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Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-11
METHODIST MISSIONS ARE
SUBJECT OF CONFERENCE
DISTINGUISHED ClerEymen and Lay
men Gather for Meeting at
Albany.

ALBANY, n. Y. Nov. lO-with distin-
guished methodist clergymen and laymen
from all parts OF the world in attendance,
including about twenty-five bishops. the
annual conference OF the general com
mittee Of foreign missions OF Methodist
churches were opened today at Trinity
Methodist church here. The conference
viii continue until Monday afternoon with
sessions morning and afternoon each day
except Sunday.
The delegates win call on Governor
Hughes at the executive chamber tomor-
row noon. A missionary mass meeting
has been arranged for tomorrow evening
with Bishop Henry Warren OF University
Park, Colo, presiding. Addresses are to
be given by Bishop ]. e. Robinson OF
Southern Asia; DR., Isaac T. Headland OF
China and Dr. Geor-e Heber Jones OF
Japan and Korea.
IA pconferenoe Is to apportion over 81,
Ooo,Jos for missionary we--
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-11
STEINHEIL COOK ON STAND
Servant Fights Loyalty for Her Ac.
cused Mistress.
WIFE DEVOTED TO HUSBAND
Judge COnfrOnts Her with Former
Testimony, but She Asserts She
Wds Misquoted in Many
Details.

PARIS Nov. 10-No servant ever fought
more Loyalty for her mistress than did
Marietta Wolf, the cook in tne Steinheil
household. when called today as a witness
In the trial of Nine. SteinheiI -or the muir
der of her husband and stepmother.
When the Judge had led her through a
labyrinth Of contradictory statements he
suddenly challenged the witness with this
abstract from her original deposition:
when Nine, steinhei learned that her
husband asadead she calculated, AT last
l am free"
without the least hesitation the servant
replied:
mo, have been misquoted. What Nine
Steinheil said was AT last am alone"
The witness insisted the wife was devoted
to her artist husband.
Next to the prisoner Marietta Wolf ex-
cited the most interest in the court room
as in the popular mind she is suspected OF
holding the key to the mystery Of the
Steinheil home.
She was the first witness today and a
hush of expectancy greeted her appearance
on the stand. She was gowned in black
and her attitude was as somber as the
clothes she wore. AS a witness she was
reticent and volunteered nothing. Wher
IIeSS6u Win SptCilllC QutSklOuS Dg lAt
Judge she replied. II do not know" or 81
do not remember"
She could not, however, conceal her ner
vousness and she consulted frequently
/ with the attorney for the defense She
testified that Nine Steinheil had known al
of the Wolf children but Alexander. whom
she once accused least of all. She ad
mitted that her mistress addressed Alex
ander by a familiar appellation.
Judge DeValles with considerable diff
Guilty induced the witness to describe tn,
| Steinhei home and tell how Nine. Stein
he'll had leased Green Lodge" in order
that she might there receive her lovers
1t was after she had expressed the opinion
that Adolph Steinhen was ignorant of his
wife's intrigues that the witness was con.
fronted with the deposition which she made
for the police soon after the tragedy.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-11
Hans Nielsen, Police Auto
Driver, AvcrtS a Tragedy

The exercise OF rare skill and coolness on
the part OF Hans Nielsen. driver OF the
police automobile patrol. averted a serious
accident. which might have meant the in
Jury OF several officers early Wednesday
morning.
The big automobile loaded with officers
and detectives was Fastening to the scene
OF the murder OF James Gaines, who was
killed at his home. 1U6 North Twenty
eighth street. II hummed up Clark street
at high speed. making up for an unavoid-
able delay in the leaving the station.
When the machine was within a few
yards OF the intersection with Twenty-first
street. the much obscured outlines OF a
house on moving trucks in the middle OF
the street became visible The automobile
was almost upon the barrier. The officers
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-11

has signed the contract ana has mad the
names Of other officials attached before
the business men Of Omaha had further
chance to protest.
The contract calls for the payment by
Max Cohen of Chicago of 62A cents day
for the labor of the prisoners to manufac-
ture shirts in competition with the Omaha
factories. In addition to that the state
throws in room. light, heat and power
Mr.. Cohen will make a 80 cent shirt and
Omaha manufacturers say It is absolutely
out of the question for them to compete
against contract prison labor in this class
Of goods, because Of the high rental in
Omaha, the light, the power and heat and
the greatly increased wages.
Commissioner Guild called up Governor
Shallenberger on the telephone to see IL
there was not some way to head off the
contract. The governor asked Mr.. Guild to
call him up again. When Mr.. Guild called
up after lunch the governor informed him
that the contract was all signed and de-
llvered and that there was nothing to be
done
LINCOLN, Neb., Nov. 1O.-(Special. 1.-The
fact that Governor Shallenberger has
signed contract permitting the estab-
lshment Of a shirt factory in the state
penitentiary after having refused the es-
tabllshment of a clothing factory there
because of protests Of union labor, has
caused considerable of a roar in Lincoln.
The telephones around the state house
were kept busy most Of the day by parties
in Omaha and Lincoln, who protested
against being put in competition with con
Wet labor, but the governor had already
attached his signature.
When the board of public lands and
buildings sought to make a contract with
firm for the installation of a factory
to make clothing in the penitentiary the
state to receive 65 cents a day for each
convict the governor baked. He gave as
his reasons that 1t was not fair to labor
to have such factory in the prison. Those
interested today have expressed their sur
prise at the change of position by the
governor. .-rr.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-11
Nine Men Die
in Mine Fire
Force Vainly Works All Night Trying
to Release Entombed Victims
of Explosion.

WILKEs-BARRE, Pa, Nov. 1O.-Nine
men lost their lives in the fire following
the explosion yesterday afternoon in the
Auchncloss colliery Of the Delaware,
Lackawanna and Western company at
Nantico, near here. A large force of men
worked all night in an attempt TO rescue
the entombed men alive. Several were
taken out badly injured. but nine OF the
men were dead when found. with one ex-
ception, all the dead miners were Slavs.
The fire is still burning today but is
under control and will be extinguished in a
short time. The officials have not yet been
able to determine what caused the explo-
sion.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-11
Jury Retires
in Ten Sleep Case
After Day of Arguments Judge Gives
Instructions and Men Go to
Consider Their Verdict.

BASIN, Wyo., Nov. lO.-(Special Tele-
gram. 1.-THE jury retired tonight to con-
slider It's verdict in the Ten Sleep murder
case against Herbert Brink. Arguments
were given during the day.
The court room was crowded at both
morning and afternoon sessions and the
arguments Of counsel were brilliant from
a legal standpoint and dramatic in ar
raignment of opposing sides. Brink sat
through the two scathing speeches Of at
torneys for the state without betraying
a tremor. only once did he relax his pose
OF merely an interested listener and that
was to whisper something to a member
Of counsel during the address OF Judge
Metz Otherwise he was absolutely with
out nervousness and appeared in nowise
apprehenslve Of the result.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-11
COTTON STILL ON UP GRADE
Advance During Morning Session
Amounts 10 Five Dollars
Bale,

NEW YORK, Nov. lO-The fresh out
burst Of bullish excitement which devel-
oped in the cotton market yesterday was
renewed at the opening this morning and
prices showed net advance of from 81 TO
SO points, with January selling at 1As5c and
May at 15.17c This meant an advance OF
from 9S to ITO points, about $3.50 TO $3.50
per bale from the low figures OF Monday
morning and attracted heavy realizing.
Fluctuations later In the morning were
nervous and irregular, Frightened shorts
were urgent buyers on the early advance
and in addition to the support from bull
leaders there was a renewal Of public de-
mand.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-11

gasped as the shadow OF the house swal-
lowed up the machine and sat fast in their
seats.
1t was up to Hans Nielsen and the
brakes. They both worked perfecuy-and
none too soon.
The plunging machine settled under the
sudden grip OF the brakes and slid ahead
Every passenger shut his eyes and waited
Then the car stopped. The automobile hal
yielded TO the brakes and stood still. with
the hood over the big purring engine pro
jecting under the old house. A big beam
extended across the path OF the machine
and but about a foot ahead.
The officers found that the house mover
had failed 10 put up the proper red liEh
danger signals, although the street was al
most entirely blocked
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-11
Culebra Cut Half Done;
Completed in Four Years

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1O-The cut at
Culebra, the backbone Of the isthmus of
Panama was half completed on October
%, according to reports from the canal
zone just forwarded to the office OF the
isthmian commission in this city. At that
time 39OO2, 299 cubic yards had been ex-
cavated and a like amount Of digging re-
malned TO be done
This gigantic cut win be nine miles long
and will have width OF 800 feet at the
bottom. which will be forty feet above
sea level. the normal level of the water
being fixed al eighty-five feet above the
sea. Its completion is said TO be assured
within four years.
At the same time a report was made
OF the first steam shovel working In dry
excavation on the bottom Of the canal
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-11

Previously some dredging had been done
on the bottom at other points. The excava-
ton is in the Mindi Hills near the Atlantic
entrance, where a steam shovel excavated
at forty-one feet below sea level Much
difficulty was experienced in carrying on
this work At one time the shovel was
caught by a quantity Of mud sliding on
the rock and together with the tracks was
pushed twenty feet out Of its original
position.
At another time the shovel settled into
the mud and overturned
Every night the shovel Is Withdrawn from
the excavation TO a point behind the
ledge OF rock where It is safe from the
sliding mud and 10 cut In again each morn
Ing
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-11
DALLAS LINE THROUGH TRIP
NOrthwestern VIII Extend It's Road
to West Side of the New
County.

PIERRE, S. D., Nov. 1O.-(Speclal Tele-
gram )-The Chicago & Northwestern rail-
way today filed with the secretary Of state
line thirty-eight miles in a westerly di-
rection clear across Tripp county, making
It's new terminus on section g. township
So, range 49, This is practically at The
point where the line between the new coun-
ii will meet and touch the Trip county
limo
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-11
MAE WOOD FAILS TO APPEAR
Motion to Forfeit Bond of Former
Omaha Woman Goes over
Until Monday.

NEW YORK, Nov. 10-The case Of Mae
Wood, who has been under indictment
since June, 1908. for perjury and forgery in
connection with her sensational suit for
divorce against former United States Sen
ator Thomas c. Platt, was brought up sud
denly today in the court of general ses-
sions. The defendant did not appear and
the prosecution asked that her bond Of
s. 900 be forfeited.
Counsel explained that Miss Wood was
i'll on ranch in Colorado and had not
been informed that the case was on today s
calendar. District Attorney Jerome ap-
peRred and announced that 1t was by a
mistake that the case was called today
and adjournment ws taken until Monday
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-11
Shirt Makers Are
Incensed at Mr..
Shallenberger
Denounce Action of Governor in Sign.
ing Contract for Prison Made
Garments.

Manufacturers and jobbers Of Omaha are
up in arms over the action of Governor
Shallenberger in signing a contract with
aD eastern concern to have shirts manufac-
tured in the penitentiary by contract labor.
They have expressed their disapproval in
emphatic terms.
When they read a dispatch in The Bee
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-11


RICHMOND. Va. Nov. lO-with a bright
pleasant day the inhabitants OF the former
capital OF the confederacy today turned out
In full force and gave President Taft a
hearty welcome.
The president and his party reached
Richmond at o'clock this morning after
a comfortable journey from Wilmington,
NJ. C.
The president was greeted by the mem
pers of RIchmonds reception committee,
headed by Governor Swanson and Mayor
Richardson. Automobiles conveyed the
party to the Virginia executive mansion,
where the president was the guest of the
governor at breakfast
The days ceremonies began with the
president addressing the members OF the
Virginia Press association in the hall Of
the house of delegates at the capitol at
10 o'clock. In another room of the capitol
Immediately afterward he spoke briefly
TO delegation Of colored men.
Governor Kitchin of North Carolina was
the guest of the president in his private
car after leaving Wilmington last night
and travelled part way to Richmond Sec
retary of the Navy Meyer met the presl-
dent here and participated in the days fes-
tivities.
President Taft interspersed his speech
making with short sightseeing tours. Dur
ing the morning he visited old st. John
church, where Patrick Henry made his
famous give me liberty or give me
death" speech, and went from there to
st. Pauls church. where jefferson Davis,
president of the confederacy, received the
message from General Lee, saying the con-
federate forces must evacuate Petersburg
and leave Richmond unprotected.
Address to Negroes.
The presidents talk to the negro dele
gates was devoted largely to the subject OF
education He said he would attend q
meeting Of the board of trustees of Hamp-
ton institute on November 20, and felt a
very deep interest in the work OF that in.
stitution as we'll as the Booker Washing.
ton school at Tuskegee, Ala.
The influence of those two schools ir
the Importance they were giving to indus.
trial and agricultural education the presi
dent said. was at last to be felt through
the south.
In the future we may look and not II
vain, for a steady Improvement in tn,
south's educational systems, especially will
regard to the colored race, upon who's,
education along the lines Of industry an,
usefulness, so much of the welfare of tn
south depends" the president said.
D. Webster Davis acted as spokesman
for the negro delegation in thanking tn
president for his speech.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-11


signed such a contract
ediately got busy. Many
,vernor on the telephone
meeting Of the manufac-
of the Commercial club
TO protest.
the Omaha business men
Dvernor because he wrote
lub over his signature in
after was up before, that
the contract and had so
public press.
assurance the governor
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-11
He is Driven Immediately to White
House in Automobile.
DAY IS SPENT IN vIRGINIl
Governor Swanson Meets Party on
Arrival at Richmond.
VISITS TWO HISTORIC CHURCHES
Address Made to Delegation OF
Negroes ON Educational Topics
Address TO Press Asso-
citation.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 1O.-Completing his
iS,OOO-mile Journey through the west and
southwest President Taft arrived in Wash
lngton at s:95 o'clock this evening from
Richmond, Va. He was greeted at the
Union station by the members of the cab
met and large crowd Of people. He was
ariven Immediately to the White House in
the Presidents automobile.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-11
WEATHER FORECAST.

For Nebraska-Fair; colder.
For Iowa-Partly cloudy; colder.
For weather report see page 3.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-11
THE OMAHA BEE

goes to the homes--is read By the
women-sells goods for advertisers
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-20
ARRIVAL OF RELATIVES
GIVES MUCH PLEASURE
Honorable Mention)

Dear Aunt Laurie:
FEW weeks ago we were caught
n about bed time. We children
a chased each other around the
house. eating as we went while
mamma undressed the baby In our
play we accidentally dropped our bread
on parlor cushions and got chairs mis-
placed.
There was a knock at the door; then
it opened and in walked a cousin from
Washington, d. c., whom mamma
hadn't seen for twelve years. He in
troduced his beautiful wife, a stranger
to us. then an uncle came laughing in
out of the darkness. Mamma was so
happy to see them, but so embar-
rassed as they probably never. saw
their house upset, having several SER
wants to keep it in order. They were
so pleasant and jolly we tried to forget
how we all looked.
They insisted on seeing our baby sis
ter, so she, too, was brought in, and
we had lots of fun with her, which
ended in their wanting to take her to
Chicago for a years visit; but mamma
couldn't spare her.
Last summer aunty- and grandma
were sitting on the beach picking up
shells. when a big wave came up and
splashed all over them. They had to
hurry through town to a friend who
loaned them some clothes while theirs
got dry, as they were long way from
home. They made the best of the
emergency, grandma said. by laughing
about it, and there was no telling how
many more laughed when they saw
them. REGINA MORTON.
jefferson street school, grade AS Age
years.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-20
Letters to Aunt Laurie From Nephews and Nieces
CYCLONE DESTROYS SCHOOL
Surprising Disappearance of Buildings
Is Most Unexpected
(First Prize)

Dear Aunt Laurie:
IT was a cold wintry day in Novem-
Der. thes clay before Thanksgiving.
in Michigan, when we woks up and
found that something very unexpected
indeed had happened The morning af-
fairs went on as usual, and some of the
children going to school found no
schoolhouse there.
There had been a cyclone that night,
and it had swept away the school
house and newly built church that
was standing beside it. The news was
Immediately telephoned all over the
neighborhood to those who had not
heard of it already. 1t was school of
sixty pupils, and if 1t had been during
school time everyone would have been
killed.
My desk was against the wall and
was carried right out into the yard,
while my brothers desk was covered
with six feet of bricks. The teachers
desk was left standing on the platform
with a lamp on it untouched.
The pieces of timber from the build
ing were swept a long distance. One
or two dwelling houses near by were
slightly damaged But a mile away the
people knew nothing about it. not even
feeling the wind. It was two nights
before Thanksgiving and in our neigh
borhood this year we celebrated two
Thanksgivings for the safety of the
school children. Yours truly,
DORIS WEBB,
S4s Kearney street, San Diego; IL
years: grade 5A, Logan school.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-20

and be disorderly when the teacher
was out of the room and as our teach
er was the principal of the building
she was absent from the room IRE
quently.
One morning she was called into the
office and remained there for some
time. Supposing that the coast was
clear we were acting as usual al
though we had had instructions to
study. In the midst of our merriment
the teacher came into the room. In
vain we tried to pass it off and studied
our lessons industriously. We had
been caught in the act, and although
we expected a good sound scolding 1t
was much to our surprise and not
little to our chagrin that we We're
commanded to leave the room and not
return until we had received special
permission from the superintendent OF
the schools.
1t was certainly the unexpected that
happened.
MARGARET NEEDHAM,
9S4 South Thomas St, Pomona.
Pomona high school, grade "a.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-20
POODLE DOG DISGUSTs BOY
Affectionate Names Lead Him to EX-
pect Boy Playmate
(First Prize)

Dear Aunt Laurie:
MY MOTHER received a letter
wi from a friend of hers not long
AfA ago saying that she and her lit
tie pet would be down.
On further she said her little sweet
heart would soon be four years old.
l was very glad that she was coming
and thought probably her little sweet
heart was a little boy. All the next
week 1 spent fixing up play houses,
making coasters and fixing everything
up nice so that my little guest, boy
friend, as 1 expected, would enjoy
himself.
At last the day came when the vis-
itor was to arrive, and l was sitting
on the porch waiting. To my surprise
a tall lady walked upon the porch with
a poodle dog under her arm. So that
was her little sweetheart, 1 said to
myself, and went into the barn to
think over matters. That was certain
ly when the unexpected happened.
HENRY NISBET.
1O5s West Thirty-fifth place.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-20

him away with him, educate him and
give him a home.
You can guess what an unexpected
thing that was for poor little Julius.
He lay there a minute unable to speak.
He reached out and took the hand of
the man and squeezed it and said, ooh,
you are so good to met" Then he fell
back in a contented sleep.
AS soon as Julius awoke he was
told that he could get up and be
dressed. Imagine his surprise when he
found a nice new suit of clothes instead
of the old, shabby ones.
Mr. Green came back soon and took
Him away. julius became a fine man
and inherited all his benefactors prop
erty. DORIS COLLINS.
Age II years Private lessons, grade
B6.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-20
COUSINS ARRIVE IN
TIME FOR EXCURSION
Honorable Mention)

Dear Aunt Laurie:
nNE DAY about two or three sum-
mers ago mamma told us children
~ that she would take us up to Los
Angeles for few days to visit our
cousins.
We started to get ready, and when
we were almost ready 1 went outdoors
in the front yard and happened to look
down the sidewalk. There I saw my
aunt and my two cousins coming up to
our house.
They were the very people we were
going to see. I was disappointed at
first in a way, and was glad, too. 1t
was a surprise to us.
Just few days before this we heard
that we were going to the mountains
for a week or two. When they came
(Which was on Friday they told us to
keep on getting ready and go home
with them the next day, and then we
would all go together in a wagon to
the mountains.
This brought pleasure instead of dis
appointment. ETHEL HARPIN.
Sawtelle school, sixth year.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-20
Relatives Give Surprise

Dear Aunt Laurie:
It was Saturday and Sister Mary ana
I decided to go and see grandmother.
AS we rang the bell who should come
to open the door but our Aunt Lucie'
whom we had not seen for many years.
We both kissed her and were much
surprised to see that we had a little
cousin about years of age.
She was the cutest little girl, with
golden curls hanging down her shoul-
ders. She soon seated us and talked
so much that we couldn't get chance
to talk with Aune Lucie. l asked her
where grandmother was. She said
she had gone to the Santa Fe station
to meet Uncle George, who would be
here in a little while.
AS we heard that we ran to the tele-
phone and both wanted to tell mother
about it. / called up our number and
told mother all that had happened
without US knowing it. told her that
Uncle George was coming, too,s on the
1 o'clock train. She said she would
have father go to the Santa Fe station
Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-20
A Surprise Party

Dear Aunt Laurie:
When I was Il years old mamma
was going to give surprise party tor
me. She telephoned to one of the
neighbors and told her l would bring
some milk down to her right after
school and for her to keep me there
a while until all the children had ar
rived.
l took the milk down and told her
that l must go right home, but she
asked me to come in a while and see
some pictures she had. SO l went IN
and thought 1 would go right back or
mamma might not like it. So looked
at the pictures a while, but l was un-
easy all the time 1 was there.
Mamma phoned once and said to
stay a little longer, then she phoned
again and wanted me to come home.
[ ran home as fast as l could.
When l got there mamma did not
scold a bit but told me to go in the
parlor and practice. I went in and
started to raise one of the blinds and
one of the boys began to giggle. 1t
startled me so 1 jumped back and
stumbled over one of the chairs; then
saw the room all filled with my
friends.
L never was so surprised at anything,
and this certainly happened when it
was not expected.
R. OLIVE MILHOUS.
Whittier, Whittier college. first year,
age IA.