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DROW NED ~ ROCkAWAY SURF
Went TO Rescue OF wife and pauGhter.
VINO Had Drifted Out on water wings.


In an effort to save his wife and daugh-
ter. whom he believed to be drowning,
Frank Plumridge. an agent. ~ years old,
who lived at ia9 Nineteenth street. Brook
lyn lost his life in the surf at Rocka way
Beach yesterday morning.
The party was staying at Mcintosh 8
Hotel. Shortly after 10 o'clock they went
to the beach for swim. Mrs. Plumridge.
who was Plumridges second wife. and
her stepdaughter, Catharine. l8 years
OF age. were both able to swim little.
but they used water wings. The tide
carried them out about 800 feet before
they realized what was happening.
Neither lost her head, but both shouted for
help.
The life guards were 400 yards away.
but two Of them Thomas Burns and
John Purtell-heard the cries and started
for the women. Plumridge jumped into
the surf and swan toward his wife and
daughter. His strength was spent be-
fore he reached them and he made mat
ters worse by frightening the women.
In their struggles they lost the water
wings and were floating unconscious
when the life savers reached them.
John Christie. a waiter at the Park Inn.
who was In bathing. turned his attention
to Plumridge. who was floating face
downward and unconscious. Christie
towed him to the beach and bystanders
did what they could for him until the
arrival Of DIR. Weinstein from the Rock
away Beach Hospital. Plumridge showed
signs Of life, but he died after an hour.
Mrs. Plumridge and the daughter were
taken to st. Malachi's Home. Both are
in a serious condition but will recover.
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DE IA RiRRA WI RIDER PLOT.
New Conspiracy NrNraich In Mexico
Gorc,gucrs Leaving the Republic.

Mexico CRY. July ~. The city was
startled to-day Ivy the announcement
that the police had discovered plot n
assassinate Provisional President de la
Barra and had arrested six men suspected
Of being mixed UP in the conspiracy
The strictest secrecy is being maintained
The police will only say that the attempt
on the Presidents life was to have been
made on Tuesday of this week. when
Senior dc la Barra was attending the
festivities AT Juarez.
The President declares that he refuses
to believe that anything was planned
against him.
II is insistentlv rumored that the port :
folio OF Minister of War in De la Barra $
Cabinet. vacated yesterday by the resig-
nation of Senior kacon has been offered
to Gen. bernardo Reyes. This change is
the first of a considerable number ex-
pected 10 be made in the Cabinet in the
next few days
SAN ANInNI". Tex. July 10 Travellers
C, ming up from Mexico bring dis .,iieting
stories about conditions there. , man of
large property in Torreon. Coahuila, who
arrived here to-day says anarchy prevails
in Torrcon and in the State generally
on account Of the removal OF the troors
from the Texas border.
The Spanish and German Governments :
have nrdered their. subjects to leave
Coahuila' he said. Several hundred
members Of the German colony will ar
rive in San Antonio Friday night and re-
nam here until Me trouble in Mexico is
over. The conditions in Coahuill are the
same as existed when the troops were
ordered to San Antonio last March
with the coming OF the troops both
sides were willing to make concessions
Tor the sake OF DpQcp there n
semtlance OF peace az long as American
soldiers were within striking distance
MeNcans are now under the impression
that these troops have all gone and II
gives the law less elements license to insult
foreigners. Looting and stealing are
general Strikes in all the factories of
Coahuila are threatened.
As result Of the anarchy that pre-
walls the foreign element in Torreon is
excited and is ready to quit the town
and State At a moments notice To-day
I received telegram saying that FIFTY
and will 60 direct to the city Of Mexico
II they fail to get protection in the capt. Al
they will go on board steamer at Vera
Cruz and return to SNain.
The German colony has elso been
notified by the German Consul in Mexico
to leave 1orreon in the next twenty-four
hours end TO make San Antonio their
headquarters until the trouble is over
in Mexico.
General conditions in Mexico a. the
present time are bed for all With the
exodus of the Germans and Spanish
others will follow end within one week
there will not be q foreigner in Torreor
or the State of Coahuila The better
element of the republic is ds salts fled
with the men appointed to govern the
cities and towns and for that reason there
has been great deal Of unrest"
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ARREST BANKER MILLS IN BED
NE CIV rs S2j.OOO CASH BAH.
ON CRIMINAL CHARGE.
Proposed Purchase Of the Audubon Banks
stock by ia, Id Ncito. a south Ameri.
can Fruit Company Promoter. First
Directed suspicion TO tho President. I.

VdV tVuN NOmVaUy VTOmOtcr. tTSt
,, directed suspicion to tho President
David s Mills. who until recently was
president of the Audubon National Bank.
was arrested yesterday afternoon by
Deputy United States Marshal Hecht
\ complaint was sworn to yesterday
charging him with misapplying the funds
of the Audubon bank. and Federal
warrant for his arrest was issued by
Commissioner Shields The warrant was
served by the deputy marshal on Mills
! i'll his home, at 3Ob West iO2d street. where
the banker is confined TO his bed from
recent operation. Bail was fixed at
s'5 900 and commissioner Shields went to
Mlls's house for the arraignmen,. Mills
gave the bail in cash
The complaint charges him specifically
with misapplying between $4,000 and
$50. 600 Of the banks funds, paid out in
the form of discounts on notes aggre-
eating $4,000 face value The money
thus derived il is alleged. was applied TO
the purchase of stock Of the bank which
was held by some Of the directors
When the directors of the bank were
called together in hurry on June 10 last
Mr. Mills told them that h. had a pure chaser
for the bank. This purchaser presented
himself and Mr. Mills told the directors
that his name was David Neito of - New
street Mr.. Neito's business is fruits
At his address. at - New street. he appears
as part of the Magdalena Fruit and
Plantation Company and the Anglo-Co-
lombian Fruit Company. He also appears
a. Interested in the Washerman Realty
Company.
4 Government officer said yesterd day
that Mr.. Neito is South American and
that he has never become a citizen II the
United States. The Government officers
have been looking into his record since
he showed himself as a possible purchaser
Of the Audubon National. and they found,
80 they reported yesterday, that he has
still! pending against him number of
,nsat lsfied Judgments several years old
Mr.. Mills on the day of the meeting told
the directors that MIR. Neito had already
acquired humber Of shares of stock in
| the bank and that he was ready To take
more. The directors were ready tp sell
out. but they would take nothing but
cash. Mr.. Mills said that Mr.. Neito' s
notes were good enough for him and
thar in fact he had accepted the fruit
| land promoters notes for most of his
stock. But the directors stood by their
resolve, and Mr.. Neito paid cash.
| Later. when ii was conjectured that
Neito was n dummy for Mills himself. the
directors went to look for their stock and
found i, still in the banks vaults. They
paid back the money TO Seito which they
had received for il and demanded that hs
leave the stock in the bank, since 10y
that time William Reimers. then cashier
and Charles a. Hanna. national banS
examiner. had dc ducs that Mills hat
tought the stock through Neito with tn,
banks own money.
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C,,y Onic,ai sues for Libel.

James Creelman. president OF the ,Mu-
nicipal Civil Service Commission, filed
suit yesterday against the Star Company.
publishers of tho New York American.
for 500. .OOO libel because of an article re-
lating tn the retirement of Deputy Fire
Chief Ahearn on full paw and his subse-
auent appointment by Gov. Dix as State
Fire Marshal. Mr.. Creelman said that the
article accused him OF entering into n
conspiracy with Mayor Gaynor Charles
F. Murphy and Gov. Dix for an improper
purpose.
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SCHMITTBERGER SAYS q. Il
Inspector on Two Night Tour Finds Every
Cop on Post.

Chief Inspector Schmttberger spent
two nights this week in going over the
fixed posts in Manhattan and reported
that every policeman was on post The
result was far different from the last in
spection trip made by Schmittberger no,
long ago, when about forty-eight police
men were brought up on charges as the
result Of his trip and many Of them fined
He covered about seventy miles in his
automobile with Policeman Cramer, W no
was with him on the last trip. and went
over most Of the posts from the Battery
to Harlem.
II was announced at Police Head
quarters yesterday that the fixed posts,
or the peg" posts as they are getting TO
be known. will be extended to Brooky yn
in short time. This action is partly due
10 the reception that has been accorded
the idea by the public. Commissioner
Waldo has received many letters from
persons in all boroughs commencing the
plan and IN" Brooklyn residents have
madea plea for peg posts in their borough,
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LEWIS'S BIG lBBLE BURSTS.
Receiver Appointed for All Hut One OF
Publisher.PrOmOter's Properties.

ST. LOUIS July 2O,-An order was issued
here to-day by the Federal District Court
appointing the st, Louis Union Trust
Company receiver for five OF T.. G. Lewis Il
concerns in University City. st. Louis
county. The American Woman's League
is the only one OF the projects Of the
publisher promoters assets which is not
affected,
l.ewis.s career IA the promoter Of the
various concerns mentioned in tho decree
is compared in the opinion handed down
to-day by Federal Judge Smith McPher-
son and d, p. Dyer TO the South Sea
bubble.
IF this bill Of complaint recited the
truth or IL a small per cent Of the recitals
are the truth. then We have for Considera
tion one Of the most gigantic frauds that
have been perpetrated in many a day"
the oplnIon saws.
"The truth is IL this bill is 10 be believed
there il no valid corporation trafrrtiug
tn these in ltigatlonI and has been none,
Every one Of the defendant corporations
has been organized az mere sham and
pretence nothing in the world buta cloak
TO cover the purposes OF the defendant,
Edward q Lewis
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NO LIQI or ~ THEATRES.
Gov Dix NetOrs senator BiS Tim Sulli.
vans Bill Permitting II,

ALBANY. July 20. Gov Dix to-day sent
IN the SENATE his veto W"sSag" of Big
Tim Sulliran's bill which proposed to
give theatre in New York III" right to
sell liquor Gov, Dix says
This bill allows the Police Department
of the city of New York IN its discretion
to permit the sale Of wine beer. strong
or sprlrlous liquors during IN" perform
Rnce Of any entertainment of the stage in
licensed plac-s
IN" present law permits such sale
vhue concerts consisting Oi vocal or m
styumental music only are hong piven
AMI 'ii,is give n'npir room, fur ,'lr rnlfy-
ment "' music IN places ~ public enter
tainment tn" amendment proposed
opens the wav To the licensing of tlaces
OF the most obiecti"nah'r character and
y h,ph,N unde'lrH' 10 extension of the
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SUICIDE or JAMES 7. DUNN
Former Hotel Man shoots Himseift II
Atlantic City Hotel.

ATLANTIC CITY. y. j.. July 20 James
T. Dunn of Philadelphia was found dead
al o clock tonight in his room in hotel
on Pacific avenue with a bullet wound
in his head 4 revolver lay near him.
He came to the hotel yesterday without
baggage.
A despatch from Philadelphia says that
Dunn lived in New York city twelve years
ego Later he was the proprietor of
hotels i'll New Haven and San Francisco
OF late he had been the he Id of noveity
concern in Philadelphia He was about
80 years old
A suit against Mrs. LizzA II. Holm es
for the alienation of his affection was
brought by Dunn's wife and j. pendin L
i'm New York.
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MARRIED.

STU TtRGES-BlSHOP-On THURSDAY, Ju!v %
1911, at III" residence Of her sister Ms ioaa
Wood Lawrence /. I. by the Rev oiir
u. toi', II. u, Martha d Bishop To Judge
Frank u. Sturgcs Of New York city.
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l'NIbERTAylERS.

FRANK T.. CAMPBELL. 2Ai-3S3 ". 73d 49,
chApcls. Ambulance Service. Tel. 1884 Cnc'' >
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-12

set none OF the spectators could have
picked the winners
Colpetzer and Powell will meet Kennedy
and Bloodgood in the finals either late this
afternoon or Saturday morning.
Kennedy and Bloodsood had the edge on
their opponents all through the match.
The team has had little trouble In defeat
ing its opponents in the consultations and
will show Colpetzer and Powell a speedy
time in the finals perhaps too speedy for
the other omaha men
Both Kennedy and Bloodgood. who came
here recently from New York. are bis
men and cover the court easily. besides
hitting the ball hard and well.
Ray Branson Of Mitchell s u. beat Sid
overall Of St Louis. So SO, in a speedy
match Friday The South Dakotan was toe
speedy In action for the 81. Louis man
and outplayed him in many OF the games
overall hit the ball hard and had Branson
worried in several OF the games but he
was too unsteady TO keep up his flashes
OF fast work.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-12
Three Local Men In Semi-Final Sin
giles, Four in Doubles.

Three Local Men In Semi-FinaI sin
giles, -Four in Doubles.
Three Omaha players in the semi-finals
OF the consolation singles and all four of
the teams in the semi-fnals Of the doubles
were the results of Friday mornings play.
NJ. Colpetzer Of Omaha will play Jack
Webster of Omaha and E. Smith OF Omaha
will play r. II. Dosh of Stuart, Ia, in the
consolation singles, Copetzer having de-
feated p. Larman of Omaha 4-6, 60, 6-2 in
the third round Friday and Dosh playing
Buck of Omaha 60 2-6, 6-3,
Buck and Williams OF Omaha won their
place in the semi-finals or the doubles by
the default of Scribner and Potter Of
Omaha, and Burns and Madden beat Sam
Caldwell and Webster 1-6, 6-4, SO.
Hugh G. Whitehead of Norfolk, Va. de-
feated Roland Hoerr OF st. Louis TO, as
7-5, in the first round OF the Updike cup
consolation round of the national clay tour
uament Friday. The match was the only
one of any great interest in the morning
play of the tournament, but its features
were stirring enough to please even the
most spectacular loving of the crowd.
Whitehead with his sure shots to the
corners played the more brilliant Hoerr
back on the game and set winning points in
both Of the deuce sets, although the ST.
Louis man took the second set 6-4. Hoerr's
crashing swings on the ball would send It
over the net at such a speed that 1t was
impossible to return II, but many Of the
balls went wild. while Whitehead rarely
missed a stroke.
T. f. Kennedy and E. Blodgood of
Omaha defeated NJ. Buck and g. Williams
of Omaha and Alliance, respectively, 6-1,
6-2 and NJ. Colpetzer and c. Powell Of
Omaha defeated Burns and Madden OF
Omaha GA. SO, 7-5, in the semi-finals of
the consolation round of the national clay
court tennis doubles Friday afternoon.
The match between Colpetzer and Powell
and Burns and Madden was good fight,
the contestants working stubbornly for
every point Many of the games went
duece and at the beginning Of the third
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-12
Merritt's Body Will
Be Buried in Red Oak
Corpse of Assistant Engineer Recov.
cred from the Maine on Way Home
on Battleship North Carolina.

WARRINGTON, Aug. 1.-THE body OF
Assistant Engineer Darwin K, Merritt re-
Gently recovered from the ruins of the bat
tleship Maine, in Havana harbor will be
sent to Red Oak Ia. the home Of his
family,
The body Is being brought TO the United
States on the armored cruiser North Caro-
lima, due in New York tomorrow, with
Secretary Of War stimson aboard. This Is
the only identified body recovered In the
present operations OF raising the Maine.
The unidentified bodies OF the Maine $
crew will be brought back on the collier
Leonidas and inferred in Arlington ceme-
terry
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-12
HUMPHREY CONTROVERSY
BROUGHT BEFORE GOVERNOR
Executive 10 Induce Him 10
Use sackett Law.
CFrom a staff Correspondent


LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. u.-(special,)-
W, NJ, Bowling called upon Governor Aid
Itch today In an effort to persuade the
state executive to start custer proceedings
against the village board of Humphrey,
No action was taken by the governor In
he matter and II is said that other rene
lies than the Sackett law may be involved
n the case II the trutees do not resign
rom their places In the little Platte county
rillage.
According to Mr.. Bowling the village
,oard refused to enforce the state law
.galnst lewdness and drunkenness duriag
firemens tournament which was heie
here one week in July a carnival com
ANY appeared In the village derinS that
,eriod also and, according TO the caller at
he executive office today the reign of In
lecency was such as 70 put many OF the
itizens 10 shame because OF its rankness'
When the city officials were asked TO put
stop to the nuisance they refused to do
nything in the matter according TO Mr.
bowling, and the board and the village
loliee department both declined to make
my arrests.
In the relation Of the events of the week
Attorney Bowling asserted that DR.. Con-
lon Of Humphrey is charged by the mar
halls and the trustees with having inspired
, sermon which Father Florence delivered
Sunday or two following the memorable
week, for which he was threatened with
.ssault by those who are sneSed TO have
aid no attention to the enforcement OF
he state law. Dr. Condor at the time he
allied upon the chairman OF the village
,oard and the city marshal for protection
m this occasion Is said TO have met with
10 response these officials being in the
rowd which aceosted him In the street
GLOWING the delivery Of the Florence ser
DON.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-12
KEARNEY BOY DISAPPEARS
seven-Year-oid SON OF MIR and Mrs
James johnson Lost While
Going 60 City,

KEARNEY. Nsb., Aus. li.-(special Tele-
gram Tommy Johnson, the 7-year-old son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. James Johnson, residing
in the southern part Of the city, has disap-
peared, and although the entire city and
county force Of officials searched for him
throughout the night and today and were
assisted by scores OF friends, no trace Of
him can be found. Towns along the Union
Pacific have been notified to keep a close
lookout for aim The lad left his home
early Thursday morning to come up town.
about half a mile. That is the last seen OF
him. Some advance the theory that the
boy was slowed in box car by hobos who
infest the stock yards district through
which he passed and has been carried out
OF the city.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-12
New National Party
Forming in Mexico
Anti'Re-electionists' Clubs Propose TO
Nominate Ticket Headed by
Francisco v. Gomez.

MEXICO CITY. Aug n.-Foliowing tho
abandonment last night of Francisco /.
Madero's standard by the anti-r-election-
lists in reply to his virtual reputation re-
Gently OF that organization, a call was sent
out today TO all the anti-re-eiectionist clubs
for convention on August 10 TO nominate
a new national ticket, of which Francisco
Vasduez Gomez, minister Of foreign affairs,
Is slated TO be the head.
The delegates at last nights meeting
claim TO represent 29s out of total Of S57
delegates The opposition was precIpitated
By Maderos efforts 10 fuse the political
clubs into nationalist party to be known
as the constitutional progressive party.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-12


Walter T. Hayes of Chicago won the
clay court championship Of the United
States by defeating Percy Siverd Of Pitts
burg, rs, GO, 81. in the finals Of the Sec
ond annual clay court tourney at the
Omaha Field club Friday afternoon. Hayes
in his brilliant defense work. his whirlwind
method OF attack and the sklllful manner
in which he handled the ball on defensive
work far outplayed the Pittsburg man,
who did not play in as good form as he
did In defeating Winston Of Virginia in
the semi-finals.
siverd fought the first set with bulldog
tenacity and with a snap and style that
had been expected of him throughout the
entire match. Hayes started with a rush
and at the end Of the fifth set had the
Pittsburger Al. but siverd won four
straight and made It SIS. From this point
on to the end of the match, however, the
speed OF the Chicago man pulled him
through the winner in every doubtful point
Of the match.
The stroke Of the Chicago man was de-
ceptKe. His long arms gave an impetus
to the ball that those who had seen him
play in former matches did not believe him
capable Of doing His shots were sure
court, hunting first one corner and then
the opposite one. When he had once gained
the net his work was pretty, returning the
swiftest ball with ease and as soon as a
lob was tried landing on it with all his
weight behind the stroke.
Siverd played a careful game, putting a
decided cut on each ball, his stroke on the
ball being made with the forearm. He was
noticeably slower on his feet than the
lanky athletic chioagoan. but his execu-
ton in handling the hard ball put over by
Hayes was good all through the first set.
Hayes started the second set like a
veritable sycione, his strokes hitting the
ball harder and harder, and Swords best
attempts to cover his own court or pass
the Chicago player with the ball were use
less. The Pittsburg man was nervous and
many of the balls went into the net on his
low cut return shots. As the set progressed
he became worse.
He was inclined to take chances a little,
letting several high lobs pass over his head
without running back, and two or three
landed inside the back line. But he was
game right to the finish and at the end of
the second set was fighting every point
for ell he was worth, although outplayed
by Hayes.
In the third and last set it was plain to
be seen that there were few men in tennis
who could have beaten Hayes in that game.
His strokes were universally perfect, cut
ting low over the net with terrific speed,
or II 1t was a lob, killing II with all his
force or making clever side stroke that
sent It off to one side and far out Of range.
The speed with which he served and re-
turned each ball made 1t hard to put any
speed on the court back to him and he
continually usurped the net.
| The last game came and match pount
was Called Siverd braced himself and a
long rally OF eleven strokes followed. ST.
verd missed the bal on the return OF
Hayes eleventh stroke, by placing 1t two
inches outside the foul line.
Following is the detail score:
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-12
BAILEY LEAVES COMMISSION

Texas Senator leaders Resignation
DuFinR Discussion of Report.
WASHINGTON, Aug. Ex-senator Bailey
of Texas today resigned from the national
monetary commission and HE resignation
was accepted by the senate. He announced
that he would have objected to the major
lily report and that IL the commission
should be discharged by December L. as
proposed by Senator Cummins. II would
not give him time to prepare his dissenting
opinion.
The Cummins measure recurring the
monetary commission TO make its final re-
port by December and then be dissolved
was being discussed when Senator Bailey
asked to be relieved from the commission.
Senator Burton spoke in defense Of the
commission.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-08-12
n addition to cotton q steel and chemical

in addition to cotton steel and chemical
revision.
a motion by Senator Smoot Of Utah that
the senate Immediately take up the cotton
bill was lost by a vote Of Is to "a
Senator Bristow Of Kansas introduced
amendments for revising the sugar, lead,
bullion, white lead. rubber manufactures
and printers type schedules. He will offer
them to the cotton bill.
Senator overman had read letter from
North Carolina cotton manufacturer OBJ
jeeting TO changing the cotton schedule,