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Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-14
BLUFFS LODGE HAS MOST
MEMBERS IN THE STATE

The initiation last night of sixty mem
bers into the Council Bluffs lodge OF the
Royal Arcanum at Eagles hall brings it's
membership up to the point where II
takes the place of the banner lodge Of
the order in Iowa. A strong rivalry has
been on for several months for this posi-
tion. and early I'm the contest Council
Bluffs went in to win. In the last three
meetings l59 new members have been
Initiated, giving the lodge not only the
largest membership In the state, but the
record for the greatest number OF new
members in a given time.
There were present last night A. s.
Robinson Of ST. Louis. supreme treasurer
and past supreme regent; J. ~ Labarre
Of Waterloo, grand regent; II. A. Snyder
Of Waterloo, grand secretary; Charles NJ.
Dickson Of Sioux City supreme regent,
and G. A. Farley of Des Moines, grand
orator. j. A. Sanderson, grand regent OF
Nebraska, was also present. They were
guests Of the local officers at dinner at
the Grand hotel yesterday.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-14
Council Bluffs
DIFFICULT TO SECURE JURY
Entire Day in Marks Trial Con-
sumed Without Finding Juror.
MANY QUESTIONS ARE ASKED


After getting late start in the work
OF selecting jury to serve in the Marks
case, the entire day yesterday was CON
sumed without single Juror being def
hltely agreed upon, and the probability
Is That all Of today will be consumed in
tne same effort and that even a greater
length Of time may be required to get
Jury that VIII satisfy both sides Only
one juror Ben b. King. undertaken en-
ploNed by the Woodrlng company. ap-
peared likely to remain i'm the box after
both sides get through with their chal-
lenges. Two jurors George Peterson Of
Avoca and c. 4. Tibblts. former chief Of
police of Council Bluffs, were excused for
cause.
Every juryman is keenly questioned
about having read allegations made in
the case and the degree Of credence he
has given them. The attorney general
is also making cautious inquiries of every
prospective Juror concerning any preju-
dice that may exist in his mind against
the activity OF the attorney general in
prosecuting this case Frequent broad
illusions have been made on both sides
to possible political coloring. involving
both state and national politics. and have
led to hot coloquies between the attor-
neys and frequent ruling by the court.
John p. Organ appeared at the table
occupied by counsel for the defense and
will take an active part in assisting
Messrs. FINLEY, Mitchell and Wright
Fifty-four talesmen have been summoned
as possible jurors. At the rate the ex-
animation proceeded yesterday nearly all
Of today will be consumed in questioning
the first twelve ordered into the jury box
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-14
Younger Mcnamara
Apt at Prison Work

SAN QUENTIN, De- l3.-"James T..
Mcnamara has not been examined yet by
the prison physicians for tuberculosis and
it is impossible to state wien he may be-"
said Warden John +. HoyIe today. -.
Heretofore the custom has been to
make, no examinations of that kind unless
especially asked by the prisoner or when
the prisoners illness IL plain to be seen,
the warden explained.
The McNamaras began their second
days lesson In the jute mill according to
prison rules. owing to his familiarity
with printing machinery, James b. has
appeared the quicker of the brothers in
mastering the mechanism. The working
of loom Is not simple, and several weeks
I are allowed prisoners for learning
Los ANGELES. Dec. 13.-Distrlct At
torney John d. Fredericks today filed a
second information against Burt II.
Franklin, an investigator in the McNa-
mara murder trial, charging him with
bribery and with having attempted to in
fluence the verdict of jury. Franklin
already has been held to the superior
court for trial on another such informa-
ton and the new one has to do with Rob-
ert f. Balm, a sworn juror, who testified
in court that he had taken a bride.
The federal grand jury today continued
TO hear evidence concerning the alleged
conspiracy to transport dynamite unlaw-
fully A score of witnesses were EXAM
ined, most of whom were said to have
established the identity of ~. b. Bryce
as James b. Mcnamara.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-14
BRIEF CITY NEWS

Eavs Root Frint II.
Omaha General Hospital, Doug. ass,
Ssyptian Chocolates 30o. Myers-Dillon
Gas, Elso. Mixtures, oranden
silver Plating, ON Plating Co D.25a5
Apron sale Friday-The women OF the
st. Mary's Avenue Congregational church
VIII hold an apron and comfort sale Fri
day at the church. The west Farnam
circle Of the church will serve luncheon
the same day.
insurance Men Mest-Thirty agents
and solicitors OF the Mutual Benefit Life
Association of Newark, n. j., gathered at
a banquet at the Rome yesterday and dis
cussed business topics. The meeting is
the regular quarterly gathering.
In the Divorce court-Suits for divorce
as follows have been started in district
court: Laura Eulme against Charles
Eulme; Martha Jones against Frank G.
Jones. Della Dobbins was granted a
divorce from Walter L. Dobbins.
sipple IL Bound over--Albert Supple
was bound over to the district court on
bonds Of $500 in police court on charge
of grand larceny. Slpple is alleged TO
have stolen several suits and pairs of
shoes from a Dodge street hotel about
two weeks ago.
Frances willard Society Elsots-The
Frances Willard society of the high
school met in the assembly room at the
school and elected officers for this school
year yesterday. The following were
elected: President, Stella Abraham; vice
president Lila Galley; secretary-treasurer
Marie Galloway; sergeants alarms. Irene
Majors and Louise Stratbucker The
society teachers will be jeanette Nc
Donald, Anna T. Adams and Jennie HUT
man.
Mrs. Stewart Brought Home - Mrs
James Stewart, 1926 North Eleventh
street who ran away from her home
about two weeks ago, was brought back
TO Omaha yesterday by Colonel ]. C.
Greenman of the Kansas City police de-
partment and turned over to the county
hospital, where she will be examined by
the insanity commission. Mrs. Stewart
was being attended by a Kansas City
physician for insanity when she was
located by the police there.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-14
Messages Written
on Walls of Mine
/ Rouse False Hopes

BRICEVILLE. Tenn, Dec. 13.-Mes-
sages scrawled on the walls of compart-
ments of the Cross Mountain Mine,
where Saturday an explosion entonlbed
more than one hundred men, encouraged
rescuers during the day to renewed ef-
forts in the hope Of finding more men
alive.
These messages evidently were written
by a party of men.
When driven out Of one place by gas.
they would write, indicating where they
were going. After the trail was fol-
lowed through several entries it was lost
and hope of finding more men alive was
abandoned.
Until midnight thirty-eight bodies had
been found, but five of these still are in
the. mine. The position of the seven
bodies discovered today show they died
from black damp.
Fire broke out anew late today in cross
entry No. II about 800 feet from the main
entry. II was in the coal this time and
was eXtinguished at 1880 o'clock this
morning.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-14
BUILDERS NOMINATE
OFFICERS FOR ELECTION

The annual election OF the Omaha
Builders exchange will be held January
2 at $50. with a banquet in the exchange
rooms, followed by "A theater party al
the Orpheum. At a meeting last night
the following nominations were made:
President-Grant Parsons, William
Redgwick.
Vice President-RObert Sanderson.
Charles Anderson.
Treasurer-Thomas Herd. J. NJ. Dow.
Directors-Harry Rasmussen, Albert
Borchman. Gustave Hanson, d. J. Cree
don. +. f. Blind. NJ. Bjornson. r. l..
Carter. J. z. Merriam. A. A. Newman, w
II. Parrish, p. J. Kunz and II. f. Olsen.
The annual election will be held Jan
uary at $50 o'clock, with a banquet, fol
lowed By an orpheum party.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-14
$13,671,1S6.19

Shipments December TO- 1910, to December 10, 1911
Shipments December 10, 1909, to December TO- 1910
Gain in Shipments for 1911
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-14
FORM OMAHA MUSIKVEREIN
German Singing Societies of city
COnsOlidate--BIg Annual Fes-
tiVal L. Planned.

With the adoption last night of new by
laws and articles OF Incorporation the
Omaha Saengerfest lost its identity to be-
come part of an enormous German sing
ing society to be known as the Omaha
Musikverein.
Tbs move, which will push Omaha far
up in the realm OF music, was made last
night at the annual election and BANQUET
of the Saengerfest, held at the German
home. The move was suggested by the
actions Of the German singing societies
Of Indianapolis Kansas City, st. Louis
and many other cities In combining their
various local German singing organiza-
lions which represent those cities.
The Omaha MusikveTein will comprise
the memberships of the Saengerfest.
Mannerehor. Orpheus and Concordia
which will make it one OF the largest
German societies in the west. AS was
discussed last night. an annual musical
festival or convention will be held I'm
Omaha which will bring to this CITY he
tween 500 and 600 visitors every year.
IL was also suggested that the associa-
tlon would build a music hall, but no
definite action was taken as to that. The
following directors who were elected last
night will meet the first Monday In Janu-
AIRY and elect officers:
r. c. Strehlow, Dr. r. S. Lucke, Peter
Melehiors. Val J. Peter, J. J. Hess, W. III.
Bucholz. Leo Hoffman, Peter Laux,
y. A. Sedlacek, Rev. Il. Slime. August j.
Eggers, c. B. Liver, +. Beerman, ]. Kopp.
Charles Schnauber, Henry Lehman, Rob
ert Rosenzwieg, b. r. Nellie, Paul Getz-
schmann, Fred Daicker, George RAIN.
AdOlph Storz. Albert Krug, n. +. Richie
q. II. Schoesack and Philip Handschuk.
r. c. Strehlow, president OF the
saengerfest, was chairman OF the bust
ness session Of last nights meeting. ]. J.
LESS was POSTMASTER AZ the annual
banquet
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-14
Elks' Minstrels Give
Their Entertainment
Before Large Crowd

An audience williRg to be amused APP
preciated for two hours last night the
novel and harmless fun provided by the
seventy-five members OF the local Elks
club who made their first appearance on
the stage as real MINISTRIES. Every face
was familiar to nearly every person i'm the
audience despite paints and wigs and the
surprise equaled the enjoyment where so
much more was given than was ex-
pected.
There were some especially brilliant
stars, but every face that beamed on the
audience indicated stellar qualities. The
songs of Douglass; Evans, Hill Schnorr
and Elgan, were encored repeatedly. Du-
quette's sleight-of-hand stunt and Tin
cher and Metzger's strong mems act were
especially funny and called for much
more in the way OF encores than the
young men had time to give.
Alderman Minpick as one of the black
faces also gathered up showers of bou-
quets that were thrown at him the mo-
ment he was recognized. The work to-
night will be trifle more finished, but
It could not be given more vim than was
injected in it last night. Following is
part of the bill:
Comic Song-"When You're in Town."
Bert Hill.
Coon song-"Mlnd Your own Business"
Art Townsend.
Tenor Ballad-"If this Rose Told You
All 1t Knows" Lucius Pryor.
Southern Serenade-"Carolina Rag" Ed
Mckinley.
Darky Lamentation-"When l Woke
Up," William Douglass.
Baritone Solo-"Courage" James Null
queen.
Local Topics-"I Wish l Was a Little
Bird" Frank Elgan.
First Part Finale-"Down in Sunny
Honey Town" sung by the Comedy Con-
tingent, assisted by entire company.
lntermission.
Overture--Medley, orchestra.
Olio OF negro acts, specialties, burlesque,
songs and dances, by local talent exclus-
lively.
Porcupine Riding Club-Dr Don Mac
rae, captain William Douglass, bugler;
DR.. Treynor. William Coppock, p J. Me
Bride, George Wright, William Schnorr
Paul G.. Mooney, Painter Knox.
Ebonyville Elks Receptlon-A minstrel
musical comedy-with a plot; $40 reward
to anybody finding the plot A conglom-
Grafton OF comedy, funny situations, songs
and dances, etc.
Ace and Deuce of Mystery-Ed Du-
quette and Grover Beno.
Two Eccentric COmlquey-C. Il. Tincher
and Ralph Metzger. Burlesque magi-
clans, strong men and hand balancers.
Palm Leaf Maid-Song and dance by
Ernie Countryman, Bob Cole, led Clemln-
son. Tom Wise, J.. J. Patterson. Charles
Duquette, G. Sulhoff II. A. Waddington
Buck and wing dancing.
Finale-"Back to Sunny Honey Town"
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-14
Charged with Theft Of Grin.

LOGAN. Ia. Dec 12--(Special.) -George
Bales was brought to Logan today by
Officer Myers OF Missouri Valley 10
await the action Of the grand jury in the
January term OF court Mr. Bales was
arrested at Dunlap Sunday evening on
charge OF taking a grip at Missouri Val
ley belonging TO another party. Mr.. Bales
says that he is II years Of age and
resident Of Newark, n. ]. His preliminary
trial took place at Missouri Valley today
before c, Alexander.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-14
CARLISLE GETS VERDICT
OF $3.50 FROM THE CITY

The jury which listened for week to
the evidence in the case OF Charles Car
Isle against the city, returned verdict
yesterday in favor OF Carlisle for $3.50. lie
sued for $500 for alleged damages sus-
tained when he fell into a sewer ditch,
which had been washed out by a heavy
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-14

rain. Carlisle drove into it in the dark
ness and one Of his horses received in
juries that caused its death. The case
had been tried once and won by the city
but the verdict was set aside by Judge
Green. The city appealed from his ruling
to the supreme court but the higher
court sustained Judge Green.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-14

transferred and was stationed at one of
the South Atlantic states military coast
stations.
Mrs. Wildman did not rejoin her hus-
band after his return TO this country.
The petition filed yesterday morning by
Emmet FINLEY attorney for Mrs. Wild
man, alleges cruelty. No claim is made
for alimony. Mrs. Wildman was born
In Council Bluffs and was for years be-
fore her marriage social favorlte.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-14
WELCOME WORDS TO WOMEN

Women who suffer with disorders peculiar to their
sex should write our Association and receive free
the adviCe Of physician Of 40 years experience
"a skilled and successful specialist in the diseases
OF women. Every letter Of this sort has the most
careful consideration and is regarded as sacrsdly
confidential. Many sensitively modest women write
fully what they would shrink from telling 20 their
local physician. The local physician is pretty
sure to say that he cannot do anything without
" an examination. DIR. Pierce holds that these
distasteful examinations are generally needless, and
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-14
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This volume is unequaled by competition from ANY
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or shipped as many shoes in one year.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-14

that except in should submit
Dr. Percs's in the of
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The TO
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Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-14

We have been the business Is years Through good
growth has been continuous shipments ONE
MILLION DOLLARS each
Our honestly
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-10-06
RUSE OF CHICKEN THIEVES
In New Jersey They Have Been Steal
Ing White Leghorns and DyeIng
Them Black.

Chicken thieves in New Jersey have
adopted an astonishing ruse to battle
owners Of the fowls they steal. Late
ly several poultry farmers discovered
that valuable white leghorn hens were
missing. A thorough search was
made, but no one could be found in
the section who had recently acquired
white leghorns in quantity in pro-
portion to the number that had been
missing. The first clue as to their
disappearance came few days ago,
when Mrs. Edward Hall, who has a
fine lot of white leghorns, found that
walking among her leghorns were
three black hens. She "shooed" them
out Of the yard, angrily, as they were
Of an inferior type. An hour later the
evicted hens were still hanging around
the place, and when she finally cor
nered one, intending to throw it out
side, the fact was disclosed that the
black hen was wet and the wet came
from black dye. Investigation showed
that the "black" hens were her home
sick prize white leghorns.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-10-06

With this issue the Advocate is
one year old. Our method of To-
comotion during most of this time
has been creeping, but beginning
with next week we are going to
stand up beside a chair and for a
few months push that around. We
frankly acknowledge that we are
now just in the timorously hopeful
period but when spring returns
again and the absent honyocker
comes back; when the April show
ers descend, the May zephyrs blow
and the June grains spring up like
magic; when the smiling home
steader throws an occasional one
fifty at us, we may make few
perilous excursions out on the
slippery kitchen floor absolutely
unassisted and alone.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-10-06

The debating committee were in
session Monday evening and deci-
ded on the rules governing the Sc
lection of judges for the debate
next Monday night. A jury list
of twelve was drawn and the fol-
lowing were named as likely to be
called upon to act as judges of the
contest: r. T. Holihan, J. L. Par
rott, O. ]. Felt, Leslie Weeks,
D. Kimball. Charles Minnick, w.
F. Belcher, B. M. Herman, S. M.
Smith, H. Reed, John Mock and
Geo. Lippert. There will be five
judges and one referee. The
gentlemen having the negative side
of the subject. Should a home
steader marry" wanted to talk for
an hour and half on their side of
the question, but the committee
finally decided that IS minutes
would be the limit. The program
will also include some good music
and readings.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-10-06
Married Happily but Not Well.

MaTTIeu 0aPPsiy WI Not WSU.
what do you think?" she cried,
Edith Reddin's cousin, that pretty
one that was here last summer. has
gone of and married college profess
sor and the family are awfully upset."
"Gracious!" exclaimed Miss Olcott.
What was wrong with himT" John
inquired.
why, a professor. you know"
''What-um-what did her family
do?" asked Kate.
DO! You can imagine! Why, she
could have married-well. a duke,
guess"
"What-er-what did her friends
do?" asked John.
why, well, you know, she's dropped
out, just naturally, herself"
us she happy" came from Kate.
"They say so. oh, guess she's mar.
ried happily enough. but not WE'LL
From Thieves" by ak"
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-10-06

it is who has raised the poultry
products of the United States to an
annual value of a billion dollars.
This is perhaps the most astound-
ing item in the account Of our
national prosperity at the present
time.
The little brown hen has been
going about her work quietly for
the past ten years with marvellous
results. The secretary OF agricul-
ture quite astonished the country
in 1900 by asserting that the an
nual value of poultry and eggs was
$3.50. 900, 900. Five years later
it was announced that the indus
trious hen and her ally, the incu-
bator. had increased the poultry
products of the country to half a
billion dollars. This made her an
active competitor for precedence
with the wheat crop.
Three years later the poultry
products, including eggs, reached
the valve Of 500. 900, 900. This
ratio of increase has been kept up
until the billion-dollar mark has
been reached. Poultry and eggs
now surpass in value the wheat
crop by 80 per cent
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-10-06
Notice to Subscribers.

Quite number of our subscrib-
ers will be one year in arrears on
their subscriptions during the next
month. AS the postal department
regulations provide that publish
er Of a weekly paper cannot mail
their papers as second class matter
to any subscriber who is more
than one year in arrears, we re-
quest that those who know them
selves to be such will kindly attend
to the matter of renewal by the
18th of October if possible.
ADVOCATE PRINTING Co.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-10-06
TIP YOUR HAT TO THE HEN.

The Philadelphia Press can
hardly find words sufficient to sing
the praises OF the little brown hen.
This dignihed old paper says:
Let the humble barnyard fowl
ascend the throne as the rightful
queen of the feathered tribes. She
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-10-06
Friday, October 6, 1911.
INTELLIGENCE IN FARMING.

INTELLIGENCE IN FARMING.
There is probably no business in
South Dakota which is carried on
with as little actual intelligence as
the business of farming. During
the last two years in this state there
have been numerous examples OF
where one farmer would raise a
fairly good crop and his neighbor
just across the sixty-six foot road
would gather nothing. The causes
for the one mans success and the
others failure are not far to seek.
The one man exercised intelligence
in his farming methods while the
second trusted largely to nature to
do most of the work. The first
probably studied proper crop ro-
tation, he evidently knew the value
of proper seed selection, he prob
ly realized that it was necessary to
treat his seed according to ap-
proved methods in order that the
growing grain might better resist
certain crop diseases that are now
known to exist, and lastly it is safe
to assume he was one of those
men who believed in the old adage
that what is worth doing at all is
worth doing we'll and so he plowed
deep, in the proper season, and as
sisted nature during the growing
growing period by correct cultiva-
ton at the proper times.
No less an authority than James
J. Hill said last week at Bismark.
N. D., to a crowd of farmers:
You have thirty-fve million acres
of farms according to the last CEN
sus. If you could add $40 an acre
it would be $3.50, 900. If you
could add $40 an acre it would be
500, 900, 900. Now | want to say
to you that you can add $50 an
acre" According to daily press
report of this week, a movement is
now on foot in that state to estab-
lish five hundred small experiment
al farms, with the hope of making
North Dakota lands worth a hun
bred dollars an acre.
The time was, when it was rath-
er generally thought. (although it
was never true) that if man was
no good for anything else, he could
be farmer, but happily such is
not the case today. At that time
farm values were so low that in
different effort would generally
bring some returns on the invest
ment. But today when man has
from Sd 900 to Sc, 900 invested in a
quarter section of land it requires
careful calculation and the exer-
else of high average intelligence to
make money on his investment.
However, a great many are do
ing it and a great many more will
soon learn how to turn the trick.
Our first and third presidents
were farmers and then there fol-
lowed a long period when there
were many other callings that
man would rather follow than be
farmer. However, the pendulum
is swinging back again. Now it
is recognized as one of the most
independent, remunerative and de-
lightful of callings. With the aid
of the rural telephone and the dali
ly paper coming to his door. he
keeps abreast of the times. Last
week farmer was appointed sena-
tor from the state of Maine. 1t is
no bound OF the imagination to
say that before long the pendulum
will have swung back to its origi-
nal position and that then we will
again be occasionally electing a
farmer president of these United
States.
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-10-06
An Odd Instance.

"Vessels are paradoXical sort OF
things"
"How so?"
They'll cut the water when they
want to make fast knot"
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-10-06
Something WRONG.

81 think this indictment must ba
defective" declared the judge.
"Why?" inquired the assistant dis
trict attorney.
Seems to make sense"
Dewey County advocate. [volume] (Timber Lake, S.D.) 1910-1913, 1911-10-06

"Seems to make sense.