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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-19
MEN OF NOTE COMING TO
THE PRISON CONFERENCE

Acceptancss from men Of national note
Of invitations to attend the National
Prison congress here in October are be-
ing received every day by Manager z.
V. Parrish of the publicity burea of the
Commercial club Monday mornings mail,
for example, brought acceptances from
DR. L. S. Brock of the state board of
health of West Virginia; Dr. D. Phelan
Of Kingston, Ont. surgeon of the Domin-
ion Of Canada; B. NJ. Spur, archdeacon
of West Virginia; Franklin II. Briggs,
superintendent of the state agricultural
and industrial school at Industry N.
Y. and A. D. Martin OF Frankfort, Ky.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-19
EXTENSIVE REM0DELING
AT THE WILLARD HOTEL

Almost $4,000 worth Of repairs and
changes have been completed in the Mil
lard hotel on Douglas street.
The old fashioned dining room on the
second floor has been abandoned for that
purpose and is now being used as head
quarters Of the republican central COM
mittee, -
Rome Miller owner Of the Hotel Rome
and Hotel Willard has recently installed a
laundry for the table linen of the Rome
and Millard, in the Milard and is figuring
upon enlarging the laundry plant so as TO
better care Of the huge wash" In this
new department twelve persons are EN-
ployed o.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-19
QUAKE SHOCK is RECORDED

WASHINGTON. Sept. ia Heavy
earthquake was recorded on the seismo-
graphs of the Georgetown university OBJ
servatory here during the night The
shocks lasted an hour. Father Tondorf
director of the observatory, said today
the center of the disturbance apparently
was about $500 miles distant from Wash
ington and he believed It was connected
with the eruption Of Mt. -Etns.
NEW YORK, Sept. '1S-An earthquake
OF serious proportions was recorded early
today on the seismograph at Brooklyn
college The quake began at II :0l Satur-
day night and continued until 1918 this
morning, reaching its maximum at HOO.
Prof. F. j. Glover of the college estimated
1t TO be at a distance of 5000 miles, though
in what portion Of the globe he could
not say.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-19
Man Against Train
in Lively Sprint

Ralph G. Baker, travelling salesman
for an Iowa seed company, displayed his
ability as a runner at the Union station
in a foot race with a Wabash train.
A half minute before the train pulled
out Baker rushed UP to the ticket win
dow, bought a ticket and dashed out Of
the building, vaulted the gateman and
started down the track at breakneck
speed. Coming up with the train he man
aged in some way to fall on the plat
form, losing his hat in doing so. Throw
ing his grip down on the platform he
jumped off the tasty moving train and
ran back after his hat. a second time
he started in pursuit Of the train. Just as
it was rounding the curve at the end OF
the yards he gTasped the handles on the
rear coach. swung aboard and waved his
hand at the open-mouthed. staring crowd.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-19
Ed Brandt Dies in
New York Sunday

E. o. Brandt, formerly of this city
and very we'll known here. died Sunday
night in New York death being caused
from a diseased nnastoid bone in his head,
from which he had been suffering for
several years. Mr.. Brandt was for many
years assistant travelling auditor of the
Burlington lines, but about ten years ago
he accepted the position of travelling audi
tor for the Anheuser-Busch Brewing
company. Later he became general agent
for the New York association of the
brewing company and it was while in
New York that trouble with the mastoid
bone set in. Several operations were per-
formed.
Mr.. Brandt was formerly secretary Of
the Benevolent and Protective Order OF
Elks, lodge No. 80, and was also an
honorary life member. He was unmar-
ried and is survived by two sisters. Mrs.
Pauline Heinrichs OF Niagara Falls and
Miss Catherine Brandt of New York.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-19
De Graw Impressed
With Omaha Methods

In a letter 10 Postmaster B. F Thomas
p V. De Graw fourth assistant post
master general who was the center or
interest at the convention held here last
weeks. SAYS: The convention was with
out doubt the best We have ever held, and
this fact is due solely 70 the remarkable
hospitality which is rapidly making
Omaha famous as great convention city.
In no other CITY in which ] have visited
have ever been shown such royal cour-
tesy, and the pledge given me at the Ak
Sar-Ben Den to boost for Omaha will
most certainty be carried out TO the full
est extent"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-19
Many HOmeseekers
to Stop in Omaha

Attendance at the Omaha Land show,
to be conducted from October l6 to 2s,
will be greatly augmented by a stop
over privilege just granted by the CHI
cago & Northwestern railway. The thou
sands of homeseekers who will pass
through here for Gregory, Dallas and
Winner to register for government lands.
will be allowed to stop over here ten
DAYS. not to exceed the final limit Of
twenty-five days. The time of registra-
tons is October 2 TO p, and the dates
come at such a time that many Of the
homeseekers will have an opportunity of
stopping over for the Land show It lie
estimated that 6o.OOo people will pass
through Omaha over the various. roads
for the Dakota reservations.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-19
Big LITIGANTS, SMALL CASE
Union Pacific Sues Hull Coal Com
pany for Sum of $3.50.
AMOUNT is FOR DEMURRAGE
object of Railway in GOING Into
Court is to Keep Account Books
Straight and Insure that
It's Records Tally.

The smallest piece of LITIGATION in which
two large corporations. one Of them
giant. ever became involved in Douglas
county was started and finished in county
court Monday. The large Union Pacific
Railroad company sued the c. w. Hull
Coal company for the small sum Of N.5o.
The amount was asked for demurrage on
some coal which the coal company had
failed to unload within the time allowed.
The coal company believed II did not
owe the money, claiming the time allowed
had not expired. There was nothing for
the railroad to do but sue The Hull
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-19
BRIEF CITY NEWS


Have FOOT Print n.
Gas. Flee. Fixtures, Burgess-oranden.
ON Mach. wks. Mach. & Pat Drafting
oindsrs TO se had for the Hauling
Apply Metz Bros. Brewing Co.. 6th and
Lssvenworth streets
Bound Over for Beating wife Frank
Stewart was turned over 20 the district
court on 500 bonds Monday morning by
Judge Crawford on a charge Of wife
beating
Bound Over on Larceny OharEe-on
charge Of larceny from the person. Louis
Wilson was bound over to the district
court Monday morning by Judge Craw-
ford on bonds Of 800 Wilson was
charged with having picked the pocket
Of Elmer woOdcock Of SIS on Saturday
night
RslA for Robbins Skirt Store Frank
Allan and r. stein. charged with grand
larceny, were bound over 70 the district
court on 800 bonds by Police Judge
Crawford Monday morning. Il was a.
legged that the two men robbed the Now
city Skirt company Of several dollars
worth Of skirts.
FEDERAL Court DOckst sznsll-Tns trial
trial calendar Tor the coming tenn Of tle
federal court OF the Omaha division that
10 being made up contains comparatively
few important Cases and the docket u
exceedingly sna. as compared with
the last term, Tnirty-three law cases
and eight equity cases Will be heard.
Runaway Team Hits Auto-The auto.
mobile Uf Robert Dempster was slightly
damaged Monday morning when run
away team, hitched to a produce wagon.
dashed into the rear end Of the machine
The auto was standing at the corner OF
Fourteenth and FarnAm when the acct
dent occurred No one was hurt
aovsrpoT Considers Reward-Sheriff
Brailey's request that Governor Aldrich
Offer 500 reward for the conviction OF
the slayer OF slaysrs Of the late William
2, Overton will be taken UP by the gov
erHer as soon as he returns 70 Lincoln.
Word 20 this effect was received from
the executive chambers by Sheriff
Bradley Monday morning.
Hsw Settings for Taft - The new
proseenlum. drop curtain and scenery Of
the Auditorium will be displayed to the
public for the first time on the afternoon
= Of October /. the occasion being Presi-
the auspices of the Young Mems Chris
tian association. The new improvements,
which cost more than $1,000 VIII arrive
this week.
Stabbed Over q Crap Game - Walter
Hodges, ooloied, was arrested Sunday on
warrant charging him with stabblng
with Intent to kill. Hodges got into a
quarrel with Saunders Hayes over d crap
game at 1901 Burt street with the, result
that Saunders was stabbed in three
places. lie was taken to st. Josephs
hospital where his condition is reported
10 be serious. The case will be taken W
September y In police court.
Sell hoy Lands in Jail-H. F. Den
sen, bell boy at the Paxton. took a $2C
stick pin from guests room. The police
found the pin in his possession end the
Judge sent him to tail for thirty days
Leg Broken In q Pall-Tony Brown
entered his home at 1l2 Jackson street
Monday, and in his hurry TO get up
stairs he slipped a flight one Of his
logs was broken and he was rushed tc
st. Joseph's hospital in the police am
htlinncN.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-19
He IS HELD FOR SHORTAGE
IN COLLECTION ACCOUNTS

Harry weinstein is held by the police
on information furnished by the Atlantic
Dairy company, for whom he was en-
ployed as collector He Is accused 70
have failed 10 turn in about $50 Of the
compsny's money Weinstein lives at 5os
south Thirteenth street
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-19
BENSON IMPROVEMENTS ,
WILL NOT BE RETARDED

The clerical error made at some stage
OF the issuance Of SIS. 900 bonds for I'm.
provements in tho village OF Benson viii
not cause any Inconvenience and the
work. for which the bonds were ordered,
will proceed without a hitch. One of the
bonding companies agreeing to purchase
the issue insisted that the interest date
from June /, which was date erron-
eously inserted. the intended date being
September l. The II. c. Speer q Sons
CO. will take the bonds with interest
from the latter date.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-19
Rourkes to Close
Season in Omaha

Pa Rourke has arranged for his family
to close the Western league season at
home, This was done by the transfer
of two games from Lincoln and three
from Topeka Lincoln will play a
double header in Omaha next Sunday
and will be here for games October 4
and g. Topeka has transferred games to
Omaha October 6, and s.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-19
Hungry Members
Devastate Cafe of
University Club

The steward of the new University club
cafe reckoned without his host when the
cafe opened for the first time Monday.
Members of the club came in hordes and
they were hungry The result was the
first relay ate everything in sight and
about fifty were turned away hungry. A
new stock of provisions is promised for
Tuesday noon
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-19

company settled and the case was dis
missed. the coal company agreeing 20 paw
the $3.50 costs. How much II paid the
Union Pacific is not known. The rail-
road had 20 start the suit to make its
account books and time records tally.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-19
RahIe. stranEIea

by coughs or colds are Instantly re-
nevsd and quickly cured with Or.
Kine'e New Discovery. SIC aud 500. For
sale by Beaton Drug Co.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-19

skinned from Head 60 Heel
was Ben Pool, Threet. Ala. when dra gged
over a gravel roadway, but Bucklen's
Arnics salve cured him. 25c. For sale by
Beston Drug CO.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-19
RURAL CARRIERS AT SESSION

MILWAUKEE,. Sept 1s.-Rural letter
carriers from all directions reached Mil
waukee today for the annual convention
which opens Tuesday. Among the speak
ers at the four days meeting will be p.
V De Graw, fourth assistant postmaster
general, and Congressman Victor L..
Berger
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-19
Connterfeit nnIInra

Counterfeit Dollars
buy trouble, but a genuine quarter buys
Dr. Kings New Life Pills, for constipa-
ton. malaria and jaundice. For sale by
Beaton Drug Co.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-19

Persistent Advertising is the Road Il
Big Returns.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-19

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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-19

Mothers Friend
is for sale at
drug stores.
Write for our
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expactant moth
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-19

ers which contains much valuable
information, and many suggestions
of helpful nature.
BkADELELD REGULATOR CO., Atlanta. Go
The evening world., 1911-09-09

door sport. and . was surely SURPRISE
when II ives voted by the Commission
that boxing bouts shouldn't be held in
the open air, Personally, believe It
would be "A great hing tor the legitimate
clubs that own outdoor grounds to hold
boxing out-of-doors. Indoors the air Is
usually smoke-laden and stuffy. Perhaps
the day IL near at hand when such clubs
viii he able TO nold bouts In the open.
Ia like very much To see men contesting
In the open air, and believe the specta-
tors would enjoy Il. too"
i've been very busy with the law
since left college. and l have devoted
a great denl OF time to criminal asses.
A fellow counsellor was engaged by Bin
Ellison, the east eide gangster, to defend
him, and Bin was convicted OF MURDER
ing n man l was called In on the case
by Jimmy Kelly. and We went twice to
the Tombs to consult with Ellison. I've
not taken the case In hand, but some
people who became acquainted with the
fact hat ] visited Ellison In the com
pany OF jimmy Keiiy Immediately
spread the report hat / was one OF
kelly's confreres,
Yesterday afternoon Jimmy Kelly an.
piled for a license to run "A club, and his
application was turned down by the
Commission
II really admire the better opponents
or the boxing game, and ! am IN hopes
that the gatnt goes along we'll under
the uling OF the Commission. There Is
no political aspect to the way we are
trying to handle the proposition: all !
want TO see Is that .oxing become a
! clean, honest. recognized sport. Pro-
The evening world., 1911-09-09
NeW Workers in Their
First Football Game

and to-day there will be smother matinee for ANA.
ttw drivers between the New York and Parkway
Driving GubA The card Of events consists OF ten
slasses. sI Of which are for trottsn. While the
i.se s~ :ine. of lie opening sa = " on Jug sa; + in. ss;si.l O. ., the tSs
steppsr from this city are also well IN in the
score OF points which will decide the dfgosltion
q the cups at the tenth session nsIt Saturday.
In tho finals Of the Western New York tennis
tournament at Buffalo. Charles Benton and MAY
sutton were successful In winning their matches.
State, champion. defeated Fred Harris. the Dan.
mouth champion. by 81, 3-8, 6-3. ID and
"a. Miss sutton captured both ssts from her
nster Florence by the same score. 60.
The DRYDEN trophy match, the feature event
on the twenty-iSt annual Sea Girt shooting t,.ur.
nament was wen by the Ohio marksmen, New
ner, whine the Dist sRfe OF P0 colu Ssbia' .s sns v v';
third: The score o. l.096 out OF a possible 1, 200
nlle up by the Ohio marksmen sets Q new
rsoord Tor the match beating the previous fisnre
OF l'oso by IL points.
Princeton won the doublss championship in tho
ntercolleiste Lawn tennis Tournament; at The
Victories over Harvard in both matches Ia tie
ssmifinAl round, The singles Championship rests
between Harvard and Yale and will Be decided
to-day.
There arc only four players left In tho IN
tsrollegiste individual championship tourna men
at the .Baltusrol Golf Club. They are Robsr
4. Gardner and George STANLEY q Yale. Albert
University of Pennsylvania. They will meet Z,
named In the semi-hnsls to-day.
made soon Of the appointment Of John kennedy,
former coach Of the. Yale crews. as assistant Il
head coach Of tho Yale Navy,
The evening world., 1911-09-09
International
Tennis Play al
West Side Club

The United States and England will
meet this afternoon in the first days
play OF the series to decide the team
that will challenge Australia for the
Dwight F.. Davis International Tennis
Cup. The matches will be played on
the turf courts OF the West Bid Tennis
Club, at Two Hundred and Thirty
eighth street and Broadway.
Charles p. Dixon. the captain OF the
British team, Will meet William A.
Larned, the seven times holder. Of the
American singles title. al go. while
half an hour later Maurice r.. Nc
Loughlin. the Californian. who won the
all-comers at Newport. will meet Ar
thur II. Lowe. the second string OF the
British cam.
n the arrangements the doubles
match will hold the courts on Monday,
at wh!ch time C. i. Dixon and A., f,
Beam!sh. the Britons. will face Thomas
c. Bundy and Raymond d. Little, the
American doubles pair. On Tuesday
the final Of the series OF FIVE competi
tons will be decided. Larned turning to
Lowe and Mclaughlin to Dixon.
The evening world., 1911-09-09
H|LLT0PS PICK Up
PROMISING PLAYER
ON THE SAND LOTS
Handiboe, Washington ANA
teur, Does Well in His First
Big League Game.

'spyClai w Tue Evening WOfiusD
WASHINGTON. Sept. Sin Al Hand.
Doc the H~ighlanders seem to have
picked up a very promlsing y%oungster.
Handiboe has been playing on the sand
lots about Washington the past couple
Of years and has earned the reputation
Of being the fastest fielder In amateur
circles here. He s only a fair batter
and will doubtless have to depend
mostly on his speed and fielding ability
to keep him In the game II he sticks In
major league circles.
Hal Chase decided to give Handiboe
a tryout in yesterdays game and was
very much pleased with his showing.
In his three trips TO the plate Handibos
went out on lnfeld hits twice and poked
a clean single over second.
BY his quick fielding of Gessler's hit
to the right field fence In the sixth In.
ming Iiandiboe kept Gessler from max.
Ing more than a single and kept Elber-
field from getting past third, thereby
SAVING a .un.
Two players elected from the game
In two days Is quite an unusual record
for Hal Glasses team. Daniels was
chased yesterday for making fun Of
Perire's incxplicable decision in calling
Hartzell out at the plate when Roy
cleanlv stole home from third. Thurs.
day WARRIOR criticized Perine harshly
for a doubtful base decision and got the
harpoCn.
The evening world., 1911-09-09
LIN ERlCKS AT CELTIC PARK.

Tomorrow promises to be a big day
al Celtic Park. The Limerick Mems
Association will hold its annual pi,nic
and games there and an excellent pa o.
grammc Of ven is provided. a foot
ball match between Cork and Kerry Is
one OF the features. Patrick Dillon Of
the Limerick Mems organization has
presented a beautiful silver trophy for
the winning team. There is also a Jug
of war between the Paper Handlers OF
New FORK and the Svea Athletic Club
Of Brooklyn Branch of F'orresters Of
America. The winning team will be
presented with a set of gold medals.
a hurting match hetwee the Geraldines
CLimericN and Kilkenny, and a boys
race for members son are other events.
The Arrangement Committee is COM
posed OF James Cunneen. Chairman; Z.
j. Walsh, Secretary, and Martin NAL
one, Treasurer.
The evening world., 1911-09-09
Eddie Murphy
Wins Fast Bout
Over McHenyu

RACINE. Wis. Sept. 9.-Aithoush an
effort was made to stop the fight the
promoters carried out the scheduled bout
between Eddie Murphy or Boston and
jack McHenry OF Lima, o., Murphy
winning by a narrow margin. Thu Gov
ernor ordered the fight stopped, but the
conditions were changed ana the Tight
finished before the local people who OBJ
jected could get a new order from the
Governor. Murphy showed strong In the
NTH and tenth rounds. but the fighting
WIS vicious throughout. II being ono Of
the best bouts fought in Wisconsin for
months
The evening world., 1911-09-09
Young Ahearn Beaten in Ten
Round Bout at Twentieth
Century A. c.
BY JOHN

DY "a: wing the fight to Young
ID Ahearn In all OF the ten rounds
Tommy Maloaey. the west side
tighter. managed to have a shade on
his op. )nent at the fin ! bell In a bou.
at the Twentieth Century A. c. II was
Malocey's FIRST contest under the man
agement OF sammy Rely. and II was
the %latter's advice tina, cal led him TO
win. Kelly sent Maloney right after
Ahearn from the start and made In
keep swinging both hands to Ahearn's
body and face.
Naloney hurt Ahearn many times will,
punches in the stomach and once ioored
him with. a swing to the jaw. While
Ahearn had the better or the milling At
long range. Maloney moro tina" rset
this by his aggres, .vcness n his eff
fective blows. ihearn Gas cautioned
several times for using his nead IN the
clinches. and !Ialoney LANDED foul blows
Tor which he was cautioned by Referee
Charley White.
At the twentieth Century A. c. He srr,ef in
town . few hours before and after the SHOW
vii start traiains for his twelve;ronna bout with
Billy, Nixon Of Cambridge. which takes place. at
this fight Nelson will meet Young Saylor Of In.
d~ianapol!s and later on will meet Matty Baldwin.
ICY" Smith. the Hohoken lightweight, who
fought such = great battle with Charley Sicser
at the Brown Gymnasium A. A. on Tuesday
night, has been secured to meet Leo llouck OF
Lancaster, Pa. IN a six-round bout at Lam
caster, Pa. on the nlsht Of Sept. ~. smith
will have TO fight his harie't In this bout Is
Houek is certainly a tough customer.
Danny Morgan, manager OF Knockout Brown,
has agreed to match X, o. asanst Abe. Attell
and the prospects are that the lads will come
together IN a ten-round bout at the Madison
square A. e, In two or three weeks. George
We-lon, who IL looking -ftcr the affairs OF
Attell al present. received T. telegram from Abe,
who IL In Pittsburgh this week, telling him TO
try and clinch . --tch Nth Knockout Brown
for him.
Jack Dorman. the Bronx lightweight, will Jour
ney over to Philadelphia. where he will meet
Joe Hetferman. The Quaker civ llghLMeignt. ID !.
The evening world., 1911-09-09
Commissioner ONeH Fauors Open Air Bouts;
Study of Man Who Makes Promoters Toe Mark
He Thinks Baseball Greatest
Game Ever as an Out
door Sport.

p YERES A portrait Of Frank q.
- O'Neil. the Boxing Commissioner.
1 L who has been stirring up things
tho new commission tho man who In
49,. ,na, hox,ny mus, N. carro, an
:. -. 60 A.. r.aw,., loo,
)" 'no o'".e ""uei u ''""' ""'
II the halt-'one fails TO convey a
proper Impression or Mr.. OMEN, 2 pen
picture viii help out somewhat.
Active. high-strung. a mas OF decisive
character a eyh,.r nv ra,ure-,be .or,
:. -. A.. Iii
Va 'e''" wax 'o''sV 80 - w"
by the horhs-thats FRANK oNen, 'he
commissioner from Binghamton. Clear
eyed. broad OF shoulder. clean shaven
and more or less of tho heavy legal
TYNE he Immediately impre.ses one n.
ha,,. n, ,,aanonaon, .or, =, n.r.o,
u,.u 49,. 100 -. SN-.m,
""i'o Nv i""' WIS" i'o pou"u'' no s'''
retains the ACTIVITY gained a. a base
ball player.
Ever hear Of that old sdage: The
sheriff that hung the horse-thief wap
hung IN ,he same umb,." asked tbn
camona -. =, asHs, -
""en y "as '.po''eu W
h.'h 'na' certain p''p'e opJeo'eu 10 ms
visiting the Tomos and paying a short
visit to one OF the towns show places-
Doyers street and Chinese quarters.
well. I may appear TO some Of van
G%othamitec as the sheriff. but IN sac
thai I'm not hung 10 The same iImL,
I'm going TO be on the hghting line