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Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-29
Cyclone Cellars
Refuge for Many
Protection Saves People of Pierce
City, Mo-, from Tornado that
Destroys Homes.

PIERRE CITY, Mo-, May GA tornado
which formed northwest of here at 6
o'clock tonight, struck the western edge
Of town a few minutes later, destroying
ten dwellings and several barns, and swept
southwark out of sight. No one was killed.
Cyclone cellars saved the families OF Ed
ward Greer, William Tate, John Shylock
and James Abnathery. In each instance
the tornado swept the houses from above
the cellar where men, women and children
were huddled together. That many per-
sons were not killed is due to the fact that
the twister was seen to form by those en-
dangered and thus they had an opportunity
to seek refuge
The tornado swept trees, telephone poles,
houses, fences and vegetation from a path
800 feet wide Leaving the town, 1t lifted,
and descended again several miles south.
Meager reports Of destruction to farm
property have been received. Telephone
and telegraphic communication In all d.
rection was interrupted for five hours.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-29
Haskell Prize
Contest at Bellevue
First Place is Won by Paul Kamanski
of Bloomfield, Neb.-Miss Knapp
is Second.

BELLEVUE, Neb., May 2s-(Special)-
The first Haskell prize contest In ora
tory was held at the Presbyterian church
yesterday evening. The contestants were
limited to members of the freshman and
sophomore classes. Mr.. Paul Kamanski
of Bloomfield, Neb., took first with an
grafton on Booker T. Washington. Mr..
Kamanski is a freshman. Miss Hermie
Knapp, a sophomore of Cedar Bluffs,
Neb. won second place with an Grafton
entitled "The Persistent Jew The other
contestants of the evening delivered highly
commendable orations. Mr.. Joseph Cla-
baugh spoke on 1.-The Meaning of Irriga-
ton to the Arid West" Mr. Curtis on The
American Pioneer;" Mr.. Thomas Miller or
Forest Preservation" and Miss Marie
on 1.-THE City of the Future" Selections
were rendered during the course of the
evening by the college orchestra. Mr.
Clan Rice and Mr. Paul Johnson gave
vocal selections OF much merit Th'
judges, all of them being of the faculty
were: Profs. Carter, Calder, Leonard
Tyler and Miller.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-29

L. Rouse of the State Normal school at
Peru
NEBRASKA CITY-Joseph Dukes, a
farmer residing near Minersville came to
this city yesterday and filed a charge of
assault against Robert Mullenaux, a son
of one of his neighbors. He charges that
the young man attacked his daughter
an lS-year-old girl on August "a, 1903 and
that the matter was kept quiet by the
girl until this time. The young man has
been arrested and is in Jail awaiting his
trial.
NEBRASKA CITY-Many of the farmers
hereabouts are and have been compelled
to replant their corn, because of the I'M
seasonable weather. Moles and squirrels
have been doing great damage to the seed
which had been planted. A goodly number
of the farmers have replanted all of their
corn crop, because so little of the seed
sprouted. The same trouble has been ex-
perienced with many who planted potatoes
early.
NEBRASKA CITY-A man giving the
name of Thompson and claiming to be an
engineer working for the Faultess Caster
| company OF this city passed two worthless
checks here, both being on jewelers. and
| in each instance he purchased a watch.
He passed the first for $3.50 on e. C. Ern-
stone and the other for a similar amount
on j. H. Mikkelson. The matter was not
| reported to the police until the next day
and they were unable to find any trace OF
the man he, no doubt, having left the city
| TABLE ROCK-The senior class of the
Table Rock High school held its graduating
exercises last night at the opera house
Newton Wesley Gaines delivered the ora
| ton. There were twelve graduates, as fol.
| lows: Annabel McNutt Bernice A. Woods
! Clarabel Shorter Eunice G.. Norris FLOYD
! H. Poteet, Hazel War, Kora Tenk, Mary
M. Petrashek, Rudolph A. Kovanda, Ray.
mond A. Fulton, William Wopota and
| Zelma A. McCrea. The class prophecy wa:
given by Annabel McNutt and the valedic
tory by Hazel War.
OAKLAND-The annual banquet of tn,
Oakland High School Alumni association
was held Friday evening at the athletic
association rooms, about 100 being present
The following officers were elected Tor thu
ensuing year: President, Ira Beckman
vice president, Arthur Seaberg; secretary
Bertha Swanson; treasurer, Raymond John
son. Theodore Sohlberg acted as toast
master and the following toasts were re
sponded to-: "A Scribbler," Ruth Rosen
Angling" Ira BeclSman; THE Occasion,
Ida M, Salander; Shifting Boundaries,
Axel Ewenson; walking Sticks jeanette
G, Nelson.
REATRICE-Judge Walden yesterda,
rendered a decision in the Simon Taylo
estate case. Hearing was had on the OBJ
} lection of Frank Taylor, son OF the lat
of $76L66 filed against the estate by Edga
Taylor, another son, and also the CLAIM
} filed by Mrs. Edgar Taylor for $1,5l25C
The hearing was completed May 10 and tn
court took the matter under advisement
Edgar Taylor was allowed $500 and hi
wife $1,5oO. The elder Taylor made hi
home with his son, Edgar, for some tim
prior to his death, during which time h
. was almost helpless.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-29
Nebraska News Notes.

REPUBLICAN CITY-Miss Elizabeth
Hall Of Diller. Neb., has been engaged as
assistant principal Of Republican City
schools for the coming year.
BEATRICELNora Ellen Summers was
granted a decree of divorce yesterday in
the district court by Judge Pemberton from
o. p Summers on the ground or desertlon.
BEATRICE-H. NJ. and A. c. Tilton, old
residents of the Ftlley neighborhood, left
Saturday morning for an extended trip TO
Pacific coast points. They will be absent
several months.
NEBRASKA CITY-Someone entered the
home of Earl Dixon. on Thursday evening
during the absence of the family and stole
$40 that was in the pocket Of a pair OF
trousers hanging in a closet
NEBRASKA CITY-Judge II. ID. Travis
will come here Tuesday to hold an ad-
journed term Of the district court. He has
| called the petit jury to hear some OF the
cases which have been set for trial
| SARGENT-A new business firm is being
! formed under the name of the Sargent
| Grain and Live Stock company, with j. d.
| Taylor, c, w. Parks and j. r. Werber as
promoters. The capital stock is $4,000.
] TECUMSEH-The twenty-sixth annual
! commencement exercises of the Tecumseh
! High school were held at the Smith theater
last evening. Richard l.. Metcalfe of Lin
coin delivered the address to the class.
! MCOOK-Owens Longneoker of Red VIII
| low this county, died Friday OF append
citis, having never recovered from a recent
| operation for that disease, Holton Long
| necker of Rollihsville, Colo, was at his
| bedside at the last.
| KEARNEY-Robert LEIGH, a native OF
Scotland and for the last six years en-
ployed as a mail carried In the KearneS
| postoffice, died Thursday night from blood
| poison. Deceased was 26 years old. Funera
services will be held Sunday.
CAMBRIDGE-Prof Alexander ], Dunbar
OF Minden, Neb., who was elected as super
intendent OF the Cambridge city schools
for the ensuing year, will deliver the me
| mortal address at the Cambridge operl
house on Memorial day, May 90
BROKEN BoW-Dr. Pennington, countl
health officer, reports about twelve case
OF smallpox in the neighborhood OF Wester
VILE most OF them being located between
that village and Sargent He says Their
Is a prospect OF more cases as numbe
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-29
u. NJ. @. A. Noten.

A special swimming class for beginners
will be offered by the boys department
For particulars about the class inquiries
should be made to Mr.. Denison or Mr..
Burton.
A rally was held for the boys last Thurs
day in the interest of the boys camp at
Kings lake, which will be held from June
% to July 2. The boys are enthusiastic
over the prospects of the camp.
A memorial address will be delivered at
the Young Mems Christian association
Sunday afternoon by William Baird, his
subject being, Patriotism and Christian
Service" The service will be held in the
lobby and will begin at 4 o'clock. Vet
Grams of the civil war will attend this serv-
ice.
The Garden club, which is being promoted
by the boys department has between coz
and 200 boys, who are making gardens in
backwards and vacant lots. The depart
ment will soon have a man to give full
time supervision tc this work. An exhibit
of the products Of these gardens will be
held either June II or IS at the associa,
ton building, at which prizes will be
awarded to those displaying the best vege
tables.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-29
ERDMAN Is A STlCRUP MAN
Admits to Acting Chief Mostyn that
He Has Held Up Many,
IDENTIFICATION IS COMPLETE
Police Think They Now Have suffi-
Client Evidence TO Connect Erd-
man with Dynamite Case
at Dennison Home.

Mrs. r. W. Raymond, 1912 Grace street
accompanied by two guests at her home
visited the city jail Saturday afternoon and
positively identified Erdman as the man
seen in the vicinity of the Dennison home.
Both Mrs. Raymond and her guest are
positive. Erdmans peculiar walk attracted
their attention and led to the Identified
ton.
Elmer Thomas was closeted with the
prisoner for a time Saturday afternoon.
Together with a trump card said to fix
absolute guilt upon Erdman as having de-
vised and placed the Internal machine on
Tom Dennsons porch, Captain Mostyn
Saturday, morning got an admission from
the prisoner that he had been a "stick-up''
man.
'Erdman told me he had frequently held
up persons and taken money from them to
go into a gambling game said Captain
Mostyn. He freely admitted he was not
conscientious in routing out gambling, but
used his operations against 1t merely to
find out what he called crooked games.
He said he often took money from citizens
and gamblers at the point of his gun, and
that he had paid part of the money TO GER
tain persons who knew Of his acts"
The acting chief declared that the testi-
mony from the Hageeit girls and the Nc
Lelands. Identifying Erdman as the man
they saw going toward the Dennisor
home with a suit case, was most con-
elusive He added that a witness is al
hand TO swear he saw the man enter Erd-
mans yard with the suit case. Another
trump card was expected to be furnished
Saturday afternoon, he said.
Deputy County Attorney Magney said
Saturday morning that Erdman would be
rearraigned on the original complaint next
Friday and would be given a preliminary
hearing at that time
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-29
Nebrn.lka civ Commencement.

NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., May 2S.-(Spe-
clal. 1.-The graduating exercises of the Ne
braska City High school took place last
evening at the Overland theater. The ad-
dress of the evening was made by /. F.
Roach and he took for his subject 1.-THE
Profit of Education" DIR. Claude Watson,
president Of the Board of Education pre-
sented the diplomas, The graduates were
Lee Allen, Julia A. Bischof, Ralph Bos-
worth, Minnie Bradehoft, Agnes Caples,
Majorie Denton, Carl d. Cans, Herbert H.
Hall, Ruth e. Hebard. Lucin Lee Hoch-
stetler Verna II. Lathrop Laura l..
kaufman, Winifred Marquis, Marie G.
Meyers, Margaruette O'Brien. Hildagarde
j. Scharp, Lessie e. Thomas, Arva M.
Weithoener, Paul Bartling, Ray Bosworth,
Bertram Bone, Eugene Cady, Ethel Cook,
Olgas Fastenam, Harvey G. Hall, Bertha
E. Hebard, Frank L. Hilldin. Russell J.
Kautz, Eva G. Mcnamara, Ella Gregel
Freida Maurer, Elizabeth K Miller, Celia
Marie Robbins, Birdie E. Snider, Lucille
w. Trail and Marie Zimmers.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-29
cedar RupIds commencement.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Neb., May 2S.-(Spe-
cial,) 1.-THE graduation exercises Of the class
OF 1910 OF the Cedar Rapids High school
was held at the opera house last evening.
Prof. II. f. Carson of Hastings delivered
. an address, using as his subject. las You
Like it." County Superintendent Miss
Johnson was present and delivered first
grade teachers certificates to the normal
training graduates, three in number, two
of whom received with credit" certificates.
President Smith of the Board of Education
presented the diplomas in, behalf OF the
high school. The graduates are Edna
Asch. Stella Beaver, Cleda Unseld and
Frank Burgess.
The baocalaureate address was given at
the Methodist church on last Sunday even
ing by Rev. Long and the class day pro-
gram was rendered on Wednesday after
noon. Prof. c. e. Claus is superintendent
and Mrs, f. b. Hosford, princpahof the
high school.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-29
O.eeoIa Defeats shelby

l6teCEoLA. Neb.. May 2s.-(special,) 1.-THE
Shelby and oseeola High school base ball
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-29
saInries Are Increased.

As q reward for faithful services. the
state Board of Public lands and buildings,
has increased the wages of U. G. Sawyer,
engineer from $50 to 500 a month and of
the head janitor S. Billiard from $50 to $40
a month. The board is seriously consider
ing the pay of all the janitors who have
more than six children.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-29
Dangerous Surgery

in the abdominal region is prevented by
the use Of DIR. Kings New Life Pills. the
painless purifiers. 25c. For sale by Beaton
Drug Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-29

NORFOLK, Neb,, May 2.-(speciaL)-
Little Andrew johnson. aged Z, died dur
ing the night from the effects of a kick
received from a horse, while playing hide
and seek.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-01-07
BOY TORTURED BY ECZEMA

when my boy was six years old, he
suffered terribly with eczema. He
could neither sit still nor lie quietly in
bed, for the itching was dreadful. He
would irritate spots by scratching
with his nails and that only made
them worse. A doctor treated him
and we tried almost everything, but
the eczema seemed to spread 1t
started in small place on the lower
extremities and spread for two years
until it very nearly covered the back
part of his leg to the knee.
FINALLY l got Cuticura Soap, Cuti-
cura Ointment and Cuticura Pills and
gave them according to directions. l
used them in the morning and that
evening, before l put my boy to bed,
| used them again and the improve
ment even in those few hours was sur
prising, the Inflammation seemed to
be so much less. used two boxes Of
Cuticura Ointment, the same Of the
Pills and the Soap and my boy was
cured. My son is now in his sew
snteenth year and he has never had
a return of the eczema.
II took care of a friends child that
had eczema on it's face and limbs and
/ used the Cuticura Soap and Ointment.
| They acted on the child just as they
did on my son and it has never re-
turned. l would recommend the Cuti-
cura Remedies to anyone. Mrs. A. j.
Cochran, 1923 Columbia Ave-, Phila-
delphia, Pa, Oct. 20, 1902"
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-01-07

rockbound hills of the north. Mr. MacVeash mas
profted by the reading and while MS eaiuen PEI
haps is not equal to that planned ana cuieiVateu
by Mrs. Thomas, it contains many OF the mowers
of the kind that make pleasant what peope arc
given to call old fashioned gardens.
Mr.. Taft consults his treasury chlet ABOUT econ
omies in government 1t was Mr. MacVeagn VINO
was asked as soon Mr.. Taft took ONCE 10 pro-
vide ways and means to save money IN tne uine,.
ent departments The merchant cabinet member
had the advantage of long business framing,
and 1t did not take him long to discover that IL
was possible to many thousands or doliars
by putting business methods in effect IN the dli-
ferent bureaus of government. 1t was found Tor
instance that good many bureaus OF the depart
ments were in the habit of purchasing their sup
plies independently. The result of this was that
some of them were paying much more money
for some articles than was being paid by others.
Reform in purchase methods has come and IT
has come also in many other lines, the net re-
suit being that Uncle Sans pocketbook is. being
saved good many thousands OF dollars yearly.
Jacob NJ Dickinson, the secretary of war in Mr..
Taft's cabinet, is southern man and Demo
crat 1t may seem little curious at first thought.
but 1t is fact that the army officers in the main.
are glad that southerner is the chief of the war
department. Despite the attitude Of some Demo
cratic southern members of congress on army
questions generally, the southerners feel kindly
toward the officers and men Of the service. There
is something in the military life that appeals to
them and while the official southern Democrats
generally are outspoken against what they call
the danger Of great standing army, the military
establishment as 1t Is has their sympathy always,
and their support frequently.
The secretary of war comes from that section
of the country where everybody loves horses, and
he is no exception to the rule. He is golf play
er also, and this fact perhaps makes him appeal
to Mr.. Tafts sympathies just as much as does the
fact that the secretary is a great lawyer. Secre-
tary Dickinson is not serving In Washington in
Hinio ttuf for tha Arat me aQO
he was the assistant attorney general during the
last "a months of the Cleveland administration
and he was counsel for the government afterward
in the matter Of the settlement of the Alaskan
boundary dispute.
When the president has a particularly knotty
problem in legislation on hand and needs to study
it from legal standpoint. he goes over 1t himself
first, just Judge on the bench does with sub
mitted evidence, forms his own opinion, and ther
calls in the supreme court of his cabinet which
is composed of the great lawyers, Knox Dickin
son, Wickersham, Nagel and Ballinger 1t Is pos
sible that Mr. Taft Ndepends just as much upoI
the legal opinion of his secretary of war as hi
does upon that of hie attorney general At an.
rate the war secretary is accounted by Mr.. Tai
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-01-07

waiting room OF their own.
Mr.. Taft's cabinet forms what might be called
legal family. Most of the members are law
yers of the first rank, and it is an open secret
that they selected because of their high
ability There are no longer books nature and
books general history subjects in the Office Ii
brary of the White House. New book shelves
have been put in and them hundreds of
the brownish-red covered volumes which beto-
ken the law book. 1t is said that cabinet meet
ings these days take on the semblance OF con-
sultation of lawyers AS an example of this 1t
may be said that one day the president in talking
to some newspaper correspondents said that no
matter what subject was broached in the cabinet
room at that time the thoughts of everyone went
from the suggested subject to the matter of the
Strengthening of the antitrust laws.
What the president said at that time is prac
tically true of most Of the present sessions OF
the cabinet, for it is known that while Mr. Taft
is anxious to carry out the Roosevelt policies he
wants to buttress them with the law SO that no
constitutional flaws can be found In them by
means of which after the best intentions on the
part of the legislators the guilty might find
means of escape.
It must not be supposed for an instant that be-
cause most of Mr.. Taft's cabinet members are
LAWYERS, they have no avocations in life to turn
them aside frequently from their vocations. Take
the ranking member of the cabinet for instance,
Phander Chase Knox The secretary OF state Is
a devotee of the outdoor life, and is no less ac-
tive in open air pursuits than was President
Roosevelt, though 1t is true that Mr. Knox does
not for the pursuit of game nor for the study
OF natural history.
The secretary of state, when he is not discuss
ing matters with the president or is not engaged
In strengthening out international tangles, is eth
er playing golf or driving pair of fast, spirited
horses There few more ardent lovers OF the
noble horse" than Secretary Knox. He rides oc-
casionally and he is not averse to taking five
bar red gate II his mount is jumper, and If the
gate happens In his way. The secretarys chief
delight is driving. On his Pennsylvania farm
near Valley Forge the scene of the awful winter
which was passed by the continental army under
George Washington, Mr.. Knox has many horses
of approved pedigree. and many dairy animals
also of noted forbears
Franklin MacVeagh the secretary of the treas
ury who is the second ranking officer in Mr..
Taft's cabinet. is a merchant, although in early
days he studied law. Mr.. Macveagh is not given
particularly to the strenuous life as 1t is viewed
generally. He is much of walker and has a
love of nature which leads him afieid on many a
ramble. but for games, and for shooting. the sec
retary cares little
a Up near Dublin, New Hampshire. the treasury
chief has country home and there on the rocky
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-01-07
For CelestlaIs.

once visited very rough boom
town In Oregon, near Cottage Grove.
In the leading saloon man In red
shirt said to me.
"Ye wanter carry yerself almighty
straight in these parts, stranger. Go
wrong the least mite and, by crinus,
well lynch ye as quick as look at ye."
| smiled.
would you lynch me-" asked, III
II killed a dog?"
Would we?' he snorted. why,
stranger, we've lynched fellers here
for KILN Chinamen!"
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-01-07
Neu Tonic Mixture.

At this season many people espe-
cia,iy old folks need tonic appetizer
when will also relieve kidney and
bladder troubles and strengthen the
blood and tissues. A well known ply
sician claims there is nothing superior
ms winter tonic to the following taken
three to six times daily in tablespoon
full doses. To a half-pint of good
whiskey add one ounce compound fluid
balmwort and one ounce compound
syrup sarsaparilla.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-01-07

1t is so hard to separate some men
from their money that they seem to
be suffering from lockiaw of the
pocketbook.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-01-07

7 It's the Judgment of many smokers that
Lewis Single Binder sc cigar equals in
quality most l0c cigars
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-01-07


soil he brings his best
efforts to bear to cul-
tivate a garden. The
secretary has read the
story written by Mrs.
Theodore Thomas, the
widow of the great
orchestra leader, a
story which told how
she made a success
frI garden on the
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-01-07
Cruel.

Isn't that good joke? It's my
own"
/ Great Scott! are you so old as
Ithat?"-Lippincotts
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-01-07

Remember that a sound argument
doesn't mean loud talk.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-01-07

WE BUY HIDES, FURS, PELTS, ETC.
J Ship us or write for Free Cataios lo2.
Mcmillan Fur G. Wool Co.. st. Louis, Mo.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-01-07

/; Constipation causes many serious diseases. I,
is Thoroughly cured by Doctor Pierces Pleasant
Pellets. Ono u laxative, three for cathartic.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-01-07

|, The best of plans fall out, and the
best of friends get married.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-01-07

{ When you can't tell the truah. don't
tell anything.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-01-07

cabinet position was called by the
press of the country "the great un-
known" Mr.. Wickersham Is no
longer unknown. His position as
the attorney for the United States
in all its civil and criminal pro-
ceedings keeps him constantly IN
the light.
The attorney general looks like
a student. Lawyers say of him that
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-01-07

DR.. Detchon's Relief for rheumatism usu-
ally relieves severest cases in Il few hours.
Its action is remarkable. It removes the
First dose benefits. 75c. Druggists.
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-01-07

as one of the legal lights Of the United
States.
II an account we're kept 1t seems
likely that the visits paid to the
White House by George w. Wicker
sham, the attorney general. would be
found to outnumber those paid by any
other cabinet fficial. Mr.. Wickersham
is in charge Of the prosecution of the
law breakers which the government Is
carrying forward, and the attorney
general knows, as the country knows,
that the legal opinion of the president
is worth while. Mr.. Wickersham,
when he was first mentioned for a
The Montgomery tribune., 1910-01-07

they wish to talk with the president
without being obliged to wait their
turns with senators, representatives and
the private citizens of the land, who
under the new arrangement are given