Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, December 17, 1911, NEWS SECTION, Page 11, Image 11
THH OMAHA SUNDAY HKK: PKCKMHKIi 17. 1!11. 11 TAFT WORKERSARE CHOSEN Webster Announces Vice Presidents and Executive Committee. TO FORM SUB ORGANIZATIONS Mrmbmhly, ef Ceanty Rrnobltraa Clok Now Xitubtn Nearly One Thonsaad Mustnr ud ProfrMlnaal Men. Conference of Educational Promoters in Session at York . John I Webster, chairman of the lug J Count Republican club, pursuant to the action of the ornanliatlon at Its meeting- at the Hotel Home Saturday. Decem ber 9. has announced the enerutive com .inittee and the vice president. Twenty five vice president have been appointed to have Charge Of SUburiranlEatinna anil n help perfect tlie club and increase Ita membership. The membership now totals Nearly 1,X0 business and professional men of Douglas county. The club will work In conjunction with the several Taft organi sations throughout the state. ' The executive committee which has been elected Is as follows: : Wal1rfB H. A. Pearle V J1-'lucho' Franklin tshotwell I. Klerstead Chus. L. Saunders Myron I.. bearneo. .1 nines Walsh i . F. McOre William V hltaker , Ictor Rose water Vice rrrMAeali. Following are the vice presidents: J 'avid Anderson A. W. Jefferis Charles T. Kountse J. C. Lynch K. . McUllton J. V. McArdle Joseiph H. Millard A. C. Fancoust J. C. Robinson William A. Kedlck Arthur C 8mith Clyde Hunrlblail V. K. Tucker V. J. Trainor John O. Wharton John T. Yates Xotlla Berkn. .Harry C. Brome John P. Breen Milton T. Barlow James Chliiek ,Uouid Diets Luther Drake A. J. Donatio John A. Dempstor .Henry H. Uenau k'am'l K. Oreenleaf "M. J. Oreevey 1. M. Haverly Joseph B. Hummel Uus ilarte Many (Jolna; to Lincoln. 1 The club at Its meeting Saturday passed a resolution that all membera and all tither republicans of Douglas county who fere In favor of the renomlnatlon of Wll Jlam Howard Taft for president be re quested to attend a mass convention to ba held at IJncoln, December 19. 1911. A com mittee waa appointed -to ascertuln what members would attend and haa been ad vised and made report -that tha following iave already Signified a willingness to go: Wesley Adklns George .untiles nanes Ansiaac Hen M. Maker (has. j. Anderson, Javld Anderson Nela J. Anderson T'r. R. 8. Anglln E. M. Bartlett John W. Battln Irving; V. Baxter J. Fred Behrn J. I Belsel J. t. Barlxht . C. C. Belden I.ouls Merka ' ' W. H. Buchoi Harry C. Brome A. H. Burnett J. P. Breen Frank Brown lea Cllnum Brome Dr. Fred. Bacon Harry 8. Byrne Charles E. Block V.. V. Hr alloy . U. 8. Bcnawa . H. Brewer Frank Boyd T. W. Burchmore. V. W. Bingham M. 3. Burness W.-D. Burgess 1'. 8. Bolen Clement Chase Bryce Crawford Itoscoe O. Conklin H. W. Cowduroy Thomas D. Crane George Cott M. D. Cameron Frank Clark Tom Conway. M. o. CumUngtiara K. C. Cockrell "W. J3. Oiristlf John T. Dliion J. W. Cramer George' Craig -James Chizek H. a. Counsmatl A. J. Donahoe Gould Dheta T. A. Donahoe T. B. Dysaro J T. J. Dysart ' Frank Dewey ChB. T. Dickinson lred H. Davia . Luther Drake John A. Dempster; W. H. Dorrance' JTenry Klsfelder Georga Elliot W. W. Eastman lxU Ktter Lee Kstelle Jonathan Edwards 8. F.lgutter W. a; Foster Charles K. Foster Charles F. Foster Ouy C. Fleming xuls Grebe J. K. George William F. Gurlejr Henr U. Genau M. J. Greevey Pain'l K. Greenleaf W. D. Griffin John Grant James 8. GoetS ).C. Gibson Frank 8. Howell ius Harte James B. Haynea V. H. Hatteroth Thomas W. Hazen A. B. Hunt C. H. I sard Joeeph IS. Hummel Itobert Houghton -J. M. Haveily Kdward T. Heyden L. O. Holmberg Jl-P. Haze V. J. Hunter - Frank C. Best . 11. H. Baldrige J. Hi Ballard 8. C. Barnes Fred H. Hoye D. L. Johnson George Johnson FranK Jones Frank Janda Albeit W. Jefferis W. P. Johnson Charles T. Kouhtze " W. 1. Klerstead J. L. KaJey J. J. Kaspar J. C. Kinsler W. ScotttKlng Al Kugel Louis J. Klebba Frank Koutaky W. it. Linen John Llnd Mike Lee Judge Levy Charles Leslie James C. Lindsay Martin Langdon Lben K. Long L. K. Larsen Myron L. Learned K. G. McGllton Geo. D. Meiklejohn C. F. MoGrew A. H. Murdock J. F. McCardla N. D. Mann 7 1 , John L. McCagua John Mathieaon Joe Marrow - 1 John Wlnlkus-' ' . Frank Mahoney C. O. McDouaUl John Norberg T. H Matters Frink Mlchalek C. F. McNeil Henry F. Meyers A. I. Mead K. H. Olmstead H. E. Ostrum Arthur Pancoast ' Phelps Paine Hobert Purvis John G. Pegg J. C. Robinson William A. Redlck . K. M. Robinson Vlctxtr Rosewater "W. E. Rhoadee Samuel W. Hcott K. G. Schrorer Fred W. Bhotwell J..W. Schopp Frank E. (Stone Ted Bhanatian Robert Smith Martin Bugarman W. W. Slabaugh A. L..Ptenberg Clyde C. Sundblad Arthur C emlth Franklin Bhotwell . W. G. Bchrtver 8. A. Bearle Cltas. L. Saunders Amos Thomas B. F. Thomas H. C. llmrne Cadet Taylor P. J. Trainor P. 8. Tucker N. K. Van Husen B. J. Woodruff John L. Webstef -Gurdon W. Wattles "William Whltaker James Walsh Jack Watklns H. D. Walker Charles Wltte A. N. Yost John Ti' Yates 'Isador Zeluler Doctor, Accused of : Murder, Bound, Over BAD AXE, Mich., Dee. lS.-After a sensational climax of his preliminary examination. Dr. Robert A, McGregor of I'bly, charged with tha murder of Cyril imparling at Ubly, today was bound over without ball to circuit court. Miss Margaret Glbbs of Port Huron, the nurse charged with being an acces sory after the fact, waived examination. Her ball was fixed Bt 1,0U0, which she XurnUhed. The last witness for the prosecution, Sheriff Donald McAule of Huron county, valet .that after tha Inquest to determine the cause of -Cyril Sparling's death he talked with Dr. McGregor and the latter asked him 'If the authorities were going to exhume the' other Sparling bodies., Four members of .the family, three suns and the father, died of a suspicious ailment. ' 'It you do,' Dr. McGregor said to me, Sheriff McAUley .said, 'I know you will find poison. I knew It all along and tgld Vr.' Conboy so before the old man died. If you fellows will take up Albert Spar ling and find poison In him, I know of man who can make Mrs. Sparling con fess.' - "I said: 'For God's sake, why don't you get busy; that's Just what we want.' McGregor said: 'I would have to look in the glass to find him.' " BOHEMIAN GYMNASTS TO COMPETE IN CHICAGO j Otto Slapnlcka and Rudolph Zlkmund U1 represent tha weatorn division of Tel Jed Sokol at tlse gymnaatlo contest Irt Chicago January S. At this contest representatives of tha United Bute will t chosen to compete In the International ontest at Prague, Bohemia, in June. Ths International contest Is held at Prague very flvo years. Eight men will be sent from this country. Key to ths Situation Bc Advertising. tit i ii nut .. " p-p m 1 s I k at Ife,.:',-.- Ig-nA'-W. 1 . ?lS J I ' i tmmm.hti .if li. .inSf,.JiriWlHlli-, 1 ( SJHSMJ1 -,., sj TWl I U ' " "" ' J"""'v 1 , - V Diamond Dick of . . Dime Novel Fame Dies of Injuries OGDIlNSrll.RG, X. Y., Dec. !. Word was reielved hern today of the death Wednesday litiiht In Kansas City, Kan., of Gouge II. McClelland, better known a "Diamond Dick" famous in dime novel lore, from Injuries received In being run down by a train while driving over a rallroud missing. McClelland was a native of Ogdensburg and his pnrrnt.i still reside here. He wi a crack shot with a rifle, his favorlt trick being the shooting of an apple from a man's head. He ran away from home at the age ot 1. and In 1ST! Joined "Buffalo Bill." "Wild Pill." and "Texas JacX" In the show business. He Is said to have been thn flrit doctor In Oklahoma and when the Spanish war broke out he organised ii regiment of old Indian braves and of fered thoir services to the country. 'Pluninnd Dick" gained his sobriquet bin uuse uf the lare number of diamonds he wore. Ills body will be brought to OKtlensb-.irK for burial. BUNDAT AFTERNOON BESSION OT HIGH SCHOOL- STUDENTS AND HDt'CATIONALi PROMOTERS OF TUB STATE IN ATTENDANCE AT Til 13 FIRST CONFERENCE, HELD AT YORK, NEB.. i Ol'X.ILAlIiifC MO, 1911, SHOW GIRLS FREED BY JURY Women Charged with Shooting W. E. D. Stokes Aoquitted. DELIEEBATE LESS THAN HOUR Hotel that 1 the ' Millionaire Hotel Man Wm "hot In Belf-Defensn Prosecuting; Attorney Flays Both Sides. NEW TORJC Dso. J6-UlliaA Graham and Ethel Conrad, tho show girls charged with shooting W. E. D. Stokes, tha mil lionaire hotel man, were aoqultted by ths Jury yesterday aitsr fifty-eleht minutes' deliberation. The "shooting show girls" ware tnea on an Indictment of three counts, the. first charging an attempt to murder Stokes. Of consideration of this count, ths Jurors were relieved by Justice Mar cus, at tha requast 6 district attorney. The court restricted ths lury to the second and third counts, which charged. respectively, assault in tha first aegre with tntsnt to kW, and assault n the second degres with intent to ao ooauy Injury, ' While the lurr was deliberating" tha two defendants were held prisoners in an adjoining- room. Waiting was obviously an ordeal or both. When summoned to hear tha verdict, Mlsl Graham appeared nniirunr and waa assisted Into ths court room trembling as with a ' chill. The more spirited Miss Conpad cama unas sisted, but she seemed highly nervous. Miss Conrad Hysterical. When tha alrla faced ths foreman he announced the words "not guilty." Miss Conrad cried: "Thank God," and went Into violent hysterics. She sank to ths caunsel table, then Jumped up again, shrieking, tearing her hair and throwing her arms about wildly. It was a sur prise to ths spectators, for Miss Con rad had kDt much the better nsrvs Of tha two defendants throughout ths trial. On tha other hand." Miss Graham, who continually wept during the trial, " and sobbed the mors when she heard the verdict, recovered herself- when she saw her companion so aXfeoted, and acted a comforter to bar younger friend. Tf wa at first thought that Miss Con rad hod misunderstood ,ths verdict and her oompanlon tried to assurs her that they were free. "Oh, I know," she said. 'Tell mother we are free. Tell her ws are coming home." The girl's hysteria continued fully ten minutes before her friends succeeded In quieting her.- ' She recovered as suddenly as she was attacked and, with Misa Graham on her arm, issued from the court room to ba greeted with cheers by a large crowd gathered outside. Many persons stepped forward to shake their hands. They stepped into a tailcab and were whirled away to dinner. Fonr Ballots Taken. The Jury arrived at Its verdict after taking four ballots. On three of them the Jurymen voted each time 11 to 1 for acquittal, the one man dissenting belpg In favor of a conviction on second degree assault. The apectators who crowded the court room did not appear surprised. No one was present representing Stokes except counsel. His young wife, who had besn In the court room most of the day, de cided not to await the outcome. It was said soma hours later that the verdict had not been announced to Stokes up to that time. He was said to be still dan gerously 111 and In considerable pain fol lowing the recent operation for the re moval of an abscess on his kidney, ' The summing up argument which As sistant District Attorney Buck ner made against the girls was a dramatic feature of the late afternoon session of the court. He flourished tb,e revolvers with which the girls had shot Stokes and punctuated his recital of the shooting and his scorch ing denunciation of both Stokes and ths girls by frequent snaps of the trigger. "Law must be enforced to be ennobled, not to be laughed at, giggled at, spat upon and danced upon and sung over on the vaudeville stage," were some of Mr. BueVnef s words. He referred to the contention of coun sel for the defense that Mr. btokes could not be punished and that ths girls had been punished enough. He said: "Perhaps It Is no punishment for a man with a six months' bride and a 14-year-old son to have such things hawked about blm in every village and hamlet as havs been published in this case. And how have these girls been punished? While Stokes was nursing his wounds they hung his bloody trousers outside of a theater and asked the public to deposit its money In the box office." Judge Caatlona Jnrors. Judge Marcus said In his charge to ths Jurors that the only theory of ths defense was self-defense. He declared that all ths other matters brought out In ths case were relevant only to show ths relations of tho parties. Ha cautioned tha Jurors not to let their emotions overrun their reason; simply because the defendants were women. Stokes waa shot when he called at ths apartment of the show girls on the night of June 7. He said ha had gone there at the invitation of Miss Conrad, with the expectation of getting letters he had writ ten to Mies Graham and that when he got there the girls laid before him a demand for money, with a flourish of revolvers and a threat to shoot. The girls said Stokes attacked them and that he eel sou their revolvers long enough to fire two shots and they shot also, several bullet taking affect In the millionaire's legs. Nurse from Omaha Dead in Bath Tub , Drowned in a bath tub, the body of Mrs. Cora Bell Crane, a trained nurso employed In the home of Leonard Ev erett, 810 Second avenue, Council Bluffs, was found at 10:80 o'clock last night by Mrs. Anna Richardson, governess for ths Everett children. t' . Mrs. Crane had gone to the hath at 7:30 o'clock and was not missed until water pouring from under the bath rqom door announced that something waa wrong. I Dr. A. P. Hanchett immediately was' called and, found that ths woman's death waa partly dua to heart failure. She had fainted In the tub, the physician said, and remained unconscious until tha water cama up and drowned her, C, B. Crane, the husband, 001 South Thirty-third street, and Charles Crane, a son, boarding wlih Charles Sllngerland, No. C Shelby court, Omaha, were notified of the death by Coronsr Cutler, who had taken the body, Mrs. James Hill, a daughter, of Dexter. 111., also was noti fied. s Mrs. Crane was 40 years old. She had been caring for tha Everett children, who have been alok, for about a Week. O, B. Crane Is employed at the Inde pendent Lumber company and the son, Charles, works for ths Wolf Electric company. Ths body of Mrs. Crane probably will be sent to Dsxter for burial. Feast of Lights Starts With Talk by Eabbi The first night of ths "Feast of Lights" was solemnised by tha Jews of Omaha at Temple Israel last night when Rabbi Frederick Cohn made an address on the feast of the Maccabees. He said ths feast of lights was a brilliant period In Jewish history and was started In the year 165 B. C. That year according to Rabbi Cohn waa epoch. making In the world's history. It slgnallsed the birth of paganism on one hand and 'Judaism on the other hand. ' That 'tno Jewish peopled triumphed as tbey have Is due mors to ths Maccabees, the leaders among Jews, than to any other, class of people. They Inspired them to remain true to ths Jewish faith, "if salvation Is of ths Jews," said Rev. Mr. Cohn, "as the testa ment says, then the world Is Indebted to the Maccabees because they caused Judaism." The feast of lights lasts for eight days. Last night the first light Was lit and tonight two lights will be lighted and then one every night until the last night when eight lights will be lighted.. The i boys of the confirmation class and Sara Rubenateln will conduct the servleee at the church Sunday afternoon at f o'clock. Eight lights will be. lighted by the following children; Manuel Pries man, Mildred Cohn, Max Holzman, Hen rietta Kobn, Marka Lorig, Anna Blank, Ronald UladHtone and Jennie Levlnson. MISSING YOUNG GIRL IS SEEN IN KENOSHA CHICAGO, Dec. 16. A new clew In the search for Violet Buehler 15. years old, who disappeared after leaving her moth er's State street hobel, November Jb, preparatory to going to Racine, Wis., was followed today by detectives. Samuel J. Wlnear, a retired minister, told the police he had seen a girl answtrlng the description of Miss Buehler talking with two men at the d.'pot at Kenosha November 2. The glii. said Wlnegar, sparently whs begging ths men to permit her to leave them. Roth men. he said, wore gray overcoats and were middle aged. ' . . Jewish Women Elect Officers of Council PHILADELPHIA, Deo. 10. Miss Sadie American was re-elected executive secre tary of the Council of Jewish women at the election held here today. The Insur gent members supported Miss Julia Pelslenthal of ' Chicago. Mrs. Carrie Mlsch of Providence, R. I., was re-elected presidnnt. Others elected Include: Mrs. Enoch Raup, Pittsburgh, first vice president; Mrs. Julius Pappe, Chicago, second vice president; Mrs. Paul KesHel, Kansas City, recording secretary; Mrs. Joseph Friend, New Orleans, treas urer; Mrs. Henry Strang, Louisville, auditor. The following were elected directors for six years: Mrs. M. A. Welnburg, Chi cago; Mr. Janet S. Harris, Denver; Mrs, Otto Kempner, Brooklyn; Mrs. Ootava Cohen, Charleston, 8. C: Mrs. Seymour Bamuels, Cincinnati, and Mrs. Glecksman, Milwaukee. Mrs. Ilmma Kckhouse of Indianapolis was elected director for three years. . Tha key to auccess In business is tha Judicious and persistent use of newspaper advertising. PROVIDENCE CLUB SOLD TO OWNERS OF DETROIT TEAM FROVIDENCK, R. T.. Dec.' 18.-The Trovldenee club of the International Base ball league was sold today to Frank C. Navln and W. II. Yawkey, owners of the Detroit team of the American league. It waa announced that the price paid was 172.000. Fred Inke. scout for last year'a St Louis club, haa accepted the position of manager bf the Providence team for next season. Key to the Situation Bee Advertising. Young Vanderbilt to Have Operation NKW YORK. rec. li.. Cornelius Van derbilt Is to undergo an operation for appendicitis some time today, according to u story published here thla morning. After two months of health below nor ms! the young millionaire's Illness rcnctird on ncitto stage within the last seventy-two hours, it Is asserted, and after a consultation It was decided that An immediate operation was necessary. is ' DrvBana F BailcY Sanatorium This Institution is the only one In the central weat with separate buildings situated In their, own tample grounds, yet entirely distinct and rendering It possible to classify cases. The one building being fitted for nnd devoted to tha treatment of noncontagious and nonmental diseases, no others be ing admitted. The other Rest Cottage, being designed for add devoted to the exclusive treatment of select mental rases, requiring for a time watchful care and spe cial nursing. ( Xmas at Omaha's Bi g Drug Store Moore's Non-Leakable Fountain Pens (100 STYLES TO SELECT FROM) $2.50 to $43.00 each Parker's Lucky Curve Fountain Pens (142 STYLES TO SELECT FROM) $1.50 to $10.00 each Waterman's Ideal Fountain Pens ' (30 I STYLES TO SELECT FROM) $2.50 to $10.00 each $2.50 Pens 97c 2 tixa. .i,-srrrN.w' "siff" 1 -"" '71 1 S, $2.50 Pens 97c EVERY PEN GUARANTEED FOR ONE YEAR 14 K GOLD POINTS WE KEEP THEM IN REPAIR FREE THOUSANDS , TO SELECT FROM. Safety Razors Leather Goods All at Reduced Prices Can(Jy Dept. Nothing- niakeg a more, ao j,. Hand Bags ceptable and practical gift for . t . nr a g-entleman than tha SAFETY " y ; l JJWa RAZOR: . Wo have them all. Gentlemen'! Card Caaes , at 50 to $5 Ladies' Pooketbooks at 50 to $5 Music Rolls at $1.50 to $3 Traveling Rolls at $1.50 to Traveling Sets at $1.50 to $25 , - , Ever Read Safety Razor. .$1 Gem Junior Safety Razor.. SI Leslie's Safety Razor...... SI Ender's Safety Razor. ... Auto Strop Safety Razor.. $5 Leslie's Safety Razor $5 Gillette Safety Razor .....$5 to $15 Same as 25c Cash Present this part of our ad. to tha Clsar I-iepartment and yoa will rec-ejve a cash credit of 16 cents on any boa of Clears you miy purchase. Ws havs the popular brands packed In suitable boxes lor Xmas presents SSe t SS.00 per Baa. Entire Surplus Stock Burleigh Glove Co. OF OMAHA ON SALE AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES. 4 MOTOR GLOVES $2.50 to $4.50 values, on sale at .. .$1.50 $3.25 RIDING GLOVES $2.00 to $3.00 values, ou Bale at . . .$1. lO $2.00 WORK GLOVES $1.00 to $1.50 values, on ale at 75tf $1.10 Burleigh Gloves are all high quality goods. Every finished glove in stock, including Imported Capes, High Grade liorse hides and all lined goods will he found on tho counters. , llere is an opportunity to buy your Christmas presents at wholesale prices. : No department of our business Is anr mora' deserrlns; of the publk attention than our Confectionery. We, sirs' making special aransamente for' . Christmas, pecklns up Boa-Bona and ' Chocolates In fancy and attractive packages, suitable for the occasion Wa have too many kinds to describe' them all. Wa have additional help to take cars of those rush days at' ths last Orisiaal AllesrretH Ckaealata reason, Vt tm B-le. eexee, par lb M Hurler's Ckoealatea, Vt 6-lk. bases, per lb M A I'liarese Sweets C'hemlatea. U'Hlsrtdsr mm batarday SOa Raypllaa hnrelatra, 1 a ad 3-lb. bears only, per lb SOe . ftchool Day tboealatea, per lb.... SO I'eaaaat free with each peaad box. I'ore Husar t'aady C'aaca, all alaea, i o I'are t'aae flctsar Stick Caady, per bea 1S , Vt'.RY SPIXCIAL I Tlt AFTER tllHISTUAS. tor Vaallla t'hoeelate t'reanse. per th SS foe Chocolate Coated Praaats, per ib 5 o Chocolate Peaant Clusters, per Ib 25a Pare Freeh Caady, parked la faaey baskets 75e aad . Inre, Fresh Hoaae-Made Caady, parked In laaey bosea, T5 to SS.Oa IAL1CU AMU FIIESH KITS. Yoar brlstmaa Ulaner will not be complete wtiheat patroalslas; this deparlsneat. Salted Fresh New Crop Alaaoada, per Ib 80e Sailed Freak New Crop Poeaaa, per Ib 86e baited' Freak New Crop Fllberla. Per Ib 80s (sited Freeh New Crop Cashews, per lb SOa Salted Freeh New Crop Plata rates, per lb SSa Salted Freak New Crop Feaaata, r lb. ao. MyersDillon Drug Co. 16 til and Farnam Streets