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The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-11-02
NOW THE SKY: THIEF
Aeroplane May Figure in Crime
as Well as in War.
Prediction That the Winged Burglar
Or "Sky Pirate" - He Might
90 Called. Will Soon
% Here.

New York.-Now that aeroplane
companies engage to turn out q ma
chine for anybody at catalogue prices
and skilled pilots are counted by the
score and multiply from month to
month. those who have watched the
growth Of aviation most closely are
specializing upon the probable appear
ance Of the aeroplane burglar. or sky
pirate" as he might be called. lie
is not likely to be long in comil's.
once the noise of the aerial motor
can be suppressed.
The aeroplane's best friends have
to own that its very virtues fit 1t for
a career Of crime. 1t goes fast and
far. 1t leaves no track behind. 1t can
escape from any pursuer except one
Of its own kin. and even then q chase
would be q most uncertain one. Worst
Of all. II the birdman Is minded rather
like q vulture than like an eagle he
can strike his prey In its most vuI
nerable part. The easiest access to .
locked house is to be had from over
head. as any city dweller can see for
himself II he will 60 up and look at
the door in his own roof.
A hinge of strap iron. or at rest an
iron bar. fastened with q padlock that
would yield like paper to q skilfully
handled Jimmy" Is all that prevents
the ordinary trapdoor from being
lifted from without. Indeed. the roof
Is the usual route oil the r0bber OF
vacant houses. and 1t is only the diff
ficulty of reaching 1t that keeps such
crimes from being far more common
than they are.
Only one step more In Aviation IL
needed to make the aeroplane the
burglars mount It must be made to
alight upon a restricted space. such as
the roof Of a house. and to 90 up
from the same spot without difficulty.
When that time has come 1t Is easy
to forecast what is likely to happen.
First the police will hear frequent
complaints that vacant houses have
been entered by way Of the roof. Per
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-11-02
His Bride Becomes Insane.

Monticello, n. VA few minute
after Rev. J. ]. Billingsly pronounced
Miss Minnie Jemp and Amos Curry
man and wife here Friday the bride
was taken violently insane and was
removed to the Middletown asylum
Turning to her husband after the
ceremony she accused him of having
the ceremony performed by a phys;-
clan instead of a clergyman. Miss
Jemp had never shown signs of in
sanity before and it is believed the
excitement of being married affected
her mind.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-11-02
General.

The last notable speech OF Dolliver
In the senate was a defense of the at
titude Of insurgents.
The interstate commerce commits
sion suspended the rate advance of
the transcontinental freight bureau.
Superior Judge Walter Bordwell
has ordered the empanelling of a
special grand jury of thirty men to
Investigate the dynamiting of the Los
Angeles Times building
Examination of thirty witnesses
made a hard days work of the special
grand jury which began the investi-
cation of the Los Angeles Times ex-
plosion.
A decree was published in Athens
dissolving the national assembly and
fixing November IS as the date for
the elections for the new reviSionist
chamber.
The chairman of the Iowa demo-
cratic committee proposes state
wide primary on senator in November
A Kentuckian who pleaded guilty
to murder was tried, convicted and
sentenced to be hanged. ell in six
minutes.
The Boston and Maine railroad will
rot interfere in the politics of the
state hereafter. says its president.
United States Senator B. F. Shive-
l. will undergo an operation for the
removal of dead bone from his foot
The senator will probably not recover
In time to re-enter the campaign.
Many lives are thought to have
been lost in the Thousand islands dis
trict during the recent hurricane
The Nobel prize for medicine has
been awarded to DR.. Albrecht kossei.
professor of physiology at Heidelberg
university.
The government has closed a con-
tract for monthly mail service by dog
sled to the Iditarod and lynoko dis
tricts in Alaska during the winter.
Charges that lobbying has been
done in behalf OF prohibition ar
ticle resulted in depriving reporters
Of floor privileges in the Arizona con-
stitutional convention.
Professor Woodruff OF Cornell uni
versity in speech called Colonel
Roosevelt an unmitigated liar
A tentative plan has been formed
by bank examiners to keep tab on
the large borrowers from national
banks in their respective districts.
Edward n. Whitson. judge of the
United States circuit court of the
eastern district of Washington. died
at Spokane.
John J. Smythe. charged with hav-
ing shot and killed his wife and
daughter in Norfolk. Va. September
/. last. was found guilty of murder.
with electrocution as the penalty.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-11-02
WASHINGTON.

A social event OIL interest in naval
circles took place in st. MargaretS
Episcopal church. when Miss Elsie
Jarvis Mclean. daughter of Captain
Walter Mclean, u. S. n. became the
bride of Mr.. Paul c. Patterson. A
number of naval officers were among
the attendants.
Tariffs filed by several western and
northwestern railroads with the inter
state commerce commission, making
advances of freight rates on grain
and grain products from the middle
west to eastern destinations have
been suspended by the commission
pending an inquiry into their reason
ableness. All of the tariffs are sus-
pended until March l..
Bug doctors of all sorts and from
all sections were given a hearing at
the department of agriculture. the de-
partment desiring to obtain their
views in regard to proposed regula-
lions under which insecticides and
fungicides are to be sold. The pure
food and drug act of April 80. 1906.
did not apply to insecticides. SO new
law has been framed to prevent their
adulteratiOn and miSbranding.
Cadet Frank b. Clay. first class,
United States military academy, son
Of Senator Clay of Georgia. has been
court martialed and sentenced to dis
missal from the academy without pay
and allowances until August %. 1911.
and then to join the first class. The
sentence was committed by President
Taft SO as to require Clay to be con-
fined to barracks until May q. 1911
and during that period to undergo dis
ciplinary tours every Wednesday and
Saturday.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-11-02
Cattle Breeders Association.

Chicago.-The extension of sanitary
and practical dairying and general i'm
provement are the purpose Of the Ma
tional Dairy Cattle Breeders associa-
ton. formed here. All breeders Of
special purpose dairy cattle are elig.
ible to membership. The charter
membership represented nearly every
dairying section in the United States
and Canada W. W. Marsh of Water
loo. Ia. was chosen president, R B.
Swife of Chicago secretary and r. b.
Young of Buffalo Center. Ia. treasur.
ef.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-11-02
TAYLOR IS EXECUTED
MURDERER OF PEARL TAYLOR
PAYS THE PENALTY.
he PROTESTS HIS INNOCENCE
Governor Gives Consideration to His
Case but Refuses to Interfere
With the Courts.

Lincoln. Neb.-For the murder OF
his sister in-law. Pearl Taylor. age Is
years, Bert NJ. Taylor. of Minden. was
hanged at the state penitentiary Fri
day. the trap being sprung at 2:37
o clock. The man was dead in thir.
teen minutes.
From the scaffold Taylor made a
short statement in which he main
tanned that he was innocent OF the
crime for which he was to be execut-
ed. saying:
Il am not the man they thought
was convicted on circumstantial evi.
dence and no case was made against
ne" When the black cap was fas-
tened around his face, he said:
Goodbye to everybody. l am 60
ing to a better country"
Taylor was perfectly cool when
walking from the hospital where he
has been confined to the building in
which the scaffold had been erected.
He walked up the steps of the gallows
between two guards, and upon reach
ing the top examined critically. though
without touching 1t, the rope with
which he was to be executed. Then he
looked carefully over the crowd and
as he saw an acquaintance on the
scaffOld. he reached out and shook
hands with him and inquired how he
felt. When he was asked If he had
anything to say he spoke as above.
A short time before the execution
Taylor was examined by number of
physicians and his pulse registered
only eight-five and he was pronounced
sane and in good health and perfectly
calm and composed. When Warden
Smith informed the condemned man
that Governor Shallenberser he'd re-
fused to interfere. Taylor said:
What will you do now"
I'VE will have to carry out the or.
der of the court" replied the warden.
Taylor hesitated. then said:
What is to become of my body"
Relatives have requested the
body" replied the warden. land 1t will
be turned over to them" Taylor
seemed to have an idea that the body
would be turned over to a medical col
lege and he did not want that done.
Taylor was not executed until every
legal action had been taken to save
his life. He had been convicted in
the lower court. and the sentence az
iirmed in the supreme. court.
Appeal was then made to the COVER
nor, who came home from a speaking
tour to hear the plea of Judge F. G.
Hamer. After governor had refused
to interfere. Judge Hamer filed a mo-
ton in the supreme court for stay
of execution and a rehearing of the
case. The court was assembled and
declined to permit the filing of the
motion. Final hope was not abandoned
for the prisoner until 2:3O o'clock and
the trap was sprung shortly there
after.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-11-02
Personal.

When the case of Norman Pinder
against Jack Johnson, the heavy
weight pugilistic champion. charging
assault, was called for trial in New
York. the complainant did not appear
Ethel Clare Leneve was acquitted
of any connection with the Crippen
murder
Governor Carroll will appoint no
-uccessor to Senator Deliver until af-
ser election.
Colonel Roosevelt discussed aban-
doned farms and clean politics in his
tour of New York state.
Martin W. Lit;Ieton characterized
Mr.. Roosevelt as the would-be stew
ard OF the entire universe.
Secretary MacVeagh is making an
effort to minimize the governments
,osses through differentiation.
Former Congressman Simon p,
Wolverin died at his home at Sun
bury, Pa. from paralysis, aged %
years.
How W. F. and ]. NJ. Taylor. broth
ers, of Columbus. O.. persisted in the
recent hurricane on the gulf of Next
co. one dying in a vain attempt to
save the other. is told in advices from
Mobile, Ala.
Postmaster General Hitchcock says
the time is near when the postofice
department will be self-sustaining.
The Philadelphia North American
has been sued for libel by John X.
Tener, republican candidate for gov
ernor.
Frank c. Williams and Anna Hull
Of Pittsburg were found guilty Of
violating the white slave law enacted
by congress on June 25, last.
Clarence H. Macksy has started
moving his Kingston stud from Lex
ington. Ky, to France. where he will
establish a great breeding plant near
Paris.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-11-02
Remarkable Forest Work.

Wilmington. n. C.-In point Of va
.iety and scope the forest work done
IN the Biltmore estate in North Caro-
ina Is remarkable. The forests which
cover 10000 acres, are made profit
able by the production of various
forms of material. Four million feet
II lumber. 5000 cords Of fannie acid
wood and fuel. 1000 cords of tanbark
and several hundred cords of pulp
wood are cut every year.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-11-02
Celebrate Colleen Wedding.

Valley County.-The golden we'd
ding of Mr.. and Mrs. A. d. Duryea
was celebrated at the I. O. o. F. hall
at Arcadia. about a hundred and fif
ty guests being present. Rev. J. S.
Davis of the Methodist church. Per-
formed tie marriage" ceremony and
JOHN Wall then presented to the
couple in behalf of the guests $4,000
in gold.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-11-02
Succeed and Robbed.

Seward County.-A hold-up took
place near the railroad bridge on the
Columbus line of the Burlington near
Seward. an Austro-Hungarian section
hand being the victim. He was struck
by two men and Immediately after
wards was relieved of his pocketbook
containing over 500 in money
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-11-02
"statements- Not on Ballot.

Candidates for the legislature whose
names appear On the official ballot
in November will not have any state
ment No. l on the ballot after their
Games. Secretary of State Junkin
neld that the Oregon law. enacted by
the legislature. applied only to the
primary election.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-11-02
ALL OVER NEBRASKA
Corn and Poultry Show.

Washington County-At q meeting
Of the executive committee Of the Ar.
lington Farmers Institute association
it was definitely decided to hold a
corn and poultry show in connection
with the farmers institute this win
ter and to push the matter from now
on with all possible energy.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-11-02
Elect Officers.

F. L. Halle- of Omaha. member OF
the Omaha library board and OF the
Nebraska library commission. was
elected president of the state library
association az its business session re-
Gently. Other officers elected were:
First vice president. Miss Clara Craig
of Lincoln; second vice president.
Mrs. Frank Of Kearney: secretary
treasurer. Miss Guess Humphrey Of
Lincoln.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-11-02
Pioneer Dies Abroad.

Dodge County-Edwin H. Barnard,
Fremont's first settler. died at Los
Angeles at the age of 81. He was a
native of New York state and came
west with a party in the summer of
1856. Mr.. Barnard surveyed and laid
out q tract one mile square as town.
site and on September 10 they chris
tened il Fremont.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-11-02

Richardson County-Will Brunn Of
Humboldt is the possessor of q new
home in the shape of a fine $4,000
property on Grand avenue. The home
is a gift from a wealthy uncle. James
A. Brunn OF Kansas City. who has a
habit of giving this sort of present to
his nieces and nephews. having no
family of his own.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-11-02
Neck Was Broken.

Jefferson County-O Van Wy. Ia
borer of Fairbury. was instantly killed
at or near Reynolds. No one knows
how the accident occurred. He was
working for the Nebraska Telephone
company on some construction work.
and was driving a team attached to
a wagon load of heavy telephone
posts. He was found lying by the
side OF the road with evidences that
one wheel of the wagon had passed
over him
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-11-02
KILLED In a Runaway.

Hall County-Barnie Putscher. q
prominent farmer living about seven
miles southeast OF Cairo. was acct
0entally killed the other night by fall
ing or being thrown from a wagon as
he was driving home. He came to
Cairo and. leaving his team, took the
train to Grand Island. He returned on
the afternoon train, and loading his
wagon with some woven wire fencing
he started for home. His team came
in to the home of F. NJ. Dunlap about
four miles from town. the driver not
appearing. Investigation was made
and he was found dead in the road.
his neck being broken.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-11-02
Y. M. c. A. MEMBERSHIP.
u Has Now Reached Nearly Half .
Million.


Million.
Toronto-The triennial report Of
the Young Mems Christian associa-
ton of North America. made public at
the International convention here to-
day. placed the endowment fund on
January 1. 1910. at $1.174.SS5.S6. 1t
referred to the gifts of Mrs. Russell
Sage and the late Mrs. w. e. Dodge
of headquarters building to cost 81
100000.
The report said the association of
North America have a membership of
1885, COO men and boys, a gain of 13 per
cent. since the last convention in
Washington. Six hundred and ninety
four associations now occupy their
own buildings. representing a total
value of 51.cOo.oc0. an increase since
1907 of $17.000.00o.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-11-02
Kearney Boy has Bad Fall.

Buffalo County-Jesse Holt. 7-year-
old son of H. c. Holt. a prominent
stockman. restauranteur and business
man of Kearney. lies at the point of
death as the result of a fall from
newly built silo on the Holt ranch.
one mil south of Kearney.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-11-02
New State Banks.

Lancaster County-Charters for two
aew banks have been issued by the
state banking board. The Bank of
Commerce Of Ons begins with ciptai
II $4,000. The State Bank Of
Sprague also orens its doors with a
capital of $4,000.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-11-02
Plans for Annual Session.

Gage COunty-The annual session
OF the Gage county farmers institute
and school of instruction will be held
in Beatrice December Il to II. Presi-
dent d. S. Daley and Secretary John
Essam are busy perfecting PLANS for
the work. The scope of the institute
is to be widened this year by a num-
Der of features in addition to the reg
ular work of former years.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-11-02

". 4. Philpott. who alleges that he
was employed at the Lincoln asylum
for the insane. asks for $1,000 per.
sonal damages from the state and has
fled his claim. He alleges that while
operating a corn cutter at the silo at
the asylum he lost all Of the fingers
and a part of the thumb Of the left
hand.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-11-02
No. Good in WASHINGTON. o. c.

Neutrality-suspicious. DEGREES grant
cd in South Dakota are not legal
tender" in the District of Columbia.
according to a decision rendered by
Justice Stafford in the district su-
preme court
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-11-02
cuenther Declines Appointment.

Governor Shallenberser was in his
office a short time this forenoon and
announced that Chris Guenther of
Columbus. to whom he had offered
the appointment of railway commits
sicner. had declined to accept
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-11-02
IN Memory Of NJ. Cowgirl.


Railway Commissioners Henry I.
Clarke. Jr.. and ii. J. Winnett at q
meeting Friday adopted the following
resolutions:
Whereas. Our friend and associate,
Honorable William II. Cowgirl. was
called from this life on Sunday. the
18th day of October. nineteen hundred
ten. and
Whereas. During his two years OF
service as a member Of this commits.
sion. the excellence Of his character
became especially we'll known to those
with whom he was thrown in daily
contact. therefore be it
Resolved. That in the death Of
Commissioner Cowgirl. We keenly re-
alize that the people of Nebraska have
lost the service Of a most capable. up
right and diligent official. and in COM
mon with his family and friends. We
share a deep personal bereavement.
BE it further resolved. That this
resolution be spread upon the minutes
Of the Nebraska state railway com
mission and copy forwarded to the
family of the deceased"
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-11-02
First Frost Appears.

Clay COunty-The first white frost"
of the season to do special harm came
with water frozen about One-half of
an inch. As a.! corn is out of the way
of frost. farmers have been wishing
for frost to help the gathering. This
is nearly one month later than the
first heavy frost came last year. and
this delay will give a large yield of
corn throughout the county.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-11-02
Warning Against FIues.

Fire Warden Johnson issued a new
bulletin warning people against the
dangers liable to result from the use
Of neglected flues, chimneys and
stovepipes that are noc spark proof.
and from defective chimneys.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-11-02
Thousand Chinese Drown.

Victoria. 3. Cone thousand per-
sons were drowned at Chenkiang.
China. early this month. following a
rise of the Han river. Large areas in
The Chenkiang and Menyuns districts
were submerged.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-11-02
Herd Of Poland China.

Webster County,. R. Mattock Is
starting a herd Of Poland China hogs.
He had a splendid exhibit at the Web
.:er county fair. where his stock won
their share of the ribbons.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-11-02
PoouIists Endorse Hjteheoej<.

Populists Endorse Hitchcock.
A resolution endorsing G M. Hitch
cock was adopted at a meeting Of the
executive committee of the populist
committee held iE Lincoln.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-11-02
lona FLIGHT BY Tabutsau.

Etampes. France.-NIaurice Tabu-
teau broke the worlds records for
time and distance Friday by flyinc
2S9 miles in six hours in a continuous
fight.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-11-02
Three Guardsmen Released.

The general court martial of the
Nebraska national guard called for
November Is. which is giving bad
case of shivers to two or three score
Of guardsmen. no longer has any ter
rors for G. NJ. Boehler. r. L. Liberty
and E. A. Miller of company L. Sec
ond regiment. of Alma. The charge
Of absence without leave and dis
obedience of orders. preferred by Adj
;utant General John c. Hartigan
against the guardsmen named. has
been withdrawn by the adjutant gen.
eral upon recommendation Of the cap
tain OF the company. who reports that
the accused have furnished satisfac-
tory evidence of their inability" to
attend the maneuvers at Fort Riley.
The Columbus journal. (Columbus, Neb.) 1874-1911, 1910-11-02
Will Take Leave Of Absence.

Prof. A. l.. Hacker. head of the
dairy department at the state univer.
sity farm. has asked for a leave OF
absence for ten months and it is prob
able that his request will be granted
when the board of regents meets on
October q. Mr.. Hacker at first con-
sidered resigring. as he desires to
engage in business. but because of
the great need of his services at the
farm he was induced to make the re-
quest for leave of absence and to
give perhaps One-fifth of his time to
the work which he has had in charge
SO long. A number Of bulletins are
to be prepared for the dairy depart
ment and Mr.. Hacker will have
charge of this work and will aid in
other lines of dairy work as he finds
time to give to the state school.
The Detroit times., 1910-09-22
MAINE MAN WINS FORTUNE
IN TOURMALINE NINE
Finds Pockets Containing 5000 Car
rats Of Gems Said TO Be Worth
$4,000.

BANGOR, Me-. Sept. The most
marvellous discovery OF green gem
tourmalines ever in this country was
made on the old Brown farm in Pc
land. In one pocket no less than 5000
caIats OF the finest gems were taken
out. said TO be worth sl5 per carat
when cut. Only two weeks ago two
other pockets were struck In the same
mine, from which 1000 carats OF the
rough crystals were taken.
The owner of the mine is Forest l.,
Havey OF Lewiston. an expert, on field
spar and tourmalines. who has fol
lowed mining for the last twenty
years.
Scarcely any OF the crystals Will
cut less than a ten-carat tourmaline
and many of them will cut as high as
fifty carats. or these crystals there
must be as many as Ave hundred, and
they are OF all tints. The pocket was
found about ten feet below the
natural surface OF the ground. Some
OF the single crystals will cut $oO
worth of gems. Tourmaline ranks
second 10 the diamond as fashion
able gem. Allowing a waste OF one
half in cutting, Mr.. Havey will still
have about $50.000 for his gems.
The Detroit times., 1910-09-22

Business-iike Printing. NO fuss and
no feathers The plain. neat kind that
looks right Times Printing CO.. rs
John r. st. Main i4ss or City sssb.