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Evening journal., 1909-01-04

and ruined homes at leisure.
Throughout southern Italy, it is re
ported here, receivers Of stolen goods
are being arrested. Loot in vast
quantities is being smuggled into Italy
by sham refugees and the authorities
have not yet frightened their grip on
the situation.
In the demolished towns numerous
possessors of small quantities of food
It is reported have taken advantage
of their starving countrymen to sci,
at enormous prices the nutriment
necessary TO keep them alive, stripping
them Of their last pennies. A number
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OF tHeoe NVii1ViS Aof "N~h Niii0u a"
resisting forcible seizure Of then
stores.
Evening journal., 1909-01-04
Looters and Rescuers
in Pitched Battles
By united Press Leased Special wire.

By United Press Leased Special Wire.
VALETTA, Island of Malta, Jan. A.
Refugees arriving here to-day not only
corroborate reports of pillaging and
ghoulish horrors among the ruins of
the devastated cities in the earthquake
belt, but bring stories more hideous
than any heretofore told.
Pitched battles between rescuers and
looters. in which many on both sides
We're killed, are described and the ar
rest of as many of 600 ghouls. amona
whom were numbers Of police, is re-
ported.
Scores Ct corpses with knife wounds
in breast of back have been found. tho
work N ghouls which, TO still their
outcries. killed helplessly wounded vic.
Tins that they miaht rob their persons
Evening journal., 1909-01-04
ELOPES WITH
WIFE OF PASTOR

PEORIA, ILL.,, Jan. AFTER being
converted from a heavy-hsted. roaring.
swearing steamboat mate TO assistant
leader of the choir, William d. Ashmond
yesterday eloped with Christiana. wife
of the pastor, the Rev. Elmer C.. Barr
Mr.. Barr is head OF the Peoria Mis-
sion and often pointed with pride at Ash
mond as an example Of what religion
could do for man. The pastor used TO
say:
"Iie came to the mission swearing he
could lick his weight in scorpions ana
they couldn't make red liquor fast
enough TO quench his thirst Now see
what a meek and delightful man he has
become"
The couple left no word as to where
they were going.
Evening journal., 1909-01-04
GETS
POLICE TREE

The police Christmas tree was taken
down today by the city electricians and
was removed from the city Hall TO the
Ashury Church at Third and Walnut
streets, whore Il will do duty tomorrow
night at the Christmas entertainment
Of the Sunday School OF that church. Not
only win the tree be set up In the
church but the police have also loaned
all the trimmings for t.
The tree was taken TO the church to-
day and viii be set up and trimmed this
evening.
Evening journal., 1909-01-04
FALLEN CITIES
TO BE REBUILT
MeSSina and Reggie Destroyed
But They Will Not Be
Abandoned
NOT A SINGLE FAMILY
SURVIVES INTACT

BY United Press Leased Special Wire.
ROME. Jan. 4-Messina and Reggio
will be rebuilt.
This was the message brought to
Rome today by Cardinal Nava, Arch
bishop of Catania, who arrived from
Messina
"The destruction Of these cities" said
the archbishop, lis just as complete
as the most eXtravagant stories have
pictured. but the commercial advan-
tage of their sites is such that they
must be rebuilt.
1t will take generation for these
cities to recover TO a marked degree
and il win be a quarter of q century
before Messina's glory is restored There
is ABSOLUTELY no thought among the
more prominent citizens OF Messina
and Reggie TO abandon the towns.
MANY Of the smaller towns. how
ever. will not be rebuilt. Some Of
these are literally blotted out and as
their sites have no peculiar advan-
tage. it would be proper and easier
for the people to establish other towns.
The Cardinal says that ne went all
over Messina and Reggio and failed to
find single case Of an entire family
surviving
Premier Gipletti supports Cardinal
Nava's view OF the rebuilding of Mes
sina and Reggie
Valuabes in the Ruins.
Concerning the report that the ruins
of these cities would be systematically
set on fire as the easiest and safest
way OF getting rid of the mountains OF
debris that now confront the rescuers
the premier said
There are millions of dollars worth
of valuables in these ruins that would
be lost by such a course. Jewels, gold
silver and vast sums OF money ar,
buried in the wreckage and we Will
make every effort TO save them.
Ak7it will be necessary to abandon these
Cities shortly to avoid a pestilence. Il
may be six months before 1t will be-
safe to commence the work of clear
ing away the ruins OH a cOmprehen-
sive scale. but when the government
begins the work It will put a force Of
men at the task that viii soon clea,
and the work of rebuilding viii bl
begun"
ccre9 nzoS iaa in Messina Ruins.
Director Paterno, Of the government
chemical laboratory and vice directo
Lurario of the Department of Public
Health left for Messina and Reggie to-
day They say that from the best csti
mates obtainable. 10000 bodies ar
buried in the ruins of Messlna alone
The rescuers are now weighting tn
.corpses and sinking them in the strai
1Continued on Second Page0
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To DO Paving.
GREAT VITALITY
OF WOUNDED MAN

The phyzsssans g. Sss Delaware Hos
pital are wondering at the great Vi
tality shown by William McClain, the
odessa gunner. who was accidentally
shot by his brother while cunning on
last Thursday and brought here for
treatment. The man received a ter
rible wound in the head and his death
was hourly expected yet he is still
living.
His condition was reported critical
today the same as 1t has been since
he was admitted 20 the hospital. There
il little hope for his recovery.
Evening journal., 1909-01-04
PRESIDENT EXPECTED
TO VISIT ENGLAND

BY United Tress Leased Special wirt
BIRMINGHAM, Eng Jan. 4-The
birmingham Post to-day publishes
report, purporting to come from
authoritative sources to the effect that
President Roosevelt will visit England
for a brief period before sailing on
his African expedition. According 70
this story Mrs. Roosevelt and the
Longworths will accompany the then
ex-President and will remain in Lon
don at a hotel while Mr.. Roosevelt ana
his son are in Africa.
Evening journal., 1909-01-04

WASHINGTON, o. c., Jan. 4.--Un-
settled weather now prevails over
considerable portion Of the country, in
the form Of local rains in the eastern
rtates and sncws in the dea}1west. The
principal storm is oenteis .sa,is morn
ina in Southern Minnesos and an ad-
ditional disturbance covers Westerr
Montana.
Forecast till p. m. Tuesdays
For Delaware-Th Threatening win
rain Tuesday and possibly late tonight;
warmer tonight; colder Tuesday night;
fresh Southerly winds.
Evening journal., 1909-01-04
BURNED TROLLEY
BRI GE REPAIRED

The trolly bridge at Claymont which
was damaged by explosion and fire during
the Chester street car strike has been
rebuilt and was tested on last Wednesday.
Since that time cars have been running
over the structure although the filling
in work has not yet been completed.
Passengers on the Darby line continue
TO change cars at the tSate line. General
Manager Samuel S. Hoff said to-day that
he did not know when the ca would run
straight through to Chester.
Evening journal., 1909-01-04
InvestIaatIon Va No. Re.umsd.

Civil Service Commissioners Green
and Doyle who were I'm this city last
week making an investigation of the
alleged political activity Of employees
at the Federal Building under civn
service rules. did not resume the in
quiry today as was expected. The
commissioners when they left here
IN Friday said they would returne in
few days to complete the investiga-
ffoV
Evening journal., 1909-01-04
Enaaoement Announoed.

Mr.. and Mrs. T.. G. Hardesty an
nounce the engagement of their daugh-
ter. Miss Edith May. and Allen War
field Heislor. The wedding day has
not been fixed.
Evening journal., 1909-01-04
Butchers, Carnival.

The Wholesale and Retail Butchers
Association will give a masque carni-
val I'm German Hall on the evening
of January IA.
Evening journal., 1909-01-04
Mo channe hi Office Looation.

Harry w Chairs, collector of state
Revenue, VIII continue to have his Office
in that Of the clerk Of the peace at the
Court House.
Evening journal., 1909-01-04
W.te- cnllentinn.

Water Collections.
The December collections OF the Water
Department amounted 70 S42S3 60. This
sum will be turned over to City Council.
Evening journal., 1909-01-04
WHARF LEASE
NOT FAVORED

Chief Engineer iKenle reported to the
Water Commissioners this morning that
Comfy Brothers did not care to give fur
Their consideration Of the lease OF the de-
parments wharf on the Christiana river.
near Market street. other than outside Of
the proposition made two weeks ago. that
the department keep the wharf in repair
and dredge its approach. Comfy Brothers
bid $l95 for a fve-years' lease. The con-
diitons submitted with the bid were not
favored by the commissioners and the
matter is closed
To Do Paving.
The paving of places torn up for
the placing Of water pipes by the
Water Department was left in the
hands Of the chief engineer this morn
ing. Simmons and Brother offered to
4" the paving for so cents a square
yard.
Evening journal., 1909-01-04
Water Rent Collections.

Twenty-four hundred and eighty
three dollars were collected by the
water department for water rents on
Saturday.
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HOUSE APPRoPRlATEs
100000 FOR SUPPLIES.

WASHINGTON. ID. c.. Jan. 4.--Eiouse
passes unanimously bill appropriatinS
SS000O for earthquake victims
Evening journal., 1909-01-04

Our Ships Going Through suez Canal.
WASHINGTON. d. c.. Jan. -four
battleships Of the Atlantic fleet. the
Connecticut. Vermont. Minnesota and
Kansas, started thy ugh the Suez Anai
this morning from Suez for Port S d.
Evening journal., 1909-01-04
YOU MAKING
MONEY?

Is your income what you think IN should
be7 Remember. PROSPERITY FOLLOWS
PUBLICITY. You can fie up 10 Success
through ihe EVENING JOURNAL Ad
columns. Why not follow in the foot
steps of fortune?
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-06-21
Lean and Fat
Moved to Bathe
By Heat of Sun
Young Architect Sits On Bank and
Ruminates On Revelations of
Human Form Divine.

The human form divine, as exemplifled in
a bathing suit, received many illustrations
in the vicinity of Omaha yesterday. The
warmth of the sun melted many to take
their first dip of the season at Lake Man
ava, and others tried 1t at Courtland
Beach.
The first person to plunge in at Manawa
in the afternoon was a portly person of
the female sex, whom a young architect
sitting on the bank described as built on
the romanesque order of architecture"
few minutes later there Joined her
another woman, whose proportions were
more on the gothic order.
After viewing the revelations of the
bathing beach the young architect came to
the conclusion that the chief beauty of the
human figure Is TO be seen during action
Even a human hippopotamous who can
SWIM" quoth he, looks we'll then, while
that same individual in repose seems a
mere mountain of flesh Then, again. OBJ
serve the somewhat excessive angularities
Of the male bathersl That long, lean, hun
cry looking persons standing there appears
to be designed for a flagpole, but when
he dives he shoots through the air like a
rocket The maxim ought to be laid down
for the benefit Of those ill-favored physi-
cally, When In a bathing suit keep NOV
ing"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-06-21
ROBBED OR MUREDERED? NO.
JUST FELL OFF INTO RIVER
Police Court Idea of Foul Play in
Case of Drowning of Jacob.
HaveI.

Not found dead in a patch Of weeds at
Gibson. not robbed and murdered and his
body thrown into the river, and not dead
by the suicide route-say the police of the
case of Jacob Havel, whose body was
found floating in the river at Nebraska
City Friday.
The police declared Sunday, after Ser
geant Vanous had worked two days on the
case, that Havel merely lay down on the
river bank after a night of revelry, fell
asleep, and by merely rolling over acct
dentslly, pitched himself into fifteen feet
of water and was drowned.
Early reports indicated other modes Of
death.
The body was brought to Omaha from
Nebraska City Saturday by relatives and
was buried Sunday. 1t was found to have
no marks of violence on it, and Havers
gold watch was found untouched in his
pocket, facts that dispen the robbery and
murder theory.
The unsigned postal card supposedly
from Havel, at Kansas City and stating
that the writer was well, has been found
to be a case of mistaken handwriting.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-06-21
FAITH.
University Will
Furnish Morgue
If City Wants 1t
Creighton Has Rooms Which is
Available for Modern Morgue, Says
Coroner Heafey.

A city morgue, measuring up to all the
requirements of q metropolis like Omaha,
is anticipated by Creighton university and
Coroner P. c. Heafey in the offer which
the university authorities are said to have
recently made to the city and to Mr.
Heafey as coroner. The latter says the
university has offered him the permanent
use of a basement room in the university
building as a city morgue II the coroner,
city and the physicians of the community
would assume the expense of keeping up
the proposed morgue.
Coroner Heafey has not yet decided what
action to take In the matter, but states
that he will soon come to a conclusion
and will certainly accept the offer II the
city and the local physicians agree and
he is elected coroner at the fall election
Mr.. Heafey is now only serving the un-
expired term of Harry b. Davis who died
If the plans for the proposed morgue
are adopted with the acceptance of the
universitys offer, 1t is agreed by physi-
clans that Omaha will take a great for
ward step in the matter of business con-
nected with the coroner's office. The
methods and policy now in vogue in
European cities and favored ny physicians,
concerning public cases OF death, would be
put into force.
This would mean that a body would never
be buried until the municipal and county
governments were satisfied as to the cause
of death, post mortem examinations being
held for each doubtful case This is sup
posed to be done at the present time, but
with the closest watch placed on the mat
ter by the coroner and his physician,
omissions are sometimes made The new
mCrgue would also make such methods
easy, economical and systematic.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-06-21
international Lawyer of
Note Dies Suddenly

PARIS, June 2O-An occurrence unprece-
dented in the French turf almost pre-
vented the running of the grand steeple-
chase Of Paris today at the Auteuil course.
The meeting was disorganized by serious
riot, several persons being injured and
many arrests made
Inspired and aided, II is said, by Pataud
and other revolutionary labor leaders,
forty militant members of the Stable Boys
union, which was organized at the time
OF the postal strike, armed with revolvers,
ambushed the vans conveying the horses
from Maisons Eaffit, their running quar-
ters, cut the traces and forced them back
to the stables Among the victims were
several American horses.
Finally a magistrate and force Of po-
lice set off I'm automobiles to the scene
Of the trouble, where they succeeded In
putting the stable boys to flight and res
cued the racers II seemed at first as
though the meeting would have TO be
abandoned, and President Falleres, who
Is always present on the occasion of the
srand steepleehase, was advised by Jele-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-06-21

phone not to come.
Finally the call was given for the first
race, This was more than two hours
after the scheduled time and the crowds.
already exasperated from waiting, became
violent when a single horse presented it.
self for a walkover in the first event
Jockey and horse were forced to beat
a hasty retreat to the paddock, as the
crowd swarmed on the track and refused
TO permit the jockey to take his mount
over the course.
The second event was for army officers,
riding their own horses. For some reason
or other the crowds became frenzied when
several officers cantered from the start
The officers were pelted with missiles of
various kinds and two were severely in
jured.
Al the same time the booths and hedges
were set on fire, but fortunately rein
foreements Of police, troops and firemen
who had been summoned, arrived In time
to clear the track and extinguish the
flames, The police made a large number
Of arrests
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-06-21
Husband Shoots
Wife and Frien d
Going for Gun to Kill Neighbor Finds
Man With Spouse-Triple
Tragedy Results.

STEU3ENVILLE, O.. June 2O-Meler
Osman today shot and killed Mike Demick,
shot and seriously wounded his (Osman's)
wife, and then attempted to commit suicide
by shooting himself. He had quarreled
with a neighbor, and ran into the house
to get a shotgun He found Demick, a
boarder with Mrs Osman. After Osman
had killed Demick, and had shot Mrs. Os-
man in the back, he turned the gun upon
himself and fired, but failed to infllct u
dangerous wound.
He pointed the gun at his head, and was
attempting to fire a second shot into his
body. when a policeman, who was attracted
by the cries of Mrs. Osman entered the
house, and arrested the murderer
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-06-21
Paris Steeplechase, Scene
of Rioting and Violence

ST. PETERSBURG, June 2O-Frederick
DeMartens, late professor of International
law in the University OF St. Petersburg,
died today. He was taken III while on his
way to his estate in Livonia and died in
the railroad station at Walk.
Frederick DeMartens was a privy coun-
cillor and had been a member OF the coun-
Gil Of the ministry of foreign affairs since
1882 He was professor Of International law
in the University OF ST. Petersburg from
1871 TO 1907. He was born in 1916. Edln-
burgh, Cambridge and Yale universities
made him an LID, and oxford and other
noted institutions conferred upon him the
degree OF ID. c. L.
Prof DeMartens was Russian delegate at
many diplomatic congresses and conferences
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-06-21

at Brussels, Paris, The Hague, Rome,
Geneva and Vienna. He was the second
Russian plenipotentiaTy at the peace con-
ference at The Hague in 1899 and president
of the second commission. Several times
he was chosen by European and American
powers as international arbitrator.
He was president OF the court OF arbitrd-
tion in Paris In 1899 being Great Britain
and Venezuela arbitrator between France
and England and Holland and the United
States and Mexico. He was a member Of
the permanent court Of arbitrstion at The
Hague ana Russian delegate at the peace
conference between Russia and Japan in
Portsmouth in 1906 for the revision Of the
Geneva convention OF 1867. He was also
second Russian delegate at the second con
ference at The Hague in 1907
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-06-21
TWO BRAKEMEN ARE KILLED
Employees of Northwestern Are Shot
By Negroes Near Vail, Ia.
TWO SUSPECTS ARE Arrested
They Say They Are From Omaha, and
Each Accuses the Other of Fir
ing the Fatal
shots.
TWO SUSPECTS ARE Arrested

VAIL, Ia, June 2O.-(Special Telegram)-
Brakeman Lee Warren was shot and in
stantly killed early this morning by negro
and Brakeman Alva c. Brechtel so badly
wounded that he died a few hours later I'm
a hospital at Carroll The murderer was
captured later in the day at Denison and
is in Jail there.
Two negroes boarded the Northwestern
freight train which the double murder
occurred at Vail They were seen to get on
by Warren and Brechtel and a running
fight ensued all the way to Westside, the
first station the other side of Vail Warren
was shot first and his body thrown from
the train.
When the train slowed up at Westslde
the conductor heard Brechtel cry aloud
and making his way down the train found
him lying wounded. The negro who did the
shooting had in the meantime Jumped off
the train and made his escape. There was
another negro with him, but the one man,
now under arrest, is said to have fired both
slDOts.
Brechtel was taken to a hospital at Car
roll where he died a few hours later Just
before he expired he recovered conscious
ness long enough to say:
"A big niger in a blue sweater did it,"
The man arrested at Denison wore a
garment Of the kind described. This man
has refused to talk, even to the giving of
his name.
A. number of other arrests have been
made in connection with the murder, but
will doubtless be released. These include
one negro arrested at Vail and two negroes
held on suspicion at Manila.
Suspects Accuse Each Other.
DENISON, Ia, June 20.-Two negroes,
Henry Clark and Chesley Hubbard, both
of Omaha. in Jail here, after a sweating
charged each other with firing the shots
which killed Brakeman Lee C. Warner at
Vail early this morning.
Clark says he shot from the top OF a
box car on which he rode, They admit
buying their revolvers in Omaha before
going on the fatal trip.
Dead Men Lived I'm Boone.
The local police were notified last night
by Northwestern officials that the negro
who shot and killed Brakeman L. c. War
ner and seriously wounded Brakeman A.
c. Brechtel of Northwestern freight No.
ia Saturday night at Westside, Ia, had
been captured at Vail, Ia, and that the
negro had confessed.
Both Warner and Brechtel, who live In
Boone, Ia, are we'll known in Council
Bluffs. Train No. ia left Council Bluffs
Saturday evening at 1880 o'clock.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-06-21
University Man
Ends His Life
Mistakenly Believes Himself Victim
of Incurable Disease, He Takes
Prussic Acid.

ST. LOUIS, June 2o,-Believing he was
suffering uncomfortable pains from disease
of an artery, DR.. Justin Steer, a member
of the facultt of the medical department
of Washington university, killed himself
early today with prussic acid.
He left a note diagnosing his ailment.
The family physician said he and several
specialists had examined DR.. Steer many
times, and that Dr. Steer had no illness,
such as he thought he had.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-06-21
MAY DIE FROM BULLET WOUND
Arthur Thompson Shot NY Dare New
som Operated On at Wise Me"
mortal Hospital.

Athur Thomas, the colored man who was
shot early Sunday morning in quarrel
with Dave Newsom. also colored, was
operated on in the afternoon at the Wise
Memorial hospital by Drs Hopkins and
Newell. 1t was found that the bullet
penetrated the right kidney and the con-
dition of the man is considered serious.
The outcome cannot be determined for
some days.
Newsom was himself shot twice in the
left arm the bone being broken and an
other bullet entered the right leg but his
condition Is not dangerous.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-06-21
MURDER OF MISSOURI FARMER
Tenant shoots His Landlord I'm Pres
ence of Latter's Wife-NO
Cause Known.

LEAVENWORTH, Kan, June 20,-Bru is
Moore a farmer near Platte City Mo, was
shot and killed today by George Johnson.
who has been living on the Moore farm
for several months. The murder was done
in the presence OF Moore's wife, and was
without any apparent cause.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-06-21
Accommodations for All.

ST. PAUL, June 2O.-When the Interna-
tional Christian Endeavor convention opens
here July 7, every visitor will find accom-
mediation at hotel or boarding house. The
arrangement committees announced that
for the first time in the history of the
Christian Endeavor movement no delegate
will be obliged to 1--we in a tent
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-06-21
Asks Government Pensions.

NEW YORK, June 2O.-One thousand fed
eral employees, members of the newly or
ganized United States Civil Service Retire
ment association, held a mass meeting at
the Grand Central Palace today, and dis
cussed means for furthering their project
to pension superannuated employees.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-06-21
Let us Help you
find the room you
Vxyn~f
want.

On the want ad. pages of
The Bee you will find a list
of practically every vacant
room in Omaha. The people
who have rooms to rent are
learning that the way to Sc
cure tenants is to advertise
the rooms in The Bee.
Have you read the want ads.
yet, today.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-06-21
Sultan VIII Travel.

LONDON, June 20.--Mehmed V, the sultan
OF Turkey, will start on tour of the
European courts I'm the autumn, according
to the Standard. He will arrive in England
in December.