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Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-02
PINE BLUFF, ARK, IN DANGER
Encroaching River Threatens to Un-
dermine City.
COURT HOUSE LIKELY TO GO
Permission Refused by Wdr Depart
ment to Change the Course of
the Arkansas River-Peo-
pie Are Desperate.
COURT HOUSE LIKELY TO Ct

PINE BLUFF, Ark, Dec. Following
an all night struggle against the encroach-
ment' of the Arkansas river, citizens of
Pine Bluff renewed the apparently hope
less effort today. The fate Of property ag-
gregating probably 100000 is in the bal
ance. All teams that can be pressed into
service are hurrying willow and pine
branches to the river, where hundreds OF
men are working hard weaving mats and
pushing these into the river. hoping to
form a temporary barrier against the
flood. Unless this serves to check the
waters force the jefferson hotel, the court
house and other buildings are almost sure
Of destruction when the crest of the flood
reaches this point. To this is added the
strong probability that IL these buildings
go and the river remains unchecked nearly
the entire business section of Pine Bluff
will he destroyed.
Secretary OF War Wright has been ap-
pealed to by the citizens OF Pine Bluff
asking permission 20 change the course of
the river. Those most familiar with the
situation believe this step alone can be OF
permanent value in keeping back the
stream.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-02
CHIEF BICCY IS DROWNED
Missed from Police Launch While
Crossing Frisco Bay.
AT OUTS WITH AyTl.GRAtT MEN
Charges of Incompetence, with Fall
ure to Guard Morris Hans
Properly, Freely Made
Body Not Found.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. l.-william J.
Buggy, for over a year chief Of police Of
this city, was drowned in the bay last
night and his body has not been recovered.
Chief Biggy was returning to the city from
Belvidere in the police launch Patrol and
when the boat arrived it was discovered
that he was mlssing, though Engineer Will
liam Murphy. the only other occupant Of
the boat, did not see him fall overheard.
According to Murphy's story Biggy en-
tered the launch on this side OF the bay
about 8 O'Clock in the evening and made the
trip to Belvidere, where he went to the
home of Police Commissioner Kiel. a resi-
dent Of the suburb, and spent some time
in conferences with the commissioner. 1t
was nearly II O'Clock when he returned to
the launch and the return trip was started.
The chief came to Murphy in the engine
room and complained of feeling i'll from
the motion Of the boat, which was very
noticeable. The engineer advised him to
go to the cabin at the stern. where It was
cooler, and Biggy presumably followed this
advice. A little later. Murphy looked to-
ward the stern of the boat and saw the
chief leaning over the side vomiting
Engineer Misses Chief.
The engineer did not again look in that
direction until they were close to the city,
as his attention was occupied with the
handling Of the boat. He then went to the
stern to inform Biggy of the reason of a
slight delay occasidned by the passage of
a ferryboat and discovered that the chief
had disappeared. Murphy hurried to his
berth near the harbor station and reported
that the chief had fallen overheard and
was lost. A party at once set out to search
the bay and this was kept up all night
without result. Biggy was appointed to his
position. in September, 1907, by Mayor Tay-
lor. At that time Biggy, who had held
several political offices, including that OF
state senator from San Francisco and later
president Of the police commission of this
city, was also in charge of the person OF
Abraham Ruef, the ex-political boss of the
city, who was under arrest in connection
with the graft Investigation.
Since the suicide Of Morris Haas, the as
sailant Of Assistant District Attorney F. j..
Heney, and who shot himself in his cell at
the county Jail the day after his attempt
to kill Heney in Judge Lawlor's court
room during the present trial of Ruef.
there has been great hard feeling between
the chief of police and the graft prosecu-
ton.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-02

Ear Muffs, Mufflers and Knit Gloves
Better get a pair of ear muffs and a muffler
Land be prepared for the next cold snap. We have
lGreen wood ear muffs, none better, at csc a pair.
The new Phoenix mufflers for men, in black,
at soc. Ask to see 1t.
Fancy knit wool wristlets at 25c a pair.
Z Knit gloves and mittens, fine for cold morn
ings.4 See our fine values at Zoe and soc a pair. .
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-02

up toaChiefs Donahue and told him his
story2Rve had never heard of a man walk
ing down Farnam street. T." testimony
will show there was no com. &C. between
him and DIR. Rustin TO end DR.. Rustin's
lie. II a man, who Is worked up by the
loss Gf four nights sleep wants to end
his own-life ne does not nave to promise
TO cpd the life OF his friend and ply
sicaan In order to do it." ...
County Attorney English here objected
to sMr, Gurley's arguing the case and the
objection vas sostalped. Mr.. Gurley then
disguised the, alibl they hoped to establish
for Davis by Frank Graham and closed by
saying after the case was finished he felt
sure the Jury could return no other verdict
thaT~that OF, %acduittal.
The opening statements finished, a recess
was, taken. for a few minutes, the jury re-
firing to the jury room. When court con-
vcned again Mrs. Robert e. Archer, who
lives across Farnam street from the Rustin
house, took the stand as the first witness.
The principal value OF Mrs. Archer's testi-
moPy was to fix the time of the shot. She
said. she heard It and awakened her hus-
band. He looked at his watch and 1t was
S:l5. Mrs. Archer looked out of the win
dow bu. could See no one.
Mr.. RustIn ON stand.
Mrs. Grace II Rustin, DR.. Rustin's
widow, was the second witness called. and
she appeared on the stand dressed in deer
black, with black gloves, veil and black
furs. She was entirely calm throughout
her testimony and betrayed no signs Of
emotion as she retold the story Of how shC
found her husband shot in the abdomen
and of his subsequent death. She smiled
at the attorneys as they questioned hel
and SHIT, Hpologized once or twice for fail
ure to remember the order in which events
came just after she discovered DIR. Rustin
Efforts to prove by her the time of tn,
shooting failed. She said she did no
know and could not estimate it.
Il heard a pistol shot" she said in reply
II d question, and | thought it was very
near. not farther than the corner"
Her story OF the finding Of DR.. Rustir
and Of her assisting him into the hous,
with the aid of her servant, the summon
ing OF the doctors, her efforts to reliev,
his pain. was retold as she told it at tn.
former hearings. When County Attorne,
English asked her what her husband sale
to her the defense objected and the jur,
was dismissed for the arguments. At tn,
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-02

save time and money by simply waiting
until the administration changes.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-02
Womnn CnIIed FOR RnstIn.

allH"Sl' anu Slt ltpIlOus
II said. "A man shot me-"
Woman Called for Rustin.
1t was brought out that after she had
sent her servant to summon DIR. Rustin's
mother and just as the servant was return
ing home the telephone rang and a wo-
mans voice asked for DR.. Rustin. The
woman said she was Mrs. Hunter This
the state will contend was Mrs. Abbie
Rice.
Mrs. Rustin was questioned closely as
to the amount OF Insurance her husband
carried. She said It amounted to about
$4,000, of which $4,000 was accident insur-
ance, contestible for suicide. Two policies,
one for $1,000 and one for s1,2T2. have al
ready been paid.
Mrs. Rustin will probably go on the
stand at the opening of court this morning,
as Mr.. Gurley may submit her story to
more cross-examination. Mrs. Abbie Rice,
the leading witness for the state has been
summoned to appear today and will prob
ably go on the stand some time during the
day.
Jury IL Secured.
The jury was secured Tuesday morning.
The last juror, George l.. Evans of
Dundee was agreed on at 1915 and
he was a talesman brought In by
Sheriff Bradley after the regular panel
had been exhausted. County Attorney
English at once started his opening state
ment which he finished at 11:45 o'clock,
when Judge Sears adjourned court until
afternoon.
Before releasing the jury for the noon re-
cess, Judge Sears made an order that il
be kept together during the trial He said
he did this on account Of the Importance
of the case. Quarters will be provided
for the members where they can eat and
sleep in isolation They will be allowed
70 communicate with the outside world
only through the baillff and all newspapers
VIII be censored before the Jurors are al.
lowed to see them. The reports of the
Davis trial will be clipped out. Baiifl
Martin Kirkendall will be in charge.
Spectators Arc Many.
The-opening of the court Tuesday morn.
ing found a large crowd already in tho
public seats and the crowd continued tc
come in during the forenoon until the
vacant spaces around the rail were filled
with men standing up. Only one woman
was present and she was Mrs. Archer, one
Of the witnesses.
! About IL O'Clock, while County Attorne,
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-02
DETAILS OF TRUST
(cominued from First Pase.l

OCOntlnued from first Page.)
OF the sale OF the Manhattan was the con-
tract given to the Peoples Gas, Light and
Coke company. The witness said that for
many years James Mcdonald was man
ager in England of the Anglo-Ameriean
company and severed his connection three
or four years ago.
Mr.. Archbold's attention was called to
the loans Of s., 10000 which the Anglo COM
pany had made to Mr., Mcdonald. but he
said he knew nothing of them.
About this time the General Industrial
company bought the Manhattan Oil com
pany. Was the Mcdonald loan for that
purposeg'
II don't know" said Mr.. Archbold.
Twin you produce the London books OF
the Anglo-American company"
II don't think 1 have the power. l am
not a director now"
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-02

Make your wants known through the
Want Al columns of The Bee. the best ad.
vertising medium.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-16
GREED SHAPED TARIFF.

The question of tariff revision Is not a covert attack on protection The thirteen inch guns of the protectionfree trade con- troversy need not be wheeled into line in this fight For some of us the point Is this It is well known now that the pre- sent tariff was framed at & time when special interests held the national legtsla- ture with a grip that is shocking to con- template Enough has leaked out to prove that in the making of the schedules the greedy, alert private interest had its way. whereas the general public interest was consistently ignored. Now that the people are awake to the importance of protecting vast diffused interests against the agSres- sions of small concentrated interests, as is evidenced by meat inspection. pure food laws. anti-chIld labor legislation, corpora tIon control forestry and conservation, they demand that the schedules imposed upon them in those evil times of favorrtism he oyerhauled by men alive to the public interest and recast according to some prin- ciple.
 Almost any rational principle will lead to A tariff more acceptable than the un- resisted thrust of selfish interests that shaped Dingley tariff. system of pr"- teotiye duties honestly built up on the principle of allowing for the difference in iabor cost between the United States and connecting countries would be infinitely preferable to schedules dictated in many instances by the heavy contributors to the mari chest in the campaign of 1sSe.
 Edward Alsworth Ross.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-16
.rerr,nr for Bad nebts.

Ths recent session of the New York Legislature passed a statute which Vision Is made so thas creditors Gan ,sn levy upon a debtors salary up to ten per cent. In anoher law this was pro vided where the debt was for the ne- cessaries of life, but according to the new statute the levy can be made for any kind of debt and not the least of the debts that are being collected in this way are those owed to saloon Keepers, Already the salaries of more than 500 men have been attached. "The immediate result" says The Springfield Republican. "is that men are buying up such debts, getting judgments and can draw payments monthly. In many instances 1t Is plain that these per- sons have planned ahead of the time, and bring suits and get judgments in district courts at distance where the debtor often knows only of the suit after the Judgment has been ob- tained. One attorneys alone has ob- tained 14S Judgments against police men. firemen and clerks. Every man ought to pay his debts. but this stat@ ute seems to give great opportunity for injustice. The amended law does not affect those whose wages do not exceed SIP a week.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-16
Friday bargains in mems wear---these
prices for Friday only.

Mems wash vests in pque duck fancy and white patterns, sizes B to A. worth up to $450, Friday. l.65
 50 dozen men neggee and stiff bosom shirts dark and
 dium coIors cuffs attached. and detached IA l7. worth up to SIPS Friday y............:........6 .64c slightly soed, sizes Is l-2 to IS, worth up LOO. Fi- day 'o1C
 g dozen mens outing and eambc night shirts. large and rOomy sizes. IS to IS, worth up to $l 00 Friday 69c
 20 dozen mems outing and cambnc night shirts. full size
 IS to IS worth up to 75c. Special Friday at 47c
 10 dozen mems blue serge and mixed chevO caps with vize
 Special Friday at .,,..; ....... ...;.,. 44c vizers. worth up to $I25 Friday special at 6oc
 250 dozen mems soft cambrc kerchiefs IA and l-2 inch borders. special purchase worth l5c Special for Friday at ::.;''' ;.:;' '''''..; ''''..:' '9e embroidered and plain effects worth up zoe. Friday spe- e
 20 dozen mems blue and salmon cooed undershs sizes 34 to "A. worth 75e. Friday special at ..47e
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-16

2 s r. as g { s- 54 4 .ss q alf |
 Hoke Smith, who was in Chicago { the other day. came. to the national headquarters to express his earnest devotion to the cause of the Democracy this year. The expression was hardly needed, for Governor Smith is one or those Democrats who has never fal- tered in the faith. Even in the dark days of 1896 he stood with the ticket. Therefore it is particularly fitting that this year he should be welcomed as he was with open hand to the espresent organization.
 Governor smith comes from a State of the loyalty of which there need be no doubt. He told me, as he told many people around the national headquar- ters, that Georgia was as safe this year for the Democracy as 1t had been in all prior years. That in itself was not news Every one who knows about the progress of this campaign understands there will be no breaking in upon the solid South. The South Is as strongly for Bryan now as it ever has been for the Democratic ticket. There will not be one State diverted from it's allegiance to Democracy even by the appeals of the Republican of. ficeho1ders there.
 And we find it interesting that Judge Taft is to devote his attention to Now York, Indiana and Ohio. If these States. ordinarily Republican. are thfs year SO doubtful that the pres- ence of the chief candidate on the Republican ticket is necessary to keep them in line. 1t would appear there is much trepidation in the minds of the Republican organization.
 - At the Democratic national head- quarters Chairman Mack holds that New York, New Jersey, Connecticut. Rhode Island, Indiana, Ohio, and H. linois are safely Democratic. Prophecy Is bad thing, but it does appear that in all these States the Democracy has the better of the fight. Chairman Mack knows more about this than do, for in many instances he has had the op- portunity of travelling through the States, and in every instance he has had an enormous volume of mail in- forming him as to what was likely to occur. In all probability his judgment Is sound. e-- =. sS@
 One of the features of this campaign which will be exploited at the proper moment is the activity of Federal etn- standing on the statute books of the United States prohibiting such action. Today it is a dead letter.
 Lying on my desk are letters which were really unnecessary for conveying the information, but which point out the extent to which Federal offtcehold- CTS. particularly fourth class post masters, are now engaged in political work. And yet Theodore Roosevelt. the present head of the Republican party, the real manager of the Taft campaign. the man who sends for Hitchcock to come and report to him, permits this and does not discharge any one of these perniciously active partisans In political office.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-16
Cured Of
 Tobacco
Ex-Postmaster Says He Was Cured of Chewing and Smok- ing But that He Has Con- tracted the Eating
 Habit.

Chas B. James. Memphis, Tenn:
 Dear Sir: Replying to your favor of the 16th, I will say that I am cured of the Tobacco Habit, but have com tracted the eating habit" Since I eat everything that comes my way, and consequently feel good all the time.
 Your friend. T. H. McHANEY,
 Ex-Postmaster, Kennett, Mo.
 JAMES HOME CURE REMEDIES For Drug Addietions. Alcoholism. To- bacco and Cigarette Habits. Nervous ness and Insomnia will be furnished at the following prices:
 Whiskey, Wine or Beer. .... ..$12.50 Tobacco. Cigarette or Snuff. :. ,. 5.00 All forms of Nervousness or In-
 Prices for Hypodermic or Internal Home Treatment for Drug AddictIons will be furnished on application. with a free sample treatment. charges pre- paid.
 Booklets on Drug Addictions, Drunk ennesc and Tobacco and Cigarette habits, containing testimonials, etc., sent sealed under plain cover. Corre spopdence confidential. Address Charles B. James Sanatariurn. 2l0 Delta Bldg, 1snnnhiss Tenn
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-16
Cotton suiting.F riday %

200 cotton suitins in plaids and small ef. feeis 26 in. wide. also wool finished suitns.
 These are values that sold regularly at 20c. special price for Friday. only oc.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-16

REMNANTS OF WHITE GOODS. WASH FAB RIGS. OUTING FLANJNELS. DRESS FLANNELS. SElIRTINGS, PRINTS. MUSLINS. SEIEETNGS.. ETC. THESE REMNANTS ARE FROM TWO TO EIGHT YARDS IN LENGTH. ALL THESE REMNANTS ARE FOR QUICK CLEARANCE, FRIDAY. oNE-HALF OF SELLING PRICE.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-16
Bracelets at 23c

One lot of bracelets in plain and jeweIed effects. These bracelets were sold formerly at $l.00. now we offer them for special cIear- anee at the special price of .......... .23e
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-16
Belts, Friday at 7 cents

One lot of soiled and mussed belts in silk. kind and leather. This lot includes many that have sold at $l.25 each, to get rid of them we offer the entire lot Fiday-spe- ciaI price of each .................7e
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-16
Embroidery and lace
REMNANTS ONE-HALF REGULAR
 PRICE.

Remnants of embroidery and lace from ] to 5 yards in length taken from the regular stock. this special Friday bargain sale. every one of these remnants have been marked half-price.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-10-16
Sale of iewelry Friday l7c

This sale of iewelry consists of brooches.
 beauty pins. shirt waists sets. and various
 jewelry novelties. Many of these pieces ara worth ten times the prices quoted. For cIear- anee we offer the lot at the special price oi
 each ...... ...... ....... ......I7c
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-11-10
Mines, Mills and Mining.

Custer county is of the richest mining sections the world
but needs better transportation capital develop
its rich mining districts In territories mining
and agriculture though progressing hand hand yet
independent of each other The farmers by
the MINER to be but relying consumption x
cuslve he can exist and prosper but this county
and farmer depend each other great extent for
moment call the attention of the capitalist of the most
important mining districts and mines the county, viz Mackay
with It's great copper mnes Morgan creek Garden
silver mnes Bayhose district with its famous Syar
and dozens of rich adver and gold bearing mnes Poverty
Fiat Centennial Flat East Fork Clayton; creek; Thompson
creek Robinson Barr Stanley Basin with placer and quartz Fish
er goo nes Sheep Mountain and Seafoam hundreds
OF rich eadsver mine Loon creek placer and gold quartz min
es Washington Basin gold the celebrated Yankee Fork
district which godsver embraces within its confines
hundred OF Mines the most prominent producers at this time being
the Lucky Boy and Yankee Custer county also has sav
quartz mills and smeersfve quartz mills at Custer dredge
ooa ana mill at Sanley smeer at Bay
anu new sutton smeer at Macay In Custer county
nearly 5000 located mining claims and vet the vast region has not
been half prospected.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-11-10
ROUNDED HORN WITH HoBos.
Remarkable Voyage OF n Sailing Yes
sel with Crew of Twenty
Gr@eR Hands.

The ship Frskine NJ. Phelps arrived
at Honolulu recently from Norfolk,
Va, having broken all previous rec
ords for sailing vessel from a north
Atlantic port. She made the trip in
"a days. She 'round the Horn
from so south in the Atlantic to SO
south in the Pacific-in IL DAYS
whereas the usual time is twice that.
What added to the interest of the
voyage was that when the Phelps was
well to sea the captain discovered
that nearly every man of his crew
had shipped under false pretenses.
Only one man in the 20 before the
mast was sailor. The rest were
just plain "hobos" who had palmed
themselves off as sailors. The result
was that the captain and mates had
to take turns at the wheel and do
most of the work aloft.
In terrible squall off Cape Horn,
says the New York Mail and Express,
when the safety of the ship hung in
the balance and all hands were called
to save the ship, only six men came
on deck. the others were lying be.
low half dead with terror and sea.
sickness. Nevertheless the Phelps
broke the record.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-11-10
TALL WOMEN ARE SCARCE.
Singular Revelations Brought Out by
an Advertisement for Young
Women six Feet High.

The Professional Woman's league.
of New York city, brought out some
curious facts regarding the physical
proportions of women. The league
advertised for so young women six feet
tall to act as policemen" at the wom-
ans exhibition in Madison Square gar
den last October. Most of the women
who applied fell fully six inches below
the required standard, and not single
one has so far qualified. One applicant
stood six feet high, but she was built
so much like n tape measure that the
secretary declined to furnish her with
q mace. Another came forward with
the argument that, while she was only
five feet tall, her lateral proportions
were vast enough to make her an OBJ
ject of terror to wrongdoers at the ex-
hibition. OF the other applicants the
secretary saidf Most of them are thin
as shad and shaped like hop-poles-
awkward, ungainly, sour-faced. 1t
does not seem to agree with most wom-
en- to be six feet tall. They get weedy
and are nervous from being stared at
so much" Have you any idea what a
six-foot woman looks like? Well, she
is as tall, relatively, as a seven-foot
man. Give her a pair of high-heeled
boots and picture hat and she can
get job in any dime museum.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-11-10
INTEMPERANcE OF WOMEN.
Thers Are 5000 Ia LoRSaon who Have
Bees Convicted of Drunks~Assa
More Than Fen Timss,

Intemperance among women was
the formal subject of discussion this
week at the Church house, Westmin-
ster. Sir Thomas Barlow, the kings
physician, speaking on the medical
side of the question. said that intern
perance among women had striking
effect on the nervous system.
The type of illness, said Sir Thomas
due to drink. resulting in paralysis
was much commoner among women
than men. None of the worst alco-
holic diseases could be cured in less
than IL months. Removal of the cause
was more efiicacious than other treat
ment.
The bishops of London and KensinS-
ton testified to the terrible results of
taking drugs, which habit they said.
was very prevalent among society
women in the west end of London.
1t was stated, says the New York
Times, that in London alone there
were $500 women who had been con-
victed of drunkenness over ten times.