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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-20
Mayor of Ottumwa
|. Ousted by Court
Official Found Guilty of Intouca-
ton and Willful Neglect
of Duty.

DIES MONIES, Aug. 19.-Judge X. E.
WIlcocksen at Sigourney today handed
down an opinion BUSTING Thomas ]. Phillips
as mayor Of ottumwa, Ia. AT the trial Of
the mayor held recently at Ottumwa It was
claimed by Assistant Attorney General
Cosson, who prosecuted the hearing, that
Mayor Phillips was guilty of willful neglect
OF duty in permitting resorts and gambling
houses to run. Also, that the mayor was
intoxicated on April 80. On both OF these
charges the court finds the mayor guilty. A
third charge that the mayor is honest
was dismissed by the court Mayor Phillips
is leading democrat and was a candidate
for governor on the democratic ticket some
years ago.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-20
Taft Visits Home
of His Ancestors
President Meets Number of Relatives
and Names Infant for Founder
Of Family.

HoPEDALE, Mass, Aug. 19.-For four
hours today President Taft motored and
walked through the haunts of his ances-
ters Leaving here at o'clock this morn
ing he went to Mendon, where the Taft
family first settled, to Ubridge, and to
several other places in between. At each
town he met hosts of Tafts.
The president stood for some time beside
the tablet erected at Mendon in honor OF
the founders of that place, the name OF
Robert Taft the original of the family in
this country being prominent in the list
While at the tablet the president held an
impromptu reception, and had the privi-
lege of naming the youngest member OF
the Taft family. A two weeks old baby
the son of Clarence Taft The young mother
had the babe in her arms as the president
bestowed upon it the name of Robert.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-20
Harahan SwearS
u. Out w arrants
Three Former Officials of Illinois
Central Are Charged with
Swindling Road.

CHICAGO, Aug. 1s.-On complaint of
President Harahsn of the Illinois Central
Railroad company, warrants were sworn
out today against three former officials
of the road, charging the obtaining of
money by means of a confidence game
The men named in the warrants are Frank
B. Hartman, Charles L. Ewing and John
NJ. Taylor.
The warrants are based on alleged in
formation obtained by detectives employed
in the so-called million dollar car repair
graft.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-20
PRESERVING COMPANY FILES
COMPLAINT ON SHIPMENT
Alleges it Was Routed Wrong, Caus-
ing Loss for which Preparation
L. Ahked.
(From a Staff Correspondent

(From a Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.-(Special Tele-
gram 1.-The Otoe Preserving company of
Nebraska City today filed complaint with
the Interstate Commerce commission
against the Missouri Pacific railroad, al
leging errors in routing a shipment of
canned goods from Nebraska City to Ros-
WELL N. M, causing loss to the COM
plainant of s113 PREPARATION is demanded.
Proposals for the construction of a new
public building at DEBORAH, Ia, were
opened today at the office of the supervis-
ing architect. The government has at it's
disposal $4,000 for the erection of this
building. There were five bidders for the
work. as follows: Hartman Bros, Williams
port, Pa, $54,216; Corners Bros. & Co.,
Lowell Mass, s54.6Os; Northern Construc-
ton company Milwaukee, $4,000; General
Construction company, Milwaukee, SIS, 30,
Carl ]. Linge, Appleton, Wis, $780, 800
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-20
Onite a Trick.

A chauffeur who had just returned to the
garage after taking the states examina-
ton TO determine his fitness to be licensed
was asked by a fellow worker what the
questions were:
zone OF them was about meeting a skit-
tish horse" he replied They asked me
what l would 90 IL ] approached horse
which showed signs OF being afraid OF the
car and its driver held up his hand 10 me"
What the answer" asked a bystander
replied II told EN- I'D stop the car, take
Il apart and hide the pieces In the grass
New York Sun.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-20
CRIPPEN COUNSEL SCORE
London ChroIiele Must show why II
should Not he Cited for
Contempt.

LONDON, Aug. l9.-The court Of criminal
appeal, on application by counsel represent
ing DR.. Hawley Crippen, today granted a
rule of nist calling on the London Daily
Chronicle to show cause why a writ OF
attachment should not be issued for con-
tempt OF court.
The alleged contempt consists OF a. story
printed August 5, suggesting that DR.. Grip
pen had poisoned his wife. The article de-
clared that DIR. Crippen had confessed, OF
admitted to Inspector Dew. who arrested
him on his arrival In Canada waters, that
he had killed his wife.
Counsel for DR.. crippen produced a
cable from Dr. crippen denying that he
had made any such confession.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-20
WOMAN REACHES AGE OF
ONE HUNDRED AND ONE
Came Down Allegheny River on a
Raft for HOneymOOn-SOns
in Nebraska.

Raft for HOneymOOn-SonS
in Nebraska.
BURLINGTON, Ia, Aug. 19.-(Special)-
Mrs. Katherine Lewis who lives with her
daughter Mrs. A. Green of Middletown
in Des Moines county, Ia, has just reached
the remarkable age ot 1O1 year. Mrs. Lewis
came with her husband to Iowa in 1874
settling down on the farm on which she is
now spending her last days. The trip into
the unknown west was made on a raft on
which MIR. Lewis had erected a log cabin,
and sailed down the Allegheny river
In 1875 they moved to Nebraska, where
in 1887 Mr., Lewis died, and a few years
later Mrs. Lewis returned to the old home
to spend the remainder of her days with
her daughter.
Nine children were born to Mr.. and Mrs
Lewis. Six of them still survive, as fol-
lows: Miss Lois Lewis. aged &c. living with
Mrs. Green and her mother at Middletown,
Ia; John G. Lewis aged "A, of Albion, Neb.
Oscar Lewis aged 70, of Arlington, Neb. (;
osmer Lewis aged 70, of Les Gates CAL
Mrs. Helen Gibson, aged SO, OF Berkeley,
CAL; and Mrs. Adrien Green, aged SO, of
Middletown, Ia.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-20
POPULATION OF SIOUX CITY
Census Returns show Nearly Forty
Eight MISUNDERSTANDING, ILL.,,
Gains Seventy Per Cent.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.-The population
Of Sioux City, Ia, is 47,s2s, an increase of
14,717, or 4A4 per cent as compared with
Bill in 1900
The population of Danville, ILL.,, is 27,S71.
an increase of 11,517, or TIA per cent as
compared with 16, 354 in 1900
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-20

southern Minnesota are meeting in annual
picnic here today, lasting until over Sum
day. Addresses this afternoon were made
by Grand Foreman William Koch, Director
John ID. Dennison and Editor H. c. Evans.
Tonight big reception was held at Com
mercial hall, and this was followed by the
first exemplification of the new Yeomer
| ritual in northern Iowa by Castle degree
staff of Des Moines.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-20
LOcnI Record.

OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU
OMAHA, Aug. 19.-Official record of tenn
perature and precipitation compared with
the corresponding period of the last three
years 1910 1909 1905 1907.
Maximum temperature. SO 81 70 so
Minimum temperature -. 66 60 SO 81
Mean temperature ......... "a 70 66 70
Precipitation ............... 90 90 20 T
Temperature and precipitation departures
from the normal at Omaha since March l.
Normal temperature. Observation-Disclosures. "a
Excess for the day. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 0
Total excess since March 1, 1910..........6.28
Normal precipitation .,............ IL inch
Deficiency for the day............ IL inch
Total rainfall since March L.. 6.76 inches
Deficiency since March 1........ 1875 inches
Deficiency for cor. period, 19O8.. II inch
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-20
WATER BOARD AND SCHOOL
BOARD COUNT COMPLETE

official Record Makes NO Change
from the + -rst AM
nOuncemcut.
Official returns on the nominations for
members of the water board show that r..
b. Howell. republican, will run against p.
c. Heafey, democrat.
For the Board of Education In the Fifth
ward there was no contest, Willard F.
Sears, republican, and Henry C. Behrens,
democrat. being the only candidates. In
the Sixth ward Jacob L. Jacobson was the
republican nominated and c. A. Grimes
was the only democrat running. In the Sew
enth there were only two candidates,
George Colt, republican, and Alma Jack
son, democrat, and in the Eighth William
T. Bourke was the republican and Robert
U. Wolfe the democrat
The tabdlated vote Is as follows:
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-20
Auered wool ThIeyes Arre,ted.

BOSTON, Aug l9.-Two more arrests
were made today in connection with the
alleged wholesale thefts of wool from the
Boston & Maine railroad and various
Massachusetts wooden mills.
The men last arrested Edward Parkins
and John j. Ross, are teamsters. IL IS
alleged that the wool thefts will aggregate
$50. 90.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-20
MILLER SAYS CLEAN CITY
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nesota to address big gathering of ad men
in Des Moines in the near future. Work
of forming the state association continues
each of the eleven appointees working at
the head of a subcommittee in the eleven
congressional districts of the state.
Propose InfantiIe Paralysis station,
Physicians of Des Moines have become
interested in the project to establish a state
infantile paralysis station in this city.
There is no quarantine provided for infan-
tile paralysis cases, and in an effort to con-
fine the contagious of the disease to the
greatest degree possible 1t is deemed adj
visable to establish a pesthouse here. The
plan is yet in its infancy, but definite steps
will probably be taken within the near
future
To Investigate Paralysis.
DIR. Wade II. Frost of the United States
health bureau returned today to Mason City
TO continue his investigation into the cpl
demic of infantile paralysis. He indicated
his pleasure at the large meeting of doctors
held yesterday and that the doctors are CO.
operating with the department. The state
scians as to care III handling the cases. and
IL there is a further extension OF the cpl
demic, there may be some effort made to
segregate all cases and establish a hospital
temporarily for them. Three new cases
were reported today.
Poisoning Weeds XIII Cattle.
Information from eastern Iowa is TO the
effect that farmers have suffered some loss
OF cattle from being poisoned by eating
grass along railroad rights OF way the
grass and weeds having been poisoned to
kill them. The railroads are said to be
doing much OF this work in Iowa and find
that the weeds car thus be killed.
Prepare for the Defense,
Preparations are rapidly being made for
the effective defense of the case brought
by the state against b. +. Carroll for Grim
inal libel. The county attorney has indi-
Gated, however, that he will not consent
to set the case out of its turn because OF
the injustice that would necessarily be done
TO others who are not so fortunate as to
secure bail. 1t is made known here that
the defenses first setup will be that the
interview which contained the alleged
libelous matter was OF a privileged char
acter In that il was a part Of the records
OF the office.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-20
The w eather

For Enthusiastically fair.
For Iowa-Fair and warmer.
Temperatures at Omaha yesterday:
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-20
he tab dlated vote Is as follows:
EOR WAITED nnADn
OR BOARD OF EDUCATION.


Mary Morrow. III
Seventh Ward
Republican, Democrat
George Colt, .slf5 Alma Jackson. 1859
Socialist
Ida Ginsberg ,......... 2i3
Eighth Ward
Republican Democrat
w. 7. Bourke.. .297o r. u. Wolfe. .S032
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-20
Prepare for the Defense.


MASON CITY, Ia, Aug. lS.-tSpeciaI
Telegram.) 1.-The Yeomen OF all Iowa and
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-08-20
Reports from stations mt p. NJ.
Station and State
~ "AofLAr

''T' Indicates trace Of precipitation.
L. A. WELSH, Local Forecaster.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-11-11
The Hat and Royaftv.

The hat plays considerable part
in civilization as a sign and symbol.
quite apart from its purpose as a shell
ter against the weather. In the
Mother OF Parliaments. the etiquette
regarding it il so elaborate that new
members frequently find themselves
involved in difficulties. There are
two peers who to this day possess the
right of remaining covered t., the pres.
ence Of royalty, if they care to exer-
else it. And the king always puts on
his field marshal's hat before he reads
the speech to the assembled lords and
commons.-London Chronicle.
Real "son Of the Revelutien.s
Prof. jeremiah Smith of the Harvard
law school, who has Just presented his
resignation, to take effect September
l, 1910, when he will be in his seventy
third year, is actually "Son of the
Revolution" His father, likewise Jere-
miah Smith by name, ran away from
Harvard in TIT to join the revolution
airy army, being then u years Of are.
He served in the campaign against
Burgoyne and was wounded at Ben
nfnston. He finally graduated At
Queens (new Rutgers) college IN
1850. and was later sovernor Of New
Hampshire, congressman from that
state. and it, chief justice.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-11-11
HAD LONG MEMORY
The Late David Brewer Said to Have
Recalled Tragic incident Of
Thirty-Five Years AGO.

Many years ago the late Justice
Brewer of the Supreme court was q
county Judge in frontier Kansas
Travelling one day in a stage coach,
he met a young man who, accom-
panied by his wife and red-headed
twoyear-old boy, was just moving into
the state. The judge became &C.
Guainted with the father and mother
and insisted-for the austere Judge OF
later years was in those days a mighty
good politician-that that boy was
fine chap, who would surely make his
mark in the world. The proud parents
beamed appreciation, and the judge
reached for the infant and took him
on his lap. Instantly there was in
surrection. The prodigy did not pro-
pose to be jollied by an old chap out
looking for votes. He kicked the
judge viciously, and finally, reaching
out very determined little paw,
scratched off three burrows of skin,
and there was great concern and a
very small trif1e of real bloodshed.
Thirty-odd years passed, and one
night at White House reception
Judge Brewer walked up to a young
man and asked:
Pardon me, but am Justice Brew
er. May l ask your name?"
Il am Representative Victor Muir
dock of your own state of Kansas,
and am very glad to meet you, sir"
replied the young man.
We'll" said the judge, Il was sure
you were the one. You're the red
headed brat that scratched all the
skin off my face in the stage coach
near Wichita about thirty-five years
ago. Young man, you're in contempt
of court, and if you ever get before
me in due judicial form I'll make you
smart for it. Why, I'm strongly
minded to take you and spank you for
it right now. You look to me Just
about big enough to begin to be
spanked"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-11-11
STILL PERIL ON THE DEEP
Mariners Have No Real Reason to
Complain Of Lack Of Ex.
element.

The vigilance of sailors, the null
duplication of lighthouses and light
ships and the invention of devices Of
warning have still not robbed the seas
of their might If romance demands
risk of life and limb. the drama Of
panic or of bravery, the struggle Of
man against the elements. then there
is plenty of romance left In the days
of the clipper ships the sailor folk
spoke of headlands and of certain
groups Of islands as ocean grave.
yards These rocks and reefs still
claim their booty by the blessings
of God" said the devout Newfound-
lander. I'VE have been sent a run
of fish and few good wrecks" Cape
Race, upon the Newfoundland coast.
takes heavy toll in property and hui
man lives every winter. Cape Cod,
oatrolled by scores of life savers and
lighted its whole length, is mentioned
in wreck reports with unbroken reg.
ularity. The traveller upon a vessel
passing Sandy Hook notes the signs
of wreck, and these signs continue,
though salvers are ever at work
whereabouts. Hatteras maintains its
ancient notoriety. The Lizard, upon
the English coast, is strewn around
with bulks of great steamers, and the
Scllly islands are among the terrors
of the deep, though their shores bris.
tie with lighthouses. Those who like
the spice of danger with their journey.
ing about the earth have still no rea
son to complain.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-11-11
All About the Goldfish.

Bill Nye on Goldfish: "A CORE
spondent of the New York Post says
that the Goldfish frequents the table
lands of the sea- The Goldfish no
doubt does this to secure as nearly as
possible dry, bracing atmosphere.
This pure air of the submarine table
lands gives to the Goldfish that breadth
of chest and depth of lungs that va
have so often noticed. The glad. free
smile of the Goldfish is largely at
tributed to the exhilaration of this
oceanic altitoodleum. The correspon-
dent further says that the Goldfish
subsists largely on the sea cherry
Those who have not had the pleasure
Of seeing the Goldfish climb the cherry
tree in search Of food, or clubbing the
fruit from the heavily laden branches
with chunks of coral, have missed q
very fine sight The Goldfish, when at
home rambling through the submarine
forests, does not wear his vest unbut
toned, as he does while loaf1ng around
the grocery stores of the United
States
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-11-11
Food Value of Chestnuts

The fruit of the chestnut tree is
nearly as valuable as breax and more
valuable than potatoes for dietetic
purposes. Two pounds of chestnuts
contain 11S grammes of starch and
eight of fat
The annual production of che s,uuts
IN France Is over 100000 quintals o.
2a0 pounds. That means luo,. :.
many workmen. But the hide-tanners
keep the product from the food-mar.
ket by buying it in large quantities
for use in their business. Producers
make more profit by selling then
chestnuts for tanning than by dis
posing of them for food.-Harpers
Weekly.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-11-11
MEN AS FASHIONS SLAVES
Indignant Oamsei Arises to Defend
Her Sex, Using Some Feminine
Arguments.

women slaves OF fashion! Don't
talk to me-" she exclaimed animated
ly, while she stood in front of the
glass trying to put on straight
the huge rolling flower-and-feather
trimmed hat that had just come from
the hands of fashionable milliper.
If you'd just stop to think you'd
know that men are the real slaves,
and not we women at all. Slaves Of
fashion indeed! Why, just to prove
that we are not slaves to fashion.
but that fashions are slaves to US, no.
tice how the fashions in women's hats
change every season. Do mems hats?
No, you bet they don't Men slavishly
follow the same fashions year after
year. In the same summer, when the
light is strong all over and the sun
hot, women wear great big hats as a
protection. Do the men? No. They
wear small stiff sailors that are no
protection at all, simply because they
have always done So A few college
youths and others, who are bit pro
gressfve, get Panamas with brims q
trif1e wider than those of the sailors.
But as rule all the men stick to the
old time sailors Women some sea,
sons grow tired of the big hats and
they show their freedom from slavery
by turning around and wearing little
bits of hats perched upon their heads.
Don't talk to me about women being
slaves of fashion. That's all have to
say"
With a final pat the great heavy
hat was ready for its street appear
ance, and with parting sniff the
girl turned away. Women slaves!
Huh"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-11-11
BURMAH HOME OF THE RUBY
Are the Product OF That
Country's Mines.

All the worlds great rubies come
from the mines of the Mogok valley,
India. There are four principal mines
In the valley, in each of which mod
ern tools and machinery are used,
which facilitate the proper examina-
ton of large amount of byon or
ruby-bearing clay each day. In the
nearby valleys the Burmans still
prosecute their searches in the old
way, digging and washing by hand la
Dor, but often with astonishing re-
suits. In the large workings the sys-
tenn has been reduced to a science,
with corresponding results The work
goes on day and night. The ruby.
bearing clay is extracted by the open
quarry method of removing all the
surface down to the valuable clay,
which is then dug up, carried on troll.
leys to the steam cleansing mill,
washed, passed through the sieves,
and then examined for rubies and
spinels. The byon stretches almost
everywhere along the Mogok valley,
and wherever this clay exists rubies
are to be found. Besides the pure
ruby, spinel or balas rubies are found
in large quantities in the same neigh.
borhood. Wherever the ruby is found
the spinel is sure to crop up close be-
side it. They are both crystals Of
alumina, but of different shapes. Ex-
cept In few rare cases the expert
can easily distinguish between the two
stones, although they are very much
alike to the naked eye The Burman
is inclined to invest his savings in ru-
b1es and diamonds. which may be
readily realized upon in times of finan-
c1al stress. Rubies are more precious
than diamonds, and are practically in
destructible except by fire. During the
season as many as 1000 Burmaas are
employed in the mines.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-11-11
Is Good Speechmaker.

The speech In which Mrs. Frances
Squire Potter responded to the at
tacks OF DR.. Emil Reich in London on
American women Is said to have been
the best speech of its kind ever made.
She made the speech at the American
embassy in London in the presence Of
Mrs. Whitelaw Reid, the only other
speaker being the suffragist, Mrs.
Henry Fawcett. She was form erly pro-
lessor of English in the University Of
Minnesota and relinqnlshed it to be-
come a leader in the College Equal
Suffrage league. She Is a member Of
the committee on the international
scholarship for American women and
Is interested in the bestowal of these
scholarships.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-11-11
Men. Women and-clo%ha.-

A true man is known by his unfaith-
fulness-to fashion. "A true. woman il
known by the way she wears her
clothes. She is not to be thought or
as separable from them. OF the many
illusions wherewith veritable woman
wells herself from really. truly man,
none is more Enthusiastically femi.
nine than this one, that she hath for
dressmaker Dame Natures own self.
Respondent though it must have been,
the glory wherewith Solomon was ar
rayed was Individually unnatural, put
on whereas the glory of the Queen
OF .Sheba was, beyond doubt, natural
as that of the lily of the field. In brief.
mans clothes are for use, woman's for
beauty. Nay, more. Dress Is of mans
life thing apart; tbs woman's whole
existence.-Harry Cowell. Smart Set,