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Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-22

lines reach from everywhere to every
where. giving the city and the county ex-
cellent service. Most OF the farmers now
make use OF the telephone, and with the
rural delivery covering most OF the county,
they are in close touch with the business
world.
The city has in the last ten years made
wonderful progress as a wholesale, jobbiug
and commission sales center; they have
two wholesale grocery and two wholesale
fruit houses. The first thing that strikes
the eye OF the visitor OF Grand Island is
the clean, wholesome appearance Of it's re-
tail stores. a good criterion OF what can be
found on the inside. 1t is very apparent to
the careful observer Of industrial and COM
merclal knowledge that the city has never
forged ahead so rapidly as in the last three
years and in every legitimate branch Of
m It can lay Just claim to having
representative establishments which are
abundantly capable Of holding their own in
any equal field with the best houses in the
Platte valley. In the last election the city
had the third largest vote in the state.
The Safe Soldiers home is located here
and is caring for about 500 of the old vet
Grams and their wives. The C. end Island
Business college owns its building and has
enrolment OF COO stuIrn,s. The Grand
Island Baptist college, established about
twenty years ago, has an enrolment OF 500
In no particular is the city more per-
tinently to receive Judgment from the
casual visitor or the great army of travel
ing men than in the character and makeup
of their hotels. The city and hotels are
so linked together that a prejudice against
one invariably reflects on the other. This
city is well supplied with hotels and they
are centrally located. convenient to the
best shopping district. The Commercial
club is well organized with a membership
of 200 w~ideawake citizens. This club has
been very successful in securing for the
city many new industries and their in
fluence in up-building and identifying city
is seen on every hand.
Dairying is proving to be the friend of
the farmer. 1t brings in money every
month in the year and makes the farmer
more independent than he ever was before.
Last year the farmers of this county
shipped out 200 900 pounds Of butter and
100. 900 gallons OF cream; they also sold and
shipped out 5000 head of beef cattle and
1900 fat hogs and In addition to this the
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-22
Gossip and Stories About Noted People

prospect, 1t is interesting TO note how
largely the figure four and four-letter
names entered into the campaign. on
April II. 1898, 1t was announced that 2n
delegates were pledged 10 Taft out Of 45
selected in states entitled 10 64 delegates.
A month before that his manager, Vorys,
said he had l9i Of e6t delegates selected
to the republican national convention, and
forty-two were instructed for other candi-
dates. In that week forty-slN delegates
were selected and forty-two contests had
been noted, OF which the four Oklahoma
contests involved Taft mer.
Major General J. Franklin Bell, the prssi-
dents friend, has four letters IN his name,
and the presidents military aide is Cap
tain Archibald ". Butt. another four-lctter
man, The number also carries into the
presidents sports. as golf, his favorite,
indicates, President DiaE of Mexico, who
is TO meet the president in El Paso on
October Is. also belongs 20 the four-letter
fraternity.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-22

by the imperial government codirector in
the railway bureau, then Interested IN the
construction OF railways in north China.
On the establishment Of the Tientsin uni
yersity, in 1895, he was appointed chief di-
rector, and in the same year he was made
first secretary of the embassy OF peace
missions 10 Japan and plenipotentiary for
exchanging notifications Of the peace treaty
effected at Chefu. he also assisted in nego-
tiating al Picking the ChiEo-Japanese treaty
Of and navigation, which was
ratified in October, 1896. In the following
year he was sent as envoy extraordinary
and minister plen~ipotentiary to the United
States, which office he held until 1902, when
he was recalled to China. In 1907 he was
re%appointed TO the same post.
DIT. WI Ting-fang has contributed nu-
merous essays on economies and political
subjects TO the leading American and Brit
ish magazines and newspapers. He has lee
tured repeatedly before university classes
here and abroad, and in 1900 the degree Of
IL. d. was conferred upon him by the Uni
yerslty OF Pennsylvania. He is married
and has several children all Of whom are
being educated in American and English
universities.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-22
WIS brilliant Career.

DR.. WI Ting-fang. the retiring Chinese
minister, and one OF the best known men
In the imperial diplomatic service, was
born In the HRinhul district, kwang-tung.
China, about siXty-fiye years ago. lie was
educated in the Chinese classics at Cantor
and studied English at Hongkong. He was
enrolled at Lincoln's Inn, London, In 1874,
where he studied International law and
other legal subjects for Two years, when
he was admitted TO practice al the English
bar.
Returning 10 China In 1877. he passed
through the United States and made a
study Of national Institutions and colleges.
on his arrival al Hongkong he practiced
law until lS2, when lie was appointed as
legal adviser and deputy for foreign affairs
At Tisntsin by Ii Hung Chang, then W1eroy
OF Chill While serving In this capacity he
became interested In railroads and built
:he first railway in China He became PRO
motsF ana chief director OF the kai Ping
Railway company. and later wGs appointed
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-22

gagement unless the other daughter should
be betrothed at the same time.
Now what can l do?" asked Mr.. Brock,
in the throes Of anguish.
Il met Amelia while l was south on my
vacation. and we were both stopping at
Rock Castle Springs.
"She was alone then and l did not know
that she had a twin sister until afterwards.
Just before / left the other daughter,
Anne, nearly as pretty as Amelia, appeared
on the scene, and matters we're compli-
Gated.
The two were always together as chill
dren and young girls and were inseperable,
the first separation being the time when I
met Amelia. When l left Kentucky 1t was
with the understanding that l should re-
turn, and l was happy until Mr.. Lavington
called upon me yesterday.
He made the situation very plain, and
that he was wreoking my happiness never
occurred to him, but he told me plainly
that he and the mother, before her death,
had desired a double marriage for the
twins, and that he would not give his SON
sent 10 the engagement Of one until the
other one be engaged too
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College Daily Newspapers
CONTINUED from Page one.)

they are nearer probably TO being metro
politan newspapers han any OF the other
college dailies, The HlIni last year was
made IN eight-page paper, with five
columns. At the same time the Daily Ne
braskan was enlarged to five columns, II
already being an eight-page paper, These
two papers during the last year published
more local college news than any other
dailies In the country.
For the first semester OF the coming
school year the Daily Nebraskan win be
edited by a boy who Is not yet II years
Of age and who Is the youngest college
editor In the country. He IS a brilliant
boy, with a large knowledge OF newspaper
work, and gives promise OF putting out a
paper that will be the best Nebraska has
ever had. A prominent feature OF the Daily
Nsbraskan. the Hlini and the Maroon Is
the cartoon which is run several times a
week. This has become & fixed part OF
these papers ana has made them many
subscribers II Is rapidly being adopted BY
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-22

a sense of humor. comes from the south
Of rance himself. and knows that prom
Uses there are not always kept. He
knew, too, that a colleague had the same
watch given TO him last year, that It has
been kept to be regulated, and that IL had
not yet reached Paris. So NJ. BRAND,
premier. shook NJ. le Marie warmly by the
hand, told him that he was a bit OF a
clockmaker himself, and would enjoy put
ting the watch In order, and would think
while he did so Of the kindness Of the
town which had presented It to him. M
BRAND has discovered that the watch is
an excellent timekeeper.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-22
Taft's Lucky Number.

OUR is President Tafts lucky
- number. relates the New York
Press. He has four letters in
~ his name, and he was born in
EEQk4AI Ohio, a state OF four letters.
tSsNlSSJ The president also is one OF four
brothers. lie was graduated from tho
Woodward high school in Cincinnati in
1874, and went to Yale, which bedrs a four
letter name. Mrs. TAFT then lived in Pike
street, Cincinnati. The four letters IN the
name OF that street bore luckily upon the
mony was performed by a preacher whose
four-letter name vas Hoge. Good luck
Of the number extended from then 70 Helen
TAFT the daughter. she won one OF four
scholarships at nryn Mawr and entered
upon a four-year course.
In 1894 TAFT was appointed president Of
the United states Philippine commission.
on July I, 1901. he began his career as the
aEst civil governor OF those islands. His
w0rk as governor ended on February l.
1904. Secretary OF War Root had four
letters I'm his last name. That augured
well FOR Taft. He succeeded Root as score
tsry OF war in 1904. Ten years before that.
IN lsg, Taft had made his famous decision
against Phelan in The labor strike SAse.
TAFT could not help making a record as
secretary OF war. because he had 10 deal
chiefly with the army, which Is another
four-letter institution
\ Coming Down 10 his election AS president
tSr four ysAra with IOuT more years In
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-22

and later captained il. He was also a
star" track athlete. Boxing was the
young "middy's" favorite exercise, and in
his senior year he won the championship
OF the academy. AS a foot ball player
Midshipman Whiting was particularly
noted for his ~quicknsss, fierceness Of play
and absolute disregard for injury to him
self or his opponents. His playing In Army
Navy games was at times nothing less than
desperate. His work for athletics at the
academy was recognized by the award Of
the sword for the midshipman doing most
for athletics"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-22
Notnd NnrnI AthIete.

Midshipman kenneth Whiting, L, s ",
who, according TO recent cable dispatches,
while attached 10 the United States sub
marine Porpoise, now stationed At Manila,
distinguished himself by the daring and
dangerous feat OF having himself elected
from one OF the Porpoise's torpedo tubes
while II was submerged and reaching the
surface In safety. Is well remembered both
for his nerve" and athletic prowess By
Annapolis men. While IN the naval acad-
envy he played end on the foot ball team
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-22

Engaged TO one twin, but unable 70
marry her because the father insists that
both twins shall be engaged at the same
time, is the sad predIcament in which
Elmer L. Brock, assistant attorney general
Of Colorado, is placed.
Mr.. Brock met, wooed and won a south
ern beauty. Miss Amelia Layington, some
weeks ago, while on a trip 10 Kentucky,
and was preparing TO announce the engage
ment when he was confronted By the
father. Wilbur P. Lavington, a lawyer OF
the Blue Grass EtAtS who forbade the en-
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-22

Hall county farmers sold and shipped out
of the county $4,000 bushels of corn and
2S2, 600 bushels of wheat.
The sheep industry Of the county is of no
small Importance. Robert Taylor has q
ranch Of 6,OOO acres devoted largely to this
industry. Kennel Mcdonald also has a
large sheep ranch on which are some Of
the best farm buildings in the county,
There are over 10000 sheep shipped out the
county each year. One OF the most pros
porous farmers is Martin Schimmer, a Ger
man. who came in the early days, He
owns $500 acres Of land, under a high state
OF cultivation and we'll stocked.
But over and above all the attractions
OF the newness and swiftness of things Is
the attraction of the Platte river. It Is the
mouth Of the valley, for II is the most
expressive feature OF its landscape. II
has the power Of drawing attention with
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-22
why lie 1 e

Head Keeper Snyder OF the Csntre park
zoo was smiling over a newspaper account
OF a monkey that had died OF love,
IT'S a good story" said the head keeper.
This reporter has an original turn Of
mind. Hes like the western jury. A
westerner, you know, once hanged him
self to the bedpost by his suspendsrs. n
the verdict Of the corners jury ran:
4" Deceased came 20 his death by cOminK
home fun and mistakinE himself f0E his
pants New York TimeA
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-22
Prudence Of French Diplomat.

An amusing little adventure happened
the other day to the French premier, NJ.
BRAND, He paid an official visit TO a lit
tie tow In the southeast Of France, which
is famous for It's clocks and watches. The
minister opened the local exhibition, and
after the speeches the local mayor pre-
sented him with a magnificent chronom-
eter made in the town.
II your excsllency will allow" he said,
we will keep The watch for q few days
and regulate It,"
n BRAND. who, though q socialist has
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-22

out counting It. The faculty OF exciting in
terest by its graceful movements. The
real way to know the Platte river is not to
glance at IL here and there from the car
window. You must go to It's native haunt.
You must see It I'm its youth and freedom;
you must accommodate yourself to its pace
and give yourself to its influence. II you
are n good walker, take the Riverside
path or across the open meadow, If you
are business tangled, the Platte river has
some of the best carekilling scenery In
the state. The landscapes Of the river
are growing more beautiful from year to
year, Notwithstanding the clearing, tramp
ling work OF civilization.
All through this part Of the state the
old is giving way to the new, the savage
to the civilized, the prarie to the orchard
and field. The dawn Of q new day is
breaking
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-22

T HAS always been the happy
IAYV fortune OF the Platte river to
l8 have a border population that
GA was constantly uneasy to reach
NGeM&Ak a farther front. wilder land and
49, freer life. But when the early
pioneer unyoked his oxen for the last time
1t was not his intention to turn from the
Platte valley, which he knew and loved
And whether he opened a farm or started
a bank he had the advantage Of knowing
the country and its people.
Nearly all the prominent cities OF Ne
braska have some speciality that has con-
tributed to a greater degree than any other
factor to the growth and prestige. But
Grand Island has no speciality. Its re-
sources are diversified and well nigh mex
Omaha daily bee., 1909-08-22

haustible, and its people have the force,
push and enterprise which is essential to
success as are the gifts Of nature, without
which It cannot be won.
Tit wonderful richness OF the soil,
backed by great natural advantages. was
sufficient to form the ground work Of
Grand Island. These great natural advan-
tages attracted good men and made men
good. Their citizens were OF the rest
less, energetic type, which worked wonders
wherever they located. Grand Island also
has a goodly number OF manufacturing in
dustries' and the dinner pail brigade Is as
Stunning Industrial proportions. The city
enjoys a prestige as a commercial and
financial center, which keeps pace with the
growth OF the country 1t serves and which
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-20
Cut Off Pieces of Mans
Ears and Nose to Force
Him to Give Them Money

BRADDOCK, Pa, April 20.-
Roberto Nichola Biglieotta, alleg-
ed to be members of the Mafai, Gce
confined in the Pittsburg jail as
d result Of one of the most sensa.
|tional blackmailing plots ever run
Ito earth in this state. 1t is said
that the Biglleotta brothers for
dSys had been torturing Joseph
Gugilotta, the wealthiest Italian OF
this city, in an effort to make him
give up his money.
The victim of the diabolical plot
today lies in a hospital with pieces
of his ears and nose cut off and
deep wounds inflicted in his chest.
Gugilotta had yielded to the
treatment of his prosecutors, wh1
were at the bank to receive the
money they demanded, when the
police made their appearance.
The men were captured after q
running battle In the streets and
taken to Pittsburg to prevent
summary Justice being dealt by
the excited italian residents Of
this city.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-20
WIFE DEAD:
HUSBAND is
SUSPECTED

SAN FRANCISCO, April 20.-
Detectives this afternoon are In
vestigating the death of Mrs. An
ma Brand, who died from carbolic
acid poisoning at the Central EN-
ergency hospital. Frank Fisher,
former sweetheart OF the woman,
made a statement to the police
which threw suspicion upon the
dead woman's husband.
Brand has disappeared and is
being sought by. the police. He
is alleged to have severely beat
his wife yesterday afternoon o
short tine before she was found
unconscious from the effects of
the carbolic acid.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-20
KOTEN Girl.
IS SET
FREE
Woman Who Killed
Her Betrayer Is
Liberated

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
NEW YORK, April 20.---Justice
Blanchard, in the criminal branch
of the supreme court, suspended
sentence in the case Of Sarah
Koten. who pleaded guilty last
week to the charge Of manslaugh-
ter in the first degree. She was
placed In the charge of Jewish
women, who sent her to the counr
try to recover her health.
The young woman killed DR..
Samuel Auspitz, whom she accuse
ed of having drugged and betray-
ed her. The justice investigated
the girls case with the resuls1
shown in his decision today. The
scene in the court room was linz
pressive when the girl stood up
to hear the words of the Justice,
which. up to- that time, 1t was be-
lieved by many would mean
long term In prison. y
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-20
GRAND JURY
PROBING OLD
KILLING CASE

The grand Jury today took up
preliminary hearing in a case.
which, 1t is said, may lead to
the ultimate life Imprisonment of
a citizen of Tacoma who for near
ly four years has escaped punish
ment. The case will not be con-
cluded for day or two, and until
all the evidence Is in no publicity
can be given the matter.
1t is understood, however, that
the alleged guilty man, who es-
capped arrest at the time when the
crime was committed, is a we'll
to-do citizen. and that his indict-
ment for manslaughter can be ex-
pected.
Among the witnesses called to-
day were John Leahi, formerly a
newspaper collector; Ed Meath,
county treasurer. and G. @. Nell
niger. the undertaken. Leahi asd
Meath, 1t is understood, gave evil
dence as to the ownership of the
restricted district. Mellinger was
called as q witness on the more
sensational criminal acse.
The grand jury is at present
employing several detectives tc
gather evidence for them.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-20
FRANCHISE RIGHTS TO
EXPIRE next MONDAY

The franchise rights Of the T.
r. & P. company on several Ia
coma streets will expire next
Monday and steps will be i'm
mediately taken by the city to
annul their franchises.
In the old franchise provision
was made that unless the street
railway lines were built in 20
years the rights of the company
should expire. The 20 years are
up and Assistant City Attorney
Baker stated today that his office
is contemplating the drawing of
an ordinance. to invalidate the
franchises where tracks have not
been laid.
The streets that will be affected
are South Twenty-sixth street
from Pacific avenue to East F
and East F from Twenty-sixth to
Puyallup. South Thirty-sixth
street also will be included. In
addition there will be South
Twenty-fifth and South Eleventh
and Ninth.
Seventh and Ninth and Twenty
fifth were invalidated several
years ago by the provision of the
original franchise requiring the
company to select the four routes
desired for going up the hill.
They selected Eleventh and Thir-
teenth and the other streets were
therefore left out.
The old ordinance Is a tumble
of Inconsistencies and when the
new one to invalidate the fran
chises on some of these unused
streets is passed it may straighten
out things somewhat.
The Central Improvement club
of the city last night adopted a
resolution calling on the city to
take action Immediately after
April 26 and void all the fran
chises not used by the company.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-20
MURDER MYSTERY
NEAR SOLUTION


(By United Press Leased Wire)
SAN FRANCISCO, April 20. =
The police of this clay are conf
dent today that Pietro Tortorico,
alleged murderer Of Bragio Vilar-
do, will be brought to justice after
having been at large for more than
four years. The clue which Is be.
lieved will lead to his capture was
|unearthed by Detective Frank ESQ
la in the Latin quarter of San
Francisco.
The murder of Vilardo occurred
April o, 1905, in this city. The
murderer, believed by the police
to be Tortorico, dismembered the
body and carried 1t in sack to 9
spot In a sparsely settled section
of the city.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-20
SULTAN CALLS ON
GERMANY FOR AID

staff Correspondent United Press.
CONSTANTINOPLE, April 20.
Grand Vizer Tewf1k Pasha Is re-
ported to have resigned his Of
fetal position today, and is now
said to be in conference with the
sultan regarding the surrender OF
Constantinople to the Young
Turks.
Representatives of the invading
army are reported to be at the
palace waiting for the sultan tc
reach a decision.
Asks For Aid.
1t is learned that the sultan II
negotiating for assistance from
Germany. 1t is believed tnat h,
Continued on Page Eight.)
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Before the Northern Pacific can
erect its temporary depot on
Jock street special permission
will have to be secured from the
city council or 1t will have to be
winked at by the building inspec-
tor.
1t is proposed to erect frame
building and this is prohibited by
the ordinance establishing fire
limits.
Assistant N. p. Attorney j. w.
Quick was in the council chamber
this morning trying to arrange
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-20
ADMITS THAT SHE
WAS MARRIED
I VICE

|. Mrs. Hattie Hiteshue. whose hus-
|bahd petitioned the superior court
|riage because he found Mrs. Hite-
|shlle married to another man. filed
e petition with the court today
stating that an annulment would be
satisfactory to her Mrs. Hiteshue
stated In her petition that when she
married Hfteshue she had been serv-
ed with divorce papers by her first
husband, and she believed that the
divorce had been granted.
Immediately after she had become
MIRA Hiteshue, however, she found
that her other husband had not Sc
cured divorce.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-04-20
SIX WARSnlPS
COMING HERE

There will be six warships IN
Tacoma on Decoration day this
year.
The two Japanese warships now
en- route to this country Will bo
here then and the chamber Of
comerce has received word that
four American boats viii also be
in Tacoma to pay respects to the
Japanese visitors.
The chamber of commerce win
take up the matter Of proper en-
tertainment and committees viii
probably be appointed at the trus-
tees meeting this afternoon.