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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-11-05
BANDITS CONFESS TO GUILT
Disguised Over Comrades Treachery,
Three Admit Guilt
FOURTH HAD HELD OUT sPOns
FouF Men Arrested Thursday Might
Are identified Friday and Men
Then Confess Series OF Bold
Highway RobboFfes.

As the perpetratoru OF an appalling num-
her OF highway robbeTles and burgiaries'
four men acknowledged their guilt TO
chief Of Detectives Savage Friday morn
ing. after being identified by two Of their
victlmA
The men, or rather boys. Cthsy range in
age from II 70 3 years., have been shad-
owed by detectives for the last week but
not until yesterday was evidence against
them sufficient 70 warrant their arrest
They gave the names and addresses as
Ered sledge. south Omaha; Frank Tru-
man uos south Tenth street. Tony Pssha
itgs south Eleventh street, and Joe Trim
H. said he was > labOrer and refused 70
give his address. -.
Tbair CAPTURE came through clue they
left In burglarizing q box car al Paeifle
Junction on the night OF October 81 IRON
hitch they stole a number OF pairs OF
shoes and four coats
The first arrest took place tuesday "heh
Detectiva Devereess caught Tony Fasha
irving 20 sell one OF the pairs OF shoee
which had been stolen from tho OoA al
-rhs arrest of Prank Trumer, known a.
..Nso,t,, Tryumer. amateur prize fighter, fol
loved Yesterday when ne was picked ou
nv Da,ectives Maloney and Van Deusen a.
a euspicious character. Joe frlmole' th'
1hird Of the bandit gang to be taken int
custody. ran into the arms OF the law un
.yrerfs At $50 o'clock Thursday nish
Trimble came TO the police station ah'
asked TO see Trumer. Captain saNas
asked him what he wanted with Monk
ana Trimble answered that he was
s-iepa and wanted to see what he could d.
toward getting Trumer out OF Jail iii
p,isn attracted Captain ssvage's suspicion
ana Trimble was ordered locked up 10
investigation
Truiled b. Detectives.
t,.a sledpe v-as the last to be arresteS
1,stectiye Fleming followed him for sen
eral blocks on Douglas street ihursda
night and his actions In attempting {
.,,otd tho detective, evidently knowing d
MAS being trailed precipitated his eaptur'
With Pasha and Trumer. sledge va
Identified Friday morning by T. NJ. Cernel
a tailor OF lisa Atlas street Cerney sal
tbe mon had accosted him on the mort
-. ~ Atlas street between Twelfth an
,rbirteenth streets on the night Of Oetob'
"a ana holding a gun under his chin too
from his pockets a watch, valuable lodg
charm and s IN money. Pasha, he sal
beld the gun while Trumer searched h
pockets
In their confessions Friday morning q
hiEhwaymen said that TTumer, the pHi
fighter. always did the searching Of q
yicum's pockets and on nearly all OF q
.jobs" he hello out the larger part OF q
booty.
Monk would always make the M
Pasha said. and then tell us that the 81
didn't have but few cents when We vi
nearly sure he got big haul He'd no
out on US"
J.. W. Suter. a street car conductor, CO
- ~ anHHH
Friday morning ana identified Trumer a
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-11-05
TAFT CANCELS NAVAL ORDER
Torpedo Boat DeHtrOyeFu VIII Not
Follow AeroptAne CaFFyiR6
Mail from Steamer.

WASHINGTON. Nov. president Taft
today cancelled the order promulgated b.
the Navy department detailing Two speedy
torpedo boat dsstroysrs 10 follow the
flight OF Aviator McCurdy from the decks
Of the steamer Kaiserin Auguste Victoria.
fifty miles az sea, 20 land. because he
thought IL would be inconsistent with
previous refusals TO permit such use OF
naval vessels.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-11-05

the door. The bandit worked for several
minutes IN vain upon the cash register
and then was forced TO escape when he
heard the proprietor calling for the police
outside.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-11-05

wounded with gun, or pierced by rusty
nall Bucklen's Arnica salve heals the
wound Guaranteed sc, For sale b.
Beaton Drug Co
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-24
DEATH ARROWS
INTO THE SKY
France Experimenting With Explosive
Projectiies TO be Used Against
Air Crafts.

PARIS, Dec. 24-EXperiments are
being carried out in the army with a
new explosive projectile. for use
against aeroplanes and dirigibles. The
Colonel Renard one of the army air.
ships. has already officers trying out
these new death-dealers, which are
similar to arrows, and hydrogen bal
looms have been exploded or burned
by their use. 1t is said that the
new type of proiectiles are to play
an important part in war aeronautics.
The 100000 offered a year ago by
Henri Deutsch to the Sorbonne for
the establishment of school of aero
planes, it develops. has not yet been
accepted. 1t was approved by the vice
rector of the Academy of Paris at the
time. but had to be submitted to the
council OF state for approval This
is expected soon.
The money will be spent in the
erection OF suitable building for an
experimental school near Paris, where
all sort of aero-devices will be tried
out under the supervision of tech
nical committee composed of expert
engineers and aeronauts Bleriot, the
cross-channel flyer; 3arthou, presi.
dent of the Aero Club of France;
Beaumes. the naval constructor; Ii
Col. Bouttieaux of the army, and
NJ. Deutsch himself will be members
of this committee.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-24
DEAD LETTERS
SOLD FOR $3.50
Report Shows People Were Careless
II, Not Putting Return Ad-
dress on Mail.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.-The sale
of article accumulated in the divi-
sion of dead letters of the postoffice
department during the last few days
embraced 1881 catalogue items aggre-
eating s9,S46.s0, or an average of
S1.S3 for each parcel sold. according
to a report of the postmaster general.
The net revenue was $S,739.75 which
amount was deposited in the treasury
department to the credit of the postal
revenue.
The merchandise disposed of en-
braced undelivered matter OF aalable
value for which owners could not be
found, received during the fiscal year
ended June 80, 1909, and represented
salable articles found in 130,495 par
GELS and letters. Failure to restore
this matter to the owners, in nearly
all instances, was due to the neglect
of the sender to place his address up
on the wrapper, or to securely inclose
articles so that they could not be-
come separated from their wrappings
in handling by the postal service.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-24
KID ROBBEP.
UP FOR LIFE
Leigh Rhodus Gets Life Sentence and
Also Three Other
Terms.

CHICAGO, Dee. 24-Ieigh Rhodus.
known to the police as the Candy Kid
robber, who. when arrested in ST.
Louis for burglary month ago, con,
fessed to two murders in Chicago be.
cause he said he preferred murder
trial in Chicago to burglary trial in
East st. Louis, was sentenced TO life
Imprisonment.
Rhodus' victims We're Di. William S.
Michaelis and Anton Heigib. . con
tractor, both Of whom resisted rob
berry In addition to the life sen
tence Judge Kersten also sentenced
Rhodus to serve three indeterminate
terms Of Imprisonment each from
one year TO life imprisonment. This
was to forestall possible application
for parole later ii was announced
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-24
Chicago Fireman Assisted in Recoy
ing the Bodies of His Father al
Brother Out Of the
Ruins.
RELIEF FUND
Quarter MiIIicn Dollars win be Rails
ed for the Families OF the
Dead Fire
men,

CHICAGO, Dec. 24.-Alexandei' D..
Iannon, captain in the fire depart
ment. injured in the stock yards fire
Thursday, died last night. This makes
the official list of dead "a.
Coroner Hoffman, following a days
investigation with members OF a jury,
announced that the inquest would be
opened next Wednesday morning.
A peculiarly pathetic scene occurred
at the fire when the body OF Captain
Dennis DOYLE. the last to be recover
ed, was taken from the ruins. Pipeman
Edward DOYLE, q son OF the captain,
collapsed when his fathers body was
found. Edward Doyle had been at
the fire for nearly sc hours. He had
assisted in finding the body of his
brother Nicholas DOYLE, also killed in
the fire. and refused to leave until that
of his father was recovered.
The citizens relief committee, o.
which Harlow N. Higginbotham is
chairman and John j. MITCHELL treas
urer, established headquarters in 6
downtown bank. 1t was announced
that a fund Of $250,000 is desired. O
this sum $4,000 had been subscribed
when the committees Office closed fol
the first day.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-24
Man Under Suspicion Of Having MUIR
dered Woman. lis Found In Hid
ing Under The
Shingles.
TRIED TO SUICIDE
Swallowed Poison Tablet While Be-
ing Taken to Jail But The
Doctors Saved His
life.


AURORA, H., Dec. 24--Henry w.
Morris, for whom search has been
made on suspicion that he was the
murderer of Mrs. Stella Dumas, shot
last Saturday night in Montgomery,
ILL.,, was arrested in the attic of his
home in Plano. The arrest was made
by Marshall Zeller, OF Plano, assist
ed by Deputy Sheriff German and a
detective from Elgin. Morris was
brought to Aurora.
On the way from the Jail to hos
pital he attempted to commit suicide
by taking tablet. supposed to be
poison !, The effect of the drug was
said to be apparent when be reached
the hospital and antidotes we're ad-
minis,ered. Morris had returned to
his home. while his wife was absent
and was discovered by Mrs. Morris
He begged his wife not to deliver
him to the authorities.
Morris would give no account ol
himself He was hungry and care
worn when he was taken to the hos
pital, where it was found that he also
was suffering from bullet wound ir
the head.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-24
JAP BOYCOTT
: STARTS AGAIN
California Legislature VIII be Asked
to Pass Bill Excluding
squint Eyed Boys From
Schools.
WILL START
Fruit Growers and Union Labor Will
Push TWO Bills and Say That
They viii
Succeed.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 24.--Bills
have been prepared for introduction
in the state legislature to prohibit
the ownership OF land in California
by Japanese and prohibiting Japs
from attending the public schools. The
fruit growers and union labor will
push the bills which will start anoth-
CT war scare.
1t was this agitation which started
the war scare during the term of
Roosevelt as president. President
Roosevelt promised the people protec-
ton in case the bills were not passed
and they were shelved at that time,
but relief did not come.
Bills of this character were sched-
uled for passage when it was an
nounced a year ago from Toxic that
such legislation would be considered
an unfriandly act.
A meeting of the Japanese Exclu-
sion league has been called for next
week rhe bills viii be introduced
early in the session and will be press
ed for passage. II is conceded that
there will be a protest from the Jap
lanese government but 1t is thought
! that President Taft will not interfere
las President Roosevelt did.
1 The anti-land bill is claimed to be
certain of passage.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-24
BACK AND FORTH
ALL HIS LIFE
White Slave Man Is Not Allowed te
Land at Either of the
Ports.

NEW YORK, Dec. 24.-Benny Ro-
senbaum is a man without a coun ,ry
and is destined to spend the rest of
his life on steamboat between the
United States and Panama unless one
of the countries changes its mind.
He has been buffeted back and forth
between the two points after being
arrested for being engaged in the
white slave traffic. He was ordered
deported from Panama and sent to
New York, where he was ordered to
be sent back He has made the
trip now several times, the authorities
at both places refusing to allow him
10 land
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-24
POSTAL BANKS
OPEN JANUARY 3
All is in Readiness to Try the Expert
ment at 4s Different
Postoffices.

WASHINGTON, Dec. p. All is
now ready for starting The machinery
of the ,ostal savings banks through
out the country on January >, next.
The forty-eieht postmasters. each rep
resonting q state, who have been in
WASHINGTON concerning the manage
ment OF the postal savings work. have
finished their training in Postmaster
General lIitchcocks office and the
last of hem left for home last night.
All Of item are postmasters of sec
ond class offices. accepted as the
most prominent in the state 20 try out
postal banking,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-24
Left tn. nOrsh Pole This Afternoon
in Fig Acroplane and Car
t'ed a Heavy Load
With Him.
Says The~e Are no Bad Little Girls
IN he World According
to Reports He Has
Received.
Especial to The Gate City.l

Special to The Gate Cfty.1
NORTH POLE Dec 2a--Nia wire
less TO Zero Point Santa Claus left
his home here this afternoon at 4.sO
O'Clock headed for the United States.
On account of the sickness OF one OF
his reindeers, the team is not being
used this year in the annual trip. but
he is making the journey in a giant
Wright aeroplape
Jack Frost, the private secretary
to Santa Claus has given out the
itinerary of his trip which includes
stops in the principal cities of the
world. The first stop in the United
S ates will be made at ST Paul. Mimi,
where the aeroplane will take on sup
plies OF oil and gasoline From ST.
Paul, the trip viii be made down the
Mississippi river, with short stops
during tonight at Muscstinc, Moni-
rose. Keokuk and Quincy.
Reaching Now Orleans, he route
will be eastward along the coast and
then turn will be made and the
country covered clear to the Pacific
coast
Before leaving This afternoon Santa
Claus gave out the following state
mont: u will try and call at the
home OF every good little hoy and
ei-l in the world before returning. and
4 II I have time, may call at the honlas
Of some of tha bad litfle boys. There
are 80 bad little girls according 10
my reports.
"Will YOU lock UP your old friend,
/ Dir. Cook" he was asked.
yes" he replied Il have a nice
+ lemon fo~ him and will put it in his
I stocking.
/ When the seroplane sailed off into
/ space, it was listing heavily on the
i port side on account of 4he heavy load
and some fear was expressed for the
4 success of the trip. but after crossing
the icebergs, the pronellers gripped
the air and the machine shot out OF
sight headed southwark
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-24
Weather Conditions.

The gulf storm has moved rapidly
to he northeastern coast where it
has been Joined by the depression
from the upper lake region causing
rain. or snow from the Mississippi
valley eastward TO the coast. and
warmer weather in the Atlantic states.
The western field of high pressure
has moved 10 the gulf, attended by
much colder weather in the Missis-
sippi valley while marked depres-
sion has formed in Montana, causing
warmer. unsettled weather in the
mountain region. and there has been
light snow in Montana.
Conditions indicate that the adj
vance Of the northwestern depression
will cause unsettled weather. with
snow tonight or SUNDAY, for this sec
tion, becoming warmer sunday
day.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-24
London County Council to Put Park
in Place OF the Most Shocking
Rookery in the
World
I BARE-FACED SWINDLE
e HAS LEMON FOR COOK
Property Worth 500 will be Bought
by City for About Twenty
Tines Its Value, to Ac.
compllsh End.

LONDON. Dec. 24--In voting for
the purchase at fully ten times its
actual value. OF the real estate in
Iabard street and its vicinity, the
worst slum district in London. the
London county council has undertaken
TO put through as bare-faced swindle
as any in the history OF graft.
TO enrich the owners OF almost
worthless slum property, the council
proposes. in short, to pay about. 81.
100000 more than the same owners
would have been willing to take for
the same property up to the time when
it became known that the council
was in the market for 1t. Aside from
the matter Of price. the purchase is n
step in the direction of ridding Lon.
don OF a collection of the most shock
ing rookeries to he found in any
civilized city ON the face of the rlohe.
and to substitute for them model
tenements and small parksa project
which. IL honestly carried out, has
everyone's hearty approval
The Tabard street area is thirteen
acres In extent, contains COO houses
and shelters 3.552 persons, all of the
/ lowest type. For this area the coun
Gil has offered, despite the protests
Of the public and an impotent minor
ity of its own members. s1,SS0,0O
which works out at s2,S15 per house
But in another way, the Taxpayers
are asked to pay $500 for each man
woman and child to clear out of one
of the worst plague-spots on earth
1 Each house, without the land it stands
on is estimated by the council to be
worth $1.955.
AS showing the enormity Of the
steal. Edwin. Son and Inglessy. al
old firm of solicitors, were recently
offered by disgusted property own
er block of fifty Tabard stree
houses for $3.50 for the lot Thi'
works out at s65 per house. insteac
of s1,a55 as estimated by the council
There is not. in fact, house in thu
district which could not have beol
bought for s10O before 1t becam
known that the council intended t.
buy il.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-24
RUDYARD KIPLING
AND THE WEATHER
II. Urges Citizens of Medicine Hat
Not to Change Name of
the Town.

MEDICINE HAT Alberta Dec.
o4.-The chances are that Medicine
Hat the town where the weather
comes from will struggle through life
without changing its name.
Hearing that the village was con-
sidering changing its name, Rudyard
Kipling has written to friends here
urging them to stick to the old In
dian name of the town. which
be saws: HAS all hell for
4 basement and is the only
cjtv officially recognl2cl as capable
of freezing out the whole United
states aud giving the continent cold
ret y.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-24
THE WEATHER.
until ! D. m. SUNDAY,

For keokuk and vicinity: Unset
tied weather with snow tonight or
Sunday. Warmer Sunday
For Illinois Increasing cloudiness
with light snow north and central
portions tonight or Sunday. Rising
temperature.
For Iowa: Unsettled weather with
snow tonieht OF Sunday Warmer to-
ni@ht and east portion Sunday
For Missouri: Increasing cloudi
ness with snow or rain north portion
late tonight or Sunday Warmer to-
night and east portion Sunday.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-24
PEACE OR RUPTURE
rs DUE TODAY
Controversy Between Western Rail
roads and Engineers is Com
ing to Close.

CHICAGO. Dec. 2a-Peace. or an
open rupture in the wage controversy
between the 61 western railroads and
their engineers is expected TO come
today. Labor Commissioner Neill has
presented a tentative peace contract.
In case the COMPROMISE Is objected TO
by both sides Neil will likely urge
arbitration under the Erdman act as
a last resort to prevent a strike.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-24
SOMETHING WORSE
COMING LATER
Spanish Church Measure Was Only
Start for More Sweeping
Measures

MADRID, Dec. 24.1t developed to-
day that the paddock bill'' passed
Yesterday is the forerunner of more
sweeping church measure that Pre-
mier Canalejas hopes to put through
next year. In explaining the bill de
manded by the progressiyes he said
today that it was necessary to clear
the road for the big battle to come.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-24
Crank Knocked Teeth OUT.

PLYMOUTH. Dec. 24.--Norman
Sheldon. eyed IS yoars, was badly
injured vhen the crank OF gasoline
engine which he was. cranking few off,
striking him in the face. All his
front eeth were knocked oui and he
vas otherwise. injured
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-24
SIX KILLED
DURING DEBAUCH
Asphyxia.ed by Gas After Secret
carousal in Roonins
House.

AKRON, o.. Dec. 24.-Six persons
we're asphyxiated and killed during a
eecret carousal in a rooming house
here during the night. The dead:
CLARK LATHAM, aged So and his
wife
HENRY NEWCoMB, aged %.
MISS BAILEY, aged Il.
WILLIAM KENNEDY. aged so.
His son Earl, aged "a.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-24
Railroad Wreck Kills Six and Injuries
Quite Number Of Other
Passengers and the
Crew.
HEAD ON COLLISION
One Train Going at Fifty-Five Miles
an Hour, Crashed Into othe,
Train Standing at
Depot.

NEVADA, Ohio, Dec. o4.-Six train
men were killed and many in
jured when two passenger trains on
the Pennsylvania road had head on
collision near here early today.
One train was standing at the sta
ton and the other struck it headon,
running SO miles an hour.
The dead:
WM. A. DOWLER, Chicago.
j. FREIDSTElN Chicag>.
ID. C. BEEBE, Chicago.
G. e. HORTON, haggagemar
c. c. CRAIG engineer.
c. c. MILLER, engineer.
Six passengers We're seriously in,
jured.
Among the injured are;
Margaret Knott, aged p, Menom-
inee, Wis.
Mary Iish, Bangor. Mich.
A. j. Banford. Chicago
r. S. Banford, Chicago.
W. R. Slagle, engineer, Fort Wayne
Ind
c. H. Connoly. fireman.
Mrs. D. C. McCreary, Pittsburg. Pa
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-24
New Auto Sled.

RED BANK. n. j.. Dec 24.-An
auto sled that is a real success is the
attest attraction on the ice in the riv-
er here. Fred Walters an Ice yachts
man. built the sled. which is seven
zen feet long. II has made thirty
miles an hour with ease.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-24
Santa Claus is Comma.

CHICAGO, Dec. 2i.-Fears that
children in the ranks of the $4,000
garment workers would fail of having
a Chris mas. We're relieved by the
plans for Christmas trees in four
OF the largest labor halls of the city.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-24
Local Observations.
Dec

Dec Rsr.Ther Wind Weather.
% 7 nm. Colt II NV Clear
"a am. 80 % " Clear
Rainfall for pass "A hours trace.
River frozen at 2:oa o. m
Mean temperature. Dec %. o7
Hiphest temperature, 40
Iowest tenperatwe,
Lowest tenonerat,ire last night 4
FRED Y. GOSEWISCH,
Observer
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-24
Rroke His Arm.

CHICAGO. Dec. "a. Charles w.
Murphy. president of the Cubs, fell
and broke his arm on slippery side
walk today.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-12-24
scotchmen Are Killed.

LONDON. Dec. 24.-Twenfy tourists
bound for Scotland to spend the holi-
days are reported killed in railway
wreck near CARLYLE.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1910-05-12
The Big Contest Begins Monday.

Only few days are now left before the
beginning of the Shreveport Times Great
Popularity Contest. On Monday, May
10Th, the ten-weeks' race will be on in
earnest. AS result of publishing NOM
ination ballot during the last week many
candidates from all over the territory COW
cred by the Times have signified their in
tention of getting into the game" and
making fight for the prizes.
Next Sunday full publication will be
made of the conditions of the contest and
the details of the prizes. Watch for the
Times four-page contest supplement on
that day. A perusal of it will show you
what district of the contest you are in,
what you stand a chance to win if you
enter the race, how votes may be secured,
and the other details you will need to
know if you are to take advantage of that
newspapers generosity.
There will be more than twenty -fve
chances to win. Two automobiles are
offered, seven pianos, seven diamonds, six
monographs, and number of other
special prizes, which will be announced al
a later date. The first grand prize is a
1000 Enger "4O' Touring Car, we'll worth
the most strenuous effort on the part OF
any one, and the consolation" prizes are
big enough to be grand prizes in an ordi-
nary contest.
If you wish to get in this contest send in
your name to the Contest Manager of the
Times at once. No one will be permitted
to start an active campaign before Mon
day, but there will be distinct advantage
in being one Of the earliest to really star
in the race. ado.