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Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-09
ideal PRESIDENT" SUBJECT
OF THE C0L0RED WOMEN
Mrs. 5. Bates of Des MOines Leads
Talk at Meeting of Iowa and
Nebraska Baptists.

The sessions Of the Women's Home and
Foreign Missionary societies OF the Colored
Baptists of Iowa and Nebraska win con-
tinue today at the Mount Moriah Baptist
church. T~wenty-sixth and Seward streets.
The most important paper Of the SEES
sion was read yesterday by Mrs, s. Bates
OF Des Moines. Her subject was 'The
Ideal President" She gave her version OF
what an ideal presiding officer should
be. She believed in the first place that any
president should be thoroughly familiar
with the work OF Organization; in the
second place the officer should
the respect Of all the members OF the
organization.
The convention adjourned at 1850, and
reconvened at 3 o'clock. The read
ing of papers was continued at that time.
The most interesting one of the afternoon
meeting was How TO Grow Spiritually .
which was given by Mrs. d. A. Holmes OF
Davenport. Ia. This paper was discussed
at length by the convention.
At 4;S0 o'clock Rev. James Bowles OF
Enterprise, Ia, preached a short sermon.
The program for the evening was devoted
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-09
BANKS CAIN HEAVILY
Ten Institutions Show $s,604,537 In
crease in Their Deposits.
ALL ASSETS ADVANCE SIMILARLY
Call Of Comptroller for Statement Of
business EndinE September 1
ELECTS Report of over
s5s,OOO,OOO In Deposits.

e national banks In Omaha and South
Omaha show an increase in their deposits
Of SS604,537 over a year ago.
The comptroller OF the currency has is
sued his call for the statement OF the bust
ness OF the banks at the close of bust
ness September /. and the comparison,
which shows such a splendid increase, is
made with the date OF the call on Sep
tember %, 1908.
During the same period the banks show
an increase in their loans Of f4.e07 ,eSs.
Omaha banks are becoming the wonder of
the entire financial world. and Omaha
has been in the limelight for some time,
because of the remarkable business going
through its clearing house each day. Omaha
far outranks any city of its size in the
country. n has passed many larger
cities, some twice its population.
A comparison Of the deposits Of the
banks for the year shows that the Omaha
National has increased its deposits nearly
100000 The City National has been
added to the list OF national banks since
the last call and this assists in raising the
grand total.
Comparison OF Two q
The following table makes a comparison
with a year ago and reveals the remark
able increase;
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-09
REV. P. n. MCDOWELL MOD
ORATOR BAPTIST ASSOCIATION
He Presides at Business Meeting
When Publication and Distri-
button Are Discussed.

Wednesdays session OF the Omaha Bap-
fist association began with a Bible study
hour led by Rev. George Campbell Of Ben
son. Rev. p. H. Mcdowell OF Emmanuel
church was chosen moderator and presided
over the business sessions.
The general discussion OF the business
session ~pertained to the publication of the
meetings OF the session and the best meth
DDS OF distributing them as well as the
Baptist annual, Rev.yJ. w. ConIey led the
discussion. which was participated in by
Rev. w. Wells. state secretary; Rev. B.. r.
Fellman and others.
At the afternoon business session ad-
dresses were made by Rev. D.. d. Proper,
Rev. Wilson Mills and Rev. B. F. Fellman.
The afternoon conservation hour was led
by Rev. 1. W. Corey of Fremont.
The program last evening included
three twenty-minute addresses upon the re-
cent Northern Baptist convention, held al
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-09
FRATERNAL MEN OF CALDER
some Big Guns VIII BE in Omaha
on Taft Day to Attend
d. Convention.

Two hundred visitors will be in Omaha
September 20, the day OF the Taft visit, to
attend the annua convention Of the As
ISOLATED F~rRternities. Some of these will be
men OF the highest standing in the fraternal
insurance world and win represent a COM
blned membership OF L500.000, of whom
Ss 2O Woo added during the last year.
The visitors will be in special charge OF
the Woodmen OF the World and various
entertainments are being planned in their
behalf. Among these is a visit TO the den.
these outsiders being the only men not
regularly Initiated knights who will see
the president ride the goat.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-09
W. C. Kyle CHOSEN PRESIDENT
OF FIRE PREVENTION SOCIETY
Association of Insurance Men VIII
Lead Movement Against Causes
OF Fires in State.

The Nebraska Fire Prevention assocl-
alton. an organization OF Insurance men
for the purpose OF -inaugurating and
furthering a movement against the causes
Of fire danger. was formed at a meeting
held at the Rome hotel yesterday after
noon. The association begins with e MEM
bershlp Of t~wenty-eight.
The officers chosen are w. c. Lyle,
PRESIDENT A. j. Love, vice president:
Frank N. Pond. secretary-treasurer. All are
Omahans. President Lyle announced the
membership Of the executive committee as
]. F. Dale, c. d. Mullin and f. D.. Mari of
Omaha and L. C. Story and s, ]. Alexander
of IAncoln.
The meeting was addressed by f.. s.
Phelps OF Burlington, Ia, prominent in In
surance affairs in that state and a member
OF the fire prevention association, which
was recently formed there. He set forth
the purposes OF the association and some
thing of its history. showing that in
rs per cent OF the cases where the organi-
cation asked for property improvements
with reference to the fire risk. owners had
complied.
A. ". Johnson. chief deputy state fire
commissioner. assured the members Of tn,
newly formed association that the state
officials were anxious chat It might be sue,
cessful and cooperate in the enforcement
OF the building laws.
The meetings closed last night with 4
smoker given by the Blue Goose, a socla
organisation composed OF insurance men
A number Of the 100 field agents at tn,
meeting yesterday remained to attend tn,
gathering OF the local agents OF the stat,
to be held at the Field club today. Officer
OF the Nebraska Association Of Local In
sunarnce Agents viii be aected.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-09
CHAUFFEUR GETS MINIMUM
Driver for McHuRh stopped by Gan
iH Fined Five Dollars In
Police Court,

Thomas B. Love, chauffeur for Judge w.
d. McHugh, who had to be shown a re-
volver by Officer Rishling before he would
stop his auto on the street was fined s.
in police court, the minimum under the
law.
Prosecution under the state law followed
in police court by Prosecutor Dickinson,
and Love was let off with the minimum
fine.
Some days ago the city prosecutor de-
clared he would prosecute speeders under
the city ordinance, which provides more
severe penalties. But in this case, he says,
the offense was committed where little or
no traffic was going on and there was no
intention to break the law, so he let the
McHugh machine in under the wire
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-09
MURDER, GET CERTAIN MAN
Verdict Of Coroner's Jury at Inquest
of 0thello Ratliff.
NEGRO SEEN BY GIRL IS WANTED
His Arrest Recommended, but Police
Discredit Theory of His Guilt
and Think Horse Kicked
Little FeIl0w.

A verdict oS murder and a recommended
ton for the apprehension of "a certain col
ored man" attached TO the Buffalo Bill
show, wsre returned by Coroner Heafey's
Jury which investigated the death Of little
I otheilo Ratiifk, the oolored boy found dead
! at the Kellom school Tuesday morning.
Prom the evidence submitted TO the
ooroners jury" the verdict reads, I'VE
find that said REtiiff came to his death
by being murdered by parties unknown to
the Jury and va recommend that the proper
authorities take immediate action to locate
and arrest the ycolored man who was seen
in compan with Ratnff's sister on the
day before and the night of Buffalo Bilrs
show az OmHha."
Several T~7heorfos Adauced.
Numerous IDEAS OF how the boy met his
death were brought out by the testimony
ut the inquest. Detectives Maloney and
Van Deusen and also Or. A. d. Dunn,
who made NE autopsy, declared they
thought the wounds on the lads head had
been made by the shoe Of a horse, The
detectives went further with the theory
and said that perhaps after the boy had
been hurt, he had been taken from wherS
the accident happened and placed on the
school grounds 30 that his injury or death
would not be charged to the show people,
The cry OF a mar near Twenty-third
and Nicholas streets. within a block of
where othello Ratliff was found dead.
was heard by Policeman Dudley at II
o'clock Monday night while he was walk
ing his beat on Cunning street.
Don't do thatl' the voice exclaimed
with an oath.
officer Dudley thought little Of 1t at
the time and said nothing of the matter
until he reported for. duty at the police
station Tuesday afternoon He says that
from the sound of the voice, It belonged
TO a colored man. as the voice was OF
negro accent and deep.
That the boy did not die at once. but
fingered some time, was ascertained by
the examining physicians. They ventured
the opinion that perhaps the boy had
been left half buried in dirt, bricks and
rubbish while he still lived.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-09
Roads Cut Time,
Chicago to Omaha
Milwaukee and Northwestern Will
Shoot Their Trains Through
in Twelve Hours.
Now for that speed war.

Now for that speed war.
Chicago to Omaha in twelve hours is the
result of an order issued by the Chicago &
Northwestern and by the Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul. The running time OF
both roads has been slashed between Chi
cago and DenYer to twenty-sevan and one
half hours. The cut between Omaha and
Chicago is two hours,
Low rates for Ak-Sar-Ben are also an
nounced and in conjunction with the re-
duction In time will have a highly stimulat-
ing effect on west-bound passenger traffic.
The Ak-Sar-Ben rate will be one and one
half for the round trip within a radius OF
400 miles. The rates will be effective o.
tober as, with a return limit to October Ii.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-09

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doctor said an operation was my only
chance, and / dreaded II almost as
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Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-09
Official Order
of the Taft Car
Presidents Private Coach Will Come
In on Rock Island Train
in Afternoon.

The official order for the movement OF
President Taft's private car has been re-
ceived at Union station. The private car
containing the chief executive and his
party will be attached to Rock Island
train No. II and will arrive in Omaha at
4:So o'clock on the afternoon of Monday,
Sept. 20 II will be parked here until Rock
Island train No. Z arrives and then It Will
be attached to hat train President Taft
and his party are scheduled 20 leave Union
station at HIP on No. Z for Denver.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-09
Portland. Ore. by Revs. e. R. Curry. P.

Portland, Ore, by Revs- e. r. Curry, p.
III. Mcdowell and j. w. Conley.
At today's session Rev. George Smith
of Bancroft will have charge OF the morn
ing Bible study hour. The business session
will be given over to the discussion of up
to-date themes. Rev. Frank A. Case will
deliver the missionary sermon. This
afternoon will be given over to the
women's Missionary association, with asso-
citation officers in charge.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-09

to a sermon. Rev. d. A. Holmes of Daven-
port preached on 'woman's Place and
Power" A solo "oh. Shining Light was
sung by Mrs. d. A. Holmes.
The session will be continued this
At that time the regular meet
ings of the Baptist association will be
started.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-09
Captain Dunn
Leaves Hospital
Able to Go to His Home After Two
Months of Serious Ill
ness.

There is rejoicing among the many
friends Of Police Captain Henry Dunn. He
has gone home from the hospital, after an
illness OF two months, during which time
his condition became very grave more than
once. Although not yet able to assume his
duties again, he is convalescing rapidly
and is able to be up and around. His home
is at the Strehlow, on Sherman avenue.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-09
HUTESoWS INVESTMENT WINS

OmRhan Sells Farm in Merrick
County for Three Times Orig
inaI Purchase Price.
A Merrick county farm has just been
sold for nearly three times as much as
was paid for it nine years ago
The sale was made by ]. c. Huteson of
the Huteson Optical company OF Omaha
to Otto F. zlomke OF Central City. The
farm Includes s6 acres. lying on the Platte
river. five miles southwest of Contra city.
Mr.. Huteson bought It in 1900, paying less
than $50 per acre. The sale price to
Zlomke was SIS. 700 cash, which is in ex-
cess Of SS1 per acre net
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-09

1OldAS oOoSoU1 S54,044,O4 9
The Corn Exchange bank shows great
strides, the increase In deposits since the
last call being about 80 per cent. The de-
posits at the close OF business August 81,
were S75, S62.Ss, and the loans and dis
counts S61. O49. so. The statements Of the
Corn Exchange bank are not included IN
the call of the comptroller Of the currency.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-09

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enough. / suffered
contemporaries
dizziness, nervous
ness, and q severe
female trouble,
LydiaE. Pnkham's
Vegetable Com
pound has restored
me to perfect
health and kept me
fromthe operating
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-09
ARE TO MEET TODAY
First Preliminary Gathering Of the
Committee is Arranged.
ALL BUT PRESIDENT ARE HERE
Head OF the Order Detained by III
D.. ness in His HOme-CaItfOrnia
MinStrels Now EnFOute
. to Omaha.
ALL BUT PRESIDENT ARE HERE

The Eagles continue to flock to Omaha,
and now practically all the committee Of
ficers have arrived. President Bernard j.
Monaghan OF Philadelphia has been de-
tanned at home by the illness of his wife
and will reach Omaha Friday afternoon.
The several committees are in session to-
day arranging dates for other sessions.
The first regular. meeting DIS booked for
today.
The committees on finance, judiciary,
press, credentials and appeals held short
sessions this morning. These committee
men arrived Tuesday night: Credentials,
John e. Shields Of Boston, Robert Watson
OF Chester. w. A. Dish Of Parsons, Kan. A.,
and W. T.. Shoemaker OF San Antonio.
Appeals, c, p. O'Malley OF Scranton, Pa.
Fletcher M. Noe OF Indianapolis, Harry
Applebaum of New York. Charles I. Flynn
of Baker City. Ore, and William O.. Maui
sell of Hoboken, N. j. Chairman Eddie
Hirsch OF the press COMMITTEES arrived from
Baltimore Wednesday morning.
Three Trains from Baltimore.
All the members of the advance guard
report enthusiasm in their respective cities
over the convention. Eddie Hirsch of Bal
timore declares his city and state are going
to send a big contingent to the meeting,
probably using three special trains. These
will reach Omaha on Monday or Tuesday.
Secretary Ryder has received word from
the San Francisco aerie that the grand
minstrel troupe, supported by that order,
has left for Omaha and that II may get
here by Friday night. In case. It does a
special minstrel show will be put on at the
Paxton lobby. The big minstrel show In
which the San Francisco troupe and omaha
aerie will unite will be given at the Audi
forum Monday night. This is planned as
the opening event on the weeks program.
1t has been arranged TO have three nights
at the Den for the Eagles next week.
These will be Monday. Tuesday and We'd
nesday. Secretary Ryder believes there will
be fully 1900 Eagles to initiate, and Sam
son is arranging to take care of 900 on
each of the evenings.
Sightseeing Trip Arranged.
The automobile party for the Eagles
sightseeing Jour will be started from The
Bee building at 2 o'clock Tuesday after
noon. At the conclusion Of this ride the
visitors will be taken to Hanscom park,
where the Pennsylvania delegates will be
entertained by the local Eagles from the
Keystone state. Two bands will be en-
ployed at the park to furnish music.
During the convention week the ball room
at the Rome hotel will be used as an as
sembly room for the women. Mr.. Miller has
rendered the free use Of this room to the
local committee on arrangements, and
there the women will assemble for all
meetings.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-09

fought out in the courts, the city winning
out, leaving them free to let the contract
last night. Approximately $4,000 is in
volved in the contract.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-09
A PIennant urpri.e

follows the first dose Of DIR, Kings New
Life Pills, the painless regulators that
strengthen you. Guaranteed. CSC Sold by
Beaton Drug Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-09

That more money is at work in and
around Omaha than a year ago is shown by
the following comparative statement Of the
loans made by the banks a year ago with
the present:
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-09
DEPOSITS.
SIS, 18s, Os7 $40, 5a9,5 500

SH,oSd,oOO
The last call made by the comp
troller was June %. 1909. n the banks
show an increase of tS,564.lS 6 since tina
date.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-09
LOANS. /.

Some Of the banks have more money
loaned out at present than they had in
June and some have less, as the following
statement wifi show:
Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-09
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-15
EDITORS NOT YET
 OUT OF THE WOODS

Washington, October IA = Attorney General Wickersham has responded to all inquiries as to his opinion upon the Indianapolis News libel case that he has nothing to say. pending a report from the government counsel.
 While no report has been given out 1t Is suggested at the department of justice that the action on the removal proceedings affects only the question as to the defendants in that proceed. ing being brought to Washington and that the government can go lead with the other phases of the Panama case Just what the governments position will be cannot yet be determined. The matter Is being handled at this end by the Attorney General personally all though assisted by attorneys in the de- partment
 Stuart McNamara of this city, the special counsel for the government Tn the case, who has but recently returned from France where he pursued inquir- ies bearing on the proceedings, is ex- pected here immediately to confer with the Attorney General and any outline of the governments plans will not De forthcoming until after a conference between government counsel.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-15
BUILDING PLANS
 ARE ACCEPTED


 Washington, October 14-At a meeting of the officers of the Southern Commer- cial congress today plans for the or agnizations million dollar building to be erected in this city were accepted.
 The structure will be built from con tributions throughout the south, and John M. Parker of New Orleans, pres ident of the congress, will leave tomor- row on speaking tour in that section of the country. He goes first to Green vile, s. O. then to Atlanta, Ga, and Birmingham, Ala. The complete itin- erary has not yet been completed. The work of organizing and canvassing the 16 states which will be called upon to contribute to the congress will, it Is figured, occupy more than & year.
 The object of the congress Is to ad- vance the interests of the south through the maintenance here of a central bureau representing every state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-15
ALABAMA MEN MUST
 SERVE SENTENCE

Pensacola, October 14--It is not im- probable that W. s. Harlan, manager of the Jackson Lumber company of Lock- hart, Ala, and four employees of the company, will have their bonds of s3000 cash each escheated, in addition to hay ing to serve the sentence imposed by the federal court here more than year ago on charges of peonage.
 Although the highest court in the land has approved the sentences imposed by the lower court. the defendants have not surrendered to the marshal to begin their services of sentences of from three to six months each in the federal prison at Atlanta
 Judge Thomas G. Jones of the United States court for the middle district of Alabama will pass upon the motion to escheat the bond of the defendants and to take the necessary steps to have them enter upon their sentences.
 Upon request of the special assistant attorneys Circuit Judge Pardee has assigned Judge Jones to come here on Friday and hear motion on the part of the government to escheat the bonds of the five men, and if that is done, to issue a writ for their apprehension in whatever state they may be in. The disqualification of Judge Sheppard here necessitated the appointment of another judge to pass on the motion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-15
Meetinas VIII Be in Secret.

New York, October 14.-Future meet ings, and the work of the. special com mittee appointed by the Explorers club to investigate the claim of pr. Cook that he climbed Mount Mckinley in 1908, will be In secret. Anthony F'iala, the Arctic explorer who is member of the com mittee. said: "The investigation was in- stituted at the request of Dr. Cook him. self, and anything that has appeared in regard to the deliberation in evidence before the committee has come from some other sources, from persons who probably are anxious to have only one side of the matter aired.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-15
RECORDS PROVE
 POLAR DISCOVERY

New York October 14-Only the pro- duction of astronomical records can settle the polar controversy, and these records might be fabricated. This, in effect, was tbe paradoxica1 statement made in let ter today by Prof. Harold Jacoby, pro lessor of astronomy at Columbia univer- sity. It was Professor Jacobys beilef that the north pole had been reached but that even when all the records had been published the final verdict would have to rest upon the veracity Of the ex- plorers because of the possibility of lab rieating polar records. He did not specify whether he accepted the claims of Peary or Cook or both.
 z "As far as astronomic records go oe- #clared Professor Jacoby, Tit would De possible to fabricate them without ever visiting the locality at all, and yet only the astronomic records will settle the question: The public exhibition of the instruments with which the observations were made is quite immaterial.'
 Describing astronomical condltiohs d. inc nole Professor Jacoby said;
 "At the pole the suns elevation IS al ,,ost nerfectly constant with the day or 9a hours If several sextant obserVauohs are made at intervals of several hours and they show the suns altitude to nave been practically without variation we have complete proof that the pole has been reached. If the date is known these . observations must be not only nearly \ aa,al to each other, but also equal to a definite angle that can be computed in advance.
 Irregularities of astronomic refraetion could not impair the precision Of such observation more than few miles. It is precisely such a series of polar ooserva- tions that Dr. Cook and Commander Peary must produce for the inspection or scientific men. The complete astronom- teal record of either Cook or Peary made at tbe pole can probably be written on a single sheet of paper. The popular inn pression that such record needs to be boxed up in something larger than vest pocket is a mistake"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-10-15
Souqht by the Police.

Washington October 4.-John w Stur- giss, formerly bookkeeper In the Ma tional Safe Deposit Savings and Trust company of this city, is sought by the police of this and other cities to answer a charge of embedding about $SO0O from the trust company. The police have sent out to all parts of the country descriptive circulars asking for the arrest of Stur- giss. Sturgiss is 21 years old and has been connected with the trust company two years. He was prominent in athletic and church circles.