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Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-09
Camorrist Priest is
/ Trying to Explain
f. Letters of Criminals
Notes from Men Asking Protection
and from Officers of Courts Asking
Money Placed in Evidence.

vITERBO. July S.-The court and jury
who are hearing the trial Of the Camor-
rists charged with the murder OF Cuoccolo
and his wife were occupied today with an
examination OF papers and personal be-
longings seized by the authorities at the
home Of Giro Vitozzi the priest. known
as the guardian angel of the Camrnor-
rists." and one of the defendants in the
present case.
When Enrico Alfano ana his associates
were first arrested they were arralgned
upon the representations Of vitozzi. who
said he had learned Of their innocence and
the guilt of Others in the confessional
This Intervention permitted Aifano to es-
cape to the United States. where, however.
he fell into the hands or the New York
police.
The exhibit included q sword cane, revolt
vers. 14o bills OF exchange. Loo letters from
criminals asking protection. a letter from
Maria Bartolotu and 155 illustrated post
cards, which the prosecution describes as
obscene, Maria Bartolott is believed by
some TO be a close friend OF the priest,
while. according to others. vitozxi acted
as the woman's agent in loaning money.
Confronted by these exhibits. Intended
to establish his evil character. vitoszi de-
Tended his possession OF them. Regarding
the communications from criminals, he
said that he considered II the duty Of his
ministry to assist sinners. including the
criminals who had applied to him for help.
Among Viuzzis effects were also found
200 letters from various clerks and Off
cials OF the law courts. complaining that
money promised them had not been re-
ceived. According to the state. the priest
was in the habit OF giving bribes to court
officers in order to obtain light sentences
for convicted criminals with whom he was
associated
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-09
GOOD RAINS FALL;
CORNGROWS WE'LL
Eastern Wyoming and Western
Nebraska Visited, with More
in Sight.
SOME MORE RAIN LOOKED FOR
Hail I'm wyOming, bat IL Does Little
Damase-GrOwing Corn is I'm
Fine Condition In the


Goodly rains, followed by hail, which
did no damage to the corn, was reported
early Saturday morning from Garland and
Cody. along the Sheridan division of the
Burlington route. Rain was reported fall
ing In eight of the towns along the route,
with good prospects Of rain Saturday in
many of the other towns. At Pryor. one
OF the best rains OF the season was falling
at s o'clock Saturday morning
Cloudy weather with cool winds pre-
vailed in almost every town in the sheri-
dan and Sterling divisions, while the ALI
ance division reported cloudy weather and
low temperatures and rain was expected
at any time, At Grow Agency in the Sheri-
dan division good rains were reported
Reports received Saturday morning
showed that corn was growing rapidly and
could go some time without rain. but more
rain would put II out of danger. At pres
ent the corn is small and has not begun
to tassei yet, but probably will by the
latter part of next week. when rain will
surely be needed. unless It comes before
then. The following towns reported rain at
an early hour Saturday morning.
Akron Billings,
Sterling Crow Agency, 20
Scotts Bluff. North Plate.
bridgeport, Julesburg.
Garland, Ogallaia.
Cody, st
Reports of the Union Pacific show rain
at North Platte and from Juiesburg. Colo.
TO ogaIlala. Neb. Scattering showers fell
over all the western border of the state.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-09
Stokes Hearing is
Postponed Until
Tuesday Morning
Elevator Boy Whose Testimony Is In
portant to Defense Could Not Be
Found Saturday.

NEW YORK. July S-ror lack Of last
witness wanted. a further hearing Of the
Stokes shooting case was postponed today
until Tuesday morning. The missing man
is Wilfred Hart, the elevator operator,
who took Stokes up to the defendants'
apartment when he was shot Harts tes-
timony will be important because through
him the defense expects 10 prove that In
stead OF Hart's saying to Stokes:
GO right up; you are expected Stokes
said 10 the elevator boy: you needn' I
announce me; l am expected" indicating
that Stokes wished to arrive without warn
ing.
The principal argument for the girls dis
missal was the anxiety shown by Stokes
10 recover the letters he wrote to Miss
Graham declared an attorney for the de-
Tense today.
THE evidence that some one In Mr.
stokes employ stole those letters from
my clients rooms" said the attorney
Shows that this shooting was justifiable. .
Commissioner Waldo today took up the
case OF the three city detectives who per
mitted James cummings. the Ansouis
house detective. to remove the packet Of
Stokes letters found in the girls apart
ment three days after the shooting.
Cummings testified that the city de
tectives did not see him find the letters
and admitted that he had "secreted'' them
Counsel for the girls maintain there were
eighteen or more letters in the package
Only twelve reached the district attorney
office after they had passed through the
hands OF Stokes private counsel
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-09
SOUTH DAKOTA FARMERS
ARE FIGHTING ST0cKMEN
Delay of New LAW by Referendum is
Answered by Suit 90 Test
Old Law.

- 8. D.. July s-(Special)-
-. rmers of Ziebach county have started
~ fight the cattiemen at their own game
w aking the constitutionality of the old
in~ law. which by its provisions did not
to counties west OF the Missouri
Oh In 10 the courts for settlement The
cehse ature passed law last winter ex-
ag the provisions OF the state herd
OF roo the counties west of the river. The
Selvo" smen In order TO secure an extension
ueassie open range privilege for two years
ceiVe nitted the new law to the referendum.
deaisv the homesteaders claim the old law
letps unconstitutional because II was class
the ,tslatlon. discriminating against the
tioi unties west OF the river and they will
ak the courts 20 decide the question, hop
ng to find a loophole through which they
] can secure the benefits Of the herd law at
once instead of having TO walt until after
November, 1912
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-09
CUMMTNS AMENDMENT LOST
Senates Votes Down Proposition to
Put Meat on Free List.
MANY SENATORS ARE ABSENT
MIR. Burton Argues fhRt Any changs
in the Reciprocity Measure VIII
Defeat It-FI0ur Amend
ment Goes Over.


WASHINGTON, July s.-After some diff
ficuly in securing a quorum the senate re-
sumed consideration Of the Canadian recip-
rocity bill today and over the protest Of
Senator cummins began voting on his pro-
posed amendments. The amendment put
ting meats on the free lists was defeated.
IA TO a.
Senator Bailey Immediately moved an ad-
journment
1T is apparent that we are doing busi-
ness here with bare quorum" he said.
and think we ought to let these votes go
over"
The senate voted down the motion to ad-
journ, 1S to 2S
Senator Cuccins again referred to what
he considered the unfairness OF forcing a
vote on his amendments before other SEN
ators had a chance to speak on them. He
declared that leaving a duty on Canadian
meat would benefit only the big packers of
the United States
Senator Burton of Ohio, in voting against
Mr.. Cummins amendment said he did so
because he thought It would upset the whole
Canadian agreement. He said he favored
free meat. but not as an item on the recip-
rocity bill.
The vote by which the Cummins free
meat amendment was defeated showed
Senators Bailey. Simmons and Thornton.
democrats. voting with the following re-
publIcans In favor OF the amendment:
Borah, Bourke, Bristow, C1app, Clary
Cwyo.). Cutnmins. Dixon, Gronna. Kenyon
Nelson and Sutherland.
Flour Amendment Goes over.
Senator cummins next moved for sepa-
rate vote on his amendment to admit flour
and other manufactured cereal products
free OF duty from Canada He said the
amendment was to balance the provision OF
the reciprocity bill that puts grains on the
r free list.
Senator Bailey urged the adoption Of the
| would not invalidate the Canadian agree
ment. Senator Burton of Ohio contested
the point. He declared the reciprocity bill
was an international agreement standing
by Itself"
Senator Burton added that he did not
believe the farmers as a whole would suf-
fer from the removal of the duty on
wheat.
why not put flour on the free list then %
! asked Senator Cummins.
| Il aEl willing flour should be put on
| the free list II II can be done without en-
| dangering this reciprocity agreement" re.
turned Senator Burton. But IL you want
Tree flour why don't you take 1t up courage.
ously as an independent proposition. In
stead OF trying to tack it on this bin as a
rider?''
Before vote on the free flour amend.
ment was taken the senate agreed TO an
adjournment until next Monday and all the
other amedments went over until that
time.
Senator Simmons OF North Carolina
headed off the vote on free flour by ask
ing postponernent until Monday. so tina,
he might speak on amendments of his owr
similar to those offered by Senator Cum
minis.
Absent senators who can reach Washing
ton will be notified so that more than the
slim quorum OF today will be on hand fol
the final disposition of the amendments
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-09
RA DAVENPORT is DEAD
Last OF Famous Spiritual Mediums
Passes Away mt MaysviIle,
New York.

NEW YORK, Juy s.-Ira Erastus Daven-
port. the spirituallst who with his brother
toured this country and Europe many years
ago. giving manifestations" which created
a sensation. died at his home today in
Maysville. n. Y. Davenport was ~ years
old. He leaves a widow and three chill
dren.
Dayenport's brother was William Henry
Harrison Davenport and they made a
fortune OF 100000 touring the world CIV
ing public manifestations" In Liverpool
a mob chased them out OF town and once
in Paris a jealous magician destroyed their
cabinet necessitating postponement Of
the seance.
William Davenport died in sydney. Aus
tralia. in July. 1871.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-09
CAPTAIN OF VESSEL IS BLAMED
Men Lose Their Lives When the Life
boat is DESTROYED.
HEAVY swELLS WRECK THE SHIP
Craft Pounds Upon the Rocks Until
it Splits in Two.
OUT FOR HOURS IN A ROUGH SEA
searchliRht ON shore, Used by Rail-
road Laboreru, Mistaken fer the
Lamp I'm LiEhthOuse--PIIot
steers Toward 1t.

SURF. Cal. July S.-Second officer Il.
Heuson and three seamen OF the steamer
Santa Rosa of the Pacific coast steam
ship, which went ashore at Point Arguello
yesterday were drowned when life boat
capsized, while the passengers of the
wrecked vessel we're being taken ashore
by the crew Last night unconfirmed re-
ports are that a number of passengers,
variously estimated at from three to twenty
are missing owing to the isolation OF the
scene Of the wreck and difficulty in the
operation of the wireless and telegraph
lines. accurate information was unobtain-
able at a late hour.
The known dead:
E. HEUsoN. second officer. Berkeley.
FRED JOHNSON, seaman.
JOHN p. SITTER, seaman.
e. w. JEBSBN, seaman.
The four members of the crew all live
in San Francisco. The Santa Rosa went
ashore Just before dawn at the mouth OF
the Hoda creek.
SeRrchliRht Responsible.
1t is supposed that a powerful searchiight
used by a gang OF railroad laborers work.
ing near the wreck was the cause Of the
vessel leaving it's course, the quartermaster
mistaking It for the light OF the Point Ar
guello lighthouse. The vessel lay about 800
yards from the shore near Saddle Rock.
where the Yankee Blade was wrecked sew
eral years ago.
When the boat struck, the injury did not
appear to be serious and Captain Fariar,
believing he would be able TO float the
Santa Rosa, made no attempt to land the
passengers. sharp wind, rising soon
after o'clock threatened to rack the boat
to pieces and hasty preparations were
made to take the passengers and crew
ashore At $50 o'clock a heavy swell
cracked the vessel amidships and at &
O'Clock Il split in two.
There were 275 persons on board. most
of whom had taken refuge in the forward
section, as the stern Of the boat had re-
ceived the brunt of the attack Of the
waves.
Captain j. o. Faria, commander OF the
wrecked steamer Santa Rosa, made a state
ment today placing the blame Tor. the
accident upon Third officer Thomas, who
was officer Of the deck when the Santa
Rosa plunged upon the rocks before dawn
yesterday morning. m . t.. $50
Thomas. In defense, stated that he Hover
read" the ships log, and thought he was
off Point Conception, several miles south
Of the point where the steamer grounded.
Captain Faria said the current sets hard
here near the point where the steamer
struck and that Thomas neglected TO call
him as is customary. When soundings were
taken
The vessel is a total loss.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-09
DYNAMITE UNDER MISSION
Three Large sticks of ExpIosive Are
Located Under BuiIdinR in
Webster City.

WEBSTER CITY. Ia, July S-tspeciaI
Telegram)-As elimination OF the
troubles between the Union Mission and
American salvation Army I'm this city city,
three large sticks OF dynamite we're found
today under the Mission building There
was enough dynamite to have wrecked
buildings for block in all directions
Capt. Wallace. former head OF the army
here, was discharged for conduct unbecom-
ing an officer and started the mission in
opposition. He drove out the army. forcing
It to abandon its post The police are max
ing close search but no clew has been
discovered to tha psrsstrAtsrs of the plot
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-09
Motor Car 0verturns
and Three Are Hurt
Accident on West Dodge May Result
Seriously to Iowa Man and
Companions.

A big Winton automobile tearing out West
Dodge street seven miles west OF Omaha,
just beyond the Atlantic farm, ran amuck
and after knocking down three telephone
posts overturned. inJuring the driver, a Mr..
Morris OF Fremont. and three occupants.
Morris was taken TO the Bradley & Dor
rance rooms with a leg broken and In
ternal injuries and the three others were
taken to st. Joseph hospital.
K. E. Carle Of Maxwell. Ia. was the man
most injured. He had several ribs broken
and they are pressing on his lungs. 5 H.
Nickerson OF Fremont had his lower limbs
severely bruised. but no bones were broken.
Leo Fell from Wyoming. was not injured
at all and brought his companions to st.
Joseph hospital
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-09
James Petit Drowned
in Lake Michigan
President Of Peavey Grain Company
Loses Life While Bathing
Near Chicago.

CHICAGO. July S--James Petit. presl-
dent of the Peavey Grain company, was
drowned today In Lake Michigan while
bathing off Highland park. A pair OF
water wings" evidently had slipped down
from under his arms and buoyed up his
feet. tipping his head under water.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-09

IOWA CITY la. July S-(speciaL) 1.-THE
Iowa City Street Car company may partici-
pate war with the postmaster general Of
the United States and the commonwealth
OF Iowa. The company has refused TO give
free rides to mail carriers and has elected
the first carrier. to try 10 ride without
paying. to make a test case. The refusal
violates the law the Iowa legislature
enacted recently
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-09

Great Suffering Among Survivors
Many Are HyEtericaI.
SANTA BARBARA, Cal. July SIN spite
of assertions from company officials and
ships officers to the contrary, the passen-
gers OF the wrecked steamer Santa Rosa.
who arrived here early today after thrill
ing battle with the breakers that smashed
the stranded ship. declare that more than
four sailors lost their lives. y
One hundred and ninety two passengers
are all that have been accounted for so
far, say the survivors. There were 800 on
the steamer and many OF the rescued de-
clare today that the missing ones went
down to death when the surf battered life
RATS to pieces.
Few OF the shipwrecked voyasers have
recovered from the strain Of battle with
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-09
Heu.e Aalourn. Am Weane.aaY.

WASHINGTON. July s.-Aftsr adopting
resolutions OF sympathy on the death OF
Representative Mitchell OF Kansas. the
day.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-09
Joe ChamberIain Has nirthaay

BIRMINGHAM. England. July s.--Joseph
at his home In Highbury today The vet
eran statesman was the recipient OF world
wide congratulations. His health Is fairly
good
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-09
Many a small merchant
wonders whether he can
afford to advertise.

compete with his small
copy against the big copy
of the very large stores.
He might answer these ques-
tions first: Can he afford to
run a small store instead or
big one2 Can he afford to
carry a little insurance instead
of a great deal? Can he afford
to live in a small house instead
of a mansion? Can he afford
to travel on a street car instead
of an automobile?
The whole thing is gagged by
the size of his business and the
size of his pocketbook.
He needs advertising for a
small store Just as mucn as u
large one does How can he
expect his store to grow big un-
less he advertises? He would
be Just as foolish 70 rent more
room than he needs, as TO bury
more advertising than he needs
but he can't get along with
none.
There is no uncertainty about
advertising There Is not q
bit more question Of people
learning about your goods. IL
you tell them about them often
enough and long enough, than
there is about your child learn.
ing in school, II you send the
youngster there day after day
for sufficiently long time.
You can-teach the whole cts
OF Omaha through one oaIef
about your goods because IH1
Bee now reaches more Than
four out OF five Of the h0la IA
Omaha
Today is a good time h 1,1||
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-09
The Weather

FOR NEBRASKA-Sl showers.
FOR IoWA-Showers.
Temperature IA Omaha Yesterday.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-09

Comparative Local Record.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-09

For Nebraska-Showers.
For towa-Showers.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-09
EIGHT PASSENGERS ARE MISSING

The vessel is a total loss.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-18
Women of Revolutionary Ances-
try Gather at Capital for An
nual Meeting.
GORGEOUS GOWNS ON VIEW
Reception Given by Mrs. Matthew
T. Scott, Presiuent-General
of the Society.

WASHINGTON. April 17-Continental
hall. the home here Of the D. a. r., to-
night was a mosaic Of color. The occa =
sion was the reception given by Mrs
Matthew T. Scott president general OF
the organization. TO the Daughters. whose
twentieth annual congress opened here
today. The Sons OF the American Revo-
lution also were guests.
Gorgeous gowns We'd with the rich
flowers which filed the hall to make the
scene one OF unsurpassed beauty. The
entire day, from the opening session when
President Taft welcomed the Daughters
TO the national capital up 10 midnight
when the reception was over, was one OF
busy prepare tlon for the real work Of the
congress which will begin tomorrow
Mrs, Scott introduced President Taft as
the greatest ruler OF the greatest ma =
ton in the world adding that the
D. y. X. is the greatest orga niZalIon of
women in the world"
The president said. in part:
am glad 10 see you in such n super
lative condition of mind. II is a mani
festation OF that spirit which YOU now
properly restrain and only let out in mod
crate expression, which has been handed
down to you from your ancestors.
whose object is the preservation OF
patriotic spirit and the bringing 10 the
minds Of a busy present the memorials OF
the past cannot be exaggerated. l con-
Cratulate you that you have accomplished
so much In that direction
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-18

qua PRIETA Mex, April 17-A oclock tonight the
battle between the Mexican federals nsurreetos
which began at dawn end After
almost reessant fighting that hour found the rebels holding
position they had dabreak although
e ederas carried the battle to the borders of the
Just before ngha the federal cavalry horse with two or
Zee extra cnging made way up narrow ravine
fra dsmoed and the horses more un-
nguered
when darkness this force
fnkmens and opened fire Aqua Preta
y building within Of their guns the rebels replying from
bupen and available The federa brought
Fr aid reepomd field piece stationed the southeast
fFe pouring shells the city
Following the onslaught upon the Balasara Garcia
OF the rebel forces the line surrendered
e to the American officers but the loss of their
apparent effect the determination forces which kept
zinc hight with the their
pms during the day
AT l045 clock all firing had ceased entrench-
gned The rebels that hour held every position they had
ihders
II Arturo Red) Lopez Douglas tonight but will probably
I'm the hight the morning assert that Tuan
pral force arrived Aqua Prieta doubted in
Augas ~ "
aco has denied the telephone anv Of rebels
ere rom Nogae and started overland from Prieta
Morning will the conflict The losses of 10
ny cannot be aScertained
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-04-18
Directors Elected for Three Year
T. Term; Will Organize on
April 25.
CHAIRMAN GARY TALKS
Does Not Intend to Control More
Than Sixty Per Cent of the
Business.

NEW YORK, April 1.-THE annual
meeting of the United States Steel
corporation was held today in Hoboken
and the following officers were elected
for a term of three years: George +.
Baker, w. E. Corey, J. F. Dryden, C.
A. Griscom, Samuel Mntther, b. G.
Reid, Henry Walters and G. M. Lane
who succeeded the late Nathaniel
Thayer.
The directors will meet on April %
and reorganize. In speaking of bust
ness conditions and prospects as affect
ing the steel corporation, Chairman
Gary said:
"We believe we have at the present
time a better organization throughout
our companies than we ever have had
before We are very well satisfied with
the amount of business we have done
and profits we have realized during the
last fifteen months.
"When the steel corporation was
organized the total capacity OF finish.
ing mills was something like $4,000 or
$4,000 tons a day. At the present time
the producing capacity is nearly double
that amount
Therefore, although mills are not
running TO more than about 20 to T3
or "A per cent of their capacity. you
Will see that this is much more than
total capacity ar the time the corpora.
tlon was organized,
1.-The independents. so called, have
increased their capacity a little more
than we have increased ours
We started out with about 90 per
cent of the total business of the coun-
tr". and at present we have about 10
per cent of the average Ii is our in.
tentlon to keep proportion up to
about that point We don I intend to
have moro than 60 per cent. -
An invostiga tion into working condi-
tlons In the mills OF the United States
steel corporation was decided upon al
the meeting today. This proposal came
mp after the election OF directors. when
Charles NJ. Cabot of Boston introduced n
resolution providing for "A committee OF
five to investigate and report 10 the
finance committee not lator than October
] as to the truth of statements CON
tanned in recent magazine article al
leginG that employees of the corporal tion
were oVerworkad.
Chairman Gary. who presided. said the
author of the article had been givan the
had presented them in a partisan manner
He moved that the Cabot resolution be
adopted. and this was done.
Among the charges made in the article
were that a large majority Of the steel
workers In the PittshurG district worked
twelve hours a daY and that moro ihan
1900 OF the 10000 steel workers in Allc-
eheny county in 19010S worked seven
days In the week.