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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-01
EIGHT BURNED IN WRECK
Three More Die in Hospital After
Accident Near Easton, Pa.
ENGINEER SAYS NOT sIGNALLED
Workmen Had Been Repairing Track
and Man in Charge of Train
Had No Knowledge of
Conditions.
Condition.

EASTON, Pa. April $50 far as Il Is
possible to ascertain here and at the scene
of the accident, eight persons were burned
to death. three fatally injured and two
others so seriously injured that their lives
are despaired Of and scores of persons were
burned and bruised, some Of them dan
gerously, in the wreck of the teachers
special from Utica, n. Y, to Washington.
ID. c., on the Belvidere-Delaware division
of the Pennsylvania railroad in Martins
Creek n j., yesterday afternoon.
The line was re-opened for traffic today
Bones of eight persons have been taken
from the debris and the wrecl1ing crew quit
work
The missing who are given up as dead
are:
MISS BESSIE WALKER, Utica, teache~.
MISS SUSAN SESSION, Utica, friend of
the teachers.
MRS. MARY ALLEN. Utica.
MISS SOPHIA KNOTT, Utica, teacher
MISS LOUISE LINDEMAN, Utica,
MISS SARAH JONES. Utica. teacher
HARRY WILMER. Trenton, N. j., bag
gagemaster of the train
JAMES BICKNELL, Philadelphia, tour
Is, agent OF OF the PeDnsylyania VI Railroad
teacher in the Utica schools died in the
Easton hospital last night.
WALTER NANO1 OF Trenton, N. j., en-
gineer of the Inflated train
CHARLES PERSON, conductor. Of
Stroudsburg, Pa
Miss Augusta Lyte of Utica is in a criti-
cal condition in the hospital suffering from
general burns and shock and George w.
Parsons of LambertviIe, N. j., fireman.
is severely burned. Neither is expected
to survive.
Local officials of the railroad company
are uncommunicative as to the cause of
the accident.
Belief Rails Spread.
1t is the general belief that the rails
spread and caused the train to leave the
track and plunge over the embankment.
Trackmen have been at work at the point
Of the disaster and IL is said the tracks
were lacked up, that no signal was out and
that the engineer, believing that he had a
clear track, rushed into what proved TO
be death trap.
OF the l69 passengers. only a few now
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-01
No More Strawberry
Hair for Baulfield
Caught in Railroad Wreck, Head
Covering of an Illinois Man
Turns Gray.

ALTON, nj, April SO.-Cspecial Tele-
gram Frank Baulfeld. whose hair once
was bright strawberry tint, is now gray
haired although he is only SS years old.
The hair turned to silver white following
injuries Baulfield received in a wreck on
a railroad.
Baulfield was a victim OF the sobriquet
Red" as Is the fate Of all auburn-topped
persons of the masculine gender. but no
more will that familiar nickname apply to
him. for not a tinge Of strawberry red re-
mains on his head.
Surgeons attribute the change In Baul-
fields hair TO a metabolism produced In
his blood at the time Of the wreck, which
also cost him a leg. The nstabolism is
q poison which in some cases is carried
in the circulation to the hair and destroys
the coloring pigment Doctors In this sec
ton say Baulfield's case is the first they
know Of red hair being so affected.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-01
Hotel POrters Reap
Harvest in Kansas
Half Dollar Laid on Dresser in Hotel
Bedroom Means Two Drinks
of Liquor.

KANSAS CITY, Mo, April sO.-Cspecial
Telegram. Next 20 owning an alfalfa
ranch, the most profitable thing In Kan
sas now is to be hotel porter.
Since the drug stores we're prohibited
from selling Intoxicating liquors, the hotel
porters have been reaping a harvest.
In most of the larger towns all that is
necessary for the thirsty traveller TO do
is TO lay a half dollar on the dresser in
his room. go downstairs and wink at the
porter. When he walks back 20 his room
a few minutes later he finds a two-drink
pony" where the half dollar lay. Incl
dentally there has sprung up in Kansas
City a large business in these pony bot
ties. One Kansas City LIQUOR dealer is
said to have sold more than 10000 of them
in the last month.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-01

Explosion Causes Big Shock;
Crowds in Terror for a Time

roof Of the Bennett company's power house
at the moment Of the explosion. The
power house adjoins the theater on the
rear. There was no great shock.
r. M. Clay, assistant engineer in the
Bennett house, insists. however, that the
explosion did not come from the com
pany's large gas engine as It would be
impossible for any gas 20 collect in the
exhaust IN sufficient quantity to explode.
Moreover. he says that he heard no ex-
plosion.
The men in the office Of the Omaha
Power company. just across the street,
Edward Hosier. I. Mcneil and c. ].
Theelan. are as positive that the explosion
came from the exhaust pipe as Clay is
that 1t did not.
The Bennett company derive their cleo
trio power from q great engine driven by
the gas that they make from coal in the
plant The exhaust pipe Is a six-inch one,
Of Steel and would not necessarily have
been damaged By the explosion.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-01
Missing. one explosion.

Missing one explosion.
There was a shock Saturday somewhere
in the neighborhood Of the Boyd theater
shortly after 10 o'clock. II was loud enough
TO be heard all over the city and the po-
lice station was flooded with telephone
inquiries some OF them from distant su-
buTbs. asking what building had blown up
Miss Sullivan. in the theater. was inter
rupted in a stirring passage from sweet
Clover" a large number OF the audience
rushing from the theater al the sound
which seemed to come from the rear Of
the stage.
A large crowd gathered, but there was
no evidences of the terrific explosion. no
mangled bodies OF topping ruins. Diligent
search revealed nothing and the crowd
dispersed in disgust
Policemen sent from the station for a
second investigation however, found EN-
ployes OF the Omaha Electric Light and
Power company who saw a big flash OF
light come from the exhaust pipe on the
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-01
TRAGIC DEATH OF CHILDREN
Girl is ScaIded by boiling MIX and
Boy Poisoned by Wild
PRrEnips.

SIOUX FALLS s. D.. April SO.-(SpeciaI)
The S-year-old daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jacob J. Bender residing on farm in
Hutchinson county. is dead as the result
of burns received when she pulled a kettle
Of boiling milk from stove, the hot liquid
being dashed over her. The young son Of
MIR. and Mrs ormo Heydlauff. living near
Verdon, also met a tragic death. While
playing In a garden surrounding the house
ne dug up some wild parsnips and, think
ing they were good 20 cat. partook of some
OF them. \ physician was summoned as
soon as it was discovered what he had done.
but nothing could be done 10 relieve him
and he died a short time later.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-01
R. s, Eye, Assistant
Auditor of Hartman
System, Passes Away
Railroad Official, Long Resident of
Omaha, is Victim of Heart
Disease.

Robert S. Ege. assistant auditor of the
Union Pacific railroad company, died Sun
DAY morning at his residence, 116 South
Thirty-first avenue t--
Mr.. Eyes death was due to heart disease.
He had risen early and seemed in his usual
state of health until about O'Clock when
he complained of pains in the region of
the heart. DIR. A. F.. Jonas was called, but
restoratives administered proved futile, Mr..
Ege dying about $50.
Mr.. Ege was born in Carlisle, Pa. and
was about 55 years old He had lived in
Omaha for twenty-five years. Mr.. Ege
leaves widow and son. Mrs. Ege is the
daughter of Erastus Young, auditor of
the Hartman system.
The funeral arrangements will be delayed
pending the arrival of relatives from Penn
sylvania
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-01
DoANE COLLEGE GETS GIFT
school Announces Raising of Fund
Necessary to Get Donation
from Pearson.

CRETE Neb. April SO.-(Special Tele-
gram.)-Doane college made announcement
today that the $4,000 necessary to insure
the college $4,000 gift from DR.. d. X
Pearson, the noted philanthropist. had been
raised, making a total endowment OF
$4,000 for the school.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-01
HOpewell Stronger;
Chance of Recovery
Governor Improves Under
Oxygen Trestment-Physicisns
Hold Out Hope.

TEKAMAH. Neb,, April S0.-(special Tel
egram. )-IAeutenant Governor Hopewell is
more than holding his own today and has
rallied under the use OF oxygen which was
hurried by automobile from Omaha satur-
day morning. He has been rational at
times and the physicians in charge say
there Is now a slight chance for recovery.
Dr. Lukans Is with him constantly.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-01
Big Fire Threatens
City Of Bangor, Me-
Dynamite Being Used to Stop Progress
of Flames in New England
City.

BANGOR, Me- April So.-Fire has des-
troyed nearly a dozen business buildings
and is fast spreading under a high wind
The Western Union reported at 9:15
o'clock that nearly all the business section
of Bangor had been burned. The flames
are spreading and dynamite is being used.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-01
MADERO WARNS DESERTERS
Little Redeemer" Again Calls Atten'
tion to Possible Penalties.
REvoLTosos GET NEW CLOTHES
Armistice Gives Men Chance TO Buy
in Ell PasO Breeches and LeEEinEs
TO Replace Their wOrnout
TrOusciN1
fFrom a staff Correspondent.l )

Ell PASO. Tex, April H.-(Special Cor
respondence.)-It appears that the armistice
is causing many desertlons from the rebel
ranks and yesterday Francisco Medero
circulated a bill in all of his camps. Disci-
pline, which has never been good, is to
be increased by the new ruling.
'Tt is known" says the circular, that
some are passing to the American side
which is a grave fault, It being a desertlon
of the army of liberty in a moment of SUI
preme Importance More than the fault OF
patriotism so signified. attention is called
to the following results of such action:
Any deserter from the army of liberty
may not return to Mexico at the triumph
fthe revolution without suffering the
penalty of five years as dealt out to de-
serters
Many of those who have passed to the
American side without being recorded at
the immigration office, so not complying
with the laws of the United tSates, can
be made to return to Mexico by way Of
Ciudad Juarez, where they may be made
prisoners by General Navarro. and made
to accept service in the federal ranks"
Army Gets New Breeches.
Since the beginning OF the armistice the
military furnishing stores in El Paso have
! udu DIX run oOiulerS OF the revolution
that while on the march got along all
right with corduroy trousers, now are shin
ing with khaki riding trousers and bright
leggings. They look more military In the
pictures, which the hosts of women visi-
tors at the camp take daily
All day long outside the little white
house a curious crowd waits for the little
redeemer" to come outside. All the while
other Maderos and pompous officials hustle
about and pose. But they like It, and Fran
cisco Madero's face radiates with jay when
he steps outside and sees all the people
who are paying homage. DIR. ]. j. Bush
| is sure to be seen in a striking attitude
with field glasses and knapsack slung over
his shoulders and his clean red cross badge
on his arm undirtied by any real service.
The comic opera war has several Ma
poleonic posers.
Spirit of the Army.
The spirit of boyishness seems TO be the
guiding one of the entire army. Old men,
grey and grizzled, Groom songs, or whistle
doleful tunes, while they squat over their
mesquite wood camp fire and make atole
and tortillas. The pose for their pictures
Continued on Second Page)
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-01
THE WEATHER.

For Nebraska-F'air, cool
For Iowa-Fair. cool.
Temperature at Omaha Yesterday.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-01

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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-01

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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-01
WEATHER FORECAST.

For Nebraska-S Showers. colder.
For Showers; cooler.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-01

.lure and precipitation departures
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-05-01
A Home Newspaper

The paper that goes to the homes
brings advertisers the best returns
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-18

shortstop. He worked in one game for
the Ohio team. holding his opponents to
one hit, but hurt his back in the game
and was out the remainder of the season.
Last year Becker did not wish to leave
home and refused to report to Youngs-
town, as he was helping his father and
the minor league salary did not look par
ticularly attractive. Instead he joined
the Navy Yard team and played reg
ularly. This was another job with no
salary attached, as semi-pro base ball
never has made much Roadway in Wash
ington. 1t was while with the Navy Yard
nine that Manager McAleer heard of the
youngster and took time to make an in
vestigation.
The result was the purchase of Becker
from Youngstown, task not difficult
as McAleer once lived in youngstown
himself: and as the player refused to re-
an asset. So Becker became a major
Lacquer without the usual steps through
the minors.
Becker delivers the ball from his left
side with sweeping side arm curve. AS
southpaws go. Becker has better than
average CONTROL that Is. he passes few
batsmen. But he considers 1t a weak
ness that he frequently cannot place the
ball according to the catcher's signals
That is probably due more to the fact
that he has not mastered the curves than
to lack of control, but Becker accepts 1t
as weakness In a matter Of fact way
and as something to be learned.
Despite his present lack of versatility.
which he is likely to overcome. Becker
acts more like finished ball player than
as a product Of an amateur nine. He
stands UP well under fire, and shows lit
tie OF the rawness expected of young
sters. In q recent game against the
White Sox in Chicago Capt. Lords men
began an attack, expecting to stand him
on his head with bunts. But Becker
swooped down on the ball so accurately
that style Of offense was speedily
dropped.
Becker weighs about 174 pounds and
looks down on most batters from an
elevation Of feet ~ inches. He has
obtained better results from what knowl-
edge he has than most youngsters. He
has made good so far. He looks as If
he would acquire wider knowledge. Upon
his ability to do SO will hang the fu-
ture cheers Of his Navy Yard friends.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-18
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
DETROIT, September 1S.-"The devel-
opment of the spit ball has improved
present day base ball more than any
other thing" declared Hugh Jennings,
manager OF the Detroit American League
team. THE spit ball has made the game
faster and more scientific than it was
ten. fifteen or twenty years ago. and
many players who were classed as stars
in the 'olden days would be considered
of but ordinary ability now.
.Of course there were players in the
old National League who were remark
able, and who would be considered as
such now. Arson, Brouthers. Sunday
and some others would easily hold their
own against the present pitchers, but
they would not repeat their heavy batting
performances. In their day each club
had one. and at the most, two good pitch
ers. Now the major league clubs have
three and four star pitchers each, and
there Is a continuance of lean days for
the sluggers.
"One instance of heavy smuggling that
would hardly be repeated in the major
leagues now was that Of big Dan Brouth-
ers, who, in a Detroit-Chicago game
twenty-five years ago, made three home
runs off Mccormick. Brouthers was
slow man on the bases, and the Chicago
fielders at that time were not marvels In
speed. In the game now speed is essen
tial for an outfielder.
Another condition that was respon-
sible for the heavy batting averages was
that the catcher stood twenty or more
feet back of the plate. All that was
necessary to get hit was to dump the
ball in front of the plate, and there was
no chance to get the runner. The catch
er couldn't go out fast enough, and the
pitcher could not come in. Under existing
conditions even fast men like Cobb,
Jackson. Collins. Cree and others are
thrown out by the catcher on bunts in
front of the plate.
The present day batter is thinker.
He tries to outwit the pitcher. In days
gone by the pitcher threw the ball with
all his speed, and the batter usually
swung blindly at it. To be good batter
now it is essential that the brain be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-18

ing lost or being found in a more or
less unplayable lie are ten to one. en-
abled him to win the extra hole and
the ampionship.
American golf the national title goes
to foreigner. In 1906 George Lyon.
many times Canadian champion. reach
ed the finals, only to be beaten by
Eben Byers Of Pittsburgh.
OF the three great titles. the amateur,
foreigners. Miss Dorothy Campbell,
the Scotch lassie who won the women's
national championship at Merton in
1909 by defeating Mrs. Ronald H. Bar
low OF this city in the finals, again
captured it last year. playing from a
Canadian club. The chances are that
she will win 1t again this year, as she
easily won both the Scotch and British
women's championships earlier in the
summer. Jack McDermott, a Philadel-
phia-born youngster. was the first
American-born player to annex the
open championship. which in past years
has been won by Scotch. English and
Irish bred professionals. This is the
only golfng satisfaction American
players of the ancient game can get
Hilton Is a remarkable player and has
had a marvellous record He twice won
the open championship Of Great Britain
and on three occasions has captured the
amateur title of the British Isles His
work throughout the tournament was
wonderfully consistent. much more so
than any of the American players Golf
ers regret, however. that he did not
meet such players as Chick Evans. Seek
ell. Travis. Kirkby or Legg during his
triumphant march.
Hilton was particularly fortunate in
the draw. Not that there was anything
unfair in the way the pairings were
made. for 1t was fair test for all. The
names of the thirty-six players who quail
fed were put In a hat and disinterested
spectator drew them out. Theoretically
in scratch tournament every one has
the same chance of reaching the finals on
the supposition that all are fairly match
ed and on the theory If player is good
enough to play in the finals it makes no
difference whom he meets on the way.
While all this may be true, 1t works GER
case the English champion was particu-
larly lucky 1t will be remembered that
the first play was at eighteen holes, the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-18
Youngsters Making Good in Major Leagues
No. 1o-"BUCK" BECKER, PITCHER, WASHINGTON
By HARVEY T. WOODRUFF.

When Charles S. C"Buck"D Becker held
3 to l victory for McAleers Senators
August 2 last Washngton's base ball
population went almost mad. 1t seemed
that every spectator In stand and
bleacher had some nose-making device
and regarded himself as a personal friend
of the young amateur who was earning
his major league spurs.
The Navy Yard. where Becker had
played before his trial, was represented
by nearly a thousand partisans, while
work was practically suspended for half
a day and for the entire next day by
many of the enthusiasts, whose libatfons
of joy carried far into the night. The
celebration at the game-and afterWard,
for that matter-was one of the most re-
markable ever seen on major league
field as welcome to a young player.
Behind this outburst of enthusiasm was
the fact that Becker was essentially a
Washington product, born here and de-
veloped here, so far as ball-playing abil-
ity went. The victory over the White Sox
no doubt gave Becker the confidence
which has made him a regular, although
he has not as much STUFF Cvernacular
for variety of curves and delivery as
many pitchers who advance to the big
leagues and fail to last. But with the
encouragement born of first success
Becker since has used what STUFF he
has to the best advantage. He bids fair
to learn more and develop into a good
and possibly great hurler. Several
times since he has looked good even
In defeat. and that is base ball compli-
ment in it's highest sense.
Becker was born in Washington Oc-
tOber IA, 1880. and thus is not yet twenty
one years old. Before he was called
Buck he was called Stats" That
was when he was narrower than he Is
now. He attended ST. Peters Catholic
School until he was about fourteen, and
then went to work for his father, who
conducts a buffet in Washington.
Becker's first bid for fame in the ma
tional game was as a member of the
Vigilants, neighborhood team which
played prairie ball against other ambi-
tious mines. It's members usually played
for a side bet of from s. to $40 a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-18
BY n. c. BYRD.

The three high schools which have as
vet failed to get their men out for foot
ball practice will start work today.
Western. Business and Eastern, which
schools have as yet done practically
nothing. will begin this afternoon in an
attempt to whip the men into shape to
make as good a showing as possible
against Tech and Central in the series
which is scheduled to begin in just one
month.
There is no doubt that all of the three
teams mentioned will have their hands
full in making up the time that Central
and Tech have gained on them by the
schools have had.
Just what men will report for practice
at Western. Business and Eastern re-
mains to be seen, although 1t is likely
that Eastern will have out the most ex-
perienced squad. while Business will be
the second best in regard to the number
OF veterans who will report. Western
will have two old men around whom to
build its eleven-McArdle and kreantz-
lin. both OF whom have shown them
selves to be capable players. Meyer.
spring. and who played as a substitute
on the 1909 eleven. will be out for the
team this year, and he should add a
great deal to the prospects of the Red
and White, as weight Is something which
is apt to be greatly lacking this year.
Inside of couple of weeks 1t will be
comparatively easy matter to get a more
definite line on the relative abilities of
the different scholastic elevens. While it
is generally thought that Central and
Tech have things to themselves now, 1t
is possible that two or three weeks will
put different aspect on the situation
and cause it to appear that some Of the
other scn1ols may have a chance.
1t is expected that all the veterans will
show up at Georgetown today, with the
exception Of Fitzgerald and Barriscello.
1t is possible that Fitzgerald will not be
back at all, but 1t is more than likely
that both Barriscello and Wymard will be
on hand today or tomorrow. Wymard is
looked for this afternoon. but it Is not
definitely known just when Barriscello
will return, as nothing has been heard
from him.
There is no question but that the Blue
and Gray line will be even stronger this
year than last. The addition of Hart
assures that fact, especially so since none
of the men who graced the forward posi-
ton last season will be lost with the
possible exception Of Fitzgerald.