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Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-26
ROYAL FLUSH ON TM0-CARD
DRAW CAUSES DEATH or FOUR

TEKoA, Wash. Aug 3.-Four men
were killed here today following an argu-
ment over saloon card game. During
a game of poker Patrick Collins drew
two cards. On the showdown he
placed royal flush upon the table. A
dispute followed, during which Curley
Gardner struck Collins on the head with
a revolver, killing him. Deputy Sheriff
William Estep Of Colfax and Grant Dick
son, town marshal. went to the saloon
to summon witnesses. As they entered
the door, Palous Gardner, curley's
brother, shot both officers to death. Then
he fired bullet into his own brain.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-26
TAFT And HIS PUBLIC WORKS
Continued from First Page9

that he cannot be persuaded to play
politics.
The achievements of the Taft admin
istration are phenomenal No president
In the. first -four years of his service
has ever reached such exceptional re-
suits in the way of useful legislation. OF
important administrative acts. The seven
wears of PyFotiehaie -psaslieity i,nmedl-
ately preceding March 4, 1903. somewhat
dim and becloud the definite actual re-
| suits quietly brought about since, that
date. recital of these thing include
the following: The corporation tax, free
trade with the Philippines, the adoption
OF the doctrine of maximum and mini
mum tariff; creation of the tariff board:
strengthening of the Interstate Commerce
commission; enforcement of the Sherman
act for the first time; additions to forest
and water reserves upon an intelligent
pratlcal plan: the creation of the COM
merce court and court of customs ap-
peals; the employees liability act the i'm
provement Of the business method of the
public departments; the development of
sufficient revenue. to conduct the affairs
of the government; the disappearance Of
the anti-Japanese sentiment which
threatened war: the firmness and for
bearance with which Mexican and Cen
trai American conditions have been met;
the progress toward competition of the
Panama canal; the negotiation OF inter-
national peace treaties: the enactment of
the Canadian reciprocity measure; the
dissolution of great trusts; the prosecu-
ton OF individuals. corporations and
eonabins for violation of the laws; the
development of a working administration
IN every department and the topping off
OF sinecures; the Intervention OF the
veto power to prevent the breaking down
of the civil service regulations and the
obstruction of the tariff commission, and
the rebuke administration TO congress
for Its attempt to N-establish the in
quistions system of forcing legislation
through riders on necessary appropria-
ton measures. There are many other
things incidental to good administration
OF public affairs, which might be men
toned. but no one pretends that the presi-
dent has not been alert all agree that
his cabinet is capable and that the great
business of government has been safely
directed and most carefully and efficiently
administered.
IF to be successful as president means
only that the acts Of the administration
are viciferously sppiauded by the public
or That a fire cracker must be set off
with each signature of an official pen.
then indeed President Taft has been
failure. His admitted fault ought to be
his highest commentator. for he makes
no big noise when he does things. and he
Is exceedingly candid and honest with
associates, opponents and the people. II
ne were built upon the plan of another
man he might conceal his real purpose, |
shout his own praises and wait to see
how the public takes sentiment before
Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-26

making 1t known as his own. He might
be more attractive to the lnthinking
multitude If this were his constant course,
but the considerate patriot of whatsoever
political faith admires constancy, becom-
ing modesty and sterling integrity when
they are coupled with surprising ability
The future will give William Howard
Taft high place among American presi-
dents whether his party succeeds or fails
next November"
Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-26
NEWS OF WEST POINT
AND CUNNING COUNTY

WEST POINT, Neb., Aug, 35.--(Special.)
Emanuel Hubenka, well known pio-
heer settler, living west Of the city. is
very dangerously Ill, Mr.. Hubenka In a
prominent member Of the Bohemian col
ony in Cunning county
Word has been received of the mar
riage. at Kola, Holt county, OF Charles
Wood 10 Miss, Lily p. Monroe, which
was solemnized by the pastor Of the
Christian church Miss Monroe Is the
daughter Of Mrs. Phoneta Monroe. for
inerly OF West Point, and is q grand
child OF the late Uriah Bruner, a mem
ber of the first colony to settle in Cum
ing county The groom Is a ranchman
Of Holt county, where the couple will
reside In the future.
! Carl WILL a farmer living northeast
of the city, was the owner OF the load
of hogs which sold In the South Omaha
market Thursday at $ssS. the top Of the
market.
+ City Superintendent OF Schools o. n.
Bowen, has returned from Boston, where
he took special studies at Harvard unis
verslty.
The delegates from the local Evan
gelical association church TO the state
conference at Elmwood are: Rev. II.
Wicheit. pastor; Mrs. William Graunke,
Miss Mabel Graunke. Mrs. Samuel Beck
Miss CarIotta kranse, Miss
Grace Sexton. Mrs, Al Hartlins, william
Aekerman and Ralph Rich.
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Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-26
ALDRICH AWAITS An ANSWER
Continued from First Page.)

CONTINUED from First Page.)
should the rank and file of the party
worry over It's birth.
Executive Committee Meets.
The executive committee Of the regular
republican state organization will meet az
the Lincoln hotel tomorrow night The
object of the meeting is to select chair
man and secretary and locate headquar-
ters. There will be other business of i'm
portance come before the cemmittee.
1t is announced that Theodore Roose-
welt will invade Nebraska September 20
ON his way back from the Pacific coast
and will speak in Hastings, Fairinont,
Crete and Lincoln. He will also make
one address In Omaha, speaking either en-
the evening of September 20 or the slext
day.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-26

~ Continued from First Page.)
insurance property which Antilles says
IS taxable for schools only, $135132.
Total $35,0S4,sSs.
Deputy County Attorney George A.
Magney was called in for advice and
after considering the terminal taxation
statute shown him by. Mr.. Antilles said
he could not sustain Mr.. Anthes' position;
neither would he say Mr.. Antilles was In
error. He advised that it was Mr.
Shriver's duty to certify the figures to
the board and the boards duty to accept
them, right or wrong, the assessor being
responsible for any future trouble that
might arise should his figures prove
erroneous.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-26
APPEAL TO RED CROSS FOR
AID TO FLOOD SUFFERERS

WASHINGTON. Alg. B.-Tales I, of
poverty. sickness and threatened starva-
ton came to the American Red Gross
headquarters here today from the relief
committee at Natchez, Miss. The COM
rnpnieation made an urgent request for
$4,000 to be used in. alleviating the isuf-
fering on account of the recent flood
in the Mississippi valley. The appeal was
promptly telegraphed to Miss Mabel
Beardman at Manchester, Vt, for action
1t Is probable that preliminary dona-
ton will be telegraphed to Matches by
tomorrow.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-26
Note. srom uloomington.

BLOOMFIELD, Neb.. Aug. @.-tspe-
ciaI, )--F. w. Barber. one OF the Oldest
settlers Of this county and al one time
teacher IA Franklin Academy, died
In Los AaEgeles. Cal. on August ia
The members of the Congregational
church Of Franklin have called the Rev.
J. ]. @. Graham Of Hastings 10 their
church. He win receive a salary of t1.soo
per year.
BENJAMIN II Groves OF Superior. has
been elected assistant principal of tho
Franklin academy. Mr. Groves Is a
graduate of the Nebraska State univer-
sity and IL . school man of experience.
Mr. w. II. ROBBERS Of Smith Center.
Kan, is planning to establish flour
mill at Franklin. This win be the fourth
flour mill in this county,
Mrs, Edward Moffett Of Woodruff.
Kan, formerly of Lincoln. Neb.. died
suddenly Thursday morning. The body
viii be taken to Lincoln for intermens.
Mr. Moffett is the son of C. 3. Moffstt
of Bloomfield
Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-26

He sued for the above amount which
was given him in full. The injuries were
received April 10. 1911.
William Reinoehl, a convict In the peni-
Tertiary, sent up from Boyd county on
an assault charge and given seventeen
years, will be released September Z, hav-
ing received a deduction from his time
Of five years and three months for good
behavior.
Baltimore Kid Comes Back.
Baltimore Kid, who has been working
for an Omaha transfer company on
parole from the state penitentiary, has
returned to the pen to serve the re-
maihder Of his term. Gus Chiyers is his
right name and he was sent up from
Omaha on the charge of killing colored
man. Before entering the pen be was a
boxer and prizefiglrter. His time will
be out May &c, 1913.
Phone Stock issue.
The Cheney Telephone company has
been given permission by the railway
commission to issue $500 In stock. The
company. asks leave to issue S2f0 in new
stock for the purposes of construction
and wants the commission to approve
a former issue OF s1,2s5 which had been
Issued without authority of the COM
the officials of the company not
knowing that 1t was necessary to get the
consent of the commission. The valua-
ton of the plant had been placed at
y, 700 by the physical department OF the
commission
Neglect by Assessors.
Some OF the county assessors neglected
to report national banks, telephone stock
and express companies to the state
board. This neglect was discovered by
Secretary Seymour yesterday and has
called the attention Of the assessors to
the discrepancy. When he hears from
them he will then be able to complete
Ihe reports
Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-26
Suspect Held May
Be Gyp the Blood

MILFORD, Pa, Aug. 25.-A man be-
lieved to be ''Gyp the Blood" wanted in
New York in connection with the murder
Of Herman Rosenthal, is reported arr
rested at Greeley, fourteen miles north
Of here, tonight. 1t was SAID at midnight
that the prisoner was being brought here
in custody OF Constable Rosenkrance o.
Greeley and Sheriff Crudebaek of thi
place. No other details are available.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-26
Political Notes

Governor Woodrow Wilson went 10 A
cub In New Yo+k City to rest over sun
Candidates on the Ohio republican
or Harry NJ Daugherty. Chairman Of the
state executive committee, that they run
on straight republican ticket ana a..
cline TO accept nominations on the pro-
gressive ticket. Nv
Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-26
ATLANTA CONTRACTOR LOST
IN MICHIGAN WOODS

ATLANTA. Ga, Aug. q. Noise De
Leon, prominent Atlanta contractor, is
believed by his relatives here today to
be either lost in the Michigan woods or
t. have met a more tragic fate. Police
Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-26
stock Industry Not Boomins.
shenandoah Woman nadly Hurt.

SHENANDOAH, Ia, Aug. %,-(Special.l
Mrs. John Dickey, who lives south OF
town, was seriously, perhaps fatally, In
jured In Ia runaway accident Friday
evening on the Alvin Booth hill south
Of town, just few rods from the spot
where Walter II. Scott. the suicide
printer was breathing has last, The
horses became frightened at an auto
mobile and overturned the buggy. The
occupants were thrown out, and the
vehicle fell on Mrs. Dickey, badly In
jurlng her back
Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-26
PIPER VISITS THE ASYLUM
Charities Secretary Says Conditions
Excellent at Hastings.
PATIENTS HAVE BEST OF CARE
Beatrice Institute for Feeble Minded
Youth Found In Good cohdi-
don. win PATIENT. In
Geoa Health.


LINCOLN, zNe6, Aug. 254tspeciai)-
j. A. Piper Of the state board of char
ities and, corrertsons has recently visited
the hospital for the. insape, at Hastings,
end the feeble !. minded institute at
Beatrice. s..-
At the former be says there were 1,i72
patients the day of his visit. of whom
IA were males ana ;4es females. that the
conditions which make this Institution
one of the best of Its kind in the coun-
try prevail. A first1eiass spacious tunnel
connecting the different cottages with
the main kitchen was nearing completion.
This underground passage way for con-
veying the food to the various ward
dining rooms viii add greatly to the good
condition In which 1t will be received.
The quarters for the males are not SO
crowded as those occupied by the females,
Under DIR, Maui, the pathologist. an in
teresting laboratory Is accommodating,
which cannot but help In being OF great
advantage In the treatment of other
patients.
In the Afternoon OF the day he was
there a match game of ball was played
batpssen fhe eunJoyes af ma tnstttuttot,
ana ,ha ora r,nh w,,,.n was w,,,as.ed
bv nearly 10o of the natients who
seemed 70 enjoy Il while occupving seats
in the amph,theater
Inoculatien Spcce..fuL
At the feeble minded institute he found
sso inmates. Of whom 22s were boys and
1o3 girls. The cottages IA this institution
are in better sanitary condition fl,an they
have been for wears which il espeoiaJly
noticeable IN the cottage for low grade
boys being almost free ~ offensive .odors
Dr. THOMAS tha suner,nserdabt q max.
,rp praat effort - constap,lv j,rn,nes
rara,,,or a. ,n,s ir.,,,,,a,aa !. 49,. ,,.
Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-26
REDUCE TAX LEVY
OYER NINE MILLS

CONTINUED from First Page
Omaha daily bee., 1912-08-26

Key to the situation-Bee Advertising.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-07-17
two thin trails of sand.

two thin trails OF sand.
That records will be broken is evil
dent by the character of the drivers
and cars which will participate in
this years events. Many OF these
drivers are veterans of many hard
campaigns in the sport of automobile
racing and who Lave had numerous
narrow escapes while shaking dice"
with death.
Despite their former escapades,
these battle-scarred pilots are look
ing forward to the beach meet with
la keen appetite for action, and are
just as anxious to hear the firing of
the pistol which will send them on
to glory and victory as the younger
generation of drivers who will appear
in competition against these more ex-
perienced speed-eaters.
All those who competed in the
beach races or the past are anxious
for this years affair in order that
they may better their marks OF pre-
vious years. and the racing promises
to be of An order worth travelling
hundreds of miles to witness.
This great beach event will serve
to bring together from all sections
: of the Lone Star" State and also
from many distant points in the
North, men with wide acquaintances
in the automobile world and who
have been connected with motor rae
ing since the inception of the sport
1t will be one of the meeting places
for the worlds best pilots and noted
officials in the game, who will come
to Galveston at least one time in
each year to give the sport-loving
people of the Southwest some ex-
citing thrills and to demonstrate the
possibilities and rapid means of
transportation by the best makes OF
Icars on the market
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-07-17
AUTOMOBILE RACES
At GALVESTON

Every Texan loves a contest when
IL is presnted in terms of seconds and
fractions to decide the spediest in
motion. and a contest of speed and
daring finds prominent place in the
hearts of the sport-loving public.
On August 1910, the speed kings
of two continents, at the wheels of
the fastest speed creations ever built
by human hands, will gather ON the
hard-packed sands OF Galveston
beach, where they will compete for
the handsome prZes offered by the
Galveston Automobile Club and the
Texas State Automobile Association,
under whose auspices the meet will
be held
Galveston's beautiful straightway
beach course is now recognized as
the premier straightaway race course
in the world and already has as
|sumed a high place of international
Importance in automobiledom, and
the success of the 1912 race meet
means great deal for the future OF
the most beautiful and fastest beach
course in the world The secret of
the great speed at which the giant
racers dash over this course lies in
its smoothness and hard surface.
Cars weighing thousands of pounds
fail to leave more than faint wheel
impression on its surface, and as they
sweep down the course. drowning the
sound of old oceans roar with the
engines, they leave in their wake but
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-07-17
DUPONT CAMPAIGN
CONTRIBUTION REJECTED
Government Had Suit Pending
Agains Corporation He Repre-
sented.
[By AssocIated Press. ]

Washington, July 17.-Postmaster
General Frank Hitchcock today told
the Senate committee, investigating
into campaign contributions, that in
the Taft campaign, no contribution
was received from corporations, be-
cause Congress had passed a law pro-
hibiting it. He said there was only
one contribution that he remembered
being rejected and ii was that OF I.
Coleman Dupont OF Delaware for $780,
600 He said he told Dupont he could
not accept it because the government
Tad civil suit against a corporation
in which he was interested. He said
with the exception of twenty-five, all
contributions were below $4,000.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-07-17

a monoplane and big game outfit.
Latham was 20 years old, having
been born in Paris in 1888 of English
parentage. In October last year La
than arrived in New York from Eu-
rope with the French team that was
to take part in the aviation meet at
Belmont Park, where he pas placed
fourth in the international race. He
later went to Baltimore, where he
made flights and won $4,000 in
prizes. Thence he went to San
Francisco and Los Angeles, making
flights at both places and narrowly
escaping death on two occasions
while flying. From the West coast
he sailed for the Orient and made
a long tour in Asia.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-07-17
FORMER BANKER MORSE
MAKES NO APOLOGY

Bath, Me-, July III have nc
apologies to make. | always take my
medicine when have to-" said
Charles w. Morse, who was recently
lardoned by President Taft from the
federal prison at Atlanta
The occasion was a dinner tend
cred him last night by so friends and
former business associates of Bath,
his home city.
The only reference to his imprison.
ment made by Mr.. Morse was in
reading from a letter which he wrote
to Attornev General Wickersham
when petitions were being circulat-
ed for his pardon. He said he had
written:
Il am confined for an act which
| would be proud to have any of my
sons commit
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-07-17
PROPOSE CONGRESS-
|ONAL INVESTIGATIONS
One On Fomenting Cuban and Mexi.
can Revolutlons-One on Dam.
ages by Revolution.
IBy Associated Press. !

Washington, July 17.-SenatOr Mel.
sons resolution authorizing the COM
mittee on foreign relations to inves-
tigate If any one in the United States
had been fomenting an insurrection in
Cuba or Mexico, was ordered favor
ably reported today. The foreign re-
lations committe reports favorably a
resolution authorizing the secretary OF
war to ascertain the extent Of DANA
ges by death or injury to American
citizens on the border in the Madero
revolution.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-07-17
of to His Death

On his last and fatal hunting trip
he left Bordeaux on December 29 last
year for the Congo, taking with him
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-07-17
JUMPED FROM HOTEL
WINDOW TO DEATH
w. }. Rowe, v. p. Travelling Freight
Inspector Met Death at Wichita
Falls.
IBy Associated Press. ]

Wichita Falls, July Nv. J. Rowe
of Omaha, travelling freight Inspector
for the Union Pacific railroad,
jumped to his death from window
on the fifth floor of hotel here
this morning, after freeing himself
from the grasp of friend, who tried
to save his life. c. A. Love, who
spent the night with Rowe, was
awakened this morning to find Rowe
standing on the window sill. Love
sprang from the bed and grabbed him
by the arm; Rowe jerked away and
said. Lets CO." and jumped. He was
believed to be temporarily insane.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-07-17
TO CONSIDER TARIFF
AND EXCISE TAX BILL
Republicans Agreed to Their Consid
GRAFTON To Prevent A FiIibuster
BY Democrats.
IBy Associated Press. |

Washington, July 1.-THE Demo
cratic forces in the Senate today
practically won their demand for the
consideration of the remaining tariff
bill and excise tax bill This was
the result OF a conference on the
floor at the beginning of Democrat
ic filibuster. The Democrats threat
ened to filibuster and the Republi.
cans agreed to accede to the demands
II the filibuster was abandoned.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-07-17
They are Here From BRYAN.

Mr.. NJ E. Wallace, manager of the
Eagle Printing Company of Bryan, ac-
companied by Mr.. Luther George, also
of Bryan, came in Tuesday evening
and will spend several days in the
city. Mr.. Wallace is an expert fish
erman and will devote considerable
time in search of members of the fin
ny tribe.-Galvesto News.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-07-17
STORM DOES GREAT
DAMAGE IN HOUSTON
One Life Lost and Several Shocked
BY liehtning-Heavy Property
Damage.
[By Associated Press. ]

Houston, July 17.--At least one life
was lost and several were shocked
by lightning last night in storm in
this section in which much property
was damaged. A negro who took re-
fuge under a tree was killed by
lightning and two white men with
him wer badly shocked. Another man
was badly hurt.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-07-17
STATE To FILE SUIT
AGAINST RAILROADS

Austin, July 1.-THE State will
file suit today asking for a $350,000
penalty from the Galveston, Harris
burg and San Antonio railroad, and
100000 from the Katy railroad, for
violation of the railroad commissions
thirty minute rule. 1t is charged
twelve Katy trains were late out of
Denison, twelve times in June and
the other road violated the order
sixty one times.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-07-17
VOTES TO CREATE DE-
PARTMENT OF LABOR
[By Associated Press. ]

Washington, July, 1.-THE House
today passed bill to create the De-
partment of Labor, the secretary OF
which shall have place in the cab
met. The measure was long pressed
by organized labor, and is now up to
the Senate.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-07-17
YOUNG MAN SU|C|DED
III Health and Dependency Thought
To Be Cause For Rash
Act.
INV Associated Press. l

Waco, Tex, July 17.-Edgar H. Nc
Gee, aged twenty-five, was found
dead under a railroad bridge with a
bullet through his breast this morn
ing. A card with his name and ad-
dress was pinned on his breast, He
had been sick, and it is thought de-
spondency was the cause leading to
the rash act.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-07-17
KILLED ABOUT
A WATERMELON
One Negro Cuts Another's Throat
With a Razor, Killing
Him.
IRy Associated Press. l

Paris, July 17-Jim Hickman and
Will Harrison, negroes, disagreed
over eating a watermelon today.
Hickmna tried to shoot Harrison and
when disarmed, got razor and cut
Harrison's throat, killing him
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1912-07-17
Motorboat Man.

Latham was also renowned as a
daring motorboat man. He was a
splendid shot and In 1905 went ele-
phant hunting in the Sudan. In 1906
he made trip from Khartoum to
Abyssinla, then passed through Brit
ish East Africa and visited India and
French Indo-China