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The Tomahawk., 1916-03-09

This story throbs with real
ism in the words narroWest
meaning. It is a faithful rem
dering Of an authentic expert
ence in the career of a high
official of a detective agency
whose name is a household
word throughout the English
speaking world. Real names OF
persons and places are some'
times disguised. In all other re-
spects the amazing, often thrill
ing, always gripping facts are
recorded just as they happened.
The Tomahawk., 1916-03-09

"A million and a half" observed
Felix Hazard. THAT is a whole lot
of money"
"Huh!" grunted the fat, heavy
jowled man who sat glowering at him
through a pair of gold-rimmed nose
glasses. "A whole lot more than the
Transcontinental Express company
can afford to lose, let me tell YOU.
Hazards lean, intense visage was
frankly incredulous. He glanced at
the inscrutable countenance Of his
burly chief (the four were in the lat
ter's room at the Sutherland Detec-
tive agency, and then at the fourth
member of the party-a young man,
tall, slender, very fair and anemlc
looking, and fastidiously attired.
"A million and a half" repeated
Hazard. "Robbing express wagons and
vans, it would appear, has been ele-
waited from the level of petty larceny
to the lofty rank of an exact science.
Every true" admitted the president
Of the Transcontinental. But it hap
pens that we are up against the real
thing in roguery. Such outrages can
be perpetrated only by wellorgan'
lied gang of intelligent rascals.
Besides, don't think for a minute
that they are going it blind; they
never take anything but valuable
packages"
rs that true?" Hazard suddenly
asked.
"True!" the other stormed. Haven't
I every reason for knowing how true
it is? Humph!"
"I'll tell you in few words" went
on the latter as soon as his choler
subsidized, "how it was possible for our
losses to mount up to such a prodi-
gious amount within the period Of little
more than nine weeks. The scoundrels
are operating all over the country.
Stuff stolen in one city is shipped to
another to be disposed of-here, there.
everywhere; it is gone before We can
get track of it. A few weeks more
at the same rate and the Transconti-
mental will be on the rocks"
How do you knew that is tteir
method?" asked Hazard
1T is obvious. Or the thousands
Of dollars worth Of plumber taken
from our wagons right here In Chi
cago not a dollars worth has been
traced by the police; nothing has
shown up through the regular crock
channels. Or else the police are too
stupid to find anything.'
I Has any other company besides
yours suffered?"
IF so it has kept the. matter con-
foundedly quiet"
The pale young man, who so far
had been indifferently attentive, even
bored, now interposed in a listless,
drawing voice.
They naturally would, you know"
was his comment.
Hazard contemplated him moment
and considered the two, father ard
son: Ferdinand Butler, head Of one
Of the country's largest corporations,
and Harry Butler. manager of the con-
Germs most important office. He adj
dressed the son:
"You, I presume, personally took
the matter of the Chicago losses to
the police. What have they done?"
Harry Butler lit cigarette and
tipped away the match. Nothing
he replied internationally.
Fer some time the burly chief had
remained silent and motionless behind
the barricade Of his desk. He now
spoke.
Il suppose you appreciate the fact,
Mr.. Butler, that this is pretty big
undertaking. Leave the matter with
us few days. You shall hear from
us shortly"
The Tomahawk., 1916-03-09
~.

The Transcontinental's president,
only half convinced, sat like enc
stunned.
'W-w-what you s-say is-is-damme,
it's inconceivable!" he spluttered in
response to Hazards reservations.
81 can't see how it is possible"
why, it is quite: simple" said
The Tomahawk., 1916-03-09

with instructions to make the usual
number of duplicates. Fill in a de-
scription form, then get back on the
job. You mustn't lose sight of your
quarry for a second"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-09-28
Savings Banks Ask
Federal Control of
Railway Traffic

Kansas City, Mo-, Sept. 27. - Con-
gressional legislation in regard to
railroads which would make federal
control superior to that of the state
was asked in resolutions adopted and
announced today by the savings bank
section of the American Bankers asso-
citation i'll annual convention here.
The resolutions declare that rail
road Improvements had been arrested
because of the costly conflicts" aris-
ing between the various state and
congressional rulings in the super
vision of the railroads.
Less new mileage was built last
year than in one-half century, with
more lines in bankruptcy than at any
time in the history Of the country, the
resolutions set forth. This was said
to be due, Sin large measure, to the
impairment of railroad growth be-
cause of investment hesitancy, which
has arisen in view of the confusion,
waste and inefficiency of railroad
supervision by congress and at the
same time by TO. .y-eight states"
Congress is asked to hear the COM
mittee from the savings bank section
before adopting any railroad legisla-
ton.
Officers elected by the state secre-
tary's section were: Major S. B. Ran
kin, Columbus, O., president; F. H
Colburn, San Francisco. first wee
president; George D. Bartlett, Mil
waukee, second vice president, and
A. E. Philpot, Dallas, secretary and
treaSurer
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-09-28
Hanly Asks People
Of Colorado to Vote
For Gov. Carlson

Leadville, Colo, Sept. 27.-Gover-
nor George A. Carlson, republican,
and candidate for reelection, was in
dorsed today by J. Frank Hanly, pro-
hibition candidate for president, as
the man who should succeed himself,
Hanley's Endorsement, uttered at Sa-
Ida, just before the special dry"
train departed for here was the first
he had given any candidate for office
not a prohibtionist, since the tour
started.
81 care not what you may do with
me- Hanly said, vote me up or vote
me down. My chief interest in Colo
rado is to urge you not 10 weaken
your present law by adopting the pro-
posed iniquitous Amendments this fall
which would permit the sale OF beer.
As for me, if were voting in the
state this fall, I should cast my ballot
for the present republican candidate
for governor"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-09-28
Arthur Mullen Wants it Under
stood that He Holds Only
Official Acceptance
from the President.

Arthur Mullen, democratic national
committeeman for Nebraska, makes
it known to the world and his brother
that he holds the only genuine and OF
fcial acceptance of an invitation ex-
tended to President Wilson to visit
Omaha on October 5. He wants it
distinctly and positively and absolute
ly understood that all other accep-
tances are spurious and immaterial
and incompetent and irrelevant and a
few other things.
The fact of the business is, Mr..
Mullen is angry and perturbed. He
maintains that the semi-centennial
celebration committee which invited
the president here as the president of
all the people did not take him into
counsel before they did the audacious
thing of extending the invitation
But Mr.. Mullen holds in his strong
right hand telegram from Vance
Mccormick, dated September %,
stating that the president will be here,
and he received another telegram on
Tuesday stating that Mrs. Wilson will
accompany the president.
Committeeman Mullen states that
the plans arranged by the local semi
centennial committee have not been
approved by the president and may
not be approved for several days.
Il am going to have something to
say about this matter. Don't hold
the only Official acceptance of the
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-09-28
WHITE WIFE OF
NEGRO NOT GUILTY
Jury Returns Verdict After
Eight Minutes Delhi
Grafton.
CAN'T READ OR WRITE

In the criminal section of district
court yesterday afternoon, the jury
after deliberating eight minutes, re-
turned a verdict of not guilty in the
case wherein, Mrs. Ada Weatherly,
white, was charged with numbering
Minnie Wilson. The woman tainted
when the verdict was announced.
Unable to read or write, ignorant of
the meaning of the word guilty" and
conversant only with the mannerisms
and etiquette Of dSrkies OF the cotton
fields Of Texas and colored laborcrs Of
the, middle west, Mrs. Ada Weatheriy,
common law mate of burly negro,
underwent grilling of extraordinary
severity during her three-day trial.
Grilled Three Hours.
For three hours Wednesday morn
ing Deputy Prosecutor Ramsey
grlled the wan little woman.
charged with stabbing Minnie Wilson
with a pocket knife used for digging
dandelion greens, during a squabble
in which alienation of the affections
of her colored mate played 4 promi.
nent part. The row occurred under
the Sixth street viaduct at 2 o'clocl;
on the morning of June lS. Attor-
neys Benjamin and Madden then ap-
pealed to the sentimental side of the
jury, pleading self-defense. During
the entire trial in criminal court Mrs
Weatherly haS been accompanied by
her spiritual adviser, Mrs. Wei Hill
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-09-28
NEW BLACKMAIL
PLOT IS UNCOVERED
Rich Iowan Pays $4,000 to
Chicago Lawyer and Two
Young Women for Silence.
MANN ACT SCARE is USED

Chicago, Sept H-lnvestigation OF
new blackmail plot involving a rich
lowan, who is alleged to have been
feeced out of $4,000, was started by
federal officials today.
The method of extortion was de-
clared to be the same as was en-
ployed by the so-called $1,000,00O
blackmail syndicate, agents of the
federal Department of Justice said.
Two young women and Chicago at
torney are involved. Neither their
names nor the name of'the Iowa vic
tim will be made public until arrests
are made. 41
The Iowa merchant, who is a
widower, is said to have been sur
,prised in a compromising situation
and his arrest by man posing as a
government agent followed. Plead
ings of his companion led to the sug-
gestion, federal officials caid, that the
affair might be adjusted by the pay
ment of money. The Iowan paid.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-09-28
WILSON MAY PLAY
18 HOLES IN OMAHA
Or it May Be Nine Holes, but
Anyway He Has Been Offered
Use of Country Club Links.
PLANS ARE NOT APPROVED

Even during the exigency of the
Mexican troubles, the pressure of the
diplomatic tinkering with the Euro
pean powers and the heat of politics,
President Wilson has chung te-
naciously to his morning golf game.
A round on the links has always been
his principal recreation. So when the
nations executive arrives IT, Omaha
for his visit October 5, he will find
that the ever-accommodating and
ever-thoughtful Omaha will have pro-
vided for a morning of pleasure on
the links.
An elaborate program for Presi-
dent Wilson's visit to Omaha was
submitted to- the executive office at
Long Branch, N. J, yesterday. The
president has not yet approved the pro-
gram, except to review the parade
and to speak in the evening, but it
is expected that he will do so before
he starts west.
The golf game in the morning is
scheduled for the Omaha County club.
John w. Redick, chairman of the golf
committee of the club, has extended
to the executive the freedom of the
club and the golf course, and will ar
range a fourSome to include the presi-
dent and trio of Omaha players.
Reviewing Stand.
Plans have been drawn for the re-
viewing stand which will be erected
on the north side of the court house
for President Wilson when he visits
Omaha October S. The stand will be
placed over the sidewalk, with the
front extending slightly, beyond the
curb line. Seats for 500 invited
guests who will sit with the presi-
dent will be arranged in tiers at the
back of and connected with the presi-
dents stand.
The space which will be set aside
for the president will be 20x20 feet
and will be enclosed by railing. 1t
will be separated on either side from
the public reviewing stands which will
be erected in front of the court house.
A special stairway will be construct
ed for the president and his own
party. The floor of the stand will be
carpeted and easy chairs will be
placed at the service OF the nations
executive.
John Latenser drew the plans for
the presidential stand and he will SUI
perintend the construction.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-09-28
Fake Kidnapping
Story Told by Lad
Makes Sensation

South Omaha was startled and
shocked Tuesday when a story be-
came current that John Harnett, a.
year-old son OF H. X. Harnett, 5402
V street, Monday evening had been
kidnapped by two men and held a
prisoner all night, escaping Tuesday
morning.
Late Wednesday and after the po-
lice had made fruitless search for
the alleged kidnapers, they took John
in tow and after considerable Ques-
tioning, discovered his story was all
manufactured and devoid OF truth. He
told the police that he and his brother,
Monday afternoon, went to Mandan
park and remained there until eve
ming. The brother, who is consider
able younger, along in the evening,
wanted to go home. John would not
go, nor would he permit his brother
to do so.
Later on and after the brother in
sisted that he was going home, John
kicked and beat him. The brother
finally got away and John fearing
punishment when he got home, re-
manned out all night, returning the
following day and telling the story of
being kidnapped by two strange men.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-09-28
CelIevue College Students Plan
To Clear Debt in Athletics

Bellevue college students plan to
clear the debt of $40 which hangs
over the athletic association from last
year. An indoor chautauqua dra-
matte company has been engaged to
give an evening of three one-act plays
next Friday evening in the college
gymnasium
At a rally in the college chapel
Tuesday morning plans were laid to
dispose OF 400 tickets for the enter
tainment The plays to be given FRI
day evening are "The House Of
Judas" all oriental play; "The Ger
man Immigrant" and "The Bashful
Professor and the Cowboy Girl COM
edies.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-09-28
NeW Democratic Boss Peeued Over
Nonpartisan Plans for Wilson Visit

president to visit Omaha" remarked
Mr., Mullen, who wishes to disavow
any political significance in this.
What piques Mr.. Mullen most is
the fact that the local semi-centen-
NAL committee, public-spirited and
nonpartisan body of men, proceeded
with the tentative program in come
tion with the presidents visit
out first calling Mr.. Mullen IS
conference room. ~
But they will cali me asN
matter is over. Don'tT WS4y
official acceptance, sta oS the
president will come to ONsa!" con-
tinued the big democ. aticSiocal boss.
In other words, Mr.. Mullen wants
it known that he is going to have
something to say about how the
president shall spend his time while
in Omaha. 1t is further understood
that Mr.. Mullen is keeping the wires
hot these days.
Nor is that ALL Mr.. Mullen is try
ing to arrange that the president shall
devote at least am hour of his time
while here for a conference with To-
cal democratic leaders. No political
significance at all, at all, but just
to talk over matters.
Nebraska democrats evidently in
tend to whoop it up during President
Wilson's visit to Omaha. Chairman
Langhorst and Secretary Sprague of
the democratic. state central COM
mittee have made p.ans to open a
branch headquarters at the Paxton
hotel in this city October 2 to 7,
and are flooding the state with in
vitations to all Ak-Sar-Ben visitors to
stop at the branch headquarters dur
ing their stay in Omaha.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-09-28
British Ship Fights
With a Submarine

Newport News, Va, Sept. IA
story of a desperate battle with a
German submarine off the coast OF
Algiers is told by Captain Fishwick OF
the British steamer Antinous, in port
here today for bunker coal and bound
from Gibraltar for New York. With
its two small calibcr guns mounted
a-stern, according to the captain, the
steamer kept the attacking submarine
at such a distance that it could not
fire torpedo, and in spite OF hail
OF fire from the longer range rifles of
the enemy raced steadily ahead until
the submarine fell behind and gave up
the chase. Many shells are aid to
have hit the Antiiious.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-09-28
Boost in Price of
Milk is Unjustified

New York, Sept. 27.-In a state.
ment dealing with the threatened
rise in the price of milk to 10 cents
quart after October |, made public
here last night, the New York milk
committee stated that mo increase
in the price Of milk to the consumer
is warranted from any facts which
have been presented to date"
An increase OF cent a quart, the
committee pointed out, will add $l5,-
100000 TO the consumers annual out
lay for milk in the metropolitan dis
trict here.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-09-28
EDGE TAKES LEAD
FOR GOVERN0RSHIP
Later Returns from New Jersey
Primary Reverses Result
of Earlier Footings.
MARITIME IS RENoMINATED

Trenton, N, j., Sept. 27-Returns
from the New Jersey primary elec-
ton up to midafternoon give Walter
f. Edge a small lead over Austen
Colgate in the republican gubernato-
rial contest, reversing the result OF
earlier returns. With 359 districts
missing out of 1898, Edge had 6s,-
COS, Colgate 64,8oS. George L. Rec
ord, third candidate, had 23,249.
Colgate was in the lead i'll republi-
can gubernatorial contest, according
to corrected returns from yesterday S
primary election up to early this aft
ernoon. Through an error in total
ing the morning figures. Walter i.
Edge of Atlantic City was reported
to have a majority of 10000 votes
over Colgate. The corrected returns
from l,347 districts out of 1898 in the
state give Colgate 5S,50l, Edge 53.-
SOP. The error took place i'll totaling
the results from Essex county, where
Colgate makes his home. Instead OF
being defeated there as first reported
Colgate polled 20,lO7 votes against
l0,l50 for Edge.
Senator James E. MARITIME is in
creasing his lead in the contest for
the democratic nomination for United
States senator. Returns from l,ll9
districts gave MARITIME 29,247, Wes-
colt 14,8l6.
In the fight for republican nomina-
ton for United States senator, FIRE.
linghuysen is also increasing his lead.
Returns from 400 districts give FIRE.
linghuysen 67,l39, Murphy o4,855,
Cook and Mansfield Win.
Boston, Sept. 27.-Complete returns
fron the state primaries yesterday
as compiled here today showed only
slight changes in the pluralities re-
ceived by Frederick w. Mansfield
for the democratic nomination for
governor and by State Auditor Alon-
20 B. Cook, who was renominated in
the republican contest over Joseph
?. Brown. The missing precincts
made Mansfeld's plurality 1874 and
Cooks l6,l58.
With all the precincts in the total
Mansfield, 45,53o; Cole, 35,656;
Cook, 60,4l0; Brown, 44,252
Robert L. kincaidc won the re-
publican nomination in the Fourteenth
congressional district over FIVE oppo-
nentS.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-09-28
Ex-Secretary Shaw
Will Make Four
Speeches in State

Lincoln, Neb., Sept. H.--(Special.) }
Jesse V. Craig, manager OF the
speakers bureau of the republican
state committee, has arranged the
following speaking dates for Leslie
M. Shaw, ex-secretary of the treas.
ury:
Fremont, October 9; Lincoln, Octo.
Der 10; Falls City, October IL; Nc.
Cook, October II.
Mr.. Shaw will be the first speaker
Of national prominence to appear al
Lincoln and great preparations are
being made for big political rally
on the evening OF October 10, when
he will speak at this point.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-09-28
Hughes Begins Tour
Of Factory Region

Pittsburgh, Pa, Sept. 27.-Char1es
E. Hughes entered the Pittsburgh
district soon after noon today. He
was met at the station by a great
crowd of republicans from all over
western Pennsylvania, eastern Ohio
and northern West Virginia and i'm
mediateiy began tour of industrial
towns, escorted by a parade OF auto
mobiles filled with his supporters.
He made several short speeches and
visited the Homestead steel mills be-
fore returning TO his hotel to rest be-
fore the night session at the Pitts
burgh exposition.
The nominee was joined on his
trip here from Cleveland by Senators
Oliver and Penrose and by William
Finn, formerly progressive leader Of
this city.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-09-28
Former Sioux City
Man Throws Himself
In Front Of Train

Sioux Falls, S. D., Sept. 27.-(Spe
;ial Telegram.)-J. c. Sloan, aged
about 68, killed himself this afternoon
by throwing himself under the wheels
of an Illinois Central passenger train
as it was leaving the local depot. He
plunged forward just far enough for
his head to cross one of the rails, the
wheels crossing his neck. In his
pockets was card indicating that he
was piano tuner. Little is known
of him here except that he came from
Sioux City some months ago. Within
some weeks after reaching Sioux Falls
he made an unsuccessful attempt at
suicide, by plunging from a bridge
into the Big Sioux river, being rescued
in an unconscious condition. A score
or more people saw him killed today.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-09-28
GREEK MINISTRY
DECIDES FOR WAR
With Allies FOE
Council Agrees With King to
Act in Military Opera
tion With Entente
Nations.
THIS REPORT FROM ATHENS
Another Dispatch From Hell
lenic Capital Says Cabinet
About to Quit.
RULER AT SECRET MEET
THIS REPORT FROM ATHENS
RULER AT SECRET MEET
Bulletin.

DUllctlH.
London, Sept. 2S.-The council o.
Greek ministers has decided in agree
ment with King Constantine upor
military cooperation with the entente
allies, says a Reuter- dispatch from
Athens dated Wednesday.
London, Sept. 27.-"The Greek min
isterial council held in Athens yester-
day evening" says a wireless dispatch
from the Greek capital, will be fol-
lowed by the resignation of the ka-
'ogeropoulos cabinet and by the is
sue of a proclamation from King Con-
stantine to the nation.
Immediately on his return from
ratoi to Athens, the king was sum-
noned to a secret council of the Ger
manophiles by General Dousmanis,
ex-chief of the Greek general staff,
and M: STREET.. Queen Sophia, sister
OF the German emperor, was present
at the conference"
Bulgars Moved Down.
Bucharest, Monday, Sept. 25.-(Via
London, Sept. 27.)-Details of the
great battle on the Dobrudja front,
which lasted from September II to
September l9 and ended, according
to General Averesco, in the decisive
defeat of the Germans and Bulgarians,
are given in an official statement is
sued by the war office today. The
statement says:
THE supreme command learned on
September II that detachments of our
forces had been compelled to retire
before superior enemy forces and
were falling slowly back, inflicting
heavy losses on the enemy. Measures
were taken to meet the situation and
a desperate battle began on front
stretching from the Danube to the
Black Sea.
"The fighting opened along the
Danube, where enemy columns con-
sisting of Germans endeavored to
force their way into Chernavoda.
This effort was defeated by the Rou-
manians, who with repeated bayonet
attacks supportedeby the fire of three
monitors in the river brought the ad-
vance of the enemy to standstill.
"in two days fighting of the most
desperate character the enemy suf-
fered' heavy losses, its massed forma-
tions being moved down by artillery
fire. In the center it was driven from
trenches which it momentarily sue
cecded in penetrating by the allied
Roumanian, Russian and Serbian
troops.
Finally at 9 o'clock in the evening
of September l9 the enemy onslaught
reached its climax. The allies by a
formidable counter attack overthrow
the enemy's right wing, which fled.
The enemy losses were great. Every
where heaps OF corpses were found
and in front of one division alone
5000 rifles were picked up. The allied
troops then advanced, driving the en-
smy before them"