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Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-05
EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS FELT
IN SOUTH PART OF MEXICO
Buildings Are Cracked and FIssures
Open Up In Ground, bat Little
Damage "a Done.

CITY OF MEXICO. March 5.-News has
been received here OF an earthquake shock
last Saturday on the isthmus Al Mozo-
sintla, Chiapas. all the buildings were
cracked and many fissures were caused In
the earth. according to official sdvioes.
Shocks were also felt - Tonala and San
Cristobai de las Casas. In the same state.
and az Tastla and San Juan Bautista. in
the state OF J/oasoo. The natives were
tsrror-stricL<h. but no great damage l. re-
ported
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-05
CHICAGO SHIP BUILDERS
OBJECT TO CUT IN WAGES
Five Hundred Iron workers Go on
Strike, Completely Tieing Up
the ship Yards.

CHICAGO, March Five hundred iron
shipbuilders and boilermakers employed
by the Chicago Shipbuilding company,
South Chicago, went on strike yesterday
against 10 per cent cut in wages. The
strikers are members of the Boilermak-
ers' and Iron Shipbuilders union. The
average wages paid the men is s2.5o and
IS day for nine hours. The shipyard
is tied up by the strike.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-05
Deadlock Breaks
in the Wisconsin
Senatorial Fight
Stephenson is Elected His Own Sue
cessor by Majority Of One on
Twenty-Third Ballot.

MADISON. Wis. March 4-United States
Senator Isaac Stephenson was today re-
elected to the United States senate by the
joint assembly Of the Wisconsin legislature
on the twenty third ballot having received
50 votes out OF u cast.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-05

less to Washington -)-Thousands Of people
bound for the inaugural ceremonies in
Washington were detained here today by
reason OF paralysis Of train traffic result
ing from the blizzard. For hours Balti-
moe was cut Off from communication with
the outside world
The blizzard began late last night.
Thomas B. Worthington was killed by a
falling live wire last night
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-05
JUDGE TAFT IN GOOD SPIRITS
Knew it Would Be Cold Day When
He Became President.
STORM INTERPRETERS WITH PARADE
Condition of streets and Weather
Cut Down Number of Partici-
pants, Though Procession
ta Held.
Tafts inaugural.

The fun tsxt OF President TGft's inau-
Eural address win be found on page Z Of
this edition.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-05

Have you the auto
m o bile fe yer?
Some wise oneSwho
feel the dis ease
coming on them
watch for a bargain
in a car that has
been used.
Under the Automobile"
heading on the want ad page
you will find attractive offers
of cars of all kinds. Take an
afternoon off and see what
these machines are.
Among them are a number of
snaps just what you
want. OF course, IL saving a few
hundred means nothing to you.
don't bother about II. II you want
TO save money. however. investi-
gate these machines. A used ma
chine is a pretty good scheme for
your first auto. Have you read the
want ads-yet-today?
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-05

Continued on Second Page)
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-05
Spectator Brave storm.

President Roosevelt and Mr. TAFT were
escorted 10 the capitol promptly at the
hour set, their progress through the blind
ing snow being met with shsars from a
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-05

lContinued On secOnd Pase.l
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-05
WEATHER FORECAST.

For Ncbraska-Parly cloudy.
For IoWa-Partiy cloudy.
For weather report SIC Page ;.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-05
THE OMAHA BEE

A'ciean. reliable nswspaper thst is sdnaittst
TO each and every home.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-05

Continued on Page Three
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-04
lid. SCRIBNfR ENDS
LIFE WITH BULLET
Local Manager OF Big Eastern
Concern, Despondent Over
iii Health, Kills Self

Herbert ID. Scribner. local manager
for the Allis- Chalmers manufacturing
company OF 5ss Mission street. was
found dead in the basement of the
building at $50 o'clock last evening
with bullet hole in his right temple
and a revolver by. his side. Despond-
ency over i'll health had led the man to
kin himself say his friends and bust
ness associates Scribners home was
at 1906 webber street. Alameda
The body was discovered BY e NJ
Lloyd. book keeper of the firm. who
and c. ]. Muller. another Office en-
ploye, of 12s Carl street, this city.
The two men were working late in
the office of the company in Mission
street last evening About $3.50 o'clock
they concluded their task and went to
join scribner in his private Office.
There they found their chiefs hat aud
overcoat. but he was not in the apart
ment The men made search OF the
building and found the managers
remains "a 5S ealiber Colts automatic
revolver was by his side.
Mrs. Scribner was at her home in
Alameda when she received word OF
her husbands death. She told the
coroner over the telephone that she was
not surprised, as she had feared that
her husbands illness would lead him
to take his life He was sufferer
from kidney trouble and had lived IN
great pain
scribner was IS years old and q
native OF Maine, but has been in Cali
fornia for some years. The .AlIis-
Chalmers company. with which he was
connected az Pacific coast manager, Is
a manufacturer Of electrical and min
ing machinery. As the representative
of that house Scribner became well
known to the trade and the mining men
on the coast
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-04
DEATH MAY FOLLOW
HER JUMP FROM CAR
Pretty Young Woman Falls Un-
der Moving Wheels

In an attempt to jump from a Nc
Allister street car at O'FarreII and
Market streets last night, Miss E.
Heath. pretty young woman living at
1151 Devisadero street, received in
3uries that may cause her death.
Miss Heath was on her way to the
ferry in company with Miss Ray
O'Neiu. e215 Deyisadero street, and two
men, who gave the names OF ]. squires
and H. p. Hansen. When the car
reached oF'arrell street squires jumped
from the moving car The young
woman attempted to follow, but was
thrown under the car. sustaining a
badly fractured leg and numerous serl-
Gus abrasions. She was removed to the
Harbor hospital and later taken to her
home. Motorman j. Tchnor was de-
tanned for brief period By the police.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-04
EQUAL SUFFRAGE
MEMBERS LINE
Up FOR BATTLE
Association Voices Protest
Against Higher Tariff on
Hosiery and Gloves
One Speaker Advocates Shift
ing of Proposed Tax to
Mans Shoulders

California women have rallied TO the
call to arms that has been sounded by
the united womanhood OF the country.
and the first volunteers have pledged
themselves to do battle in opposition
to the legislative reformers who de-
clare that a higher tariff should lie
against imported stockings, gloves and
other articles of feminine apparel.
To the state directory board of the
California equal suffrage association
belongs the credit of firing the first
gun in the skirmish. BY unanimous
vote of those present the directors OF
the association yesterday authorized
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-04
"BUCk" WILBUR IS
SUED FOR DIVORCE
Wife of Famous Athlete Asks
for Restoration of Name
and Child's Custody


Ralston T. Wilbur, better known as
Buck Wilbur, famous Yale right tao
kle. champion hammer thrower Of the
world. president OF the class Of SO at
Stanford member OF the American So
eiety OF Mechanical Engineers and OF
the American Mathematical society.
who lately arrived here from Mexico.
was yesterday served with notice that
Helen Clifford Wilbur. dramatic critic
Of the New Haven Register and vel
known contributor 10 the smart mags-
zines, no longer desires the final ap-
pendage to her present name
WiibuF. like his old gridiron enemy.
Thomas GraydOn, who was recently
divorced from Helen Beryl whitney.
daughter Of J.. Parker Whitney. first
met his wife while playing the role Of
football hero on the field OF his alma
mater. Like Graydon he made tenn
pestuous love and finally eloped with
his bride. and again as. in Graydon's 3
case mere grit and muscle were found
to be inadequate for the intellectual
and artistic cravings of woman Of
refinement
Mrs Wilbur asks that her maiden
name be restored and that she have
the custody of their one child
Wilbur has led a picturesque life.
At Stanford he was a classmase of
wallacs Irwin. one OF the most popu-
lar men OF his time. member OF the
glee club and prominent in athletics.
Here he figured In many sensational
escapades and finally finished his col
lege course at Yale. While playing
right tackle on the Yale team Wilbur
often clashed with Graydon. who was
left tackle on Harvard Later Wilbur
was protested by the Harvard football
authorities.
Returning to this city after finishing
at Yale Wilbur made columns OF news
paper copy by conducting a bogus
funeral along Market street in the
small hours OF the morning. Fifty
cabs picked up at all the cabstands In
the city were formed in procession led
by Wilbur wearing the solemn mask
of an undertaken This performance,
seen by only the early miIkmen, cost
him several hundred dollars.
Helen clifford Wilbur is a direct de-
scendant of a noble English family and
the most intimate friend OF Maud.
Adams.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-04
Bribed Rex Hamlin to Raid
Burns Safe for Grafters'
Confessions
PIotter, in Jail, Says Calhoun
Detective Chief Furnished
Skeleton Keys
Cornelius Declaration Regard.
ing Trolley Chiefs Visit Is
Among Stolen Papers

"HE prime object TO be achieved
through the bribery OF Rex "
Il Hamlin. chief clerk in the ONCE OF
Special Agent William j. Burns. BY
Calhoun agents was revealed yester-
day in a further confession made by
Hamlin in his cell at the city prison
to members OF the prosecution This
Hamlin declared. was 70 secure from
Burns private safe the original state
ment made by Abraham Ruet TO Burns
personally, and taken down BY the de-
tective himself, statements made BY
the different supervisors 10 Burns. and
statement made by Richard Corne-
Illus, president OF the streetcar mems
union, TO the detective. IN which Cor
nelius said that Patrick Calhoun had
met him in private interview before
the FIRE OF 1906. and showed him plans
and blue prints OF the proposed over
head trolley grants and other matters.
This last document was the only one
secured by Hamlin and turned over 10
CaIhoun's representatives
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-04

Mrs. Nelly L Scovilie, corresponding
secretary, to draft and forward 70 the
congressional powers that be & reso-
luton denouncing those provisions Of
the Payne tariff bill which threaten to
boost the cost OF silk hosiery, un-
dressed kid gloves and several other
things. The vote was unanimous, but
the opinion was not. for several promi
nent members OF the California equal
suffrage association declared yesterday
afternoon that had they been there 10
cast a ballot they would have voted
against the resolution.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-04
EDITORIAL


free trade win The Philippines Page 30
More trouble In the Caribbean Page so
RAisdnx prices Or stockings and gloves. p 30
GRAFT
Hamih bribed 70 secure Ruer and super
Tisors' original confessions 20 Burns Page Il
CITY
Mrs seloy may cause sensation IN contest orer
WHI ot ''Lucky' Baldwin. Page IL
CIy's wster brief shows municipality and
Spring Valley to be $4,000, 600 apart in their
esumstes TO value OF the plant Page IS
Supervisors stand Pat on wster rates. al
though minority OF COMMITTEES would yield to
Spring valley Page 45
California equal Suffrage association joins
battle in opposition 20 higher tariff on stock
inSs. gloves and other articles Of feminine ap-
parel Page IL
Board Of works inspector and labor leader
who arrested japanese laundry proprietor says it
cost him his Job. Page 20
Eureka osers Northwestern Pacific bonus to
put road through Page 81
Court annuls divorce decree which rich man
obtained from wife BY fraud. Page a.
Lssrue, Of Justice to hold important meet
fsrs. Page 23
Government experts to study seasoning OF
euc4Iyptus poles Page 81
President Stafford justiheS ferry depot work
showing Increase in revenue Page 23
y. r Roadsrmer arrested FOR forging
pastors initials 70 postal card asking for
money. Page 23
Employers OF this city Complinented by
speaker a. msetfng Of the local council OF
women. Page -
Special service to be held in the eity's
churches during holy week. Page &c
State health board begins campaign for
sanitation with car carrying lecturers and
models Page 20
Two men raid stores while pretending 70
make Purchases Page a.
Rsisiu day. April so. win b. productive Of
substantial results Page -
Peter Paa" matinee TO Be given in aid OF
fresh air camp for orphans in Maud B. Booth
home Page -
Musical festival arranged for Easter sunday
IN Dresmlsnd rink. Page II
Fsirest women OF golden west IN contest for
Pertola crown Page S3
French hospital contest revived. J. s Godeau
securing nomination Of opposition ticket for
dire-fo-s' election Page 81
Mystery veiIs case OF young found
uDeo1scious In street Page 20
4 D SeTibner, local manager Of big eastern
Concern, kills SELF. Page IL
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-04
Plot Well Planned

In the remarkable confession Ham
lin reveals that the plot TO secure evi-
dence from the prosecutions Offices
was planned with infinite care. and
executed with al the ingenuity the
Calhoun agents could command For
the first time the real nature OF the
conspiracy OF thievery is revealed. The
hand OF Luther Brown. the Calhoun
detective chief; Of Albert Mckinley.
the friend OF Hamlin who went over
to the defense and then persuaded his
chum to turn traitor also. and of Ger
aid Van Worner Calhoun sleuth. is
seen again in the startling facts given
out by HamlIn yesterday
More than TOO keys We're given me
to try on the various desks and closets
in the Offices Hamlin said yesterday.
and skeleton key with which I was
TO open the inner door leading from
the once I occupied into the private
Office OF Mr.. Burns
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-04
WAR SECRETARY WANTS
ECONOMY IN BUREAUS
Statements of Fiscal Estimates
Limited to Needs

WASHINGTON. April s.-secretary
Dickinson has issued a circular to all
the bureau officers OF the war depart
ment directing that statements of the
fiscal year 1911 be prepared without
delay No item" ia says. shall be
estimate for. no matter how desirable
it may be. unless required BY the ac-
tual necessities of the service sconomi-
cally administersdr -
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-04
INDEX OF THE
SAN FRANCISCO CALLS
TELEPHONE KEARNY So
SUNDAY. APRIL (. 1908
WEATHER CONDITIONS
NEWS TO-DAY

fESTERDAY-C7saT; west wind; maximum
temperature so; minimum, 81
FORECAST FOR T0DAY-CIonay: brisk we--
wind Page 80
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-04
Not for Suffragettes

This does not mean that an internal
war in brewing among the sufragettes-
The ladies who put themselves on rec
ord as opposed to the action taken
explained that they-were against such
a resolution only because they thought
it did not properly come within the
province of the suffrage organization
to give its attention to such matters.
and all OF those who expressed them
selves in this way added that they
would strongly support any similar
resolution proposed in any woman's
club on kindred organization.
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-04
Calls 1t Side Issue

we are concerned with the whole
matter of government" said Mrs. Park,
and should give our attention to every
governmental question of vital impor-
tance either to the women OF the coun-
try or to the country as whole. This
tariff matter. however. has no bearing
on the big problems with which we
have to deal, and 1 do not see why we
should give our time and energy to
such a side issue. AT the same time
l am not in favor of this tariff increase
and believe that it should be taken UP
and acted upon By any other women's
clubs and organizations
Mrs. Park did not oppose the passage
of the proposed resolution when it
came to final vote, and no open dis
Comf4DunA N Raxs N. 0~Yn-~
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-04
Shrubb Chases Frenchman

In the fifth mile there was a touch
of excitement which the crowd had
waited for shrubb, unable to stand
the sight of the flying Frenchman so
far ahead. set out 10 catch him. He
passed Dorando and soon cut ST Yves
lead to 80 yards. finally coming on even
terms with him in the sixth mile St
Yves looked uneasy and sprinted des-
perateIy, soon leaving Shrubb far be-
hind. Shrubb laughed and allowed him
to go, dropping back with Dorando and
Longboat-
The ninth mile brought Longboat to
the front of the pack that followed ST.
Yves. He had drawn up to within 50
Yards OF St Yves in the tenth mile
when Shrubb started sprint that soon
brought him on even terms with the
Frenchman. He passed St Yves and
finished the 10 miles in 81 minutes
1e 10 seconds
Shrubb and st. Yves gained two
thirds of a lap on Dorango and Long
boat in the eleventh, the Englishman's 3
intention evidently being to run the
Frenchman of his feet The two
passed Dorando and Longboat for the
drst gain of a lap on them in the thir-
teenth mile The fourteenth mile saw
some pretty jockeying- Hayes was a
full mile behind the leaders at the be-
ginning OF the fifteenth, but was show
ing signs of waking up. Shrubb took
nourishment and slowed up bit, while
St. Yves kept on. Dorando gained some
of his lost ground in the sixteenth mile
and he passed Hayes again. Long
boat here showed signs OF WEAKNESS
and was losing ground.
In the seventeenth st. Yves carried
shrubb along at furious sprint. while
Longboat suddenly stopped in front of
his training stand and was rubbed
vigorously by his trainers. After three
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-04
Sought Original Confessions

~Of course 1 was 70 obtain the re-
ports on taIesmen and all other papers
could get access 10. but the aim q
the defense was TO secure this original
confession OF Abraham Ruef. the con
fessions OF the supervisors and the
statement made TO Mr. Burns BY Rich
ard Cornelius. All these papers were
in Burns private safe and locked in the
inner compartment OF that even. but
thev thought that II j ever could get
the outer door OF the safe open Or come
into the room some time when Il had
been left open FOR a few minutes while
no one was there. that I could open the
inner compartments with the keys they
gave me.
Albert Mckinley gave me the keys
and he received them from Gerald Van
Worue-. who got them from Luther
Brown. They expected 10 get every
thing they wanted with the aid OF the
KEYS. but all 1 could get for them was
this statement by Cornelius. IN which
he admitted having had a private meet
ing with Patrick Calhoun before ths
fire and OF having looked over with
Calhoun blueprints and plans OF ths
proposed overhead trolley. This state
uent by Cornelius contains many other
s,.rnrtsinx iteu1s aIs0
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-04
Would Shift Tax to Man

Mrs ScovilIe introduced the resoiu-
ton, which was passed after it had
been discussed at considerable length.
She referred to the agitation which
has been aroused in Chicago and sew
ersl other cities over the same sub
ject. and urged that a strong memo
rial be addressed by the equal suffra-
gists OF this state to the California rep
resentatives in congress She was
heartily seconded in the proposal by
Mrs Ella S. Mitchell, state treasurer
who denounced the impending tariff
measure as being an unwarranted dis
elimination against women. Mrs Ell
len C. Sargent, honorary president OF
the state association, expressed the
same view. and suggested that the res
olution should propose that the eiimi
nation of the tariff on stockings and
gloves should be made up for by a
higher tariff imposed on supernous ar
use
Mrs. Alice L. Park was the only mem
Der OF the board of directors to oppose
the resolution openly at the board
meeting. She argued that the question
of hosiery tarfn was unrelated to the
fundamental principles for which thu
Equal suffrage association stands. ane
that the organisation should confns
itself to a study of deeper question.
than those relating to an increase OF
few cents in the cost of pair OF
stockings
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-04
FRANCE FIRST,
ITALY SECOND.
AMERICA THIRD
Englishman and Indian Fail to
Finish in Greatest Foot
Race Ever Run
Thirty Thousand Spectators, in
Rain, Cheer Runners in
$4,000 Marathon

NEW YORK. April 3.-Henry St
Yves of France won the great interna-
tional Marathon derby for professional
runners at the National league baseball
park here today. Dorando Pietri of Italy
was second. John J. Hayes of New York
third and Matthew Maloney of Yonkers,
n. Y. fourth. Tom Longboat, the Cana
dian Indian, quit the track in the twen-
tieth mile, and Alfred Shrubb OF Eng
land gave up in the twenty-fifth mile
Both were completely exhausted in
trying to keep the terrific pace set by
the Frenchman. Shrubb made a game
struggle from the twentieth to the
twenty fifth mile but the pace was too
fast and the distance too far for him.
St. Yves. the almost unknown, COW
cred the Marathon distance of 2s miles
3s5 yards in hours 40 minutes
80 3-5 seconds, a remarkable perform
ance under the conditions, and finished
with a fast sprint in good trim. Do
rando was minutes Al 2-5 seconds
behind the Frenchman, while Hayes
followed the Italian across the finish
line minutes and so seconds later
No time was taken on Maloney, the
fourth man St Yves took $1,000 of
the prize. Dorando s2.5oo, Hayes $500
and Maloney $1,000. Shrubb and Long
boat go unrewarded for their efforts
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-04
SUBURBAN

Property stolen IN Cincinnati traced to Oakland
AID taken cron wife OF burglar. Page 80
Adzea oder 70 aid Oakland boosters with
benefit at Orpheun April 13. Page 70
Alameda considering projects OF city water
plant and hsrbor Improvement. Page 20
Two masked men bind. gag and rob Fred C.
Tslhot's chEuneur. Page 40
japanese sceuses countrymen Of kidnapping
rgr Ta-a an
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-04
Planned to Raid Safe

When first started getting papers
fromths once OF Mr.. Burns I only took
those reports and such minor things.
but later. when Mckinley. who had got
me my position. kept asking me for
other things. got in deeper and
deeper. until finally got those keys
and made ready to go right into the
private safe
one OF the OBJECTS or the search
made of the United Railroads oHces
last Saturday night and sunday" Spe-
cial Agent William j. Burns said yes
terday. was to secure this statement
by Richard Cornelius. which had been
taken frsn our Offices. We knew that
II had gone. and guessed where.
Burns started Tor St Helena late
yesterday afternoon 70 visit his son.
George. who IS III AT that place
F. E DAVIDSON. who rests under /.
charge OF criminal libel made By FIRE.
mont Older. editor OF the Bulletin. cams
I'D for instruction before Judge Deasx
yesterday morning. and his arraiga-
The San Francisco call., 1909-04-04
SPORTS

Efforts being made 10 bring oiympisd to ssn
Francisco il 1912 Page AZ
Amateur park driving club dedicates the new
concrete grzndstsnd at the stadium. Page Ak
ST Yves hrsr. Dorsndo second. Hsves third
IN $4,000 Marathon Page IL
oxford defeats Cambridge IN sixts-sixth an
nusl reEstfz- PAGE IS
Judge Leighton xnI manage yietoria race
meeting. Page A
caIifornis defeats Stanford 10 the first iuter-
collegiate baseball game Of season. Page az
seals nose ont the Oaks in to o
score. Page az
GIarDer clips his own record in eco ysrd race:
Miller absent Page rs
pirs and SIR Ashton first and second for
Thomas in Colin stake. Page n
MARINE
CITY authorities viii visit water front sor
purpose Of studying problem or street eounec-
lions Tor rev docks Page 10
LABOR
There IS a probability that labor leaders
viii oner charter amendment to control trade
scheolA Page -