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Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-02
Fatal Pistol Duel
at Evansville, Ind.
R. H. Vandiverts of St. Joseph, Mo-,
Killed by Young Negro Who
Had Grudge.

EVANSVILLE. Ind, July 1.-Robert II
Vandivsrts. 22 years old Of 81 Joseph.
No. foreman Of the construction gang on
q large steam shovel plart being crested
here. was shot and killed today in a pistol
Sues with Upton Hunt. a young negro
Hunt was wounded three times. His death
Is exps cted- Hunt went 70 the factory
site TO settle a grudge. and II Is alleged
drew his revolver first. Vandiyerts' father
is the superintendent Of an insane asylum
at St. Joseph.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-02
SERIOUS Runaway at Friend.

FRIEND. Neb.. July 1.-(Speclal. IA run
away team Friday afternoon while m town
rendered his carriage into kindling wood
and threw Filhpp Berut against a tree.
Berst is a farmer residing five miles TO
the northeast. His right ear was torn
away, the right wrist and finger broken
and the flesh torn from the right hand. At
The time Of writing Berst had not regained
consciousness and is suffering from con-
cuskion OF the hrain-
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-02
WELSH CONFIRMS Suspicious
Belief that This Record Month sub
stantiRted.

belief that This Record Month Sub
stantiRted.
Although It may have occurred to some
before this that the month of June just
past was the hottest month of roses that
Omaha has enjoyed for some years past,
Forecaster Welsh in his monthly meteoro-
logical summary turns guess and belief into
fact by marking the mean temperature for
the month at 70 degrees.
This is the highest mean temperature
for the month Of June in the history Of
the weather bureau in Omaha A mean OF
76 degrees registered in June. 1911. the year
in which the bureau was established here,
comes the nearest TO the record established
last month
Also another record was broken In point
of the hottest day. The Sth Of the month,
when Old Sol drove the mercury up 10 a
mark OF lO2. holds the absolute maximum
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-02

ConEreas AdjOurns to Wednesday.
WASHINGTON, July both houses of
congress met today but almost Immediately
adjourned until next Wednesday. Many
msmbers have left the city 10 deliver
Fourth OF July orations
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-02
Do you value the reputa-
tion of your store?

You merchants, who
take pride in clean meth
DDS and in the sterling
honesty of your goods,
what would you say if
you saw your clerks walk
ing up and down the street
in questionable company?
What would you say II your
employees conversation reeRed
OF scandal and general nasti-
ness?
How long would you stand
it?
Your best salesman is your
advertising. What about the
company your advertising
keeps?
At the sacrifice of many
thousands of dollars, The Bee
long ago cleaned it's columns
of quaek doctors. clairvoyants.
Bet-rlcn-quick men and charle-
tans generally.
II Is likewise the rule with
The Bee that news Of crime and
scandal be either suppressed,
or given merely the small space
II deserves as news.
The result Is that The Bcs
finds its way into thousands OF
homes where no other paper is
permitted. The merchants OF
Omaha are today able 20 walk
into more than four out OF five
homes In Omaha through The
Bee In clean company.
Mr.. Merchant. look you.r~h
squarely in the face and tt;l
yourself where you stand on
this question. Are you for
clean and decent Journalism?
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-02

IOWA CITY. la. July l.-lspecial Tsle-
gram.)-osear N. Tiffany. pioneer. died
this morning As = result o. fan from .
cherry tree
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-02
The Weather

For Nebraska-Showers and cooler.
For Iowa-Showers and cooler.
Temperatures at Omaha Yesterday.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-02
Vvorla,s A1tomob,Ie Perora

LONDON, July Ia worlds record for
automobiles was created at Saltburn by
the Sea today by p. Bordino. the Italian
who covered i1e.i2 miles IN one "Nur al
the Yorkshire Automobile club trials.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-02
Naval TraininE school Opened.

CHICAGO. July 1.-The big naval train.
ing school on the lake shore north OF Chi
cago. costing $500 600 was Informal -
ODened today by Rear Admiral Ross Ia
charge. The formal dedication viii tafe
place in the fall when Prssldent Taft Viii
be the principal speaker.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-02
WEATHER FORECAST.

For Nebraska Showers; cooler.
For Iowa-Showers; cooler.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-02
lnapnratIve LoeaI llecord.

/. A. WELSH. Local Foreeeatar.
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-09-13
WATER STRUCK
 IN NEW WELL
(FTom Saturdays Daily.)

From what was in evidence yester. day morning at the we'll of the Pres. cott Water Users association. it is believed that the project is well timed, twenty feet of water showing at depth of only thirty.five feet. The well Is seven and half inches in diameter and the strata penetrat. ed Is believed by II. F.. Armitage, directing the work. to be very sat. isfactory and unexpected develop. ment. The permanent water line will not be reached until greater depth is reached where the pressure will be of such volume ss to bring the flow to even greater height. Drilling was suspended yesterday in order that the drill might be sharpened and ad. justments of the mechanism made.
 The announcement that water had been developed at such shallow depth in that high elevation, attracted scores of people to the point, and considerable surprise was shown over the favorable condition established. Drilling will be resumed this morn. ing and the work is expected to pro. gress faster than before.
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-09-13
b0[W|ANSATTACK LEGATION AT
 LA PAz

WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. s. - \ Bolivian mob attacked the Peruvian Legation at La Paz. Sept. 1, pulled down the shield and shattered the windows of the building. according to telegram received here today from American Minister Knowles.
 The assault seems to have been caused by m unconfirmed rumor that there had been a conflict on the iron. tier between the forces of Bolivia and Peru. The fact that the report was officially denied did not deter the fury of the mob.
 The i'll feeling is believed 10 have been caused by boundary dispute between the two countries. These controversies are continually the cause of turmoil in South America. Peru and Bolivia however. it is said here. signed a protocol only a few months ago providing the carrying into effect of treaty designed to settle the boundary trouble.
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-09-13
PROBATE COURT
 PROCEEDINGS

Business in the probate court this week included the following trans. actions:
 Jennie McDermid, adminis,ratrix of the estate of Thomas Meehan, de- ceased, was granted an order to sell the real estate belonging to the es- tate.
 Mrs Elizabeth C. Fisher filed the last will and testament of John J.. Fisher, together with petition for pro. bate thereof and for the issuance thereon of letters testamentary which were set for hearing Sept. 25tb.
 R. II. Burmister administrator of the estate of B. NJ. Crawford, de. ceased, filed his second account and report of administration which was set for hearing Sept. l6th.
 Inventory and appra,s.ment of the property of sthe estate of William Edgar and James Edgar, minors, wa, filed The estate consists of one. half interest in one acre of ground located south of Prescott and known as the old Brook. homestead. The minors interest was appraised a' 1900 and an order of sale was grant. ed on petition and written consent of all interested parties. Contract and agreement for the optional sale of mining claim. in matter of the estate of F.. P. Brit. tingbam, deceased, was extended for one year.
 Citations and attachments will be issued out of the probate court for all delinquent executors, administrat' ors and guardians after October 1st and placed in the hands of the sheriff for service. Personal requests and solicitation on :he part of the judge of the court. will cease to be virtue after October lst, in such matters.
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-09-13
ID STAKE AND LEFT ID
 DIE

BILOXI, Miss. Sept. s.-Hands and erected on the edge of White Grass Island. in the Louisiana marshes, the body of q white man was found yes. terday. The discovery was reported today by Capt. John Jeluisich and members of the crew of the fishing schooner Apache.
 The body was absolutely nude. The man appeared to have been dead for more than two weeks, as decomposi. tion had become apparent. When first sighted the figure caused intense ex. citment, as it closely resembled a erucified man. From descriptions the man does not seem to have been a fisherman, as his person was too care fully kept, even his nails. despite the growth after death. being even and the hands being small and well. eroomed.
 No effort was made to bring the body here, but the authorities have been notified and the gruesome find will be removed. Capt. Jeluisieh voiced the belief that the man was marooned upon the island tied up, and left 10 n lingering death from hunger and exposure. The thinness of the body seems to corroborate the hunger theory, although men familiar with the region say the hot sun and the swarms of mosquitoes and other insects would have caused death in less than twenty.four hours.
 The identity of those who commit. ted the crime is q mystery.
 Many persons here immediately connected the story of the find with the rumored disappearance of n stranger who spen. several day. at Ia Biloxi hotel, saying he was going out 10 explore new oyster industry. In some manner the report gained surreney that he was seeking treas. ure grove and the belief apparently was strengthened by mysterious con. ferenees held with wharf habitues from whom he tried to charter boat. He left suddenly, hut no alarm had been expressed until the news of tbc ringing of body. The description of the missing man tallies with that of the found body.
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-09-13
FIREMAN WALKS FROM OCEAN TO
 OCEAN

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Sept. s. John II. Mooney, 2I years of age, chief fire buff and member of high. pressure company No. 20 of New York city, stepped heel and toe into Fire Chief Thomas R. Murphy's office in the Hall of Justice yester. day at 10 o'clock in the morning, and announced that he had just completed his eross-eontinent walk and beaten the worlds record for this particular feat of pede.trianism.
 Mooney walked every foot of the way from the New York Fire Chief 's office at a Center street and arrived at the Hall of Justice in exactly sl walking days. This beats the rec. ord of Edward Payson Weston.
 He will receive $l0,O00 when he returns to New York. This sum of money is contributed by the 10000 firemen of New York city, each fire. man contributing si. It was stipul. ated that he was ts break the record by twenty days. He walked heel and toe all the way and averaged Is miles day. Four miles an hour is his long.distance pace.
 He left New York provided with no funds, but depended on the hos pitality of the fire companies of the different towns and cities along the line.
 Mooney declares that when he gets his slo,OO0 he is going to get mar. ricd the first thing, and will then look around bit and lecture.
 Mooney is now the guest of No. r. engine. He explained that in cross. ing the hay from Oakland he walked all the time up and down the boat and counted out the necessary five miles.
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-09-13
WANT SCHOOL FACILITIES (Erom Fridsy's Daily.)

County School Superintendent c. w. Persons yesterday received a peti' ton from residents of Rees, near Congress, asking for the establish. ment of a school district. Seventeen children reside there and it is prob. able authority will be given for the school to he established at the next meeting of the board of supervisors + '' + + + + !. l. + I. l. 1. 4 she promised to remain, so as not to interfere with Beattie's marriage plans.
 More to please his father, upon whom he depended for a living, young beattie, about two years ago married Miss Louise Owen, the pretty daugh. ter of resident of Dover, Del. The marriage was not happy. Young Beattie did not abandon his fast life after marriage and even the birth of a child, about six months ago, did not improve the relations between the young married people A Few months ago Beattie met the Binford girl by accident at a base ball game at Norfolk and she was easily induced to return to Richmond, where Beattie promised to provide house for her.
 Beattie and the girl met frequently at different hotels in this city and, although they kept their relations secret, Beattie's father learned of me affair and is said to have threat. ened his son with the withdrawal Of ms support, should the young man not stop his dealings with the Bin ford girl. In the second week of July last young Mrs. Beattie, with her baby, went to visit her uncle, Thomas F.. Owen, within a mile of south Richmond. She was to return nome on July 10. On the evening of July IS, young Beattie came to MT. owen B house in his automobile, 10 take his wife out for ride. They ,eit, driving along the Midlothian fike. About eleven o'clock that night Beattie returned to Mir. Owen house in his auto, steering with one nand, while he was holding his wife's hfeless body with the other.
 Beattie said that his wife had been snot and killed with a shotgun by a taii man with long beard, who had neid them up, while they were driy' ing along Midlothian Pike. The ease called for an investigation by the coroner and after long and quite sensational hearing the eoroners Iary gave the verdict that Mrs, heattie had been shot and killed wiph ehotgun in the hands of her husband, Henry Clay Bsattie, Jr
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-09-13
PIONEER VISITS GREAT 00H0E
 (Frem Fridays Daily.)

Wales Arnold, who has returned from his first trip to the Grand Can yon. although he has been a resident of Arizona for nearly fifty yeau, has set the pace among many tour. ists of being original in his ideas of expressing his admiration of that wonderful creation by eoining a new phrase to apply to the gorge, which he describes as Quite hole in the ground" Mir. Arnold was bombard. ed by many aequaintances over his faint conception of the scene, but he warded off further molestation by stating frankly that if there had not been any women around he would have used language that would have been far more expressive and in keeping with his Hassayampa training of the last half century. "I was simply awed when l took my first peep over the rim,' he said,
 'but before l ripped out what I really had at the end of my tongue, used the above language, so let it go at thst.'
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-09-13
CANE FOUND WITH JOHNSON-GRASS
 FUMES Specimen on Exhibition At Chamber Of
 Commerce HERBAoE rAssELED SORGHUM GROWS ON wILLIw CREEK
CFrom Saturday. Daily


 Judge Moore presented the Chamber of Commerce yesterday with two punches of cane. seven and one.haf feet high. One is perfectly tasseled sorghum and the other has well de- veloped .Iohnson.grass plume..
 These exhibits. which are attract ing interest, were cut from a field on the ranch of F. II. Brock, a farm. CT on Willow Creek, four miles north of this city.
 Mir Brock planted a field. which had been taken over by the Johnson. grass, to surghum in 1909. ITe paid little attention to the crop until har. vest. when he discovered that the surghum had pushed out over half of the weed. During last year the farmer paid but little attention to this field, but this year. he plowed and replanted it.
 Judge Moore. theory is that the sorghum pollenized with the Johnson. grass, giving the latter its own nature as far as the stalk or cane was con. eerned. He thinks both belong to the same species and tha, the sor. ghum. being more hardy and also be. ing an annual. will ultimately exter. minatc ts rival.
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-09-13
SHOWING SATISFACTORY

J. w. Norton, general manager of the Arizona Central Copper company, accompanied by E. F. Chase, Geo. M. Bilger and D. IT, Barnett, of Clear field, Pa, returned to the city Thurs. day evening, the latter three conclud. ing an examination of that property. They were pleased with the progress of development. MT. Norton states that erosscutting still continues from the 1000 foot level, and better showing is in evidence that at any time since development was directed from that point.
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-09-13
SWAIN HAS TRYING
 ORDEAL

One of PrescOtt's most fascinating and beautiful black.eyed belles lin. gered too long on the southbound train Thursday evening, and before she could reach the platform she was wbirIed to Iron Springs, the first stop.
 An alarm was given few hours sfterward and soon a diligent search was inaugurated over the city to seek the lost one, several of her rela. tives participating. and prominent young politician, who is fast in Gu. pid's snare. Finally the tingling of the home telephone cleared the mys. tery.
 An auto was chartered but it fig. zled by the puncture route three miles from town. The Iove-lorn swain hit the pike and swung hastily into town to get a team.
 On the return trip near the same point, off went wheel into a near. by gully. The pair finally reached home at midnight.
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-09-13
LIFE IS SAVED IN SHADOW OF
 GALLONS

SALEM. Ore. Sept. s.-The death march Co the gallows of Jesse Webb, convicted of the murder in Portland of William A. Johnson, was halted today by messenger from Governor Oswald West. who bore from the Gov. ernor a message committing the death sentence to life imprisonment.
 Everything was in readiness for the execution. Webb had said good. bye to his relatives and friends and the death march was in progress when the messenger from the Gov ernor's office arrived on the scene.
 Webb, himself. nerved to expiate his crime, was almost overcome when the decision of the governor was an. nounced to him. He was taken 10 the prison chapel, where the news was broken io him. Tears coursed down his cheeks and he almost faint ed under the joyful tidings. The condemned mans wife and daughter, who were present in the chapel, were overcome with joy and wept in hap pipess on the shoulder of the con. demned man. After congratulations had been extended all around. Webb was taken back to his cell to begin his life sentence.
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-09-13
DESERT COURSE ID BE MARKED
 AT ONCE

PHOENIX, Ariz.. Sept. s.-Before September l5. the Los Angeles.Phoe. nix race course will be marked be. tween this city and Yuma. w. D. Tremaine will leave in his Pope. Hartford machine within few days to do the work. At Yuma Tremaine will meet Teddy Tetzlaff and they will mark the course nearly to the outskirts of San Diego.
 Busy days are ahead for Tremaine and his machine. He has an engage. ment Co meet Tetzlaff at Yuma on September lj, SO he will have 10 leave here two or three days before that. He will carry with him a mum. ber of neat black and white signs supplied by the Maricopa County Au. tomobile club. These signs will be placed al points along the road where it is possible for racers to go wrong
 When Tremaine offered to placard the road as far as Yuma, provided the signs were furnished, he did not bargain to mark the course in Cali. fornia but different arrangements have been made since. The Califor. mia autoists are going to send their signs to Yuma by Tetzlaff. Strenuous Ted and Bill will then go over the route together. until the desert has been placarded as far back as the fertile coast country. They will not 20 to To. Angele. or even to San Diego. but will turn around and come to Phoenix Soon after their arrival here they will go to Tucson to assist in arousing enthusiasm in the auto. mobile race meet to he held there soon after the state fair here. II is believed that if Ted will go down to Tucson he will create inter. est in the Old Pueblo meet, not only there hut right here in Phoenix. So tention here.
 The Tucson autoists plan to have their meet soon after the fair SO that the Los Angeles racers can go down there and win few extra prizes. There will be a race from Phoenix 10 Tucson and number of events on the big speedway there.
 Tremane has just returned from Tucson and while there he was as. sured that the prizes will amount to not less than s250o. There will be something hung up for the road race from this city. Florence is expected to offer something for the first ear to reach that place. While in Flor. enee. Tremaine was told that he can count on the people of that place do. ing something provided the race is properly advertised in the papers of this city.
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-09-13
PREPARING BLANK
 FOR COMING PRIMARY

PHOENIX. Ariz., Sept. 7.-Attor. ney General John E. Wright arrived from Tucson this morning and spent the day at the capitol building, comforting with Secretary George U. Young upon the proper preparation of blanks to be used in the coming primary election, also determining the relationship between the primary law and Ordinance No. of the Con. stitution.
 Secretary Young has been engaged for some time in preparing the blank which he thinks should be used at the direct primaries. Today Attorney General Wright checked over his work and this afternoon the blank, as it will be used, is practically com. plete.
 lt was not necessary for Wright to render any weighty legal opinion of the relation existing between the primary election law and Ordinance No, 2. There are certain parts of the law, however, which cannot ap. ply under the constitutional ordin. ance. Such portions must be pruned away. A concise statement regard. ing the ordinance and the law, and how they will apply to the primaries of October 2i. was dictated to n stenographer this afternoon and is now being typewriiten.
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-09-13
MEXICAN FOUND DEAD SITTING
 ON BOX
(From Saturdays Daily)

An unknown Mexican wa. found dead last night st o'clock. near the alley back of .Noriega and Abbott's saloon on Granite street.
 It Is believed that he died nat. ural death. His body was found rest. ing on q box against an old build. ing. iu sitting posture and from it's rigid condition. his death must have taken place several hours be. fore. Investigation showed no marks of violence and the .upposition Is that he passed away from over.in. dulgenee in liquors. He was strang. CT in the city. arriving a few days ago from the south; no property lead. ing to identification, was discov- cred.
Weekly journal-miner., 1911-09-13
APPOINTS DEPUTY
(From Saturdays Daily.>

A. J. Herndon, county treasurer, yesterday appointed B. NJ. Belcher, as one of his deputies, and the latter has accepted the honor. showing up for duty at the specified hour at the court house. The appointment of this well known pioneer Is made under the authority of the last act of the legis. lature, which stipulates that when counties reach an assessed valuation of sl0,000,00O, the increased service of deputy treasurers may include two of these officials. At this time of the year particularly, when tax mon. ey is coming in, the duties require additional assistance, hence the ap. pointment that has been made by MT. Herndon.