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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-17

with scarlet.
''At one spot in the course Of the 1ow
higher up there was an ,arteslan well-like
fountain Of whittier light which remained
in its position throughout the night
Whether pouring directly out of the earth
or only chemically altered flame fed by
large masses OF debris II would be hard to
determine.
AT the top; or where the flow seemed
to begin, was the deepest reddening Of
the clouds above. and a volume of smoke
or gas evidently issuing from the new
vent passed upward to join the permanent
cloudy cumulus.
From here the stream began-a sor-
pentine line of FIRE about a mile wide.
creeping along toward us and the sea.
"Fiery, massive, even on tho side of a
great mountain. glowing like molten iron:
1t approached for most part very slowly,
but occasionally, as IL by sudden impulse.
II increased its momentum.
Toward the Kau side of the stream
was a portion OF the flow. possibly a
quarter of a mile wide, which came much
faster than the rest on each side: II
looked like a river of fire flowing lin
some places of greater inclinatlon) at a
speed of about six miles an hour. Down
this narrower faster channel passed dim,
gaseous objects which we might easily
have taken for igneOus imps of hell. and
every few moments bursting stone would
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-17

burning Of San Francisco"
Large excursions went from Houonulu
to the flow on january 10. and among the
passengers were several Japanese who
took perambulating candy and coffee wag-
ons along. These they would put at con-
venient places near tho fiows, following
the red rivers where trade warranted and
feeding the hungry sightseers. Quite q
business In coffee. crackers, peanuts and
soda water was done. Many visitors had
driven from thirty to fifty miles to the lava
flows. forgetting In their excitement to
bring anything to eat and drink; and. but
for the enterprising Japanese. they might
have suffered.
One OF the women who saw the main
now at close quarters said that It gradu-
ally changedjts character as It moved on.
AT first It moved like water; then it
slowed down and seemed to move with a
glacial rightly.
"It was an immense wall of red hot
stones" she said, pushing soldly along.
except that the stones at the top would fall
into the path Of the monster and be over
RIDDEN"
Lava takes two forms I'm cooling; one
form 10 IKE ropy slreins and is called here
''pahcehOe"; the other crystallizes into
jagged points and is called 'a-a." The
latter kind is the more familiar one in the
country where the present flows are pass
ing, and It makes travel outside Of the few
roads difficult.
At present one now has ceased. and an
other, the one on the Kona side, is slightly
lessening; but this Is no Indication OF what
may happen tomorrow or next week.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-17
Some Quaint Features of Every Day Life

one respect He has a head of wool, not
Of hair, and it is so big, the wool crop.
that Johnny never wears a hat. He can
not. No hat manufacturer ever turned out
a lid" for man or boy that would stretch
around the circumference of Johnny
wool.
Aside from this fearful and wonderful
topknot Johnny is a normal boy He Is
bright. playful and healthy. He has one
brother, older than himself, who has none
of Johnny's hirsutical eccentricity. 1t is
said though, that the lads mother, in her
early years. had just such a crop. which
later resumed a normal growth
Johnny's mat" is really wool, most
people here will tell you. after they try
to run their fingers through IL, and ind
them tangled up. 1t is blond In color. and
his head measures in diameter. including
the mat ten to twelve inches. A show
man is trying to get the boy to appear at
the state fair.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-17
Sensations of SURF RidinE.

At Waikiki, near Honolulu. is famous
bathing beach. Here, winter and summer,
the surf canoes. or, better yet, the surf
boards, come dancing in on the long roll
ers and men become amphibious.
There Is no sensation quite comparable
10 riding a surf board on a Pacific roller,
says the Travel Magazine. 1t il toboggan-
ing on a moving hillside Of water, OF. If
you are clever enough to stand up on your
board, it is taking this hillside on a single
big ski.
The beach runs far out before It shelves
into deep water. and at high tide the
breakers begin to mount almost half q
mile from the shore line. You go out
there with your surf board and wait for
the wave.
You learn TO catch II at the right mo-
ment. throw your board inshore and climb
upon Il just as the crest Of the roller
mounts and catches you. Then on this
crest you sail in toward the shore. to slide
down at last when the wave breaks, down
the foaming incline into shallow water
and churninG foam. II II royal sport
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-17
Mduna Loa's Great Show the Wonder of the World j

dows ard On ths lawns. aud q proca@ion
soon started for q bridge which Gr0ssed
one Of the principal Gvgnnes, from which
an unobstructRd view Of the burning noun
tain could be had. "CsntraI~ at the tRIs-
phone began notifying the people at thu
Volcano house. thirty miles distant, and
the other side of the island sixty milss
away.
The Volcano house made reply and IN
sleepers knew nothing Of the eruption
until the next morning, clDsa to Il as they
were. But Kau and the Kona districts
awoke and telephones bnck what they
saw. And because of the con1a grafton Of
Mauna Lea they saw more than the HIle
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-17
JAIN birds Wed ola Maids.

Married for freedom" or meIodrama
taken from the life Of VIII and Bud saun-
ders, who arc now in jail at Harrisburg.
Miss, with numerous charges docketed
against them, should prove a profound
stage success.
While in jail several days ago I'm default
OF S0A bonds, the two Saunders brothers
sent for two old maids, who were sisters.
and an agreement was made whereby the
Saunders brothers married the two sister
sIinsters In order that the women would go
on their bonds
The marriage pact was carried out at
once I'm the corridors of the jail. No sooner
were they free than the two bridegroOms
fed. bur the fugitves were apprehended at
Ellisvile After being taken back VIII
Saunders got into trouble by intimidating
a witness. and must serve thirty days
sentence
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-17
ly7o1q a 5IcETcfr or. THE x7ROeTIoE 1qNUqRY I7r'

canic vent in the side Of Mauna Loa, 5000
feet below the summit. Lava could be
seen about six hundred feet below the
rim of the pit, slowly yelling out of the
walls or floor, forming pools and streams
Far upon the rounded shoulders OF
Mauna Loa's summit near the Dewey
crater, which broke out in 1899, could
be seen a thin column of smoke, pre-
cursor of the tremendous outburst soon
to come But there were no other signs,
neither qualxes of the earth nor a show
of fire from Mokuoweoweo, the central
crater of Mauna Loa and the snowy
home, as native tradition says. of the
goddess of the Avernian caverns.
All Hawaii--the island. not the group
of the same name-was mostly sound
asleep at midnight of January 10. Ha-
wall is sleepy place of pastoral habits.
It puts out it's lights at 8 o'clock and
rises to a late breakfast as BELTS the
life of the isolated tropics. Hilo itself
Is known as the Rest Cure City.
But some tourists were there on the night
OF January 10, and to while away the
time they were eating small hot birds and
testing large cold bottles at an hour when,
by Hllo ethics they should have been long
since abed. It was a cool night for low
ATTITUDES the air having just a faint sug-
gestion of the snow fields which cloaked
the twin SUBMITS OF Mauna Loa and Mauna
Kea. nearly 14OOO feet above the sea.
Within the cafe the air was heavy with the
smoke of Manila leaf, and so, 20 stretch
themselves and to spur their jaded ape
titles, the late diners stepped into the street.
Instantly. as II this were a signal to the
mountain goddess, there leaped into the
air 1000 feet high above Mauna Loa
splendid column of fiame-nt smoke. The
whole white top Of the mountain was re-
vealed as by day, and far Off rural scenes
of palm and cane and the white sails Of
q distant ship at sea flashed into view.
Higher and higher mounted the mean
descent cloud and then, parting as did the
fateful column Of smoke which the younger
Pliny saw on the heights of Vesuvius, It
took the semblance of a monstrous palm
tree, rediy magnificent. as II 1t alone had
caught the rays Of the long descended sun.
There was no more sleep in Hilo nor on
Hawaii that night. a shout from the
roysterers in the cafe awakened every
sleeper in the neighborhood and the red
glare of the volcano did the rest. The
town was soon in the streets.
White clad figures appeared at the win
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-17


Probably the most peculiar Will ever
filed for probate In Indiana is that Of tho
late George w. Deffenbaugh. who left the
church of his faith $4,000 on condition
that his spirit be elected a member Of tho
board OF trustees of the church and con-
suited at every meeting.
The money Is left to the Swedenborg
church at KolSomo. In his will Deffen-
baugh also provided literally for his wife
and children.
The will is a long involved document
1t stipulates that Deffenbaugh shall be a
member of the board of trustees after his
death and shall be consulted in all things
relating to the church. A plan for the
government OF the church is contained in
the will. The trustees are to meet often
and consult with Deffenbaughs spirit re-
garding details. In the event that the
trustees appointed by the will fail or re-
fuss to act, then a convention Of churcn
members is to be held, and they are to
select a board OF trustees and proceed as
though the parties selected had accepted
the trust. Children of Deffenbaugh are
contesting the will ON the ground that
their father was insane.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-17

mas been in progress there for seve. al
weeks! One OF those converted is Miss
Amanda Blake, who was proprietor OF the
only store in the village where tobacco was
sold She made bonfire OF all the smok-
aoies she had In stock. One Of the first
to swear on was John Johnson. who is 70
years old. who had used tobacco from boy
hood, and he is sick as a result Of the
unusual abstinence. johnson Is sexton OF
the church.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-17
Explosions Under the LA.

In bringing the exhibits into the court
room at Upper Sandusky. o., In the search
and seizure cases OF e. r. Iror. Philip
Alheim and Emert Haunf a bottle OF whisky
was broken and spilled over Judge Tobias
desk. During the proceedings a case Of
beer. being too near the radiator, became
overheated and several bottles exploded
Judge Tobias was splashed from head to
foot The defendants were recently nned
ESo costs and Appsslsd the case. Ihs Anti
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-17

Thomas Davidson of Mankota is presi-
dent of the Minnesota Funeral Directors
association. which held It's seventeenth
annual convention few days ago. Dur
ing the proceedings he suggested that the
association adopt as it's motto Live and
let live" He forestslled obvious crlti-
cism by saying that mutually Of inter
ests and good fellowship have made the
byWord the best possible expression OF the
conditions existing in the organization.
The idea found favor and now Minnesota
undertakers have a~motto which perhaps
is more original than appropriate.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-17
Town swears on Smoking.

HE ENTIRE male population OF
the village OF Port Republic, N.
j., has Sworn on from the use
of tobacco in any form as the
result of a religious revival which
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-17
Legacy of Faith.

Saloon League is making test Of the Law
and 1t will be fought to the end.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-17

The best known vitalizine Food
Is a scientifically prepared emul-
sion of Cod Liver Oil, in combina-
ton with Glycerine, Guaiacol and
the Hypophosphites OF Lime and
Soda. No other food substance is
so rich in health-giving and dis
ease-resisting energy
0zemulslon 10 Natures Food
1t fattens by feeding the impover-
ished nerve and blood cells. It
stimulates digestion and over
comes torpid Livers without the
distress of so-called bilious drugs.
There are two si1es-s-oz and l6oz. Bottles;
the Formula is printed in languages on each.
ozoMULsIoN LABORATORIES
\ - Pearl Street. NsH xork
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-17
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WItnessed. There have been many erup-
lions from Mauna Loa, and the land Is
Scared with ancient lava flows from
Mauna Kea- a mightisr but now extinct
volcanic uplift, but not even in tradition
DO we hear Of an eruption 50 magnificent
and a molten outflow so huge as that
which began about midnight on January
10.
For a month before this there had
been Ere in the crater Of KllAues, a vol
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-17
Has Wool Instead of Hair.

johnnie Reynolds, SON or a business
man of Dearborn. Aioh-. u 9 curiosity In
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-17

)NoLULU. Jan. 2s.--The erup-
ton of MaunA Loa has fur
nished the Inhabitants of the
island Of Hawaii with the most
splendid display they have ever
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-10-20
SCHOOL DIRECTORS
 HAVE ORGANIZED

A meeting of the school directors of Jefferson county was held at the court house in this city Friday afternoon at which a permanent organization was effected for the purpose of bettering the conditions of the schools of the county. The meeting was called to order by G. E. Lytle. county examiner. Hon. J. J. Doyne, state superintend- ent of public instruction, was present and made an interesting talk on the duties of schco directors and how they might improve the condition of the schools of the county. On a vote to effect a permanent organization G. W. Davis was elected president and Gus Petty of Brookside was elected secretary. It was decided to hold two regular meetings yearly, the last Thursday in April and August Of each year being fixed as the days of these meetings. The directors ad- iourned to meet Thursday, April 23, 1908.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-10-20

city are bound to increase. He is making from four to five trips a day in his big automobile to this new ad- ditiOn and he takes five and six peo- pie trip, and nine out of every ten who inspects this property has bought from one to four lots.
 If you will ask any one of these buyers they will tell you how we'll pleased they are with the purchase.
 The payments demanded on pur- chase of a lot in the F. G. Smart's addition are so small that you can meet them without any trouble if you fail to purchase a lot in F. G.. Smart's addition you will always be sorry.
 There are only 30 lots left in this property and if you want to be one of the lucky ones we advise you to call On F. G. Smart at the office of Knox Shart Real Estate office, No. 223 West Barraque street.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-10-20
PINE BLUFF
 WOMAN SHOT Mrs. Mamie Withers, Who Claims Pine Bluff as Her Home, Badly Wounded by Admirer in St. Louis
HE USED A PISTOL
Wanted Mrs Withers to Get Divorce and Marry Him-One Of the Witnesses Disappeared Af- ter Shooting.

l A telegram was received in this city
 yesterday from St. Louis stating that
 Mrs. Mamie Withers, who said she formerly lived in Pine Bluff, had been
 shot and badly wounded by an ad-
 mirer because she had declined to listen to his tale of love As far as the Graphic could learn last night the women's former residence here could not be ascertained. If she has relatives in this city, they could not be found last night
 The St. Louis Republic of yester- day gives the following account of the tragic affair:
 fingered because Mrs. Mamie With CTS, whom he insisted on marrying, refused him admittance to her room at No. 1916 Chouteau avenue, at z o'clock last night, William Klma, a shoeworker, residing at No. 532S Blow street, fired twice at the woman. The first shot struck her jaw, and
 as she fell to the floor he fired again, the bullet tearing away a part of the thumb on her left hand He then turned the weapon upon himself and inflicted a slight scalp wound. Neither is seriously wounded
 Mrs. Withers and a sister, Mrs. Laura Johnson, and Mrs. J. w. Mo- Carthy, both of Alton, had just sat down to supper when man knocked at the door. Mrs. Withers opened the door, and when she saw Klima attempted to close it. Klima, accord ing to Mrs. Johnson, placed his foot in the door and fired the shots.
 Mrs. Withers fell and Klima drop ped as he fired at himself. Mrs Withers regained her feet, ran into the street screaming, where she again fell. She was picked up by Arthur Volker of No. 1880 Papin street, and carried to the office of Doctor H. s. Frazier at No. HI Chouteau avenue.
 A riot call was turned in the Gen. tral Station, but when the officers ar rived Patrolmen Pickett and BraDden- burger of the Soulard Street Station were on the scene. Mrs. Johnson was taken to the detention ward at the Central Station, where she is be- ing held as a witness, and the two injured persons to the City Hospital
 Mrs. Withers is separated from her husband, and up to three weeks ago lived in Alton. Mrs. Johnson says Klima repeatedly asked Mrs. Withers to get a divorce and marry him. This she refused to do, and told him he should not call upon her. t
 Mrs. Mccarthy disappeared after the shooting and could not be found.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-10-20
BUCHANAN RESTS
 BOB WILLIAMS
Decided at Hot Springs Yesterday Contestant Wins Out in Cir.
 cult Court,

Hot Springs, Oct. 19.-After one of the most bitter contests in the juris- prudence of the State, the celebrated contest case of Buchanan vs. Will Hams was decided today in the Cir cult Court in favor of Buchanan, the contestant.
 Buchanan opposed Williams in the 1906 election for the office of sheriff, and while his supporters and the so- called reform element which voted for him to a man, almost, were con- fident that he had received suffi- cient number of ballots to elect him, the official count returned by the judges selected from among relatives and friends of Williams gave the lat ter majority.
 In rendering his decision this morning Judge Evans declared that after a careful review of the case he was convinced that fraud had been perpetrated.
 " uO W dS tuC 1C6oiiy OlCNtCu oAC1A LII of Garland county in the election of September, 1906, is a question which has been dragging it's weary way through the courts since last October, when s. A. Buchanan, the reform can didate, filed a sensational suit charg- ing conspiracy and fraud against elec- tion officials and high county officials will be settled during the coming week
 It was submitted to Circuit Judge Evans October 12, after week of ar gument. The closing address of Judge J. B Wood, former circuit judge of this district, who is noWSassociated with Col. H. w. Martin in pressing Buchanan's claims against the pres ent sheriff, R. l.. Williams, included scathing denunciation of the cleo ton officials and prominent polite ians who have held Garland county in their control for years.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-10-20
MISS GOULD
 HERE MONDAY Will Visit This City in Com z:,cpany With Brother and 1 Various Railroad and Y. M. c. A. Officials.
ON INSPECTION TOUR
Will Inspect Local Y. M. C. X. I'm. provements-Hold Public Reception and Visit the Cotton Belt Shops in This City.

Miss Helen Gould, her brother, Ed win Gould, president of the Cotton Belt; General Manager F. H. Britton and various other railroad officials and Y. M. c. A. workers will visit this city tomorrow, the party remaining here for several hours. An inspection will be made by Miss Gould of the work being done On the new Y. M. c. A. building and later the party will go in body to the local Cotton Belt shops, where they will be shown through the mammoth plants of that company by
 the local officials of that road. Miss Gould will arrive here on a special train from Texarkana at o. clock. The Y M. C.. building will be inspected at o'clock An informal reception will be rendered her there by the ladies and members of the board of directors of the Merrill Institute. The officials of the. local association, members of the building committee and chairman of the membership and religious work committees will assist them in receiving the distinguished guests.
 K Nhe Y M. c. improvements have
 aoS been completed as yet and owing sfo that fact no elaborate reception can sbe given at this time. A public re- ception will be given when the build ing is completed.
 At 9:3O o'clock Miss Gould will re- ceive her friends from the rear of her private car at Union Station. A brief Address will also be made by c. J.. Hicks, international secretary of the M M. c. A., with headquarters in New York Miss Gould will be present dur Ing the speaking.
 N The visitors will be taken to the Cotton Belt shops at 10 o'clock, where Miss Gould, President Gould, sGeneral Manager Britton and others will inspect the new car shops. All of the employees of the Cotton Belt shops will be present and will enthusi- sastically receive Miss Gould upon her Arrival there. A brief address will also be made at the shops by MT. Hicks.
 @ The special train will leave at 10:30 o'clock for Jonesboro, where the party will attend the opening of the new M. M. c. A. building. Superintendent D. A. Peck, Master Mechanic T. D.. Adams, President w. H. Langford of the Pine buff, Arkansas River Rail- way, will tender the party receptoin on the train after they leave this city,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-10-20
DANCE AT BLUFF
 CITY LAST NIGHT

'C. Phil" Waters, the Little ROCK real estate man who will open new addition to Pine Bluff Monday, gave a dance last night at the Bluff City club hall under the auspices Of the local lodge of Elks. The dance was an informal affair, but was immensely enjoyed because of the excellence or the music furnished by the First Reg iment Band of Little Rock, which was brought here last night by MT. Wat CTS for the special occasion. xr. Waters invited many of his local friends and the affair was the com plste success predicted for 1t e.a
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-10-20
HOSPITAL CAMPAIGN
 IS ON TUESDAY
Committees Making Final Arrangements to Raise Needed Twenty Thousand Dollars to Complete the Hospital for the Ladies Hospital and Benevolent Association Physicians Unite in Endorsements Liberal Donations Already Made

be thankful for their efforts to i'm prove that part of the city in the past. These ladies are responsible for the sewerage system, one of the finest iu the South, which is now in use here. Their untiring efforts in that direc- tion met with success and many of the property owners can never forget their good work for the convenience which they now enjoy.
 The hospital Association has, in- cluding the site for the new hospital, now On hand about $20,0O0 This in- cludes "a $3,000 donation which is as- sured them by the Sawyer and Austin Lumber Company, a $5,000 cash do- nation which has been promised them upon the completion of their building, by generous Pine Bluff woman and contributions of $500 each from vari- ous secret orders here. Just $2O,000 is needed and as soon as that is se- cured the work On the new hospital will proceed until the building is completed and perfectly equipped.
 All members of the Hospital Asso- citation and all other ladies who are interested in the movement are re- quested to meet at the office of Coun- ty Judge James Gould in the court house Monday afternoon at 3 o'clock to make the final arrangements for Ethe campaign and discuss other i'm portant matters. Many ladies have