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Omaha daily bee., 1911-02-23
BROWN VICTIM OF MURDER?
Council Bluffs Man Thought to Have
Been Killed and Robbed.
BODY BURNED IN HIS HOME
'ire DiScOyered at Midnight and
Partly IncinerAted Body Found
Inside in Pool OF Blood
by Firemen.


whether Andrew David Brown an -,
sihe wiper employed at the I1Iinois csn.
lra' round house in Council Bluffs Mo
was round burned beyond recognition, IN
q i,re that Nesfroyed Ms little shack ab5Is
= ocioek yesterday morning, lost his ufe
py suffocation or was robbed and mnrL
uered and HIS house fired to hide the
crime is problem that has arisen s,nce
his tragic death
DroWn hVed alone in a little crude tar
paper-and-board shack near the corner of
North Eighth street and Avenue M. He
was last seen alive at 10 O'Clock Tl,esdav
night, after he had spent the evening IN
company with two friends. both men.
whom he had long known, visiting the
moving picture shows. His brother. r. s.
Brown, who lives at 1906 North Eighth
street block from the burned shack,
saw him as he passed on his way home
Discovered by :. e. Winn.
The fire was discovered about y 80
o'clock by s. f. winn. a young farm
hand employed on the farm OF Miss Avery
on Bennett avenue Winn had been call.
ing on a young woman on North Eighth
street and was passing the shack on his
way home when his attention was at
traeted by the bright light shining
( through the window and the smoke pour
| ing from the building. He ran TO the place
and found only one door, located on the
I north side. He tried to open It and found
| II barred by a chain stretched across on
| the inside. When opened the few inches
| permitted by the chain the flames burst
out with such fierceness that his mitten
was scorched. He ran to the house where
he had been calling and called the fire de-
/ partment
Firemen TOO Late.
When the department arrived the little
/ shack was almost entirely destroyed. No
water was available on account Of the
/ great distance to the nearest fire plug
/ When inquiries developed the possibility
/ that Brown was in the building the fire
men used their pals and chemicals and
succeeded in extingushing the fire after
/ but little more than the floor remained.
/ Browns body was found by the side OF
| his bed where he had apparently rolled
| off. lie was lying on his back with his
/ arms upraised. his knees drawn up and
/ spread wide apart. The arms had been
burned off at the elbows and the legs at
| the knees and the flesh had all beer
burned from the chest, exposing the ribs
! The firemen pulled out the remains OF the
/ body with pick hooks and laid II on a
/ sheet and notified Coroner Cutler and ther
4 continued 10 carry water until all OF hs
fire was extingushed, about $3.50 o'clock
suspicion OF Robbery.
The suspicion OF robbery and murder did
not develop until the ruins Of the shanty
were examined yesterday afternoon by Jo-
seph Martin foreman OF Wickhams brick
yard. located in the vicinity. and where
Brown had worked for six years before
! going 70 the railroad shops last autumn
Continued on second Psge)
Omaha daily bee., 1911-02-23
DAWSON TAKES BANK PLACE
Iowa Congressman Turns Down Offer
of President Taft.
FULL PROBE OF TAYLOR CHARGES
PRESSURE EKerted for speedy Action in
Case of Omaha Man, hut Menu
bers VIII Look Into His
Case Thoroughly.
CFrom Sal CorraspOndent.l

WASHINGTON. Feb. 22.-Cspeclal Tele-
gram. m.)-Representative Albert F. Dawson
of the Second Iowa district Is to be prosi-
dent OF the First National bank of Daven-
port in preference 70 accepting a position
as secretary TO the president Of the United
States. His decision was made today
A year ago Mr.. Dawson declined to per-
NIT his name to be considered by the nom
mating convention of his district. declar-
ing that he could no longer afford, in jus
tice to a growing family. TO remain in
political life. His congressional career will
close March 4 and shortly thereafter he
will assume the presidency of one Of the
Oldest national banks in the country
Mr.. Dawson was under consideration by
the president. but when brought face to
face with the proposition ne decided to go
back to private life and banking appeals
to him.
The Nebraska delegation in the house
broke even upon the vote as to whether
the United States should add two battle
ships TO the navy or get along with but
one additional dreadnaught Representa-
tives Hitchcock, EIinkaid and Hinshaw
voted for two new battleships. while Nor
ris. Latta and Mcguire voted for one.
Interest In Taylor Case.
Those interested in the confirmation of
Cadet Taylor and by those" is not only
meant Senators Brown and Burkett. but
others who knew Taylor when he was
chief clerk in the government printing
office, are pushing the commerce commit
tee to which the nomination was referred.
to hasten it's report But the committee is
is not inclined to be dragooned and resents
outside pressure, which is being brought
TO bear on some Of the members in favor
Of Taylors confirmation. The committee
will not hold another session this week.
and as Senator Burton has the charges
against Taylor preferred by Victor Rose
water OF The Bee. and az n will take
some time to go through them, Il is not
expected that any action win be taken on
the nomination until next week.
II was said today by the clerk Of the
committee that very great many pro-
tests have been received from citizens
Of Omaha against Taylors confirmation
Omaha daily bee., 1911-02-23
Call Tyler 1000
today if you have a
single want ad

The ad taker Will tell you how
TO get a servant
How 20 get a position
How 10 rent home
TO sell a useless article
To fill your idle rooms
She will prepare an ad for you
and tell you what It will cost
Don't wait.
Don't hesitate.
Everybody reads Bee want ads,
Tyler 1000.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-02-23
MucH onAToRY ovER INIriArnE

House MePibeFs InRbIe 20 settle
Questions InVotved.
LINCOLN. Feb. 22 -tspeciui.)-- Ual-lonT
debates IN the house 0f representatives
Omaha daily bee., 1911-02-23

Continued on Second Psse1
Omaha daily bee., 1911-02-23
WEATHER FORECAST.

For Nebrsska-Cloudy.
For Iowa Fair.
For weather report sec page 2,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-06-08
BUSINESS WOMEN
A Lunch Fit for a King.

An active and successful young
lady tells her food experience:
Some years ago l suffered from
nervous prostration, induced by on
tinuous brain strain and improper
food, added to a great grief.
81 was ordered to give up my work,
as there was great danger Of my mind
failing me altogether. My stomach
was in bad condition nervous dyspep-
STA, | think now and when Grape
Nuts food was recommended to me,
had no faith in it. However, / tried
it, and soon there was a marked i'm
provement in my condition.
81 had been troubled with faint
spells, and had used a stimulant to
revive me. | found that by eating
Grape-Nuts at such times was re-
lieyed and suffered no bad effects,
which was a great gain. As to my
other troubles-neryous prostration,
dyspepsia, etc.-on the Grape-Nuts diet
they soon disappeared.
II wish especially to call the atten.
tlon Of Office girls to the great benefit
| derived from the use Of ~Grape-Nuts
as a noon luncheon. / was thoroughly
tired Of cheap restaurants and ordin-
airy lunches, and so made the expert
ment of taking a package of Grape
Nuts food with me, and then slipping
out at noon and getting a nickeIs
worth of sweet cream TO add to It.
II found that this simple dish, fin
ished of with an apple, peach, orange,
or a bunch OF grapes made a lunch 1T
for a king, and one that agreed with
me perfectly.
Il throve SO on my Grape-Nuts diet
that / did not have to give up my work
at all, and In the two years have had
only four lost days charged up againsi
me.
let me add that your suggestions
In the little book, Road to Wellvilie,
are, in my opinion, invaluable. espe
cially to women" Name given b,
Postum Co., Ba tile Creek, Mich
Read .1The Road TO Wellville' y
pkgs.
There's d Reason
EVER read enc above letter1 A n<1
one nnRears frorn tirae 10 tluses Thr
are Eeaulne, trucs and full "a ha'Aa
Interest.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-06-08

"T had q fright" she admitted; but
I don't see how you could know. I'm
very sure l didn't cry out"
mo, ! heard nothing, no sound at
all. I Just knew, and SO | came to
you as fast as I could. What was It
that frightened your"
Nothing at all, l imagine. l was
| sitting here on the ledge, looking at
that wonderful sky, and all at once
1 found I was growing afraid. I didn't
know what 1t was about, at all. ! sup
pose it was just because I was a little
tired and had begun to realize that ]
was a long way from-from home. !
had come around the headland, not
really to look for more ffrewood, but
in the hope that I might happen to
find a clue to where the stores are hid
den; and, as I said, suddenly 1t
seemed a long way back and ! began
to find myself afraid. And then, be-
ing afraid, well, I thought I saw
something moving up there behind the
rocks-something big, bigger than a
man, and whitish-yellow."
His eyes followed the direction in
which she had pointed, but could
make out nothing In the deep, vibrant
blue shadows.
"That's likely enough" he told her
1T was probably a bear. II it was
we're in luck. I'll come back by and
by and go cunning for him. But first
I'm going to take you-home."
She had used the word before, bu'
in what sense he was not entirel.
sure; and she had undoubtedly uset
1t not more than half consciously. A
any rate, when he said 1t now sh'
flushed a little, and SO did he, ant
their eyes, meeting, frightened sud
denly.
Silently ne turned away from he
and began furling up his wings, an
she helped him. IS she had helpe'
him that other time when he had trie
! to convince her that he was not
! dream.
When 1t was done, they set on
slowly, In the deepening twilight, 70
the hut.
3 sits very good of you to walk dow
here with me-" she said, "you VIII
7 could hy-"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-06-08
SYNOPSIS.

Philip Cayley, accused Of q crime OF
which he is not guilty, resigns from the
army In disgrace and his affection tor
his friend, Lieut.. Perry Hunter, turns 20
perfects a flying machine. While soaring
over the Arctic regions. he picks up q
curiously shaped stick he had seen IN lne
assassin's hand. Mounting again, ne qls-
covers a yacht anchored in the bay. De
scending near the steamer, he meets .
girl on an Ice foe. He learns that tne
girls name Is Jeanne Fielding ana !ldt
the yacht has come north to seek signs
Of her father, Captain Fielding, an arctic
explorer. A party from the yacht - ma
king search ashore. After Cayley departs
Jeanne finds that he had drop1ea q Gu5
the surviving crew of his wrecked whaler
are in hiding on the coast. "A giant rIl-
man namedRoscoe, had murdered Fleldlns
plorer had revealed the location Of an
enormous ledge Of pure gold. Roscoe insn wen
took command Of the party. It develops
that the ruffian had committed the mur-
big load of gold. Jeanne tells Fanshaw.
owner of the yacht, about the visit OF me
sky.man and shows him the stick left by
Cayley. Fanshaw declares that 1t is an
Eskimo throwing stick, used TO shoot
darts. Tom Fanshaw returns from the
searching party with q sprained ankle;
Perry Hunter is found murdered and
Cayley is accused of the crime but Jeanne
believes him innocent. A relief party goes
to find the searchers. Tom processes his
love for Jeanne. She rows ashore and
enters an abandoned hut, and there finds
her fathers diary, which discloses the ex-
plofer's suspicion of Roscoe. The ruff
fan returns to the hut and sees Jeanne
man swoops down and the ruffan fees
Jeanne gives Cayley her fathers diary
to read. The yacht disappears and Ros.
GOES plans to capture 1t are revealed
Jeanne's only hope is in Cayley. Tht
seriousness Of their situation becomes ap
parent to Jeanne and the sky-man.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-06-08

fussing around and ! looked out. He
had baited an old fashioned mouse
trap with cheese and was leaning out
to set It on the floor under bis berth.
Along IN the night 4 thought / heard
thu trap click. The next morning l
got up ahead OF my neighbor to watch
his maneuvers with the mouse trap
felt kind of creepy when ! saw him
pick up tho trap with a dead mouse
dangling from the wire moose. Later
Expressed establishment at my neigh,
boris hagging that kind OF game On d
sransccntinental train
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-06-08
CHAPTER XIV.
Discoveries


The sunlight Of another crystalline
day had made a path Of gold across
the floor and half way up the wall
when Philip reused himself from what
he had intended to make the merest
cat-nap on n Of the hunks, and with
difficulty rubbed his eyes open. The
| SAVIOUR of something good to eat was
| already in his nostrils.
Jeanne, with her back to him, was
bending over the fire. busy with the
breakfast. She heard him stirring.
and looked around.
ooh, I'm sorry," she said. Il didn't
mean to bang that pan down that way.
I meant you to go on sleeping for
hours and hours"
Looking fairly at him as he sat
there on the bunk she saw his hands
clutch tightly over the edge OF 1t;
saw the color go ebbing out Of his
face and then come surging back
again. She had seen him do that once
before.
"Why-what's the matter, Philip7"
she asked.
TITS Just the wonder of you" he
said slowly; "of waking up to find you
here, busy about this home Of our
as if-as II 1t were all true. I've been
very deep asleep"
You'd better get ready for break
FAST" she said, in a tone whose mat
ter-of-fact infection was a little exag-
gerated. TITS nearly ready"
When they had finished, and while
they still sat face to face across the
board plank which had served them
for a table, Cayley leaned forward a
little and, smiling, asked a question.
whats the secret, Jeanne? Your
eyes have been shining with mystery
ever since we sat down here"
She laughed. You're much too pen
etrating. / didn't mean you even tc
dream there was a mystery to pene
!, trate. But-well, it's time to tell yor
now. any way"
! She, too, leaned forward a little ant
shook her head at him with a tanta
LIKING air of triumph.
You didn't lind the thing you Wer'
> looking for last night in fathers jour
? nal-the place where they hid tn!
v stores, I mean"
i "Oh, but l did!" he cried. II onl,
waited to give you time to eat a nee
Q essary and sensible breakfast befor
n l spoke Of it. I had 1t on the tip G
my tongue to suggest that we Sc
about finding 1t in good earnest, whe
I saw, in your eyes, that you had
mystery of your own"
d 1t was evident from the look
those eyes now that she was both 81
prised and puzzled.
"You found it last night" she e
:" claimed. Found it in the journa
4. and then never went to look at It'll"
o. CTO BE CONTINUED.)
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-06-08

Clark Howell of Atlanta tells OF
the sad case of an elderly darby in
Georgia, charged with the theft OF
some chickens. The negro had the
misfortune to be defended by a young
and inexperienced attorney, although
it is doubtful whether any one could
have secured his acquittal, the COM
mission of the crime having been
proved beyond all doubt. The darby
received a pretty severe sentence.
Thank yo' sah," said he c%heerfully.
addressing the judge when the sen
tence had been pronounced. Oats
mighty hard, sab, but ii. amt any
thing what l expected. | thought,
sab, dat between my character and
dat speech Of my lawyer dat yo'd
hang me, shore!"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-06-08
CHAPTER xIll.-continued.

Suddenly he was flying downward,
as fast as gravity and his great wings
would take him. Drenched with the
sweat Of a sudden terror, cleaving the
air so fast that the sound Of its Whin-
ing rose to o scream through his taut
rigging. Down he slanted, seward
a little, past the end of the great head
land. Then, with the sudden exertion
Of all his strength, upon one lowered
wing, the other flashing high like the
stroke of a scimitar, In the curve of
the shortest possible arc, he shot
landward, pounced, checked, and
alighted not far from the girl.
She had been seated upon a broken
ledge of rock when he had first caught
sight Of her. She was In act of
getting to her feet when he alighted,
not a half dozen PAGES away.
She had been pale, but her color
had come back now In a sudden surge,
She was breathing ~unsteadily and her
hands were clasped against her
breast. "You-you mustn't fly like
that" she said. IF you had been an
eagle, the way you wheeled and came
rushing down out of the sky would
have terrified me / shut my eyes II
order not to see you killed"
He did not answer her at once, and
she, looking intently into his face
went o "You know 1t was danger
GUS. You thought yourself that vol
were going to be killed. | can set
the horror ofeit in your eyes,"
Then he got his breath. Your
safer" he questioned unsteadily. "Yo'
we're in danger, sudden danger, and Il
terror at it. That was what brighten
ed me, that sudden knowledge. | cam
down faarsnx ; should be too latAS
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-06-08
.MlsdI- .hs eehoed. .pld you thLnl

"MiRdl" she echoed. Did you thinS
! wanted to do embroidery"
He showed her how the work was te
be done, and In five minutes she was
busily engaged at It, She had moved
to another bunk, a little further from
the FIRE, and he, with innocent artihce.
had c~ontrived that the big soft sleep
ing-bag should be spread out under
her.
Meanwhile he plunged into q sys-
tematic search. through Journal and
maps, for the thing that was to spell
either life or death for them
At the end Of an hour he looked up
suddenly, an exclamation of triumph
on his lips. But at the sight Of her, 1t
died out in q smile. She had slipped
down on the sleeping-bag, her head
Graded in the crook of one arm. And
she was fast asleep.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-06-08
CHAPTER xiv.
The Red-Bound Book.

BY the time they had reached the
headIand, the whole beach before
them was enveloped In the sapphire
shadow OF the cliff, and the little clus-
ter Of huts toward which they were
trudging was hardly distinguishable.
1t was not until they had halved the
distance that the girl made out the
little plume of rose-colored smoke that
fioated above Philips newly construct
led chimney.
But the next instant he laid a hand
upon her arm and, with the other,
pointed i~mperatively down the beach
toward the hut. Whether you saw
him before, or not" he said, with q
short grim laugh, "you al see him
now"
Looking where he pointed, she saw
a big, yellowish-white, ungairly thing
come numbering round the corner q
the hut, upon all foura.
"A bear" he said, "snd a good bic
one. You're not to be afraid. THIS Ia
| RALLY unmsrfted good iucs
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-06-08
Australia Rich in Libraries.

Victoria's (Australia) five hundredth
free library was opened lately. One
and all of the older libraries are we'll
p~atronized. The gross revenue re-
ceived by them in the aggregate from
halls, members subscriptions, and
grants is about $40, 900. There are
about a million books in these libra
ries and it was claimed that some
thing like $500, 900 visits are paid to
them in a year. While works of tic-
ton are read to the greatest extent.
general literature and history receive
a good deal of attention.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-06-08
repast. The consequences 81

ishing repast. The consequences OF
this culinary error were distressing.
Some small thought moving In his
big head told him that II the sand
looked SO well 1t must be good to eat.
and he attacked It voraciously. When
HE rolled into his tank he found that
he would not stir, being too heavily
ballasted with his light luncheon.
This luncheon while It had suspended
entirely his powers OF locomotion had
not affected his vocal cords. and he
beloved Justify for help. Keepers
turned or the water IN the tank and
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-06-08

were rejoiced to see that Pete could
iust manag to rise and 50 his way.
Dr w, Reed Blair decided tiat Pete's
communicating would not prove scrt
GUS. but after the suffering Pete
went through the keepers said u
would be safe to lot the residue Of
the sand pile remain in the yard
New York Herald
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-06-08
"HIPP0v DOESN'T LIKE SAND
When Resident Of New York "zoo'
Went for a Swim He Found
the Ballast Heavy.

Although he is the son Of the &C,
complisned Mrs. Murphy, the acknowl-
edged queen Of hippopotamus row. IN
the Zoo in Central park. and In view
Of his lineage certainly should know
better, Pete. the only hippopotamus
in the Bronx park, recently tried 70
convert d pile Of sand into . nour-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-06-08
MICE IN THE RAILWAY CARS
travelling Man Always Carries = Trap.
ard Catches One About Every
OthAr Might.

-On my last trip across the cont
nent i net Il man WHO showed me q
hitherto u~nsuspcctcd danger Of sleep
ing cara. ssid the travelling man. The
first night out frnm Denver no occ,t
pied the berth acToss the aisle from
mire. Shortly after everybody had
turned in FOR the night hoard him
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-06-08
..oh. that.s nothing. said he. 4

.sOh, that's nothing said he. !
catch i nous about every other night
In seasons when ! am on the road
most Of the time. ! don't know where
they make their nests, but there are
few Of the ordinary coaches that do
not carry their share Of mice
I'm Chicago 1 bought a five-cens
nous trap and set 1t IN the way
home. but I did not catch a mouse"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-06-08
Out of the Hare.

Here's a hairpin in the soup, wait
err said the mad diner.
Yes, sir. It's all right. It's hare
soup, sir"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-06-08
seif.satisiactloi,.

Some men are satisfied With them
selves merely bccerso they are Doos
Judges Of character.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-06-08

TO stand firmly erect while others
are bowling and fawning for praise
and power.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-06-08
Valuable Asset.

Learn to say mo" 1t will be OF
more use to you than to learn to READ
Latin.-Spurgeon.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-06-08

ing woman with the veil.
Howe-Yes.
Wise-Do you know why she wears
the veil?
Howe-No. Homely?
Wise-No; she's afraid the sui
might blister the paint.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1911-06-08

Wouldn't It be nice within a week or so
20 begin to say good bye forever to the
scalding. dribbling, straining, or too fire.
Evening journal., 1911-04-06
FIREMEN READY
FOR CHESTER TRIP
Washington Members viii
Join in Housing of FELTON,
Fighter

The Washington Fire Company has
completed arrangements for the trip
OF its members 10 Chester on Satur-
day, April Is, to participate In the
housing celebration of the new. truck
OF the FELTON, Fire Company.
The Washington members will leave
this city on the 1.30 o'clock train over
the Pennsylvania railroad. They ex-
pect to take more than 100 men, all OF
whom will be I'm uniform. At meeting
of the company last night the follow
ing officers for the trip were elected
Chief marshal, John B. Simmons, COM
pany marshal, Horace l.. Vandegrift;
assistant marshals. Elmer Thompson,
Wilmer Green and S. S. Curlett
This evening the members will have
public meeting for the members and
their friends and then the names of
those who want TO go on the trip with
them will be taken
Members of the Washington Trip
Association have completed arrange
ments for their fifth annual reception,
which will be given this year in Turn
Hall on Easter Monday night, April
IL.
The committee in charge of the af-
fair is as follows: Samuel S. Cur
lett, chairman; James M. Dickerson,
secretary; James H. Yates. treasurer;
NJ V. Farrell, f. L. Vanderbraak, John
B. Simmons, Joseph I. McGarvey, Rob-
ert c. Porter, Edward A. Donahue,
Leon F. Klund and Gerald j. Farrell.