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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-09-21
Attempt to Set Fire
TO Tipple and Home Of
Mine Superintendent

CHARLESTON. w. Va, Sept. 20
Scores Of soldiers with bloodhounds are
searching the mountains at the head OF
Carbon creek today for the men who last
midnight tried to fire the tipple Of the
South Carbon Coal company, and the
residence Of Charles Cable, superintendent
Of the mine
Bloodhounds were brought up from
military headquarters at Pratt and early
today they struck two trails which art
being followed over the densely wooded
mountains. These attempts at incendiar-
Ism are the most daring since the strike
was Inaugurated, following as they DO
on the heels of the destruction by fire uf
the Carbon Coal company, nearby, earlier
In the week.
The military forces were reinforced
this morning by company of infantry,
bringing the total number of soldiers in
that immediate section to 250
Private Charles Campbell, Company e,
of Parkersburg. who was mistaken last
night for an intruder by sentry at
Cherokee, w. W., and shot was some
what improved today and his recovery
is expected.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-09-21

Theodore Roosevelt, progressive party
nominee for president of the United
States. reached Omaha at 6:lo last night
and went later to the Auditorium, where
he was scheduled to deliver campaign
speech at 8 o'clock.
A crowd of between GOO and 900 men.
women and boys, some of whom had come
to witness the arrival and athers cf wkcna
belonged to the usual railway station
throng, were present when Mr.. Roosevelt
stepped off his car, Cheers greeted him.
Accompanying Mr.. Roosevelt was Cecil
Lyon of Texas and Congressman G. w.
Norris OF Nebraska.
Dollar tickets for stage seats at the
Roosevelt meeting yesterday morning
were given away gratis For a number
of days a dozen members of the local
Roosevelt club had been diligently work
ing trying TO sell the tickets for the 100
seats on the platform, while the other
seats In the house were to be free. 1t
was announced Thursday that the plat
form seats We're selling fine. Yesterday
several tickets were given out cautiously,
even to members of the Douglas county
republican central committee, which is
recognized as q hand picked Taft body.
AT noon Or. Henry. president OF the
local Roosevelt club, said the tickets were
going fine although he did not say
whether a dollar was being received fo<
each and every one. eMany have written.
In from several parts OF the state Tor
these reservations" said Dr. Henry
A committee composed Of Charles Goss,
w. b. Broach and Charles c, Wright met
Teddy at the train and escorted him to
the Auditorium. No dinner had been
planned. as Or. w. O. Henry chairman
OF the local Roosevelt club, said Roose-
welt would have his dinner on the diner
before arriving so that all his time here
may be given to the public.
When Colonel Roosevelt reached the
Auditorium 1t was filled almost TO its
capacity of 1900. His appearance on the
stage was the signal for the appearance
OF such bull moose handkerchefs as hap
pened to be possessed by the crowd. all
Of which were wildly waved. This was
trifle tame. and some ventures3me
spirit cheered, starting round Of ape
plaue that lasted for fully ninety Sec
onds. Then the band played. and It was
proposed that three cheers be given In
honor of Theodore Roosevelt. this dona-
tlon to take the place of that previously
asked to defray the expense of hall rent.
After the three cheers had been given,
more were askd for Governor Johnson,
and these were followed by others for
Congressman Norris and Governor AL
drich and others. When the three-cheers
program was concluded, Mrs. Roosevelt
began his speech, repeating much OF
what he had said at Lincoln and Hast
ings during the day He was especially
bitter In his criticism of Victor Rose
water.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-09-21
GOVERNOR PREVENTS
BATTLE At BINGHAM
Miners Irritated by Report Of Com
ing of Strike Breakers Keep
MAY SPREAD TO OTHER MINES
Controlled by Utah Company in
Other States May Also BE
Called Out.
BINGHAM, Utah, Sept 2o-Not a sb

BINGHAM, Utah, Sept 20.-Not a shot
was heard in Bingham last night The
5000 miners on strike for higher wages,
impressed, seemingly, by the address de-
livered to them yesterday by Governor
Spry and others, remained quiet But
early this morning they began to as
semble at the railroad station and in a
little while 800 of them, chiefly Greeks,
Were discussing the report that the Utah
Copper COMPANY purposed to- put then
to work at the steam shovel pits today.
The Greeks asserted they had advices
from Salt Lake that L. @. Skliris,- an enl-
ployment agent, had been engaged by the
Utah Copper company to forward strike
breakers. The report was .the more ir-
ritating as Skllris has been, made one
| of the issues of the strike by the Greek
element, which asserts that he dictates
the employment Of his countrymen by the
mining companies, levles toll on their
wages and procures the discharge of those
who do not patronize his place Of busi-
ness Governor Spry has been told by
many Greek strikers that they would be
willing to waive the wage demands If
Skliris was removed from camp.
The alleged Influence of the labor agent
! is denied by Assistant Manager Gemmel
OF the Utah Copper company.
A "dinky' engine guarded by twenty
one deputy sherlffs moved from the foot
Of the mountain to the top level of the
Utah Copper property this morning. Ths
StrikarQ did
camp at the rate of 100 to 150 on every
train
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. 20
Charles II. Meyer, president of the West
ern Federation of Miners, announced to-
day that the federation may call out til
union men employed at the Nevada Con
solidated properties at Ely New, the Ray
Consolidated at Kelton Ariz, and the
Chino at Santa Rita, N. NJ, which are
controlled by the Utah Copper interests.
We are contemplating such move"
President Meyer said, "and have a man
on the way to Ely to take up the mat
ter there. d. C. Jacklins, manager of
the Utah Copper company's properties,
refuses to recognize the union in Utah
and we see no, reason why union men
In other states should work for him. The
men have some pride and are unwilling
to work where they are not wanted. In
fact, the miners at the Nevada Console
dated at Ely, New, are ready to go out
at moments notice
The Nevada Consolidated mine employs
about $500 men. At the Chino, Santa
Rita, N. NJ, 500 men are employed and
the Ray Consolidated has several hun
dred The Nevada Consolidated and
Chino. like the Utah Copper mine of Bing-
ham, are worked with steam shovels at
the surface and most Of the labor is un-
skilled.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-09-21
Aviator Protested
Against Flying, But
Officials Insisted

CHICAGO, Sept. 2O-"I protested to the
Acre Club Of Illinois against flying in
the approaching darkness, but officials
insisted / should fly because the crowd
would be disappointed IL did not"
George Mestach, the French aviator so
testified today at the inquest into the
death Of Howard w. CHI. the Baltimore
aviator, who was killed at the aviation
meet at Cicero last Saturday after his
biplane seventy-five feet in the air had
collided with monoplane driven by
Mestach. The accident occurred at 6
.. IN.
Officials then promised my machine
would be the only one in the air." Mes
tach testified. They did not keep their
promise. l was going at terrific speed
when | saw Gilrs biplane 800 feet ahead
of me. | tried to turn off and avoid a
collision, but it was impossible
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-09-21
SPRECKLES HAS new PLAN
Organizes Wilson National Progress
sive Republican League.
GOVERNOR APPROVES SCHEME
In Telegram to Spreckles He Says
Candidacy of Roosevelt Serves
~ Only to Divide the Prog
ressive Forces.

COLUMBUS, o., Sept 2O.-Coincident
with the opening Of the democratic cam.
paign in Ohio, Governor Woodrow Will
son gave his hearty approval today to
the formation in New York Of the VIII
son National Progressive Republican
league. The governor and Rudolph
Spreckels, now in New York in charge
of the movement, exchanged the tele-
grams made public today
Mr., Spreckels, wiring under date of
September 10, said:
Eastern headquarters of the Wilson
National Progressive Republican league
were TODAY opened in the Metropolitan
building. New York. Our league was
founded by progressive republicans. who
hope to-,saye the progressive movement
that was started some years ago In the
republican party, but which is now being
betrayed by the organizations of Colonel
Roosevelt's third tsrm party,
"Under these conditions you alone de-
serve the support Of true progressives
who places principles above partisanship
Our membership is wholly republican,
but we feel justified in voting and work.
ing for your election, since the candidate
of the republican party does not repre-
sent the progressive majority in that party
and Roosevelts candidacy is hopeless and
only serves to divide our progressive
forces.
To which Governor Wilson replied:
Your telegram telling me of the for
nation of the Wilson national progress
i've republican league gave me the deep
est qualification and encouragement. The
action you and your associates are taking
seems to be truly patriotic. The progress
i've forces of the national ought not to
be divided. No mere attachment to
party name should now separate men
whose purposes and convictions are united
for common object. The formation Of
the league seems to me one of the re-
assuring indications Of the temper Of
t*''' ""fn Nav 7 not convey to
you my congratulations on your own part
in the movement"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-09-21
HOLDUp IS BALKED
BY JEWELLERS NERVE
Daylight Robbery al Paxton, Hotel
oueered by Quick Wit Of In
tended Victim.
RoBBER MAKES GOOD ESCAPE
While the Police Are Being Notified
Arthur Mooney of Denver Gets
Away by Going Down the
Fire Escape.

One of the most daring daylight hold
ups that has come to the notice OF the
police In years was attempted by man
registered as Arthur Mooney of Denver
at the Paxton hotel at 1890 o'clock this
morning
Mooney held up w. C, Flatau, jew
elry broker at 1914 Dodge street. In room
lla at the Paxton, but was frustrated In
his bold attempt by Flatau, who drew a
revolver and forced the intruder to put
down his weapon,
While Flatau, vas telephoning to the
police from a room across the hall from
the one In which he had locked Mooney
his prisoner got away by climbing down
the fire escape to the street.
Mooney Sets the Trap.
Thursday afternoon Mooney called
Flatau on the telephone and made an
engagement for him to come to his room
at the hotel at Q o'clock this morning.
He told Flatau he had diamond stud
he would like to realize some money on,
as he was without funds and was laid
UP in the hotel with a sprained ankle.
In explanation why he called upon
Flatau to make the transaction he said
he had been a customer Of the jeweler
several years ago
Hlatau reached the hotel about $3.50
o'clock and went up to MONEYS room.
Mooney got up out of bed and reached
under the pillow to get the diamond.
Turning around quickly he thrust gun
in Flataus face. demanding him TO turn
over all his valuables, Instead of COM
plying with the request Flatau drew
gun from his overcoat pocket and soon
had the daring robber on his knees beg
ging for mercy.
lie Makes His Escape.
Between the time F1atau was telephon-
ing and the arrival of the police. which
was about twenty minutes, Mooney made
his escape.
Several persons saw the prisoner go
down the fire escape, but thought moth
ing OF 1t.
Upon searching MONEYS suitcase 1t
was found to contain heavy cobbiestones.
He registered at the hotel last Wednes-
day morning from Denver.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-09-21
Ryder is Elected
President Of League
of Municipalities

BUFFALO. N. Y, Sept 2o.-(Special
Telegram )-Notwithstanding great COM
petition for the office of president the
League Of American Municipalities in
elected to the presidency Of that or
ganization John ]. Ryder, police and
sanitation commissioner of Omaha who
succeeds John McVicar of Des Moines
The league voted to hold the next ses-
sion at Winnipeg.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-09-21
MAN REFUSES TO JOIN
UNION THOUSANDS STRIKE

PoTTSyILLE. Pa. Sept 2O-Because
one man refused to Join the union several
thousand workmen are idle at the col.
lieTies of the Lehigh Coal and Naviga-
ton company In the Panther Creek val
Icy and one mine and three washerles are
working today Officials of the United
Mine Workers called the strike. Orig
inally there were two men, brothers, who
held out. but one left the region. The
miners have referred tie matter to John
P White, national president of the
union.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-09-21
HORSE EPIDEMIC
APPEARS AT YANK TON

YANKTON, S. D., Sept. 2a.-(Special)-
The alarming and mysterious horse dis.
ease. which has appeared this fall in
many places, has shown up in this county
and five cases are reported. The farm
of Henry Bunhoff. ten miles north, is
one of the places where the disease has
developed.
The cement works, for twenty-five
years Yankton's chief industry, and in
which Milwaukee capitalists invested
s5o2,eoc, is to be opened in the spring, it
is understood here, after being closed
for two years.
After weeks of work good pontoor
bridge spans the Missouri river here,
with good permanent banks on each side,
to assure good crossing until the freeze
comes.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-09-21
Rival Companies He Says Are Build
ing Fleets of Schooners.
MAGNATES MEET AT LUNCH
They Have Good Time Instead of
Talking Business.
HARVESTER SUIT POSTPONED
Attorneys for Combine File Stipula-
tion Admitting That Three Men
Owned and Voted Practically
All the Stock.

NEW YORK, Sept 2o.-Interlocking di
rectorates, consultations, confidentia
plans and exchanges of views among tn,
Standard Oil company of New Jersey ant
its former subsidiaries comprising the
oil trust, which the supreme court ordered
dissolved, has been abolished utterly, &C.
cording to testimony of Richard C. Veit
secretary of the Standard Oil company OF
New York, today in the Standard Oil.
Waters-Pierce hearing.
Since the dissolution, Mr.. Veit added
both New York and New Jersey com.
panies have begun the construction OF
fleets of oil schooners to compete fol
trade. Six vessels were already under
construction by the New York company,
he sad; the New Jersey company was
building fleet in Germany.
In a dining room at 26 Broadway, at the
same table where heads of the Standard
Oil planned and discussed the affairs of
the trust in years gone by, the men who
formerly directed the affairs of Standard
Oil company now meet daily at luncheon
declared Mr.. Veit.
Questions elected the information that
those who sit at the big table are John
p, Rockefeller, william Rockefeller, Percy
Rockefeller John D. Archbold, ]. A. Mof-
fett A. C.. Bedford, H. C. Folger, jr., c.
M. Pratt, Walter Jennings, w. C. Teagle,
M. F. Elliott and others.
Don't these men discuss their business
there daily?'
mo, hear them laughing and talk
Ing"
Harvester Case Postponed.
CHICAGO, Sept 20.-The taking of tes-
timony in the governments suit for the
dissolution of the International Haryes-
ter company was postponed today until
pctober 2st couRsefS for the defendants
stated one of the company's attorneys
WAS III and another was in California,
and it was impossible to secure new coun-
sel familiar With the case
After tthe harvester company produced
Under subpoena the minutes Of its stock
holders meeting from 1909, when the gov
ernment charges the alleged trust was
entered into, until 1912, Edwin p Gros-
Nenor, special assistant attorney general,
had read stipulation. The stipulation
bald it was agreed that during the per-
tod covered by the minutes George W.
Perkins, Cyrus H. Mccormick and Charles
Deering were joint owners of all the
shares Of the capital stock of the Inter-
national Harvester company, excepting
such few shares as were necessarily held
by the other fifteen directors Of the In
,ternatlonal Harvester company in order
to qualify them under the laws of the
state of New Jersey to be directors, no
director holding for subscription purposes
at any time more than one or two shares.
1T also was admitted that at each of
the meetings of stockholders the block Of
stock owned jointly by the three persons
above named was represented by one
proxy for all three joint owners, which
proxy cast ir one vote the votes Of all
the certificates Of stock which made up
the block of stock so jointly held
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-09-21
Seventy Thousand
Dollars Taken from
Express Packages

PENSACOLA. Fla, Sept 20.-Seventy
thousand dollars was stolen from express
packages sent from Pensacola banks on
the Louisville & Nashville train to Flo
maton for the payment of employees of
the Louisville & Nashville railroad in
that district, it was learned here today.
The robbery, it is reported here, took
place last Wednesday, and railroad de-
tectives believe the money was stolen
somewhere between Pensacola and Flo
maton Efforts were made to keep secret
the fact of the theft while officers in
vestigated.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-09-21
LOOT OF CANADIAN
BANK Is RECOVERED

CHICAGO, Sept. 20.-Part of the s272, coo
loot robbers got from the Bank of Mon
treal at New Westminster. 3. c.. and
which was hidden here, has been recov-
cred by Chicago police. according to an
admission of Assistant Chief Scheutler
today. 1t was intlmated that the amount
would run into the thousands, In Cana
dian bills of large denominations.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-09-21
RURAL CARRIERS WILL
MEET IN EVANSVILLE, IND.

NASHVILLE. Tenn, Sept. 2).-Evans-
vile, Ind, was selected as the next
meeting place Of the National Rural Let
ter Carriers association here this after
noon. the strongest competitor being
Washington, D. C. The choice was made
unanimous.
RICHMOND, Va. Sept. 2O.-The Ma
tional League OF Postmasters, in con-
vention here today, reelected Charles o.
Barry of Walker. Ia, president of the
organization
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-09-21
Rnx Has Fnot Cut Off.

GRIsWoLD, Ia, Sept. 2o.-(Special.)-
The 7-year-old son of D. E. Babb, living
three miles south of town, went out To
the field where his father was moving
cane and got in the way of the sickle.
with the result that one foot was cut en-
tirely off. The cane was thick and tall
and the father failed to see the little fell
low until too late.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-09-21
ROOSEVELT PASSES
|. THROUGH NEBRASKA
ON HIS VOTE HUNT
Big Bull Moose Begins at Hastings
and Winds Up His Days Speak
ing at Omaha.
STILL TALKING ABOUT FRAUD
Tells People Nomination Was Stolen
From Him at Chicago.
ATTACK ON VICTOR ROsEWATER
Blame Republican National Commit
tee With Responsibility.
Good Crowds Out to Greet the Colonel
at Every stop, but Former joy
our Welcome Is
Missing.

On the zth Of March next I shnl have
served three and half years, and
this three and half years constitute
my first term. The wise custom
which limits the president to two
terms regards tho substance and not
the form, and under no circumstances.
will be candidate for or accept
another nomination.--Theodo xsoose-
welt, November 9, 1904.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-09-21
coon CROWD our ar LINCOLN
Auditorium Filled to Listen TO the
ColoncI,H Talk.
tFrom a staff Correspondentl

(From a Staff Correspondent
LINCOLN. Sept TO- (special.) The
Auditorium had an overflowing crowd to
meet Theodore Roosevelt this afternoon.
About $50 seats on the platform were re-
served for the fair sex, who made up a
large percentage of the audience, at
tracted because of the advocacy Of wo-
man suffrage by the bull moose candidate.
"Bilr' Clark, a. Lancaster county poli-
tician Of the past, hatched out little bull
mooses cade Of lead and handed them
out to the crowd as they entered the
Auditorium. A few moments before the
arrival OF Mr. Roosevelt a party OF wo-
men, among them Mrs, c. Fl. Aldrich and
Baroness Won suttner, escorted by E. G.
Maggi, arrived on the stage and were
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-09-21
The Weather

Forecast till p. m Saturday:
For Omaha, Council Bluffs and Vicinity
flair and cooler tonight. with probably
frost; Saturday fair and continued COOL
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-09-21
Temperature
at Omaha
Local weather Record.

Deficiency corresponding period, 1911,
las; incheE.
Deficiency corresponding period 1910
1857 inches.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-09-21

Thirty Twenty---Ten Years Ago
---Ses Editorial Page of Zach issue
The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-02-15
WILL PUT HALF OF
CONVICTS ON ROAD

R c H NJ o d. VA--Special.-
AS had been expected for several
days. the joint committee on roads
this morning reported to the Senate
and House the bills authorizing con-
wet contracts with the recommended
ton that they be passed.
At the conclusion of the penitentiary
hearing last night the vote of the
committee. taken in executive session
showed that eleVent legislators favored
the contract while only three opposed
it.
The bills do not require the con-
tracts. 1t is presumed, however. that
contracts will be made as soon as pos
SlDle II the measures are approved
by the Legislature. 1t is known that
Ia bitter fight will be made in both
branches of the General Assembly. and
the issue is by no means certain. In
dlcauons. however. are that the bills
will be passed.
According to the recommendation
If the committee. the penitentiary
Ooard is authorized to lease 500 men.
An equal number Will be put on the
roads. The prison superintendent re-
ported that about ITO men were need
ed. Tor prison work-cooking. cleaning
and repairing. There are at present
the' superintendent declares r6I1 very
dangerous men in the penitentiary-
men who should not be put on the
roads under any condition.
Delegate James ]. Creamer, Of this
city, very significantly pointed out
iaSt night that the NUMBER of men
required for prison work, plus the
number of men wanted by the Ster-'
ing overalls people, exactly EQUALS
the number of very dangerous men
IN the penitentiary who should not
be put on the roads"
The hearing took place In the SEN
No
| meeting was called to order the aisles
%ere hlled and the galleries packed
almost to suffocation.
A subcommittee. which had been
directed TO ascertain the number of
dangerous men at the penitentiary
nrst reported. It's findings were that
| there were Gil male prisoners who
| should not be worked on the roads
| Coils p. Lovely. a prison EXPERT.
| opened the general debate which fol-
loweds~ He said that he had studied
conditions in nearly thirty institutions
IN .wnicn convict leases prevailed and
nad found them all pernicious, not
| only because of the unjust cofnpeti-
/ ton with free labor, but because OF
the cruel and abusive treatment OF
the convicts. At the time of the gem
eral inquiry in 1905 there was onIy
one penitentiary In the United States
worse thans the one, in. Virginia. he
said, and he believed that the renewal
or any form OF convict contract Would
be little short OF an inquisition.
Senator Folkes and Delegate
/ Dreamer followed. =. Both quAstfen ed
the report submitted by Superiptend-
ent Wood regarding the; NUM- err of
dangerous men in the .penitentfary.
and Mr.. Foikes was afraid that
Thocher Shoe Company would puf In
an upset bid and take over the CON-
victs for another five years.
he declared that be did not beueve
there were twenty-five men In the
'penitentiary so desperate that thew
would try TO escape when guarded nv
men armed with rffies." He was up
held In this by Delegate. Creamer. wiz,
assured the committee that he mad
lived many years In the neigh bsrhood