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Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-18

BY a vote Of 70 ] a subcommittee OF
the senate committee on judiciary author
ized a favorable report on q resolution toI
a constitutional Amendment 70 provide Tor
Tie election Of United states senators oy
direct vote Of the people,
Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-18

Iowa postmasters appointed: Blandon
Pocahontas county. Pearl r. Frazer, vice
Napello county G. W. Peterson, vice J,
n Sinms, resigned; Roelyn. Webster
county. Ray A. Folsom, vice I'm Thorn
ten, resigned.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-05-14
CONVICT IS INVENTOR
William Howard Perfects Airship
Model in Prison.
Sent to Nebraska Penitentiary for
Burglary He Turns His Cell Into
Workshop-ProbabIy Will
Be ParoIed.

Lincoln, Neb.-From convict No,
1902 to inventor and capitalist, from
a narrow little cell in the Nebraska
state prison to the head of an air
ship manufacturing plant in st. Louis
is likely for William Howard, an in
mate of the penitentiary near Lin
coin, under a six-year sentence for
burglary.
Howard. since he became an inmate
of the penitentiary, has perfected a
model of an airship which he is sure
will revolutionize air travel. The plans
are in st. Louis. and patents are to
be procured. He says:
Howard, of course, is not my real
name. That was the name under
which l was sentenced, and that 1t
will remain until l am out of prison.
do not wish to give my right name.
because 1t would be distressing to my
relatives and friends.
Il was born in Missouri, below st.
Louis. nearly forty years ago. Ma
chinery has been my hobby ever
since l have been old enough to un-
derstand the use of tools. Ten years
ago I took up the study of air navi-
cation, and have been working on
the problems at intervals since. My
plan is similar In some respects to
that of Count Zeppelin, but be-
lieve my model is an Improvement.
1t is an airship combining the prin-
ciple of both the dirigible and aero
plane, but radically different from
that of the Zeppelin creation. In
stead of being huge collapsible gas
bag for sustaining power, mine will
be rigid aluminium gas cylinder or
chamber, large enough. of course. to
correspond with the number of pas
sengers to be carried in the basket.
This gas chamber will contain just
enough gas to hold the ship in air.
A system Of planes will act as the
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-05-14

motive power and also serve, IN case
of necessity. to carry the ship up.
ward. The propulsion will not be by
direct gasoline power. 1t will be by
electricity generated by a gasoline
engine combined with a dynamo.
Danger of collapse or other acct.
dent with my ship will thus be re-
duced to minimum. The gas cham
Der can be made to sustain any
weight deemed necessary. but 1t will
be only secondary to the planes for
propulsion and weight-carryIng pow.
err A chamber 200 feet long viii prob.
ably carry rs passengers.
Count Zeppelin is certainly to be
congratulated on his success, but ex.
cept for my unfortunate arrest / be-
iieve I would have beaten him in the
inventive race. think conceived
the idea in advance Of him."
Towards inventive genius has NOT
stopped with his dirigible aeroplane.
He is preparing plans for an aero
plane somewhat on the lines Of the
Wright and Farnam biplanes. A pre-.
liminary model has already been pre-.
pared. Not much attention was paid
to the models at first, but Howard
stuck to his work, devoting most of
his time to his dirigible, the problem
he started to solve long before air
ships were seriously discussed In this
country or Europe.
Howard has been an inmate of the
prison since March. 1907. following his
conviction for robbing the residence
Of E. T. Swobe, manager of the Ma
tional Fidelity Company of Omaha
Before his conviction he invented q
cigar-making machine which he sold
to the American Tobacco Company
for $4,000.
A mail box lock, invented by him
had been favorably reported by the
government Locks had played an
important part in Howard's troubles
and successes. The charge of his
picking one and entering the Swobe
residence and. making away with
several hundred dollars worth Of
silverware. led to his being sent to
prison.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-05-14

founding babies who are brought up
outside the hospital. They must be
able to show clear record of health
and character and obey the rules OF
the hospital for the care of the child.
Once month the outside nurse comes
to the hospital with the child in her
charge to be examined by physician.
but in case of sudden illness she must
make an immediate report.
One hundred and forty thousand
dollars year goes toward paying for
these outside nurses-at rate ct $40
apiece-nearly one-half of the found
ling babies income. When the child
is three or four it must be returned
to the hospital; one of the rules OF the
institution is that no child may be
adopted by the woman who acted as
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-05-14

The catch of fish In Canadian waters
by Canadian fishermen. including seal.
and all fish products, in 1908 was val.
ucd at $25.4s1.0S5. The industry re
qusred a fishing feet Of 14,i14 vessels
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-05-14

their babies in their arms and come
out with their arms empty. A single
white cradle in the entry of bare
reception room receives and rescues
nearly 1000 babies a year. Two
thousand men and women are the
number of village community. Here
In the home of deserted children are
the things which are eternal-the
tears, the laughter and the joys.
1t Is the little children we must
save" one of the matrons said. 1--WE
keep them from privation, from cru
city. even from death-the little ba-
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-01-27

bermen and saw mill men with resi-
dents Fefsthe town west of the Mis-
souri, river is seriously affected, as
1t is found that the rate on lumber
from the Twin Cities to Fort Pierre
only a part of the same distance.
Wood also can be shipped to Fort
Pierre and surrounding towns from
surrounding states cheaper than. it
can be shipped from the Black Hills,
where there are large supplies.
George Rice and DR.. W. g. Smith,
members of the state board of rail-
road commissioners, have been in
Chicago during the past two or three
days comforting with the railroad
companies concerned to see If they
cannot secure an adjustment of the
rates. It is expected that upon their
return to South Dakota they will
have an important announcement to
make to the residents of western
South Dakota in reference to the
matter.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-01-27
TO LOWER COAL RATES
Those From Black Hills and wyom.
Ing East Investigated by Railroad
Commission.

Commission.
Rapid City. s. D., Jan. 25.-The
state board of railroad commission.
ers has takcn up . matter of vital
interest to the residents of the en-.
tire western half Of South Dakota
the securing of an adjustment Of the
present freight rates on coal, wood
and lumber from the Black Hills and
from eastern Wyoming adjacent to
the Black Hills to points in western
South Dakota as far east as the Mis-
souri, river.
The matter recently was called to
the attention Of the board by Gov
ernor Wesley and by residents of the
western half of the state. AS an IL
lustration of the unjustness of the
present freight rates, Governor Yes
sey cites the recent purchase of three
carloads of Sheridan, Wyo., coal for
the state house at Pierre. The ship
ment amounted in the aggregate to
107 tons, and cost in the aggregate
in the mines the sum of $125.15. The
freight on three carloads was
$576.O5. Because of this the pres
ent rates are declared to be prohibit
tive.
With the present rates in effect
the business of the Black Hills lum-
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oatiSilg IN once and securing soms
ttmbsr land. sSs
They do say that ". L. Smith Il
tho happisst man In town since NOV.
ing Into his elegant residsnossin sas,
Lane.
Mr.. and Mrs. McCurdy. Of Woon.
socket, have been visiting with rela.
tives and friends here the past week.
Merchant o. w. Anderson recent
" made . visit to his old home In
Wisconsin and while he reports a
grand good time. still the snow was
SO deep It was about Impossible to
gst around much. Oliver thinks .his
part Of South Dakota is good enough
for him. and this writer agrees with
him.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-01-27
Witness NV Hand.

In the early days only a few schol-
ars knew how to write. 1t was then
customary to sign a document by
smearing the hand with Ink and i'm
pressing it upon the paper, accompa-
MED by the words. "Witness my
hand" Afterward the seal was intro
duced as a substitute for the hand
mark and was used with the words
above quoted, the two forming the sig
nature. This Is the origin Of the ex-
preston as used in modern documents.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-01-27

NJ. Vernon. Jan. 26.-M. G. Bstta
II recovering from his hard siege Of
stnail pox.s
The Rebekah ladies met with
grand success ct the basket social
last Saturday evening. Every one
turned out and w. w. Davis knows
how to cell far less attractive things
than dainty lunch baskets put up BY
pretty girls. The consequences were
proceeds Of over $50. The ladies serv-
ed hot coffee, and the evening was
enjoyably spent in cards and finch
games.
Miss Corker. assistant principal Of
the high school and pupils sock .
sleigh ride out to Joe Pollard's farm.
four miles northwest Of town. last
Thursday night. The evening was
pleasantly passed in playing games
and music until q late hour when
Mrs. Pollard served q delicious lunch.
after which the happy young party
departed for their homes.
Born. to Mr.. and Mrs. Will Nc
Mackin. Thursday. Jan. 20. . daugh>
tor.
Don't forget the club dance next
Friday evening. Koolish orchestra.
The school children have been
busy selling Gen. w. H. H. Beadle
tags after school the last week.
g. W. Dougherty has purchased
the building on west Main street
formerly occupied by Pollock's saloon
School was dismissed Tuesday and
the school house given q thorough
fumigating. The teachers and pupils
took advantage Of the opportunity
and spent the day out Of doors filing
their lungs with pure fresh air.
J. L. Morgan. OF Mitchell. was in
town Saturday tuning and repairing
pianos.
Several Mt. vernonites are plan
ming ontaking In the opera. at Mitch
ell Tuesday night.
Between hauling Ice and hard coal
the dray lines : kept busy these
days.
Don't miss seeing the comet be-
fore It Is too late. Between 2 and
8 o'clock In the evening It is at IT.
best.
Quincy Lee Morrow. temperance
lecturer. spoke to . large audience
Ut tho opera house Sunday night.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-01-27
PROHIBITIoNIsTs n

A county conference Of the pro-
hibition party was held at Odd Eel
lows hall this afternoon and was at
tended BY about twenty-five ladies
and gentlemen, and which was pre-
sided over by Quincy Lee Morrow.
The morning session Of the confer
.ence was abandoned and the meeting
was not started until / o'clock. Mrs.
Julius Johnson. president Of the
Equal Suffrage Association was pres
ent and spoke to the men and women
on the question. Mr.. Morrow also
spoke on the Temperance question
and then took up the election Of the
county oAcers. j. q. Wilson was re-
elected county chairman, Mr.. Davy
g sscrstary aad Nj. Smart as treas
arer. Mr.. Morrow announced that
the state prohibition convention
would b held ct Sioux Falls on
Feb. - 70 name the candidates who
are to DO voted for ,at the June pri-
mary. It being the policy Of the party
20 put up m entire state ticket. An
e6ortsis to b made to secure the at-
|tepdance OF . full delegation from
~. parts q, tie stats.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-01-27

Alpena, Jan. 36.-Rev. John
Kaye spen. . few days in Aberdeen
last week. returning to his parish at
Alpena last Friday.
=. ]. Milliken, of Sidney, Neb. Is
spending . few days in Alpena look
Ing after new clients in hia LAND
business at Sidney. Mr.. Milliken ia
looking nne. 70 the country at the
extreme west Of Nebraska must agree
with him.
Roy Triplet has been unable 10
get down town for several days as be
10 seriously sick. Throat trouble
seems to be the complaint.
Quite q serious accident happened
at the school house last Friday. The
boys got to playing In the snow and
this led to throwing pieces. and as
sometimes happens. some one picked
up . piece Of ice and threw it at one
Of his smaller playmates. The one
at whom 1t was thrown. Fred Bryant.
failed to see the missile coming and
It struck him cross the eye. 1t was
feared for some time that his sight
was impaired but he is now recover
ing nicely.
The younger people Of the town
held q social dance last Friday even
Ing.
Rev. Hayes entertained a number
Of the young people Of the town last
Friday evening.
Mrs. Harry Smith visited at Woon-
socket between trains Monday.
Geo. Mcmillan left Alpena with q
car load Of stock for Sioux City last
Saturday returning Monday evening
on the passenger.
Nh. Yale. agent for the Columbia
Elevator Co.. which has q house at
this place. arrived in town Monday
to close . deal In which his COMPANY
IL to dispose OF the elevator to local
parties. MI. Allen. who has been buy
ing for the Columbia is, we under
stand. to buy for the new ,hrm,s
The announcement has been made
that the post ONCE 1t Alpena is now
. third class Office and IL known as a
presidential ONCE. The receipts we
understand, for 1909 reached neatly
to the $4,000 mark. This is a good
showing Of the business done In our
little city. qs
A. D.. Smith, OF the firm Of Tad
lock Z Smith, Of Sioux City, has been
In the city for i few days looking
after interests here.
The high school students are work
Ing hard this week preparing for the
homo talent play which they are to
give IN the hall this coming Friday
evening. Something good Is expected
for the school has some very fine
talent at its command.
Lem Winters arrived in the city
on the evening passenger Monday.
Mrs. schamber mai been visiting
at home for the last week and last
Sunday Rob journeyed in that direc-
ton planning to bring his wife home.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-01-27
NEWS FROM LANE

Lane. Jan. 25.-E. d. Wood, .
pioneer settler In this place and part
oWner Of the town site. has sold his
lots and other interests to banker w.
Fl. Hubbard. Nj. Woods hne resi-
dence has been purchased by Mr..
Thompson. the new banker xiH6' has
ID interest In the Citizens Bank. Mr..
snd Mrs. Wood and children Win
move 70 Pierre abont May let, where
MI. Wood will 60 into the banking
and real; estate business. q
A. 3. Kennedy OF Washington
Springs was In town last week meet
Ians,old,friends. He Is manager Of the
Hayes lucas Lumber CO. yards II
tthis town. s..
The revival meetings are still In
progress andNaS number Of CONVEX
stons reported The roads aresquite
good now ana many come In from
the country TO hear Rev. Edgar. Who
is N interesting speaker.
The local Odd Fellow lodge held
social for members and their FAM
lilies last Thursday evening that was
avery Ane affair. Members came from
far and near and the hall was COM
fortably filled with q jolly crowd.
Tho supper was In charge Of . COM
mittee and Brother N. ". Peterson
was chief cook, and many said they
had never partaken OF quite 10 good
q dish Of oysters. D. a. Derrick and
son furnished violin and piano music
that was splendid and very much en-
joyed by all present. The matter Of
instituting = Rebekah lodge vas con
sidered and about 40 names secured
TOR the proposed charter.
Henry schoen and family Intend to
leave In q short time for . months
VISIT with relatives In Arkansas.
Should they like that country real
we'll q = quiteprobable they viii con-
|clude to reside there Ii thu, future.
Our farmers are marketing : good
deal Of grain these days and our
merchants ali report . nice trade.
The hish prices On eyerythingsstha
|fafmer has tsAselifis sreai. Il.
We dnderstandathat county auditor
II. o. Refvems now owns . compile
oftbusihsss buildings on Main street
IN this place. having tEadedSland- II
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l64nAkionSofNspackar1scoul OBJ
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Tor : traction Of
5eassspls.spaid 81 a Independent. It
alylEsin1ssttAble that the meat trust
aiH,Ipsar. The fortunes quickly
anslslShy 6osrris. Armour. swift and
a,1AiSsssbs1rsontsth the statements that
sna1sbyany one who knows
dsstalls IN ~ packing bust
lIll y 70 profits IRE simply i'm
11I11(1l sssTr1hJssIsDESpronts. "a believe fur
q part 4 least. respon-
Isesthssincre . the cost OF
80 ~ satisfied. notwith-
al soysFnmsat'l report Of
l1J0eagoo tlat they IRE un-
sssad aaxerranted.
g. 100 w. Il the busi-.
Il lpleati.6ls others DO not
ESiSalI 4 tlt fsS4aaifes capital to
1tsssaIsstss'Fssklain plants %
NIKE i any
- * e6dn tha h b sins Any
111I ~ not invest
{I1D11 1llnoa1osieSs tn hazard.
aS5181SIlzSS I'D nlnie1ss1ea Il. hazardous
6lalli Disltldon Win the
EvinS.ssa1 they q.
3f9I1ttkfahd Mkklysper-
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1910-01-27
Eysss5 9H1ElSiTNSASNsNESEtEFHSr ggts,. oESTf.-f-ssr'
||ll||ll1l|d||l|cksl Cspita!!IllI


anAYJAN q. 1910

g. gsIlsfsssbioReh 1t suit against the
"a swift packing COM
sl1a3!IJl alsikns that eash BE- nned
, 900 for forming An illegal com.
llnataaea = ITS prices, They are
! q ths kansas City Produce
3 A j and u is claimed that the
ss.!s!lI IanggsSn xes arbitrarily the prices
sspoaltry. buttsr. eggs and other
SsAEM produce. o tho disadvantage Of
~ ~ producer and the consumer.
sslsnsssAlleabt coldsstorase plays IN Inn
5000 part Is the plan 81 the back
gssSohieh 9 TO buy & low prices
4 g hrss supply and sell at
IT. - spsteea = time q limited sup
Sssll4l Clsvslaad. Ohio. m~eat-sater.
H. - gdsslarsdsa boycott on the meat
NoESs than 10000 Cleve-
- Enaers ~ slEsady + the move
alnld thsyasssrt With great con
Inst thsir anstinsncs il GER
bFins down ths pticeSof meat.
ElgIssSlstlkknsassof their position Is that
tAsFlocai dealer who - re-
slspo11liblssforths high prices. and IL Il
aAlelsslocal dealer with whom they are
~ of abnegation. The
pasksassswho supply the retailers can
~ AZ d al6lectsd BY any such move
allsaasnnlllsss 4 becomes almost ma
tl0nal
1@ss#I meat trust q Z child Of rail-
sc1a.A4lsSfayoritism. There = no econom-
SesealErssalson Whatever Tor the great
aleasala1Ilgsplants No ono can demon
Flsl!ssslewhyslfitshsu psopls should ex-
800 ltys stock shipped from
lk!SlIltchsl = Sioux city to be XIII
tAe meat shipped back to
r. Y aalIlSastkoShsssats II every such
there d u unnecessary
lglDcasttation expsnse. Tho meat
s!sl1.il6llsd ~ Nitehell's territory
lkoala taksn from the i've stock
ssglllesas1 NitahsIss territory and
ssthe col g sending stock from
shke $50 milss q havei Il slaughter-
$500,
EkEsaf at#Sil Il Ter,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-03-14
TOO MUCH SMITH IS
UNOO|NG OF PEL|CANS
"Tony" and Happy" Pull
Out 2-to-1 Game for Cubs
at New Orleans.

New Orleans. March 14.-"Too much
Smith" played hob with those Pelicans
on the home patch yesterday afternoon.
With Tony" starting and Happy
applying the finishing touches, the
young Cubs SKINNED through their
PAGES for the ediffcation Of President
Murphy and some 1000 bugs, annihi-
lating the native sons, to 1. Incl
dentally victory No. in the present
series was taken from the hide of one
Eddie Cefalu, who seems to be the
well-tamed angora for Chances rock
les.
Any old time New Orleans feels like
dropping a game Cefa1u is trotted to
the slab Eddie appeared for one
meas1y period. the eighth. yesterday,
and single linked with a boot, a sac
rifice and an infield out clocked the
winning tally. Tougher game awaits
the Cubs today when Jim McGuire's
Maps burst upon the scene for a five
game struggle
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-03-14
FIGHT FILMS
NOT SHOWN
Injunction Keeps Nelson
Wolgast Pictures Dark.

The Nelsonwolgast fight is being
waged over again. No boxers are mixed
up in the second battle of Richmond
but a keen battle Ia promised just the
same
The films of the lightweight cham
pionship struggle which were billed to
be placed on exhibition yesterday at
the Empire theater are the cause of
scrap No. 2. Sid Hester, promoter of
the Nelson Wolgast go, signed con-
tract with the Western burlesque wheel
for twenty-five cities including Chi
cago, while Jack Robinson, manager Of
Nelson, who is a partner in the films,
signed up with the Eastern burlesque
wheel for Chicago The double con-
tract was the cause OF the scrap. Web
er Bros, owners of the Alhamba the
alter which was to open with the pic
lures yesterday, secured an injunction
prohibiting the Empire. a member of
the western wheel, from showing the
films yesterday and Chicagoans have
yet to get their first glimpse of the
lightweight fight.
Hester will be in Chicago today to
hold conference with Robinson when
the tangle probably will be straight
ened out.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-03-14
"CHANCE COST
CUBS THE FLAG
Clark Says Leader Dropped
Pennant When Hurt.

Pittsburg. Pa, March 14.-Discuss-
ing the folly of boasting in the spring
and the general uncertainty of base
ball. Manager Fred Clarke of Pitts
burg told today how one play beat the
Cubs out of the 1909 flag. Early last
spring Chance bumped Gibson at the
plate. probably with the hope that the
collision would cause Gibby to drop
the ball." said Clarke. Il am not find
ing fault with Chance for making the
attempt, but the failure Of the play
lost Chicago the game and perhaps the
championship Gibson did not drop the
ball. Chance was out, Pittsburg won
the game, and Chance paid a heavy
penalty for his trick. as he injured his
shoulder seriously that he could not
play for several weeks. In a game
like baseball, in which apparently triv-
fal incidents cut so much figure tl>-
only safe and sane policy is to cut out
boasting and work hard.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-03-14
BAPTIST ATHLETIC CLUB Of
HAMMOND ARE CHAMPIONS
Defeat Hammond Athletes and Fourteen Out of Fifteen
Straight Wins Is Their Record

In defeating the Hammond Athletics
Associations basketball five Saturday
night at the latter's gymnasium by a
large count of 40 to "a. the Baptist A.
c.. closed their 1910 season with the
best record made by any team in north
ern Indiana this season. With this vic
tory over the H. A. A., which makes
total of fourteen games won out of If
teen games played this season, the Bap-
lists claim the championship of north
ern Indiana
The game was rough from the very
start, BOTH sides playing the best they
knew how, which led to some rough en-
counters between the players. At times
smuggling and pushing tactics were used
in an effort to win the game, which
brought Kisses from the spectators.
large crowd gathered to see the
game between the two leading teams
In the county and 1t proved to be very
interestin as some fine teamwork and
excellent backet throwing were shown
by both fves.
The Hammond Athletic Association
have been handicapped this year re-
garding the picking of a good substan-
tial basket ball five, owing to the fact
that this is their first year in the bas-