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Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-25
HELD BY THE CORONER'S JURY
Mrs. Todd Explains why She shot
and Killed Her Husband at
DendwOOd,

DEADWOOD, S. D., April 24,-(special.)
II killed him because l loved him ana I
could not bear to see him quit me-" Ac-
cording to testimony at the coroner's in
quest into the death of Jerry Todd, the
recognized leader of the colored colony
here, this, was the reply Mrs. Todd,
young bride of four months, made TO her
friend, Mrs. Bell, just after Todd had
fallen from pistol shot in his side.
In her testimony, Mrs. Bell said that Mrs
Todd rushed to the Bell residence for help
declaring she had shot her husband, and
adding, You know l always said l would
kill Jerry II he left me-" but that Mrs.
Todd a few minutes later added that she
had not intended to kill Todd, but merely
fired at his leg to scare him. On the
strength OF this testimony the woman was
held by the coroner's jury and later an
information charging her with murder
was filed by the states attorney.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-25
F air Kldnaper.
Of Whitla Boy
Seeks Freedom
Helen Boyle, Through Her Attorneys,
Begin Fight to Secure Release
from Penitentiary.

P1TTSBURG, Pa, April 24.-The attor-
neys for Helen Boyle, now serving a
twenty-five year sentence in Riverside for
kidnapping little While Whita, son Of the
Sharon, Pa, millionaire, are ready to begin
their fight in superior court to regain her
freedom. They promise sensational de-
'elOpments
'<Vhe appeal will be heard here a week
n Monday The appeal is from the de-
N Of the Mercer county court and the
Question is: Did the Mercer county county
court have jurisdiction in the case of Mrs
Boyle, as she committed no crime in Penn
sylvania.
A new confession of Jimmie Boyle, the
hdnaper, and husband of Helen Boyle, ls
being used. In this confession Boyle de-
fends his wife and swears she did not know
the boy was kidnapped when he took him tC
Cleveland.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-25
Axe is Ready Tor
Carroll G. Pearse
Socialists in Milwaukee Said Not to
Favor Retention of Ex-0mahan
as School Head.

MILWAUKEE,, April 24-(Special Tele-
grsm.)-The principal political fight now on
IN Milwaukee is between Carroll G. Pearse,
superintendent of schools, and Victor
Berger, dean OF the socialists. Pearse has
been at the head Of the public school sys-
tenn for the last two years and he has
secured favorable resolutions from various
teachers conventions which have been held
here Berger, however thinks he is not
the man for the place, and Berger is now
the power behind the throne in Milwaukee
Pearse has five votes with him on the
school board out of nine, but the new ap-
pointments with the influence of Berger
whose wife is member of the board, are
almost sure to count against him, and
there is already speculation as to his sue
cessor.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-25
Wind Picks Woman'S Purse
and Breaks Into a Store

A bitter wind from the northwest swept
clouds Of sand and dust over Omaha Sat
urday, trifling in its angry course to here
and there play fanclful antics and capers.
In practical humor the gale broke into the
Brandeis store at Sixteenth and Douglas
street through a heavy plate glass win
dow and out on South Twenty y-third street
picked a helpless wonan's pOcket-book
OF $50 after throwing her struggling
against a fence.
Mrs. H. A. Fitch, l23 South Twenty-fifth
street, started from her home on a shop
ping errand to be lifted from her feet at
the gate and roughly handled by the hur-
ricane When she recovered her purse OF
$50 in bills had been blown away and lost
Damage amounting to $50 was incurred
at the Brandeis store through the break
ing OF big display window from wind
pressure.
Charles Hill. 162S North Twenty-fourth
street. suffered severe injuries when the
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-25
Allege Election
Fraud in Kearney
Dry Forces Enjoin Issue of Saloon
Licenses and Demand Recount
of Votes.

KEARNEY, Neb., April 24.-(Special)-A
temporary restraining order was granted by
Judge B. o. Hostetler in district court
Saturday against the city OF Kearney grant
ing licenses for saloons the coming year
The action is the result Of a long investiga-
tion of the manner in which the last cleo
tion was conducted and the petitioners
allege that there was illegal voting, mis-
counts and other Irregularities. They ASK
for a recount and that the court issue a
restraining order against the mayor city
clerk and council from issuing license anC
such other relief as the court may gram
them. John N. Dryden and w. L. Hand
are furnishing the data and claim to have
obtained same by a careful watch of thu
polls and from the poll books after elec
tion. The hearing of testimony Of botl
sides will be had Monday.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-25

wind tossed over a heavy dray wagon
which he was driving. soaring the team
into a runaway. He was attended by a
police surgeon.
Frightened by the roar OF the wind and
fluttering papers a horse driven by an
unidentified man dashed into a pier on
the approach TO the Douglas street bridge
and fell over dead with a broken neck.
The driver jumped from the wagon and
disappeared The owner OF the rig has not
been located
Three small fires threatened various sec
tons OF the city with dangerous confa-
grations, but were extlnguished in time
to prevent serious damage Sparks from
engines caused blazes at the Hoagland
lumber yards, Sixth and Douglas streets.
and at the Willow Springs brewery. A new
building for a garage at 2lOO Farnam
street was ignlted by the flame from the
exhaust pipe Of a gasoline engine o3erat-
ing a concrete machine.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-25
Bryan Petitions
Out for Senator
Documents Are Circulated by Demo
Gratis in Various Sections Of
.. the State.
CFrom a staff correspondent.)

LINCOLN, Aprfi 24,Atspt cfai. )-Although
the question of whether Mr.. Bryan will be
candidate for United States senator on
the democratic ticket, is very much unset
tied there is no doubt about the activity
of democrats in his behalf
Petitions are being circulated and signed
in various parts of the state and these
are being sent to the Bryan headquarters
here. Just how many petitions are out IT
is not possible to say at this time, but il
has been said by the most reliable author
ity that one petition was sent in from
Richardson county this week in which
every voter in one precinct, except seven
had signed.
Who is engineering these petitions is not
public property at this time, so it is not
possible to say, but so far as heard from
no steps have been taken by the Bryanites
to discourage this activity
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-25
DEPEW HAS BIRTHDAY PARTY
New Yorker Celebrates seventy-sixth
Anniversary as the Guest of
MOntauk Club.

NEW YORK, April 2-"For a long
life, abounding in good things, in a ca
pacity for enjoying everything in recipro-
cal attachments and contributions with
multitudes Of men and women in more
than my share Of health and happiness, l
reverently thank God both that l am alive
and that / have lived" was Senator
Chauncey NJ. Depew's estimate of what
the world had all amounted to in his life.
The senator was speaking at the nine
teenth annual dinner given him by the
Montauk club of Brooklyn in celebration
Of his 18th birthday. Senator Depew ap-
parently is as hale and hearty as ever.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-25
TWO SISTERS DIE, THIRD
LIES AT POINT OF DEATH
All Stricken with Fatal Disease at
Same Time Though Many
Miles Apart.

DIES MONIES, April A.-separated by
many hundred miles, each ignorant Of the
condition of the other three sisters were
suddenly stricken with fatal diseases within
a few hours of each other. Two of them
are dead and third is lying at the point
OF death on a claim In South Dakota.
Wednesday night Josephine Radloff, a
popular waitress in a fashionable down
town cafe, became fatally i'll and was
removed TO Mercy hospital. While lying
on her death bed telegram was handed
her apprising her OF the serious illness
OF her sister, Mrs. Glen Flunk of Calmar,
Ia.
Miss Radloff died Friday night and six
hours later the sister at Cslmar also ex-
pired Tonight it was learned that the
sister in South Dakota was expected to die
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-25
Members of Family Enveloped in
Flames and Perish.
FATHER SAVES CHILD AND SELF
Head of Household Jumps Into River
to Quench Fire.
SON ATTEMPTS RESCUE, BUT FAILS
Charles Miner Frustrated in Efforts
40 Save Victims by Fierceness
of BIaze-HOme Mass
of Ruins.

PONCA, Neb. April A.-(speeial Tele-
gram )-Enveloped in the flames of burn
ing tar six members Of the family of Jere-
mah Miner met agonized deaths today.
Mrs. Miner and five children were the vic
tins Of the accident, and another death,
that of Mr.. Curtin is likely.
A two-gallon kettle Of tar cooking on the
stove in the kitchen exploded when nearly
all the fami y were present. one little girl,
aged years, escaped, owing to her faith
er's heroism. Himself covered with flames,
he managed to throw her out of the win
dow. Those who died were these:
MRS. JEREMIAH MINER
PHILIP MINER, 1S years old.
SAMUEL MINER, 10 years old.
UTLEY MINER, years old.
JEREMIAH MINER, jr., 3 years old
ETA MINER, months old.
Two other children are left alive be-
sides the child which the father saved.
Bertha, the eldest daughter who is visiting
in Elk Point, s. d.
Father Jumps Into River.
The Miner family lived in a farm house
one mile and half from this city. Mr..
Miner. besides farming, ran a ferry boat,
and the eldest son was near the boat when
the tar exploded. The first he knew that
anything had happened was when his
father his clothing aflame, rushed down
and threw himself into the water.
The burned man then collapsed and might
have drowned had his son not pulled him
out Charles Miner then rushed to the
house, a few rods away. The building was
mass of flames and he was unable tC
enter it, although he knew that his mother
brothers and sisters were inside.
Presently he found the little girl whom
the father had saved and he took her to
neighbor's. The father was then removed
there and later brought toStown' for Tnedl
cal treatment. If his condition will per
NIT he will be sent to Sioux City hospi
tai.
The house burned to the ground and the
people inside were incinerated A heap o.
smoudering ashes is all that remains a!
inanimate evidence of the terrible holo
! caust.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-25
DEAD MURDERER IDENTIFIED
Body of George Bowers, Who Was
Killed by Train, is Exhumed for
Ohio Officers.

HUNTINGTON, w. Va, April A-Cap-
tured after being dead and buried is what
happened to George Bowers OF GAINESVILLE,
o.. who was killed by a train at Kenova
w Va. last week, Bowers was wanted in
GAINESVILLE on a charge of murder.
Officials from GAINESVILLE yesterday went
to the Kenova cemetery and opened the
grave in order to identify him. The photo
graph in the possession Of the Officers
proved a genuine likeness of the lifeless
form.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-25
Confirms senter's Report.


PIERRE, S. D., April 4-CSpecial Tele-
gram.)-Next Monday is the last day for
filing nominating petitions for the June
primaries. The republicans are practically
all filled. The prohibitionists file today
and the democratic nominees are to be filed
Monday.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-25
BIG BLAZE At OVERTON

Lumber and Coal Sheds and other
Buildings Destroyed.
OVERTON, Neb.. April 24,-(Special Tele-
gram.l-F1re started in f. II. Gilgres' lum-
ber and coal sheds at 10 o'clock this morn
ing and in less than two hours the whole
lumber yards was In ruins, also a house
belonging to Mrs. Rucker and several
barns and outbuildings, making a total loss
OF about $25, ,O00
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-25
Turn to the want
ad pages.
See what is going
on. g1Ez-45i5iss1iisJ'a sJa--;--,szs==SS---
You will find the
very thing that you
need, no doubt.

In these pages employers find
servants-servants find homes.
Landlords find tenants-tenants
find houses.
Bargains that you haven't
thought of are listed in these pages.
What has been lost, is here.
What has been found, is here.
Altogether, it will be inter
esting for you to wade through
it today. 1t may be that you
will call Douglas 238 tonight
yourself.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-25
STREET SIGN CAUSE OF WAR
Bank Display at Lincoln Brings on
Merry Dissension.
CITY COUNCIL MAY END DISPUTE
Request for Temporary Sign Made by
s. II. Burnham, Prominent Banker,
Brings Ont Question of OBJ
stFuctinE Scenery.
(From a staff Correspondent }

LINCOLN. April 24,-(speciaI This
beautiful little city is Just now torn with
dissension and there Is woe on every
hand over the request Of S. H. Burnham,
one OF Lincoln's prominent bankers, for
permission to construct q sign over the
sidewalk to designate the temporary loca-
ton Of his bank peRssias the construction
Iof new bank builuing to cost $780, 900.
The city council may take some action
on the matter at its meeting Monday, un-
less It turns the request over to the City
Improvement society, which is composed
of some of the best known women of the
city and which usually passes upon such
requests for the city authorities.
1t has been the custom here for a long
time in some quarters to criticise Sc
verely any obstruction between the side
walks and the broad, blue sky or the
giving of authority to construct signs
along the sidewalks. In fact, the feeling
against these distractions has reached
such a point in some quarters that one of
the newspapers editorially voiced an OBJ
lection to "skysorapers" because they dis
figured the landscape.
other Instances Cited.
So there are few obstructions between
the sidewalks and the broad. blue sky or
on the sidewalks, barring, of course, the
boxes of fruits set out by the fruit deal
ers, the grocers' wares, the signs designat-
ing the location of the theaters, the bal
comics around the Lincoln and Lindell ho-
tells, together with the large electric signs
attached thereto, cases in which photo
graphs are exhibited. few buildings OF
two which set in the Streets the Young
Mems Christian association having occu-
pied half of a street for several months
in which a restaurant is conducted while
constructing a new building.
When Mr.. Burnham made his request
there was a digging into - records and
| it was found there is an or lance against
such signs. The worthy mayor promptly
went on record in opposition to the re-
quest. He and the worthy council stand
between the money power and the peo
pie. And as there are lot of people here
and some money there is division Of sen
timGnt awful to behold.
| When Mr.. Burnham made his request
Mr. Gregory of another bank said publicly
and for publication that 1t was not neces
sary for this bank to have that sign. And
| in that he has many hackers, for when Il
was announced that the bank would bt
located in the Brownell block, everybody
here knew that meant in the same build
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-25
END OF WORLD NOT IN SIGHT
So Says Father w. F. Rigge, AstrOn'
omer of Creighton University.
TAIL OF COMET NOT DANGEROUS
Present Visit Twenty-Seventh Time
the Comet Has Passed the Earth
First Time for Earth Going
Through the Tail.

The world will not come to an end on
May 10 as far as Halley's comet is con-
cerned, is an assertion made by Father
Rigge at the meeting Of the Philosophical
society in Barights hall Sunday afternoon.
Father Rigge gave a number Of reasons
why the passing of the earth through the
tail of the comet would have no particular
effect, chief of which, was the statement
that the gases OF which the tail Is sup
posed to be composed are so thin that
stars can be seen through the vapor for
hundreds OF thousand Of miles with tele-
scopes He also brought out the fact that
the smelter located in Omaha sent out
gases 100 times more dense and poisonous
than those composing the tail of the sky
wanderer. The fact that the head of the
comet at the time the earth passes through
the tail is 100000 miles away is. another
fact indicating that the gases will not be
of pronounced density.
Father Rigge explained to a large gath
ering the astronomical data that has been
gathered about the comet. He said accord
ing to the records this is the twenty
seventh time 1t has passed the earth and
the first time the earth passes through the
tail. He also denied that this comet was
the star of Bethlehem.
The comet will pass before the sun May
10 at 9:4s at night. 1t will not be visible
here but will be in the Pacific ocean.
After the comet has passed the sun, it
will be seen more clearly in Omaha and
those who look for 1t on May 20 and 2l
should be rewarded for their efforts.
Father Rigge said It is probable that at
the time the comet passes the sun the sky
in this section may be family lighted.
Confirms senter's Report.
Last evening Father RIgge said a let
ter from former student of his now at
st, Louis university has convinced him
| he saw the comet both on Wednesday
and Saturday mornings, but did not at
the time recognize 1t, so faint was the
! speck Of light. He did not see the tail,
or any indication Of 1t, and thus was mis-
! led into thinking he saw only a star
Il have no doubt Prof Senter saw the
| comet" said Father Rigge, "also that the
| st. Louis observers saw It. The ST. Louis
data sent to me convinces me that 1 also
saw IT, The high school is much higher
than Creighton observatory, Of course, and
Just at present my apparatus is not in
the best working condition, but it Will
be shortly"
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-25

The Census Man Is Counting Now
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-25

Continued on Second Page)
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-25
Appreciates the Honor.

In replying 90 N. Boutrox before the
Academy Of Military and Political Sciences
Mr.. Roosevelt spoke In French lie said
he would not dare 10 do so II he were not
among confrees, for he was certain OF
their Indulgence.
81 cannot express how much ] have been
touched by the honor you have paid me.
he said. 1t is the crowning OF the career
of a man of letters
NJ Boutroux he said had defined his
moral conception OF NE better than he
could himself. and he continued: Il have
always tried to translate into action the
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-25
THE OMAHA BEE

1s the most powerful business
getter in the west, because II goes
90 the homes of poor and rich.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-25
WEATHER FORECAST.

For Nebraska-Snghtly warmer.
For lowa-Partly cloudy
For weather report see page 2.
Morris tribune., 1910-10-14
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Select Your Seed
Corn for Next Year.

= Pick Only Well Formed Ears, :.
With Straight Rows of Ker- !.
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The Minnesota Department of Agri.
culture recommends the. week of Sept
IL to IL as seed corn week. Spend
one day during that week selecting
seed corn. Go through the corn field
Morris tribune., 1910-10-14
Fall Tillage Most :
Beneficial to Soil.
D. Wilson, Minnesota Agri-
cultural College.
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The idea seems to be quite general
that tillage, with the exception OF
plowing, is all done in the spring. The
past year, however, has furnished an
excellent illustration of the value of
conserving, during the fall, any mois-
ture that may fall on the fields, and Of
leaving the field in such condition dur
ing the winter that it will take up as
much moisture as possible.
Loss of Moisture During Fall.
Moisture is lost from the soil by two
methods: First, by evaporation from
the surface of the soil; and second, by
it's being drawn from the soil by grow.
ing plants. When grain crops are har-
vested, the fields are as a rule left
bare, with the exception of growing
weeds. Where they are bare, evapora-
tion goes on very rapidly, because the
soil has become settled during the
summer and any subsoil moisture is
rapidly brought to the surface and
evaporated. The surface of the soil
being hard and compact, any rain that
falls is more likely to run off over the
surface than to settle into the ground.
Where weeds are growing, they draw
large quantities of moisture from the
soil, which is as completely wasted as
is the portion evaporated.
Disc StubbIe Fields.
Much good can be done by discing
the fields soon after harvest. This
breaks up the crust, checks evapora.
ton, destroys weeds, covers up weed
seeds so that they will germinate and
grow, to be killed later by the frost;
and leaves the surface of the soil
loose, so that rain falling upon it will
settle into it.
Flowing.
1t has been thoroughly demonstrate
ed, in many instances, that fall plow-
ing is preferable to spring ploWing for
all crops. If plOWing can
be done early, discing the stubble
fields is unnecessary; but if the plow-
ing cannot be done until late in Octo,
ber, it is better to disc the fields first
if possible. The advantage of fall
plowing over spring plowing is that it
checks the evaporation of moisture
from the subsoil. The furrow slice of
course dries out, but it acts as a sur
face mulch and prevents the water
from the subsoil from moving up to
Morris tribune., 1910-10-14
Secured College Education by
His Own EndeaVOTS.
STANDS HIGR IN JOURNALISM
twenty-five Years of His Life Spent
in All Branches of the News
paper Business.

James Gray, the Democratic nomi-
nee for governor, was born at Falkirk,
Scotland, the site of Wallace's last
great battle, Feb. 18, 1862, his father
being master miller and his mother
the daughter of sturdy farmer. In
1866 his parents emigrated to Amer
dca and he was brought, as he ex-
presses it, together with other valua-
bles," to Bellevue, little milling town
in Iowa, where they resided, save
three years in Grant county, Wis, un-
til 1880. At Bellevue he finished his
common school education, his scholar
ship being uniformly marked excel
lent" while his department was only
''fair," owing to his penchant for see
ing the humorous side of things.
Full of enterprise, he began his
newspaper career when eight years
old by delivering papers and Incl
dentally heralding the news, and his
peculiar bent began to assert itself.
He took an eager interest in current
history and became we'll informed on
what was going On in the world, dis
ity and sagacity at once amusing and
signifcant--a training of great value
to him Throughout his subsequent ca.
reer.
Experience in Manual Labor.
AS he grew older he spent his vaca-
tions in the village sawmill, piling
lumber and, waist-dc ep in the water,
pushing and shovine the logs to the
slip" During one INNER he worked
on a maeadamized road on plan of
his own-contracting to work out the
poll-tax of citizens and getting enough
days work together to do the whole
job Thus. he was practical expo
nent of good roads before the present
crusade for better highways was born.
In 1875 during his last year in
school, he; acted as supply teacher,
Morris tribune., 1910-10-14

and at the age of seventeen received
full-grade certificate and taught
school the following year.
In the spring of 1880 his father con-
cluded to learn the new process Of
milling and the family removed to
Minneapolis, subsequently returning to
Iowa. James remained, working in a
sash and door factory, and travelled
daily on the Milwaukee tracks to and
from his work, a full-fedged member
Of the dinner-pail brigade.
Secures a College Education.
During the summer Of this year
1880 an incident occurred which
Influenced his entire career. He at
tended a celebration OF the anniVer-
sary of the discovery of st. Anthony
falls at the University of Minnesota
campus, where General Sherman ad
vised young men not to leave Mime
sofa in quest of gold, because there
was more gold in the soil than in all
the known mines. James Gray then
and there determined upon a college
education, and the following Septem-
Der he was enrolled as a university
student for a iVe-year course. He
made the most of his opportunities,
working his way through college and
supporting himself by various kinds
of employment. One summer he was
a level-man on the Great Northern,
another found him at hotel work, and
one at Fergus Falls under Elmer E.
Adams; during his college year he
carried newspaper routes on the Pho
neer Press and Tribune.
Stood High in College Work.
Throughout, his course he main
tanned standing above the average
and excelled in oratory, taking first
place in his junior year He was
twice connected with the Ariel, the
college paper. and was president of
his class; taking an active interest in
sports, he was president of the ath-
letic association and helped organize
the first general field day. The cli-
max of his college career was his