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Omaha daily bee., 1913-12-15
FLANSBURG'S FEE IN DOUBT
MahOney Says Hundred Fifty Thou
sand Dollars Due.
KELBY PUTS IT AT $4,000
Expert Testimony in Federal Dis
trict Court Appears to differ as
to Services for Tri-state
Land Company.

Expert testimony was invoked i'm the
federal district court in Omaha to deter
mine what c. c. Flansburg of Lincoln
should receive from the Tri-State Land
company as attorneys fees in a case
he handled for them three years ago
in western Nebraska. Flansburg is suing
for S2Oo.OoO attorneys fees. What his
services were actually worth was big
question with the court
So T. ]. Mahoney. attorney in Omaha,
was called on the stand to testify as TO
what F1ansburg's legal services should be
worth for handling the case involving
the water right of the Farmers Canal
company In western Nebraska, should
be worth. Mahoney was called because
ne is lawyer of wide experience and
should know what fees should be
charged.
Mahoney estimated the services Of
Flansburg should be orth Sl50COo. That
was cutting F1ansburg's claim $4,000 al
ready.
But the opinion OF one lawyer on the
witness stand was not enough. James
L. Kelby, formerly of Omaha, now Of Los
Angeles. was called to the stand to say
what he thought the services were worth.
Kelby said they should be worth at
/ least $4,000.
some difference i'm expert opinions,
mused several Of the lawyers In the court
room. still Kelby is looked upon as
competent witness, and IL he did not
/ estimate Flansburg's services highly
enough, I<elby should worry. Does he
not know what the work was worth? lie
Lad charge OF the work under Flansburs
when the the big case involving the
water right was on. Kelby, working un-
der Flansburg, did most of the work on
the case And now when Flansburg asks
/ for 100000 in attorneys fees. here comes
j Kelby, the man who did the real work.
and says it was worth but $1,000.
/ The case awaits the deliberation Of the
! court
Omaha daily bee., 1913-12-15
Declares He Had No
Accomplices in the
Theft of Mona Lisa

FLORENCE, Dec. H.-Vincenzo Peru
cia. from whom Leonardo Da Vincis
masterpiece Mona Lisa was recovered,
declared absolutely to the police today
that he had no accomplices. either di-
rect or indirect in the theft of the paint
ing from the Louvre. Nobody knew Of
his plan before it's execution; nobody saw
him when he abstracted the picture and
nobody knew he had the picture in his
possession.
'T did not take the painting through
a desire for gain" he said, but wished
to accomplish a good and holy work by
returning to my country one of the many
treasures stolen from il.
While working in the Louvre, he con-
tinued, he was overcome with shame on
hearing visitors indicate the best works
as Italian. One day he took this oath:
'I will be unworthy of Italy II | do
not return to 1t one Of these mater
pieces"
The idea obsessed him and the Mona
Lisa" was ever before him. When he
could delay no longer he found he could
accomplish his purpose without great
difficulty, as he was already known by
employees about the building. After the
theft he was interrogated by the police,
but his frankness and his request that
they search his room disarmed suspicion.
Similarly, when he crossed the French
frontier, he so readily opened his work
box for the authorities that they neg
Iected to search il. Apparently 1t con-
tained only a few rags and his tools
Perugia declared that he did not intend
to sell the picture to the government but
lie thought he ought to have adequate
compensation for the great service
rendered Italy"
Omaha daily bee., 1913-12-15
Love" and "Obey"
Cut Out of Ceremony

ST LOUIS, Dec 14.-When Charles NJ.
Mater of ST. Louis and Miss Mary Il.
Stewart OF Paola. Kan. appeared before
Justice Werremeyer at Clayton, Mo-. to-
day to be married they asked the justice
to omit the words "obey" and love"
from the ceremony. The Judge complied
with the request.
Maier, when asked why he wanted the
woId love" left out. said:
"Wen. in this case it is not necessary.
The love win come later
When the justice asked Maier IL he
mad a ring. Maier produced fine dia-
mond saying. This is neither an en-
gagement ring nor wedding ring. 1t
is a present"
Omaha daily bee., 1913-12-15
WRECKAGE OF ANCIENT
SHIP CAST UP FROM OCEAN

SANTA BARBARA. ca, Dec. IA
submarine disturbance which has kept the
ocean along the south coast in fury for
several days cast up the wreckage Of an
ancient ship near here today.
few miles southwark rart OF masto-
dons skeleton, which apparently had been
brought mp from "a great depth. was
washed ashore The skeleton fragments
included about thrty-five feet OF verte-
brae and the skull with eight-foot tusks
intact.
The ships wreckage bore indications
that 1t had lain on the ocean bottom for
perhaps 100 years. II was thlckly armored
with barnacles
Omaha daily bee., 1913-12-15
Make Your
Window Bark"
For You

There are still a few places
where shopkeepers employ men
to stand out in the street
"barking'-in other words,
describing the goods to be
found within the shop and
urging possible patrons TO
enter.
Human ''barkers" are ex-
tremely efficient in certain
places and cases, but probably
you, Mr.. Retailer, would not
consider hiring one.
You can have a silent
barker" that is Just as ef-
ficient a "puller-in" without
unpleasant drawbacks.
This silent barker" is your
window.
Make a study of what you
put into 1t.
Remember the articles the
public already knows about
are already one-half sold.
Without doubt you have In
your shop articles that are ad-
yertised in this newspaper.
If you put them in your
window you will find they
exert a strong "pulling-in" In
fluence for YOU.
The manufacture s. through
us, have done additional
barking" for yo'<.
BY displaying these ma
tionally known articles In your
window you can cash in" on
the advertising done for your
benefit.
The Bureau of Advertising,
American Newspaper Pub
fishers association. World
Building. New York. Is eager
10 be OF assistance to manu-
faeturers who have national
advertising problems to solve.
Omaha daily bee., 1913-12-15
WcRSHIPERS IN CHURCH
STOP MASS TO FIGHT FIRE

CEDAR FALLS, la, Dec. 14.-(special
Telegram.l-st. Patrick's Catholic church
was damaged by fire TO the extent OF
about 5000 this morning during the hour
OF service. Pastor Rev. Lake Donlon was
reading mass when woman rushed In
crying, This church Is on fire"
Worshipers looking up. saw a blaze
creeping around the ceiling. The fire
was under the metal roof. which had 20
bc torn off 20 save the structure II
originated near chimney from a de-
fectivc flue.
Thirteen thousand dollars insurance was
carried on the church.
Omaha daily bee., 1913-12-15
Bull Moose Chiefs
Ask Johnson to Run
For the Senatorship

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. Dec. 1L-Gov'
ernor Hiram w Johnson, progressive
vice presidential candidate last year, will
be asked by the executive committee of
the progressive state central committee
to run for the senatorship next fall.
The executive committee so decided
today and appointed a delegation to wait
upon the governor.
If the governor accepts, contest for
the nomination as his successor as gov
ernor probably will be started lmme'
dlately by Francis j. Ieney, who has
the backing OF Congressman William
Kent. man OF wealth and influence as
against John M. Eshelman. president OF
the State Railroad commission, who will
run II the governor advises. him 10 do so
Omaha daily bee., 1913-12-15
CATHOLIC CHURCH CH0lRS
REHEARSE FOR CHRISTMAS

About 100 members OF the various Cath
olic church choirs Of Omaha assembled
sunday afternoon in the Creighton uni
versity library, where there was re-
hearsal OF the "Adaste Fideles." which
the choirs en- masse will singe around the
municipal Christmas tree Christmas eve
A similar rehearsal al the same place
will be held next Sunday evening and all
singers belonging 10 Catholic choirs have
been requested 10 be present.
Omaha daily bee., 1913-12-15
BURGLARS GET ENOUGH
FOR PR0TRACTED SPREE

Anthony Powell 1850 South Twenty
fourth street, discovered sunday morning
that during the night burglars gained
entrance t. his saloon by breaking a
rear window with a piece OF lead pipe.
and carried away a dozen bottle OF
champagne several cartons OF tobacco,
100 cigars, six cases of whisky, one case
Of wine. and fourteen bottles ~ wine
and gin. Beside this the cash register
was rifled Of 100 penn
Omaha daily bee., 1913-12-15
STEALS RATHER THAN
SKATER CH|LD'S JOY
Mexican Section Hand Lifts Toys
When Tot Discovers Santos
Claus"
TAKEN DOWN TO CRUEL JAn
whole Family behind Bars, hut IL IL
Likely that Law VIII Be Lenient
because of ChtIdren's
Plight.

"Icet ees dose Santos Claus Santos
Claus! Maria! Ferdinand! come queek.
Santos Claus!"
Four-year-old Juan Ramirez danced
happily before the beaming, jovial figure
OF local department stores Kris Kringle
Saturday. Maria. aged Z, and Ferdinand,
aged G, broke away from their. parents
who were In tho store shopping and
came in'double quick time TO see the big
attraction In answer to Jusn's ecstatic
scream OF discovery.
IIo, Santos Claus! Santos Claus!' the
little ones reverentiy eonfided TO each
other
Maybe II was the first time the stores
Santa Claus ever saw a group OF little
Mexican children In almost complete ma
tive costume At any rate he hurried
over TO the group and gave each little
Mexican boy and girl a separate and
distinct hug and caress.
"And II you're good little children, I'll
fill your stockings full OF toys and candy
and choo-choo cars on Christmas" he
said. He said II plainly. Juan heard Il.
Maria heard II. Ferdinand heard IL,
/ Little Tots Delighted.
Glorious, The Americana tongue was
| inadequate to express their delight and
four little tongues burst into a chorus OF
wild Spanish thanksgiving. Il was true.
these tales Of the little Americana boys
and girls. There really was such persoa
as santos Claus!
J Had they not seen santos Claus him
self-nay-even been promised good things
I n they were real nice until Christmas.
Why then. should father. who worked
every day on the section near Council
Bluffs since he left Mexico, tell them
that for little Mcxicano girls and bows
there Is no Santos Claus? And why
should the mother say 80. too-mother,
who usually Is so truthful?
Well there are ways TO find things out
and that IL by asking. thought little
Maria. who was quicker than the rest
She would ask.
Quickly running TO an aisle where her
mother, an aunt, grandmother and father
stood. she asked. But as she did so. a
store detective seized something from hel
fathers hands aud said an Americana
curse word.
All Joy EcIiDsed.
The next thing that little Maria knew
was that papa and mamma, and aunt
and grandma. and little Juan, Ferdinand
and herself We're quickly showed out OF
the store away from the brilliant toyland
and the iovial Santos Claus. She whm.
pcred because II was too soon TO go. but
a man in a uniform pushed and there
was naught else 90 do. Then there was
a ride In big wagon. and the next thing
her papa was locked up and her mamma
and aunties and grandma and llttle
brother and sister were put to bed In a
strange room She wondered what was
lCOntinued ON PSg -.
Omaha daily bee., 1913-12-15

FL PAso. Tex, Dec Histories OF
Wholesale lootlng by General Francisco
Villas rebel army on it's entrance into
Chihuahua, Of the despoiling of church
treasures, of the robbery OF Spanish
priests and nuns. OF the confiscation OF
property and demands for exorbltRnt
sums of money, were brought here to-
day with the arrival OF AS citizens of
Spain, who had been banished from
Mexico by the rebels.
Eighteen Catholic priests and nuns OF
Spanish origin were among the refugees.
They Joined with the other cxiled
Spanlards in sending to the Spanish
ambassador at Washington and to
the minister OF foreign relations at
Madrid protest against what they as
serted was an outrage OF their rights
The priests said General Villa had de-
manded 5000 from each of them and
after they had given all they possessed
General Villas army looted the cathedral
and churches and the convent OF all the
gold and jewcied chalices and sacred
vestments. One priest said he paid over
10 tho rebets sas. which was all he hasl.A
another said he gave sl55 and the nuns
BaNt di ouA thci ptibVlai Dcioublnkrs
Vouch for Truth of story.
Among the priests, who vouched for
the story OF church looting were Father
Superior Jose Morales, OF the Community
OF the Holy Family. Father Manuel DE
Francisco and the mother superior and
six sisters OF the order Of the Virgin
Mary.
other spaniards reported that in adj
dition TO threatening the.., with death
iif they remained In Chihuahua longer
than ten days, General villa demanded
from merchants sl.5ooOOo in gold as a
tribute to the revolution In exchange for
which he would pey them In soealled
constitutionAlist currency.
United States Consul Marion Letcher
was appealed TO in vain, the refugees
said because Mr.. Letcher was denied
the. privilege OF forwarding a code mes
sage to the American government.
General Villas enmity towards
spaniards was regarded as so grave that
other rebel leaders at a meeting In
Juarez to be held today telegraphed To
General Carranza, now at Hermosillo.
/
Omaha daily bee., 1913-12-15
Send Protest from Ell Paso to Wash.
ington and Madrid.
PROPERTY IS CoNFIsoArED
Cathedral and Convent Looted by
Warriors of Villa.
REPORTS FROM TAMPICo VARY
Mexico city Hears Attacking Force
Routed and In Flight, while at
Vera Cruz q is Thought City
VIII Fall Soon. ~
BULLETIN.

WASHINGTON. Dec. lA-Resr Admiral
Fletcher, under date Of . p. m. Saturday.
cahlod the Navy department from Tam
pico. via Vera Cruz. as follows;
Firing has ceased one Mexican fed
eral gunboat below city and another
above Water works shut off from city
by constitutionalists. Number OF refugees.
Americans and foreigners, aboard Amerl-
can battleships, 1876 men. is6 women, iiB
children. Number In city not yet ascer-
tained Battleships Rhode Island, New
Jersey and Virginia. gunboats Tacoma
and Wheeling and scout cruiser Chester at
Tampico. Other ships at Vera Cruz"
Omaha daily bee., 1913-12-15
The Weather

For Nebraska and IOwa-Fair.
Temperature At omaha Yesterday.
Omaha daily bee., 1913-12-15
ROASTS TGOEATH ON
TOP OF A LIGHT POLE
George Wallin, Civil Engineer,
Whose Parents Live in South
Omaha, Killed in New York.
HUNDREDS SEE HIM PERISH
Youth, Recently Graduated from
University of Iowa, Employed by
Pittsburgh Iron Works Con-
structing ArmOry Frame.

NEW YORK. Dec. Especial Tele-
gram In sight of 100 workmen power
less to help him, George Walln, a young
civil engineer, whose parents live In
South Omaha, roasted TO death yesterday
on top of an electric light pole I'm Jerome
avenue, near Kings Bridge road. The
body hung across two wires for more
than fifteen minutes until the current
was turned off and a ladder was raised.
Wallin was employed by the Pitts
burgh Iron works, which has the con-
tract for constructing the steel frame
of the immense new Eighth regiment
armory at Jerome avenue and Kings
Bridge road. He was "a years old, out
of the technical school only q year.
| During the preliminaries OF the work
Wallin had been living at l2 East Kings
Bridge road. He was I'm charge OF
placing the frame and this was the big
gest morning OF his career, for the first
one of the great arches was TO be
hoisted into place under his supervision.
On job at Daybreak.
He was on the Job at daylight this
morning and rushed here, there and
everywhere among his men until all was
! in readiness at 10 o'clock. When the sig
was found that a guide line on the
Jerome avenue side would be of value.
Wallia might have sent a man to handle
the line but he concluded that the task
was important enough TO warrant his
personal attention. The better to OBJ
serve the work and manipulate the line,
he Skinned up the tail electric light pole
carrying wires of $500 voltage.
1 T.. l. 4
Wallin crowded his way through the
nest Of wires at the top at the cross
arms and in some way disconnected two
of them. His body formed a current
between the wires aud the immense cur
rent shot through him.
The Edison people say he was dead in
a second But his body writhed and
twisted on the wires and his clothes
( caught fire The workmen rushed TO the
foot OF the pole and several fought 10
be the first TO climb mp.
Death 10 Touch Him.
Don't go up there" warned one Wh1
knew electricity. The boss is dead. II
win be death to anyone who touches
him while the current is on. The thing
to do Is reach the electric company and
get the current switched off
This was done by telephone. but II
took fully fifteen minutes. All that time
the wOrkmen and a crowd of curious
persons. gathered BY the excitement
watched the body scorching on the wires
Soon after the current had been turned
Off employees Of the Edison company ar
rived and with the aid Of hook and lad
der company No 81 brought the body tc
the ground.
Both OF Wallin,s hands were burnec
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Omaha daily bee., 1913-12-15

Temperature and precipitation depar-
lures from the normal:
Nrrmal temperature. e....................... .
rxcess for the ay,....................... 10
Total excess since March l..............Sl4
Normal precipitaton -.-.--.... .o3 inch
Deficiencyf for the day -...--... .03 inch
Total rainfall since March ]. %. 80 inches
Deficiency since March I ..... s. g inches
Deficiency for cor. period, 1919. 3.s4 inches
deficiency for cor. period, 1911 ~ l3 inches
L A. WELSH. Local Foreeaster.
Omaha daily bee., 1913-12-15
Don't Wait

tor opportunity; create Il for
Yourself by judicious use of The
bee's advertising columns.
Omaha daily bee., 1913-12-15

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The Prescott daily news., 1913-10-18
RECOGNITION, NEXT MOVE
ADMINISTRATION TO DEAL WITH
 CONSTITUTIONALISTS.
Mexican Tangle Said to Keep Presl- dent Wilson Away From Battle
 ship Target Practice.

Washington, Oct 1S.-Tacit recog- nition of the constitutionalists loomed up as a possible solution of the administration Mexican trou- bles. Officials have abandoned hope of satisfactory solution under Huer- ta's regime
 1nsistent reports reached here that Gen. Carranza, leader of the consti- tutionalists, is bargaining with Huer- ta to bring about peace by establish ing Pedro Sascurain temporarily in the provisional presidency, restoring congress and holding elections
 President Wilson's abandonment of his target practice trip was regarded as a recognition of the serious possi- bilities of the Mexican situation
 Mexico City, Oct IA feeling of vague unrest was apparent among the foreigners here because of the con- tinued resignation of officials under Gen. Huerta.
 Spanish Minister Bernado Colodan, dean of the diplomatic corps; French Minister Paul Le Faivre and Rear Ad- miral Baron von Deintze. the Ger man minister, admitted that the dip- lomats have held many conferences On the situation, but denied that their protests to Huerta were formal or that they had demanded that their governments send ships into Mexican waters.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-10-18
368 TRAPPED MINERS PERISH
Fire Starts Anew in Cardiff Collier ies and Engineers Abandon
 Attempt to Save Men.

Cardiff, Wales, Oct 17.-All hope of rescuing more of the miners en- tombed in the Universal colleries has been abandoned. The report that a party of 29 men had been found alive in one of the galleries has proved to be erroneous, but many bodies have been encountered.
 No official reports have been is- sued and this has caused much com- ment. Fire has started anew and is raging. There are no further signs of life in the pit.
 Up to a late hour 49 bodies had been recovered, while S6S miners were still entombed
 The engineers have dec ,ded to de- vote their efforts to subduing the fire, as they believe it useless to per sist in the attempt at rescue.
The Prescott daily news., 1913-10-18
SC0RNS CODY AND MILES SOUTH DAKOTA SIOUX CALLED
 THEM KNOCK HEROES" Moving Picture Actors Perform in Battle They Never Saw, Says
 Chauncey Yellow Robe.

Denver, Oct. 17.-Scorn was heaped Cody (Buffalo BilD and Lieut.. Gen. Miles at a session of the convention of the Society of American Indians when Chauncey Yellow Robe, full blood Sioux from South Dakota, bit terly denounced the part the two men played in the recent re-enactment of the battle of Wounded Knee, the last great Indian battle, for the benefit of a moving picture concern.
 He related how these two he roes, who were not even there when 1t happened, made a mockery of this tragedy to his race for their own profit and cheap glory.
 You ask how to settle the Indian 8 troubles,' he began. 'I have a sus. gestion. Let Buffalo Bill and Gen Miles take some soldiers and go around the reservations and shoot them down. That will settle his troubles. Let them do in earnest what they have been doing at the battlefield of Wounded Knee.
 These two, who were not even there when it happened. went back and became heroes for a moving pic. ture machine.
 You laugh but my heart does not laugh. Women and children and cid men of my people, my relatives. were massacred with machine guns by the soldiers of this Christian nation while the fighting men were away. It was not a glorious battle, and I should think these two men would be glad they were not there.
 But no! They want to be heroes for moving pictures!"
The Prescott daily news., 1913-10-18
WRITER WOULD BRAND MEN
Social Purity Advocate Says in This Way They Would Be Known
 and Stunned.

Pittsburg, Pa, Oct. 1S.-Lady Cook, formerly tennessee Clailin, advo- cated drastic measures to prevent the marriage of men physically unfit. Her method Of preventing such marriages is for physicians not to break the code of ethics, which forbids them to tell the world when they discover a man unfit, but to brand him with a hot iron, so that he will be known and stunned
 God put the brand of a murderer on the brow of Cain," vigorously con tended this preacher of social purity, and why should not man brand his brother man? My method may sound terrible it may sound cruel, but it is not one-millionth part so cruel as to allow an infected man to marry a good, pure woman and, worst of all bring blind, idiotic or deformed chil- dren into the world. There would be no social evil to combat in the next decade if this method was followed. :"
The Prescott daily news., 1913-10-18
WOUNDED MAN SAYS THEY AGREED TO DIE AFTER SHE
 ADMITTED lNFATUATlON.
PURSUED W0MAN TO CHICAGO
Traqedy in sherman House Occurs on Tenth Wedding Anriversary- Cuts Throat and Wrist and
 Then Nerve Fails Him.

Chicago, Oct. 1S.-A new mystery has developed in the tragedy involv- ing William E. Ellis and his wife Eleanor. She was found dead in the Sherman house with a long gasn across her throat and bullet wound in her left side. He was staggering around the room with bleeding wrists, a slash across his throat and bullet wound under his heart.
 The Ellis family lived at 232 Grove dale avenue, Cincinnati. Wednesday was their tenth wedding anniversary. Ellis said it was suicide agreement. Then he told of his wife's infatuation for another man.
 Wife Makes Confession.
 He lives in Branton, Canada, {" said Ellis. She left Cincinnati Sat urday to come to Chicago to meet him. l followed Monday and found her at 9 aouse in Lake Forest l ac- cused hr and she admitted it all. We left the house and came to the hotel There we quarreled and finally de cided to die together. She killed her self 1 tried to, and so far have failed If l get over this 1 will do a better job the next time.
 "I made a failure of business in Cincinnati, and then this man affair set me almost crazy. We decided 10 die. l shot myself first, then gave her the revolver. She shot herself, but neither of us died fast enough to suit. took out my penknife and cut my throat.
 q gave the knife to her and she cut her throat and led. I cut my wrists and then my nerve failed ami l could go no further. Is l could no; die, 1 crawled to the telephone and called up my friend, Morris Eber- sole"
 The revolver was a small weapon and had two uneXploded cartridSes when picked up by the police They are not certain 1t was a suicide agree ment, The deep slash in the wo- mans throat indicates that power ful hand directed the dull knife The slash in Ellis throat missed the vital arteries and veins. Neither were the wrist wounds deep. The bullet passed across his body, just missing the heart.