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THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWS-JOURNAL , , , , . NORFOLK NEBRASKA FRIDAY AUGUST 11 1911. AND BAILEY IS POUTING AGAIN TEXAS SENATOR RESIGNS FROM MONETARY COMMISSION. 'HIS RESIGNATION IS ACCEPTED Disagreeing With Majority Report of That Commission , and Unable ' Prepare Dissenting Opinion by D ; 4 , Ho Tenders Withdrawal. Washington , Aug. 11. Senator Bai ley of Texas today resigned fiom the national monetary commission and his resignation was accepted by the sen ate , lie announced that he would have objected to the majority repoit and that If the commission should bo discharged by December 1 as proposed by Senator Cummins , It would not give him tlmo to pieparo a dissenting opin ion. Washington , Aug. 11. The Cum mins measure requiting the monetary commission to make Its llnal report by December 4 , and then bo dissolved , was being discussed when Senator Bailey asked to be iclleved from the commission. Senator Burton spoke In defense of the commission. NOVEMBER 30 TO BE THANKSGIVING THEATER MANAGERS AND FOOTBALL - BALL MEN ASK TAFT ABOUT DATE. Washington , Aug. 11. President Taft , It was learned today , will desig nate Thursday , November 30 , as Thanksgiving day this year. It al ways has been the custom to fix the Jast Thursday In the month. This year there had been some doubt because November happened to Include live , instead of four Thursdays. The white house has been besieged by theatrical managers and those in charge of college football games to settle doubt so that definite arrange ments could bo made for the usual array of special performances and sports that mark the day. WOMAN NOT ON ROCK PILE ' A Mayor of Kansas Toyvn Pardons Her , Upsetting Court. lola , Kan. , Aug. 1.1 Upsetting the decree of Judge D. B. D. Smeltzer of the lola municipal court , that Mrs , Ella Reese should work out a fine im posed upon her last "Monday on the rock pllo like a man , Mayor BolJlnger jiardoiied the woman at noon today. Senator Fryo Burled , * Lewiston , Me. , Aug. 11. The funer al of United States Senator William P , Frye , took place today. The public funeral in the church was attended b > scores of federal , state and municipal officers , a delegation of the Unltet State senators and representatives it congress. Business was suspended during the services. Million Dollar Fire. Antwerp , Aug. 11. Fire on Queens land dock , where much cotton Is stor ed , did damage today amounting t ( $1,000,000. Immense quantities o saltpetre were destroyed. TO ASSIST SETTLERS. Big Enterprise Planned by Rapid CItj In Aid of Homesteaders. Rapid City , S. D. , Aug. 11. Mayo Jackson has Just returned from ai eastern trip and presented to the cit : commission a comprehensive plan t < use the labor of Ponnlngton count ; homesteaders especially and proven emigration because of the crop failure The commission has adopted thro lines of public improvement the os tension of the water works , trebllm its present capacity and making i daily supply of 6,000,000 gallons. Th bond issue of $50,000 will bo coverei by the'present water Income. Thl work will employ 100 men six month : The southwest part of the city i much broken by the foot hills , whlc have caused serious floods through th middle of the town. A diversion cane will bo dug , three-quarters of a mil long , to carry the flood water to be tor channels in the southeast part c the city , using fifty men six months i this work. Nearly ten miles of streets will b graded and macadamized , taking 20 men six months. The total expenditure for labor wl bo around $75,000 , all of which will e into local hands , as non-residents < the city and county will not be give work as long as homo people wai jobs. jobs.Tho The north roads will also be ct through the hill. This work will I started Monday. A Cemetery Tangle. Kansas City , Aug. 11. Senator Goi of Oklahoma will take up with tt United States Indian commission tl matter of stopping the removal i bodies of Wyandotte Indians from tl Houscrou cemetery In Kansas Clt Kan. , according to a letter receive today by J. Woods Merrill , bondsnu for the Conley sisters , who were ow cd from the cemetery last week by tl federal court. The Conley sisters a CONDITION OFJHE WEATHER Temperature for iwenty-four Hours. Forecast for Nebraska. Maximum Si Minimum CO Average 72 Barometer 29.70 Ilalnfnll . * . .00 Chicago , Aug. 11. The bulletin IB- sued by tlio Chicago station of the United States weather bureau gives the forecast for Nebraska as follows : Unsettled with generally fair ; warm er tonight and Saturday ; warmer northwest portion tonight. I ccndants of the Wyandotte tribe. - old Huron cemetery was ordered m ved. They built n shack on the "v , d and refused to move from the 0 place of their ancestors. This & . lercd by the federal court and t Me was torn down. The sis ter -5. engaged In erecting another , PlLciTY AS A TRUST CURE PERKINS URGES LIMELIGHT AS PUBLIC PROTECTION. WOULD ERADICATE THE EVILS Director of United States Steel Corpo ration , Testifying Before House Committee , Suggests Printer's Ink aa Means of Meeting Trust Problem. Washington , Aug. 11. George W. 'erklns ' , director of the United States jteel corporation , resumed the stand leforo the house committee of inquiry .oday. Ho suggested to the house ommittee that a government commls- Ion which would Insure focusing the Imellght of publicity on the business . ( fairs of great corporations would do iiuch to eradicate present day trust ivlls and preserve their virtues. AGREE UPON WOOL BILL HOUSE AND SENATE CONFERENCE COMMITTEE UNITES. S 29 rXcRCENT ON RAW WOOL This Removes Obstacles In Way ol Final Agreement , Which it Was Thought Would Soon Be Reached Republicans Prepare for Fight. Washington , Aug. 11. The ful ouso and senate conference commit ee on the wool tariff resolution bll oday agreed to a flat rate of 29 per ent on raw wool. The commute * also agreed on the house classification f wool. The agreement on these tw ( points seemed to remove the greates abstacles in the way of final agree ment which it was said might b ( cached today. Pairs Are Cancelled. Republican Leader Mann gave for mal notice in the house today that re publican members would ask for cancellation collation of all pairs so far as votei on vetoed measures were concerned Mr. Mann explained that he expecte < ho president to veto whatever tarlf bills were sent to him and that over ; republican vote In the house would hi needed. CONVICT SHOOTS PRISON GUARE WILLIAM HAMAKER IS PROBABL' FATALLY WOUNDED. WOUNDED MAN TIED TO TREI The Escaped Convict and Two Othe Men Who Assisted Him in His Ge ting Away , Are Being Pursued It cldent at Anamosa Penitentiary. Anamosa. Aug. 11. William Kami ker , a guard at the Iowa penltentlar ; was shot and probably fatally woum ed and then lashed to a tree toda when Charles Schmltch , a convlc made his escape. The latter and tw other men , who aided him In breakln away , are being pursued. DAKOTA ISJRENGHED Nearly Two and a Half Inches Fal In Vicinity of Sioux Falls. Sioux Falls , S. D. , Aug. 11. Anothc heavy series of rains added an add tional 2.47 Inches of water to the su ply now in the ground. This makes total of 5.52 inches thus far th month , or nn average of moro thn one-half Inch a day since July 1. Tl rainfall hero and throughout this se tlon has aggregated 10.02 Inclie This vast amount of water fell in i least ten or twelve storms , thus b Ing well distributed. As a result cor potatoes and flax will be bumpi crops , and pasturage Is abundant. POPE PIUS NO BETTER DOCTORS GRAflFIED , HOWEVER THAT HE'S NO WORSE. HAS A DISTASTE FOR FOOD The Improvement In the Condition of His Holiness Is Not So Great as had Been Expected Difficult to Main tain His Strength. Rome , Aug. 11. The Improvement In the condition of I'opo Plus today was not so great as had ben expected. However his physician appeared Grati fied that there patient was no worse. Dr. Pcttaccl and Prof. Marchlafava arrived at the Vatican at C:30 : o'clock this morning and remained with the pontiff until 10 o'clock. They receiv ed a detailed report from Dr. Amicl , who had been In the chamber through out the night. After a talk with Dr. Amlcl , the other physicians made n thorough examination of his holiness and seemed satisfied that lie had not failed during the night. Those In attendance found It dlffl- tilt to keep up the strength of the ontifC because of his distaste for ood. STANTON COUNTY MAN ENDS LIFE OHN ORTBAHN SUICIDES BY CHOKING HIMSELF TO DEATH WITH ROPE. Stanton , Nob. , Aug. 11. Special to 'ho ' News : John Ortbahn , aged 50 , farmer living five miles north of elgh in Stanton county , suicided yes- erday afternoon by choking himself o death with a rope tied to a door- nob. Ortbahn had been drinking eavlly , having consumed a gallon of hlskoy within the last forty-eight ours of his life. His body was found y bis wife and stepson , Mr. Korber , hen they returned from the field here they had been working. Ortbahn had locked the door on the utslde , and then had removed a creen and opened a window , to crawl ito the house. If he nad used his egs or his arms , ho could have saved imself from strangling. It Is believed o was deranged as a result of his xcqssiyo drinking. * O.cuahu und several timesprovious- y threatened to end his life. Once ; e was found in the barn , with a rope , bout to hang himself. He had been n this country from Germany about wo years. Philippine Vets Choose Officers. Detroit , Aug. 11. Sentiment today mong the delegations attending the annual reunion of the army of the 'hillpplnes ' which began here yester day Indicate the probable selection of wo Detroit veterans to fill vacancies among the officers of the order. Com mander McManus of Detroit camp , vho has been mentioned as a candi date for commander in chief , has al- eady been tendered the office of his- orlan of the organization , a life posl- lon , and it is thought he will be nade a member of the national con- erence. James C. Rutledgc , also of Detroit , it is said , will be made a vice commander. There are several can didates for other offices to be filled. GOLFERS AT FREMONT. Fremont Golf Enthusiasts Won MornIng - Ing Game. Fremont Tribune : Ten golf enthu siasts from the Norfolk Country club were entertained at the Fremont ountry club and were , Incidentally , ; iven a drubbing by the local goli : eam. The Norfolk men came on the morning train and a game of Scotch 'oursome was played before the noon hour. Luncheon was served to the players at the club house and singles are being played. The scores for the forenoon play , the Frcmonters being named first , were : Cook and Farnsworth beat Parker and Logan , 14 up. Drew and Anderson beat Salter and Carter , 11 up. Colson and Overgaard beat Ersklne and Brush , 3 up. R. Hammond and Canavan beat Chrlstoph and McKlnney , 18 .up. Thomas and Berger were defeated by Mayer and Mathewson , 1 up. Thomas played In hard luck. He was the only man who scored undei 00 and yet lost. His score was 89. WIFE HELD FOR MURDER. Mrs. Rush Put Under $10,000 Bonds Which are Furnished by Friends. Mason City , la. , Aug. 11. Mrs. M A. Rush , charged with killing her hus band , a Rock Island agent at Sheffield was held to the grand Jury under $10 , 000 ball at a hearing at Hampton yes terday. Friends furnished ball. Lulu Warner , a telephone operator whoso flirtation with Rush , it is nlleg ed , provoked his wife to kill him , ha been transferred to Latlmer. Manker Is Burled. Plattsmouth , Neb. , Aug. 11. Tin burial of Carrie A. Manker , the form er banker of Pearl , III. , who commit ted suicide at San Francisco occurrei hero today following funeral service at the home of a relative. Members of the family attended. VACATION DAYS ( Copyright. 1911. > LIGHTNING NEAR LYNCH FIVE BOLTS STRIKE IN AND NEAR TOWN IN STORM. TWO HORSES KILLED BY BOLT Two Fires Are Started and a Number of People Receive Shocks as Result of Severe Electrical Storm Schoolhouse - house Is Set on Fire. Lynch , Neb. , Aug. 11. Special to The News : Lightning struck five lines In and near Lynch Wednesday afteinoon during n severe electric storm , setting two fires , killing two lorses and shocking a number of peo- ilo and animals. The first bolt struck Louis Wlna's residence , shocking the entire family but doing no great dam- ige. ige.The The second struck the mill and set fire to a pile of sacks -which was soon extinguished by quick action by Mr. looker and his neighbors. The ex citement hardly subsided from this when the third bolt struck the schoolhouse - house , tearing up the building some what , and setting fire to the top of .ho belfry. The fire department re sponded promptly to the call and after an hour's hard fight In the rain suc ceeded in putting out the fire , but not until after the belfry was entirely de stroyed as the fire was on the top of his part of the building , which had > road eaves and cornices and held a arge amount of rubbish and birds' nests and only its entire destruction was possible. The damage will per- laps bo about $500. The fourth bolt killed two horses and Injured two others for Ed Darr , a 'armer near town , when it struck his barn. The other shook up Joe Volin as he drove along the road with a load of hay , striking In the pasture near iilm and tearing up the ground in a lively manner. ELOPES WITH CHAUFFEUR. Julia Estelle French and Jack Gcragh- ty Wed After Long Chase. Newport , R. I , , Aug. 11. Miss Julia Estelle French , favorite niece of Mrs , Isle French Vanderbllt , who divorc ed Alfred Gwynn Vanderbllt , has eloped - ed with "Jack" Geraphty , her father's chauffeur. The couple were married in Central Village , Conn. , at 2 o'clock Wednes day morning , after having been chased - ed across the state by the father ol the bride. With traces of tears In her eyes , Mrs. John Geraghty , wife of the vll luge livery stable proprietor and mother of "Handsome Jack , " said : "I don't see why my boy married that society girl. Ho is a good , lion est , clean boy , with no bad habits , ant the hardest kind of a worker. Am ho has been a good son to his falhci and me. " Togo Goes Shopping. Philadelphia , Aug. 11. Count Tog < saw the American woman do her shop ping and his party visited one o Philadelphia's department stores mingling with the crowds which tillec It through the morning. It was tin first time the admiral had seen si many women together during his vlsl to this country. Mary Garden Denies Marriage. Paris , Aug. 11. Mary Garden , win Is staying at Alx-les-Balns , telegraph that there Is no truth in the star ; printed in New York that she had beei married to William Chauncoy. Sh says she Is seeking rest and hates t bo bothered with such "damned stupl reports. " CUTS LOOSE WITH A GUN ORDERED TO JAIL , HE SHOOTS AND STABS OFFICERS. THROWS ANOTHER OUT WINDOW Attempting to Escape Jail Order , II llnols Prisoner Shoots Justice of the Peace , Marshal and Deputy , Stab : One , Fatally Hurts Another. Benton , 111. , Aug. 11. Attempting tc escape an order sending him to jail. . Martin Shad Owen shot Justice ol the Peace James Mormon cf CLi'isU. pher , who ordered him to Jail ; the marshal and a deputy marshal ; ant stabbed another deputy , late last night Owen's companion was thrown from E second story window and probably fa tally Injured. BRYAN TO RETRACT IF PAPER IN ERROR WILLING TO APOLOGIZE TO UN DERWOOD IF OMAHA PAPER WAS WRONG. Lincoln , Aug. 11. William J. Bryar is willing to offer apology for his re cent criticism of Chairman Under wood of the house ways and meant committee , providing the Omalu World-Herald ( United States Senatoi Hitchcock's paper ) fails to substantiate tiato a Washington dispatch upoi which the Bryan shaft at the ways anc means chairman was based. In the current Issue of his Common er Mr. Bryan addresses an open Ictte ; to the editor of the World-Herald anc calls for a verification of * a Washing ton dispatch , dated July 25 , In whicl Chairman Underwood was representet as having opposed a caucus inotioi to take up the steel and iron schedule and for which ho ( Underwood ) wai criticised by Congressman Kltchei and other democratic members. Omaha Aug. 11. Managing Edlto Watson of the World-Herald state < that ho declined to make any com ment on Mr. Bryan's letter. Mr. Wai son further stated that his pape would not make any reply to Mi Bryan. DAKOTA CROP RESULTS Show State Has Done Very Well li the Way of Crop Production. Sioux Falls , S. D. , Aug. 11. Thrast ing machines continue to tell the ! stories in South Dakota , thrashln : now being In progress In the greate portion of that part of the state whic lies east of the Missouri river. Add tional thrashing returns furnish fui ther evidence that , considering ever ; thing , South Dakota has done ver well this year In the way of crop prc ductlon. THE PRESIDED AT BEVERl A Congressional Delegation Heade For Frye Funeral , on Train. Beverly , Mass. , Aug. 11. Presider Taft arrived at Beverly this inornln for his third week-end stay at Pan matta. The president came from Wa&hini ton on the express. Ho was accoii panled as far as Boston by a dclcg tlon from congress to the funeral i the late Senator Frye at Lowisto Mo. - Leaving Boston , the president at : Maj , Butt , his military aide , moton to Paramatta. A NEWSPAPER IS WRECKED AN EXPLOSION IN ENGRAVING DEPARTMENT - PARTMENT STARTS FIRE. LOUISVILLE HERALD BURNED The Explosion and Fire Occurs After All Editions Have Gone to Press and Few Persons Are In the Build ing at the Time. Louisville , Ky. , Aug. 11. Following an explosion in the engraving depart ment , flro this morning wrecked the boildliib or the-Louisville IIer Id und destroyed the plant. The explosion occurred after all editions had been published and comparatively few per sons were In the building at the time. The loss , including the damage to the building , will amount to about $123,000. Pending the completion of the Her ald's new building , started several months ago , the Herald will be pub lished from the plant of the Evening Post. THE AGTRESUONFESSES Reltchle Woman Says She's Mother of Murdered Baby. Fremont , Neb. , Aug. 11. County At torney Joseph Cook and Sheriff A. Bauman yesterday afternoon heard a heart-rending confession from Mrs. Caroline Reltchie , the actress-mother of the Infant found In an Ice car at Colon. Mrs. Reltchle broke down when con fronted by the fact that the two of ficers had proven her Improbable story of the birth of an infant in Omaha to be false. Tears came to her eyes. "That was my baby , " she said. "It was born in Fremont. " After a pause during which she wrung her hands nervously the wo man continued. She said the child was born near 12 o'clock Saturday night. She had no attendant save her vaudeville com panion , Louis Rogers. While she suf fered Rogers came In and went out several times. She became uncon scious. When she came to the child had gone. She did not know where. The officers did not question the woman further. She was faint and near collapse. There is more to learn from her lips , but they decided to give her time. Today at intervals before the ofll cers confronted her Mrs. Roltchio had wept much. She had walled la the hearing of the nurses , "Oh , I wanted that child , I wanted that child. " The actress was not asked how 11 came that she was able to bo on the streets Sunday forenoon ; how It canu that she could accompany Rogers ant her children to the depot nt 9 o'clock County Attorney Cook places cred ence in the confession of the actress of the actress. He thinks she told th ( truth today. Motherhood had assertec Itself. There was something wlthli crying for the murdered baby. Cook believes Rogers is the inur derer. Auto Overturns. Cedar Bluffs , Neb. , Aug. 11. J. N Killlan and daughter Anna of thli place and O. C. Remmer and daughtc Leola of Lincoln had a narrow escapi from Injury when a car Mr. Kllllai was driving turned over into a dltcl from a grade In the west part of town Mr. Killlan was making a turn to cros a culvert and swung the car too iiou the cdgo of the grade. It keeled eve onto one side. None of the occupant was hurt. The damage to the car 1 about $25. BLACK HAND' ' HURLS BOMB TWO KILLED , FOURTEEN DADLY INJURED IN ST. LOUIS. TWO-STORY BUILDING WRECKED The Throwing of the Bqmb Followo the Receipt of Two Black Hand Letters by the Owner of the Build . . ing. i St. Louis , Mo. , Aug. 11. A "black land" bomb exploded In the ciowdcd tnllnu colony on "Dago hill" hero ast night , killed n man and n woman ml moro or less Horlously Injured ourtcen other residents of n two-story > rlck building which was completely recked. The placing of the bomb followed ho receipt last Friday and Saturday f two "black hand" letters by the wnor of the building. The loiters amo from Brooklyn , N. Y. , where 10 owner , Tony Hoiuano , resided mi ll seven months ago. The dead : Mrs. Joseph Sardcllo. Unidentified man , believed to bo her usband. Many Burled In Wreckage. The Injured were nil Italians. The xploslon , which was the most tor- lllc and destructive In the knowledge n St. Louis , occurred nt 1 o'clock vhen the families wore asleep. So reat was Its force that most of the csldents were thrown from their beds nto the street and were burled under ho wreckage. Immediately after the explosion the obrls caught flro and It was with dlf- culty that the rescuers were enabled o take some of those Injured out of ho/way of the flames. The police , Idcd by three flro companies and lany volunteers , worked the remain- or of the night In searching the ruins or possible victims. According to the police the bomb md been placed In the front entrance o the building. Its explosion lifted lie structure from Its foundation and vithln a few moments , aided by the re , it was a complete ruin. Mystical Women In Nightgowns. The excitement in the colony was reat and It was difficult for the police o obtain a competent account of what ad really happened or ascertain the lumber of those who lived in the building. Only a partial list of those mlHslug was obtainable th n morning. On their arrival the officers were met by hysterical women , many of hem unable to speak English , most f whom had Infants In their arms. All of them were In their ulghtclothes as also were most of the men. Most of the other houses In the col ony for a radius of several bl > cks felt he force of the blast. Most of the vlndows In the district are shattered nd all of the residents were awaken- d and rushed into the streets. This is the second explosion In the ast six months on "Dago hill" which has been laid to the "black hand. " A grocery store conducted by An- onio Dl Lorenzo , was blown up after 10 had refused to pay ? 200 demanded y the Mafia for protection. Lorenzo emained at the Mounted District Mes- icnger station. The unidentified man is supposed by he police to have placed the bomb in he building occupied by Romanl. His jody was horribly , mutilated. Resi dents of the district say he had never been seen there. NINE HELD FOR KIDNAPING $500 In Marked Bills Was Paid as Ran som for Boy's Return. Chicago , Aug. 11. Angelo Mareno , i years old , who was returned last evening after a ransom of $500 la narked bills had been paid the kid napers , was closely guarded by his parents today. "I will never let my darling out of my sight again until he is old enough to take care of himself , " sobbed the mother as she wept with Joy at the child's return after being held pris oner by kidnapers for 108 hours. The boy sat on his mother's lap this morning , greeting his playmates and neighbors who called , and Earned un able to realize the grief bl. > absence had caused his parents. Ho said ha was well treated by the kidnapers. They bought him new clothes and gave him candy and cake. There was rejoicing in the north side Italian colony over the boy's safe return and hundreds of neighbors and friends called at the Marino homo to congratulate the parents. Nine men and three women are un der arrest for the kidnaping and the police expect to make additional ar rests before night. Search Is being made for the woman who guarded and cared for the boy In the West Division street house. An effort also will bo made by the polfco to recover the $500 paid as a ransom. CAN'T ' OUSTBOflTLEGGERS _ _ Oklahoma City Police Force Unable to Cope With Blind Pigs. Oklahoma City , Aug. 11. Following an admission by Chief of Police Wil liam Lelgham that it is impossible to put bootleggers out of business In Oklahoma City without an increase in the city police force , Gov. Cruco today stated ho would appoint 500 special state deputies to assist in the work ,
