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Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-22
REVIEW OF The new BOOKS
Diplomacy and Matchmaking Mixed Up in
Story BY Burton s. Stevenson.
FOREIGN LANDS FIGURE IN MANY WORKS
George Bronson Howard Has one
Detailing the Experience OF
secret Service Agent on Two
Continents.
.oREIeN LANbs HGURL IN MANY WORKS

Affairs Of State" by Burton e. Steven
son, relates some Of the experiences Of
two American girls and their father
abroad. At a Dutch watering place they
encounter an English diplomatst and
German prince, who are trying to arrange
a matrimonial alliance, which involves the
peace Of Europe. They assist in settling
the matrimonial alliances Of both the prince
and the diplomatlst, while exhibiting some
wholesome American Independence OF for
cign theories Of ethics and social organism
Henry Holt & Co. is the publisher.
''Aioon-Face and other Stories by Jack
London, consists OF collection OF eight
short stories The book takes its name
from the initial tale Those who have read
and admired Jack Londons books will be
much disappointed with this collection of
tales, as it is not up to his usual standard.
The Macmillan Company is the publisher.
| Father Taylor" by Robert Collyer is
the unique story OF the founder of the
| seamens Bethel in the port Of Boston,
which has been briefly told with a fund Of
incident and anecdote that well illustrates
the peculiar genius and unusual personality,
| by his old friend.
! An untutored son Of nature, rugged Of
| build, endowed with keen power OF wit
and repartee, scathing in his rebuke of
| everything low or mean, q father to his
homeless sailor boys" frank, generous
outspoken, fearless lovable always. with
an emotional nature generous in all its
| impulses, set afiame in the cause Of those
to whom he devoted his life was Father
Taylor. Published by the American Uni
! tartan association.
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-22
WEBSTER sTATION-I5th a WEBSTER

Water ...................a 500 Am a $50 pm
Falls City Local ........a 3 80 pm all 20 pm
except Saturday Sunday only. Daily
except Monday.
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REAL ESTATE
FARM AMIR RANCH LANDS FOR SALE
Arkansas.
Colorado.


240-acre farm, we'll improved and only two
miles from good Iowa town; smoothly
rolling land; half in tame grass S75 per
acre; encumbrance $500. VIII trade
equity for clear city property, or stock
OF goods.
16O acres finest kind of bottom land; no
overflow two miles from town OF $500
people; everyNacre tillable; no buildings.
$40 per acre; encumbTance 5000 VIII
trade equity for clear city property or
small stock of goods; or will trade both
Of these farms together for goods or
clear city property.
Write for full particulars.
LOVE & CRIMES WOODBINEl IOWA.
(20l-Ms2S Az
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RAILWAY lime CARD

UNION sTATION-FENTH AND MARCY
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-22
REAL ESTATE
CITY pBOrEHIG FOH SALE.
(ContinuedD
HOME OPPORTUNITY

YOU DON'T FIND THIS EVERYDAY.
H,50 CASH AND N78 MONTHLY WILL
BUY A NICE. ALL MODERN HOME
AND BARN; ALL PAVING TAXES
PAID. II YOr WANT A BARGAIN
MD COMFORTABLE HOME, on EASY
TERMS, HERE'S YOUR OPPORTUNITY
II YOU WANT TO BUY OR SELL
PROPERTY. SEE Us.
THE PUTNAM Co.
5O4 n. Y. LIFE BLDG.
nsl-NIsis 2
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-22

FOR SALE-5.7G0 acres, Billings county
North Dakota, $3.50 per acre. Terms n
desired Apply J. s. Varland st. Paul,
MINI. (2O)-M762 23N
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-22
A X L OU = ATS FL e ID ?
If SO, stick to your old Job. If not, look
through the Help Wanted" columns
REAL ESTATE LOANS
north Dakota.

FARM AND RANCH LANDS ron SALE
(Continuedl
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-22
PERSONAL
Continued

HONE made potato chips also cakes. VIII
MI orders Telephone Red. 526i
nRl-MIIa ~
Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-22
REAL ESTATE FOR REM
REAL ESTATE LOANS

B, 0OO, 900 TO LOAN on business and resi-
dence property in Omaha; lowest rates
no delay. Thomas Brennan, Room l, n.
Y Life. (22)-669
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-11
BOTH HOT after
WAlLER'S JOB

Mac Pugh and George X. Hollway
are both out for the position of chief
of police under c. Herbert Moore,
mayor-elect. Each is working hard
to secure the endorsement OF
enough of the council to assure Sc
lection. 1t is stated today that Mr..
Hollway has secured the pledges
of 4 republicans and N. s. Pratt In
the council. 1t takes a majority en-
dorsement to the mayors selection
to fill the office. Mayor Moore is
said to be unpledged, but efforts
are being made to have him name
either one or the other as soon as
he takes Office May II.
Both are said to have the back
ing of the republicans.
Chief of Police Waller will re-
sign the job on May II.
Someone asked the chief today il
Mayor Daggett ran" on election
day. The chief replied, mo; just
marked time"
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-11
CONVICT SUES FOR
SERVING OVERTIME
(Scripps News Associa.ion.)

NORTH YAKIMA, May lion
the application of Attorney w. J..
Thompson, of this city, Judge
Thomas Brents, of Walla Walla, has
signed an order permitting George
Finley to bring suit against ex-
Warden A. f. KEGS, of Walla Walla
penitentiary, and his security, the
American Bonding Co., of Balti-
more. Md, for $13.275 for false i'm
prisonment for the term of IL
months.
The action arises through state
Of confusion existing in the peniten-
tiary during KEGS administration.
Shortly after the conviction Of
Finley on charge of larceny, and
his sentence to years in the peni-
Tertiary, a state law was passed
which excluded time served pend
ing hearing an appeal from the
term Of sentence. Finley had served
nearly 5 years altogether when the
administration of the penitentiary
was changed and the matter re-
ferred to the state department.
Finley was released Immediately
and now claims damages for over
time served. He Is negro and
lives in this city.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-11
ONE YEAR IN
PRISON

Judge Edward Whitson, of the
federal court, this afternoon SEN
fenced Hanson W. Russell to serve
year in the penitentiary at Nc
Neils island for advertising an i'm
proper medicine through the
United States mails, and practicing
improperly with drugs. The SEN
tence is the most severe of this
term of the federal court.
The conviction of Russell was Sc
cured by Inspectors Latimer and
Fullimwider. Mrs. Russell will be
dismissed sometime today, as the
evidence against her was insult
ficient.. She was. charged with COM
plicity with her husband. The in
spectors said this afternoon that
they expect soon to proceed against
similar practitioners in this city.
Russell operated for while UNI
der the name of the Inland Drug
Co., and on his office windows in
the Galena block was painted "Spo-
kane Realty Co." The circulars he
issued were with evident intent to
defeat the wording of the law max
ing a crime Of his operations. He
is the son of minister and is high
ly connected with wealthy relatives.
He is AZ years old.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-11
PERMIT FOR
new THEATER

The board sof public works this
morning issued a permit to the
Pantages Theater Co., of Seattle.
to remodel the Holley, Mason &
Marks building on Howard st. be-
tween Main and Riverside avs, and
construct vaudeville tEeater on
the lower floor. The Pantages
proposition met opposition from the
Washington and Columbia theater
companies, who were represented
by Attorney Fred G. Robertson.
They claim that the regulations of
the city ordinances had forced
them to build separate theater
buildings when they could have Sc
cured better locations in some store
buildings.
Chief Myers, of the fire depart
ment, refused to allow the board to
accept the first plans on account
Of the narrow fire escape arranged
for. Attorney Hindman, who rep
resented Pantages, finally agreed
with architects that the escape
should be widened to feet. The
chief then withdrew his opposition.
The board stated that the COM
pany should not use the 3 upper
floors for lodging purposes on &C
count of the danger from fires.
Commissioners ONO said that fires
in theaters were dangerous enough
without adding danger to roomers
overhead.
Alexander Pantages, a Greek, is
at the head of the Pantages Theater
Co. He has several theaters in Sc
attic, 1 in Portland and with the
addition of 1 in Spokane will have
a profitable circuit. About $4,000
will be expended in remodeling the
lower floor of the building for the
new vaudeville. Just what the 3
upper stories will be used for is not
stated.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-11

freely for any get-rich-quick scheme
than they did for the Uncle Sam
OIL & Refining Co. stock. The
dreamy-eyed, sanguine Kansas
youth found the returns just to his
liking. He kept on advertising,
only more so. He soon had money
enough together to begin construc-
ton. He later felt free, also, to an
nounce that dividends were soon
coming. His was one of the most
striking examples Of early dividends
advertised in advance 10 boom the
sale of stock. In the spring OF 1906
he advertised that on Aug. II
Uncle Sam stock would jump from
10 cents a share in the market 10
40 cents.
Back in 1904 Tucker. then an or
binary, non-affluent newspaper man
at Cherryvale, Kas., acquired a ma
jority of stock in the Publishers
Oil Co of that town, which was
then crazy over oil. Crude oil went
down and the concern became I'M
profitable. Then Tucker had the
Uncle Sam idea. He incorporated
for 1000 600 in Arizona with Jas.
Ingersoll, j. II. Richie and S
Cooper Fifty million was too huge
so the stock was reduced to 10000
600, par value 81 a share. One mil
lion shares were preferred stock
with a voting power of s TO the
share. The remaining 5000. 00t
shares were common stock Will
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-11
LUCK" SAVES
HIM FROM DEATH

John Winchester, while drunk
about 1 o'clock this morning, fell
between the car tracks in the
Northern Pacific yards and would
have been run over but for the OPP
perfume arrival of Frank Nelson, a
switchman. Nelson ran ahead of a
string of cars preparatory to coupl-
ing another car onto the others and
discovered Winchester in his per,,-
Gus position. 1t was thought the
man was dead and the patrol was
called. He was unconscious from
a wound on the side of his head,
probably caused by the fall. On ar
irving at the police station he re-
covered and seemed in as good
mental condition as ever. He was
detained over night and released
when thoroughly sober today.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-11
HAS
MADE GOOD

Fitzroy Beresford, who was ar.
rested on a charge of obtaining
money by false pretenses through
the uttering of worthless checks,
will be dismissed. Beresford has
made good the checks. He claims
to have drawn a draft on wealthy
business relations through the Bank
of Montreal 1t was this money he
was checking against. He wrote
6 checks and gave them to Harry
Hayward, of the Auditorium
theater; Jack Wilmot, Fred Kaiser
and others. Deputy Prosecutor
Pugh Is inclined to believe the
story and will recommend the dis
missal of the case.
Beresford claims to be cousin to
Lord Admiral Beresford, of the
British navy. He has been in jail
3 weeks, being unable to furnish
a $500 bond
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-11
May END ". ". P. FIGHT

mally opening it to all branches Of
labor is to come up before the Cent
trail Labor Union.
It is believed that other unionS
that have the fight against tho
company will refuse to take tho
park off the unfair list unless thd
entire system of the w. w. p. Co.
is included. ~
Considerable dissatisfaction ID
felt among local unions over thd
action of the electrical workerS<
This union was the first TO locN
horns with the company and has
been supported by hundreds OF
local sympathizers of other unions,
1t is pointed out that the electrical
workers We're vigorously opposed
to the musicians filling their con-
tract to play at the park last year,
but, Notwithstanding, 40 or more
electrical workers are employed At
the park at the present time.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-11
KANSAS BOY SMASHES ALL
FRENZIED FINANCE RECORDS
Special Correspondence to The Press

Special Correspondence to The Press
KANSAS CITY, May 11.-After
selling over 100000 worth of
stock in his Uncle Sam Oil & Re-
fining Co." Harry II. Tucker jr.,
the boy promoter of Kansas. will
have to answer for his methods to
Uncle Sam himself.
He has been indicted In the fed
eral court for fraudulent use OF the
mails. is out on $4,000 bond, and
is to be tried in October. In the
meantime he is going right ahead
with his operations; still backed,
apparently. by the 10000 or so
farmers, workingmen, dressmakers,
school teachers, widows and others
all over the United States who were
induced by fuckers attractive
promises to invest their savings
with him.
Tucker dismisses the charge
against him as fight Of the lion
and the mouse" He says it is the
result of the enmity Of the great
octopus, the Standard Oil Co" A
meeting Of stockholders in his Of
fee not long ago called an attempt
to throw the concern into the hands
of a receiver as the work Of "har-
pies" and "conspirators."
1t was upon opposition to the
Standard Oh trust that Tucker
made his campaign for the hard
earned dollars of the masses. The
Uncle Sam Co. rode to affiu-
ence upon the wave OF Indignation
against the oil trusts throttling Of
Kansas. Tucker, a reported upon
an obscure newspaper in a small
Kansas town. rose in 3 years to
the head of an independent oil
company with a capital stock of
SIT. COOS 900. He began advertising
boldly. lavishly. 1t is estimated
that il cost over % cents to bring
each dollar received for stock sub
scription.
1t was after a recent bond issue
of $4,000 900 that fuckers prosecu-
ton was commenced. He had sue
ceeded in selling 100000 worth. He
had advertised all along that there
J would be no bond issue, and, there
! fore, no chance of the octopus Cob
bling it. However, Tie advertise
ments were of the Uncle Sam Com
pany of Arizona. The bonds were
issued by the Uncle Sam Company
of Kansas. which recently leased
| the other Uncle Sam company
Tucker is the whole thing in both
companies. The new company has
$40, 900 capital stock, the majority
held by Tucker.
In his advertisements Tucker
painted glowingly the prospect of
getting rich bucking Standard OIL,
He at first sold his treasury stock
at cents a share. Everybody be
ing "agin" the Standard Oil, he had
sympathy with him from the start
The sporadic investors all over the
! country never coughed up more
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-11

one-half vote TO a share. Tucker
took all the preferred stock, charg-
ing himself for 1t $4,000 on the
books of the company. This gave
Tucker control by 100000 votes
against a possible 100000.
Another dividend was announced
for Dec. 20, 1906. 1t came in tho
shape Of checks good ISL days from
date He offered TO take these
checks in part payment for more
stock.
In fuckers statement of receipts
and expenditures he shows sales Of
oil totaling $70,4S2 He shows that
crude oil purchased and royalties
cost him s55,SSS. With no cost for
labor, or loss by refining, the prof
it indicated would be S14,699. He
admits paying cash dividends of
sos and giving dividend checks
for over $1,000 These latter he
marks in his statement endorsed
back to company.
In his bond offer Tucker estimat-
ed the value of the tangible proper
ties of the Uncle Sam company at
s13, 100000 This includes 3 re-
fineries. lao mile pipe line and
100 acres of oil land in Indian ter
ritory, and IS distributing stations.
He wanted the bonds sold so no
could buy 100000 barrels Of crude
oil at 80 cents, and store II. He said
that in a few years he could sell II
! for 80 to So a barrel
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-11
NOT YET, But SOON
FOR HUGHES BOOM
(Scripps News Association

NEW YORK, May 11.-Former
Governor Odell introduced resolu-
ton at the meeting of the republi-
can state committee today endors-
ing Hughes as the next republican
candidate for president. The reso-
luton was tabled by vote of
80 to 4.
Those opposing Odells resolu-
ton gave only one reason, too
soon" Hughes talk is heard on ev-
cry side.
Nothing can stop the Hughes
BOOM" his friends declare, sit has
come to him without effort on his
part. The people will not allow
Roosevelt to name, nominate OF
elect a president
The predominance of Hughes in
fluence in the committee was shown
by resolutions endorsing practical
ly every reform measure proposed
by the governor
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-11
TROOPS NOT
NEEDED
(Scripps News AssocIation.)

SAN FRANCISCO, May IL
What President Calhoun, of the
United railways, characterized as
the crisis in the car strike, was
reached at 10 this morning when
cars were run simultaneously from
the Oak and Turk st. barns to the
burned district downtown. Cal
houn intimated that on the results
of the efforts this morning would
depend whether or not he would ask
for troops. -.. .....
The cars from the Turk st. barns
made the trip downtown without &C.
cident. There was no brick throw
Ing and no distractions were placed
on the tracks.
Crowds at various points along
the route Kissed the strike break
ers, but no overt act was attempted.
Four hundred additional strike
breakers from the east arrived at
o'clock this morning
The cars from the Oak st. barn
didn't fare so well, rocks being
thrown at several points. Several
arrests were made. A brick was
hurled through a window of a car
on which Assistant President Null.
lally was riding. narrowly missing
Ms head. Instead Of making the
run into Market st. it was decided
to end the trip at Kearny st.
While the turn was being made
workmen on the building threw
pieces of brick on the car. This
was followed by fusillade. but the
crowd was quickly scattered by the
police. At noon the number of
cars was increased to 10.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-11

The recent unionizing of the work
at Natatorium park by the Inger-
soil Amusement Co. may result in
the entire w. w. p. system being
removed from the unfair list. Sew
eral delegates to the Central Labor
Union express themselves in favor
of making the job complete if the
ban is lifted from the park. The
latter belongs to the w. w. P, but
is leased to the amusement COM
pany. In preparing for the sum-
mer's entertainment Ingersoll has
employed union linemen and car
penters and there is considerable
sentiment these unions are behind
a movement to make the park fair.
meanwhile retaining the boycott on
the street car lines.
The building trades and electrical
workers consider the park fair at
this time and the question of for
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-11
GREATEST PIE EATER
IN CAPTIVITY

CHICAGO, May 1.-THE great
est pie eater in captivity is voted
by the Chicago police to be Her
man Schroell. l6 years old, who was
arrested for taking $3.50 intrusted
to him by his employer and spend
ing il on pies. He was full of pie
when arrested and has been brim-
FIJI of the same delectable food ever
since. owing to the curiosity of the
station house men to see just how
many pies he can negotiate. The
test is not over yet, Herman hasn't
WEIGHED on a single pie SO far.
The first day at the station Her
mhan consumed 6 pies, the second
day he put away and his third
days record was 7.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-11
PINK DOMINO BURGLAR
ONLY A BLUE.EYED BOY

PORTLAND, May 1.-THE
pink domino burglar" who has kept
the fashionable residence portion of
this city In terror for months past,
has finally been captured, and 1t
develops that the daring porch
climber" and "holdup man" is only
blue eyed. pink faced boy Of Is.
THE pink domino burglar" was
given his name because in per-
sonal encounters with his victims
the only sure item Of description
was a pink domino mask, such as
is worn at fancy dress balls.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-11
GOOD JOB FOR ADAMS

w. P. Adams, meat inspector, re-
signed this morning. He will re-
main with the city until May II
and will then take a state position
under Food Commissioner Davies
as food inspector for eastern Wash
ington. The place pays s1,400 a
year, with $1,000 allowance for
travelling expenses. Mr.. Davies has
held the place open for Adams for
some time. The turn the election
took resulted in Mr.. Adams deter
mination to accept Mr.. Adams has
proven efficient as city meat in
SpectOr
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-11
TACOMA GIRL GONE

TACOMA, May II. - Florence
Mecham, a 16 year old high school
girl, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
James G. Mecham, 1908 North
Twenty-ninth St, and Phyllis
Powell aged IS, student of the
State business college, daughter Of
Mrs. Nina Powell. S02R South
Ninth st., are missing from their
homes, and their parents fear that
they have eloped In company with
2 young men.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-11
ITALIAN USES KNIFE

Frank Maori. an Italian railroad
err, and Dickerson, teamster,
got into an alteration this noon in
boxcar near. Post st. After calling
Italians story, they began fighting.
Maori cut Dickerson on the leg with
knife. The latter had the wound
dressed and swore out a warrant
for his a sailant's arrest. Follow.
ing the cutting bystanders held thu
italian until the arrival Of PATROL
mnr Mcdonnell
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-11
THINKS SOMEBODY
f. WANTS TO KILL HIM

fPatrolman Mcdonnell this noon
arrested August Green at the
Dempsey hotel and booked him at
the police station as an insanity
suspect. Green claims someone has
been poisoning his food and that
the other night shots were fired
at him. A friend of his told the po-
lice about him. The officer found
him intrenched in his room with
rifle He made no hostile dem
onstration when arrested, but seem
ed pleased to be taken to Jail and
away from his so-called enemies.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-11
MAY BAR BALLOONS
tScripps News Association.)

NNCTIpTs NVWS ASSUCIHtIUU.I
BERLIN, May 11,-German scien-
lists and aeronauts are decidedly
impressed with the recent exploit
of Kurt Wegner and Adolph Koch
In crossing the North sea in a bal
loon from Germany and dropping
Unexpectedly into the midst of an
interior English countryside. The
feat is regarded as especially sig
nificant from a military point OF
view, and is likely to cause action
at The Hague peace conference in
regard to military regulations for
balloons.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-11
Mother TAKES LITTLE
JOHNNY HOME

Little Johnnie Malloy was given
over to his mother by Judge Pom
dexter this morning Johnnie has
afforded considerable interest about
the country for some time by steal
Ing bicycles and horses, breaking
out of the juvenile Jail of this
place and giving Sheriff Doak a
merry chase for his capture. John
ME will be placed in school. The
little lad is said to be fond of study,
but never had much chance of a
schooling. having been reared in
camps with his father. who is fore
man of the Selah development Co.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-11
UNION ENJOlNED

SEATTLE, May II. - Labor
unions and their officials have been
restrained from interfering with
the business and employees of the
Variety Iron works and the Moran
Co., on orders signed by Judge AL
bertson, of the superior court. The
Variety Iron works order is made
returnable Friday, May II, and the
Moran Co, order is returnable on
Monday, May 13.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-05-11
BANK ROBBERS run
(Scripps News Association.l

SAN FRANCISCO, May 11.--A
resolute attempt to rob the Stand
ard Oil bank was discovered when
officials opened the doors. They
found 2 holes in the back wall. In
vestigation showed a sheet of cor
rugated iron, with which the outer
walls are covered. cut and sawed
away near the ground. The back
ing Of wood had been pierced with
anger holes until panels had been
sawed out, large enough to admit
the robbers. They were appar
emily just about to commence OPP
erations on the safe when scared
away.