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Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-09-10
Batter Late Than Not at AL.

The pastor of the little country church
had been mnch annoyed by having the
members of his congregation straggle
in long after the service had begun.
One Sunday morning, when he felt that
further ~forbearance with this fault was
impossible, he decided to rebuke some
conspicuous offender. About twenty
minutes later than the proper hour
there .entered a mild hammered little
woman. n Of the regular attendants
of the church, but quite incorrigible in
her hardness. The minister looked up,
fixed her with his spectacles and re-
marked:
Sister, you are very much behind
time. l hope you will not be so late In
getting into heaven"
The little woman looked up, smiled
sweetly and without a trace Of eonfu-
sion replied placidly:
81 shan't care about that, doctor, SO
long as / get there"
And now the pastor feels that the
smile that went round the church some
how spoiled the effectiveness Of his
reprimand.-New York Tribune
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-09-10

The wise man Is cured ef ambition
By ambftien.-La nxaHArA
Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-09-10
Insulting a tiamOris.

Did you write this joker"
II did" f
sHa-ha-haF"
swell. what are you laughing at
Amt 1t a good joke?"-Toledo Blade.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-07-22
Forest Fires
in Wisconsin
Town of Galloway is Surrounded, but
is in No Immediate
Danger.

CHICAGO, July H.-The reports that sew
eral hundred people are hemmed in by
flames at Bloomfield and Gleason, Wis,
are incorrect. This fact was established by
telephone communication with Warsaw and
Merrill, Wis. The only town in that vicin-
ity which has been seriously damaged by
fire is Heineman. The town OF Galloway
is surrounded by wall of fire about ten
miles wide, but 1t is. not believed to be In
immediate peril. No lives have as yet been
lost, so far as known.
WAUSAU, Wis, July 21.-The forest fires
in theAoutheast portion OF this county are
probably the worst ever seen in Marathon
county and unless the wind dies down 10,
100000 feet of standing timber will be de-
stroyed. The fire covers an area ten miles
in length. Two engines are being used for
fighting the fire. but owing to the high
winds they are of little help.
MERRILL, wis, July 21.-Several hun
dred persons of Bioomville and Heineman
are hemmed in by forest fires at the former
town with seemingly no means OF escape.
The fires have destroyed railroad tracks
for some distance between BioomviIle and
Merrill, making it impossible for the viii
layers to seek refuge in Merrill. The forty
homeless Of Heineman fled to Bloomvtlle
only to be confronted by a similar peril.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-07-22
STREHLOW FOX president
Omaha Man, Now Vice President, il
Being Considered.
ST. PAUL FOR THE NEXT MEET
Business Meeting to He Held Satur-
day, when These Matters win
All he Decided--strehIOw
IL Popular. .'.

When the Saengerbund of the northwest
holds its business meeting Saturday morn
ing 1t is not all all improbable that r. G.
Strehlow OF Omaha will be chosen presi-
dent in succession to Alderman 0ttoy Rob-
land OF st. Paul. Mr.. Strehlow is not a
candidate and some friends regard 1t as
very doubtful If he would accept, bat the
suggestion of his name is heard Anong
many of the men who will have seats in
the meeting. 49,.
The Sa6ngerbund business meeting IS
composed Of one delegate from each organ.
ization affiliatiug, with the officers. 1t is
always held on the last day Of the fest
and during its session officers reports are
received, accounts settled and the new
officers chosen. .rt
1t Is understood that President Rohland
is not seeking election, as st. Paul will be
satisfied II the next gathering can be
brought there. Ms iStrehioT II the vice
president, and the most natural selection
for the head place. Just now 1t looks al
II his friends will propose his name and
work up sentiment for him with or withou-
his permission. E.t
mr.. Strehlow is beloved by all the dele
gates" said one of his friends, "and
would prove a most valuable man at the
head of Saengerbund. We believe he will
sink his personal dislike to holding re-
spohslble office when he finds that the
great body OF the singers desire him tC
serve them"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-07-22
IOWA DEMOCRATS IN SESSION
Congressional Convention Adopts
Platform Model for State.
DEMAND FOR TARIFF REFORM
Postal Savings Bank Bill Denounced
Clinton Price, Primary NOm-
inee, Makes Address AlonE
same Lines.

DIES MONIES, Ia, July 2i.-(Speclal Tel
egram 1.-The democrats of the Seventh dis
trict today held the last OF the congress
sional district conventions here. There was
a small attendance, as Clinton Price, editor
OF the Indianola Advocate, had already
been nominated for congress at the
primary.
The delegates adopted a platform, how
ever, which will probably be a model for
their state platform. They quoted Senator
Aldrich in regard to alleged extravaganza
OF the government and pledged the demo
cratic nominee to a thorough investigation
of all departments with view to retrench'
ment.
The resolutions also demand tariff re-
form and reduction In schedules on cotton
and wooden goods and free iron and steel
tax, bank guaranty and denounced the pos
tai savings bank bill as passed by con
gress.
Mr.. Price, the nominee, made an address.
along the same lines.
Ottumwa witnesses FOrRetful.
Extreme forgetfulness characterized the
witnesses for the state in the case brought
by Attorney General Byers to Gust 7. j
Phillips, mayor OF Ottumwa, at Ottoumws
today. The court was compelled tC
threaten Jail sentence to make one Of thu
witnesses talk Evidence today showed thu
existence of an improper resort next doc
to the residence of the mayor and with hi
knowledge.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-07-22
Nebraska Banks
Keep Up Reserve
Reports to Comptroller of Currency
Show Larger Percentage Now
Than at Previous Report.
(From a staff correspondent

WASHINGTON, July A.-(6pecial Tele-
gram.) 1.-The abstract of the condition OF
the national banks OF Nebraska, exclusive
of Omaha, South Omaha and Lincoln, at
the close of business on June 80 as re-
ported to the comptroller of the currency,
shows the average reserve held at 1928 per
cent against 15.49 per cent on March ~.
Loans and discounts decreased from $50
ga 1856 to S50.Os1 $50, gold coin decreased from
q, 543,641 to sl,517, 6S2. lawful money reserve
increased from 50, ,s01 to $S,7OS,2 57 and In
dividual deposits decreased from $5SO2s,7s9
to $5l, S91,O0s
Lloyd A. Jones Of Lincoln, Neb., has
been appointed laboratory assistant in the
bureau OF standards.
Robson De s. Brown of Dubuque, Ia, has
been appointed assistant examiner in the
patent office at salary of $500.
The following promotions OF letter carriers
In Iowa postoffices are announced today
Ames one from $1,000 to 100; Fairfield
one from $500 to $1,000, one from $1,000 to
SLIGO; Fort Dodge, two from $500 to $780,
one from $500 to $1,000 two from SLIGO Il
$1,000; Lemars, one from $500 to $500; Mason
City, one from $500 to $500, two from 81, 1O(
to 81 200; Mount Pleasant, one from $500 to
$500; OskalOosa, one from 81, 900 to s., 100.
dppOlhtSu diS do LOiiO"S
observation-disclosures, route 4, Henry o.
Schultz, carrier; no substitute Iowa--Cum.
berland, route 2, Thomas H. Purdy, carrier
Sylvia c. Purdy, substitute. Newbury
route 1, Robert H. Walker, carrier; nc
substitute. South Dakota-Parkston, route
?, Gustave Stelzer, carrier; no substitute.
The following banks have made applica-
ton to be designated repositories for postal
savings bank funds: State bank of Beaver
Crossing, Nebraska City National bank
the Beatrice State bank, the Norfolk Ma.
tional bank, Bank of Belgrade; Dorchester
! State bank, First National bank of Column
bus, Merchants National bank of Omaha,
Farmers Trust company of Beatrice, South
Omaha National bank, First National bank
of Hodrege, Newman Grove State bank
Corn Exchange National bank of Omaha,
and First National bank of Mitchell.
c. p. Bonar, Miltonis J John L. Hobart
Winfield; e, G. Wean, Cedar Rapids; F. J.
Arkwright,. Scranton, Charles a. -Cramer
Monticello; D. M. Tortey, Charter Oak; p.
L. Cate, Rock Rapids; Carl e. Ringstrand
Madrid and Roy E. Whitney, Palo. Ia,
were appointed railway mali clerks.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-07-22
Mil. County Teachers Meet.

GLENWOOD, Ia, July N.-(Special.) 1.-The
annual session Of the Mills County Teach
ers institute began last Monday at the
high school building in this city. The SEES
sion will last until and include Saturday,
July %. The enrolment has reached seven
ty-slx. Ideal weather has prevailed and
the teachers have shown great interest and
enthusiasm in the work. On Wednesday
evening the teachers and instructors will
be entertained by the Commercial and
Woman's clubs at the park lake. Yesterday
many Of them listened to a lecture upon
Tuberculosis" delivered by Or. Kline of
Fort Dodge. The doctor Is state lecturer
and is sent into the various counties by
the legislature. The institute instructors
are: County Superintendent Masters, Miss
Jeanette Killing, j. II. Morgan, w. NJ.
Moore, NJ c.. Galpin and F. e. Green.
Superintendent Gaipin will conduct exam
nations at the high school building next
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-07-22
Iowa NeMn Noten.

MASON C1TY-The Nelson Construction
company of this city has secured the con-
tract for the erection of the Winnebago
City, Mimi, brick and tile plant. The build
ing is to be of fireproof brick and concrete,
15OX2OO feet, and equal to five stories In
height.
MASON CITY-A broken arm and a hat
tered and badly broken nose is the intro
duction that Auctloneer Barclay and Mr..
Norton have had into the automobile busi-
ness, They have just purchased the Smith
garage and yesterday while cranking a ma
chine the crank flew off and struck Mr..
Norton on the nose, breaking and brulslne
1t. In the afternoon Mr.. Barclay attempted
the same feat and broke his arm.
MASON OITY-W. @. Hart was seriously
Injured while working on mis- farm twelve
miles east OF this city, by the blowing out
of the head OF the cylinder OF gasoline
engine. He was using II on his binder
when 1t exploded. His limbs and body
were badly burned, He Is a brother OF
Charles w. Hart president OF the Hart
Parr company of Charles City. .,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-07-22
STATUS OF ALASKAN RAILROAD
Proceedings I'm District of Columbia
90 Compel COmniHsiOn TO Take
JurisdictiOn,

WASHINGTON, July 2l.--A proceeding
was instituted before the District of Column
bia supreme court today to compel the In
terstate Commerce commission to assume
jurisdiction over the Alaskan railways and
transportation companies and to compel the
companies TO file tariffs with the commits
sion.
The suit was instituted by the Humboldt
Steamship company OF Seattle. Wash.
Officials Of the Interstate Commerce
commission expressed doubt Of the author
lily OF the court to compel IL to take any
such action.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-07-22
PARTS OF STATE GET RAIN
showers Strike Sections Along North
western, Relieving Dry
SMELL.

Rain fell in fairly heavy showers over
parts of the Northwestern roads limos
Tuesday evening and night. relieving the
dry spell which had fixed itself for a sec
ond time on the state. From Plainview to
Dallas on the Bonesteel line the showers
were general, but fell scattering from Har-
rison, Neb., TO Casper, Wyo. In the opinion
Of the Northwestern officials the rain will
not have enough effect on the dry pasture
to stop the heavy shipping of the range
cattle into South Omaha. Farmers shipping
last week received cents for their beef
on the hoof, but those who waited are now
getting only A.65 for theirs, on account
Of the shipping caused by the shortage
OF fattenlng pastures.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-07-22
.Woman's Claim
to Farm is Good
Interior Department 0verrules Land
Office in Case of South Dakota
School Ma'am.

PIERRE, S. D., July 2i.-(Specal,)- Jim the
case OF Effis NJ. Walker and A. o. Stanger
as transferee for tract OF land in Hyde
county the secretary OF the interior over
rules the decision OF the general land office
in cancellng the proof OF Miss Walker TO
a tract OF land in Hyde county. The claim
ant filed on the tract in 1906 and made resi-
dence on the claim and commuted the entry
in the spring OF 1906. Later she sold the
tract and in August OF 1905 special agent
OF the government recommended cancella-
ton of the proof on account OF insufficient
residence and cultivation.
On q hearing II was shown that the
claimant had provided q comfortable small
house on the tract; had broken five acres,
which was cultivated and used the claim as
a home while she taught school at a point
about four miles from the tract She
boarded near her school during that time
but went to the claim every Friday evening
remaining until Monday morning, except
during the holiday vacation, which she
spent with her parents at Huron. The
house was comfortably furnished and was
supplied with sufficient fuel TO withstand
the severity Of winter and the residence
was held on the land UP to the time Of
final proof.
When proof was made the claimant left
her furniture in the building until a par
of the structure and contents were stolen
when she sold what was left Of the building
and took away her belongings. This ws'
given as one of the evidences of bad faiti
on her part. After review of the cas-,
the holdings Of the general land office ar,
reversed and the proof sustained. Thi
case will be of more than passing interes
to many young women who are holdinl
homesteads while teaching school and will
likely be used as a precedent TO many lik
cases which are numerous in the northwest
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-07-22
ELEVEN ARTILLERYMENDEA
Gun Breech Block is Blown Out at
Fort Monroe.
SEVERAL ARE SERIOUSLY HURT
Accident Happens while squad at
Battery De Russy H. En-
gagged I'm Target
Practice.

FORT MONROE, Va, July A.-Eleven
artillerymen are dead and several others
seriously injured, including two officers, as
the result OF the blowing out Of a breech
lock in a 12-inch shore gun at the DE
Russy battery during the coast artillery
practice here today.
The accident occurred while the student
officers were endeavorng to sink a fleet
Of towed targets representing an imaginary
hostile fleet proceeding toward Washing
ton. The battery was under the immediate
command of Sergeant Harry Haas, Of the
Sixty-ninth company, United States coast
artillery.
SERGEANT HARRY G. HESS Of Phoe-
bus, Va, gun commander.
CORPORAL CHARLES o. ADKINS, ad-
dress unknown. -
CORPORAL ALBERT BRADFORD,
'PF.RtVATE A. J. SULLIVAN of Perkins,
PRIVATE ROY DUFFY of Kenova, w.
PRIVATE H. A. ADEY. Brandonville,
PRIVATE G w. KING, Dayton, Q.
PRIVATE JOHN W. CHADWICK, Taz-
" Pf'RiIVXTE ALFRED w. SMITH, New
York. -
PRIVATE JAMES II. TURNER Ripley
| Tenn.
one private was blown into Chesapeake
! bav with the breeoh lock- Lieutenant Van
| Dusen suffered a broken log and Lieutenant
| Halves was wounded about the face
The accident occurred at 1910 o'clock. The
bodies of the artilIerymen were terribly
mangled. The wounded wer rushed to the
1 fort hospital.
The disaster was witnessed by number
Of prominent officers of the army and
navy, who were here to see the battle prac-
tice. lie wives and children of several
of the men kiled were present and saw
them meet a terrible Ieath.
Report from General Carter
WASHINGTON, July 2l.-A report to the
War department says eight men wert
killed, two fatally injured, and three others
slightly injured today at the beginning OF
the coast artillery attic practice at For'
Monroe, Virginia.
News of this fatal outcome was sent tc
Acting Secretary Of War Oliver by General
w. II. Carter, assistant chief OF starr wh0
was at the fort,
General Carter's telegram to Secretary
oliver was as follows:
Regret TO report accident at commence
ment Of student officers battle practice
Probable premature explosion in No. 2
twelve-ineh gun resulted in the death -oi
eight men. Two others were fatally in
jured Van Dussen's leg WIS broken and
three additional men slighuy injured. In
vestigatlon is being made and report
i will be submitted .lrough regular chan.
], nels."
The accident is supposed to have occur
red in connection with the coast artillery
target practice in which shore batteries
fired upon a fleet of targets towed W
Hampton. Roads
The shore guns were to be engaged in
battle practice with the moving fleet which
was supposed to represent hostile flee
sailing up the Potomac to attack Wash
inston al SO
1t was planned to have five batteries o.
5 ten and twelve inch guns concentrate
their fire on the target fleet and demollsf
t it as-quickly as possible. 90 IS
Thirty officers, who have recently beer
graduated from the artillery school a.
Fortress Monroe, were to be in charge Of
; the tests.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-07-22
IDENTITY or PREACHER
WHO KILLED HIMSELF
Rev. AtheIstRn COrnforth was For
merly Successful stock Broker
In landau

LONDON. July H.-Rev. Athelstan Corn
forth, who committed suicide in New York
yesterday, is said to be identical with a
London stock broker OF that name whose
creditors, ignorant Of his fate, met today
in the bankruptcy court.
Cornforth had been a Clergyman. serving
pastorates in this city and at Nottingham.
He was married and leaves family. Some
years ago he left the ministry to engage in
business. Beginning as broker, he built
up a big patronage and during the South
African boom the turnover of his brokerage
house was larger than that OF any similar
firm in London.
But domestic worries preyed severely on
his mind. Last year his physicians ordered
him to take a rest. He did. In the mean
time his business was allowed TO drift until
today his affairs reached tho bankruptcy
court. His creditors met today, unaware
that the bankrupt had taken his life.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-07-22

patton. In nv opinion constipation
II responsible for most ailments. There
are, thirty.two feet Of human bowels,
which is really a sewer pipe, When this
becomes poisoned, causing biiougnesG. in
digestion and impure blood. which often
produces rheumatism and kidney ail-
inents. No woman who suffers with con-
stipation or any liver complaint can ex-
pect to have a clear complexion, OF enjoy
good health.
Munyon's Paw.Paw Pills are Z tonic
t. the stomach, liver and nerves. They
invigorate instead of weakening; they
enrich the blood instead Of inpoverish-
ing It; they enable. the stomach to get
alT the nourishment from food H. "
put into it. 49,
These pills contain. no calomel, no dope,
they are soothing, healing and stirnu-
Iating. They school the bowels. to act
without physic. Price 20 cents.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-07-22
Edition Beeomes FederaI Msr.haI.

WEBSTER CITY, Ia, July A.--(Special9
Word has just reached here that Albert
]. Martin, editor of the Unionville (Mo.)
Republican and a former well known Web
ster City resident has been appointed
United States marshal at Kansas City by
President Taft The place pays $4,000 a
year. Martin is q son of d. l. Martin, an
inmate of the soldiers home at MARSHALL
town, and sister Of Mrs. A. j.. Bish OF
this city. For many years he worked in
this city as printer in the old Tribune
office under c. ID. HELEN. Later he went
to Missouri and got into business for him
self. He has made the Unionville Repub-
lican paper Of vast influence in his part
Of the state. Despite the fact that 1t is a
weekly. it caters to the news territory of
its congressional district and crculates In
that territory.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-07-22
Northwestern
Train Falls with
Bridge in River
Structure Over Cotton River Gives
Way at SanbOrn, MINI, and
Mason City Men Hurt,

MASON CITY, Ia. July 21-(special Tel
egram.) -Whlie a Northwestern engine and
freight train we're passing the bridge span
ming Cotton river, three miles south of San
born, Mimi, the structure gave way and
the train plunged thirty feet into the river
Engineer Loomer and Fireman shaffer OF
this city were badly hurt and were hur-
ried to Rochester. The train is COM
plete wreck. The bridge is a seventy-foot
span, and must be entirely rebuilt.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-07-22
FIRE RECORD.
Hastings Brick plant.

HASTINGS. Neb., july 2l.-(speeial Tele-
gram.)-The Polensje, shellak & Co. brick
plant was almost totally destroyed by fire
and the insurance loss than 81 900. The fire
started from cnders which had been thrown
against the door OF the boiler house About
500 900 green brick were lost. The plant will
be rebuilt
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-07-22
RAWN'S DEATH Is SUICIDE

(Continued from First Page.)
Rawn says that her husband was aroused
from sleep at 1880 o'clock in the morning
by a noise on the first floor Of the resi-
dence. She says Mr.. Rawn picked up a
revolver in his room on the second floor,
started downstairs and was shot on a
landing half way down.
Says There Were Two shots.
Both Mrs. Rawn and Coburn say that
two shots were fired. minute search Of
the front hall and adjoining rooms Of the
residence, however, show but one bullet
that fired from Mr.. kawns revolver and
which, apparently, had passed through
Mr.. Rawn's body just below the heart.
Friends and business associates of the
dead man say that he had been looking
badly for several weeks Some attribute
Mr.. Rawn's worried expression 70 the in
vestigation Of the conspiracy by which the
Illinois Central railroad claims 1t was
mulcted out OF hundreds OF thousands of
dollars. This is now going on in court.
on two successive days last week Mr..
Rawn begged for and secured a postpone
ment OF his examination as a witness on
the plea that his wife was i'll. His ex-
animation was scheduled to be taken again
next Tuesday.
Admitted His Responsibility.
At the first hearing before Master In
Chancery Thomas Taylor, jr., Mr.. Rawn
/ testified that the car repair contracts all
came under his supervision. He admitted
that he was responsible for farming OUT the
| cars to the various repair companies.
| Mr.. Rawn's son-in-IaW, Il. G. Coburn, and
! r. c. Brankley assumed command OF the
| investigation from the start. A number OF
detectives from a private agency were sum
moued hurriedly to Winnetka early yester.
| day. A number of these we're stationed a.
various points in the house and grounds
They were ordered to give no information
to newspaper men or any other persons
making inquiries.
Second Detective Force Arrives.
This situation was further complicated to
night when a squad Of employees of a sec
ond private detective agency arrived II
Winnetka. These men stated they had beef
ordered TO make a full inquiry into tn,
/ death.
They visited the village postoffice. talked
| with numerous residents of Wlnnetka, an,
for a time, It was believed, they were II
| the employ Of the Rawn family. But whei
they went to the Rawn residence, they wer
repulsed by detectives from the first agene!
and were ordered off the grounds.
A. brief Rltercatiop occurred and member
OF the Rawn family were called to settl
the dispute. Mr.. Coburn and Brinkley toll
the second squad they were not wanted a
the residence and had not been ordered.
i II is not known who - responsible 10
placing the second detective agency a
work on the case.
For a time II was rumored that insur
ance companies, carrying risks on Mi
RAwn's life TO the amount Of 100000 wer
the employers. This report however. wa
doubted. II was then stated that the de
tectives had been employed by railroa
interests.
Several neighbors in the vicinity OF IN
} Rawn residence state they heard a singl
shot close to 10 o'clock on Tuesday. Non
have been found who heard a SHOT wednel
day morning.