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Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-13
PIECES OF MONEY ORDERS
Fragments Indicate Theft of Paper
and Oficials Are
Into the Case.

Fragments Of several partially destroyed
postuffiCe money orders were found on
Dodge street Friday afternoon by one Of
the letter carriers and turned over to the
postofiice authorities for Investigation. 1t
was difficult to determine what the
amounts of the orders we're, but some Of
them We're evidently payable in Omaha
and one bore the postmark Of Ainsworth.
The orders had been torn into minute frag-
ments as iC having been destroyed pur-
posely and are evidently the proceeds of
some robbery.
The impression prevails that the orders
we're stolen from some concern IN Omaha.
The only means of locating the destroyed
orders will be the comparison OF letters Of
advice from the issuing office when inquiry
is made about them.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-13

in. He could swallow CLAIMS faster than
any man could open them, and he had
Everett painting when he had reached the
second hundred, But the opener had a
reputation to sustain, and he manfully
kept at his task. He struggled through
the third hundred, then took another knife
and began again. The man who had made
the bet that his friend could not do the
trick finally announced 400 and calmly
paid over the $40.
'Why, that's nothing" said Little Neck
Silas. 81 could go 200 more without turn
ing d hair"
Ten dollars more that you can't said
the friend.
You're on. Begin opening answered
the champion.
on the contest went, and a $50 more
clans went without a gasp, Then there
appeared to be trouble, but the clans kept
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-13
Bee want ads produce results.
STREHL0W GETS BIG JOBS
Exposition Contractor Lands Com
tracts fer AIaskan-N ukOn-Pa-
ci6c show Buildings.

r. c. Strehlow, exposition contractor. Il"
who has just completed the Twin Ma
jestic' apartments on North Sixteenth
street, has secured a large number of con-
tracts for buildings at SeaGle for tine
Alaska YukOn-Pacific exposition.
Mr., strehlow, accompanied by Mrs. Streh-
low, will leave Sunday for Seattle, where
they will spend three weeks, and then go
TO California for about the same time.
While in Seattle Mr.. strehlow will attend
10 business in connection with the build
ings he will erect for the big exposition Of
the Pacific coast.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-13

Thomas Davis Real Estate company. The
capital stock Of this Incorporation was
valued at Sl6s,O0O, and BY the provisions OK
the agreement between the heirs each OK
the sons received ono-fourth OF the stock
Charles Davis was thus entitled 90 his
share Of this company property, which
was directed by h. n. Davis. Latham pa
Wis and G.. r. Kountze. This share of the
Davis company would be worth S4l, 100, at
par, and 1t is mentioned In the Davis viii
that from his father, 9. r. Davis had re-
ceived $1,000 in 1895. This makes the
known property which has been in the
possession Of Mr.. Davis about $4,000.
Attorneys Call ON chief.
"Wo would rather talk about corn and
what a fine thing thir hot weather is Tor
Ncbraska's crop. This weather is great,
isn't it?"
In this manner w. r. Gurley and Isaac
E. Congdou. attorneys for Charles f.
Davis, charged with the murder of Dr..
Rustin. wardcd off She newspaper men
Saturday morning when they called on
the chief Of police in his office in the city
hall. They declined to say if there was
anything new in connection with the case
and refused to divulge the nature of their
call on the chiof.
After they had gone, Chief Donahue gave
II cut that the attorneys for the defense
wanted to freshcn their minds some as to
the route DR.. Rustin. Mrs. Rice. Charley
Davis and any others are supposed to
have taken on the night before or on the
morning of the tragedy. The chief said he
believed the attorneys had in mind a visit
to the Rustin home, as they asked about
the premises, how the house is situated,
the direction of the barn from the house
and kindred questions.
Chief Donahue says that the revolver
with which DR.. Rustin was killed has not
as yet been found and declines to say
whether any new evidcrce has been Sc
cured by the detectives working on the
case.
Never Had Heavy Losses,
What disposition Mr.. Davis has made Of
this property since he inherited 1t is not
known, nor can a definite statement be
Congdon and w. +. Gurley. 1t is known,
however, that he has never suffered any
heavy losses since he obtained his prop
erty and is a man of inexpensive habits.
In the property which he has had a share,
the whole block between Eighth and Ninth
and Howard and jackson, is included. 1t
was originally held by his mother, Mrs.
Elizabeth Davis. who left an estate Of
more than $4,000 at her death in 1890. and
Charles Davis received a share of this
fortune. The block on Howard street is
now in the possession of the Thomas Davis
Real Estate company.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-13

on disappearing. The 175 mark passed.
and the end was in sight. At number 1913
there was a gasp and it was all over.
Little Neck Silas,' however, entered a
protest. He had some CLAIMS larger than lit
tie necks, and these had been used when tho
smaller ones were all gone. This was not
allowed, however. and he had to give back
the $40 he had got for the first iON.-New
York American.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-13
GREATEST CLAM GUzzLER
Little Neck SiIas" Puts n Few Bush
els Under His Helt and Money
I'm His Pocket

The battery section Of New York City
scored a new record when Little Neck
silas'' came over from Tompkinsville, con-
sumed sos clans and came within two OF
winning a bet Of $40.
The event took place at the stand Of
Dave Everett, which faces the South Ferry.
The two betters appeared. and the larger
man OF the two asked Dave II he had
enough CLANS on hand 10 settle a wager.
Everett said he had and silas started right
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-13

astonished teacher a perfect reproduction
Of a still, including the worm which she
had evolved from some odd bits of copper
that came her way.
During her 18th year, when home on her
vacation, she made a run" of very fair
moonlight whisky in an old coffee boiler in
her mothers kitchen. At 16, her educa-
ton finished, Mary Fouts declared against
muslin frocks and crossroads dances. She
wanted tho free, if hazardous, life of the
moonshiner.
A woman sinner! Even bold Kentucky
gasped.
Women there were who had protected
their men, and fought for their men
and even died for their "men'-but a
woman who wanted to be a leader of men
in moonshining, well, that was going
some!
A few years later Mary Fouts came into
her own. Her father died, and she be-
came the head of his household and the
manipulation OF his famous still.
And what was more, Mary Fouts made
a whisky Of no mean reputation. She
raised her own crop Of corn and coaxed il
as only a farmer who loves his growing
things can coax. And then she made it
into the right sort of whisky, pure and
unauthorized
straight Goods, This.
Il would not aduIterate my whisky for
any price. nor for the whole world" said
Miss Fouts in a recent intervlew-and she
meant it. No head Of a great food factory
ever regarded the output Of his establish
ment with greater reverence and pride and
affection than does Mary Fouts the pro-
lace Of her Illicit still. And down there
IN Kentucky when a man wants the real
thing in whiskey he demands Mary Fouts'
whisky, willingly paying the higher price
asked for her brand.
Now, Of course. the United States gov
trnmcut with its mighty system Of Off
GERS and spies, was not ignorant Of Mary
Fouts and her calm, unwavering viola
ton of the laws. But how 10 reach Mary
Fouts without sacrificing national pride
by spilling the blood of a woman who
sinned only because she thought it no sin,
but her right, was a problem even for a
great government. If Mary Fouts would
kindly sneak out of her stronghold ana
murder a man in cold blood, then the law
might take its course. But Mary Fouts
was distressingly peaceablc and indus
trious. She attended strictly TO her own
business.
Mary Fouts did not come to town nor
haunt highways. But she certainly did
know how 10 guard her property, par
t~iculariy her sim. This had a natural bar
ricade of rocks, and behind this barri-ade
Mary Fouts kept a collection Of Win
chesters ana ammunition which meant a
fight TO the finish-and il Is a sorry thing
for a posse Of men to find themselves
fighting against one intrepid woman who
had been guilty OF no greater offense
than turning the product Of her own land
into cash according 10 the methods fol
lowed by her ancestors for generations,
And of these ancestors she was as proud
as the scions Of English nobility of the
ancestors who fought under william the
Conqueror.
4 Bold Def.
Rnf annlnLLInn LAD 10 h anrn Thnr-
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-13
GIRL DEFIES STILL HUNTERS
Kentucky's Maid of the Moonshine
0utwits Government Officials.
MIGHTY HANDY WITH A GUN
Asserts and Maintains lie Sovereign
Right to Make Her own Brand
of Booze from Her
own Corn.

Down behind a natural fortress Of huge
powders in eastern Kentucky a woman
who has not yet seen her thirtieth birthday
is calmly, intrepidly and successfully de-
flying the mighty government Of the United
States.
A few days ago, single-handed. she beat
back a posse Of the best revenue officers
Uncle Sam could muster. Her aim is true
and her belief in her sovereign right to
make her own brand Of whisky from her
own corn is supreme and immoyable.
Mary Fouts, aged p, is Americas only
moonshinc maid, and she is a moonshiner
by birth, inclination and training. Her
father was a moonshiner before her. and
the several qualifications of her family
hold records for battle with revenue Of
ficers that any mountaIneer might envy.
For forty years the Beaver Creek district.
on the neutrality-suspicious. border, has
been a moonshine stronghold, the scene o.
many a pitched battle between moonshlne-
ard government officials. Blood OF both
sides has stained its narrow ravines anC
picturesque mountain paths. If a record
Of lives sold for the mountain brew had
been kept. doubtless the greater number OF
notches would nave been cut by Uncle Sam
But when it came to this woman, this tall,
stalwart, calm-eyed, sure-aiming young
woman on her native heath, Uncle Sam
was baffled. Chivalry died hard, even when
backed by law and justice, and to send his
picked shots against a woman was more
than even Uncle Sam wanted TO do. In
time the clash had TO come, yet the woman
won against the law and it's armed Off
GERS.
Mary Fouts was born IN the rude home
where she nov distills what is said to be
the best brand of whisky obtainable in all
Kentucky. Her baby eyes studied the still
and her baby ears learned to catch quick.
ominous whispers. Just as the child Of the
proverbial artist accepts poverty as the
price Of parental genius, as the child Of
the king believes that royalty can do no
wrong, so this child of the mountains be-
lieved that making whisky without govern
ment consent was the inaIienable right OF
hill people.
Faith in traditions.
Her parents were ambitious for the lit
tie Mary. however, and sent her TO school.
where she proved exceptionally bright and
acquired an amount Of book learning"
which dazzled her humble relatives. But
she never forgot her love Of the mountain
life and never lost her grip on mountain
traditions.
When other girls were writing notes to
each other in school or making paper
dolls, Mary Fouts was drawing pictures of
stills, ana finally she presented ". her
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-13
VI uKlc Terminated.

The grabbed bachelor and the aged spin
Stcr sat suffering i'm the concert hall.
The selections were apparently entirely
unfamiliar to the gentleman but when the
wedding March" of Mcndclssohn was be-
gun he pricked up his ears.
THAT sounds familiar he said. I'm
not strong on these classical pieces, but
there's a good 'un! What is it?' The
spinster cast down her eyes.
That she told him, demurely, rs the
'Maidcn's Prayer Judge.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-13
A Bold Def.

But something had to be done. There
were seven counts against Miss Fouts.
The government felt that patience, even
with a fair woman, had ceased 70 be a
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-13
Wealth Of Charles e. Davis.

To carry out the provisions OF the Will OF
Thomas Davis. father OF +. H.. Davis,
Charles e.. Davis and Latham Davis. a
stock company was formed four years
after his death, in 1889. to be known as the
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-13

El.lura-a Buaas nlna mt pab on per1sld IN
uolur: ualhR and AnQ1rhr ~ any duhsL DOC
tar fm III.
HNnh nNa DsaEe So.
HIHH ONN B1NUG co.
NdCh aud 4MGaEy bsA.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-13
Injured in a Fire

or bruised by a fan; apply BuckIen's
Arnica salve- Cures burns, wounds. sores.
eczema piles. Guaranteed sc. Beaton
Drug Co
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-23

Mr.. Samuel B. Loveless and Mr.. V. Am
brose Lis. They will give another dance
next month.
Mrs. Arthur Robb was given a surprise
birthday party at the home Of Mrs: 8.
T. Walton, sos I street northeast, last
evening Songs, violin and piano music
helped to make the occasion a pleasant
one Mrs Robb was the recipient of many
CONGRATULATIONS and beautiful gifts. Those
present were Mrs s. T. Walton. Mrs d.
Darling, Mrs. Kate Beck. Miss Nettie
walton. Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Wilfong
and daughter. Marian: Mr.. Melville Wal
ton, Miss Bessie Van de Bogert. Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Robb. Miss Lillian Moxley.
Rev. A. K Wright. Mr.. George Watt. Mr.
Templeton Van de Bogert, Rev. j. j.
Genthner. Mr.. A. r. Taylor. Mrs. NC
Mullen and others. Mr.. and Mrs. Rooo
and three sons from Briercroft. Herndon.
Va, are guests Of Mrs. s. T. Walton for
q few days.
Gen. and Mrs. G. F. Elliott are in New
York to remain for several weeks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-23
Hotel Arrivals.

Raleigh - Lewis Minor. Birmingham,
Ala; Charles p. Atherton. Massachu-
sets: Ben T. Head, Birmingham, Ala. /;
]. r. Stuart. Philadelphia: w. s. Allen.
Cincinnati: ]. Blair, New York.
Hotel Normandie-L. s: Maise: Miami.
Fla; Mrs. T. ]. Maise. Miami, Fla; Mrs.
L. r. Ebert. San Francisco. Cal; B. j.
Forany and Mrs. Forany, Newark. N. j.:
Miss NJ E. Brown. Plainfield. N. j.; Miss
e. NJ. Dunleary. Plainfield, N. j.
New Willard-Dwight Elmendorf. New
York: c. w. Starr. Chicago: Mrs w. p.
Richardson, New Orleans; W. 8. Douglas,
Lexington, Va: E. B. Mott. Ohio.
Stephen. Stockton. Cal: j. T. Carpenter
and Mrs. Carpenter. Princeton, Ind. /;
Louis Lacorte. Montreal. Canada.
The Shoreham-Frank p. Wakefield and
Mrs. Wakefield. Boston: Anderson Polk.
New York: w. r. Balsinger. Pittsburg,
Pa. Oliver Ormsley Page, Pittsburg. Pa;
Mrs L. R. Elliot. San Francisco: A. Baird.
Chicago; Mrs. L. Piazza, Chicago; Henry
E. Hird and Mrs. Hird. New Jersey: p.
Mcmahon and Mrs. Mcmahon, New York
city; William A. Dunning. New York city:
Alexander s. Porter and Mrs Porter, Bos-
ton.
Riggs House-B. H. Wilcox, York. Pa. !:
r. c. Vidal. New York; DR.. B. L. Rizema.
Grand Rapids: Mrs. Edith Haitinger.
Ohio: Mrs. william Lust. Ohio: 8. A.
Davenport Erie: s. Crosis. New York;
c. Austin Niles. Philadelphia. Pa: w. NJ.
Sargent and Mrs. Sargent, Vermont: w.
s. Barber. New York: F. j. Sharp and
New Orleans; Mrs. H. p. Jones and maid.
New Orleans: A. H. Cannon, Philadelphia.
Pa: E. H. Bogart and Mrs. Bogart, Lima,
Ohio; ]. p. White. Toronto Ohio.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-23
Deaths in the District.

The following deaths were reported to
the health office during the past twenty
four hours:
Sarah A. Farnham. 81 years. 1113 East
Capitol street.
Mary E. Murray. A years, 416 10th
street southeast.
Walter James, % years. q X street
northeast.
Patrick De Witt. 70 years, Government
Hospital for the Insane.
Jacob Adams, 81 years, 217 14th street
southwest.
Mary E. Kraft. ~ years. 919 E street
northwest.
Ellen Smith, 81 years. Blue Plains. DC.
Alice D. Holland. year. 3O4 c street
northeast.
Jeremiah Jones. 80 years. 1914 9th
street northwest.
Violet Adams. 16 years. TAG 10Th street
northeast.
Mary e. Blue. 30 years. 1a49 C street
northeast.
David w. Davis, 80 years, 1853 34th
street northwest.
George Turner. 10 years, 1909 Blagden's
alley northwest.
Dawson Gardner. 80 years. 2i4o D street
northwest.
Josephine Harper, "a years. 40 rear of
n street northwest.
Sidney A. Brooke, 43 years. Columbia
Hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-23
Births Reported.

The following births were reported to
the health Office during the past twenty
four hours:
Patrick H. and Helen L. Walsh. Octo-
Der II. 1908: girl
Henry T. and Ora Ann Ward. October
Is. 1908: girl.
Arthur NJ. and Mary B. Simpson. Octo-
Der 16. 1908: girl.
Edward r. and Bertha Mahoney. Octo-
Der 16. 1908: girl.
Raymond E. and Georgia A. Macomber,
October 20. 1908: boy.
William E. and Mary A. Hayes, October
q, 1908; twin boys.
Albert and Frances Gianoly, October 10,
1908: boy.
Baynom D. and Katherine F. Garner.
October 16. 1908: boy.
William s. and Laura K. Friend, Octo-
Der 10. 1908: boy.
Thomas A. and Mary E. Fowler. Octo-
George W. and Sarah c. Felter. October
Reginald o. and susannah v. Carlisle,
Esy and Feni Brodkin. October II, 1908;
John 8. and Katherine Biggs. October
16. 1908; boy.
Andrew and Josephine Washington, oc-
fG &aye es o' a s Margaret Jackson. oc-
BENJAMIN and Manday Ellis. October II.
1908; girl.
Frank and Rebecca Davenport, October
10. 1908: girl.
1908; girl.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-23

The Woman's Army and Navy League
has arranged for a benefit performance
at Fort Meyer November Is. The pro-
gram includes an exhibition drill at 2:3O
o'clock. and a bazaar. which will be
open from 1 till Z. with a tea-room
display and sale of hats. etc. The club
house at Sd and streets. which the
league maintains for the enlisted men
of the army. navy and marine corps.
and to which an addition has been built
lately. will receive the benefit of the
proceeds.
The officers of the league are: Presi-
dent. Mrs. George M. Sternberg: vice
presidents, Mrs. J. c. Kelton and Mrs.
B. H Buckingham: honorary vice presi-
dent, Mrs. Frederick Townsend: secretary.
Mrs W.. w. White: assistant secretary.
Miss Eleanor b. Semmes: treasurer. Mrs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-23
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued to
the following:
Hurmon Selven and Clussie Rose.
Norman w. Corbin and Lillian NJ. Bal
lenger. both OF Hamilton, Va.
Theodor Himmelberg and Catharine
Diegelmann.
Wyeth Young and Mary G. Sutliff. both
of Richmond. Va.
and Virginia D. Schaefer Of this city.
William F. Barnes Of Paeonian Springs,
Va, and Dollie Wiley Of Leesburg. Va.
Abraham Lehman and Fannie X. Levi.
William Hutson and Minnie Campbell.
Robert E. Smith and Elizabeth Bu-
chanan both OF Covington. KY.
George Butler and Rachael Wilson.
David Luckett and Katie Jordon.
Philip Clay and Rose Smith.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-23
Sanitarium for Mrs. Silshy.

Mrs. Annie Silsby. whose husband. How
ard W. Silsby. was recently granted a d.
vorce. Is in New York under treatment
Her mother. Mrs. NJ. l.. Forbes. who has
been in New York looking after her. re-
turned home yesterday. II is her inten-l
ton. she says. to send her daughter to q
sanitarium in England to have her treat
ed for nervousness. Mrs. Silsby Is the
young woman who recently caused UNI
easiness by disappearing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-23
GEORGETOWN Hospital.

The board of ladies of the Georgetown
University Hospital will give card party
for the benefit of the new home for
nurses built this summer. Tuesday. Oc-
tober q. Bridge euchre and five hum
dred will be played
1t will BE- held in the new wing of the
hospital on N street, given by Mr.. A. Lis
ner for the poor. The hours will be in
the afternoon from $50 to 4:3O and in the
evening from to TO-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-23

Richard c. Dubois. Executive members:
Army. Mrs. Arson Mills. Mrs. c. A. p.
Hatfield. Miss Isabel Freeman, Mrs. f A.
Koerper and Mrs. J. Franklin Bell: navy,
Mrs. Royal B. Bradford. Mrs. Henry H.
Barroll. Mrs. w. s. Schley. Mrs. b. J.
Cromwell and Mrs. Silas Casey.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-23
Open House Tomorrow.

The board of lady managers of the
Episcopal Eye. Ear and Throat Hospital
HAT 18th street. will keep open house
tomorrow from to 6.
This annual donation day was instituted
by the late Bishop Satterlee. and has been
very successful in showing to visitors
the good the hospital is doing and its
needs. Mrs. c. c. Buck Is the president
of the board of managers. and will be
present with her associates to receive
visitors and donations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-23
Sues for $4,000 Damages.

George w. Maschauer today filed suit In
the District Supreme Court to recover
$4,000 damages from Walter Brown for
alleged SANDER. Attorney Albert Sillera
represented the plaintiff.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-23
MARRIED

LEE-LOUGHRAN. On Wednesday, October 81.
1908. at st. Aloysius Church. by the Rev.
and MARY AGNES LOUGHRAN. both Of
this city. No cards.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-23

Baron de Bode Of the Russian legation
was in New York yesterday to meet his
sister, Baroness de Bode. who arrived on
the steamship kronprinZessin Cecilie.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-23

Mrs. Leutze. wife of the commandment of
the navy yard. gave a luncheon yesterday
in honor of Mrs Metcalf. wife of the
Secretary of the Navy. and her house
guest. Mrs. C. A. futile of California
Mrs. Leutze and Miss Leutze will begin
their days at home the first Monday in
December, and will continue throughout
January and February.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-23

Mrs. Mary Munson Harrison and Miss
Margaret Harrison are at 1857 Q street
until the completion of their new home
at Fort Myer Heights.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-23

Relatives and a few friends attended
the marriage at Epiphany Church yester-
day at 3 o'clock of Miss Inez Mildred
johnson and Mr.. Arthur W. Norton The
bride wore a travelling gown of gray wolfe
and a gray hat trimmed with a long will
low plume. She carried a shower of bride
roses. Her mother. Mrs johnson, wore
black grenadine with lace guimpe and q
black hat
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-23
FUNERAL DIRECTORS.

THE UNDERTAKING BUSINESS FORMERLY
carried on by the late Jesse Barnes. GA AZ
OF sw will be continued at the same place
hereafter by his widow, under the management
Of Mr. George Gray, who has been In his
employment for the past fourteen years. thank
ing the public for the past and future pat.
LIS - oc22- 30ts !
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-23

The Euquinu gave a dance last night at
1917 r street, which was arranged by
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Immediately after the ceremony for their
honeymoon.

Miss Symons will not be in Washington
during the winter. as she is travelling and
studying in Europe, where she will remain
for several months.