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r The Omaha Daily bee Looking Backward This Day in Omaha Th lwntr--Ten Yr Ago 5e Editorial Pago of each lisu THE WEATHER. Fair VOL. XL1I-N0. 117. OMAHA, FRIDAY MORNING NOVEMBER 1, 1912 TENs. ilfj ICS. SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. J MAIN TURKISH ARMY UNDER NAHM PASHA COMPLETELY ROUTED Engagement Lasts Three Days and Line of Battle Extends from Lnle Burgas to Serai OTTOMANS DRIVEN 21 MILES Leave Many Dead and Wounded on ' the Field. POWERS READY TO INTERFERE Bulgarians Will Not Be Permitted to Enter Constantinople. ATROCITIES LN JATNA REGION Women and Children Ilnrned Alive, While Many Other An Placed, at the Front In Battle and Killed. BULLETIN. KIHKA, Oct. 31. NewB of the capture of the Turkish city of Ipek. about fif teen miles from tho Montenegrin frontier, by the Montenegrin army commanded by General Vukotltch was received here to day. SOFIA, Oct. SL-The Bulgarian army has completely routed the main Turkish array under Naxlm Pasha. Tho Turks fled In disorder, leaving- many killed and Wounded. ... Tho battle, which Is regarded as the l,nst Important engagement sines the . ginning of the war, lasted throe entire days. It extended along the line from Lule Burgas eastward to Bo rat. The Turkish front was over tlilrty-ono mites tone. The Ottoman troops retreated to Ichorlu, about twenty-one miles, to the Position from which they wero driven by the Bulgarians. The town of Tchorlu. where the Turks expected to make another stand, oc- fjup uples an important position on the rail way between Constantinople and Adri- anople at the point where the road from the port of Rodosto joins. Unless the Turks hold this place they will bo un able to bring any more troops from Asia Minor by way of Rodosto. " Porrers Heady to Intervene. LONDON, Oct. SI. Whatever the result of tho great battle now being fought be- tween the Turkish and Bulgarian armies In the eastern part of tho Balkan penln- i sula Its conclusion probably will give oocaslon for the intervention of European powers, in dispatches from Vienna It is asserted that the foreign ministers of European governments have reached a tentative agreement in this matter and tn any evenV the entry of Bulgarian Irftnn. !ntn Pnnitiinnnnnlii will nAt Ha ' loieratea oy me powers, tsren uussia is disinclined to permit such an occurrence. It is also understood IrT diplomatic quarters in the Austrian capital' that the, Balkan nations already have made known tn an unofficial manner that they are prepared to accept Intervention by the powers at any moment now. Special dispatches from .Constantinople say tho eastern wing of the Turkish army, which Is now bearing the brunt of the battle with the Bulgarians, has been reinforced by four Syrian corps. The cen ter of the Turkish army Is composed of picked troops, chiefly regulars, as tho re serves have been responsible, in tho opinion of tho Turkish war office, for most of the defeat suffered so far by the 'r. , -1 I n V, ,N1nn. AWMn. .n nl - 1fnKI1l,u ltd panic Turk Expect nelnforoements. It In ftJ ho rnnrtiv1 In ConHtanttnonlA that a Turkish force has crossed the river Marltza In the direction of Demotlca, In order to cover the approaches ot further troops from the west down the Arda val- It is stated that tho Turkish govern ment has decided to send out the Otto man fleet with orders to open a pas sage for Turkish transports through the , .. .n 0lnnlljl nnA n.Vt.nt.k Steps are being taken by the Turkish war olflce "to Improve the supply service of the army at the front. The Russian aviator Popmff, Instructor of avlatAn in the Russian army, was the first air navigator to lose his life In this war. He, with several others, left Russia a few days ago to offer his serv ices to Bulgaria, While flying with his machine over Adrlanople he was brought down by Turkish shrapnel shells. Special reports say he was killed. Turku Claim Success at Vluu The wings of the Turkish and Bulgarian armies have been engaged for the Ias three days In a series of determined fights. The Bulgarians claim to have de feated the Turks at Lule Burgas and the Turks assert that the Bulgarians have been (driven back around Visa. Of the fighting in the center no authoritative report yet has been received. The Bulgarians are staking everything on the result of this battle. They have brouKht up all their available regulars to the front, leaving tho investment of the fortress of Adrlanople to their, re serves, soma of whom have taken the VitM in civilian doming. rru Turirtiih mmmiuiders. too. appear to have brought to Europe all the troops It was possible to withdraw from Asia Minor, as it Is now announced that regu lar traffic on the Anatolian railway has been partly resumed. Some of the Turkish troops from Asia (Continued on Page Two.) The Weather or ftouiiw For Iowa Generally lair. vmneratnre at umaaa xesteraar. 5 a. m S3 6 a. m 36 7 a. m S a. m 37 a. m 37 i? J" !!! 5S U m , 33 1 p. m W t P. TO , 41 S p. m , 44 4 P. m 45 c p. tn 44 i p. m 43 T p. m... 43 8 1. m 41. BURNS IS 6IYEN EARLY TIP Witness Says Detective Knew Cause of Times Explosion in Oct,, 1910. ARRESTS SIX MONTHS LATER Ten More Exploalona Occurred He fore McNamara Brother and Ortle MeMantgal Are Apprehended. INDIANAPOLIS. Oct. 31. Sensational testimony that William J. Burns, a de tective, was "tipped off as to tho identi ties of the dynamiters of the Los Angeles Times building two weeks after the, ex plosion by a man now on trial was given at the "dynamite conspiracy" trial today. J. A. a. Badorf, a special Investigator, who had been Investigating tho causa of explosions for five years, testified that Herbert 3. Hockln admitted having "got ten In touch" with Burns. Burns was In Los Angeles soon oftor the explosion on October 1, 1910.. The Mc- Namara b. others and Ortle 12. McManlgal were arrested six months later, after ten more explosions had taken place. Badorf testified Hockln had mado ad missions after he said to Hockln: "You are a fool for giving all your In formation to Burns and let him build up a reputation on information you give. If you expect Immunity why don't you go to District Attorney Miller?" The witness said Hockln admitted that hp contemplated pleading g llty. 'I may plead guilty," Hockln said, ac cording the ' witness, "but I'll never go on the stand. My Ufa wouldn't be worth three whoops If I took tho stand." Serious Disorders -Probable at Cuban Elections Friday w HAVANA. Oct. 31r-Within twenty-four hour, of the opening of the polls for tho Cuba, feats we e v ly go en ly ex pressed hero that the day would not pass without serious disorders. While the government apparently has made most careful provision for the protection of voters, the liberals were dissatisfied with the arrangements and considered them as unfavorable to their side, especially In relation to what they declared to be the I unfair attitude of tho Mral guards and I specially appointed military supervisors, The rnnssago from Drcstes Ferrara, , speaker of the house of re ircsentatlves ' and liberal leader, to President Gomez last night; .stating that ho had decided to abandon all political activities. Is be- Uevecl to have had tho effect of Increasing ti10 discontent among tho liberals. It is now understood that Ferrara will not re-! Ura trom pmc untn after the election. Another sorious source of danger is that -Puun w. n. i-ruciur oi ine niausa arising from the fact that practically nil chusetta district police and two experts the voters go to the polls armed In spite j n cartridges and revolvers gave testli ,of the action of tho government In re voking all pormlts to carry revolvers. ' TJetachmetrts'f'TJollce-rural guards and regular roop- are to be Btn lned at convenient distances from 'polling booths In order to prevent the gathering of i groups, of partisans. On account of the j Testimony which was unexpected ap strong military forces distributed In the parently by the defense came when Louis city of Havana It Is unlikely that sorious disturbance will occur in tho capital. France Wins Gordon Bennett Balloon Cup; Two Crews Missing BERLIN, Oct. 31. Franco wins the Gor don 'Bennett international balloon trophy regardless of the performance of the Dus seldorf and the He de France, which have not yet reported. The first of these has been disqualified, and cveh, should the He de Franco surpass tho record flight of the Plcordte the prlzo will still be carried off by the French. It is thought probablo that the Ameri can balloon Undo Sam will get second place, but tho exact distances mode by tho balloons will be ascertainable only when their log books have been sub mitted to tho Geographical Institute at Stuttgart. .Nothing has been heard since Sunday of the Dusfeldorf, carrying the Amen can aeronaut, John Watts and A. T. Atherbolt, nor of the French balloon He de France, carrying Alfred Le Blanc, and anxiety Is beginning to manifest itself. It Is considered possible that the bal loons may have descended In remote parts of Russia from which It is difficult to get in communication with the organlz era of the racw. Americans Lecture in Berlin University BERLIN, Oct. 31.-The American ex change professors' opening lectures of the session at the Berlin university today were very warmly received by a bril liant auaienoe, including the emperor and empress. Prof. William M. Sloane of Columbia, the political professor, spoke on "Ameri can Political Parties," and Prof. Charles 8. Mtnot of Harvard on "The Depart ment of Modern Research In Anatomy and Biology." Emperor William at the conclusion of the address conversed for half an hour with the professors anj! their wives. The audience included many prominent Ger man educators and social leaders as well Erwln B. Laughlln and Willing Spencer from the United States em bassy. Consul General Alexander M. Thackara and several members of the American colony. METHODISTS PLAN WORLD- WIDE PUBLICITY CAMPAIGN TOLEDO, 0., Oct. 3L A world-wide campaign of publicity for modern Metho dism, even greater than tho scope of religious journalism of the last fiscal year, was planned' for the next twelve months bv blshODS of the Methnrili VnU- copal church and the denominational book comm ueo ot imeen, in comerence here today. The bishops at their morning sefclon sent a message of condolence to the widow of Vice President Sherman. Charleston was selected as the next meeting place. BULLET FROM A GUN OF A FOREIGN MAKE State About Through in the Law rence Textile Strike Riot Case, OFFICER PROCTOR'S STATEMENT History of the Industrial Workers of the World is Read. AIMS AND METHODS EXPLAINED Pamphlet is to Go to the Juruy for Its Consideration. CONFESSION BY JOSEPH CARUSO To n Friend It la Admitted that Prisoner Waa Man Who Stabbed a Policeman Daring; the Labor Trouble. SALEM, Mass., Oct. Jl.-That the bullet which ended tho life of Anna Boplzzo during a Lawrence textile strike riot waa of foreign make and could not have been fired from a revolver of Amorlcan manu facture; that Josoph Caruso confessed to a detective whom he thought a friend that he stabbed a policeman during the same riot, and that officials of tho In dustrial Workers of the World advised violence and disregard of law in Indus trial disputes, were features in tho closing testimony offored by the commonwealth today In tho trial of Ettor, Glovaruilttl and Caruso for the Loplxxo murder. Though the commonwealth did not rest its case. District Attorney Attwlll de- adjourned for tl more witnesses and court the day while the prose- ; cutor was reading to the jury a pamphlet alleged to have been written by Vincent gu Jo,m of chlca(t0( 8ecretary of the Industrial Workers of the World. This pamphlet was found at tho .Law rence strilco headquarters. It outlined tho hlst6rye of the Industrial Workers of tlio World, lta alms and methods. Its presentation to the jury will be completed tomorrow, when the commonwealth will close. KlKhtinur Onranlsation. In tna the commonwealth maintains, s advice to workers to dls. reBard the ,aw In tho P""""0"" to the ' .i w lno " waB 8el Iorl" Dafl, Principle makes the Industrial Worker, ot the World a fighting organization. It waa also declared that the only bargain tho organization would make with the employers' class was complete surrender of organized industry to tho workers. mony that the bullet found In Anna lx- plzzo's body was of foreign manufacture, and Captain -Eroctor. .sold the only type of rovolver ho was able to discover which fired that kind of a bullet was a No. 8 Italian revolver. Lacouit, an -Italian detective, who said he worked himself into tho good graces of Caruso after the Lopizzo killing, do. dared tho defendant had told him he stuck a knife . Into a big fat policeman during the riot -of January 9. This was the day that Policeman Utfnolt was stabbed and tho Lopizzo woman shot. Consolidation of Army Departments is Effective Today WASHINGTON, Oct. 31. Consolidation of the quartermaster, pay and commis sary departments of the army, Into the new quartermaster corps will become ef fective tomorrow, as authorized by con gress during the last session of congress. An elaborate plan of organization has been worked out by Major General Al Bhlre, who, as quartermaster general, will head the consolidated departments. Brigadier General Shorpe, present com missary general, and Brigadier General Smith, now 'paymaster general, will be his assistants. Many economic are expected to follow the consolidation and a gradual reduc tion in employes Is anticipated. - There will be no wholesale elimination, but as the employes quit the service In tho ordinary course, their places wilt not be filled. Tho organization of tho general quar termaster corps In Washington will be duplicated in miniature In each of the army divisions in the United States and Hawaii. Each divisional organization will be completo In itself, but subject to the general control of the central office In this city. The new order will hoj become effect ive in tho Philippines until January, 1913. Chafin Does Not Claim Everything EL PASO, Tex., Oct. 31. "Wilson will carry forty states; Roosevelt, five; Toft. three and Debs and I will divide the others," This prediction was mado by Eugene Chafin, candidate of the prohibition party for president, la a speech here today. Other declarations made by him Include: "Liquor Is the real cause of the high cost of living. Local option and local prohibition Is not worth a hoot. Stop It by constitutional amendment and It will remain stopped. Abolish liquor as we abolish slavery by constitutional amend ment. "Give us 1.000,090 votes this time and we will elect a president next time." QT IHCCDU MAW KM I Pn RY Ol. JUotrn MAN MUUCU Dl TRAIN NEAR ABERDEEN 1 ABEItDEEN, a D Oct 3L-(8peclal Telegram.) Edward Comvrsv aged 30 years, who came from St. Josepn, no., three weeks ago and secured employment as a farm hand near Stratford, ten miles from Aberdeen, was run over and killed by a train on the Minneapolis & St. Louis road last night as he was wa'.klng to Aberdeen, It Is believed that Connors fell asleep on the track. From the New York Herald. BULL MOOSEJDAY IN MILLS County, Canvassed by Adherents of Third TcrnrCause, PLAN 'THAT WORKED OUT' WELL Keiiulillchna Precede the Proamnion mid Notify the People of tho Coming of th lUgr llooc velt Parade. QLBNWOOD, la., Oct. 31.-(Speclal)-Thls has been a bull mooso field day in Mills county, and to inako It an entire success the republicans took a hand. It was something of a surprise to tho bull moose outfit, but the farmers and oth ers enjoyed the situation. Tho bull mooso i leaders had planned on an autonubllo trip, Intending to visit a number of towns throughout the county, to muke their special pleas for the thltd-termer. Tho rendevous wan at Mlnneola, from whenco tho procexMon moved in state to Sliver City, Henderson, Ehvcrson. Hastings, f -1.. IT.- . , .1. .iiKivuiu uitu xuuur, ill ilia uruur uiuuuu. Speeches were programed for each of thrso places. The part the republicans played was rJmple. In order to make sure that the bull mooso orators got a good crowd and a friendly hearing, a party went ahead of the procetslon along Its advert, sod route, and put up placards uud distribu ted circulars, so the people might know what It wus all about. This feature of the day was really tho most successful of the two, for when tho bull moose speakers reached a stand they found tho (Continued on Page Two.) Republicans Lead By Three Thousand, Canvass Indicates Registration clerks completed tho. can vass of the total registration in Omaha last night. The total registration for the three days gives tho republicans a majority of 3,438, The total Is Si,78ij. Fol lowing Is tho registration according to party affiliation: Republicans 12.711 Democrats 9.373 1-roKieanivcs 'oto ' Boclallsts , Independents , Prohibitionists Bull moosers 73) 3.1 K Tota, 7RJ Judging from the total registration In . ",,w, "uk ,iur LU '" r Omaha. South Omaha and Douglas county m pM?nt ,l"J t,,a deut,h . , .. . .,, . . . .. Mr. fihermun therefore does not af- ho vote that will be cast a the Novem- fcct ,no vuI1m Qf , 1 ber election Is estimated at 30.O. eiectora "I havo called a meeting of the na- rfYPiTIP.'P TsTnP.fi I Tl MflTl Hnal committee to meet November 12 x uiuioi Jjiiibuiu mail tln tne cltv of Chlcajro ttt U)0 AualtorJum T naoo T lfo in Pall hotel at 12 'clocKlioon. to select a suc UwOCC JJilC 111 J. Ctll cesHorto the late James B. Sherman aa SIOUX FALLS, H. D., Oct 3i.-(Spe-' cjbi -telegram.) Harold K. Decker was killed and Arthur. Colvln win teilnii.lv infae& as the result of a scaffold break-, ,Jmr here ,ftte th,8 aIternoon. Colvln was 1 ' .... me con- iract for pointing up the stono work on tha government building which Is being enlarged. The two wero working on a scaffold on the south side of the Immense struc- ture when a rope broke and precipitated them to the ground. Decker fell Into an air 11 art. uoivin had several bones broken and Is believed hurt Internally, ' Decker was a base ball player and duf ' Ing the last two seusons had been a member of the Sioux Fal's team, He jcamo to Sioux Kails from Lincoln, Neb. t Poli'tj:sv Mn-New DOING- THE WORK CAMBRIDGE, Mass,,. Harvard College, Oct. 25; 1012. I read your Nebraska Development Edi tion with greatest interest. It has interested many Harvard stu dents in Nebraska; in' faot it has done more than anything else could to show the young men at Harvard the development and re sources of Nebraska. I cannot help feeling that this is true in other parts of the east. MILTON PElEKbON, 101G. HILLES SOLYES THE PROBLEM Calls the Republican Nationql Com mittee for Meeting in Chicago. rpn MAMV. RTTf.P.F.SRfYn Tn RTTPUMAW " . W MUKUUU, Death of Cundlilnte Clin llnvn No llffrct Upon Klct'tloii, in Vote Will lie Ciiai for Elector H lid Not Man. NEW YORK, Oct. 31.-Chalrman Utiles of thi republican national committee shortly before 1 o'clock th:ii morning an nounced that ho had called a meeting of the national committee for November 12 In Chicago to select a successor to tho late James S. rherman as the republican candidate for vlco president. Mr. Milieu mode the following state ment: "The national convention which met In Chicago In June delegates to tho na tional committee power to fill vacancies on tho nutlomtl ticket. The death of Mr, Sherman, candldato of tho republican party foe vlco president at tho coming election, makes It Incumbent upon the national committee to nominate a candl dato In his place. The nomination, how ever, cannot possibly be mado prior to tho election next Tuesday, Such a nomination can properly be mado only after duo und considerable notice to all tho members of tho com mittee. Such notice cannot bn given In less than six days. It Is therefore, muni. 'e"lly Impossible to hold such a meet i .. j . -i i , .. .. i'iiui iu ma eiccuuii. aieauumo, no difficulty or Inconvenience arises to the voters at the election next Tuesday, be- causS the votes to be cast are for elect- I candldato of tho republican party for vie President of tho United States." TWO MEN KILL Ffl RY CYPlnQinM AT Tfll Cnn bAr'LUblUN A I I ULcDO TOLKDO, O.. Oct 31-Two men wero killed and heavy Drotwrtv dunnn tn buildings within a radius of several miles today was caused when the nltroirlvcer. Ino factory of tho American company at Bradner was deeUoyed bp an explosion, The dead are: K D VA KB Ll N K UNHTE I N. 43 years old. HUGH EA8TON. yar old. Tho factory Is thought to have con tained W0 quart of nitroglycerine. Lin kenite n's head lodged In a distant tree, whlct was the only part of his body I found. Style PRESIDENT TAFT TO ATTEND Chief' Exeoutive Leaves for Utica in Private Car Friday. SENATE -WILL HAVE CHARGE Colonel llnnsdeU Wlll I,ook After Ar- rriiiKeiiketila for Sherman Funeral iiiiU' Upper Chhtnber' Will Pay All Kxpense. WASHINGTON, Oct. SlSergeant-at-Arms llniifdell of the senate was today notified from Utlca that the funeral of Vice President Sliennrfn would bo held there at 2 p. in. Saturday. President Taft will leave Washington Isto tomorrow for Utlca to attend tho funeral of Vice President Sherman, rho president will go on a prlv.ato oar and will be accompanied by somo of his aides and secretaries. What cabinet officers will go had not been determined when the presldont began making his arrange mnnts. Colonel Daniel N. Ilansdell. sergeant- ot-arms of tho senate, at tho direction ot Senator. Bacon today began making ar rangements for the vice president's funeral. As many senators as can get to Utlca by, Saturday afternoon arts to attend. Tho senoo will take oharire nt the vlco president's funeral and benr the expense ns It does for a senator. m Flogs upon the White Hoiiho. the i!om of tho copltol and government bulldlns" wero ut half staff today. The Btato de. partment issued a proclamation, which the president approved, proscribing thirty days' mourning for embassies and lega- (Contlnued on Pago Two.) Fourteen Thousand Complaints in One Freight Petition WASHINGTON. OcTsi.-A petition waa filed with tho Interstate Commerce Com mission today which constitutes a record In yno respects. It contains tho names of H.K2 separate complainants, business men of Montana, and demunds repara tion in the sum of X,j00. , The complaint wus directed against the Northern Puclflo and seventy-five, other curriers operating between the Atlantic seaboard and the ltocky mountains. Frc.glit rates on all clusses and commodi ties are attacked as unreasonable. The commission Is asked to reduce the rates from 25 to .60 per cent, and the damages are demanded for alleged exoesslve charges during 1910, 1911 and 1913. Germany Negotiating For Island Near Chile PUNTA A KEN AS, Chile, Oot 81. It la reported hero that Germany Is about to acquire an Island In the Magellan chan nels to b used as a coaling station. The German cruiser Bremen Is now exploring : and surveying In tho vicinity, and It Is i understood the visit Is also connected with the opening of the Panama canal. WAS! n NGTON, Oct 81 If the pro jected purchase by Germany of a coaling station In the Straits of Magellan should take form, It would devolvo upon the Amorlcan Htato department to direct Im mediate attention of Germany and Chile to the declaration contained In tho Lodge resolution adopted at, the last session of the senate against the acquirement of any governmental or seml-goveminental control of cooling stations or other prop erties of like character on tha western hemisphere) by any European nation, SHERMAN FUNERAL TO BE HELD IN UTICA AT 2 P. MSATURDAY Service for Late Vice President Will Be Conducted in the First Pres byterian Church. PRESIDENT TAFT WILL ATTEND Many Other Men Prominent in Pub- lio Life Will Be Present DEATH CAME WEDNESDAY NIGHT All Members of the Family Were at ills Bedside. TRIBUTES TO MEMORY OF DEAD" All Pnlltlcnl Pnrtlrs Give Notice nt Canrellnir Datea ot Meetings Until After the funeral la Held. UTICA. Oct. 31.-Wlth the end In view of obtaining a larger auditorium, .tho first decision to hold tho funeral of Vlco President Sherman In tho Ilefornfod Dutch church has been abandoned and the First Presbytorlan church will bo used for that purpose. Tho service will begin ut'J o'clock Saturday and will bo conducted Jointly by Dr. Holden, pastor of tho Dutch church, and Dr. A. W.. Btryker, president of Hamilton college, ot which Mr. Sherman was an alumnus. The body of tho vlco president will ll In stato at tho Oneida county court houeo Friday at 3 p. m, to 9 p. m. and it Ih expected that It wilt bo returned to tho Sherman residence for private services there Hat unlay innnilng. Mr. Sherman will bo burled In Forest Hill cemetery, whore many members of his family havo found a final resting place. He srlocted his pallbearers beforo his death. They-consist of prominent cit ixnns and Intimate friends. Mr, Sherman was treasurer of tho Hoformod Dutch church. In addition to the public funeral It ll possible there also will bo private serv ices at tho Sherman house Saturday for the benefit of the members of the family exclusively. Tho wish for such a courso has been expressed by somo members of tho household. The funeral sermon' will bo preached by Hev. Dr. Louis H. Holdon, who wutf Mr, Sherman s pastor. . Sergeant-at-Arms D. M. Itamsdell hit telegraphed that fifty members of tho senate, will attend. Tha president's cabi net and ninny members of tho houeo also aro expected. Mr. Sherman's death occurred at 0:41 o'clock lost night at tho family residence, of Brlght's disease, complicated with dls eiiao of tho heart and hardening ot tha arterje, fallowing a period ot moro thait twenty-four hours of almost total uncon sciousness. Exalted pnbllo functionary though h was, hn was Ijnown to Utlcans as "Jim" Sherman. Indeed, In most cases, ths surname was dropped, and a common ex change of salutation among tho older residents today was "Poor Jim l gone." All city flags are lowered to half-staff at tho beginning ot tho day. Mr. Sher man won a prominent factor in many business enterprises here and the offices of such concerns were closed for tha day. Mrs. Hhermnn Mnkea Urnly. WASHINGTON, Oct. Sl.-Prcsldont Tut t today received thfs reply to his mcssago ot sympathy to Mrs. Sherman: "Mrs. Sherman Instructs me to thank: you for yoirt gracious words and to In form you that tho funeral will occur in this city nt 2 o'clock on tho afternoon of Saturday. H, 13. D AVION DO B.F, Secretary. ROOSEVELT WORKS OVER HIS ELECTION PLANS OYHTKR BAY, Oct 31,-Appnrently noun tho worso for his exertions ot last night, Colonel Itoosovett was up und at work In his library today. Ho nald h' felt thoroughly refreshod after a night's' sleep. He spent this morning going over plana to guard against election frauds In Now York Tuesday. "All wo wish to do Is to prevent tha perpetuation at tlio election of the kind of scoundrellsm which was responsible for tha election of a practically .solid antl-progresslvo dulegatlon at the New York City primaries last spring and which was responsible for tho down right theft of the republican oonfeniin last June." FORMER CONGRESSMAN EDWARD LANE IS 'DEAD HILLSnOBO, 111.. Oct. Sl.-Edwar4 Lane, a former democratic congressman, died at his homo hero last night from 4 complication of diseases. "Business Personals1 This heading of tho want ads, is full of opportunity for tho small, merchant and tho artisan and tho cost is only a triflo. For grocorymon, carpen ters, mechanics, plasterers, plumbers, etc. this head ing produces largo results. One man Inserted one little 40c ad recently, advertising carpenter and repair work, and be obtained enough work aa a result to keop four men busy for a week. Try this heading, put your little salesman here and let hint work for you during tho com ing month, The results will please you. Tyler 1000