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Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-13
LEWIS CHARGED WITH FRAUD
St. LOuis Magazine Promoter is Ac-
cused Of Misuse of Mails.
TWELVE COUNTS IN INDICTMENT
AIIeEation is Made that she Defend
ant Sold Unsecured Notes and
stuck ThrsuKhs azfurep~
reaentaf7en.

st. LOUIS, July 1z-E G. Lewis, until
recently publisher OF a number of Inaga-
zines and promoter of enterprises, was in
dicted by a special grand Jury In the United
States district court today on charges of
fraudulent of the mails
The indictment. containing twelve counts
covers four propositions laid before the
public by Lewis, in which he is alleged to
have obtain several million dollars by mis-
leading statements, circulated through the
mails.
1t is charged that Lewis through misrep-
resentation with intent TO Cefraud. sold un-
secured notes on the Woman's Magazine
building and the woman's National Daily
building at University City, Of which Lewis
is mayor. unsecured notes Of the University
Heights Realty and Development COMPANY
operated a ''debenture scheme" and that
he misrepresented the conditions of the
Lewis Publishing company in selling stock
in the concern.
The governments investigation leading
directly to tOdays indictment was in prog
ress for the last year For six months
Postoffice department inspectors made an
examination OF the books Of the different
Lewis corporations. More than fifty wit
nesses, women who had invested in the
enterprises. former employees OF Lewis and
government agents testified before the
grand jury.
Lewis recently put his corporations in
the hands OF trustees. with sole power to
handle them for five years. AT the end o.
that time IL is expected that he will receive
them back without indebtedness. Certain
creditors have attacked the trustees in the
federal court by asking that q receiver be
appointed
Lewis was indicted in 1906 on charges OF
conducting q scheme 20 defrsud through
his operation OF the Peoples United States
bank, one OF his corporations Other in
dictmsnts charged him with defrRuding the
government OF postal funds by sending
through the mails q greater number OF
sample copies Of mia publications than the
law permitted. He vas acquitted on sew
erRl OF these charges and all were dis
missed later by the government.
Eugene B. Btinde, one Of the grand jur-
Ors. when the grand jury reported 10 Judge
Triober. said he wished to enter q protest
against one Of the indictments II was IN
derstSod he referred 20 one of the Lewis
indictments. stinde before the court could
interfere accused the district attorney Of
being prejudiced and talking with each
juror individually. Judge Trieber replied
that Stinde's statement was not a proper
one and that II a member Of Ihe grand jury
wanted 10 make q speech he should hire Z
hall.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-13
CAMORRA FACTOR IN POLITICS
Captain FabrOni Testifies that Oandi-
dates Buy It's Support.
FIGHT OF AIFANo AND CUoccoLo
Former Got Upper Hand Bccause OF
PoliticnI Successes and had the
Latter Wsrdered to ObtaIn
Complete Contr0H.

vITERBo, July 1z--Captzin Fshroni to-
day went deep into the political influence
Of the Camorra and mentioned names with
a boldness that caused the Judge 10 eau
ton him to be moderate In his statement.
Fabroni. In the guise Of a clerk OF the
ministry OF justice. devoted years 10 learn
ing the alleged connection between the
Camorra and the HeapoIitan Judiciary.
Along this line he said:
The Camorrist has no political ideals.
He exploits the elections and the elected
for gain. The leaders distribute bands
throughout the town and they have re-
course 10 violence 10 obtain the vote OF the
electors for the candidates whom they
have determined to support Those who
refuse 10 vote as instructed are beaten,
slRshed with knives or kidnapped. They
have the protection Of successful politicians
who realize that they cannot be chosen TO
office without paying toll TO the Camorra- -
Asked to be more specific. Fabronl said
he had especially In mind former Deputy
Gargiulo and Count Ravaschieri
The latter" he continued. in 1904. hired
the Camorra During the election of
Ravaschieri. Enrico AlfRno, Giro vitozzi the
priest and Giovanni Rapi promenaded the
streets OF Naples wearing large tri-coiored
rosettes and. as masters OF the town or
dered ali kinds OF lEwlessness 70 obtain
their object
The Camorra was then at the zenith of
it's power. but within. two factions were
fighting secretly. but ferociously. for con-
trol OF the criminal body. Enrioo Alfano.
because OF recent electoraI successes. was
in the asoendancy and the influence of
Gennaro Cuoccoio. who had been the king
receiver Of stolen Foods. was waning Al
fEno wished 10 establish an undisputeo
empire with RGpi, VItozzi and Ferdinando
DimRtteo a. his lieutsnantE The murder
OF cuoccoio was necessary as ne inter
fered with the gains OF the others who
were in hurry 70 make q fortune. Alfano
trusted in hts immunity from arrest"
The dstective described special branches
Of the camorra among the harbor workers
in the towns near Naples. There wns a
branch, he said at CasteIlRmmare. OF
which the leaders were Giuseppe Chirico
Alberto Frnumeno. PasquRle GGrgiulo and
FerdinGndo DimRtteo. All these nrs
among the defendants. Chirico. ne said
reoeived - month as a tax on the
CRmorra. which was still paid him. al
though henRas a prisoner. The sisters OF
VitoEEi mace monthly collections OF dues
from the csmorrists for Ch,rico and tbs
other prisoners
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-13
Ice Riots on East
Side in New York
Hundred Men and Women Storm Of
flee of Scott-FOster Company
Proprietors Distribute Tickets.

NEW YORK. July l2.-lce riots broke out
on the west side today among the poor
One hundred men and women stOrmed the
offices OF the FOster-Scutt company. yell
ing Ice. give us ice" Many had sick chill
dren. dying for lack Of Ice.
smash the windows" yelled the crowd
Buckets Of water greeted the leaders. bui
the crowd grew angrier. Finally the man
aEer distributed tickets which could be ex-
changed for Ice At the company,s pier
Ice prices have riaen from so 10 30 per
cent since the hot spell and the demand
mas been 40 heavy that the large companies
sell only 70 their own deAlerA
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-13
GIRL BADLY BURNED By
EXPLOSION OF GASOLINE
Miss Luscombe os LanEford, =. n, a.
Saved by Sister Who Throws
Blanket About Her,

ABERDEEN. s. D.. July 12.-(Special y
Miss Meta Luscombe, a I4Rngford, S. D.,
young woman had n narrow escape from
death when a gasoline stove which she
was filling exploded. Instantly the room
was ablRze and the young wOmRn's cloth
ing caught fire. Frenzied with pain, she
rushed out Of doors where a high wind
WAS blowing, screaming for help. Her
sister Bessie managed 10 overtRke her and
threw a blanket about her, smothering the
flames. but not until she was terribly
burned about the arms and legs Mrs.
Lusc0mbe. the girls mother was In the
room when the accident occurred and she
succeeded in putting out the fire with
slight burns about the arms Miss Bus-
oombc win be confined TO her bed for many
weeks. but It iE thought she viii recover.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-13
Woman Arrested for
Deserving Husband
Mrs. A. SOdorholm of 0ttumwa First
to Be Prosecuted Under New
Law in Iowa.

DAVENPORT. la, July 12.-The first
local case OF a woman being arrested. under
the Iowa law. for deserving her husband.
Rr0se last night when Mrs. A. SodorhOlm
Of Ottumwa was held by the Davenport
police, charged with leaving her spouse.
The husband and the Ottumwa chief Of
police came after her. She Was on her way
20 Rock Island 10 Join heT mother.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-13
WOOL MEASURE Is INTRODUCED
Penrose Continues to Urge Expedition
in Proceedings.
HEPBURN HITS sEM-DEMoCRATs
Every Amendment a Splinter Off
Republican Flagstaff"
Calls INSURGENTS MAVERICKS"
says NSs Deafhbed of Republican
Party, nut Deafhbea of Many Men
whs Are supPortinE the
Rectprocity BtIl.

WASHINGTON, July 12-Senator Bai-
ley's free hist amendment 70 the Canadian
reciprocity bin was defeated in the senate
today by large majority. So evident was
the margin against Il that Senator Bailey
did not ask for q roll call.
Pursuing the policy % forcing the or
ponents Of reciprocity to proceed without
delay. Senator Psnrose urged Senator
Bailey to Introduce his wool tariff amend
ment 81 once. The latter did So and the
senate adjourned with the amendment
pending. II is a modification Of the wool
tariff bill recently passed by the house. and
places all duties on raw and manufactured
wool at a general average Of 20 per cent.
The consideration OF the reciprocity bill
is expeetad 10 move with rapidity from
now on. The wool amendment probably
viii be disposed OF tomorrow.
"splanteru Off F7sEutnff."
l''seml-democra4s. borrowed democrats
and like terms were applied to the repub-
licEns supporting the bill by Senator Hey
burn OF Idaho In q speech against the
measure He declared that when the vote
ON the bill iE taken all real republicans in
the senate will he opposed TO II. while the
''semi-democrnts" viii vote for H. along
with the fee simple democrats" He de-
clRred that he opposed amendments TO the
bin as well as the bin itself because every
amendment Is a splinter off the republican
flagstaff OF protective policy"
He added that he believed the republicans
would ultimately come together again on
protective pr1nciplea- Asked by Senator
Bailey aa 90 how he would classify the
insurgents. Hepburn said they were nave
ricks'' waiting to be branded.
l''This is not the deathbed Of the repub-
hcan party" said senator Hepburn, re-
ferring 70 the split in the republican ranks,
but II win be the deathbed OF many of
the men who are supporting this recipro-
city bill when the people realize that il
means the pulling down OF the protective
system.
senator Dixon Of Montana declared he
would vote for the Bailey amendment "a
the reciprocity hin and that n the rsni-
procity bin passed he would be willing to
stay until December and 80 through the
whole tariff list"
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-13
Ohio COngresSman's
Coat Catches Fire
Spontaneous Combustion Of Box Of
Matches Creates Excitement
ON Floor Of House.

WASHINGTON. July 12.-The house had
an exciting scene today when Representa-
tive willis OF OhiO rushed from his desk
with his clothing afire and several mem
hers came 70 his aid and extinguished the
flames He was uniu5ured. box OF
matches in his coat pocket had caught fire
from spontansous combustion.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-13

WASHINGTON. July 1z-OppOsition 10
The passage OF 4 parcels post bill Was made
today before the house COMMITTEES on post
offices and post roads by representative
Of various retail merchants associations
The argument was advanced that the gov
ernment should regulate but not comDete
with or Try 10 aid private concerns engaged
in Interstate cOmmercr
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-13
Near Panic al TGnizton ohaut.saus.

YANKTON, s. D.. July l2-Cspecial
Telegram)-Ths hlszing up Of a gasoline
popcorn roaster AT the ohautRuqua Al 10
O'Clock last night caused great excitement
among the large audience. but the crowd
was controlled II WAS rushed 10 the
exit Brick Bade, owner Of the machine
was badly buined on one side and the
arms before the fire on his burning clothes
was exiting guished-
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-13
rain an Knnnns and Missouri.

est. JOSEPH. Mo-. July 12-Showers Of
rain last night and this morning through
out this district have greatly benefited
crops and lowered the temperature. Within
eighteen hours the rainfall has been -7s OF
an inch, with more promised.
ATCHISON, Kan. July IA general
rain fen over northern Kansas last night
and this morning. The precipitation here
was II Of an inch.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-13
ShrinerS Meet in Los
Angeles Next Year

seles was today sclected for the nexi ses-
sion uf the imperial council Of shriners IN
1872. John Prank Treat Of Fargo. n. ID.
Was elected imperial pOtentate-
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-13
EIGHTEEN HUNDRED HOMELESS
Three Hundred Are Taken TO Port
Huron on Steamer Kiko.
TOWER AND oKwAY ARE BURNING
Heavy Losses Reported at Millersburg'
Metz. Pcsen and FrenchtowA-
KuKBER or FERsONs MssINe
F-rr that Families 90 ss4tioFs and
Several Lumber Crews Near
Gaylord ana Welvertns
Have Perfshed.


NORTH BAT, ONT. July i2.-As the re-
suit Of forest fires in northern ontario
thirty lives are known 70 have been lost
At Porcuplno including Captain White ana
family at West Dome. ana nnny have besh
injured. A hospital train is nov on the
way 10 the 1roquols Fs,lls. II is beiievso
the casualties win number liundredA.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-13
The Weather

For Nebraska~-Generally fair.
For Iowa-Generally fair.
Temperature at Omaha Yesterday.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-13
Attempt to Capture
Castle in Lisbon
Stronghold in Center of City Attacked
by Large Body of Men Tnes-
day Night.

LISBON. PortuEal. July u.-CBy Way uf
BadajOs. spain. Juls' l2)-A mysterious ana
daring. though unsuccessfu attempt was
made to penetrate and capture ST. Georse
castle. now a strongly fortified fortress
on the top OF a nil IN the center os the
city. tonight
The sentinsls at the castle were surpriseo
by large body Of men who fired voneys
The whole gaITiaon quickly turned out ana
charged with fixed bayoneta The invAders
Disappeared In the darkness The attack
has caused a sensation and the garrison of
the city has been reinforced.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-13
oxesofO'Brien's S
Candy.

Round trip tickets TO Lake
MaDawa.
Quart brickS Of Dalzells
ice cream.
All given away tree 20 thOse Nhe
find their names IN ths Wanf ada
Read fhs want ads every day.
gOur name viii appear somstinA
may be more than once
No puzzles 20 solve nor sut scriD-
sions 10 gsf-3nsl read the waai
eds-
Turn q me vans a pAEss-
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-13

Temperature and precipitation departures
from the normal
Normal Temperature. -. Z
ExceBs for the day. .............. ...---.
Total excess since March ]. 1871. ....--.. 6S7
Normal precipitation .........-.. IA inch
Deficiency for the day............. q inch
Total rainfall since March L. a ~ INCHES
Deficiency since March T. 1871 49,. 7 IS inches
Deficiency for cor. period. iglo II - inches
hlxcess Tor cor. period, ls0s....... - inch
Reports from Stations al A.. "A.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-13

There have been rumors recently OF an
uprising % monArchists in the vicinity OF
Lisbon but these reports have been denied
BY the repubiioan government A strict
cenEorship IL maintained
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-13

T. A. WELSH. Local ForecAstsr.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-13
wEATHER FORECAST.

For Nebraska Generally fRir
For Iowa-Generaily fair.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-07-13

The heaviest loser is a. N. Loud's Sons
company Of which Congressman George
A. Loud OF the Tenth Mlchishn District Ia
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-10-18
Oriqin Of "PIaoierjsNs

One who appropriates-that Is, steals
The literary work OF another to use
It as his own thought, the child Of
his own brain. is guilty Of plagia.
rism, as everybody knows yet few are
acquainted with the derivation Of the
word or know that the plagiarist is lit
orally child stealer. Among q GER
tain class of criminals tn Rome in the
time Of the earlier Caesars. there ex-
listed the damnable custom Of stealing
children and selling them as slaves
According to Roman law. the child
stealers, when detected. received as a
part Of the penalty for their crime. a
severe foggfng AS the Latin word
playa signifies q stripe or lash. the
ancient kidnapers were termed 'pla-
giari"-that is. deserving Of stripes
So both the crime aud the criminals re-
ceived their names from the castiga-
ton inflicted.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-10-18
E Embryonio Ones.

They had been at school together.
They had fought both shoulder to
shoulder and face to face Now. after
the passing Of years, they met again
~How's the world treated your" ask
ed the long, thin one
Like lord" said the short, fat one.
''Got my own business. wife and three
youngsters. two thousand a yenr And
how are your"
"Howr replied the thin man 'Oh,
anyhow
Dear me! Sorry 70 hear It Let me
think You went on the stage. didn't
your
Yes. But ! had TO give It up"
why was thatY asked the city
man
-Oh. thought It best" satd the 9th.
en. Il bad few hints that | wasn't
quito suited to the profession"
'Oh, seer notded bis friend know.
fngiy. The little birds told you. eh r
WELL NOT exactly answered the ex.
actor. with painful smile But they
would have been birds-f they had
been allowed to hatch..-London An.
SWerA
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-10-18
BIG FLEETS TO Be ASSEMBLED.
AMERICAN WARSHIPS TO GATH.
ER IN PACIFIC AND ATLANTIC
MOoilizatiOn at New York and Los
Angeles Will Bring Together Big.
gest Force In This Hemisphere.

Washington, Oct. 13.-The mobil-
ization OF the Atlantic and Pacific
fleets Of New York and Los Angeles
October 20 to November will mark
the gathering Of the greatest force
hoated in the waters Of this he,nis-
phere. This probably will be the
last assembling Of present-day war
ships with the United States Of
America standing second in the list
Of great maritime powers, for it is
certain that at the rate Of development
OF the plans OF Germany that nation
within three years at least will move
up to second place unless congress,
should authorize each year additions
to the American navy at least dou-
BILE those now provided for by the
existing naval programme, which
contemplates the construction Of but
two battleships yearly.
The navy department today made
public the full list Of the vessels to
gather at New York and Los Angeles
md while the number combined
does not equal the 1876 YES
sells reviewed by the Ger
emperor at Kiel last sum
mer. the 1875 American warships
with their tremendous displacement
Of 693.S44 tons are really more DOW
erful than the German fleet.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-10-18
WRIGHTS NEW MACHINE TEST
ED.
Orvillc's Latest Aerial Production I,
Dc tried at Kill Devil Hill il
North Carolina.

Manteo. n. c., Oct. l3.-Orville
Wrlghts newest flying machine ar
rived this afternoon at the combina-
tion hangar and cottage on the
sands of Kill Devil hill in which Mr..
Wright and his guests are spending
what the former declares is merely
a vacation. The machine was land
ed from steamer at Collington bay.
near Kitty Hawk station, early this
morning and was brought to the
wright camp in box car. About
SIX hours work will assemble and
put it in shape for operation and Mr..
Wright says there will be flight
tomorrow If there is a 30 or 25-mle
breeze blowing.
Reports that the new flyer is to
be a world-startler are belittled by
Orville Wright.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-10-18
CALIFORNIA WOMEN TO VOTE,
Suffrage Amendment Wins - Also
Initiative and Referendum, and
Recall.

san Francisco. oct. 12.-Woman
suffrage has triumphed i'm Califor-
MA. Returns here today wiped out
the majority previously recorded
against the amendment. and since
'his turn the margin i'm favor OF the
amendment has increased steadily.
Totals early tonight we're: For
suffrage 119.Os9. against 117.4Os;
majority for the amendment 1857.
These figures represent the returns
from 2.717 precincts. out ot total
OF S.l2l In the State. Virtually all
or the remaining precincts are i'm
counties which have given suffrage
majorities.
30 overwhelming was the vote I'm
iaVor or the other important amend
ments' tho initiative and referendum
and the recall including the judiciary
mat tabulation OF the returns was
suspended within nearly a third of
the precincts remaining unreported.
The hnal count taken showed the
following results:
For the initiative and referendum
l3S'lS1, against 1850; for the recall
1iS,572. against 1920.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-10-18
CHINA IS NOW REPUBLIC.
REPORTED THAT REVOLUTION.
ISTS HAVE ELECTED PRES
IDENT.
BUSINESS Has Been Suspended and
Working Classes Have Taken to
Plundering.

London, Oct. IA special dis
patch here from Shanghai says:
"A republic has been proclaimed
at WI Chang. "A strong force Of
rebels have left Hankow with the
object Of engaging the imperial
troops coming from the north. A
big battle is expected within two
days"
The Daily Chronicle today pub
lished three column statement
which purports to give the inner his
tory Of the Chinese revolutionary
movement. 1t shows that DR.. Sun Vat
Sen for many months has been en-
gagged in secret Journeys to England
and the United States endeavoring
TO raise $2.500,OOO to s,art the re-
volt, and gives copies Of many let
ters with names and dates suppress
ed which Sun Vat Sen wrote in an
endeavor to secure financial assis.
tance.
These letters partly reveal his
hopes and plans for the revolution,
the aim of which is to start in
China a republican form of govern
ment. He claimed to possess guar
antees from a large Chinese bank
and some substantial Chinese mer-
chants.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-10-18
The Coup do Monserrat.

The history Of the sword stroke the
Partisan fencers call the coup de
Monserrat" is romantic. The hero or
the story was young Partisan mu-
sician engaged to be married to a
young lady Of Bordeaux. Quarreling
with a cousin Of his fancee, be got
his ears boxed at the Bordeaux club
Ignorant Of fencing. he dared not re-
sent the insult and reuounced his en-
gagement But be also took fencing
lessons from one Monserrat, q maitre
d'armes of Toulouse. Monserrat taught
him one trick only. and be practiced
It for year. AT the end Of that time
he returned to the Bordeaux club,
slapped his mans face and. being call
ed out, instantly ran his opponent
through the body with his cunning
lunge.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-10-18


II does not seem to be q difficult
matter for the pupils OF primary
schools TO obtain certificates. II one
may Judge from some specimens OF
their answers az examinations pub
lished BY the Paris Journal Here Is a
sample, among others. OF q written an.
swer to the question: (which period
OF French history DO you prefer. and
whyr
The period OF the history Of France
that prefer is the war Of 1870 Bis
marck said to Napoleon ILL.,, 'Es-tu
peetr Yes says the other. I have
not a gattes button wanting TheA
Napoleon III. tells McMahon TO come
But Mcmahon, who was oo the tower
OF Malakoff. replies. 'Ty suh. j'y resta
/ detest war because it Is a barba.
rism."
As the Parts Journal remarks. a Is
sad to think these lads. who are on
the point Of becoming apprentices. will
probably never open a book again and
In a few years will be electorS-Paris
Coz. London Telegraph
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-10-18
HARMON CANNOT CONE.
Governor of Ohio Writes President
Hudson and Commissioner Watson
As to Invitation.

Columbia, Oct. 14.-Judson Har-
mon. governor Of Ohio. will not at
tend the second South Atlantic States
Corn exposition to be held in Column
bia during the week Of December
IL. He has addressed letters to
Commissioner Watson and A. D..
Hudson, president Of the exposition.
stating his inability to attend. Gov.
Harmon states that he will visit
South Carolina on October 19 to at
tend the Union county fair. and
that he will spend the month Of
December in California. Gov. Har-
mon evidently thinks that the Union
fair is the State fair.
The following is his letter to Pres
ident Hudson:
Il am greatly hOnored by your in
vitation to attend your association
in December. and if l were free I
should be glad to accept it, though
am to be at your State fair next
South Carolina except to pass
through, 1 should not object to being
there twice this year.
But l have to go to San Fran
cisco. under a law passed last win
ter to locate the site for the Ohio
exhibit at the Panama exposition.
and this prevents my making any
engagements for December. as / ex-
pect that trip to take all the 4hth
except the holidays.
Please accept for yourself and
your associates my hearty thanks for
remembering me-"
The following telegram was re-
ceived by Commissioner Watson:
Your dispatch received. am
| sorry l can not accept the invitation.
| am inclosng a copy Of my letter
10 Mr.. Hudson explaining why. I
| enjoyed very much the corn exposi-
| ton held here last winter. 1t was
very interesting and instructive. but
must forego the pleasure of being
with you this year."