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Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-04-11

Freckles' voice better scope. He for
with the sound of his voice. He was
on the chorus, and the angel was shiv-
ering in ecstasy when clip, clip, came
the sharply beating feet of a swiftly
| ridden horse down the trail from the
north. They both sprang toward the
entrance.
'Freckles, Freckles!" called the voice
Of the Bird Woman.
They were at the trail on the instant.
"Both those revolvers loaded?" she
asked.
eyes," said Freckles.
els there a way you can cut across
the swamp and get to the chicken
tree in a few minutes and with little
noise?"
eyes"
"Then go flying" said the Bird
| Woman. "Give the angel a lift up be-
hind me, and we will ride the horse
back to where you left him and wait
for you. I finished Little Chicken in
no time and put him back. His mother
came so closa. I felt sure she would
enter the log. The light was fine, SO l
set and focused the camera and COW
cred it with branches. attached the
long hose and went away off over 100
feet and hid in some bushes to wait.
A short. thick man and Il tall. dark
one passed me SO closely l could al
most have reached out and touched
them. They carried a big saw On their
shoulders. They said they could work
Until about noon. and then they must
lay off until you passed and then try
to load and get out at night. They
went on-not entirely out of sight
and began cutting a tree. Mr.. Mclean
told me the other day what was likely
to happen there, and if they get that
tree down he loses his wager on you.
Keep to the east and north and hustle.
Well meet you at the carriage. l am
always armed. We will separate and
creep up on them from different sides
and give them a fusilade that will
send them flying. You hurry, now.
She gathered up the reins and started
briskly down the trail. The angel, hat
less and with sparkling eyes, was
clinging about her waist.
Freckles worked his way with great
care. lodging limbs and bushes with
noiseless tread and cutting as close to
where he thought the men were as he
felt that he dared if he were to remain
unseen AS he ran he tried to think.
1t was Wessner. burning for his re-
venge. aided by the bully of the local
ity. that he was going to meet.
He must follow the Bird Woman's
plan and meet them at the carriage,
but if they really did mean to try to
help him he must not allow it. Let
the angel try to handle a revolver in
his defense? Never. Not for all the
trees in the Limberlost! She might
shoot herself. She might forget to
watch sharply and run across q snake
that was not particularly we'll behaved
that morning. Freckles permitted
himself a grim smile as he went speed
ing on.
When be reached the carriage the
Bird Woman and the angel had the
horse hitched to it. the outfit packed
and were calmly waiting.
"Give babe one Of your %revolvers.
quick" said the Bird Woman. I'VE
will all creep up until we are in fair
range. The underbrush Is SO thick
and they are so hard at work that they
will never notice Us. II we don't make
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-04-11

fact is in many cases I'm.
"a it's hard to tell what a
ave to be. 1t won't do to
sc longer alone. Jack has
4g twenty years to your
stands to reason that you
u for him. Which Of the
YOU like best to have with
III" said Freckles elphat-
1t time is where l run. l
fight them alone. I'll just
wind Of them and then
for you. I'll need to come
=. and Duncan has no eX-
o I'm thinking you'd best
or perhaps a wheel would
used TO do extra work
y doctor. and he would let
bicycle to ride about the
at times the head nurse
me his for an hour. A
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1912-04-11
X.
7RECKLES WINS HONOR.

FREcKLES WINS HONOR.
an HEN the men reached the trail
Freckles yelled at the top of
his voice: Head them off on
- the south, boys! Fire from the
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-09-04
Roosevelt Cancels
Speaking Dates in
Southern Illinois

TERRE HAUTE. Ird., Sept 3-On ac-
count of the condition o. his throat Colo
mel Roosevelt was obliged to give up a
speaking tour through southern Illinois
which had been planned for him today.
Frank H. Funk of Bloomington, ILL.,, pro-
gressive candidate for governor, and
Chauncey Dewey OF Chicago, one of the
Illinois progressive leaders, boarded the
'colonels train at Indianapolis and in
formed him that they had engaged spe-
cial train for him, which was waiting at
Terre Haute. He was expected to speak
at Paris. Mattoon. Pana, Shelbyville and
Hillsboro. The colonel sad that he could
not undertake the trip, but would speak
at Nation, where his train stopped, with
out boarding the special
The colonel was greeted by crowd at
the station when his train arrived. He
shook hands with all who could reach him
during the ten minutes step, but said he
was too hoarse to attempt to speak
Raising large bouquet OF flowers. the
present Of woman in the crowd, the
former president of the United States
elected cheers which continued until his
train moved away.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-09-04
President Wood Of
Wool Trust Enters
Plea of Not Guilty

BOSTON, Sept. 4.-W. NJ. Wood, presi-
dent Of the American Woolen company,
pleaded not guilty in the superior court
today to an indictment charging him
with conspiring to distribute dynamite in
Lawrence during the textile strike in that
city last winter.
Assistant District Attorney Lavelle told
the court that the bail Of 5000 had been
furnished by a commissioner last week
and was satisfactory.
Samuel l.. Powers, attorney for Mr..
Wood said that he had no time to be-
come acquainted with the case and there
fore did not know whether he would ask
for speedy trial.
1t was expected that two other men In
dicted in connection with the case, Dennis
]. Collins, Cambridge dog fancier, and
prominent Boston merchant whose
name has not yet been disclosed by the
district attorney would be brought into
court later in the day.
The identity of the third man indicted
on the conspiracy charge became known
today when Fred f. Atteaux surrendered
at police headquarters He Is member
Of r.. E. Atteaux & Co., dye and color
manufacturers Of this city Atteaux was
taken into court shortly after his sur
render.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-09-04
Forty Lives Lost by
Floods in Vicinity
Of Pittsburgh, Pa.

PITTSBURGH, Pa. Sept. 3--The num-
Der Of fatalities arising from the floods
Of Monday morning in western Pennsyl-
vania, the Panhandle of West Virginia
and eastern Ohio was increased to forty
today when it became known that John
Demstel, his wife and two children were
missing from the ruins of their home on
CHARTERS creek and Canonsburg, Pa
Food in some sections is scarce because
railroad communication has been cut off,
but caravans Of loaded wagons are max
ing their way over badly washed roads,
bearing needed supplies,
Sanitary officers in the western Penn
sylvania towns are already at work. and
large forces OF men are cleaning streets
and buildings. In some villages entire
families are shoveling mud out of their
houses.
The CHARTERS valley from Washington,
Pa, to McKees Rocks. Pa, where the
little stream empties into the Ohio river,
is q scene of devastation. Ten thousand
acres OF growing corn has been ruined.
Thousands of tons of hay floated away
on the muddy torrent.
The demage to manufacturing plants
will be very heavy.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-09-04
GIVES BLOOD TO SAVE SISTER
Corpuscles Pumped from Judge
Crawford to Miss May Crawford.
OPERATION AT WISE MEMORIAL
For Fifteen Minutes Brother and
Sister Were on Operating Table
While Blood Was Trans

In an attempt to save the life of his
nanaemic sister, May Crawford, of 7O7
anaemic sister May Crawford, of T01
Of Wymore, Neb., Monday afternoon
permitted his heart to pump through the
artery Of his left arm over a quart
rich red blood at Wise Memorial hos.
pital.
For fifteen minutes the ex-police Judge
of Wymore lay on the operating table,
anaesthetic, hoping against hope that his
sacrifice would bring his sister back to
health.
While the sturdy lawyers face went
white from the loss of blood, his sisters
face took on a rosy hue and after the
operation and TRANSMISSION of blood thir.
teen stitches were taken in Mr.. Craw
ford's wrist, but mis- sis.er rallied and
gradually became better AID II Is
thought her ultimate recovery will be the
result.
Miss May Crawford is well known
among the younger set Of Omaha and for
the last six months has been employed
as cashier at the Fred Bonneas Provis.
ion company. 222l Leavenworth street.
Her condition however, has gradually
been growing worse, until about two
weeks ago she was forced to stop work
ing.
A consultation among doctors brought
out the fact that her life could be saved
,afN 0f
brother, who is practicing law in that
town, heard of this and promptly Of
fered himself as sacrifice. DR.. e. G.
Henry was chosen to transfuse the blood
from the brother to sister
The brother and sister were placed side
by side on the cperating table. No
anaesthetic could be given Mr.. Crowford
and cocaine was applied locally. An in
c;sion six inches long was made in his
left wrist and the large artery taken
in the sisters arm just below the elbow
and the vein severed. The brothers vein
was inserted into that Of the sisters and
for fifteen minutes his rich red blood was
pumped into the Veins of his sister.
Following the operation Mr.. Crawford's
arm was mended and after learning that
his sister would probably recover, he
left, ate supper down town and last
night went to the Den where he was in
itiated into the mysteries Of King Ak-sar-
Ben's Sirkus.
Miss Crawford is now entirely out Of
danger and the attending doctors say she
will recover rapidly.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-09-04
Strikers Tear Up
Tracks to Prevent
Shipment Of Coal

CHARLESTON, w. Va, Sept S.--AIar-
tial law was proclaimed in the strike af-
fected district along Vacant and Cabin
creeks today. The move was precipitated
by the destruction OF railroad property
by the striking miners, who tore up
tracks in all attempt to stop the shipment
of COAL There are more than 5000 Of the
strikers, all of whom are declared to be
armed with rifles.
The express office at Cabin Creek was
broken into and boxes of ammunition and
rifles were broken open by the strikers,
but before they could get away with
them the militia put in an appearance
and captured the loot. Two machine
guns, 1900 rounds Of ammunition and
more than a hundred rifles, consigned
to coal company, were confiscated.
All wires from the strike zone have
been cut and communication between the
various military posts is impossible.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-09-04
FURTHER TROUBLE IS FEARED
Call Issued for Two Companies of
Militia from Lansing.
ONE PRISONER SHOT BY DEPUTY
Man. Running Toward Wall Refuses
to Halt When Called.
EXTRA GUARDS ARE SWORN IN
Actual Conditions Inside the Walls
Are Not Known, as Officials
Refuse to Give Out Infor-
nation

JACKSON. Mich, Sept. 3-Rtoting con-
victs of Jackson prison, overcoming all
restraint today, entered the prison bull
pens and liberated about seventy five fef-
low prisoners, An hour later the prison
authorities had the convicts apparently
cowed by the presence of Jackson militia
companies and firemen and special Off
GERS who hurried to the scene Immediately
after the outbreak
One fleeing convict failing to halt when
ordered was shot down by guard today
The prisoner was running across the yard
when told to stop and refusing he was
dropped with bullet from the gun in the
hands of a special deputy.
When the prisoners reached the yard
they began running everything within
reach and fearing they would set the
factories on fire, the city fire department
was summoned and are now aiding in
an endeayor to sabdue the rioters.
Hundreds of shopmen and others are
on, the streets surrounding the prison,
and the special police, hastily summoned,
are having trouble in keeping the crowds
orderly.
About seventyfive convicts were in the
bull pens which were opened by the
inmates and practically every prisoner
secured weapons of some kind soon after
gaining his liberty. Knives, hammers,
barrel slaves, etc., were used by the con-
victs in an endeavor to overpower the
guards stationed inside the prison walls.
On seeing the fire department enter the
prison yards many of the mutineers fled
back into the prison. while others hid in
the various factory buildings, hoping
TO climb over the prison walls when an
opportunity presented itself
1t is said three convicts scaled the
walls and are now at large.
Members Of the two local national guard
companies were rushed to- the prison IN
automobiles. All miiitiamen going to the
pr son are heavily armed.
Prison officials fear that the worst has
not yet come and in addition to the two
local militia companies, numbering about
100 men, the Lansing company OF the
Michigan National Guard was asked for
Every citizen who can be induced to act
as special guard is being rushed to the
prison, first being armed.
The supply of firearms at the prison has
been exhausted and heavy inroads are
being made on the supply in the various
hardware stores of the city.
A number Of newspaper correspondents
are said to have been sworn in as dep
uties and are unable to send reports to
their papers, every man being placed
under oath to remain silent regarding con-
ditions inside the walls.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-09-04
Becker Refuses to
Plead; Case Set for
Trial September IL

NEW YORK, Sept. 3-On the applica-
ton of District Attorney Whitman. the
case of Police Lieutenant Charles becker.
charged with the murder of Herman Ro-
senthal was transferred today from the
court Of general sessions to the crim-
inaI branch OF the supreme court before
Justice John W. Goff. extraordinary
term. Becker, when arraigned, still re-
fused to plead. acting on his counsels
advice, that the indictment had been i'm
properly and illegally found BY direc-
tion of Justice Goff technical plea
of not guilty was entered for the prisoner
Counsel for Becker protested that he
was not ready to go to trial but Justice
Goff quickly overruled four motions for
delay and set the trial for September Il
TO the surprise of all, Beckers lawyer
did not ask for a change Of venue. He
requested, however, that the trial be set
for some time about the middle Of Octo-
ber when the present hystera and
clamor" should have subsided.
r Aside from the arraignment of Becker,
most interesting of the days develop
ments in the Rosenthal case was the
discovery by the district attorneys office
of two alleged hiding places for possible
state witnesses conducted by the so
called vice trust" in Hoboken, N. J.,
and Centervlle, N. Y, and the report
that a sum Of money belonging to Becker
had been traced to Port Jervis, N. Y.
Thomas Coupe. met today by detec-
tives in Liverpool, is one Of the few
Herman Rosenthal. He left New York
last Tuesday on the Lusitana. District
Attorney Whitmen said at the time he
feared attempt to spirit away witnesses.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-09-04
LONDONDENIES CANAL STORY.
British Foreign Officer Says Arbitra-
ton Report is Premature.
STILL WORKING ON PROBLEM
1t May Ask to Have II Referred to
The Hague or May Proceed
Upon Other Lines of
Action.

LONDON, Sept S.-A complete dis.
avowal is given this morning by the
British foreign office of the so-called Of
fetal announcement that the British
government will formally demand arbi-
tration on the Panama canal tolls ques-
tion.
THE lines of action which lie before
the British government nov are being
considered and an announcement of the
kind Is premature,
The report which was printed here last
night said the British government had
decided to make a formal demand upon
the United States government for arbi-
tration for its claim the Panama toll act
as presented recently by the United States
congress, violates tho Hay-Pauncefote
treaty.
The demand, II was stated, Will be made
Under the arbitration convention Of f@S.
Great Britain's contention will be that the
question at issue does not affect the vital
interest. independence or honor OF the
United States and therefore 1t Is clearly
within the scope of the 1905 convention,
since the matter to be arbitrated Is not
an act Of congress, but an Interpretation
Of article iii of the -Pauncefote
treaty.
Three Lines of Action.
WASHINGTON. Sept 3.-No less than
three separate and distinct lines OF ac-
ton" are open to the British government
in dealing with the problem raised by
the passage of the Panama canal tolls
act 1t Is assumed here that because
there is more than one available avenue
for British shipping to seek relief the
British Foreign office has said the notice
Of an appeal for arbitration was prema-
ture.
President Taft has indicated one method
By which the problem may be attacked,
Congress, however, did not think well OF
the suggestion. That was TO include In
The act a paragraph giving jurisdiction
TO American courts to pass upon whether
the act constituted a discrimination
against British shipping in violation OF
the Hay-Papncefote treaty.
Another means Of dealing with the
British grievance would be TO allow any
British ship owner to test under existing
law before any United States court his
right to use the canal under the treaty
on terms Of equality with American ship
owners. Chairman Adamson Of the house
committee on Interstate and foreign com
mcrcc and many senators and other rep
resentatives have declared that IL British
rights have been infringed there already
was remedy in the statutes
The last avenue is relief through arbi-
tratcn. although many publicists have
held that owing to changes Of sovereignty
over the canal zone and other. events de-
yeloped since the Hay Pauncefote treaty
Great Britain has no actual right to de-
nand arbitration.
As the canal cannot be opened for 2
year and a half there will be ample time
for tie British Foreign office to elect
which method Of relief shall be employed.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-09-04
THREE ARE DROWNED WHEN
ROWBOAT is OVERTURNED

GAINSFORD. Alberta, Sept. a.-Three
persons were drowned when their rowboat
was overturned by a sudden windstorm
on Island lake, near here. today.
The Dead:
ROBERT BIssETT.
MRS. CHRISTOPHER JOHNSON.
FIvE-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER OF
BISSETT.
All We're residents OF this place. Chris
topher Johnson was rescued. The four
we're members of holiday pleasure party
and went out for row on the lake.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-09-04
ARGUMENT IN BRIGGS
HERS CASES POSTPONED

PAPIILIoN. Neb, Sept. 3.-(special
Telegram.) 1.-THE arguments for change
Of venue in the case of Chief of Police
John Briggs of South Omaha and Sheriff
HERS Of Lancaster county. charged with
the killing of Roy Blount, were postponed
today by agreement Ex-senator Burkett
of Lincoln, who is attorney for Hers.
was unable to be present. The court
later will set date for hearing OF the
arguments.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-09-04
N. ]. D0UiHERTY SUES
PEORIA SCHOOL BOARD

ST. LOUIS, Sept. S.-Newton j. Dough-
erty, former superintendent of schools at
Peoria, ILL.,, recently released from the
Illinois penitentiary, filed suit in the cir
cult court here today to reclaim property
which he declared he transferred under
Misrepresentation to the school board Of
Peoria He alleges the school board never
proved its claim against him and that he
is entitled to the property.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-09-04
PEACE CONVERSATIONS
TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED

CoNSTANTINoPLE, Sept. 8. = The
Turco-Italian peace conversations have
been temporarily suspended. The reason
given is that some of the points raised
by the Italian delegates in their confer
ences with the Turks in Switzerland re-
quire examination by the porte The
opinion that an ultimate understanding
will be reached is hopefully expressed in
official circles here.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-09-04
Chattanooga Police
Hide Three Alleged
Murderers from Mob

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Sept. g.
Chattanooga police thwarted mob that
threatened to lynch three negroes early
today by spiriting thesprlsoners to se-
cure hiding place, and after the 600 or
roo men had searched cells in the city
jail and the central police station without
result, then peacefully dispersed. There
was practically no disorder as the mob
marched through the streets. The negroes
were accused Of the recent murder Of .
poltcenan,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-09-04
n.nnn,,e.n Los. Not Large.

WHITE RIVER JUNCTION. VT. Sept.
Returns for governor in the state cleo
ton from one-fifth Of the small towns
and. none Of the six cities showed
20 per cent loss by the republicans COM
pared with 1910, the greater part going
TO the progresslves,t although the demo-
Gratis also made gains.
Early returns indicated no election by
the people. but probable election Of the
republican candidate for governor by the
new Legislature.
{ The first returns came from the town
of Woodstock and gave the vote for rep
resentative in the legislature as follows:
Billings, republican, sa5; Robinson, pro-
gresslve, 1871. cantfield, independent, a.
The town In 1910 gave the following
vote for governor: Meade, republican, 241;
Watson, democrat, s6
Returns for governor from Shrewsbury
gave Fletcher, republican, s2i Howe,
democrat, rs; Metzger. progressive. 40.
The vote for governor in 1910 was:
Meade, republican. lis: watson. demo-
crat, 25.
Rainstorm fin Morning.
A three days rainstorm still was beat
ing down on both sides of the Green
mountains OF Vermont today when voting
began
The republicans maintained that there
was sufficient party loyalty to elect Allen
NJ. Fletcher. OF cavendish governor In
spite of the storm. The progressive man
ayers relied on the steadfastress Of the
followers OF the new movement to bring
out substantial vote for Rev. Frazer
Metzger, the party leader. while the DEM
ocratic leaders were confident Of polling
the full party strength for Harlan Howe.
Followers Of the prohibition and social
list parties looked for the customary vote
for the ticket leaders. Clement f. Smith
for the former and Fred w. iSuiter for
the socialists,
Many politicians pointed out today that
while the total registration In the state
at each election in the last twenty-five
years, was close to 10000 II has been
seldom that more than IS to GO per cent
Of those enrolled to vote have come to
the polls.
No political apathy was expected to-
day, but to guard against Il nearly every
voting place was well equipped with cabs
and motor cars to bring the aged and in
firm to the polls.
The regular Australian voting system
obtains in Vermont. Chances for repeat
ing we're said to be minlmized, for. nearly
all the ballot clerks know each voter
personally
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-09-04
Big Elevator in
Chicago is Burned

CHICAGO, Sept 2--one Of the large
grain elevators of the National Mailing
company at One Hundred and Third
street and the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne &
Chicago yards was destroyed by fire to-
day The loss was estimated at $250,oOo.
Fifty workmen in the elevator when the
fire broke out escaped without injury.