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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-30

Thousands of women readers Of The Bee
who visited the eneampment at Fort
Omaha while the army tournament was in
progress will be interested in the follow
ing details of two days menus prepared
for the men during the last week
One day breakfast was made on fried
liver, fried potatoes, onion gravy, a cereal.
bread and butter, coffee and milk For
dinner the men had baked beans and
bacon, stewed tomatoes, tomato catsup
sliced onions. cucumber pickles, bread and
coffee. At supper time they sat down to
beef potpie brown potatoes, spiced cab
bage, cottage pudding. bread and tea
The next day, being Sunday presented a
very attractive layout Of grub. Fried
sausage and fried potatoes at breakfast
were accompanied by hot cakes, butter
and syrup. bread and coffee. Roast veal
was the main thing at dinner time, served
with mashed potatoes and brown gravy,
stewed turnips, cornstarch pudding, pump
kin pie and bread and coffee For supper
boiled wienerwurst headed the BILL with
boiled cabbage and boiled sweet potatoes
and gravy rice pudding, bread and tea.
For men with appeutes like growing
boys, Il will be agreed there is here
variety and substance to meet most any
kind Of taste.
trip through the commissary stores at
either Fort Omaha OF Fort Crook shows
that in the sales rooms conducted at each
place the men can gather unto themselves
for the delectaton OF their palates about
anything they desire-if they have the
money. or in another way the bills OF fare
may be varied, since the change in method
of ration issue. Now a Communication Of
So much per day Is allowed to each man
and II the company commissary desires to
80 shy on any one article OF diet he can
have enough more OF any other article to
make up the money difference
The very best grades OF goods are kept
in stock, many Of them made right here
in Omaha, and the soldier can set his
teeth in the same luxury as the rich
citizen, at his own expense. The grade
Of goods bought by the government is not
to be sneezed at in these days, and when
properly prepared this issue food is good
enough for any husky man.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-30

Lectures by the officers are given from
time to time on various subjects, such
as electric lighting, aeronautics, wireless
telegraphy field maneuvers, the signal
corps, military telegraph lines, hygiene
and care of the person in Alaska, etc.
These lectures are made interesting TO
the men and all students are required to
attend.
The school has large technical library
containing a wide assortment Of text and
reference books TO which the students
have free access at all times. Reading
and studying rooms are provided where
the men may study in quiet during the
evening hours.
Owing to the inadequate number of en-
listed men authorized by law for the
signal corps the school has at times eX-
pcrienced difficulty in filling the drafts
made upon it by the War department for
qualified men for duty at stations away
from Fort Omaha.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-30


Mrs Florence Maybrick, the American
woman who was convicted in ENGLAND Of
poisoning her husband and sentenced 40
life imprisonment, was thought by per
haps nine persons out of ten the world
over to have been a martyr 10 the blind
zeal of British law In 1850 she married
james Maybrick, an English cotton
broker living at Norfolk, Va. He acquired
the habit while IN Of using arsenic as a
tonic. The two had previously quarreed
over man named Briefly. On the day OF
her husbands death Mrs. Maybrick sent
a letter to Briefly which was surrepu-
tiously read by a servant, The murder
trial followed and a sentence of hanging
in posed, which was later committed TO life
Imprisonment She served fourteen years
and a half before a fight, undertaken by
those who saw In her trial hideous mis-
carriage Of justice, led to her release. Lord
Russell of Killowen was one of the many
Euglishmen of eminenCe who challenged
the courts ruling and Joined in the petit
items which ultimately set her free. In
July, 1904 after six months of retirement
az Cornwall, she returned TO this country.
once here she passed into almost total OBJ
security.
The name Of william Marcy Tweed
would have to be included in the most
casual enumerationE Of Americans or
American residents whose evil has had
recognition abroad as we'll as here The cor
rupt boss fled 10 Spain following his release
from BlackwelTs Island on technicauty
and his subsequent esape from Ludlow
street jail. He was caught on the Span
ish coast and brought back TO the tail in
1875 and died there two year later.
One census OF world -ascals runs as far
back as Captain John Scott, Of the Dutch
days on Long Island in the seventeenth
century. The picturesque old scoundrel
forged a title page 10 one of the Montauk
Indian hymn books prepared by the PuH-
tan divines OF the day, making his own
name appear as the author Presenting
this witness to his pious zeal 70 the Brit
lsh sovereign. he got himself appointed
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AdmIrabIe Course of studr.

The signal corps school at Fort Crook
was started in November 1907, by Brga-
der General James Allen. chief signal
officer OF the army. II has been fortunate
In the meE sent to command, the first
being Lieutenant Colonel William A. Glass
ford and the second Major Daniel j. Carr,
az present in command.
The course OF instruction at the school
Is complete In every detail and II fully
availed Of will enable a man Of common
school education to become expert in one
or more technical subjects, the number OF
subjects In which one can become pro-
hoient depending altogether upon the
students ability to intellgently pursue the
courses
The primary class In the school is taught
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-30

bombs, pistols, etc, at night. The soldier
must learn to quickly enc!pher and de-
cipher dispatches and handle code mes
sages.
The next course for those who qualify
IN visual signaling is practical electricity
There are three parts to this course the
first part embracing magnetism. voltaic
electricity, batteries, electrolysis. measure
ment of current strength, resistances,
Ohm's law, battery connections, circuits
and their resistances. Those passing sue
cessfully through the first part are then
advanced to the next higher class, while
those that fail in their examinations are
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-30

harbored the unfortunate Dreyfus
On May l. 1905, he made a sensational
escape from the island, and after untold
hardships in Dutch Guiana and elsewhere
found his way back to New York The
same man who acted as Intermediary be-
tween Adam Worth and the owners Of
the famous Gainsborough was thought TO
have been instrumental in aiding Guerins
escape
Guerin grew careless after his return He
went to London and lived under an as
sumed name. Discovered by representa-
tives Of the French government he was
saved from eXtradition and establishment
to Devils island solely by the refusal Of
England's chief Justice to surrender man
who had proved himself to be a British
subject.
In daring and intellectual capacity the
handsome and fine-mannered Guerin was
the, peer of Worth, his nefarious pre2e-
cessor. Three years ago he abandoned the
old ways for an experiment i'm honesty
He disclaimed having had any experience
Of inward light lie was simply exhausted
he said, and needed TO change.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-30

Ed Guerin, a notorious western criminal,
who later transferred his activities TO
Paris, was hardly less celebrated IN inter
national crookdom than the BidweI broth
ers. In 1901 he robbed the American EX-
press company in Paris OF 5000 Previous
ly the Bank OF Lyons had yielded 5000
to his skill and daring. He was convicted
for both crimes aud sentenced 10 life inn
prisonment on Devils island, the French
penal station OF the coast Of Guiana, which
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-30
Good soldiers seldom De.ert.

Raw recruits, knowing nothing prac.
tioally. OF the work and responsibility they
have shouidered, chafe harder on the bit
and have been subject to trials for trivial
offenses so often that Judge advocates who
Keep their eyes open are now urging that
distinct method of dealing with such Of
lenses be adopted, with the idea Of correc-
tive rather than punitive action
Figures on desertion, too. taken from
General Smiths report. indicate that the
work OF the soldier is not too burdensome
or unnecessarily irritating. During the year
ending June So i3i6, only five men were
convicted Of desertion at Fort Crook, and
only one at Fort Omaha which would seem
10 speak very well indeed for the treatment
given men at these posts. And General
smith has recommended that Fort Crook be
enlarged TO accommodate a whole regiment
instead OF two battalions, which is the bar
rack capacity at present. Omaha is "a
good location" in this as in other matters
a visit to Fort Crook any day gives the
civilian a notion that the enlisted men have
considerable leisure even while the fact is
conceded that they have enough work TO
keep them from getting rusty. Fatigue
duty Is a part OF the daily life OF every
man and certain time must be given TO
regulation drill and kindred exercises; they
must walk post and stand inspection, take
part In parade keep their barracks and
their persons and personal belongings clean
and wholesome
The man who desires 20 study has the
chance, but the malingerer Is discouraged
by summary measures. No cleaner or more
satisfying surroundings are to be enjoyed
by nen In any walk of life than at posts
like Crook and Omaha While Crook is a
military post in the accepted meaning OF
the term, Omaha has a peculiar place in
the army establishment
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-30
COMPANY INSPECTION
"A. FORT CROOK

~ Students in the wireless telegraph class
transmit messages by wireless telegraph
daily between Forts Omaha and Leaven-
worth; the class in splicing submarine
and pot-heading subterranean cables; the
class in aeronautics, embracing the manu-
facture Of hydrogen gas by electrolysis;
the telegraph class; and the small selected
class in gasoline engines and instrument
repair work
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-30
PrncticnI NIechnnics Tnueht.

Then comes instruction in telephony
which includes the theory Of telephones
local and common battery transmission,
study of competent parts of telephones,
switchboards, installation of post telephone
systems locating faults disturbances, etc.
The students are required to take apart
and assemble telephones and to thoroughly
famriarize themselves with every part that
is used in the construction of the various
makes of instruments
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-30

Turkish prison and later from Crock
brgands 1t was this sacrifice which led
him TO steal the Gainsborough with the
purpose of recouping himself.
Like so many others of his kind he died
penniless. A bounded expatriate, he re-
turned secretly to America long enough
to arrange for the return of the stolen
canvas-one of the strangest incidents Of
criminal history-then went abroad again
TO die
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-30

required to go over Part until salts
factory percentage has been attained.
The higher classes are taught electro
magnetism electrical power and work,
measurement Of pressure and resistance,
heat and electro-dynamics; electro-nag-
netic induction, dynamo electric machines
embracing armatures, direct current
dynamos and direct current motors) and
electric lighting
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-30

His hours are set by the army rule Ct
early rising and regular retiring. Reyond
that, he is more the school boy than
the actual fighting soldier man; but
school boy, be 1t understood, grown up
and seeking to know in the most approved
fashion how to do a mans work when
the need arises. Not only is training along
his special line well cared for, but also
his bodily comfort, and here again he
is on all fours with the enlisted man at
other army posts.
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Records Made by American Crooks Abroad

governor Of the British possessions in
Long Island, a post he held with no
abatement Of his initial nerve.
American criminal exploration of the
old world is no recent thing.-New York
sun.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-30

49, Sam-the figure ever and always
typifying the government to the soldier
now makes it a point to insist that con-
siderable play be mixed with the hard work
laid out for his fighting brigades So he
establishes playrooms and Fairgrounds at
nus many military reservations, and then
he gives sufficient time from the regular
routine to permit of recreation and the de-
Nelopment Of skill at the standard games
OF American youth; and the soldier athletes
very generally give a good account OF
themselves. Thus it has come about that
the work OF the soldier" s relieved to a
considerable extent by a chance to play.
But play is incidental and this article is
Intended to indicate that loafing is no part
Of army life at the Omaha posts.
That the commanding officers of the
various organizations in the Department of
the Missouri are succeeding n their efforts
not only to better the condition Of the SOL
der, but also to make him u better unit
OF the army, is proven by the figures re-
lat'ng to convictions by general courts
martial and by inferior courts. In the last
report OF the commanding general of this
department It is noted that decrease is
shown In the Convictions at both classes Of
trials. The same report shows that the
most assertions occur during the first en-
listment, the next highest number during
the second enlistment and the least number
during the third enlistment
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-30

49, abroad suspected Of crime in
DR.. Hawley Harvey Crippen, the latest
and. II guilty the lowest Of our contribu-
lions to the sum of the worlds evil.
AT the same time, by a coincidence a
young American, Porter Charlton is the
object Of proceedings whereby tho italian
government seeks to extraditc him on the
charge Of numbering his wife in italy Yet
neither of the present causes celchrcs
measure up to some of the great past
stories Of American criminals abroad
A rather impressive lot of high-class
criminals have emerged from among us
into international fame. Comparisons with
other countries need not be drawn, lest
our pride I'm Americas showing suffer
abatement But even so, we might take
soIaco in the reflection that we are young
There is no knowing at what moment the
latest and mghtiest Of murderers, footpads
or prisoners may not step forth from the
great polyglot American crowd and de-
mand the whole world for a stage.
half dozen famous unregencrates
occur to one offhand. For eminence in
Iawless daring the name of Adam Worth
is high up In the roster. Worth IT was
who stole the famous Gainsborough
Duchess of Devonshire" a theft which
set two continents by the ears, and who
In one Of countless other criminal ven
lures made off with a package containing
500. 600 in French money on its way TO
the Credit Lyonnais, and who put a bril-
liant period to a life Of crime with the
robbery of second mail wagon from the
Care du Nord, which Melted him cool
$500 900 more
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-30
COMPANY INSPECTION
FORT OMAHA.
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visual signaling. New men are taught to
signal with flags and photographs by day
and with acetylene lanterns rockets,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-30

,RK TWAIN wrote "Iunocents
Abroad" but neglected a sub
iect in Criminals Abroad" The
eyes Of the world are now
converging upon an American
abroad suspected Of crime in
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-30
Major Daniel S.Carr
Commander, Fort Omaha

)RKING along the line OF proved
utility in winning the good will
Of the enlisted man of the
United States army, and grow
ing in wisdom with age, Uncle
Sam-the figure ever and nlwnva
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minister Of Venezuela, P. EzeQu1el Ro5as;
the minister of Colombia, Francisco de p.
Borda; the special envoy of Costa Rica,
Luis Anderson: the special envoy OF
d'affaires of Brazil, R de Lima Silva;
the charge daffaires of Peru, Manuel de
Freyre Santander; Gen. George w.
Davis, Scott c. Bone. Ira e. Bennett
and Francisco j. Yanes.
Brief remarks were made by the Mexi-
can ambassador. the minister Of Costa
Rica. the minister of the Argentine Re-
public, the minister Of Chile, Mr.. White,
Mr.. Nixon and Col. Crowder, all en-
phasizing the Importance Of the fourth
pan-American conference as a gathering
which should cement more closely the
ties Of friendship and mutual interest
among the American nations.
Representative and Mrs. Davidson. Of
Wisconsin entertained at dinner last
evening in honor OF their house guests,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. L. Miller of Englewood.
\. ]. Others present were Representa-
tise and Mrs. Townsend of Michigan,
Representative and Mrs. Loud Of Michi-
gan. Representative and Mrs. Morse of
Wisconsin, Representative and Mrs. Will
son of Illinois. Mrs. Stephenson and Mrs.
Jones of Chicago. Ill.
Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Sands, assisted
by the latter's sister, Mrs. Patterson, and
Miss Estella Dant to mark the twenty
first anniversary OF the birth of their
son, Maurice. Arthur G. Sands, his
brother, was master Of ceremonies.
Monday a stag was held, at which
vocal and instrumental music was rem
dered by Louis Scrivener. N. B. Hunter.
NJ. F. Hunter, B. Gallagher. Raymond
kelser, j. w. Crabs and T. q. Freck.
Games were played and a general good
time ensued throughout the entire
evening.
Those who attended were ]. W. Crabbs,
e. l. Finch, T. G. Freck. Lewis Graeves.
vey Hodgkins, N. B. Hunter, NJ. f..
Hunter, Raymond Kelser, John Martyr,
Charles ]. Parsly. Louis Scrivener. VIII
liam Seller. Rev. Richard L. Shipley, AL
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the Mexican ambassador, Francisco Leon
de Ia Barra; the third assistant secretary
of state, Chandler Hale; the chief Of the
Latin American division of the State De-
partment, Thomas c. Dawson; the COM
missioner general Of the United States to
the Argentine exposition, Ernest H.
Wands: the minister of Costa RIGA,
Joaquin Bernardo Calvo: the minister of
the Argentine Republic, Epifanio Por-
tela; the minister of Ecuador, Luis Felipe
Carlo: the minister of Uruguay, Luis
Mel:an Lafinur; the minister of Guate-
mala. Luis Toledo Herrarte; the minister
of Salvador. Federico Mejia; the minister
of Chile, Anibal Cruz; the minister of
Honduras, Luis Lazo A: the minister of
Haiti. H Pauleus Sannon: the minister
of Cuba, Gen. Carlos Garcia Velez; ,the
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man. Messrs Alfred Lanham. Howard
Dykes. John Wagner, Chester Jones. Mr..
Crow, P. McGady. Archie Ffnagin, F. c.
Shaw, John Chrismond. E. Maltby. Harry
Gordon, Ray Morris, Mr.. Warren, Harold
Upton and William Murdoch. jr.
The third of the series OF talks descrfp-
tive OF travel on the continent will be
given by Mr.. Kossuth Niles Tuesday
evening, March Is, at the residence of
Mrs. Stedman, 1908 New Hampshire ave-
nue.. The proceeds are for the benefit of
st. Thomas Church.
The fourth will be given on the 10TH at
Mrs. A. s. Worthtngton's. 20l5 Massa-
chusetts avenue, and the fifth March -.
at Mrs. g. A. McIlhenny's. 2001 o street
Other dates selected are April 2, April )
at the home OF Mrs. G. T. Marye, jr., 1890
N street, and April 8.
The patronesses are Mrs. B. p. Lambor-
ton, Mrs. Charles F. Humphrey, Mrs.
Slas Casey, Mrs. George A. Remey. Mrs.
F. F. Fletcher. Mrs. w. NJ. Graham, Mrs
J. w. Reilly, Mrs. Fred ". Abbott, Mrs.
Medorem Crawford, Mrs. Archibald Ora
Gle, Mrs. B. J.. Cromwell, Mrs. Fred G.
Mexican. Mrs. Joseph e. Thropp. Mrs.
#. v. Moran, Mrs. A. s. Worthlngton,
Mrs. Beekman Winthrop. Mrs. George A.
McIlhenny. Mrs. J. w. McMurray. MRS.
Charles Albert HILL Mrs. A. q. X. Dem
ham and Mrs George T. Marye. jr.
The topics OF the remaining talks are
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fred Slacu1n Charles and John Waterman,
John H. Sands and Arthur G. Sands.
Tuesday another party, including church
and temperance lodge friends, met
in a social gathering. Those present were
Misses Mary Allen. Gertrude Cottle.
Blanche Fenton. Eva Goodrich, Louise
and Eta Narrower, Sue Hess, Alice and
Maud Trey. Helen Jefferis, Edythe Ma
honey. Helen Riley, Myrtle Schoieid. Lii
Han Springer. Gladys Wilkinson and
Estelle Dant, and Messrs. Lewis Graeves,
w. T. Hammer and brother, Fulton Hem
derson, Harvey Hodgkins. John Martyr,
William Seller, William and Walter Scott
and Arthur Sands.
The parlor and dining room were beau
tifully decorated with the national colors,
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SOCIETY.
CONTINUED from First Page.)

Continued from First Pageo
S. c. Rivera. B. Toben. sergt. s. r.
Goodwin. c. 1. Goodwin, L. Fields, E.
Foster. J. T. Shaws. L. Carl, E. Gill. w.
Schmidt. ]. D. Kelley. H. Herbert. w.
Herbert, l.. Ostermeyer, l.. L. Chamblin.
c. Ketterman, w. Rupertus. J. Waters.
J. Sabotka. F. Harrison, G. w. Harrison,
the Misses Anita Heitmuller, E. Isdell.
8. Gray. F. Mcclure. E. Mcclure, G.
O'Neiu, A. O'Neill. A. Jacobsen, L. Scllu-
Ter, E. Sprightly. NJ. Robey, B. Shea, NJ.
Shea, G. Krupsaw. l. Enstein, T.
B. Rothman. NJ Krumke, L. Rouse, o.
Rouse. E. Anderson. NJ. Mentzel, r. Hos
kinson, G. Moran, NJ Baron, C. Harrison,
A. Harrison. G. Eckstein, Mrs. G. w.
Harrison, Mrs. P. Latterner, Mrs. G. Lat
terner. Mrs. c. Jacobsen and Mrs. G..
Whitman.
Mrs. James C. Pilling will be at home
tomorrow for the last time this season.
and will have with her Mrs. T. p. O'Con-
nor of London.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. N. Taplin have gone
to Vermont owing to the death of Mr..
Taplin's brother.
closed their New York house and have
come to spend the month of March with
Mrs Curtis mother, Mrs. G. W. Nc
Lanahan, 1901 21st street, before opening
their Tuxedo house for the spring
months.
Mr.. John Barrett, the director Of the
international bureau of the American
republics, gave luncheon at the New
Willard yesterday in honor of Mr.. Henry
White, late amba ssador to Paris; Mr..
Lewis Nixon of New York and Col. F.
H. Crowder, L. S. A., delegates of the
United States to the fourth pan-American
conference, and invited to meet them
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guest in many delightful homes and at
many interesting social occasions. She is
a member of the Congressional Club and
Is much interested in the social life al
the capital. In which she numbers many
close friends.
Mrs. q. e. Court OF the Alden apart
ments was hostess at . dainty luncheon
Thursday, followed by euchre Her
guests were: Mrs. Doyle. Mrs. Fosbender.
Mrs. Belt, Mrs. Corcoran, Mrs. Militzer.
Mrs. McCourt. Mrs. Kane, Mrs. Wal
don. Mrs. Kollmyer, Mrs. Ausbourn, Mrs.
Sweetman and Miss Mae Corcoran.
friends at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Leman Thursday evening. the oc-
casion being the seventeenth birthday an
niversary Of their daughter Myrtle.
Games were played and music rendered
by Miss Anna FYnagin and the Misses
Ethel and Myrtle Leman. Many hand
some and useful presents were received
by Miss Leman. After the music refresh
ments were served. Among those present
were: Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Upton. Mr..
and Mrs William Murdock, Mr.. and Mrs.
David Leman. Mr. and Mrs.. e s. Le-
man, Mrs. Jennie Dykes, Miss Anna Lee
man, Misses Amy Jones. Susie Thomas
Mile Chambers. Anna Finasan. Mar
guertte Mulligan, Helen Simmons. Lillian
Dykes, Nellie Walls. Ivy Thompson. Ruth
Redmond, May Ffnagin, Dthei Leman.
Mabel Leman, Myrtle Leman, Vesta Le-