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Semi-weekly herald., 1913-09-08
sUFFRAGIsTs TOURING MO.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Sept. s.-With
women to east of them and women to
west Of them permitted by vote, Mis-
souri, suffragists today are touring
the state in campaign for the vote.
The speakers are led by Mrs. Walter
McNabb Miller. One of the features
Of the statewide campaign is the
circulation of petitions to get the re-
quired $4,000 signatures to secure a
vote on the proposed amendment. The
equal suffrage bill passed the house
at the last session Of the assembly
but was smothered in the senate COM
mittee. Suffragist leaders openly
claimed that they had been "double
crossed" by the upper body, for after
the bill had been favorably reported
to the senate and sufficient votes to
pass it had been promised, the meas
ure was mysteriously referred back
to the committee on technicality
and second hearing ordered. The
women refused ito be made fools of
as they put it. by going into sec.
ond hearing, and the measure was
pigeon-ho.ed.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-09-08
MAN AND DOG SAVE
PROSPECTORS FROM DEATH

The September American Magazine
contains an article about Lew West
colt Beck, who is known as the "Good
Samaritan of Death Valley" He and
his dog Rufus, have saved many pros
pectors from horrible death by
making the desert blossom with guide
posts showing the way to water. The
following is an extract from the art
icle:
"Time was when Beck was a plain
prospector in the Cripple Creek coun-
try. He was on the diggings at
Leadville, and he panned around in
Montant while. Likewise he rush.
ed into the Big Horn at the time Of
the mineral strike there, but he never
struck lead that made him rich.
Eventually he drifted down through
Nevada and into Death Valley, chas-
ing rainbows. Wild rumors about
Death Valley Scotty's big find in
that section, electrified the country,
and scores Of prospectors rushed in
to the desert, expecting to make their
fortune in a few days. Beck was
among those present.
"There were several in Beck's par
ty. They hiked many miles through
the mirage land, finding nothing
worth while, and worrying constantly
lest they exhaust their supply Of wat
er. For two days they sought water
holes; and when out Of water they
went for hours with tongues swollen
and lips parched from want Of mois.
ture. Then when death seemed In.
evitable they suddenly discovered 4
tiny stream trickling out Of . canon
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-09-08
GOLF IN CHICAGO A
COMPETITOR TO BASEBALL

CHICAGO, Sept. 6.-Golf--as a
sport for all classes-threatens to en-
ter into active competition with base
ball with the extension Of golfing IA
cilities in Chicago parks next year.
Father, mother, sister and all the
grown-up brothers are taking keen in
terest in clubbing the little white ball
over the public courses at Jackson
park.
Time was when golf was distinctly
the pastime of Chicago's leisure class
and it was only few years ago.
Fashionable country clubs, accessible
only to owners of automobiles, held
all the links around the Windy City
and the average bookkeeper or store
clerk knew nothing of the game save
what he read in his newspaper.
All that has been changed. Jack
son park has two courses-one Of
nine and the other of eighteen holes.
Lincoln park is to have public links
next year and other recreation
grounds may be provided with
courses if the park commissioners are
successful in negotiating for addi-
tional land.
To get an idea of the extent to
which Chicago has taken to golfing
it is only necessary to spend Sat
urday night at the golfers shelter in
Jackson park--a night running into
the early hours of Sunday.
Enthusiastic golfers begin arriving
at the shelter before midnight to get
an early start around the links. Every
elevated and surface car arriving off
the park thereafter brings player
or two to swell the number before
daylight, when the park official gives
out numbers there are, as a rule, at
least $50 persons waiting their chance
to play.
There is never squabble for posi-
ton among the first arrivals. The
first man on the ground takes his nap
on the ground at the extreme right
of the shelter. Number two falls
asleep with his bag of sticks as a
pillow-and so on down the line, un-
til the numbers are given out at day
break.
The players tee off at intervals Of
three minutes. All day long they
stream about the course while late
arrivals doze in the shade Of the shell
ter awaiting their turn. Play con-
tinues over the two course until It Ia
too dark to follow the flight of the
little white ball.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-09-08
TROOPS WILL BE ACCOMPAN-
led BY WEATHER OBSERVER

BERLIN, Sept. 6.-Announcemsn
was made today that the troops who
will engage in the annual war play"
of the kaiser mancuvers which will
take place in September, will b. ~
companisd by weather observer"
1t is the first time in history that
a weather prophet" will be attach
ed to the headquarters Of an army in
war" 1t will be his duty to observe
and predict the weather and parti-
cularly to warn the airships and mill
tary aeroplane squadrons Of impend-
ing bad weather.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-09-08
IT'S ALL RIGHT TO HISS

LONDON, Sept. 6.-when the
Swansea Assizes today formally ent-
cred an award of $3.50 damages to
Alfred Pratt against Herbert TAYLOR
1t settled the question of whether a
spectator in a music hall or theater
can hiss something he doesn't like,
Pratt didn't like one of the songs
sung by Mile. Payne at Cardiff EN-
pire music hall and he expressed his
disapproval in the customary fash
ion. He was forcibly elected by Her.
bert Taylor, manager of the place
Pratts attorneys established the
right Of a spectator to applaud on
the grounds that it was criticism
Kissing, therefore, they argued, be-
ing criticism, also, Pratt was within
his rights.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-09-08
WHITE SLAyERS TO BE
DRIVEN OUT OF GERMANY

BERLIN, Sept. 6.-Prince A. Won
Witgenstein today announced
that he will make it a part Of his
life work to drive the white slave
dealers out Of Germany. 1t is we'll
known that Germany, particularly the
peasant districts, is rich field for
the slavers who engage girls on var
ious promises and pretexts and ship
them to resorts in Argentine, Brazil
and the United States. The prince
has begun his campaign by issuing a
monthly publication entitled "The
Slave Market" the purpose Of which
is to expose white slavery and in.
struct German girls, regarding the
wilss that are laid for them.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-09-08
DUCK HUNT IN WISCONSIN.

APPLETON, Wis, Sept. 6.-What
Is expected will prove the greatest
duck hunting season in Wisconsin
opens tomorrow and hunters from all
over the country are arriving in the
state in great numbers today to par
ticipate in the sport. State game
wardens announced today that ducks
have not been so plentiful in many
years as they are this season. The
season closes N vember 80. The sea
son for prairie chickens, woodcock
and plover also opens tomorrow.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-09-08
ROYAL HIGHLANDERS
MEET IN DnNvER

DENVER, Colo, Sept. S.-High-
land costumes were common shout
Denver today when the national con-
vention of the supreme lodge Of the
Royal Highlanders opened for thrss
days. w. E. Sharp, president, d.
livered the opening address, in which
he reported record increase in mem-
bership for the last year. A Uniform
competitive drill at the auditorium
will be one of the features Of the
gathering.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-09-08
GERMANY TO HAVE
A MUNICIPAL HOTEL.

BERLIN, Sept. 6.--Work was b.
gun today in the city Of Duisburg, ON
the Rhine, on what will be the first
municipality owned hotel In the Ger
man empire. There has been need Of
first class hotel here for some tims
but no one cared to build It owing 70
unfavorable financial conditions. The
city council therefore decided last
week to build it and run It. The
plan will be closely watched by Other
cities.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-09-08
Il MILLION
DAMAGE
BY FIRE

United Press.
HOT SPRINGS, Ark, Sept. g.
Twenty-Five hundred people are
homeless as a result of fire early
this morning which burned go blocks
of the business and residence section
of this city. The damage is esti-
mated s12,0oO,OOO with no fatalities,
The fire was finally put out at
o'clock this morning. No looting has
been reported, though hundreds of
citizens are patrolling the streets,
and the governor plans to send mill
tia as a safeguard.
The section burned over by the
fire is half mile wide and a mile
long. Among some of the buildings
burned were those belonging to the
state.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-09-08

Friends Of J. N. Brumlsy, osr efn-
cient district clerk, will regret to
learn that the surgeons Of Minnesota
found it necessary To amputats BIZ
leg close to the body. It being doas
last Tuesday. This Is tsrrihls A.
Fiction, and we hope he viii snsegs
from the ordeal and regain his hsalth
although so terribly Handicapped.
Amputation 70 close 70 ths ~ vim
prevent him from wearing eng ~
stitute, compelling him y Faly v1si-
ly on crutchss. Let ~ - 1nly
thinkful for The Asalth - = -.
--Cortss JsarnaL e
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-09-08
TO ORGANIZE MOTOR
CYCLE MINUTE MEN

EVANSVILLE, Ind, Sept. 6.-Ac-
cording to plans made today, Evans
vile soon will have troop Of motor
cycle minute men as an auxiliary to
the United States reserves. Evans
vile is following the example of sew
eral Kansas cities and towns which
have similar organizations which
have proved a great aid to local off
cials in apprehending fugitives from
justice. The motorcycle troops also
have been of great aid to county au-
thorities in eliminating speeding by
touring automobilists.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-09-08
WOMAN
MURDERS
HUSBAND
United Press

United Press
DENVER, Colo, Sept. 6.--Mrs.
Nora Pamphrey who shot and killed
her husband, Charles, yesterday sf-
ter quarrel, plead self defense.
Testifying this afternoon at the coro-
ner's inquest she said: HE struck
me and beat me. l didn't want to
kill him, and would give anything If
he was alive again, but he struck me
and l lost control of myself; 1 got
the revolver and shot him five times"
In the cell at the jail she wept and
cried repeatedly that she loved her
husband and was sorry she slew him.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-09-08
POLICE STOP FOOTBALL aAxA
United Press

United Press
MOSCOW, Sept. 6.--Thsrs = much
popular Indignation here today over
the action of the police Ut Kaismoff
in stopping football match on the
ground that it constituted an @llsgal
assemblage." An assistant commits
sary of police with squad Of con-
stables invaded the field in the midst
Of the game and ordered the players
off. On their refusal to leave, the
police yanked up the goal posts, con-
fiscated the ball, and then arrested
the members Of the two teams. The
magistrate later released the play-
ers and restored their property.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-09-08
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tains.
when Beck returned to civiliza-
tion he was changed man. He had
seen sands that were strewn with
skulls, and that sight had put a big
idea into his head.
"Came spring, and Beck made an
other trip through Death Valley. At
his side was a Newfoundland dog.
The prospector carried bundle Of
tin strips. They were signboards to
guide the wanderers steps Alright.
Each summer since then the pros
pector and his dog have made jour-
ney to the land of the purple mist,
piling up rocks and attaching signs
to them, searching for lost travellers
and incidentally keeping a lookout
for piece of precious metal. Once
or twice Rufus has led his master to
prospectors who, after long suffering
from thirst, had fallen upon the burn
ing sands to die. In signboarding the
desert Beck has saved a number of
thirst-maa rainbow-chasers, and has
also, in remote districts, stumbled
upon the bleaching bones of dead men
who may have found fortunes in the
silver sulphuret district but who did
not live 10 tell the orld about it, At
one time he assisted at the burial
of four men who died of thirst with
in two miles Of spring.
THE country that Beck traverses
is the most arid section of the Amer
lean continent--a dreary stretch of
hundreds of miles of desert, dotted
here and there with foothills, buttes,
dry creek beds, chaparral, prickly
pear, and sagebrush. Springs are
miles upon miles apart. Most of
them are bitterly alkali and some are
poison.
"On an ordinary summer afternoon
the thermometer runs up to about
l34 degrees in the shade out in Death
Valley, and the most unpleasant
thing about it is that there is a
dearth of shade. When man ventures
out upon this trackless expanse, the
shimmering heat dazes him, the scar
city of water crazes him, and the mir
age-treacherous, lying thing of
beauty that it is-looms ever before
him, flashing upon the canvas Of his
minds eye verdant valley, gorgeous.
ly green with growing things, fresh
with flowers, wet with water, and
waiting to welcome him. He can see
grassy hillslopes just ahead, and the
mlrrored lake appears to lie just be-
yond some reckoning meadow. He
follows on and on; and afterward
drains the last drop from his canteen.
Then his throat becomes parched, his
tongue cleaves to the roof OF his
mouth, and strage things pass before
his eyes. The buzzards begin to soar
over him, and the coyotes sit upon
their hunkers and watch him chase
rainbows until he pitches forward up-
on his face and closes his eyes upon a
world that is too mysterious and mer
CHESS for him to linger in longer"
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-09-08
A[AD[[SS
BODY OF
GIRL FOUND
United Press

United Press
SLIFFSIDE, N. j., Sept. 6.--Ths
nude body of a girl, headless, and leg
less, was found on the banks Of the
Hudson river near this point early
today. 1t is believed by the authori-
ties that the girl was murdered.
The body was found half buried IN
the sand, with bloody pillow and
sheet near by. Indications show that
the body was being buried when the
murderers were frightened away be-
fore the act was completed.
The body ia of a well-matured
young woman and physician say that
she was in perfect health at the time
Of her death. No clew has been
found.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-09-08
CHAMPIONSHIP MEET
OF ATHLETES TOMORROW

NEW YORK, Sept. 6.-The first
annual track and field championships
under the auspices Of the Scandani-
van-American Athletic league will be
held tomorrow at Ulmer Park, Brook
lyn. Many Of the crack athletes of
the country are entered in a long
list of events.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-09-08
JEROME FAILS TO APPEAR.

United Press
CoATICoOK, Ont, Sept. Cit
was learned here that an affidavit
by Thomas McInnes who framed the
Canadian immigration laws, attached
Thaw's application at Montreal yes
terday for a writ of habeas corpus.
He declared the board of inquiry here
proceeded illegally in ordering Thaw's
deportation. Thaw was ordered to
appear at Montreal September Is
when the kings bench court reviews
the case.
Jerome failed to appear in court
this morning for hearing and his
case was continued to September IL.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-09-08
BLIGHT OF WAR
FELT IN BELGRADE

BELGRADE, Sept. 6.-The blight
of war today still rests on the Ser
Wan capital. In the past ten months
here, and the only articles in the shop
windows that attract attention are
nursing aprons and bonnets, plain
cotton frocks suitable for hospital
wear, and crepe.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-09-08
CAM|NETT|
FOUND GUILTY
BY JURY

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 6.-Cam-
inetti is out on $4,000 bail following
his conviction here last night on one
count of white slavery. He will be
sentenced with Diggs, September 10.
He refused to discuss the verdict.
The jury was out three hours, taking
eight ballots before reaching . YER
dict.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-09-08
MOTORCYCLE PREACHER
OFF TO LUMBER CAMPS

WICHITA, Kans., Sept. o.-L. C.
Mitchell, sometimes called the mot
orcycle preacher" today is deep in
the lumber camps of the northwest
to preach the gospel. Preacher Nit
chell has done good work among the
lumber jacks. He always travels by
motorcycle.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-09-08
TENNIS TOURNEY AT OAKLAND.

OAKLAND, Cal, Sept 6.-With
many coast stars entered the open
tournament Of the Oakland Country
club started here today. It i b.
ing held under the auspices Of the
National Tennis association.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-09-08

TR|[DfOR
MURDER
United Press

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Sept. g.
Boys and girls crowded Justice Shep-
pard's court today during the prelim-
mary hearing of Drs. Jacob Hall and
Fabian Pratt, charged with man
slaughter. The doctors are alleged
to have performer criminal oper-
alton upon Meta Zook, a Westport
high school student. Genevieve John
son, Mesta's chum, is the states most
important witness.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-09-08
CYCLONE
DESTROYS
% HOUSES
United Press

United Press
PURVIS, Miss, Sept. Ga cyclone
and storm demolished twenty-five
residences here, fatally injuring two
during the storm. The postoffice at
Bond, Miss, was struck by lightning,
and the fire spread to several ad-
joining buildings, destroying them.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-09-08

New Haven railroad wrecn. --i-ss is
conclusively proved by the results OF
the successful campaign which the
railway mail clerks have waged
against unnecessary slaughter in the
mail cars"
Urban A. Walter, editor of the Har.
poon, paper devoted to the inter-
ests of the railway mail clerks. made
this statement to the United Press
today.
'.In the four years that have clap
sed since the railway mail clerks OF
the United States began their cam
paign for steel mail cars" he said
there has been a reduction of more
than so per cent in the number of fa-
talities due to wrecks in Uncle Sans
mail service
Probably the sums paid out by
the Accident Insurance association.
which the clerks maintain, will best
show the sharp reduction in hazards
that has come with the steel mail car.
-Four years ago this association paid
100000 to the widows of clerks kill
ed in duty. The succeeding year this
sum had shrunk to $4S,00O and at
their next convention the secretary
reported that only $4,000 had been
paid out during the preceding year
in death losses. The reason was steel
cars.
-Four years ago there were fewer
than two score steel cars in approx
mately 1900 used in the railway mail
service. Today, as the result of the
campaign of publicity waged by the
clerks, approximately two-thirds of
the cars are all steel or steel under
frame construction.
"As result, the hazard today in
the railway mail service is so per
cent less than it was four years ago
and that hazard is steadily decreas
ing. This is due entirely to compuls-
ory steel mail car legislation. Con-
gress ought to profit by this striking
example and place in the statute
books bill requiring that all pass
enger coaches must come up to a
fixed standard of steel construction" :"
SAN FRANCISCO.-It is still too
early to tell whether wooden cars
should be discarded, according TO
John Shelman, president of the Cal
ifornia railroad commission, today.
THE law gives the commission au-
thority in California to order all
equipment made safe for passengers" )"
he said, "but it does not go beyond
that. If it should be shown, how
ever, that wooden cars are unsafe,
we can order them into the scrap
heap. However, all over the west
wooden cars are rapidly going out
of use, anyway, and steel cars are
being bought"
E. E. Calvin, vice president of the
Southern Pacific railroad, discussing
the question today, said: "There is
no question that the steel car is the
solution of this flimsy car evil. Not
a single car has been orderer or is
now being constructed for our lines
that is not of steel. As a result our
equipment is practically all steel and
we have not killed passenger for
five years."
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-09-08
AGED CAPITALIST KILLED.

United Press
SAN DIEGO, Cal, Sept. 6.-Peter
Hansen, an aged capitalist, was kill
ed this morning when his home in
the outskirts of the city was dyna-
mited. No clew has been found.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-09-08
PRESIDENT POINCARE
TO ATTEND AIR RACES
United Pr,,s

United Pr.as
PARIS, Sept. 6.--President Ray
mond Poincare today formally accept
ed an invitation to attend the opening
of the international aviation contest
at Rheims, on September 90 and the
international balloon races at Paris On
October 12.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-09-08
NO CLUE TO GIRL OF THREE
MISSING IN MINNESOTl
United Press

UHILeU PfeSS
ERSKINE, Mimi, Sept. G.-Three
hundred men have abandoned the
search for the daughter of Jacob
Ganthorn, aged 8, believed to have
been carried away by lion that es-
capped from circus here fortnight
ago. A farmer stated this morning
that he shot at the lion last night.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-09-08
TELEGRAPHIC TABLoIDs.

ST. PETERSBURG.-The Queen
of Judah" is an opera written by the
Grand Duke Constantine, cousin of
the czar, which will soon be produced.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-09-08

DINARD, France.-A costume ball
for dogs given by summer visitors
at hotel here was attended by dogs
in slit skirts, gay gowns, spring suits
and other up to date attire.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-09-08
"UNCLE TOMS CABIN A
FEATURE ON BROADWAY

NEW YORK, Sept. 6.-White slav-
cry is the keynote of the seasons
melodrama and perhaps it is not far
cry to black slavery. Hence the re-
vival of "Uncle Toms Cabin" It's
the power of suggestion again. Per-
haps the power of suggestion is no.
where more potent than in the show
business. Every hit is followed by
its hundreds of imitators, just as
surely as a man is followed by his
shadow. Peter lost his shadow, yes,
but by the same token he has never
been initiated, which leaves the rule
unshattered. With our drama slow
ly but profitably selling itself into
white slavery, was it any wonder
that a Harlem stock manager thought
of black slavery and revived "Uncle
Tom ?" "The Lure" at Maxine Ell
liott's was the forerunner of an
avalanche of "social evil" plays and
here was Mrs. Stoves slave play all
ready for production.
"Uncle Toms Cabin" is so old that
it is new to lot of folk on Broad
way and off, and such a radical de-
parture from the conventional red
light drama that it is small wonder
that it's revival has aroused storm
of discussion. 1t was so popular that
the original run allotted to it has
been indefinitely extended. All must
agree that this intensely modern play
is a revolt alike against the false
romance of Barrie and the false real
place in dramatic criticism. Barrie
has often placed his heroes in tree
tops and such places but he never
put his heroine on ice. Topsy, when
she tells Little Eva that she "jes'
growed" dernolishes with one phrase
all the ponderous science of eugenics
Up at the Hipprodrome on Sixth
avenue, they have come back home
at last. After going around the world
and covering every known and imag-
mary country on the globe in their
spectacles, the Hipprodrome manage.
ment has come back to America. That
is the name of the production that
recently opened the gigantic theater
1t is a stupendous affair, "America, ,
covering every part of the nation and
its development. In the cast are In.
dians, cowboys, plainsmen, Alaskan
miners, soldiers--and girls. There
are hundreds of the latter, dancers
singers, Cookers" and just plain girls
For many weeks the girls have beer
drilled tirelessly, their rehearsal.
lasting from morning until far into
the night, and they are said now tc
be the best trained chorus in New
York. Over 500 new faces are to b.
seen in the cast and chorus this year
But the chorus girls and men are moi
to be seen in the stereotyped ballet
as in former Hipprodrome spectacles
The greatest feature Of this year,
show is the Carnival Of Sports, which
replaces the ballet.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-09-08

MADRID.-A poor woman seeing
a Goya picture marked $1,635 created
a disturbance before the shop by de-
claring that she sold it the day be-
fore to the antiquary for 20 cents.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-09-08

NEW YORK.--John Butler, joking
ly dared to jump as he and ROBBERY
Gallagher strolled, on top of the steep
ledges in Claremont Heights, leaped
go feet below, breaking his legs, arms
and ribs.
Semi-weekly herald., 1913-09-08

CHICAGO.-Eectric fans were in
stalled in We edell Phillips high
school today to drive out the scene
of Limburger cheese spattered over
the walls on the opening day of
school.