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Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-12
Locomotive Falls
Into Cones Lake

MUScATINE. Ia, April 11.-Engineer
John Adams Of ottumwa. Ia, was buried
underneath his engine in twenty-eight
feet Of water in Cones lake near here
today and his fireman, John Moriarty.
was fatally injured. The accident oc-
CURED on a Chicago. Milwaukee & st.
Paul railroad switch engine while cross
ing bridge which had been weakened
by the recent flood at that point.
The engine was sent over the bridge To
test IT. When near the middle the tim
bers beneath gave way, carrying the en-
gine and its crew with the structure
into the water.
Fireman Moriarty attempted to jump
as the locomotive went through the bridge
and had his right leg cut off. He is not
expected TO live. The body OF Engineer
Adams had not been recovered late this
afternoon. Moriarty was rescued and
taken to Conesyille. ... aH -.-
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-12
FIGHT IN CONVENTION HALL
Taft and Roosevelt Delegates Clash
at Bay City, Mich.
SOLDIERS TRY TO KEEP ORDER
Trouble Begins when Two Men At
tempt to Preside and Roosevelt
Adherent starts 10 Make
speech.

BAY CITY. Mich, April ll.-Michlgan
republicans split today in a convention
featured by fist fights and the calling
out Of state troops. The Roosevelt lead
ers and delegates after electing a nd
tional delegation withdrew to carry the
question Of disputed delegates before the
national convention at Chicago. TIL"
Taft forces claimed the regular conven
tion and began their organization. They
also will elect six delegates to the ma j.
tional convention.
While troops held the front door to the
armory against crowd OF l.soo delegates
and contested delegates to the Michigan
state republican convention today, Taft
members Of the state central committee
were admitted to the building through
small side entrance and Taft forces
thus secured the first strategic advantage
over the Roosevelt men over the fight
for control OF the convention.
The Taft members. who were headed
by Acting Committee Chairman Robert
II. Shields Of Houghton. were followed
into the armory by Chairman Knox and
former United States Senator Albert J.
Beveridge Of Indiana. who also came
through the side entrance. Knox at once
voiced emphatic protests against the ac-
ton OF his committee members. but des-
pite his protests he was voted down.
The committee then elected Shields tenn
porary chairman and went ahead with
seating arrangements for the delegates
who waited impatiently I'm the street
Roosevelt leaders meanwhile conferred
at a downtown hotel several squares dis
tant and prepared to go to the convention
and seat their temporary chairman. for
mer Secretary Of the Navy Truman New
berry Of Detroit.
Fight Starts on stage.
The opposing chairmen attempted at
the same moment TO open the convention.
W. D. Gordon Of Midland, a Roosevelt
committeeman, sprang to the stage and
attempted to address the convention. He
was hurled from the stage by j. r
Cremer Of Marquette. Taft man. Police
and militia at this juneture forced back
a hundred men who sought TO engage in
the fight precipitated by Gordon and
Cremer. All attempts to quiet the ex-
cited delegates seemed useless.
Despite great disorder both the Taft
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Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-12
NEW BRIDGE TO BE BUILT
ACROSS THE NORTH PLATTE

SUTHERLAND. Neb.. April 1i.-Spe-
cial THE proposition to build another
bridge across the North Platte river
north Of Sutherland. at an Approximate
cost OF S3ooo0 was voted on here at a
special bond election Tuesday. Tae
bonds carried. the vote being :S2 for and
s. against One hundred and thirty-eight
votes favored the continued use OF the
ould bridge while tWenty-nine were
against The two bridges will he about
one mile apart. The northwest part OF
Lincoln county vas included g.. the vot-
ing district and Kinkaid no, iestesders
were in town to cast their votes.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-12
NEW RULING EXTENDS
USE OF MILEAGE TICKETS

WASHINGTON. April 1.-THE Inter.
state Commerce commission today an
nounced its Interpretation OF the Law gov
erning the use Of mileage. excursion or
Communication tickets for through passen-
ger business over connecting lines. 1t
was held that regularly established ex-
cursion. mileage and Communication rates
in accordance with tariff lawfully filed
with the commission may be used In
basing fares for the transportation OF
both passengers and their baggage the
same as IL the passengers held through
tickets over the entire route OF their
journey.
Passengers. however. must procure
eiether through tickets over the two or
more lines involved or present to the
initial line separate tickets covering tn.
entire journey. Railroads then would be
permitted to accord through accommoda-
tions. including all conveniences, such
as through sisepers. in the same manner
as is accorded on through tickets over
the entire physical line.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-12
Former Red Cloud
Man Kills Wife and
Self in Arkansas

CoFFEYVILLE. Kan, April 1l.-tSpe-
ciaL)-M. f. Bentley, last night shot and
killed his wife and shot himself. at
Sloan Springs. Ark. He died today. MIR
Bentley went there several years agu
from Red Cloud. Neh.. and was accounted
one of the wealthiest men In North Ar
kansas. Mr.. and Mrs. Bentley lived
happily together a quarter OF a cen
tury and then came trouble over the
division Of the estate. He had advanced
5000 TO her relatives and wished this
amount to come out Of her dowery in
terest in his estate. Strained relations
followed her refusal He made a will
last week, ordered a steel vault con-
structed and arranged for the funeral,
He recently lost sl3oO in the Sloan
bank failure.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-12
ROOSEVELT AND LA TOILETTE
MEN ARE STILL FAR APART
OFrom a Staff Correspondent }

LINCOLN. April il.-(speciaI)-A move
ment has been on foot to induce the op-
ponents Of Mr.. Taft to combine on either
Roosevelt or La Toilette. but absolutely
no headway has been made and there is
no prospect of the effort resulting in any
thing. The Roosevelt men insist they are
the stronger. not only ia the state. but
nthe nation and therefore La Toilette
should leave the field clear for the colonel,
The La Toilette men take exactly the
same view Of their favorite. and there
you are. In speaking Of the matter today.
F. p. Corrick, secretary of the La Fol-
lette league. said that IL the plan ever
was practicable. 1t was too late now.
No effort Is made to conceal the fact that
the La Toilette men are perfectly willing
to measure strength with Roosevelt and
that they do not care very much whether
Roosevelt gets any oytes at all.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-12
Ruling Asked on
Proper Number for
Electoral College

WASHINGTON. April ia ruling
from the Department OF Justice as to
whether the electoral college that will
choose the next president OF the United
States shall consist of 40 or 5Jl members
has been asked for by members Of the
house committee on judiciary,
Political activity In both parties has
proceeded on the assumption that the
larger number was correct, but this now
is questioned on the ground that the re-
apportonment of congress does not bs
come effective until March next. The
question has created considerable colt
fusion. but II will not affect the convon-
lions, as the national committees fixed
the number Of delegates arbitrarily IN
accordance with the new apportionment.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-12
MAN CRUSHED BY BIG
BELT DIES OF INJURIES

MASON CITY. Ia. April 1l.-(SpecialJ
Philip salck is dead as result of at
tempting TO make a thirty-inch drive
belt a bed on which to repose The ac-
cldent occurred on Sunday at the Lehigh
cement plant. The wide belt was In
yitlng to a tired man and he, stretched
out full length but before he awakened
Che hg machine started and he was
pulled under the wheel. His body was
terribly torn, but he lived for three days,
and at one time 1t was thought that he
might recover.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-12
DR.. HOUSTON ELECTED
MAYOR OF NEBRASKA CITY

NEBRASKA CITY, April 1I-tspecisD-
DR.. J. d. Houston. James A. Richardson
and Robert L. Hawley. the newly elected
commissioners have taken over the af-
fairs Of the city and will look after them
in the future in place Of the mayor and
council as In the past, this city. being
under q commission form of government
DIT. Houston was elected mayor. and
James A. Richardson. vice mayor. while
r E Haxiey will look after the streets
and alleys Of the city. Each one has his
work laid out Mayor Houston will de-
liver his inaugural address next Monday
evening and all sppointees viii then be
announced.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-12
MANY WITNESS PROCESSION
Richly RObed Dfsnitaries March
to St. Johns Church.
SCHOOL CHILDREN DISMISSED
with Others They Line Way Be-
tween Church aud University
March iz Led by Gross
bearer, Father Grupa.

Priests dressed In surplices OF black
and white, and bishops regaled In cas-
socks. rochets and manteletts Of black
white and purple composed the most I'M
posing procession OF Catholic dignItaries
ever seen in Omaha, a procession which
required fifteen minutes. beginning
shortly after . o'clock yesterday morn
ing to march from Creighton university
to 81. Johns church few hundred feet
away.
Leading the procession was the cross
bearer. Father NJ. J. Grupa OF the st.
Frances church. South Omaha. who was
Immediately followed by nine acolytes
with hands pressed together as In prayer
and heads bowed reverently.
Many DIenitaries March.
Then the I75 priests walked slowly down
the east entrance steps OF the university
and out to the walk. each with hands
folded upon a prayer book and the ritual
Of the conservation.
What was the most imposing sight Of
the entire procession from a spectacular
viewpoint were the purple robed bishops
the blshop-elect and the consecrating pre-
late.
Bishop-elect McGoveTn and his chap
lslns. the Rev. Father S. L. Dowd Of ST.
Peters church. and the Rev. Father John
Mcnamara. followed behind the process
sion Of priests.
Al the end OF the long procession came
the beautiful professional cross. borne
directly In front OF Archbishop Keane,
whose chaplains we're Father Jeanette
and Father Cassidy
students as AcoIytes.
The following students OF Creighton un-
iversity were the aeolytss: II. l.. SulI-
van, o. p. Sullivan. r. La Porte. II.
Chevalisr. T. Martin. d. Kelley. ]. PoIski,
T. Tobin and p. T. McAvoy.
In front Of Creighton university were
LOO spectators. Several cars passing at
the time stopped for few moments while
the passengers crowded to the windows
to watch the slowly moving procession.
Several hundred pupils Of st. johns
school, which is directly across the street
south OF the church. were relieved from
their studies while the church dignitaries
niAfcheO bg. IhoSe students bowed
reverently as the bishop-elect and the
consecrator passed. They stood lined
along the sidewalk for block and
eagerly watched the body Of robed men
disappear into the church.
stars and stripes
The exteriors OF the university building
and ST. Johns church were beautifully
decorated I'm huge American flags and
flags Of the papal eolors. In the middle
of each side Of the buildings hung the
stars and Stripes and the papal colors.
some Of which were large enough 20
cover so square feet OF space.
St. Johns church was packed to the
doors. many who had invitation cards
being required to so into the choir bal
cony to I'LL up the extra corners left
around the forty young men singers
There we're more than 80 persons who
tried to crowd through the doors after
the ceremonies had begun. These weT.
held back. however. b. police officers
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Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-12
RUMoR OF DEATH NOT BELIEVED
Bishops and Priests at Conservation
Are Not DAsturbed.


When the report that Pope Plus Y was
dead reached Creighton university where
hundreds Of priests. bishops and laity Of
the Catholic church were awaiting the
procession into ST. Johns church for
Hthe conservation, a commotion was
started.
Priests and bishops ran around through
the halls talking Of the report until
everyone knew of II. Then 1t spread to
the thousand or more spectators in the
streets. Later words OF doubt spread
about and the excitement of its first
announcement subsided. 1t was not
mentioned during the conservation cere-
mony.
Bishop Ward of Kansas City, Kan,
and Bishop Cunningham OF Concordia
refused to be bothered by the rumor.
They said it was merely a rumor and
they did not believe IT. Other bishops
were disturbed only temporarily and
after questioning newspaper men whether
or not the report had been authenticated.
declared It could not be true and the
ceremonies would not be interrupted nor
postponed by 1t. 4
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-12
'Sixty-Six Hundred
For Two Fingers

MINNEAPOLIS, April 1.-THE sum Of
$3.50 was awarded to e. P. Cole, brake
man. by federal jury here today for in
turies alleged to have been received while
In the employ Of the Omaha Railway
company in 1910. Cole alleged that through
the eompany's negligence he was thrown
from moving train and lost two fingers
and received other injuries.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-12
Woman Who Shot
Husband is Released

DEs MONIES. Iowa. April u.-Mrs.
Wylam Pratt. who last Monday. killed
her former husband by firing five bull
let's into his body was today released
by the police upon advice OF the eoroneTs
jury which held that she committed the
deed In self defense. Witnesses testi-
fled that Pratt several time had threat
ened to kill his wife
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-12
The House.

Net al Noon.
Considered District OF Columbia Iegis-
lation.
Steel trust investigating committee be-
gan hearing three ore experts, its last
witnesses before close Of inquiry.
Banking and currency committee de-
cided 70 begin money trust Investigation
April u.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-12
The Weather

For Nebrask.-Unsettled. with prob
ably local showers; warmer southwest
portion.
local showers; no important change in
temperature.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-12
The National Capital
Thursday, April II, 1919.
The Senate.

In session at p. M
Beet sugar interests protested TO finance
committee against house free sugar bill.
Free tolls for American vessels on Pan
ANA canal were advocated before inter-
oceanic canals committee.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-12
FLAT DENIAL COMES FROM ROME
His Holiness is in Usual Health and
Continues Audiences.
SEVERAL DIGNITARIEs RECEIVED
Minister from Argentine is Among
Callers at Vatican.
CABLES SILENT THREE HOURS
from Rome Seemed to Lend
Currency to the Story
from spain.

ROME, April u.--4:s7 p. m.-There is
no truth in the report circulating through
the world based on telegram from Mad
rid that the pope is dead.
The pope continues his daily audiences,
He received today Cardinal Della Volpe
Prince Borghese. Senor de Estrada. the
Argentina minister at the Vatican. and
his family and Count and Countess
Jonghe
Afterwards the pohtiff greeted num-
be. OF Italians and foreign personalities.
nepprt Due TO Error in Message.
MADRID, April 1.-THE official Span
ism news agency explains~that its state
ment tl-st the pope was dead was due to
an error in a message received from
Rome at the papal nunciature here. 1t is
believed that the error occurred in the
decipherins OF 4 code message.
The cable dispatch from Rome sent at
4.2T p. m. and received In this country
shortly before noon disposed Of the alarm
ing report sent from Madrid and circu-
lhteu lnt NOTlu carry III TIC
day that Pope Plus X was dead.
The first report stated that the papal
nunciature at Madrid had confirmed q
private dispatch received there announc-
ing the popes death. a similar dispatch
was received in London from Madrid.
Meanwhile the cable from Rome was
silent and for nearly three hours no di-
rect communication could be had from
that city. Urgent efforts from the diff
fefent capitals Of Europe. by telegraph
and long distance telephone, were made
to secure direct information from the
Italian capital. Paris secured long dis
tance telephone connection shortly be-
fore noon and was informed that the
Madrid report was untrue. Immediately
following this, telepgraph and cable dis
patches direct from Rome gave the same
information that the Madrid report Of
the pontiffs death was untrue.
Pope Plus has been in rather poor
health for some weeks. but at no time
has his condition reached s-efiticai stage
or one giving serious cause for appre-
hension OF those about him.
I on March Is he was compelled to sus-
pend his audiences for few days owing
TO a slight cough accompanied by
catarrh. on March q he was sufficiently
improved to resume his audiences.
Among those greeted on that day were
some 80 Americans. They noted
slight psllor and some hoarsness in the
pontIfrs speech. but beyond that there
was no evidence Of serious physical dis
ability.
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eports from stations at p. NJ.

q Indicates tTace q precipitaiion-
l. A. WELSH. Local ForecastsE.
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nature and precipitation depsr
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-06-15

to the creamery it probably could not
pay running expenses. Too often To-
calities have been led into the erection
of a large plant without reference to
the number of cows in the neighbor-
hood. This has caused failures in many
instances because the creamery could
not pay its running expenses on the
small amount of output. In some of
these cases small plant operated by a
competent creameryman could have
been made profita BILE and developed
into a larger concern as the number of
cows in the locality increased.
The creamery building need not be a
large one nor an expensive one to be
gin with. Then as the business grows
and more room is needed the plant can
be enlarged to suit the conditions.
One very common mistake among
creamery owners Is that they secure
men as buttermakers who know very
little or nothing about the scientific
principles of creamery work. Too Of
ten the man who will work at lower
wages is chosen rather than the man
who understands the business and de-
serves better pay. Among the prob
lens which the buttermaker has to
contend with are those of controlling
flavor and moisture in butter.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1912-06-15
TIE Sunday School Lesson
SENIOR eEREAN. INTERNATIONAL SERIES.

character of John. AS soon as his
disciples had left Jesus he uttered an
unusual eHloGy. He wanted the null
titudes'' to think of John when he was
at his best. swaying his hearers in a
spirit of uncompromising allegiance to
truth and righteousness. What went
We out into the wilderness to see?'
These words recall the profoundly i'm
preSsive ministry on the banks of the
Jordan. "A reed shaken with the
wind" symbol of a weak and vacillat-
ing person. "a man clothed in soft
raiment," one who was effeminate,
luxurious and pleasure loving. More
than a prophet" He was a moral
teacher and a spiritual leader far
away above the average type. He ex-
celled in his prophetic functions SO as
to he greater than the greatest of his
kind. "Of whom it is written" The
quotation is based on Nal. iii. l.,
which was understood as n Messianic
utterance. Here was a yelled declara-
ton by Jesus that he is the Messiah
and that John was his forerunner.
- "Suffereth violence" a figura-
tive way of describing the intense
spirit of the new movement that was
virtually inaugurated by John. but
brought to perfection by Jesus. THE
violent These '.men of violence
were like the publicans and sinners
who gladly listened to the new teach
er. IF We WILL" But they were not
willing to accept the conclusion of Je-
sus that this is Elias who prepared
| the way for the Messiah and proclaim
ed his arrival.
| Verses 16-19.-Exposing the indiffer-
emit
John had succeeded in turning many
from sin. His failure to do more real
| ly reflected on the perversity of the
| peopfe "He hath devil"
John was not attractive because of his
melancholy and ascetic disposition.
! "a friend of publicans and sinners
Jesus did not please these conceited
Pharisees because he mixed freely with
every one Wisdom is justified of
| her children by her works The
results achieved will in the end justi-
~ the methods that have been adopted
by both John and Jesus They dis
played the presence of that wisdom
which is first pure. then peaceabIe
gentle. easy to be entreated. full OF
mercy and good fruits. without va
rance. without hypocrisy JAS lii
| III. but the people were too indiffer
ert to allow its influence to rest upon
them They were the losers I24 a
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The Stolen Inventions
Blu FERDINAND CARNEY

family to starve, that he at last broke
down with. nervous prostration. He
applied to a detective agency, but az
he could not give the slightest clew to
the mystery and had no money to pay
for having the matter followed up 10
declined to take the case
Meanwhile as his spirits sank his
wife rose to the occasion. She con-
tended that there was no way for any
one to steal the plans except at the
shop and determined to keep q watch
there herself. Her husband WINS too
discouraged to make a new fnvent1on,
but he wrote out bogus plan and set
up former model. While It was ap-
preaching completion Mrs. Fairchild.
leaving their little one in care of her
husband, went to the shop. She en-
tered it stealthily so as not to put any
one on guard She sat in the dark TIL
long past midnight, but saw nothing
unusual. The next night she went
again to the shop and sat in the dark.
1t was a forlorn hope sitting there
with only the dim model to see against
the window. 1t was perhaps IL o'clock
when she began to feel sleepy. She
shook off the temptation, but despite
her efforts her eyes became heavy.
She pinched herself to keep awake.
Suddenly there was a flash so binding
that she was forced to close her eyes
for a second, and when she opened
them all was darker than ever.
Mrs. Fairchild waited awhile 80 an
not to alarm any one, then stealthily
left the shop and, going to the nearest
police office, told the officers she
thought there were robbers IN the
I1.rsl - -
shop. Several of them accompanied
her, she having the good sense to warn
them to make a search with great
caution. They searched every floor, at
last coming to the one where the shop
was located One man stationed him
self on the landing above, one below.
There were but two rooms on a floor,
and the men directed their search to
the rear room back of the shop. The
door was locked. and there was no ap-
pearance of a light within. At Mrs
FairchiId's request the policeman
broke open the door. Directing
bullseye lantern into the apartment.
man was seen covering in a corner
In table drawer was found a num-
Der of photographs in different stages
of finish, on the table a camera Near
| the ceiling in the wall between the
| room and the shop was hole so care
| fully made and stopped when not used
| that it would never be observed unless
sought for Holding the light to the
photographs. Mrs. Fairchild -~cognized
| at once pictures of her husba nd 8
models.
| The man was arrested and confessed
that he had been photographing Fair
chiid's models ever since the inventc-
had been making them by means of
| the dashliGht process of photography.
He was convicted. and all of his pat.
ents were transferred to Fairchild,
who is now enormously wealthy