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Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-23

Deborgia and Henderson. The Mann
Lumber Com4eny ran its Jogging train
down from Henderson, bringing men and
their families after all valuables had been
buried. These towns doubtless will burn.
St Regis is thtestened The fire is in
a canyon and at 10 o'clock is only mile
from town and is approaching rapidly. The
last equipment OF the Northern Pacific in
that section is being used to bring away
the women and children from ST. Regis
Most Of the men OF the town were at
Deborgia, seven miles above, fighting fire
there, and many OF them must have been
cut off
The fires that have swept around the
city Of Wallace are now working their
way up Canyon creek toward Burke aud
eastwardly toward MIllan but are not
near enough to these towns to cause alarm.
The Northern Pacific and Milwaukee
railroads have lost important bridges. Mis-
soula is tonight the western terminus Of
both lines. Fires are serious in all parts
Of northern Idaffo and in northwestern
Montana and the damage TO railway prop
erty is chiefly to small trestles Overland
traffic on both lines is indefinitely sus-
pended. H''fa
Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-23

at the War department between Associate
Forester Potter of the forest service, Major
General Leonard Wood chief of staff of
the army, and Adjutant General Ainsworth.
The immediate result was the ordering in
service of the last five companies available
in the stricken regions for lire fighting duty
and sending pack trains. carrying medical
relief to the sufferers.
Incendiarism, inadequate means of pro-
tecting the forests and unusually dangerous
conditions are blamed by Associate For
ester Potter in a statement issued today for
the fires now raging in the northwest
The situation has proved so serious that
Forester Graves, who was on his way to
Washington, has teiegraphed the service
from Rochester. N. Y, that he has turned
back and is now on his way to the front to
take charge of the fighting.
I'VE are summoning aid from every pos
sIbe source and will continue to make the
best fight we can, but unless a turn in
the weather favors us some of the fires will
burn on until they go out for want OF
fuel" said Mr.. Potter after his conference
with War department officials.
Mr.. Potter compares the present methods
OF dealing with the confagrations with the
handling of a San Francisco orr Baltimore
fire with hand bucket crew.
I'm the Clearwater forest in northern
Idaho" says Mr.. Potter, where bad fires
are now burning, the supervisor has total
force of thirty-seven rangers and guards
to protect 2,5OO,OOO acres of forest. The
country is so rough and wild and there are
so few trails that it may take week to
get to the fire and all supplies must be
carried by pack trains" E
The only way to protect the public, he
said, Is by making better provision for pre-
venting the fires from getting under head
way. In his district he gives credit to rail-
road companies and private timber land
owners for their cooperation.
II believe that one result of the present
fires will be to make clearer the need for
more protection" said Mr.. Potter. THE de-
struction of private property will doubtless
prove to have been appalling in the aggre-
gate, to say nothing Of the loss of life. Such
losses can be prevented only by a suf-
ficiently vigorous public opinion to prevent
the careless starting OF fires and by or,
ganized, efficient protection Of all forest
property, private. state and national.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-23
THIRTY-FIvE FIGnTERs MISSING
Majority of Crew Relieved TO Hav,
Periahed In FInmen.

Majority of Crew Believed TO Have
Perished I'm Flames.
SPOKANE, Wash.i Aug i22.--Thirty mer
out of a crew OF a. fire fighters, in charg,
OF Forest Ranger Lee Hollingshead, ar,
missing and are believed to have persisted
Saturday night, when their camp on Biz
Creek, a tributary to the st. Joseph river
sixteen miles from Avery, Idaho, was swept
by flames. % s-t 's-t
This word was brought to Spokane today
by w. d. Mcclellan. a newspaper photog
rapher. Mcclellan wan one of the relief
party which made the trip 70 Big Greek
Sunday to rescue survivors. The heat was
so intense that the party was unable &c
approach the spot where the camp hao
stood.
According to tho seventeen survivors who
reached Avery, the fire came upon then
while they were sleeping and they, were
quickly surrounded by flames. Little hope
is entertained by the seventeen that theiI
companions survived.
At least five are dead now at Newport
Wash. The known dead are:
GEORGE zEIGLER, rancher.
MRS. ERNEST RBINHARDT.
GEORGE r. CAMPBELL. .,,s
THOMAS CAREY :. -.a .-
A rancher named .CADY
Several persons were rendered insane.
Mrs. Rinehardt broke away from hei
rescuers after they had borne her from
her burning home and rushed back into
the flames.
Fire is still threatening Newport.
Because of the scarcity Of water beer is
being used at Wallace, Idaho, for drinking
purposes.
Orders to shoot Vandals.
Soldiers of the Twenty-fifth United
States infantry. colored. who are patrol
ling Wallace under the direction of Mayor
Hansen, heve been given orders to shoot
vandals whose depredations have become
serious. .1.ItE t
Chicago, Milwaukee, & Puget Sound trains
through the burned district, which are car
rying refugees are being furnished with
guards of colored soldreis.
The discipline yalor and general eff
cheney of the negro, soldiers is eliciting the
highest praise from residents of the burned
district.
Train No. l of the Northern Pacific west
bound, with mail, reached Spokane this
morning, after an enSitlng run through the
flamesfat the Idaho Montana border, Every
car was badly scorched
Flames are threatening Newman Lake, a
summer resort twenty miles east of Spo-
kane. Ranches are being burned over in
that vicinity and buildings are being con-
sumed ~ .iyr6
Liberty Lake, another summer resort,
eighteen miles from Spokane, is approached
by fire from two sides. Several cottages
have ben burned.
The St Joseph and st. Mary's valleys, in
that part of the richest timber belt in the
United States, are being swept b yflames.
Already 100 homesteaders have been burned
out. Five hundred men Are fighting the
blaze and St. Joseph river steamboats, are
kept with steam up ready 10 take the
people to safety.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-23
Some Notes of Passing
Interest at the Theaters.

customed to displaying beauty at the house
that these matters merely pass In and out,
without exciting his special notice. The
seat sale opened yesterday. and was well
attended
Al the Boyd rehearsels are going ahead
steadily for the opening OF the Woodward
STOCK company In Love Watches" next
Saturday night. Mr.. Woodward and Mr.
Brown are working together on the first
production which will be worth while. The
sale Of seats opens on Thursday.
me Dill at the Orpheum is one that would
attract attention at any vaudeville theater.
and the sale OF seats indicates the fact
that 1t is fully appreciated.
Cecilia LOTUS has Joined the Orpheum
forces and will appear in Omaha during the
season. She has been clingfng TO Broadway
and whereabouts during recent years hut
declares that she wants to get back to ma
braskay." where she can get some corn on
the cob.
! Omaha Scots are preparing 20 entertain
Peter Donald and his bonnie lassie. Meta
carson, who viii appear at the Orpheum
soon The local Scottish clan has already
taken eognizanee OF the coming OF their
talented countrymen.
The Old Flute Player" the prize playIet
OF the Actors Fund fair held in New York
some months ago, will be presented at the
IOrpheum this season with Carl sauergnan In
the title role. or 1000 playiets submitted
this one Won the prize offered by Martin
Beck.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-23
SMOKE COVERS SOUTH DAKOTA
Lights Necessary During Day Becaus
of Smoke Cloud in Air.

Lights Necessary During Day Because
of Smoke Cloud in Air.
PIERRE, S. D., Aug. 22-(SpeciaI Tele-
gram.) 1.-THE business houses of this city
and practically all of the western part of
the state have been compelled to use cleo
trio lights practically all of this forenoon,
as the state has been covered with such a
cloud Of smoke from the Montana forest
fires ~ 70 completely shut out the sun.
The sEtcH%e hEs an acrid wood smell and is
close e.'iG,kh to cause irritation of the eyes
OF mGny.
HURON, 8. D., Aug. 22-(Special Tele-
gram. )-Unusual atmospherical conditions
have prevailed here since sunrise. At A
o'clock this afternoon the city became so
dark that electric lights and gas was
turned on in the business section, while in
the offices, stores apd shops lights burned
all day. The haze was Of a peculiar green
and yellow tint entirely obscuring the sun,
and evidently came from the Montana for
est fires.
Persistent Advertising is the Road to Big
Returns.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-23

Totals .....,...,1$s4s 14sl4 26sS2 1892
Persistent Advertising is the Road to Big
Returns. @.-. s-- i...
Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-23
In the Stage World

Mr.. Walter Hoff seeley is in the city to
give his personal attention to the opening
of the American Music Hall. He has re-
heved Mr.. Collin as resident manager of
the house, and will not decide for some
time as to who will have charge Of the
theater. 1t is his intention TO look after
the business end himself for at least two
weeks. Mr.. Sseley is well encouraged by
his local prospects, although he realizes
the difficulties that surround the under
taking OF getting the public accustomed to
new theater.
The weather man apparently does not APP
prove OF early openings at the Omaha
theaters, for he turned his superseded
brand OF dog day heat loose on the day the
top was blown off However. the Orpheum-
ties and the Krugites are loyal and don't
mind a little thing like hot weather.
Marie Pavey, who was several seasons
the star of the Ferris summer stock at the
Boyd. has just signed up with Corse Rayton
to lead his permanent stock company in
Brooklyn. Miss Pavey has been playing
summers for several seasons at Portland
Me.
Carolyn Gates. who was leading woman
for the Woodward Stock company at the
Boyd for four weeks in March and April
is now the leading stock at Springfield. o.,
where she succeeded Blanche Ring.
Manager Johnson OF the Gayety
thinks II merely coincidence that the
Gayety opened last season with The
Beauty Spot" and this season will start
off with The Beauty Trust" He is 50 40
Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-23

Persistent Advertising is the Road to Big
Returns.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-23
MORE TROOPS TO THE SCENE

Officials at Washington Consult
President by telegraph.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 2.-with forests.
ranches and towns on fire In the northwest
appeals for help from the federal govern
ment. not TO protect the forests. but TO
save human lives, poured into Washington
today. AS result every means at the dis
posal OF the officials was bent toward rem
dering aid and the situation was laid before
President Taft by telegraph with view OF
OF necessary executive action.
The matter was taken up at conference
Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-23
The Weather

For Nebraska--Fair and cooler.
= For loWa--Cloudy and cooler.
Temperatures at Omaha yesterday:
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-10-26
BEFORE HIGH COURT
VALIDITY OF LAW MAKING THE
INITIAL CARRIER LIABLE
FOR DAMAGE.
GOVERNMENT is TO DEFEND
Greatest Legal Controversy to Arise
From Passage Of the Hepburn
Act ls Before the Highest Tribunal
Of the United States.

Observation-Disclosures was begun
Wednesday in the United States Su.
preme court as to the validity of the
so-called Carmack amendment to the
Hepburn rate law of 1904. The initial
carrier Of interstate commerce Is not
only made liable by this amendment
for damages which may occur in
transportation on its own road but
also on all Its connecting lines.
The contest is probably the greatest
Of all the legal controversies which
have arisen out of the passage Of the
Hepburn rate law.
Attacking the constitutionality OF
the law at this time are the Atlantic
Coast Line Railroad company and the
Louisville and Nashville Railroad com
pany.
In addition to those claiming dam
ages for shipments over these roads
Attorney General Wickersham of the
department Of justice has come forth
to defend the constitutiopality Of the
law. From two primary points Of
view the railroads attack the law
They claim that the requirement that
the initial carrier shall issue a re
ceipt, or bill OF lading, for the prop
erty to be transported and be liable
FOR any loss throughout the transpor
tation compels one railroad company
TO be responsible for another com
rany's errors. The other point is
that the proviso declaring that nc
contract shall exempt the initial car
rier from this liability for loss on the
connecting carrier destroys or inter
feres with liberty of contract.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-10-26
AIR BATH TO HARDEN SKIN
Sure Preventive Of Colds, According
to Enthusiastic Nature
Curer.

The nature curer was bewilderingly
enthusiastic, but have certainly
found myself less liable to cold since
he set himself to persuade me to his
cure. IF you want to escape those
winter colds. you must begin to hard.
en- yourself now" he assured me. ut
takes pluck to begin the air bath in
winter. Besides, 1t is risky. Begin It
now. and when the winter comes you
can defy all colds, bronchitis, neural.
Eia and every other ailment Of the sea
son. n
ut is the simplest thing In the
world. One wants no apparatus. He
need only expose his skin to the air,
morning and night, for 20 minutes,
half an hour or an hour. The cold
germs are everywhere, always ready
to seize upon anyone who gets chill
and SO lays himself open to attack.
Hence the danger of draugh.s. wet
feet, etc.
Nov, one canEot banisk the cold
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-10-26
TERRIFIC GALE SWEEPS CUBA
Island is Hit by Furious Storm
Havana Inundated and Thou.
sands Made Homeless.

Havana.-The island Of Cuba has
probably sustained the greatest ma
terial disaster in all her history in
the practically continuous cyclone
which began with light rains on
Thursday morning. developing into
torrential floods and devastating hur.
ricanes. The western half of the
island suffered more severely than the
east.
1t is impossible to estimate even
roughly the amount OF the damage,
which doubtless will aggregate many
millions OF dollars. In addition to the
great destruction to sugar and tobac.
co plantations many thousands OF
peasants in the three western prov.
inces have been rendered homeless
and destitute, losing their homes and
the food crops. especially plantains
and corn. 1t now seems probable
that the republic may be compelled to
request international aid for the re-
lief of these sufferers whose condition
is most deplorable.
While all communication with the
interior has been cut of there is rea-
son to hope that Oriente. Camaguey
and Santa Clara have escaped the
greatest fury of the storm.
In the city Of Havana the losses
probably will exceed 100000, main
ly due to the destruction of the GUS
toms house sheds. which were filed
with perishable goods. the sinking OF
scores of lighters. many of them con-
tanning valuable cargoes which had
been unloaded from steamers, and the
submerging Of about one square mile
Of the residential section of the city,
facing the sea.
New York.-The West Indian hurri.
cane which has ravaged the south At.
lantic coast for three days has swept
out to sea, but left trail OF stranded
ships, ruined crops and wrecked build
ings in its wake.
The damage to truck farmers and
farmers and rice growers in the vicin.
ity Of Savannah is estimated at 81.
100000; cotton in the fields was dam.
aged about 100000. From various di.
rections come reports that seismo-
graphs have recorded violent earth.
quakes. Two coastwise steamships
bound north from southern ports, are
causing uneasiness because of their de.
layed arrival. The steamships are the
Mallory liner Brazos and the Southern
Pacific liner Comus.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-10-26

germs. nor can he. by any possible
precautions. avoid draughts and an
occasional wetting. Therefore he
must educate the skin to resist these
evil influences.
Our usual habits give the skin no
opportunity of hardening itself. We
treat 1t like dollhouse plant. We
cover 1t the moment we get out Of
bed in the morning and the same at
night.
Nov, when going to bed at night
undress and spend 20 minutes or half
an hour reading or writing. or in
some way arranging to devote 20 min
utes to the air bath.
Similarly in the morning. Wash
and perform every other operation
possible before covering up the skin
with the days clothing. These meas.
ures alone constitut. an effective air
bath. and will lessen the sensibility
OF the skin and liability to cold in a
few days time.
Here is a more elaborate way, as
recommended by a great physician:
Select the sunniest room in the house.
II the window is overlooked by neigh.
boring houses. place low screen be.
fore 1t, Then undress, wrapping your.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-10-26
AERo|STs DROP $4,000 FEET
TWO MEN FALL INTO WATER
REMAIN FOR THREE HOURS.
Six of Ten Balloons In Long Distance
Flight Have Landed-others
In Canada.

Toronto. Ont-Of the ten balloons
which sailed from st. Louis in the in
ternational balloon race. six had land
ed by Wednesday.
Three more are probably in Canada
an territory, probably in the Lake Nip
issing or Spanish river district. One
is unaccounted for.
Lieutenant Vogt and w. F. Assmann
in the balloon Harburg III. came down
IN the upper bay of Lake Nipissing
and nearly lost their lives in the at
tempt to make landing. They de.
scended with frightful rapidly from a
height estimated at $4,000 feet. with
only two and one-half sacks of ballast
left.
The aeronauts were unable to check
the speed of their balloon in its dizzy
fal! toward the earth. Ballast was
prescious and they did not dare throw
any more overheard.
Assmann was injured when the bal.
loon struck the water His left arm
was broken, an artery was cut and his
hand was sprained. The men were in
the basket of their balloon in the
water for over three hours.
Farburg Ill. had made about IT'S
miles in its fight. The balloon will
be disqualified from the race for ma.
king landing in the water.
Dispatches from Pogamasing say
that LIE Blanc and De Mumm, in the
balloon Isle de France, landed there.
st. Louis No. 4, H. E. Honeywell
pilot, landed near Hillman, 20 miles
west of Alpena, Mich. Lack of ballast
caused the landing.
The aeronauts were afraid to trust
themselves above Lake Huron with
the little ballast they had left.
Some of the other balloons still in
the race have been reported in various
parts of northern Canada.
Dispatches from Michigan say that
one big balloon had been seen near
Sutton's bay, in Leelanau county,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-10-26

self in sheet and blanket, and lie
on the floor in The sunshine. II the
sun is very hot, the head must be
protected with towel.
After a time, as one grows warm.
unwrap the blanket, then the sheet
and remain lying in the sun SO long
as 1t feels comfortable.
But the first feeling of discomfort
or the slightest twinge of headache is
the signal to stop the sun bath.
Then rub yourself down With a
towel, or, in the case of a healthy
person, finish with a cold water bath.
III anyone wishes 1t, very thin
robe may be worn. and the feet may
always be protected by shoes.
III one considers how great is the
benefit derived from exposing the
hands and face alone to the country
air and the summer sun, he will real.
lie the marvellous effects of the air
bath. where the whole body comes
under favorable influence."-London
Daily Mail.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-10-26
"Jusifable in tho Eyes of
God"
BY Rev. Madison C. Peters, Pastor Of
the Peoples Church, Chicago.

r. HE taking of human life. except in
self-defense, is never justifable
in the eyes Of the law; but con-
tingencies sometimes arise where such
an act is justifable in the eyes of
God. To my mind. the Mcdowell
case was one of them.
The fine feelings which every man
has for his fellow man, the still finer
feelings which a husband bears for a
wife, he sacrificed on the altar of love.
James Mcdowell did what every
right-thinking man believes ought to
be done in such q case, but which
very few would find the courage to
do.
But though l have nothing but
praise and admiration for this man. l
realize the great danger which lies
In countenancing the deliberate ia
king of human life under any consid-
erations.
This same obstacle is met with in
the consideration of another phase of
the same questionable disposition of
the newborn babe who is physically
deformed or mentally deficient. Should
these little ones be put away, or
should they be permitted to develop
into lifelong cripples or idiots? II it
were possible to regulate and safe
guard the disposal of the adult who
is suffering from an absolutely in
durable and agonizing disease and the
baby who is born to a life of torture
in such way that 1t could not be
subjected to abuse. should be in
clined to say that, In the cause of hui
manity. an end should be put to such
suffering.
believe the time will come when
the problem will be solved in this
way.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-10-26

RECEIVERS. hours later, he covers his
wife's body with stones, rocks and
grass, and starts for Calgary, where
he gives himself up to the sheriff. He
is tried by coroner's jury and exon
Grated. The terrible experience he
has gone through almost drives him
insane. He becomes a physical and
mental wreck. Now he is haunted by
his deed, and has come to New York
to recuperate.
Did James Mcdowell commit muir
der, or not?
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-10-26
"Risht in Theory, Doubtful
in Practice"
BY BARONESS sAzus (Mrs. Frank
Lesiie).

4 HAD beautiful young friend, a
sweet woman of strong character.
= who listened to her mothers plead
ings to give her an overdose of
morphine and end her life. The cir.
cumstances seemed to justify her. Her
mother was in the last stages Of acute
kidney disease. She suffered terrible
agony. and prayed for speedy death.
She begged her daughter to end her
sufferings.
ut will be easy, daughter. Just
give me an overdose of that medicine.
A few more drops of morphine and my
agony will be over" she said over and
over again.
Well. the daughter yielded. She
ended her mothers sufferings, and she
believed she had shortened her life
by only three or four days.
theoretically. am in favor of end.
ing a life whose prolonging means
only misery. But as to its practical
working out have doubts. For in.
stance. DR.. Crippen lnight set up as a
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-10-26
Race elIl arlbes Barred.

New York-At Wednesdays SEES
sion of the legislative bribery investi-
cation committee Assistant District
Attorney Robert Elder OF Kings coun-
ty. called as witness. testified that
he was told by Senator Frank ].
Gardner that the president of the
state senate received $4,000 in con.
nection with the anti.racetrack bet
ting legislation and that Senator
Foelker. now congressman. received
$4,000.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-10-26
How's This?

We oner Ono Hundred Dollars Reward for any
CatArrh Cure.
FL. CHENEY d CO.. Toledo o.
for the last Is years and believe him perfectly hon.
osable IN all business transactions and financially
able 70 carry out any obligations made by his nrm.
WALDINo. kINHAN 4 MARVIN.
Wholesale DruRgists. Toledo. o.
Halls Catarrh Cure taken internally. acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF the
system Testimonials sent Tree. Price - cents pes
bottle. Bold by all DruGRists.
Take Haus Family Pills for constipation,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1910-10-26
Poor Prospects.

YES" said Miss Passay, 81 found
a very nice boarding house today. but
the only room they had to offer me
had folding bed in 1t. and detest
those things"
"of course" remarked Miss Pert.
"one can never hope to find a man
under folding bed" Catholic Stand
ard and Times.