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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-01-25
TOM ALLEN GETS INTO CASE
Artist Beavitt Tells of Letters from
wife and from the
Lawyer.

CHICAGO, Jan. PA special cablegram
from Paris to the Examiner says: well, l
never denied her anything" said William
Homer Leavitt. the artist husband OF Ruth
Bryan Leav!tt yesterday. "and IL she wants
a divorce she can have that, too"
Leavltt, who is a young-looking man OF
70 and a portrait painter of high standing
In Paris, was reluctant to discuss the ac-
tion OF his wife.
"She is hardly responsible" he said.
why, only three days ago she wrote me
the usual affectionate letter, only she said,
as she has often said before:
" If you don't love me, why don't you
get dlvorce?'
Long ago l decided l would not take
any action on account of the children. so l
paid no attention. Then yesterday the
American mail brought me an extraordi-
nary typewriter letter. evidently dictated
by her. but signed by Tom Allen, Bryan's
law partner. This letter said:
There has been so much newspaper
gossip that Ruth must get a divorce "
Mr.. Leavitt wrote last night asking what
the charges were. All he knows he learned
from Aliens letter His friends here say
when she obtains divorce she may marry
western man OF wealth.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-01-25
SUITS TO RECOVER LANDS
Large Number of Defendants In Cases
Brought by the Govern
ment.

PORTLAND, Ore. Jan. 2l.-The United
states government yesterday filed thirty
five suits against the oregon & CALI
fornia Railroad company. the Southern
Pacific company, the present owners OF
the Oregon q California railroad, and
more than 100 other individuals and pri-
vate corporations. These suits are to
recover from the railroads and their
grantees, who comprise the other de-
fendants an aggregate of 353,2ss acres
OF land within the "old oregon and Cal
iforna land grant" in this state. The
lands are valued at over t15,oOO,ooo.
The suits. which are filed by B. d.
Townsend, special assistant TO the at
torney general and are corollary to, but
entirely separate from the suit recently
filed by the government against the Ore
gon & California and the Southern Pa
cific. to cancel the patent to the grant
Oh the alleged ground that the COM
panies had failed to dispose of the lands
contained in them to bonafide settlers
at the rate Of S225 per acre. The pres
ent suit is for the purpose of recovering
from the grantees of the railroads 1884,
2sS acres which. the government alleges,
II has sold to timber companies. lumber
spectators and others.
The grounds alleged in these actions
are the same as In the first case, that
is. that the railroad companies failed TO
live up to the provisions of the patent.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-01-25
QUAKE WAS IN TURKESTAN
That Fact Apparently Settled, but
No Details Have Been
Received.

ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. A.-Although all
reports from the various observatories in
Russia locate the earthquake. the shocks
of which were recorded yesterday, some
where on the Russian side of Pamlrs,
Turkestan, no direct news has been re-
ceived fixing the disturbance in any definite
place. A dispatch from Borzhom, in Trans
caucasia, reports the registering there by
the seismographic instruments of a distant
earthquake.
Russian Turkestan is sparsely settled and
details OF an earthquake there would be
slow in reaching st. Petersburg. The first
direct reports from the scene OF the great
earthquake at Karatagh, Russian Turke-
stan, in October, 1907 were not received
here until three weeks after its occurrence.
In that earthquake about 1900 persons were
killed
YEKATERINBURG, Russia, jan "a. The
magnetic observatory at this
place recorded violent seismic disturbances
at o'clock this morning.
SMYRNA, Jan. PA slight earthquake
shock was felt here this morning.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-01-25
LIVE STOCK MEN AT MITCHELL
Annual Convention and show Will
Begin I'm that City Tuesday
Evening.

MITCHELL, S. D., Jan. A.-(Special)-
Beginning Tuesday evening the sixth an
nual convention of the South Dakota Live
Stock association will be held in this city.
An address of welcome will be given by
Mayor Hitchcock. the response to be made
by George M. Dunmire OF Scotland. Presi-
dent Erion vii give his annual address
and DR.. E L. Moore of the Brookings coll
lege faculty will read a paper on Vac
cination for Hog Cholera"
Wednesday afternoon takes place the an
nual' auction sale OF swine. for which forty
eight registered hogs have been entered in
the sale list. The cattle sale takes place
Thursday afternoon at 80 and sixty-eight
head OF thoroughbred cattle will be dis
posed Of. The cattle and hogs come from
the breeding yards of forty-two breeders Of
the state, and they will be inspected and
passed upon by committee before being
accepted for the sale ring.
Wednesday evening Dr. A. II. Keeler of
Sioux Falls will deliver an address on
Tuberculosis, Human and Bovine" p. F.
Wlckham of Alexandria will discuss THE
South Dakota Farmer" Thursday morning
James w. Wilson, secretary of the associa-
ton, will give an illustrated lecture at the
stock pavilion on Beef and Dairy Cattle"
Thursday evening an address will be deliv-
cred by George A. Silsby of Mitchell which
will be followed by address by ]. w.
Parmley of Ipswich on Good Roads, Their
Importance to the Farmer and Stockman."
Prof A. A. Brigham of Brookings will
speak on the Advancement of Poultry"
With the business meeting and the election
of officers the convention will adjourn.
The tenth annual convention and poultry
show of the South Dakota Poultry and
Pet Stock association will begin Monday
evening in the city hall building, where
the exhibit of at least 1000 birds will be
shown. Secretary Scalln stated that fully
that many birds will be displayed The
accommodations are excellent for the dis
play. President Losey OF Huron has offered
silver loving cup valued at SIS, for the
best cock cockerel, hen and pullet Of any
one variety, which is known as the presi-
dents trophy.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-01-25
HOPKINS FRIENDS HOPEFUL
Deadlock Appears TO He as Tight as
Ever So Far aE Outsiders
Can See.

. SPRINGFIELD. ILL.,, Jan. A.-The sena-
torial contest will be resumed tomorrow by
the Illinois assembly. and every effort will
be made to break the deadlock within the
week
With the adjournment last Thursday the
scene of battle transferres itself immedi-
ately TO Chicago. II anything has been ac-
complished there looking to the election of
senator no one here is advised OF the
change In the situation. From all outward
appearances the contest will be resumed
where It was cut off when the members
went home for the week. All sorts OF deals
have been attempted and many conferences
held, but the leaders are so impressed by
the stubborn contest of last week that
they will not presume to venture a predc-
tion on the outcome
The opposition to esnator Hopkins seems
as strong as ever His supporters say.
however, that they have brought influences
TO bear which will increase Mr. Hopkins
vote on the next ballot. The assembly will
convene at 10 a. m. Tuesday. joint ses-
sion to attempt the election OF a senator
will be the first order of business
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-01-25
MOTT DENIES TAE STORY
Flatly Contradicts Statement of Gov
ernor Haskell.
MANY INDICTMENTS EXPECTED
Federal Grand Jury Probing Into
Town Lot Frauds, IL ia Cons
= -. iasstEy n-lisyea. VIII un-s, !,
earth Sensations.

MUSKOGEE, Okl.. Jan. A.-sensational
developments, which will probably involve
some of the most prominent men in this
state, are expected during the progress OF
the federal grand jury investigation of al
legged town lot frauds which will begin
here next Tuesday.
M /. Mott, attorney for the Creek In
dians, who brought the 10000 suits in the
federal court to recover in behalf of the
Creek Nation lands Of immense value al
legged to have been secured by fraud by
the persons now controlling them, tonight
dictated the following statement to the As
ISOLATED Press:
There is not word of truth in a state
ment quoted by Governor Charles n. Has
kel as having been made by Scott Mac
Reynolds, attorney for w. r. Hearst to
the effect that l had said that / had not
found evidence to connect Haskell with any
criminal conduct in relation TO the Musko-
gee lot matter. but that l might be able
to force an indictment which will answer
our purpose. I never made such a state
ment to MacReynolds or to anyone else
1t is believed that many indictments will
follow as a result OF the investigation.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-01-25
JOINS THE FARMS AND CITIES
Huge Traction Chain that Has Been
Formed In the Empire
state.

NEW YORK, Jan. 2L--More than a mill
lion residents of the three largest cities
outside Greater New York and eight of the
greatest farming counties of this state have
today been Joined together by the longest
chain of interurban railway in the traction
history of the east In report on the
growth Of interurban enterprise under their
supervision last year the members of the
public service commission appointed by
Governor Hughes have Just announced here
the first operation of this 5OO-mile system
between Buffalo. Rochester, Syracuse and
fifty OF the agricultural centers Of the lake
regions. 1t has been made possible to forge
more than 300 miles OF the last links In
this extensive chain in this one year, they
declare.
Where railroads have been hardly reached
throughout the fertile sections OF Orleans.
Monroe. Wayne, Cayuga, Onondsga and
Oswego counties. the Hughes supervisors
report that through cars have at last be-
gun to connect farms and markets. over
stretch of 1855 miles. which was pasture
when they were first appointed passen-
gers and produce are today being whirled
from Buffalo to Rochester, they declare.
From Rochester TO the city OF Auburn
80 miles away. the addition OF a necessary
twenty-mile link this year has set through
cars in continuous motion. Seventy miles
OF rc-lote farm land to the north Of the
great center OF Syracuse is also reported
as today opened by two TRACTION highways
just developed. The sudden spread OF these
rural roads is due. according to the COM
missionefs. to the fact that the scattered
communities can nov encourage them and
rely 9n the central control which a body
like the governors utility board Is able TO
exercise
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-01-25
BENzoATE OF SODA ALL RIGHT
Board OF Consulting Experts Says
IL ts Not Dangerous TO
Health.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.-That benzoate
Of soda used as a food preservative is not
Injurious to health is the judgment OF the
referee board Of consulting experts, of
which Dr. Ira Remsen president OF Johns
Hopkins university, is chairman. This con-
clusion, as approved by Secretary Wilson
reverses finding OF G. r. Wiley, chief OF
the bureau OF chemistry
The main general conclusions reached by
the referee board are as follows:
FiTst-Sodium benzoate In small doses
(under O5 gram per day. mixed with the
sodium without deeterious or polsnous ac-
uon, and Is not injurious 10 health.
Second-Sodium benzoste in large doses
lup 20 4 grams per dayD mixed with the
food has not been found to exert any deli
terious effect on the health. nor to act as a
poison In the general acceptance Of the
term. In some directions there We're slight
notifications in certain physiological proc
esses, the exact significance Of which is
not known.
Third-The admixture OF sodium benzoate
with food In small or large doses has not
been found injurfousiy to affect or impair
the quality or nutritiys value q such food.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-01-25
Previous Reports Were it Was Being
Towed to New York.
PASSENGERS ON BOARD BALTIC
That Ship Also Carries the Passengers
Of the Florida.
FOUR KILLED IN COLLISION
Latest Reports from Disaster to that
Enect-BOdies of Three Are
Also on Board the Liner
Baltic.
Baltic.
BULLETIN.

NV YORK, Jan. A-The Republic has
sunk, according to a wireless dispatch re-
ceived from sissconset tonight The dis
pitch reads:
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-01-25
INVITATIONS IN ALL TONGUES
Turner's Forward to Nations of Earth
Each I'm Its Native
Tongue.

CINCINNATI. O., Jan. 2l.-Many lam
guages are TO be used in the invitations
to the national turnfest here next June
the Japanese being the only foreigners
to whom invitations will be sent In
other than their native languages. Eight
invitations two to Germany and the
others to the French. Italian. Belgian
Swiss, Holland and japanese Turner So
cieties were forwarded during the last
week to the government at Washing
ton, from whence they will be officially
forwarded.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-01-25
SOCIALISTS ARE DISPERSED
Attempt 90 Parade and Present q
Petition for Universal Suffrage
10 the Emperor.

BERLIN, Jan. 24.-The socialists held
numC rous public meetings throughout
Berlin today 10 discuss universal suf-
frage At the end Of the meetings they
attempted TO form professions in the
various streets. with the intention OF
marching to the palace to make a dem
onstration before the emperor. Police,
mounted and on foot, who arrived in
force. prevented the progress of the pro-
cessions without much trouble and dis
persed the crowds. many of the socialists
cheering for universal suffrage.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-01-25
LINcoLN'S OLD COUNTY DRY
Big DemOnstratiOns on Election Day
and Result L. over
'WhelmtnE,

HOpGENVILLE. Ky, Jan s4.-An
overwhelming vote against the saloon
was cast yesterday BY Larue. Abraham
LIncolr's native county. The dry ma
jority was zoos. the vote being to
against license Church bells were rung
at intervals during the day, children
marched and brass bands furnished
music Prayer meetings were also held
and coffee was served by the women at
the voting places.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-01-25

Republic gone down. No one aboard.
All crew SAT on revenue cutter Gresham. -
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-01-25

CcSn'iuued on Second Pass)
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-07
REDS STILL
AFTER king
Murphy Tells How Griffith
Is on Catcher's Trail.

Cincinnati, Aug. 7.-President Muir
ply Of the cubs. who blew airily into
the city this morning, tipped off Man
ager Grifhths game.
He's been after Chance right along
to give up King" said Murphy. But
there's nothing doing. Last week he
went to see Husk.' and since then has
had several long distance converse
lions with him, but without result. The
fact is that we can't afford to let
Krg go to any other club. He has
taken a stand and so have we, and
we owe It to ourselves and to the other
players on our team not to recede from
our position.
We're not missing King, as this
boy Archer is catching the greatest
ball I ever saw. He's a wonder, and
no mistake. If King plays at all un-
der the national agreement it must be
with Chicago. That's final"
while I'm not making any predic-
lions for the cubs" added Murphy III
can believe the words of the mem
bers Of our team. We will win another
pennant this year If one were to cal
the roll of the cubs one would not find
a single player on the roster who has
any misgtvings about the team break.
ing all big league records by winning
four remnants in succession. Manager
Chance advances several reasons fo1
this confidence on the part of himsel
ad his men to fly a quartet of flags.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-07
WARM TINES FOR SOX
Sullivan's Tourists Get an 8
to l Reception From
Boston's Red Hose.
BURNS IS WEAK IN THE BOX
Bill Is Pounded Hard, Sutor Taking
His Place on the Slab-Team
Is Badly Crippled.

Boston, Aug. 7.-Bostons red hosed
youngsters ran rings around the white
sox yesterday afternoon in the opening
game of the series here. Before the
end of the first round the game was
safely tucked away on the winning side
of the ledger for the home team, but
they did not stop until the very last
inning, piling up the runs until they
had a total of to l.
Bill Burns tried to pitch the game
but he made a said failure of it and
had to be relieved after three rounds
with to 0 against him. Harry Sutol
then went to the firing line and finished
up the contest without letting the To-
Gals make more than two additional
runs
Arrelanes, the Mexican pitcher, was
on the mound for the Boston team an(
he had the western men guessing. Five
hits We're made off him, but so widel!
scattered did he keep the swats that i
the part of Carrigan it would have beer
a shutout for the sox.
| Burns seemed completely at Sc;
when the red sox began bunting OIL
| him. He set a bad example for hi
teammates, also. for none of the othe
Chicago men showed any ginger in thei
play. Eleven hits were ma de off tn
two Chicago pitchers, six of them OF
Burns in the three innings he pitche
and five off Sutor.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-07
WOLGAST TO GET GO
WITH PACKEY TO-DAY
Difference Over Weight the
Only Obstacle to the
Match.

II their difference over weight can
be settled Packey Mcfarland, the Chi
cago lightweight, and Ad Wolgast, the
Milwaukee fighter, may be matched to-
day for a battle to be decided within q
short time. Tom Jones, representing
Wolgast, and a representative of the
stockyards boxer met yesterday but
were unable to oversome the obstacle
caused by the difference over the
weight Wolgast's manager insisted
upon 1873 pounds, three hours before the
fight while the Mcfarland representa-
tive held out for FIVE hours between
weighing time and the time of the bat
tie.
The question of the two hours may
be decided in a conference scheduled tc
take place today and if 1t is the fighters
will be ready to consider bids.
Wolgast has an offer to meet Tom
my Murphy. the New York lightweight
at Pitts burg Sept l.
The Milwaukeean will spar three
rounds with Marty Kane in the exhi-
bition at Forest park this afternoon
and in the evening wifi take on Young
Dougherty" Kid Cutler and William
Demetral will star in the wrestling
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-07
EAST CHICAGO AND
INDIANA HARBOR
INDIANA HARBOR.

Mr.. and Mr.. James Doherty and their
nieces. Misses Mary and Nellie Beren
of Columbus o., and Misses Gertrude
and Mary Joyce of GAINESVILLE. O., took
a trip to Milwaukee Thursday on board
the whaleback steamer the Christopher
Columbus.
Mrs. ]. A. Patterson went to Ham
mond yesterday.
DR.. Sheets, who is known in Indiana
Harbor through Mr.. and Mrs. NJ c.
Frysinger, whom he visited a number of
times. win be a visitor with Mr. and
Mrs. Frysinger again today and over
Sunday. DR.. Sheets brings with him
his bride. who before her marriage was
Miss Loretta Coughton of Cleveland.
o. The newly-wedded couple are on
their way to Carthage, S. K.
Mrs. George orr spent yesterday in
Chicago. where she went to see her
mother Mrs. Kate Buchholz, off on the
train for her home in Henderson. KY
Mrs Buchholz has been q guest in the
home of DR.. and Mrs. orr for the past
two months.
Police officer John Weifenbach will
leave Sunday night for Freeport III.
where he will visit his mother for a
week.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Charles walters OF
Easton, Pa. have been spending a cou-
pie OF days with Judge and Mrs. George
Reiland. They were en- route to st
Paul. Mimi, and stopped off in Eas
Chicago to see Mr.. and Mrs. IRELAND.
| Assistant Fire Chief Dogherty's new
desk arrived yesterday.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-07
CUBS PICK ANOTHER

Five straight over the doves means
that much closer to the perfectly good
league flag. Those cubs knocked down
the last and best game Of the series
yesterday afternoon from the beans,
to / Pitcher Ferguson went like a
house afire and might have jolted the
champs with Evers absent, But as
usual little Johnny was on the spot and
his individual efforts aided the cause
of the men of Chance.
Two long, vicious swats, one a triple
and the other a double, fell to Evers'
lot, and he converted both of them into
solid runs. His second bifferino came
in the eighth inning and started a rally
which brought disaster to Cecil Fergy.
Two doubles, duet Of bingles and a
sacrifice more than broke the tie that
had existed up to that time. The com
bined effort caused two runs to parade
to the plate Rather tough for Fergy
after the way he had been going.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-07
EAST CHICAGO.

Program of the Sc rvices at the
Methodist church Sunday:
Good Fellowship meeting at a. m.
Bible school at 9:45 a m.
Preaching at II g. m. by the pastor.
Subject: "A Devils Estimate of Char
acter"
Epworth League at GAS p. m.
Sermon at 7:45 p. m. Subject; The
Vision That Won St Paul"
Special music for both services.
A regular soc box of Chocolates for
S5c at veaco & Beach.
Mrs. A. H. Lawrence of Terre Haute
will sing In the morning. and Miss
Lillian Watkins of Scranton, Pa. at
the evening service. The people Of
East Chicago are invited to these serv-
ice6
Business is business, but the drug
business Is a business by itself. The
drug business Is our business, we have
made it our business and we want your
business. Veaco & Beach.
The Methodist Sunday school enter
tanned with large lawn social on the
church lawn Thursday evening. The at
fair was a great success, netting quite
a large sum- and was attended by about
seventy five. Ice cream and cake were
served
Fred Fife, who has been Ill for a
couple of days. was reported as worse
yesterday the services Of a physician
having been required
A 1oc cake of Soap for &c at Veaco &
Beach.
Mrs G. A. johnson went to the city
yesterday to shop.
The EIks and the Eastern Stars each
held sessions Thursday evening.
A son was born to Mrs. George Cor
dan Of South Olcott avenue Thursday
morning.
A box OF Cracker Jack and a box OF
Giggies for &c at Veaco and Beach.
Joe Bartholomew is spending tht
weekend in Holland, Mich.
DR.. McCarty of Chicago was in Eas
Chicago last evening to visit his broth
err NJ. f. McCarty.
Twenty five-cent Sponges for 1oc a
Veaco & Beach.
Herbert Daub left last night for Kal
amazoo. Mich, to be gone till Monday
George Standish spent last evening IL
Chicago.
Have you attended our spring open
ing We save you money on ever!
purchase. Spiegel. South Chicago
leading furniture store.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-08-07
SOUTH CHICAGO NEWS

Mr.. VIII Mack Jr. of South Chicago
has left for the west in the interest
of the Nevada Mining company and ex
poets to be gone until September.
The Coney Island of Windsor Park,
which was thought by the residents to
have been condemned by the city Of
ficials. again bobbed up. Some pro-
motors last spring attempted to built q
Coney Island at Manhattan beach, but
were stopped by the aldermen of the
Eighth and Seventh wards. Yesterday
building was again resumed and all
those who were interested in the mat
ter again went to see the local alder
men, who in turn went to see the build
ing commissioner. The Coney Island,
which is being built, is said to be no
more than a bunch" of White City
grafters
Louis Frey, the South Chicago real
estate man, has started building boom
in Calumet Heights. About half a
block of cottages are ching erected be-
tween Ninety second and Ninety first
street. on Phillips avenue. The cottages
will be ready for occupancy by Oct /
Coroner Hoffman of Chicago, in talk
| ing about the serious street car disaster
Thursday night, said: IF all the orders
had been obeyed the accident in ali
probability would not have occurred
Although the clump of bushes alongside
the track might have been the cause
of it, as the conductor could not see
over them. The accident happened al
Death curve" at One Hundred ant
J Fourth street and Indianapolis ave
nue.. The conductor o. P Best, was
killed and about fifty Ave passengers
more or less seriously injured. Motor
man James R. Spriggs is in a seriou:
condition at the South Chicago hospital
He is unconscious. and up to the pres
ent time no definite statement has beer
made about the accident. A relief train
was made up on the Pennsylvania ant
Atty victims of the disaster taken t,
the St. Bernards and Englewood Uniol
! hospitals.