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    The Omaha ' Daily Bee.
Looking Backward
This Day In Omaha
Thirty Twenty Tea Tears Ago
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VOL. XLI NO. 63.
OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 5, 1911-TWELVE PAGES.
SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS.
RICHARDS ENDS
ALL IN DEATH
1 1
YBartlett Richards Dies in Hatting
Sanitarium Following Illnesi
from Gall Stones.
DENVER MAN CHOSEN HEAD BY
GERMAN VETERANS.
WHEELS STILLED,
T01LE1SM)AY OFF
Eight Thousand Men of Labor Join
in Big Parade and Demon
stration.
A Gentle Reminder-Today is Registration Day
GOTGII WINS TWO
EASY FALLS FROM
HACKENSCHf.HDT
FIRST GOES TO ROCHESTER, MINN.
Complete Reeorery Does Not Follow
on Return to Jail.
HOSTS CHEER THOSE IN LINE
Wrestling Championship of the World
Streets Crowded with Friends from
All Walks of Life.
Will Remain in Humboldt,
Iowa.
IN LESS THAN IWmii MINUTES
SECOND OPERATION SATURDAY
UNIONS MAKE GREAT SHOWING
SinJu Rapidly and End Comet Early
Yesterday Morning.
WILL BE BURIED IN SAN DIEGO
Jtt. Richards Waa Seateaeed to the
iduu Coaaty Jail Laet Decern
her for Illegal Fencing; of
Pwblle I.aad.
HASTINGS. Neb., Sept. 4 (Special Tele
gram.) Bartlett Richards, wealthy ranch
man, tent to the Adams county jail to
serve a one-year sentence for fencing pub
Jlo land, died In a sanitarium here at (.48
thla morning:, following a surgical opera
tion, the) second he had submitted to since
being imprisoned. The first was at Roch
ester, Minn., for which he waa temporarily
released. He returned here about five
weeks ago. The second operation waa per
formed here Saturday night.
Mr. Richards' operation at Rochester
waa for gall atones and, although he
gained atrength rapidly, he never fully
recovered. 'Last Friday ha became acutely
111 from llllus, or obstruction of the bowels
by adhesions, with inflammation. Dr.
Davie and Fe Forest Richards, nephew
I .of Bartlett Richards, were summoned from
I Omaha and. following a consultation with
lra. Beghtol and Hopkins of Hastings, the
.sick man was removed from tbs Jail to the
sanitarium, where Dr. Davis performed
the operation. Testerday Dr. Davis waa
again summoned from Omaha, but the
patient continued to sink during tfie day.
Saturday the pain waa so Intense he was
kept constantly under the Influence of
opiates.
A brother of Mr. Richards arrived from
. Denver yesterday. Mrs. Bartlett Richards
V was summoned Saturday from San Diego,
i aj.. ana is bow on ner wit u niiuui.
The body of her husband will be taken to
Ban Diego for burial, and If possible Mrs.
Richards will be Intercepted by telegram
In California.
Mr. Richards was president of the Ne-
creeks Land and Feeding company and
was one of the wealthiest ranchmen In
the country. Hs began his sentence on
December S last and deducting good time
would have been released October ( next.
1 home was at Coronadu Beach, near
Diego.
Life of Mr. Richards.
Born of wealthy parents, when scarcely
Ignore than a boy Bartlett Richards came
to Nebraska In 188. locating In what Is
sow Dawes county. Hera, In what was then
m wilderness, seeing the possibilities of the
future, he bought a cattle ranch of modest
Jproportlons, and engaged In stock raising.
The business was successful from the
Mart and it waa not long until the Rloh
ards' ranch waa well stocked with not only'
range cattle, but those of the best grades.
Two years later he established a bank In
Chadron and from that time on for several
years everything be touched turned Into
money.
It
con
bui
In the meantime W. Q. Comstock had be
come a partner with Richards In the cattle
business and they prospered until Theo
dore Roosevelt became president of the
IS
Ited States. During his administration
the report went abroad that Richards and
iComstock were virtually In control of the
northwestern part of the state and that no
I Person could locate there without paying
tribute to them. Theae reports reached
President Roosevelt and he sent out Colonel
Moeby, a special agent, to Investigate and
report the facta.
Colonel Moaby spent weeks In the sand
hill country of Nebraska and upon his re
turn to Washington reported that Richards
and Comstfck had fenced In a greater por
tion of the best hay and gracing landa of
pawes. Cherry, Sheridan,. Hooker and
Thomas counties. He found that tn one
pasture, enclosed with wire fence, they .had
480.000 acres. They had aa high as 60.000
' bead of cattle and were constantly adding
to their herds.
In the findings of Colonel Mosby, hs
also reported that the methods adopted
by Richards and Comstock were not In
accordance with those of the federal land
department. Hs discovered that If set
tlers attempted to locate on the gov
ernment landa enclosed by fences,
their buildings weie destroyed, their
stock killed and they, themselves, given
notice to leave the country and that the
orders were enforced, violence being fre
. fluently resorted to.
Peace Ordered Devva,
Acting upon the report ol Colonel Mosby,
president Rooeeve gave formal notice to
tuchards and Comstock, ordering the re
moval of all fences from the government
land which they had enclosed, allowing
them eighteen months In which to comply
About this time they dlsoovered a method
which they sought to bead off the govern
ment and bold possession of the land.
Agents were sent to the Old Soldiers' homes
of Nebraska and other states. The old
veterans were Induced to visit the Richards
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lowest yesterdsy 70 tn M 12
Mean temperature SO 71 1 74
PrecipHstlon 0 .02 .02 .03
Temperature and precipitation departures
from the normal:
Normal temperature TO
Exces for the day W
Total excras since March 1 7
Normal precipitation 0 Inch
leflciem-y for the day winch
'Total rainfall since March 1 t 07 Inches
Iwflclency since March 1 1(14 Inches
Jiefloiency for cor. period, 110. J3 10 Inches
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JOHN HECKKR.
Crossing Tender
Sees Burglar Who
Was Shot in Gun Duel
Detectives Find Revolver Which
Burglar Uses When He Shoots at
Van Dusen and Ring.
The police believe they are on the trail of
the burglar who was shot In a duel Satur
day night with Detectives Van Dusen and
Tom Ring, and who made his escape In the
weeds, leaving only a bloody hat and a
gory trail to the street. Early Sunday
morning the detectives found the gun
which had been fired by the burglar and
who Is supposed to have lost It when he
waa shot
The revolver found by the detectives had
one exploded cartridge In It and four loaded
ones. The burglar evidently had pulled the
trigger of the revolver a second time, but
the cartridge failed to explode and It had
marks on It where the pin of the hammer
had struck It
A search all day Sunday failed to reveal
the whereabouts of the burglars, but Sun
day night s&methlng definite was learned
about the burglar who was shot and a
good description given of him.
Frank Murdock, crossing tender at
Seventeenth and Union Pacific tracks, told
the police that between 9 and 10 o'clock'
Saturday night a man came staggering up
to his shack and In a dased way asked for
a hat The man waa bareheaded, said Mr.
Murdock, and his face was all blood and
a hole could be discerned Just below the
right cheek boner He asked the man what
was the matter with him and he said hs
had Justv fallen off a freight train. In turn
ing around Murdock noticed there was a
hole just below the right ear which had
the appearance of a bullet hole.
Thinking the man had been shot In a
quarrel, Murdock told ths man that ha
would telephone the polios snd he could get
his wound dressed. The young fellow eb
Jected strenuously to this and said hs knew
the way to ths station and would go there
himself. That waa the last seen of the man
by the crossing tender. The- description
given by Murdock was that of a young man
about 21 years old. Hs waa of medium
build, wore a light gray coat and blue
trousers. Hla hair was a dark color.
New Registration
to Be Made Tuesday
Previous 'Declarations Are Nail and
All- Voters Must Enter Their
' Names Again.
Tuesday, September 6, will be the first
new registration day and every voter In
Omaha is expected to get himself on the
books. Previous registrations are of no
avail for the fall elections and for ths
elt ction of officers under the new plan of
city administration. Complete new books
will be made out for these elections.
The polls open at S and close at S and
will be Just the same as they were for
voting on the commission form of govern
ment. Because of the peculiarities of the
Nebraska law which make it impossible
for a voter to straighten out hla right of
suffrage if he falls to register without
making a vast amount of unnecessary work
for the clerks tn the city hall, where all
swearing In must be done. It is expected
that .all voters who possibly ran will get
themselves properly registered.
Program is Prepared
for Big Convention
Postmaster General Declines to At
tend, bat Will Send Representa
. tives of Office.
As the dates for the convention of the
Association of First-Class Postmasters of
the United States draws nearer, the list of
distinguished personages who will attend
Is growing Isrger and more pretentious.
The program is In the hands of the printer,
and though it la subject to changes at any
time before the day of ths opening of
the convention, it is thought that there
sre already sufficient men of national re
pute to asaure the meeting of success.
Postmaster General Frank Hltohoock haa
made his refusal to come final, but has
appointed C. P. GrsJiffeld, first assistant
postmaster general; T. V. De Oraw, fourth
assistant and R. S. Sharp, chief poetofflce
Inspector, to come here to represent the
Poetofflce department In his stead. AH
of these gentlemen have notified Mr.
Thomas, who Is In charge of local arrangs
raenta, to that effect this morning;.
MISSOURI VALLEY MEDICAL
SOCIETY TO MEET HERE
Te Held Twa !)' Meaatoa at the
Rem, Hraleaj Next
Monday.
Ths twenty-fourth annual meeting ef the
Missouri Valley Medical society will be
held at the Rome hotel September 7 and S.
A. large attendance Is expected. Doctors
from all parts of ths country will attend to
glvs lectures on the different kinds ef
diseases and ths medical attention they
shojild be given.
Monday a smoker will be held at the
Rome at ahlch Dr. George S. Crile will
give an Illustrated lecture on the origin
of treatment in Graves' disease, and Dr.
U Harrison Msttles of Chicago will talk
oa neurology tod sociology.
Barbers Join in Loud Slogan Opposing
Sunday Work.
WILLIS REED ORATOR OF DAY
Madison Man Delivers Address at
(oartland Beach, In Which He
I'rsjee Compalaory Arbi
tration. sioren snd nubile bulldinrs remained
closed Monday, the roar of machinery In
scores of shops was stilled, trallic stopped
and even street cars stood still while ap
proximately 8,000 laborers paraded Omaha's
streets In celebration of Labor Day. tne
national holiday of the tollers. The line
of march was lined with thousands and
thousands of women and children, wives,
daughters, sweethearts snd little ones of
the workers, friends, relatives, business
men, sympathisers snd friends of labor
from all the walks of life. Flags were
waved and cheer after cheer roee at the
hoets of labor marched by.
The Darade at 11 o'clock was but the
opening event of the celebration. Ranks
were broken at 12:80 and shortly arter l
o'clock the union men assembled at Court-
land beach for their annual exercises and
picnic.
Headed bv C. M. Fleder. International
organiser, the local barbers' union made
the most spectacular showing in tne
a - a. . v. mA nt th harhera'
JU.un m . tuu .iew v .
column rode the officers of the union,
carrying the banner. Following them were
Fleder and 182 barbers, shouting at ins
tops of their voices:
"Are we going to -work Sunday!"
"No!"
"Hurrah for the barbers!"
Oh, Yew Bandar.
Here snd there In ths column were huge
red. white and black signs, bearing such
Inscriptions as "Who Wants to Work on
8undayT-Ws Don't." "We Lovs Our Jobs,
but Oh, Tou Sunday." "Who Wants to
Work 866 Days a Tearr "Ws Want Sun-(
day to Get Acquainted With Our Wives
and Babies."
Nearly 600 brewery employes made a
handsome showing in their working suits
and caps, each cap decorated with a green
sprig of hops. The painters and decorators,
garbed in white working clothes and car
rying new yellow yardsticks, drew their
share and mors of ths cheering as they
marched along.
Mors than 20u dgsrmakers carried pen
nants, bearing the union label. Machinists,
stationary firemen and engineers and
patternmakers marched tn tbs clothes In
which they earned their bread and
carried their Instruments of labor.
Ths plumbers' union had a large turn
out, but mads no spectacular showing.
Among them was County Commissioner
John C. Lynch, one of ths few trades union
men holding office. Hs still retains his
membership In ths union.
There followed mllmen and cabinet
makers, electrical workers, bollermakera,
iron molders, sheet metal workers. Iron
workers and masons.
HcHausrs Defease Float.
Another feature of the parade was a
float for the benefit of ths MoNamara de
fense fund. Justice, blindfolded and with
scales, appeared on ths Coat In character
istic attitude. A hugs sign urged friends
of labor to contribute to ths fund to pay
for counsel and maks legal defense of the
Iron worker's leaders, charged with dyna
miting ths Los Angeles Times building
snd with wholesale dynamitlngs through
out ths country during ths last three
years.
Ths parade was headed by a platoon of
police, a band and ths Central Labor union.
George E. Norman was grand marshal; H.
E. Wilson and A. J. Donahue wars sides.
Six bands, distributed along ths column,
kept ths air filled with music
TJrsrea Cosnpalaory Arbitration.
Compulsory arbitration ot differences be
tween employes and employers and gov
ernment work for unemployed men during
hard times ware urged by Willis E. Reed
of Madison, Neb., in ths address of ths day
at ths celebration at Courtland Beach. Mr.
Reed said tbs political parties are not re
sponsible for the periods of financial de
pression and hard times which corns at
Irregular Intervals. Pig Iron. corn, hogs
and provisions, the staples, their condition
and scarcity, ars ths main barometers of
tbs times.
When periods of depression come, Mr.
Reed said, men are bound to be out of
work. The government should employ
them at reasonable wages on some na
tional work, such as a highway or an irri
gation work, that need not be completed
at any definite time. When the period of
depression Is past and ths men can secure
other work these government works should
be closed until the next depression period
comes.
Addreesea by C. M. Fleder, Prof. D. E.
Jenkins and Rev. F. P. Ramsey were other
features of ths exercises. Athletic sports
finished out ths celebration.
CIOIBHIKERI SIT AT A BlVftCBI
After Parade They Enjoy a Repavet
aad Fine Speeches.
Seventy-five clgarmakers, representing
almost ths entire membership of ths local
union, gathered at the hall at Twenty-sec
ond and Cuming streets Immediately after
the Labor day parade and enjoyed a ban
quet. After the repast they listened to
speeches by prominent labor union men.
W. R. May of the Tobacco Workers' In
ternational union opened the program of
speeches with sn address on "The Union
Label." He spoke of the good organised
labor had accomplished for the cigar mak
ers, and urged the continuation of the
practice of using ths union label on all
union made goods. He also pointed out
with considerable force the effect the small
sticker has upon trsde.
Secretary F. W. Hewlett of the local
union mads a short address and W. A.
Chiistensen. secretary of the State Fed
eration ef Labor, of this city, spoke upon
ths subject of "Affiliation." W. J. Mo
Kennois of the Machinists Helpers' union
concluded ths program with a brief talk
and the banqueters adjourned to Courtland
Beach.
Because of the fact that It was afUr U
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Governor of Russian
Penal Settlement
is Assassinated
NERTCHINSK, Asiatic Russia, Sept 4.
The governor of the Zarantul penal settle
ment was shot and kllltd today by an
unknown man. The assassin waa arrested.
The man presented the card of an engi
neer of the prison and was received by the
governor In his privste office. Imme
diately on crossing ths threshold ths as
sassin drew a revolver and fired two shots
at the offloer. Both bullets took effect,
the governor being instantly killed.
Guards, attracted by the shooting, rushed
Into ths room and the man, after a strug
gle, was overpowered.
It was at the Zarantul prison that Bason
oft, ths revolutionist, who In 1904 assas
sinated Minister of ths Interior von Plehve,
committed suicide last fall as a protest
against oorporal punishment Inflicted at
ths prison,
Eight Thousand in
Kansas City Parade
KANSAS CITT, Sept. 4. Eight thousand
men, in groups representing practically all
ths labor unions In the city, took part
In a Labor Day parade here today. The
parade formed at the Labor temple, and
each group, preceded by a brass band,
marched over a seven-mile course through
the downtown streets to a suburban park.
Following addresses by Governor Hadley
and other speakers this afternoon, a series
of athletic oontests was scheduled.
DENVER. Sept 4. Business was prac
tlcally suspended tn Colorado cities and
towns today for the annual celebration of
Labor Day.A parade of 6,000 union men,
scheduled to mave at o'clock, was the
opening feature of the celebration In Denver.
This was to be followed by a basket pic
nic, a pragram of athletic events and an
address by Henry George. Jr.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 4. San Fran
cisco observed labor Day by the customary
parade. Representatives of 100 unions were
In line. Samuel Gompers, president7 of the
American Federation, of Labor, made the
Labor Day address.
Eminent Educators
Come in November
Dr. Davidson of Washington Will Be
Here to Attend Nebraska Teach
ers' Convention.
Several eminent educators will be In
Omaha on November S, and 10, wen the
Nebraska Teachers' association holds its
annual convention, according to a letter
received by the Commercial olub from
Miss Ethel Lathrop of Clay Center, who
Is president of the organisation.
Dr. William M. Davidson, formerly su
nerlntendent of schools in Omaha, but now
of Washington; Dr. A. E. Wlnshlp, aj
widely known pedagoue of Boston, and
Dr. Henry Curtlss of ths Ci&rks university
f Worcester, Mass.. have all accepted in
vitations to apeak. An effort Is being made
to seours Wood row Wilson. Miss Lathrop
says there wilt be at least 1.000 teachers
hare during ths convention.
Army Will Help to
Raise the Taft Flag
Ths army of ths United States will be
represented at the raising of the nft flag
on the Oreevy lawn. Park avenue and
Hickory street, next Saturday afternoon.
Brigadier-General Frederick Smith has
detailed two color sergeants from Fort
Omaha to assist Mrs. Frank BhotweU la ths
Important work of raising ths banner to
ths top of ths tall flag pole, which Is svsn
now In place.
French Aviator Makes
New Altitude Record
PA RAM E, France, Sept 4. Roland O.
Garroa, the French aviator, today broke
ths world's record for altliuda In aa aero
plane. He ascended 4.K0 meters CU.M!
feet).
J. R. KEENE UNDERGOES
OPERATION IN LONDON
LONDON. Sept 4. James R. K eerie, the
Amerlcsn flnsnder, was successfully oper
ated on for stomach trouble yesterday at a
nursing home here. The patient rallied
well, according to a statement Issued by his
physicians, and his condition today Is sn-couragtng.
BEATTIE DENIES ALL CHARGES
a
Defendant in Murder Trial Tells Story
to the Jnry.
DTD NOT ASK PAUL TO BUY GUN
Will Show Panel How His Wife Wn
Shot by Bearded Hlgkwsrmss
While Sitting; Beside Hint
la Ante.
CHESTERFIELD COURT HOUSE, Vs.,
Sept 4. Henry Clay Beattle, Jr., on the
witness stand today categorically denied
that he took part In or knew anything of
the purchase of the shotgun by hla cousin,
Paul Beattle, with which hia wife was
killed. He likewise flatly contradicted al
most the entire testimony of hla cousin,
particularly with regard to the alleged con
fession In which Henry Is supposed to have
said to Paul, "J wish I hadn't done It"
Tightly clenching a handkerchief with
which he nervously rubbed his face,, ths
prisoner rested bis head on one hand and
half reclining eln the arm of ths chair
faced the jury. His answers were quick
and decisive, and he showed an apt mem
ory fh relating the details of the manner
In which the alleged highwayman ap
proached his machine, and. Intending to
shoot at ths accused, murdered his wife,
who sat beside him.
w0 Chansre la Story.
It was the same story, Identical -even
In Its phraseology, with that which the so
cused told to the coroner's Jury, although
he admitted today mors of his relations
with Beulah Blnford, following the courae
of the defense throughout the trial In point
ing her out as a disreputable girl for whom
the prisoner had only a passing fancy and
for whom he never would have murdered
his wife.
For nearly two hours and a half Beattle
was in the witness chair and when court
recessed for luncheon the direct examina
tion of the prisoner, closing ths case for
the defense, waa concluded except for the
demonstration requested by counsel for the
prisoner, that the Jury be shown by the
accused on ths lawn outside the court
room the exact manner in which he aays
the murder occurred while be was seated
In the car.
The prosecution haa prepared a lengthy
cross-examination of the prisoner.
After a long series of questions, during
which the prisoner told of his relations
with Beulah Blnford and denied that hs
hsd asked Paul Beattle to buy a gun for
him, he was asked about ths murder of his
wife by Mr. Smith, who conducted the
examination in chief.
'On the night of the murder what time
did you leave your bouse 7"
'A little after 8 o'clock. I got the machine
out of the garage. I had gone only a short
distance when I saw I bad a flat tire. I
had to jack up the rear of the car and fix
It"
"Do you know how long it took you?"
"It must have taken an hour."
"When you got to Mr. Owen's what did
you doT"
"I went upstairs In ths housa whers my
wife was. Louise was nursing ths baby
and I kissed her, sitting beside her and
talking with bar. Mrs. Owen cams In later
and said Dr. Mercer was coming."
The only Intimation we have had about
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Where to Register Tuesday
Registrars Sit from 8 A. M, Till 9 P. M.
OMAHA.
First Ward.
1 1X4 South tin.
i sue f eclflc.
I Ml Hickory.
4 tie Bancroft (rear).
t mi Llnooln Ave.
mi4 Ward.
17424 Bouth 2tn
itMii Vinton.
UM Vinton,
e i.l Vinton.
iil South ISth.
Tklrd Ward.
1 Til North Uth.
I ill South 10th.
I il North 1Mb.
4 South Uin.
a608 South Ulh.
retarth Ward.
t 1610 Davenport
I 1M4 Harney.
5 iU bouth 14th.
i 114 Bouth mth.
tlMff Davenport-
Fifth Ward.
I-1S04 Sherman Ave.
J WA Sbermaa Ave.
2601 Sherman Ave.
(barn)
4 Sherman Ava,
fc-li.it North Ulh.
Sixth Ward.
12307 North 24th.
S-l3 North 24th.
-auu4 North ttth (bars,
rear.)
4 la North Ud.
5 2J04 Military Ave.
eath Ward.
J ins Leavenworth.
-Viib Georgia Ave. tbara,
rear.)
8-1.44 Park Ave.
4 8104 South Kid. (barm,
rear.)
ttlhth Ward.
1 1304 North 84th.
l.U Cuming.
5- 6A North 17th.
e 2i21 Cuming.
If lath Ward.
I S5T8 Cuming.
J mi 7 Cuming.
S UH lJavenport (bam,
rear.)
4211 South 88th (bars.
rear.)
8 U Karnam.
Teath Wui,
1-1018 South 10th.
1121 Leavenworth.
8 2U1 Leavenworth.
4 lao South lth.
8 U64 bouth Ulh.
Eleveath Ward.
141011 Hamilton.
8 A Jarnam.
8 4J0 Leavenworth.
4 )u South 27th.
Hundred Thousand
Persons Drowned
in Central China
HANKOW, China, Sept 4. The Ameri
can mission at Wuhu has received a report
thst 100,000 persons have been drowned by
the floods caused by the water flowing
over ths banks of the Tang-Tss-Kiang
river.
The floods are the worst thst have been
experienced In many years.
It Is estimated that over 96 per cent of
the crops have been destroyed.
Request for Valuation
of Gas Plant Refused
State Railway Commission Decides
that it is Not Authorized by Law
to Do the Work.
(From a Staff . Correspondent)
LINCOLN. Sept 4. (Special Telegram.)
The request of the city of Omaha that ths
Stats Railway commission assist In the
valuation of the property of the Omaha
Gas company haa been turned down by
thst body becanse under ths present stat
utes there are provisions for the physical
valuation of none other than telegraph,
telephone, express, street railway, steam
railway and railway property of stock
yards. The recent passage of a tl gas or
dinance In Omaha la at ths bottom of a
fight between the company and the people,
a conflict which haa already reached the
federal courts.
Amateur Aviator
Has Neck Broken
Alexander McLcod of Winnipeg- Falls
Several Hundred Feet in
Chicago.
CHICAGO, Sept. . Alexander MeLeod,
18 years old, of Winnipeg, Canada, a pupil
st a Chicago school of aviation, was prob
ably fatally Injured today when he fell
from an aeroplane In which he was flying
at a practice field in West Pullman. He
fell several hundred feet, hla neck was
broken and he received Internal Injuries.
Professional Men
at the Den Tonight
Tonight will be Arlington and profes
sional night at ths Ak-Sar-Ben den. A
special train carrying about 80 of ths
leading Gltlsens of Arlington will be on
hand to furnish good food for the canni
bals.
Professional night will also call out a
strong array of local talent, for' Samson
haa arranged for the ministers of Omaha
to be admitted free and for ths lawyers
and doctors to be admitted on ths 'pay
ment of 110. Several good speakers are on
the bill to lend to the Joyousness of the
occasion.
Twelfth Ward.
I Tent west of 8412 Ames
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Lion of the North Topples Before
Charges of Iowa Champion,
RUSSIAN EASY FOR HAWKEYZ
First Fall Won with Reverse Body
Lock in Fourteen Minutes.
SECOND FALL COMES EASIER
Champion Gets Toe Hold and Forces
Man to Mat in Five Minutes.
"HACK" MAKES POOR SHOWING
He Says Upraised His Lsgr
Twe Weeks Aaje aad Wfcea Ootrh
Besjaa to Twist It He
Cava I' p.
MAT BIDB," CHICAGO. Sept. .-Ths
wrestling championship of the world re
mains at Humboldt. Ia. It took Frank
Ootch, who made that town famoua. Just
IS minutes and 60 seconds to topple over
George Hackenschmldt, who thus twice
failed to wrest the world's highest wres
tling; honors from the sturdy Iowan.
Ootch scoured ths first fall with a re
verse body look In 14 minutes and 18V4
seconds, the second fall required exactly
t minutes and S2V seconds. Aooordlng to
the general comment Hack, entered ths
ring a beaten man.
Hs looked like a loser. Gotch was su
premely confident and master of ths situa
tion at every stags. Ths second fall looked
as If the "lion" from across ths AUantlo
simply quit. It was rather a pitiable spec
tacle. Gotch held a levee just outside cf ths
platform of the arena, while Mrs. Gotch
held another one in the grandstand.
"What do I think of It? Wall, It waa rather
easy, wasn't ItT Frank really can wrestle
some, though I cannot say vsry much, aa
Frank is really the more important mem
ber of the family. Thank everybody for
ths nlcs way they stood by my husband."
Police were required to clear ths aisles
In order to afford a psssags for tbs cham
pion's wife.
Gotch said:
"Honest, I didn't think It would be so
easy. ' I expected to win, but not with
the ease with which It was accomplished.
I had not been In ths ring three minutes
whan I knew that Hackenschmldt was even
less to be feared than he was three years
ago."
"I have nothing te say," the defeated
Russian grunted.
Gotch made his way to his dressing
room with the assistance of his broad
shoulders and a squad of police. He waded
through the crowd like a big AUantlo liner
going through a fleet of tugs.
In his dressing room Hackenschmldt
broke down and cried and with the flood
gate of his tears open his tongue was loos
ened and he said:
"I was In no condition to wrestle. Two
weeks ago I wrenched my left leg. My
trainers told me I could go in without in
juring the member. But we had scarcely
got to work when Gotch began to pull and
twist my left leg. I realised that I was in
no condition to continue ths match. I am
no quitter. Neither do I desirs to charge
that I was not treated squarely. My da
feat is one entirely to the Injury. I feel
deeeer than words can tell the loss of this
match; however, I did my beet. No man
could have done more."
Dr. Roller said after the match:
"A gamer man than Hackenschmldt
might have continued the struggle. There
can be no doubt that he was Injured. His
condition now will show that. However, I
have seen other wrestlers w'u were suffer
ing from Injuries fully as lad as that of
Hackenschmldt go through their matches
until It was no longer possible for them
to continue."
Abe Arends. ss soon as hs oould maks
his way to the press stand, told the re
porters that when Gotch scoured ths tos
lock Hackenschmldt cried:
"Let go; It's hurting," and fell flat, bleed,
tng at the mouth.
Frank Gotch and George Hackenschmldt
met In a padded arena this afternoon be
fore 80,000 or more spectators to determine
whether the world's championship shall go
to Dor pat, Russia, or remain tn Humboldt.
Gotch was the first to enter ths arena and
was loudly cheered. Dr. J. J. Davis, who
examined both contestants, pronounced
Gotch In perfect condition, but was less
optimistic as to ths big Russian. Hack
enschmldt, he said, was pale and evidently
In a nervous state, following his sleepless
night. He examined Hack's legs, which
were reported to be a bit out of condi
tion from a training accident, but could
find no apparent defect.
Gotch poaed outside ths arena for sn
army of camera men and then climbed
through the ropes Into the southwest cor
ner, which had been draped with a silken
American flag.
Gotch, In a blue bathrobe, faced the
audience with a grin ot recognition of ths
plaudits directed st himself.
He then sat with his back to ths audi
ence, exposing a four-Inch bald spot.
The Russlsn, his tights covered for the
time being with a bathrobe of brown,
came to the field at 8:07 p. m., seven
minutes behind Gotch. The passing; years
were exhibited with him In the encroach
ment ot badlneas over bis forehead.
The crowd's sttentlon was still centered
on Gotch, and Hack, nearly a stranger tn
a strange land, waa given little applause.
Burns. Westergaard, Rogers and Hassan,
the Turk, were announced as Go ten's sec
onds. Hack'a seconds were Dr. Roller, Amerleus
and Koch.
Ths announcer megaphoned that the
match would be the best two out of three
falls only to count. Ths favoritism of ths
crowd was plainly evident In ths words of
tbs announcer when be ealdt
"George Hackenschmldt of Russia and
our own Frank Gotch."
Mea Grapple at SilS.
They grappled at 8 15. each securing a
neck hold and arm hold.
Tbey pulled around ths rlag several teo-