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Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-28
Glidden Cars
at Hugo, Colo.
White Steamer and American Simplex
Draw Penalties for Delay and
Repairs. -

HUGO Colo, July N.-(Special Tele-
gram. fright out on the Colorado prairies,
In a little settlement of perhaps 500 popula.
ton, the Glidden tourists are camping
tonight.
In the run today from Denver, 165 miles,
two clean scores were lost, one in the
Glidden ranks and the other the last score
contender for the Detroit trophy The
former was the White Steamer, driven by
Searles, which was delayed by sand in Its
lubricator pipe. The penalty for this and
Tor lateness was 1872 points, and this leaves
but six with records untouched in the tour.
Ing car division. The other enalizatior
was TO the American Simplex for labor ir
repairing the damage done TO it's steering
gear and radiator from hitting a gully al
high speed. Its penalty Is Ia points and
this places it second in the competition
for Its class honors. The Glide car will
have Its penalty for today announced to.
morrow. At present IL has 1911 points
against it, 1913 OfS.which were gotten in
the run to Denver for lateness and time
In working on its front spring. The Brush
runabout, driven by Trinkle, turned upside
down before reaching Colorado Springs
and It was righted by other contestants.
and after repairs are made to it's steering
system, II will continue.
This was one Of the picturesque days of
the contest, for the route led into the foot
hills Of the Rocky mountains from Denver
to Colorado Springs. At this famous resort
stop Of two hours was made and each
car was required to stay that long while
the crews took advantage to visit Manitou
and the Garden Of the Gods. Up to the
springs the roads were generally fine and
at all times good but as soon as the ma
chimes were turned eastward into the prai-
ries the roads were OF a varied and un-
dependable nature. At times they were
splendid, but there were sink holes, gullys
and bumps which could hardly be seen
far away. This was the cause of the
penalization to the American Simplex,
whose driver did nOt see the washout In
time to save the car from going into It.
The damage was OF a serious nature and
may be more 30 inasmuch as the radiator
was smashed and leaks badly.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-28
THAW BLUSHES WITH SHAME
Evidence of His Beating Young Girls
is introduced.
HUSH MONEY TO SUPPRESS IT
More Than Twenty-Five Thousand
Dollars Paid Out TO Keep Facts
IRON Being DIvulged at
His Trial.

WHITE PLAINS, n. Y, July H,-Harry
X. Thaw sat in the supreme court here
today and heard a womans testimony
that made his pallid face flush. He saw
a pearl-handled dog whip exhibited and
he heard the witness swear that she had
seen him WELD it on the bare flesh of
young girls.
The prisoners wife, Evelyn Nesbit
Thaw, heard most of the testimony, which
was of such a nature that Justice Mills
preceded it's presentation with the warning
that mo woman should stay in the court
room unless she is willing to hear every
thing" Two girls left the room.
The witness was Miss Susan Morrill, a
buxom, pink-cheeked woman of about 35
years, and she opened a new chapter in
the life OF Stanford Whites slayer. She
told of alleged acts OF his in 1902 and 1905,
when he was young bachelor about New
York before the tragedy on the Madison
Square roof garden.
Her testimony was in marked contrast
to that of two aliensts who went on the
stand and gave Thaw a clean bill of
health, declaring that in their opinion he
was sane Summarized, her testimony was
that during the three years named she
kept in succession two New York lodging
houses. where Thaw rented rooms under
assumed Names and to which he brought
at various times more than 200 girls.
Paid Girls for silence.
After Thaw's Imprisonment she said,
she paid these women at least S25,O as
the price Of their silence, and to keep
them from bothering Thaw's wife or his
mother" One Of the girls, who, she said.
passed as Thaw's wife, received 5000. The
money came from Thaw.
After telling Of Thaw's engaging rooms,
the bearing of evidence upon the question
Of the prisoners mental condition became
apparent For at this point the mysterious
package which was brought to court yes
terday by Clifford w. Hartridge, Thaw's
former counsel, was unwrapped and a
pearl-handled whip, about three feet long,
was brought into view. With this before
the eyes of court and spectators the woman
related series OF stories about finding
Thaw on several occasions lashing the
girls upon their bare arms and bodies.
'Thaw," she said, had posed as a theat-
rical agent and had lured the girls to his
rooms with promises of engagements.
When she demonstrated with him." she
testified, his excuse was that the girls
'wer'nt smart enough and couldn't fill
their positions, and deserved a beating. -
She testified further that Thaw had fire.
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Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-28
Express Rate
Hearing is Held
in South Dakota
Wells Fargo Company Insists that
Schedules of other Companies
Are Too Low.

MITCHELL, S. D., July T.-(Special Tel
egram. This afternoon was held the hear
ing between the State Railroad commits
sion and A. j. Ludlow, the traffic manager
Of the wells-Fargo Express company, the
company being called upon to show why
IT should not comply with the state law
adopted by the last legislature requiring II
TO reduce It's rates 20 per cent. Mr. Ludlow
assumed the position that on January 1
the Wells-Fargo company was not doing
business in the state and mad no rates to
be adjusted under the state law, that IL
did not assume to recognize the rates of
the United States Express company as
being of character high enough to make
the business self sustaining The rate
question was discussed freely by both sides
and comparison of rates was made be-
tween the Wels-Fargo and those of the
American.
Mr.. Ludlow stated that when his com
pany came into the state It made its rates
on the mileage basis, making them about
three times as high as the first class
freight rates of the railroads in the state
He was much opposed to making the
minimum rate Of any package less than
50 cents. while the other companies
minimum rates was S5 cents.
The result of the conference was a
declaration on the part of the commits
sion that while the present schedule
of express rates established by the
American and other companies aside
from the Wells Fargo doing business
in the state were apparently in line with
the law passed by the legislature.
The Wells-Fargo company stood out
against the compliance with the law In
order to force that company to adopt the
same schedules in force in other lines II
might be necessary for the railroad COM
mission to make up and establish a tariff
covering express rates based on distance
and II so 1t might mean some slight
changes on the part of the other COM
panies II the Wells-Fargo company con-
cedes to placing its rates under the 1903
law the case will be dropped
Commissioner Ness on behalf Of the Com
mercial club made a statement to the
commission asking for joint freight rates
from Mitchell to the Black Hills country
and also requiring the Milwaukee and the
Omaha roads TO connect their tracks in
this city. A hearing on this matter will
be held here on August "a.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-28
WRIGHT MAKES NEW RECORD
He Carries Passenger in Airship for
Full Hour.
GOES AT WONDERFUL sPEEl
Test is Same as that in which
Lieutenant seIfrIt.sse Lost His
Life TeR Months
Ago.

WASHINGTON. July 27.-The worlds
aeroplane record for two men, both as to
time and distance, was broken this even
ing In beautiful flight OF one hour twelve
minutes and forty second, upwards of fifty
miles and at a speed averaging about forty
miles an hour, by Orville Wright at Fort
Myer, with Lieutenant Frank p. Lahm of
the army signal corps as passenger.
The former record was made last year
by his brother, Wilbur joint inventor with
him Of the machine in which both flights
were accomplished, at Lemans, France
with Prof. Painleav of the French insti-
tute as passenger, That flight was one
hour, nine minutes and thrty-one seconds
Wilbur was an eager spectator of today's
flight by his brother.
The cheering which heralded the setting
Of new mark in the conquest Of the air
was led by President Taft in person, who
had sat an intensely interested spectator
throughout the flight, and who insisted at
it's conclusion upon personally congratu-
lating the brothers upon their success.
Meets Government Test.
This success was all important to the
Wrights in that it completed the first CT
two crucial tests of their machine imposed
o nthem by the United States government
the so-called endurance test" which re-
quired them TO remain one hour continu-
ously in the air with one passenger. Orvile
did nearly thirteen minutes better than this
and could have kept on indefnitely-three
hours and a half. the limit imposed by the
gasoline capacity of the supply tank.
The other test, that for speed. will be
completed with tomorrow, when Orvile is
to take Lieutenant Benjamin Fouls Of the
signal corps on a cross-country flight to
Alexandria and return, total of ten miles,
over a measured course and at a speed re-
quired to average forty miles an hour. Or
willie could have made that flight this even
ing, but it was almost dark when at last
he alighted, after a flight which would
have carried him almost twice across the
English channel
Poignacy was added to todays achieve
ment OF Orvile Wright by the realization
by everybody present upon his last attempt
to navigate the air with a passenger, hat
passenger. Lieutenant Selfrldge, was killed
and he himself terribly injured.
His devoted sister Miss Katherine
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-28
Bloody Riots in Spain
In Protest Against War

BARCELONA, July 2.-Barcelona is now
under martial law. Serious rioting has
occurred following the declaration OF a
general strike yesterday In protest against
the military operations In Morocco, and
the dispatch TO that country OF large
bodies Of troops. Several persons have
been killed and a large number wounded
iolent meetings have been held during
the last few days and the general strike
followed. There has been much fighting
In the streets, and practically all com
munications have been destroyed. The
food supplies have been cut off, resulting
in great hardship and suffering, especially
among the poor, The prices Of the neess-
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-28
INDIANS AS CHURCH WORKERS
Conversation Declares that Women
Equal white sisters for Rails
inR Money.

A,vrERfsE g. D.. July N.-(special)-At
the recent church oonvocation OF Indians
held at Lower Briie there was a large
attendance OF Indians from all the reser-
vatIons IN the state. and al the meeting
the Indian women showed that they have
learned one OF the features of church
work from their white sisters, As they
turned over for church extension work
S. 400. which they had accumulated for
that purpose through the needlework of
their women societies. While the Indians
who take up church work appear TO be as
close attendants at church service as do
the white men II appears that they also
look 20 the feminine portions Of their con-
gregationa to get busy when there is money
20 raise Just as do their white brethren
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-28

earies OF life are almost prohibitive.
The strikers cheer the soldiers. but have
attacked the police Of Barcelona and
suburbs. Several serious engagements
have occurred between the police and the
rioters and the former have not hesitated
TO use their pistols freely. AS result
many innocent pedestrians have been shot
as we'll as rioters.
All commercial activities are prostrated
and service on the tramways and railroads,
as we'll as cab and carriage service, has
ceased. There is great uneasiness here
and fear Of much more serious disorders
Trouble y also reported from the Interior
town
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-28
Client of Senator Jeff
Davis Killed at His Side

suit met in the court room to decide where
the child was to be delivered Ellis ap-
peared for his wife, the former Mrs.
Willis. and Senator Davis represented
Willis
Ellis suddenly drew a revolver and fired
At Willis. who was sstsd At a table. A
court attache knocked up his arm. Just
as the weapon was discharged, and the
bullet was embedded in the wall
Ellis ran around the table The latter
rested his pistol against the door jamb,
just as Willis ran out. and fired a second
time, this time with almost instantly fatal
effect. Sheriff Roberts seized Ellis, who
surrendered his pistol 10 Judge Fulk, and
was at once taken 70 jail
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-28
Plot by Castro
Comes to Light
Had Revolution in Venezuela Cooked
and Prime, but Arrests
Interfere. -.-.

CARACAS, Venezuela, July G.-The OPP
perfume imprisonment yesterday at Marai-
caibo of a German subject named Theo-
dore Houer, who recently arrived here
from Europe and Raymond Porpacen, his
Caracas lawyer, disclosed a dangerous
Castro revolutionary plot to overthrow
Gomez.
Herr Hauer ostensibly represented Gen
eral Castro in an attempt to sell the for
mer's stock in various Venezuelan COM
panies. but in reality he was organizing a
Castro revolution. This has been proven
by correspondence and secret codes seized
on his person.
Important arrests are expected soon and
Cactros adherents in congress are greatly
alarmed.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-28

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. July a.-Shooting
over the head of United States Senator
jeff Davis, w. Y. Ellis, a resident OF Pine
Bluff, fired q bullet into the heart Of
Nathaniel Parker Willis, owner OF llquor
habit cure at Indianapolis, In the circuit
court room this afternoon.
The shooting was the tragic ending OF
a law suit brought by Willis against his
divorced wife, who had subsequently, mar
ried ellis, The suit was for the posses
sion Of Willis child. Willis died in his
s'her's arms almost instantly after being
sh IT.
Willis yesterday secured an order from
Circuit Judge Fulk 10 take possession OF
lihe child, and today the parties 70 the
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-28
The accident of
energy has made
more millionaires
than the accident
of birth.

Business energy shows itself in
advertising. The man who adver-
tises wants your trade and If he
gets 1t. will do what he can to
hold 1t.
Many big and little firms
advertise under the head of
Announcements" on the first
want ad page. These will
give you valuable information.
Read them every day.
Have you read the want ads. yet,
tOday2
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-28
BANDITS KILL TEN SOLDIERS
Engagement Occurs Between French
Troops and Robbers in Cochin
China.

SAIGON, French Cochin-China, July ~
During an engagement today between
French troops and Detham bandits Captain
Petthuis and ten men were killed and
twenty wounded The bandits lost fifty
men killed and 100 wounded.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-28
HOUSE HOLDS SHORT sEssIO
Champ Clark Declares He is Being
''DeViled to Death"

"DeNtIe0 TO Denths"
WASHINGTON. July 57.-After a session
of forty-nine minutes the house today ad-
journea until Thursday, At which time 1t is
expected that the much talked OF resolu-
tion authorizing the tariff conferees to re-
ducs the rates on leather goods below
those OF the Payne bill will be brought in
and acted upon.
When the proposition to adjourn over was
submitted by Mr.. Payne some laughter was
created by Mr.. Clark the mironity leader,
remarking that he was being 'deviled to
death for information as 20 when the
democratic eonfetses were TO be called in.
''If you can tell me will tell you" was
the only consolation he got from the ways
ana means chairman.
Mr.. Tawney OF Minnesota orused the
house to a high pitch OF excitement when
he denounced Dr. Charles Richards Van
Hlse, president Of the University OF Wis
consin. for having, as Mr.. Tawney said
made false charges against him regarding
his attitude on the conservation Of the ra-
tional resources.s
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-28
CIGAR MAKERS MAKE PROTEST
Boston Union Objects TO Admission Of
Smokes from Philippine
Islands,

BOSTON, July H.-The Boston Cigar
makers union today sent the following
telegram to President Taft:
Two thousand cigarmakers of Boston
respectfully petition against the admission
Of 100000 cigars from the Philippines
free Of duty"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-28

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THE OMAHA BEE

goes TO the homes-is read by the
women--sells goods for advertisers.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-28

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Omaha daily bee., 1909-07-28
WEATHER FORECAST

For Nebraska-Showers.
For lowa-Thunder showers.
For weather report see page 3.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-25
WORKED AS MESSENGERS.
Men Who Served Roosevelt On Fed
eral Printing Office Pay Roll.

WASHINGTON, Feb. lo.-Testi-
mony made public to-day shows that
when Public Printer Donnelly was
examined before the House committee
on appropriations ne was asked BY
Chairman Tawney If any men from
the Government printing office were
detailed to the White House. Donnel-
ly answered that a few were so de-
tailed, the majority Of them acting as
messengers. He added that they per-
formed the work in connection with
the printing and issuing OF invita-
tions to social functions, and when
detailed to the White House did not
work at the Government printing Of
fee. Their combined salaries aggre-
gated 5000 year.
In response to a suggestion Of Rep
resentative Smith Of Iowa, the pub
lie printer agreed that they were
really White House messengers. The
practice Of detailing men from the
Government printing Office to the
White House has been in vogue for
three or four years he said.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-25
Athletic Club Benefit.

Manager Shortley Of the Grand
Theatre on West Commercial street
has generously offered to give bene-
fit to the Athletic club, and the offer
has been thankfully accepted, Fri
day night Of this week, February 26
is the date, On that night there will
be special films, Of particular interest
to all members Of the club and to
Others interested in athletic matters,
and the illustrated songs will be Civ.
en- by local talent. The entertainment
promises to be very fine one. Among
those who will be on the program
are Mrs. Harry Flavel, Mrs. c. H,
Calender and Miss Irene Simington,
each of which will sing one or more
songs during the evening, Another
feature will be full orchestra of
seven pieces, The boys have set the
admission price at Is cents or two
admissions for 2sc. The performance
will surely be worth three times as
much, but the low admission was
made SO that everybody in the city
should attend, ~.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-25
Minors Are Liable

The arrest and conviction 81 two
minors in police court on charges OF
drunkenness, calls attention TO q
State law on the subject, A statute
provides that II any minor, over the
age Of 10 years, shall represent him
self 70 be Of age 70 any person for
the purpose Of securing intoxicants,
he shall be punished by fine OF not
less than $50 or more than $50, The
statute also provides that il shall be
the duty Of district attorneys, shcr.
ifs and police officers" 10 see that
this law IL enforced
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-25
Up From North BEND

Hon Louis Simpson, mayor Of
North Bend, and one Of the leading
magnaies oi The Coos country (and
a son Of Hon A. N. Simpson, of
Knappton), arrived in this city yes.
terday, accompanied by Mrs, Simp-
son. They are guests at the home
ol Mr.. and Mrs, Charles II. callen-
der Messrs. Simpson and Calender
made a run over 10 Knappton on the
steamer Melville yesterday afternoon,
and took look At the Columbia
plant there, beside meeting and greet
ing kinsmen and friends over there
They returned later in the day. and
Mr. and Mrs, Simpson, will sail this
morning Tor North Bend, on the
steamship Breakwater Mr. Simpson
gives a glowing aecoun, Of conditions
down in the Coos region and predicts
all sorts OF successes for that coun-
try in the near future
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-25
PERSONAL MENTION

7. r. Evans of Evanston, Ind, wa,
- the city yesterday on business
quest and was registered at ths
Merwyn.
J. X Lansing Of Seattle arrived
here on the noon train yesterday and
will leave for home this morning via
South Bend.
r. G. Summers Of Des Moines was
doing business on the streets Of AS.
toria yesterday and was quartercd at
the Hotel Northern.
9. w. Quincy Of The DaIlcs spent
the afternoon here yesterday on an
errand Of legal import and departed
for home on The 6:i0 train last even
ing.
H. J. Knowlton Of Spokane was
here yesterday on matters Of busi-
ness.
~. u. herfigaf1 OF Salem was noted
on these streets yesterday.
7. p Davidge Of Eugene was
among the big crowd Of visitors reg
istered in this city yesterday.
R. r. Matthews Of Silyerton spent
the day in Astoria yesterday on mat
tiers Of business
J. NJ Thompson Of Portland was 1
business visitor in Astoria yesterday
and was registered at the Occident.
Harry Jones came down from tho
metropolis yesterday on a business
Trip.
+. w. Munroe Of Portland was do
ng business in the city yesterday.
Q. w. Singleton u Medford spent
he day in Astoria yesterday.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-25
Trial OF DR.. Peacock

Judge Rice, and the members Of
the Wahkiakum bar with the Off
GERS oi that county, were In attend.
ance upon the opening Of the super.
ior court term at CathIamet. yester-
day morning and the case Of DR..
Frederick Peacock was the first mat
ter called on the criminal docket.
The work Of selecting the jury was
taken up almost iustanter, and when
adjournment was had in the late AZ.
ternoon, bpt one juror had been ac-
cepted from the yenire Of 20 SUM
moned. II Is hoped that the jury
may be selected today and every
effort viii be made 10 that end.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-25
Two Insane Men

There are two insane men in the
county jail. and today they viii be
brought before the county Judge for
examination One Of them is the
man arrested AZ an early hour yes
,erday morning on the streets in a
semi.nudc condition He Is Nels
Jonassen, and Is a trapper from the
north shore. He seems 10 be a man
oi some substance and holds stock in
the Alaska Fisheries Packing Com
pany. The man was found running
about the streets in his underwear
and bare feet, and when citizens
tried 10 stop he ran like deer.
Jonassen's home is at Ilwaco, and he
runs several traps.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-25
Thn Mar Whn 80.

The man who eats does 50 with
the expectation Of being satisfied. TO
this end he seeks the best possible
place to crafty his normal appetite at
most rational expense. These things
account for the steady stream Of
people to and from the portals Of the
Palace Restaurant in this city, The
reputation Of the Palace Is founded
immoveably upon the certainty and
amplitude Of the service It renders to
every purse, and appetite, big and
little Open day and night, Com
mercial streets, opposite the Page
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-25
WIN Give Banquet ToniKht--

The Astoria Retail Grocers' Asso.
citation will indulge In i,s annual
banquet II the Hotel Oceident, this
evening, ~ which time y will play
the host 70 The clerks and commits.
sion men Of the business In this city.
and have a good time generally as
Il usually does The affair begins at
2 o'clock and very generous and eiab.
orate provision had been made for
the affair.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-02-25
.cIreua seats-.

The circus seats. or blcachers.
have been installed in the gymna.
sium Of the Athletic Club. and they
win give . seating capacity Of about
500 Some Of the sections Of the
hleaehers were put up yesterday, but
i II the intention to take them down
and place them of 70 one side when
there Is no occasion for their use.
They may be put mp or taken down
quite readily, Heretofore the seat.
ing capacity Of the gymnasium has
been altogether too small. and there
has been much Inconvenience for
spectators al the basketball games.