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Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-13

public, know the length to which they
reach. Now our laws and customs make II
necessary for a manager OF this business
to be selected every four years and ths
question we are Interested in, Is to see that
this tremendous business is placed In hon-
est, experienced, wise and capable hands.
In the republican candidate we have a
man, who for over twenty-five years has
been In the public service and who has
filled every office In which he has been
placed with credit to himself and benefit
to the public. He has steadily advanced
step by step until he has filled many OF
the responsible positions in our government.
For years past he has been at the ma
tional headquarters and is IN intimate
touch with all important matters thai will
later come before the chief executive. His
close association with Mr.. Roosevelt quail
flies him to continue the reforms and poll
cies inaugurated by our president. and wa
wish him to have the opportunity to do so.
He has the confidence of the business men
OF both this country and abroad to an I'M
usual degree and with his election the last
vestige Of the panic and depression, which
has been so much in evidence in our east
ern states. will quickly disappear.
Our business interests believe that Judge
Taft is the only candidate for president.
who has the natural qualities combined
with the experience to so. conduct this great
business of governing the United States In
such a manner as to bring prosperity to
the country. This is the view of 90 per
cent of the business men of the east, and
I believe the same is true Of those that
live in the west, He stands firmly for the
welfare and happiness of all classes Of our
people and for a square deal for both labor
and capital. He is an advocate of all that
is just and honorable for the progression
of the American people. Very truly yours.
OLCOTT PAYNE.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-13
WOMEN TO MEET IN BUFFALO
British SunrREettc Says Her Amer
lean Sisters Are Entirely
Too TImid.

BUFFALO. n. y, oct. 12.-Added inter,
est has been given the fortieth annual con-
vention of the National Woman's Suffrage
urion, which viii open here on Thursday by
the action of Mrs. Annie Golden Sanderson,
the militant English lead Of the sIf krsro
movem who has taken occasion to cX-
terd her criticism Of the idle Uch" to the
women of this country in a letter which
will be read at the convention. Mrs. san
dersCn says in her letter:
The idle rich woman of your country
represent the power OF wealth and mon
opcly just as the women led by Mrs. Hum
phrey Ward IN England, who have formed
themselves into an anti-w1man's suffrage
league represent the spirit of fauddlism
combined with modern imperialism, the
two most retrogade clements in English
politics today.
women are more timid than their English
sisters and for that reason are not prepared
to axe an aggressive attitude. The Amer
lean women work to reep men In power,
she says, and evils have become so deep
rooted that they can no longer be en-
dured.
"A moral revolution Is needed, equal IN
force to the struggle which brought about
the emancipation Of the slave the writer
says.
She asks the American woman TO intro
duce in TO the suffrage movement IN this
country more of the fire Of revolt" and
TO make the movement = living, burning
issue"
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-13
Republican League Clubs.

OMAHA, Neb., oct. II, iS8.-To the Edi-
tor of The Bee: l wish to correct some Oh
the statements occurring in an article IN
today's issue of The Bee, concerning the
aims and purposes of the National League
of Republican clubs.
1t was made to appear as though the
principal object of our league was to build
up a republican organization throughout
the country and utilize Judge Tafts pop
ularity to accomplish this purpose. This
is erroneous as the sole present object OF
the work of the league and its members
is to promote the election Of the republican
candidates. We believe this can best be
done by organization as through organized
clubs we can get the issues more clearly
before the individual voters. 1t is, however,
our hope to make these clubs permanent
and we believe that they can be made a
power throughout the country In promoting
republican principles and the success OF
the republican party.
At the present time we wish It fully un-
derstood that the League of Republican
Clubs is working solely for the election of
the republicans to minor offices as well as
those offices of national inheritance. The
League of Republican Clubs has been in
existence for a good many years and in
some states has exercised a very large in
fluence It's officers are men of national
reputation but who have not been actively
connected with political matters and have
taken this up purely for patriotic reasons
and because they believe that it is possible
to organize those who believe in republican
principles into a federated body of clubs,
which can act as a potent force in promot-
ing republican principles and aiding repub-
lican officials. The membership OF the
league is composed largely Of business men
who realize that legislation, which is pro-
gressive but conservative is necessary for
the promotion of prosperity throughout the
country. They believe in the reforms in
stituted by President Roosevelt and wish
to see them continue in competent hands
They look upon the government of the
United States as a great business, in fact
the greatest business in the world. 1t is a
business which has an income aggregating
over LOCO, 900, O0O a year and an expenditure
equally as great. 1t has hundreds of
thousands of employees and its ramifica-
tions are so great that few indeed OF the
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-13
YOKOHAMA BLAZE OF COLOR
Japanese Are Preparing to Give Royal
Welcome to American
BattIeships.

YOKOHAMA, Oct. 12.-Preparations for
the reception of the Atlantic battleship fleet
are assuming tremendous proportions. The
popular demonstration of eagerness to par
ticipate in the ceremonies Is the greatest
thing of the kind ever witnessed in Japan.
Yokohama is a blaze of color this morn
ing, with American and Japanese flags fly.
ing from every building in honor of the
delegation Of the Pacific coast business men
who arrived at 7 o'clock on the liner Tenyo-
Maru from San Francisco, The visitors
were greeted at the dock by a crowd which
numbered hundreds of representative busl-
ness men Of Japan, assembled from the
cities of Toxic, Kioto and Osaka. The care
fully prepared program of entertainment
for the Americans commenced as soon as
they stepped ABSORB and every day of their
stay in Japan will be completely filled with
receptions and sightseeing trips arranged
by their Japanese hosts. On Thursday the
Americans will be the guests OF Count
Komura, minister of foreign affairs, at a
luncheon given in honor of the visitors.
The Tenyo Maru had an exciting trip
across the Pacific.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-13
FIGHT ON HIGH BRIDGE TOWER
brooklyn Policemen OverpOwer In
sane Man After Struggle 535
Feet Above River.

NEW YORK, oct. 1s.-At the top of the
great iron tower at the Brooklyn end Of
the Williamsburg bridge a thrilling struggle
took place today while hundreds of persons
looked on from below. An insane man, who
had eluded the tower Waterman. climbed
an iron stairway to the top of the tower,
535 feet above the East river. and was pre-
pairing for a leap into the river, when two
policemen climbed up after him.
The appearance Of the policemen dis
tracted the man from his purpose and he
turned upon the bluecOats with a razor.
The insane man rushed to attack them and
then on the narrow footing at the dizzy
height a ten minutes battle took place.
Back and forth the trio struggled, now on
the verge of topping to destruction and
then lettering back to the center of the
small platform. To those who gazed aIoft
1t seemed hours instead of minutes before
the man was overpowered. At the hospital
the prisoner gave his name as Joseph Kratz
of Brooklyn. He was placed In a padded
cell.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-13
BIDS FOR new FIRE STATION
City Council Will Open Sealed Pro-
posals This Evening.
NO FUNDS NOW AVAILABLE
Contract VIII Probably BE Awarded
and Money BorrOwed-TOtnI
Expense over Thirty
Thousand.

The city council at its meeting tonight
will open bids for the construction Of the
proposed new central fire station at the
junction of Main and Bryant streets with
Washington avenue. The bids have 10 be
in the hands OF the city clerk by noon to-
day.
According to the plans OF the proposed
fire station the cost of construction will
be in the neighborhood Of $4,000. The city
has no funds at present with which to pay
for the erection of this building, but II is
understood thai the city council intends
to go ahead and award the contract for It's
construction.
At the time the new central fire station
was suggested Contractor Wickham stated
that he would be willing to furnish the
city the money and It is understood that
the city council is still banking on his Of
fer. Whether Mr.. Wickham intended that
his offer was contingent on being the con-
tractor for. the construction of the building
is not. known, but some of the city officials
are inclined to the opinion that II was.
Added to the actual cost of the construc-
ton of the building itself must be added
the 81, 900 which the city will have to pay
for the concrete work In Indian Creek.
Mr.. wickham has the contract for the
COiiCtClt ltAdllilib oA9 SiN ~ wv
Indian creek over which 1t is. proposed to
erect the new fire house. His bid for this
work was something over $4,000. The city
will also be at the expense of providing
some place for the fire company and fire
alarm system while the new building is
being constructed.
James Saguin. the contractor who has
just completed putting in the concrete
pillng for the foundation of the auditorium
building at the corner of Washington
avenue and Bryant, 1t is said, will put in
the concrete work in Indian creek for the
new fire station under a subcontract from
Wickham.
The finance committee and City Solicitor
Kimball to whom the matter was referred
at the star chamber session of the com-
mittee of the whole Friday night are eX-
pected to make a report tonight as to from
which fund the expenses of the special
election on October q and the bill of w.
II. Bryan, the expert hydraulic engineer
employed by the water committee to check
over the city engineers plans for a munich
pal waterworks system, can be paid from.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-13
COUNCIL
Office is Scott Street. Both Phones 43.
MINOR MENTION.

Davig, drugs.
Stockert sells carpets.
BEE WANT ADS PAY.
Ed Rogers, Tony Faust beer.
Lewis Cutler, funeral director. Phone 81.
woodrlnR Undertaking company. Tel. 500.
Genuine handmade art craft jewelry and
Broadway.
FINE FERNS AT HERMAN BROS, 10
PEARL STREET.
c. C.. Haynes, funeral director and en-
balmer, 30l Broadway.
Rugs made from old carpets. Council
Bluffs Rug Factory. Tel. bio.
We know we have the best flour. Eaco
IS the name. Bartell q Miller. Phone 800.
Select your pictures from the largest
picture department in the city. Berwick,
2O9-211 South Main street.
The c. Hafer Lumber company sells
builders hardware on the same plan as
lumber. quick sales and small profits.
Air light heaters, 500, $3.50. $4.OO; oil
heaters, $3.50, $500. $500; just the thing
for these cool evenings. p. c. DeVol Hard
ware Co., 5N Broadway.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Merrick of Chicago
will arrive Tuesday morning with the body
Of their infant son, Don, who died at their
home Saturday. Mrs. Merrick is a daugh-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. T. E. Gavin of Park
avenue.
Tom Broderick. said to be wanted in
Omaha on a charge OF passing a worthless
check. was arrested in this city yesterday
afternoon and booked as a fugitive from
II Btice, He announced MS Willingness TO
1 turn across the river without requisition
Dnpers.
The men of the congregation of the First
Congregational church will meet today at
the Grand hotel for the regular weekly noon
lunch. Midweek services will be held on
Wednesday evening at 7:45 O'Clock in the
parsonage. The Ladies' Missionary society
will meet Thursday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. j. H. Strock, 911 Sixth avenue.
Chris M. Lorenzen, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Andrew Lorenzen died at a late hour Satur-
day night at the family home, 10 West
Broadway, from tuberculosis, aged 26 years.
Besides his parents, five brothers survive
noon at 2 o'clock from the family residence
and burial will be in Fairview cemetery.
Commemorate Thursday of this week a
series of revival meetings will be held in
Bethany Presbyterian church and will con.
tinue. according to present plans, for about
two weeks. The meetings will be conducted
by Rev. S. Weinland of Bellevue, Neb., one
of the special evangelical workers of the
church. Music for the services will be pro-
vided by a chorus choir.
Bluff chapter OF the Woman's guild of
st. Paufs church will meet Wednesday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. Louis Eur
muehlen, 305 Willow avenue. Morningside
chapter will meet this afternoon at the
home Of Mrs. GretZer. A conveyance will
re at the corner of Pierce street and Lin
ioln avenue at O'Clock TO convey members
10 the country home of Mrs. Gretzer.
We will links of gold chains, repair chains
and make tn I'm over. set stones in jewelry,
cut stones to order and mount them, make
special watch cases, repair chain purses,
repair sterling silver novelties, repair hol-
low and flat ware, whether sterling or
plated, do gold and silver plating in all
branches, repair all kinds of jewelry, spec
tacles and eyeglasses. Leffert's, 4O9 Broad
way, Council Bluffs.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-13
Iowa News Notes.

GLENWooD-sheriff Linville took to
Fort Madison Saturday morning to serve
one year William Cole, alias Charles
Beedle pleading guilty to the charge of
larceny. Cole had just completed a term
Of three years, being sent from Potta-
Mattamie count for a similar offense.
This Is his fifth pen%itentiary sentence.
CRESTON-Three young boys of this
place. Ed and Ralph Hanson and John
Lindahl, the oldest one barely IS years of
age, have confessed to robbing George d.
Newcomb's drug store about a week ago
and taking cigars to the amount of $50 or
$50. The goods have been found by officers
secreted around the home of the Hanson
boys.
GLENWOOD-The cases of F.. H. Nipp
and j. D. Robbins against the county au-
ditor OF Mills county to compel him to
place their names on the official ballot
for the election to be held November 8,
1908. were submitted together as ore case
yesterday and the matter was taken under
amusement by the court and decision will
be handed down next Wednesday. These
men were nominated at the June primaries
for supervisors and the county was after
ward divided into districts. The auditor
takes the position hat the nominations in
June do not hold.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-13
NEXT SATURDAY is TAG DAY
Ladies' of EpwOrth Church to Raise
Money for New Structure.

Ladies' of EpwOrth Church to Raise
Money for New Structure.
Saturday of this week will be Tag day
in Council Bluffs. The congregation of Ep-
worth Methodist church has decided upon
this plan to raise money for the church ed
ifice which it proposes erecting in the west
ern part of the city.
Tag day will have the official sanction
of the chief executive of the municipality.
The following official proclamation has
been issued by Mayor Maloney:
A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas, The ladies of the Epworth
Methodist church have designated Saturday,
October II, 1903, as Tag day; therefore,,
i, Thomas Maloney, mayor of the city of
Council Bluffs, by virtue of the authority
of the powers of my office. do hereby make
my proclamation confirming said designa-
ton Of Tag day, and directing the city
marshal to turn owed to the said ladies of
city and to grant to them and to their CO.
adjutors, the ladies of Broadway, Fifth
Avenue and Trinity churches, permission
to go into the streets and other public
ftces, factories and homes in said city,
there and anywhere to seize upon and eff
fectually tag all citizens whomsoever, re-
gardless of age, sex and occupation; and
Visitors within the gates and nigh walls Of
the city on said Tag day be, and should be,
likewise tagged.
In further advancement of said purpose, /
DO hereby call upon all good citizens of the
community not only peaceably to submit to
be so tagged, but to cooperate with said
ladies in the overpowering and tagging Of
any recalcitrants who may be encountered.
Done under my hand and seal this II day
THOMAS MALONEY. Mayor.
Attest: A. w. CASSIDY, City Clerk.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-13
CHICAGO WORSE THAN LONDON
Analysis of city Air shows that IL
Contains Three Times More
Dust and Scot.

CHICAGO. Oct. l2.-The health depart
ment in a report Issued tonight states that
the dust and SCOT in the atmosphere of
Chicago, as shown by tests just taken, is
three times as great as that in the atmos-
phere of London. Samples OF the air taken
at a height Of forty feet above the street
level at four points OF the city were sub
jected to analysis. The report says; This
excess may be partly attributed to the long
continued drouth. The dirt had not been
washed out of the air for some time prevl-
Gus 70 the collection % the specimens"
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-13
ANNIVERSARY OFF CEDAR CREEK
Veteran Legion to FIRht FamOu
Battle over Again.

Encampmcnt No. s, Union Veteran legion,
will celebrate the forty-fouTth anniversary
of the battle of Cedar Creek by a banquet
and program Of addresses at Danish hall
on Friday night of this week. The talks
will be on the following:
'Sheridan's Early Life and History Be-
fore the War of ST.
'The Battle of Murfreesborough."
'The Battle of Chattanooga and Mission
AIRY RIDGE
"The Shenandoah Valley Campaign"
9TH Personal Traits of Character, Cir
cumstances and Influences Which Made
Sheridan's Military Career a Continuous
and U%nvarying Success"
The latter topic will be the subject of an
address by General Grenville NJ. Dodge.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-13
COLLINS
REaUIsITION ron
Man wanted at M~arshaIItOwn for EN-
b~eEHIement TO BE Returned.

mhn Wanteu at marHnalitOWn Tor En-
beEzIement TO BE Returned.
MARSHALLTowN, Ia. Oct. n.-(Spe-
ial.)-Requisition papers were issued
Saturday by Governor A. B. Cummins for
the return of Edward L. Collins of Omaha
who was arrested Thursday night in Phil
adelphia, to this city, where he is wanted
on a charge of embezzlement in connection
with the failure of the Green Mountain
Savings bank. Armed with the papers
Sheriff C. S. Hutson left for Philadelphia
last evening.
The search for Collins, which was be-
gun last February, when an indictment
was returned against him by the grand
jury. has been carried on in all of the
principal cities of the east. At one time
he was In Chicago, but he got wind of the
effort that was being made to arrest him
and left. At another time detectives were
close on his heels in New York, but he
escaped. 1t is alleged that the shortage
of $4,000. which was found in the banks
accounts, was chiefly due TO Collins
manipulation of the funds.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-13
IHOMAS BY mayor.
Attest: A. w. Cassidy, City Clerk.
GENERAL DODGE REACHES HOME
He says Taft is Sure to Carry New
York.

General Grenville NJ. Dodge arrived Sat
urday from New York, and will remain at
his home in this city for the winter. Cen
eral Dodge is of the opinion that Judge
Taft will carry New York. Judge Taft
will carry New York l believe" said Gen
eral Dodge, but there are so many diff
ferent elements entering into the guber-
material campaign that it is impossible to
be as sure of carrying the state for Hughes.
Many of the people who are opposed to
Hughes for governor will vote for Taft for
president"
General Dodge said Ohio is certain for
Taft and that he had found no serious con-
tention that there is any doubt about 1t.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-13
WIRELESS TELEGRAPH RECORD
Messages Exchanged from San Fran
cisco to Hawaii for over
Two Hours,

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. IA new rec
1rd in wireless telegraphy is claimed by
the United Wireless Telegraph company
which, from It's station on Russian Hill in
this city, established communication with
the Kuhuku station on the island Of
Oahu, one of the Hawaiian group. The sta
ton at Kuhuku was caught at 1870 o'clock
this morning and messages were exchanged
until 4 a. n. 1t is claimed that COM
munication between these hours was I'M
interrupted. The distance to Honolulu is
2, 200 miles.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-13

serious Charge gains Fireman.
w. c. Jansen, a locomotive fireman in
the employ of the Chicago Great Western
railroad, was arrested yesterday morning
on complaint of John Anderson, 1857 South
Thirty-first street, Omaha. Jansen was
charged with enticing the 15-year-old daugh-
ter of Anderson away from her home in
Omaha and bringing her to Council Bluffs
Saturday evening. The girl was in Jansen's
company when the latter was arrested
about s o'clock yesterday morning on
Broadway. The girl was turned over to
her father, who took her back to Omaha,
while Jansen, after being booked at police
headquarters as a fugitive from justice,
was turned over to an officer from Omaha
and taken across the river.
Jansen's home is in Clarion, but he has
been extra fireman here for some time
past. He is said to have brought the girl
across the river Saturday evening on the
switch engine on which he was firing.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-13
WOMAN HURT IN RUNAWAY
Horse Driven by Mrs. schultz Fright
ened by AutOmobiIe.

Mrs. August Ii. Schultz, 800 Eighth ave-
nue.. was painfully, although not seriously,
injured yesterday afternoon in a runaway
accident caused by the horse she was driv-
ing being frightened by a passing auto
mobile. Mrs. Schultz and her husband
were driving in a'buggy near the School
for the Deaf when their horse became
frightened at an automobile belonging to a
man named Sly of Persia. la. The horse
became unmanageable and started off on a
gallop. 1t had proceeded but a short dis
lance before 1t ran the buggy into a bank,
overturning It.. Mrs. Schultz, who was
dragged some distance before she became
disentangled from the overturned vehicle,
suffered a dislocation of her shoulder and
her face was cut and bruised. Mr.. Schultz
escaped with a few more or less painful
bruises.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-13
Imnrovemcnt Climb to Meet.

Attorneys F. w. Miller and Spencer Smith,
1t is announced by L. l.. Poston, president
OF the Federation OF Improvement clubs OF
this city, will be the principal speakers at
the mass meeting TO be held Tuesday at
the city hall, at which the campaign in
favor of the ISSUANCE of S6OO,O 600 bonds for
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-13
MAN SHOT BY POLICEMAN DEAD
Bert Better, SHid to BE from Omaha,
Dies I'm Sioux City.

SIOUX CITY, Ia, Oct. 1~2.-CSpeclal Tele-
gram. Bert Better of Omaha died at the
Samaritan hospital this morning after
having been shot in the head by Policeman
Shoemaker last Sunday night. Six weeks
ago Better and Anna League came here
from Omaha. Last Sunday Better was ar
rested for beating the woman at her room
at 25 Sixth street. While being taken to
Jail he tried to make his escape and the
policeman shot him in the head. lie lay
unconscious up to the time of his death.
Better was a plumber, The woman is said
to have left the city.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-13
WATERLOO OFFICER IS SHOT
PatrOIman WidemRn Probably Fatally
Injured by Burglar.

WATERLOO, Ia, oct R-(Special Tele-
gram.)-While making the regular city pa
troll this morning at 8 O'Clock, Policeman
Fred Wideman was shot by an unknown
assailant. who fired two shots from behind
a box where he was concealed. Both bullets
lodged in the stomach Of the officer. who
crawled to Lafayette street, where his
means attracted the attention Of other Of
ficers. While reaching for his revolver
two more shots were fired, one striking
his right hand. Severe internal hemorrhages
make the condition of the man critical.
Proof was found of an attempt to rob Co.
burns bicycle store near the scene of the
assault. Before dsybreak seven men had
been arrested in the city, but as yet there
is no clue to the coward who made the
dastardly attack.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-13
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