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Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-06
PETITION OF CONSENT FILED
A~htI-saIoon workers Busy with
xnrt.h-. $780,

Anti-SalOOn Workers Busy with
withdrawal Papera.
The new saloon petition Of general con-
sent, which for the last thirty days had
been circulated by william Arnd and W..
u Hardin on behalf OF the s-aloonkeepers
OF Council Bluffs, was filed last evening
at 7 o'clock with County Auditor lines. II
contains 34ss names. or Sss more than the
required 50 per cent Of the persons who
voted At the last general election,
TIT number OF signers OF the consent pc
tition may be reduced later, as the anti
saloon league has been circulating petit
tions OF withdrawsis~ but with what sue
cess is not Known. Mr., Hardin expressed
the opinion last night hat the number
would not be reduced 100 by the with
drawal petitions. The petition OF consent
has to remain on file ten days before the
board OF supervisors can take action on
It. Thus, time is gtven for inspection by
the public ana for the filing of objections
20 any OF the signatures.
N. 7. Plumbing Co. Tel ESQ Night F-l7Oa
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-06
Ditch Controversy Settled.

The controversy over the Pettlbone ditch
which resulted in Angel Alta. one Of the
interested property owners, appealing to
the court to prevent the cutting OF the
drain through his lots at Fourth avenue
and Twenty-flrst street, is nearing sn
amicable settlement. The special COM
mittee appointed to take charge of this
matter, consisting OF Councilmen Morgan
Olson and Skodsholm. yesterday sue
ceeded In effecting a compromise with
Alta n the ditch will be dug around
instead of through Atlas property, In
consideration of this Alta has agreed to
pay $40 to the city to partly defray the
extra, expense entailsd by cutting the
ditch around his property and to dismiss
the action brought by him in the district
court to enjoin the city from opening the
ditch.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-06
Reel Isstate Transter..

These transfers were reported to The
Bee June 4 by the Pottawattamie County
Abstract company Of Council Bluffs:
Louise RRth, widow, to Henry Eli
mann. SEA 32-75-n q d.,....,....,..S /
Catherine Marie Brandt. widow, to
Hulda A. Boiler. Lot z IN block
il in Walnut W d...-,."."..".1..t. $500
A. Williams. widow, to r. ].
PuryeRr. Part lot 91 In original
plat Of Council Bluffs wd......... 5000
George H. Wetmore and wife to w.
II. Stacy. Lots In Galesburk add
to Council Bluffs d.......~~..... 1
-
Total four transfers E..A..,,,..GAs0 s
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-06
Council Bluffs

band has been drinking and that he had
bought liquor at the GARD drug store. This
Is denied by GARD, who declared yester-
day that he uses liquor only In compound
ing medicines and that he does not keep
II for any other purpose.
The hearing az to the disposition OF the
liquor seized under the warrant from Jus
tice Cooper's court has no. yet been set
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-06
EpwORrH NJ. e. CORNER sTSNE
Elaborate Services Planned for Lay
ing ON sunday.

Elaborate Services for Lay
ing ON sunday.
In addition TO the exercises attendant on
the laying OF the cornerstone Of the house
OF worship in the afternoon. there will be
special services, both morning and even
ing. at the Epworth Methodist church sun
day. The program for the cornerstone
exercises is as follows:
G, w. Skinner.
T.. M. c. A. quartet. ...,..,a,".......
Address-Thinss Fundamental; ,'''.'"',
Hymn-Dukestreet ~"".."."..""r
Address-The Chief Cornerstone..."".
Rev. Frank CALDWELL.
Hymn-Regent Square; ...""..""..-
Choir.
Address-Llves That Have Been Cor
nerstones OF Methodisrn. - ,......s
Rev. s. Grant Lewis.
Y. NJ. c, A. quartet.
Laying cornerstone
w. S. Scott, secretary OF the Young
Mems Christian association at, Houston,
Tex, will speak at the morning service,
while the services in the evening will be
in the nature of a ljubilee meeting and Will
Copeland. Addresses will be made as fol-
lows:
The Did Time Religion. .......""."....
q. w. Skinner.
The History OF Epworth S~oeiety"....,.
Prof =. s. AsaYith.
Why / am a Methodist ,.....""""....
John White.
our Young People IN the New Church.
Miss Effie Osborn.
Old C-ampmeeting Days..""....."......
{. {. Green.
The Future OF Epworth. .....,.....""
J. + Hughes.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-06
Council Bluffs
Minor Mention

~ osusnn 1izsss ofnos Of me
enaAa Ses = ~ - soosa aarssa
RSsh ThonAs -.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-06
al LIfe Nentnnce

OF suffering with throat and lung trouble
is quickly by Or. Kings New
Discovery. SOC and DO For sale by
Rsaton Drug Co
Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-06

n. 7, Plumbing Co. Tel $50 Night F-i0a
Evening star., 1909-08-20
AIRsH|PS IN NEAR COLLISION
CURTISS' SKILL PREVENTS
SMASH AT RHEIMS.
Shoots His Aeroplans High Above
Approaching Frenchman While
Thousands Of onlookers Cheer

RHEIMS. August 20-While the thou
sands OF spectators who lined the aero
drome here yesterday afternoon cheered
enthusiastic approval OF what they TOOK
to be a graceful maneuver they were
actually witnessing the first near ap-
proach to a nidair collision between aero
planes.
Glenn H. Curtiss of Hammondsport,
N. Y, was the hero OF this occasion
where the helmsman OF heavter-than-
air machine kept his head in the face Of
a new kind OF danger.
For the first time three aeroplanes were
flying over the same course at the same
time. all going rapidly. Suddenly Curtiss
saw Dutnanest In AN Antoinette mono
plane approaching at right angles on the
same level. The speed Of the French
machine was such that collision was
inevitable IL the American did not act
on the instant. Quick as flash Cur
tiss elevated his planes and his machine
shot upward, soaring safely above the
Frenchman.
From the field below both aviators,
still numb with realization that they had
esca ped death by inches. could hear the
deafening cheers from the crowd. which
saw the sudden upward shoot of the
Americans craft merely an unexpected
graceful maneuver.
The third machine in the air at this
time was that of Tissandier. who was
several hundred feet away.
The wind, which had been high for two
days, died down at sunset. and the avia-
tors rushed to the sheds and dragged out
their machines. Mounted dragons and
gendarmes kept back the curious thou
sands.
Count de Lambert on a Wright model.
started first and made full circuit OF
the aerodrome Tissandrier, also on q
Wright biplane, followed him.
Then the Curtiss machine, smaller and
Evening star., 1909-08-20
Mustn't ANNOY PASSENGERS.
Practices of Some Union Station
Porters to Be Broken I'm.

Policemen of the sixth precinct are de-.
ternined to break up the practice of
porters who annoy persons leaving the
Union station by following them and
either insisting upon carrying their lug
gage or trying by force to take them
to the particular hotel which theys rep
resent.
Edward Buckner. colored, one of these
porters, was brought into Police Court
today by Policeman McKeever and
charged with annoying travellers. Buck
ner denied that he was following persons
leaving the station, and said that when
arrested he had gone up to man to
give him direction which was asked
for. Judge Kimball declared that the
unwelcome attention Of porters was the
nane Ot the travellers existence, and ne
sentenced Buckner to pay fine Of IS
or spend the next fifteen days in jail.
Judge Kimball is also determined to
break up the practice Of some negro
drivers in going to sleep on their wagons
while uEcei' way. He declared today lnaI
this was dangerous. and always opened q
possibility Of collisions The judges at
tention was attracted to the subject by
the arrest of Walter Fletcher colored,
who was charged with falling asleep
while driving his wagon UP New Jersey
avenue. The judge fined him $1O. with
the alternative of spending thirty days
In wideawake employment for the Dis
trict.
Evening star., 1909-08-20
IN sECRETARY's HANDS.
Contract for Aeroplane Training
Ground Awaiting His Approval.

The question of renting flying field
for training the officers of the signal
corps who are to handle. the Wright
aeroplane is now UP to Secretary of War
Dickinson. After more than a fortnight's 8
delay arrangements have been made to
secure field at rental within the limit
set by the Secretary OF War in his
original approval OF the scheme.
The contract has been sent to Nash
Vile. where the Secretary Is visiting, for
his finai approval and as 1t has been
gone some days, the official sanction may
be received at any time. As soon as the
contract receives the approval OF the Sec
retary of War the field will be cleared of
underground and an aeroplane shed will
be built by the quarternaster's depart
ment Wilbur Wright will then be noti-
fed to come to Washington and begin the
flying lessons.
Evening star., 1909-08-20

One lot of Women Black Kid
High and Low Shoes, i'll broken
sizes. Regular $500 grade. Spe-
Evening star., 1909-08-20

more compact. was placed in position.
After short run over the ground the
aerop!ane ascended and made wide turn
before beginning a series of evolutions.
Meantime Dumanest had started across
the field in an Antoinette machine. He
was flying at the same level with Curtiss
and directly across the Americans path.
This was not noticed by the people be-
low, whose interest was centered on the
Curtiss machine. and did not see Du-
manest until an instant before their
threatened impact.
AS soon as CurtIss had cleared the An
toinette machine he directed his attention
to wearing his aeroplane around in posi-
tion to fuffll his promise and land where
he started. He kept his word to the let
ter, sliding gracefully to earth after hav-
ing been In the air exactly four minutes.
The altitude he reached after dOdging
the Antoinette machine was 80 feet. fifty
feet higher than either Of the others
went
Lambert and Tissandier each made q
flight Of twelve minutes during the even
ing, and Latham took few short spins.
being heartily cheered by spectators.
Bierot also came out with his monoplane,
but darkness prevented his making a
flight.
Evening star., 1909-08-20
STORMS IN THE TROPICS.
Not Believed That They Will Reach
This Country.

with tropical winds blowing big guns"
to the southwark of the United States,
and the tropical sun baking the soil and
blasting vegetation. Prof. Edward B. Gar
riott, forecaster of the weather bureau.
today made the pleasing announcement
that the cool conditions will continue in
the District. There is no real hot
weather In sight, SO far as this locality Is
concerned, he added.
Tropical storms have come thic. and
fast south OF this country within the past
month. One of the storms which has been
In action several days was reported today
to be central over Santo Domingo and
moving in q west-northwesterly direction
from the Windward Islands. It will not
reach the southern coast of the United
States, the weather men say.
Another tropical storm was reported to-
day east Of the Barbados. AS this dis
turbance has not yet come within the
weather bureaus zone OF observation,
nothing definite Is known of its character
istics. Storm warnings have been ordered
up along the coasts Of Porto Rico and
Santo Domingo.
Evening star., 1909-08-20
Personal Mention.

COL Philip E. Mullen, . member Of the
military stof of Gov. Hadley, OF Missouri.
has been visiting his mother in this city.
Col. Mullen formerly lived here, and Is
a brother OF william Mullen of Q street.
On hfs return trip the visitor stopped at
Old Point for couple of days.
John Elliott Of 32S Mclean avenue and
Evening star., 1909-08-20
viii Represent France.

France has designated Mr. Darbouy,
the perpetual secretary Of the Academy
of Sciences, as special delegate to the
Hudson Fulton celebration at New York.
Evening star., 1909-08-20
DIR. Gatchell Better.

Or. w. r. Gatchell. chief clerk. steam
boat inspection service. who was taken
seriously Ill at his Office Wednesday with
Evening star., 1909-08-20


of
to
5 branches
a
.way tined
Evening star., 1909-08-20

a nervous breakdown. has gone to Ohio
with Mrs. Gatchell for rest and recupera-
tion. d. N. Hoover, jr.. is acting chief
clerk in his absence.
Evening star., 1909-08-20

Albert L. Weeks of 332 | street south
west have gone to New York for a visit
of several weeks.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-06-10
10 REORGANIZE
GREAT WESTERN
FIRM OF J. p. MORGAN AND CO
ANNOUNCED PROPOSITION
YESTERDAY.
S96,OOO,OOO IN STOCy
And $28 100000 in First Mortgage 4
Per Cent Bonds--To be Issued
How Old Holders Can
Participate.

New York, June III. p. Morgan
and Company today announced today
the proposed reorganizatiCN of the
Great Westera Railway
Under the reorganization it is In
tended to form new company
which viii issue S2S 600 600 first mort
gage 80 year per cent bonds also
S50,000,000 preferred s;ocK and SAC.
)U0,Au0 common stock.
The total cash requirements Of tn.
reorganization win approximate $25
400, 900.
A voting trust consisting of J. p
Morgan, George f. Baker, and Roht
Fleming, the latter representing tho
more important foreign interests In
the property. is to be created for a
period Of five years.
70 participate in the plan holders
of existing n preferred stock and
common shares will be assessed SIS
share The holders of debeutures
which amount to $28,0O0,000. will re-
ceive 110 per cent in preferred stock
voting trust certificates of the new
company, while The holders of the old
preferred a. stock will be given 120
per cent in the new common stock.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-06-10
NINE ARRESTS
MADE So FAR
BY GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL WHO
UNEARTHED BLACk HAND
GANG TN OHIO.
IMPORTANT EVIDENCE
Seized by Authorities Which Con-
vinces Them That They Have
Found Extensive Gang of
BlackmaiIers.

Cincinnati, June 9-Revelatio.s in
extertion, plotting and murder by the
Black Hand as uncovered by the post
office inspectors show conclusive,
that the gang in Columbus, Marion,
Denisot, BoIlefontaine and olhef
Ohio towns. We're organized along the
same lines as the old Malta.
1t is now known that the Ohio
Black Hand had branches in Pitts
burg, Pa Chicago, and line that eX-
tended to South Dakota. Regular
meetings were held ard the money
obtained by eXtortion was distributed
to various divisions in this country
and sent to relatives in italy for safe
keeping The authorities say theg
have written eyiden-e in the shape
Ct letters that convince them that
they have made important arrests.
Nine arrests have been made so far
in Columbus, Marion, Bellefontaine
and Dennison, all in Ohio and the gov
ernment officers in Chicago ard Gin
cinnati are tonight looking for Anto
nio Lima, brother Of Salvatore Lima,
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-06-10

LIQUOR TRAFFIC
CENTRAL SYNOD OF LUTHERAN
CHURCH ADOPT RESoLU-
TioN ON THE SUBJECT.
.FAvORS DETERMINATION
Urges Congress TO Establish Twenty
five Mile Prohibition Zones
Around All Indian
Reservations.

Richmond, Ind. .rune 9.-This after
Moons session of the General Synod
of the Evangelical Lutheran church
was featured by the action on the
question of temperance and the ac-
ton was of such a nature as to leave
no doubt that the "ynod is opposed
to the use and sale of alcoholic bev-
erages
The report Of the temperance COM
mittee dealt at length on the PRO-
gress made In the past two years
along the line of temperance legisla-
tion ana the growth of the temper
ance and prohibition sentiment The
report concluded with strong resolu-
tions which were adopted and which,
in part, were:
I'VE reiterate the position of the
General Synod in favor of personal
abstinence from intoxicating liquor
as beverage and the withdrawal Of
all sanction and authority of the
state for the sale of such intoxicat
ing liquors. We thus bear our
strongest testimony against the
granting of applications for licenses
and the renting of any property of
church membrs for the sale of in
toxicating liquors.
"We urge such a continuance of
efforts as will result in final eX-
termination Of this traffic. We favor
the establishment of twenty-five mile
prohibition zones surrounding the In
dian reservations in the territories,
and either by separate law or IN CON
nection with statehood we respect
fully urge congress to provide such a
protection to the Indians in Arizona
and New Mexico"
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-06-10
SAYS THERE IS
A RAG TRUST"
DECLARATION BY SENATOR COL
LIVER CAUSES DENIAL
BY WARREN.
SAYS He WOULD KNOW IT
of it, il Does Not Exist-Woolen
Schedules Under
Discussion.

Washington, June 9.-The wcolen
schedule wes sun under cons.d ra.
tion in the senate when at $50 the
usual recess for dinner was taken.
Several votes were obtained during
the day and thus the number Of para
graphs were passed upon. Among
these were the paragraph on top
waste. etc. on which the committee
amendment Increased the house rate
of wool top waste and wool wastes
from 20 cents a pound to 80. which oa
division of the senate. was adopted
41 to 30.
This was the r1nance committee
change and the committee scored its
usual majority as on all other votes
of the day. Gamble and Crawford
deserted She 'progressIves, but with
these exceptions the ranks Of that
contingent remained unbroken A
vote was also obtained upon the com
mittee amendment Increasing the duty
on shoddy from 90 cents a pound to
%. and that on tops from Is 10 20.
the committee prevailing in both
cases.
Speeches were made during the
day by Warren and Lafollette. the
former advocating, as on yesterday,
generally increased duty, while the
latter contended, as on previous oc'
casions, for a general reduction. The
two senators engaged in a sharp con-
troversy during which Lafollette said
that those in the senate who believed
with him had increased from nothing
to dozen. He said he expected fur
ther accretions from the east.
Probably the most interesting de-
! velopment of the day was the decla-
ration by Dolliver that rag trust"
| exists. The Iowa senator declared
such to be the case. but he was con
tradicted by Warren who declared
| that II such a trust snould exist he
would know about il aud he addel
lthat he had no knowledge OF it.
At he beginning OF the days ses'
sion a letter was read from former
Governor Durbn of Indiana, advising
propmt action en- the tariff bill.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-06-10

Wheeling, w. Va. June 9.-ln an
accident here tonight al least six men
We're burned 10 2 crisp, four fatally
injured, ten seriously, and thirty
others had narrow escapes.
Shortly after s o'clock a slim oc-
cured in the Martins Ferry, Ohio.
furnace of the Wheeling Steel and
Iron company. A force of workmen
numbering fifty Wee gathered about
the furnace making ready to drill in
for the 9 O'Clock cast.
Without a moments warning there
was terrific roar and great masses
of molten iron s0urted from the fur
mace. sweeping down the workmen
Twenty or more were caught ia the
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-06-10
NEXT MEETING
At NEW ORLEANS
sHRlNERS ALSO SET BACK DATE
OF CONVENTION IN 1910 TO
APRIL 12-NEW OFFICERS
ELECTED.

Louisville, June 9,-The Shriners
today decided unon New Orleans for
the 1910 convention and set the date
Of meeting back from June to April
u, Elias d. Jacoby of Indianapolis,
was elected imperial outer guard.
George l.. Street Of Richmond, Va
was elected imperial potentate. the
Sbriners thus putting themselves
again on record as opposing any
change in the custom of moving Off
GERS up one" TO which had developed
some opposition.
Charters were granted to the fol.
lowing, among other cities: Terre
Haute, Ind: Pittsburg, Kas,; Wichi-
Ia Kas.; Grand Forks. " d. Jacoby.
the new outre guard is a prominent
lawyer and former partner of Charlo s
Concluded m Second Page)
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-06-10
"HEATHER"' WINS RACE
Covered Distance From Gravesend
Bay. New York, to Bermuda.
in About 81 Hours.

Hamilton, Bermuda, June All
power boats in the race from Graves
end Bay to this port reached here TO-
day Richmond Levering's Heather
scratch boat in the contest. was first
to cross the finish line off St Davis
head. This was at 1880 a. m. and
she was far enough IN advance Of the
others to overcome their time allow
ance, thereby winning the B rnuda
challenge cup and the prize Of 81 600.
The boats started at 4;20 Saturday
afternoon and the winner covered the
course in about 81 hours.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-06-10
NEW MINISTER
MEETS ALFONSO
HENRY c. lDE, NEWLY APPOINT
ED BY TAFT, CORDIALLY RE-
CEIvED BY THE SPANISH
KING YESTERDAY.

Madrid. June 9-HenTy c. Ide, new
-ly appointed Amarican minister to
Spain. paid his credentials to King
Alfonso today He drove in state to
the palace where the kirg received
him surrounded by his ministers. The
ceremony was a brilliant one.
Ide was conveyed to the palace In
a gilded state coach, drawn by fou!
horses and escorted by four mounted
officers. Ho was presented to the
various ambassadors. King Alfonso
in the uniform of a captain general
attended by foreign minister. officers
of the household an; grantees, re
ceived the American minister cordial
ly.
At the conclusion of the reception
Ide returned to his residence, being
accorded the same hOrors as when
going to meet the king.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-06-10
LOCKS AT SAULT STE MARIE
DISABLED FOR THIS SEASON

Sault Ste. Marie, Mich, June O.
The steamer Perry G. Walker, of the
Gilchrist fleet, upbound this after
noon carried away the lower gates OF
the lock in the Canadian ship canal
here.
The Assinaboia and Crescent City
We're in the lock. down bound, when
the Walker carried away the lower
gates. The water rushed out of the
great lock carrying the ships with 1t
The Assinaboi was no; seriously dam
aged but the Crescent City stove a
hole in her bow and sank at the pier
on the American side of the river.
With the lower gates gone the cur
rent carried out the upper gates and
in a moment he river was sweeping
through the canal like a millacit
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-06-10

doing enormous damage to Its rock
lotion. Meanwhile the Walker, in a
sinking condition. succeeded in reach
ing the dock on the American side OF
the river.
Captain Mosher. when he stepped
off his boat declared that his engi-
neer was responsible Tor the acci
dent. The captain said that when he
signalled the engineer to Lack, fer
some reason he did not obey but
started the engines at full speed
ahead.
Strenuous efforts are being made
to shut off the wafer but it is now
said that this viii CAKE at least two
days. 1t is believed that the lock
will be ont of commission the re
mainder of the season.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-06-10
Second Round.
DRY CAUSE DEFEATED
When Clark County, Ind. Went Wet
Yesterday-Women Took Part
in the Campaign.

Jcnerscnville. Ind. June 9.-Clary
county voted we y- majority Of L.
00I in the local option election today.
The vets carried Jeffersonviile by a
majority of 9lc.
The election passed. of quietly. hut
three arrests being made. John Gale
AMI Jacob Patrick are under arrest
charged with attempting TO briba a
voter and Live Moody is charged
with attempting to vote when not of
legal age. Women took part in the
campaign of the drys, serving a
lunch at the polls.
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-06-10
SIX MEN BURNED TO A CRISP
IN STREAM OF MOLTEN IRON

onrush Six are known to have been
caught and their bodies burned to
crisp Fourteen others were badly
mutlatt 4. Arms and legs were
burned OFF and some showered from
head to foot with white hot metal.
All are foreigners.
Frederick Zimmerman, manager cf
the furnace, was seriously burned in
attempting 10 save some Of the mn
from death. AS one man was swept
past him In a stream CT molten iroa
he reached forth and grasped the
poor fellows arm. w-ich parted from
! the body and the victim sank to a
| fiery dea'h What caused the acci-
! dent has not bsen definitely dee.l 1
The Cairo bulletin., 1909-06-10
CLEMINSON ARRAICNED
Only Three Witnesses Heard, and
Nothing New Brought Out
CAGE il Continued.

Chicago. Jure Q. DR.. Haldane
Cleminson. charged with the murder
Of his wife. was formally arraigned
lere today before Judge Bruggemeyer
In the municipal court But three wiz
nesscs were heard and the case was
postponed until June 10 pending the
outcome of the eoroners inquest see
.or the day previous.
Bail for the prisoner was refused.
Witnesses heard today We're DR. II.
c. Rhe. rhardt. of the cCToner's office
and Detectives O'Brien and Woods
and their evidence brought out no
new facts.