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The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1909-01-21

which is less than lots OF unfortunate eXplor
ers have received for their efforts.
The north pole is a peculiar thing. 1t shifts
about from day to day and not year ago
a Swedish scientist allowed to escape his sys-
TEN the assertion that the pole was moving
towards Siberia. OF course if the north pole
keeps on moving like that, how can it ex,
pect to be discovered? ask skeptical persons
The reason the north pole is said to be play
ing hide and seek is said to be this:
The earth revolves on it's axis from west to
east Hence centrifugal forces tend to pull
the regions of The equator outward thus Civ
ing the tendency to faten at the poles This
fattenng process is irregular and as eonse-
quence the top" and bottom of the earth
tend to fit about from place to place.
Try this scheme with a rubber ball Soft
rubber is best; il shows the fiattening better
than hard rubber Push nail through the
ball, making il an axis. and then tie strings to
each end OF the nail Hold the strings in your
right hanG and twrl them over your head.
During the twirng You notice that the ball
becomes fatter at each end and bulges slightly
the sides. That's why the poles are shift
ing. The earth moves at a rate OF - miles
minute around its axis. Each day in revolv-
ing it has journey of $4,000 miles, its cir
cumference, to accomplish 1t moves about 20
times as fast as the Chicago-New York 1S-hour
special. Is il any wonder it is ilattening?
The dream above which transplanted cit-
zen of the United States of the year 1909 to
the year 1899, hence furnishes an ordinary ex-
ample of things which may transpire when
Peary Baldwin or Wellman discover the north
pole Nobody has yet tried 10 discover the
pole by the subway route, but somebody will
some day and soon after they'll convict him
of insanity.
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1909-01-21

SUCKING out from the wall of the
car Then it dawned upon me. 1t
wasn't the brakeman at all. In fact,
looking around | could see no EN-
ployes. As we reached the chunk of
darkness, which | took to be the al
Ieged Medicine Hat the coach door
opened without any human assistance.
man at my side punched a button
ana promptly disappeared through Il
chute which appeared at his feet.
Two minutes for liquid air re-
ireshments, came the same rasping.
Photographic voice through the in
strument at my right hunted for
inc button my disappearing friend had
used to disappear by and in an in
slant | was looking down Medicine
Hats main street. | didn't try to
puzzle out that phenomenon. | didn't
care If | ever saw the pole, if 1t had
TO be seen via the cold clammy sub
way route
Nearly every place of business on
the main street was labeled private
weather bureau" | glanced upward to
see If 1t looked like rain. Far to the
south | spied what looked strangely
like the pictures | scanned in 1909
when | used tn read Dhout Count
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1909-01-21

Ill ABO-ARR-D.' yelled
the photographic train
crier. Train on the third
level leaves in five minits
for the pole. Only one
stop between Medicine
Hat and Arctic Circle city.
Eskimos. polar bears and
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1909-01-21

hunters IN The second story Of the
bird car forwar-r-d. Aw-El
abo-a-rr-d.a
Gee. but was glad 10 set into
tho ,,oIar -. .; +, -
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1909-01-21

petition must face
are known only
10 the man who
has made such
attempts before.
That has been
the great trouble
with polar expe-
ditions, it is said.
They are too oft
en- planned with
the conveniences
of a great city
within reach OF
the hand.
Perhaps the
most sane polar
expedition which
a II y o n G h a S
sprung for years
has been that of
Walter Wellnan,
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1909-01-21
WEI L MANC I/RG1Ip
ma SNOW STO@1 -

The most novel and perhaps the
most insane project which was ever
sprung for finding the pole was that
of Capt. Bowser a Chicagoan. who was
a martyr TO his scheme. He, too
was firm in his belief that he could
find the pole in his especial, private
way. He aimed to roll TO the pole in
Il round ball with small holes at each
end. He got as far as South Haven.
Mich. which is a summer resort He
reached South Haven in the winter
and he was found frozen on the beach.
The wind and waves carried Capt.
nowser IS miles across Lake Michigan
from Chicago, but the indications
We're that his death occurred half way
across the lake. Inside of his round
shell he lay upon a board around
which the object revolved, it being
hollow.
Bowser received a Christian burial,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-04
President Taft's
Message Goes
to the Printer
Number Of Changes Made in Docu.
ment During Five Hours Session
Of the Cabinet.

WASHINGTON, Dec. S.-For five hours
today the abine discussed the final text
Of President Taft's forthcoming message
and when the nine heads OF the various
departments OF the government emerged
from the cabinet room they left a literary
wreck behind them. President Taft sat
staring at q big bundle of proof sheets OF
his message on which the executive editors
had used the blue pencil unsparinBly.
The message was rushe to the public
printer and a big force OF ~compositors Is
at work on 1t tonight. The document will
be ready for distribution tomorrow. but II
viii not be made public until It actually
is read in ongress next week.
None OF the cabinet member would in
Innate the changes made In the message
nor discuss the principal subjects touched
upon. 1t was admitted by Secretary Of
State Knox the Nicaraguan situation was
brought up In a general way and that
some reference to the present strained re-
latlons between the two nations would be
made in the document.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-04
Records and Witnesses
in Sugar Case Disappear

NEW YORK, Dec. S-Ths government
encountered a check today in It's proBecu-
ton Of the American Sugar Refining com
pany when It developed that documentary
evidence and many witnesses important
to the governments case have disappeared.
The missing documents we're records kept
By city weighers, and neither the docu-
ments nor the men who kept them could
be found today By the government.
But, although tally sheets were missing.
the government was able TO introduce
testimony showing that every sea,s on
the Williamsburg docks OF the company
had been tempered with. Conrad Hotter.
a carpenter, testified to cutting out a
portion OF the wooden stanchion Of No. /
scales. Through the hole thus cut. the
government contends, was operated the
steel spring which manipulated the weights
recorded on the beam.
Thomas ID. Hyatt. q government weiRher.
was asked n he had Inspected all sixteen
scales on the docks N company with
Treasury Agent Parr.
Yes" he answered. and / found all
the scales Fixed the same way"
with springs In thsm9' asked the 1udra
mo. your honor. but the hoiea we're
there just the same"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-04

Two employees Of the federal dis
triot attorneys office. who have been
working In the sugar investigation testihe&
that they had found It impossible to trace
a sugar checker named Alexander, who
had been employed by the company, or to
locate various other men who had worked
for city weighers at the docks and whose
testimony was desired at the present trial.
The weight on one cargo as returned
by the cOmpany's wsighers was shown By
this record TO be 5000 pounds greater than
the government weighers had found II. on
another cargo the difference was 1900
pounds in favor OF the company.
Auditor W.. @. Foster OF the American
Sugar Refining company was called to
give evidence against Bendernagel. He
Identified as B~endeTnaRei's, the writing on
one OF the certificates Of city weiEhsrs
returns.
The words correct J. b." or 20. X I
b." were 10 be found on most OF the re-
turns Of city weighers. The company pald
for the sugar on these returns as e~ertIs.d
by Bendefnagel or some one else ON 49,
refinery docks. BsndsrnaEol osrtif.a ~
the ErSat majority Of the rsturns. NJ
@ Aa1--a4a -
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-04
IDAHO YOUNG WOMAN
ESCAPES FROM CONVENT
Chicago Police investigating story OF
Girl Found Unconscious I'm
Lincoln Park.

CHICAGO. Dec. a-HaEel Robertson Dill
Ion, the ls-year-old girl who was found
unconscious yesterday In Lincoln park and
later told how she had escaped from a con-
vent near TGrTYtown. N. Y, was reported
to be suffering from hysteria Today. The
police learned that the young woman had
appealed to two young men on q street
car last Friday night TO direct her to a
downtown hotel. telling them that she was
In serious trouble. They did and later she
telsphoned one Of them and induced him to
pose as her brother to obtain for her guar
tiers In a North Side hotel. He also tele-
graphed for her TO her father, Walter
Dillon. a member Of a real estate firm
AZ Glsnn's Ferry, Idaho. for money.
Whether she received money from him or
not is not known.
The sirl today reiterated her story that
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-04

under the charge OF false swearing and II
the adjournment hour tonight every indlca-
ton pointed to the fact that all Of tomorrow
would be consumed II further discussion OF
the proposition of whether or not a woman
notary has the legal right to recognize an
affidavit is taken up.
The. affidavit that Pierce is charged with
having sworn to and on which he was in
dicted by a grand jury In Travis county
was acknowledged before Miss Magic in
ths secretary OF states office. It is claimed
hat this recognition was not any particular
recognized In law.
The prosecution holds itself in readiness
for answer tomorrow and in the meantime
the presiding Judge is keeping the jury in
the court room and withholds his decision
as to various issues raised now and yes
terday az to immunity from trIai.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-04
Council Bluffs
MlLG INSPECTOR Is THROUGH
Preliminary Work with Diaries Of
City Completed.
BOARD OF HEALTH MUST ACT
InspectOr Then Must File InfOrma-
ton, Before which No Legal
Action Lies Against
VloIatOrs.

Peter Smith. city milk and dairy in
rpector. has completed his preliminary in
spection OF the local dalries in accordance
With the requirements Of the new pure
milk ordinance and yesterday filed with
the city clerk his report and score cards
showing tho grading OF the different
vendors Of milk and cream.
The total number Of dairies in the city
Is thirty-four and only a few OF these
were graded too low to be eligible to secure
a city license. out Of the thirty-four,
however. only fifteen have up to date
taken out licenses and only seven have
so far compiled with the new ordinance
by having their COWS tested for tuberou1
losls.
Inspector Smith will make a formal re-
pert TO the Board OF Heath at It's meeting
next Monday night. and his future action
viii depend on the instructions he receives
from that body.
According to City Solicitor Kimball, no
legal action may be taken against the
dAirymen, who fail to AXE ont a license
Ontil an Information Is filed against them.
This, Mr.. Kimball says, It Is the inspectors
duty to do and as soon as he does, the
legal department of tho municipality will
be ready to do Its part. 1t is understood
that a test case will be made and In the
OF the courts holding the ordinance
valid, the city will at once proceed to
enforce the measure by prosecuting all
dairy men who fail to take out a license.
Following is the list of dalrymen In the
city with the grades given them by In
sDtetor Smith, as shown by his report:
NA~A -.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-04
Hundred
Thousand Men
Will Ask Raise
Great Body of Fasteners Will De.
mand Ten Per Cent Advance
in Pay.

NEW YORK. Dec. Representatives OF
trainmen on all the eastern railroads of
the country comprising some 100000 en-
ployes issued a statement tonight declar-
Ing that they will shortly present a de-
mand to the railroads for a 10 per cent in
crease In wages. The statement reads In
part as follows:
'Th votes in the various districts have
al been taken by members Of the Brother
mood Of Railway Trainmen and will shortly
be presented to all Of the eastern railway
companies. Everything possible will be
done to avoid a strike. Though the Switch
mems union OF North America believes in
radical measures, the Brotherhood Of Rail-
way Trainmen does not. The agreements
with the eastern railroads s%tipulate that
they may be terminated on thirty DAYS
notice by either party. No such notice has
yet been given"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-04
Iowa News Notes.

FORT DODGE-A big mass meeting n,
iaymen. called by the Fort Dodge Min
dissenting votes. to call Billy Sundav
mere for a revivalistic campaign AT tbe
earliest possible date. A telegram was
he Is conducting meetings.
MASON CITY-The hs.s, James q.
Moore OF Chicago, spoken Of In a recent
Reno, New dispatch As having taken up
a residence in that city for the purpose
OF securing a divorce from James Ii.
Moore. a wealthy lumber merchant OF
She is the danghtsF OF %af M S any MM1man.
this eitv.
FORT DoDaE-The anticipated suit
II. Ellis was filed today IA federal court
by j. s, Condit, administrator of the e.
5ste or Ellis asking daTeges from J. N,
Ellis death, alleging that II was caused
by injuries received when ]. N. Garth
ran dow Ellis with his automobile over
FORT DODGE-Miss FLORENCE Colby Of
THIS city q IN opera singer and Vaude-
vile artist who has appeared quite gen
Dodge relatives today that she was mar
rled Monday in Chicago TO Harry Everett
Haydeh r Of Boston The green Is the mu,
now staged in Chicago By Jack Singer.
Miss Colby is in the Company.
HANsELL-Within q week after his
marriage, when he took Miss Lillian An
way to be his bride, William Becker. a
farmer living three miles south OF here.
has suddenly disappeared HI has been
traced TO Hampton. where hts trail was
lost No known reason for his disap-
pearanoe can be given, as his financial
affairs were In good condition and his
domestic relations we're pleasant.
OELWElN Twenty tubs OF butter.
containing HOO pounds. OF a value OF
$3.50, were stolen last night from the
Of the Great Western Railroad
company, adjoining the Jefferson cream
cry. As 10 the custom. the butter wac
left on the platform 20 be loaded during
the night. Before the train arrived half
Of the consignment had been stolen aud
hauled away. Railroad and local off
GERS are searching for the thief, but they
admit there IL no clue,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-04
FrRternaI Society E~Iectton,.

Council Bluffs tent, Knights of the
Maccabees: Commander, r. F.. Atkinson,
lieutenant commander, 2. r.. Jones; record
keeper, Alva Smith; chaplain, H. n
Thomas; sergeant, H. p. Reed; master-at.
arms Davis Ratliff; first master guards
f. G. Rockwell; second master guards. 7
B. Capper; sentinel, Thomas RatIiff. nIcLst
A. J. Rupert; trustee, long term. A 7
Rupert.
sons or Hermann: President, s. Adrian.
vice president, c.. W. r. Brandt; treasurer
Adam Kramer; secretary, J. p. Schmidt.
financial secretary. Christian Schultz: nus.
tee, Charles Forstner.
valley camp, Modern .Woodmen OF Amer
ics; Consul F. M. Baker; adviser, j. f.
Jaquier; banker, ]. p. Knudsen; CLERK.
Charles De Lay; escort, william KnudssD.
sentry, stephen Hanfan; Waterman. Daniel
stripat; physician. DR. A. v. Hennessev.
manager, E. J. Smith.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-04
g SMALL OFFBNsEs AT BLUFFs

NOvember's Record of Crime Shows
Little that is Serious.
The number Of arrests during November
as shown by the report Of the police de-
partment for that month is evidence of
the fact that ouncil Bluffs is still enjoy
ing an immunity from crime OF a serious
character. During the month only ia ar
rests were made and Of this number
eighty-six were "drunks" and thirteen
'disorderlies."
The arrests were for the following Of
lenses:
Drunk, eighty-six; disorderiy. thirteen:
larceny five; drunk and disturbing the
peace, rive; disturbing the peace, five:
held for investigation, four; adultery, three:
YaBraney, two; fugitive from justice. two:
drunk and begging on the street, two; rape,
Two; breaking and entering, one; violating
city ordinances, one; safe Keeping one.
larceny OF chickens in the night time, one:
assault and battery, one; total, LA.
During the month eighty-one transients
were given lodging at the city Jail over
night. Ten lost children were found and
restored to their parents or guardians
Three hundred and ~slxty-five meals wers
furnished to prisoners and lodgera and
ten sick and injured persons were con-
veyed to hospitals, while three sick per-
sons were cared for at police headquarters
Three destitute persons were given assis-
lance and one insane person was taken
charge OF. The health officer attached to
the department posted thirteen contagious
disease signs. Only three cases of burg
larry were reported during the month. Ten
accidents were reported to and inves .iga,e I
by the department.
-
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-04
LODGE TRoUDLE DRINos FIGHT

-
J. w. Ike Assaults DR.. Roller and
Pays Fine.
The trouble which has been brewing in
Winner court. Tribe OF Ben Hur. over the
efforts Of the supreme officers TO dspose
Mrs. Myrtle L. sllkett, the regularly cleo ed
scribe, from that position, reached an
acute stage at the meeting Wednesday
night. Mrs. silkett's supporters were out
In full force and they demonstrated their
confidence In her by electing her chief to
succeed DR.. w. E. Roller.
Following the election some feeling be-
tween the two factions was shown and
the dispute ended by DR.. Roller being as
saulted by J. w. Silkett, husband of tho
newly-elected chief. DR.. Roller was
knocked down and until some Of the cooler
heads interfered and separated the com
batsnts there was for a short while a gen
eral mix up between the two factions.
Yesterday morning silkett appeared in
police court and pleaded guilty to assault
and battery on DR.. Roller and Judge sny-
der assessed him SIS and costs, which
Silkett promptly paid.
Mrs. silkett on being elected chief an
nounced her resignation as scribe. but
owing to the confusion which prevailed the
court failed to take action on It. Mrs.
Silkett will probably continue to fill the
office Of scribe until January l, when she
Will be Installed chief. In the meantime
the Injunction secured by Mrs. Sllkett in
the superior court restraints Mrs. Else
Ehlers, who was appointed by the supreme
Officers to supersede Mrs. Sllkett as scribe,
from assuming the duties OF the office or
collecting dues from the members.
The other officers elected Wednesday
night were: Judge. Mrs. Sadie Cottmsier;
teacher, Mrs. Jennie Wilson; scribe, Mrs.
Rose Ware; keeper Of tribute, Mrs. Agnes
Gregerson; captain, orrln Hunt; guide,
May Melklejohn; inner gatekeeper, Mrs.
Lille Randall; outer Eatekeeper, Mary
Evart.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-04
w. n. Pattoa oominE soon.

This Blockhead" IL an exceptionally
clever play. It's three acts are filled with
comedy and sentiment As a vshie.e for
the display OF the peculiar talent Of W.
b. Patton II could not be sxceilsd. Quaint
and original In his methods. realistic and
exceedingly magnetic as Prof. Theodore
Blooksom H~eddtnEton, he holds the inter-
est OF The audience from start to finish.
Don't forget the date. At the star theassr
Sunday night
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-04

she had run away from a convent and an
Investigation showed that she has been
wearing a pair OF gymnasium boomers.
This gave credenoe to a report that the
young woman had escaped In a dress taken
from another girls room, which she had
thrown over a gymnasium suit. In es-
Gaping she is said to have fallen on a fence
and sustained injuries which were first
diagnosed as appendicitis.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-04
death OF Carl Maaasn.

Carl L. Madsen. aged IS years. son OF Mr..
and Mrs. J. c. Madsen, 55s Franklin avenue,
died yesterday At his home in Augusta,
d d Young Madsen was one OF the sue.
eessful men in the Trip county allotment
last year and drew a good claim OF leo
acres near Augusta Recently he had
opened a store in that town and was pros
pering nicely. He raduate from Council
Biuffs High sehoOl In 1874 and during hs
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-04
Real Estntn Trnn.t.r.

These transfers we're reported to The
Bee December 2 by the Pottawattami,
County Abstract company Of Council
Bluffs:
Elizabeth Schicketanz. single, TO John
Schlcketanz and wife, lot 26. Book
Il, Ferry addition to Council Bluffs,
W. 20
Christian Eberhart and wife to Oscar "
Anderson, lots 50, 81, %, 3S ana "a.
block T. Wright's addition to Coun-
Florence f. Everest and busbsnS r. w
Joseph Fost, lots 2 and :. block
= Central subdivision. in Council
Bluffs, W. ~
Myers Hansen to Ida May Hansen, "
his wife, lot 16, block Il. Mill addition
70 council blurts, y. d,."."...,,... 10
Nelson, block, "a. except lots 20 and
Railroad addition 10 Council
Bluffs, W.. Az
George Stilen n wife to Hans T.
Nielsen and Melsina r. Nielsen, lot
~ block IS, Beers. subdivision, In
Council Bluffs v. a.. ,"y.g-..", L5O
Mary +. Sunderland. eis7 feet Of
lot s, block 10, Coehran's addition 10
Council Bluffs, W. ...............,, aa
NJ. solomon and wife to ]. r. Stage
man, lot g. Riee's subdivision. in
Council Bluffs Savings bank TO Miles
Hail, part OF SEA- swk, s6-77-A,
George II. Mayne ana wife to j. p
Greenshields, lots IA and Is, block
4 Evans Second Bridge addition to
Geneva M. H%oughton and husband 10
John Bruhn, sw50 feet Of lot lS. in
original plat OF COunci Bluffs,
" 49,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-04
sIashed with a Razor

sIashed with n RREOF
wounded with a gun, or pierced by a rusty
nail, Bueklen's Arnica salve heals the
wound Guaranteed. Csc. For sale by
Beaton Drug Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-04
$4,000 Miles with
the Taft Steam Roller"

Mr. LeIIs invites!
o%er a roy Of corn gth a hoe, looSering up the soil of the sentences,
killing the bnguaI weeds. l am set to marvehng that I so persist in tell
ing the truth Yhen lying WoTld be SO much more pleasant and profitable
ters provoke troOIs; And yet all that has been o r shall be set aOUn,
LDhdt 1 sdDd and heard and thought in connection Nth those cross
country i2STneHngs Of M; Taft Which 1 have undertaken to report.
ohonn too much truth could not be told. This, correct in theory, breaks
doUn undeT practical test. So many IRE pdr6sdns before they Gre pat
riots, 81 many arr concerned for party rather than nation, that a truth
az o a man or Gnneasure DlIch serUes to hurt their cause is as sharply
resented as i sharply denied.
For myself, hoUeuer, 1 can see n o upy open bat to 90 o giving
facts a L find them, let them gall Uhom they may. An the hard lpords
eUer flung at ne tOere for telling the truth. The greatest compliments
fiction.
Not but tOhat | can go urong in both conclusion and DISCOVERY. ]
may, and honestly too, in this attempt to .trGvd Nth Taft get things
snout for tail more often than once. What then? w can't all be
ahOay y r,g1t: a / hgOs said before in the pages Of Human Life, eere
OF IS must 81 urcng to keep the ship in trim, / haUe been uOrono as
often IS dy gentlemen of my acquaintance, and found it out myself. /
shall decline to be discouraged, hotOever, but continue
~ on IN the same old unpopular, Improbable, inpoite
/(@%MN Wy of truth, and face the natural chances luhich
/&@A 4A\ menace all Uerac6es. Being born into the port
$&@N@M tDGtch l might as wen stay here.
| M&E%W And tis | repeat, 10Th rich. successful lars all
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-04

Why not kill two birds with one stone7
supply the gift receiving happiness you
must supply at Xmastide ana put in your
home the piano that must come sooner or
later 1915 this week for $50 at A.. Hospe
Co.'S, Is s. Main ST.. 20 Pearl st.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-04
Council Bluffs

student days was one OF the star foot ball
players Of the school He is survived by
his parents and one sister. The body will
arrive here this evening, but arrangements
for the funeral have not yet been com
pleted.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-04
Pierce's Attorneys
Talk for Ten Hours
Proposition Whether Woman is Com
petent to Act as Notary
Argued.

AUSTIN, Tex. Dec. S-FOr ten hours
today attorneys tor the defense argued
that under the laws OF Texas, Henry Clay
Pierce was immune from the prosecution
Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-04

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