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VOL. XLI-NO. 48.
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POSSE PURSUES
CONVICT SM1TCH
Escaped Prisoner Who Shoott Guard
and Tiea Him to Tree at Anamosa
Penitentiary at Large.
FLEE3 ,WITH FRIENDS IN AUTO
Believed Concealed in Wooded Coun
try West of Marion.
GETS AWAY BY CLEVER RUSE
Phone Call Brings Man to Office
Insufficiently Guarded.
PITCHED BATTLE IS EXPECTED
leavlly Armed Pout Bent Out Under
Directum of Warden B
Hur Mukc the Trip in
Aatomobllea.
ANAM08A. Ia.. Aug. 11. Somewhere be
tween Marlon and Viola, about twenty
miles southwest of here, a posse composed
of penitentiary guards, deputy sheriffs and
cltlsens was at 7 o'clock tonight In pursuit
of Charles Smltch, a convict. Bmttcn es
caped from PrlHon Guard William A. Ha
inaker this morning after the latter had
been probably fatally wounded and lashed
to a tree to prevent him from giving an
alarm.
With Bmitch are two other men, who.
through a clever ruse, rescued him from
the guard. A pitched battle was expected
When the posse overtook the three men.
as It was suld that they would fight for
their lives.
The fugitives are said to be In an auto
mobile which they rented at Viola thi
afternoon after having abandoned a horse
and buggy In which they made the initial
part of their flight this morning.
The poHse, which Is heavily armed, was
sent out under the direction of Warden
i
Barr and many of Its members are making
"he chase In automobiles, according to re
orta received here.
Someone called up the prison office today
over the phone and asked to see Bmitch.
The permit wad granted and the guards at
the quarry were Instructed to send him In.
Hamaker was detailed to guard him.
The two men started on foot and when
about a half mile away were confronted by
two men in a buggy. One of the men shot
!;e guard In the stomach and tied him to
tree. Taking Smltch Into the buggy
they drove off. Hamaker's crlea were not
'heard for nearly an hour. He was then
escued.
MARION, la.. Aug. 11. Sheriff Loftus of
Linn county late this afternoon sent blood
hounds from here to the wooded country
eight miles west of this town In pursuit of
Charles Smltch, who escaped from the
Anamosa penitentiary guard this morning
with his two companions. The convict and
Ms friends were tracked to this timber
and their early capture was expected.
It was reported here at f o'olifck that
Bmitch and his companions, who aban
doned their horse and buggy near Viola
and rented an automobile In which to con
tinue their flight, had been seen.' Prison
guards, deputy sheriffs and cltlsens are
said to be In pursuit, most of them In auto
mobiles. Pope's Condition
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is Much
is Much Improved
Temperature of His Holiness Drops
from 100 to Nearly Normal Dur
ing Afternoon.
ROMB, Aug. 11. The Improvement in the
condition of the pope Increased this after
noon. His temperature fell from 100 at
noon to nearly normal. At the same time
his pains were less severe and the pontiff
was able to take more nourishment.
In addition to the physicians and his sis
ters, the pope this morning saw Cardinal
.Merry Del Val, the papal secretary of
I Htate, and Mgr. Blsletia, majordomo of the
4 Vatican. They found his holiness more
'V'heerful and In a Jocular frame of mind.
He commented with amusement on some
of the stories circulated about his condi
tion, saying:
"I Intend to get well In spits of them."
To Mgr. Bltiletta the pontiff said he re
gretted that many persons who had asked
for an audience must be disappointed.
The pope, while enjoying his new quar
. tare, longs to return to the less spacious
bedchamber which hs has ocoupied so long.
Accordingly the wall dividing that room
from the next apartment Is being taken
down In order that the patient's wishes
may be observed and at the same time a
good sised room for his occupancy be af
forded.
Thanksgiving Day
is Set for November 30
President Makes Early Announcement
in Response to Request of Makers
of Foot Ball Schedules.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1L President Taft,
It was learned today, will designate Thurs
day. November) SO, as Thanksgiving day
this year. It always hus been the oustora
to fix the last Thursday In tbe month.
This year there had been some doubt, be
cause November happened to Include five
instead of four Thursdays. The White
House has, been besieged by theatrical
managers and those In ch.rge of college
foot ball games to settle this doubt so that
definite arrangements could be made (or
the usual array of special performances
and sports that mark the day.
Three Killed When
Train Hits an Auto
Near Vandalia, 111.
SPRINOFIEL.D. III.. Aug. 11. The - west
Jtound fast mall train on the VandaUa
road of the Pennsylvania system struck ths
J' automobile of A. C. Walker, manager of a
jr garage In Vandalia. yesterday afternoon at
f the Bluff City railroad crossing, three miles
of the machine. The dead: '
A. C. WALKER, aged 40 years.
HELEN WALKER, his daughter, aged S
years.
FREDERICK CARNACK. aged T years.
The three had been out in the car the
greater part of the afternoon. The train
men picked up the bodies and took them to
Vandalia. Walker is survived by a widow
and two children. Frederick Carnaok la
the son of a neighbor of the Walkers!
Kidnaped Boy is
Returned on Payment
of Ransom of $500
Nine Arrests Hade by Chicago Police
in Connection with Case Father
Receives Letter.
CHICAOO, Au 11. Angelo Mareno,
years old, who was returned last evening
after a ransom of "WW in marked bills had
been paid the kidnapers, 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 prisoner by kidnapers for
108 hours.
The boy sat on his mother's lap this
morning, greeting his playmates and
neighbors who called, and seemed unable
to realize the grief his absence had caused
his parents. He said he was well treated
by his kidnapers. They bought new clothes
and gave him candy and cake.
There wss rejoicing in' the North Side
Italian colony over the boy's safe return
and hundreds of neighbors and friends
tailed at the Mareno home to congratulate
the parents.
Nine men and three women are nnder
arrest for the kidnaping and the police ex
pect to make additional arrests before
night. Search Is being made for the women
who gurded and oared for the boy in the
West Division street house. An effort
will also be made by the police to recover
the $600 paid as a ransom.
The father of the boy received a mys
terious special delivery letter early this
morning and, after reading It, turned it
over to the police. He declined to reveal
the contents of the letter. It Is believed to
have threatened him with death for having
co-operated with the police for the return
of his child.
Mass was celebrated at St. Philip's
Roman Catholic church in thanksgiving
for the child's safe return, the special
services being attended by several hundred
Italians. '
Later the text of the letter Antonio Ma
reno, the father, received today became
known. It was as follows:
We have kept our agreement with you:
now see that you keep your promise. Tell
nothing. Your boy has been returned.
You have all you bargained for. We have
not harmed him; we have not harmed any
body. We warri you, dirty pig, that If you
break your word vengeanoe will claim you
and all you hold dear. Let the Heal of
silence be on your Hps or no torture will
be horrible enough for you.
The police expect to make further ar
rests. They are trying to recover the SjOO
In marked bills with which the ransom
was paid.
Woman Sentenced
to Rock Pile Given
' Pardon by Mayor
Iola Executive Decides He Has Au
thority to Upset Unusual Decree
of Court and Does So.
IOLA, Kan., Aug. 11. Upsetting the de
cree of Judge D. B. D. Smeltser of the Iola
municipal court that Mrs. Ella Reese
should work out a flue-Imposed upon her
last Monday on the rock plls Uke a man,
Mayor Bollinger pardoned the woman at
noou today. Mrs. Reese will be released
this afternoon, thus enenng a controversy
for four days' standing between the judge,
the street commissioners, the police and
the publio of Iola and some of the publlo
outside as to whether It was Indelicate to
compel a woman to don bloomers and
break rock.
The pardon was the result of the sudden
determination by the mayor that he had
power to issue It. The city attorney, Travis
Morse, has been deluged with letters ask
ing the woman's parole or pardon, and
many contributions of money have been
received to pay her fine. S
Today Morse informed the mayor he be
lieved the official had the power to par
don Mrs. Reese. Mayor Bollinger called
a meeting of the city commissioners. In
solemn Besslon the commissioners agreed
the mayor right. Chief of Police Coffleld
was then ordered to bring about the
woman's release.
McCabe Charged with
Grilling Scientists
Dr. Kebler Testifies Before Moss Com
mittee of Experiences of Experts
in Bureau of Chemistry.
WASHINGTON. Aug. Lt-A story of "In
quisltorial" methods In the Department of
Agriculture and of "humiliating experi
ences" to which officials in the bureau of
chemistry were subjected by Solicitor Mo
Cabe of that department was recited today
to the Moss committee of the house of rep
resentatives. Dr. L F. Kebler, chief of the drug divi
sion of the bureau of chemistry, who was
recommended for reduotlon in office for
his part in hiring Dr. Rusby, the drug ex
pert, testified that he had been baled be
fore Solicitor McCabe tn the latter, pri
vate office and in the presence of a secret
service man named Walsh and a' stenogra
pher had been put through a humiliating
questioning as to what stock he owned In
drug manufacturing companies.
Dr. Kebler told the committee stories) of
the "calling down" Mr. McCabe gave sci
entists when they ventured to give Infor
mation to United States district attorneys,
declared that Mr. McCabe had charged him
before the personnel board with things he
had not done and had putl Dr. Kebler' s
stenographer through a grilling, which. the
committee proposed to Investigate.
More Advanced Rates
on Feeders Held Up
Interstate Commerce Commission Sus
pends Tariffs Filed by Wabash
and Other Railroads.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 11. Increases In
freight rates on "feeding cattle" filed with
the Interstate Commerce commission by
the Wabash railroad and several other car
riers and participated in by practically all
of the railways In the country were sus
pended today until December IS. MIL The
advance In rates, amounting to IS per cent,
were produced by cancelling out of the
tariffs the provisions that the rates on
"feeding cattle" should be TS per cent of
the rate on "fat cattle." Similar suspen
sions of the tariffs of some western rail
roads were made a few ' ago by the
coiumisst
LIME LIGHT FOR
Mtf CONIZATIONS
Mr Perkins Tells House Committee
that He Believes Publicity Will
Cure All Industrial Evils
FAVORS FEDERAL REGISTRATION
All Facts as to Stocks, Wages and
Prices to Be Published.
HE DENIES HARVESTER SI0RY
Says Steel Combine Paid No Rebates
to Other Corporation.
GENERAL INQUIRY PROBABLE
Littleton Announces llrsolutlou Will
Be introduced for .General In
vestigation of the Indus,
trlnl Situation.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 11. Oorge W.
Perkins, the New York financier, suggested
to the house steel corporation committee
of Inquiry today that u government com
mission which would Insure focutlng the
limelight of publicity on the buMness af
fairs of great corporations would do much
to eradicate present-day trust evils and
preserve their virtues.
Following Mr. Perkins" suggestion Rep
resentative Littleton of New York an
nounced that a resolution soon would be
Introduced in congress providing for a
thorough Investigation of the Industrial
situation of the country.
"I am advised." said Mr. Littleton, "that
there Is to be a thorough Inquiry Into all
the commercial Ills of the nation and that
a conference will be called to determine
the problems of how to deal with the in
dustrial situation In America. It is a proj
ect that will Involve a most drastic in-
rvestlgatlon and bring together capital and
labor In an effort without bias to find out
Just what should be done."
"That Is the best news I have heard,"
said Mr. Perkins.
Mr, Perkins bad 'made his suggestion In
response to a question by Mr. Bartlett.
Pnfcltelty la solution.
"I believe the mere question of limelight
an Important thing," said Mr. Perkins.
"The limelight, I firmly think, would eradi
cate many of our troubles. If we had a
law providing that a corporation engaging
In Interstate business could register Itself
with a bureau here In Washington, sub
mitting Its operations. Its prices, its bal
ance sheets, its methods, Its treatment of
labor, eto., and that If these reports were
made public, thus gaining the confidence
of the publlo in the securities of that
corporation the confidence of the compet
itor that he was being fairly treated, and
the confidence of the consumer that he
was being fairly dealt with I think that
very soon all corporations would register
themselves, until we would have that kind
of publicity which would go a long ways
to eradicate the evils of our great cor
porations and preserve the good that al
ready la self-evident in these corporations.''
Threat at Bnrea.it 'pi ComonUlost,
"Such a bureau or commission should
conduct Its affairs In the limelight" com
mented Representative Young, "and not
as some of the bureaus of this government
are conducted, behind closed doors."
Members of the committee and Mr.
Perkins applauded this suggestion, the ut
terance having been directed toward the
bureau of corporation which has with
held information about the Bteel trust from
the committee.
"Do you think." Representative Littleton
ton asked Mr. Perkins, "that it would be
possible In attempting to cure these evils
to get uniform state action regarding in
corporation lawsf
"I think that would be utterly Impossible,
at least within a reasonable time," Mr.
Perkins answered.
1 "Do you believe that the conference of
governors recently inaugurated, and called
to meet soon, could possibly, by persuasion,
bring about in the various states an initial
safeguard in Incorporation laws 7" Mr. blt
tleton continued.
"I doubt it, though the conference of
governors has done soma very good work,"
said Mr. Perkins.
Mrs. Geraghty Denies
Charge that She Was
Kidnaped by Husband
Wealthy oung Woman Who Eloped
with Chauffeur Says She Was
Not Abducted.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass., Aug. 11. No rep
reeentatlve of the family of Mrs. John Ed
ward Paul Geraghty, formerly Miss Julia 6.
French, of Newport and New York, nor
any detective or other officer appeared dur
ing the forenoon today to disturb the quiet
which the' eloping couple were enjoying at
the home of Mrs. Harris, Geraghty'a cousin.
In this city. When seen by newspaper men
the young groom said that he had con
sulted lawyer in Newport before the elope
ment and in Springfield, today, regarding
his best course of notion In case Mr. and
Mrs. French should attempt to have him ar
rested on a charge of abduction.
"Julia," he said, turning to his bride,
"they say I abduc'jed you. Is that sot"
"I should say It Is not so. dear," she
replied emphatically. "It anybody did that.
It was I that took you away, Jack."
Geraghty said that after a brief honey
moon he intended to return with his wife
to Newport and settle down 'In a nice little
cottage,"
NEW LONDON, Conn, Aug. XL Mrs.
John Edward Paul Geraghty, formerly Miss
Julia 8. French, came to this city today,
looking for her father, Amos Tuck Frenoh.
The latter, however, who had spent the
night at a local hotel, departed by auto
mobile before her arrival.
New York Retailers
Raising Price of Meat
They Say Wholesale Quotations on
Beef and Pork Are Up Three
to Fire Cents.
NEW YORK, Aug. 11 Prices of beef are
to be raised and ocal retail dealers say
the advance makes the cost of meat pass
the high water mark of last fall. The
whole-ale price of hindquarters of beef
has juwp-B f s-s 11 i U msu, w-ila pork
luias ? goae up frees id u is cams,
Wholesalers say the cause of the present
advance Is the scarcity , of good catUe in
the west and southwest.
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From the Cleveland Leader.
BLACK HAND BOMB KILLS TWO
House in Italian District of St Louis
Wrecked by Explosion.
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FOURTEEN PERSONS ARE INJURED
One of Victims is Unidentified Man,
Who Is Thongat to Have Placed
the Bomb In the
Building.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. ll.-A Black Hand
bomb exploded in the crowded Italian
colony on "Dago Hill" here last night
killed a man and a woman and more or
less seriously Injured fourteen other resi
dents of a two-story brick building, which
was completely wrecked. The placing of
the bomb followed the receipt last Friday
and Saturday of two Black Hand letters
by the owner of the building. The letters
oame from Brooklyn, N. T., where the
owner,' Tony Romano, resided until seven
months ago. The dead:
MRS. JOSEPH 6ARDELLO.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN.
The Injured:
Sam Salorado.
Joseph TartU.
Josephine Tartti, big wife.
Joseph Farrarra. L
Jdsephme Farrarra, his wife. A
Sam Raymon.
Josephine Raymon. his wife.
Joseph Dominica.
Tony Sorrentlno.
Orlando Tlardlno.
Sam Marcuso.
The explosion, which was the most ter
rlfto and destructive of the kind ever ex
perienced In St. Louis, occurred about 1
o'clock, when the families were asleep. So
great was Its fore that most of the resi
dents were thrown from their beds into
the street or burled under the wreckage.
Debris Take Fire.
Immediately after the explosion the de
bris caught fire and It was with difficulty
that the rescuers were enabled to take
some of those Injured out of the way of
the flames. The police, aided by three
fire companies and many volunteers,
worked the remainder of the night in
searching the ruins for possible victims.
According to the police, the bomb had
been placed In the front entrance to the
building. Its explosion lifted the structure
from its foundation and within a few mo
ments, aided by the fire, it was a com
plete ruin.
The unidentified man is supposed by the
police to have placed the bomb in the
building occupied by Romani. His body
was horribly mutilated. Residents of the
district said they had never seen him.
The exctement In the colony was great
and It was difficult for the police to ob
tain a coherent account of what had really
happened or to ascertain the number of
those who lived m the building. Only a
partial list of those missing were obtain
able this morning. On their arrival the
officers were met by hysterical women,
many of them unable to speak English,
most of whom had Infants In their arms.
All of them were in their night clothes as
also were most of the men.
Other Houses Damna-ed.
In addition to the wrecked building, most
of the other houses In the colony for a
radius of several blocks felt the force of
the blast Most of the windows Id the dis
trict were shattered and all of the resi
dents were awakened and rushed into the
streets.
Early this morning the chief of .police
ordered a complete Investigation to be
made. A report had it that a man was
seen running from the vicinity of the
wrecked building a few momenta before the
explosion. No arrests have yet been made.
This la the second explosion In the last
six months on "Dago BUI," which has
been attributed t the "black hand."
In a grooary store, oonduoted by Antonio
Dl Lorenzo, was blown up after he had
refused to pay $200 demanded by the Mafia.
For protection Losenao remained at the
mounted dlstrlot police station for two
weeks.
INSPECTOR STICE SAYS
LEWIS MADE PROMISES
Postal Official Testifies PnMlaker Of.
fered to Make Him Postmaster
nt St. Lesls.
WASHINGTON, Aug. tL-Postoffioe In
spector J. L. Stloe told the house Postoffice
department expenditures committee today
that B. O. Lewis, St. Louis publisher, of
fered to make him postmaster at St. Louis
If he would "come over with us" in the
controversy between Lewis and the Post
offioe department. Inspeotor Ftloe contra
dicted the testimony of Lewis In several
particulars.
HOMESTEADERS GET RELIEF
Hons raaeea Bill tm Allow Settlers
tm Leave Claims Till April
Where Crops Fall.
WASHINGTON, Aug. ll-Homesteaders
In Oklahoma, Nebraska, Wisconsin and
other western states, whose crops have
failed this year on account of drouth, are
permitted to leave their claims until next
April without forfeiting any rights under
a bin passed by the house today. Another
measure passed extends for one year the
time for the payment of money due from
homesteaders in the Rosebud Indian reser
vation in South Dakota. Both bUi have
passed, the suuua
More Trouble for the Old Lady
London Strike
Situation is
Improving
Grievances of Carters Satisfied and
Settlement with Other Unions is
Expected in Few Hours.
LONDON, Aug. 11. Improvement In the!
strike situation was evident this morning
and orders for troops to come Into the
city were countermanded. Some cavalry
had already gone aboard the special trains
at Aldershot when their offioers received
word they were not needed In London.
The trains, however, remained on the sid
ings, their locomotives with steam up, so
that they oould be moved at a moment's
notice.
The settlement of the grievances of ths
carters, who, with the dock laborers, whose
demands were satisfied some days ago,
formed the bulk of the strikers, had a
good effect and an adjustment of the dif
ferences of the water men and lighter
men with their employers was hourly ex
pected. As some of the dock men returned to
work, the barge men prepared to resume
operations. The streets, however, were
ail without their usual streams of carts
and residents on' the outskirts of the town
felt the shortage of provisions more
keenly.
A considerable amount of meat reached
Smithfleld market early today. .There was
some rioting, but the polios had less
trouble than before. . - ... ""-
Even should a settlement be reached dur
ing the day with the lighter' men and
water men, the business of London will
not be normal before Monday.
Prisoner Runs
Amuck in Court
Room and is Killed
Shot by Deputy After He Had Fatally
Wounded Karshal and Two
Others.
BENTON, HI., Aug. 1L-Attemptlng to
escape after being remanded to Jail for
examination Martin Sbadowens shot Jus
tice of the Peace James Mannon, City Mar
shal John 6takinrlder and a speotator and
cut Deputy Tom Mackey, whose condition
Is serious. Mackey then shot and killed
Shadowdha, whose brother, Charles, fell
from a second story window and was
probably fatally hurt. The shooting oc
curred at Christopher, a amaU town near
here, at midnight.
The Shadowens had been arrested for
shooting on the street, wounding a man
named Benges. Martin Shadowens pleaded
to be allowed to appear in the Justloe
court today, but Justlcs Mannon ordered
that he be taken to JalL
Without warning Martin shot Justloe
Mannon through the arm and put two
bullets through the body of Marshal Stak
inrlder, who probably will die.
The court room was crowded with cltlsens
attracted by the novelty of the night ses
sion, and William Bchulu, a spectator, re
ceived a bullet intended for Mackey.
Mackey was Injured in approaching Shad
owens before he fired the fatal shot. In
the excitement Charles Shadowens fell
from the court room window on the seooiiil
floor. Martin Shadow ens was a coal miner.
Dynamite Storehouse
Near Gotham Blows Up
KEWBUROH. N. T, August 1L With a
concussion that shook the earth for miles
around, a dynamite storehouse of the New
Tork Aqueduct on Storm King mountain,
at Cornwall, blew up early 'today. The
building, which was owned by Aqueduct
contractors, had In It LrOO pounds of ex
plosive. No trace of the bunding was
left this morning, shanties In the vicinity
were leveled and a large quantity ef win
dow glass in the village of Cornwall was
broken. John Sawyer, engneer of the
works, was knocked - down, but was not
seriously hurt. He was taken to the hos
pital. A Russian caretaker at the shaft Is
missing. The explosion . occurred a fsw
minutes before a shift of sixteen men were
due to report for work.
GENERAL NETTLETQN IS DEAD
Soldier, Statesman sa4 Edit Passes
Away tn Chlcaei at an At.
need Age.
CHICAGO. Aug. n. Oensral - Alfred
Bayard Nettleton. soldier. Journalist, and
from ISO to 1301 assistant secretary of the
treasury, died at hla home here today,
aged 71 years.
General Nettleton was acting secretary
of the treasury for some time after the
death of Secretary Wlndom. In the dvll
war ha participated In seventy-two battles
and minor engagement-; and was dis
charged as a brigadier .general by brevet.
Ax different times he was editor of ths
Sandusky (O.) Dally Register, publisher
of the Chicago Advance, managing editor
of the Philadelphia Inquirer and wag thi
touadef of the Minneapolis Tribune
REAL ESTATE YALUES HIGHER
Increase on Property Down Town is
More Than Hundred Per Cent.
ASSESSOR SHR1"VER GETS BUSY
Olfford Property nt Seventeenth and
Douglas, Recently Sold.Ineremaea
. In Fair Years from
2S,000 to 10B,0O0.
Real estate values In the business district
of Omaha have Increased from SO to 100
per cent and In some cases probably more
since 1908, according to figures secdred by
County Assessor W. G. Shrlver in prepara
tion for revaluation of real estate for the
1912 assessment. The average Increase of
realty values In the business district prob
ably will be somewhere between 60 and MO
per cent. The average Increase In realty
values In the entire city wlll.be at least
15 per cent, Mr. Shrlver said Friday.
Realty valuations are revised only once
tn four years. "The valuation on the prop
erty where the City National bank build
ing now stands, southeast corner Sixteenth
and Hartley streets, was $106,000 In 1908,
said Mr. Shrlver, "but when It was wanted
for the building It was sold for 1276,000, an
inorease of considerably more than 100 per
cent "The Qifford property, northwest
corner Seventeenth and Douglas streets,
was valued at 126,000 for assessment In 1906.
Since then It has sold for 197,000 and Just
the other day, according to reliable report.
It was sold to the Boston Ground Rent
company for 1106,000. There Is an Inorease
of more than 800 per cent.
"The property , occupied by the ' Boston
lunch room on Farnam street. Just east of
the Omaha National bank building, was
valued at 126,000 by the assessor In 1908.
Since then it has been sold to the Brandels
for $70,000 and I am Informed that they
have had offers of $100,000 for It.
Smaller Property Goes Up.
"Charles Oruenlng has paid $28,000 for a
lot on the south Side of Harney street, op
posite the Krug theater, Improved with a
livery stable, that was valued at $17,000 m
1908.
"Anna Weinberg not long ago paid
Chauncey Stoddard $10,000 for a lot on the
north side of Douglas, Just east of the
corner of Eleventh street, that was valued
at $4,600 in 1908.
"In the north part of the elty there are
all kinds of lots that are selling and tor
some time have sold for $500 to $1,000 that
were valued at $60 when the last realty
valuations were made."
Though the actual fixing of values in
realty will not be begun until next spring,
the assessor and his staff of assistants will
be busy gathering data the rest of the
summer and through the autumn and
winter.
The assessor's office has sent out letters
to Omaha business men and realty dealers
requesting their opinions as to enhance
ment of values regarding many properties.
More of these letters regarding other prop
erties wlll .be sent out from time to time.
The assessor will not rely entirely upon
the Information thus obtained, but will use
It in conjunction with data secured by
other methods In arriving at his eon
elusions. )
The total realty valuation of Omaha, ac
cording to the last figures, is $27,811,441.
Youth Turns Bandit,
Sends Fake Telegram
Warren Haytlatt Escapes from Indus
trial School at Kearney and
Robs a Store.
Warren Hayslatt, an Omaha youngster,
who was sent to the Industrial school at
Kearney, escaped from that Institution
Tuesday and within a few hours robbed a
store, securing $24 la money and two re
volvers. It Is believed that the young .culprit
came direct to Omaha, for later a telegram
waa directed to Roy Schlack at the school,
asking him to come at once on account of
the death of hla father. Schlack is one of
Hayalatt's pals, and the authorities Im
mediately smelled a mouss. Investigation
proved that the telegram was a fake.
Plant of Louisville
Herald is Burned
Fire Believed to Hare Been Caused
by am Explosion in the En
gTaving' Department
tOUISVILLE Ky., Aug. 11. Fire believed
to have been caused by an explosion In the
engraving department this morning wrecked
the building of the Louisville Herald and
destroyed the plant. The explosion oc
curred after all editions had been published
aid comparatively few parsons were In the
building at the time. The loss, Including
tba damage to the building, wfll amount to
about $116,000.
Fendrag the completion of the Herald's
new building started several months ago,
th Herald will be published from the plant
of (hs Svenina' Post.
WOOL CONFEREES
AGREE ON TARIFF
La Follette and Underwood Effect
Complete Settlement of Differ
ences Late in Afternoon.
FLAT, RATE OF 29 PER CENT
Duty on Raw Product is Determined
First of All.
ADOPT HOUSE CLASSIFICATION
Decision of the Two Points Removea
Great Obstacle.
EARLIER ADJOURNMENT LIKELY
president Taft lias Indicated He Will
Veto Any Bill Growing Ont of
Conference and Attitude
is rush eke
SI RATS I
Met at noon,
Vnsuooeasful effort made to fix rote oa
ottos, bill on August 1.
Wool bill oonfsrses egTsed on 8 per oeaS
ad valorem on rsw wool an adopted houoe
wool classification.
Senate resolution Introduced looking to
ward government railroad In Alaska, be
ginning at Controller ay.
Senate con tinned debate en resolution to
dlsoontlnua national monetary oonunlssioa.
House
XOVSBI
Met at noon.
Miscellaneous business.
Bteel committee continued examination
of George W. Perkins.
Officials bureau of chemistry testified
in Wiley committee hearing', sharply
oritioUlnc Solicitor McCabe
WASHINGTON. Aug. . Tne full house
and senate conference committee on the
wool tariff revision bill today agreed on a
flat rate ef 29 per cent on raw wool. The
committee also agreed on the house clasal-
flratlon of wool. The agreement on these
two points seemed to remove the greatest
obstacle In the way of final agreement
As agreed on the classification provision
of the bill reads:
"On wool of the sheep, hair of the camel,
goat, alpaca and other like animals and all
wools and hair on the skin or such animals
the duty shall be 29 per cent ad valorem."
The La Follette bill called for two classes
of wool wool and hair on the skin being In
a second class, whereas the house provi
sion accepted by the conference provides
for but one class for all wools.
Under the compnomlse the second senate
class of wools, fixed In the senate bill at 10
per oent is thus Increased to 29 per cent.
These are the coarse or carpet wools. The
senate rate on first-class wools was Si per
cent and the house rate 20 per cent.
In the beginning of the conference Mr.
La FoUette urged 30 per cent on ordinary
raw wool. Mr. Underwood would not con
sent to a higher duty then 27H per cent.
Ultimately Mr. Bailey suggested a oompro-i
mlse of 2894 per cent. Mr. Underwood said
he would accept 29 per cent if the house
classification should prevail Mr. La Fol
lette agreed to this.
In the absence of Senator Penrose, Sen
ator Cullom presided and for the first 1
time In hlssory the conference was, on
motion of Senator Bailey, opened to the
press.
Continuing its work, the conference fixed
the rate on wool wastes, nails and shoddies
at 29 per oent to correspond with the rate
on regular wastes. This was an Increase
over the house rate, which was 20 per cent.
It was also a practical increase over the
senate rates, whloh ranged from 26 to 80
per cent, but the change was made to meet
a suggestion of Mr. Underwood that a rate
lower than that fixed on wool Itself would
result in flooding the country with wastes.
At this point a recess was taken until
1:15 p. m.
Today's action la expected to effect ear
liar adjournment.
President Taft has Indicated that he
would veto any bill growing out of the
conference.
REPUBLICANS CALLi TIC PAIRS
Formal Notice to Democrats They
Do Not Apply to Tariff Bills.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1L Republican
Leader Mann gave formal notice In the ;
house today -that republican members
would ask for cancellation of an pairs so
far as votes on vetoed measures were
concerned. Mr. Mann explained that he ex
pected the president to veto whatever tariff
bills were sent to him and that every re
publican In the house would be needed.
Representative Ferris of Oklahoma asked
whether It was meant that existing pairs
were to be repudiated.
Mr. Mann replied that as to vote on
Vetoed measures, paired republicans prac
tically would give two votes for on and
therefore all republicans would be asked
to cancel their pairs. Speaker Clark
stopped the discussion by announcing that
"the house has nothing to do with tbla
pair business."
COTTON
B1LI,
IS
BLOCKJBD
Senator Overman Objects Flxtasr
- Vote for Wednesday.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 11. -Senator L
Follette today asked the nenate for unani
mous consent for a vote on thai eotton
tariff revision bill on the legislative day ot
August IS. Senator Overman of North,
Carolina blocked action by objecting. Ma
La Follette announced he would repeat
bis motion tomorrow, saying he was willing
to stay as long as necessary to consider
Quart bricks of Dal
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Boxes of O'Brien "a Candy.
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