Nebraska Newspapers

    The Omaha Daily "Bee
VOL. XXV11 NO. 03.
OMAHA, FRIDAY MORXINO, OCTOBER 4, 1907 TWELVE PAGES.
SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS.
BANQUET ON :WT
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Prerident Guest of Hen
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FAVORS . DEEP WATER WA
Makes it Plain that He Endorse
), Particular Plan.
MAN! OBSTACLES TO OVERCOME
Thorragh Preparation Will Make
Arguments Unanswerable.
BIG CROWD HEARS CAIRO SPEECH
Liberty for Individual and Proper
t'oitrol of Corporations Hla Theme
Boat Delayed by Accident
to Machinery.
BltLBTIX.
ST.iot'18, Mo., Oct. 8.-A long dlstsncs
telepbns message from Cairo. 111., u
receded by the Associated Press at 4:15
this aftsrnoon to the effect that ths
ateansr Mississippi, bearing President
Roossrslt to Memphis, had broken Its ma
ehlney and put Into ths shore for re
pairs ( The spot where the steamer tied
up ll twelve miles below Cairo, between
Wlckjffe and Columbua, Ky. The news
was brought to Cairo by a steamer that
had accompanied the flotilla down the
river. No serious damage id reported, but
there Itiay be some delay In the trip by
reasV of stopping for repairs.
CARD, II... ClI, When President
llooettelt stepped ashore here at 9 o'clock
todayhe manifested every "evidence of hav
ing snjit a comfortable night on the steam
boat ttlsslaslppl, ss his spoken words con
firms ;the Impression made by hla appear
ance, tie retired about midnight last night
and Here was little to disturb his rest
excel two or three demonstrations on the
Shore "Which, though vlojent while they
laste( were necessarily of brief duration.
Qui as was the after half of the night
for tH country's chief magistrate the first
port lii of It was fully occupied, lie was
the fiest at dinner on the steamer Alton
of th ,Buatness Men's league of St. Louis,
and with that entertainment and the
speearoaktng and conversation that fol
lower the dinner his tlms until almost 12
o'closj was fully taken; up. The dinner
aa "Sgarded by all as an event of rare
oocuience, and when the president hsd
said lis final farewell .Dot a few were
" heurMo remark that It ould become
hlstds. . ,
Jeep Channel GeVts Impetus.
Thclmportant feature was the fact that
ths theme of -vhanm-f from the gulf to
ths Ifces received an Impetus which all
bellevd will do much toward Insuring the
earntti pressing of that enterprise. The
oecasMi waa also notable In that In addi
tion f the president it wss attended by
no fiter than fifteen governors, the mem
bers the Inland Waterways commlaslon
and laveral representatives ot me ousi
neseworld of St. Louis. . ,
. -rn sarvernors attending were: Comer of
Alatroa, Broward of Florida, Duneon of
llllnik Cummins of Iowa, Hoch of Kan
sas, ianchard of Louisiana. F'olk of Mis
. . . - ... , r.., r.r x;iu
Burke of North Dakota. Frantg j
of klahoma, Chamberlain of Oregon.
rM of South Dakota. Davidson of
Wlswisln, Brooks of Wyoming snd Gov-arno-alect
Noel ot Mississippi.
Th'dlnner was presided over by Presl
dentlmlth of the Uualness Men s league
and Resident Roosevelt was the principal
speasr. H requested that his speech be
not 1orted, but consented that the state
menfcntght be made that he had announced
uneqtvocally his endorsement of the gen
oral principle Involved In the scheme for
the rpatlon ot a ship channel up tho .river
and tho great lakes.''
favors Ho Individual Plan.
As -he president stated the case lie would
haves) loop In the gulf at Nw Orleans
that would practically create an arm ofaratlon w essential for the blacks ss
that body ot water to the lakes. At the
samtlme ho was most careful to y that
ho wiuld not give his assent to any par
ticular scheme of Improvement.
Hsalso pointed out many of the obstacles
to Oifrylng Into effect any ptan of such
vast proportions and Involving so much
sxpeisa. and while promising sll the as
sistance ho could give, he told his hearers
thai tho only way to make success cer
tain syas to so thoroughly prepare them-
'aelveV as to render their arguments un-
' anvw able.
.' Th speech was greeted with prolonged
' applmsc and this endorsement took the
' ahapuDf words when Governors Folk, Do
seen and Blanchard spoke. All of them
pledM4 their utmost efforts In furtherance
of thk enterprise. While tho dinner was
Jn progress the president was presented with
an o painting of a section of the Mls
slsslipl river under present conditions,
and tho companion piece to represent
''contttlons after the completion' of the
waterway" was promised for the future.
During ths night there wss pronounced
(demonstrations as tho presidential boat
pass4 Capo Glrsrdesu and Grand Tower,
but they came too late to receive public
recogttitlon from tho president. Ths Mis
sissippi was escorted down the river from
St. Louis all ths wsy to Cairo by ten
other boats, and It waa met early In the
rooming by a huge excursion stesmer from
this elty, which carried not only several
hundred passengers of both sexes, but also
a vociferous steam calliope, which for tho
time (nonopollsed the noise making on the
middle stretches of the Father of Waters.
President Roosevelt departed from here
shortly before noon. The next stop will be
Men0hls, which, according to schedule,
will te reached at 1 p. m. tomorrow.
It lot boon cloudy hero all morning, but
no rsjln fell.
AbDJlESS TO CITIZENS OP CAIRO
President Talks of Waterways Pron
4 lease aad Other t neat Ions.
CAfRO. III.. Oct. 8. The president and
tho psrty drove to 8t. Mary's park, where
aa ksraenao crowd was assembled. Mayor
Psreqns Introduced Oovernor Deaeen ot
minima, who In turn Introduced President
Roosevelt, who spoke as follows.
Mi of Illinois, and You. Men of Ken
tucky and Missouri I am glad
to hsve tho chance to speak to
you today. This Is ths hesrt of what
may be called the Old West, which we
now sail the Middle West, using the term
to demote the great group of rich and pow
erful atates which literally forms the heart
of the country, it Is a rrglon whose people
are distinctively American In all their
thoughts, in all their ways of looking at
life; gad In Its past aad Its present alike
It la typical of our country. The oldest
men hresvnt can atlll remember the pioneer
dayaj the days of toe white-tilted ox
waguti. ot the emigrant, and of the log
Cabin tn which that emigrant first lived
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SUMMARY OF THE BEE
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DOMESTIC.
President Roosevelt, In his remarks at
Calro 111., declares he Is' In favor of the
waterway from the lakes to the gulf,
but not in favor of any special proposi
ti n. Vage 1
Testimony In the ol hesrlng at New
York develops the Standard OH combine
Ih In control of the lubricating nil Indus
try and discriminates In favor of certain
railroads. Tags 8
President Harahan of the Illinois Cen
tral railroad declares he Is In i'avor of
the deep waterway, even though It par
allel the line he represents. Irags 1
Four Italians were hung ycst'iday at
Lancaster, Pa., for murder during rob
bery. Page 1
Another member of the Vanderbllt fam
ily makes a foreign alliance. Fags 1
Fifty-one cases of bubonic plague have
been treated at San Francisco. Page 1
Hartford, Conn., stockholders of the
Illinois Central railroad combine 10 de
feat the purposes of K. H. Harriman lor
that road. Pago 1
Posse near Burlington, 111., dim-overs a
negro tramp suspected of being the
Oquawka murderer. Pags 1
National Grain Dealers' association re
solve that the duties and functions of the
Interstate Commerce commission bs
divided. Pars 1
Democratic voters in Cincinnati ask that
the mayor withdraw to the end that a
democratic ticket may be nominated.
Pags 1
Tornado strikes southern Oklahoma city
of Parch, doing much damage. rage X
rouxQv.
Taf t's arrival at Kyoto was ide the
occasion for brilliant entertnl.. t.
Pags 1
IEBBAKA,
Attorney General Thompson says east
ern states have more stringent laws regu
lating corporations than the western.
Burlington files additional pass list.
Oru&ha .swng tax caaa decided by the
supreme cosrt. . "' ' 3
R. Mead Rhumway enters pleaof m.t
guilty to the charge of murder iu
county court.
Gag)
Pago 1
HOTIMSSTI OP OCXAJf BT1SAMSKXPS.
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LIVKHPIXIL. t'aronii.
PLYMOI'TH Iieutfchland
Ql'EKNSTOWS . .. Ulcmll.
SOUTHAMPTON.. Teutonic.
LIBERIA IS THEIR COUNTRY
Negro Colonisation Official Thinks
They Will Proarrras If
'Sent There.
DENVER, Colo.. Oct. 8.-J. N. Walker,
president of the Colorado-African Colonisa
tion society. In an address .on the race
problem delivered here last night at the
I Central Presbyterian church said race seo-
well as for the whites, because only by
that means can the African race develop
along the lines whic h nature Intended. Con-
dltions are steadily growing worse for
them. lis said the only way to escape a
condition that. Is. rapidly becoming worse
Is by emigration to Liberia, where a black
republic can be built up. Many blacks would
like ito go, but owing , to high steamship
rates and their own lack of means they
were compelled to remain here. The situ
ation called for congressional aid.
EXTRA OMAHA-CHICAGO TRAIN
Another Passenger Will Be Pat pn
by the Illinois Central
Road.
WATERLOO. Ia.. Oct. 8.-(Bpeclal.)-The
Illinois Central will soon plsce an extra
passenger trsln between Chicago and !
Omaha to care for tho extra travel occa
sioned by the 8-cent fare. Since the low
rate became effective every train is late
on account of hauling additional coaches
and every car Is crowded, standing room
being at a premium.
All agents are keeping tab this week to
determine delays, amount of travel, etc.,
and a train will be provided to cars for
tho Increased business.
?lw Norwegian Newspaper.
8IOCX FALLS, 8. D.. Oct. S.-( Special.)
Preparations are rapidly being completed
for the commencement ot new weekly
Norwegian newspsper In Bloux Falls. Ths
first issue will soon make its appearance.
It will bo named Den Norsks Amerlcanen.
Tho newspsper will be published and
owned by H. Opland of Canton. The me
chanical department of ths paper will be
tn charge of H. Opsal, an experienced
printer.
Sheegherder Die of Wouads.
CASPER, Wyo.. Oct. S.-(8peclal.)-W. A.
Morris, a aheep Iterder In ths employ of
G. F. Stllphen, died today as a result of
a gunshot wound inflicted by Frank John
son, a freighter, last night. Johnson is
under arrest and will bs tried for mur
der In ths first degree. He clsims hs shot
Morris accidentally.
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CHICAGO. Oct. t tSpeolal Telegram.)
Ethel Pollock, arrested for robbing Henry
Stromer of Hastings, a farmer, wss dls -
mlsaed on agreeing to fulfill her promise
to wad him.
Mrs. Oealry Taken la Charge.
LEXINGTON. Ky.. Oct. t.-Mrs. JuMa
Ovntry wss arrested today on a peace war
rant charged with subordination of wit
nesses in the Caleb Powers case. Bond wss
fixed at 81.000, which the prisoner was un-
able to furnish at once, and site wlU prob-
ebly be taken to Frankfort and committed
to Jail to await the examining trial. Mrs.
Gentry is highly conected and her arrest
caused decided sensation here.
FAVORS DEEP WATERWAY
Illinois Central Will Throw No Ob
stacle in Way of Completion.
LINE UNABLE TO MOVE TRAFFIC
President Harahan Declnres What
ever Tend, to Develop Country
. Increases alne of Hall
war Project.
CHICAGO, Oct. 2.-The management of
the Illinois Central road has decided to
throw its Influence In fsvor of a deco
waterway from the great lakes to the gulf.
This became spparent yesterday when J. T.
Harahan, president of the road, stated that
he would r.o to the deep waterways con
vention to be hi Id in Memphis on Friday of
this week and would there give sn address
strongly f-worlng the project.
In the past the general opinion among
railway nannomcnts hss been that wster
ways Injure tho railroad business by keep
ing freight rates down. Tho attitude of the
Illinois Central management With respect to
the present deep waterway project Is that
It will develop the south rapidly, and In
the development of the south Increased ton
nage will be made for the Illinois Cenctral
and the Yazoo Mississippi Valley lines.
"Unless something unforosten Intervenes,';
ssld Mr. Harahan yesterday, "I shall at
tend the deep waterway convention and
shall deliver a speech In favor of the proj
ect, telling why I think it will be an ad
vantage from a l-itlmad standpoint. The
railroads of this country have nothing to
fear from waterways, but everything to
hope. It is a Mistaken Idea that the Illi
nois Central railroad would be Injured by a
navigable waterway from the great lakes to
the gulf despite the 'fact that we parallel
the Mississippi river for nesrly 7K) miles.
"The railroads have been utterly unable
to handle the tremendoua traffic which has
been offered them during the last few years.
In my Judgment they will be unable to . the Sherman anti-trust law "Is entirely too
handle all the traffic for many years to ! radical and should be amended or new leg
come, so that no matter how many water- i (station enacted to permit reasonable trsde
ways there may be, the railroads will not I agreements." The resolution declsres the
be hurt by reason of tonnage taken from belief of the association to be that the llt
them." In general It may be said without j eral application of the 8herman law 'will
fear of successful contravention that what- ! create the greatest possible restrslnt of
ever tends to develop a country or a sec
tion of a country Increases the value of a
railway project."
PLAN TO .FIGHT ' HARRIMAN
Stockholders at Hartford OraranUe
to Support Fish 1st Illinois
Central Contest. '
HARTFORD, Conn., Oct. 3. At the meet-
lng of the local stockholders of the Illinois
Central rsllroad held hero today It was
unanimously voted to hsve alt of the
proxies of the stockholders present turned
over to Charles M. - Beach of this city,
who Is a director of the rood and a sup
porter of Stuyvesant Fish In the fight with
the Harriman Interests. . Those who had
sent their proxies to Mr. Harriman will
cancel- them.
i The stockholders represented over 8,000
shares. The meeting was overwhelmingly
antl-Harrlman and besides voting on the
disposition of proxies adopted resolutions
setting forth: "Whereas. Tha piesent con
troversy In the management of .the Illinois
Central railroad has brought to the knowl
edge of the stockholders the fact thst the
board of directors has delegated their
powers In Intervals of session to an exec
utive committee of their number,, which
In turn has conferred the same absolute
power upon their chairman, which we be
lieve to be a grave danger to the Interests
of the corporation and of Its stockhold
ers, and
"Whereas, The fact has become known
thst by this concentration of authority the
officers havo been able to make large
loans to themselves on such securities
and terms as they themselves deem suf
ficient and are the sole Judge. And as It
Is also evident that under this present
system It Is possible for any Individual
delegated with these powers to make In
his own Interests this railroad and Its
business subordinate and contributory to
other roads In which he may have a
greater personal Interest, and therefore
we stockholders of the Illinois Central rail
road protest against this Improper and
j halardous practice, and sve request the
i bard of dlrMtors to take such action as
will prevent these evils In the future."
8. M. Young ot New York, a representative
! of Harriman Interests, wss In the building
but did not attend the meeting. .
B00K
LOOKING INTO BLACK
Minneapolis Grand Jury Investigating
Alleged Boycott by Lumber
Dealers.
MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. S.-Tha federal
grsnd Jury today resumed the Investiga
tion of the "Little Black Book," which
cataloguo houses dealing In lumber and
manufactured articles allege baa been used
by the lumber 'trust" In an effort to ruin
tho mall order business,
It is now known that there was secret
meeting of lumbermen In Minneapolis last
winter, and later a similar meeting of
about SOO lumbermen in Chicago. Tho
book was published hero after the Chicago
meeting.
Scarcity of School Teachers.
HURON. S. D.. Oct. 3. (Special.)
Twenty school teachers are asked for by
Superintendent J. W. Smith to fill vacan
cies in country schools In Beadle county.
The supply of teachers Is exceedingly
scares and although wages run from 845
to 8M per month, It Is almost Impossible
to Induce teachers 'to tske country schools.
In soma districts It has been found neces
sary to merge two schools, one tescher
teaching alternate days In different school
houses. Appeals have been sent to eastern
states for school teachers and some hsve
found their way to this locality, but there
Is room for at leaat 160 more in this section
of ths state.
Gas Well Is Lighted. I
BASIN. Wyo., Oct. 8. tSpeclaD The j
gas well which wss struck about slgli
miles from this plsce lsst July wss ret- '
cently set afire by someone, probably out I
of curiosity, and tho owners bsvs so far 1
,gs rushes out with such force that the j
i ror of the flames osn bo heard here when
th lr ta tm- Beveral other borings are
, being made tn different places within a
, radius of two or thres miles and every
indication points to oil yid
gas being
louna in targe quaauues.
Sedgwick Harvest Peatlval.
JULE6BURO. Colo., Oct. S. Special.)
The harvest festival of Sedwkk countr
i was held lost week and was lurselv af
I tended, both by residents and Isndseekero.
The products of sll grains snd vegetables
made a fine display and attracted wide
publicity. All departments were well rep
resented and g perius.ua. t organisation
perfected. .
COTTON MEN AT WASHINGTON
Tn Hand red Manufacturers Meet to
Dlarum rrwhiem of Vital
Importance.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 3. The National As
sociation of Cotton Manufacturers con
vened here today In semi-annual session
for a two days' meetings. About 200 dele
gates representing nesrly every section
of this country snd over ino cotton mer
chants from Knglnnd, Germany, Italy,
France. Portugal and Belgium were In (at
tendance. The convention here Is pre
paratory to the International conference
of cotton growers, spinners snd manufac
turers at Atlanta, Oa., October 7 to 9.
8"cretary of Agriculture Wilson opened
the convention with an address In which
he said: "The problem presented to our
cotton fc-rower is not ao much the cost
of labor aa the Intelligence with which
the crop Is grown. In growing rice along
the gulf coast of the southern states It
wss found that one American could
produce as much rice In a year as 400 orien
tals, so that our cotton producers do not
have to fesr lowef wages In any other part
of the world." J.
Mr. Wilson said his department has been
helping the cotton producers In every way
within Its power In overcoming diseases
affecting and Insects, which ravage the
cotton plants and also by developing
superior varieties', through breeding.
"By better farming," said the secretary,
"We can double our production of. cotton
on the acres under tillage. The possibilities
of cotton production In this country are
practically limitless.
SHERMAN ACT IS CONDEMNED
Wholesale Drnarstlste Beaolre It Will
Act In Restraint of
Their Trade.
DENVER. Colo., Oct. 8 According to a
resolution adopted yesterday by the an
nual convention of the National Wholesale
DrugglNts' association, now In session her' ,
trade, although that Is the condition It Is
Intended to prevent.
The association also declares cocaine to
be the most pernicious of all drugs and
ine of "s members suggested that sales to
retailers be limited to an ounce at a time.
Just enough to use In prescriptions. The
national purs food law received hearty sup
port. The following officers were elected today
unanimously: President, Edgar D. Taylor.
! Richmond, Va.; first' vice president, W. C.
Rhurtleff, Chicago; third vice president, P.
C. Harrington, Burlington. Vt.; fourth vice
president, Ludwlg Sohlff, Los Angeles; fifth
vice president, E. Berger, Tsmpa, Fla.; j
secretary, Joseph E. Toms, New York (re- j
elected): treasurer, Samuel.. E. Strong,
Cleveland (re-elected).
Board of Control Fred L. Carter. Boston;
Alfred Plaut, New York: William J.
Mooney, Indianapolis; Charles Gibson, New
J York; William B. Strong, Milwaukee,
GRAIN MEN ASKFGR CHANGE
Vmmm Resolution- IViet In. D)vaJon
of Duties' of ' interstate Cans
rrr CommUaleta.
CINCINNATI, Oct. S.-Tlie following of
ficers were elected at today's session of the
National Grain Dealers' convention: Prcsl
dnet, ' K. A. Reynolds of Crawfordsvllle,
Ind.; vice president, A. Y. Tyng of , Peoria;
directors. W. A. Washen. Kansas City; D.
Rothschild, Iowa: Charlea Jones, Tennes-lsnd
ne; B. House, Oklahoma, and L. A. Morey,
New York. . "You are ministers of the gospel today,
A resolution wss passed favoring the sep- not yesterday. - I'se your opportunities as
aratlon of the functions of the Interstate i best you can. The old-time religion Is
Commerce commission, congress to perform quite good enough. But the wsy of spread
the legislative, the Department of Com- ' ng the gospel must change from day to
merce and Labor or a new railroad depart
ment to perform the executive and tho
present commission to perform the judicial
functions. s
NO IMMUNITY PROMISED HIM
J. M. Fox Declares He Never Had
Any Sugar st Inn of It While
Testifying;.
MILWAt'KEE. Oct. 3. James M. Fox,
vice president of the Federal Coal and
Iron company, testified today In the exam
ination incident to the so-called Colorado
I land fraud cases, Jthat he had never been
! promised immunity by Special Agent Lln-
! nen or any other federal official because
of the testimony given by him before the
grand Jury at Denver. He declared that
Mrs. Fox withdrew her nllng on coal lands
last May, because he wanted lier to quit
when he learned that trouble wss brew
ing. A remark of the commissioner wss
ronstrued to mcsn that the effort of the
defense to show no cause for action has
thus fsr failed,
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I TRAMP'S . LIFE IS IN DANGER
Poaso Finds Colored Man Accused
of Fiendish Crime at
Oquawka.
BURLINGTON. Ia.. Oct. 8.-Frank Wll-
Hams, a colored tramp, who said his home
IB
In Quincy. ill., was arrested at Mon -
viAiitti til tinnn sill utnlrlfri nf VhSklnaf tha
man who burned to death a child near
Oquawka, III., yesterday. He answers
somewhat the description glvsn by the
child's mother, whom he beat Into insen
sibility fur refusing to give him food. He
will be taken to Oquswka this afternoon.
A hundred or more farmers hsve gathered
at the scene of the outrage. If he proves
to be the man wanted threats are made of
burning him at the stake.
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during Ak-Sar-Ben week gro spe
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Arrange to come In at that time
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ACTION ON LOYELANT CASE
Conference Condemn! Report that it
Reproved Minister.
DELIBERATION WAS NOT PUBLIC
Charge (Preferred hy Iter. E. E. Hon
man May Mot Be rushed BeJ
foro the tieacral Body .
of Church.
At .the Thursday morning session of
trie North Nebraska conference in the
Hanscom Psrk Methodist church a reso
lution was adopted condemning ths news
pspers for a statement made Wednesday
to the effect that ReV. Frank U Love
land, pastor of the First Methodist
church, had been brought before the con
ference on the charge of proselyting for
members among the other Methodist
Churches of the city and receiving mem
bers under false pretenses. The err'ir
pointed out was In the statement that
Dr. Loveland was brought before tho en
tire conference "body, when In fact he
appeared only before some ministers of
the conference Snd the bishop. Whethor
the matter will come before the conference
will be determined by the course which
Rev. E. E. Hosman, pastor of the Walnut
Hill Methodist church, wishes to pursue.
Church Stands by Pastor.
This resolution, offered by R. W. Breck
enridge, was adopted by the official board
of the First Methodist church, twenty-six
members being present and E. A. Benson
presiding:
Whereas. The dally papers of this city
hsve, during the past two days, contslnea
articles purporting to be bused on state
ments made to reporters by certain per
sons whose names are not given, which
articles are Intemled to reflec t upon our
pastor. Dr. ixiveland. In the matter of
the transfer to this church of Mr. Thomas
F. Sturgesa from the Walnut Hill Metho
dist Episcopal church; . and.
Whereas. The transfer of Mr. Sturgess,
although prematurely announced, was an
nounced by authority of Mr. Slurgess on
assurances given by him to Dr. Loveland
thst he, brother Sturgess. would personally
see to the matter so far aa the Walnut
Hill church Is concerned; therefore, be It
Resolved, That we express our -appreciation
of the purity and Integrity of purpose
of our pastor In the matter of the transfer
to this church of Mr. Sturgess. and .weM
deprecate, the attempt to reflect on Ills
motive as absolutely unfair and wrong.
"I wtll say this," -said Mr. Breckenrldge,
referring to the clause, 'and we deprecate
the attempt to reflect on ' the inottve as
absolutely unfair 'and wrong,' "that I do
not and my associates do not mean to
imply that The Bee 'attempted' to or had
any purpose or desire to reflect on Mr.
Loveland's motive or do him any Injustice.
I do not think The Bee Intentionally made
a misstatement. '
One of the papers ststed thkt the bishop
had ordered Dr. Loveland to t.pologlx,
while the fact was that the -bishop sug
gested that a public statement by Dr.
Loveland of the facts in the case would
be eminently proper.
The conference voted to continue the sup
port ot the fifteen superannuated ministers
In ths conference, ; together With certain
widows of ministers who are, dependent.
The money for this purpose corses from the
profits of the Methodist Book concern.
Blshon to Vsasg Men. '
Bishop McDowell delivered the address
to seven young men, who ars o be or
dained during the conference. He spoke
tot a practlesl religion. -
'John Wesley rode all brer England on
horseback and walked a good part' of the
way," said the bishop. "But today It
would not be the part of wisdom to. walk
from place to place. If John Weslejr were
alive today he would take the fastest trains
and automobiles; he would use the works
Inventions I of men to advance
the
dav.
"Do not be 'one string' men. Don't harp
on the same subject always. Be broad-
minded but orthodox. Work and pray.
Overcome the hardships which are sure to
assail you in your ministry and work to
win souls. Do not think always of that
line of the hymn, 'A soul I hsve to save.'
but give It rather that broader, mors al
truistic rendering. 'A world I have to
save.' "
The afternoon session was sn Innlversary
of the Woman's Foreign Missionary so
ciety. Mrs. I. J. Moo of Fremont presided.
Miss Isabel McKnlght, returned mission
ary from Muthra, India, addressed the
audience, telling of her work and the prog
ress of Christianity In the far-off Held.
KILLS
HIS WIFE AND SELF
Rather Tbaa Endure Separation from
Her Omaha Soldier Ends
Lives of Both.
NEW YORK, Oct 3. Rather thsn en
dure ' separation from his wife, which
might hsve followed his trsnsfer to
another post. It Is believed that Clsude
H. Perry, a soldier or the .cosst srtlllery,
stationed at Fort Hamilton, shot and killed
his wife, Elisabeth, last night and then
committed suicide. Their bodies were found
today In their apartments In Brooklyn.
pe wt a noU indicating that his action
j WM du t an appreh,naon that ho was
'ioon tQ tran8ferrei an(1 .eparatfd from
I hU wlfe
Is wife.
Perry enlisted in Omaha in 1905 and was
a native of Jackson county. Missouri.
SHUMWAY ENTERS HIS PLEA
Urates Ho Is. Guilty of Murder
Mrs. Sarah Martla at
Adams.
of
BEATRICE, Neb., Oct. I. (Specie) Tele
grsm.) R. Mead Shumway, the alleged
murderer of Mrs. . Sarah Martin, was
' brought hers this morning at an early hour
from Lincoln and arraigned before Judge
Sp&fford. Ho pleaded not guilty, waived
preliminary and was bound ovar to the
: district court without bail. Tho sheriff,
' with the prisoner, returned to Lincoln st
8:14 a. m., over the Burlington. The trip
was made as quietly ss possible, very few
being aware that Shumway hsd been
brought here until after he was gone.
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TORNADO STRIKES OKLAHOMA
Town of Poarrh, Near Texas Line,
Badly Damaged by Severe
Windstorm.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Okl., Oct. l-A tor
nado struck the village of Poarch, sltusted
In Roger Mills county, near the Texas line,
last night, and It is reported to have de
stroyed the postoffice and to have dam
aged almost every houss in ths plsce. No
one Is reported Injured. The aires are
down and details are lacking. Poarch Is
a village ot about too Inhabitants In Roger
Mills county, about twenty miles south of
Elk City, Okl., and close to tho Texas line.
It Is off ths railroad-
FOUR ITALIANS ARE HUNG
Pay Penalty nt Lancaster, Pa., for
Murder Committed Ilarlnst
Itobhery.
LANCAKTKF., Pa . Oct. 3 The crime for
which Anthony Di lero. Stephen Csrlul,
j Slvcreo R'Vlellt and Jjaeph t'elione were I
hanged here today was the murder of
Plato Albnmaso and was the culmination
of a daring mbhery. On the night of
August 3D. 1908. they entered a shanty near
Gap. Pa., occupied by fifteen Italian la
borers, v, ho were asleep. One of the quar
tet was stationed as guard at tho door,
while the other three awakened th sleep
ing inmates snd with drawn revolvers and
knives demanded their savings. The ainuunt
secured was small. nVcause the men had
only a few days before sent away their
money. Plato Albemase, one of the labor
ers, had 830 on his person, which. It seemed,
was known to tho robbers, and they de
manded It. He denied he hsd any money,
whereupon they proceeded to search him
by force. Resisting, he seised a rasor and
fought desperately. In the melee Alhemss
was shot snd stabbed more than twenty
times. The four made their escape and fled
tor. aril Philadelphia. The wounds about
their heads and faces led to their arrert
soon after. After the trial and conviction
Delero and Cellone made a statement by
which they endeavored to save the lives
of the other two. The Italian consul at
New York Interested himself In behalf of
the defendants and saw tn It that their
defense wss properly conducted.
SECOND F0REGN MATCH MADE
Another Member of Vanderbllt Fam
ily Will Secure Title
Abroad.
NEW YORK. Oct. S. Formal announce
ment of the engagement of - Miss Gladys
Vanderbllt to Count Lnaslo Sccchenyl of
Budapest Is made In the Herald today.
The Herald states that ths announcement
Is authorised.
fco date has been set for the wedding, but
It Is expected that It will take place at
The Breekers. the Vanderbllt mansion In
Newport. - some time this autumn. The
count, who Is the youngest son of the lste
Count Emerlch Szechenyl, for some yesrs
ambassador from Auitrla Hungary to Ger
many, is now In Newport, having arrived
from Europe Tuesday night. He 1s X
years old, rich and good looking, has au
hereditary seat In the Hungarian Parlia
ment, and Is one of the chamberlains of
the Austrian emperor. Miss Vanderbllt Is
the youngest child of the late Cornelius
Vanderbllt. She Inherited from her father
a fortune of more than 810,000,000. Since
her debut three years ago she spent con
siderable time each year In Europe with
her mother. They went abroad last time
following a trip to California In April lost.
They returned to New York September
IS, going Immediately to Newport.
Miss Vanderbllt Is very popular In society.
She Is accomplished In music and has
studied singing in Paris with Mr. Jean de
Resske. '
CHINESE LOOT WORTH MONEY
Seventy Thousand Dollars Is Value
Placed 1'pon Collect Ion by
A. E. t'hamot.
SAN FRANCISCO". Csl.. Oct. S.-Seventy
thousand dollars Is the value placed by A.
E. Chsmnt upon a collection of curios "ac
quired'' by him at Peking, China, about
tho time that the allied troops entered the
I Chinese capital to protect the foreign resi
dents. This csme out before Bankruptcy
Referee Green yesterday during tho exam
ination of Chsmot by the attorney for ths
creditors of the Peters Machine company,
of which .Cliamot Is president, snd which
fsiled for 820,000, to ascertain something
concerning Chamot's assets.
That Chamot's estimate of the value of
the Chinese loot was not too high was evi
denced by his admission that he had sold
part of the collection In New York for
835,000. .Included In this loot was a Jewel
studded cup said to have belonged to the
dowager empress snd valued at 85,000. The
j remainder the the curios consisted of three
panels and a screen, which Chamot snM
were now being offered for sale at the upset
price of 835,000, they being heavily en
crusted with Jade and gems. At the time
of the Boxer uprising Chsmot kept a hotel
In Peking. For the burning of this building
by the rebels the French government ob
tained for Chsmot from the" Chinese gov
ernment sn indemnity of 8200,000.
INDEPENDENT TICKET ASKED
Demoeratlo Voters Resolve It Is
Mayor's Duty to Withdraw
at Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI.' Oct. 8.-At sn Informal
meeting of voters, chiefly prominent demo
crats, this afternoon a committee was ap
pointed with Instructions to present to
Mayor Dempsey a resolution adopted by the
meeting, requesting that he withdraw from
the democratic ticket In the Interest of
an ' Independent ticket. This action fol
lowed tho announcement yesterday that
nearly half of the democratic nominees hsd
decided to wlthdrew-from the ticket.
FIFTY'ONE CASES OF PLAGUE
Thirty Deaths, Havo Reaalted from
Disease la Hospital at
San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. S.-Flfty-one
verified esses of bubonlo plague havs de
veloped In San Francisco to dste, accord
ing to the records being kept In the office
of Dr. Rupert Blue of the marine hospital,
I In charge of the work of eradication. There
havo been thirty deaths. About thirty
suspects sre under observation. One of the
fifty-one verified cases, Miss Kottlng, a
trained nurse st the city snd county hos
pital, has recovered snd been discharged.
TAFT'S ARRIVAL AT KYOTO
General Knrokl Entertains Party,
Which Waa Received with
Royal Welcome.
KOBE, Japan, Oct. 3 Secretary Taft
and party arrived, at Kyoto this morning.
The spproach of toe train was signalled by
j salvos snd aerial bombs. General Count
Kurokl met snd " entertslned the party.
' They proceeded to Kobe this evening.
! There thor will be greeted by a display of
fireworks and will board the Minnesota for
Nagasaki and Manila.
SANTA FE RAISES WAGES
Five Thousaad Machinists aad Boiler
makers Get Two ('eats aa
Hour -Store.
TOPEKA. Kan.. Oct. t-Ths Atchison.
Topeks Santa Fe Railway company st
the general offices here todsy announced an
Increase of wages to Us 8.000 machinists
and boiler makers over the entire system
of S cents sn hour snd an Increase to help
ers of l'i cents an hour, effective October L
WOMEN HONOR KING
Thursday'! Parade One of Most Bean
tiful of Season of Carnival.
NEW FEATURE DECIDED SUCCES3
Floats of Fraternal Societies Show
Artistic Result.
AK-SAR-BEN CREW IN EVIDENCE
Instruments of Torture from Inner
Den Thrown Open to Inspection.
FIREMEN MAKE GOOD SHOWING
For First Time In Years llesldents at
Omaha and Visitors Have Oitor
taulty to See Fire Fighters
In Line.
Attendance
at Carnival.
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Friday night, coronation ball.
Saturday night, carnival closes.
Thursday. Lincoln day.
Friday. Nebraska day.
Saturday, Council Bluffs day.
" Attractions oa King's Highway.
Slldo for Life-J p. m. and 8 p. m.
High Dlve-4:30 p. m. and 8:30 p. m.
Ths Bagdad show, which Is not free, will
occur at 8:30, 8:15 and 8:30 p. m.
Thursday night It was announced that
the award of prises for floats would bo .
made Friday. Four judges, who hsve tho
matter In charge, hod not rendered de
cision Thursday night. The contest prom
ised to be close.
Route of Woman's Parade.
The new and original woman's parade
which left Twentieth and Farnam streets
at 2:30 o'clock Thursdsy afternoon, followed
the route of the automobile parade ot
Tuesday evening, as follows:
Start from Twentieth and Farnam
streets and move east on Farnam to Tenth
street; north on Tenth street to Douglas
street; west on Douglas street to Fifteenth
street; north on Fifteenth street to Dodge,
street; west on Dodge to Sixteenth street;
south on Sixteenth to Douglas street; essl
on Douglss to Fifteenth street;, south on
Fifteenth to Howard street; west on
Howard to Sixteenth street; south on Six
teenth to Leavenworth and counter march
on Sixteenth to Cuming street.
Woman's hsnd was seen In the work of
King Ak-Sar-Ben XIUI Thursdsy after
noon, when a brilliant and gorgeously col
ored parade delighted thousands of visitors
slong a line of march tour miles In length.
Many estimated the crowd as the largest
that ever, witnessed m daylight parade. -
The woman's parade was a new feature '
of the festivities of the king, and though
not as . widely advertised as tho parades
which are held each year, ' attracted as
widespread attention, owing to- ths fact
that it ',. entirely planned by women.
Some of the floats were even built by
women, from the foundation up. Kvery
tack was driven by a woman and- every
yard of bunting and bunch of paper flowers
secured Its 'place In ths big . parade be
cause a woman "got busy" for King Ak-Sar-Ben.
Added to the work Of the women, the
"Omaha Boosters'' snd the initiation de
partment of the Knights of Ak-Sor-Bsn,
together with the high school and mili
tary companies of the city, made the
parade one of the big attractions ot the
carnival week. City departments also
turned out to give the women ths honor
of putting on a great parade, and in the
line of march four fire engines, four hook
and ladder trucks and eight hose wagons,
decorated with paper chrysanthemums and
carnations, added to the glory of the
woman's show.
The fire apparatus wss all of It
decked out In a very attractive manner,
that from No. 2 house being especially
noticeable, the members of ths company
being the recipients of a number of beau
tiful boquets as a recognition of their ef
forts. Twelve Floats la Lino.
Twelve floats constituted the exhibit ot
the women and they marched in tho fol
lowing order:
Royal Achates, Omaha No. 1; Royal
Neighbors, Fern camp; Ladles of tho
Grand Army, Woodmen ' circle. Supremo
Forest; St. John's school. Fraternal Union
ot America. Banner lodge; Daughters of
ths Revolution, Roysl Neighbors, Panay
camp; Omaha High school societies,
Omaha High school. Young Women's Chris
tian assoclstlon. Royal Achates, South
Omaha, Suocesa No. 33.
The leading float waa thst of the Royal
Achates, deoorsted In purple and orange.
Ths (lost wss in the shaps of a beehive
and wss filled with women In costume.
Those on the float were Mrs. Gyyns, Mrs.
Shamblem, Mrs. Green. Mrs. Lucas, Mrs.
Hughes, Mrs. Csrnaman, Mrs. Tripp, Mrs.
Ingrshm, Mrs. Mstthsurer, Mrs. Mawhln
ney, Mrs. Gambrlll, Misses Miller, Craig.
Akofer, Bchuler, Mstthsuser, Pessley, Lu
cas, Tsllinsn and Mullen.
With the good memorial ship "Senator,"
ss a centerpiece, ths Ladles of the Grsnd
Army were represented by g float in ths
national colors, representing tho army and
navy. The Omaha order which claims ths
distinction of being th first to decorate
the waters on Memorial dsy last year had
a float of rare patriotic beauty In tho wo
men's parade. Those who composed ths
compsny were President Mrs. C. M. Peters
ot Garfield circle. No. 11; Mrs. C. L. Vro
man, Mrs. M. W. KlrkendalL Tho color
bearers were Mrs. 8. L. Johnson, Mrs. M.
Kelzer and Mrs. S. Smith. Others on the
float' were Mrs. E. Metcalf, Mrs. Alice
Atchison snd Miss Grace Berger. Ths
women wore whits costumes throughout.
Goddesa of Liberty.
With Miss Harriet Inlow aa ths Goddess
of Liberty, girls in whits represented ths
thirteen original states on a beautiful float
In red, white and blue. The girls who rep
resented tbs states were Edith MoOregor,
Pennsylvania; Llssle Jorgenaen, Now
Hampshire; Lula McGreen, Connectlout;
Hasel Turner, Rhode Island; Edith Kohler.
New Jersey; Heli-n Bielhols, Virginia;
Ruth Wyilsms. Massachusetts; Nellie
Tonge, New York; Erie Hsnslry, South
Carolina; Lottie Skovmand, Oeorgts; Ag
nes Franklin, North Carolina; Agnes Ruth
srford. Dlawars; Edith Smith, Maryland.
Pansles in all colors snd shades predom
inated on tho Seat of "Pansy" camp, Royal