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Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-15
MORE ARGUMENT OYER JUROR
Discussion of Eligibility of Nelson
Continues in Mcnamara Case.
HIS STATE OF MIND IS THE ISSUE
Prosecution Contends Opinion AL
ready Formed is Not DisauHlifi-
cation Under Constitution
of California.

LOS ANGELES, Oct l4.-Further argu-
ment as to whether a. r. Nelson should
be sworn ps a Juror in the trial Of James
r. McNamara, indicted for the murder
Of Charles Haggerty victim Of the Times
explosion occupied brief session Of
court today From benInd a battery Of
law books, attorneys for the prosecution
and the defense wrangled as TO Nelson's
eligibility delvlng deep into procedent
cases on the bias OF talesmen
on Monday Judge Walter Bordwell will
render a decision as TO whether or not
bias or prejudice s contained in Nell
sons admissions on the stand that he
had formed certain opinions concerning
the blowing up of the Times building,
which caused the death OF q score of men
and one, which the indictments for mur-
der against James h. Mcnamara and his
brother, John j.. are based.
When court adjourned Friday argu'
ments on Nelson's status remained nn'
finished. At the close Of court, Sheriff
william A. Hamnael and o deputy es'
uorted the prisoner unmanacled, from
the Hall OF Records through the ad-
Joining court house corridor and across
the narrow street where his brother, John
j. Mcnamara, is confined awaiting his
turn for trial.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-15
TO SPRING CITIZENS UNION
Business Mems Association in New
Guise for Political Purpose.
OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT READY
Ralph Sunderland and T. j. Ma
honey Are Godf0thera IA the
Name of Reform and
NonpartisnnAhIn.

Get ready for the announcement of
The Citizens union" whose official
proclamation and call Is about to be
sprung.
The Citizens union Is to be the political
agency through which the Business Men 6
association As to work to capture the
city government next spring, and has
been Matched out by a series Of confer
ences, in which the principal figures have
been Ralph Sunderland. the coal man;
Lysle 1. Abbott. receiver of the Inde.
pendent Telephone company, who was
the Anti-ssloon leagues candidate for
police commissioner last time. Timothy
]. Mahoney attorney for the Business
Mems association, and other active fac
tors in that organization.
In these conferences it was decided
that it would not be wise for the Bust
ness Mems association to so into politics
under its own name. because 1t would
be necessary to reach out into other ele.
Inents of the community; therefore THE
Citizens union" was agreed upon as less
Objectionable, and blanks for the cali "a
arms have been circulated under that
caption as follows:
PUBLIC STATEMENT OF THE cITI.
1E44No GANAONr
In response to a widespread demana,
there has been formed The Citizens
union
It will be the duty Of the Citizens
union TO investigate political conditions
and candidates for public office without
| fear or favor and without regard 10
partisan interest or influence.
We believe that the success of the COM
, mission form OF government depends en-
tirely upon the kind of men who shall
be elected commissioners. This organiza
| ton proposes to assist the citizens al
large to elect their own commissioner
ather than allow certain interests. which
might profit by controlling the city gov
eminent, TO elect their candidates.
We believe that fraudulent voting is
the foundation of corrupt government
Investigations already made disclose eVl.
dence of false registrations. 1t is the
purpose Of this organization to vigorously
pursue these Investigations and prosecute
offenders to the limit of the law.
We believe that citizens who fail OF
| refuse TO register and vote are largely
| responsible for existing conditions. II IL
our purpose to reach and interest these
| citizens
The Citizens union offers its services
Ccontinued on Second Pagel
Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-15
DEATH COMES TO
JUSTICE HARLAN
Oldest Member of Supreme Court
Passes Away at Home in
Washington.
Ill ONLY SINCE LAST MONDAY
Had Been on BENCH Nearly Thirty
Four Years and Hts Term IL
Exceeded only by Mar
shall and Field.

WASHINGTON oct. i4.-Aasooiate Jus
tice John M. Harlan. the oldest mem
Der of the supreme court of the United
States for years conspicuous In Ken
lucky politics. once candidate for the
republican nomination for vice president
of the United States. a foremost au.
thority and prominent IN high councils
Of the Presbyterian church died at his
home In this city today. He was Ts
years old last June
Justice Harlan had been III with acute
bronchitis less than a week. He sat on
the bench last Monday when the court
heard arguments on the so-calied an
thracite coal trust case. The following
morning Chief Justice White announced
that Justice Harlan was slightly H."
and yesterday asked attorneys 10 con-
sider that Justice Harlan was sitting
In their cases although not physically
present
Justice Harlan, however was IN much
more serious condition than his COL
leagues in the court realized Despite
his advanced age he was robust and
ordinarily enjoyed the best Of health.
He was rarely absent from tho bench,
an attack Of Influenza a few years ago
being almost the only illness from which
he had suffered for long period
Affected by Brewer's Death.
The sudden death OF Associate Justice
Brewer of the supreme court. who was
not only a colleague on the bench but
close personal friend very much Af-
fected Justice Harlan.
Chief Justice Fullers death In the sum
mer of 1910 was also a great shock TO
the venerable jurlst. Justice Harlan
continued to perform his share Of the
work of the court.
His great ambition was to serve until
next June, when he would have ex-
ceeded the service OF any other man
who sat on that bench. AS Il was, his
service was longer than that Of any
other Justice except Chief Justice Mar
shall and Associate Justice stephen j.
Field Fields was the longest service
thirty-four years, six months and ten
days; Marshall's. thirty-four years, five
months and five days; Harlan's, thirty
three years. ten months and twenty-five
days.
Attacked monday NiEht.
! Il was while sitting on the bench
| Monday that Justice Harlan first felt
the attack OF bronchitis, He asked then
| for such simple remedies as were Al
hand in the office OF the marshal OF
the court. but he remained Al his post
| BY Tuesday considerable fever was man
! Tested On Wednesday he was markedly
weaker and his condition worse al
though II was not understood at the su.
preme court that his condition was a,
/ all alarming.
Yesterday he seemed a little better
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Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-15
YUAN SHI KAI is
AGAIN In POWER
China Recalls Grand Councillor
Banished Three Years
Ago.
DEMANDS RECOGNITION
Head of Insurgents at HankOw
Announces that He VIII Pro-
tect All Foreigners who
Remain Neutral.

PEKINC, Oct 14--An imperial edict
was issued today recalling to power
Yuan Sh Kai. formerly grand council
Tor and commander chief of the
army and navy, who was shorn Of his
honors and hsnished from the capital
not quite three years ago. lie is appointed
viceroy OF Hu Peh and Human provinces
and commanded to proceed to Wu Chang
and Immediately re-establish the imperial
authority in that city, now In possession
OF the revolutionists. A strict censor
ship of all news was begun today.
The decree also orders Admiral Chen
Ping. commander of the navy and min
lister OF war General Yin Tchan, com
mander of the army of the north, TO
cooperate under Yuan Shi Kai.
The edict further orders that Tsen
Chun snan superoede General Chao Brh-
Feng as commander Of the military forces
in SEE Chuen and re-estabhsh the Inn
perial authority In that province.
The government has established q
strict censorship and this, with the in
terruption of the service on the Peking
and Hankow railway. is making IL more
difficult to obtain detailed news from the
disturbed area. All accounts however,
agree that the situation continues very
grave.
Censorship IL EstRblished.
The government is taking elaborate
precautions for the defense Of Peking
against revolutionary uprisings or at.
taeks. Cavalry are patrolling the prin-
ciple streets of the capital and all the
police have been armed with rifles To-
day two battalions OF the imperial guards.
regarded as among the finest troops in
Chinas new army. entered the city.
General III Demands Recognition.
HANKoW. Oct. H,-Geperal La Yuan
Heng the generalissimo of the rebels
today sent a note to the foreign oonsuls
stationed here, demanding the recogniza-
tion of his authority as administrator
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Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-15
Notice is Unexpected and Leaves in
Suit of Prison Clothes.
IIvEN FIVE YEARS SENTENCE
He Had Served Few Days Over
Third of Term.
HIS TRIAL LASTED TWO MONTHS
Application for New Trial was
Denied aud supreme Court of
United states Refused 60
Review Case.

LEAvENwoRTH, Oct. 1.-John r.
walsh. the former Chicago banker, was
released from the federal penitentiary
here shortly after noon TO-DAY Accom-
panied by his SON. Richard. who had ar
rived from the north a short time before,
they entered an automobile and started
at a rapid rate for Kansas City, where
they will board an evening train for the
north.
Richard " alsh arrived in response to
word that his father was i'll. He said he
did not know of the parole until he
reached the prison. Young Walsh failed
to bring his fathers clothes and the lat
ter departed in a suit furnished from the
prison stock.
special set of parole papers was is
sued In walsh's case. 1t is customary
for the warden after having been notified
by telegraph that a prisoner parole has
been recommended to await the coming
of parole papers before releasing a man.
In walsh's case Warden McClaughrey
was given permission to issue a special
parole Later Attorney General Wicker
sham will send walsh set of parole
papers.
When Walsh was seen by newspaper
men this morning he declined to make a
statement.
Mr.. Walsh, up to the time Of his parole
had served one year eight months anu
twsnty-six days of his five-year sentence
ORDER Comes by wire.
The order of parole arrived from Wash
ington this morning when told s.!at ne
was to be released the aged prisoner
plainly showed his pleasure. Later it was
announced that the aged ex-bankers son
would arrive from Chicago during the
day and that the start for home probably
would be made late this afternoon
Mr. Wslsh went before the parole
board here on September 26 and presented
his petition for release The board at the
same session heard the petitions of a
dozen other ex-bankers, besides those of
fifty prisoners serving sentences for vari-
Gus crimes.
CnHe Considered several Days.
President Ladow and the other men,
bers of the board made their secret con-
clusions in the cases a few days later.
on September 81 Mr. Ladow went east
TO submit his report to Mr.. Wickersham.
He would divulge none of the board s
proceedings except TO say that the treat
ment given Walsh was exactly the same
as that accorded the other petitioners.
Walsh went back 20 work at his task OF
clipping newspaper articles II was stated
that Walsh plainly had improved In
spirits from the time he knew definitely
that he was to have an opportunity TO
present his petition. Despite his age, he
performed his prison duties to the last
In q cheerful mood
walsh's son, Richard Walsh was ex-
pected 10 arrive a. the prison some time
before noon. He left Chicago last night.
PrisOner ts Overwhelmed.
When the prisoner was notified that a
pardon had been granted he was over
whelmed. He had been anxiously await
ing the arrival OF favorable reply. He
confidently expected that II would arrive
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Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-15
South Omaha Man
Shoots His Wife and
Then Kills Self

Fred Meyers, zoos street. South
Omaha, shot and fatally wounded his
wife and then pressing the gun to his
temple blew out his own brains at noon
yesterday at Mrs Meyers house, Sixth
and Maine in Bellevue.
Meyers had gone to Bellevue with the
intention OF killing Sergeant John s.
Harvey OF Company e. Fourth infantry.
who Is said To have been paying atten-
tion to Mrs Meyers for some time. Har-
vey at the time of the shooting was alb
sent I'm South Omaha. and was expected
home on the 1920 car.
When Meyers called Mrs Meyers tried
every means of oosxing him TO leave be-
fore the return of Harvey The two
-rrre stnrding I'm front of Mrs Meyers
home and the woman urged her hus-
band 10 20 10 the home Of Tom Lane,
4 ueighbor. Failing In her purpose she
started to leave the yard and Meyers
losing control OF himself drew his re-
volver and fired, striking the woman In
| the back He then pressed the smok-
! ing revolver to his own temple and drove
bullet through his brain. He died al
most instantly.
The Meyers have been separated for
more than a year when Mrs, Meyers oh
taIned divorce she is said TO have
Fupported herself nv washing. Previous
10 her marriage 10 Meyers she had been
married TO a man named Fraker By
whom she has two daughters, Alma ana
Helen aged respectively 1e and is years.
! DR. John Koutalfy Of South Omaha and
physician from the post hospital at
tended the wounded woman II was
| found that the bullet had entered her
back beneath the shoulder blades and
lodged near the back bone.
Her condition Is said to he very dang
erous.
Coroner Peters cf saIpy count tcoH
charge OF the body OF The dead man
! Meyers was about 30 years OF age, and
employe Of the Union stock yards
| His wife was near the same age
! A Fort Crook II was said that Ser
geant Harvey bore q good reputation.
though rumor Of his relations with the
Womlu had lately gained circulation
among the men Of his company.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-15
Boxes sofO'Brien's >
Candy.

Dalzell S Ice Cream BrickA
Tickets to the American
IheateT.
All are giveE away free to
those who find their names In
the want ads.
Read the want ads every day,
your name will appear some.
time, maybe more tnan once.
No puzzles to solve nor sub
Sc-iptions 10 get--just read the
want ads
Turn TO the want ad pages
there you will find nearly every
business house in the city rep
resented
Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-15
omahq sIinister ON Proaram.

IOWA CITY, la. oct "a A-Cspecisl -
The national synod Of the interior"
Of the Reformed Church Of the United
state in progress az the village OF
Lone Tree. near Iowa CITY. and win con-
tinue through SUNDAY The speakers in
cude Rev C. N. Rohrbaugh, Omaha
Elder C. W Thomas, Omaha Rev J..
.C Hornung, 81 Joseph, MO. Rev D.
H. Fouse Denver. Colo; Rev william
n shultz. lola. kan; Rev A A. Hart
man, Edinburg. H.; Miss Mary Gerhart.
senda Japan and Rev. J. NJ. Newgard,
Forreston H.. among others.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-15
THE WEATHER

FOR NEBRAsKA--Fair
FOR IoWA-Fair.
Tempe rature at Omaha YeBterday.
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PrfsOner is Overwhelmed.
When the prisoner was notified that 4
pardon had been granted he was over
whelmed He had been anxiously await
ing the arrival Of a favorable reply. He
confidently expected that It would arrive
Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-15

IsmnsFs.tuTs ana preeipitation de
Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-15

Deficiency for cor. period 1903 /. 60 inches
J indicates trace OF precipitation.
/. A. WELSH. Local Forecaster
The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1911-04-06
Samuel Casper.

Samuel Casper, one of the best
known and most respected farmers of
the county, died at his home about
six miles northeast of Plymouth
Tuesday April 4, after a long illness
with Bright's disease. He was &c
years old on January 10.
Mr.. Casper came to Marshall coun-
ty In 1864 and has made his home
here ever since almost entirely in the
neighborhood where he lives. He was
married In Plymouth and his good
wife still survives him. The children
are: Ed and Will of South Bend,
Charles of Battle Creek Mich,
Jacob of North township, Frand and
Fred Of Center township, Mrs. Fred
Suter of Bremen and Miss Minnie
who is still at home. Mr.. Casper was
a member of the Jacoby church, and
of Miles H. Tibbetts Post G. A. R.
The funeral will occur Friday fore
noon at the Jacoby church and burial
in the Jacoby cemetery. The G. A.
R. will take part in the ceremonies.
The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1911-04-06
THE GARY DECISION

The Gary decision, coming at this
time, will be a great relief to the
temperance forces in their fight
against the saloons. In many places
the people are resorting to remon-
strances again as they did few
years ago because that was the only
way open to them.
1t is said that Milford, which re-
Gently voted dry under exasperatmg
conditions, remonstrance has been
signed by sweeping majc, and
that no saloons will be ALI ID to
come into the town. The same thing
is being done at Pierceton. Some OF
the people Of South Bend exasperat
ed by the recent action of the city
council In refusing to raise the liquor
license, are on the point of remon-
stratng the saloon cut of certain
wards of that city.
Noss, it will be when these re-
monstrances are considerd by the
county commissioners that the recent
decision of the supreme court on the
Gary case will come In so well. Here
tefore the remonstrants were COM
PEELED to prove that every name on
the remonstrance was good, if the APP
plicant for liquor license declared
under oath that they were not legal
voters.
Such foolishness will be rem en-
bered by many in nearly every town.
ship in Marshall county. 1t made
the signing of remembrance not only
a disagreeable thing to do from both
business and social viewpoints, but
expensive when the slgner had to
make several trips to the county seat
to prove In court that he was legal
voter at the time he signed.
Under the new decision, it will be
necessary for the applicant for IL
cense to say in what particular John
Smith or Jim Perkins are not legal
voters, or else allow their names to
stand on the remonstrance as good
without any further trouble on their
part than signing the paper VIXEN
1t was presented.
The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1911-04-06
Mrs Rudolph Keller

Theckla, wife of Rudolph Keller,
died at her home on north Walnut
street last night at $50 o'clock, af-
ter an illness lasting more than a
year. She has been troubled with
heart disease and death was not un
expected on that account.
Mrs Keller was over "a years old
having been born in Fechenbach
Germany Sept. 26, 1886. She and
Mr. Keller came to the United States
in 1862 and were married at Wood
bourne, N. Y, the same year. They
came to Plymouth in 1867 and have
made this their home ever since.
Mrs. Keller was member of the
Catholic church, a good mother ano
a good woman in every respect, and
the memory of her will last lone
among all who knew her. Her chill.
dren are: Mrs. Anna Hager
Anthony. and Gus all of Plymouth
John and Mrs. Dorothy Beard OF
Indiana Harbor, and Charles OF
Chicago.
The funeral will be held at the
Catholic church Saturday morn no
and the burial in the Catholic cern =.
terry.
The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1911-04-06
THE BUSINESS MEN

It was stated in the Democrat that
the Second ward, where most of the
business men of Plymouth live, was
the one which went so heavily for sa.
looms In Plymouth. The intention OF
the article was to show that the
business men of the city we're very
strongly for the saloons.
Such a statement and inference is
both untrue and unfair to the bust.
ness men of Plymouth. There are nc
more of them in the Second than II
either the other wards. 1t cannot be
shown in any way that our business
men had any more part in deciding
the election than any other class OF
citizens, and this unwelcome burden
should not be charged up against
them.
As matter of fact it was the pur.
chased vote that decided the case 70,
the saloons rather than that of any
other particular class Of our people.
The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1911-04-06
NORTH TOWNSHIP.

Mrs. Lavina Kimble, who has been
quite sick for some time, is able to be
out again.
John Dunnuck. who has been quite
bad with erysipelas, is some better.
T snry Peacock is able to be out
again after short illness.
Charlie Farver has had to quit
school on account of a slight attack Of
appendicitis.
Miss Vada Kimble has had to quit
school on account of poor health.
Mrs. Edith Arnold Of South Bend
is visiting her parents this week.
Miss Beth FIRE. of South Bend is
visiting relatives in this vicinity dur
ing vacation.
Brvno Ruskie family are quarentin-
ed with case of scarlet fever.
Clesta Albert has been quite sick
with sore throat for the past week
Mrs. MAGGIE Wav of Granger, Ind.
is visiting her mother. Mrs. Anna
RittepfIouse for few days.
The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1911-04-06

The only fatal case of snake bite on
record in the London Geological gar
dens was directly due to the foolish
ness of the victim. He was in charge
of the snakes, and coming In one
morning with some friends. began to
boast of his power over the creatures
and the extent to which they would
submit to be played with by one
whom they knew This led to prac-
ticaf experiments, the overconfident
keeper taking an Indian cobra from
its comfortable sleeping place, and de
claring he was a snake charmer pro-
ceeded to swing it about his head and
play other tricks with it.
A native snake charper would have
known there was no more certain way
to rouse the snakes temper than this,
for the race abhors rough handling
or sudden movement of any sort The
result of the exploit was that the
keeper was bitten on the nose. He
was hurried off to the hospital. but
died In few hour
The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1911-04-06
EXPERIMENTS WITH SOUND
Blowing Out Candle With Tuning
Fork and Resonator-Sand Fig
ures on Metal Plates.

Reporting physics lecture by Prof.
sylvsaius p. Thompson, the London
Chronicle says: "The youngsters who
attended were shown how q candle
could be blown out by sound. In the
first place, you want a very powerful
tuning fork and a resonator Ca hollow
sphere of brass), which is exactly In
harmony with it. When the tuning
fork is struck it sets up waves of
sound. The resonator, hearing the
note, Immediately responds with sym
pathetic waves, which are strong
enough to blow out candle placed
behind 1t. Other experiments were
the forming of what are known as
Chladni sand figures on plates of
metal by the influence OF sound. The
most beautiful results, as Professor
Thompson explained, are obtained
with fat plates of brass of uniform
thickness and of low note. When q
bow Is drawn along the edge so as to
set up vibrations In one part, there is
discord with the vibrations Of the
other parts, and the sound immediate
ly assumes geometrical figures. The
greater the discord the better the pat
terms. Hundreds of patterns can be
produced In this way on one plate.
Many demonstrations were made to
show how, when things are tuned to
the Same note. they yibrated i9 sym.
pathy. A big tuning fork was struck
and then stopped-but another tuning
fork. which was of exactly the same
pitch, went on humming, though II
had not been touched"