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Evening star., 1911-08-13

THE NEW ART EXTOLLED.-It Is
said the first impression Kinemacolor
photography produces in the beholder Is
one of great astonishment. For the mo-
ment one is nonplussed. not knowing
whether he is gazing at nature in all her
glories, or entering into a beautiful
dream 1t is not at all the same as
looking at artificialiy colored views, NOV
ing or set, for by this new art, or process.
or call IL what one may. the sensitized
film used records, with the aid OF the
sunlight alone. objects as they really are.
All the colors are reproduced In the
photograph as clearly anc az faithfully
rs the objects themselves
w T. Stead. editor of The Reviews of
Reviews, i'm a communication to Charles
Urban, one of the discoverers of the
kinemacolor process. wrote the following:
ALLOW me to congratulate you upon the
magnificent exhibition OF artistic pictures
you are affording the public at the Scala
Theater Q,ondon). i was there last
sliGht with my wife and family. and we
Ave neysr seen anything approaching 1t
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-10-26
Search for Body Of
Supposed Murdered
Man at OsmOnd

oSMOND, Neb., Oct 25.--(Special.) Jos
mond was the scene of a murder scare on
Monday night, when q sheriff"s posse
went out TO the farm home Of Munsen
brothers, three miles from Osmond, TO
search for the body Of ole Munsen, their
father, who disappeared mysteriously
eighteen months ago. No one know where
Mr.. Munsen had gone, rumor having It
that he is in Sweden to escape payment
of his debts. Monday afteTnoon Henry
Bouma. a brother-in-law OF the Munsen
brothers. said in conversation with sew
eral people that he had an idea that the
elder Munsen might have been put out
OF the way, as he had been staying at the
Munsen home, but was driven away the
night before the victim was supposed to
have been done away with. Mr.. Bouma
was at Plainview and the village marshal
and three assistants went to that place
Monday afternoon to look Mr., Bouma up
to see II he would file Information. He
was willing, so the party telephoned TO
the county attorney. c. II. Stewart, who
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-10-26

whisky house and after he had worked
the town decided 10 try his luck with
adjacent farmers. He accordingly went
to sheppard's livery stable, hired val
liable double rig and drove out OF town.
That was the last seen OF him and tho
team disappeared in the same mysterious
way. All efforts TO locate him up 90
this time had proved fruitless, but a short
time ago word was received from the
sheriff OF Antelope county that a man
answering Crowberger's description was
working near Clearwater. The sheriff
was notified TO hold him until a man
could be sent from hero to identify him.
Before the Custer county officer arrived
there, however, the suspect had slipped
away from the Antelope official, and, II
is said, headed for OmahA. Sheriff Ken
nedy Immediately notified the Omaha
police, who already possessed a descrlp-
ton OF Crowberger, and was rewarded
last night by receiving a telegram that
his man was in custody at that place.
According to information received by the
sheriff. Crowberger is now travelling
under tho name OF Case, while n COM
panion. who was mixed up with him
during his stay at Clearwater, was call
| ing himself Crowberger.
The Key TO the Situation-Bee Ads.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-10-26
Stephens Men Take
No Move in Case
(From a staff Correspondent,

LINCOLN, Oct. 25.-(special)-No steps
have been taken so far by Dan V.
stephens or his attorneys to compel the
secretary OF state to certify the name OF
the Fremont man to the county clerks
over the Third district as a candidate for
congress on the populist ticket.
The new law provides that the decision
Of the secretary OF state shall be final
unless an order of a district court or the
the state supreme court is Issued by the
second Wednesday before election. I'm
less such an order is issued today on the
application of the Fremont man the de-
cision as given out yesterday by Secretary
of State Wait will stand.
S. s. Sdner, attorney for Mr.. Stephens,
said today over the telephone that no de-
cision had been reached in the matter
and that as he understood II mandamus
proceedings could still be Instituted
against the state official. He did not
indicate what step would probably be
taken.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-10-26
Nebraska
ALDRIC1 BACK AT HIS DESK
Executive and Party Make Good
Bag on Hunting Trip.
POLITICAL SPEECHES TO COME
VIII Take Platform During Cam
paign and Talk In Third District b
-Refcrs to Attitude of County
Attorney English.
POLITICAL SPEECHES TO COME
CFrom a staff Correspondent

LINCOLN. oct. A-(Special.)-Gover
c. II. Ndrich returned at noon today
from Cherry county, where he has been
spending a few days hunting The party
with which the state executive went
gaming obtained In all l25 ducks and
thirtytwo prairie chickens. The major
portion of the time while Governor AID
rich was in northern Nebraska was spent
on the Bachelor ranch, fifty miles south
west of Valentine.
Announcement has been made from the
executives office that he will deliver sew
eral political speeches between now and
election day. The following dates have
already been set and others will be an
nounced in few days october rs, Falls
City; November 3, York; November T.
Aurora. Dates for the governors appear
ance in the Third district are also under
stood to be shortly announced after they
have been approved by the republican
state central committee.
Asked about the statement by County
Attorney English of Douglas county fol-
lowing his letter to that official, Cover
nor Aldrich said: English may have
been getting ready to file those cases, but
1 notice that he did not get busy until
after my letter was written. There Is
such thing as making get reader you
know, when they say they are about
ready"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-10-26
First Bride in Hall
County is Dead

GRAND ISLAND, Neb., Oct. &.-(Spe-
cial. Mrs. Tiene Menck. widow of the
late Christian Menck, passed away at the
age of So years. Her death marks the
departure of the first bride in Hall
county Christian Menck. pho preceded
his wife in death by about two years, was
one of the three white men plotting a
colony of Germans up the Platte valley
in 1857 and locating a town on the Fourth
of July OF that year one and a half miles
southeast of the present site of Grand
Island. They staked out the settlement
on an island formed by the Platte and
Wood rivers and from this the city Sc
cured it's name. A year later Mr.. MenclS
went back to Omaha, married Miss Tiene
Harding. who came from Davenport TO
meet her fiance, and the wedding trip
consisted of the tour by emigrant wagon
over the prairies to Grand Island. Free
mont consisted of but few houses at
the time; there were one or two at Co
lumbus and no white mans residence this
side of Columbus In Nebraska. Mrs.
Menck leaves two sons and one daughter
and quite a number OF grandchildren ia
mourn her loss. The funeral will take
place from the home Thursday after
noon, Rev. l.. l.. Llpe of the English
Lutheran church officiating.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-10-26
FAIRBURY PARK CUSTODIAN
SUED FOR TEN THOUSAND

FAIRBURY, Neb.. Oct. 25.-(Special.)-
+. N. Prout, attorney for Robert Bald
win, has begun action in district court for
the recovery of S1OO 900 for personal in
iuries sustained by his client by getting
a beating up from Walter Welsh. Both
parties live in Fairbury. Baldwin runs
restaurant in this city The defendant
is a retired farmer and is employed as
custodian of the city park. Mr. Baldwin
in his petition alleges that on September
% Welsh hit, beat and kicked him, in the
city park. He alleges 1t has cost him
500 for the services of a physician and
that he has been personally damaged to
the extent of $4,000. Mr.. Welsh says
that Baldwin was drunk and that he
tried to get him out of the park, but
Baldwin resisted and struck at him.
, Welsh with assistance got him up town.
+. L. Rain is counsel for the defendant.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-10-26
TELEGRAPH OPERATORS
PLEAD GUILTY TO THEFT

FAIRBURY, Neb., Oct. 3.-(special.)-
]. L. Upton and NJ. S. Torrison, the two
boomer operators who have been spending
some time in the county Jail awaiting
trial, pleaded guilty to the charge of
stealing a book OF United States express
money orders from the Rock Island
agent at Jansen. They were given from
one to twenty years in the penitentiary.
according TO the new law of Nebraska.
These operators were acting as relief
agents at Jansen while the regular man
was off on a vacation. They forged one
check for $3.50 and cashed IT at the
First National bank at Fairbury. Sheriff
Chirnside took tho prisoners to Lincoln
today.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-10-26

came Immediately to osmond In COM
pany with Sheriff Goff and Coroner Sal
ter Immediately upon their arrival a
posse was formed and trip was made
out TO the farm in automobiles. The party
was armed with shovels TO dig in place
where Mr. Bouma thought no had reason
to believe the body might bo concealed.
While the dlggers dug the county nttor-
ney and the sheriff questioned the Mum
sen brothers, but nothing could he found
out. At about a. m. the party came TO
town, leaving an officer at the home to
see that nothing was disturbed. Tuesday
forenoon was spent in digging and then
the officers decided the affair was but a
water haul, so all left the premises,
While the work was going on excitement
ran high, but everything Is now quiet
The Munsen brothers maintain that their
father is In Canada
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-10-26

The Key to the sltuatlon-Reo Ads.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-10-26
district Court at Tecumaeh.

TECUMSEH. Neb., Oct. Especial
Telegram -District court is in session
here with Judge J. b. Raper on the
bench. The case OF the state of Ne
braska against C. f. Madden came before
the jury Tuesday and continues today.
Mr.. Madden is accused Of assault with
intent to do great bodily harm to the
person OF oscar Eisentraut. Both are
respected farmers Of this community
and both are middle aged. The dispute
arose over school matters and Mr.. Mad
den is accused with having struck Mr..
Eisentraut on the spine with a shovel
severely injuring him
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-10-26
MAN WANTED AT BROKEN
BOW ARRESTED IN OMAHA

BROKEN BOW, Neb., Oct 25,-(spe-
cial.)-sheriff Kennedy left for Omaha
today to bring back A. b. Crowberger,
who is wanted here on a charge OF con-
version of property. Some two months
ago, It is alleged, Crowberger was In
Broken Bow taking orders for an Omaha
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-10-26
Grave Found In OgalaIIa street.

OGALALLA, Neb., oct. 25.-(Special.)-
While digging the trenches for the water
pipes for the new water works some of
the workmen today dug into a grave in
one of the main streets. The remains of
a man apparently around 40 years old
were found. The rough pine box was
badly rotted. There was no coffin. The
clothing was in good state. He had
been buried in heavy wooden clothing
A black silk necktie around his neck was
as good as new. This body had lain
buried where it was found for more than
forty years, as It is not in the memory
Of the oldest inhabitant as to who II
was or tho time of burial.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-10-26
Man Found Dead at OEaIaIIa.

oGALALLA. Neb., Oct. 25.-(special.l-
Louis Mater, an old German, who has
been the janitor at the court house Cor
the last year and a half. was found sit
ting up in his chair in his room dead
yesterday. He had not been complaining
any. but had been in usual health. He
was close TO 70 years Of age. He was
born in Alsace, Germany. and came to
America in the year 1861. He has
widow and son living. but their where
abouts is unknown. He had been
separated from his wife for the last eight
years.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-10-26
INDEPENDENTS OBJECT
TO TOBACCO TRUST PLAN

NEW YORK, Oct 25.-Formal objec-
lions to the proposed plan OF reorganiza-
tion Of the American Tobacco company
were filed today with the United States
circuit court by counsel for the So
called Independent tobacco manufacturers
and producers, The brief states that the
plan will not restore competitive condi-
ditons because ownership OF each OF the
new companies is practically Identical.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-10-26
Tecumseh Vote. Two bond Issues.

TEcUMsEH. Neb.. oct Is. Especial. y
At the special election held here Tues
day two propositions for public improve
ments were successful. One was for
bonds for sewerage mains In the sum OF
r7.O0O and the other was for a new con
crete reservoir for the water service 10
the sum Of $500
New-York tribune., 1911-01-01
Savage Tribes
That Keep Armies
of England Busy
THE AFGHAN FRONTIEk X
Wild Habits of Men Who
Live by Theft, Revenge,
Murder and TredChery.

The stay-at-hom with little knowledge
II geography r. inclined to think that the
Afehans are the chy race worthy OF con-
sldcIaiion o1 me LJTthwes' fringe of the
indian omuirp. h;gaan:sian has, nj course
lonpod Ia-cc "a fne Ri,t'Sh cyC not only
because of the wars we have had in the
lnls Of that county bI, because W. ha' C
rad n hail dread That eaouI over The Rus
slams attempt to vrest india from ~"
control it viii he down the ih,'ber Pass
that their lccions ~ soldiers viii ndlc"'
But there are Other people in that border
lanG. little though. of by The Srea; outer
vcrld but vino have characteristics Whlch
must be interesting 30 any oHe VINO fesi -
to be acquainted with the lesser known
folks under British rule
shall always remember when first ]
went among the men of Baluchis.ar- very
tali ami broad and svarthy. with dignity
in their dcmeanor and with The bright
evc. % men who spend much of tacr ives
IN the saddle beneath a sem-tropicai sky.
The iSaI.ohi c - The impression he is
v.aupoa ~ sIpcra bunGancc cf ~ fitting
vif.s garments - never wears anything
br. whit fl's face is oval aud mis- nose
aou'i;n7. h.. ID: is l"n@ ami in oily cu'ls
his heard IS taton The 8aiuChi has
stride whit1 denotes ,hn fcarlessneGs Of a
wili uccrle He = ho.r;.ate as q friend.
but q deldl" enemy and regards fighting
as tho chief duty or manhood. lie is more
ct,, alrous than most Of the other wild
liIlsmcn in that mart uf the world for n"
will no. wan ,ou.v Kill e woman. nor boys
VII, have not got ''me To wear trousers.
Nothing will persuade a Baiuchi 90 wear
garments which have any color in them.
auhor green. blue or black. although ne
has no objection 20 his vile wearing a red
garment. with sometimes a pair Of loose
Citing trousers after the manner OF the
East The reason we have practically no
Baluchis in our Indian army, although
they would be invaluable az brave soldiers
is because OF their aversion 10 wearing a
cc,ored uniform The Baluchi never cuts
his hair or beard for fear of Ill luck, ana
re considers that cleanliness and bravery
are incompatible. Courage and determine
tion are the qualities most honored among
tho PaIuChiS
New-York tribune., 1911-01-01

eertatives meet together in the Open ~ ~
,noir weapons close beside them TO as9'''
them in argument. and II Is 10. a." 49,,
known tiing for councillor 10 "''
ference OF opinion. -.
IN dealing with the Pathans the J'
ire the only bodies whose hutnoi''s
ccnized by the tribcsmen. aho '"e'e'v'.' -.
before anything can be done "T P"'
~ the local jirgah has 10 be Wo" o'c''
Indeed OF recent years the BrI's" eV
meut has utilized the iirgah ~ t"e
oryation Of law and order. anu ups" ,',
.,.ipciuie of sci tEicf to cat"h WI =
,,.nv criminals who would nave ESCAPED
r,der the ordinary mach,nery 81 the hi'-
,sb law have hecn laid by the heels. Here
a. a case which shows the power 81 t'e
irgah Ia such matters:
4 VIGOROUSLY evil character was chdis'"
win particularly brutal murder ou''
though every one knew that he was su'i'' ,
Sufficient judicial PROOF could not he DrouS"'
,orward 10 ccavict him Accordingly. t'7
ocruty commissioner turned him over 10
IL. fried bv the tribal i;rgah After oue
confederation they unanimously oeci''y -
Tin, innocent. bu, advised that b" s"ouh'
10 dcpo,toa 90 css tho border. This was
d,re. but the very day he crossed tue Dor
dor the iir-ah sat uro1 him and il''cn NM
rb,,- r,ayorcG t.us' "if Ne saF ne - gu''>
,,a comn's>i,nor viii only put nm '''"
,ri,,n for seven years which IS not heaTl9
bad enough punishment: besides ""'c"'
,,bcn he comes on, he viii certainty Uy
to KIM US for having said he Mas Guilts.
They therefore did What they considered
,bo host ard simplest thing. and took jus
lice into their own hands
New-York tribune., 1911-01-01
WAZIRIs THIRST FOR BLOOD.

In this wild icgicn of the no ihWest ir'H-
tier is Wazrristan, which is an INDEPENDENT
state Under British protection Tie Nazlrls
have two occupations. th'eving aud b2htlnE
They nclt anybcdy and everybody; fan"y
fouds are oC the bloodieSt. and they W'li
steal from anywhere except graveyard
Yet. i'm spite Of these unpleasant charactei-
istics. tLey have some regard for truthinl-
rcss thcv are most hospitabie. and theY
rurish severely any lapse from virtue. y
" aziri who is not engaged in blood ieud
c.p,ijers he is having rather a SLOW Tune
so there is plenty OF enmity and shooting
from behind bowders
The Wazirs iuhaDit a poor and rocky
region. and he scantness Of food neces>i-
;ates constantly rowing life They are
indepeLdent and restless and make ire
ouont forays from their almost inaccessible
mountains into the adjoining valleys where
I've men Of weaker race. The Waziri IL
$, netting of q terror to his neiGhOors.
and the fear and hatred with which he Is
regarded only serve to increase the natural
arrogance and boastfulness of his de-
meanCr
The following anecdOte told by Nichol-
son. the hero Of Delhi. gives good Idea
OF Waziri standards of life and conduct
New-York tribune., 1911-01-01
THE CARS WATCH

There IS In the possession Of the car a
very remarkable watch. 1t was made by
"A Polish mechanic named Jules Curron.
The czar mad heard some wonderful tales
shOut the inventive ability OF this man.
and wishing personally 10 test his skill
lie sent him parcel containing a few con
Ter nails, some wood clippings, a piece OF
broken glass. an old cracked china cup.
some wire and a few cribbaeeboard pegs.
Accompanying this was command to
make them into timeplece Within re-
markably short time. the car received
them back i'm the shape Of watch The
case was made of chine, and the works
OF the other odds and ends. So plea sed
and astonished was the czar that ne sent
for the man. and conferred several distinc-
tiOns upon him.-Thc Christian Herald
New-York tribune., 1911-01-01
BREAD WITH LOTS OF GHEE.

Fancy" lie SAYS "a wretched li;tle
Waziri child who had been put up to poison
food on my asking him If he knew 1t was
wrong to kill people, saying il was wrong
to kill with knife or sword | asked him
why, and he said because the blood left
marks. II ended I'm my ordering him TO BE
taken away from his own relatives (who
III treated him as much as they Ill taught
himJ and made over 10 some respectable
man who would bring him Up well. The
little chap heard the order given, ana
called out, oh, there Is such good man In
the Miri Tappahs. please send me TO him.
| asked him how he knew the man was
good and he said He never gives any one
bread without gEee Tancid butter) on 1t!
| found on inquiry that the man was
good man in other respects. and made over
the little fellow to him. | have seldom seen
snything more touching than their mutual
adoption of one another. the child clasp
ing the mans beard, and the man With his
hands on the childs head
The WaZiri is constantly trailing his coat.
as il were, and inviting some one to tread
on it as an excuse for row. He has such
q sense OF his own dignity that he can
never get over the dIshonor Of being
wors,ed. and so feuds so on indefinitely.
Nowhere in the world, perhaps, is life held
so cheap.
II is not so long ago since a British eX-
pedition had TO be sent into the hills TO
punish the Zakha Khel Afrids for their
depredations among the adjoining tribes.
Now. the. Zakha Khels will do anything TO
ge, money, but they are too lazy TO work.
and consider robbery the only respectable
occupation. They have 50 unenviable a
reputation among the other clans Of the
Khyber Pass region that no man will ac-
cept their word. Such scamps are they
that they did not even possess a holy man
by whose tomb they could swear. Now. an
oath registered by shrine is accepted by
most OF the tribes as binding, but in the
case of the Zakha Khels their word was
New-York tribune., 1911-01-01

not accepted without some definite security
being given
This OF course. was a great inconveni-
ence. so one day. when mullah. or Ma
hometan priest, came into their territory.
seeking safe conduct TO the next tribe,
they treated him with all politoness. but
finding that he was man Of great sane
thy they decided that this was the oppor.
tunity for putting their reputation for
truthfuiness upon a better footing so they
killed him and made his tomb shrine for
MI 40 reverence and for themselves 10
swear by. The Zakha Kheis to-day do not
admit this. but say that the holy man WAS
attacked by some SnInwaIi raiders and
died Of his wounds However, while the
Mussulrnans Of tho neighborlng tribes are
willing to reverence the shrine. they MAKE
a mental reservation in accepting the word
OF the Zskha Khe who swears by IT,
have mentioned thai tine Zs%h9 Khes
accuse the Shinwsris of having attacked
their ore and only boly man These Shin
wsris !vc in the nelgh6oring villages. Tho
manner in which thesc people treat their
womenxlBd may be tsken as iyp.csl "
ihe customs In regard 10 the iair sex
throushou; the border. Sir Robert War
lyrton states that during the eighteen
years he spent among the people Of the
Khvber district ne did not speak 10 a
vonlsu on more than three or four 0cca-
slons. 4 woman or yoGrg girl !s never al
lowed 10 speak 10 any man except those ~
her own family. and II she meets one by
chance. turns her back until ne has passed.
Wien the Sbinwar women and girls
wanted 20 have day out In the hills gath
ering wood and grass some Of the men
used To 20 out WITH them with their riass
to guard against attack by the Iakha
Iyhe,s with whom they we're generally at
var. No Shnwari, however. would dare
to GO near where the women were working.
for il hs did ne would be lucky TO &c, oN
With no worse punishment than big fine
imposed by the tribe After several DAYS
of this guard duty the Shnnaris would
sometimes get tired Of it This was the op-
ro-tunitv for the Zakha Khel. who had
peen patiently awaiting his chance. Ne
would swoop down and carry of perliap.
half a dozen OF the women. and not release
them tin . heavy ransom had been paid.
though # the women got A fair start they
usually outdistanced their pursuers, who
, had then TO resort TO intimidation by pre-
tending 10 fire at them.
JOHN FOSTER FRAZER.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-01
HOUSES AT A DOLLAR EACH

The Roy J. + D!ckie, pastor Of the
American Church I'm Berlin. when in Augs-
burg, Germany, a few weeks ago. found a
uttle city in the heart OF the city that was
shut In all by itself with two gates. and is
called the "Fuggerei" 1t is so called be-
cause the lO5 houses within fl were all
built with money left by FuGGer. the
wealthy sixteenth century banker. who has
been called the j. +. Morgan of that coun-
try. When he died he directed TINT these
houses should be built and then given to
poor aged families for marks and L.
pfennigs rental "A year. that is exactly one
American dollar. They. nave four rooms
and kitchen. with a little front garden
and little garden behin1.-The Christian
HeIHld.