Omaha daily bee., 1913-11-27
Culls from the Wire

Striking employees OF the wabash rail
road shops In Decatur. Ill, returned to
work yesterday. The nonunion machin-
'sts. who had been employed, were dis
charged.
John C. Stokes, a saloonkeeper, shot
and killed X. Shields, q Dallas attorney,
and wounded Mrs. Stokes, yesterday,
when the woman and her lawyer went
TO the Stokes home in DallaA 10 pro-
cure an inventory to be used In suit
for divorce.
Herman ID. Umstatter OF Boston,
writer and former editor OF the Black
Cat magazine. died at Lowell, Me-, yes
terday Of an accidental rifle wound. As
discharged and the bullet penetrated his
body just below the heart.
The double-barrelled attack upon the
cold storage dealers of the country BY
brought many letters and kilograms to
Attorney General McReynoldss office to-
Ssy rTsSsS T1Ssasy s1e ss sSs the ssa sss.
nnent takes the affair into the courts
Whether Charles b. Slower. the missing
park commissioners OF New York City,
hotel. or a hoax was perpetrated by some
practical Joker, who penned Stover's
name on the hotel register with that OF
J, II: Francis Of Chicago. could not be
determined last night
Thomas Martin Emerson. president Of
the Atlantic Coast Lane railway. died
last night at Wilmington. N. c. He was
seized With an attack OF acute indiges-
announced that his condition Was fm-
and he died at II o'clock Iast night.
The resignation OF w. X. Bixbv from
the Beard OF Directors of the 81. Louis
q San Francisco railway and OF the
severance OF connections between b. r.
Yoakum, chairman OF the board OF a.
rectors Of the Frisco and the board OF
directors of the 81. Louis Union Trust
company became known In ST. Louis yes
terdAy.
The least a family OF five can live ON
in this city Is 500 year and that does
not provide for luxuries, Cyrus L. SulE-
berger, president of the National Confer
.ence Of Jewish charities, told members of
the New York state commission for
widowed mothers. Yesterday, speaking In
favor OF state and municipal aid for
widows with children.
Mrs Albert Couden. 50 years old, was
granted a separation yesterday from
Rear Admiral Albert Couden, u s. N
retired. at South Bend. Ind. Yesterday.
Couden's cross compiaint to i petition
filed By her husband, asking for an alb
solute divorce. She alleged that the ad-
niral had deserted her in Europe.
A score or more persons were injured,
many windows were broken and a mum.
bsr OF buildings shaken BY an explos-
ion OF gas In sewer in the Lawrence
willie district of Pittsburgh late today
None was fatally injured. but the prop
cry loss will amount into thousands OF
dollars Five men working at a manhole
were tossed into the air. One OF them
hurled into hole the explosion tore
In a hillside.
J. r. McLAughlin Of the Indian service.
Superintendent Shelton Of the Navajo
agency at Ship Rock N. Mex, and the
Indian police force. left Shin Rock yes
terday 10 meet General Scott and the
detachment Of the Twelfth cavalry from
Fort Ropinson. Neb.. sent 70 arrest the
Navajo medicine men and renegades, al
4 point agreed upon near Beautiful noun
tain where the Indians have been forti-
fled for ten days refusing to surrender
seven OF their number wanted on federal
warrants.
Miss Louise Piper. the 1s-year-old
daughter OF kingsbury b. Piper, former
vice chairman of the democratic Maine
state committee, who has been missing
from her home in Fairfield. Me- more
than q week. arrived at Portland
yesterday. Misc Piper told the police thai
she met two men at Waterviile. Novem-
Der II. who gave her candy which she
believes contained a drug. When she re-
Eained possession Of her faculties she
found herself in Boston, where she waE
kept imprisoned In q room by the men
until Monday, she said.
One hundred eOnvicts at the South
Carolina Penitenuary and on chain gangs
throughout the state were released yes
ierday by Governor Cole l.. Blease The
runaber includes tWenty-siN convicted Of
murder and twenty-six cOvictsd OF man
slaughter One man was sranted fuil
pardon, anothers sentence was commuted
and the others were parOled during good
behavior. Governor Blease. in a state
Hent said the cOnvicts we're gIantea
clemency that they might eat then
Thanksgiving dinners al home with thei.
loved ones"