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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-10
BOOSTS LAND SHOW
Montana Governor Enthusiastic About
Western Exhibit.
URGES INTERESTS TO ACTION
He Expects the business OrEaniza-
tiOns to Give Their State strong
Representation Among Dis
plays Rt Omaha.

HELENA, Mont, Dec. s.-(Speclal Tele-
gram .)-Governor Edwin L. Norris, who,
in company with Mrs. Norris. has been at
tending the conference Of governors at
Louisville, KY. and afterwards visited the
Chicago land show, is making every pos
sible effort to secure a splendid showing
from that state for the Omaha Bees land
show.
Governor Norris today held conference
with Louis N. Buckley, representing The
Omaha Bee and Ewenueuh Century
Farmer, and who is in Montana to assist
in securing exhibits, after outlining plans
for the Montana display which will in
clude exhibits showing the horticultural,
live stock and mineral resources of the
state
You may express to The Omaha Bee
readers my hearty endorsement Of these
exhibits of products Of our state of Mon
tana," said Governor Norris. Il paid par
ticular attention to the good work at the
Chicago land show last week, and in times
past at the Omaha corn show and we
greatly need all the publicity we can OBJ
tain. The undertaking Of The Omaha Bee
is to be commended.
Il know of no better location for west
ern land products exhibit than Omaha-as
you rightfully term, The gateway Of the
west and northwest 1 am only regretful
that we have no state appropriation or
state money to aid in the good work Of an
exhibit at your land show, but you have
my best wishes for its success, and
feel sure that with the Helena Commercial
club the State Fair association and the
combined efforts of the commercial clubs
of Great Falls, Billings, Butte, Missoula,
Miles City, Bozeman and the other com
mittees that are to be invited by our local
organization to Join in a thorough demon
stration, Montana will be represented as
well as any state of the west at Omaha
The Hin lines, they tell me, are also to
have a fine exhibit Great good should
come from such work and 1 will aid by
recommendation and all possible action
personally to help The Omaha Bee accom-
plish its purpose in the matter"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-10
List of Possible
Justices Submitted
to Several Senators
Judge MoHugh of Omaha is Second
Among Men Under Considera-
ton by President.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-From a source
which is considered entirely trustworthy, It
was learned today that President Taft has
submitted to a number of senators a final
list of the men he is considering for ap-
pontment to the United States supreme
court
In addition to Justice Charles F. Hughes,
who was put down as the probable new
chief Justice the list contains nine names
from which the president will select two
associate justices. The names follow:
w. D. McHugh of Omaha.
Justice Francis J. SWayzee Of the SUI
preme court Of New Jersey.
Joseph r. Lamar OF Augusta, Ca, former
justice of the Georgia supreme court
Justice Gordon Russell OF the United
States district court of Texas.
Justice William Q. Hook of Leavenworth,
Kan, now a judge of the eighth United
States circuit court.
Justice Willis Van Devanter Of Cheyenne,
also Of ehe Eighth circuit court
Justice John c. Pollock, Topeka, Kan,
United States district Judge.
Chief Justice John Bradley Winslow OF
the supreme court Of Wisconsin
Senator George Sutherland Of Utah.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-10
Amendment Will Provide for Survey
of Montauk Point, L I.
MISSISSIPPI GETS LARGE AMOUNT
Five Millions in Cash for the Big
Stream.
EXTRA PROVISION FOR THE OHIO
Delaware Below Philadelphia Gets
Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars
in Cash and Seven Hundred
Thousand I'm Contracts.

WASHINGTON, Dec. "A total Of
S2i, S61 in cash for 1912 appropriations and
$9,5l4,869 for contracts authorized for the
years subsequent to 1912 is carried in the
rivers and harbors bill reported to the
house today by the rivers and harbors COM
mittee.
The members hope to bring up the bill
tomorrow. Besides the total carried, Il
is expected that the sundry civil bill will
carry several millions additional for sim
liar purposes and that when the bill reaches
the senate one Of the amendments will pro-
vide for a survey Of the harbor at Montauk
point Long Island plan for which was
placed before the committee, as It says,
too late for insertion in the bill Montauk
point is the proposed location Of an old
project for a sweeping change to meet the
congestion of docking at New York, the
idea being to make it a port for European
liners and a big railroad terminal.
The larger items in the bill as reported
today are: Locks and dams on the Ohio
river, 100000 cash and 100000 in con-
tracts authorized for subsequent years,
and $5,JO0,0O0 cash for the Mississippi river.
The Mississippi appropriation is divided to
give 100000 to the head Of the passes to
the mouth of the OHIO, $1,OOO.OOO between
the Ohio and Missouri rivers, 81, $4,000 be-
tween the Missouri river and St. Paul and
s25O00O thence to Minneapolis The Della
ware river, belyow Philadelphia, gets $780,,
900 cash and 100000 In contracts; Virginia
channels TO Norfolk and Newport News,
s425OOO cash and s622,5OO in contracts;
Savannah CGa) harbor, 100000; Jackson
VILE, Fla, to the ocean, S425,OOO cash; Mo
bile harbor, general Improvement, 500 900;
Southwest pass. Mississippi river, $4,000
cash; Hillsboro bay, Florida. 100000 cash
and 100000 in contracts; Detroit river,
1915 600 cash; Columbia river, Ore 81 769, 900
CASH Grays harbor, Washington, and bar
entrance. $4,000 cash and S655.OOO in con-
tracts for locks and dams in the Tombig-
bee, Black Warrior and Warrior rivers;
Hudson river, $4,000 cash; Black Rock
harbor, New YorR $4,000 cash and sS0OOOO
in contracts.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-10
New Tariff Tends to Increase
Trade With the Philippines

WASHINGTON, Dec. s.-That the Payne
AIdrich tariff law has tended 10 increase
the trade between the United States and
the Philippines Is exemplified by figures
compiled by the bureau of statistics Per-
mittng an interchange, free Of duty, Of
practically all articles passing between this
country and the iaiands, trade between
the United States and the Philippines has
practically doubled.
The total value Of imports from the
Islands for the first fifteen months opera
ticn Of the new law amounted 20 S2i. 800 900.
against gil 1000 for the nfteen months
Immediately preceding its enactment Ex-
ports to the Islands for the fifteen months
since the new tauff Las been in effect
were valued az t22500O2O against &l2. 500 600
for the preceding fifteen months.
Comparing tho ten months OF the calendar
yea 1910 for which figures are now avail
able. January 70 October 81. all Of which
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-10

was under the new tariff law. with the
corresponding months OF the calendar year
1903, all OF which was under the preceding
law, the figures are, imports from the
Philippine Islands I'm the first ten months
% tic calendar year 1905 sS.14G2SS: IN the
corresponding months OF the calendar year
1910, sl5,S5e. s93; exports 10 the Philippine
Islands I'm the first ten months OF 1905.
IS f2,l04; In the corresponding period Of
lslc, Sl6,43TO57, the 1910 figures being thus
practically double those OF 1908 in Imports
and exports.
Philippine official reports for the first
quarter Of the calendar year show that
merchandise from the United States formed
$40 per cent Of the total imports against
las per cent In the corresponding quarter
OF last year, the figures in each case being
exclusive Of imports by supply Officers Of
the army. navy and insular government and
railroad free entries.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-10
Party Of Yale Joy
Riders Comes to Grief
Miss Jessica Saunders Killed and B. F.
Thompson of st. Paul Hurt When
Trolley Car Strikes Auto.

STR RATFORD, Conn. Dec. s.-Inquiry has
been opened by the coroner into the auto
mobile collision last night in which Jessica
Saunders Of Mystic was killed and Ben
jamin Casper Thompson Of st. Paul, Mimi.
captain Of the Yale Gun club, was injured.
The preliminary inquiry showed the auto
mobile which was owned and driven by
Stuyvesant Peabody. Yale 1911 Of Chicago,
was run into by trolley car.
When the trolley car struck the machine
Miss Saunders was thrown out and. falling
across the tracks. was decapitated by the
car. Thompson's arm was broken, while
Peabody and Miss Lillian Foster OF Nil
ford were unintured.
Miss Saunders was a dressmaker I'm
Mystic. She was divorced some years ago
from Erastus Chesbro of that town and
resumed her maiden name
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-10
New Jersey Gains
Thirty-F Per Cent
Population of the Corporation
State Exceeds Two and
Half Millions.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-The popula-
tion of the state of New Jersey is 2,637,-
167, according to statistics of the thir-
teenth census today. This is an increase
Of 653,49s, or 34.7 per cent over 1,SS3,609
in 1900. The increase from 1890 to 1900
was 43s,736, or 30.4 per cent.
The population Of the state Of Wyoming
is 1885, an increase Of 53.434, or ST. per
cent over 92,53l in 1900 The increase from
1890 to 1900 was 1876, or 479 per cent.
As as folloMs:
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-10

The population of the state Of Utah is
S7s,s51, according to the statistics of the
thirteenth census, issued today, This is an
increase of Ss,6o2, OF $40 per cent over
276,749 in 1900 The increase from 1890 to
1900 was $3.50, or s1.S per cent.
The population Of ogden, Utah, Is 1850,
according to statistics Of the thirteenth
census. issued today. This is an increase
of s257. or 56.s per cent over 1898 in 1900
The population OF Tacoma, Wash, is
SO, ,74s, according to revised figures issued by
the census bureau today. This is an in
crease Of 5000. or 122 per cent over S.714
in 1900. The first announcement OF Ia
coma's population in the thirteenth census
credited the city with s2,972 inhabitants. or
IN less than today's revised figures.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-10
For Christmas.
The want ad pages
are particularly in
teresting 10 Christ
mas shoppers.

Before you start out on your
shopping tour today look
over the column "For Christ
mas" on the first Want Ad
page.
There you will find a large
number of Omaha merchants
who are offering suggestions
Of things which they have
suitable for Christmas pres
ents.
Many little things out of the
ordinary are mentioned there.
They will interest you and
aid you in completing your
purchases.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-10
Menlo Moore is
Found Not Guilty
of Murder Charge
Theatrical Manager Who Killed Oil
Operator Acquitted-Crowd is
Delighted.

VINCENNEs, In1., Dec. 9.-"Not guilty"
was the verrict OF the jury today in the
case of Menlo Moore, manager of a circuit
OF theaters, who was charged with the
murder Of Charles e. Gibson, a wealthy
operator in the Indiana-Ilinols oil fields.
When the verdict was read the crowd In
the court room broke into cheer and
men rushed on the platform and carried
Moore from the court room The court
made no effort to stop the demonstration
The trial has been in progress for about
ten days and was one OF the most sensa-
tional ever tried in southern Indiana
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-10

who wants a dog? All the small boys
V,ho easily are the best connoisseurs OF
the four-footed natural enemies OF cats, In
the city can have one for tho asking cus
situation developed in a letter from Major
carr. commandant al Fort Omaha, 10
n. g. Mann. secretary Of the Humane So
ciety. declaring the fort was overrun with
CANNES Major Carr explained In his ltNN'g
which was received Friday, that thc So
diers had originally picked uD a number of
barking friends 90 the.r travels, and tina,
the dog company had multiplied aud re-
ceIved swollen numbers through logcal
attraction until there was no sleeping a.
the fort and the C5-umiasaF.at couldn' Z
get enough bones 20 50 around.
Secretary Mann turned the letter over 10
Humane OFFICER Woodbridge. The humane
officer scratched his head ana worried not
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-10
PRINCESS LOUISE FILES SUIT
Daughter of Late KiRR of belgium
seeks to Recover EIEHt Mil
lion Dollars.

BRUSSELS Dec. 9.--Attorneys for Prln-
cess Louise Of Belginm TODAY entered
formal suit for the recovery OF s5.50oO0o
which belonged 20 her father, the late King
Leopold. and IL noW held by the Nieder-
fulihach foundation The princess aiso has
summonod I.eopolds valet and other mem
bfrs Of his encourage 10 give an Eccounting
OF the contents az three trunks which were
myster. ously turned over az LaeEen palace
10 Baroness Voughan. the morganauc wife
OF Leopold who has since married Emanuel
- --f-si. Erannhman-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-10
Humane Officer Seeks Homes
for Many Military CANNES

a little over the matter. He conceded with
Majc1 Carr that It wasn't the dogs fault
they were 40 Numerous at the fort, and Il
wouldn't be the genuest thing in the world
10 shoot them Off and that furthermore
the dogs had intrinsic values and pedlgrees.
He finally suggested TO the police captain
Jhat the matter could be solved by commu-
nicdung with all the truck gardeners. lie
sagely pointed out that trick gardeners
reed dogs II was then lound that the
vegetable producers ar, hard 10 find az
tine time " the year, as they don't come
20 town any longer. There are several
mosufcs number Of settlers and two
pointers I'm the JOB lot OF military dogs.
STEPS are being taken By Woodbridge 20 To-
cate boys whose mothers don't care and
whose fathers can afford 10 Dav the Ia
cense.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-10
Six Firemen Overcome
by Gas Explosion
Five-story Building is Damaged
Fire in the Edison Electric
Plant.

NEW YORK, Dec. 9.-six firemen were
overcome In an explosion OF gas during a
fire which broke out today In a five
story building in West Twenty-third street.
occupied by Dempsey & Carol, stationers.
and other firms. The fire did damage
amounting 10 100000,
Fire destroyed the greater part OF the big
plant Of the Edison Electric company on
Rockwell place Brooklyn today and the
lower section of Brooklyn was without
light or power.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-10
ALLEGED KIDNAPERS HELD
Eight Men and Two Women Arrested
in brooklyn Are Asked TO Give
Heavy Bond.

NEW YORK, Dec. 9.-Ten alleged kid
napers, eight men and two women ar
rested in Brooklyn late yesterday In the
raid on a tenement which resulted IN the
recovery Of Giuseppe Longe' the s-year-oid
boy, who was stolen from his parents on
November l9, were today held In $4,000
hail each for examination next Monday on
the charge OF kidnapping. Marie Kappa
aud Antonetta Monilo, the two women un-
der arrest. carried babies in their arms,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-10
Boys Find CounterFeitIng Outfit

HOys FInu IOUnTerIeItInE UutIit,
SIOUX FALLS, s. D., Dec. q.-(Special)-
Two young boys while trapping along
small stream west OF Sioux Falls dug into
what they believed to be a polecats nest
only 10 be surprised at finding a complete
counterfeitng outfit, including a consider
able quantity OF spurious coin. The outfit
was found near hut formerly occupied bv
a celebrated counterfeiter NAMED Levi
Clark. who is now serving his fourth or
fifth term in prison because he persists IN
making counterfeit money
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-10
Dietz Denied Writ
Of Habeas Corpus
Supreme Court Also Denies Plea fol
Reduction of Bail of Defender
of Dam.

MADISON, Wis, Dec. 9-The supreme
court this afternoon granted the motion OF
the state TO quash the writ OF habeas cor
pus, denied the plea for a reduction in bail
and also refused to order the immediate
service Of all warrants against John f,
Dletz, the Cameron dam alleged outlaw,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-10
OFFICE FOR NEBRASKA WOMAN
Mrs. Mary Miller of Diiler Elected
superior Recorder of Work.
men Auxiliary.

IOUIsVILLE. KY Dec. 9.-Mrs- Fanny
Buell. Olson OF St. Paul MIMI was re-
elected superior chief OF the degree Of
honor OF the woman's Auxiliary OF the
Ancient order Of United Workmen; Mrs.
Frank NJ. Kempsey OF Spokane. Wash"
was elected past superior chief; Elizabeth
p Album of Sioux City, Ia. superior re-
cordcr; Mary Miller Of Diller, Neb., SUI
perior receiver; Mary Newell Of Sturgis,
S. D., superior watch.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-10


LONDON. Dec. 9.-Ths parliamentary
elections continue their humdrum course.
the chief feature, perhaps. being the stTik-
ing similarity to the returns of January
last. Hardly is a gain noted on one side
before It Is equalized on the other.
Todays news Of special interest was the
defeat Of Timothy Healy at Louth, which
constituency he has represented in the
House Of Commons for eighteen years,
The Rednondites brought all their forces
to bear in turning out the man who may
be said, almost, 10 be more bitter op-
ponent of the Irish leader than OBrien
himself Healy Is known as the lshmael
OF nationalist politics and has followed an
independent course since the downfall OF
Parnell, to which he largely contributed
Redmonites Arc Rejoicing.
The successful candidate, Richard Hazel
ton, who yesterday also returned unopposed
for the north division OF Galway, tried
to send Healy into retirement in January,
but failed by ninety-nine votes. The re-
! ioicing in the Redmond camp over the de-
/ feat of OBrien's chief lieutenant, Wuite,
| overshadows the chagrin at William Red
mond's failure to oust O'Brien in Cork
| City.
The state Of the parties this afternoon
was as follows:
| Coalition: Liberals, 1853; nationals, Al; labor
members, 2s: independent nauonalists, g.
Total. 235
Opposition: Unionists, 2O6.
| The unionists won seats in Darwen divi-
| sion of Lancashire and Altrincham divi-
sion of Cheshire, while the liberals cap
/ tured the Doi,th division OF Lincolnshire
| suffraEists Make Poor Showing.
| The cause OF woman's suffrange is max
/ ing a pitable showing in the elections. Thus
far they have had but two candidates, and
/ of these one polled but twenty-five and
| the other thirty-three votes.
other interesting developments today
were the capture OF the only nationalist
! seat in Belfast City (wesO, by Joseph
/ Devlin, one OF the Redmond party who
recently visited America and the return
Of Sir Edward Grey. the minister OF for
/ eign affairs, for the Berwick division OF
Northumberland by a majority OF three
more than no obtained in January.
! 1t is understood that Healy has already
made a protect against the conduct OF the
election at Louth, alleging gross corrup-
| ton and intimidation. Exciting scenes
marked the polling. Throughout the day
/ there we're free fights and incidentally
considerable damage 20 property HeaIy
himself required police protection.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-10
TIMOTHY HEALY IS DEFEATED
Ishmael of Irish Politics Retired from
House of Commons.
REJOICING IN REDMOND CAM
Only Nationalist Seat in Belfast IL
Captured by Joseph Devlin'
Who Recently visited the
United states.
BULLETIN.

BULLETIN.
LONDON, Dec. s.-Tonight's totals show
that the coalition parties have thus far
secured 24 seats in the new Parliament
and the unionists 9O7 seats. The unionists
have gained twenty-one Constituencies the
liberals fourteen and the labor party four.
The coalition aggregate is divided as fol-
lows: Liberals. 1856; Irish nationalist, 50;
independent nationansts, 81 labor members,
N
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-10

Kerak, formerly the capital of Moab.
has a population Of 5000. OF whom 6.OO) are
Mcslems, The town is the last on the
road from Damascus TO Mecca where
Christians may reside II stands on the
mountains Of Moab and may be seen from
Jerusalem. fifty miles away.
There are no American missionaries
there. the only missionary station being
that OF the British Church Missionary So
ciety for Africa and the east This is a
branch Of the organization at En- Salt, and
is composed OF one missionary, his wife
and ono native worker
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-10
FRENCH AVIATOR MAKES
NEW ALTITUDE RECORD
M. LeEaGneux HISes to a Height Oi
over Ten Thousand Feet in
BIeriOt Car at Pau,

PAU. France Dec. y.-(Special )-Ascend-
ing fIom the aviation field here today, NJ.
LegagueuN broke the worlds record for
altitude rising TO a height OF 1O.i99 feet.
The Frenchman landed half frozen after
q remarkable plane downward. He used a
Bleriot monoplane
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-10

Tho previous official height record was
made by Ralph Johnson, who during the
recent meet at Belmont Park SCARED 9,7l4
feet At Philadelphia on November %. J.
Armstrong DreXel made a remarkable high
fhght and claimed a worlds record When
this was disputed Drexel requested the
officials of the weather bureau 70 examine
his Paragraph. They did so and credited
him with an altitude OF 9Ss7 feet. These
figures. however, have not been Officially
accepted by the Aero club OF America.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-10
Bedouins Massacre
Turkish Garrison
Moab Tribesmen Kill Moslem Soldiers
and Hundred Native Chris
tians at Kerak.

CoNsTANTINOPLE. Dec, "a telegram
from Jerusalem today states that Bedouns
have massacred the Turkish garrison at
Kerak, a town in the Turkish vilayet OF
Syria and killed more than 100 Christian
inhabitants Of the place in revenge for the
execution of a Bedouin chief.
The Bedou!ns the dispatch adds, now
hold the fortress in the vicinity of which
there has been desultory fighting between
the tribesmen and the government troops
for the last year and a half
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-10
WEATHER FORECAST.

For Nebraska-Generally fair.
For Iowa-Rain or snow.
For weather report see page 9.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-22
REHABILITATION.
RECEIPTS.

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The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1910-07-22
FRIDAY FACTS.

f. p. Weatherby returned from a
business trip at Emerson.
John klug returned from business
trip at Spencer and Lynch.
Mrs. Jolff and daughter of Gregory
Horace Ssson, formerly of this city
but now resident of Nebraska City,
was here calling on friends.
Archie Cow, cashier of the Carlock
S. d., bank is in the city visiting with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. G. Cow.
A. S. Kelley, traffic superintendent
of the Nebraska Telephone company
was in the city looking over the local
plant.
Mrs. c. B. Ocumpaugh will make a
long trip to the western and Atlantic
coasts this summer returning to Nor.
folk about September. Miss Ocum.
paugh left Friday for North Bend for
a short visit with relatives, later 60
ing to Portland, Ore, and other west.
ern coast cities. From the west she
will go to New York City.