formerly for years a resident of as stewardess. The Hellenic Steam ahlp company has lien in trouble on rlmllar charges before. BALLOON LANDS NEAR GOWEn Municipal Filings Close at Lincoln. Lincoln. Feb. 27. The largest po tltlon to be offered In support of any candidate for the coming municipal election Is tho one (lied for A. II. Armstrong, the Republican candidate of tho buslncsf men, for mayor. The flllngi have closed now and the Ave mayoralty aspirants, Armstrong, Rob ert Mnlono, Thomas F.. Cochrane, May or Don U IiOve and the socialist can didate, C. R. Oyler, will begin their ac tive fight. Woodman Banker Indicted. Lnlcoln, Veb. 27. George W. Losey, GUY MEN INJURED LIMB WHILE AT WORK banker for camp fC9, a local lodgo of j tho Modern Woodmen of America, waa Indicted by the grand Jury on a charge of em1oz'.lement. He has been treas urer of the fraternal order for four years and Is accused of having manip ulated the funds during most of the time. The amounts are said to aggre gate over $3,000. Experiment With Grimm Alfalfa. Kearney, Neb., Feb. 27. P. F. Roby of thlB city has purchased Quito a large quantity of "ovlger klee," Grimm alfalfa seed, and will experiment with It on hi? Buffalo county and Colorado lands. This is the most expensive seed produced In tho United States, but It Is said to be the hardiest van etv of the plant. It Is raised In Min nesota. License Fight On at Kearney Kearney, Neb., Feb. 27 Tho "drys" of the city are circulating a petition among tho electors of the city which requests that the power to grant 11 censrg for the inle of Intoxicating llq uors be taken from the city wundl Tho petition Is causing a warm lis lit On the 23d Inst., while engaged In unloading a five-ton block or granite for the government building, Guy Mc Maken sustained an injury to one leg which will lay him up for several days. The accident was caused by a large rope giving way, on which the weight of the granite block was being hoisted, causing a block of wood to rebound, striking Guy on the calf of the leg and badly bruising It. Had the blow landed on the front of the bone there la no doubt but that the Snowstorm Compels Aeronauts V. Throw Out Ballast and Descend. St. Joseph, Mo., Feb. 27. The bal loon Miss Sophia, which left San An tonio, Tex., Friday, lauded on a farm r.ear Gower, Mo. The balloon was in charge of W. EI Assmann and J. M. O'Reilly, St. Louis aeronauts. They were tossed about Id a severe snowstorm above the clouda for ten hours before landing. The ait hip traveled 800 mllea. The aero nauts were attempting to lift th Lahm cup for long distance flight. Though several times the balloon at talned an altitude of 16.000 feet, the aeronauts suffered but little from the exposure. When they ran into the storm they were forced to throw oil ballast and they worked In the snow In their shirt sleeves tossing the hand bags overboard. The storm made It Impossible for them to tell In what direction they were going. For a tlm they thought they were over Okla homa. They decided that they might be sailing back toward Texas. They kept on dropping ballast and they camo down on the Gray farm In an open field, a quarter of a mile from Gray's house. Avoca, in this county, asking that the court probate the will of his deceased wife, Phoebe Ann Shriver, who died August 3, 1909. The petition does not state that the deceased left prop erty, but states that she willed her estate to the "National Benevolent Association" of the Christian church, with a life estate to the petitioner, and that the petitioner was appointed by the will as executor of the will, which office Mr. Shriver renounces in favor of Orlando Tefft of Avoca, Ne braska. . The prayer is that the will may be probated by this court. Violin 137 Year Old. William Balfour of Nehawka, who won the fiddlers' contest at Union on February 14, expects to attend the contest at Nebraska City, where he believes he will "skin" them all. Ills violin is 137 years old. . CHICAGO FACES BIG STRIKE leg would have been broken. Guy feels that he escaped luckily In not having his leg broken, but as It is he will bo kept In for some time. and the Ixsue will com ty.ini election, Af rtl . into LVt Mr. William Rice, a prominent young farmer of near Murray, was in the city today and made the Journal a social call. Mr. Rice is one of our valued readers and is always welcome tod rop in and see us Mr. Samuel Tubbs of near Murray drove in from the farm this morning and looked after items of business for a few hours. Adam Schafer of Mt. Pleasant precinct was a county Beat visitor to day and dropped In to call on the Journal for a short time. Mr Schafer has been a subscriber to this Allied Tradee May Be Called Out and Building Operations Tied Up Chicago. Feb. 27. Chicago Is again faced with a strike which threatens to family necessity for a long time and a visit from our young farmer friends More II It cli Racks Needed. Although there are hitching racks to accommodate several hundred teams in the city, yet these were all full this afternoon and Mr. Born could not find a vacant one at 2 o'clock to which he could hitch ht team, and was compelled to drive on a back Btreet and take his team from the wagon and use the wheels for a hitching rack. It would be a grace ful thing to do If the Commercial club or the city would erect a few more hitching racks. One thing which makes a good country town is to see the hitch racks all full with farmer's rigs two or three days In the week. Henry Sands, Br., residing near Rock Bluffs, was a visitor In the city today and called at this office and re newed his subscription to the Old Re liable. Involve thousands of workmen ana may tie un the entire building Indus try. With a moetlng between James A. Short, president of tne ouiming trades department of the American Federation of Labor; John R. Alpine, international president of the United Assnrlntlon of Plumbers, GaBfltters and Steamfltters, and Simon O'Don nell. local president of the Building Trades council, it was predicted that the allied trades would be called out naalnst the Bteamfltters that have been ousted from the building traaes council. This will mean a complete tlcup of building construction. Voice Heard at Own Funeral. Owosso. Mich., Feb. 27. A phono- fffUDh furnished sacred muBlc at the funeral In the ivicinouisi r.ymcuimi church of William Henry Faxon, a nonagenarion who lived near here. The records used were made tor tne iu nrnl hv Mr. Faxon when he was eighty eight years old. Up to the time of his death he had an excellent tenor voice and was prominently wcuueca with church work, la always appreciated. F. W. Moore of near Murray was In the city yesterday looking after some business matters, and while here called and renewed for the Journal another year. Mr. Moore is a prom Inent and well-to-do farmer of south em Cass county and we are always nleased to meet him. He is an awful good friend of the Journal PUBLIC SALK. On account of having an over-supply of horses and mules, we, the undersigned, will Bell at public auc tion to the highest bidder at the Geo. Grimes farm one and one-half miles east and one-quarter mile north of Union, Neb., commencing promptly at 10 o'clock sharp, on TUUESDAY, MARCH 7th, the following described property, to-witr 21 Head of Horses and Mule Consisting of team of mules, mare and horse, coming 3 and 4 years old weight 2,600; one span of black horse mules coming 4 years old, weight 2, 550; one span mules coming 4 years old, horse and mare, weight 2,450; one black team of mules, horse and mare, coming 4 and 5 years old, weight 2,300; one bay mare mule coming 3 years old, weight 1,100; one buckskin horse mule coming 3 years old, weight 900; one brown horse mule coming 3 ears old, weight 1,000; one span yearling mare mules; one black team, horse and mare, coming years old, weight 3,500; one team, gray and bay mares, coming 4 and 5 ears old, weight 2,700; one bay team of mares comnlg 3 years old. weight 2,400; one team, bay and gray, coming 8 years old, weight 2,- 500, both heavy in foal with Jack; one bay horse coming 4 years old, weight 1,300. Note All this stuff is the very best, well broke and absolutely good. One fresh cow and calf. Eight brood sows; 14 stock hogs. Two goats. Tennis of Sale. All sums of ten dollars and under, cash; over ten dollars a credit of nine months' time will be given, purchaser giving bankable note bearing 8 per ctnt Interest from date. No property to be removed from the premises un til settled for. C. W. Clark will be there with the lunch. Richard Smith, R. R. Hathaway, Owners. Robt. Wilkinson, Auctioneer. John R. Plerson, Clerk. Poultry Wanted Hens 10c Springs 7o and 8c Old Roosters c Ducks 8c Geese 7c We also buy cream. HATT PRODUCE CO, According to the farmers, the squirrel pest is being rapidly thinned out, not because they have been killed by men, but because they have been unable to find much to eat dur ing the past few months. The frosty weather last spring and fall killed all the natural provender for the squirrels and unless they rob the corn cribs they must starve. Stallion for Sale. Shire and Belgium grade horse. (Black); weight 1,550. Ten years old. Inquire of W. F. Moore, Murray, Nebraska. T.cad (lie Dally Journal.