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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-30

transcontinental railroad companies and the
st amship lines that cross to the Orient
do a Coastwise trade or run between the
Pacific and Panama and South American
ports Every chamber of commerce in the
west and some in the middle west, have
pledged their aid ovard rendering the ex-
position the most magnificent worlds fair
ever held, while hundreds Of newspapers,
manv editorial associations are banded I'm
the movement. United States senators and
congressman from tho west have pledged
their aid and tie cities of San Diego, Los
Angeles, sal. Lake CITY, Portland Spokane,
Seattle, Tacoma, Omaha and smaller com
munites have Joined in the movement.
In order that the whole west might act in
unison state conventions Of editors, labor
organizations bankers nd commercial
bodies have met I'm San Francisco while a
congress Of western governors will meet
in San Francisco in few weeks The ma
tonal government has stipulated that at
least 81 500 OOO i'm order that an exposition
to celebrate the opening OF the Panama
canal might receive the official commenda-
ton OF cOnsfess ia asking -orciGn nations
to participate When the managers Of the
fair corporation, western governors. repre-
sentatives Of commercial bodies meet in
Washington in December they will have
the satisfaction of assuring congress that
sum far larger than that stipulated has
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-30

ure with the arm that Vnginia's bullet had
reached hanging in a sling, darting behind
a building as il running from death tsalf
with his hand on his hip, Carson gave
chase, Some one cried stop him" ana
an officer, seeing in Carson the only flu
stive In SIGHT stopped him.
Let me 60" cried Carson struggling
Come with me and arrest man for at
tempt to murder"
That cock won't fight" answered the
policeman. Good dodge but won't go
with me. What's he done?' he inquired
bringing Theodore back
Nobody seemed to have any definite
complaint TO make.
He jumped out OF his airship" sad
enc, and acted like he was going 10 brain
some one"
Did he brain any oneY" asked the po-
liceman.
No" replied the MObilan, but he
might"
II he had met any one with brains. %
said Craighead, TO act as the corpus de,
hctL A Draining requires a brainee-a
term connecting brains. Advocatus Diabo-
lus, thy case is weak"
Well laughed the policeman. "He
had right TO jump lookin as cross as hs
pleased"
But he ran off" persisted the Advoca-
tus Diabolus, "as 4 pursuing some ono
"Or trying 10 get somewhere" supplied
Craighead. Aren't people here allowed "a
hurry? Have you ordinances against haste
o Guardian Of the Realm? What's IN,
speed limit for pedestrians In Mobile, any
how?'
A boy In messenger cap interrupted
the colloquy by calling "AIr. Cahson. Mr.
Cahsonr as if passing" "a man IN "a hotel
I'm Carson" said Theodore What d,
you want?"
Somebody on The wire for YOU M IN,
telephone booth in the ,hotel." replied IN,
messenger. Wants Won az once"
May I go?' asked Theodore OF the Pc
lceman
For an me replied the officer. e"
don't want you
Wondering who In Mobile might deslr
speech with him, Carson said, Who
th.s?' into the transmltter
Your old friend Wiener" said the re
ce.ver Crazy as ever Never mind wher
! am; IH tell that after I've talked, IL yot
want me to-you pup"
Carson glared into the receiver Wit
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-30

been guaranteed and that the actual money
raising has only begun.
The business men of the Pacific coast
see i'm the opening of the Panama canal
the beginning Of a trade era which must
eventually magnify their chief ports many
fold When completed the Panama canal
will be a live factor whose commercial and
political influence will be felt I'm every
country on the globe. II will double the
efficiency Il the American navy and will
carry far toward the permanent peace Of
nations, Saving 6OC9 to 1000 miles I'm travel
and two months i'm time in the passage
from east to west. it's impetus to com
merce is beyond estimation. But it viii
benefit no communities more than those
which arc grouped around san Francisco
bay or whose trade relations with the city
by the Co Gen Gate are important
Take map OF the Pacific ocean and
trace the most direct route to the ports of
the Orient, following the great circle, and
you will face the surprising fact that ships
from the All .nic through the canal TO
China Japan, the Philippines, siberia or
Siam VIII pass within 1876 miles Of the Col
den Gate.
When the canal opens vessels viii be able
to go from New York to san Francisco in
ten TO fourteen days, according to their
speed, san Francisco Portland, Los
Angeles. Spokane Seattle, san Diego and
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-30
BY HAMILTON WRIGHT.

AN FRANCISCO. Cal, oct %
@ Although the great fire OF 1905
placed san Francisco on the
- wrong side OF the ledger to the
TX extent OF more than $500 900 900
~ this city has now fully re-
covered from the greatest disaster Of its
kind In American history and has raised
900 as a starter to celebrate the open
ing OF the Panama canal with a $50 OJJ. COO
worlds fair to be held I'm 1915
The official title Of the fair will be the
Panama Pacific International exposition
and II the plans Of several hundred repre-
sentative men who are actively engaged in
furthering the movement are carried out it
will be the costliest ex POSITION over held.
The directors OF the exposition corporation
have established a unique precedent in an
nOuncng that San Francisco viii not ask
the government TO appropriate a cent
toward the exposition Hitherto many
great expeditions have been financial fail
ures, but the directors point out that an
exposition Of international character has
never been held in the west and that the
opening OF the Panama canal will not only
mark an event of world wide Importance,
whose commercial and political influence
will be felt in every country on the globe,
commercial significance to the Pacific coast
than to perhaps any other part of the
nation.
All the funds for the Exposition will be
raised by California with the exception Of
their individual buildings and I'm the prep
aTation of the exhibits. OF the 81. 800 900
already guaranteed in a whlrlwind cam
paign OF five months. S75OO.OO is represented
In popular subscriptions to stock of the
Exposition corporation, and SlO,OOOOOO is
comprised IN a bond issue authorized by the
California legislature San Francisco and
the State OF California each being bonded
to the extent OF s5OOO.O0O. Although the
movement for raising funds has just begun,
pledges totallng 5000 OOO have been re-
ceived from China, Japan, Hawaii, and the
Philippines Prince Tsai Hsun OF China.
uncle OF the present boy emperor, and
COMMANDMENT chief of the Chinese navy,
has promised that China will send num-
Der OF battleships 10 participate in an In
ternatonal review of navies OF the world,
TO be held in San Francisco bay at the
opening of che exposition,
Prince Tsai Hsun recently visited the
United States where he conferred with
Charles NJ schwab and others relative "a
building six or more battleships OF the
Dreadnaught type in rapid order
Tho greatest propaganda in the history
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-30

Passing over the bay with a wide west
erly detour, the Virginia came I'm over
Spring Hin. and alighted softly at the
aeronef landing at Mobile From hundred
sally ports-streets. alleys and wharves-
poured a throng Of people attracted by
the strange craft that had made port, the
negroes. first forming about the car a
black ring starred with white eyes, eau
casians then assumed advantageous posi-
tons rather abashed az the steady gaze
OF Carson and the evident amusement Of
CraiBhead.
"Howdy, folkse said the latter, Take
a good look For even when Sc Wist not,
we vanish. out Of the great deep we come,
into the great deep We go. The Elemen-
tails who send us are the powf fullest spirits
what there a.. But brief space have We,
TO warn Mobile. Repent! Repent Yet a
few mo days, an Mobile shall be-done de-
stroyedr'
stop. Craishead." cried Carson. Don't
pay any attention TO what he says
They won't" replied Craigheud.
They'll sin just the same the minute
we're gone. Even an angel nom Heaven,
which far be Il from me TO claim
Dan Thomas" said Carson. 10 an old
negro with whip in his hand, come
herel"
yes. AIistah cahsou. responded the
negro
Fetch me Al once one No. 2 can Of A
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-30

At twenty after eight Matilda;
] do not know where we may go,
Or whether near or far, Matilda;
For Captain Carson, don't make parsOn,
OF any foremost tar, Matilda;
That mystic man beneath my ban,
shall suffer, coute qu'n coute, Matilda;
What right has he TO keep from me
ne airy, scafy route, Matilda?
Although, I'm sOOth, | am a youth
OF common sailor lot, Matilda,
Am l a man on human plan
Devised, or am not, Matilda?
And echo, If there were any place TO echo
FROM would answer, Not Matldar Have
some OF the milk while the Virginia chases
her tail above Mr. Pinchots forest"
"she doesn't chase her tail much" re-
piled Carson. 80 far, at least"
She did not The horoscopes held her on
an even keel, and the altimeter statoscopa
delivered the verdict that the Virginia was
following a course as level as a battle
ships The compass trembled about the
point where Carson set it, as the airship
made minute deviations with changes in
the afr currents, OF momentarly lost CO.
ord nation Of the engines-at once cor
rcctcd by the synchronIzer She was hold
ing far closer 20 her course away up there
IN the blue) than a schooner with dashed
helm would have done in the steadiest %
breezos Carson ate watched the triumph
ant test and forgot 20 frown.
Save for the wisps OF cirrus clouds miles
above them the sky was clear Peak after
peak range after range. village after Wiz
lage-and occas onaly big. smokeless town
about the national power plants Of the
Leighton reservoirs-came hurryng toward
them from the northeast, passed beneath
Ike visions and fell behind into the wake
Of vanished things The great features OF
the landscape, the lake-lke reservoirs in
VIII ch were stored the waters that in
former years had desolated the valleys
with floods, but now were stored TO inn
munizo the rivers from low water and 10
turn the laborng wheels Of busy cities; the
bright green areas Of young trees where
the old wash d-on mountain sides had
been reforested the far-off farming lands,
brown iu the unverdured spring, OF green
with the emerald OF winter wheat: the val
leys, ranges and plateaus, which lay as dis
tinct as on a relief map-all these inn
pressed themselves on the voyaRers as the
streets Of village on the mind OF a
stranger.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-30

Vancouver will at once come into more
intimate commercial relationship with the
ne Of the United states. Steamers touch
ing at all these ports will visit the ports
~ the Gulf Of Mexico, especially New Or
leans at the mouth OF the Mississippi. the
great t:a'e artery Of the middle west
from thence they win pass from the gulf
stopping first at Havana, thence to Charles
ton, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York,
Boston and other por.s.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-30

The Panama-Pacific exposition will open
with a review of the battleships OF the
world assembled in San Francisco bay.
Rear Admiral Robley D.. Evans, retired.
has consented 10 head the pageant, This
naval review will constitute the greatest as
semblage Of battleships ever gotten together
at any one time In san Francisco's superb
harbor, with its $50 square miles, such
manoeuvrings will be carried on as the
world has never seen before.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-30

cTo Be continusdJ
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-10-22
YOUNG MAN Who
/. RARKS AND SNAPS
ATTACKS GIRLS
Paroled from Rhode Island In
sane Asylum, He Runs
Amuck in Newark.

Louis Berman, 21 years old, did not
return to the Rhode Island Hospital
for the Insane yesterday, when his pc
riod of parole ended, because he found
more amusement hanging around New
ark's streets barking and swapping at
passing pedestrians
During the evening he found even
this sport too tame and attacked two
young girls who were walking in
Springfield avenue, with the result that
he was arrested by Patrolman Patter-
son and is now occupying.a a cell at the
Fourth Precinct police station.
The police have been unable to CLEAN
any information regarding the youth
except that contained In parole sliE
from. the insane asylum, stating his
parole began October and should
have ended yesterday
He will probably be taken back to
Rhode Island.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-10-22
GROCER, LONG I'LL,
KILLS SELF AS
FAMILY SLEEPS
Charles HeIlmund Sends Bullet
Through Brain at His
Home.

Melancholy because for nearly two
years he had been unable to leave his
bed, Charles Hellmund, Ga years old, a
grocer living at $50 South Orange ave-
nue., shot himself while the rest OF his
family slept early today
Mr.. Hellmund had been an invalid for
a long time. and last night complain
ed that he was feeling so badly that
he would welcome death. About 2
o'clock this morning members of the
family heard him leave his bed. Know
ing the exertion would exhaust him.
they hurried to his side. but before they
reached the room shot rang out. and
as they entered the door he toppled 10
the floor, a bullet having passed
through his head. He died almost in
stantly.
The dead man is survived by his wife
and five children. Mary. Gustav, Frank.
Harry and Charles Hellmund, jr.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-10-22
FEDERAL OFFICER
IS ARRESTED As
CASH BAIL THIEF
United States Commissioner
Rowe, Long in Service,
Taken Into Custody.

JERSEY CITY, Oct. 22.-Linsley
Rowe, second oldest United States
! commissioner in the service of the Fed
eral government, with an unbroken
record of thirty years was today taken
into custody on Federal Indictment
recently found at Trenton charging him
with having misappropriated ball
moneys.
United States District Attorney Vree-
land tried several times to avoid the
necessity of having Rowe arrested as
common malefactor. He was sum-
moned several times to appear before
the United States judge at Trenton,
but refused to do so,
Finally, warrant was issued and
nut into the hands of Deputy United
states Marshal Louis G.. Beekman to
serve. Beekman has worked with Com
missioner Rowe for years, serving all
his warrants He has had his office
With the commissioner. Beekman says
that serving the warrant upon the COM
,nissioned isn't the hardest job he ever
tackled. Beekman went to the com
missioner's office shortly after IL
O'Clock this morning.
When he told him that he had a war
rant for his arrest, Commissioners
Rowe collapsed completely. He fell in
heap upon the floor and would have
injured himself had not Beekman
caught his head as ne fell. Beekman
revived him and then asked him If he
could get a bondsman. Commissioners
Rowe was dazed and for long time
could not get his wits together. When
he did he called up several friends
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-10-22
BOYS CAPTURED
IN CAR ESCAPE
FROM INSTITUTION
Three Philadelphia Lads Elude
Vigilance of Captors at Jer-
sey City S. P. c. c. Home.

JERSEY CITY. Oct. 23.-Captured in
the Central railroad station early today
as they were getting off blind bag
gage car, upon which they had ridden
from Philadelphia to Jersey City, three
boys were taken to the Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty TO Children home.
They escaped from there several hours
later. They gave their names as John
Glazier, II years old, 121 Jefferson
street; John Agnew, 1S years old, of 1857
North Front street, and Edward Tar
low, is years old, 1915 East Montgom-
cry street, all of Philadelphia.
Just after breakfast this morning
when left alone for a minute, they es-
capped by jumping a back fence. They
had no money and the police are watch
ing the Jersey City freight yards.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-10-22
UPTOWN HUDSON TERMINAL
WILL, BE OPENED NOV. 10.

NEW YORK. Oct 22.--It is an
ncunced that the new Broadway and
Thirty third street 'erminai OF the
Hudson river tunnels will be opened for
traffic November TO-
The terminal station will have hve
entrances from the street, one on the
northwest corner of Broadway and
Thirty street. three under the
elevated railroad stairs. and one
through the Gimbel store property
There are staircases leading from the
concourse to the track platforms below.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-10-22
TOO WET FOR OLDFIELD-
JOHNSON AUTO RACE.

NEW YORK, Oct. 22.-Because Of
the rain which started to fall during
the morning the automobile match
race between Barney Oldfeld, the noted
driver, and Jack Johnson, the negro
champion heavyweight fighter, which
was to have been run at SheeDshead
Bay this afternoon, was postponed.
The new date for the race will be
announced tonight
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-10-22

Taxes for the year 1910 are payable
at my office from october 20. 1910.
on or before that date duplicates can
be obtained at the office of the Board
of Assessment and Revision of Taxes.
main floor, City Hall.
Failure to receive a bill will In no
wise remove the obligation from the
p"' y ~ ROBERT L. ROSS,
ADV. ,>4- Receiver.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-10-22
WAR CHIEFS AT LUNCHEON.

PARIS, Oct 22.-General Brun. min
lister of war, gave a luncheon today for
Jacob M. Dickinson, the American sec
retary of war, and his party, and Am
bassador Bacon.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-10-22
London Jury Finds Amer
iCan Guilty Of Wife
Murder.
VERDICT REACHED AFTER
SHORT DELlBERATI0N
Chief Justices Charge Con-
sidered Unusually Favorable
to Prosecutions Case.
CHRONOLOGY OF CRIPPEN'S
FLIGHT. ARREST AND TRIAL.

Belle Elmore disappears Feb
ruary 1.
Crippen and Leneve girl leave
London July 8, go to Antwerp
and sail for Canada on the
steamship Montrpse.
Mutilated body found in Grip
pen cellar July 13.
Crippen and Leneve girl ar
rested at Father Point, Quebec.
after transatlantic chase by In
spector Dew, July 81.
Crippen and girl reach Eng
land for trial August 26.
Crippen trial begins October
IS.
Crippen found guilty and sem
fenced to deaths October %.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-10-22
IN JEALOUS RAGE
SHOOTS SISTER
AND KILLS SELF
Woman Weds WidOwer and
Brother Attempts TO Slay Her.
Turns Gun on Himself.
[speeIaI to the Newark star. !

HACKENSACK, oct 22.-Insanely
jealous because his favorite sister mar
red widower with three children,
Wilhelm Meyer, rs years old, came
from Brooklyn to Rldgetield Park this
morning, shot Mrs. Louise Erdmann.
the sister, in the neck, and, believing
her dead shot himself in the head. He
died instantly.
Mrs. Erdmann is in tn Hackensack
Hospital. Her condition is considered
critical Joseph. one of Mrs. Erd-
mann's stepchildren, years old, wit
messed the attempted murder and
suicide. He says his mother was
making coffee when the first shot was
fired but the bullet missed it's mark.
Makes Fight for Life.
The woman grabbed her brother s
wrist, and she was then wrestled to the
floor, when Meyer shot his sister in the
neck.
The suicide was employed in grocery
conducted by c. II. Self at 69O1 Third
avenue, Bay Ridge. Since the marriage
of his sister three weeks ago he has
been trying to locate her, but was un-
successful until today.
Erdmann is 40 years old and a plas
terer Today he expected to pay down
$500 on a new home he had just pur-
chased. He lived at 631 East Eighty
eighth street, New York, before COM
ing to Ridgeheld Park three weeks ago.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-10-22

Best Night School In Newark.
Enter any time Catalogue free. Newark
Business College. Park placs.-Adv.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-10-22
Crowd In Court Room.

During the half hour that the jury
was out the courtroom filled up, and
when an officer returned with the ex-
hibits in the case for which the fore
man had asked and intimated that a
verdict had been reached, every foot
of space in the room was occupied.
There was a buzz of conversation. the
spectators being convinced from the
brevity of the deliberations that YER
dict of guilty had been found.
There was little delay after the judge
and jury had again taken their seats
in the open court before the prisoner
mounted the stairs and confronted the
jurors. He walked between two ward
ers to his seat. He was paler than
usual. When the verdict was an
nounced he did not finch and was In
no need of the protecting arm which a
warder held out toward him.
The silence in which the sentence was
received was broken by the clerks for
NAL question: Prisoner at the bar.
have you anything to say why sentence
of the court should not be passed
against your"
For a fraction of a second Crippen
hesitated, then replied betraying his
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-10-22
Date for Execution.


Crippen will be hanged November 15
1t is the rule in England to allow
three Sundays to intervene between
a sentence of death and the execu-
tion.
Crippen received the death sentence
with the apparent calmpess that char
acterized him throughout the trial, and
which, in fact has been noticeable
from the moment of his arrest.
He appeared rather nervous during
the judges summing up, which was
strongly against him. AS Lord Alver-
stone mercilessly portrayed his charac-
ter, as developed during the trial, Grip
pen twirled his thumbs, crossed and
recrossed his legs and occasionally
shufled his feet However, as soon as
the charge had been concluded, the
prisoner seemed to pull himself to-
gether AS the jury moved out of the
room he appeared to be not quite sure
what to do with himself, and for
moment he stood in front of the dock
with his elbows resting on the railing
and watched the men in whose hands
his fate rested file past him.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-10-22

STAR WANT ADS nRINc, RESULTS.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-10-22

Kraut Cutters, Ash sifters.
Macknet s Doremus Co. 7s6 Broad streess--AuS'
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Death sentence pronounced.


The chief justice then donned the
black cap that has rested near MIN
throughout the trial, and pronounced
the sentence of death.
Addressing the condemned man, Lord
Alverstone said
you have been convicted on evil
dence which can leave no doubt in tile
mind of any reasonable man that you
cruelty murdered your wife and then
mutilated her body.
81 advise you to entertain no hope
that you will escape the consequences
of your crime. l implore you to make
your peace with Almighty God"
AS the lord chief justice concluded a
policeman stepped forward and In the
hush that had fallen over the court
room led Crippen from the dock.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-10-22

LONDON, Oct. 22-Dr. HawIey H.
Crippen, the American. was mt 2t47
O'Clock this afternoon found guilty of
numbering his wife, known to the stage
as Belle Elmorc. The case was given
to the jury, which took but twenty-nine
minutes for Its deliberations, mt 2,17
u. m. Immediately after the announce
mcnt of the verdict Lord Chief Justice
A1verstone called the convicted man
before the bar and pronounced the sem
tence of death.
In the fnce of the verdict of guilty
and the solemn pronouncement OF the
death sentence, with all the Traditional
formality and solcmnity of EngIish
court procedure, the American mnin-
tnfned his stoIid mien, and seemed
| dazed, rather than shocked, by The
| turn of events.
When the jury returned and an
nounced that 1t had found the de-
fendant guilty Lord Chief Justice
Alverstone asked the physician If he
had anything to say. Crippen replied.
in a low voice: "I stil protest my in
nocence."