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Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-23
Wireless Messages
Sent from Airship
Lieutenant Beck Demonstrates Orders
Can Be Sent from Scouting Aero
plane to Headquarters.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 2,-Lieutensnt
Paul w Beck Of the United States signal
service demonstrated today TO the army
satisfaction the practicabnity Of sending
wireless messages from a scouting aero
plane to field headquarters.
Flying with Philip Parmalee in a Wright
biplaue equipped with a wireless sending
instrument and with a wire antennae 100
feet long trailing from the car Lieutenant
Beck transmitted half a dozen messages
TO the wireless station on the aviation
grounds.
The airship was at the time about two
and one-half miles from the field while
the officer was flashing communications to
the wireless station and the receiving ope-
rator stated that no difficulty would have
been had i'm reading the message had the
distance been twenty miles.
Lieutenant Beck was delighted with the
success Of the experiment and plans TO ar
range tests for sending as well as receiving
by wireless while speeding in a heavier
| than air machine,
Amateurs were active in the forenoon.
| q. 4. Hagen, a local novice after success
! fully negotiating the length Of the field,
lost control of his machine and fell in a
Z bog WreCking the machine and the aviator
was slightly bruised.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-23
German COlonel's Sons
Caught as Burglars
Two Youths Scarcely Out of Teens
Fall in with Law in Fierce
Pistol Battle.

CHICAGO, Jan. 22-CSpecial Telegram)-
Sons Of German aristocrats and military
officers. the father of one. according to
statements made by the police. a retired
colonel in the German army and personal
friend Of Kaiser Wilhelm, fell into a police
trap set for a gang OF north side burglars
early today, and as a result are now in
cells in the Rogers Park police station.
Their leader wounded by pistol bullet
escaped the meshes Of the trap, but left
behind him two letters from the girl he
intends to marry, which gave the police
his name and address. and practically
makes certain his capture.
The two young men who were captured
are hardly out of their teens and have
confessed, the police say, that they were
led into lives of crime since landing in
the United States. The prisoners gave
their names as Walter Taegen and William
Frank.
The men were caught inside the clothing
store Of l. Spiesberger. 6595-99 North Clark
street, and after a desperate battle, two
OF them were arrested.
Taegen. after tearfully confessing his
! crimes to the police, said that the disgrace
! Of his arrest would kill his father.
my father has been decorated for BRAY,
cry on the field Of battle and was a
colonel Of the Potsdam Guards" he said
| He is a friend Of the emperor and is
member OF the Reichstag. He is also con
nected with the treasury department Of
the German government"
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-23
Upton Plays Trick
on Visitor, Thus
Saving His Life
Man Who Palms Himself Off as In
spector and Attempts Robbery
Arrested.

LONDON. Jan 22-Sir Thomas Upton
last evening told Of the attempt made
against him at his country place by man
believed to me a maniac.
1T was the most unpleasant surprise
Of my life" said Sir Thomas. "A tele-
phone message told me that Inspector
wolldon would call to see about some
forged checks that had passed at the Aus
ton station. A few minutes later the al
legged Inspector called and was shown into
the billiard room. lie was well dressed
and well spoken. I shook hands with him
and said. How are you Inspector
"He asked: Are YOU alone? He then
told me to sit down, but I insisted on
standing He said: You are rich man
and must help me-
"IIe whipped out razor. I went up TO
/ him and put my hand on his shoulder and
said Ny dear fellow don't get excited.
I or course ! shall he pleased to do any
thing I can for you lie replied: Thanks,
you have saved me from suicide
"rhereupon he threw the razor on the
| billiard table. / walked to the door say
ing: Excuse me, there's the telephone.
! will be back in a minute I slipped out
/ OF the door and sent for the police. When
they came I asked them to pretend to look
! at the pictures. They walked about the
room admiring the pictures until they got
close, when they bounced upon the mar
and placed him under arrest"
Sir Thomas said that he did not intend
| to prosecute as it was obvious the mar
was a lunatc. The prisoner subsequently
was removed to the insane ward at thu
| workhouse
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-23
COLORADO HOLDS THE STAGE
San Luis Valley Exhibit of Irrigation
Projects Attracts Many.


Projects Attracts Many.
r. w. Wilsey, general manager % the
Costilla Irrigated Lands company Of Den
yer will arrive in Omaha Tuesday morning
to spend the remainder of the week at the
Land Show where his company has a large
exhibit from the San Luis valley of Colo
RADIO.
The San Luis exhibit on the stage Of the
Auditorium has attracted universal atten-
ton and the results already attained are
far ahead of those at the Chicago or Pitts
burg shows where Mr.. Wilsey sent this ex-
hibit. Mr.. Wilsey's choice of Prof. Brand
enburg as the lecturer to set forth with
illustrated views the beauties and oppor-
tunities OF the San Luis irrigated districts
and of Mr.. Martin, who is a practical
farmer Of long experience in this district,
to explain the exhibit and the wonderful
products shown, was an unusually happy
one.
Both of these gentlemen are daily making
many friends for the rich San Luis section
of Colorado and the Costilla irrigated lands
Mr. Wilsey was for many years immigra-
ton agent for the Northern Pacific rail
way and has always been identified with
| the building up of the west
Associated with Mr.. Wilsey in the Cos
tilla irrigated land are Messrs. Gerald
Hughes, director Of the First National banl
Of Denver. Fred C. Moffat, cashier of tn,
same bank; Franklin e. Brooks, formerl!
member of congress from Colorado, anC
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-23

possesses sufferers from lUng trouble TN
they learn Dr. Kings New Discovery will
help them 5oc and 500. For sale 10y
Bcatou Drug Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-23
NORTHWESTERN HAS ALFALFA
Prof. E. W. Hunt Tells Of Progress
Made with This Crop
Is A GREAT HELP TO THE SOIL
Supplies Nitrogen, witch H. One Of
the Most Essential Elements in
the Upkcep of the
soil.

| Alfalfa Is the basic crop in western and
Northwestern agriculture" declares Prof F.
". Hunt, who is lecturing every day at
the Land Show i'm connection with the
Northwestern railroads exhibit Of alfalfa
Upon IL more than upon any other crop
depends the continued prosperity OF our
| inland empire What strikes me as al
most startling is the fact that so few Of
the farmers Of this territory appreciate
the significance Of the crop. II one con-
siders merely immediate production and
immediate returns from production there
is more money to be made from growing
| alfalfa than from any other crop that the
farmer produces. II seems to me that the
reason why it is not more largely used is
that the average farmer is afraid to SOW
It for fear that he may not succeed in get
ting a stand In the past there has been
some slight ground for this fear, but as our
knowledge Of alfalfa growing has in
creased, legitimate ground for this fear
has disappeared.
I'VE now know that given proper seed
and proper tillage it is as easy to get
a stand OF alfalfa as It is to get stand
Of oats or any other grain. My own per-
sonal experience has taught me that the
old Darwinian law Of 1.-THE survival OF the
fittest" applies as we'll to plants as to
animals. MY practice has been, and 1t is
| a practice that I recommend to all alfalfa
growers, to procure my seed from To-
cality where natural conditions are more
severe and unfavorable than they are
where l propose to grow the crop.
IF plant has virility and power enough
to produce a good crop under unfavorsble
conditions it will certainly grow luxuri
antly under the more favorable conditions
to which / submit the seed. For the same
reason 1 select my seed corn for Try
! poorest ground, because a corn that car
develop q good ear on poor soil has thu
power Of marvellous production whei
= planted in good soil In general, Nebraska
has three distinct alfalfa zones and III
time for seeding should be governed by tn
meteorological and soil conditions OF tn
place where it is proposed to plant tn
: seed.
Help to the Soil.
upon alfalfa the entire west has go
. to depend for maintaining the fertilit!
{ of the soil. If l should go to any farme
. in this territory with guarantee to bacl
u up any contract that 1 might make, an
should offer the farmers through the ives
10 S2j per acre for the privilege of fertilizin
: their soil, and should agree to furnish tn
/ fertilizer myself, they would regard it a
e snap, and would fall over one an
II other in their haste to accept my PROPOSE
3 ton. Nature makes that identical propC
C sition to every farmer in this territor!
n She says, sow alfalfa, and 1 will guaraI
J. tee you an income of $25 an acre, and I
% the same time guarantee to restore yot
) soil to it's virginia. fertility
d Let me explain how this is done, Mir,
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-23
SIX savannah Girls Employed Ia One
station Are Married In Few
Months.

LEXINGTON, KY, Jan. Especial Tel
sgramD-J, f. Kennedy Of Savannah, Ca,
and Miss Elizabeth Frazer were married
here today Miss Frazer was clerk No s.
a. the dry goods store Of g. l.. Lyman,
and she is the sixth girl who had this
place that has been married in the last
few months
Every girl in the store has applied for
the position left by Miss Frazer,
when buying a cough medicine for
children bear IN mind that Chamberlain.s
Cough Remedy is most effectual for colds
c.oup and whooping cough and that Il
contains no harmful drugs. FOR sale by
ell dealers
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-23

FeIey's kidney Remedy-An ApPre-
citation.
L. Mcconnell, Catherine. St Elmira. N
T., writes. Il wish TO express my APP
precia.ion OF the great good I derived
from Foley's Kidney Remedy which
USE .or a bad case Of kidney trouble
vrve bottles did the work most effec-
lively and proved TO me beyond doubt Il
is the most reliable kidney medicine
have ever taken" Sold by all druggistS
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-23

gen Is the most necessary, the most eX-
pensive and the most elusive OF all the
elements Of fertility. Nitrogen is the ele-
ment that produces vigorous vegetable
growth 10 is what gives the big corn
stalk. the long straw and the dark green
color in growing crops. Whenever one
notices that year after year his corn
stalks are growing smaller, or his straw
getting shorter, OF the color fading to a
pale, yellowish green, he may know that
his soil is lacking in nitrogen.
1T seems like an almost unnecessary
anomaly in nature that while four-fifths
Of the bulk of our atmosphere is pure
nitrogen, we are unable TO apply IL d.
rectly to our soil We are immersed in II
and cannot use it. The alfalfa plant by
virtue Of the bacterial life that infests
its roots can take this nitrogen from the
air and store it in the soil for the use
OF plants. 1t is the regenerstor Of worn
out soil. No farmer is living up to his
privileges who neglects TO grow it, Upon
the fertility Of our soil rests the prosper
ity of the future. and alfalfa will take
care of that fertility.
Examples of Fertility.
81 do not want to make any exaggerated
statement prefer TO understate than
to overstate-but I would give Just one
illustration of the regenerative power Of
alfalfa. 1 know of one farmer who on
certain field was unable to raise only
fifteen bushels to the acre He put the
field in alfalfa. For two years he cut
1t as hay; then /, was used two years as
a hog pasture. 1t was then broken up and
put into corn, and the first crop was esti-
mated at eighty bushels to the acre
d Il
help of alfalfa. II could not have alfalfa
should go out OF business. feel
under personal obligations to the
| Northwestern railroad for helping to SC
effectively spread over this great midland
empire the gospel OF alfalfa culture II
has been a constructive work that must
have widespread results for good.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-23
WILL CATALOGUE BACHELORS
Hall ~ Mason City brings So Many
Inquiries that Illustrated List
VIII ne Issued.

FOREST CITY, Jan. -2-Cspccisl)-since
the big bachelors banquet which was held
here at the opening Of the year at which
over fifty were present those who were
engaged in the festivities and were for
tunate enough to get their names in the
papers have been deluged with letters.
Even set old bachelors have little jeal-
ousy in them and are now envyiug their
brothers who are in receipt OF these love
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-23

messages. And now to settle tho whole
matter there is possibility OF the club
issuing a catalogue giving name, age. oc-
cupstion or profession, inventory Of worldly
possessions. temper at highest and lowest
point. church preferences. musical like or
dislike love Tor Cauarios. pct dogs and
cats like or dislike OF cold feet, and all
accompanied by photographs. II will
make a fifty pare catalogue.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-23
CLERK NO. 8 WEEDS QUICKLY

The Key to the situation--Bee Want Ads
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-23

many other prominent Colorado capitalists
all Of whom are much interested in the sue
cess Of the omaha Land show. The late
United states Senator Charles J. Hughes
OF Colorado was director Of the Cos
tilla project
Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-23
MRS. L0NGWoRTH TO WRITE
PLAY TO BE GIVEN SOON
Wife of Congressman Said to Have
Laid Plot ia society and
Kept a secret.

WASHINGTON, Jan. Especial Tele-
grRm,)-Mrs. Alice Roosevelt Longworth is
writing a play. 1t is a society play and
Is 10 be produced perhaps, at the new
playhouse" the home OF the fashionable
dramatic club, which has just been opened.
Mrs. Longworth is keeping the plot Of the
play secret, even from her friends, but
It Is said she had admitted the play writ
ting.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-03-09
INTERESTED IN PYTHIAN SUIT,

Pythians all over the country who
are in the insurance department of the
order are interested in pending law
suit of Importance, started in Chicago.
The bill prays that an injunction be
issued compelling the board of control
to return to the endowment fund of
the fourth class the money declared to
have been paid from that fund for the
benefit of a newly created fifth class,
and to restore the old assessment rate,
or else to return to each member of the
fourth class the assessment money paid
into the fund by the remaining mem
bers.
The remaining members, of the
fourth class are declared to be so years
old or older. The fifth class, begun
January l, 1907. is composed almost
entirely of young blood, many members
having been induced to renounce their
membership in the fourth class.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-03-09
LOCAL ITEMS.

Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Hill spent Sunday
in Racine.
Michael sehlax spent Sunday even
ing with friends in Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Dawson of Chicago
spent Sunday with Kenosha friends
and relatives.
1t is to your interest to buy furni-
ture now during our March Furniture
Sale. S. & j. Gottlieb Co.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Robinson have
gone to Dubuque, Iowa, for a two
weeks visit with friends and relatives.
Miss Clara Hergert returned to her
school work in Chicago Sunday even
ing after a short visit with her mother
in Kenosha.
Mrs. S. E. Brown returned Saturday
evening from Council Bluffs, Iowa,
where she attended the funeral of her
grandmother.
You cannot be dissatisfied with any
piece of furniture bought here, because
both the quality and price are right. S.
& J. Gottlieb Go.
If you need a complete outfit or an
odd piece of furniture call and see our
stock and get our prices. We save you
money. S. & j. GottGeb Co.
Louisiana strawberries have made
their appearance in the Kenosha mar
kets and the crop is declared the best
early crop ever sent out of the south.
The excellence of quality in our fur
niture has been firmly established and
the big saving in price recognized es-
peeially now during our March Furni-
ture Sale. S. & J. Gottlieb Co.
The Kenosha home of the celebrated
g Free'' sewing machine about which
you read so much in all the leading
magazines is at S. & j. Gottlieb Co. IS
Furniture department. Cash or easy
payments. A. competent machine man
will explain aid shsw you its high quail
tiles.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-03-09
CHARGES ATTEMPTED MURDER
Formal Warrant is Issued for the Ar
rest Of Italian Who Shot Hess.

District Attorney Henry J. Hastings
on Monday afternoon filed a complaint
on which Judge Randall issued a war
rant charging Mike Curse the Italian
who assaulted George Hess at Trues-
deli, Sunday evening, with attempted
murder. The warrant was turned over
to the sheriff and Curse is now being
sought in all parts of the country. It
rs generally believed that the man es-
capped to Chicago where he is known
to have relatives and it is thought
that he is being hidden by these peo-
pie. The sheriff is sending descrip-
lions of the Italian to many places and
hopes to be able to land him. Hess
Us rapidly recovering from the slight
wound he received in the encounter
and he viii be able to resume his work
as section foreman within a few DAVIS
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-03-09
START FIGHT AGAIN
Indiana Atty. Pushing Dur
kee Claim Seeks Copies of
Old KenOsha Records
MAY HAVE AID OF MRS. WALKER

The opening gun has been fired in the
Ireopening of the fight on the Durkee
claim and on Tuesday Judge Slosson
in the County court received a letter
asking that copies be made of all the
papers in the estate of the late Charles
Durkee and certified copies of them
sent to c. D. Cheney of Sullivan, In
diana. No statement is made as to the
use that is to be made of these copies,
but it is certain that the Durkee claim
has broken out in a new spot and that
a new effort lis to be made to get some
money in circulation on the strength
of the possible opening of the question
due to the recent death of Mrs. Dur
kee. The copies of the records have
not as yet been made but they will be
made just as soon as the fees are paid.
Judge Slosson declared on Tuesday that
he was convinced that there was abso-
lutely no basis for the alleged claim
against the Government but he declar-
ed that people had a right to copies of
the records of the court and he was
.poWerless to prevent the spread of
what he classed as great swindle.
Tt is expected that the matter Of the
old fight will be brought up prominent
ly in connection with the probate of
the will of the late Caroline Durkee
which is set to come up in the County
court at the regular term of the courU
to be held on April 4. Notice of the
been given by Judge Belden represent
ing the trustees of Racine college, the
principal heir to the estate but as yet
there has been no formal notice of q
contest served. Mrs. Angelina Walker
of New York City a. sister of Mrs Dur
kee when in Kenosha at the time of the
funeral gave verbal notice that she
would make contest for possession of
the estate and it is thought that the
men pushing the alleged Durkee claim
will seek to get the aid of Mrs. Walker
with view of getting some definite
claim to the Durl1ee estate that they
may proceed with the fight against the
government. Mrs. Walker has made NJ
statement in regard to the estate more
than to insist that she believed that
the estate should righfully go to her as
the sole surviving heir of Mrs. Durkee.
The attorneys for the estate are
ready to meet any contest that may be
brought and they have declared that
there is no chance of successful con-
test of the will.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-03-09
PARIS

| Chas. Gunter and James Williams
spent Sunday at Charles Witcher's Of
Bristol.
Mrs. Sarah Roberts visited with hel
aunt Mrs. Jane Williams of Union
Grove Friday afternoon.
George Streuti of South Bristol Sun
dayed in Paris.
Mrs. Nellie Keuper and children call
Jed ON Conner Roberts and family Sun
lday.
| Harvey Gunter was q Kenosha Wis
itor Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs Walter Meredith OF
Union Grove visited with his mother
Sunday.
Mrs. II. L. Gunter spent Friday af
| ternoon in Union Grove.
Will Crane, wife and family Sunday
ed at the Esmond homestead.
Charles Crane was in Bristol Friday
John Schrank spent Monday in Mil
waukee.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-03-09
DIES FROM INJURIES.
john Swift, Terribly Injured by Fall
ing Under Train Died Tuesday.

John Swift, well known Kenosha rail.
way man who was terribly injured at
the Brassville switch of the Chicago
and Northwestern Railway company on
| the afternoon of February % died at
1.-THE Kenosha hospital just after three
o clock Tuesday afternoon as a result
of shock following the accident.
Mr.. Swift was injured by falling I'M
der train of cars and both of his feet
were so seriously injured that amputa-
ton was deemed necessary to save his
life. After the operation Swift seem
ed to be getting along but on Tuesday
he became delirious and death follow
led.
John Henry Swift was a native of
Kenosha. He was a son of the late
John Swift one of the pioneer residents
of the city and was born May Is, 1857.
When he was twenty three years of age
he became an employee of the Chicago
fand Northwestern Railway company
and since that time he had been en-
gagged in railway work. Most of this
| long service was with the Northwest
ern but for time he was employed on
the Wisconsin Central.
Mr.. Swift was great favorite
among the railway men of the city and
lof this division of the Northwestern
lines and his death has caused great
sorrow among these men.
The deceased is survived by his wild
ow and one child The remains will be
taken to Waukesha early Thursday
morning and the funeral will be held
from the Catholic church in that city
later in the morning. Interment will
be in the family plat at the Catholic
cemetery at Waukesha.
I
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-03-09
ORDINANCE NO. 36I.

An ordinance requiring the trimming Of trees
along the streets in the City of Kenosha.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COMMON COUN.
Gil OF THE CITY OF KENOSHA:
Section 1: Every person. firm or corporation
owning or occupying any lands abutting on any
public street. alley or avenue in the city of Ke-
noSha whereon shade trees are maintained on
such lands or on the streets adjacent thereto
the branches of which extend into said public
streets, alleys or avenues shall so maintain and
trim said trees on before the 18th day of
March 1911, and each and every year therereaf-
ter; that no branch or branches thereof shall be
less than nine ~ feet above the sidewalk or sur
face of said street; shall the branches of said
trees be permitted to extend out over said street
greater distance than TO within five (5) feet of
the center line of said street, alley or avenue.
Section: 2 1t shall be t he duty of the Chief of
Police of the city of Kenosha to notify the own
ers or occupants of any and all premises where
shade trees maintained as aforesaid, to trim
such notice in accordance with the provisions of
section of this ordinance, and If such owners or
occupants shall refuse or neglect to so trim said
trees within the period of ten (10) days from
such notice it shall be the duty of said Chief of
Police to cause the said trees to be so trimmed,
and the cost of said work shall be charged to
the owner or occupant of the premises where
said work shall be, and hereby is, constituted
and made a special tax against said premises.
Section s. All ordinances or parts OF ordi-
nances conflicting with the provisions Of this or
dinance are hereby repealed.
Passed March 9th 1911.
Approved March It'll, 1911.
Published March 9th, 1911.
MATTHIAS J. SCHOLEY,
Attest: GEO. w. HARRINGTON