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Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-12
We'll KNOWN GambIer Dead.

CHEYENNE. Wyo, March ~11.-CSpeclal.)
John Miller. so long known as "Whiffle-
tree Jimmy that there is uncertainty as
TO his real name. died last night, three days
after his return from a three years alb
sence from Cheyenne. He was formerly
a we'll known character and successful gam
bier, but a victim of the drug habit. lie
is believed to have been visiting a brother
at Chihuahua. Mexico, during the long
absence from this city. Desmond has taken
charge of the remains. as there is doubt as
to the cause OF the death Of the deceased.
In the day of he old Cheyenne-Deadwo
stage service "whiffletree" Jimmy was a
famous stage driver and then acquired his
peculiar nickname.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-12
Nebraska

day evening the members voted to set
aside SO to be given as a prize for the
best dramatic production in the form Of
a play written by any student in the
school,. Judges will he chosen from mem
bers Of the faculty. Unless tho plays
measure up to a fixed standard the prize
will not be awarded. Later on the prize
production will be staged by the Dramatic
club.
The junior class held an informal mas
querade last Saturday night and a jolly
good time was reported. The first part
OF the evening was spent in disclosing the
identity of each other and later on re-
freshments were served. DR.. Thomas com
ing in at this critical moment, the juniors
welcomed him with their yell
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-12
Nebraska
EDUCATOR DEAD
Prof. Pile of Wayne Succumbs After
Illness of a Year.
FOUNDER OF NORMAL SCHOOL
starts Eighteen Years Ago with Prac-
ticsIIy Nothing aud Builds Up One
of Largest Institutions In
the West.

WAYNE, Neb.. March 1t,-(Special Tele-
gram.)-Prof. J. NJ. Pile. president and
founder of the Nebraska Normal college
OF this city and one of the ablest and
best known educators of the west, died
at his home at 1920 a. m. today after an
illness Of nearly a year.
Prof. Pile came to Wayne in 1891 and
started the normal school, which grew
into magnificent proportions. The citi-
Gems of Wayne formed a company to back
his school. They bought eighty acres of
land. plated It into town lots, sold the lots
at So each and with the proceeds paid
for the land and then turned the surplus
over to Pile as a fund with which to start
the college. He agreed to maintain an
educational institution and at the end OF
the ten years the property became his,
lie has added more tina S170,0OO in i'm
provements since that time, so that the
institution is worth over 100000 today.
Among the pioneer citizens who formed
the company years ago, making It posi-
BILE for Mr.. Pile to start his school, were
A. L. Tucker, D.. c.. Main, John T. Bress-
Ter, Dan Harrington, NJ. Pulleo. S. II.
Theobald, A. J. Ferguson and A. A.
WEIGH.
Recently Mr.. Pile started an a~gricul-
tural school at the college.
He died leaving a splendid college. with
fine buildings. four large dormitories, a
residence that cost about $1,000, thorough
bred stock and expensive grounds.
The state legislature is now considering
the purchase of the Wayne institution to
make It a state normal college.
Mrs. Pile and the family are here and
the funeral service will be held at 1880
Saturday morning at the home and me-
mortal services for the public at the col
lege.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-12
kearncy NormaI Note..

kEARNEH, Neb., March 11.-(speoiaI
reieSram.)-The members Of the band are
contemplating giving a concert next Fri
day evening. Special stunts have been
provided and every one you meet seems
TO be going to hear the boys in their at
tempt.
The members OF the jurzor class beIa
a meetins Tuesday evening and decided
thst their class colors should be blue ana
white' Arrangements for ordering pen.
nants We're made and a large banner de-
signed ana plans for making Il submitted.
At meeting OF the Dramatic club Tues.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-12
LOeper's Troubles MuitipIy,

BEATRICE, Neb., March 1I-(Speclal
Telegram)-Following a suit for $4,000
brought by Mrs. Cora Colman against AL
bert Loeper OF Elm township for the sale
OF liquor to her husband County Attorney
McGirr brought action against Loeper.
charging him with the illegal sale of
liquor. 1t is reported that the government
may also institute suit against Loeper.
He will be arraigned tomorrow.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-12
Railroad Surveyor. stnrt Talk.

ASHLAND. Neb... March 11.-(Special)-
Two men representing themselves as sur
veyors of the Union Pacific drove into
Ashland yesterday, took their MONDAY meal
here and drove on to Lincoln. They would
talk little of their purpose in this trip, and
by many it is believed they are in advance
of the right-of-way men, as the Omaha
Lincoln line has been surveyed a number
of times and lie believed to have been def
nitely decided upon. The survey leaves the
main line of the Union Pacific at Lane,
crosses the Platte a few miles north of the
Burlington's bridge, passes through the
west end of Ashland and from here paral-
lels the Burlington into Lincoln at a dis
lance of about a mile.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-12
Little Soldiers

On YOUR blood are the millions
Of corpuscles that defend you
against disease,
To make and keep these little soldiers
healthy and strong, is simply to make
and keep the blood of the right quality
and quantity.
This lie Just what Hoods Sarsaparilla
does-it helps the little soldiers in your
blood to fight disease for you.
II cures scrofula, eczema, eruptions,
catarrh, rheumatism, anemia, nervous
ness, dyspepsia, general debility, and
huilds up the whole system.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-12

HASTINGS, Neb., March 11.-(Special.)-
By the narrow margin of one vote Hastings
won yesterday in the contest with Lead, g..
d., for the next biennial district conven-
ton OF the Woodmen of the World, for the
states of Kansas, Nebraska and South Da-
kota. The vote was taken at the bien-
MA convention in ~Leavenworth, Kan. The
effort on behalf OF this city was made by
e. c. Adams, deputy state organizer for
Nebraska, who went armed with an attrac-
tive invitation from Mayor Miles. The meet
ing here will be held early in 1911. 1t is
expected that about 1000 delegates will be
present.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-12
Direct Vote on Ifc.r...

ASHLAND. Neb.. March ll,-CSpecial.)-
The city council has passed resolutions
submitting TO a direct vote OF the people
of Ashland at the spring election the ques-
ton of issuing saloon licenses for the
coming year. The matter of dismisslng or
continuing the suit brought against the
Burlington for the opening of Main street
crossing over that roads right-of-way in
East Ashland will also be submitted.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-12
KILLS MAN WITH SNOW SHOVEL
Alteration in Yards at Long Pine
Results in Death,

LONG PINE. Neb.. March 11.-Cspecial
T~elegram)-Tom Clause, a young man
from OMEN. Neb., died here from the
effects OF a blow he received on the head
at the hands of Ed Reese, son of Pierce
Anders. who conducts a pool hall at this
place.
Reese is about 10 years of age and on
Monday he was engaged in shoveling snow
at the railroad yards. when he was ap-
preached by Clause, who demanded that
Reese give him his shovel. Reese refused
to do so, and Clause, it is asserted. drew
from his pocket a pair of brass knuckles
with the remark that he would have the
shovel anyway. In al effort TO protect
himself Reese hit the fellow on the head
with his shovel. Wednesday his condi-
ton changed for the worse and he died at
, o'clock in the afternoon.
The young man has not yet been placed
under arrest, and perhaps will not be,
as he has no intentions of leaving town.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-12
Seattle Doctor itndraw from
Agreement with Gillian,

DIR. B. F. Roller, the Seattle wrestler. has
backed out of his agreement TO wrestle in
Omaha at the Auditorium. He made the
proposition and when he found he could
extract a guarantee of $500 from Dies Moines
backed out of the Omaha deal and threw
to Des Moines, where he will meet Jess
Westergaard AS a matter of fact, the
doctor has allowed someone to lead him
astray. He wrote Manager Gillian tNat he
had understood Omaha was dead for
wrestling. Omaha would turn out a crowd
that would make Roller sick on that little
$500. But this is the doctors first venture
away from home.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-12

SARGENT. Neb.. March 11.-(Speclal.)-
An interesting display of skill was wit
messed last evening at the opera house when
Gion and Lenett wrestled two bouts, Gion
being successful In both. Owing to a lame
arm Howard Wallace did not wrestle. as
advertised, but acted as referee. Two Sar-
gent boys, Louie Perrin and Roy Rasch,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-12
Wool Growers 10 Have Lobby.

CHEYENNE, wyo., March 1~1.-(special.)
The National Wool Growers association
next week will establish in Washington a
headquarters from which will be directed
a campaign to prevent any tampering with
the tariff on wool, incidental to the revision
of the tariff by the special session OF con-
gress. which is to convene March IS. George
s. Walker. secretary of the association,
will depart for Washington next Sunday,
and will BE- Joined there by the following
committee: F. w. Gooding Of Idaho. presi-
dent of the National Wool Growers ASSOC
citation; J. A. Delfelder of Wyoming, presi-
dent OF the Wyoming Wool Growers as
ISOLATION; E. s.. Gosney of Arizona and
Charles Bier of Montana.
The campaign of the association to pre-
serve the present tariff on wool has been
in progress for some time. and the as
ISOLATION has every reason to believe that
its effort in the interest of the industry
it represents will be successful.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-12

NEW HAVEN, Conn. March 1L-Frank
F. MCGEE of Worcester. Mass, national
organizer of the Moulders' union, today
began a years sentence for intimidating
nonunion men in a local foundry during a
recent strike.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-12

Foley's Honey and <si cures coughs
quickly. strengthens the lungs n expels
colds. Get the genuine in a yellow pack
age. For sale by all druggists.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-12
severe storm at BeatrIce.

BEATRICE Neb, March 1~1.-(special
T~elegram.)-A blizzard has been raEing all
day today. The temperature is % degrees
above zero.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-12
The Weather
Omcial Forecasts

FOR OMAHA. COUNCIL BLUFFS AND
NICINITG--Probably snow flurries Friday;
not much change in temperature.
o NATURALIZATION Friday
o IOWA-Fair east. probably snow
~flurries west portion Friday; not much
change i'm temperature.
Temperatures at Omaha yesterday:
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-12
Texas ia Under Snow,

DEIHART, Tex, March I1.-Snow has
been falling over northwest Texas for
thirty-siX hours and covers the ground two
feet deep. Much suffering is being ex-
~perienced. The snow assures large crops
of grain.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-12
HADAR SUSPECTS LOSE FIGHT
sioux City Judge Holds Alleged Rob-
sers Must Return to NehranLa

SIOUX CITY, Ia, March u.-(Special
reiegrsm)-Judge Mould in the district
court this morning ruled that Harry Joyce
and James Morrison, suspected OF COM
piicity. in the robbery OF the Hadar Mebl
bank. must return TO Nebraska for trial
James Riley, another suspect, was or
dered released. Counsel for the defense
viii appeal the case of Joyce and Morri-
son TO the supreme court.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-12

Sturdy osks from little acorns grow
advertising in The Bee will do wonders for
your business
Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-12
Wyoming
BIG FISH STORY FROM WYOMING
Almost "a Large rs the zone which
Got Away

Got Away
LANDER, Wyo., March l4.-(Special.)-
A fossil fish measuring twenty-five feet
IN length has beer unearthed at the coal
claim of Mayor w. G, Johnson. six miles
from Lander. and is now on exhibition in
Mr.. Johnson's meat market. The fish was
taken out OF the ground In five sections
the head and tail being lntact'It resembles
a large river sturgeon and weights nearly
$50 pounds.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-27
GOVERNOR TO SIGN PAPERS
IN BATH CASE TOMORROW,
Mrs. Martin and Mrs. Snead
Will Fight Extraditi0n.

Prosecutor Mott said today that he
would not be ready with the papers for
~extradition to New Jersey of Mrs.
Caroline b. Martin and her sister, Mrs.
Mary w. Snead, who are locked mp in
the Tombs. until tomorrow, when, &C
cording to the present program, De-
tective Sergeant Walter Godfrey. of his
staff, will go to Trenton for Governor
Forts signature. The next step will be
TO get Governor Hughes's signature at
Albany that will finally bring the
women here who are wanted for the
murder of Mrs. Ocey w. NJ. Snead. the
victim of the East Orange bathtub
mystery. Further than to admit that
the making of these papers are under
way, Mr.. Mott said nothing.
Mrs. Martin changed lawyers today.
1t was announced that Colonel Robert
]. Hare had withdrawn from the de-
Tense of Mrs. Martin and her sister.
Mrs. Mary Snead. held in New York for
extradition. His place was taken by
Clark L. Jordan, an assistant from
whose Office had a long consultation
with the two elderly women today.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-27
REFORMAT0RY FOR
WOMEN NEEDED IN
STATE, SAYS COURT
Girls Case Causes Judge Davis
to Criticize Lack Of Such
Institution. n

That there is need for a woman's
reformatory in this State was EN-
phasized by Judge Davis in the Court
of Quarter Sessions today, when he
imposed sentence upon Annabella Bar
rett, a 17-year-old negress, convicted
of malicious mischief, and the judge
regretted the fact that he was COM
PEELED to send her to the State Home
for Girls.
Your case" said Judge Davis, sis
n that strongly proves that. in. this
State there is need of a, woman'ss "a
formatory. You were caught seetfnx
fire to a dwelling house, you were con-
victed of larceny and have been in
court for incorrigibility. Young men
a be sen to a reformatorya but there
is no such place for a young woman
l can send you to the p~enitentiary,
State, prison or State Home for Girls.
though l do not think the latter u
the place for you, because that is a
place for girls who are not so familiar
with crime as o are. However, close
scrutiny will be kept over you there"
The girl operated in the Oranges,
where she worked as a domestic.
Joseph Klincher, alias Joseph Fischer,
convicted of three charges of robbing
greenhouses, received a two-year SEN
tence in State prison. Other sentences
passed were: Robert Smith, negro, as
sault and battery, Railway Reforma-
tory; Antonio Lacondo and Nicolo
Borschello, assault n battery, sem
tence suspended; Peter ]. McGrath,
desertion and embezzlement, one year
in the penitentiary; Kazabier Elazie-
wicZ, assault and battery on his wife.
like sentence; James Davidak. carry
ing concealed weapons, six months Ia
the ~penitentiary; Saraino REQ and Fer
rand Russo, assault, former on proba-
ton, latter six months in the peniten-
tiary; James g. Wayne, larceny and
receiving. on probation for two years;
Jacob Rupp, escaped while trusty In
the p~ententiary, on probation for two
years; Rosie Russo, assault and bat
terry, on probation for two years; James
Campanelli, assault and battery, eigh>
teen months in the p~enitentiary; Rob-
ert Burton, negro, larceny. on probation
for two years; John Hanley, entering,
larceny n receiving, one year In the
penitentiary.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-27
CLARKE,
LEADING BANKER,
DIES SUDDENLY
Pneumonia Claims Head OF
American Exchange National
After Brief Illness.

ENGLEWOOD, Dec. 27.-Dumont
Clarke, president for many years of
the American Exchange National Bank,
at 12S Broadway, New York. and a
prominent figure in the financial life
of the city, is dead at his country
home at Dunlont, near here. He was
in his SEVENTEEN year. He had been
ance at business until early last week,
when he contracted a cold which quick
ly developed into acute pneumonia.
Funeral services will be private and
burial will be in Newport, Mr.. Clarke's
birthplace.
IF not the dean of the banking fra
ternity, there was no man who stood
higher than Mr.. Clarke in the older
generation of New York financiers. He
had part in all the important councils
affecting the policy and conduct of the
banks, and was one of the leaders in
the Clearing House Association.
In the panic of 1907 he was one of the
advisers of J. Pierpont Morgan In the
measures then taken to restore conf
dence to the market. He was one Of
tlit PiilhS iioscio All IA ICOi6
Of the Mutual Life Insurance Company.
In the American Bankers Association
his influence was always potent for
sound banking principles, n had
much to do with shaping the official
u~tterances of that body. For the last
ten years or longer he had been vice.
president of the Press Publishing Com
pany (the World).
The village of Dumont, in which Mr..
Clarke lived, took his name and was
built up around his country place. He
spent most of his time there. His wife
died two years g There were six
children. One of them is L. L.. Clarke,
vice-president of the American Ex-
change National Bank, and a daughter
is the wife of George B. Case. His city
clubs were the New York Yacht and
the Columbia Yacht Club.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-27
SEEK SPEEDY RULING ON
WRIT FOR MRS. WILHELM.
Prosecutor Mott Will Not Take
Advantage of Error.

Al a conference between Judge Davis.
Prosecutor Mott and the attorneys
interested in the defense of Mrs. VIII
helm, who was recently sentenced 10
serve thirty years for the murder of her
husband, II was decided hat no cog
niZance would be taken OF the fact thai
an assistant clerk of the Supreme Court
had signed the writ of error taken out.
This writ is now acting as a stay OF
sentence.
Judge Davis decided that the name
of the assistant clerk would have To
appear on the writ as signing the name
of the clerk. William Riller. jr., but
Prosecutor Mott told the court that he
would not take advantage OF the tech
nicality and thus hinder action In de
Gliding the errors named in the appli-
cation for the writ. He said he would
gladly waive his rights in order TO have
al early ruling in the matter.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-27

grounds through. TO Upper Montclairi
was a series of large drifts. The trolley
car tracks, however. were swept fairly
clean by the wind. except at Watching
avenue and Mt. Hebron road. After
the first cars got through the service
was pretty good.
Probably the heaviest drifts were in
Watching avenue, east Of Grove street,
and milkmen had a hard time of 1t
breaking through. There were several
high drifts in Bellevue avenue, east
and west of Grove street.
Torrance MeHugh, a local hackman,
while driving along Highland avenue.
near Bloomfield avenue, was so
blinded that he ran into an obstruction,
The hack upset. throwing him from his
seat TO the street. The driver sus-
tanned a fracture of h left leg. He
was sent to the Mountainside Hospital.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-27
YOUTH WHO DESERTED BABE
IN STORM HELD BY COURT.
Also Fined SIS for Drunken
ness.

join Mulrain, 81 years of age. living
at 20 Bridge street, received the limit
fine of $25 or ninety days for drunken
ness from Judge Charles F. Herr, in
the Second Precinct Court today, and
now faces a further charge of abandon
Ing q 15-months-old infant girl during
the blizzard Saturday night.
Mulrain lives with Mrs. Agnes Nc
Cormack at the Bridge street lumber
1t was her little daughter that Mulrain
took out with him at midnight Satur-
day night, just when the storm was at
it's height.
According to the story told In the
Police Court this morning Mulrain went
home about Ii o'clock Saturday night
under the influence of liquor. The Nc
Cofmack family and the rest of the
boarders were in bed, Mulrain when
sober was very fond of the little girl
n going to her room picked her up
out OF bed n bundling her up in a
loose wad Of clothing started out with
her.
When he reached the Lackawanna
bridge In Broad street he fell In the
snow and dropped the baby. Several
men, among them Simon Dunn. OF ~
Central avenue, and Leigh Mcpherson.
of 11N Eighth avenue, Witnessed this
and when Mulrain took TO his heels
they started after him. Dunn picked
up the child, while Mcpherson pursued
Mulrain. At Orange street he found
Piainclothesmen Owens, Volk and Lin
nett. and told Thorn what had han
pened, and they caught Mulrain within
n block. BY this time q mob was
around the officers and Mulrain was
threatened with bodily harm. lie wna
hustled into u patrol wagon and taken
10 The second Precinct station, where
Q charge Of drunkenness was preferred
against him
Mrs' Mccormack deposited s25 for
Muirain's appearance IN court today
and used the satno money 10 paw tho All
nne Imposed on him for drunkenness,
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-27
WOMAN, 88, LIVED
FOR FIVE MONTHS
WITH BROKEN NECK
Mrs. Fenton Survived Three
Other Falls and Showed
Wonderful Vitality.

With the death of Mrs. Sarah Ann
Fenton yesterday at the City Hospital,
aged SS years, a life of more than 'ordi-
nary length and endurance ended. Mrs.
Fenton was the mother of fourteen
children. and after a fall in which she
sustained a broken neck, lived five
months in the City Hospital. Mrs.
Fenton had fallen three times or the
same stairway that was the cause of
the fourth and fatal accident, and al
though seriously injured twice recov-
cred under the careful nursing of her
daughter, Mrs. Caroline Findon, with
whom she lived at the ~latter's home,
252 Clifton avenue
Several of Mrs. Fenton's children live
in England, where Mrs. Fenton spent
most of her life. In this city are three
daughters, Alice, Emma and Caroline,
and in Trenton, one. son, George. Six
of the children are living.
Mrs. Fenton was born in Dudley,
England. in 1871, and came of the Pier
son family, remarked for its longevity
and numbers. When very young she
married Henry Fenton. and during his
lifetime lived in England. After her
husbands death. Mrs. Fenton came to
this country in 1886 with her daughter,
Mrs. Findon.
A child born 10 Rhode Island shortly
before the holiday season to Mr.. n
Mrs. Sarah Bison made the fifth gen.
Grafton in the Fenton family.
After the fall which ended fatally
for Mrs. Fenton. the surgeons at the
City Hospital held out no hope for her.
a soft cast was put on the broken
neck. however. and to the surprise of
the medical men, Mrs. Fenton seemed
on the way to She lived five
months with her neck in the cast.
The funeral will be held from the
parlors of Joshua Brierly's underta king
establishment at 2 o'clock tomorrow, to
Paramount Cemetery. The body will
be buried in the family plot.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1909-12-27
PENNSY EXPRESS KILLS
LABORER in ELIZABETH.
Hit as He Runs in Front OF
Speeding Engine.

ELIZABETH, Dec. 2~7.-Joseph Avolia.
a section hand on the Pennsylvania
Railroad, was hit and instantly
killed by the Southern Limited, bound
west, on the South street bridge.
He was struck a glancing blow
as he crouched between a girder and
track four, on which the train was
running. A moment before Thomas
Farley, foreman Of the gang, had
shouted a warning Of the approach of
the train, stating the track on which
it vas running. Avolia's OF
the English language was limited and
he misinterpreted the signal, for he left
track Nc. 8, the ~westbound freight
track, and walked in front of the en-
CINE. Seeing that escape was impos-
sible he crouched low, but the iooomo-
tive struck him.
The dead man was rs a old and
married. He is survived by a wife in
Italy. He was a brother-in-law OF
Louis Jacques. the contractor. The
funeral was held this afternoon.
A snow pillow tina tried to do busI-
ness was stalled in North Elizabeth
and was unable to render further aid.
A large tree blew down in Jefferson
Park. The rains on both the Cen
trail and Pennsylvania roads arrived
late.
Several night workers, including rail
readers and policemen, are i'll today az
a result of their experience in thu
storm. Because of the blocking of tn
trolley lines scores of men and womer
who were out late Christmas night hat
to walk to their homes, in some in
stances more than two miles.