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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-17
Mrs; A; L powd.n Dead.

AUBURN. ALA, Aug. fs.-Nrs. =.
l. Drwdcii. ~ years ~ age. general
SECRETARY Of the United Daughter ~
the Confedcracy. died AT arF nome. IN
Auburn today Mrs p~wda1 was al
The head Of the missionary work
the Methodist church 10 Alabama.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-17
PLAYS GOLF IN DRizZlE.
President on Links in Spite OF Bad
Weather.
(By Associated Press.)

(By Associated Press)
BEVERLY, MASS, Aug. i6.-Presi-
dent Taft. today played golf In driz-
zle during the late forenoon, lunched
with John Hays Hammond, at the
latter's villa, and took a long automo-
bile ride up the North Shore W..
Mrs. Taft
The President and Mr. Hammond
defeated General d. Albert Ames and
w. J. Boardman, in a foursome Oh
gclf on the Essex county links.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-17
Royal Family at sansebastlan.

WASHINGTON, DC. Aug. lG.-Mr
lde. the American minister to Spain,
has reported to the state department
that the King OF Spain ana his min
lister for foreign affairs have return
cd 10 San Sebastian, the SUNNI
capital This is understood 10 be an
indication of confidence in the ability
OF the authorities to handle the situa-
fion in Spain.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-17
Robbers in Postofiec.
(By Associated Press) .

BURLINGTON. y. C., Aug. f6.-M
IN early hour this morning. robbers
entered the post Office at Gibsonville
y small town Z miles west of here
and blew open the safe. making good
their escape with the contents
amounting only TO a few dollars in
cash and about S75 in stamps Ne
clue TO the identity of the perpetra
ton.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-17
Robbers Shoot to Kill.

TULSA. OKLA. Aug. 1.-Two rob
bers surprised, while looting the state
bank at Kiefer. Okla. tonight, shot
and killed city marshal lnford and
probably fatally wounded cashier
Calma Keblink. They then escapeu
A posse quickly organized and III
ried in pursuit.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-17

judge T i.arham- n the Corpora
ton Crrrf. Yesterday entered va
cation decree restraining " llandcis-
man from acting as the agent n any
OF Der concern engaged IN the same
line ~ business a. the STANDARD Fas's-
.oB COMPANY. vending the outcome 81
3 su.t brought against Handcisman
~ that company.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-17
Muddy at Saratoga.

SARATOGA. y. Y Aug le.-Mud
runners had an advantage Of Saratoga
today. The heavy rain Of last night
and today made the track fetlock dep
in mud As the rcsuis Of the heavy
going. the card was greatly reduced,
trainers not caring TO risk their
charges
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-17
MARINES BEST MARksMEN.
Sergeant HingIes Breaks Worlds Re-
cord at Camp Perry.


CAMP PERRY, O.. Aug 1G.-The
marksmen of the United States Ma
rine Corps thrashed the camp in the
Catrow match today and one of them.
Sergeant J. H. Hingles. Of New York.
broke the worlds record for seven
shots at 500. 800 and 1000 yards.
The teams representing North Da-
ko,a. Missouri. South Carolina and
Michigan reached the range today.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-17
Tilted Lover Shoots Girl.
iEv .,s,uclated Prcssl.

PORTSMOUTH. OHIO. Aug. 1e.-
Enraged because he had been Tilted.
marry Bliss. Is years old. today shot
and fatally wounded Miss Minnie
Clarke. IL years old. At a crowded
street corner. When Miss Clarke re-
fused to return ring. Bliss drew a
revolver and shot her through the
back. the bullet penetrating the righr
lung. Bliss was arrested.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-17
Cigarette Started Fire.
g-- Associated rrcEgl

CHARLESTON. W. VA. Aug. 1e.-
John Y. johnson. IS years Old. and
Charles SmuT!ow. - years old. IT
cncrs In the Kanawha County jail
we're probably fatally burned tonight
IT, a ere started from a lighte
cigarette dropped on their bed as they
fell asleep.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-17

CHICAGO. Ills. Aug. Benson
smith. 10 years old. vas killed today
b. pitched baseball that struck him
on The ririi car. lie bad been catch
inr IN a game. and a. b. TUNED .
leave Ms poeifion. the pitcher. Martin
bailey. pitched another ball. that hit
smith. Tic died In a few miI ntcs.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-17

THE DAILY PRESS 10 the
only newspaper published In
Newport News that receive the
full news service Of the Asso-
ciated Press.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-08-17
Veteran Tells How AshvlIe Bank
Was Wrecked.
FIRST WITH IS FOR THE DEFENSE
Counsel Declares Il viii Be Proven
That There Was No Conspiracy,
and That Accused Worked Faithful
Iy to Save institution.
(By Associated Press.)

ASHEyILLE. n. c.. Aug 16.-The
center Of attraction in today's hearing
of the Brecse-Dickerson bank case
was the appearance on the stand of
Major w. T. Breese. who was presi
dent of the First National Bank OF
this city when 1t failed twelve years
ago, the first witness for the de-
fence The white haired Confederate
veteran has told already the story of
the banks rise and fall at each of the
four preceding trials. and it's opening
chapters varied but little today from
its predecessors.
Judge Charles A. Moore, opening for
the defense, outlined his case. stat
ing that the defense would show that
mot a single dishonest dollar went
into the hands of the defendants;
that there -as no conspiracy to de
fraud the bank: that instead OF con-
spring. the defendants did all in their
power and sacrificed all their proper
~ in an effort TO save the bank
Not Allowed to Tel! Life Story.
Major Breese began his evidence
with a story of his life from his boy
hood days In Charleston, but Judge
Newman declined to let him tell of
his early education and service in the
Confederate army. and directed him
to start with the formation Of the bank
here.
Witness then told of the loans he
had made at the bank. beginning with
the first thousand he borrowed to buy
stock in the French Broad Rank. a
81 -.
10 the National Bank real estate
notes which IL was not permitted to
handle directly and then OF loans TAX
en- 10 buy his home and stock in the
Kenilwcrth Land Company. and New
England Timber Company. about $500
Of stock being acquired In each com
r.any by direction OF the directors.
H. order that the First National Bank
might ges tkei- deposits.
Questions Ruled Out
Witns - being asked If at anv time
ne had anv intent to defrauG the
hank Judge Newman sent out the
Jury and the judge heard arguments
q counsel on this point. and on
whether the witness should be alio"
% to state that the purchase by
Brccse fer his baak Of It's Own stock
ard The making 81 ioans 10 officers
in cxrrss % the ten per cent clause
of the national banking law. were
With the sanction ~ the comptroller
n the crrrcncv. The judge ruled out
both questions on this point.
Witness said that each loan he had
taken f:om the hank continued BY re-
rcwas 10 The time Of failure. He tcs-
tilted ;hat be- had dcposited part OF
RS bank stock with the bank as col
lateral for loan and that the transfer
81 one hundred shares made 10 Dick
crsor was made that Dirkcrson might
borrow MONEY for the hank On y IN
Richmond. and failing IN Tits pirkcr-
son rc-transferrct the stock u
Brcc--.
Brccsc vas continuing n relate tie
loans BE- sccthca from the bank when
court adjourned for the day.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-12
Beer Halls in
Soldiers Homes
Report Says Their Abolition Did Not
Make for Sobriety or Church At
tendance Among Veterans.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1.-THE abolition
Of beer halls at the national soldiers
homes did not make for sobriety and re-
tgious observances among the veterans,
according to the report OF the inspection.
submitted to congress by the secretary Of
war. This report says that there were Los
more trials for drunkenness IN the various
homes in 1903 than there were in 1906 when
the beer halls prevailed. or nearly = per
cent There was one charge Of drunken
ness for every ~ men this year as against
one for every 6.5 men in 800.
Evidently suppression OF beer halls al
homes has not tended to promote s~obrfety,
but the contrary" says the inspector.
Neither did the veterans go to church
more frequently or regularly than when the
intoxicating beverages were easily acces-
sible- In 1905 says the report, the re-
ligious attendance was 22I5s per cent and
In 1893 it was but I7.g7.
The cost OF maintenance Of the veterans
Increased over last year from SIS per mem
Der TO sls4 per member. The inspectors
report also renews the recommendation
that the eligibility Of admission to homes
be extended 70 volunteer veterans who
served less than twenty weeks n later
became physically disabled.
The rapidly diminishing membership
leaves ample room" concludes the report.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-12
SOCIETY CALENDAR FILLS UP
Continued from Pas, TvO.)

Continued from PAGE TwoD
wedding q Miss Rungan and Mr.. Roy
Ralph viii take place next spring.
The High school senior Prom will Be
given December - at Chambers academy
and a masquerade party by a number 81
the high school students will Be given De
cembsr a AZ Chambers. The Phi lambda
Epsilon fraternity will give a dancing
party December q At Chamber. Among
the parties for the debutantes vii be the
dancing party given at the Rome. Deem
Der Il. By Mr.. and Mrs N P. Peters. and
on the evening Of December q Miss Louise
Lord will entertain at an informal and
small dancing party AZ her home. follow
ing the large reception given in the after
noon BY Mrs lord in honor OF her.
There viii be more than the usual num-
Der Of dancing parties during the holi-
days. but most Of them will be for the
school set Mf. and Mrs. A B. Mcconnell
viii give a dancing party Christmas night
at their home on Farnam street In hon
Of Miss Laura Gertrude Mccarthy and
their daughter. Miss Irene. who will re-
turn home from school for the holidays
The Junior club Will give a masquerade
party December . at Chambers, when .
number Of the school set will be the guests.
Major and Mrs. Mccarthy will entertain
some time during the holidays for their
daughter. Miss Laura Gertrude. who will
return from school At Notre Dame about
December o.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-12

show. t. visiung Mr.. Thomas Lynch Mr..
Lsnch and Mr.. Ellis were classmates 81 the
Georretovn Law school
Ms. J. d. LAusr and little daughter.
Miss Jeanie Dean Lauer. Of Lincoln. viii
arrive the latter part o. next week and Be-
the guests Of Mrs. Lauer's mother. Ms
J. J. Brown. during the holidays
Nj. Harm u. Dodge q Des Moines. q
student at Georgetown university. wash
inEton. H. G.. Is spending q few days with
Nj. Grover Mccarthy. the two having
been classmates at Notre Dame a few
years ago.
Captain and Mrs. Noys. Captain Bah
cock add Lieutenant lane. all Of the
Fourth Infantry. have arrived ~ Fort
Crook. where they will await their regi-
ment which win be stationed here next
spring
Or. Nelson 5 Mercer and his sisters. the
Misses Carolyn and Mary Mercer, who have
been taking a trip around the world since
last August. sailed November 20 from Yo-
kohama for san Francisco and are ex-
pected IN omaha during the holidays
Mr.. JOh D. Crimmins Of New York City.
who has been visiting his son. Captain
Martin Crimmins, and Mrs. Crmmins. has
returned TO his home in the east. Mr..
Crimmins is 9 well known philsnthropist
and builder Of the Cummins chapel in
New York.
Nj. and Mrs. f. A Holyoks and Two
children. Miss Frances and Master Ed
ward. Of Madrid. Neb.. and Miss Susan
Holdrege. who has been their guest. will
arrive the early part OF next week to spend
the Christmas holidays with AR. and Mrs.
George HoIdrege.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe McGre and small
son. Charles Freeman McGrev. Of Fort
Steel wyo.. have arrived to visit Mr.. Nc
Crews parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. p. Nc
Grew. They leave shortly for an extends
eastern trip and Master Charles F. Nc
Grew will remain with his grandparents.
Miss Clara Bubb. daughter OF General
Bubb. L. s. A. retired. Of Portland. ar
rived Friday 70 spend a few days the guest
Of Nj. and Mrs. Franklin Boultsr. Miss
Bubb win leave Monday for the east 10
visit relatives. General Bubb was sta
toned in Omahs several years ago.
Miss Ruth Moorhead. who has been
spending several weeks visiting in the east.
is expected home next Tuesday. The trip
abroad which was planned by Miss Moor
head, Mrs. T. J. Rogers and Miss Mary
Alice Rogers has been indefinitely post
poned. as Mrs. Rogers has been III in New
York.
Mr.. and Mrs. John L. III Of Grand
Rapids. Mich. will arrive soon. TO be the
guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. Gould Dietx during
the holidays. and will occupy the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Dietz during the absence OF
the latter on their trip to South America
They will leave January 2. to be gone
about three months.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-12

Mrs. Charles Singer has gone t. Chicago
for . few weeks visit
4 daughter was born saturday morning
to Mr.. and Mrs. g. NJ. Strain.
Mr.. Randall *. Brown n Mr.. Charles
Brown left last evening for Wyoming.
Mrs. Clinton Miller and Miss Ruth Miller
have returned from q visit in Chicago
Mr.. T. A Thompson left for Chicago
Wednesday 10 take Up his new position
Mr.. and Mrs. Z A. Dow have moved into
their new home At AS North Thirty-sighth
avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Tanning will sail
January 8 for Europe. to spend several
months.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merritt Green. jr.. Of Mar
shsltovn, Ia. are visiting DIT. and Mrs. ].
b Ralph.
MI. and Mrs. Harry Tazender have
moved into their new home at 1893 Florence
boulevard
Mrs. n. Eiehbers Of Chicago will arrive
this week to visit Ar. and Mrs. L S.
Reiehenberg.
Mr.. and Mrs p L Newman Of Lincoln
are spending 8 few days visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Roy Moore.
Mrs. Philip Schwartz has gone to st.
Louis for a six weeks visit with her
mother, Mrs. Chaser.
Mrs. A F. Ashby Of Fairmont, Neb., and
Mrs. J. P. Conner Of Denison. Ia, are
guests OF Mrs. Edward Phelan.
Miss MoseIle Traub Of Cincinnati, who
has been the guest of Rabbi and Mrs.
Frederick Cohn, left Wednesday for her
home.
Mrs. I. Rosenthal and son. Mr.. Edward
Rosenthal, OF Peoria, III. are visiting Mr..
- ~ 49,
avenue
Miss Margaret futile OF Minneapolis will
spend her school vacation as the guest OF
Mr. and Mrs. ". D. Bancke and viii ar
rive about December 70.
Mrs. A C. Eddy OF Augusta, Ne. who
has been visiting her sister. Mrs. James
H Macomber for several weeks. will leave
next Tuesday for Maine.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. r. Cotton and daughter
Halcyon, have returned from Chicago and
viii make their home this winter with
Mrs. Cotton's sister, Mrs. Charles E. Black.
Mr.. =. X DeiIone returned last week
from Chicago. where he met his daughter,
Miss Loretta Dellone, who came from New
York TO I'LL several harp recital engage
ments.
Mrs Hansel Brown and son OF Peoria.
Ill, viii spend the holidays with Mrs.
Browns parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Hansel. and with her sister, Mrs. Lloyd
Harten.
Miss Katherine 3. Sullivan has gone to
Los Angeles, Cal. where she Is the guest
Of Mrs. Hester Moore and Miss Moore OF
Chicago, who are spending the winter IN
California.
Mrs. wylis L. Jones and children OF
P~Ittsburg. Pa, viii arrive sunday to spend
q few weeks with relatives and friends
AR. Jones viii spend Christmas in Omaha
with bis family.
Mr.. Don Carlos Ellis. who is giving the
course OF forestry lectures at the Corn
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-12
Watch Burning
Lake of Flames
Surround Them
Three Men Trapped and Burned to
Death in Flood of Tar at
Pittsburg.

PITTSBCRG. Dec. h~-Entrapped in a
lake Of burning tar. four men were held
fast at the McClintoek & Irvine Co.'S roof
ing plant in this city early today
and were compelled TO watch the gradually
approaching flames. Three Of them were
burned 20 death, but the fourth msnas d
TO eNtrieate himself slthough he was Sc
riously burned.
IL il said the men were not employed al
the works, but since winter set in had
been sleeping there At night In some
manner the valve Of q tar vat opened ana
before the sleeping men knew their dan
ger they we're enguifed,
Unable 20 free themselves. they saw he
Tar flow 20 = boiler, where q was speedily
ignitsd. Then IS the fire crawled towards
them they franucally cried for help. The
night Waterman was attracted BY the cries,
but Eas pousrless 10 aid them.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-12
JUROR A BRIGHT EYED-MAN
VI. o. HeadIey Finds Large Blood
stain on Lining of Tom John
sons CIOIhInN.

N D Headley, a juror IN the Frank
land murder trial showed himself such
a .bright-eyed nan that the attorneys for
Tom Johnson. the defendant were exceed
i7giy Wroth- Exhibits passed over TO The
jurors for inspection Included the cloth
ing johnson wore the night o. the murder.
There were some evidences that blood had
been washed off The cuffs and lapels Of
the coat Bat IBIS was not complete.
Headley looking the coat over discovered
a large blood stain on The lining o. the
coat sleeve. He asked that Captain saw
sge BE- recalled and he asked II hs had
seen the blood - the inside Of the sleeve.
The chief Of detectives had, but the mat
ter by some mischanee had not been
brought out az the trial and would not
have but for Hsadley.
Al noon both sides rested and argument
began a. ] p. m
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-12

The ~sad-looking man climbed into the
bootblack's chair TO have his shoes shined.
And Is YOU father a bootblackk, too -
he asked by way OF making conversation.
No, sir" replied the lad, my father
is a farmer.
All! a farmer" cried the sad-looking
man as a spasm almost akin to Joy
spread over his features. As he reached
into his pocket for a notebook and pencii
be began to humble q sort or Rfbberish
x sounded Ike this.
Farmer, hey2 Farmer-hay. Son. boot
black son, shines. All, ! have IT. Your
father evidently believes IN making nav
while the sun shines"
Perhaps IL Is needless 20 explain that
instead OF being a mild Iunatic the sad
looking man vas one Of those professional
humortSts who write funny pieces for lie
papera-Nsw York Times.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-12
COAL is PRECIOUS NOW
AND SOME DO C0VET IT
Officers FInd Men Who Take a sack
or Tive from = Railroad
Yard.

While the wmtry winds are blowing ,nc
thermOmeter lowering around the ze-5
mark n Old Sol showing has face but
seldom, the coal thieves are causing ths
railroads and coal dealers considerable
trouble II + Dove. who f. darker com
plected and more fierce than his nauls
would Indicate and A. r Trotter. who
showed the Officers how 20 run fast. were
arrested for stealing coal in the railroad
yards Friday nigh
Dove was arrested while carrying a sack
Of eoai that he had taken cut Of a car Ia
the yards Of the Minneapolis a Orhaaa
system.
Trotter Vas going some with a sack OF
coal when sppTehendsd BY Doc Carver.
the Juvenile officer and Patrolman VsHs
IN the yards Of the Missouri Pacific system
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-12
w.aainE, sna knEsEement..

The engagement has been announced OF
Miss Adele GabhaTdt OF Baltimore. Nd, to
Mr.. Hiram WinternitE OF that city. Miss
Gebhardt formerly resided In Omaha
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Melvin Smith OF Dos
West sixty-fifth street. Chicago. Ill. have
announced the engagement Of their daugh-
ter. Florence Emeline. TO George Frederick
VOTERS OF Omaha Neb.
Mrs. Fred Renner will give an afternoon
tea Saturday. December "a ct her home In
honor Of Miss Mar Bingham Fem. who
will be one Of the December brides. and
for Miss Rungsli OF Chicago. whose mar
Rage to MT. Roy Ralph will take place in
the sprinE
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-12

or bruised by a fail. apply Bueklen's Ar
Mica Salve. Cures burns, wounds, sores.
eczema. piles Guaranteed. sc. For sale
by Beaton Drug Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-12

There IL not the least danger In giving
ChAmberlain's Cough Remedy to children.
a. h contains no harmful drug
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-12

Monday afternoons open meeting OF the
woman's club win afford another strong
program. Don Carlos Ellis. In charge of
the section Of education Of the United
States forestry service, who has been at
tending the Corn exposition, viii speak on
the Conservation OF Forests" his lecture
TO be illustrated. Mrs. c. z Gould. chair
man Of tia clubs forestry committee. viii
preside. MS. c. G. Higbee, president Of
The Minnesota Federation OF Women's
Clubs, viii also be a guest Of the club; also
Miss Lois Barbre. one Of the county su-
perintendents OF schools Of Illinois, and
both win speak during the business hour.
Rev. B. Fay Mills win be the third speaker.
The oratory department will meet at
10 o'clock Thursday morning at the studio
OF the leader, Miss Lillian Fitch
The literature department. OF the
womsn's club will hold its mex meeting
Wednesday. December Is. at 10 o'clock
Mrs. N. Langfeid. leader. The subject Of
the lesson is the Literature OF Medieval
and Modern Nations" Miss Annie Downs
viii give a paper on the Costa Roman.
Drum" Mrs. Joseph Polcar a paper con.
trasting the Costa Romanorum" with ths
~Decameron." and Mrs. N. H. Nelson
paper on Influence Exertsd on the storJ
BY Bocaecio. "Italy's Born Story Teller.
and Chaucer. First OF the Storytelling
Pilgrims"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-12

Omaha's Young Womens Christian asso-
cauon f. providing = moet convincing an
swer just now 20 the st1l surprisingly Ere
queat criucism Of its doinE general asso-
ciation work instead u operating a board
INK home or at least maintaining dormE
tories for young women. That a combins-
ton Of the two classes Of work would b.
impossible Is evident to any VINO are even
specifically acquainted with the insutu-
ton. A. 20 which branch yields the
greater return for the money invested, a
comparison Of the Omaha work with thai
Of other cities Of the same size, or even
larger. which maintain the boarding home
work OF dormitores readily shows. One
thousand young women are in monthly at
tendance In the educational classes Of the
association. while those touched In the
lunch room average between so and 200
daly. u il estimated that not less
than I2eo OF 1900 young women use
the building every month in its various de
partments. II the building was devoted
10 the purposes o. the boarding home OF
dormitoriss only q few hundred could be
reached The Denver boarding home Of
the Young women's Christian association.
which is one Of the most successful and a
large building. reaches en- an average abou;
le women a month. other cities have
about the same average.
The school Of domestic science and the
gymnasium OF the local association were
expected to be popular. but even these de-
Dartments have the expecta-
tons Of the board OF directors and the
educational classes have been popular IN
the same proportion.