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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-23
TAFT PARTY VISITING PEORIA
President Makes Slight Reference to
Canadian Election in Speech.
GUEST OF KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
Program for Day Includes Two Re
lcePtiOpS, Drive over City and
..-- Address at BANQUET This
Evening"

PEORIA, III, Sept. 22.-President Taft
made his first reference of the day TO
the result of the Canadian elections when
he spoke briefly to the workers at
local agricultural implement manufacture
ing plant.
( 4 am sorry" said the president, TO
hear that in Canada they did not care
to have closer commercial relations
with US"
President Taft got up early today and
scanned the papers eagerly for more
complete returns from the Canadian cleo
tions than were available last night The
crtain defeat of the government and
reciprocity was plain, but the president
had nothing to say before he left his
private car to take up the days program.
Coming down from Kalamazoo last
night, the presidents special hit up a
gait that a railroad man aboard put at
close TO sixty miles an hour. One stretch
OF seventy miles south of Niles, Mich,
was covered in eighty minutes.
Guest OF knights OF Columbus.
PRESIDENT William H. Taft arrived
here at $50 o'clock this morning on
his special train from Kalamazoo, and
the knights OF Columbus. whose guest he
is. have arranged a busy day FOR him.
Leaving the car at o'clock this morning.
the president. was escorted 10 the Creve
Occur club, where he was rendered a
breakfast by Right Rev. Edmund M.
Dunno, bishop of the diocese of Peoria,
and at which about forty priests OF the
diocese and members Of the Knights OF
Columbus were present. LEAVING the q. ub
house at 10 o clock. che presidential psrty
was given an automobile ride throuElt die
downtown district and prominent resi-
dencs district, bringing Up at the Country
club ar noon, where a luncheon will be
rendered him by the republican state zen
ral committee. All republican congress-
men, state officers. republican members
OF the legislature and the chairman and
secretary of the republican county cen
tral committees in central Illinois have
been invited 10 be present More than
900 have sent acceptances At 8 O'Clock
the president will be taken TO the club
house Of the knights OF Columbus. whore
a reception viii be rendered him. cards
having been issued to 500 prominent clti.
zens. From 4:SO to o'clock he win rest
at the home of Mrs W A. Heron. a
relative of his wife, and at $50 O'Clock
he will be the guest Of honor and deliver
an address on Columbus and the Philip-
pines" at the annual banquet OF the
Knights Of Columbus. He leaves at mid
night for ST. Louis
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-23
Suspect Seen Near
Scene Of Sextuple
Murder by Two Men

COLORADO SPRINGS, Sept. 22-Ths
authorities are today checking over the
whereabouts Of Tony ponatel, the Italian
suspect arrested in connection with the
Burnham-Wayne murders Sunday night
and early Sunday morning. working
man at the Golden Cycle mill says he
saw man resembling Donatel lettering
in the vicinity Of the Burnhami Wayne
homes early Monday morning, His story
is partly corroborated by a milkman.
Spots on his clothing apparently freshly
washed also throw suspicion on the pris-
oner. He has been in the sweatbox since
early morning, but no damaging admis-
sions arc said to have been secured.
DONATED was arrested upon information
secured from Arthur NJ. Burnham, whose
wife was one of those murdered and
who admitted that he had recently found
Mrs. Burnham and the Italian in a COM
promising position.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-23
FARMER KILLED BY MARSHAL
IN FIGHT AT Upton, OKL

TIPToN okl.. Sept FISHERMAN
Parks, a farmer was killed and Henry
Weaver. the town marshal, was wounded
in a battle with pistols between the
marshal and Parks and his son on the
street here early today Parks and a
companion were arrested last night ae-
cused Of being drunk after a street fight
with the local officers. A justice re-
leased the two men for a hearing next
week, but accompanied by Parks son
they returned 10 town early today and
It is said. threatened 70 kill Weaver. A
fight ensued in which Weaver shot and
killed Parks, after the latters son had
sent bullet through the marshaTs arm.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-23
Storm Causes Heavy
Loss of Life and Big
Damage Near Naples

NAPLES, sept. PA terrific storm
swept the Vesuvian district today, caus-
ing loss OF life and great damage to prop
erJy Twenty persons are known TO have
been killed. while the fate Of whole
families is in doubt
The downpour of rain caused floods,
rising in some places TO the second floor
OF the houses. Quantities OF mud and
stones we're swept down the sides OF
Mount Vesuvius. Eight persons we're
killed at Resina a tthe foot Of Mount
Vesuvius and five persons are dead at
Tore del Greco, near Resina- The other
seven known fatalities occurred in
smaller villages.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-23
Ward Drops0ut Of
Long Aviation Race

LocKPoRT, N. Y, Sept 22--James p
Murphy. manager of James j. Ward, has
announced here that Ward has with
drawn from the coast to coast aeroplane
race as result of his fan near Addison
this morning.
HORNELL. N. Y, Sept 22,-James j.
Ward, the aviator, resumed his flight to
the Pacific coast from Addison at 7:1S
o'clock this morning. After flying about
five miles, some trouble developed in his
engine and the machine dropped to the
earth a distance Of about sixty feet, near
Rathbone, and was badly damaged
Ward escaped serious injury and re-
turned to Addison on foot
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-23
Four Burned to
Death When. Large
Gas Main Bursts

YOUNGSTOWN, o.. Sept. 22.-At least
four persons were burned TO death and
a dozen injured one fatally when an
eight-inch gas main on the Sixth avenue
viaduct burst this morning and set fire
to a laborers' boarding house near by
The building burned to the ground in a
few minutes 1t is believed there we're
twenty-four occupants of the house at
the time Of the fire and the police fear
other bodies may be in the ruins.
The total list of dead may reach nine
or ten. All the victims were Slavs and
Roumanians
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-23
Taft to Reach
Council Bluffs
Thursday Early

Arriving in Council Bluffs at $40 o'clock
the morning Of September q. President
Taft will remain one hour and ten min
utes, when he will begin his swing across
the state along the line OF the Illinois
Central. He will arrive at Denison. stop
ping there fifteen minutes, leaving at
s15. and go to Fort Dodge. reaching
there at II 20 He will then proceed TO
Webster City. reaching there at noon
and remain fifteen minutes. The next
stop will be at Iowa Falls, where he is
scheduled to arrive at o'clock. reaching
Waterloo at 2 o'clock.
At Waterloo the president will deliver
his principal speech in Iowa and will re-
main in the city until 3:15 o'clock Friday
morning. when he will leave over the
Great Western going north
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-23
Strong Box Full of
Gold Dust is Taken
by Masked Bandits

SEATTLE. Wash. sept "a special
from Kallags, Alaska, says: Masked men
held up car on the Iditarod flat tram
way, one and a half miles from Flat
City, yesterday and stole a strong box
containing sS5ooo in sold dust, the prop
erty Of Friend. Lawson & Jones Friend
was in charge. All the circumstances
show that the robbery was carefully
planned A large posse has gone in pur-
suit.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-23
Steamer is Sunk
Off Port Huron

PORT HURON. Mich. Sept 22-The
steamer Joliet was rammed by the
steamer Henry Phipps early today about
a mile and half below this city in the
ST. Clair river. The Joliet was sunk and
the crew had a narrow escape getting
away on pieces Of wreckages. No lives
were lost. \ heavy fog prevailed on the
river at the time.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-23
Earthquake Shock
Lasts Half an Hour

WASHINGTON. Sept. 2.-An earth
shock of unusual intensity was recorded
shortly after midnight by the instruments
in Georgetown university. No estimate
OF the distance of the earthquake from
Washington was made by the observers.
The disturbance began at 12:l7 o'clock,
ending at 12;5L At 1921 o'clock the great
est agitation was recorded, the registra-
tion being twenty eight milhmeters. Usu-
ally two or three millimeters are regist-
cred by the needles.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-23
Aviator Castellane
Falls Three-Quarters
of Mile to His Death

ELMIRA, N. Y. Sept. 22,-'psredsvil"
cSstellanei Curtiss aviator, fell to
instant death at the Mansfield CPa.) fair
today. He had started in an exhibition
flight and when three-quarters OF a
mile from the ground his machine
careened. turned turtle and fell Castel-
lane was found buried under the wreck
age Of his machine. His wife witnessed
the fatality.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-23
Taft Announces Appointments.

PEORIA, III, Sept. 22.-From his pri-
vate car President Taft today announced
the following appointments:
William II. jackson. now Judge OF a
minor court IN the Panama canal zone.
to be Judge OF the supreme court OF Pan
ANA John T. Wilder of Monterey. Tenn.
10 be member OF the Chickamauga Ma
tionai Park commission. and General
Gates p rhurston OF Nashville. Tenn,
to be secretary and historian OF the shi-
loh National Park commission
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-23
Aviator Burns to
Death in Midair

DAYTON. O.. Sept 22-Frank Miller.
an aviator, was burned to death in mid
air today when the gasoline tank OF his
machine exploded during a nexhibition
flight at the Miami County fair at Troy,
north OF this city.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-23
GENERAL RAISES ARE REPORTED
Prices of All FOOdstaffs Produced
In Canada Affected.

Prices of All FOOdstuffs Produced
In Canada Affected.
CHICAGO, Sept. 12.-Foodstuffs which
might have been affected by an influx
OF Canadian products had Laurier and his
government not been defeated 10 Canada
yesterday rose sharply in price in all
American supply oenters today. Wheat
led the advance and was followed late
in the day by flour when millers ignored
their previous price list and adjusted
quotations TO figures more commensurate
with the advanced cost OF the grain
staple.
Oats, too felt the effect OF the Canadian
vote and as a result consumers may ex-
pect soon to pay increased prices for
breakfast foods. The initial meal OF the
day in fact seems destined 70 bear the
brunt OF the higher living costs within
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-23

HOUSTON, Tex, Sept. 22-To combat
the rise in sugar prices housewives here
have started a movement 70 boycott its
use.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-23
Boxes ofO'Brien's S
Candy.
lJalzell 5 Ice Cream Bricks.
Base Ball Tickets.


Base Ball Tickets.
All are given away FREQ to
those VINO lind their names In
the want ads.
Read the want ads every day.
your name will appear some.
ume, maybe more than once.
No puzzles TO solve nor sub
scTiptions 70 get-just read the
want ads
Turn to the want ad pages
there you will find nearly every
business house in the city rep.
Essented.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-23
Only Quebec Out of Nine Provinces
Loyal to Premier.
ONTARIO DEALS sEvEREsT BLOW
Vote Shows it Went Almost Solidly
Against Government.
NEW PRIME MINISTER
Liberals Expected to BE in Power
for Years 60 Come and Are
Now Almost Completely
off Map.
RESULTS OF ELECTION.

MONTREAL, Sept. a2.--Returna
from the Canadian election early to-
day, with a few remote constituent
oies estimated, were as fonowst
Cona0rva-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-23
The Weather,

FOR NEBRAsKA-shower
Temperature at Omaha Yesterday.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-23
Selling Due to Rumor Combine is
to Be Dissolved.
BANKERS SUPPORT MARKET
Trading Becomes Steady and Values
Turn Abruptly Upward.
RAILROAD SHARES AFFECTED
western Roads Sell OFF One 60
-Four Points on Account of
1 Canada Election.
aI7LLETIN.

BRETON. WOODS, N H., sept. "a
Attorney Wickersham this afternoon
authorized the following statement:
mo arrangements for the dissolution
Of the steel trust have been made, or so
Gar as 1 am aware, proposed TO the De-
partment OF Justice"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-09-23
RoiIroad Issues Lower.

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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-04
annual meeting
HELD SATURDAY.
FARMERS, MUTUAL FIRE Asso.
CATION OF WEST VIRGINIA
z SHOWS THAT 1T is A STRONG
u ORGANIZATION.

The sixth annual melting OF the
Farmers Mutual Fire Association OF
West Virginia was held In the county
Z court room of, the Marion county court
house last Saturday.
The meeting was largely attended
fby the farmers from various counties
of Northern West Virginia; among
sthosey present from distance were
\ Rev R. a.. McMillon and c. E. Colt.
rider, Of Elizabeth. Writ county; W.
p. Morris Of Pullman. Richie coun.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-04
| | CAP. P.CASE.
VILE Be HEARD
WESLEY SUTTON EXPECTS TO
PROVE AN ALIBI-WiFE SAYS
THAT HE is GUILTY OF WHIP.
PING HER.

n
In Justice E. s. Amos court to.mor.
row the case of the State VS.. Wesley
Sutton, Eliza Adams. John Doe and
Richard Roe will come up for pre-.
limlnary hearing.
These men are said to be guilty OF
beating up Mrs. Chattle Sutton at her
home near First ward on Friday night.
Sutton is the husband OF the woman
that received the whipping. He claims
that at the trial he will be able 70
prove an allbl His wife claims that
she pulled mask from his face and
this statement, ills said, will be cor:
roborated by n daughter that, was
present when the mask was torn
from the mans face.
Eliza Adams. one OF the men that
is charged with the offense. Is said TO
have vamoosed. The other two men
are known and the officers will get
them II they dotnot leave the city.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-04
HAVE HEARING
TOMORROW

The men that took part in the cut.
ting scrape at Evansville several days
ago will be before Justice E. s. Amos
tomorrow for their preliminary hear
ine. .
The cutting took place at the homo
OF Giovanni Delegattl when Luiga
Cavalconti struck knife into An.
tonic Napolla. It's also claimed that
Francisco Peallio used a knife on
Caralcantl. :. He was arrested satur.
day and placed in tho county Jail to
appear at the hearing before Justice
Amos. %. sS,e aA gIiod d o.
Since the affair Napolio has been in
Cook hospital. lie will be able to give
evidence at tho trial. 1" T'iftl ..
Cavalcontl who was In jail for cut.
ting Napollowa released on one hun.
dred dollars bond for his appearance
at the hearing tomorrow.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-04
TRAINS LATE
3. & o. THROUGH TRAINS FROM
EAST RUNNING BEHIND TIME.

The D. G o. through trains from the
East are failing back into their old
habit, that Of pulling into Falrmont
several hours late. This is due In
part OF the heavy traffic aon the road
at the present time and to. the remov
al Of the big engines that for several
monhs past have been pulling the
trains over the mountains on schedule
time.
These engines which were put on
the mountain division a short time
ago proved highly successful as far
as their work Of pulling the trains
over the mountains was concerned.
but they were topheavy. and their
heavy bulks proved too unwledly for
the road.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-04
PROGRAMME
FDR.DEDICA1'|0N||
IN||EVV|N|...E..IC|'IHURCH
.slsHoP BERRY WILL PREACH
THE, DEolcAToRYj SERMON. GOV
ERNoR GLAsscocK WILL DE.
LIVER AN ADDRESS AT THE
sLAYMEN's SERVICE.

The dedication services OF the new
First Methodist Episcopal church were
announced yesterdaysm morning at the
services held in the Auditorium OF the
Y. NJ. C. A. Building, The services
will begin on Thursday evening Sept.
21st and last one week, extending over
Sunday. On Thursday evening at
eight o'clock the opening Organ Re.
cltal will be given byiProf. W. H. Don.
ley. (F. C. O., F. S. S.L. A, London)
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, assisted by Prof A.
W. Martin and Rev. Claude E.. Good.
win. sololsts. The organ is now being
Installed and comes from the, factory
Of NJ. P. Moller, Hagertown, Md. a
feature OF this Instrument will be an
Echo Organ located ON the Fourth
street side OF the church about sew.
enty-hve feet from the main organ,
and played from the Swell Organ key
board producing effects which can.
not be described. and must be heard
to be appreciated. The entire lnstru.
ment Is operated by electricity afford
Ing the greatest facilities for the per.
former. Admission will be fifty cents.
Tickets will be on sale at Cranes drug
store. Smiths shoe store, Martins
book store. and South Side Pharmacy.
Friday evening Charles Eldred
Shelton A. NJ, Ii. D., will lecture on
"Who, Am l or The Real Man.
Sunday will be Dedication Day.
The Sunday school will assemble
promptly at 9:15 for assignment of
classes in the new Sunday school
rooms, and the public services will be
held at 1O:3O,;a. m. aud Up. m. Bishop
Joseph f. Berry OF Bdfaio. N. !, ::Snl
preach at both services and dedlcate
the church. aiBishop .Berry's coming to
Fairmout will be OF interest through.
out the conference rs he is to hold the
next session at Charleston beginning
on October 4th. 81 2jol
Sunday, afternoon there wHlRbefa a
Laymen's service at which Governor
Glasscock will deliver an address,
Monday evening there will be
Fraternal and former pastors service.
Tuesday evening the Womens' Organ
izations OF the church will give a pub.
lie reception, and Wednesday evening
an Educational service vii be held at
which President Carl G. Doney of Wes
leyan College at Buckhannon. and
President o. |. Woodley will make
addresses.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-04
GETTING READY
FOR. .L01. Sale
GLASS. COMPANY rs, /
SAID TO bE ItFREPARlNa To
OPEN ADDITION NEAR ne
PLANT. & \.

The Monongah Glass Company poa.
sesses title TO number OF acres OF {
land fronting on tue Baltimore and
Ohio railroad near CASTOR Junction.
and are having the same surveyed
preparatory 1t Is said, TO conducting d
private lot sale. Many Of their ems
.ployes and other ;esidents Of John
town, which will some day be d part
Of greater-great Falrmont, are nsgo.i
tiating for the purchase OF these lots.
The name of this addition to the city
Of Fairmont will he modernized to !
suit the new hum or tune o. new IN
dustry as Col, Bob Taylor would say.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-04
TWILL GET PROMOTED
WOOD COUNTY MAN WILL BE
TRANSFERRED FROM ALASKA
TO SEATTLE.

PARKERsBURG. Sept. 4-Walter
Cochran, one OF the former well known
educators OF the county. who for the
past three years has been located In
Alaska, at Mountain Village. where
he has had charge OF one of the Gov
! ernment schools. will conclude his
term OF service there early next year.
While In that section Mr.. Cochran has
Z furnished the readers OF the Sentinel
with some very Interesting letters
descriptive OF the country and the
people.
Mr.. Cochran has been notified that
this work has been Of a most salts.
factory character. and that he Is in
3llne for promotion. Accordingly next
year he will be transferred to Seattle
where he will have charge of impor.
tant Government work. However, he
will be granted leave Of absence
before he assumes the duties OF tho
new position. and with his wife will
visit their old home in Wood county.
and will spend several months here
before returning to Seattle. where he
will b located permanently for some
time. the Government furnishing trims
portatIon from Alaska TO this county
{ and to Seattle on the return rip.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-04
TRACK
l.'lRIDg[I'l.IlLl.ll u v ]
B|E|:..:.:.BUI[T [:
OLD PIERS ARE BEING MADE
STRONG FOR THE STEEL TO BE
PLACED ON THEM. OLD MEN
SAY THAT THERE is GOOD MAS
oNERY IN OLD AeuTMENTs.

To accommodate the double track
between Falrmont and Grafton new
bridge will have TO be erected one
mile east Of Fairmont.
The D. & o. company has a largo
force OF men now engaged In rebuild.
Ing this famous old structure, known
In railroad parlance as bridge 112."
At the present time the men are en-.
gaged-in removing certain top courses
Of the masonry from the piers and
abutments. These win be replaced
with new cut stone. and granite ped.
estals will receive the new double
track superstructure, for that is what
twill be. z, f,
The new Mallet type Of locomotive
could not safely run across the pres.
ent existing structure; and the new
one will be sufficiently strong to ac.
commodate these huge steam mon.
sters should they ever head down to-
ward Fairmont yards for q load Of
the black diamond.
The new structure will be OF the
heavy truss type an up.to,date in every
respect, built by the American bridge
company.
1t Is difficult for the locomotive cx.
perts to predict what 10 years more
OF Yankee ingenuity will do towards
increasing the weight OF The ironhorse
In 1865 twenty or thirty tons were CON
sldered fairly good sized weight. To.
day 1t is multiplied fifteen or twenty
times. J,.fs.
The masonry was built In 1852.
Mr.. John Tlmms, n veteran railroad.
er.. now living in Jobntown worked
on the cofrerdam. He was visited the
other day by some railroad experts
from Baltimore who wished to ascer.
tain the condition OF the masonry.
Mr.. Tlmms says that good motar
was used clean down to bed rock.
Cement cost $500 per barrel III those
days. "old Ben Latrobe" said Mr..
Timms. "was chief engineer OF the
D. & o. and he used to, climb down
in the colferdam and get all over mud
and water and when noon time came
he would eat with the men in the
board shnnty. He's not like some Of
your flne-haired lads OF today"
This (Fourth) Division was complet.
ed through to Wheeling in 1852. and
for two or three years trestle car
ried the trains across the Mononga.
hela before the bridge was built. At
this time. Old 112 and the Harpers
Ferry bridges were considered the
two largest railroad bridges In the
world They were both blown down
and reconstructed "i'ln 1865 during
Jones Raid. ~ '1r ~, t'i Stti
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-09-04
DIED OF L0CkJAW
TEN YEAR OLD soN OF ADAM
HECK DIED AS RESULT OF IN.
JURY. FUNERAL WILL BE HELD
TUESDAY MORNING.

Fred Heck, the II year old son OF
Mr. Adam Heck, died on Sunday at
noon at his home at Rivesvillc. Death
resulted after q an illness from lock.
jaw caused by an injury received two
weeks ago. The boy stepped on a
broken bottle cutting n deep cash In
his heel. The wound had healed rap.
idly though painfully. Several days
ago he was taken III and was taken
much worse on Sunday morning. lock
jaw having developed.
He is survived by his father, q
brother md two sisters. his mother
having died seven years ago.
Funeral services will be held on
Tuesday morning at the home of his
father on Parker's Run conducted by
Rev. Fl. b. Morgan. Interment will
be made in the Heck cemetery In
charge of Undertaken Cunningham.