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Weekly journal-miner., 1909-10-13

any records the first term, or my neck either. Take him away.'
 Then they tried to get him aboard the wagon that Jones, Clark and Geary were on, but Jones got out of it on the plea that he had been once in jeopardy when he dickered for the brute.
 Clark talked feelingly of his fam fly in Prescott, and Paul Burks, who was in Judge Does rig, moved every body to tears when he graphically portrayed the colossal wreck that would be the lot of the erstwhile proud Santa Fe system in ease any thing happened to his system. John Mason Ross thought he had taken enough desperate chances in loaning the rest of the association the money to appease the freighter with, and Fred Nelson, the lawyer-banker of St. Johns, vetoed the whole business when he suggested that he had cashed four or flve checks for the Prescott crowd, and he didn't propose to let any of them fool him by getting kill ed off until he found out how the Prescott banks would receive the checks.
 It ended by loading the crate on the mail wagon. Nothing could scare those horses out of a walk and the driver had been on the road so long that he was resigned to any fate.
 The children of Prescott will be interested in him. The lawyers have presented him to "the Zoo" at Mur- phy gardens, where he may be seen any time after his arrival. He is a very cute little black bear, and will roll over for piece of candy any time. Isn't that lawyer-lkei
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-10-13

out by contract. He had no interest in the matter except to see that every dollar was actually spent in road building. Dr. Woodburn of the Cum berland mine, was suggested as a suit able person to oversee the work and the entire board voiced their ap- proval of such a selection. The eiti- zens of Mayer and vicinity have sub seribed $1,2OO for the road and the board is to add $2,000.
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sons, S. c. Miller and Jacob L. Mil Ter; John Dickson, Arthur Clothier, Robert Forsythe, George Lount, George Blosser, Luther Paine, George Coulter, Felix Burton, Jake Linn, Martam Lewis, Frank Finney, Colonel Hardin and Dutch John. To which are added the following on leaving Albuquerque: Jackson MeCraekin, William Pointer, Dan E. Connor, Bob Noble, Jack Swill- ing, Messrs. Gilliland, Benedict, Chase, the Young brothers, and four more whose names have been lost. Of the above cavalade that drove their stakes permanently in central Arizona, the Indian arrow, disease and old age have thinned the ranks until but two men are alive today of that memorable party. They are Samuel c. Miller and Dan E. Connor. The latter is rest ing at his home in the old homestead in Missouri. MT. Miller is still on the ground that he "pieked" out in 1863, and which is situated but one mile from the courthouse in Prescott. He was the youngest member of the party, and mentally and physically, is as alert as men of today one-half his age.
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-10-13
FAIR WILL BEAT
 ANYTHING GIVEN BEFORE

At a meeting of the Territorial Fair commission just concluded at Phoenix the final touches were put on the preparations for the Fifth Territorial fair which will this year be held the second week in Novem- Der, the Sth to the 14th. Bigger and better than ever before, is the prom ise the commission is giving and there seem to be facts to bear them out
 In all of the live stock departments the premiums have been increased 20 per cent, in the poultry show the pre- miums have been just doubled and a new show, a dog show, has been added to the list of attractions. In addition to this, the premium list has been increased by the addition of several new classes, it being the desire of the commission to offer ev- cry indueement for the exhibition of fancy and thoroughbred stock by eiti- zens of the territory. That they have planned wisely, is testified to by the many inquiries already received by the secretary.
 Naturally great interest eenters about the racing program and prob ably it is enough to say that this year at Phoenix there will be more horses start in the harness events than ever before raced at any meet ing held west of Chicago. MT. J. c. Adams the president of the fair com mission, spent several weeks in the east this summer interesting the grand circuit racers to pay Phoenix visit and as in most of his undertakings, he was successful. The great Arizona Copper stake race which prize was subscribed by ATizonians, will be run in two parts, a s5,OO0 purse for 2:oS paeers and a $5,OOO purse for 2:1e trotters. It is likely if all of the horses entered, decide to start, that each of the events will have te be started in two divisions. Each day there will be two jockey races fer which they are many entries.
 One afternoon will be devoted to automobile racing, the prize event be- ing a one hundred mile race around the circular track for a purse of $1,000. The drivers of the ears will be some of the most noted seorchers of the west, and the ears the fastest. In front of the grandstand on auts- mobile day the great Los Angeles to Phoenix automobile road race will finish and the prize of $500 finish and the prize awarded.
 Fireworks will be given one night on the fair grounds and the speeta- eular production of last year will be far surpassed. One of the set pieces will be a battle at sea in which a fort is attacked by a fleet, the picture lasting in all a half hour.
 Residents of Prescott and Yavapai county, according to Phoenix papers, will be made welcome at Phoenix fair week. The fair commission has ar ranged a wonderful display of Ari- zona's mineral, industrial and agrieui- tural wealth. Phoenix citizen swAl add to this a hearty welcome to all fair visitors. At this early date there are many local residents planning to make the trip and spend the second week in November at the fair.
 Particular attention will be paid to mining and this promises to be one of the most important features of the fair.
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-10-13
WHAT HE WANTED.

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Oct. 7.-De- claring he had been forced to coun- terfeit money so he might get in jail and keep from starving, William Pet tus, a former school teacher, was sen fenced to thirty months in prison to- day.
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-10-13
PAPKE BEATS LEWIS

PITTsBURG, Pa, Oct. Silly Papke easily defeated Willie Lewis of New York at Duquesne Garden tonight.
Weekly journal-miner., 1909-10-13
PIONEER WAS MEMBER
 OF THE WALKER PARTY
Sam Miller, One of Early Settlers, Has Life History That Reads Like
 Tale Of Romance.
LFrom Fridays Daily)

In the little cemetery that dots the gain renown in
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-28
Ad Club Men
Will Meet in
the Gate City
Omaha Delegation Secures Next
Years Convention After Two
Hours Fight.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Aug N-CSpecial Tel
egram. 1.-THE Omaha delegation Of ad men
secured the next convention of the Asso-
tied fight on the convention floor that
lasted nearly two hours. Tho chief con-
tenders were Richmond and Minneapolis.
The convention win bring about 1,5O0 ad-
vertising men to Omaha in 1910.
Other towns which wanted the convention
were, Memphis, Rochester, Nashville, At
lantic City and Cedar Point, o.
S. c. Dobbs Of Atlanta was elected presi-
dent after a spectacular contest, James
Rodgers Of New York, and o. H. T. Wer-
nick of Grand Rapids Withdrawing at the
last moment in favor of the Atlanta man.
Other officers were chosen as follows;
w. e. Campbell. Kansas City, first vice
president; P. S. Florea, Indianapolis, secre-
tary; Lee Landau, st. Louis, treasurer;
Ray Woltz, Chicago, permanent sergeant
at-arms directors, Will NJ. Clems Mem
phis; 1 H. Sawyer, St. Louis; Orva G. Will
liams. Chicago; g. K Evans, New York,
and P. v. Collins, Minneapolis.
Ingalls, Kimball of New York made the
chief address Of the day, on The Printing
Art In Advertising" He said that 1t really
does not exist and that most of the print
ing turned out nowadays by advertisers is
a combination Of sepia half-tones, gray
ink and flamboyant coloring.
But printing is improving" he said,
"and one OF these days we'll get a printer
even in the government printing office"
The convention adjourned this afternoon.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-28

SEATTLE, Wash, Aug. Z.-William l.,
Finley OF Portland, Ore, lecturer Of the
National association of Audubon societies
declared I'm an address before the National
Conservation congress that to destroy the
wild bird is TO destroy the forests, and he
offered figures TO show the important part
they take in protecting the agriculturist
and the horueulturist from the rayages OF
insects.
There are people he said who can see
use in nothing that has no commercial
value or use. Taking this as a basis, Mr..
Finley specified the vast numbers OF in
sect pests destroyed by the wild feathered
creatures He noted the robin, which has
been found 10 devour 175 caterpillars In a
day; and instanced the finding OF 100 po-
tato bugs in the craw Of one bob white,
and two spOOnfuls OF chinch bugs in an
other. a mother sparrow he said, had fed
seventeen grasshoppers and two spiders 10
its 7-day-old nedglings IN slxty-seven min
utes
In Nebraska there once existed multitudes
sf Rlaokbtrds and the farmers became cen-
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-28
Street Railway
Employees Ask
New Contract
Local Union Presents Petition and
Form Of Agreement to
Officials of Company.

When President wattles reaches his Of
flee today. he will find among other things
waiting his personal attention, petition
from the Omaha union Of the Amalgamated
Association Of Street and Electric Railway
Employees Of America. Along with the pc
tition is an agreement the union would
like the company to enter into. 1t does
not provide for the strict closed shop"
but does carry with 1t recognition of the
union A new scale of wages is asked
for
The agreement which s intended to
cover a period Of two years, provides that
employees, members OF the union, when
discharged, or suspended may have the
right to appeal, and that the case shall
be Investigated by board Of arbitration
whose decision shall be finsl. In event of
reinstatement, the employe shall be paid
for the time lost during his suspension or
discharge.
The scale of wages asked for is:
First year, Is cents per hour; second
year, q cents per hour; third year and
thereafter. rs cents per hour. Runs are
to be nine and ten hours, arranged as
near as possible so that the time will come
within a consecutive twelve-hour period.
Time and a half for overtime. This is
considerable advance over wages now paid.
Whenever a member of the union is ex-
PEELED for violation OF its rules or laws,
the company is to discharge him on written
request Of the union. The company is to
maintain a sufficient force of extra men
to permit all regular employees to lay off
at least four days of each month. The
company is not to interfere with men in
exercising their choice between joining the
union or remaining outside.
A copy of the agreement has been left
with the officials of the street railway
company, and a conference asked. Presi-
dent Wattles has been away from the city,
but is expected home today.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-28
Locust Pest in Nebraska
Due to Killing of BlaCkbirds

vinced they were damaging the crops.
Poison was set for them and they with the
wild game birds were destroyed in vast
numbers. With the disappearance OF the
birds came the locust and whole sections
Of country were devastated. Eight hundred
million dollars, the speaker declared. is the
estimated annual loss from insects and ro-
dent pests.
Mr.. Finleys words In speaking of the
destruction OF plumage birds were bitter
and his denunciation Of the use of plumes
by women was scathing.
1T is" he said, Just as much a woman s
business TO look beautiful as some people
think IL Is to cook a meal or wash the
dishes, but the carcass Of q bird IN a bon
net never made any ugly woman beautiful,
nor is It necessary TO make q good-looking
woman attractive"
He paid a high tribute to Colonel Theo-
dore Roosevelt, who while president OF the
United States set aside the frat reservation
ever established for wild fowl and followed
1t up BY establishing fifty-twO others. dis
tFibutse 81 ether parts - the country.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-28
Somewhat Hot
Was Weather
OF Yesterday
Thermometer Reaches Within One
Degree of the Hottest of the
Season.
Well, well, see who's back.

Well WELL see who's back.
Merry, playful old Summer is again in
our midst, big as life and more natural
than ever.
Two weeks ago there was some tempera-
ture, some that could be noticed by even
the most casual observer, and yesterday
the government thermometer way up on
top of the government building got ener-
getIc and boosted itself within one degree
of the high mark.
At o'clock yesterday afternoon the high
mark of 81 was registered while at .
and o'clock it was s6, and s5 at l o'clock.
all Of which it must be admitted is going
some.
A merciful breeze was blowing most of
the day, however, and this helped some.
No cases of heat prostration were re-
ported to the police. There is also COM
fort in the fact that the prediction for to-
day is cooler Dispatches received from
over the state last night reported rain at
Grand Island and Hastings and points
north of Aurora, and shortly after mid
night rain began falling in Omaha, but was
of short duration.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-28
Russian Duke, Kinsman of
Gar, Sweeps Omaha Streets

Sweeping streets at S1-B day, John
Panuska employed on Sixteenth street in
the 900 block as e white wing" has
found out that he is a duke of Russia, a
member Of the czar's nobility, and en-
titled to live like a king without having
to do a stroke of work on large landed es-
tates in Russia which only await his lay
ing claim to them.
But John Panuska keeps on sweeping
streets, just as though nothing had hap
pened, and to the disgust of his son Joe,
employed as an abstractor by Neale 4
Norton. says he believes he would just
about as soon stay in America and sweep
streets as to go back to Russia and be-
come a lazy. good-for-nothing duke with
nothing to do. For John Panuska is an
industrious man.
For several hundred years the house OF
Panuska ruled in a province Of Russia,
but about a hundred years ago the great
great-grandfather OF the American Pan
uska-for John is now a naturalized Amer
lean citizen-was driven from his estates
and the dukedom was usurped by another
During the frequent petty wars and the
fierce struggle for existence in the old
country, the fact that noble blood flowed
through the veins OF the Panuska family
became nothing more than a memory, lit
tie more than a myth, and when a boy
John Panuska came TO America thinking
himself 70 bO q peasant and wishing TO
live where peasants are as great as kings
John was never studious, according 70 his
son. and did not take the trouble to look
up his ancestry and establish the truth or
falsity OF the story that he belonged 10
the eEar's official family.
But not 80 with q younger brother OF
John. This younger brother h Of a sta
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-28

dious turn OF mind, is a practicinS law
yer In Prague, Bohemia while another
brother Is manager of the Vienna rail-
road. The lawyer brother, about two
years ago instituted a rigid investigation
and after the expenditure OF a large sum
OF money succeeded in tracing the fam
ily's Identity and establishing the claim or
the house Of Panuska to the Russian
dukedom, though the family for scores OF
years has lived in Bohemia. The papers
IN the case were brought to the personal
attention Of the czar OF all the Russias
with the result that he. too, was con-
WINGED that the Panuskas hold rightful
title to the dukedom
Then official papers covered all over
with gold and silver seals and containing
the signature OF Car Nicholas were made
out showing John Panuska, American
citizen, to be a Russian duke and the
rightful holder of a large estate. These
papers have just been received by the
family in Omaha, together with a strong
letter OF appeal from the lawyer brother
in. Prague TO return TO the land Of mis-
forefathers and claim his own.
John Panuska, who lives at l474 South
Nineteenth street and who has made
Omaha his home for thirty years. is the
Oldest living member OF the family and
therefore il the dukedom is 10 be claimed
either he or his oldest son must make the
claim John does not seem 10 care about
going back 10 Russia Joe, his son. would
like TO go. but Joe is the second son. In
the meantime the valuable papers rest in
the Neale & Norton safe, usurpers oc-
cupy the Russian dukedOm, and the law
yer brother in yFague. who spent a small
fortune 20 straighten out the family
tanglo, is no better off than before
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-28
WOMAN IS KILLED BY AUTO
Miss Sadie Hooper Run Down by Car
Driven by George Gilmore.
MOB GETS AFTER THE BOY
Arrival of Officers Prevents Youth
from Falling Into Hands of Angry
Citizens Who Are stirred
by Accident.

Miss Sadie Hooper, a young woman eu-
ployed as a domestic in the family OF John
Forbes at 1882 Woolworth avenue, was
struck by Mrs. w. b. Millard's automobile
at Sixteenth and Farnam streets shortly
after o'clock Friday afternoon and so
badly injured that she died at 1922 o'clock
Saturday morning.
The machine was occupied only by the
driver, George Gilmore, an 1s-year-old boy,
who is the son of H. c. Gilmore of 4652
Magnolia avenue, Chicago. A crowd col
lected Immediately and instantly became
SO threatening that only the arrival OF the
police saved him from being roughly
handled.
Miss Hooper was taken at once to the
office of DR.. Connell and from there to the
Omaha General hospital where she died.
Miss Hooper was taken to the office of
DR.. Connell and from there to the Omaha
General hospital. DR.. A. p. Condor is TAX
ing care of her. Her injuries are danger
Gus but not necessarily fatal
The boy had been hired as driver only
the day before and this was his first
work on the car. He has had practically
no experience, coming here three weeks
ago and taking a job at the Schlitz hotel
as a bell boy. He had left that hotel in
the car just before the accident happened
and turned west into Farnam street off
Sixteenth street. AL Shultz a professional
driver who was standing on the corner
declared that the machine was going at
the rate OF thirty miles an hour. In front
of the United States National bank Miss
Hooper started to cross the street, saw
the big machine coming, became con-
fused and stopped squarely in front of II.
The crowd saw the woman struck and
saw the automobile stop with the front
wheel across her chest and neck The
driver for a minute and a half did not
know whether to go on or back away and
the woman was pinned under the weight
of the car. BY the time he had backed a
few feet and the woman had been taken
up several men In the crowd were threat
ening Gilmore. He started TO argue with
them and Officers Carney and Cunning
ham climbed in beside him and told him
to drive TO the police station just before
the crowd attacked him.
Mrs. w b. Millard states that ne car
had been taken out without her permits
sion. The boy declares that he was on
an errand for himself at the hotel and
was just starting to get Mrs. Millard at
the residence Miss Hooper came to the
city recently from Tekamah.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-28
Hill Puts Brake
on Crop Stories
Railroad Man Fears 0verspeculation
Will Be Caused by Exaggerated
Reports.

ST. PAUL, MINI, Aug. IA note of
warning to crop statisticians who are pre-
dieting a bumper crop Of wheat in the
northwest Was sounded by James ]. Hill,
chairman Of the board of directors of the
Great Northern railroad, in an interview
today.
Much harm will be done to the business
of the country in encouraging over-specu-
lation by the statements, sent broadcast,
that the northwest will harvest a bumper
crop, according to the railroad magnate.
IT believe the northwest will harvest a
crop that will be about $50 900 larger
than some previous years" said Mr. Hill
today but the statement that a bumper
crop is expected is far from true"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-28
ATTAIN WAY IN THE REAR
Record of Thursday is Exceeded by
About Twenty Miles.
BIG EVENT WILL COME TODAY

RHEIMS Aug 27.-Hcnry Farman, the
English aviator, flying here today in
biplane of his own design, exceeded all
existing aeroplane records FOR distance
covered and length OF time in the air, lie
broke Hubert Latham's record made yes
terday in a monoplane OF 95.SS miles as
we'll Louis Paulhan's record FOR time OF
two hours, fifty-three minutes and twenty
four seconds, made the day before in
Voisin biplane
Farman has completed his seventeenth
lap. This gives him a distance of 170
kllometers or 1857 miles.
1t was almost dark when Henry Farnam
completed his eighteenth round, giving him
total distance of $50 kiometers, or Ill. 7S
miles. Searchlights located on the top OF
the tribunes are sweeping the plain and
aiding the daring aviator i'm his flight!
Farman stopped at the conclusion Of his
nineteenth lap. This gave him total dis
tance Of 100 kilometers not counting the
curves in his flight, or 1886 miles.
The committee ceased recording Far
mans rounds at 7:3O o'clock. He had then
covered $50 .kilometers, or HIS miles, In
three hours minutes 562s seconds.
FarmRn's time at the end of the sixth to
ha en.-aptaantb ro,,pdg Inclusive ,voe.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-28
CoLoRED PYTHlANS ELECT
8. w. Green of New Orleans Again
Chosen Supreme Chancellor
of the Order.

KANSAS CITY Mo, Aug. T.-s. w.
Green of New Orleans was reelected su-
preme chancellor of the Negro Knights Of
Pythias here last night by the supreme
lodge.
Other officers elected were John II.
Young, Pine Bluff Ark, supreme master
Of the exchequer; c. X. Robinson, St
Louis, supreme keeper OF records and
seals, and L. NJ. Mitchell, Austin, Tex,
supreme lecturer.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-28
LURED FROM OFFICE AND SHOT
St. Louis Business Man Wounded
Twice While Answering
Message.

ST. LOUIS, Aug. H.-Lured from his
office by a message call, Louis Denny,
proprietor Of the Brentwood Soda and
Supply company was wounded twice at
noon today by a person with a shotgun in
a clump OF weeds. Denny cannot live. The
shooting occurred in Brentwood, a suburb
in st. Louis county. The assassin escaped
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-28
FAIRBANKS MEETS REGENT
Received in Audience in Forbidden
City by the Acting Ruler
of China.

PEKING, Aug. H.-Charles w. Fair
banks, former vice president OF the United
States. and Rear Admiral C. b. Harber,
United States Navy, were received in
seperate audience by the prince regent in
the forbidden city this morning. They
were presented by Henry p. Fletcher. the
American charge d'affaires
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-28

At the completion OF the fourteenth round
1t was seen that Lathams distance record.
only four kilometers more than fifteen laps,
was in danger, and the completion Of his
seventeenth lap put him ahead Of the rec
ord Of 2;53:A made on Wednesday by Paul
han. Farnam today used Gnome revolv-
ing motor
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-28
NEW AVIATION
MARK BY FARMAN

IuhhA III Il hOIu AN
Englishman Covers More Than llS
Miles in Endurance Contest
at Rheims.
FLIGHT ENDS AT DARK
Record Made in Biplane Designed by
the Operator.
LATHAM WAY IN THE REAR
Record of Thursday is Exceeded by
About Twenty Miles.
BIG EVENT WILL COME TODAY
Contest for James Gordon Bennett
Cup Is Regarded Ms Principal
Feature of the Weeks
sport.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-28

Continued on Second Page.)
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-28
Surgeons or NursssI

|ord came from the house and no
lcended either to Turner or 10 Arden.
ISo men who ascended the mountain
4house during the day were ply
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-28
WEATHER FORECAST.

For Nebraska-Fair. cooler.
For Iowa--Fair, cooler.
For weather report see Page 2
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-28

While making his second start Paulhan
had al accident apparently due 70 his