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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-09-18
Holdup Man Caught by
Four Officers Before Escape

F. Francis Eleventh and Center streets.
has experienced the novelty of being
tapped on the side OF the head and
robbed, and has had the satisfaction OF
seeing his assailant caught and placed In
Jail
A man giving the name of John Ken
nedy, claiming Buffalo, N. Y. as his resi-
dence, did the deed. He was caught by
Officers Risk. Jensen, Thresher and Dris-
col.
Francis was walking on Twelfth street,
between Farnam and Douglas, about 2
a. m Friday when he observed a stranger
walking beside him The stranger stepped
up. grabbed Francis hat. threw it into the
alley, and. OF course. Francis followed the
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-09-18

hat. Quickly, as per specifications. the
thug followed Francis. administered the
head taps, took Francis pocketbook and
watch and started to flee, when he was
intercepted by the four policemen. who
had been attracted by the lusty yells
emitting from Francis splendid pair OF
lungs.
The officers looked about and found the
purse. which the robber had thrown away.
IL contained SIS. Francis himself, found
the watch at about a. m
Kennedy was arTaigned in court and
waived his preliminary hearing He was
bound over 10 the district court and was
sent to jail in default Of bond. which was
placed AZ Sl.00o.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-09-18
Speed w ar to
Get Mail Contract
Milwaukee and Great Northern Roads
in Competition for Haul
to Seattle.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17.-RivaI PROPOSE.
tions to carry the mails from Chicago tc
Seattle in fifty-six hours have been sub,
mitted by the Great Northern Railway
company and by the Chicago, Milwaukee
and ST. Paul railway. Such an accom-
plishment as is proposed would clip six
teen hours off the present schedule for
the 22O0 miles
The threatened speed war has for its re-
ward the four-year contract for carrying
the overland mail from Chicago for the
Puget Sound country, Alaska and trans.
pacific ports and from Chicago to St
Paul and Minneapolis. 1t means nearly
SEOOO,OOO additional revenue TO the sue.
cessful road during the four years follow,
ing next February, when the contract 1.
due to be awarded.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-09-18
DIRIGIBLE BALLOON SAVES
FRENCH ARMY FROM TRAP
Maneuvers sisnAIize Efficacy of
Air Craft fn Actual
Warfare,

MONTLUCON. France. Sept. n.-The fall
maneuvers of the French army in which
0OOOO men are engaged, are attracting par
ticular attention on account of the work
OF the dirigible balloon Republique at
tached to the army OF defense. Although
the field Of operation is hilly and wooded.
the Republique ascertained and disclosed
TO the defenders the plan of the enemy $
campaign and prevented the former from
falling into a skillfully contrived trap. one
army is using successfully automobiles for
supplies.
Major T. B. Mott the American military
attache, Is following the maneuvers.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-09-18
Count I olStO1
Visits Moscow
First Trip to City in Several Years
Made by Noted Man-Health
is Good.

MOSCOW, Sept. 17.-Count Tolstoi, who
celebrated his eighty-first birthday last
week. came into Moscow yesterday for
the first time in several years He left
today for a nearby town to visit his friend,
NJ. Pashkoff, the leader Of the religious
movement among the better classes, which
resembles Tolstoism. The count appeared
to be in vigorous health
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-09-18
SantOS-DumOnt
Will Let Public
Build His Graft
Noted French Aviator Does Not In.
tend to Patent His Wonderful
Little Aeroplane.

PARIS Sept. 17.-sansos Dumont has re
celved in the last few days several orders
for aeroplanes of the butterfly" model,
the small machine on which he flew a few
days ago with remarkable rapidity He
has said in reply that he was not building
aeroplanes for money, but that his patents
and models were held at the disposal of all
comers with the sole object of advancing
and popularizing the art of flying.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-09-18
COUNCIL BLUFFS PEOPLE
IN CHICAGO HOTEL FIRE
Small Blaze in Basement ROuts Out
Guests, hut Little Damage
iH Done.

CHICAGO, Sept 17.-CSpecial Telegram)
Guests Of Hotel Grant were routed out
early this morning by small fire in the
basement. Among them were Mrs e. NJ
Smith and NJ E. Sherman, both of Council
Bluffs.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-09-18
Louisville scares st.

Louisville Scares st. Louis.
Louisville, though unsuccessful in land
ing the convention. succeeded in throwing
a scare into the St. Louis boosters and
until late hour Thursday evening It
looked as though the Kentucky city had
won out The combination OF the extreme
eastern cities with the extreme western
aeries and the delegates from Kansas and
Missouri proved too much for the Ken
tuckians 70 overcome. There were only
three St Louis delegates in the convention
and these were not the most aggressive.
The most important formal business OF
the morning session was the reading Of
the report Of the judiciary committee by
Thomas F. Grady OF New York, the chair
man The committee has been wrestling
with the state autonomy problem for the
last two weeks and the result was awaited
with a great deal OF interest by the dele
gates
The report OF the committee on the sub
ject of state autonomy was not very salts
factory to those who have been demanding
state organizations with larger powers.
The amendment proposed by the commit
tee limits the Jurisdiction of state OF dis
trict conventions to educational and so
ciaI work" including the exemplification
Of the ritual The grand worthy president
is given the power TO commission state
or district convention, whenever in his
judgment or discretion the number Of
aeries Instituted in the state or district
warrants. He fixes the date and place
OF the convention. approves its rules and
regulations and decides whether or not
any action Of the state convention exceeds
the educational ana social" Limitation.
Gist of the Power.
The gist Of the power granted to the
state convention is contained in the fol-
lowing section:
Sec 3. The authority OF the grand
worthy president % commission a state
or district convention shall not enlarge the
power Of any such convention beyond the
educational and social work IN which Il
may engage. The ritual OF the order may
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-09-18
WEATHER FORECAST.

For Nebraska-Partly cloudy.
For lowa-Fair and warmer.
For weather report see page 2.
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The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-11-15

7. M. Hunter offered prayer, and
General Charles M. Taylor of Boston
delivered the grafton. The memorial
was accepted by Captain A. D. King,
superintendent Of the national Gem
etery. Miss Lena Remington of
Somerville, Mass. and Miss Sallie
Sanders of Baton Rouge unveiled the
shaft. America" and other patriotic
songs were sung by school children
enlivening the program
The monument, which is the first
to be erected by any state in mem
CRY of their dead in the Baton Rouge
cemetery, was erected under pro-
vision of the Massachusetts, legisla-
ture. The memorial is of Quincy
granite and stands over 40 feet high.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-11-15
POLE FINDER C0NFEsSEs.
Professor Phelps Of Yale, Drawn by
Sawhorse, Reaches Worlds Top.

Professor Phelps Of Yale, Drawn by a
Sawhorse. Reaches Worlds Top.
Professor William Lyon Phelps of
Yale says that he is the only original
discoverer of the north pole. He de-
scribes it in the following letter:
At latitude 81 I made my Anal dash,
consisting of a few parenthetical remarks
on the weather. I hitched the span. the
sawhorse and the pony. to new buck
board wagon, cutting off the tongue. SO
that might be the first to announce my
discovery. Ten miles had swiftly flown
by. when the pony. thinking that the
sawhorse was a seahorse. tried to eat
him. The pony naturally resented this.
and the team, already frightened by the
narrowness Of the meridian lines and by
the spectacle of large fountain penguin,
became unmanageable.. 4
The two faithful Eskimos were thrown
out and were Immediately devoured by
polar bears, who seeing their long Boards
took them for arctic hairs. esteemed
great delicacy by these animals 1 was
pitched high in the air and landed on the
small of my back. thus discovering not
only the pole, but the whiffletree. At this
moment my right ascension was about
ten seconds. my declination. so far as any
future attempts are concerned. was final
and absolute. Yours very truly,
WILLIAM LYON PHELPS.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-11-15
Luck ot an INVENTOR. Wife.

Mrs. Thomas A. Edison recovered a
diamond ring worth $1,1O0 which she
gave up as lost six years ago. The
young man who found it at that time
had kept it ever since, believing 1t to
be without value. He was rewarded
with a check and the promise Of a
job, something he was in want of.
Robert F. Mccarthy of SO Mount Yer
non avenue, Orange. found the ring
when he was student in st. Johns
school six years ago. He was chest
nutting in Llewellyn park. West Or
ange. N. J.. not far from the Edison
home, and he picked it up from among
the leaves by the roadside.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-11-15
SHAFTTOBAYSTkTE
SOLDIERS

Baton Rouge. La. Nov. 15.-In the
presence of representative assem-
blage, including veterans of both the
Union and Confederate armies, a
monument concentrating the valor
of the soldiers of Massachusetts who
are buried in the Baton Rouge ma,
tional cemetery was dedicated today.
Governor Draper OF Massachusetts
and his staff and a delegation of cit
liens who served in Massachusetts
regiments during the war were pres
ent. Governor Sanders of Louisiana
and Mayor Bynum of Baton Rouge
delivered addresses of welcome, Rev.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-11-15

will be five or ten times it's present
population, and 1t would be the part
of foresight and wisdom for the city
to ada another $4,000 to Mr.. Car
negie's gift and build library tina,
will be creditable to the Wenatchee
of the future. The town is growing
rapidly and labor is in demand. A
number of large business buildings
are going up, streets are being grad
ed and sidewalked, a sewer system
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-11-15

Canada's Bumper Wheat Crop.
Canadas wheat crop is estimated at
16S, 3S6. 900 bushels, or 1866, 900 bush
els more than last wears.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-11-15
Worked Eleven Years For $40.

II. Buckley of Spokane and Fred So
denberg of Seattle have reached Port
Townsend after prospecting eleven
years for gold in the interior Of Alaska
without seeing civilization. A small
pack of furs and spoonful of nuggets
worth $40 are all they have for their
eleven years work.
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be installed at once.

be installed at once.
AS soon as the water plant is COM
pletej, the land will be plated into
five-acre tracts and placed on the
market. This is one of the best pieces
Of, land in the Columbia valley, and
with water on it will make model
fruit section.
!. Messrs. Maltbie and Pearl will
have the handling of this tract
Big Bend Empire.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-11-15
Meeting Of Bill Stickers.

Charlotte, N c., Nov. 15.-Mem-
bers of the Middle Atlantic States
Bill Posters and Distributors asso-
citation have rounded up in this city
for their annual convention. The
gathering will be in session several
DAYS. during which time number
of questions of Importance to the
membership will be discussed.
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is under extension and in many other
ways people of means are showing
their confidence in the town.
A $4,000 library building would
be more in keeping with the import
ance and metropolitan appearance of
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
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Wenatchee has accepted Andrew
Carnegie's offer of. $4,000 for a IL
brary, and in compliance with Mr..
CarHegie's requirements the city
council will provide the necessary
funds for books and maintenance.
Fears are expressed by some citi-
zens that a $4,000 library build
ing will prove Inadequate for future
growth. These fears are undoubtedly
we'll founded, for Wenatchee is in the
heart of a section of extensive and
varied potential resources. It has a
reasonable expectation of a popula-
ton within ten or twenty years that
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-11-15
Pastors to Select Jurymen.

To improve the class of jurymen the
court at Wilkesbarre, Pa, has asked
clergymen of the county to send in
lists of men they recommend. The
pastors will send in names picked from
their congregation and expect to elm
mate politics from juries.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-11-15
TO PUT WATER ON FRUIT LAND
Land to Be Plated and Sold i'm Five
Acre Tracts.

A. L. Maltbie, formerly of this
city, and H. A. Hyland, of Seattle,
have contracted with H. c. Tyler to]
put water on the latter's ranch on
the Columbia river, taking an inter-
est in the land in payment therefor.
The water will be pumped by al
new patent water motor, which will
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-11-15

Fred Black returned yesterday
from Chelan, where he has been for
the past two weeks relieving the C.
& o. freight agent at that place.
The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1909-11-15
Hawk and Weasel In Death Duel.

A hawk and weasel were after the
same hen in Elston Trowbridge's farm
yard at Fairfield, N. j., when the hawk
got the weasel by mistake. The wea-
sci chung to the hawk. and they fought
in midair until they dropped and killed
each other on the ground.
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A marriage license was issued this
morning to August Gall and Miss
Dora Fretoy, both of Leavenworth.
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Insurance Policy Slot Machines.

Peanuts and accident insurance poll
cies can now be obtained from slot
machines There is enough money to
be made from vending them to induce
men associated with the Standard Oil
company to organize a million dollar
concern to manufacture and place the
slot machines 1t is expected that this
company will III time control all slot
machines that have anything to sell.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-04
MOOSEHEAD LAKE.
Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star
KINEO. Moosehead Lake. Me,
July 1. 1909.
The hot wave has brought big influx
of summer visitors to this cool retreat,
all of whom are finding delight in life
in the open air. Golf and tennis are both
coming into popularity. Riding, driving.
canoeing and camping are all popular. but
fishing still holds sway, and the catches
of the week have been notable.
Among the best of the strings is a
catch OF eight trout, weighing twenty
pounds and including fish Weighing three
and half, three, two and a half, two
and one pound and another Of seven
trout, weighing sixteen pounds and in
Guiding a three-pounder taken by Mr..
H. B. Cotton of North Conway. Mr.. Cot
ton is also credited with a four "a
half pound trout and four-pound togue,
and he lost a salmon estimated at not
less than ten pounds. which broke the
hook sharp off just previous to being net
ted. Miss Cole of Oldtown, Me-, leads
the fair sex with a six-pound eight-ounce
togue and others here have all had good
luck.
Mr.. Fred W. Tufts of New York Is
rounding ont thirty days of consecutive
fishing, with a total catch of 2iO trout,
or an average OF eight a day, all taken
from the fly and most of them from the
rocky point known as 1.-The Imp in
North bay, only a short walk around the
base of the mountain from the hotel.
Mrs. Tufts has also had good luck.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-04
LONG BRANCH.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.


LONG BRANCH, n. J.. July . 1919
In accordance with Mayor McFaddens
proclamation. Tag day is being OBJ
served here today in aid of Washington
Park. the newest of the parks here. Some
200 young women are covering the city,
and 1t is hoped that 81 1000 will be realized.
The park in year has been transformed
from dumping ground into one OF the
resorts beauty spots.
The entire six miles of Long Branch 3
ocean front Will be protected by COM
pleIe line of bulkheads and ietties within
sixty days. The two-and-a half mile
stretch along the bluff in the center OF
the city was protected several years ago,
the city finished the work last fall Work
on q gap of about LOCO feet was recently
begun and is being rushed. That means
there will be no more washouts along
the sea bluff.
This has been the first big week Of the
golf season at the Hollywood links, with
the eighteen-hole ladies' handicap begin
ming Wednesday and the mems indie
pendence day handicaps today. The golf
season will last until September IS
Long Branch people are much pleased
at the announcement made by General
Passenger Agent Boyd of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad that in the next time ia
Bile issued by that road Long Branch
will appear In brackets after all Hstings
OF Eiberon. West End and Branchport
stations. The Central Railroad of New
jersey several months ago took the same
step and it's eight stations in the city
limits are all shown as being in Long
Branch The board Of trade asked for
the change four years ago and the mat
ter has been agitated ever since, it being
claimed that strangers We're misled by
the names of the stations into thinking
them separate. towns. instead of simply
sections of Long Branch. and that the
prestige Of the resort was injured thereby.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-04
MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK.
Special Correspondence OF The. Star.
MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK. Md,

Special Correspondence OF The. Star.
MOUNTAIN LAKE PARK. Md,
July 3, 1863.
Never before in the history Of this
popular resort has there been such a
crowd here SO early in the season. This
is not only due to the fact that the stu
July and that the Maryland State
Teachers Association has been in ses-
sion here this week, but to the growing
popularity of the resort on the top of the
Alleghenies.
About so girls from the leading col
leses of the country are participating in
the students conference under the au-
spices of the Young Women's Christian
Association
The great !nterdenominational camp
meeting begins July and will continue
till July 10.
joint debate is to be held at Noun
tain Lake Park Saturday. July 81. on the
question that all Chinese laborers should
be excluded from the United States Carl
Richards. son of Rev. T. Davis Richards
of Germantown, Nd, will have the affir-
native and Mr.. Ping-wen Emo Of Shang-
alive. Mr.. Richards is member of the
wooster University debating team
The annual chautauqua is to be held
at Mountain Lake Park, August 3-25,
and the interstate good roads conference
Saturday, August %. and Monday. Au-
gust 30. Cows. Crothers and Glasscock
are expected at this conference, as will
also lie Archer Butler Hubert of Wash
ington. as a representative Of the Depart
ment of Agriculture. Mr.. Hulbert has
written the histories of number of ia
NOUS highways.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-04
OCEAN GROVE.
Correspondence of The star.

Special Cores pondence OF The Star.
OCEAN GROVE. n. j.. July :. 1909.
Fourth of July will be celebrated in
Ocean Grove iii sane and sensible way,
following out the custom III vogue for
wears past. Fireworks are not allowed
within the confines OF the resort. and
small BOYS with pistols and iirecrackerS
will have 10 go To the beach at Asbury
Park ia set them off. Ocean Groves
celebration will be in oratorical fireworks.
Tomorrow will witness observation Of
the second Sunday of religious exercises
in the Auditorium this season, with the
Rev Dr J. Wesley Hill of New York as
preacher AT the morning service, and the
Rev. Or. l.. S. Severance of Scranton,
Pa. as the evening lecturer.
The first rehearsal of the Childrens
Chorus will take place Tuesday after
noon. Mr.. Morgans aids having been
busy for over week now In eniistins
little rough riders and red cross nurses
for the organization OF boys and girls,
who, in the garb of nurses and soldiers
have sung each year in one OF two large
concerts in the Ocean Grove Auditorium
for just a full decade The chorus, when
director states that at least two concerts
given exclusively by the children will be
held, both around the LIST of August.
Staying at the Fountain House from
Washington are Mrs. NJ. Mcintosh. Mr..
Henry IA. Hsneyman and Miss Alice H
Honeyman.
Mrs. Bradshaw and Miss Bradshaw. Of
Washington visitors at tie Arlington.
observation-disclosures spending the summer
al the la Pierre are Mr. r. y. Wright
aud family and Mrs. 4. +. Smith.
The New Philadelphia is entertaining
Mr. and Mrs. r. :. La Fetra and Miss
Maragret y. La Fetra of Washington.