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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-16
LUSTIG TO DIE IN CHAIR
Jury Finds Wife Poisoner Guilty
of First Degree Murder.

Maurice NJ. Lustig the former detec-
tive. on trial for killing his wife, Rhoda
Irene Lustig, with strychnine last Octo-
Der in order to collect $4,000 insurance,
was found guilty of murder in the first
degree yesterday morning by jury in
Part V of General Sessions. Judge Fos-
ter remanded him for sentence on next
Friday. Lustig was taken back to the
Tombs defiant and putting on a cigarette.
The jury had retired at > o'clock on
Saturday afternoon, and it was 9:43 a. M
when Judge Foster reached the court
room. The jurymen filed in and took
their seats.
Have you agreed upon a verdict, gen.
tIemen of the jury" asked the clerk
I'VE have-guilty of murder in the first
degree responded the foreman, and i'm
mediately Mr.. Mayper, counsel for LUIS
tig. asked that the jury be polled. The
clerk then asked each Of the twelve men
separately what his verdict was, and
each gave the same reply.
The little color that was in Lustig's
cheeks disappeared rs soon as the polling
had finished and he turned an ashen
color. He gave his pedigree in a clear
voice, however. and said he was a de-
tective by occupation, thirty-one years
old and lived at No. 141 East 18th street.
Asked if he had ever served a prison SEN
tence. Lustig replied that he had, saying
he spent year in the Western Peniten-
tiary of Pennsylvania for larceny in 1908.
As Deputy Sheriff Spellman led Lustig
away he was asked if he wanted to say
anything.
NO: l have nothing to say he an
swered, angrily.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-16
Mr.. TAFT I'M TWO PULPlTS
PRESIDENT Speaks for New Uni
tartan Church in Washington.

washington, May l5-President Tart
fl''he al two church services to-day hrst
me Ingram Memorial Congregations
''ufch and later at All Souls Unitarian
'ioreh' 81 which he is a member AT the
lH'er h. congratulated the congregation
oH 'he new edifce which is now being ded-
oa'eo and expressed the hope that TINS
onward y evidence of success was only be
ginning
% MS own church he spoke in favor OF a
=: edifice, declaring that there had been
fiSinie evidence during the winter ina
it church is not large enough. And ! do
-''' oou5t he continued, that when peo-
- come and stand in the aisle during one
sunday service and find il difficult TO get
ats' u discourages their coming again
nave church whose principles ought
attraet ana 90 attract; and we ought 70
epste no effort 70 erect a large enough
s1eit'film 10 g.Tc comfortable opportunity
'' heAI 10 ll'cse ..ho would come"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-16
IT MEASURES MENTALITY
New Machine, the Ergograph, Shows
How Much Work a Man MAY Do.
TBy telegraph to The tribune.

BY IeIegrapH 10 The IrIbuHF'I
Philadelphia. May i5.-Dr. Edward Led
holtz. demonstration I'm medicine at the Uni
versfty of Pennsylvania. said to-day that a
new machine is being used in the class
room there. IL is called the ergograph. and
by pressing your thumb on a spring the
machine records on a piece of smoked paper
your mental capability
A mans capability for work can be COM
puted approximately. said DIR. Ledholtz. and
ii the ersograph tests were complete and
comprehensive enough there is little doubt
that the psychologist could give man an
idea of the amount OF work he could do
without breaking down.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-16
KEEPS 16-YEAR-OlO VOW
Captain Saved in Storm Gives
Q OO0 I,oaves to Poor.

Gloucester, Mass, May 15.-Fulflling
a vow made sixteen years ago. when a
sudden shift of wind saved his storm
beaten vessel from driving on TO a lee
shore. off Cape Cod. Captain Joseph Mes
duita, one of .Gloucester's best known
fishermen. to-day gave away to the poor
two thousand loaves of bread This gift
he made at the Church of Our Lady of
Good Voyage. after special mass at
tended by the captain and his crew of
sixteen men.
Then. headed by a band. the shipmates
marched in picturesque array from the
church to the captains home, where IN
celebration of his vow and of the Feast
of the Pentecost open house was held
until late in the evening.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-16
SAY HE TOOK CHURCH ROOFS
Steeplejack Accused of Stealing Metal
from Two Edifices.

Philadelphia. May 15.-Charged with
stealing the metal roofing from the steepies
of the Marlborough Baptist Church and St.
Johns Roman Catholic Church. Earl Knoll
''steeplejack.' was arraigned In the cen
trail police court here to-day and held in
bail for further hearing.
1t was testified that during the night he
had climbed 10 feet on 81. Johns Church
steepIe, from which 1e0 pounds of copper
sheathing We're removed. From the sixty
foot steeple of the Baptist church ii is al
legged he secured forty-eight pounds Of
metal.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-16
GAVE TWO BABIES POISON
Ten Year-Old Negro Nurse Had
Been Refused a Holiday.

Demopolis, Ala, May 15.-Because she
was refused permission to go to Birm-
ingham a ten year-old negress employed
by Davis Collins, a wealthy planter. as
a nurse for his two small children, gave
dog poison to them.
The youngest. aged three months, died
in agony, and the condition of the other
is serious. The negress was arrested and
seems unconcerned. Indignation is in
tense and the negro child is being closely
guarded
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-16
PLAY LAWN TENNIS SUNDAY
Commissioner Slower Makes Innova-
ton in Central Park.

The lawn tennis courts in Central PARK
were opened to the public yesterday How
well Commissioner Stovers plan TO have
Sunday lawn tennis worked was evident
from the number Of persons playing ana
those waiting for an opportunity.
A few minutes after o'clock yesterday
morning fifteen courts were In action, and
this kept up until o'clock in the evening.
Lawn tennis Sunday in the park was
such an unusual sight that hundreds of per-
sons walking through the park stopped 10
see the players
As announced last week. Commissioner
slower intends 10 have Sunday baseball also
iu the parks. ON the outskirts of the ten
mis- courts Yesterday number of youths
were batting and pitching.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-16
POSSE HUNTS A WOMAN
Wisconsin Authorities Accuse
Her of Killing Her Husband.

Chippewa Falls. Wis, May ia hunt
by posse for a woman is in progress
east of here following the murder at
midnight on Saturday of A ]. Sunder-
land.
Accused by the police of having COM
mitted the murder. the victims wife left
home ct 1 o'clock on Sunday morning,
obtained a horse and buggy from a
farmer, and she is now believed to have
taken refuge in the forests thirty miles
east of this city
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-16
SACRIFICES FOR WARsHIP
Greeks Give Jewelry, Clothing and
Money at Nashua, N. H.
M TeIegraph Id mo Tribune.

Nashua y. H. May 15.-Eight hundred
Greeks gathered in local theatre tonight
10 hear the plan for building a battleship
for Greece at the expense Of the Greeks In
this country explained, and in their excite
ment and anxiety to aid in every way pos
sibIe in the movement, men and women IN
the audience removed their JeWelry, mats
coats. vests and other personal belongings
and pHt them on the stage
Nearly $500 in money was raised in adj
ditjon TO the clothing, valued at several
hundred dollars Many of the audience went
home bareheaded and in their shirt sleeves,
but all in happy frame of mind
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-16
NO HYDE VERDICT YET
Hope of Agreement Has Been Practi-
cally Abandoned.

Kansas City Mo. May 15.-The Hyde jury
retired al 1925 O'Clock tonight without hav-
ing reached verdict: Deliberations Will
rerin again at Q o'clock tomorrow morn
In. Neither Or Hyde. his wife nor any
member OF the Swope family Was at the
criminal Court building tonight
Practically every one connected with the
cage has abandoned hope Of al agreement.
" no vercici Is returned by Tuesday morn
ing the jury viii be discharged.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-16
| ACCIDENT TO KROONLAND
Red Star Liner Breaks Shaft
Not Under Control.

Dover. England. May 15.-The Red
Star steamer KToonland. which left
Antwerp yesterday for New York. passed
Dover at 7:3O o'clock tonight with
shaft broken. The Kroonland was 10
stop at Dover, but she signalled I'm
controllable" Apparently the steamer
was proceeding under a single screw for
Southampton.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-16
AMERICAN TUG RELEASED
The Vigila Had Been Seized on a
Charge of Poaching.

st. Thomas, Ont May l5.-The American
fishing tug Sprudel, of Lorain, Ohio. seized
by the government cruiser Vigia. under
suspicion of puaching in Canadian waters
has been released by the department and
returned To her owners.
The evidence adduced was not sufficient
10 Justify confiscaticn- The owners may
appeal for compensation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-16
ANOTHER AEROPLANE RECORD
M. Kinet in Air with Passenger for
Nearly Three Hours.

Mourmelon, France, May 15.-Daniel
Kinet. the Belgian aviator. to-day broke the
worlds record for aeroplane fight with
a passenger. remaining in the air for two
hours and ffty-one minutes.
AT Cbalons-sur- Marine on April Kinet
made a flight with passenger of two hours
and twenty minutes Previous to that Or
vile Wright held the record, having re-
manned in the air at Berlin last September
with a passenger for one hour and thirty
five minutes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-16
OXFORD LECTURE ON JUNE :

London, May 15.-Arrangements have
been made for Mr.. Roosevelt to deliver
his Romanes lecture in the Sheldonian
Theatre, oxford. on June Z. convoca-
ton viii precede the lecture, Lord Curzon
presiding, at which the honorary degree
of d. c. Z. will be conferred on Mr..
Roosevelt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-16
Mr.. ROOSEVELT ON SEA
Leaves Flushing for England
Crowds Greet Him

Flushing, Holland, May 15.-Mr. Roose-
Veit arrived here a short time before
midnight, and soon afterward started for
Queenborough, England. The dav of
rest which Mr. Roosevelt enioyed re-
suited in the Improvement of his throat
trouble. AT various stations where his
Train stopped he was greeted by delega-
lions and crowds of people. The dem
onstrations were particularly marked in
the Rhine country
Paxton Hibben, secretary of the
American Legation at The Hague, came
aboard the train some distance from
Flushing and accompanied the party
here Henry p. Fletcher, formerly
charge d'affaires at Picking, but recently
appointed Minister to Chill, and Willard
d. Straight. the representative in China
OF a New York syndicate, were also on
the train
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-16

Berlin. May 15.-Ex-President Roose-
Welt left here at noon to-day for London.
Herr Won Schoen. Secretary for Foreign
Affairs, the members of the embassy
and many Americans bade the party
farewell at the station. From the win
dow of the train Mr. Roosevelt assured
the Foreign Secretary that he had en-
joyed every moment Of his stay in Ber-
lin. The Americans gave three cheers
and a tiger as the train moved out
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-05-16
9. On 70 Atlantic City and Return.

pernsylyania Railroad. Tickets sold May
- IS and 70, good returning until June 3.
Presbyterian Genera! Assembly. -Adyt.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-09
BRADsTRBET's REVIEW OF TRADE
Optimism l. the Underlying Element
In All Lines.

in All Lines.
NEW YORK, Jan. S.-Bradstreet's today
says:
The year opens with a perceptible lull
in trade, though with optimism as the
underlying element in all lines severe
transforms have checked transportation
and retarded country trade, although
trade in cities has accrued from the slim
illus given to demand for ~seasonable goods
by weather conditions and the beginning
OF clearance sales of winter goods.
Wholesale lines have been generally
quiet owing to the fact that statesmen as
yet are not fully in their fields of &C
tivity. Jobbing recorders are checked for
the same reason. Collections are rather
slower and classed generally as only fair,
due no doubt to Interruptions to the
movements of mails and of farm products
to market.
The continuous advances in prices of
cotton goods necessitated by the higher
price of raw material are not being &C
cepted on all lines, and somewhat similar
reports come from various lines OF dress
goods dealers, while a general trade con-
ference on shoe prices is set down for
next week at Boston. Railways, too, are
reported to be holding back some orders
for material and equipment, pending q
clearer view, Of the attitude of the ma
tional administration regarding forthcom-
ing railway legislation. The general com
modify price situation Is also a subject
of discussion, particularly as 10 It's hear
- wv AAlC AAAAAE
being iron and steel markets are rela-
lively quiet, but sentiment as regards
1910 is very optimistic. A large volume
of orders was booked in the last two
months OF 1903 and prospects favor an ex-
c~epttonally heavy consumption this year.
Business failures in the United States
for the week ending with January 9 were
I'll, against 267 last week, S29 in the like
week of 1903, 4S6 in 1908, 2S3 in 1907 and
2S6 in 1906. Business failures in Canada
for the week numbered SO, compared with
20 Tor last week and Al for the same
week last year.
Wheat, including flour, exports from
the United States and Canada for the
week ending January 8 aggregated 1885,
l45 bushels. against 3,6S9,456 bushels
last week and 1896, O36 bushels this week
last year, For the twenty-seven weeks
ending January 8 exports are 1913, 234
corresponding period last year.
Corn exports for the week are l,766,6S4
bushels, against 1,151,l51 bushels iast
week and 1,S46,oSS bushels in the CORE,
spending week in 1909. For the twenty.
seven weeks ending January 8 corn ex-
ports are 1O,46S.447 bushels, against IL
l9O,62O bushels for the corresponding
period last year
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-09
Rich Haul for Fur TrapDer..

SIOUX FALLS, S. d., Jan. 8.-(SpeciaIl-
The palmy days Of the Hudson Bay com
pany will be recalled about the middle of
this month at LAX Norden, for on that
day buyers for many of the leading fur
houses Of the United States will be at thar
place 20 purchase the furs which the tran
pers of South Dakota have secured thus
far this winter. More people than is gen
orally known have been engaged in tran
ping along the lakes and streams Of east
ern and northeastern South Dakota and il
is believed that more furs viii be seen al
Lake Norden about January Is, when the
buying commences, than have been assem-
bled at one time by trappers since the
early days of the state. One buyer is offer .
ing a cash prize of S25 to the trapper who
takes to Lake Norden at the time stated
the largest number Of hides. The prices
to be paid by the buyers will range from
60 cents for muskrat hides to 50 for fox
skins Trappers generally have been un
usually successful In that region this win
ter, and many individual trappers will re.
ceiye as high as from 81, 500 to 5000 for
their seasons catch"
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-09
COTTON MARKET RECEIVERS
Excitement il as Great ms When
Break Came Earlier In
Week.

NEW YORK, Jan. S.-The recovery in tho
cotton market late today became almost
as exciting and sensational as the break
earlier in the week. Reports Of very strong
southern spot markets seemed to convince
traders that the collapse in futures had
been chiefly the result of speculative condi-
lions and claims that spinners were in
the market on the decline tended to restore
bullish confidence. At any rate after a
somewhat irregular opening this morning
the market showed increasing flrmness
during the day,
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-09
Huron Votes ON Water Bonds.

HURON, 5, D., Jan, S--CspeciaL)-The
city council has issued notice OF election
to be held February 1 to determine whether
or rot the city should issue $50, 900 in bonds
for the installation Of a new water works
system. The present system is entirely
inadequate and the city Is without proper
fire protection. Plans for the proposed
system were submitted by a st. Paul firm
ard have already been approved by the
city council
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-09
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

Real estate transfers for January 8. 1910.
furnished by Midland Guarantee and Trust
company, IVA Farnam, bonded abstrecters:
Francis G. WEIGH and wife to Thomas
Smolen, lot 3. block 8, Hillcrest. IS 100
John w. Tievl and wife to indie
pendent Lumber company, lots a.
5, 6, z, 8, 9. 10, IL, IL, 10, IA, 10, 16, II,
Is, 10, 20, p, %, %, "a, %, 20, q, 2S,
20, 30, 81, block Is, L~eavenworth bust
ness Place ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ]
Thomas Hector and wife to John
Novy and Barbora Novy, e10 feet lot
2, lot 3 and WHO feet lot 4, n Street
Place add. to South Omaha. ......... 300
Henry p. Byars and wife to Hiram
N. Way, lot 1, block IL, Dwight 81
Lyman's 800
Julia f. Mart and husband to II. N.
Way, lots l and 2, block 4. same add. 1000
Harry j. Twining and wife TO Jessie
c Sage, lot 3, block u. loves add. LOO
George Forgan and wife to Lora r.
Beman, lots n and %, block 2, Cliff
ton Hill ]
Kenwood Realty company to Paul C.
WHITTIER, lots 1874, 1886 and 1886. Ken
wood 275
Jens Hansen and wife to Lars Paul
sen, lot IL, block 2, West Side.,...,.. 25
Mary r. Morris to the Cathedral
chapter, sublot 6, taxlot 16. and part
sublot 1, taXlot 16, all in 21-15-13.... 100
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-09
DUN'S REVIEW OF TRADE
Business Outlook is Most AuspiciOus
for Half Decade.
opT1M1sM aENERALLY PREVAILS
High Prices One of the Few DragE
on Commercial Development
Demand for Iron and
steel Grows.

NEW YORK, ian. S.-R G. Dun's trade
review today says:
Not in a half decade has a year opened
with the business outlook so generally
suspicious as the year 1910. Some OF the
perplexing Issues which contributed to the
crisis Of 1907 still remain unsolved, while
the question OF high prices has become
more acute, but 1t would seem as II BUSH
ness confidence were not going - permit
these things to interfere with the further
progress Of industry and commerce.
The optimism which usually prevails at
this season. Is, this time, apparently well
supported by the facts OF the economic
situation. In the great iron and steel
trade, which Is so basic, this spirit of
optimism Is particularly conspicuous. Con-
ditions are not so pronouncedly strong In
some other departments, but with favor
able agricultural conditions and with no
event-political or otherwiss-to impair the
confidence OF business men In the credit
structure, there seems to be no reason to
doubt a good year. Advances are made in
heavy cotton goods this week. such as
duck, tickings, brown sheetinRs and some
other lines. Trading is on a moderate call,
which is to be expected in the first part
Of January. but shipments of merchandise
on old orders are very heavy. Zine fancy
cottons continue In good demand, but mills
business, although they are willing to take
additional orders for plain fine ~cottons.
Southern cotton yarn %spinners have pro-
mulgated a new schedule OF yarn prices
on a level about 10 per cent higher than
current market rates.
Trade with boot and shoe manufacturer
continues generally quiet, but as business
in footwear showed signs of activity prior
to the holidays and as wholesale dealers
are expected in the Boston market within
a week or two, increased trade Will soon
be i'm evidence. Leather is quiet, as buy
ers expected in the market early in Janu'
airy have postponed purchases, expecting
a weaker market in sympathy with the re
cent declines in hides. The hide market Is
dull and weak, with transactions light and
unimportant. Chicago packers show some
disposition to reduce asking rates n ceni
to q cent on some descriptions in the ef'
fort to induce more interest on the part
of tanners. All kinds of foreign hides are
easier,
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-09
GOVERNMENT NOTICES

CONSTRUCTING oUARTERMAsTERs
office, Fort Mackenzie, Wyo., December
10, 1909. Sealed proposals In triplicate will
be received here until 10 A. M, mountain
the construction, plumbing and electrical
wiring of a brick stable for fifty horses,
Plan 1871 Information furnished from
this office on application Envelopes CON
tanning proposals should be endorsed PRO
posals for Stable" and addressed to Cap
tain H. A. Hegeman, Constructing Quar-
termaster, Fort Mackenzie. Wyoming.
D10-11-12-13 JS-9
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-09
Porter Dies from ETposure.

HOT SPRINGS, S. D., Jan. S.-(Speclal)--
Louis Lessard, q saloon porter, died here
as the result of exposure. Lessard was
found early Tuesday morning lying I. the
snow in his underclothes. He was badly
frozen, but lived twenty-four hours. Les.
sard had been on a prolonged spree since
Christmas. Monday night ne was put to
bed by friends and his clothing hidden. but
he escaped from the room in his under
clothing, getting as far as the street, where
he sank down In a drunken stupor.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-09
LEGAL NOTICES

STOCKHOLDERS MEETING - OFFICE
Of Lee-Glass-Andteese Hardware com.
pany, Omaha, Nebraska, December IL. 1905.
Notice Is hereby given to the stockholders
Of Lee-Glass-Andreesen Hardware Com
pRny that the annual meeting OF the stock
holders OF the company will be held at the
office OF the said company, corner of Ninth
and Harvey stress, In the city OF Omaha.
In the state OF Nebraska, on Tuesday. Jan.
uary II, A. ID. 1910, at 3 o'clock d. m. for
ors for the company to serve during the
ensuing year, and to transact such other
business as may be presented at such
meeting. H. j. LEE President
Attest: w. NJ. GLASS. Secretary.
Oh 10 n
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-09
solitary Confinement for soldiers.

WASHINGTON, Jan. S.-Solitary confine-
ment with bread and water diet, Il was.
announced today has become the populaF
form Of sentence imposed by United STATED
army courts-martial upon soldiers found
guilty OF desertion or absence without
leave. Recently several such cases have
arisen In the Department OF the East and
this kind Of sentence was imposed with
commander.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-09
TREES FROM JAPAN
Gift of Corporation of Toxic q" MIS-
Taft Reaches Wash-
inRtOn.

WASHINGTON, Jan. S.-Two thousand
Japanese cherry trees, the gift or the
corporation Of Toxic 90 Mrs. TAFT and the
city Of Washington, arrived here today.
As soon as the weather Is favorable these
trees will be set out along the drive in
Potomac park. II was IN THIS park that
band concerts were inaugurated by Mrs.
Taft. The trees represent ten varieties
with that number Of different kinds OF
bloom. A few Of the trees will be planted
in the White House grounds and public
narka.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-09
SWAPS
CContinued.)
CASH AND LAND

For a good Omaha home. | have $1,000 and
$40 acres Of good rolling land In Howard CO..
Nebr. All good, deep, black soil; one-halt
now In cultivation; all can be cultivated
3 miles from a small town no improve-
ments. My cash price on this land Is $50
per acre. Mortgage $500, running 10 years
at s per cent interest. MY equity SS4W;
Will take good residence up to SA5O ana
pay cash difference. | want to deal on cash
basis. Give full particulars and location
in first letter. Address Mrs. A. Norris,
station A, Omaha, Neb."
$500 STOCK general merchandise and
brick store building In one OF the best busl-
ness towns In Neb., for Omaha income
property or farm lands.
$500 stock hardware, harness ana furni-
ture for Omaha property.
5000 stock general merchandise for good
farm land.
5000 stock general merchandise for
Omaha property.
$500 stock hardware and residence for
farm land.
1 nave others. Also lands to exchange
for merchandise and good farms for sale.
". w. MITCHELL,
Board Of Trade Bldg. Omaha, Neb.'
TRADE? OF course 1 will for anything
and do II quick. James Pearson. Moore
field, Neb.