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THE BEE: OMAHA, "WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 1914.
TRAIN ROBBER IS KILLED
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South Omaha Live Stock Men Start on Boosting Trip
Man Supposed to Be Harry Hat
thcwa Shot to Death.
CBIME IN WASHINGTON STATE I
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Three raaspngerii 31 ordered Jicnr
Satnlah In February 'T Armed
JIrn, One of Whom In
Later Cnptnrrit.
LEMMON. g. O.. April U.-fSpfClal
Telrm.)--A man believed to be Harry
Matthews, wanted a one of two bandits
holdlnc up a. Great Northern passenger
train and killing: three passengers nar
Samlsh, Wash., In February, was shot
and killed tiers last nlsht by officer who.
were attempting to arrest him. A re
ward of 11,00) for Matthews, 'deid or
alive, had been offered by the Oreat
Northern officiate. ,
Matthews was" shot hy .Ocji'rse Schlons,
a special railroad detettlve; and deputy
Sheriff Ned' Axtell of Potktns county
Matthewa boarded n lltyaukee-' freight
train at Bowman, 'K. D. Is'st nlsht after
an attempt by the train crew to put h m
off. He putted A fcW and the crew let
htm alone, but wlred Oeorre Schlong,
who waa at Ltmmcm 'So meet the train
upon Its arrival at' this station. When
the train pulled lA Schior.j and Axtell
were on hand. tyatthewi' was found In
a box ear.
Open K'IrjS nn Then
When the officer openfd the doo? of
the car the bandit opened flro on them.
One bullet atruck Deputy Sheriff Axtell
in the shoulder whllh sriother bullet
struck Schlonfl over tie. heart. A bundla
of paper In ftebloha-fc jnslde.yoat pocket
deflected the Millet' apd nav'd hts life,
but caused a bed woiind on ' hla breast.
' Another .bullet pierced gchlonB's sleeve,
but did not injurn hlrfi.
The officers opened fire Immediately,
killing Matthewa Instantly.
Killed Three 'PAasehxera.
BEJATTLK, Wash., (April H.-ThFet par
eenrers were killed I when two men, , at,'
leaded by Oreat Northern detectives to
fcsr been. Harry Matthews and Oporm
Salt, held up a dreat' Northern train
bound from Seattle to '"Vancouver, D. C,
near Samlsh, Wash., ear)y- on the nlsht
of February 20. The bandits entered the
day coach and were locking: 'the 'doors
when Thomas S. Wndsworth of Vancou
ver, B, C,j Robert I Lee of Bremerton,
Wash., and H. R. Adkjnson of Vancou
ver, B, C, rrappled with one of the rob
bers and were shot to death. The bandits
fled after collecting a smalt amount of
loot.
A man arrested In Vancouver save In
formation Implicating George Bait and
Harry Matthews. Ball -was arrested In
Calgary, Alta., and taken to Mount Vor
non. Wash., where he la held for trial
on a charge or murder, A warrant
charging Matthewa with murder was also
Irsued.
DKLEQATlON FROM SOUTH OMAHA NOW INVADING THK Git ISA T NORTHWEST
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Fording the Universal
recreation. The economical
Ford is the pleasure car of
thousands the world over.
It has made the motor car
servant of all the pebple. It
h as given to the masses the
freedom of the great out
of -doors.
Five hundred dollars is iho prlco of 'tho
Ford runabout; tho touring car is flvo
fifty; tho town car seven fifty f. o. b.
Detroit, completes with equipment Got
catalog and particulars from Ford Motor
Company. 19 1C Harney Street.
Jack Johnson is '
Granted New Trial
' in Marin Act Case
Olson Exonerated
For Shooting Felix
Ole Olson, the teamster who on Satur
day eight shet and Instantly kilted John
FeUr. his nephew, at Fifty-sixth and
Center street, was exonerated yesteraayt
afternoon b.udrpnVs Jqry and after-'
Vards given his liberty. The Jury, of
wh.$fc D. A," Da.yjs wast foreman, agreed
1hat Olson, in killing Fell, was clearly
Justified, as It was shown that tho latter
was not Jnly'trespatslrur.(buf hud ulready
made one assault and ftrraed with a,
knife, was preparing to make another,
Olson'a wif and year-olrt son Vrere
present at the Inquest and when tho Jury
returned' Its- Verdict, they sprang Into
the arms of the freed, man with cries or
Joy.
Witnesses testified at the Ipqutst that
Feltx had been ejected from tho Hartley
saloon a few minutes beforo tho killing
for malting an unprovoked attack upon
Olson, who la much slighter In hulld, and
the Introduction of, the open knife found
under Felix's body was the clinching hit
of evidence.
MAY EIGHTH TENTATIVE DATE
FOR WHITE HOUSE WEDDING
"WASHINGTON. April H.-AltlioUgh
there has been no formal announcement
from the White Houso of the date for
the wedding of Secretary MeAfloo and
Miss Bteanor nandolph Wilson, Uio
youngeU daughter of President and Mrs.
Wilson, friends, who are In a position to
know, say Friday, May t, has been ten.
tbtlvely selected. The affair Is expectod
to be private, Mr. MeAdoo's colleagues
In the cabinet being practically the onty
gvests outside of tho two families.
Miss Wilson's trousseau, It la said, Is
practically completed.
HUNDRED DOLLAR FINE
FOR ATTACKING DEBATERS
BEATRICE. Neb. April l.-(Bpeclal
Te-Jtcrn.) Ben Crum, ono of the eight
young men oharged with assaulting a
party of Beatrice students at Wyrnore
a, re weeks ago today, pleaded guilty
In district court and was fined 1W and
given sixty days In Jail.
War on Bootlesser. '
SIDNEY. la.. April H.-(Bpeolal.)-
Hamburg has organized a Law and Order
leagu. wUlcli waging a vigorous cam
paign against boose peddlers. Asbury
Hodge .was taken care Of by Uncle Sam,
BUI Tarr arid, Dave Ferry were sentenced
to pay a 'fine of ibd each or servo 153
days In the county Jill- Necesilty com
pelted them to accept the latter sentence.
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. Accidentally Killed.
REPUBLICAN, Neb., April M.-Spec!al
Tt!egram.)-a. s. llawley of this e.ty,
an express messenger on the Burlthiton
Oberlln line, accidentally shot himself
today at Oberlln. Kan. Tho body arrived
her tonight.
CHICAGO, April, It-Jack .- Johnson,
negro ( heavyweight pugilist, today was
granted .a nbw trial oh the Mann white
slave .act, charge under which the negro
-was 'sentenced- to a Vht Jn the penl
tentlary and 11,000 , fine. The United
Rtates coUrt of appeal, reversed the de
cision of ,the lowfr court on certain of
the counts In Johnson's Indictment.
-By , the decision Johnson's case Is re
turned to- the- 16wer clourt for resentence
on ono qf the counts In connection with
Johnsoh's'transportatlpn from Pittsburgh
to Chicago of the commercial clauses of
the Mann act a retrial In ordered, as the
upper court held that Johnson had not
abeen shown to havq been guilty of
trafficking In n Vice.
According to United States District At
torney Wltkerson the situation of John
son's bond Is unchanged. Date for the
retrial will bo set In the fedotal coUrt
here thirty days from today and ihe
pugilist must then b'e present or forfeit
hla bond.
. Counsel for Johnson wan much elnted
when tho opinion was announced.
"Johnson can not now bo sentenced to
prison," he snld, "tho punishment -must
bn a fine. On the commercializing ques
tion (he government has no mora evldenco
to offer
"It la, well setlled that if ono of the
counts of an Indictment Is held good the
punishment way U .the' s.auip as though
more had . Ibo been sustained," said'
wcrnrrientjspunnel. r
TRYING JO SERVE PAPERS i
ON FEDERAL LEAGUE CHIEFS
CHICAQO. April 14,-rDate for tho pre
liminary hearing of the two suits of the
Philadelphia National league base ball
cub against James A. Q'lmore, president
of. tho Federal leaguo, and the -rif fleers
of the Chicago and ' Brooklyn Federal
clubs was not set today. Marshals are
endeavoring to serve the .papers on Gil
more. Charles "Weeghmap. William M.
Croup and CouhU liemeUy,
Dr. King's New Discovery elves almost
instant relief first dose helps; best rem
edjr for coughs, cold and lung trouble.
Ho and ll.W. All druggists. Advertise
ment.
Walker .and Joe Tinker here and sum
mons Were mailed to New York to be
served on Itobert and Walter Wardi
New Diamonds Are
Fixed by Hummel
for City League
Park Commissioner Joe Hummel made
a trip of the various base ball .diamonds
In the city Monday and, as a result of
his Inspection, will - make some Im
mediate improvements which will be of
considerable benefit to the city amateur
leagues. Mr, Hummel will put on a
new diamond at Klmwood park, where
but one Is stationed" how, ' and will "also
havo a dressing room built He will fol
low out the same plan at Fontenctlo
park, where hut one diamond Is at pres
ent located. The two oA diamonds at
Miller park will be- rebuilt and a few
changes and Improvements will bo maile
at Thlrty-socond and Dewey. This will
mako seven city diamonds when Mr.
Hummel completes his work.
u. p passengefTmen
HAVE BAE BALL TEAM
The Union pacific) passenger depart
ment has organized a base ball team
and Is open to meet any fast amateur
team on Saturday afternoons. O. O. Davis
of the passenger department Is manager,
and any one wishing games can call him.
.The lineup Is as. follows.: ISdgar, pltchert.
IxivcRTen, catcher; McCarthy, first base;
Foraell, second .base; Ilyee, shortstop;'
Drummy. third bsse; Miller, left field;
Davis, center, field; Uoncher, right field.
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i Unnerfor "Mutt Shot, , .
HUPEmon, 'Neb., 'April HHfBpeMal
Telegram.)-Nuto Olffirt fafl found hH
dead In the Kugler house south of the
ball Park at 6 o'clock tonight, It In be
lieved by accident, ire- Waathkln a gun
out from under the bed whe'n It was
discharged accidentally, tearing a hole
through his heart. J ,
He has Just moved here from Colorado,
where ho hall been living on n homestead.
Ha leaves a widow, mother and brother,
who lives here. He was a carpenter.
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DEATH RECORD.
.Airs. Kllia Illnckliurn.
Mrs. Eliza Jane Illackburn, wlfa
Itev. W. S. Blackburn and mother
Thomas W. Blackburn of this city, died
after n lingering Illness in Glendale, Cal.,
Laster morning.
Itev. W. 8., Blackburn was ono of tho
pioneer Itinerant Methodist ministers of
Nebraska, coming to his first pastorate
In Brownvllle In 1867. For more than
thirty years thereafter' he served con
gregations of his denomination In various
parts of Nebraska closing his pastorato
In Republican City. Mrs. Blackburn was
Ills constant companion; and helper In alt
this .work and vola an; Well known to tho
people as her' husband.
Bhe Is survived by her husband, four
sons, three daughters, eleven grand
children and four great-grandchildren.
Mr. and Mrs. BlaCkburn; two of their
sons and two of their daughters have re
sided now for about flttcon years In
southern California! most of tho time In
tho suburban city of Clonclnlc, six miles
rorth of Los Angeles,
Kxeter'n Tenclilntr Stnff.
EXBTEIt, Neb., April H, (Special.)
Tho Board of Education of Exeter has
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finally completed Ha corps Of teachers
for 19H-1G nS follows: Superintendent. W
K. Atkins, Lawrence, Neb., principal,
Mlsa Bertha Knyeart, Lincoln, Nob., first
assistant principal, Mtsn Ina Moffltt, Lln-'j
coin, Neb.; second assistant principal,
Mr. E. C. Butt; grammar. Miss ' Bula
Cook, Fremont; Intermediate, Miss Marie
Saunders, Exeter; second primary. Miss
Opal Walters, Grafton j first primary.
Miss Hazel Stlffler, University Place',
mus'le. Miss Claire Owens, 'Genoa.
Kor nn Iiyimlred Appetite.
To Improve tho appetlto and strengthen
tho digestion try n few doses of Cham
berlain's Tablets. Mr. J. II. Scltz of De
troit, Mich., says: ''They restored my
appetite when Impaired, relieved me of
a bloated feeling and caused a pleasant
and satisfactory movement of tho bow
els." Alt dealers. Advertisement.
I'nlrbury In Klne Shape.
KAIBBUB-Y, Neb.. April 14. (Speelal.)
The Falrbury baso ball nlnei won the. .sec
ond of a series from tho JCansas City
Stars. The- first game- resulted In a de
rlnlvo victory by a scoro of B to 3; the
second, 2 to 0, In Falrbury's favar. An
agreement has JUBt been mad whereby
Booth, catcher of last year's team, will
return to Fnlrbury and begin work for
Falrbury's Independent team.
Meals Hit Back? For Dyspepsia, Gas
or a Sour Stomach -Pape's Diapepsin
Try it! In five minutes Indiges
tion and Stomach distress
gone-Eat without fear.
W'V.f. . li i 17 , ' .' i j . ..
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distress gone. No Indigestion, heartburn,
sournes; or belching of gas, acid,, or
eructations of undigested food, no dizzi
ness, bloating, foul breath or headache.
Pape's Dlapensln.ls noted for its speed
In regulating upset stomachs. It Is the
surest, quickest stomach doctor In tho
whole world, and besides, it Is harmless.
Millions of men and women now eat
their favorite foods without fear they
know It is needless to have a bad stomach.
- Get a large .fifty-tent case of Pape's
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your stomach right. Stop being -miser-able-rlife,
. Is too snortyou're' pqt here
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Papa's Diapepsin belongs in your home.
Should ono' of the family cat something
which doesn't agree with them, or In
case of an attack of Indigestion, dyspep
sia, gastritis or stomach 'derangement.
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Washington Affairs
Tokujlro FoJIta. a wealthy fsrmer, who
Was formerly nttscneu to the uowsrer
mrss nal&ce. dressed In whits robes.
tested u week and prayed In tho tmil
on Mount AsnlEara for the recovery of
the dowaeer. On desctndlnc from tho
mount lis Itarocd Uist toe downser wn
dtsd nnd committed auicKc.
The International Academy ot tanlnz
Waiters discussed at the annual meet
ing; at Parts yesttT-day various dances
from whl'h it Is hoped to select one
Which rosy served as a typical figure for
all the world during1 the coming: year
The tango w.? attacked and warmly de
fended. Jt was finally decided that the
tanco Rjlsht be danced on oniltlon that
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