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The Omaha morning bee., 1924-03-17
Amt Nature Wonderful
By UNCLE PETE.

NELL. NEB. March 16.-That coyotes are possessed
of the abilities % think and ifrefutaby
established at Fish lake. north Nof Beaver Flats one
day last week. according to Doc Wilkinson. who was
an eyewitness to the occurrence which confirms MN
in his conclusions The doctor been called TO
the Lazy b ranch administer to couple OF equine
patients and while engaged In his errand OF mercy
observed large conc6urse of coyotes gathering on
the in center of the lake which Is located east
of the ranch. Fish lake is sizable body of water
than mile long and averaging n half mile
In width.
Attracted by their capefiug and rolling about he
procured n powerful pair Of field glasses from the
house. witch practically afforded him the ad'
vantages n rIngside seat at the convention. Through
the glasses he discovered that each coyote was sepa'
feet from his nearest neghbor. but that all
ling scatchng and shaking. For several hours the
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-03-17

strange performance and then. apparently at
the command leader. the pack made OFF in long
leans and bounds to disband they reached the lake
shore.
An inspection % the ice Immediately afterward
lby disclosed be fairly we'll covered with
frozen eas Scientists have been that flea
lis unable Jump when placed piece of polished
glass or marble, he cannot get foothad suf
noient acquire momentum. Also. that the little insects
Iare extremely susceptible to cold.
The coyotes, the doctor believes have reasoned the
same thing each he has observed them resort
Ing OF the lakes Just before tho Ice
breaks up there To scratch Off the winter crop OF
fIeas. The insects unable TO jump the smooth
and slippery Ice become benumbed before they can
crawl hack to their host and soon ffeeze to DEATH
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-03-17
We Have
With Us
Today
Charles A. Mory,
of Philadelphia,
Manufacturer.

DtOipfuS OhtOhbSsAts
Twenty-Five years ago Mr.. Mory
was owner of dry goods store In
Boyertown, Pa, then town OF 1000
persons. He and some other men Of
the community, seeking to provide
employment for an alarming surplus
of labor, conceived the idea of man.
ufacturing burial caskets. They start.
ed business with capital of 100000.
Today, out of the earnings, the capi-
tai has been increased to $4,000, 900
and the stock sells at 5000 a share.
Moreover, MIR. Mory's company has
immense buildings of Its own in Phil
adelphia and New York city. with
fleets of trucks carryiny>Eoods from
the factory at Boyertown. The COM
pany recently took over large Har-
risburg Pa) concern.
MIR. Mory Is In the west on short
business trip.
Years ago." he said, 'I was super
fntendent of the Sunday school In the
Lutheran church In Boyertown. of
which the late Rev. DR.. l.. Groh OF
Omaha was then pastor"
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-03-17
Landlords and Tenants
Battle on Streets

Berlin. March 16.-Battles In the
streets are being fought daily between
landlords and tenants In Bucharest.
according TO reports from that city re-
celved here. The police are unable TO
cone with the situation and troops
have been called out
One group Of landlords broke
through the Gordon OF police and
troops and invaded a meeting OF the
tenants union. attacking the mem
bers with sticks and stones. The FUR
nlture i'm the room and the windows
were smashed and several persons
Were injured.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-03-17
Maeterlinck Plans Book.

Nice. March 16.-Maurlce Maeter
linck announces that he has changed
his mind about never writing agar
and will Journey to Egypt TO visit
King Tutankhamen's tomb. He will
write n book entitled THE Pharoah'i
Awakening. or the Psychic Forces oi
the Sleeping Phnroah."
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-03-17
Worst Snow Storm of Season
Prevails at Beatrice. Neb.

Special Dispatch 80 The omahs Rec.
Beatrice, Neh.. March 1e.--n Driven
by a strong northeast Wind. the worst
snowstorm of the season prevailed
here this afternoon. IL is fesrea
much damage will result 10 telephcne
and telegraph wires. The storm j.
especially severe ON Sieek l. VII hs
Of Sreat benefit so ervps.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-03-17
Bicyclist Hits Auto.

Beatrice, Neb., March 16.-Ferd
nand Koslowsh. old resident OF West
Beatrice. sustained ugly wounds IN
his right leg and other injuries when
a bicycle on which he was riding col
lded with car driven by Mercer -
Walker at Tenth and Court streets
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-03-17
Nebraska Pioneers S
Wife Dies in South

Fort Lauderdale. Fla, March To-
Mrs. Lew Marshall. Al. wife OF
,ioneer of Lincoln, Neb., died mere
this afternoon, following brief III
ness. Mr.. Marshall. who Is seriously
Ill at n local hospital. has not been
notified Of his wife's death. The
body OF Mrs. Marshall Is being pre-
pared for shipment to Nebraska.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-03-17
Filley Pioneer Dies.

Filley. Neb.. March 16.-Mrs. Anna
Martina Christina Nelson. rs, native
uf Denmark and for Al years resi-
dent OF Filley. died here after long
Illness. She is survived by one daush'
ter who resides Mt Havelock. and two
sisters who live In Denmark.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-03-17
Business Pupils Contest.

Norfolk, Neh.. March lh.-The an.
nual contest OF district No. :, Com.
merciai Contest association. In which
from all parts OF north Nebraska Will
compete, is 20 take place here
March %
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-03-17
Class PLAY at Humboldt.

humboldt, Neh.. March i6.-eCome
out Of the Kitchen" thrce.act
comedy. VAS presented by the Junior
class of the high school, directed by
Miss Thorp, a member of the faculty.
at tho Paramount theater.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-03-17
Civil War Veteran Dies.

Beatrice. Neh.. William Mckinney,
81. pioneer OF Beatrice and civil war
veteran, died at his home here after
n prolonged illness. He is survived
by six children, five sons and ono
daughter. his wife having died sonic
years ago
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-03-17
HumboIdt Pioneer Dies.

Humboldt. Neb.. March 16.-Mrs.
Preston Kiser. SO. resident of this
city for many years. died at her home
from pneumonia. She is survived by
one married son, Ernest. who. lives
at Table Rock.
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The Weather

For - hours ending = m March "a.
Precipitation, inches aud hnndredths
Total. 7 Total since iannary !. itA,
nnnrIa Trtnncrainrr.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-03-17

Our acts our angels are. for good
or III; our fatal shadows that walk
with us sfill.-Beaumont and Fletcher.
The Omaha morning bee., 1924-03-17

at
auk shaking For several hours tn
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1924-10-25

LIVER HALF a century ago, fifty
~ one years to be exact, Uncle
Alex" Fraser left his old home
at caginaw, Mich.,, and came to
Duluth. Mr.. Fraser had, before
tat, been employed as an explorer,
land-looker and timber cruiser by
E. c. Goddart, Saginaw lumber
man and capitalist. 1t was for the
Goddart Interests that Mr.. s'raser
came to the head of the lakes, in
1873. During the remainder of that
decade, the sturdy and capable ex-
plorer and timber cruiser spent
much of his time in the Bayfield,
and Ashland sectors of Wisconsin,
where he exa lined and passed on
large tracts that were purchased
and added to the Goddart holdings.
During that ii 'e, Mr.. Fraser made
Ashland his b~siness headquarters
and thee he became well and favor
ably known.
In 1881, Mr.. Fraser permanently
established his home in Duluth and,
after that, he was prominent and
successful in the exploration and
development of what then was an
almost unbroken wilderness, which
the pioneer explorer and cruiser has
lived to see developed into a busy
farming and Industrial region.
Mr.. Fraser was very active and
prominent for the next twenty-five
years as a land and timber expert.
He maintained home and reared
a family in Duluth while engaged as
a land and timber expert for such
we'll known numbering firms as
Fowler & Chapman, Peyton, Kim
ball & Barber, M. H. Kelley. Dun
can C Brewer, Mitchell e Mcclure,
w. C. Yawkey and others who help
ed make business and Industrial
history in Northern Minnesota.
"Uncle Alex" Fraser also was a
trusted employe and close personal
friend Of o. T.. Higgins, father of
the late Gov. Frank Higgins, Of
New York. With a few exceptions, all
those men have closed their worldly
careers and gone to that Far Coun-
/ try, but their friend and associate
still remains, a beloved patriarch
land conscientious servant of the.
people. ...}. .. .s -.
In the fall Of 1881, Mr.. Fraser
first explored, cruised and made an
ore discovery on land where now
is worked the great Fayal mine at
Eveleth. That was many years in
advance of the drilling and develop
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1924-10-25
WANT JUNGLE ALEX FRASER
Pioneer NotaD Duluth Work
Road Building and Maintenance Much Pleases PbcVoters
Will Heed "Uncle Alexis" Wish to Die in Harness.

unknown to himself, he had been
thus honored. He won the election
easily and, three times since then,
have the people shown their con-
fidence, appreciation and friendship
by electing him to the office. They
propose to repeat the act on Tues
day, November 4.
The spontaneous, hearty and de-
termined way in which the voters of
the First district have responded to
his candidacy for reelection not
only is a fitting tribute to the
Grand Old Man, but it indicates the
temper, spirit and purpose of his
constituents.
The First commissioners district
Of st. Louis county embraces the
pioneer central section of the City
of Duluth and it is wholly within
the city limits, therefore all the
citizens of all the city highly ap-
preciate the Importance and value
Of road construction and main
tenance under Commissioner Fraser's
administration. Extension and main
tenance of graveled roads in rapidly
developing suburbs are sweet boons
very satisfactory and gratifying to
the residents of both district and
city. "Uncle Alex" satisfactorily has
co-operated with the sturdy work
ing classes and homebuilders by
giving them well constructed and
carefully kept highways. Apprecia-
ton and approval will be expressed
on election day by means of the
ballot.
"Uncle Alex" Fraser has been
Identified with Duluth for over half
a century. He and his good wife
have reared a large family and
have been. helpful friends to the
entire community. Much sorrow anG
sickness have entered their home.
Death claimed all their sons, leaving
them without their own boys to
lean upon in their winter of life.
Only few months ago, they mourn
ed the loss of their eldest daughter.
To wear the harness of public serv-
ice is both a comfort and a help
to this old pioneer and beloved pa
triarch. To relieve him of service
and turn him out to die would, in
deed, be heartless. "Uncle Alex"
Fraser is more than a citizen and
public servant in the First dis
trict-he Is an institution and all
true Americans believe in protecting
their institutions. They will do it
in the case of Commissioner Fraser
by saying it with ballots on election
day. 49,.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1924-10-25

pointment, Mr.. Cutliff resigned and
Tom Little, son of the late commits
,, sioner, secured the appointment.
Mr.. Cutliff at once called on at
torney general Hilton to give an
opinion as to proper procedure and
he decided that successor to the
late commissioner should be elected
by popular vote at the polls on
Tuesday, Nov. 4.
Mr.. Cutliff at once filed a petition
in nomination, thereby outgeneral-
ling other possible aspirants and get
ting his name exclusively on the
official ballots. If elected, Frank A.
Cutliff will stand for economy and
efficiency.
Frank A. Cutliff came to Duluth
35 years ago. He resided 20 years
continuously in the old Fifth ward.
He was in business in Duluth 20
years and then engaged in logging
for ten years. The past five years
have been spent in the employment
Of the state highway department.
His work in that connection has
been highly praised. He has, while
thus engaged, resided In the Town
Of Duluth and was chairman of
the township board until he resign
ed to become county commissioner.
His friends believe that great credit
Is due him for resigning and leav-
ing the matter to popular vote when
he became convinced that there was
doubt as to the legality Of his
appointment.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1924-10-25

Minnesota lumbermen purchased
millions and millions of feet of
standing pine on his report. He was
SO, expert and fayorably known that
both buyer and sellers of timber
stumpage dealt on! the basis of his
estimates, without question and with
out having his figures checked by
other estimators.
Before his active cruising days
were over, Mr.. Fraser was identi-
fled in a considerable measure with
Messrs Algier Smith &c Co. and the
Edward Hines interests. ... -.
In 1908, when itewas noticed that
numbering operations were on the
wane in this district, the many
friends and admirers of Mr.. Fraser
put him up as a candidate for
county commissioner in the First
district. He came from a trip to the
woods to find that, unexpectedly and
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1924-10-25
CE0RCE'0'BRIEN IS PLNCHED
FOR. CONDUCTING BIG STILL
Pleads not Guilty and Secures Release on Bonds
~. in Sum of $4,000 Sordid Story of Bad
l.>. Actors Career in Bingoland.

habit Of going into redlight dive
and demanding money. If the in
mates refused to come across, the
husky copper" would grab them,
in turn, stand them on their heads
and then 60 through their stocking
banks.
After being discharged from the
police department, "Pig-eye'' O'Brien
loafed and wallowed around in the
bad belt of Bingoland. He took
special pleasure in consorting with
Berenice, a notorious harlot then in
Superior. She denned up for time
on Fifth street in quarters opposite
the laundry. O'Brien bought Ole
Hansen's place at 1917 Fifth St. and
installed the debased Berenice in
it.
"Pig-eye" O'Brien would guzzle
booze and consort with lewa- wom-
en- until he felt like bear with a
sore head and then he would 60
home and "bawl out" his wife for
not having the praties fried just
right or, for serving Murphies with
their jackets on.
On Aug. 26, 1919, O'Brien, a
chap named Little, Berenice and
Babe" Stevens, divorced wife of J.
Emanuel Stevens, had a wild and
scrappy time at the Cloquet hotel,
1417 N. Fifth ST., then run by Col.
WEIGH. Features of that saturnalia
were booze, profanity and obscenity,
which eventually resulted in a ses-
sion of rough-house. Bottles and
whisky glasses were thrown with
great force and effect.
The title of Rafting King" was
secured when O'Brien assumed to
rattle off the belongings of poor
Alice Powers, who. had been the
woman" Of AL. Powers, saloon
keeper in the wild, wet old days,
when she was an inmate of Belle
Klein's old resort. The Powers wom-
an went to the st. Francis hospital
to die and the underworld folk
tried to collect some money for her.
O'Brien refused to contribute, say
ing:
I'VE protected her while she was
In business and that's all can af-
ford to do for her."
O'Brien saw a chance for HIM
self, however, SO began rafting off
the poor creatures personal belong
ings. A fur coat was ratified and,
afterwards, gerenice, O'Brien's favor
tie harlot, was seen wearing it. She
also was credited with getting Alice
Powers watch. A diamond ring,
graphophone and an $50 cut glass
lamp were ratified off, but just how
much of the proceeds the former
underworld queen received is prob
.lematical. AL Powers, be 1t to his
credit. eventually paid the woman's
hospital bill.
"Pig-eye" O'Brien also conducted
q rattle on Q car and, instead Of
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FIFTH DISTRICT

looking after his family, he pulled
off a rattle on Madam Vehlie's
green parrot.
O'Brien acquired habit of hang
ing aroused Max Rosenberg's motor
ious Cafe America. One day, in a
drunken rage, he slugged a vessel
captain who was celebrating a bit
in the resort. That was more than
even the debased Rosenberg could
stand, SO he had his biggest bouncer
throw 0Brien out with orders to
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1924-10-25

SUPERIOR, Oct. 22-(Special
to the Rip-saw.)-George O'Brien,
alias ~"Pig-eye O'Brien. alias the
"Raffling King" was arrested last
week on Z charge of owning and
operating the largest illicit distillery
yet discovered by federal agents in
the Superior sector of lawlessness.
The accused pleaded not guilty when
arraigned before U. S. court commits
sioner G.. W. Bishop and his hearing
was set for October27. Lying in jail
was avoided by putting up $4,000
bail. o.
George Miller and George Buden
were arrested with O'Brien. They
waived examination and were re-
leased on bail in the sum of $1,000,
each.
Information concerning the huge
plant on farm near Black River
Falls, Wis, came from property
owner from another state who visit
ed the vicinity to inspect some land
he owned. He was greatly surprised
to find that moonshining was being
conducted on the premises on a
large scale. Federal agents, aided
by detail from Sheriff Hagreen's
office, made the raid Thursday even
ing, Oct. Is. They found half ton
of sugar, forty gallons of whisky,
forty barrels Of mash and con-
siderable machinery gplant, the en-
tire outfit representing a value of
thousands of dollars.
George O'Brien, Salias "Pig-eye"
O'Brien, alias the gRaffling King"
has not appeared inithe limelight for
a long time. That jealous disciple
of low moral endewor in Bingo-
land made Rome howl quite merrily
back in 1919 and 1920, but he
eventually dropped out of sight.
Many people had taken If for grant
ed that he had repeated Of his evil
ways, gone to- work 1and ploddingly
resumed support ofIa much neglect
ed family.
George O'Brien was a member of
the Superior police department for
about three years. Some admirable
qualities were neutralized by his
fondness for booze and weakness
for easy money. He was caught at
some OF his stunts and, with Roy
Gleason, discharged by Mayor Bax-
ter A bluff was made for a hearing
before the police commissioners, but
O'Brien handed his star and tools
to then chief Of police Osborn in
June, 1919.
O'Brien had fine old father and
mother, as well as a good wife
and interesting children, but the son,
husband and father was more in
terested' in underworld folk, partic-
ularly vile redlight women.
While a. member of the police
force, O'Brien had . humorous
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1924-10-25
keep out thereafter.

keep out thereafter.
The story has been told about
O'Brien and, two chums going to
the Brule~ river to fish. They dis
covered.a skunk's den in the bank
and made bets as Ito which one
could go into the den. and stay the
longest. One chap staid three min.
utes and Z another two minutes.
0'Brien then crawled. in and, in 80
seconds, the skunk came running
out.
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1924-10-25

ment of the now magnificent iron
property. .....-
For an interval In the late SOS,
Alexander Fraser was honored by
Governors McGill and Merriam with
an appointment as surveyor general
of logs for Minnesota. That office
was held for-three years.
During the many years that Mr..
Fraser had charge of crews in look
ing and cruising timber, pioneer
The Duluth rip-saw. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1917-19??, 1924-10-25
BALLOT MUST BEAR
NAME OF CUTLIFF
Commissioner Who Resigned Is
: Candidate for Election
By Popular Vote.

T. RANK A. CUTLIFF'S name will
be the only one to. be printed
on the Official ballot as ~candi-
date for county commissioner in the
election, Tuesday, Nov. 4.
Mr.. Cutliff was appointed county
commissioner to succeed the late
T. Ham Little. When grave question
arose as to the legality of his ap-
New Britain herald., 1924-11-18
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sheet of paper and see how it looks 1 want to demonstrate 10 mvse,r that although I have uot seen you for a long time and it probably win be longer time before I look upon your face, l am happy.
 As l sit here in the charming natio Of my lovely Hollywood home. I am conscious of the song of the birds the fragrance Of the flowers and above all the pcrmeatjng golden flood of sunshine.
 l am happy happy happy
 Thcrc, I have written it three times, Do you remember how I used 10 always make VOL say you loved me three times? IL always secmcd to me that the number three had q certain magic. Having said "T love you, Paula' once. you might possibly forget-sayinE "T love you, pauIa'' twice made mo yours for l believed you would always remember-an1 when you said, "T lnye you, Paula '' for the third time I felt that you We're always mine and neither Of Us would forget.
 Perhaps it WAS lot all in my Iimagination, perhaps you did love me. for l know that loved you well cnoueh to entrust you with my body, my mind and my soul-there you see th" magic number three agalH.
 Now you mean so little 10 me that as I wrote "mon ami" at the top of this raea I could not visualize your faoo, I could not remember the tone of your voice outside of q dozen men who are really opjy acquaitarccs I ha>a met out lcro.
 think perhaps I have oHer-atateI that last thought for wc can never ha acauajntances after ~hlt has ronohefore, know am your friend anw think lou are mine. but
 what l have been trying 10 say 10 you that you really are not 2 nec"s- sary part of my lie or even my thoughts any more.
 Why am I writing a1I this 10 you, }ou probably are asking again, be- cause Mrs. Summers has just told
 pe that little Jack. your child and mine. has been g yon the income Of 3 large block of steel stock.
 am not sure that whether Taln is a great iokester or fairy gnd- mother and l cant he'n WorI'ring ,ust the same why my baby Whicn I brought into tue world in sHrh overwhelming sorrow has been sig
 na'od out for such great reward.
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Breakfast-Orango juice, cereal thin cream, country sausage, cream ed potatoes. fried much. sirup, crisp whole wheat toast, milk, coffee.
 Luncheon--Minced Lamb in pota- to cups, carrot straws, bran bread and butter, cinnamon drop apples, milk, tea.
 Dinner-Roat beef mashed pota- toes, brown gravy, buttered brussels sprouts. winter salad, fruit tapioca. whole wheat bread, milk, coffee.
 Breakfast for child under school age should not include sausage and fried mush.
 Plain boiled carrots dressed sim ply with butter should be served to four or fve-year-old child in place of the ''straws." The other dishes mentioned in the luncheon menu are planned especially for child under six years Of age.
 Minced Lamb in Potato Cups
 Two cups minced cold roast lamb, tablespoons butter, milk to make moist. ? cups mashed potato, 1 egg. Shape the mashed potato into cups, brush over with the slightly beaten white of the egg Melt butter, add meat and stir with a fork. Add egg yolk beaten with four table spoons milk. Remove lamb from the fire and stir in egg mixture, adding enough more milk 10 make moist. Fill potato cups with lamh combination.l Place on a well-hut- tered baking pan and hakc in a moderately hot oven until the po' tsto cups are brown.
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yourself to stand by and see the lovely lady sold--and sold by fraud to a. blackguard and a brute! What excuse do you give for your con- duct 2" '..
 "only that Raynor made me"
 "Ah, he had hold on you, then ?"
 That he did! 4 strangle-hold-- as he had on many. others. And when he lied to the lady. when he pretended that she must marry him or disgrace her father, her brother and hersolf--my hands were tied--I could do nothing"
 When did Mrs Raynor learn of her husbands deceit?"
 "Only few weeks before she shot him"
 Zizi looked at him curiously. Dolly stood staring, her face the picture of perpleXity. She wanted to speak, but Zizl's warning looks restrained her.
 Yes" Cannon repeated. "she nev- or knew about 1t till a month or SO ago. Her brother now. he never knew of it--I should say. until after Raynor was dead. You see, Mrs Raynor she'd suffer anything and everything rather than any sorrow or trouble should touch her brother. They're devoted pair"
 And you think Mrs. Raynor kill cd her husband?" Zizi said.
 Cannon shifted uneasily.
 "I ain't got no opinion--for pub lication, miss" he said. "I'd rather